Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 29, 1888, Page 1

OMAHA, THURSDAY ORNING, MARCH 29, 1888, THEIR LAST TRIBUTE PAID. Funeral Services in Washington Over Chief Justice Waite. MARRED BY SEVERAL BLUNDERS. Two Statesmen Discuss Fresidential Probabilities at Lunch—Mrs. Bit- tenbender in Washington— What the “Star" Says. The Dead Jurist. ‘WasmNGToN Beaeav er Ovana Bre, } 513 PounTrENTH STREET, Wasmrxerox, D. C., March 28, Never were there such defects in the execution of the details of the arrangements for a prominent funeral as were noticeable in the hall of the house of representatives to-day during the services over the late Chief Justice Waite, The employes of the house seemed at @ loss to know what their duties were, and after they ascertained them they were unable to properly carry them out. Asthedelegations of senators, associate judges, membvers of the bar and others arrived, and were announced to the house, there were no ushers to look after them and no one to give them the usual directions, It seemed a matter of everybody for himself. Despite this, however, the services were exceedingly impressive and beautiful. The Episcopal song service from the public gallery directly opposite the speaker's desk, ‘was an ovation which added very materially to the impressiveness of the occasion, As the casket was being borne into the hall of the house upon the shoulders of a number of colored men assigned to the duty from the rolls of the two houses, the casket dropped from their hands and was saved from a crash only by an accident. President Cleveland and his cabinet were among the earlist arrivals. They took seats just inside the semi-circle in front of the speaker’s desk. The president sat next to the main aisle. Immediately opposite him, with oniy the five foot aisle intervening, sat Senator Sherman, the two men vis-a-vis who may face each other in the coming campaign, as the leaders of the two parties, When the eight associate justices enterad the hall of the Louse and proceeded down the main aisle with their long black satin robes fowing, it was noticed that not one of them recognized the president, although they touched him in passing,except Justico Lamat, and hestepped ack and made a salaam so low and broad and of such long duration that it attracted the attention of everyone whose eyes rested upon the group. Justice Matthews 18 not well, and although he attended the services and accompanied his associates to the train and saw them off to Toledo, he wended his way home unable to accompany the party. Justice Lamar appeared in better health than be has for a long time. Justices Blatchford and Bradley were looking feeble. Pat A. Collins, of Boston, congressman from the Fourth Massachusetts district, is mentioned by many friends as a suitable man for the supréme beéuch, Mr. Collins is forty- four years of age, a graduate of the Harvard law school and has practiced his_profession with success since 1871, Judge John Schol- fleld, of the supreme bench of Illinois, and with a judicial experience of eight or nine yeurs, is prominently namoed as Justico ‘aite’s successor. He was a candidate for associate justice of the United States su- preme court to succeed the late Judge Wood. Other candidates suggested, are Chief Justice Ruger of the New York court of ap- peals, James C. Carter of New York city and W. . Groesbeck, of Cincinnati. Tt is understood that a number of democratic senators and representatives have recom- mended_to the presidont, tho promotion of Justice Miller to the chief justiceship. 3 ages and dates of appointment of the su ing members of the court are as follows Samuel I, Miller, 1802, 72; Stephen J. Field, 18603, 72; Joseph P, Bradley, 1870, 70; John P\ Harlan, 1877, 55: Stanley Matthews, 1881, 64; Horace' Gray, 1881, 60; Samuel Blatchford, 1882, 68, L. Q' C. Lumay PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP. In the house restaurant this afternoon Rep- presentative Farquhar of Mew York, and ost of Virginia, both vigorous republicans and young men, lunched together. During the hour they spent at table they fell to talk- ing over presidential matters. “New York will send a delegation to Chi- cago,” said Major Farquhar, “with_Chauncy M. Depew at its head and Chauncy M. Depew for its watchword. There is no doubt that New York will vote for Depew, although he himself says he does not expect or want the pomination. Depew could carry New York but I doubt the propriety of of running him an view of the granger states, I believe we are going to trot a pair of young horses in this campaign.” “Who do you believe will be the first one of the pairt” inquired Mr. Yost. I wouldn't be surprised to see Represen- tative MuKinley of Ohio, get the nomina- tion,” replied Major Farquhar, adding, “1 bave a premonition that Senator Sherman will not , ot the nomination - aithough ho will £ into the convention with o very large fol owing, As 1sud before, 1 expect to see young horses in the harness.” ““Major McKinley would carry the Virgin- 1as a8 slick as a iwhistle,”” said Mr. Yost. “His veport against the Morrison tariff bill was the strongest campaign document we bad in the Virginias last year. 1t was an ad- mirable platform for the party. strong protect there are sev rm- We are ionists down our way and 1 states in the south for tariff protection. McKinley strikes the popular chord. His ideas exactly fit those of the leading men in my country but he and Sher- man are on the same platform. I am for MeKinley too and believe that although he will go to Chicago and act enthusiastically and sincerely for Snerman, there s more than a possibility, in the case of a deadlock, that the convention will turn to him. Goy: ernor Foraker is also a lively dark horse and hie will work at Chicago faithfully for Sher- man, But Iagree with you, Major Ferqu- har, that the fates seem to be ugainst the men who have so frequently been before con- ventions for nomination.” SNEBRASKA'S WOMAN LAWYER." Under the above caption this evening's Btar publishes, together with an_excellent wood cut portrait of Mrs. Bittenbender, of Nebraska, the following sket. “Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender, who will speak on law, is one of the group'of energetic and intellj women at the head of the national W 5 . Mrs. Bittenbender may some day b called ‘Judge' Bittenbender, if Miss Willard speaks truly. At the state convention of the ebraska prohibition party last summer she was choson as the nominee for the position of judge of the Second judicial district. She was not_elected us her party was not strong enough, but when it is, Miss Willard thinks Mrs. Bittenbender will bo one of the first to be elevated to a judicial position. Her legal attainments, us’ well us her zeal for the cause, led to her selection for superintendent of legislation and the peti- tions of the Nutional W. C. T, U., and the duties of that ofice have required her to make her residence in this city during the jons of congress. She has a pleasant, thoughtful face, suggestive of good health, temper and a serene mind. Mrs. Bit® beéuder's maiden name was Ada M. Cole. £he was born in Hradford county, Pennsyl: vania, in 1843, gradusted in 1569 from the Binghawpton' (N. Y.) Commercial college, and, in 1875, from the Pennsylvania state pormal school at Bloomsburg, After teach ing in the normal school a year she came to and graduated from the Froebell normal institute. She returned then to teach at Bloomsburg, but becoming prostrated by overwork, resigned. In August, 1878, she married y Clay Bitteubender, a_young loomsburg. In November of and Mrs. Bittenbender Polk county, Ne- Mrs. Bittenbender for bt ohool. - Then . for ited the county paper, and enr; b M Buree s8irs sue fought ull efforts to establish & licensed sa- 100n in the county. She wis sent to repre- sent the Polk County Agricultural associa. tion at the annual meeting of the state board of agriculture and was the first_woman dele- fgato over roceived by that body. Sho has n secretary and president of the Nebraska Woman Suffrage association, and with others secured the submission of the woman fuffrage amendment 0 the constitution in 1. ‘“After she retired from the editorship of the county paper she edited for a time a paper mllh“s‘wd by the Farmers’ Alliance of that fon. She read law under her husband’s instructions, passed an examina- tion in open court in 182 and was the first woman admitted to the bar in Nebraska. Husband and wife became law partners under the firm name of *H. E. & Ada M. Bit- tenbender,’ and the partnersnip still contin- ;l: They removed to Lincoln in December, rs, Bittenbender has traveled through- out the state practicing before the courts and is treated everywhere with the utmost cour- tesy. She has been admitted to the United States district and circuit courts fot Ne- braska and expects to be admitted to the United States supreme court during her stay in this city." Mrs. Bittenbender is taking a prominent part in the preceedings of the International woman's council, At the session to-night she read a very excellent paper on ‘‘Woman in Law.”” THE CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION. Senator Hale's special committee, which will conduct an investigation into the abuses of civil service reform and law, had its first sitting to-day. The outrages in Indiana were laid bare by the Hon. William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Ind., president of the. Indiana civil service reform association. Mr. Foulke gave the committee splendid ground to operate on, and furnished what will un- doubtedly be the text for an important inves- tigation, which will cover the outrages on civil service reform throughout the country. The committee was greatly surprised at the sweeping removals of competent men who were protected by the civil service law and the appointment of grossly incompetent men on purely political grounds. He was permit- ted to make his statement almost without in- terruption,because every one felt the keenest interest in his remarks and did not want to lose a word. As he proceeded to detail the whole- sale removals in the Indianapolis postoftice, the decapitation of old and efticient employes who were never considered offensive in any way and_the appointment of men who could not read the addresses on the mail, the wholesale slaughter of railway mail clerks, the subsequent appointment of incompetent, successors and the swift changes in the country postoffices, whereby the railway and local mail services were wrecked, Mr, Foulke's hearers were almost dumbfounded. The people in Washington public life have been kept pretty well advised of the demo- cratic way of running the offices in Indiana, and were prepared to learn of a general state of demoralization, but the declarations made by Mr. Foulke were more than they were prepared for. As he took up seriatim, the negligence and blunders of Postmaster Jones, of Indianapolis. the lood of blunders in the railway mail service in his state, and the demoralization of the carrier service at the capital city of the Hoosier state, the surprise of the committee became intensified. Then, when Mr. Foulke showed that Postmas- tor Jonmes, after removing all of the employes ' about his office and ruining the railway mail service, directed his atten- tion to the room where the repairing of mail sacks, etc., is done by women, dismissing them summarily, even though they had fami- | lies to support, and were giving the highest J satisfaction, and then turning out janitors, watchmen, 'the engineer and even the ele- vator boy, and informing them cqg%ly that they weré compelled to go, simply because they were republicans and democrats were to be put in their places, a state of affairs in Hoosier democrat, official life was revealed that no one present anticipated, What is true as to the condition of omicial life in Indianapolis is true of many other sec- tions of the country. It was not expected that Mr. Foulke would show to the commit- tee that all that was going on_was not_only within the knowledge of President Cleve- land, but at _his sanction, but such was the fact. He stated that when there was a ruin- ation of the mail service in Indiana he came to Washington and called upon the president, to see if something could not be done to check tie outrage upon the people in his state. The president informed him that the condition as _ described had been reported to him and it_had been investigated as best the post- oftice department could, but he knew of nothing which would change matters and that he thought the people in Indiana would “go slow.” Mr. Foulk denounced the president's al- leged civil service principles and said that after his attention had been repeatedly called to the grossest outrages on civil service re- form in Indiana, not a finger had been raised by the chief executive to remedy the condi- tion of affairs that, on the other hand, he had winked at it, When Chairman Hale asked Mr. what he thought of the general oper the civil service reform in Indiana, the latter replied “We have not had any civil service reform in Indiana,” At the conclusion of his hearing, Mr. Foulke invited the committee to visit his state and make an investigation of the viola- tione of the civil service law assuring them that there was a splendid field for operation in Indiana, Chairman Hale inti- mated that the request would be complied with, and there is no doubt that it will be. Mr. Foulke says that besides the demoraliza- tion of the postal service in Indiana, it can be shown that government employes in al- branches take the most active part in poli- tics. They attend conventions, bribe dele gates and run politics with a high hand the Fime as i1 they were in private life. PERBONAL, T, Fulton Gantt, esq., of the Maryland bar, will shortly leave Lauvel, Md:, for Nebraska 10 enter upon the practice of his_profession there. Prriy S, Hearn, The Tribute of the Bar. Sr. Louis, March 28,—The United States court adjourned here to-day in honor of Chief Justice Waite. The bar of the court adopted resolutions commemorative of the services of the chief justice, C NaTI, March 28.—At a large meeting of the Humilton county bar held to-day, elo- quent tributes to the memory of the dead Chief Justice Waite were spoken by & num- ber of members of the bar. R T An Explanation That Explains. WasniNGroN, March Bee. |—A gentleman in Washington who bas Lad considerable experience with the Sioux Indians, says that in that nation the first born son is known as a ‘“‘Chaska,” and the first born daughter as a *“Winonah,” consequently the husbana of Miss Iellows, men ned in & Bek special yesterday, is doubt) he son of @ man named Campbell, who married an In- dian woman, and the faet that he is a “Chas- ka,"” which 1s the name of a class and not of an individual, has led some one to regard it as his proper nume. Nothing is known at the Indian bureau regarding Campbell and it is said that he has not been employed at the agency inany capacity as fur as the rccords show. 2 International Council of Women. Wasnixgroy, Marcn 28.—Among the wany papers read before the international council of women to-day was one by Mus, L. M. Barry, ganizer of the Knights of Labor, upon what the knights are doing for women. Mrs. Barry spoke with effect ana was re- called twice. She said in part: *Weare building around o working guls a wull to defend. and from humiliations whici they have been subjected to, of Labor ave taking little givls from the fac. tory, workshop aud mive and educating them, because we know that the little chiid of to-day is the mother of the future. We know that the fireside, cily, state, council and nation is moulded by the bauds of the wives und mothers of our children. As these are the children of to-day, and as these shall be the children of the future, we demand they shall be taken from the workskop, the faelory aud the mine and put into schcol to develop them.” L CUT AWAY FROM THE CHIEF, A New and Important Development in the “Q." Strike. DISSATISFIED WITH ARTHUR. The Men Take the Matter in Their Own Hands and Inangurate an Extensive Boycott — More Switchmen Out. Took a New Grip. Carreaco, March 28.—The Burlington en- gineers and firemen practically cut away {from their leaders and their grievanee com- mittee to-day, and took hold of the strike with a firm grip. The reason for this action was that the more impulsive had become im- patient over the slow and apparently unsuc- cessful methods of Chief Arthur. They wanted to strike the nail on the head, so they appointed committees and sent them out to work, Every road running into Chicago was visited and pledges were ob- tained from all of the swtchmen and switch engincers that under no circumstances would they move a Burlington car. Later in the day a mass-meeting was held. Delegates from all of the roads were present, and the pledges made to the com- mittees were repeated. To-night thestrikers claimed that an inflexible boycott against Burlington cars had been established, and they were positive that not a Burlington car would be moved to-morrow in Chicago e: cept on Burlington tracks, The strikers i timate that further steps in the great strug- gle with the Burlington would be taken in o day or two, All this, it has been given out, has been done in defiance of Chief Arthur and other leaders. Such statements are not, however, generally beleived. The ostensible revolt is looked upon by many as simply a covert change in the strikers’ plan of campaign. The results of the new tactics may not be seen for the present. The Burlmgton is not ready to exchange freight with connect- ing lines. When the company is sufiiciently equipped with switchmen to again offer its cars to other roads, the real battle begins, The leading feature of the new boycott will be that the men will quit werk individually when ordered to handle Burlington cars, No general strike will be ordered, and the s|(rm' ions of the men's own executive of- fices ance, will be disregarded—at least in appear- Switchmen From the East. Pirr7snura, Pa., March 25— Seventy-five Kuights of Labor brakemen and conductors from the Reading system passed through here from the east this morning en route to Chicago to take the places of the striking switchmen of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney road. The Situation in Chicago. CiticAGo, March 28, —Everything was quiet mthe yards of the Burlington road this morning. The officers claim that by to-mor- row the full working force of the Chicago yards, 150 switchmen, will have been se- cured. There were thirtecn switch engines at work this morning. Two heavy live stock trains avived at the yards and two engines were at work trying to raise the blockade in the lumber district. Headway was also made in moving freight which had accumulated around the depot, three trains huving been sent out this morning. Oficials of the c pany say they expect a full force of switeh- men from the east to-morrow morning. Scab Work. Sr. Joserm, Mo., March —[Special Telegram to the 1SEE.]—Two sections of a freight train on the Kansas City, St. Jo- seph & Council Bluffs rairoad collided near Sugar lake yesterday, resulting in the death of Conductor Robbin. The coroner’s jury to-night, in the case of Charles Francis, the brakeman killed in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy yards, re- turned a verdict to the effect that his death was due to the incompetency of the engineer in charge of the train. Press] —Charles Francis, a switchman employed by the Kansas City, S 4 Council Bluffs road, was run F by a switch engine last night. The testi- mony before the coroner's jury to-day shows that the engineer is almost deaf and the fire- man does not understand the train signals, A verdict was rendered declaring the engineer incompetent. All the chmen in th - ploy of the Burlington road have quit worl Their committee waited to-day upon General Manager Merrill with a schedule of wages and offered to return to work if the road would re-employ brotherhood engineers. Merrill positively refused_to accede to their demands. A Very Poor Team. A LixcoLy, Neb,, March 28.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—About three-fourths of the switchmen at this point have gone out and the company are endeavoring to fill their places with new men, To-day one of the scab braliemen who had been at work a few hours had his right hand caught between two bumpers and he lost a thumb and two fin- gers, illustrating he fact that a scab engineer and a scab brakeman make a very poor team us far as life and limb are concerned, A report reached the city to-day of a head- end collision near Smartville, in which two locomotives were badly disfigured. They ‘will be ship) over the road by night and a special “all well” circular will be issued by Paul Morton, The bricklayers’ union of this city adopted resolutions of sympathy and support, and ited them to the Brother mm} day. Creston advices to the headqua hory report six engings disabled on the Iowa divi sion yesterday. Engine No. 107, at work in the yards here, is reported in the diteh near the round house. Little Done Locally, Matters at the passenger station of the B, & M. yesterday were extremely quiet and with the exception of the noise made by the engineer of the Kansas City train as he in- structed his fireman how 10 shovel coal into the fire box, and the measured tread of some eight or ten Pinkerton men who paced to and fro in the immediate vicinity of the en lest some stray switchman should capture it, not a sound was heard. The train itself was small enough to be captured and consisted, instead of the four or five coaches required before the strike, of a single coach and bag- 2 rved scats for one passen r, who declared that he wanted to smoke he tram left on time and unless two o threo passengers should get on at Pacifi Junction will probably reach the city at the mouth of the Kaw to-day. T THE YARDS, About twelve or fifteen agriculturists who were imported from northeast Missouri for the purpose, were engaged in assisting in the switech business at the B, da M. yards yesterday. They were ‘protected” by another detachment of Pinkerton men, and with their assistunce claim to be able to handle all the business at present, although there is not at present & complete force of men. The Pinkerton men refuse to assist in the dissemnination of knowledge for the 1 will say notning concern- I Th ers the Bee reporter wation was informed was nothing new, and that the company’s business was being taken care of as usual. While there was uota full force ewployed the number at work at present was amply sufiicient to handle all of the busi- ness, ‘T'he Pinkerton sien, so it was stated, were procured for the purpose of protecting the company's property, and had they rot been present viclence would bhave occurred ere The Pinkertons, so'the Bee's infor- mant stated, had been on. the ground for ten days past, that the; GOULIS JIMM Y. i Comments of Lomdon Journals on the Wizard's M, P. Manipulations, [Copyright 1658 by James Gordon Bevnett. | Loxnox, March [New York Herald Cable—Special to Bee. |- Nr. Labouchere joins to-day in_thg $lmost universal English press hunt of New.ffork's financial fox. In such a hunt the M. . for Northamton is a master. In to-day’$ Trith, under the head- ing “Jay Gould's Return,” he thus expa- tiatates: **‘The New York stock market was dull to-day awaitiig the return of Mr. Jay Gould, who arrived in New York after the stock exchafge had closed. The final feeling wt unsettled! Such was the significant cablegram which came to hand Baturday morning. 1 am not surprised that Wall street should be unsettled at the arriyal of the astute Gould on the scene of operations, for the chances are that during the leisure of his trip to Europe he may have concocted several elab- orate schemes for getting the better of his neighbors, It is, however, hardly likely that this great trickster can make the Amer- ican market more unsatisfactory than it is already. He may possibly organize a strong bear attack so as to get hold of cheap stock under its cover. Missouri Pacific stock is just now being used to depress the whole market and it is illustrative of the demoralized state of American railroad affairs that Jay Gould's son, being the bear of Missouri Pa- cific, is credited with having attempted to put off the dividend until next year. I should not be one whit surprised if this were true, for that is the way in which American rail- road directors play fnto the hands of unscru- pulous operators to the injury of bona fide holders, 1Is it to bewondered at if English investors keep aloof from American railroads when such monstrops conduct is openly dis- cussed as the most natural thing in the world. Fancy the Midland or Great West- ern directors putting off their dividends for years because one of their directors was a big bear on their stock. But such practices carry their own punishment. What a splendid harvest American financiers might have reaped on the occasion of the conversion of consols if they had not dragged the name of American railroads through the deep mud. Debentures, preferences and ordinary shares would all have come in for a strong demand and would have passed into the hands of firm holders while, under the circumstances, even the better class of Amer railroad stocks are looked at with disfavor by English investors,” To-morrow’s Financial Ney the following editorial pa Juy Gould has lost no time in ge in his groove. What his jimm glar that 18 the Missouri Pacific to Mr. Gould, and he is working it for all it is worth. Mr. Gould wanted the London stock exchange to list his Missouri Pacific, It will be a bad day for the stock exchange and a worse day for British investors, upon which thisis done.” George Gould Indignant. New Yonrk, March 28.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.]—George Gould is indignant at the statements of Lawyer Andrews that he (Gould) had been making continuous efforts to settle the Gould-Sage case. He says there is not a word f truth in' it. On the contrary, Andrews has repeatedly sought in- terviews with him a& which offers to settle the matter for $500800: declined to negoti at a subsequent time would not talk with Aundrews, as ho claims, will contain raph: “Mr. ing to work s to the bur- i L Thirty Thousand Homeless. Beriiy, March 28.—The damage by floods is cstimated at $,000,000. The towns of Bertzenburg, Domitz and Damenberg are still flooded. Twenty-nine lives have been lost and 10,000 head of cattle perished. The reports from the flooded di along the Vistula say that sevent, villages are submerged within an avea miles square and 30,000 people made home- 55, Disastrous storms_are reported in S; and much dumage has becn done to prop- erty. Trying to Unseat Ferdinand. VIENNA, March 28,—Karavaloff, the Bul- garian political leader, has received from St. Petersburg instruclions to co-operate with Zankoft as the first step in the plan for the removal of Ferdinand from the throne. 1f the Bulgarian leaders approve the plan Kar- avaloff is promised the necessary means to carry it out, Russia Boycotting Bible Socictios. Loxpox, March 28,—The Russian govern- ment has prohibited operations by the Amer- ican bible society in the Baltic provinces. It is probable the government will ultimately expel all ropresentatives of British and American bible societies. Boulanger in Politics Again. Panrs, March 28.—Boulanger has decided to withdraw from the Laon contest and ac- cept the candidacy for the Department of Nord. He will issue his election address im- mediately and make a personal canvass. Two Million Destitute, LoxpoN, March 28.—The latest advices from China say the crisis in Hanau is passed, but that the distress of the people is appall- ing, 2,000,000 persons being utterly destitute. B An American Prim Donna’s Su. Sr. PETERSBURG, March 28,—Miss Ella Rus- sel, American prima donna, made her first ap- pearance last night mn “Traviata.” She uchicved a triumphant success. ress. A Short Skirmish. Rome, March iencral Marzano telegraphs the war office that his skirmishers hadfa half hour's fight with the Abyssianians this morning, after which the latter retired Large forces of Abyssianians are assembled near his position. —— Business Troubles BosToN, March 35 —William G. Webber & Co., dry goods, Sale, assigned. Liabilitics, $100,000, MoniLe, Ala.,, March 28, —Thomas P. Mil- ler & Co.,' private bankers, fuiled. Liabili- ties, $150,000 and assets §50,000, ————— Floods in Alabama. MoxTGOMERY, Ala., March 25.—The only road open out of Mentgomery is the Louis Vashville north, The specials from the state report a tremendous rain ud overflow, ‘The Tennessee is up and 0w has dumaged the Mussel Shoals canal near Florencs to the extent of $100,000. ANNsTON, Ala, ch 28.—For the past four days the heaviest rains known since 1554 have been falhng, All streams in this sec tion of the state are out of their banks, and many bridges are washed away, Railroads are badly crippled. The rain is still falling in torrents. JacksoN, Miss, March Lowry has issued a call tion for the purpose of state immigration association. T Oregon Prohibitionists. PorTLAND, Ore, March state pro- hibition convention assembled to journed untii to-morrow w any business of importanc for a conven- organizing a s 1o 0 Locomotive Explodes. Hagrrorp, Coun., March 23.—The boiler of the locomotive attached to. a passenger train on the New York & New England rail- road exploded this morving, Lilling the en- gineer dud firgman, GREAT REJOICING IN DENVER. Celebrating the Completion of the Road to Fort Worth. THECATTLEMEN IN CONVENTION. Metting of the Idternational Range Association—The New Line a Big Boom For Western Live Stock Interests. In Holliday Clothes. Dexver, Colo,, March 28,—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Denver is in the midst of the greatest jubilee it ever saw in honor of that important event, the formal opening of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth railroad. Every business and public building, as well as many of the private residences of the city, are decorated with flags, bunting and ban- ners with appropriate mottoes and devices, and the whole city may said to be clothed in gala clothes, Probably the most magnificent sightever witnessed is the electrical display of several thousand colored incandescent lights ‘which are stretched across the streets in the middle of the blocks in festoons, and at the street crossings in arches, making a mass of vivid coloring almost impossible to describe and which extends four blocks on Larimer and six blocks on Sixteenth strect. The view up either of these streets is the most rgeous imaginable, reminding_one of some fiimcnno“gr a tale from the Arabian Knights, With this attraction is the parade of the phantom artillery with their movini fireworks and the promenade concert and il- lumination of the court. The whole popula- tion of the city is, apparently, upon the streets full of excitement and enthusiasm. At the same time a meeting of welcome is going on at the chamber of commerce, Addresses are being made by Governor Adams, ex-Goy- ernor Evans and others. The occasion will always be a memorable one with the people of Denver and the thousands of visitors now in the city, marking as it does one of the greatest eras in the history of the Queen City of the plains, By the advent of this road Denver obtains a_direct outlet to the sea two days shorter than the old routes, and this fact means much for the prosperity of the city. The greatest good-will is mani- fested between visitors aad citizens and the latter are treating the former with the ut- most cordiality. The festivities will be con- tinued the balance of the week and will in- clude every possible attraction for the guests imaginab Some of the sections on the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth excursion not arriving untl late this morning, it was 11 o'clock before the International Range association was called to order in this city by President Head. The large hall of the chamber of commeizn was filled, a number of ladies being present. The convention was opened with prayer by Rev, Myron Reed, who ex- pressed a fervent wish that this meeting would produce a closer feeling between the sections of the north and south. Governor Alva Adams was introduced and made a sensible and entertaining address, saying: “I bid you welcome, welcome to Colorado. ‘The past twelve months have not restored the barons of the plains to their lost estate but the clouds are breaking. Growth and expansion are the natural conditions of all other industries, but there is no longer room for expansion and growth for that of cattle, New plans and Dew me must be MORM‘! by cattlemen. “Notwit) inding the overhanging cloud “the best should be done to-da; ‘here must be stringent and protective legislation to guard our herds from infectious disease. The bill now before congress should become a law and the commisaion selected from among the cat- tlemen. * You are here to-duy to represent the wealth and brains of a great industry which effects the welfare of millions of our people, therefore safety and protection should be insisted upon from our luw makers,” The governor, in conclusion, again wel- comed the visitors to Colorado. Mayor {Lee, of Denver, was introduced and read a communication from the mayors of a number of western cities regretting their inability to be present but. wishing the best results from the decliberations of the convention and sending congratulations on the completion of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth railroad. The speaker made & humorous allusion to the marriage of Denver and Fort Worth and a disparaging one to the oid mother-in-law— Kansas City. He paid a high tribute to the honored names among cattlemen and closed by wishing the visitors every pleasure and extending the freedom of the city. President Head then made his annual ad- dress, saying in substance that at the regular meeting in February last 8 motion was made to amend the constitution so that membership huuld be based on personal identity with the tle growing business instead of represen- tation through local associations, and final action was postponed until the present. Mr. Head then called attention to the present qualifications for membership and said if the proposed amendment was adopted 1t would require but little time to effect the proposed amendment. In advocating the amendment he said, that two years’ experience had demonstrated that the present plan was not effective. The theory that an association should have 10,000 cattle 1o secure a vote, experience has proven to be wrong. The essential element of popularity had been sacrificed and he attributed to this cause the lack of individual interest which had been manifested. He said, the rapidly changing eonditions the near future re- quired thorough organization, and he strongly urged the members to renewed interest in their organization, He dwelt strongly on the need of harmony and of the advantages of association, and that protection against contagious diseases has been from the first recognized as a potent reason for a union of cattlemen. Besides this insecurity, he said, it will be the occasion of endless annoyance and expense in the shape of quarautine laws, which he believed to be necessary in the several states to prevent the disease from widening its bounds. A roll call of associations present was made to which responded, the White River Sto the Colorado Cattle’ Growers', the Norther: New Mexico, the Northwestern Catt Range, the Texas State Live Stock and the International Stock associations. Governor Route suggested that the first business should be to ascertain who was entitled to membership and representation, Pending a motion for a committee on cre- dentials Mr. Dorsey called for a reading of some resolutions amending the constitution which were read by the secretary. They amend section 3 and provide that any person engaged in breeding and growing range cattle and hovses may, by paying an entrance fee of 8 and dues as fixed, become a member of the association. Pending the consideration of this amendment adjournment was had until 10 to-morrow morning. Hunting for Lost Treasure. New Youx, March [Special Telegram to the Bek.|—The ht Maria, which has beep looking in Houduronian waters for buried pirate treasures, whose existence was disclosed to Judge Davidson, of Frisco, is re- turning to New York. Hercrew have struck b almost starved and no medicine shed. Captain Peck remains behind o continue the search, and has great hopes of finding the treasur ichbor W Youk, March 28.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Claimant Tichborne, wife and child, sailed for England yesterday. They are almost penniless, but Sir Roger will have a lecture arranged on the other side, for which contracts have been signed. e suys be is sure that new evidence will win thecase. Then he is going to Australia. — Premature Explosion. READING, Pa., March 28.—A premature ex- plosion of powder at Findlay's mine to-day fatally ipjured three . men and seriously burued several others, THE CREDIT MOBILIER, Dismissal of Suit Begun Against It Fourteon Years Ago. NrEW YORK, March 25.—A decision was handed down by Judge Shipman, of the United States court, to-day, dismissing the suit against the great Credit Mobilier. The case was begun fourteen years ago by Rowe land Hazard and others, stockholders of the concern, against Sidney Dillon, as trustee, for an_accounting for work done in the con- struction of the Uuion Pacific railway. The defendant demurred to the complaint and the mattor has since boen pending in court. The demurrer was sustained by Judge Ship- man, The lowa Legislature. Des Moixes, In, March 98.—The bill passed appropriating money to defray the expenses of the inauguration ceremonies. The bill passed Jegalizing the adoption of a stock law by the board of supervisors of Jasper county. The bill passed authorizing township trus- tees to provide places for holding elections, and to provide for the payment of the same. The act does not apply toschool, municipal, or railroad elections. The bill passed amending the medical law, allowing persons holding certificates granted by the boards of health of other states to practice in the state upon the payment of a fee without examination. The entire afternoon session of the scnate was spent in discussing the Harsh amend- ment to the majority report of the text book committee.” An_mmendment to the Harsh amendment by Mr. Reiniger was adopted, providing that books purchased be placed ia charge of a district secretary, who delivers them to the teacher, Who is responsible for the value of such books, his wages being withheld until any loss is made good. In the house this morning house file 100, relating the assessment of railroad property, was reported for indefinite postponement. A resolution was adopted providing that hereafter the sessions of the house begin at a. m. The committeo to investigate the charges against the state university was discharged. The house concurred in the senate amend. ment to the bill to legalize the ordinances of the town of Rock Rapids. The senate smendment to the bill to pre- vent fraud in the sale of flour and other pro- ducts was concurred in. The senate amendments were also con- curred in to the bill providing for the consoli- dation of independent school districts. Tho house refused to concur in_tho senate amendments to the railroad commissioner Dill and a conference committee was ap- pointed. At the afternoon session, the house con- curred in the senate amendment to the house bill relating to line fences; ulso, providing for the relicf of union soldicrs and sailors and their_indigent families. The amendment provides for the levy of a tax not_exceeding 8-10 of a mill for this purpose and for the es- tablishment of a soldier’s relief commission of three in cach county to be appointed by the board of supervisors. The committee bill relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors was read a third time and passed. Ayes, 60; nayes, 81. The discussion of the Spécial order, the committee bill on_text books, was continued. An amendment by Mr. Luke'to the commit- tee bill was adopted, putting_ publishers sell ing books under bond to fulill their con- racts, The Wilbur substitute was taken up. An amendment by Mr. Luke was adopted, strik- in," out the section providing for state publi- cation. ——— The Troubles of Xoung Hofmann. New Yorg, March 28.—([Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Josef Hofmann is going back to Germany to-morrow, together with his parents. He leaves on the steamer Saale. He will continue s musical education in Berlin, and be placed under the preceptor- ship of a private tutor. Josef is extremely glad to leave Amer; Delancy Nicolls. at- torney for Abbey, Schoefel & Grau, who ob- tained an injunction restraining little Hof- mann from performing in America, says he will not be allowed to appear in public in any part of Kurope, either, and that at a not far distant date he will be obliged to defend him- sclf ina breach of contract suit, even if he goes to the interior of Africa to live, The Fourth Attempt at Arson. Sr. Josern, Mo., March 25.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Last night, for the fourth time in the last week, an attempt was made to burn the Terminal company’s round- house, The fire was kindled in the oil room but was discovered by watchmen before serious damage was don The roundhouse is the property of the St. Joscph & Grand Island and the St. Joe, St. Louis anta Ie. Three watchmen have been employed to guard the buildings. No cause can be assigned for the attempted arson, and the Terminal company is ignorant of any grievances against them. The 8t. Paul's Earnings. New Yoni, March 28,—The annual report of the St. Paul road for the year ending December 31,1887, shows that the gross earn- ings were $25,366,000, Operating cxpenses, $15,320,003; Increase, $70,040. Net earnings, $10,039,430; decrease, $118,708, Other in- comes swell the total net'to $10,312,254, an increase of §0,462, Common stock was in- creased from $80,004,261 to §38,982,761. The bonded debt increased from $11,638,000 to $119,236,000. AN SRRt 'Will Hold to Advanced Rates. CHICAGO, March 28.—The meeting of the managers of the northwestern lines to-day resulted in the appointment of & committee t0 take up the question of pro rate and devise some plan for the conduct of business be- tween Chicago and northwestern points. In the meantime all roads will hold to the ad- vanced rates and not return to the war rates kept in force by the Burlington & Northern, Aaad b A Orazy Band Leader. New Youk, March 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bek]—Julius Bemstein, for years famous as a society band leader, went insane at the cathedral yesterday during a rehearsal Easter music. He had bee king and utly lost his situation in the Metropolitan a house for nearly spoiling the perfori- y false playing. L Denounce Protective Tarifr, S1. PavL, March 28.—The executive com- mittee of the farmers’ alliance, comprising members of both political parties, in session here to-day, adopted resolutions endorsing President Cleveland’s views on the tariff is- sue, denouncing protective tariff, and calling for its immediate repeal onall raw material and necessaries of life, Kansas Republicans. Toreka, Kan., March 28.—A convention representing republican clubs from every part of Kansas is in session. Fully 2,000 representative republicans are present. The names of Blaine and Ingalls were loudly ap- plauded when mentioned to-day. ity Steamship Arrivals. QuENsTOwN, March 25.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The Oregon, from Balti- more; the Alaska, from New York. S - Weather Inaications. For Ncbraska and Iowa: Light to fresh, variable winds, generally northerly, colder, threateuing weather and occasional snow. ~— Bound Over For Libel. The trial of Charles Reed, for criminal libel, was fixed at 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon before Judge Wade, The prosecuting witnesses were the members of the firm of the Clarke Coffee company, Who assert that Reed bad been sending out damaging and libellous reports about their business to their customers. Reed was found guilty and was bound over Lo appear before the district sourt, (IVIL SERVICE IN INDIANA. Sweeping Removals By the Postd master of Indianapolis. DEFECTS IN POSTAL SERVICEY The President Has Great Diionlty iff Bringing the Party Up to His Idea of Civil Service Reform, William Dudley Foulke's Statementh Wasninaron, March 28— William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Ind., president of the Indiana civil service reform association, ady dressed the Hale committee of the senaf this morning on the condition of civil servis in his state, his testimony being the resulf of investigations made and afdavits takenm by the association. He described the sweeps ing removals made by Postmaster Jones, of Indianapolis, immediately upon his appoint. ment, and avowals by that officer that nonq but democrats would be appointed, regards less of civil service examinations. He dav tailed the defects in the postal service whicly resulted. Three weeks elapsed bes tween the mailing and delivery of drop letters. Carriers werd appointed who could not read addresses om letters, Letter boxes were loft unvisited until they were filled to overflowing. A mail car was sent from Indianapolis to Lafayetta with no messenger dboard, and all mail was brought back to Indianapolis. The assistan gosunuswr, previous to his appointment by ones, had been connected with a gambling house. Another appointee to & responsibl position, who was a prominent democratio politician, had at the time of the appointment told three persons he had bribed certain mems bers of the city council—paid them money-— for voting for a cortain street railway enters prise. These facts were embodied in afdas vits and sent to Postmaster General Vilag with a request for Dowling’s removal. Vilna answered he had inquired intothe matter an although Dowling had made these statements he (Vilas) was satisfied they were merely boasts, and that Dowling did not bribe mems bers of the council; that Dowling, was an efticient ofticer, and he (Vilas) had decided to retain him., The witness described an ine vestigation made by himself, resulting in tha discovery that out of 136 cases of suspension —all or nearly all presidential postmasters— only two were ever informed of chargesor the reason for their removal. Tho witness called upon the president and found he knew of these removals. The president sai it was impossible for the parties to know the charges, Th were doing the best they could, The president expres: the hope that the association would go slowy as he had great dificulty in bringing some o his party up to his_ideas of civil service res form, and that Indiana was a_pretty bad state. The witness stated there had not, t@ his knowledge, been any change in the condis tion of affai ce he laid these matters bes fore the president. He expressed the ho) that the committee would visit Indiana an allow the association to know sufficiently advance to be prepared with witnesses an facts. —— The Chinese Treaty. ‘W AsmINGTON, March 28.—The new Ching treaty, which is made a settled treaty, p vides that fora period of twenty years, daf ing from the time of the exchange of ratil cation, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States is prohibited. This does nof apply to a Chinese laborer who has a law: wife, child or parent in the United States, od’ property therein to the value of $1,000, o8 debts of like amount due him. Every Chinese laborer on leaving the United Staf must, as a condition for his return, depos with the collector of customs of the distri from which he departs, a full description, i writing, of his family, or property or debtsy and shall be furnished with a certificat showing his right to return to the Unite States. Should this statement_prove falsey he forfeits his right to veturn. Such right o! return shall be exercised within one year o date of leaving the United States,but may extended for an additional period, not to e: ceed one year, The existing tréaty priv leges of travel and mjmfil in the United States to ~Chi nese officials, teachers, students, merchants and travelers for curiousity and pleasure r main undisturbed, as well as the transi right of labo: The Chinese shall hav for protection of their persons and propert all rights given by the laws of the Unite States, except the right to become naturale ized citizens. 1t is ugreed in the treaty pay $275,619 as full indemnity for all losse sustained by Chinese subjects who bave bee; victims of injury in person and property af the hands of wicked and lawless men, 1f, six months before the uxpirublon{peq riod of twenty years,neither government fo mally gives notice to the otherof its termin tion, “the treaty shall remain in forcq another period of twenty years. ) Investigating Texas Outrages. ‘WASRINGTON, March 28, —The investigation into the alleged outrages in W ashingtond county, Texas, were resumed to-day. Twi colored republicans of Washington courity, testified that there was little if any intere ference with elections in the county, and that 8 good feeling existed between the! whites and blacks. F. D. Jodon, counsel fow the negroes lynched at the time of the el eo¥ tion, testified that he had been assaulted las§ October by Bob Wright, a former witnessy After that assault he had never left th house except in the day time, because it w not safe. Other witnesses said that Jodon was safe in Benham, if he “behaved” hims self. If he “‘bothered” men as he had done, of course, he would get into trouble, Thig practically closed the nvestigation, el L A Libel Suit That Did Not Pan, 108105, March 28,—Two years ago Ed: ward P, Tenncy, formerly president of the Colorado college, from which position he was removed by the trustees, commenced suit against the publishers of an article res lating to his removal, claiming §100,000 dam« ages. The suit was referred o J“drfl White, who, after a full hearing, repo that under the circumstances the article was not libelous and finds for the defendant. Thy court has accepted and ratifed the l'epar‘ for the defendant, * —————— All Hope Abandoned. Grovcesier, Muss., March 25, -To-day the following vesscls were given up for losts The Norweigian bark, Emigrant and t American batks, Vesuvius, of Richmon: Me., and the Maple Stoddard, all frous Tranan, with salt for this port. It fs be- lieved they were caught in a great gale and lost. Korty-five live given up as lost, i A Furious Mob of Women. CoNSTANTINOPLE, March 28.—A mob of women in this city sought to obtan arrears of pensions due their husbands from the government and beseiged the office of thd minister of finance. The minister Wi secreted to cscape the fury of the mob, woman was killed for advising the mob to make thelr demands quietly —-— Failed to Ag Cupyexse, Wyo, March 28.—(Special Telegram to the Buk.|—The jury in the case of Harry Patterson, charged with the mure der of William McLehon, after being oufr eighty-one hours announced for the fourtly time to the court that & verdict could not agreed upon, and were discharged at o'clock this worning. The jury stood sevew for conviction of murder in the st degrgs | aud dve for acquittak and entered judgme: