THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
NINETEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , ' MAY 4 , 1890-TWENTY PAGES. NUMBER 313.
THE STRIKE NEARLY OVER ,
Chicago Carpenters Will Probably Return
to Work in a Few Days ,
THE EIGHT HOUR DAY GRANTED.
DlfToronceH About AVaRcs , Apprentice * ,
Ut . , AVIII He Buttled by HcfcrceH
and Until SltloH AVIII Alllllo
ly the DcclHioii.
CIIICAOO , Mny 3. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Br.r.j The great carpenters' strike Is
practically over nnd soon the sound of
the hammer and saw will bo once moro heard
In Chicago.
So fur the discussion between the bosses'
association and the carpenters' association
council has been perfectly amicable , and tlio
services of the referees have not yet been
necessary.
Everything has now been settled but the
apprentice question nnd the rate of wnges.
The employers maintain that ! iO cents nn hour
ns a minimum rate is high enough , while the
men still hold out for 40 cents.
The men claim the right to have the ap
prentices directly tinder their control and to
rcgulnto the number from tlmo to tlmo ns the
union deems best. The employers think that
the apprentice system should bo like that
adopted by thebricklayers. . By this system
each employer Is allowed a certain number of
apprentices to start with and Is permitted to
-tiiko ono now apprentice every year.
These are the only questions that will bo
submitted to the judges for decision. AVhat-
cvcr that decision is , both sides will abide
by it.
About the recognition of the union nnd the
eight-hour day there was no discussion , as
the employers wcro willing to ac
cede to the men's demands In these
particulars , Tlio bosses made some ob
jection to agreeing to employ none
but union foremen , but finally conceded the
point without having recourse to the judges.
The rate for overtime and Sunday work was
settled in n satisfactory manner , overtime
being rated ns time nml one-half and Sunday
work ns double time.
The men went out four weeks ngo Monday ,
and since then there has not been HOO car
penters at work In Chicago at any ono time.
None of the union men will wont for the
old association of builders , nnd as the brick
layers nnd masons will probably refuse to
work with-non-union carpenters that organ
ization will probably bo obliged to import
laborers from the east to take the place of the
Chicago men ,
The strike of the sash , door and blind
workers In the lumber district of the south
west side was settled temporarily this morn
ing In moro than half the factories , the men
gaining what they asked for. The employers
granted the eight hour day temporarily.
These concessions wcro made on conditions
that hold good only until Monday morning ,
when the employers will give the men a Hind
answer to their demand.
"You can say that wo will refuse to give
\ eight hours , " said an employer this morning ,
' * . "because wo simply cannot work eight hours
nnd meet the competition of factories outside
of Chicago whore labor is so much cheaper.
Unless the eight-hour day is made universal
wp .will shut down Monday , and that Is what
"all sash , door and blind manufacturers will
do. "
The employes of the gas trust
will on Monday demand eight hours ,
and us there is little hope of their
employers granting the demand It is probable
that Monday night will see between six and
seven hundred gas men out. The trust fore
seeing the probability of trouble laid their entire -
tire force off hist AVednesdiiy night with In
structions to bo on duty on Monday
morning , evidently thinking that by
so doing the threatened strike could
bo averted. They gave the men no explana
tion of the days of Idleness , simply telling
them there would bo no work until Monday.
The men became incensed , called a meeting
of the union , and this morning decided to
have nn eight hour day or strike. This will
jiffce.fr all the companies In the trust , includ-
_ 5nf * the Chicago gnsllglit and coke
company , the Consumers gas company ,
'and the "People's gaslight company.
Tlio men nro determined to win , and should
the trust attempt to Impart men to take the
place of the strikers serious trouble will re
sult. Tlio union has llttlo hopes of having
Its denmnds granted without u strike , and It
seems at present very probable that the city
will bo loft in darkness unless an adjustment
of differences can IMJ affected.
The strike of 1,200 employes at the Mallea
ble Iron works will bo continued indefinitely.
Tlio company this morning refused to grant
the demands of the men.
Tlio threatened strike for Monday noon by
the waiters and other employes of the largest
restaurants or oyster houses was averted by
a
the restaurant owners acceding to the de
mand made upon thorn this morning. The
waiters demanded US cents an hour for over
time , permission to replace broken articles at
the lowest possible price nnd recognition of
the Culinary alliance. The alliance will have
tin ofllco , and when n man is needed ho will
bo furnished by the secretary of the alliance.
The packers tit the stock yards have con
cluded that all danger of a strike-Is passed.
The special policemen have all been dis
charged and the extra force of city officers
has been withdrawn. The International
packing company , which has been closed for
several weeks , resumed business this morn
ing with n full force of men. This security
, pf the packers may bo more fancied than real.
* i A strong minority of tlio men nro In favor of
u strike , and only the efforts of the represen
tatives of the American Federation of Labor
prevented nn outbreak on May 3.
The spirit of unrest Is still strong. It was
. said today that them was n movement on foot
to preclpitnto a strike at Fowler's packing
house on Monday. It is claimed that the
cooiwrs and. butchers nro thoroughly organ
ized in that place and are willing to lead the
strike. Altogether the city of Chicago is
Just now permeated by a restless feeling
which completely demoralises all business
and causes the gravest apprehension for the
future.
Not Quito so Good.
CHICAGO , May a. The committee on arbi
tration , discussing tlie points at issue between
the new Boss Carpenters' association and the
striking carpenters , was in session all day
and evening. Reports were current this
nfternoon that a satisfactory agreement had
been reached and that the men would go to
work for the now association Monday.
Tonight this is denied. The details
of the arbitration , however , will bo laid before -
fore tha Journeymen's council Monday. "Tho
members of the now bosses' association said
late tonight that the strike would bo declared
off boon mid that the points in dispute , rela
tive to minimum wages nnd apprentice sys
tem , would bo left for arbitration after
wards ,
Snu Francisco Carpcutcro Strike.
SAN FjiAXcisco , May a. The carpenters
niul Joiners , numbering 1)200 , nnd tlio mill-
workers , numbering 750 , struck yesterday for
eight hours.
A Cheerful Hniort. |
NP.W i'oiuc , May a. Nearly live thousand
eartxMiters went to WelHler hnll tonight to
lieur reports mndo by tlio Amalgamated So
ciety of Carpenters nnd Joiners as to the suc
cess of the eight-hour movement In this city.
The reports show that the movement had
been successful In nearly nine-tenths of tlio
cases.
cases.itiM'K
itiM'K ron A ittiror.VTiox.
IllototiR Striker * In llarcolonu Cansltif ;
the Authorities Much Trouble.
BAIICKLOXA , May 8. Hlototis strikers held
complete possession of the city yesterday for
a time. Placards have been cast broatlcn.it
urging the strlkura to pillage tlio city. The
mounted police charged the rioters , but the
latter resisted and attacked the police , finally
compelling them to retire. In the evening three
regiments arrived in the city and the gov
ernor issued a proclamation threatening death
to any of tlio strikers who Interfered with
men willing to work. The mob became cowed
at the firm attitude of the authorities and the
presence of the military and shortly dis
persed.
At noon today notwithstanding the fear
timt further trouble was Imminent , the pub
lic market was opened as ttsmil and a number
of workmen went back to their employment
this morning. The anarchists arc actively
engaged In attempting to foment trouble and
they have called meetings for Sunday. They
declare that the time has arrived for the be
ginning of a social revolution.
At midnight tlio strikers assembled In
thousands. Tjio troops endeavored to dis
perse them , but were met with a stout re
sistance. Some revolver shots were fired at
tlio soldiers who replied with n volley. The
mob was then charged and scattered at the
point of the bayonet. Three- were shot nnd
seriously wounded. Many arrests wcro
made.
The Strike nt Torruoliif ; .
PAIIIS May 3. The strike at Torrcoing has
become general nnd the strikers are parading
the streets and stopping all kinds of work'
Largo reinforcements of troops have arrived
to aid the authorities In preserving order.
SKXATOll ItECK IHtOM'S ItE.lIt.
lie Succumbs to I'aralyHiH of the Heart
In a Washington Kailronil Station.
WASHINGTON" , May 3. Senator James B.
Beck of Kentucky dropped dead in the Balti
more & Potomac station ut 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Ho had Just arrived from New
York , accompanied by his daughter , Mrs.
Goodloe , the wife of Major Ooodloe of the
United States marine corps. Ho got off the
train with the rest of the passengers and
walked with his daughter the entire length
of the platform and through the gate leading
to the station proper. Ho seemed to walk
with effort nnd to breathe with labor , but
these symptoms were the usual accompani
ments of exertion with him for some
months past. After passing into
the station the senator and his
daughter stopped and were joined
by his private secretary , who had brought a
carriage to take them home. A few words
had been exchanged with regard to the care
of the baggage , when the senator suddenly
turned pale and with the remark , "I feel
dizzy , " fell into the arms of his companions.
They could ta'of Support his weight and ho
dropped to the lloor , where he swooned away.
Willing hands were numerous and the limp
and helpless body was borne into the oflleo of
the stntlonma&tcr , about twenty feet away.
When the physicians nrrived there win noth
ing for them to do except to examine the body
and determine- the cause of his death. A
superficial examination only was possible at
the time , but was sufllelent to satisfy the
physicians that death resulted from paralysis
of the heart.
The news was telegraphed to the capitol
and subsequently .spread to all sections of the
clt3' . Keprobontativcs Urcckinridgo , Caruth ,
Stone and others of the Kentucky congres
sional delegation repaired to the station at
once anil arranged for the removal of the re
mains to a suitable place.
Senator Beck has not boon regular in his
attendance upon tlio sessions of the senate for
two years , and wain his seat but a few-
times during this congress. The last legisla
tion of general importance with which he
was connected with was the under valuation
bill , which passed the senate in
March , 18SS. Ho worked on that
measure with constant devotion , says Senator
Allison , who was associated with him , until
it was disposed of. One morning shortly
afterwards he came into the room of the com
mittee saying ho had been sick the night be
fore and was not then feeling well. That
was the first time ho ever had been known to
bo sick , and from that time forward ho was
never a well man. IJuriiig the debate on the
.senate substitute for the Mills bill ho was
not able to take part , and his absence
was a great loss to the democratic ranks.
He was not able to bo- present
at the opening of the special session
of the senate in March , 1SS9 , and was s > wom
In by President Pro Tern Ingalls some days
afterwards. He visited the capital occasion
ally since the opening of the Fifty-iirst con
gress , but took no part In the proceedings
except to vote ,
His last appearance in the chambrr was on
the day the case of the new Montana sen
ators , Sanders and Power , was settled.
Senator Beck was greatly beloved by the
employes of the senate for his uniform kind
ness and courtesy and his active intsrest in
their welfare.
The body of Senator Beck was removed
from the station to the house of Hepvesenta-
tlvo Brccklnridgo of Kentucky. No arrange
ments have as yet been made for the funeral.
Major nnd Mrs. Goodloe , the son-in-law nnd
daughter of Senator Beck , have expressed
their willingness to leave all the arrange *
mcnts for tlio funeral in the bauds of the
Kentucky delegation.
[ James B. Beck was born In Dumfries
shire , Scotland , February in , 18'Ho re
ceived an academic education in Scotland
niul graduated us a lawyer at Tmnsylvanla
university , Lexington , Ky. , in March , 18-10.
He practiced law in Lexington ; never hold
ing any oftlco until elected a representative
in the Fortieth , Forty-Unit , Forty-second and
forty-third congresses. Ho was elected to
the United States scnato as a democrat to
succeed John W. Stevenson. Ho took bis
scat on March 5 , 1S77 , nnd was re-elected In
ISS'i nnd 1SA1. His term of service would
have expired on March 8 , 1805. ]
Steamship Arrivals.
At New York The Moruvln , from Ham-
bun ? ; the Brlttunlo from Liverpool.
At Baltimore--Tho Rossmore , from Liver
pool.At
At London-Sighted , the Victoria , from
J ew York.
At Queenstown-Tho Etruria , from New
\ orlc for Liverpool.
Foil On'o Hundred nml Fifty Foot.
PiTMiiuuo , Pa. , May 8 , Thomas Carey ,
working on the new government building
here , was thrown from the top of the structure
to the ground , a distance of 150 feet , by the
breaking of the scaffolding this afternoon ,
and instantly killed. In his descent ho struck
two other men. knocking them to the ground.
Quo was fatally injured and the other Quito
seriously hurt.
THE BOURCEOISE BANDING ,
German Employers Preparing to Organize
Against Strikes ,
SECRET OF BISMARCK'S ' DOWNFALL.
A Curious Story Toll ! of Plotters "Who
Imposed on the YOIIIIJKni'ici'iir'n
Credulity A Patching Up of
the Quarrel Under AVny.
ttieXtie York Ataoctateil P/w. ]
BKIII.IN- , May a. Tlio Hrst prominent result
of the May day agitation has been n formida
ble movement among the manufacturers ,
merchants , mine owners nnd others employ
ing largo numbers of hands to promolo the
formation of n German union against strikes.
The Idea had Its origin In the communication
that passed between the Merchants' nnd
Manufacturers' associations here and kindred
organizations in other places regarding the
May day demonstrations , at the time when
the celebration threatened to paralyze trade.
If this plan is carried out a league will bo
formed covering Germany with"n net
work of employers' associations. The
declared aim of the scheme is
united co-operation ngalnst wanton strikes ,
but there will bo an easy and inevitable
transition to co-oporatlon against workers'
claims in general.
The speakers at Chemnitz , reflecting the
opinion of the majority of the employers ,
hailed the May day llasco as a victory for the
masters of the men. Most of the newspapers
similarly draw conclusions that the employers
if they work in unison can defeat the utmost
efforts of the malcontent workmen. The
Froizlnnlgo Zcltung says : "After the social
ist leadA's had by their ambiguous manifesto
betrayed their desire for ns on extensive
abstinence from work ns possible
the limitation of tlio movement to Isolated
groups demonstrates how weak is the influ
ence of the socialist deputies in everything
beyond registering a secret vote at the elec
tions. "
But both employers and commentors over
look the fact that the socialist leaders , with
nearly the unanimous approval of the work
men , opposed any form of demonstration that
might lead to collisions with the authorities
or employers.
A Berlin socialist organ declared on the
eve of May day that no workmen in posses
sion of their senses would resort to illegal
manifestations when trying peacefully to win
over legislative bodies to accede to their
demamls.
The socialist leaders do not deem the cele
bration a failure. In .1 conversation upon the
subject HeiT Licbknccht said the public ex
pectation of demonstrations menacing peace
arose from erroneous reports , which wcro
widely circulated , as to how the workmen in
tended to observe the tiay. It was a pacillo
nnd orderly celebration , in accordance with
the plans of the socialists.
An article in today's Volksblatt extols the
day as the grandest and most complete celebra
tion conceivable , establishing an international
social holiday. The writer ndds : "Although
manj. German workmen were compelled to
work , this did not detract from the success of
the festival. "
The Hamburger Nachrichtcn gives a new
and startling phase to the secret history
of Bismarck's retirement by stating
positive fact that the emperor's mind
was prejudiced by enemies who influenced
him to believe the prince took such largo
doses of morphine that he often lost the
power of connected thought. Tlio emperor
summoned Dr. Schweinniger regarding Bis
marck's condition. Bismarck resented the
inquiries put to his doctor , although the
answers received by the emperor
convinced him that the - reports were
groundless. At the same time in
terested pei-sons busied themselves
with , creating in the chancellor's mind the
Impression that the emperor was resolved to
got rid of him at any price. The manipulators
of the intrigue in the meantime kept assuring
the emperor that Bismarck was firmly re
solved to resign. The nrtielo indicates a desire -
sire on the part of Bismarck to renew his
former close relations with the em
peror. The dispatch sent by the em
peror to the ex-chancellor from Stras-
bnrg was couched In the old terms
of cordiality. Since the imperial uldcdecamp ,
Lohndorfl" , returned from his sojourn at
Friedrichsruho the clouds between the em
peror and Bismarck have been clearing up
and all the misunderstandings are being
explained.
The emperor loft Pottsdam this after
noon for Altenburg. The duke of
Saxe-Altenburg , and the ducal prin
cess and the municipal authorities
of Altenburg received the emperor and tlio
duke drove him to the castle. Along the
route were several arches beautifully decor
ated wltlUlowers. The populace gave the
emperor an enthusiastic reception. The stay
of the emperor is to bo short as ho is to pre
side nt n council of ministers on Monday and
will open the reichstag on Tuesday ,
American Minister Phclps required the in
llucnco of Chancellor von Caprivl to obtain a
permit for "Buffalo Bill's" Wild West show
to enter Germany. This subject led to a
roferenca to the embargoes on American
pork and other products. The chancellor's
allusions to the embargoes tended to encour
age Minister Phclps to persist in his efforts to
secure the modification or abolition of the re
strictions.
Numerous complaints have been received nt
the chanccllorio regarding the severity of the
new passport regulations in Uussia. The
regulations provide that the passports of all
foreigners must state the religion of the bear
ers , wholn cnso of failure to comply with this
provision , will bo registered as Jews and will
not bo allowed anywhere except in Iho dis
tricts where Jews nro permitted to re
side. A number of 'German commercial
travelers who omitted to declare their
religion were driven from the
country , The regulations also make it in
cumbent upon all foreigners sojourning more
than a fortnight in the country to go to the
capital of the province in which they
iiixi staying and have their pass
ports viewed. This often entails an
expensive journey upon the traveler. Be
sides this , foreigners nro not allowed to reside -
side in the country moro than six months
without a ministerial permit and if engaged
in trade must pay tiOO rubles annually.
The edicts nro declared to bo in violation of
international law and will tend to close Hus-
shin Intercourse with the world.
The Cologne Gazctta states that thoHelchs-
bank has declined to resume the making of
advances on Hussiun securities.
Charged AVith Kiiibczzlciiieut.
Pim..uuu'iiii : , May 3 , An nfildavit sworn
to by Mr. Morris , a beorbottler , was issued
today against Lewis E. Pfelffer , president of
the Bank of America , on the charge of em
bezzlement. The charge was made on the
ground that Pfeiffcr accepted money from
depositors after he kuow the bunk was In
solvent ,
THE TVI.WJMA'J " , JfK.i VJ > S ,
Mo Can n Maker * Bonio.Moro Sensa
tional StalciufiUjtH.
Nr.w Yonic , Mny IT. Tjjo ; senate committee
on cities , of which Fftssctt. Is chairman , sat
'
again in this city tbdjty'to hear further
developments conccrnlnuthG workings of the
city departments. Mny < fr Grant was present
with AV. Bourke Cockrnn" , his counsel. Cock-
ran opened the ball bysa lng ho had mndo no
statement ns published accusing the commit
tee of .suborning perjure-In the testimony of
MeCann. Ha had , , however , said the suborn
ing of such testimony sljpuld bo punished.
MeCann was put on tlio. stand nnd cross
examined. Ho related the story about the
furnishing of supplies to .the family of his
brother-in-law , Crokcr. , Questioned ns to
the date when Crokcr c"aniS | to him with $180-
000 , witness said ho couldjiot tell the precise
date. Ho was not surprised nt Croker's ' having
'
ing $180,000 with him , as , there was plenty of
money nt that tlmo ( _ among the people
connected with the Aboard of alder
'
men. Crokcr sold' , to him that
there were two aldermen whom
ho wnntcd to reach and > that Tom Adams
knew them. Crohor fiibscqucntly said ho
had seen these two aldermen nnd understood
cxerythlng was sntisfuctSry. "I know , " ho
said , "somebody had been seen. "
Q Who wore these aldermen ?
A Plcrson and Wendell [ sensation ] .
AVItncss said ho had hcen on the best of
terms with Crok'er until Mayor Grant canio
in between them.
Witness continued : "Crokcr has been mis
led by his advisers men who hold high posi
tions in this city. It is Mieso men who have
driven him from homo nnd family. I refer
to Grant. I think it Ts t disgrnco to the city
that n manlike Grant should bo its mayor. "
AVItncss said John B. Hnllonm told hint the
$180,000 had been returned to those who con
tributed it on the New Ydars following. '
AVitncss said ho could ipnke. charges which
he did not wish to put fotward voluntarily at
present nnd "that the less these gentlemen
have to say the better for'thcmsclvcs. "
AVhcn pressed , witness admitted having
had .a conversation with Grant about his con
nection with the Broad\yny-milroad bribery
in 1SS4. j .
Mayor Grant hero nrosq and said he \ \ anted
McCanu to withhold nothing ho knew con
cerning him. AA'itncss tljen told of the day
when lie , Grant and Alderman Mooncy had
been to a lawyer's oflleo-together , and Grant ,
referring to the Broadway railroad bribery
and to his obligations toproker , said : "If
it had not been foe his ndvico I'd
have been in that de l ; yvlth the other
fellows , " meaning , ns tbo witness ex
plained , the aldermen who' accepted bribes.
Crokcr and witness hpd a conversation
with Mrs. Crokor In Jnuiiary or February ,
'
1835 , about $180,000 'Crbiter' brought to his
store nbout a month , bojfprq. She told him
that Crokcr had brought Kbnjo n large sum of
money nbout that time"and that she bad sat
up at night to.guard It until ho arrived at
home.
McCann's examination.'being concluded ,
Bourke Cockran called as a\v't.ncss ] James B.
Dunham of Dunham , BuTSdey & Co. , dry
goods merchants. Ho testified that ho would
not believe MeCann undci iath if ho had any
motive to testify falsely. '
At the' afternoon sessyiA the jcouct Jgojn
was moro thronged than SaiHi < ' 'inorntng.f' : ' . -
Ex-Mayor Edson snlfi. ' 'far aT'ho" " knew
Grant'was not in 1884 ' .i candidate for com
missioner of public wotlrs and had never
spoken to the witness about the matter.
U Then Mayor Grant was called. Ho denied
positively any knowledge of any agreement
by which Croker was to receive any sum per
barrel on cement If ho ( Grant ) was appointed
commissioner of public works. Ho denied
that ho ever told uii3'ono that If it had not
been for Crokor ho ( Gran f would have taken
his share of the Broadway railroad boodle.
He knew nothing about ic ? 180,000 MeCann
had spoken of. He never had been n eandl-
d-ito for commissioner of public works ,
never contributed to or had any knowledge
of any fund to secure any. , one's appointment
to that oftleo. '
Questioned by Choato'as to his relations to
the Croker family Mayor Grant said ho had
been very intimate wlth , ' _ them. Ho was
sponsor to Croker's child Flossie. When hq
assumed that responsibility , as ho had no
nearer relative than cousins and no obliga
tions , ho determined to make some provision
for the child. On ono occasion
ho had given her $ .ri,000 , and
subsequently a like amount. Ho
never gave her any other presents except
such us he gave till thq Crokor children on
holidays. The money was given the child in
the presence of her father uud mother and the
child handed tlio moiieyito her mother. The
presents were free andwithout any under
standing or agreement. (
Mr. Boardman took up the questioning , nnd
the mayor repeated that , he was never u can
didate for commissions * j f public works.
"You did not go so far as to secure counsel
to aid your appointment ) "
"Secure counsel I No , sir. "
"Did you not retain Colonel Bliss } "
"Oh I At the suggestion of Mr. Kelly I re
tained him to hnvo the 'injunction dissolved
that restrained the board of aldermen from
acting on tlio .appointment of the commis
sioner of public works. ' }
Mayor Grant further states that ho had no
personal knowledge of. Lwhat was done with
the money ho gave Flosalo. Ho did not know
It had been used to pay ofCamortgngo.
Senator Fassett questioned the mayor nbout
his candidacy for the mayoralty nnd wns told
that ho was not assessed by Tammany hull.
Ho contributed about ft,500 , nnd this wns to
the printing fund forloyal.officers.
Fnssctt questioned tab anayor nbout his
letters to the president of'tho ' senate. Cboato
objected , when It was aj-guqd that the letter
had been referred to the , committee.
Cochran , on behalf of tfio.mnyor , hero said
that he would wlUulnuy any intimation that
the committee- its counsel had been n
party to a conspiracy apainst tlio mayor's
character. There had bpru uch n conspiracy
but they would entirely sexonerato the com
mittee. ;
111 reply to the final question the mayor
said ho had never Inlluejiccd or sought to in-
lluenco the park commissioners to refuse to
' "
renew McCann's lease.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney Nlcoll said
that throughout hU cxtcnslvo investigation
into the matter of the hoodlo nlilermen of 1SS1
ho never heard anything about Grant being
a candidate for commissioner. Adjourned.
Tlio AVuiilliur ForcoiiHt.
For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather.
Nebraska : Fair , cxckpt rain in northeast
portion ; southeasterly winds ; warmer Mon
day.
Iowa : Fair , except .preceded by ruin in
extreme southeast 'portion ; cooler ; north
easterly wind , becoming : variable.
Southern Dakota ; Kalnorsnow followed
by faiii Sundayovmtlng ; winds 'becoming '
southeasterly ; warmer Monday mornlni ; .
Doiilitngrr Intci-vlewoil.
I-oxnox , May -IJouUmger Interviewed
tonight nt the hotel on the Isle of Jersey , s.ild
ho had no Intention ot letunilng to France it
ureseut.
CLEVELAND AND CAMPBELL ,
Southern Democrata Indicate Their Pre
ference for 1892.
A HOUSE TO HOUSE CAMPAIGN ,
llourhona Circulating Aiming the
Fnrinci-H , Kissing liable * , Ktc.
Another Clerical ICrror The
Irrigation Question.
AVASHIXGTON BimcAU THE O.IHHA BRR
filfl FouiiTr.r.STii Srnnr.T ,
AVASIIIXOTON . I ) . C. , May 0
Ex-President Cleveland has gene back to
Now York without having argued the case
which ho came to lay before the supreme
court.
Mr. Cleveland's warm friends claim that
there was no politics in his trip and they aver
that his meeting with the democrats in the
parlors of the hotel where ho was stopping
was just nn informal reception. The Critic
tonight says point blank that Mr. Cleveland
was hero to start his boom-for 1S92. It fur
ther says that this boom was started
at a meeting of the Free Trade Ucfonn club
held in the ancient city of Hngcrstown , Md. ,
last night. This was attended by Messrs.
Springer , AVIlson of AVest Virginia , and
Brcekinridgo ot Kentucky. The Critic says :
"Tho Iliigerstown meeting wns gotten up to
present tin opportunity for these gentlemen
to outline the desires and intentions of the
wing of the party to which they belong , the
great southern free trade wing. The real in
tent and object of the meeting was to set
going the boom for Cleveland and Campbell
in ISM. The three gentlemen noted are nil
warmly in favor of that ticket which they
fondly believe to bo a winning one.
Besides this a letter was read from Mr.
Cleveland In which ho reiterated the views
on the tariff question which ho advanced in
his famous message. It was received with
tumultuous enthusiasm. Another letter wns
read from Governor James E. Campbell of
Ohio , which was warmly received. Other
letters were read , mostly from Maryland
politicians. That the meeting accomplished
the purpose it * vas gotten up for is evident
from the satisfied and complacent looks today
of the gentlemen named. It has started the
Cleveland ntid Campbell boom going , nnd
much to their own satisfaction , started it in a
southern state , and they did so by authority. "
A 1IOUSU TO HOUSE CAMI'AIOX.
The executive committee of the national
republican committee will hold. a meeting in
this city on AVeduesday of next week. The
meeting is anticipated with much interest on
the part of the leaders of the party and it is
expected that many prominent republicans
who are not members of the executive com
mittee will bo here. The committee
is composed of Matthew Stanley
Quay of Pennsylvania , chairman ;
John C. New of Indiana , M. II. Do Young of
California , G. A. Hobart of New Jersey , Sam
uel Fesscnden of Connecticut , J. T. Fnsset of
New York , Colonel J. , S. Clarkson of Iowa ,
A. TJ. Conger , of Ohio , Gcorgo U. Davis of
Iliiuola and AV. AV. Dudley of AVashington.
vThore is a vncancyto bo filled , caused by the
death ot'ColoneljCttsslUJ _ , , M. Goodlqo . ; ofKon--
tucky/ _ y.
On the surface of affairs the democrats are
doing nothing in the way of campaigning and
the republicans are active. Tlio republican
organization has headquarters hero which
seem to ho active with men who are attending
to the work of the committee ; . It looks sis if
the organization were doing efTcctivo work ,
while the democrats were asleep. The re
verse situation is true and the meeting the
coming week will discuss the situation. The
republicans are not doing a fraction of tlio
work the democrats are. The heavy
weights of that party are carry
ing on a very crafty still bunt
they are making an expensive compaign.
They are doing house to house missionary
work for the spread of the gospel of free
trado. Chairman Bricc , Colonel William
Scott of Pennsylvania , Miles Hess , Oelerichs
Bnrbour and Senator Gorman and others are
behind the work. The party has a largo
force of "walking delegates" scattered over
the country. These apostles of democracy
go to the farms. They stop at the farmer's
house. They kiss the farmer's baby
and are deeply interested in the
condition of his crops. AVhen they have
worked the farmer into the proper frame of
mind over the depressed condition of the
farming interests they use tholr eloquence to
pursuudo him that till this is duo to failure
of the democrats to carry the country nt the
last election , and having planted this seed In
his bqsom they are gene for another man.
This sort of campaign Is very expensive ,
but the democrats have already levied for
the necessary funds. To some of the states
largo amounts have been sent to bo followed
with moro as soon as needed. This Is the
situation which will bo discussed by the re
publican leaders at the meeting next week.
ANOTIIIU : mtnoii.
An error was made in giving the date of
President Harrison's proclamation of hist
year opening to settlement a portion of the
territory of Oklahoma in the bill providing a
temporary government for the territory ,
which was signed by the president
last night. This was brought to
the attention of Mr. Springer , ono of
the conference committee which prepared the
bill in the form it passed congress. Ho says
the error will not affect the law as a whole ;
that it will stand and the government of the
territory will bo established as Intended , If
the clause containing the error Is held to bo
Invalid Mr. Springer says the only effect will
bo to authorize the secretary of the interior
to issue patents to claimants under the home
stead law for land any where within the ter
ritory instead of being restricted to the limits
of the land opened to settlement by the terms
of the proclamation of the president on March
S3 , 18b9.
Till ! IIIIIIOATION QIT.BTIOX.
Ill Its discussion of thu irrigation question
the senate will Investigate closely the amount
Of public lands withdrawn from the public
domain uml sctasido us property of the United
States not subject to entry under the act of
Octolicr S , 18SS. Senator Teller this morning
secured the passage of a resolution asking the
secretary of the interior for complete- Information
mation as to the amount bf lands
withdrawn under the act , He also wants
to know just what consideration thobecretnry
of the interior gives to this net and how much
authority Iho secretary thinks ho bus by Its
terms. A great many entries hnvo been sus
pended under the provisions of this act , and
Senator Teller also asks for u statement of
Just how many there are. The secretary of
the Interior has for some tlmo hud this ques
tion under consideration , nnd recently re
ferred the subject to tha attorney general for
consideration. It is not unlikely that the
largo tract of land which have
been heretofore part of the public lands
and which have to BO mo extent been
ci tcivd upon by settlers and corporations
wl'l ' lx > withdrawn pending the question of
tbo feasibility of the irrigation systems now
under consideration by eongress.V- . ' the act
of October' ' , 1SS $ , does not confcV "neces
sary authority on the oftlccrs of t\ Depart
ment of the interior , it is probabu ' tat an
net mny bo passed nt this session 1\ \ig to
this result. Tills will bo done to givery
possible facility , by reserving pubfy Iitids
which may be necessary In the construction
of the reservoirs necessary for carrying out
the Irrigation system.
Thosub-commlttcoof the house committee
on irrigation held n long session this morn
ing. Hopresentattvo Coiiiu-ll , who is n mem
ber of the committee , took the position that
In view of the present depressed condition ol
ho farmers , and to avoid excessive produc-
ion , that nil nr'id lands bo for the present
withdrawn from the market and that the
work of the government bo directed to sur
veys and experiments in regard to nrtcsian
wells. Tlio reason for withdrawing arid lands
from the market at this tlmo is to prevent
corporations and wlvnto Individuals from ac
quiring iiossesslon of nil the desirable tracts
for basins and holding them for future
utilization. This proposition seemed to meet
with the approval of nil the members of the
sub-committeo nnd it was agreed to report It
favorably to the full committee. The sub
committee favors turning over to the depart
ment of agriculture the development of these
nrid lauds. It is the opinion of nearly nil tiio
members of the committee that the appro
priations which have boon made for this pur
pose have been largely diverted to geological
surveys.
TUP. COPVIIIGIITT HIM.
Almost thc-lnst chance of any further dis
cussion on tlio international copyright bill
vanished in the house today. After the de
feat yesterday of this measure to remove dis
crimination ngnlnst American author. * n
motion was pending , made by Hopkins of Il
linois , to reconsider. At the opening of to
day's session Hopkins called up this motion
but the speaker ruled that it was not then In
order. Tlio copyright bill was
before the house under n reso
lution adopted Thursday morning that the
house should flrst reconsider the anti-trust
bill , next the copyright bill , next the national
bankruptcy bill and afterward such other ju
diciary committee bills as that committee
should call up. The limit of the scries of
the special orders was llxcd at
the end of ' session
yesterday's , consequently
quently no motion in regard to the copyright
bill Avas in order today. The expiration of
the special order carries with it the national
bankruptcy bill , which will not bo again con
sidered unless u special day is lixcd for it by
the committee- rules. If that bo done nt
all it will probably not bo until late in the
session of this congress.
3JGW I'OSTMASTKIIS.
Nebraska Spring KnnchClay county , A.
J. Orendorff , vice H. E. Tony , removed.
Iowa--Alexander , Franklin county , F. E.
Carter , vice AV. A. llobcrts , resigned ; Wat
son. Clayton county , J. M. Uth , vice J. C.
Tangcmnn , resigned ; AVhlto Cloud , Mills
county. M. Pace , vice C. H. Pccrc , resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senator Pcttigrew introduced in the sen-
nto today a bill to increase the salaries of the
Indian commissioner , assistant commissioner
and financial clerks. The bill will give the
commissioner $5,000 , the assistant commis
sioner $1,000 und the financial clerk $2,500 per
nnnum. .
Mr. Hcn.dcrson of Iowa Introduced In the
house ' today a bill to ( prevent thq trnnsmls-
slo'u'bf obscene matter through the infills.
For the vlolstlon of this act the hill imposes
a fine of not greater than i,000 , and impris
onment for ono year , or both.
Mr. Dorsey has recommended the appoint
ment of AV. A. Cole of Oakdale , Neb. , as a
teacher in the industrial school at the Santco
Indian agency.
The senate this afternoon passed a bill in
troduced by Mr. Pettigrew two months ngo
for an Indian training school at Pierre , S. D.
The secretary of the interior is authorized by
this bill to expend $ -UOO , for the purchase of
not moro than 10 ! ) acres of farm lumlncnr the
Indian training school as an industrial farm
to be run In connection with the school.
PIIIMIY S. HCATII.
JllXXESOTA fOHEHT FUtES.
An Immense Amount of Damage In
AVrljjIit County.
BUFFALO , Minn. , May it. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKI : . | The most dangerous fires
that have ever been known arc swooping
through AVright county for miles. In Hock-
ford township , about two miles southeast of
hero , the fires have destroyed much property
in cordwood , fences , hay , meadows , etc. One
farm bouse , a barn and other outbuildings
have been consumed thus far and others are
In great danger. On the jvest , three miles
away , the ( lames have burned for n distance
of over 11 vo miles und are unchecked. At a
switch two and one-half miles from hero
over two thousand ilvo hundred cords of
wood wcro licked up. There are nlso fires
i-'glug in the woods half n mile north , mid ,
like the others , Is spreading very rapidly.
Great excitement prevails , and as black
clouds of smoke roll up ono after another It
makes the scene moro terrifying. Nearly
every able-bodied man in this village Is out
fighting the llro nnd doing his utmost to keep
It from spreading , but thcirefforts avail noth
ing , as all the sloughs and swamps are ns dry
ns powder , nnd instead of furnishing n supply
of water only add to the fury of the flames.
The loss so far is hard to estimate , but Is
more than $100,000. The village of Buffalo is
in the greatest danger and requests will bo
sent to St. Paul and Minneapolis for engines
and firemen.
QVAY ll'IItlXOT JtESHlX.
Ho AVI11 Stay on tlio Itoiilillcan ] Na-
tloual Kxcoiitlvu Committee.
BKAVKII FALLS , Pa. , May S. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hnn. ] In nn interview tonight
Senator Quay again pronounced the rumors
of his resignation ns chairman of the repub
lican national executive committee as with
out foundation. "Tho report , " said
10 , "Is purely newspaper business.
I know nothing of it except when J heard the
rumor immediately succeeding the call for
the national executive committee a few
weeks ago. Immediately after the election
of 18S3 1 thought of resigning , for the reason
.hat the duties of chilli m in uro laborious and
exacting and interfeio with my senatorial
work. Objections were made , however , " ho
continued , "and the Idea was abandoned.
r have no Idea of resigning , " saitt the senator
n a tone nnd with a manner which Indicated
that that matter was settled In his mind.
In response to nn Inquiry as to his attitude
n the gubernatorial contest , ho said : "I am
lot Interfering in the matter. They mny
Ight it out among themselves. "
The senator will leave tonight or sometime
tomorrow for AVashington ,
Ilomlinrded liy the Frenuli.
PAIIIS , May Jl. Advices received from
Lagos , west Africa , state that n French
nan-of-wnr bombarded AVhydah , Dahomey ,
April 00 and UO. After thu bombardment the
French commander sent an ultimatum to the
king of Dahomey demanding the surrenderor
the European prisoners now in his hands and
declaring that If prisoners wcro not surren
dered hc > would ugnln bombard AVhydah May 5 ,
THE GREAT NORTHERN CUT.
Western Lines Have About Abandoned All
Hope of Meeting It.
TRUNK LINE ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
Untc. < m They Coinn to Ilin Itopcuo It
AVII1 he Impossible to Moot the
llcduocd ItatfK ( loddard
1)1(1 Not
CHICAGO , May a. [ Social Telegram to
Tin : Bin : . ] Tlio western lines have nbout
given up hope of meeting the reduced rates
made by the ( Jrcat Northern to nil Mksourl
river and western iwlnts , and unless the
trunk lines come to the rescue It will bo im
possible for the western lines to meet the
necessary reductions alone , and even if they
do the Great Northern Is on record as saying ;
it will keep up the war until Chicago lines
nro fought to a standstill. Hitherto the hopes
of the Chicago lines In corrcspondlni ;
but never ns largo reductions , have
been placed on the Krlo ns being u
line which would help the Chicago
lines by quoting lower rules nml accepting
less propositions. But this hope Is destroyed
from the fact that the Erie has joined the
Great Northern in Its cut , consequently
western lines see no way out of the dllcmmii
unless the trunk lines abandon nil tholr pre
cedents nnd como to the rescue of the Chicago
lines by agreeing to n reduction In rates , The
trunk line association meeting in New Vork
next Tuesday will decide the course of the
custom roads ,
Goililiml Dill Not
CIIICAOO , May : i. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bm.j : "Vice President Goddard of the
Atchison will not only remain with this road
in spite of his reported resignation , but ho
can remain with an increased or changed
authority If ho wishes , " said President Man *
vel tills afternoon. I heard the rumored resig
nation only n few moments ngo. It was
complete news to me , anil consequently I
judge there was a stretching of the imagina
tion when the rumor started. Seriously , nrtf
relations with Mr. Goddard are of the most
cordial nature. WohavoncverdllTered.and ho
has only to mention any change or increase
in authority he wishes to have it granted. Ho
knows this , and he also knows that 1 esteem
him very highly and would under no circum
stances agree to his resignation. "
Vice President Goddard did not consider
the rumor worth denial , apparently , and con
tented himself with saying : "Von see , I
haven't quit work. As far as there being
any serious friction between mo and TrnfllO
Manager Hanley , it Is pure bosh. "
A Northern Pacific Deal.
CIIICAHO , May ! ) . Tlio Journal this after *
noon says the Northern Pacillc railroad com *
pany has completed a deal hero by which it
will take possession of the properties of the
Chicago , t Great Western "railroad company
and the Calumet Terminal company. Thfl
Chicago & Great Western is simply n termU
mil company with lines outside city limits
and with valuable terminal facilities at Harl
risou street and Fifth avenue , lit the buslncs3
heart of the .city. It is over this com.
pany's ' tracks that the Wisconsin Central hog
secured entrance to this city , nnd the Nortli.
crn.Pneiflo will come In over iho Wisconsin
Central line. The Calumet terminal company
has docks on the lake shore at Calumet , jus $
south of this city , and the belt line connects
them with the Ureat Western trucks. The1
Nortliein Pacilie will , it is said , issue a now
series of bonds to tlio amount of 10,000,0(10 ( on
these properties. It is said thoeircumstanecs
point to a close alliance between this system
and the Baltimore it Ohio railroad , thus
roiill/ing Yillaitl's dream of the great transj
continental route.
It is Mated that the general ofllrcs of tha
Northern Pacilie will lie removed to Chicago
ns soon as the new depot on Fifth avenue is
llnished.
THK . .TTO.WI.SJIEASVUE. .
Kopoi'lod to the HOIIHC from the Conu
nilttoo hy IIH Author.
WASHINGTON' , May ! ! . Representative Mc-
Comas of Maryland today reported to the
hoif-e from the committee his bill to prevent
gerrymandering. The report is long mid in-
eludes an elaborate review and discussion of
the constitutional questions involved.
It says , in part , speaking of gerrymander
ing : "At the last election for congressmen
in Indiana , for instance the majority vet j
for congressmen elected three representatives )
but the minority vote elected ten representa
tives. Such gerrymandering Is u crlma
against the general government and ,
the pcoplo of tlio whole nation. This bill
will at least compel the representation of tlio
suppressed white minority In white states.
It will chock reckless gerrymandering In the
states of Iho black belt and make it easier for
representatives elected therein to obtnlu
certillcation of election. It will respect
equally states' rights and the rights of the )
United States. It penults the states to con
tinue to make regulations for tlio election ot
congressmen , but warns the states that a
intionnl constitution has bcim adopted cstnb-
.ishlng n real and not a shadowy government
sovereignty of tlio people , reposed in the
executive and congress , and that congress
will exercise its powers to nmka
or alter stato' regulation of thp
time , place and manner of holding
elections for representatives In congress , to
secure districts more compact as to territory ,
noi-o stable In duration and to secure greater
equality of the population behind the repre
sentatives in congress. These things the
states have failed to do.
Tucker of Virginia Hubmitted the report of
lie minority. After a bitter criticism of thq
till , It says in part ;
In this day the spirit of reform Is rostivo.
It would talio from the states the prlvllego oj
arranging their own congressional dUtricts as
each might think best for its own people , ami
isslgn that right to congress against reason
ireeodcnt and tlio constitution Itself. It would
iproot the laws of sovereign states without
cause and supplant them with tlio um-onstU
utlonal acts of a partisan congress , * * *
This spirit of reform must bo arrested or
consolidation , despotic nnd hoi > clcss will bo
our destiny. It must bo checked , or upon
ho mournful ruin.s of state preponderance
vlll arlso u mammoth empire all-etching its
broad urms from the Atlantic to the Paclflo ;
in empire whoso sway will dwarf ) mi > criai
{ ome , boundless In Us domain and limitless
n its authority ; with no guide but Its will ,
10 restraint but lt own discretion , no con
stitution but Its lint , no law but Its own
lower , an empire docked with all the nor-
; COUH splendors of ccntrall/cd domain and
iroudly wielding the sceptre of Its absolute
iwny over the broken and crounchlng violins
lins of Its ruthless usurpations. "
Fainlnn nii'l Misrule.
MABSOWAI , May -Famine prevails In
Tlgro. Owing to the mLsnilo of the govemj
ment hosts of people are migrating Many
of these have died from hunger on the roi &t
"
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