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OMAHA DAILY BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY CORNING. APRIL 9 , 18S8. NUMBER 200 , HOW MONEY PROVES ITS MIGHT Dorsoy's Pnciflo Railroad Amendment - mont Doomed to Defeat. LOBBY LABORS WITH A BARREL. Dnkotn Stntcliood Discussed Ucpuli- JlcniiH Will AVIn or Dlo on tlio lcatM.oclt Social Gossiper or tlio Capital. Drcntl of Dorscy's Amendment- WASHINGTON BUHRAU Tnr.OuAlli. BKB , 1 613 FOUUTEBNTHSTUBKT , V WASHINGTON. D. C. . April 8. ) Money , lawyers and lobbyists have been turned loose nt the cnpltol to defeat Dorsoy's Amendment to the J'aclllc rnllrond bill , and the prospects nro that It will bo strangled. The Pacific railroads dread more thnn any thing else what this amendment proposes Authority for the states to legislate for the control of the Paclllo railroads' trafllc , the frnmo as If they wcro incorporated under stnto Instead of the federal laws. The action of these corporations in turning upon con gress the lobby they liavo nt work IB taken as Iirlma facie evidence that the decision of the federal court in Nebraska declaring the stnto board of transportation , with no authority / or power to act BO far as the Pacific railroads ' nro concerned , was eagerly sought by the ' ' Pacifies , nnd that they do not Injcnd there , j eh nil bo any legislation in conflict with it at ' { I the hands of congress. I Imvo It upon good ' I authority that the lawyers and lobbyists of . the Union Paclllo railroad company hnvo I tnado n careful count of the noses of the members of the house , nnd that they boast I that three-fifths nro opposed to the Dorsoy | amendment , nnd that three-fourths are It favorable t/ > the passage of tlio Outhwalto I1 bill. I Ex-Senator McDonald of Indiana nnd ex- l | Commissioner Littler of Illinois Imvo been I [ keeping n eloso vigil over the work of the Ii house during the past two months , and the I' former has scarcely left Washington for a I1 day during the past three months , although I ho has n largo law practice at Indianapolis. I1 Mr. McDonald Is the principal attorney of R the 1'nclllc railroads , nnd bus submitted l several arguments before the committees In Hi congress , nnd personally talked to almost I every member of both houses. David Lit- tier's corpulent form is a familiar figure about the two houses of congress , having the j Pacific bills under control , nnd ho also has W inado arguments favorable to the report ho I as n Pacific railroad commissioner. l > When I asked Mr. Dorsoy yesterday what H [ ho Intended to do If the house committee rc- fused to accept his amendment , ho said : l "Flllibustcr till doomsday , if necessary , to H < defeat the adoption of the Outhwaltc bill. I ' have seen nearly every member from the B , states through which a Paclllo railroad runs , and Imvo not found ono who will not support my amendment. I think it will bu ac- ccptcd by the committee , nnd that there . . the trouble will end. It Is ( Imply a question B whether the railroad companies prefer the passage of the bill with my amendment or B its defeat as it now stands. I don't propose B to bo downed. It Is n very Important matter with all the states having Pacific railroads. H We can nnd do legislate in the states to control - trol the trufllc of railroads organized under the state laws railroads that never got a B ) > cnny of subsidy or patronage from the gov- eminent and I cannot see why wo should BV make exceptions of the roads built with the Bt federal government money. They , as well H as the roads built under the state laws , tire B supposed to ho 'for the benefit of the people , H and they must ho subject to the laws of the HI people. There nro enough of friends of my HI amendment to control the fata of the bill and Bl we are in earnest. " Another western member said : "Tho halls H of congress are studded with Pacific railroad lobbyists , and they nro influencing scnti- Bl incut. A member who refuses to vote for Bl IJorsoy's amendment may well bo regarded Bl suspiciously , for I cannot sea what grounds can bo honestly taken against it. " I M'SHANJ : ON DAKOTA. STATI-IIOOD. J This evening I asked Mr. McShnno if ho } Intended to coustruo the action of the deino- | cratlc caucus lust night to bar him out of vot- U inn for the amendment to the Dakota stato- B hood bill , which is likely to como up in thom m house this week. Mr. McShano has very properly held the view taken by all ropubll- B cans nnd several democrats in the housethat , Dakota is too largoond her Interests too vn- rlcd to bo a state as a whole , and that the wishes of tlio people there to divide the territory - ritory on an cast and west line nnd admit tlio southern half to statehood should prevail. In reply to my ( | ucstion ho said : "No , I shall not vote to amend the bill , nnd do not understand - stand that the caucus action had any refer- f fnco to the proposed amciulnicnt. The qucs- tlon under consideration hist night was of a general nature , the advisability of making B inoro states nnd consideration of the tern- lorlal omnibus bill. I was not present , but I luivo been told that wo uro left free to vote as wo wish on the amendments which will bo proposed , such us a division of Dakota. At any rate I am fur dividing Dakota. " f Judge Gideon C. Moody , of Dcndwpod , has arrived , and will remain till it Is determined > whether the omnibus territorial bill comes up this week. H Is scheduled for Tuesday. If it docs not get the tloor then it will not likely > bo considered during tlio session. I asltcd Judge Moody to-night what ho thought was the outlook of the omnibus bill , m and ho replied that tlio democrats In his opinion , did not Intend to tnitu It up , and they feared the turn the house might take on the provision for Dakota ; that the bill mlgnt bo amended by dividing Dakota on ono cast and west line and not admitting only the south half as proposed , hut both halves , making two states , "Dakota , " said he , "would poll 140.000 votes If wo had an election this /all , and 100,000 would bo cast in South Dakota. " When asked about Dakota's pro- f * fercnco for the presidency , Judge Moody said : " 1 don't boliovowowiUiiistructourdolcgates to Chicago. I hope not. They should go un- B , instructed , and do as they may .think best. K If wo could vote on the subject nuy of the men mentioned for the republican nomination would receive n full party vote. Wo nro In perfect harmony. Wo shall send ten delI - I cgatcs to Chicago , The republican party in its national convention has twice endorsed Dakota for division and admission as two states. If Dakota was cut up into two states B Kho would bo entitled to ten delegates , and BO wo shall elect that number , send them to Chicago , and I uni confident they will all bo admitted. Two will bo admitted under the present provisions , and the other eight will como before the full convention. Ol'lXION OX T11U IIOUSK JIUADl.OCK. Opinion is about evenly divided as to whether the deadlock In the nouso will bo broken to-morrow , or whether it will con- tlnue tor several days or weeks. Some of B. the oldest democrats declare it will bo main- talncd for a long tltno if the majority do not I offer or accept a compromise , and there are B old and well-in formed republicans who say that their side will never yield , and predict that the deadlock will con tunic through the present week ut least. Mr. Heed of Maine , who Is a leader of the suiipoitcrs of the dliect tux bill , said to-day ; Bi "Wo iiovcr will glvo up or compromise , There can bo no question about that. WeB B would } ust us leave spend the time which will otherwise bo given to taritT discussion to this filibustering us not. Onccof thciO illll liustorors desire It. . Wo are not obstructing legislation and can afford to maintain out position. There are just two occasion : when lllllbustorliigls jubtifiablc , and onlj two to prevent u vote without proper debate bate , and tu glvo the country tlmo to digest t tuVJoct aud instruct their representatives , Those flllibusU'rcrs are beginning already to hear from their constituents , nnd they nro going to mnko short work of It. Ucsldcs the grinding hatred the filllbustcre hnvo of pay ing back this money , they hate to reduce the surplus and make tariff reform less urgent. " Colonel Casey Young of the Memphis dis trict , said this afternoon : "Thedcndlock will break within twenty-four hours. The presi dent hiw been heard f rom.nnd the fllllbustorers have heard from some of .their constituents. The citizens of the states who are to be bene fited by this bill will put n stop to the dead lock. Memphis paid nearly all that was pSid by Tennessee , mid Little Hock paid the amount that cnmu from Arkniison , and yet the representatives from those districts op pose the iilll. The citizens of thoso-citlcs won't stand that. They are demanding the passage of the bill , which settles it , " DF.LATIXO IMl-OltTAXT I.EOI9LAT1ON. Western nnd northwestern members are very much exercised over the deadlock. It in n serious matter to them , as It cuts out the time which would bo finally given to their legislation oi local Interest. Some of Ilium have public building bills , others hnvo propositions affecting lands , reservations , and all classes of business which they nave proposed. Mr. Dorsey , of said "I willing to Nebraska , to-day : am stand by the guns and fight for the bill as long at Is necessary to win , as there Is an important principle nt stake , but it is u serious thing to the members who have bills pending of local Importance. I have some measures that nro very valuable to my con stituents , nnd It galls mo throw nwny the tlmo at this work , hut I cannot recede. ' What Is true of Mr. Dorsey's position Is true of scores and scores of ether members. The Illltbusterers are figuring that the rail road Interests will influence the republicans to yield before Tuesday , when the bill to ex tend the tlmo for the payment of the Paclllo railroad indebtedness should como up , but the republicans say there is nothing that can swerve them ; that they are willing to upend six months , if necessary , to win. Tlio Pacific railroad lobbyists arc very active in their ef forts to break tiio deadlock. If they do not get Tuesday the > fear their bill will not bo given another day in the session. M'SIIAHP.'S CO.VailKSSIONAl. TK1P1.KTS. To-day's Capital says : "Tho congressional triplets are Messrs. Laird and McSlianc , of Nebraska , and Mr. Gucnthcr , of Wisconsin. These gentlemen are generally to bo found together. Tills was not the case on Tuesday night , however. The three went to dinner together , but Gucnthcr nnd Laird grow tired of waiting for McShane. lie had entered Into conversation with two ladies who were strong advocates of prohibition. They were delegates to the women's congress nnd wore good talkers. They talked earnestly nnd continuously , and McShano could not get away. When ho finally broke loose nls friends had gone. The next morning the younger of the ladles met Mr. Gucnther and , < aid : 'I am delighted with your friend Mc Shano. Wo almost convinced him aud I love him like n brother. " " WILLIAM L. SCOTT AND Tlin FlICSIMRNT. There Is little doubt that Hon. William L. Scott is slated for chairman of the demo cratic national committee. Ho will head the Pennsylvania delegation to the national con vention , and will undoubtedly conduct the canvas for Cleveland's re-election. Just 7iow ho is bending his energies to the work of passing a tariff bill , believing that the work it has done will bo the best recommendation the democratic administration can Imvo to the continued favor of the people. Mr. Scott says if the democrats pass a tariff bill the } will have to go into the canvass and show that it is a good one. If they cannot pass ono they must go before the people nnd give the reason why. Mr. Scott is a man of collossal fortune , ability , of unbounded en ergy , a rising man and one who is pretty certain some day to bo himself a candidate for the presidency. A iiuiiKAU OP runuc WOIIKS. Mr. S. B. Cooley , Mr. E. L. Curthell and Professor Ilcrr , of Chicago , nro here to meet tlio executive board of the council of civil en gineering societies in the United States , who will present to the committee on commerce to-morrow the reason for the passage of Sen ator Cullom's bill for n bureau of national public works. All of the civil engineering societies in the United States have joined in memorials asking for the organization of such u bureau , nnd the separation of the pub lic works from the engineer corps of the army. The bill provides for a civil bureau under the secretary of war to carry on river and harbor improvements , and all other pub lic woiks except fortifications. SOCIETY MATTERS. One reason for the phenomenal dullness which has clmractcrucd the Easter holidays is that there will bo plenty of time for ex tended social doings nil through May mid Juno. There will not bo a complete exodus of people Until the warm weather is well under way , for the long session of congress will undoubtedly keep u largo and influential section in town pretty much all summer. People who have traveled a great deal , like the English and French ministers , say they have found no place any more comfortable , all things considered , than Washington for a summer residence , and if people stay here it is equally curtain that some of them will con tinue planning things to keep thenibelvcs ana tlicir friends entertained. Suve the elegant reception given In honor of the delegates to the council of women by Mrs. Stanford and Mrs. Palmer , there wcro really no events last week worthy of an Easter revival , always excepting Mrs. Whit ney's pood-bye dinner to the Do Rcuterskiels on Monday night. Mrs. Whitney had also n largo after-dinner company when the Ynlo glee club were here , nnd in fact all the Yale men in the city were agreeably entertained ut a lute supper. A largo party of society people , to escape the quiet which reigned here , went to New York early last week , many of them to sec the Swedish minister and wife off for Eu rope. rope.Mr. . Genadlus gave n theater party to the Do Heutersltiels in Now York on Thursday nit/lit. Mr. . Kukl , who was the Japanese minister hero aud who now tills an Important position in his own country , has also been placed in charge of the art exposition , which will beheld hold in Japan during the year IS'JO. A lady just back from Now York met Mrs , and Miss Manning while shopping , am' says that both are in good health and hud many kino1 inquiries to make of their friends hero. Mrs. Manning still resides In the Fifth avenue house , which had been leased for two years. Miss Ellen Bayard , youngest daughter ol the secretary of state , returned yesterday to Boston after spending the caster holidays with her family In Washington. Misslinyard , who will not make his debut until another season , is a very handsome girl , a titlan blonde , and while attending1 school in Boston makes her homo with her bister , Mrs. War- ren. ren.Mr. . Henderson of Iowa , never likes to paj for his shave , and will flip n coin with the members who happen to be In the cloak room barber shop to bee who pays for both. The other day he paid for four shaves , two boot blacks ana a hair cut. Ho docs not get dls cou raped and the goddess sometimes smiles his way. Pcinir S. UKATII. Tills Week In Congress. WASHINGTON , April 8. The senate wll probably tuke up the South Dakota bill to morrow. The bill to establish the bureau o animal Industry is made the special order for Thursday , When these two measures are disposed of Sherman's bill authorizing the secretory of the treasury to Invest In govern incut bonds , S per cent of the fund held for the redemption of notes of national banks "failed In liijuldutiou or reducing currency , " will bo taken up. The calendar of the house shows that nl of the working days next week Imvo beet parcelled out among the committees on Pa ciflo railroands , territories , foreign atlairs public lands and agriculture for netioi upon measures reported by them. But the actual disposition of time is llkoiv to ho veri different , judging from the proceedings of the past week. AVenther Crop Bulletin. WASHINGTON , April 8. The weather croi bulletin for the week ended Saturdoy , Apri 7 , says the weather for the week has been favoi able for growing props In all agrlcul turaldlstrlets [ In the southern states. It i generally reported us tlio mobt favorabl week of the season and form work is pro eresslng rapidly in tuts central valley an tciddle AUimie state * . COERCION'S ' CRUEL STRENGTH Brought to Boar on Proclaimed Louguo Guthorlnpcs. A DAY OF STICKS AND STONES. lrolnl > Io Coiilcst Over Mile. Almco's Will Another Hit of Gossip Prom the Ucrmnu Court IJIs- nmrck'n Illotfl nt Proclaimed McctlnRH. KII.UUSII , April 8. Saturday night some policemen , who were trying to prevent the erection of a platform for the meeting an nounced to bo held to-day , were pelted with stones by n mob nnd wcro compelled to charge. Many civilians wcro badly Injured. About 0,000 persons belonging to the various caguo branches of Kilrush assembled at 2:80 : p. m. to-day. The police , led by Magistrates Welch and Irwln , charged the crowd , Injuring many. A number of triumphal arches were torn down. Father Glynn of [ Ctlmlhlll was attacked by two policemen with rifles. A farmer felled ono policeman to the ground with a stick. A riot being im minent , n Berkshire regiment , with fixed bayonets , charged the crowd and ten persons wcro badly wounded. Two policemen were seriously injured. Order was somewhat restored among the crowd before appealed to by the priests and Messrs. Ucdmoml and Crilly members of parliament. Hcdmond then at tempted to organize the meeting , but was pre vented by Magistrate Irwln. Uodmond pro tested the government's action illegal and , together with the priests , advised the mul titude to disperse. ENNIS , April 8. Messrs. Davitt , O'Connor , Rev. Mr. Carry and other league leaders , le.ft Cnrmody's ' hotel in Ennls at " o'clock In the afternoon and drove ten miles into the country , followed by soldiers. Hy preconcerted arrangement , Condon , M. P. , remained in town to hold ttio proposed meet ing In an unoccupied store. This programme leaked out nnd tlio police raided the building. This aroused desperate resistance on the part of the people present , and many wcro injured. Fifty persons were arrested. Unin is falling in torrents. The cavalry and in fantry uro patrolling the town. Lo.sanuuA , April S. O'Brien held his . While the dispersing meeting to-day. police were persing the people O'Brien spoke ten min utes. Ho called the police cowards for not arresting him instead of ill treating the pee ple. O'Brien left the bishop's residence at 2 p. in. , followed by a crowd numbering 4,000 persons. He was met by nn imposing force of police and military , which barred the way. The magistrate told O'Brien he could not allow the meeting to bo held. O'Brien , then insisted upon his right to hold the meet lug , saying he took all tlio responsibility upon himself and asked the magistrate that if force bo used to use it upon himself , not. upon the people. A long colloquy between the two then ensued , O'Brien insisting his arrest would end the meeting , nnd If any other action was taken the responsibility would rest on the police. The crowd then advanced toward the platform and the police immediately attacked them , knocking down all who resisted. Stones now began to fly and the police brought their batons into requisition. At this critical moment Father Meager begged the crowd to desist from violence , but his efforts wcro only par tially successful. The police pressed upon the people and cleared the Held , sevcal civil ians receiving scalp wounds in the operation. AIMEE'S The Dead Actress' Fortune Tjlkcly to Be Involved In Ijltij-ntlon. | Cojrfuit > | / ISbS liu Jnmra Giirilun Itcnnctt.l PAUIS , April S. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the HUE. ] The will of the late Mllo. AimeeTrichlon , or Mllo. Aiince , as the opcru houffo actress was generally called , is likely to give the lawyers , French and Amer ican , a good deal of trouble. The residuary legatee Is Mine. Maria Laurent , who is a trubtco of Orphelltmt des Arts. The amount of property Is estimated at about 200,000 francs , when all dclrts and testamentary ex penses are paid. M. FOUIJUCS , curator of the Orphclinat des Arts , was interviewed by a Herald reporter on the subject of the will. From this it would appear that the actress was very decided In her way of making bo- quests. On the 30th of September , hav ing to go through n very severe operation , she asked for pen , ink nnd paper and carefully drew up the document , not completing It until 1 a. m. , which hour U put nt the top of the will. The testatrix wrote her last wish in her own handwriting , nnd as the will was an olograph ono no witnesses wcro required. She begins by asking M. Arthur Heulhnrd , of the Figaro , to act as a kind of friendly trustee. After several trifling bequests to servants the deceased actress orders that her tomb shall consist of a little chapel in the Cemetery Nogent surMarno. Thonccessary funds for this nro left to M. Michel Tricon. Her houses In the Rue du Val do Beau teat at Nogcnt , are left to M. Albert Marlando , said to bo n nephew of the actress. The usufruct of the rest of the estate is left to M. Kicardo Diaz Albcrtini , whoso Paris domicile is 70 Avenue D'Lcna. The property is situated nt Nogcut snr Mnrno at 5 Hue Meycrher and in New York. It includes splendid furniture in both places , Jewels and pictures. The will shows no afterthought of the testraix as to M. Alhertlnl's ability or wil lingness to leave tha estate intact at his death. The question of a guarrantco mooted by the American am ] French court , is , after nil , a piece of legal initiative which is not likely to bo of much weight in the long run. M. Albcrtini , as the legatee , becomes administrator of the fortune left. Ho will have to realize not only upon the sale of Mile. Almces' jewels , plate , pictures and house , but ho becomes tha legal investor of the money. It is also specialty requested in the will to collect alleged debts from Messrs. Simmonds Ss Brown , of New York. His life interest Is Intact and intangible. It Is not likely that cither M. Fungues or the legal advisers of the Ornhclmnt des Art will be able to hamper M. Albertlnl in the frui tion of a lepney which has Veen left to him in the clearest possible way. Tlio German Political Mesa. [ CopurteMllSSliv Jam : * Gonlnri licnuett. ' } VIBXKA , April S. [ New York Herald Cable Special to tha BKB.J A well In formed correspondent In Berlin writes this morning to nn influential newspaper the fol lowing. From the sout co I cannot doubt Us general accuracy ; "It Is known in Berlin with what care the cmprcsa attends her hus band , not leaving him alone if she can avoid it day or night. On ono occasion the empress had jubt entered the room In which the chan cellor was reporting to the emperor , when the former , pausing a few moments to see II the empress intended ix'uiululng , and rcaliz ing that such was her intention , brusquely quitted the room. On the following day Prince Bismarck again appeared In the em peror's cablne * , and seeing the empress there and seeing her majesty Intended to stay , he pointed out to the empress bo was accustomed to report to his kaiser alone when the empress silently quitted the room nnd yet on another occasion eincc their re turn to Cliarlotteubcrg the empress , anxious to save tue ciaperor trouble , usUeil Pisce i mnnt % ' Jlsmarck whether lie should ngrco she should sign for the emperor n. portion nt least of the heap of papers which every lay require the imperial signature. , 'rlnco Bismarck curtly replied this was 1m- > osslblc , adding that If It was necessary to replace the emperor there was the crown irlnco , whoso duty would bo to do so. " Much Indignation exists hero nt the nttltudo of Bismarck's scmi-ofnciul press towards the emperor and empress , particularly nt the flagrant want of resect with which the ; iapers In question hnvo latterly spoken of ; ho emperor- and .empress , nnd Indeed cm- marked upon a regular campaign against hem. t Pleased "With the Measure. IDipi/HoM 18S8 l > u Jnmts Gonlon lltnnttt.1 LONIION , April 8. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Br.B. | The Dally News this morning prints the full text of the projwscd new copyright hill nt Washington , ind In n long Interesting leader comments on the provisions most favorably , NcKntlatlng With the Czar. Bniu.iN , April 3. The conflict between the emperor nnd Prince Bismarck over the pro- [ wscd marriage of Princess Victoria to Prince Alexander has ceased for the present. Ne gotiations on the subject nro passing between Emperor Frederick and the czar. It Is confirmed In ministerial circles that the crisis terminated on Friday. The Cologne Gazette states that the matter was settled as Prince Bismarck desired. The semi-ofllcial organs are cither silent on the subject or simply state that the crisis con tinues. In liberal circles Prince von Hohcn- loho Is spoken of as the successor of Bis marck. It is reported that the emperor proposes to address u Bismarck rescript marking the main features of the German foreign policy and especially advising n rvappronchcmcnt with Russia on the Bul garian question , Emperor Frederick's Condition. Br.itu.v , April 8. No change is reported In the emperor's ' condition to-day. 110 BONO'S HOPE. A Technical Point May Save Him Prom the Gallows. FKUOUS FALLS , Minn. , April S. [ Special Telegram to the Bcis.J Ho Long's counsel , P. O. Naben , claims to have discovered n point which may save the criminal from the Callows. The point'Was furnished by II. E. Day , n Minneapolis attorney. The latter save it to W. W. Erwln , who has Included it In his appeal in the Barrett case. Day claims that the law under which Ho Long was sen tenced is unconstitutional. Article 3 of ttio state constitution says : The power of government shall bo divided Into three distinct departments legislative , executive and judicial and no person or persons belonging- constituting ono of these departments stall exercise any of the powers properly .belonging to either of the others , unless expressly provided in this constitution. Ho Long's attorneys claim that in fixing' the date of the execution the governor , who constitutes the executive department , per forms a judicial act , which properly belongs to ttio judicial department ; that the judg ment is not complete until the day Is lixed and in fixing the Hey the intermingling of the powers is unconstitutional. The point Is a flue one and the-state docs not believe it will hold. The notlco of appeal has been filed and the brief submitted to the supreme court. The cxccUtiqn will take place Friday unless a stay is grnutcd. The arrangements are all completed and the gallows con structed , the same used at Duluth three years ago. POISON IN THE MEA.Ii. Thirteen PcrsoiiH Suffering From Ar senic Two Dead. CCNTCRVIM..E , Gn. , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] From Union county comes the news of u wholesale poisoning , in which thirteen persons were the victims , two of whom are dead. Nathan M. Cochran.who owns a corn mill nbout 300 yards from his house , had taken some corn there to grind , leaving it in tbo mill over night and grinding it the next day. Tlio meal was taken homo nnd some of it used for dinner. In a few min utes Cochrnn was deathly sick. Shortly af terward his two grandclnlui en wcro stricken. In the meantime Mrs. Gnddis , Mr. Cochran'u stepmother , who had used some of the same meal , was thrown into convulsions. The family of W. S. Ware also fell victims , mak ing thirteen in all who were suffering from the poison. Analysis shows there was nr- scntc in the me.il. The supposition is that it was spread through the corn while at the mill by a man named Muldlng , who had been discharged by Cochrau. The suspected man is in Jail. KIVAO LOVEUS. Bloodless Encounter' Between Two Merchants at StevcnH Point , Wis. STKVUNS POINT , Wis. , April S. [ Special Telegram to the BIE. : ] A sensation was caused hero this morning- a street encoun ter between Jules Ivcrson nnd William A. Roe , prominent business men of the city. Roe rushed across the street with o drawn revolver nnd nskcd Ivcrson : "Is It true that you threatened to kill mo ! " By ways of re ply Ivcrson drew n revolver nnd nn inter change of shots seemed Imminent , when Ivcrson took to his heels and sought refuge iu n restaurant. Rod was arrested later. The trouble grew out of a feud caused by rivalry , both having paid attentions to the daughter of a wealthy Stevens Point lumber man. The town is greatly excited and since the Hazeltlno murder everybody goes armed. The episode tills morning following close on the heels of this murder and also because of the prominence of the parties has caused a great deal of commotion. A Miner's Windfall. SIUMOKIN , Pa. , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to the BCE.J James Bnlloy , a miner of this city , who lost his place through the strike of the Philadelphia and Reading men , and who has been living in' abject poverty for some time , received a letter from an at torney In England , notifying him of the death of a rich undo who left nn cstato valued at sixteen hundred thousand dollars to which ho Is the ) iclr. Ho has a wife and seven children. Bulley has resided hero for the last twenty years. Previously ho was the private secretary of the deceased uncle. Ho married a sewjuffgirl , despite the unclo's threats of disinheriting him. Ho sailed to the United States immediately after his mar riage , the falllmrto secure work In the cities ho came to the coat regions. Bailey will sail next week with his family for England to take possession of his fortune , i A Huge Ocean Itnft. ST. Jonsc , N. B. . < April 8. [ Special Tele gram to the BEB. ] There will bo launched hero in June , n raft , or rather a timber ship , greater than the ono last full. It will po 000 feet long , fifty-four feet wide , thirty-eight feet deep , and will carry six masts and bo square rigged , with n crow of twenty meu. The intention is to tow her with u steamer and tender , Tuore will bo liS.OOO sticks of timber on her. Confesses a Great Hohhery. KAKSAS CITV , Mo. , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to the BcE.l William Morganstcin , who attempted suicide by jumping into the ICaw river yesterday , to-day confessed to the Kansas City [ Killco that sometime ago ho lied from Vienna , Austria , after omb - 20,000 thalers , frcm Bernard , Rosenthal & Co , , a banking firm of that place. . A telo- pram was sent to the chief of police of Vienna to-day notifying him of the fcttitc- ment. THE TWO CENT BILL WILL DIE Safely Through Iowa's Lower House It Will Dlo In the Sonato. THREE GOOD MEASURES PASS. A More Stringent Pharmacy haw Farmers Fcrnlnst the Lawyers The Itnllroadn * Hitter Fight on Finn , Uallroail Bills Passed. DCS MOINBS , la. , April 7. [ Correspond ence of the BEG.J The legislative session Is now drawing to n close and It is not probable that many more Important measures , except the npproprlatlon bills , will run tha gauntlet of both houses and become laws. Three rnll rend bills have been passed by both houses nnd signed by the governor , nnd are now n part of the statutes of the stato. Tticso nro the bills compelling railroads to fcnco their lines on request of adjoining land owners ; to provide for the election of railroad commis sioners by tlio people ; and the famous house file 872 , to empower the board of commission ers to llx n schedule of freight charges , and to prevent and punish extortion nnd unjust discrimination. None of thcso bills reduce either freight or passenger rates , in express terms , mid whatever relief the people get in this direction must como from the commis sioners. Tlio lower house , which was frestt from the people , was TIIUB TO ITS MISSION , nnd In spfto of the presenceof nn active nnd powerful railroad lobby It passed the max- imuni tariff bill , cutting down the freight charges on local traffic nearly one-third , by a vote of 85 to 12 , and a bill reducing passenger faro on first-class roads from i ) to 2 cents per mile by almost the same majority. The max imum tariff bill was never considered by the railroad committee of the senate , and will bo allowed to die , partly from lack of time for considering it in detail , but mainly because a majority of the committee is opposed to its passage. The 3-cont bill was reported favor ably by the senate committee and hanps trembling in the balance. It will likely bo killed by juggling nnd sharp practice , hut if n hquaro vote upon It Is reached nnd the doubtful members do not seek the socluslon of the cloak room during roll-call , it stands n good show of becoming a law. rilOllIllITOUV LKO1SLATIOX. The legislature has repealed the present pharmacy law nnd enacted a much more stringent measure , and ono which few drug gists will care to violate. The permit holders are made responsible for nil Illegal sales , under any circumstances , and for the second violation the certificate of registration Is re voked. The party purchasing the liquor for an illegal purpose is also liable to n fine of not less than ? 'iO for any false statements or signing a fictitious name to the application. Senator Gatch made u detennincd effort to attach on imendmcnt to the bill permitting the big distillery , which is snld to be the "largest in the world , " to manufacture "al cohol for legal purposes and for export , " but the democratic members insisted on substi tuting the words "intoxicating liquors" for "alcohol , " so that the breweries coukl reopen for the same purposes. This was too strong a medicine for Gatch and his republican sup- jiortcrs , and they refused to accept it. Several democrats then in n spurt of rage , declined to support the Gatch amendment ana it was lost. Four republicans Gatch , Doud , Browcr and Hanchctt voted to open the dis tillery. It was confidently expected that three others Laurenre , Smith nnd Hutchinson - son would do so , and these , with all the democrats , would have carried the measure , but the rates did not materialize. An effort was also made to illlow the wholesale dealers to continue In business , but it failed by n largo majority. Iowa will now have as htrong a prohibition law as tlio most radical prohibitionist could desire , and its effect in diminishing drunkenness will bo noted with interest. nnsTiucTixo LAwvr.ni. The members of the bar will have occasion to remember the present house of repre sentatives for many a day. The farmers , who comprise a majority of that body , came hero loaded for lawyers , and all sorts of bills restricting the privileges of the bar have been proposed , and some of them passed. The number of peremptory challenges in criminal cases was reduced to ton on each side. The defendant is now allowed twenty. The hills to restrict the time of lawyers m making their pleas and to compel them to pay for copies of the court docket , were lost. l'001.8 AND THUSTS. The Clark bill to prohibit pools and trusts and other combinations to increase the price of the necessaries of life , passed both houses by a largo majority. Hereafter any agree ment or understanding between dealers In any commodity to maintain any certain prices will bo unlawful , and punishable by a mini mum line of (300. It is rumored that com binations among dealers In lumber and coal have been robbing the people in this state for years , but as the cry was started by those who desired to turn the nttcntlon of the people ple away from railroad legislation , it is not given much credence by the people at largo. The legislature scouted the Idea and declined to npiwlnt a committee to investigate the matter. However , if they do exist , they will have to go. KNCOUllAOISO SUOAll MAKINO. The senate has passed a bill grantIng - Ing n bounty of 2 cents per pound on all sugar manufactured In the state. The "sum of ? 10,000 is annually appropriated for 11 teem of five years for this purpose. It is be lieved the capitalists will undertake the manufacture of sugar on a largo scale both from cane aud beets , and the more sanguine predict that this bounty will enable the state to manufacture enough for homo consump tion. A largo sugar manufactory will bo started at once by capitalists at Muvcatlno. The democrats looked upon this move as in the nature of a protective tariff and strongly opposed it. TUB AMKX MND Jlll.r , . The bill introduced by Hobb. of Crcston , the greenback louder , prohibiting non-reM- dent aliens from acquiring title to real estate in Iowa , which parsed the house unani mously , went through the senate with only ono dissenting vote. Hereafter no nonresident dent alien can acquire title to land in this state except by the foreclosure of a mort gage , and land so acquired must bo disposed of m ten years. Land now hold by such par ties must bo sold in three years , or escheat to the stato. No corporation , half of whoso stock Is owned by foreigners , can hereafter secure title to real estate for any purpose. Some fear this bill will result in the with drawal of largo sums of money now loaned In this state by foreigners and have n ten dency to increase the rate of Interest , hut the grccnbackers have made a hobby of this question , using it with great skill and per- sistniipo , and finally won the caso. If other states follow Iowa's example in this matter , 110 harm aud much good may result from It. BU.NATOU ri.N.v. Hon. George L. Finn , senator from Taylor and Adauis , is the happiest man In the legis lature. Two years ago the people of Taylor county sent him up to the lower house , pledged to favor the abolition of free passes and a law providing for the election of rail road commissioners , und empowering them to establish a schedule of freight charges for all the state. Joining hands with J , G. Ber- ryhill of this city and other well-known unit- monopolists , ho succeeded in organizing that branch of the assembly on this platform , and Finn was placed ut the head of the railroad committee. Ho ut once introduced hills to carry out thebo principles , and immediately became the tared of every corporation organ in the state. Abuse was poured out upon him without stint , and in the closing scenes of the session his measures were smothered by u hostile sifting committee , inado up for that purjwso. But Mr. Finn was not dis couragcd , und coolly answered the taunU of the corporation attorneys with the declaru- ' " 1 " " " - tlon "that he would yet engraft thcso meas ures upon the statutes of the state , If it took twenty years to do It , " Itccognlzlng in Mr. Finn n dangerous man , nnd ono who could not bo controlled , the corporations went Into Taylor county with nil their forces "to kill him oft. " Tlio friends of anti-monopoly legislation in that county and district accepted the gauge of battle thus thrown down , and tlio contest attracted general attention through out the state. The result was the triumphant election of Mr. Finn to the senate by nearly ono thousand majority. Meanwhile the measures so ably championed by Senator Finn In the lower house , had been discussed In the school houses throughout the state , nnd as a result , the principles of these meas ures have been endorsed by an almost unani mous vote In the legislature , nnd senrcely a single member who opposed Mr. Finn two years ago was able to secure n ro-olcctloti. In this assembly Senator Finn has strongly supported the maximum tariff and the two cent fare bill , both of which nro certain to become u part of the. statutes of the stnto. Tlio people of lown recognize In Senator Finn n safe nnd reliable leader , and he will yet be called up higher. Even now ho Is promi nently mentioned as the next congressman from the Eighth district. To Messrs. Finn and Bcrryhju , more than to nil others , the null-monopoly work of this legislature Is due , and the corporations , as well as the people , tire fully ullvo to this fact. Uux , THE CMOAllANCK IIKCOHD. The Financial Transaction ) ) of the Past Week. BOSTON , Mass. , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to the HUB. ] The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the lending clearing-houses of the United States , shows the gross ex changes for the week ended April 7 , 1BSS , with the rnto per cent of Increase or de crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week last year : Not Included In totals. AFTER A. LAND BOUNTV. An Organization of Veterans Seclclnj ; Government Assistance. Nnw YOUK , April 8. The organization of veteran soldiers and sailors , which terms it self the Veteran Association of the Regular Army nnd Navy of the United States Army , has recently been agitating the matter of securing n bounty of land and moans for Im proving the same from the United States government. The organisation held u meet ing to-day , delegates from various grand army posts being present , and adopted a petition to congress. It Is urged that thou sands of veterans would like to take and cul tivate a bounty of land , but are unable to do so unless financially assisted by the government. The petitioners urge congress to pass an act entitling all honorably discharged soldiers mid sailors to the assistnnconceded to enable the veterans and their families to erect and occupy and cultivate a bounty of land , and In the event of tlio passage of such a bill the government will bo asked to locate the lands , lay out the highways , build schools and fur nish each settler with a small house , team , agricultural implements , seed , etc. Iu re turn the settlers would repay the loan to the government within ten years , with interest nt 3 per cent , and would pledge themselves to servo iu the militia of their several states. JUS OWN FUNISKAIj SERMON. Strange Fro ale of a Georgia Preacher AVho Kxpeutw Beatli Soon. ATHENS , Ga. , April 8. [ Special Telegram to the BUK. ] Two thousand people witnessed an event never before hoard of In the history of Clark county. Rev. Dr. Bridges , eighty- four years old , preached his own funeral sermon to-day in a small country church , six miles from hero. Ho had his grave dug and coflln made , for this occasion. Ho nnd his assistants sung the first song , "Snail wo gladly meet. " Ho then gave his text , Cor inthians , 2:8 : , and gave ttio largo crowd n short talk in u * very fatcring manner. He has been in a feeble condition for some time and expects to dlo soon , Fired By Inccndarlon. UAVI.INS , Wyo. , April -Special | Tele gram to the BEE. ] Information has Just reached hero of the incendiary burning a few nights since of the ranch und dwelling house of the ' 71 cattle company on Sweet Water river , Sweet Water county , this territory. Loss ? 2,000. This Is the second Incendiary destruction of property on this ranch In the last six months. The flrst loss was 15,000. , Tlio ' 71 company cut down range wages last fall , thereby incurring the bitter animosity of the unprincipled and reckless cowboy ele ment. Some months since Range Manager Andrews was shot ut in a treacherous man ner , narrowly escaping death. Absolutely no clue to the perpetrators of the scries of outrages can bo obtained , and the company is helpless before its revengeful auil con cealed foes. A Murderer Kui < : ltlen. New YOUK , April 8 , iSpedul Telegram to the BEK.Francis M. PHtman , the mur derer of his daughter Rachael , who was under sentence of life imprisonment for the crime , nnd who has been suffering from the effects of opium taken Saturday morning , died at 1 o'clock to-day. It is still unknown where ho got the poison , The warden of the Tombs says he obtained it while being tried in court. His daughters , Belle and Sudlo. came to the hospital in the afternoon , but wcro not affected on learning of their father's death. Mrs. Pitttnan denied having given her husband poiton , and toys she would rather have shoj htm. A St. Joseph Woolen Mill Burned , ST. JosKrir , Mo. , April 8. ( Special Tele- ( ram to the BKK. ] The south warcroom of the Buell woolen ml'ls ' was totally destroyed by Hro to-day. Thi loss Is about f.30,000 , par tially covered by Insurance. The cause of the Are la unknown , but Is supposed to bo either the wcrk of un Incendiary or spontane ous coinbur.lon. The Bucll mills are among the largesJ concerns of the kind in the west. The ula-tn was promptly turned in , but the plant l located outside the city limits , inoro than .wo miles ircm the nearest engine liouHu , and when the lira department had nr- rivxl tha flro had completely gutted the biildlug. BLAINE SICK UNTO DEATH , A Boston Physician Sponlcs Prom i Personal Knowledge. fl HIS DISEASE IS DIABETES | Tlio Plumed Knight Cnnnot Survlvo Two Ycnrw , mill Thnt Wnu tlio Itcnsou For llln Declining the Nomination. , ' Bulled AVith iv Pntnl Mnlntly. i UOSTOX , April 8. [ Special Telegram to th < Hnii. ] Dr. Wlnthrop V. Heywood , who hn ( been three years In Vienna studying mcdli clno , returned to'Hoston lust Saturday * Since completing his studies Heywood hat been traveling on the continent , and pnsscil the larger portion of the winter at Florence , where ho frequently saw nnd talked wltli Ulalno , who IB now living thero. * * "How about Ulalno ! " asked the reporter of Dr. Hoywood to-day. "Is ho as 111 as wx ported , or Is the story simply a campalgq Hoi" "Ulalno Is not sick In the scnsoof requiring medical care , " replied Dr. Hoywood , "but U far from being well. I bcllcvo ho has a pro < grcsslvo malady which will cnuso death In n short tlmo unless ho gets relief , of whlcu there is little prospect.1 * ' "What nils him I" v "Though I was not called to attend him professionally , from what ho said to mo and from his general habits nnd appearance. I hn\J no hesitation In .saying that ho has diabetes which progresses to n fatal termination , Why , ho lost twenty pounds of llcsh In tWd months. When ho went across last Juuo ho was n plump man , weighing nbout twd hundred pounds. Now he Is n shrivelled ) bandy-legged old man , who will not tip the scnlo at 11X ) pounds. Ills face IB thin and blue ; shoulders stooping ; those big eyes hol > low and underscored with blue bands ; that big under Up as pnlo na n piece of Comonu' , marble. No one can form un idea of how hd failed this winter. " "Is ho able to bo up and abontl" "Yes , but he takes extra good care of him self and cannot endure much exorcise. Ho told mo nil he lived on was the bluest kind oi skim milk , of which ho took n supply which had lost Its caslcno albumcnoidOB. Ho as sured mo that his reason for declining the nomination was ho felt n presentiment thud he was going to die , and did not wish to Incur the arduous labors of the campaign , fearing ho would not hold up uuder the strain. " O"Do you think there Is any probability of his dying In n short timot" "No , not for six months or n year , though I think ho cannot with the best care survive over two years' " THREATENS A lilKKli SUIT. Victoria Wootlliull Martin Buys Uecclier'H Hook Belles I lor. NEW YORK , April 8. [ Special Telegram to the 13r.n. ] Webster & Co. , the publishers of Beecher's book , hove received n notlco from the London publishers regarding the proposed action of Mrs. Victoria Martin , for merly Victoria Woodhull , for the suppression * of those chapters relative to her connection with tUo Beccher-Tllton caso. Several para graphs In the book charge Mrs. Martin with trying to blackmail Mr. Beechcr , and threat * ening to expose what she knew. Tills , Mrrf. y * Martin says , is not so , and unless the slate mont is removed from the work she says shb will sue for heavy damages. Mr. Hall , oi Webster & Co. , said to-day that If the objec tionable parts of the book were proved fnlsej the publishers would , of course , remove' ' them. liottn Can Kail in Love. Nnw YOHIC , April S. [ Special Telegram to , the Bun. ] Itcports are again current thatr , Lottn ( Charlotte Crabtrco ) is a bout to com-1 mil matrimony. Cyrillo Scott , her loading ; man , Is mentioned as the lucky wooer. The fact that Scott nolds n snugger place In the heart of the little actress than any of his pre dccessors is nfllnncd by Manager St. Mauri who asserts an engagement is Imminent if 16 does not already exist. It is also rumored * tlio actress has received nn offer lately froi ; Manager Abbott to purchase the Par theatre in Boston for 500,000 , but she d dined to sell. M3IIKASKA NK\VS. Accidentally Itlcw llln nrnliiH Out.B TJKi.i.woon , Neb. , April 8. [ Spcclnl Tolo- pnim to the HUE. ] This forenoon Joseph JUg , a harnessmakcr who is in the employ of/i llobcrt Dovoo , In company with U , Masci and son , went geese hunting and while cross * Ing the Platte river In a boat a flock of geeeo flow over , when Jilg snatched up his gun and in doing so the hammer caught on the cdga of the bout causing it to go off , The char go' struck him In the head killing him instantly. Jilg is a German , nbout twenty-two years ago , single and is in this country but a tlmo. A. $ SOOOO Fire at Tccumsoli. TEUUMHBII , Neb. , April 8. [ Special Tola- gram to the lini : . ] The roller mills and ele vator , owned by James Hill , caught fire lajb night about 8 o'clok and wcro burned to the ground. A good share of the flour which was sacked , was saved. About two cars ofi wheat and two earn pf corn were consumed * Loss WO.OOO , Insurance 18,000. Fortunately the wind was not very strong , although th6 fire brands rained over two blocks , and by water in palls the fire was confined to tua mill nnd elevator. Died OflllH Ill.jUl'IOR. ' NOHTII MH.NH , Neb. , April 8. [ Special to the HiiB.J The ten-year-old son of Marshal Nowson , who had his log cut off by a train on the. Union Pncitlo railroad two weeks ago , died this morning from lock-jaw , caused fiom the injury received. A Threatened Overflow. DBS MOINCS , la. , April 8. Tlio DCS Molnes river at this point Is higher now than for seven years nnd still rising. It is thought before morning the entire south part of the city will bo submerged , The Diagonal rail road bridge moved from Its foundation nnd la likely to go down before morning. Hundred * of men and teams are nt work la raising levees. Ueporta from up the rive say bridges have gone and much disaster done. AVcallior Indication * ! . For Nebraska ; Colder , fair weather pre ceded in eastern portions by rain , winds be coming fresh to brisk , northerly. For Iowa ! Haiti , followed by colder , clear ing weather , fresh to brink winds becoming northwesterly. For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota ; Local rains , followed by colder , fair weather , light to fresh variable ! \viuds northerly. Ktp.nnisliip'Ari-lvnlH. ! ! NBW YOUK , April 8. [ Swclul | Telegram to the HER. ] The steamer California from Hamburg March 21 , arrived ouUIdc the bar at-1:45 : p. m. to-day , In tow of the btearcer Charles Mnrgaux. rns Tlio Suoxa arrived from Hamburg and La Normandlu from Havre. HAVIIB , April 8. Arrived La Urctagne , . from Now York. Burial of * Jacob Hlinrp. ( NEW YOUK , April 8. The remains of Jacob/ Sharp , over which funeral services v/cio held last evening , were builsd to-day In Ur ecu wood cemetery.