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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 8 , 1887.-TWELYE PAGES. NUMBER 824 HOW ALL WILL END , A Scientist Predicts the Wreck of Matter and the Crush of Worlds. m ' 1' J-JJ THE GREAT DAY APPROACHING. All Paris Greatly Excited Over the Doming Oily Elections. THE STATE AGAINST CHURCH. A Church of England Clergyman Impris oned For Eitualistic Practices. CONDEMNATION OF THE ACT. T/io / Irish Itcvolutionnry Party In I'arlH Preparing For Active Warfare Kind Words For O'Hrlen From n Ilrothcr Udltor. A Chrerrnl Prediction. ICopi/rluht IWitJitnfi / ( luirtmi llfiir.elt 1 VIENNA , May 7. | New Vork Herald Cable Special to the Din.J : The season ended with the "Malfcst" last Sunday. There w 111 bo one moro fashionable gathering early In June at the Prater Blumcn. Corso and the Hlngstrasso will be deserted for GratAb - barla , Helentha and a hundred other de lightful summer resorts. Thu annual exo dus has Indeed begun already. ' 1 hero has been a steady falling off In attendance at the theaters this week , whereas the countless cafu concerts in the romantic suburbs have been crowded. Under the alluring title of "Von den Umraobungen In Weltall , " Dorr Falb , the well-known seismologist , has just published n work on the plane tary revolutions which pessimists will find pleasant reading. Herr Falh develops the theory that thu earth , like all the planet1 in the solar system , Is slowly but surely drawIng Ing nearer to the .sun. In the course ol tnno a collision Is Inevitable. Meanwhile , the moon , working out Its natural destiny , is approaching the earth nt the alarming rate of nine feet per century. As It nears us the tide will gradually change , the sea will In vade the land , climates will change , and the final collision will snuff the candle. 'Iho same fate , sooner or later , awaits tlio other planets. At last the Rim itself will bo oxtln- qulshed. Twenty such solarextinctlons have been observed by astronomeis already , cheer fully remarks the author. KINO WIM.IAM'B POSITION. Is Milan sitting on the fence ? His con duct justifies tlio suspicion and hid move ments are being closely watched hero. The Hussians are striving to regain their lost In fluence at Belgrade , where , since the dis gulseil Pan-Slavlsts washed their hands of their Servian brethren , Austria has had thing pretty much her own way. Milan's com t Is honeycombed with Intrigues just now and nl sorts of rumors nro afloat. According to ono Milan has resolved to form a pio-Kusslan ministry , cut himself adrift from Austrian protectors and join Greece in an early In vasion ot Macedonia. Pan-Slavlsts , it is said , have promised the money required. Their agents aio busy buylnc over wawcrs nnd begulllnc Servian statesmen. Ac cording to another , they have already seemed the co-operation of Queen Natalie , who has long been on distant terms with her spouse , and who , being her self a Uusslan , naturally sympathizes moro with the czar than the kaiser. Odd stories of the king's Infidelity are being raked tin nnd circulated to help the _ good cause , and the queen has been Induced to abandon her visit to .Empress KII/abeth for a summer trip to n watering place In the Crimea. These In trigues give much anxiety at Vienna , and were Uaraschlntn , the pro-Austrian premier , to bo overthrown , as the Pan-Slavlsts hope , by the pro-Uussian parties , the consequences \\oiildbeserloiis. Till this happens It maybe bo taken for granted that Milan Is on the fence. Which slue ho goes off is probably a question of money , for Servla is half ruined. er\la's morality Is not worth talking about. A TALK ON KAUTIIQUAKKS. The American earthquakes were followed by a sllirht shock at Ausse , near Sazbery , yesterday , but whether the events have any connection seems doubtful. I have Inter viewed Professor Hness of the Vienna uni versity , who lias mndo a special study of medicine and sclzmology. Ho has received no direct Information from America , but thinks the last earthquakes nothing moro than n prolongation of the previous orthcor- graphic movements In the so-called great basin fully observed and described by Israel Jtussell and Gilbert In the region between the eastern slope of the Itocky mountains nnd Salt Lake City. It notoriously abounds In faults or llssures extending several hun dred miles north and south. Ho assumes that eaithumKos are caused by the simply sinking of the earth's surface along certain of these tatilts. They are puiely local dis turbances , said the professor , confined to a laigo hut well defined region of a peculiar geological formation , and have no connec tion with earth commotions in cither paits of the world. The professor smiles at the Idea that the dates of such dlstuibanccs can be foiesoen , though rash people may predict them. Ho thinks there is no paiticula cause for alarm , * MVKLY TIM US AT I'AUIS. The City ICIoetloiiH Causing UnuHual Kxoltctin'iit Oihor Topics. Ifo/iyn't/i / ! ! & - > ; liu James OontoiifrmirM / PAIIIS , May 7. [ New York .Herald Cable Special to the Br.K.J 1'lie hot-house tem perature , drenching showers , enlivened by ten-minute intervals of dazrllng May sun beams hn\ eat | last brought the horse-chestnut tiees on the Champs Klysees into full bloom. Asparagus and strawberries abound In the most modest restaurants , and Paris is now In Its most delightful and happiest mood. The Grand Opera theatre , the Kraucals Louvre , the Palais Itojal , the Institute do France , and even the railings of Notre Dame are llbeially covered to the height of six feet from iho ground with municipal election taitter-sulpi's of all the colors of the rainbow. The monuments and statues of Voltaire , Charlcuingne , Mnrchel Ncy and Alexander Dumai , nnd even J.imposes , look as If they had been wading knee-deep In tlie melted refuse of candy shops. lied , green , > cllow , purple and cringe po tor * are everywhere. Enchofthc twenty artondlse- menU of Paris hate at Inast one-half doren candidates for city councillors In the elec tions that come oil on Sunday. I'iris Is al ready the most cxiicnMTe city to live in. The city Uxfs , gaa nd nerf. sliift of llfear * higher now then aver before. The city roun rll spends nioury like wnt r. Almost all tat Purls atdcrn > n ate red-hot radl.iU uiu thr sober-minded Parls'.KUi who uui ot pure ) d ncsi refrain from votlnc r btulmnnc tc find out that the city f tieis ! go In too sirenip ly for politic * and soclalUm lo th ntf ki-t ol tb daily w nu aU wtJttr * of citizens , Consequently the well-to-do shopkeepers have made up thch minds to poll a strong vote Sunday Instead of polng off on picnics. Tim elections consequently extlte moro in terest than Is generally the case. mo 11:111 : IN itinu ( it.ti : : . The "Lohengtln" Incident , llko the Schnaebnl Incident. Is now over , but the communists , anarchists and professional rioters are In high glee , for they now see how two or three hundred brainless youths , armed with tin whistles , can impose their will upon the government of Franco as abso lutely as Dr. Chaicot Imposes his upon the hypnotised patients of Salt Petrlcru hospital. The people ask If the government , after a solemn council , yields to the noisy chorus ot sixteen-year-old boys , what will happen If wo have an outbreak of real anarchists , armed not with tin whistles , but with dyna mite ? TUP. AMKnKMV IIAZYAn. The fashionable chailty event of the week In American society has been n grand ha/oar or sale that took place Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday in the handsome hotel in the rue Samonnalsow neil by Mine , do Ortle , a charming white-haired American lady , who placed her Baton nt the disposal of the aristocratic Lady Sellers. Tim line stair case was superbly dccotated with terns nnd flowers , that greeted wltli their fresh loveli ness the still lovelier I'arisennes In their graceful toilets as they gained tlie rooms above , charmlngl ) draped with Fiunch and American flags. The handsomest counter , filled with hundieds ot delicate and enticing knlck-kmcks so dear to the feminine Samennals heart , remarkable for Its originalities , was held by Mrs. Munroo. who on the first day was aided by Miss McLane , who1 did con ldeiablo busl- icss. During tlio afternoon she was attired n black and white , with a delicious little vhlto hjacintho jold cahato on her fair lair. At the same counter were also -Mrs. nd Miss Richards , and Miss Helen Munroc , cry handsome In a heliotrope dress and > lack lace hat , trimmed with a garland of ialo pink roses. 'Miss Cutting Is as pretty as ver , with a porcelain blue dress of b > 7an- inn braid , a quaint black hat bonnet , with eathcrs and moire strings. MIssDcKscandon ompleted the bevy of irreslstable lair queens it the counter. Mrs. Kiggs Held a tea stall , flio lovely Countess DeKe-sler , In a dellcl- Jtis white aud gold bonnet ane a dark blue velvet dre.ss trimmed with htoel.dlspcnsd hampagno nnd sandwiches , aided by Mrs Machado. Countess Alcssandio held a landsomo art pottery store , with Mile , 'abrlt. The Duchess do Mallle , aided by her laughter , the Countess do Sanay , and the Marquis St. Jeam do Lentlllac , sold hand some articles of all kinds , while Mile , do Matllo held a largo ( lower store at the head of the staircase. Baronne do Pailly had one of the prettiest American sellers at her stall n the person of the golden-haired Mine , ilarchctta Blanch Itoosevclt. The proceeds of the sale , which concluded ycsteiday by an animated dance , in which nil the youthful renders joined , nro to go to the night hospl- al of charity , whoso lady patronesses count amongst their number some of the proudest mines of France , that of the Duchess Au/.ls iguring upon the list , surrounded by a bril- iant galaxy \outhful . adiniiers , whoso an cestors tell at Malplaquet and Fontenery. = > AMKISICANS AT I'AIUS. Amontr the Americans at Paris are : Mr. , Mrs. and Miss Chamberlain , at the Hotel du lihlne , where is also Miss Kllso Do Wolff , the American amateur actress , and her friend , Miss Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Longfellow , of ioston , aio tit the Hotel Balmoral ; Mr. J. Icnry Harper , at the Hotel Chatham ; Mr. Henry Rogers , at the Hotel Athonee ; Mrs Lorillard Spencer , at the Hotel Bristol. STATE AGAIN ST CHURCH. Liverpool Clergyman Imprisoned For Ritualistic Practices. [ Cojiyr/u/it / / Itf } by Jamti Guidon llennctl. ' ] Livmii-ooi , , May 7. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Bni ; . | Tno Jubilee Victoria year seems to take church people back to the reign of Henry VIII. The "state" In Dublin has put the church , through Father Keller , Into prison for obeying con scientious scruples. The "state" hero to-day shuts up In Jail Itcv. J. Bell Cox. vicar ot Saint Margaret's Episcopal church , In Princess ro-ul , forpiaetlcingiltuallstic pioso- cution. No doubt Cox has bioken tlio church law , but why put him Into a felony pilson substantially on tlio meio lettio do cachet of the archbishop ? This Is the question herewith with which Sunday will dawn on poor Cox's congregation. Thus coercion of conscience becomes a plank In the tory platform. The city is In u lever of excitement. cnuucinir.N rnoTusT. The Liverpool Courier this morning con tains n column of letters from churchmen themselves protesting. For Instance , wiites ono church warden : " 1 cannot help seeing In It nothing less than scandal to religion and repioacli to a free country that a hard working , consistent clergyman , whoso con gregation arc entirely in sympathy with him , should bo thrown into a common goal through the meddlesome Interference of a man who has no connection with the congre gation whoso pastor is thus prosecuted , and who Interfoies simply because theclcrgyman worships God with moro circumstance than his assailant doe.s. " This is about the average sentiment , TIM : AiniKsr ANO IMIMIIIONUKNT. A parishioner named Hakes Is the piosecutoi and the case has gone through all the courts. . Ylcar Bell Cox was arrested on a writ eouiv torsigned by the areiiblshop of York. It wa < served while tlio former , two church warden : and the eurato were about entering the church for the morning secular day service , The church bell was ringing at the time , lit will bo imprisoned until ho confesses his er ror to iho archbishop and promises not to lw ritualistic. Ho occupies two cells in tin Park prison allotod to first-class mlsdomcan ants. Kach of them are fourteen feet by six one being to sleep In and the other a liviiu apartment. The furniture of both Is entire ! ) provided by the church wardens , who alsi are allowed to send in bis foot dally. It Is probable he will bo permitted under restriction * , to see friends three time : a week , this biting yomo relaxation from tin regulations usually Imposed on civil prison era. He has thn advantage of coinmuntcat Ing with Ids friends by letter at any tlmo , bui Indulgence In the way of books and news papers Is debarred him unless he nnkoi per bonal application to the governor , lu wlioai discretion the ni alter rests. AN AtlOUilKNTFOR DISKSTAKT-ts'llMKNT. One Indignant press correspondent thu sums up the matter : "One Mr. Hal.es ha now got his pound ot flesh , imd It Is to t > hoped that l > e Is contented with his bargain But , to my mind , tt has been absolutely dls gustlng to witness tha vindictive splrl shown by the prou'culor throughout the loni proceedings how ho has hunted his unfor tunate victim through all the various trytnc Intricacies of the law with a coucontratei : persistence \votthy of a nnblei name. " Perhaps It msy etui : become a strong arm mem fordisrsUYolltim < nt , and allowing eacl ! cont'rttioh the freedom of choice ot clergy men and a.it-ititui * suspension for Imprison I mentis discipline. I rhts Id Ulan Army nut ! ( CojivrlyM ISS7 bu Jam- ' Gordon Oinnett. } KKUSIKI.S , Mi\y 7.-1New York UernK J Cable-Special to the UKtc.J The Bulglai parliament , before adjourning till next Tues day , had an important discussion on an order which will bo eventually considered , the measures proposed tor protecting Belgian neutrality in case of war. The K0\einment asked and obtained precedence for Its bill concerning the fortification of the Menso valley over a private bill establishing mili tary compulsory service. The result Is that the latter Is shelved for a long tlmo and that the Delglan army will bo found In Its present weak numerical state If war breaks out within a jear. 1 conversed to-day with au eminent free trade politician who assures mo tliat the cat tle bill will bo adopted Tuesday by a small majority. The agriculturists , In vlovv ot the passage of the bill , are Importing largeqinn- titles of cattle to profit by the existing rates In the same way as the inter-state commerce act was discounted In America. GHUMAN POMTICS. Talks With Authorities on the Euro pean Situation. " [ Coptwrfu'iUSW ' bu Jumt * Ronloit llcniictt. ' ] DKIII.IN , May 7. [ New York Herald Cable Special to thu Dnc.J In talking over the newspaper duels the past week with a politi cal authoiity I was a good deal amused at his answer to my question why Uussla did not take Bulgarh when the Cosnlan annexation treaty with Austria was concluded. Ho said It was because the Russians were fools who lacked the nerve to take advantage ot the op portunity given them. My siuccstlon that Gcimaiiy perhaps stepped In to prevent the occupation of Bulgaria was laiuhed at , as Germany so manifestly desires a peaceful settlement of the eastein question. I find in well-informed circles ab- solutoceitainty that the Paris ticatment of the opera "Lohengrin" makes It Impossible for Germany to take part in any futuie French exposition not In lb > ! > , not in IS'W , nor in Ib'.n. Said one gentleman to mo : "If German music Is ret used a hearing In Paris , pereaps they will also consider It patriotic to smash German watches and dostrov German goods sent to the French exhibition. No ; wo prefer to remain away rather than risk Insults from French patriotism. " Another line of clearago is thus established between German Europe and French 1'ti rope , tnoieover on a point which , though deserved - served by French carelessness , nevertheless must be decidedly offensive to French pilde. Ulchelaiid Is also likely to feel severely the effect of the many recent French boasts of It disloyalty to Germany. 1 judge from what Is said In well Infoimod circles that discour agement , tun result ot seventeen jears of mild government , and the fear ot tlio effect of such agitation of German-Poland will cause in the near future laws of very excep tional severity against all persons in Alsace Lorialno v\ho In the slightest degree re tard Germnnlsation as annexation provides. "Such severity will be come not only our right , hut our duty , " was said to me. 1 judge tliat tliese laws when passed will bo strictly enforced w Ithout regard to the world's opin ion , as Germans arc so sure of their justice that they feel they can wait awhile for the world to justify their action. I saw this evening Dr. Virchow , to whoso gicat anatomical skill , it was said , the crown prince enti listed the cut Ions enquiry Into the family resemblance of the llolien/ollcrii sovereigns as shown In the skulls , plastet masks , busts , pictures , etc. Piof. Vlrchow laughed heartily at the idea that this story had been telegraphed to America. He denied that ho had engaged In any such Im possible research of the tombs of the dead Prussian kings. Gorman Disgust. Dr.nr.iN , May 7. The Kretiz Zeitung says mixed feelings of disgust and pity are aroused by the present slate of Fiance. The conviction Is gradually growing that the efforts of those who undertook by quietness and common sense to letraln from adding to popular passions will not last much longer , nor bo able to stem the tide. The exchange of verbal assurances of peace between German representatives and M. Vlaurens , French minister of loicign affairs , does not affect the belief In ollicl.il circles that war cannot long bo averted. T lib situa tion In Alsace-Lorraine Increase's the dif ficulty dully. The frontier posts gn each side have ceased to exchange colir- tosles and act as If war mleht break out at anv moment. The pollco foico in Alsacc-Lonalno has been strengthened , and a special watch has been put on tlio French malcontents. Under this sjstom of ariests and expulsions are In creasing. A decree Issued by Prince Hohenlohe , governor of Alsace-Lorraine , re vokes tne functions of Ma > orTurc , of Eis- dorf , and Ma > oi Humbert , of Buschhorn. ONCK MOKE TO THE FKONT. The Irish Revolutionary Party In Paris Aiiiiln Kcorunnlz < ! d. ir | ) | /i fit f / 1SS7 / ) [ / Jumrn Gordon llennttt. ] PARIS May 7. [ Now York Herald Cable- Special to the Br.K.l The Irish revolutionary paity in Paris has been once more reorganised for active opciatlnns. For some timn past the French section ot the lilsh levolutionary brotherhood split Into two camps , one of which believed In the policy of the Fenian biotheihood council of New York , and the other Mill clung to the banner of Kossa. Both now pull together and work for a quiet but active campaign which will bo Inaugurated during ( Juecn Vic toria's jubilee. Several veiy desperate reelults have joined the party and two French sclontests ha\e offered their services to the executive committee. At n meeting of the party held hero secretlv Thursday , a technical commission wasappolntcd to study the precise force ot melonlto and send In a detailed icport thcroon as soon as possible. It Is probable that dynamite will soon bo dis carded by the Irish revolutionists tor this stronger and more toiriblo explosives , If my Information is correct It Is not likely that the former promlscous blowing up of public buildings will bo renewed , but when the jubilee begins , serious malonlte at tempts w ill be made against the royal bat- racks , dock yards , arsenals and Ironclads. At Thursdays secret meeting a delegate from London gave the executive committee the fullest information concerning the whereabouts of Hed Jim MacDermotl , Iato of Diooklyn , a British detective , and Captain Stuart Stepplns , pollco agent , both ot whose names have been some time on the blacklist of the conspirators. After the nomination of the three to act as a counter-police , and watch the movements In Paris of the Scotland Yard detectives the meeting adjourned. It now seems that Cap tain Mackay Tomasner was not killed while tilng to blow up London bridge , as an nounced at the tlmo by the papers. Captain Mackey is at present activelv engaged In ureoarlne the explosives that the mllonltes have on their cards for the jubilee. Collided and Ran Aground. [ CopyriuhUd tSS7 by Janes Gordon Bcnnttt. ] IlAvnt : , May 7. | Nevv York Herald Cable Special to the BKK.J Tne General TransAtlantic - Atlantic line steamer La Champagne , which .sailed from here for New York at 0 o'clock this morning , while returning after having been In collision , ran acrouud neai Avranclit-s. I § aw Mr. Barton , one of the Champagne's passengers at the hotel dc Bordeaux , who said'While : all tt.c pas&eng H9 were at breakfast at half-past ft we heard every few minutes a fog horn blow IOK. The fog getting Uilck r i went on Jetk to smoke a pipe. Suddenly the captain shouted , 'Close nil the' cabin windows and lower the boats. ' 1 then felt a sudden shock. " The captain and olllccrs preserved the great est coolness and discipline , but the passen gers , ( 'specially the women , began to howl , jell and shriek llko lunatics , creating a per fect panic , but no accident happened to any of the pas oiiKcri , who wore all brought back to Havre sifc and sound. The Champagne Is still off Avranches , but U In no Immediate danger. _ Good Wordu to O'Brien. Dum.iN , May 7. TNovv York Herald Cable Special to tlie.BiiE.J lw > er Gray , editor of the Freeman's Journal , thus sends greetings to his confcro of United lieland : "To-morrow William O'Brien will set foot upon thu soil of America. The Interest taken In his mission to the people of America Is evidenced by the manner In which the deal ings of Lord Lansdownc with his tenants are buhiR debated in the press. In Can ada especially feeling runs high. Whether Mr. O'Brien will make ny delay In Now York for the puiposeof ( tending the meeting to bo held at Cooper iihtltuto Is doubtful. Ho Is anxious to pro- iced to Canada at once that the case of the cnants may bo submitted to judgment. The Canadians will bo awaiting him. The pco- le nro no Irlends of oppression. The llvell- st Indignation lias been excited by thu ac- ! 0iints ot evictions and the story of the iitoor- Ive negotiations will not talso the ovcm or-gcneral In popular esteem. fho Montreal Post impeaches him as ullty of crimes that disgrace our lominon humanity. When n paper llko the iotitrcal Star , hitherto distinctly hostile to fie Irish cause , drops the governor-general nd proceeds to warmly recommend the ympathy of the Canadian legislature with ho Irish people , the situation is scarcely loinfortablo for the evlctor in his palace at Ottawa. " The fact that the Herald pub- Ishcd the letter of Lansdowno's agent has jeen cabled here , and It is fair play , giving oth sides. Spanish Trial Ity Jury. M ADiiH ) , May 7. The chamber of deputies 20y to 50-adopted the bill establishing trial > y jury. _ A SURE ENOUGH VOLCANO. The Story of the Mexican Convulsions Proves Terribly True. NonAi.i : * , Ariz. , May 7. Later accounts ecelved here tend to show that the reports of the volcano having bioken out In the iVhetstone mountains are true. A gentleman who arrived fiom Sonora yesterday says there s strong evidence of volcan lc eruptions at a point about forty inllei southeast of Magda- cna , and it Is confidently stated that ono , ieak is throwing out large volumes of smoke , accompanied by streams of lava. The smoke nnd tire can be distinctly seen from several points along the line of tlio Sonora railroad. As far as can bo ascertained tlie volcano is In the Sierras Aul range. From the appear ance of the country and the heavy earth quakes tliat have occurred , it is believed other volcanoes will break forth In n few days. Ti'csoN , ArlMnv 7. Another violent earthquake Is reported in the San Jose moun tains , tarty miles south of Fortlluachuca , in Sonora. General Forsyth has sent an ex ploration paity to investigate. A party just i canned from the Catatanla mountains re port the canons fall of water. Mho water was brought to the surface by the earthquake. This is a treat boon for this legion , as there are thousands tntacres of verv good farming laprt at the base of these mountains , which only need water to make them valuable. Another good ef fect of the earthquake Is the opening of two largo gold veins which were discovered In the Santa Catallna mountains at a point wheio the whole side of the mountain slid down. Several prospecting parties left to-day to locate claims. SAN FIIANCISPO , May ? . The Call's Guay- mas , Mexico , special to-niclit sajs : The earthquake of the 3d was started by u terrible volcanic eruption at Bahlspe , destroying Monte/uma , killing 150 peisons and igniting the woods. Also twenty persons weie killed at Oputo by the falling of buildings. Many people vveio injured at Gianldas and Gusa- bar , which towns are almost completely do- tie > cd. THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. Outlook on the Ranees In the Northwest. MoNTiinAi. , May 7. - [ Special Telegram to the DKK. ] J. H , Smith , representing John Swan A ; Sons , live'stock importers of Glas- glovv , has re tinned from an extended tour o\er tlie lanching country In the noithwcst and British Columbia. He says the past winter lias been the most severe for cattle ever experienced since ranching started In the northvvckt , and the average loss on "pil grim" cattle brought Into the territories fiom Ontario and British Columbia , will amount from 20 to 2ft per cent , while the loss on the old tango acclimated stock will not exceed from U to 10 per cent Nine thousand head of cattle were driven ovei the plains from Montana to Maple Creek (2S. ( ) miles cast of Calvary ) last year , and owing to the Mon tana ranges beuu so crowded It Is expected that from -10,000 to 00,000 cattle will come into the territory tills year , provided that the ninety da > s quarantine of Montana does not hold them back. Although bcut Is high at piesent , this state of things can last only for a short time , and cattle selling for from 850 to SV to-day will only bo worth about from 810 to $45 In less than two months time , and in a year's time the same cattle will not bo worth moro than S-iO to $ .tr > . Some ranchmen tall.ed about thu Hudson Bay route for their ship ments of cattle. There can bo no doubt but that when completed it will be ot great as sistance to the territories , as It will reduce the railway journey to just one-half of what it Is by way of .Montreal. It will then also bo possible for cattle to bo driven 000 to 700 miles over thu plains without deteriorating them in any way , as they would be driven only some ten to titteen miles pei dnv , and thus would bo tattenlni : all the time , besides lessening the inilway journey and ox nun sen considerably. The Canadian Pacific charges S'-JW per car load from Calvary to Montreal , and is willing to reduce the rate to about S1BU to cncomagetrade. . It has reduced rates from Winnepeg from SSOto ? ? 100 , wliilo the rate fiom Montannto New York Is § 170. The Stove Slolders' Troubles. DKruoiT , May 7. A few weeks ago , when the stove molders throughout the country quit work because they were ordered to work on the patterns of aSULouis firm whose men had shuck for an advance In wages , the men in this city remained at work. It was claimed by the molders that the manufacturers had schemed for a strike in order to raise prices and have the blame thrown nn the men. On Wednesday of this week the Manufacturers' Defense association held a .secret meeting In this city , and to-day , rn obedience to orders promulgated at that Uwe. the Michigan , De troit and Peninsular stove companies shut down , throwing'.MO men out of employ ment. It is thought the Cincinnati factories were also ordered to'doM. the m < ni there hav ing returned to their work on the objection able patterns. The Commissioner's Conviction. CHICAGO , May. 7. [ Special Telegram to the DKK. | The Journal's Washington special says the Inter-atate commerce com mission has returned here strongly im pressed with the belief that they will find It unnecessary to suspend the fourth section of thu taw indefinitely. Iho Wabaih Foreclosure. NKW YOIIK , May T.-Jullen T , Davles will make an application to Judge Gresham ID the United State * circuit court In Chicago Monday next asking that thu Interest now dti on th ItrM niid second mortgage bonds east of the MuulssJpt.l river be paid to the bond holders and then bu allowed to join In tia ! ( oreclosiirn procreding cpmtiifncfa by Uio Junior Ui 4iolJ r bf these Ilnei. RATHER AGAINST THE ROADS The Iowa Commissioners Make a Long and Sburt Haul Decision , A HARD QUESTION TO DETERMINE A Terminal Charge or Thirty Cents Agreed Upon For Coal On Class "A" llonds-A Com lot Hliot Dead. An Important Decision. Dr. MOINKS , la. , May 7. [ Special Tele gram to the Hr.i : ] The railroad commission to day rendered a very important decision In what is known as the Glonwoood case of Governor Lnrrabee against the Chicago , Huillngton & ( Julncy railroad for unreason able and c\toitiounto charges. Ills of un usual Importance tiom the tact that the com- mlsbtoneis decide upon a ma\lmum coal rate which will have to bo observed by all railroads in Iowa of the first-class. This case has attracted great attention since the Kovernor madn It an occasion for sharp criti cism ot the commissioners , alleging that they had not been doing their duty , and intimat ing that If they didn't return thu kind of ver dict ho wanted they would bo rotnoml. The trouble arose over the railroad chat go of Sl.bO per ton for hauling coal from Cleveland , In Lucas county , tto ( ilcnwood , I'M miles .vest , while the charge from Cleveland to Council DiliITs twenty-one miles further ivest , vias but Sl.OI pcrton. At both Cilen- oed and Council Dltitls there are state In- titutions whoau coal has been furnished by his reid , and while \lsltlng them ttio gov ernor di-oovered the discrimination ana re- 'erred ' the case to the commissioners for a do- islon. They decided that the dis crimination wa& unfair and illegal Mid recommended that the rates bo changed so that more should not bo charged ' 01 the short than for the long haul. The railroad , thereupon , Instead of reducing the ilenwood rate to the Council UlulTs figure , raised the latter to SI.08 per ton , claiming hat the Sl.2.1 rate to the Bluffs was not a fair rate , but was forced by the competition nt that point. The governor was very Indig nant at both the railroad and the commis sioners , and calliue the latter together , told them ho expected them to IU a rate which should be fair and reasonable , and then the railroads would bo compelled to abide by It. A now hearing was granted , and the Chl- cage , Burlington & Qumcy was represented bv ( ieneral Manager Tom Potter , and Mr. Ulpley , of Chicago , general freight agent. Tlio governor presented his side of the case to prove that the railroad's charges were extoitionate , and the commissioners sat as a jurv. They now report , reciting the thieat- enlnc words of the governor against thorn , and stating their pmbarassmcnt under the clicumstances in reaching a vcidlct. If they decide tliat the toimer rate was reasonable they say they ar threatened with tlie aboli tion of the commission. If tliov decide that It was unicasonable , they say they are sub jected to the cilticlsm that their conclusions are the result of cowardice , or that they are Influenced by motives that should never weigh with any tilbunal that is judicial in Its character. But alter reviewing some of the data presented by the company In defense of the rate , the commis sioners say : 'Trjo discussion of the questions imolved in the rehearing of the case has convinced the commissioners that every po sition taken In the lormer decision was cor- lect and that the ( ilenwood charge , aa com pared wltli the Council 111 nits chargp , was discrimination. The present case requires them , In addition , to decide what Is a reason able rate on a class "A" railroad for coal In car load lots fora distance of U.W miles. Very many of the cases cited to sustain the va rious views of the subject , lost their force from the tact that the conditions and circum stances were different. A compailson of the rate per ton pet mile on freights carried' ' from 500 to 1,000 miles with those carried 13 0 miles failed to furnish thorn the proper stand ard tor detetmlnlng the questions involved. The tarilts of the coal roads , Introduced show in every Instance a conces sion of rates at competitive points and evidence of malting rates at what the traffic will boar lather than what Is reasonable. The commissioners , recognis ing tlm importance of this case and that It must be to a gieat extent a standard for de termining coal rates generally in the state , ha\o sought information from all available sources and have anlved at this conclusion : That in class "A" roads a proper terminal chaigo should be 50 cents a ton ; that a rea sonable rate In addition for any distance up to 100 miles should bo 0 mills per ton per mile : lor distance between 100and liOO miles , 7mills per ton nor mile : for distances be tween -00 and . ' > 00 miles , 0 mills per ton per mile ; foi distances between IKK ) and 400 miles , r mills per ton per mile ; for distances between 400 and 500 miles , 4 mills per ton per mile. Tim reasonable rate from Cleveland to ( ! Ion wood wotlu be , therefore , a terminal charge ot 'M cents per ton ; haulage , U mills pei ton per mile for 100 miles IK ) cents ; 7 mills per ton per mile for ttfi miles ! i5 cents or a total rnaige for 1 ; miles from Cleveland of 51.45 instead ot Sl..M , the present rato. This , therefore. Is the scale ot rates on coal which all roads In class "A" in Iowa must observe. The commissioners say In conclusion that they do not believe that the rate can be fixed absolutely and permanently , but that the "chan od conditions may justify a change of rates in the future. " The Lahor Situation nt Sioux City. Siorx CITY , la. , May . [ Special Telo- giam to the Bun. ] The trouble between the stiiking tailors and their employers have been adjusted and the men have returned to work In nil the shops but ono. The striking carpenters are still out nnd the situation Is about the same as prelously reported. Pub lic meetings are being held and prominent elll/ens are manifesting considerable Inter est In the impress ot e\onts. Tliero Is no apparent disposition on cither side to make any concessions. The carpcntcis are strengthening themselves by closer oigaiii/a- tlon. Th printers made a demand tor an increase f. r to cents per 1,000 to : ! 0 cents tor day wo. recently and the saiuo was ac cepted by the various publishers , Otuiimva'H Arlosinn Well. Oxri'MWA , In. , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the DIK.J : The Alorrell artesian well struck white sand this morning at 1,040 feet , and got a flow of 240 gall ons per minute. At noon the How ot the well was 500 gallons per minute. Kicked In the Ilend liy n Horwo. KXOXVII.I.E , la. , May 7. | Special Tele gram to the HKK.J Peter Prenlix , a tanner living near this place , was kicked In the head by a liorso jesterday morning and died from the effects of the blow last night. He was a veiy prominent man In this county. A. Crcston City Building. CIIKSTO.V , la. , May 7. ( Special Telegram to the DKE.J The city council , last evening purchased a site and ordered a new 35,000 , city building erected. A Convict Shot Dead. ANAIOSA : , la. , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the DKK. | A convict nt the prison , sent from Cedar Kaplds for shooting a policeman , made a break at thu deputy warden with a knife and was shot dead by the guard. Fotlicrlngham Wants Indemnity. ST. Lotus , May 7. Express Messenger KotherlDBham has sued the Adams express company , Camden and Plnkerton for * 100- 000 damages for talsu arrest and imprison- meat. Catholic Church { turned. Dtxox , 11) ) . , May 7. St Patrick's church. In thiaVltj' , burned at - o'clock this after noon. The church cout 115,000 when built. OlttiRliY HXl'IjAlXS. The Cl\ll Service Chairman Irylng to Set lllniHrlr Right. WASIIIXOION , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the Hii : : . | Allot the civil service com missioners took a hand to-day nt the task of explaining the Intention of their new rules , providing for regular examinations when promotions are contemplated. Commis sioner Obcrly Is the author of these rules , nnd having been n spoilsman political organ- I/or In Illinois for many yeais , his explana tion may welt bo taken as most lucid. Ho declares the rules weio adopted for the sim ple purpose ot "preventing the piomotlon of persons who nro entirely unfit. " Ho de clares further that they "will not prevent the promotion of capable persons , as they are de signed to advance the principle of fitness. " Oburlj says that that tlio examinations aio not to be technical. Tlie questions aio to bo pictured by persons of the buieau Inhtcti the piomotlon Is to bo made , and they will bo niintiL'cd with reference to the duties to bo performed. There Is to ho a board of promo tions to consist of three membeis Irom each of tlio executive departments. They are to bo inembcrs-at-largc. Then there Is to bo n member from each bureau. These are to bo called auxil iary members. A buieau auxiliary member is to decide tlio tests to bo applied to promo tions in that bureau. These test * , Obcilv si > , aio to be moie practical than technical. It an upulicant for piomotlon tails ho Is al- ovved six months befoio he can again bo cx- imined. If after tin- lapse ot tlmo he again alls ho may , in the dlscietion of the head of ho department , bo leduced to a lower ciado or dismissed. ICmiiloves think republicans ire doomed to the latter action , and that is lie piinclpal reason the rules were created. Tlioy say that the civil service commission ers aie alwajs contriving to originate some scheme to Impiess the country with their 1m- lortanco and that tbey cater to the wishes of urtlsaiis in high position. Government em- ilojcs continue to bo frightened. Accident On the Atlantic & Pacific. Ai.nuytT.noUK , N. M. , May 7. Owing to he telegraph embargo , uartlculars ot a seri ous accident Wednesday , on the Atlantic & Pacific load , forty miles east of Daggett sta- ion , have just reached here. The eastbound - bound passenger train , three hours behind line and rushing across the desert at thu rate of forty mlles an hour , ran Into an nr- roja bridge which had been burned , leaving the rails. The engine went ovei , but the jar throw the fireman out ot the cab. The ten- ler went through into the shallow nrroya , orming a barricade against which the other ars ran with terrific force. Tlio mall car timed completely round , standing actoss the track. The baggage and express cars woie thrown twenty feet t nun the track to the right nnd turned over. Two passenger cars were derailed and the two Pullman cars remained on the tiack. A scene of frightful consternation ensued , no ono believing the lassengers In the overturned car would es cape death. Fireman Charles bmith was licked up unconscious. His log was broken , ils spine injured and ho received internal njurlos. Ho In not expecied to recover. S'early a do/en injured passengers wore taken from the vvieck. They will probably ocover. . Pensions Issued to Westerners. WASHINGTON. May 7. [ Special Telegram o the Br.i : . ] Pensions wore granted Ne- ) raskans to-day as follows : Charlotte , widow of Wallace K. P. Hunt , Falrlield ; MaiyJ. , widow of Solomon D. Cramer , Central City ; flios. Drown , Sweet Water ; John H. Water- nan , Filendvlllc ; Dlout Lincoln , Chas. Me- b'addenLincolnC.MIllei ; , Delvldere ; Joshua F. Maginlss , Deattico ; William Harbuckle , lied Cloud ; John A. Pctrlch , Wahoo. Pensions for lovvans : Margaret , widow of Lewis Ashling , Clarksville ; Martin Welch.Fonda ; Patrick Noonan.Novv Albany , Henry Fisher , Garden Grove ; Aaron A. Campbell , Manavla ; Edward L. Bruce * . Alden ; Archibald Frestwater. F.ilrtlold ; David McNeal , Webster City ; Benjamin F. Gibson , Sprlngvlllo ; Jeremiah Dcckermnn , Washington ; Joseph Neal , Clyao ; James W Foster , Audubon ; Sylvester Scwell , Wa- vorlyMosco ; V. Nance , Osceala ; David 0. llernonovcr , Conwav ; William H. Wilson , Prescott ; Robert W. Albeison , Washington ; lohn W. Vlckroy , Chariton ; Leman Chcno- with , Garden Grove ; Jciemlah 13. Swalford , Solan. Army News. 'A'AsiitNOTON , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the DKI.J Light battery K , Fiist artil lery , now at Van Couver Darracks , Wash ington torrltoiy , has been detailed for sta tion at the now army school for mounted troops at Fort Uiley , Kansas. The battery Is commanded by Major 'fully McCrea , formerly treasurer at the soldiers' homo here. An order was issued fiom the war depart ment this afternoon assigning Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Lavolle , of the Twenty third Infantrv , to tlie charge of the publica tion of tlio official records ot the rebellion , vice Lieutenant Colonel Scott , deceased , nnd ordeilng him to repair to this city nnd enter upon thu duty with as little delay as practi cable. Colonel Levllle declined the oflico home time aeo , as was stated , but subse quently wrote the seciotary of waruxpiesslng a willingness to undertake the Important woik if ho still wished him to do so. Ordering Imiid Ofllccs Opened. WASHING ION , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the DEI : . ) A circular letter was Issued to-day by General Land Commissioner Sparks to tlio hind offices nt Chadron and Sidney , directing them to open their ofllces and begin business at once. The bill passed by congipss creating these offices was ap- pioved May ' ) , Ibsfi , but It has not been deemed necessary till now to open them. Chadron Is to bo known as the Northwestein district and the otficr as the Sidney district. Tlio ollicer ? for the fust named district are General Milt Montgomery , register , and A. W. Crltes , receiver. Tor Sidney the oftlccis aio Gould B. Blakoly , receiver , and John M. Adams , register. The Slurred Washington Monument. WA IIINHTOV , May 7. The Washington monument commission this afternoon held a meeting to discuss the adv liability of closing the monument to tlio public after the 1st of June on account of continued nets of van dalism which aio perpetrated by visitors. ' 1 he marble is chipped In many places , while tlio bron/e letters on the Swiss tablet have many ot them been forced off and carried away as mementoes. The hilvor ornamenta tion of the Nevada stone has also been muti lated and the commission Is determined to put a stop to these disgraceful acts , oven If to do so It is necessary to deny visitors en hance to the shaft. General Land Oflloe Overcrowded. WASIIINOION , May 7. [ Special Telegram to thu Br.K.l It Is said that If no moro cases wcio filed in the Lvncral land otllro it would take seventy-live > eais at the present iato of work to clear up the desks. The new divi sion of appeals Ins been organl/ed , but a chief has not been appointed and It has not got to work. A Bad Gnnit Captured. CIIICAOO , May -Kobert Johnson , n mem ber of a gang of thieves who , after plunder ing the freight trains of the ( lock Island road for many weeks , united at the hour ot their discovery In a desperate elfoit to murder the secret agents ot the company , was attested at an early hour this morning and locked up nt the Harrison street station. For nearly two months the Hock IMand company has been aware that its freight somewhere In transit was being sublect to wholesale theft. A grain car would bo half empty of its load , and cars of merchandise were rilled ot their b st contents. That the thieves operated on a large scale and used teams for tnu removal of their plunder was evident. The Hock Isl and olllccrs have been quietly at work'and have discovered a portion of the gang In the persons of Pat McCattlcy , Kdward Mushier , J > e Mr-rrlfl. Hed Key so r and Robert Johnson. Pat MjCaiiluy. Mushier and Morris are safe In hind , and with the rapture of Johnson In thu city this morning Keynt-r in the oaly one at large. THE LUTHERANS IN SESSION Interesting Meeting of the North PlrvtU Conference at Oakland , A VERY PECULIAR SUICIDE , Oct In Their Work at North lU'itd and CrulK 1'lres at Lin coln , Umerson and I'rc- inont State News. Lutherans In Session. OAKI.VMI , N'eb. , May 7. ( Special to the Din. : | The North Platte conference of tha K\angelical Lutheran synod of Nebraska , \v hlclt meets scml-annmllv.conv ened In O ik land Wednesday i'\i ig at the Lutheran chinch. Kov. lluber , of Omaha , the state tiavellng secretaiy addiesscd the people , taking as his tbemo the last clau-to of tha IWth verso ol the nth chapter of Pioverbs "and he that wlnoth couls Is wise. " llo lm pressed upon his heaiors wltli great stress ot laniMiagethu vital Importance of every fol lower ot Christ being tiled with the spirit ol God In ordci to make a successful light against sin. Ho dwelt at consldeiablo length upon the all-importance of loliglon being made practical In the homes , ills ar gument wcio compact , cogent and convinc ing , and he nmiillestcd lemaiUablo familiar ity with tlio scrintuius. Ho held the lame audience spell-bound for ono hour. Hoy. lluboi stands In the front rank among the able pieacher.s of his denomination In Ne braska. Ho also filled the pulpit Thursday evening. The business sessions were held during the day mid pioved to bo quite- interesting and profitable. Key. Mellck , of Wayne , will pi each this evening on pioparatory set vice for commun ion , nnd Sunday communion service will bo conducted and tlie conference will come to n cluso. The-quaiterly Methodist meeting at this place has been postponed on account of the Lutheran contoienco. This Is the tlrsl tlmo tlio confeience has mot In Oakland and has pioved to be pleasant , profitable and deeply Interesting. A vote of thanks bv the many pastois present was tendeicd Hov. Phclps , of Omaha , tor his kindness in post poning his mooting here. A Lincoln Livery Stable Tlnrnrd. LINCOLN , Neb. , May 7. [ Special Telegram to the DKK. | At 4 p. this at lei noon an ahum of fire was sent In from the livery stable of Smith , on U street , and th large lumber janlofA. S. Godfrey adjoining. ' 1 he wind was blowing a small gale at the time. In ten minutes the barn , lumber yard and large dry house were a mass of flames. The de partment did tine work , and with every foot of hose in use , throwing thieo streams , tha fire was confined to that quarter. The inhab itants for blocks away In the direction ol the Jlames moved everything into thu street , and It looked as though n more extensive lire could not be avoided. When the ( lie was under control It' , was found that four horses had been burned In the livery bain , so rapidly had the llamos spro-ul. The losses were as follows : A. S. Godfrey , on lumber yard and building , SI-- 000 to SI."i,000 ; insured for Sl'J.OOO in the Clark & Leonard agency , distributed betwcon the Aetna and Pluunlx of Drooklyn , Pluunlx of Hartford and Insuianco Company of Notth America. On the Smith livery building the loss was about ? 2,000 with an Insurance of S800. in thu Btur & Belson agency In the Conti nental company. The origin of the lire Is unknown , some renoris stating that it was accidental and others incendiary. A man found In a vacant lot near the scprTowoJ thu lire was nin in on suspicion by the pollco and locked In a cell. Ha was Identified as a tramp by a B. it M. conductor , who had seen him in n car at Firth the day before and recognized by another citizen as beg ging his breakfast nl his house in the morn- ing. The Bir : coirespondent Interviewed him in the jail and a more Indellerent , In/.y specimen would be hard to find. It Is not at all probable that ho Is thu Incendiary , and he seemed to enjoy the prospects of board at the jail for a few days. The District Judftshlp Question. LINCOLN , Neb. , M.ay 7. [ Special Tele gram to the Bnn. ] The supreme court In session this aftoi noon took up the petition In regard to the judgshlp question under the now bill that has boon In question. John llamos and G. M. Lambortson presented the case upon its law points and Judge William Mai shall , of Fremont , on behalf of the judges lecently appointed , presented the ar gument why the question should bo decided as speedily as possible in the Interest ot ju dicial actions In the different districts. The petition was piosnntnd tor an alternative answer on the different points If the law were to bo held good nnd the court answered jes to allot tha questions that were con- sldeied relative to the case. The findings in substance are that the second judicial dis trict remains as it was , comprising the coun ties of Cass , Otoo and Lancastci as ono din- tilet with two judges. It was In the dispo sition ot this district that the error in en grossing occurred , and the finding as above leaves the legality ot the law creatln ; the new judges unquestioned. In rendering this decision the court to a certain degree re versed Itself upon the decision in the regis ter ot deeds law two years ago. Hardware Store nurglarlzcrt. NOIITH BINI : > , May 7. ( Special to tne linn.J Thu hardware store , belonging lo onr piomla 'lit merchant , A. K. Walla , was entered by burglars last night sometime after midnight As. Mr. Walla had very luckily deposited his receipts In the bank late In the afternoon , there was only a small amount of change loft remaining In the till ; perhaps not more than 810. This the thieves procured , together with about S100 worth of pocket knives , pistols and table cutleiy. 'llicie have been several doubtful-looking characteis noticed lolteilng In the city lately , and It is supposed that thesn are the guilty peisons , ns the suspicious parties tail- not bo tound this morning. A Midnight Conflagration. KMI.RSO.V , Neb. , May 7. [ Special Tele gram to the BII : : , | M , L , Hosslter's resi dence burned last night at midnight. The nro caught In the kitchen part and wan be- jond control bofoio It was discovered. Tlie family was awakened In tlmo to save con- sideiablo ot the household goods. Every thing In thu kitchen was lost. Mis. Hosslter lost her cold watch nnd chain and seveial pieces ol valuable Jewelly. The library was burned. Miss Nora Lyons , who was stop ping at Mr. HossiterV , lost most of her cloth ing. It was only by thu greatest efforts that buildings on the adjacent lots were saved , Origin of tire unknown. Losn Sl.fjOU. In sured In thu Home ol New York tor 81OSO. Nebraska liaptlst College. ST. KiiwAitns , Neb. , May 7. [ Special to the B K.I : . | It was expected that thcpio- poscd Baptist college for Nebraska would have been located last Thursday at Kdgar , but from some unaccountable cause there failed to Ira a quorum of the lacatlng board. So all that could bo done was to adjourn to meet In Lincoln on thu 10th of this month at it o'clock. Much enthusiasm on the subject was manifested by those piesent. Theiu weio four sealed offers present with Intima tions that they were unusually liberal. But as them was no Quorum they wore not read. Lincoln. Omaha and Grand Island are vying with each other for this Institution. nii ; DiiKlnrsu at l-'romont. FIIKMONP , Nub. , May 7. [ Swclal to the DJE. : | TheTrlbnneof to-day gives n rus.uma of the business transaction * of thU city for the past week. It shows that the city has never experienced In all Its history a week of such great activity as the ono just closed * Of breclal ImiKirlanee to the welfare of Fre mont nru the organl/atlon of the Belt Llna Hallway company , stock jards and packing house rnmuanv with a capital ot | 200,0 ) al .