Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH( YEAR THE OMAHA * OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUN 7. 1887, FAIRCHILD ON OUR FINANCES. A Talk With the Becretary About Gov- ernment Securities, ALL REDEEMABLE ONES CALLED. Wise Legislation Needed to Dispose of the Surplus—A Nebraska Man Belected to Succeed Ben: Perley Poore. Relief Badly Needed. W ASHINGTON, June 6.—|Special Telegram to the Bew. |—Secretary Fairchild, in a talk on finance matters, is quoted as saying that all redeemable securitiesof the government are now called. He continued: “After the 1st of July the last of the loan of 1852 at 3 per cent, redee mable at the option of the govern- ment, will have been taken up. ‘The amount outstanding on the last day of May was a trifle less than §20,000.000.” “What relief can you have, then, from an excessive accumulation of the surplus?’ “1 have authority to anticipate interest or to go upon the market and buy. 1In the for- mer expediency 1 could anticipate thie Inter- est for one year on $250,000,000 of 1801's at 434 per cent and $737,800,000 of 1907’s at 4 per cent. The aggregate would be about £40,000,- 000, which would give that amount o relief until congress should meet. The authority to purchase bonds in open market Is subject to the manipulations of speculators. 1f they should run the premium up toan exceptional rate there would be no propriety in resorting to this means of rellef. These bonds Al at a high rate, In f [3 maximum rate”” As to plan, the secretary sald would be no difficulty if holders of securities would co-operate and would accept the pay- ment of Intercst in advance. 'The secretary would not compel them to take the interest until it is due, If they accept the interest there need be mo concern about the surplus for five or six months. Mr. Falrchild, in view of the power given by the statutes, as above Indicated, did not think an extra ses- sion necessary. Kver 1f congress did meet a couple_of months in advance of its regular time, Mr. Fairchild did not think revenue leislation would be much forwarded. Many members would greatly object to an early session because of important state elections in October and November. Mr. Fairchild said that a revision of the tariff and a reduc- tion of the revenuecould not be delayed much longer. The surplus revenues for the next fiscal year, from the present indications, will not he less than $100,000,000. After the 1st of .llllt'. as I have said, there will be no way of getting rid of this accumulation. An an- ticipation of interest would still leave a sur- plus of $60,000,000 and to o0 into the market and buy bonds may have objections. 'Therc- fore something must be dol wisely, too, and with reference to some detined policy for the benetit of the peonle. The decrease of the debt for eleven monts of the last fiscal {nr was 803,000,000, The debt, less cash in he treasury June 1, was down to $1,500,000,~ 000, the interest-bearing portion of which is buy $1,100,000,000, The reductien of the debt by the redemption of outstanding securities has come to the end of its tether. Now we must seek other means of relieving the treasury of its overburdening resources. A Picnic For Lawyers, WAsHINGTON, June 6.—[Special Telegram to the BEg.|—The indications are that the fees of the government counsel in the Pan- Electric telephone suit will prove as start- ling as those which were filed by the lawyers engaged on the part of the government in the star route trials. There are six lawyers en- gaged on the part of the government, includ- ing Thurman of Ohio, Lowry of New York, Goode of Virginia, and Chandler, Hunston and Whitman of Washington. Up to the present time these gentlemen have received from the government for fees and expenses a total of about $50,000, 1t Is hinted, too, that the department of justice is holding back & numbar of bills until the beginning of the new fiscal Fe“ in order that a deficit in the appropriations may be avoided. It is esti- mated by the accounting oficers of the treas- ury that the total amount of the bills before the suits are brought to a close will be at lenst $180,000 Judge Lowery has thus far valued his time at $15 dollars an hour for every one of the twenty-tour of each day since his employment began. Mr. Goode has received a3 much for his counsel and aavice in this case as a year's salary as _solicitor general would have amounted to, The aver- age compensation of each ot the lawyers em- ployed has been about $7,000 to date and the suits are scarcely becun yet. There will un- doubtedly be a serious row as soon as con- ress meets and the accounts are presented for serutiny, A Social Flutter. WASHINGTON, June 6.—|Special Tele. gram to the BEE.]—Society is in a flutter over a florist’s sult against the Misses Cald- well, wealthy Catholic heiresses. The flor- ist who brings the suit is very humble about 1t and regrets the publicity. He wants In all about §800. His petition is accompanied by an itemized account. To a reporter he said the point in dispute was this: *1 reeelved an order for plants to decorate the house on one occasion at a certain price, and a tew days afterward a lot of cut flowers were or- dered. The ladies say they understood the cut flowers were included in the tirst order, whereas I did not so understand it, and my order book shows that the orders were dis- tinet. We could not come to any agreement about it, and 50 all that was left {or me was to enter suit, much as 1 regretted it, both on my own account and on account ot the la- dles. I regret exceedingly that the matter has become publie in this way. The friends of the young ladies simply say they declined 10 pay the bill, which they did not look upon Qs just. Yellow Jack at Key West. WASHINGTON, June 8.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.]—A great deal of alarm exists o official circles over the report from Key West that the postmaster-general has ordered the fumigation of all malls arnving from the Island, and rigid quarantine will be main- tained. Several cases of yellow fever are re- ported to have developed in the hotels and Jauls. It is feared that a_terrible scourgeis in store for the people of Key West and adja- cent Floriaa midland. There is $800,000 at the disposal of the secretary ot the treasury to the credit of the yellow fever fund. KEY WEsT, Fia,, June 6.—There has been one death from yellow fever and one new ease since yesterday. A Nebraska Man Selected. WASHINGTON, June 6.—|Special Telegram to the BER.|—Senator Manderson writes & friend here that he has selected as the sue- cessor of Ben: Perley Poore a friend and constituent whose name he does not men- tion, but he says he Is an old soldier and a man In every way competent to till the vlace, There were several appliczuts from Wash- ington. Senator Manderson was seen at the Mil- lard by a BeE reporter. He sald that as yet no appointment had been made to fill the ‘vacancy in the clerkship of the committee on munl caused by the death of Ben: Perle, re. He said that he had informed ail ‘Washington applicants for the place that he would appoint ebr Poore, askan to succeed Major The Grand Tru Answer. WASHINGTON, June 6.—-An answer was received this morning by the inter-state com- wission from the Chicago & Grand Trunk rallway company to the complaint of the Michigan Central agalust It for selling tickets to commercial travelers at a lower rate than that given to the publie gemerally. The answer eisims that commerclal travelers sonstituty a distinet class, traveling very nch ore than any other class of geopla. y the rihermore, frelzhs trafiic 3 l%eehl outract favoring the company as to lability for damages constitutes a sufficient reason for the discrimination. Into the Fire, WasmiNaToN," June 6.—(Special ‘Tele- gram to the Beg.|—The supreme court of the Distriet of Columbia to-day decided that the “blue law,” which the commissioners were trying to enforce, and which wonld prevent cigars stores, news rooms and soda water fonntains from running on Sunday, was not lewally enacted and consequently void. Now the fathers of the city say that they will en- an older ordinance which will shut up ev i’mlng. including newspaper and tele- graph offices, on Sunday. Postal n W ASHINGTON, June 6.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—The following star route sched- ule changes have been made in Nebraska: Albion to Bartlett, from July 1 increase ser- vice to tri-weekly; Lawn to Carlisle, from July 1 increase service to tri-weekly. Postmasters Commissioned — John D, Lenon, Panora, Ia.: Salem Mourse, Volga, In.: Isanc Bridell, Wood, 1a.: Lizzie Utley, Eldora Junction, Hardin county, Iowa, a new office, Honoring the D Vice President. WASHINGTON, June 6. he president to- day issued an order that as a mark of public respect to the memory of ex-Vice President Wheeler, the flags upon all_public buildings in the city be displayed at half-mast on the day of the funeral of the deceased. Uorcoran Stricken With Paralysis. WASHINGTON, June 6.—W. W. Corcoran, the aged millionaire philanthropist, was sud- denl{ stricken with paralysis in the left arm and left leg this afternoon while dining with his family. dangerous. Trade Dollars Redeemed. WASHINGTON, June 6.—The redemption of trade dollars to date amounts to about 87,000,000 and the treasury officials think that very few more are outstanding. His condition is not deemed proviod e rimel, BIG OH10 WASHOUTS. A Cloud Burst Oauses Extensive Dam- age to Property. CLEVELAND, June 6.—During the thunder storm Sunday, a cloud burst over the villaze of Grafton, O., flooding the streets in a few minutes, A culvert of the Cleveland, Lo- ralne & Wheeling railroad was soon washed out, the abutments being carried into a field. A chasm sixty feet wide was caused. At Oil Creek, near Belden, two miles trom Grafton, abridge was washed out just as a freight train was crossing. The engine and n few cars had crossed in safety, but seventecn cars went down in the wreck. Two miles east, on the Bee line, is a washout of thirty feet. Wagon bridges were washed away in many places. Cellars were filled with water, and much damage was done. The loss by the storm will be several thousand dollars, CINCINNATL June 6.—A terrific thunder storm, accompanied by a heavy rainfall, visited this region yesterday afternoon. The lightning struck the rod on the spire of the cond Presbyterian church, and disabled ) telephone instruments by melting the No other serious damage by light- ning has been reported. The rain “flooded cellars in Newport seriously, and in Cincin- nati caused much damage. Further advices from yesterday’s storm at Oberlin state that the water carried away nearly all the town bridges and rose several teet above the floors on several streets. 'Ihe asworks were deluged and Gilchrist’s lum- r yard and glunlnl mill much damaged. ‘The front of the carrlage works was blocked with logs from Swift’s lumber yard. About fifty houses were flooded. The dam- age I8 estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000, At Zanesville, O., lightning struck the Black Diamond Manufactnring company’s works and burned the establishment. Loss $20,000, insurance small, The lightning was unusually destructive at various points throughout the state. e British Grain Trade Review. &3 LoxNDoN, June 6.—The Mark Lane Ex- press, In its weekly review of the British grain trade, says: The coplous rainfall of ‘hursday and Friday, and the zenial weather following, have materially improved the out~ look. The aggregate benefit is fmmense. Supplies of native wheats locally continue variable. The markets favor sellers less tban before the holidays. The sales of English wheat during the week were 88,857 quarters at 358 per quarter, against 49,765 quarters at 828 zer quarter during the corresponding week last year. Flour was steady. 'I'he con- sumptive demand has decreased. Foreign wheat was without feature. The market showed a weaker tendency. Ten cargoes arrived off the coast, eight were consigned and two remain on sale, one being an Ore- gon cargo, for which 88s 18 asked. White ‘wheats were almost entirely in the hands of the Liverpool clique. To-day wheat was slow and unchanged, Flour was steady, Round maize was weaker. American mixed was scarce and firm, Barleys were slow. Oats were dull. e The Anglo-Turkish Convention. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 6.—French and Russian ambassadors have lodged objections with thelr governments to the ratification ot the Anglo-Turkish convention relative to Egypt. Nelidoff, in communicating his government’s objections, hinted that the sultan ratifies ~the conven- such action might cost him his rone. He also indirectly charge Eng- land with bribing the grand vizier with six hundred thousand pounds sterling, and other ace ofticials with large amounts in order secure their approval of the convention. ‘The sultan, after hisinterview with Nelidoff, hurriedly summoned Henry Drummon Wolfl, special British enyoy with reference to #ypt, and questioned him as the truth these charges. Sir Henry indig- nantly denied that he or his government had been guilty of bribery. Turkish ofticials who were said to have recelved bribes also warmly protested their innocence of the charges. e Blaine in New York. New York, June 6.—The Herald says, James G. Blaine, of Maine, arrived at the Fifth Avenue hotel yesterday mor ning. Mrs, Blaine with her two daughters, will reach the city to-morrow, and wiM sail with Mr, Blaine on the steamer Ems next Wednesday for South- -m;ium. where the party will proceed direct to London. Emmons’ Blaine, of Clllclfiln. and his brother, James G. Blaine, jr., who resides at the New York hotel, spent' most of the day with their fa*~er. Very few persons called on Mr. Blaine, <the fact of his arrival was not generally k. -wn. Blaine appears in good health and he remarked to a friend that the object of his trip was recreation. 1o the afternoon Blaine walked up Maalson avenue with General V. T. Snerman, return- ing to the hotel for dinner, after which he retirea for the di -—— Junes Goes to See Blaine, PITTSBURG, June 6.—B. F. Jones, chair- man of the republican national executive committee, left for New York this morning. He said while he did not go there expressly to see Blaine, he would be present to bid him good-bye. He added that neither he nor any rson could say whether or not Blaine come out as a presidential candidate, lleulhuugm Blaine was not seeking the nomi- nation. e, Smallpox Plague, NEW YORK, June 6,—A letter from Santi- ago de Cuba, dated May 27, **At this writing 280 cases of smallpox are known to exist and it is estimated that 100 more are heln’ treated by charlatans. Deaths in this city from the 1st to the 27th Inst. numbered forty, not one of the victims having been vaccinatad. The disease Las also appeared in Guantanamo.” R Rillea by Lightning. Fort Wonts, Tex., June 6.—A family by the name of Peebles were killed last night, with the exception of Mrs. Peebles, by light- ning. An infant in Mrs, Peebles’ arms was killed, leaving the mother unburt, ———— Death of Judge Mercur. PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—Chief Justice Mercur, of the lurnr.\n court of Pennsyl- vania, died at Walllugford, Pa., this morn- Ing, from congestiom of tbe lungs, DAVE HILL'S LABOR SCHEMES New York Democrats Trying to Break Up a Third Party Movement. THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. The Rnights' Committee on Legi tion Reports—Probable Action of the Catholic Church on Organizea Labor, Labor and Politice, ALBANY, N. Y., June 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEee.l—Democrats of prominence here say that the party is going 10 lose the state this fall in consequence of the united labor party running a state ticket. Governor Hill sees as clearly as any other democratic leader the danger his party is in should the united labor party run a state ticket this fall and already he has Instituted measures to prevent such a ticket being nominated through democratic members of the legislature and democratic leaders from New York. Attempts are belng made to in- troduce into the ranks of the united labor party in New York a large number of active demoeratic politicians of lower grade. These men will be pushed for election as delexates to the state convention of the united labor party, which is to be held at Syracuse, August 17." Once in convention these delegates are to be in- structed to oppose the nomination of a state ticket and if defeated 1n this movement to bolt the convention, hold another and de- nounce the action of the first. if it xoesahead and nominatus a state ticket, one ot Hill’s methods of diminishing the vote for state candidates of tho united labor party Is to start a sham rival orzanization, ' rst of these will meet in Eimira, June 15. It has taken the name of the union labor party, which is suspiciously like that of the unite labor party. The conference being held at Elmira the democratic henchmen of Gov- ernor Hill 1n that city, his home, can give the movement & boos! oint of numbers. The union labor plr!'y. t is said, will call a state convention on the same day as the united labor party and will = seek to get some of Its delegates. It is now the programme to have the union laber lmrly declare at its state convention that the ime has not vet come for the laboring man to run a state ticket and refuse torun one. ‘This will be done to discredit the nomina- tions by the united labor party. Democratic politicians view Dr.McGlynn’s lecture tour with alarm, believing that Henry George clubs and labor party associations will spring up wherever he goes. Members of the labor party acknowledge that McGlynn is thelr agitator and say that the members of the united Iabor party will follow him and organize their political associations fn all the places he visits, The Art Preservative, BurrALo, N Y., June 6.—The thirty-fifth annual convention of the International Typo- graphical union began its sesslon here to-day. ‘The forenoon was occupied by the work of the committee on credentials. In the after- noon President Almeson, of Nashville, de- livered his annual address. He congratu- lated the convention on the progress made in the past year and the cheerful outlook for the tuture. Of the strike fund he said: *It is a mooted question whether the fund, as it exists now, is not productive of more injury than benefit. There can be no question that last vear in many instances the fund and not a justdemand was a potent factor 1n asking an advance, and if the fund had been allowed an immense number of men would have been thrown out of employment, ‘The executive council, therefore. det8rmined to withhold aid except in extraordinary cases.” Of the %Eslion of stereotype plates, which promises to give rise to the wreatest amount of discussion by the convention, the president said that perhaps the union never had been confronted with such an intricate and difticult question,and that whether it was for good or ill could only be determined by time. Of the nine-hour law the president 8aid it was the most important question and would affect book and Job printers most, but whether the time was ripe to pass upon it the union must decide, In “his opinion the coming year would have important matters enough to deal with without this and he would suggest its post- ponement to a more convenient season. Of apprentices the president said: *“This time- worn subject is still with us. ‘The resolution vrohibiting subordinate unions from recog- nizing apprentices on morning papers, who may hereafter be illegally placed thereon, has not been heartily acquiesced in, amount- ing In cases to a non-obsarvance, A strange aradox is that employers who suffer from ucompetent workmen blace obstacles in the way of remedying the evil.” Committees on sterotype plates and on bor- rowing and loaning matter were appointed. ‘The law making the Craftsman the official organ of the body was repealed. Labor's Billsin Congress, WASHINGTON, June 6.—The national legfs- lative committee of the Knights of Labor has submitted to the general executive boarda report of their labors during the short session of the Forty-ninth congress. It is a long document describing at longth the measures that had the support of the committee during the session and criticising sharply the failure of congress to pass & number of bills brought forward by the house labor committee. The letter car- riers’ eight-hour bill, says the report, was antagonized by Springer In favor of a bill known as the trade dollar bill--a bill in the interest of speculators. The letter carriers’ bill would have put into the pocket of the letter carriers, in the shape of redueed hours, a million ana & quarter of dellars. The trade doliar bill actually put into the pockets of speenlators ~ §4,000,000, every dollar of which was ftilched from the poor by the law that demonetized it. ‘The report gives an account of the many nllemgls made by Rerresenutlv« Willls to get the Blair educational bill before the house, and says he was ruled out of order in an underhanded way, while S‘MBIM Was acting as speaker pro tem, and when the reg- ular speaker was in the chair was al by Springer by poin Mt I8 e opinion of the friends of the measure that the commit- tee on education was packed against the bill by the speaker.” ‘I'ne inter-state commerce law next receives the attention of the com- mittee, 1 of it theysay: “Realizing the uch a measure had to be P-sssd the railroad interests of the country set about to circumvent the Iteagan bill, which was sim- ple, plain law, easy of interpretation, and sitive in " its ° provisions to ro- ect the interest of the people. They haa introduced into the senate the Cullora bill —a bill that contained twenty-two seellans] every one of them admitting of doubtful construction, 80 much so ‘that no one in either senate or house was able to interpret it.” The committee, in accordance with these principals, supported the Reagan bill as having the least legal technicalities, and went so far as to ask the president to veto the bill which had been passed. The committee up to this date has not seen any arguments on the part of their critics that have caused them to e from the position they assumed on this question. The report comments severely upon the failure of con- 'rnn to guu some of the important land for- leiture bills, and says some very crooked work was done by land attorneys and lh)’lleflni l-wi'en in connection with the forfeiture of some of the grants, and that In many instances settlers had been duped e by these men, who had been posing as their friends, and in several instances have sucoeeded in getting several thousand dollars in notes from mle located on lands. The report says hat the same attorneys are without influ- ence in the way of securing legislation, and hopes that this statemens may be means of saving some of in the tnlu: In says: *‘We are informed that a ernment officlal by the {mna of rence, who is a resident of Ohio, had en by the settlers on this grant at a fee of §1 per acre, naking the suw total of the the committee fee of §%0,000 1 £ the bill succeeded in through.” In conclusiony ‘‘As early as the 1st of formed that in order to eral of the measures that the committe Wi interested in, and which had been system- atically boycotted by the committee on rules ~ of the ouse, we must secure the consent of that sommittee. When we found every one of the measures we were interested in were embalmad in this tamous place of interment, we ptoceeded to inter- view members of the committee.” 'The state- ment goes on to detail the satisfactory re- sults ot their Interviews with Randall and Carlisle, and adds: he speaker of the house was the absolute dictator ot 50,000,000 people as far as any lezislation they desired was concerned during the last four weeks of congress, and the rest of the body might just as well have been at home with their constituents.” 'I'he committee says the next general assembly should select no more than three great public measfires—one for postal telezraph, adother to dévise means to use the surplus revenues toward removing the present interest-bearing debt, and the third an amendment to the constitution that the senate be elected by & direct vete of the people. Gibbons on Labor. NEW YoRx, June 6.--The Commercial Ad- vertiser says: Cardinal Gibbons refuses to say anything of his intended action on the Iabor question. Before giving his views to the public, he will call thegouncil of eleven archbishops of the American Catholic heir- archy, and then decisive steps wiil be taken, which will leave no doubt of the church’s at- titude. From a close companion of the car- dinal a Commercial-Advertiser reporter re- ceived some intimation rezarding the prob- able character of the forthcoming pronuncia- mento. The right of laboring men to com- bine for their common benefit will be con- ceded, and all such lawful combinations will receive the blessings of the church, but Catholics will be forbidden to take part in boycotts or other infringemonts of the rizhts of " citizens, and they will be forbidden to join any organization which practices intimi- dation, whether of a violent or other charac- ter. No Catholic will be permitted to become a member of any order which binds & mem- ber to secrecy or blind obedience to the dictates of leaders. It will also be proposed that a closer relation be brought about be- tween Uatholic members of Iabor or:aniza- tions and the Catholic l‘lflr)“'. The object of this 1s to prevent Catholic laboring men from drifting off from the church on account of their association with Protestants and to keep them from adopting theories which are antagonistic to the church’s dogmas, From the source mentioned above it was also legrned that Cardinal Gibbons’ position in the McGlynn case is simply this: He likes MeGlynn personally and does mot condemn him for advocating general !)mpert_v in land, for that doctrine has not yet been pro- nounced heretical by thé popé.speaking ex- cathedra. But he does blame Dr. McGlynn for rebelling against his ecclesiastical supe- rlor and dabbling in politics to an extent un- becoming his priestly character. Labor Organizers’ Wages. CINCINNATI, June 6.—In a miners’ con- vention the finance committea reported the followlng salaries for the ensuing term: Na- tional district master workman, $1,000and all legitimate expenses: national district secre- tary and treasurer, $500 and legitimate ex- penses; national distriet statistician, $600 and expenses: members_of executive board or other members of the order when actively employed, $3 per day and expenses; organ- izers, when engaged one_month or mgre, 860 per month and expenses, otherwise $3 per day and expenses. i e Convention of Wage Worke; PITTSBURGH, June 6:+The national con- vention of machinery constructors convened here to-day. The objoct.of the meeting is'to complete the organization of Natlonal As- sembly 108, Knights of Labor, which is to include machinists, blacksmiths, foundry- men, bollermakers and their respective help- ers. Delezates were present from all parts of the country. The annual convention of the amalgama- ted association of iron and steel workers will meet here to-morrow to arrange a scale of wages and to decide upon the advisabllity of ?nlnmx the American federation of trades unfon, Carpenters Go Out. ST, PAUL, June 6.—In accordauce with the resolutions of the carpenters Saturday night to demand ten hours’ pay for nine hours’ work, committees were appointed this morn- ing to go around and induce carpenters to quit. The secretary of the brotherhood claimed there are 1,500 earpenters out, but the reports of the committees make the num- ber considerably less, Members of the con- tractors’ union declare that the demands under no circumstances will be granted. Resisting a Strike. READING, Pa.,,June6.—A committee repre- senting 1,800 employes of the Reading iron works, notified the management to-day that the employes would not accept the proposed reduction of wazes. If the reduction is en- forced, a strike is probable. A Strike Sectled. PITTSBURG, June 6.—The differences be- tween the stove manufacturers and molders have been amicably settled. Work will be resumed in all the foundries in this section to-morrow morning. e — General Black's Busy Trip. CHICAGO, July 6.—General John C. Black commissioner of pensions, left this city to- day for his home In Danville, 11l. He ex- pects to bs in Springfield, 11, the 10th jnst., and after a visit to Columbus, O., will return to Washington, General Black has had a very busy week here, Since his return from Eigin, 111, where he delivered an address on Decoration day, he has received alarge num- ber of callers, among them the trustees of the Illinois soldiers’ and sailors’ home. He has devoted a portion of each day to hearing special requests of old soldiers, many of whom called in connection with their claims tor pension. e An Indian Outbreak. 1.08 ANGELES, June 6.—General Miles, speaking of the latest Indian outbreak in Arizona, said: “1t is the result of a drunken row, which led to a feud, between two bands of Indians in the San Carlos agency. 'l‘mnrs are in pursuit and will continue until the Indians are captured or destroyed, Thus far but one whife man'1s reported as being killed, Up to Friday the trouble had been entirely among the Indians. Ll The Reformed Church Synod. CLEVELAND, June6.~—In the general synod of the Reformed church at Akron this morn- Iu* an_overture from the Protestant Episco- pal church of the United States asking for a eloser union of all evangelical churches was sent to the comm ittee on ehurch union. The consideration of the revised coustitution con- sumed the greater part of the day. S Bait For Sale in the Dominion. HALIFAX, June 6,—Arguments in the case of the American shipping sc hooner David J. Adams, seized by the Canadian authorities for buying bait in the territory of the Domin- ion, were concluded In the admlralty court to-day. At the conclusion of the arguments the court reserved its decision. Ll Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Southwesterly winds, fair 'weather, slight changes in temperature. For lowa: Southerly winds, fair weather, slight ehanges in temperature. ‘'or Eastern Dakota: Local rains, cooler, winds becoming northerly. . Rev. Granville Moody's Death. CINCINNATI, June 6.—The Methodist preachers of Cincinnati and vicinity, at their mi‘n.I;r weekly meeting _to-day, —passed suitable resolutions with refereneé to their former co-laborer, Rev. Granville Moody,who has died in lowa. Rev. Dr. Joyce left for Jowa to-night to preach the funeral sermon. e The New Nuncio Consecrated, VIENNA, June 6.—Mgr. Galamberth, the newl lpwlnhd nénl nunelo, was conse- erated yesterday by Cardinal u-ufelbeu. ot Vienna, in the presence of the nighest court officials and church dignitaries. . THAT COLORADO QUARANTINE The Commission Asks the Governor to Issue s Retaliatory Proclamation. A JUST CAUSE FOR THE ACTION. Rallroad Laborers at Fairfield Strike For Higher Pay, With Prospects For Trouble To-day—Other Nebraska News, Live Stock Retaliation. LiNcoLN, Neb., June 0.--(Special Tele- gram to the BE: -~The live stock cominis- sion to-day came to a tinal decision upon the question of a general quarantine against Colorado and Colorado stock, and presented & communication to the governor asking that a proclamation be issued that the quarantine against Nebraska 1s wholly without grounds, and that every request of this commission to show cause why it should be maintained has been met with indifference. On the other hand, it is known that there are infected locatities in Colorado, and the commission has decided that if Colorado can maintain a quarantine against Nebraska without any cause whatever, that there is abundant cause and proot for the necessity of a quarantine of a part of shat state. 1t is understood that Commissioner Abbey dissented from the majority recommendations of the board, and the governor has the matter under advise- ment for a few days. Railroad Labor Strike. FAIRFIELD, Neb., June 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—Sixty-three men who have been at work in the yards ot the Kansas City & Omaha railroad at this place unload- ing ralls and ties for the western extenslon, struck for higher wages this afternoon. They foreibly drove oft all men who wished to work, and at present are masters of the situ- atlon. They have been getting $1.50 a day and demanded $1.75. Roadmaster Williams, of the St. Joe & Grand Island, who has the work in charge, says that new men will be employed at the old rate to-morrow and that if the strikers interfere some one will get hurt. The Clam Bakers Return. LINCOLN, Neb., June 6.—|Special Telegram —The clam bakers broke camp and returned home to-day, pronouncing the bake the most successtul ever held In the history of the association. The officers elected for the coming year are: J.C. Me- Bride, president, elected unanimously on his clam-eating record: John Lanham, Crete, vice president; C. F. Wyant, Milford, secre- tary and treasurer; executive committee, T, M. McCook, H. M. Wells, James Spotz, J. D Laur and J. C. McBride. An August bake hlnne vieinity of Lincoln is under discus- sion, Result of a Country Dance. NEBRASKA CiTY, Neb,, June 6.—[Special Telegram to the Brrk.|—Henry Paben, charged by Elizabeth Felen with being the father of her month-old child, was before Judge Jones to-day, waived examination and was bound over n the sum of 8700. He gave bail. ‘The plaintiff alleges that she accom- Pnnlad Paben to a country dance, where he induced her to drink some liquor which she has reason to believe was drugged, and while unider its Influence he accomplished her ruin. P They Fooled With Firecrackers. SCHUYLER, Neb., June 6.—[Special Tele- grain to the BEE. |—Several little boys were playing with firecrackers near the east ward school house and tried the fun of putting the crackers under the door of the buillding. As a result, the floor was ignited and began burning quite hrizxkl{. Prompt action of parties living near at hand kept the flames under control until the arrival of the fire de- partment, otherwise the building would have been lost. [ — More Bridges at McCook. McCook, Neb., June 6,—|Special Telegram to the BeE.]—McCook citiz are making arrangements to put two bridges over the Re- publican river, one east and one west of town. This will make three within a radius of four miles. A mass meeting was held to- nignt for that purpose and the sentiment was unanimous for the bridges, McCook’s neads and desires are well looked after by her busi- ness men. Gy The Sunday School Convention. GRAND 1sr.A¥D, Neb., June 6.—[Special Telegram to the B —J. H. Woolley, chair- nan of the transportation committee of the Sunday school convention, announces that delegates, in order to secure reduced rates for the return trip, should take receipts from the n‘zullw of whom they purchase their tickets showing that they paid full fare one way. Nebraska Funds Received. LiNcorN, Neb.,June 6.—[Special Telecram to the BEE.|—Governor Thayer has received a check from the national government for 82 and has turned the same over to the state treasurer. This fund is the 5 per cent tnll‘xza\-;ecl the state on sales of government ands. ——— A WALL STREET SURPRISE. The St. Paul Road Issues Ten Mill- ms of New Stock. NeEw York, June 5.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—Wall street had a great sur- prise to-day when the news of the issue of $10,000,000 new stock by the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railway company was made known, and its first effect was to cause some small blocks of stock to he thrown over in anticipation of a decline. But the price was well supported, and this selling soon ceased. 1t was learned that the syndicate owning the Chicago, Evanston & Lake Superior road had completed the sale of that property to the St. Paul company Thursday last, and part of the new issue is for the purpose of providing the purchase money. The wlcu paid is a little less than $3,000,000, and 0,000 shares will be issued on thisaccount. There is another large railroad deal now being negotia- ted, the details of which are kept secret, for the completion of which the remaining $7,000,000 will be required. The new stock will be offered to preferred and common stockholders at $55 eash per share, and they will be charged with 15 per cent from the lllwln fund, which now amounts to over $5,000,000, In case any of the stock should not be subscribed for, arrangements have been made for placing it with a syndicate, and the whole issue may be considered al- ready sold. The Evanston road, which has just been purchased, may be considered inost important on account of its terminal facilities at Chicago, which cover 316 acres, and the recently constructed roads have made strenuous efforts to obtain possession, but the syndic which held it refused to sell to anyone interested in St. Paul. The road runs from Chicago to Lvanston, fourteen miles, and Is to be extended from Chicago to Lake Geneva, Wis., seventy-nine and one-half miles. Railroad men estimate it was worth fully $5,000,000. Mr. J. A. Og- den, who s generally believed to represent the conlmlm directors in the St. Paul com- ny, sald lay that the original issue of t. Paul stock was so light, and the country lhroufih which it runs has grown so rapidly, that they have had to expend larve amounts for estate and increased facilities to handle the growing business. All of this, however, 18 capital well iuvested, and I know enough of the men who are behind the 8t. Paul road to know they will not issue a dollar's worth of security or stock unless they represent & clear dollar's worth of property, General Speed ving. L LomsvirLe, Ky., June 6.—The physician of General James 8 states to-day that his patiert is wuch lmproved, DaiLy BEE JARE SHARPS TRIAL, Lively Work in the Court Room in New York. NEw Yonrx, June 6,—=To-day was a busy day in the court where Jacob Sharp Is being tried for bribery. One hundred and sixty- one persons had been summoned for jurors in the case, but had not responded when their names were called. They had been ordered to appear and show cause why they should mot be punished for contempt. The court had also set apart this morning for in- vestigating the charges by the district attor- ney t attempts to corruptly influence the jurors nhad been made. Juror Hud- son sald an acquaintance named Hoagland -~ had approached him on the subject of the trial. The eourt ordered a warrant for Hoagland’s _apprehension. George Ruflle testitied that before he had re- ceived his notice, two young men called upon him and said, ** You are on the Sharp jury, and we wish We were on the jury. We could make from twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars.” They said [ could getto be foreman. L thought this all foolishness and said 80. ‘They said they wished ey had the chance 1 had, 1 swore at them and left them. George H. Sutton, who had been excused from «the box on peremptory chal- lenge of the defense, testitied that a man named Warner called at his oftice and asked me if I wanted to et off the jury, 1 said 1 did, He asked if 1 was for the prosecution, and I said 1 did not want to talk to him. He said then you will get off next aay. The court sald he would issue a warrant for War- ner's arrest. Juror Raymond sald George W. Lynch, of the Christovher & Tenth street road, was an acquaintance. In conversation Saturday Lynch said: ““There was a man in my neigh- borhood on the (jury and he wanted to know if I would see him and ask him to be lenient with the old man3 met Lynch again; he said I had placed him in an embarrassing position by not acting on his sugwestion and asked e what 1 was going to swear to. I said I was going to tell the truth or nothing.” ‘This closed the evidence. The court an- nounced that a warrant would be fssued against Lynch. Hoagland and Warren will be indicted for embracery and Lynch for at- tempt and meil wiil be tried by a jury, The delinquents who failed to respond to the call for jury duty, the court said, would be ar- rested, “ Among those who refused to answer were Tony Pastor, Riehark K. Fox, Louls L. Lorillard, Daniel E. Dickinson and Hamil- ton McK. Twombly. The work of getting a jury was then continued. et o el A HORRIBLL DEED. Double Murder and Suicide Caused Differance in Religious Belief. PITTsBURG, June 6.—Frederick Hermann this afternoon killed his nineteen-months-old daughter, beat his wife fatally, and then cut his throat, serving the windpipe and jugular vein. Hermann is a Lutheran and his wife a Catholic, but they-never differed on matters of faith until recently, when Mrs, Hermann determined to have the baby baptized into her church instead of the Lutheran. This was done and the father remained in ignorance until yesterday. When he went home this afternoon he told his wife it was now a ques- tion of the death of one of them. He then started to get a knife, when Mrs. Hermann jumped out of a window. He followed her and, cawl.lng her at a neighbor’s, beat her into_insensibility with a brick. 1o then re- turnea to his house and, taking up a razor, cut the baby’s throat,almost severing the head from the body. He then cut his own throat from ear to ear and will probably die to-night. He has written several notes in which he ac- cuses his wife of having deceived him, but says he forgives her. Triple Murder and Suicide, HURON, Dak., June 6.—S8imeon Nelson shot and killed Mrs. 8haw, her son, aged fifteen, and her sister, Miss Lyman, aged twenty- two, this morning. The tragedy was the re- sult of a contest over a tree claim, which had been decided In favor of Mrs. Shaw. Nelson also shot a man named Kilsey through the body, fatally wounding him. Mr. Lyman wsy with the party, but escaped by getting behind a team. Nelson returned home atter the shooting and blew his brains out. The crime »\iu committed about twelve miles from this place. = A Father's Crime. CINCINNATI, June 6—A special from Maysville, Ky., says John H. Fields, a far- mer living near Helena, shot his wife and two sons Sunday, and then cut his own throat. At last accounts all were still living, Jealousy and financial embarrassment are the named causes for the crime. A Landlord Hanged. PEMBROOK, Onr, June 6.—David Gogolin, who in October killed Mrs. Wherenthal for refusing to pay rent or vacate the house, was hanged to-day. prritet L A Murderer Doomed. Sr. Louis, June 6.—Jack Hayes, the mur- derer of a man named Miller in this city five years ago, will be hanged July 8, e The O'Brien-McGlynn Row, NEw YORK, June 6.—John Delaney, pres- 1dent of the municipal council of the Irish Natlonal league at New York, said to-day: *Anyone whoreads thestatements of 0’ Brien and McQuade cannot but see that it was the intention of most of the committee of tha labor party to deceive O'Brien and entrap him in his'speech. By their action they in- sulted the Irish 1n the rmrson of one of Its trusted and most patriotic representatives, and the Irishmen of New York will undoubt- edly resent it. ‘Tne idea that any politician or other person influenced O'Brien’s course is simply preposterous.” Mr. O’Brien was tendered an informal meeting by the New York press club this afternooa. P Fmperor William's Movements. BERLIN, June 6,.—Emperor William on the advice of his physician has decidea not to go to Liegnitz. The Post learns that the em- peror will go to Ems probably the 18th in- stant, and afterwards to Gastein. It is ofticially announced that Emnperor William eaught cold during his visit to Viel last week, and i mpelled to remain in his apartment. There are no serious symptoms connected with his illne: ReliR it b el British American Earthquake. QuEBEC, June 6.—News has been received of an earthquake which recently occurred in the vieinity of St. Liouise, in the county of Lislet, . l{. ‘The mountains in the second range of 8t. Roch Des Aulnais were greatly disturbed. Masses of rock from forty to fifty feet square were dislodged and sent into the valley belows Some of the largest trees in the forest were uprooted. No serious acci- dents are reported. . e~ Pig Iron Kelley's Intentions, PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—(Special Tele- gram tothe BEe.]—Judge Kelley denies the report that he intends to leave congress and Ro to Alabama. Hesald to a reporter last night: “I shall always be a candidate from- the Fourth district until 1 am a sufferer from paralysis or lunacy.” Steamship Arrivals. N&w YORK, June 6.—|Special Telegram to the BEk.)--Arrived--The Pennsylvania,from Antwerp; the Eider, from Bremen, SouTHAMPTON, June 6.— Arrived — The Rhactia, from Ncw York, for Hamburg; the Klbe, from New York, for Brem GrAsGow, June 6.—Arrived—The State of Pennsylvania, from New York. e William A. Wheeler's Funeral. MALONE, N. Y., June 6,—The body of Mr. Wheeler will lie in state in the vestibule of the Congregational church on Tuesday from 10:30 A. . till 12:15 p, All business will be suspended in Malone, A guard of honor from the I'wenty-seventn regiment will attend the body whilé at the church. Governor Hill has sent a telegram of sympathy and regrets his inability to be present at the funeral. ——— Collision in the Channel LoNpoy, June 6.—A collision occurred in the chanuel between the British bark Ham- burg from New York and the British steamer Turn. The steamer was sunk and her cap- tain and four seamen drowned e e g s NUMBER 354 KNICHTS OF THE SAWDUST, The First Twenty-fonr Hours of the Six Days' Oontest Completed. HERRIMAN THE LEADING MAN: Hart and Brezeo Pushing Hard Foy Second Place—Rain Stops Sev- eral Ball Games — Turf Events—Other Sports, The Six Day's Tramp. The first day of the six day pedestrian con= test was concluded at the exposition build= ing at 12:05 o’clock this morning In the pres- ence of eigbt hundred spectators, among whom were many ladies, The score at that hour was as follows: L LA Herriman 100 o) Hart ... 4 lirezes 1 Hufr O'Leary Grege Smith.. . . ol Herriman turned his 100th inile at 11:30 o'clock, having covered 1t in 23 hours ana 35 minutes. 'The large crowd enthusiasticall cheered him, and one enthusiast pinned $1 on his breas Hart turned his 100th mile at 11:40 o'lock, In 23 hours and 35 minutes. He was |>ron»||hul with a handsome boquet by a bevy of ladies and was heartily cheered. Brezee turned his 100th mile at 11:45 o'clock, in 23 hours and 40 minutes. He was cheered and cheered again and recelved a mouetary consideration from his backers. Breezee's performance 18 the more remarkable from the fact that he has never before been in a Yodvslrlnn race, and it is a matter of record hat only five men have ever before accom- plished this feat in their first contest. At 1 0'clock unl{ Smith and Gre were on the track, the others having retired to rest an hour or two, The “‘unknown” and Rock- bood, otherwise known as ‘‘the Skipper,” have failed to reappear on the track sin yesterday afternoon. The uaknown is stal 1o have detinitely quit. Svortsmen Ready to Shoot, McCook, Neb., June 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—Gun clubs from Min- den, Axtel, Kearney, llastings, Beatrice, Red Cloud and all the valley towns have arrived to participate In the shoot of the Waestern Nebraska State Sportsmen’s asso- ciation here June 7 to 11 inclusive. Largo purses are offered. E\'erf' train brings in new recruits, Fully one hundred sports aro here this evening ready for the opening to-morrow. National League Games. WASHINGTON, June 6.—The game between the Washington and Boston teams to-day resulted as follows: Washington. 0030400007 Boston 0100050 1-7 Game on account of darkness. Pitchers—Whitney and Madden. Base hits —Wnnnlnfmn 11, Boston 7. Errors—Wash- ington 9, Boston 9. Umpire—Powers. INDIANAPOLIS, June 6.—The Chicago-In- dianapolls game was postponed—rain, DeTroiT, June 6.—The Pittsburg-Detroit game was postponed on account of wet grounds. PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—The game be- tween the New York and Philadelphia teams to-day resulted as follows: New York.. 00108001 1-86 Philadelphia.....0 8 1 01010 0-6 Game callod in the ninth inning on ac- count of rain. Pitchers—Keefe and Case; Base hits—New York 10, Philadelphia 14, Errors—New Y ork 8, Philadelphia 6, Umpire —Gunning. The American Aswociation, NEW YoRrkK, June 6.—The game batween Metropolitan and St. Louis teams to-day 01000010 1000000 0-1 Pitchers—Cushman and Hudson. Base hits —Metropolitans 11, St. Louis 9. Errors— Motropolitans 10, St. Lows, 3. Umpire— McQuade. PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—Wet grounds :‘mstponexl the Athletic-Cincinnati game to- ay. BALTIMORE, June 6,—The Baltimore- Louisville game was postponed to-day on account of rain, New Pitcher For Chicago. SAN Francisco, June 6.—Van Halteran the base ball pitcher, has finally decided to join the Chicazo club, and will report for duty within thirty days. + Brighton Beach Races. NEw York, June 6.—The attendance at the Brighton Beach races was good, the track good and the weather threatening. The fol- lowing 18 the summary: Five furlongs: Alarlc won, Joe Harris second, Racquet third. Time—1:03, One and one-elghth miles: Windsail won, lMu)st‘on second, Kate Arnold third, Time— ‘Three-quarter miles: Maroon won, Bram- bleton second, Bankrupt third. Time—1:15, Three-quarter mile: Armstrong won, Ferg, Kyle second, Saluda third. Time—1:16. . One and a quarter miles: Barnum won, é\fnlrklnnd second, Tenstrike third, Time— t won, Metton 'ime—1:313. el Racing at St. Louls, ST, Louis, June 6.—The attendance was small and the track heavy and slow. The following 18 the summary: _One and one-eighth miles: Wahoo won, Keene second, Alamo third, Time—2:05%. For two-year-olds, three-quarters mile: Huntress won, White second, Zulelke third. “Pime—1:20%7. Three-quarters mile, heats: First heat— Boceaclo won, Cora L. second. Time—1:19, ond heat—Boe von, Derby second, ora L. third, T 119, For_three-year-olds, mil s Ford second, Procrast 1483, The Thistle Wins Again, LONDON, June 6,—The yacht race at Dover around a course of forty-four miles, was won by the Thistle, Genesta second and lrex third. 1. Seven furlongs: Mamm second, McBowling third. Jacobin won, ator third. Time Local Sporting Tips. The following is the score of the Gate City gun club at the last shoot at the riverview park grounds: Zeller L1110 (0011 10111 10111 1011118 Knapp. JCI1010 01010 01111 00111 11110—18 J. Haurman. .1 10001 11111 01110 10010 01011—18 11011 11110 01110 10111 10101=18 00000 10100 00011 (0101 11101— § +.00110 11000 11111 01110 0001114 01001 11110 01111 00911 11110—18 on..11010 01010 10100 01011 01100~18 ST 10111 11410 11111 01101 -21 1111-19 10010 00110 11011 11000 1001118 11011 11001 11711 1111 1111128 . Hobon having made the high- est score of any member was awarded the medal for the week. THE STATE TOURNAMENT, [ | The C. E. Mayne diumond badge, to be contested for by the members of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s association, at their thirteenth annual tournament, in this city t weck, was placed 1n the hands of Penrose & Hardin, the mana- ers of the tournament, yesterday, The hbadge is un elegant piece of workman- ship. From a shield,in the national colors, 18 suspended a er bar of gold, upon which is the inseription, inlaid with stones, “C. E. May sul Estate badge,'* Attached to this bar by neatly wrought gold chains is a gold eagle above two fium' Over the eagle’s heard is a large rilliant, valued at §300. At the bottom hangs @ target, with the inscription, “Champion Wing Shot of Nebraska State Sportsmen’s association,” 'The badge will be shot for by the members of lfia association only. It will be at fifty blue rocks, 18 yards rise. ‘Fhe winner wild hold the “badge unul the tourna- ment of 1888, when it will