Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaAiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. - OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 20. 1858, STATUS OF WESTERN BILLS, Progress of Measures Introduced By Nebraska's Representatives, IOWA AND DAKOTA INTERESTS. Senator Gorman Laying Wires For the Presidential Nomination in Case Cleveland I8 Defeated— The Tariff Question. Legislation For the West. WasmiNGToN Bureav Tie OManA Bre, } 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, ‘WasHiNGToN, D. C.. March 25, Nebraska’s senators and representatives have been very successful in this congress. They have secured more legislation for their constituents than probably any five men from one state. While not very many bills have yet become laws which were intro- duced by them, they have accomplished a great deal of work in committees and else- ‘where and have a mass of measures on the calendars, Very few bills of any kind have passed both houses during this session. Most of the measures introduced by the Nebraska delegation will become laws as they are of acknowledged merit. To-day I made an examination of the senate and house calendars with a view to ascertaining the status of Nebraska's proposed legislation. Mr. Dorsey’s court bill has passed the house and is in the hands of the senate committee on judiclary. Judge Dundy and others have filed vigorous protests against what they term “putting the court on whesls,” but the prospects are that the bill will become a law before the end of this session, The bill to reimburse Major Bash for the money taken from him has passed the senate and is in the house committee. Mr., Pad- dock’s Joint resolution abolishing the office of the United States surveyor for the district of Nebraska and Iowa, the secretary of the in- terior to proceed under the provisions of sec- tions 2,218 and 2,210 of the revised statutes of the United States in the transfer of the field notes, maps, records and all papers to the states of Nebraska and Iowa, is on the senate calendar with a favorable report from the committee on public lands. Mr. Manderson’s bill providing for the completion of the quarter barracks and sta bles at Fort Robinson and Fort Niobrara is on the senate calendar with a favorable re- commendation from the committee on mili- hfi' affairs. r. Dorsey’s bill for the relief of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska has passed the house, has been favorably re- ported from the senate committde on Indian affairs and is on the senate calendar with an smendment. The Omaha public building bill has passed both houses and is in the hands of a confer- ence committee for the adjustment of the amendments made by the senate. McShane believes it will be acted upon within a week or ten days. Mr. McShane's bill for the erection of a public building at Hastings is on the house calendar with a favorable report from the committee on public buildings and grounds. Mr. Dorsey’s bill extending the time of payment to purchasers on the Winnebago reservation has been given favorable action by the house. The bill opening the Sioux reservation in Dakota and affecting northern Nebraska has passed both houses and will become a law @s 800N as certain minor amendments made by the senate have been adopted by the house and the president attaches his signa- ro. The Steel bill giving promotion to all army officers of the line and state who have served continuously in one grade for twenty years, advancing 114 officers whose long services entitle them to increased pay and allowance, which is of intense interest to all army men, is on the house calendar with a favorable report from the committee on military airs. The bill introduced by Delegate Gifford, of Dakota, granting the right of way to the Yankton & Missouri railroad through the Yankton reservation in Dakota, and which railroad intends to go to Omaha, is on the house calendar and recommended for passage by the committee on Indian affai “There are many Towa bills on the calendars of each house and with committees, which are of especial interest to the read of the Bee. Among these is the bill to quiet the title of the settlers on the Des Moines river lands, which has been favorably reported from ' the committee on public lands, ana stands at the head of the senate calendar under the title of ‘‘gencral orders," “Che Plumb bill for the relief of the settlers on the lands along the Des Moines riverubove Raccoon forks in the state of Iowa, has been ut on the calendar with an_adverse report rom the committee on public lands in the senate, A favorable repert has been made from the senate committoe on public buildings and rounds on the bill providing fora public Buriding at Sioux City, and it s on tho senato calendar waiting action, Mr. Allison's bill for the relief of the First | National bank of Marion, Ia., is on the senate calendar with o favorable report from the committee on finance. The bill authorizing the construction of a railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridge across tho Mississippi river at or near Clin- . ton, Ia., has been favorably reported from the senate committee on conimerce, and is on the calendar. Also the bill authorizing the construction of a similar bridge across the Mississippi river at or near Muscatine, “There are about twelve bills providing for public buildings in as many cities in Towa pending before the house and senate com- mittees on public buildings aud grounds, and action has not been taken on them. Some bave been reported from the committees, however. The bill for public buildings for Davenport are on the ealendar with a fayor- able report, Mr. Anderson’s bill authorizing the con- struction of a railroad, wagon and foot pas- senger bridge across the Mississippi at or pear Clinton is on the house calendur with a favorable report from the committee on ‘commerce. Mr. Laird’s bill to remove the charge of desertion from the military record of John MeCormick has been favorably reported from the committee on military uffairs and 15 on the house calendar, Delegate Gifford’s bill accepting and rati- fyingan agreement made by the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians, and ranting the right of way for the Chicagy ilwaukee & St. Paul road throughjthe Luke raverse reservation in Dakota, 1s on the ouse calendar with a favorable report. The bill of Mr. Anderson of lowa, author izing the construction of a railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridge at or near ' Musca- tine, hus been favorably reported and is on the house calendar. There are & large number of private bills for the people of both Nebraska and lowa granting pensions and settling claims, on the calendars of the two houses, and quite a large number thut have cot been acted upon. BENATOR GORMAN IN THE FIELD. To-day's Washington Herald (democratic) announces that Senator Gorman of Mary- land, is manipulating politics with a view to runting himself into the convention at St. Louis with favorable odds in the event any- thing should develop which will make the re- nomination of President Cleveldud inadvisa- ble. It regards the fact that Senator Gor- man was chairman of the national democratio executive committee and was the brains of the campaign which elected the president 1854; that he has been snd s Mr. Cleveland’s intimate friend and contiden- tial adviser; that the president would rather soe him in power at the white house than an; other man in the event, that the present ad- ministration cannot be continued,” that the patronage of Maryland and throughout the country has been distributed at Senator Gor- man's ‘h\dm jthat no man in publio life knows so well who the democratic heelers are as Senator Gorman; that he .will have them at St. Louls, ostensibly for -Cleveland, but if he be ralsed, to put himself in the front rank and secure the nomination, as sig- nificant, ‘The Herald points out that Senator Gor- man has been very active in laying the ropes of late and that he has the Chesapeake, Ohio Canal company, of which he is president, and the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, of which he is & director, at his back to promote his claim, CONNECTIOUT DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF. Ex- Senators Barnum and Eaton, of Con- necticut, have been in Washington during the past week and have made no secret of their dissatisfaction with the president’s tariff attitude, They regard the situation in Connecticut, from a democratic view, as not altogether satisfactory, and especially that the Mills tariff bill is extremely unpop- ular with their people. They do not regard the president’s tariff views as popular in any sense. ANOTHER MAN AGAINST TAE PRESIDENT. Another democratic central committeeman has resigned because he cannot support the glrcwent administration. Senator-Elect J. S, Barbour, of Virginia, will not be alone in re- tiring from the political management because he is opposed to the president. Gilbert B. Towels, of the Columbia democratic club, of this city, has resigned and states that if Hill or some other good democrat is nominated at St. Louis he will be pleased to unite with Columbia club but that with the present out- look staring him in the face he cannot, as a democrat, even by influence give support to the candidate whom he regards as & mug- wump and not a democrat. Perry S. HEATH, Forecast of Congress. ‘WasniNGronN, March 25.—In the senate the commerce committee will have the floor on Tuesday next. It has a large number of bills for action, including the Nicaragua canal bill, drummers’ bill, the bill to prevent frauds on American manufactures. It is also the intention to call the postal telegraph bill in order to determine the question as to the right of the commerce committee to substitute such bill for one which proposes to place the telegraph companies under the operation of the interstate commerce law. The public land committee will endeavor to get the house to resume consideration of the general public lands bill on Thursday. The majority report of the ways and means com- mittee on the tariff bill will appear in the house early in the week and be placed on the calendar, Bad Weather for Growing Crops. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Under the head of general remarks the weather crop bulletin says: The weather has been generally un- favorable for growing crops during the week. Alternate thawing and freezing and the great range of temperature in winter wheat sections have probably affected that erop in- juriously. The freezing weather in the southern states has doubtless injured small grains, fruit and vegetables in the northern portion of the gulf states. Chairman Mills Improving. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Chairman Mills, of the.ways and means committee, reported seriously ill yesterday, is suffering from a severe cold but is improving to-day. Pt o GOULD INTERVIEWED. He Says the Reports About George Are Groundless and Cruel. NEW York, March 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Jay Gould in an interview said n reference to business matters here during his absence: “The talk which has been going,on with reference to my son George is simply cruel. There is not a morsel of truth in the charge that he has been going short of the market or bearing it. He has not sold a single share of Missouri Pacific. He has his own stock and hos a personal interest in keeping up its value. I myself have more in- vested in Missouri Pacific than I have in- vested in anything else in my life.” “Does that refer to any one stock or to all?” asked the reporter. “To ali put together,” was the emphatic answer. “I have invested more than in all other stocks put together of former in- vestments and have a natural interest in keeping up the stock I have. Mr. Gould was plainly moved about the reports affecting George, for he returned to the subject after dilating upon the prosperous condition of the Missouri Pacific, i “There’s nothing in these reports. I never mstructed my son how to act, and he has not been touching the market. Iam out of the street, 0 is he, I can say the accusations against him are cruel.” It is said, Mr. Gould, that the directors have decided to declare 134 per cent dividend payable April 15. Is that true!” asked the reporter, “I understand,” replied Gould, “that this is the sentiment 'of the majority of the direc- tors, and T have little doubt that will be the action taken.” In reply to the question as to what is the motive underlying the attack upon the Gould- Sage trust, Gould said: “The motives behind this ussault are a newspaper cable company and a woman. That's all I have to say at present as to the cause of the investigation and suit.” —_— EIGHT DECEIVED WIVES. Hudson Chaplin Arraigned For His Much Marrying. FINDLAY, O., March 25.—Hudson Chaplin was arraigned on the chatge of bigamy yos- terday and pleaded guilty, A special grand jury will be impanelled to find a biil against him so that his case can be disposed of at this term of court, The following is a list of the women who, under various aliascs, Chaplin {8 charged with marry" ing: Miss Cora Carson, Greenville, Ind.; Miss Nellie Webster, living in a small village in southern Illinois, Miss Clara Jones, Fresno, Cal; Miss Carrie E. Blank, Osage, 111, ; Mrs. Snell, Bowling Green, K Miss Flora Freyeberger, Bowling G In addition he married a wealthy Columbus, O., and a planter's widow living in Baton Rouge, La. From most of these women he obtained sums of money ranging from 8105 to §3,000. FREE EI’EI H STOPPED, O'Brien Addresses an lIrish Meeting and Raises a Rumpus. Dusriy, March 25.—William O'Brlen ad- dresséd the Ponsonby tenants at Yaughal early this morning and afterward ted to hold a meeting which had been proclaimed by the government. He mounted a car with the intention of addressing the people, but was seized by a policeman and dragged to the ground. The police then charged upon the crowd and @& serious mel which & number on both sides w 1. It is alleged that several of the police were stabbed, Magistrate Plunkett was thrown down and beaten, and received a cut on the head, O'Brien .escaped to a priest's house and subscquently harrangued the crowd in a stable. Police and soldiers are parading the streets of the town. ———— KANSAS CITY PACKERS KICOK, They Deny Bartle's Charges and Will Bring Damage Suits, v, Mo., March 25.—Jocob Dold n the press a ]L)H)” statement in reply o the charges made against Kansas City packers by William G. Bartle, of St. Louis, before the house committee on agri- culture yesterday. They refute the charge as & buse and slandorous falsehood and affinu that the manufacture of lard and packing of meats is conducted in the most scrupulous and cleanly manner by all Kuu- sas City packers, and that the mothods and practices testified to by Bartle are absolutely impossible. They will bring suit against him for $60,000 dawages based upon the possibil- ity of their busiuess being injured by the statements made, = e ———— Weather indications. For Nebraska and lowa: Fresh to brisk northerly winds; calder; snow, followed by Lalr weather, ALL QUIET WITH THE “0.” No Sunday Developments, Buta Con- ference Fixed For Tuesday. MORTON MAKES A STATEMENT: He Says the Road Will Begin Hiriog New Men To-day—Full State- ment of the Engin- eers' Side. The Burlington Strike. CnoAGo, March 25.—'‘Everything is very quiet with us to-day,” said Paul Mortin, speaking for the Burlington company this afternoon,when asked about the switchmens® strike, “but we will begin hiring new men to-morrow and starting our trains. Matters will soon be working all right again. The switchmen have said nothing to any of the officials of the road as yet about their object in quitting work, and if they have any griev- ances none of us know what they are. ~ The men aro out at Galesburg, Aurora and Ottumwa, but they refused to strike at Bur- lington, and it looks now as if the men there would remain at work.” To-night it was reported that a conference of the switchmen, brakemen, engineers and firemen from all branches of ' the Burlington system would be held here Tuesday. Iep- resentatives of the engineers and firemen are already in the city in the persons of the rievance committeemen. The first of the sclt‘mlh‘,! from the switchmen and brakemen are said to have arrived this evening and will be followed by a dozen or more others to- MOTrow. THE ENGINEERS' STANDPOINT. They Corrcet Misleading Statements of Burlington Officials. CuicAGo, March 17.—The officers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad com- pany have circulated throughout the country what we shall show to be a very misleading statement of the matters in issue between the engineers and firemen formerly employed on that road and themselves. For the pur- pose of more cffectively misleading the pub- lic the circular is addressed to the engineers and firemen. Of course, it is intended for the public. We shall not resort to the trick of ad-~ dressing the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road, but address the public, for whom this is intended, directly. In the road’s circular referred to, which is under date of February 22, appears the fol- lowing: “The important changes which your com- mittee suggests are as follows: Iirst. Pay to be governed solely by the miles run, with- oul regard to other conditions or eircum- stances, Secondly, A large average increase in ex- isting rates of pay. Third. The abolition of any classification based upon length of service, age or experi- ence.” In relation to the first statement we reply that we have requested our compensation to be fixed by the mile, because thal is Yhe method upon which compensation is based on nine-tenths of the railroads in operation in the United States. It is misleading to say that this compensation is sought to be fixed “ywithout regard to other conditions or cir- cumstances.” True, there some runs on branches of the ©Q road where the engineer’s responsibility appears to be less than that on the main lines, because he has to haul a smaller number of cars. But the road carefully con- the fact that on all these branches e the engineer has a smalier number of to care Tor ho is compelled, at the end of his trip, to take care of his engine by per- forming the work known to engincers as that of a *‘hostler.”” The imposition of this lubor upon him saves the company the ex- pense of employing a man at this work. On the main lines the engineers’ work is done when his train is taken in to its point of destination, and the work of the hostler is done in the round-house by an extra man employed for that purpose. It will there- fore be seen by the public that the men who are supposed to have casy runs under the present system are compelled to do extra work in addition to those easy runs, and are 50 worked to save the company the wages of a hostler, Whule it is correctly stated that we ask our pay to be based upon the number of miles run, it must also be understood that we care y little about the terms used by the road. an continue to pay by the trip in pl ug by the mile, if they prefer that system, providing, however, that they pay us as much as other roads pay for trips of the same length. The fact is that it is as broad as it is long how the wages are com- puted, whether by mile or by trip. If the desire is to pay men honestly and fairly, without throwing any dust in their eyes, or in the eyes of the public, at the same rates as other roads,it will be seen that it is imma- terial whether the compensation is termed by the trip or by the mile, To illustrate: If a pman runs 100 miles on a passenger train we say he should be paid $3.50. This rate is paid by the Rock Island road, the Santa Fe road, the Wabash system, and other roads too numerous to mention, The “Q” road, not desiring to pay upon the basis which would enable a fair comparison of jts wages to be made with those of other companies, aban- dons the mile scheme and simply says: “We will pay you 3 for the trip,” which means, in other words, 3 cents per mile for what other roads pay 8! cents for. We think this pretense is too transparent to need very discussion. nd. s true that we demand a large average increase in existing rates of pay. But the public must not be misled into the supposition that we are demanding a large " over what is paid by 5 Q" gives to us the large ase which we demand, it will only then us on a footing with 'the employes of other roads, and it will only then be called upon to pay prec what its neighbors and rivals pay and hav d for years. 1fitisa fact that it will require a large average in- crease of our wages to be made before we are placed ou an equality with the employes ef other roads—and we conclude that it is a fact—this only proves that for many years the “Q" has hiad the advantage of shaving from its el oyes a lar, portion of the wages which it should have paid them. i in justice we ought to ask it to titution for the past we do not do so. We only ask it to deal fairly with us in the future. In answer to the third point made by the roud, viz.: That we ask the abolition of any classification based upon length of service, age or expericnce, we have to s statement is also misleading. O this: If an engineer be competent to take charge of the best train on the then he ought to get the best pay, immaterial whether he is thi years old. When the “Q" road places n man in charge of one of its great express trains, aud intrusts to him the precious lives of its patrons, by that act it certifics that he is first-class engincer, and he ought to receive pay on the road's own certificate. Our position is: rat a4 man who does the work of a first-class engincer ought to re- ceive the pay of a first-class engineer. The “Q's" position is this: It places a man in @ position which requires at his hands the skill and ability of a first-class engineer. The first year he is in that position it pays him much less than a first-class engineer's wages. The secand year it slightly advances his wages, but still )8 them less than the first-cluss engineer. The third year he is paid their highest wages for an . engineer, lhe result is it is constantly gaining, from the men who are only serving in their first and second year, & large discount of wages, 1t also gains all the percentages in this traus- action, because a number of men who work the first or second year do not stay in the company’s employ long enough to be entitled 10 the frst-class wages what are given to the 1 man who has served his third year. These first and second year men who happen to leave to engage in other occupations are re- placed by other first and second year men, and so the road manages to keep & large per- centage of employes a% under rates. We have no objection to its paying those who have been a long time on the road any extri gratuity it wishes. Nor will we ever com- plain if in jts generosity it desires to pension men who have served it faithfully for a great many years. But we do insist that one of two things must be true: Either, first, that the engineers are first-class men and entitled to first-class pay; or, second, that the public is deceived when it is asked to travel on trains run by men who are entitled only to second or third-class compensation. ‘What is said in relation to the engineer applies also to the case of the firemen, be- cause on all the roads the firemen's wages are based upbn those of the engineer, and the firemen receive from 55 to 60 per cent of what the engineer's wages are. There- fore a shaving down of the engineer's wages means a shaving down of the fireman's wages, 80 that on all sides the peculiar sys- tem adopted by the *'Q' road manages to punish its workingmen and enlarge its treas- ury. f!ut have we just cause of complaint! Are the engineers and firemen of the “Q" road seeking to take any advantage of that corpo- ration! Have they just cause of complaint? Are they paid now as weli as employes per- forming like services on rival roads} We invite the attention of the public to the following comparisons: On the “Q" road there is a round trip between Rockford and Aurora which is made twenty-six times a month by the engineer. On the Northwestern road there is a round trip between Rockford and Chicago which is also made twenty-six times per month. The Northwestern round trip is twenty- two miles greater than the Q" round trip. The Northwestern engineer travels 572 miles per month more than the “'Q's" engincer. At the rate of compensation asked by the engineers, viz: 84 cents per mile, the North- western road should only pay $20.05 per mouth to the engineer on the Rockford-to- Chicago trip greater than that paid to the “'Q" engineer who runs on the Rockford Aurora trip. But the fact s that the road pays its engineer only $104 per month, while the Northwestern pays its engincer. §135. The “Q" engineer holds just as re- sponsible a position s the engineer on the Northwestern, He has to cross three inter- secting roads in the making of his trip, and in ndfiilion to his work as an engineer the labor of hostling, or caring for the engine, is imposed upon him, while the engineer for the Northwestern is not obliged to care for his engine. The latter's work begins when he Jumps on the engine at one end of the trip nng ceases when he delivers it at the other end. On the Panhandle road the freight engin- eer who runs from Indianapolis to Bradford, a distance of 105 miles, receives $4.25 for the trip, his fireman recéives $2.15. On the “'Q" road theround trip run from Galesburg to Peoria is 105 miles for which fl:e engineer receives §8.60 and the fireman 2,10, From Quincy to Colchester the round trip is 107 miles. The “Q" road pays its engineer for that trip $3.75, and its fireman $2.15. For runs of 100 miles on the Union Pacific road the engincer on passenger trains re- ceives §3.85. The “Q" road is a competitor of the Union Pacific and for a long distance travels over parallel lnes through country of precisely the same character. Yet we have only asked §3.50 per 100 miles for a pas- senger engineer on the *Q" road. 1 The engineer on/ the Sterling branch run draws $3410 for miles. He stops in K Falls six hours, and takes care oOf his own engine. The engineer that runs the Batavia and Geneva accommodation receives $87.10. And the Chicago & Northwestern pays for like runs $96.20, the distance being two miles greater on the Ghicago, Burlington. & Quincy. The reason we ask more pay for the branch runs is to compensate the men for the extra work done, on account of the en- gineers having to do the work of a machinist. The engineer on the Rockford way freight runs nightly (twenty-six nights constituting , for which he receives . 5 per month. The engineers on the fast mail, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, 125 miles per day, re- ceive $7.50 for twenty-six days’ time. The engincers on the Chicago & Nortnwestern, for the same services, receive §120. The runs on the main line of the Chicago, Burlington & _ Quincy, 125 miles per day, thirty-five days per month, amount received §I31,~ On the Trunk lines out of Chicago for the same service the engi- neers receive $161. The engimeers on the Buda & Vermont branch of the “‘Q” line, 188 3-10 miles per day, twenty-six days constituting one month, recéive for the same $125.50. The Chicago & Northwestern pays for like scrvice 8151. We desire further to state that no first- class engineer on the Chicago & ern receives less than £06.20 for twenty days’ work, if ready for duty The Rock Island road pays its engineers on all its passenger traing .60 and its firemen $2.15 for the 100-mile run from Galesburg to Quincy. e Quincy road ‘only pays .50 for this same run to the engineers on a few of its heaviest trams—like the Kansas City one— and on all other trains it pays only $3.373¢. It only pays its firemen $2 when with the on- gineer who is paid §3,50, and $1.90 when with the engineer who roceives $3.871¢. The Rock Island pays #i.15 for a run of 100 miles 10 its freight engineers, and does not require them to act as hostlers for their engines. The Quinc, road pays its freight engineer on the 101-mile run from Galva to New Bos- ton, §3.75. This run is on a branch road and the'engineer is compelled to do hostler’s duty for his engine at both ends of his run. Let us compare two short runs; Tho first 1s'0n the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road. The round trip between Chicago and Elgin is seventy-four miles, for which the engineer is paid §.70. The engineer has full control of his time every second day and has not o act as_hostler for his ongine. The second is on the Q" road. The round trip between Chicago and Aurora is_seventy- seven m ‘The engincer is paid §3.35. He hus to “hostie’ his engine, and his entire time belongs to the road. Some days he has to bo under Uho ordogs (or eliglitoen hours per day. Complaint is made in the road's circular because we asked that “Galesburg division engineers and firemen be not required to run cast of Aurora,” ‘Dhe idea sought to be con- veyed by the complny is that this request is onable any culated to impose er expense on the road. The fact is that compliance with this request will not iMpose one cent of extra expense on the road, No objection has been offered o running the engines through from Galesburg to Cli The change o ~—at Auror; outlay. ‘DI and firemen who live in Aur the engineers Many of these men own their home: ome of these homes, however, are not entirely paid for. If they are compelled to run from Galesburg to Chicago and retupn, they would bave to sacrifice their property und remove ecither to Galesburg or to Chigago. They ask that the crews be made to ryu on the one end of tl route only, from Chicago to Aurora and re- turn, and on the othier end only from Gale burg to Aurora ond return. 1f we were paid on the mile system, the change of crews would not cost the ¥oad one cent. 1t is also complained that we ask that some arrangement be wade in relation to passing brotherhogd men on the “Q" trains, We make no demand in this regard. Our pur- pose 1p making this request was 1o get some uniform rule put, iu force on this road the same as provails on other roads. We have no right to demand this. We did not demand it. Our desire was, while we were negotiat- ing to get this question now uusettled so determined that the conductors would here- after know precisely what to do, and thus able to avoid conflicts. The company can decide this as it pleases. 1t does not stand in thie road of a settleme The Couneil of Women. WASHINGTON, March 25.—The ' interne- tional council bf women opened this eiter- uoon with, religious services at Albaugh's and opera house. The aptendunce was large. CARRIED AFTER A STRUGGLE | ITowa's Legislature Passes the Bill Regulating Railroad Traffic. A VERY SENSIBLE MEASURE. The Charging of More For a Shorter Than For a Longer Haul Abso- lutely Prohibited—Spirit Lake Specters. After Three Wearisome Weeks. Drs Morxes, Ia., March 24.—[Correspond- ence of the Ben.]—After three long weeks of discussion, varied by strenuous _efforts on the part of the opponents of railway legisla- tion to tack on amendments to nullify or im- pair the measure, the senate, on Friday, passed house file 373 by & unammous vote, only six senators being absent or skulking in the cloak rooms. As soon as the house con- curs in some minor amendments and the bill is signed by the governor it will become the law of the land, though it will not take effect until thirty days after it is duly published, ‘which will be about May 1. The bill abso- lutely prohibits the charging of more for & shorter than for a longer haul, the practicing of any discrimination, or granting of any re- bate whatever, and empowers the board of railrond commissioners to fix a schedule of freight charges, which shall be prima facie evidence of a reasonable rate 1n all the courts of thestate. The bill is a very elaborate measure, covering some twenty pages, but these are its main provisions. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BILL. The scheme hatched by the railroad com- mittee of the senate to divide the state into five districts for the election of railroad com- missioners is destined to come to an untimely end. The press of the state almost to a unit is opposed to the measure, and the lower branch of the legislature has refused to in- crease the number of commssioners from three to five by an overwhelming majority. That body has already passed a bill providing for the election of three railroad commission- ers from the state at large, and the senate will no doubt concur in the measure, though Senator Gatch, of this city, is making a strong fight in favor of a_ bill' providing for the appointmont. of commissioners by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. SOARCITY OF CARS. The failure of the Northwestern and other roads in the southern part of the state to fur- nish asufficient number of cars for hauling the grain and hay during the fall and early winter has borne fruit in the shape of a bill by Representative Hospers, of Sioux county, compelling railroads to furnish cars on three days’ notice under a penalty of a 10 fine for each day in default. The bill passed the house by a vote of 86 to 2. This action has thoroughly frightened the managers of the Northwestern who declare that the bill if it becomes a law, will bankrupt every road in tho state, and 'every effort will bo made to defeat it in the senate. Judge Hubbard, of Cedar Rapids, the veteran _lobbyist for that line, is here and if he gets in his work with his usual success, the bill will never see daylight again. THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONBRSHIP, The term of L. S. Coffin as railroad com- miissioner expires on April 1, and_there are uite & number of applicants for the position. gdr. Coffin himself is making a frantic effort to be retained, but with poor show of suc- cess. Fo was placed on the board as a rep- resentative of the agricultural interests, it being understood that the board should con- sist of one lawyer, one farmer and one_civil engineer, but his decisions have been almost uniformly in favor of the railroads and he has also antagomzed the Farmers' alliance, which is highly incensed at his action on_the maximum tarift and the 2 cent fare bill. Hon. Jesse Kennedy, president of the state alliance, is also a candidate, and has a_pow- erful backing both among the farmers and Tembers of the logislaturo, and it would not Do a surprise if he received the appointment. The corporations have raiged the cry, any- body but Kennedy, and this fact will have some weight with the governor in_determin- ing the choice andmay lead to his appoint- ment. Dr. Kennedy is oue of the best posted farmers in_the state and has served a term in the legislature very acceptably to the people of his county. : As president of the alllance he has given the railroad problem a close study, and there are few if any farmers in the state, better qualified to grapple with this dificult and perplexing question. RAILROAD ASSESSMENT. The executive council haveabout completed the assessment of railroad property. The total foots up to about $4,000,000, Which is an increase of $5,000,000 over the assessment last year. This asscssment is ridiculously low, only about one-eighth of the amount the railroads claim to be worth, and the people of the state are not satisfied with the present method by which they are listed for taxation, but prefer it to the old township assessor plan, P iew system, by which this duty will do- volve upon the board of supervisors, or of a state board composed of one from each con- gressional district, is being devised by some of the strongest anti-monopoly senators, in- cluding Senator Taylor, of Davis, and this plan will likely be adopted in the near future. KOME QUEER BILLS. 3 The few greenback members of the legisla- ture in their endeavors to force some issuc of all-absorbing interest to the front in order to attract attention and make a record have introduced some queer bills, Burgess, of Wapello, is prolific in these kinds of meas- ures. A fow days agothe house was com- pelled to spend nearly a whole day consider- ing one of his bills requiring all empioyers to pay their hired hands twice each month in cash, The bill was finally amended to apply only to conl miners and passed. The meni- bers thought this would remove the evils of the “truck store” system as practiced in many mines at present, where the miners are paid principally in store orders, thus vir- faally compoiling ‘them to patronie the com pany’s store. Another bill introduced by Mr. Burgess requires the assessor to stamp all notes when listed for taxation and any note not so stamped if collected by law should forfeit ten per cent of its face value, There is merit in this bill, but the prejudice against the author will probably defeat the measure, THE APPROPRIATIONS, There is a vigorous how) going up from all the stats institutions over the radical reduc- tion of the appropriations for their support, as contemplated by the house committee. The extravagant and reckless expenditures sermitted und encouraged by former leg atures involved the state in debt to the ex- tent of nearly £1,000,000, and the present as- sembly is making heroic efforts to continue the good work initiated by the last legisla- ture in keeping down the expenses to the lowest possible limit until the debt is liqui- dated. THE STATE CONVENTION, The recent republican state was extremely well attended and its proceed- ings very harmonious, The farmers and others who favor the maximum tariff and the 2-cent fare bills lost a golden_ opportunity by not coming down in force and insisting upon the,adoption of resolutions endorsing the governor and favoring the proposed legisla- tion. For some reason the farmers did not think it good policy to bring the matter up, as President Kennedy, of the state alli ance, sat in _the convention as @ delegate, and Hon. Silas JWi Atlantic chairman of the railroad ] of the house, and one of the most pronounced anti-nionopoly members of the legislature, was & member of the committee on resolu’ tions, and they made no effort to. The corporations were well represented, d their henchman openly declared that oveanor Larrabee should not £o to Chicago as a delegate to the national convention if they could prevent it. Had Governor Lar- rabee been a candidate they would not have convention been uble to défeat him. As it was he re- ceived over one bundred votes in spite of the protest of his friends that he peremptorily declined to accept the position. The defeat of John Y. Stone, of Mills county, for delegate at large, was a decided surprise and caused no little comment. Everybody knew that the delegates from the state at large were to be Henderson, Clarkson, Perkins and Stone, and when Mr. Shaw of Corning named J. P. Dalliver fow thought that he would develop any great strength, However, the young men in the convention rallied to his support to a man, and with the hundred or more who were lad to have an excuse to vote against “larkson he was easily nominated. The rail- road strikers judiciously distributed through the convention succeeded in drawing out Colonel Hepburn, of Clarinda, for a speech and ho took occasion to air his old grievance about being defeated by Anderson for con- gress last year, to the disgust of everybody present. The sooner tho republicans of this state make up their mind that Hepburn is a dead duck in politics the better will it be for the party, not only in the Eighth district but also in the state at large. REXx. Look Out For Votes. Drs Moixes, In, March 25—(Special to the Ber.]—Both houses of the legislature having passed a bill making the ofice of rail- way commissioner elective, there is not so much interest taken in tho appointment of Mr, Coffin’s successor. The term of Commis- sioner Coftin expires the 31st inst., and if re- appointed he will only serve for about nine months unless he should be lucky enough to be elected next fall. The bill provides that three commissioners shall be elected this coming November to serve for terms of one, two and three years each. This takes the appointing power entirely out of the gover- nor's hands, and makes the office a political one. At present it is customary to give the democrats one member of the board and the republicans two. The new ar- rangemént will the dominant party all of the commissioners, and the democrats will have no representa- tion on the commission. Besides Mr. Coftin, the candidates for his position include Mr. Henry Wallace, editor of the Homestead; Mr. Kennedy, president of the State Farm- ers’ alliance; ex-Governor Carpenter, of Fort Dodge; Hon. James Wilson, of Tama county; Senator Payncer, of the same county, and others. The office is a desirahle one, as it pays £3,000 salary, farnishes free transporta- tion and gives the incumbent a chance to travel around a good deal and see what is going on, Spirit Lake's Specters. Des Moixes, Ta, March 25.—[Special to the Beg.]—A very meritorious object is em- braced in a bill that has been left with the appropriations committees of the general as- sembly, but is not likely to receive their favor. It provides for an appropriation of #1,000 for gathering together the bones of the Spirit Lake massacre victims and erecting a modest yet suitable monument over them. This bloody massacre took place in the spring of 1857. A band of Sioux Indians came down from Dakota and fell suddenly upon the set- tlements of white folks scattered alonglakes Okoboji and Spirit lake and killed thirty five men, women and children, practically exter- minating the settlements in that part of tho state. They carried off captives two or three women and one young girl, who {8 now the only survivor of that terrible slaughter. It is proposed that the scattered bones of these victims be gathered up and be deposited in a common grave at Spirit Lake, with a monu- ment to tell the story of their brave lives and untimely deaths. If the legislature is gchlg into the monument business at all, it coul find no more worthy cause to be remembered in this way than the victims of the famous Spirit Lake massacre. But the reform idea is 80 strongly implanted in the direction of reducing e: I)c‘lu 8 that it is not likely that anything will be done in the matter. Methodist Presiding Elders. Drs Morxes, Ta,, March 25.—[Special to the Bee.]—The presiding clders of the four Metiodist conferences of this state had an important meeting here the past week. The general purpose of their convention was to consider the various interests of the church, and one special object was to take steps for a central state university. Thereare now four Methodist colleges in the state. None of them measure up to the standard of legé, and some of them are pr has long been the dream of the more pro- gressive and far-sighted Methodists of Iowa 0 unite their educational f; into one strong school located at the capital. Such a university, if it were the only one under Methodist patronage in the state, could be made a school of great and commanding in- fluence. There are over 80,000 Methodists in Jowa, and as the leading denomination they are entitled to have a first-class college, but they haven't ong yet. It would be a great undertalang to have these four small colleges unite for one large university, but it would be a good thing for education’and the educa- tional interests of this church if it were done, Dis Moixes, Ta., March 25.—[Special to the Bre.)—Towa's Natianal Guard is getting to have a good reputation both at home and abroad, so good in fact that its best com- panics are greatly sought for to lend interest 10 prize drills ubroad. Efforts are now being made to have a brigade of Towa troops attend the inter-state prize drill at Nashville, Tenn., in May. Several Towa companies have ar- ranged to go, including the Tipton company, the Cedarville compiny and the famous Muscatine Rifles, This latter company is the one that took part in the international drill at Washington last spring, and made such a fine record for soldierly bearing and efficiency. An effort will be made to have Governor's Guards of this city attend, and a8 it is a crack company, it would make'a fine showing. The commandant of the camp, who will have charge of the drill, will be General H. H. Wright, of Cedarvilie, who commands the First Brigade, Iowa National Guards. il Sy Echoes of the Convention. DEs Moixes, In., March 24.—| Special to the Bee. |—The echoes of the great state conven- tion last week are beginning toroll back. The endorsement of Scnator Allison then received was 80 strong, so hearty and so unanimous, that it cannot fail to make a marked impres- sion in other states, The fricnds of Senator Allison are getting organized for the fight, and getting their forces in order, A project is now on foot. to raise an Allison brigade of uniformed men, who shall go to Chicago, and turn themselvés loose on the convention, they would expect to make a dashing impres: sion, and secure votes for Iowa's candidate. The Foolishness of Prohibitio: Des Moixes, Ia., March 25, —[Special T gram to the Brk.]—The prohibition consta- bles who have been accused of bribery and other forms of official corruption, are quite worried at the charges. They reply by counter charges against the county attorney, their accuser, They deny that they have been domng anything crooked, as charged, und say that he is the corrupt man, and they are innoce, Their trial will take place at the next term of the district court, probably in about three wecks, e arance Record, Bostox, March 25.—The table compiled from specials to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing houses in the United tes shows the gross exchanges forthe week ended March 24 were §905,050,702, an increase of 59 per cent over the correspond- ing period last year. Special Telegram Ohio, from Rotterdan, from Kotte: ederick Goes to Church March 25.—Ewperor Frederick at- ce in the chapel at Clarlotten Ho 15 in good spirits aud con tinues W Amprove, thereby_ induce the building of more ros NUMBER 282 NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS, Filloy Makes a Showing of Ho# Resources. SUPERIOR'S SUBSTANTIAL BOOMy Railroad Building to Begin Actively With Settled Weather—Several New Enterprises Promised—Items From Crete—State News, Filley's Substantial Growth, Fiuiey, Nel March ~[Correspond) ence of the Bei ~The town of Filley is lo« cated on the linoof the B. & M. railroad, which runs from Nebraska City to Beatrice, in Gage county. This section of country is as beautiful and as fertile as can be found in any portion of the great and growing state of Nebraska. Early in 1883 the town of Filley was platted and in honor of Elijah Filley, ‘Wwho came here in 1867, was christened Filleys The town is unlike some other western towns in that its growth has not been of & rapid, but of a substantial character, the ma- Jority of the people who reside here ownin their residences and business houses. Ii other words the town has ‘‘come to stay.'? Benjamin Banghman erected the first stora buily '"& in 1883, and it was occupied by Lew= cllen & Axtell, who are the pioneer mere chants of the town. We now have three dry goods stores, two hardware and implement stores, two drug stores, two blacksmith and wagon shops, two barber shops, two livery stables, one millinery and dress making tablishment, two hotels, one lumber one meat market, one elevator and a new $20,000 mill, with a capacity of seventy-fiva barrels per day. The social and religious advantages of Filley are of the highest order. The Metho« dist society worships in a $4,000 frame struc- ture and has a membership of seventy. C. M. Shepherd is the pastor. The Baptists have a new church building with alarge con- “mfimm" A. H. Law s the pastor. The Masonic fraternity organized a lodga this winter with some twenty members. There are a number of Odd Fellows in Filley and in all probability a lodge of that vrder will be formed in the near future. The ini- tiatory steps have been taken to form a lodga of Good Templers, and it will start with membership of fifty. The ex-soldiers wfl} organize a Grand Army post soon, ‘0 have a good school hu\ldtnl‘r, ‘which cost £3,000, and not only a *oml ouilding but a good school in it as well. W. Matthews is the principal. Pupils can go from here to the university. Our shipping interests are fairly good. Last year were shipped from here, 172 cars of corn, 52 cars of flaxseed, 8 cars of wheat, 24 cars of oats, b cars of rye, 20 cars of hogs, 20 cars of cattle; there were received 57 cas loads of coal, 42 cars of lumber, 8}? cars (fl lime, etc. The annual report of the B. M. railroad shows that 402 cars have been handled from this point within the last year. The Bank of Filley and the Filley Farmer, a bright, newsy five-column_folio, completd the business enterprises of the town. Some two weeks ago the business men of Filley held a meeting to take the initiatory steps to increase the busmess of the town, and a subscription paper was started to s cure means to advertise it. The owners of lots will be asked to reduce their prices and dences, business houses, etc. A boot and shoe store with a practical man in charge would do well in Filley. A fla mill is needed here, as there is a large mu\gi of flax produced in this section of country. Railroad Building at Superior. Surerior, Neb., March 23.—[Correspond- ence of the Bee.]—Superior has the reputae tion of being the handsomest eity in the Re- publican valley. Its beauty of location is nof surpassed by that of any city in the state, But it is not owing to beauty of location, alone that it gets its good reputation, but its commercial advantages, its water power, tha, class of pushimg capitalists-located here, it excellent school and church advantages, al taken together, make for Supcrior its reputas tion, It is located at the junction of the B, & M. and Missouri Pacific railroads, Th Northwestern is building into the city from Omaha, while the Sunta e is ng intol the city from the south. The city council has granted permits for the erection of two larga brick buildings. J. S. Johnson & Bro. are preparing to erect a fine two story brick with basement. Several other enterprising busi- ness men will follow suit and many fin residences will be built this season, Capita is coming in rapidly and_transactions in real estate for the last few weeks exceed §100,000, Items From Crete. Cuere, Neb., March 23,—|Correspondence of the Bek.]-—Never in the history of Creta has spring opened more auspiciously thary the present. Everything seems to have taken on a brighter appearance. Dozens of drummers are here from Omaha, Chicago, St. Joseph and the large cities in the east, and our business men are beginning to aps preciate the advantages and inducements offered by the large wholesale houscs in thosa magnificent citics. Many strangers are i town looking for locations on which to buil busmess and residence houses, and are pute ting up with such_accommodations as can ba found. The people here feel that this wm:g the most prosperous year evor known, ang that before many years Crete will take th place to which she is entitled—the secos city in Nebraska. A beautiful two-story Queen Anne u'.yl! cottage 18 being erected in thesouth pary’ of town by Mr, C. S, Beers, to_cost $2,000, I will be finished about May 15. Mr. Doede Smith has purchased from Jos seph Kopetzky the lot on Main street upom which Roberts is now carrying on the farmy implement business, Mr, Smith will coms mence the erection of a two-story and subse cellar brick block 80 soon as the weather pers mits, The building will be finished latter part of July. The cost will be 5.—|Special te t the citizens’ caucus held house last night John Ellis, pre dent of the People's bank, was nominated for wayor of this eity, W. A, Wagner was noms inated for city clerk and J, Grable for treasurer. The last two are present incums bents, The opposition ticket is headed with Harry Phillips for mayer, W. O. Gibbs vlerk, and J. M. Kellogg for treasurer, Phild lips is colonel of the state militia, deputy oil inspector and townsite and geueral utili, man for the Burlington railroad. He woull probably spend some time at home, though, if elected, Councilmen and members of the school board have not yet been nominated, B SEN e The Fire Record, Prouia, TlL, March 25.—The Rouse bu ness block burned late lastnight, All the stores and ofices were destroyed. Loss, $50,000. The Peoria public library building was damaged 1 y 5,000, and all the oce cupants suffered considerable loss by water, The 15,000 books in the library were drenohed ]wnh water, so the library sustained a heavy 085, An Pamis, March 25.—1n the election at Mare seilles to-day for a member of the chamber of deputics, Pyatt, irreconcilable, received 40,204 votes; Herve, conservalive, 28,0383 Fouquier, opportunist, 12,440, and General Boulun, In the election at Laon, General Boulanger received 45,00; Uournufi v radical, 26,505, and Jacqueinart, conservath 24,010, - Angthier ballot is necessary. st The Death Record. Texne Havre, Ind., March 25.—The wite of ex-Secretary of the Navy Thompson . digh to-day uged seventy-seven, oy o 2 oy 4 4 1 B 1 | \ B | i i | if ' i A | f | i i vy 1 | A || il 8! I, i , | it | It " il 5 4 G g 4 (. i At s