Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1890, Page 1

SHERMAN'S ANTI-TRUS BILL It Causes Another Lively Deabato in the Senate. SEVERAL AMENDMENTS MADE. Have a in Benators Ingalls ana Vest Tilt—=A Bih Introduced House Granting Gen, Orook's Wi the ension. Sanate WasmiveToy, March 26.—In the senate today Mr. Sherman presented a substitute for the first part of the Edmunds meat in- spection bill, which was ordered printed, The committee on naval affairs reported a foint resolution suthorizing the secretary of the navy to remove the naval magazine from Ellis island in New Yorl harbor and to pur- chase a site for and to erect 4 naval magazine at_some otber point and malking an appro- priation of 5,000 for the purpose. It was amended by making a further appropriation of $5,000 to cnable the sccrotury of tho treasury to improve Ellis island for immigra- tion purposes. A joint resolution wus then passed. Mr. Edmunds moved an order that from and after Monday next the senateshall meet at 11 a. m., but cbjection was offered and the matter went over till tomorrow. ®The anti-trast bill was taken up variovs amendments made. Mr. Spooner offered an amendment to the first section giving the courts authority, in adaition to other remedies, to issue writs of injunction prolibiting and restraining combinations from proceeding any further io business excent to wind up their affairs Ihe legal bearing and effect of the amend- ment as well s the bill were generally dis cussed by Messrs. Spooner, Hoar, Btewart, Vest, Reazan and Eustis, After somo remarks in reply to something said by Mr. Reagan yesterduy Mr. Vest said he would nov say another word about th constitution. Ho was prepared “'to join the procossion.” He would like the scuator from Ohio (Sherman) tosay whether he con- sidered the clauso incorporated in the bili by Mr. Ingalls’ amendment, imposing o tax ou dealings in options, constitutional or not. Ho characterized the bill “As o remarkable act of legislative legordel n,*! . Mr. Eustis said he regarded tho bili as the grossest usurpation of state rights evor at- tempted in the history of the governmont. * Mr, Ingalls snid s amendment would not interfere with bargains, purchases, sales or exchunge any of the products of which the parties might be nossessed of or be the producers of,or which they intended actually to deliver. It was first directed against gigantic modern invention known as “deal- feg in futures.” His amendment had been met at every stage of the proceedings by tho interposition of some question of order, or some question of etiquette, or of some ( 8- tion of constitutionality. The peopleof the Uuited States, Ingalls” continued, “have a reasonablo degree of respect for tho consti tution,but they are notarraud of it.” The con stitution was & growth and Lot a manufacs ture, and the constitution of 1500, by reason of the operation of the people who mado it, was u vastly different instrument from tha constitution of 1730, Its author would not know it. ‘They made it foraspecific purpose, not for the object of enabling Jawyers to do- vise definitions or 1o put obstactes and bar riers to the will of the people. Bat the con stitution was perpetually involked by narrow nd rigid and illiberal constructionists us an insuperublo barrier aguinst overy effort to benefit the condition of the people. Sona- tors supporting the bill bad been taunted with bad faith, with false chivalry, with fighting a shom’ battle, because they nt- tempted to carry iuto effect a provision which was entirely within the linits and purview of the coustitution. ‘[hose geutic- men (Kustis, Georee and Vest) had spent cousiderable time in endeavoring to destroy that constitution they now plead on ever occasion. ‘There had” been no step in ni- tional progress for the lust thirty five years against which theso senators had not risen und declured it ugainst the constitutio Ho (Ingalls) recollected that thero was once a great demonstration to prove that there wus no power in the constitution to coerce a stote which saw fit to go out of the union, yet the people had found it. ‘Lhere had been simiigr prolests against the ubolition of slavery) the rcconstruction laws, ete. Recently when n_resolution was offered to fuquire into the violation of the law in Mis- sissippi thoy Lad risen up and declared it a violution of the constitution. ‘L he govern- ment had a right to go anywhero elso in the world where the rights of American citizens were violated, but had no power to take caro of the rights of American eitizens assailed in Mississippi. He commended to those con struers of the constitution tho contomplation of the results of their criticism during the last thirty yeara. Mr. Vest suid that 1t the senators pre- senting tho southern states were to bo under the proscription announced by the senator from Kansas they might as well be out of the union. He was under obligation Lo obey the constitution, but not to take the con struction put upon it by Mr. Ingalls. e moved the amendment of Mr. Ingalls awendment making gtho license 10,000 in sien of §1,000, Mr. Eustis against tho s) sought peopie he isiana. old of your in reply arcued amendment. 1f the senator (Inga o correct the mo of tho ustis) askod him to leaveo out | Mr, Ingalls—We want to take L lottery by and by. Mr, Vest's amendment was then adopted, a8 were also tho following: By Butler, ex- fouding the provisions of the bill to stocks and bonds; Ius tending its powers to cotton prints, stecl rails, boots and shocs, lead and lumver; Blair, wcludiag woolen goods and whisky pud ail kinds of intoxic ing drinks. "Tho committea of the whole then rose and roported the bill und after au executive scs siou tho senute adjourncd. House, WasnINGTON, March 26.—Tu the house to- Aoy Mr. Lawier of Illinois mtroduced a bill grantng a pension of §2,000 4 year to the widow of the late General Crook, Mr. Cannon of lllinois, from the committeo on rules, reported ajoint resolution makine the Wyoming admission bill the special order for today, recess to be taken at 50 this afternoon until 11 o'clock tomorrow, the Provious question to be considered as’ the order at 1 o'clock. Thoe resolution was adopted and tho Wyoming bill was taken up. Mr. Barnes of Georgia opposed tho bill be cause ho belioved there Wero Kross irregu larities in the adoption of the constitution of Wyoming and the territory did not _contain population requisite for admission into the union Mr. of Wybming made o strong plea for the adwission of Wyowin, contended that the coustitution was adopted by the free und fair vote of its citizens and that the povulation was sufticient to entitle 1t to two senators and oue representative in cougress, and he defonded tue provision in the constitution of tho territory extending the right to vote to women, Mz, Dockeroy ovposed the bi BUD WOABUTO, Mr. Oates opposed the measure becauso it proposed 1o give women the right to vote and wade school attendance compulsory. Mr. Dunuen of Mincesita said ho was in- clined to vote against the bill on account of the wowan suffrage cluuse. Mr. Washington of Tennessee attacked tho woman suffroge clause and held that tho ople of Wyoming haa violated the provi slons of the act of organization Jimiting the suffrage to white males. Women might be sent from Wyoming to the senate, Mr. IKerr of lowa thought the opponents of the biil were iu bad straits when they foll back for thoir objection upop the wowan ufrage question. Mr. Koily of Kansas said he would not be frightened if wowen had seats on the floor of the house aud perhaps it would result Leneficially. Mz, Morey of Ohio favored the bill aud ad- s o partl vocated the civil and legal enfranchissment of women 1n all the states of the union. After further debate the house took a ro- cess until 11 o'clock tomorrow, Among the bills for the erection of public buildings today reported to the house by the committee on public buildiogs and grounds were: Hastings, Neb., §5,000; Sioux Falls, 5. D., $150,000. - OMAHA AS AN ART CENTER, A Grand American Composers' Fes- tival to Be Held in Novemb r. Wasnixarox, March 26.--This evenis Lincola Musical academy in the pr a distinguished and critical audience an im portant step was taken in the work of plac- g American music on a plage with other branches of American nrt by the rendition for the first timeof a concert programme selected wholly from compositions of Ameri- o The tdea of distinctively American concerts attracted ousiderable attention among music lo; raons through- out tho country rosulted m direct- ing notico to the rapid progreas wade in the United States within & com- paratively recent period, notoaly in the per- fori but in the study and composition of music. The entertainmient tonieht, which was under the auspices of the National con- s tory of 1sic, 18 intendod to be the in augural of u series of strictly American con- certs, which Mrs. Thurber, the projector of the schieme, hopes will embrace the lerding ics of the country, the objeet bsing more fully to apprise the American people of tho works of native born citizens, and to stimu- late the ‘ncreasing intecest in music of o high grade Ihe at these concerts will also be A cans, and in many nstpnces the selections will be personally conducted by the composers ‘Ihe concerts wiil conclude with a grand American composers’ festival, the first of tho kind ever held, to take place at Ou eb., November 27, 25 and 20, At the s; ations for the Na- tonal conservatory of music will be held at Omaba for to states of Dakota, Iowa, Ne- braska and Missouri The mme preseated tonicht repre- sented group of American com posers. ‘Tho tions consisted of short pieces adapted to illustrate and contrast the diversity and originality of thouglts, udept ness orchestration and the typical charac teristics of each composer. Isuch number on the programme was well and « rendered and the American compost cert was very successfuily inaugurated. i s 3 A RUSSIAN HEROINE sebrikova Braves the Ozar for tier Country. Kaxsus Crry, Mo, March 26.—An Asso- ciated press dispateh from St. Petersburg states that Madum Mary Tscbrikova was ted for sending a personal latter to the czar and would probably be exiled to Siberia, It was said the Kussian authoritics inti- mated that this letter threatened tho czar with the fate of his father unless he moditied lis reactionary policy. Mr. George iKennan sociated press reporter today matter and told an interesting etory. stated that Madame Tsebrikova was turca Russinn lady who has long been known in her own country 03 a talented writer. She resided in Paris for somo time up o this vear. Kennan had a letter from her under date of January 16, in which ste said she was about to send' a meworial to the czar witich would probably lead to her arrest and exile as soon as she returned to her native country. She cnclosed a copy of this momorial to Kemnan from which ~ he - makes extracts. it does not “menace’ the czar, but scems to be u calm, reasonablo review of the existing stute of things in Russia coupied with an carnest avpeal for o mara liharal » B a letter accompanying it to Kennan she says her fricuds tell her that she was foolbardy. but she cares not. She docs not think favorably of revolution and bloodshed, although she doubts not that it some day como unloss there ango. It is, however, she thinks, far distaut. Phe tetter and memorial through- out arcof a high tone and Mr. Keunan says bedesires to place them before the public eye as a refutation of the chaige of Russisu officials “‘that westorn writers have ideals 1zed the uibilists beyoud all sewblance to the reality.” g at senco of m 8001515 Madam was seen by an As- regarding the Te - SISTER LEO DEAD, planation of H liecont € mpt o Bscape. Westenesten, Pa, March 26 Telogram to Tug Bee.|—Sister [ whe escaped from tho Villa Maria convent yes- terday and was recaptured o short distance from the institution, died to: v of paralysis of the hieart. ‘The sisters talked more frecly today about the attempt to escap It appears that Sister Leo came to tho convent six months ugo from Philadelphia, and took the white veil. Since theh she has been one of the most devoted of the order. A week ago she was stricken with la grinpe, aud a day or so luter her brain, it is said, be! came affceted. [t was while laboring under o nallucination that she leapod from the winuow yesteraasy and attempted to eseape. Dr. John K. MeClurg of his place, the at tending physician, substantiates the story told by the sisters at the convent,” At 1 o'clock toduy Sister Leo died of paralysis of the heart. Her death was caused by yester- day’s exposure, An At- Special 20, -~ - DAMAGE NEAVY anco Awarded and Dollar Youk, Mareh 20 -The superior court toduy eave the K lance a of §10,000 against Nicholus Quauckenbass for alleged libel. The judge toud tne jury that it was certainly a clear case of malic livel, and the only ques tion for them to decide was the amount of ges. 'The court gave the plaintiff's counsel an extra allowance of 85,000, Dr. Kylance is the_pustor of a fushionable Episcopal church. During his absence in Lurope last summer certain slanderous stories wero circulated about him, and on his return a faction_headed by Quackenbass de- munded s resignation, ~ He refused and brought this suit. The Rev. Ky Thon NEW y in the . Dr. Ry jury dict 15 dnm —— Lost a Bride and a Fortune, Dexver, Colo., March 26.—A wedding of more than usual social importance was an nounced to tage place at St. Johu's F pal catnedral today, but for some reason un- kuown the ceremony hus been declared off, and Capitol Hill society, especially the five huodred and more who received cards of in- vitation, and on the said invitations have in- vested in valuablo presents ure in o de cigedly unpleasant frame of mind. The un fortuuate groom, who arrived from Lima, O terday s a Mr Threift, and his ex pected bride, who, at almost the last mo- meunt, refused to 2o to the altar with b Miss Maud ¢ §, w young lady with an in come of §10,00) a year unda dot of nvearly $2,000,000 from the estate of her father, who was a cattle baron Miss Clar was edu cated abroad, and oo her way home visited in Ohio, whero, itis saud, t acquaintance ripened into love aud the engagemeunt fol- lowed - - Another Troasurer Goes Weonw, AxNAroLis, Md,, March 20.—The gav ernor sent & message to the legislature tonight tragsmitting a communication from the state comptroiler saying that he had dis covered & wisappropration of state securi- ties in the hunds of St reher, Treasurer Archer is lying critically ill at his howe in Belair, — ~-— Minnesota's Coatribution. St. Pavl, Mion, March 20.—[Special Tel- gram to Tum Hee|—Leading citizens of St. Paul met Goveraor Miller of North Dakota this afternoon and arranged to raise guarauteo of §100,000 for the purchaso of 100,000 bushels of seed wheat for the desti- tute faruiers i the soveruor's state. [ MAY BE CALLED FORT CROOK, The Bellevue Post Almost Certain to Bear the Gtenerai's Name. A MOVEMENT FOR A MONUMENT, Members of the Army of West Virs gnia Preparing to Erect a Shafo to the Indian Fighter's Meme ory—1Ihe Tarifl Bill. 513 FOURTRENTH STRIET, Wasnixgron. D. C.. March 20, Congressmen Dorsey, McKinley and Gen- eral Goff of West Virginia, us members of the society of the Army of West Virginia, are preparing to inaugurate 4 movemont for amonument to General Crook. It has not yet been decided whether this monument shull be erccted in Washington or at Arling- ton. It is probable that the remains of Gen- eral Crook™ will eventually be buried in Arlington. Tt is almost certain that the new military post at Fort Omaha will be called Iort Crook, insteud of Fort Omgha. The Nebraska delegation are united in this mat- ter, and will make this recommendation to the secretary of war. ‘The chances are that Mrs. Crook will be pensioned at the rato of $2,000 u year, as bills having that object in view have already been introduced in both the house and the senate Wasmixaron Bonreau Tae Ovind Bes, } AN ALL-DAY SESSION. The committeoon ways and means is hold- ing an all day session trying to reach some conclusion on the sugar question, and when that is disposed of Mr. McKinley thinks the bill can be veported to the fuil committee, but au attack will be made upon the metal sched “Thie northiwestern members of the committee are unanimously of the opinion that the duties chareed therein are entirels t00 high and may b reduced at least 20 per cont to the advantage of the public, Mr. Burrows of Michigan, who s the lead ing membver of the committee in the fight for free sugar, said of the present status of the tariff biil this evening: I have about lost all hopes of & further reduction of the auty on sugar, and the sugar beet manufac turers, becoming satisfied that there will bo no further changes, have left the city. I have contended all' along that we should not make ther changes in the internal revenues than 1o abolish the wholesale and retail licenses, thus wiving free trafle and opening the markets to the producers at home and lowering the incomes about, £10,- 400,000, and that we should make sugar free and give a bounty of 2 cents a pound for the domestic articlo, for we will not.iind it casy to explain our internal revenue reductions along with a duty on sugar and other arti cles of necessity, Our metal schelulo is based on o wrong principle. We propose to make pig iron pay 75 cents a ton while tao tariff commission of 1558 only recommended ) cents. We have fixed steel rails at wbout €13 a ton, when they sbould be #3, and bar 1ron and structural iron of ail Kinds is 30 or 40 per cent too high. Wo have helped the farmer and consumers a great deal in our bill, but we can and should help them more. There are only three of the republi can members of the committee who are fighting for these reductions. We have pro- tected ivon and steel industries till they must be content 10_8ee Lheir RESGHY Bedadiae? sisted. In comparison with others we have magnified the needs of the iron p2ople. To- day we put hides on the free list, which I think was wrong. We could have made them pay a duty and have had somethiag to trade to our South American friends in our coms mercial treaty. We put raw sillc on the free List because 2 i3 not enougn silk pro- duced in this country to supply a silk fac- tory o single week. The only thing ac- complished today was to make raw silk and raw hdes free. I think we will geu the bill before the full committee on I'riday of this week and into the ho within ten days. The debate will not begin till May 1 and the measure will not pass before some time 1 June. o demand from over the westis for lower duties and it is the purpose to force them down as low as possible. [ do not expect any more material changes in the bill.”” A testof the popularity of the civil service commission with the members of congress will be made when the estimates which wero sent to the housa today for additional forces come up for consideration. The eommission ts additional employes, to cost 37,000 year. The enemies of civil servic orm, Qs it'is now being carried forward by the commission, intend o make their fight gainst this additional appropriation. Other obponents will object to the regular appro- priation being continued. There is considerable surprise exprossed here at. the nomination of Pay Director Looker of the navy to succeed Pavmaster CGieneral I'ulton, who resigned not loug ago. Captain Looker is at the head of pay di- rectors, Under President Hayes' adminis- tration Looke was an applicant for the same position und it was alwost promised him, yet Mr. Hayes saw himself compelled by circumstances to disappoint him. Tne of- fice became vacant again under President Arthur, Mr. Hayes made a strong appeal to Mr. Arthur to appoint Looker to the ofice, but Mr, Arthur had a man of his own., Un- der Mr, Cleveluand the oftico becamo vacant by the rotirement of the incumbent. Mr, Hayes made a similar appeal to Mr, Ve land, but the lutter ppointed B aster al Fulton. Wh Commore Fulton igned Mr, Hayea wrote an urgent lotter to President Harrison requesting Looker' apoointment. As Captamn Looker stood the hent of the pay d tors and is o u of undoubted ability President Harrison ry willingly granted the request. PROCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION, A beliof prevails in congross that tho rec- ommendation of Seeretary Proctor in favor of wansferring the pension office to the war department will prevail. This proposition has been discussed bel it has come in various forms on four or five occasions dur- iag us many years past. The bulk of tho testimony relating to records of soldiers and peusion claimants come from the wur de- partment and besides the ordinary curtail- ment of expenses in the way of using double forces, the whole army can be drawn upon without extra cost to eularge tho force of the pension examiers and clerks. With the present pension oftice torco and tho largo corps of officers already in the employ of the war department ana those subject to call by the secretary of war the pension busin:ss could be wived out in a hur I'he army, of course, is opposed to the preposition, as it contemplates n great deal of work for the ofticers who are huving an casy ting, TIE TRUST BILL The trust bill, as it now st first that ull arrangoments, contracts, trusts or combinutions with a view to preventing full and free competition in the importation, transportation or sale of articles imported into the United States or the growth, pro duction or manufucture of any articles in any state or territory or any combination that may be organized to advance the cost to the consumer of such articlo are against public policy, uniawful and void. and the cireuit courts of the United States are given jurisdiction over all suits that may arise, the atiorney goneral and tho several district uttorueys being directed in the name of the United States to commence and prosecuto all cases to final judgment and executio But the act is not Lo be construed to pro- hibit organizations or arrangements between laborers mado with a view %0 lcssen- ing the number of hours of labor or iucreasing their wWages or . any com bination among persons In horticultural or agricultural combinations with o view ot eubancing the pricos of their products, The ud section provides that any person in jured by such cqntracts, trusts or combiuu ids, provides | tions as defined in the firstwection may sue and recover twice the amount of damnages | sustainea and the cost of the suit. The third section provides tiut persons engaged in trusts shall be deew: d gwilty of high mis. demeanor and on cddviettan thercof be fined not exceeding $10,000 or fmprisoned at hard labor not exceeding Bve yaara, Trusts are deserised to o 4 combination of =iill, capital or acts by two or more per- sons for cither oF ang of the following pur- | poses: 1. 'T'o create Or carey out any in trade, To limit or reduce the production or to incroase or redube thoe price of merchandise or commoditie ) 4, To prevent competition 1 the many facture, purchaso, 8818 or trausportation of morchandise, 4. To fix a standard or fizure whereby the prico to the public shall be in any manner controlled. . 'l'o create a monopoly dise. 6. To make any contract or agreement ot to manufacture, sell Vr trausport any article below n common_standard fizure, to keep the price of such articlo so us to preclude free and unrestricted compet £ ‘Ihe remaindor of the bill embraces Mr. Tugall's amendment prohibitive dealing in options or futures and tuxing such transac- tions. It will be seea from the changes that huve been made thattarmers and the Knigts of Labor are not included in its prohibitions and that the bill 18 vrincipally iotended to gratiry them. LESSON OF THE' COURT-M A RTIALS, The recent court-martials in the army and navy have caused the committee on military affairs to report a{bll providing a new method of trying and pumishing offences committed by entisted men, and if the bill passes there will heréafter b a police court at eash military post throughout the country, the officer second in rank daily presiding as judge. ‘The bill requires that all persons charged with offenss shall be broutht bo- fore hun within twenty-tour hours after the offense has been committed, that he shall have power to administer oaths, hear i- ce ana determine tho case and inflict h punishment ae-be thinks proper. A record of ail such 2ases is to be kept and submitted to the department commander at the end of each month. The accusea can waive examination if he chooses to do so on appeal from the decision of the post judge to a court martial, AN INPORTANT PRECEDENT. _ Secretary Noble today rendered a decision dismissing the contest of Johu R, Allison against the homestead entry of Hannah Tisdalo for the southeast !y ‘of scction 12, township 105, range o7 Mitenell, S. D. land distriet. Allison in- stituted o contest of this entry on the ground that the entry-man “never had established actual residence thereon; that she had never lived on the tract and had totally abpndoned it.” The caso was heard by thé local oficers and the catry was held for cancellation, Ihe comtnissioner of the xemeral land office re- v ed the decision. The testimony shows that Mrs. Tisdale wus: a widow; that she b t a small hut and Uved in it. Mrs. Tis- dala was quite un old lady, not strong phys cally. She lived with her son-in-law during tho winter, but in the sunmer spent most of her time on her laad. Her health became such as to compel her to remain at her son- in-law’s house. She became insane and was unable to care for ker land, The secre- tary in his decision says: ‘“From the evi- dence it is apparent the entry-man nded in good - faith to comply th the law but failing health and derangement of mind prevented her from strictly following tne letter of the ‘Tue secretary cited a similar case wherein it was held that the absence of the entryman from the laud was caused by sick- ness and poverty, and” that confinement in an usylum is excus; yle, gud, thig, puvh ., Derls required five vears of résidence. Ho accord- ingly affirmed the decision of the commis- eiouer and the woman keeps the land. The decision will be cited in future as a prece dent. restrictions in apy merchan ARMY NEWS. By direction of the secretary of war the following named evlisted men of the hos- pital corps lately on duty at Fort Luramie, Wyo., are assigned to duty at the post set opposite their respective names: Hospital steward, Patrick Boldard, Fort Sidney; Private Gwyderaad Louis Martin, Fort Douglas, Utah, and Private Rudolph Schmid, Fort Robinson. Three years of the term of confluement imposod by sentenco of a gencral court- martial 1'¢ 1500, are remitted in the caso ot cley, company K, Twenty-third infantry, behieved to be ab IPort Omaha awaiting transfer to the I'ort Leavenworth military prison. Ouo yoar of the term of confinement im- posed February 20, 1500, 15 remiuted in_the case of Joseph Hartlow, company A, Sixth infants Henry C. Mattson, Second infantry band, now with his command av Fort’ Omaha, will be discharged from the service of the United States. MISCELLANEOUS, The senate comwmittee on postofices and post roads has reported a bill recommending a classification of the clerks in the railway mail servico and the readjustment of the sularics us follows: Iirst class, $500; sec ond class, $J00; third class, £1,000; fourth $1,200; fifth cluss, §1,400; sixth class, 00; seventh class, §1,800, and that the postmuster general shall assign clerks to these classes according to the work done and to responsibility incurred by each, Senator Moody ntroduced a bill in the senate today to reimburse Frank M. Allen for wood furnished 1'ort Mead, $. D, in the sum of §330; also a bill increasing tho pen- sion of John W. Cable from 812 to §24 per month; also o bill for the reliel of ‘Chomp- son of Lincoln, Lana county, S. D., 1 the sum of $,000 for wounds received und prop- erty destroyed by Indian depreaations. Senator Pettigrew, from the committos on Indian affairs, today made a favorable re- poet on the bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to spend 35,000 for the purchase of 100 acres of land contiguous to the Indian schiool ut Pierre for aa industrial farm, A favorable report was today made by the committee on public lands on the Wil authorizng the president to appoint o surveyor general cach for tho states of North and South Dakota, to receive a compensation of #2000 per annum each. 3. Taylor, W. WV, Marsh and bop city. an C. Dayton of Aberdeen, S. D., was the house committee onpublic lands today to protest against.the passage of the bill now pending before the committee au- thorizing the city of ‘Aberdesn to purchase 100 acres of land contignous to that city at per acre. Dayton has a homestead claim on this land now ipending before the interior departmont. Hon. Charles T. Mc. Coy was also present, but made no speech, as he can work more effectively by the button liole process, PERRY S, HEarn, B Another Frotest, NEw Youk, March 20.—The meeting of manufacturers of clear Havana cigars this ufternoon appointed & cepresentative to go to Washington to protest against the adoption of the new tobacco sehedule us inimical to the interest of this scotion of the trade. S — THL LOBSTER FISHERIES, Newfoundlanders Protestinz Against the Action of France, Jonys, N, F.,, March 20,—[Special ram to Tue Bek |—A meoting called by the high sheriff to protest against the Aungle-French modus vivendi regarding the lobster fisheries, was held in Hannerman Park today. Seversl thousand persons were in attendance, and the meeting wis the largest ever held hore, Strong resolutions were proposed by leading citizens ceusuring the advancing French encroachmonts in the territorial and waritime rights of New foundiand. ‘Ihie-stara and stripes were dis- played prominently at the dewoustration, snd the speakers advocated an appesl to the United States 1n case England would not protect the rights of her colony. Similur meetiogs have been held at Harbor Graco, Little Bay, Burein and other principal places on the island, Great exvitemont pie vail |FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE, Gambling Causes the Ruin of & Fort Dodge Youth. DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE, he Pharmacy Law Mads a Special Order for Friday in the Senace =Serious Fire at C trat City, ne His Downfall Dun to Poker. Forr Donar, Ta., March 26.— [Special Tel- egram to Tne Bre.| —Lester B. Van Zandt, a messenger for the American express com vany here, was arrested this even lorged with robbing the express packages left in his care, He pleaded guilty and is now in jail, Van Zandt made & full confession of his crime before Fadge Hyatt before [} juil. He is a bright young feliow, just nine- teen years of age. e has been poing with a fast crowd, and it was at the poker table that his 1li-gotten gains went. It is not known just how much the company has lost, but it will amount to between 300 and §500. His stealings cover a period of three months, during which time a number of packages were robbed of small amounts. His scheme was a shrowd one. By nsort- ing u wire into tha sealed envelopes he was ablo to abstract & portion of their contents without breaking tho seals. Money has been missed mysteriously the company here for some time, but Van Zandt covered his tracks so carefully thut ho was not sus- pected. Had it not been for his fast habits he would not have fullen under suspicion. When arrested he eried_like o child. Thera woing is a strong sympathy for tho young man among his friends here, and threats of prose cution against the gamblers who lead him to ruin are wade. The Legislatu Des Moixes, In, March ho house this morning passed a concurrent resolution for final adjournment on April but a mo- tion was tiled to reconsider the vote, so that itmag be changed, Among the bills passed was one to establish the first Monday n Septembor as labor day. A large number of bills wera introduced, among then beiag ons to requiro railways to make connections by means of switchies with other roads termi nal points. A joint resolution favoring the placing of jute’und sisal grass on tho free list was concurred in, The calendar was taken up, and the foilowing senate bills were passed: ‘0 legalize the ucts of the school board of Fremont township, Mahaska oounty; to empower incorporated towns to issue water works bonds. Adjourned until tomorrow “Uhe bills introduced in tho senate this morning were to compel railwey cotmpanics to issue mileage books con! 1,000 at $20; to provide for the estublishmont and mainte nance of three normal schools; to grant citie organized under special charters the vower to fix the salaries of mayo. he bills passed were to"authorize the construction of street railivays to state institutions frow the town near ‘which such mnstitutions aro lo- cated: to aliow county anditors additional clerical force, subject to the control of the board of supervisors. A bill providing for the listing and ussessment of the capital stock of banks was made a special order forFriday morniug, as wasalso the pharmacy law. The house bill authorizing the funding of inlobt- edness of ojtips.of Lhn. sgeand, cliss, eccord- ulso the senate bill prohibiting lotta -ing wed providing punishiment therofor, AdiotEAdd Fire at Central City. Cepar Rarms, Ia, Merch 26,8 Telegramto Tue Ber fire at Coi City tins morning destroyed the building oc cupied by C. Merritt and Minchart & ber and a vacant building of He ters’, causing a loss of §8,000; insurance €3,500. A high wind was prevailing and the whiole town narrowly escaned burning goods in both stores wera nearly all su ad Assessments. arch 20, pecial Tho executive council, sting of the governor, sccretary of state, ouditor and treasurer, ho just fimshed the work of appraising the value of the railroads for assessment purposes. find that there are now 525,956 miles in state, a decrease of 354 miles during “The gross carnings of the roads during 155 were 8,571, aniner over 1588 of §11,112, 'ho assessed valuo of the roads in 1880 was 42,552,084, or §3:5,024 less than in 1588, he average assessed value per mile is £,192, a loss of &22 over that of 1888, Tnhe ope penses during 1858 were 225,016,503, net earuings were $l1, 61,766, The amount of taxes paid by the roads was §1,253,643. The assessments as whole are lower than last year. 'Thie assess- ments of the leading trank roads as the samo as last vear. The Ciicago, Msurlinzton Quincy is aszessed on its main line at £14,500 per mile, the Rock Isiand at 12,500, the Chicago & Northwestern ut §10,000 and the Chicago St. Paul at #5,000. The council lowered the assessments on_soveral of the weaker roads, their flaancial condition being bad. Severalof thom reported that they were not earning enough to pay interest and fixed chorg a the council was merciful, This is the first time that the new governo has talien part in the ussessment of the roads, and he is much less scvero than Gov ernor’ Larrabee was, T DEs MorxEs, la., M The Des Moix gram to Tne BLE.| the 1880, Dos Moines arch 20, —[Special Tel- ram to Tue Bree]—Manager Macullar has arranged to open the busoball season here with o scries of games during the Grand Army ot the Kepublic encampment, April 7, 8and 9, between Minneapolis and Des Moines. Al of the home players have been ordered o report next wecl, and the grounds are now being put in readiness for them, ub, 0 Des Moines Municipal Election Dis Moises, Ia,, March 20.—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Brr.)—The republicans this alternoon nominated a straight republican ticket for the city election, April 6. Several of the candidates at the preceding cox tion wero renominated, headed by Campbell. The democrats and libe publicans will Lold u citizens' cony next to nominate an opposition ticket. d A False Keport Leoy, [a., March 26.—|Special Telegram to Tux BEe.]-—The report senv out from nere that the people wero likely to lyuch Mv, Little for shooting Tarb Fulton is in- correct. There 18 much sympathy felt for the wounaed wan, but ther 0o disposi tion to resort to mob law. Allof the parties to tho affray were in liquor at the time, and Little, wno did the shooting. 18 conside generally as a very peaceable man, The New iiate Schedule, Des Moixes, 1a., March Teles gram to Tug B The commissioners wade a ruling today to the effect that their 2 of rutes must wpply to shipments on any two lowa points, even if a part route of shipmoent be outside the Spacial sched beLw of the state. Farmors Commence Spri Masox Crry, Ta., March 2. egram to Tk BEL.|—Today the farmers of Cerro Gordo county commenced spring work. Tho g 1 is in excellent condition, but little wheat will be sown, There will be an unusually large acreage of oats, & Work, Special Tel- Keokuk Saloonists' Fined. Kr la., March In the district court today Judge Casey, in fluiug seventeen KUK 26, saloonkeepers $3v) each for violation{ == (e agreement to stop selling liquor, snid — bo defendants having sold liquor since {3 ist term of court in violation of the col= pn upon which the case was then detorm| = | it is orderad that tho defendants pay al 2 of 300 and atand committed until the fig % 3 costs are paid.” —— MALE FOOTPADS, an Relievod of His n by Two Womon. Mareh 26, —|Spacial to Tk BeE, ]—Lincola Stunnon had a novel experiencd last night. Wit walking, on Peoria street on tho west side ho was sud denly confronted by two wowen with revol vers. Thoy requested him to hold up his hands and he prowptly complied. As he stood with his hands pointing skyward one of the fair footpads went through his pycic ts, her companion meanwhile holding an ugly lookiog gun unpleasantly close to the victim's head. The women were respectably dressed nnd heavily veiled, maging it impos. sible to see their features, One was a very large and strong looking woman and tho other was of medium height, and logoether they aphoarod 8o formidable that Mr. Shan non considered it unwise auce, Having complete and secured 36 or women ordered S| accordmngly “got'’ Fr A Chicago Cieaao, Told#Fith BOme papers, Annon “lo get out, with energy. The poli a8 usual, were nowhere, and havo not yot found the highway robbors, This is the third case of robbery by females within two weeks, - - SENSATION BAFFLED SEERERS, The Trial of Mrs Kent Postponed to Avrit March to Bee, [—A largo the armory police station today at tho trial of Mrs, Franc Kent, the womw bided Simeon W, King, the United States commissioner, yesterday noon, Sensation scckers were disoppointed when M. M. Til- ton, a friend of Mrs. Kent, asked for a cdn- tinuance*stating that Mrs, Kent h had time to conter with her att rney King was not present. He telephon he ncedod until tomorrow Lo summon his witnesses. Nirs. [Kent, the widow, w vigorously applied the 'waip to the comm sioner, tripped into the dock us nonchalantly as if she were familiar with police court methods. he wore a @ay patterned cloak nd neat fitting dress of black ashmere, with a white silk kerchief tucked beaeath her collar, The lady's faco was somewhiat ale, but there was a decidedly determined Jook'in iier eyes, Lhe justice continued the cas 2 in bonas o _$200, were promptly Cnreago, Lire ogram crowd g od at Turnished by Mr. Hartsbaug! MILIPARY MARAUDEKS, Disgracefuil Loot:ng During the Rail Rebeltjon, Orrawa, Ont, March I3, gram to ‘Iue Bep. | of the Middleton fur scandal savory it appears, An through the Re n 8 sgraceful the manner proparty ts of the unfortunates Metis were looted. e was on the steamer g home after tho canture of Keil, and there were wwenty or thirty ponies, and bales ot furs on board valued at thousauds of doliars, two billiard tables, guns, saddl and household goods which were looted b the troops. There were very few of the men who had not all the furs th wanted, and buffalo robes and viter and veaver skins were o drog on_ the market for somo timo HEE NI Vo cpmmIEsIon Feovens naxt Serious Levee B w OnLeaxs, March 20, The levee in front of Skip- with, Jsaquena county, Missiasippi, about seventy miles ¢ Vicksburg, broke this mo! iz and the ceevasse is now over four hundred feet wide, I'io water in the town is up to the eaves of the houses and the peo ple are reported us swimming for their lives, The wa from the crevasse 1l flood an immense country south and eust of it, e bracing a part of lsaquena county, Shut ke south of Rolliug K Wi county north of t |Special Tela- > that is known the more un- officer who went it was some- in which the I'he mor 2k, A Vicksbury special says Jove Flooas in Austealia, Brispaxe, March 26, - hurricane at pwhesville has ooded the town and caused dama, s I per wers Uhe rains contnie ut much drowned. Queensiand on thro Flood~ Pass ngz Away, Cixeisyam, O, Mareh 2.—5he river nad fallen two inctics by 10 ek this morning. West Bouad Lines All Anxious to Gt Baock to Old Rates. BASIS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT, A Committee Appointed Weste to Reore States Pase 0 as to Ine ans-Missourl, ganize the A Harmonious Meeting. CRrIcAGO, March Special Telegram to Tk B | ~Toduy's meeting of the Chicago west bound lines wus u love feast. Notonly Wwas there u perfect unanimity on the subject of re-cstablishine tho old basis of passenger rates, but o unanimous wish was expressed 10 ro-establish the old W States Vas senger rat nanency to the ad- vanced rates by 1 4 power to en- force punishment on manipulators Thoe atern 8 an stiablish meetis every hne form one, ncluding Western States PPassenger association. It was soon found that the imes had had enough of the cut throat passenger war and instoud of wcting directly on the rates A motion was unanii adopted to appoint o com- mittee purpose of reorganizing the Wost ates Dasso nssociations As such committen th g agents of the w, \Wabash, Burlington, St Paul and 1 {sland _were appointeds A shrewd move was mado to get the sane- tion of the Wisconsin Central by appointing on the committoe Assistant General PPasson: rer Agent Ekstein of that roud, but the plav was balked by Mr. Iikstein's prompt resig- nation. He was thus saved from brinying 1 winority report, as he probably wouid havo had to do, and will be in the position only of offe g amendments to the commit- tee’s repo It wus conceed Wisconsin Centr will not admitwos without another the that at cven was v asking for rates tho Ak Jine, Lut it differential afternoon and, 3 Passenger nse nent us o basis, bewan form- hours’ urned and ing the wrangiing the committeo will asic another day's time from e wain meeting which will meet tomorrow worning for its report. When finished the report will undoubtedly recommend that 1 executive committce of three be the governing power 1of o chuirman, ecach general’ paw- \eer ggont serving a montn in rotation. it will also recommend that the boundaries of the association be extended to tako in the present boundaries of the Trans: Missouri as. sociatio; In view of tuis intention the I 15-Misscuri association only met to ad- journ tlis afteracon, it being déemed best to await the action of the western states lines. Eastern Trunk fones Confer NEw Yok, March b, castorn trunk lines de little rates today, sidered. nce. nee of roads ent of 0 con- The con 1d northwes headway in Several pra crn the settl jo8itions w In the ands of a Receiver. TTL. Rock, Ark, March Tu the United States cireuit court today Judge Cald- receiver of ndotte & Northwestorn on of the Farmers’ loan IKans railr and rt O, HIMEBALGH'S COADInION, He is Rapidiy Siakinz and the End Sax Jose, Cal., gram to Tui Brs from calling upo ~(Special Te just returoed ree C. Himebaigh, Iymg very it at tho Hotel Verdome, in this city. Fie has been gradually failing for several weeks wnd s now very weak. The dc wore than ten duys. this fact to ud suid ho full of at his plans for suid he had o bo could who tor suys e live M. i) the utmost calmness, tractions to him building up Just now re caniiot iebaugh stated though lifo was fic spoe of West Owahin, and sned the p whic Wfo casy. e is & Just fifty years Tie taliied in a cheerful manner of his 1y lifo in Ponteville, Neb., when ne ana I ro attending the same district school, and said it v a pat comfort to think that he tad not an enemy in Omaba, where he had lived 80 loug. His wifo and daugnter are with him, and toer, Mr. Merrin, All reports from above show that no further rise 18 possible without another rain, Tno aggregate of the luss by nd 18 much less than usual, as the peopie were propure forit. With present litions, the water will rapidly fall and things will £ on as be fore in a few days - SHORE ot Board Cammissios Armasy, N, Y., March 26 railroad comn decision i th Loke Shore & Mar § near sons wero killad sport consur veclless culpability don the cars we rd e THE LAKE HORRO R, of Railrond s, The Decision tho bvoara of ssioners has hande wn oo matter of tho accident on the Mich Southern road Hambury, in v six and twonty-one injured < taling couplings o Ihe indisposis have the s Conductor 1o The also condem veasons for the tion of the reilrond compuny cts ana the circumstances in dotail of thy accident hurriedly the pr by newsbap porters beforo time had been had to carefully iuvostizate, bocauso mis- takes aro apt to be made to the great preju diec of the rights of the company. Ou th othior hund, however, the board_decus that a brief statemont of the salient fucts of the accident, giving tho names and the number of the killed and 1wjured could with pro- priety and should be given by the raifroad companies, given to 58 e Former Employe. Ciry, Mareh 26.—A, Moulton, general superiutende tho Steinway & Hunters 1’oint raiiroad, was probubly fatally shot this evenivg by John Ronan, a former driver on_the Fourth ave: nue horse car line, New York. I'he shoot iug was evidently premeditated. Moulton says when he was connccted with tho Fourth avenue roud he discnarged Ronan and the latter has had o grudge azain him ever since, When arrested Ronan said in o wild way that Moulton bad been houndin his fawily for years, and bal driven him (Ronan) crazy Shot vy LoNa Isiaxn D. - - The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and_ vicinity —Itainy For Nebraska casterly warmor Thurday, w westerly and colder For lowu—Kain, me For South Dakota- Light snows, winds and warmer Chursduy morning shifting Lo northwestorly during th colder Friday morning Mose Victim:, Panis, March 26.—A Siberian | au- nounces the arrest of throe men and women for writing an uppeal to the Russian peop! protesting agaiust the conduct of Ostashikin in a Yakutsk affair. The trial of the prisou ers will probubly result in their senteuco to death weather, winds and to north y F'riday moruning, asterly winds tuin nds shifting and wi casterly winds lay and - Freight Teains Collide Tacoma, Wash., March 26.—13y a collision of Northern Pacific freight trains this after noou Engineer Hailey was fatally injured | miners aud three other train wen badly burt, arrived last Joux 1. BrLL. - NOT FREIGHT lagnates s for Low Prices. Bavrsons, March 6. --Inter state meree commissioners Brogg and Schoon- muker took the testimony of anamber of members of the corn exchange relative to the eause of the low prices of food products in tho west Fix President Mullock said froight rates had nothing to do with the low prices. ‘Lhe corn crop list year was ally lorge und there had been an i ocenn rates of the scarcity of e, Mleval s were utiform present from Chicago the tor ten yours. A numver of oth the deprossion wis due to the large o tfroisht rates wore as 10w us con wainta by the railrouds. BAT itailroad Other [T (ind o com- the! Bulfour's Lannd 'urcha LoNDON, Margi 23 —A number bers of the duy in refer il of mem- fnterviowe Durc seviLivos and unionists ALl th Parnellites in tho interest of tho Sir Cunarlos Russell said ho N0 larie purchase schemo ried by o home rulo meas ure, ‘I'he ex ninisters withhold their opinions. ‘The bul of the Gladstoniaus dis= approve of tho b snce to tho land ase il T'ue bulk of the approve the measure, condemn it landlords, would approve unless accom, > OPPO - ED BY THE Many Card nals in Favor of Sucees<or Leaving Rome, Yous, March 26.—A R special says a large section of the cardinuls aro ad- vocating the idea that the popa to be elected to succoed Leo XIH shall loave aiately, Thoy declare tho position poie there untensble. 1.eo strongly opposed tho schome nond has appealed to the irdi nals that his last days on carth be comforted DY tho psSUrAnce thst BUCH & COUrse e abul- doeed, ro co's ituly imme of the Seizing Catine Manany PrLaxg, Wages Due. March 24 colliery, e n- H we an mino oporate wrrott of Dhiladelphia, aro stock to satisfy unpaid labor cluin Thn colliery nas been wile for mevoral weeke owing to the depressod coal trade and the WOKCS G10 urccars, Arouble s Simmons seiziug in feared. S i Loke Navigation Opened, Dururi, Minn al Tel ozram to Iuk B Navigation on Lake Supesior opeucd this afternoon, and vesse found uo diflculty in working ‘turough the ice. March 26, —[Spec .~ amship A Pus M Bt At Hamburg York At bure. ivals, vavia, from New New York—The Hoston, from Hews