I Vr HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . ; . NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MAY 10 , 1800. NUMBER 820. CARLISLE'S ' PARTING SHOT , He Will Make the Tariff Speech of His Life iu the House Wednesday , KEY WEST OIGAR MEN PHOTEST , They IVntit More Protection on the l-'InlHhcd Product nnd Jjess Willy on Tolmcco Owcii'n Amcndincnta. WASIIIXOTOX BUIIEAU Tnr. OMAHA. BKB , ) 513 FOURTEENTH STIIEET , > WANIII.NOTOX , D. C. , May 18. ) Ex-Speaker nnd Senator-elect Carlisle ex pects to make the tariff speech of his llfo In the house before Iho previous question is Killed nt noon on Wednesday. Ho would present - sent his credentials ns Senator Beck's suc cessor tomorrow and not appear In the lower body of congress again were It not for this fact. fact.Carlisle Carlisle did not avail himself of the oppor tunity to speak whllo the general debate was pending , ns ho wished to take advantage of what would bo said by the republicans both In the general debalo and In the llvo miniito rule discussion , nnd close the debate at the last moment. Ho will bo given unlimited tlmo nnd the parting shot nt the protectionists Is expected to contain some advice to his side of the house as to the course to bo pursued in the future ou the subject of the tariff. It is believed that Senator Carlisle will bo " given Senator Beck's place tfli the committee * n finance , where ho will have the oppor tunity to continue his free trade work , and when the bill comes before the senate ho will bo looked to bv his side of the chamber as the leader In the discussion. The democratic wings In the house will flap together for free trade hereafter. A KEV WEST KICK. Key West , Fin. , Is represented here by a number of rustling cigar makers who want the duty increased on manufactured cigars nnd decreased on the raw material from which cigars arc made. They claim that the Importation of cigars will bo augmented un der this bill , A tiix of $ 'i per pound is placed on wrappers , while fillers arc taxed -ID cents. If n package of fillers is found to contain a single leaf of wrappers the whole Is taxed $ J per pound , and this radical discrimination is considered too harsh by them. Key West employs 1,000 cigar makers. They may win their light. OWEN'S AMENDMENTS. Keprcsentativo Owen of Indiana intends to offer some vor.v important amendments to the McKlnley tnrift bill. One of them will strike out all ot the proposed reduction of the reve nue tax on tobacco except the proposed abolition of the license for retail dealers. Another will put lumber and salt on the free list. Still another amendment will empower the secretary of the treasury to revoke the tariff on any article upon which a trust or monopoly Is formed at any time , thus making it possible to prevent an unfair rise in the prices of articles of every day consumption. Mr. Owen says that this may bo giving largo power to the secretary of the treasury , but ho does not see how it is possi ble to prevent monopolies and "bull" move ments of the market unless wo place confi dence nnd power in the hands of our ofllcials , ns the conditions are continually changing , nnd If any article should bo specified in any rblll or any circumstance described , by which the law would prohibit a "corner" or monopoly ely or trust , it would bo.easy , ns expprlcnco li-v taught , "to' 'change"tho "conditions"nnd , ivert the operations of the law. Public sen timent and careful scrutiny , ho says , would always prevent the improper exercise of this discretionary power by any officer of the gov ernment. rOllClETTINQ MR. 1UNIUU , . * An incMcnt occurred in the houso4ho other day while Chairman McKlnloy was speaking which illustrates very clearly how soon great men nro forgotten in congress. While ex- Speaker Kaiitlull lived ho was regarded by the democratic side of the house as the great est man of the age , oven by those who were free traders and wcro unwilling to follow his leadership on the tariff. His wisdom on all other subjects was never questioned , and hail it not been for his tariff views ho would un doubtedly have been nominated for the presi dency by his party. DuringMiijorMcIvlnloy's nrgument ho referred to "Samuel J. Itandall , the greatest man that over occupied a scat on that side of the house , " pointing to tlio democrats ; "n man who was ever on his feet and ready to defend the inter- csts of his constituency to the very last. " XA thundering storm of applause followed this tfticlariition by the republicans. A number of the staunchcst republicans stood up on their feet nnd applauded for a full half minute. The ono hundred or more democrats who were in their scats sat in dead silence ; not ono of them applauded the sentiment or nodded nsscnt. Most of them sat with blanched faces and clenched teeth. Onlyn few months ngo every ono .of them would have followed the leadership of the Into ex-speaker on every biibjcct but the tarilT , but now his name is utmost lost to their memories , because ho was n tariff protectionist. The incident impressed iivery ono who witnessed it and will not soon bo forgotten. coxniir.93 AT A CIRCUS. Groups 01 congressmen wno chanced to meet nt church nnd on the streets today dis cussed the humorous scenes which were pre sented by them at the circus the other night. It rained a perfect torrent , and the circus tent was pitched upon n square of ground til- _ mos' a half-mile north and east of the gov ernment printing olllce , which is fully two miles from the Centre of population. Wash ington is proverbially a great circus town , mid notwithstanding the downpour of rain nnrt the mud which was everywhere about the circus tent , It Is estimated Unit * twenty thousand people were present and ready to pay not only M cents admission , but from r > 0 cents'to $ ) for reserved seats. About llvo minutes before the tlmo when the grand cn- trco was to bo made there were probably thrco hundred men. women and children Mwggling along the track just outside the ropes from the reserved seats. At intervals of twenty or thirty feet the rain streamed through the canvas and inndo puddles of mud and water which in places collected to a depth of several inches. ' . largo crowd of tentmen undertook to clear 10 race track of humanitv , so that no ono would bo hurt by the procession. Amongtho btragglors were several senators and probably n do/en congressmen , some of them uccom- imnledbv their wives and children. Along ubout this tlmo Senators Vest of Missouri nnd Don Cameron of Pennsylvania appeared on The scene. Cameron were a largtulerby Jiat and had it pulled down nearly over his cars , so as to dlsgulso himself as much ns possible. Ho wore u short coat and carried his hands away down In tlio pockets. Vest wore n Prince Albert coat and a very broad brimmed slouch hat , which was pulfcd over Ills cars , and came down upon his coat collar Senator Vest had ono bldo of his coat pulled up and into his pocket inserted his arm almost to the elbow. The two men straggled along llko u couple of 'toughs , " evidently bent upon a full disguise from their friends and determined to hnvo as much fun us jnisslblo out of the show. Finally they perched themselves upon a row of re served seats and sat there during the entire performance looking Jlko n 'couplu of "rural guys" who generally hung around the circus to rldo the trick mule. Tlmso of their friends who passed by and recognized themyellcit out familiar pet names , but the senators pro tended not to hem ; them and let thelr.lcgs liing over the broad benches nnd dangled their feet down whcro the mm splashed and the mud was swishing about. When finally the tent men found some dif ficulty in clearing the tracks tliev began to use forcible means. They pushed u number of congressmen around llVo African slaves , iintl actually kicked ono western representa tive. , hcmitor , Kusth of Alabama hud n row with n negro at the entrancetotho tent which ivsulted in Having the African placed under nnyst and the next morning fined In the IKlico court for assault.Two congressmen from Missouri or on adjoining state approached preached the tent with their families nnd wcro recognized by a citizen who kiJW the ticket taker , nnd thinking to play n practi cal Joke handed back to them two checks for reserved seats In the circus nnd two checks for scats In ono of the theatres in place of the four coupons uixm their circus tickets. The congressmen went into the tent , nnd upon presenting the checks for reserved scats were ridiculed and Jeered. They returned to the ticket taker nnd wcro about to have him ar rested when the citron friend put In an np- poamnco and handed over tht-lr reserved coupons with the remark that "everything goes at a circus , " POLITICS AND CENSUS APPOINTMENTS. It appears that the recommendations of the supervisors of the census In the various dis tricts of the states for the appointment of enumerators do not altogether plcaso the politicians. The superintendent of the census attends to the appointment of enumerators upon the recommendations of the supervisors , but in very many instances the latter do not recommend the men wanted by politicians and congressmen , nnd SuiMirintcndcnt Porter is having n merry tlmo with them. It Is not often that the recommendations of the super visors nro not regarded. A protest from n congressman generally leads to some corre spondence between Che ofllco hero and the supervisor , nnd often results in another recommendation ; but there have been many snarls , naturally. Hereafter the recommen dations of the supervisors will stand , ns the time for beginning the work of taking the census is so near Juno 1 that delays cannot lontrer bo suffered for political reasons. I'All.MUttS STIR UP SOVTIIE1IX CONORKSSMEN. Distress courses through the minds of n number of plodding southern congtcssnien who have been simple "scat warmers" in the house for many years nnd who have never taken the trouble to disturb themselves for renomlnntion nnd re-election. The Farmers' alliance is making the trouble. The berth of n southern congressman has always been much more easy than that of a western or middle states member. A southerner does little work for his constituency in the way of local legislation or ofllce getting. A few docu ments , some seeds nnd a general speech , writ ten out and published in the Congressional Heeord for distribution through the district , have done the work. Now the farmers have organized nnd propose to put candidates in tlio field against the regular democratic nom inees , and it looks as though about two dozen men from the southern sections who have done little more than vole for free trade and draw their salaries would bo relegated. A1IOUT AIIJOU1IXMENT. An Impression prevails that the senate will bo very deliberate , as it was two years ngo , and not consent to an adjournment under. August , even though It has accomplished nil it hopes to in the way of legislation before the middle of July. Senators Teller. Allison and other leaders say the senate will not re main in session one day longer than is abso lutely necessary in order to do the work be fore it. There is certain work which the predominant party is pledged to do nt this session , and tills must bo done whether the political fences of members are kept up or not. The republicans have the legislative branch of the government nnd presidency and the country natu rally expects certain legislation. It will not do to disappoint the majority , even though the session is months longer than it appears necessary or coiiveu- * lent. MISCELLANEOUS. It is not believed that the Henderson bill giving an increased appropriation for state militia and broadening the scope of that arm of the military s.ervico will bo reached at this scsi-Ion unless those Interested in it bring their influence to bear upon their representa tives in the houso. Colonel Henderson says the bill will pass if it secures consideration. PKUHY S. HEATH. " TlIIItT\'iVOVll I'KOVLE Terrible Explosion In Havana. Over Ono Hundred Injured. HAVANA , May 18. During n fire In a hard ware store last night a barrel of powder ex ploded. The whole structure was blown to pieces and twenty-two persons were lulled. Among the dead are four fire chiefs , the Venezuelan consul , Senor Francisco Silva , who happened to bo in front of the building at the tlmo of the explosion. In addition to the killed over ono hundred persons are injured. The explosion caused the wildest excite ment throughout the city and thousands flocked to the scene of the disaster. The principal authorities wcro promptly on the ground and did everything in their power to aid the injured. Several houses adjacent were damaged oy the explosion. Later Tlio number dead up to this even ing is thirty-four. Gangs of men are at work on the debris. Many human limbs have been taken out. The relatives of the missing per sons have gathered on the spot , and as the bodies are brought out the scenes are dis tressing. The proprietor of the wrecked hardware store was arrested. It is feared that there are several more victims iu the ruins. Congressional Programme. WASIIINOTON , Muy 18. Silver will bo the principal topic discussed in the senate again this week. Addresses in meniorlani of the late Repre sentative Kelley of Pennsylvania will bo de livered Tuesday afternoon and Saturday will bo devoted to the calendar. Thcso are the only probable interruptions of the silver de bate. bate.Tho The llrst three days in the house will wit ness the closing scones of the tariff debate , which promises to become more animated. The elections committee intends to call up the Alabama contested election case of Mo- Dufllc vs Turpin immediately after the tariff bill is disposed of , and ns the report of the committee in favor of the contestant involves the inversion of an apparent majority of 8,1)00 ) , a bitter resistance is apt to bo devel oped. , The vlver and harbor people nro waiting for the llrst opportunity to call up their bill. The Snwtclln Cuso Ilcvlvcd. UHEAT FALLS , N. II. , May IS. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Interest Is renewed in the Snwtello ease by the finding of n vest supposed to bo Hiram Sawtello's by n party of fishermen on the bank of ICeycs brook , not far from the country road traversed by him on the fatal night and not more than three hundred yards from where ono of Hiram's shoes was found. There were no bullet holes in the front of the garment , but in the back thcro was n hole that might have been made by n bullet , and the surrounding cloth had the appearance of being burned by powder. The collar was torn down In tlio back and there wore distinct blood stains on tlio front. There was nothing in the pockets save a few matches and and u button-shaped tin whistle. A Montana 3leruhunt'M Dcntli. ST. PAUL , Minn. , May IS. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Bii.l : : William Losekamp , n wealthy merchant from Livingston , Mont. , died nt tno St. Paul city hospital last night. Mr. Losekamp was drugged , slugged and robbed in Chicago whllo on n trip thcro to buy goods , nnd , In charge of a professional nurse , started back to Livingston. On his arrival hero ho was found too ill to travel and taken to the hospital , where ho died. His not known who struck the blow which re sulted In his death. TWO VoKHIilH L8t , KISOSTON , Out. , May IS. Tlio schooner Jesse Breck , timber laden , was struck by a furious gulp ott Nine Mile point yesterday nnd wrecked. The crow , consisting of Cap tain Mackle , his two brothers und n sister , who was the cook , and three other seamen , were lost , LONDON , May IS. The steamer Harold , bound from Bllboa to Glasgow , foundered off the Irish coast. Six persons wcro drowned. KteninHhlp ArrlvnlH. At New York The Etmrin , from Liver pool ; thoSnnlc , from Bremen , At HuvroTho UrcUguo , from New York. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION , Can an Original Package bo Opened by the Liquor Dealer ? HAUNTED BY SINS OP THE PAST. A Cnso In the Supreme Court tlmt Is Viewed With Alai-ni by the Hall * rends .Sovereign's Questions Iowa's llnr. DES MOINES , la. , May 18. [ Special to THE BKIV. ] The difference of opinion ns to the prcclso meaning of the original package de cision still continues. But the original pack ages themselves are coming into the state faster than ever. A largo number of stores have already been opened for the sale of liquor in-tliis form , and tlio number is con stantly increasing. Tlio usual construction put upon tlio decision is that it permits the sale of lliiuor by an agent of the non-resident importer In cases or bottles of the usual slzo employed in that traffic ; that such liquor must bo taken away , and cannot bo opened and drank upon the premises after the saloon style. That Is the usual Idea. But some lawyers are insisting that it can be opened upon the premises by the seller nnd bo sup plied by the glass to the purchaser , provided that the amount that ho buys was put up In n separate bottle , even if it did not hold more than two ounces. In order to know Just what the Iowa courts understand by an original package , reference has been made to a decision of the superior court delivered in January ISSii , in n case in volving tliis distinction. A subordinate court at ICookuk had held that a dealer who Im ported beer by the case could sell it by the case , but if ho imported several bottles of whisky packed In barrels , ho enuld'nt sell the bottles separately. The Iowa supreme court overrules the finding and says there is no good ground for the distinction. It says that the only question to bo considered was ns to whether the man had a right to import liijuors for sale and sell them. If ho had that right it would make no difference iu what shnpo ho imported his liquor , whether in bottles tles packed in barrels or stacked up in the side of a car. That would bo a matter of convenience to bo settled by himself , says the court. From this It would bo inferred that in the opinion of the Iowa supreme court.an orig inal package was an original package in any shape or form in which it was put up , and that live-ounce bottles or five-gallon bottles , whether shipped separately or brought in barrels or boxes , would bo regarded as original packages subject to sale by the non resident importer. The decision referred to was written by Judge Ueed , now congress man from the Council Bluffs district. A CASK OF IMPORTANCE. The supreme court has before it again a case Qf great importance to the railroads. It is what is known as the rebate case from Jas per county. A shipper there has brought suit against the Hock Island to recover the difference between what ho had paid for shipments and what other shippers favored by rebates had paid. The suit lias nothing to do with the present railroad law , but goes back to the days when railroads were accus tomed to give rebates to favored localities and favored shippers. This suit is brought under the common law * , in tlio absence of any spe cial statute covering the case nt the time when the discriminations were made. This ship per claims that the common law forbids un reasonable charges , and sine'o other shippers in the same town received by means of re bates a lower rate than ho , this is proof , ho thinks , that the rate charged him was un reasonable. The district court of Jasper county gave him a verdict nnd tlio supreme court sustained the decision at the last preceding term. Now the railroads ask for a rehearing nnd the case was re opened last week. They admit the rebates , but they claim that the system of rebates in those days was considered right nnd proper , nnd was regarded as n necessary nnd reasona ble arrangement to stimulate business. They also plead tlio statute of limitations. The companies are very much concerned over this case. If it is sustained , it means that the gates will bo opened to u flood of suits of simi lar character , as rebates were very common in this state six or eight years ago. Already suits claiming in the aggregate SiW.OOO have been begun against the Chicago & North west ern railroad. The superior court has taken the case under advisement , and a decision will probably bo rendered during the present term. If it is the same as before , n largo number of shippers will at once begin similar suits to recover for what they call unreason able charges during the old days of rebates. SOVEREIGN'S QUESTIONS. Labor Commissioner Rovm-nlim is mnlfnr ! n special effort to secure statistical information that will bo of interest to the farmers. Ho has prepared u number of questions to bo sent to the farmers' alliances of the stato. Among them are the following : What should bo the local market price of shelled corn per bushel to net S per cent profit on the investment , basing the calculations on the average cost of production , the average value of land and the average yield per aero slnco 1SS5 ? Has the general range of farm products sold above or below the cost of production since 1SS5 ? What kind of farm products have sold at a profit since 18ST and what kind at a loss since that tlmo ! How many out of every ten farmers are prevented by the pressure of their debts from holding their grain and other products for the best market priccsl What per cent of funnel's have lost their farms by mortgage foreclosure since 18SO ! What per cent of farm laborers have been displaced by labor-saving machinery slnco IbTOi What is tlio average wages paid farm laborers per month during the busy season from April 1 to November 1 ( What Is the average number of hours per day farmers and farm laborers work during the busy season ! What profit have farmers received upon the labor of hired men since ISblH Five thousand dollars loaned nt S per cent for ten years , compounded scmi-au- nuiilly , which is the rule of most loan and mortgage companies , returns aprolltof $5,1150 , without depreciating the principal. Has a llko sum invested in farming returned ns much profit , as n rule , from IBM ) to ISIHH If it has returned a greater profit , state how much greater. If it has returned a loss profit , state how much less. What per cent of farmers' children between the ages of eight and sixteen are kept from school to do farm labor ! What Is the average number of school days lost per year to children kept from school to do farm labor ! " THE IOWA BAB. It Is becoming inoro dlftlcult each year to bo admitted to the Iowa bar. Applicants are now compelled to spend two years In study and then stand an examination before tlio supreme court. This examination is no easy matter and It seems to bo getting more dim- cult every year. When the present term of the supreme court convened there were nearly thirty candidates for admission , in cluding ono lady.They were given a very rigid examination first before n committee o'f lawyers appointed by the court , and then be fore the supreme court Itself. The result was that only twenty-three of them passed. The names of the successful are us follows : Jacob Council Bluffs ; L. V. Hurpel , DCS Moincs ; James II. Jamison , Osceola ; D. A. Long , Wuverly : Oscar MlddlekuulT , Sioux City ; Hubo McForren. Webster City ; Julius Pingel , DCS Moines ; Orion G. Pope , Fontnncllo ; Bert Heady. Trear ; John U. Vaughn , Osage ; GcorgoT. Wutsou , Delhi ; U. G. Whitney , tlnlnn ! SiitrniO SJ XVi-lf.ht TSTnulimi * VntlmM DEATH RATE STATISTICS. The state board of health has prepared" table , giving the death rate in sixteen Iowa cities In proportion to population during the year ISs'J , Des Moines has the lowest per- cenlugo of all , its rate being but T.05. Council Bluffs has 0.50 ; Duhuque , O.S1 : Burlington , 11.70 ; Davenport , 13.20 ; Sloas City , U'.co. TIITINO TO ESCAPE VllE 1'KN. An effort is being made to ImvoMunchrath. one of the men connected with the murder of Haddock nt Sioux City , pardoned. The sn- tircmo court has sustained tl\o \ decision of the lower court , which convicted him of man slaughter , nnd ho hasbccii out on appeal bond nil this tlmo , not having served n day of his sentence in prison. Unless the governor In terferes ho will soon hnvo to go to the peni tentiary. So his Sioux City friends arc try ing to have him pardoned. Ho Was the only ono of the' gang of conspirators convicted , and ho was probably the least wicked of the Whole lot. The man who fired the fatal shot has never been convicted. It Is not thought that Governor Boles will pardon Munchrath , ns there Is no complaint that ho didn't ' have n fair trial , or that ho wa * not legally con victed. A Shower ol'Itlrda. CEPAU lUrms , la. , May J8. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEK.J During the storm which prevailed hero last night thousands of birds which wcro migrating to tile north gathered mound the electric lights and dropped' in thu streets. Some very rare specimens wcro picked up. AX OJWJLCIAIi IjICKKK WAXTUMt. A Jlembcr of Pnrllnuient 3fnkcs n He- quest for One. [ Cojiyr/o/it / / IKX ) lu Jitmc * ( Jonlmi 7fcn itfM LONDON , May IS. [ Xo\v York Herald Cable Special to Tun BEE. ] The post master general is going to bo besieged from still another quarter. Ho has been informed by a contemporary that if ijo docs not permit the postmen to carry on ihclr agitation nt public meetings ho will have to retire. No tice to quit having thus1 been served upon him , it ought to hnvo bccnthougut [ that his resignation wculd not be delayed a single hour. But Mr. Hatkes seems to bo a very obstinate sort of man. , Mr. Jeffreys will also tackle the postmaster general in the house of commons. Ho wants to revive the old privilege of members of par liament of franking letters nnd ho calls at tention to tlio fact that members have not only to go and purchase stamps , but even to afllx them to their letters , ris If anixing stamps was a much more important matter than pay ing for them , There Is lie remedy for this except tlio appointment of1 an ofllcinl llcker , who shall bo placed in the lobby of the house to moisten stamps and stick them on. In olden days' ' some mem bers of parliament were not above fanning themselves out byHhe hour to com mercial firms in order that'they ' might frank as many letters as they could. Ono member- is said to have received JE.100'a year for an hour or so n day , and of course every friend of a member expected to have his letters franked as often as ho chose to send them. But postage was worth saving in those days. Jeffrey may rest assured that the franking privilege will never bo rcviVed , although ho may got the postmaster general to appoint u llcker if ho perseveres iu his demand. It AX Mi CJLKAttlXttH. Financial TransactlonA o'f tlio Coun try for the Last'Week. BOSTON , May 18. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The following table , compiled from dispatches from the clearing houses of the cities named , shows the gross ex changes for last week , with rates per cent of increase or dcereaso as compared with thosimila'r amounts Isr the correspond ing week in 18S { ) : / ' .Vol. InoliKlol In total ) , Naclcarlug Lou so at tills tlmo lust junr. Bought , Ills Daughter Off. ST. PAUL , Minn. , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Ellas Frankenburg , n millionaire merchant , -arrived hero Friday evening nnd has since been laboring with his daughter , Fannie Fisinkcnburg , singing light parts with the " \Vilbcr \ opera company , to get her to quit the stage. The young lady , who Is n strikingly handsome brunette of nineteen , nt first refused , but this afternoon her father placed n cheok' for ) ,000 In her hand and she weakened , and , If she doesn't ' chnngo her mind before 'tomorrow , will go back to her homo of luxury , away from which she ran two year * ago bccuuso of her infatuation for a stage life. O i DeatUvooil Mineral Market. DEAWVOOD , S. D. , May IS. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BEE. ] The mineral market was rather quiet during the past week , thcro being very little demand fer mining securities. However , the total amount of sides reported . . . . , . u ! ' > * ( .i it * * u. j- | * * -v njt in \ / \ / ji/u ' - ' < ) o ; Ore Cache , ' 'o ; Troy , Double Standard , O 'o ; Iron Hill , -lUo ; Mount Terry , Jfo : Flor ence , 2Vu ; Low Wallace , l o. Local Forecast. For Oinnlm nnd Vicinity : Fair weather. For Nebraska ! Fair , stationary tem perature , variable winds. For South Dakota : Fair , northerly winds , becoming variable , slightly warmer. For Iowa : Fair , slluhtly cooler , northerly winds. Train Immls in New Vork. NEW YOIIK , May 18. Gcorgo Francis Train arrived this morning aboard tlio Ktruriu. Ho takes a special train for Tacoma. Khali llnrnlni ; . SiUMOKtx , Pa. , May 18. The Nellson shaft Is on ilro , having caught from n burning tim ber bleaker which was Uulroycd ; Friday tilght. Many mules wcro lost. SIOUX CITY HAD A PICNIC , Tlio Warriors Administer a Terrible Drub bing to the Local Team , BUT THE GAME DOES NOT COUNT , Mr. Inks Attempts to Do llio IMtoh- For tlio UnialiiiH , Hut Makes Sorry Work of IU Tlnycil. Won. Lost , I'or Ct. Denver. a ) is 8 .coo DCS Moines ? J 13 n .Ml Sioux City 21 12 11. .671 Milwaukee BJ 11 11 .MO Minneapolis M 0 11 .4M St. Paul -JO 0 11 .4.V ) Oinnhu SI 0 12 .4211 Kansas Olty 10 ! 7 13 . : 0 Sioux City It ) , Omalm 0. Omaha and Sioux City collided ou the local diamond yesterday nftcmoon In the presence of several thousand spectators and Omaha sustained n fearful wollopping. The sting of defeat , however , Is not so poignant as usual , for the game didn't count. It was only an exhibition. The audience did not Itnow this , though , and the majority of them loft the park very , very sore. Mr. Inks pitched for the local team and his work was lust Eort o' mlddlln' . Ho lost the 1,111110 lu the second Inning by his appalling wildness. Ho gave four men bases on balls , forcing two of them over the pinto. The sound tlmt emanated from the grand stand nt tltis feat was not unlike the lugubri ous moaning of the deep , deep sea. But dry your tears , as the game don't count. In conclusion , It Is offered as a hint that the next tltno the management sends Moran out to play right Held ho should bo given n lawn mower and compelled to earn his salary. Omnlm must have one more Holder or she will continue to draw blanks all through the sea son. With n good general utility man the team would now bo in good average condition. The seoro : OMAHA. AII. it. lit. sii. gn. rn. A. r. . Oatiavan , If o o II 0 1 1 0 0 winis , in r > Walsh , ss . " 0 8 0 1 1 I ! Andrew : ) . Ib . . .4 Kcarns , lb ! 5 1 2 o 1 2 2 1 Cleveland , 3b 4 Mornn. rf 4 Uniunliarl , c. . . . . 1 1 1 U 0 7 1 0 Inks , ! ) 4 1 1 00 0 1 1 Totals 40 fl 12 0 3 21 0 8 SIOUX CITV. AII. ii. in. sir. sii. ro. A. K. Cllnp. If 4 . ' II 1 uinck. p : i : i i o a i o a Strausso 4 Kapl > ill.ib ! : . ' 4 1 2 0 2 : t 2 0 Slobel , Hi 4 iii-osiKiii. tih : i i o o o : i i o Hanralian , If Art * : i 1 o 0 0. 2 4 0 ( ii'liliis.in 4 Devlin , rf 4 Totals : n 10 4 o 5 27 la c 11V INNINGS. Omaha G Sioux Olty 1 5 0 0 0 0 U 1 * 10 SUMMAItV. Tttins rnrnpd Omaha 3. Two-li.vso lilts- Walsh. Andrews , Inks , Kappull. Thrco-liaso lilt Cleveland , llaseson culled balls Inks.r . Itl uk2. Struck out Hy Inksu , hv Hindi 2. 1'ashL'd ball Urqrhart 1. Wild pitch Inks 1. Time Ouo linur and tulrty-uvo minutes. Umpire Oustck. ' " - Milwaukee 8 , Kansas Olty 4. ' -MnvnM't'iiEE , Wis. , May ie.-TSrecIai [ Tol- cgram to THE Bnn. ] Following Is th'p'res'ult of today's game : MILWAUKEE. | KA.NSAS Cm" . U II O A T.I It II O A G Poorman.rf..U 030 0 Smith , If . i IMlrjuipIo , I Ml II . ' ( I 0 Hum ; , in . 0 0300 Alberti,3b..2 0 1 2 II W. llooTcr.rf.l 1200 Sliocli , us . 2 1 1 1 0 Stenrna , es. . . . ' . ' 1 2 3 2 .MurrlMor. lb.2 111 0 0 ( "nrppulcr , 3U..O 1000 Krelc. in . 2 ! l 2 0 0 Honolulu , II ) . . .0 0 U I 1 Wvlcli , 21) . 0 I 0 t liJInniilni , ' , 2U..O I (1 ( 1 0 Jaiiti-Pii , C..O 2 ft 0 O'llonver ' , c . 0 0410 ( irimth , p . 0 004 liUull , p . U 0020 Tutiila . 8 S 27 11 2J Totals . ' 4 , i.7 1 t 11V I Mllwnukoo . 0 2 II 00001 2 8 Kansas Ulty . 0 4 SU.MMAIIY. Earned runs Milwaukee 2 , Kansas Clty.'l. Two-bn&o lilts Smith , Hnovrr , Carpenter. Three-base lilts Iviolfr. Mainline. Homo run stearin. liases on balls -Milwaukee r > , Kan sas City ( . 1IIL by pitched ball Shod ) . Man- nliiK. Struck out Hy ( Jrinitli 4 , by Ilnll I. Passed ball llooriir. Wild pitches-Hell S. Time Tno hours. Umpire II urat. 1'osl poncd. Sr. PAUL , May IS , The St. Paul-Denver game was postponed on account of wet grounds. American Association. AT l'IIII.\1)ii.l'HU. : Athletics 2 , Louisville 5. AT itocni.sTnii. : Rochester 2 , Columbus 11. ATsrntcusB. Syracuse 11 , St. Louis 9. AT Brooklyn 2 , Toledo a. 1'ho Grande I'oulo < ! CH Proudlts. PAIUS , Muy 18. The TOCO for the Clranilo Poulo des Proudlts. worth about 40.000 francs. was won by IJaron Sebichlor's ' French bred bay colt , Pulchor. _ Fort Ijcnvemvorth Military Notes , FoitT liKAVENWoimi , Kan. , May IS. [ Special to Tun Bii-Captain : : ] AV. A. Holbrook - brook , First cavalry , has been granted a Icavo of absence for ono mouth , Colonel E. P. Vellum , surgeon and acting assistant medical purveyor , has been granted a leave of absence for two months. Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Byrne , sur geon. has been grunted a leave -absence for four months. Captain Clmrlcs Vf. Ewlng , assistant sur geon , has been assigned to duty at depart ment headquarters. The Icavo of absence recently granted Major Albert Strotvcr , paymaster , has been revoked. Captain A. M. Wcthcrnl mid family have goiio to Fort Logan , Col. , where the captain Is to assume command of company A , Sixth Infantry. The army retiring board at this post has been dissolved. First Lieutenant M. D. Parker , Ninth cav alry , has been granted a leave of absence for ono month. Captain A. V Ctinrbonnlor , medical store keeper , 1ms been granted a leuvo of absence for four months. Major J. P. Saugcr , Inspector general of the department , has Joined the department con tingent at St. Louh , the now headquarters ! . The lenvo of absence granted First Lieuten ant A. G. Sharpe has been extended twenty - three days. _ _ Walton * Threaten to Strike. CHICAGO , May IS. The waiters' union threatens trouble during the coining week. They have resolved to make n number of de mands from nil the leading hotels and restaurants and the proprietors met this afternoon nud unanimously resolved to resist thorn. The waiters' leaders claim they will striku if their demands are not granted. | iy a Syndicate. lK.\mvooi , S. D. , May 18. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] The Miller syndicate lias purchased the Picrro mine , ono of the richest and most extensive of the free-milling gold producers , hut which has unfortunately been tied up. All litigation and conflict of title U now ended and the mlno will soon bo nniong the bullion producers Tlio ore will bo trouti-d in the big mill that will bo erected within the corporate limits of the city of ; UeuJwood at ouco. j AT SALT IAItK. Furniture Kmporlum /plctcly / Cluttcil , SALT LAIH * " tab , May 18. [ Special Tele- pram to Tn EH. ] Fire completely gutted tlio threo-sta fumlturo cinpoiium of II. Dlnwoody , o ( st Southwest street , todny. The loss will M > gate W > 0,000 ; Insurance , STii.OOO. Greht vllgnatlon is expressed by the public over tno work of the ilro depart ment , which worked llko n pack of scared school boys , and gave the Ilro n good headway to n total destruction of the building and en dangered the cutlro block. Ulnwoody at once telegraphed for n duplicate stock of goods. The ilro Is the largest lu the forty years' history of the city. Itmlly Damaged. ToLr.no , O. , May IS. The Crescent Candy company's establishment and Wood & Mnuzy's wholesale grocery wcro badly dam aged by ilro today. The losses aggregate $ 100,000. 100,000.A A G It HAT ACI ll I : V KM KXT. Lieut. AVItteiuoycr AuonntillHlics | n Great Font lu IIellojrnpliy. Pitrscorr , May IS. The greatest achieve ment yet miulo In hellography was accom plished during practice in Arizona yesterday by Lieutenant Wlttemyer , who succeeded In signaling a message by a single Hash , I'- ' " ) miles from Fort Ueno , near Fort McDowell , to Mount Graham , near Fort Grunt , whcro it was received by Captain Murray. The latter , by turning his instrument , Hashed the mes sage to Fort Huachunhtica , n distance of 'JO miles , making a distance of 215 miles with but a single Intervening station. The longest distance heretofore made with n single Hash was about seven miles. STATK XKH'S. Beatrice News. Bn.vTiucn , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to Tur. Biu. : ] One of the heaviest r.iln storms oc curring In this locality for years fell last evening and was accompanied with consider able hail. No damage is thus far reported as having resulted from the hall. The rain was badly needed and an immense amount of water fell , putting the ground in splendid condition. It now transpires that the visit of the Bur lington officials to this city n day or two ago has considerable ! signillcuneo attached to it. Tlio party consisted of C. 13. Perkins , presi dent ; J. C. Peaslcy , llrst , and G. B. Harris , second vice president of the Chicago cage , Burlington & Quinc.y ; G. W. Holdrege , general manager and T. E. Culvert , general superintendent of the B. & M. It Is Icarnad from an authoritative source that the long deferred project of n union depot was practically decided upon. All the roads centering hero have practically agreed upon the necessity of the union depot , and n structure of that character will lo built during the present year. Mr. Perkins stated that an appropriation of $50,000 had been de cided upon by the Burlington for a depot of their own some tlmo since , but in view of re cent developments that plan had been aban doned and that the Burlington would now unite in the union depot project. Nebraska City Ncxvs. NnmiARKA CmNeb. . , May 11. [ Special to Tim BtE. ] At u meeting of the board of trade and citizens last night , it was decided to accept the offer of the Phoenix bridge company to build a high wagon bridge for a bonus of 511)0.000 ) of 5 per cent precinct bonds. The proposition of the Union bridge company to build a bridge for a $70KK ( ) bonus was re jected as impracticable. The election will beheld held at an early date , and there is no doubt but that the bonds will carry. Nebraska City is making1 preparations fern n big Fourth of July celebration. Major Anderson of Iowa and Judge Pound have acceptntTlnvitatloiis to spenk. Ono of the leadlng'fcntiircs will bo a balloon ascension . . , - - - and parachute descent. Fntltcp and Two Children Drowned , STAXTOX , Nob. , May IS. [ Special to Tin : Bin : . ] E. M. Stucker , a well known and re spected farmer of this place , and two clildrcn , Frank , aged fourteen , and Daisy , aged twelve , wcro drowned in n cut-off of the Elkhorn i-iver yes terday afternoon. They had been repairing a fence which projected into the river. Not re turning , another boy was sent down to sen what wus detaining them , and a boat , bottom side up , was found floating in the water. Search was begun at once for tlio bodies , but they were not recovered untill 12 o'clock ibis morning. 11 liny I'littliijj in Crops. HAIIIIISOX , Neb. , May IB. [ Special to Tin : BII : : . ] The settlers of Sioux county are all busy putting in their crops and breaking prairie. The acreage of grain this year will bo very largely in excess of that of 1SSU. There has been plenty of mois lure during the past winter and spring and J farmers ) the are looking forward to a bountiful harvest. SImix rountv bus missed through the cxncri- mcntnl stage and has been proven ono of the best small grain growing localities in the state , and the result is that the- settlers arc funning In dead earnest this season. Im provements In the country nro going in every direction. Houses and barns are being - ing erected , wind mills are being put up and a vast amount of sod is being broken. There are still thousands of acres of land awaiting settlement. There Is no railroad land in the county , so that It Is ono of the best "freo homo" localities In the state. In addition to this the question of fuel is settled bore , for wood can bo had for the hauling , and the coal mines -Just west of here make that article cheap. Sioux county has over fifty miles of railroad track within Its limits , the Fremont , Elkhorn it Missouri Valley crossing from east to west , and the B. & M. running diagonally across the northeast part of thO'COiinty. Thus It will bo seen that this locality is in excellent condition to ro- eelvo u heavy Immigration during the next few months. The proposition to vote bonds fo fund the floating debt of the county was voted on at a special election last Tuesday and a very light veto cast. The bonds wcro defeated by a small majority. Dakota OddR'Uowfl. DrAwvoon , S. D. , May IS. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun. ] About two hundred and lifty delegates to the grand lodge and encamp ment , Independent Order of Oddfel lows of Dakota , arrived by stage from Whltewood tonight. Every available room In the city is occupied. This Is the llrat state gathering of the order since Dakota was made a state , consequently delegates nro hero from both North and South Dakota. Before tlio mooting adjourns ofllcers will ba elected from the two Dnkotns separately , thereby making this the last gathering of the entire Dakota , as of old. Tomorrow the delegates will visit the mines at Lead City , returning In the afternoon. In the evening they will bo banquotlcd at the city hall. The programme will bo concluded Thursday night. The Daughters of Uebccca meet on Tuesday. Three Ocean Steamers. llnclng. LONDON , May IS. [ Special Cablegram to Tnu BKI : . ] The Anchor line steamer , Clt.v of Rome , sailed from Queenstown nt 13 : : W p. in. today for Now York. The Union line steamer Alaska , sailed at l0 : p. in. and the Cunard s o imcr Aunmhi , at 2 p. in. All went ahead at full steam directly they denied IJucens- town harbor. There Is heavy betting on the result of the race. Goddard ItcHlgiiH Acnln. Cmc.iao , May IS. It is announced again that Vice President Qoddard of the Atchlson road has resigned and that his resignation has been accepted to take eltect Juno 1. It Is understood tno differences between Goddard and Trulllo Manager Hanley could not bo reconciled. i Thu Djintli Itoll. KANSAS City , Mo. , May IS. G. II. Paul , ox-pofttuuiHtur of Milwaukee , died todny. CHICAGO , May 18Vlrt Dexter , u leading member of the Chicago bar. and widely known , died suddenly lust night of an acute congestive chill. BOSSISH IN THE ALLIANCE , Ah Inrncst Rciuoustranco Against the People's ' Party Movement. RANK USURPATION OF AUTHORITY. The Hook Upon Which the Alllanci Is Hound to Go to I'lcccM I'udor Its Hecklers Pilotage Gen eral Alliance Notes , SitA-r.u Cnnr.K , Neb. , May 17. To the Kill- tor of Tim Bin : : Thorublcon Is ciossed ! the Independent party Is about to bo formed ! and the alliance is betrayed In the house of its friends I Being regarded as strictly nonpartisan tisan , both within its own ranks and without , the Farmers' alliance in Nebraska was doing n noble work In teaching the farmers to stand together In successful reslstanco to monopo lists , trusts and various combinations of busi ness men which sought to filch from them the hard-earned products of their toll and in arousing public Hcntlmcnt against the domination of railroads and great monicd interests in politics and in leg islation ; its power was recognized and felt , and congressmen , governors and public men were standing cap In hand seeking to know Its pleasure ; but now this noble organization , through the influence of self-interested lead ers , ambitious and tinscrnimlous men , and well meaning but short sighted men , Is enter ing the arena of partisan polities and. its doom in sealed. It has reached the zenith of Its glory and is on the downward grade to ruin. 1 fear it has gone too far to recede , even if it would , but nothing else can save it , unless It be that the republican party of the nation late to bo destroyed and a great party built tip on its ruins. But It Is denied that the alliance Is responsi ble for this new departure in party politics. The denial is hypocritical and false , and those making it know it full well. The veil is too thin : no ono will bo deceived : they can not evade the issue. The alliance Is respon sible nnd will be w > held at the bar of public opinion. 1 know whereof I speak , mid I violate no obligation of our order in saying that today this new party movement Is being urged and discussed in every subordinate alliance In the stato. They violate our writ ten and unwritten law who force these parti san discussions upon us. I' am not bound to submit , and I hero avail myself of the only means at my command of entering a most emphatic protest. President Powers of the state alliance says ho did not know of the call for a people's In dependent convention and was not consulted In regard to it , though ho readily signed It and advises "all true alliance men" to sup port the movement. I do not question Mr. Powers' statement of facts. 1 think no one , however , would accuse Mr. Powers of being the responsible head of the alliance in this state , and It is therefore not surprising that he was not consulted In the matter- The alli ance Is not responsible for the now paity movement. Oh , no ! And yet the president of the state alliance in this very declaration of his makes fealty to the embryo paity a test of loyalty to the alliance. Well then I nin not u "true alliance man , " for I not only will not support this movement , but , considering its inception , I repudiate and denounce it. And I say to President Powers nnd to all others that at this stage of the game I will not Join with democrats , prohibi tionists and political nondescripts of all sorts to down the republican party , and no true republican , bo he member of the alliance or not , will do It. Since this issue is forced upon us , I say to my republican brethren of the alliance , let us' wait and see what our own party will do , and then If , in defiance of pub lic sentiment , they'put before us as candi dates corporation tools and minions of the 1110110 } ' power there will bo tlmo enough yet for us to decide wliut wo will do. Give iho Old Man a chance. But it will bo said : Has not the republican party had a ehaneoi And has it not for many long vears been dominated by the railroads } Admitted ; and yet it is true tlmt our party Is what wo ourselves have made it , either by our own action or default of action , more particularly the latter. Farmers , us a rule , do not attend the primaries , so that party tricksters generally get away with the bag gage , and , when they have bagged the game , wo stand oft and howl. If wo have not done our duty in our old party , it is not likely wo should do it in a now one. To illustrate : I do not bellovo the farm ers of the Third congressional district want Mr. Dorsey ro-elcct''d this fall. How may they best prevent it ! By the formation of irnow party ? By no means , but by turn ing out to the primaries , each for himself , ami by n resort to parliamentary tactics and well- known political methods mnko their power felt , and after this session of congress Mr. Dorsoy would then bo able to devote his entire time to loaning money to his farmer constituents nt 2 per cent a month. Who are this self-constituted "People's committee , " and by what authority do they assume to Issue n "declaration of principles , " on which the now | party Is to stand ! Mr. Burrows says it is immaterial that wo should know who they are , I say that R , is quite material. Will Mr. Burrows undertake to say that ho does not know ? or that the Initials of the name of the divinity that inspired their ac tion nro not "J. B. f" Will ho deny that this "declaration" was prepared and printed In the olllco of the Alliance at Lincoln and sent to all the subordinate alliances In the stutp through the regular channels of communica tion I Mr. Burrows has a great' deal to say about honesty and purity in politics.Ho Is opposed to bossism and all that , and yet , if not di rectly responsible for it ho upholds and de fends worse bossism and despotic usurpation of authority than I over saw In the republi can party. Why did not thcso mysterious these pure nnd patriotic gentlemen who dare not show their faces to the worldllrst take measures to get "the people" togntlier and then let them mnko their own declaration of principles ? The reason Is patent to all. In politics I never yet bowed In submission to any boss ; but If l must needs have u boas , I prefer that hoio a republican. ClIAULUd WOOSTUII. Gront Growth In Hnunilorn. WAIIOO , Neb. , May 17. [ Special to Tun UEE. ] The farmers' alliance of this county is actlvo and Is malting rapid growth. The num ber of subordinate alliances has Increased from twenty-six to thlrty-flvo and the mem bership from 1,500 to over 3,000 In the lust thirty days and the work of organizing sub ordinate lodges or alliances Is being pushed vigorously as well as tlie taking In of new members into the alliances already organized. It now looks as though the entire agrK-uitural population would soon belong to the alliance , At their last meeting of the county alliance the Hon. H. Valdo of California , delivered an address to the farmer * on the issue * of the day. Ho mild : ' This government U not n government of the people by the people and for the people It Is onlv a government of bosses , md ma chines of "plunderers by plundoipit. ami for plunderers. " Congress Is convened at Wash ington to record the mandates of capital The people In 100 years Imvo voted ami cur tailed their rights in favor of curpornto wealth till they have exchanged life ior liv ing , freedom for toll and enslavement "Thoro Is no emeu thing us universal suf frage ; cities can bo bought , and the state of Nevada was bought in the lust campaign , Capital bus usurped the functions of government - mont and has tuliPii pussi-asion of iho nation through land grunN. national bunks , etc , "Oould has dared to talk of monarchies nnd men have durcd to talk of the uncrowned king ( meaning Jilalni.v. "Imlubtry is recompensed by opprchtlun Justice mid law are marketable artlcl'-s. Ninety percent of the members In congress nro controlled by corporate power nnd wealth nnd not a dozen laws In twunlj lh < year * have been passed oy congrobs lor tin bene fit of the people. jgfcra > uu u > Ui a