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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-UST ? YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNJNG , APRIL 25 , 1892 , NUMBER 312. THROUGH ANOTHER CHANNEL Opposition to the Pure Food Bill from an Unexpected Quarter. PATENT MEDICINE FIRMS INTERESTED Ailvertl liK Houses AppcnllliR to News- jiiijier 1'nlilUliurx to Assist In llio Defeat ol the .Meimure How It Is llt'lilR Manipulated. V WASIIIXOTON BUIIBAU OP inn DRE , ) - 51U FOUIITBCXTII STIIKCT , V WASIIIXHTO.V , D. C. , April 21. | Opposition in nn entirely nnd unexpected form has Just developed against the Paddock pure food bill. H comes through ono of the oldest and largest uavcrtlslng firms in Now York In the form of n circular addressed to newspaper publishers throughout the coun try. It Is represented that the enactment of tbo proposed pure food law will cut off irom thd publishers almost nil of their patent medicine advertisements. It Is claimed that under this law nil patent medicines which is Bhlpped from ono state to another would 03 subjootcd to n conscript which would ren der their manufacture nnd sale unprofitable nnd therefore they would not bo advertised through newspapers. Senator Paddock says thnt there Is n great dcnl of unnecessary nnd unfounded apprehension - hension ns to the effects of the pure food measures upon drugs and medicine. Ho says Hint no artlclo would bo subjected to analysis or Its sain rostrlctou unless it was shown to the satisfaction of the Department of Agri culture that It was sold under fulso repre sentation nnd contained articles deleterious to health. There is n clause. In the bill which provides very distinctly that the for mula of any medicine or preparation shall .not become publlu or oo convoyed to any per son other than the expert chemist In the De partment of Agriculture until the inanulac- tuier has been convicted of violation of Iho law and the article bus been condcmnoa ns fraudulent and unhealthy. Senator Hoiir'H Visit to Kuropc. The nbsonco of Senator Hear from Wash Ington during the next ton months en n visit to Europe , whither ho goes for the treatment of his eyes , will create a vacuum In the upper branch of congress whlcn will bo felt in every procedure of that bony. Senator Hoar Is chairman of the Important committee on judiciary , before which body will como the nnti-opt'tun and other important measures during this session , nnd n member of ; he committees on privileges and elections , re lations with Canada and woman suffrage. Mr. Wilson of Iowa will ho chairman of ludlclary In the absence of the senator from Massachusetts. Senator Hoar has for many months ben suffering with nn ncjto disease of iris , which kept him in his room for nearly two months during the light over the con firmation of United States Circuit Judge Woods of Indiana. It is stated that the disease Is directly duo to sharp light which strikes the eyes through the highly colored tiling which forms the ceiling of the sonata chamber. The tiling is cut up into rectangles of about thrco by four foot , in the center ot which In high colors are the crests of the various states. On n bright day the light which Is shed through these tilings Is puln- fullv sharp and contracts and expands the pupil nnd therefore directly affects the iris whenever pemitted to shlno uninterruptedly. Senator Hocr U about OS years of age , but is ono of tba most uutlvo inon in congress , al ways taking nn important part in judicial affairs and political legislation. For some time bo has not been permitted by his physi cians to read or write to any great oxtont. Mrs. Morton , the wife of the vice presi dent , is also suffering from nn affection of the eyes and Is now In Now York for the purpose of having uu operation perlormed upon them. .More MUnlmis to Till. According to cablegrams two of our first class missions will noc only soon bo vncuir ns to the nctlvc service of the ministers , but in fuel. Charles Emory Smith , the Philndcl phia editor , U to soon be at his old desk und place his resignation In the hands of the president. Tno resignation of Whitclaw Hold , the well-KnownNow York editor , has already been received. There is consider able speculation just now ns to whether the resignations from the Hussinn nnd French missions will bo uccoptc'd by the president Ijcforo the November elections. It is be- llovcd by some politicians thnt they tuny i'c mnlii vacant for six months with tbo charge d' affaires acting ministers. It is known thut both Mr. Held and Air. Smith have for . some time oocn anxious to resume editorial control of their great newspapers pending the campaign and It Is intimated that should their resignations not bu accepted * till the elections nro past , il ey may return to tlioli posts of olllclnl duty in which each has dls tlnguishcd himself in diplomatic and com mcrcial negotiations. , In the rolltleiil Swim. The work of congress afrer tbo ecconi1 week In May will not amount to very mucl if interest In tlio npuroachlng campaigns for the presidential nominations continues to in crease. The leading men of the two houses will go to tlio political centers of the country nnd Minneapolis nnu Chicago In particular und drop whatever they have in view hero. Moro Interest Is being 'taken in the outlook hero now than there wns four yours ugo , despite the well known fact that It Is con ceded on all hunris that U.o two.tickots will bo bended us they ware In the last great struggle. If any ono has como to the conclusion that the lights are to bu waged solely upon na > tlonnl issues ho would have his mind ills- nbusod of thut Idea by remaining bora a fuw ilu.VB. The personal Interests are intcnso. Personal feeling Is beginning to run high ; not for or against anv candidates o-ipacmlly , but In the success of parties. There will bu ho lock of interest from nn Individual stand point , Tlio senators arc , many of them , looking out for tholr own re-election , others trr the wcllfaro of their friends , while nil the representatives of course como up fo > ' ro-cloptlon this fall , und many of them have very clobo districts , Ilostlln to tlio National Hanking System. An evidence of tbo hostility o ! the present house of representative * towards the present system of national banking Is found In tbu treatment which is being uivordod a bill re cently scut over to the liouio by the Eonnto , Tbo bill Is the ono which was originally passed by the bouse , providing that the ofllccr.4 of national banks shall not i.'o per mitted to borrow money .of the institutions In which they nro employed , except upon tbu consent of the full directory , lltsn notori ous fact that u largo per cent of failures of national banks Is duo to the fact thnt the cashiers , tellers , bookkeepers nnd clerks bor row large sums of money Irom tbo bank with out the knowledge of thu directors , nnd with out giving good security. They are in pos session of the machinery of the bank nnd cover up their Irregularities till It Is too late. Tlio senate passed this very meritorious measure , but added nn amendment provid ing thut banks may lane out circulation to thu full par value of the bonds deposited with tlio treasurer to secure circulation. The house committee on banking and currency refuses to concur la the amendment , anil thu bill will fall of passage , iris contended that there is no longer any Justice In refus ing to Issue circulation to the full par value of bonds depcitltcd , since the bonds nro not only nlwnya at imr , but a premium , and therefore the 10 per cent held back to secure the government against fluctuation is not nrcoisary. But there is auch a strong pro- juulco ngalust the banking business In the bouto that the ouly legislation that could begotten gotten through on the fUbjccl would bo that which was to the very apparent disadvantage of the system , There is not tbo least , doubt in the minds of some republican members of the House i-ommluea on banking and cur rency that a bill could bo passed in the bouso now to abolish tbo national banking system and return to tbo old state system , which was so ruinous. Thu prejudice grows out of tbo fact that national bunks Issue circulation ; and yet the amo housu refuses to pass a bill reducing the required circulation for each national bank to the nominal figure of $1,000 each , bctnuso it is cnowti thnt n majority of the banks would Issue the minimum of circula tion , us they no now , knowing that circula tion is unprofitable In the long run , wb.Ho bonds nro so high and fluctuating , nnd If the banks would reduce tholr circulation it would contract -circulation of the coun try , make money loss plentiful and the IORU- Inter * rcsuonslblo would hnvo to stand the consequences. Tito majority of the present house upon this o * many other questions nro between hU satonlc majesty and the dcop sea. Mlseollnneoim. Kobln Carey and Master Charllo Carey , sons of the Wyoming senator , spent the Easter holidays with their parents at thu Arlington. . . . , Mr. Uelamar of Idaho has returned to the Arlington. I' , fan - xinvs rnoM TIIK SOUTH. Scheme Looking to n coiiaullitntlcm of Cen tral American Ilrpulilln. WASUI.VOTO.V , D. C. , April 21. The bureau of American republics IB Informed that a now use has been found for bananas , which will add to the vnluo of thnt fruit. In several places in Central America ilbur Is now being made from bananas , whion is found to con tain moro nutriment , than rice , beans or corn. Manufactories on a largo scale are being es tablished at Port Lima. The reunion ot the five republics ot Cen tral America into n single confederation has been again revived , the republics ot Salva dor nnd the congress of that country recently - contly adopting without division the following resolution : Itosolved. That thu preslaont of Salvador ho I'mpowcieil to take whatever peaceful nnd diplomatic steps hn nmy dcum advisable lookIng - Ing toward a reunion of tno tlvo Central American states ; and that the government of liilatumalH , Honduras , Nicaragua and Costa Itlua bo invited to send ouch of them llvo dull-elites to represent them In n diet to meet In Sun Salvador thu last of September ne.xt , with iilciiluotunlliiry powers to determine- the busts of the proposui ! union , select the federal capital , nnd lake mioli other action art they may ( lueni udvlsuhlu to brlnit about the end soul-lit with llio least possible delay. The governor of tue state of Tamalpais , Mexico , " writes from the capital at Clugad Victoria , tlint ho Is very busily engaged In collecting for the exposition at Chicago nil kinds of natural products found In the dif ferent zones of that state , which nro very divot-silled In tholr character. A very good display of the various Industries of the people ple Is also being prepared , and under the di rection of the national commission the best example In each department will bo selected for the Mexican display. The attitude of the governor nnd nil other otllcials connected with the work is exceedingly friendly , and oven enthusiastic , for the most extensive repre sentation possible. The bureau of the American republics has received from Costa Hica ofliclal Information to the effect thnt the increase of imports into thnt republic during the last twelve months was so great that the returns from the cotTeo crop and other products of the country during the same period was not sufllclent to meet the obligations contracted with the shippers and merchants who have Imported articles. This unbalanced condition of things , although momentary , caused n rise in the rates of foreign exchange , and spec ulators undeitook to take advantage of the Increased value of the national silver coin in the foreign markets nnd began to export It. The Costa Hlcan government , under this condition of ihings through a permanent commltteo of congress , ' which during recesses and In cases Of urgency has the same powers ns the whole body , has Issued a occrco forslddlnc its exportation for the period of six months of the CiHtu Hlcuu coin nnd authorizing the executive "to shorten -or extend this tlmo to ono year , ns circumstances may require. The people on tlioir part have agreed to receive the currency of the country at its face value lu all domestic transactions. Long lists of names which the official Gaeoio has been publishing for the last two months of land owners nnd others binding themselves to re ceive tha notbs on thu Dank of Costa Hica nnd the government notes , som to indicate thai the crisis is over. Messrs. Hacrus nnd Johnston , two Amer icans , liavocstablishod very valuable smelt ing works in Cnsaphlcu , Peru , and are workIng - Ing two enormously rich silver mines , known as' the Bentin nnd Bayo property. Mr. Monter Is developing also a vnlunbln silver property called Pacara. The Jaukl Mining company has been organized \vork.somo rich minus In the same district und Cara- puacaya is also being developed to consider able advantnco. f < I'OKECAST. Work Mn pci1 Out for the Present Week In House anil Senate. WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. , April 21. In contrast with the lively scones of last week , the pro ceedings ot both branches of congress during the present week promise to lack public interest. The managers of the house , in pursuance of their program of pushing the regular appropriation bills through in order to secure opportunity fcr tbo further consid eration of the tariff bills und hasten the approach preach of Dual adjournment , have decided to devote the entire week to tbo consideration of these measures. Immedla ely after disposing of some Dis trict of Columbia business tomorrow tlio dip- loiratic and consular appropriation bill will bo called up by Blount. This measure has already been severely criticized oecauso of radical changes made in existing laws , and it will doubtless be the subject of further attack upon tbo floor. After this bill is passed there mny bo a conflict for right of wuy between the friends of the sundry civil appropriation bill nnd tha friemlsof tha river nnd harbor appropriation bit ] , und as both of these measures contain so many items of vital Interest to members of the 'houso that prolonged discussion is certain to follow when they nru taken up for consideration. Appropriation bills nro likely to iiguro larrely In the senate proceedings also during tlio week. Thu army appropriation bill is on the calendar and will bo called up at tha llrst opportunity. It will bu followed by the naval appropriation bill , which will bo read In u day or two , accompanied by an amendment increasing throo-fold thu number of now ships to bo constructed for the iinvy. Debate on the ( Jhinoii- bill will occupy all of tomorrow und the bill itself will bo "tout back to the house Tuosdny with senate amendment ! ) . Among Iho speeches nnnouncod for next week is ono by Senator Junes of Arkansas on tbo subject of the Choctnw anil Cblckasaw awards which the president refused to pcy , nnd addresses by Senators Huwloy und Gray in opposition to the Kyle resolution proposing tlio investigation of the slums of the great cities. _ ' i\ i T.I/ ; .vi/.v/.ur .s. i IE. Slid landing of u I'leiuuro Trip of Sumu YniinK People , I'ouTSMouTii , N , II. , April 21. This morn ing Hose Father , Kthel Gray , Oscar Trefthnn nnd Fred Burke , all of this city , started up the Plscataqua river in n sail boat for a pleasure triu. At Portsmouth bridge a strong current upset the boat. Young Trofthon caught hold of a pile of tbo bridge and pulled himself out of the wator. The water carried tbo others through the bridge. Hurko tried to support both girls , but ( hiding bo could not , bo relinquished his hold on Miss Gray , who with rare presence of mind tunica on her back and llouted In tha water. The cries for help of Trefthon caused two boats to bo put out to tbo roscuo. Ono reached the Gray girl and picked her uu unharmed. Before tbj otbor boat cculd reach Burke aud his companion Burke became c.xhausted , sank und wus drowned. The t'other girl wns rescued us bhe was Unking for Iho third timo. Kleumer Arrival * . At Havro Gascocno , from New York. At London Sighted , Hbuotla , from Now York. At Quconstown British Prlnco. Irom Philadelphia ; Arizona , from Now York. N At New York Auranla und Alaska , Vigil- nncia , from Hlo Janeiro. Sailed--Mtmha , for Hlo. HOTEL GUESTS DISTURBED Fire at Beatrice Causes a Panic at the Paddock. FLAMES LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET llcnltrr Urdu. ' Itrstniinint nntl Hnkory Uo- stroycil About Midnight hmimldcrliifr Kuilicr * from tliu Oven Cituncil the Dniimcc Stuto Nuxm Xotcs. Br.ATHtcn , Nob. , April 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bin.1 About midnight last night volumes of smoke were discovered pouring out of Iho Masonic temple on Court street nt the corner of Sixth. A flro wns rnglng In the runr basement of Bonkor Bros. " restaurant and bakery , which occupies tbo central portion of the building. Owing to the acnso smoke the Ilro department was unable to locate the Immediate prcscnco of the ilro. Water wns turned on , however , and the rear basement wns flooded aim the lire was teen under control. The sleepers and rafters were found to bo badly burnud , ana the aggregate loss on stock ana building will closely approach SJ.UOJ , all of which is amply covered by insurance. Bonkor Bros , had only recently put In n couple of carloads of Hour , nil of which is completely ruined by smoke and water , us is the ilnlshcd stock In their establishment. The ilro Is supposed to have originated from smouldering embers from the ovou. An Incident of the flro was nearly u panic in the Paddock hotel , just across Court street , the heavy smoke drifting that way and enveloping that building , llnllHto County News Note * . KEAIINT.V , Nob. , April 21 , [ Special to Tun BEG. | The heavy rains during the past two weeks hnvo delayed seeding , although nothing serious is apprehended from the delay. Work Is progression rapidly on tUo Epis copal college In East Lawn , and It will bo ready for occupancy by July. District court is In session nnd will bo for two weeks. Despite the efforts of Judge Holcomb to rcduco the largo docket it re mains about the same. The citizens ot the Twelfth" judicial district now see the necos- sltv ol having it divided again so that ono judge may bo able to conduct the courts with some degree of satisfaction to himself nnd litigants. There are over SOO cases on the Buffalo county docket and It Is reported thnt Custer and Dawson county courts uro burdened in the same way. At the last session of the city council an ordinance was offered to Include West Kear ney as n part of the city proper. Henry Williams has begun the erection of n two-story brick building south of Iho First Nntionnl bank. It Is fairly settled In the minds of the people ple here that the B. & M. intends extending its line from hero to Uoldrego during the summer and thut n now depot will be in cluded in the list of Improvements. Moro good fnrms hnvo been sold In Buffalo county this jour than nt any time since its organization. Xcws from West Point. WnsT POINT , Neb. , April 24. ( Special to THU EEC. J The public schools pursued tholr usual course Friday morning and in the afternoon had Arbor day exorcises , after which each school planted aud uainca sev eral trees. Joseph Zajicok , who has boon Treasurer Aokonnan's assistant since his Incumbency , und also duputy during D.V. . Cancy'sterm ! ; , has resigned his position , to take effect May 1. William Graunke , late deputy clerk , will succeed Mr. Zajlcok. The dance given by the Juvonllo Silver Cornet band of this city Friday evening was pronounced a success , The hall was dcc- orutod , and with line music , on which the boys had espscially drilled themselves , made the occasion n very pleasing ono. The proceeds - coeds amounted to STii.20 , to be used in pur chasing now uniforms. An agreeable surprise party was given In honor of Mrs , Otto Bauman's -15th birthday Friday evening. Congratulations were sho\y- ored upon her. The folks participated in various panics , after which refreshments were served. Funeral of Itov. Cliarlex Weiton. SrniSGi'icLi ) , Neb. , ApriJ 24. ( Special to THE BEE.J Among the personal effects of the Hov. Charles F. Wcston , the Baptist minister who died at the home of Charles O. Barratt in this village last Monday morning , was his will dated at Colorado Springs May 2 , 1SS7 , giving one-half ot bis legacy loft him by his uncle , I. Sumner Wcston , to his brother. Francis E. Weston , the remaining half and all other possessions after paying burial expenses to bo given to the American Baptist Missionary union. Ho named as his executors and executrixes Levl W.Veston , Helen S. Coburn nnd Louisa H. Coburn , all of Skow- hcgan , Mo. , the will bomg witnessed by Gcorgo E. Merrill , Emma H. Merrill nnd Hicbnrd Montague. Hev.Vcston came hero from Oxford , Nob. , where ho preached his last sermon April : ! . Ho was sick w.hcn ho arrived and was never out of bed until hU death. IIo was unmarried and wns 0. years old. The funeral services ware conducted by the State Baptist missionary , Hov. Mr. Woods ot Lincoln , who had known the do- ceaaod m life. rrlond'n Krimhllcaii Club , Fiiinsi ) , Nob. , April 24. [ Special to Tun Br.n. | The Young Men's Hapublloan club of this place held its llrst meeting lust oven- Ing. Two well known citizens of Lincoln , Hon. I. M. Lansing and Hoiu F. W , Collins , addressed the audlonco , Although the night was very unfavorable , a * a heavy ruin com menced fulling about 0 o'clock nnd continued the remainder ot the evening , there was n coed sized audience present and much en thusiasm prevailed , Mr. Lunslng delivered a very able address , and was followed by Mr , Collins , who uigcd the necessity of or ganized effort on lha part of the young men. The chairman , Air. J. D. Pope , called on the young men wno wished to Identify them selves with tlio republican party to como for ward , and In loss than fifteen minutes up ward of fclxty names wcro enrolled. The formal election ot otllcors takes place Mon day night. There is much enthusiasm dis played by all. 1'iirniVorl : Delayed , FiiANKMtf , Neb , , April ! M. [ Special to TUB Bui ; . ] Tno ralu commencing Easter Sunday has made things very wet hero and there is no Indication of it 'ceasing. ' Tbo farming operations are delayed , but the crop outlook U splendid. A memorial ball is to bo built this year on the Academy grounds in memory of Mrs. C. S , Harrison , who lately died in Boston. Sbo was the wife of Hov. Mr. Harrison , who was pustor of the Congregational society seven years at this plnco , The Ancient Order of United Workmen lodge con furred the workman degree last evening on M. M. Fay. Ho Is the fiftieth member belonging to Franklin lodge. This lodge recently celebrated Its ilfth anniver sary und as yet there has boon no death among Its members. Tbo Goal Templar lodge Is growing rap idly und has a largo membership , Cluiso County rnrinmV Prospects. WAUNUTA , Neb. , April 21 , [ Special to THE Hue. ] Farmers have boon busy seeding for fie past two weeks. Many of them nro now nearly done. Tbo present storm will beaU tno ground and nut tbo seed In excellent con dition for producing n heavy crop. Farmers are jubilant over the prospects. Heal catuto In western Nebraska Is looking up and should the crop prospect continue as favorable us it Js at present laud will double in value , Vorli'n Church Trial. " YOIIK , Nob. , Aprl | 25. [ Special to THU BEK.J-Qulto an interesting church trial took plaoa hero Thursday night In tbo Methodist Episcopal church , Mrs. L. K. Stonehllber was complainant aud MM. Caro- line M. Woodward defendant. Both parties were from Sewnnl. The difference was financial ono , dating back to ISSo. The object of the prosecution wns , to compel Mrs. Wood ward to pav some notcs given at thnt tlmo to Mr. Stonchlloor end transferred by him to his wife. The committee , which consisted of seven men from this place , decided In favor of the dofdnrfrtnt , claiming thnt the case wns not properly presented. llnrlan Cutlnty'ii Convention. AI.MA , Nob. , April i4. ! JSpocial to Tun Bcc.J At thocounty convention hero yester day the republicans nominated the following delegates' Convention at Kearney T. L. Porter , E. S. Clark , B. H. Clay pool , E. W. Poor nnd II. . F. floodiun. Congressional convention Hon. O. C , FUnsburg , E. Lowe , H. Wi L. Jackson , C. A. Luce nnd W. H. Morrison. Holdrogo convontlon J. Zerbo , James Salmon. Andrew Hlohmond , Henry Fousncr nnd J. F. < David. All townships were raproscn ted except two , and harmony prevailed. Resolutions endorsing the pres ent republican administration , the present monetary system und system ot protection were passed. _ Donlilo tlio Ummt. Wheat Acreage. Ginnox , Nob. , April U4. [ Special to Tun Bnn. ] The late spring has prevented ns largo an acreage of bats bolut ; sown ns is usual In this section , but the acreage of wheat will bo fully Uvlco what It has over boon bcforo. The Independent Order of Odd Follows will erect a large brick block soon. It is to contain an opera hall and several offices be sides n largo nnd commodious ledge room. The various alliances of this part of tbo state are trying to shako off the stupor which hai taken possession of them nnd make some showing In tbo campaign. So far tholr suc cess seems very limited. Death Iloll. STOCKIIAM , Nob. , April y-i. [ Special to TUB BKIJ.I Thursday Mrs. Nancy Evans died at tlio ago of S3 , at the residency of her daughter , two miles north of Stockham. Mrs. Evans was born in Ireland , where she married and removed to this country in her younger days. Her maiden name was Wclr. She , with her husband , raised n largo family of children , three of whom reside in this vicinity. Her son Charles H. Evans , und her daughter , Mrs. Vauwormor , accompanied thu remains to Iowa , where they will bo interred. _ Saved from nn Awful Death. KCAKNDY , Nob. , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bnii.l Kid Peterson , n lad of 13 , whllo fishing at the lake this afternoon slipped into the water mm was caught by nn employe nt the power hoxiso on the crest of the overflow. Prompt work for nbout four hours resuscitated the boy , but ho is not con sidered out of danger. I Ho was saved from nn awful death , as the woato way Is long and ' tbo water plunges 'aver It like a small Niagara. Xclir nl < nkCUr Notes. NnlniASKA CITV , Neb. , April 2-1. [ Special to THE Bee. i Hov. W. Ernest Stewart of Now Haven , Conn. , has been appointed pas- toi of the Congregational church Ifrc , owing to the resignation of Hov. Mr. Hichardson. According to n letter received hero irom the university cadets at Lincoln they nro anxious to hold tuiur annual encampment in this city , which will take place from May 15 to 20. _ Results of tliu .Storm. PoTTnit , Nob. , April 2J. [ Special to THE BEE. J The s.torm which fell hero from Mon day mornlcg to InstUiigiit Is the worst ever known in this county for this season. But llttlo stock js reported , lost to date. The Im mense fall of raiirnud nuow Qavos the ground in splendid condition. j' ' ' " : Fort Do < Ic ItallroHil Mcu T.OHO Their Case Against tile City. FOHT Donor , Ta. , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] : Tlio Fort Dodge board of equalization has decided that a railroad employe's watch is not a tool and is not ox- oinpt from taxation as such. A meeting was held last evening to consider tbo matter. The railway men were present iu force. They presented a petition signed by business men and citizens asking the repeal of the ob noxious assessment. Hon. John F. Dun- combo , attorney for the Illinois Central , ' made an hour's argument to prove that a 'watch was a tool. The board by unanimous vote refused to grant the petition. In this notion they wcro backed by the legal opinion of City Solicitor Honly , A resolution was then passed providing that if nny railway man would appear before the city clerk nud make an uflldavlt that tbo payment of the 48 cent tax on n watch would distress him and bfs family the city clerk would bo Instructed to issue n warrant to him for that amount. This was passed by unanimous vote and will be spread on the records of the city. This action created a storm o ! Indignation among the railroad men nnd threats of boycotting the- town were freely made. The railway men say they will anpcul to tno courts to remit tbo payment of the tax and an interesting case will result. Sioux Clty'x lUninOHH Not Disturbed. Sioux CITV , In. , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HEK.J Notwithstanding the boasts of the whisky sellers' Sabbatarian association , no attempt was made today to enforce the now Sundnv laws. Nearly ail the news and cigar stands and similar places of business were open as usual , and the rapid transit companies operated without molestation. .Uilv : < H-i' .New .Mill. MAI.VEIIX , la. , April 2 } . [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Mulvorn Is now assured of a now flouring mill , Messrs , . Hoploglo & Sons of lied Oitk will erect a brick mill , steam power , latest , improved roller process , with n capacity of fifty barrels per day. Work will bo commenced at once. Tired iff HI llivillli , CRDAU U.U'iiw , ' la. , April 2-t. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Frame Hole , n young Bohemian living near Ely , committed Hi/lcldo late yesterday afternoon bv shooting himself in the loft : broas . It is believed that despondency caused by 111 health led to the deed. r I Two Colorado Herflfcru I'orlali In n Snow fjtliru , . ' COI.OIIAUO Sriuxas , ! Colo. , April 24. Three Mexicans lolt Puoljlo on the 18th Inst. for Thurlow's ranch , near Calhan , where they were to have eono tovorit us herders. Dur ing the day it commenced to rain , completely saturating ttio mon's'clotbing , The weather then turned suddenly cold , changing rain Into snow und the men lou the trail. Two of the men became so benumbed with the cold that they were unable to follow the horses with them and were loft to perish , The third managed "to keep p&co with the animals , which led him to a camp which was reached about dark-Tuesday nlgnt. The next day a searching part ; found the bodies of tbo two missing nipu twelve miles from Thurlow's rauchi , Oiia of the dead Mexicans wns a boy about 15 years old , und tbo other a middle agau man , The names of both are unknown. > ' Han X < > I'icildeiitiul Kloutorn. ST. PAUL , Minn. , April 21. A upcclal to tlio Pioneer Pros from Grand Forks , N. D. , says : It has been discovered that the state legislature mndo no provision whatever for the election of presidential electors , although a law was patsoJ requiring them to moot ut Bismarck tlio second Monday In January to cast ballots. It is now top late of course to provide for a 'legal election nt the polls un less by a special jicsilon of tbo legislature , " . O III I'avor ot Urover. _ CtscixsATJ , O. , April 23. A mooting of democrats lu favor of ( J rover Cleveland for the presidency was held at the Odeon to night with n very good attendance , solu tions sirouxly favoring the nomination uf Cleveland lor presiueuwcro adopted. MISERY OF THEIR FAMILIES Why German Working-men Join the Hanks of the Socialist Democrats. ANALYTICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE CASE SclentlMH mill Tlicologlnnit Illncti * * [ tlio Ktlilrut rimses of tlio 1'rolilnn I'lnns Which tlio iniieror : | In 1'iiBliliiB tin- plensnntiicaa on thu Hordcr. [ Copi/riti7if ( < l JS)3t/JrimM ) | / ( Tonton JltnnrU , } Bnitux , April 24. [ Now York Hcrnld Cable Special to Tun BEE. | Iho Evnngol- tscho Sozlnlar or Christian socialist c i.- gross , which has been sitting hero , should not bo slighted , for although the attendance has been smaller than In previous years , some of the man who have taken part are cmlnont debaters nnd hnvo thrown much needed light upon Iho- deep causes of ttio so cialistic movement in this country. The first great moving cause is misery now. Sold Dr. Stoockor to mo : "Can wo ex pect workmen to bo nttnchod to n Inml In which they suffer , In which , to borrow the words of Charles Lamb , their homos nro no homos. The chtof of all the Gorman work- logman's ' grievances is the wretchedness of his homo life. That It Is , wretched Is duo to the tail that , thanks to the dishonest greed of speculator ) , the price ot land In great cities has been preposterously swollen , with the usual results of high rents , cramped lodgings nnd general discomfort. " I'rof. Wagner' * Deductions. Herr von Bcrlchscb , minister of commerce , has not missed ouo of the meetings of tha congress. IIo has listened to a good donl of nonsense slnco It opened , but ho 1ms also hoard much sense , notably from Prof. Wag ner , ono of the most distinguished Gorman scientists. In his Interesting speeches nt the congress Wagner laid stress on two points : First , thnt the program adopted by the so cialist democrats at Erfurt was a consecra tion of the theories of Carl Mart. Next , ho argued that the social question was above all questions of morality and immorality. From this assumption ho deduced the conclusion thnt socialism should bo studied where necessary c. p. , when It is' most strenu ously combated by statesmen , by society , by the bourgeoiso and by church intervention. Tbo church , whether Catholic or Protest : ant , has always boon rcparflcd with disfavor m Prussia , to quote Stoeckor again : "Tho state , jealous of the prerogatives of an aris tocracy lilto the bourgcoisc , has cut itself loose from religion , nnd sot a bad example to the people. Whatever the scientists assort Is swallowed as gospel truth , but what the gospel says is disregarded. " The death of the dowager duchess of Mecklonburg-Schworin has thrown n gloom over the court nnd interrupted the emperor's pleasure excursions. Has Homo Great 1'lnnti. This is not the only matter worrying the kaiser. Ho is disturbed mid annoyed above all things by the hostility with which not only his opponents but his best friends view the -plans for embellishing the Wclsser- strasso and constructing. nu immcnso.park anuMuKo'on'th6 . if.lto. 'now- occupied by. the architectural museum and otbor buildings near tbo scbloss. I have reason to bollovo that the omooror has set his mind on carrying out schomcs which woulu involve the outlay of thirty or forty million marks and compel the destruc tion of several public monuments. Ho has hud n long conference daily ol late with Architect Zlnncr nnd ccrtuin courtiers who , to ingratiate themselves , have persuaded him that it would bo easy to raise the 'funds needed by appealing privately to Berlin bunkers. The Ulucchnwdors.Mendelssolms , Conns , Prlnscnholms nnd other llnanciers have been sounded on the subject , but though tempted by the prosocct of railway and other favors , have not responded with much warmth. Iho iisporlal exchequer is of course not full enough to allow the execu tion of tbo emperor's plans unuldod. Polltleal Cosslji. From Poland I hear that the relations be tween the military authorities on both sides of the frontier are fur from friendly. Hardly a day passes without some skirmish or mis- uudcrsUinding between the Husslans nnd tholr Prussian neighbors. Hunslan soldiers and custom house officials take pleasure in annoying the Germans. Tbo positions of General von ( Jnprlvl and at least ono other mombpr of the government dro again believed to bo threatened. Caprlvl , who wns to have loft for Carlsbad some days ago , has postponed the journey on thu pre text that the weather prevailing at that watering place wus too cola to suit him , but ronlly to confer with Eiilonburg , who had posted his return from Crtssol. The minister of war is said to bo in disfavor , and has not been received by the emperor lately. On the oihor hand , Count Waldorsco anu General von Schllcffcn , chief of stuff , nro said to have had various proofs of imperial con II- dcnco , Hector Ahlwnrdt's sensational pamphlet had an immense sale , especially among urmy officers. At a public meeting Ahlwardt re peated , his charges against the Ludwig Loova company. Whether there Is any con nection between this uffulr and the supposed coldness between the ministei of wur und the Hovcrolgn I cannot suy , but It lu not Im possible. German subjects not Jews hnvo been expelled from Husslan territory by General Gourko's orders , The prois hero Is silent about all these thing. The government , which has no wish to give n pretext for a conflict with the czar , affects to Igngro them. C. II. IT WAICii : > 'JC.U UI' . Hoclety III Kurope Agog Over tliu 1'ox- llorrowu Duel. [ Copi/rtoMal tKfhu Jama G-ir.lo litnnilt , I Loxuox , April 2J. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BEB , | The police of Belgium and Holland have boon looking all day for the Fox-Borrowo duelling party. They hnvo been advised that .a duel has taken place and are now desirous of making money for their resncctlvn states in the shape of tines. Tbo minimum line In Belgium for duelling it 1,000 , frunes and ouo month's Im prisonment , As a matter of fact nil tbo parties did not get out of Belgium last night. Mllbank and Fox clearly changed ttioir minds nbout going to Euglnnd.by tbo O.stend bout last night , and wont to Brussels. Only Bacon and Borrowe sailed , The latter had madu on ap pointment In London for today , provided ho came 'out alive , and therefore remained at Oitend only until 8 o'clock to uwalt the steamer's sailing , being constantly at the risk of bomg arrested. The news of the duel reached Brussels today by the Pnrls Herald ; before I left for England , und created conildorabla excite ment among the English and American reel- dcnti and vltitors. It was known among some of tbo people at tbo Grand hotel tbat Milbnnlc wns In the house , nnd ho wair - run with questions nbout the combat , i - There hns been much excitement i - ; o ' American colony In London ever the i , \ The smoking , rooms of the Northuinbc\ \ \ nnd Ax-onuo hotels wcro much frcqut this evening by people rending the nco " * of the Pnris edition of the Hcrnld , whlel , / the only source Of information , ns . ! ' English papers will probably not Know of It until tomorrow nftcr they hnvo rend thu Pnrls account. The fact Hint no one wns hurt scorns to bo rather n disappointment to Bomo , while the majority nro glnd no casualty occurred , and the principals feel themselves thnt It Is best so. Fox nnd Borrowo cnch said nftor the iluol wns over thnt ho wanted to hit the ether , nnd nt first were sorry thnt they did not do so. but Inter changed tholr opinions. Two tnlnutos after Borrowo's bullet pierced Fox's coat ho said to me , "I fool like a fool , " by which ho meant ho was sorry the shot was not better aimed. Bi.u.MENrEi.i ) . icn ins win : UP. Awful Deed of n High Iliiisinn Olllcliil Willie. Inmine. ST. PcTCnsnuiio , April 24. All circles of society hero nro greatly perturbed by the revelation of a horrible deed commltt6d'by ono of the czar's trusted sorvatnrs. IIo Is the minister of n prlvnto cbnpol in the im perial palace nt Peturhof , sixteen miles from thu city. It hits just been discovered thnt while In n delirious frenzy ho murdered his wife , nftor which ho chopped her body into fragments , which ho burned In n stove. Ho then throw his thrco children lute an adja cent river. COMINIl TO AMIMtlCA. Welsh Tin rlata I'liuiU to lie Kroctcit In This Country , SWANSEA Wales , April 21. It Is stated that owing to the depression In the British tin plate trade resulting from the working of the Mclviiilov tariff , the proprietors of a number ol the largest tin plate factories m Wales Intend to erect works in America. -More Aellvo Ofllclul. BEHUX , April 21. The retirement of Gen eral von Kflltcnhorn-Hnchan , minister of war , Is regarded as Imminent , The reason given for this retirement is on account of the proposed nrmy reforms. IIo hns nlways dis liked his parliamentary duties nnd has sel dom attended the sessions oven during nrmy debates. The government , fearing thnt ques tions on the subject may induce altconbtrug- glo dcslru a more active minister. It IE prob- ublo thut ha will bo succeeded by General vou Blumo. Conspirators Arrested. Bom , April 24. Fifteen arrests hnvo been mndo ut Hustchuk m connection with the recently discovered plot thoro. An inquiry - quiry reveals the existence of n serious con spiracy. The bombs that wcro seined were Intcbdnd to bo used In attempts upon the lives of tha sultan , Prince Ferdinand nnd tha Bulgarian ministers. Visits to the bouse of suspected persons continue. * JUnny Were Drowned. PARIS , April 24. An olllelal telegram from Hue , tbo capital city of Annam , tells of a drowning accident , by which over n Bcoro of lives wcro lost. On April 20 , the telegram states , a sloop , the property ot the Mesna- gorlcs AluviBlos , foundered In the river Claire , ami thirty soldiers "aboard the vessel were drowned , together with the'captain. . American Swindlers Arrested. CopKxnAOEX , April 24. Tbo Americans nrresto'J-hero'yesterday at' tbo request of- Now York police on the cbnrgo of stealing ? 57,000 from Messrs. Dix & Physc , bankers of Now York , had only $2,000 in their pos- sesbion. They pave their names as Oscar Creamer and James White and Oscar Bjorck- mauu aud wife. - . ' . VorttiR-.ii'H Debt. Lisnox , April 24. The Economhtn Euro pean announces that a convention is about to be signed embodying an agreement for con version of the Portuguese debt without foreign control , the government paying cus toms receipts direct to representatives of the creditors. After One Hundred years. PA HIP , April 24 , A stutuo of Houget do Lisle , who wrote the words and music of the 'Marscillniso" just ono hundred years ago , wus unveilea touay at Choisy Lo Hoi. Ex- Minister Goblet delivered an oration. Presi dent Cnrnot was represented. Used Their Sworils. PAWS , Anril 24. At Gion today there wns a serious conflict between gendarmes nnd strikers. The former mndo vigorous use of their swords nnd several persons were seri ously wounded. I''reneh KleetlonH , PAWS. April24. Senatorial elections were held today in the departments of Coto-d'Or , Orno and Flnlstoro. All returned the repub lican candidates. Tbo republicans gain ono seat. Arrested u ( iei-iiiin : Siy. | PAIUS , April 21. A Gorman spy named Schurlcdcr has been arrested hew. IIo had in bis possession a quantity of documents , which wpro seized. ZIXTKU . IIo is Salil to lie tlio Leader of an Outlaw Cunt ? , _ _ HAi-in CITV , S. I ) . , April 21. [ Special Telegram to Tins BRK. ] Yesterday Deputy United States Marshal Matthiossen nrrostod John G. Llttlo , ox-shorift of Cherry county , Nnbraskn , on u charge of cattlq stealing , IIo was arraigned before Commissioner O'Con ' nor nnd bound over to tho'nuxt United States grand jury , Llttlo wns sheriff of Cherry county four terms , bat since/ than has been alleged to bo OIKI of the leaders of n lawless ( rang of cattle thieves ' , with' headquarters at Vnlcmllnu. They h'ave , it Is claimed , boon stealing cattle by wholesale for a long tlmo , but the particu lar chnrea on which ho wns nrrostod is tno stealing and shipping to Chicago last Fobru- iiry 01 seventy-two head from the herd on Iho Hose Bud reservation belonging to Sloven of Kansas City , who has the Hose- bud ugoncy hoof contract , The arrest of Little without trouble was a neat ploco of work. It wus kept secret until late Inst niclit in order thut others , of the Jiang might not take warning , Deputy United States marshals and Indian police are now out on the reservation and around Valentino for thu purpose of arresting them. United States District Attorney Srerling loft last night for Sioux Fulls , unt will re turn In a few days to attend to the Llttlo and nssocUto ( 'uses. Ho consider * this the most , importcnt arrest made for some tlmo aud thinks it will brouk up the wont gang operating on the reservation , and lu No- Plunged Into thu Illvcr. ST. AUIAS8 , Vt. , April 21 , Thoenglno at tached to n ( southbound cattle trnln on the Central Vermont railway plunged Into the river at DCS Hlvlors , six miles north of St. Albany at 3 o'clock this morning. The train did not follow , the forward car banging over thocdgu of the embankment , Tim water wus low and Engineer Elly nnd Fireman Mlnobnn managed to crawl out with dlfil- culty. Hrnlioman Elly was also on the engine ai.d was drowned. lteinllllni : ; HolyuUn. Hor.voKE , Cole , , April 24 , [ Special to Tliu BEE. ] There has been at this p'aco an luces- xant fall of rala and snow alnce the eVening of tbo 17th inst. Tbo Indications being in every way favorable for n wet season and favorable to tbo growth of trees , the now adiulr.utratlou of toiva affairs has l&Uun itopa to plant trees on nil tbo streets of the town at tbo curb line , SAFE AT CHEYENNE Onpturctl Oattlomon Finally Quartered at Fort Eussell Without Trouble , THEIR TRAIN WAS NOT MOLESTED Every Prccnution Was Taken to Prevent Being Wrecked , FIELD GLASSES USED TO. SCAN THE TRACK They Were Preceded by nn Extra Engine for Emergencies. NOT DISTURBED J3Y THEIR PLIGHT All Had Determined to Dlo right Ing Kathcf' Thau Siirrrmlor to tliu Hmtlorn I.Ino of Dofoiino Not Yet Arranged. Cur.tr.SNn , Wyo. , April 24. [ Special Tele gram to Tun HEi.J Major Kgbert , lu com * mand of the Seventeenth Infantry troops , which relieved throa companies of the Sixth cavalry from Fort McICtnnoy as gmmU of the captured stookmou , designated T o'clock this morning ns the hour for the party to start from Fort Fottorman. The governor expressly stated that the train should not move cxcopt during daylight. All the incu slept In the cars last night. There was n little - tlo hitch In starting. Accompanying the iiarty from Mylvlnncy was Deputy Sheriff Holes of Johnson county , who represented Sheriff Angus. IIo expressed his intention of going with the party to Its destination , wherever thnt might be. Tbo stockmen oh- looted strenuously to his prosouco. Billy Irvine and Major \Volcott madu a vigorous Kick , and n delegation was selected to , wait upon Major Egbert. "Ho must not co , " said Hilly Irvine em phatically , "for if ho does wu will bo put to thu trouble of throwing him oil the train. " The delegation returned nt this stage anil reported that Major Fotchot had promised Holes transportation to Cheyenne and Major Egbert felt bound to malto this promisa good. Ho would not , however , allow tbo deputy to ride in the same car with tha prisoners. Even this caused n good deal of dissatisfaction , ono man remarking thnt II the deputy was served right hu would 00 strung up in the car and allowed to hang until ho reached Cheyenne. Major Wolcott called the man to account for this expression. The special was preceded by n pilot cngtuq nnd caboose , the latter filled with a construe tion crow and tools to repair any possible damage which might bo done to the tracks. Carefully KMimliictl tlio Track. Two men with field glasses wore stationed in the lookout of the caboqso to carefully scrutinize the track for breaks. Tholr posl lions wcro maintained until Bordeaux was reached , when all chance of danger was bo. lloyod'to uo passed mid the lookout WAS sus pended. Both locomotives were attached' ' to tho'traln frota'tna' ; lvpblat " "onward .to Forlr Hussell , but the train moved very slowly , the avorugo rat a of speed being not ever 1H- tccn miles an hour. The train mover ! through the Platte canon nt a snail's pace. This canon is twelve miles long. Through it Hews the North Platte river. The railroait hugs the high , cliffs on ono side of the canon , whllo the river meanders close to the track ou the other. Therido is ono of picturesque beauty , but abounds in sharp curves so that it was considered advisable to move forward cau tiously for fear of accident. At every sta tion stops were , made nnd telegrams received by tlio party from friends in Cheyenne as suring them of "support nnd sympathy. After Bordoauxwas passed most of tha party settled down In comfortable position * to rest nnd sloop. The remainder of the journey was absolutely without event and , although the day was beauti ful , the trio wns dreary and monotonous. It was justIS ! ) : o'clock In thu afternoon whoa the train slowly pulled into Fort Hussell do- pot. Tuere was a crowd of several hundred people waiting to recolvo them. Toughest 1'nrt of tliu Trip. "This is the toughest part of tbo trip , " re marked uno Btockiiian. "I would ruthor face the rustlers than that sound outside. " Two long lines of soldiers were drawn up Ono was stationed along the length of the train , the otbcr spine short distance toward the fort , thus Keeping nn open und unoc cupied space between them. Major Egbert hero received orders to hold the men In ' charge until further ordurs. The baggage of the outllt was Jirst unloaded from the cars mid then loaded Into heavy uovornmonb wagons. This done the twenty Toxaus stopped torth upon the platform nnd blood in n ni'oup , guarded by eolalcrs and waiting orders. ' f They are all young looking men , but they Icoucd tough , their recent cxpcrioncci. coupled with what nature hud done for thorn giving them the appearance- a laird gang ol citizens , They were hold , dare dovll looking fellows who seemed perfectly unconcerned with what was transpiring , The last to ap pear worn the cattlemen , twenty-two in number , \yJio came forth with Major Wolcott and Hilly Irvine in the load , They lookud tired and worn. Stubbly bcarc'a ' of three woolts1 growth adorned their IOCO.H , while/ their c.lothiiig did not contribute much Im provement to tholr appearance. The Texans were llwt marched away guarded on every slda by soldiers and conducted to thu post bowling ally , where quarters wcro arranged for .them , Several hundred yards behind followed the cattleman , with soldier * walk ing In tholr rear. The Texnns wont to gether in u body to the far end of the bowl , ing r.lley , whllo thu stockmen remained to gether in the frint end. Hero many of their friends nnd tholr attorneys culled upon them and orders wcro received for changes of wearing npparol. Arrungomonts had also been made for tatbs. The men were not disposed to tnlU very much , except about tholr Journey down. This was probably owing to n general understand. Ing amonp them unlit such time as their uttornoyd could bo consulted and u general line of defcnsa mapped out. Considering everything , they were in exceedingly good spirits , the presence and words of friends having u good deal to do wlib tholr foolinga undoubtedly , I'liTurnMl Icitli : to Hiirrcnilur. "Would y 'ou have surrendiircd to trj sheriff's party I" was asked one of tbo stoui men , "No , wo would not , " was the reply "Kvory muii had ma do up his mind to dl whore hu was ratborthan surrender , and \\a would have sold our lives dearly. " The trip down was a vary expensive ona ou the oiocumon. It cost 1-150 to transport o.v BKCOXO uiaji. |