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> THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , FIFTEENTH YEAR , "OMAHA , FRIDAY MOANING. APEILIG , isss. NUMBER 335 WRECK OF WHIRLING WINDS , Iiatcr Details of the Deadly Work of the Devastating Oyclono. A TRAIL OF DEATH AND RUIN. Tlio Loss or 1,1 fo and Destruction of Property ApallhiK Tlio Dam- ngn lit Iowa A Mis souri Hurricane. The Cyclone Track. Bio LAKI : , Minn. , April 15. [ Special Tele gram. ] Drs. lllEbceand Dalllver , of Minne apolis , have just boardid tl.e south-bound Missouri P.iclllc train completely exhausted. The latter told jour icporter that new bodies were beingrecoveicil hourly liom thodcbils and being brought In fiom the country In the track ot the tornado. Twelve Injured people were brought In. Several of the'-o will die. Four have died of wounds since moinlng. At a chinch cast of It.c2's , thii- tcen Instead of ten of a wedding party wcio killed , Including the officiating minister. At Sank liaplds thiity-one nio alieady dead. 1 ho list vv ill be swelled lo forty. Dr. Ames , of Minneapolis , who Is on duty at St. Cloud , told Di. Dalllvcr that at least thirty deaths can but result fiom tbo visita tion tlieie. Captain Follcy , an old settler of Sank Ilaplds , weighing'AO pounds , was blown -100 feet In the air , but was only bruised , and vvoikcd with the wounded all night. Ho says the water In his sl.xty-tlvo loot well was all sucked out , leaving only the sand at the bottom , The force of the storm was such as to wicnch elf the door of the sate in the post- office nnd cat ry it some distance from tlio building. A dim eh bell weighing 1,500 pounds was found among the debris ol the building-ICO lect away from any building. The remains ot the dead aio almost un- recognl/able , being completely flushed and blackened. There are a remarkable number ol Injuiles about the hip and spine , and many of the sin vlvois will bo disabled for life. life.Tlio Tlio delegation of doctois from St. Paul and Minneapolis worked all night under the dis advantage of liav ing no splints or dings , as the drug stoie was completely demolished. The splints aie all made from shingles , with which tlio ground was strmvn in the track of the storm lor miles. Ono foi tunato thing was tlio fact that school had been dismissed on Filday or the lutnllty among the chlldicu might have been appal ling , the school building being i.izedlo the foundation. AT Till : SCHNH. ST. CI.OUD , Minn. , Apiil 15. [ Special Telegiam.J The woik of devastation in the distilet visited by the cyclone Is complete , as the littered and shivered icmains of what \v 010 once fiamo buildings vv ill testify. The fccene this moinlng after dajbiealc was ono to appall the strongest hcaited. For a width ot about COO Icet , i mining isouthwest to noith- cast , the toinado had leveled almost eveiy- thing betoio It. An occasional building , paitlally wrecked , being left to tell the talc of devastation , as it by contrast with the iiiln to be seen on every side. Scaicely a vestige of any structuio icmalncd so as to bo iccognUcd , the gionnd being liteially cov ered with all kinds ot Umbeis luomiscuously tangled together. It Is estimated that 400 structuics wcro blown down , all frame , and by no means costly. Tlio Manitoba depot was nntootcd and wiccked , thus almost cntlicly cutting oil all telegiapblc communication. The only building of any conscnuenco , aside liom the depot Injuicd was the breweiy , and this \vas badly watpcd and twisted. The small icsl- denrosaio mostly occupied by foreigners , whose names it has been Imuosslble to se- cuio with any degico of accuiacy. Tlio Catholic hospital is filled with the wounded , but only Ilvo 01 six ot them are considered dangeions. Otheisaio a little hurt. Theio vvcio litty-tonr wounded In the hospital last night , besides a nnmbci that vveio taken to pilvato icsldentes. To day theio aio about foily thcie , two having died and tlio otlieis having been lemoved. The colllnspiovldcd for Iho dead aio ly ing at the engine bouse. The bodies were neatly diessed to day and placed within them. Tholuiiond will probably occur to- monovv and it will undoubtedly bo a largo public alla'.r. The scene in the engine house , wheio the dead bodies are surrounded by people of various nationalities , jabbciing In theh native tongues , is a peculiarly stilk- ingone. It is impossible to say anything about rebuilding , but It Is not believed theio will be much delay In loplaclng tlio struc tures as tenants , for bouses of the laboring classes aie in demand. The loss will baldly go above § 50,000 to 500,000. DIII : ) or iNJUitins. Aimer Styr , who had a latgo silver driven tbiongh his head , llngeicd In great agony until to-night , when bo died. Ho was com- mamlei of the ( iiand Aunypost , npioinlnont Mason and an old pilot on the Missis sippi , Theio aio to-night twelve coffined bodies at Mice's , and hfteen maimed , a num ber of whom cannot recover. A child's bloody dress was found this nfteinoon In Jiuckman's township , twenty-two miles noithwest of Sank Itaplds. Mrs. Maggie Dlerdled at the hospital this aftm 111,011. sKAitcm.Nd I'oit TIII ; UIAI : > . S.VUK UAi'ins , Apill I1) . The dismal woik of scaidilng for the dead among the debits ot this stoim-swopt section still continues , while thu lecovcred icmains , blackened and mangled , aio being sluouded for the grave , while the wounded aio iccelvlng every possi ble attention. Physicians f i om neighboring cities am still on duty , tiiulessln theh ell'oits. AH the icttii us como In tiom tlio country In the tiaclcof the toinado now latalltlcs aio dls- covcied , and otheisof tlio maimed mo being biought in lor treament. No pen can depict the liouois of tliu scene. The final muster of casualties will stncly swell the total of the fatalities tu ono hundred , and the wounded toovei two bundled. NO KXAOOUllATION , Sr. PAUiAptll 15 , Reports of tlio cyclone at St. Cloud , Sank liaplds , Hleo Station and othci points In the v Iclnlty.last nightvv eie not oxagKciatcd. At ! i o'clock this moinlng In these places theio weio lOdead and very neaily 200injmed , with many still missing vvhosj bodies will piobably bo lecoveied to-night Just enough houses weio left In Saul ; liaplds to form n ring mound the village limits. The debris was not piled In heaps , but hcuttctcd far and wide. At fcUuk Kaplds depot a basket full of books vets picked up by the storm and dumped at Ktce Station , several oral miles distant. This t&ows the teirlblo povverof thustoim. Noioportsyet lecelved liom outlying dislrists , where It Is believed prcat desuuctloa at pioperty and loss of life has been vvrcujJtt. The stai in extended from JumcstOiTB , Dak. , through Minnesota and Into 7/t coiislii , though Us most disastrous t'ffrctsaro to bn lound In the tlueu places Mentioned , AlOTOnTIIIC SUKKKIIIIJIS. The city council this morning voted S-i.OOO hi cash to aid the cyclone sutleicis , and Gov ernor Ilubbard dispatched a car load of pin- visions to tiiuik Kaplds. Thn car vva > ac companied by a commilU'o of the JoblciV union , who will offer all assistance In their imwer. Dr. Denslovv who , vvitn others , went last evening by special tialn to St , Cloud , re turned this morning. Upon re.ichlng St. Ciond. he said , the physicians from St. Paul nnd Minneapolis divided , a part going lo bank Itaplds. Dr. DenMovv was on the force sent to the St. Benedictine Sisters hospital , and they were kept busy until : o'clock this morning. 'I hero were twenty-five Injured In the hospital alone and ho does not know how many moro were cared for in private houses. A1HUTIONAI. lATAI.ITIKS. The follow Intr nro the additional names of. lioso killed at St. Cloud : C. P. Aiidiovv.4 , so years , railroad man. MltsShoitz , 20 years. Unknown man , no voara , hd. Median , 2.1 years , railroad man. Mr . bemnls and two clilldtcn. Anna Xlebold , 4 yeais. Jacob Shortrago. Jennie Jnnglln , 1ft years. Mary Jmiglln , 14 yeais. AmyJmiKlln , Ojears. DnaTKUCTION IN IOWA. Tlio Cyclone's Devastating U'orlc in Mills nml I'Yeniotit Counties. MAI.VIUIN , Iowa , April 15. [ Special Tele gram. ] News icached hcio to-day that the cv clone of last evening had devastated portions tions of Mills and Fremont counties. The Hist place that the furious storm struck was Llcksklllct , a litttlo town seven miles south ofPlitm Hollow. Thosloun made Its appear ance from the soitlhvvest , completclv demol ishing a farm house about a mile from town , then making a bound did not again stiiko the ground until the town was icachcd , where It vv recked tlnce lesWonces , a blacksmith shop and the poslolllce , scattering their contents. Prom Llcksklllct the storm moved on to Ban- dolph , vliero the cj clone wrecked a barn In the southwest part of town , moro or less destroying a number of small houses , a Inmberyaid , Implement shed , and jumping over the Presbyteilan church , stiuck the M. E. church , leveling the side wall and leaving Iho building to icst ou the end walls. The structure was moved about one and one-half feet and damaged to the amount of about 5100 or S500. Pas sing Randolph Iho stoim continued its destructive coniso to Stinhan , where It completely demolished Kay- tan's store , implement house and sta bles , and blow the M. K. chinch to atoms. A number of smaller residences wcro more or less damaged and the town gcncially shaken up. The tclegiaph vviies weie twisted into a lope , cars blown fiom the switch onto the main tiack and many moio mlnoi fieaks In dulged In by the maddened elements. So far as icpoitcd no lives wcio lost nor anyone In jured. The storm was accompanied with or lucceded by heavy hall and rain and more or less thunder and lightning. Tlio bicadth of tlio Ktoini track vailed fiom 100 to 200 feet and whenever it readied the eaith it cairied destination in its path. In the Track of the Tempest. ATLANTIC , Iowa , Apill 15. [ Special Telo- giam.J Finthcr paitieulais of the storm which devastated so much countty jestenlay have been icceived. It Is the general opinion that the stoi m was as great as any that over occurred , and if it had passed through this city would have caused gieat loss of life. The stoun traveled about eighty-live miles an hour , going Irom Gilswold to Coon Uauids in about tlihty minutes. Bepoits have been received coveting tlio territoiy fiom Grlswold to Aniliibon , foity-sK mllus. In that distance fifty-livo dvv clings vvoio demolished , nine poisons wounded , ono moitall.v wounded and one killed. Besides lids a number of school childien wcio bacHy hint at the sclioolhouso beyond Audubon. F. M. Phillips , of Omaha , lost his mammoth stock barn in Bciiton township , in which 350 head of cattle were fed , but only tlneo cattle were killed , and all the loss is coveted by § 10,003 insuianco in the State Insurance company , of DCS Moines. Half tlio people in Atlantic liavo been visiting tlio path of tlio cyclone. Everything in tlio tiack of the stoim was de stroyed. Fences , outhouses , bains and stock pens wcie levelled , and trees and orchards were torn down. The loss of pioperty be tween Gilswold and Audubon is estimated ntSlGO.OOO , but this is a low estimate. Veiy little of tlio loss is covcied by Instiiance. The icason the loss of life was so small is that cveiyono had a cave. The Cyclone In SKIDMOIII : , Mo. , April 15. A fcartul cv- clone passed over Monioe township , Noda- w ay county , last evening , dcslioylng dwell ings , buns , outhouses , and killing thousands of dollais vvoith of stock. Thrco peisons weio killed and many injuied. Many of the wounded aic not expected lo live. ST. Loins Apill 15. Dispatches from St. Joseph , say a destiuctivc cyclone passed over Builington , Mo. , last evening. The railway station was blown to atoms and gicat damage was done In the town. In the suiiouiidlng countiy farm houses and barns wcio blown down. Two boys named Filer , living neat Iho town were killed and many other pcisons weio injuied. The Cyclone at Shulicrt. SiitniKiir , Neb. , Apiil 15. A small cyclone slinck ( hell. AM. station house and adja cent property last evening. Splinters fiow In every direction. Ono child was killed out- light nnd two women , ono man and a boy scveiely Injincd. Tlio damage to prop erty vv as not v eiy gioat. Itlttcn Hy n Mud Do- . Nnw YOIIK , April 15. Amola Moroslnl , daughter of Jny Gould's old paitncr and youngci slsterof Mrs. Schelling-lluclskamp , was bitten by a rabid do. ; jestciday. She was walking In tlio giounds surionudlng her father's icsldeiiee at Biverdalo , Now Yoik , when she saw a dog running toward her. She ran , but the animal pursued and ovm took her. llei screams were heaid bv Policeman Finegan , who killed the dog with a shot tiom his icvolver. Miss Moroslni , however , had alieady been bitten. Quiet Wedding at Fullorton. Fui.i.unroN , Neb , , April 15. [ Special. ] 11. E. Wilson and Miss Maiy Mullord weie quietly mauled hero j esterday , greatly to the turpilso of their many fi lends. Thoceio- mony took place nt 10 a. in. , and at 10SOthoy ; lelt for Omaha. Wilson traveled in Ncbiaska for j ears nnd Is well known thionghoiit the state. Miss Mulfoul was ono of Fullciton'u most popular young ladles. The happy couple have the best wishes of all. A Thief Caught nt rhetor. Exr.xini , Neb. , Apill 15. [ Special Tele- pram. J A man , giving his name as Chailcs Blown , was airested for the laiceny , last night , ot a ect of hainess and a gun , He had a team of lioises , which he claimed wcio his , tied to a wagon belonging to Bennet Kvvln , but while stealing the harness to complete thooutlit , was caught , Ho was sentenced to fifteen days In the county jail. Cheaper Kates from Chicago , Cinr-ACir , April 11. There was a slight dccieaso In the passenger Kites to the west to day. The SU Paul claimed that it had dU- coveud that tlio Huck Island had sold second cla& ticKeU to Council Blntf : , for gJ.73. The St. Paul notified the Bock Island of tills and U'dnccd its second class rate from g7 to SO 75 on bu-lness to St. Paul and Coun cil Bluffs. The Noithwestein load at once made a similar ii-duetlon. The Hock Island , however , insists that It is > maintaining rates. Weather for To-day. Mo. \ vi I.Kdealing cooler weather. \\imUlitltinj \ ; to SUPPORT FOR THE STRIKERS The Army of the Knights of Labor Will Grant Them Aid. 530,000 FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. I'owclerly Makes n Grand Appeal Cor Hclpatttils Trylnc Tline Jlls Opinion iF ) Gould's Letter. Money Tor the Men. CntcAoo , April n. [ Special Telciam. ] "I have just letnrned from St. I.otils , " silil J. J. Mahoncy , member of the state executive board of the Knljjlits of Labor , "lain well pleased with the outlook. The men aio in the best of spirits and determined to fight it out until our oidcr Is recognized , nnd until Oould and Hoxlo agree to nibltrate the dltlei- cnccs that exist. There will bo no violence In Kasl St. Lonls. The state , district and national executive boatds will see to it that no excuse Is alloulcd for an attack by the militia. The rallio.ids aio doing noth ing , and can do nothing until they make peace with their old employes. Tlio stoiiiM sent out by lloxio about a hundred cats being moved daily are simply pure fiction. I think it Is sate to picdlct that the stiiko will boovei Inside of two weeks. Tlio business men of St. I/ouls aio brlnglnga pressuie upon Hoxlo that lie cannot long withstand. Lest , however , the fight may bo prolonged , the Illinois state executive board will begin at onca to lalso money tor the sup port ot the sttlkcrs and their families. "Tlio Knights of Labor , " said Worthy Fore man Klcliaid Griffiths , "made , a j ear ago , n general assessment on the cntlie eider tor the benefit of the Wabash strikcis. The assessment was only 33 cents , but over 8100,000 was raised and the stiIke was won. I don't know vliat assessments will be made this time. 1 think theio me 500,000 moio knights in good standing to-day than there were n year ago. An assessment ot CO cents would , I think , lalse at least 5300,000. The method of assessment is , of cotuse , easy , and is thiough the ditleicnt lodges. Appeal For Aid. PiiiLAnm.rniA , April 15. Uoncral Mas- tei Workman 1'ovvdeilv , of the Knights ot Label , to-day addressed the following cir cular to the members of the older : To the Noble Order of Knights of Labor of Ameiica To the Older wherever lottud ( ticeting : Yon have all read of the great stiiko on the ( lould lines of i ail way in the southwest. Its histoiy is being wiitten day by day. It makes but little diffoienco now vv nether the men of the southwest acted wisely or not. Let us pass that part of the affair over , for it , too , lias passed into history. Tlio gcncial executive boaul ot our eider attempted to settle tlio double and ie- > tore haimony. Agreements weio made with them by Jay Oonld , Esq. , but when the board leached St. Louis Iloxlo would not ticat with them. Not that alone , but IIP posi tively lefused to employ Knights of Lnbor , whether they had been active in the stiike or not. not.It now becomes the part of evciy man and woman in the order to take up tlio light of the men of the southwest and asilst them to the lull extent of their means. They have been idle lor neaily two months. They have had a most ttj Ing ordeal to go through and aie in need of luiuls. It requires no eloquence or rhetoric to plead the cause of these suffering people. They ic- nuiro aid , and it becomes 0111 duty to extend that aid as quickly as is possible tor us to do so. Send eveiy dollar yon can spaio to the general secictiuy-ticasuier , who will at once torwaul It to the men at St. Louis lor dlstii- bution. lleincmber the men out tlieio do not ask for chaiity. They do not ask at all. It Is your executive board that makes the appeal in their behalf. Ho who gives quicklv gives doubly. Act at once. Anothei aupeal may bo sent to you , and wo ask of you to picpaie tor It now. We must l.e judged by our actions in this matter. Do not pass resolutions condemning capital , for wo are not lighting capital. Do not antagonize the contest we have hefoions. Lotus malto a iiiend of every man who has suffered thiough monopoly , This balllo against the man who icpiesents monopoly must be tonght manfully. Watch his actions everywhere. Keep an eye on tlio doings ot congiess. Uige the committee that has been appointed to do its duty fear lessly. Stiengtlicn their hands. Give them every aid. In conclusion , let its again ask that you send at once every dollar that yon can at picbdit lalse to uphold the men who aie now out on the lines of thn southwest system of the ( ioiild lallwuvs. Do not dclav , and at the same time make icaily to bilng the whole power of the order to bear upon the man who wrecks raihoads , homes , fortunes and lives In Ins giced lor gold. Let us detcimino to have It go into history that tlio men of 188(5 ( struck as giandly for llueity as the men of 17TO. Tlio men of 177(5 ( broke the pnvver of monarchy nnd dethroned the king. The power which they wrested fiom the bands of the king was not so gieat as that which Is now held by ono man , who , tlnougli the corrupt use of money , has brought mamifactutcis and workmen to ruin. The power of the king has passed away. The power of wealth Is passing away , and it must now bo determined whether man shall rule or whether illegiti mate wealth shall rule. [ Signed ] T. V. Pownnni.v- Oencial Master vYoikiimn. I'owdcrlyou Gould's Jjettor. SCIIANTON , 1'a. , April 15. In an inteiview this altornoon I'ovvdeily , when nskcd what he thought ot Coidd's icply to his manifesto , said : "I have not bad much time to think of It , for this has been nit unusually busy day with mo. 1 don't think , however , that jlr. Gould has answered my letter. Ills reply Is a quibble and an evasion , and ho fairly slops over on some points. All theio is in his communication has been said befote. Ho evidently wants to pose befoio the countiy in the light of a maityr , but the Knights of Labor don't pioposo to honor him with inartjrdom. Wo have Invited him to cairy his threats of prosecution line the conits , and wo are ready to meet him thete. He announced some tlmo ago his intentions tocommence a scries of prosecutions against us , and wo want him to proceed at once. Wo shall not bo swayed from our course by .anything bo may say or do. Wo shall appoint - point a committee of the order to Investigate the stiike , and If the knights are at fault they shall not bo screened. Wo are anxious , however , to have a concessional committee Investigate the stiiko first to ascertain the cause leading to it , and then make It public without delay. Gould acts , or talks rather HUe n man who teais hov 111 be injtne.I. If bo should be punished legally for unlawful acts ot his , that would not be unjustly Injur ing htm. It would bo merely upholding the law , If any of our men are amenable , let them al o suffer. " Mi. 1'owdeily was called to Chicago late to-night on impoitant business. The Stiiko .Situation , KT Lot'is , April 15. The letter of General Master Woikman I'ovvderly to ] Secretary Tinner Is said by tlio executive committee to bo thuiesultof a uniinlmous demand upon him by assemblies of the order to place the strike upon a bioad ba-.ls , and ask the suit- port of the entire oigani/atlon by fouual ch- cular , Contiibutloiis aio tunning up. Thousands of dollais liavo been icccivcd eveiy day by the men. For tlio last week , they liavo averaged over S'.OOO a dav. All this inoney bas been bent out to be distrib uted among the stiikers at eveiy point on the jsjbtciu where it Is needed , ana It has been fcufticicnt to meet all demands bo far without calling upon the reserve fnnd ot the order or orneilns an nssessaicrit. Hut I'owderly'n di rection for n call for contributions moots with the appioval of tiir btfard.bccattso It will prove to the pnbllotlmt tip stiiko has the en dorsement of the onli r Hi general. A I.ITTI.i : MOItn SHOOTINfl. One of the mllltniy sentries in the Van- dalla vards , In Kast St. Louis , was hrcd upon by an unknown man. Thosentry llred and woke up another man In ambush. Tlio mis creants both escaped. Two rails wcro re moved from the Cairo Short Line road near Ucllevllle by unknown parties last night. Vltm'AI.I.Y I.NDKI ) AT ATOHISON. ST. Louis , April 13. A special from Atchl- son , Kansas , states that the strike at that point Is virtually over. Out of 113 men who stopped work thereby order of the Knights of La i ) or , 78 have returned to woik. as they say , lor good. _ Another Street Car Strike. Nr.vv YOIIK , April Ifi.-Klovcn bundled emploies of the Thlidavenut' , Lexington avenue , Hundred and twenty-fifth street and cable lines met to-night to decide the ques tion of the contemplated stiiko on account of the icfnsal lo dlsclmtcc seven non-union iMiiplojes. At mldnlgnt It was decided to tie up the roads at 4 o'clock in the mom- ing. If tlio demands aic not met It is tlncatened to tlo up all the roads In the city. Street Cir Strike at Hnltliuoro. UAi.'iniom : , Md. , Aptil in. At noon to day the olllccis of the Knights of Labor ordeied tbo Heine up of all cars of the Union , Peoples and Cential companies and the work was done asiaiildlyus the cats leached their icspectlvo stations. Canadians Kmlorso Home Rule. Quimc : : , Apill 15. In the local legislature ycstciday Leicerler , leader of the liberal paity , gave notice that ho would bilng tip the following motion : "Wheicas , The ilclit of self-government Is sacred to the Canadian people ; and AVheicas , They believe and know from actual experience that constitutional govern ment brings strength , peace , union and piospcrlty to the nation. Therefore be it resolved. That this bouse re gards with great satisfaction and sympathy tlionoblo elicits of lit Hon. W. E. Glad stone to peacefully solve the problem of homo rule in Iioland without disintegrating tlio empire. And bo it further resolved , That thu speaker of this house bo diiccted to communicate these resolutions to Kltfht lion. W. E. Glad stone. " Irishmen of this city are jubilant over the action taken by * the Icglslatnie. The motion 'will piobably bo unanimously adopted. TheBurtjiet Adopted. LONDON , April 15. Sir William Haicourt , chancellor of tbo exchequer , introduced the budget in the bouse of commons this even ing. Ho stated that the expenses for 1SS5-SO vveio E1,3UJ,837 less , and the icceipts 81,208- CiKlless than the estlmito made by Chlldeis a jearago , making an actual deficit ot 2(542- ( , Ul'i instead ot : } , b27,171 o estimated. The budget was adopted by the house. Killed by Falling Walls. 1'Anis , Apiil 15. Nine persons wcie killed and a number injtned to-day at Ajacclo , the the capital of Corsica , by the collapse of a mansion. _ Poland to bo Germanized. Br.in.ix , April 15. The upper house of the diet has adopted the bills lor Geimani/- lug 1'oland. i Sensational Developments. COLUMIIUS , Ohio , Apill 15. The legislative committee appointed .to Investigate- charges of bribery In electing II. B. Payne senator In January , 1884 , icportcd this even ing. The majority icpoit , slgnen by the three lepublicans , is lengthy nnd somewhat sensational , and has caused a gicat stir , especially the evidence o L. A. Russell , vv ho tclls'of picking up a 5-0 bill on the floor of Di. Pago's loom , Page being Payne's man ager , and J. .1. Hale , who told ot entering J. lluntington's 100111 nnccicmoniously and liudlng stacks of bills moro iiieney piled up than ho over saw in the bank of which ho Is director. Tlio committee sets forth tliatHuntington , who Is ono of the diiectois of the Standard Oil company , was icgaided as puiserot theal- lezed Payne fund , and as soon as this com- mittco was appointed ho lied to Cuba and has not been available. The mlnoiity report , signed by the two democratic members , is devoted to aigumcttts to impeach most of the damaging witnesses. Tlio matter will inobably be befoie the house all the week. Disemboweled With a Dirlc. HASTINGS , Neb. , April 15.-Special.j-Pat [ Mouissey was aiialgncd in theuolico couit to-day on a charge ot assault with a deadly w capon on John Connor , a shoemaker , at the B. A : M. depot , yesterday afternoon. Thoex- amiiiatiou was postponed pending tlio icsult ot Connoi'ri wounds. Mouissey and Connor got into a dispute about a woman. Hot wouls followed and vile epithets weio fieely used. Suddenly Morrlsscy pulled adhknnd plunged It Into Connoi'.s bowels , making a filghttul wound. Tlio doctois say the chances of iccovciy arc not assuring at present. "VcBterdaj'H IltiscHall UamcH. The base ball games pltij cd by the loading clubs of the country yosteiday lesnltedas follows : At Washington Nationals 10 , Portlands 1. AtChailcbton , S. 0. Atlantas 0 , Charles tons A. At Fort Moiuoe , Va. Hochestcrs 10 , Hampton Nationals 2. At Philadelphia Athletic 0 , Philadel phia 8. At Baltimore Boston 2 , Baltlmoio 1. At Pittsbmg Dctiolt 8 , Pittsbuig 1. Atllaittoid Haitfordl ! , Metropolitan 1. Iowa's Now Deputy State Auditor. Dis : MOINKS , Apill 15.-P. II. flrlstow , of this city , was to-day appointed deputy state auditoi , vice Hammond , suspended with Urown. Mary Walker and tlio Western Con- grcsMiiiun. A small , smart , esthetic lookine ; young gentleman , drcsacd In n neat suit of ulaulc and n shining Imt , walked briskly into the lile-room of the house and shook hands with Dr. French , Harry Sinitlk , Jne o Rogers , Jtulga WijiKins anil ollmr well-known nml faithful olllcers who there do congregate. Unt there VVUH in the loom at tnu tlmo u : inembcr from n western btnte who was not known to the young gentleman , tuid to whom the young gontlomaii was unknown. The member was smoking a cigar , ami the young gcntlcman'fl entrance did not in terrupt nis pleasure. Soon the young gentleman made n roinark which the vvestoin member had reason to believe was an allusion to him. "There ought to bo n sign , 'no smoking allowed , ' put up in this room"said tlio young gentleman saicasticnlly , The western representa- tlvo looked around , nnd , finding nobody smoking but himself , took the remark to Jiimselt. "I never tmoko aloud , sir , " buid lie , good-lmmoredly. Hut the young gentleman vvus not to bo put oil' with u joke. "Only u hog would smoke in the presence of a lady , " ho said. "I'm with you there , " replied the western member. r"J'hon you admit it * " "Admit what ? " "Tliat j on nro U hog. " ' 'Hy no means. I never binolo in Iho presence of n lady. " At this remark the young gentleman ( low into n passion mid told tlio icpiesentutivo that he was no gentleman. "You're no gentleman , sir ; no gentleman , no gentle man , " ho repeated over nnd over. "Neither are you , sir ; neither nro you , neither are you , " the congressman re plied , The young gentlemanin n parox ysm of lussion , Vanished out of the room , Then the congressman from the webt learned that he had been talking to Dr. Mary Walker. BEATING ABOUT THE STUMP , How the Scnata Will Reconcile Itself to Confirming Nominations. GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY To Many Now Appointees In the "West Tlio Administration's Square Diiukxloxvii Views uu Anrloits SInttcrs. The AVfty It AVorka. \\AoittNaToN , April 15. fSueclal Tcc- ! gram.J-lt Is not likely that tlieic will be any more delays over a cei lain class ot nomina tions that will come before the senate. When tlio president makes n nomination to till a \acaney created by suspension , If the term of the suspended otllccrevplics before the sen ate acts upon the nomination , nndEtlio presi dent withdraws It and rcuomlnatcs the nominee to fill a vacancy tuado by expira tion of term , the senate will treat the renonil- nation as If It was an oilglnal nomination to llll a vacancy made by an explicd teim , nnd die matter of suspension will not enter Into the c.iso. In other wouls , It will then become a simple question of the Illness of tlio man appointed. The \\IlhdiawaI of the name for the pin pose ot making a lenoni- inallon , withdraws whatever chances tlieie may have been filed , and lea\cstho case without political prejudice. This announce ment will bo hailed with joy by a laige mini- bnr of postmasters In Iowa , sonio in Nebias- kn , Minnesota , Illinois , and Eevei.il In other noithwestern states. The new regime In sures their prompt conllnnatlon. A & < } UAIti : 1IACK-DOWX. A good deal of comment was made to-day In lepubllcan elides upon the action of the senate committee on tlnanco In iclntlon to nominations of collcctois of Intcinalrevenue , as Is disclosed lu a resolution made public by the senate In o\ccutl\o session yeslerday afternoon. That icsolntion uncovers a coni- plelc back-down by the administration liom tlio position it some time ago assumed in ro insing Information healing upon removals or suspensions of icpublican olllee holders. It declares : "That the letters of the secrctaiy of the tioasury to the committee on tin a nee , dated Maich 10,18bO , or subsequently , in re lation to the suspension of collectors of Internal icvomie should bo recel\cd and held as honest declarations , made in good faith , that there arc no charges or papers on Hie In the department icllcctliiK In any manner against their moral or olllclal conduct or chaiacter. " This icbolutlon was supported by every democratic as well as lepubllcan member of Iho committee on finance , and it was under stood at the time of its adoption thai it would \eiysalisfacloiy to the administration. In deed , the dcmocials suppoitcd it Knowing It was dcsiicd by the administiation and realMng that it was a gentle way of "letting down1' the administiation acknowledg ing , as it so liiinly at lust refused to do , that these republican Internal icvenue collcctois were suspended 01 removed on puielv polit ical grounds. Tills completely Hits the blockade - ado and probably Indicates the coniso which the republican senators propose to take in the future in regard to nominations to lill vacancies made by removals or suspensions upon political gidiinds , vU : Whei6 chaiges arc not piofeiied against the nominee , con- tirmations will bo made. So the administia- tion has been soundly thrashed at Its own game. A CAUTIOUS nr.MocnAT. "There is going to be a tcirilie light at the polls this fall , " said a Virginia member to your correspondent to-day. "I have been talking with members of tlio house , and .scna- tois. too , icpiesentlng all political paitics , and there is a dcteiinitiation 'to make the fur Hy , ' as one republican Dnt it. " 'What will bo the contest ? " I asked. "Oh , there are to bo some legislatures elected in California , Indiana and oilier donbtlul states that will elect United States senators ; then the contest for tlio next house of repiescntatlves is to bo fierce. You see tlio lopublleans are calm and confi dent of success. They have oiganized their concessional campaign committee out of their \ery best nmteiial , and aic , as they openly fiay , going in to win now. Wo expect lo have some say In this thing. 'Iho odds aio largely in out favor. Tlio number ot dcmociatic concessional districts in the country exceed the lopubiican ones by twenty to thlity ; and then wo have the macliineiy of goveinmcnt , If that is any benefit. " "Do you really believe your paity will have the next house'1" "I do not like to say , " was the evasive an swer , "because 1 cannot tell what clfect the Morrison tariff bill will lm\o on the coimti v. Taiiff bills make and unmake icpicsonta- ti\cs , you know , moio than any other of- ficeis. Hut the contest will bo spirited. " run invnii AND iiAiinon HILT , . A geat deal of fear Is cnteitallied in con gressional circles about the fate of the river and haiboi lull In the house. A large number of mcmbcis have expressed the belief that the bill will not bo passed , ami that the longci It is delajcd the less will bo Its chances of suc cess. The last congiess icportcd a river and harbor bill that failed of passage , and ono of the sessions of tlio piovious congiess missed"file on a ihcr and haibor bill. The tioublo with the o mcasiuos , however , was that they wcie topheavy with Mississippi ii\cr piovlslons. The object in the picpaia- ( ion of the bill now on the calendar of the house has been to so dlstilbntc thoappro- piiatlons or amounts in It as to catch a general suppoit. blnco tljo dis aster wrought by the passage of a liver and haiboi bill by Iho first session of the Foily-eighth congress , by which , many believe , tlio dcmociats elected the last con giess , theio has been a very chary manner about members In reference to appropiiatlon bills of this character , and although neatly all river and harbor bills have been passed by a log-rolling piocess they have como to shudder at such a thing. Undoubtedly moio men ( republicans ) were defeated tor re election four j ears ago on account of having voted for a liver and harbor bill of largo and unwise dimensions than weio evei defeated at any ono election for any ono cause. This makes men cautious now. JADS' : snu1 JIAJUVAY jiu-r. . It Is expected now that the senate com mittee on commeico will soon act on I'ads' Eld ] ) railway bill. The committee lias been tied lor a month or moro by the absence of Senator Jones , of i'Joilda , and has been unable to break tlio deadlock. Now , how ever , that Senator Gibson has been appointed to act In Jones' place it Is expected that the bill will bo taken up and acted on. Gibson Is supposed to favor the bill , III.ANII TALKS A110UT HIS IHI.L. "What are yon going to do about your silver blll'i" ' Your correspondent asked of Hlnnd , of Mlssouil , father of the proposition for Ireo coinage. "Letltioot for a while now , " he said. "Wegotaveiy encouraging vote on It. Wo will let it rest for a n Idle and may do better next time. " "If yon would add a clnus-e putting.n del : lai's worth of silver Into the dollar you could pass U couldn't you ? " "Yes , I buppo o t > o , but that would bo just Increasing the obligation of the debtor cla s CO per cent , and 1 don't think wowould bo justified In doing tint , wo will let the matter rest a while , and let congress hear from the people. They will bo he.iid from. " DAKOTA'S * ADMISSION . "What Is Rolnt : to bo done with your bill for the admission of Dakota ? " your corre spondent asked ot Congressman lllll of Ohio , chairman of the house committee on territories. "I think It will pass" ho said. "It Is a prellmliiaiy stcit looking toward the admis sion , and I think everybody will lavorlt. " "Do 1 ou think tlio bill for the admission ot Dakota will pass at this session. " "That Is lather doubtful. I am not so sure about that , however. Nobody can say as to that , but 1 think the division will not bo objected to by either party. " cjur.nt rnuuKs or nnromir.ns. For some time the local conits have been agitated over the closing of bniber shops In this city. Theio has been no rjnes-tlon about the baiber shops opening on Sunday hciitofore , nnd they have been dolmr a Halving business on that day ; but some strange movement has come about by which the b.iibcr shops aio foiccd to clo o , and the theatiesand the great panoiama of Hull Hun open simultaneously on that day. What this means the good cit izens are becoming o.xclted to learn. Theio may bo little wrong In opening the Hull linn panoiama , but no ono questions but that the woik of baibeis Is far less haimfnl , morally , than that of theaties , A veiy pccular fit ol icform seems to have sel7cd Washington , and the people aic talking about the remark able Inconsistency connected with It nil. Tin : Apriiorni V.TION mi.i.s which have been repotted from committees to the housn aio nearer the estimates than wcro those of the Hist session of tnu last congress , it has been obscivcd , and theio will bo less likelihood of deficiencies than then. The republican mcmbcis say this Is owing to the fact that the majority of the house aio In accoid with tlio administiation nnd tbciofore deficiencies are undesirable , while tlio demo crats say It Is because the estimates wcio moro satisfactory than they have been for years ; that the specifications In the estimates were more definite than they have over been , and the necessity ot allowing the iccom- mcndatlons moio appaiout. No one claims that any economies have been Instituted. It Is tlio aim of the present administiation to maintain the service In all blanches ot the government. TAitirp nnronM. If one Is to judge fiom general expression the minority has got the best of the aignmont on the Moiilson-Hewitt tariff bill , and tlio measure Is not as stiong as It was when re- lei ted lo the huusc. The administiutho portion ot the bill that portion which pro poses to disentangle some of the questions in the piescnt taiiff law is icccivcd witli consldeiablo favor : but the common princi ple of thoMoiilson poittonof ( he bill Is not in as good lavoi as it was a week or ten days ago. ago.This This nppai on t disfavor of the bill is likely the result ot the near approach of its consid. cialion , when members must meet It fairly , and the opinions cxpicssed now aio consequently quently more In accoid with proposed action than they wcio a short time ago , when the destiny of the bill was entirely unknown. TIIU KIOIIT IIOUU MOVCMUNT. A laigo attended mass meeting of woiklng- men was held bcielast night , at which icso- lutlons wcie adopted callinglor the enforce ment of the elcnt hour law In government woikshops , tcndeiing sympathy to the woikingmen overjwhoio in their elfoils to secuie shoitcr woiking days , decai ) ing that the lallroad slilko row in piogicss In tlio southwest emphasises the injustice of the relations at piesent existing between capital and labor , and that , as suupoitcis of law and oidei , condemn all acts ot violence and the dcbtiuctlon ot piopcrty , but at the same time d'jnouneo as minder the cold blooded shooting down by hiicd tjmgsof innocent and unarmed men , women and childien , and thee dastardly ninideis , instead ot retaiding or impeding the woik of unification among the industrial classes , will only bind moro lnmly In one univeisalbrothcrhood the wage caineis ol the countiy , and that oiganl/ed laboi will not lest until the pcrpeliators ot thoao diabolical and mmdcioiis outia esbo brought lo trial , conviction ami adequate punishment administered. lleniosontallvo O'Neill , of Mlssonii , pie- sided and on the platform wcio a hugo niim- bci of members ol congiess. Van Wyclc Wants to ICnovy. WASHINGTON , April 15. Senator Van Wyck has Intioduced , and the senate has agiced to the following : Itesolved , That the committee on public lands bo dnectcd to a ceitain by what an- llioiily timber cut on the public domain by the consent and knowledge , and under the iiilings ami instruction ot tlio inteiior and land ( Icnaitmcnt , is sei/ed by said depart ment vvitnoul duo piocess ot law and or- deied to bo sold without any judgment or execution dliecling tlio same. Favorlnu Abrogating the Treaty. WASMINOION , Amll 15. The house com mittee on ways and means to-day decided , by a vote ot nine to one , to icpoit lavoiably the lesolutlon recommending the abrogation of the Hawaiian treaty. Mcssis. Moiilson , Mills , Hewitt. McMillan , Hairix , Hicckon- ridge , of Aikansas , Maybmy , Kelly and Hlscock voted in favoi ol ilia icsnlutlon , and Kopiesentatlvo Hicdcomldgo. ol Kentucky , cast the negatlv o volo. A Fraud Slopped. WAPIIINOTO.V. April 15. The sutvoyor geneta ; to day issued an older dlicctlng the postmaster at Qulncy , 111. , to withold pay- menls ot money oidcis to the Nathais Incnbotoi company , do ing business at that place , and the United Stales attorney has caused the 111- icstof Haivcv S.Waldo , oilginlttor of the scheme on a chaige ot using the malls to do- traud. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For Tlilrd-CIiiHH I'ostiiuiHtcr.s. WASHINGTON , April 15. Mr. Wilson , of Iowa , otlcrcd a lesolutlon in the senate to day , dliectlng the senate committee on post- offices and post toads to examine and repoit what legislation Is necessaiy to anthorl/o the postmaster geneial to lease piemlses for thlid-class poslolllccs. The resolution was agreed to. to.The The Santa FC'H HOSTON , Apill 15. T.io annual leport of the Atchlson , TopekaAr Santa Fo rallioad for Ib > b5 gives the following infoinmtlon ; Gross Gainings , STJOOJ ! ; total Inteicst , dividends and other fixed chatgos , including S291.0CO foi the sinking funds , 5-flb59,000 ; net Biuplus which has been added to tholn- como accounts , 8501,000 , This surplus does not Inclndo the piollts of the Atchlson land giant dcpaitment , which last year amounted to Sl.aw.OW. _ Scabs Must Go. NEW Yomc , A pi 11 ! > . 10 : 0 a. in , As yet tlieio has been no llo-up on the Third avenue sticet car lines. ThoKmplre 1'iotectlvo as sociation held an all night meeting. The as sociation wants seven non-union men In the employ of the company dlschaiged , It the officers do not consent to tills a tie up vv 111 be ordoicd to-moirow moinlng , Uoyoottcrr * Arreslcd NKwYotiK , Apill 10. Eight boycotting bakers who peddled clrcnlais bcloio the bakery of Mis. Gray on Hudson sticet tor several da > s past , weio last night aiiontcd lor disoideily conduct. . Death of tt Millionaire. UUFFAI.O , April 15" . Fiank W. Tiacy , tlio millionaire husband of Agnes 1'thel , the actress , died this moiulug.agcd47 , THE DOINGS OF CONGRESS Senator Logan's Long Argument for Benato Open Executive Sessions. IT MIGHT AS WELL BE DONE , For tlio Newspapers Ilnvo the lro ccciHiija Just the Same Oma ha's limited Into Transport a- tlou 1)111 Passes , lu the Hcnato. WASHINGTON , Api II IB. air. Logan took the Hour In suppoit of the movement for open pNocntlve sessions. Ho picfoiied his own icsolntiou , ho said , because It provided bioadly for open sessions on nil matters oC nomination nml continuation without poliiK Into the story of scciot sessions. In dm ciu i so of his rcmaiks Mr. Logan said the sceiets of executive sessions weio lot out In some way , ho w onld not say how cotieetly. Was theio over an c.\ccntl\o session to con sider an Important matter fiom which tome- tlilng hail not leaked ont't' Ho acquitted the officers of the sunnto of any fault In this mut ter. Hi > did not believe they let any scents out. Still the newspapers were full ol state ments oftho things that happened or weio said to happen In executive .sessions. If they did not make coueet statements they pro- lessed to do so. 11 the senate would not open Its ( loins was It not cncouiaglni : mlsiepiesentatlons on the pint of the nowspapois'i' Was It not hettoi to liavo the conntiy know \\hat transpires ? Nc\vspaicr \ men did the best they could. They ( jot secrets liom somebody , Mr. Logan did not know tiomhoui ; probably fiom the spittoons or desks of the seimto chamber ; of course not 1 1 0111 any senator. Wcio not the senators cncouiaglng the newspaper mon testate state things that \\eio not triio'i' The senate was not directly lesponslblo lor any Incor rect statements as to scciet sessions. It the doois weio onuncd the speeches In o\ecntl\o sessions would bo shorter , Iho proceedings inoio oidcily and the debates butter and of a more elevated character. As to the pub licity of votes , Mi. Logan was pcilcetly will ing that his constituents and everybody clso slionld know how lie \oted in executive BCS- slnns ; nnd If. ho dated ho would lull u\uiy day what his vote was , but ho ne\oi did. Mr. Hoar asked Mr. Logan \\hcther his logic would not ico.ulio the uiooceodlugs ol a committee also to be open to the public. Mr. Logan leplled : "Not at all. But why should not the committee. meetings bo open to the public , itj anybody warned them to be ? " Mi. Hoar said that baldly any proceedings were of moro Impoitiincuorol public Inteiest than the proceedings of the committee on ways and means ot the house of representa tives , 01 the tlnanco committee of tlm senate , and especially Impoilant wcio the proceed ings ot Iho onfeionce committees on ques tions of tuvonne. Mr. Hoar asked Mi. Logan vvhcthci ho would have the pioceedlngs o such committees open to the public. Mr. Logan had known the astuteness of the senator 1 1 om Massachusetts ( Hani ) In at tempts to throw the people oil the track In debate wheiicvci n pionosltlon was made which did not ngico vvith Ills notion. 13ut the senate was not discussing on the ques tion ot open committee moctimjs. The people woie not demanding open committee meetings , but they wcio demanding open doois lor the pioceedlngs ol the senate , and the doois will bo opened. Mr. Logan pointedly added : "Mark what I tell you , and It will not bo long cither. , ' Atter fuithcrdebato Iho senate took up the Intel-state commeico bill. Tlio senate w cut Into executive session , and when the doois reopened adjoin neu. House. On motion ol Mr. Brockemldgc the senate bills weio passed extending to Omaha , Neb. , and Poitland , Oicgon , the provisions ot the law iclativo to the immediate tianspoitatlou , of dutiable goods. The house then went Into committed of the whole on the liver and limber appiopihitlou bill. bill.Mr. Mr. Ilcpbmn chaiactcil/ed some of the anpropiiafioiis as piodlgal. wasteful , a. tin owing away of the people's money. Jlo especially opposed the Gidveslon Imibor ap- pioprlatlon on Iho ground that the plan for { ho fmpiovcnicnt of that haiboi had been shown lo bo defective. Ho also criticised the appiopilation fo i the lower Mississippi river. Jlo would like to ECO navigation on that iher impiovcd , but ho had no lalth In the pietenso that It was lei the tmpiovcmcnt ot navigation that these oxncndltuies weie to he made. Slilko out ol the plan of the com mission the levee Icatnre , and tlieio was not a membei fiom the legion ol the lower Mis- Hlsslppl who would laibo his hand to hcciuo Ilitappiomlatlon. The bill was then lead by sections for amendments , and some little PIOKIC.JS wirn made hetoio Iho committee rose and the house adjoin ncd. Secret a of tlio Senate. WASHING ION , Apill 15. In tlio senate's ONCcntivo session Iho Ycne/nolan licatvvvaa taken up , lead and ratified without debate. Jt piovides for the icopcnlng of claims ot citi/.cns of the United Slates against the government of Vene/nela. ThcbO iiio to bo considered by a commission oE thiee , onolo bo appointed by each goveui- meiit , and tbo thltd to bo selected by those tw o. The senate then proceeded to the consider ation ol nominations , and a number of inlei- estlngiepoits liom committees wcio icad. Motions wcio made in respect to bcvor.il ol them that the Injunction of scciecv bo lemovcd , Mr. Saulsbuiy ilioiight the icpoits wuio o a political mitiiie , and pioto'tcii against sup- piecing that which waslavoiabln to the dcmociatlc paily and publishing that de signed to make capital lor tlm icpubllcans. The Injunction In live lepoits was icmovcd , desnltotho piotcst. That upon tint casonl 1'alilck Gibbons , to ho postmaster nt Kcnkiik , Iowa , vice S. M. Clnike , was made by Mr. Wilson , ol Iowa. and says that the suspension of. Walk was made on purely political giounds. that theio Is nothing on iilo affecting his clmiactoi In the slightest do- gioe , and that ho does not dcslio to letain the olllee. 'Jho conimltleo thcinlniu icconi- mended the conlirmatlon ol ( ilbbons. New Grain ItateH. ST. PAW. , Apfll 15. This iiltoinoon the icpicscntntlvcs ol tlio height dcp.ntmcntsof tlio Milwaukee , Omaha , Minneapolis it St. Louis and Wisconsin Cential held a meeting at the Omaha olllecs and discussed gialu rates and tinn.sll mtittciK , It was linally decided to innLo a rate ot ten cents pei IniMdied on gialn and all gialn pioducts to Chicago. The last late In existence was I'j' ' e vvailo tiaiiblt was 10u and HKc. This virtually does away with tianslt.as no shlppci would gain an v thing by milling In tiauslt. Tlio JVIcxIcHiiH J > pleated , SAN FiiANCihco , Apill 15. Advice * from ( iiiaymas Htate that two skirmishes with Yaqui Indians this week icsnltcd In the do- Icat of the Mexican tioops with the loss of three Killed ano eight wounded. The Indians also captnicd aims , ammunition and lia'ratro ' ot the Mexican tioops. The Mexicans have li,00'J men , The Indianb unilci ( Jajunirr aio repotted to nnmliei 4.0JO , A gcncial ndvam.0 Is to be made on the Indians on the 17th Inst , Jlo AVns lillco tlio I'lovvors Tliut IJIooni in tlio Kprlng- . Boston ( Jlobo. "Hello , , Johnson , " said a pi inter to a former compositor , 'T haven't seen you for u lon time. " "No. " roilie < l Jolmson , "an old undo has left mo $40,000 , and now 1 am like the llowcrs that bloom in the spring. " "IlowibtliatV" "I have nothing to dovith the C.UB , " Parcel Dolivei r company removed ( Q o07.Slilh.st. mj are how jiicpnrcil ly chock bu ya ; u to and ti out rallioud U jints.