Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. pe - AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST Object of a Resolution Recently Intro- | duced in Congress, | ENORMOUS PROFITS OF THE COMPANY | Consumers Regularly and Systematically Robbed by the Manipulat the Capitalists—Iow Democrats Differ —Gossip from the Capit ns of WasnixatoNy Brneav or tne Bee, 513 FOURTRENTH STREET, WasHINGTON, D, C., April 17, | The resolution introauced in the house on Saturday by Congressman Owen Scott of | 1llinois, calling on tho attorney general for information regarding violations of the anti- trust Juw by tho glant Sugar trust, opens up a field which is likely to produce important results. Mr. Scott said today that the roso- lution -would either prove tho law a dead letter or else would start prosecution of a number of gross trust offenses by this pro- digious orzauization, “Tno whisky trust is being prosecuted, and 1 cannot see,’ said Mr. Scott, “why is it more criminel to raise the price of whisky by cornering it thau it is to allow the sugar octopus to rob the consumer of sugar of §2.03 on every barrel used! ince the Sugar trust has absorbed the Claus Spreckles and other independent and competing refincries the price has been forced up outrazeously. t has & complete monopoly of the buyine of froe raw, and the selling of tho protected refined sugars, By the raiso in the price of refined sugar since the trust anvibilated all competition the extra profits will exceed $25,000,000 per annum on the basis of cou- sumption of last year. The trust is enabled o extort enough ‘money each year to pay 90 per cent of the value of its plants and equip- ments. The Claus Spreckles Philadeipbia refinery hos been closed within a few days and 600 men are thus thrown out of employ- ment, Other refineries aro to oo closed to limit production so as to keep prices up, It is high time that not only congross should come to the relies of the people by putting sugar on the free list, but that the attorney genecal should invoke the power of the government 1o prosccute and suppress this colossal monopoly.’ How Democrats Differ, The idea prevails among democrats in Washiogton that Representative Bryan b received a very vlack eye by the ropudiation of free conage within his party in Nebraska, Represeutative McKeighan contends, how ever, that the democrats in that state are for free coinuge. Ho says the uction of the dem ocratic state convention will without doubt have the effoct of increasing the vote of the people’s party in Nubraska. “1 could tell you if I would,” he said, “tho causes which iod to tho defeat of tho freo colnage resolution, but you can understand that the peoplo of Nebraska really favor free coinago when I toll you that the last plat- forms of all tho partics in thestato contained froe coitago planks.” On_tho contrary Hon. J. Sterling Morton, now here, says the democrats of Nebraska woula have defeated free coinage by o heavier voto had it not been for a disposition on tho part of the young democrats to help Bryan out of his frée silver hole. Mail K s of the Confederncy. The postmaster general has rofused to endorso tho purchase of the socalled confed- erato record, containing alleged entries of sums paid southern mail contractors. Ho was not quite satisfied that such purchase at the price asked, £10,000. was advisable, or that the purchase should bo authorized by tho Postoflice department rather than by auother dopartment of the government. ‘Phere seemed to be no positive proof that the sums sot down in the books were actualiy disbursed by the confederato postoffico de- partment or that they wero paid 10 the per- sons ngainst whose names they appear. There was nothing in the entrics to identify the routes to which the al- leged ~puyments reiats or the period of servico’which they covered, and it w: not demonstrated that the courts would ad- mit the books in evidence,or that they would operate ns n completo defense in a suit brought against the United States on a con- tract for carrying tho mails. It also a peared that this purchase was one which concernad the ‘Tressury department, which department must finally pass upon all claims for mail service, and it was sug- gested that the claims belng 1n tho ofice of the sixth auditor and outside of the juris- diction of the Postoffice department, if 1t wera the wish of congress that the confed erate records be bought, the purchase money bad better bo paid from a general appro- priation, rather than out of the postal revenues, and that it would bo perbaps better to charge the Treasury department with the duty of purchasing them, because it would be the action of that department, il of auy, that might be governed by tho possession of the records sought to be sold. Value of co wspapers, ‘The resolution just reported to the senate by Mr. Mitebell of Oregon, appropriating €200,000 for the continuation of thy vostmas- ter general's successful experiment in ex- tending the freo collection ana delivery of mail into villages ana farming distriets, is one of the many outgrowths of the agitation which business men aud country people havo been prosecuting 80 vigorously for the last three or four months. A business mun of Minneapohs, Mr. Richard M. Iiroat, has been laying a gront many valuable facts be- fore tho newspapers and the people. Ina cir:ular lately received at the Postofice de partmont Lo says: “Is it & wonder that the farmor who, dur- fog the long winter hours, has so much leis- uro for self-improvement, for self-education does not avaii himself of Is itn wonder that ho is referred to by his ‘city cousins’ us ‘mossback, A greony, s haysced,’ when as a matter of fact he might be the most enlight- eued of any class of our population, The oviginal expense of @ vewspaper, periodical, or other literature, is trifling compared with the immense amount of benefit derived from iL; often a singlo hint, & recipe, a sugges- tion, & word of advico is worth the subscrip. tion price of a dozen vapers for & year, to say notbiug of the genoral advaniuges ob- tained in belog kept posted in regard to the markets of the world and the moral influcuce & good newspaper has over a household,” Troubled by T rd. It would be very interesting to know just bow muny bills have been introduced in the preseut house of representatives Lo remove the ctargn of desertion against the military records of ex-union soldiers. 1t is claimed that no record is kept in the report of tho commitleo on military affairs which will euable oue 1o getat o net result, But tne number has run away up into the hundreds, probavly thousands, sud they are pouri into tho house evéry day by the score ometimes & momber from one of the contral states introduces twelyo or fifteen ina singlo day. Thero could bea hundred of these bills introduced every day, aud they would not attract attention, One significant fact is traceablo to these bills. They are very largely introduced by democrats, nine-tentbs of them, and tney would not be introduced in & republican house. Twenty times as many bills to re move charkes of desertion from militar records have been introduced in this bouse as bavo been presented iu the senate. The house is very strongly democratic, the sen hele Ko ate ropublican. 1t therefore — follows that the hope of the deserters lios in tho sympathy of democrats. A republican senator said the other day to Tuk Bre cor respondent, in talking of tbis fact, that he belioved there were excecdingly few ex. union solalers having clear and’ honorable military records who voted the democratio et, and recalling this doluge of desertion bills which always follows the election of democratic house, he could not but suspect & soldior's military record when ho saw him £O uD 10 the polis aud vote the democratic ticket, They Want Pouslons He felt that it was enough to create suspi clon, und he always’ made it 8 point never to Question tbat soldier sbout bis arwy career, | 108t he might embarrass im, Tho senator's | idea was that when an ex-union soldier found “desertod”’ written opposite his namo at tho War department he immediately went c r to the democratic party; first, vecause he thought the republican party responsible for this chiarge, and secondly, because ho could ouly get it straighteued out throuwh the enemy of the union. So many bills to give ex-union straight military records have been introe duced in this house that Graud Army of the Republic posts throughout the country aro taking up the subjeet and petitioning con- gress not to pass the bills, ‘he object in having the records “corrected,” as they call it, 18 to got pensions, and the Grand Army of the Iepublic do not want men to draw pen stons who could not keep their records clear or who, if they were unjustly charged with desertion, did not care enough about their records to have them corrocted at tha War department before they como to ask for pen- slons. Very few of these hills ever bocome laws. Not one in a bundred are reported from com- mittee and there must be a wagon load of them stored away in committeo rooms. An effort was made & fow years azo to havo a law passed giving the secretary of war addi- tional power to correct records, but it was coucludod that pressure would often compel the secrotary to abuse that power, yet he has authority now to correct records under proper circumstances, It is quite plain, in n majority of instances, that itis not justico that tho doserter wants. It is an exercise of politicaijpowe r. Chance for Bank Robbers, One of the grossest instances of false economy, and ono tuat should disgust all decent business men, 1s fouud 10 the refusal of the present house, led by Holman of In- diana, to provide sufficient vault room at the mints, It1s o lamentablo fact that the mint at Philadelphis has become o crowded that gold and silver 1s being piled up 1 the cor- ners of the building. Every available foot of ground down to tbe subcellar. many feet below the surface of the eartn. has been ox- cavated and shell vaults put in for storing gold and silver, especially the latter. 1f such 8 thing was possible anvivhere it would be comparatively easy to burgiarize the Phila- delphia mint, for siver is actually being up iu out-of-the-way places, same condition is reportod from San Francisco and other places having large wiats, The domocrats insist upon the coin- ago of silver in hundreds of miliions, beyond the limu of practical use, and then refuse storage room for it. In several places it is a burden, and the government is constantly running risks from bank robbers and pilfer- ers. Should there bea big pile o the coin stolon Holman and his cheeseparers would doubtiess raise a howl and try to saddie the responsibility upon the superintendent, even after vears of abuse, because moro vault rcom is not supplied. P.S.B. soldiers CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST, Measures That Will E ing the Present W, Wasmixatos, D, C., April 17.—The pro- gram of public business 1n the senate this week does not promise anything more than of pussing interest. The deficiency appropria- tion bill is to be pushed through av the carli- cst possible moment and the army appropria- tion bill is to follow later in the week. Senator Hoar, who is about to leave this country for Europe on account of ill-health, is desifous that the senate shail act speedily upon the bills reported by him from the ju- diciary committee—amendatory of the circuit court of appeais act and creating a court of appeals 1 the District of Columbia—and it is probable that ths senate will comply with his wish. Silver1s likely to figure in_the desuitory fashion recently displayed in the senate through speeches in the morning hour during the week. It is possible that the Chinesc restriction bill will come before tho senate this week, in which case there will doubtless be a lively discnssion growing out of tko ef- forts ot tho Pacific coast senators, under the lead cf Mr. kelton, so procure acceptance of the house bill as a substitute for the less rigorous senate measure on the same sub- ject. The Noyes-Rockwell election contest from New York and approprittion bills will bo the principal subject of interest in the house. ‘Tomorrow is suspension day and the speaker will ive Chairman McRao of the public lands committee an_attempt to pass a two-thirds vote a moditied swamp lands bill. One or mors other measures may also bo givon an opportunity for paseage under suspension of the rules, though it is desired to pass the naval appropriation bill as speedily as possible, and a cousiderable part of Mouday’s session may be devoted to it. Mr. O'Farrell, chairman of tho house elections committce, hus given notice that he will call up the Noyes-Rockwell election contest on 'Tuesday. The leaders in this contest desire that four hours shall be allowed each side for debate. But as this would mean the consumption of thrco days in consideration of the action, the speaker and his associates on the rules committeo prefer that an agreement should be reached linnting debate to four hours for both side: thus making it possible to dispose of the con: test is two legisiative days. The debate will be spirited and public attention has been at- tracted to the case to an unusual extent, and 1t is not likely thatit willbe found practi- cable to reach a vote1n less than three day: The aporopriation bills will then be takien up and the program is for the sundry civil bill 10 follow tho naval bill. Ihe consular aud diplomatic bill is the noxt on the list, but unless it should displaco the sundry civil bill its prospects for its consideration this week are not bright, AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, d Character of Its Work Show at the Annual Meeting, Wisuixaros, D. C,, April 17.—'The annual meeting of the American Tract socioty was held touizht 1 the Metropolitan Presby- terian church, Justice William Strong, presigent of the society, presided, and ad. aresses w made by Major General O, O, Howard, vice president of tho society, and by the secretary, Ke 7. William A, Kice, D, D., of New York. ‘'he secretary in presenting his aunual re- port called atténtion particularly to its work in the sparsely settied regioas of our country, its mission districts and among the foreign aking people. The report says tue socisty prints the truth at bome and abroad in fif teou lnuguages. It hus issued 12,314 district publications and circulated in sixty-sevea yoars 44, 185,045 copies of these. These pub- lications aro ‘evangolical, but nuonsectarian, Ibey bave gone into all parts of the world. 'Phe society bas = placed over 700,000 foreign publications aud nearly 2,825,000 in home wublications, The mis- sionuries of tho socioty have visited over 14,000,000 families in this country, engaging in'Christian conversation and leaving with them nearly 60.000,000 volumes of religious literature. I this work they huve found thousands of families without the biblo aud aestitute of all Cnristian literature. During the last year the secretary bas employed 1 mission who have visited 117,702 fam 1ies and circulatod 96,190 volumes of saving truth, In addition to this work it has grauted in the course nf tho year in cash publications at home and abroad, 40,000, ‘'ne entira receipts of sources was #16,000, Extent a the yeur from all Tealy's Minister, WasnixGron, . C.,, April 17.—Prof, F. K. Fava, ir., sou of Baron Fava, speakiug of the report that his father had been ordered back to Wasnhington, saia tnat his father's acceptance depended on his owa disposition Ho war satisfiod, however, that he will re turn to Washington and bring the barcness with him. 1t was stated that owing to the wixed condition of politics in Europe at this time there were other diplomatic missions Baron Faya can, if he likes, bave. Tue baron has receutly been advanced to the highest rank in the diplomatic braneh, Prof. Fava regrets the criticism of his fatber's otion in leaviug Wasbington by the pross of America, and denies the truth of the charge that the baron was ignorant of the laws of the United States. He left Washiokton against Lis will aud ouly under Dositive orders from his goverument. P’rof. Fuva stated that the Italinos were jubilant over the settloment, and he is satisflied that £00d fooliug botween DO governmenls bas Leen restored, YOCUM AGAIN AT LIBERTY | [o— | Released from Jail at an Early Hour Yesterday Morning, CONGRATULATED *BY MANY FRIENDS Iis Future Course Not Taylor Young M s Determined— Deliberately Ends Ne- xistence—Other braska News Notes, HasTINGS, Neb., April 17. Bee |—~At 3 o'clock this morning Adjutant jeneral Victor Vifquain arrived in Hast- ings on the west-bound B. & M. tramn from Lincoln, He was met at the depot by two of A. D. Yocum's counsel, who immediately took a hack and drove to tho Bostwick hotel. After registeting, tho pardon issued yester- by Governor Boyd was produced, and tho big seal on tho back was broken, It was read aloud by the adjutant goneral, whilea little knot of attoraeys, hotel employes and reporters lisicned eagerly. The two then started for the county jail, where Captain Yocutm was coofined, At the jail the scenc was affecting. Mossrs. Vifquain'and Yocum are old army friends, and it was particularly pleasing to the gen- erai to be able to hand his old friend the free pardon of the executive. “I have liero a bill of pardon for you, and you can give it to he sherifl yourself,” he said, addressing the prisoner, Captain Yocum took the pardon, and after readiug it banded it to the shoriff, George Crane. “(ct on your coat, cup,” was the shoriff's response, “I don't mean to be disrespectful, but 1 am glad to sco you go.” During his confinement in the Adams county Jail Captain Yocum's health has boen r, but be has been sick at times. DPhysi- cally hie1s a wreck. What his future course will be can not as yet bo said. He is a rogu- larly admitted attorney and way return to the practico of law. County Attorney Chris Hocppner has about decided that it would be of noavail to punish the acoessory 1f the principal go free, aud so will, as ecurly as possible, nolle prosseaul the case against Jeff Teomer. District court is not now, and wilt not be, in session until May 2. when 1t will conveno in Kearney county But 1t is possible to enter a nolle prosscqui in chambers, and it will sur- Drise no one it Jefl is again free before many days. [Special to Tite OPENED THE CAMPAIGN, Adams County Republicans Prepare to Carry the Day. HasTiNGs, Neb,, April 17.—[Special to Tue |—Last. night the republican club of Hastings opened the campaign by securing Hon. I. W. Lansing, the president of the Nebvraska League of Republican Clubs.” The audicnce was not as Jarge as had been ex- pected but it was enthusiastic, Mr. Lansing paid his compliments to the ‘demopendents,” as he termed the fusion of democrats and' independents, They were complaining that the average amount of money ver capita was not enough, and to settle the difiiculty the free silver idea was introduced. Fiat money was but a delusion. ‘Ihere was now enough money to supply the needs in tho country, and the flooding of the country with irredéemable money would de- stroy the credit of the country. The democratic platform was like that of a railway car, toget ‘in” on, and not to stand on. Concluding, he urged the repub- licans present to rouse and work earnestly in the comiug campaigo. Gothenburg Improvements, sotnENBULG, Neb., April 17.—[Special to Tuz Bre.j—A. H. Hadfield and E. H. Brand of Milwaukee and other stockbolders are in town attending the annual mesting of the Gothenburg Improvement company. Tho coutract has been let for the erection of the power bouse at the lake. The embankment at tho lake is still made stronger by putting in rock, preventing tho waves from washing the airt away. A. V. Carlson, president of the State ban, and family have movea bere from Stroms. burg. Mrs, Hegglund and daughter of Oakland, Neb., have located here and will engage in the millinery business, ‘The new opera ball was formally opened last Wednesday evening by 8 grand buli, which was largely attended. The Kearney orchestra ana silver cornct band furnished the music for the occasion. Parties from North Mlatte, Lexington and other places were in attendance, During the thunder storm of last Tuesduy night a farmer five miles east of town had a horse, fiftecn head of cattle and one sheep killed by lightning striking a strawstack arouna which the cattlo wore, The Midland hotel will soon be moved from Vail's villa onto Winchel street and again be occupied for hotel purposcs. This will add ueeded facilities to that line of busine: Encourages Home Industry, CextiaL City, Neb., April 17.— [Special to ‘Cue Bee.|—Central City has not boastea much about her resourcos, or those of Merrick county, but her citizons cannot help a little feeling of prido over the great stock iuterests centered here, and foel especially proud over the fact' that their market even extends beyond tho seas. Today T. B. Hord, oneof the big feeders, shipped a train load of twenty-five cars of fat steers by the Union Pacific and Rock 1sland, dircet to Liverpool, England, This is the 'merest fraction of the cattio, sheep and hogs which Merrick county corn' fattens for the markets every year, but shows that the stock men are wide awake for business, Mr. Hord himsolf tas fattened 3,300 head of cattle this year, aud he does it cvery yi Yet ho hasno monopoly of the business, The big breeders will number a dozen or more, making n splendid home market for tho lome proaucts, which is fact that corn was' several cents higher in this city all winter than the elevator men could possivly aftord to pay proven by tho Cursed by Drink. Tavion, Neb., April 17.—Friday morning about 4 o'clock Joseph K. Propbst arose, left home about three miles south of Taylor, sud going to a neighboring unoccupied dug- out comuiitted suicido by shooting himsel through the head, He died instautiy. Be- foro shooting himself hu tested tho weapon by putting o ball through the door of the sbanty. A written note, as follows, was found near him: Doar Mothor and Brother and Sister: Theso arc the happlest moments of my I JosERiL F Propbst was & voung man addicted to driuk and nearly died last fall with delirium tremens, During that sickness he made a stubborn effort to starve himself and for twenty-threo days refused nourishment, I'be pubiic is disposed to believe him insane, vut the family protest that he talked rational at all “times and think the cause of bis trouble was the whisky habit, Prorssr, Notew from, Ha Haurrox, Neb., April 17, -[Special to Tag Bre.]—J, M. Cox, our extensive stock breeder and shipper, and E. D, Foster have bought Morrissey Bro.'s elevator and will continue the business under tho firm of Cox & Co. Mike Morrissy has goue to In dian Lerritory to look up a location and 1d to Silver City, N. M. Diphtberia bas made its reappearance in W. J. Willismson's fumily, two cases having developed, W. 3. Williamson buried their 414-year- old daughter, Emma, Monday, Her death was caused by putrid sore throat. While hunting Sunday the 17-year-old son of J. 'L, Martell was suov in tho left aukie. Awputation will be necessary, pto dons L ed. S1ANTON, Neb,, April 17.—[Spacial to Tug Bee | -The republicans held their county lwnunuon bere Friday. A. A, iearue, OMAHA, MONDAY MOI i Alexander Rogars and E. C. Dimmick were elected to the congressional convention, Jolin Eberly, H, Heck and J. Ehrhart wero clected to the state eonvention, and A. A. Kearney, H. E. Owen and £, Y., Abbott to the district convention, No instructions were give Beatrice News Note Bratrice, Neb,, April 17.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—City Clerk Phillips succeeded in effecting the sale of $4.000 paving inter- section bonas to Messrs, Moore & Co. of Lincoln, Thureday. The heavy frost of Thursday night in this vicinity was a deadencr on all prematurely carly gardens. 1t isalso feared that tne frost has damaged the fruit buds, After considerable controversy aud delay the stookholdors and subseribers to tho Beatrico base ball club fund have decided upon the site of the old base ball erounds as the location foc this season. These grounds are located in Fairview park, in the nortn part of this city, aad are easily accessible by street railway from all parts of tho city. * Rawlins Post, Grand Army of the Repub- lic, No. 35, of this city, has engaged Hon. John L, Webster of Omaha to deliver the memorial address on Decoration da; observance of that occasion this the most impressive over held in” Beatrice. Mre. P. G. Armstroog, the unfortunato lady who was s0 seriously injured by failing down a cellar stairway at her residence in this city Friday, is stiil alive, but is vet 1n a precarious condition. Mrs. Armstrong is 57 years of age and the severity of the injury may be imagined when itis known that the skull at the point of fracture was a half inch thick. Scotts Bluff County Litigation. Gering, Neb.,, April 17.—[Special to Tne BeEe.]—Scotts Bluff county negotiated fund- ing bouds to the amount of £15,000. The county treasurer, Frank Beers, after receiv- ing the proceeds of the bonds, deducted as his commission for' collaction the amount of £280. The preseot county board has, how- ever, decided that this charge 13 illegal, as the county will thereby be compelled to pay double commission upoii the same monoy, as the tax for liguidating the bonas is collocted, and at a recent meeting issued an order to Mr. Beers to cover into the treasury the amount of commission so deducted. Thisnot having been done, County Attorney Huff- man last week began an action against Beers and his oficial bondsmen, in aistrict court, to compel the repayment of the money. The case, which covers a very interesting point, Wwill be tried at the May term of court. Donlphan Republican Primaries, Doxipnay, Nep., Avril 17.—{Special to Tie Bee.]—The republican primary held vesterday at this place was well attended. Delegates were choseq to attend the county convention as follows: Martin Ennis, A. L. Scudder, R. M. Bentett, 1. L. Meseroull, R. P. McCutchen and William Mocrefield. After the usual routine had been transacted, a republican club was organized. The ofti cers are: G. C. Humphrey, president; W. A. Camp, sceretary; committee on finance, M, Ennis, R. M. Bennett, F. Colo and Sam Fry. More in thusiasm was mauifested on t oceasion than ever before and the utmost harmony prevailed throughout. Gothenburg Republicans, Gornexuune, Neb., April 17.—|Special to Tne Bre, ]—The republicans in their primary Saturday clected eight delegates to the couaty convention. [Everything was ha mouicus and in favor of Harrison for pres| dent, J. H. McColl of Lexington for con- gress, in favor of protection and against free coinage of silver. ¥ire at Kim Groek. Ery CreER, Nev., April 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bek | —The residence of R. K. Potter, three miles southwest of here, was destroyed by fire about 8 o’clock this morn- ing. The tire caught from = defective flue. The house is a total loss, there being no in- surance, The loss is estimated at £1,000. braska's Death Ro GRAFTON, Neb., April 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee, |—Mary, wife of Captain C. M. Bornett, died this afternoon, aged 52 yoars. The funeral will take place tomorrow @4t 3 p. m., undor the suspices of Cherolier lodge, Kuights of Pythias, WYOMING'S WAR, Colonel Van Horn Will Protect the Pris- oners in s Custody, Cmicaco, 1L, April 17.—The Inter-Ocean bas this dispatch regarding the rustler move- ment in the northwest: “CueyENNE, Wyo., April 16.—Today's news from ohnson county predicts another outbroak of the rustler war. The rustlers are greatly excited and very bit- ter against the cattlemen, who are now prisomers at Fort McKinney, whom they threaten t lynch it they can capture thom. The prisoners are 1o be re- moved to Fort Douglass, near Salt Lake City, U. T. Colonel Van Horn has been warned that his troops will be attacked en route. He is preparing for and expects an engagement, ‘The plan of the rustlersis to fortify themselves in the mountaius, This can be dono with little dunger to chemselvos and if they make the attack it is almost cer- tuin to be a sanguinary one. The rustlers now number over a thousand, and all arc well armed with Winchesters and six- shooters, They insist that Hesse, Ford ung Elliott. the imprisoned cattlemen, be deliv- ered to them. 1f they get the prisoners in their custody, they will certainly be hauged. Colonel Van Horu Hesitates to remove the prisoncrs to Fort Douglass, fearing that on the way his trocps will be overpowered. ‘I'e leader of the rustlers 1s M. A. Rader, a youne Methodist preacher. He is the very incarnation of & wurrior and has tho abilvy, dash and maguetism o qualify bim for the most_hazurdous expedition.” e possesses tho absolute coufidence of his followers, Ho is brusque in manner and quotes scripture Lo his men with potent effect. As o fighter he has alreedy won his success. Last summer be bad a fight with a cattleman named Baird, whom ho worsted. He can ride like a centaur aud shoots with the skill of an In- dian, ‘I'he rustlers regard bhim as a god and in- vincible, ‘Theacting governor of Wyoming, Amos Barber, is mugh concerned over the situation. He has telegraphed Sheriff Angus of Johuston county phat under no circum- stances will the prisopers be deliverea to the civit authorities until their safety is assured them. Angus is urged to use his influence aud authority to restore quiev and afford bis prisoncrs protodtion, Barber has also requested Colonel Van Horn to obtain the custody of five mewbers of tho invading party now in the Huffalo jall, vho were cap- tured prior Lo the engagement at the T A ranch, where the other invaders surrendered 10 the troops. Augus is inforred that ho must aeliver those peisovers to Colonel Van Horn at Fort MeKingey so they may bs pro- tected agalust threatened violeuce, Governor Barber says ne is determined to put down this warfure if it requires ail the power in the state of Wyoming to do it, and 1f that is not enough he will call on the goverament of the United States for more Lroops, Mrs. Harrison's Condition, Wasnixaroy, D. C., April 17, —Mrs, Harri- son’s condition, which on yesterday morning was much improved, bas become cousider- sbly worse, she having caught fresh cold during the day. Her cough became worse and fever increased. Today Dr. G Mrs. Harrisou's puysician, seid bis patient was & little better and he looks for a greater im- provement by morning. Portiand, Oregon, Shake PortraND, Ore., April 17.—At 2:30 9'clock two beavy shoeks of earthguake were felt in Hortland and poiuts near by. Vibrations were from east Lo west sud lastea ten s onds in each case. Many persous became frightened when the buildings began to trem- ble aud rusbied Lo the sirect. No damage Was done. INING, APRIL 1892, EASTER SUNDAY INOKLAHOMA How the Day Was Observed by the Gath- ered Throngs of Homeszekers, IMPATIENT ~ BOOMERS EXPECTANTLY Arrangements for the Oy ing of the Arap- ahoe and ¢ ne Agency™Swelling Crowds Await the Day— Characteristic Scenes, x0, Okl, April 17.— Eastor Sunday was a day of bright promise to the boomers gathered about the Cheyenne and Arapatioe roservation, which will be thrown open to scttlement next Tuesday, [Each homo- secker was inspired with the promise of better times for himself ana family, and with the promise of a more prosperous lite. ‘The day was bright and sunny, exemplifying the boomers’ expectations, and the weather was warm and pleasant, typical of the geninlity which porvades the homeseeking throngs, It is not agenial feeling which pervades the speculating throng, The feeling thero is one of bitternoss against everything. Tho speculutors aro “'kicking, and kicking hard.” In the first place, the rulings of the land oftice governing the tiling ofsoldiers’ declara- tory statements is “dead against them,” as they oxpross 1t. The ruling forbids the filing of but two claims, one in the filer's name and another under a power of uttorney. Again they find fault becauso their chances of spoculation are re- duced almost to a minimum by the scarcity of money among the boomers, those who may want what thespeculator has to seil. If they are 1ot to have any one to sell to how are they going to speculate, they ask. They objeet, too, because the gamblers are driviug such a thriving trade and are getting away with so much boomer money which might be better used in the purchase of land from some kind speculator. Aud so their lot is nota happy one. Attempts at Sharp Practice, With the legitimate boomer, however, the case is much different. He is 1n high feather, Tho land office has guaranteed against illegal speculation. He bas o fair ficld and no favor. Kach ono stands as good a chance to secure a homo as another. Therc have been many rumors and some chavges that there will not be a far deal at the lund offices, but it is not belioved the rumors cun be veritied or the charges sustained, not because the evidence canuot be found, but because neither have been found a thing in fact. There has been talk of a fraudulent formation of the line before the Kngfisher land ofice, but such does not seem to have been the case. The line is made up of & lot of miscelluneous people wko have been holding their places for some days. They bave been well acquainted with one another and ore on friendly terms, but thoro does not appear any evidence of couspirncy among them, They have been given numbers by Marshal Grimes, who is inciuded in_ the conspiracy charge, but that has been done simply to keep the line in order, as av other oftices during land openings of this charac- ter. The fraudulent maps mentioned in yesterday’s dispatches are those made by vrivate iodividuals for tha purpose of di cewving the iunocent boomer, and are not those issued by the Interior department. Held Easter Services. Easter Sunday was very generally observed by the boomers who are gathered on the border. With nearly every colony of boomers there is either a clergymau or some devout man wko can perform clerical duties, and services were held by them all along the line. Therc were no Easter bounets or bright spring suits among tho acvotees, but those attending the services wero doubtless quito as devout as their more fasbionable metro- politan brethern and sisters, The services were quite as simple and as plain as the cos- tumes of the worshipers. There were no Euster carols. festival choruses or anthems—simply the sinzing of some ola hymn with which everyone was sure to bo familiar, the offering of a simple prayer and toe delivery of an impromptu aiscourse, The £0ft sward of the borderland took tho place of cushioned pews and tho tail board of a vrairie schooner was used as a substitute for a carved pulplt. The congregations wero generally large. The singiag of an openin Lymn at the service on the border directly west of this town disturbed a party which wis losing its money rapidly to u three card monte man. The players left the game, strolled 10 the outskirts of the crowd of worshipers and curiously observed the sorvices. Some returned to tho gamo while others remained throughout the services. In this place the services wero largely attended at ull the chuvches.4 The worldly inclined, however, found pleaty of oppor- tunity to kil time. Quiet gambling games were running all over town, and those who could vot fird quarters for a game on the quiet, established quarters just beyond tbe boraers of the town, This afternoon there wus n goneral move ard the border by those who have been waiting here for the opening to come. They will travel by slow stages, s0 as 1o reach the border by Mouday evening, without tiring their horses, whick everyone desires 1o bo as fresh as possible on the moruing of the grand rush, AlL the Land is Filled with Boomers, Kixorisnen, OkL, April 17.—All the land is full of boomers and their whitetopped wagons. On the way ere by rail one vogr to see the landsackers soon after leaving Caldwell, Kao. Tnho wagon trains through the Cherokeo strip paraliel the iock Island road, and looking out of the car window one is sure of sceing at alnostany stago of the journey either o prairie train or a prairie og town. There is potbing in the strip but prairie dog towns, boomers and skeietons of to steers—relics of the days when tho cattle buron abodo in the land. The southbound wegous can be seen for miles and milas craw.ing along the bald prairio. all sorts of them—prairie schooners, buck boards, buggies and spring wagons; and there are pilgrims on horsebaci and afoot, some of them with no more goods than the clothes they wear, others driving bunches of fat cattle beforo them, and every now and then a northoound oiitfit is seen—got tired of walting and started back bome. There is an air of disgust surrounding every ono of these nortubound outfits that may be perceived all of ten miles, The further south the thickest are the boomers, At the Oklaboma line they are almost as thick as the prairie dogs and the prairie dogs aro very, ver, Itis pretty nearly a solid dog town all the way down through the strip. These prairio dogs are impudent wrelches that buila their towus irrespective of railway lines or federal luws ugainst set- ‘tloment 1n Indiun lands, Muuy a boome about noon of Tuesday will come to griet over theso prairie dog towns, The horse that steps in a dog burrow will not stop fall ing inside of 100 yards Quiet and Or The crowds here are generally quiet and orderly. ‘They are growing cager hour by hour as the day for the openlng approaches, and by tomorrow night there will be no one in town but the laud oficers and those who are in line waiting to file their declarateries. Horses are goiug up in value as thogdesire increases to get 10 the border for the race. An orainary cow poay, with gothic hips and @ prepouderance of malevelence in his dispo. sition, costs 40, while any kind of u real horse cannot be 1ooked at for less thau *No borse, no claim,” is the cry of the treders, aua in most cases they get their full price. Today has been oue of preparation and an- ticipation, The devout people spent the mornivg at Easter services at the cuurches, otters were making ready 1o pull out for the border, while still others passed the time vlaying the suve thing games which abound in ‘all parts of the town. The newspaper men whoreturaed from various points on the border today report Luat there are fully There are erly Crowds, | 23,000 peopte on the border ar |} their way there, who will participate he rush for nomes Tuesday. There are 1,450,000 acres of land available for set ‘ot which will give peoplo oae cli.w, thus 1 eav ing 8,000 who must either go without or take up & townsite lot. - - - STOMACH ROUTE TO TRADE. Tiekl nlate With Corn nd Cake. Wasnisaros, D, C., Aprit 16, Tue Ber)-To tno Americ mechanic, or capitalist for that matter, the statement that our corn and tho products of it, such as meal, ceraline, corn starch, und so forth, are very little known in Europe seeins au absurdity. Butitis true. The Europeans kuow so little of theso popular and heaithful articles of food that just now congress 1s taking steps to enlarge the work of introduc- iug them into England, Germany, France, Belgivm, Austria, Italy aud other countries, Four or five years ago Colonel Charles JY Murphy, an enthusiast who know much of the necessities of Europe in the way of food articles, bogan the agitation of the question, and told our farmers, boards of trade und legisiatures in tho west that if they would spond a few dollors in em- ploying some men to go to Europo and tell the people what a healthful, nutritious and cheap articlo of food corn was, and how many good things for the stomach could be made fromit, our markois for corn would s0on bo immensely augmentod. He met with poor success, and finally went to kuropo largely upon his own resources, Me oner up exhibits atsowmo expositions and bogan teaching the foreigners, most of whom had never even heard of such a thing as eating anything mado from corn, how to make corn bread, corn fritters and cakes, corn puddings, a1d wany other articles which we cat every Special to n farmer, day from our orainary maize. Thoy wero groatly astonished. = More than that they were much interested when ato the articies of food, liked jt, and wero told bow much cheaper and better it was than wheat or wheat flour. Up 1o that moment only those Europeans who had traveled in our country or wero well road had even so much as heard of corn. They had regardod corn aud every- thing made from it as fit only for horses, cat tle und fowls. Italy raises a small amount of little corn which is fed to chickens France, Germany and England aiso produce some corn, but very little, aud itis all fed to live stock. Whon it was proposed to foed them cakes, bread and other articles made from grouna corn they derided the idea ana refused to bolieve what was told them, Lit tle carts wore pusbed into the streets of London, Berlin, Paris and some other large Cities, and “Corn-Cake Murph with his vowl of batter and dough, fried cakes and baked bread for the assemblod multitudes, like the waffel-makers who dis- pense free gratis that delicious article of food on cool days in this country. When the cakes or breaa were handed out, frec, to the crowds they partook of them sparingly, ana many of tham bad suspicions. But the baker ato heartily himself, to show the crowds that there was 1o poison in the productions, and as they atethey liked it. Some of them went to their homos to await serious develop- ments. When they awakened the next morning and found themselves alive and feeling none the worse for their experiment they went back and tried it again, and so on til] they became converts to the new food. Wherever a few bundreds of persons could be found to take an interest 1o corn it was found that the sentiment in favor of it grew, there was a demand for cora meal, and pre- judice against the “horse feed.” as it was known, began to disappear. No missionar, work in darkest Africa or CLina ever tool balf so fast a foothold. 1t was only neces- sary to show them how to cook articles from corn meal, get them to taste, and the seed was £0wn, Our wheat moots with sharp competition in Europe from India, Russia, Hungary and the Argentine Republic,but if we succeed 1 introducing our corn into Europe and creat- ing a demand for it, we cau and will supply the demand, for nono of the European cout- tries have the soil or climate to produce corn in paying quantities. Besidos, the lands in Europe are too valuable Lo warrant corn pro duction, It sounds almost ridiculous to Americans, but such a thing as green corn in Eurove is almost unknown. This is one of the most popular and healthful articles of dict in our country. While American canned goods of all kinds are sold in Burope, canned green corn is very ravely seen. With a little education of the people the farmers and canuers could make millions a year in green corn sent to Europe. There is scarcely a cook in England, uot to mentlon other European countries, whera less is known upon the subject, that knows how to cook an car of green corn, and probably not one in 10,000 'has ever 'seen green corn. A thoroughbred English cook, who had for years been in one of the leading families of Birmiogham, Jast fall found ocmploy- ment with Tue Bre correspondent. Sho was an admirable cook. When the market Loy threw down in the kitchen an armful of green corn she looked in astonishmeut at bim, as sho inquired: (Y hat is thavd” reen corn,” repliad the boy, **What is it fori" “To cat.” 0 cau Ao, “How i *With your mouth,” roplied the boy. as ho turned away in disgust, When the cook was told to preparo the corn for dinner she had no ides about how to proceed, and when she was shown her uth stood wide open in astonishment, After it was cooked shio declined to eat 1t at fivst, but finally she became a prime lover of green cora, F'rance is supposod to be tno loading canned goods country of the world. We eat millions of dollars worth of French goods in 'y ycar. Yet Americans taught France how to can goods and we taught all of IZurope to eat tomaioes and many other artieles canned everywhere now. It s con- ceded, bowever, thut corn is ubour the only article of food which can bo largely intro- duced in, but not produced by Europe, and if we create a market for corn in Furope it will belong to and be beld by the United Statos. Wo now h ve but one ageat in Europe in troducing our corn. We expend but §2,/00 a year for that purpose, Senator Paddock is determined that this congress shall appropri- ate at least 825,000 for the introduction of our corn in kurope, and thatif the returns are auything Jike' proportionato with those of the last year to increuse it to $100,000 a year 1l our corr: is fully introducad nbroad, A new plan for lutroducing corn products to consumers in Eurone has been suggested, Itis tosecure space in at least one lareo storo in each large Buropean eity where corn, corn meal, bolted and unbolted, corn starch, canned corn, and anytbing else wo may make from corn, may be sold: to circulats printed watter among the consumers, telling them what corn is, how itis used in tho United States, and bow to cook it. Itis blieved that within o few months it would resultin creating an enorvious demand for cora weal, corn starch, and arecn corn canned. Undoubtedly the effect would be noticed upon our corn markets next fall, It is well known that the demand abraad for our wheat coutrols prices. 8o it will be with our corn ofter & demand has boon created. Itis reported totie Department of Agriculture that never was there so much interest felt ina now article as in corn, as all of Kurope in seeking u bealthful wna inexpensiye article of food, More interest is just now taken at the department in pushingour corn murksts than almost anything else. Tno promises of returus are very great and speedy. e Killed During & Thunder Storm, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, April 17.—A terrific thunder storm passed over this ity this eveaiug at 6 o'clock, It was accompanied by # beavy fall of rain and hail. Lightning struck the house ct No. 396 Prospect avenue and killed George Ackerman, u gardener, the owner. Lightolug struck several olher bouses and did cousiderablo damage, but o l other fatalities are repurted, All of Sioux City's Stroet Oar Lines Come pletely Tied Up. NO KIND OF WORK PERMITTED ON SUNDAY Defeated in Thelr Efforts to Conduet Thelg Become A the Strict tion of the Reformers ana Appli Law. Stovx Ciry, Ta., April 17.—[Special Teloe grom to Tus Bre—The operatives of all the rapid transit linos wore put under ar- rest today and the electric strect raflway and the clovated road effectually tied up under an old statute, tor years more honored in the breach thun the observance. The saloonkeopers, who have been outofa job since the accession of the new city naminise tration, are at the bottom of tho work. They havo turned reformers with a vengenrce, After perfecting an organization called the Sunday Enforcement league, they employed an attornoy and two of their number fled information against the transit lines, under which motormen, gripmen and trainmen wero arrested, Tho managers of the street. railway gave vouds for their men and by employing relays kept tho cavs going wit the exception of tho electric railway and tho elevated road, which soon tired and quit. ‘The latter lines run to Morningside, a tine residence quarter, and hundreds of peo- ple attonding Easter services in town churenes were compelled to either walk home or secure other conveyance About thirty miles were tied up. In addition to the arrests of street car men 8 numboer of dealers in cigars and one res- tatraut were puiled. o boys running ele- vators in tall builaings were compelled to stop work. John Pierce, president of tne cable com- peuy, drove the officers who camo to stop the cngino in the power houso away with o shot gun. Tho general foeling is thnt the saloon- ists have weakened their causo by alienating the sympathy of a large number who bave hitherto been their friends. PLEASURE R 1IOWA SPORTS, They Will Engage in a Wolf Hunt on & Gigantie Scale, Orrenwa, Ta, April 17.—{Special Tele~ gram to Tuz Ber.|—A great wolf hunt is aunounced for next Friday. Sportsmen from Creston, Osceola, Red Oak and Caariton, to the numver of forty or more with a large number of hounds will join the Wapello an Davis county sportsmen for a two days chuse. Tho “party will start at Thorpe's ranch near Blakesburg and round up at'the banks of Soup creek 1n Davis county, as wolves in that vicinity have been very uumerous, and as the party will probably cousist of 100 men and many hounds, great. results are anticipated. Assaulted an Towa Woman, Cepar Rarins, Ia, April 17, [Special Tolegram to Tiii: Bee.]—At Van Korne Fri- day night a man ontered the homs of a man named Sloecker while he was absent and attempted to assault nis wife, who is a mute. Ho foreed open the door of her sleeving room and tore her night clothing nearly off of her. Mrs. Sloecker recognized in him a worthless feliow and should he be caught he will be roughty handied by an angry populace. Will Have n Re ring, Orrunwa, Ia., April 17.—[Special Teloe gram to Tir Berj—The famous Roberts case at Oskaloosa, in which the jury recontly awarded Miss Roberts ,000 damagos agaiost her father and brothor-in-law for false imprisonment, will have a rehearing. Judgo Dewer, after hearing the arguments of the counsel, granted the motion for a new trial without giving any reasons. It will pe wried 1u Jasper county. They Are for Boles, OrToswa, la, April 17.—|Special Tele gram to Tue Ber] -The democracy held their county convention yesterday and chose delegates to the state convention, whooping, 1t up for Boies for president and Captam S, B. Evans of Ottumwa for national delegatd from the Sixth district. B HAS NO OPPOSITION, Murat Halstead Says Harrison is Sure of & Eenomination st Minneapolis New York, April 17.—Murat Halstead talked on presidential possibilities with me at bis rooms in the Clarendon hotel, Brook- lyn, last night, writes a Herald reporter, and incidentally touched up what ho termed the revolution 1n Jersey City and the late elec-( tion 1n Rhode Island. He believed that the signs of the times pointed toward Hurrison aud was convinced that Blaine's rotirement was final. “I baven't seen anything since Mz, Blaine's withdrawal to indicate that there would serious opposition to President Harrison's reaomination by the republicans. Every- thing is going his way. Perhaps there is too much unanimity among the republicans, but 1do not sec anything threatening in that, Thero is 8 good do . of objection offered in tho aggrozate, Wo near sof Mr. Platt, Mr, Quay and of certain silver senators who are 0pnosed —or renorted to bo so—to President Hurrison, but thero seems to be nothing in it. Mr. Allison is not a candidate, and if ho wero he would probably stand a botter show than anyone else who is in the field against Hurrison, Tho same wav be ‘suid of Sherman ana cho same of Robert T. Lincoln. I do not think that as the case stands General Alger is going to gev more than & complimentary vote, The three men who would be competitors—Sher- i lison and Lincoln—do not appear to bo in the fiela, Mcfinley of Otio would bo a formidable candidato, but 1 am of the opinlon that it is not'his yoar to run, and that be doos not think it is. 1 do not hoar of Judge Gresham being in the field, cxcept I buve seen a dispatch in the Herald of this weels putting bim forward prominently for nomination at Omaha, and I fancy the judee will not counteranco that nonsense, There uas beeu talk of Uncle Jerry Rusk, sccrotary of the Department of Agriculture, and vumors that the opposition in the republica party to Harrison might drift to Uncle Jerry.” —— FILED THELR BRIEFS, awyers for Dr. G He Should Be Dexver, Colo., & Furman, attorneys §for Dr. I Thatcher Graves, yesterday filed thoir brief in the supreme court. Itis a document of nearly 14,000 words, The most sensutional part of the orief is that in which they take occasion Why riul, Wells, Macon April 17, to acsuse Judge Rising of projudicing the minds of the jury against the defendant, Iixcerpts from the briof are ta Dillows ¢ Il court errored in th th lustrues tion to the jury, es follo “Iho court instructs you ' that the law requiring vou to Lo satisficd of the defendant's guilt beyond & reasounble doubt, in order to warrant & conviction, does not require that you should bo satisficd beyond a reasonable doubt of each link in tho chain of circumstapces ralied upon to establish the defendant's guilt; itis sufilcient n takldg the tostimony altogather, if you are sutisfied bovoud @ reasouable doibt that the defendaut s guilty.” To which fustruction the defendant then and there auly exeepted, *In this councction the attention of the court s callad to the following instructions requested by the plalntiff iu error and re. fused by thecourl: ‘Every circumstance which is essential toa conclusion of guilk ugainst the defendant shall be establishea beyond all reasonublo doubt before it can be od by the jury against tho defondaut.’ To sl 0f which the defendaut then sud duly excepted,” A greal many other objectioas of minow fmportance are mude.