Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1888, Page 2

——— ‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:'SUNDAY, MARCH 11 1888, —~SIXTEEN PAGES, ITIIEY MEET 'I’HIS MORNING. Bflmmnnnmeo Assemble Their Hall “THEY MAY THEN BE ORDERED OUT, (“he Burlington Strike Growing Mono- tonous~Towa's Railway Commis- sion Bays the New Men Are Incompetent—An Appeal. Preparing to Become Strikers. Deputies from the Unitod States court, by _order of Judge Dundy, were out in full force " yesverday servigg injunction papers on the ofcers and employes of the Union Pacific hflwly o the effect that they must do noth- “ fhg that would in any way make it unpleas- ant for the Burlington railway or any of its connections. The great big seal of the United “States court wns attached to his honor's proclamation. The deputies did their work ns faithfully as their limited knowledge of ~the ways of railroad men would allow, and »-yeturned their sorvice in the evening, report- “'fhg that buta few of the respondents had ‘been seen. .= To-morrow morning is the time stipulated vior an answer to the injunction, and it is bo- ved among the respondents that they will > lmke it quite merry for the judge. Practi- cally the respondents are the Brotherhood of Fngineers, and they have employed for ocounscl General J. C, Cowin, Toa B re- porter last night Mr. Cowin reman ‘ked he had nothing to say to the press, but would to the court when the response to the: injunction was ordered for a formal hearing on Monday. Last night the Union Pacific engineers’ and firemen’s brotherhood combined in & union meeting to_hear the report of Chai man Vrooman of the grievance committce who had been sent to Chicago to_confor with Chiefs Arthur and Sargent. They met at ..the hall on the corner of Four- teonth and Douglas strects, and .were secret session unlfl 11 oclock. At that our a Bre reporter visited them, and but- tonholed a prominent member. He said: “We'vo done nothing that we wish made blic. When we are reudy to act in a way r‘n will affect the puolic the Rex will be the * paper that the first announcoment will be mado through. It has been fair with us and we appreciate it.” “When will you hold a mecting again?” queried the reporter. ¢; “At10o'clock Sunday morning,” was the J.xeply, accompanied with instructions from ‘the speaker to a number of departing “ brothers to be on hand, sure. The Beg's informant. positively refused to disclose the object of Sunday’s meeting, and _ xather than give credence to the wild rumors <-aflout it will be better to await the outcome. Previous to the meeting a BEE reporter ‘circulated among the Union Pacific engineers, ;and those seen denied having received official j»motice of Judge Dundy's injunction. A 4 knight of tho cab who is~ an old timer on the " Union Pacific, said to the reporter : “What a nonsensical thing that Judge Dundy’s injunction is, and do ycu know that | %even some of ‘our men have been simplotons enough to be scared at it. One engineer, awhose name I will not give, jumped from his (engine to-day when informed that oficers iv;were after him to serve motice of the in- +Junction and he has not been secn since.” “Has a notice been served on you?" “Not yet.” + “What will you do if one ist" “Preat it as I would a piece of paper I " wished to discard. No power on earth can compel me to remain on my engine if I do not wish to, and that's all there is to it.”” “Havo you the law for this?" Al tho law I deem necessary isthe law of . 8 sel{-protecting citizen, loyal fo my country +and the brotherhood of my chosen profession and love for wife and little ones.” At this juncture another engineer stepped I up, and in response to the question if anotice * had been served on him, chuckled to hu;nwl! iand said; . “Fornincteen long years I have worked on the riglit side of the cab, and for a number of different corporations. I have been all over the states and into Canada and was never discharged only once in all my experience. “That was when I sided in with a . brotherhood strike in Manitoba, and for the Inst six yearsI have been running on the Union Pacific. No notice has been served on me not to leave my engine, and 1f one was it would have no effect. “Thero muy be a law to compel mo to re- main, but if there is they will have to fight Kcny hard before they get me behind the rs. Tho Ber is the only paper that is giv- ing us a square deal, and it has been fair in the treatment of the question from the start. This ‘graded plan’ of the Burlington is a sham and delusion, and a farce of the worst kind. One of these ‘graded engineers' ran into me at a crossing ove time, and a law suit, followed. The Union Pacific beat them all hotlow before the Ju\lx(-x ‘who was greatly amused at the Burlington's explhnnflon of “their 80 called 'graded system.! Then, as to & matter of pay, the boysare rignt again. For the same runs on the Union Pecific engineers are being better paid, and do not have to work as many hours at "that. ‘I'm glad the court Las talken hold of this “mmatter, and when we appear before Judge “#Pundy on Mouday with our lawyer there'll be some fun, and don’v you forget it.” *“rain 3, over the Burlington brings in the “mail from the east and at 7 o'clock Inst night was reported six hours late. It was also . known nu.z other passenger trains onthe road were away behind time, but the offivials were Ladverse to acknowledging it aund refused to ‘answer questions. Yo Judge Dundy's Injunction. “ Yesterday, morning Judge Dundy granted a temporary injunction against the oficers and employes of the Union Pacific railroad in ac- ‘cordance with the application made for the same on Friday by the Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy railcoad. Includod in the Jdnjunction are the names of hundreds of engincers and firemgn, and in the after- .moon notice was served on them individu- ‘ally. The judge orders the Union Pacific “and its employes to in no way hamper with the trafic of the Burlington, and gives no- tice to the engineers and firemen not to or- ganize, confederate or strike with a view to Compelling the Burlington to dismiss the men substituted for the brotherhood strikers, ‘The editor of the Bus meoting Elmer Frank ‘o the nLruulj‘ou!ohlny askoed him if an in- Junction could be issued unless it was based _on somo law. “Of course not,” he replied, When asked in regard to that portion of e injunction relating to the engineers, Mr, ‘rank veplied that Judge Dundy ruu his pen- Jeil through that part. Getting Monotonous. CuicAao, March 10, [Special Telegram to the Bk, |—The strike on the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quiny railroad is daily becoming more monotonous, s it fails to develop any .mew features, “The strike has sickened and the boycott s broken,” said General Passeuger Agent « Morton this morning. “Why do you say 01" *“The other roads ave taking our freight. The Luke Shore is taking all the freight we send them. So are the Fort Wayne, the Union Pacific, the Atchison & Santa Fe, the Missouri Paciile, and the Missouri, Fort Scott & Guit” “Since the announement of Mr. Potter's doath the rewurk has often been made that if he had continued general manager of the road there would have been no strike, What do you think about it9" ““That is rather a hard question to auswer. I do not think there would have been any strike if My, Potter had been on the road. On reflection, L am convivced that the men knew Mr, Pottor so well that they would mever have wade any such demands oa Jhim as they made on Mr. Stone. ‘One of the last telegrams that Mr wPotter sont wus Ve following to Mr. Thomas sl Kiwball, his assistant: ‘“The law does a0t allow us 0 refuse w'handle passenger osnd freight trafio in our -usual maunner s teommon carriers. You are on the ground und whould be governed by tho above.! This n.es- Sage shows that Mr. Potler was courageous and unfaltering in his duty o thetrusts con- fided with him up to the last.” ‘‘Have you any particular information asto the results of Judge Dundy's decision?" “‘No; but the Union Pacific is taking our freight.” “‘Anything new in regard to the business of the road?” “No, it is going on as usual. We brought n some more stock this morning. " “How muchi" I don't know exactly, several trains.” ‘‘Have you read Abraham Hughit's speech before the Williams atumni?” “I never tire reading it. Just listen to this. It has the right ring about it: ‘What is all of the tyranny of the past, compared with the claim which is deliberatoly made in this country now, that it shall be in the power of one man—call him Powderly, or call him Arthur, or call him what you will—to paralyze the entire industry of the United Statest Was there ever in the history of man a des- pot who laid claim to any such power as that? Where, at any time in the history of the race, has it happened that & conclave of ten or twelve delegates should be sit- tlll5 m a room, as they are to-night, etormine whether the bread and the fuel and the necessities of 1ife should be withheld from those who are ready to work and work- ing for the support of themselves and their families * Now you just put that and Gen- eral Manager St. John's lettor in parallel columns and seo haw they compare. 1f the other roads had done as they should from the first, we would have ceased hearing of any strike long ngo.” ““Well, what can I toll you 1" said Master Workman Sargeant, when he was appealed to for information on the situation. I don't know anything that I have not told you over and over again. The situation remains un- changed. The men conti: e firm and deter- mined to fight this thing out. There is nothing more for us to do now, and Mr, Arthur and myself remain quietly in our rooms doing nothing, but simply watching developments, and we will remain doing so until this thing is finally settled.”” ‘What do you think of Judge Dundy’s de- olsion 1" “‘Well, I have nothing to say about it. It does not affect me in any way, but it appears to mo that if [am an employo on any ra road in the country and want to resign my position at any time 1 like to do 8o, there is no law in the land to prevent me. Arthur has not. ordered any strike anywkere. I have not done so. Neither of us bas any such power. We have no power to order a single man anywhere to quit work and never have had. hope this strike will not spread any farther than it has now, but if it does it will be simply by each man acting for himself on his own responsibility, and without any lurmx:mm-m. or conspiracy with anybody else. d if all the men on any road should do that at the same time, I know of no-daw in the land to prevent them. This strike is not over yet and is not going 10 be for a long iime to come. The brotherhood has got plenty of money and will pay these men as long as they need it. They are not dependent on_charity, nor asking public charity or assistance. There is not a loco- motive engincer in the country that does not sympathize with them, and want to see them win, and they will be !upvorwd as long as is necessary. We are bound to win this fight, and are going to do so if it takes all sum- mer.”" ST haru appears to be a strong public senti- ment exisiting that the brotherhood is in the ‘wrong in the matter. How do you account for itd" “If the brotherhood is in the wrong, how is it that the Burlington company refuses so positively to have the question submitted for the consideration and decision of men capable of understanding it and rendering an equit- able decision upon the points at issue. We have said from the very first that we were willing to arbitrate the whole business. We have stated that we are willing to submit to a board of railroad presidents, and if their decision is against us we will abide with it _and go to work again at once, and the whole business will be finally settled. If we are in the wrong and the Burlington want to set us right, they can very easily do so.” Why are they so. opposed to.the order of arbitration " “Because they say there is nothing to arbitrate; that you have left their employ- ment, vulunmnly and they have given your places to other men, who are doing their work on their own terms.” “Well, that is all right., Then if we are out of their employ and they are able to do their business without us, why all this out- cry about us being in the wrong and about this strike! Iam sure we are not doing any- thing to interfere with them doing their busi- ness. We are not interfering with their men or bothering ourselves about them in any way. If they are doing their business let them go ahead and do it and stop talking s0 much about the strike and what the brother- hood is doing.” A dispatch received from Des Moines this afternoon says: “The railroad commissioners have closed their investigation of the charges made by citizens of Creston and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad com- pany was at present employing _incozipotent engincers on its passenger and freight traing to the danger of the public. The commis- sioners report to-day 1o the governor. that they find ine charges sustained by the evi- dénee and that they have ovdere the rail- roud company to stop the employment of any but competent and experienced engineers to run trains.” A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy engine that went to the yards of the Milwaukee & St. Paul recently was roughly handled. As soon as the “Q" engine arrived the St Paul yards the engines commenced oo the whistles, all kinds of missiles were thrown, the 6il cups wero taken off, und omery and sand poured into the oil boxes and on the driving rods. Missels were showered upon the engine and the engineer and the Pinkerton men, who were also aboard, crouched in the cab. After an un- successful attempt to get the “Q” cars the engine was abandoned. General Manager Miller's Views. CuicaGo, March 10.—Roswell Miller, gen- eral manager of the Milwaukee & St. Paul roud, when usked to-day to give his views as to the position of outside roads towards the Burlington, said: “It seems to me to be ridiculous for a court to order a road to handle Burlington freight when it is not in condition to obey the order. How can the St, Paul baul Burlington cars when the engin- eers refuse to work! Discharge them and get men that willl That's all very well, but suppose, we did discharge our engineers, would we be in a bepter position or the pub- lic be in a better position if we stopped our road altogether! I could stop the St. Paul road to-day, but I don't propose to do it, bo- cause it would ouly result in injury to the public. Tho St. Paul s not responsible for ihe present situation of affairs,” Both sides in the Burlington strike were apparcatly resting on their arms to-day. Railroad officials think the strike is weaken- ing, while the men say the brotherhood is un punted and will fight all summer if neces- ere were no new feutures developed R’ Burlington officials say the Union l’hld ¢, Atchison, Missouri Pacific, and Fort Scott & Gulf continue to taks frelght from them, The road brought fifty-six cars of grain into this city to-duy. Totally Tncompetent. Dis Mowes, Ia., March 10.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—The railroad commis- sioners to-day roported to the governor the result of their investigation of the charge that the Burlington road was employing in- compstent engineers in place of the strikers, After giving the correspondence that led to the inquiry, they review the testimony they took, citing @ number of casesof men now serving as engincers who say that they do not consider themsglves as fivst-class passen- ger engineers. They then sum up their con- clusions as follows: Mr. Browa, superio- tendent of the Iowa lines, admits that under the conditions of ali his enginemen loaving on twelve hours' notice, he was couipelled to run passenger trains with new and inexperienced men. It may be regarded as proven beyond question and adinitted that the inen wbove ! desiznated were inexperienced under the general rules laid down by the rail- road companies for the runnipg of traius aud tried by their stundard, the commissioners do not hesitate | %o say that they wre incompetent. The last { question for determination is, doos their run- ! ming passenger trains endanger the safety of own | employed from aine months to thewo or more years w8 firemen. They all knotv the psug! workings of a locomotive under ordinary cir- cumstances, that is, when it is in good order; are able to ‘work the machinery, use the int jector, apply the air brakes (in some in- stances not lklllmlly The order issued by Ni; WO h‘l'w{ma;"h‘ marked exhibit “B," which he tes 150) was given vuflnlly on February rcm{n( fi:l class conductor to ride on' the enjine equally responsible with the engineer for m safety of the train as far as the train ruies and telegraph orders aro concerned.” Hé tostifies further, same page, that machinests from different | ‘wore selected a first class machinist was put on board of every passenger train, men who if # disaster Xu-nnlnd m‘:ld take an !'flkinn:: piecos and put it together again. . These mi were instructed in case of any brake-dow or any trouble occurring the engine't: render the man in charge of the engine all the assistance in their power. The extra conductor, or pilot, on the engine being an experienced man, we think should insure thé safety of the trains so far as running it in accordance with train rules and telegraph or- ders can insure it, and in this rn\'l,k!hlnl' the train would be as safe as if solely in charge of an experienced engineer. The muchinist who accompanied every train would, we think, be able to remedy any brake-down or failure of the machinery to work, as well as a skillful engineer, so that the danhger to the traveling public would be confined to the three qualifications before stated, experience, udgiment and coolness in an emergency, © think we are safe in- assumiog that in theso particulars the new men ruuning these trains cannot be equal to those who ind been previously selécted from the oldest and most competent engineers to run passen- ger trains. The commissioners believe that the examinations that have been herctofore made and tests that have been applied to determine whethor engineers are competent 1o run locomotives, are dictated by prudence, and to neglect them is unwise. They would advise the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company to allow no engineer to run a pu- senger train who is not fully up their established standard of lklll and ability, The law governing the carrier of passengers says he ‘“‘must use extraordinary care and caution, the highest skill, the greatest, foresight and the best appliances.” The “highest degroo of care, skill and dilligence of which human effort is capable.” The *“dilligonce must be extraordinary and liability follows slight neg- ligence.” It not being in issue, the commis- sioners have not thought 1t within the scops of this investigation to discuss the merits of the differences that led to the engineers and firemen leaving the service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rmlw\ly;or}umn) SreNceER SmITiL Larrabee's Dispatch to Perkins. Des Moixgs, In., March 10.—[Special T gram to the Beg.|—Governor Larrabes to- day addressed the following letter to Presi- dent Perkins: Des Moixes, March 10.—To Mr. C. E. Per- kins, President, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad: DeaR Sti—Frequent com- plaints have of late been made to me concern- ing the interruption of freight and passenger transportation caused by the strike of the engineers and firemen on your road, as well as tho danger arising from the cmpluvmnnb of incompetent substitutes for such employes. The inconvenience and disappointment which the present state of affars causes to the traveling public, and the loss which com- merce in divers ways sustains, are such that further delay in the ulliuntmenf, of the differ- ences existing between the management of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road and its striking émployes would be a manifest in justice to the state. In the territory con- trolled by your road trafic is deranged and travel is inconvenienced to such an extent as to demand a speedy solving of the difficulty. I therefore appeal to you in behalf of the people of the state of Towa to make every possible effort to come to an under- standing with the strikers. It appears to me that even self-interest should dictate such a course to you, and especially as your com- pany can be held responsible for damages caused by failure to furnish reasonable facil- ities for the transaction of the business on your line of road. Allow me to suggest that unless you soon sticceed m some way to. se- cure o settlement of the controversy, you submit the case for arbitration. ~ Very respectfuily; » WILLIAM LARRABER. All Quiet at et at Lincoln. LixcoLy, Neb,, March 10.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bzk.|—The quiot of tho. past week in strike matters contlnued to-day. There were no new developments in the movement of trains and nothing but the cus- tomary meeting of the brotherhood at their hall. A carload of whisky and a car.of corn that has been refused by the Union Pacific as B. & M. freight were moved out yesterday over the road. Some of the Lincoln lumber- men, who have yards on the Burlington tracks, bzt receive their freight over other e had oconsignments arrive here; ecrs refuse to switch the cars onto lington track, and consequently the lumbermen are unloading and hauling to the yards by wagon. It is under- stood that the roads make a rebate to cover this extra cost, and when they make it they speak of the Burlington in no com- plimentary terms for its stubborness, In this regard a well-known trayeling passenger agent, who is_in this city, shed some light on the feclings that other roads cntertain to- ward the Burlington. The gentleman in dis- cussing the questipn smid that the manage- ment of other roads were disgusted with the Burhngton management and its action with its engincers, He spelco of General Managor Stoue in no complimentary terms, and tho warfare he was wazing, He expressed it as his opinion that the Burlington system had not now and could not get 300 competent men to take the place of the 1,200 who quit work, and was of the opinion that no road could long stand the ruinous and parsimoni- ous policy now attempted by the Burhngton, To-morrow being Sunday the brotherhood has accepted an invitation to attend Bishop Skinner's Temperance church in the after- nnnlu and they will proceed in a body to the hall “We are certain of winning in the con- test,” said -Chairman Sanborn to-day and every man in the hall echoed the sentiment with a cheer, ingines Badly Disabled. Parsei, Neb., March 10.—{Special to the Bee.|—The B. & M. railroad engiues on the St. Paul and ley branches are fast be- coming dilapidated. The Arcadia passenger engine was run off the turn-table into the ash pit, yesterday, and badly demoralized, Numerous similar uccidents are constantly reported. All trains are from three to fivo hours late. ‘Will Not Work With Scabs. Kaxsas City, March 10,—~Members of the Switchmen's uuion, sixty in number, em- ployed in the yards of the Kansas City, St, Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad, and the Hannibal & St. Joe, both of which are a part of the Burlington system, are on the eve of a strike. This morning they expressed the de- termination not to work with the engineers now employed by the Buriington. ‘Fheif reasons are the danger is so great because of the incompetency of the new men that they fear they are liable to be crippled or killed u any moment. Threaten to Strike Monday. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, March 10.—At & meet- ing of the general grievance committee of the Kausas City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad held this evening it was decided that if the com- pany persists in handling freight consigned to the Burlington road that the engineers ana firemen will leave their engines on Mon- day worning, Tho situation at this point is becoming more interesting every hour. The members of the grievance committeos are ar- riving by each train and the brotherhood men openly say the orisis will come on Monday mWorning. Will Strike To-day. DENYER, Col., March 10.~The striking en- gineers heid a secret session in their hall this afternoon, at the.conclusion of which motice | was issued to the officers of the Deuver, Utah & Pacific that all thewr engineers and llmmcn would go out at noon to-morrow. This road is & narrow guage running from Denverto Lywis, wud is coutrolied by Uio Hirlingtoa | by lease, and is used by the latter as u ...ooce | 10 one of the richest coul distriets of the state | Quite & number of Burlington cars are stiud- ! the Wavaling publict These men have been | ing in the Rio Graade yards, villed for | Gualification of $1 fornia points, all here refus- ing to handle ti o #ituation on the lnln Tine 6f the Biklirfeton is unchanged. Meeting of thg Brotherhood. Kansas Crry, Mar8i'10.A meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen was held this afternoon. An Asso- ciated press remmrw s allowed to attend and report it cipal speaker was Grand Master W } of the Brotherhood of Brakemen, who assured the strikers that individually and tollectively the brakemen wore with she Ho was sorry they were not brought dlrmly into the struggle at the start. The bflkflghm that the engi- neers now emplo; the Burlington road are incompetent. The brotherhood men will rofuse to aid the Burlington comvany in manning engines under any circumstances. In the meeting were ropresentatives from the Tort Scott road, Kansas City, Wyan- dotte & Northern road, Missouri Pacific, and others. All reported their men ready to strike if necessary for the success of those on the Burlington. Wyandotto men refused to-day to move six cars of Burlington freight. Resolutions wero odopted commending the stand taken by Genes Y‘Mhm\ker St. VU n‘ of the Rock Island road,,in degning h tion to the Chicago, llnrhrqmn & Qumry Ranks Unbroken: Cnestoy, In., March 10.--[Special Tele- gram to the Brg.]~No perceptible changos in the strike situation are noticeable at this point, except that new men are fast supply- ing the placos left vacant by the strikers. The brotherhood still holds daily sessions and their ranks remain_unbroken. Hoth freight and passenger triflo on this division show a decided incroase with the closo of the week, though passengor trains aro irregular. The sym.-luly of the Knights. Missount VarLey, Ta.; March 10.—|Spocial o the Bee.]—Local A!m,mlyl\' K. of P., No. 5308, has adopted the following resolutions: Resolved, That we extend to the brother- hood of flnglnem‘l and firemen of the Chi- cago, Burlington & %u(m‘y system our sym- pathy in their strugele for justice and: right and we hope they may succeed in their fight. Resolved, That we look upon all men who vnhmlnrl‘v take the places of the strikers on the Chicago. Burlington & Quiticy systom as traitors to the interests of lal Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the hmuw 0od of engineers and firemen and also to Omaha Bee. Com EE ON RESOLUTIONS, To Lok After the Mails, WasiuiNarox, March 10.—Postmaster Gen- eral Dickinson has directed General Super- intendent Nush, of the railway mail service, to proceed at once to Chicago and remain there during the present railroad trouble, et THE l)lw\l) EMPEROR., Funeral Sorvlm-alll‘ldin the Mortuary Chambar, Berwiy, March 10.—Funeral services were held over the remains of the iate emperor in the mortuary chamber in the palico last. evening. The chamber was profusely deco- rated with flowers, The dowager empress, Augusta, grand duke and duchess of Baden, priuce and crown princess of Sweden, and other royal personnges attended the services. A crucifix lay upow th emperor's breast and an ivory cross was jiy hig right hand. After the service the late emperor's aids-de-camps acted as guards onfm at the dead mon- arch’s couch. ThaXodyswill remain in the mortuary chamber until the requiem services in the flag room. Embalming of the body will be begun at1 o'clock. Later the body will be taken to the cathedral, where it will lie in state by Emperor Frederick II, in accord- ance with the desire of the decéased ruler. The body will be clad in the uniform of the first regiment of guardsm The body will be cnveloped in a military cloak. The guard of honor will be reliovéd every six hours. The decree of Emperor Fraderick in regard to ‘national mourning is unwcmaxly applauded. “The municipal authoritied will be jn mourn- ing for six weeks. | All newspapers, with ono exception, are published with deep borders of black. Prince Bismarck in. the Bundesrath, in referring to Emperor Froderick’s acces- sion to the throne and the transfer of imperial dignity connected therewith, said that the new omperor, like his father, would take as his guiding principlea con- scientious mainte ce of rie constitution of the empirs and the treaties on whicn it is based, Russian Newspaper Comment. ST. PrTERsiURG, March 10.—All newspa- pers to-day appear in mourning for and pub- lish necrologics of the dead emperor of Ger- many. All papers express sympathy at tho loss sustained, they say not only by Germany Dbut also by the wiole world. The papers extol thé deccased for his noble minded . qualitics, and speak of him as a great patriot and victorious com- mander. They comment upon the turning point in political affairs which they think the emperor's death will make. This, they say, is a subject for the most serious reflection. The Novoe Vremymae expresses doubts as to Emperor Frederick's physical capacity to govern himself, but hopes the question of ac- tual government in the interests of united Germany may be settled without difficulty. The Formal Announcement Made. BrrLIN, March 10.—The lower houso of the Prussian diet sat this evening to receive the formal announcement of the accession of Emperor to the throne. After reading the ofticial documents, the president stated he would, as soon as possible express to Emperor Froderick the fidelity and devotion of the house. The sitting closed with cheers for tho emperor. R Towa Legislature, Des Moixgs, Ia., March 10.—In the morn- ing sossion of the house Mr, Schleicher intro- duced a bill to provide for the organization of sub-districts as independent districts, By Mr. Beem—A bill, by reauest, to defino and punish the crime of having possession of burglars' tools. The bill was passed by the honse extending the powers and dutics of mayors of cities of first and second class to cities under special charters. A bill passed the house to correct errors in assessment, of railropds when it appears to the executive council that one county has assessed portions of e yoad which properly belong to an adjoining goyuty. Mr. Hooper's resojusion that on and after March 15 all commitkpe ‘clerks, except four, be discharged and alf paper folders but one, was referred o the GoMimitice on retrench- ment and reform, ¢ O The bill was reconsidered and ordered en- grossed providing tht hodrds of supervisors may lay out highway§ in‘the unplatted land within incorporated Wil and cities, The committee lubxilllu?u for the Custer and Redman temperance bills was reported fayorably this moruing. lowing are the points of amendment 1o the substitute as of- fered by Teale this merniing: Leaves the sale toxicating lignors ehtirely with drug- repeals the old condty permit law; al- fows the sale of lidugps for' modical purposey only, except that alcohol may be sold for speclfiod chemical purposes, and wine for sacrament; amends the pharmacy law by throwing additional restrictions around the sale of liquors; suthorizes revoking of per- mits by district court or judge; forfeits cer- tifl ate of @ pharmagist upon the finding of the court or udga umlulluuor permit has beeu violal forfeiture discretion the' commissioners of phar- the first violation, = but on the second; property 000 required fora permit ; provides for punishment of the person buy- ing under fulse pretenses, and the prosecu- tion by druggist of such purchaser is made presumptive evidence of the good faith of the druggist. This s in effect the minority re- port of the commitiee. in the morning session of the senate a bill was iniroduced by Parrowt providing for the appointment of trustees of all state institu- Cali- | tious and & board of state university by the mr.wulm the consent of the A iH passed N\mhhh( the right and title ul lowa in the 8o called ‘‘river lands.” Consideration of the Sweeney bill contin- ued but no important action taken before the noon adjournment. In the afternoon seasion of the house among the measures passed were bills to legalize the acts and ordinances of tho town of Sac Lit\v ‘granting to the Chicago, Burling- incy railrond all title and interest of '.hu state in certain grounds on the Des Moines river at Ottumwa. In the afternoon u-km of the senate the ninth_ section the Swoeency bill was amended $o as to ficrmn granting of passes 1o petsons accom| stook shipments. resolution was introduced by o0, of Burlington, rolative to the announcement of the death of Thomas J. Potter, late vice president of the Union Pacific railway. The resolution was in eulogy of Potter's life, 88 being devoted to the matorial interosts of ummis b&ldlng of towns and develop- or bushn s entérprises that aided the c(mnl.h and prosperity of the state; his services in the army as o privato and captain in the Seventh Towa cavalry; his many pro- motions in railroad service and his life being & worthy example for r young men 1o emulate. Madrid 'l‘nkns “the Lead. Mabnio, Neb., March 10.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEk.]—A rousing enthusiastio meeting of the republican club of this place was held this evening. It has the honor of being the first club organized in wostern No- braska, the date of its organization bein Septemiber 1, 1888, lows: Bresiden dent, John Burne treasurer, D. D, Dayton; delegates elected to attend the meoting at Omaha on the 15th, John Burnett, Fred Howitt, D. D. Dayton. Over one hundred names are now enrolled with the membership increasing rapidly. et e iy Tho officers are as fol- B. Brierly; vico-presi- socrotary, C. O, Loo; The Second Death. Hurox, Dak., March 10.—[Speoial Tele- gram to Lhe li!l 1—1'he second death as the result of the university fire occurred last night, the victim being Giles Parker. His parents live in England, All the others who were injured by the fire are improving, They ave being cared for at the expense of the city. Funds are being raised for tem- porary quarters, so that the_university can resume on the 20th inst. Plans are being formed for rebuilding the university before the fall term, —_— An Inq g Mind. Detroit Free Press: *‘There is noth- ing more beautiful and interesting than to watch the gradual development and unfolding of the juvenile mind.” said Mr. Bixby the other day as ho sat talk- ing with a friend on a railroad train. “I think,” he added, *‘that we make a mistake in discouraging these little in- quirers after knowledge by refusing to answer their childish questions. 1 be- liove in giving an intelligent reply to every question a child asks, and—" A youth of ten yearssitting in the seat in front of Bixby turned around at this moment. “What time is it?” “What time, lebv br\ghtly. my little man?” said ©It is ten minutes af- ") our watch right?” “Why, yes, I think so.” “What kind of a watch is it?” “A Waltham,” ““How much did it cost?” SWhy—I—I—1t was u’prcsufl. and—" “Who gave it to you?” “Oh, a society of which Tama mem- ber.” | “btem—wmder?” “Yes—as I was saying,” he went on to his friend, “I' think—" “‘Let mo seo the inside of it,” put in the inquiring mind. “T'm afraid I get dust in it, my boy. Yes, as 1 was saying—" “What society give it to you?” “The Phil Kearney bxanch of the G. A. R. of \v.luch Iam—" “What’s *G. A. R.’ mean?” “Grand Army uf the chubhc. sit down my little man and—" “Did they give you the chain, too?” **Oh, yes. Now— “Ts it veal gold or only plated?” “Gold.” “Let me feel it.” “T can’t very well for—" >'d you get that bigring?” Now, if I Now, Wis present, too. “Who give n to you?” “Oh, nh Yuu see now, Smith, “t's moss agate; now turn around and—" “You going far? “Only to Buffalo.” “Wiat are you going there for?” “On_ business; now you must turn m~oum1 and sit duwu, little fellow, for “What kind of business?” ““Come, come; sit down now and---" “Do you lxvu in Buffalo?” *No; I- “Where do you live?” “In Utica; still.”? “What are you going to do in Buf- falo?” “You ask too mmn questions.” “You got a knife? 'es, but “How'll you trade sight unseen?” never wade that way, Now you---"" ruid you'll got beat eh?” it down. Lot’s see your knife.” “\'uu turn round there,” t a four-blader?" ce here, boy, you turn around there and sit down and don’t open your mouth again for o week! You ask more ques- tions than two talking machines could Now you shut up!” now sit down and keep answer, - - Wanted a Thumper. A farmer about fifty years old yester- ¢ stopped a number of people o Mon- roe avenue 1o inquire his way o a gym- nasium, says the Detroit Free Press, and he was finally asked if he was going 1o take lessons in boxing. **No, not wetly,” he replied, want to see a thumper,” He was directod to the right place, and after looking the establishment over he said to the proprietor: “I live out here about fourteen miles, © gova hired man u.hn has got so sassy that I can hardly live with him. He's too big to lick with a gad, and I'ye got to cuff him up to u peak, I want to take a lesson with the gloves, and when 1 go home Il astonish John Henry with a bit of science.” One of the boxers about the place said he'd give a lesson, for a dollar, and the old man peeled down to his under- shirt and put on the glove, He was shown how 1o pose and how to hold his guard, and then warned to ook out for himself., “*You plnv you are John Henry, the hired man,” ho said, SAl yight.” “You've been fooling your time and I'vo called you s luzy coyote.” “but L away od me back,and I go for you like this—and this!” And the old man struck right and left and followed the boxer around the ring. Ho was doing noble work when some- thing shot over his guard and hit his chin, and he went over like a log and laid ‘there until they threw water on him. Then he sat up, looked about in a dazed way, and feebly inquired: “What was it “John Henrv hit you,” “He did, eh? Then that settles it. Here's your dollar, young man, and here'’s the gloves. If I'm liable to get such a lick as that I'm tell the hired man he can ranch, and be hanged to him!” side of life; Snows In winter, heaping rh‘ros And in summer swinging bridges Are my servants whon I have to make ex- cuses to my wife. Now it happens I reside On the “Q." at Riverside, So, you see, the strike und all attendant dan. s of tho strife Save a heap of oxplanation If, in secking recreation, 1 remain away a weck or two from home and darling wife. Born a General. Hudson Ruglstcr. At the club the other night, when this igcident was al- 1uded 0, John Oburly, the. civil sorvics commissioner, told Jw story of a man— General Watkins, I believe, was the name—who used to live down in south- ern Illinois. When he was in court as a witness one of the lawyers asked him his name. “‘General Watkins,” was the reply. ‘‘Were you in the late war?” “*No, sir.” ‘‘Were you in the Mexican war?” *No, sir.” “‘Were you ever commander of mili- tia?” **No, sir.” “Did | youever hold a military appoint- mont? **No, sir." “Thon, sneer, ¢ 197 asked the lawyer, with a ‘how did you get to be a gener- 1 was born 50,” was the reply. A Modern Crsus. Ho pressed his suit with urgent zeal; She heard with downcast oyes, As if she foared they might roveal The love she'd fain disguise. At last she spoke, in accents low, This wayward, winsome witch— “There's just one thing I'd like to know— Pray tell me, are you rich " His courage rose about a mile And gladuess filied his soul; “Rich 1" answered he,“well, Ishould smile! My father deals in coal A Business Transaction. Mose Schaumberg, of Austin, Tex., was one of the passeugers on the San Antonio stage that was robbed a few weeks ago. “‘Shell out your money or off goes the topof your héud,” remarked_one of tho robbers, holdmg a pistol under Mise’s noise. “Three hundred tollars vash every cent I grashus. ‘‘Hand ’em over.” Mose did so, keeping hack $6. ““What are you keeping back 88 for?” mldl{' inquired the robber, pressing the pistol egainst Mose’s head. “Mine Gott! don’t you let a man take out dwo ber cent ven he advances money mitout seéurities?” asked Mose. got, 80 hellup me schiminy Blessing in Disguise. Columbus Evening News. A smoker once lived in Cohoes, ‘Whose mind was so bent on his woas That, with one sweeping soratch, He struck a good Giuich And triea to light it with his nose. At last when his stogie was lighted, His thoughts turncd again to hopes blighted, And, with mind in eclipse, He pm. to his lips. The end that the mateh had ignited. The smoker then (uickly arose, Stamped holes in the heels of Lis hose, But said to the weed : You are just what I need To turn thoughts away from my woes " Why Should Boston Be Proud ? Chicago Tribune, Why should the spirit of Boston be proud? Tille ‘)C\\’LIH are borrowed she boasted so ond Her Sullivan came from the Emerald hle, And her bean from the ba ks of the Tigris and Nile. A ¥air Trade. Detroit Free Press: ‘“Those western fellows can give us twenty-five points and then beat us every game,” said a Detroit real estate agent who returned from u western trip yosterday. **What do you mean?” was asked. “I mean cheek,” he replied. “I had speculation in my eyes when I went west, but I got scared before I reached St. Paul. Why, sir, there were noless than thirteen real estate agents in my purticular coach, and every one made dead set at me. One chap” who wanted to sell me business property in St. Paul was tho best talker I ever heard. I looked up the laud afrer I got there and it was just cleven miles from the center of the city. Some of the pieces of subur ban property mentioned to me at u bur- gain were forty miles away. Thoy took it as an insult'if you wanted to ride out and seo the property.” “*And didn’t you bu, *Yes. At Kansas City a man stumped me to trade a piece of lund T had in Sag- inaw country for a suburban farm hc had there, It was unsight and unseen.” “*And did you make or lose?” +Oh, T came out wbout even, T guess. His «mbulh.m farm was a hill in Ar- kansas, while my Michigan farm was a cat-tail swamp two fect under water the year round, We are both trying to sell 10 second purtics now, and perhaps the man who gets my hill will arrange to fill in for the man w o 0 gots the swamps.” Hard Luck. The Arvizona Howler explains a short- coming in this mann Our readers will lnndly overlook thelsmalt amount of editorial matier we present this week. The reason of this is that wo decided at the last moment not to publish a cclumn and a half article which we had tten with great care on the “Stability and Permancnt Charecter of our City’s to the fact that justas we finished it the large dry goods store building of pher & Hole fell with a crash, while fire broke out and consumed the railroad depot high wind carried away Colonel Dodger’s fine residence, blew the gable end off the court house, und Captain Jumper hitched a yoke of oxen onto the hind end of the postoffice building and hauled it out two miles onto his elaim, where he will live in it this winter. ‘We trust our readers will see the em- barrassing position we were placed in and excuse us. Truth shall everbe well up toward the head of the list of thiugs we take into consideration on all occa- sions, Growth.” owing building, ‘and the Leap Your 0 Privilege. She eat idly watching the empty oyster shells on her plate, while he finished the last morsel of cracker with- in*each, “*Mr, Sampson,” she said with a little blush, “‘do you think that young ladics are ]unuflud in taking their leap year privileges?” His heart gave one great saddle rock | unmue of An Optimistio View—A Witnesa ‘Who Was Born a General. e WHERE IS THE WHITE HORSE? Qu i — A Modern Croo A Business Transao- tion—A Blessing in Disguise—A E Very Fair Trade-Hard pAnFing Lmck-—Jokelots. Dodg: h of An Optimistic View, Chicago Tmes, I'm an optimistic chap— this stato in the eonstruction and extontions| Ap d":',‘,}‘;,‘,",f’nb“;’:{f;,’;‘:fl,‘,‘;'}k;‘,mm“mg bound, for she was rich and he * wor and he loved her with that passion 80 common to his oonflflln ;oc!;‘t He forvently assured her that e “Then, Mr Sampson,” she ' mald, shyly, “f \hinllwould like a dozem more on the shell.” The Dovotes. For forty days and nights to g. In sackoloth and all that, you know, ‘With not a rag that' freshl To stop the dance right in full swing Because folks say it is “the thing” To mortify the flesh1 For forty days to peak and No place to go to dance or Why was 1 ever vorn} The theatre it is tabooed. nd all the gay and giddy brood Ot fashion 18 forlotn, ine ! Bereft of ballroom and ¢ * beaus, What I shall do heaven ¢ uly knows, That's left me in the luroh ! Some dissipation T must find, Or I shall really lose my mind— One cannot flirt in church, Night after night, day after day, Full forty )uunm fast and pray And play the penitent, With naught to do but ]mmh\l‘ on The Easter bonnet I shall don If e'er 1 live lhmugh Lent! Tied With Big Eight Knots, Washington Critio: Bachelor—who has been away ten years to Benedict with wife and eight childrent. So you are married? Benedict: Yes,and have been for nine years, Bachelor: Tied for life? Benediot: You're right, and with elgh( knats in the ltrmg‘ ‘Where's the WMM Horse? Iam a young maiden of bashful sixteen, I'm troubled, I'm angry, I'm sad; 1 don’t liko the many expressions I ‘hear— The latest one makes me so mad. My hnlr )ml must know, is of bright golden To tarm 1t a rod Ia language qulte gross; 11 ¥ide in a car some fool will sShout, a1 “Thore's a rod-headed girl, 8o where's the white horset CHORUS, { ‘Where's the white horse? ano you seen the ‘white horset 1‘oluvnum. for this saying x'm sadly ad the street, my appearance V'’ t, There's a red headed girl, so whore's the ‘white horse? ‘Why people poke fun at a maiden so shy, Aud call her a “bright shining light, i’ 1s something 1 hardly can answer mysolf, T'm sure you do not think it right. Thuaulnrwn about town are the plague of my ifo, Their jokcs are vulgar, their wit is so coarse, They']l laughingly cry, when me they spy, There's a red-headed girl, so where's the white horscei Chorus. cnlfls oy Nawspapers. Chicago Times: The souvenir danc- ing urderu of the Albany Printing Pressmen’s union contain the lollowln‘ contribution from ‘‘a printer’s devil which is too funny for publication in so-called funny papers; at least, the, seldom have such genuine humor. is enmlud a ‘‘Prize Essay on News- papers.” ewspapers is called vehicles of infor- mation, Reporters is what is called ‘‘the staff”’ —s0 many of them being ‘‘sticks.” They work hard—at refreshment bars. Proof-readers - is men what spoils the punctuation of compositors. They spell a word one way to-day and mmther way to-morrow. They think they be intel- ligent persons; compositors think dif- ferent. Compositors is men as sets up the types—and sometimes the drinkg, Com- positors is vory steady men when they is sober—which they seldom is when they can help it. Kditors is men what knows everythin, in the heavens above and tho_eart, beneath. They is writers who doesn’t write anything whatsoever. They is the biggest men you ever see. Managers is men as _takes in_the tin and gives patent medicine *‘ads” tops of columns next to reading matter thirty-seven rolumm out of thirty-two. Proprictors an’t anybody. They an’t ever seen. Printers’ devils is the most importan persons in o printin’ office. They does the hardest work and gets the least pay. Pressmen, is—well, there wouldn’t be no newspapers, no, circus bills, without smen to print "em. Feeders is men what feeds on the fat of the land. If I ever start a paper of my own I’ll call it The Umbrella. Everybody will take it. I heard, the foreman tell this funny story to one of the “‘staff” the other day. It must have been funny, ’cause they both laughed. Thisis tl o story: “A” gentleman was promenading the streev with a little boy at his side when the little fellow cried out: ‘O pa, there goes an editor!” ‘Hush, hush,’ said the father, ‘don’t make sport of the poor man—God only knows what you may come to yn-t & AMUSEMENTS BoYns- (JPERA-HOUSE RA! EXTHRA! ¢ MEhAY: o [MARCH 15, 16 & 17, SATURDAY | BATURDAY'MATINEE ingagement of the Incomparable L.OTT A Supported by her own excollent company, Thursday evening and Saturduy matines, the new pluy PAWN TICKET NO, 210, Now songs, New datices, 'TLE NELL. Lotta us 0] " Batur- Lottain L: mli"h TS, " ulo of weuts boging Wednesday. Caamo Qeera House, SUNDA‘I, MARCH 1ith, The Celebrated CHICAGO Origntal Opera Co, SCHULAMITH; Or, The Daughter of Jerusalem. This historic opera wyll be produced in the He. brew-Gerwal languago, mlm..,q.mmu Blc, Too anud 81, Secure seats at box oftice, Gmn' I]Pm HOUSE Bpecial Engagement, ‘l NIng! Ounly, Commen. ng, Monday, Mar. 12-13-14 The celebrated Actor and Author, JOSEPH D. CLIFTON, L rted by & company of Metropolitan artis.s e in M: lat ellpl:d'mntell suocess, THE RANGH KING fined Comed, lou-brnn l-m‘u-l M b T Rt ) pross universally. th