Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 4, 1888, Page 2

THE CATTLEMEN'S COMBINE. How Producers Are Robbed By the Chicago Buyera. A MONSTER AMONG MONOPOLIES Bpirited Discussion in the Senate on the Animal Industry Bill-The Omaha Bridge Bill Passes the House. Senate. WasmNeToN, May 8.—The house bill for the roti ent of General Alfred Pleasanton with the rank of colonel was favorably re- ported, with an amendment giving him the rank of major. A bill for the rigid exclusion of Chinese imigrants was introduced by Mr, Stewart. The discussion of the unearned land grant forfeiture bill was then resumed. Mr. Hoar withdrew his amendment with the explanation that Mr. Palmer desired to offer oue which would accomplish what he (Hoar) intended to accomplish and something elso. Mr. Palmer thereupon offered an amend- ment providing the act shall not be construod 10 prejudice any rights of the Portage Lake eanal compauy or Outonagon and Brulo River railroad company, or anybody claming under them to apply hereafter to courts or to congress for any legal or equitable relief to which they may now be entitled. © Arguments against the amendment were made by Senators Berry, Call and Reagan, the former declaring his opposition to giving any railroad company one foot more of pub- lic land than it was now abtolutely entitled t0, to which Mr. Palmer replied he was in fayor of forfeiting all uncarned lands, but that ho believed in giving fair play to the railroad companics, He thought congress had erred in going too far in favor of rail- road companies, but now it was erring in following the oscillations of the pendulum the other way. A vote was taken on Mr. Berry's motion to strike out of the Palmer mmendment all reference to the Ontonagon and Brule River railroad company, and the motion was re- jected—yeas 20, nays 26, The amendment was then agreed to. After several other amendments had been proposed and dis- cussed, the bill went over without action on the new amendment of Mr. Palmer and will ‘be taken up to-morrow at the close of morn- ing business. The senate then resumed consideration of the bill for the establishinent of a bureau of animal industry and to facilitate the export of live stock and other products. Mr. Palmer addressed the senate in support of the bill and read various communications conveying the gencral idea that the opposition came from the existing bureau of animal industry. Mr. Vest said that if half of what was stated in the correspondence was true the commissioner of agriculture should be hurled out of official life disgraced and dishonored, but he (Vest) did not believe these state- men(s. He procceded to speak of what he called *‘the cattle syndicate,” and said that the people were helpless and in its power. It was the most terrible tyranny ever ex- ercised. There were five of these firms in the city of Chicago which regulated the price of cattle every day. They met every night and fixed the price for the next day. These men owned the cattle raiser’s property and confiscated it as if they poss- esscd the right to take it from his farm without paying him one cent. “Talk,” said Mr. Vest, “about trusts, talk about, pools, the cattle pool of Chicago is the most infamous tyrrany that ever existed in the United States. They have got their collar on the cattle producers of the entire west. The statesman who would invent a remedy would deserve a monument more en- during than the capitol.” Mr. Plumb had also something to say on the same subject. In his opinion the worst combination in the country was the combina- tion of beef and pork packers having their headquarters iA . Chicago. There was mno trust or combination that bhad had so powerful or so baneful an influence as that combination, For ycars the prices of cattle to producers had been going down. They had gone down, he thought, 50 r cent. In the same time the price of meat fi the consumer had gone up, and every single dollar of the difference had gone into the pockets of that combination. So perfect ‘was their control that they knew absolutely not only how many cattle were to arrive cach day in Chicago, but over what road they were to come, where they had been shipped from, thewr character and the men who shipped them. When the cattle reached Chi- cago the syndicate’s representative was sent to view them and put a price upon them. No cattle commission man dared to set up for himself in Chicago. His occupation would be ammediately gone, It was safe to say that on overy steer of three years old and up- wards raised west of the” Mississippi durin the past five years, the market value ha been by the combination reduced not less than $10 per head. The damage to the state of Kansas alone during that period of time had been more thau £40,000,000, and the wealth of the syndicate had grown propor- tionately. This ‘‘combine” had allies in the railroad managers, they had allies in the railroads, they had made the railroad officials partners in thoir stockyards, partners in their fecding stutions and gave them sops out of all the profits derived by them from the time the cattle were shipped until the oattle reached their destination in New York or clsowhere. He believed the commissioner of agricul- ture would do as well with the powers given In the bill as anybody else. He Lad great con- fidence in him. He would trust him athousand fold before Le would trust any one in the “eombine.”” He believed in giving the com- missioner of agriculture all the powers pro- posed to be given to the commission and would not vote for any measure that would dotract from the dignity and power of that department. ~ryMr. Blair made some remarks and the mat- ter weut over. After executive session the scuate ad- fourned until Monday. Houso. ‘WasuixaroN, May 8.—In the house to-day Mr. Wilsou of Virginia took the floor in favor of tho Mills bill. When it came to dealing ‘with our own history he said tho protection- 4at acted on the rule of the Ohio politician, to claim eyerything. Whatever we had [gnined in common with all other enlightened People by owr efforts ana those by man’s con- ok over the powers of nature from the advance of science and of in- vention, whatever added wealth, had come to us from the rapid settlement of the great continent, the enterprise and industry of its people, and its mineral and other resources, All these it calmly pointed ont as its fruits, although it had had nothing ore to do with them than with the motion of the plancts, and the tides of the sea. But these things for which it is chiefly and particularly rospousible it sudiously ignores. It has nothing to say of the growing sntagonism of capital sud labor, of the twenty andodd thousand strikes. The speaker here adverted to the wage question and referred to the remarks of Mr. Allen, of Massachusetts, concerning in Lowell. He also quoted from Representative Lodges’ 1ifo of Alexander Hamilton. and this brought about an interesting running debate between the speaker and Mr. Lodge. In arguing that the tarif did not regulate the price of 1abor ho contrasted the prices paid in the same line of employment and stated as a ro- sult of that contrast & man in_ Maine was only worth two-thirde of & mwan in Counecti cutl. Mr. Boutelle of Maine, inquired how high the wages of farm labovers were in West Virginia. Mr. Wilson—They.are not as high as they would be if we had protection off Mr. Boutello—I waut a candid reply or I ‘want to have the gentloman retreat ignomi- Bously from the question. Mr. Wilson—I canuot yield for a speech, but 1 accept the gentleman as a full explana. tion & wan in Maine is worth enly two-thirds of wan o Connecticut. [Lavghter and applause.] Mr. Boutelle reiterated his question, but THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY. 4, 1888, Mr. Wilson declined to amswor it and con- tinued his speech. In donclusion he said: “This fight will go on. Thore will be no industrinl peace in the conntry until tax laws are established upon a basis fair to all.” [Ap- plause.| Mr. Dingley of Maine spoke against the bill, and Mr. MeKinney of New Hampshire in ils favor. The committee then rose. The bill was passed anthorizing the con struction of a bridge over the Missouri river at or near Omaha, Neb. An amendment was agroed to provide that the bridge shall not be located less thau half of a mile from any other bridge now built or in process of construction. The house then adjourned. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasnrxaros, May 3.—[Special Telogram to the Bre.]—The following pensions weie granted Nebraskans to-day: Original in- valid—Virgil Stuart, Fairmount; Joel Long stroteh, Sutton; William Flohrs, Red Cloud ; Samuel C. Davis, York; Martin, Horan Schuyler; Robert R. Folk, Beaver City; Ahab K. Strayer, North Bend; Conrad Wag- nor, Grand Island; John L. Clark, St. Paul. Reissue and increase—Joseph W. Frank, Frank. Reissue—William Gillett, Grand Island; John Kecler, Platte Centre, Orig- inal widows, etc.—Adela, widow of William Cox, Shelton; Mary, (doceased), mother of Stephen Atwood, Lanham, Pensions for fowans: Original invalid— George W. Hogan, Merngona; Joseph Black, Jamaica; William Coppeck, Washington} John M, Turner, Corning; dohn W. Watts, Sioux City: James M. Turner, Mt. Ayr; Porter J, Bellersfield, Hawardon | George Finch (deceased), Manchoster; Thomas Gafty, Walnut; Samuel S. Nelson, cob_ I, v, Russcll] Goorge E. § w Hampton; Lewis Cav: anna, Dos Molues; Thomas Willinms, Flag- lors; Thomas J. Smith, lndianola; Low Woodward, Little Sioux! Michael Thom Adel; Charlos H. Nichols, Sae City; George Dumolt, Oskaloosa; Jacob Perine, Mt. Ple ant. Hestoration and rossuo—-Olver L. Conn, Keokuk. . Increase—William _Kloft (deconsed), Shenandoah. Reissue—William H. Gilman, Cushing; Thomas McLaren, Marshalliown; Chauncey B. Heath, Locust. Original widows, ete—Nancy,widow of Will: jam Kloft, Shenandonh ; Susan M., widow of Edward J. Reynolds, Spencer; Malinda, mother of John W. Howell, Lacona; Eliza’ both, mother of Perry Bumett, Podee; Alfred _(deceased), fathor of Jennagoer Davis, Confidence; ' Mary, widow of Robert Hedfont, Fort Dodge. Mexican survivors — Jonn M.'Seydel, Jowa City. Advised to Leave the Church. WASHINGTON, May 8.—At a meeting of tho District Woman Suffrage association this evening the following gesolution was passed : Resolvod, That it is tho duty of every woman in the Mothodist denomination to withdraw from church where the pastor upholds the action of the genoral conforence now us- sembled in New Yorlk city, in refusing to re- coive noblewomen sent ‘there as lady del- egates. Postal Changes. WasmiNeroN, May 38.—[Special Tele- gram to tho Bee]-John P. Hazzard was to- day appointed postmaster at Lawn, Box Butte county, vice Oscar Reeves, resigned The following Iowa postmusters werc ap- pointed to-dny: Samuel Bowen, Davis City, Decatur_county, vice J. H. Bowman, ro- signed; Bmma F. Wilson, Smyrna, Clark county, vice A. . Boar, resigned. e EBIT ATOTHE BAIT. An Italian's Money Making Scheme Lands Him In Jail. New York, May 8.—Guiseppe Cionchetta, a restaurant keeper at 503 Mulberry strect, called together all the unemployed Italians he could find and told them he had job for them at Melrose. In order to get there he said they would have to pay 75 cents each for tickets. Over one hundred of them bought tickets and Cionchgita marched them in a body to the Grand Central depot. Then he suddenly disappeared Whon, the men at- tempted to boawrd & train they learned that their tickets were good only for the promenade on the Brooklyn bridge and worth 1 cent each. They then went to a lawyer for advice and were told to prosecute Guiseppe for swindling, Antonio Mardoue, who had paid for forty of the tickets, thought he would take a quicker means_ for getting satisfaction, so he sharp- ened his stiletto on a grindstone and went hunting for the swindler. The other Ital- ians went to the police. Guisepps escaped the stiletto by being arrosted. He is still locked up. When he gets out he will have to leave the cily, otherwise his countrymen will probably ki1l hi ————— ELI GOT THERE. He Wins a Wife's Heart and Her Hus- bana Consented. Loxaview, Tex., May 8,—A strange matri monial arrangement was made by Mrs, Ten- nessee Connor, her husband, and a young man named Eli Hill, near Beckville, Panola county, yesterday. Murs. Teunessce has been the wife of Mr. Connor about twelve y During that time, the lady claims, they lived together nominally as man aud wife, but not in connubiul relation. A short time since she met with Hill and became greatly atiached to him, Hor infatuation reached a climax yesterday, when she proposed to her husband to sign_over to him all the right, title and interest in the lands owned by them, for which_he should divide the household goods with her, and she would take Hill and go. The proper legal papers were made out and duly signed, when she took leave of Counor to go with her new affinity, with whom she arrived here last night. e High Binders Spill Blood. SAN Fraxoisco, May 8.—A High Binders' feud in the Chinese quarters this afternoon resulted in the death of one man and the ser- fous wounding of two others, one of whom may die. The cause of theaffray is mot known, but four Chinamen, all of whom be- longed to the same company, met in an_ alley and commenced shooting With a revolver. Morc than a dozen shots were fired. One of the men, Hoey Wo Sing, was shot’ twice in the abdowen and died in an_hour. Another mun 1 dungerously wounded. The polico stopped the disturbance and arrested the par- ticipants. - An lmmense L nber Yard Burned. Bia Rarins, Mich,, May 8.-——At 11 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the lumber yards of the Chippewa \Lumber com- pany at Chippewa Lake, ten migs from here, A strong wind prevailed and @a two hours the most extensive private luiber yard in the state was asea of fire. By hard work the mills wore saved, but from 16,000,000 to 13,000,000 feet of lumber were destroyed, The loss is estimated at §120,000. - The Strike Not Off, CLEVELAND, O,, May 8.—Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engincers, said he was in Chicago Saturday and hewd a conference with Sargent and Hoge. He said the strike was not to be declared off. The men are just as firm as the day the strike was inaugurated and are fully coafident of Wwinning, e — Nebraskans on to New York. DuLvrn, Minu, May 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—John Fitzgerald of Lin- coln, M. V. Gawnon of Omala, and other prominent Nebraskans lefu here for New York this morning. They have been here for some time engaged in trying a_land con- demation casa with the Northern Pacific in which Mr. Fitzerald is intercsted, Mr. Ga- nou acting as his attorney, Three Months in Jail Dunriy, May 8.—The trial at Loughrea of William O'Brien, member of parliament and editor of United Ivelund, was concluded to. day. O'Brien was convicted and sentenced Lo thuee months imprisonment, e A Denial New Yourk, May 8—M. Diss De Bar and “General” Diss De Bar were arranged in court this morning and pleaded not guilty to indictments found against them for con- spiracy and grand larceny. - ~ The Emperor, Banuy, May 8.--A balletin issued this moraing says the emperor’s fever is low. Ilis geae: al coudition ie satisfactory, RAIN SPOILS THREE GAMES. The Elements Interfere at Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas Oity. ST. LOUIS WINS FROM CHICAGO. National Leauge and American Asso- wciation Contests —Racing at Nash- ville and Chicago—Gen= eral Sport. Postponed by Rain. The Omaha-St. Paul game was postponad on account of rain, but a game will be played to-day, the weather permitting. Rain prevented the Minneapolis-Des Moines game at Des Moines, and the Kansas City-Milwaukee game at Kansas City. 5 St. Louis 12, Chicago 9. St. Louis, May 8.—([Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The Whites made errors enough to lose to-day’s game, bat pulled it out by hard hitting. Billy Clarkson, a brother of the great John G., was in the box for Chi- cago, and he was hit viciously from the start. Accompanying this batting streak was some wretched fielding that gave Chicago the ma- jority of hor runs, McCauley's thumb was aplit by o foul tip in the cighth inning, and Dugdale relieved him. The umpiriag was worse than the fielding, The score: Whites. . 047080818 12 0. 00011830 8-0 tories—Chicago: Clarkson and MeCau- Louis: Sproat and Coutz Baso . Louis 15, Chicago 0. Errors—St. Louis 11, Chicago 8. Umpire—Brennan. Pitcher Freeman Released. Kaxsas City, Mo., May 3.—[Special Telo- gram to the Brg.|-IFreeman, the pitcher from Fort Smith, Ark., was released by the Kansas City Western association team to-day. NATIONAT, LEAGUE. Chicago 7, Indianapolis 3. Cmcaco,May 3.—The game to-day between Chicago and Indinapolis resulted as fol- lows: Chicago. B L S R Indianay 30000000 0-3 Pitches Baldwin for Chicago, Shreve for Indianapolis. _Base hits—Chicago 11, In- dianapolis 8. Errors—Chicago 6, Indiahapo- lis 5. Umpire—Valentine, Detroit 18, Pittsburg 13, Derrort, May 3.—The game between Pitts- burg and Detroit to-day resulted as follows: Detroit. .. 10003 420 8-18 Pittsburg. 013820115 0-13 Pitchers—Getzoin for Detroit, Henderson for Pittsburg. Base bits—Detroit 21, Pitts- burg 14. Errors—Detroit 4, Pittsburg 12. Umpire—Decker. Boston 6, New York 2. New York, May 3.—The game to-day between New York and Boston resulted as follows: New Yor! 100 0—2 000 Boston. 00060201 *0 Pitchers—Keefe for New York, Clark- son for Boston. Baso hits—New York §, Boston 6. Errors—New York 8, Boston 4. Uwpire—Daniels. Washington 9, Philadelphia 8. PurLapgLpiia, May 3.—The game to-day botween Philadelphia and Washington re- sulted as follows: Philadelphia....3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2—8 Washington.....1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1—9 Pitchers—Gleason for Philadelphia, Gil- more for Washington. Base hits—Philadel- phin 13, Washington 9. Errors—Philadelphia 10, Washington 5. Umpire—Lynch. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Cleveland 6, Athletics 4. CLEVELAND, May 8,—The game between Cleveland and the Athletics to-day resulted as follows: Cleveland Athletics Ten in Cincinnati 14, Kansas City O. CixcixxaTi, May 3.—The game to-day be- tween Cincinnati and the Kansas City Acr- icans resulted us follows: Cincinnati 4 00028044 0-14 Kansas City 00000000 O0-0 Brooklyn 9. Baltimore 3. BrookLyy, May 3.—The game between Brooklyn and Baltimore to-duy resultoa as follows Brook Louisville 7, St. Louis 4. LoursviLLe, May 3. ~The game to-duy be- tween Louisville and St. Louis resulted as follow: Louisvil St. Louis. Diamond Gastfield will probaby cateh in to-day's game. 4 Lovett will be a §10,000 boauty next scason, Mark it. of last yeur’s Omahas, captains the s, 1t should hot be forgotten, all games now are called D, Crooks, of the St. Louis team, is laid up with a laine leg. Lovett, fat and olcagenous as ho is, is no slouch on the lncs. Burns' left field work nas been great, and Wilson's catching right up to the top noteh, H. T, Ferson—If tne catcher drops third strike docs the pitcher get an a He docs. U. P. Clerk—Yes, Carroll, of the St. Pauls was & member of the famous old U. Ps. of this city. So far O'Connell has proven himself the siuggor of the team. 1t is & pleasure 10 sce him step up to the bat. Joe Walsh played with the Minneapolis explorers at Des Moinos Wednesday, and a perfact ficlding game at that, Tf Flynn ever lost the cunning of his right arm he has certainly found it again, And then what a d o has on him, “Goodey hafer plays a hard, honest, industrious game of ball and will lund his team winner many a time this scason, “Happy Jack” Healy is taking the best of care of himself, and hopes o be around all ight soon.and take a hand in Lelping Omaha he pennant, and Sowders are both doing elegant work in their respective gardens. Neither hieve made an error yet, and they have taken many desperate chauces. Manager Selee received from Manager Morton, of the Des Moines club, yesterday a large supply of excellent photographs of his famous team waken in a group. Doran’s work at third so far bas been splendid. His stops of hard-hit grounders and lightning throws to first_are he play tbat work an audience up to fever heat. John J. Hardin has received his maguificent 1 guu, Lefevre one of the hand- somest guus in the 1ts pattern is 379 and 850 peliots, 40 yar 80 inch circle. Joe Miller is playing as good a short field as any wau in the association. He has had but one error out of eleven chances in the last three games, and has also Lit with judgment and skill, Morton’s Chicago team is considered too weak as compared b the other Western association teams.—Sporting Lafe. ey are holding their own protty well so far, if they are too weak. Umpire W. C. Fessenden will umpire day afternoon’s game, then leave for Des Moines. i1is work here has been most admirable, and if the remainder of the staff are as good as he is, well and good. Everybody is anxious to sce Des Moines, and their games ou the local grounds next woek will probably draw as hi§ crowds as will be seen this summer. And remember, 100, the maroon-hosed lads have it in for the prohibitionists Manager Soloe is assuredly a great mana- er, There is no miuute point he does not rack of sad as for curbing sud restrain of them on ali oceasions, he 18 not excelled by any managor in the gountry. Shannon has fully demonstrated his super- for qualitics as a captain. He uses excellent judgment, in coachillg and handles his men with a precisencss afid, decision that is ro markable. And theh' he is a gentlemanly fellow and 1s well ifiod all around “In my judgment if Sunday playing is pro- hibited ‘here we will 1pse our great team The town will not support such a high priced aggregation s)mmfu\.\ Sunday games be lopped off, it is quité cartain that the West ern association franchise, team and il would be sold. Oskosh, and one or two other cities stand ready to buy maha at A moment’ notice.” 8o said one A)P’”u' eading directors to the Ber man yestgrday. TURF AND TRACK. fintrica For To-day and “Tips) on the Winners, © The entrios in the running ¢ day, posted at the Diamond, are: AT NASHVILLE First race, threcquarter mile, Duitt D., Brigonetti, Tam O'Shanter, land, Golightly, Jim Nave, Billy Lincoln Second race, one mile, selling—Comedy, Surprise, Frederica, Tudor, Eleton, Wins- low. : Third race, one and one-eighth mile, hand- icap, sweepstakea—Winslow, Wary, Marshal Luke, Cupid, Bankrupt, Little Minch, Head- Lad. Fourth race, five-cighth mile, trial stakes— Monita Iardy, Fan-King, Keowecena, Miss Boyle, Liberty, Long Fish, Kasson, Mad- stone, Hub S., Macauly, Corrientes, Fifth race, throe-quarter mile—Kermesse, Jennio McFarland, Dudley Ounks, Becky B., Quotation, Duhme, Biddy Bowling. Tips—First race—Tam O'Shanter first, Brigonotte second. Second race—Winslow first, Tudor second. Third raco—Little Minch first, Bankrupt second. Fourth race —Fan-King first. Kasson sccond. Fifth raco—Biddy Bowling first, Duhme second. N. First race, throe-fourths mile—Valliant Ban Box, Lelogas, Patroces, Jubilee, Vesta,, Seed Tick, Maroon, Thriftlcss, Queen Eliza- both, Bendigo, Pisa Gelding, 1tosal Second_race, one milo, _selling—Sam Brown, Clay Pate, Orlando, King B, Nellic B, Rouance., Third _race, Harper, Romp, Sam Koene, Golden Reel. Fourth race, one and one-cighth miles, handicap—Richmond, St. Valentino, Ten Booker, Vosburg, 'Bola, Bracaban, P. Thoma. Fifth race, handicap steeple chase, full courso—Bob Miles, John Henry, Wellington, Will Davis, Eiphin, Willie Palnier. Woather cloar, track fast. Tips—First—Datrocles first, Thriftless second. Second—-Sam Brown first, King B socond. Third—Vance first, Sam Harper second. Fourth—Richmond first, Ten Booker second. Fifth—Bob Miles first, Will Davis second. At the Ivy City Course. WasHiNGToN, May 8—The attendance at the Ivy City course was good nud the weather fine and track fair. One mile—Paymaster won, Lottery sec- ond, Romp third. Time—1:44. Six furlongs—Belle' @Or won, P. Thomas second, Brown Chartio third. Time—1:16. One-half milo—LitJe Barefoot won, Singlo- stone second, Sourire third. Time—:50. Handicap sweepstakes, one and one-six- teenth miles—Tom Hooll won, Young Duke second, Boss third. |‘Tlme--1:52. One mile—Bronzamgrte won, Subaltern second, McLaughlinthird. Time—1:455. St The Nashville Mceting. NasnvitLe, Tenn) May 8.—The weather was fine, the track fast and the attendance large. Baldwin's Etperor of Norfolk, who was a hot favorite for the lawyers' wile and g quarter, won in a_gallop. Onc mile—Birthday won, Winslow second, Alamo third. Time—1 Five furlones—Orleny won, 134 West sco- ond, Dick Delancy third. Time—1:02, Soven and one-half furlongs—Leo H, won, Eggmont sccond, Porsiuimons third. * Timé i bvivd Lawyers’ stakes, one and_one-fourth miles —Emperor of Norfolk won, White second, Cruiser third. Time—2:001 Eive furlongs—Dave Hennessy won, Steve Jerome second, Cheeny third. ~Time'1:0437. nits for to- selling— Lis- soven-eighths mile—Sam Klamath, Hawley, Nina, Vance, Vosta, Subaltern, stales, Sale of Yearling Colts. LrxIiNGTox, Ky., May 3.—The annual sales of thoroughbred yearlings, the property of A. J. Alexander, took place to-day at his farm near Spring Station, Woodford county, The largest purehascrs were Dwyer Brothors and G. R. Morris. Seventy-cight head brought $11,000. At S BY PNEUMATIC TUBE. Col. Pierce's Scheme For Going Under the Ocean. N York, May 3.—Colonel John H, Picrce, who has invented a system for rapmd trausit for land and sea by a continuous pneumatic current with arterial terminations, described his invention this evening at the Church of the Savior. Colonel Pierce hopes to lay a double-barreled pnoumatic tube across the ocean by which passengers can travel at the rate of 600 miles an hour. The cars can be made cither 1,000 feat long or ten feet long, and will have wheels on all sides. ‘They will be a little less than four feet in di- ameter, and the passengers while occupying them will rectine on luxurious cushions. Air will be let into the cars for pur- pose of ventilation by means of stop- cocks, and for lighting electricity will be used.’ In order to prevent an unaue rush of air at the terminus a large number of aerial exits will pe used, which will enable the ex- presses to slow up properly. Col. Pierce will allow the government to furnish the money; if not, European gov- ernments will have the opportunity, Hong nder the new system, will bo reached hours, and Central Africa in six gle tickets good for either of the points mentioned ought not to cost more than §20 apiece, Before laying the Atlantic tube,Col. Pierce proposes to experiment with several shorter ones in this vicinity, The first he thinks he will run between Flatbush and the lower portion of this cit Peoplo might laugh at him, Col. Pierce said, but tho inventors of all great improvements had been laughed at until their enterprises had proved successful, el 1t Was a Fatal Wooing. Waco, Tex., May 3.—News has fust reached the city of the fatal shooting of John Clost last night at‘thd residence of Mrs. Julia Pardons, on {h¢ Waco and Towash road, eighteen miles nrth of Waco. Mrs, Pardon’s sister, Miss Emma Caubels, was a visitor at the residenee, and Jokn Clost was in conversation with hefy when the assassin fired through o holo i the wall, the dwelling being built of logs and imperfectly plastered. The Iadies rose in frightiat the report of the gun or pistol, but Clestssaid quietly, “Blow out the lamp,” and this:ibeing done the at- tacking party retreated without repeating the shot. Clost jmmediately left the house, and, mounting his hemse, role off. He went to W. V. Hurlock’s hauge, three miles aws and there disclosed forihe first time that was fatally wounded through the bod, bullet ed above the right hip, the bedy and made Jts exit on the left hip, The theory of the shooling is that it was done by a rejected sultor of Miss Caubels who was jealous of the attentions of Clost. Yy ho ey Weather Indications. For Nebras Warnier, followed by cooler, fair weather, light to fresh variable winds. For Towa: Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh northerly winds becoming variable For Easte and Southwestern Dakota: Cooler, fair weather, light to fresh nortberly Winds, e His Revenge Was Sweet. Eau Cratke, Wis., May 8.—Otto Boberg, & druggist, headed o successful move to close the saloon of Ole Thompson under the law prohibiting saloons near school houses. Thompson to-day for rovenge induced Bo herg Lo sell him & ¥1ass of whisky, buying & bunch of fish-hooks, and declaring he wanted the whisky for bait. Thompson immediately had Boberg arrcsted aud fined $60 for seliing ing bie men aod geiting their best efforts out Liguor for other theu medical purposes. WOMAN'S RELIGIOUS RIGHTS, A Lengthy Disenssion on the Subject at the Metho@ist Conference, Nrw Yonk, May 8 —Bishop E. G. Andews presided at this morning's session of the Methodist eonference. The order of the day was the discussion of the report of the com- mittes upon the eligibility of women as lay delegates to tha conferency The committee yesterday reported against their admission, Rev. Dr, Pendleton, of Kansas, moved that the women whose seats were contested be given seats on the floor during the debato Objections were ralsed and after considera ble discussion the motion was lost. When the vote was being taken Mrs, Mary C. Nind, of Minnesota, presidont of the Womens' foreign missionary society stood up o vate. Upon objection ‘her vote was rejected. Lengthy apeeches followed pro and con upon the report of the committee, v, Dr. 4. H Buckley, editor of the Christian Advocate, and one of the strongoest opponents to the ad mission of women, said that the question docs not turn upon the rights of women but upon a_prineip The Episcopalians, Bap- tists and Presbyterians did not admit women into their conferes and there was not a denominagion in the w that would admit womeén, There is mothing in the constitu tion of the church that gives them the right to a soat. The speaker said he stood to champion the holy cause of women but also stood to challonge the right of women to representation on the body until & member of their sex had the opportunity to express an opinion on the subject. The speaker claimed that every time woman was put in a legislavive body man was put out to no advantage of that body. A dozen mem- bers of the conferance froi ail parts of the country took decidedly opposite Views on the question, The whole afternoon was spent in the ap- pointment of standing committees and their organization. it CONDENSED TELEGRAMS, A carviuge is being specially built for the use of the emperor. The Eelipse mine at Little Cottonwood, Utah, burned Wednesday. Loss $100,000, Fifteen banking houses have suspended_in Buenos Ayres within the last two wecks, Ttalian seajort houses suffer heavily. C. J. Jones and assistants, composing the buffalo hunting expedition’ of the Chicago News, loft Gordon City, Kan, for Texas where what is probably the last heard of wild buffalos left on this continent is sup- posed to be located. . SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The Board of Trade Once More. Wednosday night thedirectors of the board of trade held their usual weekly meeting, and disposed of a good deal of routine business. Justice Lovy was votod a $4 hat for having secured the greatest number of members since the board was organized. Then it was decided that the mdvantages offered by the city of uth naha should be duly and that the question was—ivhich paper should do the ad- vertising! The merits of the different sheots were discussed and it was put to vote, but al- though there was a.little opposition on the side from a few land sharks. it was decided that the Ber had done more to advertise South Omaha than any other paper, that iv had a widet circulation’ than any other, and that it should hiave the advertising. It got it. Home Life in S8outh Omaha. Tt was not a family quarrel, butonly a quiet, neighborly dispute, and yet it took up more time than Judge Rewther could spare, and loft the family further apart than though thé state of Nebraska stood between them. ‘What it started about no one could swear to, but at some stage of the game Hattie Randall made use of her thi teen years' experience in this world, and told John Brandon what she thought about him in language that he thought was unladylike. He had her arrested, but the charge was not sustained and she went free. Pat Landy, a friend of the Randalls, was not satisfied. yvith. the result, and entered the home of the Brandons with blood in his eye. He declared his willingness and ability to clean out the whole outfit, and Mrs, Bran- don thought he meant it, e hit him with a club, and Pat had her arrested for assault and battery. He produced a mark on his neck as_evidence, but she pro- duced evidenct to show that he only got what he was looking for. The result was that she was released and Pat had to pay the costs—but ‘twas ever thus. Notos About the Oit J. Rothschilds, of Sioux City, was on the market with three cars of cattle. Buckley & Ross are in from Stromsburg with four loads of cattie and one of hogs. John S. Wallwork has gone to Chicago and will find his way to Milwaukee, There's a dy in the e and it is expect that a artucrship will be announced in a day Will Holinbaum is in with a car of cattle from Waco. Bennett Ewin is in from Exeter with three cars of cattle and one of hogs S. L. Smith came in from Exeter with a car of cattle. J. W. Boyd brought in a load of hogs from Modale, a. Doud & Parsons are filling up their yards, and have 200 hogs i their care, The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missour Valloy, are sending out three double-decks of hogs to J. P. Squires & Co., Boston, Mass. It is the first time on record from these yards. R.Dibble broughtin a car of sheep yesterday morning. They were billed from Hoag. T. Murphy had a car of cattle on the market, from Hubbard. S. C. Patterson, of Republican, had a car of cattle in yesterday, Frank N. Orff is now delivering his new directory for South Omaha, and it's as good as they get. 'his week Dr. Slabaugh moves into his new residence on Twenty-third street, and next week his family moves here from Ohio. The doctor has come to stay. £ Will Butler was found asleep in Winter's restaurant at 4 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. He explained that he had only come in out of the wet, and had fallen aslocn while waiting for the clouds to roll by, Nothing was stolen aud ho was told not to do it again and discharged. Arrivals atthe Exchange yesterday were Bennet Erwin, 8, L. Smith, Exeter, Nc T, O. Birin, Seward; R, Dibble, Gage county; ¥rank N. K. Orff,, A. L. Andrews, Omaha; William Troyer, Dorchester; T. 13! McClellan, Jonathun Morris, Edgar; "D, M. Aloxundor, Geneva; W. A, White, Kansas City; 8. €. Patterson, Republican, T. Mur- phy, Homer, and . M. Powell, Indianola, Captain W, A, White, of the Live Stock Indicatar, Kansas City, took in the situation at the yards yesterday, The City's Signs. The board of sign commissioners met yes. terday afternoon in the building inspoctor's office. It was declded to detail an officer to o about the city and see that all signs are fixed according to the legal limits, He com. mences his dutios this morning, Communi cations from Woolsteéin & Co., Tacob Lutz and Himebaugh & Taylor, asking for the privilego of erecting signs,’ were doferred until the next meeting. Tho following were granted: Willinm Young, barber, int Mariet; Bd. Hoyn, photographer, ' 818 South Thirtecnth; George S. Milly, boots and shoes, 012 North Sixteenth; C. S, 'Raymond, jew elor, Douglas and Fifteenth. The bond of plicants must be endorsed bythe il before the pormit is issued. The ation from tho Nebraska Telephono company asking that all porsons be prohibited from attaching sign to the poles of the com pany was referred to the city council with request that a special, ordinance be passed coucerning this cnso, - - When you are constipated with loss of appetite, headache, take Dr. J. 11, Mce Lean’s Little Liver and Kidney Pillets, they are pleasant to take and will cure you. 25 centsa vial, o Gradnally Gaining Strength, Loxpox, May 8.—A dispatch to the Lancot from Berlin says: The emperor is gradually gnining strongth. The discharge from the abeess is still abundant. The laryngeal dis Story. A bright, intelligent-looking colored man appeared in the eriminal clork’s office yesterday and announced that he was just back from servig a two and an half years’ sentence in the penitentiary or rather, in the Inman mines at Tracy City, where he had worked out his sen- tence. He gave his name as Charlie Alex- ander, and asked if the articles, includ- ing a watch, ete., taken from him when he entered on his term of imprison- ment, had been presorved. While awaiting the attention of the clerks he talked freely of his long captivity to the bystanders, unaware that a Memphis Avalanche reporter was present, giving astory so different in coloring from that usually obtained from convicts as to be worthy of notice. ‘I was sent up for larceny,” he said. “I wanted to get marrvied, and needin, ¥, in a moment of weakness, took some of another person’s and soon found vself in chair *But, though deprived of liberty for along time, I found nothing to com- plain of in my treatment. It was hard work, but T was used to that. Mr. Mc- Lendon was the warden at the Inman mines, and a better man never lived. If T could be sure of his remaining there 1 wouldn’t mind working with him in the same way, for wages, an- other term.” “We were well fed and clothed at all times, and made as comfortable as pos- sible. What did we get to ecat? Why, we had beaus, potatoes, meat twice a day, and coffee once. We had molassos also, occasionally, and gopd milk all summer, besides other things at times. “Yes,'we_got whipped occasionally, but it was always our own fault. I got three whippings for tighting. That was the worst whipping given—gener- ally about twenty strokes with the leather strap. If we got lazy, and didn’t get through our month’s task of ten cars a day for two men, we got no- tice about ten days before the end of the month that we were behind, and it we did not brighten up and catch up we caught it when the month was out. That sort of shortcoming cost about seven to ten lashes. On, no, sir, the work wasn’t more than we could do. You see we worked in pairs, and had to load ten ore carsa day, holding about 2,000 pounds each. Nine hours was & day’s work. We got pay for any extra work, after working hours, and we made a good deal that way. Be- sides we got 25 cents extra for loading coal cars. “Yes, were well treated when sick, but some of the boys were always trying to play off sick on the doctor, and that made him mighty strict, and when n man got furely enough sick it was hard to make him believe it. We had preach- ing regular, too, by the chaplain, and sometimes ministers would come from Nashville and other places and preach to the convicts. *No, sir; the wardens were notalways as kindas Mr. McLendon. At first one man they had there had a way of whip- ping the men regularly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, but Governor or broke that up. The pped now except to keep them straight, and don’t get more than most of them deserv Sometimes the men get hurt by accidents, the blowing up of dynamite and the like, but not often,” At this point the conviet, having ac- complished his errend, left, snying as he went out that he intended to be an honest man in the future. — e James Bonner,gen’l house furnishings, cheap,cash or installments, 1315 Douglas g it sdond i The First Fish Story of the Season. The Bangor Commercial starts off in the following admirable fashion. An ardent sportsman of Baugor was cut- ting through the ice on the pond pre- puratory to a day’s sport, using a chisel with a handle like a shovel, which by aceident slipped from his grasp and disappeared in about six fathoms of water. He mourned his loss, for it meant harder work to-morrow to get through the ice without it. Nothing dnunted, he prepared his line and placed on the hook a plump live shiner and returned to camp 1o reiate his mi fortune. Trying his line shortly after, his first impression was that he had hdoked a Chi 80 hard did it pull, but when he had landed his catch imagine his surpriso that he not only pound trout, but also The blade had struck upright in the mud, the shiner had swam through the hole in the handle, the trout seized him and wound himself up around the handle, making the cap- ture possible, providing the line held us 1t dia, the lost chisol, < N >~ Mustan \ K1 N MUSTANG LI %s\bmm. g 2, %, W, | INDIENT is doath to Prues, Cakil Busadty wid all Iaviausatios, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Bulls and Boars See-Saw Prices in the Whoat Pit. MUCH INTEREST IN MAY CORN. Free Buying In That Delivery-Oats Rule Strong and Shorts Hasten 10 Cover—Provisions Dull But Fiem. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Criicaco, May 8.—[Spocial Telogram to the Bee.|—The local wheat crowd felt bearish this morning. The government weather map said that there was rain at San Francisco and at Portland, Ore. There were reports of rain in Kansas, and right here the atmo- sphere was moist and gave promse of a rain storm. Moreover there had been a fair ad- vanco in prices yesterday, and the local crowd ncts on the supposition that two bull days do not come togethor. Those seemed to be the reasons and influences at work to make a lower opening this morning,but their power was presently exhausted. There was 100 much bull news afloat. As on yesterday & large share of it came from California. There were a great many telograms from that stato on the floor, and although they varied groatly as to the extent of the damage to the whoat crop, they were unanimous as to the fact that it was sorious, A reliable correspondent in San Francisco, in suswer to an inquiry, said that the condition of the crop was bad and that the yield wonld not be more than one- half of that of last year, and possibly less than that. Under such bullish influences prices advanced until the highest point of yesterday was passed and there scemed a Tair prospect of evon a higher range, but at the ‘advance some of the old time bears, dahy and Jones, who were buying wheat early in the session, began to sell and the tide was turned, and'about half the advance was lost before the close of the session. Hutchison was a free sellor early as well as late, and his wore the only conspicuous op- erations on that side. The smaller scalpors were his followers, There was a fair amount of buying in small lots for coun- try account. ‘July weat opened at Siig which was 1fc under last night's closing, sold early at 83%c, then very slowly ade vanced to 84%c, held between that price and 8dc for some time, then declincd to 83%@ 833¢c, which was the price at the 1 o'clock close, June wheat opencd at 825, sold up 10 831c and closed at 1 o'clock at &23¢@S287c. Tho interest in the corn market was in May delivery. 'The shorts in that month at- tenipted to cover and the price was run up on them from 5blic to bilge. The same house which took all corn delivered on May 1, and which had been buying the May fu- ture for weeks, was buying to-day. Consid- erably lighter receipts to-day as compared with the estimates were probably influential in driving the shorts to cover and in tho sanie direction tended the departure of tho grain fleet, decreasing the stock of corn in Chicago 3,000,000 bushels. The strength in May carried up more deferred futures, but 1ot to the same extent. July corn opened at 55%c, sold up to 55%c and closed at 1 o'olock ut 5%, June corn opened at 5bo, sold at 551 and up to 55%c, closing at S5y @HH8Kc. The shorls in May oats scemed to beeome uncasy to-day, and were busy covering. Thore was somo talk of a “squeeze” here us well us in corn, and with thedeparture of the grain fleet the stock of oats in Chicago is de- crensed 050,000 bushels. This demand from the shorts made the market strong, although the advance was small. For the first time in many months a fair proportion of the regular oats ‘arriving are going into store to bo used to fill short sales, May oats to-day ranged from B25¢e to Aie, closing at 32%c. June onts ranged from 3315e to 825c, closing ab A2bgo. July outs ranged from 33ic to 8217c, closing atthe last named price. August onts sold from 253e to 983 and September from 2730 10 28¢ Tn the produce market extreme quiet pre- vailed in_ everything outside of lard. That article opened and ruled higher, under an active demand from shorts and good buying for foreign account for both cash and forward delivery. Liverpool cables on lard were also tending upward. At the stock yards the hog market was higher, and this helped to a generally stronger tone in that product. Bused on yesterday's closing there wns an actual improvement during the regular session to-day of Tig@10c in Jard futures, ’ APTERNOON SFRSION, — Wheat for May closed at 819 @518c. June opencd at 82ige, sold at 82%c up to , closing at 82ig(@ 825¢c. closed at 835, Angust closing 97c, Docember closing' at 863c. Corn fay'sold at 5635@@b7%, closing atl about June sold at b5l @hbice, closing at closing with ors at 5 mer; May sold at 823(@33% e, closing bid. June oats sold at 33ige and 2ge bid, July closed at’ 82ige, Pork higher; May about §13.70, June about $13.80. July closed av#13.90. Lard highe May closed at #4124, June closed o bid, July closed Muy about $7 closed at §7.473 bid. CHICAGO LIV Ciicaco, May 8. pocial Telegram to the Brr, | —CarTie—Prices were bad enough, and the cattleman who gof out without losing money was the exception, but for all that there wus a botter market. Prices were od grades and values generally stronger on common stock. y time the market braces up a trifle it. is very promptly flattened out again by big runs, and it is fearcd that the little im provement to-day will be more than lost by the impaticnce of cat tlemen who do not give the market a chance substantial gain, Shipping 5, 84.10@4.90; 1200 to , $3.80(q STOCK. 4.40; stocker $2.50@3.55 ; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.0003.70; bulk, §3.60@8.15; Texus steol Hous--13usimess was brisk with an upturn of a nickel all around with here and there an advance of 10 cents, Best heavy made, §6.63 edium and butcher weights, ¥5.6/@ and mixed @5.55, Light sortssold FINANCIA L. New Yors, May 8.—[Specin] Tolegram to the Bee.]—Srocws—London was again the controlling power in the stock murket this morning, and sent buying orders for 20,000 shares, chiefly Reading, Lake Shore and Union Pacific. The opening was buoyant, and the New York market showed gains extending to 3. 120018 in the Villards, Richmond Terminal and Leuding gave the market moderate support, but there was an erratic feeling among traders, aud a good wclined to play for a furthior Onthe other hand Charley Jobanes, bear, has covered and turned Operators who have watched the market closely, say that the Could party have undoubtedly sold a great dewl of Missouri Pacific and Western Union on the bulge, snd is not disposed 1o support tho market by buying stocks, prefer to do it by issuing bull intervie large and well distributed, buta gre: long stocks came out and new short lines were put out by traders who believe that top pricos have becn reachied for the present, After the opening spurt a weakness sct in, and declines of 3¢ and 1% followed. The carnings of St. Paul were disappointing, showing a decrease during April of 154,661, ‘Uraders were more inclined to sell it than any other stockon the list, and prices dropped 13§, but reacted 3¢. Western Union was hammered by Connor, and it dropped 1 point but rallied and closed ) lower than yes! day, and the gencral market became ragged during the last hour. The Villards were strong and closed 9 to 1% bigher. Lake Shore gained % net and Northwestern j. Reading was off i, Lackawanna 3, St. Paul 3, Missouri Pacific 3, Richmond Terminal 3. A great many weak helders have been shakeu out but the wind up skowsd tbel bull