Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 3, 1888, Page 1

B senassnsidR | ) ' westand the ereat RQTAT IR P HE OMAHA DaAiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1888, NUMBER 200, 1t is a magnificent portrayal of our position upon the subjects treated. T think it will be endorsed by every farmer, manufacturer, mechanic and laborer who has agreed to it. WILL CLEVELAND DECLINE? | A Lotter to That Bffect Sald to Be Already Written. WHOLE TONS OF TARIFF TALK. the good of our industrics at_heart. Such a reform as the majority propose would never do. Ttis a one-sided strike at the very in. dustrics which need protection most and leaves untouched the things which we would bring about greater changes in." There have been 100 names already placed on the book of the speaker fog tariff speeches. It is believed there wili be 125, and possibly 180, regular long tariff speeches delivered during the general debate on the bills, and hundreds and hundreds of short speeches when the bill comes up for amendment and while the amendments are being discussed. The first two weeks of the general debate will be pretty dry, then it will grow lively and_will become intensely warm, no doubt, } as the weather grows wari and the question What the Country Will Be Expected to Endure—Observation of Easter Monday at Washington—A Peculla.ly Sad Death. What Did Amos Alm At? WaAsHINGTON BUREAU THE OMATIA BRi 513 FOURTERNTI STRER' WasnixGrox, D. C., April 2. There was a great - deal of talk at the capi- tol to-day about the probability of President Cleveland declining the use of his namo be- fore the St. Louis convention for renomina- tion. The talk grew outof a little incident the other day before the house committee on comes nearer a focus, LEBRATING EASTER MONDAY, Juvenile Washington took possessipn of the white house grounds to-day and made merry, to the detriment of the flowers, shrubs and trees. Girls and boys of all colors, sizes and ages, from the gray-haired sster of sixty, who hus made a practice ng every vear, to the tiny tot_who ¥ first saw the light twelve months ago. Every printing, which is investigating the manage- | knoll and hillock was possessed by some ment of the government printing office. Mr. [ white-frocked party, who rolled eggs of Cummings, who until he entered congress, | myriad colors to their hearts’ content. Over in the less frequented portions of the grounds the big brothers and sisters of the little ones flirted with other fellows’ big brothers and sisters, while inside the mansion ammas talked of Mrs. Cleveland and Dollie Madison, and said they were all 80 glad that Lent had ended. Hector, Mrs, Cleyeland's blase canine, frisked his fair self about on the grass and endeavored to elude the petting showered on him. Kay, the big dog that has superseded Hector in his mistress’ affections, sat in front of his house and watched the gay carnival with astonished eyes. B picking was carried on principally by ragged young gamblers of dusky hue, and such technical terms os “butts” and “pents” were frequently heard, On the outside of the grounds venders of candy and peanuts drove a thriving trade. A delegation of northern Cheyenne Indians from Montana received an_ovation in the shape of numerous war-whoobs, and they cheerfully and smilingly picked their way mong the crowds, ng with innate stoi- ismn the tugs and pushes from the bad s When the ident came into the east 1to hold his reception, at 1:30, he was sicged by un army of little ones. Mrs. Cleveland came to her window several times ngz the day and looked out on the unique scene. It is estimated that over five thousand people were on the grounds at differcnt times, PROVIDING EOR CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE'S WIDOW, was an editorial writer on the New York Sun, and is therefore opposed to the continu- ation of President Cleveland in power, asked @ witness whether there had been any con- fidential matter from the white ho ed at the office 3 plied afirmatively. Then Mr. Cunimings wanted to know if any letter had been print- ed from the president declining a renomina- tion. The witness replied that if such a let- ter had been printed it was confidential, and therefore he could not give it away. @ rom this question a great deal of talk has grown, There were many democratic mem- bers who put this with the president's signi- ficant observations in his letter of acceptance four years ago, and imagined that they coutd sce a letter declining a re-nomination for the reasons which Mr. Cleveland gave when he accepted the first nomination. They declared that the prsident had done nothing to war- 1ant the belief that he is anxious for anether turm and that he can sce the handwriting on the wall. There are fully one-third of the democrats in the senate and house who are secretly or openly opposed to Mr. Cleveland continning in the presidential chair and the were glad to take hold of every straw that 1 sme of the intimate friends of the late floated on the surface pointing towards o | cplef Justice Waite sy it i & shame. to talk daclination. They declared that the presi- [ about his poverty bof ars of tho dent had neyer held an office but one term | family are dry. Civil Service Commissioner and that he is aware that there is so much opposition to him in the doubtful states that his re-nomination is plainly inadvisablo. Edgerton, who knew Judge Waite | hood, is Indignant av the carly subscription, rom boy- alic about a Ho thinks a few days should Representative Taulbee,” of Kentucky, an | intervene after death before this is done. A administration democrat, said this afternoon | movement has already been started by some he did not believe that the president regarded | of the friends to raise a fund for the family. a sceond term improper and that he had no | The family has not been consulted in this idea of declining u renomination. If he | matter and it is not likely they will be, It is should do_so, however, Mr. Taulbec says | thought, however, as a just tribute to the that New York will nominate the candid life and character of the distinguished jurist, and that he will be Hill or Hewitt. He | something of the kind should be done. They roud of his life and they are notashamed he died poor. OF this latter fact there can be no doubt. 1t is expected that members of the bar will take charge of the matter, and it is sugzested that $100 subseriptions will be called for. TRAGIC AND SAD DEATH. Prof. E. A. Paul, the principal of the high school of this city. rday after- noon wa cle in a c lision with Senator Cullom’s horse, died this could not believe that the failure of the Mills | are tariff bill would acpress Mr. Cleveland or | t that it would lead him to decline the race, as has been intimated by the extreme tariff re- formers. Bourke Cochiran, the brilliant young demo- ceatic member from New York, who has fled from under tho party whip a number of times in this session, declared that this talk about tho president’s declining in advance Wwas mere speculation. Representative 'ord, of Michigaa, another | morning. He was a brillant young man, democerat, said about the same way. He did | and the circumstances of his death are pe- not believe that the president would decline | culiarly painful. Less than a year ago he upon the failure of the tarift bill, although it would not be an endorsement of the presi- dent's principles should the bill failto r ceive a majority vote. Representative Allen of Mississinpi, who is somewhat of a humorist, said: *I have seen nothing that would cause me to suspect him of any such intention. You know large bodies move slowly. 1 scen no evidence was married and spent his honeymoon in Returning last fall, he rented a just at the outskirts of the Logan, where been living. Return- wheel on Satur tempted to alight in ked down by an, who was a few hie and his br ve ing from a ride upon h afternoon, Prof, I front of his hous of desite on thé part of the president to | steps in his rear rseback. The horse move out of the white house. He secms to | became ta wheel, was thrown mo to have rather u settled air about him.” | down, and Gitbnt Pro Do 1 REPUDLICAN IDEA. crushing him 1sing such injuries that “The republ an membe) ay that the presi- dent has not by his acts given the impression that he wants another term, but they are of [ into his own home and aft the opmion that a taste of the white house | fully for thirty-six hours, d has seduced him from his original intention | The coachman immediately returned 1o and t he is now using the machine to or Cullom’s house, where he was secure the necessary two-thirds vote in the toa on’Sunday morning. His fathor, ponvention, who is a able colored man of this ¢ 1 had he survived, he would ha paralytic for The profes Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire, said fio | for his appearance at court, doubt a large portion of the democratic party leased, After the death of Prof. would wele lotter from the president deelining mination. 1t would be hailed wait the finding of the coroner’s jury with delight "and open the way for Hill. *1 or Cullom wasout of the city at th expe liat Cleveland will be tho awving gone to New York with the other candidate and_there is no possibility or prob- | members of the commerce committee to in- ability of his declining. ~ How it he runs | spect th { the proposed bridge over the fagain, in my judgment, the people will sustain | Arthur ew Jersey. As soon as tho him in his leiter of acceptunce and agree that | family learned what had happe s Cul- one term is sufticient.” THE Pl TIVE TARIPF DEDAT! Proceedings in the house to-day when the Mills tarift bill was reported, pointed unmis- takably to the date when the’ general tariff debate will be commenced. The time fixed by general concession is two weeks from to- morrow, Tucsday, April 17. This will just Jom went at onee to Frof. Cullom’s reside but of course could do nothing but offer mpathy of the family and_express their re- ant should have been the amity. - Upon Senator Cul- home this morning he went to the house, but Prof. Paul had died The wheelman's lom’s arrival at at onc give time to get the bill out of the Louse, | association here have had a meeting and re- should it be amended in such a way as to ro- | solved to assist in the prosecution of the ceive a majority vote before the St. Louis | coachman as a watter of general protection to convention and will give the democrats an bicyclers. apportunity to expatiate on their when they form their platform tional campaign. The majority announced to-day, when the bill v reported, that it was their intention to give as much as po ble of the two wecks which wiil now in vene before the taviff bill is taken up to the | ¢ work INAUGURATION DAY. for the na- The proposition to change inauguration ¢ from March 4 to April 30, and to make 81 the beginning of the congress- 1, was defeated in the house to-duy major It was supported by ine of Texas, Cox of New York and Col- by a he consideration of appropriation bills, so that | Jins of Massachusetts, 1t was opposed by there will bo very little interference with the | Adams of 1llinois and Burroughs and Alle: tarift deoate, when that begun, If the | of Michigun. Mr. Adams claimed that the majority aet with any sincerity it can pass | constitution ought not to be amended to curo a mere inconvenience. Congress should pass law requiring congress to meet on the first v of its term. That would cure many ex- ting evils complained of by the supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment Mr. Adams further claimed that the clectoral votes for president and vice presi- dent should be counted by the outgoing con- gress, To leave it to an incoming con, nearly all of the thirteen regular appropria $ioh Ditla which hav nob. peen aotod upon, and most of which are yet in committees, It is understood that four or five appropriation bilis will be taken up in the house during the remuinder of this week, TIE MINOKITY RE Proof sheets of the minority report on the Mills tariff bill we od late this after noon at the house and given to the two press | as this amendment proposed, would 1 associations for distribution to the morning | serious danger. The electoral count would newspapers of the count The minority | be controlled by members holding certificates of the committee on wiys and means felicl- | of election whether duly elected or not: no tate themsclyes that they havemade a logical | election contests could be decided in time to and iwpressive argument aguinst the passage | allow contest SRS of the bill. They have not only had the ce- | take part in the e port of the majority and the billitself to cogi- | ing boards throughout the ate upon in the compilation of their report, but they have for themselves made investi- tion ‘into the condition of affairs at the reasury departinent in respect to incomes and surplus, and the probable income and output of the year The argument the minority submit presents many new fucts and is considered a strong Btand in direct opposition tothe position taken by the majority. The republicans say they A postoftice has been established at ( Are in favor of a reform of the turi but that | ner, Seward county, Nebraska, and Charle the reform offered by the majority is sec- | 8. Brockway nppointed postmaste tional and unjust; that it discriminates in Changes have been ordered in the star ser- favor of the south and, against the north, the | yvice in Nebr ws: Walworth to northwest; thut while | North Loup— From 16, omit service none of the southern indust m Walworth to Sargent, twelve miles, uffected, those of the other & and Increass. sorvico 1o six inios f week:, are senselessly attacked and in such u way as | Walworth to Anselmo—From April 16, ex- to ruin them; that the people most directly | tond service to b B0t aud amb interested in the proposed tarift reform have | West Union, twelve " Increase se: been refused a voice in the construction of | to six times a week. {:‘ bill, and that there is no Lope of its |~ Changes in tune schedules on star mail 880, routes in fowa baye been ordered as follows, The minor to take offect Apil § five republic Sidnoy to Hawbur ORT, ountry would be tempted to strain the law and the facts for the benefit of their own party. In a close dental eleetion this might lead to a dis- The electoral count he thought had ¥8 been the weakest part of our political We ought not add to the danger, wote, of a disputed presidential pute. election. NEBRASKA AND 10WA POSTAL MATTERS - vie y report is slgned by all of the n members of the committee on ~Leave Sidvey daily ways and means, and is heartily endorsed by ndays at1l a. m., wrive at Knox chei all in ey respect, notwithstanding 0.3 lewve Kuox daily except Sundays at the us ity reports to the ¢ ry. The arrive at Sid 1:15 p. m.; majos are endeavoring to an im Sidney daily sat 3 p. m., pression that there are one or two of the mi nority mewbers of the committee who do not enter into the full spirit of the report they submitted to-days General Browue, of Iu diany, who is idered one of the most con servative protectionist members of the mi- 4 nority, and who is the one ubove ull others | city spending his vacation. Also Miss Je the democrats are intimating is not in per- | Wallace, of Omaha, who is attending fect accord with the report of the minority Suwith college of Massachusetts, sald to me this evening: “Our veport, I | Senator Paddock’s son, ‘who is spending think, 15 one of the clearest and strongest.ar- | his college vavation lere, was at the capitol ments that could be made in favor of wain- | this afternoon. our present, protection upon A E. H. Edson, of Omaha, is here. sy ndustrics aud lakor, We all heartily Seuator Mauderson goes lo. Philadelphia ¢ at Humburg by 6 p. m.; leaye Hani- daily excopt Sundays at 8 a. m., arrive by 10 m. VERSONAL AND GENERAL. lace Broatch, son of the mayor uanda Yale college student, is in of the nie the to-morrow with Senator Hale's committee to inquire into the operation of the civil service as illustrated in the Philadelphia postofice, the mint and_custom house. It will prob- ably hold sessions at the Continental hotel, and will be absent several days. Quite a stir was raised at the east main door of the capitol this morning by another crank, who had conceived the idea_that the judges of the supreme court should be ut to death and that it was is mission to_perform the work of extermination. Before proceeding to the execution of his purpose, however, he stood on the front portico and fired scveral shots down the high steps without injuring any- one. He was arrested and locked up in the station honse, giving his name as McMains. He hails from New Mexico and is a man of rather gentiemanly demeanor, A statoment, prepared by General Clark, the clerk of the house, shows that up to dato 222 private bills and 127 public bills have boen passed. in the forty-ninth congressthe tariff bill was reported on the 12th of April. About 9,000 bills have been introduced during the session. Priky S, HEATIL Army Orders, WasiiNaroN,] April 2. - - [Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Major James W. Scully, quartermaster, ered to proceed from New Orleans to Greenwood Isle, Miss., for temporary service, Captain Charles C. Morrison, ordinance department, is ordered to proceed from Gov- ernor’s Island, N. Y., to the naval proving ground, Annapolis, and to the Washington navy yard, for temporary service. * Captain Andrew H. Russel, ordinance de- partment, is ordered to proceed from Frank- ford arsenal, Philadelphia, to the Dupont powder mills, near Wilmington, Del., on tem- porary service. Prof. Peter S. Michie, of the military academy, is ordered to this city for temporary service, Post Chaplain Minor C. Blaine is relieved from duty in the Department of the Colum- bia and ordered to duty at the new post near Denver, Colo. Captain George G, Lott, Eleventh infantry, has been granted fifteon duys’ extension of leave by direction of the secretary of war, under the act approved June 8, 1854, and the act amendatory thercof approved February 3, 1887, and, to complete the record, the dis- charge of First Sergeant George Swaim, Company C., Seventh Iowa cavalry volun: teers, October 20, 1864, amended to take effect August 19, 1 his muster into ser- vice as second licutenant, same company and regiment, October 21, 1864, is amended to date August 20, 1564, ‘and he is mustere pay in said grade during the period emb between the aforesaid date, under the pro- visions of the act of congress approved Feb- ruary 14, 1888, Hospital Steward Richard Keogh, U. S. A, is by direction of the pres- ident, ‘upon his own application, placed upon the retired list created by that act. “The president has directed that an army retiring bo: be convened in this city next ‘Wednesday for the examination of Major General Alfred H. Terry, as anticipated by the bill. The following” ofiicers have been led for this dut; Major General John . Scofield, Brigadier General S. V. Ben- nott, Brigadier General Robert MacFecley, Chief Medical Purveyor J. H. Baxter and Major Charles R. Greenleaf, surgeons. A board of officers, to consist of Major E. V. Sumner, Fifth cavalry; Captain W. M. Wherry, Sixth in: Captain G. W. s, Fourteenth infantry; Captair Francis cavalry, and Captain C. G. Whipple has been appointed to meet at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on Wednesday, April 4, for the examination for promotion of non- i«‘mcd ofticers to the grade of second t. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasmNGToy, April 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The following pensions for Nebraskans were granted to-day: Original invalid—Gilford P. Richard, Eagle; Robert D. Anderson, De Witt; David R. Bradford, Barnestown; Simeon Dumas, Plum Creek; Chauncey H. Allen, ska City. Mexi can survivors—Geor; hop, Broken Bow, Mexican widows—Julia Ann, widow of Id- win Shepard, Pender; Fraziska, widow of Jacob Sehueider, Omaha. Pensions for Towans—Original invalid— James M. Johnson, Mount Ayr; Silas A. De- vol, Troy Mills; Luke Todd, Fi i A. Teboy, Hampton; Godfr man, Cedar Falls; De Wit C. bugue; Lemuel K. Osgood, klgin Shorer, Moutez TLucius L. Lo amuel C. tobert Park, Hartford; rthy, Massena. Inercase hiclds, 'Allerton. Original —Maria 1., motner of Arnold . 1, mother of Jamc an Widows- Hutton, Mc ilham Robb, Hamburg, Public Debt Statement. WasmNGTo, April 2.—The following is the public debt statement for the month of March: Intercst bearing debt-—Principal, 052; interest, §11,105,023; total, Debt on which interest has since maturity, $2,500,351; debt bear- interest, $646,071,411; total debt— ; interest, $11, loss reserve and widows, etc Horton, Deliy H. Boon, Home 5., widow of Ji Sarab, widow o ing 1o principal, $1,600,7 total, $1,701,807,44 ms available for 3501 total debt, less available c cash in treasur. in treasury April debt, less cash cas| debt, les £1,100,868,15 March 1, 1558, $1,202, 1, 1888, in treasury decrease during rease since June 3, 1887—858,500,551; total cash in treasury— the month—&11,580 580,454,002 Senator Farwell's Funding Scheme. WasmiNGros, April 2.—Senator Farwell to-day offered an amendment to the bond bill, authorizing and directing the scerctary of the treasur to 1ssuc and sell to national banking associations at par, coupon or regis- tered fifty year bonds, bearing 215 per cent interest, to'be used by banks us sceurity for circulation. Such bonds are exempted from state or municipal authority, and banks ure authorized to issue circuluting notes to the nt of 100 per cent of their par value retary is directed to invest the surpl d in the treasury including the money r ved for said bonds, in the purchase of ited States bonds in open markets, All laws and parts of laws relating to the establishment of a sinking fund for the pay- wment of the public debt are repealed. Forfeiting Unea Land Grants, WASHINGTON, April 2.—The public lands committee of the house has decided to report bills forfeiting about forty mill'on acres of Northern and Southern Pacifie railroad land grants and the Ontonogan grant, Wants It in His Own Town. WasminGron, April 2.—Mr. Henderson, of Towa, introduced a bill to-day for the re- moval of the ofice of inspector of hulls and boilers from 111, to Dubuque, Ia. v and Perfidy, MARSHAL Tex., April -|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—A young man giving the name of John Dixon burg ed the house of Peter Iyy. Ho was caught in_the act, with the silverware, clothing, jewelry, ete., in_his possession. He had thoroughly ransacked the house while tk He is iu jail, people weré ut church, ——e he Fire Record, 1sBURG, 1L, April2.—Several stores on the west side of the public square were com- pletely burned yesterday, entailing a 1oss of 000, with ve all insu TEANECK, N, J., April 2.—The loss caused by the burning of the residence of William Walter Phelps last night amounts to between £200,000 and $300,000, The Welch-Vilas Libel Suit. Mixxiavoris, April 2,—The jury in-the famous Welch.Vilas libel suit disagreed after being out forty hours, the standing seven for conviction and five for acquittal. ‘Welch is jubilant at the result dnd predicts acquittal ub the next tiial, ance, LITTLE ROWS, BUT NO RIOTS. The Railroad Rumpns Breeding Boy- cotts and Bad Feeling. DANGER SIGNALS Enginemen and Switchmen on Al Roads in Kansas Oity Combine Against the “Q"—More Pink- ertons for Omah: IN SIGHT, “Q" Cars Shunned at Kansas Kaxsas City, Mo, Telegram to the Bre.|—At 10 o'clock yos- terday morning, the Missouri Pacitic, Chicago & Alton, Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf, Atchison, Topeka &-Santa Fe, Wabash & ‘Western, Union Pacific, and other roads were notified by committees of the brother- hoods of engineers and firemen that after 12 o'clock to-day the switchmen, engineers and firemen in the different yards would re- fuse to handle “Q" cars. This action was the result of a general meeting of engineers, firemen and switchmen. The new policy agreed upon by the brotherhood is that the other roads shall be prevented from handling Burlington freight, not by a gencral strike, but by a boycott in the yards, Under the new plan of action, when a Burlington car is turned over to another road, and the engin- eer and firemen are ordered fo haul it, they will leave the cab, If another engine is then ordered to make the transfer its engineer and fireman will also quit. As a final move, if other men are put on the engines, the switchmen will go out, None 'of the other roads motified the Burlington that it would not receive their freight, and the Fort Scott and Santa Fe, that have handled Burlington freight since the beginning of the strike say their position will be unchanged. It has been the policy of the Burlington during their strike to protect the other roads in everything pos- sible, and Assistant Superintendent Iish states this morning that there would be no change in that policy, and that tho other rouds would not be pushed into this fight. The Burlington yards were well cleared up, and the road will probably not make an effort 10 turn over freight fora’ day or two, giving the other roads a_chunce to canvass the situ- ation and determine their course. The Rock Island was notified that its freight, handled by Burlington switch engines, would be treated the same as Burlington freight. The road at once telegraphed to have two Rocl Island switch engines sent to Kansas City The engines will arrive this evening. in case the Burlington switchmen strike they will at once be taken into the employ of the Rock Island to enable the latter to do busi ness in the Burlington yards. The fact that the Rock Island will have to hire them may induce the Burlington switchmen to strike. The Burlington boycott went into effect promptly at 12 o'clock as promiscd. The other roads were busy all morning transfer- ring Burlington cars. No objection to haul- ing them was made by the engineers before noon. A few minutes before 12 o'clock a Fort Scott switch engine was sent to the northern end of the Fort Scott_yards to get five Burlington cars that the yardmaster in- tended to turn over to the Burlington. The engine was delayed, and it was 12 o'clock when it reached the Burlington cars, The engineer at once notified the yardmaster he could not handle them, and was ordered to move the other cars aud let them stand. No attempt was made to force the men to haul them, and no other engine was ordered to handie them. The leaders of the strikers say that this plan will be followed in every case. General Superintendent Fagan, of the Fort Scott, did not receive word until 2 o'clock that’ the engineers had refused to handle Burlington cars. He at once an- nounced that the Fort Scott road would not boycott Burlington freight and sent instruc- tions to the yards that Burlington cars must be handled the same as others. A Fort Scott engineer was ordered to move a train in which were several Burlington cars at 2:30. He ran the engine to the train and moved it after cutting the Burlington cars out. His uction was not hindered by the yard ofticials. The Strike Situation. Cricaco, April 2.—Thus far to-day there is no important change in the strike situation. Nothing has yet resulted from the mecting of the St. Paul and Fort Wayne strikers, i s to have been held this morning. he Belt ine or Panhandle men tion in regard to hundling “Q" The Burlington continucs its aggres- Neith taken any cars. sive policy and about 9 o'clock mnotified the police tha it was going to_ delver a train load to-day to the Michig: Central railroad. A detail of oflicers was sent to the Michigan Central rds and soon after the Burlington train,bristling with Pinkerton detectives and various railway officials, puffed in, Beyond the usual cu and erics of “scabs? that invariably gre Q" trains nowadays, there was no hostile demonstration. The cars were delivered to the Michigan Central and the “Q" engine, Pinkertons and officials quickly disappeare from the scene. As soon as they had gone the Michigan Central switchmen notified the yardmaster that they would not touch “Q cars, A strike on this road will therefore be precipitated whenever the order is given to move cars now in the yard. It is thought this order is sure to come during the morn- ing. ‘The Burlington also announced they had four hundred cars at Englewood which they intended to offer the Lal shore com- pany during the day. Sevcral switchmen on that line declared to & reporter they would not handle them. “We shall most certainly handle all the freight delivered to us,” said Mackay, general freight agent of the Michi- gan Central, when asked what they intended 1o do wi " cars, tOur gener i tendent arrived from Detroit to-day. Just what his plans ave I do_ not know. but you can rest ussured wo will handle those cars if to go down there and help myself. propose to run this 1o nd if our nt employes refuse to out any of ors we will discharge them and’ fill s, So far I have not heard that they have refused to obey orders.” About noon a committée of employes from the Michigan Central yards visited the gen- eral oftice of the company and are now having a conference with the general superintend ent on subject of handling Q" cars, Michigan Cen’ the which were delivered to the tral this morning. There was a little row in the Northwestern yards this morning on account of the apj unce of o Fort Wayne engine there, manned by Muster Mechanic Ormsby ' as cn- lucor and @ wiper from the Fort Wi shops fireman, They hauled & Pullman ear over the Northwestern, te but upon their arrival a lot of Northw n switchmen jumped on the engine, and threw Ormsby and his helper off, and after sub- jecting them to copsiderable ill-treatment, drove tuem out of the yard. The engine was then “blown off” and the fire dumped, It now stands dead in the N sstern yards. General Manager N of the Lake Shore, intimated that his compuany was prepared for any emergency, but at the sume time were not expecting one, here are no union switchmen in our employ,” he said, engineers and firemen have given n to believe them men of sense and A large train of Burlington cen hapdled without even a pro test {1 Lake Shore employes Satur- ay,” Newell explained, “‘and there wus no son why it sno day if any was offere d not be done again to b, the Burlington.” Unless the Paul switchmen are ut their posts to-morrow morning ready for work they can never obtain employment on the road again. This was the ultimatum of the officials this morning. At a meeting of the strikers to-day, at which the : some two hundred, they resolved to. stand to the position already taken in regard to “Q" e Fourteen switch engines working in the St. Paul yards this morning and the superintendent said he had engaged crews to wan half a dozed more if they were needed. All'is quiet at the yards. The suburban service of the St. Paul was resumed Lbis worning, all Walus wrnivieg nearly on time, and_manned mostly by their own crews. A number of old passenger en gineers have decided not tojoin the strikers and will stick to their engines. At the meeting of the Michigan Central men and Superintendent Brown, held at noon, the men were told that they must han- dle the Burlington train sent into the yards, The men demurred, and were told they must make up their minds to do 8o by 7 to-morrow morning. They went to their_engines and work was resumed, but_the “Q" freightvas not touched. The sentiment of the men was that they would not touch the objectionable freight, and_they will hold o mass meeting to-night to officilly decide on their conrse. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon no Burling- ton freight was handled on the beltline to-day although a number of Burlington cars have been transferred to the belt line tracks by the Burlington, The belt company’s employes were reported to be maintaining a firm front and had not been asked to touch any of tho boycotted freight. Whether the dead-lock between yardimen and their employes could be broken or would result in a strike, no one seemed at all willing to predict. This afternoon an attempt was made to get a train of twenty freight cars from the “'Q" road to the Chicago & Alton. As the train passed the viaduct at Sixteenth street, the engineers of other roads refused to allow the train to go by, They stopped its progress by crossing and recrossing the tracks which in- tersect the road at this point. These tactic were kept_up for two hours, and the * train was finally taken back to the Western avenue yards, After this an Illinois Central train was brought to Sixteenth street, drawi by a “Q" engine. When the viaduct was reached o number of stones were hurled at the locomotive. The assault was answered by n shot from a man_standing in the cab, The nssaulting parties withdrew and the train proceeded on its way. The Rock Island managers declined once more to risk a tie-up of their road by attempt- ing to receive freight from their competitor, the Burlington. 1t was in_vain that the officials and luwyers of the latter roud tele- raphed and dispatched & messenger to the Rock Island this morning. A verbal reply was finally returned that the Rock Island refused to take any cars from the Burlington. This afternoon, speaking for the Rock Island, Division Superintendent Chamberlain_said §We have not only returncd a verbal answer to the Burlington to the effect that we would not touch their cars, but we have issued a written order—a gerneral order—to our em- ployes not to handle them, We don't propose to get into trouble by dealing with the ‘Q.’ if we can_keep out of it by leaving their cars alone. We think wo can better do the latte That is our position and the ‘Q. people know it.” An effort toward a_compromise of the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy was made this evening by the brotherhoods of engincers and firemen. A card embodying a concise statoment of the situation from the men’s standpoint, but giving no new was_issued by ‘them. It is add the Public,” and signed by Hoge on be- half of the engineers, and J. H. Murphy for the firemen. The meat of the document is the concluding paragraph, which involves a fresh offer of arbitration, ‘this time on an entirely new basis. The idéa is that_arbi- trators, instead of coming partly or wholly from outside ronds or other professions, be solected from among the Burlington’s own em- ployes. The document says in this connection that if the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company 1 satisfled with the present condi- tion of affairs, it has but little care for either the business or the lives of the public. “We stand, as we have stood all the time, ready to submit our case to a board of fair arbitrators, and we believe such a_board can be chosen from the raitroad employes of this company.” An offer is also made to submit the troublé to three railroad presidents or general manag- ers, Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chi- cago & Northwestern, is named as a man who would be an aceeptable arbitrator to the brotherhood, the Burlington company to name the secdhd arbitrator, who in_common with Mr. Hughitt should choose the third. At a secret conference of the dissatisiied employes of the Michigan Central road to- night, definite plans for future guidance were agreed upon, but they were ke the press, It is kiown that a d sponse will be given to-morrow morning o'clock to General Superintendent Brow A rumor is well grounded that the men wiil refuse to handle “Q" freight, General Freight Agent Ripley, of the Burlington, issued a notice to-diry 10 the other railroads that owing to the lubor troubles at Chic tic for the Burlington is liable to det tion if routed via this city. The comy s, is_preparced to receive freight t to all stations on the Chicago, ngton & Quiney and xilur; lines at all junction points except Chicago. Live stock and perishable freight, however, for points on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad will not be received. The officials on_the Fort Wayne road and the striking engincers and firemen held a conference this morning. The men refused 10 o back unless the ofiicials agreed to boy- cott the s the latter declined to do, and the 2 came to naught, The Burlington Wabash offic train of Burlington freight, but in the ab. sence of Receiver MeNultd no action was taken. General MeNulta, who is in New York, telegraphed that hé would start for Chicago at once. ny for More Pinkertons Arrive. Whil at the B. & M. yards yesterday morning were quict and everythmng, to use the expression of a prominent railroad offi- 1, was “‘running smoothly,” the prospects aspeedy termination of the present difi- culty is not of the brightest, and a walk-out on the part of the brakemen is hourl; pected. The action of the men on the St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road in going out yesterday will probably act as an i for similar action on the part of those cmployed on lines of the ©Q in this state, In anticipation of trouble which may arise from this new movement icago and went on duty at once, Three deputy sheriffs, who will do duty at South Omaha, Were sworn in yesterday, Nearly the striking engine switchmen express themselves as being much incensed at the action of a gang of toughs who, whilo pretending to be fricnds all and of tho strikers go about in the night making efforts to damage operty and nda r lives by tur cars loose and committing other dastardly ucts, The men wiio are out wish it undérstood that they are innowise responsible for any of these misdoings and have announced them selves as willing to assist in prosceutin purties who have been guilty of any ¢ actions mentioned. A committee of strikers appointed for the purpose called on General Manager Holdredge yesterday and assurcd him that they would use every cffort to ap prehend the perpetrators of these outrages, Reports from points along the line from Cheyenne ard indicate a_state of gen- eral quiet, no violence having been 1eported A THAIN CUT IN TWAIN. The cry of “scab was uttered by hundreds of tongues at the Tenth street crossing of the Burlington about 9 o'clock night 1 tram bands lent their cfforts the the last towards coupling ¢ had been detached from each oth train was composed of a string of stock and between the grade at poiut, @ nervous fiveman and en £ unbaudy man with “a pin profune brakeman or two who were loud ‘in_their exclamations that if they worked another day on the road they would be d—d, the train wus finally connected and went on its way Called to the scene by the demonstration, a Dig de of Pmkerton men rushed up with extended clubs and looked fi at the gathered throng, who poured forth epithets of displeasure, which were received with calmness and wo exhibition of by them. Oficer Bloom, of li police forc who was at1he Union Pacifie d t, obsery dignant outburst, hurried 1o the dispersed the crowd. After some the re on o duty the in scene and +flort the train was again made up and went on its This was the only disturbance of the and when @ Bee reporter left the Bur on property at miduight all 3urlington people have guard: of th was quiet -dotbled the and in rprope connec tion with the .special: policemen sworn in, .by . the city: have ' added a slrong dotail of Piviérion men in citizeny’ uniform in tho cordon established along their tracks east and west as far as Gibson and South Omaha. Those of the Pinkerton's WHho appear in “‘every day clothes™ are said 10 be men long in the_service, and have been through many & dificulty of the present kind. A WILD RUMOR. A scnsational story was afloat last nigh. to the effect that the Union Pacific rauroad, fearing an_outbreak that may possibly result in disaster to their plant, had tioned President Cleveland to order the re ulars at Fort Omaha to prepare for any emergency that may come up. This story could not be substantiatea. Representatives of roads in this city west of Chicago have received notice not to receive any perishable freight Holding Together at Lincoln, LixcoLs, Neb., April 2.—(Special to the Bee.|—The striking Burlington engincers and firemen are as firm to-day as when they left their engines five weeks ago, None are attompting to get back on the road, and the unanimous expression among them is that they are certain to win and be asked to arbi- trate the differences that caused them to part company with the road. The brakemen who have headquarters at this point are liable to step out at any time—in fact the general ox- pectation is that they soon will leave their trains and cast lots with the engincers, fire- men and switchmen, as the interests of them all are identical. The people of Lincoln are tired of the strike, and they feel its injury, but they' aro not tired of the efforts of the men to get right and justice, and they want to see them win, To inen who think of the robbery that the Burlington has practiaed on the state and this community for years, their sympathy can be nowhere else than Wwith the men, As a prominent citizen stated, ‘A road that holds the producing classes under its heel to amass an eight million surplus with which to grind down its laboring men and employes, is entitled to no sympathy or paticnce in the present struggle,” This expression is but one of many kindred kind that can be heard every day, and coupled with them are many words of commendation for the peaceful and gentlemanly manner in which the men who left their engines have conducted themselves, Conductors Go Out at St. Joseph. Sr. Josrri, Mo., April 2—[Special Tele- gram to the Biee]—At 11 o'clock last night all the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy brake- men who are members of the local brother- hood, and twenty conductors decided to quit work. Tho men were counsel- ing in their hall the entire afternoon Sunday and failed to show up for their trains, The brakemen are about fifty in number, The Chicago, Burlington & Quiney manage- ment were not officially informed of the strike until 5 o'clock this_afternoon, when a committee of five, three of whom were con- ductors, waited upon General Manager Mer- rill. They presented a long list of complaints, the most important of which werc to the fect that promotions had not been in the reg- ular ovder, favoritism being alleged, and that the men had been kept idle when it was not their faalt, demanding that pay go on for this time. General Manager Merrill refused to confer with them until credentials were brought from their respective bodies naming them as the official representatives. The men then stated that their bodies would not gosback to work until the old engineers who were on duty prior to February 97, 1888, were returned and the new men discharged. This demand was refused and the men form- ally announced the strike. Growing Warm at Creston. Crestox, Tn., April 2.—[Special Telegram to the B, ]—Extra police have been placed on duty to-day in the city, and excitement has quicted down somewhat. A fircman named Holman was waylaid last night and struck with a slung shot. He fired on his nts and they fled. Unknown parties threw @ switch in front of an approaching stock train and derailed four cars of sheep. have had three cngincers ar- ing concealed weapons, and ud costs. The only trouble all were fined £ that is now feared is in the yards at night. Three engines w stoned last night in the yards and ties were placed on the track out- ide the city, but no accidents resulted. Superintendent Brown received order: day to close the machine shops and pr to run trains through the city in ¢ local authorities did not take immed steps to protect the company’s emplo, he city responded by doubling the pd force, and no acts of violence have occurred during the da The tuation in Milwaukee. Mirwavkee, Wis., April 2.—General Man- ager Miller, of the Chicago, Milwauk St. Paul road, said the number of striking St. Paul employes at Chicago has been decreased since Saturday by the Chicago suburban men and the roundhouse men returning to their work, alleging that they quit work throu, misunderstanding. He said only about | men are now out. All is quiet “here. The report current that a strike will oceur at noon is lly creaited. M of the St. Paul road said that the company had laid off fully five thou- sand yard and switchmen along its system until the present trouble had blown over. The orde ts about cight hundred men in the 1 general Soflices i this city. The yard in this city is ‘descrted and abso- lutely nothing is being done. re Reading Recruits, Kaxsas Ciry, April 2.—[Special Telegran 10 the Bee.] —Thirty Ieading switchmen and brakemen arrived to- They came from Philudelphia and will work for the Burling- ton. ruits, 2, —Fifty enginecrs smen passed through here this morn- ing en route for Ch to take the places of the strikers, o] Merchants Very Mad, Masox Ciry, In., April 2.—|Special Te gram to the Bee.]—The present attitude of the engin n the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road is seriously erippling business industries in the west, The business cen tres of all Northern Towa are more or less dependent on this road, Merchants are com Wt the failure of receiving goods, bandoned ull hopes produce . The brotherhood sion sterday, and it is thought the h 1en and brakemen all along the division will go out inside of two days, Twelve empty Q" cars are side od at stations along the line between regor, | berlain, Dak., most of them stand ago to-day. y aid five weeks — Grain in Sight, Cuicaco, April visible supnly of grain for the week cnding Murch as compil d by board of trade, is s secretary of the ¢ Wheat. Corn Outs Rye Burley HM,000 1,716,000 Duluth's Grain Bins, Duvvrh, Minn, April [Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The total reccipts of wheat at Duluth for March were 530,000 Lushels. April receipts will be three times larg Phere are now in store there vaiting the ¢ ning of navigatien 7,744,300 of wheat, 244,456 of corn und 85,050 of vats, - - Must Iay the Loss. New Youk, April 2.—In the general term of the court of common pleas to-day, in & suit to recover for property lost by o passenge berth in a sleeping car, it wds held that the. complainant was entitled to judgment, and that railroad companies are respousible | for thgir pussengers wud propertys WOOL GETS THE WEIGHT OF 11, The House Committee’s Minority Roport on the Tariff Bill SOME TAFFY FOR STEEL RAILS, McKinley Preparcs a Report in Which He Remembers the Wool Raisers of the Buckeye State—Syne opsis of the Document, The Minority on the Tariff BiL WasniNarox, April 2.—The report of the minority of the ways and means committoo was submitted to the house to-day. Itis about twice as long as that prepared by the majority. It opens with a severe criticism of the action of the majority in &0 compiling the Dill that the minority was not given informa- tion of the fact that it was in preparation, It denounces the refnsal of the majority to hear manufacturers, workingmen and con- gressmen, on the proposed reductions, and charges the majority with sectionalism in that its bill reduces the tariff on but two articles of southern production—sugar and rice—and those very slightly, while it makes awholesale slaughter of everything produced in the north and northwest. The bill, the report says, is a radical reversal of the tarift policy of the country, which for the most part has prevailed since the foundation of the government. If enacted into a law, it will disturb every branch of business, retard wunufacturing and agricultural prosperity, and seriously impair industrial independence, It is marked with a sectionalism which every patriotic citizen must deplore. The American farmer will appreciate the vicious character of thebill when he is apprised of the fact that while the prodvets of land and labor are shut out of Canada by a protective tariff im- posed by the Canuadian government, the Canadian farmer can sell many of his’ pro- ducts without puying any duty. Nowhere in the billis the ultimate purpose of the authors more manifest than its —treat- ment of wool. It places this product upon the free list and exposes our flocks and fleeces to mereiless competition from abroad, This bill is but the echo of the president's message, and gives emphasis to the settled purpose of the majority to break down the most _valuable ndustries of the country. Why have the majority put wool the free list? Their purpose is” to bring down the price of wool. 1f this should be the resul we ask at whose expeuso and loss? It must be at the expense of the American grower, who at the present prices, and with the present duty, is being forced dut of busincss by ruinous foreign competition. Injury, by the confession of the majority, will Tall upon the American wool grower. The bill will greatly incrense the importations of the foreign product, and diminigh, if not wholly destroy, our own pro- duction, ' It should be borne in mind that our wool producers cannot compete wit countries where no winter feeding and but little summer attention is required, and where lubor is 80 cheap, unless their industry has just and adequate protection. The majority inquire in their roport: “If X nts the request of the wool growers, what are the people to do for woolen clothing” We beg to suggest that the peo- ple of this country, whose woolen clotheg during the existence'of the tariff of 187 (and the tariff of the proposed wool conference is substantially that tariff) were never better clothed, and never better able to buy them, Wool upon the free list is a deadly nssaulf upon a g wericultural interost, and will fall with terrible severity upon a million peo- ple. 1t will destroy invested capital, unsettle established values, wrest from the flock mase their lifetime earnings, bankrupt thou- nds of our best and most industrious rs and drive them into other branches Iready ov wied.” d of stecl rails the report vity desire to insure the | rail market to our Eng odduty of £11 wil “The supply of steel Under the h SIf the m hainding of our stc lish rivals, the pr accomplish this pur ils to the P coast i¥ now in hinds of forcigners because of t sportation by water from ports, the ~ existing duty not being suficient to our manufactur- s to compete for that trade. It is stated that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe come- pany had lately purchased 10.000 tons of for- cign rails to be delivered at San Diego, Cal, and it is mentioned that another Yot of 25,000 tons of forcign rails utly been sold by forcign makers for itic coast railroad. In proposing to seriously cripple—if not to destroy—the manufacture of steel rails in this_country, the majority probably do not lize the full significance of the results v invite,” 't states that from 1500 to 1888 the control of the house has been cqually divided Detween its two political parties, each having cleven years. During the eleven years the republicans had control, revenues were re- duced § ; during the cleven years of demc control the revenues were re= Auced 86,308,055, After devoting several pages to the subject of the treasury surplus and the failure of the president to call in and cancel bonds, the re- port concludes by saying: “We regard this bill us a d tempt to fasten upon this county the British policy of free foreign trade, So viewing it their sense of obligae tion to the people and especially to the works ing people employed in manafacturing and the agricultural system, compels them to ade vise them to resist it with all their power, They -will ussist the majority in_every effort to reduce the redundant income of the gov- ernment in a direct und practicablo way, buf y effort at fiscal logislation which ' wil destroy or enfecble our industries will be met with the persistent and determimed oppos sition of the minority represented in the house, Thereport was prepared by Mr. McKinle; and is sigmed by all the republican members of the comn 3 The Mills Tariff Bill, WasmiNaron, April 2.—The committee of ways and means amended the taruf? bill this morning by the addition of provisions slight- ) @ the sugar duties so as to aqual a net reduction of 20 per cent in the existing duty, authorizing the secretury of the treas- ury to classify as woolens, d cloths, 150 1t with the Mr. Mills, an of the and means committee, reported the f bill to the house to-day, and 1t red to the committee of the whole, of Ohio, submitted a minority re- which was ordered printed, increns| W ways Mills t Denmar “otts Forelgn Pork, WasiixGroN, April 2.—A dispatch has been recewved by the department of state from the American miister wt Copenhagen, stating that the Danish government has - sucd an order forbidding, until further nos tice, the importation into Denmark of porls or other raw products of hogs, iucluding bladders and steaw lard, National Capital Notes, Wasmixoros, April 2.-The democratio senators held a caucus this morning, and 8 caucus commitiee was appointed to meet & republican caucus commitiee and confer with regard to the order of business in gencral and the land bill iu cular, The president sent the nawe of Ezeklel A, Smitl, of North Caroling, to be minster- resident and consul-general of the United States at Liberia, Waite Family. Waguinaroy, April 2.--Civil Service Coms missiouer Edgerton is very indignant over the published report that the family of the late sstice 18 in great financial diss tress. He says Judge Waite's sous are both ¥ 5, and whateyer thelr father's cstata may have been the family is not likely ©. 1 wadt for anything. .