Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1888, Page 1

OMAHA DaiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13. 188 NUMBER 269/ THE BURLINGTON HAS NO CASE Answer Filed By the Wabash in fhe “Q" Buit. THE FORMER ORDERS REVOKED, Indications That Judge Gresham Will Hefase an Injunction Against Chief Arthur or the Brotherhood— Other Strike News. Answer of the Wabash. 2 Cnicaco, March 1%.--Judge Gresham's eourt room and adjacent halls were crowded this afternoon when the application of ‘the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road for an order on the receiver of the Wabash railway o compel him to receive and handle (heir freight came up for hearing. When the case was called Attorney Crawford, on behalf of the Wabash railway, said that before the other side opened their case, there was an af- fidavit filed by thém which had not been read and which his side desired to use. He then read the afiidavit of Gereral Manager Stone, of the Burlington road, in which was et out at length covies of a telegram alleged 1o have been sent by Chief Engineer Arthur, March 2, to M. W. Vernon, at Omaha, chair- man of the grievance committee of the broth- erhood, reading: “Do not haul any Burling: ton carsor aid them inany way.” The afida- vit alleged that similar dispatches had been sent out by Arthur in all directions to mem- bers of the brotherhood, and among others to engneers in the employ of the receiver, and that it would be abundantly establisheéd that said Agthur was the main executive officer of the brotherhood,: and as such had nterfered with the property of thie court, and engineers employed by the court had obeyed his orders against the laws of the state, and the laws of the United State, and the order of the court. Attorney Dexter then opened the case for the Burlington company, by reading the vetition and affidavits of the complainant as filed by them Friday. - He was followed by Robert T. Liucoln with _ the answer of re- ceiver McNuity, of the Wabash. The ahswer admits that orders wore 1ssued March 7 not to handle “Q" freight, as they did not like to disturb the friendly . relations —existing between the Wabash company and its em- ployes, but says that these orders were revoked Saturday last, ‘and the following substituted: “All orders and directi heretofore given by me or by any officer or agent of this road, which. have been *under- stood as limiting the interchange of cars or traflic with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway, or any roads in that system, are rescinded. The business of veceiving and interchanging cars and_traflic by this road with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail- way, and all of the roads of that system, will g0 on upon the same terms and conditions as those which similar business is done by this. rond with other connecting - rail- roads.” Respondent further said that he believed the petition, at the time when filed, originated not so much in a desire of the petitionersto procure a resumption of the insigmificant ‘and unimportant trafiic which it had given the respondent before the, petitioner had been disabled from the trans- action of any business whatever by refusal of its émployes to contmue I its service, as in the lope there would result_in the filing of the petition a situation of affairs in which the respondent might be rendered practically in- capable of transacting any of the business of the Wabash railway whatever; so that, tem- porarily at least, a large amount of such busi- ness now done by the respondent would be carried to petitioner and it receive the profits thereof, in part compensation for the losses sustained by it during the time it was not able ta transact. its own business. After the answer of the Wabash had been finished, showing that receiver McNulta had on Saturday, the 10th, revoked his preyvious instructions and ordered the former business relations with the Burlington road resumed, Judge Gresham asked the representatives of that road what position that left them in tho anit, and Mr. Dexter replicd the Burlington still'desired the order from the court which was originally asked for. They desired this that they might feel assured the Wabash would not again refuse to receive their freight. They asked further that tho court issue an order restraining Chief Arthur and the brotherhood from ordering or causing a strike on the Wabash or any other road in consequence of the action of these roads in hauling Burlington freight. At the close of the arguments which en- sued Judge Gresham practically gave his decision, when he said he didn’t think the Burlington company had any case in court, ~ “The Wabash has granted all you asked,” said he. “It has promised to 're- céive 'your freight, and now you usk the court {o issue an order punishing the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engiuneers for an al- leged crime which they deny, and against the wishes of the general manager of the road, who is an officer of this court.” While the judge thus indicated what his decision would probably be, he announced that he would take the matter under advisement. The pre- wvailing opinion in the court was that the udge would refuse to issue any order touch- ing the action of Chief Arthur or the broth. erhood on the ground that it is beyond his ju- risdiction, und properly regulated by state Jaws. A Disagreeable Surprise. Cuicaso, March 12.—The developments in Judge Gresham's court were a disagreeablo surprise to the railway managers, They had expected a ruling which would closely guide them as to a safe course to pursue, but the result decided nothing. Even the question as to whether the Wabash enginecrs will now handle Burlington cars remains to bo de. cided. Receiver MeNulta said late to-night that he had received no notice whatever from representatives of the engincers employed on the Wabash that they would or would net handle the “Q" cars, Chairman Hanvey, of the Wabash engineers’ grievance committee, told u reporter that the men were strongly averse to touching 4 car. belonging to Bur- lington, but as to what would be done when the caso presented itself he absolutely de- ;lmud to say, or even to tell whether ho ne id to an associated press roy ortly before midnight that the Wabash Wh were greatly excited, but for his part he would not see them take a radical position. The Wabash would handle little H\lrlm“?-n freight in any event, and tho fagt that the rond was in the hands of a receiver, who is an oftiger of the federal court, complicated matters io sugh an extent that there was danger the brotheriood might become mvolved in a false issue, taken by the Wabash men, said . M could uot at 4l be considered o precedent by other roads. ed to Hear The lawyers and other persons conunected with the B. & M. injunction case, appeared before Judge Dundy yesterday morning to present their arguments, The prosecution were in favor of postponing the case until Wednesday, and as Judge Dundy wished to hear first the decision of Judge Gresham, at Chicago, on a similar case which that judicial light has now under advisement, it wus decided to continue the hearing a couple of days. Last evening there was but little change {rom the night before in affuirs at the depot and yards. The freight trains are running a8 usual and the passenger trains all arrived and d considerably. after schedule time, ‘There was & rumor last evening that the Union Pacific engineers were golug to strike some time during the night, but as Ihol\-uxhnu(lmfilu could be given the re mflmvmm nothing more to substantiate rumor. The Union Pacific engineers questioned in regard to the matter ‘were either close mouthed or said they knew noth- ing about it. Arthur Replies to John Jenkins. CrrcaGo, March 12.—Chief Arthur received to-day a letter from John Jenkins, of the Nebraska state burcau of labor statistics, re- questing n statement of facts in the Burling- ton strike for presentation to the Nebraska legislature. Mr. Arthur promptly for- warded an, official resume of the situa- tion from the men’s standpoint. He lay particular stress on the willingness of the men to arbitrate, and the. unwillingness of the company. Another feature of Mr. Ar- thur’'s letter is the statement that the highest rade of pay to engineers and firemen on the Burlington is from 50 cents to §1 & day less than paid by compéting lines in the same ter- ritoty for the same service, and that the wages asked by the men is cheerfully paid by 90 per cent of all roads in the country. The Board Will Investigate. Lixcory, Neb,, March 12,—(pecial Tele- | gram to the Be.]—The state board of trans- portation in response to numerous complaints and petitions to-duy passed the following resolution : Whereas, Information has been received at this office from trustworthy sources, al- loging that the B, & M. is employing incom- petent engineers and firemen, therefore en- dangering the lives and property of the pub- lie, which information is _accompanied by pe- titlons praying that the board of transport: tion shall cause an investigation into the fact, therefore be it Resolyed, That the secretaries of the board be andare hereby jnstructed: to im- mediately investigate this matter and report their findings to the board at as carly a date as possible. Governor Thayer Favors Arbitration. LixcoLy, Neb, March 12.—Governor Thayer, in_ conversation with an Associated press reporter to-day, regarding the action of the Towa railroad commission’s investigation of the competency of engineers on the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, said: “T think no man who is not thorovghly conipe- tent_should be allowed to run an engine, The Towa railway commission, or the railway commission of any other state, is justified in investigating the competency of those who are performing this class of work. 1am in favor of arbitration for these railroad difii- culties,” Encouraging Reports. Lixcory, Neb., March 12.—[Special Tele- gram to tho Bee.]|—The sentiment is grow- ing daily in this city in favor of the engineers and firemen of the brotherhood. Prominent business men and state, county and city. officials express an opinion of this character and the workingmen of the city are all favor- able to the men. The Burlington officials at this point are weary of the struggle and the sight of the ruined rolling stock being for- warded almost daily to the Plattsmouth shops is sufticient to dishearten the local officials who desire to make a stec- cessful business record for the company. An- episode occurred in the office of one of the ofticials of the city the other day. There were a half-dozen of Read- ing men sitting in his office when a telegram was brought announcing the collision of the passenger traims at Humboldt. It was moro than tl ficial could stand and he very em- phatically dismissed the Reading men from his presence, F It is apparent that the state board of trans- portation will have to do some investigating if the strike continues, in regard to the class of men employed by the Burlington, . A let- ter was received yesterday by the governor from Wymore, in regard to the character of men employed, which was turned over to the board of trausportation. It was laid aside pending the assembling of the secretaries and ordered not made public. A number of yetitions are in progress of preparation bear- ing on the same question. The action of the Towa commission was discussed in an in- formal way by a number of the state board vesterday und they are expecting like work to come before them. The usual meeting of the brotherhood was held yesterday and the reports from other points on the Burlington system were more numerous than usual. Keokuk wrote that the men there would never waver, Accidents to roliing stock in that vicinity and the wreck of two passenger trains in a collision. Galesburg reported the men firm, that the ofticiuls could not discourage them’ and that the scabs were deserting. Burlington re- ported no desertions and the road meeting h no success in its efforts to break the ranks of the brotherhood men. Aurora re- ported all firm. Visiting delegates from Chi- cago reported men ou other roads ready to pat any time, press reports from that point not’ representing the facts. Denver reportea no desort; ‘All roads out of that place had shut off " handling Burlington freight. The pay roll of the strikers was re- ported much larger than the -company’s. McCoolk reported trains few and irregular. Three dead engines were sent in there Sun- day. Engines were getting scarce and a few more ruined by the scabs will notleave enough to operite the road. The Reading men were reported discouraged, two leaving for home yesterday. Spite Work of the “Q." KAxSAs Crry, March 12.—Seven trains on the Rock Island road were detained for eight hours at Cameron, Mo., by the Burliugton train dispatelier, who refused to give orders for the passage of trains to Kansas City, The Rock Island uses the surlington track be- tween Cameron and this city under contract. No explanation of the conduct has been given, and at the local oftice of the Rock Island no motive could be assigned. This afternoon the trains were released aud came in, This incident, in con- nection with the refusal of the Rock Island engineers to do any switching here on account of having to work with the new Burlington engineers, brought abont a_con- ference this afternoon. between the Rock Island officials and the general grievance committeo of the r The result was the adoption by the grievance committee of reso- lutions commending the management of the Rock Island for its neutral stand, and de- claring it is the policy of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy oficials to provoke a gen- eral tie up; that the committes believe it is to the best intevest of their striking brethren for the Rock Island men to keep the road in operation, thereby enabling them to assist the strikers and defeat the object of the Chi- eago, Burlington & Quiney road. Consent is given to the full performance of the yard switching work, 50 long as the Rock Istand maintaing the line of neutrality. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy officials to-night said the reason the Rock Island trains were held at Cameron was because the Kansas City yards were almost blocked with Rock Island e on account of the trouble with the switehing engineers. A recurrence of the trouble is not auticipated, “Stand Fir + Mo., March 12.—[Special Tel- ith the strikers and at preseit waiting to see roads are going to take in ard to the hanaling of “Q" frefght. Most of the roads seem mofe afraid of the brotlierhiood than the inter-state commerce layy, &nd'no iterehange of Burlington treight has been made in Kansas City since Satur- Geueral Superintendent Nettleton, of the ‘Gulf, Lowever, stated this morning that his road was perfectly willing te handle Burlington freight, aud if the. “Q" -has any busiuess for the Gulf all ithas to do is to notify it. The Hannibal yards are beceming: very much blocked with cars, a great many of which, Lowever, contain Rock Island freight. Thé Burlington is doing the Rock Island switching as usual, but the Rock Island will not permit it to handle any: cars in the {Contiued on Second Page] Kaxsas Cr egram to the Bee. the Burlington a what action the othe THE BIG_STORM IN THE EAST. Business Entirely Suspended in New York City. RAILROAD TRAINS ABANDONED. The Metropolis Absolutely Snowhound —~A Woman Frozen to Death in the Streets—An Unprecedented Spell of Weather. A Blizzard in New York, NEw York, March 18.—The hardost snow storm of the year by far, ragingin New York city, began _ early this morning, and at 8o'clock there was a foot or over on.the ground, A highwind caused drifts, which in the upper part of the city were three and four feet high. Traffic is almost suspended, Thousands of passengers are blocked on the clevated roads. The horse cars are entirely unable to move, and the people who were left uptown by the elevated roads were unable to et further than Kighth street by road. Many more_venturesome descended to the stréet by ladder and walked, The people in suburban towns found it almost impossible to reach the city, 8o severe were the drifts, At 7:10 this morning two trains on the Third avenue elevated road collided at Sev- enty-cighth street station. One train was at the station unloading and taking on passen- gers, vith which it was alréady overcrowded. Owing to the snow on the track the train was unable to start. After it had been standing about twenty —minutes a train came rushing down_the incline: from Seventy-fourth strcet and dashed into the rear car. The engine reared up on_the end of the last car and steam escaped in great yolumes, but fortunately rushed upward, thus saving the hemmed-in crowd 1n the for- ward train, as well as those onthat end of the platform. The engineer of the rear train was killed and a number of passengers in- jured 7 p. m.—The storm is increasing. It is ab- solutely unprecedented. All business has been paralyzed. At the stock exchange less than 16,000 shares were sold, the smallest_on record. Produce markets all nominal. The weather stopped the courts. Every street car in New York and Brooklyn, Jersey City and the Elevated trains are stopped. Brook- lyn bridge and the ferries are almost aban- doned. Down town hotels are crammed with suburbanites, The Elevated roads run 3,000 trains daily usually and have never before stopped. . Westerners declare Dakota fur- nished New York's blizzard of to-day. Of forty mails due between 4 and noon, only two had arrived by 2 this afternoon. News from Europe, where also tremendous gales and snow storms are occurring,. i8 unimportant and uninteresting, mainly relating to the coming obsequies of the late emperor. 9, p. m.—no abatement in the storm. Frozen ears and feet were never so numer- ous. Drug stores were filled with patients all day and evening. A woman was abso- lutely frozen to death to-night, at the corner of Broadway and Fulton streets, popularly supposed to be the busiest four corners on the earth. In hundreds of streets loaded wagons were abandoned and the horses taken to the nearest stables. The wind has blown the snow into immense drifts, - Countless accidents oceurred from slipping. _The Astor Touse alone tucned away 300 would-be guests. Other hotels have similar experiences, 10, p. m.—New York is_absolutely snow- bound. The oldest person never saw its cqual. Not one train was dispatched by either the Erie or Central to-day, something unpre- cedented. Telograms from distances of 200 miles have the same story to tell. namely: “Tvs the worst storm ever known here,’ The police authorities say the storm has not been equaled since 1855, Most of the police telegraph wires were broken down early in the morning, and policemen were obliged to tramp many miles carrying important dis- patches, Midnight—Owing to the tremendous gale and terrible snow storm there have been no arriyals nor deprrtures from this port. Nay- igation has been almost wholly abandoned in in the rivers and harbors, and even boats on different ferrics made only infrequent trips. The storm is unabated and the wind is as furi- ous as ever, but the Snow has stopped falling. Snow drifts in the business streets —are os deep as in the country districts, Grown persons r aw the like. There are but mea- hrough the snow and against the more than a hundred fractures of 1d contusions of skulls were reported. Ambulance horses at the different hospitals were completely fagged out early 1 the day. and calls in many. cases could not be re- sponded to. The Storm At Washington, WasmiNGTON, March 12.—The storm that visited Washington yesterday was one of the most remarkable known for years. In fact, the capltal seemed to have been the center of the miniature cyclone that brought with it a blinding succession of rain, snow, wind and cold. Inthe early hours of the day the gutters were full, and in many low places the sewers were blocked, thus floodir the streets. The heavy rain continued until 8 o'clock in the afternoon, when it turned to a blinding snow, which stuck to everything it touched and turned to ice. . As night fell the heavily-laden telegraph wires began to come down, and in many places the streets were blockaded by them. The police wires were out of order, and to add to the discom- forts of the night, the electric lights began to fail. By midnight the city was almost in darkness, save for the feeble gas jets. At the signal office to-day it was learned that the storm was the result of the splitting of a storm trough, that on the day before yesterday extended south from Michigan. Saturday night it divided, forming two starm nters, one over Lakeé Brie and one in Georgia. Thesouthern conter then began climbing up the coast, striking Washington ) y morning. The center itself did not reach here untii about § o'clock in the afteryoon. This took until nearly midnight to pass. The total rainfall amounted to 13¢ inches, Off Cape Henry the wind was blowing fifty- five miles an hour yesterday. The railroads leading into Washington have been blockaded by snow, fullen trees, telegraph vires aud voles, 80 the movement of trains has been seriously impeded if not abandoned, At the Western Union office it is learned that in effect upon wires the storm is the worst ever known here. Washington has been almost completely isolated since 7 o'clock Sunday evenng. The morning and evening papers of to-day appeared without telegraphic information. The wind has kept up high velocity all day, and at 9 o'clock to- night it had not changed. The sky is now clear and it is growing cold Efforts of railroad men to open communicas tions with the north succceded -at 10 0'clock 10-uight, when trains which left New York at 9 o'clock last night, a d here after a hard and tedious trip. Persons who were on the train say their experience was without pre- nt in this part of the country, After leay- ing Philadelphia the train had” to grope its way. - Telegraph poles, wires, uprooted trees aud obstructions of ull kinds were found across the track at frequent intervals. After labor, Wilmington was reached where the ears were stopped to await daylight. One passenge estimated that 500 talegraph poles were removed from the track between Phila- delphia and Wiliniugton. A later train to-night brought in the i*+iladelphis papers, twelve hours behind time wiiile New York hapers, which usually arrive at 10:48 a. m. B not como. at midught. Western ard southern trains ave coming iu slowly and re port that the effects of the storm are hardly noticeable forty miles west of beve, Oune of ihe southern, trains had a windew of a car smashed - in by a falling telegraph pole and soveral passengers were slightly hurt. Blizzard in Manitoba, WinNiPEG, March 12.—A terrific blizzard is raging on the north shore of lgke Superior aud trgins en the Cadadian Pacifie are com- Pletely blovaded, No train bas arnyed bere from Montreal sinoe Thursday. The report 18 current here ' that’ a trestle gave way at North Bay, throwing the Canadian Pacific passenger train into the chasm. The report is unconfirmed. —_— .~ LASHING A CHIPPIE, An Angry Wife Whips Her Husband and His Paramour. New Yok, March 12.—[Special Telegram to the Bree.)—A handsome, stylishly-dressed woman of thirty-five sprung from a coupe on Fourteenth street,near Irving place last night, just as & man about forty years old was pass- ing with a pretty gul clinging to his arm,and laughing. The woman held a silver-headed riding-whip. Her eyes were fixed on the girl, and she was behind her ina moment. She lifted the whip, and down it camo on. the girl's shoulders. “There,” cried the woman, “there, take that, and here's another, and an- other.” Down eame the whip a second time on the girl's head, She screamed with pain, and cried: “Save me, Hewland; save me from her!” At the same time she flung her- self at the feet of her escort in her endeavors to shield herself from the whip. The man turned with an angry gesture, but his lips seemed paralyzed in the act of framing an angry exclamation, - *Scoundrel, cur,” said the woman, “I've caught you. You ve ruined our home, George:"’ The silver fhead of the whip glistened as she. raised 1t agwin, and quick as a fiashi, struck George dcross the face, A greal rod welt marked where the lash had laid. ‘The man dashed toward Third venue. “And mow,’ the woman said 1 will finish you.”’: She turned to the crowd of men and women around as she spoke. The people had circled in the girl who was in a half- supplicating position on the pavement. They fell back as the woman lifted her whip again, You helped him,” she said, this time very deliberately, “you helped him to ruin my home. You never thought the day of reck- oning would come, but it has—it_is is here now.” Again the whip came down. The first blow wrecked the pretty bonnet and the second raised o vidge across the girl's face. There were cries of horror from the women who, with their escorts, gathered around, yet their sympathies were with the wife. Finally a man interfered and said: *“There, there, you have done enough.” “Have [4" she replied. “Well, there's a little left for you,” and she struck him across the face. Thev'were eventually scparated and the girl jumped into a cab and shouted: “Brooklyn, and go #s quick as you can.” The wife suid to her conclman, “you take me home.” The coupe_door clbsed with n bang and the vehicl® rolled into Irving place. ey Rl s FREIGHT TARIFFS. Restoration of Frgight Rates to Take Effect March 26. Cmicaco, March 12.—The general freight agents of western and northwestern railways met to-day for the purpose of arranging an agreement to formulate -a notice restoring freight rates throughout their territory to the tariffs in effect prior to_the beginning of the rate war. . All of the lines were repr sented except the Burlington, which still de- clines to cousent toany advance. Resolu- tions were adopted that each line represented should at once issue a circular giving notice of the advance to take effect March 26, The Chicago and Kausas Oity lines have not yet taken any steps in this direction except the Chicago & Alton, which has agreed to restore rates, providing all lines in the southwest, with the exception of the Burlington; take' the same action. The other lines havé been requested to co- operate, but have ngt yet re Managers of the Duluth, Southshore & Atlantic, and Miuneapolis, Sault-Ste.-Marie & Atlantic have given out that they will. not become members of the Northwestern Freight association, udless they are allowed the privilege of making lower rates-on through freight than roads via Chicago. As other lines are not disposed to grant this, the managers are persuaded that the formation of an organization is to be an exceedingly difficult task. Al R THE CHEY ENNE ENCAMPMENT. Delegations Beginning to Arrive in Large Numbers. CHETENNE, Wyo., March 12,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee,]—Delegations to the Gyand Army encampment commenced arriving this evening, several hundred Colorado veterans reaching here on the 5:30 p. m. train. The indications are that this will be the most numerously attended of any encampment ever held in the department of Colorado. In addition to the engampment the Womens' Relief Corps will hold its annual convention in this city this week, Ninth army corps soc ety will “also convene here. Extensive preparations have been made for a great camp fire to be held Tuesday evening. The ses at the camp fire will comprise ies by Mayor Riner, of Cneycune, Colonel Mizner, commandant at Fort Russell, Judge Decker, of Denver, General Bohn of Colorado and other distinguished members of the order and their gnests. ——— Fatal Collision of Trains, Avur00NA, Pa., March 12.—A passenger train on the Pennsylvania road collided with a heavy freight train near Huntington at “Nig- ger's Gap” at ¥ this.morning and both trains were wrecked. Robert Garduer, engincer, and Fireman Mowry, both of the passenger train, were instantly killed, and two others, freight brakeman, and a Pullman passenge whose names could not be learned, were ser: ously hurt. The freight had jumped the track, and before tie flagman could get back to nofify the passenger train the collision oc- curred.” A severe storm was raging in the mountiins, and the'crew ou the freight train were alwost frozen, Many more deaths are reported. The wreck is snmply colossal, One of the trains i time of th e collision - was running fort miles an hour, All trains east and wost are now ten hours late, and none can et through before evening. There are sixty-thre sengers on the western train, a are lined with detained traius. from Miflin, Huntingdone, Tyrone toon are at the scene, The western mail express reached here at. 1 o'clock. The passengers report the first sleeper completely and the second partly wrevked, but everybody safe except three in the first coach, who were seriously injure The estimated 1oss by the wreck is §75,000, ————— Starving Indians. WiNN1PEG, Man., March 12.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bme|—Distress among the northwestern Indians is causing the greatest apprehensions here, A meeting of the chiefs of the Stones and Orees was held at Edmon; ton aome days bince' and Alexander, ono of the chiefs, said his people had made but half a crop of burley, and that the governiment r: tious, instead of being raised to meet the ba ley fadure, had beep decreased two-thirds Iu his tribe but three rations had becn issued sinoe November 1, and they were insufiicient, amounting each tlme to about five pounds of tlour to each person. The !4‘\\\4'1'.-1 are alarmed at the attitude of the Indiaus, Gab- riel - Duwont, who is now in New York, is said to have advised the balf-breeds 'at Batouche to secure’food by cpillage rather than die of starvation e Made.a Man of Him, Loxpox, March 12.—The Sporting Lafe says: “We never saw a man ight fairer than Sulliven did, even wien he wus uninten- tionally spiked. He,only asked Mitchell to be mor eful, He has,. we must admit, fallen from his izh pstate, but his dgthrone- ment made a wan of him:” paad 2 iitn Tendered Their Copgratuistions. Loxpoy, March 12.—Festivals in honor of the sitver wedaing of the Prince and Prin- cess of Wales were held in'all European cap- itals. Membersiof the royal lamilies generally calléd ob the Huitish embassies aud offesed thielr congratulations, » Wreck crews and Al- RANDALL AS A LOBBYIST. The Pennsylvania Man Button- Holing Fellow Members, DEPENDING ON REPUBLICANS. He Thinks His Tariff Bill Will Get Their Support—Wreck of the Wires—The News in Washington, Work of the Storm. WASHINGTON BUREAU THR OMATA BER, } 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasnixarox. D. C.. March 12 ‘Washington has been cut oft from commu- nication with the country during the past twenty-four hours, Early last evening a snow storm began to rage. It developed into rain and sleet and loading down the trees, wires and telegraph and telephone poles made them all a mass of ice. Many snapped like cornstalks. Before 8 o'clock there was scarcely a telegraph wire out of Washington which could be worked. The Western Union had one slow wiré to Pittsburg for a while, and then to Cincinuati, which was used to its fullest capacity, but instead of the usual 150,000 or 200,000 words of special news matter which goes outnightly, not 10 per cent of this amount was nandled. Not a telegraph mes- sage has been sent or received here to-da Telegraph poles are down in every direction. The telephone wires were also wrecked and not a telephone could get the central office during the past twenty-four hours. The two evening newspapers appeared with- out a single telegram. To-night the correspondents have been notified that an uncertain wire 18 working to the west, but that nothing could be communicated north, south or east, and that all messages should be boiled to the minimum, The fate of this dispatch is thus uncertain, The matter of the Associated and United press was mailed to New York this after- noon with a view of gettmg out of that city to-night. The wind is now blowing a gale, and the storm is declared the flercest ever known. The snow has ceased to fall. The sun shone a while to-day, melting the ice a little, It will probably take sixty hours to get the telegraph and telephone wires in order again. The mails are being used for the usual telegraph_matter, but trains are running on flag orders and are greatly de- layed. Notrain up to this evening had ar- rived from New York., Usually one comes in 9t 11 a. m, and several during the afternoon. RANDALL WORKING FOR 118 BILL, Mr, Randall is doing more personal solic: tation for his taviff bill now than he was ever known 1o do for any measure. He has ap- proached almost every member whom he has even had a suspicion would support it and has labored to get a vote, He believed up to a few days ago that he would get the support of all the republicans, and that the latter would not present a bill at all. He has not entirely abandoned that belief, but it is con- siderabiy discouraged. He explains his pro- posed reduction of the whisky tax, which meets with so much opposition {from all par- ties, by saying that it is left_for the states to impose an additional tax of the 40 cents per gallon which he takes off, or more or less, and apply it to their own uses, for school purposes if need be, and thus the revenues of the federal government are decreased, while those of the states are increased. Republican members look with general favor upon the ‘measure - but say they ~ will get up a. bill _of their own. The ma jority of the committee on ways and means will likely report their bill to the house this week and ask that debate upon it ‘be begun next week. They want a vote upon it before the middle of May and say the re- publicans are fighting a delay, so a vote can- not be had before the convention at St. Louis. ORKECTING IOWA SOLDIERS' RECORDS, Secretary Endicott in pursuance of special acts of congress is having the military records of various soldiers in the late war corrected. Among the orders promulgated to-day were the followin, By direction of the secretary of war under the act approved June 3, 1884, and the act amendatory thereof approved February 3, 1857, and_to complete the record, the' dis: charge of First Lieutenant Charles Davis, Company A, Twenty-fourth Iowa infantry volunteers, July 17, 1805, is amended to take effect April 11, 1865; he is mustered into ser- vice as captain, same company and regiment to date April 12, 1865; mustered out and honorably discharged as captain July 17,1 and he is mus d for pay in said grade during the time embraced between the aforesaid dates by virtue of the same aects. And also, o complete the record, the di charge of First Sergeant William B. Davis, Company A, Twenty-fourth Iowa infantry voluntéers, July 17, 1865, is amended to take effect April 11, 1865, He is mustered into service as first lieutenant of the same com- pany, to date April 12, 1865; mustered out and honorably discharged as first lieutenant July 17, 1865, and he is mustered for pay in said grade during the period embraced between the aforesaid dates. GOING TO CHICAGO AND OMATIA, The inter-state - commerce commissioners will leave to-morrow night for Chicago, where they will remain for the remainder of the week. There are a numberof cases pend- ing which will be heard. The visit of the commission at this time to Chicago has no connection with the railroad strike, although the questions involved may be brought to to their attention, On Monday they will go to Omaha and then to Lincoln, Neb, SARCASM FOR JERE MURPHY. This evening’s Critic has this bit of sar- casm about a well-known lowau, which his western friends will enjoy: ‘Hon. J. H. Murphy, of Towa, late con- ressman from the Davenport district, has aying a visit to the national capital during ‘the past fortuight, und expresses himself Lighly gratified at being out of pub- lic life and free to attend to his growing pro- fe: nal business. He has lately been malk- ing real estate investments in Lowsiana and Florida, There is quite a tide of emigration just now from the northwest to Louisana on account of the latter's climatic advantages. Mr. Jones was uccompunied 9y Mr, J. A, Green, u prominent citizen of Stone City, Jones county, lowa.” MOUNT PLEASANT'S POSTOFFICE RENT. In the s to-day Mr. Wilson, of Towa, introduced a bill authorizing and’ direoting the postmaster general to pay Heman I Walbridge and Reginald Fel rent of the postofiice at Mount Pléasant, a the rate of 700 a year from July 1, till June 80, 1888, being the rent agreed upon between the postmaster general and the trustees by the lease entered into between them and him on July 1, 1584, for the term of four'years. An appropriation for this pur- is made, GOBURN'S REMOVAL, I called upon Acting Land Commissioner Stockslager this afternoon and asked nim why Special Agent Coburn, who has been doing duty in Nebraska for several years with seeming entire satisfaction, had been summarily removed. Mr. Coburn was removed,” said Mr, Stockslager, “with five other special agents, There are no charges agamst him. We want to reduce the force in the special agent division and some time ago the secretary called upon the chief of the special agents division for all of the rts that huve been made during the past several months. You see special agents are required to render weekly reports of movements and accomplishe ments. These.are consolidated by the chief of the division at the end of every month and arecord madé of them as monthly reports. When it comes to making a reduction of -the force, and there are no charges upon which to- bring about removals, the reports are looked u\! and the agents who have accom- plished e least are selected for decapita- tion. . There is nothing here that bears agaiust Mr, Cobupn’s oficial or private char- acter, and -1 assure you he was removed purely upon general principles and the show- 1ugs be Limself made to the department. SCLEVELAND AND GRAY, THE ADMINISTRATION TiCKET.) President veland, it is stated upon high authority, is very desirous of baving Gov- ernor Gray, of Indiatia, nominated for second lace on the ticket, and the machinery has hoen started to bring this about. When the democratic state central cominittee met at Indianapolis on last Thursday, Second Au- ditor Day, of Ilinois, happened to be in. that city on his way to Springfield. He stated at the Hoosier capital that ho was gomg to his home on business and pleasure, and _that he knew nothing of politics. 1 learn to-night, however, that his mission in the west was two-fold and quite im- portant, that he primarily went to Indiana for the purpose of stimulating the democrats there in their _endeavors to have Governor Gray fully endorsed and boomed vice presidency, and that his second- { t was to intensify the strife going on in 1linols between General Black, General Stevenson and_Cplonel Morrison for the second place on the ticket. Tt is understood he is working under the instructions of Rep: resentative Wililam L. Scott, of Penn sylvania, who is the manipulator of the ad ministration, and T learn that Morrison's candidacy for the vice presidential nomina- tion is ouly intended to defeat the nomina- tion of Black, who is not acceptablo to the president. The name of Assistant Postmaster General Stovenson is also being used, it is stated for the purpose of defeating the nom- ination of BI A NEW EDUCATIONAL BILL, Chairman Chandler of Georgia, intends re- porting this week from the committes on ed- ucation o the house, a substitute for the Blair educational bill. Tt will be based upon the idea of Representative Simmons of North Carolina. Tt will propose a loan of £0,000,000 to the states for a period of twenty-five years or longer with five years notice before pay- ment. The money is to go to the states in proortion to the iliteracy as proposed in the Blair_educational bill, but_instead of the principal boing applied to educational pur- poses the interest is to be used. This is for the purpose of dvercoming the opposition to the Blaic bill on constitutional grounds. 1t is regarded as a plausible scheme, BEGINNING TIE OAMPAIGN, The president and Mrs. Cleveland began on Thursday a series of small dinners which are to_ extend through the Lenten quiet. The first was in honor of ex-Senator Kernan,who, with his daughter, has spent a week here. Mrs. Cleveland has stated hours several times a week fow at which friends who have asked the favor are privilegeg to come. Sev- eral hundred ladies and gentlemen were present on these occasions last week. DORSEY'S COURT BILL, Through Senators Paddoek and Manderson a large number of citizens of Lincoln have petitioned congress to pass the Dorsey Court 3ill. They point out the necessity of in diate action.and the benefits to be derived from it. PADDOCK'S TOSTOFFICE BILL, Mr. Allison presented in the senate to-day a petition signed largely by citizens of Wat- erloo, T, asking for the passageof Mr. Paddock’s postofiice building bill. NEBRASKA'S SCHOOL LANDS, Mr. Laird introduced to_the house to-day a bill to allow the state of Nebraska to sele indemnity school lands from any of the un- occupied public lands of the state. action was anticipated in a BEE spcc weelk. L WINNEDAGO LANDS. 3 v to-day introduced his bill per: mitting the Winncbago Indians to sell a sec- tion of land on their reservation for townsite purposes as anticipated in the Beg last week. Pruny S. HEATIL Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasnixeToN, March 12.—[Special Telegram to the Brk.]—The following pensions ware granted Nebraskans to-day: Original in- valid—Lyman A. DeGroftt, Blue Hill; John W.Dickerson, Negunda; James N. McDaniels, Cameron. Increase—Alex. H. Goodwin, Fairbury; Thomas D. Harding, Nebraska ensions for Towans: Original invalid— Joseph H. Alexander, Sutherland: James Tatman, Newell; James Parker, Redding; Jonathan Klick, Odebolt; Levi Versaw, Altoona, Increase—Francis ~M. Walker, Pleasanton; Allan Wheeler, New Hampton} Hugh Thomas, Ivyvville; ‘Ira J. Wheeler, Monona; Edward L. Edwards, Williams: burgh; George Dufficld, Bloomficld; John J. Prelun, Villisca; John J. Dihel, Washington ; Reissuo—Herma . Kreger, Jeflerson, Original widows, etc.—Frederick, father of Joscph Ashbaugh, Nashua, Proposed Tariff Legislation, XGToN, March 12,—[Special to the —*“T'he Mills tariff billis already dead,” a republican member of the ways and means committee to your correspondent to- day, “but we propose to have an exceedingly lively walke before the corpse is buried.” *Do I understand that you propose to fight everything in the way of tariff legislation,” I inquired. “Not by any means,” was the answer, “We shall certainly do something with the tariff, but we shall devote more. time and more attention to the internal revenue fea- tures of the surplus situation, There will be a bill prepared to be substituted for the Mills Dbill when the measure comes up in the house, and we shall be fortified with sufticient data, both from the treasury aepartment and from parties directly = interested, to warrant us . in urging to our ut- most capacity the passage - of this substitute bill. It is rn!‘A r remarkable,” continued the gentleman, *‘that Mills and his colleagues on the committee absolutely refuse to entertain for a moment @ proposi- tion made to submit the tariff and internal revenue bills to the secretary of the treasury for his opinion on the probable effect of vhe measure upon the revenue and the industries of the country, If @ bill appropriating £200 to repay some importer who has erroncously paid that sum into the treasury is presentcd 10 the committee, the democratic members thereof absolutely refuse to consider it for a moment until they have sccured the opinion of the secretary of the treasury. But here is a measure: involving an enormous reduc. tion of the revenues and threatens the de- struction of many of our special industries, which these tariff reformers refuse to submit for s moment, but insist that. it must go through without any report from the finan. cial officers of the government us to its effect. It is rather strange that the democratic mem. bers of the ways and means committee arc afraid to hear the opinion of the democratic secretary of the treasury.” The Admission of North Dakota, WasHINGTON, March 12,—The senate com- mittee on territories this morning instructed Senator Platte to report favarably the enabling act for the admission of North Da kota, It also instructed & ator Stewart to report favorably the euobling act for the ad- mission of Washington territory and North Idaho, as a single state, providiug no part of Idaho shall be included without the cousent of a mujority of the electors residing in the part in question, There will be a minority adverse report upon the last nentioned bill, Forfeited Land Grants. WasnINGTON, March 12.—The -house com- mittee 6 public lands today decided by party vote to formulate & general bill providing for the forfeiture of all unearned land grants, The republican members offered two distinct bills, first to delare forfeitu; utright of that portlon of the land grant over which the road was not built within the time specified by the granting act. ‘Phe second bill was to declare forfeiture of the remainder of the land grant, or that part.over which the road was com’ pleted during the specified time. This plan they thought would ensure the passage by the senate of a bill of the first-class, at least, without jespardizing any und all forfeited laud bills. - Cut in Hlinois Coal Rates. Sr. Lowis, March 12.—General Froig Agent Hibbard, of the Vandalia line, has slushed into coul freight rates by cutting the of bauling from Illinois mines from 50 ( cents per ton. There has been trouble v Mlals coal rates for some time, and an attempt was made ta-day to patoh up the mat- ter. The Vandalia, Louisville & Nashville, Chicago & Alton, Cairo Short Line, Inc apolis & St. Louls, Wabash wnd other roads wore represented atthe meeting. The session was red-hot, and Hibbard ended it with vigor, NINE PEOPLE EAT POISON: A Farmer and His Family Taken Suddenly Sick. TWO OF THEM ALREADY DEADh And the Rest in a Very Critioal Oond ditlon—A Mysterions Case— Sioux City Aftor Swift— The Legislature, A Whole Family Polsoned. Masox Crry, Ta, March 12.—[Special Tef& gram to the Bee.]—Last Saturday evening as H. S. Brown with his wife, six children and a hired man were seated around the supe per table they were all taken violenty sicle and in less than an hour Mr. Brown aund ong of his children were dead. The seven res maining arc now very low and it is' thought that they cannot recover. No causé is age signed. The news reached here this evene ing and the umtter will be investigated at once. Mr. Brown stood high in the estimas tion of his neighbors and while some thinle that théy partook of poisoned food more llove that it was administered by a designt and. Thinke Swift is Coming. Stovx Ciry, In., March 12.—[Special Telae gram to. the Bre.]—There is the best of reas * son to believe that an agreement has been reached by which Swift & Co.; the ‘Chicago packers, will establish a house in Sioux Citys Negotiations have been pending for four months for this parpose and several meete ngs. held between representatives of th parties. Mr. Hedges, of the United States yards of this place, has just returned fro Chicagro and he says the chances of Swift 163 cating here are two to one. i Supreme Court Decisions. Drs Moixes, Tn., March 12.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—The supreme court filed the following decisions here to-day: Horatio B, Brick vs Nellie Holt et al., ap- pellants, Sioux City, D. L. McCallum, judge, Afirmed. A. G: Schulte, appellant, Keokuk districh court, W. R. Lewis, judge. Afiirmed. Maria Blair vs William Blair, appellant, Webster county, S. M. Weaver, judgb. Af- firmed. £ Ellen J. Barber vs Maxfleld Barber and W. M. Barber, guardian, appellants, Brewey county, G. W. Ruddick, judge. ~ Afirmed. State of Towit ex rel. S, N. Breaden, appels lant, vs M. A. Chamberlain et al, Buchanan county, C. F. Couch, judge. Reversed, Nettie Ponners vs William McClelland, aps pellant; Dickinson county, George H. Carr, judge. Afirmed. Prudence Mattocks vs Des Moines Insutts ance cotmpany, appellant, Woodbury countyy G. W. Wakefield, judge. Afiirmed. V. A. Hunt, appellant, vs Farmers’ Insury ance compaiy, Humboldt county, George H, Carr, judge. Reversed, C H. A. Wilson vs Hawkeye Insurance coms pany, appellant, Sac county. Appeal dife missed as to the amount in_controversy was loss than $100; opiniou by . Scevers, Reed dige senting. M. E. Grifin, appellant, vs Caroline. Tutt] gt al, Clay county, G. H.' Carr, judge. A rmed, Warbasse & Lee, appellants, ys J. W. Cordy Cerro Gordo ‘county, John B, Cleland, judgos Reversed. Missouri Valley & Blair railway and bridge* company, appellant, vs Harrison county, Harrison' district court, C. H. Lewis, judgej Affirmed. Edward K. Goodwin vs Louise C. Buj rows et al.,, appellants, Webster county. Al firmed. James K. Snedsker, appellant, vs Willigs Jones, marshal of the city of Creston, Uniol county. - Affirmed. Emanuel H. Crane, appellant, vs Chlca & Northwestern railway company eta)., P & county, Josish. Given, judge.” Affirhéd, Opinion by Scevers. This'is a-case wherein Crane brought action to compel the Chicag & Northwestern railway company to operat its main line from Ames to Des Moines vig Polk City. The jury returned a verdict i, favor of the plufutiff. The defendant wa: granted a new trial and plaintiff appeale from that decision. State of lowa vs, Lizzie Stewart, et al. appellants, Appanoose county, Dell Stewar judge. Afirmed, J. C. Rowland, et al, appelants,’vs. J. A, Brown, Clark county.’ Aftirmed.” Opinion by Robinson, Beck dissenting. Fravk L, Lorne vs. J. M, King, et al., apy pellants, Adams county, R. O. Henry, judg®, Aftirmed. Veronica Asbach vs, the Chicago Burling. ton and Quincy Railroad company, appellanty Decatur ‘county, J. W. Hurrey, judge, Res nma Dickens vs. City of Des Moines, appellant, Polk county, M. Karanaugh jr.y judge. Afirmed. A William I, Hunter ¥s.the City of Moines, appellunt, Polk county, W. ¥, rod, judge. Afrmed. John ¥, Peterson, anpellant, vs, Oram Lit- tle and G. B, Little, Polk county, W. F. Con- rod, judge. KReversed. Currie Lewis vs. Joo Lewis, appellan| Balk onnty, Toslat Giyan, uice A e Mrs, R. Solm, ndministratrix et al, aj pellant, vs. Isreal Brothers, Polk count] Reversed. Opinion by Rolinson. Seevers, chief justice, 1ok no part in this decision, A Young Girl Afilicted With Leprosy. Drs MoiNes, I, March 12.—[Special Teles gram to the Bek, | —The state board of health was to-day - notificd of a case of ley rosy. The afflicted person is o nativé of Christiana, Norway, and is a young lady namced Johnson, well educated and possesss ng many traits of good breeding and refings, ment. She has been' in_this country fropy eighteen to twenty months, and is now visits ing her sister, who works in the family of Eric Knudson, of West Liberty. She ig s old, fairly good-looking,. 1 Hghtt hoir And complexion’ ~ Dr. Little, of Muscatine, says that the girk informed him that’ the disease with whichy she is afllicted manifested itself for the firstt time about ten years ago n the shape of tubercle, or large pimple, at the base of thy right litfle toe. - Sinco that time the diseasa, has gradually spread, until now the wholey right limb, from the toes to the middle of hes thigh, is covered with [reddish-brown tuber- cles elevated from one-eighth to one-quarten of an inch above the skin. She stated that she had suffered no pain, and until within three or four weeks, when the tubercles commenced appearing on thef sole of ler foot, she had been able to walk all* right, except that the discase stiffened tha muscels and caused her to limp some, Took Oplun Sueipy, la., March 12.—[Special Te to the Br The town morning over the death of James A. Anders son, & medical student, which oecurred .at about 5 o'clock this morning. He had been suffering severely with pleurisy and some time during last night got hold of a bottle of fluid opium’ and took about seven-cighths of an ounce 1o relieve his sufferings which were intense. He was & bright young man and very popular. cgram is sbocked, this -~ Murder or Suicide, Fixoray, 0., March 12.—Rudolph Heller was found in a dying condition in his house thig¢ afternoon, with his wife and elglitegne months-old baby lying dead by his side. It was first thought the family had. been suffos cated by natural gas, but this theory was exploded as they had their clothes on, = It, now thought to be either suicide or murder, & ”\n]l‘ probably ‘l;eu\;ur “3 cle 4 away, s Heller is unconscious and caudel l’twj\’l:l', S P