Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TRIBUNE. .
F. M. & E. M. Fab .
McCOOK , NEB ,
OVEE THE 8TATE.
INTERVIEWING AN ANARCHIST.
Balthazar Ran , the Chicago anarchis'
who was arrested night before last at tin
instance of the Chicago police , is still con
fined in the central police station. He hai
been removed from tho iron cells where thi
common prisoners are generally confinei
and placed in the wooden cage , which if
generally used for female captives. Rai
passed a sleepless night , pacing restlessly
to and fro in his cell. When seen by a re
porter for the Herald he was seated in ar
arm chair calmly smoking a cigar. He was
more cheerful than when first arrested ,
and was willing to talk quite freely.
"I don't know yet" said he , "the nature
of the indictment which has been founi
against me in Chicago. In fact , I do nol
know as yet that an indictment has beer
found. Indictments don't amount tc
much anyhow. They've been indictinj
almost everybody in Chicago. Its a dif
ferent matter entirely to prove that the
indictment js true. I'm willing to go bact
to Chicago and if I have a fair trial I'm
certain to be acquitted.
"Who did you hear speak on the night o !
May 4 , when the Hay market meeting was
held ? "
"I got there jnst at tho conclusion ol
Spies' speech and heard Parsons deliver his
opening sentences. There was a meeting ol
another group of socialists at 120 West
Lake and I went over to attend that. ]
stayed there until that meeting was broken
by the explosion of the bombs and the fir
ing of revolvers at the Haymarket , which
is just a block distant. "
"Did you go to tho scene of the disturb
ance ? "
The prisoner shrugged his shoulders and
with an expressive smile replied , "not
much. There were too many bullets flying
around in the air to suit me , so I got home
just as quick as I knew how. The next
morning I went down to the Arbiter Zei
tung office as usual and was there when the
police raided the place and made the thirty
arrests. "
"How did you get out ? Was there a
secret entrance1
Rau rolled his eyes in a vacant manner
and with a deprecating gesture with his
hands said : "Now , my friend , you are ask
ing too much. I got out through well , 1
suppose I got out because the police did
not caro to arrest me , " and the prisoner
blew several puffs of smoke through the
bars of the cell and seemed to be lost in
meditation. "I never was one of the big
socialists in Chicago , " continued he , after a
slight pause. "I suppose it was because I
wasn't a good speaker. I used to speak at
some of the smaller meetings , but never on
the lake front or at any of the larger gath
erings. "
"Do you approve of the methods of Par
sons , Fielden and Spies ? "
"Well , great outrages demand violent
remedies , but I don't know that I would
justify such measures as those at tho Hay-
market meeting. " Rau then wentonto ex
plain his position , bringing arguments to
bear in order to justify his position.
[ Omaha Herald.
DROPPED TO HIS DEATH.
Dr. Charles D. Lilly , a successful physician
at O'Connor , Neb. , fell from a third story
window at the Arcade hotel shortly after 4
o'clock yesterday morning and received in
juries which resulted in his death a few
hours later. Just how the accident hap
pened isunknown. Dr. Lilly occupied room
15 , which is situated on the third floor of
the hoteHe retired between 11 and 12
o'clock , after talking to his friends about
the bright future which lay before him. It
is probable that he got up during the night
and sat down in a chair by the window in
order to breathe the cool air , and fell
asleep. As the sill of the window is rather
low he must have fallen orer it in his
half-asleep condition without realizing
where he was. Some men were passing
the hotel at' the time saw him fall.
They picked lilm up from the sidewalk
5vhere he > was lying and placed him
in an easy chair upon the porch. Mr.
Casey , the proprietor of the hotel , was
called and he at once dispatched messen
gers for doctors. The unfortunate man
was taken to his room where everything
possible was done for his comfort by the
kindhearted landlord. It was ascertained
that Dr. Lilly had sustained internal in
juries , a fracture of the skull and several
minor contusions. From the time he was
picked up till he died at 1:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon he was partially uncon
scious , butwas apparently suffering a great
deal of agony. Father McCarty was sum
moned early in the morning and admin
istered the last rites of the church to the
dying man.
Dr. Lilly was about 35 years old. and a
physician of great promise. His handsome
face and frank , manly bearing had won for
him a great many friends. He came to Ne
braska a few months ago , and in that time
succeeded in building up a lucrative prac
tice. Dr. Lilly was unmarried , but has a
father and mother living in Louisville , Ky.
His remains were taken to the coroner's
office where an inquest was held. The ver-
di t of the jury was that the deceased came
to his death by accidentally falling from a
window. The jury also exonerated the
management of the hotel from all blame in
the premises. [ Omaha Herald.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE FLITTERS.
WASHINGTON special : Senator and Mrs.
Mauderson left for Philadelphia to-day ,
thence to New York and West Point for
two weeks , the senator being one of tho
commissioners at the examination of ca
dets at the military academy. Laird also
left for West Point this afternoon , being
one of the board of visitors appointed by
the speaker of the house.
FOWLEK BROS. , or Chicago , will build two
immense packing houses at Omaha. One
building will be 167x166 feet in size , and
-vthe other 129x89 feet , each to be four
gttfries high. The two will have a capacity
of 5,000 hogs a day.
THE competitive drills of the university
cadets for the prizes offered by the board
of regents have been arranged to take
place as follows : Artillery drill , Monday ,
June 14 , 3 o'clock pm. . ; infantry drill ,
Tuesday , June 15 , 9:30 a. m. The prizes
will be awarded at a dress parade to be
held at 5:3 < J p. m. Tuesday , June 15.
THE Wayne Tribune says the First Xa-
tional bank of that place received a hun
dred ol their five dollar bills from the
United States treasury Monday. They
had been in circulation about six months
and made the circuit in that time.
INDIANOLA is preparing for a big blowout
on the glorious Fourth.
ARTICLES incorporating the Missouri
River Bridge company of Nebraska City ,
with a capital stock of $150,000 , have
been filed with the secretary of state.
Lftacf-
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THE Homeopathy Medical association ol
the state of Nebraska , in session at Hast
ings elected tho following officers for the
ensuing year : President , Dr. C. L. Hart ,
of Omaha ; first vice-president , Dr. J. H.
Grey , of David City ; second vice-president. .
Dr. W. A. Humphrey , of Wahoosecretary ; ,
Dr. W. T. Winter , of Wymore ; censor , Dr.
J. B. Hawk , of Grand Island. Hastinge
\vill be the next place of holding a meeting ,
JOHN D. WAITE , an old man about GO
years of age was arrested at Nebraska
City on a warrant sworn out by Officer
Pratt , charged with committing rape on
Nellie flowers , a child 9 years old. It ap
pears he took tho girl out for a ride , and
coming to a house in the vicinity of the .Ne-
bra'ska City elevator dragged the child into
it. Some woman saw the transaction and
went to the house , and on encoring found
the man gone and the girl lying on the bed
unconscious.
THE foundry and machine company ol
Fremont have just completed an addition
to their works of a building 40 130 , which
will about double their capacity.
Two men employed on William Maher's
large farm a few miles west of Dakota
City , got into a quarrel which ended by one
of the nien being brutally beaten by the
other with a pitchfork. The injured man is
not expected to live.
CARS ore expected to be running into
Ord by August 20 , in view of which real
estate has taken a great jump upwards.
AN eighteen thousand dollar fire over
took Arapahoo last week. Several build
ings and their contents were burned. Ori
gin of the fire is not known.
THE bank of J. W. Small , at Fairfield ,
got into a tight place and closed its
doors.
A BARN filled with valuable horses was
burned near Nebraska City. Loss about
$4,000 , with only $1,000 insurance.
W. H. TYLER , of David City , the inven
tor and owner of the patent "calf weaner , "
has sold over four thousand dozen ol
them. *
MAX Uirrio , a hardware dealer at Hol-
drege , has just received $12,000 as his
share of an estate in Germany.
THE Union Pacific company has request
ed towns on the line of the road to pass
ordinances prohibiting children and small
boys loafing around the depots and yards
of the company , and also to make the
jumping on anel off of trains punishable by
a fine of from $1 to § 5.
THE citizens of Greenwood have sub
scribed $3,000 for the purpose of securing
a $5,000 canning factory.
THE Hall county teachers' institute has
been called to convene at Grand Island
August 1C. ,
GAGE county is getting up a directory
which will locate every farm house , church ,
school house , etc. , in tho county , and be
complete in every particular.
A YOUNG man named Jessie Rabbitt ,
Spring Creek , suddenly became insane and
jumped into a well thirty feet deep from
which he was rescued without any serious
injury.
A FREMONT Herald reporter saw the
sleeping beauty , Minnie Dishner , near Col
umbus the other day the young lady
whose remarkable nap about six months
ago was so much talked about. She is
looking like death at present , pale and per
fectly lifeless and appears as though she
was not going to live long.
THE appraisement of 25,840 acres of
school lands in Hayes county has been
completed. Its value is placed at $2 to
$2.75 per acre.
MANY capitalists are moving to Atkinson
and engaging in business.
ONE thousand and thirteen landjentries
were made at the Valentine land office dur
ing April. The cash receipts amounted to
$30,339.
FAILURE is announced of Sloman Bros. ,
Omaha , dealers in saddlery and harness.
JACOB ZESLYN , of Scribner , assaulted his
feeble wife and beat her so unmercifully
that she was unconscious for three hours.
HASTINGS Special : This week has been
an interesting one in this city. For several
days tho graduating class of the high school ,
twelve in number , have been preparing
themselves for the commencement exercises
which look place at the opera house last
evening. The house was well filled and the
young students showed by their offerings
that their few years in school had been
well spent and they had learned to think
and commit these thoughts to memory.
Many , in fact nearly every essay , was
original and as such worthy of commenda
tion. Nearly all these students will re-
enter the college to pursue tho higher
studies.
THE Unknown Knight is the name of a
new labor paper just out in Lincoln.
Tiiciti : has been considerable excitement
in Burnett recently over the license ques
tion. The temperance people have been
holding meetings and protcstingagainstthe
issuance of a license to the only saloon
man in tho town. In the meantime the
license people have been quietly at work
circulating a petition , and have secured
the requisite number of signers , which in
sures the saloon , as the board is a license
joard.
THE hearing in the case of Fielder and
Burton , in the Douglas county jail charged
with the murder of Ruble at Omaha , has
not yet been held , and they are both con
fined in jail. The evidence against the
former , it is claimed by detectives , is very
strong. while that asainst Burton is weak ,
and he will probably be discharged.
THERE have been more improvements
made in Burnett th's spring than ever be-
'ore. New buildings and new sidewalks
greet the eye in every direction.
THE prohibition element at Bennett is
making war on the saloons in that town.
OAKLAND special : Mrs. Fred Bruce , who
attempted suicide Wednesday night , is
rapidly recovering. She is the mother of a
urge family of small children , and has suf-
'ered for some time from an ailment which
madehergloomyand despondent. Wednes
day evening she appeared gloomier than
usual , and attempted to end her sufferings
jy swallowing a powerful liniment. She
was thrown into convulsions. Aphysician
was summoned , and the application of the
: iroper remedies saved her life.
POUNDER'S day of Hattings college was
observed with great eclat. At the art
rooms of tho college , under the direction of
Miss Cameron , the guests and visitors were
/reated to a fine display of the results of
this department of the college training.
FORT NIOBRARA reservation comprises
about fifty-four miles square , through
which course tho Niobrara and Minnecha-
duza rivers and innumerable creeks.
THE Nebraska firemen's tournament will
be held at Fremont Aug. 24 to 27 , inclu
sive. About twenty-five teams have al
ready declared their intentions to bo pres
ent. The citizens of Fremont have raised
52,000 to be distributed in prizes.
ROBT. W. BROWN , confined in the John-
eon county jail for forgery , sawed his way
out and escaped one night last week.
At Liberty the other morning when Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Jackson awakened thej
were horrified to find their little three
months old babe dead in bed lying on itt
mother's arm. They had fed the little one
near 4 o'clock aud it seemed as well af
usual.
At Beatrice over 500 citizens under the
guidance of Rawlins Post No. 30 , G. A. R.
took part in the ceremonies of Memoria
day. An appropriate address wasdeliveret
at the cemetery , followed by the deccjra
tion of the graves of nearly fifty soldien
by a party of small girls dressed in white
TABLE" ROCK correspondence : As Mm
Delia Jones , wife of Henry Jones , was out
driving with her two children , her horsi
took fright aneX , starting to run , tho occu
pants were all thrown to the gaound. The
children were somewhat bruised up , and
Mrs. Jones did not recover entire con
sciousness until the next morning. Her in
juries are not thought to be serious. Tt
finish up the list of accidents , at the Lind
sey House the same day , Ernest Gray waf
accidently shot by a thirty-eight revolve ]
in the hands of his brother Elmer. Tin
ball entered his breast and'loelged in hit
shoulder or arm , and is quite painful.
W. H. PECK , of Table Rock , familiarly
known as Hanson Peck , lias been mysteri
ously absent for about three weeks. H (
went as far as Chicago , it has be n ascer
tained , on a stock train , but has'not since
been heard from. He has been in the in
surance business , and it is now ascertained
he is short several hundred dollars.
AT the present writing first-class railroac
tickets from Omaha to Chicago are selliiu
for $8.
THE Lincoln stock-3'ards people are en-
tertaing a proposition from one of the
heaviest packers in the United States to
put up and operate one of the largest
plants west of Chicago. The probabilitie
are that it will be successfully arranged.
THREE doctors operated for three hours
on tho neck of Miss Ella Brown , in Fre
mont , and successfully removed a number
of distressing tumors.
THE remains of Dr. Charles D. Lilly , the
physician of O'Connor , Neb. , who accident
ally fell from a third story window in the
Arcade hotel , Omaha , were sent to Louis
ville , Ky. , for burial.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the North
eastern Nebraska railroad company , with
a capital stock of $1,000,000 , have been
filed in the ceninty clerk's office of Wayne
county. The principal office is fixed at
Wayne. The object is to build railroad
and telegraph lines from Wayne north
westerly through Cedar and Knox counties
to Niobrara.
BurrALO county ex-soldiers will hold a
reunion in Shelton July 2 and 3.
H. M. BUSHNELL , editor and manager ol
the Plattsmonth Herald , has resigned his
position on that paper to accept the man
agement of the Bee bureau at Lincoln.
THE little three-year-old child of 0. P.
Bunell , living near Odell , fell into a stream
of water which had risen by tho recent
rains and came neardrowning. After sink
ing twice it dufteel near a brush pile , where
it hung until its mother came to its rescue.
SLOAN , JOHNSON & Co. , a wholesale gro
cery firm at Peoria , 111. , are about to re
move to Omaha.
A NEW Knighfs of Labor paper has made
its appearance at'Lincoln. '
BALTHAZER IAU , the advertising agent of
the Arbeiter Zeitung , the anarchistic organ
in Chicago , was arrested at Fritz Rheu's
road-house , which is situated just outside
the city limits of Omaha , and locked up at
the central police station. Rau is wanted
in Chicago to answer for his complicity in
the bomb-throwing business.
LAFAYETTE POWELL , who was on trial at
Omaha for the murder of Chas. Leslie , has
been acquitted. The jury in the second
trial failed to agree , whereupon a motion
was made by the prosecuting attorney for
dismissal of the case. The judge so or
dered , proclaiming Powell a free man once
more.
THE new infirmary of Otoe county cost
$4,500.
GRAND ISLAND has twenty-two daily pas
senger trains and will soon have two more.
THE stock company to build the new ho
tel at Hastings has been formed , plans and
specifications drawn up , but from some
cause work has not been commenced asyet.
THE old Nemaha county court house is
now occupied by the Brownville News anel
the public library. It also serves as a resi
dence and barber shop.
AN Omaha grocery firm recently received
an invoice of seventy-nine carloads of
; oods.
NEAR Columbus , James Moore was taken
sick with cramps in his stomach and died
after an hour's illness.
AN Omaha judge gave a sneak thief one
hundred days in jail for his light fingered
proclivities.
OMAHA is soon to have a paper published
in the interest of the colored people. The
editor , a colored gentleman , is saiel to bo a
ripe scholar.
THE 17-year-old son of Enos Talmage , of
Butler county , was drowned in the Blue
river. Rodger attempted to swim the river
fistride a pony , but got entangleel in the
bridle , throwing both under water. The
pouy escaped.
PAST-XUPTIAI CARES.
About 1,000 cards announcing the mar-
iage of the president were sent out from
the white house on the 4th by mail , mes
sengers and otherwise. The cards are ex-
: eedingly simple and plain , engraved in
icavy lines on a full sheet of fine paper.
They read as follows :
Mr. Grover Cleveland.
Miss Frances Folsom.
Married
On Wednesday , June Second ,
Eighteen Hundred and Eighty-Six.
Executive Mansion , Washington.
The announcement was sent to members
) f the cabinet , justices of the supreme
: ourt , senators anel representatives in con-
; ress , the diplomatic corps , the lieutenant-
; pneral of the army , the admiral of the
mvy , and personal friends of the president
inel Mrs. Cleveland in Albany and Buffalo.
Che Rev. William Cleveland , Mrs. Hoyt
ind Mrs. Cleveland are now the only guests
it the white house , and will probably re-
nain some time longer.
THE EIGHT HOJTR PLAX.
The executive board of the Master Build-
; rs' association of St. Louis at a meeting
ecently , resolveel to return to the ten hour
system June 15th ensuing. They state
; hey have given the eight hour system a
air trial and find they cannot profitably
: onduct their business on that plan.
THE MILWAUKEE ANARCHISTS.
Milwaukee dispatch : The grand jury in-
restigating the recent labor riots , last
jvening returned sealed findings in a num-
Der of cases. The names of those con-
rictcd are not yet given to the public.
Seven arrests were made by the police this
morning and other arrests areexpected this
Afternoon. It is reported that the entire
jxecutive boarel of tho Knjghts of Labor
have been indicted * . Three members of the
board are among to-day's arrests. The
jrand jury has not yet concluded its work.
Another arrest in connection with the re-
: ent riots was made this afternoon at the
instance of the grand jury.
ZEGISZATTFE NEIT8 AND NOTES.
A. Record of Proceedings In Both
of the V. S. Congress.
HOUSE , May 29. Thespeakerlaid before
the house a letter from the secretary of
state submitting an estimate of $100.100
for inaugurating the Bartholdi statute.
Referred. Mr. Morrison of New York ,
from the committee on postofiices and
postroads , reported a bill amending the
status relating to transmission of obscene
matter through the mails. The amend
ments proposed by this bill nreintended to
make its provisions so-elefinite that they
cannot be disobeyed with impunity. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the oleomargarine bill , the pend-
ng amendment being that offered by Mr.
Townsenel reducing the tax on oleomarga
rine from 10 to 2 cents per pound. Re
jected , GG to 97. Mr. Daniel then offered
his amendment abolishing the tax on to
bacco , which was advocated by Mr.
McAdoo of New Jersey. Mr. Buchanan of
New .lersey , while he was in favor of the
repeal of the tobacco tax , was opposed to
the amendment as endangering the passage
of the bill. Pending action tho committee
rose and the house adjourned until Tues
day.
SENATE , Juno 2. Plumb offered the fol
lowing resolution , whic'.i was referred to the
committee on judiciary :
Whereas , Thereisnowpending before the
judiciary committee of the senate , senate
bill No. 1G09 , authorizing the use of public
moneys in the building of branch lines of
railroad for the Union Pacific Railroad
company , anel there is alsopcnding before
the same committee senate bill No. 2395 ,
authorizing said company to construct
branch lines by means of stock and bonds
issued on the same , and there is also pend
ing before the senate senate bill No. 2100 ,
providing for extending thepaj'inent of the
debt owing bysaid company to the govern
ment for a long perioel of time and ,
Whereas , It was charged on the floor of
the senate on Friday , May 28th , that said
Union Pacific railroad company had issueel
a large amount of fraudulent stock , which
still is outstanding , adding to the burdens
of the people who do business over said
road , therefore be it
Resolved , That it is the sense of the sen
ate that no legislation affecting saiel rail
road company should be considered till
said charge concerning the fraudulent issae
of stock be thoroughly investigated , anel
the committee on judiciary of the senate is
hereby dirccteel to cause said charges to be
investigated anel to make a full report
thereon to the senate and for that purpose
is empowered to send for persons and pa
pers and administer oaths , and the ex
penses of said investigation shall be paid
out of the contingent funel of tho senate.
Before the reference of the resolution to
the committee the suggestion ol Van Wyck
was accepted by Plumb adding the words ,
"and bonds" after the words , "fraudulent
stock. "
HOUSE , June 2. The house soon went
into committee of the whole , Springer in
the chair , on the oleomargarine bill. The
first amendment in order was that offered
by Daniel , abolishing the tobacco tax. Re
jected by 52 to 111. Brown offered an
amendment exempting from the 8 cent lax
all oleomargarine which has been ascer-
taineel to be pure and wholesome and
which is sold under the proper name. Lost
i4 to 92. Cnrtin presented the protest
of the trades assembly of Western Penn
sylvania , representing 70,000 workingmen ,
against the oleomargarine bill. Parker
protesteel against the petitions presented
by Negley and Curtiu being regarded as an
expression of the sentiment of 70,000
workingmen. They were signcel by the
officers of the order anel not by tho men
themselves. A few persons coulel not be
easily reached , easily worked upon and
easily induced to act in the matter. Pend
ing further action the committee rose.
SENATE , June 2. The Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill was considered. The ques
tion pending was on Van Wyck's proposed
amendment providing for the forfeiture ,
not of the lands of the Wallula branch
alone , but lands appertaining to such
branch road as have not been completed
at the time of the passage of this act. The
Northern Pacific bill was laid aside for un
finished business , being the railroad land
taxation bill. Evarts submitted an
amendment to exclude unsurveyed lands ,
which was agreed to. After debate , with
out action upon the amendment , the sen
ate went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
HOUSE , June 3. The house went into
committee of the whole , Springer , of Illi
nois , in the chair , on the oleomargarine
bill. McMillen moved to strike out the
clause which provides that half of the fines
and penalties imposed by the act shall go
to the informer. The house wpulel not. in
his judgment , do itself justice if it enacted
such an obnoxious piece of legislation.
The motion was agreeel to 7G to 23.
Then , in accordance with the arrange
ments made on tho afternoon of the 3d ,
the committee rose and reported the bill
to the house , the understanding being that
a vote should be taken to-morrow , and
that an opportunity should be given to
allow members to pass upon the question
of reducing the rate of tax imposed. Tho
house then adjourned.
SENATE , June 3. The chair laid before
the senate to-day several messages ( already
published ) from the president vetoing pri
vate pension bills. A petition from the
city council of Gloucester , Mass. , presented
by Senator Dawes , was referred. The peti
tion prays for retaliation on the Canadian
government for the seizure of American
fishing vessels. The bill providing for the
taxation of railroad grants was then taken
up anel after some discussion passed. Sen
ator Van Wyck then called up the houso
bill on the same subject , and on his motion
the committee on public Lands was dis
charged from its further consideration. Ho
then moved the senate bill as an amend
ment in the nature of a substitute to tha
house bill. , The motion was agreeel to , and
the house bill was amended accordingly.
In the disagreeing vote of the two houses
thus brought about , the senate , on motion
of Senator Van Wyck , ordereel a commit
tee on conference. This has the effect of
avoiding the delay which would resultfrom
consideration of the senate bill as an orig
inal proposition in the house of represen
tatives , and puts it at once in the hands of
the conference committee. Senator Evarta
: alleii up the bill to indemnify Chinese for
losses incurred by the riots at Rock
Springs , Wyo. The bill being placed before
the senate , Senator Evarts addressed the
senate on it. He characterizeel the acts
: omplained of as disgraceful to any gov-
3rnment that would not punish the guilty
parties and repair the damages done. This
lie repeated and would not qualify. The
bill went over one day. Adjourned.
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| HOUSE , June 4. The senate bill extend
ing the eight-hour law to letter carrier !
was reported back by Mr. O'Neill , of Mis
aouri. Placed on the calendar. The liousi
then resumed consideration of the oleo
margarine bill. Mr. Hatch , of Missouri
took the floor to closo the debate in sup
port of the measure. He defended the com
mittee on agriculture , contending that il
had not exceeded its jurisdiction in re
porting the revenue measure , and attri-
Imting much of the antagonism to it tc
the fact that it had not come from tin
ways and means committee. As to itf
constitutionality , he asserted there was
not a provision in the bill which it was nol
within the constitutional power of con
gress to enact into law. He had no faitli
in the certificates of physicians to the
wholesomoness of the compound , and said
that a doctor who told him that he could
eat three times a day for 3G5 days the un
cooked product of oleomargarine without
injurious effect , wrote himself down eithei
a knave or an ass. Mr. Hatch then offered
an amendment fixing the rate at five cents
per pound. Agreed to yeas 153 , nave
122. The bill was then passed yeas 177 ,
nays 101. The announcement of the re
sult was received with applause.
SENATE. June 4. Ingalls offered a resolu
tion , which was objected to by Beck and
went over till to-morrow , calling on the
secretary of the interior to inform the sen
ate whether certafn circulars have been
issued by the commibsioner of the general
land office with the approval of hc secre
tary of the interior. The Chinese indemnity
bill was then placed before the senate and
Cockrell took the floor. He argued strongly
against the bill. He denied that it was re
quired to extend to Chinese or any other
foreigners any greater redress for wrongs
than is given to citizens of the United
States. At the conclusion of Cockrell'a
speech the bill was brought to a vote and
passed yens 30 , nays 10. The senators
voting in the negative were Messrs. Beck ,
Berry , Cockrell , Coke. Eustis , George ,
Harris , Maxey , Mitchell , of Oregon , and
Vest. The bill authorizes the president to
ascertain the actual losses sustained by
the Chinamen by the riot at Rock Springs ,
Wyo. , ifi Sept. 1885 , and to pay such
losses. The amount appropriated by the
bill for that purpose is § 150,000.
House , June 4. The speaker laid before
the house a communication from the secre
tary of war recommending that 850,000 of
the amount appropriated by the act of
March , 1883 , for the armament of fortifi
cations be appropriated and made availa
ble for the construction of guns. Boutelle
introduced a bill r. lating to duties on fish.
Referred. Boutelle said in reference to this
bill that the so-called retaliatory provision
recently added by congress to the shipping
bill , however proper and justifiable , will nob
be regarded with much concern by the
Canadians , as they do not care much for
the privilege of purchasing bait or supplies
in our ports. He proposes , therefore , to
deal with the fishery question practically
by terminating the free importation of fish
and increasing theimport duties on all fish.
thus compelling theCanadians to pay more
for the privilege of celling fish in the United
Stales.
DEATH OF JOHN JC
John Kelly , thegreatNewYork politician ,
died at his home in that city on the 2d of
June , after an illness of about seven months.
The following brief biographical sketch of
liis life and public services is from the
Omaha Herald :
John Kelly was credited with having
more political power than any other man
in New York. Besides being the head man
of Tammany Hall , he had a controlling in
terest in the NewYork Star. With these
two powerful agencies at his command it is
no wonder that lik could command the
political situations ! of the metropolis.
Whenever the democracy of New York suf
fered defeat it was laid at Kelly's door.
lie was blamed for therdlefeat of the demo-
trats in the Garficld campaign. Kelly was
born of poor parents , who sent him to the
public school. He was employed as an
office boy on the New York Herald , and
probably got his likingfor journalism there.
He afterwards learned the trade of mason.
He accumulated considerable money at his
business. He traveled through Europe for
two years , and while there learned French
mid German under the tutleage of his wife.
Upon his return thedoings of the Tweed ring
had incited revolution. That was Kelly's op
portunity. Under his leadership Tweed was
routed , and Tammany Hall fell into line
us a reform organization. Kelley's first
office was that of alderman. He served
one term in congress and two terms as
sheriff of New York. During 1S7G he be-
L-ame comptroller of New York city. The
ilcbt of the citv had increased fr. < m l.SGO
to 187G. when it reached 8120,000,000.
Under Kellev's management it was rc-
fluced $12.000,000. He was worth at
least § 1,000,000 at the time of his death.
ind was noted for his charitable bequests.
Contrary to the general impressio.n , he was
well read man , being deeply interested in
liistory and the classics. As his constitu
ents were for the most part not of the
most intellectual order , this knowledge led
to amusing incidents. In personal appear-
ince Kelley bore a strong resemblance to
3en. Grant , having been often mistaken
'or that gentleman. He had the bearing
ind address of a gentleman , notwithstand
ing the rude manner in which the cartoon-
sts liked to portray him.
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Everybody , even those opposed to those
oleomargarine bill , have been surprised at
the formidable proportions of the fight
made against the measure. The tactics of
the opposition have been centered in the
direction of amendments. It has been
steadily believed by the friends of impure
and imitation butter that the bill can be
amended to death. Failure to accomplish
this in the house will not discourage the
opponents. They will carry their fightinto
the senate and tryto have the bill so
amended there as to delay it in conference
committees. Asenatorwho is taking much
interest in the bill says it cannot be de
feated. however , and that it will be a law
before July next. He thinks it is a terrible
comment that the men who sell slaughter
house offal , filthy grease , and those who
produce cotton-seed oil , should be here
3pending thousands of dollars to defeat a
bill in the interest of healthy food.
"The great increase of expenditures by
the government during the past two or
three years , and especially the increase of
ippropriations at this session , takes the
idviaability of reconstructing the navy
: lean out of the question so far as this con-
; ress is concerned , " said a democratic
nember of the house committee on appro
priations , to-day. "We will iind that the
: otal increase of appropriations this year
vill run well up to $40.000,000 by the
.ime we get through. Well , the reconstruc-
; ion of the navy contemplates fully that
ntich , and we cannot afford to start in on
in incieane of expenses like $80,000,000 in
me year , just at the beginning of the ad-
ninistration. This thing will have to be
loatpoiied. "
POirDEIiLY'S JIOO3T.
Wilkesbarre ( Pa. ) dispatch : The Record
ays that , in case Master Workman Pow-
lerly is antagonized in the least by his
inemies on tho executive board of the
xnights of Labor , he will risgn at once.
Che rumor has given an impetus to the
Powderly boom for congressman in this
liatfict.
\
Concerning J nd Grants , Xand Taxation ,
Working Hours , Holidays , Etc. a
In the convention of the Knights of La-
bor at Cleveland it was resolved to ap
to Washington a
send
point at once and
look after la
special committee of three to
bor legislation nowpendingbefore congress.
The committee on legislation presented
the following proposition in the nature of
demands of congress , which the convention
ratified :
I. That patents for public landa begiven
to actual settlers only. .
- , - , 1a
,
o That all lands owned by individuals
or"corporations in excess of 1GO acres ,
whether improved or unimproved , shall be
taxed to the full value of improved land.
the immediate forfeiture of
3. Calling for
nil lands where the conditions of the grant
have not been complied with.
4. That the order be issued forthwith so
that taxation may take effect at once.
5. Culling for the removal of the fences
from the publicdomain.
G. That after 1890 thegovernment shall ,
by purchase and right of eminent domain , >
obtain possession of all lands held by
aliens. , . . .
7. That after 1SSG aliens shall be pro
hibited from acquiring title to land.
8. Asking the abolition of all laws re-
quiring property qualification for voters.
9. Requesting the passage of a law levy-
in ? a graduated income tax.
10. Protesting against the cutting down
of the appropriation for the labor bureau.
II. Asking for the passage of the bills
approved by the congressional labor com- .
mittee.
12. Asking for the passage of a law pro
hibiting the employment in mines , shops ,
factories , etc. , of minors for more than t-t *
eight hours per day.
The committee on strikes and boycotts
presented their report recommending that
nil authority to order strikes and boycotts
be vested in the executive committee.
The resolution in regard to election holi
days is as follows :
Resolved. Thnt it is the sense of this gen V
eral assembly that the occupation of bribe-
givers and bribe-takers should be de
stroyed. To do this it will be necessary to
educate those who suffer most through
bribery and corruption that it is hurtful to
the welfare of the nation to receive a bribe
or Kive one. In order to deal with this
question moio effectually and intelligently
we should use every ineans within our
power to secure for the toiler the right to
protect himself upon that day , which of all
days is important to the American citizen
election day. That he may have the op
portunity to protect his interests on that
occasion , we should ask that election day
be made a national holiday , on which no
employer shall have the right to demand
hervice at the hands of his employe. We
furthermore recommend that wqrkingmen
declare their intention to make election
day "labor's national holiday. " and
that they devote their entire time on
that day to looking after their own inter- ;
ests ; that they shall on that day keep
watch and ward over the destinies of the
nation by guarding the polls from the in
fluence of the bribe taker and bribe giver ,
and while we recognize the right of every
man to indulge in the use of liquor to such
an extei i as he may deem necessary for
his health and comfort , yet we do recoin-
mend that on that day each workman re
frain from the tise of liquor of all kinds , so
that he may exercise with a clear head his
prerogative as a citizen in selecting proper
men to represent the people.
During the afternoon session the legisla
tive committee reported the demand that
minors be prohibited from working over
eight hours per day in mines , manufacto
ries , etc. The following in the same report
was also adopted :
Resolved , That we hold responsible at
tke ballot-box all members of congress who
neglect or refuse to vote incompliance with
thet e demands.
PD2JEZC T.AND ZAlfS.
Washington special : People who are
inxions to see the land laws reformed need
lot delude themselves that anything great
s going to be accomplished. The bill that
; he senate took up anel passed so em-
Dhatically yeuterelay was a bill to prevent
iliens hereafter from acquiring title to land
n the territories. Asalienscannotgctinto
jongress or even vote for people who can ,
.he bill had no opponents. The efforts of
. epublican senators to protect the rights of
rhe public , in the public domain , at this
ate period in the se.-sion , is a new thing.
I'wo years ago the public lands committee
ind the senate itself let all the public land
Sills , particularly the forfeiture bills , rest
nlacielly in pigeon holes until a late point
in the session anel then the senators had a
: ancus and voted to push them to their
passage. It was so late that only one or
two got. through. The rest of them were
irowded out by the appropriation and
jther bills. If the subservient friends of
sorporations in the senate can carry their
Drogramme through there will be the same
esult this j-car.
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
iVlIEAT No. 2 5GKC
BARLEY No. 2
[ lYE No. 2
? OUN No. 2 mixed
DATS No. 2
HUTTER Choice table
[ JuTiER Fair to good
Eae5s Fresh
JIIICKEXS Old per doz 2 fdi
L'HICKEXS Springperdoz. . . 3
LEMONS Choice 7
DKANGES Mesina 3
UEAXS Navys 1
DNIOXS Per bbl 2
POTATOES Per bushel
POTATOES Salt Lake
VooL Fine , per Ib
? EEDS Timothy 2
? EIDS Blue Grass 1
HAY Baled , per ton 5
HAY In bull : G 00
HOGS Mixeel packing 3
BEEVES Choice to extra. . . 4 i
SHEEP Heavy grades 4 I
NEW YORK.
A'HEAT No. 2 red . ' . . . . J
IViiEAT Ungraded red '
L'pitx No. 2
DATS Mixed western ;
L'ORK 9
LARD G ;
CHICAGO.
"LOUR Winter 4 ;
"LOUR Patents 4 ;
WIIEAT Perbushel '
? ORN Per bushel ;
3ATS Per bushel ;
"
* O
HOGS Packinr tfcshipping. 3 9 ;
BATTLE Stockers 3 0 (
SHEEP Natives 2 0 (
ST. LOUIS.
T No. 2 red 7 ;
ix Perbushel 3 ( 31
DATS Per bushel 2 ( 26'
[ Iocs Mixed packing 3 G , " 405
BATTLE Stocker-8& feeders 3 2i 4 GO
3HEEL' Common to choice 3 OC 400
KANSAS CITY.
iViiEAT Perbnshel SGJj ®
Ions Per bushel 23J { @
DATS Per bushel 25 " ®
BATTLE Stockers 3 28 @
ilocs Good to choice 3 70 @
JHEEP Common to cood. . 3 50 ©
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