Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1887. WHAT POWDERLY HAS T0 SAY, He Is Well Pleased at the Result of the Chicago Election, KNIGHTS AGAINST ANARCHY, Looking After Labor Measures in the Pennsylvania Legislature — 4 Big Strike in Brooklyn— Other Labor News, The Master Workman Talks. HArnispUra, Pa., April 7.=Two hundred Knights of Labor representing every district In Pennsylvania, met here this afternoon to consider the various bills relating to labor now before the legisiature. e session this afternoon was secret and was strictly de- voted to organization, General Master Workman Powderly presided and, in calling the convention to order, made an address in which he counseled wisdom and great care in dehiberation and spoke of the rapid growth of the order, He expressed himself as well pleased at the result of the Chicago election. He said: “Weare charged with being an- archists and favoring measures that tend to anarchy. As chiet or our organization I can say that anarchy finds no abiding place in our midst, but monopolists want to make the people believe to the contrary. No mat- ter what evils we have committed in the past, we always aim at doing right. We have pur- sued a line of policy and found out things that are right and wrong, but we have al- ways kept clear of the one thing that brings odium on our country—anarchy.” He re- Joiced, theretore. in ‘the defeat of the an- archists’ candidates in Chieago. “1 read of the result of the elections in Chicago the other day and I was glad to see and hear that the workingmen of that great city were vod enough o throw the lie back into he faces of those who passed as their friends and representatives. No sooner did the anarchist ticket go before the people than its supporters said, ‘We will carry the ticket through under the flag on whose face not one star glistens, not one stripe 18 to be found, and the teachings of such ;men Powderly and Grfliths, will have no weight with us.”” Butthey found out election day that anarchy was snowed under as it was never snowed under before, audjl say amen to that every time, [Gréat ap- plause.| 1did not know but what, in the decoratlon of this hall, you might forget to rlncu the American flag'on the wall. Fear- Il.jg that it might be forgotten, I brought this with me this morning * [Here Pow- derly exhibited a oy amid tre- menduous applause| and I brought it down here so that if it were charged that we were not Amerlcans—Idon’t care where, 1 was born; I don’t care where the rest of you were born—that there was one who swore by that flag and no other. [llere Powderly ‘)resunl the flag to M. T, Burrell, of Carbondale, an old friend.] Let them to- morrow morning, after these outbursts of applause, charge us with being anything else but free-born American citizens, and these manifestations which you have now eiven ex- pression to will be the retutation ot that lie which will ring down the_centuries in con- demnation of red flags. ~ Now, wy brothers, 'we are here, and we will stand or fall by the sent nts 1 have given utterance, We are here a8 Americans to teach American legis- Jation 1n the Interest of the American peo- ple, and in our American way, and also to say that those men who assembled a hun- dred years ago in the city of Philadelphla and gave oui,_the declaration of indepen- dence to the world were right when they declared that all men were created free and equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights and that we be- lieve they told the truth and that it still con- tinues to be truth, instead of a living lie ay some of these men would have the people be- lleve. [Applause.] We can do this without belnF anarchists and do it without becoming partisans and without being tied to the chariot wheels of either the old democratic or republican party.” [Applause. ] Big Strike in NEW Yonrk, April unlons Nos. 1, 3, 9and 29, the lathers’ union, the carpenters’ and joiners’ assoclation and the stonemasons’ union, all of Brooklyn, all went on a strike. These unions havea mem- Dership of over 5000 men, They have quit ‘work hoping thereby to force the boss fram- ers to accede to the demands of their men, The executive committee of the framers’ union to-day telegraphed to tho executive board of the framers’ national association at Baltimore asking permission to call out all the; framers of this city, Jersey City and Brooklyn, and to ask the national board of building trades to call out all men engaged in the building trades of the above named cities. It this call is made by the building trades’ board and complied with it will para- lyze buiiding cperations, A Large Amount Involved. PirTsnura, April 7.—'Ihree hundred thou- sand dollars in back wages, dating from the 1st of February, is involved in the settlement , of the wages question of the employes of the Connellsville coke region now being heard by the arbitration board. A strong effort is now belng made to have the whole matter settled before it passes finally into the hands of the arbitration board and Umpire Jack- son, 'The employes’ representatives have de- cided on a general advance of per cent. Should this be conceded it will date from the 1st of February, and the employes, 10,000 in all, will receive back pay amounting to $300,- Coal Miners Strike, Lousviuee, April 7.—The coal miners in the Jelly county region of this state have gone out on a strike, and as a consequence the Kensee, Wooldridge, East Tennessce, Standard and other mines are shut down With no prospect of opening up for some months. There are about 700 men _em?lo\ ed in the mines. The cause of the strike is the refusal upon the part of the men to sign a early contract requiring them to agree not o strike for one year. B Collided With An lceberg. 81. Jony, N, F., April 7.—~The barkentine Susan, Captain Ryan, from this port for Barbadoes, struck an iceberg off Cape Broyle and sunk half an hour later. The disaster occurred at midday while the vessel was at- tempting to weather an iceberg. The crew of eight men, including the captain, took to the large boat, which capsized and . the cap- tain and another man sank Immediately, Two of the others caught hold of some floating debris and kept themselves above ‘water until, when almost exhausted, they ‘were rescued by the barkentine Muriel. Four others gras) the upturned boat, which upset and three were drowned. —— Steamship Arrivals, SournAMPTON, April 7.—|Speeial Tele- gram to the Bee |—Arrived—The steamer Pennland, from New York for Antwerp; th ¢ steamer Soole, from New York for Bre- men. QUEENSTOWYN, Aoril 7.—Arrived—The steamer Republie, from New York. Niw YORK, April 7.—Arrived~"The steamer Noordland, from Antwerp. New Youk, April 7.—Arrived—The steamer State of Pennsylvania, from Glas- BOW. PHILADELPIIA, April T.—Arrived—The steamer Lord Gough, from Liverpool. e The Contest For Carlisle's Seat. CiNCINNATI O, April T,.—Thoebe, of Cov- Ington, referring to a dispateh from Wash- ington, which stated he had given up his con- test for the seat of Speaker Carlisle, says he has not abandoned the case. The time for taking testimony in rebuttal by Speaker Car- lisle has not yet expired, and he Is informed that Carlisle will take no testimony, e —— Nebraska and lowa Weath, For Nebraska: Fair weather, slightly _ colder winds, becoming variable, For Iowa: Fair weather, southerly winds, becoming varlable, warmer in eastern por- Ha stationary temperature In wostern por- INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS, Important Matters Considercd at Length By the Cabinet, Wasiixaroy, April 7.—The cabinet met at 11 o’clock to-day in accordance with the plan for the summer months, and remained in session over three hours, The meeting was devoted almost entirely to the considera- tion of international questions, the most im- portantrelating to the Canadian fisheries, the poliey of Great Britain in regard to the isiand of Hayti, and the seal fisheries of Alaska, In regard to tie fisheries question itis understood that information has been received to the effect that Encland sustains the position taken by the Canadian authori- ties and is in no case disposed to make the concessions requested by this government, ‘T'his question was considered by the cabinet witha view to the advisability of suitable action by the president under the provisions 1tl liatory act. The alleged demand of in for the possession of the ' nds or the payment by the Hay! nment of $1,000,000 in settlement of old as considere me length. The States have gre srests in ilayti, commercial and otherwise, and “are deeply concerned in its welfare’ and prosper- ity. Correspondence will be opened with Great Britain on this subject. The Alaska scal fisheries were discussed with a view to proteetion from foreign interfer- 1 represented that these interests are now threatened by the wanton and whole- sale slaughter of seals In open ocean, It is sald that during the day the female seals leave thei ung on the shores of the islands in charge of the males while they go iniles away in search of food with which they re- turn at nizht, Recently a practice has sprung up of catching the female seals while llu? are in search of food. ‘Iheir young perish a8 a matter of course and the perpetuation of the animals is endangered. ‘The difficulty of controlling this er arises from the al- leged want of jurisdiction of our government over those waters beyond the three mile limit, "I'he question will be again considered at a future meeting —n Smallpox In Chicago. CurcAco, April 7.—Dr, Montgomerv, med- ical inspector of West Division, reported to the health department this morning a case of smallpox at No. 46 North Carpenter street. ‘[he patient is an Itallan laborer named Jo- seph Casselll, who is one of ninety immi- grants who arrived in Chicago April 1 from New York, They came over in the Anchor line steamer Alsia with 600 to other Ital- ian immigrants, Two cases of smallpox broke out on board of the v d when it arrived in New York it was quarantined for a day and night, when most ot the passen- gers were allowed to land. Casselli and about ninety of his companions came on to Chicago and scattered through the city. ‘The house on Carpenter street has been quaran- tined and every effort will be made by the authorities to prevent the spread of the dis- ease, claime, ——— The Election in Rhode Island. Provivexce, R. L, April 7.—=The vote for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island yes day was as follo Honey, (dem.) 1’ Darleny, (rep.) 15,915; Kimber, (prohib.) 1, ‘The result of the contest may be summar- ized as follows: John W. Davis, (dem.) elected governor by 973 majority. There was no election for lientenant governor or secretary of state. Ziba O. Slocum, (dem.) is elected attorney veneral by a majority of 2,515, and J. G. Perry, (dew.) general treas- urer by 2,604 majority. ‘e majority against woman suifrage is 23, In this “eity the mbly is elected.” The Republicans 19, democrats 12, with no election in five The house will comprise 27 republ 5 and 33 demo- crats, with twelve districts yet to be heard from. —— Non-Polygamous Mormons in Session. CLEVELAND, April 7.—The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sain or the non-polygamous Mormons, are hold- ing a conference ot the old Mormon temple, which was erected in Kirtland, 0., fifty years ago by Joseph Smith and his followers, About seventy delegates are present, repre- senting churches in several states. Joseph Smith, of fowa, son of the original Joseph Smith, is president of the church, and he opened the conference with a speech. There are at present 19,230 Latter-Day Saints, the net gain during the past year being 1,506, Towa has the largest number—4,227—and Vir- ginia the smallest—six. The conference will continue several day A Pcusion Dispute Settled. WASHINGTON, April 7.—A difference of opinion and of practice has tor some time existed between. the pension office and the office of the third auditor of the treasury, as to when payment of accrued pension usually becomes consummated. The question was referred to the second comptroller for final decision, and he has given his conclusions thereon, which, briefly stated, are that to make & complete payment two things must occurr—the recéipt of the eneck of the gov- ernment by the pensioner and the ¢xeention by him of an acquittance 1n proper form, el Missing Steamers, Nzw York, April 7.—All hope of the missing steamor Carmona being heard of hias now been given up, and her name has been added to the long list of those reported lost. ‘The steamer Salerno has not been heard from i oken by the Elbe on the 27th ultimo, 8 supposed that she, too, has been un| When last seen the Salerno was pro- eeding east under sail with a broken pro- peller. Her captain refused the Elbe's as- sistance, —————— Destructive Midnight Blazes. NEw Yonrk, April 7.—At midnight to- night the five-story tenement building No. 12 Essex street was damaged by fire and water to the extent of $10,000, Twenty per- sons were more or less injured. CuicAco, April he building 75 and 77 East Randolph street was damaged by fira to-nlght $90,000: At 12:45 the fire was still burning. —t ‘Whitelaw Reid for Sherman. New Yonrk, April 7.—=The Washington correspondent of the Evening Post renews his statement made yesterday that Whitelaw Reid had written a letter estponslnx John Sherman instead of Blaine for the presi- dency, but savsthe lester was addressed to Richard Smith, of the Cincinnati Commer- ('{ ._‘I]nuwn\l of to Murat Halstead, as first stated. —— The Under-Valuation Committee. ‘WASHINGTON, April 7.--The senate under- valuation committee, which failed to mcet yesterday as arranged, are now expected to meet to-morrow morning. 1t is the opinion of most of its members that evidence enough has already been taken, and the committee will now proceed to formulate a bill for intro- duction early next session. e ' Blown Up By Giant Powder. TUSCABARA, Nev., April 7.—The hoisting works of the Nevada Queen mine were com- pletely destroyed yesterday by the explosion of a box of giant &lwdar placed near the boiier to thaw, 'I'he boiler exploded and five men were nenouslr injured, Ad, Russell, the foreman, it is belleved fatally. It will be threo months before new works can be con- strueted and work resumed. —.— The Schwartz-Watt Tria Moums, Ill., April 7.—The prosecution in- troduced the widow of Kellogg Nichols, the murdered express messenger, as a wit- ness in the Schwartz-Watttrial to-day, but no evidence of jwportance was elicted. ‘The state closed its evidence this afternoon. — A Town Destroyed By Fire. Loxpoy, April 7.—~The town of Kuty, in Austrian Galieia, has been almost completely destroyed by fire, About 1,000 persons are bomeless, ‘The tire was incendiary. e = Electricity Don't Go. Aarmispuno, Pa, April 7,—The bill to authorize the carrying out of death sentences by electricity was lost on third reading. . . .| suddenly last evening. HE SWEARS HE IS INNOCENT. Defendant Arensdorf Takes the Stand in His Own Defense, A SWEEPING DENIAL MADE, The Damaging Testimony of Previous ‘Witnesses Declared to Be Without Foundation — Severely Orosse Examined By the State, The Sioux City Trial. Stovx Crry, Ia, April .—John Fitz Sim- mons, who testified for the state last week that the man he saw shoot Haddock ran in the direction of the bridge, again appeared on the stand this morning and swore for the defense that he was formerly mistaken concerning that point. He now thinks the man who did, the shooting ran in o northerly direction. He did not believe the assassin was John Arensdorf. W. O. Merrill, a business man, testitied that Bismarck’s reputation was bad. Harry Sher- win, another of the defendants,took th e stand. He recollected the evening of August 3 perfectly well: saw Leavitt going into a dry goods store with a lightj suit ot clothes on; *I was at the Knglish Kitchen saloon ot which 1 was proprietor at the time of the killing.” said the witness, “I heard of the killing of Haddock at about 10:30; 1 heard of it at my place of business. Arens- dorf was at the Kitchen at about the time I heard of the killing of Haddock. Ie had been there about seven or eluht minutes, I couldn’t say exactly how long. 1o wore a dark euit of clothes, I went down Fourth street with John Arensdorf, I left Arensdorf about 11 o'clock, end he went west. I knew of no conspiracy to injure Haddock. I was not at any meeting of saloon-keepers where anything was said about whipping or injuring Haddock, other person. Cannot state who . officers of the saloon-keepers’ association, and cannot say who presided. In the afternoon John the defendent took the testified substantially as follows: Been engaged in the brewing bnsiness two years, and during the month of August, 1856, was foreman for Frantz Bros, on August 3 came down town between 7 and 8 the evening; staid at Philip Eberle’s place till 9:30; met Barnes and Davelaar, and went with the former to Shephards, across the street, was after 10 when we left there; Barnes went west and I went to the Chicago saloon, and then to Junk’s saloon ollard andGrady were there when I arrived: went next to the English Kitchen and heard there that a man killed; went to to the place of the murder; remained a few minutes then weunt to the brewery; returned to Junk there I remained or fifteen minutes, then went home; wore my usual clothing, a blue suit and tail coat; di not have on a rubber coat, have heard the testimony of Leavitt; was not at the corner of Fourth and Water when ceting on 5 meeting £0; nothing was said_in my {nea’l mee about doing up anyone. Witness hen made a detailed denial “of the mov ments and language attributed to him in the testimony of Leavitt and Mrs. Leavitt. He had conversed with Leayitt at the latter's theater but had not di sed the Killing of Haddock. Witaess knew Bismarck and_ his wife but denied the truth of the important part of the testimony relating to him, He knew of no con: cy to injure anyone and had no idea where Haddock was tlhat night, Cross-examined by the state the witness’ testimony was characterized by a sweeping deniul of all the damaging testimony relat- ing to him given by other with Saw Trieber at Junk’s on the night of the murder, but did not remetaber seeing Munchrath ; did not see Henry Peters at Junk’s; saw him several weekSafter the murder.” but knew nothing about where he went; denied re- ceiving any letter from Trieber: had talked with Mrs, Trieber about her husband, but had written the latter no letter; witness had seen Mrs. Bismarck on the business matter re- ferred to in her testimony, but had never told the sheriff or any other officer that the wife of the suspected man had run away; he did not think itany of his busine he did not know what he testified to before the cor- oner’s jury, and thought his recollection then was not as good as it was now. 'Those last replies were given in answer to questions im- plying that witness’ testimony before the coroner’s jury was different from that he had given in court. Arensdorf, stand and Rilled While Hunting, Des MoixEs, la., April 7.—|Speclal Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Mr. 8. W. Morrison, of Chieago, while hunting near Valeria, twenty miles north of this place, accidentally shot and killed himself this morning, Mr. Mor- rison was about thirty years of age and was formerly an officer in the United States navy and was one of the survivors of the relief party that was sent out to find the Jeannette in the Arctic regions, He was atteftvards in the revenue marine servic N ol harbor, and for the past year has been con- nected with the Vanderpoel electric railway manufactory of Chicago. He was in this city yesterday and left for home last night, stopping o liunt on the way, with the fatal resx:x vnoted. His parents reside in Michi- gan, B Dubuque's City Council. DuBUQUE la., April 7.—|Special Telegram to the BEr.]—I'he old city council to-day passed an ordinance for a sewerage system to cost $150,000, and an ordinance fixing good behavior as the period of the night police captain’s term. ‘The mew council, controlled by the Knights of Labor, organized this after- noon. Mayor Voelkerisa dry goods mer- chant. Kour of the new aldermen are me- chanics and one a retail grocer. Bishop Hennessey and fifty priests cele- fim(cd Holy Thursday at the cathedral to- 8y, el The Boynott Goes On, CiicAGo, April 7.—The Chicago, Burling- ton & Quiney railroad officials claimed to- day that they had received notice from the New York Ceutral that Burlington tickets had been withdrawn from sale, This would indicate that all the eastern lines except the Michigan Central and Lake Shore were now engaged in a boycott against the western roads for refusing to stop paying commis- sions in the east. The officers of the boy- cotted western roads say the boycott wfil have little effect on their revenues. The passenger earnings of the Chicago western roads derlved from travel originating east of this point and ticketed west is said to be but a small percentage of the total, nmbnblr in the aggregate not 3 per cent, and even of this small amount the boycotted lines Pro!enu to beable to capture ‘very uearly thelr full share, the Influence of tie eastern ‘‘com- bine” to the contrary notwithstanding. - The Barbed Wire Combination. JorieT, 111, April 7.—The barb wire man- ufacturers of the country have perfected a scheme to close down a large number of plants to decrease the output and raise the price. There has been considerable uneasiness of late among them, and although they have been running they claim the market is over- stocked and that they are running ata loss. ‘The United Barbed Wire company, a na- tional concern to which all manufacturers belong, proposes to lease all the plants it can at 82 per ton on_their licensed $2.50 a year on the tonnufie ship) A Wwith 1 per cent of the value of the plants added for three years, and close them up, It is expected that 50 per cent will lease, and replies favorable to the proposition have been received from nearly half of them already. ———— Death of a Temperance Agitator. New Youx, April 7.—General Thos. W. Conway, uufl:? of the temper- ance - league New York and organizer of the state temperance Insuranee association of New York, died A WAR OF WORDS, Hlinois Legislators Indulge in Loud and Leery Language, SPRINGFIELD, 11L, April 7.—A sensational encounter oceurred in the speeial house ses- sion this afternoon between Representatives Merrtt and Dixon, whieh was occasioned by the consideration of Mr. Merritt's conspiracy Dbill, which was before the house on an order of second reading and which called out a lively discussion, the labor members of the house showing vigorous opposition during the de . Dixon spoke against the bill and, being interrupted by Mr. Merritt several times during his speech, he took oceasion to refer to Mr. Merritt's 1ecord, as he alleged, during the war, and Mr. Dixon spid that if reports were. true, and if such a law had been in existence twenty-five years ago as the one proposed by the hill under consideration, he (pointing to Merritt) would have been con- ed and sentenced and would ha traitor’s grave. ing the flag of their country, the author of tho bill was plotting treason under the cover f night with the organization known as the {nights of the Golden Cirele.” ‘Whoever makes the statement is a liar, and [ will hold him_responsible for the charge,” shouted Mr. Merritt, shaking his fist at Mr. Dixon. “Do you make that state- ment on your own r b Mr. Merritt, directing his question to Mr. Dixon. “If o, you are a liar,” he concluded, Mr, Dixon d he had proof for all he had stated and sent to the clerk’s desk a manuscript written by one H. J. Weibel, of New Salem, and which re- viewed at length the alieged part taken by]Mr. Merritt during the war, containing among othier charges those made by Mr. Dixon, At the conclusion of the reading of the letter, Mr. Merritt branded the autuor of it as a liar and o robber ot character, and said that the whole cnmmunll?' in which he lived would brand it as a falsehood, and said thathe would nold the writer responsible. Mr. Dixon said substantially that had taken the course that he had in laying the commu- nication before the house because Mr. Mer- ritt had taken every opportunity since the “Fm““g of the session to taunt and harass him whenever he took the floor. After fur- ther discussion the biil was advanced to third reading. a8 1 traitor to his coun- ponsibility?” continued The Long and Short Haul. PmrAveLrmiA, April 7.—The gereral opinion among railroad officials in this city is that the action of the infer-state com- merce comissioners in the long and short question concerning the southern railroads, will erush the entire measure. ‘hey argue that every railroad of any consequence in the country will make the same claim as that contended for by the sonthern lines. WaAsiINGTON, April 7.— Leland Stanford, presidentof the Southern Pacitic railroad, telegraphed to the inter-state commerce commission asking for a construction of the long and short haul sections, declaring that unless the California roads were given an_opportunity to compete with the ocean lines on through business, the railroads will ba unable to carry any through freight. Chairman Cooley replied that the case must be !'mum!lf‘ presented by petition and then iny On a petition of the D & Milwaukee railroad the inter-state com- meree commission have agreed to suspend for ninety ection 4 of the inter-state commerce law so as to permit the charging of ates for transportation of property and Haven and points easterly thereof toand including Ionla, to points east of the Detroit river and the St. Clair r, than are charged on like traflic from Milwaukee to points east of the same river over the same line, and also for the trans- portation of propérty to Ionia and Grand Hlayen and points edsc of the Detroit and St. Clair rivers than are #harzed on like traflic to Milwaukee over thy same line. Theatrical People Want Relief. Cmicaco, April 7.—A largely attended meeting of managers and other persons con- nected with the theater business was held here to-day to consider the effects of the inter-state commerce law upon their inter- ests. Representatives from all the Chicago theaters, theater printing establishments, and a large number of traveling companies were present. Colonel John A. McCaull pre- sided. A good many specches were made, each detailing instances of what was claimed to be a gross imposition on the part of the railroads, and suggesting various methods of redress. L'he enormous increase in excess charges on baggage was the main grievance. ‘The plan of procedure wnich met with the most favor was that the national-commission be asked to suspend for the season the pro- visions of the law which, as intepreted by the railroads, bring. especial hardship upon theatrical people. It was urged that this would be no more than just, inasmuch as a majority of the contracts made prior to the passage of the law contained clauses with which it had now become otherwise prac- tically impessible to comply. A motion to refer the whole matter to a committee of ten, with Instructions to report Saturday, was unanimously adopted. = The committee is composed ‘of Chairman McCaull, three Chicago theater managers, three wembers of traveling troupes, aud three show printing house proprietors. ction Frands. -Peter R. Morrissey, ex-member of the lower fiouse of the munic- ipal assembly and one of the judges of éice- tion of this city last November, who has been on trial before the United States circuit court for fraudulently registering voters and receiving illegal votes while acting as judge of election, was found guilty this afternoon ot the latter charge. The new grand jury for the United States circuit court was sworn in to-day. 'They will continue the investiga- tion of election frauds which was left un- tinished by the previous grand jury, and it is expected " that ™ more indictments will be found. R Prohibition in Michigan, DerroIT, April 7.—Complete returns have not been received from Monday’s election, All later reports continue tocut down the majority against prohibition until at 1:30 o'clock to-day the Evening Journal’s figures show it defeated only 1,987 votes. ‘The exact ligures on the prohibition amend- ment are still unknown. Slowly the ma- jority against the amendment has been cut down, but it is thought unlikely that it will g0 much further. All the published reports vary more or less, ranging from 1,500 to about 6,000, e The First Fisheries' Gun, Sr. Jonx, N, B, Avril .—News has just reached here that the fishery cruiser Vigilant when sailing out of Beaver harbor a few days ago, discovered an American fishing vessel within the three miles limit, and evi- dently after bait. The Vigilant gave chase and gained on the Yankee, who refused to heave to when a blank shot was fired. The race was continued and America’s vessel soon gained .the limit .and was safe. This is the first gun fired this season by a Canadian cruiser, Important Will Decision. DeTnorr, April 7.~To-day in the Wayne cireuit court Judge Jennison gave his decis- ion on the contest will of the late Francis Palms, declaring it void. The will gave Francls Palms’ §7,000,000 to his two children tobe held by them in trust for their children. A friendly contest was begun to secure a legal decision on the will. " In his decision Judge Jennison holds that the statutes are against controlling fortunes from the grave from generation to generation. e Through Tickets on Sale. PrrrssurG, Aprll 7.—The Pennsylvanla company, operating lines west of Pittsburg, resumed the sale of through tickets over the Chieago, Burlington & Quincy, Hannibal St. Joseph, Kansas Cl:{. St. Joseph & Coun- cil Bluffs, also the Northern Pacific railroads. et LB L An lowa Man Honored. WasmINGTON, April 7.—The president to- day appointed Benton J. Hall of Iowa to be commissioner of patents, vice M. V. Mont- gomery, resigned. e High License Defeated in New Jersey. Tlt)fl'u!.: il 7.—In the assembly last &t - night the Ligh license bill was defcated. THE BOARD OUT OF MONEY, Congress Fails to Provide Enongh For the Inter-8tate Commission, ALREADY ABSORBED BY SALARIES Not Much Work Expected Before Nexe Fall on Account of the Lim- ited Allowance—National Capi- tal News, The Board in Need of Boodle, WASHINGTON, April 7.—[Special Telegram tothe Ber. |—Very little effectual work 13 expected of the inter state commerce com- mission this year. It was announced to-day that none of the important questions submit- ted would be disposed of till an investigation was made. Since the ruling of the comp- troller of the treasury that none of the com- mission’s expenses can be taken from any fund except that specifically appropriated for it by congress, less than $40,000 remain for traveling expenses and clerk hire, and since the important questions presented so far come from distant points there can be littlo traveling done and little investigation made till congress makes a further appropriation for the commission. The recess taken for a fortnight will probably lead to othersand delays of vital businees to await congress- fonal assistance. Unless the commission reconsiders its determination to investigate cases by visiting localities whence they arise the law will exist principally in name only till congress assembles, when an emergency appropriation bill is to be presented. REGULATING THE GAS COMPANIES. Seuator Spooner has returned to Washing- top from & visit to Wisconsin. He says the people of the west are pleased with the com- position of the inter-state commission and that they expect benelicient results from the law. Speaking of his bill to regulate the price and quality of gas in Washington, Sen- ator Spooner said: *“Yes, it failed in the house, but I shall give them a chance to pass it next session. It Is a good measure and I shall not let up on it.” "Tnis is the measure Senator Van Wyck has been urging for pass- age and which has maae him universally pop- ular in Washington. NEBRASKA AND TOWA PENSION: Pensions grantediNebraskans to vey G. French, Blair; Ellsworth Taylor, JmOres Lincoln; Myfon H. Southwiel, ‘W Calas Jeffers, Taylor; Milo Whiteman, Camebridge: Leonard Z. Preston, Hamilton. Pensions grauted Iowans: Elizabeth 8. widow of Calvert McKinney, Lineville becea, mother of Robert . Deems, Luverne; Sarah J., widow of Asa Patson, Swan; An- drew H. Young, Fort Madison; Joseph Bacon, Ames: Willimin Briner, Weterville; James'B. T, Shanks, Ottumwa: Thompson Armor, West Point: Thomas H. Pownall, Centredale; John 1. Walkinshaw, Blanci ard; Louis Heinberg,Decoran; Uriba Dunn, Quiney; Jolin D, Lanklon, Sldney; Henry S, Lee, Webster City; Jobn W. Ewings, Bentongport: John H. “Crandt, " August John T. Hobbs, Ottumwa: Henry Siler, Moulton: John N. C. Cudding, New Vir- ginia; Charles Porter, Lakeville; John Gill- ner, Agency. MILITARY MATTERS. Major Asa Bird Carey, paymaster will re- port April 12 as chief paymaster of the De- partment of California. g Hospital Steward Jawes Carroll, U. laston duty at Fort Custer, Montan been assigned to Camp Pilot Butte, Wyom- ing, for station, % first Lieutenant Fred Wheeler, Fourth cavalry, has been relieved as post qua, master at Fort Lowell, Arizona, and ordered to his troop at Fort Huachua, Army leaves: Major George A. Hurring- ton, Third Cavalry, iifteen days’ sick leave, First Lieutenant Frederick D. Sharp, ‘I'wen- tieth infantry, two months from May 1; Lieuteuant Colonel Alfred L. Hough, Six* teenth infantry, superintendent of the gen- eral recruiting service, insvected the recruit- ing depot at Columbus barracks, Ohio, on ‘Tuesday, and goes thence to Jefferson bar- racks, Missour], for the same purpose before returning to New Y . Secretary Lani ) claim ot D, ¥. Ames, of Cedar county, Ne- braska, for 8500 on account of Yankton In- dian rates in 1460, The evidence was insaf- neient to establish the claim. Jordan C. Adams, of Union, Ia.. John L, Daly, of Lincoln, and James M, Moore, of Adatr, Ia., were to-day admitted to practice vefore the interior department. 0. B. Balyrok was to-day appointed post- master at Williamsburg, Phelps county, vice M all, resigned, Also the following in low: Charles Reid, Manteno, Shelby county, vice George (ireenwood, resigned; Haas Strathan, Plainville, Scott county, vice C. Schmidt, deceased. S ey The Color Line in Art. NEW YORK, April 7.—|Special Telegram to the BeE.]—A decided sensation at the school of the Art Students’ league, in West Fourteenth street, culininated yesterday in the admission to the antique class of the young mnegro, George Alexander Bickels, the first colored student} in the school. For weeks past there has been a great deal of ex- citement over young Bickels’ application to join the school. There ar¢ about four hun- dred students in the school, and of these nearly two hundred and fifty are young women, many of them southerners, strongly disposed to draw the color line with more or less artistic precision. They protested vigorously against ing obliged to associate with the ambitious col- ored youth, and many of them threatened to leaveif he was admiited. After much dis- cussion atan impromptu indignation meet- ing hela during the noon recess yesterday, it was agreed to decide the matter by a vote of the antique class, in which young Bickels de- sired to study. The result was his selection by a bare umfurlly, and he has since paid his fees and settled aown seriously to study in the antique class. But there are still mut- terings of discontent, especially as the stu- dents of the modelling and costume classes lose no_opnortunity to fan the flames by sympathizing with the] discontented mem- bers of the antique class, and expressing sat- isfaction that they haye no negroes in their class. ———— Plaus of Police Reform. NEw York, April 7.—[Special Telagram tothe Bre.|—Mrs. Isabella Beecher Houvker anticipated & year or two last nightat the Constitution club,and, electing herself police commissioner, proceeded to lay down a vig- orous and novel policy of police reform. In the first place the present police captains were all to give way to a police matron, each with absolute administrative and even judi cial powers in her own precinet. Sergeants, Liowever, or assistants were to be men. The patrol men were to be divided, half men and halt women, Each ofticer was to be a model of gentlemanly or womanly propriety, not to drink hiquor, smoke, chew, gamble, swear or flirt with the cooks, housemaids, coachmen or car drivers, All would have to be able to regd, write a bold hand, draw and take in- stantaneous photographs of flrinx criminals with detective cameras, 1f the camera did not stopthe thief the photographer was to shoot him skillfully below the knee. At close quarters no clubbing was to be indulged in, and demonstrative drunks were to meet with a soft answer which turneth away wrath. She would have looking glasses in each cell where tramps are placed. In the morning she would have the jtramps washed and fed on oatmeal and beans. 'They should be made to wash their own clothes and cook their own dinners and after a month of this :;llnl‘nz thiere would be a hope of reformlng em. e —— Attempted Fratricide and Suicide. SPRINGFIELD, 11, April 7.—William and Joseph Warford, two brothers, had an alter- cation at their home, fourteen miles south of here, concerning a horse. Willlam drew a revolver and shot. Josevli, breaking his arm. He then went to his room aund shot himself through the heart. avold annihiation, COAST DEFENSE Admiral Porter Points Out the Im- portance of Mercantile Marine, NEw York, April 7.—|Speeial Tele- @ram to the Bee. J—in a letter to Aaron Vaunderbilt, representing the American Ship- ping and Industrial leazue, Admiral Porter says: “lonly wish I really had some intlu- ence in this country to help forward ures for the advancement of our mercantile marine without which wo can never be a great naval power. With all our wealth and enterprise, we are, owing to the force of cir- cumstances, over which our people scem to have no control, bourbons up to the hub, earning nothing and forgetting nothing, Every state in the union is interested in having our commerco re-cstablished, no matter at what cost. "I'ink what an impetus the establishment of a great line of steam- ships would give our iron and steel interests, Every steamship that we build for ocean service should be able to carry guns, and the government should ndomn her for national use whenever it is considered neces- sary; in factto exercise greater power over the mercantile marine than over the militia. An organization of that kind, however, can only be established by stringent rules of concress. ‘The grants to the great railroad which correct the Atlantie with the Pacitic by which millions of dollars and millions upon millions of public lands were given were ough to have built upour mercantile ma- rine and navy twenty times over. Yeta few people have objected to these donations on the part of the government, as it was felt to be the only means by which we could open the country for settlement and obtaln con- trol of the great commerce of the east. Thero wasa great ery at the time but unfortunately we only half did tho work, We started ‘to accomplish und failed to continue the road to China by not npmoflrlnlhw money to put upon the Pacific a sufticient number ‘of steamships to entirely control China trade and give us a large num- ber of fast and powertul vessels that could, when necessary, be transformed into heavily armed men of war for protection of the northwest coast. At the present time a single powerful vessel of an enemy could devastate the whole of that coast.” ——— ON THE DIAMOND. Chicago Wins the Kirst Champion- ship Game From the Browns, S1. Lou1s, April 7.—The first game of the worla’s championship series between the vresent world’s champions and the Chi- cagos was played to-day in the presence of 8,000 people, and Chicago won 1t after a hard fight, ‘The Browns took the lead in the first inning, scoring a run on Welch’s base on balls, Comiskey’s pretty drive to right and a wild throw of Pfeffer. This lead was in- creased in the third by a run by Gleason on Williamson’s wild throw, a balk by Clarkson and Weleh’s hard two-base hit. For six sue- cessive innings Chicago was whitewashed, Foutz’s wonderful work completely bafiling the white stockings. In the seventh, how- ever, Anson’s two-bagger, Sylvester's mufl of Glenson's assist, and Burns' single brought in two run re added in the eighth on two-bag dri by Sunday and Anson, Weleh's bad muft and William- son’s single. 'I'he game was characterized by britliant backstop work by Bushong and Daly and generally fair fielding. THE SCORE, St. Louis.........1 0 1 0 0 Chicago. Total base 13. Pitchers. Doescher. — Bound For the South Pole. [Copuright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] VIENNA, April New York ferald Cable —Speefal to the Brk.J—Baron Nordensk- fold, the explorer, is staying here for a day or two on his way to Venice. I caught him at his hotel to-night. He told me he was meditating a Stedish Antarctic expedition with the assistance of King Oscar and his old friend, Mr. Osear Dixon. The date of his aeparture is uncertain, 1le expeets to be away for a year and a half. Baron Nor- densktold spoke with lively interest of the Gilder expedition, although he said that it is a pity that the north instead of the south pole should be the aim of Colonel Gilder’s Journey. “Have you any special object in choosing the Antarctie region ™ “Only scientific object,” replied the ex- plorer, “*Are you sanguine of getting further south than your forerunner?” ““Yes, if I can get cool enough—the great difficulty.” “Do you think it possible to reach the north pole by balloon?” “*Quite,” replied Baron Nordenskfold. “Nineteen men might try and fail, but the twentieth would succeed—only once he reached the pole, bow on earth would he get home again?” o, —Foutzand Clarkson, 'Umpire— ——— No Grounds for Complaint. Paris, Aprll 7.—A semi-oflicial note s pub- lished referring to the report in circula- tion here that the French government has demanded the recall of Colonel Von- Villaume, first military attache of the Ger- man embassy here. The note declares that the conduct of the ofli in *question Las furnished no grounds for complaint, ——e A Fishing Smack Smashed, . LoxvoN, April The Cunard line steamer Pavonia, which sailed from Queens- town vesterday, sunk a fishing smack ofl Cape Clear. Two occupants of the smack were drowned. - Cowhiding a Recreant Lover. New Yok, April 7.—[Special Tele- giam to the Bur.|—May Ellingsworth, of Jersey City, a pretty blonde of nineteen, was lett an orphan in Glasgow three years ago, She came here with her inheritance of $4,000 and endeavored to find an aunt, her only surviving relative. Failinz in this she se- cured employment as saleswoman, About a year ago she met Jesse Thorne, a dry goods clerk. After protracted courtst:ip they were engaged and cards were out for the wedding next week. Saturday night she released ‘Thorne from his engagement on his plea that hie could not supporta wite, Sunday night while walking with the landlady’s daughter, she saw Thorne with ayoung lady arm in arm, She followed the couple and overheard him make an engagement for Tuesday even- ing. Muiss Ellingsworth was on the outlook young man ‘Tuesday evening, and when he appeared she thrashed him vig- orously with a rgs rawhide across the face and shoulders. Thorne shirieked with pain, and attempted to run away,nut Miss Ellings- worth followed him, plying the whip relent- lessly over his back. “After soundly castigat- Ing him Miss Ellingsworth said, “Now, go.” Thorne slunk away amid the jeers of the crowd. Miss Ellingsworth had purchased her entiro outfit for the wedding and spent all of her woney in preparing for ber nuptials. e Dr. McGlynn's Movements, New York, April 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.|—-The Herald states that Dr. Me- Glynn has rented a residence for three years I Brooklyn. Some of his old parishioners feel offended because a friend of Henry George, for whem they have no love, was cbairman of the academy of music lecture instead of one of their own nninber, " conse- quently they are disposed just now not to ho'd any more meetings for the purposes of agitation in Lis behalf. The dotor will lee- ture in Cincinnati Easter Monday, - A Monte rlo Slide, MoNTECAnLo, April 7.—A heavy land- slide oceurred here to-day, oceasioned by the recent earthquakes. lmmense nasses or rocks and earth slid down and entirely blocked the railway and carriage road. Trains from Cannes and Mentone, well !aden with tourists had marveious eseapos frou destrue- tion, getting over the .tracks just in time to NUMBER 204 TRAIN WRECKERS 0N TRIAL. Evidence Being Taken in the Case Against David Hoffman, TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES Wahoeo Bidding For Manufacturing Enterpriscs—Norfolk’s Hotel to Be Rebuilt—New Railroad For Edgar—Other State News, The Duubar Train Wreckers, NEBRASKA Cit April 7.—!.“[\(‘0[!\1"‘ m to the Bee. |—~The trial of David' n, one of the men charged witly wrecking the Missourl Paritic passenger train at Dunbar on the night of January 11 by misplacing a rail, at which time the train' went into the diteh Killing Englnees | Dewitt and injuring some forty pas-; sengers, was called in the district court! this morning. A jury was obtained last! evening. The ofticlals who were aboard the train were called and told their story and de- seribed tne scene, how the train left the track, the death of James Dewitt, and the wounding of others, and the tracks in the snow that led to the capture of Hoffman and James Bell. There was considerablg excite- ment when Express Messenger Frank Cheno- worth was placed on the stand, and told how he had been bruised up, his skull mashed and his body cut up. ‘Ihere is still a large sear across his forehead which Is yet unhealed. Detective Tutt and his assistants were on the stand aud told of the prisoners’ confession given them at the Grand Pacifie hotel on January which the defense now claim was forced from them by placing a re- volver at their heads and \:lvlms them jnst one minute to confess, by a watch held in their hand, or die. The evidence so far against the prisoners Is purely circumstantial and as yet there has been no direct evidence produced to show that thoy misplaced the rail. Watson & Hayden are rusecullnr. while Seymour & Cole are defending. It is thought that all of the evidence will be in b; to-morrow morning and James Bell will put on trial §f a jury ean be obtained. Manufactories For Wahoo. Wamnoo, Neb., April 7.—[Special to the BEE.|—At a meeting of the board of tradé last night Moses yerome, of Illinois, made & proposition to the city to the effect that 1f & suitable location and a bonus of $300 were guaranteed him he would locate a hemp face tory here. After a full discussion the propo- sition was accepted and the location and amount guaranteed. The vlant for the factory will cost $10,000, and furnish employment for a large num- ber of laborers, besides turnishing a profit- able market for the hemp raised by the fat- mers of the county. One by one the” manufacturing industried aro_ discovering the advantages ot Wahoo, and are n(‘l\nfi accordingly. A glucose or starch factory is the next thing In order. Wahoo knows the value of onterprise and the necessity of striking at the right time, Any profitable manufacturing business will receive a weleome of the right kiud by giving Wahoo a call. Edgar’s Railroad Prospects, Ar, Neb.,, April 7.—[Special to the BEE. |—Edgar, just at present, is decply in- terested over her railroad prospects. She al« ready bas the 8t. Joe & Grand Island, and the Nebraska & Colorado (Burlington & Missouri), and now the Rock Island survey- orsare in town surveying a line northwest from Hebron through Edgar. To just what woint northwest of us the surveyors are aims- ng your correspondent cannot ascertain, bat the citizens of Edgar are mflmll{ cerfain that the road will be built through this city coming summer, and the assuranco is a great source of satisfaction. I'he Northwestern is also coming. The line is established as fay as Geneva, and work commenced. The surs veyors will soon be put on the line from neva to Red Cloud, and Edgar is right o the prospective route, No wonder the eitl- zens are jubilant. Will Rebuild the Hotel, NoRrFoLK, Neb., April 7.—[Special to the Be Since tue burning of the Pacllig hotel, the largest house in the city, various’ scheines for rebuilding have been canvasseds Recently Mr. John Koenlingstein, proprie- tor of tho building destroyed, offered to res build if the citizens would make him a loan of $10,000 one year without interest. Mr, George Williams went on the street with a subseription paper and secured $10,500 to carry out this plan, and the rebuilding is now assured. 1t will be a larger and better block an the one destroyed. En County Commissioners knjoined. FairyoNT, Neb., April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE. |—Reports come to this city to-day that citizens of Glengary precinet bave filed an injunction against the county commissioners restraining them from issu- ing bonds to the Omaha & Kansas City rails road, claiming {raudulent voting.” The Omaha & Kansas City has graded withing one-half mile of the city ond will have traing running within thirty days. A syndicate has purchased nearly seventy- fivo aores of property. They will plat ap once. Several brick blocks are going up, ¢ Sn The Garficld Statue Unvelling. WASHINGTON, April 7.—The executive committee of the Soclety of the Army of the Cumberland has practically completed the programune for the annual meeting of the so- ciety which will be held In this city on May 11 and 12, upon which occasion the Garfield statue, to be erected at the west approach of the capitol, will be unyeiled, A weeting of the society will be held on the morning of May 11, at which Generul Sheridan will pre- side. An oration will be delivered on the evening of that day at the UCongregational church. The statue will be unveiled on May 12 with appropriate ceremonies at which the Frcsillmll and members of the cabinet will o present. 'The soclety will be escorted to the capitol by United States troops and mae rines stationed at Washington, the militia of this District and Grand Army posts. The pedestal for the statue has been erected on the circle at the intersection of First street and Maryland avenue. Congress has appropriated $20,000 for this purpose. The statue was paid for b the Society of the Army of the Cumberlan and will be placed on the pedestal the first May. On the evening of May 12 a grand symposium will be held at Abner's earaen, and on the day following the societ will be taken to Mount Vernon aud Marshall hall, —_—— To Complete the COruisers. WASHINGTON, April 7.—Secretary Whit= ney has declded to push to completion the work on the cruisers Atlanta, Boston and Chicago 80 as to permit an early adjustment of accounts with the contractors. To this and all extra work on the vessels, such as the changes made in the Boston and Chicago by direction of the naval advisory board as a re- sult of the trials of the Atlanfa, will be dis- continued, and aside from small changes necessary to fit the vessels for sea, the en- erzies of the department will be coneen- trated upon the work re?ull‘ml by the origl nal contracts with John Roach. = The secres tary to-day addressed a letter to the chiefs of the bureaus of construction and steam ongl- neering, and to the assignees of John Roach 10 the ahove cif Murdered By a Chinaman, Citco, Cala,, April 7.~A report Las just feaclied here from St. Johns that a Chinese cook shot and killed Mrs. Joseph Billion, with whom he was employed, an wounded another lady and nian. G citement preyails, the murdere) at exe A posse Is in pursuit of Funeral of Catherine Wolfe, New Youx, April 7-~"T'he funeral of Cath- eride Loriilard Wolfe took place to-day from . itace chureh, Bishoo Pouter ofliciating. The eburch was erosvdad with friends.