Nebraska Newspapers

    [IP FOB THE ARMY.
-KlNCMEN CO TO THE AID
0F KELLEY'S ARMY.
a„(lj of Them March the Streets—
, nsurcessfal Effort to Get the Rail
,1. 10 Furnish Transportation—A
^position to Go to Kansas City by
, liner Route—The Commomsealera
Kuril Lines—On to Washington.
Crneral Kelley's Forces,
unit. Xcb., April 21.—At a meet
the workingracuof this city and
Kinds last night Governor
of Iowa,, Judge Hubbard and
, ,v Ilazcn were denonneed by the
for their treatment of the
1 v industrials” and a committee
.minted to go to Council Bluffs
I !ry to induce the railroads to take
?. on East. It was also decided
E,■■•!■, in force to the Kelly camp
s . ring if a train was not secured
•j;,. - Industrials.”
ai o rdance with this agreement
i, , . lock this morning the signal
ringing of church bells and the
j of whistles—was given an
that the' “army” was still at
-, n laable to secure a train for
, K.i-t. Inside of five minutes 1,000
n had gathered at Jefferson square
j ir-ai.ized into companies with a
nt;i .ii for every ten men. The
jvii was then taken up through
i:y hall. At every street re
nds wore added and when the col
pivaolied the Paxton hotel there
j, w) men in line. Each coin
in' was provided with an American
(.’mias fast as recruits joined they
iiv divided into companies, supplied
in, lings and banners. At Eleventh
d l io r,inn streets the main column
u met by a detatchment of £00 men.
i then marched over the toll bridge
ill at paving fares.
iiu the march from the bridge to the
•art of Council Bluffs, hundreds
ire t the procession and it had grown
•in r fi,000 men by the time it
i !.' u the center of the city. A de
rlnucnt of Council Bluffs laborers
ida life and drum band and a dozen
These, acting as an escort,
h.n; the company to Bayless park
here a halt was called and, in re
mise to a request from Chief of Po
. .'ranlan, a committee was ap
ritr.i to present the demands of the
.-a t > the railroad officials in the of
e "f John M- Stone. While the
mar.ittee was in the office the men
nol up along the sides of the square
arming their toes by stamping on
e pavement and cheering impromtu
wiktrs.
Tin' committee included the Rev.
r. .liiscph T. Duryea, pastor of the
b: i ontrregational church, the Rev,
r. IVtterson of the First Presbyterian
lurch and the Rev. Frank Crane of
he Fir-t Methodist church. Dr. Dur
ea. the spokesman, said that he was
minced tliat the governor was
i sympathy with the men and
minus to do what was right and
ir the best interests of the "army.”
le hud made an earnest effort
i pro ride for transportation. He
mi conferred with all the railroads
a: so far had failed. He had even
fen willing to put his individual hand
ii" the state treasury and pay their
ires. Now two alternatives presented
kin-elves—to bring hack the men to
in' 1 i.autsuqua grounds and there
“Use and feed them until transports*
™ could be secured via Kansas City
’ i" take advantage of an offer of
li ilork Island to carry the men as
t?"!nr passengers. Mr. Tichnor was
try p isitive that Kelly’s army would
m iro to Kansas City and that they
™'ld go to Chicago to-day.
"idle the column was marching
o«ani the Missouri Kelly was in'
taaha in the private car of (leneral
Imager St. John of the Rock Island
nail lidding an animated conference.
■■ St. John said, in response to a re
at't for a train, that he was not in a
(isiiion to assent, did he desire to do
». as the matter was wholly in the
An’s of the managers of the Iowa
rank lines and no one road could
Irani a request for a train unless the
anvil an ts of all the other lines aequi
Sl'l'il.
Kelly then went to Council Bluffs to
a train for Weston. He said he
Ms in no way responsible for the
“bf,r demonstration, and did not want
hie even a party to it. While wait
er fur a saddle horse he was sent for
"!' Huvernor Jackson who told him
if his efforts to arrange for trans
"iclnt inn for the men and the re
fusal <if the railroads to make special
juris. He notified Kelly that Council
“lull's had arranged to furnish boats
to take the army to Kansas City and
to provide them with shelter and pro
while the preparations for the
np were being made. Kelly replied
“Ut he preferred to go East, but
■u would take the proposition to his
let the boys decide and wire
"Uck nis answer.
' telegram from NVescon says that
tlan-y Fox, superintendent of the
“"t'' Island, while sitting in the
*i'M. was shot at The bullet missed
" ' head by about eight inches. It is
known who did the shooting.
Ihe weather is severely7»cold and
*“e ground was covered with ice this
•oniing. The “Industrial army” put
hard night at Weston but most of
hmnd dry places to sleep,
i fhe Milwaukee has ordered all
j lns to stop running and so has the
“°cl( Island and if friends of the army
S°m Council Bluffs want to get to
*eston they will have to walk
‘“rough ten miles of mud and slush,
«enig a cold wind.
.genii' Hazen reached Weston at
™1' o'clock and was immediately
“Mitiod by Governor Jackson to go to
“tried Bluffs and take command of
c militia. He reported that a Siortx
'“’at company had proposed to
ran.sfer Kelly’s army from Council
aifls to Kansas City on the Missouri
Jter for S500. The sheriff could get
0 train and was compelled to go to
auin-il Bluffs on horseback.
k WILD AND WOOLLY FAKE.
^We Wai No Fight Between Marshals
and the Dalton Gang.
ftiiiRY. Ok., April SI.—The report of
■attic between United States raar
; lllK and the ubiquitous Dalton gang
u n°f credited here and it is thought
!o rf>'s no^ Che slightest foundation
‘ r s'ioh a story. The sheriff of the
•runty is positive there has been no
,ac!r conflict.
REVIVING ah OLD law.
By WUtk Uw Pay of Coifmiaw ta
DooW for Absenteeism.
Washington, April 31.—Speaker
Crisp yesterday authorized Sergeant
at-Arms Snow to make publio
the new form of certificate by
which the old law in dissuse for 30
years is revived and the pay of mem
bers is “docked” for absenteeism.
Inei member certifies to the number
of days he was absent during the
month and the, speaker certifies to the
amount due him. Mr. Snow said con
cerning the new system:
“I feel that it must result in much
confusion and friction, yet, as the law
exists and the house wants it
executed, I will do so. There will
be many difficulties in keeping
the accounts, aud members will neces
sarily be subjected to much inconveni
ence. At present members draw cash
or else make drafts at their banks on
the balance with us. Now, if a mem
ber in New York draws on us through
a local bank, the draft will bo pre
sented to us on the 4th of the month,
which is pay day for the preceding
month. But at that time we will not
have the member’s signed certificate
showing the amount due him. The
certificate cannot be made until the
last moment, as the deduction for ab
senteeism may occur on the last day.
“Then it is not within the bounds
of possibility for 356 members of con
gress to make out their certificates at
the moment they are wanted. After
that they must go to the speaker for
approval. As a result it will be diffi
cult, and perhaps impossible, to keep
run of the balances. I cannot see how
we can keep drafts and checks
made by members through banks
from going to protest. It will
be no satisfactory thing to have a
dozen or more drafts at'.a time going
to protest, with the attendant incon
venience and injury to the bank credit
of members. Still, if the house wants
this system resumed, I will execute it
to the best of my ability. The first
deductions will be on May 4.”
Cashier Ballentine anticipates a de
moralization of his balance, and is at
loss to know how they can be kept so
members can be paid, personally or
by their drafts, with any assurance
that they are not being overpaid. It
sweeps away every vestige of the
favors and ease of permits with which
the office has heretofore tried to
facilitate money dealings with mem
bers.
ANTI-TARIFF ARMY.
Eight Hundred Philadelphia Workmen
leave for Washington.
Phii.adei.phia, April 21.—Eight hun
dred workmen under the leadership
of John S. Stewart, president of the
Workingmen’s Protective Tariff league
left to-day for Washington to enter
their protest against the Wilson bill.
A mass meeting is to be held at Met
croft's hall in that -city to-night to
adopt a memorial to the United States
senate.
To-morrow the men will have a
street parade and march to the senate
where they will present, their peti
tion. which will be accompanied by
sample of textile fabrics made by them
as a practical demonstration of the
benefits of the McKinley bill.
Washington*, April 20.—Represen
tative llarmer of .Philadelphia called
on Sergeant-at-Arms Bright to-day to
confer with him as to the reception
of the Philadelphia high tariff work
men at the capitol. He stated that
they came disclaiming any con
nection whatever with the “Cox
ev movement,” but as workingmen
able to pay their own expenses, with
purposes entirely peaceable in charac
ter, with the intention and desire \
only of uttering a protest against the j
passage of the Wilson bill. He de
sired to know from Colonel Bright j
what he would permit them to do in
this respect. j
Bright replied that if the proper
people came they would be treated
just as any other American citizens
visiting the capital would be. He
pointed out the law- bearing upon the
invasion of the capitol grounds, which
prohibits organizations of any kind
marching through them as such, and
said that unless overruled by higher
authorities he would see that the law
was enforced.
SENATORS FEEL ALARMED.
They Take a Serious flew of the Coxey
Movement.
Washington, April 21.—Inquiry con
cerning the proceedings of the execu
tive session of the senate dcvclopes
the fact that senators take a more
serious view of the prospective gather
ing of Coxyites and others here than
the first report would seem to indi
cate. The opinion is expressed
by senators who participated in
the executive proceedings that
in view of precedents ami
the emergency that is likely to arise,
president Cleveland would be justified
in issuing a proclamation warning the
men now on their way to the city in
connection with Coxey’s movement
that the authorities will be prepared
to require the strictest observance of
order. The opinion is also freely ex
pressed in the senate and was ad
vanced in executive session that con
gress cannot afford and should do
nothing looking to the sustenance of
the Coxey army while here.
It is expected that, if a large body
of men should assemble, as is now re
garded as probable, they will soon
find themselves more anxious to se
cure food to sustain life than money
to build roads and will be clamorous
for an appropriation to that end.
GOLD IX THE TREASURY.
Supply Is Decreasing and the Reserve Lla- j
ble to Be Encroached Upon.
Washington, April 21. — The net
gold in the treasury at the close of
business yesterday was $103,673,.528,
and the cash balance $131,348,711.
Information received at the treasury
indicates there will be another
heavy payment of gold next Saturday,
which possibly may reach last week's
shipment of $4,200,000. It is expect
ed. however, that not more than half
the amount will be taken from the
sub-treasuries, the banks furnishing
the rest. Nevertheless, the gold sup
ply in the treasury is decreasing week
bv week until it has reached a point
whore the $100,000,000.reserve is lia
ble any day to be again encroached
upon.
; FIGHT THE OUTLAWS.
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BILU DALTON. THE DESPERADO,
SHOT DOWN.
****•• OBcerm, Thru* Bandit* and Two
Citium* Klllefl—A Running light Hear
®*m Mountain—Terror* of Oklahoma
and Southern Kan*a* Done For—La teat
New* From th* Field of Conflict.
Bloodljr Territory Battle. I
Perrt, Ok., Apri 20.—A messenger
from the bam} of United States dep
uty marshals, who have been after the
Dalton gang for some days, arrived
here early this morning for reinforce
ments and reported that in a battle
40 miles east of here near Ewan moun
tain last night the noted outlaws,
Bill Dalton and Bill Doolan and an- j
other outlaw said to be “Bitter ]
Creek,” three deputy marshals and a j
woman and a little girl were killed i
and that the battle was still in pro
gress.
Marshal Nix of Oklahoma had been
planning for some days to catch the
Dalton gang and Deputy Marshals
Burrel Cox, Heck Thomas and Bill
Tighemann of Perry, with fourteen
others, left some days ago for the
eastern part of the Cherokee strip in
pursuit of the Daltons.
The marshals met Bruce Miller, one
of the gang, yesterday, and the fight
commenced, on McElrov’s ranch,
fifteen miles this sido of Ingalls. Bill
Dalton and Bill Doolan were near and
went to Miller’s assistance with others
of the band of outlaws.
The latest news from the field of
conflict is that a running fight is still
in progress and that it looks very
much as though the noted outlaw
gang will bo swept out of existence.
The reward for Bill Dalton's capture
dead or alive is 82,500 and for Bill
Doolan is 81.500. They had terrorized
Oklahoma and Southern Kansas for
the past four years.
Several messengers arrived from the
vicinity of Kwan mountain this morn
ing and all confirm the story of the
battle.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Decided Hostility to Senator Morgan's
Bill in the House Developed.
■Washington, April 20.—Nicaraguan
canal matters came up for discussion
yesterday in the house commerce
committee. The meeting was called
ostensibly to hear an argument by M.
B. Moore of Dubuque, Iowa. He was
a member of the executive committee
appointed by the Nicaraguan canal
conventions at St. Louis and New Or
leans in 1892. He Resented to the
committee a printed protest against
the passage of the senate (Morgan)
canal bill.and submitted one in support
of the bill prepared by himself, which,
he asserted, was no scheme to build
the canal by governmental aid for the
benefit of private parties. It was
direct and definite in its provisions.
It was a commercial company in
which the three nations interested
are the principal stock-holders and
received their chief revenues. The in
terest of the United States would bo
about 90 per cent of the whole, and it
would control the canal practically
the same as the English government
controls the Suez canal, by owning a
majority of the stock.
Several members expressed them
selves very emphatically on the mat
ter of the government partnership
with the canal company in the work
on the canal, and declared that the
United States ought not to take any
stock in the concern, but should as
sume control in the enterprise out
right and finish the work already be
gun.
From the sentiments expressed by
the members of the committee from
time to time during the discussion it
became evident that there would be a
decided hostility to the Morgan sen
ate bill should it ever reach the house.
THE SENATE AND COXEYiTES.
Fclfer anil Allen Declare That the “Com
monweal” Should He Received.
Washington, April 20.—In the sen
ate to-day Mr. Peffer called up his
resolution for the appointment of a
committee on communications to re
ceive the petitions of Coxey’s army.
He explained that the resolu
tion was to prepare for the
proper reception of this body of
men and to give them every facility
to present their grievances to con
gress. The country was on the verge
of trouble, and unless the senate was
wise and managed its affairs with dis
cretion its members would regret it
in the near future. The times were
ripe for such movements, but this was
> a peaceful body of men, coming here
i to personally lay their grievances be
| fore congress.
Mr. Allen, Populist of Nebraska,
while not entirely approving of
Coxey's action, asserted the perfect
right of Coxey and his followers to
come to Washington .if they fchose,
and not only that, but they had a
right to come into the capitol and oc
cupy the galleries of the senate, and
it would be unwise on the part of the
senate to refuse them this. They also
had a right to be heard, and no man,
whether senator or citizen, had a
right to deny them that. He
bitterly denounced the report
that General Ordway of the
National Guard of the District
of Columbia was prepared to mobilize
the miiitia at the confines of the Dis
trict of Columbia. ‘‘This man is com
ing here with perfect right,” he con
tinued, “with rights which under the
constitution are as sacred as those of
any other man, woman or child, and
yet we witness the spectacle of this
city being thrown into convulsions
over the expectation of seeing this
peaceful body of men come into the
city.”
•Jealousy Causes an Indian Tragedy.
Mount Vernon, Ala., April 20.—A
female Apache Indian prisoner of war
named Bell and Nalitoraghun, a mem
ber of the Indian company stationed
at Mount Vernon barracks, were shot
and mortally wounded by Hugh Ze
toll, a member of the Indian company,
who then shot and instantly killed
himself. The cause was jealousy.
Professor C. II. Garvin, professor of
theology in Butler university, a school
of the Christian denomination at Irv
ington, Ind., has been asked to resign
on account of heretical teaching.
THE AMERICAN NAVY,
Xspart of tka Boiu Cmnlttm oa Ratal
Affalra^
Washington, April SO.—The present
and prospective naval strength of the
United States in comparison with that
of foreign powers is set forth in the
report of the house committee on
naval affairs, presented yesterday by
Chairman Cummings. The report
states the committee has reluctantly
concluded not to recommend tho con
struction of a new battleship, because
of the depleted condition of the treas
ury. It is urged, however, there must
be no halt in building up the navy.
“England proposes,” says the report,
“to begin seven battle-ships of tho
first class; six cruisers of the second
class and two sloops. Italy, with a
depleted treasury, is preparing to
build three first-class battle-ships,
three cruisers, twelve torpedo boats
and four transports. Ocrmany, France
and Russia are going to even greater
lengths to secure an increase of their
navies. In view of these facts, it cer
tainly would not bo safe for the
United States to build no more battle
ships. With increasing prosperity
the work should go on until the
American navy is strong enought to
stand all exigencies
m accoruanco witn the suggestion
of the secretary of the navy the com
mittee recommends he be*authorized
to use 4*for the construction of one
additional cruiser of the Vesuvius
type,” the $450,000 appropriated by the
act of March 2, 1800, for the construc
tion of three torpedo boats to cost
altogether not more than $450,000. lly
the act of March 3, 1893, $200,000 was
appropriated for building a sub-ma
rine boat. The committee recom
mends that the secretary be author
ized to use this $200,000 for the con
struction of a torpedo boat. The com
mittee further recommends that au
thority be given the secretary to
transform the United States steamer
Vesuvius into a torpedo cruiser.”
This will give a total of four new
torpedo boats, and if the Vesuvius is
changed, five. The report summar
izes the items of appropriations for
the new navy. The total is $25,S80,
966; wh ich is an advance on last year,
but a considerable decrease from the
estimate of this year. The main item
for decrease is $4,000,000 for armor
plate, which is $2,500,000 less than the
estimate.
SCORE BRECKINRIDGE.
The National Christian Purity Associa
tion Goes on Record.
New York, April 20.—The National
Christian League for the Promotion of
Social Purity has issued a statement
regarding its attitude toward the case
of Congressman Breckinridge, in
which it says:
In view of Mr Breckinrid .e’s elevated rank
of statesmanship, his hi/h position in tha
church, an expounder of morals in schools,
honored in society at home and abroad as tha
respected head of a family, who his been dis
closed to the eyes of tho whoio nation ns a
hypocrite in tho church, prominent deceiver I
in his high office as a st ttesman and a violator j
of every sacred relation in the homo and fam
ily during the pnst decade and. !
Whereas, the National Christian League for
the Promotion of Social Purity,believing that
the saiety of tho church, the very life of the
homo and the integrity of tho state depend
upon individual purity, anil that the standard
should bo the same for the man as for the
woman, ami earnestly striving by organized
effort to elevate such standard and thereby ac
complish that which is for the best interests
of the race now lie it
Resolved, That the National Christian
League for the Promotion of Social Purity ap
peals to the manhood and womanhood or tho
nation to recognize in VV. C. P Breckinridge
the common enemy of tho church of the home,
of the state and of society at large, and that
they bo urged as an imperative duty, as well
as privilege, both by preconcerted action and
by individual effort, to teach tho lesson that
“tho way of the transgressor is hard,” and
thus make his life stand out as an example
and a warning lest condonation lead to cor
ruption and sap the vitality of tho church,
injure society, imperil the homo and destroy
the nation.
NEW CHINESE TREATY.
Senator White of California Tells Why lie
Is In Favor of It.
Washington, April 20.—Senator
White of Californio said this morning
of the new Chinese treaty: “The
treaty recognizes the validity of the
Geary and McCreary acts, and ex
plicitly declares that the Chinese gov
ernment will not object to their en
forcom2nt.This is a substantial gain,
because the supreme court sustained
the validity of the Geary law by a
mere majority, and one of the
justices whose vote determined tho
case has died, so that all
recognize the uncertainty of a second
presentation to that tribunal. The
provision whereby tho United States
agrees to furnish annually to China
the names of our citizens, including
missionaries, who reside there is in
effect a guarantee that tiie Ameri
cans will not be disturbed. Mission
aries need have no solicitude herefter.
While the Chinese government is not
friendly to American residents, the
effect of tho provision is to make it
liable pdcuniarily and otherwise for in
juries to our people there. The Chi
nese do not enjoy paying damages.
As to the criticism agaiust the privi
leges to Chinese laborers having
wife, child or parent in the
United States, property or debts, tho
provision only applies to laborers who
registered. If we agree, as in the
Geary and McCreary acts, that- they
may return permanently if they reg
ister, I see no objection to their tem
porary absence. I admit that a China
man will swear to anything, but in
this case his veracity is passed upon
by an American oflicial. Individuals
professing to be interested have an
nounced that the pi < posed treaty will
open the door to a Ciiinese invasion,
but no laborer can ent"r without a re
turn certificate, and if wc admit that
their may be substitution (which I do
not concede) tho number of laborers
cannot be increased beeause tho cer
tificate represents one man.”
of Box Cars for Transportatlo:
Topeka, Kan., April 20.—David J.
Morris, of Guthrie, Ok, has applied to 1
General Manager Frey of the Santa
Fe railroad for a train of box cars to
convey 500 or SOD “Coxeyitcs” to Wash
ington. He asks for a rate of S5 or SO
a head and says ho can fill a good
sized train. He also writes to Chair
man lireidenthal of the people's party
state central committee asking him to
go to Mr. Frey and indorse the re
quest. He says he served with llreioi
enthal on a committee at Cincinnati
| when the people's party was formed
A STRINGENT SYSTEM
NOW IN VOGUE IN THE LOWER
HOUSE. in r
*• E»n Absentees u< Pay Only for
Work Do no—Tho Judiciary Committee
Mako a Strong Report la Faror of En
forcing tho Old Law Docking CoagroM
men Aboont for any Rnuon Except
Sickness—No More Fltllbustertng.
Wow Let Work Oo On.
Washington, April 10,—Tho judici
ary committee, made up of the lead
ing lawyers of the house, has pre
sented a report that it is tho impera
tive duty of the sergeant-at-arms to
execute tho old law for the deduction
of pay of absent members. This sup
plements tho recent action of the
Democratic caucus, instructing the
sergeant-at-arms to carry out tho law,
and is in line with the general move
ment to enforce attendance with
every law and rule which will aid in
the transaction of business inaugu
rated by the passage of tho quorum
counting rule yesterday.
The report of the judiciary commit
tee, after reciting the old law, says:
“Under the provisions of this law
there can be no question but that a
member of congress is not entitled to
receive pay for any duy when ho is
absent from the house unless he
can assign as the reason for his ab
sence his own sickness or the sickness
of some member of his family, aud it
is purely a question for him to con
sider whether, if he desires to attend
to-his personal business, it will be
worth more to him than his daily pay
or salary as a member of congress; or
if he chooses to absent himself on a
trip for pleasure, whether he prefers
that or to draw his per diem salary or
the amount of salary he would have
been entitled to receive if he had been
in attendance at the house.”
I he report shows how the failure to
“dock" salaries grew up during the
war, when many members were of
ficers in the army and were necessarily
absent. It proceeds: “This law has
never been repealed, cither directly
or by implication, and is in force to
day and in the opinion of your commit
tee it is the duty of the sergeant-at
arms to make the deduction required
by this act from the salary of each
member at the time he draws his pay.
It may in many cases work hardship,
but it is the law, and as long as it re
mains on the stats books should be
enforced.”
The substitute resolution reported
by the commltteo recites the law for
withholding the pay of absent mem
bers and adds:
Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms
strictly observe and enforce the pro
visions of said law and report to the
house monthly his proceedings there
under and each month pay into the
treasury of the United States the
sums deducted in the due observance
and enforcement of the law as de
clared in suid section.
Sergeant-nt-ArmsSnow is back after
an absence of some time, and is in
consultation with members of the
judiciary committee as to the method
in which the law will be execu
ted and tho “docking” system rein
augurated.
When this rule shall be put into
force the house will have a system by
which members can be compelled to
attend, and when in attendance can
be counted to make a quorum. It
will be the most stringent system for
enforced attendance and of forced
voting that congress lias ever had, the
system under Mr. Heed having lacked
the plan of withholding the pay of
absent members. It is believed by
parliamentary authorities that the
new system will make it almost out of
tho question to break a quorum and
that the house from this time forward
will always be ready to do business.
MR. KELL Y'S ARMY.
Uborinf Men Indignant at thaTreatment
Accorded.
Omaha, Neb., April 19.—Laboring
men of Omaha and Council Bluffs are
greatly in sympathy with the "army
of the industrials,” now encamped
east of Council Bluffs, and much in
dignation is expressed at the treat
ment accorded to them by Governor
Jackson of Jowa and the authorities
of Council Bluffs. Meetings to express
the indignation felt were held to-day
by the Knights of Labor in both
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
The meeting in this city was held in
front of the New York Life building
on Farnam street with probably 500
men present. Speeches were made
denunciatory of the Iowa officials and
the railroads and offers of aid were
numerous. One man declared that if
something was not done at once to
carry the “commonvrealers” east, he
favored securing recruits in Omaha,
arming them and marching them
against the Iowa militia now pre
venting the “army” from capturing a
train. He offered to purchase 2,000
rounds of ammunition at his own ex
pense to arm those who might enlist.
The crowd had by this time become
very demonstrative and the police
summarily broke up the gathering.
The Knights of Labor have called
other meetings for to-night.
The Omaha Commercial club, to-dny
through its officials, threatened to
boycott the railroads that are refusing
to carry the “Kellyites” eastward.
As the result (of tho indignation
meeting at Council Bluffs, Governor
Jackson at noon ordered the militia
to break camp at the Chautauqua
grounds and return to Council Bluffs.
This leaves the “Industrials” free to
march east on foot or to capture a
train if one comes along.
The men are wet to the skin and
chilled to the bone from two days of
rain without shelter and there are
rumblings in the ranks, but discipline
has been thoroughly maintained thus
far by the officers. There was enough
food on hand for breakfast to-dav and
that fact perhaps prevented an open
outbreak.
A Cloudburst in Nebraska.
Stoux City, Iowa, April 19.—Several
bad washouts were caused along the
Chicago, St. I’aut. Minneapolis and
Omaha lino in Northeast Nebraska
last night by' a cloudburst. The
streams were swollen in a few min
utes so that in several places the track
for a distance of a mile was taken out.
Train service is badly interfered with.
MORRILL ON THE TARIFF.
fk* Vtrnml Inun Speak* Agalaat
III* Bill Caller Consideration*
WASimioTON, April 10.—In the un
ite to-day Mr. Morrill of Vermont
■poke on the tariff bill. Ho expressed
regret that the financial and indus
trial crista had to bo continued by a
vainglorious and clumsy attempt to
carry out the Democratic platform.
He made some rather sharp references
to the trouble in which the Democrats
found themselves over the bill and
pointed out some of the items in which
he thought they had compromised
with their principles and provided
for a protective tariff on such
articlrs as would win votes for
the bill. He pointed out in detail
what he considered the special evils
of the bill, the first being the obsolete
od vulorein system. The purpose of
the bill, he thought, was especially
destructive towards the productions
of the farmer. Reciprocity arrange
ments which would benefit farmers
were to bo abrogated. The income
tax he called an unusual blunder tor
even a Democratic administration to
make. The charge of an excess of
revenue, lutcly iterated ugainst
rrotection, was already abandoned,
n closing, ho said: ••The policy of
some partisans is to hold as their ene
mies ail corporations, however bene
ficent. as the Fiji islanders once held
Christian people, ami though theso
fanatical persons may love and for
give them they really lovo them best
roasted. The Democratic party cry for
years has been against all internal
revenue taxes except those on
malt and spirituous liquors. The rev
olution now proposed is to give the
lead to those taxes, hitherto anntho
mntir.ed and so minimize customs
revenue that even incidental protec
tion shall be impossible. Should thla
bill, aided by the concurrent action of
the semite over reach the dignity of a
law enaetcu oy congress, i sliouui
Jrofoundly regret it on Hccount of tha
ire calamities with which its tariff
chapters arc pregnant. Throughout
the world it would ulso bo regretted
by the friends of free popular
government that tlio great repub
lic of the United States, though
everywhere at pence, should for
feit its ancient reputation of a
treasury properly supported and ‘
seldom empty, and suddenly earn the
poor fame of being unequal to the
legislative task of proposing a revenue
measure for the ordinary support of
the government without a frantic and
desperate resort to an income tax—the
resort only of nations which axe al
ways wrestling with financial deficits.
Surely we can not afford to decorate
the annals of our republic with a vile
copy of foreign excresenee.”
Arising to a question of privilege,
Mr. Cafferyof Louisiana denied that
he was an obstructionist and not in
harmony with his party, lie should
actively support and vote for the tariff
bill as amended by tlie senate llnance
committee.
Commander F. VV. Dickons, LT. S. N.,
who attended the duke of Veragua as
the represenative of this nation when
that nobleman visited the world's fair j
last year, was granted permission to*
accopt the decoration of the cross of
naval merit of the third class, from
the king of Spain.
Senator I’effer's resolution for a se
lect committee to reeeivu petitions
from Coxeyites went over for the day.
UNION PACIFIC MATTtUS.
Attoruey-Gcnrral Olnry on the Govern
ment's Interests.
Washington, April lit.—The speaker
yesterday laid before the house a let
ter from Attorney-General Olney, re
plying to the resolution asking for
certain information concerning tha
status of Union l’aclffc railroad mat
ters.
The attorney general submits a copy
of a letter from the special counsel of
the government, the lion. lieorgo
Hoadley, who reports that the inter
ests of the United .States in the Union
Pacific railway have not been legally
affected by anything done in tha
action wherein receivers of that rail
way have been appointed, for the
reason that the United States has not
been made a party to such proceed
ings.
Mr. Hoadley asserts that events
have confirmed Ills opinion that S. 1L
II. Clark, president of the company,
and Oliver Mink, vice president and
comptroller, while designated for the
positions of receivers by gentlemen^
not especially interested in protect
ing the United States, are men of
such high ehuraeterand greatcapaeity
that their selection cannot he regard
ed with anything but satisfaction. *
HENRY S. IVES DEAD.
Tb« Celebrated Napoleon of f'tnance an4
Stork Operator la No More.
New York, April 19.—Henry S. Ives,
who died last night in Ashevftle, N. C.,
was formerly a member of the firm of
Henry S. Ives ,fc Co., which failed ’for
S15.0U0.009 in August, 18tS7.
In September, 1SS9, Ives was
brought for trial before Ueeorder
Smv the for over-issuing 0,099 shares
of Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
stock. The jurors announced them
selves unable to agree.
It was believed that a new trial
would be ordered, but Ives effected a
compromise with his creditors at about
five cents on the dollar, and got out
of Ludlow street jail on March 13,
1890, after a year's incarceration.
He promptly went back to Wall
street, spent money freely and for a
year kept the street in a state of
nervousness by scuding out rumors
that he had secured control of this or
that road.
In June. 1891, he was attacked by
hemorrhages and after that got out
of active business life. He api>eared
to have saved plenty of money from
bis wreck and entertained lavishly.
Shot Through the Heart and Head.
Guthrie, Ok., April 19.—Ira L. Mil
ler, who. a year agp, shot and killed
his step-father, but was acquitted on
the plea of self defense, wus found
dead yesterday in i’ayno county,lying
in the road, shot through the headt
and heart.
To Check Lynching la Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, April 19.—Repre
sentative Clifford, one of the colored
members from Cuyahoga county, to
day introduced two bills against
lynching, a