THE TEIBUNE.
F. M. & J3. M. K1M3IEIX , Tubs.
MoCOOK , : : : : NEB
OVEE THE STATE.
A CABE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. $ w"pn
Keil , of battery D , First artillery , im..cd
at Fort Sidney Wednesday from Alcatraz
Island , Cal. , in charge of a man supposed
to be Michael Fitzgerald , who deserted
from A company , Twenty-first infantry , in
May , 1883. Tho prisoner says his namo
is not Fitzgerald , but Harry Byres , and
that he never belonged to the army. He
was arrested at Los Angeles , Cal. , Septem
ber 14 , 1885 , by the captain of police and
Bent to Alcatraz Island a week later in
charge of two soldiers. After he had been
at the island over a month Lieut. Merrill ,
who was judge advocate of a court , sent
for him and read charges against Michael
Fitzgerald , a deserter , and asked him how
ho would plead. He replied that he would
plead nothing , that he was not Michael
Fitzgerald and not a deserter. Some time
after that he asked Lieut. Merrill what he
was going to do with him and was told that
he could do nothing and that he had noth
ing more to do with the case.
Byres says ho believes the officers
at Alcatraz * Island knew he was
not Fitzgerald ; that Faulkner , formerly
in A company , Twenty-first infantry , now
enlisted in tho battery at the island , told
persons that lie was not Fitzgerald and did
not look anything like him. Byres says ho
is twenty-three years old , was born in Dub
lin , has been in the United States about
five years , was in and around Los Angeles
eighteen months before he was arrested and
was working at the timeforL.R. Hodgkins ,
who told tho captain of the police that he
was no deserter and that his name was
Harry Byres. The captain of the police
replied that ho deserted a long time ago.
Byres says that ho was at Antelope Valley
on the Southern Pacific railroad in May ,
1883 , and that he had no money or friends
or he thinks he would have been released
long ago.
Captain Stone and First Sergeant Me
Carty , of A company , and some of the men
of the company who knew Fitzgerald said
as soon as they saw the prisoner that ho
was not Fitzgerald. A communication wa3
at once sent to tho war department by the
commanding officer at Fort Sidney and an
order for Byres release will probably arrive
next week. Sidney Telegraph.
LEGAL VOTFJGS FOR SCHOOL , OFKIOERS.--
There having been soma discussion in
Lincoln concerning the ruling of the judges
of election by which some voters for the
board of education were rejected , the Jour
nal publishes the law on the subject , as fol
lows :
Sec. 4. Every voter and every w3man
who has resided in the district forty days
and is over twenty-one years of age and
who owns real property in the district ,
Bhall be entitled to vote at any district
meeting. Every voter and every woman ,
who has resided in tho district forty days
and is over twenty-one years age and who
owns personal property assessed in his or
her name at the last assessment shall be
entitled to vote at any district meeting
Every voter and every woman , who has ro
sided in the district forty days and io over
twenty-one yeare of age and who has chil
dren of school age residing in the district ,
shall be entitled to vote at any district
meeting.
Sec. 5. If any person offering to vole at a
school district meeting shall be challenged
as unqualified by any legal voter in such
district , the chairman presiding at such
meeting i-hall declare to the person chal
lenged the qualifications of a , voter , and if
such person shall state that he or she is
qualified , and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn , the s.iid chutrman shall admin
ister to him or her an oath , in substance as
follows : "lTou do hereby swear ( or aflirm )
that you aro twenty-one years of age , that
you have raided in this school district for
forty days 'artt past , that you own real
property iti tno district or personal prop
erty thatwas assessed inyour name at the
last assessment ( or have children of school
age residing in the dibtrkt ) ho Iit > lp yonr
God. " And every person taking xvh oath
shall tm permitted to vote on all questions
proposed at such me
STATE HATTERS.
WASHINGTON special : Six more Omaha
Indians arrived from the reservation with
Interpreter Fontanelle and will have an in
terview with Indian Commissioner Atkins.
These Indians favor the bill for the sale of
the Winnebago reservation. Chairman
Wellborn , of the house committee on In
dian affairs , has asked Representative Dor-
Bey to appear with Mr. Fontanolle before
the committee for general discussion of lu-
diarn affairs. Dr. Bland publishes in his
Council Fire a letter from C. W. Perry , of
the Winnebago reservation , alleging that
the Northern Nebraska Land and Improve
ment company is a syndicate to cheat tho
Winnebago Indians out of a part of the
reservation by the bill now in congress.
Perry charges Congressman Dorsey and
Senator Van Wyck with certain motives in
pushing the bill.
A PETITION has been received by the
ladies' aid society , of Omaha , stating that
a prairie fire had swept over Brown county ,
rendering homeless not less than seven
families , including thirty-five children , who
are destitute of clothing. The ladies re
quest donations of clothing of every kind
to be sent to the aid rooms , which will bo
forwarded to the sufferers.
THE name of tho superintendent of
school * at Edgar is Thrasher. He has im
difficulty in preserving ordr. .
A BEATRICE special says : James Martin
Davis , whose home was at Blue Springs , in
this county , wandered away from home
last Friday. From inquiries madehere it
was learned that he bought a ticket for
Burlington , Iowa. His mother , living at
Kirkwood , 111. , was yesterday telegraphed
regarding him , and but a short time after
word was received here of his death at that
place. It was doubtless a suicide , as his
mind for some time has showed signs of
failing. Mr. Davis was a business man at
Blue Springs , and was greatly respected
for his honesty and integrity.
SNEAK thieves entered an Omaha tailor
shop the other day , and while the clerk
was biS3r got away with § 160 worth of
goods. No arrests
ANOTHER passenger train will be put on
the St. Joe and Grand Island April 10th.
HASTINGS will put in a system of incades-
cent lights.
THE Douglas county horticultural society
will hold their next exhibit in connection
with the Douglas county agricultural so
ciety.
THE Beatrice gas mains are to be ex
tended , material for which is now on the
ground.
A NUMBER of Beatrice business men have
organized a bank at Wano , Kansas.
THE Ogallala Cattle company sustained
considerable loss by the latest and heaviest
eaowfall ia Nebraska.
DR. HILDRETH writes totheTekama Unr
tonian from Lyons , that the prospects foi
Mr. Evnretts recovery are very good ; and
the report that a couple of brothers of the
outlaw ( Wright ) were on the ground ' 'with
blood in their eye" is probably due to the
fact that a reporter for the Police Gazette
made a vain attempt to coerce the coroner
to open up the grave for his inspection.
ANOTHER Omaha woman has taken hei
life. This time it isLauraPhillips , a young
woman of questionable reputation , who
had no desire to live after her "man" went
back on her and showered his affections
upon another of the gentler sex. She
worked herself off by morphine.
A WASHINGTON special says that Senator
Manderson , from the committee on mili
tary affairs , reported favorably his bill for
the sale of Fort Omaha and the erection ol
another fort in its place. The report is
accompanied by letters from Secretary En-
dicolt and Gen. Sheridan recommending the
passage of the bill. Tho amendments are
that the new site shall comprise from 320
to 480 acres.
THE Elkhorn valley association of Con
gregational churches will meet at Pierce
Tuesday and Wednesday , April 27 and 28.
THE position of state veterinarian is
vacantDr. Gerth having tendered his resig
nation. His successor has not yet been
named.
DEMOCRATS of Omaha secured but two
out of the six councilmen at the recent
election.
HIGH license won at tho election in Hast
ings.
MANY of the farmers who iad corn in the
field all winter , report that considerable ol
it is spoiled , some claiming that fully one-
third is not marketable.
ARTICLES of incorporation have been filed
in Grand Island of the G. A. R , building
association.
GEN. THAYER , of Grand Island , has gone
east in the interest of the reunion. He will
visit Washington and extend personal in
vitations to General Logan , President
Cleveland and other notable persons to
visit the Nebraska reunion , and look after
other interests of the occasion.
MRS. CIIAS. EMMELL , tho young woman
from Morton who was committed to the
Gago county jail March 2 on charge of
causing the death of her infant child by
criminal negligence , was released last week
on a writ of habeas corpus from the county
court. This was done because the court
believed there was not sufficient evidence
to hold her.
THE Lincoln Journal says that on going
to her dressing room in the opera house
just after the thir.l act of "Tho Shadows
of a Great City , " Mis's Edna Carey missed
a valuable gold watch and chain which she
had left on the dressing case. The police
were notified but failed to discover any
trace of the missing property. Miss Carey
cried bitterly over the IOHS , but on getting
ready to retire in her room at tho Commer
cial , her sorrow was turned to joy at find
ing the watch safe in an inside pocket of her
underskirt , where she had placed it for safe
keeping.
CURTIS is about to get a new bank , Fos
ter & Eustis beint ; the gentlemen who will
manage tho institution. Mr. Foster has
long been with the First National bank of
Omahii. and Mr. Eustis isabrother of Gen
eral Ticket Agent Eustis of the B. & M.
They v > \ \ \ give Curtis a sound and well-
managed financial institution.
WASHINGTON special : Senator Van Wyck
made a lively speech on the Logan bill to
increase the efficiency ot the army. In the
course of tho debate the senator charged
that the corporations of Washington ,
street railways , national banks and gas
companies controlled congress , and by
their influence the people of the cit } ' , who
were powerless to resist , were robbed.
THE contractors for the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company are distributing posters
calling for men and teams to work on the
grade between Lincoln and Weeping AVater.
J. M. THAYER POST G. A. R. at Ogallala
has received its charter.
AT the Fullerton election the principal
issue was license or no license. A proposi
tion to issue bonds for water works to the
amount of § 7,000 was also voted on. A
very full vote was polled. The election was
closely contested and resulted in a victory
for the prohibitionists , they electing three
members of tho board and the license party
two , which means no saloons for the coming
year.
C. II. GODFREY , formerly of tho Omaha
fire department , has the contract for tho
water works well at Fremont.
ON a train which left Hastings the other
day a verdant youth was relieved of about
§ 75 in cash , and a watch and chain by a
couple of confidence men.
LIBERTY , now about four years old , has
1,000 inhabitants.
THE mayor of Omaha said before the re
cent election that if the democrats did not
elect four of the six conncilmen he would
resign. They elected but two and his
resignation is now in order.
AT Hastings a man attempted to board
a switch engine as it was backing up to the
round house , but not setting a square foot
ing slipped , and in falling tho engine struck
him , crushing his head badly.
DR. WATERMAN , of Louisville , packed his
trunk for a journey and sent it to tho
depot. During the night it was taken out
and rifled of its contents. Tho thieves were
not caught.
FRANK GOGFREY , of Rushville , has in
vented an electric signal for use at bridges '
or dangerous places on railroads.
W. J. COOPER & Co. , of Lincoln , were
awarded tho contract for furnishing the
plumbing and steam heating supplies for
the new insane hospital at Norfolk. Mr.
Cooper's bill was $4,750.74 and this is
51,449.26 lower than the highest bid.
OMAHA is making extensive preparations
for the celebration of the 67th anniversary
of Odd Fellowship on the 26th inst.
CITIZENS of Auburn are raising tho sum of
$25 for the purpose of paying for telegrams
From old "Probs" on the question of hoist
ing the black flag.
DAVID OSWAL , of Bismarck township ,
Platte county , wont beaver hunting and
liad pretty good luck , shooting two beavers ,
three minks and one muskrat.
JOHN L. GIDEON , an employe of the Bur
lington and Missouri River Railroad com
pany nt Omaha , found guilty of uttering
'orged tickets , was sentenced to twenty
Jays in the county jail.
A LODGE of the Ancient Order of United .
SVorkmen with a large membership has
3ccn organized at Gordon.
SCHYLER citizens have decided that the
Platte river bridge must be repaired , and a
subscription paper with this end ia view
las been started.
MK. CHABDES PETERSON , near Ogallala ,
ins received two hundred young German
rp fiah from Ohio , and'will put tho same
n a large pond on. a tract ol hie laud.
A CASE of poisoning which occurred at
Omaha last week , 1ms connected with it
something of a mystery. A family of four
wore taken with peculiar symptoms ohortly
after breakfast. The family consisting ol
Mrs. Dort , a son and two daughters were
seriously sick , Mrs. Dort dying. The two
daughters and son recovered. The physi
cians in attendance are unable to explain
the cause of the sickness , though both agree
that it was poisoning of some sort.
THE board of public lands and buildings
aro about to make an ofHcial visit to Nor
folk to inspect the new insane hospital now
in ouree of erection at "that place.
CHARLES FRUIT was arrested at Falls
City on complaint of William Sullivan ,
charged with stealing a horse of Sullivan.
A CORRESPONDENT writes the Lincoln
Journal that at Liberty he met Master
Arthur Loos , one of the smallest , if not the
smallest , midgets in the world. He is a son
of Col. Loos of the Commercial hotel. He
is sixteen years old ; was born at West
Union , la. , and at his birth weighed eleven
pounds. Ho was a healthy child and grew
rapidly until ho was four years old , but ,
liko Grandfather's clock , stopped then ,
never to grow again. To-day he is a bright ,
active little follow , thirty-four inches high
and weighing thirty-four pounds , just
twenty-three pounds more than ho did at
birth. Col. and Mrs. Loos are averaged
sized people , and the other children are not
different from other children of their ages.
Master Arthur is a curiosity and well worth
a trip to see.
THE Hastings Gazette-Journal advocates
the passage of a law compelling all men
who drink to take out a license.
IT is probable that Dr. Ramaciotti , of
Omaha , will succeed Dr. Gerth as state
veterinarian.
AN Omaha Herald special from Lyons
says the Steadman tragedy , recently enact
ed near that place in Burt county and
which ended at the Johnson barn , is still
agitating the people of Burt county. Tho
list of killed narrows down to two Her
man C. Steadman and Challengly , the mur
derer , who took his own life in the barn.
Everett , who was shot by the desperado in
the barn , will recover. The wounded have
recovered. Tho county commissioners will
retime to pay the damage of the tire , claim
ing there is no legal authority for them to
do so. Johnson's real damage is not less
than § 5,000. Johnson , through no fault
of his , has been ruined unless his loss can
be recovered in some way. Every possible
means was used to capture the murderer
without destroying the property , but there
seemed to be no other resource. The
stories reported that friends of the assassin
are lurking around Oakland bent on ven
geance are entirely groundless , and origin
ated wholly in the imagination of an irre
sponsible correspondent.
WILLIAM CASSEY , who is believed to have
had something to do with robbery of the
stage coach between Chadron and Fort
Robinson some months ago , has been put
in the Dodge county jail for safe keeping
until his time for trial. Cassey was driver
of the stage that was robbed.
ARTICLES incorporating the Lincoln Pros
pecting company have been filed in tho
office of the comity clerk of Lancaster
county. Its place of business will be in
Lincoln. Capital stock $20,000 ; object , to
sink experimental wells in search ot water ,
salt , coal , oil and natural gas ; to provide
water power and water supply for manu
facturing and other purposes ; to collect and
reduce brine and engage in tho manufacture
and sale of salt.
EDGAR suffered a small fire last week , tho
loss being about § 800.
DURING tho fiscal year just ended there
were eighty-six firo alarms in Omaha , and
the losses by fire were estimated at § 50.-
355.75. The expenses of the firo depart
ment for the year were § 31,598.
KIMBALLCheyenne county , wants a
flouring mill and canning factory , and tho
Observer of that place says that it is tho
best location in Nebraska for such enter
prises. Kimball is a new but live town on
the Union PacificroadimvesternNobraska ,
PERSONAL AJfD OTHER ZfOTES.
Private Dalzell denies tho rumor of his
broken health and poverty.
Mrs. T. A. Ilendricks has left Indianapolis
'or an extended tour of tho Pacific coast.
The health of Sir John Macdonald , the
Canadian premier , continues to improve.
Sergeant S. Weigler , United States army ,
stationed at Ship Islaud , committed suicide
iy shooting.
The members of the Iowa senate havo
presented a gold watch and chain to Lieu-
tenant-Governor Hill.
Horatio Seymour and Justice Hunt were
: lose and old-time friends. There wero
anly fourteen days difference in their ages.
Gov. Gray , of Indiana , is said to fear the
the approach of old age , and to hide the
jvidence of its coming has taken to dyeing
: iis beard.
The czar and czarina will soon visit the
Crimea to'inspect the fortifications of Se
vastopol and Nicolaieff and to witness the
aunching of ironclads.
James Gordon Bennett will steam among
the Grecian Islands in his yacht and go
bhence to the Indian ocean , where he will
emain several months.
John Kerlin , trustee of Princeton town-
ihip and postmaster at Seafiel , Ind. , has
taken a trip to Canada. A shortage of
ibout § 4,000 exists in the township treas-
Henry Irving has been visiting W. Court-
ley , of Oxford , the palron-in-chief of ama-
: eur acting in the university of Oxford , and
i result of tho visit is an invitation to de-
iver a lecture on acting before the univer-
lity.
lity.With
With regard to the cable dispatch from
Xome to tho effect that the archbishops of
Baltimore and Quebec would attend the
icxt papal consistory , Archbishop Gibbons
says that ho does not contemplate a visit
; o the Eternal City in the near future.
The Civil Servico Reformer for April con-
; nins an opon letter from Prof. Ely , of the
Cohn HopTiins university , to the Knights of
Liabor , urging labor organizations to sup-
) ort civil service reform as a means to
iecuro intelligent legislation. Prof. Ely is
; he author of "French and American So-
: ialism , " and is regarded by the Knights of
Labor as friendly to their interests.-
DESTRUCTION OF MISSION HOUSES.
Advices from the Phillipine Islands state
hat February 15th , a party of Mohame-
an fanatics attacked the mission house at
iamoutacs , on the island of Mildano , set
re to the mission house , as well as tho
treiijTig house of the priests , tho old church ,
nd the now church , now in process of erec-
ion , and the store houses , the whole being
educed to ashes. The loss is estimated at
18,000. A Spanish force was sent to
liastise them , when twelve were killed and
everal wounded , the loss on the Spanish P
ide being ono captain of the infantry and
jur men wounded and one man killed.
'hree days previous thesame bund burned
he'vilhige of Arnudeo and the naval coal
epot. The loss is v rjr great. 1
y SZTOTZKW..Y.
T/ic Labor A-onbles in East St. Zoiiis Result
in Fatal Shooting Tlie Populace Greatly
Excited.
. ST. Louis , April 9 2:40 p. in. The
deputy guards stationed at tho Louisville
and Nashville yards ; near Broadway , fired
into a crowd of 300 strikers about 2:20
this afternoon. Five men and one woman
were shot. Threo of the men were killed
and the woman is supposed to be mortally
tvounded. The killed are : Pat Bristol , an
employe of the water works and not a
striker ; Oscar Washington , a painter ; John
Bohmnn , a water works laborer , not a
striker , and T. E. Phompton. Major
R chman was shot in the head and
shoulder and will probably die ; Mrs. John
Pfeiffer was shot in the back and is prob
ably mortally wounded. An unknown man
was shot at the bridge approach. Tho
crowd had made no attacks upon the
yards , but were standing on the Cahokia
bridge , near the Louisville and Nashville
yards , jeering at the guards , when , without
the slightest apparent provocation , the ,
deputies levelled their rifles and fired two
volleys. The crowd i in media tely separated ,
running in all directions , and the deputies
retreated over the Cahokia bridge , towards
the Missouri river bridge , still holding their
rifles and firing to cover their retreat.
When it was known by the strikers
that the guards had fled , the for.ner re
turned to recover their dead. 1 hey found
PatBriscoll and Oscar Washington lying
on the Cahokia bridge , and they were dead
when picked up. John Brohman was also
found on the bridge , but showed signs of
life. He was taken to the switch house ,
but died in a few minutes. Mrs. P eiffer
was found lying on the railroad about ono
hundred yarda from the Cabokia bridge ,
and was carried by her husband to a drug
store on Broadway , near the crosning ,
where she is now in a critical condition.
Major Rychman was taken into a hotel
near by , where physicians are now attend
ing him. The crowd , after the firing began ,
ran up Broadway shouting : "To arms ! to
arms ! We will get guns and return that
fire. " The women and children ran out of
their houses and met them in tho streets ,
weeping and wringing their hands. After tho
crowd returned to the scene and the excite
ment had abated , several of the leading
strikers drew their revolvers and swore
that they would drive all the deputies out
of tho city "even at the loss of their own
lives.
HOW THE RIOT BEGAN.
Ever since the railroad employes in East
St. Louis ceased work in support of tho
striking knights in the Gould system ,
rumors of riot and bloodshed have daily
gained circulation , but until to-day no
Borious conflict occurred. To-day opened
with but little prospect of serious trouble ,
although some of the strikers intimated
that the roads would find it IPS ? easy to
run trains than they had anticipated and
early in the morning the yards presented
an animated scene. Switch engines were
running backwards and forwards and trains
were arriving and departing without any
interference. This condition of affairs con
tinued until noon and it was thought the
day would pass without any demonstra
tion from the strikers. At that hour , how
ever , the trouble which afterwards grew to
such alarming proportions begun. A num
ber of strikers , without apparently having
formed any preconcerted plan , congregated
at the relay depot , and began a discussion
of the general bituation. As time passed the
number was augmented till the original
knot of men increased to fully 200. The
discussion became animated and the crowd
more demonstrative , till some one proposed
they go to the Louisville and Nashville
yards and drive out the men employed
there. The cry of "On to the Nashville
yards" was caught up and the crowd ad
vanced. As they proceeded their numbers
again increased , some journeying with the
mob aa spectators and others in full sym
pathy with the movement , till 300 to 400
were advancing towards the yards. Arriv
ing there they swarmed into the yards and
persuaded the men at work to desert their
posts. The crowd remained in the yards
for some time , and though considerable ex
citement pie vailed , no violence was resort
ed to. Just at this time , however , a Louis
ville and Nashville freight train was alowly
passing through the yards , guarded by
eight deputy sheriffs armed with Winches
ter rifles. In tho meantime crowds of men ,
women and children had congregated on
Broadway , where the Louisville and Nash
ville tracks crossed the street , and at Sou-
pon , where the Broadway bridge spans the
Cahokia creek , and in the open apace to the
east. Just as the train reached theBroad-
wav crossing thtrouble began. The
crowd on the bridge began to yell and jeer
at the officers , and it is asserted that
stones were thrown which struck two or
three of them , and it was also said that a
pistol was discharg-d. The deputies im
mediately leveled their rifles and fired two
volleys into the crowd on the bridge with
fatal effect , four men being killed and one
woman mortally wounded , as Above de
tailed.
Immediately after the shooting the depu
ties at the approach of the strikers started'
over the bridge. The scene on the bridge
was one of confusion and excitement. Coal
teams and other teams and wagons were
( allopiug westward and the drivers were
shouting to all pedestrians and teams ta
run back. AVomen and men on foot were
running towards this city and waving back
all they met , while immediately behind
came the deputies , pursued by the van
guard of the crowil from E.ist St. Louis.
One of the frightened guards throw his
ijuii into tho river , while another hid hie
weapon in a wagon thatwas in full retreat.
On arriving in this city tho deputies went
; it once to the Chestnut street police
station , where , after stating the facts ,
they surrendered to the sergeant in charge
mid were taken to the Four Courts , where
they were placed in custody after givins
bhe following names : P. W. Hewlett , John
Hague , Sam Jones , John F. Williams. G.
Luster , Stewart Martin. Gco Marnell. and
W. F. Laird. About half an hour after
the shooting an excited and angry mob
lathered in the square between the city
liall and police station. A man named
IJwyer , a gambler , in no way connected
ivith the strike , became the center of a .
crowd , who cheered the incendiary stateL
inents which he uttered. He urged the men
to "hang and kill. "
Mayor Joyce , after the encounter with
the deputies on the bridge , when he at
iempted to arrest them in their flight , went
through the excited crowds to his office. F
Ho attempted to calm the men , but found Ft Fc Fc
it useless. The streets and sidewalks were c
blocked with men , women and children , t
who rushed in every direction. Reaching c'li
lis office about an hour after the shooting. li
10 at once it-sued a proclamation to close 11
11h
ill saloons and warning women and minors h
; o keep off the streets. He was aeon with iih
Messrs. Bailey and Hayes , Knights of iitl
tl
Jabor. who were urging him to do all in tlti
lis power to calm the men. He said he had tic
tin
lotified the governor two weeks ago , but n :
.hat he had done nothing and that he was
C (
itterly powerless. w
life
WILT. PAY FOR fe
fePi
The following message was sent from Pi
.tchison , Kansas , to H. M. Hoxie : si tc
" 'J he city of Atchigon will pay all dam- tl
ges to the company's property in the cor- tlT
oratelimits no theresultof thelawlessness T
rowing out of the late strike , as may be bi
greed upon bjr a competent board of ap-
raisers. ; a
[ Signed ] S. H. KELSBT , Mayor. " J cl :
TUB C03I3IEROE J.V CEREAT.S.
Secretary Hai/ard Replies to tho Ssnttta's
RMolutlon Reyarillny Ute TfAcaS Trade
With Foreiyn Countries.
On February 7th ttio sonato passed a
resolution asking tho secretary of state to
report to the senata tho information at hia
command in relation to the commerce be
tween tho United States and foreign coun
tries in cereals. Bayard , in reply , says the
conclusions to be drawn from tho statistics
collected by our consuls are :
First Tho rye and wheat culture in
European counties , Russia exceptod , is sta
tionary and , while low prices prevail , will
probably retain its present limit and may
even decline.
Second Europe , Russia exceptod , re
quires on an average of about 174,000,000
bushels of foreign wheat for tho needs of its
people , and these needs becomes greater
each year.
Third Russia and India arc active com
petitors of the United States only under
favorable conditions , and even supposing
them , to be capable of greatly increasing
their export , the situation is not calculated
to develop further capacity.
Fourth The South American countries
promise , so far us the imperfect statistics
at hand , to become tho ii.ost dangerous
rivals that tho United States will meet in
the whole market of the world , but in thnir
present undeveloped state they oxert only
a moderate influence on the markets.
Fifth While these new countries possess
a great extent of territory now unoccupied ,
but capable of being devoted to wheat cul
ture at a cost that is little more than
nominal , there will be an abundant supply
nf wheat for the world's needs , and with a
favorable harvest prices will remain lower.
Sixth Tho hostile tariffs of wheat con
suming countries havo practically made
Great Britain tho only market for wheat
and have resulted in prices lower than
have ruled for more than a century in a
market which controls prices for the world.
Seventh Tho influences tending to main
tain low prices aro more active than thoso
which would , if acting alone , result in high
prices. Tho population of Europe is con
stantly increasing , while lost year tho
whole crop fell off.
Mr. Bayard concludes that the homesup-
ply of wheat in Europe is becoming less able
to meet the homo demand , and that a con
tinually increasing quantity of foreign wheat
will bo needed to feed its people. The sta
tistics show , taking the last ten years as a
basis for an average , that Europe , except
Russia and the Balkan pro vinces , conntimes
all tho wheatgrown , and about 174,000,000
bushels of foreign wheat. This deficiency in
tho supply is made good from the crops of
Russia , India , Australia and North and
South America , and with so many Com
peting to draw from each has varied Irom
year to year under national laws of trade ,
as well asunderartificial influences imposed
by the government , as well us by indi
viduals. Tho Russian crop is likely to de
cline in volume. The large export in tho
past few years has drawn severely on tho
resources of the country , while the methods
of agriculture aro such as to make it cer
tain that tho competition with other coun
tries can't be maintained. How docs tho
secretary of state think the conditions of
India are to be regarded as favorable to
the maintenance of a sharp competition
with the United States ?
EXTRTES UrOX rUJiLIC LAXDS.
JTo Longer Any 2fccd for Enforcement of
Order.
The secretary of the interior , says a
Washington dispatch , has revoked the
order of Commissioner Sparks , April 3 ,
18S5 , suspending final action upon entries
upon public lands. The following is tho
secretary's letter to the commissioners.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , WAhiiLVG-
TON.
To commissioner of the general land
office , sir : On April 3 , 1885 , you issued
the following order :
Tho practice of the suspension of the
rules for final action in this office upon all
entries of public lands , except private cash
entries , and such script locations as are
not dependent upon acts of settlement and
cultivation , is suspended in the following
localities , viz : All west of the first guide
meridian west , in Kansas ; all west of 17
range west , in Nebraska ; the whole of Col
orado except laud in the late Ute reserva
tion ; all Dakota , Idaho , UtahVashing -
ton. New Mexico , Montana , Wyoming , and
N'evada , and that portion ot Minnesota
north of the indemnity limits of the St.
L'aul , Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad.
In addition , final action in this office will
! > e suspended under the act of June 3 ,
1878 , and also cases of desert land entries.
fSignedV. . A. SPARKS , Commissioner.
April 3. 1885.
Whatever necessity may have existed at
the time of its promulgation has ceased to
i > e sufficient to longer continue an order
suspending all action and involving in com-
: non condemnation of innocent and guilty ,
lonest and dishonest. While I earnestly
irgu the exercise of the strictest vigilance to
itrevent , by all agencies within your power.
, he land claims , yet when the vigilance of
ill these agencies shows no substantial
evidence of fraud or wrong , honest claims
ihould not be delayed or their considera-
ion refused on general reports or rumors.
fhe above order , as issued by you , is there-
ore revoked , and you will proceed in regu-
ar , orderly and careful consideration and
lisposal of claims suspended by it. Very
espectfnlly ,
( Signed ) L. Q. C. LAMAR , Secretary.
MAyXIXG 1YIT.T. XOT GO Jl.lCK.
peculation Rife About It'/io Will lie Ills
Successor.
Washington special : It is said mostposi-
ively that there is no foundation for'the
umors of a disagreementbetween thepresi-
lent and Secretary Manning at the cabinet
neeting on tho day of the secretary's at-
nck , or for the statement that he had
rritten his resignation. Howeverthis may
ie , the impression is stronger than ever
hat Mr. Manning will not go back to the
rcasury. At the treasury this is accepted
s settled , and gossip there on the subject
) principally concentrated upon the pros-
ective choice of the president for his suc-
? ssor. It is freely asserted , although , of
ourse , neither of the two could be expected
3 admit it , that Assistant Secretary Fair-
"
lild and Treasurer Jordan each"would
ke to step up to the head of the depart-
lent. The president , it is reported , has
ad some talk with each of the.segentlemeii
L reference to treasury department affairs ,
lit it has not transpired that either of
icm was asked hi.s opinion as to the selec-
on of a new head for the treasury. Con-
trning the selection of a new secretary , the
icntion of Gov. McLane's natn > in this
mnection is favorably received every-
here , and u , statement which finds beo
jvers is that the president has in the last a
w days sounded several of the moro
-ominent members as to their opinion of
ich an appointment. It was also rumored
-day , but this it is not possible to verify ,
lat Gov. McLane had been cabled to at
uris for an expression of his own views.
lie president certainly could not make : i
stter appointment. It is well to say , how-
er , that unless in the event of Mr. Man-
ng's illness having a fatal termination it
not anticipated that any immediate
lOice of his successor will be made. J
THE LABOR STRUGGLE.
Ita Condition Set Forth In an Address
From tho Knights.
ST. Louis , April G. The joint exccutivo
hoard ot assemblies 101 , 93 and 17 of tho
Knights of Labor this afternoon issued tho
following address :
To tho Workingmon of the World-
Friends and Brothers : Hear us. for wo
pleml for our rights. Men of equity , look
against giants or
upon us , for we struggle
wrong. Mad with the frenzy of pride and
self adulation , begotten as it is of tho sue-
cess ot outrage and infamy , there stands
before us a giant of aggregated and incor
porated wealth , every dollar of which is
built upon blood , injustice and outrage. '
That giant of corporate wealth has cen
tralized its power in and is impersonated
by an eager fiend who gloats as lie grinds
tho life out of his fellow men and grimaces
and dances as they writhe upon his instru
ments of torture. 0 ! ye workingmen of
America , who love your liberty and your
native land , ye great creators of Avealth ,
who stand us the foundation of all nntion-
nl good , look upon your brothers to-day.
Gould , the giant fiend ; Gould tho money
monarch , is dancing , as he cloims , over tho
crave of our order over the rntn of our
homes and blight of our liveBefore him
the world has smiled in beauty , but his
wake is the graveyard of hopes , the cyclono
path of devastation and death. Our
strong arms have grown weary in
building the tower of strength , and
yet , , he bids us build on or die.
Our young lives have grown gray too soon
beneath tho strain ot our unrequited , con
stant toil. Our loved ones at home nro
hollow-cheeked and pale with long and
weary waiting for better days to como.
Nny. more than this , the graveyards nro
hiding his victims from longing eyes.
Brother workmen , this monster fiend has
compelled some of us to toil in cold and
rain for five and thirty cents a day. Others
have been compelled to yield their time to
him for seventeen and thirty-six weary
hours for the pittance of nine hours' pay.
Others who havo dared to assort their man
hood and rebel against his tyranny aro
black-listed and boycotted all over tho
land. lie has made solemn compacts with
the highest authority in our order and then
has basely refused to fulfill his pledie. Ho
lives under and enjoys all the benefits of a
republican form of government , and yet
advocates and perpetuates tn most de
basing form of white slavery. JTe robs the
rich and poor , high and low , with ruthless V ' 1
hands , and then appeals to corrupt and
purchased courts to help him take our little
homes away. He breaiks our limbs and
maims our bodies , and then demands
that we shall release him from every
claim for damages or black-listed forever.
He goes to our grorers and persuades them
not to give us credit , because we refuse to i )
be ground in his human mill. He turns
upon us hordes of lawless thugs , who shoot
among our wives and children wilh deadly j '
intent and then he howls for government
help when he gets his pay in coin alike.
Fellow workmen , Gould must be over
thrown. His giant power must bo broken ,
or you and T must be slaves forever. Tho
Knights of Labor alone have dated to be a
David to thisGoliah. Thebattle i.s not for
to-day ; the battle is not for to-morrow ;
but for the trooping generations in coming
ages of the world ; for our children and our
children's children. It is thegreat question
of the age : shall we , in coming age.s. be a
nation of slavo.s ? The question must bo
decided now. The cltninsarealready forged
that are to bind us. Shall wo await
until they are rivited upon our limbs ?
Nay , God forbid. Workmen of the world ,
marshal yourselves upon the battle-field.
Workmen of every trade and clime , on to
the fray. Gould and his monopolies must
co down , or your children must be slaves.
Think of the little olive plants around yonr
hearthstones that will be blighted by its
cur e. Think of the little home he is Hcek-
ing to rob j on of. Think of the wife from
whose eyes he lias wrung floods of tears
and from whose heart he has tortured
drops of blood. Who can look calmly
upon his perfidy , his outrage and his crime ?
for ho has sought to incite felony among
our rank and file ; he has bought the j > er-
fidy of vile men to entrap the unwary that
he might stain our fair name and gloat
over your misfortunes. Once for all. fel
low-workmen , arouse. Let every hand
that toils be lifted to heaven and swear by
Him thatliveth forevcrthat these outrages
must cease. Let every heart and brow bo
turned toward our common foe and let no
man grow weary until , like Goliah , our-
giant is dead at our feet.
EXECUTIVE EoAnns
_ P. A. 101. 07 AND 17 _
sows cossri :
TUB river and Harbor appropriation bill1 ,
ns completed by the house committee , ,
makes a total appropriation of § 15.164-
200 , which will become available imme
diately upon the passage of thu bill. As
there was no appropriation made for river
and harbor improvements last Mission , the-
present appropriation virtually covers a
period of nearly two years.
Tin ; national council of the National
Union league held its annual session at tho
Ebbitt house. There was a very full repre
sentation of states. Officers for the year
were elected as follows : President. C. II.
Grosvenor ; vice-presidents. Win. K. Chand
ler. Thomas R. Rich. James b" . Xe ley , J.
S. Robinson , L. C. Houck , J. E. O 'llara
C. A. Boutelle. B. K. Bruce , Nathan Got )
and Lewis JlcKenzie ; corresponding secre
tary , J. E. Bryant ; treasurer , A. M. Clnpp ,
chaplain , J. J. Cooper ; marshal , J. H.
Bayne ; sargeant-at-arms , S. J. Demar.
THE senate in executive
, session , con-
Irmed the nomination of John D. Oberly
ind Charles Lyman. of Connecticut , to bo
: ivil service commissioners. Senator Mor-
ill reported from the finance committee a
esolution declaring on the authority of
; he secretary of the treasury that there aro
10 papers in his department affecting tho
noral character or official record of any ol
: he suspended internal revenue collectors *
ibout whom the committee had made in-
liiiries. The resolution , Morrill hai.I. Wn3
ulopted by a unanimous
vote ot the com-
nittee.
SOLICITOR General Goode was before tho
'an-eJectric committee on the 6th and , on ,
ros.s-examination stated that he was not
.ware of using any undue or unusual haste-
n ordering suits agaiust the Bell company-
cither had he given any thought to tiio
notives of the attorneys who offered to
ppear in the suits without compensation
: om the government.
T.TTTT.V .
In reporting back to the house the bill to.
onsolidate certain bureaus of tho depart-
icnt of the navy , the committee on naval-
f fairs that the
say present organization of-
lie navy department is largely the creature
f executive orders and customs so long
cquiesced that they have almost the force
f positive law The bureaus at present
Jenw to stand tn relation to each other
nd to the secretary in a manner precisely i
nalagous to the relations that the several
epartments of the government bear to ( r
ich other and to the president. In other
ords , these right little bureaus havo b"
) me eight little navy departments and
lould be abolished. This division ! <
owers and duties brings about
many con-
icta of authority and results in
much.
2edlesa expenditure ol money
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