THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 20. 188G. NUMBER 223 „ PROTESTS FROM THE PEOPLE , Numerously Signed Petitions Praying For a Congressional VetOt PRESENTED BY IOWA CITIZENS. Prlemln of thcllcnncnln Onnnl Ctnliu n Htrotm. Following In ( lie House General Howard's 1'rutiiotlun. CIcrclnnil'H Unpopular Veto. WASIH.VIITO.X , March 1U. [ Special Tele- cram. J In the senate to-day Sir. Wilson of Iowa presented petitions largely signed by the citizens or his stale , asking congress to pass over the president's veto tlio bill to quiet the titles to settlers on the Dos Mollies river lands. Tlio petitioners state Hint they bellevo tlio president , In refusing to slfin their bill , has done an unjust and unrighteous net , in- nsmuch as It deprives them of nn opportn- nlty of presenting their case before the proper tribunal , and by so doing he has tie- prlvcd them of their rlk'hts and allowed tlicir liuincs to remain In jeopardy and themselves n prey to land grabbers nnd thieves ; that by so doing tlio president has tacitly sustained tho'rlver land tlileves In continuing to perse cute and drive petitioners from their homes. Further , thu petitioners say they wish to rep resent that thu lands weru settled In ( rood faith by them , believing the lands to bo those of tlio government , and rcstltiR npon that belief have built np homes after years of persecution , until now nil that they have Is on the lands. "Having confidence , however , In the rectitude of onr purpose , " say the peti tioners , In conclusion , "the justice nnd right- onsness of onr cause , wo believe thnt should onr casu come bufor tlio supreme court of the United States In the manner directed by the settlers' bill , the true facts will bo brouRht to light , the dark clouds removed from our homes , while- the rightful owners will have possession * of their own. " The petitions were ordered to be printed In the Itecord nnd llu on the table , from1 whlcii Iowa senators hope to call them In rt few days for thu passage - sago over the veto of the measure. IIHNNIII'IN 801.11) IN Till : JIOUSi : . Friends of the llcnucpln caunl bill claim thata'careful canvass of the house reveals for It a decided majority hi that body. There will , however , be n very decided opposition to Iho measure , nnd even though a majority may have been pledged to It there Is no rea son to believeIt will bo finally passed. AIIIOIIK those of prominency who will light the bill In the house are .JmlKO Hawaii of Texas , IHount of Georgia , and General Itrownc of Indiana. H Is understood the advocates of the bill have arranged that Springer of Illinois shall be called to the chair when the bill comes np , and If the Ilcnncpln bill over had n clianco It will bo given one by this move , for Spilngcr Is one of Its most ardent friends , and his reputation for stopping nt nothing when he starts In for a pet measure is well established. It Is rumored that Jerry Mur phy Is trying to make a combination with certain southern interests with a view to btrriiBthonlng the llennepln , but his ability to form n successful alliance with southern Interests Is not as good as his capacity for at ; tending public meetings for the canal. Jer ry's prophesies during the last congress about southern Interests still lingers on the minds of Interested members. A1IOVH PAHTY miMI'DICR. ' Iteprcsoiitatlvo 13en Hall of Iowa set a laudable precedent to-day. He voted , nnd very justly , too , as' n member of the house committee on elections , against unseating Itomcls , the republican In the llurd-Honiels contested election from the tenth district of Ohio. Like General Weaver of Iowa , whose seat Is contested by Governor Campbell In the Campbell- Weaver contest , Ilnrd had no ground for n case. It was clear that ho was not entitled to the seat. This puts Mr. Hall in line for voting against the principle of glvimr a scat to a man simply because ho Is n democrat , and there arc those who bcllevn ho will rise above party and rccosnizo justice nnd Inw [ In the Campbell-Weaver case and suppoit Campbell , as Weaver's case Is fully as uroundlcss as Ilurd'.s was. HOWAKD'S IMtoaiOTION. Nominated as Major General to Sue- ccei1 General Pope. WASHING- , Mareli 10. Brigadier Gen eral Howard was to-day nominated as major general In tlio army , vlco General I'ope , re tired. In view of the fact that Major General Scholield has expressed preference for the command of the DIvlnlon of thu Atlantic , It Is now thought likely that Major General Terry will bo assigned to command of the Division of the Missouri , nnd Mnjor General Hownid to command of the Division of the I'acllic. It Is not probable , however , that the Question of assignment will bu settled until General Howard's nomination Miall have been acted upon by the senate. [ General Oliver Otis Howard was born at Leeds , Me. , November 8. l&JO. 1 le graduated nt Dowdoin college In 1S10 , and in 18.V1 at the military academy nt West 1'olnt , where In 1M < 1 llu was made assistant prolossorof math' cmntlcs. Upon the breaking out of the civil war ho was made colonel of a regiment of vol. uniccrs , and commanded ahrliraduatthu lirsl Hull linn. Ho lust his right arm at the battle of Kalr Oaks , Mny ill , Ibfi'J. Ho was mndo major general of volunteers Novcmbci " 120 , ISO- ' , and had thu command of a division at llnrnsIdn'H defeat at I'rcderlcksuuif , ' , December - comber III , 1NW. boon nfter ho was placcd-ln command of the Kleventh Army corns , wlilcli was put to lllcht nt ( 'hauccllorsvlllo by Ktono- wall Jackson In May , INK ) . In the following tiutumn he was Bent with his corps to tin west , and took part in the campaign whlcl followed down in thu rapture of Atlanta and commanded the right win ? of thu arm ) during Sheriiiun's "March to the Sea. " Hn was in December , 18U , mumotcdto brluadlei general , nnd In the following Mareli brovei major general , In the regular army. In May IWV'i , ho was placed at the head ot the Ficed man's bureau , his duties lasting until 187J From IKtVJ till 167S ho wns president of th < Hownid university. In 1873 ho was sent ns t special commissioner to the Indians in Mexico and A rl/.ona , and from 1S7I1 to bom-d on thu fioutier. " Dm Inn the latte year hu was placed nt the head of the military academy at Wes-l Point. Ho now 1ms chard of the Department of the Plalte.J Colonels Huger nnd Merrill nro said to havi been selected for promotion as brigadier gcii crals. _ " \\lti1i J > IK INJTifK HOUSE. The Ulnlr Hill Il u l-'ow Frloiulu li tlio Committee. WASHINGTON , March 10. A delcrmlnei effort was mndo to-day by tlio friends of th Blulr educational bill to secure some actloi on that or a kindred measure at the hands o the house comiuittco on education , has Monday Mr. Wise Intro'dnccd an cducatlonn bilt which was icforrcd to thu committee. A the meeting to-day , by unanimous conseu the proceedings of Iho last nuvtliiif ( wiiei the consideration of the entire .subject wa postponed until the latter pr.rt of Apiil ) wer leconsldured and thu subject was u opened. U urn es moved that considers tlon of all the educational bills b postponed until the third Friday Ii April. Willis moi'cd asa Mibstltuto tha 'theUlalr bill bu considered next- Friday That motion was lost by a vote of 4 to 7 , Mr. Willis then moved that the Itlair bill in considered on the third-Friday in April , wit ! Ihn understanding thnt a vote should betaken taken alter idallv discussion of not more than six days. 'I his motion was also lost nnd as n final effort to secure nn expression of the sense of the committee on the subject Mr. Willis moved that the committee acreo to report on the educational bill. Thnt proposition was also voted down. It Is now the Intention of thu friends of the Blair bill to go to the house armed with the resolutions voted down to-dav nnd ask to have the com mittee illschargeu from further consideration of the bill. KOUTY-NINTH CONGUKSS. Senate. WA.SHINOTO.N , March ID. Mr. Coke called np the bill to establish a national live stock highway to promote commerce in live stock between the states. The bill sets apart for ten years as sucfi highway public lands In range -II , along the cast line of the state ot Colorado , It being a fractional range averaging about two miles In width. The bill authorizing the president to np- lolnl Lieutenant William 1 * . Itnmlnll United Slates lieutenant commnndcr , and place him in tlio retired list with such rank , was lassed. All the private pension cases favorably rc- > oitcd from the committed were taken np. Thu chair placed before the senate thu res olutions icported fioin the ludlclary commit- co Hoarding Iho refusal ot the attorney gen eral to luinlsh the papers called for by the senate , and Mr. Sponner resumed the lloor and continued his speech In support of the ( solutions repot ted by the majority of the ommlttee. He maintained the constitution ality of tlio tenure of olllco law , and then went on to discuss thu civil service question. Upon this itolnt he said : Had it not been for President Cleveland's civil sorvlco declara tion nnd his expression of purpose not to re- niovo thu men who were fnilhlul to their pub lic duties , thousands of olllce-holders would liavo " resigned. Honest partisanship wns lioncst citizenship. Under the president's dea of "olTensIvo paitl/.anship" new demo- irattconicc-lioldcrs could bo embalmed and aid away , and their wives allowed to per- "orm the duties"of tlio olllce , in older hat there might bo no suggestion hat the office-holders could by any pos sibility bo offensive imitlsans. ( Lnitghtcrj. Kvcry man suspended had a right to know- why ho was suspended. Mr. Spoonor did not suppose the piesident meant to submit his fellow citl/.ens to serious Injustice , but the system he had adopted In the matter of sus pensions Inevitably tended to cast a shadow on the honor of honest men. The papers 'hat were held as secret to-day'mieht become mbltc when the nerson affected b\ them was n his grave , with no power in his wife or children to disprove the falsehood. Mr. Spooncr did not deslro to see the admlnls- tintlon embarrassed. Tlio man who wished to see tlio administration fail was too mean to ho taken into account , but POIIIO method should bo pursued to protect honest men from unjust imputations under which they were compelled to rest by the method adopted bv the administration. Mr. Saulsbury spoke in opposition to the inijorlty report , which ho characterized as the uost disingenuous , unfair and unjust pre sentation of tlio controversy the most unjust and unfair that had ever emanated fioin a committee of a deliberative body. Mr. Coliinltt took tlie floor , and the senate adjourned till Monday next. House. WASIIIXOTOX , March 19. A flora number of bills of a private character had been re ported from the committees , the house went into committee , ol tlio whole on the private calendar. The only bill which gave rise to any dls- iisslon was one to change the rank of an olllccrou tlio retired list of thu army. Tlio bill authorizes the president to select from the colonels on the retired list 0110 oflicer who served as a chief of artillery during the war and place him on the retired list witli the rank of major general. The bill is intended to apply to Colonel Henry J. Hunt. It m ° t with a good deal of opposition , irlncipally from the republican side. Messrs. rice and Peters objecting to It as class legis lation , and Mr. Ueed ( basing his opposition on constitutional grounds , as being an Infringe ment by congress of executive functions. Mr. Laird made the strongest speech In Its Mipport , and declared congress was just as competent to exorcise legislative and execu tive functions ns the gentlemen nt the other end of tlio avenue. lie satirically praised the opinion and judgment of the gentleman from Kansas ( Peters ) , and slightingly referred to the tact that neither Mr. Price nor Mr. Heed had been In the war. saying that some people would not he so stout and round nnd sleek and mighty , physically , If they had under gone some of the vicissitudes of the wai' In which General Hunt had participated. Pending action , the committee rose nnd half a dozen private bills were passed. At the evening session the house passed thirty pension bills. The last bill to bo considered was that of granting a pension of S2.000 a year to the widow of General W. S. Hancock. Mr. Price opposeil the bill , nnd stated that It must bo considered In lull house. Ho knew that the country had paid General Han cock brilliant , brave , generous in all his proportions the twin of 8153,000 dur ing the last twenty yo-irs. Con tinuing , ho said that the practice of granting largo pensions to the widows of men who had been receiving big salaries. and who had died poor , was destructive of American manhood. Tlio Influence was to make men llvu up to the last dollar of their salaries In pomp' and extravagance and champagne. On the question of passing the bill the vole stood U5 to 4 Messrs. Price , Xaeh Taylor , Johnson of Indiana , and \Yiniins \ tha noes. Mr. Price then raised the question of no quorum. The previous question was , hownver , ordered on the bill , and It goes over until Monday. The house then adjourned until to-morrow. A Measure by Senator Van AVyclc. WASHINGTON , March 10. Senator Ynn Wyck Introduced the following measure in the senate to-day : Authorizing the seciotary of the Interior to extend the time , In his dis cretion , for the payment of purchasu money by settlers npon the land from the Ottoe , MIssowI , and Omaha Indians. Favor ltn Abrogation. WASHINGTON , March 10. The suh-com- mitlcoof the housu committee on ways and means , having charge of the Hawaiian treaty question , to-day submitted its report to thi ! full rnmmlttco recommending thu ab rogation of the treaty. Approved tlio Hill. WASHIXCUON , March 10. The president has approved the bill to iuereaso the pensions of the widows and dependent relatives of de ceased soldiers ami sailors. Frank lluril ImiU Out , WASHINGTON , Mareli 10. The house com mittee on elections to-day decided thollurd- itomnls contested election case in favor of tlio bitting nit'iubcr , Komels. A Veteran's Demise. WASHINGTON , March 10. Captain W. 11. Martin , United States Army retired , died this morning at his residence. In this city. i Natural Gau lilowiip. PiTTSiurufi , Pa. , March 10. By an explo sion of natural gas at Murraysvlliu this after noon fcvcn persons wcio injured , three fa tally , The explosion was lollowed by a fire , which destroyed seven dwelling houses. Those fatally Injured nio : Mrs. Harry Taylor , William Taylor , his lather- In-liiw , nnd Xellio Hunkon , n young girl. The caiiHt of tiio explosion wan the bursting ofapluaud | ) the. iiliing of the house with gas which uumlit liiu. A largo well has r ; u'lit and the llamc.s soar to a heluht of " 00 feet. It Is leavi'd iitlier wells will catch. Tlio Oregon's Assailant , Hos'io.N , Ma s. , MarchI'J. ' It is feared hero that tlu' M'hooncr which was sunk in collision with th Mcniiii'r Oregon was the Hudson , from Philadelphia to this port , with coal , which is now tliieo days overdue , Wont her For To-l ) y. Missouni VALLKY Northerly winds ; colder , followed'by warmer , ' fair weather. AMBN The Irlsli System or Im ml lord Op pression Introduced In the West. CHICAGO , March 10. [ Special Tclccram.l Some weeks slnco the Tribune published nn article on alien landlordism , showing that an Irishman named William Scully , residing In London , Knglahd , Is proprietor of between 75,000 and 00,000 , , acres of the best farming lands In Illinois. The writer ot the article , In revisiting the Scully estate , found that the lands were tilled by a worthless class of tun- ants from whom are exacted enormous rents. Almost the entire proceeds from the sale of their crops went to pay the icntal. They were bound by iron-clad leases which were enforced by agents of Scully , ami It was as- s'oitcil that the system recalled everything in the way of landlord oppression which was ever heard of In Ireland. Naturally many readers were shocked at readln ? such a deplorable state of affairs on American soil and a large number of communications have been received regarding It. A prominent citizen of Kansas strongly deprecated alien landlordism and asserted thnt largo tracts of land In his own state were owned by Scul ly. The Tribune sent a man to Investigate the matter and the result Is published this nmrnluir. The rather startling Information Is developed that more than JOO.OOO acres of the choicest prairie lands In K.msasr.ml Xo- braska are owned by Scully. All these vast tracts ha\o been added to his landed estate within ll\o years and through the willy scheming of his agents It Is nsscited that the average price per acre paid by him would not exceed 55. Although only n small portion of it Is under cultivation , the same system of farm renting Is being introduced as in Illinois. Between sixty and seventy families have bound them selves to Scully , and so long ns they remain on his land tliey cannot throw oft the yoke that holds them In slavery. Before obtaining a lease they must waive all rights of exemp tion , and until that rent is paid , everything they possess , Including growing crops , be longs to Scully. The article goes on to state at length how , having stealthily and by de grees secured title to these vast tracts , nearly all of which were unbroken prairies , Scully set about securing his tenants. Ills agents , were Instructed to rent out farms oC from fcO to 300 acres to any ono ( except nn Irishman ) who would pay rent. Scully appears to have n deep set antipathy to his own race and will not have them for tenants. As a rule his tenants are the poorest farmers In cither state and few of them can obtain credit from merchants. The lease that binds them to Scully is virtually a chattel mortgage , and is signed for fifty years. The tenant pays on the unimproved land the taxes only the first two years. The third year ho pays taxes and SI an acre , and the fourth and fifth years ho pays taxes and Sl.liO per acre. There Is ilo provision In the lease for re newal , and at the expiration the tenant must move oft or submit I o whatever rent the land lord is expected to exact. All Improvements must be made nt his expense , the landlord furnishing absolutely nothing , consequently the farms present anything but an attractive appearance. The article goes on at great length to detail the squalor and poverty pre vailing among the tenants , and makes a pro test against such a system. It Is stated that Scully purchased 50,000 acres of land in Nuckolls county , Nebraska , for 55 per acre. GLADSTONE IN THE COMMONS. The I'rcmicr Counsels Prudence and Promises an Irish Bill. LONDON , March 19. Gladstone said this afternoon In the house of commons that ho hoped to be able during the coming week to name a day for presenting a statement of his Irish proposals , deferring to current rumors about the nature of the scheme on Irish re form which ho proposed to submit , Mr. Glad stone asked the members of the house to ex ercise prudent reserve in giving credence to any of them. Ho added that his statement would probably bo followed by the Introduc tion of a government bill to hurry his plan Into clVect. Mr. Gladstone also asked that the members excrclso wholesome skepticism In regard to the rumors of dissension In thocahlnet. Some of the lobby frequenters think that this Indicates that the difference between the premier ami Mr. Chamberlain has either been arranged or is In a fair way of being arranged. The con servatives , however , in view of the vague ness of Mr. Gladstone's language , incline ( o think that the breach Is beyond repair. It If ? stated on indisputable authority that the radical defection is increasing , and that Messrs. Morley , Bright , Osbornc , Morgan , JirodliurM , Hoiu-age , nnd other well known liberal members 01 parliament will join Mr. Chamberlain. Russia Masnliij Troops. VIIINNA , March 10 , It is scmi-olllclally an nounced that Russia is massing a large mini her of troops In Bessarabia. The oblect li supposed to bo to exercise pressure npor Prince Alexander , of Bulgaria , whom tlu UiiNslaus suspect of conspiring with Knglam to permanently consent to thu present union between Bulgaria and eastern Itonmelir by maintaining his claim to a llfo title to Iho governorship of tlio latter country Russia chiming that his term is limited U live years. The French Spirit of Ilovonco. BiitiiN : , March 10. The National Xeltunp and other papers contain similar articles tc that of tlio Post yesterday , attacking Franco In military and political circles It Is fearei DoKroyclnet will ho powerless to oppose tin desire of the parties for revenge. Sugar HIM Defeated. BKIH.IN , March 10. In the reichstag to-da : tlio sugar duties bill was icjoctcd on the second end reading , T1IK OVISKIjAND AVAIL Iho Eastern Trunk lilncn Fim Trouhlo in Adjusting Kates. NKW YOH'K , March 10. The trunk line are trying to adjust their through rates tocu rates west of Chicago as fast as they an made , but there Is no uniformity about tin rates , so they have issued no rate hheet fo ; several days , although notice was sent to tlu various trunk line agents ordering them t < hell first class limited tickets to San Franclsci for 53 , with an exclusive ticket at Councl Blutt's which will entitle the buyer to a Si icbatoat San Francisco , and M'tond clas : limited tickets at S4I , with an oxchangi ticket at either Council Blull's or Kunsa City with a rebate of S10 at San Francisco These rates on first and hecond class ticket nro thu average rates , the New York Centra and Pennsylvania charging a little moie. Socialist Ulot in I5cliium. Biu'ssm.s , March 10. The parade of 1111 employed socialists In 1,1 ego , from the maun facturlng centers of Belgium , last evening resulted in disorder. A mob composed o socialists and the lowest classes of pcopl took possession of tlio main streets , shouting "Down With Capitalists , " "Down Wit ] the Biirceols , " and attacking shops. The wrecked all the cafes and sacked all th shops In Hue Leopold. The gen d'arm finally attacked the mob , and alter a sever fight , In which many rioters were wounded succeeded in clearing the streets and rcbtoi Ing order. Several humlied socialists wh took an active part in the riot have bcc'i placed under arrest. * The Graham Murder Trial. SiuiiNOFiELi ) , Mo. , March 10. U la statei thnt In the Graham murder trial to-day th witness , Brumly , again took the stand am his examination developed no importan testimony excepting that corioboratin'- story of Charlie Graham , implicating Cor Lc and Mrs.Malloy. . ' IIOX1E ANSWERS POWDERlY , Declines to Arbitrate the Trouble "With the Knights | of Labor. WILL MEET THEM AS CITIZENS. As Representatives of the Organiza tion ThoyAVIll Not Kccclvo Ilc- cognltlon Jny Gould's Boso of Taffy , AVI1I Not Arbitrate the Strike. ST. Lot'is , March 1 ! ' . The following reply of Vlco President Hoxlo to the request of Grand Master Workmnii Powderly for n con ference wns telegraphed that gentleman late this afternoon : Missouri Pacific llallroad Company Ex ecutive Department , St. Louis , March 10. T. V. Powderly , Knnsas City. Mo. I have just received vour teleRinm ot the 18th Instant asking If 1 will meet yourself and committee to arrange a settlement of the Pending diffi culties. As tills company now has contracts and agreements with various latior unions and organizations , nnd Is not nnwlllliic to continue to make such agreements as circum stance * may require with such unions and organizations or Its employes as have shown n disposition to carry out In good faith their undertaking , and as It has had in thc-past contracts with your organi zation and its representatives , lins-heretoloro had conferences with yourself and other members of your executive committee , it Is but just and courteous that 1 should give you thu reasons for this company now declining to meet-yourself nnd Its executive committee which It would have done before this strike was inaugurated. The usual object of such meetings between railway companies , throutih their representa tives and committees ot their employes , Is either to discuss such differences ns may have arisen , in order that an under standing mny be reached of the rights and relations existing between them , arid such mutual concessions made ns will avoidbtrlkcs and losses re sulted therefrom ; or on the other hand , to settle and compromise such dllTercnccs be tween the parties after tlio grievances of the employes have been presented ; and If rc- Iress is refused after resort has actually been md , to strike is the only remedy. In tlio pres ent case neither of the above reasons for n conference exists , but the anomoly is pre sented ot a strike which Is without redress- ible grievance , which was entered upon without notice to the company , nnd which ins resulted in wanton and malicious de struction of this company's property , by vio- enco and incendiarism , and In the almost : otal stoppage of business by threats , Intiml- latlon and lorce. A review of the history of the past year Is esseiitlal to n full understanding of the lircsent conditions. Tlie differences between this company and its employes , resulting In the strike of Mareli. 1885 , were settled by the voluntary intercessions of the executives and officers of the states of Kansas' and Missouri , and not with your organization. The agree ments subsequently entered into with the committees of your organization have been talthfully carried out by this company. Minor grievances , under Uioso arrangements , have from time to time been presented , considered by the management , and adjusted In a man ner apparently satisfactory to the petitioners , and tor the sake of peace and harmony this company bus repeatedly , on tlio demand of your organization , made changes in Its stall' by the romovrtl of olllcinls , entirely satisfac tory to the company but objectionable to jomo of your niempers. In our meeting with , yon of last August in New York , your committee then , stated thnt no grievances or co'mpliilnts existed against the Missouri Pacific railway on the part of your organization .thi'ougn ' non-compliance with tlie contracts then existing ; , but that it was necessary to utilize your organl/.ation npon the Missouri Pacific road to force an adjustment of difficulties then pending with another corporation. Similar action has been taken by your organization In three In stances within the last eight months First , In threatening that'meuibcrs ' of your organi zation npon the Missouri Pacific railway would strike if it continued to exchange bus iness with the Wabash road. Second , when the members of your organization compelled the strike of a portion of the employes of this company in carrying out your boycott against tlio Mnllory line at Gnlvcston , Texas ; and third , In the present instance , when the existing strike was foiced upon this company by the discharge of one C. A. Hall by the receivers of the Texas & P.xcllic rail way , a road in the hands of the United States court , nnd In the management of which this company has no voice or control , a fact which your organization fully recognized when your committee made application to the receivers of thnt' road for the reinstate ment of said employes. Instances might bo cited where endeavors have been madu to use this company for the purpose of boycotting individuals who In curred the displeasure ot your organization. An especially nggiavated case of the failure of your organization to carry out its agreements was that ot the workmen at Palestine shops , who , in tlio last days of February , stopped work on account , of an alleged grievance , which was thereupon adjusted in a manner to their entire satisfaction , so they resumed work for the agreement to continue under the concessions made by the company ; but within ten days thereafter they again loft work on demand of your organization In ordC-rlng the present strike and without any grievance whatever against this company. These continued stoppages of tlio woik of fids company without cause have become so frequent that , believing the future will bo as unsettled as the past , It cannot consent 'to renew the agreement voluntarily abrogated by your organization ami longer submit to It thu managemeiit.of our business. This company , through Its representatives. Is and always has been willing to meet public concern , and If yourself or other Intelligent cltl/.ens can suggest a pinctlcal method whereby the present situation can bo changed nnd traffic permanently resumed , this com pany will bo pleased to meet yourself or them , as citizens , but not as representatives of your organization , to discuss the pending dllllcultles or any other matters of public In terest. In conclusion 1 desirn emphatically to state that the responsibility for the future con tinuance of thu present unjustifiable strike will not rest with tlio management ot this company , but , Inasmuch as your organiza tion has committed the error of Milking first and endeavoring to negotiate afterwards , it has the power to and bhouhl end the present troubles by permitting such of our former employes , nnd others'ntf desire to work , to dose so without tear of throats and intimidation , leaving this company free to resume its operations nnd adjust with Its employes , as It Is at all times ready and willing to , any grievances tlwy may havo. H. M. Hoxu : , First Vice President. Missouri Pacific Itall- road. I'owdcrlj s Itcply , KANSAS CITY , March 10. The following reply was sent to lloxje from'hero to-nigh' ' by Powderly : KANSAS OITV , Mamh 10. II , M , Ifoxio Fli-ht Vlco President. Kt. Louis , Mo : Since you will not meet with uio ns general master workmen of the Knights ot Labor 1 must decline ) to meet wltl you in any other capacity , and the responsl bility for tlio fiiturocontlnnaucn of thu strike must not be churned to the Knights of Labor , since the executive officers of that order wil not he permitted to meet and eo-opeiato wltl you In bcttllng the strike. It was mj Intention , had you consented to meet with me , fo endnvor to effect such a settlement as would prevent the Impo sitions as have been practiced npon the em ployes of your company by subordinate offi cials , and put an end , to strikes on your lines for the future. T. Y. POWDIUU.Y. Powderly , when seen at a late hour by an Associated press representative , stated that he had concluded his business here nnd wonh leave to-morrow morning , going probably to Detroit or Canada. The executive hoard , he said , discussed the situation to-night and de cided to take no immediate action. They will now await the result of the confeience. of the two governors with Hoxle before doing anything further. Powderly said ho waspieseutat the conference whei tlio Knights of Labor accepted thuproposl tlon of the governors , mentioned In a prevl ous dispatch this liyuulug , When s to the future course of the Knights of La bor In case the railroad ofllcials continue to leclino to treat with them , ho said that vould bo n matter for future determination. THE GOOD Iny Gould's Fondues * For Them When It's Policy. CiiAitLHSTON , S. 0. , March 10. [ Special Megram.l The report of the action of the ) allas Merchants' exchange and the citizens it Greenville , Texas , in passing resolutions lenounclatory of the strikers nnd the strlk- ! ri' methods , were forwarded to Jay Gould , icre , and ho has just forwarded n telegram n response , of which the following Is the full tcxtf "No words of mine can stifitciontly express my appreciation of the kind words of encouragement and the good advice con- allied In your dispatch. The present strike on onr system was ordered by ho officers of n secret organlza- Ion because a neighboring railway n the control of the highest court In the and had seen lit to discharge ono of their employes , nnd with no other complaint igainst the management of the Missouri Pa cific and without any warning or shadow of ustlllcatiou. The entire business of four itntos and ono territory Is completely para- yzcd and the millions of resident citizens nro leprlved of the railway facilities on which hlcr entire prosperity depends and to tlie cn- oymcnt of which they have legal rights para- nonnttoany secret organization- because heir rights are secured to them by the laws of the land. The Missouri I'acllic employes 4.Ij.0 ! men ; of these only 3,717 are con cerned In the present strike , so hat these 8,717 conspirators , who are by orco and Intimidation stopping our trains , are depriving Iho remaining 10/J03 of their o-Iaborers of their dally earnings. Will not ho public soon learn that it Is they that pay ho railway pay rolls ; that the railway Is Its tearing house to receive and distribute this uud , which Is fully CO per cent of the entire gross earnings of n railway' . ' And when they lo they will probably find some method to regulate nnd control the labor engaged In ailway transportation and thus prevent such strikes as thu present one. " Tlie telegram Is dated March 10 , signed by Jay Gould , and addressed to the citizens of he cities of Dallas and Greenville , Hunt county , Texas. EXECUTIVE INTERVENTION. Kansas' nnd Missouri's Governors AVIll Try to Arbitrate. KANSAS CITY , March 19. Governor Marmaduko of Missouri and Governor Mar tin of Kansas have decided that public inter est renders it necessary for them to endeavor : oactas mediators in the picscnt strike. They have prepared a piopositlon which , after consideration , has been accepted by the strikers , and the two governors left to-night for St. Louis to lay H before the railroad ofllcials. Tlio men ngrceto return to work on the basis" of settlement adopted at the close of the strike a year ago that Is they will come back on the terms ol the agreement n force at the time they struck , pimply making tlio request that tlio question of in creasing the wages of thu bridge and track men bo taken Into consideration. The mat er of Hull's reinstatement on the Texas & L'acilic is not mentioned in the proposition. Mr. Powderly did not leave for St. Louis , ns ho had intended , but is in secret confer ence with the executive delegates this even ing , and has not been interviewed since his rccotpt of lloxle'-s reply to his.request for a meeting. The general feeling here is ono of strong hopethat the intercession of the state j.xecutives will secure a settlement between .bo ollicials and tlio men , as ft did a year igo , and an early conclusion of the strike. Incidents of the Great Strike. ST. Louis , March 10. Tlio liopo of a set tlement of the strike upon tlio great Gould southwestern system In the near future , seems nearer realization this morning than at anytime during tlio present difficulty. In terest in future developments Is equally divided between the course which the dis charge of mechanic Hall at Marshall. Texas , shall pursue , and the reply of Hoxlo to Pow- de.rly , now at Kansas City. Many feel con fident that .submission ot Hall's grievances lo the United States court will result In end ing the strike. DAM.AH. Tex. , March 10. Depredations npon the Texas it Pacitic still continue. Tills morning two bridges weie burned near hero , but the fact was discovered before any trains attempted to pass over the streams. Car Drivers * Strike. s , March 20. Tlio Street Ball way company ran ono car over the line under the requirements of the charter tills morning. The police assisted , and on the return trip tlio men endeavored to take possession of the car , but were clubbed off by tlie police and ono man was badly bruised up. The mayor made a speech to the men assuring them of Ills sympathy so long as they indulge in no violence , llohas tliostrluers in good con trol , ready to obey his orders. The mayor Is not Inclined to allow further police Interfer ence. A SIIAMKFUr < EXPOSE. Navy Drill at Key AVcst AVIth Useless Shell and Shrapnel. Niw : Yonic , March 10. [ Special Tele gram. ] A dispatch from Key West In regard to the naval drill yesterday , says : Yesterday companies from the various shins landed at Fort Taylor In ship boats with thieo Inch guns. These guns wcro dragged across wooden bridges , through brushmud , to a position by tlio landing , in front or ! which was a floating target about 700 yards distant. Firing with shell and shrapnel ensued. The result was a great biirprlso and disappoint ment to every one. Forty-three attempts were made , out of which twenty-three ) miss- fires occurred , owing to the wretchedly de fective btato ot the ammunition. In addi tion , onlv two out of ten shrapnels exploded , and two shells exploded at thu muzzle of thu gun , to that had the shots been directed at an enemy over the heads of our own men , hundreds of the latter would have boon slain. Tlie ammunition is all known to ho seven years old , and might possibly ho ten years older. The whole thing is a shameful ex posure. * NO 8HOAVFoit JOE. The ChcHtcrlleldlnu Kino Worker ? IiiHtStny In tint I'on. CIIICAOO , March 10. A report was received In Chicago this afternoon that the supreme court at Ottawa to-day handed down opin ions in a number of cases , one of them being that of Joe Mnekin , thu alleged ballot box staffer and election "lino-woikor. " The re port Mated that a motion for a rehearing In thostate : case ngninst Maekln was granted. This would necessitate n re-argument of the case nnd Involved the possibility of Mackln's release from tlio penitentiary. Late this evening , however , the Dally hews -received thu following dispatch : OTTAWA , III. . March 10 , In the Maekln case a petition for lehcarlng is denied. No opinion lilcd. A.H. , TAYI.OII , Clerk Supreme Court. Ninety Iloura AVitliout n Verdict. HOU.ISTKH , Gal. , March 10. The Jury in the case of J. T. Piewett , charged with the murder of Dr. Powers , September 17 , 18S5 , after being out ninety hours , were discharged to-day , being unable to agree. The trial has created Intense excitement over tha entire coast. The testimony showed that 'lr , Powers was hanged to a tiec to create the ai > - pearance of lynching. A number of others , who wcie charged with participating in the minder , weio released by consent of the pioiccntion with the hope of. Inducing them to turn state's evidence. On Ihuir lefusal to testify , they wcio sent to Jail for contempt where they aic btill conUued. THUltSTON.S , aiOXEY TALKS. A Clinnco Tor the Omaha Team to AVIn or lioso n Thousand , LINCOLN , Neb. , March IP. "Special ( Tele- gram.1 The following challenge Is given to ho press for publication to-morrow morning : 'The Fitzgerald Hose company ot Lincoln , Neb. , challenge the Thurston Hose company ot Omaha , .Neb. , as they wcro organized for ho national tournament at New Orleans , or any other lioso company in the United States hat are bona fide members of n recognized llro company , to run n race of 803 yards , Nebraska jtato Firemen's association rules to govern , ho same for any amount from SMK ) to 51,000. /hnllcnco to be accepted within thirty days rom date. The Lincoln , Net ) . , Stale Journal o bo final stakeholder. A forfeit ot S'JOO to bo deposited with the Stale Journal npon acceptance of the challenge , C. H. HOHMAX , Manager of the Fitzgerald lioso Team. Wvoly Sensation at Crete. Cnr.Ti : , Neb. . March 10. [ Sprcial.J riiomas Toogood , member ot the firm of 1'oogood Drotlici.s , dealers In general mer chandise , running an extensive establish- nent in this city , died on Tuesday night. Some ugly rumors began to float around among our citizens , ami hints of foul play vero numerous , the outgrowth of a row md with his brother Vflicout , a member of he linn , some two weeks HBO. The coroner ook.tho case In charge , empanelled a jury on Wednesday afternoon , adjourned until riiursdifyinornlng , wjiun thu tnklng of tes- Imony began. The ovtdmico given dovol- iped the fact that the deceased man had been for a long tlmo addicted to drink , nt times to such nn extent as to render him unfit for bus- ness. From witnesses to the row between the wo brothers It was learned that on the night n question Tom entered the sloro In n Irunkcu state ; Ills' brother Vincent remon strated with him ; words led to blows ; Tom seized n club and struck his brother on the lead , tfio blow inflicting a wound which bled irofusely ; Vincent retaliated with a blow with his fist on his brother's eye , when the attaches of the store separated them. Thomas hen left , finally reached home , was taken violently 111 nnd died on Tuesday night last. Drs. Conrad and Uoico testified- to their connection with the case as attending physl- ilans. From their tesllmohy It was- learned hat the deceased was not suffering from any ) low inflicted on his person , but rnthnr from hoelTccis'of his dissipated habits , which jrought nn attack of Inllamatton of tlie brain , nnd led to his death. The jury returned the following verdict : 'Having nil the testimony in this case wo jcllovo that deceased came to his death from nflnmatlou of the brain caused by excessive use of alcohol , " Tlio high business standing of tlie brothers , ho sudden nnd tragical death of Thomas , tlie coroner's examination and the evidence given , have been tlie reigning subjects of conversation and gossip in Crete during the ust three days , and still continues. Dend Sure of the Job. Nr.nrtAsicA CITY , Neb. , March 19. [ Spe cial Telegram. ] Thomas Morton received a llspatch from Senator Mauderson this morn- .ug to tlio cftect that the senate had conlimcd ilm ns postmaster at Nebraska City. Mr. Morton will not take charge of Ihoofllco until April 1. An Iowa Culprit Captured. Coi.u.Miius , Neb. , March 10. [ Special Tel egram. J Colonel George W. Makepeace , from Dtiulap , Iowa , was arrested hero to-day liy our efficient ollicer , Sheriff Kavannugh. He Is wanted there for grand larceny and embezzlement. A writ of habeas corpus was denied by the county judge. They are now awaiting a requisition from tlio governor. OAEHNE'S AUUEST. \c\v York OfllcialH Kotlcciit Inspec tor Ilyrnc'H ClovcrncHH. NEW "YoiiK , JMarch 10. [ Special Telo- grarn.J The sensation of tlie day is the ar rest of Alderman Jaclinc. All sorts of rumors are afloat as to who will bo the next alderman gathered In. Police Inspector liyrncssald to-day : "I first met Alderman .Taelino about a year and a half ago , but I did not learn until some tlmo afterward that ho was tho. Jaclino concerning whom I had oc casion to make Inquiries because of reports I had heard that ho was acting ns a fence. When I did llnd that out I knew that , like all dishonest men , liu would squeal approached properly. Within the past two week ho has confessed to mo on four different occasions that ho was bribed to vote for the IJrond- way roait nnd also for other railroad schemes. Ho confessed this in the presence of witnesses. How I induced him to do this matters not. In dealing with thieves the police have to use means nnd methods which might not bo proper In other lines of business. In confessing that ho had been bribed Jachnu thought ho had the best of It , and thought ho wns not getting himself Into any trouble. Ho must think differently now , and by this time realizes tlio trap I led him into. Ho will bo convicted beyond a doubt , ns the evidence against him Is perfect ami conclusive In every respect. Ho did not confess to mu through , love , but through fear , and as I expected ho proved himself n coward. I am not at llbeity toHliituiis yet what other names ho mentioned or what othershu Implicated. Ho had no negotiations whatsovcr with Jacob Sharp personally , and knew nothing from him. " NKW YOIIK , March 10. The grand Jury was in session to-day , nnd from the fact that Captain Williams and Detective Plereu wore called in , it Is surmised that Alderman .Incline's transactions in connection witli Mrs. Hamilton's stolen silver might bu under consldeiatlon. Nothing ilelinllc , however , could bo learned , About 'i o'clock thu jury nUimicd a l-atch of minor indictments and Judge Glhlersleevu took occasion to warn Its members to make no disclosures in regard to thu proceedings now on and to come before them. After adjournment tlio senate committed on the Uroadway road franchise , Its counsel , Messrs. lioscoe Conkllng and Chiiunco A , Howard , called nt thu district attorney's olllco nnd remained there for sumo time. After their depaituro Mr. Martin said us to the nature of the conference between himself and tlio lawyers : " 1 cannot tell just wiiat transplied , but this I will say , we conveiM'd about the alderman and the bri bery. " As to to the probability of con victing .Incline , hu said that hu had hopes of being able to do MI ; hu would under no circumstances give him any Immunity for any confession he might muUe , nor would he : penult him to turn stale ' * evidence. Ho said further that the grand jury have as yet presented no indictment against Alderman Jachnu. but that ho would Miperccdo the ex amination in the case which wns sot down tor Monday. This conrso will do away with the necessity fur an examination altogether , and make Jachno prciciru for dial. The Seventeenth Ni'.w OHIIANS : , March l' ' , Dr. Xukertort and Mr. Stelnlt/ commenced playing thu seventeenth gnmo In thu woild'a champion- Ehlu tournament soon after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The oponlnc wtis thu queen's gambit declined , and was drawn on twenty- seven IIIO\CH. Time , Xuknloit , 1 hour and Ji" minutes ; StelnlU. J hours and > "i minutes. The nuxt game will bu played Monday. The Fill I urn Score. Nr.w YOIIK , March l' " . Total business fall tires during I lie hit t wen days in Canada ud thu United States % A P , HENRY ON PROHIBITION , The "Rum Shops of Iowa Shaken From Bung Holes to Bar Rails , CLARK- DEFENDS HIS MEASURE. The Moat Powerful Hurst ot Oratory liver Heard In the loivn Cnpl- tol-Tho lllll Ordered Kngrossod. Kvory Senator Hnil a Turn. MOINKB , Iowa , March 10 [ Special relegram. ] This was another Held day In hereunto on tlio temperance imcstlott. After several days of debate , the Clark bill , which s the supplementary act for lengthening ho present prohlbltoiy law , wns ordered on- crossed by a strict pally vote , save that liault ( proh-dem. ) , voted with the ropubll- inns. Kvoiy orator In tlio senate who cared o discuss prohibition has had n trial , and the lebato to-day concluded the list. Senator Soltor consumed thu forenoon In opposing ho bill , nnd this afternoon Senators Casey , Doom and Schmidt spoke against It. Hut the speech of the day , and In fact of. ho whole session , was made by Senator Jlark of Page county , who is being called ho Patrick Henry ot tlio legislature. It wna a most vigorous argument for prohibition , ct It was so Inspiring in Us Impassioned mrsls of eloquence thnt It called forth the luMlntcd admiration of thosu who dls- igrccil with him ns well as those who did not. I'ho senate floors and galleries weio packed vlth visitors , and several times his remarks vero Interrupted witli bursts of applause , vhlch the chairman's gavel could not siTp- > ress. In thortiggcd strength of his eloquence 10brushed away tlio sophistical areuinenta of : ils opponents and carried his hearers along ; vlth the sweep of moral power , lie fre quently addressed ids renmiks to the senator 'rom Harrison ( Holler ) , and turned upo'ii dm with wit and sarcasm that kept tlio audl- euco In an uproar. Democrats and lepubll- cnnsallko admit that Clark's speech of an lour and a half was the most powerful effort of tlio kind ever heaid In the state onpltoK This practically closed the debate , though a , Tceblo attempt to answer it was made by Schmidt of Davenport nnd Uloom of lown L'lty. The bill was then ordered engrossed. The senate bill locating the supreme court at Des Mollies also came up on Its third reading uid was passed by n hnro constitutional ma- orlty just twenty-six voting for It. The house passed on its third reading Hoi- irook's substitute for tlio bill electing rail road commissioners. In this shape the bill irovldes for thu cumulative system of elcc- lon. The house bill for compulsory cduca- lou was lost on its third rending. Tliu house ook np the senate bill against tlio adullera- ion of dairy products and for the appointment of a dairy commissioner , and passed its chief SSI features , and adjourned pending a settlement ) f the bill. A year ago last moiihl there was a frightful iccldenlon the C. , U. & ( J. near Creston , In which several lives wcro lost. Among them wa ? that of Mrs. W. C. Carroll , a young brldo of Denver. Thu administrator of her estate , acting , 'It Is understood , for her husband , brought suit against -the company for dam ages , asking S23.COD. Other suits for her estate , aggregating 875,000 , nro pend ing on tills. To-day the cnso went to the jury In the circuit court here. Tlio trial has lasted for three weeks and Is likely to become a cause celebro In railroad litigation. The court room has looked llko a railioad workshop. A large amount of expert testimony has been introduced. Pieces of the broken mil which caused the accident have been In evidence , together with miniature cars , models 'of bridges , guard rails nnd other apparatus. The jury has been out several hours , so fnr unable to agree upon a verdict. AN ELEVATOU FATjIj. Collapse of an Kxtenslvo Kirni of Duluth - luth Grain Men. ST. PAVL , Minn. , March l'J. A Dultith special to the Pioneer Press says : The Len- ham Klovalor company failed to put up its margins and their failure was announced on thu eve of closing thu afternoon board. It Is dflllcult ( o got the assets nnd liabilities , and It may rcqulioadayorso to secure details. Tlio company Incorporated under the laws of Dakota , with an olllco at Sanborn , where deorgu li. Lcnham is the manager as well as of thn Him of ele vators In Dakota. L. N. Lenliam Is the manager here. The paid up capital of tlio company is § ! 35,0X ( ) . 'j'ho failure was caused by the fluctuations of tlio day and calls for margins which were put up until thu com mission men buican selling. Then they sus pended. It Is uuderMood there wcro100.000 bushels out on account of the linn. It Is thought that thu firm will recover after its affairs aiu adjusted. The Oregon Disaster. Nnw YOJUC , March W. William H. Ilooin- Icamp , once a sailor before thu mast , and tlicreloro entitled to speak , has mndo a statement in regard to tlto accident to the steamer Oregon , on which ho wns a passenger. Ho Hays when the attempt to stop thn hole was being made ho leaned far out over the vessel's side and saw that thu iron plates were bunt Inward , showing that tholorco came from without. As to the night , hu says It was perfectly clear1. and that any vessel , largo or small , with or .without lights , could have been been four miles away. Sustained. Dr.Tiuirr , March 10. The Polish church trial was concluded this afternoon , It was decided In favor of Ulshop llorjjo.'S. who I sued torn writ of ejectment agaliiht the de posed priest , Father KohiHinskl. Father Kolaslnskl'r ! attorneys liavo determined to carry the casu lo the higher courts. Care for the Children . Children feel the debility of the changing \ seasons , rvcu marc than iuhilts , and tlicy he- come ooss , pccvlbh , and uncontrollable. The hlood uhould bo cleansed and tlio system Invigorated by the use of Houd's Harsapurlllu. "Last Spring my two clillrtien wcro vacci nated. Soon after , they hiuko all out with run ning soi cs , EO dreadful I thought I Mionlil IDMI them. Hood's Karsaparllla imml tlicm com pletely i ami they have , been healthy over since. } do feel that Hood's Sarsip.iilllii caved niy children to inc. " Mna , U. L , AVairen , Mass. Purify the Blood HooJ's Hnmpnrllla In characterized by three pcTiillr.illIca i l.st , tlio combination ot romcUI.il agents 2(1 , tim proportion ! SJ , Ilia process of securing the iivtlvu medicinal qualities. The remit li a medicine of unusual fctrcngtli , cfli.vlln ; ? cuii'3 Jillla-ito unkiumn. Benil fur book containing additional cvUciico. "Hood's Harsaiwllla tones up my t-ystem. ( unifies my Mood , sharpens nivam'i'tlti' ' , and. i-eciiis to muko iti" ) over. " ' . V. TJioiiMOM. .UvgiKler ot Deeds , l.uuult , Mass. "Ilood'fl Harsaparllla licat * .ill otliors , aiil I. < worth ils weight In pM. . " I , IUKIUNOTO.V , I'M l.mk ! Street , Kvw Vprl ; Clly. Hood's.Sarsaparllla Sold by oil.drujlplsti. . . ei ; sU'/or | 5. only by ( ! . i. HOOD Si CO. , J.ou ell , Mas } . IOO posoaOno DpUar.