Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1887, Page 1

e ~ THE OMAHA DaAILY BEE. — PROFESSIONAL MONTE M of itand coula testify that it was besr—and he was a good judze, If he did say it. [Laugh- ter,| Mr. Snell offered ' a W \Illvh(llfllfi i to ection 1 o 1 b Oontemptible Work of Railroad Sharks to | as follows: *“No person manufacture | fot sale, sell or keep for sale asa beverage Delay Action on the Charters any intoxicating ligu or beer.” i M. McNamar held that the question should ba submitted to the people, but whether th bill passed or nol, tle vested rights of an citizen could not be interfered with under the The House Passes the Railrond Com. | Siizan cauld nof e Iterterd o s Repeal Bill By an Overs could be confiscated for publie u y L Mr. Robbins said if the republic oeratic parties did not submnit some other party would including wine, o HOW THEY PLAY THEIR CARDS. mission whelming Majority—Prohibis tion Discnssion—Con n or dem- this question What was morally wrong could not be politieally right, He was vict Labor, opposed to the amendment of the gentieman _— from Saline. Wite Mok KTLaRtion t. Brown was in favor of prohibiting the " gala of liguor for all purposes except medici- Lixcory, Neb, pecial Tele- | nal or mechanical. gram 1o the Biy age and my- | Mr. Snell defended his substitute from the self arcina very sad p Dr. Miller's | standpoint of My, Brown. ‘The supreme court of the United § peonle hiad o right the iad decided tha tele e for the good of sporting man between drinks wplied that the compromise anendment to the char- | the paople, and he took no stock in_the in- ter was drawn by m nd adopted at my | demnity feature of the question. The peo- Instance, when in fact it was prepared by | ple would not confiscate the proverty of the 1 S > g iquor manufacturers; the property woul Judge s and Mr. Stmyth, of the Douglas m‘ll be in possession of xlul- m!mulm-!mer. del id publiely adopted by a vote | Tig business must give way to the pub of the delegation without my interference | good, A fire might be raging on a business one way or the other. ‘This will bo vouched | street and a store could be demolished to vrevent the spread of the fire, the owner of which conld have no redress.’ Private inter- est must give way to the public good that is the theory of the law. for by such sober business men as Henry Yates, W. V. Morse, Ben Gallagher and Judge Savage, While Inm accused by the railrougue bums of selling out to their own M .\_lu-ll'\ motion was lost, . bosses, Dr, Miller states semi-officially that w-‘lhr;l lw‘lllyl-l'u‘x‘h L hmllhrn-'r.\n .f.‘"\’.':“'.'"*.‘,? e railtoads are not satisied | e peohanical or medicinal purposes, but and repudiate the compromise | it was voted down. because it would establish a bad precedent. Meantime, the parrot, who jabbers all sorts of gibberish in Hitcticock’s evening bauble, charges Judge Savage with selling out the | yronibit, and he was satisiied that liquor raflronds to me, while in the same breath | would be sold after the passage of the law. warning all good people against my seliish | In our state we had a larger city than in sell-out to the monopolists. I have known ;;5[[«503_;3}n‘;";:;1 ‘_\;‘\;;;;l;n LB L T some people to play five kings out of one | BUliriitory Taw would urrest the rapid sleeve, but 1t takes professionals to play | progress of the state. three knaves out of one pack. Mr. Suell made a very exhaustive arcument Itis now almost certain that the charter | favoring the submisson, and yielded the Wwill not be reaclied in the senate for third | L% fyniiied to resume when the senate reading before Monday. "The railroad 1obby [ pegt went into committee of the whole. The is playing its old game of shuttlecock. They | matter was again made the special order for have made a great ado about the Omaha | 2 0'clock to-morrow. charter to detract attention from railrond leg- R TE At e islation and from ail gorts of jobs in which they are partners with the gang of contractors, The fmportance of Mr. Keekloy's bill to prohibit pooling by grain dealers was duly wreckers and bogus elaimants who train with them. Prohibition this session, as pre- recognized by the senate vesterday after- noon in committee of the whole. The dis- viously, will their purpose in consum- ing time and creating discord and distrac- cussion upon it was full and listened to with a great deal of interest. ‘The friends of the bill were determined, and manitested great tion. It will continue on the boards several days longer with variations, and give the B. & M. and Union Pacifie strikers ample time earnestness in their arguments, % When the bill was taken up, Mr. Keckley to devote to their orgies in the oil room, In this legislature, a8 two years ago, the moved that when the committee arose it order the bill engrossed for a third reading, house comes nearer to the wishes of the com- mon people in its conduet, hence the passage Mr. Meiklejohn offercd another amend- ment, differing technically from the other, which was carried, Mr. Duras thought vrohibition would not and was seconded by Mr. Duras, Mr. McNamara of Dawson spoke at pain- ful length inopposition to the bill. flis ment presented but few new points that were not_covered in his former speech upon the Al ’ H¢ | subject. He took the ground that the bill of the railway commission re- | \yonld prohibit all persons whosoever from peal bill, which will be throt- enteriug into partnersiips, and that this tled in the senate, or sent back to the house | would be unconstitutional and contrary to transformed into a substitute that will vir- tually continue the bogus commission under another name. The house will, of course, refuse to concur, and after a conference the bill will probably die and the commi: remain, public polic Mr. Sterling of Fillmore—*‘The gentleman from Dawson has e ed this question at consideiable 1 with an i that was interesting: and from his point the bill s certainly without merit. 1 have given this measure some thought and have carefully canvassed the interest which it is souzht to affect. I fully appreciate the importance of the bill—thé importance of the great interests which it seeks to affect, and I am still satisfied that it is a measure which the present wants of the people de- mand. I mn satistied from a careful consid- eration of the measure that it is one which in its operations would be wholesome. 1 realize that the grain interest of this state is second to none in importance.” The speaker then saia that the grain dealers’ association attempted to shat off all competition, which was the life of trade. The sm\\'('r wielded by it was dangerous and should be curtailed. Mr. ore of Lancaster said the bill would not prevent partnerships, and that the Ne- braska grain dealers’ association was not a partnership concern. No individual member ot it was liable for the debts of another mem- ber. ‘T'he bill was in the line of right and he wanted to see it become a law. Mr. Snell of Jefferson showed up the work- ings of the association and deprecated the as- sociation in forcible terms, Mr. Meiklejohn of Nance had investigated the affairs of the association and saw ereat need of alaw restraining it. It was a dan- gerous agency Is it a Job? Lixcony, Neb.,, Feb, 10.—|Special Tele- gram to the B —1t is openly charged to- night by several members that there is a job in the bill extending the contract for the penitentiary ten years. They say the pres- ent contract does not expire until October, 1880, which would give ample time for the next legislature to deal with the matter as would be deemed judicious and economic at that time. It is also asserted that a re- sponsible party is willing to take the con- tract at 50 cents per head per day, while the state is now paying 40 cents for 40 conviets, which would make a saving to the state of $34 per day for ten years, even if the num- per of convicts did not increase. 1t is prob- able that the house, which has ordered the bill engrossed, will look further into the matter, Sennte Froceedings. LInc o, Feb.10,—(Special Telogram to the Brr.)—The time of the senate was wholly taken up this morning in routine work of little importance. The billaffecting the fees and salaries of county clerks was discussed in-_commitiee of tihe whole, the committee asking leave to sit again upon it. “The bill providing tor the clection of officers of cities of the second class was recommended 1o pass. 1. of Butler stated his_objection o the assoel tion in a nut- an unlawful business, i ey spoke briefly in behalf of his bill, ‘and again asked the senate to pass it withont amenament. Mr. Brown of Clay sald there was a good deal of buneombe in the bill. Some mem- bers on the floor of the senate’ were quick to take up any measure whieh meant war upon monopolies, by which they could get a boom in anti-monopoly votes, 1le took 10 stock in the bill. Mr. Kecklay sald: “I have been somewhat amused by these arcuments. ‘They both would have their friends believe that they are good authority in law. One of my friends is opposed to this measure because it goes too far; the other becanse it stops too soon. This is the attitude these gentlemen o ¥ friend from Clay would have us Aice all interests, and my friend from Dawson ob- AFTERNOON SESSION. When the senate met at 2 o’clock this after- n00n to consider the prohibitory amendment bill, which was the special order, there were n great many ladies present in the audience, pecupying nearly all the easy chairs in tho senate chamber and contesting many of the eenators’ chairs, A number were also no- ticed in the gallery, which was crowded. The lobby was also full. These surround- AT . o paroutid: | jeets to the bill because he claims. it inter- ings wero well caleulated to inspire eloauence | ot 0 {10 PH BACAIISE e Balms L intors upon the part of the statesmen, who knew assumption. ‘Ihere 18 not & word In betore a word was orated that ill which restraing men from forming the bills would share the fate of the tnerships; not one. And my friend from drunkard and die. So everything that was y has iy consent to offer a measuro em- the other inte said in the interest of the bills must be eon- oely uamad 1oy bim: A sell. These are childish and demagozical sidered as having been evolved solely to | reasons why this measure should not become cateh the prohibition vote, and that if the ar- | a law. The gist of the whole matter s, is it juments had any effect or' force, the tendency | right v entlemen shall fix the price s toward the ballot box. Ihe discussion first arose upon the motion of Mr, Robbins to substitute senate file No, 50 for No. 14, on the ground that the former bill was not 50 sweeping and cawe nearer being constitutional, W at which all dealers shall sell their stun? I itis right, and in accordance with public policy and public interest, then my bill is Wrong. 1£1t is not right, then my bill should % "lis is the only question involved, 1t does not seck to attack any man in the ex Mr. Duras insisted that his amendment, | ercise of his legitimate rights in the business made a few days sinee, providing indemnity | world. There {5 no good lawyer who will tor loss of property byreason of &' prohibitory | venture to say tl it d have nn- law, be acted upon first, bounded admiration for the le; rofession, Mr. Brown of Clay, who introduced No. 14, | but when a wan has only le nowledge otested neainst ¥ the motion to side-track his pet motion, Hesaid he copied it word for word from a plank in the republican platform, 1t was not an originai idea, but rmed to think that upon the chance of assage of the bill, or "a long drawn-out discussion of the matter, his name inscrit upon the bill would perchance be 124 enough to pettifog a case then my contempt is excited.” Lask the senators o consider well before you cast your votes in recard to this measure. 1 clain that the people de- nd that this measure shall becoms a law, 0 is i dangerous power in the grain asso- od | eiation, and for these gentlemen to zot up fmmortal- | here and question this power, it is simply , bexging the question, 1t the senators find Mr. Snell said it didn’t make any diff that the objections and arguments advanced ence who introduced such a bill, —The peo- | azainst the bill have merit or reason then ple didn't care: they wanted the law passed. | I'Shall submit, but in my advoeacy of the bill I'hey might forget the singer, but not the | I seck only the best interests of the state, song, Mr. Sprick of Washington spoke briefly Mr. Casper said No. 14 scemed to be gotten | but positively in favor of the bill, which he up by the republican party No. 50 by the | characterized as one of the first import- P bit party le, being a democrat, | ance, *hose the latter. Ar. Miklejohn objected to No, 14 becanse it prohibited the manutacture of intox| for any purpose, Upon motion the senate took up No, 14, the auestion then recursing upon the amenduient of Mr. Duras, A, Sterling made an elegant and foreible vlea for submission, The question of indei- nity was secondary to the question of sub- | as mission, He denied that reimbursement would be legal. Prohibition did not sween the property of brewers away; it was left to be used for more richteous purposes, The amendment was offered to destroy the bill and he hoped it would not pre Mr. Sehiinke said the NOTES, *It oceurs to V' alr. Brown too often, Hypotheses bother Mr, McNamar, It takes Mr. Robbins a little time to warm upina sy h Mr. Sterling uses the most elegant diction, Mr. Vandemark sprung the old piilar of alt chestuut on the senate the other day., Mr, Sehminke says an honest foreiguer is jod us any otlier man. !\lr.| Keckley speaks well, but swinds.” Moore never talks unless he has some- 0 Sy Gentlewen, make your speeehts brief, 1f all, you talk hour, it cos esent hizh license Mr, Brown ot Clay soon 7, weed senate file tros law was zood enongls everal communities | 14 to prohibit manuf re and sale of liguor, in his district had voted to suppress the sa but aceording to senutor Duras, be looks loous and they were put down, n Nebraska | upon e Wit wiien red City the peonle voted tor high license, and | When Ser Brown of slurs_ the they had a few saloons. Six years ago this | anti-mor he makes a mistake which legislature passed the Slocumb law, but the | will rea 1 bl by sneaker ventured the assertion that not a s read A netit stugle man on the loor of the senate ol the law (which makes it unlawful to treat | er to liguor), The speaker went down | tion nsas and found all the draggists sell- | ) or under another name. The law | will there had made scoundrels out of honest men | order. and it would do thie same for Nebraska. The bill, it passed, would render valueless £15,000,000 0r $20,000,000 worth of property. the'owners of which must be indemniied. | ¢ He told about a little trip he made through Kansas and what occurred whon he went Into @ drug store for & drink of beer; it was sider or soda water, and they could send him add the oual district jud worning s # special Doings in the House, Feb, 10.—|Speeial. Tele- ~The railway commis- sion repeat bill passed the house this morn- ing by a vote of 65 t0 23, Thy following was the vote: ) Wholo bog 1o bls room it deslied. Hodrauk | Aves— Abighawson, Audigws Andges, COMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, Babeock, Baile Cameron, Cannon, Craig, Dempster, Ellis, Ewing, Diller, Fenton, Fox, Fuller, Gafford, Gamble, Gilmore, Hayden, Helmrod, Horst, Jear Lord, Marshall, Matthieson, McGrew, Newton, Nichols, Overton, Pen Harrison, Keiper, Miller, Peters, Rief, Russell, Satchel, Schwab, Shamp, Simims, Simanck, Slater, Smyth, Sul- livan, Sweet, Thornton, Tir Truesdell, Turner, Ty<on, Underhill, Veach, Wardlaw, Watson, Wetherald, White, Whitmore, Wil- helmsen, Wilson, Wolenweber, Wright, Yutzy, Young and Harlan, Nays—Aiken, Bowman, Brown, Caldwell, ( Cope, Crane, Dickenson, Frantz, Gar- vey, Green, Kenney, King, Knox, Liesveld, MeCann, MeConanghy, Minnix, Newcomer, Norris, Randall, Raymond, Trac An attempt ‘was made to secure a noon recess just before the bill eame up, Mr, Calde well makiug the motion, 'The motion by Mr, Raymond to recomniit the bill was laid on the tabile, Mr. Kenney raised the point of order the motion to recommit being laid on tabld tie whole matter was tabled. ' r ruled that the point oF order was not well taken, Several explanations of votes were offered. Mr. Caldwell believed,that if the commission was repealed there was no question but that the legislature would o home without enact- in AW to take its place Mr. Cope saw no prospect of a new law, Messts, Knox, McConaughy and Randali were of the same mind. Mr. Raymond said it was suicldal to repeal the | If the state had no commission the inter-state commissioners would not respect the wants of the state. ‘The majority of the house he believed were not so_much opposed to the commission law as to one of the com- missioners, weaning Mason, and in_ re- pealing the law they were doing exactly what the railroads wanted. Mr. Whitmore said he was on record as voling against the law two years ag his judgment as to its ineffectiveness had been confirmed, e believed that the dis- position of the house was to enact a proper aw before going home. Mr. MeCann believed that with this law re- pealed the people would get no law, His constituents wanted something better, but they did not wish to have nothing, Mr, Nicnols said he voted aye because he Dbelieved there were enough mem- bers of the legislature to enact a proper law. ‘The railroads did not want the commission law repealed, nor did they want any other legislation. It was the duty of the legisia- wre to thwart them, Mr. Russell said there were two classes of people in the state who do not want railroad legislation; one was the railroad man, the other the demagogue. Under instructions he voted aye. The following bills were also passed this morning: Regulating the lours of labor and compelling employers, under certain_condi- tions to pay twice a month—s4 to 9. This is “Tracey’s bill, formulated by the Knights of Labor. "The bill taking insurance companies upon the excess of premiums over losses and expenses, passed—S5 to 4, Also the rding the law regarding tax receipts AFTERNOON SESSION. The house proceeded with the final con- sideration of bills and passed the following: Allowing county commissioners to sell property of the county on such terins as they deem advisable, Creetinz a state board of pharmacy, mak- ing licenses necessary, and detining the duties of the board. ‘To repeal the law requiring the regdstration oters in certain cities of the second class, 0 fix the duration of the term of town supervisors in_counties under township organization, It provides that at the first regular meeting of the supervisors next January they shall draw lots for terms of one, two and three yea After that each supervisor shall be elected for three years. The house went 1nto committes of the whole, Mr. Caldwell inthe chair, ‘The bill to appropriate to Charles A, John- son the sum of $1,287 to compensate him_for losses sustained in the destruction of his property in Burt county in March, 1556, when Wright, Stedman’s murderer, was burned in Johnson's barn, was recommended for pass- e, with the amountchanged to $3,080.50, ‘The bill amending the statutes recarding at they shall be allowed $2 a pent in notifying hands, super- intending, ete., not to exceed 830 annually, was reconimended for passage. ‘The bill to provide for the disposition of unclaimed monies in the hands of county treasurers, coliected as penalties on delin- quent taxes, was recommended for passage. A bill providing a method whereby tax which are overdue may be collected, wi recommended for passage. ‘I'he bill making passenger rates on all rail- roads three eents per mile came up, and Mr. aymond offered an amendment making it ts per mile. 2 T, |"II1L'I‘, author of the bill, opposed the amendment, which he claimed was put in to v for t kill the bill.” He said this sta been clamoring for a reduction in passenger rates for vears. 'I'wo years ago, upon the urgent introduced to make it three cents o mile. Then the rmlroad au- thorities reduced freight rates to Chicago five cents a hundred. In view of this the people said the railrond oflicials’ were pretty good fellows. 'The bill was amended so that the three cent rate was contined to the 100th demand, a bill was meridian. But as soon as the legislature ad- journed, and before the roads opened so t tie freight rates could be taken advantage of Mr. Raymond—*L withdraw my amend- ment. My, Fuller—*"All right.” e had intended to say that then the five cent reduction on freight was withdrawn, Mr. Whitmore offered another amendment making the quantity ot baggage to be car- ried free, 200 pounds, but he subsequently withdrew it. The bill was then recommend- ed for passage. e The bill pro for an extension of the contract for the leasinz of the penitentiary, penitentiary grounds and conviet labor to C, W. Mosher, assignee of W, . B. Stout, caused much discussion, Mr. Smyth moved that the enacting elause should bs stricken out. 1le opposed extending the con viet con- tract system in Nebraska to ten years after 1559, and tasten it upon the state until nearly the year 2.000. Mr, Andres said he eame here with instru tions to resist extending the venitentiary contract, But after going through che peni- tentlary he had become convineed that the vstem in vozue was the best obta hle, He detested conviet contr unable at present to devise any plan which would bebetter, Having obtained conces sions of an important chatacter for wiping out the moast obiectionable features of the billas a member of the committee, ho had consented to concede the extension of the contract. It was the best thing that could be done. Mr. Smyth_opposed the extension of the contract, which did not expire until another ssion of the legislature should meet. Lot another legislature wrestle with the problem, In two years more some other and better plan could be devised. The question w being actively agitated, and a remedy for the con- tract system must surely be arrived at, He was opposed to the systém upon the grounds that it was not proiitable to the state,contrary to best publie_policy, and a constant source of dissatisfadtion among a large proportion of the people. On the first proposition he argued that the state pays 40 cents per day for the board of each prisoner. The con- tractor furnishes everything beside the board and provides guards and officers of the in- stitution, - Ought not the convicts’ labor com- pensate the contractor sufliciently 8o that he could well afford to pay for their board alsc On the ground of publle poliey he contende that the convict contract system was manit festly unjust to free labor, " T'he competition was “of a character that no one exeept a Chinaman could meetit. Out of this unjust et labor, but he was cowpetition there was constantly i ing a ng among the citizen labor- lng men that was the foundation n‘I discontent, which was detrimental to the state, Mr, Wilsey of Hamilton said there were 150 men at the prison who were kept locked up in their eells because there was not machin- ery to give them work. 1f the contract extended, machinery would be put in costing $100,000 and these men would be given e~ ployment and exercise. 1f it were not ex- tended, the machinery woulM not be put in and the convicts kept in idleness. Mr. Kuox made the point that there was a pri le in the motion to kill the bill. If the contract were to be extended and $100,000 more invested in iwachinery the system would be that much strengthened. = The feeliug was growing and the” senliment be- COMIRE SWONE that Ly souyich couliavt sve tem should go. Tt was an evil, As an_evil it ~huv;hl not beallowed to grow and streng- thened. Messrs. Randall, Slater and Agee made economic arguments, contending that there was no better method of employing conviets, nor any more human system than the one now in vogue. nyth made one of the speeches of the 1 in reply, He scouted the fdea that conviets elaimed to be idle were s0. They had been made idle for the purpose of creating an argument in favor of the bill. He denied the right of the legis- Iature to fasten the conviet contract sore upon the body volitie for telve years. 3 braska should fead in the way T Following her would soon come Michi Wisconsin, and in the be cured. 1n Minnesota, lowa west the contract this of ress remedy niight be reached durir coming two years and light mieht be thrown upon this vexed question. At least, us the present contract did not exvire until nine months Kansas, would and evil after the next 1 ure would convene, thero was no reason why this legislature should be in haste to extend this contract until 1889, Mr. Miller madea businesslike and com- prehcnsive specch In favor of the bill. He regarded it as the best tinancial arrangement it was possible to mal Mr. Young spoke briefly but pointedly against the bill. o alleged that the com- mittee on penitentiary nly two hours in visitinz the penitent and were only able to leliey what was told them. ir. Smyth's motion to strike out the en- acting cliuse was Jlost. Amendments of- fered by Mr. Smyth to make the time of the contra xtension three vears; and to pro- vide that Mr. Mosher shouid receive 25 cents per day for each convict (instead of 40 cents) were lost, The bill was then recommended for passage with the following important amend:ent made by the committee who had reported i “Provided that under this extension of said contract the conviets shall not nor shall any of then be employed in the manufacture of cizars, brick, or in the cutting of stone except sucli brick and stone as may be re- quited in making repairs or improvenients at the penitentiary, and in the erection of build- ings and walls for the confinement of convicts, and for the use of oflicers and guards; nor shall any of said convicts be employed upon any public bulidinzs, except buildings for enitentiary purposes: providie, however, lat the provisions of this act shall in no wise impair or invalidate any contract now exist- id ing.” Fhts amendment was made fn response to a request of the Knights of Labor. ‘Thie committee ot the whole then rose. Mr. MeCann rose to a question of priv- ilege, id there was no split in the rail- road committee. The wembers are harmoni- ous and almost & unit Alr, Watson—*1 disaj man in some statemon M ‘ann, continuing, said that he and Mr. Whitmore had disagreed as to the policy of repealing the railroad bill. He believed there are members in this house who want no railroad lezislation whatever was a grave mistake to repeal th at present. The railroad eommif senta good bill. The joint cou harmonious as anyone could ask or expect, Mr. Cole introduced - resolution calli upon the railroad committec to make a report upon some raiiroad bill witlkout any unneces- ; also expressing it as the sense of house that the commissioner system is only one which is practicable and that commission should be empuwered to lix fair passenger and freight tarifs, Mr, Agee said that all he desired was some good, sensible railroad bill ana_ he had no egotistical pride in_ the wmatter. e had not said, as published in an Omaha paper, that he didn’t eare what the bill was as loifg as it was his bill, ‘The latter part of Mr. Cole's resolution was struck out and the first elause adopted. The house then adjourned to 10 a. m. to- morrow. e with the gentle- commission ‘W LILLS, y The following bills were introduced this torenoon: By Kenney—To define the eligibility of county judges in counties ot 10,000 and up- By I —To amend sections, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 91, and 27, chapter 4, compiled statutes of 1585, of an act concerning cure of and to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic ani- mals, ete. By Pemberton—To amend section 40 of ar- ticlé 1 of chapter 4 of the compiled statutes of 1855, entitled “Animals and to repeal said section so amended.” By Avrahamson—To amend section 40 of chapter 43 of the compiled statutes of Ne- braska of 1555 entitled ‘‘Insurance compa- nies.” By Brown—To define the boundaries of Burr county and to define sections 22 and 34 of chapter 17 of the compiled statutes of b entitled *Counties, county boundaries and county seats.” pr s R L BIG STRIKE ORDERED. Brewery Employes in New York and Vicinity Quit Work, New York, Feb, 10,—The Evening News® extra Distriet assembly 49 has ordered out everybody in the beer, ale and porter breweries in this city, Yonkers, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Newark and Pater- son, as well as members of the eccentric asso- ciation of stationary engineers employed in thedifferent factories within its jurisdietion, The order Is to go into effect to-morrow, and it is estimated that the number of men who will stop work in the breweries alone will amount to about 12,000, ‘The numberof those who will be thrown out by the strike of en- gineers will run far into the thousands, No exact ceneral estimate can be formed at pres- ant, but it is certain that if they do quit the majority of the big factories will haveto close down. ~‘The ostensible reason for these strikes is that the breweries and other manu- factories are using ** )"” conl. A member of the executive board of Dis- trie embly No. 49, at 1 a, m. said that the brewers of this eity and vieinity would go out on a strike to-morrow (¥ that the order had been issued, bers of the exeeutive board, however, the number (10,000) of the brewers was gr exacgerated, Will'the eccentric engineer: was asked, As faras 1 can understand, the engineers will also go out, for they will not handle ‘seab’ coal,” also go out?” The Great Strike at New Yous, Feb, 1.—0n the river fronts there was no indications of any difliculty ex- isting between the longshoremen and the railroads und steamship lmes, At the rail- road and steamship piers all evidences of th recent btruzgle were obliterated. Lvery- thing is quiet as before. - Shoemakers Walk Out, . 1L, Feb. 10.—Between 400 and kers employed in Cloutman’s fac- tory struck to-day becaus charged. The employer claims the man was let g0 because of a lack of work, - Shakes in the Sandwich Islands, SAN Fraxcisco, Feb, 10.—Advices from Honolulu report the voleano Mauna Loa, on Hawail island, again active, Eruptions began Jannary 15 with an emission of fire, smokeand lava, the latter flowing down the south slope, If its eourse is not changed it will low Into the sea without doing much damage. thquake shocks througliont the sland were frequent, but without serious consequence, Rey, . 1. Paris writes from Kaawola, Hawali, under dute of January 19, saying: “For thirty-s1x hours there has been one continuous series of carthquahc, trem= ulous jars, with preity bard shakes’ inter- spersed, runnin: into each other, and our house has seemed like a little eraft or bubble floating on the waves of a chopped sea While I write my table rocks sc that it is with difticulty I can keep my seat and hold wy pen,” Cullom’s Patent Reform, WasHiNGron, Feb. 10,—Senator Culiom to-day introduced a bill to amend the res vised statutes so that 1o prisoner shall be disbarred from recelving a patent for his in- veution or discovery, nor shall any patent be declared iuvalid, by reason of its laving been first patentéd i & foreign country, un- less the same las been introduced into pub- lic use in.the United States for more than iwo years prior to {he. application for the Ritent, | | SPARKS WORKS A SCHEME, The Land Oommissioner Evades the Oivil Service Law by Strategy. MANY DECISIONS OVERRULED. The President Annoyed Over the Selection of the Inter-State Conre merce Commission—Washing- ton's Criminal Statistics Enlarged. 1t May Make Trouble, WasmisG A Spe gram to the Bek.|—Land Commissio parks has just taken a turn to evade the civil ser- vice law and favor a pet friond which threatens to mako trouble. Major Wal bridge, a republican, and chief of a division of the land oflice, gets a salary of but $1,400 a year, which is within the eivil service limits and protected by the law, Sparks has had a democrat appointed at §1,800 as “‘private seerctary” and assigned Lim to Walbridge's desk, and he is performing the functions of the chief. The new man could not be ap- pointed chief at a salary of less than , 000 except through a civil service examination, and this e did not stand. THE OVERULING POWF Secretary Lamar has not a yery high opin fon of Land Commissioner Sparks. ilo said to a friend this afternoon that he had reversed more than onehalf of the decisions of the commissioner, and he had moditied one-fourth of the remainder. The record shows that the court here over- ruled n majority of the decision promul- gated. THE NATIONAL BATLWAY COMMISSIONT RS A Michizan member who went to the white house to talk about Senator Con- ger fora place on the inter-state commerce comnmnission, says the president gave him to understand that it is probable all of the com- missioners may not bo selected till congress adjonrns, and that Conger’s name. seems to be under advisement, with the indications very favorable, he president is frank to say that the selection of the commission gl him annovance, and that it is the most sponstble trust he has had s the executive mansion WEAVER WANTS KOTORT Representative Weaver, of lown, still ays that the proposition to impeach See- Te- e he entered retary Manning for violation of law is under serious advisement. He is_ the only member of congress who says 5o, how- ever, and 1t is generally believed that it is but a move on the part of Weaver for cheap notoriety. Manning is to retire from the treasury” about the close of the session of congress, March HOW CRIMINAL STATISTICS ARE MADE, A lot of newsboys were to-day arrested and brought up before Judge Snell of the lice court. They wers ged with congre Fating about the newspaper oftic i for the pavers to vo to press, around _all newspaper offices. fined $5 and cc The judge m remarks in the deciding of ‘the cases: *T'his isan illustration of how the city gets such a bad name in respect to morals—of the morals of minors, 1 don’t suppose there is any ty inthe world where such boys as these would be arrested and proseeuted. 1 think it goes to the credit of the eity for pre- serving good order, but these statisticians gobble arrests up for another purpose, and make it appear that this is the worst city in the world, when, in fact, the order of this city is as good if not better than in othel Several other small colored boys were tined for disorderly conduct, loud taliking and obstructing the strects, which will still further assist the statisticians in making it appear that there is terrible depravity among the youths in this eity. MILITARY MAT Paymaster James Hoy has been granted an entension of leave for six months, Colonel Matthew M. Blunt, Sixteenth in- fantry, with the headquarters and the band of his regiment, iias been ordered from Fort Conchoto Fort Bliss, Te taking tl of the headquarters of the ‘Tenth infi Lieutenant Charles L, Potte been transterred from the Fifth cavalr: the engineers’ corps, graduated number five in his class last June at West Point and now on duty at the Fort Leavenworth cav- and infantry school. 1y leaves grante am, assistant quar 0. one month trow I Alfied E, Bates, master First Licutenant Carroll A, Devol, ty-ifth infantry. Fort Snelling, Minue. oie month from February 10, IBRASKA AND JOWA PENSIONS, Pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day as tollows: Jerusha A., widow of Alvin Hyatt, Western; Charlotte, mother of Jona- than Blanchard, Dewitt; ‘James A. Cook, Albion; James Gallaghe deceased, Crete; Jacob Johnston, Wood Rive William 4, ne, Arlington J. Gibson, Stuart. For lowans as follows beth, widow se - Bellamy, Knoxville; Malinda, »f Lorenzo D, Dri Little Sioux; Amanda, widow of J C. Ableman, Newell: Malisa E, Tharp, former widow of William Collins, Hamiiton: I Cronkle- ton, Dunl; iarret No Hubbell, Glenwood Samuel H, Wireman, Glenwood; G Moore, Grinnell; John Doty, Bear ¢ ‘Lhomas B. Hyde, Villisea: Adam apes, Hilton, NAL NOTES, s, S Colonel Judson D, Crina; general, ruary 11: Major St. Paul, fiftéen ove; Birk, entative Dorsey has succeeded in curing postal service on the Fremont, E horn & Missouri Valiey between and Newmann Grove and as s001 Representative-clect MeShane, of Omaha, and Frank Allen ana wite, of Keokuk, la., called upon the prosident to «m?v. Mrs. Chris Magines, who has been visiting at 1783 Tlhirteenth street, left to-day for Cedar Rapids, In, .\‘Hw Wea will be rest of th k- vibner rvice will begin s a postal clerk is appointed. er and Miss Gillette, of Towa, home on Wednesdays during th session of congress at 1012 Four- teenth strect, northwest, POSTAL CHANGES, ‘The second assistant postinaster general has reversed his decision in regard 1o im- mediately ting mail service on new lines of railvoad in Kansas and Nebraska snd will hereatter establish service as soon as new lines are completed., The following Nebruska postmasters were appointed to-day: James B, Ward, Cowles, W ebster Edward Gilford, re- moved; K Farnam, Daw- son count R. L. Castile, removed also J. AL ght, Ci ove, Jor county, Lowa, viee H, M. Scott, removed, o The Dunhamm Murderer Arrested, Forr WAYNE, Ind., Feb, 10.—A special to the ( te says: Joseph Plew a farm hand, was arrested to-aay for the muorder of the entire Dunham family near Warsaw, the sickening detaiis of which was deseribed yesterday, e s in jail at Warsaw, and the nelghbors of the murdered family threaten to lyneh him, Dunbam’s pocket-book and §5 in money were found in Plew’s pocket. He was eiploved by Duntam, and two weeks ago they quarreled and Plew was dis- ol ed, When he left he threatened to get even with Dunham. A part of Dunham’s scalp was found trampled on in the mud, which disproves the theory of suicide, Mrs, Dunham “is growing stronger, but is stili unconseious. Dunham and the child were buried in one grave to-day. e LI Wild Bulls in Mexico. Crry oF MEXICO, 10,—Several wild bulls broke loose yesterday while being driven throuzh the city, and killed a number of persons. The balls were destined to be used in the coming bull fights, entered the court-yard of the national pa and were shot down by the soldiers, affair cleated wueh excitement. e -— Ontario Legislature Opened. Toxoxro, Feb., 10,—The Ontarlo} legisla« Wre wis eueped Uis alternaan, ace The Two of them | PEHHAPS ANOT IR HORE An Accident Reported to an B Train Near Cleveland, CLEVELAND, Feb, 11, 2 a ported that the midnight express ROR. xpress m,—It fs re- on the Cleveland & Pittsburs railroad ran through a bridge about six miles trom the city had been weakened by the high wate impossible to verify the rumor or get at this hour, - ™e . poMn, A Sensational Episode in th Prancisco Opera House, tANCISCO, Feb, 10.—A episode occurred last night the Opera house, where Adelina Patti w lier last coneert, of which a short bulle sent last night, the particularsof whie follows: At 10:20, after Patti had ty which L U detai e San sensational o Grand civing tin was hoare as wice ap- peared in front of the curtain in response to a recall and had just ret wings, a tremendous explosion uhove the voeiterous applause, and ¢ smoke were seen to rise over the r 1 acain to the was heard uds of ling of the top of the galld The people in the gallery were rushing about sccking the quickest means of exit, and it was only by the sell-pos- session of the i the box couple nd with that of the diva that a stampede of the en. tire house was prevented, Pattl, who was still in sight in the flies, comprehended the situation, and quickly came forward and_be- san singing, “ilome, Sweet Home.” This had a ealming effect on the an nee, and the coneert was earried on toa conclusion, As so0n as the loeation of the troub found a policen burned fac and, moaning with the ins of an infernal n about him. He was placed under ar conveyed to Irving hospital, son 15 known to bo hurt, name as Dr. James iodees, a dy specialist. HIs' story maintains cence and the him a crank. A Mother’ Hanrrorn, Conn,, Feb, 10.—A te story his chicf of police pronounced could bo chine est and No other per- ‘I'he man g his Spepsia inno- Horrible Deed. W days g0 a young woman named Rose Daly went ore to Sheftield from East G by, wh had been living as a servant, to visit a named Burns, Mra, Burns the girl is said to | birtn to an illegitimate ehild, whe then sacriticed. mother arose and, taking her offsprin her, went to an_outhouse, walking nowy path in her stocking ipted to strangle it. went back to the hotise and with % knife cut off the infant’s head and put the stove, while she took the mutila down into the cellar, where she left it Burns returned soon afterwards, covered by the offensive smell that son was_wrong, and shocked at secing a babe’s head in t She snatehed it out, erisp and bl one side. The wretched mother considered doubtful. reco feet, and Failing in this she She she nily In the temporary absence of @ given life she As the facts are related, the g with over a at- a table it in d body . Mrs, dis- iething opening the stove was he tire. ned on very is A Child Abductor Foiled, Citeaco, Feb. 10.—A special to th from Danville, 111, An attem made to abduct Blanche Mays, the eight-y old adopted daughter of from the Washington publie ¢ News ntowas this afternoon by an unknown woman, who claims the child tobe her daughter, the child admitted. The woman, , which fccom- panied by a middle aged man, a stranger, drove up to the building, The woman alighted, entered the school room an several attempts to take the child b protested by holding on to the chi sereaming tor help. the reseue, and by foree re of the child, The wo! scheme was foile drove rapidly av be: less children at ¥ ame from Racine, W Anna Belding, The sensation. The child, who ,and her na hastily d made y force. S ‘The teacher in charge of the room vigorously Id and Other teachers came to is very autiful, is Trom the institution for home- vanston, 111, She originally me was Mair created a decided Burglars Drowned and Downed. Bousp Brook, N. J., Feb. 10— thieves entered the postoflice here last They were discovered by the railroad who atonee opened fire on them. was shot, but he n taritan river, where he jumped in escape by swimming to the othe J10ss of blood weakened him greatly icy water numbed him, When but a f from the shore he sank with a despair and was drowned, thief made adesper: DUt was overpoweres aged to get awa e strugzle and taken into t Daring t night, | agent, One thief y tothe 1oping to side. The and the ew feet ing ery Che pal of the drowned for freedom, lie city. ‘I'he robbers were members of the same gang who entered the Jersey City postoflice a few and triced to rob thesafe, Covetousness Leads to Murd NEw Yonrg, Feb, 10.—-Otto White, t two years old, to-night went to the ago, bound the watelman aid janitor, er. wenty- sidence of his stepmother, Elizabeth White, for the purpose of killing her, A vant Louisa Wolf opened the door in respa White's ring, and as she did so he bullet through her head and she upon threshold. Mrs, White, who | tired with her ehildven, ran to the dos her stepson fired a sceond time, the bu tering the cheek of s stepmother. young White tled and has not yet be reste White's father die months azo, leaving his enti wife, eral times threatened to kill'his stept sank about feets to his ‘I'his angered the son, and he has sev named nse to fired a dead iad re- or, and 1let en- ‘Then cen - ar- three nother, A Fight With Indians in Arizona ArsrQuenque, No M., Feb, 10.- Lockhart, deputy sheriff of Navejo § accompanicd by started Monday morning for Navejo r George prings, 20 Palmer and Tom King, o erva- tion to arrest an Indian for horse stealing. They found him in the rounded by a large party. The sisted arrest and Lockhart shot him instantly, ‘The other Indi fire on the thiee men and Lockhart, and King were killed and left lying they fell. "The sherifi®s posse killéd t dians and wounded two others, I dians then rode of to Bennet's stor Manulas station on the Atlantic & railioad, and stole all the provision could carry off, The excitement is hi people living ‘around the reservati Ind! and ns reservation sur- ian re- killed opened Paline where wo [n- e In- e, near <h o on afraid the entire tribe will go the war path, Auother Indian war is imminent, Twenty Indictments Against CiicaGo, Feb, 10.— “he News' I'cor special says: The grand jury twenty Indietments against Finley day, The charge is forgery and is b by Hoke that will Hoke, ia (111) returned Hoke to- ased on drafts filled out 1 argre- gate 310,000, Hoke will be arraigned proba- Biy Ui tirst. of next week, 1His connsel will object o including more than the seven drafts on which extradition procecdings were commenced. It successful they ean thus reduce the defaleatton ¢narzed one-half and possibly turnish bail, - Manning's Ketirement, New Yonk, Feb. 10.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. |—The World’s Washington cor respondent says: A prominent who enjoys the confidence of Seeretay entleman ¥ Man- ning, said to-day that there were other causes than those named for th to retire from the cabinet, “Manui been handieapned from the thne he a the duties of secretery of the treasury the present day,” said this friend, the exe«ption of his finaucial poliey been opposed by the president in the administration ¢ secretaiy long ago woul ie oftieos filled with demoerat aces of republicans, Bot under the ¢ taws, had it not been for the pre who interpo. i abjeet Thi than Manni d contracted 1o he shoyld be allowed to control th: of hs d } rtwent without dietation prosiden eretary w ug ng ha sumad antil With he has alnost depart 0 haye in the ivil ser dent i uane rounel o the [§ o 1 litt [DAMAGE BY HEAVY ELOODS Sections of Ohicago and Her Saburbs CieA the Brr. merged a lar southwes urbs, the subsidence which set in about midnight in the southwest section some anxiety as likely to reveal moro oxtens sive destruetion and” perhaps fatalities not now suspect of the city, in the netehborhood of Humboldt park, was under water t the De: miles from ditehes with which tie country lying the river and the western limits of Ch is cut up sev slight fall of land tow came down slowly, filling the ditches as it came. limits, and the flood poured itself out over the soon thie ing in depth trom six inehes to four feets “T'his morning the little settlements here and there on the prairie were completely sur- rounded by water, basements and cellars, and in some instances tag afloat, and had they broken from their moor- 5 communi would to be traveling e was stopped by Division been graded, o south of Chicago avenuce, those thoro to several blocks beyond Western avenue, ' was one bi islands, like a western Veni however, were not submeried, although the flood siding west of We: east the tlood was slowly dan and cellars, which will be | NUMBER 238, Suffer by Bad Overflows. HIGH WATER IN MICHIGAN. Several Towns Threatened With Almost Complete Destruction on Account of Teo Jams—A Marys land Town Inundated, Tigh Water in Chieago, Feb, 10.~|Special Telegram to —The freshet in the Chieazo river, ravated by several ico gorges, Las sup- o area in the northwest and tions of the city and sube While no loss of life is yet reported, was awaited with The northwestern section day. The waters of which is about nine backed up into the ween Ko As there is a rd the city the water plaines river, the eit al days ago. Yesterday it arrived at the city irie west of Humboldt park and were vast lakes everywhere, vary- which filled the yards, o s high as the windows of the little cot- s, In many places the sidewalks were ion between the @ been cut off, stward, houses “The flood appeared On the north it treet, which had Al only in a few places did it But between fares, and from Leavitt street littlo The streets, lake, with the louses on the north and south streets in At noon the waters were sub- tern avenue, but further sing. The only o will be to the property in - basements e in the aggre- AN OV v le gate. Lyoxs, Mich., Feb. 10. Other Destructive Floods. I'he Grand river rose during the night about four feet, and an ice worge formed just below the eity, The whole business portion of the town is under water and great damage is loss will reach into the thousands. familics_have i8 sev before the goree breaks it the down from north and west. Wil with 10000 bus) The Several been driven from the dwel- the Lansing ice reach hero II probaoly leave many houses mails are” shut off, (tis teared a flourin 1s of wheat and 2 of flour will be flooded. The water, al feet deep in the woolen mills and sustained. rs, Shou and carry All river bed the river. Cornell works, News fri not yet. peeted gorze gives away, i up river shows that the worst is Should Lansing which is ex= here to-night, reach us before this e ,is no limiting the age that must'be dons LATER—Dy the use of dynamite the ice gorges have been broken ‘and the danger seems to be past. Owosso, Micl “eb. 10.—The ice in_the Shiawassee river is jammed below Main street bridge and the water, ady high, is rising gradually. All factories along the . low wat. Main street i are making prepa Deposit 18 10 well, P moré of track of the Columbia posit 1 three § river have been obliged to Porr 1 worge at Mc moval of th Md., 'y gave way to-day and 1I's the v rising rapidly. The main street and railroad tracks are subnierged and trouble is anticipated, The water at Port D 'posit has been rising lily since last night, and o'clock a, had attained a height of cight feet above The entire lower side of cain submerged a dents ns for immediate re- Should the obstruction in the mouth ontinue to resist the pressure of lation of Tort orge at Cresss two miles or & Port De- ilroad company is submerged two or . Abouta wile of their track is and water a gene itabl ains it Te under water at Port Deposit ana traflic is en- tirely suspended New York, “Wells City™ w K I by an Ice Floe. b, 10.—The British steamer sunk down in the Hudson Wree river this morning by the steamer “Lone Star,” ot City” had just arrived from Br at anchor off her pier, when the coll hole in her hull, The *“'Lone Stay” the Morgan line, The “Wells stol, and was Lone Star,” ing up the river ran 1nto her and stove a he filled rapidly and sank, much damaged and made her way to the landing and was laid there, up Later iny anothi stove in the sideof the st The Wells City had anche the clj M¢ e e wile and a half, res Dier. Opposite Christopher street the steamer Lone Star wa drifted bre struck by the cut-water of knockinza hole in her hull. Thie crew of twenty-three the boats betore the valued at 250,000, and Brrievin Tele, days was witnessed twent pounds, five, and 139 pounds, which they known New York men, twelve bare knuckle rounds were fought aes cording to London v fight lasted two hours and fifty-two minutes, wrestling, and floored times, but was deticient in seienee, Hawl SCOring ¢ | round Me The officer and crew of the sink- ere taken ashore, gation reveals that it was nog , but floating river ice whicl ner Wells City, in the stream Ste at the foot of West Sixty-sixth strect. Be- tween three and four this mornine an im- I floe came down with the out-going tine and ecaught her. The Wells City did not have stean up, and was carried down the river, drageing her anchor more than a ting all efforts to stop s anchored, dside unon The Wells City fier bow and was the Lone Star, men and the captain took to sank, Snhe was 0, consisting 140,000, She block tin, was valued at will be raised, - Brutal Prize Fighting, N. J., Feb, 10, Bre. J-In the drying room of ctory here one of the most st prize fights of the larter yesterday, T'he prin- 5 were two mill hands—Ned Hawkins, three years old, and weighing 144 nd Billy McMahon, age The purse of § was subscribed by well One hundred and [Special rai to Lk tobaceo f ge and lo fouzht, ring rules, and the Mahon was much the better man a Hawkins twen wo ing Both s but showed game- noelear knock-downs, nwere Leribly used u thronghout. At thé end of the 112th @ "on was nnable to stand up, and W red winner' and tecognition or Mes Pl “pectators made up an ads Purse and presented it to e AuOmaha Man Knocked Out, HICAGO, 10.—[Special Telegram to Biy 1, & lumber dealer by an unknown of No. 53 Madison street, at 11 ight, Mis assailant askod him e replied that he bad none, erab at Cahill's wateh time styuck him bes yes with @ paie of brass knuckles, eveiely, The would-be. robbes d through the alley, il offers a re< § far tha arr af bis assallant. .