Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 1, 1890, Page 1

DULL TIMES IN THE COMMONS But Few Members Turn Out to Discuss the Land Purchase Bill, THE LEADERS ABSENT THEMSELVES, A Little Life Infused Into the Session by a Pfactical Joke-A New Liguor License Bill Comes Up. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennetl) Loxpox, April 80.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Bee)—Why were soma people so anxious to divert the ordinary course of business in the house of commons yesterday and keep the slow-going Irish train on the track? The members must have asked themselves that question when th : into the house. The attendance was s On the conservative side there wa dozen members all told, and most of them were half asleep, Balfour had to be present by virtue of his office, but he seemed to be plunged in gloom. W.H. Smith looked in oceasionally, but finding nothing very tempt- ing he quickly returned to his room, Glad- stone has doubtless had enough of the present debate; at any rate he showed good discretion in staying away yesterday. Sir William Harcourt mounted guard in his absence. With ouly those two in the front opposition bench and very few behind them, the aspect of that side of the house was not at all chees ful. Mr. Hayes Fisher resumed the debate in a forcible and closely reasoned specch. Fisher is one of the ablest young men on the con- servative side, although ho does not push himself forward and resort to those adverti ing expedients which are not unknown to some of his friends and colleagues, H acted ns privato secretary to Balfour since the latter went to the Irish office, and in that capacity he must have done some hard and valuable work. On Monday, by-the-b; another of Balfou land purchase measure,” ete., v, George Wyndham, taries, spoke of the as “our Dbill? “our putting himself at once on a level with the minis- try. As he s very rich and ~has connections of the right kind, no doubt he will get to the desired haven in due course. But he can afford to wait a few weeks, The house dislikes sumptuousncss, and Wynd- ham’s pompous display on Monday by no means increased the opinion formed of him on his first attempt. He should now cultivate a little modesty. Labouchere was, as a matter of course,very pronounced in his hostility to the land pur- chase bill and to the governmen Sir Walter Bartelott, a stout conservative of the good old school, admitted he was notin love with the bill and hoped it would be much amended in committee, but | cause he believed in Balfour. strongest reason for supporting the bill that any one has adyanced. little incident occurred during Wal- ter's speech which gave the wear: opportunity for a laugh. Sometimes Sir Whlter scoms to_be approaching the end of his speech when he is not, and in one of these erorations he stooped down. Up jumped a Bosen membors o each sido 1o cateh tho speaker’s eye in their cagerness to be called. They kept their guze fixed and it was only when Sir 1 on their ears, accompanied with a rippl Jaughter from the house, that they real they bad gone in for competition too'soon. For a moment they stood_glaring at each other and then collapsed. Bartclott should desist from playing these practical jokes upen his fellow member Sometimes when the spealer calls upon one out of several members, the others secm to bo transfixed with astonishment that he has overlooked them— surely there must be somo mistuke about it That was Sir Charles Lewis’ attitude yester- day when the alled Siv Walter Birtelott. Sir Charles Lewis took a long time in resuming his seat, and as he did so he durted several looks at the speaker which clearly said: *Do you not sce that I am heref You don't mean to jsay that Burtelott 18 to haye the first turni logize and DIl forgive you, but for goodness sake don’t let Shoh o wrotohad blundor ocour again.” But the speaker snid nothing. ~ Siv Charles Lewis will, however, have his chance and make tho most of it. B At the evening sitting there was no difi- culty in bringing a quorum together, though the ‘muster was_chicfly on the Gladstone side of the house. If it had de- nded on the conservatives there would ave been no house at 9 o'clock, although the " ministerialists came in afterward. The outer lobby was crowded with friends of temper- ance, having evidently been whipped up for the oceasion. Sir Wilfred Lawson Caine, W. Russell and other apostles came up to the mark in good time, proud of their recruits. The strangers' gallery got filled up in a very few minutes. 1 Lord Randolph Churchill was the hero of the occasion, with his new licensing bill for the salo of ‘drink. He introduced it in a specch of an hour and thrce-quarters in length, dealing laboriously with the evils caused by the unrestrained sule of intoxicat- ing dvinks and describing previous attempts at legislation on tho subject. His own measure proposes to place the licensing power in the county councils or other municipal bodies, 1talso gives adirect vetoon the sale of drink {o be exercised in any locali- ty by a majority of two-thirds of the “popula- tlon, No compensation clauses are contained in the bill, it being beyond the province of a private member to propose mew taxation. Flubs are to bo registered on the payment of & feo which may be us low as 0 shillings a 3 for workingnien clubs,runningup from 1o £3,000 a year for the great West End clubs. Only'a full public house license will be issued, thus closing all the beer “The noble lord’s stater with cheers, and _especially from the Glad- stonians. Sir Wilfred Lawson congratulated Lord Randolph on being & promising member of the Band of Hopo. An interesting diseussion ensued, but be- ond the first reading of the bill it is unlikely hat any practical results will follow in the present session, bill thus o~ MAY COME TO AMERICA, The Emperor of Germany Contemplat- ing a Visit to This Country. [Copyright 15% by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, April 30.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tup Bee]-—A privato letter from our Berlin corcespondeat suys that the emperor of Gormany has dirocted the build- fng of & yacht which will bo thoe largest of its class in the world, The emperor has developed strong nautical tastes sinco he ascended the throno and is already entitled to wear the unifor 0 of a British admiral. It is said that tho emperor will, when tho yacht is roady, (87 & visit to the United Stites, and already speculation is vifo in certain Berlin les s to how the head of un autocracy would be received by the great democratic ecommonwealth, To this we an- swer that his majesty would be welcomed with enthusiasm. He would come s a guest, and in America hospitality is the religion. and there would be pleasure as well as pride in doing him honor, but, more than all, it would be the head of the German ruce visit- {ng one of the largest and most populous Ger- man nations in the world. There ate wore Gormans in the United States than there were in Prussia under Frederick the Great. There are now more than in the German atates with the exception of Prussia, and al “whough ow Gemaan frieuds are us good | He is the chiof of & friendly nation, | | lng and electin, Americans as exist, the love and memories of the Fatherland would go out to the young sovereign with matehiess enthus iasm. For every reason, personal as well as politi- , the contemplated trip is a wise one, It would be well for the emperor and the people of the United Statos, Nothing conduces moro to harmony than for people to look each other in the face, From this visit good will and good feeling would spring, and what bet- ter assurance of peace in Europs th fact that the master of peac alking a tour in the United S ing a glass of boer here and German fellow-citizens Fatherland ¢ o Tes. o = OHIO BALLOT BROX CASES. there with our as a toast to the Witness Bode by Butterwo WasiiNGTo, April 30.—The special house committee on the Ohio ballot box forgery was in session again tod Witness Bode was called sumed, becanse ho told Mr, Prior that it was singular that Butterworth had said that he had not spoken with Tom Campbell for eight years, when he (witness) had scen him in Campbell's office in 1387, Wood was_also in the room, but was not talking with Butter- worth. A ballot hox was on the table. There were several other persons in the Wit- ness assumed that they were there to diseuss the ballot box matter. Witness was asked what other prominent men_were present, but could not remember any other. Butterworth could ~ contain himsclf no r, and exclaimed: “You are lying from beginning to end!” Butterworth then took up_ the cross- ination and questioned the witness respec his visit to Campbell’s office in 1857, when he said he had scen him (Butterworth). IT said that he was an employe of the Cincin- nati serew and tap company, which was then making ballot boxes, and he gone to Campbell’s office upon some matter of busi- ness connected with the box. Witness had not talked with anybody upon this subject ex- cept Mr. Prior and Governor Foraker, and that was six weeks ago. At the conclusion of Bode's testimony, Butterworth took the stand and said was not a single word of truth in his ment that there, L was there, had with Campbell Wood. In Campbell and 1 have not been on speaking terms, as some persons in this room know, Liere, he pre- Witness herd remarked that he was not a politician, and he appealed to the committeo to find_any object in his coming here to asperse Butterworth. He insisted that he told the truth and refused to admit the possibil- i “This closed the examination for After the conclusion of the examination the committee decided that it would close the rec- ord and take no more testimon, ——— CHICAGO ELECTION FRAUDS. Democratic Politicians Startled by a Sensational Exposure, Cicaco, April 80.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee,]—The sensation of the hour in po- litical civeles is the discovery by the state's attorney of gigantic election frauds in the Twenty-fourth ward. Last night's exposure of the fraud put the suspected persons on the alert and the officers were in a rather hielpless position this morning, as they had to look for men who nad cither flown or were well out of sight. Nevertheless a number of asrests were made today and more aro ex- pected before tomorrow morning. Oue of the notable captures today was Mike Corcovan, a demo ic leader of some note in the ci being credited by the eleet with having a Sgreat pull”’ He was very indigni at his are and he and , who wis arvested at promptly furnished bail, Ttis stood that warrants ave out for the ar: fifty men concerncd in the fraud, esulted in seating McAbee, the dem- ndidate, in the council as one of the prescntatives of the Twenty-fourth wi Since the election a numbe gentle have been quietly at work looking up mattes 1 submitting the facts to States Attorne, ongenecker 4 few & He invest gated farther and has unearthed the conspir , which resulted, it is stated, in 400 il- from hotel and board 508 rded and cast with the assistan 'y hotel clerks, who, the corked-up voters sented by the republic nd 0. K.d them. These gentiemen | and the parties who *fixed” them i to be taken hold of by the law and the r promises well for the greatest election sean- dal of rs, A singular feature of the affai is the fact that the investigation was started by a disgruntied democrat, who didu’t get what he wanted after the election was over and in revenge wrote to the gentleman who is torney in the mat | of what had been The democrats are wild over the ex- pose and say it is all a political bluff on the part of the state's They will find out differently be through. done, Discharged for Voting Wrong. Ciicaco, April 80.—Charges of interfer- ence with voters during the recent alder- manic clection were preferred today against General Superintendent Sessions of the Pullman_valace car company. The com- plainant, 1. G. Brown, says he was discharged voin the employment of ‘the Pullman com- pany by the defendant because he refused to voté for Dr. Chasey, an employe of the com- pany, for alderman, He alleges that two othier employes were discharged. The clec- tion commissioners will investiga B WORLD EDITORS INDICTED, 1 Members of His Stafr Charged With Libel, NEw YORK, Apr The grand jury has just handed in indictments against Joseph Pulitzer, John A. Cockerill, Julius Chambers and James F. Grabam of the New York World for criminally libeling ex-Judge Hil- ton. Tho World for some time pasthas been publishing sensational articles regarding Judge Hilton's relations to the Stew- art ostate und also vague _insinuations against the character of Mr. Stewart. On the 23d instant, Judge Hilton wrote to District Attorney Fel at length call- ing attention to these articles and saying that he would not think of dignifying them by bringing civil suit for libel. Had they been confined to libeling him ho should have od them with contemptuous silence, but s the letter, *When they malign the mem of my dear friend” and benefactor whose name was a synonym for high chavacter, perfect integrity and un- questioned “personal purity, I owe it to his memory that such shameless and wanton traducers, beside whom the robbers of his grave were gentlemen of refinement and character, should be at the bar of public justic purpose in view that I writo this letter and send these papers that you may exhibit these libels to the grand jury for such action as it may deem proper.’ Me Grabam and € this afternoon. Messis, Pulitzer and Cock- erill are out of the city on a vacation, - Will End in the Courts, Orrawa, 11, pril 80, —[Special gram to Tue Bek,]—The dissensions German Evangelical church split, the Esher faction retaining possession of the church and the anti-Eshers renting the French church, whero they will hold services until the settlement of the matter in the ourts. The pastor of the Lutheran church, Rov. Mr. Von Scheneck, having been forced to resign, the trustees refuse to accept an- | other 1 © from the Missourl synod, which is opposed to secret societies, dancing and amusements of all kinds, Mr. Von Scheueck hus succeoded in gaiuing a follow- aset of trustees, who are the regular trustees for church, The matter will | Pulitzer ambers gave bail Tele- in the resulted in a uow fghting with possession of the end lu the courts, O BT TP e OMAHA DALy BEE " OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, AN ANARCHIST GETS OFFICE. Richard Hinton Appointed Superintendent of Artesian Irrigaion. THE DEMOORATS FILIBUSTERING. They Refuse to Vote on McKinley's Worsted Cloth Classification— Working for Furnas— Houk on Gerrymandering. WasnixetoNy Bunreav T 513 FOURTEENTIL STREET, Wasiixaro, D, C., April 30, Colonel Richard Hinton has been appointed superintendent of artesian irrigation and has an appropriation of $20,000 to ascer whether the o ultural interests of the Dakotas and adjacent states can be benefited by the arte: well system, He will investi- gate the irrigation problem in Montana also, Hinton is a newspaper writer, o labor agita- tor and a follower of Johann Most. DEMOCRATS FILIBUSTERING. Again the democrats in the house attempted this afternoon to defeat legislation by fili- bustering and broke up an quorum, These revolutionists are w tactics upon the slightest provocation, when there is no real political issue at hand. They refused to vote today on the adoption of the McKinley worsted cloth classification, but Speaker Reed counted a quorum present. Now the democrats are again threatening to appeal to the supreme court. They have made this threat anumber of times before without any effect. AN INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL HOUK. Colonel Houk of Tennessee, who is one of of the house committee and who has for many ader in the movs Osams Bee, [t “I think the ch out even as to whether the federal election bill will become a law at this on of congress, 1 am heartily in favor t and in favor of the bill to pre- vent gerrymandering by state legislatures, In fact T am for anything that will interferowith the work of the democrats. At present every time a legislature changes its political complexion it goes to work and gerrymanders the state. We must stop this. The' constitution provides for a census to be taken .every ten years and a reapporfionment ~ of _ congressional districts upon that census, We must laws making this provision effective and stop the tinkering with the rights of the_federal government. 1 have been advocating this 1803, and suppose that [ was one of the v fivst o suggest anti-legislative_gerry- mander and federal election laws. Both of these questions are of great importance and the republicans in caucus are considering them with deliberation, Thereis no hurry. mpy get them through by the end of sion that will be suffici 3 law will pro gressional elections in_the present arranged until the under the new census, and tion law wi ber.” de for con- districts as at apportionment the federal elec- ccure fair clections in Novemn- WORKING FOR FURNAS. Senators Paddock and Manderson called upon the president this morning,as anticipated in o BeE specinl, and made a formal applica- tion for the appointment of ex-Governor Fur- one of the Chicago world’s fair commnis- “The president said he had only four republicans to appoint and that it was necessary to have, besides good and eficient. men for 'the place, men who represent as far as possible different tions of the country. He did not indi whether he would appoint Governor Fur but the two Nebraska senators believe his chances are good. NEW POSTYASTERS, Hobbs, at the Oma vam, Buffalo, Whes GHED LEGISLATION. jrman McKinley thinks that an ar- rangement can be made when the tarift bill is taken up on next h the gen- eral debate will be cls turday, that the work under the five minute not last more than two weelks, which will put the bill in the senato about May 4. If this can bo done cougress may adjourn by the middle of July, It was stated in the room of the house com- mittee on postofiices and postroads today that no effort would be made to report a ograph bill at this session. 1tis not either that the bill providing for the coustruction of postofiico buildings to cost £20,000 in places where the annual postal re- ceipts are §,000 a year or more will be passcd at this scssion of congress, but members of the committee say it will probably become & law by the action of the next session. This bill carries an immediate appropriation of several millions of dollars and contemplates an almost limitless expenditure in the future, and there is a fear that the appropriation will run up too high, The southern senators who aro members of the committee on agriculture, have fought with so much vigor the propo tion to tax compound lard because it will in- jure the cotton seed ol industry that there is very little prospect now of any legislation of enator orge of ippi and ot ntend that the prop osition is unconstitutional in the first pla and secondly, they threaten to talk the me: ure to deathi {f it ever comes upon the floor. Senator Paddock had hoped to have a genoral food bill passed, but there is little to cncour age him, PROBABLE CHANGES, The railroad men of the country are dis- cussing probable changes in the interstato commeree commission which ought to take place in a few months by reason of the ex- piration of Commissioner Schoonmaker's term r, hoonmaker is a democrat and sident appoints a republican in his place it will change the political complexion of the commission, which now has three democrats and two republicans, T much prossure being brought, owever, to secure Mr. Schoonmuker's reappointment on the part of New Yorkers on the ground that he is a practical railroad man of unquestioned ability and has never taken an active part in politics; again it is_ represented that as Commissioner Morrison has only [y year longer to serve it would be better to wait until then and ap- point a republi plice than to sacri- fice Schoonmaker, n has never coased to take an active st in_1llinois politics and makes no concealment of his interest in the success of the democratic Those close to tne president are of the opinion, how- ever, that a republican will be appointed in Schoonmaker's place and a less offensive dem- ocrat will succeed Morrison, LAND DECISIONS AFFIRMED, Assistant Secretary Chandler today L the decision of the land commis- sioner in dismissing the contest of William Neifert against the timber culture entry for the north 5 of the southeast iy and the south 1¢ of the northeast 1y of s township B0 north, range 20 west, Niobri Nebraska land district. if the pi MISCELLANEOUS, President Harrison will go to Philadelphia Dec us the guest of Meade post id Army of the Republic, the oldest ation of the Atlantic coast. He promised a year ago that he would make this visit, The secret of General Ben Butler's frequent ent, as the® visits to Washington was made public today | when the house comumitte and grounds reported in fuvor of purchasing his handsome gray stone residence, one south of the capitol, for 850,000, The gen- erul declares that he will not take less than $275,000 and will try to have the bill amended o the floors of the two houses, Seuator Teller has again stated, in an in- terview, that his free silver coinage proposi tion would be the coinage bill passed by this cougress. Senator Teller wants the certifi- cates to be redeemable in lawful money of the United States without auy bullion or coin clause, It is sald that every the Mississippi river aud more than one-balf n public buildings | quare | cnator west of | b I of those cast of that line, as 'well as almost every ono from the south, will vote for the ellér proposi Senator P A from Noew nstiltation with his 18inoss partners s ho will not go to until hout June 1. The Fort Sedgwick military resorvation bill which was finally passed by the senate and_which was introduced i ¢ Mr. Paddock and in th called at the postoffice department and asked Mr. Wanamaker and Mr. Bell, superintendent the railway mail servico, to create anothe ilway mail division with headquarters a Omaha, The told that owing to th present condition of the appropriation for this service it would be impossible to comply with the request at this time, but there i probability that such a division created after the new fiscal year begins, The senate judi committee proposes to recommend radical amendments to the “court bill,"” and the chances aro that instead of fixing the place for holding the court of seals at either St. Louis, as was done in bill, or at Omahi, as was proposed ssman Connell, they will leave the uce for holding ‘the. courts open in order that the judges may make their own selec- tion United States Treasurer Huston has been quite ill at his home in the northern suburbs of Washington for more than a weck with rheumatism, but he expects to get buack to his post of duty the first of next week. clause was added to the Northern Pacific nd forfeiture bill that passed the senate vesterday which exempts mineral lands from the forfeiture, this will protect the mines i Montana, Idaho and other sections which located within the Northern Pacit] 1l Perry S, Hearu, — e CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. The House Passes the Senate Depend- ent Pension Bill, WasmiNGToN, April 30.—After the reading of the journal the house proceeded to vote upon the passage of the bill for the classifies tion of worsted cloths @s woolens, © The bill passed—yeas, 138; nays, 0—the counting a quorum. The bill authori secretary of the treasury to classify as woolen cloths all imports of worsted cloth, which are known under the name of worsted cloth or under the names of worsteds or diagonals or otherwise, The committee on rules reported a resolu- tion providing for the immediate considera tion of tho senate dependent pension bill, to which the Morrill service pension bill may be ordered as a substitute, the previous question to be considered as ordered at 4 o'clock. - Mr. Carlisle protested sgainst the adoption esolutions of this chavdeter which took from the committeetho whole rizht to consider many bills and forced the house to vote upon them after a brief debate. It was not fair to the members. It was not fair to the taxpayers of the country. The pension cstimates were never liberal -enough and he said the expenditures under the senate bill would amount to $45,000,000 and under the new house bill to $50,800,000. From this time on he would protest against this_system and insist upon the right of the members to have opportunity for discussion and amend- ment. Mr. Henderson of Towa inquired whether the gentlemun on the other side would sup- port the measures desired by the soldiers. M. Carlisle suid he was not authorized to speak on this subject, but in his opinion there were gentlemen on the demoeratic side who would give the soldiers more than the gentle- man from Towa was willing to give them Henderson—You are svery liberal—when you are out of power. Wetook care of the soldiers when you had the “Inajority. We in- tend to take cave of them now. After considerable further debate of this nature Mr. McKinley said the resolution was justified under the present code of rules and dents set by the house the republi- ited to do the public busin The solution was adopted and Mr, Morrill spoke in support of the bill. The total num- ber of persons put upon the pension under the provisions of the bill was 0 at 440,000 at an annual cost of X306 (his actof jastice had been too long de If the government was going to grant ice pension it should grant {6 without ) Mr. Yoder of Ohio spoke fora per diemn pension bill and chavged the republicans with not living true to their promiscs tothe soldicrs, The pendiag bill might. be bett ititled, “A bill providing pensious for so diers after they are dead and for their wilows, providing they become paupers be- fore they die.” M. ) and spol roll n of Indisna held the same view in support of uper diem pension and arrears limitation repeal bill, Mvr. Tarsney of Missouri opposed the bill because it made no discrmination between three months’ and three yoa ldier: cause it mad inction betwen disability resulting f ieo and that resulting from the vicious conduet of a pensioner. Mr, Kerr of Towa thought the bill went as far as congress could goin view of the promise the republicans had made for a reduction of taxation. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio said .the bill if passed would make the pension roll number 450,000, with a total expenditure of §150,000,- 000 per’ annum, This gross sum amounted to nearly 43 per cent of the gross income of the government. It was munificent generosi such as the world bad never before w xd and exceeding that of all civilized na- combined. opposed the bill because it no discrimination as to the length of ors of Texas opposed both bills in theinterest of the taxpayers of the country. After further debate an amendment v agreed to to the Morrill bill reducing the of limitation from sixty-two to sixty 3 The Morrill bill was agreed to as a substi- tute bill—ye nuys, 71, M. Yoder moved to recommit the bill with instractions to the committee to report back a per diem pension bill. Lost—iS to 161 The senate bill as amended by the substi- was then passed—179 to i0,amid loud wuse, he house then adjourned. The bill authorizes tho secretary of the treasury to place on the pension roll the name of any officer or enlisted man of sixty years orover who served ningty duy: the war and who shall have honorable discharge, sald pension to com- mence from the date of application and con- tinue during life at the rafe of #§ per month, All persons who served minety days or more and who were honorably dischar, aud are now or may h suffering from mental or physieal disanility shall upon due proof be placed upon the list of invalid pen- sioners at 8 per month, The bill also pro- vides a pension for the widoy y soldier when she shall arrive st sixty years or be without other support than duily labor. or received an Senate. Wasnixaroy, April 30.—In the senate this morning the committee on foreign relations reported & concurrent resolution requesting the president to negotiate with the govern- ments of Great Britain and Mexico with a view to securing treaty stipulations for the prevention of the importation from Canuda and Mexico into the United States of Chinese and immediate consideration for it was asked The resolution went over till tomorrow and the consideration of the customs und udmin istration bill was resumed Mr. Tracy moved to amend the bill by in serting a provision giving any importer” who 15 dissatistied the right to begin & common v suit in the United States circuit court This was discussed at length and the bill was finally laid aside without action ‘The conference veport on the house bill for a public building at Fremout, Neb, was od t0. The cost was fixed at $60,000, but there is no appropriation in the bill The Platt resolution for the correction of the Oklahoma bill was agreed to and the senate adjourned. s Rebellion in Paraguay. BueNos Avis, April 80.—A rebellion has broken out in Paraguay. Several persons ¢ been killed and wa wounded, Tel ey communication isduterrupted, its own meeting from mass JUDGES AS ~ ARBITRATORS. | St s et iauans herea will be held, Gompers Interviewed. Prrranvna, Pa., April 80.—President Sam- uel Gompers of the American Federation of Labe, in an interviow today said: — “Our itive council has asked every THE PACKING HOUSE TROUBLES, | trades organization cxcept the carpenters and ; tay at work and not demand con- — When the carpenters’ fight is over will commence o fight for efght onuntil all the states in the deration of Labor have gained sential rights of the working- They Will Settle Two Points Upon Which Bosses and Journeymen Disagree, Employes Somewhat Divided on the Question of Striking - Monster Parade of Workingmen AL in Chicago Today. G mort 'he efght-lour mover will boein to- w in Boston and other New England cities, New Y , Cloveland, De- troit, Duluth, S Minneapolis, Kinsas City, St. uisville, Indianapohs, Ciicinnati, Ph cities and towns, Citieaco, April 30.—[ I Telogram to Tup Bee.]—Thero is a definite hope this evening fora sottloment of the carpenters’ strike, that is so far as the new bosse ciation s concerned. Afteralong consulta- tion this afternoon between the arbitration committees of tho strikers and bosses over the details everything was scttled but two points, These points will bo referred to three judges. Judge Tuley hus been chosen by the strikers, Judge Driggs by the bosses and these two will select a third judge from the county bench as arbitrator. Both bosses and strikers are quite confident that work will be resumed by Monday by at least 5,000 men. The fight against the old masters’ organiza- tion will bo prosecuted with unvemitting vigor. Well informed men, however, say that | fiamo of the ity preserving security to if such o number of men go to work there is | person und preperty nothing to prevent the bosses from putting on — all the non-union men they wish, and this | Miners'and Operators' Conference. will result in a grand row in the carpenters’ [ CHICAGO, April 30.—A conferenco between council, engendeved by those strikers who | & committec of the Ilinois coal minevs and are loft out in the cold. s resumed today. After an The situation of affaivs at the stock yards O e o has boen exaggeratad. The wildest kind of ent was appointod. o been flying around town and — one of them has found credence some- where, Tt has been stated that at least five thousand men would go out tomorrow morn- ing; that the packing houses were being en- cireled by impassable walls; that hundveds of special policem n were being sworn in and Chief Marsh would have a large foree in readiness to quell a bloody riot. As a matter of fuct it is by no means certain yet that thero will be a strike *ha movement has been contemplated. Irank O'Neill, the president, says strike; Georgo Schilling, the socialist lubor leader, says keep on working. The men themselves are about evenly divided on the question. The coopers have also about three thousand men in their union, and in caso they strike much fnconven caused. “Idon’t know what we will do,” said one cooper. *I do not want to strike, and many of the men feel the same way. 1 do, however, want an cight-hour day.” The talk about the butchers striking is said by the packers to beunfounded. Some of the men also say they will not go out. Still it is uncertain as yet. All the laborers and coop- ers went to work this morning s usual and gave no manifestation of coming trouble, A fow machini employed at Armour's grew and_quit work. They went to Libby ¢ Libby's and tried to induce some of the workmen to quit there, but were unsuccessful. Beyond ul Hundred special policemen sworn in - yes- terday there were no extra precautions around tle yards this morn The doors of the paciing houses were unguarded as usnal. The police have made preparations, howeyer, to take charge of the stock yards aid swear in a lot of special police irease of a serious strike, s0 s to avert possible trouble. rom all the packing consultation this afternoon and_decided thut_their employ may strike if they want to. No attention paid to the demand of the ing house labor union for the eight-lour duy and uts an nerease all around. More con- ion was shown the demand of the coop- Kiug an eight-hour d wgreeins to a reduction of 10 per cent in w In the case of the coopers each empl has ve bally notified them throngh th respec foremen that no alteration in working hours will be granted. This action is final on_the part of the employers and what the members of the packing ho bor union and the union coopers will do remains to be seen, There is dissatisfaction in the ranks of the moulders and some of them indulge in consid- trike tall. This union is a strong one uld it order a st would ensue. However, the union i 15 unanimous on the subject, de 48 most of the men work by the it i hard 1o get a basis of scttlement wh sutisfy all hands, 1850+ e e ners Out. Prowy, 111, About one thousand coul miners in the vicinity of Peoria went out on a strike tonight for 85 aton. The have been receiving 727 conts. They also ask that company stores be abolished. One hundred” union carpenters and 300 street laborers will strike for nine hours to- mort One Mayor Cregier Anxiow Cuicaco, April 30.—Mayor Creglor tonight issued a proclamation referring to the labor troubles and appealing te -abiding eiti- 2008 t0_co-opor i intaining the good lely at a plan of scttle Refused the Raise. 1, April 30.The master car- have resolved to refuse the inercase of wages asked, and in_consequence the neymen in the city belonging to the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner: lay down their tools tomorrow. Nine Hours and Two Dollars. LANCASTER, Pa., April 80.—The principal builders in this city have concluded to accede to the carpenters’ demands for niue hours and §2 a day. Railroad Coal Miners Restless. Pirrsnune, Pa., April 80.—A strike of the railroad coal miners of this district will take pluce tomorrow unless the Columbus scalo is granted, Several thousand men ure con- cerned, A Collision With the Police. Tik Hague, April 30.— During a mec 4,000 laborers today a collision oceurre the potico and several workiuguien wero budly hurt, Detroit Carpenters Will Strike, Derrorr, Mich., Ap rpenters finally decided today to strike for cight hours and a 50 cent rate.” Two thousand are af- fected. Arresting More Anarchists. Pams, April 30.—The anthorities through- out France ave continuing their energetic measures to prevent any disturbuances to- morrow. The police continue to arrest anarchists in this city who are suspected of being connected with the plot to inaugurate azevolution by means of dynamite. In addition to the rgulur Paris garrison, which will he held in their barracks tomor- row in readiness for scl ight cavalry regiments were placed at the disposal of the governor of the city. uise Michel and three other an vrested this evening, The police later arrested threo Ttalian sts_after a very severe struggle, the s defending themselves with knives, One of the anarchists arrested yesterday had in his possession & manifesto showinz that he intended, with fricnds, to sack shops and bunks, ing of rehists A Southel Words, Riciyoxn, Vi, April 30.—[Special gram to Tue Bek.]—Considerable excitement was occasioned on the floor of the tobaceo ex- who appear in one hand and a gold-headed cane in the other, excitedly at ho intended (o horsewnip Mr. MeCue is o member of the tobacco trade 1 Mahone re- publican. Mr. Christian is v sident of the tobaceo association and one of its wealthy Parade, members. At fiest Mr. Christian did not pay any attention to Mr, McCue, but when thie latter had beckoned to him several times to o out of the room and_continued to male his threats, Mr.Christian,who had had a brief con- auspices of the trades assembly and the | versation with friends, quictly walked out contral labor union. Sowmo of the leaders | and passed in front ‘of McCuc's. ofico door predict that 50,000 people will march in pro- | #nd stood there for some litle timo. —His b e R friends telephoned for the police and * three 5 u I ofticers responded. Tho whipping did not timate. Conservative labor men say at least | vake place, McCuo aceuses Christian of hav- 30,000 men will be in line. About 100 trade | ing opened a letter add to i, McCue organizati il take part, besides a large | was arrested after leaving his oftice for mak- number of miscellaneous workingmen, The ing threats. parade will form on the west side and march through some of the principal strects to the south side and to the lake front, where it is proposed to hold an euormous out-door niass mecting wi at three different points. Muyc four of the county judges have been speals, but it is not yet known whether they will do s0. One novel feature of the parade will be three or four hundred women and girl tailoresses, who recently organized for an eight-hourday. They mostly work in small shops in the northwest section of The line will be headed by the and bricklayers, of whom fully will march, Today's Big Labo; Crtoaco, April 30. —Tomorrow €h witn a huge demonstration of working- men iu the eight-hour cause under the joint L Merritt Goes to St. Louls. avexwortir, Kan,, April 80.- to Tire: Bee. |—General Wesley Mey mander of the Department of the lett for St. Louis yesterday to tals manent headquarters, in ac ovder recently issucd und transt partment headquarters, The formal 1 will ot take place for some days yet None of the clerks or other subordinates have yet General Merritt was accompanied by sonal stal, Mayor G que Arnaxy, N. Y., April 80.—A was read in the senate today from Mayor Grant in which he asked for a special committee to investigate the matter brought up before the Fassett investigation committeo in New York city recently. Ho complained of not being notitied of the session by the committee and of not accorded opportuity to defend hims t, com- Missour up his per- © with the en thousand Powderly on the Eight-Hour Day. RANTON, Pa.. April 80.—General Master Workman Powderly of the Knights of Labor was asked by an Associated press reporter tonight for his views on the labor demonstra- tions throughout the country tomorrow, Mr. Powderly said he had always favored the cight-hour law, although at times opposed to the methods cated to bring it about. The Knights of Labor lso endorsed it oftici As he unders it tomorrow's demonstration was to convinee the public that the labor element was greatly in favor of shorter hours for the toi 1t had been frequently alleged that the eight hour movement was simply for effect and that the workmen did not really favor it. After the demonstration of tomor- rouy it is to bo hoped there will be no autrue churges of this kind. “The plan which I recommended to the al assembly was to reduce the hours of Tabor one-half hour cach year until tho eight hour system eould be obtained with ten hours’ 7 "This has_been adopted by the Union Pucifie railroad compar yeurs their men will be working The American Federation of Labor is concen- trating its efforts in favor of the carpenters just now 1it will be a great guin to lubor “You will @ most righteous one when you remember that & man can perform between the hours of 8 and 12 in the morning more labor with the tmplements of the present than two men | could perform in two diys with the imple- ments used forty years ugo. Howeve solution of the whole problem will come w the laborer shows the profits of his toil, he will be then workiog for himself he can lubor eight or ten hours as he may desive,” some advo- Ax Asiaxn, Wis,, April 80.—[Specis gram toTux Brg.]—Gamblers are leaving the city in large numbers owing to the stringent measures that are about to be taken against them by the new city aaministration, Dis- reputable resorts of ail kinds have been com- pelled to shut up their bars and dauce rooms und many of their proprietors are also gettin out of the city. There is much bitter anc vindictive feeling among the lement of the city over the new turn of affairs, -~ Fell Thirty Fe Ciicaco, April 30.—Ten bricklayers em- ployed at Swift's establishment at the stock yards were precipitated thirty feet to the fround this afternoon by the collapse of a seaffold, Two were fatally and the others seriously injured - - The Weathe ecast. For Omaha and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska: Fair, warmer, variable winds For Towa: tions, colt ¥ For South Dakota shifting to southerly. - Nominat WasHINGTON, April seut the following nominations _A Big Demonstration. today: Agents for EW Yok, April 80.—According to the | Iesser, Sac and Fox agenc anthorities at the local headquarters of the | Helms, Santee agency, No socialistic labor party there will be an ex- tensive demonstration tomorrow. Ar rungements have been made for a par- ade of 20,00 wen, from fifty-five | named Anastioio Ungo,who had been arvested different labor organizatlons, There will be | for horse stealing, was' lynched by vigilantes no purade of the Whole force in & body, but 1 yesterday at Banning. president to the senate Indians: Wallace R. s Lowa; James E India Thief Lynched, Los AxGELES, Cal, April*80.—An Indian ¥ | will accept the position tender NUMBER 311. ANOTHER TINE TO LINCOL, A Rumor That the Rock Island Contemplates Parallelling the Burlington. IN ANY EVENT A LEASE TO BE MADE. The Western States Passenger Assos ciation Agrecment Reaches Such a Stage as to Make Reor- ganization Sur Citreago, April 80, —[Special Telegram to Tie Ber]—A railway news bureau says: “The Rock Island will either lease the part use of the Burlington line between Omaha and Lincoln or parallel that lino be- tween the two places. Tho Rock Is- land is now bottled up at Omaha, It has nearly completed a part le the Union Pacific between Beatrice to Lincoln and now only lacks the Omaha-Lincoln branch to have two good lines to Denver. tiations are now under way for the par- tial lease of tho Burlington branch to Line coln, the Burlington meeting the Rock Is- land more than half way. They in fact offor on reasonable terms part of their vight of way to the Rock Island on which to build a parallel track and then use both interchangeably They would prefe ase, however, as the Lincoln trafiic at present does not warrant the building of & new line, It is probable, however, that the Rock Island will paral'el the Burlington track, as: they can thus com- peto for local trafe, from which they would he debarred under the te S The Rock Island is now d v local traftic between Topeka and Kansas City, between River Bend and Denver and along. the Denver & Rio Grande, Western States Passe Cuicago, April 80.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber]—The confercnco between the passenger men of lines east and west of the Missouri river has reached a point where it is the Western States Passenger fation will b recognized with a member- ship including nearly or all the lines between Chicago and the Rocky mountuins, Tho agreement is practically completed, and when it receives the assent of the vis &S Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis and Denver & Rio_Grande it will bo made effective. Al the other lines have practically agreed to sign the agrecment, as i be completed after slight amendi adjourned meeting to be held ne The problem of electing o must be elected unanimousi greatly simplified by the ol @ Finley of the Trans-Missouri associa- tion. The headquarters will be in Chica with alternato 1 \ uges hield in St. Louis and Kansas City. 'This was_the only concession asked by the Missouri Pacific and was granted almost without objection. Pas- songer rates will be restored immediately on the agreement becomin v er Association tivman, who bids fair to be A of Chair Union Pacific Stockholders Meet, ' Bosrox, April 80.—The annual stockhold- ers’ meeting of the Union Pacific ¢ vas held this forenoon. The only change was the election as divector of Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago & NorthwesterniBske. railway to succeed the late David Dows. he clection of dix n the ratification of the follow-s fon of the Oregon Railwhy company lease, \ Northern r ilway com! sment, the guaranty of the——— and Utah bends, the Northern Union Pacifio Denver & Gulf railway company trafio, agreement, the Colorado Central company trackage from Denver to Chey approving th per contcollateral trust o the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison mortgagebet indenture, ' th Rock Island & Pas cific Central t m Linnen to Den- ver Hills railway company traftic agreement, the Chicago, Mil o ilway cbmpany trac uncil Blufts to Omaha, the Chi slund & Pacific vailway com i and from Lin- »sident Adams ex- phained several investy ie during the year and a voto approving and ratifying the action of the directors in n 1 was unanimously passed, The directors’ report was als After v o vote was announ of 437476 sha all in favor.of the foregoing propositions. trust Wild Railrond Rumors, Cricago, April 30.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]-The wildest lands of rumors have been in cireulation relative to the resig- nations from the Burlington and the conse~ quent appointments to fill vacant places, The rumor in which the greatest credence was placed and which apparently came the straightest from headquarters was that when Mr. Ripley assumes his oftice of vice president of the St. Paul he will for several months be simply in tvaining for the presidency. 1f everything goe smoothly, he will bo promoted 1o the p in July or August, and at the same time President Miller will be promoted to the chairmanship of the board of directors, a method which has found high favor with the Vanderbilt lines and_the ~Atchison. Itis also practically certain that Vice Presi- dent Harris of the Burlington n will be given ex-Vice President, placo on the Burlington, and that Gener: iager Merrill of the Kunsas City, St. Joseph & 1 Bluffs will succeed Gencral Manager Ripley al Manager Holdrego of the B. & M. could have the place, but does uot wish to move A O Cuicaco, April #0.—[ Tur Ber.]-The conference mecting of lines in the Western Freight and Trans-Missour torritory relative to the making of through rates has been a complete failure. The main question was as to whother through rates should be made the sum of the locals or less and the question s no nearer solution than at first, ' is un_agreement only on one oint, and that is in knocking outany proposis n made by any line, The Union Pacifig has also taken advantage of the meeting and the low basis of rates east of the Missouri river to renew its demands for a revision of with conuecting lines, The. 'ting has been nil, gram to ofr 1 Ripley's Shoes. Sr. Pavi, Minn,, April 80,—[Special Tele~ mto Tue Bee.] John M, Egan, al nager of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City road, has been offered the position of [ 1 man of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to succeed P. Ripley, who has just’ resigned. Mr. Egan Is @ mah of forty-two vs, who has been in the vailvoad business sivco 1868, beginuing ag machinists' apprentice on the Illinois Central at Amboy, I~ Ho wus next with the Northe n Missouri road and subsequently with the outhern Minnesota. In January, 1852, he Jecame al wanager of the western division “of the Canadian Pacific, re- maining with that company = four years, resigning to become ge | superin. ten: t of the Manitoba system. Two years general manager of the Chis Paul & Kansas City Egan | ago touight and his friends say he 1 hiin. for Ch Reduced Stock Rates. Onicago, April 30.—The West association has decided to reduce the rates on live stock between Omaba and Chicago from 2) to 21 cents on shipuents originating wesd i of Omaba, ———n npany . - 'tors 1 5100k VOteacnas tho Oregon Siate rilron OBkIns oune, S sk e A e G o e i S