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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
i SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING. MARCH 10 , 1888. NUMBER
THE FAVORITISM OF FIVE ,
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I Presidential interviews With Bo-
publicans In That Many States.
PREFERENCES OF THE PARTY.
TnlksVnli Members In New York ,
Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indlnnn
nml Minnesota on Their
Choice ofCnndldntcH.
The Voice of the Peoples
inr.Lnin , Mnrch 18. [ Special to the
13F.E.-Tho ] Times will print to-morrow
morning the result of a canvass mndo during
the post ten days among the republican voters
of New York , Pcnnsylvnnln , Ohio , Indiana
nnd Minnesota. Conservative and observant
republicans In every ward and township In
nil of the states named were consulted nnd
they were asked not their own opinion , but
for their estimate of the feeling nmcngtho
republican voters in their respective dis
tricts.
Immediately upon the publication of Mr.
Blnlno's declination , which for the first time
made the situation at all complicated , these
representative republicans were asked to
carefully observe the feeling In their several
localities , nnd on n given day during the past
week to report especially for this canvass.
This they did to the number of several thou
sand , over eight hundred replies having been
received from Now York city nlono. Every
effort was made to get nt the feeling of the
pcoplo , without regard to the politicians.
The cnnvnsB was not conducted In the inter
est of anybody , but solely for the purpose of
ascertaining the preferences of the pcoplo.
The questions upon which Information was
eought wcro the preferences for the presi
dential nominees ; the condition of the party
ns compared with the same time in 1831 ;
whether the labor or the prohibition vote
\vouldbollkelytochnngo the usual result ;
nnd ly Minnesota , whether or not the people
favored n high protective tariff. Each man
consulted was asked to drop his own preju
dices and to report the feeling among repub
licans In his own voting precinct exactly ns
bo found it. Comparatively few wards or
townships In any of the five stntcs of New
York , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana and
Minnesota were unheard from.
SUMMAItT OF TUB JIK8UI.Ta.
Beginning in the northwest it is found that
Lincoln leads in Minnesota for first place ,
With Grcsham n close second. . Mnny refuse
to nccept Blalno's declination as final , while
others declare his withdrawal has increased
the chances in their districts nt least
25 per cent. Moderate tariff reform Is
demanded , but the assertion that the
republicans of Minnesota are for a tariff for
revenue only is repudiated. Prohibition is
making some inroads , but is not greatly
feared.
Indiana is undeniably for Harrison , Grcs
ham hardly being in sight. Labor and tem
perance will not figure prominently as issues ,
but pensions for old soldiers , nnd a fair count
of nu votes cast cither north or south nro
loudly called for.
Ohio Is solid , outwardly at least , for Sena
tor Sherman , with an Inclination noticeable
everywhere to desert him on the least provo
cation , and go over cither to Blaine or For-
nkcr. The latter says ho is not a candidate
] for first or second place , but ho has lot ? of
warm friends throughout the state. Sherman
\vill htWp the solid delugution in the Chicago
convention.
In Pennsylvania thcro is no settled con
sensus of preferences. All the republicans
In the state wore for Blaino. and aJnco his
withdrawal sentiment has not fixed upon uny
one. Cameron could have seine delcRctcs ,
but ho insists ho is not n candidate. These
vfno mention him are the politicians ; the
pcoplo aay nothing about him. Tlio next
most popular men nro Lincoln , Hawley ,
Sherman nnd Depew. The state Is safely
republican for anybody.
LOOKING id sr.vr TOHK.
By far ttio most carefully canvassed state
was Now York. Excepting a few wards in
some of the interior cities nnd townships in
the Cntskills nnd the Adlrondncks , which it
was impossible to reach , almost every pre
cinct In the state was heard from. Thcro Is
undeniably n strong sentiment in favor of the
nomination of Blaiuo by acclamation. With
him out of the w.vy Depow leads , with
Blaine a close second , declination or no dec
lination. HIscock nnd Sherman are tlio
next favorites , but they are n long way be
hind.
Presidential Preferences.
As early ns September of last year work
was begun upon tbo collection of names and
nddresses of conservntivo and observant
republicans resident In cacli voting precinct
In Now York. These names wcro obtained
through party workers from editors of local
newspapers by travel through the state , and
from a largo personal acquaintance. They
were obtained thus early in order that men
could bo secured not in the Interest of any
condldnto. In most eases they were induced ,
durlug tho" past few days , to take special
pains to learn the real feeling in their locali
ties nnd report that fooling ns they found it
especially for this canvass.
There are In the state of Now-York 1,013
wards and townships outside of the cities of
New York , Brooklyn , Troy , Albany , Syra
cuse , Rochester nud Buffalo. Of these it
was impossible to get replies from 102 , be
cause many of them are mountain districts
nud others nro on the extreme northern
boundary nnd difficult to reach in the time
t allowed. But enough city wards outside of
Now York and Brooklyn were heard from to
mnkq the total 1,120. These cover practically
the entire state ; Their voice on first choice
L for the presidential nomination stands :
U Dopow. . . 4MHnrrison | 10
f Hliilne 403 ConKllmc 12
HIscock 728hoilnuu 13
filienmm 48 Koruker 4
A Lincoln 24 Oreslumi 4
Allison 10
lluwli'y 11 Total l.uu
, The 403 districts in which it is said the
Blaine sentiment leads , are declared to bo
' for him , declination or no declination. They
, nro scattered well over the state , but the
counties in which the greater number are
found nro Schuyler , Cayugu ( Auburn ) , Jof-
li 1 orson , Essex , Delaware , Washington. Ulster ,
( I Wyoming , Cortland. Queens , Niagara , Suf-
fl folk , Kings ( Brooklyn ) , Fulton , Soncca ,
6 , Hamilton , Steubon and Westchoster. In
/ Livingston , Cnyuga , Jefferson , Bchuylor and
Westchcster the sentiment in almost solid
for Blaine , although they nil suy they know
ho has declined the use of his name.
The Dopow strength comes very largely
from counties that they say were /or Blaine
bnthuvo substituted Denew , The Lincoln
strength comes much In tuo same way. The"
Uepew sections nro Albany , Oawego , Scho-
barlo , Putnam , Orleans , , Montgomery , Scho-
nectody , Otsego , Orange , Erie , Richmond ,
Kings , Queens and Sullivan counties. The
Sherman strength is widely scattered. Conk-
Hug finds friends In Now York city iind
Brooklyn , nnd In Saratoga , Hamilton , Al
bany , Ouoida and Jefferson counties.
DOn second choice there Is n wide divergence
of opinion :
Dopow 3If Allison. . . . 10
Bhennan , 172 I'helps. . . . , IB
Lincoln , . , 124 IMnuuuls , , , , . , 10
Harrison. . , , . , . , t * hvurts 12
Jlu\\ley. . , , Ti CouUltU/ 12
ll iscock IS Koruker , 8
Ureshum. . . 3t > The Nominee M )
hherlilan 'A
Warner ililler 24
" ' "
"KiauVOraud'Aruiymen in Lewis" county
favor Sheridan ; Warner Miller is wanted by
Hcrkluier county , whore ho lives ; Depow is
popular hi Buffalo , Albany nnd New York
oitv , where it Is claimed by one imm that ho
will gel the solid vote of the laboring classes ,
particularly these on the railroads ; Iliscock
stands well In Onoudaga ( Syracuse ) , his
home ; Allison is liked in Chenuugo county ,
while IJockland. Albany , Qeneseo and Greene
ore greatly relieved by the withdrawal of
Dluiuo , and say the condition of tho.party in
those counties Is improved fully DO per cent
by it.
The paity in Chcmune county ( Elmlra ) is
Imaly demoralized. It la tuo home , of Ciov-
crnor Hill , nnd It is chcrced by upwards of
fifty republicans writing from that district
that In the last two campaigns monev has
been freely used and that It Is expected In the
approaching ono. It Is therefore impossible ,
they say , to do much ngainst it. The party
fences nro down and are likely to remain
down ,
Inlbany n great deal ot state and federal
patronage has been given out by the demo
crats , nnd It is conceded that Blatno or any
nthcr republican could not do BO well In 1883
ns was done in 1884 , when the democratic plu
rality J was ( Vlrt. Tlio following year Hill In
creased It to 1,077 , and last year Grant ran
behind Cook 1,903 votes.
Yatcs county wants a hlph license cam
paign and Krio county ( Buffalo ) fears the
labor and prohibition people.
A cnnvasa among leading republicans ,
without reference to wnrd or precinct , was
made lit Now York city and Broklyn. Only
first choice Was asked for and the following is
the result :
NIW :
Dopow . , . ni.1 | Lincoln . 0
Illnlno . KOJBlierlilnn . 8
Bherman. 162 Harrison. 1
HIscock OR
Uonlding 41 Total.
Hnwluy. 11
imOOKMTN.
lllnlnc Krnrts 0
ippow . . . llnrrteon i
HHcock 62 Miller 4
Hawlny 01 Alllnon 2
Sliermnn 27 Morton. . . 1
Conkllng 27 The nominee 31
Lincoln 24
Hherldun 11 Total 303
It should bo added that this canvass was
taken nt random , except that It was seen in
all cases that all wore republicans. Amonff
them nro the representatives of the cities at
Albany.
THE KETSTONE bTATB.
It Is anybody's fight In Pennsylvania.
The republicans of the state wcro thor
oughly bound up in the fortunes of Blnine.
When ho withdrew there was political
chaos , out of which thcro has not yet come
any sort of order. Replies were reclved from
republicans In 1SCO wards and townships of
the state , from many members of the legis
lature , from almost every member of the
state committee , from nil the national con
vention delegates yet selected and from
many prominent political observers through
out the state. All agree in saying that thcro
Is no settled feeling in favor of anybody.
There is a warm feeling for both Senator
Cameron and Governor Beaver , but both
hnvo said they were not candidates , nnd the
people take them nt their word. Drouping
Blulno the vote on what may bo called the
second choice of the state stands thus by
wards and townships :
Lincoln 3.V Rrarts 1R
Sherninn . 2T > 4 HIscock 17
Hawlcy . 108 Sherman 8
Depew . 67i Ingalls 6
Harrison. . . . . . . 6T > AlBcr 4
Grcshom . 64 Porter 1
Allison . 34 Heaver. 1
Cameron . 2t ! ThoNominoe 221
Phelps
fornker. . , . 20 Total 1.2CO
The Cameron votes come from Dauphin
county almost exclusively ; the Gresham
f rom Philadelphia and Pittsburg : the Sher
man from Philadelphia nnd the western
counties of the state ; the Harrison from
Lycoming , Tioga nnd Bradford , nnd the Lin
coln from the eastern part , though the Sher
man and Lincoln preferences are well scat
tered. A favorite ticket is Lincoln nnd Hawley -
ley , but if the former would accept the last
place , Hawlcy and Lincoln would suit as
well , if pot better. In Philadelphia both
Hawley and Sherman hnvo made friends , the
former probably more than the Ohio man.
There are loud complaints In the mining
counties of Carbon. Luzcrno , Lackawunna
nnd Schuylkill that the tariff Issue is played
out , and that something new must b < j tried It
the party is to hold its own : but aside /rom
thcso , flections , all agree that the party was
never In better condition or more eager to
enter n light. The republicans of the state
pretcr Blaine , but they will support with
votes and money any ticket that ia nomin
ated.
AMONG Till ! BUCKETES.
There is a remarkable unanimity among
Ohio republicans in favor of Senator Sher
man , and all concede that ho will have the
solid delegation of the stato. All of the or
ganizations In ttio eighty-eight counties as
sert this fact. The same thing is further
proven by the testimony of conservative men
in no less than 1,184 wards and townships of
the state , outside of Cincinnati. From Ham
ilton county replies from 320 republicans
wcro received covering the entire 107 pre
cincts of the city and nearly every township
nnd voting precinct in the county. AH of
these nro for Sherman. The first choice of
Ohio may. therefore , bo said to bo undivided ,
for of all the replies received , less thaji n
dozen declare that the voters of their section
favor any other than Sherman. Of the 820
who give their opinion on Hamilton county ,
forty-two name majorities , and their figures
range from UOO to 8,500 republican majority
in the city nnd county , provided Hherman is
nominated. Many say there is no second
choice , so that while almost 2,000 republicans
residing in every township in the state were
consulted , it is possible to give second choice
figures in but 1,073 of tbo districts. These
are :
I'oraker c. . . Ingalls 17
Lincoln 211 HIscock U
Harrison 21M Hherldun 3
Ilnuley 10S 1'orter 1
Hliilno 01 'Tho nominee W
Depmv , , 61
Allison ' 21 Total. . , 1,075
But ho would indeed bo a very poor investi
gator of political leanings who would take
the situation in Ohio to-day as outlined in the
foregoing figures. Keeping strictly to the
statements made by the conservative re
publicans who wrlto us it is safe to say that
were either Blaine or Foraker avowed candi
dates Sherman could not hold the Ohio dele
gation intact for an hour. Dozens of the Ham
ilton county SSQ say that Sherman will have
the delegates from that county for a few pre
liminary votes , but that after that they will
go to Blaine or Foraker on the slightest
provocation , nnd that they will wholly please
their constituents In so doing. Sherman's
steady nnd permanent strength comes from
Fnlrflold county , where ho was born , Uich-
land county , where he lives , and the central ,
southern , southwestern and western counties.
In Adams county. In the southwest , there arc ,
though , many Bluino men , and the same is
true in all the counties named. On the other
bund Blaine has a strong following in the
cast , northeast , north and northwestern
counties , voters in TrumbulU Asiitabuia ,
Mahoning , Jefferson , Columbia , Portage ,
Stark , Medina , Summit , Gcauga , Lake ,
Sanduslcy , Ottawa , Wood , Henry , Lucas.
( Toledo ) . Fulton , Williams , Dollanco and
Putnam counties say Blaine would suit them
as well us would Sherman , The only ob
jection made to Blaine Is that of expediency.
In addition to this there ia apparent in
every part of the state u strong admiration
for Forakor. It amounts In many of the
counties , notably in Jefferson , Washington ,
Franklin. Hamilton , Cuyahoga , Lucas. Clor-
mont , Pickuway , Coshocton nnd Highland ,
ForaUor's nntlvu county , to the belief that
with Bltiino out of the field , Governor For-
ukur Is really the man to mnko nn enthusiastic
campaign , on which thodoubtful states can bo
carried with n whoop aud hurrah. Lincoln
and Harrison or Lincoln nnd Hawley are fre
quently mentioned ns satisfactory tickets ,
provided an Ohio man is not chosen aud
Biulno will not accept.
AMOXU Tin : iioosir.ns.
With the exception of Ohio , republican
sentiment in Indlunu has crystalized more
than in any other of the five states can
vassed. There are ninety-two counties in
Indiana , Ucplies were received from the
county committee chairmen of all of them.
These chairmen say they have canvassed
their dictricts well. Of them , SO say Harri
son Is the favorite , 20 Sherman nnd 10
Gresham. This Is the vlow of the
politicians. Aside from them , observant
republicans , unconnected with the party
management , weio consulted In 1,252 town
ships uml wards. In many instances replies
wcro iccclved from four nnd five men in
each township , uml in every case but ono
they agreed ns to the prevailing feeling in
the locality for which they spoke. By town
ships , carefully checked off and verified , the
preferences stand :
HarrUon , . . . CM Porter , 12
Sherman. . , Uepew U
Oresmun' . . .
Illnlno. . , , , . . , b6 Total ,7B
Lincoln
It should be noted that In Indiana , ns in thp
other states , a very largo proportion vote
upon the understanding that UJalno will not
be n candidate. They add , however , in about
40 per cent of the districts that if Blnlno is n
candidate all calculations nro off. Particu
larly is this true in the Sherman and Ores-
1mm townships nnd wards. The Harrison
people stand firmer , but say they are of
: ourso for any good republican.
On second choice thcro Is a great scnttcr-
ng. It Is Impossible to glvo second choices
ly districts , and so they nro given by votes ,
iach counting ns ono regardless of what It
'cprescnts. ' Tills it how Indiana rcpubll-
: ans vote individually when their favorites
re out of the way :
licrmnn. Allison 10
IrcBlinin. . . . . . . . . . . 321 Kornkcr 0
Jepaw 8
.Incoln HKIConkllng 4
llnlne 1841'lu-lpi
Inn-lion 11K Fnlrclillrt
tawley , 18Tho Nominee. .
'orter , 10
UiIVI , * < JU
llscock 13 Total 1,475
The Grcsham vote comes from Harrison
county , where Judge Gresham Was born' , nud
chiefly In the southern part of the state ,
.hough Floyd county , adjoining Harrison on
lie cast , ia very strong for Harrison. Other
jtrong Harrison sections are Carroll , Mont-
pomeryCrnwfordsvllleVigo ( ) ( Tcrro Haute ) ,
Bcnton , Owen , Jackson , III ploy , Morgan ,
Monroe ( Bloomlngton ) nnd Marlon ( Indian
apolis ) counties. Grcsham finds his strong
est concentrated following outside Harrison ,
his homo county , in Cass ( Lognnsport ) nnd
In St. Joseph ( South Bend ) and Vanderborg
( Evnnsvlllo ) . In South Bend , Elkhart1
Evnnsvlllo , Munclo , Fort Wayne , La' Porto
nnd Jcffcrsonvlllo , Lincoln nnd Sherman
hnvo many friends. Johnson , Randolph and
some moro of the counties In the eastern part
of the state have declared for Harrison ,
tlnough their county committee , nnd Harrison
risen county has done the same for Judge
Gresham.
MINNESOTA TOKPEIIENCnS.
The canvass In Minnesota was confined to
the fully organized counties in the southern
half of the state , nnd the single tier of coun
ties that extend to the British line on the
; vcstcrn border. Replies were received about
-ho feelings nmonjt republicans in 002 wards
imd townships. Before giving the prefer
ences it should bo said that they wcro made
with the idea that Blnino is out of the race.
The forty-three who favor him say the people
in their locality want Blainc , declination or
jio declination. Of the state's fourteen dele
gates In the Chicago convention four years
ago. only two voted originally for Blainc , but
at the present time almost every township in
'ho counties of Aitkin , Anokn , Chippewa ,
Jnrlton , Dakota , Dodge , Frceborn , Goodhuc ,
Morrison , Mower , Lo Sueur , Jackson , Isanti.
Pipcstono , Rice , Todd , Sherburno nnd
Winona declare for Blaine for first choice , if
ho wore a candidate. As they believe ho is
not , they vote ns follows :
Lincoln 401 Conkllng n
( Ircslmm 211 rnlrchlM 1
Sherman 171 ( } . 1C. Davis 1
Allison 103 Gov. Husk 1
llalno 44
'ornkcr 23 Total 003
Blicrhlnn 4
The strength of the lending men for first
choice comes from Dodge , Olmstead , Siblcy ,
Yecborn. Pipestono , Cottonwood , Goodbuo ,
lennepin and Blue Earth counties for Lin
coln ; from Big Stone , Dakota , Rico , Mower ,
jo Sueuer , Otter Tail and Polk for Gresham.
Sherman Is strong in Duluth nnd St. Paul.
) f course the counties named are not solider
or their respective favorites , but n greater
number of the precincts in each so express
heir preferences. Townships in nil parts of
ho stato. however , favor each of them ,
hewing that their strength Is scattered and
hat the state , as Is repeatedly declared by
heso republicans , Is ready to support any
rood nominee.
On second choice there is the usual
cattering. Not nil are able to discover
any second choice , but where feeling
ms so far crystalized it is reported as fol-
ows :
.jjncoln 152 Foraker 16
Ureslmm 122 Kvarts 8
\lllsoh 101 Davis 3
Sherman 92 Falrchlld 2
tawley 61 Conkllng 1
Hscock 20
tusk 17 Total .000
Inrrlson 1" .
The information pivcn hero is based on
correspondence with all of the Minnesota
members of congress , the entire state com
mittee , the chairmen of the county commit
tees , the presidents and secretaries of nearly
all the political clubs in the state and a very
great number of private citUens residing jn
nnd conversant with almost all of the wards
nnd townships in all of the counties that are
at all thickly settled. Hero are samples of
two letters , both from representative re
publicans who are high in Minnesota party
councils :
"Wo want n revision of the tariff as often
ns the situation may call for It , but strong
protection of the manufacturing industries ,
in order to foster a homo market for the
commodities wo produce. Wo do not want
the free trade and consequent poverty of our
jioighbors In Canada. We do not want the.
national debt paid off too quickly ; wo want
it funded by 2) ) per cent fifty or ono hundred
year bonds , thus giving our national banks n
solid basis. Wo want the surplus expanded
in improving our waterways , especially the
great lake system ; establishing : i permanent
fund for such improvemcnt.instcad of giving
it in piecemeal and necessarily hampering
tlio plans for such work. Wo want a navy
constructed that our nation may not bo
nslmmed of , and harbor protection at Now
York , San Francisco nnd other important
seaports. Wo want railroads constructed
into Mexico nnd South America , aided by
government loans. Wo want a broad-gaugo
western man for president , who will grasp
these important questions and handle them
intelligently.
"Thoro was n great deal of dissatisfaction ,
especially in the Fifth congressional district ,
over the nomination for governor last year ,
nnd thousands of republicans remained
away from the polls , but the disaffection was
purely local and personal. Whoever the re
publican nominee for president is , Minnesota
may bo counted as absolutely sure to give
him from from twenty-live- thirty thousand
majority. "
Condition of the Party.
The following question was nsked nnd nn
swcrcd in every instance :
What Is the condition of the party us com
pared with this time four years ngo )
From n few republicans in Minnesota , who
fear tbo prohibition movement aud the tariff
about n dozen In Schuylkill , Carbon , Luzcrno
and Lnckawannn countics in Pennsylvania
who fear the effects of the recent strike urn
the labor troubles ; and perhaps n score ii
Saratoga , Otsego , Monroe and Queens coun
ties in Now York , where the prohibitioi
movement is reported stronger , and in Now
York City and Brooklyn , where the labo
movement Is a moro or loss uncertain quan
tity , the replies are unfavorable. In u very
few cases the report is that the party is in a
least no worse condition than four years ago
The overwhelming testimony Is on the side
of u marked improvement. The statements
uro to the effect that whore , in 1884 , persona
ambitions were pushed to the front and thi
and that hobby seeking to bo aired nt the expense
penso of the party , to-day the one though
Is to regain lost power. Replies by the bun
dreds say that republicans in the dlstrlc
sjrakcn for are ready to support anyone
whoso record ns a man nud n republican 1
clean. Local feuds have been buried. Ir
Minnesota it Is said by many that Blulno'i
withdrawal has improved the party's chance
25 per cent. The same report coma
from Kings and Queens counties in Nev
York , though tha latter decluro they uro
ready to work might and main for any inai
who can win. Pennsylvania republican
have long boon united , nnd Ohio and Indiana
say they were never in better shape.
In every county in nil of the- five statci
evidences uro forthcoming that the- party i
already as wldo awake , eight months before
the election , as it generally is in Juno , Hv
months before election ,
Another feature is the willhgiioss to send
unpledged delegations to Chicago. Republicans
licans say they followed the lead of ono mm
four years ago , and while they still admire
that leader they are for the party now am
uro willing that combined judgment of the
party rcpicsentatlves shall say whom they
shall support. This is especially noticeable
in Pennsylvania , New York and Minnesota
In Oh < o and Indiana favorite sons claim
stronger loyalty , though not to the extent o
seeking pledged delegations , unless thesi
sous themselves insist upon them ,
LAIlOil AND I'UOWIUTION.
The following question was uskcd concern
ing the labor and prohibition movements :
[ Continued on tfcfoml IJ i/c.J /
WHEELS AGAIN WHIRLING ,
lufflnoors Ordered Book to Work on
the Santa Fo.
5HIEF ARTHUR ADVISED IT.
An All-Day Conference of Union In-
clflc OIUclnlB and Kniploycs
ANnwKuinorAdontAbont
t lie BtirllriRtou Strike.
Snntn Fo Men Go Back.
KAXSAS CITY , Mo. , Mnrch 18. The Santa
5Vs strike Is over. The following official no
tice was Issued at 0 o'clock this evening :
CtxsAS CITY , Mnrch 18. To Engineers
and Firemen on the Santa Fo System : I am
advised by our grand chief to renucst of you
that you return to your respective positions
nt once ; further , that I will repair to Chicago
nnd adjust all misunderstandings.
J. CONIIOE ,
'hnlrinan ' of the General Grievance Com
mittee.
Chairman Conroo returned from Topcka
this morning where ho had boon In confer
ence yesterday with Governor Martin nnd
Santa Fo ofttclala. Ho at once called the
meeting of the committee hero. Conro
quietly boarded the Rock Island express for
Chicago nt 4 : BO this afternoon and was fifty
miles out of the city by the time his notlco
was promulgated. The cx-strlkcrs hero ns-
tcrt that tlio company has agreed not to
landlo Burlington freight.
Applying For Orders.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , March 18. Trains wcro
moved to-day with some regularity. The
allfornla and New Mexico train to leave at
10:10 : a. m. and the Denver and Utah oxprpss
duo to leave at 11:1B : wcro consolidated and
eft at 11:30. : No. 71 of the Southern Kansas
.eft nt 12:11 : a. m. , thirty-five minutes late.
The Colorado express duo at 0 a. m. arrived
at 0:45. : The cast-bound California and
north-bound Texas express , due to arrive at
4:30 and 0:15 : p. in. respectively , were re
ported abandoned.
Trains on the Kansas City , Fort Scott &
jiilf road nil went out on time this morning
with no indications of trouble. The depot
presented deserted appearance all day as
there was little interest taken in the move
ments of trains and the general feeling was
.lint the strike wuslovcr. As one of the men
mounted his cuglna to take out a train , an
ola engineer standing In a group near by
turned to his companions and said :
"Well boys , fall to. The last man to go
back will bo the onb who gets left. It is only
a matter of time nq'w. "
His prediction "was verified when nt 0
o'clock Chairman Conroo's notice xvas issued.
The men took the matter philosophically and
this evening nearly all of them present in
the city were applying to Assistant Superin
tendent Spoor for orders , transportation ,
etc. '
OrdcrctI Bnck to Denver.
Dr.xvEii , Colo. , March 18. The striking
engineerslto-nlght'recclved orders to return
to work and will take trains out as usual to
morrow. Advices irom other points are to
.he same effect , j
Chief Aijthur Pleased.
CHICAGO , March ! 18. Chief Arthur was
asked to-night what ho thought of the dccis-
, on of the Santa Fqunon to return to work.
' 'I am glad they wotit backho said. "I ad
vised them to go bock because I did not think
hero was sufficient cause for a strike. I
ommunlcnted with Mr. Conroe , chairman of
the grievance committee , nnd asked him to
request the men to return to work and then
come to Chicago to settle the matter with
Mr. Smith. "
Grand. Master Sargent said the men on the
Santa Fo went back at 0 o'clock. Ho had no
information as to the causes of the strike or
what had Induced the men to go back beyond
iho fact that they had a conference with the
officials of the road nt Kansas City or Topeka
ind that an agreement was there uiado that
; ho railroad would no $ require the men to
: iaul any Burlington freight and they went
back on the strength of that agreement.
In reference to tlio cause of the strike ho
said : "I believe , In fact I know for a cer-
tainity , that Vice President Smith had noth
ing to do with it and that the ofllcera of the
rpttd did not mean to bundle any "Q" freight.
But sometimes some potty officials will do
something that will involve a whole road in
trouble. "
As to the reports of trouble on the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul nnd Chicago & North
western and Chicago & Alton , Mr. Sargent
said there was not the slightest danger of
any difficulty , as these roaas had managers
who would live up to their promises and re
main neutral.
President Smith niitl the Malls.
CHICAGO , Mnrch , 18. When the attention
of Vice-President Smith , of the Atchison
road , was called to the statements of Post
master General Dickinson by n reporter to
day , ho said :
"Wo made no demand on the government
for increased compensation in this matter.
Wo could not , under the present circum
stances , entertain a proposition from the gov
ernment oven if one were made to run such
exclusive trains In consideration of such in
creased compensation for the reason that to
do so would bo simply to encourage the en
gineers in their disloyalty to the company ,
Wo assume that our obligation to move mails
for the benefit of the public Is no greater
tlmd our obligation to move passengers along
the line of railroad. I think Postmaster Gen
eral Dickinson will ndmlt the justice of our
position when ho has had time to think over
the matter , as ho certainly must know it is
absolutely essential that employes should bo
loyal to their employers' Interests , and that
It would bo suicidal to attempt to op-
prate either a government or n railroad
under any other conditions , nnd therefore ,
that wo could not afford to employ nnd pay
men for such service who were in open re
belllon against the company. "
"You will insist , then , that no mail trains
shall move over your road unless they nro
part of the regular trains or contain passen
gers and express } "
"That is Just exactly the position. You
cannot put it in words that will bo too strong.
Wo propose to protect ourselves in this mat
ter , nnd . wo will not allow any one or any
Inlluenco to subordinate our rights. "
SntUflcd 'tho ' Government.
CHIOAOO. March J8. Tlio threatened clash
between tlio postofllco department nnd the
Atchison , Topokn & Bantu Fo company was
averted by un amicable agreement early to-day
before the strike was declared off by the
brotherhood. T , E. Nash , general supcrin
tcndcnt of the railway mall service , said this
evening , in explanation of the matter , that
Vice President Smith had directed his men
to see that the malls were moved promptlj
ovpr the company's lines nnd that whenever
they found It impossible to got engineers to
move passengers nnd freight , but who were
willing to haul the mails , that trains bo
orderen out withttho m-iils only. While it
was believed tlia tbo cooipany would be able
to run most of their passenger trains as ordi
narily it was understood that If the trains
were run for malls only , but one train a day
each way would bo expected. This har
monized the entire difficulty between the
postoftlco department and the Atchison
management , aud It is believed that should
there bo strikcson other lines the same policy
as that adopted bj'Smith will be followed ,
A Long Secret Conference.
"Gentlemen ; I ntn. going to my dinner,1
paid Acting General Manager Ktmball , of the
Union Pacific , at 2 o'clock yesterday nftcr
noon as ho arose from a cliuir in his private
office * where since 10 o'cldck in the monilnt
he Lad been in consultation wUU. a delegation
f engineers , General Superintendent
Dickinson was nlso present , nnd although
Mr. Klmball wlthdrbw nttho hour mentioned
ho conference still continued. At 5 o'clock
ho party was yet in session , but ns no under-
Handing had been reached , It was agreed to
adjourn for supper nnd convene again nt 7
o'clock. '
As the six men who had been closeted to-
gotlicr all day made their appearance on the
itrcot they wcro immediately approached
jy n Br.n reporter and Interrogatories
ns to the outcome of the conference wcro put
a each man. All , however , utterly refused
to talk , simply saying that nothing had as
yet been done.
The conference , ns was stated In Sunday's
linn , was held for the purpose of discussing
Judge Uundy's order and ascertaining from
the officials whether they Intended to Insist
on the men handling Burlington freight.
This was the principal subject discussed , but
n number of other minor grievances were
nlso presented by the men.
At 7 o'clock the grievance committee again
went to the Union Pacific headquar
ters , whore they were met by Messrs.
Kimball nnd Dickinson. The Inttcr's
office was lighted up nnd the conference was
again resumed with closed doors. It lasted
until about 10 o'clock , but the result was un
obtainable.
Immediately after its adjournment the
rievanco committee went to the Cozzcns
liousc , where they wcro given n room , and n
consultation was held. Although visited by
n Buu reporter several times during the
night , the gentlemen composing the commit
tee snld they had as yet reached no conclu
sion , nnd at 2 o'clock this morning they were
still In secret session.
In other respects there wcro no now devel
opments in the railroad situation in Omaha
yesterday. Trains on the B. & M. wcro run
ning about as during the past two weeks Ir
regularly and considerably behind time.
"Q. " Stockholders Alarmed.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Mnrch 18. [ Special Tele
gram to tbo BEB. ] Information received by
.hobrothcrhood to-day from eastern headquar
ters reports a now phase in the strike situa
tion. The information is that Now York
stockholders in the Chicago , Burlington &
Julncy have authorized their attorneys to
have a receiver appointed for the road on the
jround that the present managers are trying
.0 dopicciato the stock so that It can bo
jought up at less than the actual value by
: ho heavy stockholders. The information
further asserts that there is a conspiracy on
; ho part of the management against the
small stockholders.
The delay in mails over the Burlington has
) oen moro noticeable than usual the past
, hrco days at this point nnd W. A. Campbell ,
an assistant Inspector in the government
nail service , has arrived In the city to inves-
: igate the delays In malls and place the re
sponsibility where it belongs.
The small army of special police hero ,
, vhen they \vcnt on duty to-night , were cau-
.loncd to watch the switches , as trouble was
feared. This Is a new move to make the
specials bellovo that they are a necessity ,
We Couldn't Work the "Squirt. "
IAVENNA , Neb. , March 18. [ Special to
, ho BEE. ] The strikers remain firm hero.
They have daily indications that the Bur-
Ington will bo unable to do its business with
iho'engineers which have been engaged to
fill their places. Moro than eight crippled
engines havQ been laid up for repairs hero
since the strike began. The other day ono
of the now men started east with a freight
train , but when nbbut two miles out the on-
glno stopped and ho was obliged to nban-
ion it when nsked whnt the trouble was
jo said :
"This hdfttt a bit like the engine I run on
: ho farm. I couldn't wprk that gel darned
squirt tu'at puts the water into the bller. "
Threatened Strike on the O. & M.
VINCENNES ind. , March 18. At a consoli
dated meeting of Ohio & Mississippi engin
eers and firemen to-day it was decided that
engineers be ordered not to handle Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy freight , and should the
company demand compliance the Ohio &
Mississippi would bo tied up.
Sympathy of Nebraska Knights.
Buwuicu , Neb. , March 18. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the BEE. ] Peerless assembly 10,104 ,
Knights of Labor of this city , desires to bo
) laced on record in the following words and
jy a unnniinous vote :
Whereas , TUo locomotive engineers nnd
firemen of the great Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy railroad system havo" Ronaput on n
strike because of that company's ' refusal to
pay wages proportional with the wages paid
by oilier great paralellcd linqs ; and
Whereas , The general management of the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad com
pany is noted for its parsrnoniousncss to all
its employes , paying them less wages than
other great railroad systems in the same ter
ritory and with less ability to pay j therefore
belt'
Resolved , By Peerless assembly 10194 ,
Knights of Labor of Beatrice , Neb. , that our
warmest sympathies are hereby extended to
the striking brotherhoods of locomotive engi
neers and firemen in their struggles for what
Is so justly and clearly their rights , and wo
pray God to sustain them and crown them
with speedy victory if its accomplishment
shall oven require a strike upon every rail
road in the United States.
Resolved , That wo bitterly denounce nnd
condemn tuoso newspaper that have es
poused the cause of monopoly ngainst labor
in this struggle.
FHESIONT , Neb. , March 18. [ Special to the
Bi'.B.--At the lust meeting of the Knights of
Labor of Fremont , Assembly No.1387 , the
following resolutions were adopted :
Whereas. The Chicago , Burlington &
Qulucy railroad in its efforts to crush organ
ized labor has imported into tlio state of Ne
braska largo numbers of armed men known
as Pinkerton detectives , which is an insult to
the state of JNcbraskaand ulso contrary to
ouriaws ; therefore bo It
Resolved , That the brotherhoods of locomotive -
motive engineers nnd firemen in tiioir fight
with the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy rail
way system , have our entire sympathy and
our earnest wish Is that they may succeed in
their struggle for right and justice.
Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to tlio Omahu Bin : nnd Omalui Truth ,
nud nlso a copy to Chief Engineer P. M.
Arthur.
RED Ci.oun , Neb. , Mnrch 17. [ Corres
pondence of the BEB.t Red Cloud Faithful
assembly Knights of Labor adopted tbo fol
lowing resolutions at Its last meeting :
Resolved , That wo extend to the brother
hoods of engineers and firemen of the Chicago
cage , Burlington < fc Quincy system our sym
pathy and what aid is in our power to give ,
in this their hour of trouble , in their struggle
for Justice and right , nnd wo hope that they
may succeed In their fight with the Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy and B. & M.
Resolved , That wo censure and hold In
scorn uny and all men who may voluntarily
or otherwise take the places ot the striking
engineers and firemen on the Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy system as traitors to the
Interest of labor.
Resolved. That wo will stand firm to the
principles that uro inculcated in the different
trades unions and labor organizations , nnd
that we demand u fair nud equitable- share of
our production.
Resolved , That a copy of these resolutions
bo sent to the engineers' nnd fircmcns'
brotherhoods , to the Omaha Bin ; , nnd our
county papers. COMMITTEE.
A Shipper's Views.
OMAHA , March 18. To the Editor of the
BEIT ; As the commercial community is very
much annoyed and inconvenienced at the seri
ous affect to traffic caused by the strike of the
engineers of the "Q , " and which the disposi
tion of the press aud pcoplo has been to take
neutral or impartlo.1 grounds on the dlsputoc
questions , still It docs seem as though suf
ficient has been learned ol the merits of the
case to causa the press and pcoplo to get dowt
from the dignified position of neutrality and
discuss the situation upon the merits of both
claimants. The strike is not a matter tha
effects the Burlington & Qulucy railroad upd
heir engineers only. It is a difficulty that
oriously threatens the entire country. Lot
us for n moment look nt some of the points at
sue nnrt see if some conclusions cannot bo
Irawn that will place the responsibility in Its
iropor place. 1st. Engineers nnd llromcn
lonmnu an increase of wages. 2d. Claim
hat 00 per cent of competing roads are pay-
ng higher wages than the "Q. " 8d. They
ro willing to abide by the decision of an
nrbltrntlon.
To nil this the company replies : 1st , Wo
Cannot afford to Increase your wages. 2nd.
Wo have nothing to arbitrate. 3d. They do
not dispute the charge made by the engineers
nd firemen that they nro paying less wages
linn competing roads. The public , looking
it the situation , think that the demands
f the engineers nnd firemen possess the
clement of fairness , to nay the least ,
ind bellovo the company should show n will-
ngncss to compromise or arbitrate the dis
pute. Tlio company is causing publications
f the earning ! ) and expenses of the rend ,
showing n largo falling off of the earnings In
January and February to justify this refudul
o Increase the pay of their employes. These
statements no aoubt nro true , and March will
show a still greater shrinkage of their cnrn-
ngs and increase of expenses , but nro not
heso facts n reason why n compromise
should bo reached soon , for Is it not a fact
hat the strike is the principle cause for this
; rcat loss ) The road without doubt has sus-
alncd more actual loss of property by de
stroyed engines nnd cars than the advance of
vngcs asked for would amount to for n nutn-
> cr of years , not to speak of the loss sus-
nincd in the company's business.
The truth of the matter Is It looks very
much ns If General Manager Sumo lacks
oed business judgment nnd Is attempting to
nako n Tom Potter reputation , nnd Is lacking
[ "om Potter's brains , nnd the general public
ns well as the stockholders of the Burlington
t Quincy railroad begin to think It Is high
time to call n halt before the entire country
Is Involved by a general suspension of busi
ness trying to support ono or two high rail
road officials who over-estimate their impor-
anco- A
THE CLEARANCE RECORD.
Tlio Financial Transactions of the
Past Week.
BOSTON , Mass. , March 18. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Post from
ho managers of the leading clearing-houses
of the United States , shows the gross ex
changes for the week ended March 17 ,
8S8 , with the rate per cent of increase or de-
Tease as compared with the amounts for the
corresponding week last year :
CITIES. CLEARINGS
NOV.- York 17.6
loston . , 20.8
ihlcnco 60,1 4.000 C.l
'hlliululphla. ' . 45tti. , < V > 7 27 ! 7
t. Louis 17O.V.K3 ) 1.1
an Francisco. ir.SG7,20 13.D
laltlmoro _ > > JJ
Jlnclnnntl 5b !
Jew Orleans. . . , 21.2
Mttsburp B/J10.170 0.6
Cnnsas City. . . 7.7B0.1.W
" -oulsvllle 6,234,080
'rovldcnce 3,741TOO
IlUviuikeo a.nsn.ooo
3t. 1'uul 8,600,000
Detroit 3,400,000 1.1
Ilnncnpolls. . . 3,001,120
Jlovoland 2.010,224 0.4
lenver
lemclils . . . . . . , 32.6
Jmaha 2,284-,7'TB 15.2
olumbus 2,178,234 10.1
ndlannpolls. . . 1,607,709 11.0
Galveston . 731,009 iiio
lartford 084.0U1 40.0
Vow Haven 640,200 45.4
yichlta. . . . ' . . . . C07(0 ! ) 05.0
Nortolk 7W.BSO 17.B
eorla 1.W0.610 10.4
'ortlaml 765,400 12.2
pringlleld 776,308
t. Joseph . 1,210,070
Vorcester . 838,043 7.r.
646,138 4.6
iyracuso . 470,840 10.S
Ornnd Itaplds. 705,709 43.S
Duluth .
Topeka .
Total Kl.flR8S9 ! ! 29.3
Outsldo Now York. . f.00.820.0UB 14.3
Not included In totals.
RAILROAD MEM FOR CHINA.
A Mysterious Advertisement Posted
Up in Plttsuurg.
PiTTsnuno , Pa. , March 18. [ Special Tele
am to the BEE. ] Quito a furor has boon
created among railroad employes in Plttsburg
over an advertisement published recently in
an eastern paper for 3,500 railroad men to
go to China. A man calling himself
Tohn Johnson writes from Denver to a rail
road man hero saying thd company will pay
their expenses to China and give the engi
neers $250 nnd firemen mid brakcmcn f 123
[ ) cr month. One of the Panhandle employes
ivho has taken an Interest In tiio matter said
to-day : "All the single men on the Panhan
dle road hnvo been talking about the matter
for several daysand if the company is all right
.hoy can procure several hundred men on pur
ino alono. " The railroad is said to bo owned
by Americans. Several railroad officials
wcro spoken to about the matter and ono of
them said : "I heard of the advertisement ,
but I think it a bogus scheme. If they really
wanted men nnd would pay them that price ,
they could get all they wanted In the fur west
without coming here. I know there is some
talk among railroad men hero about golm ;
and I suppose some Of them would bo foolish
enough to do so. " Johnson is expected hero
in n few days to complete arrangements for
forwarding the first batch of recruits. Ho
wlirthen visit Chicago for a similar purpose.
Many cool headed persons think it is u huge
swindling scheme.
The Crop Outlook.
WASIIIXOTOX , March 18. The signal serv
ice weekly weather nnd crop bulletin snys :
Tlio backwardness of the season has been
general throughout the country , but an Im
provement in crop conditions is generally
reported throughout the states of the Missis
sippi valley. The killing frosts of the 13th
nnd Hth nro reported as having injured fruit
in the northern portion of the gulf stntcs ,
Missouri and Tennessee , although the
weather continues In the ( southern stntcs fa
vorable for small grains , except oats , which
huvo been somewhat Injured by freezing
wcuthcr. Alternate freezing and thawing
doubtless proved inoro or less injurious to
the winter wheat In the states cast of the
Mississiupl. _
Storm nnd Flood in Germany.
Binti.ix , March IS. The whole northern
nnd eastern portion of Germany has been
visited by n very severe snow btorin. There
is co much ice that communication with
Sweden has been suspended for'ten days ,
and with Denmark for ten days. Disastrous
floods are reported throughout Hungary.
Thirty villages have been ruined , and the
town of Szathmar-Ncmcth partly destroyed.
The towns of Bakes and Csaba uro menaced ,
nnu the inhabitants are snuggling for their
lives against the overflow of the river Koros
Many houses huvo fallen.
Won By Ten SccondH.
SAN FUASCISCO , March 18. The three mile
sculling race to-day between Peterson of this
city apd O'Connor , of Canada , was won by
the latter. Time 20 minutes , 23 seconds
Peterson 10 seconds later.
1C. of P. Led o Organized.
HOLYOKE , Colo. , March 17. [ Correspond
cnco of the BEE. ] A very strong Knights of
Pythias lodge has been organized hero by L
Smith , O. O. , of the Denver district , as
slated by largo delegations from Sterling
Julesbury , Cole and Lincoln , Keb. Tha
lodge blurts under the most favorabl
nuspices- the furniture nnd fixtures hav
ing been paid for and leaving { 50tain *
treasury ,
A HOWL AGAINST HEWITT ,
Now York State Grand Army Men
Justly Indignant.
VENOM TOWARD THE VETERANS.
The Democrat lo Mayor of the Ore Of
Metropolis Opposes All Mcna-
urea Kor the Bnnelltof
Union Soldiers.
AiiRty at. Ahrnm.
NEW YonK , March 18. [ Special Telegram
o the BIB. : | The Grand Army men nro
roused. When the Saxton bill was intro
duced In the legislature on February 18
vhlch provides that veteran soldiers nmi
allors holding office In this state cannot bo
removed , save on charges duly inndo ntulJ
rlcd and shall hold oftlco during good bo
mvlor , Irrespective of politics , Mayor Howlttf
vas quoted as saying that the bill might bc >
good enough for country towns , but it would. "
not work In Now York.
This remark greatly offondcdjtho G. A. R.
veterans. Secretary E. .1. Atkinson , of the
memorial committee , said In regard to It tot
day : "Tho veterans who fought for thoj
state In their youth nro now old aud depend *
cut on their wages for support. . It would bo
great Injustice to depnvo them of eucU
places as they now hold ns longns they arc ! *
competent to fill them. The Grand Army
men number about fifty thousand in thla
state , and they nro men of all kinds of politi
cal views. Thcro was n time when tha
3 rand Army was looked upon as a tall to tha
cpubllcan kilo , but that time has passca ;
The later accessions to Its ranks hnvo all Veen
Icmocrnts. They nro really a non-pnrtisna
jody nnd ask for the provilcgo named in thli
fill on the ground of their past services to
.ho state nnd nation. "
A committee of G. A , R. veterans waited
on the mayor yesterday on behalf of thot
memorial committee of the G. A. R. to in
duce the mayor to sign a petition endorsing
.ho Saxton bill. Mayor Howott flatly rc +
fused to do anything of the kind nnd told thoj
committee that In his opinion the passage on
such u bill was not for the best Interests ofi
the citizens of Now York. Tlio committee )
went uwny crestfallen and made their ro-
[ K > rts to their respective posts. ,
Mayor Hewett told the committee that hla
course was not at all antagonistic to tha
Grand Aimy , but as mayor of Now York hef
was bound to look after the best Interests 06
her citizens. It mattered little to him whati
society or organization it was , ho should pur- *
BUO the same course , nnd , so long ns ho was
'
nnyo'r , would do what ho considered for thot
arood of the city. Ho also told the commlttecy
.hat if the Grand Army , the Knichts of SU
Patrick or any other organizations should
continue in their present course he would
jreak his resolution not to run for mnyon
ignin , but xvould bo a candidate next fall and
Ind out ut the ballot box whether or not the )
Urand Army or other societies owned tha
city of New York.
THE B. Jfc M. IX WYOMING.
Outline of the Route Which Thla
Year's Kxtcunlon Will Tako.
FonT MoKiNNET , Wyo. , March 18. [ Spec- *
nl Telegram to the BEE. ] Information that !
s believed to bo thoroughly reliable hasi
jecn received hero concerning the location of
the B. & M. railroad In Wyoming. The
will run from Crawford , Neb , , to
3reek , and from thcro to Circle B rancbv
thence to the Cheyenne river nnd thenoo to
the hills. It will then pass through Rod can
yon to Ouster City nud from there to Harney ,
ilill City , Tigervlllo , Hayward and Roelter-i
ville. From thence it will run to Sun DancCi
Powder river nnd Clear Fork , to Buffalo , .
Wyo. . which will bo Its terminus * for tha
present year. Towns will bo built ut Cros/
ing , Hat Creek , Cheyenne river , Red canyon' , ! * '
Powder river and Clear Fork crossing. Thtf
country through which the road will run is of
very rich ono In botli agricultural nnd mln-1
cral resources. Salt , silver , copper , tin.
gypsum , mica , marble , coal and hone stond
liavo already been found along tlio proposed
route. The immense beds of coal recently
discovered on the Powder river and Clcnjj
Fork will bo tapped and opened up by this
road. It is believed the road will reacU
Buffalo by December 1,1838 , from the pros
cut indications.
New Mineral Discovery In Wyojnjmr ,
FoitTMcKiNNEyWyo. , March 18. fSpecla :
Telegram to thoBnu.l Another discovery o )
rich mineral has been made In the vicinity ol
Buffalo. Tha ore submitted has been assayed
by Mr. John MoVicker , of Suit Lake
nnd tbo following ishisrcpoit : Lot No.
copper , .73 per cent silver , soventy-on
ouncopcrton ; gold , $2.11 cents ; total vnluey
$87.53 per ton. Lot 2. copper , 5 per cent sly
ver , 07.80 ounces per ton ; total value , $70.1
per ton. Lot 3 , copper. 4 per cent silver
{ j2-19 ounces per ton , trace of gold ; tota
per ton , (01. These now mines are locatec ,
not over Jlftcon miles froih the town oj
Buffalo , but the discoverers refuse Id diB
close the exact location. Abundant orci
from them , however , are exhibited , and thi
above reports of the assay are exact copies a
Mr. MoVlckcr's certificates of assay , madi
by him from these ores , us duly signed ant
authenticated. _
Fort AIcKlnnoy'H Waterworks BurnctTI
Four McKiNNEV , Wyo. , March 18.-J
[ Special Telegram to the Bni ! . ] Fire , oc *
currcd hero yesterday afternoon , completely
destroying the engine , engine house anil
waterworks. The fire originated under tha
boiler in some way while the engineer waa
at dinner and before discovered the whole of
the Inside of the building was in flumcsj
Every effort to extinguish It proved unavnll *
ing and It burned to the ground. Fortunv
ately the water tank was full of water at thrt
time and the supply from this source wilt &
last several days. A new engine and boiled < |
was received at the post sometime ago and IQ -'Jj
will bo put in ut once.
MISS MQIjLlK GAUFIKLP.
Her Mollier Formally Announces HcO
KiignKCimiiit to J , Stanley Brown.
NiwYoiiK , March Ji [ Sj > ecial Telegram
to the BUB. ] Much attention socially has
been paid to Mrs , and Miss Garflcltl slncd
their arrival hero. A recent publicatioh
represented that Mrs , Gurflcld went to Eu >
rope to get her daughter out of the country"
in order to bo better able to break oft thef
marriage that she contemplated , The story
was that J. Stanley Brown , General Gar *
ilcld'H private secretary , had won Miss Mollld
Garflcld's ' heart and was anxious to inakq' '
her his wife forthwith , to Mrs. Gurflold'ji
ititcnto dissatisfaction. "Now , " wild Mrs ;
Garflcld to an intimate friend , "that gossips
have presumed to put Mr , Brown in a falsa
position , I deem it my duty to have the young
folks announce their engagement formally a (
once , Instead of opposing the suit of Mr.
Brown I huvo welcomed It. I know ho\y
manly ho Is and how worthy of every conflj ;
dcnco. I could not trust my daughter's for *
tunes to any other that cauldmuko mo happier/ !
Juin deeply sorry that my trip has been inada
n pretext for Inflicting embarrassment upori
him , The only fault that I can nnd with him
IB that ho didn't promptly deny the oJTen ,
give talc , us ho had every authority to do so./ .
Holyoke Will Incorporate , . J
HOI.YOKE , Cola , , March 18. [ Special til I
the Bun. ] A ( nass-mccting of the cltlzeng
bus decided to incorporate the town at once
The'proposed town Includes four sections. A'
jcoinmlttco was appointed to prepare a plafi
and secure the requisite thirty petitioners.
In thirty-live days We will be under muni
cipal government. The town's ihhabUunUi
us retried by the committee , is 700 , J
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