THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING. MARCH 20 , 1888. NUMBER 2825
STATUS OF WESTERN BILLS ,
Progress of Measures Introduced By
Nebraska's Boprosontatlvos.
IOWA AND DAKOTA INTERESTS.
Senator Ooriunn haying "VVIrcn For
tlto Presidential Nomination In
Case Cleveland la Defeated
Tlio Tariff Question.
Legislation For tlio West.
WASHINGTON BUIIRAU TUBOMAHA DRD , )
G13 FOUUTBENTII STIIBRT , >
WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 25.1
Nebraska's Bcnntors iind representatives
Imvo been very successful In this congress ,
They hnvo secured more legislation for their
constituents thnn probably any five men
from ono state. While not very many bills
Imvo yet beeomo laws which were Intro
duced by them , they have accomplished a
great deal of work in committees and else
where and have n mass of measures on the
calendars. Very few bills of any kind have
passed both houses during this session.
Most of the measures introduced by the
Nebraska delegation will become laws as
thoynro of acknowledged merit. To-day I
mode an examination of the senate and House
calendars with a vlow to ascertaining the
status of Nebraska's proposed legislation ,
Mr. Dorsoy's court bill has passed the house
nnd Is In the hands of tlio senate committee
on Judiciary. Judge Dandy and others have
filed vigorous protests against what they
terra "putting the court on wheels , " but the
prospects nro that the bill will become a law
before the end of this session.
The bill to reimburse .Major Bash for the
money taken from him has passed the senate
and Is In the house committee. Mr , Pad
dock's Joint resolution abolishing the ofllco of
the Ignited States surveyor for the district of
Nebraska and Iowa , the secretary of the In
terior to proceed under the provisions of sec
tions 2,218 nnd 2,310 of the rovlscd statuicsof
the United States In the transfer of the field
notes , maps , records and all papers to the
states of Nebraska and Iowa , Is on the scnato
calendar with n favorable report from the
committee on public lands.
Mr. Mandorson's bill providing for the
completion of the quarter barracks nnd stn
blcs at Fort Kobinson nnd Fort Nlobrara is
on the sonnto calendar with a favorable re
commendation from the committee on mili
tary affairs.
Mr. Dorsey's ' bill for the relief of the
Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska has
passed the house , has been favorably re
ported from the senate committee on Indian
affairs and is on the senate calendar with an
amendment.
The Omaha public building bill has passed
both houses and is In the hands of a confer
ence committee for the adjustment of the
amendments made by the senate. McShano
believes It will bo acted upon within a week
or ten days.
Mr. McShano's bill for the erection of a
public building nt Hastings is on the house
calendar with a favorable report from the
committee on public buildings and grounds ,
Mr. Dorsey's bill extending the time of
payment to purchasers on the WInnebago
reservation has been given favorable action
by the houso.
The bill opening the Sioux reservation in
Dakota and affecting northern Nebraska has
passed both houses and will become n law
as soon as certain minor amendments made
by the scnato have been adopted by the
house and the president attaches his signa
ture , i
The Steel bill giving promotion to all army
ofllcors of the line and state who have served
continuously In ono grade for twenty ycarsv
advancing 114 ofllccrs whoso long services
entitle them to increased pay and allowance ,
which is of intense interest to all army men ,
Is on the house calendar with a favorable
report from the committee on military
affairs.
The bill Introduced by Delegate Gifford , of
Dakota , granting the right of way to the
Ynnkton & Missouri railroad through the
Yankton reservation in Dakota , and which
railroad intends to go to Omaha , is on the
house calendar nnd recommended for passage
by the committee on Indian affairs.
There ore many lowiv bills on the calendars
of each house and with committees , which
are of especial interest to the readers of the
BEE. Among these U the bill to quiet the
title of the settlers on the DCS Molnes river
lands , which has been favorably reported
from the committee on public lands , ami
stands nt the head of the scnato calendar
under the title of "general orders. "
The Plumb bill for the relief of the settlers
on the lands along the DCS Moinesrivembovo
Raccoon forks in the state of Iowa , has been
put on the calendar with an adverse report
from the committee on public lauds in the
senate.
. .A favorable report has been made from the
senate committed on publlo buildings and
grounds on the bill providing for n publlo
building nt Sioux City , and it is on the senate
'calendar waiting action ,
Mr. Allison's bill for the relief of the First
i National bank of Marlon , la. , is on the senate
calendar with a favorable report from the
1 committee on finance.
The bill authorizing the construction of a
railroad , wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at or near Clin-
v ton , In. , has been favorably reported from
the senate committee on commerce ) , nnd Is on
the calendar. Also the bill authorizing the
construction of n similar bridge across the
Mississippi river at or near Muscatlno.
Thora are about twelve bills providing for
publlo buildings In as many cities in Iowa
pending before the house and senate com
mittees on public buildings and grounds , and
action has not been taken on them. Some
have been reported from the committees ,
however. The bill for publla buildings for
Davenport nro on the calendar with a favor
able report.
Mr. Anderson's bill authorizing the con
struction of a railroad , wagon and foot pus-
uongor bridge across the Mississippi at or
near Clinton is on the house calendar with u
favorable report from the committee on
commerce.
Mr. Luinl's bill to remove the chnrgo of
desertion from the military record of John
McCormick has been favorably reported
from the committco on military affairs and is
on the house calendar.
Delegate Gilford's bill accepting and rati
fying an agreement made by the Sisseton
and Wnhpcton bands of Sioux Indians , and
granting the right of way for the Chiciigp ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul road throughjthoLuko
Traverse reservation in Dakota , is on the
house calendar with a favorable repot t.
The bill of Mr. Anderson of Iowa , author
izing the construction of u railroad , wagon
nnd foot passenger bridge at or near Mubcu-
tlno. has been favorably reported and in on
the house calendar.
There are a largo number of private bills
for the people of both Nebraska and Iowa
granting pensions and settling claims , on the
calendars of the two houses , and iHiito a
largo number that have cot been acted upon.
SEXATOIl 0011MAX IX THE FIEU ) ,
To-day's Washington Herald ( democratic )
announces that Senator Gorman of Mary-
laud , Is manipulating politics with a view to
running himself Into the convention at St.
Louis with favorable odds in the event any
thing should develop which will make the re-
nomination of President Cleveland inadvisa
ble. It regards the fact that Senator Gor
man was chairman of the national democratic
executive committco and was the bruins of
the campaign which elected the president
In 1SS4 ; that ho has been end is
Mr. Cleveland's Intimate friend nndcoutlden-
tiul adviser ; that the president would rather
BOO him in power at the white house than any
other man in the event , that the present ad
ministration cannot bo continued , " that the
patronage of Maryland and throughout the
country lias been distributed nt Senator Gor
man's bidding ; that uo man in public life
knows so well who the democratic heelers
areas Senator Gorman ; that ho will have
U > ew at St. Louis , ostensibly for Cleveland ,
but If ho can bo mlscd. to put himself In the
front rank nnd secure the nomination , as sig
nificant.
The Herald points out that Senator Gor
man has been very active In laying the ropes
of late nnd that ho has the Chesapeake , Ohio
Canal company , of which ho Is president , nnd
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , of which ho
is a director , at his bnck to promote his
ilalm.
CONNECTICUT HBMOCnATS AND THE TAtllFF.
Ex- Senators Barnum nnd Eaton , of Con-
cctlcut , have been in Washington during
lie past week and have made no secret of
, hrlr dissatisfaction with the president's
tariff attitude. They regard the situation in
Connecticut , from a democratic view , as not
illogcthcr satisfactory , and wiy especially
hat the Mills tariff bill is extremely unpop-
liar with their people. They do not regard
tho. president's tariff views as popular in any
icnso.
ASOTItnn MAN AOA1SST THD PRESIDENT.
Another democratic central committccman
iaa resigned because ho cannot support the
[ ircscnt administration. Senator-Elect J. S.
Harbour , of Virginia , will not bo nlono in ro-
, iring from the political management because
10 Is opposed to the president. Gilbert B.
Towels , of the Columbia democratic club. of.
this city , has resigned und states that if Hill
or some other good democrat Is nominated nt
St. Louis ho will bo pleased to unite with
Columbia club but that with the present out
look staring him In the face ho cannot , nt n
democrat , even by Influence glvo support to
.ho candidate whom he regards as a inug-
iViunp and not n democrat.Penny
Penny S. HEATH.
Forecast or Congress.
WASHINGTON , March 25. In the senate the
commerce committee will hnvo the floor on
Tuesday next. It has a largo number of
bills for action , Including the Nicaragua
anal bill , drummers' bill , the bill to prevent
'muds on American manufactures. It is
also the Intention to call the postal telegraph
bill in order to determine the question as to
the right of the commerce committco to
substitute such bill for ono which proposes
to place the telegraph companies under the
operation of the interstate commerce law.
The publla land committee will endeavor to
got the house to resume consideration of the
general publlo lands bill on Thursday. The
majority report of the ways and means com
mittee on the tariff bill will appear in the
house early in the week and bo placed on the
calendar.
Cart Weather Tor Growing Crops.
WASHINGTON , March 25. Under the head
of general remarks the weather crop bulletin
says : The weather has been generally un
favorable for growing crops during the week.
Alternate thawing nnd freezing nnd the
great range of temperature in winter wheat
sections have probably affected that crop in
juriously. The freezing weather in the
southern states has doubtless injured small
grains , fruit and vegetables in the northern
portion of the gulf states.
Chairman Mills Improving.
WASHINGTON , March 25. Chairman Mills ,
of tho.wnys and means committee , reported
seriously 111 yesterday , is suffering from a
severe cold but is Improving to-day.
GOULD INTEUV1EWED.
Ho Says tlio Reports About George
Arc Groundless and Gruel.
NEW Yoiuc , March 25. [ Special Telegram
to the BEK. ] Jay Gould in an interview said
in reference to business matters hero during
his absence : "Tho talk which has been
going.on with reference to my son George is
simply cruel. There is not a morsel of truth
In the charge that ho nas been going short of
the market or bearing it. He has not sold a
single share of Missouri Pacific. Ho has his
own stock and has u personal interest In
keeping up its value. I myself have more in
vested In Missouri Pacific than I have In
vested in anything else in my life. "
"Does that refer to any ono stocii or to
all ! " asked the reporter.
"To nil put together , " was the emphatic
answer. "I have Invested more thnn in
all other stocks put together of former in
vestments and have n natural interest in
keeping up the stock I have. "
Mr. Gould was plainly moved about the
reports affecting George , for ho returned to
the subject after diluting upon the prosperous
condition of the Missouri Pacific , saying
"There's nothing in these reports. I never
instructed invson how to act , and ho has not
been touching the market. I am out of the
street , BO is ho. I can say the accusations
against him nre cruel. "
"It Is said , Mr. Gould , that the directors
have decided to declare 1 } per cent dividend
payable April 15. Is that true ! " asked the
reporter.
"I understand , " replied Gould , "that this
is the qcntlmcnt of the majority of the direc
tors , nnd I have little doubt that will bo the
action taken. "
In reply to the question as to what Is tin
motive underlying the attack upon the Gould
Supo trust , Gould said : "Tlio motivesbehim
this assault are n newspaper cable conipunj
and a woman. That's all I have to say at
present as to the cause of the investigation
and suit. "
EIGHT DECEIVE ! ) WIVES.
Hudson Clmpllu Arraigned For -His
Much Marrying.
FINDI.AY , O. , March 25. Hudson Chaplin
was arraigned on the charge of bigamy yesterday
torday and pleaded guilty. A special grand
Jury will bo impanelled to find a bjll ngalnsi
him so that his case can bo disposed of a
this term of court. The following Is a list o
the women who , under various aliases
Cliaplln Is charged with marry'
ing : Miss Cora Carson , Greenville , Ind.
Miss Nellie Webster , living in i
Binnll village In southern Illinois , Miss Clarr
Jones , Fresno , Cul ; Miss Carrie K. Blank ,
Osagii , 111. ; Mrs. Snell , Bowling Green , ICy.
Miss Flora Freyebwper , Bowling Green , O
In addition he married n wealthy woman o
Columbus , O. , and a planter's widow llvlnw
in Baton Kongo , La. From most of these
women ho obtained sums of money ranging
from SI05 to Sl.UOO.
FUEE SPEECH : STOPPED.
O'Brion AddrcHscH nil Irish Meeting
and ItalucH n. Huiiipns.
DUIII.IN , March 23. William O'Brion ad
dressed the ' Ponsonby tenants nt Yaughal
early thls'inornlng and afterward attempted
to hold a meeting which hud been proclaimed
by the government. Ho mounted a car with
the intention of addressing the people , but
was seized by n policeman and drugged to
the ground. The police then charged upon
the crowd and a serious molco ensued , In
which u number on both sides were wounded ,
It Is alleged that sovcr.il of the police were
stabbed , Magistrate Plunkctt was thrown
down and beaten , and received n cut on the
head. Gulden .escaped to n priest's house
nnd subsequently Iwrranguod the crowd in a
stable. Police and soldiers are parading the
streets of the town.
KANSAS qrrr PAOKEUS KICK.
They Deny Hurtle's Charges nnd Will
Bring Damage Suits.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , March 23. Jocob Dold
& Son have given the press a lonj , ' statement
in reply to the charges made ugulnst Kansas
City packers by William G. Bartlo , of St.
Louis , before the house committee on agri
culture .vcstei-day. They refute the charge
as a huso and slanderous falsehood and
afllnu that the manufacture of lard and
packing of meats is conducted in the most
scrupulous and cleanly manner by all Kan
sas City packers , and that the methods and
practices testified to by Bartlo are absolutely
impassible. They will bring suit against him
for $ (50,000 damages based upon the possibil
ity of their business being injured by the
statements made.
Weather Indications.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Fresh to brisk
northerly wiuda ; colder ; snow , followed by
fair weather.
ALL QUIET WITH THE Q , "
No Sunday Developments , Butn Gon-
foronoo Fixed For Tuesday.
MORTON MAKES A STATEMENT-
IIo Says the Hand Will Begin Hiring
New Men To-day Full State *
incut of the Engin
eers' Side.
The Ihirllngton Strike.
CnioAao , March 25. "Everything is very
quiet with us to-day , " said Paul Mortln ,
speaking for the Burlington company this
nftcrnoonwhcn asked about the swltchmcns1
strike , "but wo will begin hiring new men
to-morrow and starting our trains. Matters
will soon bo working nil right again. The
switchmen have said nothing to any of the
officials of the road as yet abont their object
in quitting work , nnd If they hnvo any griev
ances none of us know what they nro. The
men nro out at Galcsburg , Aurora and
Ottumwa , but they refused to strike at Bur
lington , nnd It looks now as if the men there
would remain at work. "
To-night It was reported that a confercnco
of the switchmen , brakcmcn , engineers nnd
firemen from nil branches of the Burlington
system would bo held hero Tuesday. Rep
resentatives of the engineers and firemen nro
already In the city in the persons of the
grievance commlttcemon. The first of the
delegates from the switchmen nnd brakcmen
nro said to have arrived this evening nnd will
bo followed by a dozen or more others to
morrow.
THE ENGINEERS' STANDPOINT.
They Correct Misleading Statements
or Burlington Oftlclals.
CHICAGO , March 17. The officers of the
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy railroad com
pany have circulated throughout the country
what wo shall show to bo a very misleading
statement of the matters in Issue between
the engineers nnd firemen formerly employed
on that road nnd themselves. For the pur
pose of more effectively misleading the pub
lic the circular is addressed to the engineers
nnd firomnn. Of course , It Is intended for
the public.
Wo shall not resort to the trick of ad
dressing the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy
road , but address the public , for whom this
is intended , directly.
In the road's ' circular referred to , which is
under date of February 22 , appears the fol
lowing :
"Tho important changes which your com
mittco suggests are as follows : First. Pay
to bo governed solely by the miles run. with
out regard to other conditions or circum
stances.
Secondly. A large average increase in ex
isting rates of pay.
Third. The abolition of any classification
based upon length of service , ago or experi
ence. "
In relation to tlio first statement wo reply
that wo have requested our compensation to
bo fixed by the mile , because thai isho
method upon which compensation is based on
nine-tenths of the railroads in operation la
the United States. It is misleading to say
that this compensation is sought to bo fixed
"without regard to other conditions or cir
cumstances. "
True , there some runs on branches of the
"Q" road where the engineer's responsibility
appears to bo less than that on the main
lines , because ho has to haul a smaller
number of cars. But the road carefully con
ceals the fact that on all those branches
where the engineer has a smaller number of
cars to care Tor ho is compelled , at the end of
his trip , to take care of his engine by per
forming the work known to engineers as
that of u "hostler. " The Imposition of this
labor upon him saves the company the ex
pense of employing n man nt this work. On
the main lines the engineers' work Is done
when his train is taken in to its point of
destination , and the work of the hostler is
done in the round-house by nn extra man
employed for that purpose. It will there
fore be seen by the public that the men who
nro supposed to have easy runs under the
present system are compelled to do extra
work in addition to those easy runs , and arose
so worked to save the company the wages of
u hostler.
While it is correctly stated that wo ask our
pay to bo based upon the number of miles
run , it must also bo understood that wo care
very little about tbo terms used by the road.
They can continue to pay by the trip in place
of paying by the mile , if they prefer that
system , providing , however , that they pay
us us much ns other roads pay for trips of
the same length. The fact is that it is ns
broad ns it Is long how the wugcs are com
puted , whether by mile or by trip. If the
desire is to pay men honestly and fairly ,
without throwing any dust in their eyes , erin
in the eyes of the public , at the same rates as
other roads.lt will bo seen that it Is Imma
terial whether the compensation is termed
by the trip or by the mile. To Illustrate : If
n ainan runs 100 miles on a passenger
train wo say ho should bo paid $3.50.
This rate is paid by the Rock
Island road , the Santa Fa road , the
Wabash system , and other roads too
numerous to mention. The "Q" road , not
desiring to pay upon the basis which would
enable u fair comparison of its wages to bo
made with those of other companies , aban
dons the mile scheme nnd simply says : "Wo
will pay you $3 for the trip , " which menus ,
in other words , 3 cents per mile for what
other roads pay accents for. Wo think
this pretense is too transparent to need very
much discussion.
Second , It is true that wo demand a largo
average increase in existing rates of pay.
But thu publlo must not ho misled Into tlio
supposition that we nro demanding a largo
iiiLTouso from the "Q" over what is mild by
its rivals , if the "Q" gives to us the largo
Increase which wo demand , it will only then
place us on n footing with the employes o )
other roads , and it will only then bo culled
upon to pay precisely what Its neighbors nncJ
rivals uuy and have paid for years , If it is a
fact that it will require a largo average in
crease of our-wuges to bo made before we
are placed on an equality with the employes
of other roads nnd wo conclude that it is u
fact this only proves that for many years
the "O" has hud the advantage of BhuYlng
from its employes a largo portion of the
wugcs which It should have paid them.
Although In Justice we ought to ask It to
make restitution for the past wo do not do t > o ,
Wo only usk it to deal fairly with us In the
future.
In answer to the third point made by the
road , viz , ; That wo ask the abolition of any
classification based u | > on length of service
ago or experience , wo have to say that thni
statement is also misleading. Our position is
this ; If an engineer bo competent to take
charge pf the bust , train on the "Q" rout
then ho ought to get the best pay , and it is
immaterial whether ho Is thirty or nlnclA
years old. When the "Q" road places a man
In charge of one of its great express trains
und intrusts to him the precious lives of itt
patrons , by that act It certifies that ho is a
first-class engineer , nnd he ought to receive
pay on the road's own certificate.
Our position is : That u man who does the
work of u first-class engineer ought to re-
celvo the pay of.a first-class engineer.
The "Q's" iMsitlon Is this : It places a
man In a position which requires at his hands
the skill and ability of a flrbt-cluss engineer ,
The llrst year ho Is In that position it pays
him much less than a first-class engineer's
wages. The second year it slightly advances
his wages , but still keeps them less than the
first-class engineer. The third year ho. Is
paid their highest wages for on engineer ,
The result Is it U constantly gaining , from
tbo men who are only serving in their first
and second year , a largo discount of wages.
It also gains all the percentages in this trans
action , because a number of men who work
thu llrst or second year do not stay in the
covipany's employ long enough to bo entitled
to the first-class wujjcfa that AIO given to the
man who has served his third year. These
Irst nnd second year men who hnppcn to
cave to engage in other occupations nro re-
ilaccd by other first anil second year men ,
ind so the road manages" to keep n largo per-
icntago of employe ? at under rates. Wo
Imvo no objection to its paying those who
linvo been a long time on the road any extra
gratuity It wishes. Nor will wo over 'com-
jlnln if In Its generosity U desires to pension
men who have served It faithfully for a
great many years. But wo do insist that ono
of two things must bo true : Either , first ,
that the engineers are first-class men and
entitled to first-class pay ; or , second , that
the publlo Is deceived when it is asked to
travel on trains run by men who nro entitled
only to second or third-class compensation.
What Is said in relation to the engineer
applies also to the casa of the firemen , be
cause on all the roads the firemen's wages
are based upon those of the engineer , nnd the
firemen receive from 65 to 00 per cent
of what the engineer's wages arc. There
fore a shaving down of the engineer's wages
means a shaving down of the fireman's
wages , so that on nil sides the peculiar sys
tem adopted by the "Q" road manages to
punish Its worklngmcn nnd enlarge Its treas
ury.
But hnvo wo Just causa of complaint ! Are
the engineers nnd llromon of the "Q" road
seeking to take any advantage of that corpo
ration ! Have they Just cause of complaint !
Are they paid now as well ns employes per
forming llko services on rival roads )
Wo invite the attention of th'o public to the
following comparisons : On the "Q" road
there is n round trip between Kockford and
Aurora which is made twenty-six times a
month by the engineer.
On the Northwestern road there Is a round
trip between Kockford and Chicago which is
also made twenty-six times per month.
Tlio Northwestern round trip Is twenty-
two miles greater than the "Q" round trip.
The Northwestern engineer travels 572 miles
per month moro thnn the "Q's" engineer.
At the rate of compensation asked by the
engineers , viz : 8Kcents per mile , the North
western road should only pay $20.05 per
month to the engineer on the Rockford-lo-
Chlcago trip greater than that paid to the
"Q" engineer who runs on the Kockford-to-
Aurora trip. But the fact is that the "Q"
road pays its engineer only $104 per month ,
while the Northwestern pays its engineer.
$175. The " " holds
"Q" engineer Just ns re
sponsible "a position as the engineer on the
Northwestern. Hd has to cross thrco Inter
secting roads in the making of his trip , nnd
in addition to his work as an engineer the
labor of hostling , or caring for the engine , is
imposed upon him , while the engineer for the
Northwestern is not obliged to care for his
engine. The hitter's work begins when ho
Jumps on the engine at one end of the trip
and ceases when ho delivers it at tbo other
end.
end.On
On the Panhandle road the freight engin
eer who runs from Indianapolis to Bradford ,
a distance of 105 miles , receives $4.25 for the
trip , his fireman receives $2.15.
On the "Q" road the round trip run from
Galesburg to Pcorla 4s 105 miles for which
the engineer receives { 3.GO and the fireman
8J.10.
From Qulncy to Colchester the round trip
is 107 miles. The "Qv .road pays its engineer
for that trip $3.75 , nnd its fireman $2.15.
T'or runs of 100 mUcs'on the Union Pacific
road the engineer on passenger trains re
ceives $3.85. The "Q".road is a competitor
of the Union Pacific and for a long distance
travels over parallel' lines through country
of precisely the same character. Yet wo
have only asked $3.00 per 100 miles for a pas
senger engineer on tho""Q" road.
The engineer onV the Sterling branch
run draws $34.JD for 00 miled.
Ho stops In Rock Falls six hours ,
and takes care J ol his own engine.
The engineer that 'runs the Batavia and
Geneva accommodation receives $87.10.
And the Chicago ' .sINorthwestcrii pays for
like runs $9G. 0 , the iliatanco being two miles
greater ou the Chicago , Burlington- &
Quinoy.
The reason wo ask moro pay for the
branch runs is to compensate the men for
the extra work done , on account of the en
gineers having to do the work of a machinist.
The engineer on the Hockford way freight
runs nightly ( twenty-six nights constituting
ono month ) , for which ho receives $50.
Fireman , $35 per month.
The engineers on the fast mall , Chicago
Burlington & Quincy , 125 miles per day , re
ceive SU7.50 for twenty-six days' time. The
engineers on the Chicago & Northwestern ,
for the sumo services , receive $120.
The runs on the main line of the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , 125
miles per day , thirty-five days per month ,
amount received $131. On the Trunk lines
out of Chicago for the sumo service the engi
neers receive $101.
The engineers on the Buda & Vermont
branch of tlio "Q" line , 1S8 3-10 miles per
day , twenty-six days constituting one month ,
receive for the same $125.50. The Chicago
& Northwestern pays' for like service $181.
Wo desire further to state that no first-
class engineer on the Chicago & Northwest
ern receives less than i90.20 for twenty-six
days' work , if ready for duty.
The Hock Island road pays its engineers on
all its passenger trains $3.00 nnd Its firemen
$2.15 for the 100-mile run from Galcsburg to
Qulncy.
The Quincy road only pays $3.50 for this
same run to the engineers on a few of its
heaviest trams like the Kansas City one
and on all other trains It pays only $3.37 .
It only pays Its firemen $2 when with the en
gineer who is paid 83.00 , nnd $1.00 when with
the engineer who receives $3.87 } .
The Hock Island pays $4.15 for n run of
100 miles to its freight engineers , nnd does
not require them to act as hostlers for their
engines.
The Quincy road pays its freight engineer
on the 101-mile run from Gnlva to New Bos
ton , $3.75. This run Is on a branch road and
the engineer is compelled to do hostler's duty
for his engine at both cuds of his run.
Let us compare two short runs ; The first
is on the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul
road. The round trip between Chicago and
Elgin is seventy-four miles , for which the
engineer is paid $3.70. The engineer has full
control of jiis time every second day and has
not to act us hostler for his engine. The
second is on the "Q" rood , The round trip
between Chicago and Aurora Is seventy-
seven miles. The engineer is paid $3.35. Ho
has to "liostlo" his. engine , and his entire
time belongs to the road. Some days ho haste
to bo under the orders for eighteen hours per
day.
Complaint Is made , in the road's ' circular
because we asked that "Galesburg division
engineers und firemen bo not required to run
cast of Aurora , " The idea sought to i bo 1 con
veyed by the company is that this request is
unreasonable and calculated to impose
greater expense on the roud. The fact is
that compliance with this request will not
impose ono cent of extra expcnscon the road.
No objection has boon offered to running the
engines through from Galcsburg to Chicago ,
The change of crews engineers nnd firemen
ut Auror.i will not increase the company's
outlay. Tlicro are about 300 of the engineers
and firemen who livid In Aurora. Many of
these men own thplr homes ; some of these
homes , howqver , nro not entirely paid for.
If they are compelled to run from Galcsburg
to Chicago and return , they would have to
sacrifice their property und remove either to
Galcsburg or to Chicago. They ask that the
crows bo made to run. on the ono end of the
route only , from Chicago to Aurora und re
turn , and on the other end only from Galcs
burg to Aurora end return , If wo wcro paid
on the mlle system , the change of crews
would not cost the road ono cent.
It Is also complained that wo ask that some
arrangement bo mudo in relation to passing
brotherhood men on the "Q" trains. We
make no demand .in this regard. Our pur
pose in making this "request wus to get some
uniform rule put , in force on this road the
same as prevails on other roads. Wo have
no right to demand this. Wo did not demand
It. Our desire wus , while wo wcro negotiat
ing to get this question now unsettled so
determined that the conductors would here
after know precisely what to dn , and thus bo
ublu to avoid conflicts. The company can
decide this as it pleases. It does not ijtund in
the road of u settlement.
S. B. Hoac ,
Chairman Committee.
< The Council of Women.
WASHINGTON , March 25. The Interna
tional council of women opened this eitor-
noon with , religious acrvkcs at Albaugh's
grand opera house. ' Theattendance / '
large.
CARRIED AFTER A STRUGGLE
Iowa's Legislature Passes the Bill
Regulating Railroad Traffic.
A VERY SENSIBLE MEASURE.
The Charging of Moro For n Shorter
Than For a Iiongcr Haul Abso
lutely Prohibited Spirit
Specters.
After Three "Wearisome Weeks.
DBS MOINES , In. , March 24. [ Correspond
ence of the BED. ] After thrco long weeks of
discussion , varied by strouuoui efforts on
the part of the opponents of railway legisla
tion to lack on amendments to nullify or Im
pair the measure , the scnato , on Friday ,
passed house file 373 by a unanimous vote ,
only six senators being absent or skulking in
the cloak rooms. As soon ns the house con
curs In some minor amendments and the bill
Is signed by the governor It will bccomo the
law of the land , though It will not take effect
until thirty days after It Is duly published ,
which will bo about May 1. The bill abso
lutely prohibits the charging of moro for a
shorter than for a longer haul , the practicing
of any discrimination , or granting of any re
bate whatever , and empowers the board of
railroad commissioners to fix a schedule of
freight charges , which shall bo pritna faclo
evidence of n reasonable rate in all the courts
of the state. The bill Is a very elaborate
measure , covering some twenty pages , but
these nro its main provisions.
TUB BISTlllCT COMMlSSIONnn BILt.
The scheme hatched by the railroad com
mittee of the senate to divide the state into
five districts for the election of railroad com
missioners is destined to como to an untimely
end. The press of the state almost to a unit
Is opposed to the measure , and the lower
branch of the legislature has refused to in
crease the number of commissioners from
three to five by nn overwhelming majority.
That body has already passed a bill providing
for the election of thrco railroad commission
ers from tno state nt largo , and the senate
will no doubt concur in tno measure , though
Senator Gatch , of this city , Is making n
strong fight In favor of a bill providing for
the appointment of commissioners by the
governor with the advice and consent of the
senate.
soAnciTT OP oAns.
The failure of the Northwestern nnd other
roads In the southern part of the state to f ur-
nish a-sufllcient number of cars for hauling
the grain and hay during the full and early
winter has borne fruit in the shape of n bill by
Representative Hospors , of Sioux county ,
compelling railroads to furnish cars on thrco
days' notice under a penalty of a $10 fine for
each day in default. The bill passed the
house by a vote of 80 to 2. This action has
thoroughly frightened tho- managers of the
Northwestern who declare that the bill if It
becomes a law , will bankrupt every road in
the state , nnd every effort will bo made to
defeat it In the senate. Judge Hubbard. of
Cedar Rapids , the veteran lobbyist for that
line , is hero and If ho gets in his work
with his usual success , the bill will never see
daylight again.
THE UAIWIOAD COMMISSIONEnSniP.
The term of L. S. Coffin as railroad cora-
' " " "
there nro
. 'Osition. '
_ io effort
M > v " "
to"bo""retaTned but with poor show of suc
cess. Ho was placed on the board as a rep
resentative of the agricultural interests , It
being understood that the board should con
sist of one lawyer , ono farmer and ono civil
engineer , but his decisions hnvo been almost
uniformly in favor of the railroads and ho
has also antagonized the Farmers' alliance ,
which is highly incensed at his action on the
maximum tariff and the 3 cent fare bill.
Hon. Jcsso Kennedy , president of the state
alliance , is also n candidate , and has a pow
erful backing both among the farmers and
members of the legislature , and it would not
bo u surprise if ho received the appointment.
The corporations have raised the cry , any
body but Kennedy , and this fact will have
some weight with the governor in determin
ing the choice nnd may lead to his appoint
ment. Dr. Kennedy is one of the best posted
farmers In the state and has served a term
in 'the legislature very acceptably to the
people of his county.
TVs president of the alliance ho has given
the railroad problem u close study , nnd there
are few If any farmers In the state , better
qualified to grapple with this difficult und
perplexing question ,
1HILHOAI ) ASSnSSJir.ST.
The executive council have about completed
the assessment of railroad property. The
total foots up to about $43,000.000 , which is
an increase of $5,000,000 over the assessment
last year. This assessment is ridiculously
low , only about one-eighth of the amount the
railronds claim to bo worth , nnd the people
of the state nro not satisfied with the present
method by which they nro listed for luxation ,
but prefer it to the old township assessor
'
A iiew system , by which this duty will de
volve upon the board of supervisors , or of a
state board composed of one from each con
gressional district , Is being devised by some
of the strongest anti-monopoly senators , in
cluding Senator Taylor , of Davis , and this
plan will likely bo adopted in the near future.
BOMB QUUEll HILLS.
The few greenback members of the legisla
ture in their endeavors to force some issue of
all-absorbing interest to the front in order to
attract attention and make a record have
introduced some queer bills. Burgess , of
Wupollo , is prolific in these kinds of meus-
uros. A few days ago the house was com
pelled to spend nearly a whole day consider
ing ono of his bills requiring ull employers to
pay their hired hands twice cnch month In
cash. The bill was finally amended to apply
only to coal minors and passed , The mem
bers thought this would remove the evils of
the "truck store" system us practiced In
many mines at present , where the minors
nro paid principally in store orders , thus vir
tually compo'liiig ' them to patronise the com
pany's ' store. Another bill Introduced by
Mr. Burgess requires the assessor to stamp
all notes when listed for luxation and any
note not so stamped If collected by law
should forfeit ten per cent of Its face value.
There Is merit In this bill , but the prejudice
against the author will probably defeat the
measuio.
THE AVIMIOI'llIATIONB ,
Thcro Is a vigorous howl going up from nil
the Btata institutions over tlio radical reduc
tion of the appropriations for their support ,
us contemplated by the house committco ,
The extravagant und reckless expenditures
permitted and encouraged by former legis
latures Involved ttia stale In debt to the ex
tent of nearly $1,000,000 , and the present as
sembly Is making lierolo efforts to continue
the good work initiated by the lust legisla
ture in keeping down the expenses to the
lowest possible limit until the debt is liqui
dated.
TUB STATE rONVKNTION.
The recent republican stale convention
wus extremely well attended und its proceed
ings very harmonious , Tlio farmers und
others who favor the maximum tariff and the
2-cent faro bills lost a golden opportunity by
not coining down in force and insisting upon
tliondoption of resolutions endorsing the
governor und favoring Die proposed legisla
tion , For some reason Iho farmers did not
think It good policy to bring the matter up ,
as President Kennedy , of the state alli
ance , sat in the convention us a
delegate , and Hon. Silas | WiUon , of
Atlantic chairman of the railroad committee
of the house , and ono of the most pronounced
anti-monopoly members of the legislature ,
was u member of the committee on resolu
tions , and they made no effort to.
The corporations were well represented ,
nnd their henchman openly declared that
Govcunor Larrabeo should not go to Chicago
as a delegate to the national convention if
they could prevent it. Had Governor Lar
rabeo been a candidate they would not have
been able to d0fe.at him. As it was he re
ceived orcr cue buudred. votes iu suite of the
protest of his friends that ho peremptorily
declined to accept the position.
The defeat of John Y. Stone , of Mills
county , for delegate nt large , was a decided
surprise and caused no llltlo comment.
Everybody knew that the delegates from
the state nt largo wcro to bo Henderson ,
Clarkson , Perkins nnd Stone , nnd when Mr.
Shaw of Corning named J. P. Dalllvor few
thought that ho would develop any great
strength. However , the young men In the
convention rallied to his support to a man ,
and with the hundred or moro who wore
glad to have an excuse to vote against
Clarkson ho was easily nominated. The rail
road strikers Judiciously distributed through
the convention succeeded In drawing out
Colonel Hepburn , of Clnrlndn , for a speech
nnd ho took occasion to air his old grievance
about being defeated by Anderson for con
gress last year , to the disgust of everybody
present. The sooner the republicans of this
stnto make up their mind that Hepburn IB n
dead duck In politics the better will It bo for
" 10 party , not only In the Eighth district but
so In the state nt large. Rr.x.
Ijoolc Out For Votes.
DBS MoiNns , la. , March 25. [ Special to
the Bun. ] Both houses of the legislature
having passed a bill making the oftlco of rail
way commissioner elective , thcro is not BO
much Interest taken In the appointment of
Mr. Coffin's successor. The term of Commis
sioner Coffin expires the 31st inst , , and If ro-
appolnted ho will only servo for about nine
months unless ho should bo lucky enough to
bo elected next fall. The bill provides that
three commissioners shall bo elected this
coming November to servo for terms of ono ,
two and thrco years each. This takes the
appointing power entirely out of the gover
nor's hands , and makes the ofllco a political
ono. At present it Is customary to give the
democrats ono member of the board and
the republicans two. The new ar
rangement will glvo the dominant
party nil of the commissioners ,
nnd the democrats will have no representa
tion on the commission. Besides Mr. Coflln ,
the candidates for his position include Mr.
Henry Wallace , editor of the Homestead ;
Mr. Kennedy , president of the State Farm
ers' alliance ; ox-Governor Carpenter , of Fort
Dodge ; Hon. James Wilson , of Tama county ;
Senator Payneer , of the same county , and
others. The oftlco Is a desirnhlo one , ns it
pays $3,000 salary , f jrnlshes free transporta
tion and gives the incumbent a chance to
travel around a good deal and see what is
going on ,
Spirit Lake's Specters.
DCS Moixcs , la , , March 23. [ Special to
the BEB. ] A very meritorious object Is em
braced in a bill that has been left with the
appropriations committees of the general as
sembly , but Is not likely to receive their
favor. It provides for an appropriation of
$1,000 for galhcrlng together the bones of tlio
Spirit Lake massacre victims and creeling a
modest yet suitable monument over thorn.
This bloody massacre took place in the spring
of 1857 , A band of Sioux Indians came down
from Dakola and fell suddenly upon the set
tlements of white folks scattered along'nkcs
Okobojl and Spirit lake and killed thirty five
men , women and children , practically exter
minating the settlements in that part of the
state. They carried off captives two or three
women and ono young girl , who Is now the
only survivor of that terrible slaughter. It
is proposed that the scattered bones of thcso
victims be gathered up and bo deposited in a
common grave at Spirit Lake , with a monument
ment to tell the story of their bravo lives and
untimely deaths. If the legislature is going
into the monument business nt all , it could
find no moro worthy cause to be remembered
in this way than the victims of the famous
Spirit Lake massacre. But the reform Idea
is so strongly implanted Ju the direction of
reducing expenses that It is not likely that
anything will bo done in the matter.
BIctliodlst Prcstdlnp Elders.
DCS MOINES , In. , March 25. [ Special to the
BEE. ] The presiding elders of the four
Methodist conferences of this state had an
important meeting hero the past week. The
general purpose of their convention was lo
consider the various inleresis of the church ,
and ono special object was to tnko stops for a
central state university. There nro now four
Methodist colleges in the state. Nona of them
measure up to the standard of an eastern col-
legci. and some of them are prclly weak. It
has long been Iho dream of Iho moro pro
gressive and far-slghlcd Melhodisls of Iowa
lo unite their educational forces into ono
strong school located nt the capital. Such a
university , if it were the only one under
Methodist patronage In the slate , could bo
made n school of great and commanding In-
fluenco. There uro over 80,000 Methodists in
Iowa , and ns the lending denomination they
nro entitled to have u first-class college , but
they haven't one yet. It would bo n prcat
undertaking to huvo those four small colleges
unite for ono largo universlly , but it would
bo u good thing for education and the educa
tional interests of this church If it were done.
The Ilnwkoyo Militia.
Dts- MOINES , la. , March 25. [ Special to
the BUB. ] Iowa's Natiunal Guard Is gelling
to have a good reputation both at homo nnd
abroad , so good in fact that its best com
panies are greatly sought for to lend interest
to prize drills abroad. Efforts are now being
made to have a brigade of Iowa troops attend
the inter-slalo prize drill at Nashville , Tcnn. ,
in May. Several Iowa companies have ar
ranged to go , including the Tiptofi company ,
the Cedarvillo company and the famous
Muscatlno Rifles , This hitter company Is
the one that took part in the international
drill at Washington last spring , and made
such a fine record for soldierly bearing and
efficiency. An effort will bo made to have
Governor's Guards of Ihls city attend , and
ns It is a crack company , It would make a fine
showing. The commandant of the camp ,
who will huvo charge of the drill , will Do
General II. II. Wright , of Ccdarville , who
commands the First Brigade , Iowa National
Guards. _
KohooH nt' the Convention.
DBS MOINKS , In. , March24. | Special lo the
BEIJ.J The echoes of the great stale conven
tion last week uro beginning to roll back. The
endorsement of Senator Allison then received
WUH so strong , BO hourly and so unanimous ,
that it cannot full to make n marked Impres
sion In other slates. Thu friends of Senator
Allison nro getting organised for the fight ,
nnd getting their forcos.ln order , A project
is now on foot to raise an Allison brigade of
uniformed men , who ahull go to Chicago , and
turn themselves loose on the convention ,
they would expect to make a dashing Impres
sion , and secure votes for Iowa's candidate.
TlioFoollHliiipfts of Prohibition.
DBS MOINKS , In. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to the BHU. ] The prohibition consta
bles who have been accused of bribery and
other forma of official corruption , nro quite
worried at the charges. They reply by
counter charges against the county attorney ,
tliolr accuser. They deny that they have
been doing anything crooked , as charged ,
und say that ho la Iho corrupt man , and they
are Innocent. Their trial will take place at
the next term of the district court , probably
in about three weeks.
The Clearance Kecorcl.
BOSTON , March 25. The table compiled
from specials to the Post from the managers
of the leading clearing houses In the United
Stales shows the gross exchanges for Iho
week ended March 24 wcro SUOS.050,702 , an
increase of f/J per cent over the correspond
ing period lut > l your.
Steamship ArrlvalH.
NnwYoitK , March 25. ] Special Telegram
to the BUB. ] Arrived The Ohio , from
Liverpool ; La Brclango , from Havre ; the
Hotlcrdum , Irom .Hottcrdam.
i
Frederick Goc to Church.
Br.itLIN" , March 25. .Emperor Frederick at-
tciidcd'scr.vice in the chapel at Clurlotten
burg to-duy. Ho Is la good spirits Uud con
.tluucj to Ituprpvo ,
. . V' *
NEWS OF NEBRASKA 10WH& I
Fllloy Makes a Showing of Hotf
Resources.
SUPERIOR'S SUBSTANTIAL BOOMi
Railroad Building to Begin Actively
With Settled AVcnthcr Several Now
Enterprises Promised Items &
From Crete State News. ,1 T .
Fllloy's Substantial Growth.
FIU.BT , Neb. , March 23. [ Correspond ]
cnco of the BEI : . ] The town of Fllley is lo <
catcd on the line of the B. & M. rallroail ,
which runs from Nebraska City to Beatrice ,
t
In Gage county. Tins section of country ta Ji
ns beautiful aud as fertile ns can bo found In 7
any portion of the great and growing state of
Nebraska. Early In 1883 the town of Fllloy
was platted nnd In honor of Elijah Fllloy ,
who came hero In 18fl7 , was christened Fllley.
The town is unllko some other western
towns In that Its growth has not been of a
rapid , but of ix substantial character , Iho ma
jority of Iho people who reside hero owning
their residences and business houses. Ill
other words the town has "como to stay. "
Benjamin Banghmiin erected the first stora
building In ISSy. and It was occupied by Low-
cllcn & Axtcll , who nro the pioneer mer
chants of the town. Wo now have thrco dry
goods stores , two hardware and Implements
stores , two drug stores , two blacksmith nnd
wagon shops , two barber shops , two llvory
stable ? , one millinery nnd dress making es
tablishment , two hotels , ono lumber yard ,
ono meat market , ouo elevator and a now
$20,000 mill , with a capacity of scvcuty-flvQ
barrels per day. *
The social and religious advantages oC 3
Fllley are of the highest order. The Motho-
dlst society worships In a $4,000 frame atruo- ' !
turo and has n membership of seventy. O.
M. Shepherd Is the pastor. The Baptists
have a now church building with a largo con.-
grcgnllon. A. II. Law Is the pastor.
The Masonic fraternity organized a lodga
this wlnlor with some twenty members.
There are n number of Odd Follows in Fllloy
and In all probability a ledge of that order
will bo formed in Iho near future. The ini
tiatory steps have been taken to form n lodga
of Good Tcrnplors. nnd It will start with n
membership of fifty. The ox-soldlors will
organize a Grand Army post soon.
AVe have a good school building , which cost
$3,000 , und not only n good oulldlng but a
good school In It ns well. W. Matthews lg
the principal. Pupils can go from hero td
the university ,
Our shipping interests are fairly good4
Last year were shipped from hero , 172 cars
of corn , 53 cars of llaxseed , 3 cars of wheat ,
24 cars of oats , 5 cars of rye , 20 cars of hogs ,
20 cars of cattle ; there were received 57 can
loads of coal , 42 cars of lumber , 8) cars ofj
lime , etc. The annual report of the B. & )
M. railroad shows that 403 cars hava ,
been handled from this point within the last -3
year. '
The Bank of Fillcy and the Fllloy Farmer , < '
a bright , newsy five-column folio , complete )
the business enterprises of the town.
Some two weeks ago the business men of
Fillcy held a mooting to take the initiatory
steps to incrcaso the business of the town ,
nnd a subscription paper was started to secure -
cure means to advertise It. The owners 08
lots will bo asked lo reduce their prices and
thereby induce the building of moro resi
dences , business houses , etc.
A boot and shoo store with a practical man
in charge would do well in Fllloy. A flax
mill is needed hero , as there is a largo amount ]
of flax produced in this section of tha
country.
Railroad Building at Superior.
SUPEUIOII , Neb. , March 23. [ Correspond
ence of the BEE. ] Superior has Iho rcpula- .j
lion of being the handsomest city in the Re
publican valley. , Its beauty of location Is not }
surpassed by that of any city in the stato.
But it is not owing to beauty of locution ,
alone that it gets Its good reputation , but Ha
commercial advantages , its water power , ttia
class of pushing capitalists-located hero , It3
excellent school and church advantages , all
taken togelher , make for Superior ils reputa
tion. It is located ut the Junction of the B.
& M. nnd Missouri Pacific railroads. Thoj
Northwestern is building Into the city from ) h
Omaha , whllo Iho Santa Fo Is surveying Into ? " / ' 3
the city from the south. The city'council has i j
granted permits for the erection of two largo
brick buildings. J. S. Johnson & Bro. are
preparing to erect a line Iwo slory brick witU
basement. Several other enterprising busi
ness men will follow suit nnd many flnex
residences will bo bujlt this season. Capital
is coining In rapidly nnd transactions in rcay
cstalo for Iho last few weeks exceed $100,000.
Items From Crete.
CIIETB , Neb. , March 23 , ( Correspondence
of the BiiK.- ] Never In the hlslory of Crela
has spring opened more auspiciously thun
Iho present. Evorylhing scorns to have
taken on a brighter appearance. Dozens ot
drummers are hero from Omaha , Chicago ,
St. Joseph and the largo cities in the cast ,
and our business men arc beginning to ap
preciate the advantages and inducements
offered by the large wholesale houses in those ) , .T | |
magnificent cities. Many strangers nre In * ;
town looking for locations on which to build J \
business und residence houses , nnd nro putting - '
ting up with such accommodations as can bq
found. The people hero feel that this will bq
the most prosperous year ever known , and ;
that before many years Crete will take Ihq
place to which she is entitled the seeoudt
city in Nebraska.
A beautiful Iwo-slory Queen Anne stylq
cottage is being erected In the soulh part ofl
town by Mr. C. S. Beers , to cost $3,000. It7
will bo finished about May 15.
Mr. Docdo Smith has purchased from Jo
Beph Kopetzky the lot on Main street upon
which Roberts is now carrying on the farm
Implement business. Mr , Smith will com
mence the eiecllon of a Iwo-story nnd sub
cellar brick block no soon as the weather per
mits , The building will bo finished by lha
laller part of July. The cost will bo 5,200.
Polltlcn at Beatrice.
Bi'ATiiice , Neb , , March 25 , [ Special ta
the BEE. ] At Iho citizens' caucus held at
the opera house last night John Ellis , presi
dent of the People's bank , was nominated fen
mayor of this city. W. A. Wugnor was nom
inated for city clerk and J. S. Grublo fo *
treasurer , The last two are present lncum
bents. The opposition ticket Is headed with
Hurry Phillips for mayor , W. O. Gibbs.
cdork , and J , M. ICellogg for treasurer. PhlU .
lips is colonel of the state militia , depuly oil ,
Inspector nnd townslto nnd general utility
inau for the Burlington railroad. Ho would
probably spend some time ut home , though,1
If elected. Councllmcn and members of the
school board have not yet been nominated.
The Flro Itccord.
PKOHIA , 111. , March 25 , The Reuse bus ! *
ness block burned Into last night , All tha
stores and offices wcro destroyed. Loss.
50,000.
The Pcorla public library building was
damaged by fire to-day 15,000 , nnd all the oc
cupants suffered considerable loss by water.
The 15,000 books In the library were drenched
with water , BO the library sustained a heavy
loss , _
An Election In France.
PAWS , March 25. In the election at Mar *
Bellies to-day for a member of the chamber oC
deputies , Pyatt , Irreconcilable , received
40,201 votes ; Hcrvo , conservative , 23,038 , ;
Fouquter , opportunist , 12,410 , and General
Houlunger \ > 5 , In the election at Laon.
General Boulanger received 45,069 , ; Dourncr }
radical , 2003 ; , and Jauqucmai tconservative ,
24,010. , Another ballot is necessary.
Tlio Death Jlecord.
T.UJIHI : HAUTIJ , Ind. , March 25. The
of ox-Secretary of the Navy Thompson.
to-day aK t seventy-seven ,