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DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. i OMAHA , FRIDAY. MOKNING , MARCH 2 , 1888 , NUMBER 258 ; THE MILLS TARIFF MEASURE , The Great Unknown Turned Loose on an Indulgent Pooplo. ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST. No I'rovlMons an to Ititcrnnl llcvcnue Estimated Ilcductlon In Reve nue $53ooooao-synoi - Bin of the 1JIII. The Tariff mil. \VAsnisr.To.sv March 1. The chairman ol tbo ways and means committee to-day sub mlttal to the full committee the tariff bll upon which the democratic members hav been at work for several months. The free- list section is to tnko effect July 1 , 1889 The measure was immediately madi public. Among the additions to the list o articles which may bo Imported free of dut ; nrc the following : Timber hewn and sawed timber used for building wharves and fo spars ; timber squared or Bided ; wood manu facturcd not especially enumerated or pro vldcd for ; hubs or wheels , etc. ; staves o wood , pickets and palllngs and laths , shin gles , clapboards , pine or spruce ; logs ; prc vlded that If any e.xport duty is laid opoi the above mentioned ni tides , or cither o them by any country whence imported , al mild articles from said country shall be sul Jcct to dijty as now provided by law. Sal In bat's , sacks , barrels or other packages , o In bulk , when imported from any countr , which docs not charge import duty on export from ttio United States. Flaj straw , flax not packed or dresscc burlaps , not exceeding sixty inches in widtl of which flax , Jute or hemp , or either c thorn , shall bo the component material e chief value ; tin plates , terno plates an taggers tin ; beeswax , gelatin , and all simlln preparations ; glycerine , crude brown or .ye low isinglass , soap , hard and soft , all c which are not otherwise specially enume rated or provided for ; oil , croton , flaxsce or linseed oil , cottonseed oil , pctroleun cement , sulphates of copper and Iron , potasl Bulphato of potash , sulphur , benzine , spirit of turpentine , all preparations known as C ! Bcntial oils , iron and Btccl cotton tics , cheeps hoops for paling purposes not thinner tha No. 20 wlro gauge , needles , copper wire in ported in the form of fores ) , nickel in 01 matt or other crude form not ready fc consumption in arts , quicksilver , miner unbalances in a crndu state and metals in wrought , not especially enumci atcd or pn vidcd for ; brick , vegetables in their na ural Btato , or in salt or brine , currants , fig ! meats , game or poultry , beans , peas and spl peas , pulp for paper makers' use , bible books and pamphlets in other languages tha English , and books and pamphlets and a publications of foreign governments and pul iicutlons of foreign societies , historical c scientific , printed for gratuitous distributer feathers of all kinds , grindstones , huma hair , raw , uncleaned ana not drawn , linn garden seeds , marbles of all kind broom corn , plaster of puri paintings in oil or water colors an Btatuary not otherwise provided for. Bi the item "statuary" shall bo understood 1 Include the professional productions of stati ary of the sculptor only. In addition to the free list the followin arc some of the most Important change proposed by the bill : Iron in pigs , ttiper tor now 3-10 cent per pound. Iron , railwa bars , 111 per ton ; now 7-10 cent 'per poum Steel and part steel railway bars and slab ; nud billets of steel , Ml per ton ; now $17 IK ton. ; Iron or steel rails , $ 14 per ton ; Hat rail lift per ton ; now 'J-10 and 8-10 cent perpouni respectively. Hound Iron. 1 cent per pouni now 1 3-10 cents per pound. On sheet iroi thcro is a uniform reduction of 1-10 cent p < ixmnd , excepting taggers iron. On hoe band or scroll Iron less than eight inches i width , thcro is a reduction of 1-10 cent pc pound on grates thinner than Ni 10 wire guage. Cast iron pipe of every d Bcription , 0-10 cent per pound ; now 1 cent p pound. Cut nails and spikes of iron or stee 1 cent per pound ; now \ } { cent. Cut tack 85 per cent ad valorem ; now about 8 ccn per pound. Hallway fish plates , 8-10 cent p pound ; now \ } { . Wrought iron or stc spikes , horse shoes , etc. , 1 } cents per iwuin now U cents. Steel ingots , blooms , die blot blanks , bars , bands , sheets , cranks , shut1 mid pins , stamps , paper pun moulds , ste .castings , etc. , valued at 1 cent a pound ; 4- ccnt per pound ; 'valued at moro than Ice and not moro thtm 4 cents , 43 per cent ad vi orcm ; now 45 per cunt on all vulu less than 4 cents per pound , and fro 3 to 11)4 ) cents per pound on high grades. Iron or steel beams , posl columns , building forms and other structur shapes , tt-10 cents per pound ; now lucent Steel or partly stool railway wheels and tin or ingots for same , IJtf cents per poun now U ) < i cents. Iron and steel wire rcma unchanged , with the provision that no du shall exceed CO pur cent ad valorem. O copper and copper clippings for rcinanufc turo , 1 cent per pound ; now 3 cents. Ingo and chill bars , 3 ccuts per pound ; no\\ cents. Holled plates , sheet rolled , pipe etc , ! iO per cent ad valorem ; now ! 15 per cci Lead ere and dross.J cent per pound ; nc 1J cents. Pigs , bars , etc. , for rcmanufi turo 1 } { cents ; now 3 cents. She < pipes and shot , SJlf cents ; nc U cents. Sheathing nnd yolk metal , ! )0 ) per cent ad valorem ; now US p cent. Nickel , ere or matte , 10 cents p pound , or nickel contained therein ; now cents. Zlno and spelter in pigs or for i manufacture , l'f cents per pounds , in slice 9 cents per pound ; now U { ami i ! > cent respectively. Hollow ware , } cents p pound ; now Scents. Needles of all him 20 per cent ad valorem ; now 25 and ! IT per cci Cabinet or houao furniture , wood , HO per cc ad valorem ; now 85 per cent. Maunlactur of hard woods , ao per cent ad valorem ; IK 83 per cent. Wood manufactures uncnunu ntcd , 150 per cent ad valorem ; now S3 per cci Sugar , not above No. 1(1 d st , Is as follow Tank bottoms , syrups , etc. , not above 75 i groes polarioscopo , 1,15 cents per hundrt nnd for every additional degree it-100 cct per pound ; above 10 d. s. and not itbovo ' . 8.20 cents per pound ; above -0 d. s. 2) ) ecu per pound. The present duties range fn 1.40 cents per pound below 14 d. s. to ! l cei per pound for sugars above 20 d. s. T lower grade of molasses is unchanged , b that testing above 40 degrees is reduced fix 8 to U cents per gallon. Confectionery , per cent ad valorem ; now 10 cents per pom All leaf tobacco manufactured Is fixed at cents per pound , and the present distinct ! between Sumatra and ordinary wrapping I bacco Is abolished. Starch , 1 cent per poun now from 2 to " } tf cents per pom Uii'o , cleaned , 2 cents * ; uuclcanod , IJf con now 2 > and ! > / cents respectively. P.uldy , cents per pound ; now H.f cents. linisins. I cents per pound ; now 2 cents. Mustard bottles , ground or preserved , 0 cc-nts \ pound ; now 10 cents. All cotton cloth , per cent ad valorem , provided tarletai mulls and crinolines shall not pay moro tli 25 tier cent ad valorem ; the present tar divides cotton cloth Into twelve classes , wi duties ranging from 2 } cents per yard for less than 100 threads to the sqm inch , to 40 per cent nd valorem on color cottons exceeding 200 threads to thosinir Inch. Stwol cotton , 40 per cent ad valorc now at a minimum duty of 7 cents per spools. Duck , linen , canvas , handkcrchic1 lawns or other manufactures of llax. Jute. hemp , not specially provided fi 2.1 ] H < r cent ad valorem , and lln collars , cuffs and shirts , 23 per cent valorem ; now uniform at H3 per cent valorem. Flax , hemp nnd jute yarns , 23 ] cent ad valorem ; now itt per cent ad valorc Linen , thread , twine , etc , , 25 per cent valorem ; now as percent. Oilcloths , 23 | cent ad valorem ; now 40 per cent. Ci Bldcrnblo reduction has been nuulo In gun cloth , bagging , tarred cables , cordage , ei All wools , wools on skins , shoddy , etc. , t placed on the free list after July 1. < llanuuli , blankets1 , woolen hats. , knit hooi Woolen or worsted yarns , ami uiauufactui of every description , composed Wholly or In part of worsted , 40 per cent nd valorem ; tin present section relating to this class of gooita except such as are composed In part of wool Woolen nnd worsted cloths , shawls , and nl manufactures of wool of every description made wholly or In part of wool or worsted not specially provided for , 40 per cent ai valorem ; the present duties on the flannels etc. , range from 10 cents per pound and a per cent ad valorem to 35 cents per poum and 00 per cent nd valorem , and 01 woolen cloths , etc. , from 35 cents pc IKMind and 40 per cent ad valorem Hunting , 40 per cent nd valorem , now 1 cents a yard and 35 per cent ad valorem Women's and children's dress goods , con linings , Italians , etc. , 40 per cent ad valorem the present duties rangu from 5 cents pu .vard and 35 per cent nd valorem to H cent per yard and 40 per cent ad valorem. Clotl ing , ready made , nnd wearing apparel c every description , of wool , except kn goods , 45 per cent ad valorem ; now 40 cent per pound and 33 jxrr cent ad valorem. A carpets , : W per cent ad valorem ; now rahgin from 0 cents per yard for hemp or jute to ) cents per yard nnd 80 per cent ad valorci for Axmlnstor and other high grade Paper , sited or glued , 15 per cent advalorcn and printing paper , unshed , 12 per cent advi lorcm ; now 15 and 20 per cent. Outta perchi manufactured , and hard rubber nrtlclcs.no pc cent ndvalorcm ; now 35 per cont. India ml her fabrics , boots and shoes , 15 per cent udvi lorcm ; now 30 per cent. Marble , sawei dressed slabs and paving tiles , 85 cents pc cubic foot ; now $1.10. Marble , manufacture and not otherwise enumerated , 80 pt cent ad valorem ; now 50 per cent. Tl : reductions in china , glass and glasswai arc sweeping. The remainder of the bil twenty-live printed pages , is made up entire ] of the leading features , of the old Hewitt a < ministration bill , such as the similarity claut irovlsinn , Intended to guard against smug Ing , exempting of theatrical scenery ai : wardrobes , when intended for temporary .11 the United States , nnd tourists' wcarii npparcl ; the clause providing for the tnxatic of cartons or coverings ; the section i tended to prevent false invoices and ui devaluations , and providing for punishmci of persons guilty of these offenses ; cxtcnslt of warehouse privilege to thrco years ; ube ! tlon of allowance for damage In warehouse abolition of fees of entries on Imported goo < and the requirement that invoices shall bo su milled to the United States , consular office before exportation to the United States ; tl section relative to appeals In customs cas and limiting the time within which sin suits can bo brought ; the bestow of solo jurisdiction in trials of sul against United States collectors upt United States circuit courts , and the penal clause directed against attempted bribery customs officials. The latest estimates ma by the committee of the probable reductioi in revenue that will bo effected by the pas ago of the bill are as follows : Chemical * T)0OOU : ) ; china and gloss , $1,00 000 ; cottons , $277,000 ; prov ions. $300,000 ; woolen goods , f 12,300,00 sundries , jl. 000,000 ; paper , $2,500 ; sugui ? 1 1,000,000 ; hemp , llax and lute , * 1MX.OC ) metals , $1,500,000 ; free list , * 23,350X)0. ( ) Tl would niako the total reduction abe 153,000,000. Chairman Mills said to-day internal ro\ nuo changes had been purposely cxelud from the bill. The democratic members a still considering that subject , and It was 11 possible to say at tills time whether the i Unctions would result in the presentation another bill dealing with internal revenue. the inclusion of some provision bearing up that system in the present bill at some f utu stage. FIFTIETH CONGRESS Senate. WASHINGTON , March 1. The senate pass a resolution directing the president to nc | tiato treaties to cut off all Chinese immig tion. tion.Tho The credentials of Wilson of Iowa a Wnlthall for new terms were presented. The pension bill was then taken up , t pending question being an amendment offer yesterday by Mr. Wilson of Iowa , to add t words "from infirmities of age. " Mr. Beck said $50,000,000 would not h cover the amount of expenditure. If t amendment were adopted. The bill woi settle the surplus for all time to con Tl.o debate then drifted into discussion of the tariff , during whi Heck referred to the dcmonitizution silver and attacked Sherman for it. Ho si gcsted , reverting to the pension qucstit that the wealth of the country was protect by the exertions of the soldiers. The se ators ou the other side , many of whom we millionaires , should meet the expenditure : pensions by an income tax. Mr. Plumb said the senator from ICcntuc was not a free trader , except for rcven Neither was any other senator on the dot : craticstdo , when lie had anything to bo nu by being a protectionist. The senators the other side , ho said , illy concealed th feelings of regret that it was not the soldli of the confederate army that wore to bo pi stoned under the pending measure. Without vote on the amendment the sen : adjourned till Monday. House. WASHINGTON , March 1. In the house day the floor was accorded the committee foreign affairs , and Mr. Dclmont of N York , called up the Joint resolution accept the invitation of the French republic for United States to take part in the int national exposition at Paris. Mr , Adams of Illinois , thought the hoi should not forget French legislature i crimination against American hogs' prodiu and should in proper time pass rctuliati measures. Ho offered an amendment to ' resolution authorizing the commissioner agriculture to prepare for distribution at Paris exhibition u concise statement d criptivo of swlno raising in the United Stat and the methods used in prepar pork for export , nnd giving informal as to the relative wholesoineness pork raised In the United States and otl countries. This was ottered , ho said , in on that the attention of the French republic. called to the discrimination. The nine ment appropriates $25,000 to carry out provisions. It was agreed to. The Jo resolution was agreed to In committee of ' whole , where it was being considered , i ordered favorably reported to the house. Mr. Hclmont then culled up the Joint re lution nuthori/ing the president to urrang conference to bo held at Washington Ibb'J for the purpose of promoting arbitral and encouraging reciprocal commercial re lions between the United States and tha publics of Central and South America t the empire of Hnull. After some debate amendment was adopted making one of questions to bo considered by the conferci a means of direct communication bctwi the United States nuditho other countrl The resolution was then agreed to , and co in mil ( Co having risen both rcsolutii passed. Adjourned. An Unfaithful Wife Sulolilos. CHICAGO , March 1. [ Special Telegram the DEC. ] Mrs. II. Manico , a young won who 1ms been a guest at the Iceland hotel si : Sunday , shot herself through the heart ; o'clock tills morning. She came hero ab six months ago by an agreement with 2 Manioc , who has been paying her an alii nnco of 5100 per month. It appears M Manico is defendant is divorce proccrdin which her husband Instituted In Now Yo The grquml on which the demand for dive was made was adultery. The testimony duced was all of a damaging charac When tho. inquiry was adjourned yosteri Manlcc'a lawicr notified the commUslo that ho had oilier and still moro damag testimony for the morrow , and It was t anmnincemeont probably that led Mrs. M icu to shoot herself. The Fire Ilroord. Niw YOIIK , March 1. The big furnit foctory of Pettier & Styinus. , owned by t llrm and occupied by several other lir ; burned to-day. The Vunderbllt hotel i hospital for ruptured wcro worchod bai The. whole llro department of Miuihat island was called to the scene , Lubs , $1,0 , 000. . CROWING MORE COMPLICATED , Now and Important Developments in the Strike. PLACATING THE READING MEN. Brotherhood Men Ordered Off the Pennsylvania llond Prospects That Parallel Mncs Will Me- conic Involved. To Placate the Knight * . CHICAGO. March 1. Late to-night It was iven out that ImporUnc , telegrams had lefl ho headquarters of the liurllngton striker ! n this city regarding the strike. Mastoi Vorkman Cahill , of the district assembly U , vhich the Philadelphia & Heading striking nglnccrs belong , has been iu the city foi , wenty-four hours , llxing up a settlement bo ween the knights and brotherhood. As a re- ult the following telegram as sent to-night Henry Walton , chairman executive loard of locomotive ilrcmcn , Phlladclphli See all members on the Heading road that have taken the places of men tha1 , vcnt out December 14 , 1S37 , and rcqucsl hem to sever their connection with the com > any , and I will pay them until they can line employment elsnwhere , and allow the mci now out to return to work. By doing thl ! , ho bad feeling now existing will bo oblltor ited and will assist us to win our" struggle with the Burlington road. F. P. SutriKXT. Mr. Walton has wired ho would at once transmit necessary orders to the brother : iood lodges. Chief Engineer Arthur ther ransmittcd the following : Edward Kent , chairman executive boari engineers , New York : Goto Philadelphia at once and use your Influence to get ill brotherhood engineers who took the places o the Heading strikers to leave the service o the company , furnishing thorn with the iimin cial support of the brotherhood. The C..I3 & Q. are using the strikers to beat us in the contllct. Wo must chcckmato them. P. M. AIITIIUII. Eighty of the striking Heading engineeri who arrived hero Wednesday night to taki places returned late to-night. The local press bureau nt a late hour to night furnishes the following : Inteillgenci of undoubted reliability was secured at i late hour to-nlghl to the effect that the chair man of the engineers' and lire incus' gicvimco committteo upor all lines intersecting , parallel tier or connected with the Chicago , Uurlington f Quincy system , will meet in this city tomorrow row or next day. This meeting is prepara tory to a general strike upon all these linca This includes the Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul , the Chicago , Alton & Northwestern the Wisconsin Central , the Hock Island & Minnesota , and the Northwestern. A trump card that the strikers are holdlni in reserve was described to-night by the geu cral manager of n railroad , other than th Hurlington , terminating here. Ho said "Granting that no compromise is arrived a between the Uurlington and the striking en ginccrs , and that the company succeed in illling the places of the strih ers , there is another phase thii will present itself which vvil not only embarrass the Hurlington company but will prove dangerous to other corpora tlons. The Burlington , with all its locomc lives manned , can resume local business an successfully conduct it ; but there it wi stick. Through business it cannot do if th brotherhood engineers should take a stan against it. They could , and probably wouii refuse to haul trains in which IJurlingto cars wcro made up , nnd such action would b effectual in blocking thiough business. 1 the connecting lines should insist upon th performance of the service , it would prccjp tale a sti ike on their own roads and there I not much doubt that tinder these circuit stances they would refuse to accept Bui lington cars. That company would have bu one resource. It could transfer Its freigl at terminal points to foreigh cars , but tnl would bo nn expensive process , and woul place it at a fatal disadvantage against othu roads. The Burlington road to-day moved a large number of passenger trains than on an previous day this week , and also report partial resumption of freight trafll on most of the divisions. The succeeded in getting four switch engine at work in this city , and cleared out quite number of cars from the lumber district. A evening paper to-day asserted that a confe : enco had been helel between President Pc : kins , General Manager Stone and T. 13. De wiler , representing the engineers and lln men. This was emphatically denied th evening by both sides. The Situation In Chicago. CHICAGO , March 1. Chief Arthur's heai quarters at the Grand Paciflo hotel wci much more cheerful to-day. Leaders of tl brotherhood who were assembled there , ev dcntly have great hopes ns to the result < the conference between Chiefs Arthur an President Perkins of the Burlington roai All maintain the greatest sccresy concernln the conference , and would admit nothln beyond the fact that it occurred , and tbi they expected it to bo resumed to-day. "Well , Mr. Arthur , what about the coufo : cncol" asked a reporter. "Ah , " ho answered , "you are touching o a delicate ground. 'Wo have promised to sa nothing whatever about what passed b > twccn us lust night at this stage of the pn cccdings. The men can rest assured , hov ever , that I have done nothing to compn miso their Interests in any way. " "When is the conference to bo resumed ! "That I can't say. " "lo .you feel encburagcd at the progrc1 thus far made in your negotiations with Pc kins ! " "Well , I would hardly put it that waj but you may say that 1 have hopes of friendly settlement of this trouble " The Chicago , Burlington & Quincy ofllcla wcro more conildcnt than ever this mornin They said u number of freight trains in N braaka , Iowa , Michiiran and Illinois had bee moved. Some through trains came in th morning and the full suburban service is gi ing on. Fully 200 Heading engineers ha\ arrived in Chicago and are being cxamlnci Many have already been put to work. A Conformed With the Rock KANSAS Cirv , Mo. , March 1. [ Special Tc cgratntothoBnu. ] S. M. Stevens , cx-grur organizer of the brotherhoods of locomoth engineers and firemen , and C. J. Hinge , prominent member of the organisation , a rived in Kansas City this morning. The are acting under the direct order of Chi ( Arthur and are hero for the purpose i aiding the local committee and to arrant matters with the Hosk Island road. Tl strikers do not wish { o interfere with tl business of any disinterested road unlc1 It is absolutely necessary and tl local managers of the Hock Islai having complained that their business he was hindered by the strike , Chief Arthur i once sent the committee to sea after the ma tor. Mr. Hinge is not a striker , but a Roe Island man , nnd will pay particular attcntlc to the company's interest. The commltti nnd the Hock Island officials held a confe cnce at the union depot hotel this mor ing at which the committee bout Itself to sco that Hock Islai freight engineers wcro not interfered wii and also gave permission to the Hock Islai to handle passenger business between Ka sas City and Cameron , between which poln that company uses the Burlington tracli Trains will stop regularly at local station Passengers must have tickets of thoChlcag Hock Island & P.iclllct issue ami the bui ness must bo done in Hock Inland cars wi1 Hook Island engines run by brotherhood ci gineers : . ' Mr. Stevens left fpr CUK go { 9 night , b\ \ > lr. Hlngo will remain In Kansas City am ssist Mr. Murray , thti chairman of the locti ommittce , in the management of the strike Ir. Hinge sold to-cly : "Mr. Stevens am i.ysclf held a conference with Chief Arthu estcrday and were ordered to cotno to Kan .as . City and arrange things with the Hoc' sland and give any assistance necessary the ho local committee. The brotherhood doc tot wish to Injure any road's business oxccp hat of the Burlington as yet , nnd overythln ins been satisfactorily arranged by th ftlclals nnd the committee. Everything is In as good shape forth ncn ns could bo asked. The company 1 landllng no freight , and the passcnge rains they run do no earrv any passengers 1'ho class of men they ore hiring are the vcr , loorcst. An engineer took nn engine out fa Chicago day before yesterday who was s Irunk that ho hod to bo helped upon the ct fine. TJio chief ot police has taken the ma ! or In hand and will sco that no more sue men get on engines there. The local commlttc icld n secret meeting to-day at which a con munlcation won read from the engineers c he Wabash system , offering them f 100.0CO i hey need It. Cheering dispatches wcro nls received from Chicago. The members of th committee say that whatever measures ar ordered there will bo no violence. The hlnk the policemen who man the Burllngto engines lire an insult to the men as the roa inderstands they uro Intelligent men nnd uc o bo classed with rioting strikers. The trainn hero are moving about n yesterday , although iho officials say tin .hroughout the system they nro runnin nuch moro regularly. The regular passci rcr trains left with empty coaches about o line. The Council Bluffs train came in i 1:45 : o'clock , half an hour late. The DC Vtoiucs and St. Paul express duo at 11 : ' o'clock was marked "abandoned between S ( foseph and Kansas City. " The compan commenced to handle Denver business thi nornmg. No attempt has yet been made t send out a freight train from Kansr City. The switch engine whic was at work in the yan yesterday was running to-day and ns there 10 freight coming it is handling all the bus icss. Thcro weroa great many applicant for positions at the Burlington oflico thi norntng but the strikers uro active and 1 my man whom they know to bo u good cng iccr out of a Job they offer to pay his boai md also to pay him engineer's wages. Th irotherhood is now keeping about a doic men at a hotel here. The Iiocal Situation. The heavy rain storm of yesterday did m tend to lessen the crowd of strlkersand the sympathizers about the B. & M. depot. The : was no disturbance of any kind and U men conversed together caincstly and as fi ns could bo ascertained without any thrca of violence or even an intimation of such thing. A special tran arrived at 4 o'clock ycsterdu morning from Denver , carrying only throug lasscngers to Chleago. No. 4 duo here from the west at 0:40 : , wa forty minutes late , owing to poor connection nt the branch road junctions. Its arriv was greeted without any demonstration. Tl 10:03 : dummy train brought ten engineer i'liey wcro in charge of a man supposed a Pmkerton operative and ho watche them as closely as a hi watches over her brood. Notwit standing his great care a BKB reporter ma aged to talk with four of them before the d tectivo could block the game. Three of the admitted that they were non-union men nt came hero from Newark , Ohio , and oth < eastern points undo that they wcro former employes of the Baltimore & Ohio. In each case the detective interrupted tl conversation , and lu t as the fourth man wi being intcrvlewc'd he came up and said to tl reporter : "Now you just flrop this. These men a all members of the brotherhood and they a not to be interviewed. " "If they ore brotherhood men what obje tion can they have to stating their busine here ? " asked the reporter. "I don't propose to argue the matter wi you. You Just let 'em alone , " was the repl The reporter was persistent , however , ai the Pinkurton operative took his flock in the ticket office and sat'thcro until the ea bound train came in. Then they all jumpi aboard. Their destination could not 1 learned , but it was the general belief th they wcro taken down to the yards at Gl son. son.One of the incidents of the mornine w the refusal of a Union Pacific engineer to bai on to the B. & M. track and take out a Pu man car to the transfer depot. The strike cheered him and the Pullman compimy we forced to get a gang of men and push the c over to the Union Pacific tracks. ONE HUNUUBD AN1J FIFir &OAB3. At half past 10 o'clock last night the Br. lington depot was in full possession of special policeman , who was unassuming his authority and quite obliging in answcrli questions as far as his knowelage extcndc Ho told a BEE reporter that the active < flcials of the road hod departed for their i spcctivo homes an hour before , after havii witnessed safely the departure of i the trains for both the east and west f the night. Train 3 , an important link fre the east with the night western run , h shown up about 0 o'clock and had aboard largo number of Pinkcrton police , who i tained their seats in the coaches until pre orations wcro completed for forwarding t train on its western Journey an hour lati They did not disclose their objective poll and were adverse to speaking with any o outside their own crowd. To the surprise' everyone the Kans City "stub , " which had be abandoned since Sunday night , was made and departed on schedule time , with astran engineer and fireman in the cab. It w rumored about the yards that two f relg trains had been dispatched , one to the w < and one to the east , early in the evening , t proofs of these stories were lacking in cc Urination when a BISB reporter extended 1 investigations among people in a position know. A Burlington official told a reporter at Into hour that 150 engineers and nremen fr < Pennsylvania and Ohio hud left Chicago 5:45 : last night to bo distributed through lei and Nebraska points , and that the train ce veylng them would arrive In Omaha abe noon to-day. Another sensational rumor was to the feet that the company had tired of the stri gle , nnd wcro ready to concede the dcnmn of the strikers. Itcftigus In Distrust. , M. Cavanaugh , ono of the special poll men appointed to defend the property of t B. & M. company during the strike , cai into the chief of police's oflico yesterd and turning over his star , said ho resign * that he could not conscientiously perform 1 duty. At lilncoln. LINCOLN , Neb. , "March 1. [ Special Te gramtothoBr.E.l The situation of the stri remains unchanged. Not a brotherho man went to work under the final penalty dismissal Issued by the company. Thee cials report increased service to-day and tl preparations are , nearly ready to ham freight , Thrco freight trains were stait out to-day to feel the road and a number now men were pub' to work. In the mci time , however , tiio brotherhood had w over four ofthe new arrivals a as no eastern engineers have appeared yet the scene no great progress has been me to-day in overcoming the difficulty. A carload of Plnkcrton's went through t city westward this morning but none ho been kept heroIn fact there Is no occasi for the small army of specials that m parade the platform to the inconvenience the public and at no time has there been particle of necessity for it. Nothing li reached this city yet that U throu from Denver and no report w received to-day from the country wi of Hastings. The branch lines lit now ono train a day each way , but main 1 trains remain very uncertain. At the headquarters of the brothcihood I boys wcro as confident as , ever und sta that everything thus far was batlsfuetory them. From their .experience they belU THE OMAHA BUILDING BILL , A Conference Committee of Both HOUBOB Appointed. * THE OUTLOOK IS FAVORABLE. Lmlrd's Measure For Holillers In State Homes to Be Favorably Itcportcil Paddock's 1'oBtoftlco Hill Other Capital News. A Fnlr-Mliided Committee. WASHINGTON BUIIEAU TUB OMAHA BBS , J 513 rouiiTEKNTii STIIBRT , > WASHINGTON. D. C. . March 1. : ) The conference committee ou tbo part of .ho senate and the house on the Omaha1 lubllc building bill was appointed to-day as 'ollows : On the part of the'scnnto Spooncr , of Wisconsin , Quay of Pennsylvania , and Vest of Missouri ; for the house Dipplo of South Carolina , McShano of Omaha , nnd ICcnnedy of Ohio. The committee will not : mvo a meeting for several days nnd Mr , McShano leaves for Omaha to-morrow. All the members of it nro liberal- minded and will bo inclined to comply as nearly as possible , it is believed , with the wishes of the people of Omaha. Mr. McShano will make a tight for the full amount which the original senate bill appro priated , and says he believes the thrco con ferees on the part of the senate will bo with itm. But the democrats in both houses are making a fight to keep the appropriation for rmullc buildings down as low as possible seas as to give tariff revision as good a showing as possible , the theory being that if the surplus in the treasury Is reduced the chances of suc cess for tariff revision is proportionately re duced. Everything is being relegated to the Interest of tariff reform. The outlook is liopcful , however , for the full appropriation in this case. soi.wr.ns IN STATE HOMES. The sub-committee of the house committee on military affairs having the measure in charge has agreed to make a favorable re port on Mr. Laird's bill giving $100 a year for Iho support of each soldier received at state homes who would bo entitled to admission to the national soldiers' homes. Mr. Laird's bill is the same as the ono recently introdticc'don ttio subject in the senate by Mr. Mandcrson. VAVO11A11I.E TO TAlinOCK'S 111LL. The senate committee on public buildings and grounds have had under consideration for some time , and have finally agreed toTc- port favorable , upon a bill introduced early In tiio session by Mr. Paddock of Nebraska , providing forthecrectionof apostoftlcobuild ing in every city nud town where the post- office brings to the government n revenue of $10,000 a year. This measure has been very widely endorsed by the newspapers throughout the country , and n number of pe titions have been sent in asking for its pas sage. The bill provides that the building to be erected shall not cost moro than the ag gregate revenues of the postofllco for the last three years , and Mr. Paddock argues that It is not only a measure of convenience but economy. It is shown that the rentals paid by the government for postoffice build ings amount to much moro than a fair rate ol interest ou the sum of money that would bo required to carry out this plan , and that a handsome public building In each towji and city of more than five or six thousand inhabitants would bo a public bene fit. A board is provided for , consisting of the secretary of the treasury , the secretary of the interior , and the post master general , to superintend the erec tion of such buildings , and the plans are to bo'drawn in the supervising architect's office , An appropriation of t2.COOUOO dollars from the surplus revenues of the postofllco depart ment and $3,000,000 from the public treasury is made by the bill , and it Is expected that the committee on public buildings and grounds will report It on next Monday. THE TAUIFF HILL HBVEAI.EI ) . Without any ceremony the administration tariff bill was made public nt half past H tnis morning. As anticipated , the republican mcmoers of the committee on ways and means had no suggestions to offer to the ar bitrary majority , who have framed the bill without consulting their minority colleagues , and the committee was In session but a few minutes. Chairman Mills expected the min ority to have considerable to say about the bill and to make requests concerning the pro cedure to bo taken into considering the measure in the committee and reporting It tc the house , and was surprised when ho was informed that as he had composed the bill without suggestions from tbo minority the majority ought tp bo able to proceed with out its directions as to the con. sidcratlon. Thcro was no discussion ol the measure at all by members of the committee , nnd their meeting was but of a few minutes duration. Members of the house were supplied with copies of the bill a : they arrived at the capitol , and at their lots uro glanced over its provisions. Very few have so far digested tbo bill sufficiently te warrant them in giving a deliberate opinion but the best informed members on the subject of tariff declared that it has not a ghost of a chance of passage In reality It appears that there will bo a less following for the administration bill than there was for the Morrison horizontal bill the consideration of which , it will bo rcinem bercd , was refused by the house by u vori decided voto. The sharp reductions of the duty on iron will keep the Randall followinj solid in Pennsylvania , whllo the cuts 01 sugar , rico and a few other articles producci by the south will enable Randall to have ni increased vote from Louisiana , Georgia am the Virginias nnd Carolinas. Preo wool set tics the democratic support In Ohio am drives all members from that stati into the line of opposition ti the bill , while the Pacific slope is made solh in the opposition , by not only free wool , bu the material reductions on almost over artier produced on the Pacific slopo. If Kan doll was enabled to command eve forty votes in opposition to the Morrison bill ho will bo able to vote a third moro men 01 his side of the house , if ono can estimate thi early upon the expressions being given ; th majority members of the committee on way and means , as was true in the last two con cresses , claim to huvo enough votes in thi house to secure the passage of their bill. WHAT IIUrUllMCANS THINK OV IT. To-night I met General Brown , of Indiana ono of the leading republican members of th committee- ways and means , and askci him what ho thought of the bill. II said : "Tho bill was graciously stud under the noses of the minoi Ity this morning for the firs time. I can give no opinion of its merits. ' haven't ' read it and have given it but a luti ricd glance. That , however , satisfies ni that in its secret and mysterious prcparatlo : the democratic majority has had un eye t the partisan as well as to the economies parts of the tariff question. " AMENDMENTS TO THE O. A. . PENSION HILT It was a golden opportunity for the senator who are blddlng.buncombo and notoriety whc Mr. Mandcrson called up his disability per sion bill , and they embraced it. By propo- ing moro liberal provisions for the bll certain senators hoped to gain favo with those who are the bcnc llclaries , oven though the amendment had the effect of killing the measure Others who are at heart really opposed t the bill offered amendments which increase' ' the liberal provisions of it , with the view t loading it down. Between the two classe it begins to look as though the bill would b so amcncdcd that the house , If not the sci : nto , would refuse to pass it. Th senate committo had the measure undo careful consideration for weeks , and whc it was reported it not only mot the unan mous approval of the members of the G. / H. throughout the country , but the committee too , and why. real friends of the mcasur should now want to amend it is difllrult t conceive except It bo for buuicoinbe. Mi Mandcrson Is conducting a good and fuUlifi fight for the soldiers who entrusted him wit' ' their bill. I'UIII.tO IMUNTEn IN A I10t.lt. It is absolutely painful to sec Pnbll Printer Benedict wince under the crosf examination of the republican members o the house coinmlUco now Investigating tin affairs of his office. If ho has tuiprcssci anyone who has attended the meetings of tin committee that ho is competent to fill tin oflico of public printer , I havi not found that ono. Benedict wai cross-examined this afternoon b : Mr. Galllngcr. n republican member froii Now Hampshire. Ho acknowledged that In liaa discharged a number of ex-union soldier : from his office who were competent nnd wh < came within the scope of statutor ; protections nnd ho not only rofusci to give them his reasons for discharg ing them , but ho refused to tel the committee. Ho said his reasons wen satisfactory to himself ; that ho was respon slblo and that was sufficient. Mr. Gallinge : pressed Benedict for an answer , but the dem Jc ratio members of the committee protcctci : he witness. Mr. Galllngcr stated that It wai ils purpose to Impeach the witness and tha 10 could not do so If his interrogatories won : o bo treated contemptuously. I'OTTEH'S CONDITION IMl'ltOVKI ) . General Manager Tom Potter , of the Unioi Pacific. Is reported slights-Improved to-nlgh but ho Is yet In a critical condition , and thosi who have seen him do not believe ho will re cover. The physician is very cautious it jiving Information about the condition of Mr Potter even to the hitter's most intlmati friends , nnd it is easier to get favorable thai unfavorable reports. A CON ) rilUCV FOILED. Last night thcro was a conspiracy to gc lold of copies of the tariff for premature pub lication , but It accidentally failed. Early h : ho evening Mr. Bryan , foreman of tin government printing office ? , received i message over the telephone purportinj to come from Mr. Mills , the chuirinai of the committee , who had exclusive chargi of the bill , asking him to deliver ten cople : of the same to his house at 10 o'clock. Mr Liryan replied that he feared it would bo im lossibloto do so , but ho would try. At H D'clock ho sent n messenger to the house o Mr. Mills , to say that ho was unable to deliver liver the copies of the tariff bill as rcquestcc and was very much astonished to lean that Mr. Mills knew nothing o : Iho order that had como over the telephone It appears that an enterprising nuwspnpc man , knowing that the long expected ineaa uro would bo a valuable piece of news , on dcavorcd to obtain it in this wny ; At II o'clock , the hour named for the delivery o the tariff bills , a man was waiting outside o Mr. Mills' house with a package in hi hand , ready to act in case the conditions wen favorable. It was his plan to watch the mcs senger from the government printing office and if the latter delivered a package at Mr Mills' house ho know it would contain taril bills. Immediately upon the messcngc leaving the house ho proposed to ring th' ' bell and explain that the wrong package bin been delivered and exchange the bogu ouo In his hands for that which had com from the government prlntim ; ofllco. Bu us the public printer was not able to do th job , the scheme miscarried and the bill wa not prematurely published. Three hundrci copies were found lying all right in the roon of the committee of ways and means am under lock and guard. S. HEATH. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASHINGTON , March 1. [ Special Telegran to the BF.B.I The following pensions wen granted Nebraskans to-day : Original ir valid Benjamin Dye , Chapman ; Samuel F Henderson , Luvnca. Increase Edmon Hoylo , Raymond ; Luther Jaqucs , Cordon Robert H. Quigglo , Blue Hill. Mexican sui vivors Milton H. Lacy , Minaturo. Incrcas Michael Logan , Gretna. Pensions for lowansi Original invalid- Theodore Pyle , Fort Madison : Azotus H Graver. Rowley ; Earl F. Baldwin , Lnk Mills ; Andrew J. Barr , Webster City ; Mat tin N. Hubbard , Van Buren ; Ananus Lutz Woodburn ; Jesse Molick , QuasQucton PiramS.Sly , KllboumCity ; James B.A. Rob crtson , Kcswlck ; John Randolph ; Talloyraad Picrco Cahill , Lamotte. Increase Edmum Davis , Ellington ; John Stockwell , Wintci set : William C. Cullom , Bonaparte ; Josia ! B. Goodall , Ottumwa ; James Reagin , Hani burg ; Cyrus J. Momier , Allerton ; John Snj der , West Burlidgton ; Thomas Gates , Lim Springs ; David J. Garrctt , Leon ; Joscp' Hickman , Holstcin ; James A. Russell , Mi ! ton ; William H. Gibson , Hilcsvlllc. Rcissu nud increase Hilmphroy Weil , Corydoi Original , widows , etc. Mary A. , widow o Thomas M. Norris , DCS Moincs. Mcxica survivors Rufus Simmons , Perleo. National Capitol Notes. WASHINGTON , March 1. Among the men hers of the republican congressional commit tco chosen by the joint caucus to-tilght nr Senator Farwell , of Illinois ; E. H. Congei Iowa ; James Laird , Nebraska ; Senate Sawj'cr , Wisconsin ; O. S. Gifford , DakoU The debt , statement issued this aftcrnoo shows the reduction in the public debtdurin the month of February amounted to $7,750 SOU. Total cash in treasury fo2i ! OS9. DIED FItOM EXPOSURE. Sad Fate ofnti Old Alan Near Rush vllle , Mo. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , March 1. [ Special Teli gram to the BEE. ! Yesterday aftcrnoo about 0 o'clock two men passing along th public road two miles southwest of Rushvilh this county , discovered the body of a ma laying in the fence corner , on the farm c Jasper C. Allison , in Rush township , an upon examination ascertained that the bed had been lying there several days. Coronc Strlngfellow was notified and arrived J Rushvillo last evening , and proceeded to en pannol a jury of six men , win after viewing the body , removed to Rushvillo , where , upon examinatlo it was ascertained from letters upon his pc. son that his name was Henry Williams , age eighty-six years , Among his papers was printed silo say ing : "I am eighty-six ycai old , have had ono leg broken ; please contril ute n small sum to enable mo to support in ; self and family , " and $ . " > . ! 17 was found in h pockets. It appears from ono of the lettei that his family resided near Osborn , Kai The Jury , after hearing the evidence , r turned a verdict that the deceased came t his death on or about Friday night last , fro : exposure to the cold during the night. Tl postmaster at Osborn has been requested ' notify the family of the bad affair. A Midland A'ictlm Found. KANSAS CITY. Mo. , March 1. [ Special Tel gram to the BEE. ] The body of Frar Edison , who was caught by the falling ro of the Midland hotel , was to-day discovert beneath a mass of debris. The other men i jurcd will recover. Taking Depositions. KANS ts CITV , Mo. , March 1. [ Spec ! : Telegram to the BEE. ] Messrs. John I Carson , James D. Carson und Colonel Jol L. Cooper , of Chicago , nro In the city for tl purpose of taking depositions In behalf > James D. Carson in the divorce suit brougl against him by his wife , and begun impcac ing evidence at the Coatcs hotel this mor ing. Colonel Cooper and Mr. Fairoyaro e-o ducting the taking of depositions private ) Mr. Knlckc-rbockcr , of Chicago , represen Mrs. Carson. Several witnesses wcro c amlned but the testimony was trivial. Furloun Storm. DULUTII , Minn. , March 1. The worststor by far of the winter set in during the nlgl The high winds prevailing and the thli whirling snow rendered It Impossible , to s across the street. Trains arc arming lu on all roads , and departing trains arc uhh two engines , with'small chances of gcttii through. - . . "Will VUlt Denver. CHEYENNE , Wyo , , March 1. [ Special Tel gram to the BEK. ] An Invitation from t ! Union Paciflo to the Wyoming IcgMaluio Visit Denver has been accepted , The loglsl tors and Ihclr. frlunds will leave hero Sail day. -Denver' amiwill return .Sund evening. ' . ' . . . HEARING THE BOILING POINT , The Perkins County Contest ABJ Bunics n Serious Aspect. THREATENED APPEAL TO ARMS. Four Hundred Madrid Men Want to Move on Grant Sensational Arront at Central City Flro nt Snrccnt. Hound to Huvo Blood. MAIIIIIU , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tola * gram to the BEB. ] The excitement through out Perkins county is intense and the pros pect for bloodshed growing out of the county seat fight are increasing. Madrid's citlrcna are boiling with rage , und many people are bound to make an attack on Grant. The best citizens , however , are doing their utmost to prevent mob violence ) and have the law re spected , but It is dllllcult to control 400 angry men. The greatest animosity Is expressed against A. S. Parsons , now n resident ot Grunt , but formerly police judge at at Lin coln , and It Is hinted that climatic changes in Perkins county will provo to bo as-un- healthy to that Individual ns did those of Lancaster county , Really For an Attack. GIIANT , Nob. , March 1. [ Special Tclo- gram to the Br.i : . ] The returns for the county scat election nro now all lu and tha canvas will probably bo made to-morrow. It is asserted that tally sheet forgers at Madrid Increased the vote of the precinct it hundred in order to put Lisbon out of the field should another election occur. The vote from Grace precinct has also bconl doctored , changing the vote for Grant from forty-four to eighteen. The result of the of ficial count cannot bo foretold at this tlino. Intense excitement still prevails all over the county. It is assorted to-night that 100 armed men from Madrid precinct will come to. Grant to-morrow to Intimidate , the canvassing board. Should they ir.ako novo whatever to bulldo/o the people ot 3rant , blood will flow. At least the voters of this precinct will defend their ballots , lohn McKcnric. a Madrid man , Is said to lave sworn to kill two of our men and the ) ilr is full of threats of Incendiarism. Mi > Kcmio has said , "Blood must flow at and I will sec that It docs flow. " A Hciisatlonal Arrest. CENTIIAI , Cnv , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Telegram to the BEI : . ] Quito a ripple of ex. . citcmcnt was caused hist evening by the nr * rest of N , Barnes , a prominent citizen , for threats against L. C. Hart , a wealthy farmed md stockman living near this place. Hart et Barnes have large sums of money to lonu out at usurcous rates of interest' . Hart being a religious man , the money was loaned 111 Barnes' name and Barnes hold notes. Then , ly un understanding between them , If par * tics plead usury , the notes were to bo In dorsed to Hart , who would bo an in * , noccnt purchaser. A short ' 'incl ' ago Barnes' safe was burglari/ed and n lafga number of papers taken , among them tha notes referred to above. Hart claimed foul ; ilay nud attached soina property of Humes' which brought out threats from liarnca , Barnes gave bonds and was released. An Important Transfer. Cur , Neb , March 1. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] An Interesting t ratio was closed herd to-day , involving $ . " > 0,000 , through the agency of Colonel A. Ncidigv the Omaha real estate dealer , by which Iloir. H. W. McClure , the O'Nell banker , well known in Nebraska , has bought D. C. Hor- ton's largo stock of dry goods in this city , and Horton becomes owner of the celebrated ) McClure ranch , Holt county , stocked wKl * horses and cattle , an important transfer oft properties. Burled Alive. HAY SPUING * , Neb. , March 1. [ Special to the BEE. ] News has just boon brought in that Jerry Lewis , n colored well digger , ha been buried ulivo in a 140-foot well about si * miles north of Hcmlngford , In Box Butte county. Ho was engaged in curbing the well about fifty feet from the surface when thci wall gave way near the top and carried hint to the bottom. The body has not yet been recovered. Lewis leaves n wife nnd two children , and hud a homestead In the vicinity of the accident. A General Store Burned. SAHOENT , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The general store be longing to H. Y. Carr at West Union , burned down yesterday. Nothing was saved. The "V stock was valued at $14,000 , and the building at f2WX ) . The insurance is not over $ 'J,000. Carr was the principal merchant of the places nnd was engaged in other enterprises. Ha was the first business man to locate in thlif part of the state and is well known. Evangelist Moody at Hastings. , ; HASTINGS , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tola. , gram to the BEE. ] D. II. Moodyi the celebrated evangelist , is holding a scries of gospel meetings in thI4 city , commencing to-day. The opera house } is crowded to its utmost capacity and hunr drcds of people from surrounding towns ara , . present. Great enthusiasm Is manifested. , Stock Cremated. NOIIDEN , Neb. , March 1. [ Special to the BEE. ] C. P. Lively'a blacksmltrf shop nnd barn burned to the ground at ) 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Nothing was saved. Four head of cuttle and a pony wcrq In the barn nnd perished In the flumes. Tliq ilro is supposed to have been started by an incendiary , as thcro was no llro In the bhop. Loss , $000 ; no insurance. Suit Against the AVostern Union. Piiii.ADF.i.i'iiiA , March 1. [ Special Tele * gram to the Buu-1 A cipher telegraphic dls patch , misinterpreted as it is claimed , by a telegraph operator , has caused the financial embarrassment of Frank J. Primrose , a wool merchant of Front md Arch streets , who has sued the Western Union telegraph company forlOO,000. Mr. Primrose , in his bill ol complaint , states that the telegram which ha sent in July last to his agent W. B , . Tolami , in Waukccney , Kan. , which ordered no purchase - * chase of wool , was made to buy all kinds ot wool. In accordunco therewith Toluncl bought 100,000 pounds of wool , which Mr. Primrose was forced to dispose of at a great loss. Ho now SUPS the Western Union for the amount ol his loss , which ho places at ) SIOU.OOO. Pinching n Speculator. NEW YORK , Marc-h 1. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.Jcromo L. Hill , of the Union. club , has not yet been arrested on the charge ! of the executors of the Lattimcr estate tha ho used tha money of the estate , of which ho ) was formerly executor , in speculation. They say , however , that ho will bo artcstcd short/ . Jj ly , The It-gal opinion in the Union club la ' ' that Mr. Hill will hear from the governing committee immediately , and bo given un op * portunlty to defend himself. Troubles , SAX Fmxcisco , March 1. The failure ia" announced hero for tf.0,000 of Kossiter A Smith , Importers of calfskin and shoo chfncry. Bad debts are the principal caus of the failure. . , MAN-ISIT.I : , Mich. , March 1-Tho Manlstef salt and lumber company made an asslgfiiS ment this morning for the benefit of thelv creditors. Assets 1 1,600,000 and llabllltler/ * * tH,000. Tim liabilities are ' mostly ot
