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

S =rTEr——— "THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. HOW ALL WILL END. A foientist Predicts the Wreck of Matter and the Crush of Worlds. THE GREAT DAY APPROACHING. Paris Greatly Excited Over Coming City Elections. THE STATE AGAINST CHURCH. All the A Oburch of England Olergyman Impris: oned For Ritualistic Practices, CONDEMNATION OF THE ACT, The Irish Revolutionary Party in Paris Preparing For Active Warfare—Kind Words For O'Brien om & Brother Editor. A Cheerful Prediction, Copyright 187 by J imes Gordon Bennett.] VIENNA, May 7.—|New York Herald Cable ~Special to the Brk.|—The season ended with the “Maifest” last Sunday. There will be one more fashionable gathering early in June at the Prater Blu Corso and the Ringstrasse will be deserted for Gratz, Ab- bazia, Helentha and a hundred other de- lightful summer resorts, The annual exo- dus has indeed begun already. There has been a steady falling off in attendance at the theaters this week, whereas the countless cafe concerts in the romantic suburbs ha been crowded. Under the alluring den Umraelzungen in Falb, the well-known just published a work on the plane- tary revolutions which pessimists will find pleasant reading. lHerr Falb develops the theory that the earth, like all the planets in the solar system, is slowly but surely draw- ing nearer to the sun. In the course of time a collision is inevitable, Meanwhile, the moon, working out its natural destiny, is approaching the earth at the alarming rate ot nine feet per century. As it nears us the tide will gradually change, the sea will in- vade the land, climates will change, and the final collision will snuff the candle. ‘I'he same fate, sooner or later, awaits the other planets. At last the sun itself will be extin- quished. Twenty such solar extinctions have been observed by astronomers already, cheer- fully remarks the author, KING WILLIAM'S POSITION. Is Milan sitting on the fence? His con- duct justifies the suspicion and his mov ments are being closely watched here. The Russians are striving to regain their lost in- fluence at Belgrade, where, since the dis- guised Pan-Slavists washed their hands of their Servian prethren, Austria has had things pretty much her own way. Milan’s court is honeycombed with intrigues just now and all sorts of rumors are afloat. According to one Milan has resolved to form a pro-Russian ministry, eut himself adrift from Austrian protectors and join Greece in an early in- vasion of Macedonia. Pan-Slavists, it is snid, have promised the money required. ‘Their agents are busy buying over waverers title of Weltall,” seismologist, “Von Herr has and beguiling Servian statesmen, Ac- cording to avother, they have already secured the co-operation of Queen Natalle, who has long been on distant terms with her spouse, and who, being her- self a Russian, naturally sympathizes more with the czar than the kaiser. 0dd stories of the king’s intidelity are being raked up and circulated to help the good cause, and the queen has been induced to abandon her visit to Empress Elizabeth for a summer trip to a watering place in the Crimea. These In- trigues give much anxlety at Vienna, and were Garaschinin, the pro-Austrian premier, to be overthrown, as the Pan-Slavists hope, by the pro-Russian parties, the consequences would be serious. Tl this happens it may be taken for granted that Milan is on the fence. Which siae he goes off is probably a question of money, for Servia is half ruined. Servia's morality is not worth talking about. A TALK ON EARTHQUAKES, ‘The American earthquakes were followed by a slicht shock at Ausse, near Sazbery, yesterday, but whether the events have any connection seems doubtful. I have inter- viewed Professor Huess of the Vienna uni- versity, who has made a special study of medicine and seizmology. He has recelved no direct information from America, but thinks the last earthquakes nothing more than a prolongation of the previous ortheor- graphic movements in the so-called great basin fully observed and described by Israel Russell and Gilbert in the recion between the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains and Salt Lake City. 1t notoriously abounds in faults or fissures extending several hun- dred miles north and south. He assumes that earthuuakes are caused by the simply sinking of the earth’s surface along certain of these taults. ‘'hey are purely local dis- turbances, said the professor, confined to a large but well defined region of a peculiar geological formation, and have no connec- tion with earth commotions in either paits of the world. The professor smiles at the iden that the dates of such disturbances can be toreseen, though rash people may predict them. He thinks there Is no vparticula cause for alarm, - LAIVELY TI AT PARIS, The City Elections Caus Unusual Excitement—Other Topics, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, May 7.—[New York IHerald Cable —Special to the Brk. |—[he hot-house tem- perature, drenching showers, enlivened by ten-minute intervals of dazeling May sun- beams havefat last bronght the horse-chestnut trees on the Champs Elysees into full bloom. Asparagus and strawberries abound in the most modest restaurants, and Paris 1s now in its most delightful and happiest mood, ‘The Grand Opera theatre, the Francais Louvre, the Palais Royal, the Institute de France, and even the railings ot Notre Dame are liberally covered to the height of six feet from the ground with munieipal eloction gutter-snipes of all the colors of the rainbow. The monuments and statucs of Voltaire, Charlemagne, Marshel Ney and Alexander Duas, and even lampases, look as if they had been wading kiee-dvep in the melted refuse of candy shops. Red, green, yellow, purpie and orange posters are cverywhere. Euch of the twenty arrondise- ments of Paris haye at loast one-half dozen candidates for eity councillors In the elec- tions that corae off on Sunday. Puris Is al- ready the most expensive city to live in. The city taxes, gas and oecessiiies of life are higber now then ever before, ‘I'hecity coun- cil spends mousy like water. Almost all tae Paris aldernien are red-tot radicals wnu the sober-ininded I'arisisus who uut of pure jazi- ness refralo from votlng are bwsinnine to find out that the city futhers gotu too stroug- ly for politics and secialiem to the negluct ot the daily wanis and weifere of citlzens, — Consequently the well-to-do shopkeepers have made up their minds to poll a strong vote Sunday instead of going off on pienics. “The elections consequently excite more in- terestthan is generally the case TIOTERS IN 116G GLEE. The *‘Lohengrin” ineident, like the Schnaebel incident. is now over, but the communists, anarchists and professional rioters are in high clee, for they now sce how two or three hundred brainless youths, armed with tin whistles, ean impose their will upon the government of France as abso- lutely as Dr. Charcot fmposes his upon the hypnotised patients of Salt Petriere hospital. ‘The people ask it the government, aftera solemn conncil, yields to the noisy ehorus of sixteen-year-old boys, what wll happen if we have an outbreak of real anarchists, armed not with tin whistles, but with dyna- mite? THE AMERICAN BAZAAR. The fashionable charity event of the week In American soclety has been a grand bazaar or sale that took place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the handsome hotel in the rue Samennais owned by Mme. de Ortie, a charming white-haired American lady, who placed her salon at the disposal of the aristocratic Lady Sellers, The fine stair- case was superbly decorated with terns and flowers, that greeted with their fresh loveli- ness the still loveiier Parisennes in their graceful toilets as they gained the rooms above, charmingly draped with French and American flags. The handsomest counter, filled with hundreds of delicate and enticing knick-knacks 8o dear to the feminine Samennais heart, remarkable for its orivinalities, was held by Mrs. Munroe, who on the first day was aided by Miss McLane, who did considerable busi- 8. During tue afternoon she was attired white, with a delicious little white hyacinthe jeld cabate on her fair hair. At the same counter were also Mrs, and Miss Richards, and Miss Helen Munroe, very handsome in & heliotrope dress and black lace hat, trimmed with a garland of vale pink roses. ‘Miss Cutting is as pretty as ever, with a porcelain blue dress of byzan- tine braid, a quaint black hat bonnet, with feathers ana moire strings. Miss DeEseandon completed the bevy of irresistable fair queens at the counter. Mrs., Riggs held a t all. The lovely Countess DeKessler, in a delici- ous white aud gold bonnet ane a dark blue velvet dress trimmed with steel,dispensd champagne and sandwiches, aided by Mrs Machado. Countess Alessandro held a handsome art pottery stor with Mlle. Fabrit. The Duchess de Maille, aided by her daughter, the Countess de Sanay, and the Marquis St. Jeam de Lentillac, sold hand- some articles of all kinds, while Mlle, de Maille held a large flower store at the head of the staircase, Baronne de Pailly had one of the prettiest American sellets at her stall in the person of the golaen-haired Mme, Harchetta Blanch Roosevelt. The proceeds of the sale, which concluded yesterday by an animated dance, in which all the youthful venders joined, are to go to the night hospi- tal of charity, whose lady patronesses count amongst their number some of the proudesg names of France, that of the Duchess Auzis figuring upon the list, surrounded by a bril- liant galaxy of youthful admirers, whose an- cestors fell at Malplaquet and Fontenery, < = AMERICANS AT PARIS. Awmone the Americans at Paris are: Mr, Mrs. and Miss Chamberlain, at the Hotel du Rhine, where is also Miss Elise DeWolfF, the American amateur actress, and her friend, Longfellow, of Mr. J. Miss Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Boston, are at the Hotel Balmoral Henry Harper, at the Hotel Chathai Henry Rogers, at the Hotel Athenee; Mrs Lorillard Spencer, at the otel Bristol. STATE AGAINST CHURCH. A Liverpool Clergyman Imprisoned For Ritualistic Practices, [Copyright 1557 by James Gordon Bennett.] Livenrroor, May 7.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.|—The Jubilee Victoria year seems to take church people back to the reign of Henry VIIL The “'state” in Dublin has pit the church, through Father Keller, into prison for obeyi scientious scruples. The *state” here to-day shuts up in jail Rev. J. Bell vicar of Saint Margaret's Episcopal church, in Princess road, for practicing ritualistic prose- cution. No doubt Cox has broken the chureh law, but why put him into a felony prison substantially on the mere lettre de cachet of the arehbishop? Thisis the question here with which Sunday will dawn on poor Cox’s congregation. ‘Thus coercion of conscience becomes a plank in the tory platform. The city is iu a fever of excitement, CHURCHMEN PROTEST. The Liverpool Courier this morning con- tains a column of letters from churchmen themselves protesting. For instance, writes one church warden: 1 cannot help sesing init nothing less than scandal to religion and reproach to a free country that a hard- working, consistent clergyman, whose con- gregation are entirely in sympathy with him, should be thrown into a common goal through the meddlesome Interference of a man who has no connection with the congre- gation whose pastor is thus prosecuted, and who interferes simply because the clergyman worships God with more circumstance than his assailant does,” This is about the average sentiment, THE ARKEST AND IMPRISONMENT, A parishioner named Hal is the prosecutor and the has gone through all the courts. 'l Bell Cox was arrested ona writ coun- torsigned by the arenbishop of York, It was served while the former, two church wardens and the curate were about entering the urch for the morning secular day service. 1o chiurch bell was ringing at the time. He wili be imprisoned until he confesses his er- ror to the archbishop and promises not to be ritualistic. He occuples two cel in the Park prison alloted to tirst-class misdemean- ants, Kach of them iire fourteen feet by six, one being to sleep in and the other a living apartment. The furniture of both is entirely provided by the church wardens, who also are allowed to send in his food daily, Itis probable he will be permitted, under restrictiony, to see friends three times a woek, this being some relaxation from the regulations usually imposed on civil prison- ers. He has the advantage of communicat- 1ng with his friends by letter at any time, but indulgence in the way of books and news- papers Is debarred him unless he makes per- sonal application to the governor, in whose discretion the matter rests, AN ARGUMENT FOR DISESTALTISHME One Indignant press correspondent thu sums up the matter: “One Mr. lakes has now got his pouud ot flesh, and it is to be hoped that be is contented with his bargain, But, to my mind, tt has been absolutely dis- gusting to witness the vindictive spirlt shown by the prosecutor throughout the long proceedings—how lie has hunted his unfor- tunate vietim through all the varions trying intricacies of the law with a concontrated persistence worthy of & nodler nawe,” Perhaps it may ever becowne a strong aran- mient for disestavlistiuent, and allowing each oh the (reedouw of choice of clergy- suspension (or iprison- @ fhe Helgian Army BilL (Copyright 1857 by Jam -+ Gordon Binnett.] Hrussers, May 7.—|New York llerald Cable—Special W the Bgx.)—The Belglan OMAHA, SUNDAY parliament, before adjourning till next Tues- day, had an important diseussion on an order which will be eventually constdered, the | measures proposed for protecting Belgian neutrality in case of war. The government asked and obtained precedence for its bill coneerning the fortification of the Mense valley over a private bill establishing mili- tary compulsory service, The result is that the latter is shelved for a long time and that the Belgian army will be found in its present weak numerical state if war breaks out within a year. 1 conversed to-day with an eminent free trade politician who assures me that the eat- tle bill will be adopted ‘I'uesday by a small majority, The agriculturists, in view of the passage of the bill, are importing large quan- tities of cattle to profit by the existing rates in the same way as the inter-state commerce act was discounted in nerica. GBRMAN POLITICS, Talks With Authorities on the Euro- pean Situation, % [Copyrwright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) BeRraN, May [New York Herald Cable —Special to the B J—In talking over the newspaper duels the past week with a politi- cal authority [ was a good deal amused at his answer to my question why Russia did not take Bulgaria when the Cosnian annexation treaty with Austria was concluded. He said it was because the Russians were fools who lacked the nerve to take advantage of the op- given them. My suzeestion that many perhaps stepped in to prevent the occupation of Bulgaria was laughed at, as Germany so manifestly desires a peaceful scttlement of the eastern question. I find in well-informed circles ab- solutecertainty that the Paris treatment of the overa *Lohengrin” makes it fmpossible for in any future xnosition—not in 1889, not in 1590, nor in 1895, Said one gentleman to me: “If German music is refused a hearing in Paris, pereaps they will also eonsider it patriotic to smash Geriman watches and destroy Ge Zoods sent to the French exhibition, prefer to remain away rather than insults fre rench patriotism.” Another line of clearage 18 thus established between German Europe and French Eu- rope, moreover on a point which, though de- served by French carelessness, nevertheless must be decidedly offensive to French pride. Richeland is also likely to feel severely the effect of the many recent French boasts of its disloyalty to Germany. 1 judge from what is said in well informed circles that discour- agement, the result of seventeen years of mild government, and the fear of the effect of such agitation of German-Poland will cause in the near future laws of very excep- tional severity against all persons in Alsace- Lorraine who In the slightest degree re- tard Germanisation as annexation provides. “Such severity will be come not only our right, but our duty,” was said to me, 1 judge that these laws when passed will be strictly enforeed without regard to the world’s opin- fon, as Germansare sosure of their justice that risk aw this evening Dr. Virchow, to whose great anatomical skill, 1t was said. the crown vrince entrusted the curious enquiry into the family resemblance of the Hohenzollern sovereigns as shown in the skulls, plaster masks, busts, pictures, ete. Prof. Virchow laughed heartily at the iiea that this story had been telegraphed to America. He denied that he had engaged in any such im- nossible researeh of the tombs of the dead Prussian kings. German Disgust, Berut he Kreuz Zeitung says mixed feelings of disgust and pity are aroused by the present state of France. The convietion is gradually growing that the efforts of those who undertook by quietness and common sense to retrain from adding to popular passions will not last much longer, nor be able to stem the tide, ‘The exchange of verbal assuran of peace between German representati and M. Flaurens, French minister of toreign affairs, does not affect the belief in ofticial circies that war eannot long be averted. The situa- tion in Alsace-Lorraine increasés the dif- ficulty daily. 'he frontier posts on each side ~ have sed to exchange cour- tesies and act as war might out at any moment. The i Alsace-Lorraine has been strengthened, and a special watch has been put on the French malcontents, Under this system of arrests and expulsions are in- creasing. A decree issued by Prince Hohenlohe, covernor of Alsace-lorraine, re- vokes the functions of Mayor Ture, of Ers- dorf, and Mayor Humbert, of Buschhorn, ——— ONCE MORE TO THE FRONT., The Irish Revolutionary Party in Paris Again Reorganized. LCopyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] PARIS, May 7.—[New York Herald Cable— Speeial to the F —The Irish revolutionary party in Paris has been once more reorganized for active operations. For some time past the French section of the Irish revolutionary brotherhood split into two eamps, one of which believed in tha policy of the Fenian brotherhood council of New York, and the other still clung to the banner of Rossa. Both now pull together and work for a quiet but active campaign which will be inaugurated during Queen Vie- toria’s jubilec. Several very desperate recruits have joined the party and two French scientests have offered their services to the executive committee, At a meeting of the party held here secretly Thursday, technical commission wasappointed to study the preciso force of melonite and send in & detailed report thereon as soon as possible. It is probable that dynamite will soon be dis- carded by the Irish revolutionists for this stronger and more terrible explosives, if my information is correct. It is not likely that the former promiscous blowing up of public buiidings will be renewed, but when the jubilee begins, serious malonite at- tempts will be made against the royal bar- racks, dock yards, arsenals and ironclads, At Thursday’s secret meeting a delegate from London gave the executive committee the fullest information concerning the whereabouts of Red Jim MacDermott, late of Brooklyn, a British detective, and Captain Stuart Steppins, police agent, both of whose names have been some time on the blacklist of the conspirators. After the nomination of the three to act as a counter-police, and watch the movements in Paris of the Scotland Yard detectives the eeting adjourned, It now seems that Cap- tain Mackay T'omasner was not killed while trying to blow up London bridge, as an- nounced at the time by the papers. Captain Mackey is at present activelv engaged in vreparing the explosives that the milonites have on thelr cards for the jubilee. Collided and Ran Aground. |Copyrighted 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,] Havre, May 7.—|New York Ierald Cable —Special to the Bxk.|]—Tne General Trans- Atlantic line steamer 1.a Champagne, which sailed from here for New York at 9 o'clock this morning, while returning after baviog been in collision, ran aground ne: Avranches, 1 saw Mr. Barton, one of t! Champague's passengers at the hotel de Bordeaux, who said: “Waile all tre passengers were at breakfast at half-past i\ we heard every few minutes a fog horn blow: 1nK. 'Tlie fog Kelting thicker i went ou deck | MORNING, MAY 8, to smoke a pip Suddenly the captain shouted, ‘Close all the eabin windows and lower the boats.” 1then felt a sudden shock.” The captain and ofticers preserved the great- est coolness and diseipline, but the passen- gers, especially the women, began to howl, yell and shriek like lunatics, creating a per- feet panie, but no aceident happened to any of the passengers, who were all brought back to Havre safe and sound. The Champagne is still off Avranches, butis in no lmmediate danger, ——-—— Good Words to O'Brien. Dupriy, May %—(New York Herald Cable Special to the .BEE.]—Dwyer Gray, editor of the Freeman’s Journal, thus sends etings to his confere of United [reland: 'o-morrow William O'Brien will set foot o1l of Amerlca. The interest taken sion to the people of Awmerica is evidenced by the manner in which the deal- ings of Lord Lansdowne with his tenants ate being debated in the press. In Can- ada esveclally feeling runs high. Whether Mr. O'Brien will make any delay in New York for the purpose of attending the meeting to be held at Cooper Institute is doubtful. Heis anxious to pro- ‘ceed to Canada at once that the case of the tenants may be submitted to judgment. The Canadians will be awaiting hun. ‘T'he peo- ple are no friends of oppression. The liveli- est indignation has been excited by the ac- counts of evictions and the story of the abor- tive negotiations will not raise the governor-general in popular esteem. The Montreal TPost impeaches him as guilty of crimes that aisgrace our common humanity. When a paper like the Montreal Star, hitherto distinctly hostile to the Irish cause, drops the governor-general and proceeds to warmly recommend the sympathy of the Canadian legisiature with the Irish people, the situation Is scarcely comfortable for the evietor in his palace at Ottawa.” The fact that the Herald pub- lished the letter of Lansdowne’s agent has been cabled here, and it is fair play, giving both sides. Spanish Trial By Jury. MADRID, May 7.—The champer of deputies 209 to 50—adopted the bill establishing trial ury. A SURE ENOU VOLCANO. The Story of the Mexican Convulsions Proves Terribly True. NoGALES, Ariz,, May 7.—lLater accounts received here tend to show that the reports of the volcano having broken out in the Whetstone mountains are true. A gentleman who arrived from Sonora yesterday says there is strong evidence of valcan ic eruptions at e point about forty miles southeast of Mauda- lena, and it is confidently stated thatone peak is throwing out large volumes of smoke, accompanied by streams:of lava. The smoke and fire can be” distinetly seen from several points alony the line of the Sonora railroad. As far as can be aseertained the volcano is in the Sierras Azul range. From the appear- ance of the country and the heavy earth- quakes that have occurred, it is believed o'llwr voleanoes will break forth in o few ¢ UCSON, Ariz., May 7.—Another violent earthquake is reported in the San Jose moun- tains, forty miles south ef Fort lluachuca, in Sonora. General Forsyth has sent an ex- ploration party to investigate. A party just returned from the Catatania mountains’ re- vort the canons fall of water. 'Lhe water was brought te the surface by the earthquake. ‘This is a vreat boon for this region, as "there are thousands of acres of very good farming lapd at the base of these mountains, which only need water to make them valuable. Another good ef- fect of the earthquake is the opening of two large gold veins which were discovered in the Santa Catalina mountains ut a point where the whole side of the mountain slid down. Several rospecting parties left to-day to locate claims. SAN Fraxcisco, May 7.—The Call's Guay- mas, Mexico, special to-night says: The rarthquake of the 3d was started by u terrible voleanic eruption at Bahispe, destroying Montezuma, Killing 150 persons and igniting the woods. ~ Also twenty persons were kille at Oputo by the falling of buildings. ~ Many people were injured at Granidas and Gusa- bar, which towns are almost completely de- stioyed., e o THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. 3 Discouraging Outlook on the Ranges in the Northwest. 1, May 7.——|Special Telegram to the Be H, Smith, representing John Swan & ive'stock importers of Glas- glow, has returned from an extended tour over the ranching country in the northwest and British Columbia. He says the past winter has been the most severe for cattle ever experienced since ranching started in the northwest, and the average loss on *'pil- grim” cattle brought into the territories from Ontario and British Columbia, will ount from 20 to 25 per cent, while the loss o the old range acclimated stock will not exceed from 8 to 10 per cent, Nine thousana head of cattle were driven over the plains from Montana to Maple Creek (283 miles east of Calvary) last year, and owing to the Mon- tana ranges being so crowded it is expected that from 40,000 to 60,000 cattie will come into the territoy this year, provided that the ninety days quarantine of Montana does not hold them back. ~Although beer is high at present, this state of things can last only or A short —time, ~ and cattle selling for from $30 to 855 to-day will only be worth about from 840 to $45 in less than two months time, and 1n a year's time the same cattle will not be worth “more than 830 to $35. Some ranchmen talked about the Hudson Bay route for their ship- ments of cattle. There can be no doubt but t when completed 1t will be of great as- sistance to the territories, as it will reduce the railway journey to just one-half of what it is by way of Montreal. It wiil then also possible for cattle to be driven 600 to 700 miles over the plaing without deteriorating them in any way, as they would be driven only some ten to titteen miles per day, and thus would be fattening all the time, besides lessening the railway journey and expenses considerably. The Canadian Pacific charges $254 per car load from Calvary to Montreal, and is willing to reduea the rate to about $180 to encourage -trade. It has reduced rates from Winnepeg frem $230 to §100, while the rate from Montanato New York is $170. ——— The Stove Molders' Troubl DEeTROIT, May 7.~ A few weeks ago, when the stove molders throughout the country quit work because they were ordered to work on tke patterns of a St.Louis firm whose men had struck for an advance in wages, the men in this city remained st work. 1t was claimed by the molders that the manufacturers had schemed for a strike in order to raise prices and have the bhhlna tufown on the men. On Wednesday of this week the Manufacturers’ Defense association - held a secret meeting in this city, and to-day, im obedience to orders rromulgnu-d At thad time, the Michigan, De- roit and Peninsular stove companies shut down, throwing 2,! men out of employ- ment. It is thought the Cincinnati factories were also ordered toelose, the men there hav- |n¥ returned to their work on the objection- able patterns. 1The Commissioner's Conviction, CuicAGo, May, 7,~[Special Telegram 1o the Bgr.|—The Jourmal's Washington special says the inter-state commerce com- mission has returned here strongly im- pressed with the beljef that they will tind it unnecessary to suspend thie fourth section of the law indefivitel; e The Wabash Foreclosure. New YoRrk, May 7.—Julien T, Davies will make an applieation to Judge Gresham in the Unitod States circuit court in Chicigo Monday next asking that the interest now on the fint and sacol nom-&o bot east of the mula? be paid to the bond holders aud then bo allowed to join iu tha torecloxu m!?u coininenced by e junior b @lolders 87 these ilues. MoNTY 1887 =TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER RATHER AGAINST THE ROADS The Iowa Commissioners Make a Long and Short Haul Decision. AHARD QUESTION TODETERMINE A Terminal Charge of Thirty Cents Agreed Upon For Coal On Clas “A" Roads--A Convict Shot Dead. An Important Deciston, Des MoiNes, [ May 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg|—The railroad commission to-day rendered a very important decision in what is known as the Glenwoood case of Governor Larrabee against the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney railroad for unreason- able and extortionate charges. Itis of un- usual importance from the tact that the com- missioners decide upon a maximum coal rate which will have tobe observed by all railronds fn Towa of the firsf This case has attracted great attention since the wovernor made it an oceasion for sharp eriti- cism of the commissioners, alleging that they had not been doing their duty, and intimat- ing that if they didn’t return the kind of ver- dict he wanted they would be removed. The troudle arose over the railroad charge of £1.50 per ton for hauling coal from Cleveland, in Lucas county, (to Glenwood, 136 miles west, while the charge from Cleveland to Council Bluffs, twenty-one miles further west, was but $1.25 perton, At both Glen- wood and Council Bluffs there are state in- stitutions whose coal has been furnisged by this road, and while visiting them the gov- ernor discovered the diserimination and re- ferred the case to the commissioners for a de- cision, They decided that the dis- crimination was unfair and 1llegal and recommended that the rates be changed so that more should not be charged for the short than for the long haul. The railroad, thereupon, instead of reducing the Glenwood rate to the Council Bluffs figure, raised the latter to $1.98 per ton, claiming that the §1.25 rate to the Bluffs was not a fair rate, but was forced by the competition at that point. The governor was very indig- nant at both the railroad and the commis- stoners, and calling the latter together, told them he expected them to fix a rato which should be fair and reasonable, and then the railroads would be compelled to abide Di t. A new hearing was granted, and the cago, Burlington & Quiney was represented by General Manager Tom Potter, aud Mr, Ripley, of Chicago, general freight agent. ‘Cne governor presented his side of the case to prove that the railroad’s charges were extortionate, and the commissioners sat as a jury. 'rm-fr now report, reciting the threat- ening words of the gzovernor agalnst them, and stating their embarassment under the circumstances in reaching a verdict. If they decide that the former rate was reasonable they say they are threatened with the aboli- tlon of the commission. . 1t they decide that it was unreasonable, they say they are sub- Jjected to the criticism that their conelusions are the result of cowardice, or that they are influenced by motives that should never weigh with any tribunal that is jud Lin its character. But after reviewing some of the data presented by the company in defense of the rate, the commis- sioners say: “The discussion of the questions involved in tho rehearing of the case has convinced the commissioners that every po- sition taken in the former decision was cor- rect and that the (ilenwood charge, as com- pared with the Council Bluffs charge, was diserimination. The present case requires them, 1n addition, to decide what is a reason- able rate on a class “A” railroad for coal in car load lots fora distance of 256 miles. Very many of the cases cited to sustain the va- rious views of the subject, lost their fo from the fact that the conditions and circu stances were different. A comparison of the rate per ton per mile on freights carried- from 500 to 1,000 miles with those carried 13 0 miles failed to furnish them the proper stand- ard for determining the questions involved, ‘The tariffs of the coal roads, introduced show in every instance a conces- slon of rates at competitive points and evidence of making rates at what the traflic will bear rather than what is reasonable. 'The commissioners, recogniz- ing the importance of this case and that it wust be to a zreat extent a standard for de- termining coal rates generally in the state, ¢ sought information from all available sources and have arrived at this conclusion: ‘That in class “A” roads a proper terminal charge should be 50 cents a ton; that a rea- sonable rate in addition for any distance up to 100 miles should be 9 mwills" per ton PH miles for distance between 100 and 200 miles, 7 wills per ton per mile; for distances be- tween 200 and 300 miles, 6 mills per ton per — mile; for distances between B and 400 miles, 5 mills er ton per mile: for distances between 400 and 500 iiles, 4 mills per ton per mile. The reasonable rate from Cleveland to Glenwood woRld be, therefore, a terminal charge ot 30 cents per ton: haulage, 9 mills r ton per mile for 100 miles—% cents; 7 mills per ton per mile for 36 miles. cents—or a total eharge for 186 miles from veland of £1.45 instead of $1.95 the present rate. his, therefore, is the scale of rates on coal which all roads In class “A” in Towa must observe. The commissioners say in conclusion that they do not believe that the rate can be fixed ubmlubrl]y and permanently, but that the “chan ed conditions may justify a change of rates in the future. The Labor Situation at Sioux City. Stovx Crry, la, May 5—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The trouble between the striking tailors and their employers have been adjusted and the men have returned to work in all the shops but one. The striking carpenters are still out and the situation is about the same as previously reported. Pub- lic meetings are being held and prominent citizens are manitesting considerabie inter- est in the vrogress of events. ‘I'nere is no apparent disposition on either side to make any concessions. The carpenters are strengthening themselves by closer orgauiza- tion. Th vrinters made a demand for an increase f. P 25 cents per 1,000 to 30 cents for day wo. - recently and the same was ac- cepted by the various publishers. Ottumwa’s Artesian Well, OTrUMWA, Ta., May 7.—(Special Telegram to the I he Morrell artesian well struck white sand this morning at 1,040 feet, and got a flow of 240 gall ons per minute. At noon the flow ot the well was 500 gallons per minute, Kicked in the Head By a Horse, KNOXVILLE, la., May 7.—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Peter Prenlix, a tarmer living near this place, was kicked in the head Dy a horse yesterday morning and died from the effects of the blow last night. He was a very prominent wan in this county. A Creston City Building. CRESTON, Ia, May 7.—|Special Telezram to the BEE, J—The city council, last evening purchased a site und ordered a new 35,000 city building erected. A Convict Shot Dead. ANAEOsA, la., May 7.—|8pecial Telegram to the BEE,|—A convict at the prison, sent from Cedar Rapids for shooting a policeman, made a break at the deputy warden with a kuife and was shot dead by the guard. e Fotheringham Wants Indemnity. St. Louis, May 7.—Express Messenger Fotheringham has suea the Adanis express company, Camden and Pinkerton for $100,- 000 damages for talse arrest and imprison- meaot. e Catholic Uhurch Barned. Dixox, 111, May 7.~St. Patrick’s ehurch. 1o shis'city, burned at 2 o'clock this after- noon. 'The church cost $45,000 when buils on XrLA The Civil Service Chairman Trying to Set Himself Right. W ASHINGTON. May 7.—[Special Telegram to the Br All of the civil service com- missioners took a hand to-day at the task of explaining the intention of their new rules, providing for regular examinations when promotions are contemplated. Commis- sioner Oberly Is the author of these rul and having been a spoilsman political organ- izer in 1ilinois for many years, his na- tion may well be taken as most lucid. He declares the rules were adopted for the sim- ple purpose ot “preventing the promotion of persons who are enti unfit.” He de- clares further that they ill not prevent the promotion of eavable persons, as they are de- signed te advance the principle of fitness.” Oberly says that that the examinations are not to be technical. The questions are to be prepared by persons of the bureau in which the promotion is to bo made, and they will be arranged with reference to the duties to be performed. ‘There is to be a board of promo- tions to consist of three members from each of the executive departmenls. They are to be members-at-large. Then there is to be a member from each burean. These are to be called auxil- iary members. A bureau auxiliary member is to decide the tests to be applied to promo- tions in that bureau. ‘These tests, Oberly says, are to be more practical than teehnical. It an applicant for promotion fails he is al- lowed six months before he can again be ex- amined, 1f after the lapse of time he again fails he may, in the discretion of the head of tiedepartuent, be reduced to n lower grade or dismissed. Ewmploves think republicans are doomed to the latter action, and that is the principal reason the rules were created. They say that the civil service commission- _ers are always contriving to originato some scheme to impress the country with their i portance and that they cater to the wishes of partisans in high position, Government em- ployes continue to be frightened. Accident On the Atlantic & Pacific. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., May 7.—=Owing to the telograph embargo, varticulars of a seri- ous accident Wednesday, on the Atlantic & Pacific roaq, forty miles east of Daggett sta- tion, have just reached here. The east- bound passenger train, three hours behind time and rushing across the desert at the rate of forty miles an hour, ran into an ar- roya bridge which had been burned, leaving therails. ‘The engine went over, but the jar threw the fireman out of the cab. The ten- der went through into the shallow arroya, forming a barricade against which the other cars ran with territic force. 'The mail car turned com, vlc-n-lg round, standing across the track. The baggage and express cars were thrown twenty feet from the track to the right and turned over. Two passenger cars were derailed and the two Pullman cars remained on the track. A scene of frightful consternation ensued, no one believing the passengers in_the overturned car would es- cape death, Fireman Charles Smith was picked up unconscious. His log was broken, his spine injured and he received internal injuries. Ho I8 not expecied to recover. Nearly a dozen (n{(\\red DASSENKETS wero taken from the wreck., Thoy will probably recover. Pensions Issued to Westerners. WASHINGTON, May 7.—[Special Telegram to the B Pensions were granted Ne- braskans to-day as follows: Charlotte, widow of Wallace E. P. Hunt, Fairficld; Mary J., widow of Solomon D. Cramer, Central Uity ; Thos. Brown, Sweet Water; John H. Water- man, Friendville; Blout Lincoln, Chas. Me- Fadden, Lincoln; C. Miller, Belvidere; Joshua F. Maginiss, Beatrice; Willlam Harbuckle, Red Cloud; John A. Petrich, Wahoo. Pensions for [owans: Margaret, widow of Lewls Ashling, Clarksville; Martin Welch,Fonda; Patrick Noonan.New Albany, Henry Fisher, Garden Grove; Aaron A. Campbell, Manavia; FEdward L. Bruce: Alden; Archibald Frestwater, Fairfield: David McNeal, Webster City; Benjamin F, Gibson, Springville; Jeremiah Beckerman, Washington; Joseph Neal, Clyae; James W. Foster, Audubon; Sylvester ell, Wa- verly; Mosco V. Nance, Osceala; David C. Hernenover, Conway; William R. Wilson, Prescott; Robert W, Alberson, Washington ; John W. Vickroy, Chariton; Leman Cheno- w;lllll. Garden Grove; Jeremiah B. Swafford, Solan. Army News. WASHINGTON, May 7.—[Special Telegram to the Be JAzht battery E, First artil- lery, now at Van Couver Barracks, Wash- ington territory, has been detailed for sta- tion at the new army school for mounted troops at Fort Riley, Kansas. The battery is commanded by Major Tully McCrea, formerly treasurer at the soldiers’ home here. An order was issued from the war depart- ment this afternoon assigning Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Lavelle, of the Twenty- third infantry, to the charge of the publica- tion of the official records of the rebellion, i tenant Colonel Seott, deceased, and him to repair to this city and enter nig upon the duty with as little delay as practi- cable. Colonel Leville declined the oftice some time ago, as was stated, but sub quently wrote the secretary of war expressing a willingness to undertake the important work it he still wished him to do so. Ordering Lund Offices Opened. W ASIINGTON, May 7.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—A circular lotter was issued to-day by General Land Commissioner Sparks to the land_oftices at Chadron and Sidney. directing them to open their oflices and begin business at once, ‘The bill passed by congress creating these offices was_ ap- proved May 5, 153, but it has not been deemed necessary till_now 0 opon them, Chadron is to be known as the Northwestern distriet and the other as the Sidney distriet. “The ofticers for the first named district are General Milt Montzomery, register, and A. W. Crites, receiver. For Sidney the oflicers uld B, Blakely, receiver, aud John M. ams, register. The Marred Washington Monument. WASIINGTON, May 7.-The Washington monument counnission this afternoon held a meeting to discuss the advisability of closing the monument to the public after the 1st of June on account of continued acts of van- dalism which are peroctrated by visitors, “'he marble is chipped in many places, while the bronze letters on the Swiss many of them been forced off and Away as mewentoes, ‘The silver ornamentn- tion of the Nevada ston, lated and the commission is deters puta siop to these dissraccful ‘acts 0 do 0 It is necessary to deny visit trance to the shaft. General Land Office Overcrowded. WASHINGTON, May T.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—It is said that if no more cases were filed in the ceneral land office it would take seventy-tive years at the present rate of work to cled L ‘The new divi- sion of appeals been organized, buta chief has not been appointed and it lias not got to work. A Bad ¢ Captured. CmceAGo, May Robert Johinson, a mem- ber of & gang of thieves who, aiter plunder- ing the freight trains of the Rock lsland road for many wecks, united at the hour of their discovery in a desperate effort to murder the secret agents of the company, was arrested uat an early hour this morning and locked up atthe Harrison street station. For nearly two months the Rock Island company Las been aware that its freight somewhere in transit was being subject to wholesale theft, A grain car would be half emnpty of its load, and cars of merchandise were rifled of their best contents. ‘That the thieves operated on a large scale and used teams for tne removal of their plunder was evident. ‘The Rock 1sl- nd oflicers have becn quietly at work and e discovered a portion of the gan of I’'at McCauley, Fdward ushler, 16, Hed Keyser and obert Johnson, Pat M:Cauloy, Mushler and Morris are safe in hand, and with the eapture of Johnson in the eity this morning Keyser is the only one ol large, - THE LUTHERANS IN SESSION Interesting Meeting of the North Platte Conforence at Oakland, A VERY PECULIAR SUICIDE, Burglars Get in Their Work at Bend and Craig—Fires at L merson and Free ate News. orth Lutherans in Scesion, OAxTAND, Neb, May pecial to the B, |—The North Platte conference of the Evangelical Lutberan synod of Nebraska, which meets semi-annually,convened in Oak« land Wednesday evéE®ig at the Lutheran church, Rev. Huber, of Omaha, the state traveling sceretary addressed the people, taking as histhemo the last clause of tha H0th verse of the 11th chapter of Proverbs— “and he that wineth souls is wise,” He in ru'uwd upon his hearers with great stress of anguage the vital importance of every fols lower of Christ boing filed with the spirit of God in order to make a successful fight against sii He dwelt at considerable Iength upon the all-importance of religion Dbeing made practical in the homes, 1is ar- gument were compact. cozent and convines mg, and he manitested remarkable familiar- ity with the scrintu He held the larce audience spell-bound for one hour. Kov. Luber stands in the front rank among the able preachers of his denomination in Ne- braska, He also filled the pulpit Thursday. evening. ~ The ~ business sessions” were held during the day and ‘ml\\ul to be quite interesting and profitable. tev. Melick, of Wayne, will preach this evening on preparatory service for commun- ion, and Sunday communion service will be conducted and the conterence will come to a close. The quarterly Methodist meeting ag this place has been postponed on account of the Lutheran conference, This is the first time the conference has met in Oakland and has proved to be pleasant, profitable and deeply interesting. A vote of thauks by the many pastors present was tendered Rov. Plielps, of Omaha, for his kindness in post- poning his meoting here. A Lincoln Livery Stable Burned. Lincouy, Neb,, May 7.[—Special Telegram to the BEE. |—At 4 p. this afternoon an alarm of fire was sent in from the livery stable of Smith, on R street, and thé large lumber yard of A. 8. Godfrey adjoining. ‘rhe wind was blowing a small gale at the time. In ten minutes the barn, lumber yard and large dry house were a mass of tlames. The do- partment did tine work, and with every foot of hose in use, throwing three streams, the fire was confined to that quarter. The inhab- itants for blocks away in the direction ot the (flames moved everything into the street, and it looked as though a more extensive fire could not be avoided. When the fire was under control it was found that four horses had been burned in the livery barn, so rapidly had the tlames spread. 'The losses were as” follows: A, S. Godfrey, on lnmber yard and building, $12,- 000 to $15,000; insured for $12,000 in the Clark & Leonard agency, aistributed between the Aetna and Phaenix of Brooklyn, Phanix of Hartford and Insurance Company of North Ameriea. On the Smith building the 1oss was about $2,000 with an insurance of $800, in the Burr & Belson agency in the Conti- nental company. The origin of the fire is unknown, some reporis stating that it was accidental and others incendlary. A man found ina vacant lot near the scerfew! the fire was run in on_suspicion by the police and locked In a cell. Ha was identified ns a tramp by a B. & M. conductor, who had seen him in"a carat Firth the day before and recognized by another citizen as beg- ging his breakfast ai his house in the morn~ ing. The BrE correspondent interviewed him in the jail and a more indefferent, laz specimen would be hard to find. It is not af all probable that he is the incendlary, and he seemed to enjoy the prospects of board at the jail for a few day. The District Judgship Question. LiNcoLN, Neb., May 7.—[Special ‘Tele- gramn to the Bee.]—The supreme eourt in session this afternoon took up the petition in regard to the judgship question under the new bill that has been in question. John Hames and G. M. Lambortson presented the case upon its law points and Judge William Marshall, of Fremont, on behalf of the Jjudges recently appointed, presented the ar- kument why the question should be decided as speedily as possible in the interest of ju- dicial actions in the different districts, ‘fhe petition was presentad tor an aflirmative Answer on different points if the law were to be held good and the court answered ves toall of the questions that were con- Sidered relattve to the case. The findings in substance are that the second judicial ~dis- trice remains as it was, comprising the eoun- ties of Cass, Otoe and Lancaster as one is- triet with two jud It was in the dispo- sition of this district that the error in en- grossing occurred, and the linding as above leaves the legality of the law creatins the new judges unquestioned. In rendering this decision the court to a certain degree re- versed itselt upon the decision in the regis- ter of deeds law two years ago. Hardware Store Burgiarized. Nonti BEND, May 7.—|Special to the Bee.|—T hardware store, belonging (o our promim 'nt merchant, A. K. Walla, was entered by burglars last night sometime after midnight, As. Mr. Walla had very luckily deposited his receipts in the bank late in the afternoon, there was only a small amount of change left remaining ip the till; perhaps not more than $10, This the thieves procured, together with about $100 worth of pocket knives, tols and tahle cutlery. There have been several doubtful-looking characters noticed loitering in the y lately, and it is supposed that these are the guilty persons, as the suspicious parties can- notbe found this morning. A Midnighe Conflagration, Esenrson, Neb,, cial Tele- gram to the Bek,|—) Rossiter's resie dence burned last night at midnight. The tire caught in the kitchen part and was be- yond control béfore it was discovered. ‘T'Le family was awakened in time to save con siderable of the household goods. FEvery- thing in the kitchen was lost. Mrs. Rossiter lost her gold watch and chain and several picces of valuable jewelry, The library wus burned. Miss Nora Lyons, who was stop- ping at Mr. Rossiter’s, lost most of her cloth- i It was only by the greatest efforts that ngs on the adja wi Origin of fire unknownn s $1,500. sured in the Howe ot New York for §1,050, Nebraska Baptist College. eb., May 7.—[Special to —It was expected that the pro- tist college for Nebraska would have been located last Thursday at Edgar, but from some unaccountadble cause there failed to be a quorum of the lacating board. S0 all that could be done was to adjourn to meet in Lincoln on the 19th of this month at H#o'cloek. Much enthusiasin on the subject was manifested by those present. There were four sealed offers present with intima- tions that they were unusually liberal, Bug as there was no auorum th Y. wore not read. Lincoln, Omaha and Grand Island are vying with each other for this institution, Big Business at Fremont, N7, Neb,, May 7.—(Special to the Le ‘T'ribune of to-lay zives a resuine of the business transactions of this eity fo) the past week. It shows that the city has never experienced in all its history a week of such great activity as the one just closed, Of speeial importance to the welfare of Fre- mont are the organization of the Belt Live Railway company. stock yards d packing house cainvany with a capital of §200,000 als .