Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1888, Page 1

ey JEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY 1888, THE OMAHA DALY BEE. 'MORNING, MARCH 31, NUMBER 28 TERRY ASKS FOR RETIREMENT Broken in Health He Feels the Need of Rest. WHO WILL BE HIS SUCCESSOR? General Crook Favorably Named— Manderson's Bill For State Sol- diers' Homes—The Logan and Blair Pension Measures. The Retirement of General Terry. WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMATIA BrE, } 518 FOURTERNTI STREET, ‘Wasnixaron. D. C.. March 30. This morning's Washington Post con- firms the Bee's statement regarding the jmpending retirement of General Terry by the following: “Major General Alfred H. Terry has writ- ten a personal letter to the secretary of war, saying he is in bad health, and requesting to beordered before an army retiring board. 1t is known that General Terry has been un- well for some time and has been contem- plating making this request. He is now in command of the division of the Missouri, with headquarters in Chicago. He suc- cecded General Schofield, who was assigned to the division of the Atlantic when General Hancock died. General Torry was ap- pointed a colonel in the regular army at the conclusion of the war, having achieved dis- tinction and the rank of major generai in the volunteer army. He was chairman of the board of review appointed by President Hayes in the case of General Fitz John Por- ter, and reported in favor of that officer.” General Terry's request will without doubt be granted. Said an army officer this morn- ing: “If Terry had not insisted upon’push- Ing his applicatiou he could readily have been retained upon sick leave on full pay until his time for retivement on account of age, but he wants to leave active service. He is a wvery sick man and desires to be relieved of all responsibility during the few remaining years he has to live. The retirement of Gen- eral Terry will reopen the old fight for ad- vancement, both among the brigadiers for major generalship and among the colonels for the promotion to brigadicr general, The contest for General Terry's position will bs practically narrowed down to Generals Crook and Miles. General Crook is the senior brigadier, and is now in command of the de- partment'of the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha, General Miles is in command of the department of Arizona, The friends of Gen- eral Crook will urge his claims strongly on the ground of seniority and long and efi- cient service. The friends of General Miles ~elaim for him the honor of the successful ter- mination of the Geronimo campaign, where General Crook had failed because he nbeyed the orders of the war department.” General Terry is now on sick leave “ad is sojourning in Florida. His leave of absence will shortly expire but his condition will warrant his resuming active duty. present leave may be extended for four or ®ix months but it seems to be settled that he will not again en*er upon the active duty of his rank. Under the law an officer who has served comsecutively for thirty years muy, upon his own application, with the ap- proval of the president, be placed on the retired list. General Terry entered the mili- tary service in May, 1861, and not liaving served thirty years cannot be retired under that provision of law. He may, however, if found incapaciated for active service by a board of ofticers constituted for that purpose, be retired for physical disability and this course is likely to be' pursued in “his case. General Terry will be sixty-one years of m November next. He entered the service as colonel of the Seventh Connecticut infantry and_served throughout the late war with marked dis- tincgion, attaining the grade of major gen- eral. At the close of the war ho was ap- pointed brigadier general in the general army and two years ago was promoted to the grade of general, succeeding to the va caused by the death of General Hanc ent of General Terry would eause an active contest for the vacancy thus created between the friends of Generals Crook and Miles, The former is the senior brigadier general and his claim on account of seniority is supplemented by distinguished and efficient services during the war of the rebellion and in Indian campaigns since. General Miles has also a brilliant military record, He stands next to Crook on the lineal list and the youngest brigadier general in the line of the army. He is ted by marriage with the Shermans and Camerons and will have strong social and political backing for promotion to the first vacancy. General Crook was a classmate of General Sheridan at West Poinc and it is believed will have the support of thav oficer, Miles entered the army from civil life in 1861 as captain of the Twenty-second Massachusetts infantry, and with the close of the war was appointed colonel in the regular army. A FLAGRANT BREACH OF PAITH, There is very general and great in- dignation of a part of the commit- tee on ways and means over the prema- ture publication this morming of the majority report on the Mills tard2 bill. Chairman Mills says it is an outrage, because it is a breach of confidence, and that he intends to hold somebody responsible for it. The re- port got to the press through the private sec- Nhrx’ of Speaker Carlisle, who is corre- spondent of the Louisville Couricr-Journal, republican member of the committee re- fors to the breach of trust as being as fla- grant and reprehensible as would be the sale of the president's message by the secretary of the treasury or public printer. A majority of the committee denounce the publication principally because they had enjoined the striotest secresy upon the republic bers when the latter were secretly 1o take copies on Wednesday evening to b used as reference in the compilation of th minority report. Now the document is made public through a democrat, und is . given but @ restricted circulation in a garbled form, ‘The publication is going to make trouble for the correspondent who broke faith, MANDERSON ON STATE sWLDIENS' HOMES, Senator Manderson's report from the com- mittee on military affairs, recommending the passage of the bill providing thai the federal vernment shall pay to state soldiers' homes 100 @ year for every disabled soldier or sailor, and widow or orphan, who may be admitted and caved for in such home, is re- {urdul as one of the strongest arguments hat could be made for the passage of the measure, Fhe crowded condition of the national hores and the amelioration afforded by state homes to those who served for the union in the robeltion and who are disabled is made especiully strong by Senator Man- derson’s report. He shows the necessity of the foderal government assisting the states in the construction of new homes or the en- largement and maintenance of homes alr in existence so as to support a number of vetera since the homes are overfiowing, and observe: 10 proper souse, can the responsibility for the + entire care of the veterans of thiswar be cast upon the states when the local burden always dncludes a liberal item of taxation for the support of the indigents usually found in every community. The care and support of the inaigent and disabled soldier is cssenti- tially a federal obhigation he, says, and it is meither wise, just Lor patriotic for the nation by delay or otherwise, 1o evade it. tabular statement is submitted, showing that the number of veterans in charitable in stitu tions, because of their poverty, on Octo- 15 last, was 25,053, Of these in Nebraska there were sixteen veterans and one depend- t, in Jowa 220 veterans and 119 dependents. tor Munderson has received the follow ing letter, which Le makes & part of Lisvo- port. STatE O Numitask, - | h INRCUTIVE DEPAKTMENT, LiNcOLN, Nob., March 7, 158, Your favor of the Id inst, enclosing a copy of abill to provide wmad for state Lome for the .umrt of disabied soldiers, suil s, ete, boen recelyed, Iu xeply to your inquiries T haye the honor to state that the legistature of thisstate one year 0 enacted a lnw providing for the establish- ment of a soldiers’ home at Grand Island, Neb. The main buildiug is now nearly completed, but no one has yet been received into it. When completed the inmates are to bo supported. by appropriatons from, the state. The act provides for _receiving into the institution all_soldiers and sailors who have become disabled by reason of such service, in the late war of the rebellion, old age or other causes, from earning a live: lihood and who_would ' be dependent upon public and private charity, and also the wives of such soldiers and sailors and their childron under the age of fifteen years and the widows and children under the aga of fifteen years of soldiers, sailors and mariners who died within the service of the United States or who were honorably discharged from Such service and who have since died, otc. The act establish- ing this home contemplates the erection of cottages, each on a lot of two and one-half acres, 50 that, the vaterans who are able may do a little in the way of cultivation. The act creating the home was approved March 4, 1887. 1 Tiave no suggestions to make in reference to the bill except to call attention to the word “disabled.’” I trust that that word, as used in this act, does not refer alone to sol- diers disabled by wounds, but to such also as are disabled by reason of service in the war of the rebellion, or by old age and_other causes, from earning o livelihood. 1 most heartily endorse this measure and trust that in the interest of justice this will become a law. Very truly yours, ignod Jonx M. THAYER. tlon. C. F. Manderson, United States Sen- ator, Washington, D, C. AN IOWAN'S MILITARY RECORD CORRECTED, By direction of the sccretary of war, under the act approved June 8, 1884, and the act amendatory thereof, as' approved February 8, 1887, and to complete the_record, the_ dis- charge of First Sergeant Nicholas' C. Mes- senger, Company I, Twenty-second Iowa in- fantry volunteers, May 10, 1864, is amended to take effect May 22, 1865 Ho is mustered into service as third licutcnant, same com- ny and regiment, to date of May 93, 1863, His muster into sorvice as first liutenant of the same company and regiment, May 11, 1864, is amended to take effect October 80, 1803, and he is mustered for pay in said grades during the periods embraced between the aforesaid date: ELAND DICTATING FROM TIE TIRO The announcement made at the white house a few days ago through Private Sec- retary Lamont that President Cleveland was not_interfering with or making sugges- tions_about_the vice presidential candidate, and that he had expressed no preference in that direction 16 untrue. It may be that Colonel Lamont s ignorant of what is going on, but I have indisputable evidence that President Cleveland has stated, during the past month, to at least two democratic mem- Bers of coniress that ho preferrod. Governor Gray, of Indiuna, and that he hoped the democrats of that state would give Gray a solid support in the St. Louis convention. There can be 1o doubt about this, I have the information from two sources verbaily, and & third source in the president’s own band writing, If Governor Gray is nominated for the second place on the ticket with President Cleveland it will raise a large disturbance in the democratic ranks in Indiana, unless some- thing is done to passify the feclings enter- tained by the old line democrats against Gray. This condition of affairs the president i3 familiar with, and he has been informed that he must do something to quiet ex-Senator McDonald, Senator Voorlies, Colonel Dyck Bright, and other prominentold line demo- crats now in this city, or they will openly knife Gray and the administration during the campaign. Tunderstand that the price of their reconciliation is the appointment of ex-Sen- atorMcDonald to the vacancy an thesupreme bench caused by the death of Chief Justice Waite; that the friends of ex-Senator M- Donald do not ask that he be appointed to the chief justiceship, but that ke be given a place on the bench in one capacity or the, other. The president, I am informed, does not take kindly to the matter, and if ho is persuaded to make the appointment he will have to un- dergo a wide change of mind. He regards ex-Senator McDonald, _personally, very highly, but he considers him to old" for _the position, forgetting that McDonald is more vigorous than Lamar, who was but recently taken from tiie interior department, where lio was too ancient for ctive duty, aud placed i enc PENSIONING MIS. LOGAN AND MRS. BLAIR. The house to-day passed the senate bills placing on the pension rolls at $2,000 a year each, the widows of the late Generals Johu n, of 1llinois, and Frank P. Blair, of . The vote on the first bitl was 154 to 95 and on the latter 148 to 91. The bulk of the votes against tho bills were from the south, although many northern democrats opposed them. Only two republicans voted 0o’ They were Cheadle of Indiana, and Flood of Now York. Cheadle wasa private in the union army and voted against the bills on general principles. He does not believe that the widows of commissioned officers ure entitled to any more pension than those of privates, who encountered equal hardships and dangers and whose lives were as sweet to themselves and precious to their families as of those in cominand. This was the ground of opposition of most of the opponents of the bills, There was some coufed- outcroppings in the many hes delivered in opposition to the meas- pecially while Bourke Cochran of New York, was speaking in advocacy of the Logan bill. When he intimatea broadly that had the war terminated to the contrary of what it did there was a probability that those who fonght for the union would not nave been 80 gencrously received by the vie- tors as was true the way 1t terminated, the canfederates sprang to their feet In_anger and entered protests, All of the Ilinois members voted for the Logau bill and _all of the Missouri members for the Blair bill, ex cepting Hatch and Burns. The votes on the two bills wero in detail ulmost. identical, tho decreaso in the vote on the Blair bill when compared to that on the Logan bill being due to members leaying the house after the pass- age of the Logan bill. Allof the Nebraska and Towa members voted for both bills, the Logan bill haying been introduced in the biouse by Mr. McShune. 70 REIMBULSE NEWTON. enator Manderson will to- duce a bill for the relief of Ch: B, New- ton, of Omaha. This is a peculiar case, The young man for whom relief was usked was ted at Indianapolis last fall charged aving deserted from the United State: . He was conflned m prison for sey- eral days and was shckled with a ball and chain. Ho proved conclusively that ho was never in the United States army, and that it was a case of mistaken Identity. 'He was put toagood deal of trouble and expense, and tho bill proposes o reimburse him to the ex- tent of §1,000, 3 YOI THE RELIEP OF SUMMERYILLE, Representative Dorscy to-day filed before the house committee on ‘postofiices and post roads aMidavits to support the claims of George Summerville of Nebraska, the mail carrier whose foet were frozen while in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Dorsey believes the claim will be allowed CAPTAIN LIER GETS THERE. The senate Las passed the bill restoring to the rolls of the army and placing on the re- tived list, Captain H. Lieb of Nebraska. Tow intro- will, it is stated upon good au be appointed chief justice. F bam was elected in 1588, and is @ v soual friend of President Cleveland. Prury S, Heari, Pension Bills, WasuixGroN, March 30.—The house com- mittee on invalid pensions to-day appointed a sub-committee to take under cousideration and report ox various bills now before congress looking to the repeal of limitation clauses. ‘The commissioner of pensions inti mates that it will take between §200,000,000 and §300,000,000 to pay all claims for arrears of pensions should the. limitation clause be repealed, The Deficiency Bill, WasiigroN, March 80.—The president has |.|nu-\n)tld the urgent . deficiency appro. Wrecked. 10N, March 30.—The steamer. Canon- wrecked at Nantucket, and valued at $150,000, js a total loss, FOUND DEAD IN A- PASTURE. Another Murder Mystery Developed Near Fairbury. A BULLET LODGED IN HIS BACK. Assassination Plainly Indicated—Clos™ ingSession of the State Teacher's Association—Lincoln Demo- cratic Nominees. Probable Murder At Fairbury. FasuRy, Neb., March 80.—[Soecial Tele- gram to the BEp]—A man named D. C. Davis, resident of Steele City, was found doad in McDowell’s pasture, near Fairbury, this morning. He had been shot in the back, the ball passing through his heart. He had been missing from his boarding place since night before last. The coroner’s Jury is now in session. R — The Closing Sessjon. Frewoxt, Neb, March 30.—[Special to the Beg.]—The closing session of the state teachers’ association was held at the Congre- gational church lastevening. There was a large and intelligent audience present and the session proved to be the best of the series. The exercises were begun with a song by the ‘Wayne quartette, entitled “Evening Bells." President Farnham then introduced the Rev. Dr. Magoun, of Iowa college, who addressed the. audience upon ‘‘Some Additions to and Subtractions From the Work of the Schools.” All elements of progress, he said, were de- duced to addition and subtraction. The question is, Which will help us on? He would treat of only a part of the school system as relating to addition ana subtraction from it. The wide demand for changes in spelling and pronunciation shows the tendency toward changes. The matter of spelling seems to have resolved itself into not how to spell, but Shall we spell @t alli One of the flagrant errors of the schools is their failure to teach spelling. If the use of fewer letters will assist in bringing about better spelling, then let us have fewer letters, An important addition to school work should be a firm, unyielding character, based upon honor and right. Our schools, from the primaries up, should be seminaries of morals, He would give his vote for the increase of ethical culture in the school. He would also teach the pupil a love and regard for his country. For a whole generation he has been arguing for this, if needs be, by an infringe- ment upon-the “three R's.” He would also teach them temperance. ‘Why did 1t not occur to teachers that this should be done, before moral reformers thrust it upon them? We teach the children other important things touching their best interests, and why not teach them temper- ancet In the matter of subtracting Greek he felt somewhat perplexed. It may last forever as alanguage in which may be expressed the finest thought, but it must keep its place and allow the sciences the same glorious privilege, Let us teach the multitude what the multitude most needs. Let the scientific Abraham and classic Lot come to an amicable and satis- factory division, The majority do not want science merely for the knowledge but for its practical use. There should be an addition of Greek for some and a subtraction of Greek for others. 3 He would also add industrial education to the school works. He would have each pupil follow the bent of his mind. It is a mistake tospoila good machinist to make a me- diocre merchant. We need moreschools with work shops_attached. Drawing is gaining the place where it belongs. The state funds should not be voted for the professional schools without voting it in a comespond- ingly larger amount for the working man at the lower end of the line. Prof. R. J. Potter, of Clarks, then read his report of ths committee on exhibits, There were exaetly fifty schools represented. Cor sidering it was the first exhibit ever at- tempted at the state association, it was a grand showing. The committee recom- mended that it be continued hereafter, and were confident these exhibits would be of great value in the upbuilding of the schools of Nebraska. Among the more important resolutions the following are of general inter: Resolved, That we consider the Nebraska exhibit of school work a most decided suc- cess, Resolved, That we hereby express our appreciation of the addresses delivered by Hon. M. L. Hayward and Dr. George Ma- goun, csolved, That we express our recog- on of those teachers who dur- ing the storm of January 12, performed deeds of heroism and manifested their sound sense in caring for the children under their charge. Their brave self-sacrificing devo- tion to duty, is worthy of the highest com- mendation. ' Their unyielding courage has reflected credit upon the profession by dem- onstrating that loyalty to duty and love for humanity which ever actuates the true teacher. Kesolved, That the encouragement and approval of this association be extended to un wise efforts to grade the rural schools and teachers' institutes into the eaucational unity of the state, Resolved, That the president of the asso- clation appoint a committee consisting of two members from each section, who, together with the state superintendent, shall consti- tute a board of educational council. It shall be the duty of the board to consider the gen- eral educational needs of tue state and to recommend ways and means whereby the educational forces and agencies of the state may be more wisely directed in the line of Progress. The president appointed the following com- mittee in response to the last abov Chan- cellor Manatt, President Ringland, Superin- tendent McClusky and Superintendents Boyd, Ebright and Smith THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The session yesterday afternoon was de- voted to a discussion of the general subject of “TLegislation.” The first paper read on this was by State Superintendent Lane on, “Qualifications of County Superintendents and Institute Instractors.” Mr. Lane gave it a very exhaustive discussion for an hour and a half. Heoffered many valuable sug. gostions as to the proper qualifications for these, and set the standard so high as to al- most discourage the superintendents who heard the address. Superintendent R. H, Langford, of Lincoln county, followed in the discussion and offered some good thoughts on the subject. The next topic was, ““The Existing Text Book System.” This was by Prof, James, of Omaha, and W, H. Allwine, of North Platte, The general drift of discussion and opinion was in favor of free books for the public schools. The idea, however, of the state fur- nishing them was deprecated. The better plan is for the county or townships to furnish them, The state could not tell best what the immediate needs of the various sections are. There could not well be a state uniformity of books, for the reason that a course of study adapted to the uecessities of the country school would not be likely to suit the town and city school. Threw the Ink Bottle at Him, Daxora Ciry, Neb., March 80.—[Special to ~The law oftice of Jay Bros. in the court house was yesterday the place where a very lively dispute arose betavecn Sheriff County Attorney Fraz considerable jangling the county attor- ney vicked up an ink bottle filled with shot and fired it at the worthy sheriff. It was wimed directly at his head but by throwing up his arm it was guarded off. At this the first round ended and both retired from the arcua. No arrests were made. A Dry Town, BLue Serixes, Neb., . March 80.—[Special to the Bee. | —There were two caucuses held bere last night. The tewperance caucus 4 bowilaated Wilbam Cralg for mayor uu\l{ George Shrimpton @nd William Wonder for aldermen. The license caucus nominated Reése Pickering for mayor and W. N, 1l man and H. R, ble for aldermen, Both tickets are made up. of good men, but the town will go dry thi§ year. There has beon a wonderful change here in public sentiment, although the town always was about evenly balunced on the liquor question untjl lately. A Prohib-Labor Tiocket at Kearney. KrAnxrey, Neb., March 80.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bes.]—The prohibition-labor city convention met to-day and nominated Captain Black for muyor, R. A. Julian for clerk, H. C. Andrews for treasurer, James Beswick for police judge, James Akam, E. B. Pierce, John Barnd an N. Seeley for councilmen, and Mrs. K. O. Holmes and Mrs, S. R. Black for members of the school board. The ticket goes into the fleld with high hopes of success, ———— Lincoln Democrats. Lixcovs, Neb., March 80.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bam)—The democratic city convention met this afternoon at Fitzgerald’s hall. Mayor Bohannon presided, and E.J. Coyie was secretary, H. J. Whitmore was unanimously nominated for police judge, and M. Leasterday, Sam. D. Cox and J. D. Cal- houn were nominated for members of the school board. Tom Helan was nominated for councilman in the First ward, John McMani- 1in the Fourth and E. Erb in the Sixth. he other wards were left vacant., A Novel Expedient. Davip City, Neb., March 80.—Special Telegram to the Bex.]—Ulysses, this county, has just developed a novel scheme for oarry ing bonds for @ new high school building. One lot was deeded to over thirty town loaf- ers, thus making them free holders, and the bonds were carried by a large majority. A prolonged and somewhat exciting law contest promises to be the result. Heading Off the B. & M. Jouxstox, Neb., March 80.—[Special to —Reliable information has been ro- cerved here that the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley intends soon to commence building a branch road from this point south- west o the Gordon and Snake river countr, This is done in order to cut off the B. & M., as they are supposed to be making for that territory. e Fire at Rapid Oity. Raem City, Dak, March 30.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Fire this morning burned the old American house building. It was occupled by two saloons, a tailor shop and wall paper store. The second story was used as o dwelling house. Loss $12,000; partly insured. ‘Waterworks For Edgar. Eocan, Neb., March 30.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—At the special election to-day the question of bonding the city for $13,000 for waterworks was submitted and carried almost uuanimously with only seven votes in opposition to if ———— THE RICH HILL DISASTER. Twenty-one Dead and Nine Others Not Expected to Live. Ricn Hivr, Mo, March 80.—Only thirty- five men were in'the shaft when tho ex- plosion occurred yesserday. Thus far five have been taken out dead and fifteen alive. Most of the lattér have suffered intensely from fire and suffodation and their recovery is very doubtful. {Fifteen now remain in the mine, and it is leyed mpst of them will be taken out dead. ‘waork .of rescue pro- ceeds very slowly, being attended with great danger. The situation’ may be summarized as fol- lows: The dead list has reached twenty-one, and nine of the injured are expected to die, making the probable loss of life by the ex- plosion thirty. Some claim natural gas was the cause of the explosion, while others contend that the accumulation of foul gases without proper ventilation was the real cause, The state mine inspector examinad the mine March 6, and pronounced it safe. The Richfield Herald this evening strongly denounces him and demands his immediate suspension from office. The only air shaft the mine had was a sec- tion partitioned off the main shaft, and this was blown to pieces by the first explosion. Consequently no air could be_forced into the mine until the south haif of tho crib shaft had been converted into an air conduit. There seems to be no question but that the explosion was caused by natural gas which abounds in the earth in a large section of country hereabouts. Frequent explosions and great damage from 1t have occurred here before. ~The state mine inspector, though having reported the mine in excellent condition, Jnew of the existence of this gas in the vicinity of the mine and has frequently so stated unofiicially. Such great indignation prevails among the miners that it would be dangerous for the in- spector to put in an appearance he Experienced miners say if there had been a separate air shaft the conse- quences would have been much less disas- trous. The bodies of the dead brought up are ter- ribly burned and present a horrible sight. s D 1T WAS HER DREAM. A Shocking Death Foretold By a Young Woman. CARTHAGE, TIL, March 80.—A. strange inci- dent has como to light which may interest people who believe in the fulfiliment of dreams. There was to be a ball in Dallas City, this county, a few days ago, and a prominent young society lady of the place was preparing to attend. Her escort was to have been J, G. Brown, a Santa Fe_railroad conductor, The night preceding the party the young lady dreamed that she beheld a wagon drawn by two horses and in the ve- hicle lay the mangled body of a man whom she could not fully recognize, but who strongly resembled her intended escort. The hideous dreum, frightened her, and in the morning she communicated it to several friends, who laughed at what wastermed her foolish fan- cies. Conductor Brown was fatally mangled by the cars that day at noon, and as the sol- emn procession, headed by the wagon bear- ing the margled remains, filed up the street, the young woman eriod: “That is my dream | Ob, that was my dream!” and swooned awhy. ———— The Southern Flood. BiryiNanan, Ala., March 80,—The Tom- Bigbee at Columbus, Miss., is still risng and the lower portions of the city have been abandoned. The water is several feet deep in many houses in Evergreen. On the Mo- bile division of the Louisville & Nashville no trains have passed since Tuesday. The weather is fine and the floods are abating. Specials show four persons have been drowned, Floods in Michigan. Dersorr, March 80.—The sudden melting of snow and heavy rainfalls the past week, caused an overflow of several streaws of this county. Sixty beidges havo been washod away and 700 hundred agres of lund flooded, destroying much wheat. - Good News For Depositors, CiNCINNATI, March 80.—The receiver of the MetropolitansNational bank announces thatoa April 16 he will pay in full all deposit- ors who have proyed their claims previous to April. ———— They Blew Out the Gas. ReADING, Pa,, March 30.—Two strangers found dead st the Keystone house this ug from the effect of blowing out the The Thefs of Tate. FRaxroxT, Ky, March 80.—In the Tate impeachment trial to-day, Auditor Hewitt stated, as far as he was yble to judge, the de- I fulcation would amoutt Lo §304,600. ‘The impeachment proceedings closed this afterncon with the verdict of guilty, against Tate anticipated l ARMING THEIR EMPLOYES. BEngineers and Firemen Being Fur- nished With Guns, MORE PINKERTONS ON DUTY. A General Strike On the Fort Wayne Line Among the Probabile fties—Switchmen Strike At Quincy. Lively Times in Chicago. Cnroago, March 30,—The St. Paul yard- men who started to go to work last night at 10 o'clock had but begun to get their engines started when a message came to the Western avenue roundhouse that all men should wait until Assistant General Superintendent Earling had seen them before resuming work, Earling stated the case briefly to the men as he understood it, and then said: “We have submitted to many acts that we have considered unjustifiable on your part. This afternoon the men in our employ deliberately derailed and wrecked a number of cars that are our property. 'We will consent to over- look this and you can go to work, but the first thing that is done will be to replace these cars upon the track.” This the men positiy refused to do as the cars were pu . " engine. The strikers hung “uvm r awhile and one by one went hothe. o ‘Was on. ‘The men who struck last night embraced twenty-four switching crews, a total of 120 men. They held a big meeting in n hall jacent to the roundhouse, lasting until late this morning. They were enthusiastic in tho position they had taken, o switchmen, engineers and firemen of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, who struck yesterday, assembled at the yards at Western avenue and Kinzie street this morn- g, but none of them went to work. They are reticent and refuse to talk of their action or outline their demands, but were unani- mous not to return to work. Superintendent _Collins, of the St. Paul, said this morning that his company would at once begin pro switchmen and switch engineers to take the places vacated by the strikers yesterday. He said the St. Paul, being a direct competitor of the Q. had maintained a neutral position since the Burlington engineers went out, and he knows no reason why the switchmen quit worlk. Switchman Quirk, who was arrested last night charged with having struck a Burling- ton engineer, was before a justice this morn- ing. The prisoner was dismissed with o § fine and costs. The riot of yesterday had its effect on the new switchmen in the employ of the Burling- ton. Ouly those whose duties kept them within the “Q" yards were on duty this morning. Those delegated to work with en- gines along the tracks between the different, points refused to go to work unless they were given arms to defend them- selves if set upon by the strikers, They stood about tho “Q" yards at Western avenue, steadfastly refusing to risk themselves on the outside of the engines. There were ten engines at work at9 o'clock this morning and matters were going smooth- ly. Nine trains of stock are expected at the yards, If “Q.” switchmen attempt to take them into the yard, it is likely a collision be- tween union switchmen at the yards and the Q. men will result. Nincty-oight switchimen from the Roading road arrived in the city last night over the Wayne ro v-'l‘heg.‘ taken o the Briggs house, where they oneountored soveral strikers at the entrance. The new arrivals were warned not to go to work on the “Q.”” and a quarrel en- sued in which the ing men drew their revolvers and declared they would protect themselves if interfered with. This morning they were escorted to the “Q.” yards by Pinkerton men. Twenty-seven more switch- men from the east arrived this morning. This morning at § o’clock a_train of stock cars left the “Q.” yards at Western avenue for the stock yards, with fourteen Pinkerton men guarding it. As the train passed a Chicago, St. Louis & Pitts- burg engine a brakeman on the latter threw two coupling pins at the crew of the 4QY engine, one of them striking W. W. Thomas, fireman, in the right eye, knocking him senseless. The town of Lake policeman saw the occurrence, but made no effort to ar- rest the man who threw the pin. A Pinker- man at once telegraphed Western avenue station to bave the crew of the Chicago, St. Loufs & Pittsburg engine arrested, and trouble is likely to result. The second’ train reached the stock yards at 10:30. ‘As the train passed the Chicago & Alton crossing, somebody threw a conple pin at the switch: men on top of the c It struck one of them, but did no injury. After the early violence at the stock yards, Burlington business went on steadily and by noon nine trains of stock had been sent out. General Manager Stone gave instructions for a reduction of the force of men in the Burlington shops at Aurora necessitated by the burnirig of the paint shops and expenses of the strike. No work has been done by the regular St. Paul switchmen this morning, but the ofi- cials of the road succeeded in moving out the new cars which caused yesterday’s trouble, under a guard of Pinkerton men, The strikers, however, did not attempt to inter- fere with the workmen. Chief Arthur was questioned to-day as to the attitude of the brotherhood toward the St. Paul strikers, “The trouble on the St. Paul road yester- day,” said he, “was an affair for which the men are individually responsible. I knew nothing of it until some time after its occur- rence,” “But will the brotherhood men_who strike without authority receive financial aid from the order?” “No, sir; not a e Mr. ‘Arthur onc the rumored o nginee ed positively een switchmen He left this evening for he will call an executive ing and levy gencral assist- ance for the prosecution of the Burlington strike. As an evidence that the ramors of dissen- sions and disappointment at the conservative action of Chief Arthur are imaginary, the chairmen of the grievance committees of all roads centering here to-duy drew up a long set of resolutions expressing the utmost con- fidence in Arthur, and expressing a willing- ness to maintain him in anything he may sce it to do. Increasing the Guards, 10AG0, March #0.—The force of armed n at the Burlington yards was increased to-day by fifty and the new engincers and firemen were provided with arms also to a large extent, the rest being promised arms at once. : At the headquarters of the brotherhood this evening an extension of the strike to the Fort Wayne line was considered as considered as among the possibilities of the future, but whether as a result of the mect ing this afternoon would not be stated The aunouncement was made authoratively that the brotherhood on the Milwaukee & St. Paul road from Chicago to Savannah, 1lls., and Milwaukee had left their engines and would stay out till their “Q" trouble was settled. It was thought that unless they went back within a very short time & gen- eral strike on the St. Paul system would re- sult, and the general boycotl hus already ex- tended to that road, pending an adjustme; of the matter. Thé engineers and firemen who run from here to Savannah live for the most part in Chicago, and they left their en- gines in the round house this morning and came home ou passenger trams, The Mil- waukee enginecrs abandoned thejr engines at that pojat. About 250 men, it was as- serted at the brotherhood headquarters, are out ou the Milwaukee and St. Paul, The §t. Paul's Trouble. MiLwAvkee, March 80, anager Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, i an interview with the Assoclated press re- porter this morning, said there was no truth in the statement made by the switchmen at Chicago that the St. Paul company had been secrotly aiding the “Q.” company. “The trouble is,” said Miller, ‘‘that the Chicago switchmen have combined to make & thor- ough boycott against the " company, and in sympathy with the movement, our men refused to handle some new cars brought to us by the Burlington road from a factory on their lines. We told men if they did not handle the cars they could not handle anything. No other point will be affected. We are using our road men in the places of the striking switchmen and thoy will stay there until we can get new Fangs, We will continue to receive and deliver freight at Chicago, but will request our ter- minal agents to ease up a little on us for a fow days.” Thero are no freight trains moving on the Chicago division of the St. Paul road this morning, One stock train went out early, but since then nothing in the freight line has gone over the road, Every- thing is quiet at the yards here. At 1 0'clock to-day the situation here was unchanged, but the general situation had grown more complicated from the fact that a number of freight conductors on the Prairie Du Chein and Crosse divisions had been ordered to Chicago to do switching in place of the strikers. One Milwaukee switcl.man said this afternoon that an order to quit work is liable to come to the Milwaukee division before nlth ‘The brakemen sympa- thize with the switchmen and would not take their places if a strike is ordered, Manager Miller said passen trains have all been running to-day and the probability is that the running of freight trains will bo resumed to-morrow. All of the engine dispatchers employed in the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul round houses gwere called to headquarters this mornlngcnrl offered the places made vacant by the of Chicago switch engineers, but they déclined to a man. To-night 1t was reporteq ‘that freight conductors all along the line had been ordered to Chicago to take the strikers places, and a meeting of the switchmen was called, = Nothing can bo learned as to their intentions, General Manager Miller said they were rapidly fliling the places ot thr strikers. “At present,” he said, ‘‘we are manning our Yyard engines with crews from off the road and they will do the work until we secure experienced switchmen, The Aurora Fire. AvroRa, TlL, March 80.—Owc-half of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy paint shop building, which burned last mght, had been fitted up as a hotel for the new engineers and firemen, over a hundred of whom were in their beds when the fire broke out. They bad just time to grasp their clothes and got out before the building was a mass of flames. The burned out men were quartered in other buildings for the night. Several of them were assaulted by unkuown partics as they rushed about the yards seeking shelter, The Burlington officials say the fire broke out in two or three places simultaneously and that indications point strongly to incen- diarism. Anotlier caseof incondiarism is charged by the Burlington ofiicials_at Downer’s grove. Xne pussenger coach whicl was standing on the side track along with several other pas- senger cars, was seton fire about 1 this morn- ing. The car was hopelessly charred beforo the fire was extinguisned. All Quiet at Oreston. CiesToN, Ta., March 80.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bem]—Only twenty of the thirty-one switchmen employed here went out. and all their places are now filled. No serious disturbances have occurred. A few rocks were thrown at the workmen in the yards Iast night, but a couple of pistol shots fired_at random put the intruders to flight. Several unsuccessful attenpts to wreek trains by obstructions on the track have been made near the city. Grand Master Sargent. of the firemen’s brotherhood, arrived here to-day and is in consultation' with the enginemen to-night. Switchmen Strike At Quincy. Quixoy, 1L, March 80.—The switchmen in the Quincy yards received orders this morn- ing to strike, and all but five left their posts about 9:30. The strikers gave no notice and refused to talk on the subjec e NEW ARMY RECRUITS DESERT. One Killed While Jumping From a Train—Story of Cruelty. Torzno, March 30.—Forty-five recruits for the United States army passed through this city to-night en route from the recruiting sta- tion at Davids’ Island to the west. They will arrive in Chicago to-morrow morning. The men tell a terrible story of the sufferings they have undergone at the recruiting sta- tion. They claim that they were starved and shamefully abused by the officers in charge, and that the officer in command of the present ip treated them like dogs. Four of the men deserted between Buffalo and this city, threoof them gotting safely away and one of them being killed by jump- ing from the train while in_motion. ~ One of the men told Detective John Cayanaugh, of the Lake Shore road, that ten of the party would desert before the train gets into Chi- cago. : —_—— Refuses to Ask For Mercy, Wansaw, N. Y., March 80.—The young murderer, Van Brant, who has sixteen days more to live, has written to General Linus Thayer, his attorney, refusing to have him appeal to Governor Hill, He say “I have been thinking and praying about the conversation we had in regard to an ap- peal to the governor and have come to the conclusion not to make any appeal whatever, but to let the sentence be carried out. 1 fee! that I have no right to beg for mercy from any earthly governor, and that if I did so the peace of mind which I now enjoy would boe taken away from me. Almighty God knows that I am not guilty of a premeditated crime, If it is the will of God to save my life he will do so. Dear general, good, sympathizing friend, do not think me ungrateful for writ- ing in this way. Believeme, I wish to do what is right. I thank God that I have been honest and kept nothing from you. That God will give me strength and courage to face the end 1 have no doubt, We will let the case rest with God and not with man,” New York Republican Clubs, New York, March #0.—[Special Telegram to the Ber,|—The Times yesterday printed a statement of serious trouble brewing between the New York state league clubs and fhe na- tional republican league on account of she alleged slowness of the work of the state league. It is also intimated that the trouble was caused by jealousies of the Blumne and Sherman men, The whole story is_em phati- cally denied by those competent to speal, No dissensions exist and there fis no prospect of any, Since December over 100 new clubs were added in the state, making over 200 in all, booming no particular candidate, but working for the best interests of republican- iswm, e The Two-Headed Calf. Dururn, Minn,, March 80,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—Duluth’s famous two- heuded calf has been mounted and has been rented for a year by the Barnum show peo- ple. “The owner has refused all overtures to sell and Barnum pays §1,000 for a year's rent. ———e Bad For the Rats, Duvrura, Minn,, March 80.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]- By the bursting of the large water main on First avenue, east, yes terday the basements and cellars of many buildings were flooded level with the street and considerable damage done. The flood of water drove hundreds of rats out of their haunts and the luckless rodents were slaugh- tered in Jarge numbe: el A Fatal Quarrel. §7. Louis, March 30.-~A story comes from Chiilicothe that J. V. Gillespic and wife nad 8 violent quarre! to-day with fatal Gillespie being shot three times and Laving ber throat cul from car 1 & results, his wife ANOTHER GOVERNMENT FALL President Oarnot Accepts the Redl ignation of the French Ministry, FLOQUET WILL BE SUMMONER The Passage of the Bill For the Revist fon of the Constitution the Cause of the Downfall= Koreign News. The Government Defenated. Panis, March 80.--The chamber to-day, b a vote of 208 to 247, despite the opposition the government, voted for the bill providin, for the revision of the constitution. The govy ernment theroupon resignoed, Lagurre proposed and Pelletan sup) the motion for urgeney, D'Asson (royalist) said he would vote for the proposal, hoping if would tend to restore legitimate monarchyg which alone could save France. Brisson was opposed to revision. The sat isfaction which would be afforded by th ndo;n.h'm of the measure ought not to be gi to Boulanger, who had attacked the inst tutions of the country and who had talked of pnmmg the chamber, nister Sarrien urged the chamber to Ject the demand, decluring it essential th no new cause of troubles and difficul be added to those already existing. Premier Firard, who had entered the ho) during the debate, declared if the cham! decided to consider the urgenoy proposal t! ministry would decline all responsibility, such action on the part of the chamber fu nish a fresh argument in favor of the aud: clu\;l manifesto issued by the dismissed ges eral. 3 As 800n as the vote was announced Tirard" departed for Elysee palace. 0 President Carnot has accepted the res! tion of the cabinet. The ministers will an duct the affairs of the departments unf their successors are appointed, It is pected Floquet will be summoned. v Deroulde, when questioned in_regard the crisis, said the intrigues and jealousis of statesmen are ruining France. He feare war with Germany at the present momen France must be set on her feet. The on! man able to raise her was Boulanger, The Floods in Germany. Brnviy, March 0.—At Posen the militar barracks have boen opened as a refuge fo persons who have been made homeless b the floods. At Cologne several quays have been submerged, and those who inhabited houses near the banlks of the Rhine are leav4 ing them. By the capsizing of u boat noae Bartzenberg nine persons wore drowned. Half of the district of Luneburg s inupe dated and fifteen villages submerged. Eight persons have been drowned and 900 are homeless. King John Wants Peace. Rowe, March 30.—It was officially ans nounced last evening that an Abyssinian o ficer applied at the ltalian outposts for pe mission to speak with General San Marzano The officer delivered a letter from King Jon asking for poace. The government has int structed General San Marzano to facilitate @ settlement. The overtures made by King John are said o be in a measure du to thel Ereat scarcity of provisions among his peopler Explosion of a Powder Magazine, AsHENS, March 80.—A powder magazine in 12 fortress on the island of Santa Maura ploded to-day. At last accounts fire was rags ing in the fortress, and it was feared twe other maguzines would explode. The loss of life is not yet known. The inhabitants 8f adjacent town have departed from thef homes, Fatal Fires. Prstin, March 30.—A number of fires o curred in Hungary during the prevalence 0? the gale. Thirty-eight houses were burned, and many lives lostat Mezo Berenex. il i SUSPENDED FOR FICKLENESS, A Minister Breaks His Engagement and is Deposed. Crnarrestoy, W. Va., March 80.—Some~ thing like a year ago Rev. George Shaw, g young ministor of this state, was sent by hi conference from St. Albans, near this city, to Fairfield, in the region of the Kanawha coak flelds, to preach to the workmen of tha region. Rev. Mr. Shaw’s sermons were eloy quent and the good he did was very perceptf ble. He gained the good will of his peopli and also the heart of Ida Little, a pretty aty tendant at his church and the couple becameg engaged, Toecently Mr, Shaw was sent. to Ceredo care for the flock of that small town in Wayn county, Preparations for the wedding wen| on and his correspondence continued until made the acquaintance of Miss Nellie Will & handsome girl who attended the you divine’s church, He evidently thought more beautiful than Miss Little, whom had promised should be his wife, Finally b letters ceased, ho forgot his vows to Misy Little, and after a short courtship marri Miss Willis at Ceredo. The honeymoon was' not yet passed whtn Miss Little, with th assistance of her father, laid the caso befo; the executive committéo of the Methodis conference, After careful cxamination Re Mr, Shaw was suspended. Furious Fire in Chicago. Curcaco, March 80.—The fire which started early this morning in the five-story blook, corner Lake and Peoria strects, gave thi firemen great trouble before it was subduedf Soon after 2 o'clock the fire spread to g couple of residences west of the burning block, and soon after a row of wooden tenes ments across the street began to blaze, Th families in these houses had to move ouf very suddenly, and were able to s but little furniture. It s Dbelier a man was burned to death in cottage next to the factory. Whilg the fire was raging & large scction of th Lake street wall of the burning building fel outund two or threo firemen were seriou injured. dJust before this Marshal Murph; with thirteen men who were pruuringlz leave the fourth floor where they had been ing, were knocked down and mn, uised by a terrific explosion of hot They had hardly got out before the floors fel to the basement, The five was finally su dued at 4 o'clock. The losses on the bu}bflk and contents will aggregate £300,000, & Rankin, dairy supplies; Zimwerman frigerator company, Linn Weaver & Oo.' tinware, and Goss Printing Pross compan, are the ' principal losers, The insurance if.. swall, th e es By the Cars, S Joserm, Mo,, March 80. —[Special Telegy gram to the Bee.]—William Baker, a Ch# cago, Burlington & Quincy brakeman, ate tempted to jump from a stationary car to & moving train on a parallel track in the comd pany's yard this afternoon aud fell betwees two cars and was cut td pleces. Baker was from Barnard, Mo., and was one of the mieny who took the places of the striking switche men. He went to work yesterday, He was sworn in as 4 deputy sherift this mornin The coroner's jury retur o verdict th the man’s death was the result of his owg curelessness. Cable Cuieaco, March ing the Yerkes cav syndicate Gverys thing asked for on the West Side withou wodification or restriction, passed this evy ing. Jt gives aratis to the syndicate cel chises covering over two-thirds of Out to Pennsylvania Republicans. PiursouiG, Pa., Merch %0.—~The epublys 1 cau state convention will ha beld hexe May g