SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. FRIDAY HORNING. MARCH 11 , 1SS7. NUMBER 2C)5 (
A HOT TIME IN THE HOUSE
The Omaha Chatter Discussion Nearly
Leads to a Personal Encounter.
SMYTH AND RUSSELLVERYW RM
Against Membcri of the Ju
diciary Committee Taken Down
IJy the CU-rk Sovcral Sec
tions Acted On ,
Doitics In the Honsc.
LINCOLN , March 10. [ Special Telegram to
the Bur. ] On motion of Mr. Smyth of
Douglas the house went Into commltteo of
the whole to consider the Omaha charter ,
Mr. Cole of Adams In the chair.
'Ihe governor announced that ho had
signed house rolls 103 and l'J7 , the
former locating the Institute for Incurable
Insane at Hastings , the latter tixlng insur
ance companies on the excess of premiums
over losses.
Mr. Caldwell moved that only the amended
pcctlons of the chaiter Do considered. Car
ried.
ried.Section
Section 3 , confining the city limits to
twenty-live Instead of thirty square miles
was approved. Section It was read. Mr.
.Smvth wanted the city attorney elected us
well as the comptroller.
Mr. A gee wan ted all the oflleers elected.
Mr. Youtiit was opposed to longspoeches
and said It made no dilferfiico whether or
not the olllccrs were elected or appointed.
Mr. Whltmore read n letter from Fred
Gray advocating tbo election of city attor-
nov.
The section making appointive the city
attorney and city clerk , and elective the
mavor , police judge , treasurer and comp
troller was adopted.
Section 12 was adopted , destroying the
property qualification for coundlmen.
Section 4S WPS adopted , limiting the re
sponsibility of railroads to cruet and main
tain approaches to viaducts to bOO instead of
1,200 feet.
Section .10 the judiciary committed
s'rnck out , regulating telephone and
telegraph companies , the charges of the lat
ter and the right to compel all cloctrlc wires
to bo put under ground , was lost and the
clause In the original bill supplj ing these de
fects was adopted.
Section ( U conferred power on the council
to appropriate private property for park pur
poses , ten miles hnvond the citv.
Mr. Slater objected 10 the appropriation of
land for p irks because the laller were not a
public necessity.
Mr.Sni } th showed the necessity of parks and
the mercy at which the city would boat the
hands of land owners If It sought to lay out
parks without this authority. Tills condemnation -
nation of property had been legall/ed by the
supreme courts of Illinois and Missouri and
other states.
Mr. Agee and Mr. Caldwell opposed the
condemnation , especially at a distance of
ten miles from the city.
Mr. Andres showed the necessity of park ,
nnd Mr. Whitmore scouted the ideaot taking
an > body's property without compensation
nnd the unanimity ot the people in the crea
tion of parks.
Mr. Miller of Butler and Mr. Russell of
Colfax spoke against it , the latter denying
that the supreme court of Missouri had held
as had been repiesontcd by Mr. Smyth.
Mr. Garvoy thought it was a farce to go
ton miles beyond the city limits.
Mr. Fuller vociferated against the bill.
Mr. Harlan wanted to know It the judi
ciary committee thought ten miles too tar ,
why did they not nmond It The Lincoln
charter pro/posed / to appropriate property In a
wav which could bo construed In the same
manner as that of the Omaha charter. The
same provision wns in the old charter. Thn
land could not bo taken without being paid
for and how the damages should bo assessed
Mr. Smvth showed that the case cited by
Mr. Russell In the supreme court of Missouri
had no bearing on the question. The people
of Douglas county were not opposing tlio sec
tion. Ho rend n list of leading citizens who
favored the same.
Mr. Kelpcr denied that parks were luxu
rious. He demonstrated that they were for
moral and physical benefits. Men w ho op
posed these parks rose up w 1th the mark of
railroads upon tholr brow nnd never objected
whether those extortionate monsters ran
their lines through the farm , the gaulen or
the gravej ard of our relatives. The judiciary
amendment cutting out "parks" was adopted ,
Garvcy alone of Douglas voting in the alllr-
matlvo. Adjourned ill ! 2 p. in.
AFTEHNOOX SKSSIOV.
The Omaha charlor was called for consid
eration , Mr. Cole being In the chair. A
motion to shut oil' long speeches was twice
declared out of order.
Mr. Gaftoid of Gaga moved to reconsider
the \otn bv which section Ot was adopted.
Mr. Whltmoro said the same features to
which objection had been made in the morn-
Inmvrro also found In the Lincoln charter.
He was sin prised to nnd the Lancaster dele
gation voting against the Omaha charter , and
ho now gave notice thai when the proper
tliuo came If the Lancaster people still per
sisted In Uielr opposition ho would move to
strike out from the Lancaster charter the
fc Unes which were now dnnled Omaha.
Mr. Caldwell \ou can't do it any too
early.
Mr. GafTord held the name views
as Mr. Whltmore , and read the following
section fiom the Lincoln chirtor in suppoit
ot hlsoplnlon : "To exerclso the power of
eminent domain and to take private prop
erty for nubile use , within or without the
city , for the purpose of erecting or establish
ing market house ? and market places , streets ,
hospitals , public bulldlius , cemeteries or for
nn > necessary 01 authorized public pur
poses. "
Mr. Ageosald If anjbody would convince
him that the same thing to which ho objected
in the Omaha charier were In the Lincoln
charter he would vote against the laltei as
bo proposed to vote against the former. But
It could not bo done.
Mr. bmvth held lhat the construction ot
the section In the Lincoln chatter Involved
the same principle as that In the Omaha
chnitcr , namely , public domain , and they
wanted that riglit simply to condemn prop-
city outside the city foi p.aik purposes , and
not for featines which propcrl > belonged
within the city.
Mr. Garvey detailed the donation of n piece
of ground by A. D. Jones some lima ago to
the city of Omaha , one of the considerations
of w hlcli was tint w hen the property was di
verted from Its uses It would revert to the
donor. He held lhat when Omaha wanted
to go outside tor a park it would have the
park donated.
The motion to reconsider was lost by a
\otoof 4 ito 154.
Section 79 In the amendment Is as follows :
"Upon the completion of such copy of said
assessment roll the city clerk .shall add to
such roll nil storehouses , warehoused , shops
and other buildings within the right of wav ,
or along , or adjoining or adjacent to any
sidetrack ot such ralliojid or within the right
of way of such telegraph company used for
pin pose of rent by said company , or for pur
poses other than the ordinary operations of
said company , and not appearing upon thfl
county rolls by reason ot having been re
turned to the state board , or otherwise as-
se sed the same as personal proiwrty as near
as may bo to correspond witli the assessed
value of like property 011 saia county roll for
the purpose of taxation for municipal pur
poses and such assessment shall bo subject to
equalisation by the city council the same as
oilier properly when hitting as a board ol
equalization. "
For this the Douglas defecation supported
the section of the original bill as follows :
"Upon the completion ot such copy of said
assessment roll the city clerk shall add to
said roll any ami all real estate In smd city
belonging to nnv railroad or telegraph com
pany , nnd not appearing upon the county
roll Liy reason of having boon return cd to tin
state board , or otherwise , and assess the
Fame , ns near as may be. to correspond will :
the ft.sset.vd value of like property on salt !
countv roll , for the pmposo ot taxation foi
municipal puiposes. and such assossmenl
shall bo subject to equalization by the dtj
council the same ns other property when sit
ting as a board of eniallratlon. Provided
further , that cvrry person shall be entitled to
hold property of the value of $300 whlct
shall bo exempt from taxation for genera
.municipal purposes. "
Mr , iMtivlb spoke In favor of tha adoptlor
of the orlglntl section. Why should not th <
railroad company be taxed as well as an :
other property owner ? They now pay S ,000
when they ought to bi paj Ins 5VJ.OOO. Tuny
require the protection of every clly dopirt-
meiit which the other tax pavers now require.
Ho hoped the judlclaiy commltteo would not
bo accepted , because It was Illegal , nnd be
cause It would deprive Omaha of a great
deal of Its legltlmalo revenue , which would
amount almost to annullment.
Mr. Agco declared that the section
of the original bill was illegal ,
unconstitutional , as It would lu effect be
dotibln taxation.
Mr. Kussell replied warmly to Mr. Smyth ,
showing what ho allezed to bo Inconsistent
In the lattcr's conduct , nnd referred to a roll
of seventy-live leading citi/ens who were
opposed to the taxation of the railroads.
Mr. Smvth replied to Mr. Russell , uslnj an
inuendo that the latter and the members of
the judiciary committee had been dally responding
spending to lobby calls and nightly asso
ciating with hummers , while Ills own hablu
had been greatly different.
This brought Mr. Russell to his feet with a
demand for the name of the speaker's in
formant.
Mr. Slater made n similar demand , to
which Mr. Smvth refused to accede.
The clinlr asked Mi. Ruasoll If he desired
the objectionnhlo words to bo taken down ,
and , upon being answered In the affirmative ,
ordered the clerk to take them down.
Nothing further w as done In the matter.
Mr. blater spoke warmly against the last
two lines of the Douglas substitute referring
.to exomntion fiom taxes of SUOO of each prop-
city-holder.
Mr. Hlmrod appealed to all lovers of rail
road legislation to note down the judiciary's
amendment. The amendment wis carried ,
bcctlon U" ) , which provides that the report
of the city treasurer shall nhvavs bo open to
Inspection ofollicera and citizens , was also
adopted.
Section 10 , providing lor a board of public
works of throe members , vvltli several other
requirements , was read. The report of tiio
Douglas delegation favored the original bill ,
which provides for live members.
Mr. Whltmoro moved that Mr. Connellbo
allowed to addicss the house for ton minutes
on tills section. The motion was lost
The minority Douglas report was read
with the otiier. Mr. Young said that ho now
felt like every other memboi of the Douglas
delegation , absolved fiom further allegiance
of voting wiih llio majority of that body , and
he hoped that the recommendation ot the
judiciary commltteo as regards section 101
would bo adopted.
Mr. Whltmoro said that , under the old
boaid of public works clause , contractors had
made largo fortunes , showing that It was
possible for them to override the people.
Mr. Ageo spoke against the oiiglnal sec
tion and read telegrams fiom Mayor Boyd ,
Mr. Poppleton , W. V. Morso. T. C. Bruuer
and Guy Barton supporting his stand.
Mr. Andres nnd Mr. Heimrod wondered
why Mr. Agee had sent to Omaha for opin
ions when they might have gotten them from
the Douglas delegation.
Mr. Smyth sa'd ' they stood there not so
much In favor of the ex-olliclo part of the sec
tion , and moved an amendment to strike the
same out
Mr. Russell said that he believed the hasty
manner In which the Douglas delegation had
changed their charter showed that they wore
dishonest In their aim. They had said that
it they wcio given section 104 they would bo
satlshod with evert tiling else.
Mr. Andres Who said so ? Members of
the Omaha delegation ?
Mr. Russell Yes , sir.
Mr. Andres It's not true.
Mr. Whltmoro said that contractors In
Omaha under the old law had pooled their
Issues , and crealetl a monopoly of the con
tracts. The now charter had been undo to
prevent that occurring again. Ho thought if
Mr. Smyth's amendment should obtain thu
rest of the section it would bo satisfactory.
Mr. Watson of Otoo did not know of n
board of public works of which the city en
gineer was not a momber. In the records of
the boodle aldermen In Now York nnd
Chicago It was not the heads of departments
who wore corrupted , but the councilinen. U
made no difference to him w hotter Mr. An
drew Rosewater was the city engineer of
Om.ahn , though ho would say that that gen
tleman had tilled the position for ten j ears
under democrats and republicans and that
fnot alone was a proof ot his ability. More
over , he had heard that Rosewnter would not
accept the position again under the old law.
Ho understood that public works had cost
thousands of dollars moro than was needed.
Mr. Smvth's amendment to the amend
ment was lost and that ot the judiciary com
mittee vvus adopted.
Section lOo making the city engineer's
bond SW.OOO and that of the assistant at
$ > ,000 was adopted.
Section 110 destroys the creation of the of-
lien of comptiollor. It was Ciurled.
Section 116 was adopted providing for the
consent of the property owners instead
of two thirds ol the council before a change
ot grade can be nlfected.
The citv printing was left open for bids to
all papers having a { circulation ot 2,000 in
the city.
Section 172 was adopted unking It nn of
fense punishable with a line for any city of-
tlcer to bo in tores teil In sales lo the city.
Several other sections were amended but
they were unlmpoitant.
The clause r < > Intlni ; to parks was recalled.
Mr. Sm > th referred lo the subject ns having
come up betore , and the chair announced the
same thing , and this caused Mr. Russell ot
Colfax to ejaculate , "Yes , the same old
chestnut. "
Hr , Smyth had the floor and sneenngly
said : "ies , chestnut a chestnut which jon
don't like to take because those who dliect
you have ordered you not to take It"
Mr. Kussell-Well.
Mr. Smyth Yes , and if you had the spirit
of a man , or the Instincts of a gentleman ,
} on would not use such u word on the iloor
of the house.
Mr. Russell hero arose and stood in the
aisle facing Mr. Smyth , nndscvernl members
rose in tholr places as If an attack wore in
tended.
Mr. Snijth continued : "Hut It is became
jouare a coward. I'm ready to meet you
either here or on the outside , either now or
when this Is over. I've got the floor. "
Mr. : : Randall Yes , nnd If the gentleman
has the floor It would be well for him to re-
Irani from personalities.
Tiio storm then blew over.
crilBhNT KM'KNSn AI'I'IIOI'HI.VTION' .
The appropiiatlon for current expenses of
the state till March 1 , lbU , nggregailng
81,241,1152.10 , ns ordeied engiossed yesterday
afternoon by llio house , comprises the follow
ing Items :
Governor's ofllco , SO.OOO ; adjutant gen
eral's. including Ncbiaska National gunid ,
S2eiOO ( : secretary ot state1 ! " , S1.UM ; nudltoi
of public accounts , Sl.s'iO ; treasurer's. STW ;
superintendent ot public ( nstiuotionSll,0" > 0 ;
attorney general's , Si.OOO ; commlsslonoi of
public lands nnd buildings , SJ.SOO ; boaidot
purchase nnd supplies , § 500 : board of public
lands and buildings , SiO.W ; board
ot educational lands and funds
S35.000 ; supreme court , 514,100 ;
state library. S2fX)0 ) ; normal school
at 1'eru , S1MW ; penitentiary. SJOl.-i'J'.i.lS !
Lincoln tnsano asvlutn , S 174. 400 ; same a
Norfolk , S75.KOO ; institute for the blind
b24,700 ; Institute for deaf and dumb , Sp > 3,250
reform school , Sb5,040 ; home forth * friend
less , S24 Mn 30 ; Institute for feeble minded
S'iO.454 r ; sinte university , ( IM.OOO ; tlsl
commission , S10.100 ; live stock sanitarv com
mission , S2-1.000 ; railroad commission
S5HQ ; miscellaneous , S2UV3.V ) .
Senate Proceedings.
LINCOLN. Neb. , March 10. | Special Tele
gram to the Hi : E.I The bill defining tin
boundaries of Arthur county , carved out o
the unorganized territory Ijliig north o
Keith and east ot Cheyenne counties was
passed by the senate. The bill defining tin
boundaries of Md'tierson county , lying eas
of Aithur county was passed. The bills defining
fining the boundaries of Grant , Hooker ttui
Washington counties were passed.
An attempt was made to throttle senat
tile 49 , which Mr. Meiklejohn introduced am
advocated go strenuously. Tne bill came u ]
on tnlrd reading nnd a motion to recomml
to committee of the whole opened up dcbat
on the merits ot the bill , which occuplei
over an hour. The lobbyists , however , wen
snowed under and the bill was passed wit
a good majority. The vote upon the bill wa
as follows ;
Yeas-Brown , Calkins. Casper. Dura1
Fuller , HlgKius of Cass , Hlggins of Colfan
Holmes , Kecklev , Llnd av , Lininger. Lnn |
McNannr. Meiklejohn , Robbing Sohmlnki
Hhervln , Snull , Sprlck , Sterling , Tzsclmcl
Wriiiht ' "
.Nays Uonested. Burubatu , Conger , Keul
Moore , \audemafk-G ,
A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock.
AFIHII.NOO.V BF.bSlO.V.
At 2 o'clock the senate icsumed the order
of bills on third reading and passed the bill
providing bounties for Ihe scalps of certain
wild animals ; also the bill relating to assign
ment of property for taxation.
The senate wont Into commltteo of the
whole and recommended the passage of the
bill for oiganklng government of cities of
the second class.
The bill creating the odlco of abstinctor ot
tttlo and to deilno the powers and duties
thereof vv.as killed.
The bill dollninc the boundaries of Thurs-
ton county was killed.
Mr. Sterling's bill providing for the pay
ment of bonds out of the sinking fund for
Internal Impiovcinetit was recommended to
pass.
The bill making personal taxes delinquent
the 1st nay of May was recommended to p.ass.
House bill 110 , to maintain nnd build
bridges exceeding WO loot by the county
board , was recommended to pass.
Bills for normal school buildings at Fair-
bury , Ord , Wayne. Plum Creek , Franklin ,
Loup City nnd Fremont , were recommended
lo pass.
The bill excmpllnz disabled veterans ot
the Into wni from paying poll tax was recom
mended to pass.
The bill exempting pension money from
attachment wns iccommcnded to pass.
The bill authoring county commissioners
to furnish books and stationery to county
nttornevs was killed.
The bill making pocket picking a felony ,
with penalty of not less than ono j car's Im
prisonment , was lecommonded to pass.
The committee arose and the senate ad
journed.
Teachers Organize.
DAVID CITV , March 8. [ Correspondence
of llio Bei.J : The tcacheia of central Ne
braska metln couvenllon at David City to
day , to organize the Central Nebraska
Teachers' association. About one hundred
teachers from the nine counties Included In
the district were present. The association
was called to order by Superintendent
Coolcy of Butler , nnd proceeded at once to
the permanent organl/atlon. u D.David
son , of Stromsburg , was unanimously chosen
president and W. J. Wire , of Seward , secre
tary. President Davidson thanked the asso
ciation for the honor conferred upon him and
pioceeded at once to state fully the object of
the association. Thn programme prcv lously
prepared was carried out and brought about
n deal of lively discussion. The next meetIng -
Ing is to bo held at Sew ard May ii : and 14.
Over three hundaed teachers are expected to
attend. Nebraska has no need to DC ashamed
of her educators.
The Cldnr Was Intoxicating.
SUTTOX , Neb. , March 10. ( special Tele
gram lo the BI.I : . ) 'ihe trial of William
Ryan , a saloonkeeper , for selling without
license , before Judge Weed , resulted in his
conviction , and ho was lined S53 and costs. G.
W. Beemls and Judge Burnell prosecuting
nnd C. II. Tanner defending. Ono witness
testified that ho had became Intoxicitcd by
dunking elder. The defense admitted the
cider , but claimed that It was stialt-lit goods
and not Intoxicating. Mr. Beomls made an
able argument , showing that cider , when fer
mented , contains alcohol and Is an Intoxi
cating bovernge , and the sale of It prohibited
under Ihe ordinance prohibiting the sale ot
intoxicating drinks. Unusual Interest Is
manifested by dll/ens heio In these cases ,
ministers and business men attending thn
trials and lending moral support to the ma\oi
and other temperance people who are push
ing the light _
Pushing Improvements at Button.
SUTTOV , Neb. , March 10. [ Special Toln-
gram to the Br.K. | The board of trade was
In session to-night conferring with Mr. Bird ,
of Plattsmouth , and making arrangements to
start a canning factory at tills point. The
capital stock is to bo810OW. The people will
subscribe liberally and every encouragement
will be given to push the scheme and com
mence work on the plant at once. Several
now brick block" arc being planned for the
coining summer. Samuel Conn , the recent
purchaser of the ( louring mills heic , is
planning for a four-story bilck stiucture , and
a general enlargement of the. capacity of the
null. It will then bo ono of the largest In the
state. Farmers geneially In the surrounding
country are spoiling and the spring work has
comiiioncud in earnest
Now Silver District Discovered.
Ku'iii CITV. Dak. , ( March 10. [ Special
Telegram to the Br.K. ] Great exeilemont
prevailed hoio to-day caused by the discovery
of a now. silver district located about live
miles west of town. This Is about twenty
miles nearei tills city than any other silver
locations and Is considered by those posted
tobon very valuable find. It was first dis
covered by two men moplo\ed in a sawmill ,
who told one George Bisscl , who located the i
shaft nnd struck n vein two feet In thickness i
which , being analysed , yielded 100 ounces to ,
thn ton. A great many , Including a number
of the best business turn , were out and lo
cated claims to day.
Railroad AVork nt Strnmsbiirz.
STitovisiiuna , Neb.March 7. [ Correspon-
pondence of the BKE.J Our town Is full of
railroad men. Over four hundred are now
engaged on the Omaha A Kansas City road i
between here and York. Grading is being
pusheii nt a lively rnte , notwithstanding the
trost yet Is In the ground. Stromsbur has a
fair snowing for becoming a division.
Hun Over anil Klllr.il.
KIMIIU.I. , Neb. , March 10. Charles John
son , a Swede , was run over bya wagon and i
dletl this ntlernoon. He was Injured in
ternally.
A HOKUIUhK DISCOVERY.
The Ghastly Find or Now Jersey Of-
llcern in a. Hovel.
NKVV BP.UNSWICK , N. J. , March 10. The
Denmead family have for jeais furnished [
gossip for the pcoplo ot Now Brunswick.
Kccentrlc and wealthy , yet living In squalor
in a wretched hovel underground , they have
furnished material for many a newspaper
story. For the past two months rumors rela
tive to the condition of Mrs. Samuel Den-
mead have been llylne about. It being
utterly Impossible to secure entrance to the
hovel , owing to the fierce conduct of Samuel
Denmead , no one solved themvstery until
, to day. A warrant for the arrest of the Don.
meads was Issued this afternoon upon com
plaint of Mrs. Brundage , ot Piscntaway.
and Chief ot Police Fouratt , accompanied
by officers , reporlers and i datives of tin
Denmeads , proceeded to the hovel. On reach
Ine the door they were confronted by John
Denmead , ono of tha brothers , who at
tempted to prevent their entrance , but he
was easily overpowered. As the door opened
a frightful stench assailed the nostrils of the
party. John Denmead , seeing that resistance
was useless piocured a light and led the wav
iuto the rear room , where , upon the
same bed , lay the dead bodies of Cor
nelia nnd Robert Denmead , hoirlblj
decomposed. When asked why the fncl
of his relatives' death had not been made
known , John Don mead said : ' 'We arc
nfraid they would bo taken awny from us.1
Ontcers were placed on guard at the hove
nnd John and Samuel Denmead were takur
into custody. A coroner's jury has been eui
panneled to determine the cause of the doatt
of the Denmeads. John savs that they boll
died live weeks ago and that ho wanted t (
have them buried and out of the way , bu
Samuel would not listen to it The bodies
have been removed oyorder of County Phjsi
dan Rice. When Samuel was taken Into tin
wa.sh room of the jail to bo given a bath In
fought like a tiger. The coroner's Jmy wil
ii'cut Monday.
Five Years Tor Shot.
Nr.w YOUK. March 10. Louis Rlerel , win
attempted to kill Survejorof the Tort Beat
tie , in the custom house last October , wa
sentenced to-day In the United Stales dla
trlct court to live years lu state prison.
Miner * Strike.
March 10. Twenty-four bun
dred miners have struck In the Borinago ill !
trict ,
FRANK RAINS
End of the Famonj Murder Trial at Mar-
shalltown , Iowa ,
LIFE IMPRISONMENT ORDERED.
Story of the Bringing to Justice of n
Cane That Itlvutlcd That o
Jesse James Other News
Prom low a.
A Murderer Convlctcil.
M UISIIAU.TOWN , la. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to the BKF. At C o'clock this
afternoon the Frank Ralnsbarger jury , after
being out twenty-two hours with but one
meal , found the defendant guilty and fixed
the punishment at Imprisonment in the pen
for life. On the start the ballot stood ten
for conviction , thtce being the largest vote
for acquittal at any time. Thn defendant
was Immediately hurried to the court room ,
showing his first nervousness. Ho received
the verdict , however , with composure. A
disagreement was populaily expected , Nate
Ralnsbargei , conv Icted a year ago of parltcl-
patlng In the same crime , wns returned here
from the pen last night , the supreme court
having reversed Ills case on n technicality.
For central Iowa particularly the Ruins-
barger cases have an intense Interest The
"Ralnsbarger country , " so called , Is a strip ot
rough and partly timbered land l > mg along
the Iowa river , beginning about fifteen miles
northwest of Marshalltown nnd reaching
nearly to Ackley and Iowa Falls on the
north. For twenty-hvo jears It has been
Infested with thieves and dcsperodoes to
whom the Ralnsbargers ( five brothers , Frank ,
Nate , Fin , Mans and William ) held a rela
tion like that of Jesse nnd Frank James to
their gang , at least in popular estimation.
There were stealings , outrages , mjstcrlotis
disappearances and murdeis , but such n
reign of teiror existed among the residents
that until recently nothing was attempted
except Ineffectual organization for self pro
tection. 'I he law was powerless , The com
munities of Steamboat Rock , Abbott and
Kldora were the centers of the disturbances.
In 1870 Bob Flskln , depot agent at Steam
boat Rock , who was known to have SI-00 on
his person , disappeared and no trace of him
has ever boon found by his relatives , who
searched diligently. His disappearance was
followed n few jc-ars since by that of George
Bojer , an Abbott creamery man , who had
just drawn 81,000 pension money. A few
months previous to the trial just closed , a
letter , purporting to have been wiltten
by him in California , and demanding his
back pension money , was received bv the
pension agent at Des Molncs , but it Is alleged
that It was a forgery , iwpetrated for effect
upon ihe foithcomlng trial. Upon the even
ing ot November 18,15)34. ) Enoch Johnson ,
father of Mrs. Fiank ( Nettle ) Ramsbaiger ,
w ho had been charged witli countcrtiiting ,
bailed out by Frank and Nate and living
witli them , w.as murdered on the road fiom
Giltord to Abbott. His life was insured in
favor of Nettle and the boj s. Nettle became
convinced that Frank and Nate murdered
him to prevent both his "peaching" and
jumping ball , and also to secure Ills insur
ance money , nnd In January 1SV > , charged
them with the crime. The law and order ele
ment rallied around her nnd the boys wore
held to trial. Things were now In nn uproar.
In addition to her testimony nt the examina
tion rebnnry 7 , IbSo.'uhe wrote Frank ( then
In jail with Nate in this city f or safe keeping }
a letter which ROS published and
In which she accused the bovs
of the crime , Intimation also other things in
which they baa been engaged. On April 10
Henry Johns , a wealthy brother-in-law nnd
alleged backer of the boys , was shot while
driving from Abbott to his farm , afterwards
djlngof his wound. On Juno 14 Coroner
( now Senator ) Underwood and Dr. Rltenour ,
whllo driving from John ' residence , where
they had been attending the wounded man ,
vveie ambushed and shot at , their cauiago
being riddled by bullets , but neither were
hurt. Fin , Mans and William , witli Johns ,
were supposed to have been the attacking
parties and Fin and Mans were arrested the
next day and lodged in the Hdora jail. Thai
night the jail wns broken Into by a mob and
Flu and Mans , after n helpless loslstanco ,
were shot down. As illustrating the fear
lessness of the bojs it could ba added that
the next da > following this fearful tragedy
William Rilnsb.argor and Kd Johns , the two
otliers accused of ihe Underwood shooting ,
rode boldly Into Lldor.a nnd gave bai
for their appearance. Now it Is said
there are grave doubts whether any of the
four were guilty of the chaigp. Di. Rltenour
soon after , moved by the supplications ot his
family , moved from the county , but ns a rule
those actually engaged In foicing llio Rnlns-
bargers to llio wall neld bravely out against
nil sorts of threats. Threatening Ictteis wore
sent to every one supposed to bo In sjm-
pithy with the prosecution of Frank nnd
Nate for Johnson's1 minder , nnd nets of in
timidation nnd outrage were of dally occur
rence , and were , of course , promptly laid to
the gang. The boys demanded separate
trials nnd Nate's case came first before Judge
Henderson , at Mnrshalltown , on a change ot
venue , January ffiJ , 18S5 , bilnglng with It a
host of armed and suspicious paitls.ans of
both sides. By strong circumstantial evi
dence the state's counsel , II. L. Huff , of
Kldora , followed the roulo taknn by the boys
that night from tneir homo to Cloves , niul
thence through Steamboat Rock and Kldora
to the scene ot the murder , the
boys having en route changed their
teams tor the fast drivers
of William Ralnsbarger. The evidence
showed Johnson to have been killed with
some blunt Instrument the body placed on
ills horse , taken a'shoit distance , then
dragged back to give the appearance of a
runaway and death by kicking nnd dragging.
His bu.'gy was broken evidently by hand to
aid in this impression. Nellie's evidence ,
< he sensation ot the trial , showed that thcro
was blood on the boy's clothes next morning
nnd that Frank had taken n pair of metal
knuckles with him. The theory ofdefond-
nnl's nttornejs was that Johnson's horse
( Irom seventeen to twenty > oars old ) was
subject to ( its nnd that In ono of his tits he
killed Johnson. An alibi was nlso
established by the evidence , which
the state impeached. After a
tluco weeks' trial , and the examination of
nearly n hundred witnesses , a verdict ot
guilty was rendered and Nate was sentenced
i lor lite. A few days ago , w hile Frank's case
was being tried , the supreme court reversed
Nate's case on an immaterial poitlou ot
Nettle's testimony field to bo prejudicial.
Frank's trial began over two weeks ago ,
the state miking a fronjor aso than against
Nate , with the exception , of course , ot Net
tle's testimony , which could not bo used
aL'fiinsi her husband. Tbe defense also Im
proved their case'by , additional alibi testi
mony produced fortne lirst time , but which
was promptly Impeached. The reversal of
Nalo's case on a technicality has caused a
great deal of feeling in Hardln where the
law and order leagueIs now thoroughly or
ganized and aygre.sKlte ,
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.
Dis MoiNr.s , la. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEK.J Decisions were tiled In
the lown supreme court to-day ns follows :
S. D , Morgan vs lavtd Wllfrey et al. pies-
Ident and directors at district township of
Kast River , appellants. Page district. Man
damus to compel them to remove n school
house from sub-district to another In obedi
ence to the action of tbo board of directors.
Affirmed.
CharlesCl ty Plow ana Manufacturing company -
pany , appellants. vfiJ. R. Jones Ac Co. and
otliers. Flojd circuit Reversed.
Benjamin Stewart for the use of the school
fund , appellant , vs Waterloo turn vereln ,
Blackhavvk circuit Reversed.
American Insuranca-company , appellant ,
vs It P. Garrett. Buchanan circuit Re
versed.
George W. Robinson'appellant , vs County
of Linn. Linn circuit. Atllrmcu.
K. U. Sitylei. appellant , \a J. F. Smith.
Gnthrle circuit. Dlainln-sed.
L. Cooper vs U. W. W on and J. L. Wil
son , appellants. Linn circuit Dismissed.
J. W. Morlau RusKcll it Co. , appellant.
Carroll district. Reversed.
Mnry K. Kverett v Gto. ; A. Kverett , appel
ant. Hamilton circuit. Alllrmed.
r. U. ohl'iuest Y5 J. Farwel | & Co. and U ,
. . *
< i-
Becker ct al. , appellant. Line district
Aftlrmcd.
Palo Alto county vs 1)V. . Burllnsa-no ct
al. , appellant. Kussuth district. Atllrmrd-
Owen Slater vs Burlington , Cedar Ktplds
t Northern rallvvav comnany , appellant.
Johnson district. Reversed.
James Butler vs Chicago A Northwestern
rillway company , appellant. Carroll circuit
Reversed.
Helen C. Burr , appellant , vs Suah A.
Knowles et al. Blackhavvk circuit. Af
firmed.
Dnvld Bowers , appellant , vs Isaac P. Hal-
lock and anothei. Audubon circuit At-
tinned.
State , appellant , vs Charles Arden et al.
Clinton district. Reversed.
Geo. D. Harrison vs Hcrnnn Wllmorlng ,
appellint. Louisa district Alllrmed. Opinion
by AdntiH , Reed dissenting.
DCS Molnos , Hit ; Distillery.
Dr.s MOIVKS , la. , March 10. [ Special Tel
egram to the BKI : . | Mr. George W. Kldd ,
of New York , pioprlctor of the International
distillerystated this afternoon tint ho had ac
cepted a proposition from the Western Kx-
port association ot distillers to close his dis
tillery under the rules of the association , be-
ine paid for the cipacity of his works , wnlch
Is 0,000 bushels of irraln dally. This accep
tance , however , was considered upon his
being permitted to continue manufacturing
and sell outside of thostato foi the purposes
allowed by law while the case Is pending be
fore the supreme court. If Judge Conrad ,
who decided adversely to him a fcwdivsiigo ,
will consent to that , ho will continue the dis
tillery ; otherwise ho will close It at once
undei the rules of the association. Over one
hundred prominent citi/ons united In a peti
tion asklni ; him not to remove his establish
ment , but lo operalo It heto for the purposes
allowed by law. JiuUe Conrad's Intentions
are not vet known , but It is expected ho will
take decided action In a tow dajs. The In
ternational is the last distillery operated in
the state.
United Labor Wins.
Misnovui VAM.EV , la. , March 10. [ Special
to the UKK. ] The Knights of Libor of Mis
souri Valley placed a straight labor ticket in
the Held at their cltv election , resulting in
the election of tliPir candidate for maj or W.
W , Scaton and threeoutof live councllmen.
The city Is piactlcally In the control of labor-
ins men. It Is piedlctcd that Missouri Valley
will have a clean , conservative administra
tion for the next two years and a government
that will mmrd well the best Intoiests of the
city. Mayor Dutton and his councllmen who
are about to retire have done uood work tor
the cltv in the past and have met the ex
pectation and approval of its citizens.
Sioux City's Winter Brlduo Taken Up.
Sioux CITV , la. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to the Uir. : | The winter bridge across
the Missouri river was to-day taken up and
all communication with the Nebraska shore
cut off. This was made necessary on account
of Wio threatened break up of the Ice. A
slleht rise only was noticeable to-day , but
old settlers predict the going out of the ice
by Sunday orbefme. 'Ihe transfer boat Is
in readiness to move at anj time , having
steam constantly up.
Trout Taken to the Penitentiary.
Siorx CITV , la. , March 10. [ Special Tele-
cram to the Br.K. | Geor-o A. Trout , sen
tenced to the pcnltcntlaiy tor life for the
murder of Kd Hatch last summer , was to
day taken to Anamosa.
1119 DAUGI1TU11 IN THE WAY.
\ Philadelphia Woman Commits
Murder to Secure a iluabanil. u ,
Tfni/ADEi.rmA / , March 10. [ Special Tele-
giam to the BEK.J When John W. Nib-
lock returned to his homo , 2)11 ! K stieot , last
evening , be found the bodvof his twenty-
threeearold dauchter , Annie , hanging to a
rope attached to the transom of the door. It
was hut the work of a moment for the horror-
stricken parent to sever the cord , but the girl
was cold and stiff In death and had evidently
been dead for several hours. About throe
feet from the body , just inside the door leadIng -
Ing to the trent room , was a chair laying on
Us side , and the theory Is that she had
attempted to arrange a swini ; , when the
chair tilted , and In the fall the rope became
knotted around her neck. The girl was
womanly beyond heijears mid devoted her
whole time to the care of the house and her
little brother and sister , theli mother being
dead , and , although deprived In a great
measure of the pleasure and recreations of
children of her ace , never complained , but
vvasalwajsof acliecrful , happy disposition.
From these facts It was believed that her
death was the result of accident ratliei
than design. Further investigation led to
the suspicion that the gill's death was neither
the result of accident nor suicide. When the
father returned from his work ami found his
daughter hanging in the house his two other
children a boy aed hvoandan in taut were
crouched In a corner of the room badly
frlElitcned. Upon nuestlonins the boy lie
told his father that Mis. Mltchclland and
Flora , her daltzhtei , had been there and that
Mrs. Mltchelland hid tied Annie to the door
transom. Mrs. Mltchelland Is a neighbor of
the Nlblocks. Little notlco was taken ot the
child's story , but later In the night Niblock
reported the matter to the police. Mrs.
.Mltchelland and her daughter were placed
under arrest and this morning \\erocommittcd
to await the action of the coroner. Mr. Niblock
Is a widower and Ann who was tvventv-
three years of acio , has been his housekeeper
since the death of the mother. Mis.
Mitchelland had separated from her husband ,
and It Is asserted bv some that bho wanted to
marry Niblock and that her chances ot suc
cess would bo improved were the little house
keeper out ot the way.
A Persian Presbj torlau Hospital.
WASHINGTON' , March 10. The dopirtment
of state has received a dispatch from Minis-
tci Pratt at Teheran statlnc that the shah
has granted a concession for the erection of
a hospital at that city under the direction of
W. W. Terrence , a plijslcanottheAmerlcin
Presbyterian bond of missions. Through
the active exertion of the minister of pruts
and a member cf the imperial council of state ,
a urant ot 24,000 squate j ants of ground hai
boon mado. On this the hospital , to uccoin.
modato elghtv to one hundred patients , will
bo erected. Mrs. W. II. Ferry , ot Lake For
est , 111. Ins given 81,000 for this purpose ,
which sum has been increased to S'j.ooo bv
the Ameilcnn Presbvierian board of mis
sions. As this amount is Inadequate for the
purpose it Is hoped by the founders that do.
nations may be received from charitably dis
posed persons in the United states.
Arizona Indian Outbreaks.
PIKKMV , March 10. The Morning Gnzotti
ptiblixlici an accounc of Indian depredation !
in the Superstition mountains. The vlctlu
was a rancher named Reaves , whoso inn
tllatedbody was discovered bv San Carlo ;
scouts who were pursuliu renegade scouts
They overtook the renegades li
camp when a ficht ensued. All tin
renegades' horses , nnd equipments were cap
tured. One scout was wounded. The new
was broucht here by a staco driver , who sa > <
the Indians were nine In number and madi
for Fonbo country. 'Ihesronts aio in pur
suit. These In Hans are without doubt Sai
Curios Apiches and will probably bo klllei
or driven back to the reservation by the mil
itary.
Omaha Kates Cut.
CHICAGO , Mirch 10 , The various lallroad
to Coum.ll BluITt , and Omaha are indulgin ;
In considerable rate cutting on all classes
freight from Chicago. It Is claimed lie'r
this evening that tarltf rates are oil i'i pe
cent Quite a large amountof tramc l.s troin
forward , shlppcis sel/ins the opportunist
dispose of as much frel.'ht as possible uetori
the new tariffs go into effect
Explosion of a New Explosive.
PAKIMarcli 10. An explosion of mil
nlte , a new explosive , occurred to-day In th
arsenal at Belfort The accident happene
In the workshop where projectiles HI
charged. Two persons were killed and te :
otbew seriously injured.
THE DBA I ) 1)1 VINT.
Thousands of People Crowd to the
Church and View the He-mains.
Nr.w YOUK , March 10. In spite of the
rain the streets In the vicinity of Bccchcr's
residence were crowded with people this
morning. At S o'clock a squad of police
took their stations In front of the residence.
A large number of llora ! designs were re
ceived , among them being two wreaths
from Kllen Terry and Henry
Irving , and n pillar of white roses
from Mrs. S. V. White. The collin
lestcd In the center of the tioni parlor and
was surrounded by a buik of fragrant tlow-
crs and on all sides could bo seen tloral em
blems from friunda and admirers of the dead
divine. The remains were dressed In a suit
of bhck broadcloth. The feUures wore mt-
ural and there was a smllo upon the face.
Karly In the morning , before services , Mrs.
Becchor went into the parlor
and stood by the collin for some time , bho
bent over the remains and utter pilnthuu
kiss upon the cold lips was led Into a hack
room. Shortly after U : : > 0 Rnv. Cliurlcs 11.
Hall , of the church of the Holy Trinity , com-
mcned to read the builal service from
the rituals of the Episcopal church and
a quartette sang several gospel hv mns. While
the services were In progress In the house
Company O , known as the Plv mouth com
pany , of the Thirteenth regiment , was
drawn up in front of the house on Hicks
street. Only membeisof the fimlly and a
tow intimate friends were piesent during thu
services at the house.
At the conclusion of the services at the
house , Dr. Hall spoke for hftcen minutes ,
Ho was very much affected.
The members of the family letlred after the
remarks were linished , and the casket was
carried to the hearse , which stood In the rear of
the Thirteenth regiment. The Plymouth
compaii ) took position as guards of honor ,
and the pioccsslon moved to the church.
The casket was then carried In and placed
on a dins in front of the pulpit. Thcro w 111
he music In the church during the whole of
the time during which the body lies in state.
All the afternoon the long linn of people
parsing through the church to view the re
mains continued to Increase nnd the rush
was so great to gain admission that It was
found necess-uy to incicaso the force ot olll-
ccrs around the church door. The Huong was
made up of almost nil nationalities. As the
dav advanced the line of pcoplo extended
until It reached Fulton street , then down one
side of the next block and up the other , with
anothei wing across1 Henry street. It Is es
timated that nearly .20,000 people pissed be
fore the catafalque during the dav. There
were so many wreaths and bouquets loft on
the bier that a snecUl place had lo bo made
near the platform at the foot of Hie pulpit to
receive them.
The will of Beecher was road this after
noon In the presence of the lamily. It is
probable It w 111 not bo hied for probate , as
ono of Its main provisions atithori/es the
members of the family to setllo among them
selves the division ot what there is left. The
chief feature of It Is fiat Mrs. Beecher Is hrst
provided foi. The contents of It will not bo
known unless the will Is probated , as It Is
the wish of the family that no publication of
its contents should bo made. To-night
the Beecher residence was brillhntly
lighted and pvcrvthing around the house
was made as bilghtas possible. Mrs. Beecher
had been In her late husband's room a great
portion of the afternoon looking over his
papers. It seems a delight to her to bo near
where her husband spout most of his time.
The members of the tnmlly wete dressed In
brUht clothing as though going to church on
Sunday , and ovcrvthlng'nround was made as
light and cheei lul as possible In accordance
wilh the often expiossed wish of Beecher incise
ciso of Ills death. Hundreds of people c illed
during the diy nnd lelt caids , Including
Henry George and Rov. Dr.McGIjnn. .
Death ofvCnptntn Rnds.
NASSAU , N" . 11. , March 10. Captain , lames
B. Ends died hero on the Sth of pneumonia.
[ James U. Kad-i was born In Indiana , May
23,1820. At the ago ot nine ho moved with
his parents to Louisville , and. after the
death of his father in Ib ' . ; wont to
St. Louis. Commeico on the Mississippi
river at tills time was xroulnz rauldlv nnd
young Ends seemed n position as cloik on
one of the boats. In lo-.s than ten jcnrs ho
had mnsteied navigation and became the
leading spirit in a linn engaged In lalslng
sunken property. The business was so suc
cessful that in lb. 7 he re
tired with n fortune. At the
breaking out of the civil war
he contracted with the government for the
construction of a flotilla ot iionclids which
pioved of vast impoitanco in the dufense ot
western waters. His grcnt fame ns an engi
neer was gained by the construc
tion of the magnilicent bridge
which spans the .Mississippi nver
at St. Louip , and the deepening of the
mouths ot the Mississippi by jellies. His
latest scheme , with which lie was connected
at the time ot his death , was the construction
ot n railroad for the trnn poitation ot ships
ncross the isthmus of Panama. ]
Statistics nl Wheat and lings.
CiNciv.sATr , Maich 10. The Cincinnati
Price Curicnt publishes its annual state
ment of the stock of wheat and coin in the
country witli comoarlsons from special In
vestigations. The showing for thirteen
western states Is 70,000,000 bushels of wheat
against 77,000,000 in issc , and lll.OOO/XX ) in
l&W. A close approximation for the otutr
portions of the country makes an aggregate
of lOs.000,000 against m.OOO.OOO last joar ,
nnd 103,000,000In 18 5. Adding a visible sup
ply nnd estimated quantity represented In
Hour , the aggregates for the country are
19WO,000 < , against 230,000,000 in l so and
tMrj,000,000 In ISsS. The exportable suiplus
for the next torn months is apparently not
exceeding r > o,000,00j bushels possibly Ic .
The Ptice Current estimates the tolal number
of hogs packed In the w est filnco March 1 as
150,000 , against 10J.OOO a jear ago.
A Panic Anionir holiool Children.
a , March 10 [ Special Telegram
to the BKK.J A frightful panic occuircd
jesterdav afternoon at the Standard theatre ,
where over coven Hundred children were
gathered to witness n venttllotuilst enter-
tninmcnt. Shortly after the pciformnnco
commenced some poison raised the cry ot lue
and n terilblo scene at once ensued. The
frightened children lushed tor the doois ,
blocking up Iho passageways and rush
ing inndlv ono ovci llie otlier. Professor
Iilsh , of" the Third ward school , and a
number of oilier gentlemen near the ilonr
tore down the vestlbulu partlllon , opened the
outside doors , and broke open the windows.
'Ihoy sci/cd the chlldien , throwing iliom
rlglit and left as thuy drew them out , and by
extraordinary elforts succeeded In dealing
llio passages. A number of the children were
Injuredbut none seriously. It wns only uj
the piompt action of these gentlemen that
foartul calamity wns averted.
Strike Kvcnts.
PiTTsnuito , Match 10 The Chronlcli
Telegraph's Yotingstow n , Ohio , special sayr
the general mannger of the Ponnsylvanlt
railroad company tiled a petition in the
court against eleven of the strikers , char lni
that they v.ero interfering with the opcrailot
of the road , teirorl/lng new men that tin
company had cmplovcd , and threatening
violence lo emplojct and officials. An In
junction was Issued by the judge am
served this morning , restraining thn met
nam.'il fiom going upon the property o
the Pennsjlvonla compuiy or It
any manner Interfering with trains
Jt is expected the company will PIII
n force qt men here to day to operate trains
and a conflict Is feared.
Mii.wAt'ici.March ! 10.--The strike of tin
printers In this ollv Isat an end , the Tipo
graphical union having allowed Its member'
10 procure vvoik wheiovr thev ( .in get It
The newspaper olllc < * s aio full ) manned l >
strange men , and uut n few ot thu striker :
will bo iible tu obtnln vvoik.
I ho Mltitl.i'H i : < | ulpmt > nt.
WAFIIIV ION , Much 10. First Comr
( roller Durham has decided that the In
creased amount appropriated by congres
IIic from S200.000 to 5400,0'X ) to provide arim : am
icd eaulpniPn's ' for the militia do-.M not bccoun
d available until June ! next , the beginning o
re the next Usual > cai. He. however , nvunl
ren thu Incicaso In the nature ol it priu ucn
annual nppropilutlou. .
A BIG NATIONAL RAILROAD
What tbo Baltimore & Ohio Deal Is Sup
posed to Mean ,
*
PRESIDENT GARRETT TALKS
The Sjnillcntc to Control n SyMCta
llenctilnj * Prom ( Jnnnila tn the
Gulf niul rrom New York
to California.
Tito Biggest Donl Yet.
Nr.vv VoitK" , March 10. The executive
committee of the Richmond Terminal com
pany has gone Into session to consider two
propositions rotating to the purchase of the
Baltimore & Ohio block under the option G
given by Hubert Garrett to Sully. One of the
directors said to day that the proposition
most likely to bo adopted Is that the syndi
cate shall take thu stock In their own Inter
ests mid hold It until the Richmond Ter
minal full board of directors approve
of the action of the executive
committee. It will then bo placed In collat
eral trust niul the Richmond Terminal will
either consolidate the Baltimore & Ohio with
Its grout system or operate It separately as
proprietary road. The Baltimore fe Ohio
track from Ualtlmore and Washington to
Phlladelvhln will be used us n trunk line for
business of Its o\\n vustein lines and the
other roads In the Hlchmond Terminal sjs-
tern. This dlicctor aNo declared that th
Pennsylvania r.illroad has no interest in the
deal , nor has the Western Union.
Calvin S. Brvce , one of the Richmond
Terminal directors , and also supposed to bo
In the sv ndlcato lo which President Garrc.lt ,
of the Ualtlmore & Ohio , has offcml the
option of purchase , said after the meeting of.
Hichmoiui Terminal directors today : "Wo
ha\o not decided vet whether or not we shall
accept the olfer. I greatly doubt If Gnrrott
would hell , except on the condition that the
Baltimore > V. . Ohio and Richmond Terminal
bo consolidated , tnaklnir a 0,000 mile trunk
lino. " Another Richmond Terminal director
said It was not likely that thocompan\ would
accept Gnrrott's offer , but ho thought the syn-
dlcitc In which , ho "aid. Mcssis. Brice , Sully
and Thomas arc Interested , would do so.
This director said the terms were S < 5OOU,000
down and S 10,000.000 In one jear , stock for
that amount to bo held as security. The
Richmond < ! fc Danville people , he said , con
sidered the figures altogether too high.
HOW TIIK i\MICAir. WAS KOIIMKI ) .
CHICAGO , March 10 A gentleman who
claims to have seen the original contract tor
the sale of the Ualtlmoro At Ohio railrord la
authority for the follow Inn statement : ' 'The
plan for the consolidation of the various rail
road Interests grew out ot the rflorts of Jay
Uould to Induce Robert Gnrrett to pool the
business of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
company vvltli that of tlio Western Union
Telegraph company. Gnrrutt absolutely re
fused to become a partv to such an aniiiiLe-
ment and declared lie would always keep his
business 'under his own control ; ' that the
telegraph and railroad Inteicsts wcro Identical ,
and that the > should continue to bo so as
long as he controlled them. But at the same !
time he intimated that ho was Inclined to trco
himself of his business cares by an absolute
sale of thi' cnntrollhu Interest In the Halti
moro So Ohio latlroad , which would carry
with It thouontiol of the telegraph nnd ex-
piess companies. With this hint as the basis
of negotiations Gould returned to Now Yorle
and termed a syndicate composed as follows ;
Calvin is. Brvce.AlfredSnllj , Austin Corblu ,
John C. Moore , General Samuel Thomatr , II.
C. Faenstock , Wlnslowt Lanicr fc Co. nnd
J. B. Pace. A contraci was then framed , In
which Garrett agreed totraiibfer tothe svnill-
CAIO a controlling Inlercst In the Baltimore < Sfc
Ohio railroad within thirty diys for 610,000.-
000 , n loitoilure b-jlng deposited by Gariitt ,
Thocontractvtns shown to Gould Saturday
It Is understood that the telegraph business
is to go lo the Westeiii Union and the J > x-
prei-s business to the Adnms L'xprc"i8 com
pany. "
PUT SUM-NT ntltRElT TAI.KP.
BAi.TiMoitr , March 10. Robert Garrett thla
atternoon virtually admitted to a prommmit
Baltlmoiu man that thcro was considerable
tuilli in Ihe newspaper talk ot the big rail
road deal , lie would give no dehnlto Idea of
the partlctihis ot the scheme , but from his
remarks the inference was drawn that the
Baltimore' & Ohio railroad has become a fac
tor In the 8) milt ate that Is to control some
thing like a national railway reach I lit ; front
Canada to the Gult of Mexico , nnd probably
fiom Ne\v \ York to thoextitmo west. It 13
generally believed that the biggest iall-
road deal ins been or is about to Lo
made , and that the passaco of tl o
Inter-stato commeico bill hurried the affair
to a bottlemi'iil. Mr. Sully has been
aclhe In arranging llio details of the scheme
and he Is the only one positively known to
bo connected w tlh It , but a complete chain
is believed to ha\o been lormed ot
companies opeiatlng 10ids running the entire -
tire iengtl' ot the North American continent.
Opinions differ as to whetlur aslnglo shaioot
Baltlmoic A : Ohio stock has been or will ba
tiansferrcd , but the balief Is gaining ground
that the deal not only inoh es the road itself ,
but also Its telo raph , express and sleeping
car Inioiests. Thowlldesl sort ot talk is
freeh indulged in , but no actual facts can bo
obtained from tin > one In a position to know
an ) thing about It , Many tire Inclined to Le-
llevo that the stock 17,000 shares held by
Johns Hopkins tiusteea , or at loista conslu-
erablo portion of It , has been placed
undei the control of the now
siidicatc , but the S2,000 shares held
by the city ot Baltimore cannot bo touched
witnout a special act ot the eltv council. The
M.im snares left in Utist by the late John A.
Gairottcan bo disposed of , as the will did not
foibkl the stlo but simply udvi&cd that it beheld
held in trust for twenty years , BO that a con
trolling interest might bo secured If ad
vantageous terms were ottered , Garrett to
day told a gentleman at the Merchant's club
that ho might rest nssuied U > nt whatever was
done would bo for the best TntprcRts of Balti
more , but further Information could not ba
given just now. Kiom ttiis It was in fern 3
that the schcmo was not lully consummated
and Impoilant developments might bo ex
pected in the neat inline.
WHAT run iiiuu'M : SAYS.
Nr.vv YOIIK , March lu. llio Tribune to
morrow will saj : "Negotiations for tha
tianslei ot control of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad to the Now York s } initiate have not
been carried to n successful Issue. It Is re
ported that the option outlined from Presi
dent Gartetl by Alfred bully expired jestor-
dav and hull } was unable to ralso the money
to meet the hist painent. It appears th.it of
the cash p i ) mont an installment ot il.OO- ! )
000 vv as lo be paid jestcrday. 'llio sum was
not sent to Baltimore , but , In place of tha
money , a request foi nn extension of the priv
ilege was forwarded. It Is not known that
an > ropl > to thu mes-age was received. Theme
mo t plausible ext list ! for the failuio to ex-
erci--o the option was the statement that the
purchasing sj ndlcato desired a longer time
tor un Investigation of the condition of tha
lidltimoro iv Ohio < omiany | , A member of
the proposed HV ndlcato expressed the gen
eral situation In nbont these vvoids : Wa
would have no objection about entering upon
this argument , but as business men of ordin
ary prudence and capacity must Insist upon
a fuller and moio exact report of the value ot
the properly we are tmjIng. It must not la
forgotten tli.it the Baltimore it Olio
has sovonl Important quarrels on Its hands
In railroad quuslions with the Pennsylvania
road ; In telegraph matters with the Western
Union company , nnd In cxuresb matters vvltli
all the Inrgtt express companies. It would
scemudvlsftblo under thoclioumsUr.ces that
peisom ltijlng ) thocontiol of the company
should ascertain Hist whether the e disputes
could bo easily adjusted. 1 think the pres
ent lalluro 1ms bc < n duo chielly to the prim a I
turn unuouni'cmcnt of the plan IK font It was
learned whether thcsii Important disputes
could ho amicably arranged. An cd-
journed meeting of the oxectitlvo
fonimitteo of the R'chmond A West
Point Tumltiat rompany was hc.'d
jestetday , li was staled in emphatic ternm
ihat under no circumstances would ( ho Ter-i
mlnal emniiany issue nnv moro oblltratlons
for the acquisition of the Baltlmoru .t Ohio or
: iny other iiroperty. It wan part of the pro
posed scheme to sell or lease the Baltimore &
OhlnsjsU'm to the Westt rn Union comuany ,
the cost of thu tnlecraph lines to stand on tha
rompati's IIOOKH ut nbout $000,000 ; and it ,
was tlmiiKlit by th'i jirojectom of the ulnn
that thn Western I'nlun company wo.ild
rnadllybut the Hjhtei.i nt cost prjco fi > r th
fakoot lellevini ! itself liom porsltt lit ili
valrjr. "
