Nebraska Newspapers

    ENGLAND'S AGGRESSIVE COV118E.
TJus President and Secretary Bayard in
Favor of Positive Action.
Boston Bpecial : A Washington spocial
"to the Traveller says : "Tho fishery qucs-
iion is rapidly appronching a culmination.
The menacing attitude assumed by tho
'Canadian authorities , encouraged by the
British government , is a now Teaturo of tho
t -controversy , as tho United * States govern-
l * xnent was led to bolievo that tho London
j .authorities wero disposed to adjust tho
matter in dispute amicably. It having
been ascertained officially that England is
v not disposed to make the concessions
i * * • ojskeil by the United States , tho prcsidont
| and secretary ol state aro considering tho
! . , next step to take in the pending dispute.
It is ovident from tho tone ot tho British
correspondence thatthodiscussions in con
gress exposing tho defenseless condition of
the country have had somu effect in stimu
lating the present aggressive course. What
has leaked out in official circles indicate
that tho president and secretaries of stato
and the treasury aro now in favor
of resorting to tho powers granted by
v -congress. If the Canadian and Eng
lish authorities persist in their
courso effective retaliation will bo resorted
to at once. Tho outline of the proposed
, retaliatory proclamation , it is understood ,
* has already been disclosed , and at tho
proper moment will bo issued if necessarv.
The president and secretary of state aro of
the opinion that this controversy has been
too much protracted already , and now that
J England h B shown her hand , it is time that
some positive action bo taken. There ib
"tlJBT Botno activity in naval circles preparatory
- to the transportation of torpedo boats
and appliances. A careful investigation of
tho facilities for moving this character of
warlike machinery has revealed the fact
that tho Erie canal will float boats of this
1 description. It is now proposed to supply
all lake points with abundant torpedo
equipments. The army will also be care
fully inspected itself in the event of tho op
position government undertakinc any cx-
tremo act of diplomacy or war. Tho occu
pation of Canada would not bo a serious
undertaking and the cutting off of British
intercourse with American points pending
the preparations for naval movements
would produce a panic in the British mar
kets which would soon bring the British
government to terms. "
* A Gloi.cester special to the Boston Globe
pays : "If the Gloucester fishermen should
go to tho polls to-day and deposit their
x votes thero wotdd be a unanimity of opin-
1 I „ ion that President Cleveland's reply to
9' " " • ' President Steele is not quite satisfactory.
Democrats and republicans alike are indig
nantly prying that the president did not
take n stand upon this question , which
-could be considered American. Men of all
political shades congregated in tho exchange
and on the street early this morning to talk
about Cleveland's position. The general
sentiment was not favorable , and remarks
* , liko these were made : 'Tho letter will bo
% - of much consideration to the Canadians.
I There is nothing in it for American fisher-
| men to console themseh-es with , and we
will have to fight for it , yet. ' 'Cleveland
, will do nothing ; he has done nothing in
the past. The English have a mortuagu on
; the administration. The president prac-
t tically asks the fishermen of America
1 to snerifice thiB great industry of
Li theirs for the good of the coun-
try. and asks us to patriotically bear with
I all tho insults heaped upon us by Canada.
r "The Hon. Fitz Babsou. president of the
i National Fishery association , says : The
i fishermen of the United States desire noth-
[ i ing of the executive contrary to the spirit
t | of his communication. The question of the
[ t . application of the power jfiven by congress
li ] , . is entirety in his hands. It is one of tlieuo
ft peculiar positions in which the strong good
S hense of the president hesitates to believe
' t that the unjust position assumed by Can-
/ ada will ! > < • persisted in , and while every
4 citizen of the United States desires to be
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| friendly and peaceable , it depends on Can-
i ada whether good wi'l ' shall be preserved.
i I have no doubt the president means what
I he eavB , and the first over act on tho part
I of Canada will Iring the proclamation , but
there is no desire en the part of our people
• tn promote the strife , but simply for the
executive , if necessary , to prevent it , to
uhow , as he has done in this communica
tion , that the course pursued by Canada
towards other fishermen must stop. "We
feel that wo arc entitled to the same pro
tection under our tariff laws that other
producing industries areaflorded. Wealso
realize that thegovernment should sustain
tho American fishery as a national de
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fense.
A RUSSIIN COUP D'ETAT.
( Ttte Balkan States Turned Over to the Tender
Mercies of the Turk.
London special : The Ta blatt has in-
1 formal ion from a good source that Mr.
N 4idorf , the Russian ambassador at Con-
(
i staiititiople , has called on the porta to
i tuke measures as suzerin of Bulgaria to
. restore order in that country , and that
vigorous action on the part of Turkey is
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imminent. A Berlin special to-night de-
\ chiresthattheinterviewofPrinceLabanoff ,
Russian ambassador to Austriaand Count
Kaliioky was of an eminently peaceful and
butibfnctory character. Russia now dis
plays a desire to arrive at a fresh under-
j-landing with Austria on the basis of the
recognition of the respective spheres of
nc ! ion ol the two countries in the Balkans
in order to free her hands for au uninter-
, rupted resumption of expansion in Asia.
Count Kalnoky received Prinee'Lobanoff's
proposal * cordially and in Vienna hopes
are generally entertained that war between
, Kusshi and Austria may be averted.
The opposition press to-day commenting
upon the Anglo-Russiancommissionlor the
dulinrtttion of the Russo-Afghati frontier ,
draw * attention prominently to the fact
tlmt the Ghilsra troubles and the renewal
< f the boundary dispute are coincident.
i , Th optimist utatement that a friendly
! 1 understanding had been effected between
8 Russia ami England is misleading. The
j § Kritish government has accepted the Rus-
Jj sian interpretation of the treatise on the
• J Oxus boundaries. This they were bouud
'M ' eventually to do , the territory claimed by
3 Russia being explicitly described as belong-
& ing to that country. On the details the
x toiumis.iion has not agreed , and is no
ffi nearer an adjustment that when Colonel
M JUil-cray threw up tha negotiations and
B # returned to India. The real point is not
a the upper or lower line of the Oxus , but the
M posscr-niou of strategical points south ot
1 the line , enormously strengthening the Rus-
I pinn ptisition in relation to British India.
I On these details nothing has been settled.
I ARRESTING MONTANA FARMERS.
jg Billings ( Mont.dispatch ) : Upon informa-
| tion made by an employe of the Crow agen-
il ej warrants have just been issued for the
f arrest of nine Tanners of the Yellowstone
] f Talley between Billings and Park City.
B These arrests will be followed by many
| | others. Taeir offense is cutting timber on
I the Crow reservation. Nearly all the tim-
1 ber in this neighborhood is on the reserva-
* tion , and during the late severe winter
I farmers along the river were obliged to
• * cross on the ice for their supply of fuel.
I Though closely watched they were not in-
J terfered with , but tally was kept , and now
1 deputy United States marshals and other
I officials will reap a rich harvest from whole-
K sale arrests. The point at which these
M farmers cut timber is seventy-five miles
from the agency , raund which the Indians
M are collected. '
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QESERAZ NEWa"AKD NOTES.
The Parnellitcs have issued an urgent
whip for a full attendanco on Monday next ,
when a division on the passageof the coer
cion bill is expected.
Lo Paris , replying to tho strictures of the
Berlin Post on France ' s attitude toward
Germany , denounces the German policy as
lying , cynical , and brutal.
The grown postal receipts at thirty of the
largest postoflices in the country , for the
first three months of the presentyear , were
? 4,74G,04G , an increase of $381,481 over
the corresponding period Inst .year , or 8.7
per cent.
It is understood a committee of clergy
men from Baltimore have transmitted to
th * president a suggestion as to future Sun
day inspections in the army. They wish
to change the regulations so as to give the
soldiers more time on Sunday.
A delegation , including Senators Piatt
and Hawley , waited on the president and
invited him to be present at the dedication
of the soldiers' monument at New Haven ,
Conn. , June 17. The president informed ,
them that he could not give them a definite
answer till after May 1.
Cujcne. the Yague Indian chief , was cap
tured on the 13th by General Martinez , at
a ranch ten miles from G nay mas , where he ,
had been hiding two months. This capture
ends the war between she Yaguis and the
Mexicans , which has been waged in Sonora
two years.
The arrivals at QueeiiBtown of emigrants
on their way to the United States are at
present enormous. The railways are run
ning special trains to accommodate this
class of travel. Tho number of emigrants
on the 13th awaiting steamers to carry
them to their destinations was greater
than could be housed in the hotels and
boarding houses. Fifteen hundred em
barked on the 12th.
The Michigan House of Representatives
defeated the bill granging women the right
to vote in municipal elections.
Tho United States declined to proceed
against tho Pan-Handle thieves for break
ing into government branded cars.
J. J. McGrath's wallpaper house , at Chi
cago , was destroyed by fire. Loss , $250 , -
000. John Beberlie , a fireman , fell from a
ladder and was killed.
In a bare knuckle fight with T. Wagner ,
at Napa , Cal. , Elijah Walters received a
blow on the head in the first round , from
the effects or which he died.
The packet steamer Victoria went ashore
on the rocks near Dippe. Her passengers
and crew were saved.
The joint resolution proposing a woman
suffrage amendment wns passed by the
Pennsylvania Senate.
ITS ZAWS REVISED.
The Committee on Zatv of the ICnlglits of
iMbor Malce Their Report The Changes
Made.
Boston dispatch : The committee on law
appointed at the last general assembly of
the Knights of Labor at Richmond to re
vise the constitution has finished its work.
Following are the most important regula
tions adopted :
The formation of national trades dis
tricts will be permitted , but those local as
semblies exclusively composed of one trade
but attached to a district assembly of a
mixed nature , must iirst obtain the
permission of the district assembly.
This must forward its application
to the general secretary who will try the
matter before all the labor assemblies of
the craft in the country. No trades union
can make a person join their union before
such person can join the Knights of Labor
organization ol their craft. This law > is
aimed at tho bottle and glass maker
unions. Besides the prohibition of rum
N.-llers from membership , no local assembly
will be allowed to have any social gather
ing or picnic where liquor is sold , and no
member will be allowed , to disppnse liquor
a the name of an assembly. If such should
occur the charter of the assembly will ha
revoked and the members expelled. The
rule requiring that at least ten minutes
< hall be spent in every meeting in the dis
• ussiou of labor questions , has been abol
ished , and in its place a rule has
teen made that every assembly should
; old a meeting at least once a
non 'th at which only the labor question
hall be discussed. This is a return
to the educational policy adopted at the
inception oT the order. Every local assem-
h'y must gain permission of the district as
sembly before it can go on strikes. The
penalty of the violation of the rule io a
revocation of the charter. Any member
miking groundless charjjes nr a malicious
attack against a general officer or member
of the general executive board will be ex
pelled.
To the proposition blanks , the following
question has been added : "Are you a mem-
Iterof anylabororganization ? Ifso , what ? "
flereafter transfer cards will be sent to the
secretary of the local assembly which a
neniber desires to join " instead of being
iven to the member himself. This is to
prevent members desiring to go into the
liquor business from having their transfer
cards framed and hung up behind their
bar.
bar.The
The platform of principles has been
changed to read : "No more public lands
or railroads and other speculation. " In
surance policies of $500 will be issu-d.
Medical examinations and a doctor's cer
tificate will now be required. No person
will have a right to make a motion in any
local assembly that t he assembly withdraw
is a body from the Knights , and no chair
man will be allowed to entertain any such
notion. Any individual desiring to with-
Iraw can do so. The constitution as re
vised will be submitted to the local assem
blies for adoption. Forty days' notice
must be given of any further amendments.
The committee of revision consisted of
John Devlin , of Detroit ; John Howes , of
Worcester , D. J. Hageertyof Brooklyn and
Henry Abrahams , of Boston.
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JOUX T. RAYMOXDS FUNERAL.
New York dispatch : When , only a few
weeks ago , the funeral of Samuel Colville ,
late manager of the Fourteenth street
theater , took place at "the little church
around tho corner , " John T. Raymond ,
standing in the church yard , said to his
fried , Fred Madder , the playwright , "Well ,
Madder , I guess I'll be the next. " To-day
his own funeral was held at the same
church. The attendance was enormous ,
both professionals and outsiders. The
plain , black cloth covered coffin was
almost hidden from sight by a heap
of floral designs. A large wreath from Mrs.
Langtry was received. "For Papa , " a
pretty little design , was from a surviving
child , a little daughter. The service at the
church began at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr.
Houghton read the impressive burial ser
vice of the Episcopal church. There was
no sermon. After the conclusion of the
ceremonies , the remains wero taken to
Greenwood cemetery and placed in the re
ceiving vault until Mrs. Raymond fixes
upon a permanent resting place.
WILL 8UBMITA PLAN.
Tlie Senate Finance Committee Soon to Make
a Report.
Washington special : Tho senate finance
sub-committee on undor-valuation o ! im
ports , aftor nearly two years spent in in
vestigating tho subject , is about to submit
a plan to remedy existing abuses. Senator
Beck , a member of tho committee , in an in
terview with a Star reporter , gave an in
sight into tho difficult problem " which has
bo long engaged the attention of the com
mittee of tho proposed plan for tho pre
vention of under-valuatioh. Senator Beck
said : ,
"We had , before us an immense mass of
evidence , tho statements of experts sup
ported by figures , the data collected by
ourselves and by the departments , and all
tho propositions that have been made to
"correct tho abuses. Every bill that has
been introduced into congress with relation
to the suLject has been carefully considered ,
and we aro now endeavoring to formulate
a bill which will improve tho whole system.
It is an immense question , greater I think ,
than that of the inter-stato commerce ,
and more difficult to deal with. No one
can have an idea what it is until ho gets
into it. It affects cur entire custom
system , tho consular service , and all the
business interests of the country. There is
a scramble among importers , " he said , "to
get tho valuations as low as possible. If
one can get his goods in cheaper than his
neighbors he can undersell them. Thus
there is a constant cut-throat game going
on that affects prices all over the country.
Exporters Bend .their goods hero marked
Tar below their real value and sell them in
bond , tho transaction being conducted on
the " other side. There is no uniformity of
valuation. Some merchants pay one price ,
some another for tho same articles , and
those who pay less duty"can undersell the
others. And goods are rated differently at
different ports. Then the system of mer
chants' appraisers is bad. You may see
to-day an appraisement or goods for a
man who will be called upon to fix a valun
on goods ol yours. There is likely to be a
tendency between you to be liberal with
each other. It is asserted that merchants
accommodate each other in their appraise
ments. We have studied the matter earn-
fully and think the most important thing
is to secure a uniformity of valuation. To
have the valuation uniform is more im
portant even than to have it just. We
cannot have the importer paying hiimcnso
duties on hat linings , for instance , at one
port , while the importer at another port
pays merely a nominal duty. All the
proper relations of trade are disturbed.
Wo are through with our investigation
now , and in a Tew days will have a meas
ure prepared which we will submit to the
secretary of the treasury for his opinion.
We were gratified yesterday when Mr. Ma-
gone , the collector of the port of New York ,
was before us at the capital , to find that
his forty years' experience with the subject
had led him to about the same conclusions
we had arrived at. "
The senator thus outlined tho sub-com
mittee's plan : "The measure is not fully
formulated , " he said , "but our idea is to
do away with merchant appraisers and to
provide Tor the appointment of nine ap
praisers by the government , three of whom
will be located permanently in New York
city. The other six will have in charge
other ports , and will make a uniform ap
praisement. The three appraisers at Now
York will act as a sort of board of appeal
to which questions in dispute will be car
ried. The plan may include the construc
tion of a government sample house , where
the classification of goods may be deter
mined and uniformity of valuations estab
lished. We want also to improve the con
sular service , so as to make it a help to
the customs service , instead ofahindrance ,
as it now is. We will submit our general
plan to the secretary of the treasury and
the collectors of the ports of Boston , New
York and Philadelphia , and others , and
will have the bill ready to present to the
senate as soon as congress meets. The
senate wants to do all it can in the mat
ter. We cannot do anything with the rates
of customs duties , though there are glaring
defects , until the house takes the firststep ,
but we can help the matter along by the
preparation of this bill. "
THE WORK COMPLETED.
Revision of the Constitution of the IZnUjhts of
Labor.
Boston special : Henry Abrahams , one
of the committee of four appointed at the
last national assembly of the Knights of
Labor to revise the constitution of the
order , said to-day that the work had been
completed. The new constitution will per
mit the formation of national trades dis
tricts , but those local assemblies composed
exclusively of one trade , but attached to a
district assembly of mixed trades , must
obtain permission of the district assembly
in order to go out and form a national
trade district. After obtaining this con
sent they must forward their applica
tion to the general secretary , who will lay
the matter before the general executive
board , and the secretary will then submit
the matter to all local assemblies of that
craft in the country. Another law is to
the effect th : > fc no trades union can require
a person to join their union before they
can join the Knights of Labor organizat on
of their craft. The temperance feature of
the organization will be more strongly en
forced than ever before. Not only will
rumseller8 bejirohibitedirom membership ,
but no local assembly will bo allowed to
have any social gathering or any picnic
where liquor is sold , and no members will
be allowed to dispense liquor for and in
the name of the assembly.
The order expelling the cigarmakers has
not been recinded. It may be repealed at
the next general assembly. The law , which
is intended to promote confidence in the
general officers , provides that when any
'member makes any charge or malicious at
tack upon any of the general officers or
members of the general executive board ,
the member so offending shall , if found
guilty of making a "groundless charge , be
expelled. The insurance feature of the or
ganization has also been changed , and pol
icies will now be issued for ? 5uO as well as
$1,000. Medical examination and a doc
tor's certificate wili be required and any
one now a member who refuses to be exam
ined will be dropped as soon as the insur
ance fund in which he is interested shall be
exhausted.
DIMINISHING THK OFFrCE SEEKERS.
Washington special : The cessation in the
issue of railroad passes has an appreciable
effect on the inflow of office-seekers. Sinco
the inter-state commerce act went into ef
fect the number of personal applications
for appointments under the administra
tion at Washington has diminished very
materially. At the interior department a
reporter was informed to-day by an official
that there has been a marked falling off in
the number of callers from various states
and territories. ' . 'The withdrawal of rail
road passes has pretty'effectually stopped
the coming of delegations and individuals
to urge appointments and press claims
here , " said an official. "Before the inter
state law went into effect there wasn't a
day passed thatwedidn't have delegations
and individuals here for one purpose or an
other. They would come from the Pacific
coast and the far northwest. But now ,
since the free passes have been cancslled ,
we don't have many such callers. "
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XnE COUNTRY'S CATTLE.
Tfm State * ashed to Aid in Eradicating
Pleuro-Pneumonia.
Washington special : The following is a
copy of a letter sent the governor of New
York :
Depaiitment ov Aghicoltuke , Washing
ton , D. 0. , April 7,1887. [ To His Excel
lency , David B. Hill , Governor State of
New York ] Sir : I have tho honor to en
close , herewith , for your consideration , a
copy of an act of congress , approved May
20 , 18SG , establishing the bureau ot ani
mal industry and of tho appropriation
made by tho last congress Tor carrying out
its provisions , together with a copy of the
proposed bill to bo enacted by stato legisla
tures for co-operating with the bureau of
animal industry in suppressing and extir
pating contagenus cattle diseases. It is
important that the legislation of tho sev
eral states for the suppression of pleuro
pneumonia should bo as nearly uniform as
possible , and as this proposed bill has been
passed by the legislature of tho state ot
Virginia exactly as submitted to you , und
its nrovisions are similar to tho law ot
Michigan of June 15,1875 , it might receive
the favorable attention of yourlegislature.
You are no doubt aware that contagious
pleuro-pncumonia is now prevalent in cer
tain sections of the state of New York ,
more particularly in the cities of New York
and Brooklyn and on Long Island , and that
adjoining states have quarantined against
the cattle Trom Neiv York state. This de
partment is desirous of stamping out the
diseaso promptly , and it this bill or a simi
lar one were passed by the legislature of
New York state it would greatly aid us in
accomplishing this purpose , and would
probably prove the most efficient Torm of
cooperation. Very respectfully ,
NOUMAN J. L'OLMAN ,
Commissioner Agriculture.
Letters or like purport , varied only ac
cording to circumstances in the states ,
have been sent to tho governors ot states
where legislatures arc now in session.
These are New Jersey and Pennsylvania ,
where pleuro-pneumouia has existed , and
against whose cattle a quarantinehasboen
establish ! d in other states ; Delaware ,
where tho disorder has existed , but has
been eradicated , and Wisconsin , whero it
has not vet been introduced. The pro
posed bill authorizes the governors to ac
cept in behalf or tho stato the rules and
regulations of the commissioner of agricul
ture. It confers upon inspectors of the
bureau of animal industry the right of in
spection , quarantine and condemnation ;
and authorizes them to call upon sheriffs ,
constables and peace officers for assistance ,
ft provides that all expenses shall be borne
by the United States.
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
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Two Young Ladies Horribly liurncd in a
Mine.
Pottsville ( Pa. ) dispatch : A shocking
accident occurred in the mine of tho Cham
berlain colliery , St. Clair , this afternoon.
Miss Berlista Shoul , of Sharon Springs , N.
Y. , a student of Vassar college , was visit
ing Miss Minnic Keiter , of St. Clair , a fel
low-student. The two young ladies , in
company with a young man named Harry
Short and Edwin Thompson , ono of tho
proprietors of the colliery , entered the mine
for the purpose of giving Miss Shoul an op
portunity to inspect the operation of min
ing coal. The mine had not been working
for a week and none but tho explorers
were inside at the time. In an adjacent
working , however , were Albert Thomp
son , another of the firm , and several
others who were making exa ninations
of the works. They were startled
by hearing an explosion , and knowing that
n. party had entered tho other slope they
hastened there to investigate. About 150
\ ards from the foot of the slope they came
upon Messrs. Short and Thompson and
the two ladies lyinsj upon the ground , some
of them unconscious and all frightfully
burned and mangled. Tiiey were taken
out as speedily as possible and medical at
tendance obtained. Miss Keiter's face was
burned beyond recognition , her skull and
thigh fractured and ankle crushed. Sho
died this evening. Miss Shou ! had her leg
badly fractured and was terribly bruised
and burned , but may survive. Short's
head is a mass of cuts and contusions , and
he is badly burned. He remained uncon
scious and his recovery is doubtful.
Thompson is painfully but not fatally
bruised. The precise cause of theexplosion
is unknown , but * the supposition is that
the party carried a naked lamp and en
countered a body of fire damp , which ,
igniting from the lamp , exploding with tre
mendous force.
ALLEGED OFFENDERS WHIPPED.
St. Louis , Mo. , April 13. Kale Turner , re
siding near Fulton , Mo. , has been terribly
flogged and promised a necktie party if he
does not leave the country within three days.
He had lived in the country for many years
and had amassed a small competence. A
short time a.ro he quarreled with his neighbor ,
Mr. Curtiss , the result ofwhich was Curtiss
and Mrs. Turner left their homes. A few days
ago a band of masked men with shnt-fruns
lired through the window of Mrs. Curtiss'
house , doubtless intending : to kill the mother
and two children while they slept. The terri
fied woman and children fled to a neighbor's.
Turner said that when he was flogged he
asked the reason for it and no reply was
given. He denied any improper conduct with
Mrs. Curtiss , but he aud she have left the
country.
A colored Baptist evangelist by the name
of Williams , who had been holdins revival
meetings in DeSoto , was taken from his house
tymasked men last night and unmercifully
beaten with hickory switches. A neighbor's
wife had been on friendly terms with William's
wife , and the latter says he recognized the
neighbor , who is a white man , as the leader
of the gang.
THE AMOUNTS STOLEN.
Pittsburg dispatch : Evidence is continu
ally accumulating that the peculations on
the Pan Handle railroad have been much
larger than reported by the officials and
others who. were perhaps interested in plac
ing the losses at the lowest figures. It has
been stated by parties in the detective
bureau in this city thatstolengoodsstored
in the rear of Gdkeson's private office con
tains ? 100,000 worth of valuables.
Further evidence of the magnitude of thnfi
is contained in the statements of John
Hampton , who has been attendinu to the
I a * end c ! the case. He says if the ofli
cials of the Pan Handle road desired the
arrest of all of the employes of the road
who are directly or indirectly connected
with the robberies , it would have been nec
essary to stop the operation of tiie road.
Assistant District Attorney Fagan stated
that there were at leaBt 106 informations
containing on the average three persons
each.
AN EXTRA SESSION URGED.
Washington , D. C , April 14. Senator
Beck is urging on the president the necessity
of calling a special session of congress as ear
ly as September , ne believes that with the
revenues confine fn there will be a serious con
traction of the currency unless congress takes
measures to prevent , or unless bonds are
bonsht at a hizh premium. The president
has told the secretary that he does not think
an extra session necessary.
HE CHEATED THE GALLOWS.
Scisax , Cal. . April 14. Michael Keefe , the
wife murderer , who was to be hanged to mor
row , cut his throat with a bocket knife this
morn ine , resisted the efforts of the doctor to
dress the wound and died this afternoon.J
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A HISTORICAL PAPER.
Which Has Reference to Guarding the Re'
mains of Abraham Lincoln.
Springfield ( III. ) dispatch : The twenty-
second nnnivcrtnry of tho death of Abra
ham Lincoln was commemorated in tho
hall of representatives this afternoon , tho
servico being under tho direction of tho
Lincoln guard of honor. Tho oxcrciscs con
tinued over two hours and wero largely at
tended. Addresses wero delivered by
Bishop Seymour , of the Springfield diocese ,
and Hon. W. H. Colling , member ot tho
house of representatives. Clinton L. Conk-
lin a member < > ! the Lincoln guard , read
the historical paper descriptive of tho la-
bot of the guards in guarding the remains
of tho martyred president against
vandal hordes. After the memorable jour
ney from Washington City to Springfield ,
the body of President Lincoln was depos
ited in the receiving vault in Oak Ridge
cemetery on Thursday , May 4 , 1865. One
week from that day tho National Lincoln
Monument association wan organized.
Their first work was to build a tem
porary vault on the ground secured
for the monument. To this vault the
body was removod on Decomber 21. 1805 ,
and there remained till September 19 ,
1871 , when it was placed in the monument.
Upon ench occasion tho remains were
identified by a member of the monument
association. Afterwards , on tho 9th of
October , 1874 , the remains were trans
ferred to the marble sarcophagus in tho
catacomb and were again identified. Here
the body remained undisturbed till the
night of November 7. 1876 , when an
attempt was made to steal the collln with
its contents. Tho thieves succeeded in
breaking open the sarcophngus and in
partially removing the coffin , but being
disturbed in their work the attempt failed
and the remains wero restored to their
former resting place. Members of the
monument association , feeling the insecu
rity of the situation , and fearing a renewal
of the attempt to carry away the remains ,
caused them to be removed from the sar
cophagus , and , on tho evening of Novem
ber 15 , 1876 , the three members of the ex
ecutive committee of the association , with
some additional assistance , secretly con
veyed the casket into one of the inner
recesses of the monument. No further
steps were taken until November , 1878 ,
when public attention was aroused by
events occurring in Now York City. The
members of the monument associa
tion , being personally unable to un
dertake the work required to bo done , left
the entire matter in the lunula or John T.
Stuart , chairman of the executive commit
tee , lie requested John T. Bower , custo
dian of the monument , to select several
persons whom he could trust and with
their assistance to place the body of the
president where it would bo secure. He
selected Gustavus S. Dana , Jasper N.
Reece , Joseph P. Lindley , Edward S. John
son and James McNeill. On the night of
November 18 , 1878 , these gentlemen re
moved the remains to a more remote re
cess beneath the monument , to a place im
mediately south of the present crypt , and
there buried them. Every possible piecau-
tion was taken to remove all traces of the
work or indications of the place of burial ,
which was deemed the more nccessnry be
cause of intimations received about this
time that another attempt would be made
to steal the body. This place was known
only to those taking part in the transac
tion and to those officers of the monument
association by whose request it had been
done. In order to more fully carry out
the wishes of the executive committee ol
the monument association , as expressed
by Hon. John Stuartits chairman , and to
provide for the continued safety of the re
mains , thegeiitlemen above named , together
with Noble B. Wiggins , Horace Chappin
and Clinton L. Conkling , on February
12 , 1S86 , formed an association under the
laws of the state of Illinois , the corporate
name being the "Lincoln Guard of Honor. "
The ostensible object of this association
was to hold memorial services upon the
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death.
Its real object was to keep secret his place
of burial and to protect Iti3 remains from
desecration. Thus the Lincoln Guard of
Honor became the immediate guardian of
the dust or Abraham Lincoln. This trust
they continued to hold until April 14 ,
1887 , when the cof'in of the martyr presi
dent was raised from its resting place and
formally transferred by the Lincoln Guard
of Honor to the Lincoln Monument asso
ciation. By direction of the latter asso
ciation the casket was opened and the face
exposed to view. T. e familiar features
were recognized by those present. The
casket was again seahd up and removed
to the vault recently prepared beneath the
center of the marble floor of the catacomb
in the Lincoln monument.By his side
were deposited the remains of his wife.
Over and around both caskets is a solid
mass of masonry and concrete. The fol
lowing certificate attests the identity of
the body and the last act in this history :
We , the undersigned , members of the Lin
coin Monument association , oT Springfield ,
111. , do hereby certify that on the 14th day
of April , 18S7 , we saw the cedar and lead
coffins which contain the remains of Abra
ham Lincoln opened in our presence in the
memorial hall of the monument. The re
mains were somewhat shrunken , but the
features were quite natural aud we could
readily recogn ze them as the features of
the former illustrious president of our na
tion and that they are his remains , and
that they were again repealed in his said
coffin and deposited in the vault beneath
the floor of the catacomb in our presence.
( Signed ) James C. Coxki.ixg.
Geo. N. Black ,
Lincoln Dubois ,
Ozias N. Hatch ,
John W. Burnt ,
CnnisToi'HEit C Brown.
Dated this 1-1 th day of April. 1887.
In their last renting place , secure from all
sacrilege , to-dav lie the remains of Abra
ham Lincoln , who died "with malice to
ward none , with charity for all. "
ACTION OF TRUNK LINES.
New York dispatch : The World of to
morrow will say : The general passenger
agents of trunk lines held a meeting , at
which Commissioner Pierson presided aud
at which C. K. Lord , general passenger
agent of the Baltimore tfc Ohio road , was
present with all other general agents. The
meeting lasted until late in the afternoon
and resulted in the Baltimore & Ohio
agreeing to act with other trunk lines. Its
representative promised to order tickets
of obstinate western roads off sale to-mor
row morning and after that no tickets can
be purchased at any of the trunk lines ,
agencies or offices via the Chicago < fe Alton ;
Chicago , Rock Island it Pacific ; Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy ; Wabash , St. Louis fc
Pacific ; Missouri Pacific ; Denver & Rio
Grande ; Illinois Central ; Indianapolis ,
Bloomington & Western , and a few other
lines.
MURDER QUICKLY AVENGED.
Fottsboro , Tex. , April 14. John Christ
ian , brother of James Christian , who was
killed a few days ago , org.mized a posse of
from 12 to 13 men to hunt the murderers down ,
and ran on them last night. Alexander
Duzau and Steve Russell , th two men who
killed Christian and Lutterell. were killed ,
making four lives lo-t , and the end is not yet.
The whisky po 1 has purchased the capacity
of the International distillery at Des Moines
for $89,000 per annum , parable In monthly in
stallments. Mr. Kidd will discharge 135 men ,
and close hd on Mav IS.
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MR. rOWDERT.Y'S POSITION. . ,
He Defines IVs Attitude in Regard lo Knightly
Questions.
Philadelphia special : Tho Journal of
United Labor contains a long article by
Powderly. Referring to the intentions ot
the Knights ot Lnbor'Mr. Powderly will
say : "Tho Knights ot Labor need not go j.
away from homo to get'issues' to advocate. I
They have a declaration of principles , any- i
one of which , if carried out , would materi- I
ally advance tho welfaro ot tho human fam
ily. Take this fourth section of our plat
form , for instance , 'That public lauds , tho
heritage of tho people , bo reserved fc.r act- |
ual settlers ; not another aero for railroads
or speculators , and that all lands now held 1
for speculative purposes to be taxed to I
their full value. ' Tho latter clause cspeci- I
ally would materially lesson tho tax rate in I
nearly overy municipality in tho county by ]
making it unprofitable to build. * A grad- I
uatcd income tax , ' which is the thirteenth I
article of our faith , would more equitably I
divido the burdens ol taxation. 'Doing I
away with banks of issue , ' is the third im- II
portnnt plank , a question which will soon .11
have to be met , for tho rapid payment of | I
government bonds will induce issuers ot I
illogical and expensive national bank cur- ' , I
rency to ask congressional sanction tor I
some other means of keeping hold of this j I
source ol income ; and last but nntloast , is 1
a matter of vital importance to free gov- I
eminent : 'State ownership of railroads , ' I
telegraph and the like , ot the moans of i I
transporting intelligence , passengers and I
froight. ' On this point , tho knights speak I
with no uncertain sound. " ' I
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1HE INTER-STATE COMMISSION. I
Washington special : Tho inter-state 1
commission moved to its permanent I
headquarters on llif fifth floor of the I
Baltimore Sun building this afternoon. A I
vory large number of petitions wero re- I
ceived to-day from the manngers , players f I
and employes of the various theatres I
and theatrical comhm.it ions through-
out the country , pr.iying that tho I
commissioners permit tho railroads I
to make such rates for the trauspor- I
tation of companies and baggage as the
roads should see lit , for parties ot not less I
than ten persons , traveling together on one
ticket to the same destination. Under the
new law none but the very highest class of I
companies can exist. Tho intermediate
class , consisting of from fifteen to fifty peo- I
pie can not exist and meet expenses under -
the new law. It simply means aunihila- { m
tion Tor this class. ' I
The commission has replied to these pe- • I
titions to the effect that it cannot'dictate I
to the railroads wiiat policy they should jH
pursue. The commissioners say that no jH
point was presented in theso petitions over > H
which they had jurisdiction. 'H
A communication has been received by '
the commission from the executive com- lU
mittee of the Chicago freight bureau IH
protesting against the suspension of JH
the long and short haul feature , | H
especially as affecting the ter- §
ritory north of the Ohio and east of the JH
Mississippi rivers , excepting on the Pacific jH
, coast traffic. Various reasons arc alleged H
for the association's belief that the law H
without such suspension would be not only HJ
best for the country at large , but for the HJ
future successful operation of the law in HJ
the territory named. H
TOO MUCH HARD STUDY. , H
Norfolk ( Va. ) special : When the Btate § fl
room of the steamer Virginia , from Balti- JH
more to Norfolk , occupied last night by * H
Robert W Gatewood. was opened at 9 fiH
o'clock this morning , his body was found ; H
in bed with a pistol ball in his brain. The H
svidonce before the coroner showed that he H
committed suicide after leaving Old Point HJ
this morning. Young Gatewood was a sou HJ
of Rev. Robert Gatewood , of this city , and HJ
was twenty-five years o * age. He was a HJ
graduate from Annapolis , with high honors ; HJ
as cadet engineer , made one cruise and re. - HJ
signed ; studied and taught physics and H
electricity at John Hopkins' university. HJ
At the time of his death lie was fourth as r H
sistant examiner in the division of steam I H
engineering of the patent office at Washing- H
ton. His mind , which wns uncommonly H
brilliant , had become unbalanced by in- H
tense study and writing. He left a letter H
which showed that he imagined himself pur- f HJ
sued by demons and chose death as the 5 H
only escape from them. | H
NEW NOTES MUTILATED. ' I
Washington , D. C. , April 14. There was | H
received at the United States treasury to-day \ HJ
for redemption a package of perfectly new HJ
United States notes of small denomination to H
the amount of SI,00 ( , which were muulated HJ
by having a hole punched through them , H
through which a cord had been p sed and HJ
then sealed. The package was sent by ex- HJ
press by a national bank in Texas aud the HJ
mutilation was evidently intended as an ad- HJ
ditional safeguard in transportation. This is HJ
said to be the practice of many southern ex- HJ
press companies in the transportation of HJ
monev to the treasury for redemption , hut the HJ
present is the first instance where new uuin- HJ
jured notes had been treated in this way. It HJ
is not known whether these particular notes H ]
were mutilated by the bank or express com- HJ
pany , but it is thought at the department HJ
that it was done by the bank to secure ex- HJ
change on New York at the expense of the H ]
government. Acting Treasurer Whelplcy re- , HJ
fu.-ed to receive the notes and directed their i HJ
return to the bank at its expense with a state- HJ
ment that such mutilation was considered a HJ
violation of law and would not he permitted HJ
by the department. HJ
HANGED IN A COGRZ ROOM.
Union Citv , Tenn. , April 14. Last Sun- HJ
day evening John Thomas , a young married . H
negro , committed a brutal assultou a little lfl
white girl and then fled. He was captured at | HJ
Humboldt Tuesday and brought hack. HJ
At the preliminary trial yesterday the negio HJ
failed to secure a lawyer , but introducing sev- HJ
al witnesses in a vain attempt to prove au HJ
alibi , when the child with her grief-stricken HJ
lcther and mother appeared , and trave her HJ
testimony , which was clear and couvicing. HJ
A voice in the audience called out , "that's 'HJ
euomrh , " and in au instant the oiliecrs were HJ
overpowered. The negro was then seized , a HJ
rope placed around his neck , and over a beam HJ
in the court room , and a hundred hands drew HJ
him to death. HJ
The body hnng for one hour and was then HJ
cut down , and the coroner's jury returned a HJ
verdict to the effect that "Deceased came to HJ
his death by hanging at the hands of parties fc HJ
unknown , " a3 it was Impossible to find wit- HJ
cesses to testify as to who they were. HJ
THE DRO UGHT IN TEXAS. H
Galveston dispatch : The last week has H
been one of expectancy and disappoint- HJ
ment to the people of Texas. No raina of
any consequence have fallen throughout HJ
this immense area now suffering from HJ
drought. Dispatches and letters to the HJ
Galveston News , San Antonio Express and HJ
other papers of the state , continue to de- HJ
tail the wide Bpread and threatening char- HJ
acter or the drought , the severity of which _ v HJ
has preceptibly increased since the last re- \ H
port. The drought now extends from the t
far west grazing lands across the state for 't H
a distance of 800 miles into the pins '
regions bordering on Louisiana , but de-
crease3 in severity as it approached the '
prairies , from which section complaints are HJ
ot recent date. The wholesale houses of ' HJ
thi3 city are calling their drummers off the HJ
road , as country merchants refuse to buy HJ
pending the uncertainty of the crop out- HJ
look. HJ