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- - - - - - - - - - . . , , . _ t , j : . THE OMAHA . ; DA ILY B EF . ' L--- ' _ _ ESTABLISIIEI ) JUNE 19 , 1871 . OMAIIA , TIIUJ3SDAY MOThThTG - , APUIL 2 , 1S9U. SINGLE UOPY I'i1rr CENTS. tyI : CRANT DICERT TO CO FREE i / : ' Fnt ib1ishcd that lie is No a Rebel f ? Leader. I , so GEUERAI GOMEZ IS NOT DEAD ) * , ' 'Very III iront hIM Itceent LxrrtIntt $ r , 3eltlf * of tsc JnM.r- I gciiti 1111(1 : Tit , 11tLc ' to Itefire. r .j ( pyrIgit , t } l'rcra 1'tiII.IiIng Company. ) flAVA1A , Cuba , Aprfl 1.-New York , \Voili Cablcgratn-Spectal Tetegram-\Vnl- ) : 'ter ' Qrant Igert will be llbcrated forti- ) vIth. IL was proved concluRivoly to Gen- cml Wekr tonight that Dygort Ii not the rebel leader , "El 1ng1cotto , ' a had boon . SUI)1)OSC(1 ) lit tht' palace , and the fact that ho laid 1iInEelt liable to the penalty for violoting the order not to go beyond the thllltary lines will be waived ni an act of friendliness to the Unjted States. 'm Ingleslto' ( little Englishman ) was on - the Island , reI(1Ing at Matanzas , previous . to the outbreak of the rebellion , Iygert i ; aserte(1 ( In 11t9 letter , published oxciuIve1y in tim \Vorld last Saturday , that he renclicri . flavana February 16 of this year , and was arreote February 21. This agrees with facts . ; ttdinitted by the government. This fact being - ing establisued , the only charge against Dygert will be that of going beyond the k , . milItary lines without a. permit , Consul Cenetal ] Williapis will lay the evidence be- tore General Weyler immediately. Alfredo ayas , the lawyer of Louis So- : tnotllahI , sr. , Louis Soineillan , jr. , and Mnrlos E. 1todrIgucz adapted American citizens , who "ave been Imprh'oned some time in the IlavItha jail , states that they vlll be released - leased lmnicdlatcly. They wore arrested on * . a Key \Vest steamer on account of certain documente found. It is reported that Wil- , Ham SnIde , another "paper" citizen , wac r arrested today. GOMEZ NOT DEAD. : The report that Mnximo Gomcz is dead Is ; t untrue. But ho Is Ill and physically broken down. I have previously commented on the jack of information concerning Gomcz , and I . rcconly stntcd that lie had been heard of near Union Deles Iteycs , In poor health. \Vithln a week It became known at militai'y I headquarters that ho was in Santa Clara . province. but the authorities have iio dafinito ; Information about him. except that he has not confronted any Spanish column In a fortnight. ; A rumor has ben current the past few days that Gomez is dead. A iighi official , close : to General Weyler , tells me that this belief Is beginning to take a strong hold. The an- : nounceinent was gIven out today that there ' is flo news as to the situation of Maximo " Gomez and that no mention ha made of him In reports from Santa Clara or Matanzas provinces. The Inference Is that the rumors relative to the sickness or death of the In- I urgent commander may be true. ' - La Luchinuj , the republican organ , cays : A "There is some confidence in the report Ihat the place in Matanzas province where . Gomez is buried is known. " , , James Murray , an American , bog reSIdent In Cienfusgos , a person of high tandIng ; In buelnCss circhea and a noted civil en- ; ir.oor , Informed me yesterday that Gomez conversed wIth a friend of his six days ago c.n a sugar plantation on the line of tile riiroad frorii Cicnfnegoa to Santa Clara , r between flanchuolo and Esperanza. tomez r . was then in poor condition. , REBEL GENERAL UITE ILL. I received today Information regarding Gomea of the most trustworthy character , though I am not at liberty , for obvious rca- eons , to give the name of my informant. lie talked vhth Gomez the ( lay after tile to which Murray reter. Gomez was feeble. lie said lie had been cuffering from : malaria for evcrn1 months , that he had overtaxed lila strength by his efforts dur- : i log his famous raid last winter through J' Matanzal' . Havana and Pinar dcl Rio prov- : ' I1 Incas ; that he had needlessly exposed hum- I ie2t by sleeping out of deere nights in a himmock : that ho Is unfit for campaigning ' at the prerent time , and that unics he ' greatly impraved soon he would go to the $ I inaccessible country in Puerto Principe province - inco and try to regain his strength. tlomez explained that lie Is compelled to use conekiorablo stimulant ( cognac ) to hce3p d hiimaelf going. lie was haggard and oma- cted. ! My informant says Gomez's ardor is Un- 1imrinislied. The icheh duet taiced about : his great raid with pride , but expressed . fear that he Is too old to get In condition ngaiu4 Were Gomes physically equal to the tmndertakiuig ho iurely would come west and raise a diversion to favor Macoo and Bali- ; c ilorra , who are in i'inar dcl Rio province now , and said to be in need of assistance. I Accordiiig to last accounts the entire insurgent - surgent force there was north of thin railroad goiiig towai'd the coast. r There is still a dearth of miews concern- ; ' log the movements of the Spanish army operating ngainst Macco. I am assured et thin palace that ncitiiiig has occurred ocept trilling skirmishes with lutlying detach- nients. Alt manmier of rumors are circulated , hut the foregoing reflects the actual facts. The manaier of the Eiighisli-ovmied. railroad said today that nothing has been heard at : Artoinisa , the end of the toiegralh line in operation. Conimunlcatlomi with Pinar dcl lila city is by courier and iieilagraph. Troops comitlnuo to move into the uravinco. Nearly half the regular troops on tii Island are now there and more nr on the way. , , EXPIT TO IIEAIt FIlO'1 MACEO. If , as is believed In official quartera. Maceo ' has between 8.000 and 9.000 armed followers , : lie will ho heard froni iuanui. La liseussiolu , the havana newspaper which coipe the nearest to having sympathy With tue rebellion of aui' publication in Cuba , reprints the intcrviev with General Wey- her from ( Ito \'nrhil of March 28 and says editoriahiy : "itVAid very moderato and haute and viil servo without doubt , as did that of Seujor Canovam' , to destroy thi efforts - forts produced in tiia ljnitod Statca by the violence of jingoes of the iuiothor country , Spain , " Tue Police 'earchied all the baggage of tile asseiigCrS on tiu ( atnanier O1i'ette , whmich arrived from 'I'amnjia today , Tue fliarin ( In lit Marina amuses itself dniiy by printing a lust of crincs : committed in diiToriaut parts of thin IJelteil States. I Tim Ilavauia volunteers have made Senor Dupuy tlu l.euuue , the Spanih niinistcr to tue United States , honorary hioutenamit colonel of tue Second battalion and cent to him \abhiflgIOul an a'idruss ' of eonratuIa. ' tloiis Upon liii , iefoiiso of tito volunteers. . . Sonar tie I.omiw is tue imiost pOpuia mail amuazig Iti coumitrymnail in havana r4 \'IILtAM SIIAW IIOWEN , 4iiZflS .N . % 3ilItlU.N SChIJNIIt. ( I Colonmimimimi ( hmiliosit 'i'flh'N CIIarg4' of t ml ho s ii'rtt'ii Cimit rim liii mm ii CII en I' I , " . l'rcu ' , ' t"epyrlgdt. I'tmlhlshilnm ( 'Oiiiditfl ) ) I COi.ON , Colombia , 4thril 1.-New ( York World Cabltgramim-Speiah Tebegranl-Tho ) ; . Aimiericail aaimooimer George W. W'iuitfcrd , Cap. . tiii 1uoto , vas ceizod by the Coionmbiaim ! , gunboat Corlova heaving orto hello , DcptriiuleIit of I'aiiamnn , The chiargo against the yesrel is not imiado known , but it Ic be. 4 hiuyttl that it carried contraband goods. Call. huh 1'Ootu mieclues that lie had proper Sumi t AiihiCiiH ( eierammco papers and was going to I Cartmigena for the customary Permit. 1ctiii- t10' Is defraying part uf the expenses of the hate rebellion by soiling th Properties belonging to opponents. JtuommeliImss the Ilmim'rsi ( Ii's , , I ' \ MAIltID , IiprIL 1-The mncdlcal uehmcois I ' of the Univereltie5 of Madrid , lUrcelona , I Oranada.'nlencia uid Cadis , whiichi were I 1oed on account of the anti-AnierIcn man- I Ifetations of the tudoutp , h'o ltej or- ! dared t rev ° . I _ _ I' it I N C il ii I SM.t It C l'M II I htTl I tA Y. Cruvds ( if I'enpIc.tsMemhiie o honor tue lIx-Cimaneehlor. PItIEDIUCIISi1UII , April 1.-Prince Bin- marck was 81 ycars old tothiy , and in honor of his birthday bands of music played in the Schloss park nil morning. Count 11cr- bert Bismeeck arrived here yesterday even- log , but his brother , Count William , is ab- nt cmi ccGunt of ill hcahth. htepresont.ntives of the hamburg senate , bearing the congratulations of that body , and several friends arrived lucre during tlio day and waited upon Prince Iiismarck , who ahim received many floral tributeci and presents and large nunmbers of telegrams , including one from Prince henry of Prussia , The weather was fine and cool and crowds of people asn3mbied about the gates. But up to the time this diapatch is sent l'rinco us- marck hia not appeared in public. Emperor William's present to i'rince Bin- mnarck wan a photograph of tue imperial family In a group enclosed in a handsome frame. Later in the day time rain fell and thinned out tile crowd , A prominent mine owner , Count Douglan , with fifty mimuers in holiday cem'tume , arrived - rived here at 4 o'clock in time afternoon and marchied to a hotel , headed by a band of music. They will take part in the torchlight - light procesmion this evening , Prince llismnarck entered the saloon at 11:30 : and found displayed on a table his birthday presents. lie was affectionately greeted by his son , Count Herbert lhismnarck , and by his daughter , Countess ilantzamm. After Dr. Schwoininger hind congratulated the prince , time hatter closely examined bin portrait painted by Lenbachi , who appeared later , whereupon Prince l3ismarchc greeted him with a "good morning. " Among the presents \'as a collection of articles from Madagascar sent by Eugene \Volf , In- eluded among thona who wore time earhient in presenting their congratulations to Prince Bisrnarch ( today were General Count Von Wimldersee and a deputation from the Hal- beretadi. cuirarsiers. Count Von \Valdors'ea and the hlaiberstadt ofIlcern dined with h'rinco Bismnarck , Afterward special trains from hianmburg brought some 3,0011 people hero , including 300 torch hearers , After dinner was over Prince Bismarck appeared on the balcony and the asnembled bands played a choral. Replying to an address - dross of congratulation , Prince Bismulick said time good will of bin neighbors was a necasaity to every Christian German. lIe was pleased at having enjoyed time constant sympathy of the hamburgers , which he lund never host , as lie bad lost neveral other symnpathieu. Expressing , thien , a desire for the corn- nuercial prosperity of Hamburg , he declared h was no fanatical agrarian , but that , after au , the agrarians wore not without grounds for their opinions. In conciucion , hue called for cheers for Hamburg and Its ruins. In response to thui prolonged checra were given. There was then a parade by a torchlight proces- ion which occupied forty-five mimiutes in passing. Prince flismarck stood most of that time , continuahiy expressing his aeknowleihgmontn to those paaeing. He observed that 'he was 110 hommgor able to move as they dlii , but bin heart went with thorn. IdNLOiCSES 'I'IIE MONILOE 1)OC'l'ISiNE. i'resldeuit 1)iaz 'Fonchie on thio Ques- tlii iii Ills Aiiimmeni MeMsilgi' . CITY OF MEXICO , April 1.-The mort important part of the president's message , delivered today at the opening of congreas , is an allusion to the Anglo-Venezuelan cantro- versy and Preaident Cleveland's message to congress. Thus part of the Mexican presi- dent's rnesage i as follows : With our northern neighbor our intercourse - course is of the same friendly and cordial character as our diplomatic and other re- lotions have been ( Or some years past. Naturally , the evocation of that doctrine which condemns all attempts at European usurpation and all tendencies to modify republican institutions of the new vorld in a rnonnrciiical direction arouced great en- thiusiasm among the free nations of this continent and gave occasion for ( lemonstra- tions of sympathy , both popular and gov- ernmentnl. Invitations of an international character were not lacking that the Mexican government - mont should at once state its opinion in so grave a matter , but the executive considered - sidered that haste was not proper in exPressing - Pressing an opinion on a subject which In- vohved not only the \lonroe doctrine , hut also its application to the controversy between - tween Great Britain and Venezuela. As we were not acquainted with that question - tion as well perhaps as the United States was , we Were not In a position to asaume thie claims of England necem'sariiy constituted - tuted an attempt at usurpation. I simply stated that I was in favor of time Monroe doctrine rightly Interpreteul , but that I diii not know Whether It was applicable to the concrete case in question. I\ow that , hap- huiiy. the crisis has passed , It may not be out of place to nccedo to the desires ef these Persons who have reuesteul time Mexican government to state its opinion with regard to the Monroe doctrine without entering into discussions as to Its origin and time hiistorlcah circumstances which gave rise to its enunciiuttomm , Without descending Into the partIculars as to Its Proper limit wiu'h marked out by Its emutimor anti au prudentl recalhed by President Cleveland , the Mex - can government cannot but declare its par- tiahity for a doctrine which condemns as criminal any attacks upon tile part of th monarchies of Europe ugainst the republics of America , against tile independent nations of this comitimient , now nIl subject to the popular form of govermumnent , Time whole 01' our history , anti especially the struggle of our peoille to mhalw off time yoke of it foreign empire , aic suilicient tem.timony to time world of our hove of immdepen'ence. ] But it Is our opinion tlmitt to the United States , on account of the immensity of Its resource9 , bhongs the obligation or' ns1st- imig other repuluhies of time hemisphere against the nttneks of Europe if such nt- tacks ale still to be considered as pssiblo. In that part of the message dealing with the finances of MexIco , General D'az states ( hint th financial difficuittes of hexhco have disappeared , it is ilopeul , forever. The ordinary - dinary revenue of thto nation i now amply sumlflciemmt to meet all legitimate expenses , inciud'ng enterprises calculated to promote the moral arid immaterial progress of tue country - try , _ _ _ _ _ NO'l'lI IXG Ilt 'I'IIF Bit UtN .t tit ut. 'i'nziii'Imt I'tsi I Iytul Iti'fimse ( II ( ( ( Ill Hmgimmumd's 'i'eijmm , ( Cpyrighit , iB6 , by Press l'ubhislling Company , ) CARACAS , Venezuela , April 1.-New ( York \Vorld Cablegrtlnm-Spcclah Telegram , ) -A report reaches lucre from New York tiutit the Venezuelan govcrmmment has agreed to pay to Great Britain $5,000 indemnity for time arrests In Uruan , Time report has caused a srisatlomm hero amid the press iirotOsts. I learn fromim the highest authorhty that time rtlcrL lb untrue. Venezuela has refused to pay a single cent of Imulemmlity tot' what i known as time _ Uruan incIdent , as hong as iogIaud claims that time ruiemi cro nrested oil British soil ; amid refuses to do anytimimig iii the promises unless England cimangems the words "Brltisim , ioih' ' 1mm bier demnanih to "die- puted territory , " irurthiernioro , Venezuela will not pay any Indemnity to Great Britain until after time American comnnuIsslon oil Venezuela boundary makes Its report , England lies not yet chmamiged live Phraseology of its demimantl , Public opinion is strong agaimmet ammy pa"- maCnt , \v , NEl'h1hiV ICING. $ t'hi't't i1 III libmh it"i'i $ al't'esur , ( L'oright , ISSIl. by time uociatetl h'rese. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , \prih 1.-P. Simon , formerly inimileter of war for hlayti , has been circled luresident to succeed Genor.ui hltppolyto , deceased , by time senate arid imouse of representatives , i'erfect trotuqulihity lire. 'oiIs and there are no Imidications of any di- satisfaction wHim time choice for executlyc , JmiIli > ( t'm'mmlimii Comimmimertuini 'I'vrii I BERLIN , April 1.-It Is expected that a Jnpo.Germmian commercial treaty wiil be eigmicd before Easter , According Ia the National - tional Zeltumug time Clew treaty wIll pro- vi1 ; for mu number of reducticims lit time Jmtp. ar. " Cuistomna dutleme and wilt not previda r ( lie "emmipl to abolition of time Ocrilialt cxtra-'errltorial jurladiction ii Japami , TROOPS FOR SOUTh AFRICA Pivo Thousand Additional to Be Porwarded at Once , I3URGIIERS OFFER ThEIR ASSISTANCE Chmmirlereil Com.1511m113'M I'orcc do lie Comuimmitimiheil Imy imperial Olilelimla -Five lttmimdresl % tcit to lie Sent to IinIusvnyo itt Once. LONDON , April 1-Owing to time gravity of the situation In South Africa the govern- Imlent is takimug steps to dispatch 5,000 troops to the Cap of Good hope as soon as possible - ble , to be ready for any emergency , The directorei of the British chartered company have formally requested the government to order tIme inmmnediate dispatch of SOd regular troops frOm Capa Town to Buitiivayo. Time Tranevani government imas tehegraplmed to Montague White , its consul general in London , timat If Great Britain desires as- mistnnce in the protection of time women amid ciliidreh In Matnbelohand , the Transvanh gov- crnment is wihitmig to allow time burghers to go there for that purpose , A dispatch to the Tmes from Johannesburg - burg says the feeling there is macre hopeful and that there Is a belief that the nogotia- ticns batweemm l'resdent ! Kruger anti Coiontal Secretary Chamberlain have taken a favorable - able turn. A Capetown dirpatch to the Timnea says : lion. Cecil Rimodes has reached Salisbury , Mashonaland , and imas amhted for as nanny volunteers as can be spared for time camnpa igmi against time Matabeics , CAPETOWN , April 1.-Sir Hercules Robinson - inson , the governor of Cape Colony , has nu- thom iZCl th3 raising of a hotly of 00 men at Mafeking , in Cape Cciony , on time border of time Tramisvaai , for oervicc in RhlodeCla. Thcso amen will be comumamuded by imperial omccrs ineteami , ot by ofilcers of time Chartered - tered company. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 , ; 'riuia t''ii oi s'vtiri'mms xivs. Fm'imim ( ' ( ' hiommes do ileemuhe Emighmuuud's In- liiui'imee ul tim ( ut' hrelbiiumd. PARIS , April 1.-TIle conservative and moderate muewspapers regard the statement made by the premier and minister of foreign affairs , M. Bourgeois , imi time Senate yesterday aa inadequate and dcciare that it is nothing more than a dehiberate deception. Time Matin ciascs it an a remarkable state- meat and adds that Id. Bourgeois hopen to ho more explicit in the Chamber of Deputiec tomorrow , adding : "In fact , it in stated iii mimuisterial circles that omie of the powers of time Dreibund has modified Its original attitude , thus putting a different complexion on time Egyptian gueation , In hue rocemut pour parlers , this imuvor explained tbat although - though out of friendshp ! for Italy it deemed itself compelled to authorize the use of tlmo Egyptian renarvo fund for the Dongola cx- pedition , this does not imply an intention en its part to assist in making Great Britain's domnituatiomi in Egypt more complete. Omu the contrary. it would join France and Russia in reminding Great Britain of Its repeated promises. Up.to tim present time exchange of views has rieen verbal , hut a dispatch from the power in question , detailing - tailing its imutentiomus , Is expected , and it is Imoped it wihi arrive In time to be used b , ' M. Bourgeois in tIme Chamber of Deputies tomorroW. LONDON , April 1.-A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette says there Is reason to believe that an agreement has been reached batween France and Great Britain relative to time Dongohan Interests and that both countries are now safeguarded by mutual conceosions , the tcrmuus ef which wihi be anmmouncel In time chamber of deputies to- morrow. TOULON , April 1.-Timreo French war chips hmave baen made ready to. sail at a moment's notice. iiIltViSimidS "VOItitY l'FALm.t 'i'ouops Ie1eIlig Ui in lesim1tor Irighmtimmg .ItlI Jmimt Ft' CztimItIes. ROME , April 1.-Dispatches received hero fronm Massowah today announce that nil. vices received there say timat time dervishes fired upon time outworks of ICasahia witiu two cannon on March 25. The Italians ' replied witimout result. On Saturday Major flidahgo , in command of time Italian forces at ICasahia , sent time foihoiving dispatch : "SImice March 26 we have been fighting against maseon of the enemy vimo have taken tip a position on Mount Macran. Up to now we have had one iuian killed arid four wounded , " Colonel Stevani , wimo Is hastening to tiuo relief of ICasaiha wltim a force of troops , sant immstructlons to Major Iiidalgo not to engage - gage tile enemy lii a hattie until the arrival of time reInforcements. Advices from tue west state timat the der- visimes have established a vast camp at Tu- cruf , where they are digging numbers of is oIls , The news received concerning time move- memits of the Simoans are to time effect tlmat Kimmg Menelehc is returning southward. It is smmpposed that this movement is owimug to lack of provisions. J CAN I ) II It JIS' ! IC II'S MA It It I.t ( Id , laiuimloims 'r'mlor % VniI mmg fur Ills t'v.- smet't i' i' hhiid , . it ) St''ll Vl Iivou'ee. ( Copyriglt , ISOti , by I'ress Puihishing Conipmny. ) PAI1IS , April 1.-New ( York Wend Ca- bIegramn-Speeiah Tehegramn-Itegardlng ) time oft ilubhished report of time engagement of Jean do Rcszke to marry a titled lady liv- log in Paris , I am able to give time World time first authoritative accurate statement , Time lady's namno ban beau frequently , but incorrectly , given as time Countess do Mi- ramaiile , etc. Sue is Commnteeo e Mailiy- Nesle , nail is now eceking a divorce froimu her iimmsband , As botlm sue nail time famous tenor are' Catholics , timey cannot. marry , cr011 after the dIvorce. except by dispen. tiomi from time pope. flotim divorce antI dis- iensation are considered to be certain. i'iitil I lie lltjleimMes ( If till' ii't'I itloim. CAIRO , April 1.-The comnamlsslomiors of the caisse of tile Egyptian debt today paid out of time remaining 300,000 for tile Nile ox. pedition. _ _ _ _ _ _ JImm rUm mu n.r.ke % Cren I ( ' a i'si it I i' , flOME , April 1.-Another eartimqtmakc simoclc ha been felt in the vrovirmco of Caiabria , causimmg pamuics there , 'time dietmirbance sva ama foit at Itleasimma and Mihazzo. ttO'5'lii'sltK of ( ) Ct'Umm 'esm4eIN , Aimeil 1 , At Southamptou-Arrived-Nesv York , from New York , At New York-Arrired---Rotterdam , from Rottcrdnm. At Point dcl Gada , Azore-Saiied , March 30KaiserVihhchmn II , from Genoa ani New York. At New York-ArrIved-Scotia , from ham- burg. Sailed-Pails , for Southuamptcim ; ilrht. annuica , fremn Liverpool ; Soutimusmark , for Amitwerp , At Giasgow-Arrived-Anchuorla , from New York , At Queenston-Arrtved-Ithyrmhand , from Phiihadelphia ( or Liverpool , At Liverpool-Arrlved-Teutonic , from New York , At Nemi' York-Arrlved-Ethmim , from Rott- eldauil ; Noordlaimmi , from /untwerp ; Majestic , fr.mni Liverpool , At Copenhagen-ArrIved - Norge , from New York , At Liverpool-Arrived-Rhmineland , from PhiiadelpUa. Sailed-Iudlana , for Phhadei- tibIa. tibIa.At At Glmisgow-SaLl.ed-Assyrlan , from Pluiia. deiphls , At l'lmiladeiphia-Cieared-Nederiaud , fr Antwcrp. 4 % t I iamburg-Arrlved-CahIforni , from lahlimuore , At Boutimamnpton-Sailed-Lalmn , fromn lIre- aloft ( or Now York , IthiMOIt OF A GIIIdAT s'1'iiit TItLIST. niil to Include VIriii ( rinfflbIm Side , , fit time AtInnhid. LONDON , April 1-Person tchb are in a poeition to make t1oflnite sttoments on the subject tiy they huavo beard nothing of the formation of the reported steel trust , coy- cring the svlmolo worid and including the American , British and Continental firms , whose representatives are rid ti , be going to meet in I'aris during the present month , Time rumor Is discredited here and it is said that it is not believed pdseibio to reconcile time divers interests. Secretary llrommgh of time Iron and Steel Institute said there was a steel rail combine which includes the Britiib , French nd Belgian , but not the American muanufactur- ore , nail perhaps this is time so-called trust referred to , PIHLAIIdLP1IIA , April 1.-James. M. Swank , general mnanager of time Amnericami Iron and Steel association , iii response to a request of time As.'ociateil press tot a state- mmiemut regarding the rumoreu omhlnation of steel comnpaimies , said today : " 1 have no ( lcfimiito imiformuatiomi about a pooling arrange- nlemit , but any arrangement among manti- facturers is justifiable that secures a fair ye- ivaril for capital and labor Cl1i does not un fairly advance prices. Timere is no longer damiger that prices will thus be advamuceil. Ommr iron and steel mnanufact'rers have never yet taken immudue advantage of their customers. It is not for their Interest to do this , anti they will not do t' now , but. they ought not to be expected to ccitintmo , theruinous policy of giving their products away and thmms inviting - viting additiomual fimiammcial 4laster for tlmenr. . selves cud others , Better prices for iron and steel will bring better tinmes for every- body. "Tue nummmerous fimiancial failures among iron anl steel mmmaimtmfactmirers during time last three years prove that the prices of iron and steel , with the exception of the short-lived heom of last smmmnmmior , have been too low to profitabe to capital anti to insure good iages to labor. Time prices of coal , coke and iromu ore have nlsci been too Iqw for all con- cerm'.ed in their production. The prices of these raw materials and of tile finished products derived from them have been lower than ever known in this country , Recently time lirices of raw mmmaterlabs have besn mum- terlally advanced by it epncert of action among producers amId thmimi action has made it absolutely necessary that the uuuammufac- turers of iran and steel should also materially advance time prics of their products. " NEW YORK , April 1.-Representatives of time iron anti stool imudmistites of time United States will hold a meetimug ii this city tomorrow - morrow , At that imueetlng oombthing may be done regarding tile rcgulatioq of prices of lion and steel. Time recemmt advance in the price of steel bihiets anti , rais Was muado necessary , it was said by an iron nina today - day , by reason of the imicreasO in the price of iron ore which recomitty wemmt imuto effect. Some such advance iii thu prIce of bihlot and rails would have been generally made irrespective of whether th re was a stool 1)001 or not. The cause aSslned today for an improvement imi tue Iron amid steal trade is the reception of orders loT large quantities of rails by time Carmmegio and Illinois Steel amid Iron companies for sbipmtnt to Japan. CLEVELAND , 0. , April 1.-As a result of time fornuation of the Steel tumSt , the price of flesremner pig iron has atIvanied $1.2 a ton witilin two days. Two weeks , ago time mumills would not buy at $12 a tori. Now there Is brisk bidding at $12.75. C I'itldt'.t 1110 FOR CtJii.tN"IIECOGSITION. SinnuiIviIm I'eopje A(1S'JMeII I , ) ' time I'uimer , ( I ) Ik htemit1 14 . % i'ivtmnec. ( Copyrlgit , ISSI , by l'ress 1'ullhtng ! comnmdny. ) MADRID , Simm , April 1-New York World Cabiogram-SpetjIl 'ehema'n-The ) prese nOw unmumomiely tells te Spanish people - plo they must be prepared fec a vote In the Amneriean congress iii favo of time recogni- tiosm of Cuban belligerency dm1 rntmst consider - sider it an expresslomi of the sympathy of the American public as well aset congress wIth the Cubans in their fight for independeric. El Liberal , El Imparcisl an. ] othir lndopemudent journals call an time Spanish 'government ' lb accept time action of the Upited States congress - gress with becoming dignity. amid never tol- crate any. pressure or impositlirn on the part of I'resldent Cleveland , evera if Interference appears in time form of ii friendly and diploimuatic act. The papers clearly indicate that It would bo dangerous far timis govern- memut to stoop to any compromise ; that the nation wotmhd certainly repel it Time mepmmblican papers naturally try to make capital out of the ombarrasernent of the nienarciuy. The ministerial vapors ahone miffect to believe that tho.semiate resolutions will mmieet. with any oppoitio in tue imoum.'a of ropresentativez' . They ear that. anyhow , much time must elapse before Prea'dcnt Cleveland ( lecimles to approaeh time Madrid govermmment through diploumiatic action. The Spaniards seem to expett that President Cleveland will tahco no stop until lie souuds the Spanish government In regurcl to what sort of autonomy and tariff reform Spain is disposed to grant Cuba and DorIa Rico. The late.'t telegrams frotp Cmmba report that time insurgeets , discouraged by the activity of time Spanish troops are beginning to offer submission , but General Veyher In- slots upon unconditional surrender. Itl&'imeiiemm liOtch ( I ) He CIo'o'l , ChICAGO , April 1.-Dy a' decree issued from the superiot court today the doors of the Richelieu hotel will be eosed in ten days and the property sold in its entirety after time expiration of ihuree weeks , Time imrcceeds cf the sale wii tie ( livideil between tIme bomodhol'lers , who conusnenced the fore- ciosumre proceedings against the company. The first mortgage bondholders are repro- mmenteil by time Northern T ut company , the bonds being for 200,000 , ind time First National - tional bammhc boimug thua oivtmem4 of time second morngo hionds , whuicim arc for $100,000 , the boflr being in Its PoSseSsion as security ( or hoinn ; made to time former. hioitler of time bonds , Ii. V. Bernie. , It'ii I us ( mf h hmuy. WIChITA , ICan , , April ,1-"Poor , man , I wonder who will be muekt , " remarked Mrs. George Carnegie wililo witnslug a ftmnerai procession as it passed 'her imoimme , Almost before she hail fimuished tlu senteree she timrew up her hamuds , fell fc ward anml died Instaiitiy , Heart trouble , was the cammee. Mrs. Carnegie Was time thiuL nman to locate in Wichita , and ss'as ivcli , known. Her bus- banml was a distant relative t Andrew Car. negle , ' 4 \VAS1ILNGTON , April L-dT. 11V. . Ful- her , a general passenger ai4mt of the Chosa- i,02ko & Ohio Railway comjipammy , hiss received - ceived a dispatch ennouneimij 4time death , in Indianapolis of Mr , T. 0 , Barbour , treasurer of time comumpany. JANESVILLId , Wis , , , Aprlh t1.--Frederick J , iitmniphmroy , said to be time ti1dist Freemawn iii the United States , died atiit'hmome yesterday - day , aged 95. i1 lmadbolomed : to time Masonic - sonic fraternity for scu'enty-tq'ur years , lie had held time olhlmo of counts' treasurer amid supervisor , amId had resided iii this coumity for fifty years. LOC1CPOIIT , N. Y. , April 11.-liurt Von Horn , ox-menuber of copRr .s died at imimi home imere today tromum can cuoftho stonlaclm , SCiIUYLIdR , Neb. , April L-Spec'al.- ( ' ) Time remains of Miss iddth Jttne , formerly of Seimuyler , who died of cqnamption at the itommie e her brother in0 western Nebraska , suere brougiut to Schuyler yer'terday for in- termnemmt. Time funeral Was ijelmi at time Pres. hyterlan church at 10 o'clock this stiorning , 11ev. T. W. Leard efilciatIng. HASTINGS , April 1eSpcial ( Teiegramn. ) -Mrs. Emma J , Simoopmamm died very mmd- deniy at an early hour this morning. F/u lLS CITY , April 1.-Specisl.-M ( ) rs. I'hmoobo A , linker , wife of the late lr. Cal- vtml ft. Baker , died at time home of her daugim- Icr In this city yentorday morniog at the ago of 68 of dropsy , Jules. linker with hmcr lusbanil came to Nebraska in 2860. being one of ( lie earilest settlers hmee. The tumical sarvIce were conducted at time Chrlmitiati cimurcim. JEFFFRSON , Ia. , APril 1.-Speclal ( 'role- gramn.-Mr. ) Iorotiiy ilutciulsomi , aged 82 , diet ! at llippey today. She lived 1mm this county forty-two years , LONI)0N April 1.Sir'hiiiarn Stuart , brother of Baron Biantyro and icte hiritisim cmmvoy to the king cf liii Netheriand ; Is dead. lie was borum imi 1$2i OiIAIIA'S ' EXPOSITION BILL Grosvenor Will Report it to the Ways and Means Committee Today , lIE RECOMMENDS IT FOR PASSAGE Pn'i end 0 1 I hi e icsi ii re % 'nrlC imig hlmrd mumml Imperil i of Seeimrl mig It , limimloImII'mlt Immto Jmtiv , ' 1)eiIti , WAShINGTON , April 1.-Spccinl ( 'role- gramn.-General ) Grosvenor , chmairmumami of the subcommittee of the svays and menus coin- mnittee tomorrow will recommmtuiend for passage - age to the full cornmumitteo time Tramusimmis- siSBiipi expositi9n biii , Grosvenor smtitl to- mmigimt ime ivan anxious to have tIme bill pass , and would (10 all 1mm hmis power to fumrtimcr its interests. Chairmmiamm Dingley stands in its way for time remson thimit it carries an ap- propmiatiomi , but great pressure is being brought to bear on Chairman Dimugley antI it in generahy thought he will not be imostilo to the bill whemi placed on its passage. flepre- sentativo Mercer is confidemit of a majority of the committee votimig for time bill , but the oppositiomm of Dingley sumeans unuci , and lie mumet h3 placated. It had been Gros- ' , enor's inttntion to report the bill today , but conditiomuti were against time bili , lack of qmiorumn durimig the early unormuing hours snaking a report inlpos.oible. Everything Is being done that can bo done for the bill and Nebraskans are a unit In pumsiming the claims of Omaha to be timus honored , arid imolpful assIstance is being received from mmearby states to Nebraska , Tine ss'hohc Nebraska - braska delegation is actively at work anti there is every confidemice that the bill will be meported favorably. In 1891 time comnnuissionor of Indian affairs made a contract with time Frenment , FJikimorn & Missomiri Valley ltailsvay commupany for rental of a ivareimouse at Rusliville , Neb. , at time mb of $100 Psr mnontim. Recently time couipany : filed a clalmim for $4,000 for rent due , covering time period frommi Jumly 1 , 1891 , to June 30 , 1895. 'Fhie treasury paid $2,000 , time balance being disallowed on account of the appropraten out. of which this nmoney would have been paid hmavisug beeim covered into the treasury. Time secretary cf time treasury - ury recommended today that time amount duo be iucltmdutl : in time gemseral deficency bill tinder time head of appropriation for time Sioux Indiamms. The committee en Irrigation and arid lands lmas reported a bill amendatory of the Carey am'd land act. The anmendments snuphify time present act , especially in reiation to the segregatlcsm of lands and immakhmg clear the prcvisions of time act in referesmce to time tiesert character of the land. Time sundry clvii bill under consideration today In the house carries an appropriation for irrga- tiolu and the work of inquiry and study of tmmmderground currents , which has heretofore beta carried by the agricultural bihi. Time mnoney.\vih1 now be expemmded under time di- rcctionof geolcgicai survey entlmusasts on the subject "of irrigation , both as to surface - face amid underground flow. " Senator Thurston ( through Sesmator Alien ) introduced today hills to incrase time pension of Samuel A. Smmi'Itfi of Alliance , Neb. , to $50 a mcnth. and to rmension Joshua It. Webster ; the petition of Rescue council No. 1 , A. I' . A. , protcsting against the continuance of tIme Marquette statue in statuary hail ; . the peti- tiOma of Ommialia lodge No. 31 , international Aesociatlon of Machinists , calling for an inve.tigation of time Brooklyn navy yard. Representative Meiklejoimn introduced blue to remove the charge of deserton ! against Peter Coyle of Waymso , Neb. ; to grant con- domnecl cannon. and hails to time Sohders' home at Grand Island ; a number of petitions for the Sioux City & North Platte railway , aumd also Illed the petition of citizens of Bancroft with time conmmis&oner of Indian at- fairs praying for the leasing of all unahiotted lands iii tii Omumalma reservation to Mrs. Roialic Farley. B. II. Gouidimmg of Kearney telegraphed Representative Mercer today to have the sccretary of the 'imtorior grant the Anmerican FalLa Canal anti Pawer company of Idaho a bearing on cerlalmm concesmone which have been held up. Mercer arranged for a hearing - ing to ho had Monday next , at which time teprcsentatives'ot time compamiy ivili be in at- teimtlamico to present theIr side of the case. Judge W. D. Cornish , master-in cimancery of time Union Pacific , is in the city for a day or. two. I'ostmnastera appoismtetl : Nebraska-Eagic , Cana county , G , W. Venmmer , vice J. W. Bilsr , removed ; Ougim , Immndy county , Wil- ham Ougim , vice J. It. Dody , resigned. Time foliowing fourthi class postomces will be supplied wills facilities for time sale o domestic money orders cmi April 6 : Nebraska- Holbrook , Furnas county. Iowa-Oasis , Johummeomi county. South Dakota-Fairview , Lincoln coummty ; Ferney , Ilrowsm county ; Volben , Maraiiahi commnty. Wyoming , Loct Cabimm , Frenmont county. Dr. J. F. Mehoy has been appointed an cx- amlmiimmg t'urgeon ' tom' the ponnioim bureau at Mount Ayr , Ia , A contract for painting the pubilo building at Des Mo'iies , Ia , , has been awarded to Thomas I. Slimmer of that city for $2,425. hIdII'V ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' S'h'A'I'IiMhiS'i' FOR Tit II MON'I'hI. lie'rt'mni' fom' tim , ' limmj Ii Asmmommmmts In halve UihhiOhlN. WAShiNGTON , April 1-TIme mnontimly statement of the Public debt , issued today. siiow the dpbt , less cash iii limo treaammry , cn Margim 31 , to have beemi $942,342,253 , an increase over last month of $5,274,780 , which is accoumiteil for by an increase of $14,209,522 in time amount of bonds delivered durimmg limo nmonth , payment for which had beemm made previously. Time increase in limo cash dimmIng time nmontim ormmoummtoti to $ ,934,741 , making time net increase 5,274,780 , as stated , The debt is ciasoifierl as follows : Inter- eat bearing debt , $837,404,140 ; debt on wimiel : interest has ceased sirmce mmiaturity , $1G59- 510 ; debt bearing no imitorest , $374,920,351 ; total , $1,213,984,001 , Timis , however , mioes not Include 502,909,253 in certificates anti Irons- tiry notes outstanding , whmichm are offset by an equal arimoumit of cash in time treasury , 'rho casim In tIme tm easmiry is given as foh. lows : Gold , $171,885,709 ; silver , $508,930- 744 ; paper , $165.952,143 ; bonds , dishmirsing oillcor'n balummces. etc. , $28,200,349 ; snaking a total of $874,919,347 ; againet wisicim there are demand hlabliitles amounting to $603- 327,103 , leaving a smet cisin balance of $271- 641,748 , including time gold reserve , ISA lbS $ I'ftIIui I ) LJNiEhI 'I'll li 'i'ii .t ix. Fl ye l't'rso ii s sem'Jmms I y ImmJ mm veil , I ) mm I No Ommt' IIiieml , TAILENTUM , Pa. , April 1-Tue Butler cx- prean on time West I'ommneylvania railway was wrecked near Freeport about 9 o'eiocl this morning anti five person.s were semiotmehy iii- lured. Their mmanmes are : J , Fl , MclCelvie , Butler , Pa. , ! nternaily imumrt ; will prohuaby die , \v , Ii. Waikcr , Butler , imurt lmutrrnaiiy. C. J. McCafferty , Somerville. W'iiiiasn Gray , brakeman , iVilliam imiurphmy , Butler , Time three last were cut about ( lie face amil hands and are beiiev'd ' to be interrmuiiy Jnl lured , Tile accident was caused by the rails upreading. The two rear coaches jumnpcti the track and went over ami enmbamukmemmt. Fire' broke out almost inumediatehy and th ias' oangers immediately escaped with their hivee' . Fortunately the front car , wimlchm was flulemi with passengers , did mud leave tile hack , - .t NI rmmmiae'r , Stsmi't for , rstipuiim , RAN FRANCISCO , April 1'lime yacimt ioronet tmrrlved today , ill days furn New York. 'file C'orotuct will sail ( rolmi Imere to Jimpan , whiitlit'r It is to take us owner , Ar. ihur Ctmrtis James , amid a party of usiron- ) mmu'ms , who wihi snake observations of time un'it eclipse in August , Ii.tYLt1h1 Sl'OltTS OP 'run IILIIMIINTS lLnhiroihi Pied l'pimy Smmo iml lime xortmnts' , ( , ST. PAUl4 , April 1-Time railroads saw time result of yesterday'e..phonomenal storm to- tiny , nearly all of esmitering to a greater of lez extent , . ' - icago lines wore 'emmt little affected , bum . : . . . aimus from the north anti weal Were a ; ; , imouts Into and time Onmaha muigimt ( ml Dulutlm was abaum- ( lonc'd becaumso of car 1)uluthi rammglng upward of ten fee Time Great North- era suffered grea tI wires mnmakimug it nmore tiifllcmmlt to s ins. It is believed nh roads wthl see ' . a good shape once incite. Street raihsi iferetl greatly , nimd 501110 submmrban ha o - e abantlonde , 'rho stormn extentleil eve than imnhf of Mimi- miesota nitti over am' m Wiscommain as sehl and farmers and ltmmubermeh are happy. MILWAUKEE , Ajiril 1.-Later reports froni imortimersu Wisconsin show that time snow st'urm 5'illChl hatetI ummtih noon today ss'as time worc't in years. Banks of cams' ten feet deep hhocknuheti time streets of Ashlanil aid business is emmtiroly suspeilded. One \\'is- Ccnmsin Ccmmtrnl tra'mi is oft tue track aim'l two trains of time Caine limmo are mitalietl ma the emmow witlmin the city hitilits. ltailroatl traffic is at a stammuistihi. Aside from tin ? temporary incomivenienca time stormmi wIll prove beneficial in swehilng ieggimmg streams , whIch hmnve been umnusuaily low. A epOchal from Marinmette , W'is , , says a strong mmorthcs'st ivind is tIrivin the Ice fromu timis shore. Fommr ummktmown fishiermumemi con ba seen emi an ice floe. They are in danger of being carried omit in the mite amtl a relief expedition is prcparimmg to go to their rcscsie. NAS1IVILLId , Tenn , , April 1.-A large part of Athens , Tenmi. , is under water imd between $20,000 ammd $30,000 ivortli of dammi- age hmasalreathy been done. Time streets and sidewalks are rimmed , It is still raimming anti the water will rise another foot , MIDDLESIIO11 , Ky. , April 1.-Five inches of rainfall imi time last fifty hotmrs. The Cumnberiasmtl , Chimmehi and Powell rivers are omit of timeir itanks , Nimme trestles on time lut ( Idiesbore railway are gone. A trestle anti axty ! feet of track oh the Lommisvihlo & Nash- villa at Wasiota washed out. No mail Imas been received for twenty-four iiour.s and all trafllc is sumepemmiled , Telegraph wires are under water at Barbourville. - lmANhs'fS htiLI ) UI' 'Ftlhd 'I'ILAIN. IIxirt's Smmft' llhunmm Opemi siil time Contenil Cii m'm'ied Auvmiy. LEBANON , Mo. , AprIl 1.-Easthoumud train No , 6 , on time St. Louis & San Francisco railroaQ , was held up three miles east of this city just after 1 o'clock thin mornhmmg by timreo smiacked men , crud the nate bioumu open amid robbed. The robbers boarded the train at tiiiu , place , and after reaciming the scene of. thmo robbery held up the engineer and firemuman , stopped the train , and , with the engineer in front of thenu , marched to the express car. Time mmmessenger refusing to open up , tue door was blown open with dynammmite , the aife forced , and its commtents renmoved. Several packages of valuable papers were found this snormuing beside time track. and some money which had been overlooked in th hurry of departure. Tue passengers were not molested. 'rime enghio is'as detached and rumn by time robbers to Sleeper , where it was abandoned. A brakeiuman hurried back to the city and started Sheriff Jommes and a posie on the track of the robbers. Three strangers , who are supposed to be the robbers , were seen drinking in one of tine saloons at 10 o'clock inst night and were seen at the depot by Nigimt Operator Martin - tin only a few minutetu before time train ar- rived. ' ST. LOUIS , April ' 1.-The Wells Fargo ox- prass ofilcials here say time anuouimt of money secured by the robbera who lucId up time St. Louis & San F'rancisco train near Lebaimon this morning , was only $1,277 , About 100 mounted macn are In pursuit of time robbers. Road Agent I3radway iii in Lebanon superintending - tending the locaL. Illoodimounds ivihi be pmit cli the trail and every means known to rail. road and express necret service , as well as to the local authorities , will bo u.ed to capture the outlaws. The robbers ran the detaciied locomotive about four miles frommo time point whmere they robbed time train and killed her fire and took to the wciodr. It took Engineer Price and Fireman Meyers more than an hour to get up steam aga'su , and the train arrived - rived imere snore than two imotmrs into. \Vimilo none of time pasoangers were molested - lested , there was great excitemcni. among tlmem , occasioned by time frequent firing of pistols by the rohbera , evidently for time pur- Paso of Intimnidat'ng thenm. Time train crew and pasoengers toll about time same story of time hold-up and robbery as time one already reporte1 from Lebanon , 'l'EN l'llItISih IN Thlid FLAMIIS. hi'Iremme.mi iimi NOt ICmkiV AulOsme 's'mi.'i I mm time 11111 liii rig ( liii ii 'I'i , , , Lmn ft. . NEW YORK , April 1-Ten persons perished - ished by suffocation in a llrookbymi tenement house early today' . Time names of the vie- thins are as follows : AUGUST BUNO , hilt , wife and two children , Sally , 5 years old , anti Jolmammmia , 18 montjmz. LENA CALLAIIA. 18 years old. NICOLA TRAULA , 80 yearn old. LENA TJ1AULA , his daughter , 24 ycaro. IOMINICK TIIAULA , his mien , 24 years , anti his 18-nay-old baby , CORNELl MARRETTI , 28 years , All met death by suffocation. Time bodies of sonic of timem ivere badly burned. Busmo anti his famiiy lived emi the tlmid : floor , the rest of time unfortunates lived cii the ne- end floor. Time fourth floor was unoccupied. The occupants of time first floor cucapeti without - out injury , John Caliaba , imusbantl of hena Callaba , also eceaped frcm the seconil floor uni ni ured. Time fire started Its the lower imaliway of time building , wimielm in , a four-story tcinenmcnt on Union street , and before the sleeping tenants could be warnetl of their danger all escape was cut off , Time flames swept UI ) time stair- ivays amid time halls and rooms wore quickly flied with ruimmoice , Time i.'cction of the city where thin terrible disaster occurred is near the water front. Time majority of the m'esidemmts are ItalIans of time poorer class amid they form time biggest colony of timeir race in Brooklyn , Time firemen - men succeeded Jim getting time fire umutler control - trol after a simort time , Ttuo damumage to the building is estimated at $4,000 , It- IIOILFIJL ilXi'l.OSiX KILI.S Ph1'id. theme tIf 111 * ' immrg'stii iiIJIs Iii fimi' Summim him ml I . 1)mmimmmmgeI , MIdMPIIIS , April 1.-A special to the Conmmercimj-AppeaI freimi Greenville , Miss , , says : At 2 o'cicchc thmimi aftormmoomi two boilers of time Planters' oil mill at title lilacs cx- PlodOti , wrecking limo mill property , anti caus- lag tite death of five muon , us follows : Henry \Vihliammu , coloreml , flrernamt ; Oliver Iltmmmupbmreys , colcred , assistant fireman : Isotmu Frcornnmi , colored , laborer ; Iieumco'ilkineon , colored , carpenter ; Ed Strasack , wimitu , carpntcr , The injured are : Framik Woifentlen , chief engimmeer , badly scalded anti bruised ; Column- bus Wssimington , colored , burned anti cut by limiters , iviii die ; 'foam flrosvm , colored , badly bruised sail burimeil : Webb Feemnan , colored , leg broken ; Alex Iboghies , smip woimotl from flying timmibers ; leroenman Peimdleton , colored , lug broken aimil othierivice badly hurt. Thu exitloshon occurred wimilo Manager Alexander want at dinner and time cause is stated lo ho a dry boiler. After time wreck of time PlaIn by ( lie explosion fire broke out In tue ruimmmm inistl this was mmcl suppresed tmimtii tli bo'jiea of time killed imad been badly cittirned. Time loss In doliars wIll not exceed 30,000. , - _ _ _ _ _ _ " , % 'hitmitt l'iiniii' im'o'mysie'ji , MIIDLldHiiOltO , iCy. , April 1.-Lester anti Alice Amiderson nail their three cliii. dren , togethem' wHim three horses , were drowned iy time fresimet imi l'ewehl'n river lust night. 'rimey lived on its hanilca In Lee county , Virginia , twenty milce from llei-e , ummtl tlm river came down with mmcii ( ores timat tIme ) ' were overtaken and drowned be. tome they could esenhmc' Time latest news fm'onm that section Imahicatete great loss of ilcoperty and stock , 1k1KES RAILROADS CAUTIOUS Effects of' the Recent Supreme CourL DeCision - Cision Already Manifest. CIRCILAR SENT FROM HEADQUARTERS. . Commtrnet lug Agelmts % 'mmrnrd In lie' Cnrefmml Abmmi ( ( rsmn ( I mmg SimecieL 1'rl'iieges In .tim' One , us it is laimgeruus. ChiCAGO , April 1-Time western roads , are , sluice the Brown decisiomi , taking action to Itrevent thmemmmselves from cosmmimmg Into forcible contact with time interstate corn- immerco law. Yesterday one of time lcamlimmg western hues sent out a circular to all its ngcimts svnrnitmg timemu there smuumet be rue more favoritism shown In granting frcigimt rates. and that limo agomuts who thu it would ho dismimissetl fromu the service. Totlmty two. more of time roads sent otmt stmmuihar circulars - lars to their ngemmts , sayimmg that time recent decision of Judge Browim imsade it advisable' for the roads to be very careful imm wimat they did in time way of gramitimmg special rates to any shipper. The circulars were insured with great secrecy , for time reasoma that the roads were fearful of time fact that timey fotmimil it necessary to issue circulars on sumchn a qticstion simighit entice time officials of the I mmtorstntc' Commmmmuerce commmmmmis'lomm to. timimmk they hind beemi violating time laiv 1mm time past by graimting special rates to some favoretl simlpinrs. It CAN.thIAS I'ACII'tC ANNUAL. itldl'It'l' . , SImos's is I'm'om'rnmpi ( onhI ition of ( lie' ( iroint i'rom.em' ( , . MONTREAL , Quo. , April 1.-Time annual meeting of tIme Cammadian Pacific railroad , held today , was imarmuuosmiotms , 'rime aimnual report was favorable , omm of its most 1mm- tcreetiimg claumsus referring to time agree- macnt betiveen time company and tlmo New York Central , time Michigan Central , time Canada Soumtimermi anti time Toronto , Ilamil- I ton & Utmiralo Railway conipammies for time cosmiplotiomi anmi joint control of the railway of tIme last named comupany , thereby so'- curimig to time Canadian Pacific an immmportant. and long mmeeded conncction with ilanuil- tomm , hirantford and time Niagara frontier. In thiio conmmection negotiatiosus arc pending for time joint misc by time Canadian Pacific of time Grand Trummk limmo betss'eemm Toronto amid hlnnmilton witlm time object of rcmmderhmmg unnecessary time commstrtmction of time llann- ilton-Toroito : section of th Toronto , 11am- ilton & Buffalo railway , and there is good reascn to believe that timis at'rasmgcmmmcnt will be commsnmmumsnated , amid 1mm view of timium time shareholders were naked to authorize the. I directors to make such an agreesument with the Grand Trtmnk company for a lease t , of running power anti other privileges be- tis'een time citica named as nmost nlesiralmlc' , As stated , time company's subsidiary lines' in time mmortlmsvestern states , the Minneapolis , St. Paul & Southivestern and Dulsmtim , South Shore & Atlantic railroads have partici- paled in the improvement of business. Time first named company paid its intrest arid other fixed charges for the year withiotmt assistance , but time Duiutim , South Simore & Atlantic , owing to a pool anti a nrike in time irgn mines , coveriimg time bmmslness of' tbe elmitmping season , required assistance to. the extent of 148,743. 'rime company's Pacific - cific Steamship fell ommiy $3,000 short of' Y maintaining time exceptionally large profits of 1891. Four per cent comisolidated debenture - bonture stock was created and sold ( lmmring the year as foliows : 110,550 for equlpmmment amid inmprovemcnts and 104,000 for tiu acquisition - quisition of 67,800 of North Shore railway' 5 per cent bosuds amid 323,000 of Dtmluth , South Simore & Atlantic guaranteed concoil. dated bonds. Time sunm of $341,363 , oxpentleti 0mm capital account beyond time proceeds ot' the tlebentmura . stock mentioned above was advanced from time ccmnpany'a accumnuhated surplus. In presenting tIme report President William Van home ccnfined himself to a few moro congratulatory remarks. Time diG eultic of mmavhgation In time Coltimbia river made it. neceswiry to extetmd time brancim from Revel- stroke southward an additIonal distance of' sixteen miles to reach Arrow lake , e'o as' to afford a workable line for the rapidly increasing - creasing trame of the Kootenaiminhmmg diii- trict. This , with a spur line of four mnile to reach a group of immimmes in the Stokan district and an extension of the Coiunmbla. & ICootenni railway cue mile at Robson , j \s'cre time duly new lines built dsmring thm ' ' year , 'Fime old board of driectors was re-elected. 11. 1' , ONE OF' 'I'hIhd 'I'IIN htOAlS. SuIt Jlroimgiit l , Initerstmm to Comimimmerce Co iii iii i sstomm. Time Union Pacific railroad is one of the ton western roads made dofen.'lant in a smut 44 that lies just been fileml in the Ummited States circuit court by the Interstate Comnuerce conimiesion. The 'defendant companies must. file answers on or before Ma3't 4. 1' It was stated at UnIon Pacific imeadquartora yesterday that nmotico of time suit unit not yet been received , There is notlming unusual 1mm timla , housover , for it is generally several days after time notiea of such a suit iii announced in time press before on official imotico Is received by the raiiroadmi. A mmmcm- her of limo legal department said that he did not conalder time case c'mie of great immiportaimce. "it is macrely time first case brought against westermm roads by time interstate commission , it. will probably follow choecly the lInes of simmuilar suite that have been broughmt against castero lines. " Cmmts lime 'I'iiime Eight ilummrs , TACOMA , April 1-Commmiencing Suaday time Nortimern I'aciflc railroad ss'Ill run two transcontimiental trmins immstead of one. Time " timimo between Tacoma rind St. Ipiml ss'iil be simortonemi uiglmt hours by puttimug on a fast mail train , Time time eastboumitl sviii be simortened six hours. General Manager 1)lck- cation says time Northern Pacific sviii timers imavo a fester seivIce tiuan that Provided by' the new scimedumie of the Great Nortimerim and Oregon company luetween St. Ptml unmi Port. land , The fast traimu will give as quick mnail service between Portlummd amid Chicago via Tacoma as timat furniMimeil by the Oregon Railway & Navigation mmd the Ummiosm I'aeifie , In connection witlm its mmciv tratmapacifio miteamners time new eclmemlulo selli enable time Northern Pacific to considerably almorten time limo betss'een Yokohama and castormi cities , Vii.t. l'rplIm I lCeimi , Ii CLldVhii4AND , April 1.-Mr. Ilommry ICeim , vice presidemmt and secretary anti treasurer _ of time Clevelanmi Terminal amid Valley Railroad - road company ( B. & 0) ) , hiss reaigmued botim positions. lie sviil sever imis olhicial cosunec- than witlm time comnpany today. his term of ofilco would not have expired until next October , as he holds his official positions wHim the company by virtime of imavimig been elected by the board of directors , of which ho is a member , Soeic ( Sumbitisriji tlnmm Veil SImort , NIIV YORIC , April 1.-It is usmderstood * that the hlriviiego of subscribing to $2,502,000 of time now comhmnon stock of time Iowa Cca- trai railroad , ismich expired today , has not boon fully availcU of and Imonco a loss amouni will be issued , Fight hiru'ei'mm ( ) lllcers imimil 'FOUWiIN. BItEMIdN , md. , April 1-W'huile train No , fll. 47 , duo lucre at 45 : this snom'mlemg , was cimang. ing engines at Garret , Intl. , a passonge was assaulted and dragged between ( 'wci bsggtne c cars , ' When a ( eis nmilemm east ii was thrown from tfe train and wuulle back to Garret , Night Vatchinmmn Koont' * lit liremema ss'as notified and limo traii wa mud by ii ioasa here. Five tougims wer foummtj between time baggage car and a t1gh foliowed , Al were arrested. Aturwart $ two overpowered the marshals anti escapedi One robber was simot ttmroumh time abdorpee and hand , and is now 1cm a critical cofldi. tio. Artother svus simol in the hip.