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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 31. 1880. NUMBER 228. THEY'LL ' ARBITRATE Hozio' Signifies His Willingness to Meet a Committed of His Employes , THE BOARD GOING TO ST. LOUIS. Illinois Militia Oalloil Out to Protect Prop erty in That State. A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. AVarrants iHHiicd Tor the Arrest or Strikers The 1'ollcc Ilun Down a Train Wrecker Other Newt ) and Kvcut . Conferences Reach n Climax. NKW YOIIK , Mach no , 1 p. m. The ques tion as to general principle of arbitration Is being thoroughly discussed at tlio con ference between ( Jould and thn committee of knights to-day. The session began nt 11 nnd Mill continues , lloxlc In St. Louis Is connected with the committee by direct wire and Is taking an active part in the conference. A gentleman who has been In thu committee room all this morning , states that tlio outlook for nn agreement ns to the man ner nnd conditions of the settlement by arbitration are very favorable. 3:50 : p. m. The conference has just now adjourned to meet to-morrow morning. It Is utated that considerable progress has been made In the negotiations for settlement by ar bitration , but the whole matter Is In such a crude state at present that no details or re sults of the day's labors will be made public. Nr.w YoitK , Maich SO. 4 p. m. In an In terview just held with a gentleman who was present to-day at the conference , and stands very close to ( ! ould , It was learned that the Knights of Labor committee submitted a proposition for uibltrntlon which has been referred to Hoxle nt St. Louis , as Gould de clined to act without the advice of lloxle. The meeting was adjourned to await his ar rival. Should Hoxio reply this evening his views will at once bo sent tol'owdcrly and his associates , and should they so desire they are at liberty to make thu mutter public. Gould and Hoxlo both expressed themselves as willing to receive any of their employes and to hear their grievances. Their employes must , however , In each class belong to the class making the complaints. For instance , should the engineers desire to arbitrate any matter tlio complaint must bo presented to the company and all negotiations bu carried on with thn engineers complaining. No questions are to bo asked as to whether they are Knights of Labor or not , but they must bo employes of the company , and no commit tee will bo received which contains any but employes. ST. Louis , March r 0. Application to the Missouri Pacllic headquarters by an Associ ated press reporter this afternoon elicited the following bit of Information. Further lloxle would not talk : "Hoxlo having been named by the board of directors of the Mis souri Pacilic railway as its continuing repre sentative In dealing with the strlku on Its lines will adopt no course of action that will bo Inconsistent with thu position that ho has heretofore taken. " Nuw YOIIK , March 80. Hoxlo has con sented to arbitration. The details of the set tlement will bu arranged with him in St. Louis , whither the executive board will go to-morrow. The story of to-day as given by the board wns : Tlio whole discussion to-day between Gould and 1'owderly was on the subject ot arbitration.generally , nnd on which there was unanimity of opinion , Gould expressed himself very favorably , but as the matter of adjudicating thedllfurcnccs had been referred to Hoxlo the following telegram was sent at the request of 1'owderly : Niw : YOIIK , March $ . II. M. Hoxle , Gen eral Manager , St. LotilB , Mo. Will you meet thu general executive board of the Knights of Labor or H committee ot your employes from the Knights of Labor for thu purpose ot hearing what the cause of complaint was and for the purpOMi of making a settlement of the present difficulties nllku favorable to both parties , either on n basis of ntbltratlon or by mutual agreement , the same to bo binding to all pai'ticni * A , L. lloi'KiNs. In answer to which the following was re ceived and delivered to 1'owderly about 0 ' o'clock : St. Louis A. L. Hopkins llcplylng to your Inquiry of this date 1 have to hay that yesterday I received from Gould tlio follow ing messau'o ( hero Is quoted the message beginning "In resuming thu movement of trains , etc. " ) , to which 1 Kent the following reply : Jay Mould 1 Imvn your message In relation to your Interview with 1'owderlv , and also u letter of Instruction , and will carry out the same to tliu besa of my ability. 1 am therefoiu willing to meet a committee of our employes without discrimination who are actually at work in the service of the company at the tlmu such committee Is ap pointed , to adjudicate with thorn any griev ance that they may have. 11. M. lloxn : . 1'owderly being so exhausted by blekncss , returned to his home In Scruuton at 0 o'clock to-night. The others of the board leave foi St. Louis to-morrow morning , The follow ing dispatch was sent to lions to-night : NKW YOIIK , March : M. Martin Irons , St. Louis Have boon In cnnfcieiicu nil day with t lie result that Vlco I'ri'.sldent UoMuugrcoiU tlio following : ( Heie follows tolegrum of Hoxlo , consenting to urbitinlu. ) Have yom executive commllteti older thu men toictuu to work , and ulbo select a special eommlttet from thu employes of the .Missouri 1'acitlu to wait on Mr. lloxle | o adjudicate any giluv niices. Do this as nulckly us possible. The board will leavu forht. Louis to-morrow. Fniiniiici : ; ; TUIINKII. This ended the woik of thu general exccu live boaid In this city. AT TJIK ShHHiT CITY. Freight Trains Moving Kndor Ktronu I'ollco I'rotcctlon. ST. Lotus , Marcli SO. The Missouri Pacific Is preparing to move , freight trains as itsna to-day , and there Is n creator activity abou its largo freight depot than at any previous time during the strike. No trains had lef Kast St. Louis up to 10 a. m. Tlio situation there U considcicd somewhat threatening , though no outbreak has occurred. I ST , Louis , Muich So. Three hundred and Jlfty men employed by tlm St. Louis Trans fer company , repotted for duty nt thu usua hour this morning , and when about to begin their duties of tlio day , wcro told by the su pcrlntcndent of the company that It had been decided , to furniblt them protection in per forming their duties , by detailing a squad o deputy United States marshals touccom vany them during the day aim guard them from molestation from the strikers This was 'what the men wcro waiting for nnd they Immediately struck , declaring tlo : > wanted no protection. No fiolght can no\t bo brought across the rlverto thiscity , tor the terry Is the only means of transfer , and till new strike renders this useless , for no' tralus can bo procured to do the necessary haullu ] from the railways to the river laudingfe. Tuico freight trains started out this morn ng from tlio Missouri Pacific yards , guarded by a strong force of police. There wcro no rowdsof any size congregated In the yards it the time and none were molested at any mint along the route leading out of the city , t Is stated that the company could run the cgular number of trains could the necessary lumber of policemen bo procured to protect hem. Martin Irons , chairman of the executive committee of district a sembly No. 101. ar- Ivvd from SoJnlla this monilti' , ' . and hit- ncdlatcly repaired to tliemeetltuof his com- nlttce , willed Is now being held , he prcsld- ng. Iln rcfii.sc.1 to make any &utoin > .nt re tarding the strike , and will say nothing to he rcpoitcrs , except that the committee has akcn no action and \ > ill take none until the estiltof thocnnfcreiica now being held be tween Gould and 1'owderly shall bo known. Warrants have been Issued for the nirest of William McConiiel and William Coleroy. striking I'aclllc railroad employe * , charged with obstructing the passage of a Mlssouri'l'a- cilic train on March 33. Judge Advocate Mc- iary , of the Knlchtsof I.a'iorwhowas ' arrest- id yesterday on the charge of tic'spasslug on ho company's property , was brought before thu com t this morning , and was allowed to give ball , pending preliminary examination of the charge. Four freight trains were this morning made up In the Iron Mountain yard , and mder the protection of n small force ot po- Ice succeeded In passing through the city without any liiterfetence iro'm the strikers. ST. Lot'is , March HO. Under tlm protec- ion of United States marshals in the Wabash railroad yards In Noith St. Louis , regular passenger and freight trains 010 ar riving on time without any trouble. No crowds of strikers have ottered any icslst- anee to thu regular business ot the road at thnt point , and none Is expected. Tins afternoon the Chicago , Ilurliugton A Qulncy started a freight train of seventeen cars out of their yards In East St. Louis. A short distance bejond the relav depot a nuin- jor of strikers boarded the tinln and sueced- ed In ditching the seven rear cars. The en- glim with the remaining cars escaped. Olllclals of the Missouri Paclliu and Iron Mountain railroads to-day announced their igeuts would receive freight for all points. General.Siiperlntondont Karrlgan of the Mis souri 1'aclhc said this evening that business was progressing favorably on the whole sys- Icin. Full trallic was not resumed , of course , lint every day showed an Improvement. Fully 150 trains had been moved to-day on all the lines and there was less iutcrfcruncc. AT BAST ST. LOUIS. The Sheriff's Demand Kor Aid The Militia Called For Action. ST. Loins , March 30. Notwithstand ing the announcement that Governor Oglesby did not consider the situa tion at Kast St. Louis serious enough to war- ant the calling out of the state militia , the ad jutant-general has ordered the Decalur com pany to equip for service and hold themselves In readiness for marching orders. Similar in structions , it is supposed , have been sent to otlicrcommands. ST. Loins , March 30. No serious dis turbance has yet occurred in Kast St. Louis , although several attempts by the railroad companies to start out freight trains have been resisted by the strikers. An Illinois & St. Louis railway engine , while en gaged in making up n freight tiain , was approached preached by a number of strikers , who re quested the engineer to desert his post. This ho refused to do , and -the men killed the engine and took it back to the round house. On the Vandalta tracks a similar attempt was made to make up a freight train , but the en gineer compiled with the request of the strikers to Icavo the cnirlnc. DUCATUU , 111 , , March : w. A telegram has just been received from Adjutant General Vance , directing the militia company of this place to prepare immediately to co to East St. Louis. ST. Louis , March 0. The followinc dls patch was sent this morning by Sheriff Kobl- iiuetof St. Clalr county , 111. , to Governor Oglesby , but no answer has yet been re ceived : KAST ST. Louis. March .10. To Governor Oglesby. Snrlnglield , 111. Your dispatch re ceived too late for me to como to Springfield , and my state of health Is impaired so much by late vigils that It is out of the question tor me to go far from home. I called u posse at KustSt Louis when the emergency occurred. Few persons responded and few will. There are nine yards there. There are 1,500 men determined that no freight train shall bo moved. They respect no authority , and eoom to hold thu state of Illinois in contempt. It Is folly to think of moving trek-lit trains lieio unless the state semis'i slron ; : force. All attempts todoho will lesultln fulliuo nud bring the authorities Into further contempt. Engines has been killed tills morning , and tlio freight bhicuailo Is complete , except as to the road In the hands of the United States marshal. The strikers seem to nave strong respect for the United Slates. Fitni ) HOIIIO.UIT : , Sheriff St. Clalr County , ill. A Post-Dispatch special from Springiiuld , 111. , says : Governor Oglosby onlurvd boo men of the Eighth and Fltth regiments to hold themselves In Instant readiness to pro ceed to East St. Louis. It is believed they will bo ordered to move this afternoon. Ho also ordered a section of artillery and a gnt- tlIng gun squad there. OnioAtio.Ill. . , March 30. ThoInterOccan's Giccnvlllo , 111. , special : Company F Illinois National Guards has received orders to bo ready to move to East St. Louis on a moment's notice. Communication from the btato capital arrived this afternoon. SHOT AT KANSAS CITY. John Nooimn. n Striker , Receives u Itiillec From n Policeman. CmoAdo. March SO. The Dally News' special from Kansas City says : As a result of tlio Missouri Pacific strike , a partial trage dy was enacted hero this morning , in which James Noouan was shot. A Missouri Pa- clllo freight train wasstaited out of tlio yards , consisting of twenty cars , loaded with mer- eliaiullseand ono empty , The train was undei police protection. No demonstration was made until the train reached the Chicago & Alton elevator , about ono mlle east of tlio Grand uvenito depot. The officers were or the lookout for something , since threats Imi been made. When this point was reached two men ran out of u lumber yard * and attempted to turn the switch , riieysucceeiledln turning the switch between thu trucks of the sixth box car. Twelve frolpht ears and a caboose were ditched and badly wiecked. The olllcers Immediately pur sued the men who turned thu switch. Martin Scow was easily captuied , but John Noouan of Sedalla ictu ed to halt and was shot In the hip by ODIcer Parker. The shoot Ing caused great excitement ainone the sulk ers , but no trouble has yet occuned. AhOXQ Outrnjics Committed Charged Up to the Striking Employes. I'AitsoNS , Kas. , March 30. The north bound passenger train was ditched live miles south of here , and tlio engine , mall car am baggage car were thrown down the embank input. The only ono seriously hurt was Mall Agent Moon , who has been taken to Ids homo at Osage Mission , Tlio track will bo cleaied to-day. Tlio wreck was caused by a lish-plato being removed and the rails spread ing. (2ie.it Indignation Is manifested by tlio citizens at the perpetrators of the deed , um It Is likely that the guilty ours will bu ar rested and punished , as detectives have ( ob tained some clues as to who thu guilty panic arc. They Won't Stand a Jlcdnctloii * NKW YOIIK , March 81. 3 o. m. Drivers nnd conductors of the Uroadway Surface railroad , learning that their pay was to be re duced next Monday from S'i.'i'i per day to 3 held a meeting after midnight and cutphat Ically avowed their purpose to refuse any con pliance with hudi terms. Trouble Compels a Shut Down. CniCAfio , March SO. The Chicago Steve works , emjilowlng 250 men , shut down to day. An accident to a portion of the machin cry Js thu reason given , but there Is a dispute between the linn und some of Its employes m regard to wages. Pending settlement the works will not etait up a am. THI3 IlIOTS AT AN KNI ) . Quietude IlcBtorcd at Chnrlcrol DC- prcflslon In Ilclftlan Trade. Bnusgr.i.s , March 30. Quiet has not only > cen restored at Charlerol , but the strikers ire generally returning to work. The only ocallty where disturbances have Increased Is n the Central coal mining district. The irlnclple quarry owner In the Totirnal dls- rlct consented to increase the wages of ills menIf thcmaster miners at their meeting shall acquiesce A mob of strikers entered Tour- lal this morning and made a noisy demon stration , but withdrew when they found ho town thoroughly guarded by gens d'arms. The latter have the streets so well patrolled hat it Is practically Impossible for the rioters 0 assemble at any place In town. In the jlcgo district tlio stiikers are less violent , U Mcrvlero.fourteen miles cast of Llctcltlio ) ollce have seized the oflice'and papers'of he secretary of the Workmen's Universal mloii. UIIUSSKI.S , March .TO. The strike In Chnr- erol district ended this evening. The civic guard has been disbanded. M. Deernacr , minister of finance , made a speech In the chamber of deputies to-day on : lie subject of the prevailing labor troubles , lie referred to the depression that has existed in all branches of business for the past eight years , and Raid that the capital invested In olllerles was yielding only one per cent In- : erest. . The rioting of the last few days was chiefly the work of convicted felons and Iho dregs of the population , and this fact lustllics the stern military measures which had been adopted for the repression of the outbreaks. The gov ernment , ho added , would do Its utmost to assist thu unemployed worklnpmcn , and with tills object In view , would soon ask for a credit of 4tot)0,000 : ) frnc. ; , , which It was in tended to bo used in the extension of rail ways. Three hundred workmen cmplovcd In the merino factories at Dluaut , and a like num- Iwr of qimrryinen at Ecausslncs went out on a strlku to-day. M. Goulet , ot the Paris socialist paper Crl An I'euple. was arrested upon his arrival at Charlerol to-day and conducted back to the frontier. HitUBsni.s , March DO. A number of 15cl- glan women have been arrested on tlio Gor man frontier. They were engaged In sinug- irling anarchist prints Into ISclgium. A German named liotenkcniph has been ar rested In Llego who had In his possession a number of Important letters from German socialists. The German AtiM-Soclallst Law. liF.iu.m. March 80. Herr von Puttkamer , Prussian minister of the Interior , in the rclchstag to-day made a personal appeal on behalf of the anti-socialist law. In the course of his address ho exclaimed : "In the emperor's name and by the cmepror's orders 1 assure you that his majesty would regret profoundly and grieve deeply if the pro longation of the anti-socialist law Is refused. The emperor would shed tears of blood In order to maintain the law. " Dr. Von Puttka mer refcired to the socialist troubles in Belgium , which , lie said , threatened the peace of Europe. Dr. Windthorst said ho failed to see any connection between theUcIgium disorder and German socialism , Dr. Von Puttknmcr , In reply , said that ac- coidlm ; to newspaper reports Germans in stigated the strikes In Belgium. Ho wished chiefly to point out that the Inadequate laws of liclgium had rendered disordeis possible , but ho denied that German socialists were implicated in tlio troubles. Itelgian bourgois constantly and wilfully sought to create seri ous disorders , and the government Itself pro voked troubles. Herr Uabel called the speaker to order , .whereupon the speaker denounced Babel and Most ns dangerous agitators. Preparing to Fight Gladstone. LONDON , March 20. Chamberlain nud Trevolynn are preparing a plan of open hos tility to the government They are arranging to make a statement to the countiy through the house of commons of their reasons for leaving the cabinet , and will accompany this statement with the proposal of a measure for tlio government of Ireland which they will jointly prepare. They will endeavor fo con solidate all the opponents of Gladstone in support of their scheme. A lire in the English timber yard at Peter borough to-day destroyed S500.000 worth of stock. The house of commons by a vote of 253 to 12r to-night rejected Heatoifs motion urging that negotiations be entered into with other countries with the object of establishing uni versal penny postage. The lories calculate sixty whlgs and forty radicals will secede from Gladstone's party. Keports from all quarters of Ireland sent to Gladstone Indicate that the people are in a state of feverish expectation , and that the failure of his homo rule policy will lead to an outbreak of violence. Usual Parisian Trajicdy. PAHIS , March 30. M. Mussett , chemist , to day ended a quarrel with his mistress by shooting her dead and then killing himself. Uoth parties were married. The tragedy has made a sensation because of the high stand ing ot the paities. Mine. Mussett is the daughter of a member of tlio chamber of dep uties KEV WiSST T > I3STUOYKI > . A Terrible Fire I > ays the Florida City in Ashes. KKV WEST , Fla. , March SO. A fire started in the San Carlos theatre at 1 o'clock this morning and Is still burning , and Is beyond the control of the firemen. A fresh wind blowing from tlio south has caused the lire to spread , and already five blocks in tlio center of the city have been destroyed. The flro will probably go to the harbor. The Episco pal and Uaptlst churches have been burned , together with thirty other buildings , stores and residences. Over fifty hotife * have already been burned , Including the Masonic hall , thieo or four ci gar factories and a bonded warehotisn con taining nearly a quarter of a million dollars worth of tobacco. Olllcers from tlio United States steamers Brooklyn and Powhattan have been blowing up some of the houses with powder. There Is no walor supply and the cisterns are mostly dry. It is now stated that the lire will not-stop until It reaches the liaibor. It Is now entering the business pat t of the city , destroying buildings containing heavy stocks of goods and the loss will bn very great. II now looks as though Hotel Uussoll would succumb shortly. Dr.TiioiT , March SO. A special to the Journal says : A terrible lire visited Bronson this morning. Two persons were burned to death and several badly injured. Loss SiM.OOO. Tlio tire destroyed a line brick block , only recently completed , Mrs. Timothy Hurley and daughter May , aged 14 years , were burned to death , Mr. Hurley and three other children were seriously burned , but are ex pected to recover. The llru subsided at 3 o'clock. The prin cipal part of the town has been burned. Six wharves and live brick warehouses were de stroyed. The loss will leach nearly 81,500- 000 , with Insurance of about Sluo.OtK ) , Fit- teen persons were Injured , of whom six wcro taken to tlio Marino hospital , Mid the others on board the man-of-war , No lives were lost. Poisoned Iy "U lid 1'arsnlps. EAST SAOINAW , Mich. , March so. The family of Thomas Itolllsou , a fanner living eight miles from hero , ate wild parsnips yes terday. Two children , fagcd 5 and 2 , die < from the effects of. the poison , and tin mother Is not expected to recover. Affairs In Greece. ATIIINS : , March SO. It is stated that the government will submit to parliament a measure providing for a compulsory loan and for the confiscation of monestry lands. A report Is current that the government In ends to'iiiobillzo the National Guards , Gingham Dealer Goes Up. CnicAoo , March 80. Inter-Ocean's Joliet , 111. , special : X , D. Dyer , dry goods , con fessctl judgement notes this evening aggre gating .1,000. Dyer's total liabilities are yet unknown. His stock will In voice 885,000 No ie.ibou for the failure has been assigned. FAT PLUM FOR SOME MAN , Jnitcd States Pension .Agent Jacob Bicli Sends in His Ecsigimtion , DELEGATE GIFFORD QONFIDENT. Opinion Onncrnl Tlmt Morrison is n Failure Prainlnqnt Trio of Hawk * eye Men In Washington Canltrl Notes. Pension Agent Uloh WASHINGTON , March 80. [ Special Tele gram. ] Considerable agitation was created among Iowa democrats hero this evening when It became known that Jacob Itlch , United Slates pension for Iowa and Ne braska , sent In his resignation nearly two weeks ago. This discovery was a great sur prise to Hawkeye democrats. They had honed to hnvo Klch supplanted by a demo crat , but they were not expecting his resigna tion , which was sent direct to President Cle\eland. Quito a number of lowans are spoken of for the place. The leading names mentioned are those of Captain N. U. Merrill , of Clinton , Judge L. O. Klnne , and Captain U. A. Lake. Jerry Murphy , the Honnopln canal congressman , Is pushing the name of Merrill , and Is assisted by Iteprescntatlvo Hall. Representative Frederick Is the en dorser of Lake , and Klnno seems to bo the second choleo of nearly all Iho democrats In the Iowa delegation. General Weaver re fuses to commit himself. Ho hopes by being neutral to "stand In" with the successful man , whoever ho may be. Mr. lllch's resigna tion takes effect when his successor is ap pointed and qualifies. ONE DAKOTA MAN CONFIDENT. Delegate Glfford , ot Dakota , was asked to day what he thought of the nrospect for the passage of n bill for the admission and divi sion of the territory at this session , now that Springer and other prominent democrats have given their opinions against It Mr. Glflord replied : "I feel more confident than ever that the territory will bo divided and the southern portion admitted. Tlio bill Intro duced yesterday by Mr. Hill , the democratic chairman of the committee on territories , means something. It provides for division on the seventh standard parallel. This is substantially the same as divided on thu forty-sixth parallel of north latitude , and an Indication that our clianccs are better than have boon supposed. * I sec no reason to fear thst wo shall not get all we ask for before con gress adjourns. I have more reason to hope that wo shall succeed than 1 have had at any time before nt this session. ' . ' It is said by those in positions to know that a number of democratic members of tlio house have promised to suppoitthb bill when It comes up. Seventeen voles from the democratic side would Insure its passage. Its friends are not telling what they know , but are 'making a still hunt and keeping their own counsel. The bill will in all probability como up next week , when its strength will bolmoro clearly defined. In the meantime the Dakota men are working hard and lot no opportunity slip to gaiir-a point. TINKltltlNG WrTlI/TJIE / TA1UFF. The tariff bills are watched witli a good deal of interest bo both 'parties. It seems more evident every day that the Morrison bill is doomed. If it is to pass at all , it must bo by striking out nearly everything but the title. It would not bu at all surprising to see tlio Hewitt bill substituted for it. Tlio adminis tration is understood to favor the Hewitt bll rather than Morrison's , and it is quite prob able that Kandall and his followers could bo brought to support something like Hewitt's bill. Tariff experts in the treasury are busy in getting figures to slow how much of a re duction of tlio tariff Hewitt's bill would pro duce. When this Is done the-io will be n con sultation to see if it cannot bo reported to the house instead of Morrison's. The Philadelphia Press correspondent to day says : "The dismal J'alluro of Morrison's second tariff bill ought to convince him of his utter Inability to frame a bill that even his friends could vote for , but It docs not. He still convulsively clutches the tat tered remnants , and believes ho can yet patcli up something that will pass. The fact Is , that Kandall has completely circumvented him by ills forethought , and aided by the treasury department has caused a really mer itorious tariff bill to bo constructed , Ignoring cntiicly the question of rates. The bill thus prepared corrects the Inequalities of the tariff , and If it were not for Morrison's and Hew itt's amendments , In the shape of a free list , It would bo supported by good protectionists , regardless of party. " I'HOMINKNT IOWANS IN WASHINGTON. Colonel Jed Lake of Independence , Iowa , a leading lawyer of his section of country , and prominent as having been connected with tlio famous drive well suits , and also In connection with prosecutions for enforce ment of the prohibitory law , is in the city in attendance upon th u buprcuiu court of the United States. Hon. M. M. Ham , postmaster and editor of the Dubuque Dallj Herald , anil a prominent member of the national democratic commit tee , is warming himself in the red hot circles of the city for a few days. It Is supposed , of course , that Icavo of absence has been granted and an armistice declared under civil service re quirements about leaving his post of duty and dabbling in politics. Jesse I * . Farley of Dnbuquo Is hero press ing Ids famous Minnesota railroad suit , and It Is rumored that ho Is lay I lit : some deep plans in Washington for prosecution In the supreme court of the United States of the liquor suits which he instituted in his own city and which are pendlug In the supreme court on appeal. HATTUNa HOIt A VF.TO. The poor settlers on tlio DCS Molncs [ river lands , who recently received such a black eye tlnouL'h the veto of a tender-hearted demo cratic president , who was vouched for In the last campaign as nn exponent of all that was representative of anti-monopoly , are hero again through their representatives sulfer- ers of their own class trying to pass the bill over the presidential veto. The money power ot New York Is here lighting them as of old. The battio must first come oil' In the senate , as the bill .first passed that body , and Iowa's two senators are carefully preparing for the sti\iggln. It will bo no easy task to get a two-thirds vote in that body , but should It fall it will not bo for any lack of zeal or ability on the part of thu two distinguished senators above named. They have always been earnestly with live settlers in this struggle , and their zeal Is Intensified by the cruel vote that has just been delivered by tlio president. AN KFFKCT OF TUB STIUKKS. Tlio eastern cities are complaining that the blockade of trains in thu southwest by the strikers has affected tlQ.incat ) market , making beef scarce , nud thnWf Ccontlnued prices of meat will bo-very high. , TJe ; farmers In tlm surrounding country , belfcving that the labor troubles would giusu a stoppage of shipments of beef from the Vre&t , have all held back , as they can't ' hepurt } . as good.prices as future emergencies wU | brtaic. 't&tK ' " FATIU4TP JSAM | TO jOWAtaryKNTOItS. Patents were tcMw : issu citfor ( he follow ing ; William JVjfckd , ' Jhirlingtou , Iowa , ; * < ' ' V It. . .t * t > & * 4 picket fence ; Edward Falk. Gllbcrtvlllo , owa , sulky plow ; Ccorco Ferguson , Gild- Ion , Iowa , show cover for boxes ; Myron .ynde , Gruiuly Centre , Iowa , draft equalizer ; William A. Morgan , Jr. , Cambria , Iowa , nowlng machine ; John Paisley , Burlington , owa , nut lock ; Jackson Itltscman , Madison , assignor of one-half to 11. T. Coblo , Frank- in county , Iowa , brake for thicshlng ma chines and separators ; Joseph 11. Standlcy , Plattcsville , Iowa , fence. NF.nilASKANS KKI1X1NPT nUTTKntNn. llcprcscntatlvo Dorsoy Introduced In the louse to-day , for reference to the committee , a largo number of petitions from citizens of S'cbrnska asking that buttorlnc , olcomargar- ne and Imitation butter bo taxed and given n distinguishing color , and placed under the control of the Internal revenue bureau. COXOUKS8. Sctmto. WASHINGTON- . March SO. On motion of Mr. Van \Vyck the senate took up and passed .ho bill to establish additional land districts n the btato of Mebraska. The bill to increase the efllclency of the army was then taken up and Mr. Logan con- ilnucd his remarks in Its support. Ho argued to show the necessity of an Increase , and said that to Imply any motive but a proper one for this bill was unworthy debate. The time would eonu > when the people would ap prove thoattcmpt now made toglvo efllclency Lo the army. Mr. Teller believed he ( Logan ) had com menced this debate with the assertion that there wasn combination of senators here at least that was the way It was reported as If theio was n combination of senators to de feat this bill. Ho ( Logan ) Insinuated at least In his speech that the opposition came because the senator had reported the bill. Mr. Logan said ho would repeat what ho had said , for the senator from -Colorado had misjudged him. What ho ( Logan ) had said was that the senator from Malnu ( Hale ) had received encouragement from oilier senators. That was the language he had Used , anil that wns the way It was reported , but he did not know the senator from Colorado had 1 nkcn it to himself , for ho did not think that It littcd. Mr. Teller said he understood the senator ( Logan ) to say and that was the way It went to the country of course it was the fault of the press that there was outside op position. He understood It did not refer to him ( Teller ) or any member of this body , but referred to a gentleman whom it was perhaps not worth wliilo to mention. Mr. Logan said If there was anything on earth that would induce him to believe Hint there was n desire on the pan of some gentle men In this senate to cause bad leelinc between - tween persons , It was the very remark the senator had made now. He. ( Logan ) had said no word , uttcied no word , In reference to any man outside this chamber , nor did lie In sinuate what the senator ( Teller ) said , and that senator ought to know it ; and the at tempt to have It to go to the country that ho ( Logan ) was attacking any man outside the senate or in it was unwoitliy of the senator. Mr. Teller did not know what the "senator had said. Ho knew what was In the JjUgord. Mr. Logan remarked that tliatVvvag.pot In the Kccord. t * , ' Mr. Teller thought there had been an undue feeling of complaint as to the opposition to the senator from Illinois. Ho read from Mr. Logan's speecli In the Congressional Hecord the following : "My friend from Maine , who is absent , and there fore 1 will not refer to him now , was doubt less encouraged by the opposition of other senators to make war upon this bill from the start. " Mr. Logan asked If there was anything there about any outwido man ? Mr. Teller said that that was the way It was in the Hecord. He ( Teller ) was only speaking of the imperfection of human hear ing when he said ho had understood the senator from Illinois differently , It was not the fault of the senator from Illinois of course , but of himself ( Teller ) . The senator from Illinois had stated that some news papers had said this was a war on a certain senator which Mr. Teller presumed was because - cause of certain supposed aspirations of a certain senator. Mr. Logan denied having made such n statement. His remark , ho said , was that some newspapers had said that this bill was not for the imiuose of making the army cfllcicnt but for other reasons that had been suggested by the senators. The debate on the army bill then closed , and Mr. Platt addressed the senate on the Washington territory bill , which lie char acterized us an enabling act. Ho gave statis tics of the population and resources of the territory , and asserted that on this showing It was entitled to admission as a state. After an executive session the senate ad journed. I louse. WASIIINOTON , March HO. In committee of the whole to-day the house devoted consider able tlmu to debate on the postolllco appro priation bill. Mr. lilnunt defended the postmaster gen eral in refusing to use the § 100,000 appropri ated by the bill of last year to compensate American vessels for mall service. This sub ject , lie said , had been considered at a cabi net meeting , and whatever error or crime at tached to the failure to use this fund attached not only to the postmaster general but to the president and Ins cabinet. lint ho argued the postmaster general had committed no error , but had only exercised a just and wise discretion. Mr. Springer thought the postmaster gen eral , instead of receiving criticism should re ceive the eneoniiinis of congress , and would receive the plaudits of the American people. The postolllco department was herealter to bo administered in the interest of the people of the United Slates. After further debate the committee rose , and the house adjourned. Khnulil Bo CoriHtruoted at Homo. WASHINGTON' . Maieh 80. Itopresentatlvcs Itandall , Hewitt , Humes , Crisp , Hlscock , Itccd and I'hclps , constituting the select commission on ordinance and gunnery , to day reached a llnal unanimous agreement on their report , nnd it will bo presented to the house by Kandall. The commission has no hesitation in recommending that all guns for use by the army ami navy , Including thobo for fortifications when constructed , should be constructed in tlio United States. The committee make no recommendations , and say that in a matter Involving such vast expenditures , they prefer to leave theentlio subject to coiigrebs. Secretary BlnuniiiK's Condition. WASIIINOTON , March : . Secretary Man ning's condition shows no change. Atter Dr. Lincoln's visit to Secretary Man ning to-night , ho said that his patient's con dition "was just the same , " which ho added. 'is as much as we can expect. " Ho hoped for the secretary's ultimate recovery. Casey Young. WASIIINOTON , March HO. Casey Young was cross-examined again to-day at great length by the telephone committee. There wcio some sharp passages between the wit ness and llannuy , but nothing important was developed. Move to Honor the Martyr. WASHINGTON , March 0. Senator Ciillom introduced In the senate to-day a bill appro priating 8600,000 for the erection In tills city of a monument , with appropriate statuary , to commemorate the Illustrious public services of the late Abraham-Lincoln. A Pnlr olNominations. . WASHINGTON , March so. The president to-day made the following nominations : Samuel 1 { . Miller of Iowa consul of the United States at Liepsic ; John II. Wullbuclc postmaster at Mt. Pleasant , Iowa. General Howard Confirmed. WASHINGTON , March 0. [ Special. ] The nomination of General Howard to bo major general , succeeding General Pope , retired was confirmed by the senate In executive ss slon last evening. ' Weather For To-Day. MiKSOum VAU.IV : Fair weather ; generally ally- warmer weather : westerly winds becoui lug variable. F'ATAMTIKS. V Powder Kxnloslon Kills Ton Men nml Wounds Forty. PANAMA , ( Via Ualveston ) , March M. In ho culebla section of the canal to-day , 5,000 kilograms of powder exploded , killing on men and seriously wounding forty. "Nr.w Oiu.KAN1" , March 80. Steamer Mary owls , ot the Morgan railroad Hue , this nornlng collided with La Goudix bridge and ank. The second engineer and cook were Irowncd. The boat nnd cargo will prove a otal loss. The steamer Darmoro , engaged at ho scone ot the disaster in saving the cargo and machinery , exploded her holler. Four iicn were blown overboard and drowned , and Ivo others wcro badly wounded. MONTOOMKIIY , Ala. , March 50. A special o the Advertiser states that a cyclone swept across a portion of Bullock county , and In IU wtli struck a negro church In which a fun eral was going on. The chutch was blown lown and four persons killed and ton badly njured. IMU2SIOHNT ADAMS' ANNUAli. A Position or Unequal Hardship Oo- ouplod by the Union Pacific. HOSTON , .March CO. [ Special Tclegrrm. ] n his statement of the affairs of the Union Pacille , President Adams says that bills and accounts payable to the company , which constitutes Its real Interest bearing un- 'unded debt , have been decreased during the year and n half since June 0,1S3I , by the iumot'S5l49,87 .2J. During thu same year the ntcrest bearing funded debt has been de creased by the sum of 81,010,051.81. , The company now has In the hands of the trus tee , under the Union Pacific land grant nortgage , an uninvested balance of 83,101- 47.'i.C3. Tills can bo applied only to the pur chase and cancellation of land grant bonds of which S'2,701,000 are now outstamlln g After their maturity and payment the balance of the fund will bo applied to the extinguish- ncnt of the sinking fund bonds , of which 51J-iS3,000 are outstanding. The trustee has lurchascd all bonds which have been offered , ) n the basis of ! M per cent Interest to matur- ty. As those outstanding cannot bo pur chased on these terms , the above balance Is held on deposit In the trust company , Irawlug interest at the rate of 2 per cent. The company has $5&V : > 5M-I Invested In Uultcl : States bonds In the Tliurman act sinking fund , upon which it receives , at the resent market urico of the securities In which the fund Is by law invested , a return of 2.'J per cent per annum. It accordingly ap pears , the statement says , that taking the securities in the Tliurman act sinking fund at their market value , So.023,283.25 , , and In cluding the uninvested balance of the sink ing fund , J18'J,4W.i2a , , as well as the funds icld by the trustees ( land grant mortgage , 83,104-JT5.G : ! ) , the company lias now no less than sn00,2.VU7 : , which under the operation of the law or the terms of the mortgage , IB so locked up as to icturn to It an income only of 2.1 per cent per annum. "It may fairly be questioned , " the statement con eludes , ' 'whether any other corporation In. the country occupies nposition-of equal hard ship. " r Further Fall In Rate * . CHICAGO , March 30. Transcontinental passenger rates were again lowered to-day. All the roads west of hero put into effect n not rate of 814,50 to San Francisco. This is a cut of § 1.50 below yesterday's ligure. RAINS AN1 > WASHOUTS. Heavy FIoodH nnd Great Damage Throughout the South. MONTCIOMEKY , Ala. , March J50. Heavy rains have caused washouts on the various railroads , and all malls arc delayed. The bridge across Coosiv river nt Wctumuka was washed away. A construction train went through the bridge over Tallapoosa river on. tiie Columbus & Western road between Opo- Ilka and Danville. The engine and two cars. , engineer and Illteeii hands went down. It is teared some of the men are lost. Cries of distress were heard but nothing as to their fate is yet known. ATLANTA Oa. , March 30. Specials to the Constitution from north Ccorgia nnd Ala bama show heavy losses from fieshets. It has rained continuously since last Sunday , and at midnight to-night it is pouring In torrents. The rainfall in Atlanta has al ready been ten Inches. The rivers are Hooded and great loss to property Is reported. Every railroad leading out of Atlanta lias sus pended traffic. Many bridges are down aim it is thought others will fall to-night. It is esti mated ( lie lUinage will amount to S2.000.000 , and may be more. CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , March SO. Hn- preeidcntcd rains have fallen in this section for the past forty-eight hoins , the total rain fall varying from eight to ten inches through out the upper Tonr.e.Shco water shud. At Up. m. the river hero marked tlility-fivo and one- half feet , and rising at the rate of ten inches per hour. Advices from above Indicate I hat the rise will reach forty-live feet , nnd may bo fifty teeU No trains on any of the eight railroads have lelt or arrived si n co last night , and no prospects of trallic being resumed to-morrow. On thu Kast Ten nessee railroad -heavy washouts and slides have occurred. On the Cincinnati Southern the bridge at Hock Creek has been carried away. The tracks of the Nashville < fc Chat tanooga , Alabama , Creal Southern and Mem phis it Chailesion railroads at the foot of Lookout mountain are undermined , and biidges In the vicinity are In danger. Goroiiimo Make * Jlis Kucapft.Q Wu.cox , Ariz. , March : > 0. tieneral Crook arrived at Fort llowlu last night , leaving Lieutenant .Matis In charge of Ceronlmo anil the other surrendcied Apaches , N'owu , however - over , lias just been received that ( inronlmo , with twenty Indians anil bourn squaws , es caped diiriin ; the night. Lieutenant .Mans , with all the men lie can spate , has started In pursuit. It Is believed ( ieroiilmo has gone to join Chief Miingus. The Oimitin HOI-HO railroud has con- iructed for 170 tons of Hut rails , with whluh to renlnco the "T. " rails on the streets , which are to bo lu'ul this year. The company expects to lay considerable new track on its uxtensioiiH this year. DYSPEPSIA 'Jf.r.ses Its victims to bo miserable , hopeless , swnfuscd , ami depressed In inlutl , very irrita- He , languid , and drowsy. It Is a dlscaso Hlilcli does not get well of Itself. U requires careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to throw oil the causes and tone uji the diges tive organs till they perform their duties willingly. Hood's HarsaparllU bus proveu Just thu required remedy In hundreds of cases. "Ihavotakca Hood's Sarsaparllla for dys pepsia , from which I have suffered two years. I tried many other medicines , but none proved so satisfactory ns Hood's Barsaparllla. " THOMAS COOK , JJrush Kluctrio Light Co. , How York City. V Sick Headache x"For tlio past two years I have been 'afflicted with severe headaches and dyspep sia. I was Induced to tiy Hood's Samajia- rilla , and have found grrat relief. I cheer. Jully recommend It to all. " M s. U. 1' . AK.VAIII.I : , Now Haven , Conn. Jlrs. Mary C. Smith , Cambrldgeport , Mass. , and nick head was a buffercr from dyspepsia ache. Blio took Hoou's Barsajiarllla aurt found It the best remedy the ever used. Hood's * Sarsaparllla Bold by ail' drif-.glsts. ( I \ six for $5. > I.v ! . [ only Vy C. 1. HOOD & CO. , I-ojviill , Mass. 1OO Doses Ono Dollar * WILL HAVE A SOLDIERS'HOME ' The Measure Safely Through Both Branches of the IOWA Assembly. THE BROWN REPORT DELAYED. An Eloping Couple from Waco limited Up In Denver The Principal In Jnll Ncbrankn and lown News. ProcoptHiiRH of the Assembly. DBS MOINKS , Iowa , March SO. The Brown investigating committee intended to report to the. legislature this evening , but were de layed tiy the Illness ol UcprcsontatlvoKanck , A member of the committee says the tesll * mony taken amounts to about 400 printed pages , giving the ovldenco of every witness who could bo found that was desired by Urown or Sherman. The committee's report will review each of the charges of Irregular ity , Illegality and want of olllclal Integrity , and will give Undines ns the testimony shows. The Joint committee will make no iccoiiimendatlons , but leave to thu house to suggest further proceedings If deemed neces sary. ' 1 liu Sweeney bill for the rc-lneorporatlon of foreign companies doing business In this slate , was passed by the house as sent .from the scunte , save that the proviso exempting foreign companies from buying , selling und dealing In notes , bonds , mortgages , and other securities from enforcing their collection In the federal courts was stricken out yeas 47 , noes1:1. : . The bill passed yeas 70 , noes 12. The hotiso spent the afternoon on the bill providing for establishing a soldiers' home. Several amendments were introduced and an attempt was made to llx ( ho location Hrst , but the bill was Dually passed substantially as It came from the senate. The amendment prevailed that the general assembly shoulo meet In Joint convention Friday at 10 a. m. , and ballot for the location of the homo until a place was selected. The senate immediately concurred In this amend ment. The bill provides for an apuropria- llon of 8100,000 for building and maintaining Hie home. The joint committee on the expenditure o S.W.OOO by the last general assembly for tlio purchase of statoyfalr grounds , reported that the money had bcVn satisfactorily expended as contemplated by the act. The commlltco appointed to iyostlgato the expenditure of. Iho appropriation for tlio now capilol granted uy the Twentieth General assembly , repotted the appropriation was properly used , and nn unexpended balance on hand ol'Sft.VJflO.40 ; that ( lining the two years past there luul been expended for labor and material 8'.J89y4S.62 , and for the salaries of superintendents , The senate passed aproprlatlon bills as fol lows : To the Clarlnda hospital tor the in sane , S10,000 : ; , instead of SlO.tiOO , as recom mended by thecnmmlttce ; to the institute for feeble minded , 831,200 , instead of § llv , > 00 , as reported by committee ; for the Benedict homo , 82,000 ; for the Fort Madison peniten tiary , 810,000 , Instead of 811,700 , as recom mended by the coinuilttco , the extra amount agproprlatcd to bo taken from the earnings of convict labor contracts. Skipped With Her School . Teacher. WACO , Neb , , March SO.-Spcclal [ Tele gram. J On Friday afternoon last Uidwell , the principal of the public school here , eloped with Miss Wellington , one of his scholars , and thn daughter of estimable parents. Their conduct had been such for somu time past us to excite considerable unsavory comment. On Friday the teacher drew his pay and took tlio afternoon tiain for Yorl : . ] Jy a prearranged plan Miss Wellington left homo ostensibly to attend a spelling school , but In reality to meet Hldwcil , who , upoi : arriving at Vork , hired a team and drove back to Waco , met the young lady outsldo of town , then drove to Fremont nnd took the train for Denver ! Offlccss In Denver wcro notified and tlio cotipln were captuied ou Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Hamilton and Miss Wellington's father wont nt once to Denver , and this even ing returned with the guilty pair In charge. Hidwcll Is now lodged In the county jail. There is a strong feeling of sympathy for the descried wlfo and the family of the wayward girl , and a reverse condition of public mind tor the execrable wretch who Is the author of their sorrow. JSrlof rtiln From Arapahoc. AiiAi'Aiioi : , Neb. , March : )0. ) fSneclal. ] There is quite a stir among our business men to organize nnd place In operation n building and loan association , and as good men are at the head success Is guaranteed. Last week a man by the nnmo of Henry Drown , living a few miles from Homcrvllle , In ( ! osper county , was sent to the insane asy lum. He lias been Insane for several mouths but was not considered dangerousuiilll a few weeks ago , when ho threatened the Illeotu young man living witli him and also tlucat- cncd to kill a daughter of ono his neighbors for passing hlsjiouse. Drown hasconslilerablo property , real and personal , and Mr , Uotts has been appointed guaidlan and adminis trator of his estate. Mr. Jiiirklioldcr , manager ot the lumber yards between MeCook and Arapahoe lor Hallock & Howard , disappeared last week and a few days alter returned with a wife. 'Choy'll PiRhtu Fowl Itnltlc. DBS MOINIH : , March no. [ Special Tele- gram.J A crusade has been inaugurated here against tlio destruction of birds for their plumage. The wives of ( lovernor Larrabee , Lieutenant fiovenior Hull , and all of the members of the legislature now In the city , have organized a .society for this purpose , and they pledge themselves heiealter to ab stain from buying any plumage of biids killed for the 01 naments they furnish , It Is estimated that several liundied thousand "birds aie killed annually In Iowa for their plumage , and the ladles propose to oxtoud their organ i/.at Ion throughout t ho state und lead a ciusacluln behalf ol thu birds. Athlon Under n ] > onp Know , Al.lito.v , Neb. , March ! X ) . ( Speclalj A heavy snow storm commenced on htbt Friday night , continued all day Saturday , with a heavy wind , and on Sunday thu sun made at- foils to break through the clouds , but failed to make a success. This morning It Is still snowing , with a prospect , however , of clearIng - Ing up. Theioiiro eighteen Inches of snow on thu level , with many drills at least four a , feet deep. Farmers aie all ready for f red- Ing and are anxiously awaiting favoiablo weather. r I'arnell Ignorant ol tlio Fautx. COM MiiiTH , Ohio , March 30. W. J , Klllot i to-day communicated with 1'alilck Kgan , Lincoln , Neb. , asking him to explain 1'ar- iicll'H cablcgiam. approving the raillamcn ( > aryAld association , Kgun replied , naylng Pamelas cable was sent under n mlsapj re- henslon of tlm object of borne of the promoters meters ot the association 1'nr Cent of Hudgo , " Ci.vr I.NNATI , Ohio , March CO. 'l.hu West "fl ern Kxpnit association ( whisky pool ) mitt , to day and drclded lo continue 'the March'Kca'lo ol pi6duciioit for' Ai'ill , viz : 28 per Uic
