Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 6, 1888, Page 1

"THE OMAHA OMAHA, TUESDAY Daiy BEE MORNING, MARCH 6, 1888, NUMBER 262, STILL FIRM IN THE FIGHT. Btrikers Confident of Gaining a Vie- tory in Short Order. NO OTHER ROADS YET EFFECTED. The Work of the Grievance Commit- tee in Chicago Harmonious--An Important Meeting in Omaha ~Another Fatality, The Meeting in Chicago. CnicaGo, March 5.—Chief Engineer Ar- thur's headquarters ot the Grand Pacific ho- tel presented & most lively scone this morn- ing. Room 34 was crowded with members of the grievance committees of the various western and northwestern railroad com- panies, representing both the engineers’ and firemen's organizations, They had come from as far as New Mexico in responding 0 thecalls of Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargeant take action on matters pertaining to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy strike. Each deicgate wore a cheerful and determined expression, and all seemed in hearty accord with eac other. In room 36, connecting with this, was Chief Arthur, who in turn received the new arrivals and chatted cheerfully with them. As the clock struck ten Arthur opened the secret _meeting to which the men had been called, It was held in room 3, and none attended it otiier than the grand officers and chairmen of the grievance committees. The proceedings of the meeting were of the most secret character, It turns out that the number of roads rep- resented at the meeting this morning is much Jarger than the public was led to suppose. On a’ a partial list of the lines sammoned to send the chairmen of the grievance commit- tees was given out lastweek by Chief Arthur, The following is @ complete list of the roads .which are represented: Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Rock., Island & Pacific; Missouri Paci ‘Wabash ; Burlington, Codar Rapids & North' ern; Union Pacific; Wisconsin Central; Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago, Burlington & Northern; Louisville, New Albany & Chicago; 1liinois Central; New York, Chicago & St. Louis: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Atchison, To- ka & Santa Fe, Chicago & Northiwes to innesota & Northwestern, Chicago & L ern 1llinois, Chicago & Atlantic, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, and the Chicago & Grand Trunk. At a meeting of division 16, composed of locomotive engineers employed by the Chica- & Northwestern railway, the general chairman of the grievance committee was in- structed to vote at to-day’s meeting to uphold the Burlington men. As showing the temper of the brotherhood In various sections of the country, the fol- lowing telegrams received by Arthur were shown to the Associated press reporter: CuiLuicorne, O., March 5. At a joint meeting held yesterday, of division 65 and lodge 202, the following was adopted: If ‘mecessary, rather than lose our cause and have justice defeated on the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy, we would suggest that you call off all men belonging to our brotherhood. Signed.] CHIEF DIVISION 65, 1NCOLN, Neb., March 5.—Vice Grand Master Hanhuhan held an enthusiastic meet- ing last night. Lincoln is firmer than ever and he awaits your instructions. [Signed) W. Spoue. ALnooxa, Wis., March 5.—Eau Claire lodge is with you to the end. [Signed] M. E. Cuppy, Master. Fircunurg, Mass.,, March 5.—Brothers of Division 191, B. of L. E., are all solid and wait your demand. [Signed] Finst Ass:snx{‘ E ER, Cuariroy, I, March 5.—Men at Chariton, Albia and Ottumwa are all firm. |Signed] Bixny, Sr. Pavr, Minn,, March 5.—At the regular meeting of divisions 150 and 369 it was unan- imously agreed that we, the engineers of the northwest will help the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy engineers and firemen to gain their ‘wages, and they can draw on us for what wmoney they want in this time of trouble. ALEXANDER, Chief Division 150, C. J. MiLLER, Chief Division 369. The Chicago & Burlington engineer's meeting, morning session, lasted until 1:30 this afternoonwhen an adjournment was taken until 2:80. None of the members would give details of the deliberations, but the chair- man of one of the principal grievance com- mittees smd to an Associated press reporter: “Youean say this; The boys are happy. The session was of a most harmonious nature. Each one of the delegates announced himself as standing shoulder to shoulder with the Burlington men in the fight.” 1t is P{euibh t0 say how long the meeting will ast The fact tnat delegates from the brake- men’s brotherhood were present at the meet- ing of the grievanee committee to-day indi- cated one object of the conference, All eu- ineers who could bo induced to talk said the rakemen were with the strikers. Mr. O'Brien, of the press committee, when asked if a strike was contemplated on the North- western, said the utmost good feeling existed between the officials and engine men of that road. A strike on the Northwestern had not been discussed; that is a8 a division matter. 1t is the mtention of the engineers, he said, to confine the strike if vossible to the Bur- lington system. % *“What about the strike on the Burlington Northern " “The grievance committee on that road,” replied O'Brien, “has reported that they have examined into the matter and find no rievance exists th The oM urlington & Northern have undertaken to be perfectly neutral in the matter." General Passenger Agent Morton, speak- ing for the company, this afternoon said he ‘was of the opinion that the backbone of the strike was broken. **We are runniug a suf ficient number of passenger trains,” said he, *'to accommodate ail business, and our freight traffic has nearly assumed its normal condi- tion. We have taken all the engineers and firemen wo can handle and have instructed our eastern agents not to send us any more men unless they happen to be thoroughly competeut engincers. 1n the exent of a strike on the Burlington & Northern road that com- pany will probably take the men we cannot use ourselves. We have made a slight change in our scheduleof passenger trains, having dropped the 5:30 p. m. through train and re- sumed the 10:35 p. m. through train to Omaha, Denver and Kaasas City, which has been abandoned since the beginning of the strike.” The following circular was prepared this afternoon by H. E. Mills, secretary of the eneral committee of the Northwestern rail- way brotherhood of engineers and submitted to Chief Arthur, who sigued it aud copies were hurriedly printed. They were mailed ‘to Des Moines to-night and a ¢ will be on the desk of cacli legislator to-mocrow morn- ing, The circular was prepared in answer to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ciry letter dated February 22, which was sent to all engincers and firemen in Iowa as well as senators und representatives of that state, It is also intended to refute the statemcents made by the Burlington oficials to the press. To the Public at Large.—~The members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, desire to call your attention to the following statement, which is correct, in order to Ylnm s in & proper position before the publlc at large: Theengineers on the Rockford run on tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail road receivo §104 per wonth, twenty-six days time. The engincers on. the Chicago & Northwestern railroad receive #$175 per month, twenty-six days time; the difference fu miles for the round trip being only twenty- two tuiles ‘per: day. An engiueer .on the Sterling branch run 'draws $84'10 for ninety miles; be lays in Rock Falls six hours, and takes care of his own *engine. The s of the engineer that runs the Geneva accommodation receives $87.10, and the Chicago & _ Northwestern pays forthe same distance $06,20, the dis- tance being two miles greater on the Chi- Burlington & Quincy. The reason e wsk more pay for branch runs_is to com- pensate the men for extra work done on ac- count of the engincers having to do the work of a machinest. The engineer on the Rock- ford way freight runs nightly (26 nights con- stituting a month,) for which he receives &6 and the firemen €35 per month. The engineers on the fast mail on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 125 miles per day, re- ceive $97.50 for twenty-six day's time. The engineers on the Chicago & Northwestern, for the same services, receive $120. Runs on the main line of the Chi , Burlington & Quincy, 125 miles per day, thirty-five days per month, amount ed, $131, On the trunk lines out of Chicago for the same service the engineers receive £161.00. En- gineers on the Buda and Vermont branch, 188.8 miles per day, twenty-six days consti- tuting one month, receive for the same $123.50. The Chicago & Northwestern rail- road pays for a like service §181.00. We de- sire further to state that no first-class engin- cer on the Chicago & Northwestern receives less than #06.20 for twenty-six days work, if ready for duty. P. M. ARTHUR, Grand Chief Engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Though Chief Engineer Arthur and Grand Master Sargent utterly refused to permit questioning concerning what has been going on in the meeting, it was learned from one who occupies a position of importance in the committee, whiat has transpired, “In the first place,” he said to the Asso- ciated press reporter, ‘‘Chief Arthur called the heads of the grievance .committce to- gether for the purpose of ascertaining how the engineers and firemen of the roads cen- tered in Chicago, felt toward the Burlington men. He wanted to be sure of his position befora he took any further steps n regard to the Burlington management, When the meeting opened the chief requested a full and free report from each chairman. He asked them not to blind him by giving exaggerated reports, but to simply say whether or not the men on other lines are willing to back him up if he still fought the cause of the Burlington men. One by one the chairmen reported, and it is & fact that all reports were of the same tenor—allegience to the chief and moral and monetary support to the fullest degree. This accounts for the universal good humor of the delegates when they separated, and the confident air of the chief engineer ‘and grand master this even- ing. Batavia_ and Did the chief fssue any orders to his sub- ordinates, or indicate any line of action for the future” “No, Le ?i1 not. He thanked them for their loyalt; , told them to go to_the various divisions, 1 ort to the men that he was in the fight'tc win, and if they stood firm to the pledges given at to-day's meeting he would win the Burlington fight and that in short order.” An attempt was made this evening to ob- tain an expression of opinion from the officers of the Burlington road as to whether they were in favor of a congressional investigation of the strike, as per Congressman White's resolution in the house to-day. None of them would see @ reporter in referenceto the matter. Burlington & Northern Strike Off. MixxEAroLis, March 5.—Assistant Super- intendent Hastings, of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Northern, said to-day he had rececived official notification last night of a walkout by the engineers and firemen of the road at 7 0'clock to-night if the interchange of traf- fic with the Burlington road was not stopped. The road has sixty engines, and 100 men will strike. The officials claim they will run their trains as usual and with competent crews. An inter- esting feature of the situation here in case the threatened tie-up on all the northwestern roads izes, is that the Soo road will then he the ouly eastern outlet for Minneapolis and northwest until the opening of navigation. Even this would be a more advantageous po- sition than most of the western cities would occupy and the road’s trafic under that con- dition of affairs would be enormous. H1cAGO, March 5.—About 4 o'clock this afternoon ‘General Manager Harnis, of the Burlington & Northern, called at Chief Arthur's private room. Mr. Harris is man- ager of the road on which the strike was or- dered to occur at 7 o'clock this evening. The road extends ffom Savannah, Il1., to Minne- apolis, Minn. Chief Arthur came from the grievance committee meeting to meet him, Mr. Harris requested Mr. Arthur's assistance in averting the threatened strike. To this Mr. Arthur replied that he had not been con- sulted by the men about striking, and if they struck it was their own fight. He could not interfere cither for or against either side. This made it necessary for Mr, Harris to dis- cuss ihe differences with his own men, The grievance committee of the road was called in from the general meeting, and a talk was had. An hour’s discussion resulted in an order to the men not to strike, and the whole matter is held in abeyance until the chair- man of the committee can reach home and have a talk, An Important Meeteng in Omaha. A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy official who for one moment doubts that the present strike on the lines of that road is anything but business should have attended the meet- ing of engincers and firemen, held at Forest hall, at Sixth and Pierce streets, lust even- ing. The meeting was called for the purpose of welcoming Vice Grand Master J. J. Han- ahan, of the brotherhood of firemen, who arrived yesterday from Lincoln, and it was one of the largest gatherings of the kind ever witnessed in this city. A committee of 100 mot him at the depot upon his arrival and escorted him to the hall, where a secret meeting was held, the business of which cannot be made public. Over 250 men were in attendance. Atits couclusion a Bee reporter met Mr. Hanahan and the following interview took place: “Mr. Hanahan, what is the object of your visit to Omaha " “Well, I am on a trip through the states which ave penetrated by the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy for the purpose of ascer- tuining the feeling concerning the strike and to devise the best wethods for making it a suc ) “How do you find things? was the next question d have 0 in Lincoln and Denver and I am very much encouraged. The reports sent out by the oficials of the Chicazo, Burlington & Quiney from Lincoln are 'entirely without founda- ti Train: not running eut of Lincoln as reported. The engineers sent out from the east are men of no experience whatever and some of them are werely bums, actually wittout shirts and clothes.’” “What about the menw's obeying instruc- tions *The engineers be ng to the brother- hood will obey all orders from Chicago and have no doubts whatever that Chief Arthur :\::ul Graud Master Sargent ave acting for the t ow about the Pinkerten detectives i asked the Beg man, “They are not required. The men do not need 19 have recourse 1o acts of lawlessnes: We can gain our point without violutiug auy law or destroying property.” “Are the engincers from the east taking the places of the strikers! asked the re- porter. . o, sir. The reports that Reading men are filling the places made vacant by our action are untrae and are 'circuluted merely to discourage the men, if possi But thoy (the _company) ! that they have made a mista e uuited and are a unitand wiil stand or full together. “What is this rumor regurding a general strike on all the roads west of Chicago in case the demands of the engineers ou the qg:‘), H'urhu‘lun & Quincy lines are not o b *You are asking what I cannot answer, We feel perfeetly satistled that our cnuse is just hat the “Q™ will soon realize that fact, We are-golug 1o fight this mutter Lonorably: and have the gencral approval of the publs who know what other roads are paying, and we are bound to win," “What do you think of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy competing with other roads ® said the reporter. “Well, they have been in a position to compete. The low scale of wages paid employes has enabled them to do this, but their competing days are over, for a time at least.” “How were you received at Denver, Mr. Hanahan,” said the scribe, “First rate. The entire city pledged its support, and we are sure of support there, although heretofore the Q" has had many friends thrre. The men west of Denver are all right, and there nsed be no fears but what they will stick to the cause and obey all orders received from thelr grand officers. We are organized for self protection, and do not propose to let the Burlington run over us, he company is spending thousands of dollars, but we are not penniless and they will find that we are ‘stayers,’ "’ ““What," said the reportey, “do you think of Grand Master Sargent and Chief Arthur's order concerning the handling of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy cars " ‘Such instructions, if forwarded, will be strictly obeyed, let " the result be What it may “What did you do at the meeting to-night1" said the Beg man. “‘We listened to sevoral speeches by mem- bers; 1 made one myself of considerable length, and at the conclusion the meetin unanimously adopted a resolution to the ef- fect that we would stand or fall on the action of the general officers. Everybody was en- thusiastic, and not u man in Omuha will Tail us, The Local Situation. ‘There were few developments in the engi- neers’ strike yesterday. The B. & M. depot was deserted and at headquarters everything was reported quiet all along the line. Allof the B. & M. passenger trains except Nos. 1 and 2 are running on schedule time, and all kinds of freight except peris- able is beng received and shipped. It is said that the Union Pacific engineers have refused to haul any freight cars that have been shipped over the Burlington, and that they are enabled to discover sugh cars from the fact that all way bills for freight that has come in over the Burlington are made out inred ink. If this be true, then there must be many clerks and conductors who are aiding the engineers. A prominent B. & M. official stated to a BER reporter yes- terday that any road refusing to handle or fyrward freight of any other road was, under the the inter-state commerce law, lable to damages in the sum of 5,000 for each car. Notwithstanding the boasts of the com- pany that it has a surplus of engine men, a Union Pacific engineer, and a brotherhood man, was offercd, a few days ago, it is as- serted, a bonus of $500 to take a first-class passenger run on the Burlington. The offer was made with the view of breaking the ranks of the brotherhood and creating astam- pede. The engineer's name is Jackson, He promptly declined the bribe. There were no new features in connection with the strike about the depots or yards of the Burlington last night. The full quota of special police who have been on duty since the trouble patrolled the yards, guarded the round house and held forth at the depot. But little change was noted in the moving of trains, which departed east and west some hours behind the scheduled time. Train 3 to the west, as usual, was late, and was fol- lowed by a switch engine drawing two car loads of hogs which were landed at South Omaha. They had arrived early in the after- noon and are the first live stock received since the strike. Switchman Sacrificed. LiNcoLx, Neb., March 5.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Thomas Mann, & switch- man in the yards here, was instantly killed at 6 o’clock to-night. He was fixing a link to make a coupling, when switch engine No. 171, with cars attached, backed into him, catching him between the bumpers. The engine was run by a scab engineer, named George Benson, who, up to the time of the strike and the era of rapid promotion, was a brakeman on the road. The dead switchman was an experienced hand, and at the place where the accident oc curred, at the Missouri Pacific transfer track, there was no frog in which to catch his foot, and from the best information obtainable, if an experi- enced engineer had been on the engine, the accident would not now be recorded. Emis- saries of the company have been busily en- gaged since the accident, and their claim is that it was purely accidental. The company’s physician very early declared no inquest was necessary. There will be an inquest, how- ever, and the public that is directly inter- ested in the affair will have it sifted to the bottom. A swtichman who stood near the scene of the accident said posi- tively that mno signals at all were given. Another statement is that a signal to stop was made, but not heeded. A switch- man remarked that he did not want to say anything about it. He said he had had a narrow escape himself to-day, but if com- plaint were made it would be all his position was worth. After the man was killed the remains were taken to the undertakers and i by hundreds of citizens, par- larly by railroad men. There was an ominous silence among those who passed in line through the undertakers office, and & large number of citizens have expressed themselves very forcibly on the case, and the probable crimi nal negligence of the company with their in- experienced men. A party of spectators witnessed another narrow escape from a serious accident in the yards to A scab engneer was engaged in pushing coal cars up the incline on the trestle to the coal sheds. After four or five ineffectuul attempts the cars went up, but with such force that one went entirely over, and fell twentyfive feet to the ground. The switchmen on the cars saved themselves by Jumping. There are no new features in the strike at this point. A number of freights have been sent out and the usual passenger trains have run. What traflic of both kinds there has been was uncertain and irregular. The lo- cal officials here, who see the public disfavor against the Pinkerton importation, assert t. day that those here were ouly held in re: e for western points and that they wi not for duty here. The western' part of the line, accordingly, must be the place where Pinkerton graduates are made. At the brotherhood hall the usuat activi and confidence was dis- played. the boys seemed more confi- did @ week ago that they be successful. The committee in charge has had numerous interviews to-day th prominent citizens, and no act of any racter against the company or its em- ployes have been made during the first week of the great strike. Sheriff Melick has called a coroner’ 10 hear the evidence in the case of th switchman, Thomas Mawn. The jury b visited the' body at the undertaker's office and adjourned until ¥ a. m. to meet at the sheriff's ofice and hear the evidence. The O. W. Webster, G. D. Camp, R. B, H. Bucaerd, D, L Johnson and A Misrepresentation Corrected. Newrsoy, Neb,, March 3.—To the Editor of the B In the Bee and Lincoln Journal of March . was a telegram sent from this place by the 3. & M. agent, purporting to be a series of resolutions from the Nelson board of trade denouncing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginecrs and Firemen in their action con- cerning the present strike and commending the ofticials of the railroad company for their just and equitableaction. In order to set our town right bgfore the public I would gsk you to corrcet the matter and publish the truth. There was no meeting of the board of triide of Nelson ever held at which such a subject was preseuted, discussed or adopted, The resolutions seut * were prepared in thé ofice of an . attorney here, who travels onaB. & M. pass, and the only other parties were three' or, four, individuals who ontinuid ol Second Page’] . he Dbelieved Mr. OUR PUBLIC BUILDING BILL. Announcement of the Members of the Joint Committee. MR. DORSEY MAKES DENIAL. He Says He Has No Intention of Buy- ing the Dounglas Street Organ —A Plam For Sheri- dan. The Committee Named. WasniNeroN BUREAU THE OMARA BER, 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, ‘WasniNerox, D, C., March 5. ‘The senate to-day received from the house the Omaha public building bill as amended, and the conferes on the part of the two houses were announced. The conference committee will meet and discuss the meas- ure as soon as Senator Quay and Represen- tative McShane return here. The former went to Pennsylvania last week to remain ten days. The latter is expected here the end of this week. NEDRASKA PENSIONS AND COURT MATTERS, In the senate quite a budget of memorials and petitions of soldiers of the late war now ding in Nebraska in favor of the per diem pension bill were presented by Mr. Mander- son. He also introduced some petitions from residents of western Nebraska asking that sessions of the United States court be held at North Platte instead of Kearney, as provid- ed for in the Dorsey bill. The commissioners of Lincoln county propose to furnish the United States court with the use of the county court house, DORSEY DENIES THE SOFT IMPEACHMENT, Representative Dorsey said this afternoon that his attention had been called to a dis- patch stating that his friends had purchased the Omaha Republican and intimating that he had an interest in it. Mr. Dorsey stated that while he had for some time known that the Omaha Republican was for sale he knew nothing about its purchase by anyone. He certainly had no money himself, he said, with which to buy a newspaper. THE FORTS ROBINSON AN§ NIOBRARA BILL. The favorable report from the committee on military affairs on the bill appropriating £100,000 for the improvement of Forts Nio- brara and Robinson was submitted in the senate to-day as anticipated by the Bee last week. AN OMAHA REMINISCENCE. Merrill H. Clark, of Michigan, was to-day placed on the rolls of the government print- ing oftice as compositor at §3 per day. Clark has a history that was partly Mid at Omaha, and which will revive memorics with many BeE readers. In May, 1850, he went to Omaha and bought the Times and Nebraskan, news- papers, and conducted them under the title of the Weekly Nebraskan till the winter of 1860, when the legislature convened und he established the first daily newspaper pub- lished in the entire section of country. When the Daily Nebraskaun appeared therc was_re- joicing by all who were interested in Neb- raska development. The governor and mem- bers of the legislature called at the oftice in abody and held a jollification in the press room. Several citizens of Omaha at this time, Mr. Clark says, were present and en- joyed the the celcbgation of the journalistic feat. A few years afterward Mr. Clark Went to Michigan, where he drifted, and now turns up here as'a common compositor and will be found at the government printing oftice. TOWA MATTERS IN CONGRESS, Mr. Weaver introduced in the house to-day bills appropriating $50,000 éach for public buildings at Oskaloosa and Ottumwa, Mr. Kerr introduced a bill giving Cedar Rapids $150,000 for a government building and Mr, Anderson bill appropriating $50,000 for the same purpose at Creston, Union county. Mr, Streble proposed a bill ing senators and representatives eac a clerk at $6 a day to help them in their pub- lic duties during the session of congress, The senators are already provided with clerks or secretaries at this rate of compen- sation. PROPOSED HIGHER RANK FOR SHERIDAN, Mr, Dorsey introduced in the house to-day a bill reviving the grade of general of the United States army, to be filled by selection from among those officers in the militury service of the United States, most dis- tinguished for courage skill and ability, who, being commissioned as gencrals, may be au- thorized to command the armiesof the United States, the pay and allowances of runk tc be the same as heretofore allowed. This is in- tended for General Sheridan THE SOUTH FOR SHERMAN. Chauncey 1. Filly, of St. Louis, is here in consultation with numerous friends of Sena- tor Sherman, making ready the latter's cam- paign for the presidential nomination. Sev- eral representative republicans from the south are also in the city and consultations are being held daily, It is stated that the south is practically solid for Mr. Sherman, who1s openly a candidate for the nomination, and who believes he will succeed. Colonel Canaday, sergeant-at-arms of the senate, a rominent North Carolinian, tcld to-day that Sherman would get the southern vote in and that the chauces were very favorable for his nomination. Colonel Canaday kept the North Carolina delegation solid for Mr. Sherman in the last convention and will probubly do 8o again. The presence of Mr. Filley is said to indicate that an organization is being effected for Sherman in the far west and that the Mis- sourians are to bave control of it. PERSONAL. Nathan Rosenberger, of Muscatine, ‘was to- admitted to practice before the - terior depurtment. No nupmn-uw:}v is reported in Ta., the condi- Potter to-night, F e of death 1t s tion of Thom maing o ck have been so slight that they could searcely e noticed. Mrs. Clara B. Colby, of Neb many other delegates are exp soon to attend the mternational couneil of women, to be held during the last week in March.” The preliminary arrangements are being made now. James L. Mason, a prominent business man of Des Moines, Ia., arrived in the city yesterday on a_short visit to_his brother, Representative W. E. Mason, of Chicago. Priny S, HEAti, Nebraska and Towa Pensions, WAsHINGTON, March5.—[Special Telegram to the BEee.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original Inv; lid—John P. Jewott, Charles Elison, Ausley. Original Widows, ete—Suraucy, mother of Eli Welton, Water- loo. Pensions for Towans: Origi Homer Tiffany, Gilmore; Hugh (deceased) Albia (ends July 15, 1357); Marley, Ciarinda; John Minton (il Littletown (ending November 2 i H Rudd: Silas Beals, Derby. Increa H. Parsons, Durham; Charles Phillippi, Montezuma; Louis Dellage, New Haven; Albertus Somers, “Ottumwa; Alfred W. Ewin, Winter Jonathan - Gilbert, Grin George R. Tvy, Attica. ride, Clear’ Lake. Original Wid- —Charlotte H. Thicm, former widow of William H: Kenyon, Vail (ending October 15, 1873) ; minor of'William H. Kenyon, Vail (ending April 7, 1884), Mexican Survivors— John W. Cadwallder, Burlington. National Capital Notes. : WASHINGTON, March. The joiut demo- cratic congressional executive committee met to-day and organized by the unanimous eléction of Senator Ketna, of West 'Virginia, as chairman. ok A “The iuternational revenue reduction bill has been completed by the democratic mem- bers of the ways and means committee, and 18 now being printed. It will be laid before the full committee tomorrow. Randall's tariff bill will be made public in a day or two. The president sent to the senate a message in relation to the well known Weiland la Abra claims. The president s it will bo seen from the secretary of state that it is sug- gested that these claims be referred to the court of claims or some other court in order that the charge of fraud made in relation to the claims be fully investigated. If for an reason this Ermodlng be considered inad- visable, he asks that some final and definite action be taken directing the executive de- partment of the government what course to pursue in the premises. The senate has confirmed the following nominations: Moses J. Liddell, of Louis- ianna, assistant gmuoe of the supreme court of Montana; E. G. Spillman, register of tho land office at Devils Lake, Dak. In the house to-day Hill, of Illinois, intro- duced a joint resolution for the promotion of commercial union with Canada, which_was referred to the committee on foreign affairs, The report accompanying the Spooner bill to regulate inter-state traffic of u-lvwra“hy says the telegraph system of the country has become & monopoly and the complaint is made that the rates are extortionate and are levied to pay dividends on watered stock. ‘The committee, while recognizing the necessity for reasonable and limited control of the tele- eraph companies, doubt the policy of the government assuming the ownership and en- tire management of them, It does not pre- tend to extend the power of regulating dis- patches which are only within the state, and supplementary legislation will be needed by the state. The report in conclusion expresses it as the sense (\J the committee that what- ever can be done as well by private enter- prise and with as much safety and security to the people should not be undertaken by the government at present. Presidential Nominations. WasniNgroN, March 5.—The president to- day sent to the senate the following nomina- tions: Charles C. Jones, of Nebraska, to be register of the lana office at Nelich, Neb.; Rev. John F. Dolphin, of Minnesota, to bé post chaplain, and George K. Hollis, of Mas- sachusetts, to be United States consul at Cape Town, A Plum for Jones. ‘WasmiNGroN, March 5.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The president to-day sent to the scnute the nomination of Charles C. Jones, of Nebraska, to be register of the land oftice at Neligh, Neb. SalCesiiga el Only a Slight Cold. BERLIN, March 5.—The Reichs Anzeiger says the emperor has only a slight cold. Doctor Waldmeyer's final report on the crown prince's case confirms the semi-official reports made Saturday. It is expected the crown prince will return to Berlin at the end of this month. The ministerial order empowering Prince William to sign royal dec and ordinances, should occasion arise, dates from the 1st of December. The crown prince has assented to the arrangement. Two councilors are to be attached to Prince William's suite, whose duties will be to report to him on state affairs. An eminent general will also be appointed to advise him on military affairs, —_— A Letter From Boulanger. Paris, March 5.—Boulanger has written a letter to the minister of war, in which he says: “Itismy clear duty, from the posi- tion which I occupy, and particularly owing to the period through which we are passing, to devote myself exclusively to military du- ties. I have the honor to ask you, with the object of preveuting the manifestations which have occurred from being again at- tempted, either to publish this or to author- ize me to publish a letter n which I will beg my friends not to waste their votes in at- tempting to elect me to a position which I cane not aceept.” e e Morgan's Challenge Accepted. OwAnA, March 5.—To the Sporting Editor of the Bee: In reply to the challenge of Ed Morgan, published in Monday morning's BEE, 1 would say that I have deposited ten (10) dollars withi Colonel A. H. Forbes, and hereby accept his challenge. 1 will meet Mr. Morgan in a fifteen round contest with the smallest gloves allowed under the laws. I will allow my deposit to remain in the hands of the stakeholder until Tuesday cvening, March 6. If Mr, Morgan means business I will meet him between now and Tuesday and post the rest of the money. Jony Day. el S The Visible Supply Statement, Cricaco, Mareh 5.—The visible supnly of grain for the week ending Februar: as shown by the computation made by the seeretary of the Chicago board of trade, is follows: Wheat... e A Conductor Robbed. Maxpay, Dak., March 5.—About midnight, at new Buffalo, a few miles west of Fargo, Pullman Car Conductor Towne, on the west- bound Northern Pacific express,was attacked on his car by two masked men, who robbed him of §98, the contents of his pocketbook. They then dragged him to the platform of the car and left him for dead. He was found shortly after by a passengor and did not re- gain consciousness unti' the train reached Mandan, this morning. — ———— Storms of Snow and Sand. Loxpoy, March 5.—All railway trafic in Sweden and Denmark been stopped by heavy snow falls, Traffic on the lines in northeast Germany is ulso interrupted. Dant- zig is completedy shut off from the world. T nches in Trentina valley have killed twenty persons, violent. sundstorm has been raging in Saturday, stopping trafiic in the 5. [Special mto the Bre]—Without regard to party the people of New Mexico are clated at the prospects of the passage of a bill now before congress which provides for settle- ment of private land claims. Uncertainty in land titles in some cases has done much to retard the settlement und development of the territory. SomERsET, Ky curred on the Ciuci W Orleans & Texas Pacifle railroad at Pine Knob, Ky., yesterday afternoon, which resulted in the killing of one man, fatally injuring another and seriously wounding of the others, be- sides doing considerable damuge to the rail road. A Jump From Poverty. TrEN10N, March 5.—Word has been re- ceived by Mrs, Ellen Silar, of thus city, and James Nally, of Millham, that they and five other relatives are licirs of their aunt, Mrs, Ellen Blake, in England, to a fortune of $7,500,000. Charles Silar, husband of Mrs, Ellen Silar, is a flagman on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad. - An Unfounded Report. S7. PetERspUrg, March 5.~The announce- ment of the death of Prince Hohenlohe- Oebringen, who recently shot himself with suicidal intent, was incorrect., He is recov- ering from his'wound.’ : Small Pox on Bhipboard. New Yonk, March5,—The French steamer, La Normandie, which arrived this morning from Havre, 18 detained at quarantine on on account of . a case of small pox in the sleerage, . . A [ THE GOULD-SAGE CASE. A Strong Letter From the Prosecuting Counsel. NEw York, March 5.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—A long letter in reference to the Gould-Sage case, which was before the February grand jury, has been sent to Dis- trict Attorney Fellows by William H. De- lancy, Edward L. Andrews, and Delancey Nichol, i which they say: ‘‘We are grati- fled to learn that you will at once move be- fore the superior criminal judges of this county for an order directing that your of- ficial prosecution of Jay Gould and Russell Sage be presented to the incoming grand jury. The remarkable miscarriage of justice ‘which has recently ensued in that case cer- tainly demands the adoption of this course. The large pecuniary interest involved, besides the demands of justice seems to us to require the highest form of criminal proceeding. Pursuant of this judgment the district attor- ney entered the grand jury room on behalf of the people of the state to redress a public wrong. The next incident transpired before ajudge of the general sessions, and is prob- ably without parallel. Upon a question pro- pounded by & layman and not conveying the remotest conception of the law point involved, this public prosecution was disposed of in short order and without & hearing. This is called “advice to a grand jury.” It is need- less to say that the provision of the code a thorizing the grand jury to apply to the di trict attorney or any judge of court for advice does not contemplate the aboli- tion of ~the wusual modes of trial ‘We challenge the production of any equal incident similar to the one which ac- t\mll{y transpired in this cause. When the peopie, by instituting a prosecution, nssert their views of any legal question, as they did in this case by your official action, that view is entitled at least to the decency of a tria We mean a trial according to law and not a trial by advice. This procceding does not possess the slightest clement of a judicial de- cision. There was no issue presented for a judicial decision, There was no issue pre- sented and there was 1.0 hearing of counsel. But the instantancous solution of the prob- lem by statutory constraction was evolved by an abnormal méthod of colloquy between @ uryman and an advising officer uninformed ¥ argument, a question of jurisprudence which required four months in the district attorney's office. The presentation by three counsel for defense, and the study of 200 printed pages was solved by this new method of question and answer in exactly ten min- utes. All judicial powers of the state were thus completely swallowed up. We respect- fully request that you proceed to ascertain, by all means at your command, whether the machinery of criminal justice can be success- fully perverted to produce such a grotesque result.” 2 CEM Bloody Battle With Bandits. >N, Tex., 5.—A dispatch from Matamoras, Mexico, says: Advices from Lleva de Canales, the southern part of the state, say on tho morning of the 2th ultimo, that place and Picacho ranche were - attacked by & party of twenty bandits from Escandon, commanded by Brulio Cervantes. At both places a bloody contest took place, The robbers looted the town us far s they were able to. Nine men_and one girl of the people attacked wero killed. he bundits 0st two killed and had & number severely wounded. Troops were ordered in pursuit and it {8 understood two orthree of the bandits have been captured. e Had Read the Cables. [Copyright 158 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox, March 5.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee. |—The judge hold- ing Middlesex sessions charged his grand jury to-day and in a pointed manner—having evidently read one of the several cables about the Gould-Sage case—said, alluding to the Lord Howard DeWalden matter: “You are only to inquire as to the proba- ble cause upon the facts presented to you as to whether they justify presentation to the petit jury, and collateral questions are to be left to the trial.” - n Blown to Picces. MarQUETTE, Mich., March 5.—A terrible miming accident occurred at Ishpeming to night. Five men were getting ready to blast an old drill hole at the bottom of No. 8 shuft when the charge went off unexpectedly, killing all five instantly. The cause of the accident is not known. The men were liter- ally torn to pieces by the force of the ¢ plosion. e Tilden's Will Contest. New Yo, March 5.—The suit of George H. Tilden for construction of that clause of the will of his uncle, Saumuel J. Tilden, which provides for librarics in New York, New Lebanon and Yonkers, was brought to trial to-day. Counsel for plaintiff said the clause was invalid. After some' testimony the ar- gument was postponed till the 21st. e Paraphine's Mark. NEW Yonrk, March 5—A can of paraphine which caught fire this morning and exploded, caused damage of over $100,000. The princi- pal loosers are J. H. Bunnell & Co., electrical und telegraphers supplies, and Simeon Rache & Co., gluss importers, L De Lesseps' Lottery Loan. Paris, March 5.—1In the chambers to-day & bill was laid on the table which proposes to authorize the Panama Cunal compuny to issue a lottery loan of 24,000,000 francs. The s supported by a pumber of deputies of different politics T Death of s. Proctor, [Cupyright 1885 by James Gordon Bennett.\ LoxpoN, March 5.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|—Mrs. Barry Cornwald Proctor died this afternoon bere, - An Unimportant Incident, Rowmg, March 5.—~Prime Minister C stated in the chambers to-day that the inci- dent at Modaue had n found to be un- importunt, - Blown to Atoms. Buneerort, Coun., March 5-—A small building used for mixing fulminate at the works of the Union Metalie Cartridge com- pany was blown to atoms and Heury Becker, the'ouly occupant, was Killed. Sympathy For the Strikers. DAVENPORT, Ia., March 5.—The Knights of Labor assembly here to-night unanimously passed resolutions sympathizing with the striking engineers and firemen of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney. - Aid For the Strikers. LapaverTE, Ind., March 5.—The Brother- hood of Locomotive Engincers of this city to-day sent §1,000 to Arthur in Chicago to aid the striking engineers on the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy et Led By Osman Digna. SuAKiM, March 5.—Rebel doserters assert the attack of yesterday was led by Osman Digna, and that the chief ameer of Fre wus killed in the fight. —_—— Louisa M. Alcott Il Bostox, March 5.—Miss Louisa M. Alcott is reported very il of brain fever, It is feared she will not survive the attack. Elgin Butter Market, Ero1y, Tlls., March 5—But sold to-day at 28 cents por pound. There was 8. falt” wmar- et A % . — £ : The Death Hecord. . . Viexxa, March, 5.—August Zang; journal- ist'aud founder of the Presse, is. deud, ALL THE NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Reports From State Penal and Oharitable Institutions, NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY. Grant Preparing to Build the Cours House For Perkins County— Activity at Valparaiso—Hare vard's Republican Club, News From the Capital. Lixcony, Neb.,, March 5. —[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The board of public lands and buildings in session to-day received the monthly reports from state institutions and passed upon the expense accounts. The re- port of the warden of the penitentiary showed nine admitted during the past month with cleven discharged with terms expired and one released on commutation. The total number of inmates in the pen March 1 is 822, The monthly report from the state in- dustrial school at Kearney shows the number received during the month to be 8; number dismissed, 4; total number in the school Mar . 108, The report of the state hospital for the insane shows 22 admitted during_the month and 8 dis- charged as cured. The total number of in- mates in the institution March 1, 881, after deducting the number transferred to Nor- folk. There were 4 deaths at the asylum during the month of February., William Coolrfe, aged seventy, sent from Saline county, died of paralysis; Herman Rasch, aged “seventy-seven, sent’ from__Antelope county, died of peritonitis; M. Oberneider, aged thirty-nine, sent from Cheyenne county, died of tuberculosis lavina; Johnson, aged thirty-one, sent from Saunders county, died of tuberculosis. Articles of incorporation of the Swedish Mutual Live Stock Insurance company, of Axtell, Kearnay county, were filed yesterday. The following notaries were commissioned by tho governor to-day: D. J. Springer, Fremont: H. W. Kennedy, Kearney; Rupert Lervin, Omaha: Charles T. Brown, Lincoln; Eugene T. Westervelt, Froeport; F. Malgren, Elba; James B. Haynes, Omaha. In the district court to-day the case of the state ag: Martin was on trial the information charging that Martin had dis- posed of mortgaged property to the value of §275 without the consent of the mortgagee. Martin disposed of the property and jour- neyed to Iowa where, after diligent search he was apprehended and brought back by ofti- cers for trial. In the police court the monthly report wns prepared to-day showing the total number of arrests in February to he 176, A very light month for the capital city. The Emmett celebration held to-night in Temple hall was largely attended. Hon. Patrick Egan presided and an eloquent ads dress was delivered by W. V. Gannon, of Omaha. A choice musical programme was & portion of the exercises. Enterprise at Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, Neb, Mirh 5.—[Correj ond- cnce of the Bre.)—Preparations ire being made to start the boom as soon as the weather will permit. Plans und specifications are being made for several fine resider ces by prominent men. The water works well is completed at a depth of 100 feet and a1 ubundance of soft water secured, ILe tank 18 to be north of town on the top of a hill and the water is to be pumped into it by the en- gme in F. 8. Scoville & Co's. elevator, under which the well was bored. The Union Pacific company is rep'acing the old railroad bridge with a new onc. resting on oak piling. The old one had become un- safe. Valparaiso how has seven passenger trains daily und a host of freight trains. A company desiring to start a cannery can find no better place and will be sure of a solid welcome from the business men, The Harvard Republican Club. Harvarp, Neb., March 5.—[Correspond- ence of the Bee.]-—A meeting to organize local republican club was held Saturday evening. Owing to the very Inclement weather the attendance was swall, and, after perfecting a temporary organization, the meeting adjourned to one week from Satur- day night. The temporary officers are: ex-state senator, president; G. W. Limbog! er, editor Journal, vice-president; G. W. Updike, cashier ial bank, Ie? tar; An exccutive committee consisting of W. P, Shockey and F. W. Rose was appointed. ey Grant Begins to Boom. GraxT, Neb., March 5.—[Special Telegram to the Ber]—The first wave of our boom set in as soon as it became known that Gra had been successful in the county seat fight. A meeting was held this evening and it was decided to begin the erection of a $2,000 eourt house at once. The Burt house and a block of ground has been donated to the county by Grant citizens. A number of lots have been bought and everything indicatos & rapid growth, tizra Brown, e ohle e A Rich Discovery. Fort McKinxey, Wyo., March 5.—[Spect ial Telegram to the Bre.|—It is bélieved an enormous discovery of gold has been made near Buffalo, Wyo. Mr. Charles Sisters, lime burner, has brought into Buffalo fi milling gold ore that will yield from $1,000 ta £3,000 per ton. When questioned where he got it, he said in the mountains about fifteery miles from Buffalo. He was burning lime a{ the foot of the mountain, and during the res cent thaw thought he would get out and prospect a little, and on the side of the mouny tain found a rich gold ledge. The snow coming on again, he had not ime to deveiop it, but as soon as the snows clear away in the spring the ledge will be_thoroughly de- veloped by merchants of Buffalo. There is & good deal of ement over this discovery, and as it is the third diseovery of precious metals near Buffalo within a short time, i believed that i ores exist near here, ane that they will be found and developed 'thor- oughly duving the coming spring and s mer. Sl Sy A Sea Captain's Will. BostoN, March 5. (S al Telegram tg the Bee ] —Captain Noble Maxwell died af { Hotel Vendome, September, 1857, a Cay Maxwell nev married. life he went to sea, when ke became captain offered himself, is said, to the daughter of a resident of Bajb. He was rejected because he was poor. He' came to Boston during the war, and aconmue lated wealth. His will and four codicils leave his property to twenty-six relatives. A nephew in Maine, says he has male the most careful investigation of the town rege ords until he has proof that Captain % e Maxwell made a mistake as to his own tity. He avers that Maxwell belonged to @ different family of the Muxwells from the one he had supposed, and thal the pegpl named in the will are really not his next of kin, but the other branch of the Maxwell family are entitied to precede. those pames by Muxwell. Probate Lus been postponed ta permit an investigation. - . Business Troubles. Louvivini B, Ky, March 5—The .Presby terian mutual assuratice fund made an ase signment to-day. Assets, $20,000; liabilitge :I-:;:“'*:-Io:. (S L ;-d $100, U»o.h ’l‘lm] {uilm‘l 1“ : 10 86 suits recently bry the fund. i Nothing Impor CHICAGO, Marvh 5:—The 1llinols board of railroud and warehouse commissioners were in session here to-day, but trangacted no buse ioas of any lmportence. beyoud epproving