SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , THUESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 3 , 1887. NUMBEK 230 ,
WON A BIG VICTORY ,
A Majority of the Senate Decide to Bury the
Railroad Commission.
THE MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED
A Long nnd Heated Discussion Precedes the
Pinal Vote.
MR. CUSPER'S RINGING SPEECH
The Holmes-Butler Contest Decided in
Ttuor of the Former.
KUKLUX METHODS JSHOWN UP
Unwarranted Action of tlio House in
Adjottriilni ; to Allow n ilunlcct-
Intr Trip of Iteiucricntii-
tlvcHto llenlrloc.
i of tlio Senate.
LI.STOI.NNeb. . . Peb. 2.-Special [ Tele
gram to the Uii.J : Per the Hist tlmo the
senate has shown Its sense In favorof rail
way legislation by aoto of 18 to 15 ,
which was cast against recommitting
senate file 41. This bill is tlio
repeal of the railway commission ,
* consideration ot which came up at 10 o'clock
ns a special ordci. The vote shows con-
i cluslvely that this senate proposes to do
away with this offensive commission and
give the people some effective railway legis
lation , Mr. Sncll ol Jefferson moved that
the bill bo recommitted , notwithstanding the
fact thattho minority and majorily reporisof
Iho lallroad committee vvero made sev
eral days since , nnd have not been
acted upon by the senate.
Mr. Hobblns of Vallev said : "My people
have waited patiently for this railroad com
mission to develop Into something ot good ,
until they have eomo to think that It Isslmply
a stumbling-block to other effective railroad
legislation , 'lliat Is thov low our people take
of it. The idea of trimming Ibis bill up Is
for the purpose of celling matteis delayed.
The commission law has been In force Iwo
jears. Its ndvocales say they will lix this
parl up and that part up , and it will go over
another two ye.us , and then some other ex
cuse will bo given to put itovei lei another
two yeais , and thus the people will bo
cheated. My people think thai il this law Is
out ol the way then tills legislature will bo in
Rome shape to give the people relief , but so
long as tliat stands as an excuse tlieie can bo
no lali and reasonable legislation upon tliat
questiou. Now. In view of all this , our
people think that this commissioner system
should bo done away with. 'Ihoyhavo tried
It and weighed It in tlio balance ana it lias
been found wanling. In nil sincerity , vvilh-
out any attempt toariaign the railway com-
n\nlcs , but with a view to exact and oven
Justice to the producer , consumer and shlp-
poi , and nil eonceined , oiu people have can
didly looked this matter in tlio lace. They
have said , 'Wo do not want this commission. '
They have said it In their conventions and at
the polls ; they have said It m various ways ,
nnd 1 , as their representative , am hero to re
echo their wishes , by saving that they as a
people and a lar o constituency uo not dc'slio
the further rucscrvatlon ot this commission
law. "
Mr. Snell of Jefferson said : "Tho gentle
man fiom Valley says that tlio people have
nt various times said tliat they did not want
the commission system. Ho says they cnun-
clated that doctrine at conventions and nt tlio
' " i polls. Now. it they have ovei aonu such a
thing as thai it has been in some isolated
county that 1 liavo neaid nothing of. The
- ( fact ol the matter has been given us by the
gentleman fiom Cl ly ( IJrovv n ) Hint the people
in tholi representative capacity In n repub
lican convention of this state said distinctly
by u laigo tvnd overwhelming majoiity tliat
they did not favor the uipeal ot the commis
sion law. Thatouestion came up in the 10-
publlcau convention , and that convention
said In language that was cleir nnd unmis
takable that they weio not in favor of the re
peal of the commission law. Hcio thepeonlo
spoke In language whicli cannot bo misin
terpreted , lint the gentleman Insinuates
that thu people al the polls said Ihey did not
want this law. Is tliattiuo ? When this
question of amending Hie constitution was
submitted to the people for the establishment
ofnboaidof railway commissioner , what
was the vote upon that question ? Out of
150,003 votes only 40,000 said thov did not
want It If a man Is not opposed to It sutll-
clontly to vote against it , his silence can betaken
taken as consent , and until you can convince
mothaHO.OOOisamaiorlty of 150,000 1 will
nuvor bellovo lliat tbo people have said they
do not want this commission. A vciy small
portion of the votes cast weio against thu
amendment to the constitution. Now. then ,
why not treat this subject llko we do
all othei subjects ? If theio Is n law upon
our Rtatulo books which wo think does not
meet the ruquhemeiits of the people , what do
yro do ? Do wecondemn the bill and wipe It
/ * out , or do wo amend H ? Then why not treat
f this subject as we do others ? It thlseom-
' mission bill Is lame , mend It-mako it
stronger ; It the board lias not got suniclcnt
power , give them moro power. Uutdonot
commence lo tear down ; let us build up.
The facts are theiu nro some people who
would not be satlslled no matter what we
give thorn , but it seems to me Hint the only
reasonable and only sensible way to grapple
with this Question is to grapple with it
through the commission system , and lam
In favor of peifectlng It nnd continuing it.
lain consequently in favor ot the majoiity
report. "
Mr. Sterling said : "It occurs to me that
tul motion comes trom tlio gentleman this
moinlng xvlth lathei poor grace. Ho has
nlred his eloquence and considerably agitated
hlmsolt in the Interust of thu coiporatlons of
this htato In an endeavor to poisuido llils
senate to bulluvo Hut the corporations ot
this state were the parties who wern being
oppiosscd Instead of the people. Ho line en
deavored to make us believe that the In
iquitous institution lliat was created two
yeais ago called the railroad commission wns
wcHcilculatcd to cdnsoivolho best Interests
of the people. It may be that ho teels a
npiclal interest In perpetuating this ft and , al
though 1 have never believed that he was
the author of It , 1 would not like to charge
i a mensuio so absolutely worthless , so devoid
iu of merit , nnd so wanting In results to bo n
n\ product ot his mind , Thus It occurs to me
iiliii tlmt ll"s 's ' a proper tlmo for this senate to
foio consider Iho expediency of adopting the ml-
u iii norlty or maioiltv report of the railroad com-
" ' milteu on this bill. The fact lliat othei bills
iniiKi are Introduced looking to the enlargement of
prop the powers of the commissioners , and also
tag to the repeal of tlio present act , has no bear-
v- Ing on tills question. I hope that the gen-
tlemiin's motion to recommit will not pro-
Mr. Casper raid : "This bill proposes to
deal with an Institution that was created two
yeaiSHgo In face of the well known opposi
tion of the people of this state who expiessed
their positive antipathy to its creation. It
can h tve but one put pose and that Is the sim
ple perpetuation of a tax-eating incubus at the
expense of the people tor the more amuse
ment of the gentlemen who represent rail
roads. ' 1 ho gentleman who Introduced the
bill two ) ears ago had no doslro to do anv-
thlni that wasttKpleaslngto the railroads ,
lie never expected Hint It would do any
good-he does not expect Its perpetuation now
will accomplish am thing fuitlier than pro
long the contest and delude and defraud the
people. It la advocated ns a scheme to
pit-vent the establishing of n maximum
freUlit rule. Thu whole scheme was
born ami conceived In the brain of
sumo railroad attorney. No man can do
tl n people ot this state justice by voting for
the continuance of the railroad commission ,
1 do not deny but that the commission has
complied some very valuable statistics , but
vvlmt coed are statistics to the gentlemen of
this legislature ? The commissioners have
learned enough to penitentUrv half the mil-
; oad uiaihigers la tub siato , U justice- had her
dues. I am fully persuaded that In one-half
hour they could nave some of thn very friends
ofthisvery commission civallng over the
facts that cin bo calculated and deduced
from the statistics they have furnished. Hy
the figures which they picscnt It can bo
readily ascertained that the net earnings of
railroads over the cost of labor is r 3 per cent
of their real capital Invested , while the
faimeis of this state nru only earning
3 MO per cent by the same terms.
It Is not Impossible to prove that the railroads
of this state are taking S.000,000 moie than
thej ought from the poopln of this state every
1 ear an averaco coat ol ? 50 to each agricul
turist per annum. Who earns vvhethur
theio Is nu outhouse nt ono station , n hog
yard at another , or n live-loot depot pi Uform
extension at another ? What the people of
Ibis state object to Is being gouged out of
more money than Is just anil legitimate for
hauling Heights nnd suborning legislatures
to cough up railroid slush to spit In thclt
faces. They want i.ates cut on the same
principles tfiat the clt > of Lincoln adopts to
regulate the into that shall bo charged by
hack drivers. Tlioy want every advocate of
this commission known to the gcneial public
ns tholi sec'ct enemy. They want every tall-
road attorney on this floor to show his hand.
What It the republican state convention did
support the railroad commission , as was
sloutl ) maintained here , by the gentleman
fiom .JelTerson , je'dc'rdaj. U only shows
more conclusively than ever bofoio that thu
grand old parlv oC Lincoln has become the
vehicle ot rotten polities , nnd omjht to ac
cept the obloquy that It deseives with good
grace. Hwiitonlj bo necessaiv lor It to
pass n few more commission bills to close Its
caieer , when lull ot Us now boistful cham
pions will bo posing as Immaculito iclornicis
In some now orgunlition. 'I lie gentleman
from .lolferson made the statement on tills
lloorjesterday that sllonco on the paitof
those who didn't vote two iuar- ago gave
consent. In lace ot the supreme court de
cision to tuo contiary , and the
moro emphatic law of common sense ,
that was a sjccimcn of time serving
demgogucry that ill becomes the clamorous
scieecher lor something thnt will benefit the
dear people. Tlio rates nro live cents n hun
dred moro In Nebraska to day than they wore
tw o j ears ago. Ill mistake not. a centlo-
man made the statement on this floor } cstet-
dnytothe ellect that they were lower. I
don't like Irands ol anj description , and
when 1 sec gentlemen continually closeting
themselves with known lalhoad lobbyists , It
Is not tasteful to have them presuming on
theii superior banctity as lilends ot the pee
ple. 1 do not objuct to nnv man's coming
bete to loprcsent i.Uho.ul IntcK-sts , If that Is
natlsfactoiy to his constituents , but I do ob
ject to being plajed tor a sueUei , and bo ex
pected to accept dovv might pettifogging with
courteous complacency. When any man en-
denvois to persuade mo tlut the people ot
this state want a continuance ot the rail
road commission , 1 must either doubt Ills
honesty 01 quiricl with his judgment. When
men endeavor to appeal what they know
others do not accept as ttutli ami genuine ,
they ccitalnly show a display of chcelc tlut
boulcisoti downright impudence. Itis.a reek-
less disiogaid ot the amenities. It the rail
roads own tills senate , tlio votes on this bill
will easily demonstiato it. There is no need
to conci al thu issue. 'Iho railroads ot Ne
braska want this inilroad commission con
tinued. No man ot average intelligence
need sit hero a single bout without linding
that out. It permeates the .atmosphere ot
the whole capitol bulidlmr. Tlio people want
a squue late bill. They want a law that
will pievent the Union 1'aclllc from charging
9 cents a hundred moro in Nebraska lor
hauling a bundled pounds ot coin 100
miles than the same compiny chaises foi a
like service in Kansas. Twenty cents a 100
for hauling coin means 11.20 cents a bushel.
Mills is 1 cents moro than the trip of ! ! ,500
miles acioss the ocean. It is w Ithin 2 cents
ot thu into charged between Chicago and
New York during the whole of the jear 18b5.
It Is ns much ns is charged between Omaha
and Chicago a distance ot .100 miles by the
lown pool lines. Tlio people of this stito
want u law that protects thorn trom being
compelled to pay liw per cent more than the
local rates In foico in Illinois. The people
of this state \nd of the United States , have
given the U. Jc M. in bonds and lands , a
sum to cfiual § 11,000 per mile avetage , on all
its main line and branches in thu state.
From the samu soutco the Union Pacific has
irathered in enough wealth to reach tlio total
bum of S'J-1,000,000-or six to seven
times more than its actual value. 'Ihey ask
protection fiom these syndicated robbers
chaiteied foi plundei bj tlio United States
congress. They have had enough ol sonatoi-
Inl gush anel ornamental commissions.
They don't believe that a dollar Invested In
railioads Is entitled to elovou times the inter
est diawIng quality ot a dollar Invested In
land. Having moitgagcd everjthing else
they have , the laimers of Nebraska do not
now desire to mortgage their bed clothes
and kitchen utensils , in order that lallroad
watered stock may continue to earn 7 pel
cent interest. Theio mo only two
sides to this question , You arc
cither for the people or against them.
Tlio vvoild has not changed any m thU resptct
since the Son ot ( ! od made tiio famous an
nouncement , nearly 'J , 000 j cars ago , that : 'llo
who is not for mo is against mo. ' "
Mr. Duras of Saline b lid : "In relation to
tlio repeal ol tills law I would bo simply
guided by the wMi ol the pooploot this state.
Tlio gentlenmn from Jcllerson ( Sncll ) has
endeavoicd to convince the senate that the
people of Nebiaska want the commission ,
but 1 do not happen to see it in that Inrht.
The constitution of the state of Nebraska
provides plainly that nil the electors
who do uot vote for n constitutional
amendment \veio supposed to vote
against It. As the gentleman from
Butler ( Casper ) has stated , the supreme
court has also declared thu constitution in
that light. Now , 1 happen to see in the nb-
stiact of votes cast In IbSI that there woio
in all inVM : , ( votes cast in thnt election lor
governor , and only' i , ' J1 votes cast lor tlio
inilroad commission. This shown mo plainly
enough , according to thu decision of the supreme
premo court and accoidlng to the constitu
tion , that 111.U-I7 clectois In the state vvero in
1SS-I against the rallioad commission. "
Air. Caspei's speech attracted the
attention of the entlio body , some
thing that no senator has yet done , and
to his toreiblo nrialgnmunt of the railways of
this state Is due in part thu decisive vote
ns civ en above. Jt braced up some of the
wcakei members nnd enabled them to lace
tliuquestion fairly , ills speech struck tenoi
to the hearts of the railroad lobb > -
Ists , seven of whom I saw
listening with breathless attention.
Mr. Colby even became so restless under
the hot shot showeicd upon the advocates ot
the commission that ho rose to his foot ,
walked over back ot Mr. Casper to see
thunmnuseilpt fiom which ho was taking
his points , walked on over to the opposite
side , then n-tiaced his steps , passing
bid : of Mr. Casper to ge-t an
other view of the ammunition ,
uousibly to learn just how much moiu could
bo expected. It was evident that Mr.
Colby's o > es had just been opened to the fact
that the gentleman from llntlei was n man
whom ho will not bo able to down on the ques
tion of railroad legislation.
Mr , h'n ell madu a plea for moro tlmo
and argued that his people wanted tlio com-
mlsilon to stand , and ho was sent by thorn to
advocitolt.
Mr. Casper rose and read the vote cast
In Jolferson county for and against the rail
way commission It showed u maioilty of
10 vote * against the commission. Ills
showing knocked the wind out of the gentle
man from .lulferson and created a rlpplu of
hum-liter at his expense ,
Mr , Keckley made a powerful speech to
show the utter wortlilossiiess of the commis
sion and quoted Incident after Incident in
his own county ( York ) to support his posi
tion.Mr
Mr , Moiklojolm said that ho ngiccd
with the printed statements of the
railwa ) commission , who recommend a
repeal ot the present law It it
could not bo amended , llo believed the com
mission law was no law at all , It Had coit
the state y.M.000 , und should bo repealed with
out delay , llo would vote to adopt the
minority report of the committee.
Up to this tlmo Mr. Colby nad not said a
word but he knew his opportunity , lie moved
that the three bills foi ihoiepeal of the com
mission bo placed ou the uoneral tile.
Mr. bteijlug moved to amend by rnoy-
me that Ihe minority report be adopted.
Mr. Colby madu a louU appeal tor time to
stop and consider. It wus unfair and uii-
wl > e for the senate to take up
thU bill or any other one of
the rojiiUr order and push it through. Ho
had never asked U for u bill ho had intro
duced and nevct would.
The chair interrupted to say that the
adoption of the minority report would put
the bill ou tue uvueral tile , Tills
announcement very much disconcerted
the advocate of procrastination , but
ho gathered himself up shortly and
strueK out on a now lay. llo did not
propose to see a minority report cmbodvIng
such stutr as did this ono bo adopted If ho
could prevent It ,
This remark raised the native Ire of Mr.
Keckloy , a member ot the railroad com
mittee , who jumped up ami said : "Now jou
arongaln trj Ing to befog this senate just to
kill time. "
Mr. Colby replied : "lam scckln ? simply
justice. I onlj ask for this bill what Insklor
my own. Because jou gentlemen stand hereto
to howl that jou are for the Intercuts of the
bcople , that does not tuiKe It so. It Is not In
the mouth of any man In this senate to 1111-
pticn my motives In advocating any
me.isuro. 13 Icld lo no man on this floor ,
when It comes to n question of Into/rlty ,
Anv man who says I run n lallroad attorney
1 will say In his face ho Is a liai. " 15 > this
time tlio senator fiom 0 ige had worked him
self up to a veiy hlirh pitch , but n motion to
adjourn was carried nnd shut olT his wind ,
AnnusooN- s < iov.
The senate met at ! t o'clock. I'lm callei los
nnd lobbv vvuio crowded , and visitors' easy
chairs In the senate chamber were all taken ,
the hotiso having adjourned lor the after
noon.
Mr Stetlingmoved the previous question ,
which was upon the adoption of thomlnoilty
ropoitoftho railroad committee. Thoaves
and najs being c tiled foi. tliootii stood It )
In lavorot the adoption of tlio minority le-
poiland II against It. This vote shows the
nntl-commlsslon strength to hive gained one
vote since moiiiliig , ami Is on almost certain
Indication that some strlnuont railway legls-
nthm may bo expected this session , as both
houses havooxpiessed themselves squarely In
favor ot the suppression of the state railway
commission , which Is to bo wiped out to give
way to legislation which the people demand ,
'those who voted for the mlnuiity teport
which was signed by Messrs. ICecklcy ( who
vviotc It ) , Llninger and Kobblns , wete the
tollowliig :
Those who voted agilnst the adoption of
Iho minority report , or who are In lav or of :
tlie. continuance ot'the railway commission ,
were the follow ing :
Urown , Itiiinliaui , Campbell. Colby , Con-
cer , lleirtwcll , Holmes , Kent , Lindsay ,
Linn , Majois , McN'anmr , Moore and Snell.
Mr. Schmlnkc then called up the specivl
ordei , which was the Hutlei-Holmcs contest
case. Ho renewed his motion to permit the
contestant ( Govornoi Utillei ) lo appear on
Hie floor of Iho sen.alo , which was voted
down. This meant , ot course. Hint no he.ir-
IIIR would ou granted the contestant and as
Iho senate knew nothing of tlio case , they
could do nothing else than except Mi.
Holmes' certificate of election.
.Mr. Colby moved the adopllon of the ma
joiity report , ( which was in favor of seeming
Mr. Holmes in his seat ) , which was amended
by Mi. Casper , that thu mlnoiity report bu
adopted.
Theveasand nays being called , the vote
stood 1C to 17 agiiust the amendment. A
like vote was then taken In the majority ro-
poil , which resulted 21 lor and 10 ugamst.
Thus the doom of Governor Hutlci was
sealed and n Ionic-drawn-out controveisy
brought to an Ignominious end , There was
considerable feeling cxpiessed by some of
the member son the question , Mi. Congei ,
when his name was called , said ho de-shed to
be excused from voting foi tlie piesout. Mr.
Vandemaik made the same request , which
caused Mr. Schminke to positively object to
sucli dodging of voles , as ho termed it. llo
was not afraid to put himself on record , and
wanted the other mumbeis to do tlie same.
After the vote had been taken Mi. Conger
said : "It is not because 1 wisli to dodge my
vote , by any moans. 1 think tliat it lias
been w rong from tlio btart lliat those gentle
men weio not permitted to bo heard. The
evidence before tlio senate has been vciy
meagre and vciy low senators know any
thing about it It has been reported on the
p.aic of the majority , and that ma
jority is composed of gentlemen
whom 1 respect , and in tiieir
judgment I have confidence. The mlnoiity
report has been given us by a gentleman
whom 1 respect , but 1 think it proper ami
right , and voted to have tlio Iwo contestants
given an opportunity to make tlieir cases
plainer to tlio sun.Uois. This aclion just
taken is vvioug. At other times men have
been allowed to come before us and I sco no
reason why these gentlemen should not bo
P'umltlod to eomo belore us. I will vote no. "
Mr. V.indemark explained as follows :
"Mi. President , I am not like the gentleman
from Sheiman ( Congei ) . 1 icillv want to
dodiro my vote , [ laughter ] and I have good
loisons lor doing so. I am plated in n pe-
culi.u position. 1 do not w ant tope my v oic
neecssaiy to keep a man in 01 put him out ,
and lei that reason 1 reiterate lh.it 1 wish lo
dodge mv vote. But alter the question has
come down to this lliat Ibis senate wishes
to doago tlio responsibility ot Investigating
a case in which every Amencan eiti/eu Is interested -
terested 1 do not propose to vote upon thn
question. I have icad this testimony , anil I
assert hero upon tlio door ol this
senate that moro outrages nave been
committed In Nemnha precinct than in
South Carolina and Mississippi. I am frco
to admit that w lien this question was lirst
meseiited 1 thought it was political and po
litical only. 1 thought it was an adverse
question upon which Iho senatorial Issue of
tlie state rested , and that lliat was all there
was In it ; but 1 am now convinced that Cap
tain Humphrey and G. K. Goudy did perpo-
Iralo hUh eiimo and misdemeanor nsalnst
thoelectoisof Turkey Creek and Pawnee
City. I votelo seat Governor Uiillor. "
In Ills explanation Mr. Casper said ho
didn't believe In complimontinz anvbody In
a case like this , and ho voted for the minor
ity report because ho didn't think tlio major
ity of the committee ever Intended lo make a
fair loport. Hut as the senate had scon lit lo
kill Iho minority loport ho would not detain
Iho senate longer , and voted yea.
Mr. Moore thought the majority repoit just
and voted for It.
Mr. Sehmlnkosaid ho had mot with the
committee , hulas he was no lawyer he told
those of It who vvero to go ahead and draw
up the report. Ho expected it
would bo fair and just , but It was
not. and ho refused to sign It. Ho thciefoie
made a minority report , ami not ono of the
committee had assailed ii betoio Iho senate ,
but they appealed to have put up a job and
bound themselves loguthei to keep Mr.
Holmes in Ills seat. Tlio vote just tnuan had
given the He to his repoit. Ho know that the
crimes committed in tills election hnd been
worse than any -Mississippi. . Ho had been
told that If he didn't Keep still on this sub
ject an effort would bo made to get the pio-
hlblllon vote to dofeal him next election. He
declaied that ho was not elected on that
Issue. Ho was not a saloon-keeper or a
brewer , but simply n miller. Ho wasn't
afraid to talk against any attoinoy in thih
contest case. Captain Humphioys was
enough todrlvo auvbndj nvvaylrom the polls.
What business had ho to go to the polls and
ask questions ? What were the judges ot
election for ? llo then aualgned tlie crime
committed In the manipulation ot the tickets ,
by which the judges knew how overjbody
voted , which was contrary to law. Governor
nutter had earned the county In which Mr.
Holmes lived by eighty majority , and
vet was beaten in his own ( ravruuo ) by
fraud.
Mr. Sterling said that ho had examined the
exhibits of ballots that vvero alleged to bu
fraudulent and rejected by the election
board , and thought such rejection In open
violence of the existing election laws. If
there w era a sufllcle-nt number ot those bal
lots rejected , nnd ho believed there weio ,
then Governor Duller was elected. lie
voted uo.
NOTFS
Mr. Moiklojohn looks at the legal aspect ot
all questions , and dives down and hshes tin
some unlocked for legal point which is
usually decided well taken. He is a hard
worker nnd knows a thing or two.
Just before the vote was taken which
snowed the complexion of the senate on the
railroad question , a lobbv 1st stepped up lo a
senator and attempted to dictate how he
should vote on the question. The senator af
terward told me that hecould not bo torced to
vote on any question , no matter what , and In
thus Instance he voted for the repeal of the
commission law.
The follow ing groundhog resolution was
offered this afternoon by .Mi. Wright :
JJCsolved. Ihat thobonato return especial
thanks to the American groundhog for his
seclusion ou this memorable occasion , hoping
that hoar frost and humid clouds
may obscure the guu during the live
long day , and that early spring bring buds
that sinij , wUUgut a l < mg delay.
The committee of the whole this afternoon
recommended the passaeo of S. t\29 , which
Is another bill to lope.al the railway commis
sion. 'this action makes assurance doubly
sure.
sure.A resolution was offered fixing the thirtieth
dav of the session ns the last day upon
which bills may bo Introduced In the senate
and failed of passage.
The rules were suspended and the memor
ial to congress asking the passaso ot the
Miller live stock bill was passed by tlio
senato.
Mr. Colby looked uo the Hnn reporter
to-day to nsk him to have pity on a poor
orphan , and then asked tlio scrlbo If ho had
not heard the story of the boy w ho had killed
his father and mother , ami then asked tlio
court to have moicv upon him a poor
orphan , If Colby considers the lallroad
question ono of his patents , the vototo-div
would indicate that the alleged parent Is not
quite dead. _
Doings lit tlio tlonsn.
l.tvrot.v , Neb. , Pet ) . U-Speclal | Tele
gram to the DII : : . | Kecommendatloiis made
this morning , after the house convened , by
standing committee ? , as follows : Dills to
pass : Authoring the flalo of lauds owned by
the state of Nebiaska , and hoiulofoio leased
under specific law ; giving OWPCIS of
male animals n Hen upon the
get of such animals , provided the ownoi
of Ihe she hie for lecout n description of the
progeny within twenty davs after the bhth ;
refunding to the cities bf Uo.itilco and Co
lumbus money paid for registration of bonds :
appropriating Si.STO lo pay lor tlie publica
tion of constitutional amendments submitted
last November ; to establish a homo for Indi
gent soldlois , sailors and marines.
Dill to uot pass : 1'or relief of William Pul
ton , of Otoe county ; tocieato an immigration
bureiu. Several bills were ludellitltelj post
poned.
Mr. McConaughy asked for the report of the
committee on constitutional amendments
upon the bill providing lor submission ot a
constitutional amendment to prohibit thu
manuf.ictuio 01 sale ot liquor.
Mr. SUter , cliahman of tlio committee , re
plied that the majoiity loport was ready , but
ho was willing toi preparation of the rninor-
Itv repoit.
Mi. Caldvvpll moved that when thn house
adjoin ned at noon It should bo until 10 o'clock
a. m. to-morrow. In support ot his motion
ho stated that the committee on public
lands nnd buildings , ou Insane hospital and
other asjlums go to Duatiico this afternoon.
The motion pi ov. ailed.
The house thus gives away the afternoon
for tlie accommodation ol tvventv-flvuoi tliht )
membeis. Tlie real leason for the adjourn
ment is that Son itoi-elect Paddock will give
areeontlon.it lleatrico tills evening , and a
special train is to tun from Lincoln foi tlie
accommodation of members. The incidental
obiectot adjournment Is to cause fartliei
delay on the railway crmimission bill
and othei measures of pressing impoitanee.
Thu vote to adjourn was taken without
many members of tlie house rellectlnc upon
the propriety of the action and subsequently
an effort was made to reconsider tlio vote
and take a recess until 2 o'clock this aftei-
iioon , but the Hist failed and the second was
niled out ol 01 derby the speaker. Under mo
tions , Mi. llauison o Saumlois intioduccd
one lor the appointment ol a committee ot
three to inspect railroad bridges across the
Platte rivoi at Ashlandi Fremont and Valley
and ascertain if the bridge at Valley
forms ice goiges which cmses water
to overflow laims , destrojing cultivatnblo
land. TheiPsolution was tabled.
'Ihe following bills were Introduced :
Uy liiek To amend section lu and 74
of article 1 of chapter 77 of the compiled
statutes of Nebraska forlSSS entitled "llcvo-
nue. "
Uy Miller To poifect the title to the soulh-
east of the southeast quarter and the south
east quarter ot the southwest quarter ot sec
tion 0 , township 8j V3fo. , of ranee 7
Kast Lancaster counryMn trio state of Ne
braska for the benell of the permanent
school fund.
.By McCann To transfer the obligations
of purchases of school lands in cases ot as
signment.
Uy Norrls Per the relief of Erra Leonard
Smith.
Uy Cope To prevent swindling.
ByKwing To amend section Sit of tillo
] 1 cnlltlcd "Executions" ot Ihe code of civ 11
piece line and lo repeal Iho said section bo
amended.
Uy Kuclis Giving town boards jurisdic
tion to vacate and establish roads In certain
cases.
ly ! Vc.ach To amend sec'lon 1'i , chapter
10 , compiled statutes ol Nebiaska and to ic-
peal said sections.
Uy Sinjth Kelatinp to evidence in actions
upon accounts in certain cases.
Uy Hoimrod Authorising tlio incorpora
tion of union depot companies.
Mr. Cole resuiiccted the bill grintlng
§ 10 00 to every veteran ol the hist and second
end regiments ot Xcbiaska volunteers fiom
the paw of indefinite post ) oncment into
which It was imprisoned jesterday. Tlio
house then adjourned until to-monow.
Mistake of the
LIVCOT.V , Neb. , Peb. 2. [ Special to the
UIE. : ] Thohousoof lepresenlallvos of the
loglslatuio made a mistake to-day. It Is to
bo hoped thai It will not bo fruitful of tlio re
sults which arc hoped for by the members
who Investigated it ; but the enemies of
honest raihoad legislation have certainly
scoied anothoi point.
'Ibis morning Mr. Caldwcll of Lancaster
county , who Is Mi. Agoo's alterego in every
thing of moment , succeeded in securing
passage of a motion that when the house ad
journed at noon It should bo until to-morrow
at 10 o'clock. The excuse for the motion was
that the committees on public lauds and
buildings , insane hospital mid other asylums
desired to visit the state Institution at
Ucatrlco lids afternoon . Should ev 01 y mem
ber of these committees go only thiity-ono
members out ot tlio 100 In the house would
bo absent. As it tiansplres , however , from
Inquiiy , ojly about twenty of these
gentlemen deslicd to go to Ueatrieo
on Ibis paillcular day , and there
was nolhiiig very piesslng about
anyone going until the latter part of the
week. The object , theiefoie , of cutting the
session of the house shoit is to bo lound In
some othei direction. It Is not possible , to
say the least , that the adjournment was taken
to prevent consldeintion lei another day of
Iho bill which botli Messrs. Caldwell and
Aireo are vigorously opiiosmgto repeal the
railway commission law , The purpose ot
such delay can bo easily explained. Not
only aio D. & M. and Union Pacltie lobbyists
In Lincoln and conspicuous in and about thu
legislative halls , but the geueial manager ,
general freight agent and general constiuc-
tlon superintomlentof thu Premont , Ukhorn
& Missouri Valley. Messrs. Pitch , More-
house and Hall are huio actively exerting
Ihemselveslo prevent passage of the same
bill. As jour coirespondent is writing ( Jen-
oral Manager Pitch Is talking with membeis
of the house and examining the
railway bills which have been
Introduced. It Is not to bo presumed that ho
Is dointr it for pure enjoyment's sake. Such
a converging of railroad interests at the cap
ital Is evidently only for ono purpose lo se
cure , If possible , the defeat oftho icpeal bill
or to cause fatal delay In its consideration ,
If the house had uol adjourned ihls impor
tant measure would have been reached In
committee of Iho whole to-day , It Is now
probable that the railroad committee will re-
poil back . Acce'o bill , amending Iho present
commission law , and palpably n corpoiatlon
measure , to morrow morning. Then the
house will have on tile a bill to perpetuate
the obnoxious law , and an attempt will un
questionably be made to foicu its considera
tion befoio the repeal is finally acted upon.
Ihus the less acute membe'is of tlio house
will become confused and they will lose
sight of the ono tlilutr which they know their
constituents want them to do.
' 1 ho Premont , Klkhorn A Missouri Valley
company aio opening up a lai go nnd fertile
country In Northwestern Nebiaska. Tnoy
want the commission sjstem retained anddo
not want any legislation on freight rates or
passcnser rates. WHh headquarters In
Omaha , vvheiethoy will buestahlished within
two years , thocornp.any will become one of
the most powerful corporations in Nebraska.
1 ho presence of the chief oflimls hero al
this particular lime is therefore very sug
gestive. Andthero are icasons lo believe
that these gentlemen aio also interested In
securing the defeat of the Omaha chaiter
bill. 'Ihey profesa indifference regarding
bP railroad bills to outsiders ,
but to members they talk most
earnestly , and It Is reported , even
.suggestively. Ono member has chanced his
mind slnco jcstcnlny. The vote lu the senate -
ate toilay whereby the minority report on
the commission repeal bill ( which report
favors n repeal ) , was adopted , was something
ot n deadener to the corporation expecta
tions , but the lobbyists are working actively
nnd oven desperately and will make strenu
ous exertions to delay the bill's further pro
gress.
Although It Is somewhat too early to deter
mine what the appearance of Mr. Ageo s bill
will be when It is repoited bv the committee ,
It will interest m.anj to read the following
paragraphs fiom It :
"And It shall not bo deemed n sufllelent
oxctiso or justification of such discrimina
tion on the part of such rallioad corporation
thai the rallioad station 01 point at which It
shall charge , collect , or recelvo the same 01
less intes of toll 01 compensation for the
transposition of such Height , or for the use
and transportation of such railroad ear , the
greater distance tuin toi the slunter dis
tance , is a lallroad station or a point where
tlieio exists competition with any other rail
road , except In cases where the bo ml of com
missioners have b > special rule permitted
such discrimination at such station or
point. "
"Except In cases where the board of com
missioners have bj special rule peimitted
such discilmiiiatlon , " Is cood. Mr. Ageo Is
generous with thu i.allioad commission to
such an extent tlntbj pissing the bill with
that section lu It the lo lslaltire would delegate -
gate to the commission a powei that would
bo a constant menace to the ' \holo law , and
would practically make the piuvlslon against
discrimination a dead letter. The whole bill
Is full of these adroit protecting clauses.
Here Is another :
' 'The bo.iid of rallroid commissioners are
hereby directed to make lei each rallioad
coiporatlon doing business In this stitp ,
as soon ns prActtciblu , a schedule
of reasonable maximum rates of chaiires foi
the transportation of pnsscngeisand ears on
each of said lailroads. " Isn't that nice ? In
tlio meeting of tlio committee last night Mr.
Cameron desired to add to this clause sub
stantially the following : "Provided , that no
maximum i.ito so Used by the commissioners
shall bo greater than 70 pel eeut of the li. ite
M. rates on Januaiy 1 , issr . " Would Mr.
Ageu consent to that addition ? Not much ,
llo excitedly opposed it , and said that it
"would spoil the whole bill. " It piobably
would spoil some of the nttrnctlveiiess ot it
tor the eoipoi ations , in whoso behalf the bill
Is introduced.
Fn\ornlIo ) Per t'nt.
LINCOLN' , Neb. , Peb 2. [ Special Telegram
lo the lii i.l : The committee on chlms In
the house will report fav01 ablj in the mornIng -
Ing on Pal O'llawes' claim for 1S,5. | 0. < 30 , nnd
inilavdrably on O.r. . Owen's claim foi SWO
as compensation lor horses killed because
they were diseased.
rj TKA.PKIO ASSOCIATION.
It ItcKoHes toMutntiiln Co 11 tracts Per
the Present
Cnic vao , Feb. 2. At n gouei.al meeting of
the Centinl Trnllle association held lioio
tp-day the following icaolutions weio
adopted :
Ucsolved , That It is the sense of Ihls meet
ing that tlio present association and pool
contiacts in existence thereunder bo con
tinued and the obligations Involved theiein
bo can led out in good faith until the pending
intci-state commerce bill becomes operative
on the railroads ot the United Stales nnd Iho
present association and its contracts aio dis
solved by the formal action of the association
01 continued in some now lorm ; that the as
sociation records its deslto that the difficulties
pending in the pools at St Louis , Peoria and
Indianapolis may bo adjusted in tlio spirit of
the contracts itillng at those points and as
expressed in the above resolution.
lie-solved , Tliat this association records Its
determination to maintain the basis of the 80
cent rate nt Chicago until other action is
taken by the association.
The question of continuing the association
was referred to the executive committee who
nro to moot nt Cleveland Tuesday next and
report. .Judge T. M. Cooley. receiver of the
Wabash company , Is a member of tills com-
mlllec.
Bribery In the Illinois
Si'itiXfirii.i.D , III. , Feb. 2. A ripple of
excitement was caused in the house this
morning by Merntt rising lo a point of
priv ilege and reading an aitlcle in a St , Louis
papci , giving a repoit of a speech made by
Kepiesenlallve U.iiley bcfoiea labor meeting
in Last St. Louis , the evening ot .l.anuaiy M ,
in which he stated , while the labor caucus
was balloting foi senator , DKon had been
called out by a piomlneut business man ol
Chicago and told in ettect tliat votes lei
Paiwell weio vvortli liom Sl.UCO to
fe'i.OOO. ' Men ill wanted an explanation
ol the article. U.iiley silted that ho h id sub
stantially stated what tlie article represented
him as sajlmr. Merritt wanted to know it
the person who oiTeied the bilbo was a moiu-
berottho house. Calls were made lei Dixon ,
w ho said that lie saw nothing in the article to
indicate that the peison was a member of tlio
house. Ho stated that ho had been called out
ot the caucus by a business man fiom Chicago
cage who proposed to him tliat if he ( lIxon )
would control live votes ho could control the
same niimbni and thus block the election ol
Parwell and lliat tliero was a big ! speculation
In it. Dixon said , In reply , that ho Indig
nantly repelled tlio proposition and returned
to the caucus and informed his colleagues.
Vance Was the man w ho made Uiis pro
position amembei ot this house ?
Dixon He was not
Mei iltt stated that ho had'beon In llieletrls-
latmo nineteen veais , and that ho had never
been ollercd n bribe. 1 1 remained for the
Immaculate leader of the labor party ot
Chicago to leceive fuch a pioposltion beloro
ho had been in Ihe house tend.ajs , then to
skulk away nnd gelnis name in the nevvs-
napeis instead of coming on Ihn llooi ot tlio
house as was his duty and make the maltor
known.
Puither discussion was prevented by the
spcakei announcing thai the question ot
pilvilego had been exhausted.
In tlio senate Punk's bill enlarging the
powers of tlie livestock commissioners' nnd
appropriating monev to exteiminato plemo-
pueumonm was read a second time. Stioeter
otfeied an amendment , punishing bj tine any
veterinai Ian who shall report ploino pneu
monia when none exists. Tlio amendment
was voted down , Tlio bill was amended in
alow minor respects and was passed to a
thtid read inc.
In the house tlio follow Inir bills were lutio-
dnccd : Uy Kuller , piohibltlng the employ-
mcnlof gills under bixteeu jeais of ago ; by
Hamilton ot McLean , appropriating S10SOJO
to the 01 phans' homo at Uloom-
Ington for oidluary expenses and inpalis ;
by Haven , to reorgani/a the stale militia ,
embodying all thu recommendations made by
the Illinois National Guaul association hold
In Chicago In Nov umber. It provides tliat
aftei three j ears' servlcu a man may ro enlist
for n slioit term , and niter a term of six j eais
he Is exempted from jury duty ; pi ov Ides for
compensation of S3 a day foi actual servlcu ;
piohlblts anybody not belonging to the na
tional guards Irom carrying arms diirlnL'
parades , and asks lor an appropriation of
S.iO,000 tor an additional camp in the north
ern part of the state , A bill introduced by
Miller proposes to employ convict labor , llrst
by classified labor , which Is lo bo used In the
erection of buildings and walls necessary to
tliu penitentiary ; to quarry and vvoik stone
for sale and use upon public highways , to bo
sold at remunerative prices ; to manutacturo
brick for sale and manutacturo wearing up-
parel , and piohlbltlm ; contract labor.
Another Illc Telephone Suit.
Piiii.ADKi.i'iuA , Feb. 2. A telephone suit
Involving the right to erect and maintain
long distance telephone w Ires betw ecu Now
York , Philadelphia and various laigo clflos
was boiMin in the United States circuit court
by a bill in equity bled this afternoon by the
attoruovs for the Drooks Telegraph Construc
tion company. The defendants nro part of
the Uell telephone syndicate and have or
ganized a corporation which has recently
opened offices In various cities. The plaint
iffs claim they bought the exclusive light
under patent to make nnd use metallic cir
cuits throughout the United States for a teim
of seventeen > ears from Pebruarv , Ibbl ; that
thov have expended largo sums of money in
perfeetinirthusvstem , but that defendants
are v loiating this oxcluslv e rlcht. It Is claimed
thai thu rapid application of the lout- distance
telephone to modern business purposes ren
ders the prospective value Of OWlUTAhlp Ot
the metallic circuit to bo contested In the
courts second only to that ol tbo telephone
Tllli INDIANA CONTEST.
Turplc Dcclnroil Mooted United
States Senator.
IxntAX.vrot.it , Ind. , Pob. 3. Turplo has
been elected United States senator. During
the balloting for United Stales senator
IJopresetitatlvo Uoblnson arose nnd made a
.statement of the agreement onteied into by
himself and Gatc , Glover nnd Mackey to
secure the election of Allen. Ho nddcd that
ho was now convinced It was hopeless to en
de.avor to elect for senator any man not a
niombor of the two gie.at paitles ,
nnd ns his constituents woic urgent
In their dcminds , ho had decided
to cist his ballot tor I'm pie. This announce
ment was greeted with wild , enthusiastic
clieeis from ilio demociaK Gates , Glover
and Mnckej , republican labor members , then
made inlet expltuatlons and cast limit billets
foi llairison , the vote standing : Turplo 70 ,
HirrlsonTI , In the senate Turplo received
8. , ILmUoii 20 ; In the limiso. I'urplu-ll , llai-
risen " > l Immediately on the termination of
the hoiho loll c.illbpeakei Savin announced
tliat them was no election and pissed the
liguies to the piesldeiit of the senate ,
whoso piiv ilege. It Is , uudei the iiMeement , to
announce the total vote' and he at once culled
out that Tnrple was elected Speaker Savro
dccl.ued PuisUlcut Smith was n usurper and
had no light to make sueii an nnnouiut'iiient.
but the spcnket's temaiks weio unheeded
and tin' announcement nindo as above. All
piotosts against the votes of members ns
recotded on the day the joint balloting began
under the compromise ngieonienl applv to
the ballot taken to day , thn sixteenth and last
of the sciies. Alter Iho announcement
of tlio vote Gaidlucr ( republic in ) moved
thai Iho joint convention adjourn until noon
tomorrow. Spcakei Savte put tlio motion
and declared it muled. What fuitlier action ,
It anj , will bo tiken bv the icnublleans has
not jot been made known. It Is uudciMooit ,
although not niithoiitlvcly nunounced , that
the republican members will hold a joint
convention to-moitow and cast their ballots
lor HairUon , thus making up a formal case
lor presenlalion lo the United States senate.
Caiiidcii'H Frlonils Stand Finn.
Cit \nr.r.s i ox , AV. Va. , Peb. 2. Twelve
democrats who refused to vote for Mr. Camden -
den had A conlcienco jesterday evening nnd
made out a list ol senatorial candidates and
submitted it to the thlitvclght Camden dem-
ocials. ueruoiiiK to suppott any ono on the
list. The Camden demociats met to-night
and declined all oveitiues undo by the
twelve , but asked the lecileltiants to return
to them and md In electing Cnmdeii.
llesl ns as Iloiirosentnlivo.
GATATSIOV , Peb. 2. Hon. John H. llea-
gau handed in his icsignallon ns a member
ot thehousooC reptescntativusof tlio Piltleth
congress this moinlng beloru ho left lei
home , llo will suivu out his tune in tliu
Poitj-riinth corigicbs.
Ten Votes Per Abbott.
TUHXTOX , N. JPeb. . 2. At the joint
meeting of tlio le islaluro lliis noon ten
democrats weio piesent , nnd all voted for
Abbott for sotiatoi. Adjourned.
A. Democratic SlicrilV Turns Out the
County ConimiRMonciH.
DINVKI : : , Col. , Peb. 2. A special fiom
Paxosa Springs sajs : J. D. Martlnc7 , J. 1 * .
Archulcta and Mr. Sense , republlcnn county
commissioners , weio on January ! ! unsealed
by the democratic sheriff named Height. The
net waspeipetrated with political Intent , and
the mob which followed the sheiilf after hav
ing accomplished the act of intimidation
burned tlie house of Mr. Scaso nt 1'asosa
Springs. This last act vvns commuted Mon-
dny during the nbsonco of Scenso In Denver.
Last Nov ember the nbovo named commission
ers vvoro elected by republican votes at the
same time a democrat named Height was
elected sheriff. Tliero was a irreat deal of
feeling at the polls , but the piepondei.atlng
Mexican vote assured Mait'nez ' Archulet.i
and Scase tlieh tiiumph ovci the attacks ol
their antagonists. They weio Mexicans , and
tills , too. added stieimth to tlio bitteiness
prevalent. Tlio feeling incieased rathei
than diminished as tlie time ot their induc
tion into office appro ichcd , nnd Jnmiaiy 2 ,
at the county seat , tlio tlmo lor tholi ofliclal
appeaianco , an armed mob of lifteen or
twenty detcimined men , led by Sheriff
Height , foiced their way into the room where
tlio commissioners weie. took possission
ot them nnd locked them in the loom , declar
ing it to bo theli purpose to staive them into
submission. At Iho expiration ol In o or six
houts , the mob poimitted iholi pnsoncis lo
go. 'Ihe mob , liow ever , with the sheriff nt
their head , followed Cominlssionei Scaso to
his home , diagged him liom the midst of his
family , and with a trim hand at his head
compelled him to icslgn his ollieoas commis
sioner. Tlio leslgnation so ob-
talnod was nt once foiwmded
toGoveiuor Adams and iiiFtructlnns sent
with it that ho appoint at once a democrat In
nl.ico ot Seise. Since that time the boaid
n. is not met. The eommissioncis hnvo not
been pci mlttcd to set foot In the county since
the day they weio warned at the pwil ot their
lives not to retuin. 'Iho matter vvns brought
beloio the genuial assembly to day and a
joint committee appointed to investigate the
allalr at once ,
A Cincinnati Hoiif-.atlon.
CI.NCI.V.VAT I , Keb. 2. 'Iho allompt upon
Iho life ol Judge Pit/gorahl , of the police
court , last nlgut , has produced a profound
sensation. The judjc for n Ion , ? tlmo 1ms
been a terror to evil doers. Only yesterday
ho had over ono bundled cock lighters before
him. The circumstances ; of tlio attack made
last night , gives coloi to the suspicion that
bomeonu interested in the defendants had
undertaken thu desperate scheme of murder
ing the judge. The jiulu'o was greatly
prostr.icted by a ncivous shock about n vveoic
ago. Aftei attending a business meeting
near thu court house IIH started homo , when
some ono hurled a brickbat 01 bouldei athls
bead , narrowly missing him. It was daik
anil the judge could not sco hls assail ml ,
who instantly ran. 'I'ho juilco appealed on
Ihu bench as usii it this moinlng. He says ho
has no doubt ho can icco nt/.o Iho voice and
lorm ol his assailant.
Olilo Valley Hlo < : lc ( JroworH.
CiNfiNVATi , O. , Peb. 2 About torty or
lift } eattlo ctowers ot Iho slates of Pennsyl
vania , Ohio , West Virginia , Kentucky ,
Tennessee , Indiana nnd Illinois met to-day
at the Grand hotel and organl/ed the Ohio
Valley Cattle Growois' association for promoting
meting co-opei.ition among breeders and tor
holding an animal lair of stock , dairy pio-
dncts , wool exhibits , etc. Judge T. C. Jones ,
of Delaware , O , , was made chaiimin. A
constitution was adopted providing lor three
dlrcctois from each ol the states named , who
are to meet In duel-mail Pebrruiy 10 to
name the place lor holding the lust annual
lair.
Mrs , Hpion' Aunt Talkn.
Pirrsiiuno , Pa. , 1'eb , 2Mis. . John
Arthurs , aunt of Mrs , Spies , nee Miss Van
Xandt , was visited by u reporter at her resi
dence in Oakland this aflcinoon. She ap
peared vciy much distressed and was loth to
the . "I bellove "
bollovo report. can hardly ,
she said , "thattlie law will permit this Infamous -
famous mairlau'o to sland. If it should ha
decided binding Nina's lite will bo wrecked.
Since this unenviable notoiletv has been
thrust upon us I have been deluged with let
ters from nil | > nrts of tlie countiy soliciting
money and tondeilng kindly advice In re
gard to the distribution ot my wealth in the
event of my death. "
Tlio Western National llanlc ,
Pim.ADU.i'HiA , Pa. , Peb. 2 United
States Treasurer C , N. Joidan was in town
to-day and held a conference w Ith .Samuel It.
Shipley , Geoigo K , Ty'ler nnd others relative
to the allotment of stock In Philadelphia of
the Wcstctn National bankto begin business
In Now Yoik Mav 1. It is st iteil detinitely
that Secietary Manning will bu picsldunt ,
and Jordan U to bu cashier.
Favor Omanliln ; ; Alaska
WAsm.NG'ioN , Peb. 2. The house commit
tee on territories to-day iavorablj considered
the bill for theorgairUlm ; of the territory of
STILL THE STRIKE GOES OS
Now Recruits Ooustantlj JoSningtho Army
of Idlers in Now Yorki
NON-UNION MEN ASSAULTED
SI or n I and Plnanolnt Aid Promised
tlio Strikers Hy Ilio KnlKlitH of
'I'hrco States Iransportatlon
Crontly Impeded.
Tlio Strike In Now York. .
Nnw YOIIK , Peb. 'A Tim sticets along
the rlvei front this morning presented a
Sunday llko appc.uaiico. instead of tlio
dally rush ol vehicles of nil kinds thciu wcror
only a few trucks and luuso oars to bo seeu
hero and then1. A iiiajoiit ) of tlio big rail
road fielght receiving and dellvuiy jilcrs
wore elo-ed and work almost suspended.
Tlio New Yoilc , Lake P.rlo As Western rail-
10 id ploi had , \ to\\ men at woik. The All-
7ona ol the ( iiium line aulvcd to-d.u anil
mon will bo nut to work on her. Tlio Wyom-
liigngenl said she would sill to-di.v. Tlio
Kldorado ot tlio Morgan line arrived last1
night. As soon as tl o El Paso and New
York am unloaded , the Khloradolllbo 3
biought to hei duck.
The non-union freight handlers vvcronalii
attacked this evening as tbey were quilting :
work ill second ot tlio Noith ilverpleis. At
tlio Savannah line pier two or tlueo men
wore set tiDon by stiikers and beaten ,
pounded and kicked unmoiclfully. No ai-
lests weio made. Ouo man was assaulted
vvhllo a policeman stood near but did not ;
dare Inteiteie on account of the uowd.
Finally n loioo of police was sent to the
Savannah iilei , The non-union mon wore
taken away on a tug to avoid the mob.
Neuly a bundled mon vvero loading Ln ,
Urot.igno at the Prench pier to-day.
No trouble was h.ul. The Wyoming o
the ( iulon line sailed to dav. Tlio Arizona
Is discharging eamo. The Moigan line ploc
Is piled high with freight. Ordcis vvoro
given to day to icclvo no inoic.
A seciet meetltiL' ol delegates representing :
fifteen district assemblies ol the Knights ui !
Labor In the states ol Now \ oilc , New Jersey
and Connecticut , and comprising 120,000
members outside of dlstilet assemlih . win
held In this city last night , at whleh the fol
lowing lesolutions weio adopted :
Wheica > s , U o recognize the conlllcl now
being waged against dlstilct assemblies 4" , r
103 , ittJ and the Montank dlstilct of Lone
Island , .is well as various other tiado anu > i \
labor ori'anl/.itlons , by capitalists and corpo- '
'I
r.itions , an attempt to stilko a l.U.U blow at1 'IU
oigani/ed labor and theieby liiere.iso their U
power to oppose producers and degrade toll 11
therefore ,
He-solved , That we , representatives of the |
combined distiiets ot the Knluhts of Labor oE I
New Yoik , New Jeisey and Counectlcnt ,
extend to 0111 biotheis and comrades one
heartlelt sMiipatliy and moial Mipport , and ,
if ueussuy , plcilgu to the lullcst extent 01
oiu ability oiu liiiancial aid.
Coibln , of the Philadelphia & Heading
comparrv , came on tiom Phlladdphl i to-div
at tlio request ot the ICnlchN ot Labor to sou 1C
any commomtso eould bo ellccted between
the coal companies and the men on the
stilko. The presidents declined to open any
negotiations , saving tliey had now neatly na
many men as they needed and would bo
within the next day or two woiking at their
lull capacity.
hot in AM HOY , N. .1. , Fob 2. The Milkers
ha\o induced tlmstoickeoputs heie to boycott
the Pennsvlvanla nullo id company by
threatening tobojcott'hem If they sold goods
lo llulcoiporallon. Superintendent Barnaul
belnic unable to bu/ supplies for the now
men and tlio special olllceis gunidinir them ,
now purchases his meats and moeerios at
Catndon. A tow of boats loaded with bitum
inous coal started lor Now Yoik to-night.
Km rum. N. J. , Feb. 2. No oysters oifi
clams me being shipped from this port to Nuw
York because of the Irulght handlers' strike. '
Owners ol ojsterbedsat ItedbankOceanic A
Par Haven nio also unable to lill tlioir ouleia.
Thev say the supplj In New Yoik will not1
last a week louder.
HUN 11 it's 1'oiM , L T. , Feb. 2. Owing to
the continued s'like of the htevcdoies at
theli di cits and inability to ship oods , tho-
De\ol .Mauufatturing company were com
pelled to shut down today throwing out oC
emuloymiMit between ' 00 and 400 persons.
Jr.nsi.v CITY , N , .J. , Feb. A About flvo
bundled and lilty tieinlit hindlers emnloyed
in the depots ot the I'ennsjlvanl.a loid ill
this citv stiuck v.oik at noon to iliy. Tlio
men maiched out in n bed ) , but made no
demoustiation. About lilty stiikini ; IOIIR-
shoiomen assaulted .1 riowd ol non-union
men on lludsou htitet , Hoboken , about 0
o'clock this moinmi ; itll stones and clubs
rlnbhliiK them uiimeieilully. The stilkuis '
li.uo uot been ani'Sted.
CHICAGO'S
Conuldcrntilo l xultonii'iit Over tlio
lloy Mittn ( il'Ai'inoiir'H McntR ,
Cinrvoo , Fob " . [ Sjiecial Telenfrain to
the JJii : . | There ib much oxeltement In
l.iijoi circles and amonc paekcis o\er the
proposed boycott ol the Jlr local dealers who
have handled A amour's meats in dlsiogartt
of the bojfott of .Januiry 10. A well known
Unicht said tills nioining tint the boycott
was an Indirect slap at I'mvdeily. "When
57.mil the sailois , " ho hald , "issued their
bojcott , nssombl/ . SI w.ts asked to join
In it , but tlio old executive hoaid , whleh was
eoiibcivatlvo and composed mostly ol 1'ow-
derly men , lelused to have an > thmx to do
with the scheme. Tills was along biclc lu
November. With the new veir that execu
tive board \ \ as loleascd and a i.idical board
tool : Its place. Then tliu boj cott matter was
( nought up aijain and passed In the assem
bly. I know .Mr. 1'owdeily is opposed to It
bec.uisn It piiii's him In a bad liuht , aftoi ho
had oideied the slock vaidsstiiko oil , and
the dispute was supposed to havu been But
tled. Ho lUmulit th.it Armour , IIH \\oll at
tlio lest of the indicts , was entitled to a ic.st.
' 1 ho ahSPiublles weio ol a rllllerunt
ojiinion , however. 1 doubt whether tint mat
ter will bu allowed to eomo boloio the
ijeiioial oxeeutivoboaid , which Is avuiso to
InleifeiliiK with local disputes. Assembly
No.I , it bcems to me , has a ( , 'ood many Ironu
In tlio liie. Two htnUes the .slioemakcis and
tlio willow v\oikws-aiu now bclnu aided by
the executive bond , and thin lilt , ' bojeott will
inuke IhliiKh llvch In thodlsttlct.
' 1 ho Chicago knights am about fivenly
divided on the ( | uestlon of the adv Isablllty of
the pioposed bojeott , which Is one ol the
most .stupendous that has been attempted for
a loni ; time. About half nt them bellitvo
Armour vviis icaponMblu foi the doieat of the
men in the lain stilkc , aid HID olhri half
maintain , with I'owdeily , that Armoiii wasno
moio to blame than thuotnui packeib , an that
the hooil is unjust. ' 1 ho prrunoteis ot the
ImjcoUb.iy it will bo nnsuccebsfiil. Armour
was been and bald ho didn't wish to tallc on
the subject , but hit invented an fnitiram lor
the occasion , llobaid : " 1 eanalwa > H beat
th imin who talks , i luvo said .ill 1 v < lsh teen
on the matter. "
C'liirAdo , Feb. 2. District assembly 21
Knights of Labor to-iimht lesohcd to endorse -
dorso the net Ion of the joint e.xtcutivo com
mittees of tliieo dlstilet HsKemblles of thin
city bojffdtiiiK AiiiKiur it Co , and tho205
local butdieis and tinxerti who nru hujlnii
Koods fiom that tit in. ' 1 ho meeting dceldi d
tli it these linns bn notllied by a special com-
inltti otliat the > willboliojcotted it they continuo -
tinuo to handle Armour's pioducts.
KnlloiH KlllcU at Hon.
Nr.vv Yonu , Teh 3 TlK-Oulun Jlno steamer
Arl/ona leached her plur todiy vMth her
ensign HoatliiK at hulf-m-nt astern out ot re
spect lor two of her Minif n , William Jlnecu
nnd William lEoburts , who died liom the
elfectsof Injuries Hii Uliicd .lanuai.v 2"i 'I'ho
men were killed by b.'inp swept alonjr tlio
deck by a heav > sea vvhiili waslu'd on boird
during a buvero c-ile. On Mondnv alteinoon
aheav ) sea struck thu HtiMiuer , fit.i tfctlnii
her rompletel ) > md scvenhailors vvuio throwu
aauibt the buhuuks and hOVHiul > hurt.
Dr. " \ ( ! | IIU'H It pl ) to Koine.
Js'rvv Ypiuc , 1M ) . " . - Die01)nn [ com-
moiiccd his rejil > to UOIIM today. He t'id '
this at the buivestion of Caidinal OUiV.uu.
it weui ! > to bo uudcislouU that Ut. McUl > UQ
MJ ! | uot jo to Itowe.