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VOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY APRIL 15 , 1881. ISO243. . Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cfenis HOUSES LOTS , FARMS LANDS BEMIS' REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE I 15th and Douglas Sts. , Omaha , - - Neb A rfrResidence Lot * * + \J\J\J sioo to ? 2600 each. Houses and Lots , § 275 to ? 18,000 e ch. Business Lots 5500 to $10,000 each. Farmi. AoreiLand- 900,000 I O ( " } ( * " ) O Acres in Douglu Go. " 7 f-\r\f\ Acres in Sarpj Co. Large Amount of Suburban Property in I , 10 , 20 or 40-Acre Lots Within 1 to 5 Miles from Post Office. $250,000 TO LOAN , At 8 per Gent. NEW MAPS OF OMAHA .Published by this Agency , 25 cents Each , Mounted $1.00 Houses , Stores , Hotels , Farms , Lots , Lands , Offices , Eooms , Etoto Bent cr Lease. Taxes paid , rents collected , deeds , mortgages , and all kinds of real estate doouments made out at short notice. This agency does strictly a brokerage business. Does not speculate , and therefore any bargains on its books are in sured to its patrons , instead of being gobbled up by the agent. Notary Public Always in Office. Oall and get Circulars and full Particulars at BEMIS1 REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. 16th and Douglas Sts. , OMAHA. - - - NEB WASHINGTON. The Senators Still Prating About Nothing , The Kepublicans Determining to Hold the Fort to the End. The Democrats Declaring They Will Grip on Too. Sitting Bull Heard from Again , Making Four Million and Eleven Times This Week. SENATE. SpecUl Dtopfttch to TUB Bu. WASHINGTON , April 14 Messrs. Mahone and Ben Hill were among the very few senators present when the body was called to order to-day , aud with Don Cameron , who came shortly after , were parties to a general inter change of good natured comment of the icene yesterday. Considerable time was wasted in waiting for a quo rum , but finally an ineffectual motion to proceed to the consideration of ex ecutive business , developed the fact that forty-one senators * ere present to vote. Mr. Morgan , of Alabama , then took the floor and began a long speech. He commenced with a detailed review of nearly every speech made on the re publican tide , evldentally taking liter ally the words of Mr. Davis , when he aid : "Let the debate go on. " He thought things had reached that con dition in the senate when a man could not debate without a pair of derrin gers In his picket. He fully took np the issue , and said that the whole ob ject of the present republican move ment was to break up the democratic party , and dilated upon it &t 1-jngth. He next proceeded to discuss the isaue of free ballet and fair count. He talked for nearly three hours , without saying anything of novel oz peculiar interest. Mr. Brownof Georgia , followed Mr. Morgan. Among other things he spoke of the recent remarks of Mr. Htwloy , any'denled that universal suffrage was the law of the world. It was not even the law of any civilized country of the world. In the south , any man bad the right to vote , but not in Mas- saohnsetti , Connecticut or Rhode Is land. He then went into a review of the suffrage laws of those states. The Massachusetts senator repeatedly tried to interrupt the cpeaker , but ho declined clined to yield thu floor until ho might have finished his speech. He took up the doctrine of state rights as laid down by the New England senators , and asserted that no state interposed more bars to lecal suffrage than Mas achnsatts. Should _ t r - ralos "aoToptedTancl enforce ! In 'Geor gia , he said , eight-tenths of the colored voters of that atato would be deprived of their suffrage. In sup port of the idea of cohcsivencss of executive patronage , the spotker quo ted figuroa to show how few office holders In the public departments came from Georgia , and argued that the party could not be kept together ithont patronage , and that the re publican party in Georgia waa being wiped out by northern injustice. The Independent democrats of the south were not on the road to recruit the depleted rank * of the republican party. Now and then an ambitious young man , or office seeker , might go over to them , but when the watchword of reconstruction should be flaunted , thinking young men of the south would huld aloof The idea of republicanism , that the south still stands as it stood it the cluie of the war , is preposter ous. The society of the south cunld not be disorganized. The mistake would readily be recognizjoTif the re publican * hoped that southern inde pendents would follow the leadership of the senttor from Virginia. He was not sure but what it might not be come necessary to do no to thwart the republican purpose in Virginia , in de fense of the threatened reconstruction of society in that state. Mr. Hoar followed in a speech in condemnation of such a threat to overcome the just majority of voters of Virginia or any other state. Mr. Brown made a brief reply , which he concluded by saying that when the senator from Massachusetts saw fit to explain his recent imputa tions as to treason and revolution on the part of the democrats' position in the senate , he won'td have a few words to say in reply. Mr. Hoar then undertook to cor rect gome statements of Brown con- earning tha number of diafrauchissd adults in Massachusetts , and a discus sion followed , In which Brown , Butler and Oall confronted Mr. Hoar and which waa conducted moro to the amusement than to the edification of those who heard it. Mr. Hawley also had a word to say for Connecticut. He claimed that no one of ordinary intelligence need bo deprived of his vote in that state. He had never known of a man there to be deprived of his vote by violence or to be comnelled to vote contrary to the dictates of his owe conscience. At a few minutes before six o'clock the senate adjourned till 12 o'clock Mon day. CAPITAL NOTES. NOMINATIONS. SpecUl Dllpatch to Tni Ii i WASIIINOTON , April 14 10 p. m. The following nomtnitioas were sent to the senate to-day : Postmasters Henry 0. Russell , at Eufalia , Ala. Whitely T. Wing , at Godsden , Ala. John Grant , at Bracketville , Texas Isaac S. Brown , at Columbus , Ind Edwin W. Phelps , at Oak Park , III C. N. CUrk , at Ida Grove , la. ; James C. Fullerton , receiver of public mon eys , at Roseburg , Oregon. ; William Lltcneu , of Ohio , register in the iand office at Mitchell , Dak. ; Cortez Fes- enden , of Michig4nsurveyor general of the United States district of Da kota. SecreUry Windom continues to re ceive from holders of 6 per cents no tice of their willingnea to accept stamped 3J per cents. A large num ber of such notices came this morn ing , besides numerous others by tele graph. The democrats are bound to stick where they are. It is for the republi cans to say when the deadlock shall be broken. They say : "We are ready to attend to the business fir which the session was called , and after that is finished , to renew the fight over the organization. " They believe the re publicans must give way soon , as the pressure of important business betora the senate ia so great that they must yield. Logan said the republicans were bound to stick till the democrats yield to the right of the majority to organize. Attorney-General McVoagh , who has been attorney for the cotton tie men against the hoop iron manufac turers , has withdrawn his appearance from the case , and will probably be consulted when the case now before Secretary Windom comes up. Revenue receipts to-day , $370,005 ; customs , 5108,254 Secretary Hunt visited the navy yard yesterday afternoon , and was enthusiastically received by officers and men. An order has been issued by the poatoffico department declaring all publications that violate the interna tional copyright laws shall be regarded as nnmailable matter. The order was called out by a certain Canadian pub lication. The manufacturers and dealers in butter are on the war path in consequence quence of a shipment of oleomarga rine , invoiced aa butter , from this country , to Canada and Europe. The secretary of the treasury had referred to the attorney-general the question as to whether a collector of customs has the newer to examine packages invoiced as butter and offerred for shipment to points outside of the Uni ted States. The question is consid ered of great importance and the de cision of the attorney-general is awaited with Interest. Inquiry among senators to day as to their opinions of the letter of Sen ator Davis , of Illinois , on the political situation revealed the fact that but few had read it. Thosa who had , both republicans and democrats , held that It was ridiculous to talk of dis banding the existing parties , the democrats believing they were yet to come into their inheritance , and the republicans believiog that the pros perity of the country depends upon the continuance of their organization. The truth is the Davis letter did not attract much attention at the capltol. The only criticism upon it was that the letter was f just what might have been expected from an independent , and especially the most pootninent in dent in the land , who , if a new party was formed out of old ones , would probably be the presidential candi date of the new party. SITTING BCLL COMING. Maj. Brotherton telegraphs from Fort Buford , dated April 9 , a coufir- matien of the return of Sitting Bull and camp to surrender. The Indians on the 7th instant were near Poplar river , destitute , broken down and footsore. LIuut. Robinson WPS to meet \hetn with provisions. TVKE&TLINO WITH TIIE DEADLOCK. Another republican caucus IB in the near , prospectiv-f It jnay be held Sulurdaybut prdb&bly 'not until Mon day morning. It is now considered not unlikely that the caucus may de cide to hold one or more executive sessions , but it will be with the fixed purpose of holding the business en tirely in republican hands. The first etep in the natural and proper order of business will be to refer pending nominations. Then the committees will report back such as they deem important to have confirmed , and , as this proceeding will bo enttrely regu lar , the democrats cannot object to it. When the confirmations agreed upon by the republicans shall have been disposed of thay can resume the pres ent fight and stick to It aa long as they please. The rumor that Senator Conkllng will make a speech in open senate next week , declaring war against the administration , ia generally discredit ed , and by his Intimate friends abso lutely denied. Dr. DeSchinidt , district chemwt , reports to the health officer that at the request of the latter ho carefully examined microscopically aud other wi < ; e , different samples of pork meat , 235 in number from 65 different hogR , with respect to the presence or ab sence of parasites dangerous to human hralth and that these samples wore fuund to be free from dangerous parasites or larvae thereof. The scene In the senate yesterday afternoon between Senators Hill and Mahone , was the absorbing topic of conversation last evening. The opin ion prevails that the little general IB itching for a fight , but the giod- humored manner with which Hl'l ' looks upon the passage precludes all conjecture in that direction. No fur ther reference to thla feature of debate is expected in the enate. Private Dnlzell nw seeks notoriety as tha first Ohio man to decline a pub lic office. Recently the private was appointed to an $1800 clerkship in the pension office. Yesterday he sent a long letter to the secretary of the nterior-di > clining the offica. W. E Pennywltt , who has lately been In charge of the railway division of the 10th census , to-day resigned his position , as ho leaves for Kentucky to-morrow to take charge of a repub lican newspaper which he has recently purchased. Ex-Representative Price , of Iowa , who has been nominated as Indian commissioner , arrived here last night. Ho cannot sign official papers until he is confirmed , but he will at once begin to direct the affairs of the office he is to fill. The mission to Brazil was offered to PX Senator Bruce , of Mississippi , but he declined , partly because ho would not be willing to take his family to that country and because the climate was subject to epidemic diseases , such as yellow fever , etc. A number of appointments to Im portant federal positions have been determined upon , which yet remain secr.-t between the appointing power and the parties chosen for the offices , because the parties have requested the president not to send in their names while the senate dead-lock con tinues. Chicago Notes. SpccUl DUpatch to The Bee. CIIICAOO , 111. , April 14. 1 a. m. Robert T. Lincoln , secretary of war , Is home for a few days. He will not talk to reporters. High Priced Beasts. Efirrtiil Duiuucti tn rtw Ben CHICAGO , April 16 1 a. m. i At Wankegan , near this city , { a sale of fancy cattle was held Wednesday and yesterday. On Wednesday sixty head sold at an av erage of § 490 each. One aulmal I brought $4200 , another $2550 , an other § 1810. The sale yesterday w s equally succe.-sful. At Des Moines. Iowa , yesrerdiy , $10,000 was realized at * stock sale. DOMESTIC DOINGS. One of the.Morey Letter Rascals Sentenced. Thrilling Experience in a Bar ber's Chair. Stabbed Through the Heart With His Own Rib. To-day Generally Will be Ob served as a Holiday. Another New-banned Death. Special Ulnn&tch to The Bee. NEW YOKK , Aprii 15 1 a. m. Among the deaths reported to-day was that of Heniy Schenck , a longshore man , 48 years of age , fromstarvation , caused by paralysis of the muscles of the throat. The diaopso made Its ap pearance in October , followed by loss of voice. The patient could not take solid food of any kind , and death waa caused principally by the growth of the : o3ophagus preventing the passage of food or instruments by which food might be introduced into the stomach. A Busted Troupe. Special Dispatch to Ihe bee. MARIETTE , O. , April 14 10 p. m. The Annie Ward-Tiffany combina tion broke up hero this morning. Tou many attachments caused the failure , Qool Friday. Special Dispatch to Tils Bun. NKW YORK , April 14 10 p. m. All business exchanges here will be closed to-morrow and consequently little erne no business will be dene by mer chants , bankers , brokers and others who operate between them. Thrilllncc Indeed. Special dispatcher to Tun Han. MAUION , Ind. , April 14 10 p. m. John M. Wallace had a thrilling ex perience in Warner's barber shop yes terday. Warner had hired a colored man , representing himself to be a first clasa barber , from Wayne connty. The fellow conducted himself all right until Saturday , when he began to drink freely. Wallace got into the chair and the feHow , after lathering , opened his razor , grrsped Wallace and exclaimed , "I am uo'ng to cut your throat. " Lookini ; up Mr. Wallace saw that the barber was foaming at the mouth and an ineano glare was in his eyea. "You needn't look scared , it won't hurt I can do it in a minute. I shall first cut your throat , and then slit you open down the stomach and let your bowels out. I am not afraid of death. " While the mad man WEI flourishing his razor , Wallace finally managed to get loose and slide out of the chair after a desperate struggle with the niad man. Ho escaped aud the latter - An Unheard of Death. Spo ill Dispatch to The lice. BOSTON , April 14 10 p. m. Hirty Grceu , aged 19 , an employe of the Wakefield R-itten works , jumped in the elevator after it started aud was caught between top platform and the door. One rib was broken .ind driven through his heart , causing instant death. Bill Young's Widow. Special Dispatch to Tha Bee. KEOKUK , la , April 14 10 p. m. Thu sudduti death of Mrs. Lydia Young , the youthful widow of the no torious Bill Young , lately lynched in Missouri , is creating considerable in terest irom the circumstances con nected therewith , and especially from the mysterious letter which arrivtd after her death. It was addressed in care of MM. Orr , with whom the yount' woman lived , dated Earl sta tion , III. , and signed C. Pierce. The writer professed great affection for Mrs. Young , and offered to come and visi her , or to Bend her mosey if she would moot him at Burlington. He was sorry to hear that she was sick aud hinted that there was something very curious about her sickness. It is said the body of Mrs. Young will be disinterred. Drawn from the People. Special Ulaoatchoe to The l'.ee. NEW YORK , April 14 1 a. m. One of the largest checks drawn on an individual account passed through the mails a day or two ego and was hon ored by the Fourth National bank , the institution on which it was drawn. A singular fact connected with the transaction was the fact that although the amount called for was the munifi cent sum of $2,400,000 , the order for Its payment was on a piece of letter paper , which read as folio WP ; PlHLADELl'lUA , April 7 , 1881. Fnrth National liink ol City of New York : Pay to the order of Thus. A. Scott , two million four hundred thousand dollarp ( S2,400OCO ) . ( Si neo ) JAY GOULD. This amount , it is understood , was payment in full of the purchase by Mr. Gould of all the right , title and inter est Thoa. A. Scott had in the Texas Pacific railroad and of which cor poration Jay Gould recently was elected president. Boynton'a Father. Special Dis atch to The Bee. PiTTSBima , April 14 10 p. m. Terrence Boynton , father of the fa mous swimmer , sent hia first natural ization papers to Secretary Elaine to day , as ptr telegram received here yesterday. The inquiry has arisen from the arrest of Paul in Pern. A Terrific Tornado. Social Duoalch t The Bee. MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , April 14 10 p. m. The latest leports from Heruan- do , Miss. , say that four persona were killed by the tornado , and one miss- sing. Ten cabina were destroyed on ouo plantation. That Kettle of Fieh 8pclM Dtspntch to the Bee NASUVILLE , Tenn. , April 14 10 p" m. The double elopement from Gal- lutin proves to be a fizzle. Mrs. Graves was divorced from Graves some time since , and Mrs. Willard siysshe never was married to Willard. She was married to Gordon yesterday at Hartiville. Big Billiards. > Special Dispatch to The Bee. NEW YOKK , April 15 1 a m. Jacob Schaefler and Geo. F. Sloaaon continued their great grme of bil liards of 4,000 points up before a moderate sized audience. Scbaeffer re- umod play from where the balls were left in bis unfinished run of the eve ning before. After making 65 he stopped on a foul. Sloaaon follow ing , ran 9. Schaeffer then by careful nursing ran 202. Sloason next ran 260 , and the game stood , Schaeffer 2,667 , Slosson 1,929. Inhe third inning Schanffer ran 3 , and Slosion followed with 60. After some poor plays Slosson got the bal's ' tocether in the seventh Inning and rau 208 The ncore now stood , S haeffer 2.768 , Sloason 2,203. Schatffer added 158 to his score in the eighth , and foUowed with 94 in the ninth. Slosaon made the splendid run of 252 in hii twelfth. Schaeffer made 123 ia his thirteenth. Stoi son , by hard work and oed play , ran 182 Schaeffer nudn the neces sary 800 points in the 15th and the total score for fonr nights was Schaeffer 3,200 , Sloeson 2,688. The game la getting very interesting at this point. Piaced Above Want. Special dlspotcli'to The Bee CHICAGO , April 15 1 a. m. Mrs. Maria. Magee , relict of the late Hainea Magee , of this city , died at Washing ton City on the 9th inat. , leaving the entire fortune , amounting to over a million dollars , to her daughter , the wife of Judge Lambert Tree , of this oity. Before Mr. Magee died he willed to the judge half of his proper ty. The judge and his wife are now worth about four million dollars. Served Him Right. Special Dispatch to Tlio lice. DBS MOINES , la. , April 15 1 a. m. In Liberty township , Warren coun ty , H. N. Phillips had boon abueing his family , and threatened to kill his wife. She escaped to a neighbor's , where a parly of men had just return ed from hunting. Phillips following , was refused admission , but burat in the door and rushed upon his wife like a demon with a. knife drawn , but before he could strike , one of the hunters shot him through the body and ho fell dead. One Salted Anyhow. Special dispatch to Th > Bee. NEW YOKK , April 14 10 p. m James O'Brif-n , alias Robert or Bob Lindsay , of Cumberland , Md , to-day in the general sessions court , pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury made against him during the presidential campaicn , in the Morey letter f jrgory case. The prisoner waa brought on here by the conspirators to swear that he knew H. L. Morey to bo a real person. He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. Plttaburg Walfd. Special Dispatch to Tun Ban PITTSBURO , Pa. , April 14 10 p. m. Jamua McAties and John Toman in a quarrel this morning resulted in nearly blinding the litter by throwing red pepper on a towel , on which To man waa drying his face. His eyes are in a serious condition , and ha may lose the sight of them. The two men had been having worda for some time. time.A A terrible explosion occurred at a hovel in the Schindery yes terday. Thu first iloor of the Schirt- dery ia used for boiling carcusses from the stock yprda. A vat is heated by at earn- which , _ rijns from the boilers InTptpesS Yesterday the pressure of eteaui became heavier than the vat could stand , and thu vat exploded with terrific force Pieces of sheet iron were sent flying in every direc tion , and the soap-fat YTIVJ plastered all over t' ' e houses in thu vicinity. The explosion wsg so great that the first floor and roof were carried away. The whole building was completely rucked. Three men employed on the Bfcond floor , named Sclit'll , Richards and Westermnn , were injured , the first so badly thnt it is hardly poaslblo * for him tn recover. Good Friday will be observed here &a a legal holiday by thu binka , the oil exchange aud the clearing house. Capturing Shrewd Rascal. . Special dlapalch to Thu Hee CHICAGO , April 15 1 a. m. Mike Garrity and Edward Gilford , old thieves , and members oi the once no torious Weaver gang , have been ar rested here for robbing paacenpers at the Northwestern depot. Thtir fa vorite trick waa for one wearing a brakoman's cap to go into a car aa the train was leaving the depot , and no- loc'inga paasonger , oak him where he was going. Being answered , the thief would say , "Well , you muat take the next car ahead. " The man would start to go into the Hext car , but would be met on the platform by thief No. 2 and an accomplice , who would hold him up , take Lis watch , money , and perhaps his satchel , and then jump off aud alaappear. Officers of the road say a large number of men have been robbed recently in this way , and they will produce several to testify againat the prisoners. Their booty amounted to hundreds , and per haps thousands of dollars. RISINa FOE WAGES , Cincinnati Where Chicago Was Last Week. The Cry for Honest Pay for Labor Resounding Through the Land. Stncmg Along the Line. Special Dispatch to Tn UK. CINCINNATI , April 15 1 a. m. commmittee appointed by the mass meeting of the consolidated street railway employes huld yesterday morning , called at the office of the board of directors , and presented thu demand for an increase of 50 cents per day ia the wages of conductor * , drivers and hostlers. The officers of the board declined to give any an twer until after a regular meeting of the board next Monday , whereupon nearly every conductor , driver and hostler in service of the consolidated company quit work and to-night. There is not a consolidated car moving. Conductors at present are paid § 1.75 per day , drivers $1.50 and hostler ? § 1.25 , and are required to work fifteen hours a day. The strik ers number over 1000 men , and last evening they were about the stables threatening to prevent any car from being taken out. The company , however - over , are not endeavoring to move the cars , and no trouble has yet taken place. The company lay the blame to the trades unions , whinh , they claim , are the cause of the strike. CHICAGO , HI. , April 14 la. m The conductors and drivers of the south side street railway lines r > ave assurances from President Cobb that their request for 15 Der cent advance will be granted when Superintendent Holmes returns to the city on the 25th hist. Notwithstanding frequent state- menu that the erap'oyea of the north sidelines were perfectly satisfied with their wagea , they held a meeting and demanded an advance of twenty-fire cents per day for conductors and drivers. CINCINNATI , April 14 10 p. m. The street car company has until Monday to consider the demand for high wages. The committee so de cided to report back to the meeting to-niaht. It is not known whether or not the strike will be ordered on the time as aaked. NEWARK , N. J. , April 14 10 p. m A general strike of the harness makers is expected to be ordered at the meeting to-night , owing to the refusal of employesjto increase wages ten per cent above the amount worked for since 1873. FOREIGN EVENTS. The Murderers of the Czar to Hang To-day. Beaconsfield Daily Gaining Strength. Stealing Stuff for Bombs in Switzerland. AIUIESTINQ IEISUMEN. Special Dlnpatch to the Run. DUBLIN , A pril 15 1 a. m. Corco ran , the man arrested under the pro visions of the coercion act at West Cork , ia a farmer. He is charged with intimidation. A man named Hefferen has been arrested at Tralee under the same act. I'ROTECTIKO REGICIDE * . Special Dispatch to The Bee. VIENNA , April 14 1 a. m. The Of ficial Gazette , publishes the Austrc- Belgian extradition treaty. It con tains a provision that an attempt on the person f the chief of a foreign state , or againat members of his fam ily , involving assassination , will not bo considered a political offence , or ea connected with such offence The same provislcn Is inserted in all newer - or conventions concluded by Austria vith Russia , France and Montenegro. HUNGARY'S WATERS. Flocda in Hungary are increasing. TICKLISH riLFfiltlXO. Special Dispatch to The Bee PARIS , April 15 1 a. m. There has buoit a great robbery of dynamite at Lusigno , in Switzerland , aud it is supposed to havu some relation with nihilist plots. BURIED IN THE SEA. Special DUpatch to The Bee LONDON , April 15 1 a. m. A collision took place yesterday between the steamers "Andalnsian" aud "Jamea Harris , " on the Northumber land cua3t , and fourteen peraons were drowned. UEACOXSriELD PICKING UF. The lateat bulletin in regard to Lord Beacoutitld's condition states that he ia regaining strength. TO BE HUNG TO-DAY. SpoUl .llepatch to Tha HIM. ST. PETERSBURG , April 15 1 a. m. The asaassius of the czar will be bunged to-day. Six thousand men will maintain order , ea it Is expected that there will be a ornwd fully 100 , 000 strong to witness the executions. Owing to the condition of the female prisoner , Sophie Pirofiskyr she will not be executed. Revolutionists yes terday made an attack on the troops guarding the prison in which the murderers are confined. Twenty of them were captnred who were in pos session of dynamite bombs. Five others managed to escape. THE BOERS. Special DUpatch to Till En. LONDON , April 14 1 a. m. A correspondent at New Castle , Natal , telegraphs as follows : "Tho Boercom- msnder , Joubert , states that the Volksraad will meet on the loth to re ceive the report of the triumvirate upon all the recent negotiations with the British. A proclamation will then be issued enjoining the Boers to ab stain from all acts and words calcu lated to embitter feelings between the English and Dutch. LONDON , April 13 1 a. m. A dispatch from Durban says that the state affolra in Transvaal ia reported as being fearful and civil war is ex pected. Mr. Gladstone , in a commu nication says that when he ueit dis cusses the Transvail policy < n the house of commons he will adopt no apologetic tone. BRITISH BULLION. Special dispatch to the Bee. LONDON , April 14 , ' 4 p. m. The weekly statement of the Bank of Eng land shows a decrease in the specie of 730,000 The proportion of reserve to liability last week was 45.3-16 and uow 45 per cent. BEACONSFIKFD'S CONDITION. Bcaconsfield is reported to have passed a better night than for several nights. The symptoms of trouble in the cheat are less pronounces , and ha is more quiet. Rev William Marley Punahon died to-day. AN EDITOR IN JAIL. Special Dlspafh to Tha Bee. DUBLIN , April 14 4 p. m. James Daly , proprietor of The Connaught Telssjrap i , "aa to-day arrested at Ciialldbar , under the coercion act , for alleged seditions utterances in his pa per. The arrest created some excite ment. Daly was at once imprisoned. CABLEGRAMS. Special Dispatches to Tns En J. B. Dumas , one of the French del egates to the monetary conference , in secretary of the Academy of Science and presidpnt of the mint commission. Another French delegate is a well known economist aud bi-metallst. The Irish authorities have made ar rangements to seize copies of The Irish World In transit , between New York and Qaeenstown , as a treasona ble publication. Sir Roknd Reed's remains have been removed from Surrey chapel to Christ church. At a large meeting of Ulster dele gates held in Belfast , Ireland , yester day , it was resolved to urge amend ments to the land bill. A Paris dispatch eays the arranging of the troops to be aent to Tunis ia aa yet incomplete , but the operations are papular with the Algerians. It is reported that the czar ia dis posed to pardon some of the assassins now sentenced to death. A dispatch from Ohio states that the returns show that 9,000 peraons were killed and 10,000 injured by the earthquake. WINTER'S ' WINDING-SHEET Destitution and Disaster Pro duced by the Unexampled Weather. Gloomy Prospect for Farmers in Minnesota and Dakota. The Grip of Winter Partially Lessened in Northern Iowa and Nebraska. The City of Yanktou Still Isolated by Snow and Water. Six Montbu of It. Special Dispatch to The Be GRANITE FALLS , Minn. , April 14 4 p. m. The past winter hs been a severe one in many respects. In this section of the state , and about the longest ever kn * wn , as it is six months to-day since winter actually set in. The anovr at times during February was four feet on the luvel , and at pres ent there is over one foot of enow ou the prairie , but it is 'ast disappearing and in a few days will all be gone. The Minnesota rivur at this point has not yet broken up. There has been no suffering for want of wtod and pro visions in this section this winter. Abundant crops are looked tor by the farmers. An Isolated City. Special dispatch to Tun Bn YANKTON , Dak. , April 14 4 p. m. Twelve or fifteen inches of snow has 'alien in this vicinity since Saturday night which has drifted , and the rail roads are blcckaded as bad or worse than ever ; weather ia bitter cold. The river has fallen some ten feet from : hp highest water mark. The channel is partially open but not enough to admit a steamboat , to run below iert ) , and as all railroads are blocked and some washed out , we have no communication with the outside world and no mails since the 26th of February. Fuel and provisions are running very low. Farmmf ? Prospects Special cltep-jtchjto The BBC. Sioux CITY , April 14 4 p. m. Farming prospects in this region were never before so discouraging at this season. The snow covers the ground to a depth of eighteen inches to three feet ia northern lotra and Nebraska southern Dakota. Farmers cannot commence planting for some weeks yet , and the cold weather set in so early last fall that very little was dona toward preparing the groond for spring sowing. Spring wheat had been usually planted and up before this time. The weather continues very cold , the temperature seldom rising above freezing point in the middle of the day and freezing bard every night , and snow storms Frequent. At present the outlook for the wheat crop ia anything but favor able. Deadly Swells. Special Dispatch to Tux Bio. OTTAWA Oat. , April 14 4 p. m. A special dispatch received here to day eays a terrible disease Ins broke out among the Chinamen employed on the Canada Pacific railway works , in British Colunibla. The case of a Chi naman cook , at a place known as Big Tnnnal , will serve to illustrate the phases of the strange malady. He sat dorrn apparently well to oat his dinner , when his feet began to swell , and the swelling extended itself up to his legs and body , reaching the vital parts in about ten minutes , causing his abdomen and cheat to expand to most unnatural proportions , and he tumbled down dead , all In less than'15 minutes from the time the diaeaie at tacked him. In this way thesa people are dying in dozens and already more than 100 have baen carried off. The white people are alarmed. The gov ernment has been asked to have the disease investigated. Tne Punch Brothers. Special Dispatch to The Beei CINCINNATTI , April 14 4 p. m. The street car drivers and conductors and hostlers hold a meeting at one o'clock this morning and resolved on an advance or a strike. The demand was pat at the following : Conduc tors $2 20 for the number of hours employed at present ; drivers § 2 per day for thesamo number of houra , and hoatlern § 1 75 per day for the same number of hours and 12 head of hnraea for. each. Companies were given till to night to decide whether or not they will accede to the above prices. Weather Indications. Special dispatch ts The Bee. WASHINGTON , April 14 4 p. ro. The indications for to-day are : For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys falling , followed in the latter districts by rising barome ter , warmer , -south and west winds and partly cloudy weather. Missouri river and Mississippi above Keokuk will continue to full. Redpath and Boycott. Spealal dispatch to the Bee. CHICAGO , April 14 4 p. m. An in terview is published to-day with Jas. Redpath in regard to the statements made by Capt. Boycott to New York reporters. Redpath contradicts Boy cott in many particulars , and pronounces him to be the most brutal and foulmouthed - mouthed agent that ever lived in the weatof Ireland He compelled his tenants to stand with hat in hand when he passed and noser addreiaed a poor man without an oath. Red- path agrees with Boycott that one remedy for Icland ia migration , and it should be the emigration of landlords .Another Youthful Contemporary. Special Dispatch to Th * Bee. MILWAUKEE , Wii. , April 14 10 p. m. The Dally Sentinel , the lending paper of this city , has engaged E. P. Clark , a graduate of Yale in the class of 1870 , as its editor-in-chief , and he will enter upon his work May 1. Mr. Clark has been connected with The Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican. His wife is a story writer. Now Horse Disease. Special DUpatch to The Boo. NEW YOBS , April 15 1 a. m. A disease that puzzles veterinary sur geons has broken nut among the sta bles of Thomas Daboli , on Long Island. The animals are first seized with cramp ] , and finally become un able to stand. Many have already died. There i now in the stables only one horse that can be used to carry the mall between Hugunot and A. GRUICKSHANK ft GO. SPECIAL SPRING OPENING -OF- Silks , Dress Goods , Trimmings , Buttons , Fringes , Cords and Tassels , Ornaments , Parasols , Hosiery , Gloves , Ladies' Dolmans , Ulsters , Walk ing Jackets and Millinery , ALL AT POPULAR PRICES. SILKS ! SILKS ! SILKS ! We invite an especial inspection of of New C At 37 l-2c , 45c , 50c , 60c , 75c , 85c , and SI.OO. COLORED DRESS GOODS ! The Most Complete Stock to be Found in the City. Fine Obelisk Gashm eres , French Shoodah Cloths , Eoman ar d Bayadere Stripes , Fine Ail-Wool Plaids , Plain and Lace Buntings. 100 pieces excellant quality of Dress Goods in a Variety of Shades , at 10c and 15c. HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! Special opening of new Styles in Ladies' , Gent's , Misses' and Children's Hose in Cotton , Lisle and Silk. GRAND MILLINERY OPENING , On Wednesday Evening , April 13th. ' 81 , and during the week , our Patrons and the Public are respectfully invited. A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. A. B. HUBERMANN , JEWELER , Cor. Douglas and I3th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies' aud Gents AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATCES All Kinds Of JEWELRY , SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money. CAT ! & FREEMAN , CRACKER MANUFACTURERS , And Wholesale Dealers in CIGARS and CONFECTIONERY. During the Fall and Winter we will handle COUNSELMEN'S FRESH OYSTERS , which are now the beat In the market. A large assortment of CANDY and SUGAR , TOYS for the Holiday trade. GATZ & FREEMAN , 510 llth St. , Oinalia. . . 11 octl5. o.I-flrt i ! Rosayille , while the ronte for passen gers has been temporarily abandoned. ELECTRIC'BRIEFS. . Sprclal Dlsp tcb t tn The Ii . The Smith & Dover twine and thro id manufacturing company at Frye , Mais. , a village near Andover , was destroyed bv fire at 10:30 : yester day morning. Leas $75,009. The preparations for HOW temporary qnarters for the Cincinnati chamber of commerce were made yesterday. In the Illinois legislature , at Spring field , yesterday , the bill to prevent railroads from pooling thplr earnings , waa defeated by a vote of 73 to 53 A reconsideration was moved. Hon. F. E. Mo Lean died at his res idence near Green Cattle , Ind. , at 12 o'clock Wednesday night. He waa 75 years oH. He served two terms in congress from Kentucky and wag a Taylor elector in the same state in 1840. 1840.The The flouring mills of Lyon , Clement & Green , at Marlon , 0. , together with almost tuoir entire contents , were de stroyed by fire yesterday. At Bardell City , Pa. , an oil town , a fire broke out at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening in a general store. The flames communicated to a barrel of oil and cunld not be extinguished till that and seven stores adjoining were entirely consumed. MARKETS liY TELEGBAPD. New YorJc Money and Stocks. WALL STBHT , April H. At 1 p. m. th price * wtre at folfowi : STOCKS. WTJ . 115 ? SC. . 77 ? C..B. * Q . 1625 Wabnh . 46J NYC . 1-m Pfd . 88 | 1C . 1354 Quickiilrer . . . . 17 * MG . 103J pfd . 6CV NP . i I M . _ C43 pfd . 73 K&T . 45J UP . 117J L S . l' < 7 A. & T. H. pfdHSJ PM . 52J Erie . 46J 0 & W. . 46i C C.C&I . 88 * D&M . 44J HI . .1355 Reading . GJ4 CP . . 851 SanFran14 DL&W . 110 ? pfd . 81 > 4 L&N . Wj Manel . S' J \V . 12i Met . 108 OAMpfd . % St Paul . 111\ H&WJ . 57 * pfd . 121i pfd . 1)01 C&Mpfd. . . . 17 1)&H . HOj NYL . 117J Ont&W . 35 * CC4IOJ . 2ii JVJ C . 100J Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers were re corded at the county clerk's office Monday , as reported for thla paper by John L. McCague , real estate agent and conveyancer : Joseph H. Mlllard and wife to Leavitt Barnham. lot 0 in Bartlett's addition , w. d. $2000. United States to O. B. Seldon , ae f aection 28 , town 15 , range 13 east Fatant. /Thomas L Kimball and J. W. Gannet - net to Win. N. Whitney , n 50 feet lot 8 , .in block 10 , Omaha , q. c. d. 81.00. Henry W. Kuhns and wife to Catha rine L. Emgalla , n 50 feet lot 8 , block 10 , Omaha , q. c. d. 81 , John Edwards and wife to Edwards , lots 5 and G , Isaac A Sal- don'a add. , q. c. d. 81. Aug. Konntze , et al. , to Oeorga N. Hicks , lot 8 in block 10 in Konntza & Ruth's add. , w. d. S600. Isaac Edwards to Moses Greor , Iota 5 and 6 in Isaac it Soldon'a add. , w. d. 8200. Union Pacific railway company to Frederick Schroeder , 1GO acres in sec tion 5 , town 14 , range 11 east deed Sl.GOO. Omaha National Bank to Miller & Richardson , 49 $ acrea in nw J section 21 , town 15 , range 13 oust deed 811.137. \Vm. N. Whitney to Fradorick F. Andraw , n 50 fiet lot 8 , block 10 , Omaha , w. d. $3,500. Mosea Greer to Iiiac Edwards , lots 'J and 4 , block 1G , Isaacs and Salden's add. , w. d § 50. JOHN BROWN'S FAMILY. WIFE AND DAUaUTER Or T1IE HERO bTKUGCJLIHO AGAINST POVERTY. San Joie ( Cal. ) Mercury , JUrch 30. There reside on a small farm in the foothills near Saratoga , in this county , the widow and daughter of one of the most noted men of modern history John Brown , the martyr champion of human ireednin , who lost his lifo in the.fall of 1859 through hia sturdy and pious zeal In behalf of the ilavea whom he sought tt > liberate. Tha widow la about 70 yaat of age , the burden of whose support falls upon the daughter , a worthy and cultured lady , who la illy fitted for the rough farm work which she la obliged to per form. But she performs her alloted tasks uncomplainingly , and both mother and daughter would be reason ably happy and contented , aa well as Independent , but for the shadow of debt that hangs over their little home and the extra efforts they are com pelled to put forth to meet their monthly Interest. Their home is mort gaged f er $1000 , which , it wonld seem to us , there ought to be noble patriot hearts enough in thla state to assume ) and pay off , and thereby leave these worthy women free from the embarass- menti which now weigh them down. It should ba done for his sake the grand old man of Kansas fame , the hero-martyr for freedom , who died that this Union , purified of the foul tain of human slavery , might live 1 It has been suggested that the good people of San Jose get them up some sort of a benefit to help them out of their embarrassment. In the mean time there may be some nable souls who read these lines who wonld be made richer in their own lives by the performance of another generous act , and who wonld contribute to their re lief. Any monies forwarded to the Bank of Ssn Jose or to the First Na tional Gold Bank of this city , or to this office , will be religiously applied to the object intended , and the do nor's names will evermore be en shrined in the gratetnl remembrance of the widow and daughter of John Brown , whose Body lie * moldsring in the grate. But whose soul goes marching on.
