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THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY iftOBNING , MAY 5 , 1886. NUMBER 275. BULLETS AND BOMBS , Another Bloody Eiot Between Police and Anarchists in Chicago. THE COPS HOLD THE FORT. A Number of Police and Anarchists Killed. A DESPERATE BATTLE FOUGHT. The Police Use Eovolvcrs with Deadly Effect. THE ANARCHISTS USE BOMBS. \ Threatening Orowds Surround Factories in the Suburbs of Milwaukee. A BLOODY FIGHT EXPECTED. The KlK'it ' Hour movement Gathering Strength Throughout the Coun try Hundreds of Employ era Concede the Dcnmnd. A Bloody Illot. Cntc'Aoo , May ! . 2:50 : p. m. A ilot Just occnricd near the coiner of Moigan and Txventy-sccond streets. A crowd of striking lumbermen mid adherents made an assault onubodvof police in thai vicinity. The police charged the ciowtl repeatedly and xvcro stoned antlllredat by the lioters. In the encounler Detective Michael Granger was seriously and probably fatally Injuted by a llylng stone. Olllccr John Strong xvas shot thiough tin ; hand. Squads of police aic hur rying to Iho scene. A number of iloteis aio icported shot. The casualties aio not yet known. ! J p. m. The Southweslcrn poillon of the city this afternoon xvas the scene of another riot. Towards noon a crowd of anaichlstsand lilends assembled on Hie coiner ol Klgh- teenlh and Morgan slrects for the purpose of lioldlng a meeting. Ii Is also said they In tended to teiiow the attack on McCormlck's teaper works. The police xvho had been notified of the uli'ulr kept u close xvutch upon the proceedings. Hostilities commenced at 2oO : , just in xvlmt manner cannot be learned. A number of deteclives in citizens clothes mixed xvith the ciowd , numbering at this hour neatly 1,000 persons. Detective Mike ( liangcr , ol tlio Cential station , attempted to aticslndlsordcily man. The dclectlvo xvas immediately set upon by a howling mob. Ucfoie ho could escape ho xxas stiuck In Iho forehead by a bilek , knocked senseless and badly Injuied. llcxolveis xx'cro drawn and indisciimlnalu shooting began , dining which Olllcer John Strong xvas shot in the hand. A number of lioterseroalsoln - U juied. The police chaiged on the crowd and made seven arrests , capturing Iho man xvho llnew Hie bilck at Granger. At tlueo o'clock the entire southwestern district of the city was wild with alotm. Details ] of | police ate awaiting orders at tlio Txvelfth and llin- tnan sheet station. 3:15 : p. m. Tlio police succeeded In dispers ing Iho ciowd which opposed them In the lumber disti lets. Sullen crowds still remain In the neUhboihood , but tlio large detail of police now on the ground are conshtcicd suf ficient to miel ! any new uprising iu that vi cinity. _ _ _ Another Illot. CHICAGO , May 4. At tlio meeting of anarchists on the west side to-night a terri ble riot occuried , Tlio police xvero Hied uron , anilicplled xvltlt deadly effect. A man xxho was standing In the crowd re ceived a pistol ball In Iho thigh and has been biought lo Iho central police station. Ha says that dining Iho piogiess of the speech by one of the socialists a. squad of olllcers matched by close to the speakers stand , Someone ono shouted , "Kill the . " Al most as soon as the words luul been uttered Ihreo bombs weio tin own fiom near the stain ) Into tlm midst of the squad of olllceis. They exploded Instantly and live policemen fell. Others weio wounded , and sovetal of thu socialists did not escape. An otllcer who has lust at lived Irom tliusccno says there Is haiilly any doubt that at least lixo olllcers weie. killed. Persons living on the xvestslde , many squares Irom tlio bceno ot the dlsttnb- a nee. repot t that the explosion of bombs , xvhlch xxas tettille , xvas instantly followed by a fiisiladti of tevolver shots. .Moiocolicicnt accounts aio cominc In , and they point lo a much moiu disastions ultiny thanatlllst tenoitcd , and about tUO ! olilcets had been detailed to attend tlio meuting , and had been in thn vicinity slnco the socialists h.id begun to assemble. At thu time of thu Ihiowiinrof Iho homlMho riowdhad dwin dled to u > ss than 1 , < XX > . but the utterances of the speakers xvciu still of a most Inllnmmato- jy chinuctor , however , and the hcaicrs xvho sllll lemaliied grow rlolous In Ihelr demean or , The police concluded to put an end to the dlstuihanco , and advancing onlctcd thu ctoxvd to ( llsH'rso. ) At lirst the socialists foil back slowly , the speakers still niglng them to stand linn. Suddenly bombs weio thrown , anil thopollco retorted instantly with a xol- loy from their tevolxets. The lioters an- sxveted with theirs , which the sequel shows they were x\ell piovldcd x\ltb. The mob niicaiod ) crazotl xxitli a frantic deslto for blood , and Holding Its giound poinod volley alter volluy Into the midst of the olllcers. The latter fought gal lantly and at last dlspotscd the mob and cloated the market place. They aio now giimling uxeiy approach to Iho place and no one Is allowed In Ihete. Immediately alter the Hist explosion the olllceis xvho were left standing dunv Ihelr rovolx'eis and 111ed totintl ntter loiiiul Into the mob. Largo nunibcisof these tell , and ns they dioppedxvoio linmo dlutol } can led to the tear and Into the many daik alloy xvays by their friends. Noestimnto of the casualties can boglx en but the police at Des 1'lalnes street station say that Inlly til ty ot them weio wounded. The drug stoics In thai vlelnily aio ciovuled xvith people xxho xveiu hint , and doctois have been telephoned lo in all dhi'ctions. licfoio tlio tiling hud ceased the neighboring police stations xvero tinned into lompoiaiy hospitals , At U o'clock twenty policemen lay on the lloor of Des I'lalncs station , all disabled , and piob- ybly half ( hat number seriously Injined. Olheis weio lepoited to bo still lying in the open squaio either dead or badly wonudoJ. A tclephono mcbsago fiom ono of the hospi tals says that a woundedofllcerbioiitthttlieie 1ms slnco dlod. Olllcer Joieph D. 12.in died on the xvuv to the station. Later topotts from" Des I'lalncs stiect station indlcato that even moro than wcrout Hist estimated x\cre wounded among the socialists. Scenes at Iho station aio heaitrending. In ono largo loom Ho some liltcen otlicei-s with doctors drcaalng tlioir wounds. The xvlfo of ono ol the men has just como In , and upon teaming that her husband was anumc the xvonndeil. ? cll down in u faint r.uU Jtnd to bo carried tuuie. 11:00 : p , m. More flrhiK has boon heard near the scene of the former trouble , and a large foico of police has just left the station for the place. Some fifteen shots xvoro heard. It Is reported that AnininSpies Islu a .saloon on l.nke street ana n detail of pollco has been sent there to arrest him. Itclntivcs of Ofllcers Timothy Flavin , George Miller anil Hcddin came to Iho station a short time nito , accom panied by n pilcst , xvho administered the last s-aciaments lo Hie thtcn men xxho are dylnp. In Iho basement of the station there are some ten socialists xxho are having their wounds attended to. The follow Ing is a list of the killed and wounded among the pollco : Joscpl Stuntmi , John _ A..Dyer , John McMo- ° " ' A r" Krn'ger , J. "if. Wilson , ' Joseph _ - . Halverson , F. Hilda , Kil. Uaitett , John Henson. J. Mitchell , A. Flavin , Charles Fink , M. J. Shannon. 1B:15 : a. m. Inspector llanficld has just been seen at the DCS Plalursstiuet station , and sa > s coiicciiilng to-night's tioublu in old haymaikot : "Alter I'arsons had concluded his speech , Sam Fielding , another nototious socialist , mounted a xvagon and began to ad dress the ciowd , his add i ess bolng ot the mostlniluinmutorydcscrlptloit. Hociilledon the men lo nrtn Ihomselves and to assert I heir righls. Ho linally became so violent thatxvoid xvas sent to the station , xvlilch xvas only a block distant , and Inspector Hanlield at thu head of txxenly-llxu men matched to the plan : ot meeting , llanfleld called upon the crowd to disperse , snd KicMlnir shouted out to tlu'iirtroin the xvaion"To nrmsl" Iho olllcur once moio called on them to disperse , xxlion suddenly fiom behind thu wagon which was nolsexcn tcet from the trent lank ol polleo , two bombs xvero thrown in between second and thlul tank of thu men with the cllect nlieady stated. The second lit Ing. which xvas heard about an hmirau'o , pioved to bo nothing of any consequence ; no one xvas hint , On n table In thu station house xvhoiu thu xvonndeil policemen ate , a poor follow lies sttctched xvltha tenIblc bullet xvouiid In his bicust , n few feet distant a \\ilht.\tteicd clothes and mottal wound In h'.s side is lying in sensible. On cots around tlio room and in cliaits xvith their legs bandaged tip aim icst- Ing on suppoils of dill'eient kinds aio some Iif teen or txxcnty olllceis xvho xvcto xvtiunded by the bombs. Not a groan or complaint Is hoard fiom any of them. Another ollicur , xxho xvas loutiil lying In ndootxxay xvhcto ho had been car- tied , or where ho hud diaggcd himself , has lust been brought in irighttnlly xvonndeil. I'heio atusoum twenty of the socialists In culls In the basement , all of them aio wounded , and one of them , a Noting fellow of about QJ , Is dead. The following named socialists , all ot whom ate wounded , have been placed tinder attest : Joe Nuclier , Kmil Lotz. John Ulcxvenz , Puter Day. John Fioser , August Itobett Sehultz , FranWioch , B. Leplant , Chailos Sehumnker. When Iho news ol killing of six policemen had i cached the Fiist logiment armory , Anson Lebolte , mem ber ol Company C , was disguised and sent to the scene ol the conflict to take observations. He xvas ancMcdchargud with being a social ist and is still under ancit. The list of casualties , so far ns can bo Icnincd , loots uu as follows : One socialist dead , txxo oHIeers dead , lour other ollkoib xvho mav not suivixe till moinlng , and thlity moioiollco ] wh'o haxo wounds , many ot the most sci ions cliaiacter , In addition to this iitobably titty people , neatly nil members ot the socialists ciowd or cltl/ens of the xiclnity weio shot or otnerwiso hint. So gicat Is the panic and necessity of c.uing tor wounded thai it may be days bolero the lull extent ol thu disaster is made known. Mayor Haiilson atrhed at the station as soon as possible niter the bombs had been tin own. Hi : walked around among the \\oiinded olllceis and spoke cncontagn ! < xxords to " ' " said he"at the them. "Ixx'as" , meet ing for a xUiilo dining the time Parsons xvas speaking. 1cnt fiom them lo Des I'lalncs .slicet station and learning that there xvas no indication ot trouble , I went home to bed. I had liatdly done so when I licaid of the bombs and came directly to tlio station. " "What action will he taken to subdue the socialistic element ? " ho xvas asked. I can't say now. 1 haven't had time to think of any plan since this affair. You can say , hoxvex-er , that the entire pollco force of the citv will bo used lo maintain or der , and nnfaxvful galheilngs , at xvhich speeches are made thicatcnlng life and ptop- erty , xvill not bo permitted. liieltlnc to Bloodshed. CmcAdo. May-I. The Aibeiter Xcitung , a German paper edited by Spies , Iho .socialist xvho xvas ono of the speakers xvho Incited yestetday's riot at McCormlck's , announces this afternoon tnat a gieat meeting of the people xvill bo held to-night on Dcsplaincs street , and whoever condemns the lioiiiblo brutality of yestetday must bo there. The paper further says : "Worklngmcn , thu hated pollco yesterday murdered four of your brothers and then wounded perhaps Iwcnty- lixo moiont McCoimlck's factory. Had your brothcts , xvho had nothing but stones to de fend themselves , been armed xvith good xvoai > - ons and a low dynamite bombs , none of tlio imudcicrs would have escaped. As it was , four ot them ( the policemen ) weio wounded. That Is sad. Yesterday's massaeio occnnod that tho-10,000 slilkeis In lids city might bo tilled xvitli fear and terror , and that the dls- satlsliod and rebellious laboicrs might be dtlven under the yoke of shivery. Will this end be accomplished')1 Has not a miscalcula tion been made ? The next fexv days xxiil an swer tills question. Wo xvill not speculate on Iho course of ox'cnls. " The paper goes on to give a detailed ac count ot Iho tumble , and places the icsponsi- blllty enlitely on Iho police. Spies also says that homo Bohemians and Poles In the back- giound of the croxvd ho xvas ndilresslngialsed "On to McCotmlelc's. " The the cry , same pa per says that the pollco yostetday used their clubs in dispersing the procession ol sltlklng gills , and adds : "In x\hoso veins does not the blood course faster when ho hears of this shameful net of tlicst ) beasts ? Whoever is n man must show it thcau clays. Men to the front 1" The Contagion Spreading. CHICAGO , May . [ Special Telcittam.J A laigo majoilty of the employers and em ployes liavo calmly discussed their dillei- cnces and adjusled them to the satisfaction of both , and would now bo at xvork If they wore suto the laxvloss cle ment would bo contiolled by Iho police , This element is still Industriously nt xvoik In some quaiters , partlcnlailv In tlio lumber region , but has generally been pre vented fiom becoming too demonstrative. Onoortxvo threatening ctowds have been dispersed by the pollco without bloodshed. The pollco enter upon this sort of servlco xvith spirit , and the engagements have In vail- ably been shoit , slmip and decisive. The freight handlers ate still out , but Iho toads mo putting now men nt work , and these , as sisted by clerks and others , are taking care of all the business offctcd , though not ns piotnptly us might bo wished , A mob near thu corner of Eighteenth and Hiown streets was dispersed about 2so : : o'clock by a squad of police , xvho used their rexolxeisftcely , but nppaiently without in- jilting anybody. The First leglmunt lias been ordered to assemble at Its armory as a ptccautlonaiy mcasute , anil Is now under arms and le.idy In c.-uo it is needed. Only live roadsaio moving fieight the St. Paul , Lake Slioio , U. .to , , C. , , & Q. , and Michi gan Central and nothing can bo done until tlio blockade is llttod. Opinions aio widely ut vailaneo as tothe-merlti of the demands , but the belief U tlocplx tooled that the differ ences between the industrial nwisos and their cmployeis will bis adjusted xvlthout se- ilous lioublc. The mouthlim 01' the anarch- Islsoxcllussomo alarm , mid their frenzied demonstrations r.r > > naturally disgusting , but the givat mujoilly of Ilia xx'orklngmcn have uothing in common with the.so lawless olu- incuts , and aio as heartily opposed ( o them as tlio employers , and will as quickly unite to put down lira and blood agitators If they at tempt to carry their revolutionary theories Into practice. ' The manufactories and workshops are starling up again In this city , and the hosts of Idle men are growing smaller ex-cry hour. Umploycrs xory Kenoi-ally manifest a wllllne- uos toUy the eight-hour plan , im-i lulovt it l > crmanenlly If It xvorks satisfactorily , Many liave granted an advance In xxagcs xvith the understanding that the advance xvill bo per manent provided competitors pay the same scale , but not otherxvlso. Tlio labor situation , liowcvcr , xxlll be electric xvitlt excitement for many days , no matter \\liat occuis , as tlio contazlon Issprcaillnsovertho xvholo coun try. It has nssumctl the ptoporllonsof a giant uprising , but only xvhcro the Ignorant foreign element Is In tlio ascendcnacy have Iho people been carried off their feet by the Intoxication of the moment. It is toward Ibis danger spot that public attention Is largely conccndatcd. Nothing was talked of to-day excepting strikes. In Chicago. CIIICAOO , May 4. The McCormlck reaper xvorks opened as usual this morning , fully one-half the woikmcn returning to tlio fnc- toiy dcspllo the Intimidation and bloodshed of ycsleidny nflornoon. A succlal force of pollco xvas on duty to protect tlio men on their xvny to xvork , but their services xvcro not requited as tlio aiintchists and followcts of the day pi ex ions xvoro not to bo seen. Scvcial crowds \\eio reported uathci Ing in the lumber dlsli let. from xvlieiae the mob of jostei day proceeded , but the police have no advice of trouble from any quarter. Tula moinlnu. a Miong detail of police xvas on duty at Iho Cential station the same us yes terday , and the cntlio torco held in reserve for any sudden call for Ihelr services. A ciowd of Bohemians1 , Poles and Ger mans began lo assemble/ Iho prnltlo in the southwestern poitlon of thu city this mom- Inc xvhoto the incendiary harangues ot yes terday woio ultcied xxhlcli proxoked thu ilot later on. They weio etrectimlly scatteied by the police without making any unests. Two-hundred policemen liax-o been stationed In the vicinity of yestcidny's dlstutbauccs. Capt. Hathaway wltn a crowd of fifty police men uut In an unexpected appearance nt "Goose Island" at nine o'clock this moinlng xlieio some damave occurred yesterday xvith the Milwaukee and St. Paul piopetty. A crowd ol Iwo-liundrcd idlers xvcro lonnd guaidlng thu switches and the small tnlltoad eiiglno house. The police descended on Iho crowd , captured nine and dlspeised the to- miilndcr. Having boon driven from the prairie this moinlng thu idlers and stiikct.s , Incited by the Icadets , ptocecdcd southeast , presently foimlngn column three or tour thousand sttong. They marched toward the lanio irluo faculty near , ciosslng thn liver nt Thirty- liflli sticet , xvith thclnlcnllon of cliningdow n Iho xvoiks. A sliong foico of police anesled nine of Hie rlnglcndeis and over-awed Hie crowd , xvhlch moved olt xvlthout unking an attempt to icscuo their felloxvs. The size of ol the ciowdas such that the c.hluf of police directed lelnfoiccment. The ollicers on duty in that dlstilcl have knowledgoof the gathering being kept logether and ap parently uiged on by leaders to acts of violence lence , and caused moro thorough precautions to bo taken to guard against ttoublo. The cominaiidctsof the several state icgiments , lolnfoiced by the guaids , ate at the nimorles without special oitleis. simply nsapiecau- tlonuiy measure. A crowd of strikets at tempted an assairit on the Milxvaukco & St. Paul shops nt Western aveniio this toicnoon , but xvero driven nxvay fiom the scene by a foice of police. Switchmen on all lalhontts xxcio at xx"oik this morning , but it Is stated -Milwaukee & St. Paul switchmen go out at : i o'oclock this allornoon for a. xvorklnjj day of eight honts , and to aid the freight handlers in their strike. All railtoads ate caiing lor about all the Height being otlcied. The new men of the St. Paul toad xx-oro nt xvoik as usual this moiniiig. StiiKors remained In thu vicinity of the yanls nttcmptlin ; to in duce tcamstci.s having loads of meichnndlsu lor tlielieiglit house to turnback wilh Iho lonils , using ducats at times. A number of teamsters woio Induced to turn back with their loads. Three hundred men of the First infantry nnd ! iOO of the Fiist cavalry aio on duty at their icspectlvo armoiics. Tito regiments xvero assembled in accoidance with an Intl- nmtion fiom die city authorities that a largo body ot strikcis w etc assembling in the south western portion of the city. The troops re ceived no special orders liom the stale author ities. ities.A A committco of the lumbermen to xxlilch xvas lefeired the demand of the men for eltrlit hours xvoik at ten houis pay propaied a carefully xvtlttun answer winch will bo given to the stiikes' committco at 3 p. in. to-day. The answer states thai Iho lumber Irado of Chicago can not meet the men's wishes , and lovlews at length thn condition of ( ratio licic , slioxxing the volume of business heio has steadily dc- cicascd slnco IbSl , and Iho xvagcs hcie and general expense of handling Inmuer xvas much dealer than that at competing mar kcts. kcts.Up to 2 p. in. the situation Is practically unchanged in the lullioads yards. Thu men ni rested yesterday aftcinoon at SrcCotmlck'n reaper xxoiks for puiticlpating in tlio riot xxeronrialgnculn coutt this morning. The eases weio continued until May 13. Mcmbcis of the Flist regiment who had been under arms the greater portion of die attctnoon , xveiodlsbinded nboutS p. m. and sent to tholr homes. They had been called logclhcr by Colonel Knox UDon his own 10- sponslblllty , and at the hour mentioned a suixey of tlio situation indicated nothing se rious enough to xxanant keeping the men any longer under aims. Militia Under Arinn in Mllxvaukec. Mn/WAUKr.E , May 4. Thotepoit xxas 10- cclvcd fiom Hay VIoxv dial a mob had assem bled at that place , and is about to assault the xvorks. Fighting lias occuried. No details hnvo boon icccix'cd. The lluht hoiso squad- ton is now assembling at the armorv lo pio- ceed lo the scene. 11 a , m. lioports fiom the southern limits of the city show scveial crowds of Idle men niimboilng Into the hundreds nro assembled at various points. It is believed rioting will be uvorte 1. Several manufacturing establish ments have boon visited by commit tees of strikcis and oidctcd to close down. A number of proprietors comulicd. DIlToicnt companies of the Fourth battalion aio now nsbcmdlcd nt their various armories icady to inoxoata moment's notice , Gov ernor Hiiskulsoordeied thogox'ernoi'sguaids ot Madison and Waleilown gnatds to tills city and diey ate noxv on their xvay by special train. With llieso companies aimed to the local mllllla force upon the Held It Is beliovcd the eiowds of Idle men will think better of their Inclnlallon to Indulge in liotons pio- ccedlngs , and quiet will soon bo icbtoicd and picsoivcd. Ili0a. ; : m , lleporls ftom Bay Vlexv an nounce a gathering of idloxvoikmen to the number 7,00 , ) lo 8,000. Twomlliliu companies liax'o been Font to Hay View by tialn , and Iho light hoiso sqiiadion xxill dcpatt in a lew minutes. JSoo.v Upon icnuest of Mayor Wailbcr , thugox'ctnor Issued an eider to the following companies of the Flist leglmcnt to appear at Milwaukee at the eaillest moment , .lanpu- villo , 1) , Monioo , Helolt. Dolavar. White- xvatcr. Datlington , nnd Company I.Mndlscn , A message xvns just received by ( Jox * . Husk from Hay View , saying tlio sttlkuis nro in- cicasing In numboiiinndliax'o swaiming Into the tolling mills. The Kosclusko Ktuuds have been otdcrcd out. Four companies of militia are stationed nt Hay View. Upon tlio appearance ot tlio sol diers Ihoyxxcro stoned by Iho mob ana sov- cinl men slightly Injured. Captain Bocliault , of Iho Koscnlsko guards , xvas stiuck xvith a biiek and oidmca Iho miin lo lire ono round into dm air , The llav View rolling mills nro closed , General Manager Miller , of Iho St. Paul load , asked thoshcrlft for protection of dm company's height houses , xvhlch nto Ihioatcncd. Thtco huiulird Polish laborers armed xvith stones and clubs and iclnfoiced by n hun dred socialists galbeic-d hero this morning to inaugurate Iho clghl-honr sjstcin In die Kinneckliintfl valley. They passed a num ber of mills nnd then slatted lor the Noitli Chicago lEolling Mill company's xvoiks in Hay View , wheio 1'JOO men nio employed. In fiont ot the ollico n halt xvns called anil a committee sent to confer with the ofllclals. It xvas explained that the mill men weio mostly paid by the piece for xx oik , hut this in no xvay satisfied tno mob , xvho could only arguu ten hours pay forplglit hours xxork. A number of socialist * xxero on hand freely ciicnlating among the rioters and niglng them on to violence and a break was about lo bo made for the enclos ure of the mills xvheu Unco Infantry com panies appeared upon the scene , caiisfim tlio mob to take a second Ihought The soldiers were hooted and hissed , but fuither thsn this no molestation xvas olteied until the last company of the Koslusko tuitrd xvas passing into tlio mill enclosure , when a shower of rocks and sticks xvero luulfd by rioters' ' . The company wheeled and llrcd ono volley , near ly exeiy cnn being purposely aimed thigh , xvhlch had tlio effect ot scattering the crowd. Amy Injury to property has boon prevented : > y the militia , six companies bring stationed therelo-nlirht , Kailythi.1 morning appeals Lo Governor Kusk , who arrived hero last night , were madn by Mayor Wallber anil Sheriff Poschcn for military protection. Orders xvcro immedi ately issued to ten companies of the First regiment , nnd ono company of the Second to report hero at the eat llcst moment. Sovcral came by special and others by regular lialns , and to-nlghtox'cr 1,000 armed men of stale mllllla are on duty here. Txvo companies are stationed at tlio Milwaukee & St. Paul's xvest Mllxvaukeo shops. Thrco at K. P. Kills & Co.'s xvoiks. and the 'rcnmlndcr ' , aside from Ihoso In Hay View , are held In reserve at the aimoiy. In this city quiet is also bolng re stored , and should to-moirow pass xvlthout a fresh outbreak , It Is believed Hint all disturbance. will have passed. All Quiet nt St. Ijouls. ST. Louis , May 4 , Marlln Iton.s , by whom Ihu Gould southwestern strike x\as ordered , when asked what efleel he anticipated thn method of ending tlio trouble would have upon the Knight of Labor , said : "Wo xxcro lighting for lecognltlon and xxo got It from congiess. Is not that complete enough iec- ognillonV Our order xvill groxv after this o\cn more rapidly than during the past lew xvceks , xvhcn applications havu been so numerous for chattels that xvo could scarcely find time I o consider them. The older sent to the mas ter workman of each local assembly an or der Informing them Hint did sttlkc Jiad been dcclaicd off , nnd ordering them to notify their men to make application for xvoik to-day. The /older / auplies to all Knights employed in East St. Louis. " This looming at ? o'clock , the time Ihuduy force of sxvitclimcn nnd freight handlers , etc. , go to xvoi k , a largo number applied tor positions of the various companies , and many xx'ero immediately placed on the pay rolls. A fexv rccognl/cd ns tlioso xvho committed depredations upon dm companies' ptoperty xvcro denied employment. The striking cm- ploxcs of the MissoutiCar | Foundry company xx'ero otdeicd to loluin lo xvotk this moin lng. This morning those xx'ho had been on n stiiku applied tor tliclr old positions nnd xx'cie taken back without exception. It is expected die militia will bo withdrawn to night or to-moiiow. The Strike in tlio Southivcst. KANSAS CITY , May 4. The Missotul Pa cific stilkcrs applied forielustatcment this morning. The company took back ns many ns It could supply with xvoik , but the majority of them could not bo accommodated. Truck men In tho. various yards haxogone on a ceil- ciul strike forun advance in xvages from Sl. " to Sl.fiO. The movement botran in tlioHun - nibal it St. Joseph ymds , and It Is rcpoitod to have extended to all the yauls except the Mlssotnl Paciiic. This does not have any nppaicntcircct upon buslnbbs. The Revolution in Boston. BOSTON , May 4. About 4,003 men , com prising a majoilty of the masons , caipontois painters and plumbers , struck this moinlng for a shoiter day. Work In their trades Is in a meat measme. suspended duouzhoul Iho city and subuibs. Thjhois no dlsoider. The Mastei Builders associallon Issued a clicular to Ihu cllect thai tlicjaie standing out for principle against dlctatj6n. Shop Men AVulk Out , Dm ISOIT , Mich. , May4. The umnloyes of ho Michigan car shops did not teturn to xvoik this morninz. A foxv desired to do so but feared violence. A'couimilteo xxnsnppointed by Ihcstiilvcrs to ask the cmployeis for ten hours pay for elshticurs \ xvoik and nn ad vance ot liltecn p r cent , xvhlch was iefiuc.il. A Country Town Cremated. PiTTsni/ita , May 4. The town of Fair- vioxx ; , Erie county , xvas llame-sxvcpt yester day afternoon. Scarcely a x'cstigo of the business pottion icinnins. Thu conllagiadon broke out in a Hx-ery stable. Thlitecn fam ilies nio homeless without resources. Loss , § 100,030 ; insurance , § 30,000. Rochester's Blnzc. ST. PAUL , Minn. , May 4. The Dispatch's Rochester ( Minn. ) special says : A lite broke out In Wlllingrlc's fmulture store , Pine island , last night , and destroyed u bhVck of six buildings. Loss § 12,000 , partly in- snied. TJCSS AVorlc anil Moro Pay. Jiiisv : : CITY , May 4. All xvunveis and others employed In the silk Industry nt Union hill , Jcisoy City Heights , and West lloboken , stiuck lor a dccicaso of hours and nn in- cteasoofpay. About 2,500 poisons aio out ol employment. _ The Favorite Tnno. Nnxv YOIIK , May 4. The piano mnkcis claim twenty-lhieo shops acceded to Iho de mands tor eight horns. I5lht ; Ilonrn in AVnHhinston. AVASiiiNnro.v , May 4. Only COO men aie locked out , Ixvo-thlrds of tlio employers ha\- ing acceded to the demands. Trouhlcs nt Other Points. Jr.nsnv Cirx- , May f . The stiiking silk xveavcrs at Union llfll xveio joined to-day by the employes ol Krsklno's mill , xvhlch In creases die number of strikcis to 4,000. Every mill in diis section of the counliy Is now closed. Dr.TiioiT , May fi. Tlio biexvers who have not alieady yielded to tlio demands of the men capitulated this morning , signing Iho union schedule. Txvo bundled and Ufty men In other estab lishments in the city havu stiuck or boon shut out by the eight-hour strike. CINCINNATI , Mnv fi. 'Iho laihoad stiiko is seriously checking business heie. iiAi/nxioiiK , May 5. All tuinlturo inanu- fuctining honsos In this city with ono excep tion shut down tolay. . The men demand cighl horns and the mannlactuicrs refuse to comply xvith their request , claiming that they can not supply lliolrltadu wlllueduced xvoik- Ing hours. _ SPOUTING NI2W8. The IlacoH at Drighton Itouch. UitiniiTON' HIACII : , Mliy 4. The xvcalhcr cloudy and cool and thu track good. Fl\-e-cighths mile "lor maiden 3-year-olds and unwauls Queen ollllearts won , ( ianloy second , John Mullens third. Tlmu 1.0 Thicc-iouidis mile ( Ulead won , Hlnlon second , Witch thlul. Time 1:18. : Ono mlle Jacobus xvon , Woodllower second end , Bahama third. Time 1:45. : Ono mlle Lord Uisiciinslluld xvon , Peters burg second , HIack Jocktthitd , Time 1 :4 : ( ) . Koven-uighths mlhj Wycai-oids nnd up- xvatds Singetly xvon ; reeksklll second , Jim CiitlUlolhlid. Tlmol-.ai. Bass Bull Guinea Yesterday. The tolloxvlnir la dm rcwlt of tlio vaiions games of base ball playful by the loading clubs of thu country : At Washlnjiton Hostons 8 , Nationals 5. Al Plttbbiiig-PilisbnrKS 7 , SI. Louis 14. Al Cincinnati Gliielnnatlsn , Loulsvillos 2. Al Philadelphia-New Yoiks 4 , Phlladcl- phlns 11 , Kljilit Innings on account of dark , ness. At St. Louls-St. Louis 0 , Chlcazos 5. Eleven Innings. At New Yoik Htooklyns 3 , Athletics 1. At Noxv Ymk Metroplltans a , Ualllmorcs A. Jail lironk : in KanHas , WIKPJIM : > , Kan. , Jlay 4. The prisoners conlined In the county jail made ndespeiato attempt to escape last night nt 8:40. Deputy Sheriff Period opened the Jail door lo lock the ptlsoners in die cells xvhen lie. was knocked down. Ono of thcrguards ( lied into the crowd nnd instantly killed W. P. Hen- nett , in foi .ountuifelting. Tlie cnaid tu- celvcd a bloxv on the head renderinc him Insensible sensiblennd four prbonets succeeded In es caping. < An oniu'a smuggle ! has boon 'defraud- IHK Chinese at So.iltlo , W. T , by K lli iji thonj n line quality of Victoria innU. any eied by a. layer of the drtiR , at J10 a pound. MAILS BY AMERICAN SHIPS , The PoatofBco Appropriation Passes the Senate With the Amendment , TEXT OF THE NEW PROVISION. Weaver of town Itctnlns Illi Sent In Congress by n Strlut I'nrty Vote ol'tlio House Other The Scti.ttn'H WASIIINOTOX , May -I. Mr. Hoar , to-day , presented a letter , received from Knnnctt Tompklns , secretary of the Ohio leulslutuio invcstliratlou commit teerecaidlng the pilnt- liig of tlie report that the eominltteo recently submitted to thu United States bcnatc. The ctterslati.HthatTonipklnson examination of : iio copy piintetlby oidur of the senate , found iurioptltlous interpolation lad been in.ulu in the copy furnlslied the pilnter , the matter Interpolated not being In the original copy sent to the senate , lit ! asks an investigation jf the subject by the committee In order that the porpettatlon of the Hand may bo dlscov. cied. The loiter was t cfcued to thncominlt- eo on privileges and elections , thn matter otdeted reprinted In the coirect foim and the llstrlbutlun of the Inconcet cnny ouleied stopped. After the passage of a number of ptlvato bills the postofllco npptoprlatlon bill was said before the .senate. Mr. Call favoied the proposal to appropri ate SBOO.OW tor the cairiago of the United States mall to Central ami South Ameilca , Japan , China , etc. Ho did not legnul 11 as a biibsidv. Mr. Siiulsbury opposed the proposition. Mr. llalosaid thatnecor.lliu to Mr. Hock's explanation given ycMmday , tlio nostolllco deiiartment was moie culpable than ho at litst supposed as to the leaving at IVinam- .mcb ot : v huge body of Hlo .lancilo mail. Prom Mr. Hi-ck's explanation , Mr. llalo-altl. It would .seem that the postmaster general had .sent the mail by an KimlNi Moauicr while knowing that they would have to He oxer at 1'ernnmbuco , a long way this bide ol their destination , and would have to theto await the coming of a United States steamer lorliiurll. Mr. Hale could see no stiongcr lllusttatlon of the nrcfeicnco of thu postmas ter general tor loielgn ships since ho had gcnt'tho mails pail way by loielgn ships. Mr. Plumb said that no senator had shown that the sum per mite provided for by tlio amendment was too much. Mr. I'liinib ciiticlsed the comseof the scnatois who would ask for many millions to impiovo the Mississippi liver for coiiimeico but xveio not willing to dovelopo commeice Irom the mouth of tlio Mississippi toother lands. Tlio debate then closed and the voting lciran. ) A number of amendmenttr wete olTered , some of which were aciecd lo. The committee's provlsl m for foreign mails , ns finally amended by the senate and agieed to , leads as follows : For the tiansportation of foreign malls by merican built and iccisteted steamships , to secuio greater frfquency and to ulailty In disoatch , and creator speed in the cairhige of such malls to liia/.ll , the tcpubllcs of Mexico , Central and South Ameilca , the Sandwich and West India and Wimhxaid iblands , New Caledonia , New Xealand , Austiallan colonies nies , China and .Japan SbUlUO ) ; and the postmaster gencial is nuthon/.ed to make , after due auvcitlsement tor proposals , such contract or contracts with the owners of Ameijcan "steamships' For'tcrms of not less than three nor mete than live years , and at a late of compensation not exceeding 50 cents pur nautical milo on the trip each way actually ttaveled between leiminnl points , in tlio most illiect and leas able com so between terminal points ns bhall bo louiid expedient and deshablc to bccuiu the end above set Until ; and if unable to make such contracts tor any such respec tive sei vices , lie shall , as tar as possible , cause the mulls of the United States to bo cairled to and from said places respectively in tlio best and most expeditions manner practicable In Amt'iican vessels and for rea sonable compensation not exceeding the rate bcfotc mentioned ; and the postmaster gen- etal , if in his judgment it bn piactlcable , shall conttact tor semi-monthly bet vice be tween Now Yoik and New Oilcans and the portol ItloJuneilo under the piovislonsof this law. The vote on the amendment as thus amended was : Yeas S'J , najn 18. The senators voting In tlio negativewcio : Messrs. Heck , ttciry , Blackburn , Duller , Cam- dmi , Col ' , Otay , Harris , Jones of Aikansas , Kcnna , M.ixcy , Morgan , Itansom , tJaiiUbnry. Vnnco , Vest , Whlthotno ami Wilson of Maryland. On Mr. Plumb's motion the bum of SbOO.OOO was added to the amount alteady in the bill lor the lallway postal car set vice. The vote on the linal passage of tlio bill was : Yeas 15 , nays 10. Those voting in the negative weio : Horry , Coke , ( Jray , ilairls , Jones ot Aikansas , Kpnna , Maxcy , oatils- buty , Vest and Wluthoine. The senate then adjoin tied. House. The house took up the Weaver-Campbell contested election case from the Sixth Iowa district , and atler an hour and a halt debate theresolution of the majority of thocommittee on elections adopted confirming the right of the sltllng member , J. 15. Weaver , to the seal. Tlio tcsolutlon was advocated by Messrs. ( Jieon , Tinner , Lowry and Hall. Thouiini- menls of lhc.ae gentlemen weio to thoplfojt that the contustco claimed that ho was not lepiesented at the examination ol thu wit nesses of the contestant , dwelling on the tact that the testimony was not taken within the time prc.scilbcd by tlio statue. The con testant iestliled to a x'oibal agreement be tween hlmsolt and the counsel lorcontestec , xvalvlng the taking of such testimony within that time. Whllo they \\onld , under oidinary ciicunistances , compel the jiaities to observe btrlctly the to- nnlrementsot the statute thny had , that tes timony ptesciitcd by the contestant disclosed such wholesale ) and open bribery. Implicating oven Uie contesteo himself , thai the house , In justice to its own dignity , must tnku notice ot 'Tho resolution was opposed by Mcssis. Hopkins , Kly , Howell and Spooner , who claimed that the contest should not now bu As a substitute , for the resolution Mr. Spooner olleied a tcsolntion giving Mr. Pteicofoity days within which to cross ex amine xvltnesscs , and Mr. Page ten days thereafter to tale evidence In tcbuttal. Itc- jecteil-yens VJ , nnyb 12l . Tlio lesolntlon reported from the commit tee on elections xvus tlicn adopted yeas IIS , nnjsbO. TUK PAN-EHKOTHIO. Clins. A. lina on the Stand No New lilglit Thrown Upon the AiT'nir. WASIIINOIOX , May 4. Tno telephone com- mlttco to-day examined Charles A. Dana. Ho read a letter from E. N. Hill : nWAMii.vnTON , Nov. 0. Enclosed I bend you a full history ot the Pan-Klectilo Tt-Io- phone company , xvhlch 1 wrote you some time niro , not with n vlow to publication at the time. 1 liirnlshrd the Tilbunu cotics- pendent xvltlt thu original Informution on wlilch It acted , Kvcty allegation in this ai- ticlo except the ono that ( lailand attended the meeting at 1237 ( } street is upon my own knowledge and not heauay. It you think It is news \\oithy of publication , bend mo a check for what ills xvorth ; If not jou can give It to the ollico cat. K. N. lln.i. . P , S. 1 shall not otter it to any other pa per. per.To this letter Dana said ho directed a reply to bo nmdo to thu eilect that ho had con cluded not to publish it. Thu reason why ho declined to publish Hill's communication , ho hald , xvas not that It did not seem to bo news , he was not willing to take any paitin attack * IiiK tlio administration or any member ot It , and that wus the. leason why 1J Ill's letter was ' . Witness further said that lie considered the mutter generally smacking ot bcandnl , In \vlilch tlw executive of the United States Is mi < ta RUxilliRry. Ho said .lie nevoi fully appiovcd of Cleveland' * clvi ' prUcip's , but Uier xva * . about that of a pcaudalom nature , U was bad lollcy and bad patriotism , but the 'an-Klectric was of a different iiaturo. Scandal , ho said , consisted in Inducing the attorney general to become a stockholder and lien nslng the deparluifiit of Justice to pro- note thu purposes of piivato speculation , Adjourned. A Now HrlilKO nt St. IJOUB. | WASHI.NOTON , May 4 , Ueprcscntatlvo Jloxcr , Mr. Cotlhell , a civil engineer , and sovcral other gentlemen appealed befoto the must' rommltteo on rommi'ree to-day on be- mlf of the bill Introduced bv Mr. Glover to authoil70 the erection of a Inlilco over the Mlsslsslnpltherat SU Louis Mr. Hender son , of loua , and Mr. 1'ilco of Wisconsin , and several lepresuntatlvcs of the lumber In- eicst , oppy < ed the bill on the ground that hebridgu would bo so low as to Interfere \\ltli the lumber business. Addltlonnl Crop llcporls 1'Voin Our Special Correspondents. \Slicchtln \ to l/ift / 7JfC ] TKICCMAII , Neb. , May ) . Tim leccnt heavy lalns hn\o pievcnlt'd Iho faimcn fiom dolui ; much In the \\i\y \ td plantlnc , and In n largo number ot rases tin1 ciound Is .still unpiu- laied. ThoHcieagp , as far as wo e.ui ascur- lain , will bo about the same as last year ; nlnu-tenlhs will in : coin. Cot.u.Miius Nei ) . , May ) . Kiom a visit over the enmity n linger ncicaco for eoin Is tovealed than last > car , sm.iller for wheat , \\M\\t \ \ \ \ the same lot- oats , bailey thn same. Some lye looks line. 1'iiimcr.s aio almost tlonu seeding and aio steadily pit-paring their gtound for coin. Some are planting small emly llelds. They set'iu toleel smu that they w 111 bo almost completed by May lu. VAIIXIINI : : , Neb. , May I. Fiom nil pails ol the county the most favorable rcpoils ot props mo it'potted. Notwithstanding Iho laigu lain fall this spilng the giound Is In 'ood comlltlon and tanners foi waul In work. I'lio acieago of small ginln Is fully tlonblo Jntt of last yoar. Wheat anil oats nt'xer ooked better , and piomlsu the largest yield I or years. A xoiy huge acteam ! of coin will bo pl'itited as our faimeis am dotei mined to irovo wo aio uot ninth ot Iho "corn bell , " illhongli thu splendid ctops of last season should fully settle that us an Indisputable tact. tact.Sri'AHT , Neb. May ! . The tanners In this section have sown about ' > percent moro small gialn this spilng limn any pievlous vear. About 50 per cent moio coin will jo planted this jear over thatot picvlons \ cats. The giound Is in most oxculiont con- lltion. Sin.vnv , Neb. , JluyI. . Nlne-lenlhs of the "aimers liave their small giuitrlnumt aio low planting corn. The condition of the ; iound Is very good as wo haxo had heax'y alns lately. The Incieascd aeieago Is not ess than : t5'J ' per cent , Foimerly we laKed lull and cow punchi'is , but now wo arc lals- ng good old king coin and small grain. A Missing Man , VAI.KNTIXI : . Neb. , May ! . [ Special Tele- uiam.J The town is much agitated ox'er the supposed loss and death of J. J. McColIlstor nn attorney and snrxojor of much ability. McCollistci lelt heio two weeks ago to locate a number of claims In the cential portion of he county. Thice days ago County Sut\eyor Jcbciry In passing llnotigh that section 'otind McCollistet's tripod p.utially buried uidcr sand liom tecoiit rain , and at some Ustanco Ills hoiso Jiom I lacks and guv/Ing , looked to have been theie sovcial days. Nothing could bo found of the unfortunate man. This place wheio tno horse and instinments wcio found was icar Hodman cieek , some Ihiity miles sonth- wi'ht ofWaite'Rianch. in a tolally uninhnb- tcdcountiy , Wailc's being Iho nearest hab- tatloii. Debeiry scaiohed all last night , Bringing in thosc.and , icpoiting the facts , a IbuialinirRO madonp by eiil/ens , and a > atty slatted to look lor the missing man or lis lemalns. McCoIIIster's bane was liquor. Ho was known to hax'o been drinking Iteav- ly belotu stalling , and it is siipnosnd ills sudden stopplngot drinking caused sickness , dining which ho wundeicd away from his lousu. McCollistcr was unix'etsally tospcct- cd and esteemed , and his unfai lunate fate is i egret ted by all. Ho has a most estimable ) tamily In Iowa , one of his sousboinc county auditor ot Ida county. A Peculiar Fatal Shoot Ins. CHADIION , Neb. , May 4. [ .Speclnl | Intel ligence was iceotvcrt hcie to-d.iy liom Buffa lo Gap , 1) . T. , of the accidental and fatal shooting ofa the night watchman for the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missoutl Valley ompany at that place. Tlio accident occulted about 0:15 a. m. yestctdny. It seems that Wllkoy , as that Is the uufoitunato man's name , was ascending a ladder which ted to ils sleeping apaitinunt , wlilch Is dlicclly over the baggage tootn In the depot. When ibotit to step Irom the ladder to the floor above , his revolver accidentally slipped fiom Ils holslcr which he cnitled on n-belt about hlb waist. II tell , shilling on the ladder below , when It was discharged and the , ball ( a-Ci-callluei ) pono- tiated his abdomen. It tool ; an upward course and come out near the back ot his neck and bulled Itself In the celling above. Alter Iho shoiillng Wllkoy got down to tlio lloor below and oxpited in les- > than half an hour nttcrwuuls. Thu remains went east last night to Long Pine , wheut tlio nnfoiUi- nato man's mother resides. Wllkey has been In the employ of the Ficmont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley company for a numbci of ycais , is about ! ! ' . ) years ot ago , and highly in spected and esteemed by all who knew him. A Ilooin for AIIAPAHOI : . Nub. , May 4. [ Special. ] The now depot at Kdlson , Iho lirst station east of Aiapahoo , Is now completed and the con tractor Is cast making all the nccessaiy ar rangements for the material , etc. , to com plete the new brlduo across the Republican tlver nt that place. , and it will undoubtedly glxe It aboom. Kdlson , although only a tow months old , has a bank , general nii'ieiiandiso btoies , lumber ynrtlsand iivery ncccssaty lo make 11 a good town , and thu now briduo will give it access to the .soutueastern part of Fmnas county. A Bohool HOIIBO Wrecked. UunciiAtit ) , Neb. , May J. At noon to-day thoFchool house was sti uck by lightning and badly damaged. Many of the scholars weio Injiucd by the shock or unit by Hying glass and timber. Tlneo llttlo bo > h weio uncoil- conscious boinu time , but will iccover , although badly binned , Ono end of thu building was toin to pieces. WORRYING OUR PRESIDENT , Cleveland Put Oat uy Reports of Hia Com ing Wedding , A SECRET MARRIAGE HINTED AT. A Fnvornlile Report on the 11111 to nc Imlld Nolirntddi'a Frontier Fort Tlio mil Granting Now Districts Signed. Tlio President mill Hlfi Wcddlnj ; . WASIIINUTON , I ) . C.May J. | SpeclnlTelo- ( 'intu ] There secnis to IHJ a IcelltiR among tlm o \\lio claim they know nil about the mutter , that the president has grown mtlto restless under the Immense amount of Rosslp which Is being published about his nppioach- Ins Nvi'lUllii } ; , uinl Ihcy siy ; ho is anxious fur \\liulotliliii , ' to take place niulbo over. They ex en ROM > fnt as to say th.it ho hns a deep laid plot to fonle\erj olio about the dale. He scorns to bu put out by nil the jabber from the PoNum lauitly niul xxondcis xvlicro the next olio ot tht ! liH biidu clwl'.s rotations will turn up ami say It Is nil IKctl. The phui Mr. Cleveland has now In vlow , Is to give out that ho Is golutj to Now York on Decoration day , that Is very no.tr June , and then elude thox ateliers and llco to his bride , mniry her , and limo It all over bffoio iinyouo knows anything about It .hut what MHs KolMimlll tuy xvhon siio anlxesntid hcaisor thuairaiiKcntcnls for n quiet wedding Is nut known. Ono thltu ; Is ccilaln , hewi'vur , she evidently wants alulae xxcddlnj : . it icpoits liom Pails eau bo bo llux oil , tor shuanU to .show elf nil her tineiv. It Ihlslast plan Is to bo enried Into eileci. Miss KoNont will have to postpone the \uMilni : ot that Initial dies until the Hist larjje leccpllnn Is given In the wlilto lioiibe. j wrAvr.it Hiroui < ins SIAT. : As anticipated In these dispatches some tlum IIKO. thu house tu-iluy , bv a party vote , decided Intaxorol Ki'ucml ' Weaver in the Cnmpbell-WiMver contested cloctlon fiom tin.Sixth district ot Itmti. It was well kiuiun hciothat this \\onld botho tcimlna- tlon of thor.isc , and thete was but llttlo in- tt'ic.st shown In It , thcio being but n small at- tt'iid.inuu ot mcmbcis. A magnificent pres entation of the oasti was made by Sir. Payne , of Now Yorlc , member of the committee on election ! ! , lie maito a lucid and convincing alignment Inhflhatf of ( Sovcmor Campbell , show Imj eonohislx ely that the scat beloncCtl to him. but It was drciot'd otherwise. Weavers clueheis dummied up as K < > od an attendance of democratic mi'iiibi'is as possible , even go- ius so fur in their light I'or Weaver as to se cure the publication of thu following In this iiioiniiiRS 1'ost , the dcmociatlc organ : "The contested election case ol Campbell against Weaver ot Iowa , v III bo called up In the house to-day. Theio is a minoiityiepoit Binned by two or Unco lepublican memlicia of the committco on flections , but that icport was the icstilt ol second thought , and it was made ninety to let Mr. Campbell down easy. The it-publicans themselves generally admit that tlit ! contestant has no ease. " Had ( lie ahovo falsehood and Its mithmslilp anil purpose bei'ii known by this it'pulilican mcinueiM , it Is piobablo that n laigcr veto would have been given In the house on the case. The publication shows the dospciato straits Into which Weaver and Ills btrlxets wt-io driven. Alt thoicpubllcansoflhelowa delegation say to-night that Campbell will defeat Weavei by an unmistnUablo majority i this lull. A FAVOIIA.I1I.1 : JIKPOIIT. A favoiablc icuoit will bo nmdo to-morrow I liom the bunato committco fen mllltaty iif- , fairs bv Mr. Maiidur.-on on a bill appioprlat- I inKSSfVrtlolelmlld Koit Holilnson , S7,000 / ' lor Foil 1) . A. Itnssell. at Cheyenne , Wyo ming Ten I lory , and 50U10 : ! to coniDloto Foit NIobiarn , Neb. ( iineiiioi Motion Is expected hero In n few ilajs to spllcn sumo ollico puns loaded by Dr. Millet dining the lattei's vltit heio re cently. Hon. X. C. Dcerlng , of Osaxe , Iowa , Is . heio. Thoptcsldenthas apnioved the act to PSI I tabllsh an additional land distilct in Nc- , btaska. _ _ Royalty on Pntiiilo. LONDON . May 4. The queen formally opened the colonial exhibition to-day. Ctowds gathcicd along her louto fiom Httck- Ingliam palace and gteetcd her with en thusiastic cheers. The main Hall In which the opening eeicinoules were held was ciowdcd. A largo number of fotolgn piinccs and diplomats and Kngllhh olllccrn , all in unifoim , weio in attendance. The prince of Wale ? , dnkc of Kdlnbuii ; , I'llnco Battcn- beig , 1'ilncess Buatilco anil Crown Princess Victoria , ot 1'itiBsIa , led the loyal ptocciSlon thionyhont the building. ( ilnilNtonc KotuniH to London. .LONDON , May 4. Gladstone niiived In London to-day and met with a most enthiibl- nstlo iceeptlon. CJie.tt eiowds ot people biirged around the piomlci's carriage ns it left the railway station. The horses became restive and wcio nontiollcd with dlmculty , anil for a time the occupants ot the caitltiKO xveio In Imminent danger. Cladstono Is en- joxlni : robust health. This oxcnlng ho will attend a cabinet council , atxvhlch , the Creole question and Iiish homo tnlo will bo ills- The Rrcoian K6w. ATIIICNS , May 4. Tlio powcis Instructed the mlnlbfeis to remain at their posts. It Is believed the powers will accept thoguaianteo It om Fiance that Blio will secure the tils- aiinameiitof Ciiccce. They will Jiot Jix an actual piuiod for Its accomplishment. A'uiK.ss , May ! . It is leported Turkish troops are advancing neater the lion tier. Short FiindH anil Allying Mnn. Unovii.i.i : , Cala. , May -J. lltilto rnunly's tic.isuiv iiinds wmo counti'd to-day tinil found to bo snort SH.fiOO. W. .1. Morgan , the comity tieasiuer , lelt about ton days ngo ostensibly to attend a shooting mutch In a neighboiing city. Wednesday last a letter was iccdvcd Iioui Moiiran tinm Han Fian- cibco , Htating that \\onldbe homo Sunday. This is the last licaid or seen ol him. Jim tamily conncctloiib arc ol the veiy best. " \Vcntlicr for Ncbr.iHlcn. FDI the State of Nebiaska Fair w father and no decided change In teinperaluio. That Tired Feelini That extreme llrcil feeling which Is so dis P.vcrybody nco < l3 anil should take a tressing ami often so unaccountable inlio \ Ejirlng medicine , for tuo rcasoni t spring months , U entirely overcomeby Hood's 1st , The body is now moro susceptible to fjarsajiaillla , x\lilch tones the x\holo lioily , licncflt f rom ineillclno than ut any other season. purifies the blood , cures scrofula unit all 2d ( The linjmilllcti xxhlch li.ive accumulated humors , cures dyspepsia , creates an appetite , In the blood eluuild 1)0 expelled , anil the sys rouses the torpid liver , braces up the ncncs , tem given tone anil strength , licfoio the Jiros- anil clears the mind. Wo solicit a comparison tratlng effects of xvarm cat her arc felt. of Hood's Barsaparllla wilh any other Wood Hood's 6.-.reiiartla ] | Is Iho best prhig mcill- jaulficr In the market fur purity , economy , chic , A shiglo trial \\lll convluco you uf ! ta Eticngth , niul iiictllclnal mciit. superiority. Take It before It Is too late. Tired nil tlic Time The Jlcbl Sprlno ffcillclna "I nail no ajipctlte or 6trciitli ( , and felt "I take Hood's H-rcaparllla for a tpdnf tlrej ull tlio litnc. I attributed my condition ineillclno , and I niul It j list the thing. It tones to scrofulous humor. I hail tiled ccxeral up my system and makes mo frcl like a tlll7cr > Mads of incdlcluo without benefit. Hut as cut man. My xOfo takes It for dyspepsia , and FOOH as I hud tukcn half a bnttlo of Hood's bhoilcrhcs cre.it bcncflt from It. Shu bay u It Uarsaparllla , my iipjicllto was restored , anil la the licit iiiudlchio shu c\ei took. " I' 0. my ttoiuach felt better. I have now I tkcn TuitNtn , Hook fi I/Jelder No. 1 , Huston , Mrs > . ' nearly three bottles , and I never xtaisoxicll. " "Last sjirliib' I xvaa troutlril x\lth t'olls , Jilts. JKSSIE V , DOLIJIUHE , I'ascoag , It. I. caused by my blood being out ot order. Two Mrs. 0. W. Ifairlott , I.o\xell , Mass. , xvas bottles of Hood's Haisajiarilla cured inc. I coinilctcly ) cured of tick headache- , which she CAII recommend it to nil troubled with uffccx hail 1C ycais , by Hood's Sarsararilla. tloiis of the llooJ. " J. tciioc'ii , 1'eoil.i , 11 ! , irilla BoU ball drucgliti. fl ; U for g ) . p/epared | Sold bj all titngKUU. for 55. ty 0. 1. HOOD i CO. , AjiotKcMtU i , Lowell , Mati. I b0. . 1. HOOD A CO. , Ay rk-l , IAH ell , 1' ' m. i iOO Dooos Ono Dollar 1 IOO Doecs Ono Dollar