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    THE OMAHA : ! DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH. " YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAYHO ONa , SEPTEMBER 27 , 1890. NTBLRBK 101 ,
IIONLY LASTED TWO ROUNDS ,
The "McAullfTe-Slavin. Baltic Proves to bo a
Big Fizzle ,
AN EASY VICTORY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN ,
Iho California Urnlncr StjirlH in with
v n Grrat riouilsli anil WJnda
Up h Ilntlly XVhlppcil
Alan.
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Sept. 'JO. ( New York Herald
Cable Special to TIIR BEI ; . ] I hnvo Just
nrrlvcd nt the Ormondo club. Crowds of
loafers nro outsldo and numerous bobbies.
The doors arc closed and guarded by a corps
of formidablelookingcormnlssloncr.s. Neither
money nor love can secure admission without
a ticket. The scene In the front room of the
club house is llko n babel. Sporting men
ovcrywhcio In cvcitcd groups aie betting on
the icsult , John Dull , Sullivan's former
backer , goigcous in diamond rings and studs ,
Iscijlngout In stentorian tones , "I'll tnl < o
XKi to JEM on Slavln. " The Australian
r.epini to bo the general favorite ,
but nt slight odds , I rccognl/o
In the very noisy crowd Sir "William Eden ,
who has come In place of Lord Lonsdale , who
Is absent , I-oul Ksmo Gordon , Lord Hojs-
ton , Mr. Ablilgdon Ilalrd , Kiehard K. Fox ,
Lord M. lloresford , Chnrloy Mitchell , Pony
Mooionnd repioscntativci of all the princi
pal newspapers are passing through into tlio
hall to the back room , whcro the ring is pre
pared. I found myself seated Just back of
Chmley Mitchell nud Pony Mooto.
The hall Is about forty feet by twenty , and
the ring in the center measures nineteen fcot
each way , the space being enclosed by
a stout rope nnd spriMdcd with
Bnwdust. Two notices are posted
on the wall , one cautioning gentlemen
ngnlnst npmwchlng the ropes , and second
rending : "Seconds are cautioned ngalnst
shouting during thocontost. No Instructions
must bo given the men cacpt during the in-
tervnls for rest. "
Have Just seen Mr , Prcsso , Slavln's bat-leer.
IIo says : "Tho betting Is slightly in favorof
Slavln , probably bccitusoMcAullfTols little
known in England. I have personally only
JCinOon Slavln , and would have seine trouble
getting more , as American money seems
Bcntco. "
lllchard 1C. Fox has Just entered the
room looking ns chipper as possible.
"I shall bet JE100 even on McAu-
llffo Just before the light begins , "
Bald ho. "I nm suio Joe will win" "Of
course ho will , " echoes Charley Mitchell ,
with com Iction. Nevertheless , the odds con
tinue slightly In the Australian's favor.
4 n. in. The hall Is packed. Six tiers of
Rents on cither side nnd not not a chair va
cant. There Is no sign of the lighters , and
hotting is going on briskly. A man who
Bhoald know assures ino that . ' ,000 will
change hands ,
The men hnvo Just arrived and nro getting
ready. Fat John Dull , alias Chippy Norton ,
is getting Jovial midsnys he'll light any man
in Jho jponi pfBbis1vvclglitcightcciyjitone ,
Oeorgo Vise nnd J. B. Angel , the referees ,
have Just arrived and nro greeted with np-
plauso. They nro both well known gentle
men amateurs. John GIddon. who has como
from Piuls especially for the light , has been
appointed timekeeper amid great applause.
In spite of his eighty years his Judg
ment is still icspcited ns second to
none. On .second thought , Giddon
declines on the ground that helms novorhnd
nnj thing to do with a fight conducted in so
) grand ( ) manner ns this ono. Charley Mitchell ,
/ who has 400 on McAullfTo , tays : "I have
' never seen Joe McAullffo light , but I go on
Ills record nnd on my confidence in the Judg
ment of my old friend Hilly Gladden , who ns-
siircs mo that his man Is sure to win. I don't
think much of Slav In's style of fighting , and
don't like him personally you know. I had
a quiet fight with him in ) self a few days before -
fore ho went Into tialniiig , and knocked him
over easy enough. "
4:30 : n. in. blnvln nnd McAuliffo appear
nmld roars of applause. Both wear -\vhlto
sweaters. McAulIlTo wears white tights ,
ivbllo Slavln wears dark blue Jncks Lewis
sponges Trunk , while Joe In the opposite
corner sits quipt , , looking cool nnd confident.
Mr , Atkinson of tlio Sporting Life Is llnally
appointed timekeeper for McAulifTo and Mr.
Plcss for Slavlu. Mr , Montague Is then
chosen us third and ofllcinl timekeeper.
The room Is Intensely hot from the crowd
nnd flaming gns Jots. The respective seconds
tire looking after their men industriously.
WeAullfTo's sunorlor size and stature cause
the opinion of the crowd tocer in his favor
4:45 : a.m. Mr. Vlso , the referee , rises and
exerts the nudlonco to remember that the
ojcs of the sporting world of Australia ,
America and nngland nto on them , and to do
nothing to bilug discredit upon tlio pugilistic
nrt. Tlio crowd applauds , the heat grows
stilling , and wnatvvlll it bo before the light
* is over !
6.00 a. m , After seine argument nbout
gloves Mr. Angel reads the Rlarquis of
Quconsbury lulcs , and tlnio Is called.
rirat Hound The men como up smiling ,
particularly McAullffo , who keeps a biond
Krin. Joe has a markcdadvnntngoand duivvs
llrst blood by a slashing huigo on the nose ,
which ho follows up by many of the
sumo sort. Slavln seems to have no
chance whatever , nnd only gets in nn occa
sional body blow vv 1th perhaps a few bead
lilts. The American's chances nro rcckoncel
far bettor than these of his opponent. At the
end of the prescribed tlirco minutes Charley
JIltcheH Jumps up excitedly and -vv agora 100
to JEW ) on McAullffo , with no tnlfcrs , so great
\vas tha confidence of the Slarlnitrs shaken.
Hut in a priro light , iis In other things , It is
always the unexpected which happens , and
never , surely , In nnnnlsof pilzo lighting was
there such , asurprlso us that reserved in the
second round ,
Second Kound The men cnmo up lively
lifter the ten seconds interval. McAullffu
looks looks fresh nud Slaviii bleeds over the
leftojo. ThoiO who watched him cknely ,
however , might have seen -wicked look
under his heavy biovvs , and not only was
tlioro a wicked look , but nwicked
intention back of It. In less than two
minutes the tables were turned ,
und so was America's proud bmlbor
turned over on his back , sprawling prone in
the sawdust , knocked out entirely und so
dazed that when ho attempted to ilso ho was
1.0 giddy that ho fell back again , and , bruised
and bleeding , was carried back to his corner ,
defeated. Slavln's torrlfio body biovvs had
done their xiupcrcolvod but deadly work , and
MoAxiUtTo's apparently brilliant opening had
bccu only a fictitious dash , worthless against
Australian's superior grit und science.
Stilt furSapnrnlu Maintenance.
Caiaao , Sept , 20. Iloforo Judge Shepard
tylay Margaret V , Fltzpatrlck gave ovldenco
xsci > aiuto maiutcuauca against her bus-
band , John Fit/patrleU , a wealthy farmer f < f
Tnzewcll county. She raid ho had treated
her cruelly nnd that in November ho burned
down their homo containing furnltmo worth
$1IJOO , brtonRing tolicr and collected the In-
surenco. The defendant Is said to bo worth
.HOUO ) , ownlne 210 acres of farm land n. few
miles from I'cldn , 111. The court will con
sider the ninojnt Mrs. ntzpatilck Is entitled
to for support. She lives In Chicago with
l-'ianlc Ambrose , her only son by n foimer
inarringc.
.XI TJO.V.t J , JTWIMJA ( L'O.Ytt ItlMN.
Some Interesting J'npcrH Honcl Hefuro
Thai Hody.
CISCIVVATI , O. , Sopt. 20. The first thing
on the progiammo of the national prison
congress today was the reading of thorcpoit
of the standing eomtulttoj on crim
inal law reform by Charles Rcovo
of Plymouth. Ind. Tallowing this was
u paper on "Tho Lcaso System of Alabama
und iu Practical Workings , " by J. W. Leo
of G rcensburg , Ala , member of the board of
inspectors of that state. This was followed
by a discussion.
At the of tcinoon session there was n war
den's meeting , presided over by Cantaln Jo
seph Nicholson , \\ho made an address. Major
H , W. McClaughryof the Pennsylvania re-
formatorv rcid a paper on ' 'Tho Parole Sys
tem , " and J'rof. I { , D. Tnlkncr of the Unl-
\crsltv of Pennsylvania read a paper
on "Criminal Statistics. " The readIng -
Ing of the papers was followed
by n long and animated discussion.
During the discussion Secretary Ullnes said
ho wished tint the people of Ohio wore be
fore him to hear what ho had to say about
tbo method of administering the system.
Ho went on to relate what ho saw on alslt
tothe lhlo pcnitcntimy last January , when
the board of manngcis wixs in session. lie
found that applicants for parole were nd-
mltted bofoiothe board half a dozen at atlino
nnd that each one was icforied to the mem
ber or representative of the county from
which the prisoner came. That member ex
amined the prisoner privately , some publicly ,
and made his recommendation to thu board ,
nnd upon this the boird acted. It
was the "courtesy of the senate" ex
tended by the members to each other.
They gave no sort of attention to the
iccord of the piisoner's ' conduct In prison.
Indeed , ono of the board showed him a tele
gram fioin a veiy prominent rnihoad man ,
askinghim to paiole n certain piisoncrthat
day , nnd ho said he would rather act on that
tclcgiam tlian on any thing tlio warden might
suggest. After the meeting he asked the
warden what was the I'iTect of this practice
on prison discipline , and ho answered that
"it was most disastrous "
At tonight's session Secretary Ullnes
read an oxhuustho paper on "Tho History of
I'lisonRofoun. "
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.1 JfttOA T SllilWKS.
A rtcccnt Killing or ( he Interstate
Com met co Commission.
CmtHdo , Sept , 2(5. ( [ Special Telegram to
Tun Hnn. ] The iccent decision of the Inter
state commerce commission , that net -weight
only khnll bo charged on oil in barrels or
packages , has do\eloped Infinite possibilities
to shippers of every commodity in n package
of any kind. The brow era and vinegar men
of Chicago are the fli-bt to sco the point , and
at a ( .onlerenco today it was decided to de
mand from the i.illroads that they charge
o.dy not weight onlnegar , beer , whisky ,
etc. Their argument is chinned to bo a legal
ono that has always hold water , vi/ , that
such n decision to bo legal must bo of general
application. In other words , it being de
clared Illegal to charge freight on oil barrels ,
it is likewise illegal to charge freight on beer
or vinegar barrels. It is declared that the
same Is true oa pvery possible commodity , ,
ithat is SHippfid in any ltlnd"of'raipackago.'It
Is impossible to estimate- the loss to railroads
It this principle wore universally la force.
It would incin a reduction In ratoi of at least
10 per cent all o\cr the country. Railroad
men are already alarmed at the prospect , and
aio propaiing to fight the demands of the
shippers.
Kun oil an Oklahoma Bank.
GUTIIIIIC , I. TSept. 20 , The failure of
the Capital bank In this city Wednesday al
most precipitated a financial crash today.
Anxious depositors foimed in line at the payIng -
Ing teller's window of the Commercial bank ,
the pilnclpal financial Institution of the city ,
anxious to withdraw their funds. Checks
were paid until noon , when the stock of
available cash ran low. Filendsof the insti
tution offered relief in the way of funds , and
at 4 o'clock additional funds arrived
from Newton , Arkansas City nnd Kansas
City ana were piled high on the paying
tellei's ' desk. The sigh of so much money
reassured the ciowd and many of them de
cided to leave their deposits with the house.
A Him feeling exists tonight und it is be
lieved that the crisis has passed.
MurdiMCd far Her Money.
CAMIUIX , N. J , , Sept. 20. A horrible crime ,
resembling In details the murder of Annie
Lcconoy , was biought to light this afternoon
by the finding of the mutilated body of Mrs ,
John Miller , aged twenty-nine , in the dense
woods near her home In Delaware township ,
this county. Tiank Lingo , n burly negro ,
who was suspected of the murder ot Miss
Lcconoy , is locked up charged with causing
Mrs. Millet's death. The motive Is supposed
to have been robbery.
Miltilerod His Ill-other.
SUUNAM , Mich. , Sept. 20. Albert and
William I'nhner , brothers , quarreled tonight
while drlnklnp. William got n shotgun and
when a hxstnndet tried to prevent him from
shooting , Albeit drew a lovolver and shot
William tluough the hand. Tbo latter then
raised the gun und Ihod the chaigo Into At-
boil's heart.
Henry "W'ntterson at Huston.
BOSTON , Mass , , Sept. 20. A largo audience
gathered nt the Massachusetts Heforui club
tonight , Including many distinguished gen
tlemen , to greet Henry Wattcrson of the
Louisville Courier-Journal , who delivered im
addiess on the political issues of the day , in
cluding the tariff nud election bills.
Protectionists Drl'riitrd In Sweden.
" STOCKHOLM , Sept. 20. The Swedish elec
tion for members of the riksdag are going
against the protectionists , who have had a
majority In the house for throe years. The
returns now In show the election of 11(5 ( free
traders and 81 protectionists ,
Tatnlly llliton by rigs.
NEWCASTIIK , Pa. , Sept. 'JO. A three-year-
old girl named Cooper accidentally fell Into a
pig sty tonight. In an Instant two powerful
pigs attacked her , and before any ono could
coino to her assistance lacerated her limbos
and bodylu aua\\ful manner. The child
will die.
Granted Donblo 1'ciisloiis.
CoxsTANTixoi'LK , Sept. W [ SpecialCable
gram to Til uliuu.l The sultan has granted
double the usual pensions to the families of
the members of the crow of the warship
Krtagroid who lost their 11es by the recent
foundering of that vessel ut sea. s
Death or iitzahetli : Droxcl Sinltli.
ruit.AiiEU'HM , Sept. 20. Elizabeth Drcxel
Smith , wife of Walter G. Smith , and eldest
daughter of the late Framls A Drexcl , died
lit Torresdalo ted > y after an Illness of u few
dajs. ! Mrs. Smith's share of her father's cs-
tutowas (1,000,000. , ,
m
StonniHblp Arrivals.
At Now Yoik The City of Chester nnd
the Qucon. from Liverpool ,
At Hamburg The Augusta Victoria , from
New Yoik.
The Steamer AVIolaml BnV. (
NKW YOIIIC , Sept. Sri. The Hamburg-Amer
ican line steamer Wicland floated off the
shoal uninjured.
TARIFF CONFERENCE REPORT ,
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Result of the Committee's ' Labors on the
Most Important Items.
A COMPROMISE REACHED ON SUGAR ,
Twlno AMU 1'ay n Duty of
Bcvcn-Toiitlin of n Cent , Hut
Other Manilla Cordage
\i \ Advanced
- , Sept. 20. After ton days of
hnnl work the coiUcrciico committee on tlio
tariff bill completed Its work Into this after
noon and reported the result to the house.
The committee hail to deal with -104 amend *
nients. in the moro Important Items the re
sult of the committee's action \\.is as follows :
The dntolien the bill is to take effect Is
mndo October ( ) . February 1 nevt Is fixed as
the ultimate date upon which goods deposited
In hond before October 1 may bo withdrawn
nt the old rates of duty.
In the case ot sugar the conference , In place
of a uniform bounty of 2 cents on grades of 20
and above , piovldcd for by the house , In
cluded maple sugar and adopted the follow
ing provision : "On and after July 1,1891and
until July 1 , IttO1) ) , thcro shall bopaldfiomany
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro
priated under the provisions of section U.SiO .
of the revised statutes to the producer of
sugar testing not less than 90 degrees
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grees by the polarlscope , from beets ,
sorghum or sugar cano grown -within the
United States or from raaplo sap pioduccd
within the United States a bounty of 2 cents
per pound , and upon such sugar testing less
thnn 90 degrees and not less thaa 60 degrees
a bounty of \ * { cents per pound under sueb
rules and regulations as the commissioner of
Internal icvcnucwith the approval of the
sccielnryof the treasury , may iircsulbo. In
the case of Imported sugms the hous.o line of
No 10 Dutch standard , below which sugar
will bo fiec , is adopted , but on higher grades
the result was compromised as follows : "All
sugars above Xb. 10 in color shall piy n duty
of MO of a cent a pound , provided that all
sugars above No. tola color sh.ill p.iy 1-10of
n cent a pound in addition to the rnto hcichi
provided for when exported from or tlio
product of any country \\licu and so long as
such country pays or shall hereafter
pay directly or indirectly a. bounty
on the exportation of such sugar which
may be included hi this grade which
is greater than paid on raw sugars of lower
satchenno stiongth , and the secretary of the
treasury shall prescribe sultnhlo rules
and regulations to carry this provision into
clTcct : and piovidcd further , that all ma
chinery purchased abroad mid erected In a
beet sugar factory and used in the pioJuction
of sugar in the United States ftom beets pro
duced therein shall bo admitted duty fieo
until January 1 , IS'lJ. Fiovided , That any
duty collected on any of the ubovo described
machinery pmchnscd abroad and Imported
into the United States for the uses above In
dicated slnco January 1 , Ifa'JO , shall bo re
funded.
On glucose the house rate of % of a cent a
pound is retained. Whereas the senate pro
vided that the sugar schedule and bounty
provision was to take effect Maich 1 next ,
the conference Hxed upon April 1 as the date
of operation , with the proviso that No. 13
sugar may bo in the meantime refined in bond
without duty.
Wtlne'thoj cmoorjtfresh } or frozen fiatr-fron1
American fisheries , made free by both houses ,
the conference has imposea tno limitation
that they must bo caught by American ves
sels in fresh water. Other flsh are mudo
dutiable at % of a , cent per pound , a split be
tween the house and senate rato.
On binding twiiio the rate is fixed at 7-10
of n cent , but on other nmnilla coidage the
rate is advanced from l } { cents to 1 % rents
per pound , inoro than was agreed upon by
cither house.
All paragraphs inserted by the senate pro
viding for a "customs commission" were
stiickcn out by the conference.
In the ease of glass bottles , where the sen
ate reduced the rates the conference adopted
a medium of llxlngtho rates on sires above
ono pint and moro at 1 cent per pound and on
smaller sizes down to one-quarter pint at 1J
cents ami on sizes below ut CO cents per/
gioss.
On plain , pressed glassware a single rate of
00 per rent is adopted instead of the higher
compound house rate , and the same is done in
the case of cut and decorated glassware. The
45 per cent house rate struclc out by the sen
ate on chemical glassware , is reinstated.
Sixty per cent Is fixed for thin nud licavv
blown glass instead of iho house rates struck
out by the senate , and so in the case of porce
lam glasses aunlfoim 00 per cent rate Is es
tablished. On unpolished cylinder , crown
nnd window glnss , where the sonata made an
average reduction of } { of n cent , the confer
ence adopted } i of a cent reduction , as well
ns the senate provision that each box shall
contain fifty squnio feet ,
On pjtltes the senate rate of ) of a cent
a pound on contained copper Is retained.
On boiler nnd other plato Iron and steel
now grades aio established , valued at 2 cents
or less a pound , on which the rates run ns
follows : Below 1 cent , 5-10 of a cent ; below
14-10 cents , 05-10 coats per pound ; below 2
cents , 8-10 of a cent per pound. Oa higher
giades the lates are fixed : Above U cents ,
14-10 cents ; above 3 cent , 10-10 cents ;
above 4 cents , a cents ; nbo\o \ 7 cents , 2 8-10
cents ; above 10 cents , SJsf cents ; above 13
cents , 4" > per cent. Plates thinner thua No.
10 ura to pay duty as sheets , The liner < ; on-
nto gauges lor hoop iron are adopted , and for
railway hars or steel the house rate of 0-10 of
a cent per pound obtains ,
In tin pinto the house rate of ? 4 of n cent
per pound above sheet Iron rates to July 1
next , und 2 2-10 cents after that date , is re
tained. The senate rate of a fuithcr addi
tional duty of tlo per cent on manufacturers
of tin pinto Is replaced by the absolute single
duty of 55 per cent , and its stipulation lor
free ( U-pound tin niter 181)0. ) iu case
of failure of domestic works to produce
one-third of the consumption , is retained.
Nickel in matte or other crude form Is re
stored to the free list ; nickel , nlclcel ovule
nlloy , in which nickel is of chief value , 10
cents a pound ; zinc in blocks or pigs , 1 %
cents n pound , lanufacturcs not specially
provided for , composed wholly or In part of
lion , steal , lead , copper , nickel , pewter , zinc ,
gold or any other mental , 10 per cent ad -
\ ntorcm.
In .steel Ingots and blooms the scnntorato
( lower by 1-10 of a cent per pound ) Is re
tained on grades below 1 8-10 cents in value ,
nnd above that the higher house rate pre
vails. On Iron or steel bars or plates , cold
rolled or blued , the higher House rates are re
tained ,
In the case of sawed boards and lumber of
white pine , Iho scnato rate of 81 Is adopted ,
and thoptovlslon for a retention of the old
duty to cover foreign export duty is retained ,
In the internal revenue features of the bill
ne.irly nil the house provisions are restored ,
The piovislons removing all rcstiictions on
fanners and growers of tobacco are restored
nnd n proviso added that farmers shall
furnish on the demand of nny internal
rovenin ottlcor a statement of sales , etc. A
lluo of J.VH ) is provided for n v lolntlon of this
provision. The conference committee
struck out the senate amendments
providing for a tariff commission.
'Iho tax on s in ok i up and mnnufnctuicd to
bacco nnd on snuff is pi need at 0 cents per
pound. Opium manufacturers are taxed $10
per pound UJKMI opium manufactured In the
United States for smoking purposes , and
only i rsoiH who are citizens of the United
States nro permitted to cugugo in Its manu
facture. The senate amendment provid
ing that all special Internal revenue
taxes shull oecomo duo July 1 , 1801 , Is re
tained. The rates established In the wool
schedule where nmendments were made were
as follows : "Woolen or worsted j nrns , from
the hair of the camel , goat , alpaca or other
animals , valued above 'M cents a pound , two
and a half times the auty on unwashed wool ,
first class ; on woolen or worsted cloths
wined above SO cents a pound , thrco
times the duty . M unwashed wool ,
first class ! oa c'.6 thing ready mndo
and articles of wearing nppnrcl
of every description littdo up or manufac
tured wholly or in part , not specially pro
vided for , and pmshiH nmt other fabrics ,
composed wholly or in part of wool worsted ,
hair of camel , goat , alpaca , or other animals ,
four nnd one half tlmea the duty Imposed by
this ait on unwashed wool , first class , and CO
per cent ad vnlorciu ; carpets and carpeting of
wool , llnx or cotton not specially provided
for , 50 per ccntnd valorem. 'Iho senate struck
out the bounty provisions prooosed In the
silk sdiedulo passed by the houso. Other
amendments which , restore the the language
and rates of the present law wore made. In
the liquor schedule thoscunto mndo Incieases
on vnrloua forms of vines nnd liquors. The
house rates are restored except on champagne
nnd spirits , leaving , still wines and malt
Illinois nt the existing rates of duty. A few
verbal changes were mndo 1'or the purpose of
Insuring additional sdcurlty to the revenue.
The senate's action inf striking out the duties
on vegetable hair , ramie , rhea or china grass
was tigrced to ; jute ynrus , 83 per cent ndvnl-
orem ; bagging for cotton , gunny cloth and i ll
similar materials suitable for coveting cotton'
composed in whole orfln part of hemp , llnx ,
Jute or lute butts , , valued at 0 cents
or less per squaw yniM , 10-10 cent a yard !
at more than 0 cents , 0.8-10 cents a yard ; nil
mnnufuetuiCB of flax tr hemp , 50 per cent ad
\alorcm ; piovidcd , that until January 1 ,
1894 , such mnmifacturca of llax containing
moro than 100 threads to the square Inch
shall pay a" ) per cent ad valorem instead of
the above duty.
The confcieos agreed to the senate recip
rocity and retaliation amendment , making
but ono chuigo , which was lu the date. It
was made January , 1892 , instead of January
next. *
Of the changes made in the agricultural
schedules tlio conferees' report says : "In the
agricultural schedule the house rates are
mainly retained. Oil. oranges , lemons and
limes which the house made dutiable at
double the present rates in order to affoid
protection and encouragement to the planters
of Cullforiili nnd Florida , ths senate reduced
the rates soinowh.it ub.ova the present law ,
The house lonfciees yielded reluctantly. An
amendment was added to that of the souato
Imposing an additional duty of 30 per cent on
packages in which orungca , lemons and limes
are imported. > .
Tno paragraph * Inserted by the senate Im
posing a disci imltmtiiig duty of 10 per cent OH
tea , tlio product of countries cast of the Capo
of CJood Hope when imported from countries
eabtof the ( Jape of Good Hope , was struck
out. x
Paintings nnd statuary , which the house
plnced on the fice list , the conferees decided
to retain on thodutiabio'listat 15 per cent ad
valorem , otic-half the present duty.
Thondinlnlstiativo section , relative to Im
ported articles being forbidden entry whcio
the business mark of the domestic manu-
faetuior is simulated , vends as follows : "On
and after March 1 , Iff ( I , no article of im
ported merchandise Munich shall copy or simu
late the uiiino or trademark of any domcstio
manufacture or manufacturer shall ho ad
mitted to entry nt any custom house In the
United States. '
The conferees , spooking of the effect of
the bill on the revenues , say they do not bo-
llevo thorois any material difference between
the house and senate bills In the matter of
estimated rcdwtloiiNuiado in the dutiable
schedules , namely , tCO,000,000 , nnd their
action has not mitorially affected that esti
mate except in the restoration of the Internal
revenue provisions of the house , and on that
point they say : "For the year-ending Juno
.M ) , lbH ! ) , the receipts from special taxes on
the class of pcvsins to bo relieved
by.tho bill vvero'-Slj'iUMSl , from taxes on
tobacco S18,23. ,4 ! > 3 and'from snuff 5 < T17,73I.
By the passage of thcjliill the reduction In
the icvcnuo from tobP.ero-will bo 84,581ifta
and from snuff $ l$4'ftl , ' making from , those
two sources an aggrcKa hOf a. 84,780,8Q1. ;
Adding these figure to the reduction which
would follow In the aW'ttton ' : of the special
"taxes' wouTa 'ma'kd'tho total"rcductlonTir
the Internal rcvonuo receipts § 0,281,281.
It is probable that the reduction by the cus
toms schedules will probably bo about $ CO-
000,000 , which wouldglvpannggregatereduu-
tion by the hill of about 5500,000,000.
OJS31 OJtAIjIXEJi MIA TJKS.
General Denlln ic with Scalpers Among
"Western Itontls.
Cniavuo , Sept , 23 , [ Special Telegram to
Tiir IIEE , ] A railway news bureau says :
"Passenger rates are in worse shnpo than
they wore before the historical break last
January , " was the sensational statement of
nn Atehison passenger oftlelnl. It has been
known that almost all western roads have
been dealing with scalpers , and a tour of
theirshops today revealed the fact that al-
piost any point in the west , competitive or
not , could bo reached op. a cut late of from So
to 40 per cent. As it was expressed , "it Is
onlv a question of how ; long the lines who try
to uo an honest business will stand it"
Ficight rates to Colorado are getting In
worse shape e\ cry day. The regular fifth-
class rate from Chicago to Denver is ( Kl cents.
nndtodnyitls positively known that two
large consignments were billed to Denver
under an understanding that the net rate
will bo 40 cents
The boaid of chairmen again come to the
front today with an order on the Bmllngton
to turn o\er fifty can each to the Alton ana
Missouri Pacific. All the lines nro in a
turmoil o r tno division of trnfllc. As In
the old pool days , noao of the lines Is satis
fied with Its peiccntage. TUo whole luatter
will bo ventilated October \vhunthochnlr- -
mcn will five a hearing to the lines Inter
ested. 'Iho Atchlson has declaiod itself as
being unwilling to accept any less than 40
per cent , in spite of Iho fact tn.nl It has eight
competitor from the Missouri river.
.1 $ xoooo it A n / ; / / , / ; .
Tlio Suit DtoiiRht by E. A. Smith
Against Kx-Sanntor i'oineroy.
Aicinsnv , Kan. , Sept. liO. [ Special to Tun
Bm.l AVhen cx-Uulted States Senator S. C.
Pomoroy made his famous fight for re-clcc-
tlon In January , 167. ) , ho bad quartered at
the old Tcf t liouso la Topeka an army of
politicians. They cro on duty , setae of
them , many weeks , nnd the bar was free for
them to go to. The bill amounted to about
§ 19,000. , I'omoioy was defeated by the York
bribery conspiracy. When ho came to settle
ho said the bill was tdo.rnuch , and gave E A.
Smith , the proprietor , W.OOO. Smith de
clined to accept this1 iu full settlement , and
brought suit In this county for the full
amount , receiving Judgment. Execution was
issued and some real citato sold ana applied
on the Judgment. Slpcc then it has laid
doimant until yestcnlay , when another exe
cution was gotlen out. This Is supposed to
bo only preliminary in taking a transcript of
the Judgment to bo sued on in the cast , where
Pomoroy now resides. The debt , Including
interest and costs , now amounts to over
$50,000. ,
Australian Wool Shearers' Strike.
McMiouixr , Sept , 'JO. The strike of. the
wool shearers Is not general. The squatters
are suing their -\\ork people for breaking
their agreement. At n'confercnco at Broken
Hill It was decided , t subject to the con
sent of the employers nnd unions , that a
portion ot the men cmplojod shall bo
non-unionists and that the union minors shall
work forty-six hours weekly at the wages
pnld before the strike and shall agree to ro-
luso to strlUo at the bidding of other labor
parties. All future disputes botwccn the di
rectors and miners shall bo roferied to a
boaid of arbitration , over which -Judge
of the supreme couit shall preside.
At a meeting which wai attended byiWOof
the executive officers of the Victorian unions
a vote of confidence In the stilko tommltteo
was passed , nnd It was recommended that
ono day's pay bo IcUod o\crv week from each
unionist who is working to maintain the
stilkers ,
in Russia.
Sr. Pciniisuuiio , Sept. bo. [ Special Cable
gram to TUB BEE , ] A special commission
comprising members of the government and
nnd pournorsof the provinces uhlch the
Jews inhabited , has been appointed to con
sider the position of the Jews In Hussla ,
A BAD DIM AT THE WEST ,
Tha Tariff ConfdWJs Work n Great Injury to
That Section ,
DISASTROUS EFFECT ON BEET SUGAR ,
Indications That It Will Meet \VUIi
Coiibhlcniblo Opposition Wlicii
it Comes Up in tlio
Senate.
Buntto Tnc OunDun ,
5Ui FouiiTnimu SriiKur ,
WASHINGTON- ) . C. , Sept. 20.
The report of the conference oa the tariff ,
which was mide public today , Is a great dis
appointment to the western senators nnd
representatives. The great body of reduc
tions fought for in the semite ha\o been
wiped out and most of the higher rates im
posed flrat by the house ha\o been retained
in the bill , Binding twine , which was
placed on the free list by the soiute , Is made
dutiable at 7-10 of a cent a pound , The house
sugar schedule Is practically adopted with
the effect of dealing a vciy serious blow at
the beet sugar Industry. The tariff commis
sion feature , inserted by the senate , is cllinl-
n.itcd. The reduced rates on steel rails
ordered by a vote of the senate nnd a reduc
tion on structural iron have been wiped out ,
nnd in general the bill Is llttlo better than
tbo measure which flrstcanie from the house.
It is considered doubtful this cvcnlnu
whether the measure can pass the senate.
It certainly cannot If the nlno north
western senators , who , under the
leadcnhlp of Senators Paddock , Plumb and
Ingalls , several days ngo pledged themselves
to stand by the senntoieductlonsdo , not yield
In their pledge.
Senator Paddock openly announces tonight
that ho will vote against the report and that
ho believes that he will have a number of his
colleagues with him. Ho has been leading
the revolt today ngalnst tbo measure and has
iccclvcd promises of support from other
western senators who bellovo tint republican
sentiment west of the Mississippi rhcrwill
not endorse the bill as It is icpolled fioiu the
confcicnco committee.
Tnls morning Senator Paddock icccived
n telegram from Grand Island st.it-
ing that the conforeiiio bill would
result In a loss of $150 a duv to that factoij.
Mr. Oxniird wired : "A bill formed on thcso
lines would forcJ us to compete with beet
sugars from Uurope , upon which thcro Is an
export bountv , nnd which would be imported
between the 11 lies of U nnd 10 duty fieo ,
Dutch standard , whciens now we hauo a
protection of 2 % cents on such grades. In
other words wo would have just ( of n cent
loss protection than -wo lm\o under the exist
ing taiiff on grades betwcjn la and 10 , because -
cause the proposed bounty gives us only 2
tents , whereas the piesent tmlff gives XH n
protection of 2 4 cents on sugnrs between 13
and 10 About one-third of inv output at
Grand Island 20,000 pounds a day will bo
sugar between U nnd 10 , which in dollars
and cents would gtvo mo on iny plant here
Just $150 less thnn 1 would have under tbo
existing tariff. It would also make a greater
competition of such grades , 1 most earnestly
urge upon , tbo Nebraska senators to stand for
the protection of the growing beet sugar in
dustry la NtbrnskB fersj'iv ; . * ,
Senator. Paddock' " alsotrecolvod -num.- -
bor of telegrams 'frora Nebraska
cttanltijf ' factories , * r * > nr.ak- < ' * cspociilly
from Beatrice , stating that the advance in tin
plate would cut oft the profits of the business.
This evening Senator Paddock said : "I shall
ao my best to defeat the co-uercnco report , I
could have swallowed the bill as amended by
the senate , although I believed that many of
the duties were unieasonably high and neb
demanded by fulr rules of protection. I am u
republican and n protectionist , but I am also
a representative of the state of Nebraska , and
in pmt of the west. I have fought my best
to secure such tariff adjustment as 1 believed
for the best Interests of my section and at
the same time for. the best interests of the
country , but I cannot and will not endorse by
my vote n measure which strikes n vicious
blow at a new Industry In whoso progress
the agriculturalists nro vitally interested. I
cannot and will not endorse a bill which
dives any protection to the most monstcious
trust which has been exposed during the de
bates on the tiriff. Wo have been placing
ourselves on record heio in the scnato in
favor of the noolltion of tiusts and de
livering speeches against this form
of monopoly and when the oi > -
portunlty presents Itself to vine
out by a single paragraph the binding t ifio
trust con gross declines to doit. I at least
shall not place mvsclf on record as endorsing
the proposition. If no tariff would pass this
session I do not think that the countey would
suffer. The present tariff Is certainly high
enough and the people of the west will not bo
materially Injured , in my Judgment , If an op
portunity is afforded for a growing western
sentiment for tariff lecluctlon within protec
tion lines to work within the paity and biing
republican western senators juul representa
tives closer into harmony with what I bcllovrf
to bo the wishes of their constituents. If
there is not another vote cast against the con
ference icport except my own I will cast it
Just as cheerfully , and am confident that I
will bo endowed by the lepublicans of my
state. "
DISSATISIMCTION OVI U TUB ItlirOIlT.
Thcro is considerable dissatisfaction with
the conference repoit on the tariff bill , as a
great many corns have been trodden upon
and a great many intctcsts that hnvoclaimed
protection have been neglected , hue the
[ cadets In both houses aio depending upon
party nllcirlnnco to secure the adoption of the
report. The matter will como up in the
house tomorrow nnd will bo ilmshrd bcfoto
adjournment , so that it can go to the scnato
on Monday , whcro several dins of discussion
will delay action upon the bill. When the
senators get to talking thcro is no telling
when they will stop , ana therefore no ono tan
guess exactly when the adjournment will
takoplaco , hut itwill not bo long delayed ,
and very likely the end of the session will
como before the end of the week.
I asked Senator 1'lcrco of Dakota if the
"high hinders , " as the senators who nro
lighting the tax 011 binding twlno are called ,
Intended to light the confcicuco report on the
tariff bill.
"By nil means , " ho replied.
"For what reason ! "
"Tno farmers of Dakota want free twinq , "
was his answer. "That's reason enoughfoi
me. "
But it Is not believed that there will bo
many votes on the republican side even
among the high binders. Senator Paddock
Insists that ho will vote in the negative een
if ho Is the only man that dots.
"So far as tbo northwest Is concerned , '
said Representative Burrows tonight , "tho
bill as agreed upon will bo greatly to the nd
vantage of the people , both these engaged ii
agricultural and these engaged In nmnufac
urlng industries. In the first place it wll
give Increased activity and cnlat ged proportions
tions to our manufacturing industries , anc
thereby Increase the demand for npiicultura
products und extend the capacity of the homo
market. So far as thu home market is con
cerncd , by the provision In the bill clothliif ,
the president with power to negotiate will
the sugar countries of the world for the same
advantages in tliclr mnrliot which wo extern
to their products In ours a grca
opportunity will bo offered fo
the extension of trade , If the sugar
producing countries do not give us as mud
as wo offer them the president may ru-lmposo
the duties upon sugar , hides , coffee and other
products. UutI do not think there will b
any necessity for his exercising this author !
ty. I feel confident from Information that 1
reliable that most. If not all , the sugar-grow
ing countries will immediately glvo us tli
concessions wo demand , and this will resul
la very largely Increasing ourcxportsofagrl
cultural products. In addition to this ad
vantage to the farmers wo have dhcctly
guarded the entire list of agricultural prc
ducts by Increasing the duties , which wll
shut out a largo volume of foreifa Imports
mil Itccp the homo market to our own pco-
' TOVintl AMKI1IC1N
Another Instance of Iho brutal und nrol-
trary innnuer hi which Aincrlctn nrlsoners
nro treated by foreign governments has Just
been brought to the attention of the state
department. On" month ago the family of
T , C. Itniney , who rcsldo In this city , re
ceived word that ho was Iiilall In Mexico on
achnigoof attempted homicide , Kidney up
to n few yem ago lived In Pltlsburg. IIo
went fiotn tlioro to Mexico , whcio lu entered
the employ of a moiclmnt nnincd Ksliondo.
During the hitter part of August hlsfmnlly
was sui prised tei receive n letter ftom him
stating that ho was In Jill for attempting
liomlclilo. Inquiries were at once undo at
the state dcp.uttncnt through Congressman
Iil7cll. ) It npp.'nrs that on Jimuniy 2bof
this je.iv Knincj nnd his employer hnd n
quarrel nbout some imitteis connected with
the business , lllovvs wcio exchanged , nnd
wlicu Dshondo drown knlfo Itulnc ) pulled
out n revolver nnel fired nt his assailant.
1'or this ho was arrested and thiown In Jail
nt Clillinunhnu. All Jhls inonoy was taltcn
from him and l.owas not allowed to see a
soul except his JuiU'f. Ills cell was lllthy in
the extreme , nnd he was made
to endure unheard of ] Indiunltlci , Not
withstanding his pi o tests ho wns not
permitted to employ eonut > el nnd his applica
tions for an Intctview with Minister Ujnn
were denied , lie pleaded hard to bo allowed
to send n letter to his family lu Washington ,
but the nuthoiltica tofused him pen und
piper Once ho managed to obtain thcso
necessary articles nnd howrote a letter to the
Ameilcan consul. By means of e\.tiavngant
momises ho managed to get n guard to do-
Ilvor his note , but the fear of the i-oiw-
qucncM resulted In the guard dcllveilnp the
appeal to the prl'on authorities. From Jan
uary ' 'S until August 1,1 Kidney occupied his
prison cell with no other pcison nenr him
than his Jailor. Ho was then tnltcn out , tiled
anil convicted with no other evidence than
Hint of his accuser. His sentence wns two
je.irsnnd two months nndhe vvni luirriodatT
without nn opportunity to plead his own
cause or conummlrato with any fiicnd
WhenUainoy nealii foiitiel himself bchiiul the
prison bars ho found that some of
his money hud been ictuiiwd to
him. IIo nt once exhausted it In
biiblng the Jailer to null a loiter. This time
his attempt V.IH successful and Ids letter
icachcd his family It Is n , most pathetic
cplstlo , In It ho graphically describes his
iilno months of prison life Ills dcserlptlon
of the food furnished him Is simply horrible.
Ills cell swarms with all soils of vermin and
his condition generally is ( hat ot a man who
could not survive mntiv moro months of this
sort of ticatnient. Ho concluded with a
touching anneal for assistance. This letter
was shown to Assistant Secretary Wlmiton
nnd ho Immediately sent it'to minister Kvnti
for an investigation. In his report Mr. Kvim
reiterates the outlines of the stoiy as to the
crime , but says notnlug of Knlnoy's prison
life. W. J. Hninoy , an undo living In Cleve
land , 0. , was communicated with this after
noon and ho sent word to the family that ho
would lenvo there tonight for Chihmhua to
see what could bo elono. Minister lijiin has
bcenteleginphcd to assist the prisoner's icla-
tlvcs as much ns lies In his power.
MiscniiAxrous.
Thcro nro only two German-American re
publicans in the present house of representa
tives and the indications are that there w ill
bo none in the novt unless snino ono of ( jor-
inati birth stands for nomination in n district
vvhoio the convention bus not vet been held.
Lehlbich of Now Jersey positively declined
to pcimit his name to bo used when his con
vention met , and in spite of thostrongofTorls
mndo lo induce him to consent to tucopt an
other term ho refused , and another man was
nominated. Today Ncidertnghnus of Bt.
Louis wrote to bis constituent ? und declared
that ho could undgr no circumstancciaccQ.pt
a rcBomlnatlonHo 'Will nol'itfieept even
though the convention names him by accla
mation. Although the jCiorm&n-Amerlaans
"mayhot rcprescntod-on the republican
side ot the house , there will bo a number Of
Scandinavians , Four have already been
nominated and are sure of election.
Postmasters wore appointed today as fol
lows : Bassett , Hock county , Neb , B.i'W. '
Kugg , vice D Grovvley ; Belgrade , Nance
county , Neb. , John Anuiovvs. vice Airs. D.
Huyford-Mlldalo , Neb. , Charles C. OriP.lth. ;
Delmonte , Douglas county , South Dakota , J.
P. 'Williams , vice A. W. Taylor , removed
Much dissatisfaction is e picsscd by the
western and northwestern members in the
house over the action of the senate in lugging
Into the commutation timber cultuio bill the
nrlil land measure , They think these two
questions should bo considered in sopainto
bills. This action on the part of the senate
has practically killed the hill so f.u as this
session is concerned , nnd it would not bo
surprising if the bill never conies up again ,
although Hep rcson tall vo Pioldcr and other
western members say they will fight vigor
ously for It caily next session.
The appointment of Representative Conger
of Iowa as minister to lira ? II was a decided
surprise. Itwas not known that ho was nn
nsplunt to diplomatic honors or that his
name was under consldciatloel , Ills lesidcnco
is in DCS Moines nnd he Ins been incongicss
for the last six j cars. IIo failed to seen 10 the
nomination , but has another tcim to serve.
BA1T
Several Oninhn C'npilnlist Interested
in tbn Enterprise.
Su.TLucn , Utah , Sept , 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Ilii.j-Tho : ! Union stockyards
company of Silt Lake City was orgnnl/cd
today. Over ninety incorporators have been
sccuicd , the most piomliicnt business men , in
the city. The capital Is 8030,000 , m 2,500
shares. Kighthundicd acres Just north of
the city have been secured , and the following
weio recommended as a board of directors , to
scr\o until the next annual meeting : Colone :
D. C. Dodge , Denver ; John \V. Rodcfcr ,
Omaha ; W. T' , Noble , R , C. Chambers , Trail-
els Armstrong , J II Walker , J. 13 Dooley ,
Fred Simon , W. 1C. Parsons , W. II , Kerning-
tonHeber , M. Wells , U. A , Saunders , Charles
Crane , John II. White , W. C. 11. .Allen. Mr.
Kodefcr represents the following outsldo par
ties : ThomasL. Klmball , third \lco picsi
dent of the Union Pacific , Omaha ; I ) . C
Dodge , general manager of the Klo Grande
Western , Denver ; L. H. Korty , snpeiin
tendent of the Union Pacific telegraph sys
tern , Omaha , J. S. Tobbotts , genera
manager of the "Union Pacific con
department ; J. M. Thur&ton , general
oral solicitor of the Union Pacific
rnihoad ; , N. Mcrriain , Union ele\ntorcom \
pany , Omaha ; O. M. ftattlngcr , oxsecietnry
of the Omaha boaid of trade ; S , 1C. Dyer
San Francisco ; J. II. McAlvin , Omaha ; W
F. Allen , manager of thu Mutual life insur
ance companj , Omaha ; Thomas Suobo.Mlll
ard hotel , Omaha ; William Fleming , Omaha
S. D. liarhalow , raihoail news agency
Omaha ; IZ , L. Liomax , general passcngc
agent of the Union Pacific , Omaha ; Hear ;
P. Deuei , union ticket agent , Omaha ; B
Sllloway , Murray hotel , Omaha ; E. W
Murphy , North Platte , Xeb. , nnd others ,
Uho company contemplates securing varl
ous Industries and manufacturing concern
allied to the stock andslaughtcrlng business
Moieovcr , the enterprise embraces rullioni
facilities whleh guarantee to Salt Lake rate
which will nitiko this the distribution
point for all the inter-mountain country
The capital stoclc will probably bo doublet
within a year. AVhlto & Sons company o
this city have plans prepared for and wil
erect ntonco a largo packing house with !
dally slaughtering capacity of 400 to 500 bee
cattle and 1,000 hogs or sheep , Hy II. islcday
who established tlio first packing houses ii
Omaha , and manager for the Hammond pack
Ingcompiny has signed as onoot the Incorporators
raters and stockholders , and sajs that Sal
L.nko is destined to bo an linpoitant packing
point , as It Is In the center of anlmportnn
section , nil of whoso population aio eonsum
era ,
World's Stallion Hoooiil Umcroil
KANKIKEE , III , , Sept. 20. Nelson loworc
the world's stallion record today , Time-
2:11 : . Pnmtlna lowcicd the two-year-old
record Ju2UJ ; ,
HIE 0 , P , S * IKE IS DENVER ,
" " " " " "
X
Switchmen Qnlct | | . waiting the Arriv.il oj
Qraucl 1 , or Sweeney.
r
NO CHANGE i THE SITUATION ,
m
Conductors on lie Xortlmoslcrfl
Grunted nn Iiicrcnioln Salnrlrn
Other GHciiiiicei
Discussion.
DcNvrn , Colo. , Sept.J.'Jt ? . - | Special Tele *
gram to Tin : llii.j-The : : switchmen's
trlko or "lockout" In the Union Piielllo
ards remains praetlcallj unc'mnijed. ' So fnr
ho strike has not spread to other jnrds ,
I'ho switchmen have held scveial secret
ncetliiKs , but appear to bo waiting for Grand
Master Swconey tonimc. They claim it islet
lot jot a strike , but a "lockout , " In the
neantltno the compiny Is working llfloon
nglnes with sulllclent men to luvp them
nisynndSupcilntciidont Uuncaii sajs Hums
s dolnjr moro work wit lilils force thnn the
Id men vcro with tlilrty-llvo engine's. lie
\pccts to have the 5 ards clear by .Monday.
Hoth parties to the contio\crsy nulio ex-
ended statements In the morning uewspn-
tors. MatmRer Meek reviews the hlstoiy ot
ho trouble , nssci Us Unit the old men were
llsloj nl and inefficient , nml that their mis
conduct has cost the company thousands ot
lollars and raised stoi ins of complaint ninotit ;
ho shippers und patrons of the wad. The
witcliinen's committee ileny the charges in
otouiul nssoit that the company ,
Meek , Is trying to break up their tmoe-iiitlon.
Kcduccd to plain English the dispute is
hiss The men say Hums is a scab and des-
totic , und they will not work
tnder him. The company ilaimi it
i as not been receiving pioper soivlco ,
hat Hums is the only man capable of hand
ing the jnrds , and that It Is compelled to of-
Oct. i reformation nud n change , Thoscntl'
nent of the business community is divided us
between the company and thu men , but nil
iiuvo Unit the mannur in whlcli the switch *
\\K \ \ has been done for thu past six months Is
simply cjkccrablo.
The outcome appears uncertain , hub It Ii
evident that a very uneasy feeling exists and
ho fear Iscxprusse'd that the trouble may
each a point \\hich will tlo up the \ \ liolo Union
. 'acillc sjstem. Grand Muster Sweeny Is ex-
) ccted tod.iy.
The Illo lirnndo switchmen hold n meetlnff
his afternoon nnd iu < olvc < t to handle no
Jnloii Pacific cars except these containing
lorishabUi frc-lght. It is cvpcetod that other
minus will do the same Tlio Union 1'acltlo
Minis nre closely guarded by deputy nhoriff
iiulPInlieiton men , nnd there Is a store ot
arms and ammunition In the ofllce * of the
union depot. The i-ompmy is ptop.ued for
.rouble if trouble comes IS'o ono can fjct
nto the yards without a p iss from General
Manager Mock.
Northwestern Kiiiployct' Gili'vnncos.
Cuic\oo , Sept. 20 The gcnci.il adjust *
nient committee of the Chicago & North
western engineers and firemen held a secret
tonfeioneo with tlio gen oval mmngcr nn'd
general supcilntcndcnt this morning. The
conference was held as the icsultof the nn-
nual meeting of the grievance committee ,
which has been In session hero for
the past two weota. The engineers
nnd firemen have formulated their griev
ances , Ahlcb they aalc the rnanngomeiit to re
dress. The grievance committee concluded
Its labors this afternoon ami adjourned until
the next annual meeting , unless sooner called
together. *
The conductors of the "North western oys-
torn hnvo _ formulated a series of dp
inanus upon the management. They want
nn Increase in salaries of from So to $15 per
month. The company Is considering their de
mands nnd v\\l \ \ giant the men an Increase.
though not to the extent asltcd.
Church Property.
"WAsima-rov , Sopt. ! iO. Uopiesontatlva
CtMwell today repoi ted favorably fioin the
committee on judiciary the senate laws In
reference to bigamy nnd restriction In the
ownership of churches to real estate above a
llxod value. The bill has particular reference -
enco to the Church of : Latter Day Saints ,
which bee inio owner of largo properties bo-
yound the limit and whoso charter was for
feited In 1837. The proceeds ot the snlo o
real estate were turned over to the school
fund of the state , but no provision was made
for the disposition of the peiaonal pioporty
belonging to tbo corporation , which now
nmom.ts to nc.iily ? 100,000 and Is awaiting
the notion of court. The committee elcom it
wise to let the money take the iaino emmo
as that deilveu from the sale of the ical estate -
tate nnd place It in the school fund.
Government SUCH tbo Koolc Ifllnml.
CIIICMOO , Sept. 20. A suit forjf.'O.OOO . dam
ages was brought yestcida.v on behalf of tlio
United States In the United States circuit
court against the Chicago , Koalt IK ! and and
Pacific railroad company. The suit Is for
tolls upon 100,000 cars ranging ficiglito > or
the government Mississippi ilv'er bridge
Irora Koch Island , 111. , to IJavrnpoit , la. , and
covera thopeiiol from March , IhSl , to Sep
tember ! ! l , 1SUO. Included In this ciuois the
toll collected frgm the Ghlcjigo , Uiiillnglon fc
Qulncy load , the Hock Island & Peorla mll-
load company , the lioclc Island & Mcreer
r.ilhondnndtho Chlc-igo. Milwaukee & St.
Puul. It Is said that nQX , ( ) ( ) cars were tarried
lor thcso companies at the ratu of 5 per car.
National Transportation Association.
Cnlciao , Sopt. 20. The representatives of
the various boaids ot trade now n.cothiff
hciohavo perfected nn organisation to bo
known as the National Transportation associ
ation with the following permanent olllcers :
Piesidcnt , 11 C , ( iriorof tha Pcorln hoard of
trade ; vlco president , A. J. Vnllundingliuinof
the Kansas City trniibpoitntlon bureau : BCC-
relnry , ( J. I1' ' . Stone , secretary of Chicago
board of trade : treasurer , I1 , N Mndgoburtj
of the Milwaukee chamber of commence.
Nominations.
WASIUNOTOV , Sept. S3. Tlio president to
day sent to the scnato the following nomina
tions ; H. Burd ( Jrubb of Now Jersey , mln
Ister to Spain ; Kdwiii II. Conger of Iowa ,
minister to Br.ir.ll. Postmasters : Iowa
Alon/o 1) ) . Pearsoll , McGregor ; Valentino S.
Nelson , Lyons ; Sidney U Winter. Wood
bine ; AlbortO. Ilotchklss , Adol. Wisconsin
Chnilos A. Klrlthnm , Augusta ; Perry O.
Wilder , Kvansvlllo. Ncbiaaka-Jucoh M.
Ilaiman , Shelton.
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Troops No Ijoimcr NVertod.
OnJinnuiAi.v , S. D. , Sopt. 20. [ Spoclnl
Telegram to TUB I3cK. ] The troops that
i\ ere stationed at Low or Ilrulo agency lasb
sprint ; when the Sioux v reservation wiw
opened to settlement loft hero i today via
Btcamcr for Fort Sully. Trouble was ex
pected between tlio Htttleri and Indhns , bub
everything had bccomo quiet nnd the troopj
\\eiono longer needed to piesorvo order.
AVorld'H Knlr Hub-Commit tee.
WASHINGTON , Sopt. 20 Chairman C.mdlor
of the select commlttco on the world's fair
has appointed the following committee under
the resolution which passed the housoj John
AV , Cnndler , chairman , ex-onicio ; Robert U.
Illtt of Illinois , Nathan Kunk of Missouri ,
Uoswell P. riovverof Now York and William
L. Wilson of Now Jersey.
Halt Ijakd'n Now Synagogue.
SAi.Tr.AKi . , Utah , Sopt. 20. [ Specl.il Telq-
gram to Tun BLU. | The cornerstone of tha
now sjnugogno of the congregation H'Nai
Israel was laid tcdav on 1'ourth East street.
The building h u facsimile-in inlnlnturoo (
the big temple iu Uerlln uudVill coat & 4M&.V