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OMAHA DAILY BEE. BEVTSNTEENTH YEA1V OMAHA , TUESDAYMORNING. . MARCH 20 , 1888. NUMBER A FEARFUL DEED AT DENVER A Gorman Butcher Kills Hla Wlfo'a Alleged Paramour and HlmBolf. HE SHOOTS AT HER SIX TIMES. The "Woman's Beautiful Seventeen- "Vcar-Olil Daughter Discovers tlio Dead Ilodlcs nnd Goes Crazy Horribly Bloody. A BIckculiiR Crime. n , Colo. , March 19. | Special Tele gram to the BBE. ] This morning nt 9 o'clock a tragedy occurred nt the Washing ton house , kept by Mrs. Charles Schwclkart , near the northwest borders of the city , which for cold-blooded wanton cruelty and determi nation takes precedence In the annals of local crime of probably any other similar affair which was over perpetrated In this flection of the country. Two men Ho dead undone was badly wounded .In the sangui nary affair , while a woman lies prostrate with horror and grief nnd n seventeen-year-old girl Is suffering from a shock which may bo followed with terrible effects on her mind. Charles Schwelknrt , the murderer , is a German butcher about forty-flvo years of age , from whom his wife was divorced two years go , slnco which time ho has boon n fugitive from justice , being charged with the se duction of ti llttlo school girl. His time has been spent roving nbout Utah , deriving subslstenco from the proceeds of hunting. This morning ho ar rived hero from Salt Lake and on alighting from the train entered n , hack , bearing a little hand satchel and a rlllo In an enclosed case. Ho nsked to bo driven to the "Three- mile houso" as quickly as possible. On ar riving there ho requested the hack to wait a few minutes , and entering the house loft the rifle standing near the door. Ho walked into the kitchen nnd requested Mrs. Sohwolkurt to prepare him his breakfast. The woman vms almost paralyzed with fear , ns she had often been threatened with death from the hands of the man because she had divorced herself , but she mustered courage to tell him that "ho had no right there nnd her lawyer had advised her to have nothing to do with him nnd for him to leave the houso. " The words had hardly loft her lips when ho pulled a 45-callbro revolver nnd fired three shots nthcr , nil missing the object for which they were Intended. The woman started through the house screaming for help with her murderous husband following. She ran out of the front door , jumped Into the hack which was standing there and was driven away as rapidly as possible. Before I the carriage had gone a hundred yards Scwolkart came to the door , grabbed up the rillo and flred thrco shots through It , neither hitting the woman. The man then returned to the kitchen , where ho met George Krciner , proprietor of the pickling works near by , nnd who had lived as a boarder in the family for twelve years. Schweikort shot him , the ball entering the loft temple and passing through the head , scattering his brains over the dishes , which were still upon the table , and causing instant death. At this moment Charles Kclnn , nn employe of Krciner , came out of his room , which opens on the kitchen , and received the second ball in his right arm , breaking it. Ho. however , escaped before another shot could bo fired nt him. ° Schwclkart then entered his wife's bed room , locked the door , laid down upon the lied , placed the revolver to his forehead nnd sent a ball crashing through his skull , tour ing the upper part away and scattering the pieces all over the room. Both of the dead men remained in this position until word could bo sent to the city for the patrol. When it reached the scene u most horrible sight was presented , both the bed room and kitchen being almost Hooded with blood and'pieces of llesh and brains hanging on the walls nnd furniture. The bodies were taken to the coroner's and an Inquest will be held to-morrow. Mrs. Schwclkart , after escaping from the house , was driven to her sister's , In the city , where she is now confined to her room from nervous prostration. One of the saddest incidents in connection with the bloody work happened to Uosa Blanso , a beautiful young niece of Mrs. Schwcikurt , who was sitting in a room at the time the murderer entered the door. Recognizing - nizing his voice and fearing that ho had como on no good mission , she ran and hid herself in the collar , where slio remained until the shooting ceased and when all was quiet came up from her hiding place , and passing into the kitchen to escape from the house , came suddenly upon the bloody corpse of Kreinor lying across the threshold of the door. The chock wus so great that she fainted and re covering before assistance came she wander cd out of the house Into the street , where she was found by the patrol. She was brought to the city and it is feared will lese her reason. The probable cause of the tragedy was Jealousy on the part of Sehwelkart because no thought improper relations existed between tween Mrs. Sehwelkart nnd Krolnor , and no doubt this drove him to commit the deed. An Old Crime Cleared Up. RAWLINS , Wyo. , March 19 , [ Special Tele pram to the BKE. ] On the upper Swectwa tor river , this territory , is a locality known as "Burnt Ranch , " on the site of the old tel cgraph station supposed to have been biyrnci by Indians in 1S05 , It now transpires for the first tiuio that this telegraph station was " burned by a telegraph operator for an ox cusofor getting away fiom a dangerous In dJan neighborhood. An old telegraph opcr ntor now In Uawllns says that at the time ho was the operator nt the Swcclwater bridge station , nnd that the incendinry operator tel cgruphcd him his intention after requesting him to put on the ground wire to cut ol other tclugruphlo offices. A Colorado Zephyr. HOJ.YOKI : , Colo. , March 19 , [ Special Telegram gram to the BEH. ! A hard blizzard Is rag ing hero to-day , Business is suspended. It , is qulta warm , however. The wind blows from the north. No trains out to-day , Democratic ) Municipal NpmlnccH. ST , JOSEPH , Mo. , March 19. [ Special Tclo grain to the BuE.1 The democrats met h convention to-day and nominated the follow lug ticket for city ofUcerss Mayor , 11. T Davis ; auditor , C. 1J , Cloggottj recorder , 0 M. Thompson : treasurer , Homer Osborn city attorney , Gcorgo Uowo. * Ilhodp Inland Democrats. PIIOVIDKNCE , K. I. , March 19 , At the democratic state convention to-day the fol lowing nominations wcro made ; Governor John W. iavis ; lieutenant governor , How- nrd Smith , of Newport ; secretary of state Ed ward McG limes , of Providence ; attorney general , Klbu O. Slocum , of Providence trcusuri'r , John G , Perry , South Kingstown The Dentil llecord. AUOTSTA , Go. , March 19. Hon. John P King died hero to-day , aged elghty-nino. Ho was elected to the United States senate to succeed Gcorgo M , Troupe in 1833aui elected to succeed himself In 1S35. Ho resigned signed In 1S3T on account of a speech against Van Huron's administration for Which ho was severely criticized by thu partisan state press. . ( Northwestern Jjcn ; iio Games. CHICAGO , March 10. Representatives o the base ball clubs forming the Northwestern league arc In session hero this afternoon 1o\ the purpose of arranging a schedule of the De i > h > ycd during the coming scaiou. SULLIVAN AND MITCHELL. . . _ _ _ _ _ * A French Judge Sentence * Them to Six Days In Jail. lCoj l/rf07il itSS tin Jarntt Gordon ntniiell.1 SENJ.IH , March 19. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BEE. ] The summonses menses Issued against Sullivan nnd Mitchell wcro returnable to-day at Scnlls. As may jo remembered , the French authorities orig- nally demanded 1,000 francs for the appcor- anco of the two offenders , but this ball was subsequently enlarged to 4,000 francs , which sum was put up by Phillips nnd Moore. It Is needless to say that the principals were absent. They were defended t > y Dclaportc , * vho read letters from his clients , who regretted that professional en gagement * prevented them answering the summons of the court. Dclaporto called the attention of the court to the fact that not n > witness had been summoned to assert whether there was n battle or simply a wrestling match. Ho remarked that no llagranto dcllctulmd been proved nnd that the prosecution was simply a surmise nnd on the admission of persons Interested , who assured ly would hnvo held their tongues had they been aware that they had acted [ contrary to , aw. Admitting that the two men had Bottled a grievance with lists , ho added that the fist In England was the ultimatum of the classes , who In Franco were prone to draw the sword. Dueling , although punishable by law , was carried on In France. In conclusion Delaporto said the men had been stopped on n public highway and prosecuted and treated ns criminals without having caused a scandal or disturbed u public order. The court , after brief deliberation , con sidered that the non-appcnranco of the de fendants aggravated the offense nnd sentenced Sullivan and Mitchell to six days imprison ment and a maximum fine of 200 francs for each. Further , that the balance of the sum of 4,000 , francs deposited to secure the presence of the accused persons should , after the deduction of the fine , costs , etc. , bo forfeited to the state owing to the non-np- pcaranco of the two men. The sentence be comes final within ten days after judgment has been served on the two men , who have chosen n domicile In Franco nt the ofllco of Dclaporto at Sculls. Neither can come to Franco , without danger of being arrested. for the next ten years. Heavy Gules hi England. [ Cnpurtolit iSSSliy James Coition WeimcJt.1 LONDON , March 10. [ Now York Herald Cables-Special to the BEE. ] The gules predicted by the Herald weather bureau for yesterday ere evidently this morn ing at their height. The predictions - dictions arc , _ by request , always not only published in every leading newspaper throughout the Kingdom , but specially tclo- gruphcd to the principal mctcrological cen ters. Early yesterday morning the barome ter at channel ports marked 29.03 , nt noon 23.90 and at midnight 23.80. The channel ferry boats encountered increasingly rough passages. The gales wcro from the north east , with heavy snow gusts. The snow now lie's in London streets noout nn Inch deep. The north cone has been hoisted many hours on the southern coasts of the German ocean , channel and Wales. It is hardly time yet to collect intelligence of disasters , but ono is reported from the lower coast of the total wreck of the brig St. Bcde , driven ashore. The crow \vero saved by ropes thrown by the beachmcn. FKEDErtlOlC'S MESSAGES. Received With Enthusiasm By Both Legislative Bodies. BEHI.IN , March 19. The royal message was read in the Prussian landtag in united session to-day. It was practically a review of his designs nnd views as expressed in the previous proclamation and his letter to Bis marck. The condition of his health prevent ing him at this time from taking the oath personally , the emperor solemnly undertakes to ndhero to the constitution flruily nnd in violably and to rule In conformity with the laws. The sitting was invested with un usual interest and the galleries wcro crowded when Bismarck finished reading the mes sage. Duke von Hatlbor , president of the upper house , said it was not within his province to say how each house would reply to the message. Ho would now simply ask the assemblage to mark the king's faithful attachment and devotion and unite In a cry of "Long live King Frederick. " The cheer was thrlco repeated and the diet ad journed. The emperor's message to the reichstag was also read to that body to-day. It differs from that addressed to the Prussian diet , principally in taking tbo scope of the cmpiro instead of Prussia and reiterates the deter mination to conscientiously respect nnd guard the constitutional rights of the indi vidual federal states nnd the reichstag. The message was read by Her Piesdorff , presi dent of the rolchstag , who requested permission to submit to-morrow the draft of an address in reply to the message , expressing devotion to the emperor. The request was unanimously granted. Then Prince Bismarck , rising , said : "It will afford mo great satisfaction if I am permitted to consider myself charged by the house to communicate thanks to these friendly governments whoso parliaments have expressed sympathy with the grief sur rounding us. Such expressions have como from all quarters of the globe. Such wide spread sympathy on the death of a sovereign has never before been recorded. I shall thank , ou to empower mo to express thanks to these friendly nations upon whoso sym pathy the peace of the future rests inoro llrmly than upon written treaties. " The draft of the address of the lower housp of the diet in reply to the royal message ex presses thanks for the majesty's inomiso to ndhera to the constitution and the wish for the emperor's complete restoration to health and the continuance of his bcncllciont rule , In Alminc-LorrahiG. STIUSBUHO , March 10. In the Imperial proclamation for Alsace-Lorraine , published hero to-day , the emperor says : Wo uro conscious of our duty to cultivate in Reichslaml Gorman sentiments nnd Ger man customs : to protect right nnd justice nnd to promote the welfare and prosperity ol Its Inhabitants. In our endeavors to do Justice to this task wo count upon the confidence and devotion of the nooplo and the faithful ful fillment of their duties to the authorities. Wo demand and expect conscientious ob servance of the law. nrltlah Grain Trade LONDON , March 19. The Mark Lane Ex press says : The English wheat trade is not Improving. In foreign trade stagnation pre vails , Imports of wheat arc smaller , but the proportion of Hour Is largo and keeps down prices. At to-day's market English and for eign wheats were weak at a decline of Ud. Flour was In largo supply and 8@0d lower. Oats advanced Cd. Beans were cheaper and white pcus Od dearer. Troubles AIIEUDEKN , Miss. , Murrh 19. The banking liouso of Gottman & Co. has failed. Meyer Gottman disappeared .Wednesday last. Jacob Gotlman yesterday attempted sulcldp by cut ting his throat. No stutemcnf c.fl bo obr taiucd as to the condition of the bank. Attachments amounting to over f 175,000 huvo been served. It is believed the failure is forever over $00,000. Kuw YOHK , March 19. Joseph . McKco & Co , , proprietors of the Pennsylvania knitting mills. In Philadelphia , and in this city , has made an n&slgnmcnt. Liabilities , 100,000 : The nominal assets urq much larger. THE GENERAL LAND MEASURE Nebraska House Members Taking An Important Port. M'SHANE'S OMAHA BRIDGE BILL. , Arguments For nnd Afcnlnst It Post poned Until "Wednesday Strnngo Movements In the Post 's ofllco Department , Dorocy's Amendment. WASHINGTON BUREAU inn OMAHA Bun , ) 518 FOUnTEENTIlSTHBBT , > WASHINGTON. D. C , . March 19. ) An Important patt. is being taken by the Nebraska members In the house in the con sideration of the gcncrnl land bill , which is now pending ns unfinished business nnd of which Mr. Holmnn Is the nuthor. To-day Mr. Dorsey submitted additional amend ments , proposing to restore the pre-emption features of the bill nnd nllow pre-emptions under certain restrictions , such ns specified Improvements. Ho also would permit com mutation of homesteads nfter a year's resi dence on public lands. Another amendment which ho offered gives entrymen ten dnys grnco nftcr the day fixed by the publicntlon within which to mnko final proof. These amendments , Mr. Dorsoy sayB. nro very 1m- portnnt to people In the west , nnd that If they nro adopted the measure will meet with gen eral npprovnl by members of the prnirlo States. But the bill , ns It comes from the committee , meets n great deal of opposition , nnd , in the opinion of Mr. Doracy , could not bo pnsscd. SIIL1T1A MONET. Mr. Mnndorson in the scnnto to-dny pre sented a resolution adopted by the mllitnry board of the state Of Nebraska , hold at Lin coln on February 27 last , requesting the Ne braska delegation in congress to exercise their influence to secure an increase of the annual appropriation for the militia of the United States to 51,000,000. The resolution is attested to by A. V. Cole , ndjutaut gen eral. M'SHAKD'S unman DILI , . The arguments for nnd against Mr. Mc- Shano's ' Omaha bridge bill , which wcro to have tnken place before a sub-committee of the house committee on commerce this after noon , wcro postponed until next Wednesday afternoon nt 2 o'clock on nccount of the in ability of all the opponents of the measure to bo present. Mr. McShano was on hand nnd snys ho intends to stand by his bill. WOllK AT THE TOSTOFFJCE ] ) EPAUTM NT. There are some very strange things going on in the postofllco department now. Post master general Dickinson is having n force in the sixth nuditor's ofllco , which is in his department , working night nnd day on the the old money order lapses under republican administrations , getting up tabular state ments , which it is presumed ho will have called for by congress and used for campaign purposes , but what ho expects to show by them cannot bo imagined. Again , n couple of clerks in the sixth auditor's office have taken their leaves and gone to northwestern Ohio and the first congressional district of Indiana to hunt up campaign material. Other clerks have been given to understand that they can take leaves and go into Wisconsin nnd do campaign work. Not long ago a colored messenger in the sixth auditor's ofllco resigned his position and went to Florida , where he became a success ful star route bidder. The sixth auditor passes upon all star mail accounts. A few days ago the messenger wrote n friend , hero that ho expected the sixth auditor to visit Florida soon. Sure enough , but a day or two elapsed till the sixth nuaitor went to Florida , where ho is now enjoying himself on n pleas ure boat. There are other interesting things going on in the postofllce department nowa days.Or Or INTUKEST TO VOMJ TEEH SOLDIEIIS. Major Steele , of Indiana , has reported to the house from the committee on military affairs n substitute to the Perkins bill al lowing extra pay to certain volunteer officers of the late war. The major said to the Br.E correspondent this afternoon thnt ho in tended to push the bills with vigor nnd be lieved it would become a law , as it corrects an error of judgment in the act approved March 3,1805 , which has worked great in justice. Thu substitute proposed amends this act so that nil officers of volunteers below the rank of brigadier general who continued in the military service to the close of the war or who were prevented from doing so by reason of wounds received or disabilities contracted incident to honorable service shall bo entitled to receive thrco months pay proper. In re porting the bill Major Steclo says : "In the opinion of your committee , officers who were prevented from continuing Snathe service , as provided for in the act of March 3 , 1805 , by reason of wounds received or disabilities contracted in honorable service , should not hnvo been bnrred from receiving the same bounty or reward ns their more fortunate associates received. Otherwise the net would have hinted nt least to the officers it was desired to have remain in the service to the close of the war to 'keep out of danger ous places or you may bo disabled and if you are the extra pay provided shall be withheld from you.1 Such was obviously not the intention of the f ramors of the law nud In not inserting the provision your committee are seeking to insert it ut this late day what was an oversight. " C1I1T1CISINO DUNDT'8 DECISION. A great deal of comment has been heard hero on the decision of Judge Dundy on the locomotive engineer's strike , Tnls evening's Star , in commenting on tbo decision , strikes the popular feeling in JVnshlngton when It says : "In his remarks during the argument for the injunction the judge specially limited the power of the court to interfere to these cases in which thpro is a conspiracy to create disturbance , derail cars , ditch engines , etc. But If a strike consisted simply in quitting work nnd quietly walking out ho did not see how a court wus going to restrain It. 'I shall never.1 said ho , 'order a man to work against his will by injunction. Such nctipn would bo inenuiUiblo for the reason that another remedy exists suit for breach of contract whenever the terms of 'n contrnct , us prescribed , nro not carried out.1 What happened between the utterance of these words und the delivery of the final decision ) Did counsel for the corporations involved produce proof of malicious designs on the purt of the striking engineers or is the judge ready to accept as evidence of a con spiracy the fact that several men concluded for their mutual benefit to do together what each ono of them would have had an Indis putable right to do by himself , Judge Dundy has gene u long way further than Judge Greshum , but it remains to bo soon whether ho has kepton equally safe ground. " riQHTINO OVKH Till ! TAHITI 1III.L. Rapid progress was made on the ndmlnls- t rut ion tariff bill by the committee on ways nnd means to-day. The republican members proposed to strike out almost every section ns it was read , but they were properly voted down by the majority nnd the work pro gressed till the crocfeeryschedulo wns reached. The only change so far was to take cement from the free list and put a duty of 10 cents on It , which Is ono-lialf of tbo present duty. Members of the committee continue to pre dict that the bill will bo ready to report to the house on Thursday , not that the repub licans will hove gotten through , but that the democrats will hive gottuij weary of the pro gramme which Die minority flvo following , It Is evident that there will bo very fe\7 amendments made to the bill , although it is reported thnt tremendous pressure is being brought by prominent democrats in Louis iana to hayo the proposed reduction of the duty on sugar stricken off or cut in half on account of the threatened , bolt of the sugar growers and tbo loss to the party of tha state at the approaching spring elections. It'ap that nt Inst ' of the pears night's meeting com- mitteoon ways and means there was a good deal of bandying of words indulged in by Chairman Mills and Mr. Heed. The latter , 'who is said to lend the uiiuerity of tUe com mittee , is In very bad temper nnd his sarcasm nt times grows in to'tehat the majority nro terming insolence nnd insults * Chairman Mills , In the course .of the last meeting , In formed Mr. Reed that If ho did not desist In his "Insulting language , " ns chairman of tbo committee ho would have to protect the members nnd call n halt. Ho declared thnt some of the in sinuations challenged the Intelligence of the majority. For instance , Mr. Reed nskcd ono of the democratic members If no know wlmt ho was nbout when ho proposed certain fea tures in the bill. This Chairman Mills de clared to bo nn Insult to the Intelligence of the member nnd said that ho proposed to hnvo the turbulence stopped. The meeting of the committee to-day was more agreeable than usual. BFFECT OP THD TntErHONR DECISION. There was an immense crowd nround the supreme court room to-dny during the rend ing of the majority and minority decisions in the telephone cnics. About twenty lawyers , representing the various telephone com panies , were an hand , and the full bar , nud this almost filled the llttlo court room , nnd the announcement made yesterday thnt the decision would likely bo rendered to-dny brought to the scene n crowd largo enough to fill n dozen such rooms. The decision , deliv ered by Justice Blatchford nnd signed by four of the seven Justices participating in the case , could not hnifo been stronger in favor of the Boil Telephone com pany. Justices "Watte , Matthews nnd Miller nttnchcd their signatures to the decision of Justice Blatchford , which stands ns final and affirms the Boll patents , whllo Justices Fields , Bradley and Harlan signed the dissenting decision read by the first named. Tbo controlling decision was adopted by 4 to 3. Justice Gray is n resident of Bos ton , where most of the Bell stock is held , nnd ho for thnt reason refused to participate in tbo case. Justice Lamar came on the bench after the arguments were held , nnd ho of course did not sit iu judgment , so there were but seven of the nine justices who took part in rendering the decision. Some of the tclcphono companies' attorneys who have been lighting ngnlnst the Boll Tclcphono company , notably these for Drawbaugh. were considerably cast down. It appears that nearly all the attorneys who pooled the cases of their clients nnd entered the combination ngnlnst the Boll company anticipated the result except the Drnwbuugh people. The Inttor yet bellovo they mny overthrow the Boll patents before the expi ration of the life of the patents in 1893. They count Justice'Lainar with them , nnd should there bo n change by death or otherwise 'in the chair of ono of the four justices who to day entered into an affirmation of the Bell patents , they could again bo brought with hope of success. For the present it is expected that there will bo a cessation of the tclcphono agitation , and that the Boll people will enter suits against nil the companies who are oper ating any other than their patent. SIISOBUANCOU3. T. F. Parker , of Davenport , is nt the Eb- bit. bit.W. W. W. Abbey , of Ffllls City , who has been hero n few days , has loft for his home. Henry F. Kulcrat , of Anamosa , In. , nnd James Y. Hazlott , of Wavorly , In. , wcro to day admitted to prnctico before the interior department. PEUHY S. HEATII. Army Orders. WASHINGTON , March 19. [ Special Tele gram to the BL'n.l Fifty recruits have been assigned to the Seventh infantry. The resignation of Cadet James M. Hamb- lyn , second class United States military academy , has been accepted by the secretary of war. First Lieutenantj William C. Muhlenbcrg , Second infantry has been granted six months extension of leave. Steward Hans'Chrnlder , appointed March 121888 , from prlvjate nnd nctmg hospital steward , hospitali corps , now on duty at Fort NiobraraNeb. . , will report to the command ing officer for assignment to duty at that post and by letter to the commanding general , De partment of the Platto. Private Phillip Spanner , troop B , Third cavalry , now with the troop at San Antonio , Tex. , is transferred to the Seventh cavalry , stationed at Fort Mcado , Dakota territory. The entire cost , transportation and subsist ences nttending the transfer will bo charged against the soldier on the next muster und pay roll of the troop to which ho is trans ferred. Hospital Steward Josiah M. Stanley , ap pointed March 12 , 18SS , from private and ac ting hospital steward hospital corps , now at the uost near Denvjcr , Colo. , will report to the commanding ofliccr for assignment to duty at that post nnd by letter to the com manding general Department of the Mis souri. Hospital Steward John Moser , appointed March 12,1888 , from private nnd noting hos pital steward hospital corps , now on duty at Fort Crawford , Cole , will report to the com- innndlng ofliccr for assignment to duty nt that post nnd by letter to the commanding general Department of the Missouri. Post Quartermaster Sergeant Henry Mo- Donald , appointed March 12,1SSS , from ser geant major Seventh cavalry , now nt Fort Kiloy , Kansas , will proceed to Fort Mead , Dakota Ferry , reporting upon his arrival to the commanding officer for assignments to duty at the post. It is impracticable for this soldier to carry rations of anv kind. Boards of officers will meet on March 21 , nt Forts Mcndo , Gates , Buford nnd Sully , Dakota territory , to mnko preliminary ex amination Into the claims and qualifications of certain non-commissioned officers , candi dates for promotion. Nobrnskn nnd Iowa Pensions. WASin.voTONMarch 19. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. " ! Pensions were issued for the following Nebraskans to-day : Original in valid John Hollingsworth , Milford ; Joseph Church , Cincinnati ; Jacob W. Abbott , Chap man. Restoration-r-Hannlbal Page , Alma. Original widows , etc. 'Ann McCarthy , mother of JainCs G. O'Gorman , Grand Island. Pensions for lowans : Original Invalid- Norman Hautwcll , Algpna ( navy ) : Francis Phillip , Cedar Rnplds ; Clinton Do Witt , San- born ; Doctor H. Illsm , alias Harvey Hiatn , Kxllno ; Louis Podoyn , Fnrinington ; Alex Davit , Nowwoll ; Edward Noonun , Patter son ; San ford M. C. Baxton , Orient ; James Stnrk , Grinncll ; Uzal Barker , Olln ; Edward T. Cross , Des Moincs. Increase John O'Connor. Troy. Keissuo and increase William R. Jennings , Red Oak. Original widows , etc. John , father of George Shearer. Akron ; Bucna V. , widow of Samuel I' . White , Anamosa. Mexican survivors- John M. Conrad , Ncvinvillo ; John Ji Cummings - mings , Fail-field. Mexicans widows , etc. Delia , widow of Napoleon B , Coons , Bur lington. The Governments' Bridge Rl hta. WASHINGTON , tyarch 19. Vest from the commerce committee , reported haqlc the reso lution to inquire into the right and ex pediency of congress assuming control of the erection of bridges over navigable rivers within state limits. The report says there can bo no question as to the right of the national legislature to absolutely control tha construction of bridges ncross navigable rivers , nor is this power limited or affected by the fact that such streams are entirely within the limits ot n stato. 'I ho report further says there uro a great many naviga ble streams within the limits of the respect ive spates which should bo loft to the control of the state government. At the same time congress should never surrender its power to control the erection of bridges over such streams whenever that jxnvcr should bo exer cised. The committee is , therefore , of the opinion that no legislation is necessary on the subject , but that tha question should bo left where it now Is , The Fire Record. NEW YOIJK , March 10. Elboron flats burned this morning ; There was great ex citement nnd many people jumped from the windows. Ono of them , Mrs. Francis West- lake , a widow-was killed and others badly hurt and burned. < JACKSONVILLE , Flu : , March 19. A fire last night burned three buildings , , including the now Hnzclton block on X iura street , ' Total low about tlW.OOO , HANGING IN THE BALANCE , Milwaukee & St. Paul and North western Pooplo" Norvous. GRIEVANCE MEN IN SESSION. Burlington Officials Order Their Enst- crn Agents to Stop Sending En gineers Affairs Serious on the lown Central. A Hlg Blum CHICAGO , March l9. [ Spcclal Telegram to the Br.K. ] The Burlington officials tclo graphed cast this afternoon directing their agents to stop sending engineers , for the reason that they have nil they need. With these who nro to nrrlvo hero to-morrow the rend will hnvo ns mnny as It had on the Satr urday preceding the strike. When a high official In the company Informed your corre spondent of the situation ho was asked : "If the places are filled , what would you do In case the old men announced their read- ness to como Uncle I" "Tho only thing wo could do for them now , " said the official , "would bo fo place their applications on file nnd give them work as vacancies occurred. You can rest as sured of ono thing , nnd thnt Is that the mon wo hnvo engaged wo shall rctnln ns long ns they do the work ns they nro doing It now. Neither will wo allow them to bo driven from their places. Wo can protect them , and wo will. " While the Burlington officials may bo happy , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Northwestern people do not feel alto gether secure. The grievance committees of these two roads are in session to-day , and rumors of n strike were In general circula tion. It Is understood that mon with radical' views hnvo taken the places of the conserva tive members of these committees , nnd for that reason the result of this conference Is awaited with some apprehension. D At the brotherhood headquarters the fact that the Santa Fo engineers had resumed had no appreciable influence. The determination to continue the fight that has prevailed dur ing the past week was in no wise altered. "What effect will the action of the Santa Fo engineers have on the local situation ! " wasaskcd of Chairman Hogo. "None nt all. " "Will you continue the fight herol" "Yes , sir , and keep it up. _ Wo base our hopes for success on the ground that wo. are in the right. If wo didn't expect to win wo would throw up nt onco. " J. Conroe , the much-tnlkcd-of nnd long- lookcd-for chairman of the Santa Fo en gineers , arrived in the city this morning via the Kock Island road. After a conference with Mr. Arthur nt the Pacific ho hurried to the telegraph office in the hotel and busied himself for half an hour sending telegrams to different points in the west. As he fin ished his telegraphing lie sprang up the steps two at n time , followed by a number of the brotherhood mon. A reporter stopped him nt the head of the stairs. "I haven't a minutes time , " ho replied in answer to a question as ho hurried along. "When will you havel" "I can't say. " "Mr. Conroo , the public is deeply interested and concerned in the railroad strike and is entitled . respectful - consideration , Is the report that the strike is over , true ? " "Yes. " ' "Is there nny probability of further trouble on the Santa Fo < " "Thero Is not. You can say that there will bo no moro trouble. " "What have you to say regarding Vice President Smith's charge that you violated your agreement in not giving the company thirty days' notice of your intention to strike , nnd that , on the contrary you struck after giving but ten minutes' notice ; " "You are now treading on delicate ground and I can't answer you. " "Havo you seen any of the Santa Fo oU- cials in the city yet ! " * , " ! hnvo not. 1 expect to remain hero until to-morrow night and " but before ho could finish he wns pushed into Chief Ar thur's room by a lot of engineers who are continually whining about the press not giv ing their side of the strike , und the door slammed and locked. "I had a talk with Chief Arthur nnd Chair man Conroo for a few minutes , " said General Manager Smith , of the Santa Fo roud , to-day. "Chief Arthur had very little to say. Ho simply accompanied Mr. Conroo. Conroo ex pressed himself as being very sorry thnt the strike , if it can bo called a strike , had oc curred , and glad matters wcro all right again. " "What did ho say was the reason for his calling out the menl" "Ho said it was against his personal Judg ment and ndvico , but that the men insisted upon doing something to help out the Bur lington strikers and ho was compelled to obey their wishes. " "Havo the former relations been resumed between the Santa Fo and the brotherhood ? " "Our relations are of the most friendly character. Nothing but the best of feeling was shown this morning in the short con ference wo had. " "Would an action against the brotherhood for the damages the road has sustained from the strike hold ? " "I don't ' know. You'd have to ask some legal expert. Nothing of the sort is con templated. " "How much do you estimate the road Las lost by the action of the brotherhood } " "I could only conjecture nnd conjectures hnvo no value. Its like the old trick wo used to piny , of suddenly calling to n boy ns ho walked along and asking how far ho would have been if ho hadn't ' stopped , I know that everything is going smoothly to-day. Traffic has resumed , all the trains are moving and very few of thorn are behind time , not moro than most railroad trains aro. I guess every body is glad to BCO things in their normal condition. " "Thnt telegram purporting to bo from you to Manager Ktono , of the Chicago , Burling ton & Quincy , saying that you would hold the Burlington responsible for losses. " "It was a canard and Chairman Carroll , of the Santa Fo committee of grievances at Kansas City , sent it. " "Wcro no concessions made tothomonj" was asked of him. "Not ono. " "What Is your position In regard to Bur lington freight ! " "Wo have begun handling it nnd shall con tinue to do so. The men , when they re turned , understood they w&uld make no dis crimination in handling freight transferred to us. " "Do you regard the result of the strike ns a back-down by the brotherhood ! " "No , " replied the vice president , "it was a change of opinion by our men , " The Central Iowa Tlo Up , MAitbiui.i.TOW.v , In. , March 19. Acting under the advice of the court , Hoceiver Dud ley of the Central Iowa railroad this morning closed the shops und general offices In this city , laying off all employes hero and along the line except enough to guard the property nnd handle passenger service. This is the result of the tlo up of freight traffic and Is the receiver's only alternative , as without the freight earnings there would bo nothing 10 meet the pay roll. Notieo has boon given the striking engineers to report nt S tomorrow row or bo discharged. This effects 1,000 employes. At Miisou City. MASON CITV , iu. , March 19. [ Special Tclo- grnrn to the BEEJ The strike on the Iowa Central Is assuming a serious financial ua- pcct. Ono hundred olid ninety brotherhood men are out of employment. All the men connected with the road except a station agent and operator and ono section man to each section are now idle. In nil probability ' 'one thousand inon'find nothing to do. Three passenger trains nro running each way , nnd daily , nnd probably these will not bo Inter fered with. The management of the Chi- cnpo , Milwaukee & St. Pnul In this city nro expecting trouble , nnd a rumor Is nflont thnt n strike will bo declared on thnt rend nt 0 ft. m. A "Q. " car , which ha * been standing in the ynrd for sovornl days , nnd which has proved n course of nnnoyanco to the brother hood , was this evening sldo tracked nnd or ders were given to lot It remain until all strikes were over. There IB n prcnt.dcat of stock in this section ready for shipment , but under the present circumstances none dare run the risk of shipping. A Conference With President Smith. CHICAGO , ! _ _ . , March 19. Chairman Con- roe , of the general grievance committee of the Santa Fo system , the man who ordered the big strike out west , arrived In the city this morning. Mr. Conroo at once had nn Interview with Chief Arthur , but what passed between the two was not divulged. Mr. Arthur would not talk on that point , nor would the now arrival from the wild west. "I hod a talk with Chief Arthur and Chair man Conroo for n few minutes. " naid Vice President Smith , of the Santa Fo rood , to day. "Chief Arthur had very llttlo to say. Ho simply accompanied Mr. Conroo. Conroo expressed himself ns being very sorry that the strike , if It can bo called n strike , had oc curred , nnd glnd thnt matters were all right again. Our relations are of the most friend ly character. Nothing but the best of feel ing was shown In the short conference wo had. " _ The Snntn Fo Rush. KANSAS CITT , March 19. All passenger trains on the Santa Fo road are going out on time this morning. At the freight yards nil is activity , nnd switch engines nro darting about making up trains as rapidly as possi ble , and every effort is being made to relieve the freight blockade. Still Out nt Los Los AvanLKS , Cala. , March 19. No word has been received yet by the officials of the Santa Fo road hero in regard to the end of the strike nnd traflic on thnt line In this sec tion is still at a standstill. No trains will bo moved until orders to that effect are received from the cast. Chief Arthur Congratulated. ST. JOSEPH , March 19. The board of railroad commissioners sent a congratulatory telegram to Chief Arthur to-day , expressing approval of the law-nbldlng and conservative position which ho assumed in regard to the strike of the Atchison engineers. Still Undccido I. The result of Sunday conference between - tweon the grievance committee of the brotherhood cngineeis and the Union Pacific officials is still undetermined and there is no prospect thnt any decision will bo reached before to-day. There is no means of knowing all the sub jects discussed nt Sunda3 > l8 meeting. It can bo stated , however , that the Union Pacific officials were very patient and treated the engineers' committee with ruro consider ation. The committee stated that they had but ono grievance that of being obliged to handle Burlington cars. This caused the officials to go over the whole ground again. They showed to the committee how the B. & M. and the Union Pacifio mot at many common points and that in all direc tions their lines were parallel. It was stated that the freight business of Colorado nlono was over $0,000.000 last year. Stop the Union Paciflo wheels and the Burlington would mnko moro money from that source alone than on nil their eastern roads. In other words , by crippling the Union Pacific they add to the profits of the road desired to bo crippled. The committee couldn't see it In that light. The managers then showed them another fact , A certain Omaha lumberman desired to ship four cars over the Union Pacific. The freight charges would have amounted to say § 500. The lumber was on Burlington cars. The Union Pacific engi neers refused to haul It and the merchant was obliged to ship it over the B. & M. The latter pot the ? 500 less $0 , the switch fee. which went to the Union Pacific. In other words the engineers took away from their friend and gave to their enemy. It is generally understood that the men will not strike , but as they refuse to see the logic in either of the above examples , it is possible that they may. A QI'IKT DAT AND NIGHT. There wcro no now developments or excit ing features in connection with the railroad strike nt night , the various committees from the engineers nnd firemen brotherhood evi dently tnkthg a rest preparatory to n now line of notion. What that is to bo remains to bo seen , but it is expected that the brother hood will make propositions to the Burling ton and Union Pacific that will bring about an amicable adjustment of the trouble. The committee scorns satisfied that the Union Pa cific officials will Insist on respecting Judge Dundy's ' ruling in reference to handling Bur lington cara and that may precipitate a strike , which , however , will bo avoided if possible. Yesterday a long string of empty "Q" cars wcro run over from this side to the Bluffs and wcro laid off on n side track , There was but llttlo switching done in the Union Pacific yards in this city , owing to the washout near Fremont , which caused the abandonment of several freight trains. Everything was quiet last night , und sev eral engineers scon by Bun reporters said that there was nothing now to toll. Ijnrrnljco nnd Perkins. Dns MOINKS , la. , March 19. The follow ing correspondence between Governor Lar- rabeo nnd President Perkins , of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad was made public to-night , The first letter from Gover nor Lnrrubco was written ton clays ago and was printed in full in the Bii : : nt that time It urged that the differences between the company nnd its employes bo submitted to arbitration. To this President Perkins i o- plied under dato. of March 11 , bubstantiully us follows : I regret thnt our course should hnvo given nny cause for complaint and bog to nssuro you that no amount of labor or expense has been spared by us to correct ns rapidly 113 possible any shortcomings duo to the sudden action of our engineers and firemen. If com munities or Individuals have been damaged wo stand ready to make payment In full where wo uro liable , and I shall esteem it a favor if you will kindly have trans mitted a statement of all complaints which hnvo been made or may hereafter bo brought to your attention in order that wo may endeavor to render satisfaction - faction in each case. Wo have succeeded in so for filling the strikers' places thnt wo now have in Iowa about 07 per cent of the number employed prior to February 27 , to which wo are dally making additions , whllo 7fl or 60 per cent will probably bo quite suf ficient for the present demands of business , Owing to the largo number of men out of em ployment. to the loyalty , ical , courage and hard work of the men who remained with us in all branches of our organisation ; to the positive stand taken by the newspapers , and to the patience and good temper of the public , fiom whom wo have received many marks of encouragcmctit. we have re covered moro rapidly than nt the beginning' wo thought possible. Your letter suggests the question of our employing men whoso voluntary action iu leaving us was the cavtso of whatever inumvcnicnco the public has suf fered. This was a serious and important matter and ono to which wo fava the most careful considcintion , M < i < h could bo said on bath sides , but our conclusion up to this time Is that wo would i ot class the opjmrtu nlty to return of so nuuy of them as wo may have woik for. Very few , however , have taken advantage of Ill's ' opportunity and our now men who1 are competent and of good character will of course , bo retained if they like to stay in our service. Governor Larrabeo's answer is as follows : "I am in receipt of your letter of tha 14th inst. , nnd um glad to hear that the present situation affords hip ] that regularity in op eration of your lines will soon t > o ru-cstuU- llslicd. In coiniilliin-o to your rdqucst ! _ [ CVlllfutU'dt oil , M/Ul ( ) 1'tl'JC. ] ' TUE INVENTION WAS IIIS The Supreme Court Affirms Boll'tf Tltlo to the Telephone , THREE OF THE JUDGES DISSENT. * They Think DrnwbnuRh First Con cclvcil the Idea Decisions In Ilnll * road nnd Telegraph Caeca Also Hnmlctl Down , The Tlcll Patent Afllrmcd , WASHINGTON , March 19. The opinion of the United States supreme court In the tele phone cases was delivered to-day. In conslrt- , crlng the question of alleged anticipation o& Bell's ' Invention by the telephone of Rols , In Germany , the court holds that Hols dlscov- , orcd the means ot transmitting mualcnP tones , nnd nothing moro. The court holds' that the apparatus of Rels was not successful - * . ful in transmitting speech nnd that his In-i" " volition was not in any respect nn anticipa tion of the discovery which was made by Bell. The court holds that the force of tes timony showing that Drawbaugh had tele phones in use before the Invention of Belt is completely broken by his own conduct and * Indifference which ho manifested with regard - ' gard to his alleged Invention until years after Boll's telephones were known to thof wliolo world. The decision of the court IB in favor of the Bell telephone company on all points and In all of the cases. T Justices Bradley. Field and Horlon dis sent , nnd Justices Gray nnd Lnmnr did not sit in the case. Boll patents nro'thoroforo' sustained by a majority , the court standing1 four to throe. Justice Blatchford , in review ing the charge of fraud nnd collusion In the patent ofllco by means of which Boll , It la alleged , obtained surreptitious Information In regard to Inventions , and then amended his own specifications , hold that there was not the slightest evidence to sup port this charge or to cast reflection , upon the Integrity of Boll or his attorneys. The dissent of Justices Bradley , Field nnd Hnrlau in the case is based upon the Draw baugh telephone. These thrco justices nro o $ the opinion that the evidence overwhelm ingly showed Drawhaugh was the first in ventor of the speaking telephone , although ho was unconscious of it , nnd was not aware of its Importance. The opinion of the court In the tclcphono cases was prepared by Clilof Justice Wnlte- but owing to his indisposition Justice Blatch * ' ford rend it for him. A decision was also rendered In the cnso ot Bowman Bros , vs the Chicago & Northwest ern railroad company , which involves the validity of n statute of Iowa forbidding a railroad company to bring intoxicating liquor i. to tha state unless such company has been furnished with a certificate from the county' auditor of the county to which the liquor 1 * to be transported , showing that the consignee is legally nuthorired to soil it. The courtf holds that the power to regulate or forblu the snlo of n commodity after it has been brought into the otato does not carry with itf the right and power to prevent Its introduc tion by transportation from another state. The section of the Iowa statute of April K I860 , which prohibits railroad companies front bringing liquor into the state is therefore do- clarcd to bo Invalid , and the judgment of the/ / United States circuit court for the northcrjl district of Illinois is reversed , the chief Ju M tico and Justices Gray and Harlan dissent- Ing.A A decision was also rendered In the case ot the Western Union telegraph company vq.1 the Attorney General of Massachusetts , ! This was a suit to enforce a collection of a tax _ levied by the authorities of the state upon ) th'o telegraph company from further opor-j ution of its telegraph lines within the limits of the state until the tax had been paid. TlilSi' court held the tax assessed against ther company , valid. The Judgment of the conrfc11 below , that the sum claimed by -plaintiff- - to bo duo for taxes namely $10,018 , bo paid to' ' said state by company , with interest thereon , I Is without error and so much of that Judg.,1 mcnt is affirmed. That purt of the decree of the circuit court , however , which awards na injunction to restrain the company from carrying on its business in the state .until the tax shall bo paid , is reserved for the reason that if congress had authority to say that tha company might contract and operate Ita telegraph - ' graph over the post roads as the supreme court has repeatedly held it had , the state cao have no authority to say it shall not bo done , Tariff Changes. " WALITINGTON , March 19. Bettor progress was mode to-day by tbo ways and means committee in the consideration of the tarifi , bill than has been made during the past few * days. The f rco list was passed upon , as wolPi ns the chemical section , and at adjournment the committee had just taken up the para graphs relating to crockery and : china. Tha' moat important action taken was the striking 1 out of cement from the free list and the Int. position of 10 per cent ad valorem duty upon1 It instead of the 20 per cent rate. Jute man ufacturing machinery was also placed on the , free list in consideration of the fact that Jut * ' is also made freo. Mr. Breckenridgo has given notice that when the thirteenth proper section Is reached ho will move to reconsider the vote by' which cotton bagging was transferred from the free list to a dutiable class with the existing - ' ing tariff ofyt cents per yard. In the chcm-'l leal section "sheep wash"- proprietary compound for removal of vermin nnd the ; cure of skin diseases In sheep , was taken ? from the list of dutiable articles nnd placed * on the free list. Glycerine crude In the free list , was defined by the adoption of the Ian * ' guago of the existing law touching specific/ / gravity , etc. ' ' At the night session the committee tariff bill was read by paragraphs for amendments , ! nud when adjournment was taken to Wednes * " day the point at which the motion to report to the house was In order hod been reached. The most Important change In the bill to night was the transfer of cotton bagging fromf f roe to taxable. A motion was made to strike ! out the wool section , but after some debate. It was defeated by u strict party voto. A1 provision was added to the internal revenue ] part of the bill making an appropriation to pay the drawbacks provided for by ft , the purpose being to prevent delay in the pay ment of these drawbacks. With tills excep tion the Internal revenue portion of thomcas- ! uro remains as reported. It is expected that nt the Wednesday consideration of the bill ill committee It will bo finally completed. , Nationnl Cnpltol Noos. ( > WASHINGTON , March 19. [ Special Tele gram to the BK . ] The Chinese treaty woa laid before the senate to-day but it was neb made public. The bill Introduced by Mr. Fryo to apply the laws of the several states relating to the sale of distilled and fermented liquore to such liquors when they have been imported as well as when manufactured in the united States was reported adversely by Senatoiu George to-day from the committee on Judlci-1 ury. A minority report was also presented. ' Postal Clminros. WASHINGTON , March 19. [ Special Tclo * gram to the BP.B. ] The naino of the post- ofllco at Gale , Woodbury county , la. , was changed to-day to Antlion , and Joseph H. Carver appointed postmaster , vice Edwin. Hall , resigned , ; Tlchborno , the Clalmnnt. ' NEW YOHK , March 19. [ Special Tolegrwa to the BKE.J ' My ticket of leave expires next week and I am going to England as Boon as I can get money , " said TJchborhe , thd claimant , to a reporter to-day. "I elmll havo. 10Q now witnesses brought In. I shall produce - < duce Arthur Orton at the proper tlina Since 1871 | to has been confined in n lunatic biylunt * in Now South Wales. If everything is ftwor-j able I expect to get my , case Into court by ] .November next I can prove the Jury wklcfu convicted mo was tiuckcd. I have bcetu promised a hundred thousand pounds by ) MOSSES ; Baring of the- London banking firm to carry on the c.iso , and \\io \ \ Mb2u _ Chavt f assoclatlqn' promises more , ' * 7 * ' ' \ *
