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nt maaieui5t.gfip Jii l ± , THE OMAHA nv FIFTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , FRIDAY , MORNING , APRIL 23 , 1S8G. NUMBER 2G5. NOT A SINGLE TRAIN MOVED , Deputy SbcrifTs Fail to Start tlo Wheels Turning in Chicago , A FEW STRIKERS ARRESTED. . llu.elncss nt the Custom House nt n Stnuil Still nml Kcnrs I0.x * -SSCI ! of n Gen eral Htrlkc. ThnHHiintlon In ChlonRO. CIIICAOO , April 22. Shoilly befoio 7 o'clock this morning tlm swllchmen and their adherents , of the Laku Shore mail , began to lissom bio at Itoot and I'orly-thliil .streets. Tlm sltlkcis weie very tacltinn and would express no opinion ns lo tlm anticipated events of thu day. The sheiilf had not commenced to muster his men tip to U o'clock this morning , and shuttly alter 0 n force of twonty-lUu legtilar deputy slict ill's assem bled tinder ciders nt tlm sheriff's ollico , wait ing for wonl to march to the scenii of the double at Korly-llrst street. Special depu ties did not show up at tlm main olllcc. but assembled at viuious detective ollices. Pin- ketton oDIelals said none of their people will bu at the scene of tumble. A member ot tlm Switchmen's liiolhcihood called at the Hlieilll'H olllcu tills mom- ing and asked to bu swotn In as n deputy. "Tliu men mo pulling pins and throwing switches at Koity-thltd street , " ho said , "and are doing us a gtcat deal of harm , and tlm oigant/atlon Ims no sympathy for them. They aiunieu who have hung aiound tlm plaio for years , and niu always loady for n tight. 1 know them all , and t think I can do thu shoiltf a great deal of good by going with him and showing the lightcisthal tlm binthi-ihond does noticcug- nl/u them. " Ho will piobably boswoin In. The situation is practically unchanged , but considerable anxiety is lull us to the out come. Tlm Lake Shore railroad company filed n bill In the siipiemucourt this moinlng citing Unit the comjiany owns cettaln lands , Macks and let iiiinal facilities in tlm county which aio now being tiespassed upon by sixty men , not men in its employ , naming tlio shiking switchmen. The bill tcellos tlie. o men ate Intelfeiing wlfh thu movement of the rail- load company and aio In other ways trespasseis , and praying for an In junction to prevent their furtliorinlcilercncu with the op-ration of tlio company. .luduu Ganett Issued a wilt of injunction against tliu men this forenoon , and at 1':10 : p. m. a train loaded with ! ttK > deputy sheiilfs left the depot for the scene of the stilko toanest the e men andbrlng them Into com t. Tlm car containing thu deputy sheiill's icnclu-tl Korty-thlid stieetat 1:15 : p. m. and thu deputies began at oncu serving writs on the slriki'is. Two ot Ihrco of fire non-union menjdescrted Iheir posts and went over lo tlm strikers. Al 'J o'clock the ciowds in the yards atForty- Ihlnl sticet luul swelled to two thousand men , which the deputy sheriffs nt this hour are trj Ing to drive away fiom the giounds pic- pal atory to stalling out a train , AIO o'clock thu shei ill ouleied the deputies to leturn to the city until 0 o'clock to-iuoi- low morning , till which time no further uf- loits will be made to move lielghts. i'ivi : iruiKiu Aiinviii ! : : ) . A deputy shuilff arrived in tliu city this evening , having In charte live sliikors who had been placed under attest by the shei Ill's nosse. They were aiiesteit on state warrants sworn out before a justice of tlm peace , clmnring "conspiracy to maliciously and feloniously in event tlio Meu and safu iassas'o of Mains ot freight cars. " Tlio prisoner * were taken to the Harrison street policu sta tion and locked nil. The business at the custom house was very dull to-day on account of the strike. Somu of the employes weru of the opinion that theio wuiu nearly titty bonded cars duo in Chicago , now out on tlio Lake Shore some where between Chicago and Klkhait. Tlm eats conlaln goodsfor about all lliu importers In Chicago. riiAii OK A OINIIIAT : , KTIIIKI : . Though business was very dull at the cus tom house , many of tlm Inspectors weio kept veiy busy atthe stock yaids looking for ship ments ofiueat for expoit trom packing and canning houses , Tim inspectors say that samu of the uxpurteis .seem to fed tlmt theio is going to bu a nenural Fttlkuon the roads eenteiiiig liero , and lesiiltlug In a shut down of manufacturing establishment' * . Kxpoit- eis are hiiirylng oil what slock they have in older to meet foreign rontiacts and not bo caught if the stiiko af fects any other eastein roaiH A still larger loico of inspeetois and assistants will be sout to the stoek yards to-monow In answer to demands of cxpoitets. wii.i. TIU : r.vioN'TATfn A irAxn. It Is said Ibis e\euln , ' that the strike has ramifications that aio not fully understood by any but the met : themselves , and It is not nl alllmposslblu that all thu switchmen in tliueountiy , at least those bctwcun heio and the seaboard , stand ready lo aid and abet llio Laku Slioiomen by sulking whenever called upon to do so. H has been per- Msti-ntly denied that this sttlko was under tlm dliccllon of thu Swltchmcns' Mutual Aid association , and tills mav hereto- Into have beun tine. Itut information was gained to day that the Aid association would lie oulv too glad of an oppotunity ( to take up tliu slim of lliu stiiklng men , and this oppor tunity Is doubtless now inesunted. All day- to-day J. L. Moneglmn , chief of llio Aid , as- ( Delation , was busy among thu stiikers , and it was it-piutcd thise > enng ! that thu commit- tcu would meet for thu put posu of consider ing tlm advisability of making tlm .strike strictly a "union" analr and making u'o of all thu | ywer in tlm organisation to gain the day for ( hu local sttlkei.s , The Street Car Strikers. Nr.w VDIIIC , Atll'Alter ) n long .ses sion , tlm meeting ot the executive committee of the Kmplto ptoteetivu association and the TliIidawMiimioad sttlkeis adjourned about II o'clock this monilng without having taken any action towatd ending tlm strike or fotc- Ing the company tolcims , The subject of atmthur geneial "llo-up" was discussed for In ui's , but the cxcculho commltteo decided at the hour of adjoin nmcnt not to take that slcn to-day. Tlm pinllion of IPo Second avenue employes , who olijected to being ouleied out again , had Home elTict in pie\entin thu older Mom be ing Issued. A piomlneut Knight of Labor , member ot lliooklyn assembly No.7.r . > , said thattheiu wasnseilons tuvoll in ihuotder In uvaid to thu foolish manner In which thu piescnt slrlku has been conducted and loud demands weiu being madu lor tlm lemoval ut O'Doniiell , lie.st , Jones and Graham Mom tlm executive committee. Their action In tlelng up all thu toads of this eily Is con demned by all sober heads of thu oiganl/a- tion , The Strlko nl St , l < oulx. - Sr. LOUIH , Apiil 23. KIvo bundled em ployes of the Missouri Car and Kottudiy sompany stopjied woik and joined the stiiko ( ills morning , In obodlencu to the otdcrof tilstilrt assembly 17 , Knights of Labor , The move has been coiitomulated ever since the Unhhth found tlio comiutny was supiilylng thu Mlbsoiiti i'acilin and lion Mountain ruads with it-pail uiateiial , Acommitieuof the Knights called upon the vice piusldent of the company t-nd inioimed him that unless they ceased turnlshlng lepalr material to thu Missouri Pacific and lion Mountain compan ies , their men would bo ouleied out. Tlio vlco piesldent replied that thcso coin-miles weiu Urn bo.sl ciibiomi'is and they would con tinue ab long as they weieablu to till all Iheir oideis. Ptesldunt McMillan In it-ply to a question by renoitcrs as toluturo plans , said : " \\'o \ \ shall try to run our wotkr. witli a now foico of men , but If we full wo shall open our wotks at Cambridge , Hid. , which lias twon closed same time. If wo can't run thu busl- ness lliete. as wu SIHJ tit , wu shall go out altogether. I would rather see tlm works idle IIvo years than accede to anv demands like tlmso madu by the knights. " A Southern 1'nclilu Strike. HOUSTON , Toxa , April si-The yaidmcn of iho.8outhern.Pucilio railway strttil ; toslaj' for what cause is. not , stated. Thuslilkcrs number about fifty men ; Freight tuillie. Im8 becii suspi-udctl blnce- trouble GOULD UXFOTiI)3 11 IS TAfcE. lie Kchcnrscs the Story of the Mis- Hourl 1'nclflc Strike. WASIIIKOTOX , April22. A bar was erected across the corridor and several watchmen excluded the general public from the room occupied by the select committee Investigat ing tiio labor troubles in the southwest Jay * mid was In attendance about halt an hour before the committee met , accompanied by A. L. Hopkins , vice president of the Mis souri Pacific road , and Geneial Swaync , Its counsel. The resolution under which the committee. Is proceeding was read to Gould , and ho was invited to cho his views upon the subject of thu strike , in n lather low volco Gould read n state ment showing In detail thu number of men employed by tlm Missouri Pacilic system. Goiila explained thai the strike occurred in his absence. Hopioducodnndiuad telegrams massing between Powdeilv , Hoxle , tun ! loiiklns. At the date of the strike he had 14flr : > employes , while thu stilkets numbered only : i,717 men , pilnelpally employed In ma chine shops nloni ! lliu Mucks. "What fol lowed thu stilku'.1" asked Gould , showing signs of deep feeling , "Ihey seized St. LonK Kansas City. Scdalla , Tosatkuna , and other tetminal facilities ; they took pos- .se.'slon ami said : 'No man shall run a train over that toad. ' ' 1 hat Is what they said , " ex claimed Gould In a volro exhibiting strong agitation. "Our loyal employes could not inn attain and were deprived of power to earn their wages. That is what followed thu strike. Foiclblu possession , I can't call it anything else , something tlm car of Itussla would hesitate to do with his million soldiers behind him. " Gould then recited at length his version of tin1 Interview between himself and Powdnrly which has alieady been coveted In these dis patches Thu commltteo reassembled ntn p. m , when the examination ot Gould wns lusumed , Hu was iniinited of by Mr. Crain as to the ways ot constiuctlon companies in Issuing stock to llieni'clves out ol piopoitlon to the work done , but Gould denied any knowledge of such daik iind ntiestlonablu transactions , llo had never lieatil anil didn't bollevu in such causes ot complaint as Powdeily alluded to In tlm first day's testimony such as cheating employes In thu matter ol hospital taxation , homestead and stoics belonging to supciln- Icndents and foremen. Ho was innuiicd of by Outhwalte as to slock speculations growing out ot tlie.striko and hu said hu knew nothing of thu kind. Attur llstciilni ! to Gould's icvlcw of the confeienno with Powdeily and thu outcome ot It , Outhwallo asked : "Then yon did not intend to have , or want , any arbitration or ellort to settle any dllllciilties with llio Knights of Labor who had struck or weio out of your employment at the time was that the understanding1. ' " Gould That Is it distinctly. In answer to a question Gould said the geneial effect of the pooling system was beneficial. Without it most of thu railioails of thu country would be in thu hands ol re- cehuis tliioiigh ininoiis competition , and the it-suit would be that wanes would have to be cut down 50 per eent. This closed Gould's examination , which lasted four luniis. Hopkins' testimony was then lieatd. Ho corioliorated the piincipal points In Gould's statement and concluded with a high com pliment to Hoxle lor tlm manner in which ho had ndminlstcii'i ) the affali-t of the company. Thu commltteo adjourned until to-muriow. Ulotlnjj Sugar Kcllners. Hr.vriiu's POINT , La. , Apill Si At 1:30 : this afternoon the strikers at llavemeyer's BiurariclliihiR woiks at Green Point began rioting. Tin co policemen and one striker weio seriously injured. Seveial shots weru tiled , but no one was injuicd so far as known. Alter tliivlng thu police Irom the woikstho stilkets capttned several wagons loaded with sugar and dumped thu contents into thu slieets. The Holing still continues. Furniture Men for Klfjlit Hours. CHICAGO , April 22. The Western Furnl line Manufacturer's association , at which 100 firms -were represented , met heie to-day and decided to inaugurate the eight-hour system on May 1. It was agreed at ( he same time to advance the mice of iurnituio 10 per cunt. The wages of employes will bo icdiiccd to correspond with tin-reduction in boms. Any leadjustmunt found desirable can be madu later on. Iowa IMIuo Inspectors. Iis : Moi.vus , Iowa , Apill 23. [ Special Telegram.J Paiku W. Wilson , state mine inspector specter , icsigned his olllcn to-day and turned over Its affairs to Goveinoi Lanabee. The last legislattito passed a law abolishing the ofllco as now constituted , but providing lor thrco mine ] inspectois , with conciitrcnt powers , and dividing the state into thieo ills- Mlcts for llio puiposo of inspection. The new inspectors will bo appointed in a few days. It is understood that Mr. Wilson will bo a candidate for ono of the now positions. Other candidates mentioned ate P. M.ildoon , the well known Irish leader , and a Mr. Ucld , piesldent of thu State Miner's Association. Servant GlrlH Strike. Nr.w YOIIK , April 2J. Theio is trouble In Tarrytown among the seiv.mt girls. They have comu to tlm conclusion that they nro nol receiving enough pay , and somu lime ago a nulled demand was made of their cmploycis tor higher wages , but In neatly oveiy case they mut witli a icfusil. The wages paid Is Mom SH to SHI uer month. Yoitctday about twenty-two of thu glils walked out of their respective kitchens and eamu to this city , leaving their nilsttesses to managu allaiis as best they could. As the summer reports are now scenting help , the girls thlnic il Is a good lime of the year lo stiike. State Koxnttn. Dis : MOIXIW , Iowa , April 22. [ Special Telegnim.1 The DesMolncs Uowlng associ ation lias been incorpotated and Is moving actively now to Inaugurate n succodbtul boat ing season. Caiit. Ulsnott retntned to-day fiom Cedar itaplds whcro lie has puichased for thu association a four-oared and palr- oatcd shell , and crows will hngln nraetlco at once. The state regatta will bu hold at Spiilt Lake , July 20 , whcio the following cities will enti-rctows : Ihirlinglon , Otttim- wa , Davenpott , Cedar HapUls , Keokuk and DCS Molncs. the Norfolk Asylum. Nub. , April 22. [ Special Telo- gram. ] Statuolllcers Scott , Willardand Uog- gun were licto this mottling inspecling llio foundation of thu Insane asylum. Mr. Scott said to your conespondent ho was satlslled it was a good solid job and tlm others cxpiessed fully salislled with tliu work. Tin : Wlilnky I'ool CiiiCAno , Apill 2,1. Tito Westein Kxpoit association to-day concluded its meeting heie. Out of a total of ninety-onu dUtlliuis seventy-ono weio present. Thu association , by a unanimous vote , expelled the proptietor of the Enterprise distllleiy at IVkiii , 111. , Kdwaid Spellman , Thochargt's against him weie lotiiblng to pay tlioasaessments.maklng up mote bushels of Kiain than hu was en titled to , and vlolatlnir oveiy written agree- monl madu with thu ub'ooi.itlon. It was also resolved lo sustain no business lelations with his IIOIIMJ or with any house that pur chased goods from him. U was decided that thu price and overs should lumaln as heicto- loie. The general plan ot tlm pioposcd new oi aniration. prosIdiiiL'for an incoipotaied body under tlm laws ol Illinois , with 8200,100 capital , was nppioved and n committee of nlnowasnppolntedconsibtlngotMc5Sis.Abcl and Lynch , of Chlca.'o , Hou.nt mid Gall , of Cincinnati ; Grecidiutt and Woollier , ot Peoihi ; llcvls , ot Mlssouil ; Falibanks , ot liuliana , and Her , ot Nebraska , to put ( hu proposed plan In definite shape , lilllnt ; out all dctaiU , and pieparu it for the next meet ing of the association to bo held In this city in May. Killed by tlio Cars. CiiKvnsxK , Wyo. , ApnlSl.Speelai [ Tele- Bran.--Thomas ] Uranskv , a Polibh eml iant bound for liutle , Mont. , fell off the train at Antelope , lioih let's wvic cut oil oid | hu tlud | in a shoit time. THE PRESIDENT ON LABOR , Olovolnnd Transmits a Message to Oongrcsa on the Present Situation , NECESSITY FOR PROMPT ACTION lie Recommends tlio Formation of n Commission of Ijnhor to Aut ns a Nntlonnl ttoartl of Arbltrntlou. A Itciucily ro WASUIXOTOX , Apill 22. The president to-day sent the following message to congicss on tlm subject of labor troubles : To the Senate and House of llepicscnta- lives : The constitution Imposes on the president the duty of recommending to the considera tion ot concress Irom time to time such measines ns he shall jiuliju necessaiy and ex pedient. 1 am so deeply Imptessed with the impoilanco of Immediately and thoughtfully meeting the problem which re-cent e\eiils and present conditions have tliiust upon us , in volving tlm settlement of disnutus aiisiin : between our Jabot Ing men and their em ployers , that 1 am constrained lo recommend to congtcss legislation unoti ibis set Ions and piesslng subject. Under our form of government the vnluo ot labor as an element ot national prospetlty should bo distinctly lecognl/.ed , and the wel fare ot the labot Ing man should buiegauled as especially entitled lo legislalhe care. In a country which offers to all its cHi/ons the highest attainment of social and political distinction , Its workingmcn cannot justly or sately bu considered as Inexorably consigned to tlm limits of a class and entitled to no attention and allowed no piolest against neglect. The laboring man , uearlng In Ills hundan indlspcnsablo eontilbution to our giowth and piogress , may well Insist with manly COIIMIIO and as tight , upon tlio same recognition irom lltoso wiio make our laws as is accoided lo any other citizen having valuable Interests In charge : ami his teason- ublo demand should bu met in such a spirit of appioziation and fullness as to Induce con tented and patriotic co-operation In the achievement of a irrand national destiny. While the real interests ot labor are not promoted by resoit to tlireals and violent niauilestatlons ; and while those who , under pielcxt of an advocacy of the claims of labor , wantonly attacl ; thu lights of capital , and tor sellish put poses or lo\e of disorder , sow seeds of violence and discontent , should neither bu eiicom.igcd nor conciliated. AH legislation nn tiiu subject should bu calmly ami'deliber ately undertaken , with no puiposo of satis- lying niiieasonable demands or gaining paitlsin advantage. The present condition ot tlm iel.it ions between labor and capital aio fat Mom satislactoiy. Thu discontent of llio employed is dim in a liiruo degree lo the Clasping and heedless exac tions ot employers , and the alleired discrlmiiialions in favor of capllai Is an object of governinent.il attention. It must also be conceded that labeling men aio not nhvays raietul to avoid causeless and un- justiliabledlstinbancu. Thou < : li iholmpoit- anco of a better accoid between these inter ests isappaient , it must bo home In mind that anv effort in thai diicclioii by llio federal government must bo gicatly limited by coiislitntional icstilclloir. Tlieio aio many giievances which legislation by congress cannot lediess and many conditions which cannot by such means bo icionucd. 1 am satlstied , however , that something may bu done tinder federal author ity to piuvent the distuibaiices which so oflen aiiso by disputes between employer and employed , ami which at times seriously Uneaten the business inleiests ot the coun try. And , In my opinion , the pioper theory on which to proceed is that of voluntary aibi- Malion as a means of s'-tlling lhe.su diflictil- lies. Hut I suggest that instead of arbitralors chosen at the scat of llio coullicling claims , and alter a dispute has arisen , theio be created a com mission of labor , consisting of tlnee niem- beis , who shall be regular otlicers of the gov ernment , charged among oilier duties witli the consideration and settlement , when pos- R'blo ' , of nil controversies between labor and capital. A commission llius oiganlzcd would have the iids-anliigu of bulng a stable body , and its members , as they gainedcxpeii- ence , would constantly Improve in their ability to deal intelligently and usefully with the questions which might lie submitted to them. If aibltiatoisaio chosen lor temporary ary sci vice , as each case of dispute arises , expuiicnco ami lamiliaiity with much that is involved in the question will bu lacking. Exlrcmo partisanship and bias will bo the iiiialilicalions sought on eitherside , and McquentcomplalntMiit iiiifnli- nuss and paitlality will be inevitable. Thu imposition upon llie fedeial com t of duty ns loieign lo judicial luncllons as the selection of an aibitrator In such cases is at least .of doubtful piojuiety. The establishment by ledeial autlioiity of such a buieau would bo a just and sensible leeoiniition of tlio value of la bor and ot Its rlglit to ho repiesented in tlio depaitmuiils of Urn Government. bo far as Its conciliatory ollices had rela tion to distuibaiices which intutfcicd with transit and commeico between states , Its existence would bo juslllicd under thu provisions of the constitution , which gives to cimgicss thu power to legnlato com- muico with toioign nations and among the si-veral states ; and In llio Memiont disputes between laboring men and tholr employers of less extent , and the consequences ot which aiocoiilliied within state limits , and tlirealen domestic violence , tliulnterpositlon of such a commission might bo tuinleicd upon thu up- lilleallon of llio lex'islatuio or tlm oxccutivo ol tlujslatuimdoi the constitutional pi ovlslon which icqiilies llio general goveinmunt to piotect each ol thu states against "domestic violence. " . It such a commission were fitiily organi/ed the lisle of tlm loss of popular supptiitund sympathy , tesultlng Mom thu lelusal to sub mit to so peaceul ! an Instinmentallty , would constrain both paitiusto such disputes to In voke Us Intetturenco and abldu by its deci sions. Theiu would also bu good icasoii to hope thai llioery exlsluneu of such an a'.encv would Invltu api > Iication to It foradvlco mid counsel , fieijneiitly insiilt- Ing in tlm avoidance of contention and mls- niidciftaiidlng. H thoiisotulness of such a commission is doiibttul , beeausu It might lack thu power to onloico Its decisions , much en- coinagument is deiived fiom Urn conceded mioil that has been accomplished by tlm rail- load commissioners which have been in or ganization in many states which , having llt- llu uioiu than advisory power , have exerted a most salutary Inlluuneu In tlm settlement of disputes between conflicting interests. In July. lb > , by a law of congress , tlm btiiean ot labor was established and placed In clmreo-of a commissioner of labor who is ioiiiied | to collect Intonnatlon upon tlm sub ject of labor , its lelations with capital , tlm Iiotits of labor and earnings ot laboring men anil women , ami the means of piomol- ing their matetlal , social , intellectual and moral prosperity , The commission which I suggest could easily bo eiigtafted upon llio buieait thus nlieady nr- cani/.ed by thu addition of two more commis sioners and by supplementing Uiodutlcs now Imposed upon It by such oilier powers and t unctions as would penult the commlssloneis to actasaiblttatofs , when nccussaty , between Jaborand capital , under such limitations and upon such occasions as should be deemed nioper and useful ; Tlm power should also bo distinctly conferred upon this bineaii to invHstigato the causes ot all disputes ns limy occur , whether submitted1 lor aihltratlon or not , so that information may always boat hand to aid legislation on tlm subject when necessary and desirable. ( iiiovr.it Cr.KVErAxn. Kxcctilho Mansion , April 22. Another Itnlsa in Huron. SAX FKAXCISCO , April 2-2. The Southern Pacific company and Union Pacific railway to-day raised the passenger rates to meet thoadvancamadebythu Atlantic & Pacific and Atchison , Topeka & Santa Ko roads. Thu net jatesnowcliaiged by all lines situ : Omaha utul Kansas City. Ihst class 12 ; second class S7 ; St. Louis 519.SO and SU.50 ; Chicago i2J.M and Siy.M ; New Vork 3J3 and SM.93 : : Uoston 45 and SB0.25. Itcbates aio § 1S and S13 respectively. IVcntlicr For Nebraska. , t'tif Stale of Nebiaska : Clcailiiif tuid fair weather ; slightly cooler. FOU'rr-NlNTtl CONGUES3. Rcnnto. WASIIIXOTOX , April Si To-morrow beIng - Ing ( iood Friday , the senate , on motion of Mr. Edmunds , agreed that when it adjourned to-day It be till Monday. Tlio bill to provide for the taxation of rail road grant lands was taken up. Mr. Van Wyck said the people had given deep consideration to this subject , and there was much mystery among them as to w by railroad companies should hold undisputed title to millions of acres of land and yet bo exempted from state and local taxation. The bill went over and the inter-state commerce bill was placed before the senate. Mr. Scwell offcied an amendment covcrlne a number of points , oncof which was to sub ject to Die provisions of the bill Canadian toads having through trnftta from points In tlm United States to the seaboard. Dm lug the debate on the amuidmcnt , a message troin the picsidont , telatlng to labor tumbles , was laid before the senato. When It had been read , the question aroMj as to the committee lohleh It could most uimro- pi lately hot eforicd , whether tlm judiciary committee or the committee on education and labor. It was llnally otdercd minted and tlio question of inference allowed to re main In abeyance. The senate then wont Into executive ses sion , ami when the doots rcopenedndjourned till Monday. House. April 2i. After routine business of little impoitance the house went into committee of the whole , Mr. Wellbotn in the chair , on the tlver and haibor uppio- priatlon bill. Tlio disputed Monoiigahela ilvcr cl.iusu was still under dlscuishm. Af ter concluding thu con-ddeintlon ot tweiity- clditot thosixty-tlncc panes of the bill , the committee lose and the house adjoin tied. TUB Ij/\ND I'UUCllASfc Dllili. The Text of the Measure I'ubllshotl In London. Loxnox , April 82. The Iilsh land pur chase bill , which the commons last Filday gave Gladstone pet mission to intiodnco , was Issued to-day. The bill ptovldcs that the landlord who is desiiousto sell Ills ptoprtty shall apply to the state authotity. The latter shall icier the application thus made to the land commission , which , after making an In- ciuiry , shall lix the pi ice. at which the prop erty shall bo sold , unless Jlio state authoiltlcs have pievlously como to an agreement. If the landlord objects to the price fixed by tlm commission , he may withdraw his applllca- tion on payintr costs. When the sale of thepropcity has been cflcctcd , the com mission shall pay the , ctcdltors bcfoio making any other distribution of the pur chase money. Certain lent chaiges may bo bought' by the state aiithoilty , payment continued Mom the tenants' repayments. In eases of piop- crty whetuon theio is reasonable cau o to suipose ) that valuable minerals exist , tlio commission ! ! shall add to the puichaso money a fair sum thercfoic , and the min erals icali/ed from said ptopeity shall lie \e.ted to the state authoiities or such local body as the Irish Icglslatino my ptovide. The other points of the bill wore fully cov ered by Gladstone's speech last Filday. Shot Ills TJdcntlnc Neighbor. Uosrox , Aill2i. ] ) A famous land contro versy in Marblehrad culminated yesterday In the shooting of lienjainin Swctt by Hooper Jl. Stanley. The dlsputc.vwhich is about the ownciship of a ccifuin piece of land , has twice been decided in tlio" courts In favor of Mr. Swett. Noihwithstaifdlng this , Stanley and his wife have stieniiouslv lesistcd all attempts on the pait of S\\ett to eiccta ience to inclose the pioporty. Yes terday a carpenter was employed in electing a new lenro under the piotection of Odlcer John li. Giles , who had been .stationed on tlm premises to sec that the man was not molest ed , when Stanley appeared and attempted to knock the leuce down with an axe. Ho was ordered to desist , when ho assaulted the olllcerand succeeded In throwing him on the ground. Mr. \\cnttotheassistaneo of the oflirur , when Stanley , leleasing his hold , hushed to an outbuilding , and redlining with a icvolvcr deliberately fired at Mr. Swett , the shot takins effect in the right aim and passing tluough the breast. Stanley then died at Mis. John S. Tull , a ihiuuhter of Mr. Swett , but missed his aim. Ho then took aim at the ollicer , but found himself instantly covered with a levolver , Ho was arrested and is now confined In the station house on a chaigo of assault with in tent to kill Mr. Sctt. . The injuicd man Is ab nit 02 years of ago and a liluhly lespectcd cili/.en. ills Injury , though factious , Is not consldeied of a very dangeious chatacter. A Ills Uattlc With Ilmtdits. GAIVISTOX : , April S3. The News' San Antonio special sajs : Information reached hero to-day of a light illicit occuned a few nigliLsairo at the Dolores silver mines , in the state of Nuc\o Leon. The Dolores mining camp lies a short distance fiom the town of Valleclllo , off tlio line of the Mexican National railway. A largo and desperate band of mountain bandits attacked the camp lor the pin pose of robbery about 1 o'clock in the moinlng. Tlm camp Is piotccted by a heavy adobe wall which the bandits scaled. It. J. ISauusch. superintendent ot tlm mines , and W. S. Teal , en gineer , both Amei leans , rallied u hundred or moio Mexican miners and thaigcd the bandits , but \\ero repeatedly ill hen back. The battle lasted an hour. The camp was finally saveit by the anlval of Alcalde ( laicia with a posse of titty clti/.ons fiom Valleulllo , at who.si ) appearance the bandits ictieated to the mountains , having failed to see i no tlm expected booty. FUo dead bandits and cloven woundul weio left behind. On the side of tlio Illinois none weio killed , but a do/en or moioero sovinuly wounded , some tatally. Capt. Teal , the engineer , who pat- licipated In llio battle , anlved here this even ing direct from the scene. The wounded bandits weio can led to Vallecillo , whcio they will be executed. DcHtrnctlvo Kirn. Nr.w VOHK , April 22. About 7 o'clock this moinlng a Urn broke out in the upper lloorof tlm .six story building innnlng Irom Xos. .VHoOfl Crosby street , and Nos. 513 to .MO Ihoadway. The building was occupied by August llciiiliam A- Joiner , wholesale cloth ing , Mxl J. W , ( ioddard A : Sons. Tlmgioiind Hour ot tlm south sidn was occupied by A. Lautcr 'VCo. . . importers and deal- ois In hats. Plincky it Sinters occu pied the first Hour. Aiuusl Jims. occupy tlm lemolnderof the building. God- dint it Son cairled a utocj : valued at S.riOO,000 ; August llios. ' stock was valued nt $ ) , ! and the stocks nt Pianky & Simon and hauler it Co. at SlvS.OOO. Tlm ( lie was ( jot under control In an hour'.s time. The Unco upper Hoots weiu entirely binned out , and tlm cntho building Hooded with water. The nzgregato loss is estimated at S7.1U.OOO , ' Bolt Coiil 1'roiliiccf-n Or nnlzo. CHICAOO , April 22 , About Twenty-flvo pioducersol soft coal licjdn meeling in this city to-day and perfected an oiganlzation known as "Tho Western Solt Coal associa tion. " Tim numibcts are mainly Irom Penn sylvania. Ohio , Indiana and Illinois , and it-present capital to the amount of SiOXXooo. ! ( ) , A. U Sweet was chosen chairman ami H. A , lllscholl secretary. A committee- live , con sisting of W. P. llcnd , H. N. Dolv. It. S. Tcnnant , N. T. Ames and S. W. Gilman.was appolnied to confer with officials of Urn rail- loads imteiitnr Chicago and Inviting them tea a subsequent meeting of thu association , the date ot which lias not yet been tixed. Furniture in Plumes. OIIICAOO , April S'i The furniture factory of A. H. And lews & Co. wns entirely burned early this morning. The llio started in the wing of the building and burned Into the main building , abnck at met me , four storied lilch , tille-d with dried lumber , school and ollico Mirnltine. Tlm loss on stock and build- li.g estimated at between SSO.OOO anil § 100,000 ; Insurance , -545,000. * An lowa'Noiiriiiutioir Itejcctcd. WASIII.NOTOX. Apiil a ! . Tlm' nomination ' of A. I/ ! Keith to' bo postn'iasler at penlsou , Iowa , lias been rejected , JLJJ ' FOR NEBRASKA LITIGANTS , Passage of the Bill Fixing tbo Sessions of tbo United States Court. PARTISAN CHARGES EXPOSED. The Hansons Muilo Public by the Son- ntc Why the Nomination of niilowu I'ostnmstcr WIIH Not ConlU'iiicil. 7)or ey Secures lit WASIIIXHTOX , April 22. [ Special Tele gram. Itepicsentatlvo Dnrsny. of Nebraska , to-day secured the passage of a bill through tlm lionso which provides that the United States district and eitcitlt eoitits forthedls ; trlrt of Nebraska shall bo hold at Urn follow ing places : Onmlm , Nntfolk , Lincoln , Hust ings , Nebraska City , Kails City and Kunrucy. AlOmalin two tin ins will bo hold each year to begin ou the II ist Tuesday of January and .Inno ; nt Lincoln , two tonns each year , to beuln on tlm Hist Tuesday In April and October ; at Nebraska City , two terms each joar , to begin on tlm tlilnl Tuesday In April and October ; at Norfolk , ono lei in each year , to begin on Iho fust Tuesday In November ; at Kails Clly , ono tenn each year , to begin on the lirsl Tuesday In December , and at Keainey ono term , to bi-gln on the second Tuesday In May. One grand and ono petit jiny shall be sum moned to seivo at each teim hcieln pio- \Idoilfor. This Is the. seemid bill in the in- tciest of Nebiaska that Mr. Duisev has got ten tlnough tliu tiouse within a w > ul ; . l-UKin.Y l-AUTISAN CHAUOi : ' ) . Tlio charges lllcd against the nomination of Geoifiii Wise , postmaster at I lambing , Iowa , which biought about an adveiso report a few days ago and icjectlon' by the senate , aietoundto bo many. Wise piocmed the appointment by gr.ieo of being editor ot the dumocintie News , of Hamburg , and his wo- deccbsor wns a pait owner of. the Hamburg Times. The papots filed before the sunalo committcoon postollleesand postioads show that Wise , to piocmo llio suspension of II. C. Coalbatigh , the picdcccssor , lllcd a long bill of charges with the postmaster geueial under date of May 0 , Ii > b3 , aliening that Coalbatigh. being pait owner of the Hamburg Times , an uncompromising republican newspaper , the emolument of the postolllce wont , In a liioastne , to Its support , the incomes of the postntllce anil the news paper being pooled ; that Coalhattgh was reappolnted by President Aiiluir Febiuary 18 , lbS5 , at the close of his administration , for four yeais ; that the domociats would be pleased with a change , and the republicans anticipated it. Then Wisu cited alleged instances of "offensive pailisanshlp" against Coalbaugh in local polities , and demanded his suspension. When these chmces weio received by the senate committee on posl- olUccs and postroads , it notified Mr. Coalbangh of their cliaiactcr and informed htm that ho would bo given an opportunity to make such answer thcicto as ho might doom proper. " .Mr. Coalt > , mgli availed himself of the oppoitnnlty alloided liiin , " states the repoit of the committee , "and made a specific answer to the ehaigcs and specifications and forwaided to the sub- inittccman , who , by the authority ot the com- mittco , communicated with him , and he responded on January U last , answeilng each chaigo sciiatlm and in detail. ' A number of citizens of Hamburg , among them J. P. Heach , I ) . W. Swlggart , .1. V. San- born , Mrs. if. If. Arnold , John Towns , 0. W. Dorri , P. St. Clair , wrote Ictteis which icaehccl the senate committee , testifying to Coalbangh's good cliaiacter , capability , satis factory management of the olllce , and dls- inovlng the elmrgcs. The committee in clos ing its report on the case said : "It was for- tnnatofor the suspended ofllccr that his case icaehed the commltteo before the executive department resolved not to place the papers upon which suspensions are based in its pos session tor Inspection. The papers In this case were communicated to the committee by the ox-postmaster ecneral. This enabled the committee to intoini the suspended otlicer of the nature of the charges lodged against him , and affoided him an oppoitunity to ic.- spend to the same. The eHVctheiiess of the suspended olllcci's icsponse to the charges and specifications piesented to the picsldcnt and postmaster general will not bo ques- tloneil by any impaitial mind. Ho did not lest his defense on his own peisonal denial nor quality its force by the Intiodiiction ot counter charges against his accuser. Ho wont dlicctly to tlm patties upon whoso al leged gilevances the person nominated to the senate as his successor had based his charges , and the ic.siilt ot his action is given In the let ters of the parties before mentioned. These letters ho lorwatdeil to the commission In snppoit of his spccitlc answers to the charges and specifications upon which he was suspended. These nro autogiaph letters of the patties , anil disclose the lact that the charges and specifications have no founda tion of truth on wlilclt to icst. In view ot the loicgolng statement of facts , the commission can but conclude that Geoigo Wise , the per son nominated by the piesldent , Is not entitled - titled to tavorablc consideration by the sen ate. Tor the senate to ndvlsu and consent to ills appointment by the piesldent would but encourage the pi emulation of unfounded uhaigcs against public olllcers. The practice is bad enough when the ollico Is sought by a person not a party to the fotinnlatlon and piesenta- tlou of false elmiijcs. His much woisuwhen the applicant tor the ollico lb alsu ( ho accuser , as in the pu'scnt caso. The nomination ot ( ! eo. Wisu to bo postmaster at llaiiibmg , Iowa , vice H. C. Coalbaugh , suspended , Is heiuwlth icpoitcd to thu senate with a 10- commendatlon that it bo not continued , " JIAN.VIXIJ WII.I , lir.MIMi : WOIIK , It is very evident now that Sectetary Man ning Intends to attempt to lesmmi his duties at tlm head of the tteasnty derailment , Tliu president has visited him within the past low days and hud a long consultation , Man ning Is confident that ho will bo able to le- sumu Ills work within a month. Ho says that the veiy liaid work of ( Imposition | md been all cleared up except ono or tuo mattcis at the thnoot Ids Illness , and that fiom this forwimltho sttain will bu very slight com patcd with that of the fust year. The picsident was delighted with the piospect of seeing his old friend and personal adviser again at Ms desk , and in the cabinet room. Manning , of course , will not attempt to en ter upon all the details of the position at present , piobably not bcfoio next tall , and unless he incets with something In the nature of a iclapso , ho expects to be at his desk by the first of June. Secretary Manning received a number of visitors to-day , ono of thorn being the picsi dent. If the weather shall bo pleasant to- morro\Y ho will go out for a short drive. The secretary laughs a good deal at the repot ts pilnted In the newspapers that it was over work which caused his illness. Speaking with one of his vlsltois upon this subject to day ho said ; "As a matter of fact I have not con lined myself nearly as closely as. thopresl- dent , anil I am in every way as lobiut us he. The pii'sldvut , however , v.asseusllilo , enough to take dally exercise , which 1 did not. My present experience will bo n useful lesson to me In the future nud teach mo the necessity ot bcltei observing the laws ot health. " NIW : nut.us WOHK SLOW. The hou o Is beginning to wake up to the fart tint it didn't gain much when It changed Its rules last December. It was bcllovcd then that It would , by this change ot rule , bo able to rush tlnough Its business at a much better late of speed. Now , howe\er , with almost live montbs of the session past , it Units Itself with only flvo appropriation bills passed , and not a single ono of them a law. It Is more cleaily evident now , too , that the delay with leteicnco to the appioptlatlon bills lifts only just begun. They come In In n confused , jumblcd-up condition. Thosjstemby which they have been ptopared in foimer years by the appropriation committee Is not followed out by the other committees , for the very good reason that they aie not familiar with It , as would have been the apptoprlatlon committee In casii the bills wcto bofoio that body. Mete than that , the committees bring In their bills with the same air of conscious pride that the mother lien exhibits In trotting herbiocd alter a thieo weeks' seclusion. Tito icsult Is that each committee Is anxious , nay , otcu deieimined , that Its paitlcular biood shall liave tlm Hist consideration by the hou e. The icsnlt Is that all the com mittees have , figuratively , each other by the hair , and tluno is to bo a lively tussle for the light ot way. 1'iom this on there will bo a constant light between the * committees to sou which shall have the llrst conshlciutlon. Bo it seems that tlm house is not only futther behind with Its work than it has been for ten years , but it seems likely to continue to lese ground In time Mom this forward. itn.MuvAi.biMUST nt : rim cAt'sn. Theio is a sttong ptobabillty that thnftcn- ate Jndlciaty committee will topoit unfavor ably the nominations of all the newly-ap pointed just I cos ol the tcirltoilal supreme conit. Mr. Kdmunus , aseli as the other ie- publican members of that committee , take the gtound that lemovuls should not bo made In such cases except lor cause , and then only by and with the consent of the senato. It is a significant fact that Senators Mitchell , How on and Van Wyck , who weio not in sympathy with Mr. Kdmunds in lils tecent bout with the administration , aio In lull ac cord with him In the matter , and so conserv ative a senator as Mr. Hugh is iiutlihity for the statement that , upon this pioposltlon , the lopubHeans of the senate will pioscnta united tiont. Under the picsont administra tion eleven appointments to teiiitorlal jtidge- sliips have been made , of wliieh thieo mu In New Mexico , tlnce in An/.ona , two in UUih , and one each in Dakota , Montana and Wash ington teiiitorles. orriiir : : : > A : ? AproiXTMr.xT. It is stated here. In a semi-authentic way , that the piesldi'iit has ottered the otlice ot inspector specter of Indian schools , made vacant by the appointment ot John H. Oboily as civil seivieo commissioner , toThcodoieDreiulorf , of Springfield , Illinois. wii.i , wur ox Tin : TAinrr. His uccnmhig nioio and moio apparent nvcry day that betoio the Monlson tarilf bill is disposed of , theio will be a split in the ranks of the democrats in tlm lionsn that can not bo remedied. JJIltur complaints aio heaid on ovcry haiid about thojmittho piesl- di'iit is taking for the success ot the bill In the house , and the anti-taiiff refoiinois are vcrysoio because tlio chlol e.\ocuti\o has taken issue in the matter. They think tlio tariff should bo left with these who mii'.t di rectly stand the responsibility ot whatever Is done with it , while the piesldent contends that it is lils business to sec that the plodgus ol his patty are fulfilled. Tin : iiAXKiturT BILL. Hope of sci'ining the passage of a banktupt bill has been abandoned by the iiieieliants ana Danlccrs of Uoston , New Votk , and other castein cities who have had ippicscnta- ' lives hero at work all winter. They have abandoned hope tor two icasons , so far as this congress Is concerned. There Is doubt whether either branch of congicss would pass the bill , and gteat dinictilty would bo experienced in securing consideration of it In tlio house. To push it upon the house , if indeed that could bo done , would bo to unpopulail/n it , and the trlends of tlio measure nro very desirous of retaining all the fi lends It has and making as many nioicns possible. Tim TAitirr run itr/rAiinr.it. fo-day'.s Post says : " 'It will depend hugclv upon the amount of time consumed by the house in tlm discussion of the , tatlll bill as to the Jenth of this session of con- giess , ' said Senator Wilson to a Post icporter yesteiday. 'The annual uppioprlatlon bills aio I'm I her behind than usual at tills stage of a long session , yet tlio now tides ol tlio house make it possible to dispose of these mcasuies much moio speedily than bo I ore. I see nothing except a long discussion of the tatiif bill to piuvciit an adjournment by the 10th of July. ' " Hr.XA'inu VAX WVCK COMIXO IIOMH. Senator Van AVyck , accompanied by his wlfo and daughter , will leave for his home in Nebraska , to bo absent about tun days. For Jinny Now ItrilK | < " < > * * * WAMIIXUCOX , April S1) . .Senator McMil lan , i'lom the committee on commeicn , te- poitcd favorably the bills which alieady have passed the huusu to aiithoii/o tlm con- stiuctlon of htidges as follows : Actov , tlm Mississippi tlver at Ited Wing and Winonu , Minn. , and Kelthsbnijr , HI. ; ucioss tlm Illinois ilvcr at Maeon , III. , and tha > DCS Moines liu'r In Iowa at any point that the Now York AT Council Ulnlls i-umpaiiy may dcsho ; ncioss tlio Missouri ilvcr at Plonc , Dak. , and at a point In tlm vicinity ot Cliam- beilaln. Dak. ; acio s tlm St. Ciolx tlver , between I'tesoott , Wis. , and 'J ayloj's Falls , Minn. In vest l ; n IMC Hallroiul Ijiuid Grants , WAsinxd'iox , April iii. TJm house com mit teu on public lands to day ordeied a favor able icpoit on the semite bill nullioil/Ing tlm ciicult court of Iowa to detcrmlno whether any Inndu have been granted to tlm state of Iowa for the Sioux City & St. Pan ! Itoihoad company in excess of the amount of land caincd by the company. All lands in excess of the amount caincd aio to loveit to the United States , but honu fide purchasers Mom the tallroad or scttleis aio to be allowed to s-ecuio titles to lands by fnllilliir. , ' the condi tions piovldcd by thogenenil land laws , CnnllrinntlniiH. AVASIUNOTOX , April W. Tlm senate to-day con tinned the following nominations : K. Gioss , to bo governor of Now Mexico ; W. S. llosocians , to bo icslster of tieasury , Indian agents : W. H. Ulack , Sac and Fox agency. Iowa ; James MeKnglin , Standing Itock ; 0. It. Poaison , Indian Inspector ; W. Staplcton , mclier and reiiucr of mint nt Den ver. _ 'Jlioev Lund Hoard , WAsiuxo'iox , April li. . Commissioner Sparks , of tlm general land otllcc. Is com pleting tlm oiganiratlon of tlm special board of icvlow , the duties of which will bo to ox- aniluoand ii'pott to the commissioner upon all applications for patents to public lands. Criminal Malpractice. UUUXSWICK , Mo , , ApiilW. Tlio death of Laura Stem , a beautiful ulil , who was ( mind near a bchool house , Tucsdny morning , Is 'traced to Dr. Ilannlng- Salisbury , Mo. liannlng was attested last night for roiiium- tiligcilmlnal uiulpractlcoon thu gill , Ills 1'ca.rcd ho will bo lynched. DOWN WITH OLEOMARGARINE , The Congressional Bogus Butter Bill to bo Reported on Favorably ITS STRINGENT PROVISIONS. Heavy Vines ami Imprisonment Vov DontliiK I" the Dirty Stuir Un less Properly Ilrnmlcd and 1'niil I ' 'or. Fraudulent Hut tor. WAsm.Nmo.v , April ft.1. Tito Imilso com mittee on agriculture nulhnilrnl Chalrmnii Hatch to repoit favorably tlm bill to regulate llio ttaflle In Maudnlenl Imttcr , which Is sub stantially Identical with that framed by tlm Ameilean Agilciiltr.ruand Dalty association. The bill Imposes annual taxes as follows up on those engaged in thu business : Mnmifnc- Mnei SWO ; wholesale dealers , S4SO ; retail dealers , 5MS. Manulacluiurs of olcomarga- line wlm have not paid the tax shall bo lined Mom 81,000 to S5.00J in addition to the tax ; wholesale dealeis , Sloe toS',000 , and retail dealers , S * > 0 toSfiOO. All manufacturers of oleomaicailno shall put up their product. ) In wooden packages stamped and brand ed under the legulattons uicsctlbcd by the commissioners of tnteinal rcvnuo , and deal- cis shall bu allowed lo sell imitation butter only Mom packages so branded. A violation of these provisions shall bu punlshablo'by flue and Impilsonment , lively package shall bo labelled with llio number of llio maimlaetory. Neither thu stamp Iheieon nor the package shall bo 10- iuovedieused or destroyed under penalty o SSO flue. Maniifactutets shall pay a tax of 10 percent for each pound of oleomargatlnu manufactuied by them , and If any manufac turer shall sell or lemovo lor sale or con sumption any oleomaigailiioon which stamps atu not alllxed , lie shall bo liable to line and impilsonment In addition to the lav. Impotted oleomargarine shall pay nn In ternal tuveniiu lax ot 15 cents per pound In addition to iinpott duty. hveiy person who puichases in lecelves for saleloleonmrgarliio nut branded shall bo liable to a penalty ot S5J for each offense and to a penalty of S109 in addition to the forfeiture of thu article , for receiving oleoimitcarltm Mom a manulae- lurut who has not paid the special tax. The fraudulent use or possession ot oloomurgii- ilne fihall bu punishable by a line and 1m- piisonment , Itlgld penalties atu movidcd lor all infractions of the law. Thu bill shall tuku ulfect ninety days tiller Its passage. TUB 11OS1IO CAMPAIGN. e\ \ GInilslono'H l 'ollowers IManritlly llnl- et lyliiK to lliH Support. t Nr.w YOUK , Apill 22. [ Special Tolcgrain. ] The Tilbunc's London cablegiam , uxplaln- Ing the tactics of ( hu libetal association , says the manairuisaioshicwd politicians andsttung 1 paity men. They perceive tliat Gladstone's defeat will bo a catastrophe for the parly. If it bo followed immediately by a geneial elec I tion , dlsmcmbciment may oveitako llio lib eral oiganization. The prospect appeals to them , and they are advising tholr representa tives to avoid this disaster by acquiescing In tlm second leading of the homo rule bill. The Manchester Gtundlan , a join mil of ure.it welclit , has alieady swung aiound Mom an attitude of nmiked hostility to ids policy to one of heai ty mtpport. Gladstone's name is still a magical wand with thu Knglish people. Lord Kandolph Churchhill , who just returned fiom Paris , said to friends , "The chances ot the land bill passing the house are belter than the people aru willing to admit. It will bo a very close light. II 1 were bet ting I should say the odds would bo live to four against. " TurkH Uoftentuil by GrcekB. ATIIIXS : Apiil 22. Tuesday night the Tin kisli advance posts attempted to surptiso thu Gtcelcs who had been ongaued tlm ptc- vlons day electing caithwoiks within what Is alleged to bo the neutial line. The elicit was not successful , they being sharply ic- pulsed by tlm Greeks , who pursued tlio Turks and captured two of their trims. Tlm Giceks then occupied thieo positions within Turkish teiiitmy which the Gteek monarch ordered Ilium lo evacuate. France "Will Not Intuivforo. PAIIIS , A pi II 22. H Issuiitl-olllchillyslaled that Kianco will lofuso to Join the oilier pow ers In thu plan proposed by Knglruul to lorco Giccco into disarming. A. MOUNTAIN I5KANOH. Tlio Union 1'noillo nml the Denver & South Park. Nnw Yonif.Apiil 22 [ Special TelcgiamJ The Union Pacific ralltoad company has Issued notice that It will buy and hold un called coupons on the Denver & South Pail ; ht.st-iuortgago bonds falling duo May 1. It was stated In Wall street that the latter road was not caiiilng Inteiest on I tsS 1,800,000 , llrst- moitgagu bonds. It has § 2,812,000 second- moi ( gages owned by the Union Paclllc and pait 01 them aio pledged as collateral for u liuslloan. 11 also has Sfi.ir..SOO Mock held by the Union Pacilic as nn asset. HissuiU this pmchaso will he insisted , as tlm coupons might bu foiccloscd and tlm load bought by the Union Pacific. A gentleman Interested In the company denied tlm asset tion that in- leiest not being nmdu the was on llrat-mort- gaies. 11 wns notn sttalu'lii loiwaid stalu- inent , hu claimed. Uuon tlm main line , ho said , tlm inteicst was cained , but thu new division bonds , most ol which mo In the Union Paclllo's hands , causes a tegular loss to thogcm.-ial account , Vi.-stcrday'H llano Mull Games. Tlm games pi lyed by the leading basu ball clubs of thu country yesterday lesultediis fol lows : At Washington NatloualsH , Hochesters 2. At A mrnsta Augustas H , Atlnntas-l. At Maeon NubhUIIus 5 , Macoiis ! ) . . r.'At ' Chailuston Chatlanoo as 0 , Chailcs- Ions 2. Savannah Memphis 2 , Savannahs 1. At Pliiladulphm-Philadclphias 7 , Nowarks n , At Cincinnati ClnelnnatlsD , Plttsburgs S. AtNuw Votk Mcuopolltatifa < ) , Athletics 7. 7.At New Voik liiooklynsC , llidtlmoies 8. At St. Louis Utownso , LouisvillesO. Ten innings. A ISi'i-nk in ( lici I Mi'.Ml'ins , Tenn. , Apill ' . ' , Tlm 1 , niche's special Mom Helena , Ark. , says : A bieak occuned tills evening In thu luveo at Ola Town ridge , sixteen miles below Helena. Thubieakls about 200 fuel wldo , and wt.l os ci How all thu bolicm lumtK for many miles down tlm tlvur. It lb estimated that o\cr n million acres will bo llooded by the break. Neatlynllllm plantcio that will sutler had tmt In their eiops. The lesiillof this calum ny will bu disastrous to the crops on thu bet < toms. Jtestoreil. Nuw YOIIK , Apill Ii2.-Tlm Atchison , Topeka - poka it Santa l < 'u Hallroad company has ; UH iiounccd thai on Monday next Meliht ; rates will boiesloied to thu old tkanseontlnental jiool into. The Union P.icitic will advance- iiassunger rates to-moiro-v moniliiK. The Sunset anil Denver ct Klo Grandu maintain ruling cut rates. The Paclllu Mall guatanlucs low lutes for the stcumi'f sailing Thursday llt'Xt. WctClooil i Xia. ' ' . ' . , April --Washlngtmi county , ono of the uirgcst In the statf , has vutcd lUo dry ticket by u umloi Jtv of 224.