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FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAUOH 18. 1886. NUMBER 22 ( ! TWIN GIANTS IN CAHOOTS Tire Western Union and Union Pacific Tele graph Pool , COLONEL DICKEY ON THE RACK Noirt ofMoro Life Saving Appliances on Ocean Steamers A Hatch of Postal Changes AVash- Ini'tun Notc.s. Tho' Twin Monopolies. Before the Ipostofllco committee ) Mr. Dickey , superintendent of the Union Pacific telegraph system , and also a Western Union telegraph superintendent , was the first wllness. Ho said he was paid by both partl'-s lolhe contract. Although there was but one superintendent , the Western bnlon and Union 1'nctlio held separate telegraphic piopcity. The ( recounts for public telegrams atrallioad stations were kept by tlio railroad company and repoited every month , and Iho piocecds of the business equally divided. In thu larger cities the Westcrrr Union had their own offices Hepaintc liom the railroad offices and Iho receipts went to the Western Union. In those cities Iho latlroad company main tained scparalc offices , also , but little public business was offered. The railroad company paid all of their expenses at their own stations except for blanks , h.iltcilcs , etc. The contract provided for n limited number oflrcs to bo erected at a joint expense. Either company could put up additional wires at Its own ex pense. Thuio was a clause in the contract that bound the Union Pacific to give exclus ive preference in its telegraphic business to the Western Union as far as they could le gally do so. There was some question about the raltioad company's right to ruako arr exclusive contract , and that qualification had been added. Tlio Union Pacific regarded the agreement as un economical business ar rangement. Colonel Dlukey explained the relations bo- twcen the Western Union and Union Pacific Telegraph companies and maintained tlio right of the latter , as a land subsidy road , to transfer its franchise to the former company. Ho held that cougiess had no warrant In law to Intcrfeio In thutiansactlou so long as there is redress In the courts. Colonel Dickey w 111 remain hero until next week , probably , when legal arguments pro and con will bo sub mitted to the committee by Iho Baltimore k Ohio and Western Union companies. TIII : i > ii'AiiT.MiNT : : rowim.iss. : : A great number of letters were received at the trcasrny department yesterday and to-day from pcoplo in New York , Chicago , Boston , and other largo elites , asking it Secretary Manning could not compel the transallantlc passenger steamers to rnako more adequalo provision in Iho way ot boals , rafts , etc. , for thapresuivatlon ot lite In case of accidents. Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels Dumont staled to your coiicspondont to-day that tlio department was powerless to act irr the matter , except in cases where tiio ves sel was outward bound. Vessels bound to Amoiica fiom foreign lands are regulated by the laws of those countries , and the United States authorities could do nothing moiolhan protest It they cairlcd no life sav ing appliances whatsoever. As a matter of fact , continued General Dumont , all these vessels are provided with a sufficient number of boats to save piobably 4000 or 500 people , arrd It Is very unusual for vessels leaving our shores lo carry more than that number of pissengers. When they begin doing so wo will have an opportunity of enforcing tlio statutes bcailug upon tlmt subject. N I-OSTAI , criAirar.s. rostmaslors' commissions have been Issued to Win. S. Ammciman , Plymouth , Neb. ; Chas. H. Jolferds. Obi , Neb. ; Win. H. Thins- ton , Oxford Mills , Iowa ; Cornelius Tuttle , JJt. Ktna , low a. Changes in time schedules oC star mail routes have been ordered as follows : Cams to Spilngview , Neb. Leave Cams Mondays and Thursdays at 9 a. m. ; air I vo at Sprlugview by 3 p. m. Leave Sprlngvlew Tuesdays and Fridays at 0 a. in. ; arrive at Cams by a p. in. Llvcrmoio to St. Joseph , Iowa Leave Llvermoio Mondays , Thursdays and Satur days nt 8 a. m. ; nriivo In St. Joseph by 0 n. jr. Leave St. Joseph Mondays , Thursdays mid Saturdays at U:10 : a. rn. ; anlvo nt Llver- inoro by 10 : to a. m. William GHchiist has been appointed post master at Tloga , a now oilico In Malmska comity , Iowa. DIS MoiNr.s' I'uiiLto nuir.mxo. Representative Conger said to-day that the gub committee of the house committee on public buildings and gi omuls having In cliaigo Urn bill approprlallng SlfK,000 ) toon- largo and impiovu the public building at DCS Molrrcs , would piobably ropoit on Friday next , and thai Iho report would bo favorable. Thu Iowa delegation , led by Mr. Conger , will make a strong tight for the passage of the bill. _ , TELEPHONE T A ft 1C. i\ New Invention Given Promise or Great ItoHiillH. WAsnixmoN , Match 17. [ Special. ] Two telephone investigations are in progress hero at tlio Fame time. The llaiibach Pax-Klec- trie has not yet developed Into anything very startling , awl the prospects nto that it will not amount to a gmitdcal. There is another , however , lliat gl\es piomiso of bolter results. This Is the Inquiry Into tno moiltsot a new conlrlvanco for thu ti.uismtsslon of sound tiom one phire to anollicr. The new ( men tion was tested between this city ami Now York n low days ago mid woik < ; d to n clmiin. The essential point ot dliTmcnco between this and other telephones lies In the dia phragm , which Is foimeil ol a ihln sheet of wood , across which Is fastened , at the tear , an even number of little sticks of a carbon , suspended on a pivot of cat ban , In appear ance resembling the cote of n lead pencil , with theli lower ends testing against aiiothci llttlu liansvcico rod of carbon. The wires are attached to the ends of the llltlorod. The Inventor 1ms also patented a receiver , too , but thu novelty and met its of thu Inven tion llo In the transmittor. which can bo usei wllh any leceiuT. ixpoimeutsha\o : ! shown that the further speech Is transmuted the moro distinct It Is delivered , and the owners of thu lincntlon look fonvaid tolhu llmo when they believe It will bo possible to talk between Washington and London. MIKE'S TEMPEKATUUE. Turns the Scale at lOOaml Not Dead Yet. JVAsittNQTON , March 17. [ Special. ] It will boremembcu'd thai early last spring n circular was Issued In the northwest am published in tlio democratic rigan of Mln ill-sola , nolllyliigaU democratic olllccseek ers of the northwest that Mess is. Kclley am' Down of St. Paul would attend to the dlstri billion of the federal paltonago of that ieetioi vf the country , Applicants were notifies Jhatunly thiuugh Iho thin of K. A : D , couii they hope for political preferment Thu firm did an excellent business , and In sjuto of the glow lings of some would-be pull tlclaus who wauled toshare with thi'it : the ctlsliUmtlnir of Hie spoils of polttle.it \ d-luty they continued to control the otllixa ol Min Mi Si nnd , to some extent , Dakota. Mr. Cclley Is here again , and some republican icalps may bo expected lo dangle at Ills girdle icfoio ho leaves. Ho tells rather a good story it the expense of his colleague , which shows low well posted Ihe Jailor Is on other sub- cctsthan politics. "Tho lasl llmo 1 was lero , " said Mr. If el ley , "I was lakcn sick. When 1'golhomol , was laid up for weeks vlth a mean , contemptible fever , which kept no confined to the house and made mo shun everybody. Onuilay Donui came In to see mo , and I .said , "Now. Mike , for God sake , lon't bother mo w Illi politic * or business ; I lon't feel like being bothered to-day. My cmpcralure Is tip lo 103 , and Iho doclor says must not bo bothered wllh business mat ers. " "What's that , says Mike , Kettlir' scar'tat thatllgger ? Whol.mon , dear , there's iotlilr'nlarmln'atI031 | Mony and monya elmo me own tlmpraloor has been opp to van hondenl an' fifty , an' I'm not dcd yet. " OUAXIC8 OP COXOKESS. Weaver's Resolution Alined nt Oh- Jpctoi Itcach of Now York. WASIUXOTO.V , Maich 17. ( Special. ] One of the principal topics of conversation In ho cloak looms of Iho house dining the past cw dajs has bnon the resolution Intioduced ast week by llepiesentatlvo Weaver of Nu- iiasku. This resolution , aftersottlng forth n the ptcamblo that thcro are always ono or iioro cranks in congress , provided for n change In Iho rules whereby It would bo Im- > osslbo ! for ono member to block Iho entire work of the house by an "objection. " Of course the lesohitton was aimed at Mr. Beach of New York , who has developed Into a full-blown objector. Beach is ono of those congressmen who have solved several terms without being able to do anj thing to secure lotice. These men are of no carlhly use lo hell couslilucrrts or themselves ; they know his fact well and are anxious for notoriety , cnce their otherwise Incxplalmible course , it Is strange , too , that they should be so well reated by their associates. There Is lltllo loubt that Beach has nioio power n tlio lionso to-day than any other ono man. If ho should ask uniui- mous consent to call up any ncasnro In which ho is interested It s probable that It would bo given without a single word In opposition. Ho knows this vciy well and is preparing to use his advan- ; agc. Fortunately he represents an agucul- lurar constituency ; and Is , therefore , very much inteiested In Iho pending bills touching jogus butter. It Is reported that lie intends to nso the power which ho has been recently so assldulously cultivating to aid in the passage sago of thu bill to tax oleonuugailno out of existence. If ho can and will do this the westein members who have cmscd him so Freely of late will forgive oveiything and will oven acknowledge lliat ho has some vir tues which they have hciotoloro overlooked. Tlio piospeets lor the passage of Ibis bill are very much hi ighter lo-day than they weic a short llmo ago , and it may bo that after all the fanners will scenic some recognition from congress. _ _ . THE PAN EIjECTIUC. Dr. Honors Testifies to Garland's IlriiiRliiK the Suit. WASHINGTON , March 17. Dr. Rogers tes tified to-day before tlio telephone Investiga tion committee. In answer lo questions , witness declared that ho had no idea when tiio company was organi/cd that Uailand would bo attorney gcneial , but had done his best to make him allorncy general after Cleveland's election. Ho dedicated a boolt to Attorney General Garland , and predicted that Cleveland would select the wisestpurest man in Iho counliy to elevate the judlciaiy of Iho country. On May 24 he had sent a letlcr to Attorney ( ieneinl Garland asking him to institute suit against the Bell Telephone company , but leceived no reply. Chairman Do you remember Mr. Young having como to your house and told you and your son of an Intel view with Garland ? Wllness Ho said lliat suit would now bo brought and thcro weio good prospects of success. 1 asked if Gaihuid had piomised , and ho said that he Had. Chair man How did you como to ask 111111 ? Witness 1 thought it would have to como through a promise ot Garland's. Chgiiman Did Young indicate thnt ho had an interview with G.ul.uul'/ Witness Yes , llhlnk so : it was predicted on that. When ho said that Gailaud had iiiomiscd 1 said verj emphatically : , "It Gai laud has piomlsud ho will do it. " Then Young said : "But Gailand has said ho will icfoi the matter to Goode. " " 'Mien , " said I. "how about thai' . ' How would Geode ad''Would hodoas well as GailundV" "Oh , yes , " said lie , "I believe I would lather hiivo Gootlo than Garland ; ho will be all right. " That Is the substance ol llio convei.sation. Chairman Ate you clear that he told you Gailand had promised ? Witness As clear as that I exist. I stake my salvation on It. Because liosoup and said : "If Gailaud has piomised , ho will do It. " I was delighted of couise. Adjoin ned. FOUTY-MNTH CONGUESS. Senate. WASHINGTON , Maiclr 17. Mr. Ciillom moved to make tlio inter-stato commeico bill tlio special older for next Tuesday week. Soveial messages fiom Iho piesidont wcro laid befoiu Iho senate , ouo of them being unsigned but "received " said Iho signed , , picsldent protein , Mr. Sherman , In duo oliiclal lonn , The message , on suggestion of the chair , nnd on motion of Mr. Cockiell , was relumed to the picshlont tor signature. Thu unfinished biisincns , being Mr. Kd- minuls' lesolutlons reported fiom the ju dicial y committee , was then laid bcfoio the scnalonndMr. Dolph icsumed the floor nnd continued his lemaiks in favor of Iho ma- joilty lopoit of the committee. After u long debate on the Duskln case , In which Messis. Dolph , CoKe , Kdmuii'ls , Bi-ck aiulolheia took pait.but in tliocoui.so of which no now aigiimcnls of Importance wciu biought to bear , the resolullon was icfciml In Iho commltleu on judlulaiy. A motion v/as cnleicd to iccoiislder the vote by which H S. Dement was continued as sm\eyor gcneial ot Utah , When the Uoets were icopeucd Ihe senate * adjouincd. House. WASHINGTON , Maich 17. Mr. Burnes , from the committee on appropriations , re pot led back the uigcnt deficiency appioprla- lion bill with Iho senate amendments. Mr. Burnes explained thoicpoit of the commit ted , Concuircnco w.is recommended in some amendments , and noii-concunenco In otheis. The icpoi t of thu comiiiltleu was agreed la and Iho houro went Into conimUtoo of the whom , Mr. Towiishundlu the chair , on thu Indian apiuopnatlon bill. Mi. Wellboiu , In closing the debate , said thai Iho lil-loiy ot oni Indian policy was adaikiceord of biokcn ticalies , tiaiiilulenl devices anil ticaeheious piartlces. The gov- eminent had cntlidy toiiulled Hie confidence of Iho Indians. When ho inflected that this mighty domain icachcd fiom the gical lakes of thu ninth to Iho southern seas , and cov- eied a viir > t exleiil between the two oceans , when he icficctcd that a vast. lmi > ciial toui- toiy had been w tested fiom the Indian lace , lie was filled withama/einent that gcntlomen complained that Iho mueminent was dc.illu : ' too liberally with the Indians. [ Applatiie.l Thu bill was then lead by paiagiaphs roi amendment : ! , and shortly aftei\\atds tin committee toso and Ihu house ail jour ned. Pensions and Politics. WAsm.vcnov , March 17 , The sunnto com- millction iixpendlturca of public money con tinued Its niveitipMtloii of the chait'Cb made by Commissioner Blatfk with lizard to thu ofllclal acU of his pu-det'ebsord. BhrU iicuin occupied the n'ltncsi einlr , and In reply tu a , request .from . .SenatorUaifUou , asking whether ho could produce the name and mini- ) cr Ir. any claim which had been allowed or ejected by his predecos ors on account of thu pil ) tics of the claimant , the commission er replied In substance he could bo ablu to : l\u the committee an abundance of evidence n support of the allecatloiismadoln his ro- oil , tint preferred lo do so from the tiled of ho office. The committee adjouincd to meet at 8 o'clock to-monow evening. The Suit Against the Telephone. WASHINGTON , March 17. H 1ms been finally settled that the government suit against Ihe llcll Telephone company to test ho validity ot Us patents shall bo brought at Columbus , Ohio , and that the United States attorney for that district has been instructed accordingly. The bill will ha completed a nd bo filed lo-morrow ornoxtday. Judco Thur- nan of the special counsel , is now at Colum bus , and Ims pcrlcclcd all necessary nrrango- non Is nt that point. I UEIjAXD'B HOLil .V V. A Hearty Hamper Drank nt the St. Patrick's Hanqnot In Dublin. LONDON , March 17. A banqunt In honor of St. Patrick was given nt Common Street mtel this evening. Thcro wcro 250 guests , Including larl Aslibuinliam and many Par- nollllo mcmbcis of parliament. Many lelc- rams weio read expressing confidence in Mr. Parncll nnd Iho liish commoners. Mr. K. Dvvjer Gray , who presided , regretted the absence of Mr. Paincll , who was unwell. Amid gieat enthusiasm ho proposed Iho toast "Ireland a Nation , " addlnc that if ever a nice on the face of thu globe had proved its right to nationhood the lilsh had done so. In spite ol ceiitnilcs ol bitter stiuggle , unparalleled sacrifices aiulunpar- illed sulteiings , Irishmen had shown that they were determined to obtain the rights of a nation , and never was their determination stiongci than now. Ho hoped Gladstone would solve Iho pioblem. Irishmen wished to legislate for themselves , In their own country , and would loially accept any meas ure. giving them thai pifvllogo , thus beno- littlng bolh counulcs instead oteiidangciirrc tlio empire. Grc.it Mooting nt Baltimore * B.u.itMom : , March 17. Tlio admirers of Paincll nnd his sympalhl/crs in his offorls lo obtain homo rule for Ireland celebrated St. Patrick's Day by holding the largest and most enthusiastic meeting over held In this city In aid of the paillamcnlaiy fund. Con- cordia opeia house was filled lo overflowing , nnd presented a brilliant appearance of green Intermingled with the stats and stripes. The stage was occupied by some of the most piomlnent clcnrymcn and professional men in the city. Loiters olregietweio received Irom Archbishop Gibbons , Senators A. P. Gorman and John A. Logan , and Congressman Flndlay. Monslcnor Me- Colgan , vicar-geiieial of the arch-diocese ot Ballimoie , was ono ot the vice-presidents of tlio meeting. A subscription was started and the societal y announced lliat over 37,000 had been subscribed to aid the cause of Ireland. Hon. Alexander Sullivan of Chicago was tlio oiator ot the occasion. His remarks were listened to ntteutively andjentliusiastic- ally applauded. .A musical and literary entcitainmont followed , and slioit addresses vveie Hindu by Hon. William McAdoo of Now Jcrscv , Hon. James D. Biady of Virginia , Hon. T. E. Tainscy of Michigan , and Hon. J. II. Murphy of Iowa. At Now York and Plttslmrjr. Nr.w YOHK , March 17. Ten thousand Irishmen paiadedtho stiects to-day in horror otSt. Patrick and Irish nationality. PiTrsntmo , March 17. In the parade this alternoon ot the Ancient Order of llliei- nlans , In honor of St. Patrick , orange and green banners weio carried as a symbol of the unity of Ireland. Fully fifteen hundred men were In lino. Throughout England. LONDON , March 17. Numeious meetings in honor of St. Patrick's Day wcro held Ihroushout the kingdom. The gatheiings weio mostlv quiet. O'Connor , speaking at Llvei pool , said the position or Iho English paitles was such as lo excite surprise and disgust , The Paincllitcs had been abund antly justified In hoping that the conserva tives would be willing to giant homo rulo. At Bradford , England. LONDON , March 17. Mr. O'Brien , presid ing over a meeting of100 Iilshmcn at St. Geoigo's hall at Bradford , this evening , made a speech In which ho said lhat Ireland's pros pects were never brighter than now. It would not bo the fault of the Pamellllcs if the most promising cliaiico of effecting re conciliation of the two peoples should be madly and wickedly sacrificed. At DCS IMolues. Dr.s MoiNns , Iowa , Maich 17. [ Special Telegram. ] St. Patrick's Day was observed hcio by a largo and enthusiastic gathering In Foster's opeia house this evening. Speeches wcic made by Governor Lnirabce , Lieutenant Governor Hull , Senator Wolfe ot Clinton , Senator Dodge of Briillngton nnd Hon. M. \ . Gannon of Davenport. Banqncttcd By Ills Admirers. LONDON , March 17. Attorney General llusscll was banquetted In London this even ing by some of his constituents. In an ad- diess ho bald that Englishmen might icstas- suied that Mr. Gladstone's lush scheme would bo lust and ciiuitablo , nnd would unite thu Hboiul party and strengthen the best in- leiesls ot llio empire. Throughout Ireland. DUIIMN , Maicli 17. St. Pnlilck's Day was celebrated at Duiigannan without disorder. At Londondciry tlio nationalists , with bauds of music , paiaded within the city walls. In n row a number of stones wcie tlnovvn , and an Inspector and constable wore Injuicd. The Grant & "Ward Bank Frauds. Nr.w Yoitit , March 17. Hamilton Cole , rcleieo In the action biought by George C. Holt , nsslgnea tor the benefit of the crcdltois of i'Vidlnand Ward , against William S. War ner , filed his icj-ort to day with the cleik of Urn supiemo court. It Is In lavorof Jullen I. Davlos , receiver ot the firm of Gran tit Waid , and finds that all payments of money made by Wmd cither by his own indi vidual check or by the checks of Giant & Wmd upon the so-called contract business WL'io traiiUulentaiul void as against Ihu du- tcndant , Jullcn I. Da vies , ns receiver , nnd Hint Winner must pay over to Davlesns re ceiver all mouuys leeched by him for Ward over and above the amount paid by him to Waul. Thls'sum Hie icloieu finds to bo vvilh In leiesltiom May 0. isil , $ HOwi. : nnd makes llio total amount to bo recovered 51S9j,7o' , , , ' . Germany and the Vatican. BiniUN. Match 17. Might Hov. Dr. Kapp , the Itoman Cnlhollu bishop of Fulda and piesent leader of Iho Calhollo party In Iho upper house of Iho German parliament , has been instiuctod bv Cardinal Jacobin ! , papal secretary of state , to obtain the largest concessions possible from the Geiman crown In the new ecclesiastical bill , but to do nothing which will endanger the success of the mcasmu , ( he pas > ago ol which , Iho cnidl- rial buy , even uuallcrcd , will bo a distinct gain lei thu Vatican. A Hanker Assigns. CHICAGO , March 17. A Daily News Pcorln special says : Hnrlan P. Tracy , a well known banker of Klmwood , made an assign ment to-day to W. A. Clinch , W. S. Haiber and Thomas Clinch. The estimated indebt edness is aGO.OOO , and the piopcrty assigned consists of a paper mill nnik ical estate at Klmu ooil , Kansas lands , § 40,000 in bills re ceivable and stock In thu Pcoria Cattle com pany valued at SUl.ooa. r Pence In the Balkans. Br-ciiAiiEsr , Maich 17. The treaty of peace belweei ) Servja and Bulgaria bus been jatiiicdby lepieserrtatlu's of the povvers iu- krcsted.j ' . , . . CORRALLED ft A COURT ROOM The Olap DOOM of Eucol Closed on TLSrtoon Missisappi1 Ooons. KILLED BY WHITE AVENGERS Thirty Winchesters Cud tlio Career oCnltniul ol'llloodthlrsty DnrJc * lea Jlcftro | : Details or tliol Affair. Swore Out Their Dentil Warrant. NKW Om.KATfs , JMnrch 17. A Wlnonn , Miss. , special to the i'lcnyuno says : At Cnr- rollton to-ilay a fearful tragedy occurred , In which ten HL'ffreos jvho attempted tojassas- slnatc J. M. LIddollj Jr. , lulllctliiR some pain ful but not serious pounds , vvcro killed. Tlio negroes who wcro engaged In this tlastaidly attempt arc known to bo the most delimit and lawless In the county , and filnco thu attempt on LUhlcll's ' life , h ave been moro openly de fiant than o\cr. For some icason unknown they swore out n warrant a few days ago for hlddcll's nr- rcst. It was at this trial to-day that the killIng - Ing occurred. I'ho negroes present were mostly armed. About 1 o'clock n parly of. armed men , numbering about forty or fifty persons , lode up to the coin t house. They dlsmountod , and ( interim ; the building ntouco commenced firing on the negroes with the above icsnlt. They then icturncd thosamo louto they came. They do not llvo near Cauollton. A later dispatch fioniWlnona throws a little - tlo moro light on the assassination. At the trial about fifty witnesses wcro picscnt. Fifty whlto men , well mounted , and each carrylnc a Winchester , came riding up and surrounded the court house. They then filed into the buildlnc , Instantly killing ten negroes and wounding tlnce oth ers , so that they died soon alter , and with the exception of the few who escaped through the windows , all the other ncsroes were moro or less seriously wounded. A special to the Picayune from Grenada , JIlss. , says : The news ot atcniblo tragedy enacted at Carrolton , arr interior town twen ty-four miles southwest of Grenada , was re ceived hero this evening. Fitly men rode Intoiho town and repaired to the court liouse , wlioro thirteen negroes were walling for their trial to commence. The white men walked into the court room and shot ton of the negioes dead and wounded the other three. The shooting grow out of the attempted assassination of James Liddull , a prominent citizen , who was shot and seriously wounded by tlieso negroes several weeks ago. Murdered Ills Master's "Wife. KNoxvrr.i.r ; , Tuurr. , March 17. To-day near London , thirty miles below Knoxvlle , the wife of Thomas Gray was murdered by a young mulatto rranreU John Glllcsple. Cap tain Gray , who Is a wealthy farmer , went tea a funeral , leaving the negro at work on the premises. Kelurnlng two hours later ho found his wife dead on the tloor arid their Infant child playlng.in her blood. Glllesplo mounted Gray's horse and lied. It is sw > nosed ho first attempted to outrage the wo man , lie fired two loads or buckshot Into the Dack of her head from a double barreled gun. One hundred men were soon in pur- hiiit , swearing to Ijnch the nemo as soon as caught. To-night Glllesplo was captured within ten miles of the murder , l/o / con fessed the crime. Ho will undoubtedly bo lynched betoro morning. Shot Her Seducer. MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , March 17 , At 8 o'clock to-night Emma Norman , a young lady 21 years of age , shot and killed Henry Arnold , promIctor of a grocery store. It Is charged Arnold ruined Miss Norman about eighteen months ago , and had made repeated promises to marry her. A short time ago ho married Miss Nellie Itiley , and to-night while stand- in ? in front ot ills store door was shot through the head by Miss Norman , who approached preached him irom behind. Miss Norman resides eight miles In the country and came to town for tlio expresspurposo of killingiier seducer. She expresses great satisfactron at the tntal result ot thoslrot. FOIl BLOOD. The Straiico Doslro of a Woll-Con- ncctcd Highwayman. CHICAGO , March 17. In an interview hero to-night Detective Matt Plnkorton details the career ot young Henry Ksteo , now under arrest for the murder ot two policemen in Geneva , III. Thu young man was well con nected , but had a straugo ambition to become a highwayman and general desperado. Ho Is only 20 years of ago , and began his life oi cilmo when but 18 , since which time ho has Reived Jour yt-ais and n half in thu Iowa and Missouri penitentiaries for burglary and oth er crimes. Nevertheless Usteo preserved a good reputation at home. His law less acts have been performed un der the nli.is ot Harry Kmcrson. At Geneva , Katco's residence , ho in company with two crooks named l.nrkln and Muimhan were caught by a couple ot police men In the act of nibbing a duelling. Tlio officers wcio shot dead in their tracks and tlio crime would probably have toiovcr re mained a mysteiy but tor Kslee's desire to attain notoriety. In nulrrto join n supposed pang of cut-throats ho attempted to piovo himself entitled to fellowship by nanatinc his connection with the tragedy In Geneva. The members of the band \\eroblinply ilctec- tl\es shadowing him , ami the sequel \\.rs Kstco's nrrest tor the minder. * THE CltESSJVUTISTS. StclnlU Wins the Sixteenth Game- Two In the Jjond. Nr.w OurrAN : $ , March 17. The sixteenth game of the world's ' chess championship match between > Stolrlil'z and Xukcrloit began - gan a few minutes af jar 1 p. m. to-day. Only a few persona were present. The game be gan with the Kuy Hopeoponrjit , ' , Ktuinit/ plnylnjrwlth the white men and Zukeitoil wltli the black. At 0 o'clock , lorly-lour moves by each having been made , tlio players took n recess until 7SO : , StclnlU ImvliiL' thu advantage in position. Hfsumlng , the game was ended In Il\o moves by StoiniU and lour by Xukeitort , the latter resigning on his foity-ninth move. Time , Stolnlu , 2 hours. 45 minutes : JCukcr- tort , 2 houis , 10 minutes. This makes the record stand : tileinltz , 7games ; Xukeitoit , 5. Zukeitort says Ills thirty-ninth move , which was wholly unsound , was an ovei- slglit. He is not looking well , muUnjsho did not bleep a minute last night. Four Deaths the Result. Momisvir.i.E : , Yt , Match 17 , Four deaths 1m o resulted from the boiler explosion which occurred at Cato'a steam mill at North Wai- eotl > esterday. The victims weio Charles Douglas , Frank Tinker , Mr. Itunisden , who was Killed in&tantly. and Hiram 1'lko , who died last night , w , W. Cate. proprietor of the mill , was seriously injured , "VVeiuiier for To-Day. Missouri ! YAI.I.KV Northerly winds ; stationary temperature ; fair weather , fol- .lowcdby tight snow or rain. CObUMUUS Urldgcs AVashcd Away Narrow Es capes From Drowning. COT.U.MHVS , March 17. [ Special Telegram. ) The ice Is gorged for about oue-half mlle lorth of the Union Pacific bridge. Another argo gorge Is at a place called IJuck island. Ills the opinion of tire old settlers if the ; ergo at Duck island floats out before the ouo at the Union Paclgc bridge , no harm will bo done , but if tlio one at the Union I'aclllc brldiro leaves first much damage to : > ropcrty will ensue. The Ice Is gorged at : hc 1) . & M. brldzc also. The wires arc down andtonsparrs of the brldpc , ills leported , lave been removed by the tlood. No lives wcro lost last evening , but some narrow es capes are reported. Mr. linker , a liveryman , sent two horsemen over the flooded bottom io Want the residents. Ho was running his learns at n lively rate of speed thereby re covering much property. Much danger Is anticipated to-night or to-moriow. Men and teams 1mo boon working all day moving residents from tlio bottom. The water Is about tluco feet deep and rapidly ilslng. 7:15 : p. in. The water has fallen ouo foot since2:80 : p. rn. To-ulglit shows thata gorge bomewheio up the river , probably at Genoa , has broken , as the Ice is flowing very trccly , but most of It is goiglng about tlio Union Puclllc bridge. What docs notbtoD there is gorging at Ituck Island , half a mlle uolovv Columbus. Thcru Is n temporary ary delay on the Union Pacific owing to some small washout" . The passen gers and batigage were tnuistencil about one-half mile. 11 the gorge breaks at host Creek we look for a gieater volume of water at this place. Wo expect the Union Pacific trains to bo running again to-morrow. All the people were rescued from the bottoms and most of their stock and goods. Mr. 0. L. Dakor and others worked diligently with their teams all day for their rescue. The pco- plo of Lost Creek have removed from town to avoid expected danger. Tlio U. < V M. tialu failed to arrive owing to the fact that some twelve spans of their bridge are gone. AT THE SCENE. The Grand Master Workman En- Ilouto to Kansas City. KAXS.VS CrTY , March 17. The Missouri Pacific company obtained on order from the circuit court to-day forbidding the Milkers from trespassing on the company's grounds or Interfering with its property. All was lifeless in the freight jards to-day. ST. Lours , March 17. Powdcrlv , grand master workman of the Knights of .Labor , passed through the city to-night on his way to Kansas City to meet and confer with the delegates from five district assemblies , which embrace the entire Missouri Pacific system , in rcgaid to the stiiko on tlmt system. Ho would not talk about the strike during tlio few minutes ho was hero , but expressed con siderable surprise that Vice President Hoxlo declined to confer with the committee ot Knights. Nnw Oni.nA s , March 17. By agreement with the strikers , a freight tram was sent out on the Texas & Pacific road this even ing. Itccelvor Sheldon says tlio company will fight it out against the strikers if it takes them a year to do it. ST. Louts. March 17. A Fort Worth , Tex. , spccral to the Post-Dispatch states that an attempt was made near there last night to wreck the noith bound passenger train on the Texas & Pacific railroad. Some un known men removed a rail trorn the track on the bridge n short distance north ot Marshall , but it was discovered before the tlrno lor tlio train Tiorttrto pass , and great loss of life and property was thus saved. Maxwell Tiros. Giro In. CHICAGO. March 17. The strike and boy cott acnlnst Maxwell Bros. ' hot manulac- tory was settled to-night by the firm acceding to the principal demands ot the men. AMONG THE RAILiUOADS , Tire Ovorlnml War Keeps Up With Kcnewod Vigor. SAX FriAifcrsco , March 17. Round trip tickets , good for thirty days , were put on sale to-day Omaha and Kansas City , § 10 Chicago , 540.50 , Now York , S&1.25 , Boston , Sbtt.So. Bast bound tickets must bo used entire tire day alter thu put chase , but west bound tickets may be used any time within thirty davs. davs.Nrw Nrw YOIIK , March 17. Commissioner Picrson said to-day : "Kates oii the trans continental lines are again unsettled. The result Is , through tickets , New York to San Frarrcisco , arc now being sold at $51.00 for first class and S-J 1 for second class. Tlio second end class tickets are subject to a rebate of S10. Hales west ot the Missouri river are $ ? r for first class , limited , and S20 lor second class. There is a rcbato of Sfl on tlio § 23 rate and S10 on tlio § 20 rate , making net prices 520 and 510. " Tlio St. Paul MiiYvrAi'icni : , March 17. Tlio twenty- second annual repoit of the Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul railway company for 18S5 was issued to-day. The gioss oamlugs for Hie year arc shown toliavobcenS2l,4i,272.W ; ) ; operating expenses , Including taxes , insm- ancc , etc. , SH,5r2,471.n. : Alter meeting all tlio other expends , a balance of ? 7OU > ,10S.OO Is shown , against a balance of Sl.Wi. OSl.lO at tlio close ot tlio piovious year. After Thirteen Years' Rorvlco. CuvrtAxr : > , Ohio , March 17.-ChIof En gineer Charles Latimer , of tlio Now 1'oilt , Pennsylvania it Ohio railroad , resigned his position March 1 , and It was accented to day nv Superintendent Clements with logicf. Mr. Latlmcr lias been witli Iho road since THE OU13GOX DISASTElt. Was it n Collision or a Torpedo or Dy- miiuito. PvF.wYonK , Maiclr 17. Tlio Ileiald this morning In an editorial on tlio Finking of the Oregon bays : Along a waterway where marine pcoplo most rcnort , explanations ot the disaster tnku a mysterious turn. "NVhat do I think of Iho collision ? " was asked of a brown faced captain , "Why , this , lliere wasn't any. Why , what Is there to show that n schooner or any other kind of cialt smashed into Iho Oregon ? Who saw her ? Not a soul , so far as I have heard. The fiist officer saw a light. Some ono else dreamt they saw Ictteis on the bow whisking past the cabin window. That Is simply bosh. I was close enough to the ocean myself at the hour ot tlio disaster to know what kind of a night It was. I have rarely seen a clearer one. You could notice ae scl's ' sails away off. She couldn't comootoul of you without being under > our eye tor ocr so lonir. Now , who is going to believe tliat the olliccrs and look out saw nothing but n Hash of light , and ( bun tlio vessels came togethoiV I don't thinkthcio was any schooner at all , It was cither some obstruction of natuio no ouo has guosscd , or else it wasa torpedo or dynamite or some other deviltry. " COfchnCB SPIKE imiVGIlS. Graduates Coining to the Front as Ilaflrond Munagers. UOSTOX , Match 17. [ Special Telcgiam. ] Chailcs Fiancls Adams , jr. , president of tlio Union Pacific railroad , lectured last evening before the students of Harvard colle oorr "Hallroad Management as a Profession for College Giadimtes. After referring tq the immense growth of the Union Paeltlo , the Pennsylvania Central and ono or two other- great corporations , the learner Raid ; "That wlrrlo It lb true that men at the head of these great corporations to-day , arc , us a rule , self- made and sclf-educalcd men , ho thought their day was passing away , that they would have to make room for others and that their places would bo taken by college-bred rnuu In the nest generation. " THE ASSEMBLY IN A PLIGHT A Hard Question to Solvoin Selecting Rail road Commissioners , THE REPUBLICANS PLEDGED Sweeney's Foreign Corporation BUI 1'nssei thoScnnto Other Proceed ings A Cleveland Appoin ted In Trouble. The Iowa IicgiRtatnro. DKsMotxr. .IovvnMnrch , 17. ISpeclal Tele gram. ] There was n warm fight In the House [ his nftciuoon on the question of electing lallroad commissioners. The last icpubll- can convention , without much consideration , Incorporated In the plntfoim a lesotutlon In favor of llils measuic , coiilrniy lolho judg ment of many of the wiser leaders ot the | ) aity. But It was allowed to pass nt the lime unchallenged , and now many mcmbcis of the leglslntuio feel themselves bound to vote lor that charge against Ihelr ow n heller jifdgmcut. They admit that thu icsiitt would bo to llnow Iho whole question Into politics , with scilous detriment lo the public interest , Undei tfic chcumstanccs there was n great ( teal of Interest taken In the vote on this incasmo to-day. The committee bill piovhlcd for the election of Iho commissioner in llio usual way. Alter this had been discussed some tlmo Holbrook ( dcm. ) moved as n sub stitute a bill piovldlng for election by Iho cumulative system , thus Instiling mlnoilty ropiesonlallon. Finn thcicupon tiled to amend by adding a clause glv ing the commissloncis permission to fix maximum rates copied from the Illinois law. This was defeated , and then llolbiook's amendment was ordered engrossed. It is believed doubtnl ! that the bill , as now amended can pass on thu third reading thu house or serrate , as very lew members mo at heart In favor of any change irr lire prescnl system. The senate passed tlio Sweeney bill requir ing foiclun coiuoratlons doing business In low a to iclncoiporato In this state. Senator Sweeney made the piinclpal speech In favor of this bill , nud Senator Knight mndo the lending speech against U. The senllmcnl of the scimto was so strongly In Its favor that the rules weio suspended and tlio bill was considered and engrossed nud passed on Hie thlul reading with but live dissenting voles. The senate committee on ways and moans , who had been Invesligalng tlio subject of railroad assessments , repoiled that the pics- cut method was quite sallsfoctory , and that assessments weio made without unfair dis crimination , therefore the committee recom mended Hint no change bo made. Iu llio house lire Hoyuolds , or Cassalt , bill piovldlng for llio wolghlngof coal was passed on Hie llihd reacting. The compulsoiy school bill was ordered engrossed by n vote of13 to 47. The committee substitution tor the Cul- bertson bill regulating the Halo nnd transfer of grain nnd other merchandise In clevalois , war chouses 01 other places of stoiagc , was ordered engrossed , and the rules wcro sus pended and the bill was passed on the third reading. Tno afternoon session was taken up with the bill for thu eleotlqn of railroad commissioners. - . - t - / > . President Leigh mint , df Hie state agri cultural college at Ames , resigned his posi tion to-day on account oi' continued ill health. The tuistees accepted his resignation to take effect when his successor Is elected , probably at tlio May meeting of the bonid. Theioaie soveinl candidates lor the position aheady in the field among otheis Slate Superintendent Akcts. Postmaster Finn of Decoiahhas just been Indicted for fraudulent voting. He is ouo of Cleveland's iclorm nppoinlmcnts and lookout his iiatuiall/allon papers but a few days bc foio he was made postmaster , although ho has been vollng at elections lor years. Ho was local dcmociatlu worker and was given llio poslolllco because ol his services as an offensive partisan. INVESTMENT OF SAVINGS. \VhntBulding ! and Loan Associations nro Doing In That Direction. JU. J. Dunne in L'hicci'jo Curtail. Amonp the musses of our people in Iho larger cities , there exists an "iiToprcssi- blo conflict" between the desire of spend ing nnd the duly of saving. Ou lire ono Iisiml are ranged the nmiry enticements ( held out to everyone having u surplus over Iho nbsolulo requirements of lilo ) to indulge in extravagance in dress , mode of living or amusement ; or to gratify some moro pernicious passion , These enticements continually tempt llio sns- coptiblo side of mini's nnlnvo to needless expenditure. On the other hand , the hope of becoming a householder and property owneror n business mini , urges the provident side lo lay up a part of the earnings , so that in time such hopes may bo rcnli/.ed. Often , too often , alas I the allurements addressed to the weaker hiilo of ono's na ture are too strong too liisciiwting to bo resisted. Hut in ninny cases those who would .save small sinus put of their incomes or earnings , can lind no plncu where they enrr invest Ihcm vvilh confi dence in their seouiity. This lends to the inquiry , how can the wage-worker safely invest his savings ? Anil this is a problem thut , should lav the mind of Iho philanthropist and .statesman until a correct .solution in discovered , for nothing will conducu moro to the happi- iio-s of llio people to tlio peace of our cities , and lo tlio .stability of our instHu- lions , than to have llio working classes owners of part of the money capital of Iho countiy. The Century for I'obruary , ISSO , con tains an article advocating tlio establish ment of postal savings banks by tlio gov ernment. To Kiiclra project thuro nro ob jections , Jf .so successful us to accom plish anything of pniclical value , llio hanks would lock up huge HIIIIIH of money. 'lhu | government could not use it , or loan it , and ills not pioposed to pay inlercrit on deposits , So thus a largo amount ot the money of Iho country would bo idle capital. Again , it ih not tlio province of the government lo do that which Is being ilonu , or can ho done , by private enterprise. The ( government fafinulil only act when , fiom any cause , individual action would not bo elliciont. Savings banks have long been : i medium by whioh tlio savings of the people ple have boon galhorcd. Unfnrtmmloly , ihoy have boon somowhut in disci edit since Ihe panic of 1H7J1 caused BO many lo collapse , from having invested their depositors' funds in property of an un certain or speculative character , which , as soon as Ihu financial storm burst , do- prccalcil in value. . Hut building associations so called nro formed upon n fafu and pormnnent plan , nnd ail'urd lo wngu-workcrs and persons of smnll means , nil the advan tages of well-conducted savings haius , together with bcnclits iiotaltuinublu from lliusu littler institutions , The niiino building association , by which thej' are commonly known , is somewhat inislcailiiijj , since they do not engage in building. They piopurly tdioiiid bo-culled mutual , or co-operative saving und loan associations , lor they SHVU Iho wonpy ot some of the members lo leucj it to others. When ilrst organi/.cd In I'nglnnd. their object was to. buy. tracts of him ) -nut elect buildings , which 'were soUl to i.he members. Hut tills fenluro hns bcoa abandoned in Eiiglnnd , nnd never ob tniucd in this country. The modus operand ! of those nssoctn * lions , though In some degree Intricate in detail is , nevertheless , simple nnd cnsily uiulur.stood. Tlio slock is generally is sued in consecutive numbered scries. Kach series is opened for a limited time , during which persons mny subscribe ferns ns many shares , ( not exceeding ono hun dred ) as they desire. Tlio par vnluo of caeh slum is $100 , nud unymont is made lit small monthly installments , usually lifty cents. At encli monthly mcotinii llio money in the trensury is of fered nt auction , nnd the member ollbr- lug the highest boilns or premium , ling the option of borrow ing nny pail of the monoy. A. member must own ono share for each ono hundred borrowed , und ho ro | > nys the loan by paying the monthly install ments until his siiHITS attain par value. Ho also pays interest on the sum bor rowed , in monthly installments. To secure - cure llio paviiionl by him of Iheso install * men Is , the borrower is required lo o.\o- cute n mortgage , on ronl property , of HUllicieut value to satisfy the board of di rectors. When , by reason of these pay ments of thn monthly installment * , ami Iho profits ncorulng from the loans , the shares in any soiies reach the pnr vnluo , then Iho borrowing members of stock iu Hint series receive their mortgage ! ' , die- charged of any further obligation , nml the non-borrowing ; members receive Iu money ono hundred dollars for each share they hold. Thus , it will bo observed , Hint , nllliongh called loans , these transactions uro in fact advances by the assoeintion to tlio inemberd of thu par value of slmros not yet paid for , nnd Ihu secmily i.sgivon , not lo repay n loan of n certain .sum nt n lived dnto , but to secure prompt fulfill ment by tno members of their obligations to pay for their stock In monthly instal ments nnd also tlio interest on the sums advanced. , The afiairs of these associations are managed by boards of directors elected by the stockholders. Tlieso olliccrs nro not salaried , nud these having direct charge of the funds nro required to give bonds for llio faithful performance of their duties , und llio safe custody of the funds. The beneficial features of these associ ations are : 1. They nro pprmnrient ; tlmt is , each scries is opened nt staled periods , and be ing kept distincl from tlio others , it ad vances progressively in ago and vnluo until it matures at its par value , when it is pnid out to the mcmbois holding it and disappears , lo be followed in an endless chain by others. Secondly. They are safe as safe ns human ingenuity , skill and cnro onii mnkc uriy business transaction. As fast as tiio money is received , it is pnid out to members , who give nrnplo and adequate security. The business is done in open meeting , so thnt ouch member may know to whom and upon what security a loan is madu. Tlio person re ceiving this loan or advance commences immediately to repay it , so that Iho amount duo from him constantly decreases - creases , nnd the security as steadily in creases. This prevents any tluctuatiou irr the vnluo of the property from serious ly impairing its sufiioioney us security. There is no chance for cnrbe/.y.lcnient of any large sum by any officer , and as the notes and mortgnjtjos nro not in the usual form of commercial paper , they are not negotiable , so that Ihoy cannot bo fraudulently hypothecated or disposed of. Thirdly. These associations legilr- matcly earn largo proltls. As llio money is taken at piemimiij draws good in- Iciest , and is returned rn monthly sums , to be again issued , it will bo readily scon that the investment is lucrative , nnd not to the disadvantage of llio borrowing member , who participates equally aa the others , in tlio profits lo the scries. This prolilnblc feature is owing to the constant use of nil the small sums of the dillcreut members , ns well us to the economical and conservative manner iu which these inslHutions should bo con ducted. It is as if blpckholdci's ot n national bunk wore to divide the prolilfl among all the depositors , each to ro- ceivc a share proportionate to his deposit - posit , and cacli to bo charged interest in proportion to thu accommodations ho received. Fourthly. They nrc convenient. The smnllcst amounts , down to lifty cents , may ho invested ; the shines may oo sur rendered and the money paid on them withdrawn , at any time , and interest is allowed on such sums. Such arc , in brief , the leading features of tlioso very buirelrcent instiltilions. Thnt Ihoy have proved satisfactory to the working classes ah n means of investing their small savings , is demonstrated by their sudden growth in numbers in our largo cities , and by the largo amount of money the older ones ones have collected from and distributed among their mem bers. That they accompli-h a good work is manifest. Their boiiuliceiit inlliioiico hns not ended in merely inducing the saving or iiiouoy , but oxlouds to thu erec tion ot thousands of comfortable homes ( by members ) out of money advanced by tlieso associations. And so long as these corporations nro conducted wisely , eco nomically and honestly Ihoy will reeulvo and merit support. But care , great euro , must bo taken as lo whom the manage- niiuil is intrusted. The danger lies In Improper not lo say dishonest man agement. If the a flairs of Mich an insti tution uro rommlUcd lo men not vorscd in business pui'Miits , not qualified by training to deal In lingo financial Iran- snclioiiH , what can bu expected but la- menliiblo failure , On account of llio cne with which these associations cnn bu formed , many are organised by incompetent persons , and Iho directs ot disaster occurring to. ono such orgiiiii/iition tire to bo doplorcd , not merely because ot loss oeciining lo its members , but of thu alarm which mny pervade other associations , as to there stability and the security of their money , which would endanger and perhaps des troy them , however well iiiniingcd , In- vcslors should sock institutions' that Imvo been tried nnd whoso ollicera are known to bo capable and honest. Hut , on the whole , I ieol sanguine tlmt n ginnt good will bo clloclod by means of cso instilulions. The Great Invention , For EASY WASHHTJC , IN HARD OR SOPT , HOT OR COLO WAT Eft jnio < Harm Iu FA llltlOor II JNJ > 8 , ( .nil particular/ ! adapted to II arm Climate * No family , r Ich cr jxwr , should be vrlttiout It. tola by all Ororers. but litivare of Vile 1ml titlons. j'i.iitf ZXJ : Is manufacture only t > y JAMES PYLE. NEW YORKs
