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A. . MCJHjMIR, Puhlleher.
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OUWrUNT COMMENT.
Tm til thousand Irom minora of
Hortkera Wisconsin and Michigan havo
ergaalaed a aalon.
Tart Northern Pacific, railway direct
era have ratified tho formal lotto of tho
Wlaceaeia Central railroad.
DlYKtM haT found that a largo hole
i pounded by tho broken machinery
in the bottom of the steamship City of
Paris. The vessel haa been pumped
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Taa Garfield Memorial Anoclatlon
M neat out a general invitation to nil
organised bodlea is the United States to
participate in the memorial dedication
teflUvelaad, 0., May SO.
CoMMiMtoNanKitncitMKR,of th forth
west mounted police of Manitoba, hat
been accused of brutality, tyranny and
eppreetloa In the Canadian Parliament
Aa Investigation waa likely.
Ik eonaequenco of tho meat famine In
Berlin purveyors are urging tholiundos
rath to repeal tho law against tho Im
portation of foreign meat Tho restau
rants havo raised the price of meat SO
per oeat
In accordance with the vlow expressed
by the Imperor of Germany recently a
Cabinet order has been Issued forbidding
duelling in the army except in cases
where a council of men of honor, to
Which all the circumstances shall have
been referred, shall1 declare that a duel
la necessary.
EnwAitn Damm, of the United Mates,
la making a sensation In llnrlln by an
exhibition of a monster balloon for war
purposes. The balloon Is vailed tbn
Ulamsrck. It la lighted by electricity
and M capable of signalling at a tre
mendous distance. The machine will.
It la Bald, bo adopted In tho (lorman
army.
A I.ttTTKR received In Winnipeg from
Hudson bay, In the Athabasca district,
aaya great distress existed among the
Indiana afar Leaser Slave lake during
the winter, and In some cases the red
aklns killed and ate their children and
dogs, and all kinds of doniestlo animals
were used for food, from thnoffontaof
which many Indians died.
. M. Jui.ks Simon, ono of the French
delegates to the labor conferenco at
Berlin, was surprised at tho extent of
Bmperor William's knowledge. He said:
"The Emperor has greatly changed. He
bas been falsely represented to us for
aomo months. If the labor conference
has no immediate practical result it will
be useful In spite of skeptics; It will bo
the signal for a now departure. Prince
Bismarck Introduced himself aa 'I am
lllimsrok.'"
. Tim Treasury Department has ren
dered a decision on an appeal by John
Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, from tho
assessment of duty at tho rates of 4ft and
SO per cent ad valorem on certain bead
ornaments Imported by hltn. The arti
cles consisted of squares and strips of
cotton net embroidery. The appeal on
the articles embroidered with metal
thread was allowed and duty fixed at 'JO
per cent ad valorem, while the articles
embroidered with beads were held to Ito
dutlablo at the rate assessed.
Tiik House Committee on Indian Af
faire haa discussed the question of the
disfranchisement of white adopted
cltlsena of the Chickasaw Natlun,
taking up for consideration Manaur'a
Mil recently introduced, which declares
veld the disfranchising act of the
Chickasaw Legislature, and Repre
sentative Mansur, Judge Wilson and
Senator Pall, of the Chickasaw Senate,
wera before the committee, and Mansur
represented the injustice which Is being
perpetrated upon worthy cltlsena
Thu peasants of the Uovornmont of
Klatan, Russia, incensed hv the con
tinued floggings to which 'they have
beoa Indiscriminately subjected by
the district ehlef, Nordevlnoff, re
taliated by attacking that official
and administering to him a severe
whipping with his own Instruments
of torture. The police had to res
cue Nordevlnoff and were stoned for
their pains and driven from the scene,
TheCcar waa deeply pained at receiving
tho news of tho summary treatment of
bis representative.
Ik tho Strand, London, the other day
Viscount Hlnton, thu son and heir
of Karl Panlctt who has msde himself
otortout by playing 'the part of olown
ta pantomimes, and who haa also under
gone imprisonment for robbery, was
grinding an organ, accompanied by his
wife, when an aristocratic-looking gen
tleman approached him and endeavored
to persusdo the erratic Viscount to do
atat, offering him a clerkship on the
Stock Exchange. Tho offer was loudly
declined in tho presence of some five
hundred people. Hlnton then became
wry excited and awom that he would
never alter hia course of life until his
father dies. All this time Udy Hlnton
was collecting coppers
Tiik water which flooded the New
York end of the Hudson river tunnel
proved very troublesome and every thing
that could be thought of waa employed
to atop the leaks. Two divers descend
ed, and, after spending ronsldersblv
time, gave up tho search. They sue
reeded, however, la closing one of the
doors. Then Engineer Moore used a
novel method of finding tho leaks. He
eeured a number of water rats and tied
long pieces of oakum to their tails,
aught In tho middle by a piece of wire.
The rats were then forced Into the
ealason through the air pumps. The
, rataffollewlng the current of air, found
the7 leaks, and, passing through the
J wtevaaos, left the oakum behind. This
, staffed' the Ingress of air to enable tho
BSKspiMf to proceed with success.
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NEWS OF THE
Gleaned By Telegmpk and MalL
.COXCJRKM.
TUB enat on the HH dlistrssd to the
floats amendments to the hill for a public
bulidlnaat Atchison, Kan, snd sited for s
confirmee. The Dependent Tension bill
was then taken up, the Hut question ti din
pvse of being tenstnr I'lumh' amendment
st to arrears of pensions, maklnif pension
on account of wound nr Injurlrtor disease
commence from the death or discharge of the
old If r. To an Inquiry Senator Plumb aald
that the coat of removing the limitation of
srresrs would approximate IMO.rre.OOO. The
amendment was finally rejected by n vote of
yes to M nay. All other amendment
were rejected and the hill ptisod, ayes II,
nsys li. Adjourned. ..In the House the
conference report upon the Urgency tlcfl
clency bill Wa agreed to. After patilnx
number of local bill the Homo conldered
tbn Army Appropriation bill In Committee
of the Whole and when the committee rots
the bill pasatd and the House oon ad
Journed.
Arras dUpostnt; of a few report of com
milters and ether business on April I
the Senile went Into executive session
snd wbtn It door, were reopened ed
Journed., ..Ths House, sdnptnd the report
of lha Judiciary Committee, railing- for sn
Inveitlgttton of ferttln alleged Irregutari.
lie In Ilia offliea of United Htstei
msrsbst snd the practice In some of
the United Mates court. A number
of private bills psiaed and the fortm.
cation Appropriation bill w considered In
Committee of the Whole. When tho Com
miltee rote the bill pttttd, tlio the bill pro
viding for a tonlogtcsl park In the District
of Columbia. The Naval Appropriation bill
was reported snd plsctd on the ealtndar,
whan the death of Itepresentetlve Wilier, of
New York, was aaaoanoed and the lloute
adjourned.
IK the Senate on ths Id Mr. Rdmund,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
hack the Antl-Truit bill la the form of a sub
stltutt. He snd seversl other members of
the committee tapreurd view on the bill.
The conference report on lbs Urgency lfl
clency bill waa agreed to, end the Montana
election ease wet lakta up. Pending con
sldersllon the Senate sdJourned....The
lloute psad a large number of bridge and
other local bills sod then considered the hill
for lbs sdmlMlnn of Idaho until adjourn
ment, no Ariel action being reached,
Arras routine limine. on thn Id ths Sen
ate reaumed the Mutilans election caar, sad
after aivcral Senator spoke Ilia matter
went over until Monday. The House bill to
amend the eentut Isw providing for thn
enumeration of I bo Chinese population was
tnaen up and after anme debate went over.
Adjourned until Baturduy. ..In tholloiisc, Mr.
Uwtge (Ms.) presented a petition from the
New Kngland Hhoe and Leather Assni-ltlen
Ntalntl thn Imposition of a duty on hide.
Heveral motion were disposed of and Jwu
hill paiaed suiendlng thn articles ot wr In
re i aril in trial and punishment by court
martial. The Idaho Admllon bill waagln
taken up and Mr. I'nrkln (Kan.) conclu led
hi romarka In advocacy of It. After a Ioiik
debate a vnt-i waa Hnally reached and Micro
were IW yens to onn nay, Hie lomnorat
withholding tHelr votes. Thn Hpeahnr
counted n quorum preennl and the hill wu
declared a having passed. The Democrats
announced that this would be made a tcit
question to tho right of the Speaker to
declare quorum present. Adjourned
Tub lloute on thn 4th considered prlvn'e
pemlon bill that had come over from tho
prevlnua Friday. Mr Htone (Mo ) made a
vlgoroua protest against extrHVaxaaua In
pension matters, and Missra. 1-anc (III.),
Chlpman (llloh.), Inlllvcr (lows) and Klower
(N. T.) spoke s vlgor.iuily In favor of litter
si pemlon. Thu Ave petition hill under
consideration then passed. 1)i-prlvalo cal
endar was then considered In Committee of
the Whole and an evening session held fnr
the consideration ol pension bill.
ttCKMONAL ANI I'OI.ITIUAU
A HtxcNT dispatch from Hi. Peters
burg to tho London Dally Telegraph
says tho Czar had lcen nttacked by a
sudden Illness.
Tiik Democrat made gains In tho
municipal election at Chicago on tho
1st. The new Hoard of Aldurmnn stands
at Democrats to Ml Republicans with
two Independent Democrats and ono In
dependent Ropubllcsn.
Tiik seventy-fifth birthday of Prince
lllsmarck waa celebrated with much en
thusiasm In (lermsny on the 1st
Tiik Democratic ticket ot Milwaukee,
Win,, was elected by 6,000 majority on
tho 1st Peck, the humorist Is tho new
mayor. The Dennett school law had
much to do with the turn of tho election.
Tiik Csar and Prince lllsmarck havo
exchanged friendly letters In which
hopes of prolonged peace aro prominent
feat urea
Tiik Ilrttlsh expedition recently sent
out against the Somalia having failed
to accomplish Its mission another expe
dition has been started from Aden.
(.KXKiut. Thomas C Anhkhsoh, a
prominent Republican politician, for
many years deputy collector of New Or
leans (and a memlier of the famous
Louisiana returning hoard from 1874 to
1870, died recently, aged seventy.
Aihtaiion wss reported spreading In
three or four places of the Russian Em
pire among the peasantry, notably In
Finland and Poland.
Tiik llnrlln correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle telegraphed on thn lid
that a partially succcNsfol attempt had
been made on the life of tho Csar.
In the Onturlu Legislature at Toronto,
Can., Mr. llraham moved tho passage o(
a resolution railing on the Canadian
Parliament to take step looking to
closer trsue relations with tho United
States,
Sin Fiiancw Dk Win-ton, president ot
the Hrltlsh Etnln Patliu relief com
ml t tee, Is Utterly Indlgnsnt at Emln
Pasha's course In euterlng tho service
of liertnsny and churges Emln with
absolute want of gratitude.
Dom 1ki)ui was reported unwell
Tiik llrstlllan lllshops will shortly is
sue a pastoral refusing to consent to
the separation of Church and State.
Sknsationai. charges of corruption by
school hook lobbies havo been made in
the Iowa legislature.
Rt'saiA haa notified Turkey that It
will enforce a first lien on the proposed
new Turkish loan In order to secure the
arrears of the war Indemnity.
Tux House Committee on Naval Af
fairs has favorably reported the McAdno
bill to prevent the enlistment of aliens
In the navy.
Tiik bill to give the widow of the late
Mejor-lieneral Kllpatrlck 100 per month
has been favorable reported to the
llouao.
MISC-KLUAMtlll'K.
Si'KriAi. iNsrrrrviu Davis reports the
Chcrokco Strip entirely free of would-be
settlors.
ltv an explosion of fire damp In a
ahsft at Nantlcoke, Pa., the other day,
three miner were killed and eight se
riously Injured.
Tiik Pacific mall steamship China has
lowered the record from San Francisco
to Hong Kocg toUeuty days.
Thb British war ship Bultaa haa cap
tured off ZanttUradhow with twelve
enslaved Wangamwese porters aboard.
Turks, small children of William
Drown, living near Huron, 8. D., per
ished the other night whllo locked in
tholr home by their parents, the house
catching fire In some way.
In three cases of shoos from George
town, Mass., II. O. Pointer, a merchant
of Petoskey, Mich., found seven ono
pound cartridges of dynamite. They
worn frozen and had not thawed out
Nix of tho leading white lead monu
fscturlng companies of New York Mtato
havo consolidated under tho name of
tho National lead A. Oil Company. Tho
capital of the now company Is SI, 000,000.
Tiik strike of tho qusrrymcn at Jollut,
III., ended in a victory for the men.
Tiik report of a rupturo between Ilul
garla and Sorvla is officially declared to
bo untrue.
Fast day was strictly observed
throughout Massachusetts and New
Hainpshlro on tho .Id,
Tiik treasurer of tho Canton of Tlclno,
Nwllzerland, has boon arrested fur em
bezzling 1,000,000 francs.
Am, tho non-union plumbers of Chi
cago Joined the union strikers.
Nkws has boon received at Tncoma,
Wash., of tho bark Etnbleton, supposed
to havo been lost last fall.
TllK Horace Greeley homestead at
Chappaqtia, N. Y., burned to tho ground
recently. All thn hooks, a water color
picture of Mrs. Greeley and a bust of
Horace Greeley were saved by tho
neighbors, Miss Gsbrlolls) Greeley was
at church In Plessantvllle at tho tlmo.
On thn Hudson River railroad, near
Garrison, N. Y., a freight train ran Into
a mass of fallen rock before thn flagman
had time to give warning. Three train
men wnro hurt and tho engine and
twelve cars wrecked.
It was rumored on the 4th that the
O'Shca divorce case, In which Mr. Par
noil was co-respondent hod been finally
settled.
Tiik strike of the coopers of Mlnne
nixillH, Minn., has ended In a victory for
tho men.
Six men havo been killed by oxplo
hIoiih of oil gas in a tunnul being bored
near Santa Paula, Oil.
Hv tho explosion of a boiler at an oil
well near Smith's Kerry, Pa., Font M.
Dawaon, a workman, wan blown nearly
a mile and trifttatitly killed.
I.N the famous Cerneau-Scottlsh rlto
cami ngalnst the grand lodge of Iowa,
fudtfu Preston has overruled a motion
ot the defenxo to throw tho matter nut
of court on the alleged grounds that the
court had no jurisdiction In the matter,
tho (Yrnouti-Scoltlth rlto not being an
Incorporated body. Tho Cornouus con
sider this a decisive victory.
Two iitT.MMiKH furins were sold under
mortgage In two days by Sheriff John
son, of Atlantic County, N. .1. Ono
farmer was ho cruzed at losing his homo
that ho burned himself In his dwelling.
Nkvkhk hurricanes on the Pacific
during March caused many disaster on
tho ro.iat of the New Hebrides. Several
shipH were wrecked at Labour. A venue'
grounded at Mnlllcello and live whites
and thirty nutUoH were drowned, whllo
thirty othera who reached tho nhoro
were miisaacred by natives.
Mt'rii of Horace Greeley' correspond
ence, some of It Invaluable, wiim de
stroyed by the recent lire ut tho home
stood at Cbappuiun, N. Y.
A iikavv wind storm destroyed two
churches and other property at Arkan
sas City, Ar!., recently u double mis
fortuno as tho city was three feet under
water.
IttmiNi: failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended April II nututicrcd
JOrt, compared with 'ivi tho previous
week and 'IM the corresponding week of
last year.
AtMimONAI. IHMI'ATVIIBe,
Cixaiiinu house returns for the week
ended April ft showed an average do
crease ot l'i.'J compared with tho corre
sponding weok of last year. In New
York there was a decrease ot 19. 'J.
Financial affairs wore reported (rood
on the Umdon Stock Kxchange during
the week ended April ft. A reduction of
tho bank rsto of discount was expected.
Prices were firm on tho Continental
bourses and tho tonogood. Thu Havana
sugar market reported lower prices.
Tiiiikk negroes stealing railroad Iron
at Irondnlo, Ala., wore recently pur
sued by Town Marshal Kngland and hla
deputy Fortenlierry. The negroes shot
Kngland, probably fatally. Forten
herry then ooncd llro and killed the
three negroes, lntcnso excitement was
caused.
Six men were recently beheaded la
the Yuitan province of China. They
were tho last of tho revoltcr at Kout
Solon mine.
Tin: powder works at Chester, N Y
blew up recently. Two men were killed
aud great damage was done to houses In
the vicinity.
Tin: leaders of tho Frelslnnlge party
In Germany have refused to take part lit
the movement for tho erection of a
monument In honor of Prince lllsmarck.
A ll.iiii'mi correspondent aaya that
In contrast with lllsiiurok's policy, Km
peror William Intends to pave the way
to an entente with Franco and thus Iso
late Russia. Tho Austrian alliance. It
adda, will remain unchanged.
Tiik several charges sgatnst Moussa
Hey have lieen dropped at Constanti
nople, Tho alleged ground for thla
action la insufficient evidence.
Fiiank Davis, a convict, escaped from
tho Minnesota State prison thn other
night by prying tho bars ot a hospital
window apart and letting himself down.
He stole the hospital steward's overcoat
A fMi-MT martial haa convened at Fort
Porter, N. Y., for the trial of First Lieu
tensnt S. Allen Dyer, Twenty-third in
fsntry, oa charges of incurring debts
which his creditors have been unable to
collect and of running away from an
irate milk dealer who assaulted him on
account of a debt
Tiik trust recently founded for the
purpose of coat rolling glucoto and
etarvh haa purchased tho extcaslve
works ot thn Voorhoea Starch Company
at Danville, 111. '
Tiik Senate on the ftth dttpeacd ot a
large number of unopposed mcatdiivs.
A bill was pasted gMng a pcnUn of
100 a month to the widow of Gecral
John itartrantt Thn llousu devoted
the day principally to tho contldcratloa
ot army bills.
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
Tr.f.KORApM operators at Denkleman
wear tWOO diamond pins, and as a con
sequence robbers watch their rooms very
closely.
A i'Ktiit.K named Comlskl was shot
and Instantly killed by somo unknown
party tho other night whllo calling on
a widow named Reed, who lives on a
farm north of Omaha. A farm hand,
Tony Frank, who had been courting the
widow, has been arrested charged with
the crime.
Ai.nnirit W. Giikkn, a brakoman on
tho Fremont Elkhorn A Missouri Val
ley railroad, was killed at Pennington
by a train the other day. He was twenty-five
years old and had been married
about a year.
A iiiiiikik on tho Omaha line about six
miles from Dakota City, was recently
burned by a prairie fire.
Tiikkk Is a great demand for flax seed
at Columbus this spring to take tho
place of corn.
Hi:n Davis, a former well known set
tlor of Adams County, lost his house and
all its contents by tho recent floods in
Oregon.
Tiik Central Nobrasko Veterans' Asso
ciation Is advertising for bids to secure
tho location of the fourth annual re
union, which will bo held August 'M to
'Jtt.
Tiik mad stono owned by a otnrlnary
surgeon living at Ong. is said to have
performed wonders in tho way of reliev
ing peoplo who have been bitten by
rabid dogs.
Patknth latoly Issued to Nebraska In
ventors: Jesse II. lilake, Omaha, mor
tising machine; Georgo J. Kellar.Osceola,
alarm lock: Millard H. Smith and G. J.
Kelly, Stockvllle, mechanism for con
verting and transmitting motion from
wind mills, etc; John M. Young, Law
rence, compound for treating seed.
Tiik Statu Hank' ot Pierce has filed
articles of incorporation with the Secre
tary of State with a capital stock of
,15,000.
Pkikii Akkiison, a Louisville con
stable, Is under arrost for pounding a
man named Norman Into Insensibility
with a beer bottle.
.Tajiks G. Ackmiman, a prominent
business man of Alnsworth, has myste
riously disappeared and his friends nro
anxiously searching for him.
Tiik boys of Gaudy went on the war
path one night recently uiuftiiado a raid
on tho billiard halls, taking out all thn
liquor and pouring out what they could
not drink. One proprietor of a "holo in
the wall" left for parts unknown before
daylight
Wiikn the State Hoard of Transporta
tion met on tho lid Attorney-General
Leone Introduced a resolution that tho
present freight rates were unnecessarily
high and exorbitant nnd Instructing
tho secretaries to prepare a new sched
ule of rates for the State, such as they
might deem reasonable and Just based
on the Iowa rates, and submit to the
board for itsconslderatlon. State Treas
urer Hill made a few pointed remarks
in support of tho resolution and second
ed It It was opKsed by Secretary of
Slate Cowdry and Auditor Denton.
When the resolution was put to a vote
Leeso uud 11111 voted for ami Cowdry
aud Ronton against. Commissioner
Stccn, thn other mombur, was in Wash
ington. L. A. MiTciir.1,1. Is tinder arrest at Im
perial, charged with selling mortgaged
property.
J. W. Rantkii. a brakoman of Crete,
was run over by the cars at Talmage
and died In a few hours. Ho leaves a
wife and child.
Ciiaiii.ks Riiown, of Carle ton, who
married his niece a few weeks ago, bus
been arrested on complaint of his wife's
father and Is now in tho county Jsll.
A son ot James Morris, of Stella, shot
at wild geese the other day, hut brought
down onoof his father's valuable horses.
Tnr. West Point Manufacturing Com
pany has decided to establish a new
flouring mill, using the old paper mill
building for that purpose. New ma
chinery wilt Ie put In, requiring tho
outlay of MO, 000.
MonK wheat has been sown In Lincoln
County this spring than was ever boforo
plsnted In that section of the State.
Tiik contract has been let for building
Pierce County's court house. The struc
ture will coat 5v!'J,0.0,
Dt'ittMti a recent storm Mrs. Fred
Muholmiro, living six miles west ot
Wlnslde, was struck by lightning, which
stripped every shred of clothlng.even her
shoes, from her lusly, and burned her
terribly, from tho effects ot which she
died lie fore, night The house snd con
tents were burned, tho father and five
children escaping in their night clothes.
Tiik nine- ear-old son of tJ. W. Mason,
living at Dlller, while recently playing
with other children In a slaughter
house, fell into a boiling reservoir and
was lttorally cooked, dying within a few
hours.
MAitn.N Hakskk bas been held for
trial at llrokon Row for using a pistol to
pcrauado Mary Peterson to tusrry hire.
Ai'AUfof Sons of Veterans haa been
organised at Arcadia.
Tiik contest for mayor ot Norfolk re
sulted In a tie, each candidate receiving
'.MM votes. The Council was attempting
to solve the problem.
Phamk Ft.r.MiXd, a well-to-do farmer
living northeast ot David City, com
mltted suicide the other night by shoot
Ing himself through the head. Family
troubles were the cause, he having ob
tained a divorce only last term of court
A son of R J. Stafford, of David City,
had hla head hlowa oft the other day by
the explosion ol a gun, while hla face
was alto badly diaRfured.
Ahoit three o'clock the other mora
lag the stable of Rd. Roberta, one-half
mile east of Platte Center, waa struck
by lightning and in a few moments waa
burned to the ground, together with lU
contents twelve head ot calves, TOO
bushels ot oats and fifteen tons of hay.
No Insurance. Loss, about l.tWO,
S. P Lkmthm lost a valuable horse by
drowning at Reatrlce the other day and
came near losing his own life. He was
crossing the river ea the pontuoa bridge
when the animal got frightened and
jumped Into the riwr with the buggy
and occupants.
Ox the JTth of March eighteen iachta
ef eaew fell at Dakota City.
CRITICAL TIMES.
Terrlf o Preeaure on the atmbank
meata. Taw Peoale of the Lower Mlel4pl Host
aba. to Haft riaeesT waive Women
aad Children Drowned Live
stock Almost ValMltta.
VirKsnUBo, Mist, April 7. Tho flood
situation is dally growing more serious
in tho Steele bayou country. Early
Miller, a prominent planter and brother
of Attorney-General Miller, has arrived
from there on tho steamer Ever
green with his family and stock.
His plantation, though very high,
has gone under. Tho Evergreen
reports tho water along the
bayou still rising. Cattlo and hogs are
offered for sale by tho pcoplo for a song.
Much more stock must yet be brought
out or clso bo drowned.
There is unmistakable distress along
Steele's bayou and it would bo cruelty
to deny It The Evergreen will return
there and the vessel with Captain W.
Pough and M. W. Smith on board will
follow Wednesday or Thursday. They
will bring out all tho people who aro
sulTerlng or in danger. Rarges can not
Imi taken there and only tho smallest
boats are suitable for relief work.
Nineteen negroes, the survivors of a
largo party of refugees who attempted
to escapo from tho overflow down Ilayuo
Falayoon a raft arr hod hero on tho
Hill City yesterday and reported that
twoho women and children wero
drowned when tho current dashed
tholr tfrazy vessel against a tree, and
that they escapod with extreme difficul
ty. This Is tho most tragic ovent of tho
flood.
Tho water In tho inside at Arkansas
City Is rising slowly, caused by a
crevasse In Roggy bayou levee. At ono
o'clock yesterday morning Captain Toll
Inger, United States engineer, received
a message that Red Fork people had cut
tho levee about sixty feet wide and six
feet deep. Cnptaln Tolliver and men
left for that point nt otico to eloso tho
can. HoL'ifV linvou Is In flint n.trt nf tin,
country below Arkansas City on tho
oilier wuo oi tno river.
Tho steamer Pargoud, now under Gov
ernment charter, arrived at Rayou Sara
yesterday, having on board Captain
Klngsmaii, I'nlted States engineer, In
charge of that leveo district He has
been inspecting tho levee between New
Orleans aud that placo. Ho re sir tod
tho Point Coupee front In good condition
with the exception of tho levee nt Pros
ton place, almost opposite Rayou Sura.
At that point ho left a largo num
ber of sacks anil several thousand
feet of lumber and thought there was no
Immediate danger. If the people in tho
neighborhood and on the 1'also river
should rally at onco and use tho mate
rial to the In-st advantage. Ill motto
was that tho Government was willing
to holp tu.Vx ho wero willing to help
thomsolven lie Is of the opinion that
the situation Is critical and warns the
people to look out for much more water.
Tho largo dykes or levees, such as
Morcansa, Scotts, Waterloo and
Grand Ray aro recolvlng his per
sonal attention and all that can
be done In the way of engineering skill
Is being done. At Morganza leee a
largo number of men are on constant
duty. The earth work Is thoroughly
braced with timbers and a pllodrhcr
and piles aro kept ready for immediate
uso when needed. This great bulwark
that guards so many of the alluvial par
ishes Is being put to a very mowto test
PROMOTIONS.
(leneral Mile to Hurei-ed the Late Oeaeral
Crook I wis A, (Irani for Assistant Sec
retary of War.
WasiuxhtoN, April t. Tho President
Saturday sent to tho Senate the follow
Ing nominations: Lewis A. Grsnt of
Minnesota, to he Assistant Secretary of
War; Rrlgadler-Gnneral Nelson A. Miles,
to lie Msjor-Goncrat; Colonel Renjsmln
11. Grlerson, Tenth cavalry, to l itrlg-adlor-Gcncral.
The selection of Rrlgadler-Genoral
Nelson A. Miles to succeed General
Crook, deceased, seems to give general
satisfaction 'In army circles. General
Miles, who bus Wen In the city several
days, was tho recipient of hearty con
gratulatlons. In company with Major
General Schofleld he called on Secre
tary Proctor and thanked him for his
promotion.
General Lewis A. Grant of Minneap
olis, nominated as Assistant Secretary
of War, was bred a lawyer, and at the
breaking out of the war was a partner
In the tlrm of Stoughton -t Grant one
of the leading law Arms of Vermont
He entered the army as Major of tho
Fifth Vermont regiment In Septemler,
IMU, rose by regular promotion to tho
rank of Hrlgadlor-Gonoral April 27, lS4,
and commanded the si-callod "Vermont
llrlgado" to the close of the war. This
brigade was well known as ono of the
host fighting brlgadei of Sedgwick's
corps, and General Grant's rec
ord of hard service Is second
to none. Re received the brevet rank ot
Major-Gencral October ta, 1M4, "for gal
lant and meritorious service in the pres
ent campaign boforo Richmond, Vs.,
and In the Shenandoah valley." Since
the close of the war he has beri active
ly and successfully engaged la business,
first at iVa Moines, Iowa, aad thea at
Minneapolis, where ha removed about
all years ago. Ilia appolntmeat waa
rwcomanended by the Minnesota Sena
tors, by Mr. Harder, the member from
Minneapolis, aad by Gevaraor Gear aad
others from Iowa.
taeU ta
I.nviwW- Anrlt A .Th an.tiiB.J I
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tention of the unemployed wocktagmea
of Rome to jola In procession and march
through the principal thoroughfare! oa
Aprl 13 has greatly disturbed the Gov
ernment already harassed by virtual
bankruptcy and exasperating foreign
complication. Tremler Crltpl hat held
several conferences with his colleagues)
on the subject and at a result aae
ordered that the military suppress the
demonstration. The leaders ot the
movement are undaunted, however, and
declare that they will parade though
the entire Italian army oppoae theav
THE ANTI.TRUST IILU
t-fvUloat ef the adnata MM Reywrtest
rrom the JasHWar Committee.
Wasiiixotox, April aThe following
are the provisions of tho Anti-Trust bill
as reported from the Senate Committee
on Judiciary:
Section 1. Kvery contract, combination la
the form of a Iruat or otherwise, or conspir
acy In restraint of trade or commerce among
th--aversl elate and with foreign nation
I declared to be Illegal. Kvery person who
shtllmike tnv contract or engage In say
inch comhlnatlon nr conspiracy shall be
punlshxl by flm- not cxcrrxllng 1640, or by
Imprisonment not en-eertlng one yesr, or by
both, In the d acrrt on of the court.
c. 1 Kvery person whothatl tnonopollto,.
combine or consplru with any other person
or person to monopolise my pstt of the
tisilo or commerce' among' the several
State or with foreign nstlons, shall bo
deemed gullir ot a tnlslemcaior end on
com lotion punished a above slated.
he .3. Kvery contract or combination, In.
the form of a trust or otherwise or conspir
acy In restraint of trade nr commerce In any
lerrllorr if the United rMatos or the District
. of Columbia, or between any State orfttatcs
' or Tirr toilc or wltn f-iteigu nutiont, I de
clared Illegal. Ktery person who shall
I tnskn any such contract or intense In any
such combination or conspiracy shall b
deemed guilty ef a misdemeanor and oa
convl Hon pun shed a l-eior- slated.
f ctloni I uii'l Klr Hie several Circuit
Court ot tbe United Mats Jurisdiction to
pM'Vnt and restrain vlo ntions of the act.
H'O . Any propeity owned under nnjr
contract by nil) o ml nation orpursumt to
any tousplisiy,and bcli g thi-siibjut there
of mrntl tied In trct'on I of th' act, and
lelng In tbe inurs of tritns, orutmn from
one Mate to another or to a foreign country,.
shall be f rfelted to tbe United state and
maybe tetel and condemned by like pro
cuss ss tlioss provl-lod bylaw tor the for
feiture, srlctire nnd condemnn Ion of prop
erty lniioitud Into tbe United elate con
trary to Uw.
r-cc. 7. Any person who shall be injured In
his buslnes or property by any oilier per
son or corporation by reason of any thlnaT
forbidden or tit clureil In be unlaw fill by this
act, may sue thi-rifor In any Circuit Court In
the United Mate In tbe district where the
d frndant resides nr Is found without re
aped to the amount In t outrovrrsy, nndt
hull recover thrcc'oU damage by him sut.
tslned anil tho costs of salt, Including a
reasonable attorney fee.
K-e. S That the word "person" or "per
sons" wherevir ud In this act shiill bo
deemed to Include corporation and associ
ations cxlr-tlna umii-r and no hnrln-d ly the
law of either the I'nltrd Stntre, ttiu luw ot
any of tho T rrltt rles, thu laws of uny Statu
or tbn law of any foreign country.
THE SUBSIDY QUESTION.
The House Committer tteport In rorot
Nulnldy to American Vessels A Minor
ity lleiort Also Submitted.
Wamiimiiii.v, April 3. Tho Houso
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries through Chairman Kantihar
bas reported a bill to place tho Amer
ican marine engaged in foreign trade
iiNin an equality with that of other Na
tions. Tho principal features of tho bill
havo already been given. Tho report
accompanying it says: "Tho. ocean trans
portation of tho United States averaged
5'.'ti),tX0,(KK) annually for the past ten
years. Taking our share ot this trade at
7f per cent wojiavo aq amount of $180,
000,000, to per cent of which is 918,000,
000. Surely It would not lien bad InvcsV-
nient for tho Nation to pay out Sls.000,
000 annually to secure an opportunity
to earn ami save 5180,000,000. There
ant no appropriations made that would
pay so well as this would do. Rut If .
this Is thought too Iaru'o then make It
live per cent. This will be double what1 --
I the bounty bill will call for In ten years
, to come. TI stlmate of tho commit
tee Is that under the terms of thu bill
the payment oa tsiuntles for thu first
year would l-efor sailing vessels, 81,
lt,8l!s steam vessels. SI.7I.VWJ; total,
S.V.r.0,7-11. Thfl'nnnunl Increase would
be about .' js-rcent, co that It would bo
eight years before the annual bounty
would amount to 9ft. 000,000."
Representative l-'ithlan submitted the
report of the minority. It says: "Every
Industry. eory man's business and
et cry man's labor will li taxed to sus
tain tho subsidy. It will bo creating
and fostering a privileged class at tho
expense of the whole people. The
minority expresses the opinion that
bounties will Injure our ahlpping, in
terests and Irt-llovo that tho most effect
vo way to brlnu alout tho revival of
the American shipping industry it for
Congress first to place all tho materials
that go Into the construction of ships
upon the free Hat; aecond, to repeal all
laws in restraint of trade, and third, to
repeal our restrictive navigation law
and permit our merchants to buy their
ships where they caa buy them the
cheapest and sail them under tho Amer
ican flag. Tho minority recommends
that the bill tor tho free admission to
American registry of ships built abroad
lie substituted for tho bill reported by
the committee."
COMMON MONEY STANDARD.
( The rsn-.traerlean t'un eea Iteeoiumrndt
, t'omaunn Mower Statutard.
I Wasiuxotom, April lTho Psn-
American conferenco has unanimously
adopted the following: That an Interna-
iiunai American monetary union bo es
tablished; that a a basis for this union
an international cela or coins bo Issued
which shall 1 anlform In weight and
fineness and which may be used la all
the countries presented la this con
ference: that togtvetulleffejltoibia rec
ommendation there ahall ateet la Wash
ington a roramlsaloa composed of one or
more delegates from each nation repre
sented in thla conference, which shall
consider the quality, the kind of cur
reacy the United Statee ahall have and
value of the proportion ef the Interna
tional silver cola or colas aad their re
iatloas to gold; that the President of
the Ualted States Invite thla commis
sion to eoaveae at Washlagt i la a
year's time tar lees after the adjonra
teat ef thla coafereace.
atllwtmh) Pemeatle.
MawACsan. Wlav, AarUsV-Thttlec-
tioa la thla city excited more than
usual interest because th ae-called
Bennett Is enacted by aha LsfUlature.
requlrlaf the leaoiilagef English la all
schools, private and parochial aa well a
public, was made aa Issue. Ths Repub
licans defended the law, while tha Dem
ocrats were pledged to its Ntril, which
waa demanded by the Catholic BUbope
and German Lutheran elergy, whe had
blttavly draouacod the law.
The Democrats elected tftelr eatir
, uw. ueorge k. ix for mayor ha,
a plurality ovsr Rran KevubUcea. ef '
' ever n,M. '
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