Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1889, Page 1

" THE OMAHA DAILY | EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING MAY 17. 1880, —Gg;tbb‘-‘..’ NUMBER 836 PEACE IN THEIR PARLIANENT | » movwe mouses worseo QuEnkc, May 16.—A fire broke out early this morning in the house of Mrs. McCann, at St. Sauveur. The flames spread with great rapidity through the wooded district which surrounded the place where the fire started. The fire department could make no headway against the flames. Help was asked from this city and_engines were quickly sent, but owing to the lack of water their efforts were cripp Battery 13 was finally called out aud rendored valuable assisiance in fighting the flames, At 7 o'clock this morning the fire had about burned itself out, having de- stroyed over a hundred buildings. Loss probably about one hundred and fifty thous- and dollars. While the military were preparing to blow up some hiouses to cheek the spread of the flames, a premature_explosion took place in one of tho houses, killing Major Short and Sergeant Wallick. of battery 3. Both were buried in the ruins, The body of Sergeant Wallick, horribly mangled, was recovered Jater. ‘Ine fire hias been checked on the city side, but at 10:30 it was still burning furious- ly toward the northwest and will probably stop only when there is nothing left to feed it. The insurance is comparatively small, The larger number of houses destroyed were small wooden structures. There is a strong wind blowing and rain has been falling stoadily for the List threo hours. The fire burned itself out about 4 o'clock after reaching the limits of St. Sauver. The district north and west of Massau and St. Ambroise strects has been swept clean, with the exception of a portion of Valier street. About_seven hundred houses were burned. As many of them were tenements, the num- ber of families homeless is cstimated at 1,200, composing 5,000 or 6,000 persons. Prominent men are interesting themselves in behalf of the homeless people. Applica- tions have been made to Sir A. P. Caron for the use of the drill shed and other govern- ment buildings to shelter those who are yet camped out in the fields. The clergy are dis- tributing food und steps are being taken to organize a regular system of relief. The ma- jority of the people burned out are of the la: boring ciasses. “The total loss is estimated at $000,000; in- The French Legislators Will Have an Exhibition Truce. FERRY AGAIN IN THE TRIBUNE. Continned Suspension of Hostilities Dependent on His Reception—The Touchy Radicals May Pre- cipitate a Row. M. Tirard to Continue Premier, |Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett Pants, May 16,—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tre Bee.]—(t does not seem probable that the meeting of the French parliament will iaterfere in any way with what is called the exhibition truce. During the vacation the deputies appear to have been impressed by their electors with the necessity of avoiding a ministerial crisis: and M. Tirard may exvect, with confidence, to be allowed to remain in undisputed posses- sion of his portofolio. These conciliatory dispositions are not con- fined to the Chamber of Deputies, but they are evident also in the tone of the press. The controversy, which the radicals and opportunists have been waging through their respective organs for the last few weeks, has lost much of its bitterness, although M. Clemenceau and Jules Ferry, and M. Camille Pellotan and Reinach are at present no nearer to an agreemont on political subjects than they ever were. The radicals will not renounce the idea of revision, while the opportunists are quite a8 firmly convinced that revising tho consti- tution would be the heighth of impudence. Except this abyss scparating them, how- ever, the two great republican parties are at one in considering that it will be to the ad- vintage of both to avoid all potty squabblings | suranco, SIS0 Tf the wind had boen " ; 5k MWa A NAVoKr rom any other quarter all of St. Roches botween this and October. Thero are, never- | [0 A1Y other quarter all ‘of St Roches theloss, & number of militant radicals, of | Dy swent up to its farther énd. 1t was whom 'M: Millohaud is perhaps the most | gencrally suphosed that Sergeant Wallook prominent, who stronuously object o mak- | died after beiug taken from the ruivs, but. it Pk comman cause with the Forryists for | Bas been loarnea that ho s still alive at the detorminate and restricted periods, while | hoshital He's very seriously injured and oly 10 recove among the moderate republicans there aro some who refuse torow inthe same boat with the radicals and who would prefer to sce their party make a tooth and nail oppo- sition to the others’ extreme principles as a plank of their editorial platform. These inconceivable radicals and moderate republicans, have not. sufiicient mfluence be- hind them to materfally modify the par mentary situation and the Tirard cabinet will in all probability have the honor of pass- ing o budget. One of the merits of the de- . bates on the budget will be the appearance in the tribune of M. Ferry, who has un in- tention of replying to a speech made by a royalist deputy in Avignat. Sinco bis retirement from office M. Terry has only once been heard in the chumber. His rocoption on that goccasion, when ho de- fended the Tonquin expedition, and the mur- miurs excited by the more montion of his name at other times, has not been of a nature calulated to inspire him with any desl ~appear in the tribune, and it will be curious FIRE The Lone Star State Furnishes a spic for Discussion, New York, May 16.—The twenty-third annual meeting of the national boara of fire underwriters was held this morning, Pres:- dent D. A, Heald, presiding. The report of the treasurer showed a favorable condition of finances. President Cnase, of the Hart- ford Insurance company and chairman of the underwriters’ committee on legislation and taxation, who has just returned from the west, where ne made an examination into insurance matters, presented a report of his committes He referred at iength to insur- ance legislation in the western states and particulurly in Texas, and said: *The legis- lature there has passed a trust bill, which, it cluims, prevents any combination of under- writers, either for the purpose of fixing or maintaining rates. The opiuion of the attor- ney-gene ral of that state seems to be a most d extreme one, and nme out of ten 10 note how the opportunist leader will Pass | members there Dbelieve themselves 1o through the ordeal to which he has stated | be in danger of the pemtentiary, The his intention of subjecting himself, It is & question whether the exhibition case demands some immediate action before matters get worse. Iam in favor of with- w 10:. drawing entiroly from the state of Texus. truce will, in the event of M. Ferry making | ;oo attorney-general has refused to make a a speech, be respectea by the radicals, or | test case, and tells the underwriters tnat if whether they will not cast all other consider} | he tinds them coutinuing to hold consulta- ations to the winds when the sight of the "-Il?n:l« I\c‘:\'xll:"cml .L?e‘m’lw Pl‘lwni V\“e cul; c o ainly can not exist in Texas under - Tonquin defender in the tribune reopens l-hc mmg’_‘, PR mntcmr,l:f::!r old wounds. Hitherto they have not given | goua’ discussion, was finally rofesrod to & many proofs of equanmimity or capucity for | special committee of five. A recess was then long-suffering, and a mere spark will be taken, enough to rekindle a conflagration which n/}'- l““,?“flr"lflqn 505;10‘\ the following of- will irrovocably destroy o somewhat preca- | fcers were elected {or the ensuing year: rious understanding, which has, with such President, D. A, Heald, of New York; vice- president,’ D. 'W. C. Slkilton, of Hartford; Qufficulty, been arrived at between the ex- treme loft and center. sceretary, A. B. Blath, of Philadelphia} treasurer, J. D. Parish, of Providence. -The The dread of such a catastrophe may in- duce M. Perry to forego making a specch in special committee appointed to consider the stand taken by the attoruey-general ot Texas the chamber while the present state of af- fairs continues. In this case, and 1f no un- said, in their opinion, that it would be well for each and every company doing business forseen accident should happeo, the aebate on the budget will be prowptly closed in an- there not to relax their efforts to maintain all the existing rules and rates now in force. other direction. Politics also will be shelved, The High Court of Justice expects to con- LUNACY FOLLOWS LOVE, Guests at a St. Lou clude its inquiry by the end of June or early in July, and the public will then have noth- | s, ing to distract. its attention from the exhibi- | shy tion, This is, at least, the expectation of she government and upon this subsidence of political passiogs, they build their hopes of success at tho forthcoming eclection. The ¥French government has given its adhesion to the labor congress, which has been pro- posed by the Swiss federal council, to be held at Berne or Geneva in the Summer, o o FOUNDERED OFF CAPE BLANCO. s Hotel Terrorized by a Mamac. Louvis, May 16.—This morning, wild eks were heard proceeding from the third story of the Hotel Barnum, and a crowd soon gathered in front of the house. The excitement was increased by the appear- ance of a patrol wagon, and shortly after three policemen emerged from the hotel beuring between them the struggling figure of a man, covered with a blood-stained sheet. The cause of the commotion was a man named P. F, Kirk, of Jacksonville, Ill, who was sewzed with a violent fit of insanity dur- — ing the night. Kirk took a room at the hotel Loss of the Steamer Alaskan—The | at12:30, uid an hour later the guests were Yate of the Crew in Doubt, startled with a loud crash as of breaking glass, Demoniac yells followed, and a po- Ponrraxn, Ore, May 16.—~The steamship Columbia, which has just arrived at Astoria, brings @ report of the loss of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company’s magnifl- cent side wheel iron steamer Alaskan, This vessel in reported to have foundered at soa off Cape Blunco, Monday, Muy 13 The Alaskan left Portland last Saturday bound for San Francisco, where she was to go on a dry aock for some repairs, und it is supposed | Nrw Youk, May 16.—[Special Telegram to that she must have encountored A very se vere gale. Tho. steamor fortunatoly carried | Ait BEE)INIL Daly, the uoted gambler 2o passengers, having only the oficers and | and propr ictor of the Pennsylvania club at crew when she went down. The steamsnip | Long Branch, is dangerously ill at his cot- Columbia picked up the captain, mate and | tage in Long Bransh. Daly has uever fully (&ex:x:‘g;‘:‘“m-ru}rvw"lv‘xl;;r"n-um‘mvm\l-mmr:;-l-: recovered from the effects of the pistol shot Fomaindor of tho orow have not yet beou | Yound inflicted upon him by Badger Worker heard from. Meredith, in Addie Stanton’s Fourth avenue "o latost news says the vossel fouridered | flat, some months ago, and within the past off Cape Blanco, and that the oficers and | few weeks he Las failed so rapidly in health, As soon as the | & complication of discases having assailed orew numbered ' thirty-four, k N vessol began to founder the ofticers and 1oen | bim, that his physicians ordered his re- liceman went to the room, where 'a terrible sight was revealed. The man was com. pletely nude, and with blood pouring from more than twenty ragged gashos. He was rushing about the room, screaming and beat- 1w the walls, A love affair, in which Kirk was disappointed, is supposed to be the cause of his iusanity, Gambler Phil Daly Failing. deserted her, tuking to the boats. Captain | moval from the family’s apartments at the Howse, Pilot Woods and eloven of | Strathmore hotel to his Long Branch cot ho crew were in the boat that was | tage. It is also sald that the great gambler icked up. The remainder of the sickness 18 due in great part to financial re- Fi'the others, and thoir fate 1s not yet known, | verses, and that the fear of ieaving bis fam. ‘but hopes are entertained that they drifted ily in Straiteacd circumstauces has proyed landwarc and wore saved. The vessel took upon his mind, no pussengers, though a number had ap- [——— lied for passagie, but thioy wro ot allowed, Says the Widow Popped 'he Alaskan wus the most eleguntly Stted i : MRRI up steamor I the northwest aud ocost | GALENA: L, May 16.--[Special Telogram ,000; 1nsured for §200,000. to Toe Bre|—Samuel C ngham, the e I wealthy aged bachelor of this eity who was Prosbyterian General Assambly. Nuw Yok, May 10.—The 101st annual ses- sion of the goneral assembly of the Vresby- terian churchos began this morning. About | said "'f, whla‘;\' wmw‘; the question Lo hI‘lu alog N T no less than three or four times when he “"“x’dm“‘ doloaies aro prosont from Wl | yiyjied Lor houso. He usserts she is after Ovar the copntry. he retiring moderator, | yg mioney, and that his attorney will shatter Rev. Dr. C. L. Thompson, opened the session | her case. The widow's lawyer, however, by o sermon. At 4 p. m. Charles A. Dickey, | says he will produce witnesses who will of Philadelphia, William Roberts, of Chi- | S\wear to the truth of the widow’s claim, and Sago, and J: M. Worral, of New York, were | that Cunuingbam deserted her because his nominated to the office of moderator, Dr, | miserly disyisition led hiw to fear the cost Roberts was élected by 53 majority. He wus of supperting her. ducted to ofice and & recess had till even- — fog. The ovening session was devoted to the Cattie in Wyoming. ministration of the sacrament of the Lord's | Botuwein, Wyo, May 16,—|Special to appor. Tng Bee.|—Phe calf crop is utusually large this year and stocks are in good eondition, The horse round-up, preparatory to the gen- eral cattle round-up, toak place last weck, aud the latier will begin - about May 15, uea the Nebraska line and work west. Con- siderable small grain has been put in in this part of the territory, this spring, which proves that farmers are bound to occupy the rich lad in the valleys. sued by the seventy-year-old Widow Lehr- mann yesterday for §10,000 damages for breach of promise, in an interview to-day L e Dunraven Acospts. New Youk, May 16.—|Special Telegram to Ths By ~Tne New York Yacht club has receivd u letter from Lord Dunraven, ao- ceding to and agreeing with all requirements ing the Awerica’s cup races, save that ‘wants the races started at a given hour, Mg DOt Bt the discretion of u commitioe. ‘ mon, and Senator Woolcett, of Colorado, VAGE TO BE SELECTED, ! wers the principai spoakors, atter which the hearing was closed. Assistant Sccretary Tichenor says the question will bo thor- oughly considered by the: department, but can not be decided for a menth yot. poteiF - Nebraska Patronage. WasHiNGTON, May 16.—[Speeial Telogram to Tur Brr.]—The subject of patronage whots the appetite of Nebraskans so sharply, in view of the limited number of ofices and the multitude of applicants therefor, that new avenues of approach seom very inviting. The custom house in Omaha, in view of the act of the last congress making that city a port of delivery, has but two officials, on whom devolves much overwork at small sai- aries, and a comparison of the labor per- formed, revenue obtained and _expenses iu- cident to the said act, with similar offices elsewhere, shows that Omaha is fairly en- titled to a greator official force and, perhaps, to better salaries. The subject hus been made the basis of a communication to Secre- tary Windom by Senator Manderson. Ho will also call the attention of the postoftice department to the lack of force and under pay, on account of the want of proper post. oftice classification, of the letter carriers of ‘Will Succeed Himself as Director of the Union Paciflo. HIS POLITICS CUT NO FIGURE. The President Evidently Determined Upon a Non-Partisan Board—Ad- Jutant-General Drum’'s Shoes to Be Filled Shortly. 513 FouRTRENTA STRRET, Wasnixatox, D. C., May 16. The president appears to havo determined to reappoint Judge Savage, of Omaha, as the fifth member of the board of government directors of the Union Pacific Railway com- pany. It is known that the four appointees, sclected early this week, are all republicans, and it seems to have occurred to him, either originally or later, that the government's interests should be cared for by a non-parti- san board. This line of policy having been dotermined upon, nothing remained but the designation of the man, democrat as he was to be, and to.day the president quite clearly Wasnixarox BUreav, Tae OMana Bre, } ———— The Supreme Court Vacancy. WasHINGTON, May 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—In well informed cizcles it is accepted as a fact that the president’s in- tention is to fill the existing vacancy on the mdicuted that Judge Savage would be nomi- | bench of the supreme wourt by the nated as the fifth man. Some weeks ago the | appointment of General Miller. Those Nebraska delegation united with Senator | in position to know, assert that Manderson in urging J. H. McColl for the place, which, it was supposed, would exist by the expiration of Judge Suvage's the president will not announce the ap- pointment until next fall, after the reas- sembling of the court. retaries Tracey y and Noble are spoken of for the attornoy- term, —and McColl's —name Was Pre- | poperalship, but whether either is to be sented and insisted upon at all | transferred, the vacancy will certainly times. In fact, Manderson has | have been filled in ‘the cabinet, and boen prepared to urge that Nebraska be accorded two of tho five government direc- tors. The president appears to have thought at one time thaton account of the interest, which the state has in the roud, 1t would be better to select all five members from places outside the state, but finally concluded that this line of argument is unsound. On the contrary, there are good reasons why at least one director should be a resident of the state. Why Nebraska was not accorded one of the four republican members, leaving the democrat to be taken from some other state, is what perplexes the minds of the Nebraska delegation. The democratic member might have been credited to a democratic state— Missouri, for instance. ADJUTANT-GENERAL DRUM'S S8UCCESSOR. An adjutant-general, to succeed General Drum, is expected to be named within two weeks. The fight has been very earnest, and is regarded in official tircles as being close. It stands between Kelton and Whipple. Army officers believe that Kelton will be se- lected. A gentleman who talked with See- retary Proctor, to-day, left the war depart- ment with the impression that Kelton’s ap- pointment was as good as secured. SATISFACTION AT STONE'S APPOINTMENT. No appointment of this administration has given more nearly universal satisfaction than that of ex-Governor Stoue, of Iowa, as assistant commissioner of the general land ofice. His courtesy and aptitude of busi- ness and large experience make him a per- fect man for the position. When the time arrives President Harrison will probably have no other man in his mind for commis- sioner. the name most prominently heard in connec- tion with the vacancy is the nameof First Assistaut Postmaster-General Clarkson, Samoan Pensionera Filing Claims. WaSHINGTON, May 16.—Applications for pensions are beginning to come in at the pen- sion ofice from widows and dependant rela- tives of officers and men who lost their lives in the recent naval disaster at Samoa. The widow ofCaptainSchoonmaker filed her claim a few days ago, and it has been submitted to the proper division for allowance. Her pen- sion will amount to §30 per month, To-day a colored woman, whose son was employed onone of the lest vessels, appeared at the pension office and filed her claim for a pen- sion, Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The president made the following appointments to-duy: Solomon Hirsch, of Oregon, minister to Turkey; Clark E. Carr, minister resident and consul-gencral to Denmark; Henry W, Severance, of Califorma, consul-general at Honolulu; ' John Jarrott, of Pennsylvauia, consul at Birmingham; Thomas H. Sher- man of the District of Columba, consul at Liverpool. et THE SI0UX RESERVATION. Settlers Inclined to Await the Result of the Commissfon’s Work, Pienre, Dak., May 16.—[Special Tele- gramjto Tux Ber.]—The published report of one week ago from Washington that the in- terior department officials were inclined not to molest the settlers who went on the Sioux reservation and made pesgeable settlement, induced many settlers togo on the reserve, pick out 1and, and startasmall improve- ment, but never going any further than this towards settlement, always returning to await further developménts regarding the Indians signing the treaty to open the land. MISCELLANEOUS, Sam Wessel, of the Lincoln Daily News, called at 'TuE BEE bureau, to-day. Since last Thursday, First Assistant Post- master-General Clarkson has made over twelve hundred changes among the fourth class postmasters. Counting eight. hours to aday, that is at the rate of a little over twenty-one per hour. Lieut:nant-Colcnel Daingerfeld Parker, Twentieth infantry, promoted from major of the Ninth infantry, is relieved from further | Late despatches say, ~that Secretary duty in the Department of Arizona, and will | Noble has decided {to take prompt report by letter to the commanding general | gotion towards the investigation of the Department of Dakota for assignment toa post, and will join the station to which he may be assigned. Penny S. HEATIL ——— NEEDLES' DEFENSE. He Says He Has No Interest In Okla- homa Lands. ‘WasHINGTON, May 16.—The attorney-gen- eral has received a report from United States Marshal Needles, of Indian Territory, in re- gard to the conduct of himselt and deputies at the openng of the Oklahoma territory: “As far as I am concerned,” he says, “'I have not entered any land or lands, town lot or lots in the Oklahoma district, and have no interest, whatever, directly, or indirectly, near or remote, ofany kind or nature in any land or lot in the territory. In do dot know positively as to my deputies, but have had an intimation that one of them has secured a town lot in Guthrie and one or two have entered a quarter section of land a piece. 1 am not positive as to this, but will at once ascertain the facts and report to you. IT there are any other violations of the law by my deputies I have not heard of them. No person or persons other than those reported 1o you by me in my communication of the 20th ult. had any autlority from me to enter the territory ou or before the'22d uit.” Mar- shal Needles explains that he did not fully investigate the action of his deputies because wwo special agents of the land office have been engaged for two weeks investigating the whole matter. Their reports have been sent to Washington, and he presumed that and removal of all sevtlers who have gone on the reserve, but when the secretary goes through all the red tape necessary to carry out his intentions, he will find no settlers to remove, as they have all' gone off the land, and are quietly awaiting the slow processes Noble seams to be carrying out to oven the reservation. Their numbers at Pierre are constantly being swelled by many new arri- vals each day, among them being many who figured in Oklahoma, but the sentiment, in the light of past experience, seems to be that it is useless to make a move for land on the reservation until the success of the Sioux commission is assured, when, if at all, an at- tempt will be made to oceupy the land before the president’s prociamation opening the res- ervation. They believe the commission can complete the work in sixty days, and all are willing to settle down and wait that long rather than endanger the success of the commission by making a rush and exciting the Indians to hostility to the measure. As the Indiaus now stand, no op- position is known, and the settlers think it is better to wait two movths and be sure, than to run a risk by premature settlement. Sec- retary Noble should withdraw the investiga- tion now, for when the time comes to inve: tigate he will find nothing to warrant such action, as the Sioux reservation is alone in tho possossion of tho Indians and tho proper authorities, though many settlers have left improvements on the land they expect to hold when the time arrives. it Yankton to Have a New Hotel. YankroN, So. Daly May 16.—[Special the attorney-general bhad been fully | Telegram to Tue BBE.[—-AU the stock has advised in regard to them. In a posi- | been taken to buy and remodel the Morrison script he says: “If the statements house, of this city, It vill cost $50,000 when completed, and be first class in all appoint- ments, Holliday, the keeper of the house, is given $5.000 o relinguish tho leasc. The hotel will occupy one-fourth of a block huve nine store roous, elevator, ofiice an other appurtenances on the ground floor, and 200 rooms for guests. Wheu completed it Will surpass anythiug in Dakota. made by me and the report of the ofticers of the interior department are not satisfactory to you, I should like a copy of the specifica- tions filed in order that 1 may furnish the testimony necessary to refute them, 1should like to meet my accusers face to face before you." Attorney-General Miller said that it was but just to Needles to say that the re- ports of the special agent showed he had helped them materially in their investiga- tions and that there wis nothing to show ho had done anything wrong. The attorney- general added that he would expect Marshal Needles to make an investigation of the action of s deputies in entering lands. Dakota Supreme Court Doings, Ya N, So. Dak, May 16.—[Special Telegram to Tue BEE]—In the supreme court, to-day, arguments) were heard in the caso of the Territory of Dakota, defendant,vs Curtis E. Pratt, ||lulu'%ln ecror. The at~ Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasmiNGToN, May 16, —|Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—Pensions issued to Nebras- kans: Original invahd—William H. Living- ston, Increase—William Brings, Augustus torney for the defendant is the attorney- general, and for the plalntift I, C. and T J. Walsh, ' The followiug sttorncys were ad- mitted to practice: W., L. Wilkes, of De Smet; Frederick Vollrath, Huroni A, E. Allyn, James Dobbin, Joseph Land, John H. | Hitcheock, Mitchell; Bion A. Dodge, Mil- Johnson, Jonathau J. Marvin, Benjamin 8. | bank; R.'N. Hassell, Redfield; John Coch- Collyer, Willlam G. Welch, Stanford Clax- | rane, Grand Forks: Albert H. Orvis, Scot- ton, Henry G. Mechling, William J, Wilson, | 180d; Edwin Greene, Fargo. Allison Crockett, James R. Haggard, Re- issue—Henry D, Root. Original, widows, ete.—Mary 8., mother of John V. Dates, Pousions for Jowans: Oviginal invalid— Sumuel W. Johnson, Warren V. Barton ——— The Beautifal at Deadwood. Deavwoon, Dak., May 16.—(Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee]—Snow in a mild form has been falling & greatsr portion of the day, and this evening the pine trees on the hill- Henry Budde, Jucob Burris, Frederick | giges presented a sceme of indescribablo Kohlstad, Joudthan Auderson, 'George W. | Boauty: The cleanup frem the Uncle Sam Witmer, James Mooney, Mathias Mount, mill, & large gold brick, was brought over, to-day, for shipment east. The result of the half month's run wus very satisfaclory. Lewis A. Engle, Jumes Molder, Join Brady. Restoration aud increase—James Goodrich, Increase—William L. Keplinger, Churles A. 3 ot~ L Parsons, William H, Burhawm, 'Francis M, 9 > Barp, Porry Houge, James W, McElavy. | ... Sue Westhee Indications. Theodore 1. Day, W, d. Dailey, Heny | For Nebraska: Lopal raws, except in the Brown, Olender’ A, Salisbury, Christisn | northwest portion, fair, northerly winds, A. alisbury, Christian Bauvi Solomon | slight changes in temperature, £xcept in the Gruber, John Baker, William G. Taylor, | northwest portion, wirmer. Martin_Keesler, John Chapin, ‘Fhowu For lowa: Light Pains aud cooler, except Hunna, Benjawin Wert, Reissue—Lewis C. | in extreme northwest portion, fair aod Niobb, Joseph Coates, Leverctt W. Usher. | warmer. Relssue and increase--Joseph Scholl, ————— Ciassification of Lead O WasHiNGToN, May 16.—The hearing in re- gard to the classification of lead ore was con- tinued before Assistant Secretary Tichenor at the treasury department, to-duy. Argu- ments were made in support of and against the present ruling under whick lead ore, mixed with silver ore of greater value, is ad- mitted free. Prof. Gray, of Yale college, Mr. White, of New Mexico, Judge McCam- ¥or Dakota- showers in northwest portion, fair in west portion, slightly warmer, northwestgely winds, becoming variable, 121 Ligl - Steamsnip Arrivals. At Liverpool—The Palestine and Istria, from Boston. At Queens town—The Adnatic, from New York. At Philadelphia—The Glasgow. Prussian, from differentials. the expressed wish of the Vanderbilt lines | the city, to-day. IMPENDING FREIGHT ~ WAR. Differential Rates About to Be Done Away With. THE ALTON MEANS BUSINESS, Resumption of Control By the fowa Central—Another Road for Omaha—Fighting Over the Oregon Company. The Oentral Traffic Association, Cmicaco, May 16.—[Spacial Telegram to Tnr Bee.—Itis the belief of all railroad men in Chicago, outside the Central Traffo association, that that association or a ma- jority of the lines are determined to abolish This was half confirmed by and by the refusal of the associution officials to deny that such action is contemplated. Arailrond man interested smd: “Take dressed beef for instance. The weal lines have been using differential rates and as a consequence are capturing nine-tenths of the businoss. Wo simply reached u point where wa could not stand it any longer, and refused to make any further differentials on dressed beef. T hopo we can abolish all differentials.” Tho speaker acknowledged that on even rates the strong lines, unprotected by a pool, would be worked to the wall. He_claimed however, that the present diffcrontial system ' was equally unjust to the strong lines. He belicved, as do all railroad men, that a war in rates was hkely to result, but said that any, rate made by any road would bo miet in the dressed beaf business. It will be remembered that, as @ result of like action, last year, the Erie reduced the dressed beof rato below 6 cents, from Chi- cago to New York. The Chicago & Atlantic, the Erie’s western connection, had not, heard from the Erie this afternoon. ' Tho stronger western roads are also considering the abol- ishment_of differentials. The Alton has taken advanced ground on the question, and is on record as saying it will carry’ pas- sengers or traflic at any rate made by & com- peting road. —— Oregon Transcontinental Troubloes, NEw Yonrg, May 16.—Judge Barrett, in the supreme court to-day, heard arguments upon the application of Elijah Smith and Eaward Bell to continue the injunction restraining Oregon Transcontinental company and others from issuing $10,000,000 additional stock of the company, from guarantecing dividends o stock, and from pledging 1n any way $12,- 000,000 of Oregon Railway & Navigation company stock held by the defendant com- pany. Counsel for the defendants _read the answer of Henry Villard and an afidavit of his own. Villard’s afidavit stated he was_president of the Oregon & Transcontinental company and expected to be re-clected. He had sent circulars asking for proxies to be used at the annual meeting in Portland, June 17, and setting forth a plan for the payment of the flosting indebtedness by the issue of 10,000,000 of preferred stock, with a 6 per cent dividend guaranteed by a pledge of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company stock held by the company. Under the laws of Oregon, ke said, the issue could be made by a majority vote of the stockholders. This, he thought, was the most economical way of raising the money. Nothing had been done but what was necessary and proper. Opposing counsel asked for an adjourn- ment until to-morrow, which was agreed to. Oregon Uontrol. New Yok, May 16.--[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.]—The contest for the control of the Oregon & Transcontinental compuny, involving the Central Oregon Railway & Navigation company, seems not to be settled if the activity of the stock is a critecion. Villard was not less confident of success be- cause two members of the board had offered their resignation. The opposition was not less active. Sidney Dillon resigned because he had not been consulted about the pr posed issue of ten millions of prefer) stock, and Willizm Lanman Bull, who just been re-elected president of the stoc exchange, excused his resignation on the grounds that he represented only a small amount,_of stock and that he was about ta sail for Eurove. As his vacation covered ‘‘a critical period” in the history of the com- pany, his absence was interpreted in differ- ent ways in Wall strect, A former member of the executive com- mittee, who was for a few years presidgent of the company, said yesterday: “I was su prised to learn that the executive committee had been reducea by two members, and 1 was astonished when I heard that the con mittee had recommended an issue of pre- ferrea stock, although it was certain th the Oregon ' directors would approve the action, The laws of Oregon require that o majority of the bourd should be residents of that state, The consequence may be in- ferred. The Oregon directors, with two ex- ceptions, are creatures ot the New York management and bound to obey its orders, This statement of the condition of the com- pany explains how the president was abl without consulting the real owners of th stock, to have the preferred issue authorizoe The schemu was to guarantee the new issuo Dy the pledge of available assets and to scll the new stock in the syndicate which ap- parently does not hold the bulk of the pres- ent stock.” — To Build a Farallel Line, BostoN, May 16.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee]—Tne Bre corrcspondont saw President Adams, of the Union Pacific, to- day, and he acknowledged that his company has, as stated 10 a western dispateh, begun to got estimates fora new line of road to parallel the Northern Pacific from Portland to Seattle to cost about $4,000,000, The dis- tance by the Northern Pacific is about 156 miles, which Preswlont Adams says he cut down'to 175 by running a bee line to Scattle, and a branch to Tacoma. When auestioned about the March statement, which is to be issued to-morrow, he declined to speak fur. ther than _confessing that it makes a bets showing than that of Februrry. He still de- clines to discus the Omaha union depot ques- tion, contending that the settlcment is not in his province. ——— An ndependenc Englishman, CuicaGo, May 16,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Mr, Thomas Baring, the Eng- lish banker, who has been ona trip of in- spection over the Santa Fe system, was in A reporter called on him in hope of getting some expression of opinion regaraing the road, but received little satis- faction. Mr, Baring informed the reporter that he had nothing to say, and in reply to a suggestion tbat the public, and railway people in particular, were very anxious to hear his views as to the financial condition of the great system' he intimated that he did not care what the public thought, uud closed the interview, Before leaving Chicago, to-night, for the east, however, Mr. Haring relented and talked a little. He declared himself satistied wilh the financial condition of the road, aud denied that he had by ssatisfled. *'As long as the earnings give the good promisg they do now.” said he, “we will make all $ho necessary advances,’ Mr. Baring inti mated that the coudition of the crops would in the future huve considerable o do in in- fluencing his course. “It hias been stated, added be, ‘‘that a consolidated 4 per cent bond would be issued w take up as many as possible of the present bouds. 1 do not understand what that means. 1 believe it 18 a mere rumor. I have also noticed published a stato- ment that there were various niethods whi cau be adopted by the road when the ucces sity arises. We have no methods stored away. Although the new wansgement has uot arranged 1o detail the future plaos of the rond, wo anticipate no radical change. Some minor arrangoments will bo made, doubtless, at the dircetors meeting on Tuesday next in Boston," Coming to Omaha. S1. PAvr, Minn, May 16.—[Spacial Telo- gram to Tus Ber.] —There are somoe now ¢ velopments in the afairs of the Winona & Southwestern Railway company that give a foundation for the report that the work of construction will be resumed in a short time. W hen work is commenced it will bo to go through to Omaha. The presence of promi- nent ra'road men from St. Paul in Winona londs strength to the statement. It is be- lisved that combinations will be, or have been already, formed that wnsure the com- pletion of tho arrangements, Mr. B. P. Greeley, Sioux City's represeatative, arrived at Winona from St. Paul, yesterday, in the interest of that place. A conferonce was held of an informal nature to talk mattors over. Those who are acquainted with the connections this road has, and will oparate when this little piece from Winona to Omaha is comploted, say it is one of the bigeest rail- way projects on foot in the west to-day. It will give to its managoment a through lino from New York city to Omaha, and possibly to California, conditioned upen connections at Omaha with the Pucific railroad. The U. I>. Against tha N, P, Bostox, May 10.—[Special Telegram to Tus B Prosident Villard, of the Ore- gon Transcontinental, has returned from the Portland meeting. ‘The hasty reorganization of the executive committee of the compuny raised a hornets' nest in the east. The feeling among castorn holders of the com- mon stock 1s panicky, and has lod to a cir- cular issued to-day by Charies Erancis Adams, F'rod L. Amos, E. Gordon Dexter and Kd F. Atiins, the mora prominent holders. containing an appeal for proxies to fight Villard at the coming June election. The circular is very sovere, and accuses him of road wreeking, ete. It is evidently the Union Pacific people against the Northern Paciile. Tho Alton Wants Lower Rates. Cnioao, May 16.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.[—The application for tho estab- lishment of a 10-cent lumber rate from Chi- cago to Missouri river points, made by the Aiton, was, to-day, reforred to the exccutive board by the general managers of the Intor- state Commerce Railw: association. The decision will be rendered within ten days, No matter what the decision will be, the Alton will wmuke the r Recelver Dulley Retires. Ciicaco, May 16 . E. Dudley, Central Iowa railroad, appeared in Judge Gresham’s court this morning and an- nounced that the affairs of the road had been of the turned over to the officials of the recon- structed company, the title of the Towa Centra any, and asked to be reliove made aftid as rendered by him were correct and he was dischareed. Northwestern tension Claimed. B Pienue, Dak., May 16.—|Special Pelegram to Tue Bee.|—A special train has made two visits to Pierre in the last two days, having on board S._ Sanborn, general superintendent, andP. Hollenback, ussistant, with €. C. Wheeler, all Northwestern officials. Theidea strongly prevails, from t act and other in- formation had, that the Northwestern road is making arrangements to at once build through to tho Hills, in anticipation of the reservation opening this summer. He Second Class ing Coaches. Ciuroaco, May 16.-~The duestion of charges for accommodations in second class sleeping cars or coaches furmished for that purpose between Chicago, St. Louis and Missouri river points, which has caused a good deal of contention among the railronds, was definitely sottled to-day. At a meeting of the Western States passenger association all hnes agrecd e the same rates for this class as are charged by the Pullman for commodations in second class coaches. The N. P.'s New Manager. Cnicaco, May 16.—W. S. Mellen, general manager of the Wisconsin Central, has been appointed general manager of the orthern Pacific and all its leased lines. Mr. Mellen has been twenty years, beginning s an stern road 1 th headquarters will be in St, Pa 1 the railway service office boy for His city. The Omaha & Yankton. YANKTON, So. Dak,, May 16.— i egram to Tu 3 mes H cially connected w Omaha & Yankton railrond, returned from the east last night and says the road will positively be built this year, and grading will commenca next month, CHALLENGED l'nl A ORANK. Railroad Magnate Henry Villard Re- quested to Kight a Duel. Arnaxy, N. Y., May 16.—Richard Boeckn, a young German, was arrested here this af- ternoon for challenging to a duel Her Vil- lard, the well known financier. A New York lawyer came up with a detective, and one of the local police justices issued a W rant for the arrest. Hoeckn, o slight young man, when arraigned before the magistrute, frankly admitted sending the challenge, and said he would have shot Villard if heé had gota chance. He smiled all through tue procecdings, and conveyed the impression that ne was deranged.” The challenge he sent to Villard is written in German in a fine, legiole hand. A translation of it, as al as possible, 18 us follow, ed: 1 had long ago de have an accounting with you as well as with my father, Your plan, which you two had concocted ugainst me, has miscarried, of which [am extremely glad, Your meanness towards me compels me to challenge you to ducl with pistols at such place as may be agrecable 1o you—in your ofiico if you please, I give you three weeks' time, At the end of that time, in case you should refuse to fight a duel, 1 would ndvise you to leave America, for if' we should meet the consequences would be serious to Will you please by veturn mail designufe the pleeo where we may settle our affuirs (Signed, | R. Borcuw," n case you do not answer my letter L shall secl you personally. Boeckn was committed to jail to await the n of the grand ju ile said Lo had a reason for sending th e, but w not divulge it. There is a rumor that when Villard was in Germany s ago he was the guest of and Boeckn's father isesaid to have given Vil- lard 10,000 to carry away the young man, This story does not receive much eredence. Southern I shyterians, CHATTANOOGA, ‘Tenn., May 18,—The eral ussembly of the Houthern Presbyterian church met in tweuty-ninth annual session % When the nominations for moder- ator w nade @ row was stirred up by the presentation of the name of Dr. James Woodrow, of Columbia, C. C. He is the cel- who theorics two or r eausing a split in wosed from the presi- ebrated revolutionist dency of the Columbia theological institute, and tried by the assembly at Baltimore, Warm specches were made by bis supporters and opponents. r. Woodrow finally arose, mate & spoech in reply to certun charges which had been made against him, and with- drew his name. Dr. Hill, of Lafayette, N. C., was then elected moderator, N or Reporte Burned, the United Buwpire, o Sarnis line steamer, wis berned. ‘The report has not been ofti cially corroborated yot, ‘e boat is a pas- cuger steamer and valued at $109,000, DEATH CAME VERY SUDDENLY Allen Thorndike Rice Explres ab Now York This Morning. ALL READY TO SAIL FOR RUSSIA He Haa Only Been Confined to His Bed For Four Days aud His Case Was Not Considered Dangerous Demise of a Diplomat. Nrw York, May 16.—Allen Thorndike Rice, the newly appomtod minister to Rus sia, andeditor of the North American Re- view, died suddenly this morning at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where ho was stopping. Rice hiad been suffering from a throat af- idod vy fection for a fow days past, but was not supposed to be 1w any danger. Ho intonded to sail for Europe yesterday on the Inman steamer City of Paris, but was compelled to delay his departure owing to his illness, Rice has been ill during the entive spring, having been run down from overwork in proparing 1o go abroad. He took to his bed three or four days ago, suffering from tonsilitis, His tonsils had formerly eiven him consid- erable trouble and had boon clipped. There was a cortain amount of ulcoration appar- ent, with symptoms of quinsy. The case had not been considered dangerous, how- over, even up to 11 o'clock last night. The nurse says that at 1 o'clock this morning, when only he and the valet were with the vatient, Rice expectorated some phlegm, or pus, felt greatly relioved, and went 10 sloep. About § o'clock the nurse endeavored to awaken him to allow more phlegm to be dis- charged, but could not. Sargent, the valet, made all haste to Dr. Fuller and ' Dr. Gold: thwaite. They united in thoir efforts, but were unable to arouse him, Rice died within ten minutes, at 8:30 o'clock, r. Fuller says the glottis swelled sud- and shut off his breath. Such cases ¢ rare occurrence, and n this in- co wis unlooked fo Rice's luggugo had partly been sent abroad and ho had expected to be able to sail Saturs day. PrivaveLemia, May 10.—Colonel Frederick Gerker, collector of internal revenue for this district, died this morning of apoplexy. STRIKELS 1 = DISTRESS. Appealing for Fands tor the German Coal Miners. Berrix, May 16.—[Special Cablegram to Tur Bee.|—Distress is beginning to be felg in the coal districts in consequence of the strike of the miners, A committoe has ap- pealed for funds, and a number of West- phalian newspapers have opened subserip- tion lists, 'Phie number of strikers and their dependents is estimated at 160,000. Hundreds of miners have reswmed work under the pro- teetion of troops, and many other strikers are wavering, The employers in the Wilten district have offered to incrense the wages without altering the hours of lubor, and the offer may possibly be inled, has issued s urging the strikers to maintain veace. ds have been posted in many vlaces g peaceful citizens to remamn indoors after sunset. A number of plucards have also been posted urging the strikers to coms mit violence. These latter are attributed by some to the musters, by others to the social- ists, and by still others to women opposed to the strike. Brri, May 16, —The emperor to-day 1o+ ceivea a' deputation of Westphalin mine owners, who presented their side of the troubles between themselves and the miners, The members of the committee, having in charge the distribution of the money sub- scribed for the relief of the striking mine: became involved in a dispute concerning a proper division of the funds, and during the quarrel one of the members of the committes was stubbed. A Compromi BenLiy, May 16, e Bee.|—in owners to-day, Emperor Will speceh in the course of iwhich he said: “After hearing both sides, it would seem that the main point, in view of the widej spread njury done to the whole population, and baving regard especially w a probable outbreak of a_ second s of strikes in Sij lesia, is to end, us soon ns possible, the strikes in Westphalia, 1 conveyed my views on this subject to the workmen with severa plac- With the Miners. 1 Cablegram to Westphalia mine m wmade a long plamness. ‘Uhe workmen have made a good imp) on upon me, having held from all touch with sociulists, ams from Westphalia announce that 3 Is b found a favorable h A ‘The healthy, patriotic feelings shown by the workmen's delegates inspire me with —con- fidence thav they will do all in their power to bring their comrades back to work as soon as possible. 1 urgently advise the mining companies to maintain_henceforth a8 close touch as possible with the workmen, I would ask that care be taken to give the workmen chunces to formulate their wishes, 1 piuch desire 1o bring the dispute to a favor- able issue. It must ever be borne in mind that compunies employing v numbers of men have a duty to perform to the state, must uso every effort o provide for s1fare of the i What, above all, voided is the placing of the populat tion of a whole provinee in such difiiculties as tended the present strike” The ates of the miners met Herr Hammas ember of the reichstag, who acted as of the mine owners. A ronce was held, which res soptance of & busis of setule- ment, The working day is to be fixed ot ight hours, inclusive of the time apied in descending and uscending the pits: com- pulsory over time is to be abolished, except in cuse: xtreme urgoency, previously ar- ranged for betwy masters and men, and, finally, the wages are to be increased in ac- cordauce with the local circumstances. ‘The livectors of tne Wiemer colhieries have called a meeting for Saturday to consider the eompromise. Hundreds of striking miners Kssen have been sworn in as special oficers at their own rcauest, At Dortmund hundreds of strikers resumed work to-duy without uny opposition, Miss San '8 Lreat Success, Pawis, May 16.—[Special Cablegram to Tug Bee | —Massenel's uew opera, *tsclars mode,” was produced at the Opera Comique last evening, Miss Sibyl Sanderson, sn Auwerican, took the leading role, and achieved success. President Carnot, the composers— Reyer, Delibes, and ard —and numerous stars, including Nilssou, Melba and Du: ', W among the audicne Miss Sune »rson’s voice is not of great volume, but it is of the utmost purity and sweetness, She astouished the audicnce with the ease with which she took difficult pas: und the eritics predict a great future Prog- ident Carnot complinented Mussenet at the close of the performance. Gas Oficers Chosen, Cixcixyaty, Moy 15.—The convention of gas wanufacturers, now in session here, to- duy elected officers for next year as followss President, E. J. King, Jacksouville, Ill.j vice-presidents, Charles R, Faban, ir., Tos ledo, F'red Eguer, St. Louls; secretary and treasurer, A. W Littleton, Quincy, Il Awiong those chosen for the board of directe ors ure J, 13, Howard, of Dubuque, Ia., and %.'1. ¥. Runner, of port, 1. - Rewarded for Killing a Tough, Juscriox Crry, Kan, May 16.—Geory Ebler was fatally stabbed at the dopot thi worning by Auton Maizer, a German trave eler, whom he and his crowd were beating, Maizer acted in self-defonse, A purse was ained and be was sent on his way rejoiclug Ebler was a tough citizen,