Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 18, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1888—~SIXTEEN PAGES. ~ WO MORE ROADS INVOLVED. —_— Enginemen Walk Out on the Iowa Oentral and Manitoba. A FRUITLESS CONFERENCE HELD. ‘President Perking and the Strikers ¥Fail to Reach an Agreement—Im- portant Meeting of the Union Pacific Men To-day. The Central lowa Involved. Masox City, la., March 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The Central lowa yards i1t this city now present a desolate appear- ance. Not to excoed a dozen cars are in the yards and there is nothing to disturb the dull o monotony excopt the occasional whistle of a passenger engine. At 6 p. m. there is not & froight moving on the road, and the proba- bility is that there will not be until matters are suitably adjusted. Yesterday Chief “Engineer Tipton telegraphod Receiver Dud- Yoy at 10 a. m. they would refuse to pull “Q" | freight after 6p.m. Mr. Dudley received the messago at Monmouth, Ill, and an swored to wait till he rrrived. Mr. Dudley s arrived at Marshalltown at 6.30 p. m. on a 1 mpecial, but matters could not be adjusted. "Pho first to leave his engine was Engineer McMain, who rofused to pull out of Keiths- burg. Engineer McGowan tied up at Oska- 97 9posa and Engineer Stein at Brighton, on the “‘eastern division. The Strong City _branch is tied up at Marshalltown on account of having o “Q" car on * tho trmn. All trains headed for Marshall town had no “Q" cars when they went through here. The Marshalltown yards are blockaded and threo yard crews are hauling trains to Albjon, Liscom and Dunuing, set- ting them off on the sidetrack. The men are all quiet, but are determined at all hazards to stand by the brotherhood, The most fricndly clations 6xist between_ the receiver and the rotherhood. Lodge No. 106, including a embership of 130, will meet to-morrow at Hatahailtown, whén It 8 thought that the engineers puliing passenger trains will de- ‘mand an immediate settlement, ~As it is all assenger trains are running on time, Great ndignation is felt hero at the action of Man- . lager Stone of the “Q."” Manitoba Men Walk Out. 1 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, March 17.—The witch engincers on the St. Paul, Minnesota gLMunitobn road have struck on account of aving to handle “Q" cars. The engincers went out at 10 to-night. The whole system— 600 miles—is involved Missouri Pacific Men May Stay. Sr. Louts, Mo, March 17.—An ofticial of | #he Missouri Pacific road said to-day that the ", Btreets lasv night. .\ company had received assurances that their .- pngineers and firemen will not go out unless u general strike is decided upon, The Mis- gouri Partific does not handle Burlington ../ freight. s ks A Conference To-Day. Judge Dundy’s decision regarding the B. & M., injuncuion suit did not have the effecv on the Union Pacific employes that the public wnticipated. The expected strike did not %!\ peeur, but it is not sure that it willnot o is a disposition o the partof the men to mvert it if possible, and a conference to be feld to-day will decide the quection one way pr the other. This meeting will comprise a eleggation from the engineers’ and firemen’s therhoods of the Union Pacific ‘and the ''“‘officors of that road, and willbe held this " mfternoon. It is presumed that other gricv- mnces than that of handiing the Burlington Jurigars will be brought up, as it is known that ongineers and firemen on road engines living '+ in Omaha have strong objections to running ', their engines over to Council Bluffs after 1« Jeaving their trains on this side of. the river, (. ‘which has been the order of things since the }. Union Pacific moved the operating service to J. the Bluffs, : A largely atfended meeting of the engin- gers and firemen connected with _the various roads centering in Omaha was held’ at the all at the corner of Douglas and Fourteenth Judge Dundy’s decision was considered and thoroughly debated. Tetters wero reccived from thivty-five differ- ent brotherhoods from all over the west, and every one of them were in sympathy and ac- cord with the strikers. The mterest in the atbering was heiglitened by the presence of Gelogatos from many roads throughout the * country, represented as follows: Four from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; two from the Fort Scott & Gulf; three from the Texas Pacific; two from the Missouri, Kansas & Texas; three from the St. Louis & Iron Mountain; four from the Loui ville & Nashvill; one from the Cincinnati & Southern; two from the Ohio & Missis- sipppi; one from the Alubama & Great Southern; one from the New York, Lake Erie & Western, and one from Montreal, Fepresenting the brotherhood of Canada. All of those representatives brought messages of sympathy for the strikers, and assured « ¥them of co-operation in any move they may doem proper, The meeting was in session umtil long after midnight, and a plan of way i fare was mapped out that will be f Jowed to the letter if satisfactory arrang ments are not arrived at by the conference < to-day of brotherhood men and officials. - At midnight last night everything was running smoothly on the Union Pacific, and *“the men when spoken to said that o strike ' ‘syas anticipated, not for twenty-four hours at least. ¥ ’ Must Haul Passengers Too. {" Wasuixatoy, March 17.—It is rumored “" here that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroud company has refused to allow the L striking engineers to haul United States mail /2 cars unless they also haul passenger and ex- 1 press cars, Vice President Smith's Position. Cui0AGo, March 17.—Vice President Smith, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road, when interviewed by an Associated press re- vorter in reference to the report from Wash- ington that their road had refused to handle United States mail cars unless the striking engineers would haul their passenger cars also, stated that their contract with the od States government provided that they should carry sil on their passenger trains nd that was the position now held by them, The Santa Fe's Absurd Olaim. L/ WasuixaroN, March 17.—Postmaster Gen- ¢ eral Dickinson having had his attention called to dispatches from Chicago quoting the vice prosident of the Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fe to the offect that the contract of the road provides that mails shall be carried on their passenger trains and the Santa Fe company 80 holds, says the department directed the superintendent of the railway mail service ‘who is at Chicago, to suggest to both sides in every one of these controversies that good citizenship and patriotic duty required them to meet on this fraction of common ground as to the regular {' ‘and usual movements of the mails and this without going into the question of the right and power of the government in the matter, Every engineer and tireman promptly and cheerfully acquiesced, and placed at the ser- vice of the gecompanies or the government all the force needed. The com- panios all acquiesced in the sentiments With the exception of the Atchison, Topeku & Santa Fe system, whose engineers and firemen have not only offered, but urged that they be permitted to serve the mails, and to serve them as regularly and promptly as usual. The management of the road arg under contract to do the seryics, but say that the wmails shall noi be forwarded unless the ther business is also. They claim extra compensatian for doin what they are Ia{ contract sud by duty boun to do and when help is offered to do it. Of course, there is no weans for exwra. compen- sation and the head of the de- ¢ r‘ormwut who centracted to pay would be impeachable for incurring obligations in excess of appropriations. The eompany knoys this and their demand is not Ao good faith and is'absurd. The sovereign tive of eminent domain has been ded over W these corporations by the on the ground of public necess- (% and ‘other ~ vast public aid has been given them and it would be well lo @scertuin whether there is auything A in law making the raflronds post roads, or lm)'!hlnf in their duty obligations to the public in return for the grant of govern- mental powers and subsidies, The effort which is made on tha part of this company to compol the government to take other than government busmess, or to_force it to officially ask, urge or endeavor to utilize the ° patriotic offers of mén to engage in other than the govern- ment's service, will_not succeed. The en- gineer and firemen offer to take out the mails and the company has no right, in view of the demands of the whole country, which is in- terested, to interfect & roquirement to carry their other business, The attitude of the company is understood by the country and the responsibility for the onsequences rests solely with it. 1am cog- nizant of the rulings and decisions which have been maturing the past twelve years on the of the power of the government over its rnm|;‘ in suech cases. The mails will go for- ward. The Strike at Kansas City. Kaxsas Citr, Mo, March 17.—At 11:05 this morning a train on the Southern Kansas road pulled out of the depot manned by a non-brotherhood man. The regular Denver express on the Santa Fe was taken out at 11:25 by a brotherhood engineer. Chairman Carroll, of the union gricvance committee, said a proposition had been reccived from the Burlington to_take back 85 per cent of the engineers as individuals but not as brother- hood men. The division superintendent of the Burlington denies this. Fifteen Santa Fe men have already notified the officials that they will be ready when called upon to return to work. Brotherhood Engineer Myers took out the Colorado express on the Santa F'e on time at fiftcen minutes past 10 o'clock to-night. No freight is moving on the line. Chairman Hotchkins, of the Fort Scott Grievance com- mittee, said this evening: *There will be no strike on the Iort Scott system for the pres- ent, und 1 am going home to-night.” Santa Fe Men Notified. Torexa, Kan., March 17.—Formal notice was issued from the headquarters of the At- chison rond this afternoon giving the striking cngineers and firemen until 4 p. m. Thursday, the 22d, to return to their engines. All men who have not reported for duty by that_time will be considered no longer in the employ of the company. Cutting Down the Force. Torexa, Kan., March 17.—An order was is- sued to-day by the Santa e management to heads of departments, station agents, ete., to at once reduce thepay rolls to the mininum by suspending every employe whose services were not necessary to protect the company’s property. The company, it is stated, was obliged to take this step by reason of the unwise action of the ma- jority of the engineers and firemen and as soon as the company is able to restore the operation of 1ts road all will be reinstated in_the service, Governor Martin and the railroud commissioners have been engaged in efforts to bring about a compromise of the strike. No definite result was reached. At Denver. DexveR, Colo., March 17.—The strike on the Santa Fe is not changed since yesterday. ‘The company has been unable to get out any trains for two days and has had none in since yesterday. In New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 17.—A broth- erhood engineer named Riley took a freight tp San Marcial this afternoon. He gave as the reason that it was necessary for him to get home. The other men were mdignant, but no violence was oftered. The road re- fuses to furmsh anything for carrying the mails but a box car, and the mail clerks re- fuse to go out in that, saymg that they can’t mail in it. The coal mines at Gallup have shut down on account of the Atlantic & Pacific not being able to furnish cars. 1f the strike continues long the country will suffer for fuel. At EI Paso. Er Paso, Tex., March 17.—Owing to the strike on the Santa Fe road no through train on that road has left here since Thursday af- ternoon till 9 -o'clock this evening, when o train wasstarted enst. Local passengertrains have run as usual. The strike interferes with the handling of freight to aud from Mexico. but the Mexican Central enginecrs are being used in placo of the Santa Fe en- gincers. 5 The Situation in Chicago. Caieaco, March 17.—The situation of the engincers’ strike Jocally this morning remains unchanged. Officials at the Burlington strik- ers' headguarters say they have recewved no information beyond that contained 1n the morning papers, A Conference With Perking. Ciicago, March 17.—A statement was printed hero to-duy to the effoct that Chair- man Hoge, of the Burlington grieyanco com- mittee, had called on President Perkins and told hum the strikers were willing to go back toworkon the old termsif the company would ‘promise to consider a schedule of wages later. Chief Arthur says the truth of the matter is that Hoge called on Perkins to sec if some sottlement couldn’t be made. Aftorsome discussion Perkins said he was willing to_pay tho same rate paia by other roads, but they could not agree on tho questlon of taking all the strikers Back and tho conference came to an end. Arthur said this showed that the engineers were willing and desirous of seltling tho diMculty and were making every honorable eff end. Ho added: “The last inte Hogo had with General Manager Sto fore I was called hicre, shows the conciliatory spivit of Stone. Mr. Hoge said to him he came with full power to settle_the dificulty and avert a strike. As Hoge finished Stone jumped to his feet and exclaimed: ‘Strike ang bo d—d.’ With that theintervicw ended and I wascalled,” At Lincoln, LixcoLy, Neb., March 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.)—The flying rumors that have been afloat for two days that the Missouri Pacific ‘engineers would go out at noon to-day did not materialize. A visiv to the Missouri Pacific yards in the afternoon showed the yard engines busily at work and freights arriving and departing, A feverisb- ness was noticeable about the company's offices as though something might occur mar the business aspect at But if the Missour: Pacific engines feeling bad they did not show it. Burlington matters at this point remain practically unchanged, The movements of freight have not materially changed and pas- senger trafic remains as it has for a week past, - The company evidently needs a Paul Morton at this point to paint the success of the road in roscate hues. At the hall the brotherhood men passed the day discussing the outlook and enjoying the furnished by friends 1n the The usual reports from diff points were received. A count of way cars in the yards satisfied the men that there were no gains in the moving freight. A re- port from Nebraska City stated that a switchman was running an engine on a train between that point and Lincoln. Ravenna reported engine No, 112 dead at that poiut with a leaky crown sheot. Crete reported 105 injured at that point. A report from Superior stated that engine 91 backed through the roundhouse there and fell on its side, while reports from the Fairmont branch stated that business was nearly suspended on that line. The Painters and Decoralors union No 71, of this city, seut up resclutions of sympathy and assistange to the boys to- day, A Forgery, Kaxsas Ciry, March 17.—It has been as- certained from a reliable source that Chair- man Carroll, of the grievance committee, now in session in this city, is the author of the reported telegrain from the general su- perintendent of the Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fe to General Manager Stoue, of the Burlington road, mentioned in these dis- patolies yesterday, saying in substance that the Atchison would hold the Burlington s, tem responsible for any dawages to the for- mer company ou account of the strike. Cary roll dictated the message. Fastern and Western Engineers, CHicAGo, March 17.—The general grievance comumittees of the eastern and western roads entering Clicago will contipue their scssions Monday. As nearly as can be asecortained the eastern mon have not yet given up their positions, They are handfiig = BurMngton freight cars and intend to continue to do-. so. The western roads, it is thought, Want t go ont, but cannot get' the consent of the - entire organization. 1t is undoubted that the com- mitteemen have taken some action more than they allow to bo made public. In addition to tho seventeen Reading engi- noers and firomen who deserted the Burling- ton road yesterday. three more started tor the east to-day claiming o bedissatistied ‘with their treatment by the Burlington com- pany. The Logic of the Strikers, The Ber on several occasions has published interviows with railway oficials and busi- ness men as to what the effect on the B: & M. freight business would be if a general strike of locomotive engineers should occur. The position taken by nearly eveiy one inter- viewed was that it would result in incrensing the earnings of the B. & M. and the whole Burlington system. The Bee this morning adds another opinion, The restoration of railroad rates which was to have taken place on March 26 has been post; president of the Omaha Elevator Be stated that he had uperintendent Dickin- son, of the Union Pacitic, and asked to 'be given cars for the transpor- tation of a large quantity of grain to this point now purchased and in store all along the line of the Union Pacific. Mr. Dickenson replied thet he was unable to furnish tho cars: that they were vory scarce and hard to obtain, Major Barringer stated to Mr. Dickenson that unless he could ship his property before the restoration of rates it would involve a serious 1o 8s to hiscomsany. “Supposing,” said Mr, Dickenson, *‘that our engineers should strike, what then?" “Then,” replied the major, “the B, & M. will carry the grrin. The engineers by strik- ing would throw much additional trafiic into the *Q's” hands.” Messrs, Himebaugh & Merriam report the same state of affairs. ——— THE ERIE CANAL. How It Was Formally Opened for Business. The Erie canal was begun'July 4, 1817, and was finished October 26. 1825, says the Buffalo Courier. New York state, seventy years ago, had a population of not quite one-half of Buffalo’s présent pu{)ulztlion. Wednesday at 10 a. m., October 26, the wategs of Lake Erie wére let into the canal at Buffalo, and the first boat, Seneca Chief, started on its trip to New York. The boat was an object of great interest to all as she made her way through the canal. There were no telegraph in existence in those days, and the news of the great event of admitting the waters of tho lake into the canal and starting the boat was communicated to.the citizens of the state by the firing of cannon placed in a continuous line alodg the banks of the canal and of the Hudson river at inter- vals of eight miles, extending from Buffalo to Sandy Hook, a distance of 544 miles. The moment the Seneca Chief en- tered the canal the first cannon was fired, and each cannon in succession roared out until the intelligence thus communicated reached New York at 11:20 o’clock, at which time a national salute was fired from what is now called Castle Garden. An acknowledgment that this intelligence had been re- ceived there was made by the same line of cannon back again to Buffalo. A grand canal celebration took place Friday, November 4, 3825. Many days previous to this strangers from all parts of the state flocked to New York to see the ceremonies. A subcommittee had been appointed by the common council of New York to invite a committee from each of the towns and villages on tHe line” of the canal to unite with the citizens of New York in celebrajing the event. Six steamboats gayly decked with flags left Albany Thursday, November 3, having on board Governor De Witt Clinton and invited guests, When the boats had reached a point near Week- awaken they were met by steamers from New York having on board the ' committee. The leading boat of the flotilla was hailed: ‘*Where from and where bound?” The acting flotilla answered, ‘‘From Lake Erie and bound for Sandy Hook.” Arriving at New York they were greeted with the ringing of bells, mar- tial music, and firing of cannon. All arrangements being completed, grand quatic procession left New York Friday morning at 9 o'clock, November 4, and started down the bay. The fleet numbered thirty-seven hoats. Two barges were decorated and festooned and festooned with evergreensand flow- ers, and were exclusiveiy appropriated to and crowded with ladies elegantly attired. Mrs. De Witt Ciinton was on one of the barges. At Sandy Hook Governor De Witt Clinton went through the ceremony of uniting the waters by pouring that.of Lake Erie into the Atlantic. Two bar- rels of Lake Erie water has been brought from Buffalo on the canal-boat Seneca Chief, and were used for this oceasion. Fifty-one gold medals were struck off and sent to the different ecrowned heads of the world and eminent men; one was sent to Lafayette. There were also several hundredsilver medals struck off, and a large number composed of block tin and white metal. The boxes containing the silver medals were made from logs of cedar brought from an island in Lake Eric in the neighborhood of Bullalo. The citizens of Buffalo were furnished with a keg of water taken from vhe ocean tor the purposo of mingling it with the waters of kake in. The keg was handsomely ornamented with the arms of the city of New York, over which were the words in letters of gold, “Nep- s return to Pan,” and under the same the words, “New York, 4th Nov. 1825.” Upon tk e of the keg the words: “‘Water of the At- ic.” he Seneca Chief was fitted out in grand style. Two paintings were exe- cuted in Buffalo and sent with the boat to New York. One was a view of Buffalo harbor, a section of Lake Erie, Buffalo creek and its junction with the canal, the whole representing the scene at the moment the boat started. Two hours after the Seneca Chief left Buffalo by a novel craft followed and overtook her at Lockport. The boat was called Noak’s Ark, and was stored with all sorts of animals. She had vn board & bear, two eagles, two fawns, together with birds and fish of every description. There was also two In- dians in native cestume,all being pro- ducts of the great west! The celebration of the completion of the canal was closed in New York Mon- day evening, November 7, with a great fete, which was presided over by De Witt Clinton, De Witt Clinton was remarkable for his masculine beauty, He was upward of six feet tall, straight, large, robust, and finely proportioned, and said to be the finest looking man iu the country. ‘When De Witt Clinton and other commissioners explored the route for the canal the country was & comparative wilderness, and there was not a single house where the city of Rochester now stands, e — Mrs. G. Clang, of Stockholm, Sweden, is inety soven yedrs of age. Having relatives ew London, Conn., she decided to visit them, and is now on the ocean én route to this country, She is traveling alone, and her couragé an undertaking such & journey at ber age is codsidered remarkable. riger, v and grain company. called _upon -eredited IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS. Cardiff Still Fall Ohallen to Accept the f Killon. THE FORMER AFRAID TO FIGHT. _fi- Kennedy Outshot Wiy Randal—An- swers to Inquiries On Sporting Sub- Jects—Flashes From the Dias mond-—~Miscellancouns. 8+ b Killen and Oardiff. 81, Pavt, Minn., March 16.—{Correspond- ence of the Brr.|~While John L. Sullivan has fallen from his high estate as champion of the champions in the pugilistic world, the question as to whether Pat Killen or Patsy Cardift shall bear “the title of ‘‘champion heavyweight of the northwest' is as far from settlement as ever, Cardiff continues to ig: nore Killen’s challenge, and no amount of “roasting" in the newspmpers will evidently bring him out. Killen continues through the newspapers, to launch broadsides at Patsy’'s much-cherished reputation, but even this seems: to have no offect. Killen will let his forfert stand for a few days longer and if it is not then covered by Cardiff, some of the eastern heavy-weights will be given a chance at it. It may be possible that Cardiff cannot find backing for $1,000. Ihardly think he himself or his partner, John Donaldson, either one, care about risking that amount of money on asqare fight, as they are not that kind of sporting men, and when you hear of either being connected with a sporting event of any character, you can set it down as being a moral certainty that they are on the long end. In fact, I don't think cither one of them would bet a dollar that Patsy could whip Tommy Millor, until after the thing had been “squared” with Tommy. That's the kind of sports they are, and people are pretty gener- ally getting on to the fact. Pat_ Killon, who has been to Peoria, Cardift’s old home, tells a good story on Cardiff, who, with O. H. Smith, recently gave sparring exhibitions through Illinois. Cardiff was in the habit of announcing from the stago each night that he would give any one in the audience 850 who would stand in frontof him four rounds. The first night they were in Pe. oria this announcement was made from the stage and was ac- cepted by come one in the audience. When the person who had signified his mtention of carning Patsy’'s 850 got up where Cardiff could see him, he beheld a man big enough to literally ‘“‘eat up” an ordinary individual, and who, withal, looked to be no ‘‘sucker.” ‘The crowd was begining to get warmed up with the expectation of seeing some genuine slugging, and shouts of approval for the big ‘“‘unknown” were heard on all sides. This aroused Patsy’s suspicions somewhat, and visions of a “ringer” floated through his brain. He held a hurried consultation with his colleague, Smith, and then stepped to the front of the stage and an- nounced that, as he was at that time making arrangements to meet Pat Killen, he could not afford to run any chances of injuring his hands, and that he would therefore be com- pelled to revoke the offer he nad previously made, but that Smith would accommodate the pugilistically inclined gentleman if it was agreeable to the .. The big fellow said it didn't make y difference to him and he ‘accordinglgf donned the mitts and squared off in nt of Smith. The latter played with tie big fellow, (who, by the way, didn’t know a little bit about, flkhb ing) for a round or so, and then *‘put him to sleep.”” Well, you can imagine Patsy's cha- rin when he saw what a “pudding” the big ellow was, When' Heciflne on for his set-to with Smith, he was greeted with such a storm of hisses for his Cowvardice that he will not be apt to forget, it for some time and it i safe to say that Peorfa ‘will not be again graced by the presenté of its formg . illus- trious cifizen for spwe Hiie. - T TS ON LobxER. Randal Outshoots Kennedy. H. B. Kennedy and S; Randal shot a live bird match twenty-five birds to the man, modified English rules, for $50 a side, at the gun club grounds yesterday afternoon, Ken- nedy allowing Randal eight dead birds. The score: Kennedy, 11111 11011 11101 11101 0111121 Randal 11111 11101 11101 11111 01111 —22 After this they shot two five bird matches for #10 a side, Randal winning both. Questions and Answers, Novitiates, Sixteenth strect—John L. Sul- livan was born in Boston, October 15, 1853, stands b feet 1014 inches in height and weighs 195 pounds in fighting condition. Kilrain was born in '59. J. K. L., Breeders’ Association—Maud S, was foaled in 1864; Jay-Iiye-See in 1875, J. R. Smith, South Omaha—You win. Tom ayers . did second Johu C. Heenan m his fight with Tom King. Osana, March 10.—Sporting Editor B Please state in your Sunday ball column when the Natlonal league was organized, also the American association. S. M. Symyrs. League in 1876, Association 1881, HasTiNGs, Neb., March 8. Editor Brg: To decide a bet w swer how many games did the Cleveland team win from the St. Louis Browns last season Sronty Boy. One. Please answer in your sporting column all the conditions upon which a ball player is with a base-hit? Your question is answered by rule 65 of associntion playing rule, although this sca- son when a runner is hit by a batted ball the batter must be credited with a base-hit. Please inform me how to get the percentage of the different clubs in any league or asso- ciation, Divide the games woa by the total number of games played. Please _answer this question to decide a wager: Who is the swiftest pitcher of the Omaha's new men—Lovett, Burdick, Cas- sian or Flynn? Give it up. Lovett, however, is suid to be very speedy. Maxey—You are wrong. A home run only counts for one hit in the average Can you stato when the championship sea- son opens? F1AT Ba The Western association championship sea- on will probably open about April 25, That question will be” settied at the Chicago meet- ing next Tuesday. OaknaLE, Neb., March 17.—Sporting Editor Bee: Cun you give ma the rapidity of the flight of the following named birds: the eagle, wild_goose, wild pigeon and carrier pigeon? What bird is capable of the most rapid flight{ i 1 Avis, Cannov answer as {0 the cagle, The wild goose travels at the rate of 60 miles an hou the wild pigeon from-B0 to 100, and the vier pigeon anywhere from 70 to 90 miles, he canvasback is Supppsed to be the most rapid fiyer, Flashes From the Diarmond, Secretury Worley, at the meeting av Chi- cago nex} Tuesday, will: make a move in fayor of & restoration of the four strikes rule, ¥ Manager Selee wifl "b8 hero Wednesday evening next and the'bask ball *‘fans? are all AOR i he Sowders famiy will take a conspicu- ous part in_base ball the coming soason— Billy will piteh for thé Hostons, while Len wil play with the Omahas, John with the St. Pauls and Dave with'tie’ Lima, Olio, state league club, Manager Selee, through the influence of eastern partics, has become much impressed with Campana’s capabilities as a third base- man, and will entertain no offer for his pur- chase. Doran will also be retained and gwen a fair trial. The National league championship season opens April 20. They will play 140 games. [} Secretary Worley is in receipt of a letter from Manager Watkine cancelling the games that were booked for the Detroits ‘here on the 20th and 21st, - This will be & disappoint- ment to the local enthusiasts who were -anx- iops to see what sort 0f & showing the new team would make against the world's cham- pions. 3. D. McLaughlin informs the Bee base ball mau that he has not signed with the C. . Mayne's for the. comiug season. 1f le does not get a professional engagement be will play with the Metz Brothers oity league team. Con T.héed gos to Choyenne to play ball this season, Frank Bandle has tiot as yot closed with Fremout to take the managoment of their team. It is understood that Charles W. Rainey, of Kinderhook, N. Y., and the star_pitchor signed by Penrose & Hardin for their cit, league team, has gone home to bo married. Rainey is & prominent twirler, and it was through him that the American Express com- pany team won the championship of New York gity last season. He is very spoedy, and it will be diMcult to find a catcher to hold him. He is a nephew of ex-Congress- man Rainoy, The salary list for the Minneapolis team amounts to $15,600. Moore & Kepinger, of Council Bluffs, will organize a team for the Omaha City League. Their grounds will be at Lake Manawa, Miscellan eous Sporting Notes. Budd Doble says pe has a littlo mare, barely fourteon hands high, that will create A SUrprise in turf circles next soason, She is a full-blooded Hamblotonian and shows re- markable spoed, McHenry Johnson, the “Black Star,” is traveling with *‘Devine’s Allied Attractions." A crow, almost wholly white, was shot by a boy named Gustave Andres, near Cut-off lake, yesterday, Edward Pyle, of Humboldt, this state, has sold to A. J. Alexander, of Woodburn stock farm, Kentucky, the bay mare Julia, by Happy Medium, dam, Lady Jenkins, She is a full sister to the celebrated Maxey Cobb. Ponrose & Hardin's patent ground traps will bo used at the Kansas state shoot, ut Abiline, April 11, 12 and 18, Frank Parmelee spent several days last weck out on the legendary Elkhorn. By dint of hard work and the exercise of Job-like pa- tience he managed to bag one poor old emaciated springboil and two mereauzers. “Air-hole” Billy Townsend is putting in the day at Waubuncey lake. They say the mallards have come in there by the thousand. ‘W. H. Skinner came down from St. Paul, Minn, to shoot Johnny Hardin a_ 100 blue rock race for a century. Hardin distanced him. Score, 83 to 73, The Omaha Amateur Athletic club will meet at Patsey Kirby's place, on North Six- teenth street, Thursday evening. Tommy Brooks, the Council Bluffs feather- weight, is spoiling for a fight. Colonel Beclk, who brought him out, stands ready to back him to the extent of $1,000 to fight any man in his class in this state or Iowa. Tommy Miller is matched for a finish fight with George Siddons, to come off at Peoria, IIL, sometime the latter part of this month. Arthur Rothery, who presides over a local boxing academy, is said to be one of the most proficient tutors in the country. The Nonpareil athletic ¢lub is coming to the front as a patron of the manly art, and it occasionally varies its programme with a public entertainment, Last night tl met at their hall, Seventeenth street, and M. Le- roy and Dan O'Keefe held the boards for three well fought round lowed by Hinchey and similar number, and then W. Kennedy and T. Kennedy gave an exhibition of the uses of the dumb-bell. E. Brides made a good showing with the heavy dumb bell, as did Mike Shannahan with the clubs. Tom Flinn and Will Kennedy wound up the show with a lively set-to and let the audience go away happy. The club is under the manage- ment of T. Collops, president, ana A. J. Shan- ning, secretary. They were fol- tewood for a ¥. M. C. A. Notes. The bible class this morning will study the sixth chapter of Romans, All young men in vited. The gospel meeting will be held by Mr. George R. Jenner, late general secretary at Kalamazoo, Mich., now financial agent of the building committee. The question for debate at the lyceum meeting Tuesday evening will be: “Re- solved that trade and commerce are moral benefits to mankind.” The leading speaker on the afirmative will be W. G. Doane, on the negative W. 8. Poppleton. Visitors wel- come. The young men's meeting will be held on Thursday cvening. All young men are urgently invited to attend. The library committee desires to acknowl- edge with thanks the foilowing books pre sented by Clement Chase: “Bodyke,” by H. Norman; “The Old South and _the New, by W. D. Kelley; *“Palms,” by D. A. Wasson; ““Pre-Glacial Man aud - the Aryun Race,” by Lorenzo Burge, Rev. T. M. House will deliver the next lecture of the series of Plain Talks next Friday evening, * His subject will be “Forces of Our Tme.” Tickets may be without-charge by applying at the seer office. The members' reception on last Friday evening tendered by the ladies of the North Presbyterian_church passed off very suc- cessfully. The rcception and social com- mitteo were active_in recciving and intro- ducing, making efforts to have all become acquainted, Besides the general social time, the entertainment was varied with refresh® ments and a select programme well ceived and greatly enjoyed. The following is the programme: ...By the Audience itev, W. R. Henderson .Orpheus Glee Club _W. L. Swoope Messrs. Cramer .Miss Fisher .Orphcus Glee Club About two hundred were prosent. THE IRISH LEAGUE. Some of the Men Who Defend the Rights of a People, Philadelphia Press: The personality of the public men of the Trish party may be of some interest to Americans. Tk personal idiosyncrasies of the prof sional politician here are as gloated over as are the peculiariti solons of the United States at home. Ben Butler’s artful eye hus its prototype in the squeak of Jo Biggar's voice. Biggar is regarded with an affection amounting almost to love by the ma- jurH{ of the Irish people. He is small and humped backed, and is worth nearl $1,000,000. He is ‘a member of parlinment, and his greatest distinction is his unvary- ing pertinucity, He has a voice thit acts on the ear like a rusty buzz saw, and for the whole of last session he was a flaming menace and terror to any und every British statesman who attempted to get a bill through parliament. It was the current supposition that Jo Biggar never slept. © He objected to every possible measure thatany man of British birth tried to pas When all the other men of the Irish party were worn out with obstrueting the business of the house, and were asleep or had gone home utterly exhausted, the Brit- ish members would spring to their feet with the hope of proceeding with the business of the hous but the i Jo Bigger was as a8 death, With a senile and gentle smile he would risein his seat at the critical point, beaming genially on his discomfitted opponents, and stop the measure. He was never caught napping. On one occasion, wh the Irish members were fighting in a forlorn hope agalnst overwhelming odds, old Jo Biggar, as he is familiarly called, arose and began an elaborate and profound speech, which consisted mainly of statistics.of the most amazing length, breadth, and thickuess, based on the exchequer report of the year 1841, He spoke in a Lard, dry, rasping snd metallie voice for four solid hours, until the speaker, in a fit of exhaustion, said testil #1 do not think I quite under- stand what the honorable gentieman was saying.” **Ah! that's too bad,” said Mr. Biggar, sadl 1’1l have ta begin all over again.”’ ’ He. turned back and began his four hours’ g ch at the beginning, but be- fore he had uttered three sentences the whole house arese in 4 body and rushed away. p 3 Notwithstanding . these habits, Mr. Biggar seems to be as popular as any member of the house, for he will take any amount of chaff, and he hasa tongue that is ready but néver cutting. Michael Davitt is too well known to need desoription. His strongly marked aquiline features, closely cropped beard and remarkable black eyes are known from one end of America to the other. He is by far the most popular man of the Irish leaders at present. When he walks along the streets of Dublin,he is cheered and the working poople have more faith in him than inall of theother leaders combined, not excepting Mr. Parnell. Mr. Davitt is one of thee people, and the risks he has run in the cause of freedom make the punishment of such men as O'Brien and Blount scem puny and absurd. Davitt’s life will mu\w [ wonderfully interesting book it he ever gets time to write it, but his time is given up wholly to the cause. A distinguished ancestor of Mr, Par- nell’s was Irish, but he himself- is half English and half American, while his accent i8 wholly American. It is tomary with the English earicaturist to make him a heayy-bearded man with a very pronounced *‘bulge’ in the region of the waistband, whereas, on the con- trary, Mr. Parnell is porfectly straight, little and muscular. He las a frank and open manner, a direct way of look- ing at a question, and is one of tho few politiciaus who will talk for hours en- tertainingly without touching a ques- tion of state, T. C. Healy, who is popularly known as Tim Healy, is the man who once at- tempted to overthrow Parnell's sway. Parnell had put up Captain O'Shea for Galway, and there had been a great deal of 'talk in the opposition papers about the preference which Mr, Parnell exhibited for the socicty not only of ptain O'Shea, but also Captain O’Shea’s beautiful wife. The rumor turned out to be groundless, of course, but Parnell put up Captain O'Shea as member for Galway just at the time that the rumors about Mrs. O’Shea and him- self were prevalent. He probably did this as much to show his contempt of such opinion as anything else. How ever, Mr. T. C. Healy, Fapeh up by Jo Biggar; endeavored to make out that Mr. Parnell had made a grievous mis- take, and that he should no longer be accepted as the head of the Irish party. They hurried down to Galway, and put up aman named Lyneh in opposi- tion to Captain O’Shea. The papers got out extras, and the streets of London rang with the cry of “Split in the Irish party.” Parngll was declared to be overthrown, and Healy and Biggar were declared the future leaders. The Times and other tory organs exulted over the break in the Irish ranks, and so the matter rested for one day. Twenty-four hours later Mr. Parnell stepped off the train at Galway and sent for Mr. Healy and Mr. Biggar, who were working up the Lynch boom with tervific enthusiasm about town. Mr. Paruoell’s interview with his rebellious lieutenants lasted exactly five minutes. He returned immediately to London, but before he had been an hour on his journey Mr. Lynch's candidature was withdrawn. Messrs. Healy and Big- gar returned humbly fo Dublin and Captain O'Shea was__triumphantly elected to parliament. There has been no talk of a spht in the Irish party since that time, but the incident is an exam- ple of the remarkable influence which >arnell has over the men who work with him in the cause of home rule. Healy, although impetuous and shortsighted, s one of the best speakers in the c, and has never ered in his fealty to Parnell since the time of the Galway election. He is a middle-aged man, with a straggling beard, wears specta- cles and is decidedly nervous. T. C. Harrington 1s a solid, pushing, steady and methodical business man. He is the secretary of the National league, and Le keeps every one of the 1,800 branches of that remarkable or- ganization under absolute control. His ongly marked, He is slow ing in _his manners. His alent for organization and_striking ess abilities have readered his invaluable to his pari i ion to the government. Nothing dver turbs his equanimity, aud he car- ries 80 much of the business of the land league in his head that it is commonly d that if all the papers of that organ- ation were seized they vvould reveal absolutely nothing to the I'ritish gov- nment in the absence of }Mr. Harring- ton’s well stored brain, and it is gener- ally thought that the arvest of that brain would not be productive of very gratifying results to the government. William O’Briun is now in Paris re- cuperating after his term of imprison- ment in Tullamore jail. Ife i thusiast, as all the world knows. lifo 18 given up to the big fi now going on, and he is reaping the re- ward of incessant labor. His health is shattered, but he keeps hard at work despite the warnings of h's ph Personally the promincnt Irishmen are the best of good fellovs. They are of the people, and without the astound- ing aivsand overwhelmiing pomposity of the tow-peny-ha’-peiny lLnglish members of parliament. The average Tnglish member is a trerendous snob tostrangers, but the Irishmen are all amiabillity, pluck and good nature. e The little red mites vill infest the hen house in countless nu:abers on the aporoach of warm weather. The cheap- est and most effective met” od of getting rid of the vermin is to add a quart of kerosene oil to 1'iree firulluus of strong soup-suds and sprinkle the mixture wherever it can 1o applied. If forced into the crevises wite a hand .-pump it would be ali the bet ~ AMUSE A" VERY PEACEFUL PACEANT, BEmperor Willlani’s Qulet Funeral a Oause For Congratulation, “I CANNOT TAKE TIME" The Words |Which Gormany's New King Used to His Physicians— Interpreting the Royal Proclamation, Onnse For Congratulation. [Copyrighted 1888 by York Assoclated Pressd Berviy, March 17.—<The authorities—mili tary and municipal—are unanimously ocone gratulated by the press upon the ciroume stance that after one of the greatest publio Ppageants ever seen there is no record of no- cidents, Intense anxioty over the condition of Emperor Frederick already overpowors the impression of yesterday's sombor mag- nificence, In the highest official circles. the question asked is not what the emperor's pol- fey may, be, but how long he will live to dis- close any policy. Wanton gossips attribute to him intentions to change the personnel of the government in opposition to Prince Bis- marck. In reality, so far as the emperor has yet done anything, he has simply confirmed the official status everywhere. Nothing in- dicates any material change in the govern. ment or external or internal policy of Prince Bismarck. Tho emperor, though able to work continuously for several hours, works under a knowledge of his sentence of death, and that his doom is so near that it would be folly to try to modify the policy of his predecessors, His only diary consulta. tions are with trusted friends of the chan- cellor, Ofticial audiences fixed for to-day were postponed on account of the emperor's ab- sorption in preparation of state documents, Ho persists in working, against the advioe of his physicians. In reply to their remon- strang he is reported to have said: *M time does not belong to me. I cannot tak time." The Cologne Gazette, commenting upon the emperor's ardor under the consciousness of approaching death, calls him a martyr in his sense of the word, and says: “A hero, un- flinching on the field of battle, he is a still greater hero in doing his utmost duty whila facing the inevitable, the result of his dread- ful malady.” The latest Reich Anzeiger bulletin says that despite the excitement of the past few days the emperor is free from fover and that n0 special complications have made their ap- pearance. Further discussion of the proclamation shows a confused diversity of reading. Tho conservativo press refuses to interpret the passage on social legislation as disavowing Prince Bismarck’s "~ social and economio projcets. Progressists Journals take the same passage as indicating clearly a profound di- vergence between the social politics of the chancellor and the emperor, h reference to the rights of the reichstag, according to the progressists press, the ' proclamation makes the determination of the emperor to respect the voice of the people as expressed by their representatives, Conseryative and national internal papers consider the tenor of the proclamation a mortal blow to the hoj of the progressists, who expected_ a positive decleration n favor of the parlinmentary regime Everyone concurs in the sympa- thetic eriticism of the proclamation, ~ Mrs. W. W. Carr, of Dubuque, To, is visit- ing her sister, Mrs, S. G. Joyoe, of Nines teenth and Cass streets, To Start Sweet Potatoes. The sweet potato cannot be planted out before what may be called good corn weather, and as this will not occur be- fore June, the middle of April is”time enough to start the bed. Kighteen in- ches of manure, or just enough to give a gentle bottom heat, is sufficient, the sun under the glass doing most of the worl. After the bed is made and heat started. it is ready to plant. TLay over the manure six inches of sandy goil; if all sand, just as well or better. Halve the potatoes lengthwise and lay flat on the sand-—they may nearly cover-the ground. Sprinkle over the top just enough sand to baroly cover the pota- to After the young sprouts have startod their roots into this sand and the tops are about six inches high, they are slipped off, and each shoot is a plant and ready for the ground. Only light, friable ol Will grow thom proftably, This is thrown up by the plough into ridges four feet apart. The plants are dibbled out on these ridges one foo apart—the cut worm often destroys quantities of the sets,and must be watch= ed for, destroyed when found, and other sets put out where needed, At least a couple of crops of sprouts can be taken from one set of tubers, and any time in June will do to plant them, so there is no danger of not having plenty of plants, 1t takes from 8,000 to 10,000 sets per acre. Stable manure is the best, Give the young lambs all tho oatsthey can eat as soon as they shall be old enough, so as to force them in growth for the early market, Gaan Qeenn House, TO-NIGHT. J. J. HALLIDAY & CO.'S —~RE D— MINSTRELS ~IN— Sacred Concert. M McCube and Young will introduce-their popular sketch, “‘A Dark Town Parlor Rehearsal.” Reduced Prices, - 23c¢ and 50c¢. Bovos OFeRgH0USE RRBOYDS (JPERA HOU Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Evenings, March 19, 20, 21, WEDNESDAY MATIN 180 Times in 150 Times in New York. W 8. EDEN, ~ In the ireatest of all Spectacular Burlesque, THE Im)erial Burlesque Company, - Proprietor and Manager, produced with all mmuwzb ovsness which marked its long runs in Chicago and New Yors, the [ARABI DORST, ORESTE, I'0RONDO Or, ALADDIN’S WONDERFUL LAMP, 100 PEOPLE ON THE STAGE, Superb scenery and Unique “ostumes! £ Coryphees and 40 in the chorus! See tue Great Dolls' uadrilie! the Nautch God and the Bla Guards, the Funny Kmperor f the The Fort! Colored | dace of Parasols, the Orypt of Cr yitals Sun, Boodaboo and aards wud the Widow, the Bteamm or Vapor Ovri the Home of the Laip. e Dismal Bwamp, the March of Aladdiu's Take the Children to See Aladdin. Prices, $1, 75¢, 50¢, 25¢.