Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 10, 1890, Page 1

HE OMAHA DaAIlLy BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. THE TARIFF TALK GOES O, McMillin Olaims That the Sugar Trust Ben- efits by the Bill, A PENSION FOR MRS, PARNELL. The House Passes a Bill Allowing Her $56 a Month—The Committee on Appropriation Votes with the Democrats. Wasmixeroxy, May 9.—In tho house this morning Mr. Hitt of Illinois called up the bill granting & pension of §1,200 a year to Mrs. Detia T. S, Parnell, daughter of Ad- miral Charles Stewart, with an amendment reducing the pension to 50 a month, some opposition the amendment was agreed to and the bill as winended passed. The senate bill increasing to the pension to the widow of Bri, eral Ayres was passed. The house then went into committee of the whole (Mr. Payson of Iilinois in the chair) on the tariff bill, Mr. Fitch of New York spoke against the bill, Mr. Gear of Jowa a member of the commit- tee on ways and means, said the old proverb, Yseratch a Russian and you will find a Tar- tar,” might be applied to the democrats, for Af the flimsy pretences were scratched off a democrat a free trader he would be found. Tn 1888 the people had renderea their verdict. He favored protection for any article that was produced in this country. If the United Btates could produce sugar in sufficient quan- tity tosupply domestic wants he would foster it by fair protection, but he believed that was fmpossible, He was convinced that the United States must look to other countries for her sugar, He continued that the sugar schedule of the bill would be a blow. at the sugar trust Mr. Mc) sugar trust sec nomenal rise rec Mr. Gear sug: gave the refiners a of a cent, while the cent. Mr. MeMillin replied that the pending bill gave them free raw material. It was evident from the rise i sugar trust ies that the trust was not to be hurt by this bill, Mr. Gear, continting, exp: d’ his oppo- sition to any trust or combine formed to en- hance the price of the neces i time had come for the American congress to end the sugar combine by pussing the pending bill. This bill gave the people cheap raw sugar and cheap refined sugar and destroyed, root and branch, the greatest combine known to the country—a combin which might be called the Awmerican devil fish—which had been devouring thesubstance of the people for almost a century. Mr. Crisp did not believe that to the manu- facturer protection had been a beneficial tem. As to the laborers in manufacturing establishments, as to the farmers throughout the land he felt sure the system had been fnjurious, The system drove out competi- tion. It diminished the number of pro- ducers of a given article and increased the easc and facility with which they could com- bine to elevate the prices, The majority of the ways And means committee, said Mr. Crisp, continuing, was pledged to the princi- ylo of. protection and offered @ sop to the armer, It said to the farmer that it would "’ ‘env‘l‘rm@fivo he truth was lier Gen- ired how it was that the had had such a phe- ntly ssted that the pending bill protection of only 4-10 Mills bill gave them 1 ty on his products when that it would do him no good. The way to benefit the farmer was to give him free sa free cotton ties and to reduce the neces of life. The gentlemen on the otk claimed they were recording the v the people. It was generally believed that the protected industries had put together a great campaign fund by which they bought men in *“blocks of five’ to vite to carry out their ideas, Mr. Payne of New York remarked that a entleman from Texas (Mr., Mills) had said he knew how the republicans carvied elec- tions, and a gentleman from Tennesseo (M Millin) had intimated that the postmaster general had contributed money, He (Payne) noticed that Mr MceMillin did not say any- thing about his presidential candidate and his cabinet officers who stepped up to the captain’s office and settled, in violation of the civil service law. (Applause and laughter.) Of course that money was not to buy votes. Mr. Payne then procecded to argue in sup: port of the bill, Mr. Wheeler of Alabama spoke against the bill and the committee rose aud the house to0k @ recess. Senate. ‘Wasmivaroy, May 9.—In the senate today the annual appropriation bill was the question being on the amendme: yosterday by Mr. Sherman increasing the number of pension agents (sulary $4,000) from eighteen to twenty, 1t was agreed to—yeas, 203 nays, 19, & strict party vote except that of Mr. Payne. Messrs. Ingalls, Allison, Plumb and Teller voted no. The bill having been reported buck from the committee of the whole to the scaate the question of tho amendment came up again for action. Mr. Cockrell said he was humiliated by the fact that the committee on approp headed by the distinguished senator from Towa (Allison), had just been ridden over rough shod by the republican majority. There whatever for the two offices except for the benefit of spoilsmen. Mr. Sherman suggested that Mr. Cockrell was making a very great affair out of u small matter, and argued for the increase, saying the penision oftice at Columbus, O., wis so crowded now by the increase in' pensioners it was absolutely necessary. He (Sherman) very seldom disputed with the committee on appropriations, but when a new question came up the committee ought nat to feel of- fended that its work had been inguired into. Mr. Cockrell referred to the rumor that there was & warm and lively contest over the Ohio pension ageney; that & friend of an ex- president had been solected over the choice of another distinguished citizen (meaning Sher- man), and that the senator who was so griev- ously' disappointed thut he was patiently awuhlng the creation of these two uew of- ces, Mr. Sherman said all this showed that Mr. Cockrell had beon looking into small details about local matters, which had no more con- nection with the amendment than the man in the moon, Mr. Allison said he felt agrieved that tho majority voted to increase the agencies. It shows that the majority had not examined the question with care, Mr. Paddock said there were localities worse off as regards the necessity for an in- crease of agencies than Ohio. He spoke of the needs of Nebraska, Kansas und other western states aud said that if there was any action it should be & readjustment and con- solidation of some of the swialler agencies. Mr. Gorman said that in the interest of the soldiers congress might bankrupt the govern ment and probably would, for in fifteen years there would be more spent for pensions “than jthud cost to put down the rebellion. In viow of all this economy should be practiced ln the administrution of the pension ofice at eust. Finally the discussion closed and Mr. Sher- wan’s amendment was agreed to by 22 to 31 Mr, Payno voted with' the republicans and Messrs. Allison, Ingalls and Plumb with democrats. My, Teller did not vote. 3 Dbill then passed and the military academy bill waus taken up and passed. The army appropriation bill was then taken up. Among the amendments agreed Lo was a Pirostaph uppropriating 800,00 for build- ugs at wilitary posts for libravies, gymna siums and cantecus. Mr. Hulo moved an amendment that no alcoholie liguor, beer or wine should be sold or supplied to enlisted men in any such build WAS 1O reason ng. gln Cockrell moved to amend the amend- ment by striking out beer wud wine. No After | per month | voted and the senate a Hale and Cockrell rum ng Messrs, it pending. ONLY TEMPORARY. Journed, amend’ The Settlewent With the Striking Tilinois Miners. Cnicaco, May 0.—[Special Telegram ot Tur Bee.]—~It appears that the tempora settlement with the striking miners in the Tllinois coal ticlds s but the deceptive calm that often precedes a furious storm. It applies only to the soft coal flelds in northern TIllinois, where about 12,000 were idle. Followiug the frui s conferences be- su the miners and operators held last came the private consultation of y at which an understanding was reached h may not last more than three months and which is certain to be broken by the miners themselves if not by the employers in a very short time, ‘The terms are simply that the men shall re- sume work ut the old terms of § a ton as a basis and th northern Ilinois district will to correspond with any raisa that n ned from the southern Ilinois ¢ § ittee left the city this 3 this evening they will address the miners of that place, explaining to them the situation, The miners will be told by these gentlemen that the spring is u bad time to inaugurate a strike; that during the summer there is but little demand for ad that the operators would by such strike suffer much less than the miners, In proof of this the disastrous strike and lockout of last spr inted out. Then the speakers will outline their policy, which will include u strike of all the miners in the state of Iliinois in the early fall. \ The miners in the northern district of the ate are well organized, and would obtain an W at’ prescut were it not the miners of the southern district, who working for all sorts of wages, much below their brethren in the Braidwood and Streator districts, The committee will divide itself in four parts and proceed to make a tour of all the mines in the southe part of the state on a mission of organization. When all the miners join the union, which the com- i ays can be done easily in_sixty d will make a demand on_their employers niform wages, an cight hour day and an f s and should their demands be refused, and the present expectations ave that they will be, the minc in both the southern and northern districts of the state will be called out and will be kept out until the demands of an approaching winter com- pels the operators to yield. Such is the pro- gramme arranged by the miners' committee, Situation Strained. May 0.—[Special Telegram to Tie Br Notwithstanding the adv from Chicago that the mincrs' union will order all the strikes off, the situation here is strained. Yesterday all the union men work- ing at both shafts of the Pana coal company and at the Springside mine strack for a raise of 634 cents o ton, No union miners have, worked at the Penwell shaft for two weeks and very little coal has left that mine. The Pana company ran its machines, but yester- s attempted to + men from going to work. One Weddell was surrounded and his dinner pail taken from him, His father came to his assistance, and handing him a revolyer told Liim to shoot the first man who molested him. At the Penwell mine the strongest fight against the new men has been made, and many were willing but afraid to go to work. Yesterday the outlook became so serious that a large special police force was swora in, and the mayor issucd a_proclama- tion forbidfipg the collection of crowds and interference with those who ddsire to work A dispateh from Centralia suys tho miners at the Odin and Sandoval mines went out yesterday and trouble is feared at the former place. The Centralia mine is the only one in the county at work. The men thero are paid about 10 cents more than the union scule and have no grievanc Sending for Canadians Ciicago, May 8.—[Special Telegram to e Bee.]—It appears that the carpenters ievances will not down. Word has been cd at the headquarters of the late ing carpenters that the old bosses have arranged to bring in a large number of car- venters from Canada and other points and to place them at work on whatever terms they can be secured, regardless of the host of idle union men in the city. To meet this emer- gency the ¢ complete re mittee, three. rganization of ucing its membe Tho committce proceeded at onc engage 250 of the most trusty men among the idle union men recently on a strike, and to dispateh them on picket duty at various points in and around the city. 'hese men are to receive carpente and to port daily to the committ are to tuke cognizance of all fresh arrivals of carpenters im the city and to persuade such not to r to work for the old bosses, but 0 join one of thu unions in this city and receive assistance from the carpenters’ council until they can find \\'ul'fi‘ here or elsewhere as union men, One of the carpenters’ committee today said: “The carpenters’ strike is off so far as the new bosses are concerned and it lis off to all who desire to sign the arbitration settle- ment contract, but toward those who employ non-union men in this city it is on stronger than ever with all that a strike implies. We want peace, but will war to the knife with those who don’t accept peace on the terms fixed by three judges of unimpeachable ol cter. We will increase our picket guard from 250 t0 1,000 men if need be und we have the men and money toman our liues,” Importing Carpenters. New Yousk, May 0.—There are twelve car- penters on the steamer Macadam, which] ar- rived from Rotterdam yesterday. They are g igned to Chicago aud it is said are to take the places of strikers. They are being con- sidered by the collector New York Miners Strike, Eryina, N, Y., Ma; —The miners at An- trim struck last night, and with a thousand men already out at the Arnot and Mo run make about three thousand men on & strike in the semi-bituminous coal fields, The cause of the trouble is the refusal of the company to pay b to 10 per cent udvance in wi cess Claims, T, Kan, May 9.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—A large meeting of laborers was held this evening in the council chamber, Resolutions were passed request- ing the Kansas delegation in congress to so- cure the payment of the old eight-hour excess claims of laborers. These claims ave for lubor performed in excess of eight hours per day uring the war on government work. Pl e i Bloody Chinese Riot. Los Axarres, Cal, May 9.—Two warring factions of Chinatown came together last night and a riot resulted, duving which forty shots were fired by both sides, One China- man was killed, one seriously iujured, and a white bystander shot in the leg. The police quelled the riot aud arvested 100 Chinamen, ght Hour E Alliance. Hugoy, 8. D, May 9,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The executive' committee of the South Dakota farmers' alliunce today voted to hold their annual convention Juno 2. Six hundred delegates and as many visitors will be ki . oo Rain Helps South Dakota Crops. YANKTON, 8. D, May 9.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Ber]—Heavy and coutinuous rain here last night and today, and general | throughout South Dakota, and the crop pros- pects ure splendid. - s Reporter Choate's S ence Affirmed, Avsaxy, N, Y., May 9.—The court of ap- peals has afirmed the judgment of the lower courts sentencing Dilworth Choate, the New York reporter, to imprisonment for centempt of court in connection with the Flack case, here | OMAHA, ATURDAY MORNING, ) CARLISLE HAS A SURE THING, The Ex-Speaker offiou!e W1 be Sena- tor Beck's Successor, | ATTACK ON THE CANTEEN SYSTEM. xamination of the Omaha Postofce Site Papers Completed—Postal Telegraph Bill—The Trri- gation Fight. 513 FOURTRENTH STRERT, Wasnisaroy, D. C., May 0. A member of the Kentucky delezation stated to your correspondent this evening that the ouncement of ex-Speaker Carlisle as a candidate for the senate to succeed the late Senator Beck was positive proof that Mr. arlisle will be selected. He said that just before the ex-speaker left Washington on the funeral train for Lexington he stated to his friends that he would not be a cadidate for the vacant senatorship unless he had positive proof that he would be elected, as he did not. want to enter the contest with the result in doubt. The belief in Washington is that Mr. Carlisle will be selected by the caucus when it meets the first of next week and that there will be but one or two ballots. , AN ATTACK ON THE CANTEEN, An interesting debate was precipitatea in the senmte this afternoon by an amendment offered by Senator Hale to the army appro- priation bill providing that no intoxicating liquors should be sold to enlisted men at dny army canteens or in any building at any arm. post. This was a blow at the canteen sy tem which was promptly resented by Senator Cockrell, who defended the army canteen as a great improvement upon the old post trader system and read various extracts from letters WasinyaroNy Bureau Tae OMana Bee, } .written by army ofticers showing the benefi- cent cffects of the canteen system since its inauguration. Senator Paddock advocated the amendment on the ground that the gov- ernment should not engage in the saloon bus- iness and asserted that a number of arm ofticers protested against being forced to be- come bartenders against their wishes, After speeches by Senators Butler, Blair and” Call @ vote was taken on an amendment offered by Senator Call, excepting beer and light wines from the provisions of the Hale amendment, The vote disclosing the absence of & quorum, the senate udjourned with the amendment pendin OMAWA FEDERAL BUILDING SITE. The acting supervising architect of the treasury today informed Senator Manderson in a formal lotter, dated yesterday, that the examination of the pap ng to the Omaha public building site was completed, and that the vouchers neces: for the basis of the remittance of the aggregute amount of the awards were prepared in the ofice of the supervising architect on the 2nd instant, and that the case is now in the office of the first comptroller for final examination; that the examination will probably be completed today, at which time the draft for the amount will be forwarded to the court with instruc- tions to the United States attorney. At the oftice of the supervising architect late this afternoon Tue Bee correspondent was informed that the final statement would be made tomorrow. The figures relating to the deficits have been given lu these dis- patches, THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH. The postal telegraph or Wanamaker bill is pending in the house committee and is found to be a very difficult question to solve. The committee has given the subject considerable attention and has not reached an agreement. RATLWAY MAIL SERVI The bill to reorganize the vice of the country and cl: not been finally acted on in committee, but there seems to be a disposition among the members 1o givo it a favorable report. The bili fixes definitely the salavies of post clerks and car ith it an addit ul a propriation of 00,000 or $100,000 and for th reason the committee is slower than it othe; wise would be in giving its approval, but de- spite this increase in the expenditure of the government the members of the committee have about come to the conclusion that the interests of the service demand the changes proposed and will probably give the bill a favorable repor INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, The interstate commerce committee of the e will give a heaving to ull who desire to appear before it on Wednesday next in re- gard to the proposed amendment to the inter- state commerce law providing that all com- mon carriers by railroads shall use automatic couplers upon their cars, Quite a list of prominent railroads have alveady signified their intention of being present at the mee ing. This will probably be the last opportu- nity given the public to be heard on this sub- ject before the committee makes its report to the senate. THE IRRIGATION FIGHT, ‘With the presentation of the majority and minority report on the questioy of irrigation the fight that has waged for R e Senator Plumb and Major Powell, superin- sndent of the geological survey, has beeen renewed and brought into m-omfu»m-c. Major Powell holds that the Plumb bill is in the interest of specilators, large corpora- tions and cattle and land moopol that i confirms in the hands of the cattle c and other corporations all canals and other irvigation works which the may have established and all the land which they may have obtained without regard to ‘wheth such i tion arrangements are beneficial to the general public or not; that it provides that the irrigable lands shall be given to water companics who will thus be enabled to make serfs of the settlers of their lands. The Reagan, or as it will probably be called, the Powell bill, provides for the con- demnation of such irrigation establishmen wherever they have begun to rob the settlers of irrigable lands and for wie division of the entire arid region iuto irrigation districts to conform to the drainage basins of the various rives and wuthorizes the people who may settle in these districts to procure irrigation on their own terms, It is quite certain that the ques tion, when it comes up in the senate, will not 'assume a: party character, for it is' said that several prominent republican senators will approve the irrigation project offered by Major Powell. Major Powell has just esti- mated that for §7,000,000, in the sum of §1,000,- 000 & y ho can compleéte the entive irriga- tion survey of the country in seven years, THE ARMY. The formal order transferving Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Terrell, deputy paymas- ter general, from duty at Omaha for the de- partment of the Plaite to San Antonio for duty as chief paymaster of the department of Texas has been issued. Licutenant Colonel Thaddeus H, Stanton, deputy paymaster at Chicago, will take Colonel T s pluce at Omaha and the transfers will be made at the direction and time to be named by the pay- master of the army:. Other orders of transferare: Major Charles McClure, from Helena to St. Paul; Major George W. Candee, from Helena to Chicago; Majc orge W. Baivd, from the division of the Atlantic to Helena; Major Frauncis S, ‘om the division of the Atlautic to alla; Major Charles H. Whipple, from the department of the Platte to New York ety ; Major Willlum H. Comegys, from. the division of the Atlantic to Cheyenn Ex-Congressman Fuller was on the floor of | tue house toduy listening to the tarift debute. PENSION AGENCIES, During the debate on the pension appropri- ation bill in the senate yesterday and today Senutor Paddock took oecasion to call tho at- tention of the senate to the necessity for @ re organization of the pension agencies in order that pensioners having business with the at- s should be afforded greater facilities | for the transaction of such business. He ferred specifically to the states of Nebra and Kansas and the country beyoud and north of Nebruska, uoting the fact that there ka | was no agency at all in the state of Nebraska and none mnorthwest until the Pacific const was reached. He stated that the pensioners in' Nebraska - were obliged to . transaet: their . business with the Des Mofues, Ta., and Topeka, Kan., agencies, the fiest ome of which paid over thirty thousand pensioners and the latter forty thousand. Ho urged that, as there was a larger percentage ot —ex-soldiers in Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota than many other states of the unjon in proportion to the aggregate population, there should be ageneral readjustment of the location of agencies, After presenting statistics show- ing the number of pensioners paid by the various agencies throughout the country, the senator suggested that a number of - the New England agencies might bo consoli- dated in order to afford the facilities de- manded by the newer west, where the greater soldier population is, and that such an adjustment could be made, perhaps, without increasing the number'of agencies or adding to the expenses of the govern- ment, EDMUNDS WAS NOT SICK. Senator Edmunds reappeared at his com- mittee room from Virginia Beach, where he went a few days since nud was reported in a serious condition of henlth, The senator ex- prossed surprise when his colleagues con- gratulated him “upon his recovery" and said that he had not been ill at all and that his health had been as good us usual, and that the reports concerning his physical condition were not only exaggerated, but without foun- dation. Theé senator intends to have a meet- ing of the committec on judiciary on next Monday for the purpose of considering the urt, bill which reorganizes the district and circuit courts, enlarges the system and cre- ates appellate courts out of circuit courts. The bill recontly passed the house and it is belicved it will pass the senate, although re are vavious views held by the le senato as to just what the measure should take before it becomes a law. FOURTIT CLASS POSTMASTERS, Towa—Golden, Delaware county, K. F. Clarke, vice M. F. Shepard, resigned; Strand, Adams county, A. Thompson, vice B. F. Strand, resigned. MISCELLANEOUS, Some critieism was indulged in around the senate today because the chair recently oc- cupied by Senator Beck was covered with heavy folds of crape. It was believed by some of the senators who occupy chairs hear the one recently made vacant by the death of the Kentuckian that the crape should be re- moved immediately after the funeral. In- quiry revealed the faet that it is the custom to n ot only keep the flag over the senate or house at half most for thivty days after the death of a member of cither body, but to keep crape upon the desk or chair made vacant by death for a period of thirty days unless a successor to the deceased is elected before the expiration of that period. Ex-Congressman B, K. Valentine of Ne- braska is here on business before the general land oftice. Secretary Noble assured Tnr BEe corre- spondent today that Surveyor General Sulli- van of South Dakota will be re-appointed on next Tuesday. Thedelay in the re-appoint- ment was duc to the absence from the city of the secretary of the interior, Mr. Sullivan was appointed some time ago surveyor gen- eral of both Dakotas, but a law has been passed creating an office for each state. L. M. Rheem of Omaha is in the city. Penny S. Heatm, o T A SWINDLING M. D. Dr. Meyer and _His Varied Villainies in Chicago. Cuicaco, May 9.—A dispatch from Denver tonight announces the drrest of Dr. Meyer and wife on ths request of the Chicago au- thorities, It is learned hero that Meyer is wanted for extensive swWindles. He has had a sensational career in Chicago. At one time he was accused of pcfl!'d‘.(lnfbpafluut, Henry Geldeman, a well-to-do citizen, the " alleged object being to secure Geldeman’s money. Coupled with this there was gossip that Meyer was playing the role of Lothavio to Geldeman’s wife. Following the death of her husband she married Meyer, but they soon separated. The woman now unde t with Meyer is understood to bo an- wife, adaughter of C. G. Dressel, an aged gentleman, whose life is allezed to have been insured in’ the Germania comnany of C go for W), the fraud consisting in presenting a bogus Dressel for examination. Meyer was the consulting physician for the Germania company, and since’the uncarthing of the Dressel fraud it is asserted that a num- ber of other cases of a like nature have come to light. The Chicago police had a long hunt for the decto: e A Standard Oil Victory. NEew York, May 9.—In 1886 George Rice, an oil refiner, well known by his long liti- gation against the Standard oil trust, pur- chased from T. H. Mallaby a certificats of five shares in the trust. He asked the trust to issue a new certificate in his name that he should have all rights, privileges, et trust refused on the ground that he secured the shares only to harrass and aunoy it. He brought suit and some time ago a special term of the supreme court rendered a decision ordering the Standard'oil trust to make the transfer as requested. Today the gemeral torm of the supreme court reversed this order, holding that the transfer is at the dis- cretion of the trust. e e A Gigantic Fire Insurance Trust. NEW Youk, May .—A gigantic local fire insurance combination is in process of forma- tion in this city. There are in the metropolis in the neighborhood of 140 fire insurance com- panies carrying on business. Several times during the last fifteen years combinations have been formed to raise insurance rates and lower brokers' commissions, but they have always collapsed. For some time there has been quiet talk among_insurance men of get- ting up another combination, but with strin- gent rules, which will make it impossible for a collapse to occur. The present projected organization is the result, Opening of the Brooklyn Dry Dock. New Yorg, May 0.—The formal opening of the new dry dock of the Brooklyn na took place this afternoon. A large delega- tion from Washington and Baltimore was present to witness the tial. It required an hour to fill the dock,'and when the ¢ was removed to admih the passage of the Monitor Puritan she was slowly pushed for- ward and floated within, The caisson was then replaced and the dock pumped dry. At the conglusion of the ceremonies there was a luncheon. The cost of the dock to the gov- ernment is §1,000.000. ————— The Silver Quostion Again. WasnixatoN, May 9.—Another meeting of the republican caucus was held today, at which the silver question was again under cousideration, It is said the only proposition discussed was one to make notes to be issued for the purchase of bullion full legal tend the bullion redemption clause having been abandoned by those who advocated it. While the majority were in favor of making the notes full legal tender, it was decided to post- pone further action on the proposition until another time when there shall be a fuller at- tendance, SRR S A Farmer: e Candidat Leavexwonth, Kan,, May §.—[Speclal Tel- elegram toTug Bek.)—Hon, Joseph Bleakley president of the Leuvenworth County Farm- | ers' ‘alliance, has formally announced himself a candidate for congress in’ opposition of Major E. N. Morrell, the present incumbent ‘This news has just leaked out, but is autbor- | itative. Mr. Bleakley is an influential and | widely known farmer, r e Activity in Railroad Building. Cr1cA60, May 9.~ The next number of the Railway Age will show in an article on railway construction that oveér eleven hundred miles | have already been adied to the track mileag of the United States in 15%0. There hav oeen in all ninety-four new roads begun or incorporated since January 1 last. The paper | predicts that the coustruction of 1890 will ex- ceed that of 1889, whien 5,300 miles were bullt, | | people are jubilant ov | noon. | amount of business on NEWS FROM NEBRASKA TOWNS | Norfolk's Mayor Refuses to Sign the New Saloon Ordinanca. HE THINKS THE LIOENSE T0O LOW. An Unknown Man Run Over and Killed at Dunbar-Sixth District W. C. T. U, Convention— Gone to the Pen. Norrorg, Neb., May 9.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—That the saloon men of this city are tired tonight goes without saying. the reason thercof is as follows: At its meet- ing Wednesday evening the new council amended the occupation tax ordinance passed by the old council, making it read $100 in- stead of 500, carrying it by a majority vote, not having the necessary three-fourths to pass it by a suspension of the rules. In order that” the saloons might open as soon a8 possible the council then adjourned to meet last might, when econd reading of the ordinance was had, he body then adjourned until 4 o'clock sharp this afternoon for the third reading, that the ordinance might be published in the evening paper and thus become a law, | Thi was all done according to programme, Mayor recke flatly refused to sign the ordinance in its present form, and it is presumed will not until the ordinance reads for the original amount. As it stands now the prospects for the opening of the saloons _are no better than oue week ago. Charles Eble was so anxious 1o begin operations that he opened his place in full blast wst night, and notwithstanding the advice of the officers, kept on _selling all day. The council today revoked his license, and he will no doubt be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Callaway's Mill Machinery Arrives. CALLAWAY, Neb., May 9.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—The maching for the new mill has arrived. It cost £5,200, and it will take a month or six weeks to put it in place, Thanks to the enterprise of the citizens, the work, which was begun in the fall, has been pushed through the winter and spring as fast as the weather would allow. The total cost of the plant is about £12,000. The race 1s about a quarter of a mile long, the water being drawn rom the South Loup river, The river has never been known to rise over three feet, and ordinarily kecps a constant level. Our water power, therefor not artificial, is steady of pressure, and really one of the 'very best in Nebraska. The mill can turn out seventy- five barrels per day. The work is owned by the Callaway milling company, an ovganiza- tion composed entirely of honie shareliolders, The enterpr improvements the town has yet seen. The country has been_ needing a mill badly, and this one is an excellent investment. Sixth District W. C. T. U StrovsnURG, Neb., May 9.—[Spec gram to Tue Bee.]—The Sixth dist vention of the Woman's Christian Temper- ance union, in session at this place, is a very successful meeting. Fifty-two delegates ave in attendauce, with eighteen unions reported. The new officers are: President, Mrs. Fergu- son, York; vice president, Mrs. Steele, Hainpton; recording secretaty, Mrs, John: son, Stromsburg; corresponding secretary, Mrs, Northrup, York; treasurer, Mrs. But- ler, Osceola. At the gold medal contest Eva MoCune won the medal, Mrs, Woodward gave a very interesting lecture on Thursday evening, One hundred and six dollars were pledged Mrs. Woodward for the campaign fund. The convention closed at noon today with good work accomplished. Snubbed by a Cyclon Smickiey, Neb, May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bie.]—Shortly after noon today a small conical shaped cloud appeared just west of town and rapidly gathered volume until it had assumed vast proportions. It was humping itsclf along ata 2:40 gait dir- rectly ona line with the town, and men, women and children abandoned their houses, school was hurriedly dismissed and every: body sought th lars and caves, Just before striking town the storm cloud suddenly burst. Another aud much larger and conical shaped cloud passed to the north and swept everything before it on the pr The amount of damage done can not be ascor- tained at this writing, but it must have been cansiderable. To the Penitentiary and Asylum. 9.—[Special Tele —Sheriff Wilson escorted Wi jam Grifin and David Burton to Lincoln today. Grifin is the young man who forged anote for§3l on H. D. Beccroft of Elm Creek several weeks ago. Ho was sentenced to eighteen months ut hard labor in the pen- itentiary. David Burton was taken to the in- sane asylum. He and his son_ were brought hero yesterday by the authorities at Avmada. iho son was admitted to-the- county poor ouse. Pike for North Nebraska Waters. Fuemoxt, Neb,, May 9.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Superintendent O'Brien of the state fish hatcheries and Commissioner B. B. B, Kennedy of Omaha passed through Fremont today conveying by way of Lincoln over a million wall-eyed pike to be planted in the streams of north Ncbraska, This is the largest shipment yet made into the north part of the state, A Slight Difference in Rates. Nenraska City, Neb, May 9.—[Special to Tue B A little matter of freight rates is related by the manager of the Chicago pack- ing and provision company of this city. The company has a contract for furnishing meat for the government, and a_few days ago shipped several carloads to Valentine, Neb., distance of 362 miles, paying 88 cents per 100, On the same day the company shipped soveral carloads direct to Liverpool, England, .at a freight charge of 35 cents per 100, A Sherifr Caned. Fresoxt, Nob., May pecial to Tie Bee]—The friends of Sheriff Mallon last evening made his forty-fifth birthday the oc- casion to present him with a handsome gold- headed cbony cane. This expression of friendship was made the more significant by reason_of Mr. Mallon's recent vigorous and effective prosecution of the erimmnal clusses of the city, It was o great surprise to the sheriff, Sustained All the State's Allegations. Nesrasga Ciry Ma 9.—[Special Telogram to Tue Be [he attorneys in the Qistillery trust case today received informa- tion from Lincoln that Referee Pound had filed a report sustaining every material alleg- ation made by the stats braska City the result. An Unknown Man Killed uaska Ciry, Neb., May 9 mto Tue Bee.]—A man who: is unknown was run over and killed bya Missouri Pac ssonger train this after- The coroner left for that place this evening to hold an inquest. name Traveling Men's Reception Hastixgs, Neb., May 9. —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]-The traveling men's reception atthe Hotel Bostwick tonight was a groat success. Over two hundred guests were present, Nuckolls County District Court. NeLsox, Neb., May 9.—[Special toTue Brx] District court is in session and has & large hand which Judge Morrls is disposing of with rapidity. There are over one hundred and fifty cases on the docket and & number of lawyers from Hast- ings, Lincoln and other towns are present, The most notable cases are those of Ch Special | the murder o Sherman is ext Tu v, and Scroggins-McClelland case, which was rd before ve and which will be car- ried to a higher court no matter what the de- cision here may be whose Severe Hailstorm at Pawnee City. € Pawsee City, Neb,, May 0.—[Speeial Tel- egram to Tie Bee.)—This afternoon about 8 o'clock this section was - visited by a ver) severo hail storm. Tt is foared that what cuit the frost left is ruined. A great deal of glass was broken from windows on the north and west. Will Buy a Temperance Tent. Beatnics, Neb, May 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tite Ber.—The prohibition amend- ment league of this ity sccured §00 by sub- seription today to be used in purchasing a manmmoth teut in which to hold temperauce meetings during the campaign. e TRIPLETRAGEDY IN MINNESOTA. A Farmer Murders His Wifo Child and Then Suicides. Cuesten, Minn,, May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber,]—Constantine Schuefer, a farmer of this township, murdered his wifo and child, o boy of six , this morning at sunrise. The awful crime had apparently been carcfully afranged for, as Schacfer had purchased in the village within the past three days two revolvers, a dirk knife, o bottle of strychuine and a package of Rough on Rats. These terrible Instruments of death he concealed in a bureau and last night went to bed us usual. This morning he arose carlicr than was his wont, and_after bavinge started fire in thoe kitchen stove called his wife and his hired man., The latter went at once to the barn, but returned immediately to tho house on hearing the woman scr Mrs. Schaefer lay upon the floor of the ting room, the blood streaming from a te ble wound in her head. She did » and died in a few minutes. A blood-stained axe leancd against the casing of the door. Schacfer had disuppeared and a shrill cry n a child told that he was committing o ond murder. The hired : ¢ and grappled with Schacfer he was too fate. The child’s throat was cut from ear to car, Schuefer then threw off his man, ran down stairs and seized a bottle of hnine, taking from it a heavy dose. Im- mediately afterwards he took up a revolver and blew out his brains. The cause of thi terrible tragedy is unknown, Schuefer v an exceptionally prosperous favmer, a man of a ligh degree of intelligence, and his rela- tions with his family and his_neighbors w believed to be pleasant. For the past for night, however, he had been suffering bly from an aftack of neuralgia, and is by licved to have committed the triple tragedy while temporavily insane. Pty T PFEIL. and FOOLISH COU. Alarmed at the Taste for Learning Displayed by Prussian Jews, BERLIN, May 9.—1In the upper house of the Prussian dict today a motion was adopted that the government take measures to rem- cdy the evil ing from the large number of Jewish pupils in the superior schools. Count Pfeil, who made the motion, declared the existin ndition constituted social dan- ger, The minister of instruction said it was impossib] lude Jews from any educa- tion shment. Such an =~ attempt would force the nation into a position leading to destruction instead of union, et Eiffel Tower Struck by Lightning. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordonei3ennett.) Panrs, May 9.--[New York Herald Cable— Special to Tus Bee.]—During an extraordi- nary storm which broke over Paris this afternoon the Eiffel tower was struck no less than six times by lightning. Atabouttwent five minutes past six a dense colume of clouds struck the lightning conductor. A flash came zigzag out of the clouds and | an straight down the conductor, It was visible all the way,- leaving a thin golden streak. At the same timea thunder clap was heard as loud as the gun which, during the exhibition, announced ¢ o'clock in the evening. At 6:80 o'clock a magnificent displ of lightning issued from the dark violet clouds and three flashes com- ing from opposite points joined at the top of the lightning conductor, These, like the first, left a fine golden streak in their trail, At the same time was heard a he: tling of m as if the whole tower had been shaken by a strong hand. At 6:34 a new flash of lightning, more magnificent thau the preceding ones,de- veloped, and formed two horizontal branches of pale violet which, coming from: opposite directions, joined over the conductor. Lastly, 5:36, lightning struck the tower in three ks, followed by a clap even heavier than the previous ones. The vast metal structure vibrated fora long time. - Sensation in the Italian Chamber. [Copyright 18% by James Gordon Bennett.\ Rome, May 9.—[New York Hers —Special to Tue Ber.]—A great sensation was created in the chamber today by Deputy Imbriani, who demanded a commission to in- vestigate the Kentucky charge that the monopoly of supplylng tobacco to Italy was given to the Hatjen Toel company because its agent in Rome, Adrianto Lemmis, was grand master of the Italian Free- masons and could use that organization in politics for or against the government. He insisted in a bitter speech that the other firms were ready to supply American tobaceo at a lower price, but were excluded from competition by Lemmis. Some contrg involving many millions of francs have been controlled by the Masonic grand maste Signor Imbriani said he would produce docu- mentary evidence to support his accusation. The minister of finance consented to the pro- posed investigation and the chamber passed Imbriani’s French Artillery Injured. [Copyright 1890 by Janies Gordon Bennett.] NaNoy, May 9.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee.[—~When the Sixth battery, Eighth regiment of artil was out this morning going through blank cart- ridge exercise more tnan a dozen men were sent out to pick up cartridges which had not been fired, All al once a violent explosion was heard followed by s of pain, A rush was made to the spot, and seven unfortuate soldiers wero found rolling about on the ground suffering the most terrible torture, Their faces weré charred and blackened by powde beards burnt off and their clothing in shreds, Three of them will probably lose their eyesight. The wounded men wer to the military hospital, They there stated | that a cartridge bad exploded justat the | moment they were golng to pick it up, and this caused the explosion of several others, - - Washington Notes. WasHINGTON, May 9.—Senator Spooner to- day presented to the senate @ petition from the committee on ex-ynion prisoners of war | living in Wisconsin protesting against the passage of the Morrill pension bill. They also appeal to congress to extend the bonefit | of the laws granting bouutics to those whe captivity extended beyond the time of theiy enlistment, and indemuify them for suffew ings enaured by reason of the government's refusal to agree to an exchunge of prisouers. Tt y dent has approved the uct pro viding for the classitication of worsted cloths as woolc : | Caldwell of Ohlo today introduced a bill to prevent the desecration of the United States flag by prioting on it advertisements, ete making such offen pmeanor punish able by a flue of $ ument for thirty days or both, . | He Doubts a | stoc NUMBER 320, T RATHER DIFFICULT TASK. @eneral Wostern Passonger Agents Ready to Elect a Ohairman, SEVERAL CANDIDATES MENTIONED. The Successful Man Will Have to Be Chosen Unanimously - Lake and Rail Lines Inaugurate a Rate War Citterao, May pecial Telogram to Tie Bek.]-The goneral passenger ngents of the western lines are now all ready to begln the task of electing a chairman for the newly formed association and advancing rates to the old basis, This work will be begun to- morrow morning after one or two minor rules are considered, Those prominently mentioned for the chairmanship are General Passenger Agents Eustis of the Burlington and Wilson of tho Northwestern, Passcnger Trafio Manager White of the Atchison, Chairman Finley of the Trans-Missouri association and Secretary Thompson of the old Wests ern States Passenger assoclation. The chairman must bo clected unanis mously, and there is littlo or no chance of the election of any of the above. The passenger men cannot combine on any man well known to them. The choice is more likely to full on a fivst-class castern pas- senger man or one from the Pacific const. The sub-committee of general managers today tried to hit upon some feasible plan for the organization of an association ake the ¢ of the Interstate Commerce Ruilway as- ion, but made no headway further than to agree that there must be a division of trafio to accomplish the result. The live stock traf- fic being mentioned, the St. Paul showed by averages that the redue @ had made no difference in its e The figures from Junua follows: Alton, 9.6; Burlington, 3 Rock Island, 6.6; SantaFe, 185 Was bush, 5.8; Missour Lake and Rail 1es Reduce Rates. Citieago, May 9.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bie.]—The luke and vail lines from C| » inaugurated a war on rates today which 11 compel the all-rail lines either to reduce rates or to entively abandon the carrying of flour, provisions, lard, oil cake und other commodities i with the last threq The on_oil cake was res 0_ 15 cents, the all-rail rate being 25 cents. On flour 'the reduction wus to 1714 conts from 20 cents, the all- ate being 25 cents. On provisions, lard, cte., the 2i-cent te was reduced to 20 cents, the all-vail rate being 30 cents. In ull cases the rates quoted are from Chicago to New York, the rates to Boston beinga trifle higher and those to Philadelph Baltimore, ete,, low The rail lines have as yet t no action to meos rductions, and it is doubtful if they 11, as a suficient reduction would cut too ply into local rates, The cause of the re- duction by the lake and rail lines 1s d to be secret cutting by competitors A New Trunk Prrrspuna, Pa., May 9.—[Special Teleg to Tue Bee.)--It was stated in an evening paper today that a secret conference of promi- nent railrond men was held here toduy for. the purpose of establishing & new trunk line veaching from Chicago to New York. It is proposed to connect . new line now in contemplation betwoeen Neweastle and Will- famsport, with the Philadelphia & Readivg, for rastern outlet, and with the Pittstdrg & Western, Pittsburg, Akron & Western and the Chicago & Atluntic between Chicago and Pittsburg, Itis claimed that the route is it least 100 miles shorter than the shortest route at present and that there is no doubt of the consummation of the scheme, A Passenger Rate Cut. KAxsAs Ciry, Mo., Ma The Burlington this morning posted a #1 passenger rate from Kaus: to St. Louis. Later the Wabish named tho same figure and this afternoon the Altou and Missouri Pacific followed. JAY GOULD TALKS. Speedy Scttlement of Western Rate Troubles. New York, May 9.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Mr. Jay Gould, in conversation today, expressed some doubts about the speedy settlement of the western rate troubles He regards the Union Pucific-Nortnwestern. contract @8 the chief obstacle, but also expressed that that wl- liance will be maintained and that it will be necessary to take it into account as permanent, at least for a considerable time, The solution which looks most feasible to him is to take all the roads west of Chicago and to some leading competitive points in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas into an ar- rungement similar in effect to the trunk line pool, by which all roads which did not get theip just proportion of through busines should be granted _differential rates, which upon experiment should be readjusted from time to time until they did get. their propor- tion of tho through business. But, while ex- pressing these somewhat doubtful view hf the speedy settlement of the troubles in regard to through freights, Mr. Gould said the local business of all the roads -and that part of it not subject to competition was so lar and increasing 80 rapidly that tho . roads might almost throw away the through freight business for the sake of harmony and to pre- vent the disturbance of their other busincss, which is the best for many years. Though non-committal, Mr. Gould's tilk gives the im- pression that 'he expcets higher prices for i m— THE POOR HO HoRrgroOR, Thirteen Bodies Already Found in the Ruins. Urica, N. Y., May 9.—The number of bodies found in the ruins of tho poor house at Preston, Chenango county, already num- bors thirteen, The impression is growing that tho loss far exceeds the first estimate, In the building were many aged men und women, some of whom had not left their beds for months and others who from weakness were incapable of finding - their way out of the building in the widst of the confusion and excitement which prevailed, 1t is bes lieved @ number of these perished and this belief 18 strengthened by tho discovery of o this forenoon at some distance frow the purtment oceupied by the imbeciles There are several fect of ashes and the cellar and the probabilities ave thut 0 they are removed @ number of bodles 1 be found. It is also believed some of bodies ure 5o completely incinerated thad u will ever be found, following are known to have been d beside those mentioued i the previe ous dispatcees Mury Voshurg, Otselic, Roxio Mallory and Julia Hunt Norwich One insane woman was captured near Ply- mouth some twelve miles distant last uight, She was half clad and was bowailing the los§ of her home. - One of thoe inmutes was scared futo hor senses by the firo and escaped from the burning room by a window, reached th yoof and crawled ulong tho ridge and rouse the 3 thus saving depris e The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather, For N ¥ loudy weather and rain; v chraska : rtherly winds. For lowa: 3uch colder, high northwesterly winds ior South Dakota: Threatenicg and vain; colder; northerly winds, cloudy and valug westler