< f % * \ V. -/I AILY FIFTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , APRIL 6.1880. NUMBER 325 THE STRIKE STILL GOES ON , Now Complications Confront the Railroads Ennning Into Bt , Louis , ALL QUIET AT FORT WORTH. Trains Moving Uojrnliirly Gould De nies tlio Statements or Turner Men He I n Kc-Knintoycd Xiio Situation. The Strike GOCH On. ST. Louis , April 5. It was generally be lieved yesterday that to-day thu Height blockade - ado on this and Ihu oust slilu of tlio river would bo raised and resumption of traffic bo completed. There was llttlo Interference lust Saturday wltli the tunning of trains from Cast St. f ,011)3 ) , and It was the expectation of Iho olllcials that they would bo able to prose cutu llielr regular business to-day without any trouble. Thu notice ugiced upon at a Joint meeting held Suluiduy morning , giving the men until I o'clock to-day to icturii to woik , evidently had the desiied ell'ect , as the super intendents weru notilic.il by many ot tnulr former employes that they would bo on hand to-day for duty. Piesidetit Cousey of the transfer company received oHlelal notleo from his employees lhat they would report lor duty In a body at Hie company's stables this morning. The striking Missouri Pacific knights Intended to apply lor positions to their for mer ( Miiployeis , but the formal revocation last night by thu general executive committee of their order to the Knights of Labor to return to work makes the outlook to-day less hope ful , and the strike may not bo si , nearly ended as it was thought. The Missouri Pa cific has alicady employed asiilllciunt num ber of new men to curry on the usual busi ness , and thu olllcers ot that road anticipate no trouble In keeping the road open in spite of tlio renewal of thu strike. The lion Mountain road scut out live liulglit trains this morning and the Missouri Pacilie an equal number , no opposition being offered by the strikers. The resumption 01 freight tratllc on these road * may now bo consideied complete and the raising of the blockade on that branch of the company's business permanent. A now development of Ihu strike on the cast side of the river , and one which occas ioned considerable surprise and uneasiness among railroad olllcials , occurred thjs morn- lug when the Chicago Ai Alton switch en gineers struck. They say they will not go to work until Ihu trouble between the railroads and employes shall have been settled , and tult conlidciit that their brotheiliood will support them. OODI.I ) CONTKA1IIOTS TUllNni ! . Nnw YOIIK , April 15. Secictary Turner of the executive committee of the Knights of Labor , liuvlng staled yesterday in St. Louis tint lloxiu was not acting in conform ity with thn terms of tliu agreement entered into at the New York conference , Gould was to-day interviewed upon Iho subject and said : "The stenographer's notes of the New Yoik confeience show that tliero was no agreement , direct or implied , that the com pany would taku all Iho mun back , with some comparatively few exceptions. On tlio contrary , they show that not olio of the committee expected the company to take back any men not needed or any who had had anything lo do with the damage to the piopcrty ot the company or obstruction to iliu running of Its trains. Powderly said If the company would supply him with the names of these law breakers. Ihcy would be expelled from the order. The whole com mittee was very positive that Its orders to return to work would bo generally obeyed , and asserted most positively that those who refused to obey its orders would bo put out of the older , and , lo use the words of ono of the committee , 'kept out forever. ' " At'KAlIlS AT KOHT WOUTH. The folio wing 'dispatch was received this afternoon at tlio olllcesof the Missouri Pacilie railroad company. Sr. Loi'is. There Is nothing in the rumor from Fort Worth us lo Iho strikers tearing up thu railway tracks. The following was lust received from Fort Worth : "At this liour , 1 p. m. , everything is quiet. Two trains huvn gone south this moining , well guarded , with no Interference. Some one crippled engines ? hist night at Waco while the train men weru eating supper. About 110 : ! ! a box of dynamite \vi\s found in an outhouse near the Union depot , where it hud been secreted. Governor Ireland Is now in the eily. All bullions and drinking places have been closed and a largo police force patrol the clly all night. More freight trains will move south to-day. Nothing authoratlvu has been heaul from the strikers who were shot lust Sat urday. " The Post-Dispatch's Fort Worth special Fays : Governor Ireland nirived here this morning and lias been In consultation all morning with the railroad officers and mili tary commanders. When the governor's train stonned at Waco , several strikers mounted the engine and killed It. Another cngliiu was piocuied and the train ar rived I Ids morning without further hindrance. Thu goveiuor said that ho was determined that railway olllcials must bu permitted to run their trains , oven If it required the as- slstut'cu of every man In thu stuto ublu to bear arms lo aid In accomplishing this end. Freight trains at this hour ( l'JX : : ) ) are belna mailo up at tlio Missouri Pacific yards , anil will be sent out Inter in the afternoon under a guard of militia. The luport lhat the strik ers had turn up a section of track bouth of the oily proved to bo untrue. A box of dyna mite euitiidges , however , was found con cealed near the depot. Nuw YOIIK , April . The following dis patches wens u'ciiived this morning at the of lien of tlio Mls.soiiri Pacific In this city : FOHT WOIITII , Aprils. Quiet prevails hero this morning. Seven companies of state troo'is and ono company of artillery have ar- ilvcd from Galveston. Thieo trains moved yo.Merduy on the Missouri Pacific mid two trains on the Texas P.icilie. No resistance was offered either In the city or county. Many strikers aie airlvlng here from other places , PAIISONS , Kas. , Aprils. The situation Is steadily Improving. All trains sue moving. The bos I of Ibo old force are applying for \u > rk and forty have been ru-oiuployed. The master mcchunlo bus a surplus ol applica tions from now men , but is giving the old employes the prolerenee. Tliero has been no material eh an ire , in thn Milking situation to-day , Karly this morn ing Irons' elieulur , still urging the men to keep up Iliu Mrlue , was framed and hung In conspicuous places , and the strikers an nounced thai they would not allow any Knights of Labor to leMiinu work. It Is said , howtiver , that about 100 of the men have been ru-omployed , and the muster mechanic an nounces that hu has all tlio men engaged that ho wants. Seven knights \\ero ambled to day and held tor trial. The cltl/miri aiu or ganizing a law and order leaguu for tliu pro tection of property. Tha militiamen aiu doIng - Ing failhtul woik in moving trains and it is proposed to have a portion of them return lo their homes In a day or Iwo. KnluhtN Klcot Their Tlokot. ST , PAUL , .Apill 5. A Winoiia , Minn. , special lo the Pioneer Piess says : Tim entire Knights of Labor ticket , headed by llenrv J , Willis for mayor , and endorsed by tliu re publicans , was elected to-day. This Is a btroug democratic city. Two thousand knights supported tiiulrtldcet solidly. The II 11(11 Wai- Nearly Kndcd. Niw ; YOIIK. April fi. "Itatos will not bo extended beyond to-morrow , " was said at thu transcontinental olllcos to-day , but notice of an otliclul kind has not yet been re ceived declaring Iho war over. In railway circles ) It is generally believed , however that" the war is ended , and the rumor Is In circula tion that the delay in announcing the fact Is occasioned bv thu trouble experienced by the Atehlson and "Sunset" in securing thu con trolling Interest in the Pacific Mall. .It is said that one ot the points fettled at tlio' mooting In Hunllngton's hou e last week was thatllio AteliUpn and "Sunset" should .generally buy Pacific Mail slock and pet con trol of tfw stP.iiuishlh company lu order to Kettle the qucatlou-of subsidy to the Pacific Mall. \Veatlior for To-tiny. Missoum VAi.Mv : FaIi : ; .warmer winds , becoming 'variable. ' succeeded In suutlieily liortlou by northeily winds. THE Oljl3AUAXOI3 UI2CO11D. Che Grosn Hank K.xchaiiftcs For the I/nst AVcok. UOSTON , April 5. The following table , loinpiled for special dispatches to the Post , rein the managers of the leading clearing louses in the United States , show the gross ank exchanges at each point for the week ending April 'J , In comparison with Ihu cor- cspoudlm ; week in Denver and Galveston are not included in thu totals. lU-ltlsli Grain Trailo Review. LONDON , April 5. The Mail ; l.ano Kx- prcss , In its weekly review , says : Trade In nallve wheats in London was very much de pressed. In tlio provinces the markets were Irregular. Sales of English wheat dining tlio weuk wcio 01,240 quarters at : iOs fid , against 51,0X1 quarters at R2s Oil during the concspondiug week last year. Our freely- delivered prices were maintained , however , owing to the increased consumption , aiising from Iho scarcity of vegetables. Itarloy was In buyers' favor. The trade in foreign wheat was without feature , sellers being linn and buyers apathetic. American mixed corn Fri day sold at SOs from the ship , lieuns and peas weru ( id lower. Ono cargo arrived , two weru sold , four wcio withdrawn , and ono re mained. The trade forward Is barely brisk. S 'veral cargoes of California wheat brought : > > sI@is ; ( per quarter. Thu markets to-day wen ; very stow. Foreign wheats arc liimly held , but the demand is very slow. Other articles were quiet and steady. Tlio ViHihlc Supply Statement. CHICAGO , April 5. The number of bush els of grain in store in the United States and Canada on April 4 , and the increase or de crease as compared with tlio drevious week , will bu posted on 'Change to-morrow as follows : Wheat 18,072,121 Decrease 501Sir , Corn I0,00-Jsyo Decrease 70:1,411 : : ! Oats 'J-10-l ! ) , M Decrease 120,4110 Kye 5'20yo.'i , Decrease 1(1,760 ( Hurley (141,54 ( ! ) Decrease 07,000 The number ot bushels in Chicago ele vators was : Wheat 13SJS.SM Corn ii.Ri.YOfVJ Oats -U ,4U 1'yo 217,01) ) : ! Uarley. 107,028 Dairy Market. CHICAGO , Aprils. The Inter Ocean's El gin , III. , special says : Utittor advanced to i ; ! ! c to-day , and was firm and active at the advance. Ifegular sales , S'5,220 lus , at ! i : ; @ 62c. No sales of cheese were reported. Quotations were nominally lM ( > llf ! tor 1'uII creams , 4 ( < E5u for skims. Private sales of SI..KIS ' Ibs butter and 1,37 : ! boxes cheese were reported. Total sales aggregated S37SS. ) . A Grain Firm SiiHpcmls. DTI.UTH , April 5. The board of trade an nounces to-day thai Uio grain firm of Hooker , Crittenden & Co. has suspended. They have a house in Milwaukee and ono hero. They have closed out all tradeso that no whopt was sold for their account under Hie rule. Hooker says Iho trade hero will lose little , if any thing , by the suspension of his firm. Death of Itnckshot Forstcr. LONDON , Apill r . Itight Honorable \Vil- Ham E. Forster , chief secretary of Ireland under a previous Gladstone ministry , Is dead. Ho had been ill for some time. Foster was CS years old. [ Forster was chiclly conspicuous as a pettv , impriniipaled tyrant who attempted to rule Ireland with bayonets and bullets , in ISMI-l. Thu gieat land leugiiu was then in the zenith of its powoivind Korhtor attempted to crush It out ot existence. Ho succeeded In lillingthu pilsnns with the leaders Parnell , Davltt , Dillon , Sexton , Itrcnnaii , and hundreds of others , but thu spirit of passive rusislnnee and iho "no rout" manifesto , completely nullified his power and eventually drove him from Dublin Castle. HIsoiders tor shiploads of lead earned for him the sobriquet of "Huckshol Foster , " a naiiiu uxecrated in every homo on Iho Island. Ills career was brutal and bloody from .start to finish , and the scores of innocent men and women whom lie nont to a pieinaturo grave , will give him a warm greeting on thu other shore. ] Indications of War. ATHIJ.VS , April 5 , The nil ulster of war has returned from a lour of Inspection of the frontier defenses , lie expressed his delight to thu vnilous commanders at the etllclcnuy of thu works. Before leaving Aria ho re quested thu olllcers to Inform their men that they wore determined to uphold the honor of Giveco on thu field of hat tie and would nol return to their homes till that honor was sat isfied. Great preparation Is bu Ing made lo eolebrato the annlvci > aiy of Greek indn- pendeiico to-morrow. The trip of the win minister and thu expressions used by liim aiu taken to Indicate a speedy declaration of war , CoNSTANTiNoi'i.n , April 5. It Is Icained from olllclal sources that the powers are awaiting probable elumgos In ( ho Greek ministry before Ilnally deciding to Institute naval opeiallons against Giecee. Colnln-atlnu : Alovunilnr'H nirth , SoriA , Aurll 0. To-day is the iwenty- nlnlh nmilveisary of Iho biilhof Prince Ale.xunder. The people are celebrating it us t holiday. A To Deu'm was sung this morn ing in the cathedral In celebration of Iho event. Thu edlliefl was crowded. Uepresen tatlvesof til ) the powers , except Kiiisla , at tended Iho services. All con.sulato olllcers , except that of Ku-jila , were decorated with Itestrnlnliifj American Emigration 1'A.ius , April n. M.'Surin , minister of the Interior , has ordered all mayors and perfects of the country to do their utmost to dU uade Kienehinen I rum cmlgruUn ; ; . The otllcials are instructed to expatiate "on the obstacles and disappointments which await new comers In nil paits of the world , paitiuularl ) in Auieilca. " _ Land Frauds In New 31p.\'lco. NKW YOIIK , April' . [ Special Tolegram. ] The Herald has a long letter Iroin Las Vegas , saying that no per' cent of the pre emption and homestead entries during the last five vear.5 In New. Meslco'nie of a fraudu lent nature and byno means , final. The- ] XfJ.urles } of cattle barons anil laud 't'rabbers have seemed' vrholo counties' A RAPID REPUBLICAN EXIT , Insidious Official Changes Which Will Place Democrats in Full Control Next Year. HOW IT IS ACCOMPLISHED. I'hc Edninml * Ilcaolutions Disre garded The Labor Arbitration , Dill n noarliiK Farce Why Weaver Homing Ills Sent. a Changing Hands. WASHINGTON , April n. [ Special Tclo cram. ] The fact that there nro JW.O''O demo cratic postmasters In the service of the gov ernment , as shown some time ago , lias set ictiplulo looking up the situation a little , and t Is being found that the olllces are becoming lemocratic more rapidly than was supposed. In fact , It seems tlmt at the present rate of naklng changes , there will bo very few re publicans left to tell the tain by this time lext year. " 1 have been looking up the mat er for some time , " said an ollicer of ono of the departments to your correspondent , and 1 think it will only take about another year to pretty well clean the republicans out. They are goimr a good deal faster than most people suppose. Take the postollice depart- iii'iit , for instance. There has been , as you already know , over 20,000 changes there , which , added to Iho number of democrats who were in small olliccs when the adminis tration cauio In , makes tlio number of demo crats in olllco probably : iO,0 to In the postotlico department alone. Then lake the treasury department. The changes there are much greater than the public generally suppose. Vou see people generally only hear of changes in tlio larger olllces , but , in fact , these changes are only the weeds sown moulds ago , which are beginning lo spring up and produce sfruit In the war of changes in the smaller olllces. An internal revenue ollicer , of whoso appointment you hear casually , may be tlio occasion of the removal of a hundred guagers and store keepers , of which you hear nothing at all. So it is all around. Civil service rules only apply to abuul . " > 0,000 ot the employes of the government , and , as a result , the oilier 100- 000 olliccs are being filled just as rapidly as possible , and people me going to wako up at the end of the second year of Cleveland's administration to find a hundred thousand democrats in ollice. ni.ncTitic LIGHTS D.YNOIMJOUS AT SKA. There seems to be some doubt about the safety of electricity as a lighting material for steamboats. A letter just icceived from nn ollicer of one of the United States vessels cruising in Chinese waters , says that thn vessel caught lire tlireo times from tlio elec tric lights on the way across the racilic. If this sort of experience follows a general test , electricity will not be very popu lar as a method of lighting vessels. KIIMUXUS IS IHSAPPO1NTKU. Mr. Edmunds feels considerably disap pointed over the little weight given to Ills resolutions , about which so much discussion took place In the senate. After all It develops that a majority of tlio republican senators contend lhat they are not to bo held to any strict action by Ihe resolutions ; that their adoption was a mere expression of sentiment , and that no set rule can determine individual nominations , ns each Individual must stand upon his own feet , Ills own merits. Since the dclermlnation of many republicans not to bo held to reject nominations upon the grounds laid down in tlio resolutions , there will not be much haste in making rules for the guidance of the majority of the senate in matters affecting nominations. Personal feeling and interest always Influences sen ators to n grealer or less extent in the con- sidciution of nominations. WK.VVKU WII. t HOLD 1I1S SKAT. The house comii'itlco on elections to day agreed , by a strict party vote , to report In favor of Weaver In the Campbell-Weaver contested election from the Sixth Iowa dis trict. trict.No No surprise was expressed when it was an nounced to-day. The worlc ot Weaver to save himself during the past week or two , and that of some of Ins most ardent friends , has pointed plainly to the end reached to day. It was clear that the ca > o would bo a paitlsan one. It Is said that Weaver's friends , and ho himself , traded votes on every proposition made in order to secure votes In this contest , so that Weaver hence forth will have his hands tied , so far as free action Is concerned. It was argued for Weaver among members of the house , and especially tlio democrats on the committee , that if a majority report was rendered against him ho would do hrcpurablu damage to the party in his state , and that the Iowa dem ocracy , under the circumstances , demanded his support. Hen Hall , whose district has several hundred grcenbackers in italmost rent his nether garments for Weaver , as he clearly saw It wouldfiiot do to have the treat green- backer's enemy running riot In ills halls. Jerry Murnhy Is also credited with wielding his llunncpln canal Inlliienco and all his powers for Weaver , as lie also lias numerous gicenbackcrs In his bailiwick , who might bo led away in event justice was meted out and Governor Campbell declared entitled to tlio seat by a majority of Ilia committee. Weaver , these men urged , was therefore an absolute necessity to the democrats ot Iowa , and tlio only way to hold him was to keep him In his seat. Governor Campbell made a very strong contest a remarkably strong onu considering circumstances and hu won friends wherever ho went , and impressed all who met him as being a man of pure char acter and eminent ability. Had It not been for the trades made of Weaver's Influence and votes , and the fact that there is so strong a confederate element in tlio house , which Weaver Is catering to , Campbell would have been given the seat , A minority as well as a niajouty report will be filed. HANK DKMAnonUKIir. The labor arbitration bill passed by the house on l-'rlday continues to be regarded bj all statesmen as a roaring farce , ami many who voted for it are berating and regretting their action , because It was such rank and palpable dcnmgogucry that even the most obtuse tuso mind can discover It. It Is general ! ) conceded thai all propositions so far made to aibitruto labor differences uru impracticable , because tlio very essence ot successful arbl tratlon lies In flint exercise of freedom of action which would avoid or meet a strike under any and all circumstances. tsOMi : I.UDICItOUS SCKXK8 were presented In Urn house during tlio dis cussion of the bill. Nearly all the members wanted to utter a little dninagoguery to catch iho labor votu , and yet nono" could say any thing sensible for an insensible bill. Nine teen out of every twenty members have de clared the bill worthless , and yet few dared to'oppose It , or even try to make It effective , lest they bo accused ot delay IDE ; a measure for the. arbitration of labor. However , the bIH Is a stop In thu direction of legislation to avert or settle striken , and It is hoped that for ( hat reason It will do some good. NEllltASKA NOMINATIONS. 1'reslde.ut Cleveland has nominated Ed ward U. Fogg of Nebraska to be receiver of [ nibllc monies at Beatrice , nnd Q. J. Evans to bo postmaster at Ilastlnes. NEHIIASKA SKTTLEItg tlHANTF.n IIEUP.F. The house to-day passed the bill to quiet title to settlers on the Denver & St. Joe rail way lands. Tills Is the same bill that Sena tor Van Wyck Introduced and had passed by the senate in the Forty-seventh , Forty-eighth nnd Forty-ninth congresses , It having passed the senate but a few weeks ago. It gives S3.CO nn acre. Mr.liolmaii had Inserted to-day nn amendment that purchasers should receives 1.25 an acre. Tlio Nebraska delega tion lu the house was1 very active for the passage of the bill. Senator Van Wyck , who also pushed It forward In the senate , was on the floor of the house to-day and did what ho could to secure Its passage by that body. FOll NEllllASKA PKOl'LK. Ill the house to-day Mr. Weaver ot Ne braska presented a bill to pension William Holfcrmun , and Mr. Dorsey a bill lo pension Jolm Albrecht , Franklin Sweet and IJrldgct Ityati. _ _ THE I'AX-m.iKCTltlC. Tlio Solicitor General Tc.stlllcH Before the Committee. WASHINGTON , April 5. Solicitor General Jolm ( loodo appeared before tlio telephone Investigating committee tills afternoon to tell what ho knew of the circumstances leadIng - Ing to the Institution of the Memphis suit. He said that he had been appointed lo his ollico by the president , upon the recommend ation of Attorney General Garland , am ! ho did not believe Senator Harris or Messis. Atkins , Voting and Johnson had anything to do with his appointment. The attorney gen eral left Washington on August ! i7 , on ills vacation , and on September 2 witness had received an application from District Attor ney McCrary , of Memphis , for permission lo hitncsult , which lie ( witness ) had acted upon In n routine way. Attorney General Garland had never mentioned the bill or I'an-Kle.ctric company to tlio witness until after his re turn from his vacation In October , when witness had introduced the subject to him , having seen It mentioned In the public press. Witness did not know that Garland had any interest In the 1'an-Klectiic or any other telephone company until ho. aw tlio paper publications. The chairman asked If witness had over conversed with any person prior to tlio ap plication about the lelephono mailers. Ho replied he had not even thought of the sub ject until the visits of Senators Harris and Vouiiff. When Attorney ( Jencral Garland returned after his vacation , witness had told him if any mistakes had been made , or any wrong done , he would bo held responsible. The witness did nol know nnlll that conver sation that the attorney concial had any in terest in the telephone , company. Witness had felt It duo to tlio altoruey nencral to make the same statement to the president , and had done so. At the suggestion of the president , witness bad directed MeCarrcy to discontinue the .Memphis suit. In answer lo the request to state the amount of fees to be paid to the special counsel , wit ness said lhat Whitmtn was to receive 53,009 for Ihe entire case , and tlio lirni of Hnntpn & Chandler S.'i.OOO. Thurman was to receive 81,000 with thu undentandine that his future compensation would be fixed after the suit. Ho ( Thurman ) could not stipulate in advance what his fco would be. The witness said : "I have never gouged the government , and do not propose , at my tlmoof life , to begin. " Lowery , who occupied an exceptional posi tion In bis capacity ns electrical expert , waste to receive as retainer. St. 000 , and a per diem ot S70 when in NiJw.York taking testimony , SI 00 .whua called upon to. leave t hours bujng called a dayv : FOHTV-MNTH Senate. AVAsitiNOTOjf , April C. In the senate to day the committee on territories reported un favorably a bill to enable Iho Northwest Trading company , a private corporation or ganized under the general law of Oregon , to purchase cnitain lands in Alaska territory. The committee recommended tlio indellnlto postponement of the bill , Dolpli asked that the bill ho placed on the calendar. Ilo thought the committee had given the bill slight consideration. Guorgu bald the com mittee had given tlio bill enough considera tion to conclude that it was a very improper bill. bill.Mr. Mr. Cockrcll took the iloor In opposition to the army bill. There was , liu .said , ample power to protect our institutions without a single regular soldier. Our liberties did not dnpend on our standing army , but on Ihe patriotism of our citizens. We needed no standing army In this country. "Kternal vigilance is the price of liberty. " A stand ing army was a danger to any republic , and was in direct contravention of a republican system of covernment. Mr. Sowell favored the increase proposed by Ihe bill. Mr. Logan maintained that Mr. Plumb was inconsistent In opposing the proposed meas ure , and In prool of this read from a report made tocongiess in December , 1S7S , by a Joint select committee of both houses , signed on behalf of the senate by Messrs. I'luiub and IJurnside. In this report a reorganization of the army was recom mended and a bill for that purpose was Introduced , which , Mr , Logan said , pro vided for a greater Increase of the army than the bill now before this senate. He in quired how Ihe senator could reconcile such Inconsistencies. Mr. Logan spoke at con siderable length in further explanation of the details of the bill anil In reply to criticisms made against it. With reference to tlio argu ment that the country should rely on its cltl/ens. Mr. Logan said that of course it should , lie believed , fully rely on its citizens In timu of Irouble , and wlicreover a largo army was wanted. Uut citizens , to bo effective , had to bo organized. If an Indian raid occurred , and tlio citizens weru to organize to meet it by the time Iho organization was complete the Indians would bu gone. No man on God's earth had a higher opinion of the volunteer soldier than Mr. Logan , but wo hail no volunteer soldiers now. They were now all ox-soldiers. If we liad war to day and weic to call on those ex-soldiers , they would respond to thu music of the union In a moment. They would uhully enlist under thu old banner and light for tlio cause of their country , llut they weru not organ ized. ized.After After an executive session Iho btnato ad journed. _ IIOUMC. WASHINGTON' , Aprils. Iii the house after the call of states a motion was made to sus pend the rules nnd pass tlio Mexican pension bill. It wan agreed to yeas 158 , nays 03. Thu following Is the text of the bill ; SECTION 1 That the pecTe.tary of the in terior bo directed to placq thu names of all surviving olliccrs , boldlurs nnd sailors who enlisted and served in the war with Mexico for any period during 1845-40 , ? and -fS , and weiu honorably uiscliiugcd. and llielr sur viving widows , on the piui.sion toll at the rate of 88 tier month from and after the pas- bugu of Ibis act during the.lr lives. Section 'J That the secretary of the interior Is diiected lo make such rules and regula tions as are necessary to carry this act into effect ; provided , tlmt where it bhall appear that the discharge Is lo.sl , secondary evidence may bo permitted ; and wlierultsliuil appear that an applicant has received u Jand warrant , thai shall be sufficient evidence ot an honora ble discharge , unless evidence is shown that ho procured it by fraud ; and provided , fur ther , that this act shall not apply to persons under political dlsabilaties. Mr , Laird moved to suspend thu rules and pass thobill for the relief of certain settlers ami purchasers of lands on the public do main in tiii > states of .Nebraska and Kansas. Agreed to , I'l'his is similar to the bill pre viously passed by the senate. J s Mr. Singleton moved to biispend the rules and pass the congressional 'library bill. Aureeil to yeas 181) ) . nays OJ. The house then adjourned. Secretary Manning Hotter. WASHINGTON , April C. Dr. JJnmIJton said to-day tliero was a marked inijuovcment In the condition of Secretory Manning. Ho is better than he hui.be.cn since his attack. Governor Murray's Successor. WASHINGTON , April s. The president .nominated Caleb \V. West of Kentucky , to be.jjovi'riior. of "flali. FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES , The Minority Eoport on the Brown Matter Simply a Stump Speochi THE ABSURD STATEMENTS MADE The Work of tlie lown Legislature The Gnttlo Contagious Disease Dill Passes A Marshall- town Sunmlnl , Whiting's Itcmnrkutilc Document , DKS MOINBH , AiirilS. [ Special Telegram. | Senator Whiting presented hh minority report on the Urown waller this afternoon. It Is a very remarkable document in that It treats of everything else lutt the testimony before the committee. Mr. Whiting dissents from the majority on neatly every point , anil It IB the common opinion to-night tlmt his re- nort was wilttcti by Brown's attorneys. A largo part of it Is devoted to complaint * tlmt the committee did not investigate other state odlcers ns well as the auditor , and It cites a number of alleged irie ularlllus In the ofllco of secretary of of state , governor , register of land ollice , and supreme court , all of which Its pleads In ex tenuation of lirown'a shortcomings. It con dones nearly all his offenses , although dur ing the Missions of the committee , lasting two months , Mr. Whiting did not dissent to the findings once , except nt the linal con cession. It is evidently the purpose of the author to make all the campaign material out of this case he can , and so he lias turned a willing ear to Urown's apologists , and they have loaded him up. The report Is neither fair , impartial , nor judicial in its tone , and sounds like one of Whitney's democratic speeches ( hiring the last campaign. One man was heard. Id assert tonight that ho heard Whitney speak the most of It In his campaign speech in tills city just before election. A fair samulo of Its style can be seen in the following para graph : "Instead of confining our Inquiries to a single ollico presided over by a man broken in health , and already under the ban of an all powerful , adver.so Influence , why should not your committee , or the legislature , ex amine into the expenditures of the governor's contingent fund and make such an examina tion with all Die minuteness of detail that is shown in the examination of Blown and Vail. " The whole report is a persistent apology for Brown , and an attempt to show that other btate olllcers aic as bad as he. There is a very general Icellng of disgust about town to-night that the senate should have permitted Whiting to take this oppor tunity to manufacture campaign material. The majority icport was presented last Thursday , and lie had as much time as the others had in which to tile a dissent , ifhe had wished. But the senate very foolishly allowed him four ilnys longer , during which , in connection with Brown's attorneys , ho lias fixed up this apology jTpr. Brown and 'a campaign speccli besides , aiid had it go on record as a minority report ; ' ' * " THE IjTWIST.ATUlin , S WOI1K. The house passed a number of realyi/.ing nets and the bill to prevent the spread of con tagious ; disease among cattle by providing thai any person bringing cattle Into the state infected with Texas fever , or any other contagious disea.se , shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor , punishable with tine and imprisonment. The railway committee's bill empowering the railroad commissioners to lix the minimum rates for hauling freight was ordered engrossed. The bill permitting boards of supervisors in counties having more than 17,000 population to publish their proceedings in the papers , two of which shall not bo at ( lie county seat , was pas ed. Itcsolutlons were introduced by ilolbrook and Walker asking for a special committee to prepare articles of Impeachment aculnbt Auditor Brown. The icsolutior.s were laid over and will bo considered as the special order for to-morrow afternoon. The senate spent the greater part of the day in discussing the pharmacy bill and thy bill for reorganizing the judiciary. The lat ter bill , with several amendments , was passed. A SCANDAL IN HKIir I.Il'K. A social scandal in hish life ) at Marshall- town culminated this afternoon In an attack by J. C. McVey , a prominent Insurance man , upon George B. Lincoln , a young business man. Lincoln had hern suspected of Im proper intimacy \vithMcVoy's daughter , and McVoy entered his ollleo and shot at him. The latter dropped from Ills.stool , hut escaped injurv. MeVey wasanestcd and released on ball. ball.A A case of malignant diphtheria was .re ported to the slate board of health to-day horn Marcus. The local authorities had been unable to enforce 'quarantine and applied to the state for help. boi.mnits" nojtr. THUSTIIS. : : Governor Larrabae sent to the sonatn to night the names of tiio following gentlemen , as trustees of the soldiers' homo : ( Jencral ) M. Tuttle , I'olk ; N. A. Men ill , Clinton ; C. M. Burdlck , Winnesliiek ; S. L. Hews , Linn ; W. W. Morseman , 1'ago ; J. J. Itussell , Greene. A Jlnpulillunn Victory. KioitUK : , April B. In the city election to day the entire republican ticket was elected. James C. Davis' majority for mayor is 507. The republicans carry four out of six alder men , and gain control ot all depaitments of the city government Union I'acino .Management. Nnw YOIIK , April 0. [ Special Telegram. ] The World's Washington correspondent continues ids criticism of the management of the Pacific railroads , and says that Presi dent Adams produced such u bad Impres sion UDon the 1'udllc rallioad committee , by ids manner and style of argument , that friends of the roads will endeavor to keep him away from Washington , Ho dcclaics that branch lines are made comparatively profitable ut the expense of the Union J'aclllu proper , and adds : "The managers ot the road , wlthoutany warrant of law , guaranteed the interest in the Oregon Short Line bonds , because they own ne.uly all of them , the to tal ISMIO being SM-W5,000. Of tills amount the Union P.iellio owns but Sltf-MOU , while the managers or their triunds owns tlio bal ance or $1U,17-1,000. Tlin Floods. CINCINNATI , April 5. The river readied fifty-three feet and eight and a halt' Inches this morning , It is now receding at the rate of half an Inch per hour. The railroads aio but slightly embarrassed by the high water , Louisvn.i.i : , April S , The river Is risinir at the iato of half an inch per hour , The Kentucky and Big Sandy both received an impetus Irom rains and are pouring at a fear f \ rate. Along the river trout many have move * ! out and others aru ready to. SKI.MA. Ala. , April 5. JJe.ixnts nf largo loss of life and damage to plantations toil : tlnuu to come in. lie lief committees uik tlmt contributions bo scut to thu mayor. * * $ 125 Hawthorne $700. ' $420 huwthorno $700. $ r.'o Hawthorne JTOO. McCAGUK , OPJ > , P , 0. An rinpot'lant lloolslon Lands Open For Settlement. WASHINGTON , April B. In the supreme couit of the United States to-day , the follow- IIR decision was entered in the Illinois Mid land Hallway company cases : "The Interlocutory decreeof Juno 11,1SS4 , mil the final decieo of June 3,1SS3 , aio re versed as far as they allow to the Warlngs the beuctit of VJl mortgage bonds of the Paris & Decaturliallroad company as unexchangcd and nncancclied bonds , and so far as they deny the priority over the moitgago bonds ol Hint company to the Items M SH,34 ) ! and 5141,400 claimed by Warlnt : Urothers. and so fur as they fall to provide Hint there shall bo no priority orprefeience ( with the exception of debts for taxes and receiver's cortlilcalcs , Issued tobonow money , to pay taxes or to discharge tax lions ) among the debts and claims , whether lecoiver's certllicates or other debts which aio allowed precedence over mortgage bonds ot many roads , and the causes are remanded to the circuit couit with tlio dhoctlou to make Iheso niodilleatlons In the decrees : and In all other respects the de crees are atllrmcd. " Thrown Open to Hut tlenient. WASHINGTON , April B. The secretary of thelntcilnr lias denied the application of counsel for a iclieiiilng In the celebrated Nolan land grant case in Xuw Mexico , and lias diiccted the commissioner of the general land ollico to proceed to take tlio proper action to carry out the secretary's order rostorlm : to the local hind ollico the plats ol the survey of the grant.that tlio same may bo thrown open for settlement. About 57 > > ,000 acres aio icstorcd to tlio public domain , To Investigate Unllroail Rates. WASHINGTON , April fi. Dorsey of Ne braska Introduced a icsolution directing the committee of commerce to Inquire into the charges made against the railroad compa nies concerning the present system of trails- polling live stock. Cronliolm Confirmed Comptroller. WASHING rr/N , April 5. Tlio senate has continued William T. Crenholm us comp- tiollcroL tlio currency. A Causeless Killing ; . MII.WAVKHI ; , April 5. Annie Koscnstcln , a beautiful girl of 15 years , living at the cor ner of Vliet and lOtli streets , early tills morn ing , wlille sleeping by the side of her little sisters , was shot and instantly killed by Isa- don1 Seidenbixum , an 18-year-old friend of the lamily , who was enjoying their hospi tality. "VcRtorrtuy'H Nominations. WASHINGTON , April 5. The president to day made the following nominations : Post masters John II. Saxton. le Witt , Iowa ; M. Wclsmcntel , Kupcrville , III. ; Henry C. Hunt , Delavan , WIs. ; Samuel Chamberlain , WaupunVls. \ . ; Frank Abt , Lead City , Dakota. To the Public. OMAHA , Nun. , April 3d , 1880. All shippers are hereby notified that on and after Monday , April 12th , 1880 , no freight , in less than car load lots , will be received for shipment after o'clock p. m. , at any of the Omaha Freight Depots. Car load lots can be loaded us heretofore. This is found necessary in order to got trains out promptly , iinil to insure close connections. UIIAS. C. Bintmcic. Agent 0. St. P. M. & O. Ry. JAM. OUIWI.KH , Agent Union Pacific Hy , J. M. Ounsr.nit , Agent Missouri Pacific Ry. M. SCOTT , Agent B. & M. Ily in Nob. J. 31. Ouitsi.uit , Agent 0LM. & St. P. Ry. Chicago , Iock ? Island & Pacific R'y. freight and ticket ollice removed to 11503 Farnam street. Tele phone No. 783. Let Bradford figure your bill if you wish to save money. TI1K BKST IS THE CHEAPEST. 1 Have in Stock the Boat ami Most Choice Selections in Dion's Furnishing Goodn , Consisting of Underwear , Hosiery , Neck Wear , Suspenders , Gloves , Handker chiefs , Collars anil Cull's , Canes and Umbrellas and Valises. Shirts to order. Gentlemen wishing any ot the ahovo will tlnd it to their advantage to call and examine this lino. lino.FRANK FRANK .f. RAMOB , Tailor and Men's Furnisher. For Sale. Livery stable of thirty years standing ; doing a line business , only reason for Foiling , n dcsiro to retire from business. Will lease tlio building for a form of years. Gio. : W. HOJIA.V , 18th ami llarncy Sis. Low iiricos , good grades and a square deal. Central Lumber Yard , itn : ) & Cala At 1001 S. 13th St. is the place to buy buildmz paper , carpet felt , mouldings , doors , windows , blinds , etc. , at very low prices. G. F. LYMAN , A Safe Investment. llawthonio Lots $12r to $700. McCaouK , Opp. P. O. Dr. Ralph's oflico is removed to 11)08 ) Farnum. You can buy tnriuturo choapcr of A. L. Fitch & Co. , 12th St. , hot Furnnm and Douglas , than any oUierplaco in tlio city. For Kalo. N. E. corner 23rd ami Farnam Sis , , lot CQxlfti , two houses with all modern im provements on easy terms. Price $20,000. Call on A. KOCII , of Tootle , Maul & Co. . S. W.cor. lltlt and Harney St. IJuy your shoos of SchwaiU110 North ICth street. Owing to the Transcontinental Haihv.iy light 1 urn laying in California Redwood I'ini.sliing , Siding and Shingles , so lean sell thorn cheaper than Pine of tlio snmo quality , FIIKI * W. OKAY , illli and Douglas. Dr. Bryant , Oculist and Annul , has re moved to S. E , cor. tilth and Douglas , opposite Millard hotel. Invent. IN IlAM'Tiiouxi ; CIIH\I'IST : LOTS IN CUT , Mc't'ACjtJi ' : , _ Opposite Postollico. For limit. Second and Third floors of 1 , ° > 00 Far nam strait. Low rent to doMrablo party. If yon buy lumber anywhere without first getting Hoagland's prices you will lose money , Hawthorne. A safe investment. Lots $12.rjo 700. McCagiic , opposite Post Olhco. Low freights and large purchases al low Bradford to sell lumber low. . - ; - . - _ , Wo will.tako a I < jw moro Omaha city loans at low rates. ' ' J. W.&E. . L. SQUIHB , . - Counoll IJIulV , . loxya. Cut'FJowora : tt. 1721 South Klorunth st. Jr ) Jlamillon varrim , Kcloialc Physi- clan nn.d Surgeon , Hctoiu U , Tronnso lilorkcgrner lOtli ami ( 'upitol avenue. Duyuh'l uiyht ( rull * pruuinlly attc-ntcil U ) NEWS FROM OVER THE STATS South Auburn's Convicted Murderer MnkoC a Public Statement of the Ooso. A POISONING AT CREIQHTON. on Uats Ncnrly KnclBf l < ' m lly's Kxlstonuc Anlinrn'a First City Klcctlon Hotly Con * tested JIow WortoilVns Kltloil. SofTii At'itriix , Xeb. , Aprils. [ Special. ] Miuk Hull , sentenced to two years , . In the penitentiary for manslaughter , bad' the fol- lowlnc statement propated to make to the comt , but he-decided to give It to the public by means of the picss anrt desired the ! ) KB correspondent to attend to Its publication. It IsBlvcn over his slgnatmoanilMs as fol lows : Auni'itx. Neb. , April 1 , 1SSO. To the Hon. J. 11. Uroadv , , Imlio of the First Judicial Ulsti let of Nebraska. 1 , Murk Hall , would most respectfully submit the following factt In regard to the killhip of David Worrell on July , IbSJ. anilconLTdiiiK Hint 1 am cullty of tlio olTensc. 1 now ollVr to plead irullty to the charge of manslau litcr and throw my self iiiion the mercy ot the court in asscssliiK the amount of jnuilsliuiLMit ho may deem nec essary to Intllcf. On July 4,1&4 , I , In company with John Davis , about'J o'clock p. m. , wentlinto Jnmea ( ! . McClay's saloon wli intent to piny pool. Tim room was crowded with men , When wfl approached the table then ) were two balla lyiiij ; upon It. When 1 and Davis took down ! our cues preparatory to beginning the name several word standing at the table laikina and did not appear to be playing. Nothing was said by anyone and 1 shot ono of the balls Into the pocket. Mr , Worrell , whom I had never seen before that day to the best ot my knowledge , appioaehod mo nnd uald : "What In h I are you Imcrt'eiing with the ganio for ? " 1 said , " 1 be your pardon : I thought the Kami- was out. " Worrell said1 ! ! show you how to interfere In the came. " I asked him "if 1 would replace the ball If It would be all right. " lie bald , "no , yon - ' - It won't , " and started around the table toward mo with a cue In his hand , lie was a largo mart and a stranger to mo , and I thought he meant to hurt me , and ns ho approached preached mo from tlio corner of the table , I hit him witli a billiard cue. This was all that/ was said and done in tlio whole transaction , and it all took place In less than half n minute. I hiul no thought wliatuvir of kill ing thu man , and my only intention in bit- ' ting him was to keep him from hitting me. I am sorry that I killed him and would jrhully nndo tlio harm if 1 could do so. I had no In tention ot injuring him more than to protect myself from injury. Knowing tlio above to bo tacts , 1 do not think 1 am guilty of any great crime , because 1 had no intention of committing any crime. 1 had been drinkinc during the day , and bud drank one class ol whisky and lour glasses of beer up to the time 1 mot Wotrell. I want to say that If I had done wrong lain willing to submit to Uio punishment that the court may indict upon me. I have always wanted to go before tlio court and slate tlio facts In relation to the killing of Worrell and accept a punishment for wiiat 1 have done , but 1 have bsen pre vented 1'iom doing so by my attorneys , Who have visited mo while my hands wore bounu in prison. 1 have already suffered much. L have spent eleven mouths in jail. Have been separated from wife and family. Hy love for them has Induced me to bear all , that I may once moro be n free man , and enjoy ouco more thu society of homo and family and lead a better life in future. I have suffered tlio loss of property by heeding the Tndvlcc of attorneys , but I have now resolved to ignore them , and against their earnest and repeated prostcsta- lions 1 now stand before the court and plead guilty. 1 further dcsiro to tell the court why 1 lan away and loll the state us 1 did after I was released bi'f ore Judge Morgan. I went home and remained there two weeks. My attorney , Mr. Stull , advised my wife that I bad better leave the state , and the sooner the better. 1 saw Mr. Stull the same itay and ho told mo tlio district attorney was raising hell and they would bo alter me. ilo told me 1 hud better go away and stay away three years , and 1 acted on his advice. I went to Texas. 1 heard from my attorney frequently , and changed my residence tlireo times upon his advice. About November 10. 1885 , ho ad vised me to come back , and I did so. On last Monday 1 signed an uflidavlt lor n change dt venue , and 1 signed it under protest. I call get justice in Ncmalia county , where 1 have lived. I would respectfully ask the court to be as lenient and merciful as uosslble , and I am willing to suflcr the punishment It sees lit to impose. MAIIK HAM. . ' All tlio News at. Crclgliton. CniuoiiTo.v , Neb. , April 0. [ Special. . ] The family of John Fo.v , a farmer living west of here , was poisoned a few days ago by eating bread made of flour which was sup posed to have been pieparcd for them by putting "Itougli on Itats" In It. 'Nearly all the family were taken sick. A physician was called , who promptly administered the niopcr antidote , which saved thorn. Four of -fi the family ate of tlio bread. Ills not known who put Hie poison in the ( lour , but It was evidently done by a designing person. Jason Chnppcl , ono ot our grain dealers , was robbed lust Saturday ovonlng between 7 , and So'clock , while ho was away from his warehouse , llurglars forced their way In , and secured about $172 , besides some valu able papers. Our democratic postmaster lias moved Into Ills now ollico , just completed. It IB tlio finest oflico in this pait of the state. J. C. Santee , the Niobrarn postmaster , Mill holds the ollice , although It was supposed lie had been removed ami a democrat dp- pointed. Ho used to be a strong personal friend of ox-Congressman K. K. Valentino and the Omaha Republican , but now has no use for icpubllcun politicians , and hangs to thu tall of the democratic administration. He has been an "oircn&Ivo paitlsan" to tlmdlf- fcrent factions of the republican pa rty In Knox county for about twelve years. Aulnirn'H Fli'HLCIty Election/ Ariii.s'.Nrnb.April5.-S : [ [ | > ( ! < : ! uljJ-TJiecly | election which takes place liciu to-monow U creating u gi cat amount of excitement , owing to tlio number of tickets In the field and the prominence of some ot the candidates for city olliccs. Auburn was only very recently changed to a city of the second class , and a great many of our citi/cns am desirous ol being its first mayor. A convention held on March S7 Humiliated ( ! ro , II , linvcrliiga for mayor , but a ticket iwi ntly selected places W , W. ( 'tandull before the proplu as a candi date for that oflice. K , M. iioyd is the nominee for ticasurcr , and U. 0. Fellows , of # 1 the Auburn Post , for city clerk' . The content forcoiincllmun Is lively , and It Is dlfllcult to decide who aiu the most favoiably looked up lor that ollice , Auburn was formerly composed of two school dibtricts. but .since u was raised to a city of the s-econd class tlio two districts were consolidated , and a largo and coinmodl- ous school building will bo erected In tlio center , between North and South Aubuin. It has not as yet been settled upon when the new building will liocomiuc.nccd.7 HlH IChcapo IViut rated. HIPXI.Y , Neb , , April -V- [ Special.Shprlfr ] Kubaiik ijcuiched the cull o.f Hojinnl'dn , ( ho. cnnvluted ninrdeier.of old man Pipkbton opd his son , and found ho had in some mystct low way tiimurgleit into the jml a bran new file and thieo cartridges of G0i > al1bro.-rfrnnold { coiUlnue-i to feign Insanity ami { Wuse * to talk to anybody , but the discovery fthows ilia ! there. Is method In his jmtjluess. 'i'iia.data ' - *