Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1890, Page 1

s B . . ¢ I~ ] “. |} ~ ~ a © & < > m > THE DRESSED BEEF COMBINE. | Vest's Oommittee Reports the Result of Its Investigations. DHICAGO OONTROLS THE MARKET. The Business Practically in the Hands | of the Big Four—The Remedy —Suggestions Cat- te Raisers. o Wasnrxorox, May 1.—The report of Mr Vest's scommittee accompanying bills sented to the senate today rding the transportation and sale of meat products is | very lengthy. The committee says that when the examination of witnesses was be gun in St. Louis it was evident that con- flicting influences were at work, especially in the cattle range association, and that in- dustrious efforts were being made to prevent the inquiries of the committee affecting in- | furiously the dressed beef interest in Chi cago. There was no diversity of opinion among the iitnesses as to prices oand | s 10 the fact that the methods of selling | beef cattle had been entirely revolutionized during the past ten years. The revolutio ook the form of concentration of the marke for cattle at a3 few points, with the control- ling market st Chicago. This change, jthe | committee suys, is due principally to the fact | that & few enterprising men at Chicago are able, through their enormous capital, to cen- tralize and control the business at that point. The dressed beef and canning business is practically in the hands of four establishments in Chicago—Armou & Co., Swift & Co, Nelson Morris & Co., and Hammond & Co. Whatever difference of opinion is expressed as to the existence of & combination betwe these firms not to bid aguivst each other in the pur- chase of cattle, there was no hesitation on the part of ‘witnesses, even when obviously judiced in favor of the packers, in statin, Fiut the contral of the market was absolutely in the grasp of these four houses if they chose 10 exercis As a result of the influence of these houses, the committee noticed a re- luctance on'the part of cattle raisers and commission men to festify to facts or opinions which might prejudice them in future tran- sactions. The principal ingu ‘was directed to make of 4 combination, by prices of beef and beef cattle had been so co trolied and affected as to diminish the price paid producers without lessening the cost of | ment to consumers.” The facts developed, the committee thinks, proves overwhelm: ingly.the existence of such a combination. The committee quotes o statement from Armour’s testimcny that beef cattle increased | more rapidly than ‘the population during the | last five years, and that the low prices of beef cattle were partly due to overproduction. This argument, the committee stutes, is not warranted hy the facts, and the committee | has no hesitation in stating that a combina- tion exists at Chicago which controls the market and fixes the price of beef cattle in its own iuterest. Railroag trunk lines, says the committee control the entire meat traffic of the country in the interest of railroad compunies As to remedies, the committe gress, in a bill recently passed by the sen- ate on the subject of trusts, has gone as far as its power extends. State legislution must supplement that by congress to punish com- bines operating hin statelines, and acti intelligent officials must be found to enforce the laws enacted. In conclusion the commit- “1f the cattle raisers of the United States are only true to themselves, the immediate future promises a deliverance from the pre ent evils. The worst feature of the cat- tle trade is the fact that so many cows and calves are being thrown upon the market, the indication being that the pro- | ducers are panic stricken ayd are auxious to | reulize now without r d to the future. | which the committee us as 10 the existence reason of which the ays that There were marketed at Chicago during the st r 8,028,281 cattle, of which from to ) per cent ware cows and 4 per cent were calves. Cattle raisers should be the most competent judges as to their own interest, but i th opt_a suggestion from’ the | committee they will cease marketing their | breeding and immature stock sud diligently repare for a larger supply und a brighter ture. 1t is only a question of time, and a very brief time, when the problem will be that of supplying our own people with beef without regard to foreign markets.” it Severe Lightning and Wind. New York, May 1.—[Special Telegram to 4w Bee. |—During the storm this afternoon lightuing struck the flag pole on the Wash- ington Jodging house, in East Twenty-first street, shattering the pole to pieces. None of the occupants were injured. Lightning also struck thie flag pole on Castle Garden and ripped up the roof of the rotunda. Two of the ewployes about the place received severe shocks, one of them being knocked to the Ew)\lnd A young lady typewriter employed a lawyer's office at No. 820 Broadway was rendered senseless by the passage of a light- ning bolt close to where she was ut work. It was nearly an hour before she regained consciousness, New Broxswick, N. J., May. 1.—[Spocial elegram to Tue Ber.]—At4 p. m. a_heavy northwest storm of wind struck here, dar] ing the city and filling the houses with dust. The wind was sudden und strong. 1t carried many people off their feet, raised the roof off Strong’s hardware house and the roofs off a number of other buildings and blew down muny shuiters and signs, causing much con- sternation. Several building were unroofed in the veigiborhood of Middiebush and rgstown. The storm lasted 5 minutes. It went off towards the bay. e An Event In Navigation Circles. MisNEArOLIS, Minn, May 1.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—An event of great importance in navigation circles was the ar- rival in Minneapolis this morning of a steam vessel, the first in eighteen years. The trip from St. Paul was made on’ the government boat Ada, in charge of Engineers Dushane and Thompson. The trip was made 1o give Mujor MacKenzie, in charge of the govern- went works, an opportunily to examine the | civer. The only difficulty experienced was at | the big piers of the Mississippi boom com- | pany, above Minnehsha, The water there, however, is seven foet deep, and the piers can be moved toshallow waters. - The Ada landed “heever's dock, at the foot of Washington Captain Reno and over the | nue, Bt p. m Mujor MucKenzie are enthusiastic state of the river, and the latter will recc mend an uppropriation for the clearing of the channel 5o that the largest steamer May run the Fulls of St. Authony. y —— ‘Washington Note Wasminres,s May 1.—Representative Briges of Culifornia today introduced a bill o repeal the civil service uct. The house committee on foreign affairs today acted favorably on & resolution intro- duced by Hitt looking to the cultivation reciprocal relations between the Uw States and other American republics. In the house the senate concarrent resolu- | tion was agroed to to correet the error in the | Oklaboma bill | Ex-President Cleveland uppeared before the supreme court today and was adiwitted to | practice before that body. | Deadwood Saloons Close. [ Deabwoon, 8. D., May 1.—[Spocial Tele- €ram to Tue Bre.)—Wednesday night and ¥osterday will long be remembersd in Dead- wood. The advent of prohibition was cele brated in @ manner peculiar 1o mining cow- | munitics. Every resort where liquor was sold was thronged, und even men who were mever kuown to drink before indulged in honor of the event. However, everything passed off pleasantly. i _ - —— NINETEENTH YEAR. | prem | preme co decision of the majority of the members of | | institu | it was iwpossible for her | fert | of the LIQUORINORIG Neal Dow Takes Exceptions to the Su- preme Court's Decisior PowtiAx, Me., May 1 acial to Tar Bee.]--General Dow much is r the de art of the Un to the importation of liguors in original pack ogram is very sal ages. He saic interview: “I was much surprised ut the decision, for it was not in harmony with the previous s of the justices of the suprer s en- tirely the police power of the several states, E e court have d the justices of the supr always recognized tha ing full author- ity and power | reluting to_the health, life and mor: ple. Some of the justices have 1 > fact that navigation and commer fered with, and at times absolutely st he quar- antine regulations, by the Jocal police power. Not only are ships stopped, but their crews and passengers are held for days and ove ers of the ships ar I not only by the dete fumigation. Tt - ‘may seize the entire it ship and destroy_it. The Jocal authorities prevent | cattle, if sick with an_infectious disease, from being 1 into the state, or if such cattle in, they may be killed. The local anthoritic wrrest passengers, whether by land or sea, if sick of & conta- grious 2d put them in_hospitals or is: 1 a pest house. In short, the police authorities may do whatever the local power deems ne v for the protection of health, life and morals of the people and to secure the good order of society, and this right has always been recognized by _the rt of the United Statcs. But this the supreme court ignores entirely that great controlling vri This will lead to one very good result. Oongress will now feel itself compeliod to needed 10 the stas: i THE DEATH ROLL. soncede all the powers Demise of the Minister Who Officiated at Daniel Webster's Funeral. Jacksosviie, 1L, May 1.—Rev. William Barnes, who preached the funeral sermon of Daniel Webster, died this morning. He was one of the most noted Presbyterian divines in the country. Mr. Barnes was a Yale gradu- ate in the same class with Charles Sumner and Edward Everett. During the last thirty- five vears he has lived in the west, most of the time in Jucksonville. Judge Barnes of the Arizona supreme court under Cleveland is his son Loxnox, May 1.—Advices from Lagos, west Africa, state that Captain Zreuner, the Afri- can explorer, is dead. Eav CLamee, Wis., May 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.—The marquis Thrane, enty-four,died of paral esterday son's home here, The sed was celebrated in Eu sis de the government of Nor- for the publication of & vspaper, in which he advocated republican ions and the emancipation of labor. contributors to the ned by Ibsen was oue of the pape SR IR Only a Chicago Divorce Case. Cmcaco, Muy 1.—[Speciul Telegram to Tur Bre.]—The divorce case of Mrs. Marion E. Peters, wife of Roswell A. Peters, a well known board of trade man, und_daughter of Thomas Seward, a wealthy resident of Brook- lyn, came up in Judge Collins’ court today The fair plaintiff and her mother were pry ent. Mrs, Peters testified that her husband bogan to treat her badly very soon after mar- riage and struck her within six weeks. “He accused me,” said she, “of breaking a valu- able vase and concealing it in a closet. He found fault with the way I broke biscuit and said I ate like a hog. He also ran down my wedding trousseau, Ay father gave it to me; it cost §,000. Mr. Peters, out of pure ma- liciousness, declared it was illy designed and of cheap and inferior quality.” During first three months of this year Mr. Peters only spent nine hits at ho plaintiff said he was frequently in “‘a state of disgusting intoxication.” Mrs. Howard testified that six woeks after her daughter's marriage Mrs. Peters told he: to stand Peters' tre meut, it was so cruel. Do you know why she remained with him as long as she did 7 “Itwas because I had such a perfect horror of divorees,” said Mrs. Howard. Peters did not appear in_court to contest the charges and the wife will probably get | her divorce. — “alse Report. A ASHLAND, Tup Bee: The report has been circulated that a number of agents of a life insurance company which is said to be under the aus- pices of the Farmers' alliance, have been working among the allisnce men of this county, It has been further reported thut they have their headquarters in Ashland Your reporter has made special inquiry of the townsmen and of the farmers of the sur- rounding country and has come to the con- clusion that the report is without founda- tion. 1f such agents are in Ashland they have not made their business known and huve not worked up the surrounding country. e Representative Reilly's Resolution. WasniNGToN, May 1.—In the house today Mr. Reilly of Pennsylvania offered & resolu- tion reciting the eight-hour law of June, 1863, and declaring that mechanics, workmen and laborers, composiag us they do a_great bulk of our patriotic citizens, are on_this, the first day of May, 15%), agitating and demand- ing that henceforth eight hours shall consti- tute u legal day’s work, and resolving it is the sense of this house that the demand is reason able and just and that it is our belief the in- auguration of said tem of eight hours for a day’s work would be conducive to the public weal and caloulated to advance the industrial, commercial, intellectual and moral welfare of the people. ' Referred — Seven Buildings Burned. Missovrr VaLLEY, I, Muy 1.—[Special to Tuk Brr.]—A disastrous fire occurred at Little Sioux, in this county, last night Seven buildirgs were burned. The $loss amounts to $,000. The cavse of the fire is unknown. Several of the buildings were business houses containing ‘fine stocks of goods. B R The Jesuits' Estates Ac OrTawas Ont., May 1.—The Jesuits’ estate act was aguin brought up in parlinment terday. This was owing to & motion made Charlcton fora vote of want of confiden the government in that it should have refe the question of the constitutionality of the act by | to the supreme court of Canada rather than 1o the English law officers of the crown. The motion was defeatod by a vote of 2 to 180, - Nomination: Wasmisarox, May 1.—The president sent the following nominatians to the senate today : >ostmusters: lowa—Joseph Vos, Orange nois—Luther K. Lee, Warren; Hutchens B. Durbam. Wilmington ; Jum Hardwood, Plano. Wisconsin £ Reedsburg; Eli L. Urquhart, Medford Another Cashier Missing. New Youk, May 1 hicago Beef company. is reported missing since Monday. He had considerable money on his person. —_— A “Q" Dividend Declared. BostoN, Mass., Muy 1.—The directors of the Chicago, Burliy have declared & quarterly dividend of 11§ per cent. e A New Hampshire Hanging. Coxcokn, N. H., May 1 hanged at 11 o'clock today for the murder of Heury T. Whitebouse iu Porfsmouth & year ugo. arope during the revolution- | ary period of 1845 as a liberalist agitator and | ne and the | Joseph H. Ford, cashier | the | ove: | silver money, | peusion, provided he scrved Pl | The sut m & Quincy railroad | Jumes Pally was i Major McKinley Bays 8o in an Interview on Beaumont's Letter. WILL PASS A PENSION MEASURE. Have Set Their Hearts on It-Minister Palmer's Be- reavement—That Inter- Continental Railway. Republican WasmxaTox Br TH STREET, 1sgrox. D. C., May 1. Representative McKinley, who is recog- nized as the republican leader on the floor of the house of representatives, was asked to- night if he had anything to say in response to the letter which Ralph Beaumont, the labor Jeader, addressed to him and published in the newspapers this morning in which he denounced the silver bill adopted by the re- publican caucus as a bankers' and specula- tors’ bill and as contrary to the interests of the people at large Mr. McKinley replied that he had received this morning a letter from Mr. which he had not yet been able Yo read from lack of time, but supposed it was the same Av Tae Osana Bee } | onetbat was published, but so far as the silver bill of the republican party was con- cerned he did not consider that there was any answering that description. “Therepublican party,” said Major McKin- wants to give the largest possible use to silver. The republican party is wedded to no particular bill. It wants the best bill that can be framed. The bill that was agreed upon, or was supposed to have been agreed upon, was a matter of compromise, and as some of our people want something else of course there is 10 agreement and there is no party bill. Now itisa question for the house to determine what sort of silver legislation it wants. So far as I am p ally concerned I am for 1 believe in the two standards, ilvershould be discriminated bi 1 donot belie against. 1 bell good one. +Of course then the criticism of Mr. Beau- mont will not apply to the present situation, i is not pledged to any “Of course not,” replied McKinley. “The republican caucus agreed on that bill, believ- ing it was acceptable to the party, but as there are & number of members who will not support it, the agreement is off.” This statement from the_republican leader will cause surprise, as it is the first intima- tion from any source that the caucus silver bill has been abandoned. The party is there- fore as much at sea on silver legislition as it was before the caucus committee was ap- pointed some woeeks ago, and every member can vote according to his own preferences. A GENERAL PENSION BILL. Tt is part of the programme of the republi- cans to pass a general pension bill this ses- sion and as s00u as possible There is & difference of opinion as to_the extent the party can afford to go, but it is certain that both houses will agree 10 some sort of & measure within the next few day a couple of weeks at the farthest. The bill which passed the thouseryesterday is a substitute for that adopted by the senate some weeks ago. The senate bill is not as broad as that of the house, and the house bill does not go so far as the Grand Army people would 1iko to have it. But anybody who gan prove disability, regurdless of cause, can get # pension under both bills. Under the senate bill in addition to his disability the pensioner must prove that he is depend- ent upon his own labor for support, in which case he receives §12 a month. Under the house bill a mil snaire can get a 1 the war and is e sixty years of ageor suffers from dis- ability. The house bill gives $8 a mouth, re- gardless of whether the pensioner is depend- ent upon his labor for support or not. As the house bill is a substitute for the one adopted by the senate, the two will hiave to £0 10 & conference committee, of which Sen- ator Davis of Minnesota, the chairman of the ‘senate pension committee, will be chairman. T usked him tonight if he thought there was any doubt of an agreement. “There will not be the slightest trouble in our coming to an agroement_on some bill similir to those that have been passed, but I am not prapared to ive particulars. = 1 am just back from @ two s’ absence from Washirgton and do not Inow what the intentions of our people are but 1 can promise yo1 that some geueral bill b., May 1.—To the Editor of | will become a law very shortly.” IN THE HOUSE. e today passed the anti-trust bill , although there was an amend- ment adopted which is of particular interest tothe west, as it strikes directly at the dressed beef trade, and expressly specifics the dressed beef trust and the Standard oil company as obnoxious to the public interest. The bill will now have to go to a conference committee, but there is no doubt of an agree- ment, and it will find its way to the presi- dent’s table very shortly, After the disposition of the copyright bill, which is u pending in the heuse, the bank- rupt bill will be taken up and disposed of to- morrow. The opponents of the bankrupt bill are inclined to waste as much time as possible in debating the copyright bill in_order to pre- vent the passage of the former, but both of the measyres ave pretty certain of adoption by a congiderable majority, as they are upon the republican programe and have the sup- port of manuy promineut democrat PALMEK'S BEREAVEMENT, The friends of ex-Senator Palmer of Michi- gan, now wminister to Spain, have been very much astonished at the receipt ofa cablegram | from him announcing that he will not be a candidate for governor of Michigan because of the death of Mrs. Hamilton, his favorite niecc, aud_ the only relative e had in the world When Mr. Palmer was appointed minister to Spain he secured the detail of Captain Frank Humilton, her husband, as military attache to the legation in order that he and Mrs. Palmer might have their niece, who would have in- herited their property, with them. This was done by the war department as & mark of favor to Mr. Palmer, and Cuptain and Mrs. Hamilton have been with him in Madrid until @ few weeks ago, when the left for home, stopping some time in Paris, and arrived in the United States a week ago Saturday. Mr. Palmer followed after them and got & cablogram in Paris an- nouncing the sudden death of Mrs. Hamilton, u few days after her arrival in this country. He was 0n his way home for the purpose of making & canvass for the governorship of Michigan, but the blow is 80 severe that he has abandoned al! his plans, political and otherwise, and will make no new ones until he arrives in this country THAT INTER-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY. The house committee on foreign affaire has taken up actively the subject of constructing an_inter-continental railway to connect the system of North America with that of the Argentine Republic and Chili, as recom- mended by the Internationul ference, and will report favorably at au early day a substitute for a bill introduced by M Buckale of Penusylvania some wecks age te will provide that the reco mendation of the 'International American conference shull be carried out so far as this government is concerned snd for the appoint | meut of commissioners from the United | States to form, with the commissioners ap pointed by the other nutions of the hemisphere, & permanent board to superintend a prelim survey from the southern boun y of ~Mexico 1o the northern boundary of Bolivia, to ascertain the most practicuble and econowical route, to report upon the cost of construction and upon the existing sud possible trufic. The sum of §75,000 will be appropristed to pay the share of the United States in the cost survey. This project is proving 10 be very popular and several bills have been in troduced to carry itout. All the governmi of the hemisphere will contribute to th cost of the survey aud those of Ceutrul and South i OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING rracraces | THE SILVER BILL DROPPED. | | for this land. Beaumont | | entry | Finerty's | | | | American con- | ad . & America will offer shape of land grantes construction of the IMPORTANT Assistant firmed the d ancelling the timbet. Finerty for the sot township & north, Neb., land district. dence submitted in lucements in the subsidies for the commissioner in ® eutry of Joh 14 of “section 86 west, McCook, rs from the ev that in Decem- ntry 1886, Albert Redden the hearing a deci the contestant \ is | ber, 1583, one Jones: T% Johnson made e; In instituted a contest jon was found in faver default. On March 1887, Redden filed a withdrawal of his it and al the same time Lee J. Carsen an affidavit of con- st and also an_apy re entry for said’ the Joinson ent; the same date John H. tion to make ent ject to any hts” Sof the contest- ants, Two days later Carson again _ appeared insisted upon | his application, which rejected for the reason that Finert been allowed to make ontry, and theiloeal officers decided | that Carson acquired n@ ¥ights by virtue of his contest. Carson led and the com- sioner affirmed the ision of the local Carson in filed a motion for a hi g . _ The commis- oner sustained the motion and revoked his former decision allor Finerty thirty day to show cause why hisientry should not b cancelled. On November 13, 1888, Finerty filed in the local offige an affidavit setting forth the facts and tircumstances of his Upon transmission to the commis- ofice it . was held that right 40 enter was sub- o to Curson's _ preference right, and Carson was allowell thirty days in which 10 show qualitications fomake such entry, in which case Finerty’sentry would be can celled. cation to make entry Wwas made prior to the cancellation of John entry and pending the court contest of den, and that Car- son’s _entry, being d 1o Redden's, gave him no rights as a contgstant. The assistant seci holds that as erty went upon a trac@glready in litigation, taking the chances edden might ¢ the land as contest den failing to appear, application, which ty he took his ohi and is not in condition an_importaut decis that where land 6 sioner's t hold it under b prior to his (Fine of securing title complain. This is as it demonstrutes tested by several parties the party m: the first application will have the prefe MISCE: Us. Representative Dos leaves for Fremont tomorrow morning to'@nvestigate the extent of the fire at his bank o Sunday, he being unable 50 far to hear any.of the details A. T. Cole of Lk-%eh‘ 10 be appointed post- master of that plabe on the recommendation of Mr. Dorsey ] Mr. Conneil's eight] bill came up in the committee on labor #his morning and was very earnestly discussed. ‘It was decided to report the bill favorsbly to the house. Mr. Connell thinks he will #ecure its passage be- | fore congress adjourns.; The bill to pension Abrabam T. Crawford, introduced by Mr. Dorsey, passed the house yesterday. 3 v, jr., of Sieux Falls, S.D., is J. M. Ball e E May of O e marriage of Rey. Bugene May of Osage, fa., 1o Mis Annio Hoveets Gold of Tiing) was solemmnized yes yat the Metropolitan church. The couple Jeftjon gn afternoon train for an extended southern tour. C. Winters was | inted a fourth s posmstor setl eier Suty, Mo braska, vice S. W. Corsish, removed. : Pexny S. Heara, —-— OUR l..lfllf PROBLEM. Répresentative Owen | &, State- L. ___ ment o- I Wasmxeroy, Miy L.—A joint meeting of house and senate commitiees on immigration | was held today. Representative Owen, chairman of the house committee whith' investigated the sub- ect at New York, made a statement. The inspection of immigrants at Castle Garden he pronounced a farce and said the immigrants were fleeced by boarding house harpies. The observation of immigraht officiuls $s thut the undesirable element is inereasing. Italians are g in hordes, withgut money and without , except. what they wear or carry in Owen said that Italian bankers in 1 -y send agents to Italy to solicit the natives of ‘that country to come to America. Those agentsswindle the Italians, charging them as high 90 for a ticket from Naples 10 | New York, the price .of which is 6. Ar- | riving at New York they g0 to a bourding house kept and controiled by these Italian bankers, and thence are sent out to labor under contracts made by the bankers or pudrones, with emplogers. If their pay is fixed at £1.25 per d; e padrone: a5 conts, besides they furnish a shanty in which the men live while &t work and have & man in churge of that. The Italians are timid and suspicions, so it is_impossible for Americans to get st them. Within the pust_eight years they have almost entircly supplanted odher races in the ranks of un- skilled labor in New York city. In one square mile i New York city there are 270,000 people—S00 more than in any other square mile .of the earth’s surface. These people speak @ foreign language (Italian), observe foreign customs aud are surrounded by a Chinese wall over which they never come and over which no American can_go. Mr. Lehlbach exprassed the opinion that the contract lubor law i ts preseut form was a farce. —_—— Fort Leavenworth Notes. Forr Leaveswokts, Kuas, May 1— [Special to Tue Bee.|—~Five military pris- oners were released from the United States military prison today. Captain More, First Lieutenant Brown, First Licutenant Dudley and Second Lieu- tenant Hasbrouck, all of this post, have been appointed as the members of the garrison court-martial to meet at, Fort Leavenworth in | a few days. Captain Thomas Sharp, Seventeenth infan- try, has been granted a leave of abseuce for one month, Captain D. F. Stiles, Tenth infantry. been ordered by General Merritt 1o pi to Muskogee, 1. T., en public business. Captain Henry P. Pawine, Sixth cavalry, having been found' i cituted for active service, has boen gramted an indefinite leave of absence. Colonel J, F. Wade, h cavalry, stationed at Fort Reno, I T, yis friends at Fort Leavenworth this weelc. First Lieutenant J. A. Drapery, Twenty- third infantry, hus bedu grauted a leave of absence for four months. Second Lieutenant -Benjamin M. Pursell, signal corps, has been arde 10 the retiring bourd, of which General Merritt i president Captain W. S. Schuylar, Fifth cavalry, Fort Elliott, Tex., was the guest of ¥ Leavenworth officers yesterduy Captain J. W. Powell, Sixth infap Second Lieutenant J, 8 Grisard, Th has poeed and south infantry, have been relieved from serving on the court-murtial appeluted to meet at Fort Riley. Chaplain and Mrs. J.'B. McCleery are visit ing friends in the cusi. four mouths. Licutenant Colonel Charles G. E et First infantry, hasbeen grauted a leave of absence for 1Wo months, General Merritt and staff leave for St They will be absent Lo B. Sanford, dbul, 1 ; Major A. F. depurtment, and” Major Jacob Kline. uty-fourth infantry, huve been appoiuted ral Morrith » council of adgini: Wo tion Captain Jobu B. Gardner, assistant surge has been ordered to report 1o General Me for exumination before & retiving bourd _ Pirst Lieutenaot S. C. Vedder, Ni infantry, has had bis leave of ubs: tended one month. Major Jucob Kline, commanding the infan try, snd Major Geopge B. Saufard, command ing the cavalry, inspected all the troops ! the fort today The rogular practice ou the target range will begin tomorrow. Flinerty insisted that Carson's appli- | por that Carson, Red- | of | | has di | gram to Tae Bee.]— | victs In the prisou here to complete the con- ENDED 1N COMPLETE FAILURE. | The Conference of Western Freight Men to | Form Through Tariffs, JUST WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE. Iowa Lines Meet and Resolve to Con- test the Joint Rate Bill Passcd by the Last Legislature— Egan's Denial. Cricaco, May 1 Tue Bee]—The conference of western freight men on the formation of through tariffs, changes in which were necess! by the Alton's reduction, ended today failure, Not a thing was proposed upon which an agreement was reached and the week's conference has left matters exactly as they were. A meeting of the Towa lines was held today, freight men and attorneys being represented. Plans for contesting the joiut rate bill re- | centy passed by the Towa legislature w considered, but it was deeided to let matters | take their course until a contest was made, | when all lines would take the part of the de- | fendant road. The long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce act was dis- cussed and it was resolved that permission be asked to annul it where rail trafiic came iuto competiti b lake traffic. The cause of the the low tariff made by the nnection with lake lines lines have a problem on their hands in deciding whether or not to re- | duce the packing house products rates. | Owing to the low basis between the Missouri | | al Telegram to river and Chicago and the four cents reduc tion made by the Chicago & Ohio river trafic association lines, Newport News has an ud- | vantage in rates of seven cents and Baltimore of four cents under the New Yorkrate, This | rted all the export trade from Boston w York and the central traffic lines see no way 10 avoid a reduction to meet the situation. General Manager Egan Denies. Cmicao, May 1.—[Special Tclegram to Tue Ber,]—The imagination of the St. Paul reporter who wired the positive statement that General Manager Egau of the Kansas City road was to take the place on the Bur- lington resigned by General Manuger Ripley, is to be envied,” said Mr. Egan today ““There is not a word of truth in it. I have not been offered the position and do not ex- sct o be. 1 am very well satisfied with the Kansas City road and do not expect to leave it.” No official announcements of appoint- ments will be made by the Burlington for some time, but the universal opinion is that the vacant places will be filled by Vice Presi- dent Harris of the Burlington & Northern d General Manager Merritt of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs. A Slash in Freight Rates. ST. Pavi, Minn., May 1.—[Special Tele- | The Eastern Minnesota | linc made a sweeping slash in freight rate from New York, Boston and Philadelphia | west this afternoon. It averages 16 cents on all classes. The rates are via. the Northern steamship company lines and the Eastern Minnesota. The class rate from New York to St. Paul 55 cents, from Bo: ton 52 cents and from Philadelphia 49 ce and the canal, lake and rail rate from New York is fixed at 39 cents. The new scheduie goes into effect May 5. Convention of Railroad Commissioners WASHINGTON, May 1.—Pursuant 1o & reso- lution adopted at the convention of state railroad commissioners last year, the commit- tee appointed at that meeting has_issued & call for a national convention of railroad com- 5 rs, t0 be held in the office of the in- commerce commission. - IOW A NEWS. A Strike at Stone City. ANAMOsA, Ia., May 1.—{Special Telegram | to Tre Bek the Gold Hill stone quarry at Stone City, four ed by Brown and aday. It is feared demands_are conceded the yes n the other quarries, at that place the number of several hundred, will also goout, which would be aserious affiir, as the uarries have large contracts on their hands. t mui' be necessary to secure the help of con- tracts. The Salvationists Defiant. Dee Morses, In., May 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee.]—There was a large crowd in the police court today when the Salvation army was called before the judge. They re- fused to plead guilty and demanded a trial, which will be beld May 10. They propose to defy the city suthorities, and they claim that their religion justifies them in doing so. No Trouble at Cedar Rapids. CeDAR Rarmos, Ia., May 1.—There was no trouble of any description in labor circles here today, no attempt having been made to inaugurate the eight hour d Forfeited the Guarantee. Stovx Ciry, Ia., May 1.—The Sioux City cominittee that guaranteed 000 toward the erection of & temple for the National Order of Railway Conductors today withdrew the offer bscause of the failure of the conductors 1w be- giu work by May 1, as agreed. Creston's Firemen Parade. Crestox, Ia., May 1.—[Special Telegram to T Bre.]—The largest procession of fire- men ever in line in the city joined in the fire men's parade today. It included, besid eight companies of firemen, the city officials and citizens in_carriages, three bunds and numerous visiting firemen. The principal streets were thronged with people. ches were made by Senator J. B. Harsh and Mayor John Patterson Made Good the Defalcation., Bevroun, In., May 1.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—Seven years ago P. C. King, | then county treasurer, was found to be & de- —Today about fifty employes of | & DaIiLy BEE z % - = - 2 | | SAVE ; YROM MURDER. A Plucky V= | Husban( an Keeps Her Insane Bloody Deeds PLAINFIELD, May 1.—[Spocial Tele- gramto Tue B, -John H. Reinmann, & man farmer ' ng on the outskirts of North Plainfield, upon his wife andeffildren Monday night | afit of despondency he tried to cut his own | throst with a razor. When his wife | tempied to prevent him he turned op h | seized her by the head, put it under his arm | and bent it back, seemingly with the inten- tion of decapitating her. The woman fell to | the floor ina swoon and the husband left her. Reinmann one of hi but the her him and after a des in saviug th Early ye a murderous assault dash for children with ed made & screaming mother struggled rate fight she succee then morning Reinmann told his w was going to kill John We dell, his brother-in-daw. He harnessed a horse, put an axe and a spade in the wagon | and compelied the woman to uccompany him, saying he wanted her to attend the funeral When Wendell's house was r maun stonped at o lonely spot on the tied the horse to a tree and commanded his wife to alight from the wagon. 1In the nick of time two of the madman's brothers sprang from a clump of bushes, ov erod bim and brought him back to the city, where he was locked up. Today the man was declured in- sane and commitied to the insane asylum at Norwistown. P P Inadequate Dock Facilities. [Copyright 18% by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox, May 1.—[New Yorl Cable al to Tue Bre]-—Ismay, man- aging director of the White Star steamship line, hus written a letter to the Me dock board calling attention to the inadequacy of the dock urrangements for steamers now engaged in the Atlantic trade. While ap- proving the efforts made to reduce the bar at the mouth of the river, he thinks more atten- tion should be paid to making the docks available for vessels using the port. He points out that most of the recently con- structed docks intended for the largest ves- sels have narrower entrances and shallower sills than those constructed twenty-five years ago. Ismay also directs attention to the forts made at London, Southampton and clse- where to accommodate the afloat, Even Manchester caunot prom- ise superior facilitics, for which rea- sons particularly prompt action should be taken by Liverpool to meet all possible con- tingencies. The expense can, he says, be easily afforded out of the increased revenue, and if it is not incurred Liverpool will s from decreased receipts. - Three Bullets Wasted. MirerrL, Ind., May 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Willim H. Gu two, bad been refused in marriage by the daughter of John Murray, a farmer \for whom he was working. Guy threatened violence to the family and H. A. Miller, a neighbor, had been stopping at Murray’s house to protect it La t Murray and Miller heard a shot in the yard. They rushed ont, but became | separated. Miller stumbled on to the body of Guy under a tree znd, becoming excited, fired three shots into his head. Later inves- tigation showed that had first killed himself with a_pistol which he purc yesterday, and it was this shot which called out Miller and Murray, the former having been shoot & mau already dead. The Public Debt Statement. Wasnrsarox, May 1—The public. debt statement for the mouth ending April 30: & debt—Principal, 797,502,082 3 715 total, $308 Debt h interest has ceased since maturity —Principal and inter £1,075,7473 bearing no interest, & 9. Totdl del Prinei 1 ;'interest, §6 06, Total de 131,45 net cash ; debt less cash in 1890, 1,015 71: debt less cash in treasury April1, 1800, ' 038,15 of t during the month, ase of debt since June 30, ; total éash in the treasury wn by the treasurer’s general account, M, TES, imci il Prohibition in Yankton. Yangroy, S. D., May 1 gram to Tne Bee]—Prohibition became operative in South Dakota today, and in Yankton the lpeweries, bottling works, wholesale houses - and saloons were all promptly closed and there seems o be no dis- position to evade or defy the law. There wi revelry and hilarity among the beer-drink last night, but there was no violence or via- dicativeness. ——— The Irrigation Commission. Hunox, 8. D., May 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BEee.]—The United States irri- gation commission went to Hitcheock this used to operate a large mill and rrigute a farm of 160 acres. From there they go to Jamestown to organize field agents for North Dakota, returning here in ten days. Colonel Nettleton believes the investigations here n the key to their work basin and regards ¢ givesthe commi throughout the artesian the osures as very important. Hay, chief field geologist, Major Coftin, state engineer of irrigation, and D. S. McCaslin, a prominent geologist, visited Wessington Hills, twenty miles southwest of here, with & view'to ascertaining the strata yielding the artesian supply. They discovered a lurge bed of rock suitable for making a fine quality of hydraulic cement. Samples were secured and will be sent to Washington with & full report of the find, which Prof. Hay regards Pro as very valuable. The discovery créutes some exciteient here and samples will be sent to experts for examination. el Suits for Heavy Damages. Cnicaco, May 1.—Frauk C. Noble, owner of the stallion Aleryon has sued the National Trotting association and Phillip J. Johnson for 25,000 uud the Standard stock farm for the same amount. The suit grew out of Noble's suspension on account of the noted lson-Alcryon race last year, Pl AL o e R R Soriian Byxs Holtor Mkelter. or e me. d sentenced to three A - ; years in the penitentiary, but appealed, and | o, LEXNOTON, Ky., May 1.—[Special to Tue his case is still before the courts. Suit was | Ber Nult Young sold his brown filly bondsmen, and they were | Helter Skelter, today to Ed Corrigan of Kan mount of defulcation and as City for £5,000. Helter Skelter is a three l of §18,000, Yesterday they r-old by Pell Mell, dam imp. Eucor ited that sum here and reimt wed the —_—— — King is living in Chicago WisTHROP, ~-[Special Telegram to Tre Bk p elgvator owned by H. Griswold, and the Illinois Central depot at this place were burned yesterday. Loss, $10,000; partly insured in’ the Commercial | Union and St. Pau an insurance com- | Dragged to Death By a Cow. Jepak Rarivs, Ia., May 1.—J vl aged seventy-one, wus dragged o death cow in this city this m, A Bank in Punaperemia, Pa on the Glo at pended ¥ duy, and th was caused by its fail 1t is pot thought that there be any financial distress on uccount hie suss as the Glo i do presideut re e ussets und Five ts on the Dollar. New Yorg, May 1.—-A ttlement among ors of Henry 8. Ives & Co. for b ts on the dollar is about to be consum d, % per cent of the creditors Luving ned such un ugreement. —— Released the Berlin's Oargo. New York, May 1.—The secretary of the treasury has red the re se of the cargo c p City of Berlin seizod by the . se authorities for failure 1 enter Nebraska Oity's Ball Club. Neskasia City, Neb, May 1.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bre.]—A baseball club us z night and officers e BC The uot join the state league, but with other towr of the neighborhood will form an independent circuit - Burglars Break Jail, CestraL City, N Muy 1.—[Spe eram to Tue Ber. - Lilley and Smith the two al i burglars ¥ brought from Omebs and committed for bresking into MoKinsley's clothing store, broke jail today dur the ubsenve of the sberiff and depu ties. They boarded the east bound fiyer. Ef forts wre being made 10 recapture theis, ) ed twenty- | | cepted the invitaticn of the Arierican Special Tele- | afternoon to -examine the artesian well there | In | | liquor, there was not th Herald | ef- | argest tonnage | ised | debt | NUMBER 312, A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION The Workmen of Two Hemispheres Celebrate Without Disorder, A GREAT PROCESSION IN (HICAGO. Everything Passes Off Without Tre ble- Packing House Men Stay in —Rain Prevents a Turnout in New York, Cmicaco, May 1 Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—The anxiously awaited 1st of May has passed by in Chicago and the ¥ prognostications of some sensational people have, happily, not been verified. These people and some sensational newspaprs had been asserting that 100,000 workingmen would go on a strike today and that there was every prospect of riot and bloodshed. On the contrary, very few additions to the numbers of the strikers were made and be- yond a few inconsequential rows causea by fon and » slightest indic The workingmen had their of rioting, parade and their mass meeting on the lake frout and then dispersed,’ all in a cheerful mood. Business throughout the city was Iy suspended 0 far as the indust s employing organ- ized lubor were concerned the day might have been Sunday. The greater portion of the workers were all in the streets, either as paraders or as spectators. From the docks and railroad shops and foundries and shoe factories and iron works and half fiuishe buildings and all the classes of orgunized labor, came delegutiong to the coustantly swelling throng. Many of the great indus- ] establishments, such as the shops of the ntral railroad, had shut do last night, to remain closed till Monda; The thousands of workers from se workshops filled the stre tod ome of them bore the stains and grime of on their clothing and persons, but the great majority were in holiday attire, It was labors' world holiday, and the work- ers were according it strict observance. The day was bright and a bracing northwest wind had just enough of a frosty flavor to induce activity. The demonstration by organized labor in favor of the eight-hour day was a tremendous success. 1t was tremendous in pomt of the number of men who participated, the vastness of the aggregate industries represented and the multitude who endorsed the movement without actually taking part in the parade. More than seventy-five thousand men ac- Jou- federation of Labor to make May 1 a day of special observance ou which to indicate tothe world the desire of ware-workers for the eight bour day. Fully thirty thousand wi in the line of march and more than twice that number lined both sides of the route of the parade throughout its entire length, and with word and cheer approved the sentin avowed by the paraders. With the ception of the stockyard division every tail of the demonstration was carried out as planned and the result justified the predictions of the promoters of the affuir. The strength expected from the stock yards did not materiali Instead of 10,000 men, as auticipated, less than 2,000 uppeared in line. The coopers, some of the other lines of employuient and 'the N. K. Fairbauks & Co. force cowprised the stock yards eontin- gent. The renunciation of the prospective general st t the packing house compellod the men to forego their intention to take part in the parade, but in every other respect the ;n-uu-uqmuuu was all that could be d or. Illinois C n 1t was_an orderly, good-natured crowd and 1y parade. * The marching line was - miles It occupied two hours in passing a given point ‘he carperters, who had been placed by the rican Federation of Labor in the van of bt hour demonstration, led the purade. hud about six thousand men, includmg > assen the Knignts of Labor. ¥ 4,000 stonemasons and Then came delegations from the unions “of the priuters, metal workers and molders. Thesc were followed by a dozen erman turne cieties, forming the second ision rched the furniture work- ers, the cabinet makers, carriage and wagon builde: cignrmukers, cloakmakers, boiler- malkers, rattan workers and harnessmakers. Many of the trades escorted in th ranks gaudily decorated floats on which were real- istic representations of the members of the craft pursuing their daily occupation. There were bricklayers building a_miuiature house, | boiler malers pounding with a frightful noise, coopers working on huge casks, carpenters stone cutters and mauy shnilar éxhibitions One of the features of the procession was the enormous number of bauners and mottoes carried. Among the mottoes were the fol- lowing “‘Arbitration is Our Motto. Down with ~v penters, No Houses." Gight Hours and Arbitration is a Just We Live by Labor, not by War.” When Arbitration is Compulsory will Cease.” *Child Labor Should not be on the or in the shop, but iu the School.” ight Hou 4 it Hours for Sleep aad K s 10 do What we Wil The line of murch was crowded with peo- le, who cheered the paraders sud the mot- toes. After parading through some of the principal streets of the west side they marched over 1o the south side und to C Front purk, where they listencd to addresse from several stun ds Strikes Bench Master Carpenters Stubborn. CricaGo, May 1.—Although the formal set~ tlement of the carpenters’ strike will un- doubtedly be made in a few days the old Master Carpeuters’ associution has not yet and probably will not join in the arbitration. The association was invited last night by the arbitrators, Judges Tuley, Driggs and Mo Counell to send a committee Lo the confer- ence tomorrow and embrace the opportunity for a genera! settlement. President Goldie of the ussociution was asked if he would ap- point such u committee and said: 1 think not. I will, of course, abide by the instruc- tions of the bourd, but 1 have 1o reason to be- ve that there will be any change in t The associution has resolved not to wrbitr: Secretary Joun of the Builders' « was even emphutic thun Mr “The muster_curpeuters do not buck down, said he. *When they say they will not arb trate the k by it There Will be no com- mittee of the ‘old bosses’ at the confercuce.’” Stockyards Men Remain at Work. CHicaGo, Muy Special «Telegram to Tue Bek.|—In accordauce with the action of the packing house luhorers’ union last night deciding not to strike at t preseut time the majority of the men cmployed in the stocks yards remy ut work toduy. Tuere were, us yesterd; few strikes of sme pangs, but wone of m aut. Tw urge houses closed 1o a cir e 10 take par the parade or of men from the other hous o the marchers, Some fears ! these wen muy be discharged by their employers Lomorrow, but the ne good foundation for the sta the labor leaders do not think the wld care 1o precipitate trouble by @ Wove al present. At Lounisviile, Ma 1u the May day parade toduy the number rkingmen iv line was placed at from five 1o seven thousand. The weath as flne and re was a large rus out of wkingmen fumilie g the numbers ussembled ut Nutional park for the exer ws 0 ten thousand Whew the pro- sion wrrived at th Lo AT It Wi pecely e