THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , APRIL 29 , 188G. NUMBER 270. . Joflerson Davis Says the Spirit of Southern Liberty Is Not Dead , THE EX-PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. General Gordon Reviews tlioTjnto tin- pIcnBrtntnoHB From the Stand point of the Last Cause "With Bluilstlcs and Comments. "Wrapped In the Mnntcl Moxino\iuiiY , Ala. , April 33. To-day will ever bu memorable In the history of Alabama. Every locality was represented , and many adjacent towns and villages pouted their on- tlio population Into tlio streets. Atau eaily hour the sidewalks weto so densely packed that locomotion was dtftlcult. It rained all night , and poured down unlit 10 o'clock. The entlio city Is gaily decoiated.and . the city hall has United States ling ? lluttcrlne out of every window. Pictures of confederate geneials aio fastened to the oittsido walls , while the names of many of them appeared on stieamcrs. Tlmcapttol was beautifully decoiated. Fiom tlio topmost point on the high dome , towering for above everything in tlio city , lloatert thestais and stilpos. Tlio entile front was co\errd with stieauiers of many devices , while there were suspended along ( lie front columns Immense federal Hags , reaching down almost to the heads of the speakcis. The scenes around Mr. Davis this morning , and then gieat doslio to see and shako him by the hand , are Indcsctlbable. The people wcio literally packed In the Exchange , and It was with difficulty that there was entrance and exit. They wanted to sco their old president , and nothing would satisfy them until they had done so. Being feeble , It was moicthaii he could stand , and hu had to ic- tlre. PiomptlyatS o'clock , Davis , cscoitcd by Mayor Iteese , Governor O'Neill , and ox-Gov- ernoi Watts , formerly of his cabinet , stopped fiom the hotel and entered a cairiuiro. Tlio shouts of the multitude as he was seen to emerge tiom the hotel weic louder than ever befoio heard In this city. The iiextcauiago contained Genoial John B. Gordon and Cap tain W. L. Biagg , Miss Winnie Davis , youngest daughter of Mr. Davis , and Miss llcese , the mayor's daughter. Other eauiages followed with tuistces of the .monument association and governor's s , rvf. | , ( Amid wavlnc hats and handkeichleW , bo'imiiii ; of cannon , playing bands , music and excited shouts , abcene was presented raiely wit nessed In any country , the dcmonsti.ition being In honor of a man piesciibed by tlio United States government and as a tiibuto to tlio dead soldicis ot the cause that was lost. The loule of the procession was about half a mile long. The avcnuo Is very wide , but tlio crowd , when It began to move , was packed fiom one side to tlio other. AVhon the proccssioji ailived at the capital cate , the way was cleiued for Mr. Davis , the military being formed so as to pievent over running the building and grounds before ho reached the place. Ho was scaled near the hlstoiiospotho occupied Februaiy 18 , 1801. Anungcd in front was a place for the picss , : iud on the sides and In tlio icar of Mr. Davis weiotlie members of the various organisa tions Inteicsted In the building of the mon n nicnt which It Is proposed to eiect on the hill Immediately noith of the capltol. The people , men , women and children , were packed from the steps to the fiont gate , and while It was impossible for a gieat pait ot them to hear , they stood In their places out of respect for Mr. Davis , and a dcsho to see him , When order had boon secured , Mayor Iteeso advanced to thu stage and said : "My countiymcn It is with profound emotions I present to you tlio foremost type of southern manhood , Honoiablo Jcffeison Davis , ox- president of the Oanfederato States of Amer ica. " The scenes hcietoforo enacted were gone o\vr as Mr. Davis advanced , and It was some minutes bcfoic ho could mocecd. It was tlio Hist time that thousands In the ciowd had HCOII him since his arrival , It being Impossi ble for all to leach him p3rsonaily nt the hotel. The shouts finally dylnir away , Mr. Davis , leaning on his cane , with a fedeial flag Hying over him , and the confederate veterans bufoio him , who had come hiin- dieds oC miles to see and hear him , in a clear linking voice , showing the deep Intensity of his feelings , but without a tiemor or pause except when Interrupted by the shout of his heaiers , bald : MIL DAVIS' siT.r.cn. Jly friends , it would bo vain if I should at tempt to expiess to you tlm deep gratification 1 feel at thK dcmonstiallon , But 1 know It Is not personal , anil , tlieiofoio , 1 feel moio deeply giatllled becaiibo It Is a sentiment Jar dearer to mo limn myself. You have passed thuiugh the teirlblu oidc.il of war which Ala bama did not beck. When she felt her wiongs too gilo\ous for further toleration , Flie sought a peaccablo solution. That being denied her , the thunders of war came ilnglnc over the land. "TThoix her people rose in their majesty. Gray bailed sceis and beardless bojs eagerly inshcd to thoftont , It wastliat war which cliilbtlanlty alone appiovcd "holy war lordefeiibe. " Well do I lemcmber seeing vourgentln boys so Miiall , to use a tin inert ) phrase , they might have been called "nerd coin" moving on with eager step and feailebsbrow to thocainlviil of death. And 1 luuoaKo looked upon them when their Knapsacks and muskets seemed heavier than the bo\B , and my ocs , mi taking of a mothrrh weakness , filled with team. Those days have passed. Many of them have found namelcbs graves , but they are not dead. They live In memoiy , and tliolr spirits stand out In thu grand icburvu of that column which Is marching on with unfalteiini ; stops toward the goal of constitutional libeity. [ Apphiiibe. ] Itweioln vain If I should attempt , as I have alicady said , to express my grutltudo to jou. 1 am fitniidliiK now very neaily on thoM M > ot where I took the oatli of ollico in UGl. Your demonstration now exceeds that which welcomed me then. This shows that the spliitofKouthi'iii ' Illicit ) ' is not dead. [ Long and continued applauso.J Then you weio lull of jo > ous hopes. You had ovmy piob- peet of nchlovhiL' all you deshed. And now ) ou lira wrapped In the mantle or legiet. And jet that icu'iut only nuiiii- icita moro piofoumlly , and does not obllteiate , the cxpiesslon of your KJiitiiueiits. I felt last night , as I apjnoached the IXcliango hotel , fiom tlio irallery ot which jour necilebs orator , William L. Yiiney , Intioduced mo to the citizens of Moutgomciy and commended mo in language - guago which only his eloquence could yield , and which far exceeded my merit ; I felt , I ray again , that 1 was comluir to my home coming to a land whoie liberty dies not and to see yon. Sentiments will llvo for ever. [ Applause. ! I lm\o been piomlsed , my fi lends , that I should not bo called upon to make a speech , and , tlunefoie , I will only extend to you my heartfelt thanks. God bless jou , ono and all , old men and boys , nnd the ladles above all others , who never lalteicd in our dliebt need. ILoud and long- continued applause. ] When ho n-tlred the shouts weie so long and loud that Mr , Davis had logo to the fiont again. Hu bowed his acKnuwlcdgeniontb nnd thanks. ( Uneiuor O'Neill , when It was possible to boheard. made a speech lefeiringto tbocauso of thuuathciiiigaiid of thu lovunf thu people lor the btatesmen and soldiers of the boutli , Mid intioduced General John B. Gordon , thu orator sttcctcd to deliver the addiess , as In Mr. Davis * feeble condition It was undei- itood he could only speak a few minutes. ( IF.NKI1AL OOIIUO.N'S ADDItKbb. General Gordon'was waimly greeted vyhen fco sttpjial to the front of the platfoim to ad dress the assemblage. lie began by referring to the memorable and historic fcatines of tlio celebration historic , because on ground where was horn "the Confederate btatcs of America. " "Hern , amidst the prayers and hopes the aspirations and ap prehension sot a proud , brave , free and fice- dom-lovlng people , was christened the young republic , destined to only four yeais of me teoric life ns n nation , hut to an eternity of renown. Hero the chief executive of that joung republic its first and its last president called by the united voice of the leniescnt- atlvcs of Ids people , modestly but llrmly ns- mimed the stupendous responsibility of his high office. 1 hu occasion was memorable be cause the monument , tlio foundation of which wo lay. will testify to future aires Alabama's appreciation of tlio courage , fidelity , devoted patriotism and self sacrifice of the bravest and best of her sons. Should wo build no monuments , write no histories , chcilsh no memories of tlio men ami the deeds which truthful history would make Immortal , we would sap the most solid foundations ot our manhood and bring ceitaln decay to the patriotism of our people. The soldier or tlm cm/on ot tlio noith or the south who would fiown upon f-cenes like tills In cither section , who does not esteem the icnown won by both at mies In the late war , as unilchmeiit ot the history and aliment for the patriotism of the whnfc people. Is natrow In conception and jaundiced in vision. " 1 am not of those who syinpithl7o with the spirit of that narrow though patiiotlc citl/cnof England who declaul that high piaiseof the Homaiis was detiactlon of the Biitons. Noi can I .siippicss contempt for that myopic stutcsminshlp that political amamosls In this counliy whicli bees In meilted tributes to confcdei.dcs Implied de traction of the vailous ledcials. On the other hand I acknowledge Inferiority to no man In admhatlou of the broad libetallty which piomptcd the cllort of Chailes Sum- ncr to stilko liom the Hags of the Union tlio names of the battles between his estiangcd and embltlcieil countrymen : yell subscribe neither to its policy nor to Its justice. All honor to the spirit of the man , who , facing a slot mot political wi.ith , could ilso to the lofty pmposc of dcstioylinr all mementoes of iKiithciii tiluiuphovcrbouthcrii couutiyuieiil All honor to the eloquent utterances by which ho .sought to make practical his mag nanimous conception 1 But I uttcilv dissent from the opinion that such oblltei.itlon was cither essential to the traternl/ation ot the bectlons or just to the Inticpld aimles of the union. Thu one thing essential to the man hood and self respect , and , tlicieloro I icpaat. to the patriotism ol the people , is that oxacti historic justice shall bo meted out to each aimy and all sections. Let malicious de traction rcasc ; let envy which enslaves IK- noble minds find no nlace In the breast ot any lover of ti nth. 'With what measure ye mete , it shall bu measured to jou again. ' Ajiibt appreciation of the motives that im pelled and ot the hi'iolsm that sustained each tnmy and section In their Titanic conlllct , Is the symbol as well as sustenance ot pati lot- ism. llllbei.il ciitlcism Is not only unpatil- otlc it is iirational. Merited encomiums ot southern hciolsm Is Implied eulogy ot noith- em piowc.ss , which , inspired by devotion to the union ot the states. and sustained thiough pri vations and blood by thu pro roundest con victions , biought at last this lion-heaitcd sec tion to deleat and suireniler. On the other hand , laudations of the great commaudeis ot the 'A i my of the Potomac' and their f < ai- less followers and the monuments built to their memoiy aie monuments also to Leo and his baiclootand liuugiy heioes , who for lout bloody years kept those vast numbers at bay , and in the space of three jcars defeated and forced from the supicmo command at least live ot these renowned federal captains. "I am not hero to discuss the causes which nccipltatcd the conflict. When all is said Jiatcan bu said in justification or condemna tion of the course i > nrsiied by either section , It Is sufficient lortho mnposu of this aijzu- nicnt to icali/u that the south was driven by her apprehensions , whether 111 or well founded , to beck security under a separate govciiiinont ; that she tlnew around that in fant government a eoidon ot bioasts as de voted and dauntless as over withstood thu shock ot battle ; and with lavisu liberality gave to Its defense her wealth and hei blood , her piaycis and her hopes , her manhood and her womanhood , and yielded at last only when exhausted in icsources , bleeding at eveiy pine , paialy/ed and prostrate. " 1 wisli to submit one rematkbefoic giving the figures which evidence the enormous ex- pcndituiu of blood and treasure by both sec tions in their memorable stuicgle. These statistics unlnipeaclied and unimpa'-sioned , establish beyond dispute the fact that theio was an exhibition of marvelous hciolsm b > the south. They aio also most emphatic tiibutes to thopeislstcnt and indomitable will and coinage of the noith. While we aio entitled to claim the ciedlt due on account of thu great disparity in numbcis and resources which these statistics show , wo must concede to the north the credit of having Deemed the vlctoiy while waging an offensive waifaioa-raiiibt Interior lines of defense. From tlio day of our sunendcr , my earnest desire has been , and Is now , to speal ; and act with justice to both armies and sections , and , to thu utmost ot my ability , aid in piomoting couliality , rcciurocal le.spcct and confidence thioughoutoiir leunltcd country , The citi zen who at this day cannot discuss the facts withnutpie-judlco Is n paitlsan and not a patilot or else a patriot enslaved by his pas sions. " Thu speaker then lovlowcd the population and wealth ot the states migagcd in that mighty conflict. Tlio tliliteen soiithcin states who soimht independence in icbcllion embraced ntcriltoiy ot about KiJ,008 squaio miles , possessing an aggiegatu wealth of about sr > .030,000 ( , OJ. The northern bt.Ues embiaceda teimoiy of over 3,000,000 .snuaro miles , with an'airgiesato wealth of ยง 10,003- OW.OOO. The jueater proportion of the south's wealth was repiesemed In slaves , The south ern states had a population of ll,4ilUthu ; noith 1H.WU.IW. To add to tnlsdispailty the southern states furnished the union armies : x 0,000 mon. For the purpOse ot tians- portiiu : and cuncentiutlni ; tioops and sup plies the south hadU/JUU miles of railioad and the noith 20C14. Establishments for the imiiinfactuio of anny supplies in the southern states ropicscnted in capital Siai.SOT'.OSl ; | n t0 | | noith , ij 73fS'J.7 . ' 'Let It bo liuther lemombeii'd , " continued the speaker , "that the movement was made by thu IcadliiK southern states without an oiganl/cd central govcinmcnt. without nn ttimy or navy , practically without aims , aiso- nals , nnimuiiitloii or aitlsatis. This cm- biyonlc power of pooily aimed states was tmtiiuonl/eil In the fnqnilencyof the move- incut by a govcinmcnt tlioioughly oiganlzed and equipped ; with at least thu nucleus ot an army and navy ; with magazines , munitions and maniifactoiles for supplying all the Implements of war. " \Vhon \ the futuio hlstoilan shall consider thlsiemaikablu Inequality in teiritoiy , in wealth , in means of fr.iiispoitation , In popu lation l.-i all the circumstances suiiounjlng the sections and when he shall add to these tlm htlll moro btilklugdispaiitv In tlio num ber of men unlisted uy each , no will bo lost In ama/emcnt that the struggle could have been piolonged to four years of southern resistance. "Tho olllclal report from adjutant general's office shows that thu number of men enlisted In the union aiiiiies during thu war was 3b5'lUJ. ) The number enlisted In the south ern aimles during the war. as estimated by the war derailment , was about bOU.OOO num. Placing these man against man bOO.003 against tlio bOO.OOO thcio was hurled against the south moio than 3,000,000 of men in ex cess of the numbers she had enlisted. "Tin-so olllclal figuies , iilHolutely staitllng in their dlspiopoitfon , will for over attest an urnivaled couiaguaiulcoiibt'cnulon by south- cm tioops. Let him who can , point to the paiallel. "To the philosophic statesman of the future a most Interesting Held tor thought will be found In Invebtlgatinp the source-of this phenomenal power exhibited by the south. Both aiHiics wcio composed piincipally of frce-boin American cltucus. The tanks of both weio largely lllleu by volunteeis and not by 1'ieiteiiary liliclinus. Both' gave allegiance to governments organised under bliiillareoiibtltutlous , guaranteeing political and religious liboity , tilal by juiy , taxation only with presentation , and all the tuiida- mentai ilghu of equality and icpubllcan licedom. Both gathcied Inspiration tiom the example of thu fathers. Both were Im pelled by the authoritative sanction of a genuine patiiotlsui ; and every soldier who tell on cither bldo turned his palo face to Heaven , n maityr to the light as ho under stood it. "It is necessary , theretore , to find in some atlici and peculiar elements of power the ex planation for this unexampled resistance made by the south to ono of the most supcib armies ever mustered for battle. Of the same nice , born of ( a common * ancestry , roared under the same free Institutions , it would have seemed safe to predict that with he disadvantages under which the south la bored she would bo compelled to surrender to i foico not greatly superior to her own. It s tine that the rural life ot the southern people ple was tnomotlvo of individual Indcpen- lence , ami this Independence was productive if individual heroism , wlilcii wis ono of the marked characteristics of the southern sol dier. But on the other hand , the northern soldier was moro vigorous In constitution , moro robust in physical energy , and was rcaicd under a civilisation and domestic In stitutions which developed , In a hichdcgicc , the virtue ot self reliance. Where , then , are wo to find tlio explanation of tint astounding fact that It required to defeat the south In four vears an enlisted foice more than twice as gieat ns the entire Prussian aimles which In seven mouths overwhelmed and humil iated France ? What Is the explanation , I again Inquire , of the unexampled record made by tlm southern armies' ' "It cannot bo attiibutrd to any want of lilgh couiagu In the soldiers of the north. In dependent of the exhibitions ot Individual licioism by which all wcto liupiesved who met them on the field , thu ratio of federal losses In battlenscomp.ucd to the losses of Einopean armies , the insulin : and oft-ie- iieatcd onsets of noitlieiu phalanxes , with fixed bayonets , against tlio walls of Hie from southern guns , and over the de.nl bodies ot their comrades , piled In gh-istly hecatombs liufoie southern ports and bieastwoiks. bear witness of federal courage and devotion which nothing can ever impeach. "In seeking tlio souii'o of this maivelous exhibition of resisting power shown by the south , It N proper to take into tlio account tlio fact that she occupied the Interior lines ofdc- feuse. But to my mind , theone snflicicntex- planatton the 'causa causans' H to bn found in the gieat , distinctive , piluml tliotmhl that moved , dominated and inspired this soutlioin people. If the not them soldier was impelled by the thought that a disiuptlon of the union endangered the nermanenco of our tier institutions , and that to save the union was to .save lepubllcan ftcedom on this continent , the boutli was moved , on the other hand , by obedience to 'Natuio's fust law' the law of self-defense. It she thouuht to sever her lelations with her sister states of the noith.lt w as In tlio belief that she would find safety under a government of homogeneous institutions. Her declaration ot a desire for peace nnd for a continuance of ftlcudly lelations was emphatic and sin cere. If in tlio pioirrcss of succeeding war she ciossedhcrbordeisand hoio her banner uorthwaid , It was with the hope of foiclng the withdrawal of ftderal foices iiotii her teiiltoiy and ot compelling the iccognltlon of her independence. The one-controlline , all-pervadlmr thought that throbbed thiough oveiy llbio of the soutliein brain wastliat the lights of the slates , tlm bcctnity of prop- eity. ot lio'iicand of liberty , weio involved hi the Issue. The spirit of defence , not of defiance nor of conquest , neivcd her people , 'fills was her panoply of power ; this the tower of her amazing sticiiKth ; this the In dividual inspiration that made of her Indi vidual boldlois Individual heroes , who have left a reeoul unequalled in the annals of war. "But wo wcio not successful. Circum stances decreed itotheivvise. Failure came because success w as impossible. But deeper ami more indelible than the sc.iis and Hues left by war on the lace ot the countiy is the impicss made by your valor on the paces ot histoiy. A past so luslious , and a picsent so full ot cncouiacomcnt aie piophctlc of a biilllantfutiiie. " Guneial Gordon's speech was received with gicat ploasuie , nnd at many points he was inteiinpted with appioving shouts of the multitude. His tribute to the soldicis ot both armies , and contempt for the men who would attempt to detract from the valor ot either , received loug-coiitlnucd shouts of applause. When Davis and others escoiting the wrty had passed thiough tlio inns , and reached the cairlages. the vast thiong dispersed. From the capitol portico the same scene was enacted as when the pi ocession moved up the avenue. Davis was carried to the city ball , wlicic a geneial hand shaklne was Indulged In , the vast num ber of calleis only permitting a moment to each.Tills Tills ended theday'sdemonstiations. Fully 20,000 people were on the stiucts and giounds. To-moriow will bo another bis day. The corner stone of the monument is to bo laid with immessive ceremonies. The stone will belaid by the Masonic fraternity , and Mr. Davis will put It In place. CINCINNATI ELECTION FRAUDS. The Reports or the Senatorial [ iivcstl- ( latiiiff Committee. Coi.ujmus , April 28. Tlio reports of the investigating committee in the Hamilton county senatorial contests have been com pleted and an agieciuent entered Into by the party sections of the committee that they shall bo submitted to the senate to-moirow , bo pi luted and como up for final action next week. The republican members review tho' f lauds In Hamilton county In general and concentrate on snecilic fiuuds claimed to have been shown In the Fourth ward precincts Sixth wardpicclnpts , Dand G and Ninth waul precincts. These give the demociats ISM votes and the republicans 17U. The report shows by accumulated evidence that thoictuins from these precincts are so pei- ineated with fraud as to bo wholly vvoi thlcss , aiidiccommcmlsuiulcrtliofiislpioposltlonof the agreement of the committee ot six , which provided the committee should throw out the whole vote in the precinct where thcio was evidence of fiaud by oflicers of the elec tionthat the entire vote of these four pieelncts bo thrown out , thus cutting down the vote of the democratic candidates Ib58 and tlio republicans candidates 17 ! ) , and elect ing all republican senatoilal candidates. The icpoit of tlio demociatic membcis claim thcio were both democratic and lepuhllcan frauds and states that under the second pioposltion adopted by tlio committee of six , which pro vided In precincts where frauds were com mitted by others than oftlccis of election , the committee should ascertain the extent of such frauds and eliminate them. The fiaiidulcnt votes letiirned In four democratic precincts of the fourth waul and in nine lepubllean pieelncts .should bo thrown out. Tliiowing out these thiiteen pioclncts a majoiltvof about 1,000 in Riven for the democratic sitting mumbeis. They lind the dcmociatlo mciii- beis entitled to seals. The icpoits agree In some lospucts as to the piecincts which shall be thrown out under the uilo. After Compromising Letters. CIIIOAOO , Apillia. [ Special Telogam. ] A move that Is likely to Interest a few gav young men about town , and some equally gay old men , if rumor Is not an unusual liar , was made this morning In the prohato coiut. Mis. Fannlo B. Weaver , of Minneapolis , Minn , , sister of Miss Jennie Woods , who died recently from smoking opium , applied through her attorney , Heniy C. Hanna , to have Willis Smith , thu administrator recently appointed , removed , and that a public ad ministrator , Henry Hcckcr , bo substituted In bis stead. It Is not claimed that the dead gill left any property or effects of value , and this move Is made solely to get possession of let- tcis which weio found In her keeping at the time of her death. Those letters are said to be fiom several people of prominence , who are not now suspected of having known the unhappy girl dining her lifetime , and who aio now veiy anxious to icgaln possession of them , President Aduma Talks. Nuvv YOIIIC , April 23. [ Special Telcgiam. ] A special to the Evening Post from Boston says : President Adams , of the Union' Pa- cllle lallroad , has returned from the west. Ho says that ho found business generally better than ho expected , but corn fails to move. The undue stimulation given by low rates has destroyed transcontinental business for a time. Ho expects a recovery soon. Ho thinks that thiough Piiullia business will bo light for the next six mouths , and that pas senger lutes will never ho fully rcstoied. The business prospects of thu Union Pacific do not differ materially this year from thu last annual report of the company for 16S5 , Which will bo Issued next week , and will bo a largo Volume of 173 pages , on the general plan of the 1834 lepoit. AVeather 1'or Nebraska. For the state of Nebraska Cooler , fair weather , VNY1111 \ UJLtMAKUA The Bill Approved by the American Dairy Association Reported Favorably. THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL. It Is the Measure "Which AVII1 CJIHSO All the Tronbloortho Session- Sparks 11 ay s a Trump Card Notes. ARnlnst Ilo ns liutter. WASHINGTON , Apiil 28. [ Special Tele- _ ram.J The house eoiiimltteo on agrlcultmo to-day topoited an elaborate bill providing for placing the nianutactuied sale of oleo- maigailno under the direction ot the geneial levi'iiuo department. The leport says that there are -1,003,000 to 0,000,000 American citizens engaged In the dairy business and they must all abandon It and bo driven Into some other iilieady ovrwoiked branch of industry unless they can be icllovcdftom the present iiilnous competition with cheap Imitations of cheese and butter , which aie not only disastrous to the daliy iuteiest dhectly , and to all branches of ngileulluio indirectly , but are detrimental to the public health , bcllig tlio finltlnl cause of dyspepsia ana other diseases. From the best icllablo Infonnallon obtainable about 200,000,000 pounds of spuri ous and imitation compounds arc now being manufactured annually , \\hlch not only takes the place of so much butter , but stops the consumption of much moro by thodcmoial- Izatlon oftiadc , besides being domoiallzlng in Its ellect tipon the people. The existence oftlio o base counterfeits lias aheady soil- ously Impaired our export tr.ule , mid will re sult In still gieater duuiago if not checked. : Vt least nine-tenths of the people of the United States demand the legislation em bodied In the bill. This measuie has the ap proval of the American Daliy association. It imposes a special tax upon all manufac- turcts of oleomaicarlno of 5000 per an num , wholesale dealcis S-lbO , and ictall dealers S-tS. It icqulres that oleomargarine shall "be packed In liikius , tubs or other wooden packatrcs , tliat have not been pievlously used for that puipose , of not less than ten pounds to each package. Evoiy package is icquiied to contain a pilutcd cer- tilieato and caution , similar to that now used on packages of rivals , and the Imported aill- cle is lequiied to bo Inspected and marked in a like manner. The tax Is fixed at 10 cents per pound , which is to bo paid by means of coupon stamps similar to those now used for manutuctnied tobacco. Heavy penalties aie imposed for any violation of the bill. The bill also cieates the office of analytical chemist and miciosconbt , who is to bo at tached to the staff of the commissioner of Internal revenue. The bill was rcpoited with the unanimous appioval of the commit tee on agiiculture , and its passage will bo wged at an eaily cay. Till ! MOIUllSON TA1HFF JIH.T It is peifectly evident that tlo | majority of the mcmbeis of thujiouso would bo twilllng to-iuorio\v to pass-aieswlutiou fixing tlie date of ndjouuimcut at Juno 10. Hut { hero Is one obstacle to canying out of this scheme. The members are growing icstlcss. Thocongies- sional llights aio pending at homo , and they want to get away as soon as possible. If a day was llxed work could bo shaped to this end and nmttcis hurried to complete them. At present the cijleiidais of the house aio crowded with Dills which will never bo reached. The Important committees have all had clays fixed for the consideration of their important bills , and so the time is piotty well taken up from now until late in the middle ol the summer. The appioprl- ation bills will begin to appear in n few weeks , and then the mcmbeis think they will be ready to adjourn. But theio stands ono obstacle In the w.iy , and it Is the Moriison taiiffbill. If the resolution Is offered to ad journ , it will bo referred at once to the ways and means committee , which has charge of such things , and Indeed , too. the woiklngs ol the house. Morrison will never let It be .leported until ho sees Ills tariff bill acted upon or killed. Now thu great light In tlio house Is for a time for the consideration ot these bills. Morrison has had the tai III bill made the special older for May 15. Only yesterday tlio house sent tho. Loulsvillo sub-ticasiny bill over until the bamo day. Evidently Monlson was caught napping or ho never would have allowed the Louis ville bill to go to that day. When May 15ar rives there will bu a pretty light. Morrison will demand the tai Iff bill's consideration , and Kentucky people will demand the con sideration of their bill. The tai 111 men will aid the latter , and Morilson and his antl- taiIII men will fight lor their pet scheme. Cailislo will find himself In a hole , for ho cannot go back on his own state and Louis ville , and ho is stiongly In favor of the Mor- ilsonblll. llcnco another day will bo con sumed. Daily tiie tai Iff men aio gaining ac quisitions to their tanks and Moirlson looks pale at the thought of another defeat. The Ohio democrats are working haul against the bill on account of Its tree wool piovislon. Many of the democrats who will vote against iico wool , etc. , however , llko the Hewitt ad- mlulstintlon-iefoim poitlon of the ways and means bill , and will try and get that portion of it adopted , but kill tho'taiil ! riders which Monison has pinned on. While some thlrty- llvo members have entered the list as speak ers on the subject , and weeks will bo con sumed In listening to them If It ever gets tip with this prospect ahead of them , unable to do anything , Is theio any wonder that thu members think they will boheio until Au gust ? bi-AUKS' THUMP cAnn. Commissioner Sparks has played n trump card In the little game which Is going on be tween hlmsclt and Assistant Secretary Jenks. Sccietary Lainaria luigely influenc ed by Jcnks , and submits to him In all legal questions. It was through Jenks that tlio order suspending Uio Issue of patents was overruled. Spaiks has now Issued outers to all chiefs of divisions In his ollice , directing them to submit pioofs In nil land cases wheio patents have not been Issued , to tlio board leview which ho appointed , last December. This boaul consists of Assistant JCommls- sloncr Stockslager , Chlol Clerk Walker , and the chief law chief. Tlioy were appointed in December to review the proofs in all nncontostcd homestead cases and scilp entiles. Fiom thoftl of December to date they have sent to patent not over 1,200 coses. Of course these three members of the board do not go over all the proof. They have half a dozen clciks detailed from tlio various divisions for thatpmpose. Ills estimated that there nronowJnmg upwaiting for patents about 35,030 cases In which exam- illations had been made prior to the order of April 3,1685 , and whichnieieady for patents , but about twice as many which have not been examined and certified. At the present iato of progress , which Is not over 100 cases a week , it will take this board In the neighbor hood 01' twenty years to clear the tables and issne patents that aio being so loudly clam ored tor In the we.it. SllKRIPAII 1NVITKP TO IOWA. Senators Allison and Wilson , and Repre sentatives liepbuin and Conger called ou Gencral Sheridan to-day with a letter fiom Colonel Harsh , of Crcston , Iowa , and Invited him to the soldiers' reunion , to bo held on iVngust 19. General Sheridan said ho could not promise with absolute certainty to bo present , but that he could como as nearly do ing so as any man at that distance. It Is be lieved General Shoildan will bo there. Mtttll'llY IIACKCAI'S FltKUKIHCK. .lerry Murphy has daubed his face with po litical war paint and lias stalled out after his colleague , Bon Fiederlek , of the Fifth lo\\a district. Mitrphy Is still mad because Fred- crick downed him in the appointment of pen- elon agent for Iowa and Xebraska.and means to backcapFrcdctlek In as much of his con gressional work as possible. Just now ho Is getting In hll woik on Fiedeilck's Judicial 1)111 , which establishes another judicial dis trict In the state , by which tcims of the United States cuuit will bo held at Cedar Kaplds. In this w oik. however , Muipliy Is assisted by other members of the Iowa dele gation , and Fiedcrlck's bill will bo defeated. TIIM imtVi : WKl.I. I'ATKNT. Colonel 1) . 1J. Henderson of Iowa for the fanners , and Senator Kdmuuds for the pat ent owners , will argue a motion in tlio supicmo court to-monow for the considera tion of what are known as the Iowa dil\o well cases. Thcro are tlncc suits before the court wblcli the farmeis want consolidated. The owncis of the patent take a contraiy position , and will light the consolidation. On the outcome of these suits hinge othcis of the samn nature In ncaily every stale of the union , and a decision In ono of them will dually settle the question as to the validity of this patent , which liascauscdsomuchaiinoy- nuco to the agticultuial population. WANT TO MAKU 1IKU WKUUINO CI.OTIinS. The women of this city ha\e lately showed gicat dissatisfaction at the report that Miss Folsom , the bride-elect of the picsldent , has been purchasing her tionsscan abioad. So to night the women wage-woikeis held a meet ing of their assembly of labor , and u icsolu- tlon was offeied and adopted begging the president , as the icprcsontatlvo of the United States , to have his bridal outfit made In this countiy. The women claimed that they could make him a better and cheaper tioiihseau than ho could get In Now Yoik or Euiopo , and prayed that ho would ghe them a chance to submit bamplcsof woik for his appioval. iiniDun AUTiioiuzr.i ) AT coujccn. ni.urrs Representative Lymaii has been Informed of the success of his effoits to soctne an In- cieaso of the pension of John Clark , ot At lantic , C.iss count ) * , Iowa. Heieaftcr Clark wllliecei\o SIS a month. The senate has passed the bill authoiulng the construction of abridge over the ilibaomi liver at Council BlulK jfinvfi ron xinniASKANs. Itoy Thompson has been commissioned postmaster Jat O'Fallon , Neb. , and M\ttlo : \ Wai man at Goulon , Xcb. Tlio star mall snivico from Oileaus to Moulton will be discontinued at the end of the month. The Oilcans office has been abandoned. ij/ George F. Piitchett and II. G. Bonesteel of Omaha aie at the Ebbctt. Senator Van Wyck and family expect to leave lieie for Om ilia to-monow , J FOHTV-NINTH CONGRESS. _ _ _ _ _ Senate. WASHINGTON , ApiIlSS. On motion of Mr. McMullan bills wcte passed authoilzint ; tlio constiuction ol bridges as follows : Across. the .Mississippi liver ut or near ICeithsbuig , 111. ; at U'inoiu , Minn. ; at Red Winer , Minn. ; UPIOSS the Missomi river at Picric , Dak. ; acioss the Miners river at or near Lacona , 111. ; acioss the DCS Moines river in Iowa at such a point as may bo selected by the New York As Council liluffs lailway company. The uostofllco appiopriation bill was then proposed bv the senate committee approuri- ating SbOO.003 for caiivlng South and Cen tral Amciicaii , Chinese and Austiallan malls , and authorizing the postmaster geneial to make , alter duo advertisement , contiacts tor livcyeais with American steamers at a rate not to exceed , lor each outward ti ip , SI per nautical mile of a distance by the most direct and feasible comse between tcimlnal points. A long debate was indulged in by Messrs. Plumb , Krye and Heck. Alter an executive session the senate ad join ned. _ House. Mr. Hatch of Missomi , irom the committee on agnciiltuie , rcpoited the- bill defining but ter , and Imposing a tax upon and legiilating the manufacture , sale , expoitation and im portation of oleomargailue. llcfcncd to tlio committee of the whole. At the conclusion of the moinlng hour the house went Into committee of the whole , Mr. Wellboin in thocliaii , on tlio i her and har bor appinpiiation bill. Mr. Hcpbuin of Iowa offcicd an amend ment piovlding for the pxndiulltuio of the appropriation for the Missouri river 1 1 0111 the mouth to Sioux City by tlio sccretaiy ot war , without the Intervention of tlio Missomi lllvcr com mission. Ho attacked tlio commission , charging that their salailcs amounting to 81tfJuoo per annum wen ) moic than one- third the entlio coiisldeiatlon. Ho asseited tlieio was no commcico worthy of the name on thoMIhSouil ilvor. Ten steamboats had passed Council Bluffs In live yeais. Again , the liver ineanduicd all over the countiv. He had known It to change Its course eight miles In n night. Coiisitleiablo discussion ensued , aim pending n vote on the amend ment the committee rose and the house ad- jouincd. UXCOUIIAGINO HOME HUhR. Senators and .Representatives Adopt IlcRolutioiiH or Approval. WASHING ION , Apill 23. A mass meeting assembled In piusuaiico to a call by a number of members of congtchS and business men to sympathise with the effoits of Mr. Gladstone tosecuroapaillament for Iieland. On the platform were Senator Van Wyck , itepiesenta thes llandall , Phelps , McKinley - Kinloy , Gibson 0'IIaia , Glass and ther mombcis of the lower house. Mr. llandall , In taking tno chair , cxmossed a mofound sympathy witli the cause ol homo rule In Ireland. Tlio meeting , ho said , bought to stiongthen the hands of Gladstone , the greatest of modem oratoi sand statesmen In eveiy possible , icsnccttitl and positive way , Senator Van Wjck spoke enthusiastically of the tiiumph of homuiiile which was about to be obtained by Ireland. and lelolced that it was encouiagcd and strengthened by aid not only fiom America , butfiom the English people. Mr.Kandallthcn read a lottei fiom S. J. Tllden expu'bsing legretat his Inability to be piehont , and ap plauding the exertions of Gladstone and Painell In beiialf of homo rule. Letteis of hearty approval were also lead tiom Senatois Sherman and Logan , and speeches were dellvoied by Senator Itlddle- berger and Itcpiesontatives Aiideibon , McKinley and O'Haui. resolutions were adopted extendliiB sjmpathy to the people of Ireland and the nssuianco of the confidence and appioval of their efforts to Gladstone and Painell , An abitiact of these resolutions will bo cabled. Tt-le- crams and letters were received Irom Patilck Ford , Govcrmus Perry of Floilda , O'Neill of Alabama. Abbott ot New Jeisey , and Oglcsby of Illinois , and Senator lilalr , Editors and I'aii-Kleetrla. WASHINGTON , April 2i Professor Alex ander Graham was the first witness examined by the telephone committeetoday , His testi mony was mainly confined to the statement confirming his Interest In the Hell company and the inventions owned by the concein. Gcrdner Hubbnrd , the nest witness , said he hud nothing to do with newspaper publica tions. The article that appeared in the Woild had been hcn him by Mr. Hell , who told him that it had been voluntaiily fur nished by General Sypher. Professor Bell \vaat ecalied and piouuccil a notoliom General 85 plier saying the slate- ) ucnt was compllcif by K. N. Hill. It Is understood tlmttho editors of the Now York Tribune , World and Times , and the Washing ton correspondents will bo examined to- mot row. _ Coin for UOKIIS nutter. WASIIINOTON , April 23. About fifty gen tlemen , representing the dairy Intciestsof- nll sections of the country , were to-day before - fore the senate commit tea on agriculture to ad vocatc the taxation of the manufacture and sale of Imitations of butter and their regu lation by the Internal rcvcnno bureau under n license system. So\eial lepiesentativo dairymen and business men addressed the committee. Fin ther heating on the subject will bo ghen to-moiiow. The Triulo Dollnr. WASHINGTON , April US. The pioposcd re demption of the trade dollar was attain con- sldcicd by the house eommitteu on coinage , weights and measures to-day. The proposi tion submitted as an amendment to the bill piovlding the amount ledeemed should come out of the monthly bullion pin chase , was lejeeted by a vote of six to tliiee. Bland , Lanliam , Hynuui , Tllton , Noiwood and Me- Cicciy voted aitaiu t tlio proposition ; Sey mour , James and Little for It. Fuilhercoii- sldei.illoii of the measuto will take ulace to-inotiow. _ The Senate AVnnt * Inrorinatlnn. WASHINOION , Anill 2S. Mr. Edmnuds In the senate offeied a lesolutlon , which was agiecd to , requesting the piesldent , II not Incompatible - compatible with public Interest , to send the henato any information or corie pondence tniichlug thu arrival and landing ut San Fianclsco of the new Chinese embassy , and the condition of allalis In the Congo liee stato. _ Against , the Admission of Dakota. WAsniNorox , Apiil US. The house com mittee on tcnltoiItH to-day oulered an ad verse icpoi ton the bcnato bill to admit the southcin half tff D.ikotalnto the union. Thu lepnrt will not bo made until action is taken on thuotherblll legaiding thuadmlbilon of Dakota. _ _ _ _ The niscovory or America. WASHINCHON , Apiil 23. The Amcilcan Hlstoilcal association met to-day and adopted aiesolution anpiintingacommitteo to calf upon the pi evident and suggest that the 400th annUerbary of the discovery ot Amcil- ca by Columbus bo cclebiatcd in lb'J2. FOU AVAlt. Greece Will Xot Disarm Unless Her ClainiH Arc Settled. PAHIS , Ajiril 23. Dispatches iccolvcd here to-day liom Athens state thatGiceco will not disarm unless the ultimatum bent her by the uoweis Is wlthdiawn , It Is said Klnir George threatens to abdicate unless the ulti matum be wlthdiawn. LONDON , April 2S. Tlio Greek minister had a long interview to-day with Uoiebei ry , minister ot loiclgn affaiis. The Gieckdllfi- culty has become the absorbing toplo at the loieisn ollice. The submission of the Greek mime minister to the ultimatum of the pow ers is expected. Tlio temper of the population ot Athens Is causing alai m. It is understood that a show ot icslstaiicu by the Greek gov ernment has been prolonged , with a view of appeasing national pride. A despatch from Athens this evenlntsavs the Gieek government insists upon the with drawal of the ultimatum. It" is maintained that the ministry -will resign as a protest ngainbt the incnaco'Ti 'iiliist the liulepcn- denciFof Gieeee as Impliedby tlio ultimatum. AIIIKNS , Apill 38. The Gii'ckgovcinment telegiaphcd all its icprysentatlves abioad that the assurance of Greece given to Fiance ought to sulllce without moio being de manded by the poweis. Citizens of Athens , in a public meeting , adopted lesolutlons stioimly denouncing the action of tlio poweis In bihming piessuio to bear OH Greece to compel her to desist fiom attacking Tin key. The meeting appointed a deputation to pieseut a copy of tlio resolu tions to Delyannis. M. Do Lvannls , leplying to the deputation of cltl/cns , said the government had not promised Fiance that Gieeee would tllsaim. The mediation of France was accepted on the condition that an eaily settlement would be cflected. The government disclaimed any intention of yielding to the poweis 01 dis- aimlng unless her claims weio settled very soon. GICPCO would decfain war , and woulil only yield when the poweis had sunk the Hellenic fleet and bombaidcd Greek towns. At a mass meeting tonightaililco speeches weie made. Murderous Kedslclns Miles in Pur suit. PANTANO , AilApiil 'JS A telephone message liom the superintendent of the To tal Wicck mine states that loity Indians at tacked Kichnidson's lanch , twenty miles southwest of lieu1 , and killed eight persons. Iso paitlculars. AVn.cox , Ail/ . . April 18. Genoial Miles left this altninoon for Crlttondnn , to person ally supcilntend the campaign. JSOOAI.IS : , Aii/ona , Apiil UH. The depre dations of the IndlaifiTjcbtoidav wcie In the mostlhlcKly settled poition ot PIma county. It was the first laid in that section tor years. It Is believed the hostllescommitting the out- iajcs wcio In lovongo lot the hiinposcd death ot tlio captiucd portion ol tlio band icccntly ficnt to Florida. ( Jen. Miles aril\ed last night on lecelving intelligencool tlu uialds , and II tlio hostiles lemain in Aiuona it Is stated he will take the Held. The MurduroiiH Deputies. ST. Louis , Api II 28. Tlio case agalnM the East St. Louis deputy slierlff.s , charging them with being fugltl\es from justice , w.isdis- mlssed in the com I of criminal conection to day , the gland jury having ulieady Indicted them. Piosecutlng Attorney Clalboine , who supposed that the deputies had been In dicted for murder , leained that they had only been Indicted for manslaughter In the thlul dcgiro. Ho Immediately had another wai- inntNsucd charging them with being tugi- thcsfiomjustlre.and they will botiledoutliis chaigo bo the testimony In tlio casn against them In icg.ird to ollenscs In Kast St. Louis can be oblalned and toiw.uded to thogov- einor of Missomi , thus enabling him to pass upon the granting ( it thu lequhition applied for by tlio goveinor of Illinois. Wild WorUoniio Mississippi. Nr.w OIIUIANS , Amll iiS. A dispatch fiom Helena , Aik , , says the river Is above tlio hlgliest point leached In ISbS , but Is now nt a standstill. Allclfoits to hold the re maining pait of tlio lo\co has been abandoned and the water is now sweeping through the nnmeious places. the bleaks tanging tiom a liiindipd feet to half n nillo wide. The Jovcu below Aiibtln Is swept a\\ay for sev eral 1 ui ndied leet. This will icsult in the o\erflowof ahugotioitlon off Tunica and Coahomacounties. Thu loss will bu gieat be cause all ciopshavo been planted and weio giowlng. Tlio Mibuibsippi Wood. AUSTIN , Miss. , Apill 'JS. Tim water In the bottoms rosotlnco feet last night , and Is now within two feet of the Loulbvllle , New Or leans it Texas lallwav dock. JACKSON. Apiil US , The lain ceased at daylight today , after an almost continuous fall lor foity-elght IIOIIIH. Much damage wasdono ciops. All tialns on the Illinois Central urodelaed by washouts bouth of Jackson. A special train bunt out to topair the damage lan into a washout and the con ductor and liieman wcio killed and the en- glnner badly hurt. _ A Fatal Explosion. CIIIOAOO , Apill ! iS. A < laigo lion lard tank nt Toboy & Booth's packing house exploded this attcnioon. TliO cause Is un known. The concussion was teullic. The Jlylng Iron toro up the floor , colling and walls. Eveiyono in the loom was Injured by the ilebiH. James Hantoid was instantly killed , and Pat MuUlooM and Mattle tSuitiil ( seriously injuied. Six othuis were more or less injiticd. The Condition of the Toiling Millions Never Bettor Than To-Day , THE CHURCH AND THE K. OF L. The Cardinal of Quebec Dcnonncc * tlio Order A "Scab" Kills a Striker In Si. honls Lmhor News. The ProspectR NKW YOIIK , April BS. [ Special TclegramJ Mr. Powdcrly has , In tlio North American lloviow for May , n paper on strikes and ar bitration In which ho .says : "Tho prospect for the future of the laborlng.nian In Ameri ca Is brighter to-day than It ever was , not withstanding the seemingly strained rela tions at pichcntexisting between employer andcmplojc. The Krovvthot onrortaiilza- ; tion for the past ten j ears has been steady and healthy. It Is only wheie the organisa tion Is in Its infancy that serious tiotiblcs , su h as stilkcs and lockouts exist , The wet king man of tlio United States will soon ic.tllzc that ho has the power which kings once held , that lie has a right to manage his own affalis. The powers ot the king have passed away ; the power of wealth Is passing away. P jppio ! are more quiet to-day , but they ate dye. It Is the powei of monopoly that Is nW'safo. Mea who pile up huge fortunes iiiuefc compensate for that pilvllego In the paymejl ot a gradu- ated Income tax . The hours 'labor must bo icdiiced thioughout the natfl , , , so tlmttho toilets may have moio time tojjyciirn t o" sci ence ot bclf-govctnincnt. LabOtjfsavlBgma- chluery , Instead of making slt&is of irian , must become his servant. f9ff will the- woiklnguuin wield his povvetIf ) Organized labor says the power will bo wisely handled , but wo must have the co-operation of the vast middle classes. The cmploycratid employed must no longerstand apart. A'Jolnt board of arbltiatlon should bu foiccd between manu facturers and worklngmon all'over the coun try. Agreements of this klridtshould bo the means of settling differences as they * arise , and with their inaugufotlon strikes , lockouts and boycotts will ndt boenter4 j upon , and if over called Into iHaytthon ohljw , as the veiy last resort.J. \ . " - ' * * ji ' 5' The K. of Ii. Condemned. Mo.\nuAi. : , ApiII 23. [ Specjnl Telegram. ] A pastoi.il letter was lecclyedyicro ; this morning fiom CatdinalTasclu can condemn- Ing the Knights ot Labor as a feet organiz ation nimical to1 the Intelests and good morals. " Urc t efforts h , jnndo by the local oflic ta of tlio irder here fb inlliicnco the caidiiiul and pie clit the Issu ing of thepastoial , hud the qaulUfal- la undoistood , befor < j"1bo issued It , qi&nferred vVlth all the provincial blshoj B , wjio agreed ! witli Ills decision. The letter wilt be read in all ( lie chinches of thupiovince nextdunday. District Master Workman Koyes blames poli ff ticians lor the move , When towderly was beiu In March Bishop Fabrc proinlsed that it tlio constitution was amended guarantee that no action woiJId Jj Uken. He thinks the pastoral will gioatlj order heie. _ Striking Opposition NKW YOIIK , April 28. The Tiilrdf/avenue / pti Ikeis are riniiilng a tallyho coaclf.mnd it Is ciowded every tiip. The police fwero oa hand eaily. but eveiy thing is reported quiet , The Eiupiio Protective association jhavo 80- cuicd u chat tcr issued by tlie city forty years ago , gianting permission to run-'a line of stages tiom tlie City Hall up Thlid avenue to Foily-fouith stieet. This afternoon the ex ecutive boaul went to Albany to petition the legislature to extend" their privilege to Har lem. > S , Thhd avcnuo cais have beenjrun more legnlaily to-day than at any tlirfe since the ' strike began , Seventy-two cars weio run oa . the main line , fourteen ou the Qtie Hundred ' and Twenty-filth stiact line , audslxon thoj / cable load. Twenty-live new drivers came , i - , on to-night , and thu company'will run 120 j cars on tue main line lo-moiiow/ the adP * yr- vice of thcpillco the compaiiY bas not yet started tlio night cais. , , An Ulirlit Hour Uemaiul Refused. | CitiCAno , Apiil 23. The Fuinltuio Mailju- factuiei.s'association to-nlghC adopted . . - .Vs > u- , lutlons that It was the sunso of the nssocla- lion that the demand of thu nidi for tX > per , cent advance and eight hours work after * ! : ; May 1 can not bo complied vvlth , and If.a strike Is Inauguiatcd in auy manufactory the membeis ] ) iedicd thcmsolve.s to , close and not reopen pntll ordered to do so by the cx-ccutivo board of the asso8 elation ? It Is alM > ouleicd that a strlko ItfJB any dlicctlon by the men willre ultin a con- ci.il shut down all over the city. , - The principle iron manufacturers of the city have ici'olvcd n demand froinithe mold- ei.s' union for eight lioufs and double liay forever over time. It Is understood the i tmcis aiH scilously considering the advlsa-tf bllily of shutting down. "Kx $ Cltl/.ons to Settle Sr. LOUIP , Apiil 3S. Tlio statement Is made public hcio this evenngthat | prellm- liiiuy steps have been taken by the cltbenb' committee to tfiininuto the strike , and the , prospects aio that their efforts be successful. A nicotine will held to-night to draw .up a series of resolutions , which vvllli > ha sent , to the executive boaul ot the Knights of Labor AM and whkii will icijuust the poard to deciarafT the strike off , thocill/c-ns' commfttoo iiledg- * * Ing themselves to stand by thu knlglitViind- . u-o every o.xertlon possible either to brine * about aihltiallon or secure the re-cmploy- mimt ot all the sltlkers who have not , com mitted olleiises against the law and the iall- load company. _ _ _ _ _ _ A Ix'innnd for Klflit Houru. CiuoAno , Apiil 2 . ThieohuiidicdliolKht liiiuds employed in the four fielght houses ot thu Chicago , Milwaukee it St. Paul railway in thlseity , to-night appointed a committee to wait upon tlio company and demand the Inauguration of the eight hour system May 1 without a reduction of wages. Should a negative answer bu lotuined , thu men will sti ike on tint date named. In this event the icsult is difficult to foiesco. The Kl lit Hour Movement , CIIICAOO , April SS : Two bundled and seventy-live cabinet makeis and luuiiluro woikers at Itothbchilds Sons' factory wont out this morning. They demanded ten boms' pay for eight limns1 woik , which the linn concluded they could not meet. Tlio btriuu Is the outeo'moof a btiikuln ono ot their factoiles in Cincinnati ! . Tlicotilkuis niuoidcily. , A St. honls Btrlkor Ktllod. Sr. Louis , Apill 2S.Vllllaui WlthPis , a "bcab" switchman , was set upon to-night by j three men who beat him soveiely. Ho draw nievolvcrand ilred , killing ono of his as- sall.uits , named Gibbons , a stilkcr. Withers was ai rested. The other mon escaped. The Htrllco InvcHtliratdi-H. WASHINGTON , API II 'i-v Thospec-iat house commlttcuchurucd with the duty of invcatl- Katlng labor stiikus on thu south western mil- loads , left this city for .St. Louis this mom- " ing. nd for n Strike1. ST. Louis , April 20. The Bossbakds ai'il confectioners and shoo ntamifacturcis , ot this city held a meeting Mast nlftht and de cided not to agico to the demands ot the Con- tr.il Labor nnjon. Sciious chipiojcs seeuislmmlnuiit.