Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1888, Page 2

B L S DEPRIVED HIM OF HIS PASS Inter-State Commerce Cuts a Figure In the Case. 60 HE SUES THE B, & M. Buicides at Grand Tsland & Fremont— Jail Delivery Frustratod - Pinke ertons Plead Guilty at Plattsmouth, An Interesting Cas Liscor¥, Feb, April 9.—[Spe gram to the Brr]—A somewhat case was heard in the county court to-day, it being C. Christianson against the B. & M railroad company. In the early days of 1887 Mr. Christianson settled a dificulty with the B. & M. rond by taking £00 and an annual pass, good until January 1, 188, but in April the inter-state commerce law came along and he was shorn of his pasteboard, During the remainder of the year Christainson traveled over the B. & M. as his business required, ut he kept an account of the money it cost im for railroad fare. At the endof the year he found he had spent in this way §13, and as he had to pay this because his pass was called in, he now sues the company for the amount. The decision has not yet been given out, Ended His Sorrow. GuraxD Istaxp, Neb, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Be) A sad case of suicide ‘was discovered here this afternoon in the finding of the almost lifeless body of Richard Turner, lying near the railroad track on the west side of the city. He had tried to end his life by shooting himself with a revolver. One ball entered the forchead and one the breast. He was taken to the hospital where medical aid was promptly had, but either ‘wound was pronounced fatal. He is a sin- 1o man, about fifty years old, and 8o re- uced in circumstances he became dispond- ent, choosing death to end his suffering. e iatnty Another Attempt Frustrated. Nemraska Crry, April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Another attempt was made last night % break jail. This time. Perry Summers, in for being a partner in the hog stealing business with George Budd, made the attewpt. Summers was discovered by Jailor Dolan about midnight digging through the stonc wall of his cell with a iece of iron, He was allowedto work the le through the wall when Dolan fired a pistol at him through the aperture from the outside, the ball passing through Summers’ clothes without injuring him. Both thieves are now confined “in the iron cage to prevent them from tearing or burniug the entire court house down. fal Tele- peculiar A Swede Suicides, Frevost, Neb., April 9.—[Special to the Bre.]—Gus Rapp, a Swede, whé has been a boarder at the City hotel for a few weeks past, took a dose of morphine yesterday morn- ing for the purpose of killing himself. As 80on a8 his condition was discovered by par- ties about the hotel a physician was sum- moned and antidotes administered. Durmg the day it was thought he would recover, but this morning at 9 o'clock he died, after twenty-four hours’ suffering. He was a man about thirty-five years of age. He camehere from Hastings, and nothing is known of his antecedents, The cause of his rash deed is supposed to be mental depression and dis- couragement. Seeding Commenced. Frexoxt, Neb,, April 9.—[Special to the Bee.]—The farmers of this county have begun sceding. T fivst work of uny extent was done last weel, when & good deal of wheat and oats were put in. ‘e season is much later than last year, 'The farmers facl com- pensated, however; for the lateness of t season by the fact that ihe zround is pouked with wate: from the suows and rains 445 probability of a drouth thereby les- sened. The acreage of the scoson will tend 10 lessen the acreage of small grain, Pinkerton’s Plead Guilty. Pratrssouvtn, Neb,, April 9.—|Special to to the Ber.]—The trial of the three Pinker- ton's for assaulting citizen’s on Easter Sun- day, was held last Wednesday and oceupied three days, but resulted in a disagreement of the jury after a stormy session of twenty- hours, The new trial was set for to-day and & new jury had been summoned, but to the surprise of all, the prisoners piead guilty and ‘were fined $25 and costs, which amounted to almost 100 for each prisoner, Their names were, M. F'. Dannhy, W. L. Burt and Jacob Lauers. The other five oficers arrested discharged, as no evidence was given which would justify the court in holding them for trial. Burglary at Blue Springs. Brue Srrixas, Neb., April 9.—|Special Telegram to the Bee,|—W. L. Smith's gro- cery storo was burglari last night. His safe was blown open and rifled. There was but a few dollars in change in the safe. Some valuable papers are missing, The bur- glars arilled a hole in the safe and used gun- powder. Flour sacks were piled around the safe to deaden the noise of the explosion. The amount of loss by damage and the flour cannot b ascertamed at present, but it is considerable, No clue to the perpetrators. Counterfeits in Circulation, Nenraska City, Neb, April 9.—[Special Melegram to the Bee.|—A large number of counterfeit silver doila have been found in eirculation in this city, but as yet ne one has been caught possessing them. It is belie there is a gang of counterfeiters at work in this city. Plattsmouth Items. Prattsvouri, Neb., April 9.—[Special to the Bee.|—The city votes to-morrow on the sewer bond question. Bonds bearing b per cent mterest wers ied last spring, but as they could not be negotiated satisfactorily, the council has called this sec- ond election to vote on bonds bearing 6 per cent interest. District court convened this morning, with Judge Chapman presiding. The docket is an unusual one on account of the small number of criminal cases it contains, ————— Knight Templars' Conclave, @raxp Istanp, Neb. pril 0.—[Special Telogram to the Bee,]—The grand command- ery of Knights Templars of this state hold their annusl meoting here commencing to- morrow (Tuesday) morning and will last for three days. Delogates of si knights from nu:.hoommtndury in the state will be pres- ent A Bridge Gives Way. PeNDER, Neb., April 9.—[Special to the 4Bee.]—Last evening as a herd of cattle were crossing the Logan bridge at this place, it mn way In consequence of misplacement by late floods and ice. A number of cattle were precipitated into the water but most of them were got out alive. Red Cloud's Street Railway. Rep CLoup, Neb., April §.—|Special Tele- to the Bee.]—Red Cloud feels decidedly metropolitan over the fact that her first street rallway was commenced to-day by lay- dug track on Fourth avenue. With the strect railway and Missourl Pacific and high leense for the ensuing year, the prospects are good for a big boom. ~The wrack will be cuupieted as fast as possible. —— Fireman and Bragkeman Killed. Courrizo, Ariz, April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee. | —Last evening about 8:30, 08 o west-bound freight on the Atlantic & Pacifio w.s nearing this place, the engine became derailed and plunged down & steep cwbankme:t. Frank Ashton, the fiveman, and Joho Bell, a brakeman, were killed. The wngineer jumped and escaped without injury. Len cars wore badly wrecked. e The High Water in Miunesota, fihlxon. Minn,, April 9.—Although the inesota is ten inches lower than the high- pob polut yet reached, still the situation bas an unfavorable outiook. Tt is raining here and rains are reported from up the river. The ice in the Minnesota at the mouth of-the Blfio Earth, ten miles above, s now coming down in great masses, 1t is reported that four farmers with their teams attempted to cross the river on the ice below the gorge at Judson, all of whom were overwhelmed by a portion of the gorge break ing and drowned. y — A VERAL WALKOUT. Chalrman Stevens Says Nearly All “Q" Employes Will Strike Soon. Kaxaas Ciry, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee,]—Chairman Stevens, of the strike committee, said to-day he had roceived im- portant information from Chicago to the ef fect that from now out the strike would be confined exclusively to the Burlington road, and that the fight from now out would be to a finish, “‘What, doos that mean ;" “It means that before Saturdav night the switchmen, brakemen, yardmasters and shop§ men will all go out. The yardmasters at Chi- cago went out yesterds The Knights of Labor are now with us, and the places cannot be filled.” “Will the strike extend here, or will it be confined to Chicago?" ‘It will reach to every branch of the road. Chief Arthur is now assembling the execu- tive committee of the brotherhood at Clevs land to raise the assessment of the brother- hood men so as to give us more money." Used His Pistol. Cricaco, April 0.—At 7 o'clock to-night as a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ongine manned by new men, was approaching the city on the Western Indiana tracks from the southwest at Forty-seventh street, a crowd threw stones through the cab window, when Charles Sommers, one of the crew drew a re- volver and firing into the crowd struck James Boynton, a foundryman, in the knece. At Fortieth street the engine met the sawe re- ception from another crowd and Somm in brought his pistol into use. He fired, the bullet striking Mike Welch, a Wabash engineer, in the groin wounding him fatally. An alarm having been given to the police, the engime was intercepted at Thirty-first street and Sommers was placed under arrest, et ubmroiny BOYCOTTING MRS, POTTER. Cheyenne Strikers Offended Because She Travels on the Burlington. Cnevesse, Wyo,, April 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—An attempt was made to-day to boycott Mrs. James Brown Potter, who came here with her company over the Burlington road. Circulars printed in large type: ‘‘Boycott Mrs Brown Potter. She patronizes a scab road, the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney,” tvere thrown about the streets. - The manager of the company says his contracts were made with the gton several weeks before the strike ——— STRUCK BY A SWITCH ENGINE. A Dairyman and His Wife Fatally «Crushed at Denver. Dexver, Colo., April 9.—|Special Telogram to the Bee.]—At 11 this morning, while George Baettinger, a dairyman, and his wife, were crossing the Santa Fe track at the foot of Seventh and Delganey streots in a milk wagon, a Santa Fe switch engine, going at a high rate of speed, struck the wagon, mash- ing it to splinters, The occupants were thrown into the air and so badly mangled that the woman cannot live until morning, while the man’s recovery is not certain, e — FAILED TO AGREE. The Colorado Traffic Association Ad- Journs After a Fruttless Session. 3ALVESTON, April 9.—The Colorado trafic association adjourned to-day without accom- plishing anything. Efforts to afiect an agreo- ment with the Rort er City 2533 dn Colorado ratcs proved fruitless for the present. As soon as the meeting adsourned the Mis- souri Pacific company met the new rate on New York and eastern seaboard business to Colorado points via tho Mallory steamship line to Galveston, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road, it is understood, will also meet the eut on sea- board traffic, utilizingthe Mallory line to this point. This confines the rato war, for the present, exclusively to New York and other seaboard citics, but railroad men anticipate that the war may ultimately extend to over- land roads competing for_Colorado business. Another maeting of the Colorado Trafiic as- sociation will be held in Kansas City next Monday. et Sl o General Boulanger's Panrs, April .—In the election yesterday to fill the vacancy in the chamber of deputies from the department of the Dordogne, Gen- was chosen. He received i Jlerjonuie, the sulf was unex- pected and has merease of the conservatives, who declare the Boulanger movement is & publ danger and urgent measures are demanded to check it. The Bonapartists assert that the result in Dordogne proves the country demands the dissolution of the chamber of deputies and a revision of the constitution, Boulanger re- fused to contest the seat for Dordogne, but his friends forwarded his candidi La Lanterne says Genersl Boulunger will re- fuse to accept the seat, as he desires to sit for the department of Du Nord only, A French Protest. Panis, April 9.—Faure, ex-under secrotary ate, has written to Le Matin protesting against the propesal of the British govern- ment to place a tax on bottled wines. The X, he says, will principally affcet France, ving of the tax, aure claims, will ustitied except under a strained i terpretation of the convention of 1882, the proposal is adopted reprisuls by France will be necessary. £ ——— A Jockey Whipped. New Youk, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.] —Jockey James McLaughlin was presented at tie Star theater last evening with a whip mounted in gold and silver, studded with gems, said to have cost £1,000, in rec ognition of winning the mounts of the season of 1887, The whip was the gift of Richard K. Fox, The house was crowded. Among the floral tributes was a completo saddle, straps and stirrups, of carnation violets, the famous colors of Dwyer Brothers. There was great enthusiasm. —— ‘Weather Indications, For Nebrask air weather, light to fresh variable winds. No decided change in temperature. For lowa: Slightly eolder, fair weather, preceded in the northwest portions by hight rains, brisk westerly winds, becoming fresh to variable, 'or Kastern and Southwestern Dakota: Slightly colder, followed by warmer fair weather, light to fresh variable winds. ——— The Bogus Patti Ticket Swindloer, New Yonk, April 9.—Judge Lacombe, in the United States circuit court to-day, de- cided that George Benson, who swindled the Mexicans ont of §20,000 on bogus tickets for Patti concerts, must be surrendered to the Mexican suthorities. A stay was granted pending an appeal to the United States su- prewe court, - Referred to Avbitration, TangiEus, April 9.—An agreement was signed to-day by the Moorish minister of foreign affairs and Lewis, American consul, re ferring the dispute between the,United State and Morocco to arbitration. ~ The United States steamer Lancaster, which was ex pected here, sailed from Gibraltar to-day for Villafranca. S isatla The League Alive and Kicking. Dusuiy, April 9.—The Freeman's Journal says: “Balfour's provocative and foolish boast that the National league had been killed, when pricked exploded like a bladder. The meetings held yestorday estublish con- clusively that the league is alive aud kicking. — e Good News For the Creditors. ‘WasminNGgroy, April 9,.—~The comptroller of the currency has declared a secound dividend of 15 per cent in fayor of the ocreditors of the Fifth National bauk of St. Louis, A HORRIBLE DEATH. An Unknown Man Crushed By the Cars, A most sickoning accident happened on the Union Pacific tracks again lastnight only a short distance ffom the spot where less than awoek ago Mrs, Escho was crushed and killed by the cars. The victim this time is an unknown man who was walking west on tho track just earst of the Sixteenth street viaduct. Although very dangerous, the tracks along that place are used as rogular thoroughfarcs by many pedestrians, and last evening a number of persons were oniy a short distance behind the unknown man, and were witnesses of his frightful fate. Among these was Mr. T. J. Ellifigton, who lives on Center between Twonty-sixth and Twenty- seventh strects, Mr. FEllington was imme. diately behind him, and he says that the man appeared to bo' watching tho train on the track just south of the one on which he was walking. His head was turned to one side and he did not notice a switch engine backing down from theavest. Ho was walking very slowly and as the switch engino was right in front of him he had every opportunity of seeing the danger if he had looked ahead. - The h engine was on the sime track on W was tho train coming from the east the engincer hurriedly backed his engine to got off the . traok, and was coming at full speed. He did not notice the man on the track ou which he was backing. The man did not see the ongine antil it was just about on him. He then hur- riedly stepped on the south rajl to got off the track, but his foot slipped and he almost foll. He quickly regained his equilibrium, but scemed to suddenly confused and started to cross the frack to got off on the vorth side. But it was too late to savo himself and in an instant the engino knocked him down and run over him. His head fell on the north rail and the wheel passed over his eyes, completely flattening the skull, and scattering the brains for threo or four feet along the track. When Mr. Ellington rushed up to the aid of the mam he was sick- ened with the horrible sight presented. An examination of the body showed that Dboth arms were badly crushed. The persons ust behind Mr. Ellington came up, but one ook at the fearful sight was sufficient for them and they passed on. The number of the engine was 921, and the engineer still did not seem to be aware of the accident, as he backed down the track without stopping. No one seemed to know the stranger. ~ He was a man of about forty, wore a full black beard, was of about medium siza” and Woro the garb of a laboring man, He had on a blue check shirt, black coat and jeans trous- ers, a stiff hat, white cotton drawers and red woolen undershirt. On his person was found nothing but a pocket knife, a cork serew and aplug of tobacco. He was taken to the morgue where the remains lie waiting iden- tification. An inquest will be held this morn- ing. Bismarck and Battenburg, Brruiy, April 9.—It is stated to-day that Prince Bismarck has abandoned his opposi- tion to the marriage of Prince Alexander of Battenburg and Princess’ Victoria, having gained certain other concessions, and that all the differences between the emperor and Prince Bismarck are now settled. et The Prussian Floods. Beruiy, April 9.—Empress Victorfa and Princesses Victoria, Sophic and Margaret have started for Posen to inquire as to the coudition of the sufferers by the floods. i Boulanger Thanks His Friends. Pants, April 9.—Boulanger has written a letter to the electors of Dordogne, thanking them for th 1pport, but informing them he would sit for the department of Nord, — City Market. W. H. Coombe, prop. City Maricot, has moved from 1415 Douglas st. to 816 S. 16th st.,between Farnam and Harney s “For $20.00. A solid gold stem wind gentleman’ wateh, for 3 days only. at Epnony & AKIN'S. A Omaha Steam Dye works, 1523 Howard st. Telephone 947. Goods called for. e The Sunday Paper. New York Lette I can remember the time, and so can you, when it was a %mut offence to read a paper on Sun- day, the material for which had been collected, edited, put in shape and printed on Saturday night, while the most virtuous deacon was in no way abashed to read in the presence of his family circlo on Monday morning, o newspaper, the material for which had been collected and printed on Sunday night. Onc of the most unique illu trations of what conscicnce—and in order to make my point, I conce existence of the man’s the belief thathe acted on it—wa: the publication of a_paper in this called the Witness, by aman ofs consid- crable native force and character and honest convietion, named John Dugal. In order to bring out his paper on Mor morning he kept his men at wor yelock Saturday night,and then an to work again at 12 o’clock Sun- night, the paper being sold on Mon- y morning. 5 Now look out at it for a moment- In order to present to his readers a read- able Monday morning newspape had to get the news, didn’t he was the news obtained? Well, ers all over the world and corr ents were working on Sunda telegraph operators were working on sunday. His local reposters went to church and reported sermons on ays. Ifafire oceurred on Sunday it d tobe attended to, written up. ~ All the perfunctory detail belonging to the city department, covering New, York and a hundred miles horizoned thereabouts, had to be attended to on Sunday. The building- had to be kept warm on Sunday. Nineteen-twentieth of the work wus done on Sunday, and yet one of the chief factors in its for the patronage of the christian com- munity was that it repre- sented by its conduct a rever- ential sentiment for Sunday. All that is changed. What changed it? There was a time when the Sunday nowspaper in New York, and I presume in all other great citios, was rather an off-colored affair, It dealt with all dhases of crime, tackled divorce ci with delight, showed up domestic in- folicities and paraded in gemi-respect- able disguise the vices of the day. The public conscience, so far as christianity was consulted, deprecated the publica- tion of theso papers. The war broke out und little little the puplic con- science, which was decidedly averse to the iden, gave way first in purchase of extrrs, which annaunced reports of vie- tory or defeat, and then to regulay edi- tions, until now and for many years past, every one of our great morning dailies publishes its most signiticant issues on Sunday morning. Is 1888 any different from 1688 or 1788 in matters of right and wrong, or does conscience change from timo to time, and if so, will you kindly condescend for to go for to come for to tell me what there {s on the face of the globe that doesn’t charge, and what there is that is solid, and what there is to which to tie a faith, which hopes to take hold of etornity, but whose nerveless grasp droops as it clutches the never-failing crumbles of time! Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When she was & Child, she eried for Castoris, ‘When slo became Miss, she clung to Oastoria, ‘Whea she had Childres, she gave tiem Castoria. BOGUS BUTTER KNOCKED 0UT —— The Supreme (I6urt Sustains the Pennsylvania State Law. e THE BELL TELEPHONE OCASE It is Advanced Of {he Docket and Set For Hearing On the Second Day of the Next Tarm, LA Against Oleomargarine. Wasmixgron, April .—~The supreme court of the United States to-day rendered an opin- ion in case No. 814, William L. Powell plain- tiff in error, v& the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, commonly known as the oleomar- gerine case. It is brought up for review, a judgment of the supreme court of Pennsyl- vania sustaining the validity of a statute of that commonwealth making it unlawful for any person to mamfaeture, sell or offer for sale any butter or cheese, or article designed totake the place of these articles, the pro- duction from a compound of jother than un- adulterated milk or cream. The plaintiff was convicted of a violation of this statute and took an appeal, basing it on the ground that that the statvte was in violation of the four- teenth amendment to the constitution, and that the article was a new invention not de- letrious to the public health, The court holds that 1t is entirely within the police powers of the state to protect the public health, and that the questions whether the manufacture of oleomargarine is or may be conducted in such a way as to in- volve such danger to the public health as to require the suppression of the business rather than its regulation, are questions of fact and of public policy which belong to_the legislat- ive department to determine. If all that ca be said of this legislation is that it is unwise or unnccessary and oppressive, the appeal is to the legislature or to the ballot box, not to the judiciary. The court also says it cannot assent to the argument that if the opinion is sustained that nothing stands in the way of the destruction by the legislative department of the constitutional guarantees of liberty and property. In answer to this argument it holds that the judiciary department is bound not to give cffect to statutory enactments that are plainly forbidden by the constitu. tion. The objection that the statute denics the equal protection of the laws is also held to be untenable, for the reason that the same penalties and burdens are imposed upon_all persons engaged in the same business. The judgment is afivmed, The opinion is by Jus- tice Harlan, Justice Field dissenting. The case of the United States vs. the Bell Telephone company was advanced on the docket and set for hearing the second day of next term. This 18 the case brought against the Bell company in Ohio by Attorney- General Garland, and which excited so much interest throughout the country. L R FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Senate. WasmINGTON, April 9.—In the senate Mr. Payne ,from the committee on foreign affairs, reported a joiut resolution accepting the in- vitation of the Belgian. government to par- ticipate in the international exhibition at Brussels and appropriating $3,000 for that purpose. Passed. v The house bill to give validity to certain patents for inventions that were irregularly issued, signed by Secind Assistant Secre- tary of the Interior Hawlkins instead of by the secretary himself also passed. Among the bills introduced aud referred were the following: By Mr. Allison, (by request)—For the establishment of a permancut court of arbi- tration between the United States and Great Britain and France. By Mr. Chandler—[or the completion of the direct tax of 1561, , The bill requires and re-cnacts those socticus of the act of 1361, imposing a direct tax of $20,000,000 and pro- vides for the collection of all unpaid balances with 5 per cent 1ntercst thereon, states to have the privilege of agsumitg flicire quotas less 15 per cent deductions, otherwise the tax is to be collected from the land of inaividuals as provided in the original act. A bill to authorize the sale to aliens of cer- tain mineral lands was takenup for consider- tion, and Mr. Faulkner spoke in_opposition. He ‘moved an amendment providing t mining claims which have been patented acquired by partnership, the majority of the partuers and of the trustees or directors shall be citizens of the United States. He was opposed to the bill, however, even with that amendment attached to it After a futile at- tempt to get a quorum to vote on the amend- ment the bill was laid aside and unfinished business taken up, being the bill to provide for the admission of Dakota into the union and for the organization of the territory of Lincoln, The substitute reported from the commit- o to the original bill establishes the boun- wies of the proposed state and designate the remaining portions of the present terri- as the territory of North Dakota (not oln), with Bisiarck as the capitol, Mr. Platt suid tho bill was oncof four which had been reported by the committe on territories for the admission of new states Suggestions, he said, had been made against the use of the names North Dakota and South Dakota, but_the conditions were such that the name of Dakota could not be taken from either portion of the territory without injus tice, The proposed state of South Dakota had a population of about 400,000, and he thought they had u right to be admitted as a state to participate in the next presidential clection, Mr, Vest—Do you mean the people of puth Dakota have o legal and constitutional Tight to come into the union a state, without action on the part of congress? Mr. Platt did not claim _this, but did claim that they have a right to form u constitution, and that congress has not the right to deny their admission. So strangely convinced was he that this territory ought to be divided that he would be in favor of it, even if the peoy the territory against it. The pre territory was too large for one state. As to the suggestion made » last session that the cutting up of te into_numerous states would convert the senate into a mob, he replied it was better that the senate should be so cnlarged as to represent the popular will and to feel the popular pulse, than that a state should be adinitted so lar as to have an abnormally large representa tion in the house of representatives. Mr. Butler obtamed the floor and the bill went over till to-morrew; Hop WasniNaToN, April 9.« The sixth day of fil- libustering over the divact tax bill was begun in the house of representatives this morning. Dilatory motions and 3l calls commenced s 8001 a8 the session oppned, Until 2:30 the clerk continued to call the roll upon the us defatory motions sub- mitted. At that hour the house found itself without a quoruin and Weaver moved an ad- journment, Some interest was shoyvn in this vote, as it would lop the strgngth of the opposition to the measure and disclose whether there ign of weakening on either side of sy. The motion was defeated —nays, 115; yeas, S0—there beg practically 10 change iy relatiye strength, A call of the ’unl.‘v was then ordered. About 6 o'clock Mr. Oates asked unani mous consent to have a resolution read for information, but was promptly met with ob- cotions from the republican side. The reso fution. was Lo the effect that a committee b appointed by the speaker toinvestizate th allegations that a large number of attorneys and lobbyists, claim agents and state agents are using every means in their power o sc cure the passage of the pending bill, and that committee report within thirty days what the agreements way exist between such parties and beneficiaries under the bill and that further consideration of the bill be post poned until such report Mr. Wheeler also tricd to offer a resolution which was objected to, asking for a commit tee to ascertain what amount of the sum proposed to be paid, will inure to the benefit of the people and Low much be paid to claim agents. At 7:30 the sergeant-at-arms up. peared and reported that of twentyfive out of the ity and tho other five could not bo found. Ho was directed to continne his search. AL 10:15, while (hlatory fiotices. were piled up one upon Another in great variety, Mr. Taylor succecded in having. a_motion for a recess until 11:45 to-morrow, pushed through. Senator Palmer Victimized. Wasnrxaron, April 9,—[Special to the Ber, |—-Senator Palmer is one of the most tender-hearted mon in Washington, and is naturally the victim of a good many of tho schemers who flock about the i was lately caught for $0 by one of the pro- fessional beggars who infest Washington, and this is how it was done: A woman who is connected with an obscure newspaper has been in the habit of bloeding all those who were susceptible to her tales of distress and neced. She recently ap proached Senator Palmer and asked for the loan of §100. Palmer said he would do some- thing for her, and called upon a friend for some information aa to her character. This friend advised him not to let her havea dollar, but the senator said he had made a promise to do something. “Well," said the friond, give her §10, and let hior g0 ut that.” But the senator insisted that his friend should sec the woman himself, end finally induced him to go to the committec room where she was waiting with her child. — She wus toid that the senator had left the matter entirely in the hands of the third party, and was advised (o go and earn an honest hving and to abandon lior ways. Do you say thik because of the money T owe you!” said the woman, “because if do you can take it out of the #100 that Sena- tor Palmer is going to let me hay “No." said the gentleman, *1 have no per- sonal foeling in the matter, but you have blackmailed so many people 'rotind here it s time you stopped, and 1 do not wish_to tell of all your short-comings before Semator Palme The woman and child cried in concert, and she told pitiful story of distress and of threatened eviction from her house, and that she had nothing to eat at home, and that her husband was sick. This was too much for the senator, “How much is it absolutely necessary that you should haye?” he inquired, and e was almost crying himself as he said it ST cannot got along with a cent less than 50, said the woman. ““Well, here it is,” smd the scnator, “now go away und pay your rent.” “You'rea blanked fool,” said the friend, and I have no sympathy for you.” “Iknow it," said the senator, “but I can not nelp it,” and then they parted. The Hotchkiss Gun. WasmiNgroy, April 9.—|Special to the Bre.]—~While a number of eager inventors are knocking at the door of congress for ap- propriations with which to perfect contriv- ances for muking warfare more destructive, such as new explosives, torpedoes, ete., there is one concern which has just madoe its ap- pearance in Washington that has adopted an entirely new policy. This is the Hotchkiss company, of ¥ ce. Hotebkiss, who is an American, invented a machine gun some years ago \which has made him a millionaire, and it has been adopted by nearly every eivilized power on earth. He started in Parls in a very small way, and sold a few of his weapons to the Frénch govenment. They proyed so satis- factory that his business rapidly increased, and other nations found it necessary to lay in a supply of the Hotchkiss machine ‘gun, and the United as lately been a hoavy pur- chaser. Hojehkiss has just opened an office in Washington for the purpose of pushing a number of important inventions, but it does not ask congress, or anyone else for a dollas This company all its contriv. ances before them on the market, and makes all its own experiments without cost to the United States or to any others than its stockholders. In casc this country should, at any time, choose to lay in a large supply of modern weaponsof warfare, this Washington branch of the French conces would prove of ma- terial advantage and would be able to suppl, all of the nost_approved modern design necessary in very short order. Army Matter: Naroy, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.] - Captain Charles I, Powell, en- gineer corps, will, on being relieved by Major Thomas H. Hanbury, take station at St. Louis, Mo,, relicving Licutenant Lusk of his duties there. Licutenant Lusk is ordered to report to Major Charles W. Raymond, engi- neer commissioner, Washington, 1. C., for duty in his office, relieving Captais Smith S. Leach, ordered to take statim at Memphis, Tenn., relieving Captain William T. Russell of the dutics temporarily under his charge in connection with the Mississippi riv provements. The death of General Quiney A. which tdok place in New York on ¢ puts Colonel Thomas L. Casey, the late engi- neer in charge of the Washington monument, at the head of the list of engincer colonels. General James C. Duane, the chief of en: neers, will be placed on the retived list June 0 and Colonel Casey will probably succeed Jim if the regular order of promotion is fol lowed. Colonel C: hard pushed for the position by Colonel John Pyrks, the superintendent of the military academy, who, though he now ranks sccond on the list of engincer coloncls, is three years the scnior SPORTING WORLD, The City League, The schedule committee meets Wednesday ). Hardin's gun store. Mayue playe rand Pishe, pitchers: Shields, Car Lucid, catchers; J. . Whitnell, : 1, Touer, second; I'. Anderson, annon, left THE ! roster embr A. Penrose will play Dunlap's base with rothers team. \lisbury says his arm is in fine that he will duplicate his record under the three strikes rule, 3, Lund, of the C, E. Maynes, is sidered one of the best throwers league, Jimmie con- in the Hart, Brother: star vill be stive under the strike rule. He pitched for the Maynes on and struck out fourteen of the Council Blufis sluggers in one game, The visiting teams will receive 40 por cent of the gate receipts. Jimmy Holland, of the old Union Pacifics, will be put upon the umpire staff, He will u good on he C. £ Maynes have been out practicing with the Omahas, and the boys think that Munager Farrish comes pretty near having the winning teau. Manager Hardin has got_a_cracking good teum togethier, and 8o has South Omaba. Miscellaneous Sporting Matters, George W. Kendall, a half-miler, is as good aone as any west of New York city, P, J. Kirby and J. J. Gromme, of the Owahia Amateur Athletic club are matehed to run one-half mile put the shot, and standing broad jurp for a handsome gold medal—two out of th events to win, Kane, the heavy weight, js very ill me: is showing?symp toms of improvement, however, and hopes to get out within a week or tw d Washburn aud Ed Rothery are booked a half mile ‘cycle race at the fair groun one week from to-day. The vietor will be presented with an elegant medal . . Wagner, the Paxton hotel barber, will donate son's work to the first mem ber of the Omahas who mukes 4 lLome run after the opening of the championship scason. The Union Pa has issued a_hittle besides much other tains gun club rules laws, Cooney, the dapper little catcher of the Omahas, bas | arthed an uncle he in the person of Thomas Barrett, who owns & farim at Fort Omaha. Barrett is a brother of Mrs Cooney aud has been west twenty-five years Cooney and O'Connell are engaged to Osh kosh girls. They will probably change their minds when they sce some of the fair dam- sels of the Gate City. The next event will bea ten-mile hovse and bicyele race. A gentleman in-this city has & fie passenger department pocket directory, which, nteresting matters, con and the revised game members absent without leave twonly were | borse he wan's Lo buck agalust John 8. Prince fora ton-mile héat at the fair grounds Princo says ‘he will aceapt any propasition that may be made him on this point The Birminghams knooked out the great Detroits yestorday—0 to 6. 1t is not true that Crook, the second base man of the St. Lonis Whites, is a son of Major General Crook, of Omaha, There was no game at the ball park this afternoon, owing to tho incloment weather, With each fleoting day Managoer smilo becomes more and more express The St. Pauls next Saturday and Sunday. A. H. Perrose returned from Whiting, Ia, yesterday after a woek's revelry among tho canvasbacks, mallards and red heads. Mr. Peunrose is a fine duck shot, and the bag of the season must be scored up to his credit. He killed 482 birds in four days' shooting, principally mallards and redheads, although fourteen magnificent canvasbacks fell to his unerring aim. The knocking out of the “Colorado Won " John P. Clow, by Mike Conley, the Giant, at Ashland, W Saturday evening, was satisfactory news to many Omala spor There will be a great trap shooting tourna ment at Louisville, Ky., on the 18th, hand 20th. Fred Erb, champion of Am , and Willinm Graham, champion of England, will be among the entrics. Besides these there will be H. A. Penrose, of this city, Budd, of Des Moines, Stiece, of Boston, and. in fact all the famous shots of the country. orge Canfield’'s new pacer fs a dandy— one of the best steppers in the city. The Jack Snipe Are Here. The first *‘skeap, skeap,” of the jack snipe —Wilsonii Gallinago—has been heard in the low-lands and the marshes, and the nimrods arc all ina fever to get out. As enjoyable and oxhil ing as the spring snipe shooting is, however, the writer claims most emphati- cally that it ought to be strictly prohibited by Thia inestimably precious bird on down on our marshes and meadows in the warm mellow days of April to make love and tryst and mate, and for a brief rest and nourishment. They are on their way to the hatehing and breeding grounas of the far north, and should be allowed to rovel here for the short period that marks their and continue unmolested on their jour. ney. Then great fall shooting would alway be assured. But, stranger still, there s ne law whatever in this state for the protection of this choice bird., When he comes, be it cither in the spring-time or golden autnmn, you can take your breech-loader, go down into the boys and knock him right and left you can shoot likea Pettyora I melee or a Hardin—with immunity. Why should this bo thus! Surely the Gallinago Wilsonii is the most_highly prized of all our feathered game. Neither the woodcock or the quail is to be mentioned in the same breath with him, and at they present time they —command four dollars a dozen in the St. Louis markets. The jack is indeed an incompaarable b and deser as much protection ut the hands of the legislature as the chicken, the quail, dove or bird of insectivorous proclivities. The spring killing is telling with terrible effect upon their numbers, and within a few short years more they will fail entirely to put in an appearance, in these, their old and favorite haunts, Ivery year to the true sportsman, who is ever observant and solicit- ous, this decrease becomes more and more noticeable, and louder and louder is the call for succor at the hands of our law-makers. The abused birds should be given a chauce to multiply and recuperato. The Denver Go-as-You-Please. Dever, Colo., April 9.—[Special Telegram 1o the BEE.]—About three thousand people visited Mammoth rink last night and to-day to witness the six days go-as-you-please walking match, which berzan at 12 last night. Vint and Stanton have been troubled with their stomachs a little to-day, but are better to-night, and entered the ring at 10 o’clock for another turn. Robinson, one of the Den- ver wen, quit the race at 11 this morning, after making fifty miles. With these excep: tions all the men are in excellent condition. At 11 to-right the score stands: Vint...... Moreman ., Stanton Messier Nolan Buchanan. Robinson Huffman. Smith.. Rain Prevented the Ga Kaxsas Crry, Mo., April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber]—Everything in readiness for to-day's game with the Chi- cagos. Themen were on the ground at3 o'elncle. Notwithstanding the rains of yes- terday and last night the grounds were in good condition this morning. At 3 o’clock 10 one wus in the grand stand and another April shower had begun, 5o the game was de- clared off. The Chicago club loaves for St. Louis this evening. The Western association ¢ the Dubuque club Wednesday and 1y and the American association cluh v the St. Louis Western association hursday, Friday and Satur A Talk With Sulll New Youk, April 9.—| the Ber.]—Hal van, and John W um to or of Sulli Barnott, umpire in th Mitehell fight, arrived yesterday. Sullivan is now in Liverpool. Phillips say the fighter is not drinking. He gave up of his own ac cord. He knocked Mitehell out in the third round, as Mitchell could not come to the scrateh for fifty-five scconds, thirty-five be youd the limit. Mitchell spiked terribly, but the refo d not foul. Sullivan fought squarce and fair. Ho leayes for home, April 14 ok Ashton will be in Boston to-morrow. § n teied to get a fight with Mitehell or Smith but led Phillips will manage John in this country and mateh him against Kilrain, but will fight no more in the ring. Gl o grood enough. STILE 1N THE RING [Jress. Phillips, manager for J. ulli an offer to match Sul hit uny man in the world, two or months from signing artic for de, the battle ground to Iy azzreed upon. He only usks that the battle be decided with skin gloves, Mar quis of Queensbury rules, - INJURING THI Charges of a Chicago Distillery Against the Whisky Trust. Ciieaco, April 9.—Shufeldt & Co., the distillers, have for some time past suspected the whisky trust, which thoy refused to join, has been nsing underhanded methods to in jure their business. Recently they discor & detective who was watching their shij wagons, and getting the addresses of signoes, They discovered that members of the trust at Peoria were writing to these con- signces, offering to sell them spirits for 5 and 6 cents a gallon than Shufeldt. This was In pursuance of a threat of the trust, that if they did not join they would be ruined. To-day a detec- tive applied for a position in the distillery, and the junior member of the firm gave him work, He informed the workmen who the man was, and they tied him o @ post for a while, and had it not_been for the interces. sion of @ member of the firm it is thought they would have seriously maltreate not’ lynched, b Ifinally "he was L after being’ given a good kicking Springf people claim this is only one of the wany ways they have beeu annoyed by the trust, R BUSINESS, =t Bourbons ing IReady. S1. Louvis, April 9.—W. N, Barnum, chair- national ecommittee, ith the local com man of the democratic was i conference to-day mittees, Tne great north nave of the expo sition building was selected as the place 0 hold the convention. Arrapgements for the press, the issuanc tickets and all other matters pertaining to the convention were left in the Lands of the local committee, and will receive prompt attention. Notices will be sent out in a day or two, The Denver & F Dexvis, Col, April 9.—The entire Den- ver, Texas & Fort Worth line was opened for business to-da The first through train of passenger and sleeping coaches for Fort Worth and New Orleans left here at 8:15 this morning with @ large list of passengers. The train will reach New Orleaus, & distance of 1,352 wmiles, in A1ty hours, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS, Wheat Scores a Sharp Advanso, But Declines Again, A DULL DAY IN THE CORN PIT, Narrow Pluctuations, But a Moderate Trade in Oats—The Bulls Revolns tionize Provisions —Oattle Re- main Fiem—Quotations. CHICAGO PRODU! Crmicaco, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bree]—The wheat market opened strong this morning on better cables and on n sharp advance of 1¢ in New York over St urday's closing prices there, A good pros portion of the local traders were bearish. There appeared to be plenty of buying orders, however, and for an hour or wmore there wxs very little decline. The h olling of July futures by Hutehinson's brokers rather ftened the market, then Ream sold Juno Wl lator Hutehinson sold May , and at the lowest point May wheat had declined Yo from the opening and only e of this was rocovered before the close. May wheat opened at i6%¢, held between that price and 76}c for some timo, then botween 7 worked down to 50y @ie, again declined to Tilge and closed at 1 o'clock at 03¢ Juno whoat ovened at 773;c, sold down to iTe and closed at 1 o'clock at 77l5e. There was not much intorest in the corn market, Trading was ight and much of it seemed to be ‘changing over,” ‘“longs" in May, sclling that delivery and buying June and July, the result of which was to slightly decrease the pre- mium for nearer delive The receipts ex- cecded the estimates by thirty cars, and tho large receipts estimated for to-morrow were woakening foatures, uud May delivery sold down “0 from the opening in a short time. The | decrease of 483,000 bushels in tho visible supply was a strengthening foature, and with the sharp advance in pork pre- uted any further decline. The close, how- was at nearly the lowest point of the opened at 523¢¢, sold down { diyc, then slowly worked with occasional re 521c, and closed at 1 o'clock June ‘corn opened at 1o 5lig@bli{e, and closed 513¢c! 10 speculative trade in oats was moder- ately active, but fluctuations were nurrow and the tendency of the market slightly downward for nearer futures, the more de- ferred changing not at all. May oats opened at 3le, sold up to B1e, down to H03% @0, and closed at 1 o'clock’ at 303¢e. June oats opened at 303, sold down’ to 803, and closed at the last named prico bid, July onts sold at 303¢c and 27 e was bid for August oats. In provisions the bull interest asserjod its existence in a manner to astonish the bears. Hm‘mf met the almost unprecedented mar- gin calls on last Friduy and Saturday, tho bulls concluded it was about time to 'take control of the market. Pooling their own issues they formed a combination with ampla means, both present and prospective, to take affuirs in their own hands, Trading opened at Saturday’s closing prices to a shade under, but the bears were made to understand before the day had progressed far that their supremacy had come to an cnd, and that arrangements had been made to meet suceessfully their peculiar operations, delivery initial sales in pork oc o at $13.40, and for a time prices were held between that figure and $13.00. At £13.60, however,the bulls took hold in carnest and on be and 10c jumps the price was put up 0 $14.00. From this price the market fell off a littie, but at the close May stood at £13.9717,which was also the final price for June and July. June was very irregular, runging from a premium of 24(@3c ovor May to @ dis- count, at one time, of 10c. This future was sold frecly by the bears. July pog \y*sohl; moderately active. Short rifh, though less active than pork, sympathized more closely with that article than lard, and ruled con- siderably higher, closing at _§7.05 for May, §7.121 June, and 22! Lard was ad at the adjournment the May future stood a June ut $7.57%, and July ut $T ho day's range for 2 d “was be, und - for May 10c. Based on Saturday’s ings, the actual vance established rk was 55¢,in shor ribs 10¢, and in lard be. The revolution witnessed in the market oc. casioned more than ordinar MARKET. T @i touched 76! at 1 o'clock at oxcitement and the business transacted veached a large vol ume. The cash product was a little quict. AvrEnyoox Sessiox—The board continued ina broad grin this afternoon over tho ap parcntly changed conditions of the pork deal, and the betting sentiment was that' the odds —w not__ decidedly in favor of the lougs. Wheat and corn started in weal, but both cereals, rallied and closed at an improvement from inside figures. ‘The closing quotutions were as fol lows; May wh 5 June wheat, July "wheat, 7797 May corn, pork, &l July Junc lard, §1.02/75 June ribs, pork, #14.00. May lard, 57li@7.00. May ribs, CHICAGO STOCK. Cnicago, April 9 the B CATTL rather slow ab the start, more on necount of sal wre for their property than on 1r m the lack of a de mand, as buyers were out carly and offered us strong prices as at the close on Friduy., Later there was a compromisc, better offers and noteh or 80, by and they was men to bugers m alesmon came down more active di about creating a leaving prices and little or ne in stock been selling at $4.00@1,25 and ulong There were fow loads of Texans on the market, barely a suflicient number Lo establish prices, Good 0 heifers are s last we wd for old run of as strong pric a5 limited de anuing stock, both of w about low' as at any time, al calves At abundanc Sehcap s dirt,” as the saying goe 1d feceder dealors were reporting slow trad ing prospects in sight until the 10ugh to turn cattlo on pas vuled: Stoers, 1350 to 1550 55 1200 to 1350 1bs, $3.8514.40; $3.40004.15; stockers and .70, Cows, bulls and Chulk, $240@275; Texas 0410 1bs, $48%wHL 950 to 1200 1bs, focdors, w mixed, #1 fed steers, ¥ Hogs—1r Suctive aud prices strong to anickel hig . the market closing steady with about all sold in first hanas, Prune heaw 1 butcher weights sold at #5855, I_u and the bulk of yod mixed at $9 Common and r¢ bomixed §.1 sorts §.20@h. FINANCIAL [Special Telegram Operators who New Youk, April 9. to the BEE|—Srocks spent a large part of their tin down-town hotels in New York yestorday were bullish, and the out this morning favored higher prices. For a time after the opening the market showed decided strength. Lon s also firm higher, aud liberal buyi rdors came in from that quarter for ks lately purchased by 1 by the bulls ¢ prices. Mo )851] B the same class of st the arh It was claim that ever avored hig London and place Reading also regarded as is laid is expoected Lo satis. socur The un important upou its gan is in factorily bond bill is ull card, and great amendo of all the stress favorable surrounds ings unmistakablo signs of weakness began to develope after the- first hour, Hoston parties sold Union Pacific and knocked it off 1% points. Buriington was also weak and declined 2 poiuts. The restof the list, ex copting Richmond Terminal,was weaker #ud