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THE OMAHA ' DAILY BEE. < \ : NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNffiNG , MARCH 10 , 1800. NUMBER 250 , BOOMERANG TO DEMOCRATS , The Grangers Take Tholr Love for Lnrraboo Too Seriously. FLOOD OF ANTI-MONOPOLY B LLS Corporation C < i | > pora Unzotl nt the Turn of Affairs A HIM to Amend tlic lin\v HulattiiK to the Col lection of Notcn. Tlio Jown Legislature. DBS MOISEB , la. . March 8. ( Special to TUB UBK.J Tbo deuioeratio members of.tho legislature are heartily wishing they had never countenanced or given encouragement to the Larrabco boom for United JStatcs sen ator. The grangers In the back townships honestly thought the democrats wuro In car- nest in their attempt to elect Lnrrabeo and defeat Allison , and in drawing up their peti tions they wcro especially emphatic In pledging themselves to hold each member personally responsible for his vote on this question und In tbo declaration that they never would support any member who failed to carry out tnelr wishes In respect to the Bcnntorsblp. The petitions were primarily Intended to disorganize the republicans and Induce some of the radicals to bolt the caucus , but they have proved n veritable boomerang and re acted upon the democrats In a manner that makes thorn very weary. The democratic senatorial caucus was anything but serene and lovoiy , several members , owing to their ' 'peculiar situa tion , " publicly declining to tnku pirt. Thu railroad clement led by Senator 13ol- tor , the well known corporation lawyer of Harrison , were In favor of complimenting S. L , Ucstow of Charlton , the defeated can didate for lieutenant governor , with the empty honor of a nomination , while the con servatives favored Judge Whiting of Monona and thu radicals advocated the nom ination of Lurrahoo. The result gave Hos- tow 34 , Whltlng5 and Larrabeo 7. The Lar- rulieo supporters were : Senators Mattoon ot Fayotto , Larrabeo'a homo county ; Wolfe of Clinton and Hayless of Clayton , and Rep resentatives Russell of Adams , Gatesof Floyd , Graesor of Ida and Estea of Fre mont. Tno rural democrats In Adams , Floyd and Ida had worked themselves up to such a pitch of enthusiasm for Larraboo that their representatives were literally loresd to bolt ( heir caucus nominee and record their votes for Larraboo in the convention , much to the disgust of'.he old line bourbons , who con tended that those petitions wcra only in tended to offecl the votes of the republican members. The lower house has hocu literally swept off itR feet by the number and character of anti-monopoly bills Introduced lu that body. The corporation coppers seem to bo com pletely dozed at the turn of affairs and have apparently lost their grip on legislation. Possibly they are relying on having a safe and conservative occupant of the governor's chair who will put a veto on all bills ot this character. On the railroad question bills linvo beer. Introduced empowering the board of commissioners to make joint rates on con necting lines ; to reduce passenger faro to U cents per mlle : to make all mileage books peed until used ; to prohibit railways from charging the cost ot uniforms , punches and supplies to their employes ; ro abolish thu car steve ; to prevent t'ao ' blacklisting of employes , and to prohibit voting aid to rail- roadn. Insurance matters are also being looked after by the vigilant legislators. Dills are pending nine in number to enact a valued policy law , also to abolish boards of compact and all agreements relating cither to basis of valuation or rates among agents. Insurance companies are also included by implication in a swooping trust bill k.vro- ducod in the senate by Hnncliotl and Harsh , which ombrai'os the main features of the Mis souri law against "trusts , " and provides lor the revocation of the charters of all corpora tions winch enter Into any combination "in restraint of trade. " ' 1 ho system of taxation is also getting a vigorous shaking up. Taylor of Davis bus introduced in the senate - ate a bill providing that railroad property shall hereafter bo assessed by local assessors instead of by the state board , and bills are pending to tax "money and money credits" hu snino as other property , to tax mortgages as real estate and to list for purposes of tax ation the "caudal stock" of banks. The Bchool book question Is not being nng- locted by any means. Moro than a dozen bills are on the lllea providing for state uni formity of text books to bo published by the lowest bidder. A powerful lobby Is being organized to defeat this movement. Their efforts are being concentrated in the senate as the lower house is entirely beyond tholr control. Among the other bills of an anti-monopoly character demanded by the farmers' alliance and which are now pending , Is n bill repeal ing the "Innocent purchaser clausb" In the law rotating to notes , BO that promissory notes obtained by fraud can not bo collected by third parties. The grangers in the house take kindly to this bill , but thn lawyers In the sonatu profess to fear It will "upaot all commercial transactions , " and the fate of the measure is uncurtain. the Wood with Dynnmito. CITV , la , , March " . [ Special Tele gram lo THE Uuu.j A diabolical crlmo has just been unearthed at Shoftlold , near hero. Parties unknown charged three sticks of etovu wood with dynamite nud put thorn in A. Dayloy's wood pllo , intending to destroy his lifo and that of his family. Fortunately Davley noticed that onu of thu sticks of woDd had been tampered with , and upon investi gation discovered tbo facts , as above stated. The charges were largo enough to have done great damage had they exploded , as was the evident intention of the perpetrator of the diabolic scheme. A Doripnrutu Juvenile. DALLAS Tex. , March 0. Dallas can boast ol thu youngest criminal In the United States , Carl Whltu. Carl Is eight years old and his parents nro very respectable people. This afternoon the boy was standing at the corner ot Harwood and Mam streets whim another boy , Leopold Hollmnn , not moro than ton years old , the son of a Hebrew merchant , passed along , a big Newfoundland dog fol lowing him , Tno dog growled ut Carl and young Holluian called tothobrutu : "Slo him. Tlgu. " The eight-year-old kid drew his knlfo and flow at Uolluiun , stabbing him four times , oncu In the nock und three times in the back , indicting frightful ( rashes. At llrst It was thought thi.t the wounded boy would dlo , but the surgeons are now hopeful that ho would pull through. Thu parents of White surrendered him to the police this evcnlt'g , but ho will not bo locked up. Krciioli 1'Jloctlons. PAUIS , March 0. Elections were hold In n number of districts today for members of the chamber of deputies. In the First dis trict of Teutons , Loyguo , radical and socialist , was oloctcd. In the Second district another ballot will bo necessary. Loroau , who was unseated toe- Glen , In ro-olectcd , receiving 7.1U3 , ugalust 7.S24 for Portalls. Ilnnucit llordnll'tvlth A lliiiilkorohlor. NoiwiSTOWX , Pa. , March 0. [ Special Telegram to TUB UEE.J Auulo Chomo , when \\n Indicted with John Kondorohch for tbo murder of her husband , John Chomo , at Pottstown last November , committed euloldo In her cell today by hanging herself with n silk handkerchief. The keeper's attention was attracted by the cries of her three- months-old child. KcudroucU's trial commenced on Thurs day and ho was acquitted yesterday. After his acquittal the woman became very melan choly and before being token from the court room cried out , "ma hang , mo hang. " Shortly before she committed the deed she had her babe In her arms singing to it. AN INDIAN IJAl'TIjK. Son con mid 1'nwnoo School Hey * nt Ijiwrnnce , linn. , Dcolnru Wnr. L-AmiKNCE , Kan. , Mnroh 0 Late last evening Henry Frederick , n Sioux Indian boy , and Sam Wilson , a Pawnee , both pu pils nt Haskoll Institute , the government Indian school located scar hero , quarreled ever n trinng-mnttcr , Wilson striking Fred- crick with an Iron poker. Frank Lofland , a crippled Seneca boy , stopped between them to atop the fight when Wilson also struck him. Lofland then went the boys' building and secured a largo Smith & Wesson re volver. Whllo coming down stairs ho saw Wilson waiting for him with a pokor. When Lofland reached the hall Wilson struck nt htm with the poker. The nolso attracted the attention of tbo matron of the boys' building , Mrs. Lutkins , who stepped in bo- twuen the principals. She partly succeeded In stopping the fight , but , notwithstanding her presence , Lolland pointed the revolver at Wilson , saying : "Look out , Doys , I am going to shoot. " Ho fired two shots at Wil son , both buliets missing their mark and em bedding themselves in the wall opposite. Mrs. Lutkins then grabbed Lofland , and bad partly succeeded in getting him out of the building when ho 11 rod another shot at Wilson , which also missed its mark. She finally succeeded in taking him away from ttio building. The boys of the two tribes , Scnecas and Pawnees , armed themselves with olstols , knives , clubs and stones , and began a regular battle. The cmuloyos of thu school finally succeeded in stopping the quarrel , but not before several shots were llred. The Sonecas greatly outnumber the Pawnees , and had It not been for the sheriff being sent for and taking Wilson to the county jail ho would probably have boon killed. Wilson Is a hard character , and this Is not the first trouble ho lias had In the school Not long ago ho slapped ono of the teachers in the face. Ho objected strongly to being placed In jail , and it took tbreo men to placu him behind the bars. Superintend ent Mescrvo Is at present In the Indian Ter ritory , and Chief Clerk Henry Kostcr is in olmrgo of the school.jAn extra guard hasjuocn placed at the school. The feeling among tlio Senecas and Pawnees Is still very bitter. The possession of firearms Is forbidden by tbo rules. KOY.vlj PAIlblJIONY. Her Majesty of Great flrltnln Dickcr- lni > With ArtlU.s. LONDON , March 9. Her majesty Is In trouble with th ? artists. There Is n differ ence as to the prlcu agreed upon with the painter Auzolia , who is painting the royal portrait for the Prussian regiment of which she Is honorary colonel , and imputations of chronic parsimony have boon made In several art publications. The Gorman warriors , however , will not bo deprived of the oppor tunity of gathering inspiration and valor from the sight of tholr doughty commander's feature's , us the affair , it is understood , has been settled. A more serious cause for royal sv rath hns arisen from the solicitude felt , not only by English painters , but artists throughout tbo world , for the safety of the works of art nt Hampton court. The old palucothoro is used us an asylum for de cayed members of the aristocracy whoso pauperism is mitigated by certain at tentions duo to their former btato. A short whtlo.ngo a tire was discovered in the venerable - orablo pllo in time to save it from the fate of the IJclgian palace of Lackoy. A similar accident is likely to occur at any time whllo it remains tenanted by a swarm of helpless old ladies , a number of whom are of unsound mind and for whoso convenience ilros have to bo kept un In the living rooms the year around. Sir Frederick Leighton pointed out the danger some years ago , and now Alma Tadoma und ether artists of note have joined In demanding that the art treasures there bo secured against such a possible calamity. Her majesty Is Indignant at the suggestion that the palace , perfectly defenseless against lire , shall bo vacated by its reduced gentry , and possibly In her secret liuind thinks them entitled to moro consideration than all the paintings In existence , but there is little doudt that a calamity llko that which is now feared must bo prevented , no matter at what disregard of royal and aristocratic feelings. A SKNSATiONAti KIDNAPPING. A Child Torn From Its Mother's Arms Whllo nil a. Train. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , March 9. Passen gers on the south-bound International and Groal Northern train report a sensational kidnapping , which occurred at San Marcos , fifty miles from here. Just before the train pulled out it was boarded bv u handsomely dressed woman , apparently twenty-five years of ago , and dolicalo in appearance , who had with her n llttlo girl thrco years old. She had scarcely become seated before fore two men , carrying six-shooters , entered the coach , looked around , discovered the woman , and , rushing at her , tore the child from her arms and jumped from the stops as the train started. Tbo mother dropped her parcels and pocketbook and , rushing to thu door , sprang off in pur-v suit. Thu conductor was informed of the occurrence when his train bad run a few hundred yards , and backed to the depot. The lady was found pacing tbo platform In an utterly distressed condition and crying pltoously for her child. She refused to re turn to thu train , could glvo no orders con cerning the disposition of her baggage and was , In fact , crazed by her grief. The men had horses hitched near , and immediately redo oil toward the mountains , It Is under stood that one of them was the husband of the woman ; that she had been separated from him , and that the court had awarded her the custody of the child. Up to latest advices no pursuit had boon organized. A SinnllU'JUit Knvor. Bciti.ix , March 9. To mark the annivers ary of the death of his father Emperor Wil liam I , thu emperor today sent to von Hootti- cher , minister of tbo interior , the decoration ot the order of the Black Eaglo. Accom panying the decoration was a letter writtun by thu emperor , in which he associates the honor with the memory of the late emperor , to whom hu refers as thu power of the social reform movement , which ho says ho has ru- solved to pursue with all persistence. In his efforts to carry out the desired reform the emperor savs ho has found von Hootti- cher his main supporter. The incident U much remarked in connection with the rumors that von Uoottlchor will succeed His- marek. _ _ AMsnultuiI by NocroiH , CHATTANOOGA. Teun. , March 9. Mrs , Grimes , tbo wife of a poor farmer living near Copenhagen , was found by her husuand with her clothes burned from her body. She stated that she had been assaulted by two negroes , who then wrapped her In a quilt and sot in on fire. Sao gave birth to a dead child and has since died in horrible agony. Two negroes wcro caught but proved an alibi and were released. It Is thought poi- slblo that the woman. In a tit of lunacy , injured herself , us she lived unhappily and In a poverty-stricken condition with her husband. _ Chnrga n I'nstor With ISmb'ztlonnnt. ST. JOSKHI , Mo , , March 9. The elders of thu Methodist conference of this district are in a state of excitement owing to the course of the Rev , J , F. Dobba , until recently pas tor of St. Paul's mission In this city. The Hov. Dobbs has been active in church work In thl * city for the last ten years , and has built , by his efforts , two churches m St. Joseph. The minister charged with cra- bozzlomcnt ot funds belonging to the church , false representations concerning the finan cial affairs of the cnurch , and conduct unbe coming a Christian. A month ago the Hov. Dobbs announced that ho had renounced the Methodist creed and seceded to the Con gregational fold , and was recently Installed as pastor of a small congregation of that faith at Cameron , It now transpires that his withdrawn ! from the Methodist confer ence followed a compulsory resignation from tils Methodist charge. The accused was in terviewed today , but refused to tnnko. any statement beyond n claim that money used by him was due him from the church , and ho appropriated thu missionary fund to bis own uso. THE : Financial Transaction } of the Coun try Torino Pn t Week. BOSTON , March 9. ( Special Telegram to TUB BEE. 1 The following table , compiled from dispatches from the managers of the clearing houses In the cities named , shows the gross exchanges for last week , with the rates per cent of increase or decrease as against the similar amounts for the corresponding spending week In ISS'J. CITIES. CLEAttlNOS. New YorK . 5.4 lloston . te.iH7.aw Ci.8 i'hllndelpnla . 7o.wo.ir.5 ) 15.7 Cnicauo . . . 711.U I.UOO 17.4 St. Loins . 15.8 Ilattlnioro . 33.1 Plttsburg . 1I.1IW.410 aj.i Han l-'riuiUsco . 9.7 Now Orleans . 5J.7 Cincinnati . 12.&W..1V ) 12.0 Loulsvlllo . H.70J.IOO 14 Kansas City . S,8v'4 , ! J 11.8 Milwaukee . 4.UUtSO)0 3.1 1'rovlilenco . 4,877.800 0.0 Detroit . 30.3 Denver . . . 41.0 Omnha. . . . ' . J , 079 , 511 Cleveland. . 4.78J.774 St. Paul . 13.0 Minneapolis . 11.0 . , 160.8 Memphis. . tllU,741 ; 4.U Indianapolis . A'iiiM7 : 7.0 Columbus . Z.'J2I.UOO SO. 5 Hartford. . , . 3.J.2 Dnlntli . 40.8 Galveston . 1.4IW.81 ! ) 12.6 Richmond . J.7W.1H 21.4 Tort Worth . 3,18.,4 1 175.2 I'eorla . 1.U.II.37I st Josopn . ] ,707ira Washington . ro.7 Sprlutrtleld . in.4 New Haven . , . in.2 Portland. Mo . 1,178,139 12.8 Worcester. ! . 1,03,4SJ I'-.O Wilmington . 8r > .4in 10.8 Norfolt . 7IK.,7tH 13 C Wichita . 741.771 ! 3.0 Sioux < Mty . PH.741 70.4 Syracuse . 727.U03 1.3 Lou oil . tOJS.871 1.5 ( Irand Itaoids. . 73I.5SI 22.6 Los Angules . , . 18.1 Ut" ) il olnes . , KO. 8 New Hertford . . , 3Sf ) , 8' ' t .2 Lincoln , Neb . . . . . . . fi7i.an 4.8 Lexington , Ky . f > 44.7l.- > 4.2 TopeKa . sr.v-'ro 10.0 Tncoma . 749'Wil 101. ' Montreal . 7.7H4.CK ! 0.3 Iluiralo . 7.820,1)1. ) Seattle . ] ,20.,378 'Hnlir.ix , N. a . 1. 118,010 * Illrmingnam . . . . * l'ortland , Ore . , 'Chattanooga . 531.100 Total . J1.143.WWO 8.3 Outside New York 12.2 Notmcludeil lu totals. No clearing houao at this tlino lastly oar. DUNOU.VOEO XilldUt PATHUU. A. Sensational Incident In Connection with a iluuons Corpus Onso. ST. Louis. Mo. , March 9. A very pathetic scene , and ono that came near precipitating a small sized riot , occurred at the court house yesterday in connection with the habeas cor pus case of John J. Gray to recover posses sion of his two children , Mary and Sarah , aged twelve and ton respectively , alleged to bo restrained of their liberty by their ma ternal grandmother , Mrs. Sarah McClothlln , at her residence , No. 2J17 Carr street. It appeared that the children had been loft with tholr grandmother upon the death of their mother several years ago , who had reared and educated them. They became so at tached to her that when their father wanted to transfer them to his sister , Jessie F. Gray , they refused to go , and their grandmother Is supposed to have encouraged them in their refusal. The father , with P. W. Fauntloroy , then applied to the circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus for their custody. Mr. S. S. Bass was engaged by Mrs. McClothlln to look after her Interests. When the case was called before Judge Valliant yesterday Mr. Uass stated that Mrs. McClothlin had said that she had no legal defense to make , and that the only thing that the court could do would bo to turn the children ever to tbo father. Ho asked that the court request ot Gray that ho allow the grandmother some latitude about visiting the children and deal with the chil dren and their grandmother an leniently as possible. The judge then directed that the children bo turned over to thn father. The two children , remarkably Drigbt little girls , wore then informed that the court had de cided that tlioy must go with their father. It was then perceived that thov had no af fection for him , for they both declared they would not go with him. "I will die before I will go to him , " said the elder , who , with her younger sister , clung to her grandnfother. "Ho has not boon kind to us ; ho has done nothing for us ; my mother worked and cared for us In her life time , and since her death grandma has cared for us. Ho never oven bought us a stitch of clothing , " The cries and sobs of the two children had by this tlino attracted quite a crowd In the court room , all of whom sympathized with the children , as it was apparent that from some cause they had lost all affection for tholr father. " 1 know what he wants , " said ono of the girls , "ho wants to send us to Aunt Jessie , bis sister. She never wa kind to us. She never aid anything for us. She only wants us to nmuu ua work forher. . Ho is going to send us out of the city. " The children refused po romp to rally to go with their father In fact , they refused to recognize or speak to him , but clung to tholr grandmother. AS It was evident they would not go with their father voluntarily , the services of two deputy sheriffs Uodan ana Mahlln were brought Into requisition. After the exhaustion of all their persuasive powers the deputies were compelled to re sort to force. Ono took the oldest ana the ottior thn youngest child and carried thorn from the court room , the children resisting with all tholr power und crying for assist ance. ' "Grandmother , grandmother , " cried each one of them as if their hearts wcro break ing.Tho The grandmother , a vonoraolo and re spectable looking old lady , stood by , but cjuld offer no assistance , al'.hough the toara rolled down her cheoKs. Jcaso Gray , a sister - tor of the father of the children , in whoso custody It is Hold the chlldrnn will bo placed , who had been present , disappeared at this Juncture. The deputy sheriffs literally dragged the children from the court room to tbo sidewalk on Chestnut street , where there was a carriage in wultini. ' . the little ones struggling and fighting all the way. The crowd nt this time had Increased , and threatened violence to Gray , who only es caped by getting upon the box of the car- > \age nmld hUscs. and boots of dissapproba lion. The little ones wcra hustled Into the carriage by the two deputies , ono of the llt tlo girls kicking the glass out of tbo door. The deputies aluo occupied places in the car riages. Tbo vehicle was driven to Weaver's hotel on Pine street , between Ninth and Tenth streets , and there the father and Jos- slo Gray , his sister , took possession of them and took them Into the building. It is said that Jessie Gray loft the city last evening with them for Adalrvlllo , 111. The children , who are beautiful llttlo girls , boar the Im press of good raising and possess more than ordinary Intelligence for children of their ago. Their father u a roaduiau In the employ ploy of the Llndcll railway company. STATUS OF THE if ARIFF BILL Sujar , Stool Rail and Wool Mon Quarreling. THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION. It Promised to Mnkcsplilns Ijlvcly In CoiiRross A'lnlt of the Inter state Commerce Com mission ! tr trI I WASHINGTON HtmBAUTitB OMUU USB , 513 FouiiTBESTit STIIKBT , WABIHNOTOX. D. C. . March 9 , Tomorrow is the 10th of March , the third date sot by the committee on ways ana moans for reporting a tarlft bill to the house , but the republican majority scorn to bo as far apart now us they were on the 1st of February or the 23th of February , when llko promises were made " The bill was partially completed four week"ago with the exception of three Items on which the republicans split sugar , wool and stoo ) rnili. During the last three weeks it has been found use less for the commlttoo to moot , and the members have not boon called together dur ing that tlmo , They gather in knots of two or thrco or four at the apartments of Mr. MolCinloy Or elsewhere and talk over tnolr differences , out nobody will yield and the disposition of the members of the house who ; want some sort of tariff revision Is to call a caucus and Instruct the committee what to report. The fight seems to bo betwocn tbo west and the east. Taku stool rolls , -for example. The western men , Gear of Iowa , La Follltto of Wisconsin and Burrows of Michigan , want the duty cut down to $10 a ton , whllo Balno of Pennsylvania , McKinley of Ohio and Payne of New York are unwilling to reduce It below $13 , although It is probable that they will iigroa to Sl'J.50 , which will bo a re duction of about 80 pur cent. The aamo Is the case with wool. The carpet manufac turers want a substantial reduction in tbo duties on coarse wonl from South Amer ica , and demand it upon the ground that such varieties are not produced in the United States and there is therefore no protection : but the wool growers , headed by Columbus Delano of Ohio , ngreo that If carpet wools nro ad mitted free or at a reduced rate of duty the manufacturers of clothing will use them to adulterate line wool nud the Merino sheep will suffer. The western men also want some concessions on blankets and wearing apparels , which the wool growers will not concede , but sugar is the ; most difllcult item In the whole list , upon whlcti there are as many views as there are members of the committee. Burrows , Lnfolbtto and Gear , want the duty removed. Other members aslc a cut of 75 , or GO , or 50 , Or10 , or 30 per cent , whllo some do npt Want the present duty disturbed because of the very largo appropriations that are being made and proposed at tuts session , and which ere liable to leave the treasury without u surplus. The proposition to pay a bounty on domestic sugar has been aban doned as impracticable. It is most likely that the committee will agree to a cut of 40 or 50 per cent without U bounty , but there Is no immediate prospect of getting the bill to the house and the chances of tariff legisla tion are growing less. , In fact , many mflu- cntial'republicans aroraudld enough to say that they do not care whc hpr iTbTll is passed or not. because if the pension legislation that has been marked out for the session is successful it 'will becom'o necessary to im pose taxes instead of removing them. On the'other band , most of tbo loaders Insist that the republican party is pledged to a re duction of taxation and a revision of the tariff and can not go before the country without making a record on this subject. THE IMMimiATION QUESTION1. There is going to bo some lively times In congress ever the immigration question. The senate committee on immigration , headed by Mr. Chandler , will make an Investigation of tbo operation of the immigration laws , and it may bo joined by the house committee , of which Mr. Owen of Indiana Is chairman. The dsmocrats are contending that the ob ject of the Investigation is to make partisan capital out of the late management of Castle Garden Dy showing that it has been con ducted in the interest of the democratic party through the Now York board of immi gration. The real object of the inquiry is to secure information wnieh will enable tbo two conitnltteoe In congress to arrive at a proper conclusion as to the best methods of separating the undesirable from the desir able Immigrants. The proposition to insti tute consular Investigations requiring immi grants before embarking for this' country to prove good character and proper Intentions in the presence of United States consuls is not acceptable and could'not-bo adopted be cause It Is found upon research to bo Imprac ticable. Ttio laok of familiarity of United States consuls with foreign languages and the sacrifices which would have to bo under gone by indigent persons in traveling to posts of consuls and making the necessary proofs are ttio bars against this proposition. It has been suggested that the duty of deter mining who shall bo admitted as immigrants shall bo Imposed upon the federal ofllcors either nt the ports of embarkation or entry and this moots with favor. A number of persons interested In the subject are to bo heard bv tbo senatu and house committees beginning this week. The prospects are that legislation will bo considerably delayed by the investigations and hearings. The subject of immigration Is ono of the most vitally Important , of the many important questions now before congress. There Is a fooling that something musfbo done to bar out the anarchists , nihilists , communists , organ grinders , paupers and other undesira ble characters. At the same time , it is not desired to place any hindrance In the way of those who want to become good citizens and who are doing und have donu HO much to im prove our country and society. HlU'KllllED TO HCOItKTAIlY XOI1LR. The Paddock bill to relieve the purchasers of lands on the Otoo and Mtssourla reserva tion by rebating to settlers the difference be tween the appraised valuation and the price paid bus boon referred by tbo committee on public lands to the secretary of the Interior. Yesterday the senator hdrt'nn Interview with the secretary and urged , a favorable report on the ground that the h jitters are unabla to meet their payments pri-tho sales made at the absurdly nigh priouupf the auction. It is believed that if the corjuent of the Indians can be secured to the redaction the interior department will not objept , as under existing circumstances long delays and expensive litigation would - rciulU whllo prompt payment would bo certainly made with the ohango ' uskod , There Is reason to hollovo that the Indians for their own interest will consent to the proposition , 1NTBIISTATE CO fMITTEK. Senator Paddock , In alone interview with the interstate commerce commission yester day relative to the conditions oxisltlng in Nebraska and thu west due to high long-haul rates , presented very earnestly the cases of the farmers unabla tonaruot their crops and urged a full and complota Investigation Ha asked Commissioners Morrison and Voa- * oy , who will maka the Investigation , to visit Omaha , Lincoln and Hastings und not to confine tholr Inquiries to any ono city. It U suggested thai it will be well for the boards of trade to show tbo commissioners somu attention when they arrive. noiiBitT o. iiLAixn. Mr. Hobart "Q. Ulalno , whoso dangerous illness with pneumonia caused apprehensions that ho would dia at about thu tlmo his ncphcwi Walker Ulalno died , is now conval escent. Fpr some tiuio past Mr. Ulalno has been the curator of the department of agri culture , but Secretary IluiK has promoted him to a moro Important and ut the same moro pleasant poxltion as superintendent of quarantine stations in connection with tbo bureau of animal Industry under the depart ment of agriculture. There ore as yet only thrco of thosa stations , namely. Littleton , uear Uostou ; GartlolJ , N. J. , and Ualtimoro. U is expected several additional station ! ) will shortly bo established , ono of which will bo on or near our northern border. Mr. lllnino , who Is a brother to Secretary Ulalno , will make his first tour of Inspection In about a fortnight. riUVATB LEGISLATION. " Thcro will bo no wholesale private legis lation In th > s congress , " said Representative Howcll of Illinois , ono of the the brightest and oldest republican members and chair man of the committee on elections , discus sing today the work which Is to bo done within the next four or five mouths. "Private legislation has become more burdensome , and I might add vicious , than nil things olsu In congress. I'rlvnto bills overshadow nil other measures , because they can summon greater energy and moro support than measures of a general character. ' I am in favor of the creation of n largo private bill committee , which shall have ab solute elementary control of all measures which name thu boncllcmrios of the net. Pri vate ponslon cases , war claims , private land propositions , Indian depredation claims , and every other kind of proposition to legislate In favor of individuals named mav bo under the control of this committee. The commit tee should bo composed of as many as Ufty members. It snould have a large committee room , suniclont to cnablo the committee to have full meetings , with clerks and sten ographers , and glvo accommodations to at torneys and claimants who wish to bo hoard for or against measures under consideration. This committee should conduct all debates upon private bills , and Its report to the house should bo final und conclusive. There should be none of those debates In the houso. They ought to bu conducted In this committee , iiy making the committee largo , composed of tbu strongust men in the house , and governed by the best man obtainable for chairman , better justice would bo done those who have claims before congress tbun could possibly bu received under the present sys tem , whore measures are given such cur- Bory consideration , and where just proposi tions are quite a3 Imoly to rccoivo adverse as favorable consideration. Measures reported from this big committee abould simply go to the house to receive formal action ana be come a matter of record. I think this would be far Hotter than the proposition to send all private measures to n court of claims , because the same process would bo bad with propositions coming from the claims as is had at present , and the same abuses would arise. " THE 03MI.VO CENSUS. Great interest is taken hero In the eleventh census. It is prooablo that the country as a whole docs not appreciate the importance of this work. During the , past decade the greatest advances have been made toward progress In the history of this country. The population and wealth have never Increased so rapidly. There have boon many new In dustries started , much foreign capital in vested , and our Interests have begun to assume world-wido proportions. Something of a true comprehension of the general conditions of the country may be ex pected when the returns are all in and thu superintendent makes his computations and prepares his syllabus. Wo will not only know how many paoplo wo have , what they u 711 , and have a good idea of what the future promises , by comparison , but wo will know what wo owe , what we produce , and what progress wo are making , compared with what wo have dono. An important disclosure as to the political and educational conditions of the country may be expected when the census has boon taken. Wo can then begin to figure as to re sults ut the presidential election in 1802 , as wo are to havo-a roapportiontnont of tne con gressional districts at tbo hands of this con gress , and consequently a roapportionmcnt of the electoral votes , which will mak > ; the most important influences possible In de termining the tide of political success na tionally. Talk of the result nationally is quite speculative till the roapportioument is mado. The question Is , what suctions of country will shoirTuo greatest gains in population i Southern men bore are confident that they will gain most , whllo the men from the west and northwest believe they will continue to show the greatest gains in the way of population , or course , the suction showing the greatest gains In popu lation will get the largest increase in con gressmen and consequently tbu largest gains in tbo electoral college , as the llrst forms the basis for the latter. Superintendent Pjytor , who has made a study of this problem , says the west and norttiwost will receive the largest accessions in the way of congressmen und electoral votes , as they have had the greatest portion of the immigration since the talcing of tlio tenth census. In any event the south Is much smaller in scope of territory than the west and northwest , and It Is reasonable to expect that the republicans will bo most benefited as a party. There is no doubt about tbu determination of tbo majority of this congress to the final action on the re- npportlonment before the 4th of March , 1891. tt is politics as well as justice to do so , ana if thu republicans full or neglect to do so it may bo the political as well as the business regret of their lives. THE AXTl-OKHKVMANDEU BILL. It is amusing to hoar the democrats In both houses of congress howl about the proposi tion to pass a bill proulding that the mem bers of the Fifty-second congress shall bo elected from the districts as they are now arranged n measure intended to anticipate tbo work of tbo Eleventh census and prevent the vicious gerrymandering of deuioeratio legislatures. Democrats hero contend that it would bo unjust to thu legislatures to interpose any interference with state's rights. They sav it would bo ranlc partisanship. The seces sionists fought out the state's rights section of this proposition over a quarter of a century ago and the country sat down upon It. So far as thu partisan politics is con cerned can it bo said that the aim of the leg islatures throughout the country in gerry mandering is anything else than politics ? What are states gerrymandered for ? Uid Is it any moro fair for a stale to gerrymander congressional dis tricts than it is for congress to prevent it ? Uoth legislative bodies are moved from the same motive. Is it possible for a legislature to have higher or purer political motives than congress ? or to go about politics from higher rights ? or to secure hotter results , looked at In any light ? If it Is fair , for political reasons , for a legislature to begin a gerrymander , wiiat objections can there bo to congress proceeding upan the same plat form ? Clearly the constitution of the United States gives congress absolute con trol of the election of congressmen and also the determination of thu boundaries of con gressional districts. Otherwise how could It bu possible for congress to determine the question of its own mo-nberahipl Other wise state courts or county or district re turning boards , county or district canvas sers , would say who was and who was not elected to congress. The anti-gerrymander bill should pass. It will affect the elections this fall and will leave the determination of boundaries of congressional districts to the result of the census , which must brlnj ; about a roappor- tionment. The congressmen elected this fall will sit in the llrst congress under the reapportionment , in any uvont , and their election should by governed by It. . A HI.KSSINO imusa'UBi : . It Is fortunate for the country that the re publican majority In the lower house of this congress Is very small. Quito all of the abuses which have prevailed In the enact' mont ot laws at the hands of congress tor many years have , on account of the narrow majority , boon cast aside , and it Is not llltaly that these reforms would have boon accom plished had ttio majority boon large and the control of the house easy. A great majority of thu bills passed by congress during the last ton or fifteen years have b(5en ( voted upon by a small majority. It has Dcon thu custom to pass private bills upon days specially fixed for that purpose , Friday bos been private bill day for many voars In congress , and Friday nights have been sot aside for pension meas ures. Tbo consideration of any character - actor of private measures is dull worlc , and only a small per cpnt of the members have been In the habit of attending the Fri day night sessions. During the na tthraoer fonr congresses ouo could sit In the house galleries on Friday or Friday night and sue scores of bills passed without a single aye or nay vote. And furthermore , a majority of tbo Friday night sessions were attended by [ not moro than fifteen or twenty members , I and I hnvo often scon scores of ponslon bill * passed on Friday night with less than fifteen members under the dome of the cn-itol , Certainly many measures _ - \ld got through under circumstances llki"1 Vo with out any real merit. Till * was onuiofacU which caused President Cleveland * * \bogin n personal examination of thobaseCT vato bills , which resulted In so mani It was not the fault of the measure , merits ; It wan the fault of members bolngprosont and giving proper conslr. to thu caeca In hand. There will bo vu bills paused by the lower home ot the llrst congress without a quorum presort there will not bo many measures ad with a full quorum of republicans presa ' ItUhD'S . SI'BAKCIl rilCCAUTION. In the senate restaurant the other day - . , attention was directed to the fact Unit Speaker Heed has taken extraordinary pro. cautions to keep in the city a majority of the house from thu rouubllcan side , and to sum mon thu republican members In the hall of thn house at a moment's notice. While taking luncheon I noticed two or three house pages running through the various rooms of the senate restaurant , out into the corridors riders , opening committee room doors , and keeping up for several minutes a frantic cry of "ayes and nays In the house , " "voto In the house , " "loll call In the house , " "tollers In the house , " and so on. Members engaged at their luncheon or lounging or participat ing In their congressional dutlos In counec. tion with the senate , were Instantly upon their feet and hurrying to the house. It has been customary to send pages throughout tbo house end of the capltol and summon members whenever there was an aye or nay vote , but It was Speaker Heed who Instituted the present method of sum moning members from all parts of the cap ltol , and oven sending pages to restaurants and hotels In the neighborhood whenever an aye and nay vote Is called , and it Is apparent that there Is an absence of a majority of re publican members. Tno republicans intend controlling the Fifty-first congress , anil have adopted a cede of rules which will give them absolutu con trol ; but they do not propose to do business on u minority basis , such as was demanded by tlio democrats when this congress was first organized. THE AHMT. Sergeant Franc Allen , troop 13 , Seventh cavalry , now with his troop at Fort Sill , I. T. , Is transferred as n private to troop li , Eighth cavalry and will bo sent to the sta tion ot that troop , Fort Mead , S. D. Commissary Sergeant Pfahlor will proceed without delay lo Fort Mead , S. D. , reporting upon his arrival to the commanding onlccr to relieve Commissary Sergeant John Lutz. 'Ihomas DoIIaro , company I , Sixteenth infantry , now with his company at Fort Douglas. Utah , Tor. , IB transferred ro light battery D , Fifth artillery , stationed at the same post. QLouIs Haas , company E , Thirtccth In fantry , now with his company at Little Hock barracks , is transferred to company F , Seventeenth Infantry , and will bo sent to tbo station of that company , Fort D A. Rus sell , Wyoming. By direction of the president the unex ecuted portions of the sentences imposed by a general court martial In the following cases are remitted : James McICenna , light battery D , Fifth artillery , July 20 , ISbl ) , de partment of the Platte. and C. W. Mo- Laugblin , light battery D , Fifth artillery , July 18 , 1SS9 , department of the Platto. Miscr.Li.A.sr.ous. The reception last evening of Miss Cynthia Cleveland of South Dakota to representa tives of the press attracted a largo number of callers to tlio Strathmiro Arms. Miss Cleveland was assisted in receiving by Miss Morgan , Mrs. PicKlor , Mrs. Mason and Mrs. I3elva Liockwood , while a largo number of the members of thu Woman's Press club wore doing active duty In entertaining the callers. Miss Cleveland wore a reception gown of whits faille with a petticoat of white brocaded velvet. Mrs. Plcklor were blaelclaco with tolao trimmings. Hoproson- tativti Pickler of South Dakota stood ut the door and made the introductions. Postmaster General \Vanamakor and wife , accompanied by Mrs. Harrison , Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mrs. McICco , will leave the city this week for a trip to Florida. They expect to bo absent about two weeks. Miss Susan E. Dye of Iowa , who last week resigned her position In the pension ofllco , is the daughter of General Dye , for merly major of pollco and chief of division in the oftlco. He is now in Coroa as Instructor of the Corcan army. Senator and Mrs. Moody of South Dakota have sot up housekeeping at 102 13 street , northeast. Mrs. Moo.ly's health has been so delicate during the winter that she has been unable to pay all the oflicial visits or return calls oxcuut lo a very limited extent and as she soon expects to return tn Dalota for the summer announces that she regrets her in ability to perform all her social duties , for she hits greatly enjoyed those she has found strength to accomplish. Mrs. Connell gave a very pretty luncheon" last week In honor of friends from the west. Senator and Mrs. Manderson will give a reception to Nebraskans on next Wednesday ovopulg. PBIUIY S. HEATH. CONOHESSlONAlT 1MIOGIIAMME. Senator IJolpli'H Commute Will He- nil mo. WASHINGTON' , March 0 Senator Dolnh's committee tomorrow resumes its" investi gation uudor oath of the members of the senate respecting tholr connection with the "leaks" and to report its discoveries. This may prcolpltaio another discussion similar to that of last week. So much time was taken up with that discussion that Hlalr's education bill was not disposed of , and it atill heads the calendar as unllnlshcd busi ness. A general feeling exists lu favor of closing the debate this week and to tnlto n vote on the bilf if possible. Stanford will offer u resolution tomorro w instructing thu lluanco committee to investi gate and report upon the expediency ami de sirability of. the government loaning money upon real estate mortgages at a nominal rate of Interest , 1 or 3 jvor cent per annum , retaining the right to call m a certain pro portion of the loans when the occasion do- inands. In the morning hours the Oklahoma town > Bite bill may bo considered and further progress - gross mndo in the execution of the order to dispose ot the public building und bridge bills on tbo calendar. The work of thu house this week will probably bo ddvotod principally to adding now stars to the national ilag. The Okla homa bill will he taken up Tuesday and passed upon finally as far as thu house Is concerned , Thun , according to the notice al ready given , the territories committee will present for consideration the bill to admit Wyoming and this will be followed by. the Idaho bill , If any time remains. HKIj | > MS IS 1)1 $ I ) . Olnru Iliirlon InviiKiigutos the Un bolt Destitution Btorlus. WASHINOTON , March 9 , Clara Barton , president of the American National Associ ation of the Hod Cross , has boon Investigat ing the statements concornlng the Buffering and destitution existing among the pioneer soUlcra of North and South Dakota , with a view to aiding these In need of help. She ascertained that that there la urgent neces sity for Immediate action , and now appeals to the public for cash subscriptions largo enough to moot every emergency. She bus Information that there are at least 5,000 people ple dependent , and many moro , who , though they hayo provisions for thotiuolvos , need feed for thnlr stock. H. T , Holgoson , alato commissioner of agriculture , Grand Forks , will distribute all funds sent to his address. Tlio WIIUo lmro MIIICH. Pa. , March 0. [ Special Telegram to Tnu DEE. ] For the llrst tlino since the tire began , smoke ceased issuing from tbo south Wllkoibarro shaft this after noon , Over a thousand gallons of water n minute have been poured into the mine for several days and it has now reached the tiro. Hy Tuesday next it Is thought the llamos will bo extinguished and further search will be made for the eight men who wore in the uiino wbou thu lire broke out. BLOODY BATTLE IN A BARN. A Torrlflo Fight Bofcwoon Two Ohl- cneo Light Wolgrhts. TWENTY-EIGHT ROUNDS FOUQHT. nronnnn , the Victor. AiirprlHCfl Kvory- ono , and Will Go Kast to Try Tor the 12(1- iMiind licit. A Hnvn o Mill. CHICAGO , March 0. [ Special Telegram to Tun llr.R.J A terrific Imttlo was fought cnrly this morning In a burn on tlio Piper estate , near Worth , Conk county , III , , bo- twcon n souplo of Chicago lightweights Joe Koulo and Hllli' lircnnan. A couple of hundred sports trim Chicago wore present. Among them \voro two baseball magnates , two famous actors , several bo.ira of ' .r.ulo nabobs , and a New York dry goods prince. Tlio men fought with skin-tight gloves for a stake of $2o'J u sldo and a purse of | 3UO. Malachl Hogan acted as roforoo. llrennau was seconded bv UH1 HlehardB , thu famous trainer and holder of tlio world's ' three * fourths mlle record , and Jack Mclnorny , tlio board of trudo pot. Houlo was attended by Tom Chandler , the hero of many battle ) . Hotting showed In favor of Koulo. Tlio first round was a general slzo tip and walk around until a fuw seconds ot "time , " whoa Uronnan sent out a couple of feelers , landing but lightly each time. The second , third and fourth rounds saw some very lively worlc , Houlo avoided Bron nun's rushes cleverly , but lot his opponent do all the worlc , never attempting to counter until the alxth round which was thq one in which blood com menced to How. In the seventh Houlo commenced a scries. of savage rushes. The former got away , however , pretty successfully and occasion ally took a rush himself. Ho was much cleverer than his opponent , on whoso 1100. mouth and eyes ho landed frequently. oulo early commenced to show signs of punishment , but kept coming up ( rninoly , full of light and conlldent. The betting along until the fifteenth round ruled at ovens , although tlio only chauco the backers of Houlo had to win was tlio slim possibility of a chance blow , which they con sidered their man , who has the reputation of a mighty hitter , might at any tlino land. Brennnn was too foxy , though , and a clover duckcr. Ho BOOH commenced to feel him self a winner and seemed loss anxious. Ho got in two or three sloilgo-lritnmor blows in cver.v round and occasionally a vicious upper cut , fetching blood every time. The referee , who had his hands pretty full , might easily have passed for a butcher , being literally covered with gore. U re mum bled but little , but Houlo fnrnlshtul enough of the lluld to dye them both. Ho frequently clinched to avoid punishment. After tha fifteenth round his face was almost raw , his eyes nearly closed and his nose iwlco iU natural size , yet ho kept coming , and occa sionally quite strong , too. Once ho came to ttialloor , but call of time saved htm. Urennan used his rlgnt but little. Had ho brought it into play moro frequently a de cision would have been rcachcM sooner. Ho was content to take ins tlino however , evidently taking pleasure in punishing his adversary as severely us possible. In the twenty.flfth and twenty-sixth rounds many spectators turned away from the ring. Chandler , however. Insisted on sending Roulo up until the twenty-eighth round , when those who had previously appealed - pealed to his humanity gamed their point , and up wont the sponge. Urennan surprised everyone. He Is clover , shifty , a hard hitter , and will probablv , after another trial , bo sent east for the 12ij pound championship. HjIjINOlS FA.U1UKH8 IJKSOLVK. A Tariff for Itt < vnniiu Adjintod BO no to KoMcr llio Homo Mnrlci < t. CHICAGO , March 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin ; IJcul The demand from the repub lican farmers of Illinois is certainly for a modification of the tariff. Sixteen repub lican clubs of Hond county mot In annual convention yesterday and after roaflirmlng their faith In the republican party adopted the following resolution ; Resolved , That we believe that the farmers should join together In u common organiza tion to promote their own welfare and to protect their own interests ; that so loug as this organization shall bo without political basis and conducted upon the principle of oven handed justice to all it will bo a power for much good and should rooolvo the sup port of every good citizen , and bjlloving the Farmers' Mutual Uoneflt association such an organization , wo extend to it our hearty sympathy and support ; that wo believe the tailff for necessary revenue should bo so levied as to discriminate In favor of. Amer ican labor and to preserve and promote a homo market for American farmers ; that the experience of the last few years and the constant surplus of the agricultural products of the world have fully demonstrated that the business of ex ) orting the raw products of agriculture as a permanent reliance has neither the sanction of sound natural econ omy nor the slightest consistency with agrl- cultural progress and convinces us that the increasing of our homo consumption through a national protective policy affords the only star of hope for American agriculture. * HAMMOND'S TlllllSiYT. Certain Goutluinon Must Put Uo or Jin Will I'aiioh. SKATTLK , Wash. , March 9. Charles R. Hammond , the man who knows moro than anybody else about the famous London scan dals , is being cut off In his supply of blood money , and ho objects , llo said today that unless certain people prominent in London kept faith with him and cabled money to him by Tuesday ho would say som'otr.lng then th at would place them in u very bad llirht. Th o woids of Hammond are aa follows : "Tho time for denials from ono aide or the other IK past , and if uord Kuslon and Hugh Woglen knew what is to their Interest they would communicate Immediately by cable to a person Known to theui and whoso residence Is Seattle. "Hugh Wagtail Is a son of a man who occu pies uu exceptional position In the financial world of thu British oaplul. " It will be observed from these remarks that Hammond wants money , and also that whatever he may have said heretofore about his not being the man who kept the notori ous house on Cleveland street was untrue. Ho has torn off his mask and now promises to reveal many other names of men high lu station who wore customers at his house of crlmo. G'ominir from Canada , CiUMiiKJiLAi.v , S. D. , March 'J.--f Special Telegram to Tin : Hue. ] The Sioux reserva tion ii attracting the attention of thousands of pcoplo In Canada as well a in thu United States. Information was received hero this evening that an Immense colony of farmers in Ontario , Canada , are making preparations to leave for the reservation , where they Intend - tend securing claims in the White rlvur val ley , west of this city. Tlio AViMttllor Koroo'iHt. For Omaha and vicinity Light ralii fol lowed by fair weather. Nebraska and South Dakota Snow or rain , warmer Monday evening , winds shift- lint to northwesterly and colder on Tuesday. Iowa Snow or rain , southerly winds , warinor. A aiuititoiilnii to LONDON , March 9 , John Sinclair hut do- cldod to resign his neat lu parliament for Ayr district , Ho 1 * an advanced liberal and a strong supporter of Gladstone's Irish J)0) ) ) Icy.