THE OMAHA DAILY EE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMATIA , NEB , SATURDAY MOIlttWG , MAY 21 , 1881 , wo A CHAPTER ON GHQK1NCS of a Man with a History a Oakland , California. A College Graduate , Lawyer ant Methodist Minister , Ho is Executed as the Principal in a Double Murder , He Hires Two Tools for $5 and a Bottle of Whisky , He Protests His Innocence to the Last and Dies Game , An Ohio Murderer Ijnunolioil A. Vflto Murderer Expiates In New-York. A CALIFORNIA CHYVAT. AN EX-MINISTEll aillllETEl ) . OAKLAND , GALA. , MAY 23. Lloyd L. Majors was hanged this morning. Ho was 40 years old and was born near Uio homo of GarGold in Ohio , graduated at Ann Arbor college in 1870 , and began to practice law but afterward joined the Methodist ministry. After preaching several years ho went to tha Pacific coast- , Bottled iu Los G vtos , where ho became owner of a hotel. Tiin i/omiLi : MURDER for which ho was executed was committed a year ngn. Ho planned it , leaving the execution , however , to two tools , named Jewell and Showers. They vrero both tried and convicted , but before this all the facts in the case , and the agency of Majors , became known. The murder planned was that of W. F. Ilenowdon , an old > nan living in a cabin near Lou Gates , and the purpose was robbery. When Majors' tools wont there they found , not only llanowdeu , but a friend , named Mclniyro , both of whom were killed. Majors went there the aarao night , and Bet tire to the cabin. Ho gave Jewell and Showers a bottle of whisky and five dollars for the deed. Ou last Monday night the condemned man mad * a DESPERATE AT EMPT AT ESCAPE. Possessed of immense strength ho over powered the two death watches and the jailor who happened at the moment to bo in iho coll. Wrenching the keys from the jailor's grasp , ho dashed through the door across the jail yard to the street , but just as ho thought he had succeeded ho was encountered by two firemen who had been attracted by the noise. They recognized Majors , and another struggle ensued so terrible that Ma jura' arm was broken. Rendered helpless ho was con ducted V ick to h'a neil and frutn that mo ment ho abandoned hope. Ho sought the consolation of religion. Up to the last moment ho Afc. . PllOFEZSED HIS INNOCENCE . of "the cringe charged. In a conversation with J. B Bonowder , a brother of tha murdered man , ho said : "You may draw my life's blood from my arm and with this pen I will write my innocence of all connection of the crime in my own blood. " As ho spoke ho appealed to heaven to witness the truth of his state ment. At ten minutes before the hour fixed for his hanging he was led from the cell to the scaffold , and though still suffering from the effects of his late desperate ef fort to escape ho walked the entire dis tance with firm and unflinching tread. About four hundred people had gathered in the jail yard ; the roofs of surrounding building were cohered with people to witness the execution. Ho mounted the * c.ifFold without assistance and took up his position on the drop firmly erect. It was expected ho would make a parting speech , but he refused to say n word , maintaining throughout stolid silence. At twelve minutes past 12 o'clock the bolt was pulled , and Maj > ra foil with A DULL THUD. His neck was clearly broken. In eight minutes ho was pronounced dead. In sixteen minutes tl.o body was cut down and placed in a coflin for delivery to relatives. Within the jail yard not a sound was to bs heard. An awful ni- lenco prevailed , only broken by the jeers of the crowd outside , when they learned that Majors ceased to livo. OTIIEU HANGINGS. THE T1IIKD ONB TUUOTTLED. WAVEKLY , Ohio , May 23. Laban Stevens , the third man convicted of the murder of Anderson Liokoy , near Jcffer- nun , Ohio , was hanged hero to-day. Tlmru was n largo crowd in town though the execution was private. Stevens slept well and made a confession this m .ruing . to a relative of the victim , saying - ing he had planned a robbery but not a murdnr. The hanging took plaoo at one o'clock A , -WIFE SIUUDEIl OIHIII'.TKI ) . Lrm/u VALLEY , N.Y. , May 23 Chas. B. ninrko WHS hanged to-day for the murdur.of his wife. j A COUPLE OV COLOJUU ) MEN SWINO. SAVANNAH , May 23 Loonidns John son , colored , was hanged at MoDonog'huo to-dayffor rape , and John MoKeithau , colored , at Way-Cross for murder. Ill PR KOn TJIR ROl'K. THE HA/ELUUKST MDItDEUEUK , Miss. , May 23. Dr. R. G , I Penn , charged with killnng H. B , Rials/ was found guilty of murder in the first'degree. Death sentence will bo prouounced to-morrow. His brother , H.ll , Penn , vrhu aided in the killing , will bo tried immediately. /A CHILI ) OtJTHAOEn ANI JIUHDEUEK. \ HIOAQO , May 23 The Journal's De troit special says : The six year old , diuiyhtf r nf William Dyke , living a mile / east of FTillsdalu , was outraged and murdered - / dered last night. Her body was discov ered this morning. Her skull was crush- in with a stouo. Great excitement pre vails. Tlio IlllniilM Win-lit Crop , OniOAdo , 111. May 23. The Journal's SpringfieUl , 111. , special says : The condition - dition of the winter wheat crop in Illinois May 1 , as reported by the state board of agriculture ia bettor in the northern por- tion but not so promising in the southern orn portion. The percenta o of the winter wheat killed , is M per cent in the northern poition ; the coutrnl di vision , 20 per cent ; southern division 27 per cent. The average yield is now estimated nt Ot per cent in the northcri countitsj 80 in the central counties mid 73 in the southern counties. The southern orn division represents half the ncrengo of the stnto , winch makes the avorngo o the state about 82 percent of nn avorngo crop. DAKOTA'SMJAIUTA I J. The U. S , Court Decides In Knvor of Blsniiitok On Appeal of AVIiloh Yanlttott Holds I'or Two Ycnrs. YANKTON , Mny 23. The Supreme Court this afternoon rendered a decision in the reversion of the Court below ii the Capital commission case. Justices Lludson , Church nnd Palmer assent , mid Justice EJgorton dissents. The declaim declares the net of the commission valid and is in f.xvor of the claims of Bismarck to bo the capital. The attorneys for the people immediately proffered an appeal to the United States Supreme Court , which operates ns n suporst'doas , nnd pre vents removal of the capital to Dmnnrck pending decision by the Unitnd States Supreme Court , which takes at least two years. The case has boon ably urged by both sides , the chief point of contro versy being the power of the territorial legislature to delegate its pownr to n committee outside that body who acted nftor the adjournment of the legislnturo. BIHMAUCK , May 23. The city is nblnzo with bonfires , cannon is booming and there ia general rejoicing over the deci sion of the supreme court on the capital question. WHISKY. IN BOND. It Cannot lie Ijcvicd on liy n Sheriff So Says tlio U. S. Court , PiTTsiiuRO , May 23. The question of ; ho power of a sheriff to levy upon whisky in bond was finally decided to-dny in the United States court hero. A rule was granted in the common picas court of this county against Frank P. Case , collector of internal revenue , to show cause why ho would not bo hold in con tempt for refusing Allan , sheriff of this county , permission to levy upon whisky in a bonded worohouso. Ju-lgo Achnson , with the concurrence ofJJustice Bradley , of the United States supreme court , beFore - Fore whom the rule had been cortiornried , discharged the case at the cost of the sheriff , sustaining the collector in his action. THE OKLAHOMA ISVADEH3 They Resist , tlio United States Troopa Serious Trouble Feared. WASHINGTON , May 23. The following telgram concerning persona trying to force their way into the Oklahoma lands , baa uee'n tranamittod'by noting secretary of war to the secretary of the interior , under date of Fore Reno , Indian terri tory , May 9 : "To the Adjutant General , Department of Missouri : A courier just from Lieu- enent Day , who is on the Cammaron , reports the intruders made a serious re sistance Day arrested 35 ; many moro are coining and may overpower him by lumbers. I send Captain Carroll , with nil available cavalry , this afternoon. ETavo asked the commanding officer at ? ort Sell for two troops of cavalry. Signed , DEWEES , Major Commanding. GONE DOWN IN A GALE. Loss of tlio French Brlfj Senorlne Sixty-T\vo"LlvC8 Lost , i ST. JOHN , Nr'S. , May 23. The French brig Sonorino with 53 paeson- ; ers and i ) of n crow sank to the east ward of the Great B inks. All perished. She left St. Male , Franco , on the 25th of March , laden with a general cargo , lound for St. Piere , and fiucuumbed to a ; ale on the 5th of May. Iowa Medical MOM. DEH MOINES , May 23. The state medical society adjourned to-day. The iflicers elected for the ousuiag year nre : 'resident , II. 0 , Huntsman , Odknlooaa ; irst vice-president , H B , It'insomo. Bur- ing ton ; second vice-president , 0. C. infiith ; secretary , J. F Kennedy , Des .loines . ; assistant secretary , G E. Craw- urd , Cedar Rapids ; treasurer , R. Skinner , ? odar Kapida. The jiliico of the next neeting will bo Cudar ll.ipidu , the third Tuesday in May 1885 , CONVINCING 'Iho poof ) l tlio pudding Is not In chawing ho string , but in having an opportunity to out the article direct Sclirotor K liuclit , tlio ) rutrfjibtn , luivo ft free trial bottle of Dr. 15o- mikoH Coughniul I.ung Syrup for each nnd very ono who ia ulllictoil with OOURH | , Colds , Asthma , Consumption or any Lun # Affection , In AV ip.i Virginia. WHEEI.INO , May 22. The Greenback convent urn nt Buckhanuon nominated 'udge ' Edwin C Mnxwell for Governor , f. J' . Burtt for Auditor , Spencer \V. jivim for Treasurer , J , K. Vondall for Superintendent of Schools. Maxwell is tu publican ; thn rest of the state ticket a left tot the Republicans to naimt , and ho two cartiea will fuse in the October iltction us well us in the November. i'ho electors , nomination was left to the executive coiiilnatteo , Colored BALTIMORE , May 23 In the African rl. E. general Ounferonco u report rec- iinmonding the biahopa to issue n proc- aniution declaring a , union of the African M E. church and the British AI , E. hurch of Canada and thu British pro cucoj was adopted 100 to 5. Biahop * entered * . ayno a protes A I'ollociniiii liriiurd up , D , F.CollInn , member of police , seventh ward , loading , I' * . , talks tills way : "Sulf reil se- eruly from rhnuuiatitin ; luithlni ; dlil mo any oed till I tried Thomas' I electric Oil. It U u ilaaauru to recommend It. " Flro at Bloux KallH , Dakota. Sioux FALLS , Dakota , May 23. A fire partially destroyed the utnrast House to-day ; .dtunagn to building $8G , 000 , contents , $0,000 ; fully insured. BOTHERED BRITISHERS. They Hare BO News from General Gor don Since April 10 , Admiral Hewitt Fails to Bargain with Abyssinia , A Virulent Oattlo Plague Eavag- ing Odessa , A Phronix Park Assassin Testi fies vs , Dynamiters , Germany's ' Commercial Circles and Taxing Money , L'oumiR by tlio Million Subscribed Toward the AlatioticHtcr Caiml , FOKKION NH\VS. EGYPTIAN MATTE11H IN TUT. COMMONS. LONDON , May 23 In the Commons to day Fitzmaurico , under secretary , stated that no news hxd boon received from Gordon since April 10th further than a confidential message sent from Soudan. Ho believes the messenger \rhu entered Khartoum was unable to re turn to the Mahdi. Lord Edmund slid at El Rabat it was reported his followers prevent him from going to the NVIuto Nile. Gladstone sUted that no dolimto iio a had boon received concerning ntl'iurs at Berber or Dongola , but reports nro reassuring. lie refused to unxko any statement about the rup6rta of Mudir Dongola'a treachery. A LECHEUOUS LOUD CONVICTED. LONDON , May 23. Lord St. Leonards , indicted for indecent assault upon n ser vant girl , was convicted to-day. The court reserved judgment. FllENOH AllT. Minister Morton has written M. Ferry denying that the house of representatives rejected the bill reducing the duty on works of art to 10 per cent. , or that the house applauded the vote. FLOODS IN SPAIN. MADRID , May 23. Murica is the prin- pal city damaged by the floods in the southeastern part of Spain , The roads are impassable , bridges destroyed , and travel on the railroads is suspended , Twenty persons are missing. THE "KAVOUED NATION" ULAUSE. LONDON , May , 23 In consequence of the porto absolutely insisting on the abolition lition of the "favored nation" clause , the commercial negotiations between the powers has reached a dead lock. Russia and England especially insist that this clause bo inserted iu the convontion. TAXINO MONEY BARGAINS. BERLIN , May 23. Commercial circles and liberal newspapers are indignant a < the bill to bo introduced in the reichstaf increasing taxes to 2 10 per $100 on ftl money bargains. It is claimed such a law will especially damage the bourse. Its adoption is doubtful. The police interfered with a mooting of socialists to discuss the proposed tax. There were cloven arrests. ABYSSINIA NEUTKAL. LONDON , May 23 It is reported the negotiations between Admiral Hewitt and King John of Abyssinia have failed , Mahdi having promised the king a large coast district , including Masaowah , and several harbors on condition that ho re main neutral. AN INFOllMBIl's TESTIMONY. SLIOO , May 23 Patrick Delaney tes tified in the dynamite inquiry to-day. Ho said his only object was to save inno cent lives and prevent others from being trapped. He was duped into assisting iu the Phwnix Purk murders. lie was not Diving evidence for money or liberty ; ho jxpooted to return to a lifo of servitude , and admitted that ho richly deserved it. MANCHESTER OANAL. LONDON , May 23 The promoters of ; hi ) Manchester canal are nuking ar rangements to immediately raise 5,000- JOO. The success of the venture is be- ioved to be 11 curtain. LONDON , May23. Fivomillion pounds or the Manchester canal was subscribed n three hours. CATTLE I'LiaUE IN RUSSIA. ODESSA , May 23. The cattle plague ias re-appeared in the Odessa dis- .rict iu its most virulent form. THE FINANCIAL FIiUJlIlY. CANADIAN' COLD. MoNTiiEAt , , May 23. It is reported , ho bank of Montreal exported eight million of gold to Now York during the recent financial troubles. FAILUHU4 rOH THE WEEK. NEW YOHK , May 23 , Failures for seven days 232 , an increase 01 33. "iiuoit" HACK. U. S Grant , jr. , came from Morris- .own , N. J. , his homo , this moraim : to lie nflico of Grant & Wurd. Ho laughed it the rumor of his supposed flight to Canada. Hn Hays ho hat nu intention of caving and intends to remain to attend ho business necessarily growing out of lia financial troubles. "A NEW WAY TO I'AY OLD 1JEIITH. " James Keene proposes to uettlo Sjwith totes , payable at twelve and eighteen in nths , NEW YOUK , May 23 James II vounu cays he expects to piy his debts in ull if his creditors will give him a little tine. To this end he nukes u prppo tion tohold rs of his obligations , adjusted and unadjusted , to accept his no tea dat ed May 1st , 1881 for tliu full sum due Item on that day , payable in 12 und 18 uuntlis. For privileges not matured on hat day ho proposes to give notoa for unounts received by him when the priv- egos were issued. WARD AT TJIB CONFESSIONAL , The Post nays it is reported that Fer- linatid Ward intends making a confess- on. I'lTTSIICUO'H 1JANK RESUMES. PITTHUURO , 2:20 : r. M. The PoniiByl- ani.v bank huvo nut opened their doors , ) ut expect to do so in n few minutes , t was the oiiginnl intention to runumo uymont at 1 o'closk , but the dutuils sould not bo arranged. Aboutonu hun dred persons are on the pavement And stfpa waiting for the door * to open. Tlio bank has boon receiving deposits nil dny. A voroy small run ! s nitttcirmHl. Tlicro is no excitement ill flntncinl circles , Con- fidniico has been restored. 2:35 : r M. The doora wrro thrown open at 2.30. The bank is crowded , hut nearly as many are depositing as drawing out. out.Tho doors were kept open until 5 o'clock. Long before that hour the rain ci'nsed. It is cxpectuil to-morrow the ecnro will bo over. Tlio deposits today are paid to bo $50,000 in oxccsj of the amount withdrawn. A SUIT FOIl RLVNHEU. The olHcera of the bank will soon bring a suit against several prominent business inon for maliciously circulating rumors which mused the run and compelled the suspension. VIX1NU FISH AND HATCH. NEW YORK , May 23. A syndicate which hns tnkon the government bonds from Fisk it Hutch is composed , of I. mid S. Wormsor , Louis L Hoyt , J. B Col- unto and the United States Trust compa ny. It is stated that the syndicate took all the linn had. By this operation the banks and others hnvmtf lontm on bonds are relievedand Fisk & Hatch nro placed in a position to mljuit their atfitirs. THE r.Hir SKIPS DIVIDEND. NEW YORK , May 23 The directors of thu Erie railway issued a card to day , stating that the falling off in earnings for first six months of tha present year nro unusually largo. The _ coupons oil the second consolidated nibrgAgo bonds are paynblo the first of Juno , and under or dinary circumstances the board might provide to some extent for the deficit on the first six months , relyiug on the usual increase in the earnings tholnsthalf-yoar ; but iu the present depressed condition of the business of the country and of the earnings of the Erie , as well as of other companies , the board dnes not fool at liberty to deal with anything but the business and as the earnings as now as certained , and therefore deem it wise for the present to postpone payment of the coupons duo , the first proximo. WATCH INO ENO. NEW YORK , May 23. Half a dozen detectives and deputy ofllcore watched thojiouao of John 0. Euo to-night. The servants admitted only jntiinato friends. Eno is in bed sick. LIT IY LiMill L'NINO. A Bolt From tlio Clouds FircH OU TankH at IMilladolplilix $155OOO LIIBH , and More Feared. PHILADELPHIA , May 23. The lightning - ning to-night struck a largo tank of crude oil of the Atlantic Refining company on the Schuylkill river , in the extreme southwestern part _ 61 the city. The flames communicated to another largo tank and several small ones. It is fear ed the oil in the other tanks will also catch tiro. The loss up to that hour has been estimated at 150,000. Several vessels moored at ( the wharves were towed into the river. Some of the larger tanks to which the flaino had not reached contain bt n no and paraHmo. It is not ' prt/b'ttblo * toy also will bo burned. _ * Spring Sporla. RACES VESTERDAY. LOUISVILLE , May 23 2 your olds fivo-oights of a milo Vallisia won , Rha- doma 2 , Princess Ban 3 ; time , 1U2. : Mile heats Chili won in straights , Egyptian 2nd in each heat , and Major HughesSrd ; time , 1:45 : , 1:40. : All ages Froeland won , Long Knight 2 , John Davis 3 ; time , 1:6 : ! ) . 2 yonr olds J mile Rudstono won , Kuokuk 2 , Socks 3 ; ti.no , 117. CHICAGO'S JUNE RACES. CHICAGO , May 23. The entries for the spring trotting meeting of the Chicago driving park , which closed Monday , nro nil in und will bo published to-morrou. 1'ho purses aggregate $15,1)00 ) for five days , Juno 3rd to 7th , The entries number about 100. Those in the faster class , a are as follows : J'J2 : , trotting Novu , Kitty Nan , Adelaide , Towutt uuil Nxvtilty. li : ± J , | j.ieiui ; lltHtrovor , Truro , liomto M. IVruu for ull lU'jom Uem , Klur.i Jiullo and Woitmcmt. a:18 : tr ttorsDick Wright , 0 itchlly , I'hyl- Iu , Uvoimuu und Tony Nowcll. IIALTIMORE JIACES. BALTIMORE , May _ 23. 1 mile all ages Jiilu Wartiold won , Flotvor of Mouth 2 , Uoel-und-Too , U ; time , 1 Ono and u half miles 3 year oldtt Blloralio won ; time , 2'Mk : 2J mtlos all atus Bjue Grass Bnllo won , Hilarity 2 , IWoroo 'J ; time , 4:02A. : J mile heats Nimrod won iu atruiyluB,1 bunt timu , 1:10 } , Stouploohaae Bouverwyck won , Abra ham 2 , Secret , 3 ; time , 5:2U. : ICANHAb CITY RACES. KANSAS CITY , May 23. Pacing Milo icuti Nottio yluiw- won ; Little Jenniu 2nd ; bust time , 2:2Gj. : Trotting mile heats Execution wan n straights ; Bully Buy 2nd ; best time 0.0171 - . - . . Novelty running milo and a half Vulloto l t ; Frank Harper 2nd ; time f > - r\ MM/ , rillLADiai'HIA RAOEH. PHILADELPHIA , May 23. Belmont : 'ailc , 2.HU pucora Julia won ; boat Hum , 2:2JA. : ! CUju 2riO , St. .Cloud , 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 ; L'otten Notvoll , 3 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 2 ; Sh > upy Joe , 1 , distanced. Tiuio-2:22 : , 2:2-1 : A , 2:21 : ; 2:23 : , 2:25. : HASH 11ALL YESTERDAY. At ColuiubuB , 0 , Coiombufl , 10 ; St. yjuis , . ' ( , At Cleveland Chicago , 0 ; Cleveland , ' At Toledo Toledo , 10 ; Cinsinnnti , I ) . At Baltiinoro , Baltimore , 3 ; Brook- yn , 0. At Now York. Now York , 8 ; Boston - ton , 7. Washington , 3 ; Metropolitan , 1. At Buffalo. Bullttlo , 2 ; Detroit , 1. At Altouiia. Altoona , 8 ; Nationals , At Philadelphia. Providence , 8 5 Philadelphia , 1. At Philadelphia Allogheilya , 4 ; Ath- etics , 9. TcHiiiiiony. W. 15. Gllfurd. ] ' tor , M. 15. Clmrcn , Both. veil , Unt. , wu > fir twu > euiu u MiHorcr whli ) y"iei | > lu In Iu wurut form , until ui ho nay , "I if n hdcuina un uctiitl bunion , " Ttitou bottloa ot llurdock lllood Jlitlert cured him , und liu telU un Iu a rut-oiit lutuir tlmt ha couuldoru It thu best family niudldno iiuw txfxro the coun try fur dyspqwlu uuJ liver couplnlut. NEWS OF THE NATION. A SiDElo Trio at CMcaeo for the Con dition , Ratlior Important Action and In- oidouts iu Oongrossi The Senate Oousidors tbo Sohomo to Pay Railway Debts , That Body Also Passes the Labor Bureau Bill , And to Plaoo in the Prosidont's ' Hands Power to Do So , SprliiKor Oppnacft Coining to General Grniu'Hltullof. TUB CHICAGO CONVENTION. THE H.UU.Y DKLKOATES. Spoclnl Dispatch tt ) TUB HKK. Ciuo.uu ) , Mny 23. Two dolegntes to the national republican convention from the 8th district of Illinois are the first delegates , besidca Webster Flanagan , of Texas , to arrive hero in anticipation of the opening of the convontion. They came up this morning from Uupiigo mid Kundnll counties respectively , and were immediately tnkou in tow by "Long" Join's , and plnced in rooms nt the Urnud Pacilio. FLANNAOAN arrived two wpoka ago , mid as ho had the honor of creating n otimuon in the con vention of 1880 , BO he had the honor , if such it bo , to arrive hero iu navntieo ot all other delegates. The others will begin - gin to arrive here on the 20 th. The in dications are that thoao coming on that day will not bo numerous. By the 28th and 29th , however , heavy arrivals will commence. The 1st and 2d of Juno will wltnotB thu meet numerous arrivals. Nearly all of the largo states have written - ton that they will be hero on the night of Juno 10. THE HALL. With the exceptions of a few finishing touches , the hull ia nv in readiness for the opening of the musical festival next week. The tootivul concludes on the 31st and there will be only two days in which to mnko nnv changes for the con vention The indications are that very few cliangoi will bo necessary , thu hall having boon designed with a two-fold view. FOHTY-EIGHTH CONGUES8. SENATE. WASHINOTON , Mny 23. Senator Harrison risen reported favorably to the Senate from the committee on territories on the house bill in relation to lholegislature of Dakota , which provided that body uhnl ! consist of 24 members for the counci and 48 members for the house , and thai there bo elected at the next. Jjouaral elec tion in the territory two mombors.fof the council and four members of the house in each legislative district. The house bill , to provide for the mus ter out and pay of certain oflicora and enlisted men of the volunteer forces , was passed. The senate resumed consideration of the bill to provide for protecting the in to rests cf the United States in respect to any incuinbranccs on property wherein , hey have interest. Mr. Beck ( dem. , Ivy. ) said that under ho letter of the act tlio president could > ay off the Union Pacific railroad mort- ( ago. Ho objected to giving an oxecu- ; ivo officer such vast power and Mr. Sherman ( rop. O ) aaid the ( government frequently lost largo minis of money be cause of luck of authority of executive of- leers to pay oil' prior lion. Mr. Slater ) ( dom. , Oio ) said that in 1895 , when the Union mid Central Puciliu railroads mortgages will mature , tint amount of all obligations mid interest. will be $188,000,000 , and Die roads will not bu worth that , na they could be built for less. After further debate the question wont ovor. ovor.Tho annual pension ni propriatiou bill was passed as reported by the senate committee. Thu labor bureau bill was taken up. Mr. Blair ( rop. N. II , ) withdrew his amendment , leaving thu bill us it came from the house. Mr. Aldrich ( rop. II , J. , ) moved a sub stitute , which was ngreed to mid pussud yeas 05 , nays 2 The nays being Col- juitt und Suulsbury , The Utah bill was taken up. The senate wont into unoxecutivo session mid soon adjourned until Monday. HOUHE. The house wont into coiiunittno of tlio whole on the private cnlvmiur Bill pro viding for the rutiriiuont of Culonel Har ry J. Hunt , ns inujur guiiuinl , gave nsu Lo good deal of diaomaion. In opposing thu measure , Mr. Springer ( duin , III ) upoko in u strong Uiii.di lunation of the bill to retire Oonontl Grant mill g vo him n pension of $10,125 u year , simply bosausu lie had bjen unlortuimtu in Wall street. It was said Grant had not been awuro of the dealings of his part ners. Tht > fact remains that ho ns-toci atcd himself with speculation involved in the moat disreputable pructiuj ever liuaid of in tliii country , mid only paralleled elsewhere by the doiitli Sea bubble and John Law's Mississippi schuuiu. This was not the time nor wuru the circum stances such na called upon congroju to [ { o to Grant'u relief. The bill was laid usido with a favor able recommend ttion , The committee rose , and the houao passed thu bill appropriating $300,010 lor thu payment of qiiartormustir claims known us the 4th ot July claims ; about lialf the amount goes to citizens "f Toiin- CiBOO. Recess till evening , the session to bo for pension bills , THE Jj\ium DUUEAU. VllK BE.VATB 1'AK.HEH THE IIII.L , WAHHIISOTON , May 2J. ! The lubor bu reau bill pasBod by the semite to-day ia as follows ; Bill to establish a bureau of lubor. Bu it enacted etc. , That thcro ihall bo Botubliahud in the department of the in torior a bureau of labor , which shall bo under the charge of a commissioner of labor who shall bo appointed by the prcs idcnt by mid with the consent of the soiinto. The commissioner of labor shall hold his olllco for four ycnrs and until his successor shall bo appointed and qualified unices sooner removed , nnrt ahull recoivp n fnlnry of $3,000 per yonr. The commissioner shall collect informa tion upon the subject of labor , its rela tion to capitnl , the hour * of labor , onrn- ings of laboring men and women mid tlio means of promoting their mntorial , socinl , intellectual mid moral prosperity. The secretary of the Interior shall appoint i. chief clotk who Khali receive a salary of ? 2,000 per annum mid such other em. ployes ns mny bo necessary for said bu reau , provided the totnl expenses shall not exceed $25,000 per annum. During the necessary absence of the commission er or wr.oii the olllco shall become vacant , thochuf clerk shall perform the duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall nnnunlly make n report in writing to the sucrotnry of the interior of information mation collected nud collated by him nnd containing such recommendations as ho may deem calculated to promote the ollicioncy of the bureau. AVrtHllINCJTON NOTI-S. NATIONAL ItOAUl ) or HEALTH. WASHINUTON , Mny 23. The House Committee on public health regard it ns unwise to confer upon the national board of health the management of quarantine and epidemics that it is bust to lonvo it where it now rests , under the charge of Dr. Hamilton. JOHN II. .SEAMAN. The senate hns conlirined John D. Sea man ai rocoivnr of public moneys at North Platte , Nob. Tlio TOXIXH Torrentn. OALVKSTON , TEXAS , May 23. llailrond trnlllo throughout the Hooded district of the atnto is still generally suspoiiacd. The ilnmago to railroad property la estimated at § 5,000,000 , Including the loss by delay and probable decrease in agricultu ral products. The nctual immediate dnmngo is placed nt $2,000,000. THE K. 0. , FP. H. ANUU. It has boon agreed to report favorably a bill granting the Kansas City , Ft. Scott & Gulf railway a right of way through Indian Territory. 1NTEHNAL UEVENUK EXl'ENHEH. The secretary of the treasury to-day sent the houao n letter recommending an additional appropriation of § 150,000 foi salatios mid expenses of ngonts nnd sub ordinate oHicors of the buronu , for 1884 , The commissioner says : "Tho increase OB xpeiises ia entirely in the salaries ol store-kunpors nnd the foes of gaugori1 , caused by the increased number of distil lurioa in operation nnd the increased amount of spirits withdrawn from the warehouse upon the payment of tax and for export. " o. E. IIAIIUOCK. In executive session of the sonnto to < day the nomination of Major 0. K. Bab cock to bo lieutenant colonel was din- cussed fourhours without reaching action , It is Understood the old charges of the whiskey ring have boon , renewed for thi purpose of defeating his confirmation. . , , TENSIONS. I - i i ' ' ThoKousb'at'Hi owning Baasion passed 40 pension bills , including ono $50 per month to widow of Gon. Ord. Ad journed. TAMM % NY. FiniNO THE FIST CIUN. NEW YOKK , May 23. Tammany hall was crowded to-night on the occasion of the mooting advertised as "Tho First Gun of the Presidential Canvass. " Til- con's name , whenever mentioned , evoked long-continued cheers. Congressmen Blackburn and Hurd wore the principal spatters. Morrison sent a letter reciting his well-known views. UAIILISLE. Speaker Carlisle in a letter said : "Since the close of the war morn than four fifths of the internal rovonuu I.IXCB have been abolished , while the tariff re mains substantially unchanged. Indeed , on many articles of nece.Hiity in common use among thu people the rates of duty are higher nnw than during the war , while on nearly all of them the duties nro much higher in proportion to the market value of the urticles than they were then. The taxes upon the vices mid luxuries of the people have been greatly reduced or entirely abolished , while tnxea on the necessaries of lifo mid the tooli and implements of labor have been retained , nud in mmio instances increased. Under the policy , commerce has been obstructed , and the coat of production increased and the EAUNINOH OK LA 11011 CONFISCATED. These taxes are not needed for rovo- enuc , mid they cannot bu legitimately or boneiicially maintained for any other pur pose. There iu not an instance in the history of the world in which the govern ment had made its people rich and pros perous by imposing unnecessary taxes upon them. Evury dollar taken by tax ation is just HO much withdrawn from the productive cnpltul of the country , and from laborers their muaim of support , mid therefore thu plainest principles of justice and sound policy demand that TAXATION HHOULII HE KEDUOEI ) to the lowest limit computable with pub lic iiocossitiea. To tux u people for the purpose of raising royonuo for public usu is a legitimate function of the govern ment , IB the burden U equally distribut ed , no citi/.dti hua a right to complain , either of the tax or its incidental tiLcts. But to impose a tax for any other pur pose is a gross abuse of legislntiyu power , and will ulwnya provoke limitation , pro- tint nnd resistance. Stability in the laws affecting the industrial interests of thu people ia absolutely essential to the continuous and rapid development of our resources , but stability can bo so- cutud only by doing as nearly ai possible exact justice to all whoso interests are affected by such legislation. " NK\V YOKK. AN EDITOHIAL 1'OLL ON 1'JtESIIIKNT. CEIMH UAI-IOH , May 23 , To-morrow'a Llupublicmi will contain seventy respons es to requests sent prominent New York editors , outaidu of the city of Now York , for opinions an to thu strongest republi can candidate in thitt pivotal state. Twenty name Bluino , 20 Arthur , 18 Ed < iiiunda , 7 Lincoln , 3 General Sherman , 2 Huwloy , 1 Andruw Whito. THE CALM AFTER CLAMOR , TlmCWcagoMapkclsYeslcraayRelaDM into Absolntc Dnllncss , Oorn Dragging Beoauso of Eastern - orn Demand for Oats , Oattlo Again Aotivo and With Brisk Oompotit' f1 i An Advanoo of 10 to uCents and Everything Hogs Aotivo with uyors Than for Three I III An A Consequence- , Prices I tronj ; nmin to lUoIIIf ; ! U1UOAOO MAUKETS. OEKKALH DULL. Spoclnl Dispatch to the DEE. CHICAUO , May 22. The markets lapsed into a condition of absolute dullness to day , and the feeling was ono of weakness mid depression outside of the provision pit. Wheat opened weak mid loner , made a sharp rally before the 10 o'clock close , but the ndvnnco was lust again oil the afternoon board. Owing largely to the depression iu the stock'inarket opera tors , to sonip extent , were disposed to close up their trades fur near futures and trade more iu the now crop futures , and fluctuations in July , though some times sharp , were not attended with much ex citement. July sold down to 91 J , up to Jljf , and closed on the afternoon board at UUJj Juno being quoted at 00 , and August nt 01 j. CORN. A dull and dragging business was re ported in corn. Very few outside orders wore received , and local operators also manifested very little deairo to trade. The shipping demand was light. The receivers - ceivors report that the eastern demand , which has heretofore existed for feeding purposes , has fallen oil' , and turned moro to oats. Ou thu afternoon board the fooling was the weakest of the day , nud closing prices were only a shade ever insidoprio a. Juno closed at ClJ , July at GGg , and August 081. OATS was dull and a ahadn lower. June closed at 31Jc , and July 32c. Only a moderate business was trans acted in provisions , and pork ruled low er than yesterday. Juno and July pork closed nt 18 CO ; August 1845. Juno lard closed at 82UjJuly at and August at 8 DO. CATTL * t were again active , and undoiu brisk com petition prices advanced 10 to 12\o \ per lOOlb.B , making an advance of 1C to 25o for the week BO far. At an early ho'iir everything that was marketable was sold , tlio market closing strong at the advance noted. There were several lota of dis tillery Bteors tlmt mudo ( r&fy.to C10 ; hulhi.v. { at 4 80 to 5 OOj fancy com fed To nsr' * averaging over 1,000 pounds , sold as high as 5 80 ; good to choice shipping , 1,200 to 1,350 Ibs , C 10 to C 50 ; common 'to medium , 1,000 to 1,200 Ibs , 5 75 to.G 10 ; grass Texnns , 700 to 000 Ibs , 4 25 toB5 00 ; corn fed Texans , 4 75 to 5'80. JIOUH t were active , with many morobuyera .hau for the past , throe days and under the activity and only fair receipts.prices rulea strong and 5 to lOo higher. { .With , ho fresh receipts there were ibout" 28- 000 on sale. Skips and lights , 120 to 152 Ibs. , 4 GO to 400 ; aborted jlight , 125 to 209 Iba. , 510 to 5 GO : packers and shippers , 213 to 306 Ibs.5 10 , to 5 05. vr * 1 _ 0 Another Thieving Toller. ' - * - NEW YORK , May 23 , Charles A. ilinckley , paying tollurv < if the West Sldo .milk , embezzled § ! > 0,000 of the bank's unds , and lift a docjiiuped. This embez zlement wa discovered Wodnosdny lost. I'ho bank officers certify tlio pppital stock if $200,000 is intact. There IB a surplus of $100,182 , and also Hinakluy's $10,000 xmd , given by the Fidelity and ludoin- lity company. The matter was kept a _ locrot until the investigation was finished. Llinckloy haa been connected with the ) auk as paying teller ever since ita organ- sation , 15 years ugo. Ho was regarded as a man of rigid integrity. Upset In u Collision. v ROCHESTER , May 23. In the collision of the St. Lnuis express with a freight Tain , last night , seven cara were over turned and twenty persons injured , nouo Fatally. All wore taken to the hotel. Tlio Ilallroiul CoinmlHHlniiSliiun. JAOILSON , Miss. , May 23. The United States circuit court has atlirmed the do- citlou iu the railroad injunction cases ngninst the railroad commission and makes the injunction perpetual. nriNGTOHctDDovm EARLBAKIiiGPOWOE. . . ITAMBOUIJDTOniSC./ PURE CREAM TARTAR. SlOOOn ( DSveB-8 , - Tfonn4 tout I , llodo. Milwaukee. NcvcrcnUl ill bulk.