Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1888, Page 2

CANT SUPPORT CLEVELAND. A Split in the Ranks of Virginia Bourbons. THE LAND CLAIMS OF NEBRASKA, They Oannot Be Satisfled - Without Bpecial Legisiation — The House Fasses the Sioux Reservation Bill— Personal, Barbour Resigns. WasnixoroN Bureav Tie OMana Beg, } [2ERY 3 CRTEENTH STRERT, Wasiixeros, D. C., March 7. John S. Barbour, United States senator elect, to sucdeed Riddleberger has written a card to the democrats of Virginia declining ‘. to act further as chairman of the state com- mittee, in which capacity he has been for + many years, and with signal success. Mr. Barbour gives as hisreasons for refusing to “ lead the Bourben host of the old dominion duriug another campaign that he is not in harmony with the administration énd that " one who is, should be clocted. He says that it would provent harmony to have a man in the chairmanship’ of the committee, Who could not endorse the cause of.the adminis- tration since Clevelamd is likely to be renom- inated . for the presidency. The an- nouncement has caused much surprise in - Washington, where Mn Bar- bour's democratic activity and influence tre 80 well known and republicans are pre- dicting that, in view of the declaration of the Virginia logislature Just before its adjourn- ment the othér day, in favor of tariff pro- tection, the. state will go republican .if a strong man heads the ticket. Allison, Sherman and * Harrison are comarkably strong in Virginia and the split_in the Bour- ‘bon party there over the acts of the admin- istration and tho tariff question and the gains that havé been made in the republican ranks since 1835, make indeed a choorful outlook for republicans at the approaching election. NEBRASKA'S LAND CLAIMS. Mr. Carter, u_deputy in the board of land commissioners at Lincoln, is in the city and to-dny called upon: Mi. Stockslager, acting commissioner of tho general land ofice. He directed Mr. Stockslager's ‘ attention to tho fact . that .there s due tho - ‘state of Nebraska ‘etween thirty and forty thousand acres of school lands and asked for an allotment " of $he same. Mr. Stockslager replied thut the state was barred out of its claim.to these lands wiider tho provisions of the revised statutes which require that lands due a state must be selected in the same land districts m which they were originally located -and that , all of the school lands having been sold in | , the districts of Nebraska where sections were due the state, none could now be granted.’ It is probable that'bills will be introduced in congress making special provisions for the raska in this instance. H ENING THE 8§10UX RESERVATION, 5 After some debate the house this afternoon passed the bill opening up to settlement the &rl':nl Sioux Indian reservation in Dakota 'ho disqussion was of little interest. Hol man, of Indiana, cired to be the only real obstucle . i the way of an immediate passage of - the measure .He cobjected to every atep . tha the-committee on Indian affairs took and im- peded the final vote in vy way he- could conceive. Holman is in op- osition to all bills for the development of he northwest, into wiiich country he has- made two or three journeys at government expense, and he seems to have become very much opposed to that country. As passed, the bill contains fhe provision in relation to the Niobrara strip, and, although aumtended in a few-unimportant parts, is practically the same as when reported to the committee, The most prominent feature is the clause roviding that the measure shall be ratified the Indians before it comds into opora- tion. The bill will pass the senafe, without reasonable doubt, In its present form. Thes have been hero for sevoral weeks a number . of promtuent Dakotaus working for the pas- sage of tho bill, and they are much elated to-night over their success, and say that it awill give the territory the biggest boom that’ it has ever had. Ex-Delegato Pettigrew of Sioux Falls, ex-Congressman Kliner and Mayor McClure of Pierre and Mayor King of Rapid City are among those who are working for the bill. . TITE WANTS OF THE WINNEBAGORS, * Mr. Dorsey has received a petttion from the Winnebago Indians in Nebraska asking that congress give them authority to’ sella section of lmufon"-huh' reservation for a town site. A VANDERVOORT AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. Specifications and advertisement for bids for stone and granite te be used in the ¢on- struttion of the basement and_first story of the congressional library will be prom ated by the commission to-morrow, The ids are expected to range between §250,000 Em_l §300,000. Paul Vandervoort, of ‘Ne- raska,{ who has been here for some time yepresenting a number of the miost oxtansive stone and granite Tmrries in the country,and . H. Stout and other rontractors intend to .10 be one of the bidders, and those he rep- Fesents may make a number of bids. THE OMANA MONEY, Senator Diswes has introduced s bill which carries into effect the request of the Omaha Indians for the payment of the meney due hem by tho goyernment, aggregating about 70,000, in two instead of -seven payments. 'he bill provides that the money shall be ex- pended by an agent of the interior dopart ent, who shall see that it is applied to im- proviug the condition of the Indiais. THE INTERNAL REVENUR BILL. A statement is published here this evening to the effect that the republicans in the house are divided on the Em‘ on of internal re- veuue reform; that Mr. Reed, a republican pember of the committee on ways and means, has prepared & bill for the repeal of thé tobacco aud fruit brandy tax and a reduction f the whisky tax from 90 to 50 cents per gal E-n aod has been trying to whip is party into line, but has met with open’ rebellion 'in many quarters. This statement is wholly incorrect. Phe republicans are solidly opposed to any reduction of the tax on whisky. They are solid in favor of just such reforms as are pro- sed in the internal revenue bill submitted y the democrats, but they do, not endorse he administration features of it. The repub- jcans stand as one man on the subjeet of in- rual revenue reform and although they ave not prepared a bill they will be in con- rt when they do aect. The cfforts which fir Randal! will make to induce the republi- cans to support his tariff and internal rev- enue bill will be ineffective if for no other . geason than becauso he proposed a reduction f the tax on whisky. The republican mem- rs of the committee on ways and means Bay that no party at this time can justify Mself in any action which will reduve the Whisky tariff. DEMOCRATS OPPOSE LABOR INTERESTS. The democratic members of the house mmittee on ways and means made a very record to-dny. When the committee mvened & number of motions were sub- itted by the republican members to grant earings to the pcoslu rw:r«-wn(ln the in- ests, which would be a Fue pass. of the administration bill. It was ved, for instance, that the iron puddlers heard on the effoet the metal schedule of fected by .’lh bill would have upon the won industry. his was voted down by a strict party vote, Then it was moved that the weavers be heard on the wool schedule, and this was voted down by the democrats, all of the republi- s voting for the proposition. Finally flokenrm , of Kentucky, the most active f the lemocratic members, moved at there be no hearings granted to anyone, it that the committee receive written pet| s from all she industries. This was secepted and Mr. Kelly, the father of tariff tection, moved to add that the petitions d arguments submitted in writing be read the committee by the clerk, but he was ted down by the democrats, it being evident at the majority did not want arything sub- itted against the bill which would reach the , or in fact ve considered by motion was made by MeKinley, Ohio, a republican, who represents a large n dastriot, in_which there are very many and laborers, that a hearing -Mulu siven “the | labdrin g _men 8s ro- vision would . have upon their in- torosta, This the democrats voted down solidly, thus putting thémselves on record against giving the laboring ciagses even the slightest voice in the proposed tariff reform, The democrats prefer to devote the time which is to be allotted to the consideration of the tariff on the floor of the house, where thoy can make campaign documents in the form of speeches. 3 PERSONAL, J. C. Regan, of Ounha, is registered at the St. James hotel, James G. Blaine, jr.,and wife, of New York, are in the city. The young mian looks like his father and belicves his paternal ancestor will be again the nomines for the presidency. Perny S, Heatn. PREPARED FOR A PARALYZER [Continued From First Page.] ciple of American organized wage workers, therefore be it ke it Resolved, Thet this union extends to the brotherhoods of locomotive engineers and firemen our moral and financial aid in their strife for justice and equality. Ahd it is further 5 7 Reselved, That we heattily endorse the marly stand and orderly conduct of the mem- bers thus engaged and condemn the railroad in transporting to our loyal and orderly state the emmissaries known as Pinkerton detect- ives, The Meeting at Lincoln. LixcoLs, Neb., March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The presence of Hon. Ben Harrison, of Indiana, in town to-ight did not in any manner, interfere with the | meeting of the enginecrs and firemen. Chair- man Sanborn received.an official message from Vice Grand Master Hannahan that he would arrive on the evening train and a com- mittee met Mr. Hannahan at the depot and escorted him to the Red Ribbon hall, where a public meeting was held. Addresses were delivered by thé Hon. G. B. Skinner, P. W. O'Connor and others. This undoubtedly was the best * attended and larg- est meeting held here and to - night general satisfaction provails, The meeting was attended by a_great many ladies, -and among them were the ladies of the Red Rib- bon choir, who entertained the dudience in a very able nanner with songs and recitations. The members of both brotherhoods are: con- fident fo-night that they are going to be vic- torious, The mem sont here to take the strikers.places are dissatisfied and are re- turning to their homes, stating that the com- pany has deceived them and have not lived U] to their contract. s X The Tie Story Denied. Niznrasga Crey, Neb,; March 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bes.]—The reported wrock on the Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs road yesterday near Hambuyrg sent to this city and repprted from here to eastern pa- pers' s said by officials of thit road to be ‘a mistake. They sa; merely ‘a slight y it and unawoidable collision; that there was no tie on the track, a0 damage, no one injured and no arrests. The report is claimed to have beet sent here'by enemies of the road. The Situation at Kansas City. “Kaxsxs Ciry, March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—J. S. Barble, gencral freight agent of tho Hannibal & St. Joe, and the Kansas City," St. Joe & Council Biuffs, has served-notice o all roads * running’into Kansas City that, commencing to-morrow, | they will ‘be ready for bysiness; that is; will take and send freight. This means that, under the inter-state' commence law the other roads will be obliged. to receive the freight. A. J. Vallandingham, general freight south- wesfern agent of ' the Gulf route, to-night stated that the road would receive the freight of the Burlington, come what might, and the representatives of the other lines here make ~the same statement.. . A secret meetihg of all the grievance commttees of the brotherhood between Kan- sas City and Chicago was held here to-night, at which the decision was made that the strike wouid be extended the moment the other roads took the Burlington freight. It is generally conceded both by the representa- tives of the brotherhood and the railways here that the situation is serious in a marked degree, and merchants and others are pre- paring for a .railway blockade. The com- any's ofticials claim that the road is operat- ng all tho trains it desires to, and that the business of .the road does not require the -number of trains run before the strike. The strikers, as a matter of course, ¢laim to more confident than ever and well content to let matters go on as they are at present. One of the griev- ance committee of the Union Pacific re- turued to-day and made a statement before the local committee which greatly encour- aged the strikers. He assured them that the engineers and flremen all over the United States were with them, and that the men on other roads were sending in thousands of dollars for their aid. Seventeen thousand dollars, .he said, was received i Chicago Monday. “This is all we ask,” said Mr. Stevens, in speaking of the matter. *The money that is pouring in will enable us to continue - the strike as - long as we wish to keep going and to watch the other roads mdre carefully than ever, and to see they don't touch any of the ‘Q' business. As long as they do not they will be all right, but they will do so at their peril. The men on all the roads are firm and stand ready to obey the chief's commands the moment they are issued. As long as the ‘Q' is doing no larger business than at present the striko will not extend any further. But if the road succeeds in running its freight reg- ularly and in handling anything like the amount of trafic that usually goes over the system, and they treat with other roads it will be seen how far the brotherhood will dare to go.” The strikers express them- selves as very sorry that the derailing of tho freight near Nebraska City should have occurred. Assistant General Superintendent Fiteh, of the “é'g " in speaking of the occur- rence said: know the striking engineers and firemen had pothing to do with the wreck for they ‘are not that class of men. But there is always a class of vaga bonds who take advantage of a strike to com- mit vandalism, thinking the blame will fall on the strikers, It is such men who put the rail on the track against whom the road has to protect itself.” Manager Merrill's Statement. Sr. Joseeu, Mo., March 7.—[Speeial Tele- gram to the Bee.l—General Manager Mer- rill gave the following official statement con- cerning the number of trains on the Kansas City; St. Joe & Council Bluffs and the Hannibal & St. Joe to-night. Yesterday forty through freight trains were sent from Haunibal to Brookfield. The same from Hrookfield to Hannibal; one from Brookfield to Macon and return ; two from Brookfield to Bevier and return; two from Palmyria Junc- tion and return; four from Brookfield to St. Joe; one from St. Joe to Brookfield ; one frown Brookfield to Kansas City, and two from Kansas City to Brookfleld. All [nlsw T trains are runnln}( with the exception of tho Eli, the Chicago fast train, which will be run- ring again in a day or twi The Barlington & Northorn Strike. MixyeAroLis, March 7.—All brotherhood engineers and firemen on the Burlington & Northern road struck at 10 o'clock. The ef- fect is not yet observable, because the road does not send any passenger trains out until 4:15 this afternoon. At that time the offi- cials claim the Chicago and 8t. Louis express will start as usual, while the brotherhood claim the road will not be able to move a wheel. The road's rrehfhl business was very large before the Burlington strike, but is now nothing more than local, The strike ef- fects about a hundred men. MiLwAukeE, March 7.—A special to the Evening Wisconsin from LaCrosse 8: At a late hour last night @ notice, which is re- garded as having the authority of the broth- erhood, was served on_Buperintendent Barr, of the Burlington & Northern road that if the road continued to handle Chicago, Burl- ington & Quinoy business it would ~ destroy the will and friendly foeling of the en- gineers and firemen toward his road. A re- ply was served on the men to-day that they should report by 7 this evening, - whether or not they were propared to handie any aud all business of the road. If not they were to consider themselves discharged. Ouicace, March 7.—General Mavager Har- 'HE OMAHA DAILY BEE:! ris of the C said this o strike of his engine , Burlingten & Nortnern, | ng he was not surprised at the fllndl to-day, although he had o notice. He claimed the strike would not cripple the road. *‘We had near enough men to take the strikers' places,” said he, “before they went out. We ‘will go right ahead. All I'have done is to order agents not ta receive perishable freight.” MixyEAroLts, March 7.~The evening train left on time in charge f the master mochanic of the rond. The 5o'clock train for LaCrosse was in charge of & Reading engineer. He en- deavored for a little time to start tho train with the air brakes set on the driving wheels, but finally managed to’ get away, amid the jeers of the crowd. The strikers say they Wil not go back to work at the present scale of wages. The officials of the road say they anticipate no tronble in filling the strikers' places; that the latter had no grievances, but Simply went out to help their Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy brethren. The Omaha road. has' discontinued its slecper service to Kansas City, as its cars runs from Council Bluffs over a purt of the “Q" system. The reason for this is believed to be the wish of tho road to avoid trouble ‘with its men. The Milwaukee Road, MiLwatkee, March 7.—~The engineers at the. yards of the St. Paul rpad in this city express the opinion that they will ‘not..be drawn into the trouble, and - at the general offices it is held that an outbreak on -the St. Paul system 1s improbable, as the engineers have no grievance against the compuny. Will Not Handle Burlington Cars. Dururn, Mjnn., March 7.—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Orders were promulgated here to-day by officers -of the St. Paul & Duluth, the Chicago, St. Puul, Minneapolis & Omaha, and thg' Wisconsin Central roads that no Burlington cars, efther loaded or unloaded, were to be mioved on the St. Paul & Dulutk road. A large numberof such cars have been ‘sidetracked at different points. This decision practically-stops the shipment of irog ore from the Vermillion' mines, for .which the Burlington read was a party to a coutract for hauling 3,000 cars for points on that road. Inquiries among engineers and firemen elicited. numerous assertions that | they would stand by tke brothorhood at all hazards. . ¥ . N Ci16AGo, March 7.—This morning five Lake Shore engineers refused to tuke a tram of Burlington cars from Englewood to Sixteenth street, declaring they would auit hefore they would haul anything bearing a “Q" label. The cars consequently remain at Englewood. ‘Wabash switchmen refused, this morning, to receive Burlington cars which were brought to thé yards at Root 3 d by the Union Stockyards ‘an Transit company, which has charge of all switching at the yards, also decided to-day that they would handle no Burlington car: The compagy his as yet taken no action in the matter.” Twenty-five_omployes of the Burlingtoo road at the yards, whose busi- ness it is to care forali_stock .\Tvinfi over ngton, were digchavged to- n{, a8 ¢ is arriving and consequently there is nothing for them to do. Herding the Cattle. GALESBURG, 111, March 7.—The fast train and the Kansas City express, which were consolidated at Chicago last night, came into Galesburg this morning at 6 a. m.; two hours behind time. At Mendota it wad but fifteen minutes late. The reason of the delay was. that the train was run by a-new ongi. neer, who did not know the romd, and thongh Iie was steered by an old_conductor, he was . afraid to run at more than a snail's {m(-c. The division of the Brotherhood of ‘En- ineers located here numbers about one hun- dred and thirty members. Of the Brother- " hood of Firemen there are about the same number. One hundred and.eleven ‘of the engineers left the service at the command of Chief Arthur. Of them, Division Superm- tendent Rice said this morning: “They are .88 fine a body of men as can be found in the country.” I was raised with them, like them, and am sorry for them.” The men like My, Rice, but don't share the sorrow. That they are honest is shown fronr the fact that they attemps to conceal nothing. They acknowledge that two of their number returned to - the servies, of the company, 8 fact which others moro politic would perhaps conceal, But theéy are not. discouraged. They hold meetings in & house just aeross thetrack from the dsgo; and‘heve rsuading committees at.work night. and ay. The mayor has that they be not lowed to - a) ach the - engines. l'mclnl . police with -immense fin stars enforce the order. Said Daivision Superintendent Rice this morning: “Why, those boys wouldn't put 8o much as a straw.across the-rails to cause damage to the company.” % A The statements of the brotherhood and Rice differ materially in regard to the situa- tion of affiirs at this point. Summarized,the engineers say that in place of the 109 out, thirty new ones have taken their places, Twenty-two of these ape from tho east, two are those who returned to worle and others are men from the uhnr. Y(‘s'erdl\{ said the engineers, five freight trains left here east- ward bound. Of these, three ‘were pulled back with dead and somewhat scorchéd en- gines. Two started on the Peoria branch, of which one was Pu)led back, and oré buimed at Knoxville. The men who are o1t say that the boil akers at tite shops tell them they have, from the time thestrike began up to to-duy, had to repair twelve engines burned by the carelessness of new men, They claim from careful counting as the trains pass the depot that the company is doing nothing com- pased with what they used to. Somewhat different is the story of Division Superintendent Rice. . He is one of General Ticket Agent Paul Morton's correspondents, and with all” other division . superintendents senids daily reports to Morton and from these Morton makes up his daily press bulletins.. +In a nutshell, Rice claims the company is doing 50 per cent of the business it did before the strike, even counting in the immense live stock business formerly done. “‘How is that?" was asked. *Oh, you know we had much dead freight on our hands.” He claims all new men, after a few trips over the road, will be fully as competent -us the old men. He_eclaims "thirty-five freight trains went out of Galesburg yesterday. The new men when thay step from their engiues are hurried into the depot buildigg, sur- rounded by a pose of special police, escorted up stairs 1o a dormitory, where they are safe from the pleadings of the men on the outside. At this pomt there has been no disorder whatever. ordere At Burlington. BURLINGTON, Ia.,, March 7.—The brother- hoods of engineers and firemen have a griev- ance against Railroad Commissionér Dey. Chief Engineer Fowler says a short time ago lie was notified by the legislative cormiittee of the brotherhood to prepare to testify or send aMdavits regarding the competency or incompetency of the men employed to run Burlington engines since the strike. The proper aMdavits were sent to Governor Lar- rabee and the railroad commissioners. Last Saturday he was notitied that Dey was com- ing to Burlington to look info the matter. He arrived that night. The brotherhdod committee endeavored seven times on the following day to see him, but he was not to be found. On Monday they learned he had lefy the city. ““Why he had left without making a movo in connection with the inquiry" sald Mr. Fawler, “we don't know, but we propose to find out.” The strikers here are firm and confident. The Burlington yards and depots are guarded by a large force of special police. The strik- ers claim the company is doing but one-fifth of the buriness it did before the strike and say they have tlie sympathy of ail business men, who complain bitterly because the com- pany does not settle with them and thus re- vive trade. “:On what d0 you base_your hopes of suc- coess " was asked Chief Fowler. “On the limited amount of business the Burlington will have while the strike lasts; on its inability to handle traffic from other roads; on the fact that the mnew men ~are incompetent, aund on the further fact that as the engines are manned by from three to four men, it costsa great deal more to run trains than formerly. ‘The company will soon get tired of this.” Superintendent Brown, of the Burlington road, is just as confident the other way. He counted twenty eight freight trains on the main line lln‘ly eight passengers and eight freights on the branches, He declared there is no strike so far as the company is concerned and th-t the new men are giving better sati faction than they expected. . He is of the be- lief that g roads will soon be com- pelled to handle B or suffer heavy pen cars l&? mu:m‘ jes, under both stat and inter-state laws, . . l-}xtrcn'wi‘, Reticent. Cuicaco, March 7.—An authorized state- ment of what measnres, if any, the Burling- ton company propokbs to take in the courts, or before the interktaté 'comimerce commis- sion to compel oth business when tendéred, was much sought after to-day, but Burftington officials were ex- tremely chary in spéaking of the subject. priviiiey Moving Freight at Cheyenne. OnEYENNE, Wyo.; March 7.—[Special Telo- gram to the Bre.]9-%he Burlington 18 now moving freight and pa¥senger trains on the Cheyenne and Burljagfon branch, The agent of the road at this place has issucd a notice that frejght will be received for transporta- | tion. “Boes" Sold Out First. Exeter, Neb, March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—~No Begs have been ob- tainable from ' newsboys on the B. & M. trains for sevaral days, while the ‘Herald, Journal and other papers may be had in abundance. Our people want the Ber, and are compelled to walt for a limited number of them which come by mail. via the Elkhorn two hours later, Prudent Merchants at Johnstown. JousstowN, March 7.—[Special Telegram to tho Bre.]—Tho merchants at this and other stations along the line are beginning to stock up in anticipation of the brotherhood of engineer's strike eandinf to this, the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road. To Withdraw From the Knighta. PorrsviLLE, Pa., March 7.—A special moet- jng of Assembly 0853, Knights of Labor, of Mahanoy Plane, was held this afternoon for the purpose of considering the expedienoy of withdrawing as a bedy from the Knights of Labor organition. _ Resolutions were unanmously adopted deprecating the late | railroaders’ and miners’ _ strike as a ‘‘hasty and impétuous mistake,"” condemning the éxecutive committee for re- fusing to declare the railroad strike. off, and determining to surrender thejr charter,: and to “pursup a course in the future by which we may avold o re-ocourrence of past mis- takes which have been so detrimental to - our own interests and welfare.” ‘was composed chicfly of railroaders. - Want the Show Repeated. A movement is on foot to have a ‘repetition of the Press club entertalument as a beneftt for Mr: Goodall, whose talent, judgment and untiring labors were the great factors in making it a splendid success. To secure this the following petition, signed by a large num- ber of prominent men, has been presented to the Press club: Members of Omaha Press Club—Gentle- nien: Owing to the immense suegess of your benefit given-at Boyds Eebruary 27 last, from an artistic as well as a financial standpoint, we the undersigned appreciate the fact that a large amount of the enjoyment of the occa- sion were duc to the personal efforts of W. R. Goodall, Furthermore, in consideration of the exhibition of versatllity and gerruine. talent shown by that gentleman on that oc- casion wo respectfully_ask that he be ten- dered a complimentarytbeneflt vinder the ats- pices of your organization, as a substantial testimonial of his gegius, the occasion to be 8 repitition of tlio petformance given at your nefit. This was signed by about 125 leading citi- zens, and it is probable’that the request will be granted. 4 . A Farnam Street Fire. - Shortly after 11 o'¢lock last night as Po- lceman Vanous wag ' walking his beat in front of J. Hurris' stgre, 1014 Farnam stréet, he saw a small blaze ‘in the back end of that store. He immediately ran to No. 2 engine house to notify tho firamen, but before they had arrived on the seenc the whole inside was aflame, and it wus' only with the great- est difficulty that it was finally extingnished. The building was lifea tinder box and the flames kept breaking out* in different places after being apmenh{iy subdued. The bulld- ing, which was an old frame one, was com- letely ruined and wilt have to be torn down. here was no insurance on it. The clothing stock, which had been lately augmented by the purchase of the stock of another store, was completely ruined. There” was alto- gether probably about 86,000 worth of stock, With only #3,000 insuranee. . Ladies in a Runaway. * As Mrs. Byron Clark, accompanied by her sister, was driving north on Eleventh street yesterday afternoon, her horse took fright at the Harney street cable cars and ran aw Mrs. Clark was unable to hold the horse in check and he dashed furiously up® Eleventh street. Near the intersection with Farnam both ladies were thrown violently to the ground. Mrs. Clark réccived a bad cut in the forehead and her nose and lefs check wore considerably bruised. With the - tion of a bad shaking up, her sister was unin- jured. The horse succeeded in demoralizing the buggy before he was caught. A Kansas City Criminal Caught. Pat Shea, who is wanted for highway rob- bery at Kansas City, was arrested by the Omaha police officers yesterday morning. The fact was telegraphed to the chief of po. fice at that place, and he-wired back, “to hold the prisoner at all hazards.” He will be held in custody here until the officers from Kansas {l'lt,\' arrive and will then be surrendered to iein. ———— In Trouble Over Tools. J. B. West, the well known merchant of the firm of West & Fritcher, cigar manufac- turers, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing tools from a carpenter named J. H, Baxter. While this carpenter was doing some work at West's house re- cently he missed several of his tools. The tools were seen at West's residence by a third party and Baxter was apprised of th fact. Yesterdsy West's premises were searched and about 825 worth of the tools found. The merchant was arrested and taken to the central station about 12:30 yes- terday afternoon. His trial was commenced, and was only partially gone over, the court again taking it up to-day. e —— Double Wedding. Wednesday, March 7, at the residence of Thomas Hanulton, South Fifteenth street, in the presence of a large number of friends, were married his two nieces, Mr. John Sweenie and Miss Alico Calyert; also, Joseph J. Oatney and Miss Belle 8. Calverf. Rev. Charles W. Savidge performed the ceremony. After the service a sumptuous dinner was partaken of and a royi#l ®ood time was en- joyed by all. 50 it~ Personal Papagraphs. Charles Allen, of Awora, Neb,, is at the Millard. 5 John Bratt, of North Platte, Neb,, is at the Millard. 30 . O, Jackson, of i, Neb,, Is at tho Miliard. (1 E. C. Miller, of Fuligaton, Neb., is at the Millard. L H. M. Utley, of O'Neill, Neb,, is atthe Millard. ) L. L. Mead, of Hastings, Neb., is at the Windsor. i E. Schenbeck, of St: Jéseph, Mo, is at.the ‘Windsor. b George H. Harney, of Des Moines, Ia., isat the Paxton. : Goorge H. Poivers, of Beatrice, Neb., is at the Paxton. S. S. Hadley, of Cedar Rapids, Neb., is at the Paxton. Dorr Heffloman, of Anselmo, Neb., is at the Millard. C. H, Tewksbury, of Lincoln, Neb,, is at the Windsor, 0. G. Pattison, of Plattsmouth, Neb., is at the Windsor. J. W. Paddock, of Paddock Grove, Neb., is at the Paxton. George W. Osterhout, of David City, Neb. 8 at the Paxton. 8. M. Wilson and wife, of Atlantic, Ja., are at the Windsor. \|V' of Nebraska, City, Neb., Ben L. Cr is at the Millary Robert B, Blakermore and wife, of Chi- cago, are at the Paxton, Messrs: J. D., W. H. and R J. Kilpatrick* of Beatrice, Neb,, are at the Paxton. . oads to handle their. . the administration. The assembly . Gage count) THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1888, BEN HA_RRISON AT LINCOLN. Three Thousand Republicans Give Him a Rousing Reception. AN ABSTRACT OF HIS ADDRESS. Cleveland's Oivil Bervice Pretensions Exposed—Burglars Make a Haul at Nebraska City—Alleged Repeater Liberated. An Enthuslastic Meeting. LavrcoN, Neb,, March 7,—[Special Telo- gram to the Bre.]—Three thousand enthusi- astie republicans in this city filled to over- flowing the largest hall in the city to-night to hear Ben Harrison, of Indiana. Upon the platform with the speaker were seatod Judge Parker, president of the capital city republi- cati club, Governor Thayer and ex-Senator Saunders, of Omaha, Qovernor Thayer pire- sidod. d p : Senator Rarrison epened with a review of . He had watched, ho said, and the emly campaign assertion of the democrats in 1584 that was proven was the fact that there was & large surplus in. . the treasury. The surplus was all ~ that {vorried them. for they ware not used to surplus. In Indiana, during lhe(h\{! of ‘the last campaign, the democrats had even fieured it down that a grand distribution would give ewh one $3.00 per capita and because the division was not made there was great disappointinent among Indiana democrats. . The heavenly and béatific utterances of Cleveland on civil service reform he deolared WBI""II(!I proven in Indiana. The eclvil ser- vice had been finineasurably degraded.. In distributing patronage Cloveland had kept a misfit store. A free ballot and @ fair cotint was, he said, the paramount question. He compared the votes .¢ast in Georgia for ~ten congressmen with votes cast in Nebraska for three and there were 105,000 more votes cast for the three in Neb- braska than the ten in Georgia, while a pub- lic sentimeng in the local section of the south and a unite® demooratic party upheld the suppression of the ballot. Agitation and con- demnation would some day teach them. Those who believe in an _honest ballot must cither make the south ashamed of its make the world ashamed of them. wanted the day.to come, when the amen of Abraham Lincoln in the south would be as free to vote as the men 6f Jefterson Davis. The tariff was tersely discussed and the closing of his specch was on the pensions and the latest attitude of the democracy-and the border states that now were given lo calling soldiors . mercenary. He appealed to Ne- braska to prosent in 188 the same uubroken repitblican majority that had characterized it since its birth, and he- expressed the hope that the state that he loved, the state that was. his home, wonld again give her electoral vote to the candidate of the republican party. Supreme Court Decisions, LixcoLy, Neb,, March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.]—In the supreme court - to- day George D. 'Schofield, of Otoe county, was admitted to practice. State, ex-rel Storkey, vs. Field, defendant to answer by March 9. p Heérshier vs. Kincaid, defendant to answer Dby Saturday next, file briefs Tuesday, cause then to be submitted. - Higgenbothum vs. Benson, submitted on briefs. ; . Hamilton county vs. Hainer. €ontinted. Rottman vs. Burtling, order to show cause submitted. Court adjourned to Tuesday next. b A large number of degisions were handed’ down, among the more important were: Ashby vs Washburn & Co. Error from Reversed. Opinion by Reese. Johnson vs Van Cleave. Error from Ham- ilton crunty. Affirmed. Opinion by Cobb. State ex-rel Carter vs King, mandamus. Judgment for relator, writ: witbheld and costs divided. Opinion by Cobb. State ex rel Carter vs King, mandamus. Judgment for relator, writ withheld and costs divided. Opinipn by Maxwell. Reese dissenting. In fhis caso the court holds that a justice of the peace has no power to grant a new trial except for fraud, partiality or un- due means. In regard to the guestion of legal holidays brought up in this - case tho court holds that where ‘the statutes designate certain days as legal holidays, the restriction is. confined to the days named in the statute. \When such days fail upon Sun- day the succeeding Monday is not to be ob- served as such holiday, oxeept 8o faras it may effect the presentation and demand on commercial paper. Gaster vs Welna, county, Rev Error from Cummii remanded with structions to dismiss. y Cobb, ‘estern horse and company. vs Timan, ervor from Adams county, Reyersed. Opinion by Cobb. . Sweeney vs Durnull, error_from Douglas county. Afirmed. Opinion by Reese. Chicago, Burlington & Quiricy railroad- vs Mannig, appeal from Douglas” county. Af- firmed. Opinion by Maxwell, MoeManning vs. Scator, error from Wash- ington county. IReéversed. Opimion by Max- well. This case is of more than ordinary in- terest, as it relates dircctly to the Slocunib mw.‘ 'In the opinion the following poimts are cited: . In an action by & wife and her minor chil- dren against coftain saloon-keepers for loss of support from the intoxication of the hus- band and father caused by liquor alleged to have been furnished Dby i 1 keepers thero was proof sales by said saloon-keepers of intoxicating liquor to said husband and fathdr during the period stated in the petition and also of his continuous intoxication during that period and of his remaining in and pear said- da- loons, 1t was held that the testimony intro- cuced by the saloonkeepers that they had re- fused to furnish him intoxicating liquor with the intemtion of disproving the particular acts testificd to by the witnesses of the plain- tiff, did not warrant a verdict for the defend- ants, Proof of the sale of lnh;xiculinr liquors may be made by circumstances and such cir- cumstances may be sufficient to overcome the positive testimony of witnesses. Ex-parte Hill and Hill, habeas corpus. This was an interesting case docketed by the deputy clerk of the supreme court to-day. The case was an application by father to obtain possession of infant child, whom he alleges mother kept from his sight and touch al- though' both parents occupied the same premises. - After considerable argument the writ was granted discharging tne infant from the exclusive custody of its mother yet ordering it placed where both parents could attend o its maintenance and edycation. in- e The News at the Capitol. Lixcory, Neb., March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The United States court convened in this city to-day with Judge Dundy on the bench, it being an-adjourned session of the January tevm for the purpose of hear- ing motions and reaching final hearings on a number of cases. In the district court to-day Ed Hart was convicted of adultery and sentenced to im- prisonment m the county jail for ten months. Hart is an ex-convict from Missouri and is a thoroughly bad citizen, % In the case agaiust Jesse Martin,” brought back from Fowa to auswer for disposing of mortgaged property, the jury found him guilty and recommended him to the mercy of the court. The meeting of the board of trade called for last evening has been postponed until Saturday evening. A number of important industries seeking location here will be acted upon at the next meeting, including the pro- posed New York life insurance compauy building. The state board of pharmacy continued in session yesterday examining applicants. Thirtee: ilundrud and sixty-nine have been rogistered during the past year and the fees collected amount to 000, The State Institutions. LixcoLy, Neb.,, March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bi The monthly expenses of the state mstitutions, and work on new build- ings for February were passed upon by the board of public lands and buildings to-day, and allowod as follows: Homo for the friendless, $1,007.00; insane hospital, Norfolk, #6,021.57; insane hospital, Lincoln, $0,004.00; deaf and dumb iustitute, Omalia, $1,880.72; feeble minded home, Be o, $1,085.92; | dustrial school, Kearne, TH.80; | for the blind, Nebraska City, $358.00: work on soldiers' home, Grand Tatand, #4,87281; keeping prisoners at penitentiarg on contract, state ecapitol, building for feeble minded, $ 120,00 material for dome of capitol buildin, $0,500.00. e Alleged Repeators. Reloased. Guegry Cextenr, Neb, March 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—The prisoners from Howard county’ charged with voting in Greely county.swore that every justico in Greely county, was prejudiced except two Scotia justices and asked for a change of venue, The change was granted and the hearing in the case of Peter Peterson took place before Justice Hamilton to-day. The state established the résidence of the pri oner in Howard county and one witness testi fled to having seen htm giving in his ballot to the judges of election. His name is shown on the poll book, but notwithstanding this the justice orderéd the prisoner reloased. The case will \w presented to the grand jury next month, | . . Three more residents of Howard county have turned states evidence and testified to being paid & by Dr. Grothan to vote in Feotin and to having voted under assumed names, ¢ TIR— £ Libel Buit Dismissed. StRATTON, Neb., March 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bes.|—The criminal libel suit of P. V. Bailey against W. C. Ashwell, editor o the Stratton Heraid, was called in the dis. trict court of ‘this county yestérday. The court held that thero was no cause for action anil dismissed the case.: The article which created the libel suit charged Bailey with breaking the sixth commandment. Holdrege Wins. Onieans, Neb., March 7.—[Special Telo- gram to the Be.]—The council of adminis- tration of the Republican_valley veteran ro- union association of tie G. A. R. met at this The contest for location lay Cambridge, bidding $500, Hojdrege $000. Holdrege was selected as the place for the reunion, August 20, cottinu- ing four days. —ia Burglars at Nebraska City. NrnkAskA City, Nob, March 7.—[Special Telegrain to the Bes.]—The residence of Mr. 8. A Weimer was entered by burglars last night and robbed of several hundred dollars aud a valuable ladies’ zold watch and chain. John F Flack and wife to Thos Batter- ton nig of sig lot 11412 bik O Lowe's add also 8 ft of w sideof 8 33 ft of lot. . 11 blk O Lowe's add wd. ». . Julia Bhaye te J H McShane s 85 Helson's Rudolvh S Van Beuren lots 1-2-8-4 16.13 and 18 blk 2 Lafayatio park qa And Rosewater and. wife to Joseph Cub n's of e 155 ft of lot 19 blk 15 Im- provement associationadd wd....... Joseph Aub and wife to Andrew Rose- water, 8 15 of € 155 ftof lot 19, bik 15 Improvement assn. add, w d Samuel G Damon and wife to V Morse, lot 10, blk O, Shinn's 2nd add, Qe d,..uerr.,. South Omaha Land company to’ Nel Johnson, dot 4, blk 118, South Omaha, 2,200 5,000 1814-45-15- Frederick T Davie and wifo to Peter B Fasold, lot 22, Fairmount Place, Henry Holln and ‘wife ‘to’ Williani Sivers, n'g lot -4 and nig el lot 2, 1k 1, city, wd ..... C 8 Kempton and wife et al, lots 12 and 13, Tiis, Wd,.oiivns, E E French, trustee, to Jo son, all IK7, lots B, 10, Dbik'6, and lots 5, 5.7 and '8, Lk & Jots 16, 17, 18, 19 90, 21, 22, 23 and 24, ik 4, Pullman place, trd...i .., .e. DA Holmes and wife to Tsnac Van _Horn, lot 16, blk 2, Lake View add, Kempton iib- shn H. 11 and 12, lot 16 blk 2, Lake View, wd. Elijah L Lyon and wife to W Swayze, el lot 6 blk 5, Orchard Hill, Edwin H Sherwood and wife to C Cushing, n' lot 1 bk 167, city, w d, Edwin G Rust to Chas D Selden, lot 18 ik 2, Pruyn’s sub blk 8, Hyde'Park, ‘Wm V Morse and wife to H G J Leh- :lmm, 1ot 11 blk 7, Syndicate Hill, w Amis K. Long, lot 22, A." Kountze's agddi tion and lot 19 in_ same, q. ¢ Thomas C. Bruner and wife to Kl Anderson, lot b blk 191, city,wd. .. Jacob E. Margel. to Thomas Swobo, undivided 3 of e!q of*lot 8 blk 103, city, w d. b e Thomas C. Bruner and wife to Bi Anderson, part of Twenty-fourth ated (6x41), q .. 5 trustes fo J. ‘% Ritoh ik 4, W. L. Selb; ion to South'Owmaha, wd. .. Archer Jke to Thomas Proctor, .16-100 acres in 84-15-13; 3 16-100 acres part 24th st vacated (x4 ft), qe d. Same to same, lot 2, blk 19135, city, Williain " 'HMabery fo James For- manck, n 1.0f lot 5, blk 7, Soutl Omaha, g d., James Formancic and wifo to Cathar- ine Mabery, same, w . T Flora Fox Plumb 1o Joseph W Rich- ards lot 16 blk 17 Hanscom place wd Horman A Kuhin tr toC D Woodworth Phorman A Kuln 1ot 16-17-15-23-23- 24 blic 4 Creighiton heights wd City of Omaha to Henry T Clark pt 2 treet vacated (20x34) adjoming lot 8 32 qe 183 if 8,575 8,675 2,800 8,525 800 Building Permits, The following building permits were issued yesterday by tiie superintendent of buildings: C. Lass, cottage, Locus! Jacob Zimmerman, cottage, lane, near Douglas avenue E. Volkmier, frame office, 2 E. Martin, cottage, Blondo, n ty-fifth. Four permits aggreg: Licensed to W The following marriage issued yesterda Name and Resi dicenses were by Judge Shields: %Juhn H. Sweenie, Papillion, Neb.. ice M. Calvert, Papillion, Ne h Arapahoe, Neb. Belle S. Calvert. Papillion, Neb, Edward Swanson, Omaha.. Albertina Sanburn, Omaha Edward D. Smith, Omaha. FEmma E. Brock, Mahoni s Lorenzo Dean, Atlantic, Ia. Rebecca E. Guinn, South € —— - Y St A little five-year old ~daughter of Fritz Walters, the agent for the An- heuser-Bush Brewing company, fell off a table yesterday, dislocating the left o1bo and breaking a bone in the right arm. Fred Moore, the reckless driver who ran over and seviously injured a little boy on Farnam strect last Saturday aft- ernoon, was given a hearing before Judge Berka { sterday afternoon and was found guilty of fast driving and fined 39 and costs. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. ‘When Baby waa sick, we her Castoria. ‘When shie was a CLild, she cried for Castoris, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, ‘Wheu she had Children, she gave them Castoris. and | “§7.80 for July. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Boars Control Transactions in the ‘Wheat Pit. FREE SELLING BY HUTCHINSON, Cotn Falls Off on the Prospect of Large Receipta—Oats Follow the Dee cline—Provisions Show Cone siderable Strength, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Cinicaco, March 7.—(Spocial Telogram to the Bie.]—There was news enough in tho wheat pit this. morning, and. most of it favored the bears, The slump in corn was an‘influcnce on the same side of the market, but at the weakest poiut thie decline in prices amounted only to ¢ from opening figures and the 1.o'clock close” was only e below the opening for May delivery. Hutchinson was o particularly free seller at near tho bot- tom price, but the market took his offerings and even advanced a little before the close. Thero was scmie buying for country specu- lators in the winter wheat sections, bug, in general, outside orders were not extensive. Probabl good part of the buying was by shorts, who had a profit in their sales. May wheat opened at 80ige, sold down' to BOK@ 80%c, then up to 8045@S05¢, declined fgradu- ally and with occasional slight reactions until 80}j0 was touched. During. the. last half hour a rumor was' circulated that the (o neers striko would surely spread to the k Island road, and on this nows there was some demand from shorts which sent the price up to S0%cc, which was. the 1 o'clock closing, * The highést price reached was on news of the emperar's illness and an_ incorrect post- ing which showed consklerable declino in consols. Whon this was corrected the ‘“war scare” was annihilated;, June wheat (qmm-:l at 808c, sold up-to 80%e, downto 80e an closed at 1 o'clock at S05¢@S03{c. § The loea) crowd started in to sell corn this morning but for the first hour or so hud ondy indifferent success in holding the market down, When they got it dowh, as they did vecasionally, 1t seemed quite clastic for a time and would jump back whenever there was any rolief from , the pressure. Later, how- ever, the eritical point of for May corn was passed and then: there came out a flood of long corn which of ftsclf brought sibout the remamder of the break suffered during the session. Hutchinson was a prom- inent seller of corn and the inclination of local traders scemed to agree with hiw in this instance. The report that the Burlington road was getting {n ¢ood.running order again and would soon bring in & large quan- tity of «corn which had been nc- cumulatiig on account of _the strikb was a bearish feature to-day. So when the report came that the strike was spread- t caused som just bafore the May corn ops Yig@hdtge; sold { ¢, then down hing some time be- e, then dropped gradu-* queat reuctions of or more to B2L@H2%e, closing at | o' 525 June corn opened at b down to b2, and closed at 1 o'clock at 52ige. ‘I'here was a rather active speculative trade ™ in oats, with Hutchinson tho ‘largest seller, and the market declindd, following the leac of corn. - May oats opencd .at 32¢, sold down to 811¢ and elosed at 311 at 1 '¢lock. Juno outs dpened at 817¢c, sold down, to 81'¢c and’ closed ‘at 811{c at'10'clock. Fov July oats 50%;¢ was asked and August oats sold_at-28c. io provision, trade showed considerable strength. Lard and short ribs were a little heavy, but in pork the movement was more satisfactory for the bull side than for some time. In the latter.‘article the trading, @s- pecially early in the diy, wus also -quite”anj- od and prices sustained substantial ad- vance, resting at 1 o'clock 121 last night's closing, Lard’ suffe ¢ and short tibs of 21¢@be. 3 N Session—Wheat higher; May closing 803;507¢e, June 8115¢, July 811 @Sixe. Corn stronger; May closing 53%@54c, June B2@52ige; July 628iv. Oats steady aud firm. Pork was 2i¢c higher; March closed at £13.06, May at $14.0215@14.08, and June.§14.07* bid, Lard advanced ' 2ige; closiug t §7.02 for March, $7.70 for May, §7.75 for June an Short ribs were quiét, but & shade firmer, and closed at $7.10 for March, gv,lw for May, §7.22}¢ for June and §7.85 for . uly. tween Bilg ally and with @15c above a decline, - ——— CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. ‘CnioAao, March 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—Oartie—Business ‘was consider- ably mdre active than yesterday. Prices were unchanged as -compared with-Tuesday, but prices are J0@1R: lower than on Monday. of “Toxans sold at#2.75 for cows for steers, Prime butchers' stock was in good demand and fivm. Canning stock steady. Stockers and -feeders un-’ changed. Fancy, ‘$5.25@5.50; steers, 1850 to 1500 1bs., $1.40¢ 200 to 1350 1bs., £3.0004.60; 950 to 1200 1bs., §3.10@3.90; stock ere and feeders, $2.203:55; cows, bulls and mixed, 2.003.40; bulk, 32.40@280; Texas fed stecrs, §2.75(@4.00. Hous~Business was. not as active as for a day or.twe past. The Sqiires party were out of the market, and that means a good deal, esp ¢ on the best grades. Two of the big packing ‘firms alss were out of the trade.. Only one lot turned up in the sales Gver $5.50, and prime butcherw's weights (selected) could be had at the close at $5.95@ 5.40, best mixed at #5.25@580, and light mixed at $5:15@5.20. A few lots of assorted light averaging 100 to 170 1bs., sold at $5.15@ 5.20, and lighter averages at §5.00@b.10. FINANCIAL. New Yok, March 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bre]—Srocks—Itisadown day in stocks after all. The loss of to-day is .larger and more decided than the gain. The great- est sufferers have been Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western, Louisville & Nashville and_Oregon railway- in a fall of 1@1%4. pe~ cent, while such stocks as St.. Paul; N stern, New York Central, Lake! New England and others are 8/@3{ per lower at the close than yestorday. o have got off with a drop of Y@ per cent, and Richmond Terminal, Western Union and a few others, are in the same category. The fall in the last hour was rapid, and the close very heavy. The market opened at a decline oxtending to }5(@!4 per cent, on the fact that London was a seller of American stocks, but when the London quotations came in with some decline the fecling turned, Even at first the temper of the room was not hearish, although the shorts who covered yesterday felt inclined to put out fresh lines to-day, Chucago advices were conflicting, not pro- nounced either way. Nothing vory serious was predicted out of labor troubles, Cliques were buying specialtics and issuing scale orders, London gives an unsettled, irregular market on American railway shares. St. Paul, Reading, Pennsylvana and similar stocks are cither higher or without decline, but the Pacifics and some others are lower, "Total sales, 800,000 shares, GoverxyexTs— Government bonds were dull and steady. YESTERD . Buds registered 8,48 coupon.. . 125% 8. 4145 registred. 10013 N. ¥ 8 4438 coupon Pacific by of "9, Canada Southers Ceutral Pacific Chicago & Alton O B&Q. re, ent: \wifics Y'8 QUOTATIONS. 12 Reading. . 1265 Rock Ixland . (St. L, &8, F. ) preferred 8t. ¥ & 0 preferred. st. P, & 0. do preter Texas Puc Union Pa w. Illinols Central LB &W l.;'.ulc')p.'w' , 3 o ' St. L, & P do proferred MoxeY—On call, easy 8t 2@3 per cent 1ast loan, § per. cen ; closed at 8 per cent of- fored fi ‘l'mul MaReaNTILE PaPen — 5@5Y per cent. - STERLING EXCHANG] $4.853¢ for 00 day bills,