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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. l > THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , MAY 2 , 1885. NO. 219 PEACE APPEARS , England and Russia Offer to Make Mutual Contemn , Arbitration is Proposed and the Arbitrator Suggested , Meanwhile Warlike Incidents are to bo Observed , The Daily News Says that Russia has Sent a Messenger of Peace. He Bears a Mission from the Ozar , who Does .Not Want War , The Situation In the Anglo-Russian Complication. Promise * or Peace. FOUEIGN NEWS. nUBBIA ANn ARBITRATION , LONDON' , May 1. The Daily News , the government organ , this morniug says ; "A special messenger baa loft St. Pet era burg and will arrive in London Monday or Tuesday bringing Russia's answer which will probablj boa formal acceptance of the Kngllah propos als. The czar baa intimated to Knland through Raron Da Staal that he earnestly de sires peace. It is proposed to arbitrate the question ot the disregard on the part on Russia of the convention ol March 17th. If thia is accepted njuint com < mistiun will proceed to delimitate on the frontier of Afghanistan without awaiting foi the decision of the arbitrator a satisfactory bails for delimitating having been agreed upon before the Penjdeh affair. While tin commission is at worK the disputed territory will bo considered an neutral and will not b ( occupied either br tha Russians or Afghans , The News In an editorial says it rejolcei that the proipects of peace in England and Russia are bilghtor than al any time sinca the negotiations The temper of the English ministerial clrcli ia becoming more pacfic. It ia reported that M. De Gitra. the Russian foreign minister has imparted to Sir Edward Thornton , the British ambassador at St. Petersburg , the in formation that Russia intends to send to thi British government a full statement r > grdln ( General KomarofTs position and asking En gland to consent to a mutual Inquiry int < the alleged breaking of the convention o March 17 , with a nota that Russia would no absolutely reject arbitration. The oomplica of the Ruisiau statement will delay the re spouse of M. Gesier to the last British dis patch. An agreement has been conclude ! batwoen tbo English and the Turkish gov ernments by which the latter wil allow the vessels of tbo former ti pass through the Dardanelles ii the event of war with Russia. In return foi this favor Turkey will be allowed to send ai expedition to occupy the Soudan by way o Suakim , and England will resture Cyprus t Turkey at the end of five yeara and guarante the integrity of tha states of the Porto. PORT HAMILTON OPEN. LONDON , May 1.The Daily News learn that England haa not taken possession of Per Hamilton. The presence of fast Britisl cruisers in the vicinity of that port , th News thinks , wai probably the origin ot tb report. ENGLAND'S PROPOSAL. | ! The Standard this morning says : "We ar able to say upon unquestionable authorit ; that the English proposal to Runsia is for sub mlttal to arbitration of ona of tbo crownec 'heeds of Europe of the simple qnestio : whether or not the convection ot March 17tl waa broken by Russia. This proposal ia now under consideration by the Russian goverr. meat , which has decided to convoke a meet ing of the committee of ministers at Gati china to consider the question. BOUN01NO FRINPII FRETZHDEItS. The Paris Figaro says the government hi decided on a measure for the expulsion of Oi leans and Bonapmlut Princes AUSTRALIANS PREPARE FOR WAR. MELBOURNE , May 1 , Incessant oxertlot are being mode to place the colony of Victorl in a state of security against an attack L Ruslian cruleors in case of war. Popular er thuaiasm In the matter haa been thorough ! aroused. The military and thn naval prepari tlona are in a high strto of efficiency. Lsrf meetings have been hold at which there wei demonstrations of the loyalty of the colony i the British government. Strong feeling confidence prevails. Apart of Melbourne considered Impregnable. New rules ba' been issued refrulating the lights in heh houses and the piloting of incoming vessels. DENMARK A8 MEDIATOR. LONDON , May 1. There Is a alight relaxc tion of attention In the relations of Knglac HuBsia. Russia appears to be disposed ' submit to the arbitration of ona of tl crowned heads of Europe the questlc whether the convention of March 17th was bo received by Russia. It Is believed tl king of Denmark will bo selected as the arl trator In 'event of mediation bem accepted , FKANCO-OHINA. CHINESE LOYAL TO PEACE. PARIS , M y 1. Gen. Da Lisle tolegrap the government that tha Chinese are loyal fulfilling the conditions of peaco. TRAPS FOR ENGLISH GAME , LONDON , May 1. A telegram from Petersburg to-day states that the Rossi government has forbidden the entry of shi into the port of Constadt. I ! FEABl'UL OK TUB MONTH OP MAT. NEWCASTLE , May 1. The directors of t large steamship insurance club advise th members not to c barter steamers for Rusai jx ta during Lf ay , TOIIP1CDO 1IOATS DSUANDED. LONDON , May 1. The d ockyard authorit t TheerneiH have been ordered to lurnl immediately ninety-three additional torpe boat * . COUNTER rUOPOIAL DT RUSSIA. PARIS , May 1. It is rumored that RUBB made counter proposals to England and th England will probably accept them. ( GIFTS. TWO SIOEK OFFICES GO TO THE SOUTH NO ! FROM TUB CAPITAL. WAHHINO.TON , D. O. , May 1. The He John Geode of Virginia , WAS t day appointed < oltcitor-general of the Unit States. He ii a native of Virginia. He In K6 years of ago and was admitted to the bar in 1861. In the same year lie was elected H member of the Virginia legislature and in ISfil was a member of the Virginia convention which adopcd the ordinance of secession. Ha wai a member of the confederate congress during the war and was a representative from Virginia In the XLIVth , XLVth and XLiVlth congress. He was a member of the electoral college in 1852 and 1850 and was a delegate to the democratic national conven tion In 18C8 and a member of tha democratic executive committo from 18C8 to 1870 , President Cleveland named William Mer- rick , of Maryland , ( or associate justice oi the supreme court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Merrick ia ono nf a f airily of prominent lawyers. His father , William D. Merrick , was one of the moat prominent lawyers ot Maryland and was United States senator from that atato from 1836 to 1815. Ono of bis brothers , Richard T. Merrick of this city , has > national reputation , and his youngest irotber , Georae C. , Is prominent lawyer of Maryland. Ho himself began the practice of twin this city in 1841 , and was appointed y Prosinent Pierce , associate justice of the 'd circuit of the District of Columbia , This iurt was abolished by act of congress in 18C3 , .nd Judge Merrick resumed the practice of - w In Maryland , In 1877 ho waa elected to ingress from the hfth Maryland district , and rvcd on the committee which investigated IB Credit Mobiler scandlo , making the irlnclpal speech on the subject when the re- iort was made to congress. The salary grab ct was passed during the life of tills congress , ut Judga Morrick opposed it and refused to iko his back pay. Since his retirement from ingress ho haa continued to practice law In rtaryland. Ho was > born in Charles county , Maryland , and ia about 6G yearn ot age. It Is repotted that the resignation of Judge xtell , of the supreme court of New Mexico , as been requested by the attorney-genera dth the understanding that should ho not sign ho will ba removed ; also that the in rnal revenue collector forMisiissippi , Jamei Illl. will bo asked to resign to give place t ( i. 0. SlkoB , of Aberdeen , Miss. Pqitmaster Generalilas hoi irbiddon the delivery of rrgis ired letters and money orders to F. Rldd I ompany , of Dubuqun , Iowa , on evident .hat they were conducting a fraudulent bu : ness through tha mails. FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS. Late this afternoon the president made th illowine appointments : Thomas M. Ferra ] i be collector of internal revenue for th rst district of New Jersey , vice William 1' ? atnm , suspended ; S. Baden to bi nssayer o ho United Srates assay office at Boise City dabo , vice Norman II. Camp , suspended leorgo Haves to be supervising In-pector o team vessels for the fifth district , viiio Marl . Flower , suspended. The apppintment of George B. Clark o ilissourl and William King oE Georgia t ie internal revenue zent < * , vice A. H. Clarl f Kentucky and T. .T. Giimerson of Penn lvanis , resigned , took effect to-day. The reduc.ion of the force at the I'hiladol hit mint was bated on instructions from th eeretary of the treasury , through the dlrecto f the mint , callirg on the olficars in charg f all itinta and assay offices to reduce thel ixpenees to the lowest possible limit compat ble with the needs of the service. The secratary of tbo treasury to-day re Ived from a western bank two S1UOO , 7-3 iotea of 1885 which are believed at the di artment to bo counterfeit' , The secretary of the treasury to-day a [ ointad William J , Switzeler , of Missouri , ; a chief clerk of the bureau of statistics , vie 'oseph 11. Whitney , of Maine , removed. H , lso ordered the removal of special agent J ! . Chamberlain , one of the reasons nll ge or his removal being that he waa born i Vermont. He was appointed from Virgin ! ) .nd . voted in Maryland. J. B. Baird , c loorgia , received his appointment as supei ntendent of tha dead-letter office , and immi diately entered upon the discharge of h duties. A dispatch was received this afternoon i .ho . navy department from Commander M duller at Panama , etating that everjtbir continued quiet and that the people general ! were well satisfied. The health of the fan 'omains ' good. VILAS USES THE GUILLOTINE. The postmaster general to-day removed tl following postoffice inspectors : John H. Lii ngston , Chattanooga , Tenn , ; George E. Po : ter , St. Louis , Mo. ; E. O. Stephens , August Maine ; Charles Field , Boston ; J. J. Hann St. Louis , The e men were requested to n sign about a month ago but failed to do i and hence were removed. DOWN WITH EXTORTION. REGULATING CHARGES IN TUB CHICAGO STOC YARDS. Special telegram to the BEE , CHICAGO , May 1 , A serious blow w : struck at the monopoly at the Union Stoi yards here by the Illinois legislature , where bill has passed the house to regulate tl charges of tao stock yards for yardne freight , grain , hay , and other articles fu nisheJ , oml to prevent extortion and unju discrimination. It provides , among oth things , that the stock yards shall not recei for yardage mere thap fifteen cents per bet for horses , cattle , and mull and only five cents for hoc and four centi for sheep , nor more than fit per cent additional to current market whol sale pries for hay , straw , lorn or other articl supplied by them for the sustenance of BU animals , and that Bales shall ba made by f tual weight. The penalty for collect ! : higher rates or unjust discrimination is a fief of not lesa than $100 nor n.oro than $500 foi first offense and not less than $300 nor me than $1,000 for subsequent offenses. At pn ent the yardaeo exacted is fifty cents r head and other items are in proportion. T exhorbltant charges have long been a soni of complaint among stockmen. The Weaulior. WASHINGTON , May 2 , The indicatlo For the upper Mississippi valley : fair weath northerly winds , becoming variable ; higl barometer ; slightly cooler in the central p tion ; atattonary temperature in the extra northern and southern portions. For the Missouri valley : fair weath northerly winds , becoming variable ; sligh cooler in the southern portion ; stationary tf poraturo in the northern portion. Sei/.iDK Whisky t Wholesale. MCBCATINB , la , , May 1 , Under the sea : and seizure clause of the prohibitory Ii sixty-two barrels of liquor was eelzed by temperance alliance here to-day. The pen here are determined to shut up the saloons GolnR to Fight Half Breeds. MONTREAL , May 1 , The Montreal g son of artillery haa been ordered oat for s vice at the front. The battalion numl clx companies of batteries. TOOK THE TRAIN. Illinois Lenisla'ors Speed a Day on a Rioious Excnrsiim , Chicago Members Given a Train to Themselves. An Inoffensive Passenger Loses his Teeth for Complaining , He is Carried from the Train and Leaves the Gang Triumphant , The Kinl of Men who MakeLawe for Illinois , The Legislature Finally Sorts Itself Out The Bilk Stockings and the Workers. OFF ON A DRUNK. RIOTOUS L1QI8LATOBS. SrniNoriELD , 111. , May 1. Between seven ty and eighty members of the legislature an absent most of them having accompanied thi Bainos frolic to New Orleans. The excur elonists loft on a big special train last nigh and will be absent over a week , The eHec has been virtually to disable either house fron dcing any business. The excursion ttain wai divided into two divisions running within half an hour of each other. Speaker Dames Representatives Cronkrlte , Kimbough , and Welch and Senators Duncan , Sherman , and Hill were in the first section which consisted of five new Pullmar coocho ? , a smoking and a baggage car. , Thi rougher element of the legislature was in thi second section , which comprised the sami number of coiches. Quinn , O'dhen , McCali vey and that class , who are In the second sec tlon , complained much last night of the "elll atocking" element taking possession of thi bast curs. They had a good supply of liquon with them , and their indignation waxec warm the more they drank. They cursed thi management of tbo excursion and created i general disturbance in their sleeper. At ' . o'clock this morning they were still maklu ) the night hideous with their orgies. In om of the upcea berths was a clerk ia a marshal * ! office at Sprlngfi-lcl. The clerk waa not ac quninted with the gang , which had objectei to his gentlemanly demeanor. During thi early part of tha night he waa awakened fron sound sleep by some ono tugging at his feet On protesting against thla treatment ho wa jerked out of his berth and fel upon the floor and was partial ! ; stunned by the fall. Bis assailant the ; proceeded co stamp on him and would hav done him serloui Injury had not some of th soberer member. ! of the party interfered. A it was the clerk'a upper lip was serious ! bruised nnd several of his teeth knocke loose. When the suctiona came together a Cairo , he was taken into th * first section Thn nifjir caused great indignation. Th cloik doss not know who his assailant wai bu the outrage is generally credited to the Coo county toughs. LA BLESSING Ol' THE FROLIC. SPRINGFIELD , 111 , , May 1 , More businei was done in the bouse to-day than during th last two weeks. Nineteen bills were ordero from tecond to thud reading. In view of tb rushing business to-day a proposition ia belc discussed to grant the New Orleans oxcui ilonists indefinite leave of absence anddoub theirpay if they will stay away. In the Klupi Mulheran contest from the thirteenth Chlca ; district the sub-committee of the house ele lions commltta this morning completed tt recount , giving Klupp a majority of eigl hundred ten over Mulheran , who la the si ting member , are both democrats. The rosu ia a great surprise and doubt is expressed : to the correctness of the result. The only business transacted In tha hqui was the reading of a few bills the second tin and advanclncr them. In the senate bills on a second reading we advanced. Senator Campbell who occupii the chair announced that an agreement hi been entered into by the senators that i business would ba transacted until Wedneedi morning next. In the joint assembly 23 senators and < representatives were present. A number scattering votes wire cast. Immediately aft tha joint assembly the house and senate ai journed. WHISKY IN BOND. COMMISSIONER MILLER WILL ALLOW ItB-IMPO TATION TO AVOID TAXES , 3 WASHINQTOK , May 1 , A circular whii has an important bearing upon thoquestu of withdrawal of distilled spirits from bondi warehouses and their exportation for the pi pose of avoiding immediate payment of i tornal revenue tax thereon , was issued 1 the commissioner of Internal revenue to-da It ia addressed to the collector of intern revenue at Boston and relates to a certain 1 of distilled spirits belonging to Mills & C of that city. This firm some tima ago witl draw from the warehouses and exported a 1 of whisky which they aiterwarda re-Importe but which the collector of customs rolused admit on the f round that it was whisky whi had been exported and re-imported with t object of evading paying the internal reven tax , where it would have become dua had t spirits remained in the warehouse and tt came within the inhibition of a decision the secretary ef the treasury , based upon opinion of the attorney-general , that spir exported with the object of re-importi r- them could not bo admitted under p visions of section 2tOO of the revised atatu Mills k Co. appealed from docialon of the.c lector to the secretary of the treasury , who a decision rendered several days , ego sustait tha collector , but directed that the spirits turned over to the Internal revenue authc ties , The circular authorizes the collectoi internal revenue at Boston to surrender spirits to Mills & Co. upon payment of Internal revenue tax upon tha spirits as gua | at the time of their withdrawal Irom the wa bouse without allowance of leakage or eva ; ration. Backet Bbopu Still Barred , CHICAGO , May 1. The ticker service i . [ . partially restored this morning , the board trade giving market quotations for transn elon to members of the board and accredi I correspondents , The bucket shops are wi out quotations , however , and if the present arrangement holdi they will bo completely barred out. The grain markets on 'change ttm morning opened cxclUd and lower , duo In part to tha abienca of any very warlike news from abroad. Good buying occurred , however , at the decline. Wheat opened lo lower , sold off another Jc , and is now quoted at D2io for June. Corn , 4SJc for June. Oats , SC3Cc for June. Pork , 811.60 for June. A Bunch of Keys. Charles Boyt baa lome Tory queer names fur the plays ha writes. None of thorn apply to the plot or story. Ills humor rum to the burlesque and in his dramatization ho has em bodied soma very clover take-offs. "A Bunch ot Keys" was written M o satire on hotel life , and in dialogue the characters and the situations are ridiculously amusing. Tha play WM produced at Boyd's opera house last night by ono of the beat organized comedy companies on the road , and they kept a largo audience convulsed with laughter from the time the curtain wont up on the fust act until It was rung down on the last act The Public Debt. WASHINGTON , May 1. The debt state ment tisued to-day shows a decrease in the public debt during the month of April ol $5,464,696 33 ; decrease of debt since Juno 30 , 1681 , $60,070,229.98 ; cash in the treasury , $483,932,566.09 ; gold certificates outstanding , $153,860 , < 90 ; silver certificates outstanding , $111,535,081 ; certificates of deposit outstand < ing , $25,45t > ,000 ; refunding certificates out standing , $214,050 : legal tenders outstanding , $316,681,016 ; fractional currency ( not inclnd ed in the amount estimated as lost or de stroyed ) , $0,966,173.88 No Trace of the 1 rain Robbers. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , May 1. There are n < developments in the Louisville , New Albany & Chicago express train robbery. Nothlni has been seen or hoard of the robber anc would-be assassin. Davis , the messenger , t still alive but unconacloui. Weber , thn bag gogeman , is doing nicely nnd will recover. Probably Insane. Officer Fat Hinchey last night Itook an el derly stranger to the jail end Mr. Pierono provided him with quarters. Ho gives hi name as Alexander Eager ; aaya ne waa orip inally from Itloomtburg , Penn. ; has lived al about ; ia a miller by trade ; has been at Saun dera county , at Ainsworlh , Plum Creek am many other places looking for a mill ; he i hero to buy the Paxton hotel , if ho can got I on fair terms. Ho says he ) hat a son , Johi Wilson Eager , in Jersey Shore , Penn. , four teen miles from Wllliamsport. Ho was with out money and food , was foolish in his tal and ia evidently insane The officers thin ! ho muy have strayed off and hope his fciend will look after him. He ia harmless and evi dently a decant man. He ia tall , iron-gre hair and beard , walks # ith a cane and wear n "miller's gray" suit , brown felt hat.and blu flannel shirt. The man ought to bo look after for his language , bands _ and manners denot docencj and respectability , A Sad Death. HA very distressing caaa of desertion an death was related , by lett-r , to a reporter f ( THE BEB last evening. The particulars ar that at the Union Pacific depot yestorde morning Mrs. Mary Jane Dovel , a lady wl had arrived there on the early train froi Howe , Neb. , in search of her husband , Virg C , Dovel , was so completely exhausted thi ahe died before anything could be done fi her. She spoke to a'latly , saying thi her husband had deserted h and that her trouble was so great she con ! not stand it aty longer , therefore must dii At her own request tha was burled ycsterda afternoon In tha Oraahn cemetery. The poc woman leaves a small child which she hi with her. It la now being taken care nf t kind frieudr , who will look after Its comfor until its relatives can be found. These fao were furnished by Mr. K. C. Uraig nnd 1 says that further information can be bad 1 inquiring of Mrs. Craig. PERSONAL. Hon. A. J. Poppleton went to Denv on Wednesday evening. Julias Myers was in North Bend yesterdi and will return homo this morning. Hon. J , W. Blxler , one of western N braska's leading attorneys , is In the city i legal business. Mrs. Col. Hogland , of Lincoln , was i Omaha visitor yesterday , along with sevi hundred others from that city. Mr. and Mrs. William Hennessy went es yesterday to New York , whence they w sail on Wednesday next for Ireland , whe they will spend the summer , returning Omaha next fall. At the Metropolitan : Lute Emmenc Creighton ; John Bradford , Herman ; F. Watklna and family , C. W. Baldwin , Li coin ; A. K. Marsh , Button , Neb. ; Maxw and son'Cedar Rapids , Iowa ; F. Nixc Topeka , Ivans. ; F. Uarnett and wife , F ( Scott , Kans. ; G. S. Games and Bert Fish Chicago , Ills. Neals Anderson , North Platte , Neb.Th ; Naugbton , Randolph , N. Y , ; Frank Bobb Randolph , N. Y. ; John Kraft , Grand Islai D. Anderson , Columbui , Neb. ; D , H. Gar' Kearney ; John Ingram , Covington , K D. G. Buhl , St. Joseph , Mo. ; N. P. Scrug Kansas City ; Jos. Sweet , Nebraska City ; S. Glllan , Kennett , Pa. ; R. E. Dunawi Carey , Ohio ; Wm. Ryder , Dunbar , Ne Jai. McGreavy , Bancroft , Mich. ; C. Spinger , 111 , ; D. O. Lane , Des Moines , i ] 0 ; . at the Canfield. 5f At the Millard : John W , Clark , Weep \l \ Wacer ; W. E. Beach , North Platte ; Be xl I. HInman , North Platte ; G , M. Humphi Pawnee City ; T. 0. Oallaban , Friend ; F. Webb , Lincoln ; Mrs , Woscott , Plattsmoi Mrs. Doane and Stevens and Miss Ga Crete ; 0 , W , Bhoiman and lady , Pit mouth ; J , W. Anderson , Lincoln ; J. S , W of man , Lincoln ; T , W. Morqultt , Lincoln ; N , Plunkott and wife , Dublin , Ireland ; 0. Rennle , North Platte ; Mrs. A. P.ISpei i-l and E. P. Brown , Lincoln. CARRISONJS DEAD. The Great Smcnlator Answers Ms Last Call , He Dies at his Home of Paralysis of the Heart , A Lingering Affliction Suddenly Gains the Mastery , Millions Made in the Seventy- Sixth Year of his Life , His Jocular View of the Marie- Garrison Affair , Recent Reverses that Came Upon th < Commander. His Present Estate and Domestic Rclatlone. CORN ELI OS K. GARRISON. THE ORSAT FINANCIER'S DEATH. NEW YOUR , May 1. Commodore Gorncliui K. Garrison died at his late residence , 4 Park avenue , in this city just baforo noon to day. Ho drove to his residence on Bowlin ) Green on Wednesday and on Thursday tool his uinal drive In the park , accompanied b ; his wife. This morning ho complained o feeling 111 , and at 10 o'clock was visited b ] Dr. Fordyce Barker who gave him a prc scriptlon for bronchitis and went away. A noon the commodore felt worse and Mrs Garrison called the doctor. This time Dr Barker brought Dr. Keyea with him. Th commodore was put to bed where he died a 10 o'clock of paralysis of the heart. Cornelius 1C. Garrison was 76 years of age Bight years mo ho hod a stroka of paralysis which boa effected his right side over since On Thursday evening ho entertaiued som f fiends at dinner and ho was unusually bright Be talked about bis assignment of last Jun and expressed the opinion that be would BOO : have all his property back in his own hand ; He apoke freely of his business projects an enterprises , and jocularly remarked that h had paid $500,000 too much in the tettlemei of the Marie-Garrison suit. During Gee Grant's illness the commodore and his youn wife were almost daily visitors. . The deceased.lenves besides his widow an daughter , Mrs , Van Aukon. four brothers an a sister. His elder brother , Abram , Is i Pittsburg. Tha other brothers , Oliver , Dai and Isaac , are in 8t. Louis. His sister : married and resides in Pittsburg. Tha sur plus of his estate ia estimated to bo wort from two to five millions. The funeral wi take place from his bouao on Monday , HE WAS CHECKED THROUGH. A CHICAGO MAN DIES AND TAKES A TBUK DIRECT FOR rilTSBUEG. PITTSBUHO , Fa. , May 1. This morning baggagemaster at the union depot , UDC bursting open a trunk which gave out a su plcious odor , was horrified to find thn dec body of a man securely bound and in an a vanced state of decomposition. The face w badly discolored and bloated and the stem was so great that it kept at a safe distance Urge crowd which quickly grthered. 1 ] trunk was a common wooden one as evidently had not been used befoz It arrived from Chicago ov the Fittsburg , Fort Wayne & Chicaj railway at G a m. and was checked 4171 b' no person called to claim It. The baggoi master noticed a peculiar smell when it w unloaded from the train thia morning but i attention was paid to It until this erenlt when the stench became unbarable. The was no marks of violence. The body was th of a laboring man about 30 years old , short build and smooth face. Bo waa dressi in a pair of checkered blue cotton shirts , bli woolen stocking ! ) , and had on his ! eet a pi of new gaiters. There was no' ' ing on nis person that wou furnish any clue to his identity except an i ternational money order In favor of Fill ! Oaruso for$25.01. The order was drawn Chicbgo on February 24,1885. Immediately after finding the remains Cc oner Dressier was summoned and the corp was placed in his charge. A telegram w sent to the bagcrage agent at Chicago , but ' , replied that he had no means of rinding o who checked the trunk. The coroner it nc holding an Investigation. Be la of the opi Ion that the remains wore in the trunk least thirty-six hours. CENTRAL CITY SENSATIONS. ARREST OK RAILROAD WRECKERS , A 8HOOTI * BCRAPK AND A RAPE CASK. Special to the BEE , CENTRAL Cur , Neb. , April 30. The qul orderly course of events in this city has bo thrice interrupted in aa many days by evei of a strongly sensational character. On t first of the week Mr. S. K. Ritchie , Uni Pacific detective , caused the arrest of thi young toughs ( ono our Methodist miniate son ) for placing a tie on tha railway trai ! and tha examination developed the fact tl the three undertook to beat their way fr Clark's to Central City and were put off : train about half way and placed the on the track from spite. One of the offend was bound over to appear at co yesterday. A shooting affray occurred o gome disputed corn between a Mr. Snodgi and Biram Andrews in which Mr , Anclri received two flesh wounds in the arm. No rests. But the crowning event of all , and one that baa set the whole town agog i caused loud and frequent throats of an org Station of Judge Ljnob's court ia the an of J , Edwin Doraheimer , the gay yoi school teacher of Chapman precinct , 01 charge of rape and bastardy. The pitii obiect of his dastardly crime Is a father child of thirteen who was attending ichool him aod he. taking advantage of a stormy when no other scholars wore present , ace plished bis object by force , and the child ' become a mother m the course of a few wei What makes the caaa more agravatlng ia fact that ha is married Into a respscti family here , and he has a wife and child v whom he was keeping house. : er His wile la almost crazed with Brief , an making strenuous efforts to procure ball so far without sncecso ; And it teems to bo the general opinion that ho is infer within his cell than ho wouli bo out of it , and oven his pres ent secure abode ia not likely to keep him from securing a decoration of tar and feathers , together with * little judicloui surgery that icemt necessary. Like other parta of the state wo are tailor ing from too much cold , wet weather , al though farming ia well advanced and with an increased acreage. When wo have another sensation will rnmo again. 11. At the c roncr'ai Inquest Dra , Hamilton .nd . Shaw , who had made the pott mortem lamination , testified that there wore no ox- ornal marks of violence on the deceased , All ils organs wore healthy except the lunxs , rhich wore badly congested. This could re * ult from suffocation or strangulation. In ac- : ordanco with this testimony a verdict was ondorod that Iho deceased came to his death t the hand * of portons to the jury unknown , LTPLEMHNTARI REQUIREMENTS FOB BlllPriNO THROUGH ILLINOIS. SPRINGFIELD , May 1. Tim governor to-day isued the folllowlng otdor or proclamation mending his plcmro-pncumonla proclamation f April 25th : "For thoj present emergency nd until otherwise provided the certificate of competent veterinary surgeon whom Dr. 'aul Paquin , state veterinarian ot Missouri , t Columbia , snail approve and recommend as qualified to inspect cattla 04 required by bo proclamation ol April 25th which pro- Ibita the shipping or transportation Into the tate ol Illinois of animals not known to bo icalthy or that had been exposed to cattle In- [ IcUd with contagious pleuro-pnenmonla , will ie sufficient. Parties interested In the eh'p- ment or transportation of healthy cattle arc 0 provide for the compensation of such In pectlon. " WAGES OP IRON WOIIKEKS. TIE WOttKMEN AND THE MANUFACTURERS BOTH DEMAND CONCESSIONS. Pirrsnuno , May 1. The conference com' mittee of the amalgamated association of iron .nd . steel workers presented itsscnla of propo' itions to tha iron manufacturers' committee his afternoon. Thu proposition demands the layment of the same wages as are paid un- lor the present ecale with an advance of 2C > er cent over iron for making steel rails and il.25 per ton extra for one-quarter Inch rounds and squares worked from piles. The present ate for the latter ia 61) ) cents per ton extra , tfi thing but a formal dlscu < slon was hold this ifternoon and the meeting adjourned to Maj 4 , The manufacturers have made an in ormal derrand for a reauctlon and will maki t officially at the next meeting. The new scale goes into effect June 1. A Baker's Scare. CHICAGO , May 1. The dead walla of thi city were covered with red paper poster ! rearing the word "Bread , " yesterday. Semi one suggested this waa the sign for a socialis uprising , and Parsons and Spies , two allegei leaders of the anarchists , when interviewed mysteriously informed the press that it wa first of throe warnings from tha revolutionary : ommittee and that the third warning wouli bo a signal for a great uprising. The dls covery was made this morning that the re < posters are simply a part of an advertlsinj scheme by a well know baker of this city. A Kansas ) Lynching , GREAT BIND , Kansas , May 1. Richari Parker , who murdered his employer , a saloor koepnr here , Sunday morning , was capture at Kansas City and returned here by trai last night. The train stopped about half mile from town , wbcro a crowd of men teethe the prisoner from the officers. A rope wa tied around his neck and ho was dragged t town behind a horse at full gallop. He wa then taken to the billiard hall where he ba committed the murder and hanged to tb awning in front of the building. The bed hung about fifteen minutes when it waa ct : down by the coroner. Federal Shipbuilders Discharged , NEW YORK , May 1. The ontio force c the construction department of the Brookly navy yard was discharged to-day. Econom in expenditure of the balance of the appn prUtion , which ia small , la said to be th cause. The police heard a loud and wicke sounding shot fired , about 'J o'clock last nigh ! at the rear of Leeder'a place on Fourteent street , but they could not find anything thn looked wrong. A poor woman , Mrs. Tronor , from Sorp county , waa found by a police cilicer at th depot , yesterday , and he had her case ropori ed to the county commissioner. They place the lady in a hack and cent her out to th poor farm. On the road there the gave blrt to a child. DEALS OH 'CHANCE. The Day is Marked by Strong Activity at Chicago , Pacific News lowers Prices Throughout the List. Nothing to Indicate the finan cial Feelings of England , Many Little Deals are Made Under One of the Now Bulos , A Feature that Promises to Absorb serb Much of Chicago's Business , Men of Small Moans Como in for thcli > Shnro or the Dealings Alon With the Princes. THE : OBIUAOO BOARD. A DECLINE IN PRICES. Special telegram to the BIK. CUIOAOO , May 1. The day was ono of itrong activity on 'change. Trading was ac companied by a marked depression In values , duo to the growing foaling that the Anglo- luaaian dispute wan Bearing a peaceful solu- tion. There woa nothing to irutdo traders as to the temper of tbo foreign money market * , owing to the fact that it was a bank holiday n London and hence no open market on con sols. The toner o ! the public and private cables was a little more pacific and thla waa 'mmediately reflected In the markets heto. WHEAT. Wheat opened lie under the close of yester day and at ono time sold off go additional and closed fer the day IJo under yesterday. CORN followed the same course OB wheat , accom panied by active trading. The market waa at Its weakest loon after the opening nntl there was steady feeling at a alight doclina for the remainder of the session. OATS. Oats were fairly active but somewhat easier , closing At 4@jja under yesterday. I'EOVIBIONa. Provisions There was a week fooling in provisions , mess pork declining 20c , whllo lard lulod a shade easier. THE DAY'S FEATURE. Ono of the features of the day on change was the trading in small Iota of ono thousand bushels of grain and fifty barrels of pork under the new rule permitting these transac tions. An active trade waa reported CATTLE. The cattle market , in a general way , waa active and prices steady on the ordinary run of shipping and dressed beef steers. There was a slightly better demand for big cattle. For steera of prlino quality and finest the prices are fully 25(5)80c. ( ) higher than a week ago. Medium and light steora were not sell ing aa quickly as on the previous daya of tho- week , yet there was no particular change In values and they , too , may bo quoted 20@25c. higher than a week ago. Butchers' stock won in active demand and firm , stackers and feed- era fcarco and selling as high aa at any time ; l.nOO to 1,200 pounds , Si.G005.15 ; 1,200 to 1,350 pounds , $5 00@S.40 ; 1,350 pounds and upwnrda , S5 40(30 ( SO ; butchers' stock. 84 23 @ 465 ; bulk. $3.2100 : ; stackers and feed ers , S3.80@5.00. HOG 8. The hog market was fairly actlce and nearly- all classes of buyers were represented. Light sorts , when c'osely assorted , and especially averages of ICO to 170 pounds , sold about 60 higher. Light sorts of 180 to 200 pounds sold about the same as yesterday. Hogu of 130 to 140 pounds and thereabouts command better prices than any other sort on the market , selling up to $ L6Gtg4.70. Mixed and good packer * ) again sold around about $4.40@ 4.45 , and the best heavy at S4.50@4.6G. At the COEO ! the general market was rather weak and there were several consignments mixed that could h va been bought a nickel cheaper than at the opening , Rock Island Judges Ilcnomlnnted. HOCK ISLAND , 111. , May 1. The republi cans of the tenth judicial district in conven tion to-day renomlnated George W. Fleasanta , of Hock Inland , A. A , Smith of Knox , and John .T , Glenn , of Warren , the presnnt in cumbents , for circuit judges. The Hon. J. N. Uassatt , of Moreen , was nominated aa a contingent candidate in the event the bill in ? creasing the number of circuit judges pause * ) the legislature , ita Hood's Sarsapanlla " I bo on Combines , In a proportion peculiar to Itself , the active medicinal properties of the best , blood-purifying and strengthening remedies r a of the vegetable kingdom. It will positively k , euro when In the power ot medicine iat Spring Debility , Headache , Dyspepsia , Ca- Din tarrli , Bait lUieum , Scrofula , and all Diseases ; ] 10 caused by a low state of the blood. te ; " I suflercd three years with blood poison. I took Hood's Barsaparllla , and think I am " cured. " Una. M. J. DAVIB , Brockport , N. Y. 1111 h "Hood's Sarsaparllla beats all others , and ? er Is worth Its weight In gold. " I. 1188 TON , 130 Hank Street , New York City. Is so vastly superior to any other sarsa- parllla or blood purifier , that ono has well said : "Its health-giving effects upon the blood and entire human organism , are as much more posltlto than tha remedies ot a quarter of a century ago , as the steam- power ol to-day Is ia advance of the slow and laborious drudgery of years ago. " "While suffering from a sovcro bilious attack In March , 1883 , a friend in I'corla , 111. , recommended HooU'a Sarsaparllla. I tried the remedy , and -wan permanently cured. " J.A. SHKTABD , travelling agent ( or Dcvoo Si Co. , Vultou Street , N. Y. * tf \ the ar- Purifies the Blood ( JJ , "I tried a dozen articles to cleanse my test blood , hut never found anything that did ing mo any good till I began using Hood's i a Sarsaparllla. " W. H. 1'KEn , Rochester , N. Y. ible j"ity wife was troubled with dizziness leoa anii constipation , and her blood has been t ° la a bad order la fact she has been ) all 'JOOjDosos'"I will a wonderful amount ot good. " V. M.11JAIJ > - 3ks , WIN , druggist , Illanchcster , Ohio , f tbio Hood's Sarsaparilla ? lth Bold l > y all druggists. $1 ; Rlx for $5. JIado only by C. I. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass. ' ' but 'JOOjDosos' "I was for five years a sufferer with- bolls , all run down , and was at ono time obliged to glvo up work. Hcforo taking all ot two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparllla , was entirely cured. " It. M , LANU , Pittsburgh , 1'a. "I was severely afflicted with ecrofula , . and for over a year had two running sores on my neck , Took five bottles of Hood'n BaisapriTiila , and consider mysclt entirely cured. " C. U , I.OVEJOV , lowell , Mass , ' Hood's Sarsaparilla' ' Bold by all druggists. $1 ; six for $ B. Made ouly by 0. I. HOOD ft CO. , Lowell , Mass. H ilOO Doses Ono Dollar./ Smoking "Tobacco
