Nebraska Newspapers

    r 1 HE OMAHA BEE
'IIIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. SATURDAY MORNING , MAY 3 , 1884. NO. 275
THE WRESTLE FOR WEALTH ,
JJ1ji'ings Many to the Verso of Foyer-
' ty Yesterday ,
An Unusually Lively Scramble
in New York for Stocks ,
Kumoi' on Wall Street that Sid
ney Dillon was Embarrassed ,
Tho.'Continual and Increasing
Drop in TJ , Pi
How Nonchalantly Keene Dis
charges His Obligations ,
The "BcoV Daily Special of Transactions -
actions on Chtenjjo's 'Ghungo.
NEW V011K STOCK MARKET ,
A STUONO DAY.
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Special Dispatch to the 13KK-
NEW YOUK , Mny 2. All sorts of din-
tressing rumors were niloat on the street
to-day. They were of the wildest sort ,
too. There hns been , the past twenty-
four hours , great uneasiness onthostroot ,
Stocks have not fluctuated commcnsu-
ratoly with the excitement. Union Pa
cific became very wnekthis afternoon , and
AN ALAltMINa RUMOH
became prevalent , in which , however ,
there appears to bo no scintilla of truth.
It was rumored that no less a personage
than Sidney Billon waa financially em
barrassed , The report spread like light ,
nlng , and very Boon hundreds of incniiriet
came from outside , increasing and in ,
CMaaing. George M. Pullman , who was
seen by n reporter this aftorroon , oaic
that ho hod just finished a two hours' interview
terviow with Dillon and ho certainly did
not act or talk as if ho were in an )
trouble.
SIDNEY DILLON
is known to bo n largo holder of Unior
Pacific securities , which have suffered c
heavy depreciation since January 1. The
immense decline in Union Pacific stools
to-day from G3 to 57jo | is attributed tc
sales by sales by n few who have beer
influenced by rumors concerning Dillon1 !
embarrassment early this morning.
Kceno has notified holders of privi
leges to piusont them for adjustment.
CHICAGO MARKETS
pULL AND DRAGGING.
Special Dispatch ts the BEE.
, ' \CniOAQOf 111 , May 2. The markoti
ore dull and dragging and nccompaniec
by lower prices. The market for whoa
ruled.quiet , and trading was largely 01
Receipts continue light
laments moderately largo. Thi
waijensy at'tho opening , but witl
good demand * prices rallied \ . At the ad
vance moro desire was shown to sell , am
utter Bomb minor fluctuations declined
1 | to IJc. , then rallied § , then sold off Ic
and , closed about 2 under the closing 01
ihango yesterday. May closed at 90 ; } t <
j June , 92 ; July 98 J to 93 J ; on call
sales were 2,000,000ibu. on Juno , declining
ing ic , July declining Jc.
COllN.
Grading was limited in corn , nnd fluct
nations not so violent as for Bomo day
past. The market opened steady am
under good demand , 3J31 ; later do
dined 3g@3 ruled steady and closed \ (
1J under yesterday. May closed at 62g
Juno f)4j ; July BGg@50t , On call sale
760,009 bushels at unchanged prices.
OATS.
Ruled quiet and lower. May closed a
31J ; Juno , 32J ; July 32J. On cal
gales were 550,1'00 ' bushels. Juno de
clining J ; "July declining § .
rouK
wa only moderately nctiyo ; ranged 1
@ 30 loworl * May closed at 17.20 ; June
17.30 ; July , 17.37 * . On call sales wer
2,000 barrels. July declining 2L
| LAUD
was in fair demand and easier ; Ma
closed at § 8.37i , Juno § 8.471 , Jul
§ 8 57iOn call sales were 2,760 tierce
at 2&o lower.
CATTLE.
'here ' was a fair demand at abouttli
of Wednesday or Tuesday
Thorp wore n good many common an
inferior distillery fed cattle on the mai
ket and they made good prices conaidoi
ing the qualities ; good to choice shippin
$5.90 to 0.30 ; common to medium , $5.2
to 5.80.
SHEET.
The bulk of receipts consisted of or
lot of 10 or 12 loads that sold for $5.91
J. M. KEENE.
"HOW JIB WILL KETTLE.
NEW YORK , May 1. To all who "pui
his privileges to him to-day , James I
Keene glanced at the privileges , the
took up a tape to find the lowest prii
at which the stock , whatever it may b
is quoted. Having ascertained thi
Keene writes the figures boldly on tl
bick of the paper and oooliy says : " We'l
settle at thoao figures , eh ? Coma up
thirty or forty days and I'll give you
check.
SPARKLING OEMS IN COURT ,
Trjlnjr to Ksjuover iwmMIIco IMoDo
ukl the DiuinoiHlH r.illiird
* Gambled Away.
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fl Chicago News.
Mike McDonald cat in the Unit
States district court , Judge Bled o
nearly all the morning. By his side w
A , S. Trude , the attorney , ' and on
table before thfcia reposed e , small pao
igo wrapped in very white tissue pap <
Che package contained $7,000 worth
, atet diamonds , and the presence of t
] t ng of the gamblers cloiely concern
their final disposition by the court.
1879 a diamond broker named Polls
to McDonald's Clark street gam
ling palace and lost at ono Bitting $ ( OC
in money. The gaming fovorwas on him
and ho loft the house to return in n few
minutes with a package of diamonds.
There were n dozen largo and half as
many small stones nnd the lot was val
ued at $8,000.
These ho put upon the wheel ono by
ono , and when , at midnight , ho arose
from the table , no had a world of exper
ience and Mike McDonald had the goms.
The loss would , perhaps , never have
boon known boyocd the 'palaco"
but for the fact that the diamonds played
by Pollard did not belong to him , being
the property of six different morchar.U
in Now York and Boston. These mer
chants , on bccoming'acuuaintod ' with the
fate of the stones brought suit against
McDonald for their recovery.
The case has lagged along for foui
years , and finally came up before Judge
Blodgott to-day. McDonald waived n
jury trial and submitted the case to the
court for hearing. Several witnesses
testified to the foots , Moro are to testi
fy tomorrow.Pollard , who Is a middle-
aged man witli a bald head , gray sido.
whiskers , ' and eye-glasses , was present ,
and is represented by W. II , and J. II.
ITooro. Throughout the long period ol
litigation the diamonds have been re
tained by McDonald in the safe of his
Clark street placo.
TAVO TERRORISED TOWNS.
Siiokn.no Fulls nml Thompson Fnl'a '
Under the Tlmnilm of Gam
blers , ( Robbers ami
Murderers.
SPOKANE FALLS , W. T. , May 2. Las )
night at Thompson Falls an Indian nnd
some whites were engaged at n gambling
table. The Indian waa charged with un-
air dealing and a fight ensued. The
ndian started to run and was fatally shot
the back by ono of the gamblers. At
10 news spread the Indiana began tc
ollect and show signs of a general up-
sing. The roughest element in the
ountry is now collected "at Thompson
alls. It if unsafe for a man witb
onoy to go out unprotected at night.
. number of persons have been robbed.
ho same state of affairs exist at Spokane
'alls ' , where n number of gamblers from
hompsou Falls have collected. An or-
anized vigilant committee is talked of ,
Nashville liases.
NASHVILLE , May 2. To-day h the
econd day of the races. The track ii
oavy. The throe-fourths milo Glen ,
ewer won , Marsh Redon 2 , Samoia 3
mo , 1:20. :
Half milo for 2 year olds Pogaoui
ran as she pleased by eight lengths ; 0
J. 2 ; Jim Guest 3 ; time , 0:52J : , an en-
crtainjng performance considering the
ondition of the track. The winner wil
robably be sold to a prominent racing
rm in the east.
Three-quarter milo heats Frst heat ,
iarnutn won , Centennial 2 , Beulotto 3
time 1:20J. : Stcond , Barnum won
lontonnial 2 , Little Buttercup 3 ; time
:21. : , j- * > "
Mila dash , maiden' three year old fill
es _ Cora Baker won , Pansy 2 , Mar ,
cilles 3 , time 1:56. :
The Financial Panic in Mexico.
BOSTON , Mass. , May ! . A specia
rom the city of Mexico dated May IB
ays : The run on the Monte de Pioda
auk , started Saturday , created n pani
mong depositors and distrust in the fi
nncial stability of all the banking firm
i the city. Runs were started on nl
tiora. Crowds surround the Monte d
'iedal. ' The National and Mercantili
anks are anxious to make settlements
'he bank ot London , Mexico and Soutl
Ltnerica is the least disturbed , having
eon withdrawing notes since the first o
anuary. The situation is aggravated b ;
tie government directing bank bills re
used by its , offices.
Young Latigston'B Grime.
WAHUINOTON , May 2. Hon. John M
iingaton , U. S. Minister to Hayti , ar
rived ir the city to-day , having startci
> n his return as soon as possible afte
tearing of the charge of murderpreforrei
gainst his son. Lwigston talks freely
oncoming his eon'a crime , saying th
jlea of self defense will bo made nnd
lerfoctly good and conclusive defena
rill be shown. Ho has procured th
crvicea of Ingersoll and attorney A. G
liddle as couneol fcr his son.
Tlic New Pool ol * St. Louis Lines.
NEW YOJIK , May 2. The now poc
contract of the St. Louis lines was signe
by the representatives of all roads to-dnj
It provides for the distribution of eae
bound business at fixed percentages an
regular settlement of balances. Th
percentages and terms of settlement hav
not yet been agreed upon. The Poor !
and Indianapolis contracts were also dii
cussed , and will probably bo signed tc
morrow as only ono or tvyo minor poinl
yet remain to be settled.
Blowing up a Temperance Man.
DENNEU , Ocl. , May 2 Shortly befoi
midnight , last night , a bomb with ignite
fusocontaining G pounds of giant powdo :
was thrown upon the porch of the Orav
ford House , Colorado Springs , shatterin
the doors and windows of the hotel an
the neighborhood. It is supposed the ai
was directed by some saloonist again
the proprietor of tho. house who has bee
very notivo in the suppression of- the 1
quor traffic in the town ,
California Railroad
SANFn Nctsco , lOal , May. 2. Tl
bill which is the largest measure fi
which the extra legislature was calloi
was , in an amended form , passed to-do
in the senate. The special contra
system still remains intact , and the n
lations of the railroad companies to tl
state government is the same as bofoi
the call for an extra session , It is no
clearly established that no radical ant
railroad measure pan pais the senate.
Accidentally killed ,
Special to the lieo. *
WJSNEU , Nob. May 1 , Henry Kai
man , a German hailing from Hamilto
Ohio , was run over by a freight nrigi :
hero thto morninz and killed. Ho a
pearod to have lost hia reason as ho gen
on to the railroad track ahead of the o
gino and swung his arms around but 1
was too close to the engine for the o
gineor to stop in time.
Issue of Railroad Bonds ,
PxiTsntmo , Pa.- , May 2. The prolii
buries have all baon agreed upon for t
isiuo of twenty-two million flrst-mortga
bonds by the Pittdburg , Fort Wayne i
Chicago railway. The matter was settled
to-day , but on account of the failure ol
fproign proxies to arrive the mooting wa
postponed until the 21st mat. The
movement was not for the purpose ol
preserving the independence of thoroad _ ,
but to give the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. complete control of the Fort Wayiu
property The bonds boar 7 per cent ,
interest. The principal and interest it
guaranteed by the Pennsylvania com1
l > any.
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A FUlGllTFUIj
A YoutiK Girl of North. IJoiul , Neb ,
Horribly Burned ,
SnoclaltoTiiEBnE.
NOUTH BEND , Nob. , May 2. A fright
ful accident occurred nt this place to-day
As Miss May Gordon Tras attempting tx
extinguish a fire in the yard , her cloth
ing toqk fire and becoming frightonei
she ran to the house nnd up stairs ,
whcro her brother D.\niol was in bed ,
mid Ecreamod for help. Ho jumped oul
and enveloped her with the bed clothe :
but before the fire was put out she was B <
badly burned that there is but little hopi
of her recovery. Daniel was also serious
ly but probably not fatally burnodMtha :
cast a gloom over the community.
CINCINNATI , May 1. Wm. McHugl
was hanged in the inclosuro in the rea
of the court Rouse this forenoon. Thi
death warrant was read at 10:05. : Ho wa
conducted to the scaffold at 10:10. : Thi
drop fell at 10:18 : anil the body was cu
down at 10:33. : Father Brady , a Catho
lie priest , was with him all the morninf
and followed him to the scaffold and ad
ministered wine on the crucifix. Whih
on the way from the jail to the gallowi
ho knelt and made n short prayer. Abou
two hundred persons in addition to th <
police were present. Perfect order pri
vailed. _
Base Bull Yesterday.
At Rock Island , Ills. Rock Island 5
Milwaukee 1.
A.t Washington , D. 0. Brooklyn 7
iVashington 5.
At Quincy , Ills. Quincy 8 , Minnoap
ilia 3.
At Cincinnati. Columbus 3 , Cincin
nati 4.
At Peoria , Stillwater 0 , Peoria 15.
At Chicago. Union Association o
hicago 5 , Cincinnati 8.
AtPittsburg Athletics , 11 ; Allegheny
At Terre Haute , Ind. Grand Rapida
.0 , Terre Haute , 1.
At Louisville , Ivy. Louisville 7 ; To
ode , 4.
At Ft. "Wayne , Ind. Bay City , 4 ; FI
Wayne , 3.
At Altoona St. Louis. 1C ; Altoona , i
At Now York League of New Yorl
At Muskegou - q - - , ' TOT , * . " ; <
" * - ? 'w n * - , i '
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; on , 5. ' * 5i 5
At Milwaukee ilwaukeo , 11 ; SI
'aul , 5.
At Baltimore Baltimore , 8 ; Metre
lolitan. 3.
At Boston Boston , 11 ; Buffiilo 10.
At St. Louis St. Louis , 8 ; Indianapc
is , 1.
At Boston Boston Unions , 7 ; Kej
tone Unions , 3.
At Providence Providence , 5 ; Cleveland
land 2.
No Buyers.
REGINA , N. W. T rritoryMay 2. Th
indignation mooting of the citizens an
icttlcrs last night condemned the actio
f the Dominion land board in trying t
oil squatter'd claims by auction , an
: allcd the federal government to roscin
ho order. The government agent trie
, o sell the lands but received no bids
reat excitement prevails , and violonc
is feared.
LATEST FOUB1GN NEWS.
NEWMARKET HAVES.
LONDON , May 2. The race for 1,00
guineas stake , three year old fillies , E
Now Market to-day , was won by Alinj
ton , formerly Falmouth's fillyBusybodj
by a length and a half. Willoughby
Tilly , by Hermit , out of Adelaide , soconc
The latter was afterward christened Queo
Adelaide. Bradford's filly , Whitelocl
hird.
They Don't Lite It.
OUAULESTON , W. VA. May 2. , Tt
sheriff of Mason county , at Port Ploasan
West Virginia , telegraphed hoio th
morning f r cartridges. There is a pro
poet of the mob lynching James Kirb ;
who killed a man at Clifton and who wi
fined $100 , and imprisoned for thirl
daye , The people are infuriated ovi
the verdict of the jury , ,
Floods in
CIIILLIOOTIIE , Mo , , May 2.- The rai
has fallen in torrents all day and Grar
River and its tributaries have ovorfiowc
their banks. Thousands of acres are no
under water and hundreds of stock m <
were , put vrith boats after their stock. '
Ijynohcd ,
CIIAULESTON , W. Va. , May 2. Wo
was received hero this morcing to t !
effect that Jacob Dobson , ono of the Hi
burg gang , who shot ex-Sheriff .Adkins
Boonu county last week was lynched
Greflithsvillo , Logan county , lost nigl
The Hcore.
NEW YOUK , May 2 10 o'clock Fi
goruld , 483 ; Rowoll , 405 ; Vint , 4- !
Noroniao , 488 ; Ponipot , 431 ; Horty , 41
Acton , 403 ; Nitow , 150.
Rerved Him Right-
PuTKRsuunrj , Va. , May 2. Then
Brown , colored , was executed at Halil
court house , North Carolina , this inoi
ing. Ho was a wife murderer.
Vitiated blood needs cleansing. Tin
is only ono remedy for all cuuh cas
Samaritan Nervine ,
Miss Jennie P. . Warren , 740 W. V
Buren St. Chicago , 111 , says ; 'Wama
( an Nervine cured mo of spasms. " ? 1 ,
at Druggists ,
FIGURING UP THE FACTS ,
ThB Latest Estimate of Pmltenlial
Candidates' ' Strength ,
Arthur to Go into the Convention
With 371 Votes ,
Or Nearly 100 the Load of the
Plumed Knight ,
Ednmndo , and Logan Strength to
Afterward Q-o to Him ,
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Detailed Proceedings of the State
Oonvontion at Lincoln , ,
Other Political Matters ot Greater 01
Iicss Intercut.
ANOMIKU SUMMING Ul' ,
WHIOlt IS OltUEUINO FOH AllTIlUll.
Special Dispatch to the BKli
CIHCAOO , May 2 Republican caucuses
having boon held in all the states ami
territories , and the delegates appointed
to the national convention.tho daily Nmu
will publish a tabular auinnmry in the
morning , allowing the probable complexion -
ion of the convention nt the opening , It ;
cases in which no instructions wore given ,
careful inquiry by mail nnd telegraph was
Instituted by iho pnpor. The result o !
its investigation is as follows :
Arthur k 371
Blalno .
1.T i
Edmunds " . '
Logan 41
Shotmau 2 :
llawloy. 1 !
Scattering 21
It finds that of the Edmunds and Ilruv
ley delegates , more than half will go tc
Arthur when needed for assuring hii
nomination , and that [ cno third tin
Logan delegates will make Arthur second
choice. i
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Tlio State Convention.
Special Dispatch to THE BKK.
LINCOLN , May 2. The convention as
ecmblud at 7:30 : accotding to call and thi
proceedings were opened by Ghairmat
Dorjoy , of the state central committee
Hon. E. K. Yalontino was zcloctad presiding
siding officer , and Ray Nye , of Fremont
secretary. ,
The Gage county contest consume !
most of the night , both aides'being al
lowed to present their arguments to tin
convention. The result was the admis
sion of the Colby delegates.
The election of delegates /Chicagi
was then pioceedcd with , the choice be
ing : JohntM ; JChjire intfnf'D' | 5W , , S
S. 'Ha'rtvood ' , of Lancaster ; John Jensen
of Fillmore , and J. W. Brooks , of Knox
No instructions were givenand , the chosei
men expressed in their speeches n
thanks a determination to work wher
they thought it would bo to the best in
tcrosta of the party at large and in accord
anco.with the wishes of the ' 'true ropub
licans" of the state.
The following were the alternates :
Gilchrist , of Saunders ; E. M. Stern
berg , of Douglas , Peter Jensen , of Jefferson
ferson ; A. G. Scott , of Buffalo. After ;
very heated debate , a resolution oxpresa
ing preference for .Tamos G. Elaine , wa
tabled on a call of counties. It is not
conceded that two thirds of the Nobraa
ka delegates were for Arthur as firs
choice .and that all will vote for hire
after ono or two ballots.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions reportci
the following to the convention as a declaration
laration of the principals of the republi
can party of Nebraska :
The republican party of Nebraska , i :
convention ] represented , renews its al
Icgianco to the principles and policy thn
have commended republicanism to th
popular intelligence of the country , an
secured ita success , in six successive n&
tional elections , and declares its con I ;
denco that they will command at the poll
under the otaudard bearers to bo namei
at the Chicago convention a victory a
signal as any that have been gained i
the past.
It declares fir the.collection of the na
tional revenues by the taxation of prc
ducts at homo Unit aru but luxuries , th
enjoyment or consumption of which nr
not essential to the welfare of the maBsci
and by the levy of a tariff BO ad jus ted as t
encourage nnd protect homo induntrj
without being burdensome to the poopli
and denounces the attempt of the domt
cratic majority in the houso'of represci
tativcs to make an indiscriminate redui
tion of duties to the injury of skilled It
bor and vested capital at homo for t'
benefit of labor and capital that pay tril
ute to foreign powers. It favoru the ei
couragemont of immigration , the rcductic
of the public debt and interest charges an
appropriation of a portion of surplus re
enuos to judicious internal improvement
the improvement ) of the service of tl
government in all departments by rcg
1 fating the method of appointments bo i
to bring it to the highest possible state
integrity and efficiency , citizens , irr
speotivo of race or color under the gua
antees of the constitution , a liberal pr
vision for disabled and invalid veterans
the war for the union and the cstablis
mont of our navy upon n footing coinine
Burato with the nocosuty of the tim
and the dignity of a nation ready to d
fend its rights and protect its citizens
homo and abroadthat ( wo urge upon o
senators and representatives in congrc
the necessity of securing such natiot
legislation in relation to common carric
as will equitably harmonize all conllicti
interests between the people nnd su
companies and aecuro to the producer t
largest possible fruit for his labor.
Jtc&oli'cd ' , That the convention requei
the coming republican national convci
tion to provide that in all future natia
al conventions representation shall
proportionate to the republican vol
cast for president in the last prucodi
presidential election.
We heartily endorse- the adminlstrati
of President Chester A. Arthur , beg' '
under circumstances of peculiar crab ;
rasamont and difficulty , but which lina by
its prudence , sagacity and statesmanship
commended itself to the respect and es
teem of the country ,
it UNTUCK V.
TI1K 1 > KU : < IATES AT LAllOR.
I-OUISVIM.K , May 2. The republican
state convention mot again this morning
and elected the remaining delegates at
largo. John W. Lewis of Washington
county was chosen. The delegation now
stands , Walter Evans , W. O.Bradloy , 0.
C. Culbortson , J. W. Lewis.
I-'OIITV-BIOHTU CONGUHS9.
SK.VATI : .
WASIIIXOTON , May 2 , Mr.McMillmi ,
republican , Minnesota , from the com
mittco on commerce , reported favorably
to the house a bill amending the act nu
thoriziiig the construction of a pantoor
wagon bridge across the Mississippi nt 01
near Dubuquo. The amendment morel }
modilios the width of the draw , which ,
instead of being 000 foot may bo sucl
width as the secretary of war may pro
Ecribe , not , however , less than -100 feat ,
Culjoin , republican , Illinois , from tlu
committee on territories , reported adversely
vorsely to the memorial and joint ren
olutiou of the Wyoming legislature wai
greed to.
Senator Van Wyck oifored a rosolutioi
ailing on the secretary of the intcrioi
r information as to what action if an ]
d been taken in regard to the entries o
ublie land by the Kites ark Company
rgnnizod uiutbr the laws of Great Brit
"n and doing business in Colorado ant
indo in the interest of the Earl of Dun
'avon ' ; the Arkansas Valley Land un <
attle Co. , an English corporationjSyko
Hughes , English firm doing businos :
11 Northern D.ikota ; the Falkner , Boll i (
'O. ' , another English firm doing busincs
i California ; or for the benefit of eai <
orpprations and companies , all wh < cl
ntrios by reports in the general lam
flico are alleged to bo fraudulent. Mt
"an Wyck sai'l the public domain shouli
o protected Mid these foreign syndicate
romptly told just what their rights ar
; i this country.
The shipping bill was then taken up.
Mr. Vest made n formal offer of hi
.mondmont , permitting the admission the
ho American registry of ships bougli
broad , and for the admission free of dut
liip buildinp material , and pondng th
.ebato , the senate wont into cxoi
vo session , and whon'.tho doors opened
djourncd to Monday.
iiousn.
The morning hour was dispensed witli
'ho ' house wont into committee of th
hole ( Onx , democrat , of N. Y. in th
: haironthp ) tariff bill.
Mr. Nutting , ( rep. , N. Y , ) opposed th
ill and deprecated the agitation of th
uustion for purely political purposes.
Mr. Miller argued in favor of the prc
ectivo systom.
Mr. Springer gave a history of the ci :
umstances which surrounded the ere
com1 the report'of 'th'6 "commission tin
ha best conservative interests of tl :
ountry demanded a reduction of the tn
I duties to the extent of 20 per cent. I
osponso i.to the [ report the tariff bi
waa passsd , but instead of n reduction <
0 per cent the highest estimate showe
reduction only of 5 03-100 per cen
"ho pending bill did no moro than whi
lad boon recommenced by the tariff con
mission. Protective tariff protected th
manufacturers only nnd loft the laboroi
o fight and starve. On that the domi
ratio party was going before the cout
ry this fall,1 and the working man woul
peak to'them with no uncertain voico. ,
"Miller , of Pennsylvania. Adopt tli
ilatfonn you did in 1880 , andre wi
oat you 100,000 votes in Pennsylvanif
rou will lese Ohio nnd every northor
tato.
tato.Mr. . Springer Wo will take the chanci
MOBSM. Braincrd and Brown , of Peni
ylvania , briefly opposed the bill , nn
ho committee rose and the houao took
occss till 8 , the evening session to I
or the consideration of pension bills.
FLORIDA.
ALL I'OIl AUTI1UR.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , May 2. The r <
ublican convention at St. Augustine hi
larmonizod the difference between tti
actions. Lodwith's name was droppe
rom the delegates at large , and Josq
3. Leo , colored , was substituted. Tl
; olor line was sharply drawn in the coi
'ontion , All the delegates at largo ni
or Arthur.
A Flat Outregcr Sentenced.
NEW YOIIK , May 3 , Gertrude Asl
ho accomplice of Jessie Williams , tl
negro who committed robbery nnd a
ault upon Miss Maggie Harvey at Stoa
? lats , Broadway nnd 22d streets , e
March 8th last , was found guilty nr
lontencod to eighteen and a half years !
.ho penitentiary.
Army 1'olcor.
Chicago Herald.
There is something behind the Swni
court of injuring in Washington. Thopu
to-will bo interested to know that Seer
y ry Lincoln has been eager to gel
chance to reveal the mysteries of th
VVaahng'-on army poker club , and t
Swnim case afforded him the opportunil
Swnim i aid to have boon one of tl
active members of the club , and wi
others to have done much to nttn
young oflicero to the allurements of t
game , where they lost sums they con
not afford. The result in many cat
was disgraceful in financial humiliuti
borrowing money at usurious rates n
thn duplication nnd oven triplication
pay accounts , which Swnim ia thoug
to have boon fully cignizant of uud oft
to have aided by introducing the viotii
of the club to a certain class of mon
lenders. Morrow waa a victim to t
wiles of those harpies. All his salt
for two years ahead wont into their inn
It ia nortorious that some of the old
and best known oflicora of the army
duty in Waahinston have earned th
liviug nt the poker table and at the i
ponoo of Jyouugor ollicern who could
afford to gratify their paeuiou for t
game. A captain in the army rccei
loss than $2,200 a year : a Lleutoni
but $1,800. To dress fashionably , as
is compelled to do , to maintain BUI
standing and often support a family ,
quires all of that and oven more. WI
kind of morality is it , therefore in Col
ola and Gonerafs to permit these youi
atora to drop their pittance at the f
bling tablet It ia high time that the Re
called "club" was broken up nnd ita
methods exposed. If the Swaim inquisi
tors shall succeed in that they will bo do
ing a moritious work , ono in which they
they should not falter through any deli
cate consideration for the feelings of the
army or the 'lionor" of ita otlicora. Some
idols of society may bo exposed , and
some excellent "records" shattered , but
lot the work go on.
town's Farclcnl Commission.
KS MOIXES , loivn , May 2 The
lowix railway commission to-day
reported to the attorney general , of the
refusal of the Central railroad of Iowa to
obaoN o the decision of the commission
nnd keep up the operations of its traiuRJto
Northwood , and asked that ho nt once
proceed to enforce the discarded decis
ion through the courts. Thin is the first
not of the commission since Judge Mo-
Dill became a member of the board. It
is said that the CA30 will bo pressed with
out delay nnd that there is practically no
doubt of the defeat of the obdurate com
pany nnd the enforcement of the commis
sion's decision ,
Kelt Dead In DCH Molncs.
Dim MOINKS , May 2 , Mra Cnssiua L ,
yells while returning homo from shopping -
ping to-day in company with her hus
band , whan within two blocks of thoii
residence said' she wna oick , throw up hoi
hands nnd fell into her husband'u nrme
nnd died. The young lady hnd boor
married fiva months. C.iuso , honrl
disease.
An Iowa Sulclilo ,
DBS MOINKS , lown , May 2 A upocin
from Englo Grove , Iowa , snys : Enjoin
M. Scott , a loading citizen , committal
suicide by shooting himself through thi
head with n revolver , Inst night or oarh
this morning. Ho was found by hi :
partner when ho entered the store , lyinj
in n pool of blood.
Fire in KniiunH City.
KANHAS CITY , Mixy 2. A fire at tci
o'clock last night destroyed the rear portion
tion of J. R. Towby & Co. livery stable
Fifth street , corner of the nlloy
opposite the roar of the board of trade
Twenty-six horseo perahed , nnd quito
number of vehicles nnd n quantity of haj
Fortune l'i > rruiuloiirapli. ; | .
LONDON May 3. At the Hnmilton',1
sale Boccos " "e
brary to-day , History
Scotland , " containing an autograph o
Jnuios the Fifth , dntcd 1030 , realize
800 , and a prayer book containing n
autograph of Charles the First brougli
370. ,
m
Preliminary to a Strike ,
PiTTsnuna , May 2. The iron mam
facturera association will insist on th
acceptance of the scales presented at th
conference , while the mon say the !
association is much stronger than i
1882 , and have no fear of the result i
n atriko.
, . . , . . .
NEW YORK , ' May 1 , Keeno' notifi'i
holders of privileges to present them ft
adjustment.
Keene this morning remarked there v/r
nothing now to giro the press. Bis aflaii
wore gradually atraightoniug out an
coming out nil right. _
Another Strike.
Duniust , N. Y. May 2. 140 me
on the eastern section of the West Shor
railroad struck last evening , the compan
failing to pay wages the past tlire
months. All engineers , firemen , trai
and ferry hands intend striking.
Ofliclnl 1'roiiiotlon.
CHICAGO , May 2. S. K. Hooper , lat
general passenger agent of the Hannibi
and St. Joe , has boon appointed genera
passenger and ticket agent of the Coutrt
Iowa railroad , headquarters at Mai
shalltown.
The Wcntticr for To-day.
WASHINGTON , May 2. Upper Misspi
ri Valley. Warmer , fair winds ohiftir
to nnuthoastorly , lower barometer.
Missouri Valley : Warmer , fair soull
easterly winda , lotvur baromotor.
Nintcon hives Ijost at Stn ,
Qouimo , May 2. The ship Atlnnti
of Drammon , Norway , was wrecked i
Magdalen Islands Wednesday night in
gleet storm. She broke up immediate ! ;
10 lives were lost.
How About the DOHCB ,
Many people before purchasing modieh
naturally Inquire the slzo of the doao and t !
Btrongtli of it. In usiiif , ' llurdock Blood II
ttri toaapooriful fur the llttlo ones and tv
tuoapoonfula for uruvvn folk ) or 3 all that
necoastry at ono timo. This magnificent in
diclno IB nut only economical but very plo
Haul to the tafltu.
IjlecllHo for HI , Paul.
ST. PACIMiun. . , May 2 , Over lCi
prominent oitizons hold an cuthujiasi
maHH mooting nt Market Hall to-nigh
Tlio citizens' ' ticket for alderman has o
dorsed high licensn. Speeches we
made by Rev. W. 11. Marshal. Fatli
Shnnloy , Mayor O'Brien and others ,
9
ARSNOUS
nYlNGTOHOlDDOWN
fARLDAKINOPOWOE
ITAMnoUNDTOriSC
TARTAJ
, Given
rcccl'vctlTroui such cltumUts asB. Dmm Hays , ]
ton : M. IH'lafoiitalno , of Clilcu o ; and Ouita
llouc , Milwaukee. Never koUl lit bulk.
FORESTS IN FLUMES.
The Annual SpriDg Fires
Easlcrn states-
The Atmosphere Filled
Smoke and Ashes ,
Many Towns Out En Mas
Fighting the Flames , ISL
Now York , Pennsylvania and No
Jersey the Victims ,
Eleven Houses Destroyed at Oa !
ifornia , in Pennsylvania ,
Severnl Families Kcportocl Iiost
Other TJOSS of Ijlfo Feared.
FOREST PIIIKS.
IN YAHIOUH EASTERN STATES ,
Nr.w YORK , May .2. The frrcst fires
round about fill the atmosphere herewith
with smoke. Middlotown , N. Y. reports
the mountains north and west of Show- '
auguntis utid Catskill on firo. A strong .
wind is blowing and it in possible to BC'O *
only a short distance. No damages reported
ported yet but there is danger to isolat-
d farm houses and barns. Great clouds
of smoke and ashes fill the air.
Fires are raging on Storm King moun
tain near Cornwall , and in the Highlands
west of Havcistraw. The air near
Newburg is filled with '
HMOKE AND ASHES
and but nod leaves falling about. Much
damage to standing timber is apprehend
ed.
WiLKESiiAiuiE , Pa. , May 2. Forest
ftrca have buen raging fiercely hereabouts
lately , but the first serious damage was
reported this afternoon at White Ilavou ,
whore the neighboring hills caught firo.
For a time the town was in great danger
owing to the strong wind. The fire de
partment of Wilkosbarro with the _ whola ' 1
population of the place subdued it At
California , a lumbering town near Whita ' , >
Haven , a fierce fire was started and'
eleven
HOUSES WF.IU ; BOUNED.
Two bridges on the Bear creek branch.
ot the Lehigh Valley road were de
stroyed ; also the stables1 of Albert Lewis
& 0o. , lumber contractors. Eleven horsea
perished. A largo lot of valuable timber
was destroyed. Total loss ia estimated
at § 50,000. It is now under control.
Washington , N. J4 | telegraphs that an
extensive fire is raging in the Blue moun
-
o'clock this afternoon it became
COMPLETELY DAIIK
and the emokoy pall ulinnst suffocating
rests over the town. The inhabitants are
alarmed. Tlio mayor has requested the
fire company to renutin on duty all night.
A largo era of woodland is burning about
3 miles from Mattawan , N. J. , threaten
ing a number of residence : . The farm
ers are fighting the Humus.
Near Ashland , Pa. , extensive firoa are-
raging. The Ashland fire department ia
held in readiness for service at the Stnto
Minors' hospilal.
A IIEA.VY WIND STORM
visited north Cumberland county , Penn
sylvania , to-day , and fanned to increased
fury the forest fires. ; The vrorko of
Charles Wood and 5,000 fcords of char
coal were , destroyed. The fires olao ig
nited .Oalin'a , bank.At. . Mine Hill1 gap
colliery nine men were endangered and ,
300 disomployod , The town ia befogged
by the amokoifrom the burning moun
tains.
Emporium , Pennsylvania , sends word
that forest fires are raging nil through
that section. The season ia unusually
dry. The wind is blowing .
A 1U3UFECT dALB
from the west , sweeping the fire through
the forest with great velocity , destroying
a large amount of property.
At Sterling Run , niuo miles from Em
porium , several buildings belonging to a
tannery company were burned to-day
and n largo mill was destroyed. The vil
lage was only saved by aid from Ronova.
Two families nro reported lost. It is
feared the loss of life will bo great. ' * " *
At Sarsomont , 15 miles west of hero ,
two milla with a large amount of lumber - '
were destroyed.
NoExporlmcnt.
With n majority of people it ia no expert ,
mont that lr. Bosankos Cough and Lung
Syiup is n euro for Cougha , Colds , .Paus ! In
the Lungs , Bareness ID the Chest , etc. , but for ,
thoBo who doubt , ask your neighbors who-
have used It or get a free sample bottla of
Sclirotor & Bccht , the drufrgtsta.
Itopfulnr nlzo 60 centa and $1.00 , Sold to th&
trodo by 0. K , Goodman
A Catholic Bishop Dead.
CINCINNATI , 0. , May 2. Bishop
Tubbo ( , ot the Roman Catholic diocese of
Covington , Ky. , died to-day.
Tlila Ii the tuwm Hi which to purify the blood and
luvigorAto tko body. At no other touon is the Byu-
com bo aueuuptlb'o to the bcneflclal effecU ot a ro >
Hallo blood imilUcr , icfulitor and tonio like Hood's
'Ihe approach of warmer uunther lias
a i eculiarly depreasing effect , which manifests itself
In tliat extreme tired Iiellng , debility. Unnuor and
diilucm. Aovi \ tlio time to take , Huod'a rUimua-
rlllu.
Jlood'a SarsajiarllU touet up the njetcra , jmllles
mjltilood , and 8 ems to male liiu over. " Vf , J ,
BLAlll , Comlnir , N Y.
Hood's bmaiiarlll * Ii tlo belt blood imrlfler , " U.
B. I'HKU'S , Worcester , MMI.
"Ijmt iiirlnt ; I lucd llooj'a Sitsaj'nrl la and with
coed results. It gn > o 1110 & gocd apt.U' , &cd teemed
to IijIU mo over. I cheonuliy reromucad it MI *
ninaikablo modlclnu. " K. lla.lt , of tbu firm ol . U ,
HALEJiCO. , LlXtt , 0 ,
Purify Your Blood ,
' MyUi ( Ima been troubled with ludltibtloii , and
her blooil has Imeii In a poor condition , She hu
u ed Keieral bottlm ol llccxl'u B iBin > illU , nmtU
has been a great beuctit 19 her , " ' U , plOKSON'
Kenton , O ,
"
* I nuflorcJ thtoa jcaravlth bluo'j polwu and
rheuuutlsui , Iccauie couiOe'elyilUctwr itcd. uud. .
iicvereintcted VQ icuo\er. I took lluod'4 KurBiiu. .
rllU nd 1 think I tin cured. " JIr , M , J. f AV13.
BrocKport , N , Y ,
Hood' * btnaiwrUU beat ) all others , art ) Ii wort hi
IU wdjiht l'i cuU. " 1 , UUUUNUVON , ] 3j panic fct.
New York City , '
Hood's Sarsaparilla ,
Bold by ft'l drujfitliU , 1 ; air tor | L Uftde only
by C. J. HOOD t uo , Ixiw ell , U IM. ' '
100 joac One DoUar ,
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