Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1888, Page 2

THE CIRCUMLOCUTION OFFICE Report of the Senate Committee on Government Business Mothods. A VERY VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT The Committee ¥Finds Much to Con- demn As Ridiculous—The General Land Office in a State. of Chaos, Red Tape Ad Nanseum, Wasmivoroy, March 8. —The report sub- mitted to-day by Senator Cockrell, from the special committee which has been stadying the methods of transacting the government business in executive departments, is a vol- ume of 263 printed pages, in addition to voluminous appendices, The committee finds much in cortoin places to command, and very much in others to condemn as unnecessary, ridiculous and farcial ecircumlocution. The raport classifics the forces employed by the government, including the officers, and men of the atmy and navy, and finds the grand total o be 171,746 individuals, Reports received from various departments in reply to the committe’s letter of inquiry, failed to fnd the connoction of bureau to bureau, or the di- vision with . division, in respect to any pingle item of business transacted, and for the purpose of getting information of this character, the committee caused a few specimen items to be traced from imitation competition. The first of theseis an expend- fture of £0,000 by the treasury department for stationery for the fiscal year 1987, The simple statement of the course of this tran- saction from ‘‘estimate to settlement war- rant” requires twenty-one printed pages. Other cases instanced are characterized as showing -farcial routine examinations, certi- fications, entries and red tape ad nauseum, when a direct course of settiement would be far preferable.” The committee finds the second auditor’s clerk writing thousands of Jetters to the quartermaster general's clerk for information ts be obtained from copies of the payrolls in the quartermaster generals office, the originuls of which were prepared in and are now on file in the office whence the inquiries emanate. It finds the condition of business in the general land office, and for many years past, ‘‘chaotic,” which results “from want or lack of plain eorrect business methods and requirements, lvromml_\' and uniformly forced upon the local and offices and employes of the general iand pffice.” It finds that the tract books of the ©ofioe have been neglected since the year 183% and thet information which should be readi y necessible, has, by reason of this *‘gross care- lessncss und megligence,” to be sought for here and there through rec- ords at great expense of time #nd labor, It finds registers and receivers, instead of exercising the quasi judicial functions conferred upon them by congress, are treated merely ns clerks of the dcpartment, heaping upon the Washington office vast accumulations of undigested mat- ter, which takes its chances with the accu- mulations of past decades. The committee finds offices sufforing for want of a classified abridgement of patents granted, a work begun several years ago, but unavoidably de- layed; and it submits a bill appropriating 20,000 for the completien of the work. The roport discloses many tricks of patentees, and ‘would-be-patentees, for practically extending the life of their patents, The committee’s recommendations are scattered throughout the report. TAKEN IT INTO' THE COURTS. [Continued From First Page.] faith and for some necessary purpose, It is held that a_*‘necessary purpose” in this in- ptance would be a gencral strike of its engin- eers and firemen and the paralyzation of its ‘business. *“That it shall be unlawful for “F common earrier, subject to the provisions of this act, to enter into any combination, contract or greement to frévent, by change of timo in schedule, carriage in different cars or by ther means or devices the carriage of reights from being continuous from the place of shipment to the place of des- tination, and no break of bulk, stoppage or interruption made by such common carrierg shall prevent the carriage of freights from being, treated a8 one continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the place of destination, unless such break, stoppage or interruption was made in good’ faith for some necessary purpose and without any intent to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt such continuous carriage or to evade any of the provisions of this act.” The Manitoba in Trouble. _ NEw Yourk, March 8.—The Manitoba has ‘been sold down in the stock exchange on re Eortu that a general strike has been ordered n that road. The rowd is practically con- rolled by the Burlington, and the strike is expected by officers of that company, INNEAPOLIS, March 8.—Heretofore the. Burlington & Northern's switching in_this city has been done by the Manitoba road, which furnishes the Burlington its wrmln* facilities here, This morning the engineer on the Manitoba road refused to_handle any rlington cars whatever. The Chicago, urlington & Quincy and Burlington & Northern cars were side tracked everywhere -@nd the the Northern is unable to getany irelfht in here. Its passenger trains are hauled here from St. Paul by its own en- gines. The Manitoba officials have taken no action and it is not thought they will make any attempt to enforce the handling of Burlington cars. Refused to Haul Q" Cars. CepAk Rarips, Ia, March §,—The Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern engineers refused to draw a train with Q" car ties. A strike is inminent. A Durvrn, Minn,, March fl,—HS[)G(‘Il\ Tele- gam to the Bee.]—Quite a little enthusiasm ‘was installed into the ranks of brotherhood men to-day by the refusal of a Northern Pa- cific engineer to haul two loaded “Q™ cars from the Northern Pacific junction and the engincer's decision has so far been upheld by, the action of the company. The cars had ‘been placed in the train and as soon as seen by the trainmen the engineer was notiefled and they were promptly thrown on a side- track and the train proceeded without them. 8r, Pavr, March 8.—All roads centering in the twin cities have refused to handle “Q" cars. This satisfies the men and no trouble 1s anticipated on any of the roads. Union ,fle‘:ol enginedrs in both cities have refused to handle Burlington & Northern cars, so road will be forced to find men to do its own switching, and until it can doso will bein a bad shape. Trains Running at Hastings. HasTINGS, Neb., March 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Trains are running with ® little more regularity on the Burlington, motwithstanding the absurd and sensational dispatches sent out from this city by irrespon sid® correspondents. The dispatch toan Omaha evening paper to the effect that no freight tramns have been arriving in Hastings, that several cars had been wrocked by in- competent cungineers, and that switchmen have been wounded and narrowly escaped serious injury, was made up of puro fiction. A ro‘:reunmlvo of the Beg called npon the Burlington agent at this city to-day. and Jearned that from two to five freight trains have been running each way oo the main line for the past three days. Yesterday 154 freight ears pulled iuto the city and 141 were taken out. }‘u passenger trains are running on the main line and on the branches loading out of this city. The Burlington does not disguise the fuct that their train service is still demoralized, but the fact is patent that order is being brought-out of chaos better than was expected under the circumstances, Pinkerton Men at Nebraska City, Neprasga Orry, Neb,, March 8.—[Special Télegram to. the BEe.]—A number of men ‘were on our streets to-day armed with rifles, snd were reported to be Pinkerton men sent here by tho B. & M. company. There was lo excitement and w meeting of the ts of Labor assemblics was called. A of scorching resolutions were passed the aotion of the railroad com- 4 " pany and tetoctives, dalling on the state officers to drive them otit, and endorsing the strike. The failroad officizls here deny that the detoctives were sent here by the com- pany. " incompetent Scabs, LovrCrry, Neb,, March 8,—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.)—From the trouble they are experiencing and the many laughable incidents that have occurred the past week on this branch of the B, & M., it is evident that experience is not tho characteristic of their scab engineers, A traveling man re- ports that last Monday the scab on a_freight lost control of his engine and ran fourteen miles to Artadia in scventeen minutes. ‘Fhursday’s passenger came in late with but one mail car and only one side of the engine working. Last night the passenger.and freight were consolidated and o in late, run m\url?’ a quarter of a mile by the d and in backing up the scab again fatled to stop at the d and & third attempt had to_be made. This morning a passenger left here one hour late, and suc- ceeded. inmakitig _the next . eight miles in about two hours. Our citiaens are univer- sally in symp: with the strikers, and_we regret our inability to et a copy of the Bk for several days past. s Oaptnred and Recaptured. CrestoN, Ia., March 8~The brotherhood had quite an exciting time here to-day. The company captured three of their men eatly in the day, but after a hard struggle the strik- ers recaptured them. One of the men, it Is understood, had a morlgufio on his house, and the strikers claim the superintendent told the man it was in his power to have it foreclosed. The brotherhood, on learning of this, immediately paid the mortgage and the man left the engine, the other two also being induced to join him. The Drummers Are With Them. LaxcoLy, Neb.,, March 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Mr. L. C. Hill, a promi- nent commercial traveler, addressed o large meeting of brotherhood firemen and engi- neers to-night on the subject of the strike. He took very decided grounds in favor of the men and dwelt at some length upon the patience with which the; had endured unjust treatment at the hands of the Burlington be- fore resorting to the present extreme measure. His address was listened to with reat interest and frequently interrupted by cheers. Trains at Palmer. PaLMER, Neb., March 8,—|Special to the Bee.]—The B. & M. is running about three or four ‘of its regular trains through this point. COan Only Advise. Des Moixes, Ia.,, March 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The railroad commis- sioners have been considering all day the testimony taken at Creston regarding the in- competent engineers Wwho have taken the places of strikers on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy railroad. The commissioners admut that it malkes a very damaging show- ing, hut say that they can do little to effect a chonge except to issue a proclamation. At present the board have no power to enforce their orders, and although they may advise the railroad company that hineteen incompe- tent men are running as engineers to the peril of the traveling public, yet it 18 left with the company to do as it pleases about making a change. Reloaded the Car. CEDAR Rarips, Ia., March The railroad situntion has not materially changed. The committee waited on President Ives, of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, offer- ing to reload the company's railroad ties from the Hannibal & St. Joe car to the com- pany’s car. President Ives consented, thus disposing of the question on which issue was yesterday joined. From Lincoln. LixcoLy, March 7.—To the Editor of the Bee: Just a few lines from a disinterested view of the present railroad troubles. Did I say disinterested? Thatwas evidently wrong, for not a single individual in the whole nation is disinterested. Is it not s fact, that with good wages our workingmen will live in neater and better residences, buy more goods and make every kind of business more lively than if crushed by capital to a minimum of wagoes! Thank God our. American working- men are rapidly becoming the most intelli- gent, brightest and best read of any nation on earth, and are beginning to realize the fact that capital without labor is useless. If an advanco 6f wages should result in a slight- ly reduced dividend on capital (Which repre- sents tho stock in trade of those who are fully able to protect and educate their families). what does 1t mean to the labor invested, of those wlio have their life interests at stake in ourown fond country and whose children are htising moulded into future leaders and statesmen { It moans the only legitimate means of di- viding the profits of capital and labor, and giving to us all a wel! clothed, well fed and well educated rising peneration, an honor to our land and our iwstitutions. Let us inter- est ourselves in+*‘boards of arbitration,” in- corporate all labor organizations, Make both labor and capital responsible. Make both parties give reasonable notice of any changes to be made. We must awake from this stupid and morbid state of “looking on,” and “‘as citizens of the foremost nation on earth’” we should grasp the inevitable recognition of labor and fairly regulate it. Labor owes to the public a duty. We are de- pendent om harmony existing be- tween it and capital. But with all our boasted cnlightenment, how is it even possible for the grievances of labor to be heard or understood without striking? It isthe only means they have at hand. I think it istime for us to raise as one man and demand protection from both parties— capital and labor. Are our officers_atour several state capitals looking out for'the in- terests of the public at such times as these, when authority alone can demand recogni- tion? Are there not as many lives at stake to-day on trains as may hereafter be in any city hall! Let us not enquire so earnestly into the safety of the one and blind our eyes to the other. “‘Consisteney thou art a jewel!” Citizens, grasp this question, it is of far more importance than a great-many national ques- tions with which we are continually battling, ana one which appeals to-all patriotic Ameri- cans. Pro Boxo PunLico. He Woke Up the Passengers. RAVENNA, Neb, March 7.—|Correspond- ence of the Bee.]—The experiences of the men engaged by the B, & M. to take the piaces of the hretherhood engineers on this division have been anything but encourag- ing either to them or to the road by which they are employed. Many of their blunders would be extremely ludicrous if it were not for the danger to life and property involved. For instance, the other day one of these al- leged engineers, after taking coal and water at the station started back for his train, s passenger, which staod on Beaver creck bridge about thirty rods away. The rules of of the company require a man to stop his en- gine ten feet from the train and then move up to it slowly 8o thau the coupling can be made with as little risk as possible. . This man, however, dashed down the track at the rate of fifteen miles an hour and struck the train like a eyclone. All the baggage in the baggage car .was heaped up in the front end and the passengers could be seen fallin, over the seats and bumping against eac other at a lively rate. When the train had ouce more come to & standstill and the man at the throttle was about to pull out again, the erowd who watched the proceedings were thrown into convulsions by - a gray headed man with his upper lip bleeding and wearin; a badly crushed silk tile, who thrust his hea out of the window and, looking toward the engine, exciuimed, ‘‘Hitch that scab toa wheelbarrow and see if he can run it up the street without killing some poor soul.” Inci- dents of this character, showing the gross in- competency of the men with whom the Bur- lington claims to be able to resume its freight and passenger trafic, are of almost daily oc- currence here and along this entire division. - . The Cattle Plague. Bavrimons, March 8.—~Within the past two days fifty-two head of cettle in Kent cotnty, Md,, have been slaughtered, the herd having pleuro-pneumonia, - A" CATTLE POISONING. CASE. Bensatl‘onnl. Charges Against a Preacher at Johnstown. . A SLANDER SUIT ey . Death of a Nebraska Pioneer at Tal- mage — The Other BSide of . the Alleged " Election Frauds— Judge Dundy's Decision. IMPENDING. Serious Charges Against a Preacher. Jonxstows, Neb., March 8.—[Special to the Ber.]—About a month ago Farmer Rut- ledge had ten or tivelve head of cattle die. They were supposed to have been poisoned. Rev. 8, W. Koontz, pastor of the United Brethren and a neighbor of Mr. Rutledge, is the man accused of administering the poison. Last Saturday a church meeting was held to investigate the case and an attempt was made to have Mr. Koontz expelled from the church. Suficient evidence was Iacking to sustain the charge and now Mr. Koonts and his friends plrw‘tl:w sucing the accusing parties for slander. ——— An Old Pioneer Gone. TaLmacr, Neb,, March 8,.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Mrs. O. D. Jones, a prominent pioneer in this part of the state, resident here since about 1860, died of old age complications this morning. She has been very low for six months. Pttt iy The Greeley County Election. Scotia, Neb,, March 8.—To the Editor of Bee: Inseveral numbers of your usually candid paper since the special election in this county on the 17th of January last there have appeared sensational articles originating in the fertile brain of some one or more persons in Greeley Center, none of them containing but a very small grain of truth. The facts regarding tho election are as follows: One Salmon signed an information pre- pared by one of the relators in thé man- damus case now pending in the supremo court of the state, charging ten persons with the crime of illegal voting, upon which a war- rant was issued and seven men arrested. A change of venue was demanded and the case transferred to Justice Hamilton, The attorneys for the com. plainant dismissed all the defendants except ong, who, after an examination, was acquit- ted. Asto Hanson’s purported statement regarding Dr. Grothan, it i8 without founda- tion in fact, as the doctor took no active part in the election except to cast his ballot, -The writer has no means of knowing whether Hanson madoe the affidavit alleged or not but does know that no person was paid for cast- ing his vote in Scotia and I believe that if Mr. Hanson made any such affidavit he did not know to what statements he was append- ing his signature. We ask that this_be pub- lished that your readers may know the truth in regard to the matter and to remove the false charge upon Dr. Grothan's good name and reputation, ScoTIA. Tecumseh Booming. Trcumsen, Neb., March 7.—[Correspond- ence of the Ber.]—There seems now to be 1o doubt that the boom which all have hoped and worked for has at last reached our city. Nothing but the backwardness of our promi- nent citizens has kept us down so long, but all are now working with a will, and things are beginning to move. During the winter work has boen pushed rapidly forward on our new grist mill, and it is now almost ready to begin operations, equipped with all the latest roller process machinery necessary tomake it a strictly first class mill. -The building for a £10,000 canning factory will soon be erected, and they expect to be ready for work as soon as the vegetable crop is on the market. Water bonds to the amount of #21,000 were voted last Tuesday, and work is to be commenced on the plant at once, Thero is also a little talkof electric lights, but nothing will be done in that direction at present. On the 13th mst the peoplo of the coumty are to vote on a propo- sition to issue bonds to the extent of ,000 for the erection of a new court house in this city ana the prospects are now thateghey will be voted, although there is some opposition in the northwestern part of the county. The county is much in need of better protection s, and it would be bad policy to position down. These enterprises, and a large number of new business blocks and an opera house, will make things move in this ecity as they have not for years. Tecumseh is one of tho best located cities in the stato and we pre- dict that the day is not far distant when she will also be one of the finest cities in all this section of country. A r\!{iublicfln club bes been organized hero and others will soon bo organized throughout the county. Johnson will give a handsomo republican majority next fall from road over- scer up to president. Several democratic postal clerks from this county have resigned lately, presumably on account of inefficiency. ———— A.State Druggists' Convention. LixcoLy, Neb.,, March 8.—[Special to the Bee.]—On Tuesday, March 6, the city drug- gists held an enthusiastic meeting at the of- fice of the secretary to formulate plans for the state convention of -druggists, which meets in this city May 8, 9 and 10. The meet- ing was called to order with Mr. Danbach in tho chair, Alf, J. Shilling being elected. . The following committees were appointed: Trease urer, W. J. Turner; committee on finance, W. B. McArthur, B. O. Kotsha and G B, Chapman; cornmittee on hotels, Alf J. Shil- ling, J. E. Riggs, Mr. Danbach; committee on railroads, W, C. Mills, J. H. Dunn ana W. J. Waugh. ooy Only a partial programme has becn dr- ranged, which now consists of, a lecture at the Nebraska state chemi- cal labratory on the first night, On the second there will be a ball for the dru, gists and their friends st Bohanan's hall, On the third day of the convention the visiting members will be escorted in carringes to the different state institutions and other points of interest about the city. Lincoln Jru’"m- have determined to make the coming conve: tion a complete success, neither sparing time nor expense to have all who attend cnjoy the visit. It is earnestly exsecmd that all, drug wists who can will attend. Any information in regard to the convention will be cheerfully furnished :%thnn cretary, Alf J. Shilling, 237 South Eleventh street, Lincolx. B A Revivai at Bellwood. BaLLwcop, Neb., March 8.—[Special to the Beg.)—For the past three weeks Bellwood has been blessed with a glorious revival, which was followed by a jubilee meeting. The attendance was large. Several minis- ters from abroad helped in the excroises. One hundred and twenty seekers made their way to the altar, of whom about sixty. have professed a chango of heart, and fifty have joined the church on probation. — Neligh's Republican Club. Nruien, Neo,, March 8.—[Special to the BeE.|—A republican club has been formed here, with 1. D. Hatfleld, president; L. A. Babeock, vice president; Richard Merritt, secretary; Willam Grey, Peter Kruse, scrgeant-at- will meet once a week auring the coming campaign. el Three Cars Ditched. Pexpre, Neb,, March 8.—[Special to the Bee.)--An accident occurréd about . four miles north of here yesterday morning to the north-bound freight, by which three cars were ditched, One of them contained emi grant goods and several horses. One brake- ‘man was slightly injured. A displaced reil is reported as the cause of the accident. ——— ¥remont's Fire Fighters. Fuenoxt, Neb, March 8.—[Spécial to the Bes.)—Engine eompany No. 1, of theFre- mont firo department last night celebrated the sixteenth anniversary of its founding by giving @ banquet “to its members and .. few invited guests, Tho dccasion was a very in- teresting one to all presant. This company waa the first one organized in this city and alsa has the honor of being the first fire com- any organized in Nebraska north of the l’»l.mu river, outslde of Omaha. It was & ploneer company. Reésponses to a number of tonsts brought out ébme interesting remi- niscences of fire fighting in the early days. The Unfon Pacifid . Injunction Case. eb,, Migrch 8.—[Spectal Telo- gram to the Ber.]<The decision of Judge Dundy in the Union_ JPacific injunction case against the state bosstof transportation ex- cites mnch commen® Here. C. O. Wheedon, the attorney for thg ybard, upon being asked about tho effect gfjthe decision by a Ber representative to-night, said: *“The decision is not final, but may be taken as indicating pretty clearly what the final decision will be. Testimony will be taken and the case will probably be heard at the May torm of court. 1f the case. then pgoes against the board, it will be at once appealed to the supreme court of the United States and may possibly be ad- vanced upon the docket 8o as tobe heard at the October term." In answer to' the question of what the offoct would bo should tho supreme court affirm such a decision Mr. Wheedon said : “I can't conceive of the supreme court making such a decision, The Union Pacific road goos into our courts and receives the same protection as any other citizen or cor- poration, and yet under this decision it would not be subject to the laws of the state. Under Governor Vance the militia of the state was called out to pro- tect the property of the Union Pacific railroad, yet according to this decis- fon the atato cannot so much as compel a Union Pacific train to stop at a crossing. The state would have no power to say that the rates of the road shall bo just and reasonable. It may discriminate agains individuals or places. It may charge 10 centt a mile for transportation and the people who live upon it arc helpless unless congress shall ~ choose to regulate. The state board of transportation has found that the road has by an embankment at Waterloo covered miles of farms with water and made them worthless. This decision, admitting this to be true, says: to these men, you must sink or swim. The state has no power to give you relief. Whatever outrages the Union Pacific may inflict upon the people of Nebraska, there is no power to prevent or punish.” A theory of the present suit quite gener- ally accepted here is that it is a movement of the Union Pacific to checkmate the govern- ment in case it should decide to take po{ucs- sion of the road. The company would then say, You can not take the branch lines. It may be true that they have been built out of the money of tho Union Pacific that ought to have gone to the overnment, But there is a decision of the nited States court that they are not a part of the Union Pacific line, which is under tho jurisdiction of the United States. The schemo is one smooth cnough to reflect credit_upon even the astute management of the Union Pacific road. —— A Batch of Sidney News. Sioxey, Neb., March 8.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Judge George W. Heist and Hon. William J.. Powell departed for Washington to-day. “'fieir mission is for the purpose of sécuring 81X),000 appropriation for Fort Sidney and everything looks hopeful. Marshal Pat Miles ‘arrived home to-day with the darkoy, Gréetl, arrcsted in Omaha. The case against Greet! is very strong. Sheriff John Wayd, of Evanston, Wyo., passed through to-day; with three prisoners bound for_Joliet, 1l..; One isa Chinaman named Ah You, sentanced for life for killing a China_woman anjd cutting the hody to pieces: les Cameron, three years for horse stealing, and Chester Springer, bur- glary, five years. P Thé Sidney Creamery company completed organization to-day by electing the following directors for the epsging year: John I Adams, Joscph Scharmer, William J. Bren- nan, B. A. Joaes, E. Ao Lee, A. Pease, G. W. Jenner, Androw Burgand W. F. Whit- ney. ) . Speciat Agent Clump; of the interior de- pgrtuent, lias boon invéatigating the stealing of timber off publiclands i this vicinity. He hi“ notified two large saw mil s to discon- tinue. —— Emigrants Flowing In. GraxT, Neb., March 8.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.]—As far as the Cheyenne line is concerned the B. & M, strike is virtually at anend, Passenger trains are making good time and freight trains are runmning mearly per schedule. With the beginning of the week emigration began to flow into the new county and each day has shown a large in- creaso. of newcomers, The present indica- tions point to a much’ more rapid settlement of western Nebraska than heretofore. ——— Rejoicing at Sidney. v, Neb,, March 8.-=[Special Tele- 3 —TThere is great rejoicing here to-night on account of the Union Pacific railroad being granted a fifty year extension. This insures a newastone dopot for Sidney. There was a meeting of the board of tradg {o-night in consequence. Stirring spéeches weyo delivered by Judge Norvell, Mayor Mclntosh, Hon. Joseph Oberfelder, Judge Shuman, Colonel John M. Adams, J. A. Borie and Attorney Reilly. il iy Eloped With His Stepmother. SiNEY, Neb, March 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Be.|—Sherift Enbank arrested Jack Davis to-day on o telegram from Sherift Baker, of North Platte. Davis is charged ‘ith eloping with his stepmother. ——— District Court at Broken Bow. Brokey Bow, Neb., March 8.—[Special Telegram to the BiE.]—District court is in session once more. The docket shows 160 civil suits ana twenty criminal. Oneof the interesting features of this term was the Anselmo whisky cases. A man named Cobb was found_ guilty of selling whisky without license and was fined $400 and costs, amount- ing in all to £565. Court will probably ad- journ to-morrow night. ———— A Coasting Accident. ArniNatoy, Neb., .March 8.—[Special to the Bee.]—Allie Unthank, age six- teen, son of O. N. Unthank, climbed to the summit of a high steep hill and started to slide down in the sleet. He struck a snag while going at lightning rapidity and was hurled down the hill amoung the trecs and picked up for dead by his comirades. He is now convalescent though badly bruised. Turn Up Your Coat Collar. Another cold wave #on'the way here ac- cording to Uncle Sami§ ‘Iyeather tinker, the following telegram bejgg received at the United States signal oftice at 7 p. m. last evening: 8 . Paur, Min,, server, Omaha, Neb. nal. Temperature wil) five degrees withia th 8, '88,—To Oh- oist cold wave sig- 11 fifteen to twent) t thirty-six hours. ODRUFF, LiBUT, Y L A Cattlemiad Killed. TRINIDAD, Col., Makch 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—Wars{ was received here to-day from Vibras, Col4? that Leon E. Daig- ler, a cattleman near that place, was shot in his cabin last Sunday bight and cannot live. He had gone to bed some one oame to his door and said theyware lost. Daigler got up, struck a match and, lighted & lamp, when a shot was fired through the window und one through the door, one ball passing through ms lung. The wounded man threw open the door and xred five shots at his assassius, who escaped in the darkness. There were six of them, three of whom are known. Daigler was the ouly remaining witness in several cattle stealing ocases coming up the present term of court, and it is believed the attempt on his life was for the - purpose of preventing his testifying. _——— The Surplus, WasmiNgTox, March 8.—Secretary Fair- child, in a veport submitted to congress early in December, estimated tho treasury surplus would reach $140,000,000 by the end of the present fiscal year. Tt is now stated at the treasury department. that owing to heavy receipts during the past few months the estimate then submitted would be too small, and the surplus at the end of June, 1888, would probably reach the sum of §155,~ 000,000, ' MARCH 9, 1888, THE WASTED SINEWS OF WAR Lord Randolph Makes His Great Speect in Parliament. A FLOOD OF LIGHT ON JOBBERY. Without Powder and Without Means of Transportation—Made Secre- tary Stanhope Wince—A Conrpromise in Sight. A Scathing Arraignment. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxvox, March. 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The membets of the lobby in the house of commons were in a high state of excitement to-night. Every- body was wondering what was to be the re- sult of the military meeting against the gov- ernment. Whispers were circula‘ad by the whips that if a demand for & royal commis- sion to inquire into the wholo state of tho army were pressed to a division the ministry would resign. It scemed inconceivable that they would take this extrome course and the threat of resignation is now made so fre- quently and on such slight provocation that 1t may soon begin to lose its effect. The ministry will not act wisely in pressing its followers wo hard. It feels very confl- dent and takes a high handed course on all occasions, but such policy cannot be pursued through all vicissitudes of the session with- out great danger. The military men were not dispased to show the white flag at the first summons. With the knowledge that Lord Randnlph was at their back they re- fused to succumb either tothe blandishments or menaces of Smith, It was seenearly in the evening that the Parnellites were mustered largely ready to drive the wedge In should the opportunity occur. Still more ominous was it that @Gladstone was known to be holding a meeting of his ex-cabinet in a private room which is still reserved for his use. As a rule ministers only are accorded this privilege, but exceptional advantages are very properly granted to Gladstone. Unless the crisis had been grave this mooting of the late ministry would mnot have been summoned. I believe the result of it was that Gladstone decided to hear Lord Randolph’s speech before giving any signal to his followers, The house filled rapidly, as it always does when Lord Randolph is to speak, for there can be no question that he’ ‘‘draws” better than anybody except the wonderful *‘old man" himself. The strangers’ and ladies’ galleries were packed. The peers' gallery was fall, among the distinguished visitors there being Lord Wolseley. Lord Randolbh rose amid a dead silence and began slowly and skillfully building up a formidable indictment against the whole military system of this country. He had brought together an immense body of facts, many of them of the most startling kind, all tending to throw a flood of light on the extravagance, jobbery and muddledom which prevail in the British war office. ‘We have no means of army transportation, no gunpowder for big guns, only two army corps costing £7,000,000 each against a cost of £1,000,000 for each of the nineteen army corps in Germany, and so on, These facts were laid before the house in the most varied and attractive style, interspersed - with many flashes of humor which caused hearty laughs to run through the entire assembly. His picture of Labouchere as the Archbishop of Canterbury, for which post he was quite as competent as a civilian was to be at the head of the army, was received with universal merriment. For every great office special training was required except for that of sec- retary of - war. All this part of the speech was immensely enjoyed by Lord Wolseley ard by everybody except Secretary Stanhope who kept his face carefully hidden from public view. ‘When Lord Randolph was evidently near- ing his preoration a curious stir and bustle ran through the assembly and the ministers ‘were seen to be whispering eagerly to one auother. Lord Randolph could not but .be eonscious of this movement although he was at u loss to understand its cause. We who were looking on could see Smith pass a note over the table to Gladstone who started up the moment he read it and hurried out of the house. The words passed from one to another “the German cmperor is dead.” The report had been sent to the leader of the huuse from the German em- bassy. Smith turned to Lord Randolph and told him briefly, + “Shall I stop?'’ asked Randolph in a low tone, Smith shook his head and the orator continued. But, although such an interruption would have sent most men's peroration flying to the winds, Lord Randolph contrived in spite of the difficulties to come to a vigorous conclu- sion. He declared that he found last year that he no longer defended a system under which twenty-one millions are annually squandered, “I left that work,” he said,with a bitter accent, ‘‘to thoso who are better qualified forit,” and he pointed to the war secretary amid hearty laughter and the cheers of the house. The poisoned arrow was shot and it raukled in the wound. Seccretary Stanhopé in his reply showed abundant signs of irritation but the damaging statements of Lord Randolph were practically left unanswered. 1ln fact we all know that that thereds no answer to them, for Stan- hope could only rup off onside issues and cover everything up with the usual official sheet of green baize. The indictment will sink deep into the minds of the people. The answer will be treated, a¢ it was here to- night, with mild contempt, but the ministry control the London daily papers and will doubtless ery ‘‘All's well” and ‘“Down with Randolph Churchill.” Meanwhile the mutineers were holding further communication with Smith and a compromise was talked of. The disposition to agree to one was increased by its becom- ing known that the Gladstone party would not support a demand for a royal commis- sion with sweeping powers in these matters. The ‘‘outs” join with. the “ins" to set up a barricade against ruthless innovation, They do not want to see a system destroyed under which so many fat pickings are re- served for officeholders and their friends on the two front benches, thercfore combined with the government and offered to meet the mutineers half way. The latter jumped at the proposal, and the debate from which #> much was at one time expécted languidly financial interest of reduc- national coupe on the debtis the next great theme which will be breught - forward to-morrow rathor prematurely in consequonce of tho main outlines of the schéme having atready leaked out. As the secret is no longer a se- cret, thanks chiefly to your columns, it may as well be publicly announced by the govern- ment and this will be our piece de resistanco for the closing day of the parliamentary week. A MeMBER OF PARLIAMENT. Al L No Ground For the Complaint. WASHINGTON, March 8, —In auswer to the Perkins resolution of inquiry into the- al- leged complaints prevailing in the ‘west agalnst the present unsatisfactory mail ser- vice, the postmpster general to-day sent to the hoyse a communication in which he says careful inquiry and. close ' examination of the compl made from time to ti @8 to the seryice in Kansas and in gen the region west 0f the Mississippi fails to disclose any tenable ground for complaint. A Death Struggle. Wrwvone, Neb., Maroh & —To the Editor of the Brer: The Burlington strike appears to me to be like a death strugglo between the brotherhoods of engineers and firemen and General Manager Stoue. It Jooks as if Stoné had staked his all upon the anuihilation of the brotherhood, and the question of how much the stockhiolders are willing to loose before throwing him overboard and effectin, an adjustment of * the difficnlty is a har thing to determine. heavy daily 1g8s to the company, the jeopardy in which the lives of mail agents and others are daily being held, from the history of past strikes of this character, the length of time it will take the Burlington to fuliy recover from the demoralizing and damaging effects of the strike, the heayy damages to be paid to the passengeérs and employes who are mained or Jife by tho criminal carelessucss of the ofcers in employing men whom they know to be wholly incompotent, and some of thom unable to read “orders’ should they receive them, must in timo cause the stockholders to cail a halt and say: *“We have had enough buil-headod, ogotistical stubbornness in ours and are ready to take this matter into our own hands.” When this is done, and not until then, will the Burlington strike be set- The report that competent engineors are being omyloyed by the hundreds is too thin to deceive even a school boy. Wymore had fourteen Pennsylvania conl miners—so they claimed to be—shipped in here to take the place of strikers, but they did not go to work, and to-day trains are in as bad a con- dition as to regularity and number as any day since the strike, cxcepting the first, and the coal miners have been moved from w_}\'u. An Injustice to Commissioner Dey. Des Moixes, Ia., March 8.—Lewis Ziegon- fus, chairman, J. S. Millard and T. F'. Shan- non, secretaries of the executive legislative committee of the brotherhood for Towa, state that the Associated press item this morning from Burhrigton does Railroad Commissioner Dey an injustice in reflecting upon his failure to ‘investigate charges of incompetency against the enginoers at that place. They state that it was upon their request that he was asked to go there, but that after visiting Creston, he was informed by attorneys that suficient evidence had.been secured to sustain the charges, and did not need to take any testimony at Burlington, They say that the brotherhood are satisfied that he intended to treat all interests fairly. e A A Ghastly Find. TrINtpAD, Colo., March 8,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bex.|—A special from Trinchera says: A squad of men erecting telegraph poles for the Fort Worth road near here, while eating dinner i camp yesterday, ob- served a man digging a hole some distance from where they were. When some of the men started over toward the stranger he picked up his bundle and ran away. The telegraph party being suspieious of the man's actions investigated and found the head of an unknown mar buried in the hole in which the man had been digging,. The head appeared 1o have been from a man of about twenty-six, black hair and moustache. A ,mir of boots were also found near the hole, The remains appeared fresh, and it is thought the murder was committed near here last night and the man attempting to hide the remains of his victim, The mysterious sexton escaped and has not been seen since, Getting 1deas About Jails. Dexver, Colo., March 8.—[Special Telé- gram to the BEg.]—To-morrow evening a ommittece of the board of county joners will leave on the Union Pa- cific on a tour of inspection to & number of eastern and southern cities. The committee consists of Messrs, J. (. Lily, Emil Reith- Villiaan M. Robertson and Joseph M. Brown, with William Saulsbury as secretary. During their absence they will visit Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago, St. Louis and Sher- man, Texas, and will inspect the various county jail buildings in each of these places with a view of selecting the latest and most approved appliances for the safe keeping of prisoners and of adopting the very best for the proposed new jail for Arapahoe county. g;hc committee expect to return about March ¢ i Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasiiNaToN, March 8. —[Special Telegram to the Brr.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original in- valid—Edwin Eaton, Bassett; Henry Sites, Bratton; Peter Platt,JTecumsch; Thadeus Ward, Friend; Benjamin Maple, Beayor City; Knudt Thompson, Knoxville, Increase —Francis McGirr, Pickrell: John W, Lan- ders, Wayne. Reissue and increase (old war)—Conrad Engleman, Decatur. Original widows, ete.—Iaras, widow of Russell Rog- ers, Fulldrton. Mexican survivors—James Cort, Bower. Pensions for Towans: Original invahd— Christopher Springer, Lawler; Joseph D, Crandall, Algona; ' George = McQuinch, Hawarden ; George W. Burgman, Fort Madi son; Ivan G. Ford, Des Moines; Lewis A, Tut- tle, Chariton : John A, Neison, Fort Dodge; An- dreéw Edero (dead), Keokuk, (ending May 13.) Iners Robert . Hedrick, Algona; Cerro P. Whitcomb, Newmarket; John W. How, Orient; William P. Allen, Rudd; David Hawkins, Maquoketa: Thomas Smith, New- George W. Parks, Eldora; John W. an, Ottumwa; Francis R. Walker, Agency; Daniel Crawford, Benton's Port; Horatio N. Tracy, Foote. Reissue—Collin G. Easson, Dubuque. Original widows, etc. —Maria G. C., mother of Carl O.C, Ander- son, Bassett; minors of Andrews, Keokuk. Mexican survivors—Joseph M. Jaillite, Pella. National Capital Notes. ‘WASHINGTON, March 8.—In the scnate to- day Cullom presented the memorial of the directors of the board of tradeof Chicago, protesting against the passage of the reso- lution regarding the participation of this government in the approaching Paris inter- national exhibition. In the house to-day Glover, from the com- mittee on judiciary, reported back adversely the Plumb resolution for inquiry into the alleged substitution of the word ‘“‘after” for vord ‘*for” in the refunding act of July The resolution was lald upon the ponse to a resolution of the scnpte ident to-day sent that body 8 mess- 7 ho hopes shortly to conclude o treaty concerning the immigration of Chinese laborers which will meet the wants of the people and the approbation of the senate. James Patterson, of New York, has never been in Omaha, but he is well known by reputation as being a sporting man for the sake of sport alone, He has written Ed Rothery that he will visit this city at the close of the St. Louis convention and he will 10 doubt be right royally welcomed, Friends of Billy Henessy will be glad to learn that he is to have a chance to walk away with a 8300 purse from a Kansas City man named Morris some time this month. —_—— THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Iness of Emperor Willam the Ruling Influence on the Market. HUTCHINSON A HEAVY SELLER, Active Speculation and Wide Fluotuas Gtions in Oats—No Particular Active ity in Provisions—Live Stock Quotations, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Crnreaco, March 8.—([Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The ruling influence in the wheat market this morning was the {linehs of Em- peror Willinm, From the news received yesterday local tr evidently thought that he would not live through the night. Accordingly they had bought wheat with the expectation that this morning they would sce considerably higher prices. In this they were disappointed. The first nows was that the emperor's condition was unchanged. Thero was no rush of buying orders, and scalpers began to look around for somebody to take their wheat at the smallest possiblo loss. The market dragged and the price dropped 140, but in the present ticklish coh- dition of affairs there was no short sellng pressure, and there was a genoral walting for news from Germany, Once it was ro- ported that a regency had been decided upon and this strengthened the market a little, but it was not until about half an hour before the close when Logan reccived a New York dispatch that the emperor's death had been ofticially announced, that the rush of tho aay began. There was some lively bidding, but the advance was only about jc¢ from the price ruling when tho news came, and bit e from the lowest point of the ' session. Ahere was plenty of wheat for salo at an ad- vance, and within @ limit of o prices jumped up and down several times, with much activity, and finally closed fl«-n\u o of outside figures of the session. ay wheat opened to-day at S08¢e, held botween 80; 803 for a time, thon fell to 803, va) to S0%{c and hung about that price Qntil the last half hour, when it advanced to 8{igc, but sold sparingly at that price, fell back to 8lo and closed at 1 o'clock at 81%gc. June wheat opened at 81igc, sold down to 81c and fi"@ 81ige, closing nominally at the latter pricd af 1 o'clock, In the corn market the course 0; prices wi much the same as in wheat. <Iutch 35 was a heavy seller about lthc opeging and the Jocal crowd scomod. nclingd to. Tollbw m, including those who had loaded themselves with grain yesterday afternoon, rruplramr,v to an expected advance this morning. Under this pressure prices fell about igo, and the market was heavy until the saj ?orelrn news which started wheat upward performed the same service for corn, tho advgnge at '§° outside amounting to {.{c frop the low s of the session. May cérn opened at e, sold up to 53¢ and then droppos wlfln occasiopal reactions to 53%c, then on late news advanced sharply, touching 5ilc, at the culmination of the upward mhovgmep! The 1 o'clock close w 531gc, June gorn opened at 52!¢c, sold down to “3'(1.0 apd Up to r,s:‘ux-, closing at 1 o'clock ut the last named price. There was an active speculative trading in oats, and fluctuations were wide gnd quick for that market. May oats opened at 8iige and sold down to 8li¢e, up to 51%c, and closed at 1 o'clock at #11¢@i15%c, June oats opened at 813 @813ge, sold down to 31ige, up to 813gc, and closed there at 1 o'clock. July oats ranged from 30}c to 30¢, August from 28¢ to 2H@AWIe. In provisions the changes witnessed again favorea the holding side. There was no par- ticular activity in trading, and no news of a surprising feature in the business transacted, Joka strong undertone pervaded the market. Tigher prices were the rule, and in pork the 1 0'clock closings showed an advanoe of b@ 7ige, and in short ribs of 2g@hg over lst night's last quotations. Lard wus unchanged to 21¢c higher, APTERNOON SesstoN—Wheat lower; Mi opened at §le, fell to 805, closing at 0} bid: June 81c. Corn weak; May opened at 53, cased off to 525¢@525(c, closin, ats June sold from 02 .uw[&){r, an Ao at about 52%¢c. Oats were steady. Pork was b@idge lower, closed at $13.90 for March; 814.06 for May and 814,07}¢ for June, Lard ‘was steady; May, #7. “Mareh, 1.05( $1.7214; July, §7.17%. & ho{ ribs close né $7.121¢ for March; May sold and clor ol $7.291 ; June at $7.52%¢, and July at §7.42)¢. CHIOAGO LIVE STOOK. Cureaco, March 8.—[Special Telegram to the BeE.]—CarrLe—Business was fair and prices about the same as yesterday on any- thing at all useful. There were liberal or- ders outside of the regular shipping demand, and dressed beef operators were also liberal buyers, One lot of extra fine steers made £5.65, which goes to show that such stock is making as high prices as at any time. Tho best butchers stock, that s, fat cows and heifers, also sold equally as high as at_any time. Canning stock unchauged, There was one train of Texans on the market. Stockers and feeders are moving ih and qut at strong prices. Supply light and de- mand rather more than equal to the supply. Extra, 5.05; steers, 1350 tg 1500 1bs, 4.50(@5.10; 1200 to bs, $4.10@4.00; 950 to 1200 1bs, $3.20a@ Stockers and feeders dull at $2.20@3.50. Cows, bulls and mixed, £2.00@3.40; bulk, §2.40@2.70, Texas 254,00, de was fairly activo and prjoes about stendy as compared with yester A fow lots of fancy heavy mado 8.5, the bulk of prime hoavy went out at 5. 5.50; butchers' weights (sclected) mi and _assorted light of 160 to 25, The ordinary .35, and comunon m] u averag . mixed made 8.5 .15@5.20. —_— FINANCIAL, New Youk, March 8,—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Stocks—The variations on the stock matket are unimportant, asvegards prices, being chiefly within }@% per cent either way, but the unsettied state of feoling is ominous. The generdl tone on the more active part of the list is weak and declining. At the same time the fow stocks comprising those supported by cliques exhibit consider- able strength. A prominent influence is the uncertainty in regard to German oftaics, and the railroad disagreement. At the open- ing of the market the bears were surprised to find stocks advancing all along tho line, reflecting an improvement in Loudon. The carly advance over last night's close was X 3¢ per cent. More favorable advices 1roi the west ahout the strike made the shorts un- casy If not really alarmed, and they begun to cover at a loss of %a@!4 per cent, The tem- per of the room was not decidedly bullish, and traders scied cautiously. The cliques, which had sold on the rally and bought on the dullness, were in a position to dictate to the bears. The eafly London advices of a better market were not supported by thoso coming later, which gave prices ¢@j§ and even }4al{ per cent lower than at the closd yesterday on the list of American railway shares. The fact is that a feverish, unscttled feeling exists. Total sales, 244,000 shares GoVERNMENTS — Government bonds were dull and steady. U. 8.48 registered 5. 8. 45 coupon. 5 rogistred. | u...l al Pacitle cago & Alon ll.&l - naG {0 o’ pr Illinols Ce: LB.&W t O 0 preferred, Pacific.. "G R Micbigan Cents Missourt Pack o Misour Paciae do proferred. “ wnr—On call, sasy at Px@4 per