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flWpf | 5pVS- THE OMAHA DAILY SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING , JUNE 12. 1888 , NUMBJEK 3GO. ' THE VOICE OF LABOR HEARD , Monster Mass Mooting Held at the Capital. ENCROACHMENTS OF CAPITAL. Allo AddrcsscH llj' Senator Van Wyek mid Others Two Voting Men Drowned lit Fullcrlon Other Nebraska NUWH. Thn Poor Man'H Protest. Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hr.i : . ] Two thousand pcoplo completely HIIccl Holiannan's hall to-night lit the mmiHtcr labor meeting under the auspices of the brotherhoods of lot'omotive engineers nnd firemen. There wcro dinners mid laboring men of nil classes In addition to the largo muiibcr of inilroad men In at tendance , and for three hours they gave the closest nttontionMo the doctrines of the rights of honest labor as spoken from the plat form. The speakers wore ex-Governor Hut- ler , of Pawnee City ; L. 10. Uodgers , of Crcs- ton , la. , nnd Senator Van Wyek , of Nebraska City. O. H. Skinner presided at the meetIng - Ing , nnd u choir furnished the music. A largo tiumberof ladles were In the audience and the enthusiasm was unbounded. Governor Butler spoke of the wrongs of the laws that Increased poverty to the poor nnd allowed the rich to wax richer and to ac- cuinutnte their millions at the expense of honest labor. There would como a change nnd It would sweep the country. Labor would not always bo held In chains , and cor porations would not always wring their wealth from toll. lie said that a republican nt the late state convention said that the rail roads of the state exacted and collected from it $100,000 every day above reasonable rates. He would cut this down to $30,000 , and then upon each year's worlc the people of No- brasku would bo robbed of ono'iigh to con struct n new line of road to Chi cago. How long would this continue ? Ho cited the wealth of the millionaires that had been accumulated without nn hours labor nnd against those hu cited the millions of martgages upon the farms of Nebraska. What was wrong was the laws and the violations lations under them. He paid his respects to the two old parties. Neither , ho said , could give relief or would give relief. There must be a new man to rise as Wendell Phillips had risen against slavery , and the chains upon labor woufd bo.strieken to the ground. Governor Duller said that recently In Omaha Governor Thaycr had made remarks to the militia that surprised him. The gov ernor hud said that with the growing labor troubles they might ho called on for duty. He thought that Governor Thayer had missed an opportunity to exercise the militia. When the Burlington road brought 2 , " > 0 Pinkerton men to Nebraska ho should have met them witli the militia at the Missouri river and disarmed them. Mr. Kodgcrs spoke particularly to the rail road men and paid his respects to the "Q" system in a masterly manner. The strike. ho said , was not ended , all over the land cordial words nnd practical support eimo from labor organizations of every character. It was a light for the manhood of labor , and labor would see that it triumphed. Mr. Hodgci-8 spoke eloquently of the "scab , " the lory of the present struggle that worshipped the king corporation while honest labor struggled for irecdom. "When Mr. Sherman introduced Mr. Van Wyek ho said that for six years he had rep resented the people of Nebraska and not the railroads in the United States senate , and that there were thousands of honest men in the state who wanted him to again represent them. The audience received the senator with great enthusiasm and ho proceeded to his arraignment of the monopoly cohorts with the rigor that ho possesses whoa ho lights the battles of the people. Ho pointed to the uprising which was growing upon every hand. Never before wore the people stirred deeper than at the present time over the encroachments of capital. The senator reviewed the needs of honest legis lation , the road that would lead to enfran chisement and spoico of the duty of the pub- lip. It was one of the senator's ablest efforts nnd the largo audience greeted it with the greatest enthusiasm. It was after T p. in. when the moceing closed , and it was pro nounced the most telling labor meeting ever held in the city. An Almndoncd IS JOHNSTOWN , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special to Tin : UiiB.J-- The telephone line from this place to Norden , Neb. , may provo to be u failure. Mot-ride Walkins , editor of the Johnstown Chronicle , constructed the line. Ho claimed to bo nn agent for the Nebraska Telephone company , but upon investigation it was shown that ho had no authority from the company to build the line or act as agent. Ho nnd no money , but caiuo hero well recommended , and , thinking him u truthful and honest man , seine of the eltl- zons backed him In the enterprise with labor and money to the amount of between -f-'iOO nnd ? COO. Watkins , seeing that his schema was to bo investigated , loft a few days ago for parts unknown. His creditors will give him sufllelcnt time to return and fix the mat ter up , but if ho refuses to do this an clTort will bo mndo to capture and bring him to Justice. Cooley Will Sponk. CIIP.TI : , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special to Tun Hr.i : . ] A telegram was received this morn ing from ex-Governor Dawos , from Wash ington , in which he says that Senator Man- derson nnd himself called upon Judge Thomas M. Cooley this morning , nnd that the Judge promised to bo present at the Nebraska Clmutauqua assembly and speak on Lawyer's Day , July : ! . This will be one of the grandest days of the assembly. Every lawyer in the state should make it a point to hear n man of his reputation , of his learning , and acknowledged , us ho is , to lie at the head of both the bench and bur of the United States. From present indications there will not bo a single failure upon the program me , uml It is believed that all those who were uunoiinced as expected , but not put down positively , will bo hero. Every preparation will bo irmdo to give Judge Cooley n recep tion that will bo worthy of the man. Two Young Men Drowned. FUM.UIITON , Neb. , Juno --Special [ to THU Hr.r..l August Miclmelsou and Hans Video two young men who wcro working ut the Kolmcr riuu-h , four miles west of Fuilor- ton , lost their lives while boating on n bayou of the I.oup on Sunday. Tidga was .unable to swim. The other wus tipping the boat li order to frighten him. It dipped water , they lost their balance and limilly uiisot. .Mich- uelHOn tried to FIIVO Tidgc.but the frightened limn flung to him In such a way that both were drowned. Nicholas Wcnn , the third party in the bout , manured to get to land , hut was too much exhausted to procure help in time. Miehaelson and ' 1 idge were young men , each about twcnly-ono years old , both Gorman. They will bo buried at the Jb'uUcr. ton cemetery today , Oil Comnanii-B Consolidate. FHEJIONT , Neb , , Juuo 11. [ Special to TUB tE.I" A number of. oil companies having claims In the oil district \VyomIng have just been merged into one hero , under the iinum of the Consolidated' ' Oil nnd Pipe Line company. Their interests arc located fu the territory commencing at u point about ulucty miles wosi of Douglas and extend Eixty of seventy miles west of that point , in tUa Pol- ken Spider and KaUlcanaUo country. The officers of the company arc 1C. II. liarnard , president : ex-Governor swv.-cs , cf fyfctu , vice president ; O. 11. Tiwray , trousyrer ; F. U. llM-risou , goa'CWry.Ylh these men nnd F. I. Fo.'i , Crete , nnd State Treas urer Wilhird , directors , the company will soon begin putting down a well and to de velop their claims. Drowning Accident. Nonrot.K , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Hnr : . ] A very distressing drowning casualty occurred hero last even ing. 15. M. Norton , of the Dally News , nnd Mrs. Herman Gorccke wcro out boat riding on the North Fork. In making n turn down by the reunion grounds , about a mile from town , the current took the boat against a tree lying over the water. It began to 1111 and they sprang for the tree , which was hardly ndc < | untc to support both. Thinking himself uimblo to get his companion out alone , Morton ran for help. Guy Wnshburn and a young man by the niimo of Wlshart eamo to the rcscuo nnd in attempting to save the lady , their boat was upset , nnd young Wnshbnrn was thrown Into thewatcr. Little attention was paid to him , as ho was n strong swimmer , and called out that ho was all right : hut/ha suddenly sank , nnd his body has not been re covered. Ho was the only sou of Quarter- muster L. C. Washbnrn. Ho was a printer , having worked a long time in the Journal ofllco , and latterly in the News office. Much sympathy is felt for the Washburn family , and the sad affair has tilled the city with gloom. _ Ilndly Hurt , at , Ilusc Hull. OAKLAND , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Unn. While the Oakland nnd Logan clubs wcro playing base ball yester day afternoon ulna miles southwest , Dr. Wells , of Hooper , ran against Charles Hemp- stod striking him with his knco in the diaphragm and knocking him senseless for some time. Dr. Moore was called and pro nounced him seriously hurt. Ho was re moved to the town and his family physician , formerly of Omaha , was telegraphed for this evening , also Dr. McLaughlin , of Tekamah , who arrived this evening. It Is believed the diaphragm is ruptured. Ho Is suffering untold agony when not under opiates and can not live many hours. He has n wife and one child and has been employed as engine wiper hero for the past six weeks , coming hero from Omaha. Cliniitntiqtin Talk at Itcntricc. HnATiiici : , Neb. , Juuo 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : llui : . ] At a meeting of the board of trade to-night $1,500 was donated tea a syndicate owning thirty-live acrcn of land skirting the river south of town to aid them in starting an Inter-state Chautauqua as sembly , the syndicate promising to erect buildings at once equal to these at Crete and to hold an assembly next August. Tlio money voted comes from the § 10,000 adver tising fund , and us the syndicate do not guarantee to maintain it permanent assembly , it is questionable us to whether the money will bo forthcoming. Some think the ground too small , others that wo are too near Crete , which already 1ms a well established Clmu tauqua. Hut few were nt the meeting and nearly one-half of those present refrained from voting , claiming that the matter should bo canvassed more thoroughly. Appointed to tin ; Prison Congress. LINCOLN , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to THE Hin. ] Governor Thayer to-day appointed C. E. Hoot , of the Daily State Journal , as a delegate to represent Ne braska at the national prison association and prison conurcss which meets at Hoston , Mass. , July 14. Mr. Hoot from active work in journalism , will possess excellent quali ties for work in the congress and will repre sent Ncbrasua In nn able manner. Itc.sponso From Washington County. Am.iNOTON , Neb. , Juno 11. To the Editor of Tin : Bin : : Allow mo to congratulate you on the editorial in to-day's HII : : refusing to support Chauncoy M. Dcpow for the presi dency. His nomination would lose the re publican ticket 500 votes in Washington county. I would that all republican papers in Nebraska hud the stamina of Tim DAII.V Hr.i : . 1 am yours for the success of the republi can ticket headed by any man who will com mand the support of honest republicans. S. J. lUDLur , M. D. Foil From the COI.UMIU-S , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Ur. ! : . ] Two men , II. L. Uidor nnd J. C. Hurton , employes oC the Union Pacific , while painting the iron bridge across the Loup river , two miles west of here , nar rowly escaped instant death to-day by the breaking of a hook causing them to fall from the top , n distance of llfteen feet to the road way below. They were brought to the city and placed in charge of the company phy sic-inn. Their injuries nro not considered fatal , though very painful. Worked Him For $50. COI.UMIIUS , Nob. , June 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Hin. : ] City Treasurer J. H. Dolsman was taken in to-day to the extent of f > 0 by a smooth-tongued villain by the niimo of E. E. Stevens , Ho hud a forged draft and letters of recommendation front Marshal Field of Chicago. Information has been re ceived that lie lias played the sumo gumo on other merchants in dilTorcnt cities oi the state under assumed names. The Corner Stone Tmld. YOIIK , Neb. , June H. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Her. ] The corner stone of York's now high i-chool building was laid with ap propriate ceremonies tills afternoon. The innlding will be of pressed brick and cut stone , and will cost , when completed , fcM.OOO. The ceremonies were conducted by the board of education , teachers and students. The stone was laid by three little boys , Hon. N. V. llnrluu delivered the oration. CoiiinionctMiioiit lit Stroinsliui-R. RruoMiiiiL'itn , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special to Tin : Hni : . ] The closing exercises of the Stromsburg high school took place hero last Thursday night and were well attended. Tim gruilimteh were four in number two ludics and two gentlemen , and in their sev eral purls demonstrated the eftlcieney and thoroughness of thu discipline and training received In their high school coin-be. Miss Jennie C. Kudbcrg was sulutatorian and Ernest D. lUskell delivered the valedictory. Another Hank nt Fremont. Fnr.MOXT , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special to Tins HKK. ] The Western Trust and Security company , of this city , to-day began the oper ation of n saving bank In connection with their business , bavins amended their articles of Incorporation for that purpose. This gives Fremont her fourth bauk. Destroyed lly Fire. ST. Lot' I ? , Juno 11. A Post-Dispatch special from Columbus , Mo. , says : Early this morning the Gulf railroad depot was al most entirely destroyed by ( ire. Loss not yet estimated , but is very heavy. Approved tli sHill. AniANY , N. V. , Juno 11. Governor Hill to-duy approved the bill to regulate charges for elevating , trimming , rot-riving , weighing and discharging grains b.v meant : of floating luul stationary waix-lioiiscj it ; this bU'.e. Died ofllU Injuries. NEW Yoitu , Juno 11. Charley Cross , the jockey who was thrown from his horse ut the Jerome iwl : races Saturday last , died of his ii.Junea hi : , ' , night at the Muithvltun hos pital. Thn Dentil Koll. MILWAUKEE , June U. Fred Millqr , a wol lnm\r. bicwcr , thed this morning from the cf a cancer , leathern. New YuitK , Juno 11.All thu lathers in the city went on a strike' this .mimiir. ; ; fus belter wascs and s.Uui ter hours , JIAfl JIM ITliL tlilUAN Booming Their Favorlto Candidate With Zonloua Enthusiasm. CLAIM THE VOTES OF NEW YORK legislative Mutters of Interest to No ImiHkn-Thc Direct Tax Hill May . finally I'nss General News. Confident of Shcrmnn'fl Success. WASHINGTON Humuu TituOxunA Inn , | nil ) FouiiTncsTii STIIKKT , WASHINGTON. D. C. . Juno ? k r The Sherman presidential boomers are moro than confident to-night. They arc claiming from every corner and in every place that John Sherman is certain to bo the nominee of the national republican party at Chicago next week. Judge Thompson , who is the recognized lender of the Sherman boom at this end of the line , is making his arrange ments to leave hero for Chicago to-morrow , lie will take with him Mr. Sherman's steno grapher and typo writer and on Wednesday open the Sherman headquarters in the win dy city. Hcprescntatlvcs Grosvenor , Uut- tcrworth and McICinley will leave on Wed nesday , stopping ono day at their respective homes and will reach Chicago by the time the first delegates begin to arrive. Snld JudgoThompson loTinUiiR correspondent this evening : "Why John Sherman is going to bo nominated. Of that there is not the least doubt in the world. If It were not for showing our hands and giving nwny our strength in advance I could sit down and give vou the votes in the various delegations that Mr. Sherman is sure to receive. " The Sherman contingent have been hold ing meetings qulto frequently since the senator's return from New York. They had quite a lengthy conference at the residence of the Ohio senator last night and again this afternoon , they were in conference with locked doors in the committee room of Mr. Sherman at the capital. Since his return from New York City where the Ohio states man spent several days last week , thcro has been quite a boom in Sherman stock. To these with whom ho has talked the Ohio senator imparts the refreshing information that ho is sure of the solid vote of the New Yorlc delegation , if not on the first ballot certainly on the third. In addition they claim that Quay and Cameron will see to it that ho also gets the entire vote of the Pennsylvania delegation. Mr. Sherman told a friend who called on him last night , that wliilo ho was in New York lie was waited upon b.v the representatives of twenty or morn Irish clubs who assured him that now as Hlalno was out of the way they would support him for the presidential nomination , His friends assert that nil the preliminaries for the delivery of the votes of the New York and Pennsylvania delegations have been arranged and they will surely bo delivered on the second or third ballot. An evening paper says : "A friend of Senator Sherman in this city has prepared a list of the delegates to the Chicago conven tion. Ho states that of the entire number there are ! MU delegates who will vote for Sherman. He asserts that Sherman is sure of this number of votes in any event , nnd that witli this show of strength the addi tional seventy-two votes needed will un doubtedly be secured. Senator Sherman to-day informed a Nebraska friend that he had reason to count on the support ot four of the Nebraska delegates. UTAH ( ir.T.s ANOTiinu.iunon. Senator Paddock's bill for enlarging the supreme court of Utah by the addition of another judge , which passed the senate some time ago and was amended in the house , was to-day reported from the committee on Judiciary of the senate with a recommcnda- that the house amendment be concurred in. This amendment simply provides that the Judge may reside in other portions of the territory than Salt Lake. Ninu.vsKv is TIII : SINATC. : In the Senate to-day Mr. Paddock pro scntcd the following : A petition of citizens of Franklin county , Nebraska , complaining of existing evils under the operation of the inter-state commerce act , and urging con gress to adopt necessary amendments thereto ; a resolution of the board of trade of Fair- bury , Neb. , urging the passage of the Pacific railroad bill , known as the Ouluwaito meas ure : resolutions of the Grand Army of the Kcpublic of the Department of Nebraska , asking for an appropriation of $21)0,000 ) to fur nish headstones required to fill requisitions the coming year. Tin : miuicT TAX HIM , TO TARS. Friends of the direct tax bill are arranging to have their measure considered immedi ately after the disposition of the tariff bill. There lias been nothing said about the direct tax bill for several weeks. The measure , it will bo remembered , was llllibustcred against by the confederates and a special day was fixed by the democratic caucus for its con sideration In next December. The men who lilbustered against the bill have expressed regret that they did so and have made over tures by which It will likely receive con sideration within it week or two after the Mills hill is disposed of. Consideration of the direct tax bill means its passage , thcro being less than one-third of the members op posed to it. MISCELIAXnOUS. Joseph 1 , . Edward of Pawnee City , Neb. , and the Kcv. Elijah P. Smith of Mt. Pleasant - ant , Ia. , were to-day admitted to practice before the interior department. The Star mail service from Underwood to Donlpan , Neb. , will bo discontinued ut the cm ! of the month. Star mail service will bo established July 14 ns follows in Nenruskn : Valentino by Fcnner ( now office ) and ICcwaiico to Sparks , twenty- live miles and back , twice a week by a six hours schedule ; Dodge to Oleim , thirty-three and one-quarter miles and hark , three times u week by u ono hour schedule. Ex-Governor Dawes , of Nebraska , has suc ceeded in Ills mission hero. Ho eamo to In duce Judge Cooley , of the intc'r-stato com merce committee to deliver an address at Crete on the 3d or 4th of July to the Chau- tauqna association. The. judge has accepted. General II. Wccls and wife , of Schuyler , Neb. , nro hero. Pinmr S. HKATII , FII-"TH-i'H ; COXGU1383. Senate. WAPinxfiTox , Juno 11. Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were the postoftlco and District of Columbia appropriation bills , to bo called up to-morrow. Also the senate bill for the re construction of the government dam at Hock Island arsenal , and for the immediate con struction of a temporary dam. On motion of Mr. Sherman the senate proceeded to the consideration of the fish eries treaty in opun executive session nnd was addressed by Gray in support of its ratification. God help the country and the people , bo said , if thoao into whoso hands they had placid power should refuse to look nt both sides and at all sides of the questions which involved the peace and honor and welfare of the nation. Some slurs , ho said , had been ungenerously cast by the senator from Maine ( Mr. Frye ) towards the secre tary of btato ; but there had never como from the state department anything like the surrender of Amr-ru-an rights in the treaty of ls71 , under President Grant's admin istration , and jet that treaty was ono of the triumphs nf General Grant's r.du.lnisiration , although for the privilege of an inshore fishery , which the American fish- eruirn had just abandoned us not worth a liuenno of $1 a ton , it pave an American mar ket to the Canadian fisherman and lf < uo,000 besides. Notice has been given by congress bf the abrogation of that treaty at the oxplr- jtticn of its term uud the United Stales bad been again remitted to privileges , conditions nnd Instructions prescribed by the conven tion of IMS. The United States , ho said , could not , in view of the valuable fisheries of Uoh- ring sea , afford to establish any narrow or restrictive decline of territorial waters. Com Ing clown to the eleventh article of the treaty ho argued that it gave to Ameri can fishermen the tjght to enter Canadian ports on all occasions to purchase all the supplies ordinarily nsked for trading vessels , the only exception 'being supplies distinctly peculiar to fishing vessels , nnd asked whether It was not the part of statesmanship to secure impartial privileges by the ratifica tion ot the treaty. Referring to the state ments mndo on the other side that the treaty was ono which ought not bo made , ho said : What has occurred to change the position or character of the people , so that the United States should not endeavor to do to-day what the statesmen ot IS71 did In the negotiation of the treaty of Washington , nnd what the men ot 1S54 had done in the nego tiation of the reciprocity treaty I No party had n monopoly of patriotism In this country , but If any party had the right to bo proud of Its record , traditions and history , as being distinctly American , it was the democratic party. The democratic party to-day was on the American side of this question. These who defended It in the senate wcro on the American side. If In obedience to party caucus , which sat with closed doors nnd kept veiled in secrecy the real motives of the opposition , the treaty should bo defeated by n largo majority , an nppeal would bo made to the safer Judg ment of sixty millions of people. , and the brave and honest fishermen themselves Would be appealed to , whoso rights and Inter ests were secured and maintained by tills treaty. At the close of Mr. Gray's speech further consideration of the fisheries treaty was , on motion of Mr. Sherman , postponed until Monday , the'irth ot June. The senate then adjourned. House. WASHINGTON , Juno 11. Mr. Anderson of Illinois , from the committee on postofllccs nnd post roads , reported back the resolu tion calling on the postmaster general for a tabulated statement of the disallowed claims of postmasters from ICcntucky under the act of March 3 , 1SS3. Laid over. Under the callof states the following bills , etc. , were introduced and referred : A bill providing for an assistant secretary of the navy. A resolution reciting that at this time there seems to bo no possibility of the passage - sago at the present session of congress of the Mills bill ; that there is a largo surplus in the treasury which is daily accumulating to the detriment of genera 1 business and which tends to the contraction of the circulating medium of the country : that uncertainty as to whether the.Mil's ' bill in its present shape will ever become a law is to say the least great and almost certainly not in time to give tlio relief demanded ; nnd that the Into unfortunate nnd unneces sary civil war made the enormous and daily increasing pension list just and necessary : that the success of the armies of the United States made possible atid secure the accumu lation of large , private and corporate for tunes all over the country ; and instructing the committee on ways and means to report to the house bills first repealing all laws providing for internal revenue taxation and removing all of said tax except that now col lected upon spirits distilled in whole or in part from grain nnd upon malt liquors ; second end , a day providing'lor the levy and collec tion of a graduated tax : upon all incomes of persons , corporation's , associations and trusts of $ -,0Xand ( ) upwards per annum , the pro ceeds of said income tax to be devoted ex clusively to the payment of pensions ; third , providing that all articles , or products , not manufactured or produced in the United States shall enter por.U of the United States free of all import duty. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio offered a resolution assigning July 5 , T , D , 10 , 11 and 12 for con sideration of general pensions legislation , precedence to be given to the arrears of limi tation repeal and dependent pension bills. The resolution was accompanied by a long preamble , to the reading of which Mr. Springer of Illinois objected. Thereupon Mr. Grosvenor withdrew the resolution. The house then proceeded to the considera tion of district business. Mr. Grosvenor took the floor on this bill , commenting sarcastically upon the fact that all tlio great questions in the house had been laid aside in order to enable this body to con sider the bill increasing the police force of the district. Ho referred to the fact that the surplus was still accumulating , tiiat the fiscal year was Hearing its close with appro priation bills still undisposed of , and finally came to the gist of his remarks witli the cita tion of various general pension bills , which had been reported on by the committee or introduced In the house. Mr. Grosvonor then said a petition had been presented to tlio committee. on rules signed by all the republicans piesent in tnc house , asking for the assignment of time to the committee on Invalid pensions. Up to this time the committee on rules had not assigned one day or ono hour to the consider ation of pension bills. Wliilo it lias given d iys to nearly every other committee , it had stubbornly refused to let the committee on invalid pensions have a day. The republican party at Chicago in its platform had pledged itself to substantial pensions to soldiers , and the dcuiocratie party in its platform had also announced itself in favor of liberal pensions. Hut unfortunately , In the recent utterances of the democratic party at S. Louis , there was no word , no reference , no suggestion that the democratic party in the future pro posed to carry out its promises to the union soldiers of the country. Mr. Cannon of Illinois , ns ono of the mi nority , said that , so far as ho knew , thcro had been no meeting of the committee for some weeks. The minority members , Mr. Heed of Maine and himself , had asked that a meeting be called In order that they might properly voice the sentiments of the republi can members of the house , but they had heard nothing In regard to It. Mr. GroHvennr then said ho wanted the soldiers of the country to understand tlio mi nority was utterly helpless to call up pension bills , except with the consent and through the will of the majority , as expressed by the committee on rules. The bill was then parsed. Mr. Kpinoa of New York asked unanimous consent for thu immediate consideration of a joint resolution appropriating $ -5JRh , ) for tlio celebration of the twenty-fifth anuiversaryof the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Hrcekenridgoof Arkansas objected on the ground that xvar celebrations in any portion tion of tbo country were conducive of no good. Tim speaker laid before the house n com munication from the secretary of the treas ury transmitting an estimate of f 107,000 from the supervising architect for repairs of the New Orleans custom house , Kefcrrcd and adjourned , The Democratic Caucus. WASHINGTON , Juno 11. A rather thinly attended caucus of democratic representa tives talked fur hours to night upon the tariff bill. The caucus had been called to devise means for expediting action upon the bill but nothing definite was accomplished. Mills said ho had been requested by McICin ley to cause the consideration of the bill to bo suspended during the republican conven tion to aei-omoclale u number of republican members who wish to attend. In view of the urgent necessity for tlio speedy passing of appropriation bills It was generally believed that this request miyht bo granted and that the appropriation bills might 'ji\ \ acted upon during the sus pension of the tariff debate. Tlio final dis position of the matter was left to the demo cratic members of the ways and means com mittee. It is probable that debate will bo allowed to run on for some d.iys longer before nn attempt' is made to apply any severe restrictive measures. It is believed that after the Chicago convention the repub licans can bo induced to accept u proiKisition looking to an agreement upon u date of tak ing u final vote upon the bill. Duelling Frenchmen. PAIIIS , June 11 , In a duel to-day between Paul Dokoulcdo and Arcno , membu1' of the chamber of dcpcttcs he latter was wounded. Ttio weapons used wcro swords. DOES DEPEW FEAR RESULTS Having Sntiaflod Himself of Impend ing Disaster Ho Withdraws. RATHER SENSIBLE CONCLUSION. The Howdy nnd llorny-llmidod West JIavc No Deslro to Vote For a Itnilroad President Of Interest to Sir. Depew DonloH Having Written It. ST. Lorts , Juuo 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hr.n. ] The Globe-Democrat publishes the following tills morning : "Mr. Dcpow will not bo n candidate. Thii cxccctlltmly Important declaration is quoted from a priv ate letter Just received from Now York. The letter is addressed to a gentleman who is ono of the delegatcs-at-hirgo from n western state and will bo n prominent figure In the convention. The announcement of Do- pew's conclusion is from a gentleman in his confidence nnd is regarded by the recipient ns entirely authoritative. The letter was shown to a correspondent of the Globe-Dem ocrat yesterday nnd this is the first publica tion of its contents. The explanation of De- pew's ' position Is this : Ho has satisfied him self fully by careful inquiry that ho is not the most available man forthe party to nominate. lie believes that ho could carry Now York but iio believes that his record as n railroad president nnd corporation lawyer might cost some northwestern electoral votes. Having satisfied himself on this score ho counts him self out of the list. The letter which con tains this very interesting bit of news nlso brings the Information that there is no like lihood of the New York delegation acting together in the support of any ono candidate. Assurances had been given Depew of nearly the entire vote of the New York delegation , but now that ho will not bo before the con vention nil the present indications arc against a concentration on any other man. It is believed that Sherman will get 11 dozen votes out nf New York ; that Gresham will get fully as many , and that the remainder will bo distributed imnarttully. Hiscock may get a few complimentary votes on the first ballot from New York delegates , but it is certain that ho will not get the full vote of the state or anything like it. The best in formation that can bo got points to a general scattering of the Now York vote. Most of the delegates from that state are men en tirely new In national conventions. Indeed , only thirteen of the seventy-two were in the delegation four years ago , six of the thirteen wore out and out Arthur men and six were just ns loud for Hlalne. The unlucky thirteenth cast the solitary vote which was given to Hob Lincoln in 1SS4. " A dispatch was received from New York this afternoon saying that Depew denied having written such a letter. The reporter , however , Insists that ho saw it. WASHINGTON , June 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : 13in. ] Mr. Dcpow's friends in the house announced officially to-day that he is absolutely out of the race for the presiden tial nomination. Mr. Depcw's determination not to enter the list is believed to be due to the representations which have been made by leading western republican members of congress that ills nomination would endanger the ticket in all the western states , and that lie not only could not carry Michigan , but that ho would have great difficulty in holding the republican state of Ne braska. Mr. Dorscy , of the latter state , and Mr. Hurrows , of the former , were largely instrumental in bringing about this result by explaining to Mr. Dopow's ' friends the ab solute necessity of pulling him on" the track. So emphatic were they in their protest against the nomination of Dcpew that his friends hero say that to nominate him would bo political suicide. Hence they advised him to declare his purpose to withdraw and he has responded as noted above. Mr. Dnrsey said tonight that , in his opinion , the nomina tion would go either to Harrison or Sherman. He thinks that an eastern mini , either Phelps , of New Jersey , or Morton , of New York , will be the nominee for the second place on the ticket. _ The Boom Commencing nt Chicago. CIIICAOO , June 11. Congressman S. V. White , of Hrooklyn , was nt the Grand Pa cific . He M. ' to-night. says Clmuncey Depow's niiino will bo presented to the convention and on the first ballot will no doubt receive the full vote of New York. The representatives of five presidential booms are in the city to-night. Algor's nnd Allison's ' agents , who were flist on the ground , were reinforced early by Sherman's proxy , and to-night added a spokesman for Harrison , Republicans from abroad are mak ing the acquaintance of Judge Gresham , who resides at the Palmer house. His support ers held an open meeting to-night and iv number of speeches were made. At Alli son's headquarters arc quite a group of lowans. J. S. Clarkson , chairman of the Iowa delegation and a member of tha national re publican committee , expressed the opinion that the contest over the. nomination was narrowing down to three mm , ono of them being Senator Allison. It is being generally recognized in the east , lie said , that Allison is a candidate standing for principle in the northwest as against the line in the party led by a powerful party of newspapers set up for tariff reform. Ho will liuvo great strength in the country west of the Mississippi. Ho has strength in the south and n great deal of strength in Con necticut , Khodo Island , Maine and Vermont. The undertone at present Is strength toward Allison and It is conceded his candidacy is without antagonism anil that ho will bo able. to command the full party vote in every state. Senator Harrisons interests arc pcing looked after by Charles F. Grifiln , Indiana's secretary of state. Ho Bald : "Tliurman's nomination is n play into the hands of Har ris in. It makes Indiana more than ever a doubtful state. The people of Indiana want Harrison. They nro not hostile to Gresham but Harrison is their choice and every dele gate Is pledged to his support just as long as there Is a chance to win. " W. C. Cuppelar , chairman of the republi can htnto committee of Ohio , champions the cause of .Sherman , Ho says : "We do not put Sherman forward because Thur- man is to bo feared , but because ho Is the strongest in the field , As for Thnr- mun , his nomination is not a strong ono in Ohio. " Frank J. Hecker and George II. Hopkins are hero in the interests of Alger. They wcro Jubilant over the expressions Pali Irk Egan and other Irish-Americans favoring Algcr in preference to Gresham. Hecker hinted that other surprises were in btore. As nearly as could bo Judged by surface In dications the Alger agnnt hoped to divide the Gresham phalanx in Illinois and capture u puition of the old support of Logan. A Coast Political Opinion. WATIIII.OO : , la. , Juno 11. [ Special Te'.o- gram to Tun Hun. ] J. T. Hoglor , senior member of n wealthy San Francisco com mission firm , talks of coast politics thus : "California Is emphatically in favor of high tariff. A reduction of the tariff on sugar would certainly ruin the coabt sugar industry now rapidly developing in California. Land from which raisins can bo produced is valued nt a high figure : a-rcduction of the tariff on raibins to u point where our product would bo brought into competition with the Summit- tru product , would surely result in materially depreciating the value of these lands and would drive homo producers out of the i&arkct. For president the coast republicans hnvo but ono choice -first nnd last wo uro for James U. Hlalne , nnd the nsicrtlon that nny other candidate for the republican nomination has strength among us equal to that of the man from Maine Is utterly fnlso and misleading. Ill * position on the Chinese question made him nt om-o the most popular man on th-s coast. Thurman la undoubtedly the most p .pulur democrat with the people west of the Heckles , because nf tin * aid ho eMc'iidod ui securing the building of the Central Piieillc railroad. " Mr. Hegler is a man of broad experience and a close student of politics , state and national , hence much importance attaches to the foregoing state ment. OhjrctH to Ciiinno , Juno II. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hr.n.1 Mr. William Dillon , a grain buyer connected with ono of the leading commission houses of this city , whoso prin cipal field of operation is Nebraska , where ho has resided for fifteen years , takes pointed exception to Patrick Egun's repre sentation of Nebraska republicans ns being for Alger nnd against Gresham. "General Algcr , " says Mr. Dillon , "is hardly known in the state , nnd has not been seriously considered ns a candidate for the presidency there. Ho was talked of some time ago for the vice presidency on the ticket with Hlalne , but It was not believed ho aspired higher. Mr. Egan certainly does not repre sent the republican sentiment of tlio state in support Ing Alger for the presidency or hi suggesting Depow. He may represent the sentiments of some of the railroad managers who tire opposed to Gresham , but If ho wishes to represent the opinions of the honest masses of republicans of his state ho will turn in. nnd help to give us the great Indiana judge as our standard bearer this year. " Irish AllloH of I ho KopnhtlcaiiH. NEW YOHK , Jnno 11. The first meeting of the Irish-American nnti-frco trade league was held in this city to-night. It was stated that the league consists now of twenty-seven clubs with a total of 1 , 000 members. This is the movement headed by Hon. A. L. Morri son of Chicago , in the interest of the republi can party. Taylor Itcnomlmitiul. CHICAGO , Juno 11. Colonel Abner Taylor vtns to-day nominated for congress by the republicans of the First district. AMONG THI llAlLUOADS. Incorporation of a Union Paclllc-Col- orndo Company. COI.OUADO Sruixus , Colo. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii.J : : Arti cles of incorporation of the Union Pacific , Lincoln & Colorado railway company in Colorado were filed here to-day. The object of the incorporation , as stated , is to build and operate a railroad for passenger and freight traffic from a point on the east ern boundary of the state in Elbert or Arnp- ahoe county westerly to Denver ; also to build , construct and operate a branch of said road beginning at some point on the first mentioned line in Elbert county in n south westerly direction through the counties of Elbert and El Paso to Colpr.ido Springs and Manitou. The articles of inrorp.irat ion call for another branch to extend southwesterly through the counties of Bent , Pueblo and Fremont to Canon City with another line through Hent and Las Animus counties to the southern boundary line of thobtate , along with the necessary coal branches , spurs , etc. The incorporators and directors are Joseph 1C. Choate , Seratt Hryun , Willard Teller , Harper Avahood and Amos II. Fowler , all ol Denver.- The capital stock is $ " ,600,001) ) . Heady to liny Track. WiXNti-nn , Man. , Juno' 11. [ Special Tele gram to THE Hii.J Track laying on the Hod Hivcr Valley road will be commenced on Monday next from the Minnesota end. They Wilted. NunuiA FALLS , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Unn. ] Largo crowds of people came here yesterday afternoon from Hulfalo nnd other places , expecting to BOO Potts and Huzlett go over the Horseshoe falls in a bar rel , but they were disappointed through the failure of the men to como to time. Several days ago they challenged C. D. Graham , who went through last summer with his head 'out of a barrel , offering him $1,001) ) to go over the falls. A meeting was arranged hist evening , when Hazlett said ho only meant , to challenge Graham to a race for ? . " > 00 a side over the cataract and down through the Whirlpool rapids to Lewistown. Graham offered to swim Potts and Hazlett through the rapids or do anything of that kind. Then the two mndo up their minds to stay at home. Graham mndo some Interesting experiments. Accompanied b.v George M. Itoss , he went to Clark's island , south of the Horseshoe falls and from there sent his pet Scotch terrier over the cataract in a half barrel cask. A hammock made of a coffee sack and a vent in the barrel were the only preparations necessary. Graham nailed up the head of the cask and set it ulloat. It quickly drifted to the falls and went down into the gorge. Fourteen min utes elapsed before the barrel was discov ered in the seething torrent. It floated down the stream and was rescued by a boatman whom Graham employed for the purpose. When the cask was unhcaded the canine was found to bo nearly suffocated. Graham cared for him and two hours later the dog was dancing around as lively as ever. There were thrco or four bruises on the cask caused by coming in contact with rocks , but none of them penetrated the staves. " 1 had just as hoon go over the cataract , " Graham said , ' - inn n barrel of my own construction , but nobody seems willing to pay a man for doing it and otherwise folks would call him a crank. " A Defense of Von Pnltkamer. Hnui.iv , Juno 11. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : Hin. : ] The North Gorman Ga/.etto de nies that the emperor demanded of Hi-rr von Puttkamer explanations of his administra tion of his oftli-e. The impel lal rcsc rlpt , be yond giving notice of the emperor's list-cut to the quinquennial hill , only added that the emperor assumed that the freedom of elect ors was carefully guarded by their represen tatives of the government in order to avoid everythl ng like pressure upon voters. Hen- von Ptittkamer'fi report proved that most of the complaints were groundless ; that few cases of corrupt practices had been proven and that the guilty olllc-ials were punished. Hcrr von Puttkamer did not cling to his office. On the contrary ho had intended to resign when the present cmporer uscendrd the throne but was delayed in effecting his purpose bceauso his colleagues urged him not to resign until the emperor's health im proved , _ _ lied Plumed KnluhlH. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 11. The streets arc gay this morning with the red plumes of Knights of Pythias arriving to lake part in the great meeting this we.uk. Upon the ar rival of the knights they uro escorted to the headquarters on Walnut street , where an rntiro business block is fitted uy as a recep tion uud dining hall. HtnlJhcd HiH. HAXOOII , Mo. , Juno II.Tho mystery of the "Mail car murder" is gradually being cleared up. Hayes , ono of the t-lorks , is re ported to have said that a sudden quarrel CHino up between Helium and Sine-lair about the handling of some mail , which resulted in the fatal stabbing of Scllins by Sinclair. A Minnesota Flood. MINXIUI-QLIS , Juuo 11. A Journal's spec ial from C.'rookbtou , Minn. , says : Kcd Lake river Is raging at this i > oint. HosiUunts of Eiibt Cronkston have been forced to leave their homes for safety. Thodauiaye to prop erty ia already large. A MURDERESS BREAKS JAIL , The Aimmosu Penitentiary Loso3 Ono of Its Inmates. A VISITATION OF LOCUSTS. The PostH Appear In Utihmiiio County Looking Up Alllson'H lllonraphy 1'ropai-lnn For I ho Firemen Other Iowa Nowtt. Slipped Tin-ouch the llarn. ANAMOSA , la. , Juuo 11. [ Special Tolo- gruin to Tin : Hut : . ] Anna L. Howcr , a- femnlo convict , made her i-scapo from the penitentiary hero last night , by sawing off an iron bar over her window In the top tier of cells and letting herself down by means of bed clothes , then climbing up a rope niul scaling the wall. She was sent from Cedar Kapids for eighteen years for murder In the second decree , she having assisted a man in killing her husband , with whom she after wards ran away. She find served five years. Shu is thu first female that has ever eacapcd < * * in lulniiiin | County. : , la. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tim HIK. : ] - Locustshuvo appeared in vast numbers during the past two days in this city and "iirroundmg country , They are popularly supposed to bo the seventeen year locusts , but the calculation is oft two years. Their last appearance hero was In 18(19 ( , nine teen years ago. They como up from the ground ns grubs , leaving holes half nn Inch in diameter. After emerging from the ground they rling to the nearest shrub or tree , when they shed their coats nnd cling to the bushes for a short time and fly to the trees. When hero nineteen years ago they attacked nothing but the trees , eating the leaves and Mripping them bare. They do not attack either grain or vegetables , but keep up an incessant song for several months and dissappear In the fall. Sustained the Superintendent , DIH : MOINKS , la. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HI-.I : . ] State Superintendent Sabin has just given an important school decision in : i case appealed to him from Ce dar county involving the question of the lo cation of a school house. He remands the case back to the board of directors and in structs them to locate the site for the new school , coupling , however , with it certain specified conditions. In this Instance the county superintendent exercised the power of selecting a near ito and Superintendent Sabin sustained him in exercising the power , citing an opinion of the attorney general In IS.Nithat holds the county superintendent has discretionary powers In many matters coequal with the board of directors. An lown Cracksman. W.VTcnr.oo , la. , June 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HII : : . ] Four indictments have been found against Al Swilmrt.awcll known , ' Hampton machinist , two for burglary nnd two for larceny. Jim Ganshorn , his pal , i& also under arrest. Swihart is now thought- to be an expert cracksman and may bo wanted elsewhere for that sort of work ia the past. Think' ) Allison ( lie Coining Man. Dunuqt'i : , Ia. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : llr.H.J A Now Yorlc Herald reporter named Howen was hero all day yesterday in terviewing prominent republicans and demo crats as to Mr. Allison's life. Ho said that it was the opinion of the Herald and many eastern papers that Allison would bo the nominee of the convention so he wis getting his biography ready. for the Firemen. CMXTON , Ia. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hr.i : . ] The firemen Have begun to arrive for the state association meeting hero this week. It is exported there will bo fi,000 or more visitors in attendaiieo. The pro gramme is very interesting mid guarantees have been made that all ptir.sc.s will bo paid. The track is very swift and practice runs oi : i'J2-0 ! &ccoiids have been made. Heat th < ; lEccnrd. MASON CITY , In. , Juno 11. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Mii.j : : The Dennison hose com pany left nt midnight to-night for Clinton to attend the firemen's tournament. In a prac tice run made this afternoon they ran " 30 yards making couplings inJ ! ) Ift I seconds The ; ! 00 yards sweepstakes were won last year inIS seconds. Hit Oil' Ilin Nose. DcnrQUK , la. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tim Hii : : . ] A horrible case of mayhem occurred In White Water township last night in .a fight between Garrctt Cotton and Wil liam Druming , the latter chewing olT Gar- rett's nose uj ) to llio bone. A warrant ha& been Issued for Druming's arrest , An Old Sett leiOono. . WATKIII.OO , la , , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : HUB. ] Farmer Dcwey , ono of the earliest settlers In central Iowa and u wealthy land owner , died at his homo near this city last night. Fire at Clinton. CM.NTOX , In. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hr.i : . ] The wood shops of the Chicago cage & Northwestern road burned hero last night. Loss fiiJi ( ( on building and ma chinery. _ A Heavy Mix ; ! Suit. ST. JdH'.i-ii , Mo. , June 11. [ Special Telo. gram to Tin : Hii.j : : A prominent firm of at torneys in tins city have been Instructed b.y the divorced wife of Abrnm Nave , of St. Joseph , to begin a suit for libel against the Kansas City Times company for J.ld.OOO for alleged defamation of character. Lust Janu ary the Times in a long review of the case Hinted that Mr. Nave had secured a divorce on account of adultery and this is the state ment upon which the suit will bo based. Mrs. Nave Is well known socially in St. Louis , Kansas City and St. Joseph , in America. Wis.Nirio : , Man. , Juno 11. [ Special Teio- gram to Tin : Hru.--A Calgary dispatch says there is no doubt W. J. McGariglo , the Chicago cage boodlor , has been at National parkulnco the beginning of May and it is now pretty confidently stated that ho is in partnership with Dr. Hrolt in the sanitarium. Ho moves about with ail the eiito of the visitors and is introduced to everyone , but several ladles declined the honor mid nlso to dine at thu sanitarium , as they did nut wain , him. Saloon ki'opern .Iiihllant , MAitoi'irri , : : , Mich. , Juno 11. [ Special 'JYlogram to Tin : 141:1 : : . ] At a largely at tended meeting of the Saloonkeepers mutual protection association , he'd at Iiihpcming. Mich. , to-day , it wns unanimously decided to open their saloons on the. next legal holiday , July , and test the validity of the law. The recent decisions ot I he supreme court on the IIL\V liquor law have uiado the saloonkeept'is jubilant. Sinned a New lu-iKllnn Imdy. COI.UIIAOO Si'iiiN'tis , Colo. , Juno 11 , ; Spec ial Telegram to Tin : like. ] To-night in this city J. H. MacK , who is starring llobcrt Downing th ! season , signed a throe yeur/i / contract with Miss Eugene Hlair , who lias been the feature witli Frcderjyk Ward tf two years. Miss Hluir will bo the leading support to Mr. Dawning. The r.cntruet call * fur ti' < U per week the lirst jour , f-JUO the leu- tmUaU } : . ' : the thud.
