COLEMAN AN ABLE LOBBYIST ,
Ho HOB Probably Defeated the
Plouro-Pnoumonla Bill.
CUT OFF SOME OF HIS POWER.
Senator Mnndernon Provides For Pos-
HlOllltlcH On ( he Land Forfeiture
Mill McOonnld's ' Fight On
Oov. Grny , of Indiana.
The Plcuro-Pnoumonla Hill Beaten.
WASUINOTON BuitCAU Tiir. Ost AHA. BBC , I
Dti : FOUIITCKNTIL Stimr.T , }
WASHINOTOX , D. C. , April 20 J
Unless the usual signs fall the plcuro-
pneumonin bill hns been beaten and nn in
vestigation of the agricultural department Is
likely to follow , which may or may not bo to
the welfare of the commissioner , Mr. Coleman -
man , of Missouri. The advocates of the bill
innko no secret of their opinion that Mr.
Colcman has beaten them , although , ns they
claim , it wns modified to meet his views and
was expected to receive his support. Mr.
Colcman has solidified the entire democratic
Bide of the Rcnate In opposition to the meas
ure nnd hns been so effective a loUiyls ns to
win the two New York senators Messrs.
Hiscock nnd Evarts to his support , whllo
Senator Hawlcy Is counted ns doubtful ,
With these gentlemen voting against the bill
it has no chance of passage nnd will probably
not bo pressed. The friends of the bill claim
that Colcman has beaten It by the liberal use
of patronage and garden seeds , and ho is re
ported to have told the president of the Mary
land Agricultural college that it required ? 40- ,
000 worth of patronage to got the vote ol
Senator Gorman alone.
The agricultural department docs not come
under the civil service commission. Colcman
has more patronage toglvooutthan any other
officer of the government except the public
printer , nnd Is smart enough to use It where
It will do the most good. It Is charged , too ,
that the special agents of the department ,
who nro numerous and are scattered nil over
the country , have been neglecting their legit
imate duties to ralso n hue and cry ngninst
this bill ; that they have represented it to be
entirely different from what it is und that
they hnvo been devoting their time to per-
sundlng cnttjcincn to send , remonstrances to
their senators and representatives in con
gress. If half that is charged is true the
commissioner hns been directing n very pow
erful lobby against the bill itiuUms been suc
cessful In preventing its passage. Certain
gentlemen claim to have evidence that the
petitions have been printed on the presses of
the department and sent through the mails
under the frank of the commissioner , which
is n serious charge. Mr. Coleman's original
objcctioii to the bill was that it deprived
him of much of his power and prestige ,
but it was altered so as to make him n mem
ber of n board of five persons who should
hnvo the duty of administering the law.
With thin ho wns supposed to bo satisfied ,
but.lt appears that no wns not , and from the
first has been engaged in trying to defeat the
measure and leave the cattle bureau as it
stands under his entire control.
The proposed investigation is intended to
cover the work of the civttlo bureau as well
ns the operations of the commissioner as a
lobbyist. Jt Is freely charged that the in
spec ton ? of the department arc incompetent'
intemperate and corrupt. The cattlemen say
that in Westchcstcr county , New York , for
example , thcro have been souiovorydisgrncj ,
ful and corrupt operations. The practice , as
claimed , has been when n case of plcuro
pneumonia has been discovered , to
drive into the pen a lot
of worthless cattle and have them
slaughtered as If diseased and paid for by
the government nt four or live times their
value. The carcasses are then sold for beef
in Now York. Thin practice is said to have
been adopted by speculators in other locali
ties also , but the direct charge is made with
reference to AVestchester county. Another
chargeis criminal wastefulness of public
money. It is shown that the cost of sup
pressing cattle dibcascs by the suveral state
boards has been but n trifle compared with
the enormous sums that hnvo been expended
by the agricultural department , and that the
results have been Immensely greater. It is
probable that the scnato committee onjugrl-
culture will bo directed to make a thorough
Investigation of tlio transactions of the de
partment ,
am : UNKAHKCH IAXI > OIIAST ronrEiTimc nii.u
Senator Muiidcrson left this evening for a
short visit to Omaha. In the senate this af
ternoon , during consideration of the bill to
forfeit unearned land grants ho paid : "Ex
pecting that 1 may bo called uway from the
scnato and may not bo hero when certain
umendmcnts that I desire to propose to this
bill will be in order , I wish to submit them ,
and before doing so to state the reason why ,
in my opinion , the bill should bo thus
amended. This bill , unfortunately , is encum
bered by a good deal of mutter that seems tome
mo to bo extraneous to it , und the senate for
eovctal days appears to have resolved itself
into n sort 6f n sub-committee upon the much-
vexed question ns to what Is right with ref
erence to the Michigan canal grant. I think
it unfortunate that this great diversity of
opinion should exist ns to the law nnd the
facts , nud that the proper measure of
relief should not have been considered
byJho committee on public lands separate
end apart from this bill. This bill In several
Of Its sections , those reported from the com
mittee of the whole , proposes that , where
there is n IOKH of title by u purchaser by rea
son of the failure of the grant to the railroad
company there shall bo recovery against the
United States to n certain degree , or rather
that the purchaser may bu r of the United
States the laud , the title to which hns been
forfeited , nt the rate of $2.50 per ncro. I
greatly fear that In the construction of this
act the courts may hold that that would bo
action operating for the benefit of the grantor
as well us the grantco , and that it might bo
construed chat the purchaser , whosetitluhad
failed , "would not hive his common law
remedy against the railroad grantor for the
purchaseprlco that l\o \ had paid and interest
irotn date of the payment ; nnd , therefore ,
when it shall bo in order , I hope that this
W amendment may bo adopted to the bill :
"Nothing ii { this act contained shall bo con
strued as in any mnnnur affecting any cnuso
Of acting existing in fnvor of any purchaser
ngalnst nis grantor for breach of any cove
nant of title. "
"I ask that it may bo printed nnd that nt
the prouer tlmo it may bo considered. On
the third day of March , 18S7 , thcro was up-
proved an act entitled 'An act to provide for
the adjustment of land grunts mndo by
congress to aid in the construction of rail
roads nnd lor the forfclturo of unearned
lauds und for other purposes. ' This net hcd
most valuable provisions designed for the
protection of those who had purchased of the
land grant railroad companies where tltlo
had failed , and I fear also that if this bill
shall become a law , it will operate to u cer
tain extent us a repeal of that net of March
8. } SS7. I do not think that would be the do-
elm of the scnnto , nnd I therefore propose
this further amendment :
"Nothing in this net "contained shall bo
construed as limiting the rights grunted pur
chasers or settlers by the act approved
March 3,1SSO , entitled. 'An act to provide
for the adjustment of laud grants made by
congress to aid in the construction of rail
roads , und for the forfeiture of unearned
to the Chairman of the coraintttco on public
lands , uua hu I''lnks with me that they nro
Ucslrntrio ntociidmenU ta this bill. * )
.Mr. Munderaou's amendment will be called
up at t'lo proper time by Mr. Plumb of Kan
sas uud offered when the bill is finally
brought to a vote.
TI'B M'UO.NALU-QIIAY FIQIIT IX INDIANA. .
Indlana'tncn at .tho capltol commnetcd nt
to day Upon the exhortation delivered
to Governor Grny of their state , by ex-Sena
tor McDonald In nn open letter published
nt Indianapolis yesterday nnd re
produced in the dispatches hero
this morning. They declare flint
McDonald's open fight ngnUt Gray will re
sult In the dcfcnt of the Inttcr for the vlco
presidential nomination , and that his nomi
nation would open n breach In the party
which would make republican success In the
"Hoosier" stnto much easier than otherwise.
They sny that McDonald intends transferring
his fight to the convention In St. Louis , nnd
that Gray's nnmo will not be offered for the
vice presidential nomination , nnd thnt Sen
ator Thurninn of Ohio , Commissioner of Pen
sions Black , or First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson of Illinois , will be nomi
nated with President Cleveland.
1NOAM.S WILL IIEPI.Y TO VOOIIIIHKS ANI1 I1I.ACK-
imux ,
Senator Ingalls. ' announcement this after
noon thnt he would on next Tuesday reply to
the speech delivered by Senator Voorhecs
yesterday , caused n good deal of agitation
and comment , nnd will result In filling the
senate end of the capltol to overflowing
on the dny of the speech. Jt Is understood
that Mr. Ingnlls will bo personal nnd very
bitter in his remarks , wliich ho will direct
towards Mr , Voorhecs , and that ho will tnko
occasion to pay his respects to Senator Black
burn , of Kentucky , who , It will bo remem
bered , made a brief speech some time ngo in
answer to that of the senator from Kansas ,
in which the latter was bitterly arraigned for
his attack upon the late Generals Hancock
and MeClellan , Senator Blackburn , during
the Into war , had a raiding company of cav
alry ( war banditti ) , nnd Senator Ingnlls has
looked up hm record , which Is said to bo very
unsavory , and ho will recur to It when ho di
lates upon the war record of Senator Voor-
hccs.
NEIIUASKA FAIIMCR4 OPPOSE THE MILLS HIM. .
Mr. Dorscy presented in the house to-day n
petition signed by several hundred farmers
in Nebraska asking him to vote against the
Mills tariff bill nnd praying congress to more
effectually protect , by tariff laws , the agri
cultural Interests of the country. The peti
tioners ask thnt the duty on sugar bo re
moved , nnd that the duty of 1807 on wool be
restored and so modified ns to meet the Inter
fcrms of foreign competition and evasion.
TIIU CIIII'.V JUSTICESHIP.
Unless It Is discovered thatMclvillo W.
Fuller , of Chicago , has done something to
prejudice the Irish or the Germans iiguinst
him , he will ba thancxt chief justice of the
United States. Thb president has not yet
announced his intention to appoint him , but
I get it from persons very near the nppoint-
ing power that Mr. Fuller's name is now
almost the only one thought of , and that the
president has nbout made up his mind to
send It to the senate.
FINAL PASSAGE OP Tim OMAHA INDlAJf HILL.
In the house to-day Mr. Dorscy had the
Omaha Indian bill , which Mr. Mandcrson secured -
cured tlio passage of in the senate last week ,
taken up nnd adopted , und it will now go to
the presided for his signature. The' meas
ure pays in two annual installments $70,000
duo the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska ,
nnd extends for two years the time of pay
ment for lands settled upon in the Omaha
Indian reservation. A full synopsis of the
bill was recently produced in tlio Bins spe
cials ,
MISCKLLANP.OUS.
The comptroller of the currency has au
thorized the Holdrcgo National bank of Hold-
rcgo , Nob. , to commence business. Capital ,
S.V)0OUO ) , with A. Zeazel president and W. E.
Hymer cashier.
The postolllco at Mathews , Holt county ,
Neb. , has been discontinued. The mail goes
to O'Neill.
Special Star mail service has been estab
lished nt Scottsvillo from Mincoln , Neb. ,
eight miles nnd back , twice n week , by n two
hours schedule , from July 1,1888 , to July 1 ,
1SSO.
1SSO.After
After July 1 , next , Shottsvlllo will bo
omitted from mull service on the Star route
extending from Paddock to O'Neill , Neb.
Blackbird will bo embraced , increasing the
distance ono nnd u half miles.
Hon. Frank D. Jackson , Iowa's secretary
of state , is in the city , being called hero by
the sudden death of ills father. Hiram W.
Jackson , who passed nwny quietly nnd pcnco-
fully nt his late residence , 1019 Nineteenth
street , northwest , last Thursday , in his sev
entieth year. Mr. Jackson was a valuable
clerk in the quartermaster general's ofllco
for over twenty years.
PtllBY S. IIlSATlI.
A Hotel Scare.
WASHINGTON- , April 2"i.- -Special [ to the
BEE. ] Ono of the most remarkable instances
of lobbying against a popular proposition has
been conducted by certain landlords in Wash
ington to defeat the passage , by congress , of
a bill to incorporate a hotel company for t-ho
construction of u hostelry in keeping with
the progoss and demands of Washington. In
each congress for six or eight years bills have
been introduced to incorporate companies for
the construction of largo hotels ono to cost
two nnd one-half millions of dollars , and
other smaller sums. Each time these meas
ures have been defeated In committee or left
to die on the calendars of ono or the other
honso. It was only recently that the tactics
by which these measures were defeated became -
came known. Two-thirds of the men In con
gress live nt hotels , which would bo very ma
terially affected should thcro bo n hotel of
largo and first-class proportions constructed ,
The landlords now doing business hero have ,
it Is said , so ingratiated themselves into the
good graces of the legislators that they Have
not cared to act upon proposition which
would injure their landlords.
Washington has n population of nbout
225,000 , and though she has more hotels and
boarding houses than any city of her size in the
United States there nro ninny cities of less
than 100,000 population having better hotels.
There is nd plnco in the country where a
better first-class hostelry would succeed
than right hero. A bill has Just been
throttled In congress which imposed n hotel
that would bo In keeping wltii the demands ,
and which would bo a great improvement to
the city. KvcrybOdy except the landlords
wanted the measure passed , and yet it is
held up. Under the laws of the District of
Columbia it is very desirable to have a special
charter by congress , so its to have the liabil
ities of the corporation limited to the capital
stock. Nothing unreasonable has been pro
posed In any of the bills looking towards the
construction of hotels , and nothing that
would not boranted ( under existing laws ,
but the laws of the District of Columbia ara
extraordinary , Inasmuch ns nearly all of
them grow out of the blue laws of Maryland ,
which were brought over with the pilgrims
that landed at Plymouth Hock.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the BcBl A postolllco was estab
lished to-day nt Highland , Hayes county , nnd
Samuel Snoko appointed postmaster. The
postofllco at Loyal Hill , Lancaster county ,
will bo discontinued from May 10th. David
Smith was to-day appointed postmaster at
Spring Bank , Dixon c/juuty , vice Fred Fryo ,
resigned.
A Prey For Cyclones.
PnATT , Kan. , April 20. [ Special Telegram
to the Br.KAt ] 5 o'clock this afternoon this
unfortunate city was ylsltcd by unothcr
cyclone. It came from the south , People
saw It coming , and women ran wildly through
the streets with chllurcn In their arms in the
greatest consternation. The cyclone struck
the east edge of the town , which Is thinly
populated , demolishing several houses. A
Mr. Fisher' residence was torn to splinters
nnd scattered , half a mile. His wife wns
picked up out of the ruins fatally injured
nnd will die. Other people wcro bruised and
injured by Hying timber und debris. This Is
the second cyclone this town has had this
spring.
Kniisau Odtl Fellows.
IIonTON , Kan. , April 20. [ Special Tclo-
l.ruin . to ! ? ! B.EE.J The Odd Fellows of
aortliwesteru KauauS" jv lclrated the sixty-
ninth anniversary of the order l .rft to-day.
Over four.hundred members of the various
lodgps were In attendance. Where only a
ehort tlmo ago thoio Ayas nothing , to-day over.
b.OOO pw > plo witnessed thu largest gathering
ever held in nartbcrn Kmsus.
TICKETS IN GREAT DEMAND ,
OlarkBon Predicts a Largely
tended National Convention.
HIS OPINION ON THE OUTLOOK.
Indlnnn Democrats Meet nnd Select n
State Ticket nnd Delegates Mnlno
Kcpnhllcnns nnd Oilier
Convention ! ) .
Orcnt Clamor For TlnUctn.
NEVT YOIIK , April 20. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] J. S. Clarkson , of Iowa , is In
this city. When asked if a largo attendance
wan expected at the convention , Clarkson
said : "I hav'oreceived over sox'en thousand
applications for tickets , nnd about every
other member of the committee has been
similarly appealed to. Thcro never has been
such n clamor for tickets. Republicans
everywhere seem to look on this as the most
Important convention of the party since Lin
coln wns nominated , as on its deliberations
the whole future of the party will depend.
It promises to bo a deliberative council of
men who will seek by conference nnd con
cession the best Interests of the party rather
than those of any mnn. H will bo n body
that can't bo stampeded by any sensational
movement. Wo have had enough dramatic
conventions nnd tragic results. "
"What about the candidate ! "
"No ono Is wise enough to predict thnt
now. I cnn only tell you the gcncrnl
party feeling In the west , more
especially In Iowa. In the first
place , wo consider Blalnc absolutely out of
the rnco by Ills own motion. Admiration nnd
esteem for him in Iowa has not abated , but
increased. I know personally that ho did
not want the nomination in 1884 , nnd yielded
only to the earnest appeals of his friends to
become n candidate. "
"How nbout the other candidates" ! "
"Those talked of are Dcpew , Hiscock ,
Sherman , Harrison , Gresham , Alpcr , Husk ,
Hawlov , Stanford nnd Allison. Thcro is iv
good de.il of talk of Cullom nnd Foraker as
background candidates. In Iowa we think
the whole question should bo solved on the
chances of party success. If there could bo
a popular vote that is , If the republican
party could itself bo n candidate thcro is
little doubt that it would , because of its
'business nnd patriotic policy nnd good
record , receive n majority of the
votes. The candidates , therefore ,
should bo ono who most nearly represents
the policy of the republican party ; who has
the maximum of personal nnd party strength
and the minimum of personal nnd factional
animosities. Ho must bo n man sound on the
tariff and finance and true to American in
dustries nnd Inbor. Ho must bo n mnn
whoso nomination would exalt no faction and
humiliate none. Above all ho must have su
perior strength in New York , Now Jersey ,
Connecticut , Indiana and tlio Pacific coast.
If Dcpow , who is ono of the three or four
greatest Americans of his day , was in private
life ho would undoubtedly bo the candidate.
His weakness is that of his business rela
tions in its effect on the anti-monopoly states
of the west , fahermnn , who hns grownup
contemporaneously with the great party and
figured prominently in all its great acts , will
go into the convention with more votes than
any other candidate. I do not know
whether the old animosities against
him in New York have died
out , nor do I know if his
record on silver and the Chinese question
would weaken him in the Pacific states.
Either Harrison or Gresham would make u
good president. If cither had his state for
him without any of the local quarrels in
volved , ho would make an acceptable candi
date. Harrison is especially popular in the
states west of thq Mississippi , and Gresham
is looked upon as ono of the rising men In
American public affairs. In Iowa , wo think
that Mr. Allison , with tils twenty-live years
of level-headed record in congress , always
standing by the business interests of the
country nnd by the protective tnriff , would
fill the measure of party strength. Ho was
the ono senator in the west who , in the days
of inflation , stood squarely by hard money
nnd resumption. But bound the republicans
of Iowa believe thnt the main thing and the
first duty is to uulto in selecting a man who
can most certainly bo elected. Wo have no
desire to press a candidate against party
Judgment or interest , but will unite for any
man the convention may select. "
The Hoosier State.
INDIANAPOLIS , April 20. The democratic
state convention was called to order nt ten
this morning. Jewott , chairman , addressed
the convention. In the course of his remarks
ho paid n glowing tribute to the administra
tion and President Cleveland. When he sug
gested that the new ticket might bo Cleve
land nnd Gray , ho was greeted with cheering
and continued applause. W. E. Nin-
bloek , George V. Hawk and Allen dollars
were nominated judges of the suprcmcr court
for the first , second mid third districts
respectively. Cdurtlund C. Watson , of
Putnam county , and William H. Myers , of
Madison county , wcro unanimously nomi
nated for governor nnd lieutenant-governor
respectively. The district stnto convention
selected D. Voorhecs , David Turpio , John G.
Shanklln and John II. Bass delegates ut
largo to St. Louis convention.
William II. English , chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions , submitted n platform
to the convention. It renews the pledges to
the constitution und the doctrines taught by
the founders of the party , and announces a
determination to resist all efforts to deprive
the federal government of nny of its powers
ns delegated in the constitution. The coun
try is congratulated upon the successful ad
ministration of Clevelnnd , that ho has earn
estly labored to discharge the duties of his
great otlico In the interests of nil the people ,
thcro can bo no question. That ho has suc
ceeded bo well is a source of pride nnd grati
fication to those who elected him , us it should
bo to all his countrymen. Not even party
mnllco dares to nssuil his honesty or integ
rity , and all his acts have not only been clean
but above suspicion. The country is at pcueo
with all the world , the laws are faithfully
administered , peed order and economy pre
vail wherever the executive has control , und
the whole country Is enjoying remarkable
prosperity under his wise and beneficent nd-
mlnistratioii , therefore tlio democracy of In
diana feel that it would bo unwise to risk
the luuard of u change , und declare them
selves emphatically in favor of his re-elec
tion.
tion.The
The tariff plank demands a reduction of
the tariff us recommended in the president's
message. The platform further declares
that preference in appointments to office
should bo given to those who would harmon
ize in principle and policy with the party
having the responsibility of the administra
tion ; that legislation should bo enacted to
protect the interest of labor and promote
harmony between labor and capital : that it
is Uio duty of the government to repossess
itself of all forfeited land grants und that
laws should bo enacted to prevent the owner
ship of largo tracts of laud by corporations or
aliens ; that the sale of intoxicants should bo
regulated by u license spstcm ; condemns the
action of the republican party In HIQ last gen
eral assembly as revolutionary : declares that
the democratic party favors fair mid honest
elections ; favors liberal legislation in behalf
of soldiers ; and concludes with mi endorse
ment of fho administration cf Governor Gray
and instructs the delegates to the national
convention to cast their votes ns a unit for
him as long ns Ida nnmo Is before the conven
tion as n candidate for the vice presidency.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
Hobcrt W. Mlors , of Monroe- county , was
nominated for secretary of state ; for auditor.
Charles A. Munson , of Allen county ; for
treasurer , Thomas B. Byrnes , of Evunsvillo.
For attorney general , John U , Wilson , of
Marion ; lor superintendent of public In
struction , A. F. Qrinlths , of Clinton , , The
convention then adjourned slue dio.
The IHIuois'ljnhor Party.
DncATt'ii , 111. , April ' 20 , The union Wbor
party of Illinois had her first , state ctfaveu-
nt Decntur to-dny with 100 delegates
present nnd hnd a stormy time. The com
mittee reported n platform promising equal
nnd cxnct Justice to All , strict obedience to
nnd enforcement of nil lnw , with nn nppeal
to the ballot to rid the stnluto books of ob
noxious laws ; the reduction of state taxes ;
that the noldcrs of nil mortgages shall be
tnxcd ; that United States senators nnd mem
bers of the stnto b'onrd of railway nnd ware
house commissioners shall bo elected by the
people ; that the means of transportation nnd
communication shall be owned and controlled
by the people ; that n national monetary sy-
tcm in the Interest of the producer instead ol
the speculator , shall bo established ;
that savings banks bo established
nnd that there bo n prompt payment of the
national debt ! that in all cases arbitration
shall take the place of strikes ; that both
sexes bo given equal pay for eauol work ;
that the party Is opposed to any child labor :
that n graduated income tax bo established
removing nil hardships to the farmer ; that
the employment of armed men by.prlvnto in
dividuals shall bo prohibited , and that the
party favor prohibition of the liquor trnlllc.
Andrew J. Hell , of Pcoria , and Willis W.
Jones , of Camargo , were nominated for gov
ernor after considerable wrangling ami much
ill feeling. The ballot taken gave Jones 5-1
votes and Hell 44 votes. Jones was declared
the nominee Charles Dixon , of Chicago , was
nominated for lieutenant governor ; Hert
Stewart , of Decatur , for secretary of stnto ;
George W. Collins , of Evanston , for auditor.
The thirty-eight delegates to the national
convention which meets nt Cincinnati May 15 ,
wcro partly chosen by the convention. W.
W. Jones nnd Ben Goodhuo arc delegates at
large. .
Mnlno JKopunlicnns.
BAxnon , Mo. , April " 0. The republican
stnto convention was called to order hero nt
noon to-day. The following clcctors-at-largc
wcro chosen : Horace H. Shaw , Samuel N ,
Campbell ; dclegates-nt-lnrgc , Charles H ,
Prescott , Joseph H. Mnnloy , S. H. Allen and
Charles A. Bentillo. The committee on res
olutions reported the platform , which was
unanimously adopted nnd the convention nd <
Journcd.
The platform favors the protection of home
industry nnd homo markets , to the end that
American labor may bo shielded ngninst for
eign labor ; asscrts.tHat It Is the duty of re-
puullcans in congress to resist the attempt
now being made to force the passage of the
Mills bill through the house : favors the abolition
lition of bo much of the internal revenue
taxes as will brine ' the total annual receipt"
of the treasury to'cqnal nn nearly ns practic
able the Just expenditures of government.
The platform ends by saying that "James G.
Blalnc. our long nnd trusted statesman , in
deserving of the thanks of the people oi
Maine and the entire nation for tlio prompt
ness nnd rcmnrknblo ability with which , In
his Paris letter , ho ailswered the free trade
manifesto of President Cleveland , nnd
pointed out the duty ; of maintaining Amer
ican industries and /markets / for the Amer
ican people. "
The defeat of the direct tax bill by the
democratic house is denounced , and the
timidity of our executive departments in
dealing with forelgniilutions deprecated ; the
civil service law is approved and the present
administration arraigned for n wanton viola
tion Of its provisions. Declaration of hostil
ity to saloons is renewed <
ForllSlninc.
BANGOH , Me. , April 20. Tlio republicans
of the Fourth congressional district this
morning , nominated p. A. Boutcllo for con
gress nnd Fred A. Powers and Benjamin B.
Thatcher , delegates cio the Chicago conven
tion. Resolutions strongly endorse Blalnc.
Blaino's
Nnw YOKK , April.20. [ Special Telegram to
thoBci : . ] The Sun says : "A political ru
mor reaches us from n high -republican
source , nnd of so important a character that
wo publish it prominently. According to this
intimation , the last tiling Blaine will do ns ho
embarks on board the steamship which is to
bring him homo to the United States , will bo
to renew in most positive language his re
fusal to be a republican candidate for the
presidency. This time the declaration will
be so absolute it will give to all his friends
notice which they cannot ignore. Ho will
say even if ho should bo nominated by the
republican convention ho will refuse to
stand. And ns it will bo impossible to commu
nicate with Him after the publication or this
new refusal until the convention has met and
done its work and adjourned , his most enthu
siastic supporters will no longer bo able to
find any reason for lipping ho may bo induced
to change his mind. Such a course would bo
most creditable to Mr. Blalnc , nnd while it
would leave n majority of the republicans to
regret that they cannot have him for their
candidate , It would endear him to his party
nnd Increase his moral power in it much
more than it could bo increased in any other
way. "
"Why Grant Accepted.
New YOHK , April 20. [ Special Telegram
to the Bnn. ] General Sherman has given to
the North American Hoview a copy of the
letter received by him in 1SGS from General
Grant , in which the great soldier gives his
reason for accepting the republican nomina
tion for president. The letter is histori
cal and interesting. It Is as follows :
Headquarters , Army U. ' S. , AVashington ,
June , 180S Dear Sir : Yourkind favor written
from Now Mexico is received. You under
stand my position exactly ; It is ono I would
not occupy for any mere personal considera
tion , but from the nature of the contest ,
since the close of nctivo hostilities , I have
been forced Into It In spite of myself. I could
not bacit down "without , ns It seems to mo ,
leaving the contest for power for the next
four years between mere trading politicians ,
the elevation of whom , no matter which
party won , would loso'to us largely the results -
sults of the costly war which wo have gene
through. Now the democrats will bo forced
to adopt n good platform , nnd put upon It n
reliable man who , If elected , will disappoint
the copperhead clement of their party.
This will bo a grent.point gained if nothing
more is accomplished , 1 feel very grateful
to the ofticbrs of our tinny , whobo military
achievements made iriy reputation ns well ns
their own. to know that they support mo in
this now Hold. I do not expect or want ac
tive support , but merely the satisfaction of
knowing what your letter assures mo of on
your part. Officers who expect to make the
army their homo for Ufo have to servo under
successive administrations und should not
jnalco themselves obnoxious to any party
likely to come into poiver , I shall not ask
you to como to Wnslfington until after Nov
ember , and probably not then. For myself ,
I expect to bo away from hero 'most of the
time , but I shall keep within telegraph , nnd
being within the limits of jny command , will
exercise it. Yours truly ,
. U. S. Gn ANT.
Au Kxctlng ( Case.
MILWAUKEE , April 20. Judge Gresham
this morning decided the suit of the heirs of
S. S. Merrill , general manager of the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St , Paul , against C. H ,
Pryor , for un accounting In connection with
certain collossal land transactions
in Minnesota end Dakota , Involving profits
supiiosed to bo in thonelght'OrLood of ono
million dollars , The 'decision was in favor
of the defendant. TJio case excited great at
tention and the court room was filled with
prominent attorneys when the decision was
rendered.
A Now Deal.
NEW YOIIK , April 20. In IbSO the national
bank of Albion , N. Y. , failed and was placed
in the hands of u receiver. The president ,
George H. Warner , had run away .to Canada
after having lost $225,000 of the bank's
.money in stock speculations through ICissaln
Whitney & Co. , stock brokers , of this city
The recorder began suit against ICissaln ,
Whitney St Co , for recovery of this money
nnd to-dny * ho Jury brought in a verdict for
tho'baukfor $103,000 and for 1,000 Interest.
FAST LOSING ITS TRAFFIC ,
Shippers Thoroughly Alnrraod By
the Burlington's Dally Mishaps.
A GRAVEYARD OF DEAD ENGINES.
New Victims of Scab Incomiictcncy
Constantly Arriving nt the Iilncolti
Shops Odd Fellows' Celebra
tions Over the Stntc.
Us Or.tin Trntlc.
DAVID CmNob. . , AprllCO. JSpcclal Tele
gram to the BDE. ] Shippers nlong this
branch of the B. & M. from Lincoln to
Columbus are greatly disappointed with their
treatment from that company and nro haul
ing grain to competing points on the Union
Pacific and Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Vnlley. Only ono freight a day hns been rim
since the commencement of the strike nnd
this hns invariably been four or llvo hours
Into. At several B. & M , points the grain
trade hns been nearly suspended owing to
this continued irregularity.
linn Off the Track.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , April 20. [ Special to
the Bnn , ] IJngino No. 105 , drawing train
No. 4 , ran off tlio track In the yards hero yes
terday nnd caused n delay of two hours. An
open switch was the cnuso of the trouble.
The engine nnd ono car were derailed , but no
ono was injured. The engine will have to go
into the shops , ns it was quite badly dam
aged.
Engines Disabled Dally.
LIXCOI.K , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bic.l The Burlington road is
dally going from bad to worse in its attempt
to transact business. Freight trains are
dally abandoned for lack of locomotives nnd
disabled engines cbnlinuq to accumulate.
The engine pulling the flyer died in the Lin
coln yards to-day nnd another engine was
hauled in dead from Havclock. Engine130
is reported dead at Utica and engine 183 was
in n freight wreck nt Scward. Grain ship
ments mo practically suspended on the road.
An elevator innn declared to-dny that grain
could not bo moved on the Burlington with
any prospect of delivery. Local dealers
complain of the impossibility of getting
goods. Bills dated April 1 have not been
followed by the goods yet. A shipper states
that thcro nro some sixty cars in the yurds
hero that were loaded before the middle of
March. Short orders are ns impossible to
secure ns largo ones and local shippers are
abandoning the B. & M. lines.
Fremont Odd Fellows.
FIIGMONT , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the BDU. ] This has been a gala day
for Fremont , the occasion being the celebra
tion of the sixty-ninth nnnlvcrsrry of Odd
Fellowship in America , in the usual elabo
rate manner of Fremont Odd Fellows. The
citizens and business men of the place neatly
decorated their residences nud stores with
flags nnd bunting in honor of the event. In
addition to the regular annual celebration
the first annual meeting of the cantons of
patriarchs militant of the state was hold.
Tlio forenoon was devoted to the reception of
visitors from abroad by the local committees.
The first fa arrive was Canton Excelsior
from Kearney. The special train from
Omaha , bearing Canton Ezra Millard , nband
of thirty pieces and membersfrom | ono or two
subordinate Omaha lodges , arrived about 11
o'clock. They were met at the depot and
escorted to headquarters by the committee ,
the procession' being headed by the Fremont
band. The other cantons present 'nro :
Canton Fremont No. 4 , Canton Ford No.
2 , from Lincoln nnd Canton No. G , from Be
atrice. The street parade by the patriarchs
militant and members of the order took plnco
at 2 o'clock. There , were several hundred
Odd Fellows In line and they made a glitter
ing display. The line of march was through
the principal streets and thence to a grassy
plot on Nye avenue , where the annual dress
parade and drill occurred from , ' ) to 4 o'clock.
This Interesting feature of tlio day was wit
nessed by hundreds of 8 | > cctators. The drill
under the supervision of Major Nichols was
cut short by rain. From 5 to 7 o'clock the
members of Canton , grand officers and visit
ing Odd Fellows were royally banquetted by
Centennial lodge. Two hundred and seventy
plates were laid. The Omaha Union Pacific
band furnished music and a number of toasts
were responded to by Grand Hcpresentntives
Gibson of Fremont , Major Nichols nnd Mr.
Evans of Omnlm , Grand Master Cutting and
Mr. Ollivcr of t Kearney. At 8 o'clock the
Odd Fellows inarched in uniform to tlio Con
gregational church where , with f > 00 citizens ,
a masterly address wus listened to from Hon.
Samuel Phcips Lehmd , the well known lec
turer. At 10 o'clock the visiting delegations
departed on special trains ,
The Oild Fellows nt Crete.
CncTB , Neb , , April 20. [ Special to the
Br.c. ] The celebration of the anniversary
of the establishment of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows was a grand success.
The city was filled with strangers and breth
ren of the order from early morning. There
was a constant stream of people coming nnd
going to nnd from the assembly grounds
during the greater portion of the day. The
city has a holiday appearance , many of the
stores und dwelling houses throughout the
city being beautifully and tastefully deco
rated with flaps nnd bunting. Tlioro was
between six nnd seven hundred persons in
the line of the procession , which marched
through the principal btrects headed by
Prof. Vance's cornet band. By order of
Mayor Mlllr * all of the streets were thor
oughly cleaned. The different lodges in the
county wcro represented by over five hun
dred members. On behalf of tlio peopleof
Crete und Crete lodge , ex-Governor Dawea
welcomed tlio brethren In n few well chosen
words , nfter which W. H. Woodward , of
Lincoln , delivered a brilliant address lasting
over nn hour. In the evening u grand ball
was given nt Band's opera house which
proved a social and financial success.
The Stamlurd'H Cutiln Hunch.
FnnMONT , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to the
BKB , ] The Standard cnttlo company , whoso
immense ranch is located at Ames , six miles
west of Fremont , have begun to empty their
barn which contains 8,000 , head of cuttle.
They nro shipping from thirty to forty cars
per week to the Chicago and Omaha markets.
Tills company bus this winter fed 0,000 head ,
keeping one-half in their barn , covering
about sfx acres , and the other half in out
door feed yards , They nro piobably the
largest feeders In the world.
Having now placed about twelve hundred
head of thoirbnrn-fed cattle on the market
they nro nblo to closely approximate the
practicability of feeding In barns nnd In the
manner they have done. The cattle were
brought from the company's western ranges
nnd put Into the barn six months ago. Eueh
steer is given n separate stall nnd is kept in
it fi c.'ii tUo day ho arrives from the range
until ho 1 fat enough to ship. These- cattle
when put In the bUra averaged about 950
pounds In weight. Those HOW taken out ,
which tire about the average for size nnd
condition , show a gain in these six mdnths
of about 400 pounds each. This Is a little
inoro than two pounds per day , which
nil block men know to bo u-good showing.
Chicago commission Inen say. tula stock is
among the best fed that has been placed upon
that market this year , which attests the
thorough manner In which it has been cared
for. The company wus satisfied with the ,
results , so- far as goo.d feeding was concerned. .
Tho.morket is , however , bo extremely low
that there will bo no profit in it this year.
. The cattle ure fed on corn tuCal ground by
the company's own mill , which runs night
nnd day , nnd turns out nbout two thousand
bushels In twenty-four hours the amount
consumed per dny by the 0,000 cattle. Over
thrco hundred thousand bushels of corn has
been fed. The price paid for all of It has
been from 1 to 8 cents per bushel mnro than
the regular market price. The farmers who
hnvosold to the company have therefore
profited about $3,000 by reason of the com
pany being located thcro. The company hns
heretofore devoted Its entire 5,000 acres of
land surrounding its barn nnd feed ynrds ex
clusively to the production of liny , but the
present hlili price of hay hns induced It
to put In this ycnr 1,000 acres of corn.
Why Mr. MoGiimlH In Mail.
MINDKN , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the Br.c. ] Owing to the economical
administration In postal nffalrs the present
ixjsttnastcr of this place , Mr , W. T. Mo-
Glnnls , tendered his resignation to the de
partment some tlmo ngo. As yet thcro has
been no notion In the matter nnd unless there
is soon Mr. McGlnnis threatens to turn the
office over to his bondsmen. Ho snys the
work nnd responsibility attached to the duties
of the otlico nro not commensurate with the
salary received nnd he Is tired and disgusted
with , working for honor alone. Promise
nftcr promise hns been mndo for his aid but
nothing hns materialized from them nnd
without doubt there will bo n vacancy soon
in the branch of the postal department ni
this plnco.
Norfolk Preparing For the Kounlon.
NOHFOI.K , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to the
Bui : . ] The state G. A. U. reunion committee
held a meeting in the city to uinka arrange
ments for the state reunion of veterans to beheld
held In this city during the last week in An-
gust. An executive committee consisting of
P. Schwcnk , W. H. Wldamnn , H. C. Matrnu.
Rome Miller and C. A. Mnst , of Norfolk , and
Captain Alice , of Omaha , was appointed to
have general charge of the preparations for
the reunion , The officers of the committo
nro A. Alice , chairman ; H. C. Matrnu , secre
tary ; L. C. Waahmirn , quartermaster. The
committee adjourned to meet May 8.
On a Tour of Inspection.
HASTINGS , Nob. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the Ben. ] S. H. H. Clark , general
manager of the Missouri Pacific , with Church
Howe , vice president of the Misssourl Pa
cific in Nebraska , went over to the new line
yesterday on a tour of Inspection. The board
of trade and citizens generally gave Mr.
Clark nn informal reception at the board of
trudo rooms this morning. Mr. Clink ex
pressed hiinself well pleased with the line
und expressed his admiration of Hastings as
a commercial center.
Still Owes For Ills Board.
Pnxnr.n , Neb. , April 20. To the Editor of
the Buu : The statement in n dispatch in the
Bnu that ono S. IJ. Wolscr had money stolen
from him whllo stopping at the Ponder house
is false. The facts in the case are that the
above S. K. W. was dead broke when he
came here , and was in debt for a week's
board which is yet unpaid , and took that
dodge to work the proprietors of the Ponder
house for a stake.
DcniiMos & THOMAS ,
Proprietors Ponder House.
A Much Needed Until.
Lour CITTT , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The throatcnings of the
last few days have materialized in n hctivy
rain which sot in this afternoon and bids fail-
to give the ground a good soaking. This as
sures abundant crops to Slfcrinan county far
mers and a prosperous year to her trades
men.
A Trip to Kuropc.
ST. PACI. , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEK. ] Judge Paul Andersen , C.
Jensen nnd Jens Andersen started on n visit
to Europe to-day.
IOWA NEWS.
A Slim Attendance nt the Third Pnrty
Convention.
DKS Moixr.s , la. , April 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the Br.n. | Sixteen third party pro
hibitionists stole into town to-day nnd crept
up into the \ . M. C. A. hall and insisted they
wcro holding a state convention. They rep
resented the size of the St. John party in
Iowa. Last year they had nineteen in their
convention ; this year the party has dwindled
to sixteen. They had Just enough delegates
to fill the usual committees and go through
the form of holding n state convention. They
nominated the following : For secretary of
state , James Michelwnito of Mills county ;
treasurer of state , Ilcv. U. H. Dollivcr of
Cherokee county ; auditor of state , Malcolm
Smith of Linn county : clerk of the supreme
court , E. O. Sharro of Polk county.
Odd Fellows nt Hamburg.
IlAMiiuno , la. , April 20. [ Special Telegram
to the BIE. ] The sixty-ninth anniversary of
the establishment of Odd Fellowship was ob
served hero to-day on an extensive scale.
Delegations from Red Oak , Shcnnndoah ,
Farragut , Uockport. Mo. , and other towns in
the immcdiato vicinity wcroprescnt. An ap
propriate and nblo address was delivered by
Hov. C. W. Blodgctt , of Atlantic , In. A
grand parade , splendid inusleund a bounteous
dinner were some of the pleasant features of
the occasion.
An Aged lownii Dead.
Lroxs , In. , April 2(1. ( [ Special Telegram
to the Bnn. ] E. W. Thomas , n wealthy nnd
well known old settler , died nt his homo
north of Lyons to-dny , aged BoTer.ty-Bix. Ho
was ono of the curly contractors on the Mis-
Burl Pacific road In Missouri , and was also in
the fccrvico of the government in construct
ing publlo works nlong the Mississippi In the
early ' 40'a. In the early ' 50's ho was n slave
holder in Smith county Missouri , moving to
Lyons in IfcOT , where ho has been perma
nently engaged in business over since ,
HiillilerH Strike.
Sioux Crrr , la. , April 20. [ Special Telo-
grnm to the Bii.j : ! Forty of the employes of
the bridge company htruck this morning be
cause the company would not ' guarantee
them work all summer. They were caisson
men , nnd instead of four or five days it will
take four or five weeks now to complete the
filling of the third pier caisson. Two more
piers remain to be built.
Welcome Moisture.
Sioux CITV , In. , April 20 , [ Special Tele
gram to the Bui : . ] A boaking rain hns fallen
hero to-day. The rain is general and covers
n good portion of northwestern lown and ad
jacent portions of northern Nebraska nnd
southern Dnkotn. The drought hud begun
to bo Injurious.
DimiHtroiiH Flro.
BOSTON , April 25. The Atlantic Machine
works burned hero this morning , causing a
loss estimated at over f 160,000. The lire , it
is thought , caught from electric light wires.
The walls fell , carrying with them all the
machinery and completely destroying thp engine -
gino room. Four workmen wcro Injured ,
ono of whom will die. The loss is probably
covered by insurance.
A Snw Mill in Aelica.
FOKT MAUJEON , In. , March 20. [ Special
Telegram to the Bii : : , ] Thls morning the
largo lumber mill of the Fort Madison Lum
ber company , was destroyed by ilro. Loss ,
f 50,000 ; iiiburuuco (15.000. The Jim is sup
posed to have originated fioin a spark of a
passing focOSOtivo.
- * -
Collided on a SJtlo Track.
MIMVAUKEB , April 60. Only rnds rq news
Is obtainable of an accident on the Lake
Shore Si Western road early this morning.
A freight train collided with a work train
which was on a Bide track , badly wrecking.
bqth and badly injuring ten or cle.ven labor
ers on the work train. No ono was killed.
DELIRIOUS , HE SEEKS DEATH ,
A Denver Official's Desperate At *
tempt at Sulcldo.
IN A FRENZY FROM DISSIPATION.
n Pocket KM I To Into HI *
Tliroat , lie Kndcnvors to Tear ttio
"Wound Open to llcnch tlio
Jnjrulnr Vein.
The Failure Not Ills Fault.
DCXVKII , Colo. , April CO. [ Special Tolo
grmn to tlio Br.n. ] Thismorningnil 1 o'clock
a melancholy affair occurred nt 1045 Curtla
street , which , on account of the proinlncnco
of the gentleman , lins caused the greatest
excitement nil over the city. Hen S. Kqb-
bins , assistant United Stnles district attor
ney for Colorado , whllo suffering from an
nttack of delirium trcmcns , attempted
suicide by catting Ills thront with n pocket-
knife. About ten days ngo his friends
noticed that ho wns indulging somewhat In
Intoxicating liquors , but entertained no fear
whatever of his going beyond bounds. They
were , however , doomed to disappointment ,
for they discovered that ho was I recently
under ttio Inllucnco of stimulants. They expostulated -
postulated , but ho laughed It off. At last ,
owing partly to nlcohollo Inllucnccs anil
partly to the altitude , ho bccamo seriously
nfTcctcd and more or less delirious.
This morning ho was unusually affected
when two of his old Kentucky friends , Messrs.
Puckott"nnd Berry , went to call on him. Mr.
Berry , seeing his friend was In delirium ,
stepped out to call Dr. Craig and linvo Mr.
Hobblns prescribed for. It was whllo ho waa
absent that the latter made the attempt to
kill himself. Mr. Puckett says that pro
ducing a knife suddenly ho jabbed it into the
left side of his nccir , withdrew It and then
commenced hacking violently nt the exterior ,
still holding the weapon. Ho thrust the
linger of tlio other hand into the deep wounda
nt If feeling for the Jugular vein , nil tho-tlmo
endeavoring to tear the wound open. AH
wus clone in u minute and as soon as Mr.
Puekett could rculi/o the situation ho grat-
plcil with his friend , disarmed him and held
him Chough not without u fearful struggle ,
the effect of which ho said ho felt severely.
The patrol wagon was hastily sum
moned and when it arrived the
wounded man presented n ghastly appearance ,
his fnco and neck wcro ono mass of gashes
mid blood was streaming over him in tor
rents. Ho was quickly driven to tho. station ,
where the wounds wcro dressed , and then
conveyed to the hospital , where ho was
handcuffed to prevent him re-opening the
wounds. Physicians think it is not neces
sarily fatal , though ho is in a very bad condi
tion.
tion.Hobblns
Hobblns cam a hero from Lagrange , 1C ) . ,
about two months ago , and was appointed
assistant to District Attorney llobson.
Ho was well known in his nntfvo
state , being n state senator und a
prominent democratic politician. For sotno
reason or other , in all probability on account
of their de.cp attachment to their Kentucky
homo , Mrs. Robbing and her family wcro
greatly opposed to coining to Denver , and in
fact resolutely refused to make the change.
This seemed to affect Mr. Robbins very
deeply , and to change his demeanor and
drive him to drink and to attempt his life.
"His wife and daughters have been notified.
INVITED HIS F1UENDS.
A Deliberate Self-Destroyer Asks At
tendance nt the Bloody Fcnst.
DUI.UTH , Minn. , April 20. | Special Tclo-
gram to the BBC. ] Andreas Heifer's sulcido
at Tower Is probably unparalleled In ono
respect at least. Ho invited a number of
guests nt the Pioneer hotel to como and see
him kill himself. Thinking tliat Heifer was
up to soyio practical joke the gentlemen ac
companied him to see the fun. Arriving nt
his room ho deliberately pulled the trigger.
Fortunately the ball btruck a button and
glanced oft and the spectators wcro spared
the nwful sight the cnireu man had prepared
for them. Healizing now that ho was in ear
nest , efforts wcro mnUo to secure Heifer and
induce him to desist from his terrible design ,
but ho managed to elude his pursuers anil
finally succeeded in putting a ball through a
vital organ , which ended his life yesterday.
Andreas Hiofcr was known by nil old set
tlers at the head of the lake , and ho was the
last man anybody over suspoctcd would take ?
his own life. Ho had lived in and about Duluth -
luth for many .years und followed the calling
of an explorer. Ho was not known to have
any relations in this country , but was pos
sessed of considerable means.
J > IS 1)13 IIAU'S XIUAIj.
A Photographer Explain * ) the Method
of Making Spook Pictures.
NEW YOIIK , April 20. [ Special Telegram
to the 13KB. ] The examination into the casq
of Mine. Dla Do Bnr and her alleged coconspirators
spirators was continued to-day. The first
witness D. N. Carvalho , n photographer , ex-
hibitcd the trick of producing a portrait In
colors of Adelaide Ncilson upon an appar
ently blank piece of paper by rubbing a wet
sponge over it. Ho acknowledged ho could
not produce n portrait in oils upon blank
paper. William Fernn , a reporter , testified
that General Dis De Hnr had acknowledged
to him that ho was not married to the
madnmo ; that ho had u wife in
Philadelphia , mid Unit ho had been married
at Cincinnati ; that ho had bought canvas ,
paints and oils at an artist's uupply stora
and had taken them to "Tho Temple , "
where ho used them In restoring pictures.
The remainder of the session was occupied
in listening ID the testimony of spiritualists ,
all of whom declared their belief In the
medlnmstilp of the Madame , and several of
whom had seen pictures of her producing in
the process of materialization on canvas. fj
Ono of these was the venerable John O'Sul- i ]
llvuii , ex-minister to Portugal ,
BUSINESS VIlOUIHiKS ,
A ICnnBaH City AVholcstilo Food House
Under the Weather.
KANBAS CITV , Mo. , April 20. [ Special
Tplegram to tlio BBC. ] The firm of IJaker < & }
O rosso , wholesale dealers In feed and stable.
supplies , tiled u voluntary assignment lor the
benefit of their creditors this morning. Tlio
firm Is located on East Fifth street and for
the past two years transacted a good busi
ness. The failure Is duo to bad collections.
Alfred O. Hcltz was made assignee. The
liabilities are placed at $9,815.50 , including
their scales , The assets are placed at a llttla
over $9,000. A suit In equity was Instituted
against the firm in the circuit court to-day by
Cecil liros , , for $ fiOO for rental of thoetora
room , They allege that the assignment was
made with intent to defraud them of the rent
rind ask the court to sot uslito the assignment
ns to their claim ,
A Heavy Business.
PiuiADi'.u'iiu , April 20. The annual re
port of Cjcneral Manager Pugh , of the Penn
sylvania railroad , Issued yesterday , shows
the gross earnings of the Pennsylvania divS
sion. comprising the main Hue from 1'hlladcl- *
phla to Pittsburg , us (25,1100,000 , , for last year.
Hiinued Today.
Woonnimv , N , J , , April 20. George Mc-
Clcnnan Dunham wus hanged in the Jail yard
nt 10:20 : this , morning for the murdur of his
niothcr-lii-luw , Mrs. Kindle , November luat.
'
Frost.
elK , Ya. , April 20. A heavy frost In
this Hcctlon lat night damaged early frulu
und vegetables from one liqU to three quar
ters of a million doUsis-