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HE OMAHA DALy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH ¢ ARTHUR'S OMINOUS ORDER. A Moeting of Chairmen of Grievance Committees Called. ALL WESTERN ROADS INVOLVED. A Statement By the Chief of the Causes of the Strike—The Bituation All Along the Line. An Important Move. Cnicaco, March 2.—A most important move was made to-day by Chief Arthur in the strike. The following telegram was sent to each chairman of the general grievance committee of the brotherhood of engineers and firemen on the following lines of rail- road, viz: Chicago & Alton, Chicago & Northwestern, Chica, Rock Island & Pacifie, ‘Wabash railroad, Wabash & Western, Mis- souri Pacific; Union Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Wisconsin Central: Deart Sik AND Brotuer—You are here- by authorized and ornered to come 10 the city of Chicago at once and report at headquarters There are many important matters to consider in connection with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy nt}'ikt"und your immediate presence is imperative.” Be repared to convene your committee from xerc at a moment's notic “What does this mean 1" Grand Master Sargeant, “It means that we are here to stay. Ican- not tell yon whut move i8 contemplated until after tho chairmen arrive.” i “‘Was it in reference to the alleged selling of Burlington tickete ~ver connecting lines?’’ “No. S0 you can fraw your own eonclu- sions.” Statement By Chief Arthur. Cuicao, March 2.—Chief Engineer Arthur to-night gave out a long statement concern- ing the position of the enginecrs and firemen a8 to their present attitude towtad. the Bur- lington road. In. it he says,in part: The men are striking, not to compel the railway. company to pay them for services they do not perform, nor to compel the company to accept blind men to run engines, neither do the men demand that the company shall fur. nish free passes for all their relatives.” The main issue is, Shall the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway pay the same wages for the same work that is paid by 90 per cent of all the railways in the United States. This is almost the only question at issue. The rinciple of grading the men according to he years of service as engineers, adopted by the " Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, i8 illogical and o unjust. Under that system a man serves from three to five years as fire- man, when he is supposed to be an appren- tice, learning the rudiments of engineering. He then tukes a place as hostler and runs the engine from the roundhouse, in ‘which capacity he may serve for a year or more before he gets a switch engne for an- other year or two, when he may get on the road, By this time, he has served an appren- ticeship of five to nine years, and still the company expect him to serve three -years longer before he gets full pay. There is no other_trade 1 existence that is asked or ‘would submit to injustice of being & candidate for the peranuated list before becoming a full-fled, master of his trade. There i practically no difference in the ser- vice rendered or the results to the railway between an engineer of the first grade and one of the third, There is no trade or calling in which vears of service will determine a mans ability, An engineer of one ycar's ser- vice is often better qualified to run an engine than one who hus twenty years experience. There is one and only one just rule fo dotermine the question, and that is equal for equal service. In the present controversy the cngineers and remen can afford to lose the fight, but there no possible wav in which they can recede {rom their demands on the question of wages, except at the sacrifice of their entire organi: 1zation, There s noother way out of the difficulty but by a concession on the part of the company on the question of wages or a fight to tho bitter end. The Situation at Chicago. CmicAGo, March 2.—The agreement be- tween the brotherhoods of engineers and firemen and the Knights of Labor had no ap- parent effect on the number of applicants at the Burlington office this morning. A ma- jority of the men, however, look more like firemen than engineers. The officials of the company claim the situation is steadily im- proving. Four passenger trains were sent out fromn Chicago to-day and sixteen came in. The company commenced running coal trains on the Chicago division to-day, and claim they are running local freight trains on most purts of their system. At the roundhouse on Twelfth street a fore- man said to a reporter to-day: “I am tired of looking at some of the men ‘who are employed to take the places of the ikers. e engines are in a horrible con- ition, Three of our finest locomotives are ruined and others are badly broken down."” One of the chief topics talked of in railroad circles to-day was the alleged threat of the engineers and firemen to extend the strike to lines connecting with tho Burlington road if lmes sold the latter's tickets. The threat was received with sumrise by the wvarious officials and to representatives of the Associated press all declared that they were aintaining strict neutrality in this direction g‘- well as in the matter of handling Burling- ton cars, ete. Up to midnight llothhui definite has been heard at the engineers’ headquarters as to ‘whether the brotherhood men on the Reading were withdrawing from their ‘;L in com- pliance with the arrangement between Chief Arthur and representatives of the Reading knights, The principal event of the evening ‘was the ar of fifty nadian engineers to take situations on the Burlington. A little svprehension was apparent among the ‘brotherhood leaders over this accession to tho company’s strength. They stoutly main- tained that the Canadians would be promptly disposed of under the federal statutes pro- }li,l:‘l)lillg the importation of foreign contract abor. was asked of Local Developments. The telegraphic reports in the morning's papers were interpreted by the strikers in this city as exceedingly favorable for an early victory for them, aud consequently they were much elated. The news was con- sidered of such 8 cheering and reassuring character that they sought other and more congenial haunts than the B. & M. depot. Scarcely forty people were there when the trains came in. All the passenger trains, except Nos. 1 and ’“hu Denver fast trains), were running on schedule time yesterday. = Most of the trains were behind time, but this is claimed the ofticials of the road to be due to the storm. At the B. & M. headquarters some valu- able information was obtained and Mr. Hol- we, manager of the company, was quite confident_that the strikers would be de feated. Mr. Holdrege stated that they were fast ol lni‘up all the local freight and had advertisod that they would receive all classes of freight for immediate shipment. That the 3. & M. will be able to take care Pennsylvania to various divisions, Most of these men were former employes of the Reading road 1 of them Enlorvlewed stated that they have nothing to do with the brother hood. Several of them admitted that th rm Knights of Labor but refused to he instructions of Mr. Powderly come west to stay, and as soon as possi le shall locate and send for: their fauriljes 'Of course we will be deno: \ ut we do not care for that, We ve come west to earn an honest liviihood, We are as competent to do our work as of the brotherhood engineers.” 11:80 in the morning General Maveger Holdredge reccived the following telegram: Cuicaco, March 2.—Your message re- ceved, e reports that a combination of brotherhood and knights of labor have forced a compromise,are absolutely without founda- tion. [Signed,] H, B, STONE, General Manager. A few minutes later Mr. Holdrege re- ceived the following d : CiiicaGo, March 2, ters this morning are looking splendid, press reports that the chief of the brotherhood and the chief of the Knights of Labor have come to an under- standing by which the®brotherhood is to abandon the Reading road and the knights to @bandon ours seems to be true, but there does not scem to be any possibility of its being carried out. The Reading men that we have engaged want nothing whatever to do with the brotherhood. One hundred and siaty of them were sent forward last night to the il. & M. They seem & at deal more interested in how they shall get their fami- lies west than how they shall get back to Pennsylvania. In fact, they areall well pleased with their prospects in the west, and there is not any probability whatever of their gomg back to the Reading road. Freight trains on the St. Louis division commence running to-day One hundred and fifty enginecrs and_firemen, mostly en- gineers, arrived here from the east this morning to_be examined to-day. We are running sufficient passenger trains every where on the road to accommodate the pub- licand do our business. Ten trains were run on the Keokuk line yesterday and six on the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City. We had fourteen trzins out of Chicago o terday and sixtecn in. [Signed) Pavr, MoRTON, General Passenger Agent. The freight warchouse of the B. & M. was in' & state of activity yesterday, and a large anount of freight “was received. THREE CARS FULL OF SCADS, A loig freight train, made up and ready to depart for. the cast, lay in the yards of the Burlington until a late hour last night, ‘when it was finally abandoned until this nmorning, when it is expaeted to move. The freight reported as coming from the west had not arrived at 10:30, but it was expected hourly and the yard attaches sat around in the dis- patcher’s office and whiled away the time smokuig and telling storjés of their railroad experience. Train No. 3 from the cast came in several hours late. It was a solid train of nine pas- senger coaches, besides the mail and bageage cars. Three of the coaches were filled with Peunsylvania engineers and firemen. The in _which the latter were seated were ily detached from the n, and sped forward to the ‘west as a specis Several Pinkerton'men were with the party. As soon as the mail, baggage and passengers ticketed for Omaha were emptied the train started out on its western trip, the lights were dimmed 1n the’ depot and a detail of six speeial oficers were left in charge. The Kansas City “stub” arvived and departed on time. It was reported early in the evening that a striker had been shot and killed by a Pinker- ton policeman, but the story was without foundation. At Lincoln. LiNcoLy, Neb., March 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—The Pinkerton men ar- rived this morning, and to-night two hotels have been telegraphed to arrange to care for 120 men, who, it is. understood, are coming to take the places of the strikers. . The engi- neers were appraised of their coming from Burlington, the dispatch, however, stating that there were no competent ‘men in the number. The placing of a delegation of Pinkerton men in this city is not viewed with pleasiire by any of the citizens. 'The company for four days have had’ their grounds policed by fifty specials as though martial “law prevailed, and they were the military. The public has stood the “inconvenience but not a disturb- ance of any kind has occurred, not an arrest has been made, and not even an engineer has been found on the company's premises. The addition of Pinkerton men to the police, in the minds of many, can only ‘tend to inflame where all i8 now quiet. ~ Secretary Munger, of the board of transportation, said to-day that he thought Nebraska was fully able to care foritself und for all persons and property in the state. ‘Secretary Mason ex- pressos . the utmost contempt for the importations, 'A very conservative view of the situation is that the company are, with the character of the nien they umgluy. trying very hard to.make it appear that they are moving swimmingly and also trying to cre- ate the impression that insecurity reigns. Neither is true, for the serv thus far is very poor and the excuse has not yet existed for the useof the Pinkerton warriors. The officials have started a few extra trains to- day and a small amount of freight has been handled. An effort to " get the Union Pacific to take B, ‘& M. freight was unsuccessful but some .was broken in bulk and reshipped as strictly Union Pacific con- signments. No through ‘passenger tickets are yot sold .and no through freight s ments are taken. In the meantime passen- ger and freight trafic is very heavy on the other lines. Engine No. 411, handled by a.scab engi- neer, was run off. the turn-table - at Falls Cit last night into the ditch and engine 0. 470 was brought in from Waverly this morning dead. The boys remained at their hall through the day, quiet_and confident. Dispatches were re- ceived by them from Denver, McCook, Hastings, Omaha, Plattsmouth, Pacifio Junction, Burlington and Chicago. These all were in effect that the men at all places were firm and confident. Three new converts were recoived at the hall during the day. A dispatch received from Atchison stated that two engines were burnt out at that place and two across the river. A scab had taken a third one out and a like result was expected from that. T. W. Draper supplied the boys with cigars yesterday, and i O'Connor, & grocer in the city, visited the hall and talked to the men, He urged them to continue loyal to the law and cffered to donate §25 to their assistance, which the boys declined with thanks, A special from Denver stated that an en- thusiastic meeting of both western engineers and firemen was held there, at which Chief Engmeer Clark presided. Resolutions en- dorsing the grand officers and committee were unanimously adopted and the meeting pledged its entire support to the strike. " The Strikers Have a Dance. Prartrssouts, Neb., March 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The reported killing of & man in counection with the strike is not true 80 far as this city is concerned. The only trouble here to date was reported in the Bep, the case wherein one of the imported policemen was arrested for assault upon nk Zinn, a fireman, the officer having put i forcibly off the depot platform without cause. The trial took place this afternoon before Police Judge Matthews and the prisoner was discharged much to the surprise of those who witnessed the occurrence. Peo- ple who sympathize with the laboring classes in their struggles agaiust corporate wealth are having their eyes opened in this strug- gle and there will probably be a rattling of dry bones at the spring election. The mayor, who swore in the gaudily appareled club men for the railroad company, was petitioned by many of the best citizens of Plattsmouth, in- cluding the leading business men and his chief of political supporters, but refused to appoint six members of the brotherhoods of engincers and firemen on the force, though they included some of the most re- liable - men in the city. On top of this refusal comes the dismissal by the police.court of the culprit in this case of assault and battery. The policemen are stillon duty. Their mission has developed that they aye here to keep the strikers from talking to the men in the engines, ‘I'he strikers are all peaceable and eonfident of ultimate victory., Fortwo days past the Western Union telegraph ofice, which is up (Continucd o Seeund Pag THE TARIFF BILL DOOMED. No Prospect That It Will Pass Either House, BEN HARRISON FOR PRESIDENT. Friends of the Indiana Senator Much Encouraged at the Prospects For His Success—Mr. Potter Some- what Improved. Will Probably Be Strangled. WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMARA BEn, 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, ‘WasmiNagroy, D. C., March 2. The capitol was a very dull place to-day. The senate was not in session and the house confined itself to the consideration of pri- vate bills, It adopted a resolution providing for sessions on Friday nights from half past 7 to half past 10 o’clock, for the consideration of pensions and other bills for soldiers. DISCUSSING TIE TARIFF BILLS, There was a good deal of comment on the tariff bill among members and senators. The more expressions one hears the more he is impressed with the fact that the bill cannot finally be passed by either branch of congress, even with the most radical amendments. The commit- tee on ways and means will have a meeting on Tuesday next and will begin a considera- tion of the bill but there are predictions that it.will not come up in the house for debate under five or six weeks, and that the final vote upon it will not be taken before hot weather. The republican members of the committee on ways and means are going to demand that every interest . affectcd by the bill shall be heard from. They will first move that the wool growers be heard on the subject of placing wool on the. free list. This, of caurse, will be voted down, and then a motion will be made that representatives of the iron and steel interests be given a hearing in the committee as to ‘the effect the proposed changes of duty upon these articles will have. This will hikewise be voted down by the majority of the committee. Then a similar motion will be made for the hearing of the rice growers, and then to hear the fruit. growers, and so on till the whole list of in+ terests affected by the bill has been taken up and separately ‘voted upon. Republicans do not expect their motions to be successful be- cause they made a demand of this kind at the beginning of the session, but they will make a record which they . propose to use in the coming campaign., They will show that the majority in the house opposed expressions from the people whose interests are to be at- tacked by a revision of the tariff. MONEY FOR FORTS NIOBRARA AND ROBINSOY, Favorable reports have been agreed up by the committees on military affairs both in the senate and house ‘on the bill appropriat- ing $10,000 to -extend the quarters of and make improvements at Fo“ts Niobrara and Robinson, in Nebraska.. The bill is in dupli- cate in either branch of congress and when- ever it is passed in one house it can be taken up in the other and voted mpon without reference to the committee. Since a favora- ble report will go on the calender of each house at the same time it is probable that the appropriation will be made without delay. EX-SENATOR HARRISON FOR PRESIDENT. The republicans from Indiana in Washing- ton, and . especially those connected with congress, are unanimous for ex-Senator Ben Harrison, who is being spoken of throughout the country for the presidential nomination. Seven republican members of the house from the state in one voice say that the talk about Judge Gresham in Indiana for the nomina- tion is confined to & very few people, and that no attention is- being paid to it at home. It does not-amount to enough to cause any feeling or disruption in the party to-day. 1 received & letter from Attorney General Michener, who was secretary of the republican state committee in the campaign of 1886, and he says that the feeling in favor of General Harrison is grow- ing all over the country; that the people in Indiana realize at last that they have in General Harrison 'a man big enough to be president, and_that they will send a solid delegation to Chicago in his favor, Attorney Geuneral Michener says that letters are being received at Indianapolis from every - section of the country promising support of Indiana's candidate, and that the delegation which will be sent to the convention will be strong in character and faithful to their candidate, $0 that they now believe their chances are very bright for success, GUENTHER ON THE TARIFF BILL. Representative Guenther, of Wisconsin, says that the democratic,party can never carry the state of Wisconsin if congress passes the tariff bill that was presented yes- terday by the committee on ways and means. “For,” he said, “if the bill is passed the lumber interest of the northern part” of the state will be ruined. In sawmills alone, our people have $20,000,000 inyested, and they give employment to 8,500 men. 1 have not got the figures for the last year, but by the census of 1880 the annual amount of wages paid in the mills alone, with including those {mld for logging, was §2,257,318, If lumber s put on the free list it will simply wipe out this investment, deprive our people of the wages, *and take the business over to Canada, where labor is much cheaper, the cost of transportation lower, and where the lumbermen can put their product down in the Chicago market at a lower price than we cando. It will simply knock usall to ieces. Since 1850 the amount of wages paid n the mills has immensely increased, and the money is all paid out ina few counties n the northern part of the state. If this money is withdrawn the people will starve to death, and not only will the mill hands be thrown out of employment, but the farm- ers, manufacturers and mechanics will suffer as well. Our lumbermen, anticipating some such action by cor s, have been investing very largely in Canada pine lands, and if the bill is passed they will transfer their business over there. ‘The eastern counties of the state will be se- riously affected by placing peas on the free list, which the people there grow very largely in competition with the French farmers, and are luuLV enabled'to do so by the duty now paid.” h_;'l{u\v many republicans will vote for this " 'Ouly two that I know of, and they are n and Lind of Minnesota." *“Will the bill pass the house " Noj there are only two republicans who will vote for it, aud we know, of course, tiwt Randall's followers are numerous enough to wake a majority with the republican vote.” TUE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL, The house committee on Pucitio railroads will hold a special meeting to-morrow with the expectation of completing its considera- tion of the bill to fund the indebtedness of the Union Pacific railroad in fifty annual pay- 1t is expected that the bill will be report to the house on Monda PENSION TO A CHINAMAN, A pension was to-day grauted to Ah Lin, a Chinaman, who served in our navy during the late war. It is understood to be the first pension grauted a Chinaman by the United States government. 1t is paid to the Chinese consul at San Francisco, who is designated by Ab Lin to receive the pension for him, MR, POTTER DETTER, Dr. Ransom, the physician to Thomas J. Potter, stated to-night that his patient seemed considerably better and that he had rested very well during the day, but that his condition was yet critical, WANTED TO PREACH TO CONGRESS, An old gentleman with a hooked nose and long gray hair which only partly hid a greasy and threadbare coat collar, was around the capitol to-day getting signutures 1o a petition allowing him to preach in the hall of repre- sentatives on Sunday. It appears that he is @ mind cure missionary or something of that sort aud wants to convert the congressmen to his way of thinking. He applied for the rivilege of preactung from the clerk's desk Sunday morning but ‘was told that the speaker could not grant him permission to do 80 without a request from the majority of the members of the house. So he was calling them out gue by one aud waklig el sigoa- m ready to tures, Some signed his pathy, some to got of him, but most of them laughed in his and turned away. He was at work all day and only got a dozen or more endorsements. PERSONAL, A. L. Strang and wife, of Omaha, are in the city. E. G, Thom at the Howard hot Colonel Francis Cotton entertained a party of gentlemen at dinner last night at his residence. The guests were Senator Cullom, Commissioner Hi Representative S. V. White, General O, D. Green, Dr. Ransom, of New York, Senator Farwell, Representa- tive Dorsey, Joha B. Colon, of Omaha, and Governor ém, of Iowa. Perry S. Heatn, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. ‘WasmiNGToN, March2.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: John Sumner, Eagle; Gottfried Stencil, Postville; Oliver Baker, Oak; Peter J. Lawrence, Columbus. Increase—Lafayette Carr, Nebraska City; Michael Quinn, South Omaha; David M. White, Aurora. Re-issue—Robert Marshal, Exeter. Original widows, ete.—Minors of John A. Case, Fairfleld. Pensions for ITowans: Original invalid— David M. Fisk, Tipton; Benjamin F. Jones, Attica; Erastus D. Cleveland, Fairfield; John Smith, Clarien; James McKin, Garri- son; John Canterbury, Lucas; Lorenzo Engle, Baxter; Martin P. Wickersham, Creston; James H. Cryne, Jewell; Barzillai J. Headley, Moulton; George Lyman, Ackley; Noah P, White, Nichol; Amos N. Benton, Colfax; James N. Lee doceased, Newton, (onds August 12, 1887); Benjamin P, Harris, Sioux City. Increase— Henry T. Barber, Oakland; John Pieter, Pickaid; John B, Tacker, Chariton; Freder- ick Miller, Maquoketa; Wilson Cooper, Don- nelson: Aaron A. Campbell, Moravia. on%- nal, widows, etc—Susan, mother of John G. Mclntosh, Keosauqua; Louisa, widow of Francis H. Sherwood, Columbia, (ends No- vember 9, 1855) : Elmina, widow of Nicholas Snedeker, Numa, (ends February 15, 1879). L!le]xican survivor—John P, Fisher, Line- ville: : Cotton-Seéd Oil and Lard. ‘WasnINGTON, March 2.—Abram I Jewell, a comirission ‘merchant of New York, and N. S. Epperson, of Kansas City, were before the ‘honse committee on agriculture to-day and defended the use of cotton-seed oil in the manufacture of lard. _A feature of the pro- ceedings was the charge by the chairman of the committee that the Standard oil conipany transported cotton:seed oil north in the same tanks in which they send coal oil south. The witnesses admitted that would spoil the oil for lard purposes, but contended that oil 80 carried was not used by the mauufucturers, To Reorganize the Signal Corps. ‘WasniNGroy, March 2.—The bill intro- duced in the senate yesterday by Farwell to reorganize the signal corps provides that only such -officers shall be retained as are found fully competent for the duties. The number of officers is reduced from twenty- two to fourteen, and competent’ unassigned licutenants will be transferred to the army. The pay of the meu is rearranged so that the more competent and. experienced observers will receive higher ‘pay. Such reductions have been made inthe number of officers and men that the rearrangement, while increas- ing the efticiency of corps, . will result in a net annual saving of nearly $120,000. Riddleberger’W ants Prohibition. Wasnixaroy, March 2,—The senate com- mittee on the Di of . Columbia to-day voted, 6 to 3, againkt the Platt bill toprohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Dis- trict. The committee then, h{ a vote of 8to 1, (Riddleberger)decided to frame and re- Eorl. to congress a high license ll. Riddle- erger will make a favorable minority report on the Platt bill. Pacific Raflroad Fanding Bill. . WasHINGTON, March 2.—The house com- mittee on pacific raiiroads resumed conslder- ation of the Outhwaite pacific railroad fund- ing bill this morning und it Was gone over by sections. It is expeeted that the committeo will be prepared 10 report the result of its deliberations in a few weeks, There was somewhat of a general interchange of views this morning and it is believed the committee is in favor of a funding bill of some sort, but the discussion has not progressed far enough to warrant any statement as to how long or how short the period should be fixed in_any funding ill that may be agreed upon. pers out of sym- n, of Omaha, is registered use. National Capital Notes. ‘WasniNGToN, March 2.—The house com- mittee on foreign affairs yesterday author- ized a favorable report on the Morrow resolu- tion, requesting the president to communi- cate to the house what steps, if any, have been taken in the direction of treaty stipula- tions or otherwise to prevent continued im- migration of Chinese laborers into the United states, notwithstanding the provisions of the treaty of 18580 suspending such immigration, Postal Changes. ‘WasniNGTON, March 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.] —The postoffice at Danby, York county will be discontinued March 15. Mor- tens Barry was to-day appointed postmaster of Barryville, Delaware county, Ia., vice Nellie Powers resigned. A postoffice was es- tablished at Putnam, Cherry county, Neb. aud Willis Barnard appointed postmaster. THE TABIKF BILL. Chairman Mills Well Pleased With the Result. ‘WasuiNgroy, March 2.—Chairman Mills is much pleased with the result of the work of the democratic members of his committee. He says the bill is so conservative and fair it will commend itself to the majority in the house. He admits that fourteen democrats of the Randal school will probably vote against the measure—two from Pennsyl- vania, two from New Jersey, four from Ohio, four from Louisiana and two from Cal- ifornia. He expects, however, that their votes will be offset by those of at least eight or ten republicans, mostly from the north- west. The aggregate reductions proposed by the bill are about $50,000,000. 1t is intended however, to reenact the old package cla providing for duty on puckages, which does not lay a special tax on packages o different kinds, but merely provides that the value of goods and duty be assessed upon accordingly, Tais will add from $5,000,000 o $10,000,000 to the rcvenue, so that the net reduction of revenue proposed by the bill will not exceed $45,000,000. It is the opinion of the majority of the committee, he says, that the revenus of the government should be reduced at least $i0,000,000, §25,000,000, therefore, wre left to be disposed of by changes in iuternal reveaue taxation, s | s The Fire Record. WEsT Uniox, Neb., March 2.—[Special to the Bee.]—R. G. Care's store burned to the ground Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. The loss is at least §10,000; insurance on building, £1,000, nothing on the goods. Only 00 or $600 worth of goods were The West Union bank, being in the same building, lost draft books, check books, furniture, ete., but will resume business within a few days. Derrotr, Mich., March 2.~The five story building occupied by Barnes Bros. as a paper warchouse, burned to-night. The losses aggregate hw,w-. - Concluded Its Labors. Cuicago, March 2.—~The joint western conference committee concluded its labors to-day, but did not succeed in adopting a unanimous report. The conclusions reached, together with objections, will be submitted to the managers of the wéstern and northwest- ern lines at a meoting-on Wednesaay. The southwestern roads will ‘take no steps-to form an agreement until the others couclude their labors, 1888, A HOT NIGHT IN THE HOUSE. The Commons Has Another Dose of Trafalgar Square. OLD AND YOUNG BLOOD ENGAGED The Excitement at Its Heighth During An Impassioned Speech By Gra- ham—A Decided Victory For the Government, The Opposition Downed. [ Copuright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxvoN, March 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|—To-night it has been all about Trafalgar square, of which we have now heard enough. It was clearly seen by Mr. Gladstone from the first that an at- tack upon the government on this question could not injure it, but might hurt the oppo- sition. Hence Sir Charles Russell was ham- pered from the start, and his supporters have spoken with the dead weight of public opin- ion against them. The disorderly meetings last autumn scared thousands of persons from coming to London, and thus struck a serious blow at trade. In fact—a notorious fact like this—no combination against the government could hope to provail. All the same we have had lots of talk—good, bad and indifferent. Mr. Bradlaugh closed the ball last night and opened it this evening with a very forcible speech. Bradlaugh always gets & respectful hearing, and from 1o party more than from the tories, of whom he is so determined an opponent. The reason 18 that he speaks to the purpose and never®wastes time. In the house to-night Gladstone paid him . great compliment. by leaving his usual seat, crossing the gangway, and taking up his quarters in the scat usually occupied by Labouchee, nearer Bradlaugh. For once, at any rate, the old man sat on the seat of the scorner, Labby did not come down to his Northamp- ton colleague, Last night’s war dance over the hated Chamberlain exhausted his ener- gies, but Bradlaugh bore his absence with resignation and made the best case he could for his friends, The Irish party werenot present in strong force, although the leaders were represented by Justin McCarthy and John Dillon. Lord Hartington and Sir Henry James were there, and Cunningham Graham, with his head healed of the wound dealt by a policeman’s club. Next to Bradlaugh sat Philip Stanhope, brother of the tory . war . secretary, .but the . hot- test of all red-hot radicals, The two Stanhopes represent the opposite poles of politics, and they say Philip is the abler man, though he has had no chance of doing much yet. He acted as a judicious bottle- holder to Bradlaugh, and thus shares with him the honors of the evening. Attorney General Webster made short work of Bradlaugh's facts and arguments, If anybody had been wantonly ill-used by the police, the first magistrate would give re- dress. - Why had no redress been soughti This was a poser for Bradlaugh. Gladstone was watching keenly, as if he thought of replying to Webster, but the sub- ject was dangerous and the old campaigner preserved a judicious silence. A Harcourt did duty for him, but not with his accustomed dash. He was troubled with a cough, for which he had apparently been measured, for it was a leviathan cough, one that made the rafters ring and which might have done credit to Jumbo, after whom Har- court is invariably called in the house. In private talk nobody mentions his real name, He is only known as Jumbo. How the real Jumbo would have liked this liberty it is now too late to find out. Then the young lions began to roar—metro- politan members who seldom get a chance to speak—Whitmore, the gentleman who beat Sir Charles Drake at Chelsea; Lawson, son of Edwards, proprietor of the Daily Tele- graph; Baumann, a very ¢lever fellow, who made a capital speech, full of good points, giving great promise of future excellence. Both sides are strong in able young men, and the three I have mentioned will. often be heard of again. It seems likely indeed that the democratic parliament will turn out a larger proportion of abler speakers than were produced under the old system. With Gladstone they list- ened to the old folks to-night with a grave and silent courtesy. They have a long road to travel before they can hope to come within a mile of him. Towards 11 o'clock the house filled up rap- idly. Large numbers of members on both sides came trooping in from dinner. There ‘was not a vacant spot left. Feeling rose to the highest as Sir Henry James delivered an impassioned address on the government side in behalf of an unflinching administration of the law. The excitement increased when Graham rose with several other radical members, who all stood their ground until there were loud cries for Graham, in which the consery- atives joined. Graham was called by the speaker and made an extraordinary speech, in which he wused some very coarse expressions that must have not a little shocked the ladies in the gallery. If this [sort of license were gen- crally taken it would be well to put up a notice outside the house, “No ladies admit- ted.” The best of Englishmen were driven to join the police force and the best women onto the streets. This was about the mildest thing he said. Frequently Mr. Graham paused and put his hand to his heart as 1f in pain and called for water. After his re- lease from prison he fainted at one public meeting and we all expected to see him fall down on the floor atany moment. He was sometimes apparently unable to draw his breath. The tories cheered him, notwith- standing his violent language, and at length he finished his remarks to the great relief of all present. A rapid passage of arms ensued between Home Secretary Matthews and Sir Charles Russell, aud the debate would undoubtddly have gone on for hours longer but for the cloture and 12 o'clock rule. As the hands of the clock pointed to midnight, Sir Charles Russell suddenly stopped. Another member rose, but Mr. Smith put the cloture and a division was taken, the lobbies on each side being pretty well choked with members. The first fight was on Brad- laugh's amendmient, for which 207 voted and 822 against—a majority for the government of 115—a terrific defeat for the opposition. Then a second division was challenged on Sir Charles Russcll's amendment, with this result: For, 224; against, 810; majority for the government, 92. There was great ex- citement at the close, and even strangers in the gallery remained to tho last. What the opposition huye gained by this s not very clear, A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, Contradictory Reports, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Sax Remo, March 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bge.]—The crown prince bad another good night, and took air ou the balcony. This morning the weather igfine, Dr. Thowas Evans, with Lis owa hands, has been making several tubes of vari- ous sizes for the prince’s throat, one of which has been inserted. Prince William arrived at 9 o'clock this morning, Loxvoy, March 2.—[Press. ] -Official news has been received here that the condition of the German crown prince is alarming. Upon the receipt of this intelligence Lord Cham- berlain communicated with the queen with reference to altering the court arrangements for next week, which include a levee and drawing room. He was dirccted to prepare 1o postpone the receptions at the shortest notice. Arrangements are being made w privately transport the prince to Berlin. Beruiy, March 2.--A dispatch to the North German Gazette says that persons who haye seen the crown prince state that he looks many years older than when he left Berlin, His beard is white, and he has become very thin, weighing 154 pounds. He has written his will and political testanent for his son, Prince William, The Tageblatt says it is reported that Dr. Borgmann has asked Dr. Larier to preparc Emperor William for the worst, All Kinds of rumors are in circulation. Russia and the Vatican. Rowme, March 2.—The negotiations between the vatican and Russia have proved fruitless. Russia demanded impossible concessions, stipulating that the Catholic bishops through- out Russia should be appointed by the czai that the Russian language should be exclus- ively used in Catholic_churches in Russia both in preaching and in catechisiug, and that the offspring of mixed marriages should be educated in the orthodox Russian church. - ——— Prince Ferdinand a Usurper. Moscow, March 2.—The Gazette (Rovern- ment organ) says Turkey will declare Prince Ferdinand a usurper on Bulgaria and will interfere with military force to establish a status therein in accordance with the Berlin treaty, either on receiving a mandate from all the powers or a carte blanche from Russia. et st Mitchell Bound Over. > Loxpox, March 2.—Charlie Mitchell, thy pugilist, was summoned before a local magis- trate at Chelsca to-day to answer to the charge of arranging for a prize fight with John L. Sullivan, Mitchell, accompanied by Rowell and Kilrain, appeared and disavowed any intention to break the pgace in England. He was bound over in £200. Will Oppose Ferdinand's Doposition. LoNvoy, March 2.—Lord Salisbury, in an interview with the Russian ambassador to- day, declared he would oppose the deposition ot Prince Ferdinand, unless the powers agreed upon his successor on the Bulgarian throne. e Three Month's lmprisonment. DukeiN, March 2.—A newsdealer named Dingle has been sentenced to three month's imprisonment_for sclling copies of United Ireland containing reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the national league. Gone Over to the Enemy, Rome, March 2.—Advices from Massowah say that Chicf Debeb and his followers have deserted to the enemy, taking with them arms and equipments with which the Italiuns had supplied them. e Mrs. Langtry Sued. CuicAGo, March 2.—Manager McVicker has sued Mrs, Langtry for $10,000 damages for non-fulfillment of contract in cancelling the remainder of her engagement in this city. Mrs. Langtry's attorney says she was compelled to do 80 on account of ill health. —_— Raliroad Disaster. SAN ANTONIO, March 2.—Last evening the Hondo bridge on the Southern Pacific rail- road gave way while a freight train was crossing, precipitating the caboose and a couple of cars of live stock into the river. Captain Elhorldfie. owner of the live stock, was instantly killed, as was also Robert Hardesly, brakeman, and two others fatally injured. ———— FIFTIETH CONGRESS Hous ‘WasniNGTON, March 2.—A letter from the secretary of the treasury showing the probable 088 by destruction of United States bonds was laid before the house. Unanimous consent was secured to have printed in the record a memorial signed by glass blowers protesting against a reduction of duty upon imported window glass as pro- posed by the Mills tariff bill. Mr. Randall, from the committee on rules, reported a resolution, which was adopted, providing for an,evening session every Fri- day for the consideration of private pension and political disability bills. Under the call of committees a number of bills of a private nature were reported and placed on the calendar, among them being a Dbill granting right of way to the Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern railroad company through the Sioux reservation, Dakota. The house in committee of the whole re- sumed consideration of the ‘“‘omnibus’ bill, which provides for thg‘{myment of thirty od claims for supplies used for the army during the war, reported by the courtof claims under the provisions of the Bowman act. Mr. Lee of Virginia offered an amendment appropriating $20,000 for the relief of the Protestant Episcopal theological seminary and high school of Virginia. After consider- able debate it was adopted. The bill was then agreed to and reported to the house. Pending action the house took a recess until “The house to-night began its evening scs- sion for the consideration of pension bills, Twenty-five of those measures were passed, together with bills removing the_political disabilities of Samuel Noble. Horace A. Browne, Paul Faison and Andrew J. Lind- say. . Won in Three Seconds. Dururn, Minn,, March 2—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre]—KFour huudred people witnessed the shortest fight ‘on record this evening. The contestants were Charles Gleason, lightweight champion of the north- west, and William Alcock, lightweight cham- pion of Michigan, for §200 a side and the en- tire gate receipts. Paddy McDonald was referee, and Frank Hays and James Mur- nane time-keepers. Gleason won the fight in three seconds, actual fighting time. 1oth men sprang to the center at the call and Gleason led with his right, knocking Alcock against the ropes and followed it up with a stinging right hander on the jaw, which knocked Alcock back into his chair and drew blood. Alcock was dazed by the sudden at- tack and refused to fight any more, and left the ring amid a storm of hisses, The re instantly awarded the fight to Gleason. The coiored lightweight, George Giddens, then sparred a friendly round with Gleason to sat- isfy the audience, i Sidney's Sentiment. Sioxey, Neb., March 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—An enthusiastic meeting of the bar association of Cheyenne county, held here to-night, passed the following res- olutions: Whereas, The Cheyenne county bar asso- ciation are unanimously in favor of the pro- posed amendment of the bill now pending before the senate known as the Nebraska United States court bill, so as to substitute North Platte instead of Kearncy as the place of holdine terms of the United States court, therefore be it- Resolved, That Hon. George W. Heist and William J. ' Powell, of the committee ap- pointed t visit Washington for the . purpose of presenting our claim for the enlargement of the military post of Fort Sidney, be and., are hereby instructed to work while in Washington with the committec from North Platte lmvin{in charge the proposed amend ment to said bill changing the place of hold- ing United. States court from. Kearney to Norb Platte, Neb, v NUMBER 259, MAGRUDER'S WOUND FATAL, The Covington Saloon Keeper's Vics tim Fast Passing Away. AN UNWELCOME IMMIGRATIONL The PlacesOverrun With Sioux City Toughs—Nebraska City's Church Squabble—Grant Gets the County Seat. 2 Can Only Live a Few Hours. Covixatoy, Neb., March 2,—[Special Teles gram to the Bee.]--Magruder, the man who wus shot here, cannot live but a few hours. Sheriff Brassfield, of Dakota City, to-day ar« rested | on, the keeper of the saloon in which the row occurred. He is a tough character and was run out of Lemars, la., because he was engaged in several shooting y8. The cvidence shows that he drew a Iver and did the shooting. John Arens- and Paul Leader, who were recently in- volved in the Haddock murder trial, were both in the saloon when the shooting was done. Arensdorf went on the bonds of sev- cralof the men who were arrested. The people of Covington and Dakota county are highly incensed at the influx of the lawless element and there are threats that they may take the law into their own hands. The G. A. R. Encampment. LiNcoLN, Neb.,, March 2.—[Special Tele~ gram to the Bee.]—The most interesting feature inthe Grand Army encampment oc- curred to-day in the clection of department commander and the result was a great sur- prise to & large number who were denomis nated the machine in the department. The first ballot resulted: Captain W. C. Henry 168, Brad P. Cook 108, J. B. Davis 81, Colonel Sweet 8, Second ballot: Henry 203, Cook 102, Davis 40. Captain W. C. Henry's election was made unanimous. There has been a great deal of quiet determined work on the part of a large number of delegates for Cuptain Henry who felt that he had been cheated out of the position a year ago when the “‘vindication” of Russell took place, Gens eral Van Wyck, who has done a greatydeal of quiet work to rebuke the parties who foisted Russell at the head of the departe ment, was greatly delighted to see Captain Henry elected, Commander Russell, in the meantime, retires from the place and no o5% is shedding any tears over it. Captain W, O Henry, the newly elect department commar der, i8 a resident of Fairmont, where he h lived since 1870, engaged in the insurance an live stock auctioncer business, He is man _forty-six years of age and witl agood record in the army. Captain Henr, enlisted at the commencement of the war i the Nineteenth New York infantry, at Aus burn, N. Y., and his first four months sers vice was in the Shenandoah valley. His company was then merged into limtcri‘;(} Third New York urtillery, and for threg years he was in_active service in light aruil ery, being with Burnside at Newbern, N C. " 'Then returningto the army of the Potos mac he was in the battle of Gettysburgi Commander Henry enlisted asa corporal, an when the war closed he was commissioned a captain, The remaining officers of the department elected were: M. V. Allen, Madison, nun:&r vice commander; E. C. Parkinson, Sewal junior vice commander; Rev, 8. P. Dillon, itchfield, chaplain; Dr, M. W. Stone, sure geon. Commander Henry appointed for assistan| adjutant general J. W. Liveringhouse, Gran Island, and for quartermaster general, L. Washburn, of Norfolk, The following delegates were elected tq th@ national encampment at Columbus, O. ator Manderson, Judge Amasa Cobb, M, J Hall, A, Hol C. J. Dilworth, J. H. Cul ver, A. H. Church, John D. Moore. _Altel nates: H. G. Wolcott, J. E. Hill, A, 8. Col John Barnsby, J. M. Lee, John Fitzpatrick] H, E. Paine, The council of administration is compo; S. H. Morrison, Nebraska City; A. Rober Omaha; L. D. Richards, Fremont; John Bonnell, Lincoln; H. O. Paine, Alnoswort] A long list of resolutions on Grand Arm, matters were adopyed. The Woman's Relief corps elosed its s sion to-day after electing the following_ o cers for the ensuing year: Mrs, K. Ma chester, Lincoin, prosident; Mrs. Saral Sweet, Creighton, senior vice; Mrs. &t Swallow, Hurvard, junior vice; Mrs. Hele) Applegate, Tecumseh, chaplain; Mrs, W ward, Weeping Water, treasurer, R el Must Give an Account of Themselv. Nenrasga City, Neb.,, March 2.—[Spec Telegram to the Bre.|—An order issuod the supreme church was received here to-di demanding the appearance of H. H. Bartli et. al., defendants in the celebrated Ger Lutheran court case at Lincoln, March to answer to the charge of contempt of co Rocently the supreme court decided agains the Bartling faction in their flght for pol sion of the church, but the decree wi heeded and the defeated faction met an banded the old organization, and it is alle broke into the church and afterw turned the Yropcrty over their attorneys. Hence = the o for their appearance before the court, case has occupied the attention of the cous for several years. The late Mr. Rottm conducted the case for the church and ti trouble was thought to have been settl until after his death. But his death wi taken advantage of to reopen the case. Pufs lic feeling is bitter against the faction whose action in the matter is denounced as disy graceful, ' The Child Told It. CextrAL City, Neb., March 2.—[Specigl Telegram to the Bee.]—For some timo there has been a gang of thieves at work in this city and could not be caught. Large quantly ties of powder had been stolen of Berryman) Patterson & Co., of this place. Yesterday Mr. Patterson got out a search warrant ang with the sheriff went to the house of} on Luther Brown liying here. They found ne one but a child Who showed them a ke na trunk and when asked where i d, “Papa brought it home o Oficers are after the gang an will probably hgve & chance to go ov v Papa brings home lots of things m:g the road. e A Revival at Central City. rRAL City, Neb., March 2.—(Special’ gram to the Bee.]—Rev. Brown, of Lind coln, assisted by Mr. Avis, is holding union} revival services ut the CGirand opera hou ngs are attended by large nu 'y promise to result in great got Grant Gets the County Seat, Graxt, Neb.,, March 2.——[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—The oflicial count givey Grant the county scat by 119 wmajorit, over all. Blessings For Nebraskans, b., March 2. ope, has sent special blessings to Hon. Johmy Citzgerald and family, including Hond Patrick Egan, of this city. ; - General V Wyck at Orleans. OnLraxs, Neb., March 2.—|Special Teley gram to the Bee.]—General Van Wyck ade dressed o large and enthusiastic audien: here to-night in aid of our public librar, %10 be at the General Van Camp Sons_of Veterans gatiioring at Holdredgo on the 15 inst. LoxnoN, Marg Fleur de la Mer, has foundered off the of Cayenue, | Sixty passepgers AW B

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