Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAy BEE | OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, AN ABSCONDING ~ OFFICIAL. SIXTEENTH YEAR. CHAMBERLAIN OX COERCION APRIL 15, 1887. . FOR INPROVIG THE ORDER G NUMBER 301 IT MAKES CROVER UNEASY more accurately than Lhave in a recent lotter to Mr. Wade,a copy of which 1 enclose.” The Iétter referred to has already been published. letters were also received from Koscoe Conkling and 8. 8. C PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S REMAINS, THE OMAHAS DOW ED. Thelr Resting Place Since the At- tempted Robbery Revealed. es Moines Wins By a Score of Twenty to Three. Au Inflammatory Speech In Scotland In Favor of the Orimea Act. THE IRISH CAUSE DENOUNCED. . lntense Excitement Caused By the ~ Address—The Gladstonians Chare acterize It as Slanderous— Threatened With Death. A Boisterous Meeting, Loxpox, April 14, Ayr has inflamed the Irish against him and he has received numerous letters warning him that he will not leave Scotland alive. Speaking to an assemblage of 2,500 persons, Chamberlain said: ‘“The opponenss of the crimes bill have made an outery against the repression of liberty, Liberty to do what ? To commit theft, to ruin industrious men, to outrage women, [hisses, mingled with cheers,| What are you hissing, the crime or the punishment?” [Here a man rising and Trevelyan Against Coercicn. Loxpox, April 14.—8ir George Trevelyan, one of the unionist leaders and formerly chief secretary for Ireland, has written a letter on the’ coercion bill, which is tanta- wount 1o a manifesio against that measure, —— The Wreck of the Victoria, LoxDoN, April 14.--Further particulars of the loss near Dieppe of the steamer Victoria show that the vessel struck the rocks amid- ships. The passengers immediately rushed to the stern. A terrible scene ensued. Ef- forts were then made to float the lifeboats, which were seriously interfered with by the the strong swell of the sea. At last when the boat was ready to be lowered a lady's shawl became entangled in the pu'ley of the stern davit, which caused the boatto descend to the sea bow foremost. Most of the occu- pants were thrown out and drowned. Two ladies juinped from the deck of the steamer into the boat after it reached the water and overturned it. The other boats were then launenea and sueceeded in reaching Fecamp, rescuing on the way, with boathooks, two persons who had been swept out to sea. ptsbece bl Des Moines' Police Judge Takes a Sudden A SHORTNESS OF ACCOUNTS. Trip to Oanada. He Writes a Letter to His Abandoned Wife Saying He Was Ruined By Cards—Other News From Towa. Jndge Lahonr a Dofaniter. Drs MoiNgs, I1a., April 14.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—There seems to be no doubt but that Police Judge L. J. Labour, of this city, has fled to Canada to escape from the consequences of the misappropriation of a large sum collected in fines during the three years of his service in tat office. He left the city Friday night for the east, giving out that he had gone to Omaha to see the base ball game and leaving word that business for his court should be sent to the justices’ offices. 1His departure was regarded with suspicion PRINGFIELD, 111, April 14.—The annual Lincoln memorial exercises will be held in the hall of representatives to-morrow. The deepest interest I8 being maniiested in the approaching exercises in honor of the mar- tyred president on account of the revelations which are expected to be made relative to the disposition of the body of President Lincoln after the attempt was made in 1576 to steal the body from the sareophagus under the Lincoln monument, in which it was placed. The facts, as near as could be ascertained by a press reporter, and which will be brought to light to-morrow 1n an address to be made by Ctinton L. Conkling, one of the members of the Lincoln guards of honor, are as fol- lows:On the night of November 7,1876, Mullins and fughes, two Chicago thieves, made an unsucessful attempt to steal the body of the late President Lincoln, The marble sarco- phagus in which it was encl l, and which was exposed to the view of visitors through the iron grating on the north side of the monument, was forced open, and the coflin was taken out, but at this point the robbers were interfered with by certain persons se- creted in the monument, who had received information that the robbery was to be at- Imporiant Changes Proposed in the Knights of Labor Constitution, TEMPERANCE AND INSURANCE. A Clause to Prevent Malicious At- tacks On the General Officers— The Stove Moulders' Strike —Other Labor News, The Knights of Labor. BostoNn, April 14.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)—Henry Abrahams, one of the committee of four appointed at the last na- tional assembly of the Knights of Labor to revisc the constitution of the order, said to- day that the work had been completed. The new constitution will permit the formation of national trades distrlcts, but those local assemblies composed exclusively of one trade, but attached to a district assembly of mixed trades, must obtain permission of the districtassembly in order to go out and form a national trade district. After obtaining Des MoiNes, la, April 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—Two thousand people witnessed the game between Des Moines and Omaha this afternoon at the new Ath- letic Park. 'I'le teams played in the follow- ing positions: OMAIIA, Bader Walsh, D Housman. n “Tho visitors were outplayed in all respects, meking a large number ot costly errors, Housman was batted all over the diamond, the home teamn making twenty-one base hits off him. Harter cauzht well for the visitors, Dwyer on tirst base did good work, White- ley, of the homo teawn, made a home run and brought In three men. The score by Innings was as follows Omaba.... 1010010 Des Moines... Left on Ba 1 Omaha, ‘Time of Game—2 hours, 10 minutes. Umpire—Bisnett, of the Northwestern league, A Mugwump Squall Distarbas the Occus pants of the White House, G. WILLIAM AND EATON TALK: More Talk of aniExtra Scasion of Cone gress—Star Route Contracts For lowa Awarded — National Capital Nows, Mugwump Wind. WASHING T April 14.—[Speeial Tele« gram to the Beg.|—No surprise was created here by the declaration of Dorman B. Eaton, in a public address last night, that he favored the policy of President Cleveland and would have to take time, if Blaine and Cleveland are re-nominated, before he could decide to support the former. Eaton has been regarded as & mugwump, if not a democrat, for several years. It will be remembered the senate committee called him before it soveral times when considering his nomina- tion. civil seryice commissioner, a8 pr N tempted, and abandoned their strange booty. SR, e and that it came near refusing to contirm sEnAoING SOhAMBAHIAtH, GFtedr It Ta ik Prussis and the Pope. Doty dnd county authorities and catised | 0o that time the public mind has been [n | this consent they mustforward their applica- | - CHIcAGO DEFKATS AR LOUIR. kle | Diin becauso he was rekarded as ‘s democrat characteristic of the Irish to outrage Rowme, April 14.—The pope has been in- 2 & uesday, When |, gtate of uncertainty as to the real resting | tion to the general secretary, who will lay NDIANAPOLLS, April 14.—A shight sprinkle | by “many republicans, and his nomination women.”] An attempt was made to turn the man out, but Chamberlain crled out: ‘‘Leave him alone.” Then he continued: *“Do you want Instances of insults offered to women? [cheers and cries of “‘Outrage you said, you slanller the Irish.”| 1 did not mean the Rrossest outrage of all but personal violence and insults. SHisses and cheers.] I referred 1o cases like that of the Clinton fambly, whose lives, of the widow and daughters of the mur- dered man, were made Intolerable; like that of the widow of another murdered man, Byers, who, while accompanying she dead body of her husband, was jeered and hooted along the street, |Here the speaker was In- terrupted by cries of ‘‘watch yourselt,” hisses and general disorder.] I am relating facts to which even my opponents might listen in the silence of horror and shame when I refer 0 assassinations. A man here says: ‘Take care of yourself.” Has the time come when we dare not discuss political mattecs In this country without being threatened with as- Sassination? |Great cheering. This i3 the spirit of the parties in the convention in Chicago. I am gorry to know that they have nn*1 representative ‘in Scotland. - [Cries of ““T'hey are not Scotchmen.”] That conven- tion, "besides being ded by delegates honestly in sfimpumy with Ireland, had dele- formed by Prussia that she I8 considering his recently expressed wish that on conclusion of the expected mutual understanding, the Prusian representative at the vatican will be rajsed to the rank of an embassy. ‘The pope has instructed the nuncio at Paris to assure the French government that :zmenmv relations between Prussia and va§ean in no wise indicate hostdity on the part of the vatican toward Frauce, ———— In Favor of the Knights, LoNDoN, April 14.—The statement from Rome that the congregation of the holy oftice had decided in favor of recognition of the Knights of Labor In accordance with Cardi- nal Gibbons’ report, was contained In a spe- cial telegram to the London Daily Chronicle. s Stenmship Arrivals, SoUTHAMPTON, April 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.|—Arrived—The steamer Waesland, from New York for Antwerp, and the Allen, from New York for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, April 14.—Arrived—The Queen, from New York. Loxnox, April 14.—Arrived—The State of Nebraska, from New York. The Dominion OTTAWA, Ort.,, April 14,—The Dominion parliament opened to-day. The governor she received a letter from him, written in Chicago, saying that he was short in his ac- counts, that cards nad rulned him, that her plano was pgid for, and that he was pained beyond expression at being obliged to leave his darling wife and child, 'This was shown to Mr. W. C. McCord, his clerk, and thus communicated to the authorities, and the facts leading up to his absconding are place of the martyr’s body, a report having gone out that Wwas not returned to the sarcophagus -after the at- tempted robbery. All the _mystery that has attach to the matter has now cleared away. It appears that the body was replaced in the snrconlm;iu«, and_remained there for about a week. ‘I'he members of the assoclation, however, felt that it was insecure and it was subsequently removed to a place of ureater safety. Kinally, the “Linc gradually leaking out. Labour was originally from Independence, Ia, where he was ad- mitted to the bar ten years ago, and later resided at Colfax, where he served as mayor, removing from there to this city and engag- ing, some six years ago, in the practice of the law on the east side. He is a man of about thirty-flive years and of decldedly prepossess- ing appearance and manner, and as a can- didate for office proved extremely popular. He drove a fine horse, and 1t is now remem- bered that he put on a good deal of style for aman whose salary was but £1,200, His assoclates were rather fast, and it was said that he was intimate with women or doubt- ful character. e was a member of many secret organizations, and rumors are eir- culated that he is short $3,000 to the Druids, 8600 to the Red Men, and smaller amounts to other orders, but this is denied so far as the n Guard of Honor,” which is composed of some T our best known and most highly respected was organized, and one of the duties of this association has been to sncrl-dl{ guard the bodv of the dead president. During the wmonth of November, 1878, the members of the guard, with their own hands, prepared a vault within the monument for the body, An excavation was made in the earth about thirty feet south of the sarcophagus and the body was safely deposited therein and the ~ mouth o the excavaiion was closed, The atmosphere at the point where, the excavation was made was alinost stifling and the work was prosecuted at dirferent times during the stillness of night, with no human eye to witness it save those who as- sisted in the labor of love. Two days after the funeral.of Mrs, Lincoln, in July, 1852, her body was taken by the guard and laid be- side that of her husband. The members bound themselves by the solemnity of an oath not toreveal what had been done until the {)mpcr time should arrive to do so, and that the matter before the general executive board, and the secretary will then submit the matter to all local assemblies of that craft in the country. Another law isto the effect that mno °trades union can require a person join their union they can join the Knights Labor” organization of their eraft. The temperance feature of the organization will be more strongly enforced than ever be- fore. Not only will rumsellers be prohibited from membership, but no local assembly will allowed to have any social gathering or any picnic where liquor is sold, and no mem- bers will be allowed to dispense liquor for and in the name of the assembly. ‘The order expelling the cigarmakers has not been rescinded. It may be repealed at the next general assembly, ~ ‘The law which is intended to promote confidence in the gen- eral ofticers provides that when any member makes any charge or malicious attack upon apy of tha general officers or members of the general executiye board, the member so offending shall, if found guilty of making a groundless charge, be expelled. The insur- anco feature of the organization has also been changed, and policies will now be issued for 8500 as well as 81,000, Medical examina- tion and a doctor’s certilicate will be required and any one now a member who refuses to be examined will be dropped as soon as the insurance fund in which he is interested to of rain before tho opening of the kame here to-day betwoen Chicagoand St. Louis kept away a large number of people, but the 8,000 who visited Athletic park were amply repaid by witnessing the inost terrific slugging match ever played on the grounds, St. Louls won thetoss and went to the field, while Chicago had the choice of umpire and se- lected Deescher, The following was the score: 841100 hi St. L . 430000 OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY, At Pittsburg—Pittsburg, 13; Toronto, 2, At Philadelphia—Atletic, 4; Philadei phia, 6. At Louisvilla—TLouisville, 7: Detroit, 2. AtCincinnati—Ciacl + Columbis, 2. At New York: oston, 2. eyt e e THE PANHANDLE ROBBERS, New Points Developed in the Case— More Mon Arrested. Prrrsnura, April 14,—[Special Telegram to the B, |—Some new points in the whole- sale Panhandle railroad robbery were devel- loped to-day. The detectives having the ‘matter in charge are very reticent, but claim to have evidence that will lead to the convie- tion of a number of men who have not yet been arrested. Officers who left here yester- day captured Joseph Stephenson and John was intended to be that of a republican, The declaration of George William Curtis that Cleyeland could not be elected 1f nomi nated has created a sensation among the ad- ministration men. It 1s reported that the president is much perturbed over Curtig’ utterances. EXTRA SESSION TALK. Ex-Representative Barbour thinks that the next congress will be convened in extra ses- sion in the fall. 1lis opinion is that congress will be convencd in October, and that the called sesslon will run Into the regular sese sion. Barbour is & leading democratic states- man in Virginia. MILITARY MATTERS. Captain John Van R. Hoff, assistant sure eon, has been assigned to duty at Fort Reno, daho territory. Lieutenaut Charles S, Tear, Twenty: infantry, has been granted one month’s from Fort Snelling, Minn. First Lieutenant Frank H. Mills, ‘Twenty- fourth infantry, who was recently relicved as rezimental quartermaster, has applied for six months’ sick leave. Major Charles Wakoff, Fourteenth in fantry, has been nppulnm(\ reglmental x]llll‘- termaster in place of First Lieutenant Dillard H. Clark, whose t| has expired. Colonel George Gibson, Fifth infantry, hag appointed First Lieute t Oscar . Lou, adjutant of the regiment to succeed Firs Lieutenant Hobard K. Bailey, whose term expired March 2 shall be exhausted. y S ates of a different stamp—aposties of out- | general, in hls speech from the throne, con- ¥ 5 fme has now arrived. Yesterday both of 4 e i e S o aves Army leaves: Adjutant William 8. Stin- Faige and murder, Who haye DAd. the outrato | gratulated parliamont on the genoral’ pros- Druids aro = concerned. Mo owed | eso bodies were faken by the Lin. The Stove Moulders' Strike. o Thore ol aho aneged thicves: 8¢ | on, cotps of engineers, ten days: Captain moneers of England. Mr. Redmond, the | foreo'or the country and the prospect of a | © to the American Savings | coln guard of honor, in the presence of | po. b BIOND 3 OGNS TR ARr peaver ftalls, . They wore aboard a Lake | ;q.0h A, Auger, Fifth Cavalry, four months delegate of the Irish parllamentary party, ex- | Peri% AL, Ll iy bank, advanced on his note, with | the monument association, and placed ETiorT. April 14.—=Nine hundred stove | Erie freight traln as brakemen. As soon as | froi August 28, 1887, wlen he is relieved licitly declared before the convention that | Coming season of peace and progress. The t was the alm of that party to effect the en- tire separation of Ireland from England, and that their ([l)oncy was to make the zovernment queen’s jubilee was referred to and her majesty was congratulated on having reached the fiftieth anniversary of her reign. Re- W. C. McCord as surety. His great shortage, however. is to the school fund, and it is esti- mated at $4,000. During the three years of in a new receptacle prepared for them dur- ng the weel s receptacle is in the earth, near where the sarcophagus has so long staid. Ithas on the bottom twelve inches of ce- moulders have decided tostrike if theSt. Louls pattern is to beused in the Detroig foundries. If the strike takes place it will throw 7,000 they saw the officers they left the train and ran to the woods, but were pursued and cap- tured. Two others escaped from the same from duty at Wost Point: First Lieutenant Garland 'N. Whistler, Fifth artillerv, four- teen days’ extension; Captain Lewis John- i en o 1 employment. o son, Twenty-fourth infantry, Fort Sill, In- of Ireland by England impossibie. This | e ooy Hopcrsey OF er rewn. Xe- | bis service as police judgo he las paid in but f ment, and has double walls of brick. The et KA L —The trouble with | train. Tho two arrested hall from | ian terntory, twonty-live days: Iirst Lieu= they seok to effect by the most imwmoral | AV TG ERG BEACEOR ARETEOn b O trer , out of an amount which the county | entrance to it, now that the bodies have been | the stove moulders has reached this city. The | Youngstown. ‘There is more or less | tenant George Bell, \ird infantry, Forg conspiracy ‘ever devised in a civilized o ty's Fovernmentand that of the Uniteq | treasurer estimates by previous receipts as at | Placed in their final resting place, is ce- | principal stove manufacturers around the | confidence expressed among the | Missoula, Montana, one mouth extensiong land, by contending for liberty to it thie, Gaherite quention With respaot |, 1east 4,000, mented over and grouted, and this will in | falls are members of the National Stove Licutenant N. G. violate every law, human and divine. Do you think it infamous to restrain these men? “[Cheers.| Mr. Parnell threat- ened In the house of commons, under the speclous guise of warning, that 1f the ooer- to which the government has been fully in- formed and consulted are still in progress and will, we may be permitted to hope, re- sult in an arrangement honorable and satis- ‘The law requirad hin to pay m all the fines in state cases paid in_cash, and the number thus paid has been very large: but he appears to have totally distegarded the Inw from the very start. The amount time become as solid as rock. After this worl had been completed the bodies were formally turned over by the guard to the monument association and were accepted by it. Before being finally entombed the coftin Manufacturers’ Defense association, and to- day they received the ‘*scab” patterns which have passed through the shops of the fourth district, where all the men are on strike, and friends of the Imprisoned men that not enough evidence can be produced to se- cure conviction, but there will be abundance of witnesses at any rate. Detective Gilker- son says fully 600 witnesses would be sub- Steole, jglith cavairy, Fort Clark, Texas, until April 26, In the Nineteenth infantry Colonel Charles H. Smith has appointed First Lieutsnant Christian C, Hewitt to the ndjnumcf'. to sue- ceed First kieutenant Charles B, I f o e, rately o i G their intention ot staying by the G all, and clon bill ‘was passod thre ‘would bo ‘wr: | fAetory to bofh nations. Scantime, neous: | EAGHOL Do gecurnicly eximted, until, b | edniaining tho bodv of Lingoln” was opened | nutionar association.. ho nuibok of mon | BT huid that the railiond company wil | First Licutenant Willlaw T ovaus, vio lg 1-1:::1"0:&:;"Srgrfi:&sfi{':un‘l):& :;’:.':2;;?,‘.2?.“ teation of our inshore fisheries, Papers on | had torn out of his private account’ book R’(::s“fi’ 0d {,:](Ig:u:;ed.nmlll;fi(fil}\{l‘ncgufiwvl:!lrs}; employed is between 500 and 600. These lat- | only press suits against those of its impris- | NOW on duty at West Point, becomes regle ‘This grim sugeestion may prove the death warrant of some of us, [Criesof 'no.”| Well, ‘what happens to individuals Is not of much consequence. ‘The danger is to the common- wealth. For the first time In English his- tory our foes have sympathizers within our ancient fortress. This makes our task more arduous. But we will. not shrink, we will not abate, we will not yleld to threats, from whatever quarter they come, but we will en- deavor to hand down unimpaired to our children the unity, strength and honor of the mlg,luy empire our forefathers bequeathed us, Chamberlain’s speech excites all parties. The unionists consider it a declaration of war to the knife with the separatists. The Gladstonians clmnfe Chamberlain with slan- dering and villitylhg his former colleagues by the Insinuation that they sympathize with the perpetrators of outrages in Ireland. I%is asserted that auring his tour in Scotland Chamberlain will be attended by private guards, AGAINST COERCION. A Large Meecting in Washington Ad- this subject wiil be laid before you.” Consecration of a Bishop. ProvipeNCE, R. L, April 14.—=The cere- mony ot the consecration of Bishop Harkins took place to-lay in the presence of an enormous congregation, Church dignitaries from all parts of the country were present. Archbishop Willians acted as consecrator, vested In full pontificial robes, assisted by Bishops O'Reilly and McMahon, who pre- sented the candidate, who had been clad in the vestments of his office, The apostolic commission was read, and the oath was ad- winistered. This was followed by the usual examinations, the mass, tho address to the elect by the consecrator, the placing of the gospels on his shoulders, and. the laying on of hands to bless with the Holy Ghost. Then came a prayer and hymn, **Venicecator Spiritas,” the anointment of the head and hands of the elect, the blessing and delivery of gloves, the singing of a 'T'e Deum, and the kiss of peace, The consecration sermon was delivered by Bishop Healey, of Portland, Bishop Harkins succeeds the late Bishop Hendricks, about twenty leaves, evidently intending to either take them with him or destroy them; but he eitler forgot to do so or changed his mind, for theleaves were left in a drawer in his office. 1Itis generally believed that the missing oflicial bas gone to Canada, though the letter received ’l‘m\sdnr said that he was sick in Chicago. lis wife {8 prostrated by his abandonment of her and almost Dbeside berself, With their little girl she is staying with her father, Mr. J. C. Rieh, of the Eastside. Mr. Rich says that Judge Labour’s friends will turnish the missing money and that he himself will go and bring him back, Judge Labour had drawn hissalary from the city up to April1, but had not turned in the cash collected dur- ing March. His shortage to the connty had been suspected for some time, and when County Attorney Phillips called his attention toit he promised faithfully to render an itemized account of fines collected on Satur- day. This he could not do and it was, no doubt that because he could not he left the country, ——— Highway Robbers Arrested. DEs Morxgs, In., Avril 14,—[Special Tele- black. The contour is, however, still per- feet and the face is said to strongly resemble that of the bronze statue on the monument. s Concerning Passenger Rates. Cnicaco, April 14—A joint conference was held here to-day between the trunk line and central traflic general passenger nzents. It was agreed that excursion rates should be granted to parties of fifty and over on the certificate plan. No half rates to ministers of religion can be granted and no special rates to theatiical parties. The boycott was not discussed and, contrary to expectation, no_ conference with held or suggested. The F pany repudiates the agreement made by the general managers of the central traflic asso- ciation lines in regard to the granting differential fares to weak lines, 'The reason given is tl the old central traflic organiz: tion is dead, and concessions made before it expired are not binding. The weak lines both out of Chicago and St. Louis termined to have differentials, nevertheless, ter say they will not do the work and expect to go out in the morning. The manufactur- ers say thoy are well stocked, and that they will not be injured the strike. —_— The Chicago Carpenters’ Strike. CmcAGo, April 14.—At a meeting of the Master Carpenters’ association to-night an ultimatum to the 8,000 striking journeymen was adopted 1n the form of resolutions, No new concessions were made and the refusal to treat with the men as a body was reiter- ated. ‘The ultimatum was carried to tho strikers’ executive councll by a committee of masters, It was not favorably received, and thoughaction cn it was deferred till to-mor- row, the outlook is that both sides have very neatly decided upon a long and bitter fight. Big Strike Threatened. PHILADELPIIA, April 14.—A proposition was urged upon the brick manufacturers of thiscity last night that they should only em- vloy Knights.of Labor in their yards, This was refused and a resolution was adopted oned employes who haye more than one charge against them, having decidesl to use as witnesses uiany who are now in jail. The defense will rely largely on the matter of doubtful identity, holding that in the dark- ness it is impossible to clearly Identify faces of people, especially when " those faces are covered with Wie grime and grease of thelr trains, —_—— Bouncing a Bore. BALTIMORE, April 14.—|Special Telegram to the Ber.|—Tho eccentric Mrs. Emmons has been making things lively at the Viaduct hotel, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, near this eity, the past week. She smoked her cicarettes in the parlors, nicknamed em- ployer and guests, and rode on the baggage trueks. She was asked to leave last Friday, but declined. Late last-nizht she, with her maid, arrived in Baltimore and engaged magnificent suite of rooms at the Mt. Vernon hotel. In an interview to-day she said, be- tween puffs of cigarcttes, that until last mental quartermaster In place of Major Simon C. Vedder, g Army orders: The resignation ot Captain John J. Kane, lsslfl\nnlxunieuu has been ac- cepted, to take offect April 13, 1857, F¥irst Licutenant F. E. Thili has beon detaried s inspector on e cruiting propunr at Lexington, Ky, nance Sergeant Join Barr has been placed on the retired list, T0WA STAR ROUTE CONTRACTS, Contraets were to-day let tor u-rrylnfi"mlll on star routes in lowa for four years, begine ning July 1 next and ending June 30, 1801, ag follows: Algona to Scneca, B. W. Beedy, $3073 V. Winslow, Moore, $251% Moo $34 L. Jones, 84113 W. L. Argue, $269% J. M. B 13 S1 Burlington to Augusta, Cantrill to Keosauqua, Colesburg to Osterde College Springs to C 1503 tuh to ¥ ifort to Iairfield to B Eikport to Updegrail, Dycrsvil Durango to Luxenbu Droft, $120 Imau, $11 YAl 5 and_are already instructing western ticket | that, unless the prosent difiiculty between | Wednesday night she had been treatea with 1 ARG e By PO INOGE B Ce, ihe RENEcei BT ot gram to the BrE.|—Patrick Jordan, who | ugents to quote the newer rates. tho knights and manufacturers is settied by | the utmost consideration by Manager Colvin, | sing to Lansing, 85415 boards at 200 Second street, went out in the Tne western WasmNGTON, April 14.—|Special Tele- NEW YORK, April 14.—In the trouble be- g es passenger association to-day decided to grant special rates to re- next Saturday, the manufacture of -bricks but that since he said she was objectionable, 7 chester to Forestyille, J Colgrove, u s 5 9 4 will cense on that date. This would result | and must leave the hotel. “Iwas busy all | & hua to New 1lampton, il W, Win= gram to the BEk.|—The meeting this | tween the trunic lines and their western con- | cOURLEY yosterday to look for work. Roturn- | ikious, military and beniiclary orianiza- | in throwing 5,000 men out of employment. | day yesterday packing my trank,” continued e o o (R R R A evoning In Masonio temple to give | nectlons over the payment of commissions, h \nte Wt KIGHL e Was overtaken WO | tions for their various gatherings. Wiien an —_— Mrs. Emmons. *“Ong of the employes had [ ‘F, Croft, §229; Pella to Durham, G, We expression on the part of ‘*American | both sides scored a point this morning. ‘I'he | Miles southwest of the city by three toughs, | attendance of 1,000 or mc guaranteed, A Labor Dificulty Compromised. gone to Baltimore, another had gone | Ciambers, $311: Peosta to Lore, M. ‘T, Croft, residents and sojourners at the national capi- tal” to protest against the passage of the coerclon bill for Ireland now pending in tho British parliament, was largely attended. The chairman of the commliites called the meeting to order and intro- duced Congressman Springer, of Illinols, to preside. After stating the purpose of the meeting Springer said: The contest now Kolng on in Great Britian in reference to the government of Ireland was in many respects very similar to that which was carried on bn the American colonies, and it would not be Baltimore & Ohio turned the western llnes tickets to the wall and all the trunk lines turned to the wall the tickets of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, which makes the western position solid. Comumissioner Fink whon askea the reason for this action, said that the tickets of the St. Paul road were kept on sale till to-day under a misapprehen- slon, It was supposed from letters received from the road that it would sizn an agree- ment not to pay commissions, but it never ‘Therefore, as the road continued to pay commissions, its tickets were taken off sale by the trunk lines, AL one of whom he recognized as an old ac- quaintance, Michael Murphy, formerly a driver in a coal mine at Coltax. They pro- ceeded together toward the city, but suddenly he was knocked down by them, his arm belng broken above the elbow, and robbed of a 820 gold plece, a silver dollar and a certiii- cate of deposit for $35 in the Des Molnes Savings bank. The robbers left him in a dazed and unconsclous condition and came to the city. He picked himself up and dragged himself to police headquarters and reported the facts. Early this morning illlam Cunningham, a loeal tough, pre- one fare for the round trip will be granted, and It is probable that the rate on the date of aconvention or gathering will be made an open one to the publie. To smaller reunions one and one-third fare for the round trip will be the rate and tickets will be sold under the old oertilicate plan, L The Coming Yacht Races. NEW YoRK. April 14. —|Special Telegram to the Brk. |—Nowjthat thejauthoritative con- ditions made by Tankerville Chamberlaine for the race between the Arrow and May- flower for the queen’s cup, have been placed CINCINNATI, April 14,—The strike of the architectural iron workers, which began three or four weeks ago, was terminated to- day. Their demand was for a reduction of hours in the day from ten to nine with the same wages. 'The compromise was made to work nine hours a day and the wages to be tlrxla averaze of thatpaid by the two largest shops. . K. of L. Iron Workers. PirTsBUKG, April i4—The Knights of Labor of this district have formed a national dictrict assewmbly ot iron and steel workers to New® York, and I could obtain no help, 1 had scarcely finished dress- ing when * Colvin ranped at my door. ‘The door has a patent lock and it was locked and bolted. That man got a hatchet and smashed the transom over my door. Then he thrust a colored porter throtigh the open- 1ng and he openad the door. 1 was accused of no immorality. Of course I smoke cigar- ettes, but that i3 my affair. 1 tele:raphed to Protessor Emmons, ‘L am sick. My prop- ertyis in jeopardy.’ To thls he answered not one word. As for my proverty which I left at the hotel I don't know what will be- come of that. It may be worth $50,000 or it may be worth moro. W. Chambers, Moore, $137% Center to Iowa City, M. T\, Croft, $120; Thoten to Washington Prairle, M, T, Croft, $49; Warsaw to Harvard g, $04; Waverly to Fatrbank, M. 'I', Croft, Winterset to Creston, J. L. Joues, Hamilton to Attica, J. L. Jones, Marengo to Millersburg, J. L. Jones, $ Oswalt to Colfax, J. L. Jones, 885, PENSIONS GRANTED WEST Pensions were issued for X to-day as follows: Mary L. Quinby, former widow of Daniel N. Fox, McCook; William Rigel, Atkinson: Nathan 1. Babeock. Ex- $120: Primghar to Paulin §230; Racine to Newell, Sharon $1203 g K My diamonds I brouzht | eter; 'James N. Dennis, Driftwood; Chester” sented the certificate at the bank and asked | i» Paine's hands, and are found to be the | and application will bs made to Powderly | ‘with me.” There were fourteen of Mr: P F ' Dav ¥ . Inppropeiate for ~irelend at othial o Fatal Wreok, A for the cash oranothor certificate, The bani | Same in effect as those cabled from London | for a charter, Emmons’ trunics at the Viaduct. hotel, S.Rower Mayllower: Darld Olpment (0% A R g e RS vhich tLiNa, W Va., April 14.=A construe- | peqgple held him and telephoned for the po- | more than a week ago, it isniore than prob- e Baltimore & Ohio authorities gave a different | Pensions for Iowuns:' Lydia M., widow g8 an\l'su et vro‘rl;‘lelu'c& o Ph)‘l"nd:l- tlon train on the Ohio River railrond jumved | lice, and Deputy Marshal Burns promptly | able that the Mayflower will remain on' this Killed By Her Husband, version of the aifair altogether. Y phin. General Rosecrans, register of the reasury, spoke briefly. Ex-Senator Van “’yck, of Nebraska, was now introduced. He' quoted from the circu- lar call for the muun% roferences to the threatened suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in time of peace; the abridgment and, In some cases, abolition of the right of trial by jury; the transportation of Irish- men, charged with intended offenses, to “England for trial by allen jurors,” and the uartering of large bodies of troops among the people of Ireland, thus eating away our substances,” a1d drew a parallel between them the track at Willow Girove near Parkersburg, Iast night,wrecking theengine and nine cars, killing three men and wounding eight or ten others, several ot them fatally,. From four to six laborers were bably injured but none of them, it is said, will die. The tollowing were killed: Joseph Reese, laborer, of Clif- ton, W. Va.:John Holton, residence un- known'and Washington Mercor, laborer. No details of the cause of the accident has been received except that tho encine struck an ob- struction white running at full speed. went and arrested I got it from Murphy and that Jordan gave it to Murphy. He went with the officers to Murphy’s boarding house on East Fifth, be- tween Walnut and Court avenue, where Murphy was arrested with the $20 gold piece inhis pocket. Heis about thirty years old and very hard looking. A third man was ar- rested, but Jordan did not identify him and he was released, He claimed that he et Ainsworth Almost Destroyed. WASHINGTON, Ia., April 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—At 4:40 this afternoon side of the Atlantic this summn; While it is probable that the Mayflower could beat the Arrow even under the conditions im- Lmse(l. Paine in refusing to bolt his centre oard, and thus virtually sacrifice the Amer- ican principle of yacht building, will be su ported by all American yachtsmen, and many of those in Great Britain. Joseph Pulitzer is nezotiating through Manning’s yachtageney for Samuel J. Tilden’s Vikine. tis understood that he has offered $45,000 for her, and that the executors demand a considerably larger sumn. e Grand Island's Growth CnrcAGo, April 14—Minnie Bertrand, aged twenty-one, was fatally shot to-night on Throep street by her husband, Joseph Bertrand, aged twenty-two, a stove moulder. She died immediately and he attempted sui- clde by shooting himself in the left breast. Bertrand had lain 1 wait for his wife all day. After being shot Mrs, Bertrand ran across the street with her nine- teen - months™old child in her armns and fell the sidewalk, at the same time calling for someone to take They say she was ordered to leave the hotel, and re- fusing to go, the coloved porter pushed his way over the transoin and compelled her to vacate. - A Political-Judicial Sensation, INDIANAPOLIS, April 14.—Something of a sensation developed to-day im connection with the frauds alleged to have been com- mitted at the last election. Under the ruling by Judge Gresham the vrosecution were forced to transfer®the cases to the state courts, and the grand jury of the criminal of Daniel . Lamb, Cedar Ialls: of Jay C. Ha Chance, Si Jans, widow sford, Florenceville; Jonatha } nF; William Rush, Dear's Station; Syl er McKenzie, Dunlap; John D. Sands, B S M. Patrick, Bed- ford: Ira 1. Swmith, Hull; G /an Doren, Polk Cily; George R. Joy, ca; Johm Martin, Ida Grove: Ernest Linnerman, lington: Mosly Brock, Winterset; Albert J, Cline, Cincinnati; Charles KuuH». Vinton} William M. McCreary, Council Bluffs: Mar- tha W., widow of Charles Pickens, Colfax; Erastus D. Yule, Marshalltown Elvin Warner, Newton; Ole Anderson, IR her baby. Just as she sank to the ground | & M Orlando Wood, L.eMars; Joseph k. and passages in the Awerican Declaration of ‘Weather Indications, Mayor Hall was telegraphed to for hel, V- oA Bertrand,who had been coolly watehin, court has been taking évidence 1n the matter, | Newburn. Indepondence rolating to the quartering of | For Nebraska: Fair weatfler, northerly InKyAlusworlh \vusgnnp fire. S GRAND [sTAND, Nev, April 1.—(Speclal | o 0ei3" 1050 "6t revolver to hl(:ll;! the jury Is drawn to serve six months, gon- POSTOFFIOE DINCONTINUED, large bodies of armed troops among us; the deprivation, in many cases, of the right of | trial b“ury' the transportation of Ameri- | cans ond the seas to be tried for pre- tended offenses, ete.QEngland, he said, had more reason for her pretended right to op- ress the colonies than she has for oppress- ng lreland. In our case she claimed the ter- ritory and planted her people and govern- ment. Ireland had been taken by conquest and spoilation, for which the vengeance of men and the just judement of heaven had been too long delayed. Our rescue had been aided b{ sympathy and assistance in money and blood "of ° those in other lands who loved liberty. How could we remain unconcerned when the same unnat- ural monster, always ready to devour what- ever was within her power, was seeking to destroy Ireland. We owed Ireland a debt contracted more than a hundred years ago, and we could now pay a portion of it in sympathy and dollars by saying to England that It concerns Awerica that judgment made up h{ revolution, to_which she was a party, Ahould be recognized in her dealings with those who were then our allies and have ulways been our friends. Congressmen Craln, of Texas, read to the meeting resolutions prepared by thie commit- tee appointed for the purpose, the closing parcgranh being as follows: Resolved, That the enactment of such winds, becoming variable, slightly cooler ex- cept 1n western portion, stationury temper- ature. For Iowa: Fair weather, preceded by local rains in eastern portion, cooler In eastern portion, stationary temperature in western Portion; winds shitting Lo norinersy, For East Dakota: Fair weather,” uortherly winds, becoming variable, slightly warmer except in extreme southern portion, station- Ary temperagure —_———— Arrested For Riot. 2 MILwAUKEE, WIS, April 14.—The Even- ing Wisconsin special from Elkhorn, Wis., says that ten arrests were made by Sheriff Arswell this morning at Fontana, near the head of Geneva lake. The parties are all residents of the town of Watsworthand charged with riot. ‘The affair is the out- nml’ln of the tairing and feathering of Willis N. Little, a blacksmith at Fontana, last Sat- urday night. Much excitement prevails, o e i The B. & O. Joins inthe Boycott, BALTIMORE, April 14.—The Baltimore & Ohto railroad company has instructed all its agents not to sell through tickets over roads which will not join in a combination to pay The message was answered at once by the fire department and eighty members left on a special train for the scene of the disaster only to see the town going down in ruins. A scarcity of water with high winds left the people help- less and the entire business portion of the town, consisting of twenty business houses, two hotels, the postoftice, twp newslpaper of- fices—Clipper and Republican—and five resi- dences, were swapt away. ‘The fire caught in Albough's billiard hall, burned west to and'incliding Chambers’ grocery and easte to Long creek, leaving but one business tablishment standing, thatof J. Y. Wyck- ham’s, ‘The Rock Island road is generously furnishing all the box cars ‘lnosalhla to store the property not burned. This is the worst disaster that ever took place in this country of the kind. At last accounts the fire was under control, but little is left, —— Rain, Hail and Fire. MAsox Ciry, Ia., April 14.—|Special Tele- gram to the B —The most terrific hail and rain storm ever known in Northern Iowa visited this vicinity this afternoon. Hail fell to the depth of over an inch and the rain vured in torrents., Lwhmln struck a large arn belonging to Mr. Judd, five miles south Telegram to the Bee.|—The city council at a called meeting by the new mayor, lust night raised the saloon license to $1,000, 1t is thought at least tifteen saloons will take out license at the increased rate, henco the rey- enue will be much greater to the city than it has been. The mllruo" tax was'not acted on and the probabilities are that it will not be passed. ‘I'ne coplous rains Insures the starting of small graios that were suffering from drought and business matters are improved for this renson. Business had become some- what depressed from the drought, The in- ilux of strangers seeking homes is beyond all recedent and Nebraska will soon have mil- ions instead of hundreds of thousands. Upon a completion of the school census there is found to be 1,995 school population, and upon the same s of estimate as is made by a rival ity this would give Grand Island a population eof 12,000 inhabitan Sold the Fire E CorLumsus, Neb, April 14.— [Special to the Bre.l — Another old landmark has gone. The city council disposed of the hand fire engine that has done good service for fifteen years, Brainard, in Butler county, gets the “mashene,’’ and if ever they should gine. breast and pulled the trigger. He sank to the ground and was preparing toshoot again, when the weapon was wrested from him. He will recover. Bertrand is addicted to ambling and drinking, He and his wife have liyed very unhappily and sho has sev- eral times lefv him, — A Cruiser's Successful Trip. NEW YoRrk, April 14.—Tue Atlanta re- turned from a si1x hour's trip up the sound at 8:45 this morning. The trip had been made from off Willet's Point, up the middle ghound channel, past Execution rock, under a spankiug breeze and a choppy sea, and re- turn. Kor six consecutive Lours of the trial trip the vessel cleared the whitecaps with en- gines under full pressure, sometimes reach- Ing sixteen and three-quarters knots, and at others only fourteen. Itisanticipated thatthe Atlanta can do seventeen knots an hour at a pinch when the eylinders and bearings of the engines become easy by working. A Dishonest Clerk Arrested. ToLEDO, O., April 14,—This afternoon Ed- ward W. Cody, night distributing clerk at the postofice, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Breed for robbing the sists of 8ix membors and s equally divided politicaily. Lo-day the republican " members senta leiter to the judge, in which they #tated that there was amvle evidence to war- rant the finding of indictments in the elec- tion fraud cases, but that such restlt was l;;evfllled by the refusal of the other mem- rs of the jury to take action. In coneluding, the three members asked to be excused from further servico on the jury. Judge Irwin, on recelpt of the letter, ‘expressed consider- able Indignation and sald that the facts stated doveloped something ontirely new in crimina! jurisprudence. Iie further said that the letter' would be filed for consideration at Ihtll next term of court, but took no other action. e The Railway Time Convention, Nrw Yourk, April 14.—The time conveu- tion of railroad superintendents and mana- kers concluded its session this aftornoon at the Hotel Brunswick. The new code, which was _provisionally adopted six months ago, was brought up again and adopted. It will be put in operation as soon as practicable. By this code a unitorm system of signals by lamps, whistles and other methods {8 estab- lished for all the roads represented at the convention, Nearly ail the roads were represented. niform methods and regula- tions for tuning and starting trains, rules for "The postoftice at Sandwich, Dundy county, was discontinued to-day. ; ADMITTED TO PRACTICK, William A. Anderson. of Omaha. and Andrew J. Graves, of Rock Blulls, were to-day admitted to practice before the in- terior depaitment. - Pardoned By the President. WASIHINGTON, April 14.—The president to- day pardoned H. H. Mongs, who was con- victed of embezzling money from the mails and sentened to nine years’ imprisonment in the Chester, l1lL, penitentiary, and W. R. Branum, now serving a year’s sentence in the Southern Illinols penitentiary for break- ing into a postoilice with intent to steal. ¥he Lesident also granted a pardon to Willlam 1. Overholt, convicted of robhing the maiis and sentenced to ten years in the southern Illinvis penitentlary.” Adverse action was taken in tho eases of Willlam Lebaron, dise triet of Minnesota, and 13,1, Hubbard, northe ern district of Iilinois tock Slide. DeENVER, April 14,—A Buena Vista speelal to the Republican says: A rock slide oc- curred In a deep cut in the work of Kyner, Higbee & Bernard on the Midland diabolical 'laws woul no commissions to agents. The order was | of town, burning a large amount of grain | Deed to use it, it is to be hoped they may find | Malls. ~The only letters abstracted were | running trains on single tracks, for switeh- | grade near thfs place, In which Mr. Bernard Sutrage on the lrisn " eoia.” bt “a | e yesterday and goss into eifcct - | and hay and severoly burnins Mrx. Fuld, | a5 feads and faithtul bands o man it s the | those addressed to tho Biade newspaper, o | fni"und o tracking aro: Included in the | fyas badly ijured and soveral men Killod: erime ngainst the spiit of liberty | medintely. s n the barn at te thne. Loss by | cltizens of Columbug bave done. e water- | WASEHMKRE DY oAt oF, ecor fotierhs, BA | codo. "Ihe ceneral intent of tha now code 18 | Ty full extent of the disuster cannot b " 4 ————e sel eur- e firs h h 3 ) 16 5 assengers and freight, | 5 AT SO DREE TP Aas A e pil acve- A Town Scorched. — . ity I8 felt from fire and there nre no regrets | and estimates the stealings siuce then at be- ” Ll [, UL | learned ¢ this time, Drs. Mattaon und sterity condemned by humanity and randed with infamy, The resolutions were adopted with cheers and musle, and an agreement was made that they would be cabled to Gladstone and Par- nell. A large number of letters of regret ‘were read by the secretary. ~John Sherman wrote: “Your kind letter of the 6th, inviting e to attend the proj mass meeting at Masonic umrlo for the purpose of entering a nrou-l against the runn of the coercion bill now pending in the British pariiawent, RicnvoND, Va., April A fire Tuesday night burned twentv-three houses, including the Grand Central hotel, postoffice and a number of business houses constituting the business portion of ~Onancock, Accomac county. Loss obout $50,000, with $20,000 in- surance. General Sherman's Reception. New Youk, April 14.—General Sherman and his daughter, Miss Rachael Sherman, Arguing the Haddock Case. , Srovx Ciry, 1a., April 14.—A packed court room greeted County Attorney Marsh to-day, snd he occupied the entire forenoon with his argument forthe state in the Haddock case. Hlni expressions of approval of the manner in which he presented case have been and both sides agree that he wade a masterly effort. At the commencing of court this aftérnoon Judge Isaac Pendleton at its trauster to protect other interests. e Portugese Financ LisuoN, April 14.—In the Portugese cham- ber ot deputies to-dey Senor DeCarvalho, minister of finance,/Introduced the budget for 1557-83, It placed the kingdom’s receipts at 209,000,000 francs, ordinary expendi- tures at 200,000,000 and the extraordi- nary expenditu) Its tween $3,000 and §4,000, — . A Big Saving, St, Louts, Avril 14.—The awards of con- tracts for supplying beet to various [ndian agencies was made by the Indian commis sloner, this afternoon, The bids range from 5 to 15 per cent lower thun those of last year, which will result in a saving of fully §50,000 to the government. A Disabled Steamer, Nrw York, April 14.-The overdue steamer balerno of the Wilson line fs re- orted by eablegram from London to.have cen spoken to twice durinz: the last week, April4and 7. On the latter date she was 1,200 wiiles from Liverpool, proceeding under sail. She reported ali well on board. A Wholesalo Jdail Break. Laubman have gone out to the work, It is safe to say that elght or ten men have lost theirlives and several others more or less in- Jured. Ohange in Regimental Stations, WASUHINGTON, Aprid 14,—As soon as the appropriations for the vext fiscal yeir are available, the Sixtk, Eighth and ‘Twenty- fousth regiments of iufantry will change stations, Sixth will go from Fort Doug- for the defense and occupled the entire customs recel) st th rt g S— CranvestoN, V. Va. April W.—Every | {0 Department of - the Missourl, re- is receivod. _ Lnégret hat € anall ot be bl | gave a reception s afternoon in theie par. | mogo, and then did not ,{'3; ough. 1o wili | of e recelpts forglie first, lhice QUATSTE | Death of a Town Founder, prisoner in the jail here escaped to-night by | lleving the Twenty-fourth; tho Eighth, from $ ung’l;g.‘ o}v;:'l‘ll: :Illn&elr: y ;Iulll,‘l.l:'lg;llelln ‘?;ltll'm. Imh' ‘h?::ledl"loh 1t -:a 1.2: :»::o&t::‘ed =yl;§Cunno lhrhn v;.lélelou fg o.mlu,be f 'wbnhda"’" states that it lh;llcwfl- A'Pl'“(l lt—lj- ul‘ll”fi“{l '"'l"‘;"' tunnelling T"'l‘“ in n“h“bflr\ 'l‘hfm is (lu‘nl | Its wmln? in Nn-{brn»;«.;. tfi Fort Douglas, 3 . of a series to ursdays and wi [l Aan case w) wi et 1o | of the to o oo g il t il t d the ' Ly~ ! b , religy prees wy views on this lmportans subject | largely attended, the jury Saturday, Ry 8 credit, e : lu?x’z‘l:n(. n?dm;uvenu'-nvo‘. e atcamed, "1 AtiechYeS AV 1o | M4 100 EHERGY oAt fo Bebiatk search ot the escaped. ing e Eighthi, ¥ . Bur- |