1HE OMAHA AILY
SEVENTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 5 , 18S8. NUMBER 202'
IDE GREAT BOYCOTT LIFTED.
Employes of Othoi Roads Will
Handle Burlington Freight.
I
si THfcIEANINO OFTHE MOVEMENT
I'owdcrly Said to Have IJccn Its Au
thor Gl-e.Hlmin Refuses the Injutio-
tion AHkcd For AKnlnut tha
Island ,
-Running Kxoept the HurllnKton.
CHICAGO , April 4. The final result of the
meeting of the employes of tlio different
railroads ! n this city , which began yesterday
afternoon and last'ed until a Into hour last
night , Is announced this morning In a decla
ration that the boycott of "Q" cars has been
perm iently raised , ami that henceforth the
contest will bo confined strictly to the "Q. "
system. All strikes except the "Q" wcro to
utop forthwith , and all these which wcro
imminent were to bo averted , The business
of Chicago Is to bo restored and maintained
by the strikers with strict decorum. Other
roads were absolved from the requirements
of neutrality , and violence is to bo discounte
nanced according to tlia well Known policy of
tlio locomotive engineers. The arrangement
ntfrccd upon , it is said. Is directly due to the
exertions of Chief Artmirof the Brotherhood
of Engineers , Grand Master Surirent of tlio
Firemen , Grand Master Momaghan of the
Switchmen's association , Mayor Hochc , and
' Mart Crawford , .who also represents the
switchmen. The final decision was had by a
muss meeting held with closed doors last
evening , and which was addressed by Gen
eral Manager Jctfcry , of the Illinois Central.
Fifteen hundred railroad men were present
n' the meeting , representing elements which
had previously ut times been antagonistic.
Grand Master Sargent , of tlio Firemen's
brotherhood , wus the first speaker.
Ho stated he came not only ns
n representative of the firemen , but also to
volco thcvlews of Chief Arthur of the cngl-
p > crs. The strike on the Burlington road
was n Just cause and they had used every
honorable means to treat with the company.
With sucli u record behind them It would not
bo proper for the strikers to stand by and BOO
helpless people suflcr from the base practices
of the company. Sargent urged , therefore ,
that the boycott bo raised and the "Q" de
prived of Its most dangerous weapon.
General Manager Joffcry of the Illi
nois Central road , told the men
of the dlsnsterthat would follow , n general
tie-up , and appealed to them to shield their
fellows from such uflliction. Ho said his
company would not consent to n general
blnck listing of the Uurllngton strikers by
railroads , nud ho would use his influence
with the managers of the roads towards the
eamo result. Grand Master Monaghan , of
the Switchmcns' association , emphasized the
points of the two preceding speakers
BO well that when the boycott
was declared raised the mooting decided to
redouble the light against the Burlington.
Everybody connected with the system who
could bo called out would bo , and one embar
rassment after another was to bo enforced.
Committees were sent out at once to visit
different officials hnd Inter reported that all
lines had accepted. By overwhelming the
Burlington with business , the men argue ,
the fact will soon bo demonstrated
that it is by no means prepared to
handle it with the now hands now in
Its employ. The plea of the Burlington
that the places of the strikers have all been
filled and consequently that it has nothing to
arbitrate , the engineers think , will be demol
ished.and that the company will be compelled
to arbitrate the question at issue.
When the appointed time came this morn
ing for the cessation of the strike on the St.
Puul , all hands , firemen , engineers and
switchmen , presented themselves for duty ,
end the usual course of things , as far as the
Milwaukee &St. Puul company is concerned ,
was resumed nt onco. At the Fort Wayne
yards there was a hitch and the strike on that
roud continued. Tlio engineers and firemen
were ready to carry out the unaerstandingbut
the switchmen were obdurate. At 0 o'clock ,
however , everything was satisfactorily ar
ranged , and the great Uurlington boycott
was apparently everywhere at an end.
A report is In circulation to the effect that
Powderly has had a hand in bringing about
the present state of affairs. His antagonism
to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
is well known , and' it was considered very
strange when the Burlington switchmen ,
who wcro Knights of Labor , quit work in
order to back up the striking engineers.
Tlicro is no doubt that they did so without
Powderly's knowledge or consent , and for
the past few days there have been numerous
commands issued from headquarters , order
ing the switchmen to lei the engineers' light
their own battle. The switchmen finally
ogricd to abide by the advice of their chief ,
nml Knowledge of this fact , it is said by these
qualified to Hpcak , led the engineers and fire
men to drop the boycott.
Snrgcant , the man who stands at the helm
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen ,
was very much absorbed In the morning
paper when u reporter opened conversation
with him.
"Is this return to work the result of a re
quest or the action of Chief Arthur ) "
"Chief Arthur hud nothing to do with it , "
was Sargent's reply. "It was the men's own
individual Judgment that led them to go out ,
nml It was their own individual Judgment
Which led them to come back. "
' -'Was there anything in the attitude of
Powderly toward the strike that caused the
return to work ? "
' Powdorly hnd no more to say in the mat
ter than you havo. What ho thought about
the strike and boycott cut no figure at all.
The strike Is now confined to 'Q. ' engineers ,
firemen nud switchmen still out , and they
will stay out until they gam their point if it
takes a year. And they will bo supported
during all the tlmo they uroout. The boycott
Is now off , and the other roads are free to go
uhcud and hundlo all the 'Q. ' freight they
want to. Wo will see if the 'Q. ' is able to
transact business with Its burned-out engines
and drunken engineers and firemen , "
The Lake Shore delivered a largo train of
freight to tha Burlington this morning at
Sixteenth street. The Hock Inland railway
Bunt n train of cars to the Burlington tills
morning for the first tlmo slm'u the strike on
the "Q. " begun. This Indicates that the boy
cott bus been completely raised by the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Engineers , and that
the Hock Island olllcials no longer fear any
complications with their men because of ex
changing business with the Burlington.
It Is brwidly stated that in lifting the boy-
roll , the strikers calculated all the roads
that had suspended relations with the "Q"
would at onro proceed to unload on tlmt
company all curs that had nccuinmulatcd ,
. and that the effect would be to swamp the
} "Q" with freight. Having achieved this the
" ( J" would bo required , under the law , to
furnish proper facilities for handling freight ,
and this might grow Into n lever to move the
men back into their old positions with
the "Q. "
Up to to-night the Judgment of the men
Bccms to huvo been good , but it will take
tlmo to demonstrate whether or not tlio "Q"
is capable of handling all the freight that Is
pourc'd in.
CIIICAOO , April 4. The Times will say to
morrow in reference to calling soft' the boy
cott by the strikers , that it U the result of
negotiations between tlio Brotherhood of
Engineers and the Knights of Labor ; that a
committee of the brotherhood went to Scranton -
ton a week ago to boo Powdorly and
urge him to cull out till the Knights of
Labor employed on the "ij" road , and If tlio
etnko should extend to other roads , to
cull out all knights there as well , to aid the
striking engineers. In return the engineers
would muko cci tain concessions. The Times
eays I'owdcrly refused to do anything to pre
cipitate a general strike , which ho regarded
us disastrous for all concerned , but finally
iigrcid If the boycott wus declared off and all
except the "Q" btrlkers went to work , hu
would cull out all Knights itiaong the "Q"
employes. Tlio truth of this report remains
to bo neon. No signs of it have yet devel
oped ,
Tha Huk Island Defeats the "Q. "
CIIICAOO , April 4.-The Hock Island road
boldly in'iSutuiued ' lu court this morning that
- * * *
notwithstanding the denials of Burlington
officials , the Hock Island's charges were true
that the Burlington has been trymp , by rate
wars and strikes , to force the formation of a
great western railway trust. The Hock
Island entered a motion that the whole mat
ter be referred to a master , before whom
testimony should bo taken to establish the
truth of the charges. Voluntary affidavits
could not bo obtained from seine of the wlU
nesses. The Hock Island asserts in its
papers accompanying the motion their ob
ject of referring the case to a master Is to
put witnesses upon the rack of examination
and cross-examination. Leave was asked
from the court to get nffidnviLi from some or
the proposed witnesses who have suddenly
left the Immediate Jurisdiction of the court.
Amontr these nro Charles E. Perkins , presi
dent of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy
railroad ; P. M. Arthur , chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers , and J. W.
Mldgoloy , chairman of the Southwestern
Hallway association.
The Hock Island rejoinder In conclusion
says : "Yesterday's affidavit of Henry B.
Stone , general manager of the Burlington ,
displays temper and recklessness in asser
tions and denials which renders it eminently
proper that ho bo subjected to cross exami
nation under circumstances which will com
pel him to frame his own answers , Instead of
having them prepared by counsel , and in
which ho will have an opportunity to explain -
plain how ho can deny , without qualification
oven of information or belief , the averment
that the Burlington communicated to one or
more managers of railways Its purpose to
prosecute a rate war until the officers of the
western railways should consent to abdicate
the powers placed hi their hands by their
stockholders to an unlawful trust ,
when such communications were mudo
by other officers of the Burlington
company and not in the presence of the said
Henry B. Stone ; and the Hock Island says
further that , It can by cross-examination of
the said Henry 11. Stone , mid by the testi
mony of other witnesses whom it proposes to
examine , sustain each and every allegation
the Hock Island lias made , and establish the
falsehood of every contrary allegation made
in the affidavit of the said Henry B. Stono. "
The reiteration of the Hock Island's
charges and Its motion for a _ reference
to a master , caused a hot interchange
of denunciation between the attorneys
of the two corporations. Wirt Dexter ,
for the Burlington , warmly declared the
Hoclt Island officials were attempting to boy
cott against the Burlington , and that the boy
cott was u criminal and indlcatblo oltcuso m
Illinois , Judge Grcsham interposed nt this
point with adjournment until this after-
ternoon.
When the court reconvened the arguments
were resumed. At the conclusion Judge
Graham said oven if the trust allegations
made by the Hock Island wcro true , it did
not relieve that road from its duty as a com
mon carrier. Again , ho did not think the
Hock Island had refused to do its duty , and
the "Q. " did not need protection from this ,
its strongest competitor. As there was no
danger of injury accruing to the "Q. " road
no Injunction would be issued Just now. Fu
ture developments , ho said , might alter this.
At Milwaukee.
MII/WAUKI-.B , April 4. Some delay to trains
was occasioned on the Chicago & Northwest
ern road hero this morning , the reason being
that some Burlington cars wcro made up In a
train which the engineer refused to haul ,
unless they were taken out and sidetracked.
This was done and the train departed.
BGcnernl Manager Miller of the St. Paul
road said this morning that all the men who
quit the employ of the company of their own
accord have returned to work. Ho says he
will order the employes whom he laid off
back to work Monday.
Everything Quiet in Oinnha.
Notwithstanding the fact that there ao
about one hundred Pinkerton men on duty
between South Omaha and Gibson , who ,
with their clubs , constantly patrol almost the
entire distance between the points named ,
evidently waiting for an outbreak , none of
a serious nature occurred yesterday , and re
ports received by the Pinkerton chief indi
cate the same happy state of affairs along the
cntlrolinc. Captain Foley was In Platts-
mouth Tuesday and returned last night. He
reports mutters In a very peaceable condi
tion at that point , and has no fears of an out
break.
The Pinkerton men have inaugurated anew
now method , and in future the number of
uniformed men on duty will bo somewhat di
minished , while the number who will wear
citizens' dress wilt bo increased. The latter
will not confine their attention entirely to
the property of the B. & M. , but will linger
In the vicinity of all places frequented by
railroad men , and endeavor to become famil
iar with parties who ure suspected of being
Implicated in the promiscuous thumping of
"scabs" which has been so extensively in-
ilulgcd In of lute. To avoid detection now
men will bo substituted for the ones nowhere
hero , who will bo sent to other points on like
missions.
A Secret Santa _ Fo MeetliiR.
AuiUQ.L'KiiQUi ! , N. M , , April 4 , [ Specia
Telegram to the Bun. ] The Santa Fo brake
men and switchmen held several secret meet
ings to consider the necessity of a strike
The men are not willing to divulge their pro
cecdmgs. It is supposed they are making
preparations in anticipation of receiving
orders to go out. No Burlington cars are at
this place. It Is supposed the movement in
dlcutes preparations for a general strike on
the whole line on account of the trouble ai
Chicago nud Kansas City.
Wntohinnn Ilrnr.lll Dins.
CHICAGO , April 4. Officer Brazil ! , the rail
road watchman who was shot by tramps lust
night , died this morning. A man was ar
rested in the vicinity of the tragedy to-day
on suspicion of being one of the murderers ,
Death of n Noted Lawyer.
Pnu.ADEM'iiiA , Pa. , April 4. Ex-Attorney
General Browstcr died this morning.
Drowsier was attorney general during
President Arthur's administration , during
whose term of onico the famous star route
cases wcro pushed to it conclusion. Ho hud
been for sometime suffering with n disease
of the kldnoys , and about a week ago his
physicians discovered paralysis of the blad
dcr had set in. ICarly this morning ho sank
into a deep slumber and passed quietly away
Ho was seventy-one years old.
WASHINGTON , April 4. Attorney Genera
Garland bus issued an order tlmt the depart
ment of Justice building be draped in mourn
ing , and that It be closed the day of tlio
funeral of cx-Attoney General Browbtcr.
Civil Service rtlinnis.
I'nii.iDiu.viiu , April 4. Before the sena
toritil postoftlco investigating committee to
day several witnesses testified as to the
wholesale removals of old employes , of the
defective service since the change and the
participation of heads of departments ant
subordinates in ward politics. Ex-Post
muster Huidekopcr said ho was rcinovei
without cause and after Postmaster Genera
Vilas hud told him that under his admliils
trution , Philadelphia was the best maimgci
postenico of any in the United Statcu.
Collision of Trains.
Los AxcEi.p.3 , Gal. , April 4. A freight ana
construction train on the Southern Pacillo
railroad collided about a mile south of Sui
Fernando tunnel last night. The engineer
'
of the construction train and fireman o'f the
freight train were killed. A number o
laborers wcro badly injured.
Weather Indications ,
For Nebraska ; Colder , fair weather , brisk
to high northerly winds , diminishing in force
and becoming variable.
For Iowa : Threatening weather , wltl
rain followed by colder , fair weather , winds
berotalni' brisk to high northwesterly
diminishing In force Thursday night.
THE FLOODS IN GI2UMANX.
Vast Areas of Hlch Land Submerged
and Iliilnod.
lOpi/rfcM 1AS5J1JnmM fJnnlmi tltnntttA
Unitt.ix , April 3. ( New York Herald
Jablc Special to the DUE. ] The following
facts about the inundation , obtained from
official sources , will undoubtedly Interest
3crman-Amerlcans ! The alluvial lands of
ho Vistula and Nognt arc now single fields
of destructloi nffectlng seventy-nine villages'
with about 80,000 Inhabitants. The whole ot
this vast tract , from 800 to 400 square miles ,
s under water. There is no possibility cither
of a harvest this year or for spring cultiva
tion , as the submerged land lies below the
river and the Baltic. Experts say it will take
months of steam and labor to pump the
water. These alluvial soils are the best
agricultural land.for the most part cultivated
jy yeoman farmers , who were till
the floods overwhelmed them in fair circum
stances. The houses of the laborers are
rendered uninhabitable. Appalling accounts
como from seventy-two villages and five
; owns submerged In the country of the lower
Kibe. The chief centers of misery nro
Doinltz , in Mecklenburg , and Lcncen. In
Prussia. The .population affected is from
5,000 to 10,000. Moreover , in East Prussia
there Is a fall of snow to depths in some
ilaccs of fifteen , eighteen and twenty feet.
If the enormous masses dissolve suddenly
the danger that Is still before the Inhabitants
of those districts Is even more serious than
what has already happened. Monled relief
: omcs in slowlyand it Is said appeals will
jo soon tnndo to prosperous Germans m the
United States.
NORFOLK RETURNS FROM ROME.
Ills Mission a Failure A Shrewd
Italian Politician.
ICopurfoMSSSJjjJiime Gordon Reimttt.l
LONDON , April 4. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Bnn.1 The Duke of
Norfolk arrived from Home to-day and called
on Cardinal Manning. It Is confidently said
by the knowing ones In Catholic circles that
the so celled Norfolk mission may bo re
garded as terminated and ns having failed.
The pope , seemingly willing to advise the
Irish leaders and people to excrclso modera
tion , has refused to give any posKlvo under
taking to oppose the nationalist movement.
Advices from Homo show that Signer
Crispl contemplates the dissolution of the
chamber , and has requested some provincial
prefects to come to Homo to ascertain their
views as to the probable result of n general
election. He wants a compact and faithful
majority in the chamber , but unless ho feels
morally sure of getting this ho will not take
the risk of dissolution.
Boulunj-er's Quiet Canvass.
LONDON , April 4. The correspondent of
the Pall Mall Gazette had an interview with
General Boulauger in Paris lust evening. In
regard to his candidacy for the chamber of
deputies for the department of Nerd and his
reasons for not roing there to conduct his
own canvass , ho said that ho was not like or
dinary candidates ; ho did not appeal to elec
tors on petty departmental questions but as
a representative of a great principle. The
principle ho represented was the revision of
tno constitution. The chamber of deputies
has been stricken with impotcanco and no
longer represented the people. In the dis
solution of the chamber and a revision of the
constitution wus the only remedy for the evil.
He refused to explain his plans.
Morocco's MndncsF ) .
TANGIER , April 4. W. Heed Lewis , the
American consul , has received a reply from
the Moorish government declining to accede
to the demands of the United States with
reference to prisoners under consular pro
tection imprisoned at Rabat. Fears nro en
tertained that the American government will
adopt rigorous measures against Morocco.
The United States steamer Enterprise has
sailed from Tangier for Nicoto receive orders
from the admiral of the American squadron
with reference to the Rabat affair.
LAYING DOWN THE LAW.
A Sensible Charge to the Kansas City
Grand Jury.
KANSAS Citr , Mo. , April 4. [ Special
Telegram to the BKE. | At the opening of
the criminal court , Judge White charged the
grand jury ns follows on matters , which were
among these entering largely into the
municipal campaign : "I want to call your
attention to the matter of selling liquor
without a license. The law on this point is
being flagrantly violated by the dram shop
keepers of this city. Every liquor dealer
who retails liquor in less than gallon quanti
ties should have a license. This law is alike
applicable to druggists and grocers , many of
whom are at present violating the law.
Druggists and grocers have been heretofore
exempted by grand juries , but I know
no reason why n reputable and
respectable keeper of a dram shop should bo
obliged to procure a license for thosamo pur
poses as a druggist or a grocer without this
constitutional requirement. There is a con
stitutional provision which requires that
every grand Jury examine into the books of
the officers of the county. Heretofore but
hurried and cursory examinations were made.
I charge you to give this matter strict atten
tion , if it takes you from two to six months
to do it. The ono safe guard against dishon
esty of officials is this provision of the con
stitution. Public safety requires you to look
into the mannorof tnocrcctionof largo build
ings , and to sco that every requirement of
the law is complied with , and further , that
these same buildings uro provided with fire
escapes. "
Fcinnlo Boxinakcrn Strike.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , April 4. [ Special
Telegram to the UKK. ] Yesterday the girls
employed at Combo & McCreary's paper box
factory refused to go to work on account of a
reduction that had been made in their pay.
The girls claim that this reduction has been
in force for three months past and they have
nt last been forced to rebel against It , They
say that when they would finish a lotof boxes
they would bo paid the reduction of 40 per
cent instead of the old scale. Complaints
made to the linn failed to remedy the evil ,
mid it is said the foreman is in part responsi
ble. Straw board advanced in price recently
and the last carload ho ordered came in after
the advance Instead of at the old price. In
order to muko the firm whole the girls say
their pay has been reduced. The strikers
number about twenty.
Will Organize.
ST. Josurn , Mo. , April 4. [ Special Tele.
pram to the Buu.l The collegians in this
city have decided to organize n university
club , The club will organbo with a member
ship of forty. No ono will bo entitled to
membership except these who have com
pleted the Junior year in an institution char
tcrcd to confer the degrees of A. B. and A.
M. A call has been issued for a meetinc
Monday next , at which a permanent organ- !
zation will bo effected.
They Fought and Mot Death.
Hr.MrsriiAU , Texas , April 4. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEU , ] Deputy Sheriff Hieharc ]
C. Chambers was shot and Instantly killed
hero this afternoon by Stephen W. Alchin , a
well know citizen. The latter wrote a com
munication in a weekly paper reflecting upon
the official conduct of Sheriff McDado and
Deputy Chambers. When Chambers met
Alchin to-day a quarrel ensued , and botli
opened lire simultaneously. A bullet pierced
Chambers' Imurt , and Alchin was fatalh
wounded and cannot live , it is believed ,
twenty-four hours. Both men stood well in
the community.
A Wall Sti-cot Failure.
New VOIHC , April 4.--The falluro of H. &
C. S. . Mtllfkcn Is announced on the block ox-
change. The liabilities are thought be
heavy. . >
ACTION ON TERRY'S ' CASE ,
Certain Indications or the Promo
tion of Gallant Crook ,
DICKINSON'S POSTAL DEMANDS.
A Snarl Over the Kccords of the Rc-
bclllon Washington Without n
rostofllcc Thcl'acina Rail-
rand Lobby.
Acting On Gcticrnl Terry's Keenest ,
WASHINGTON BunnAU TUB OMAHA BKK ,
G13 FOUllTCCNTIlSTIlBET r\ , \
WASHINGTON. D. C. . April ,
The board of army officers , convened for
the purpose of acting upon the report of
General Alfred Terry for retirement , met
to-day at the war department and listened to
the evidence of surgeons ns to General
Terry's liability. As stated months ago In
the BEE , General Terry's Illness Is Brlght's
disease of the kidney , which unfortunately
can have but ono ending , and Incapacitates
him for service. It js understood that the
finding of the board was unanimous upon
this point. General Terry is nearly sldty-
ono years of ago , and would bo retired
within three years , uiton reaching the sixty-
four year limit , even if his present request
wcro not granted. As there is a vacancy on
the disabled retired list , there Is no doubt
that his request will bo promptly compiled
with. H has leaked out that moro than five
months ago General Terry was Informed of
his condition and was then anxious to iisk
for retirement , but'was disuadcd from mak
ing the request by certain medical officers
who were anxious for delay on account of
their Interest in furthering the ambition of a
general who has been waiting anxiously to
step into General Terry's &hocs. It was
from this source that the vigorous denials of
General Terry's disability came , with which
the papers were flooded when the BEE , first
of nil the Journals in the country , made tbo
announcement of his condition.
It is stated from inside sources in the war
department that General Crook will bo cer
tainly nominated for the succession of Gen
eral Terry. This will leave a vacancy among
the brigadiers. This morning's Post an
nounces that Colonel Edward Hatch of the
Ninth cavalry , now in command at Fort Rob
inson , Neb. , is very prominently mentioned
for the position. Colonel Hatch is the oldest
of the cavalry colonels , and has a brilliant
war record mid Indian record. His appoint
ment would doubtless give great satisfaction
in the army.
TIIH POST OFFICE BnTAHTMnXT DEFICIENCIES.
Almost every day for two weeks some kind
of a supplementary , or revised estimates ,
have been received at the house from the
postmaster general calling for additional ap
propriations. There is a demand for money
from a dozen branches of the service. The
latest is 550,000 to replete the fund for sta
tionery , binding , etc. To-morrow it may bo
for something else , and so on ad infinitum ,
till all the appropriation bills are finally
passed , and then will come in separate appro
priation bills , no- doubt , and from the
littio urgency deficiency appropriation bill ,
which was passed in it hurry witmn a few
days after congress mot , till now , when the
postofilco bill is undergoing 'compilation , the
house has been in weekly.ortri-weckly receipt
of requests from the postoftlco department.
Under republican rule this would be suffi
cient to direct democratic suspicion , decla
rations aboutextravagancehints ) about steal
ing , and yet it never brings out a word at
this juncture. The money will bo forthcom
ing. There are postmasters to be appointed ,
you know.
TUB ItECOHDS OF THE IICniSIjLIOX.
There is a snarl over the publication of the
records of the war of the rebellion , which
threatens to hazard the usefulness and inter
est in those ever popular documents. The
discovery sometime ago that extraneous mat
ter was being incorporated Into the war rec
ords led to un Investigation by the house
committee on military affairs , and that inves
tigation 1ms so far been unable to
locate the responsibility of the
trouble. It is shifted from officer to
officer in the war department , and when the
inquiry closes there is going to bo no moro
light upon the subject , than there was the
moment of discovery , and hence no remedy
can bo proposed. Along with the investiga
tion comes a proposition" by Representative
Grossvenor , of Ohio , tlmt the committee
look into the feasibility of the publication
being placed and kept under the control of n
joint committee of congress. The suggestion
meets with a good deal of favor and may bo
adopted , but it will furnish no relief from
the abuse now under consideration , as this
Joint committee will necessarily bo subject
to changes every two years and its politics
will shift with the complexions of its mem
bers and partislan color will bo more marked
than nt present. Congress is in a quandary.
WASHINGTON IIAS NO CITY 1'OSTOFrlCE UUII.U-
ISO.
Although Washington has about 225,000
population and department buildings worth
probably $50,000,000 , it has not n city post
oftlco building nor never bad. Besides this ,
the building now occupied by the city post
ofilco , by virtue of monthly rent , leaks like a
seivo and is so damp and cold that the clerks
can scarcely work in It , mid it lias been de
clared untenantable. It is situated outside
the range of the business center and Is un
sightly. Postmaster Ross is looking for tem
porary quarters , and to-day ho went to the
postofllco department to see If ho could not
move in there until permanent quarters are
provided. The postofllco department Is cen
trally located but Is crowded. Twice during
the past four years the senate has passed
bills providing for the purchase of a site for
a city postofllco building , and a few days ago
passed another ono. Every ono in AVnshlug-
ton wants the house to pass it , and it is now
before the coiiimittoo in that body , where It is
likely this time to receive favorable action.
ACTIVITY 01' Till ! 1'ACIFIO 1IA11.1IOAI ) I.OIII1V.
The Pacific railroad lobby is actively at
work to secure the passage of the extension
bill , A half dozen lobbyists and lawyers are
buttonholing members and urging their sup
port of the Outhwulto bill , which Is pending
in the house as unfinished business and will
como up for final disposal very shortly. The
Pacific railroad people uro a good deal
alarmed over Mr , Dorsoy's ' proposed amend
ment , which gives the states power to legis
late on the Pacifio railroads the same us
though they wcro incorporated under state
laws ! and a desperate effort will bo made to
defeat it. Inasmuch as the Justice and
equity of Mr , Dorscy's amendment is
acknowledged on all hands , members who
vote against it will have some trouble to ex
plain their action ,
1'IIOIIIIIITION IN THF. BOI'llEMI ! COUltT.
The prohibition laws have como before the
supreme court again on an entirely new prop
osition , appealed from Iowa , an argument
being submitted to-day by C. C. Cole and
John S , Runnels for the state , mid T. W.
Lehmann for the liquor men. It is a some
what remarkable coincidence that Benjamin
Harris Browstcr was retained In this case
and wus expected to urguo this morning.
Shortly before the case was called a telegram
was received announcing the deatli of Mr.
Brewster , but his associate preferred to sub
mit the argument rather than have u post
ponement. It Is a suit inequity , first brought
In the district court of Polk county , Iowa ,
against John SKidd to perpetually enjoin him
from manufacturing alcohol in the interna
tional distillery at DCS Moincs , and to abate
the distillery as a nuisance , There was a
trial on tha merits of the case , and a decree
was granted , whcrcu | > on KIdd appealed to
the supreme court of Iowa , where the judg-
me.nt of the lower court was affirmed , and
from that judgment the defendant brings the
case to the supreme court of the United
Stutes. Tna point at Issue Is tUo
power of a etato to prohibit the
manufacture of liquor for export , under
the Iowa law , where manufacturers
nro required to state for what purpose the
liquors are sold , and as they may bo legally
sold for mechanical , medicinal , culinary and
sncramcntul purposes only , It Is Implied that
the manufacture of liquors for sale outsldo
of the stnto is prohibited. The evidence
shows that all ot Kldd'n product , with the
exception of a few barrels sold to an Iowa
college for museum purposes , has been
shipped outsldo of the state , and his attorneys
hold ttiat to prohibit him from manufac
turing for this purpose Imposes a limitation
uiwn commerce between the states. The
right of the state to prohibit the manufacture
ot liquor for sale within its own borders is
not denied , but it Is claimed that the legisla
ture has no constitutional authority to pro
hibit manufacture for export into other
states or foreign countries. Mr. Browstcr's
brief was printed and submitted to the court.
A 1 > CA1) LOCK IN Till ! HOUSE.
The entire day in the house of representa
tives was wasted by the representatives of
the southern states In trying to prevent the
passage of the bill to refund to the northern
states the amount of direct taxes paid by
them during the war. This bill has been before -
fore congress a great many years , and has
passed the senate n number of times. It Is
advocated by nearly all of the representa
tives from the northern states irrespective of
party , but the southern men nro opposed to
it for the reason that it will take out of the
treasury some seventeen millions of dollars ,
of which the Into confederate states will
share no part. The quota of the southern
states , however , still stands charged against
them on the books of the treasury , nml only
two or three years ago n decision was rend
ered by the comptroller which caused great
indignation among these same southern
states.
A bill was passed by congress to refund to
the state of Georgia several hundred thou
sand dollars which had been expended by
that stuto in equipping troops for the Indian
wars. Georgia sent two commissioners to
Washington to get the money. Much to
their disgust , on arriving here , they discov
ered that the comptroller of the treasury had
ordered this amount to bo credited to the
slate of Georgia against the amount duo the
federal government from that state for direct
taxes. There was a loud and wild cry of in
dignation , but the comptroller was inexor
able anil the money was turned into the
treasury. Tills bill wipes out all claims of
the United States against the southern states
for direct taxes but pays cash into the treas
uries In the northern states. The advocates
of the bill arc determined , if possible , to se
cure Us passage. Its opponents nro equally
determined to defeat it , and they can only
do so by occupying time and postponing
n vote. It is a simple question
which shall give up first , nud the gentleman
in charge of the bill said this afternoon that
they would May by it if it took till summer.
It is noticeable that these engaged in the
filibustering measure nro earnest advocates
of the Mills tariff bill. Messrs. McMillan , of
Tennessee , and Breckcnrldgo , of Arkansas ,
members of the ways and means committee ,
being among the lenders of the opposition.
This is a bad example to be set by these gen
tlemen , and might be brought homo to plague
them when the Mills turift bill is brought up
for consideration. At this writing the con
test Is still in progress. The point of opposi
tion is now directed to securing an adjourn
ment , as that would terminate the privilege
which attaches to the bill. Under the special
order made on Monday , the judiciary com
mittee was given two days , and those will
expire with the adjournment of the house.
Advocates of tlio bill want to take n recess
until to-morrow morning in order that the
legislative day may be continued to-niorrow.
OENKIIAL ALFllED 1'LCASANTON.
Among the bills passed last night by the
house was ono to restore General Alfred
Pleasanton to the army , with the rank of
colonel und place him on the retired list.
General HooKcr , of Mississippi , who lost ono
arm while fighting on the confederate side-
made the only speech on the bill , arid paid a
glowing tribute to tlio gallantry and patriot
ism of Pleasanton. The bill was passed with
out opposition. General Pleasanton has
been living here a numbcrof years , advanced
in years , and broken in health , and it is no
Bccrct that his only means of support have
been derived from his immediate relatives ,
THE llONOUAm.E TIMOTHY TAUSNEY
has had such remarkable success as a mem
ber of the legislative brunch of the govern
ment that he seems to imagine that ho can
conduct the remaining ends of this country
also. During the debate on the Logan and
Blair pension bills the honorable gentleman
from the Saginaw valley worked hard
against them. Ho ranted und gushed and
swung his arms around in tlmt style which
has made him the laughing stock of the en
tire house , , und told the old chestnut of the
services rendered by the Tarsnoy family
during the war. To-day ho filled himself up
with another dose of his own importance nml
proceeded to the white house , where heurgcd
the president to veto the bills. The strangest
part of the affair is that the member from
Saginaw was not suffering in the least from
"malaria" or "pneumonia , " or any other
complaints which occasionally account for
the strage actions of members of the houso.
KRI'UIII.ICAXS SOLID AGAINST THE MILLS 1I1LL.
To-day I asked Representative Owen , of
Indiana , who is ono of the liberal republicans
on the tariff question , whether ho thought
there would bo any republicans who would
vote for the Mills bill , and ho said : "I don't
think a single republican will vote for that
measure. I did believe that Nelson and
Lindo , of Minnesota , would support it , and
especially that Nelson would since ho made
his tariff reform speech the other day , but ho
tells mo that ho has no idea of voting for tlio
bill in its present form , mid I don't bcliovo it
can bo amended to suit him. "
Till ! ClIIKP JUSTICESHIP.
Quito a number of prominent men , in and
out of congress , have gone to the president
( luring the past three or four days and urged
the appointment of Associate Justice Miller
to the chief justiceship , They have impressed
the president with the idea that it would bo
the most graceful thing he could do , and
would give him strength everywhere. Jus
tice Miller is ono of the very ablest men whoever
over sat on the supreme bench , and in the
nature of things ho has not many more years
left to him. It is stated that over twenty
democratic senators have joined in recom
mending the appointment of Senator Gray ,
of Delaware , to the chief Justiceship.
I'ABSAOK OK AN IMl'OllTANT AIIMV 1111,1 , .
Another bill of great Importance to the
army was also considered and passed by the
house , It provides that whenever any staff
officer below the rank of brigadier general
shall have served continuously for twenty
years in one grade , ho shall bo promoted to
the next higher grade , and that any officer In
the line under the same conditions shall bo
entitled to the pay and allowances of the next
grade. In the discussion upon this bill It was
shown that there uro in the army to-day 11j !
officers below the rank of colonel who have
had from twenty to twenty-five years' ser
vice under ono commission , The bill , us
passed , will increase tlio army appropriation
by about ? (10,000 ( u year.
UOl.MAN'8 CUBSHDXKRS DIP IT.
Considerable discussion wus excited by the
bill to grant military telegraph operators a
certificate of honorable service. Although
there was a special provision that this law
should not bo construed to entitle operators
to any pay , allowance , bounty or pension , Mr.
Holman , the chronic- objector , succeeded In
defeating Its consideration by proposing so
many amendments that It was withdrawn by
the chairman of the committee.
TO llEIMIIl-1181' MAJOIl HASH.
At the special session of the house of rep
resentatives last evening , in which bills re
ported from the military committee were
under consideration , the senate bill for the
relief of Major D. N. Bash , to reimburse him
for government funds stolen whlloho wus en-
route to pay tlio troops at Fort McKinney ,
came up for consideration and was passed.
The bill now awaits only the signature of
the president , which will not bo withheld.
It appropriates $7,350 , which Is the amount
fctolon from him by the cowboy.
1'ENMON HILLS I'Oll NEIIUASKANS.
Senator Paddock to-day Introduced a bill
to pension Mrs. Sarah McNamara , widow of
the Rev. John McNnmara , late of Omaha.
A favorable report has been made on Sen
ator 1'ail Jock's bill to pension Nancy Pollock ,
of Nemaha county , Nebraska.
A 1ILACK KVK TO THE AI 1INIbTIIATION.
At the democratic primary elections here
last night for the selection of delegates to
the mass convention to bo held to-morrow
night , when delegates to the St. Louis con-
vcntlou will be chosen , the anti-administra
tion men won by a large majority , Thc.ro
was a very hot fight and the Issues wcro the
administration and antl-admlnlstratlon.
Dlckson and Gardner , who arc openly op-
l > oscd to the administration , had more than
twice ns many delegates elected ns Morris
and Davis , who were the administration can
didates.
nniEF MBNTION.
Senator Diuves to-day introduced a
duplicate of the Dorsoy 1)111 extending the
time of payment to purchasers of land on the
Omaha Indian reservation In Nebraska.
Henry Darrow , of Omaha , has arrived
hero from his old homo in Ylrcinln , and will
visit his brother at Hartford , Conn.
James B. Lnzearl , national bank examiner ,
with headquarters at Omaha , arrived In the
city this evening from n visit to Baltimore ,
and will leave for the west In a day or two.
I'KIIHV S. HBATU.
Army Orders.
WASHINGTON , April 4. [ Special Telegram
to the Bin. : ] By direction of the secretary
of war , to correct the record , so much of
special order No. 124 , March 14 , 1S05 , war de
partment , udjujant general's office , ns relates
to Sergeant John L. Cook , company 1C , Sixth
Iowa volunteers , is revoked.
Under the act approved June n , 1S64 , and
the act amendatory thereof , approved Feb
ruary 3 , 1SS7 , and to complete the record , the
discharge of First Sergeant John A. Hawk ,
company C , Thirtieth Ohio infantry volun
teers , August 11) ) , 1SC5 , Is amended to take
effect May 10 , 1SC5. Ho Is mustered into
service ns first lieutenant , same company and
regiment , to date May 11 , 1SC5 ; mustered out
and honorably discharged as first lieutenant
August 13 , ISO. , and ho is mustered for pay
In said grade during the perjod embraced be
tween the aforesaid dales.
The following named privates of the hos
pital corps nro detailed as acting hospital
stewards , and transferred from their present
stations ami assigned 10 duty as f9llows :
Alfred Baur. from Fort Hayes , ICus. , to Fort
Supply , I. T. ; James M. Truto. from Fort
Davis , Tex. , to Fort Bayard , N. M. ; George
Wllcox , from Fort Huuchuca , A. T. , to Fort
Wingatc , N. M. ; Henry J. Lluweber , from
Fort Sully to Fort Gates , D. T. ; Alfred E.
Silvorthorno. from Fort Washaklo. Wye. T. ,
to Fort Omaha , Neb. ; Matlilas Wallrus , from
Fort Hayes , Kns. , to Fort D. A. Russell ,
Wyo. T. It Is impracticable for thcso sol
diers to carry rations of any kind.
I'cnsloiiH for IOWIIUH.
WASHINGTON. April 4. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE.I Original Invalid William A.
Fleming , Nashua ; O. F. D. Benlley ; Sidney
John Beaderstudt , Scarborough ; G. J. Will
iams , Ilcasnor ; William A. Cruge , Murray ;
J. J. Otis , Hawarden ; I. B. Hobbs , Clear
Lake ; A. J. Council , Pciro ; Byrnm Surber ,
Glenwood ; Robert Wilson , Caledonia ; Pleas
ant Harris , Iowa City ; JV. . Sperry , Eldon :
H. H. Stanley ( deceased ) , Malvern ( ending
December 19. 18SO ) .
Original widows , etc. Mary , widow of P.
N. Woods , Fall-field ; Matilda , mother of J.
C. Webb , Saylorsvllle.
Mexican survivors Elman Wnyman , At
tica ; William D. Rider , Ottumwa ; Daniel
Coder , Hlppoy.
An Important Railroad Measure.
WASHINGTON , April 4. The secretary of
the interior lias sent the president the draft
of a bill providing for the revocation of the
withdrawal of lands made for the benefit of
the following named railroad companies :
Under section 7 of the net of March 5 , 18C3 ,
tho.St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba , the
St. Paul , Stillwatcr & Taylor's Falls , the
Stillwuter & St. Paul , the St. Paul & North
ern Pacific , the Minnesota Central , the Wi-
nona & St. Peter , the Southern Minnesota ,
and , possibly , the St. Paul & Sioux City ;
umtor section 5 of the net of May 2 , 1BC4 , the
, Sloux CityASt- Paul , and thejDhicago , Mil
waukee & St Pfiulf under scctlonM of the *
act of Juno 2 , 1804 , the Cedar Rapids & Mis
souri River ; under section 5 of the net of
July 4 , ISOO. the Southern Minnesota and
Hastings & Dakota. The act confers upon
the secretary of the interior , whenever a
grant of land has been adjusted , and ho
dooms it advisable , authority to finally close
after due notice.
PL-unions for
WASHINGTON , April 4. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] Original invalid Charles
Fernando Cane , Riverton ; Alexander L. Pol
lock , Omaha.
Original widows , etc. Annie M. , widow of
John O'Hourke , Plattsmouth ; Mary Jane ,
mother of Charles Seymour , York ; Amanda
A. , widow of F. W. Scoville , Randal ; Eliza
beth M. , mother of William Fowler , Repub
lican City. _
A Rchcarm ; * Denied.
WASHINGTON , April 4. The supreme court
of the United States denied the application
for a rehearing of the drive well cases. This
Is the second application made for u rehear
ing of the cases.
Can Submit Printed Briefs.
AVASIIINGTON , April 4. The house commit
tee on agriculture has adopted a resolution
requiring all persons who dcslro to submit
printed briefs on the bill to tax and brand
compounded lard to do so on or before tlio
17th of April. It decided to take up the bill
for consideration on the L'Sth inst.
AsHnultH n SucccHBfiil Candidate.
KANSAS CITY , April 4. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] Dennis Bowes , the independ
ent candidate who was elected alderman in
the Fifth ward yesterday , was assaulted by
Jim Pryor , n well known ward politician , this
morning. Pryor was instrumental in pre
venting the nomination of Bowes at the dem
ocratic primary. Ho ulso worked to defeat
him nt the polls. This morning Pryor wus
btandlng on the steps outside u barber shop
when Bowes started to walk Into the shop ,
"Without saying n word , " says Bowes , "ho
struck mo with his flat on the left cur. The
blow knocked mo off the steps , but I did not
fall. " An information , charging Pryor with
assault , was filed before City Attorney
Hawkins und a warrant for Ills arrest issued.
Will Not Bo nu Applicant.
Si'iiiNGnm.1) , 111. , April 4. The Stuto Reg
ister tomorrow will contain an article in re
gard to the mention of the name of lion.
John Scholtlcld as successor to the late Chief
Justice Wulte , in which will occur the fol
lowing : "Tho Stuto Register Is authorized
to state positively that Judge Scholllold has
not been and will not bo an applicant for the
position of chief Justice of the supreme court
of the United States. The use that has been
made of his mime in tlmtconnection bus been
without his previous knowledge mid ia con
trary to his wish. Ho Avill , however , ho u
candidate for re-election to the supreme
bench of Illinois. "
A Miinlcriir ArruHted.
WHEELING , W. Vn. , April 4. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] Hanson Grovcr Cleveland -
land Willis , who shot his father-in-law , ut
Racine , O. , and when pursued in Jackson
county , this state , shot the officers , was cap
tured hero this morning on u steamboat , hav
ing just come up the river. Ho had two re
volvers on him und a Winchester on tlio boat.
He wus jailed to await u requisition. Ho ad
mits ho killed four men , but suys ut each
time ho acted in self defense.
Will Huv Summer JG.vom-HlonH ,
ST. JOSEI-II , Mo. , April 4. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The retail merchants of
St. Joe met to-day and organized an excur
sion bureau. There will bo given during
May. Juno und July three excursions a week
into St. Joseph , over the twelve lines of rail
way entering hero.
Four InditHtrlcH Destroyed.
POTTSDAM , N. Y. , April 4 , A fire this
morning burned the sash und blind factory ,
organ factory , undertaking ware-rooms and
electric light works , making a total loss of
about $100,000 , with but littio in&urunce.
Lynched Them nt Once.
FT. COLLINS , Colo. , April 4. Jno. Howe ,
a drunken laborer , murdered his wlfo last
night and was lynched by a potsc of citizens
tonight.
A PARADISE OF PETTICOATS ,
The Mayor-Bloot a Miulam at Oelm
loosn , Kansas.
CRINOLINE WINS THE CONTEST ,
The Fnlr So.x IV111 Fill the Kntlro List
of Municipal OfllcrH Votcit For
at ( lie Klcctlou Ou
Monday.
Women Win the
Ost.Ai.oosA , Knn. , April 4. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] This spot , while merely
rcganloil ns plain count ) * scat of Jefferson
county , has luul notoriety nml celebrity
tlirust upon her suddenly to tliu outsldo , but
not so clinrnctcrlzcil by the homo people. The
fuel of n brief tolcgrmn announcing tlmt tlio
reins of municipal government hml passed
Into control of the fcninlo sex was electrical.
Telegrams from points remote nncl near have
ruinei' ' upon the victors ; loiters from women
suffragists nml long-haired men till the boxes
nt our liumblo postonico. Were It not known
that nil nro married , doubtless offers Of mar
riage might follow. Kansas lends in many
particulars , but when It comes down to
actual petticoat government her position is
first mid immediately in the rear of the gor
geous band wagon which
"CAUIIIESTIIl : NEW * TO MAUT. "
The newly elected mayor Is Mrs. Mary D.
Lawman , matronly appearing lady , free
from frills and frippery , quite handsome and
Just beyond the middle milestone , and the
mother of ten chilurcn. She is nt present
the proficient nsssistunt in the recorder of
deeds' ofllce , the latter onico her husband
having filled.
The chairs and desks to bo filled In the cltj
hall by the council women nro ns follows I
Mrs. Sarah E. Dulsloy , who Is considered
hnndsomo and of line appearance , tiosovet
thirty-seven and the wife of Dr. J. W.
Ualslo.vr who stands high us u practitioner.
She has been net ivo In woman's rights for
many years anil is u pleasing talltor.
Mrs. Hannah A. Morse. while not n stylish
woman , in the present interpretation of thai
word , is very clover In her manner and nt <
tracts attention by her earnestness , and CS-
pousus with zeal the causa she champions.
Her husband is u leading member of the .Tof
fcrson county bar , and ia loyal" to his wife's
ambitions.
Mrs. Kmma Hamilton is the wife of n land
and loan agent , noted for her deeds of char
ity and in advancing the conditions of her
sex on all occasions ,
Mrs. Carrie L. Johnson is young and pretty ,
with a decided dash and carriage which indi
cates her determination to win the light for
her sex. Her husband is the cushicr of the
Oshnloosa bank , nml her tastes for personal
and homo adornment have been gratified
fully.
Mrs Millie Golden is the wlfo of n me
chanic who is an export in his line , and under
his new honor his hammer and lllo will have
a ring like unto laughter. Shu is the youngest
of the council , prepossessing and of a decided
cast of features which arrest attention. Her
two bright liltlo girls arc no burdens to her
loyalty and zeal , but seem to invest her witlx
n courage that shall Icnvo them a hcrltago
their mother made battle for.
The issue was on license and anti-billiard-
hull. The former was Htvled the "citizens'
ticket , " ana was defeated by an average ol
sixty voles for each successful woman can-
dldato. The entire' ' fcumlo population was
active in old-fashioned methods , and claimed
Ihe rights to canvass for votes , and success
fully they did it. To the credit of Osknlonsa
it must bo said that although under crinollno
control , the officers chosen uro representative ,
leading , Intelligent , and they were women.
There was considerable chagrin among a
few men when the result was known , but It
soon passed off under the novelty of the
affair , and the lmyn gathered the silver cor
net band and gave the successful aspirants a
serenade. Wo cannot expect a saloon or
pool table for n year , and the lower clement
is beginning to move to other pastures.
Cndct Dnvf.s and Hln Potato.
NEW YOHK , April . [ Special Telegram to
the UEE. ] Cadet W. C. Uuvis , third-class at
the West Point military academy , who some
time ago hit Lieutenant Kirley on the head
with a baited potato , while all the cadeta
wore at dinner , has Just escaped the disgrace
of dismissal. The court-martial sentenced him
to expulsion , but when the findings wcro
luid before President Cleveland ho miti
gated the sentence. Young Davis' previous
career is without blemish , and tils standing
was excellent. The young potato hurlcr is
deprived of all privileges during the coming
summer , and will bo n prisoner within tlio
police limits of the post. His classmates
have three months holiday , while ho will bo
on duty at the Point.
Fought WiChi'iitnl Itcsiiltfl.
Ei. PASO , Tex. , April 4. ( Special Telegram
to the BIIE.J In John Wood's restaurant and
saloon u fight between Mexicans and negroes
took place this evening. An old grudge be
tween IJert Poini , of Austin , and Henry
Owens , both colored desperadoes , was re
newed. Owens shot I'enii through tha
bowels , Fannie Oliver was shot through the
body , her left arm laid open with a dirk and
her scalp torn down. Lilllo W. Claire , a
white woman , was shot bacK of the ear. A
do/on others received minor cuts and )
wounds. I'enii is dead. The Oliver woman
will dio. All the participants are in jail ,
A Prominent Wohtornor Killed.
PIKHNIX , A. T. , April i. [ Special Telegram
to the UK * : . ] A wealthy stockman named
Charles Bassctl , while eating huppor iiT an
old adobe house on the IJuRsolt ranch , was In-
lliCU-d with an accident whii-h will cost hlin
his life. The roof fell in and buried him un
der three feet of smothering debris , Ho ia
nlxty years old , and was a prominent mem
ber of the Wyoming legislature a few years
ago. His fortune Is estimated at $ " 50,000 and ,
no known relatives ,
A Convict's Uunh
SHELDON , Tex. , April 4. [ Special Tele
gram to the 15ii.j- ; : This morning two con
victs of convict train No. 3 on tlio Oulvcston ,
Harrisburj ; & San Antonio roud tried to es
cape , when the guard , named l''ox ' , shot con
vict John 0. Thomas with fatal itlToet. The
deceased was bent to the penitentiary from
Marlon county on a four years' bcnteucc.
The other convict escaped ,
A LnrKO Hold Mov < rt.
NEW Youic , April 4. [ Special Telegram to
the BKK. ] The great Hotel Brighton at }
Coney Island , u structure 4UO by " 00 feet and
weighing . ' .00 tons , was moved back from the
further. The building rest son 120 Hat ears ,
beach to-day 120 feet , and will bo tukenSOOfeoi
running on tweiitv-four tracks , and Is drawn
by six heavy locomotives. The great bullUlno
moved without u crack or Jar. The removal
wus necessitated by the encroachments of
the sea , and is considered a rather reumrk-
ublo fcut of engineering ,
Fire Lads Kluoi Officcra ,
HAHD Cm' , Dak. , April 4.--Special [ Tele
gram to the BKK.-Tho ) convention ol the
lilack Hill ? Firemens' association , after an
all night's session , concluded its work this
morning. The constitution and by-laws and
tournament rules wcro thoroughly revised.
John 1 { . firennan , ot Tom Sweeney hose , ot
Rapid City , was elected president ; Charles
A. Maskeroy , of CJate City hose , Rapid City ,
secretary , and D. M. Gillette , of Homo Btako
hose , Deadwood , treasurer. The next tour
nament will lo held ut Spearflsh on July 4 ,
A Douhltt Murderer Strung Up.
I..OCKIIAVEN , Pa. , April 4. Luther Shaffer ,
at 11 o'clock to-day , was hanged for the mur
der last August of Ibaluh and N.ora Coloy , at
Cherry Run , Pa.