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TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MOANING , MARCH 23 , 1801 , NUMBER 275.
I10\Y \ MR.PIMWS MURDERED
Assassin Bilk's ' Gold-Blooded Oonfoiaion or
the Orime.
WHAT FRANK PAGE KNOWS ABOUT IT ,
llfiiiiflrknhtn Familiarity with Kveiits
ami IMn < ! o < tTtir rounding Iho Mur
der IJnrglnrloii1) ) Special *
tlcH of a Creole.
CHICAGO OFFICE OP THE RP.B. I
ClllCAcio , March 23. f
Prank Paso , the man who says Mike Silk
confessed to him to the murder of Mr. Poor
In Omaha last May , Is still bolng held by the
authorities hero. A jury has declared him
Innocent of complicity In the attempted robbery -
bory of .Towolor Husstinder , but the police
thought ho was too valuable to bo sot out In
the cold world Just yet , nnd so they nro
taking earn of him lu ono of the cages In the
basement of the city building.
"On what charge nro you holding him ! " 1
asked States Attorney Lougoneckor today.
"Oh , vagrancy , or something of that sort , "
ho replied with a smllo.
Page says ho Is only eighteen nnd ho ap
pears ( juito young. I lo win rather palo and
looked at If ho was 111 when ho was Drought
up from hit basement apartments today and
asked to tell TUB HUB what Mlko
Silk hnd said to him ubout the killIng -
Ing of Mr. Poor. Ills lingers nro
long and thin and they wandered from his
blue shirt front , which wns open at the
threat , to his chin nnd upper lip rather ncr
vously while ho talked , There Is a strip of
dark down on his lip nnd a tuft of similar
color on his chin , lie has largo brown eyes
and ho looked nt his questioner honestly and
his manner wns frank.
"Whalls your profession ! " I asked. Ills
fnco flushed and Ills thin fingers strayed
nlonir the down ns bo replied :
"Oh , I ain't exactly a thief. lama luster
by Undo , but I don't ' work at it much. "
Ho spoke \vlth frank admiration of the
skill of Silk as a burglar , though ho addcu
in n tone of deprecation , "lint , when ho
mnxcs a big haul ho Is like all the rest of 'cm ' ,
ho blows It in on bcerand women. " Ho said
ono of Silk's specialties was to climb Into
upper story windows and go through the bed
chamber while the family wns clown nt sup
per. .Then bo told how silk came to confldo
in him.
" 1 got introduced to him in St. Louis
about four yours ago , " hi1 said. "It was In a
saloon in the west part of town , I think. Wo
got pretty well acquainted nnd then I did not
sco anything of him until last February when
wo were both run in for itho job at the
Jewelry store on the North side ? . Wo took
our exorcise together in the jail yard. Wo
talked over old times a good deal , Ono day
ho asked mo If I knew a man named Williams.
I told him I did not. Ho said : 'Williams
wns with mo when I croaked a man In Onuitm
last May.1 Then ho told how they had gene
to Poor's to rob him. They found out some
way that lie was treasurer of the National
Laundrymcns' association , and thought
ho must have soiuo stuff in
the houso. Williams was to kcop a lookout
down below while Silk done the ] ob. It wns
about 2 o'clock ' In the morning. SHI : said ho
climbed up onto a kind of a low building thnt
wns covered with tin. This was just below
the room where Poor slept , and Silk made a
nolso In stepping on the tin , unit Poor put his
bead out ot the window. It wns a bright
night und Silk saw a gun In Poor's hand. 'I
thought If I moved ho'd see mo. " sai'd Silk ,
'and shoot , so I shot. I saw his head fall
and his arms straighten out , so I know I had
hit him. ) Then Silk said ho jumped to the
ground and got mvay through a kind of a
park. Ho went to a private house nnd
Htayed nil night. From thcro ho went to n
place across the river , called Council Bluffs.
There ho board that Poor hact been hilled.
I don't Itiiow whether ho said ho saw it in n
paper or hoard It. Everybody was talking
about it. Krom there ho went to Lincoln ,
and after that I don't remember where ho
went. I don't think bo said. "
"Aren't ' you afraid Silk will got even with
you when ho gets out I" I asked.
Page stroked his cheeic a moment , uncrossed - ,
crossed his legs nnu replied , ' ! dou't think
ho will get out. "
DAKOTA TIN MI NCI.
Mr. 11. C. Wickers of Hill City , 8. D. ,
nianngor of the Harnoy Peak tin mining
company , passed through the city on his way
east on Saturday. The group of mines at
Hill City Includes the Gertie , Cowboy ,
Contcs , Nevada No. - nnd the Addle.
"Wo now have some two hundred and
fifty men nt * work sinking shafts
and taking out ere , " ho said. "Wo
have our mill practlrally completed nnd will
begin crushing about April 1 , That will civ c
oinnlo.vinont to llfty moro men. The mill
will , humllo 250 tons of ere n day. As 9 par
cent of this Is oxldo of tin , this will bo equiv
alent to 10,000 pounds of osldo per day. "
wisTiit : : > f rnoi'i.B IN ciuaino.
Among the western people In Chicago
today worn the following :
At tbc-aramll'aclllo-.I. W. Bally , Sioux
Falls , b. 13V. : . II. Cloninions , Kromont ,
Nob. : 10. lj. Uoiiinx , Onmhn ; Mi-s , anil Miss
Merriam , Salt Lnko City ; Henry J. Morton ,
Lcmim , la.
At the r oliiiul Mr. nnd Mrs. J. 1C. Towlo ,
Miss Hosocrnns , Montana ,
At the Auditorium U. K , Cole , Helena ,
Mont.
At the Palmer Charles U , Souttor , Cedar
Itaplds , la. ; ( J. II.Cunningham , Sioux Falls ,
S. 13.V. ; . II. Irvine , Salt Lake ; \V. \ W.
I.OWV , Omaha.
At the Trcinont G. S. Hurrls , Ponder ,
Nob.
Nob.At
At tbo Sherman C. Lcscur , Montana.
ATKINSON.
Tlio Jury HIIOH Not Tliliilc the
of Murder Sustiiiinil.
DnATitiru , Noli. , March i. [ Special Tele-
grain to TUB Bun. ] The trial of David Lilly ,
charged with causing the wreck of the Union
1'uclilo train nt llolmisvilloln December lost
unil the resulting death of Hrlilgo Inspector
Mercer , came to an unexpected c-loio at 10
o'clock lust night by the Jury rcinlcrlng a
verdict of acquittal. The brother : ) , iilso im
plicated in the affair but who were hold as
witnesses , were , with Dave , discharged from
custody upon the olllclul announcement of
Iho verdict.
( It'll nt Cniin y
Hv.isxis , Nob. , March 2:2. : [ Special to Tug
llKC.I Thousands of cattle from a distnnco
wcro wintered iu this county. L. Sharp has
Just received 'JOO head from ttio cast to feed
for the spring.
The B. & M , mllroau Is putting down a
Well and building a water tun It at Ilyannls
station.
Hav lands in this county prove to ho fully
as vnlunblu ns the best farming lands. Baled
hay liero U worth $3 per ton and is lu good
demand.
' The sheriff of Uox Butte county was In
Ilyannls securing witnesses in the Thornton
murder caso.
Urant county , or portions of It , will bo ro-
curvoyod this npring , The old survey docs
not sconi to "stlc.t , "
A good physician Is needed hero. Dr. Plu-
mcr resides twelve miles lu the country and
docs not desire to practice. Ho is"Vau only
doctor In the county ,
A bank Is another long-felt want In Hynn-
uls.
uls.Tho
The Hyannls brass band , a nc\v organiza
tion , Is making good progress.
Tbo alllauco of II van nls numbers over
thirty members and is to have u supper on
next Wednesday.
Thcro arc many cases of grip In this
Vicinity.
Business U fairly good hero , M cattle bavo
generally done well this winter ,
Hentrlw ) UumocriiM.
BEtTiucK , Nob. , March 2--iSpoclttl : ! Tele
gram to Toe BEB.I Tto UeuiocvuUo city
convention , held lost night , endorsed B. H ,
VoKKt l'10 ' nominee of Iho independents , for
mayor , and nominated J. U. Oalrns for police
Judge , \V. \ O. WiMhburn mm Joe \Vesslcr for
members of the school hoard and N. Hcrron ,
H. .1. Smith and a. I' . Marvin for the
council ,
Ono Tlukot Cm111 ui !
nujcSi'iusciH , Nob. , March U'J. [ Special
toTinDiiJ : : SUto Dank Examiner W. B ,
Thorpe paid nu unexpected visit to our local
hanks yostwday and wont through ttiom In
the most approved stylo. Neither of our two
banks Is afraid to receive visitors , oflldal or
otherwise at auy tlmo. They do not , how
ever , ndmiro puttinp up u § 20 fee to an unin
vited guest so rmii'h as they might.
At n citizens' cnucus held hero last night ,
under the provisions of the new election law ,
the following nominations wcro made :
Mayor , William M. Youns : councilnien , T ,
Lowls , L. Ticl ; treasurer , W. W. Fullnnii
dork , J. II. Cnsobon ; engineer , H. Sundrlt-
tcr. It is not expected that thcro will bo
moro than the ono ticket in the field.
Considerable Interest is being taken hero
in the boot sugar business , nnd considerable
seed will bo distrlbuteu among farmers to
test the adaptability of the soil , nnd if suc
cessful a raw sugar plant will bo located
hero.
n.l WIKl.lt.JVCVV I'KVI ) KS
fr'cttlCH a Vnndcttn of K
con "X'rars1 IJiiratlon.
WiiEnt.ixo , AV. Va. , March 22.-In a letter
sent to the editor of the Wnyno Kews by
Captain Anso Hatllcld ( "Devil Anso" ) he
says that general amnesty has been de
clared In the famous Itatllcld-McCoy feud ,
that the war spirit. In him has abated and lie
rejoices at the prospects of peace. This
letter will servo to quell all disturbance ns
far ns the Hatllcld sldo is concerned , and It
U thought thut a like letter has been pub
lished In Kentucky. This stnto of affairs is
tbo result of the marriage of ono of the Hat-
fields to Miss McCov , and o truce and peace
congress was hold shortly after. This feud
has been In existence since 1STII , and thcro
has been no loss thnn one hundred deaths
among the participants.
It AST WKKlVti JIVSI\KSfi ,
What Clearing HOIIHC Iteportw Show
Tor tlio Volume of Trade.
BOSTON , Mass. , March 23. [ Special Tele
gram to TiiEBcE. ] The following tnblocom
piled from dispatches from the managers of
the clearing houses of the cities named , shows
the gross exchanges for last week , with rates
percent of Increase or decrease , as against the
similar amounts for the corresponding week
In 1S9U :
K TWO'UEXT Hl'G.-ttt ItOVXTY.
OoveiMior OKt ! ol1 Texas Vctwcn the
lllll Accepting It.
AUSTIN , Tex. , March 83. The state of
Toxns owns and operates a sugar farm worked
b.v convicts. Hccently n bill was passed hy
tbo legislature to accept the 2-eont bounty
under thoMcKlnley bill. Governor HOJTK
bus vetoed it. The vote closes In p.irt as fol
lows : "The stuto Is sovereign of her own
affairs ana cnnnot ho disturbed in the legiti
mate oxercisca ol her prerogatives. If she
ilcslres to raise supai' by convict luhor , under
no circumstances could she with propriety
ask or accept from nny government n license
todo so , nor could she yield toasupervlsionof
bcr n ! Tu Irs by nn oflU-or not subordinate toner
nor 6wn laws. Precedents by the govern
ment's usurpation hceoino stronger than law.
The worse they are tlio more dlfllcult they
nro to ovcr'.lii'ow. When they nro erected
on tlio destruction of the constitution , like
this bounty act , the wrong which produced
them stronKthens ns the fruits of the crimu
Hnrcad , until they become fastened forever
on tlio people , It la hardly decent to suppose
that no nicasuro U too inonostrous
to popular credulity. Whou It embrace * a
proposition to dtspcnco money under the
name of bounty amoing citizens such inothodn
usually aro. No ono can deny that at heart ,
then , there Is corruption. Kcslstnnco to all
monopolies and exclusive legislation for the
bcnotlt of the few at the expense of the
many , Is abeyance to the will of the people ,
comparts with the xintarnlshod record of
Tcxtis anil cannot fail to nmlio the course of
lior future- bright , except nt n sacrifice of her
liouor or sovereignly as a state.
Troy ItaliaiiN
Titov , X. V. , March 22. While 1M Italians
were holding n meeting tonight to protein
ngnlnst the mob's action at New Orleans , thn
building was bombarded with cobble Htonea ,
niut tuo meeting broke up by n mob outildo.
I'istol shots were llrcu but no one was
Injured. Tiio reserve of tlio police force dis
persed the large crowd which guthcrod ,
Tlircu at a Birth.
JtUiiTissviu.r , Ini\ . , March'.1. Mrs. W. II.
Wooden of Gregg township , gave birth to
triplets last night two boys and a girl.
Their combined weight was twenty peundu ,
These were her tlrst ofTsprlnc.
arji/i ni\'inin :
FOiiui'ia ! ' aiiJ VfciuffJ KVifr ;
cuMer ,
For XtlnvAa , Jotra and Smith Dakota t'tilr
liiy lllilit ; ct'ldfr ; U'ludu Litvintnaeoutha fy.
Tlio Death Itnll.
i , O. , March 23. Johnny Mackoy ,
the actor , died of pneumonia at the Burnett
house tonight. Ho had bean III omy n few
days ,
The 1'Mre llconrtl.
DKTROIT , Minn. , March ' . " .I , Holmes' oporn
house blocV burned tbls morulutf. Loss
US.OW ,
vtriirrmttvnT nrrn
i\ 1 <
Likely to Provo a Oauso for Serious Trouble
to tha Ministry.
'OSITION ' TAKEN BY LORD SALISBURY.
Sonic rca.ru That tie ! Colonists Muy
TIi row Ofl"I'JngllHli Connection ! )
Tim MlsuiulcrHtaiiilliiB
with France.
tin Jamu fioruVin Ilmnctf.l
LOXDO.V , March M. [ Now Yorlt Herald
table Special to TIIB Bin.l : The Now-
founillnii'l tllfllcultlcs nro likely to prove n
cnuso for serious trouble to the ministry.
"While everybody admits the awkwardness of
the position In xvhlch Lord Salisbury was
placed tlioro Is ti general fooling that nn at
tempt to cocrco the colony on which the
powers of government wore formally con
ferred , must lead to serious mischief. It is
unfortunate that this coercion should bo
avowed and based upon n statute of George
JU , an IH-omcnod period to choosofor n Justi
fication of tuo repressive legislation towards
the colonies. Newfoundland will find 1U ap
peals for delay , If weed with moderation ,
backed up strongly In parliament. Many of
my conservative fellow members look
with profouud distrust on the at
tempt to ovor-rulo colonial opinion
for the sake of pleasing Franco. Gladstone's
colonial secretary , Lord htlinborly , effusively
welcomed the proposed legislation , but his
views were not shared by Gladstone ) himself ,
Kimbcrly made a mess of everything when
ho was in ofllco and Is not likely to bo fol
lowed now by the liberal party. It is from
that quarter that the attack will como , pro
bably Monday , but certainly at nn early date ,
unless the Newfoundlanders nro satisfied
with the opportunity given thorn to bo heard
In this country before any concessions nro
inado to Franco.
The position tnknn by Lord Salisbury Is
this : Wo have treaties with Franco which
we uro bound to fulllll. If the colonies re
fuse , our duty still remains clear and binding.
If Franco attacked Newfoundland wo should
go to war to defend the colonists. How
Is it possible to avoid carrying out the agree
ment wnlch we made la Franco ! Our re
sponsibility for the observance of the trea
ties Is not removed by our having granted
self-governing powers to the colonies.Vo
cannot go to war with Franco to sustain our
refusal to carry out n solemn compact , such
as the prime minister's ' contention , and nil
sides admit that them Is much force in it ,
but the conservatives and liberals nlllto ob
ject \o Lord ICiiutsford's ' suddnn and prema
ture method uf applying coercion. Should It
lead either to Newfoundland throwing off
English connection or to further misunder
standings with France , a most damaging
blow will bo Inflicted on the ministry in the
full ttdo of Its prosperity.
Parnollism has destroyed the Gladstonlan
party , and thorols no longer nn Irish party
In parliament. At such n moment no ono
expected toseo the ministerial ship tnreat
ened with foundering off thS ( banks of New
foundland.
A-fcwmonths ago nobody would-havoibeon
bold enough to whisper a word affecting the
stability of the wealthy house of C. Demur- !
etta &Co. Its transactions extended all over
the world. The partners , occuplod a high
social position , and they were thought to bo
rolling in wealth ; but the Argentine craze
seized the firm about the same time as the
Darings , and for wcolts past negotiations
have been going on to keep it from disaster.
This was accomplished by turning it into
a company and the debentures taken
up by leading city houses and a share of
the capital by tlio present partners , whoso
profits during the lust five years amounted to
$1,500,000 per annum. Tho'now arrangement
must in some degree depend for success on
the recovery lu values of Argentine securi
ties. Immense efforts to that end nro being
made by the Rothschilds mid other eminent
firms. Some smaller houses , which were
caught in the Argentine hurricane , are re
ceiving temporary assistance. Shrewd ob
servers perceive that If the Argentine repub
lic shows no greater anxloty toward the
maintenance of Its credit than at urcsoiit. the
combinations formed lu London cannot avert
a great disaster.
MEMBER. OP I'AHLIAMENT.
A. Heavy-"Woljriit Walking JUntch.
Ifopl/i'fflftt tSIt bn Jitmai Gordon HennctM
LONDON , March 23. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB HUE. ] Two promi
nent stock brokers , R II. Cuthhortson and
II. K. Paxton , walked a match today from
Hatchom's hotel in Picadilly to Croyden , a
distance of ton and tbroo-nuartors miles , for
50 n sido. Paxton weighs S70 pounds. Ho
was given twenty-three minutes the start
over his opponent and won easily In ono inln-
uto-and sixteen seconds. I'axton bet 1,800 ,
to 1,200 , on himself. A great crowd of stock
brokers and bankers saw thorn oil and fol
lowed on the course , which created much
.amusement. . Cutlibertsou continued his walk
to Brighton on a wnger.
The jose of Lord Lonsdalo , who was sum
moned for "furious driving" at Horschnm on
the occasion of his recant drive against time ,
was dismissed today because tboro wcro no
crounda for the charge.
Henry Arthur Jones' representative ,
Oeorgo Day , sails for Now York next Satur
day to inako arrangements tor Mr. Jouos'
visit next autumn.
Cnptnlu A'oii Kan ( Turn II'H ' Snlciile ,
LONDON , March 22. A private letter from
St. Petersburg asserts that the recent suicide
of Captain Von ICauffman had no connection
with politics , as suggested. The facts are ,
that ICuuffmnn and his friend , Count Tolstoi ,
who Is a relative of the novelist , entered a
restaurant in a fashionable quartcrnnd found
Naval Lieutenant Ovorschotzskl there with
a company of. Russians whom ho had en
gaged for his private amusement.
ICauffmnn , who was drunk , made fun
of the muslo and jeered at the mu
sicians until Uvorschctzskl , a man of
gigantic stature , lost his temper and slapped
the face o ( Uis superior ofilcor , Tolstoi man
aged to prevent a light and subsequently ef
fected a reconciliation , all the parties agree
ing to preserve silence. Dvorschctzslcl , however -
over , broke faith und told the story to the
captain of a warship anchored at 1'otorhaff ,
throi'gu whom it ultimately reached the cars
of iioncral Hichtor. When next the general
met ICnuflman and Tolstoi it was at the court
ball , unil ho ordox-cd them to loavn the palace
precincts. Kauffman went straight homo to
nls mother's house and blew out his brains
with n revolver. Tolstoi , less sensitive ,
called out Dvorsclictzskl , but the duel fought
last Sunday was bloodless.
Monte Carlo
Lox POX , March 'JJ. The big players have
mostly loft Mouto Ccrlo , after giving the
bank the biggest scare it has hai } In twenty
yrirs. The batik has been broken half a
iloien times , but it still remains a big winner ,
The earl of Uosslyn , who won IGT > ,000 fnuu-s
attrcntoot quarauto , came bacfc to London
thlt week , Sam Lewis , "the king of money-
leuctors , " > vh v.'ou over SOO,0W ( francs
-
at ono sitting , lost ] th'ift back , and
onougli more , lie BOTH ) tohulld a now
casino. Henry lloscnield. a Chicago youth
of twcnty-tlvo years , vfrhowon ,175,00) francs
on the almost unprecedented ovontof a run
of seventeen fotirtlmos in succession , in each
of watch Instances ho played the bank's
maximum of 12,000 , francs , came back to Lon
don this week i'0,000 out of pocket. Otlior
big players were Prlnco ( latzfeld , who
married the daughter of ( J , P , Iliinthigton ;
the Due Duzccs and Baron Schneider , the
Berlin banker , nil uf whom left part of their
mouoy at Monte Curio when they came away.
Tlie Dmontry UICCH. :
Lovr > oN , March 23. [ Special Cablegram
to Tins HBK.J The annual house of com
mons point to point steeplechase took plnco
today at Davontry , The prizes consisted of
two cups for light ami henry weight re
spectively. The course was three and nhalf
miles long over a stllT hunting country , but
the racers had to cros.t' brook out and homo.
In the heavy weight claw Air. Alfred Pcnso's
Harmon Hedge wns the victor. In the light
weight clnss Lord llcntmck's Long won.
Statement of thn Utop a's Captain.
dinuALTAii , March ' 22 , At the Inquest
over the second batch of bodies recovered
from the wrecKoil stennier Utopia Cnptain
McICeaguo inrulo nBtrTr.cmont. Ho said that
owing to the thickness of the weather ho
could not calculate prbclsoly the length of
the Alison's fore dock and Ignored the ram.
Ho did not know the Moot was In the bay.
None of the men m * the lookout saw the
Curlew and the condition of the anchorage
until the helm was starboarded , The jury
unanimously decided that the cause of the
disaster was accidental. Ono hundred bodies
wcro recovered todnj' , Ono hundred and
thirty-two of the survivors hare been re
turned to Naples.
IU. Kerry's Spcrcli.
PAIUS , March 'JI.T-bpoclal [ Cablegram to
TUB Br.n.J M. Ferry , in a speech nt the
meeting held In his honor In this city today ,
pointed out the necessity fora regrouping of
the political parties'in order to give stability
totho government. This work , ho declared ,
should bo performed by the youth of Franco
who wcro Imbued with ideas of political and
social progress. The people , said M. Ferry ,
often misunderstood the character of the ser
vices rendered to the Country , but that could
bo forgiven If those services added to the
greatness , enlightenment and strength of
Franco.
There was no disturbance at the mooting.
A largo force of police easily controlled the
knots of Boulanglsts present.
President Carnol today visited the panorama
rama of the cznr's coronation. During a
visit the president Mild to the proprietor : "I
nm delighted with yo'Jrwork. It will show
Kussin how mucb 1 understand her. " Tnis.
remark has attracted notice to the rumors of
a Franco-Russian alliance.
Ho Commits Kiiloltlo Because Indicted
for Monllii. Forty CcntH.
WACO , Tex. , March 23. A. P. ICoenior , In
dicted by the United tates grand jury nt
Dallas , committed suicide Saturday nt his
homo In Grcenock , . Dosquo county , Tex.
While ho was postm.istrr in that town , B. T.
Swilling and W. A. BiaJlngamo came to him
nnd asked his assistance in procuring them
contracts forcarrylngaiail on two star routes.
Ho advlsc'd thorn to forward blank applica
tions to Austin , the stato'capital ' , to bo lllled
out In legal form. TMs the two men did and
each paid Koohlcr SOctuts for registration
fees on these blanks. ' 'It npprfars that for
some cuuso Koonlcr.njflectod to forward tha'
blanks , at any rate tli.-chargo of 20 cents for
onvelopo.in.lhe T * l'3i , vas.excosslve.thero-
fore tboVrand"jury found two b'ills'of Indict
ment charging Kochlcr with extortion This
and his removal from the postofllco at Greo-
nook prayed upon his. . mind and brought
on the suicide. Those host informed nt-
tribute ICoeldcr's ' irregularities to ignor
ance. Ho was a Gorman poorly
posted in American usngos. Some
time ago ho created n .sensation in Waco by
filing a pauor in the county court making
Miss Sarah A. W. Houghton his adopted
daughter and heir to his estate , which Is con
siderable. The young lady Is proprietress ot
tlio news stands in the McClelland hotel.
She left today for Bosque county to assert
her rights. In the knowledge of the exten
sive property owned by ICoehlor the two in
dictments scorn queer. They nro counter
parts , with no difference except the name of
complainant. The man wnschargcd with the
theft of 40 cents , or in effect that was the
charge.
ItUSXIXG FIGHT IflTIf ItAXDJtTS.
Attempted Capture or Oklahoma
Desperadoes uylKeeleral Officers.
OKLAHOMA CITV , Okl. , March 22. Information
mation reaches bore that Deputy United
States Marshal Pros Armstrong of. Shaw-
iicotowu , with apossqof six or eight men ,
armed with warrants for the arrest of the
notorious outlaw , BobOonnalllsaud his band ,
are now in hot pursuit of the band , in the
Canadian bottoms , in 1'ottawatoinlo country.
On Thursday the posse came unexpectedly
upon three of the band as they wcro In the act
of preparing to dine upon n hog they had
justkillcd. Immediately upon sight ofthoofll-
cors , at a range of about ono huudred yards ,
nnd before their identity was ascertained ,
the desperadoes opened lire upon the posse
with Winchesters. Ono shot passed
through .Armstrong's cheek , making n pain
ful but not serious wound. About a dozen
shots were exchanged nnd two nf the bandits
succeeded In making their escape , but ono
was secured , together with six or eight head
of stolen horses which they hnd in their
possession , Ho was taken back to Shawneo-
tnwn with tlio captured animals nnd word
sent for moro helix A bloody time Is
likely to follow nt the next encounter ,
ns the ofllcors are bravo and determined ,
und Connallis swears ho will never DO recap
tured alive , and ho has u largo band of out
laws at his back. The pcacoauU safety of
the territory and a vigilant enforcement of
law Is anxiously awaited by nil ttio good ele
ment of the Pottawatomlo country , which
moans the nrrost and destruction of the
bandits who now Infest t.hat country. This
Is the satno Connallis Mr ; Armstrong nnd his
partv supposed they Hvoro approaching the
night of February 6 , when the shooting oc
curred which resulted in the death of Steve
Ponsaunw , for whoso death Armstrong is
now under bond , awaiting the action of the
grand Jury. . _ .
Clifford Convicted of Manslaughter.
INPEPHXIIKNCK , JIo. ( March 22. The fa
mous Clifford murder trial was concluded
hero last night by the Jury returning a ver
dict of manslaughter In the fourth degree.
The rgumonts \ \ orO' completed at 12 o'clock
yesterday , when the case was given to the
Jury , which was composed of twelve gray-
headed men , ranging m ago from flfty-nlnoto
sixty-live , When the verdict of the Jury
was announced Mrs. Clifford broke com
pletely down , but Clifford was not affected.
The verdict was a complete surprise , as
nearly every ono bellovcd It would cither bean
an acquittal or murder in the tint degree.
The Jury loft Judge \Vhlto \ to assess the punIshment >
Ishmont , which ho will do March SI ,
Ilurglar Mty liiiiiinna Captured ,
PiTTSiiuito , 1'a. , March 22 , Burglar Fitz-
slinmons , or .Andrews as ho is hotter known ,
with a dozen ether aliases , who killed Chief
Detective Gilklnson nnd badly wounded two
others last night at Paters Hun , was cap
tured at Hraddock tonight. A satchel full of
jewelry wns found near Atulrows' house and
on his person watt found a largo amount. Ho
feared lynchlui ; and had a inked knife In his
breast , mtoiidhirf to sulcldoU ho was eur-
rounded by a mob.
HMgluecr null l''lroirau ) Killed ,
KOSKDU.C , Miss. , March 2J , A wreck oc-
currccl tonight on the Valley road near here ,
The engineer and flroinau woio both Wiled ,
No passengers wcro hurt.
EXPECT MCH FROJ PALMER ,
Fnrmora1 Alliance Oont'.ngant ' iu Congress
"Will Look to Him for Help.
WHAT AN EDITOR OF THE ORDER SAYS ,
Anot'icr Man AVho Thinks TliTO is
Ton Muuli ISntraviiKiuiuo In Oov-
eminent I'rliitinj ; 'Iho 1'rcHl *
dnit tu < ) ndgo Or on' .
\VAsiiixoTONBuuiuuTiir : DUE , )
> < HFounTiiNri ! ) ! Srnnir
AVAsiiiXQTON , D. 0. , March ! , , . J f
The farmers' ' alliance contingent In con
gress expect much aid nnd comfort from Son.
ntor-olcct Palmer of Illinois. Dr. McCutio ,
the editor of the loc.il organ of the order ,
said today that the farmars' alliance move
ment was growing every day. "It grows
upon what It feeds , " said lie , "and Its
strength Is constantly Increasing. In ono
sense of the word Palmer's election Is a big
victory for the alliance * . General Palmer , no
doubt , will support measures advocated by
the farmers , and I twllovo ho will prove a
friend of the alliance. It was hotter that the
alliance men support Palmer than an ulllanco
man stultify Ing himself In order to receive
the vote of the republicans. As the dead
lock ended , the alliance , I think , won n vic
tory. Another reason why the election of
Palmer wns a gain to the alliance is that it
reduces the republican majority In the son
ata and therefore increases our prospect of
securing a foothold In the upper liouso of
congress. The third party movement may
cut something of a llguro in the next cam
paign , huC tno farmers' alliance as an order
will continue , ns It Is outside of politics. If
it were to become a thlril party It would bo
the death of the order. Some of the mem
bers of the order are getting restless and may
encourage a third party movement , but any
such course would bo ns individuals. "
THINKS THEltD IS ItOO.M roll VCONOMIT.
"A.s n result of the investigation which is
to bo made into the public printing this sum
mer by the semite committee , I think tbo
government will save about $ . " > 00,000 n year ,
nnd the service will bo improved. I can es
tablish a bureau of public printing , with n
chief nnd n clerk or two. the entire expense
of which will not exceed $10,000 a year , and
I can save tbogovcrnmcnt ? TiOU,000 annually , "
said an cx-mombcrof tbo house committee ) on
printing to your correspondent.
"Tho great trouble now Is wo put ton much
upon the senate and house committees on
printing. When anybody wants printing
done nt the expense of the government ho
simply has a resolution introduced In con
gress and gets his friend In that body to
urine pressure upon the committees , anil it Is
ordered. Either house can get u job done to
cost not exceeding S.VW without the concur
rence of the other body. No social effort Is
made to keep down the expenditures , nnd no
one on the committees wants to take the
brunt of the burden In lofuslng to print
things rctpjestod by senators or representa
tives.
"Certainly an estimate of cost is made In
each instance by the government printer1
continued the representative , "but that Is
done in the most perfunctory manner. No
suggestion Is mndo or asked as to whether
some other or cheaper form , a less number of
.conies or any other change would not bo suf-
flciout. Tbo public printer has moro executIve -
Ivo duties to perform than ho can well do.
The committees in congress have no exports
tin'd"cannot cxorclso tlio' best of judgment.
\Vo \ must have nn expert , an arbiter , whoso
solo duty Is to preserve the best Interests of
the government and the people , nnd see that
there Is proper economy in the enforcement
of the laws. No one looks after the branch
olllcos In the department , economically speak
ing. "
nir. niE inEKTTo JUOOK OUOFF.
The following Is a copy ot the president's '
letter to Judge Oroff lu accepting his resig
nation :
Bin-Yourletter : of the lllh ult. , tendering
your resignation of the ollleo of commissioner
ot the general land olllce , to tuko olfcct nut
later than the 13th hiit. , lias been received.
Afturour recent Interview , In which you ex
plained to mo how Imperatively your health
required an early dlsclmreo from olllcliil re
sponsibility , 1 have concluded to accept your
resignation , without awaiting the suloo-
tloii of your successor. I cunnut permit
our olliclal relations to be severed without ex
pressing to you my lilgli npprcclatton of the
faithful , diligent and Intelligent niiumor lu
which you have discharged your duties.
Hoping that you may Hnd restored health In
this rest you anticipate , lam yours ruspcct-
BF.NJAMIX IlAiiinsoN.
It Is still thought that Judge Groff will bo
tendered a place on the federal bencli when
the now appointments nro made.
AOlUCUl.Tl'IlAt , UKrORT OS IOWA.
The nRricultural department's monthlv report -
port , out today , says of Iowa : The winter
has ticcn very mild , farmers have econo
mized In feeding and bavo reduced their
stock in numbers , especially in hogs. In
parts of the state there is not sufficient corn
for local supply , while in others there Is a
good surplus. That remaining on buna is fair
In quality ,
HKVKI.Ol'MKNT Or fOUTIICHX IKDUSTIIinS.
I had a talk the other day with General
Wilder , who made himself famous during the
Into war by commanding tbo original and
only brlgndo of mounted infantrymen. Gen
eral Wilder was a resident of Indiana until
some years after the close of the war , when
ho moved to Chattanooga , Tonn , , nnd was the
first man In tliat section to attempt a develop
ment of the east Tennessee iron mining In
terests. General "Wilder , being a man ol
enterprise , is of course nn ardent republican
and a protectionist.
"Five years moro of protection , " said
General Wilder , "and our iron interests in
the south will be as valuable as they over
wcro In the north. Alabama or Tennessee
has as much iron as Pennsylvania over had.
Tlio mountains about Chattanooga have as
much mineral as those lu any part of the
country. Without protection wo never coult
develop Iron Interests. Four-fifths of the
outlay is In labor , and wo never can compote
with the labor of Europe. Americans nro
born wltn a higher sense of living ,
and they never would submit to pauper
Ism. ft is wonderful how towns
and cities como into existence by
virtue of Iron development. Wo can build i
good city of ! > , UOU inhabitants in n single year
Millions and millions of dollars are coaling to
us from Kuropo. Sinca the Ilrltlsh canno
wreck our protective system they nro coming
to us with capital and investing in our
manufactories , "
General Wilder lias shown his confidence
lu republican protection by Investing huu
drcds and hundreds of thousands of dollar
at Johnson City , Toun. , whoru 'wouderfu
Iron Interests havit been developed. Ho i
justcotnplctinguu Immense hotel ntCruwllsl
Springs , a fotv miles west of Chattanooga
and Just over the line into Georgia , where
ho expects great Iron developments.
The hotel Is to bo used nJ a sum
mer resort. It Is nt the head of the range of
battlefields , Including Lookout. Mountain ,
Missionary Kldgo , etc. , and where the fouor-
als got their watei' supply for some days bo-
fora the eroat battles of the late war , General -
oral Wilder was a prominent llguraln thosn
struggles and was attracted there after the
war closed by what ho learned during the
contest.
ijcnatorMandorsou of Kobraska , who has
Just returned from Tennessee , Alabama ,
Georgia nnd other southern states , and who
was an ardent supporter of the elections bill
when It was before the senate a few weeks
ago , say * :
"These northern business men will settle
the southern question in timoby the support
of patriotic southerners who are Investing
largely lu manufactories. When a nnti Is
touched at his pocket book politics disappear 3 ,
Ho Is for the party that stand * by tils busi
ness Interest. The upbuilding and porpotuii-
tlon of southern Interests depend upon tbc
elevation and maintenance of republican ki
te rests and policies. If wo were to adopt a
Mills or Morrison tariff bill this woudcrCal
irogross In tliV utli would como to nn Inv
iiedlntocud , Wstv" ° ° ' themselves wo nro
orclug prospcuS-auml development upon the
outhern stnttyj nils .thing musthnvo Its
nllucnccupon rgS politics there sooner or
ntor. Once thl SjMtnl and enterprise got n
ootholiltbe llouVj-is will not suitor It to bo
destroyed , Aftiurfttho ) flnnnolnl and buM-
icss nollctcs of ti. ' ; , apubllcau party nw the
dividing lines bottho two nnrtlcs. "
Pcmiv S. 1 1 mm.
. .
.t iiits. :
lii llio l * * iii" ir tlio Speelnl
Tux Stamp.
WASHISOTOX , March 'J.1. Acting Secretary
of the Treasury Nettle ton hai Issui'd tlu ) fol-
owing clrcuhr , .umounetuK the chaugo In
.ho form of the special tax stamp for retail
iquor dealers : Trotters are f"cquontly re
ceived stating that in ninny parts of tlio
country rotnll liquor dealers claim to hold a
icrmlt or license from the United States for
carrying on their business ; that In many
cases where the local law prohibits public
drinking places , the law Is openly violated by
icrsons who claim to do business muter nt
east tbo moral sanction of a federal license ,
and that the fact greatly retards the enforce
ment of wholesome , restrictive laws and
> remotes disorder , It should bo uunecosHnry
to state that the United States government
docs not issue ti license or per
mit to any person In any stnto to
carry on the business of a rotnll
liquor dealer. Congress having levied a
revenue stamp tnx of $ i5 per annum on tlio
business of retail liquor dealers , the com
missioner of liilornal revenue endeavors to
collect this tax , wherever nnd by whomso
ever the business Is carried on , but no sem
blance of permission is given by the United
States to bc'in ( such business in any plnco
contrary to local legislation. A chaiigo has
been made In the form of tbo United States
stamp Issued to retail liquor dealers us ovl-
donco that they paid such tax , Tlio now
form , which ROCS into effect .July 1 next ,
reads : "United States stamp for special tax i
internal revenue , received from - the
Bum of - dollars for special tax on the
business of retail liquor dealer at - for
the period represented by the coupon or
coupons hereunto attached. " And
across the face of tlio stamp Is
inscribo.l tbo substance of section ! ! 4iii : of the
revised statutes : "This stamp Is simply a
receipt for tax paid the government , .and
does not exempt tno holder from any penalty
or punishment provided for by the law of liny
state for carrying on said business within
such state , nnd does not nuthorizo the com
mencement nor continuance of such business
contrary to the laws of such state or In
places prohibited by municipal law. " It Is
believed that this action will leave no ground
for further misapprehension.
I'rcsliylcrliiiH U'aiitn Change
WASHINGTON" , March 23. A report In the
department of state from the late United
States minister to Japan says that after long
deliberation the native I'resbytcriau church
lu that country lias seen lit to recast the
time-tried doctrincos of the 1'rcsbytcrlan
church and oven to make additions to tlio
apostles creed , lie further says that His
a frequent and common claim by Christian
converts that the spirit and meaning' of
Christianity iu its broader scope has novcr
been properly presented among the western
nations , and that faith Is needed to ba trans
ported to Japan for II mil development and
perfection. Consequently ho apprehends
that the changes noted will bo followed by
other and more radical changes.
General Johnston's Funeral Tii'mlny.
WASHINGTON' , March 'JO. Funeral services
over the remains of General Joseph U. John
ston will bo held in St. . John's Kplsconal
church Tuesday morning at II o'clocK. In
terment will bo In Green Mountain cemetery ,
Baltimore.
There were a'groat many callers today at
the residence of the late general , ir.cludlni ?
Generals SchoIIcld and Kosccrans and Ad
miral Uogcrs. A largo number of telegrams
of condolence have been received ,
P. T. Sherman , 011 behalf of the family of
the late General Sherman , sent the following
from Now York : "Family of General Sher
man desires to vender to tlio relatives of Gen
eral Johnston assurances of their profound
sorrow und sympathy. "
Inspcuti n ol'Ilogs.
WA&IIINOTOX , March 2i An application
has been received by Secretary Rusk from a
Chicago firm for the inspection of hogs de
signed for export under the recent act of
concress providing for such inspection.
In referring to this law and to that which
provides for regulation by the secretary of
agriculture of cnttlc-caiTviiic vessels the
firm declares that thesolaws will help the
farming and cattle Industry beyond any
thing it is now possible to estimate , foreign
countries , it is believed , will not take our
animal products for humaa food without In
spection , and ills persuaded that by this act
millions will bo saved in this country.
JJS.ltiTlt < > llX SVIUKCT.
\ Sermon on Newspaper Men Almost
WrcckH a Clint-till riulUMni ; .
SALT L\Ki : , Utah , Alarch 22. [ Special
Telegram to TIIK BEK. | Two weeks ago
Hov. M. M. Lane of St. Paul's ' church an
nounced that ho would tonight preach a ser
mon on "Newspaper Men. " In consequence
the edifice was lllled to overflowing. At the
conclusion of the first hymn tlio supports of
the building pave way lu Iho center nnd the
iloorsankto the basement , a distance of eight
feet. The presence of mliiil of the news
paper men themselves saved n panic. No
ono was Injured , though several ladles
fainted. The choir aldod materially in
quelling the tumult by singing "Nearer My
God to Thee , " during which the audience
filed out. i
Soot lid I tin ) Aiulloncc.
Sricixariin.n , O. , March ! ! 3. A panic that
came near resulting In several fatalities oc
curred tonight at a religious meeting nttho
C ! rand opera houso. Miss Uerry wns overcome -
como by the heat nnd fainted , The house
wns crowded and several rushed to her side.
Some ono foolishly shouted tire und a mad
rush for the door ensued , At this point the
choir struck up "Woaror , My God , to 'J.'hco. "
This had the eltect of quieting the congre
gation. A score or moro persons were In
jured ,
_ _ '
TJtVSTEn KHI'LOVi : It'lS.l 1'1'JIMIS
Given Full Swing on Account oflCx-
oollciil Kticniinncndal IOIIH.
TACO.MAVash. . , March W. The latest cb-
scondor from Tucoma Is Walter 11. Qualfo ,
who has been In the employ of 1'h II H. Wood ,
wholesale liquor dealer , as bookkeeper and
confidential clerk only alnco tha Jlrst of the
year , but his rocommon Utions were of such
nn excellent kind that ho gained tbo confi
dence of his employer and handled ml the
linn's money. March 12 ho obtained uhalf
day's ' leave of absence to move his furniture
and lias not been seen since ,
Tlio researches of the export ac
countant show thnt Qnaifo Is at
Icnst sW.OOn beliliid in his accounts. Those
defalcations wcro nccomplishod by making
fulso entries of bank deposits , About a year
ago , in Heattlo , ( juaifu was sent to Jail for
heating his wlfo , but on her account the Wo
men's ' Christian Temperance union In Seattle
took hold of the matter and sent u petition to
the governor praying that a pardon bo
granted. The Masonic fraternity also interested -
torostod tbomsolvcs , and his pardon was se
cured. During the la.it six weeks ucrc ha
spent o great deal of money on women and
wine , and has been scum nl vmlous times
very much intoxicated. It is thought Qualfo
has goiio to Canada by way of Chicago ,
"
Ilendlcy Oullly of MnnRlaiightnr.
HimoN , S. D. . March 2'J. This mornlnc
the lury In the Hondley murder case returned -
turned a verdict of mnnslaughturln the first
degree against Fred lli'iulley , who killed his
fiithur last Juno , llonilloy WHS thu leading
democratic editor of tbo fitfUO uuJ chairman
of the > Ute committee.
i
SUNDAY WITHOUT A SERIN7 ,
Senators Pass the Dny In Silent Medita
tion or Qulot ( bnvcrsatioi ) ,
PROPOSITION FOR A COMPROMISE ,
OfTors to I'usM a llonsoitAliln Hill
tlio Independent * ) AVIII
KnuoiiriiKCd to Slay
All Kinnmrr.
LINCOLN . Xob. . March 122.-Special [ to TUB
Ur.K. ] The senators in the do'idloclc nwolJ {
this morning In butter humor thnn they did
ycstordiiy. They had pnsjod the night on
comfortable cots nnd slept ni only weary
men can sleep , It had been Intended to hold
religious son-lees In the chamber this morn ,
ing , but the minister -svno win to oftlclulrwn4
Informed that the services would have to ba
dispensed with. The sonata was lu session
nnd no outsider could bo permitted to Inter
fere with Its business. The religiously
inclined senators were , therefore , compelled
to commune with their Muhcr In private.
As n recognition of tha holiness of the day.
the Independents made no motions to kuoclt
out tbo call of thu house. Some of tliom
walked around In n meditative tnimucr ,
others read their papers and bibles , while
others gathered In tlio cornor.satul passed
the time conversing in s"ubduod tones , All
scorned to be In good hoalUi , though n num
ber are becoming anxious regarding the out
come of the session. They nro not Idle , how
ever , nnd It Is thought tomorrow will witness
several novel nttcmpU to obtain control of
the body.
Ono of these attempts It Is believed , will
bo to unseat Lieutenant Governor Majors
and in his place Install Senator 1'oynter ,
president i > ro torn of the senate. The plan
seems to bo to bring Senator Coulter lo the
chamber , 1 f necessary , on a cot. Tlio scuntor
has been confined to his bed for nearly a week ,
ills presence would glvo the Independents
seventeen men or ono moro thnn a majority.
Tins would enable them top.iss nny motion
or measure which might come before tto
body. A motion will bo mndo to dhpeiuo
with further proceedings under the call of
the houso. To this , the opposition members
will undoubtedly object , nnd the chnir will ,
of course , sustain the objection. Tholmlo-
jiondents 'will then , acting1 upon thu theory of
Senator ICclpor , .is referred to In Tu i ; Hii : of
yesterday , iippo.d . from the decision of the
chnir. This motion will not ha entertained
by the president. "NVlth thonldof several
members of the opposition who , U is claimed ,
nro in favor of the maximum rule bill , Sen
ator 1'oyntcr wilt bo Inducted into the ch-ilr ,
and. under him , an attempt will baimtdoto
I'ontiuuo the reuular order of business.
Ono of the Independents snld to TUB Den
today that it would bo Impossible to do-
tcrmlno what would bo clone tomorrow. Ho
claimed , however , that , so fur us ho was con
cerned , ho would , in 110 manner , countenance )
any scheme borderingou revolution. Ho said
that It was entirely unnecessary , because If
they lielil out two or three days longer , tboy
would bo ablu to discournin ; the opposition
minority , and finally brcalc it up. Before
next Wodnosdiiy , ho cluhnud , the capital
would bo full of people from nil parts of the ,
state , who would aid them In their work.
Kvcn. now , ho said , influence wm bchiff
brought to boar upoa tlm innorlty
by their constituents , who ure clam
oring for the passage of bills
which uro before either ono or thoothcror
the bouros. Unless the minority gives way ,
no appropriation bill can bo passed. How can
the stnto nnd its Institutions got along with
out nppropilatlons ? The Oiniiha charter la
also locUcd up. People would como hero from
Omriha Alondiiy to ask the opposition to elvo
way. What is true of Otmilu , in tills re
spect , is true of a dozen other cltlos and
counties ; und the influence which they will
exercise over the minority cannot bo with
stood.
The Iu dependents are making inquiry to
ascertain under what circumstances Senator
Taylor loft the state. They hold that If ho
went awnv Intending to not return ho is no
longer n citizen of Iscbroska mid. therefore ,
forfeits his seat as u mom bur of thobonato.
When they ascertain this to bo a fr.ct they
propose to' declare his sent vacant. Tlioy
claim thnt that will open the deadlock , nud
enable legislation toga on us formerly.
But tlio opposition has not yet exhausted
Its expedients to bring the alliance people to >
time.
Wlint iliu OPJIOH tlunVnnt < * .
T-.INTOLX , Heb. , March 22.-Special [ to
Tnr BII : : . | U'do following proposition has
been prepared by the opposition senators
nnd will bo submitted to the inclepcndcnts-
tomorrow !
"To Independent Senators i Gentlemen i
As u result of the demand for u call of the
house made by your side of the sennto wo
live In u dead-lock on the railroad tariff bill.
Although the absent member , who is one ot
your number , lias not boon produced or ex
cused , wo lira willing to proceed nt once to
the passage of a tariff bill which will bo
legal m form nnd reasonable inlt.s provisions.
Although some of us represent constituents
whn do net ask for such a law , und other *
who protest against such legislation , wo are
nevertheless willing to join Imuds with you.
In enacting such a bill ns will stiuul the test
of the courts of lutjulry and tlio governor's
vote , in order that those who m you specially
represent muy get their demands nimvorod.
" \Vo \ bellovotlintolthcrot the two bills now
pending In their entirety would bo unconsti
tutional and Illegal , and would not stand
Judicial or gubernatorial1 Inquiry. The con
stitution of the state provides "that the legis
lature may pass laws fixing trnsonublo maxi
mum freight rates.1 This Is the duty wo lira
trying to perform , To'ili'Uio7i ' | . , 't.iwilil '
bo "ruasonuulo rates" article
on any by mon
who ore , nt best , lilllo informed in such matters -
tors , la largolvguess-work ; nnd when you
run thcso articles into tbo thousands , the
mntter of Knosslnguuuer such circumstances
becomes exceedingly hazardous. Wo nro ,
therefore , of opinion thnt as loni ; as tlio bill ,
if passed , would have to stand tills test or
full , the safer and wiser course is tolunvo In
the Dill only the main nitlcles of commerce
which would bo a long ttrldo in the right di
rcction and meet nil the demands of your
people , rather than load down tha measure
wltn all the thousands of trilling Items
which , In the aggregate , would simply kill It.
Kor It must bo understood that If cither of
the two tariff bills passes , It would lit ouc J
become a nullity If the courts find , as nhowh '
by the railroads or anyone else , that it
wurkcd discrimination or Is in nny respect
unreasonable ,
"lioliiivlng us iva do that neither of th'
bills offered will stand Judicial sunitlny , am
dodlrliig thnt the people of this H lute , an I
your own constituency especially , blioulo
know our exact position lu this matter , wo
thus .state to you Inn formal \\aythaiwa
Ktand ready to glvo you our hearty aid
and support in passing tome bill
which provides relief to the lunnlnir classes ,
J n other words , wo favor the rates there pro
vided on tha following aiticlesi "Whout.
flour , millet. , flax&cod , corn , oats , barley and
other grains , mlllstiiff , hard nnd soft lumber ,
lath , shingles , doors , easti and blinds , salt ,
lime , crm'Jtit , stucco , horao.1 , mules , cattlo.
hogs , Hhcep and hard nnd soft coal ; also for
a provision against increasing thu Uirousrh
frulght. and that on all tullclcs not men' '
tioned the rnto slwll not exceed the tariff In
existence on January 1 , IB'.M , And this dec-
Inratlonwu makoto you now , which Isonly
the repetition of offers heretofore made on
the floor of the senate , that , you may fica vvq
mean to bo fair and Just in this matter , ami
furthermore to settle once for nil tlio unjust
and I'ntrutliful Impression created In certain
ucctions of tha stale that wooupoicd u maxl'
mum freight rate bill , wliilo nt thosams
tlmowohavo boon trjmg to form one that
\vouldcovor nil the demands of your people
und be free from fatal errors.
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reduction on the thousand Inelgnlttcaut
articles of commerce which , If roJuced ,
