Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. ALL HOPE ABANDONED Germans Convinced That the Crown Prince's Ilinees Is Fatal. THE NATION IN MOURNING. l;eoplo Tremble at the Possible Ef- fect on the Kaiser, CRUSHED BY LONG SUSPENSE, Crowds Gathor Dally to Assure Themselves That He Lives. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Salvationists Descend on Berlin— Prince Willlam's Effects Being Brought to the City—items About Americans. Germans Despondent. [Copyris "t 1888 by James Gordon Dennett.\ Beruiy March 3.-[New York Herald Cable- il to the Bee.]—Public interest is 80 co.. ntrated on the San Remo invalid and the complications likely to arise from his death that except a few American personals there is little news worth cabling. Among all classes throughout all Germany it would be impossible to find a sane man who be- lieves the crown prince will live for three months ‘onger. The opgn suppressal of news regarding his illness gave the finishing stroke 10 the hopes which a few people had main- tained up to the last possible moment. More- over, the increasing weakness of the kaiser and the great grief he has shown at his grandson’s death make people tremble at the thought of the possible effect on him of his son's death, Sitting alone in his palace, without a near blood relation now in his kingdom, with the empress tottering on the brink of the grave, weighed down, too, by the dread of the storm which must break over Prussia after his death, and with the flowers from his grandson's still unsodded grave as a rest for his eyes when they tire of*pouring over the documentary proof that Russia postpones her attack only in deference to his age, the won- der is only that he still lives—that long sus- pense regarding the crown prince has not already crushed the kaiser. This feeling is what causes crowds from all parts of Berlin to stand daily in front of the palace waiting for a chance to assure them- selves personally that the kaiser 1s still alive and able to stand at his window. The Salvation army, which seems to have ® keen eye for business, has chosen this period of mournful uncertainty for a descent upon Berlin. Misled by the quietness of the crowd which listened to them, the two offi- cers claimed that Germany will soon be the greatest center for their work. Most out- siders think that German beer will bea more dangerous enemy than English dead cats, Another sign of the times is that Prince ‘William's belongings are being transferred to Berlin and that it is announcea he will re- main here permanently instead of living wuch of the time at Potsdam, American items are unusually plentiful this week. The German papers have all had @ word to say regarding the adultery mock trial alleged to have been held in the Warren street, Brooklyn, Episcopal church by the children of the Sunday school. Then, as a re- lief from moral lectures, they printed a story of how Professor Sylvester, of Baltimore, traveled twice across the ocean 1 pursuit of & manuscript which was all the time in his coat pocket. Among other clippings tending to confuse or amuse the Germans is one about the moving inland of the giant Coney Island hotel, and another concerning Page, of the University of Pennyslvania, whose fame as a high jumper surpasses that of all German experts. The March winds are driving many Am- ericans from Germany. Miss Pendleton probably starts on Monday for sev- eral weeks' stay at Cannes. Mrs, Consul General : Raine and Miss Robb have gone to. Paris for a month. Mr. and Mrs..H, 'W. Hardon, of Boston, start for Greece and Haly aboat the15¢h. Mrs. Martin and son, of Wisconsn, also leave for Italy next week. Dr. E. Gray, of Chicago, goes to-day to Dresden, % Among the arrivalfgre Mrs, and Miss Giles, New York city . and Mrs. B. F, ‘Wood, Kansas City; Mr/ ‘Weill, San Francisco; R. ¥eles, Cleveland, 0. Miss Winslow, the arti$ and her com- panion, of Portland, have gondto Rowe, Hon. Theodore Fay is Just Jompleting his history of Germany. legation in London, secretar Berlin, and for eight years Alerican min- ister at Berne, Mr. Fay's fif} years in Europe enable him to write mucfof his his- tory from personal observation. Nearly one hundred letters ar\waiting at the American consulate for owners, One letter, opened by mistake " @go, was found to coutain a chec} for §100,- 000, Die Post is printing a translati Burnett's “‘Little Lord Fontelnero, d Mrs. Selvain Kentucky, are posted by the Ger that their alleged German {o‘“a $76,000,000 exists only dn their fyyorg imagination. ) Albert Niemann sings on May f.g the opera house for the first time 8it. 43 return from Dollar land. DMathilda von Hahn, of ) mame of a twenty-two-y who for unrequited love suicide in the Thiergarte, — An Unfavor ICopyright 180 by Net Bxruiy, March | Das ceased to b .Ihnlwpln v is the tocrat ommit Piess.) family of the | M the | Wala mey ed to the emperor are unfavorable, dlu“on(ng traces of cancer in the pus, arising from necrosis of the cartilage of the larynx. The full official report of Prof. Waldmeyer will be del Recklinghausen makes an analysis, dispatches also confirm the progress of the symptoms toward o fatal issue. The occasional appearances of improvements aro followed by & renewal of the gravest indications. Newspaper reports from San Remo conflict. The decrease in his strength has caused a saadening chauge in his aspect, and has wransferred him from & robust into an aged and debilitated man, who is obviously suffering. The conflict of re- ports does not weaken the fact, based upon absolute information, that in the highest of- ficial quarter every hope has been abandoned of his recovery. No immediate crisis is ex- pected, but it is recognized that a sudden change for the worse may occur at any moment, involving his death, if the discase should be permitted to run its full course. The crown prince may be able to return to Berlin in May any pass his last days there. Since his family have recognized that a fatal issue is most probable, the crown prince him- self has expressed an urgent desire to return to Berlin as soon as possible. Comments adverse to Prince William continue to be heard in Berlin society. Jealousy of and opposition to Dr. Mackenzie continues to increase, and the German papers reflect seriously on his management of the case. These opinions are generally accepted, combined with views afirming the mainte- nance of Dr. Mackenzie's hold on the crown prince ana crown princess, and are adding to the lasting unpopularity of the crown prin- cess. Hence arises the rumor that the crown princess and her daughter will go to reside in England after the death of the crown prince. " During the week Prince Bismarck had a long conference with Emperor William, it is supposed with reference to the proposal to grant Prince William power to sign in the event of the temporary incapacity of the em- peror, concurrent with the prostration of the crown prince. It is reported the emperor accedes to the proposal. The relations of Russia with the allied powers are taking developments exactly as was forecast. The diplomatic proposals of Russia have resulted in nothing definite, however, However much the czar may be averse to war it is believed the internal discord of Russia will soon force the czar to risk the future of the Ramanoft dynasty by challenging the central powers. Passcd a Quiet Night. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] SAN Remo, March 8. —[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The crown prince had a fairly good night. After the in- sertion of the new tube the blood ceased to appear and also expectoration for a time, but they have since returned after violent fits of coughing. The prince stayed on the balcony some time this morning and afternoon. Mr. Hanburry offers the patient the use of his villa, La Mortola. The offer may possibly be accepted. Dr. Waldeyer, the cancer special- ist, has arrived. His examination upt1p. m. appears to confirm the cancer theory. The report that prince is afflicted with another hereditary disease is disproved. P Russian Military Circles Irritated. St. PETERSBURG, March 8.—The govern- ment has issued orders to expediate the collection of stores in Warsaw. Many ofticers who were on furlough have been re- called to their regiments. The attitude of the powers regarding Bulgaria irritates military and public circles in Russia. ‘Want an Arbitration Treaty. Panis, March 8.—The International Peace and Liberty league is circulating a petition for a permancnt arbitration treaty between France and the United States. Up to the present time the petition hus been signed by 1,000 persons, of whom 100 are members of the chamber of depu e e Internal Dissensions. DusriN, March 8.—The Express affirms there are internal dissensions in the Parnel- iteranks, which will produce a rupture that will shuke the foundations of the national league. American inspiration, it says, is causing a number of leaguers to join the Gaelic association, which opposes Parnell’s policy. e Under American Protection. GIBRALTAR, March 3.—The United States war ship Enterprise will proceed to Tangier to support the demand of the American con- sul at that place for the release of a Moor under American protection and who is un- prisoned at Rabat. —_— ’TED AN AUDIENCE. Gener: ragq Presents His Creden- s to President Diaz. City oF Mexico, via Galveston, March 3. —The president to-day gave an audience to the new American minister, General Bragg, WLo enters on the formal discharge of his duties on Monday. General Bragg was attired in the full uniform of brigadier general of the United States army. He was accompanied by Secretary of the Legation Connery. General Bragg said, ad- dressing the president: “By gracious consid- eration of the president of the United States of America, I have been accredited envoy ex- traordinary and minister plenigotentiary to the republic of which you are the distin- guished head. In presenting my letter of credence I am especially charged by the chief executive of the government whose rep- resentative I have the honor to be, to bear to you the assurance of his high esteem and his best wishes for the preserva- tion to yvourself and your peopla of your continued good health and for the pros- perity of the republic of Mexico, and also make known to you the sincere desire of him- self, as well as the wish of the people whose chief executive he 1s honored in being, that the boids of amity between the Lwo republics may not only conti but be constantly strengthencd by the strict preservation of 1 faith and the mutual extension by epublic to the other of friendly offices vhich inspire confidence and trust, as well as byan enlurged intercourse, social and comuercial, between the people of the two republics. For myuw,o sir, if, in the execution the blgd ' trust reposed in me, I shall be 80 fortunate as to contribute toward secur- ing the ends so desired, I shall feel asgured of the hearty -Ix-roul of my chief and the Sm“ body of American people.” President iaz replied in the most cordial manner, The mucfi e"p‘l:uon olf ll!he assembled com. pany was that General 's spe tactful and friendly in th:qe&fum’:. 50 WAy < o PR Nebraska and lowa Weather. o lowa and Nebraska: Light to fresh y winds, warnic: threatening weather rain or suow. . - easter] witk BRITISH BARNACLES. John Bull Beaten Out of Many Mil- lions Annually, SIR DRUMMOND WOLFF'S CASE, To Be Pald an Exhorbitant Salary For Doing Nothing. THE MASTER OF THE HAWKS, Nearly £1,000 Yearly Stolen Through This Myth. TRUCE FLAGS STILL FLYING, Liberals and Tories Continue Their Love Feasts—Approaching Sil- ver Wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Detrauding the Government. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxpoy, March 3.—[New: York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—Sir Drummond Wolff starts to-day for Persia where he has been appointed British envoy, Ho may change his mind at the last moment and not 8o, forif you can quietly enjoy £5,000 a year in London why go to Teheran. Sir Drum- mond Wolff's salary began when he was ap- pointed last October, He has been going ever since but has never gone. It is often’ said that in America & man can get on faster sooner than he can here. Dozens of instances might be given to the contrary. But take Wolft's case. He held minor appointments in the foreign office but never attracted attention until he be- camo & member of Randolph Churchill's fourth party once and an object of universal ridicule, afterwards the avenue to power. Besides the leader, there weve Balfour, Gorst and Wolff. Three out of four are drawing £11,000 yearly from the treasury. The fourth party was not such & bad investment after all. Two or three Years ago Wolff was sent on an utterly super- fluous mission to Constantinople. This cost the country £25,000, of wnich £5,000 were charged for dinners and other entertain- ments, carriage hire and personal expenses. Ultimately Wolft was recalled. He had not been here many weeks before Lord Salisbury gave him £5,00) to serve his country in Per- sia. John Bull will have to pay to pay him about that sum whatever office he may fill for the rest of his life. The light barnacles never let go thelr hold when once they have stuck on. Scarcely a word has been said in parliament about this job although Labou- chere thought it worth while to make a fuss over Chamberlain’s utterly insignificant and most moderate bill. Vigilant watch dogs are generally found barking up the wrong treo. In the same way nothing has been said about the recent pecrages, baro- nets and knighthoods given away becauso the recepients subscribed money for party necessities. 1have heard of a wire-puller who recently offered to get a baronetey for any man for the trifing consideration of £1,000. None of the radical reformers have had a word to say about these things. Bradlaugh, about the most fearless and honest of the lot, is soon to force upon the notice of the house, abuses connected with perpetual pensions, most of which were gross frauds in the first instance. There will be a lively debate on ‘this matter, We still pay nearly a thousand a year to the master of the hawks, salaries 'to four fal- coners and six hundred a year for food for hawks, although the hawks and falconers arc all a myth, i A pension was granted by Charles 11 to one of his illegitimate children and is paid to this hour. I doubt whether it will last many years longer. Ses- sion after scssion passes and nothing is done to remedy these abuscs. I know men who were pensioned off before forty with £700 or £800 a year merely to make room for the friends of some new head of the department, Our pension list now amounts to £8,000,000 annually of which a mere fraction ¢oes to the poor soldier or sailor. Yetnota word is saiain parliament on these abuses while the fertile discussion about Trafalgar square would run on fora month if Smith did not pounce upon it. A whole covey of members sprang up last night to pour out more words. No wonder the government is stronger than ever, The strategy of its ene- mies is deadly only to themselves. It might be different it Gladstone could be in the house all night but this is no longer pos- sible. His followers claim to lead and they don't know how to do it. It is awkward when the tail begins to wag the dog. A party ought net to advertise its weakness as the Gladstonians did on Friday night. Glad stone hated the whole movement but his nerves are not what they were. The truce continues. The other evening Lord Salisbury dined at Charley Beresford's, n spite of the latter's resignation next week Charley will blaze away at the admiralty and all the naval and military oficers mean to stand by him. They heid a meeting at the house privately and decided to make a raid on poor Lord George Hamilton always com- bined with strict loyalty to Lord Salisbury. “Attack whom you please, but lot us have no scandal against Queen Ehzabeth.” When a row of navy men goat it together, 88 they mean to do soon, dust is sure to fly. But Beresford plays his cards so judiciously that the prime minister goes to dine with him, and on the same night Lord Randolph dined with W. H. Swith. Whitebait and woodcock heal all differences for a time, But political dinners and _receptions will e thrown into the shade pext week by the- silver. wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, when all London will give fteelf up to festivities. The queen will come up purposely to do honor to her #on by dining st Marlboro beuse and the very elect will be asked to the OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4 1888 —SIXTEEN PAGES. reception. Afterwards the great houses will be full of guests the same night and some public ‘denionstrations wetld be made, but for the great sympathy. snd respect felt for the sorrowing fumity at San Remo. The Prince of Wales i#always thoughtfuland considerate and has eaused it to be under- stood that he desires the twenty-fifth anni- versary of his martiage to be celebrated very quietly. It must, however, be the social event of the week. The interest in it is ex- tending thro’' all classes, ‘Ihe prince has often been bitterly assailed, but his popular- ity is undiminished, for everybody knows that he has not merited the hard things said of him by unscrupulous adversaries. As for the princess she is as she always has been the most popular woman in England next to the queen. DPresents, I understand, are already coming in from very poor persons and they are not the less valued at Marlboro house than the most costly trinkets. The queen’s example of attachment to her children has been followed by these children as they become fathers and mothers themselves and cven the most scurrilous have never ventured to cast a single reflec- tion on the purity of domestic life at the court. The homely instincts of the people lead them to take special interest in the sil- ver wedding to be celebrated next Saturday. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, gl DICKENS AND PICKWICK. Strange Coincidences Grow Out of a London Lawsuit. [Copyright 1658 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxpoN, March 3.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.]—Dickens, Pickwick and the Marquis Leuville made to- day a queer mixture of nomenclature in a law case tried before Baron Huddleston ard & special jury. The continental marquis had employed a window cleaning company - for his lodgings and the workmen had done $150 woq,h of damage, for which the jury found. The window cleaner employed Henry F. Dickens, a son of the novelist, who ‘‘brought down the house” by calling as a witness John Pickwick. The Presiding Baron—What an appropri- ate witness to be sworn for a Dickens. This caused immense merriment, which in- creased when Mr. Dickens added, “By a still more curious coincidence the witness is a destendant of the Mr. Meses Pickwick, pro- prictor of the Bath Coach, from whom I have the very best reason to believe the character of Mr. Pickwick was taken, and I verily be- lieve that one of the reasbus why I was re- tained in the case was that I miglit call Mr. Pickwick.” The withess seemed oblivious of the joke. His name was John and not Samuel. He was a youthful, spare, angular and a prosaic collector for tho defendant. His testimony proved as fruitlesstas that of the Pickwlck- ians in the Baurdell case. The “markis, to use a Plckwickian ex; n, Was in court taking notes, which may turn out to be a fresh poem. As another coincidence, one of the jurors was, in different spelling, named ‘Wardell. — To Protcct Dutch Sharcholders. [Copyright 168 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxpboN, March 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—This morning the Financial News announces that “‘the Dutch committee for the protection of Dutch shareholders of the Missouri, Kaunsas & Texas railway, has constituted itself into a compa ny. Sa soon as the necess: royal sanction is obtained ‘for the incorporation, which it is hopeda may be within a week, the company will ask all Dutch holders to deposit their shares with it. Then as one body, in conjunction with the New York com- mittee, the company will take steps to have the road managed in the interests of the sharcholders angd not for the general advant- age of Gould.. Combined in moving thus, the Dutchmen are not likely to be accused of their proverbial fault of giving too little and asking too much,” —t— THE NATIONAL LEAGUF. New Rules Adopted at the Meeting in Naw York. New Yorx, Mar¢h 8.—This evening the meeting of the National base ball leage con- cluded. The board of arbitration finished its work at half past 8 o'clock. The Kansas City club question was left undecided. Man- ager Von der Ahe, of the St. Louis club, introduced the case of Holliday, who is claimed by both the St. Louis and Des Moines clubs, As the matter had been reported be- fore the board refused to have auything to do with the matter, and, in consequence, Hal- liday goes with Des Moines. Revision of the rules is announced as follows: In_ the rules on base running a néw section is added which reads as follows: In the fourth column shall be scored bases stolel and shall be governed as follows; Any _attempt to steala base must goto the credit of the base runner, whether the ball is thrown wild or muffed by the fielder. But any manifest error is to be changed to the fleldér making the same. 1f the base runper advances another base he shall not be credited with a stolen base and the flelder allowing buch advance is aiso to be charged withan érrof. If the base runner makes a start and abatbery error is made, the runner receives- the oredit of a stolen d the battes an_error scored l(:’ ?il:uulgelhu base en be put out, ip/for a stolon base, ' hits, as an amend- the'following was adopted: That'when 8 player reaches first base through an ermr ¢f judgment, such as two fielders all the ball to drop be- tween them, the baster' $ball not be credited Wwith a base hit o¢ the fielder charged with an error, but R sh scored as an un- accepted ‘chl"?' the batter shall be charged with a time'at‘dat. Another amend- ment to rule 66 remds'ss follows: That in all cases when a yunner is retired by being hit by n%l‘ baft, the batsman shall be credited with _a opasc hit. The new section No. 7 to rule 65 Y8 An earned rup shall be scored ev me a player reachés the howe base unaided by errors, before chances have been offered, to retire the side of three n; but bases on balls, though summarized as errors, shall be credited as factors in earned run Inrule 66, a new section, No. 7, was in- serted o read that the number of men struck out shall be included in the summary. lition to section 3, lo After the ker in each man who has completed his turn at the bat in the pre- ceding inning. : 2 ————— Sentenced to Hang. MiNNEArOLIS, March 2—Peter Barrett, the second of the convicted murderers of Car Driver Tollofson, wus to-day sentenced to be banged. . SHOT BY A SPECIAL. First Blood in the Great Burlington Strike. AN ENGINEER KILLED BY A SCAB ‘The Scene of the Tragedy at Brook- fleld, Missouri. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION. Some Trains Running, But Not On Schedule Time. THE WALK-OUT ENDORSED. Enginccrs of Other Roads Hold a Meecting in Omaha and Encour- age the Strikers—Along the Line. Murdered By a Scab. LINNENS, Mo, March 38.—At Brookfield, Mo, at 4 this morning George A. Bostwick, Burlington bridge foreman, fatally shot in the right temple John Roxy, a brotherhood striking engineer, To avoid lynching Bost- wick was walked to Linnens,where he is now under arrest. He states that he was sworn as a deputy sheriff and in charge of the en- gine just arrived from the castat Brookfleld; that Roxy and others approached the engine and endcavored to take charge of it. An altercation ensued in_ which Roxy drew a pistol and when refusing to put it up he (Bostwicd) shot him, .Bost- wick claims to have been a warm_friend of Roxy, and says that a short time before the shooting they were laughing and joking to- ther. Bostwick expects to be taken to ansas City in a few hours, There is in- tense excitement at Brookfield. Forty armed deputies leave here soon for Brookfield. The opinion is that Bostwick became frightened and shot without sufticient provocation. The facts show, however, that his life was in dan- ger. This is the third uct of violence at Brookfleld this week. Sheriff Denbo.was at Broofield, and his presence, no doubt, saved & very scrious riot. Taken to St. Joseph. St, Josern, Mo., March 3.—The body of George Watts, killed at Brookficld this morn- ing, arrived in St. Joscph this evening. Thomas Williams, who was near the scene of the tragedy, states that Watts was not on the engine when shot, but was walking across the yards at Brookfield. He will be buried to-morrow by the brotherhood from the home of his mother. Chief Arthur Deeply Sorry. Cnicago, March 3. —Chief Engineer Arthur had not heard of the tragedy at Brookfield, Mo., in which Bridge Foreman Bostwick fatally shot John Roxy, a brotherhood en- gineer, until shown the Associated press dispatch to-night. When it was read to him Mr. Arthur seemed affected. His eyes dropped to the floor, and after a minute's study he said: “I'm sorry, deeply sorry, I deprecate violence of any sort, for there is nothing to'be gained by It. “The instructions iven to our agents who left headquarters. or outlying points were to particularly re- quest our men to stay away from the com- pany’s property so that just such trouble as this wouls be avolded. This was supple- mented by telegrams of the same tenor to the brotherhood on the Burlington system. J cannot discuss the case further, for I have received no official advices about it."” Their Pocketbooks Open One of the largest gatherings of locomotive engincers and firemen ever held in Omaha was that at the hall on the corner of Doug- las and North Fourteenth streets last night, Representatives from every road rnuning into Omaha or connecting with the Burling- ton in Nebraska points were present, and the spacious hall was crowded with sympathizers of the strikers, All of the speak- ers applauded stand taken, and congratulated them on their gentle- manly and lawful conduct during the present difienlty, Tt was resolved to stand by the strikers both by action, if nec- essary, and to help them out financially if demands required it. The meeting adjourned at a late hour, and from what a Beg reporter could learn of the proceedings it was to the effect that unless the chairmen from the respective grievance committees of the Union Pacific, Burling- ton, Missouri Pacific, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha ~ and the Elkhorn Valley railroads now in Chicago n consultation with Chiefs Arthur and Sar- Rent came to a satisfactory understanding with the roads mentioned, a general strike would be ordered. This, it is expec will not prevail, and it will not be surprising if the strike should extend to the roads men- tioned. The situation in Omaha is unchanged. Few passenger trains are running. At Lincoln. LixcoLy, Neb., March 3.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEr.]—The feature of the strike to-day has been the arrival of 120 men from the east, mostly engineers and firemen. A portion of them came in the night and the remainder in the early morning hours. All were provided with meals at the hotels, After eating, barber shops were visited and the men then presented themselves at gen- cral headquarters, A large number of them were kept on the upper floorof the building and others were approved and taken to the round house where they busied themselves looking over the rolling stock and reading the company’s rules and regulations. Twenty- four were shipped to McCook in the after- noon and others, in smaller numbers, were distributed at other division headquarters. A few were provided with engines ready to commence work at once. The usual number of passenger trains were run yesterday and a way freight sent out on each branch to do local work. No through {reight has yet been taken or moved. Only a small portion of the freight brakemen and conductors are required to handle the trains now run and the others are to be utilized as plots on engines to acquaint new men with the oad. In consequence of the new invoice of engineers the officials were breathing much more freely yesterday and said that they were chlrod to handle all business, There will be, however, several days of ex- perience necessary before the claim can be substantiated. There were more signs of activity around the roundhouse in conse- uence of the new men. It was stated that L was expected to commence running the fiyer again Tuesday night. The hired Pinkertons were either off asleep yesterday or else the mmflny had been wise enough to remove them elsewhere, Public opinion does not favor parading im- ported detectives in this city, where not a cause for bringing them has been given, and there was a great deal of talk yesterday of a d-ler-\lon ‘waiting on the governor to express to him a desire that armed men of this char- acter be kept out of the state. At the brotherhood hall the same steady confidence that has prevailed among the boys existed yesterday, and not @ man of them n!nned dgiscouragement or oufm else bu that they would ultimately achieve . victory.” Not & man has deserted, but to the contrary they are con- stantly gathering in men who have cow- menced Work but believe it more honorable the -men to step out and stand with the men. Several of the men who came on the morning train voluntarily visited the hall and said they should not go to work. These parties made the public statement that & good many who were classed with the new men as engineers and firemen were not such but were simply section men who took advantage of the oc- casion to come west to better their condition. The men at their hall received the usual messages from other points on the line stating that the men were adhering firmly to their position and that they had full confidence that Mr. Ar- thur's future actions would reverse the pres. ent apparent advancement the company was making, There were a number of visitors to the hall during the day, among them Deputy Secre- tary of State Cowdry and Attorney Gen- eral Leese. The attorney general had a long conference with the 1 ln[(z men in the brotherhood regarding their side of the ques- tion, their demands and the wages they re- ceived. It may become necessary for the state board of transportation to take similar action in Nebraska as the state commission of Iowa has taken to sce what character of men the company are using and employing and to take such steps asthe public safety may demand. he labor organizotions in the city are expressing their sympathy for the brotherhood anhd forward- ing resolutions to the hall which the men ap- reciate. The following resolutions from the lusterers’ union was read to-day: Resolved, That we, the Plaster union No. 27, of Lincoln, do hereby tender our l)'lnt;nlh)’. both moral and financial, to the two brotherhoods of locomotiv cengineers and firemen, and we condemn any persons who aid the corporation in their unjust attempts to destroy the brotherhood, The Investigation at Creston. CrestoN, Ia., March 8.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The investigation of the Iowa railway commission was continued here to- night and reports will be printed and submit- ted to Governor Larrabee. The evidence has shown that many incompetent engineers have been running passenger engines during the weck. Nineteen Reading chgineers arrived here to-day and will remain permancntly in Cres- ton, TPassenger trains are more regular and freight trains are improving in this respect. At Kansas City. Kaxsas Citr, Mo, March 3.—[Special Tel- cgram to the Bre.]—There was no noticeable change in the situation of the strike this morning. The passcnger trains, almost on time; others aro several hours late; very lit- tle freight is moving on the systein, and no freight trains left or arrived here this morn- ing. The Kansas City and St. Louis express No. 4, due at 60'clock, camein at 720 o'clock. The Des Moines and St. Paul express, which has not run since the strike com- menced, was abandoned again to-day, a8 was No. 15 on the Hanmbal. The cKansas City express, due at 10:50 was almost two hours late. The passenger trains left Kansas City almost on time. Messrs. Stevens, Ringeand Murray, the local committee, were not called to Chicago as reported, and are still in the city. Mr. Stevens denied the report that anything would be done by the strikers to-day. **Chicf Arthur is surrounded by hislieutenants from every great railway system in the country,” said Mr. Stevens, “and they will be in con- sultation all day.” The reason for calling in the engineers of other roads is to investigate the reports that other roads are aiding the Burhngton. 1f this is found to be the case, the men on the offending roads will undoubt- edly strike. At Kansas City, and every other Burlington terminal point, are stationed Tepresentatives of all the competing roads that employ brotherhood engineers. The reason for the presenco of these men s to give proper aid to the strikers and to be in readiness to receive orders from Chicago at any moment at every important station on the Burlington system. An investigation committec is continually at work hunting evidence that the other roads are favoring the Burlington. A striker re- ported to Mr. Stevens that an engine of another road had handled Burlington cars in the yaras this morning. Mr. Stevens said that these things must not be considered too hastily. ‘“‘Yesterday I investigated many such veports,” said he, “and found that they had little or no foundation. We must treat these roads which are nob oppos- ing us with every consideration. The men are very liable to get excited over a little thing. 1am glad to see them so watchful, but they must keep cool. I do not think there is anything in this story.” The strikers say that their advices from Chicago state that more of the Reading men' will leave for home to-day, and declare the situation is brighter than ever. The railway company oftlcials, although looking for some new move, express the sclves us more than pleased with the outlook. 4 have engaged thirty men here, and sent them to other points,” said Mr. Fish, “‘Most of them were engineers, there being only two or three firemen. Many of them had the best kind of credentials, and I could have engaged at least thirty more. 1 would have sent out a freight yesterday. but Icould not get a crew, as most of the men had gone home, thinking the strike would prevent a train from being sent out.” It is reported in some quarters that the conductors and brake- men are puiposely absenting themselves through sympathy with the strikers. Blue Monday Coming. Cnicaao, March 3.--The meeting on Mon- day of the chairmen of the grievance com- mittees is looked forward to with great anx- iety by both the Burlington officials and the brotherhood officers. Upon the outcome of this meeting depends the future course of Chief Arthur. Should a reasonable excuse be found for it on any one of the western roads, the brotherhood will probably be called out. It is believed by many that every west- ern rond is liable under the stricy neutrality construction to have its men taken off by Tuesday morning. The officers of the broth- erhood now admit nothing satisfactory will come of their ory to the engineers and fire- men of the Reading road to quit work, and dispatciies from the cast this orning confirm this belief. Only twenty- five or thirty Reading men went back to their homes. At the Burling- ton offices it was not thought the brotherhood would carry out the threat to call off the en- gineers and firemen on other western roads, STheir object, of course,” said one official, *'is to endeavor to bring such pressure from the public and other roads to bear on us that will compel us to accede to their demands. We havemadeno attempt to move through freight and will not attempt to do so for the present,” ‘‘Next week we will receive and handle through freight, and should any attempt be made to cut us off from auccommodations by connecting lines, we will see what virtue there is in the inter-state commerce law, We can compel other roads to han- dle. our cars, or we can make them pay $5,000 for every car they re- fuseto. We ure moving trains now almost to our usval Jcapacity on the lowa, Ne- braska and Missouri lines, and will have our own line service complete next wee The fight on the other roads by the brotherhood will be made-solely on uccount of freight traftic.” There was no apparent change to-day in the passenger sci of the Burlington road. Suburban trains arrived and left on time. Other trains which came in were the ones which have been running for several days. An ofticial of the company said the thirough passenger business is neither being solicited nor received. Notice was issued 1ls evening that the company's freight hiouses in this city eccipt of mer 0is ouly. It is desived that shipments for points not reached by any other road be delivered. The notice says: ‘‘We expect to make a reasonably prompt delivery, but the time will not be as good as ordinarily.” Chiefs Arthur and "‘Sargent are not very hopeful of &ny good coming from their re- quest Lo the brotherhood on the Reading road to step out. They are confident, how ever, that there are not enoughjdle ¢ [Continied on_Svventh Puge |SPECULATORS SPEAK. British Financiers on the Goulde Sage Verdiot. ONLY A FEW WILLING TO TALK: '.l'h.o Result Disadvantageous to American Bonds. WILL NOT TOUCH GOUL.D STOCKS' Great Regret That the Wizard Was Not Tried. THE VERDICT NO VINDICATION:* English Stock Buyers Demand a Bets ‘ ter System of Auditing Accounts ot Railroads—The English Method. The Gould-Sage Matter. [Copyright 1888 by Jamea Gordon Bennett.] LoxpoN, March 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|—It was casy to find financial magnates who had read the cables from New York about the action of *the grand jury in anticipating a defense fol Messrs, Gould and Sage, but it was difficult to get from them any divect expression of opinion. Scveral said ‘“the cable accounts were too meager.” Yet others, having strong opinions, decline to speak with a use of theis names, A few only were willing to be® quoted. It was evident, however, that the* average consensus seemed to be that this rov fusal of the jury was likely to become disadé vantageously quoted for American bondsg especially for forthcoming or new is¢ sues. As one broker facetiously re« marked: ‘You may scatter new Amerl’ can bonds as you will, but the" scent and the taint of Wabash and Denves® ‘will cling round them still.” Isought William Abbott, who has studied what are called i Cuapel court the tricky trinity among New York railway magnates, but he was absen§ {rom the city, as were Sir John Puleston, He L. Horton and Thomas E. Davis. I found* Mr. Adolf Boisevain, of Biake, Boiscvain & Co., also connected with Amsterdam and’ New York flnances, and active in pressing the claim of Hollandaise victims the deal which the grand jury investigated. He was of the opinion that the resul$ would not prejudice well known American bonds or the credit of well managed enter~ prises, but would forever injure any bonds' with which the gentlemen who were investi gated had been connected. He was, howe ever, very reticient and cautious. I 'could, however, readily infer from his manner that' he did. not place either Gould or Sage on & plane with the late George Peabody, Sir Moses Montifiore or W. W. Corcoran. One' of the Messrs. Seligman said the American; market just now is so apathetic that this grand jury incident will pass almost un- noticed as respected any effect on the pres- tige of American securities, and the publio will have to be contented with the verdicts But he did not use a tone or an empasis, noe look as if he thought the method or result was a “vindication.” T next talked with & member of the firm of Hilburn & Co., thfi trade largely with Dutch customers and® firms, He said: “Tam quite at a loss to understand the des cision of the New York grand jury. If jus<" tice had been meted out with an unbiased” hand the jury would not have allowed the' defendants to get so easily out of tha* trouble.”” On the question of any effcot® upon the prestige of American securities he* thought there would be littlo of undue effecy’ because the investors on this side now differé ontiated so distinctly betweeu the values of’ American bonds controlled by men of shaky reputations und those that had won confle dence. Several other bankers considered thay" if Messrs, Gould and Sage had been put ont* trial the discussion of the alleged fraudh would have ended in prejudicing all Ameris can securities, and that the European publio’ might now assume that the result for the de~ fendants was: Not guilty of fraud. Mr. A. P. Turner, who has banking and brokerage houses both in London and Philgy delphia, was more communicative, ‘‘Yes,' said he, “I believe there is considerable’ regret in London financial circles that the grand jury failed to indict Mr. Gould, and it is in some respects a sort of lynch law regrot, inspired by the man’s character and' methods. In considering the effect which the refusal to indict may have upon Ameris can securities, one must consider that Enge lish investors know Gould's reputation, and sunply refuse to touch any of his stocks, Missouri Pacific, for instance, goes begging here. What English stock buyers demand, however, from American railways I8 that their accounts shall be audited 80 that shareholders may know more abous* their management. In this respect the sys- tem of English roads, by which shareholders appoint and pay their own scparate auditors, is highly commended, and I have small doubt that within the next two or three years the United States railway commission may re- quire all roads to adoot some prescribed method of auditing their accounts, e Fatally Burned, FErous FaLLs, Minn., Maich 3.- Last night asnow plow train on the Manitoba railroad started to clear the track to Pelican Rapides The men on the engine opened the furnace door to fire up, but the stack had become 86 filied with snow that the fllames burst out of the door und set the cab on fire. Enginceg Orth and Fireman Smith were fatally bur while Engineer Deviney was slightly inju The train ran on till stopped dy the sn0wW, when the accident was discovered. Wyoming' Laxper, Wyo.,, March 3.—[Specia! 'm.: gram to the 13es.]—DPrivate advices just res ceived insure an exhaustive oil and gas des velopment in Lander and vicinity by the Nee braska, Colorado and. Wyox:xing ining 33 pany, with ‘headquartars at fldno o) Tlus is the secoid jnstance of Nebr terprise in ihis section of Wyoming spring 3