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NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONJAY ) MORNING , MARCH 17 , 1890. NUMBER 200.
IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE ,
Lobbyists Busy In the Interests of
Monopoly.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER TACTICS.
KnIUvny Mon Maklni : n Determined
4'lKtit Aitalnut' Joint ilutcs
and the Two-Cent
rare : BUI.
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llawkeyo Solons.
Dk Moincs , In. , March 15. [ .Special to
Tiir. BEI ; ! Tno lobby Is hero in force nnd lo
using every effort to prevent the considera
tion of nntl-monopoly measures. The lower
house in determined to do something to ro-
llcvo the farmer nnd rcmovo some of the un
just burdens that uro heaped upon him , -but
well trained lobbyists nro busy sowing dis-
ncnsions among thoui , hoping in n multitude
of counsels to produce such confusion that
only barren results will follow. In the
Ronato they have adopted their usual tactics
nnd anything to consume tlmo Is their
motto. Whole sessions nro being spent In
long-winded discussions over the most
trivial questions. The most important bills
nro hung up in committees , while the mem
bers patiently listen to extended speeches
Iroin corporation magnates. _ The railway
Interests nro represented by loading oftlcials
of all the stronger roads , who nro making a
determined figbt ngalnst Joint rates and the
2 cent fore and nil bills of this character.
The railroad committee of the senate have
not yet fully decided on n joint rate bill ,
though several bills of this character are
pending. On the 2 cent furo question which
in being championed by Senator Gronowog
of Pottawatomlo , tbo committee has taken
to the woods. They have passed a resolu
tion committing themselves to n measure
conferring power on the board of railroad
commissioners to flx passenger rates , nud
by this means will ovadoiho question. Sen
ator Gronoweg is determined to got n square
vote on his bill if possible , nnd ns he Is n
member of the railroad committee ho may
be nblo to do this by bringing in a minority
report.
The senate committee on Insurance has
reported in favor of Parrott's ' bill creating
nn insurance department and providing for
the election of insurance commissioners.
Early next week this committee will wrestle
with the valued policy bills nnd the bill pro
hibiting pools , trusts , compacts mid agree
ments by loKUrancQ companies in regard to
rates nnd basis -estimating valuo. No
restrictive measures affecting insurance in
terests will got through tno senate committee
without n stubborn ll ht , though Chairman
Price is strongly in favor of the valued pol
icy and tbo anti-trust bills.
On the school book question the legislature
is entirely at sea and the members seem
hopelessly divided in opinion. A strong fac
tion In both lioti-ses favors state uniformity ,
with contracts fnr publishing lot to the low
est bidder nnd local option as to free text
books. This is the plan proposed by the
Farmers' Alliance. Others favor the dis
trict purchase plan wltli local uniformity
nnd free books , while county uniformity , vlth
free books has strong supporters. A power
ful school book looby is on baud co defeat
atuto uniformity nt any cost nnd this they
will probably accomplish , though the hill will
certainly pass the houso. The big publishers
nru throwing the blame of high priccd.books ,
ontiioly utjon tUorlocalrdealor 'nndlruro'vory'fc
willing that this largo class of business mon
should bo sacrificed in order to maintain
present wholesale rates. The publishers
propose to sell the books hereafter directly
to the local pchool boards at contract prices
which are n shade lower than the wholesale
rates now prevailing.
There nro fair indications that the Mis-
Knurl law against trusts with slight mod ill ca
tions will bo n part of the Iowa statute be
fore the season closes. A half dozen bills
embracing the main features of this law are
now in thn hands of the committees and
there is r. strong feeling in both houses in
favor of such a measure. Hi\ .
I'UOlIIIHriOiVS FIB JJAY.
The Dnnt Local Option lm\v to Itc
Considered \Voiliios.lay.
Dr.s MOIXISS , In. , March 10. [ Special
to Tun Bnu.l The llrst Held day for
the discussion of prohibition by this legisla
ture will be next Wednesday. That U the
tlmo appointed for tbo consideration of the
Dcut local option bill by the house "commit
tee of the whole. " There lias been nulto n
little talk over the disposition of this bill.
When it was first Introduced the author
wanted It referred to tbo committee on
police regulations , n friendly committee.
The prohibitionists objected and demanded
that it bo sent to the committee on sup
pression of Intemperance , which was packed
ngalnst it. The prohibitionists won by n
small majority on the amendment they
offered. But the original motion as
amended was not put until Friday. At this
time a couple of republicans , Messrs. Wnl-
den and Paschal , thought that the anil-
prohibitionists ought to bo given a fair hear
ing , and so voted with the democrats , and
defeated the motion to send the
bill to the prohibition committee.
Then the republican louder , Mr. Luke ,
moved that the bill go to the committees of
the whole house , and ho secured n full party
vote on his proposition anil it wns so referred.
This was n satisfactory disposition of the
matter , as it was n concession to the nntl-
prohibitionists , and yet was not a prohibition
defeat. The hearing u lixed for next
Wednesday. That will bo the llrst ccncral
debate on thn prohibition question this ses
sion , and may bo protracted for n couple of
dajs , The probability is that the Dent local
option bill will not pass the houso. In fact ,
the probability Inciousos that no bill repeal
'Il > ing the prohibitory law will bo passed this
Bcssloi : . But tbnro is n growing sentiment
in favor of rcaubniltting tbo question to the
] > ooplo at a non-partisan election for u con
stitutional amendment. A resolution lor
that purpose would hava to pass two logisla *
turos successively. If it passed the present
nud buccccding legislatures , the question
cculd bo uubmiltod in 1S'J , ' . Thai would bo
juat ten years from the time that the first
amendment was submitted. A great many
republicans think that this is the only way
* out of the present dinlculty , alnco they dare
not drop prohibition except by it man If vat
popular expression uzulusl it , when that Is
the solo issue.
A MONl'MKNT TO IOWA SOLDICIIS.
A good dcjil ol feeling is being aroused
over the proposition to erect a suitable
monument In memory of the valor of lowu
Holdlcrs In the la&t war. Two years ago
there was so strong n scntluiout in Its favor
that at the request of many Grand Army
posts the legislature passed n bill providing
for the appointment of a monument com
mission. and appropriating $ .1,000 for se
curing desmua lor such a memorial , The
commission , composed of some of the most
prominent mon In the state , offered the
prltoi and selected a deafen. But mean
time , louie person * opposed to the menu *
mom idea have worked up opposition to it ,
and have prcUmdcd that If th'o monument
were built there would bo no hospital
erected at the soldiers' homo.
Ko they bayo Induced muiiy Grana
Army post * to send protest * against
any appropriation for u monument , Tbo
r iriunda of the monument Idea do not antago
nize the hospital Idea , and would not lot the
ono Interfere with the other. The hospital
need not cost over J5.000 or 110.000. But a
I trout many soldiers have beuu led to believe
that It was n case of "broad or stone , " and
that if they took the stone they couldn't
liavo tbo broad , 10 they oppose the monu-
jucut , A good deal of fcollui ; baibcen
stirred up , nnd the old soldiers nro quite
divided on the subjcrt. If the monument is
built , It U proposed to put up n noble shaft
that will cost $100.000 or J200.000 , and bo an
enduring nnd beautiful memorial of the np
prcclatlon of the heroic sacritlccs and daring
bravery of Iowa soldleM.
The question of reducing the levy for stnto
purposes from 'J > ; mills to 2 mills Is agitating
the legislature. The extra naif mill as It is
called was put on many years ngo for tbo
purpose of completing thocapllol. But each
year tlnco the growing needs of the stnto
have made It necessary to continue It. The
saving to a man who owned property worth
four or livj thousand dollar * would bo about
73 cents a year. It would bo - correspondingly
ingly less for a man who owned less property.
That would mean n reduction In the annual
receipts from taxation of about $ ' . ' 50,000.
siiocru ) IICCKIVE rnoMiT ATTBXTIOX.
It will be remembered that when tbc state
convention of sheriffs was hold hero some
weeks ago It recommended that the legisla
ture provide pensions for tbo dependent fam
ilies of civilians whoso lives nro lost whllo
In the temporary scrvico of the state. They
referred to the occasional case of a citizen
wno is Rtimmoncd to assist n sheriff or other
oftlcer ami Is , Injured or killed while doing
BO. Thoj bad in mind the case of ArcMo
Neat , n resident of KeinbeckGrundy county.
Last fall the sheriff called upon him to assist
in arresting two men whowere hiding In n box
car. They resisted arrest and tired at the
posse , shooting Mr. Neat in the neck. Ho
lingered for a few days , suffering greatly ,
and then died from the wound. The assail
ants were subsequently convicted and sent
to the penitentiary. Mr. No.it left n wife
and four small children in a destitute condi
tion with nn means for tholr support. Mrs.
Neat has. been In delicate health nnd
unable to do much to support her
family nnd | the citizens of that
vicinity have sent n petition to the legisla
ture , asking that n pension or suitable appro
priation of money bo given to Mrs. Neat.
Her husband , the soln support of the family ,
lost his life In the scrvico of the state under
perils which were forced upon him , nnd It
ficeins no moro than right that the state
should make some provision for the support
of these dependent upon bjm. It Is quite
likely that the legislature will make nu ap
propriation for Airs. Neat. Tbo action of
the sheriffs docs not contemplate n pension
list for D II leers who voluntarily assume the
risk for perilous service , but for the benefit
of the dependent families of tnoso who nro
pressed Into the servlco to assist in main
taining law and order and lose their lives in
so doing. Cases of that kind are not of fro-
qucnt occurrence , but when they do arise
they deserve liberal treatment by the stato.
xoTn .
Colonel J M. Parker of Marshalltown is
announced us a candidate for congress from
the Fifth district. Mr. Kcrr , the present
concressman , dcclinoa a re-election. It is
probable that most of the other congressmen
will bo candidates again.
The llrst bill that Governor Boies signed
was the DCS Moincs annexation bill. Ho
scrutinized it very camfully and was deter
mined that bo would make no mistakes in
starting his executive career.
Mr. Hassfoldt , the present private secre
tary to Governor Boies , will probably leave
at the close of the legislature. Ho came
hero as private secretary for Governor Lnr-
rabco , and will probably go to Clermount tenet
net as conlldontial secretary for the ox-gov
ernor.
The next census will show that Dos Moincs
leads the other cities of the stnto in popula
tion by about 25,000.
Ex-Honntor Hutchison , who was the last
republican candidate for governor , has
abandoned the idea ot zoing Into the news
paper business ns was reported. Ho will
resume the practice of law at his homo In
Ottumwa.
The scnato nnd house are dead-locked on
tbo question of school book legislation. It
is very doubtful If any legislation of import
ance on this Btibiect is accomplished. The
house wants state uniformity. The aonato
vdoca not. < ) i > * \f -
The favorite date for adjournment of the
legislature scorns to bo about the middle of
April , It will depend a good deal upon the
weather. An eaHy spring will make the
farmers very uneasy.
A KUUOl'UAN WAIl CLOUD.
lie inforccmcnt of Itussian Troops on
the Galiclnn Frontier.
tCojii | fyht 1KO by Jnme-i Gordon Rmi't' .
VIEXXA , March 10. | New York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Bnc.l The Sabbath
stillness of the city has been disturbed by
the arrival of two bits of information of far
from peaceful import , which nro unfortu
nately better founded than is usual with
war rumors emanating from this alarmist
quarter. A reinforcement of Russian troops
on the Gallcian frontier by two infantry
brigades and six lleltl batteries have been
ordered by the Russian war office. The
newspaper Bulgaria , the sciui-ofllcial organ
of the Bulgarian Government , announces
that at a meeting of tno sobranja nt Sophia
next month n majority of the delegates will
demand that Premier Stambouloff throw off
tbo sovereignty of the sultan and refuse to
continue the tribute payment to the porto.
A slump Is expected In consequence of this
news at the opening of the bourse tomorrow.
Do Krcycinut's Onhlnot.
ICopurlgM 1800 liu James Ocmlo'i ; mic < M
PAIIIS , March 10. | New York Herald
Cable Special to THE Br.u.J M. Da Froy-
cmet has had but little dlfllculty in forming
a now cabinet , llo was assured nn Saturday
of the co-operation of Constans and Bour
geois as ministers of the Interior nnd publio
instruction. Do Froycinot had interviews
today with liouvlor , Hibot , Do Villo , Brls-
Eon , Jules Roche , and Guyot. The combina
tion is as follows : President of the cduucil
nnd minister of war. Da Froycinct ; interior ,
Constans ; finance , Rouvior ; public Instruc
tion and tine arts , Bourgeois ; marine , Bar-
boy : commerce nnd industry , Jules Roche ;
agriculture , Do Villo ; foreign affairs , Kibot ;
Justice , Faillores ; publto wyrks , Guyot ;
colonies , Ktlcniio.
A llece t'on at the Vatican.
[ CopvtfflhUtWO&i/ Oonloii Ilcnneit. ]
ROME , March 10. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BIE. : | The pope
will receive the Princess Louisa and Marquis
of Lorn a tomorrow at a special audience.
All the ceremonies customary for n rccop
lion at the Vatican of princes of reigning
houses will bo observed. There is no con
nection between this audience and the con
clusion of the negotiations between Great
Britain and the holy see concerning Malta.
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The I'nn-Amorioiin Conference.
WASIHXOTOX , March 10. The work of the
Pan-American conference has ED far pro
gressed that an adjournment Is confidently
expected wltiiln the next thirty days. With
that end in view arrangements arc making
for n trip through the south , which will end
the oflleial hospitalities of the United States
to the delegates.
Have * Many Iilvns.
CHICAGO , March 10. A lire on the main
floor of the House of the Good Shepard in
this city , nV an early hour this morning.
created a wild panic among the Inmates.
The mother superior and sisters , however ,
managed by n great effort to hold the girls
In check and no ono was hurt. The tire was
extinguished with slight loss.
Ilio Now llutmarlan Oahlnat.
Bfiu-PBSTii , March 10 , Tbo now cabinet
has been olUciaily announced. Count
Szapary becomes prlmo minister and minister -
tor of tbo interior and Herr Bothlen bo-
cciuos minister of husbandry. The other
cabinet ofllces will bo retained by the pros.
cnt incumbents.
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Methodist Conl'eronoo ,
MAinsvu.LE , Mo. , March 10. [ Special to
Tim BUB. ) The Methodist conference of
northwestern Missouri Is iu session , and
will centluuo until next Monday noon. Over
ono hundred uiluUtors are In attendance.
REORGANIZING THE SENATE ,
Rumors Again in Circulation That
it Will Shortly Bo Effected.
PENNSYLVANIA HAS ITS SHARE.
The Keystone Stnto Said to I'OSSCHS n
BJnJtirlty of the Fat omcjs
From the National
Capital.
WAsntxoTox lluncAaTitB C uni UBB , }
513 FouiiTEBSTit STUsar , >
WASIII.NOTOX. D. C. . March 1C. |
Again the report is belni ; industriously
circulated that a reorganization of the
scnato Is Imminent. A dozen newspapers
announced today that a republican senator
ial caucus for tnls purpose Is to bo hold on
Tuesday morning , but the moat diligent
Inquiry foils to trace the report to any ro-
llablo source. For over a year efforts have
been mndo by men who want the ofllco of
scrgcant-at-ni-ms to crowd the present In
cumbent , Colonel \V. P. Canaday of North
Carolina , out , but so far the efforts have
been nlmost wholly futile. There nro : i
half dozen gentlemen who want to bo
sergpaat-at-anns of the souato. Among
them nro two from Pennsylvania nnd
Colonel Swords of loxva. Captain Hod of
Minnesota , Colonel Hooker of Vermont , ex-
Congressman Valentino of Nebraska und a
man each front the states of Wisconsin nnd
New York. Colonel Canaday Is the protege
of Senator Sherman. The agitators fora
chaneo have built thclrnopes * on a
Pennsylvania man , rclymgupon the hustling
qualities of Senators Quay and Cameron ,
but there is no likelihood of n Pennsylvania
man securing the plaso If a change is made ,
if for no other reason than because Penn
sylvania already has a llrat class position in
the senate , James K. Young of Philadelphia
being cxecutlvo clerk. Than the state has a
number of minor positions , both Cameron
and Quay being chairmen of senate commit
tees. Then Edward McPherson of Gettys
burg is clerk of the bouse , nud ho has given
the majority of the best places undor. him to
Pennsylvania men , and Pennsylvania mem
bers have moro good committee places in the
house than any other stnto. It is not , nt all
likely that there will bo achaugo Just now in
the position of scrgcant-at arms of the
senate.
AKTIOLES FOU THE FREE I.TST.
The committee on ways and means has de
cided to put needles and such other neces
sary nrticics on the free list , together with
jute , sisal , manilla inol other grasses. Tno
duty on barley , peas , beans , llax seed und
hemp has been increased. It was shown that
there were 515,000 horses imported last year ,
ostensibly for breeding purposes , but really
tor ordinary use. Of these 4'J,000 ' were
brought from Canada nnd sold at an average
ol11 a head , and 11,000 from Mexico , which
weco sold at au averuso of S'J ' a head , nnd to
keep them out the duty has been considerably
raised.
CAllPET MANTACTIM1CHS OX DECK.
A delegation of carpet manufacturers ap
peared yesterday and inado nn attack upon
the wool schedule of the tariff bill. Instead
of reducing the tax on carpet wools , which
nro now } cents a pound , the committee , nt
the request of the Ohio wool growers , have
raised the duty to 3 } cents , which the carpet
men claim will Increase the price of carpets
to U'J cents n yard , and they inslst.that the
present duty shall bo restored , even If no
reduction is made. The wool mon claim that
carpet wools uro being Inrgblv used to adul
terate finer ones in the manufuctuioof cheap
clothing , and for that reason the duty was
increased , but the western members of the
committee nro of the opinion that this adul
teration is for the bencllt of the farmers und
these who buy cheap woolen cootls , and they
will endeavor to secure the concession de
manded by the carpet men.
A NEW COMl'LIC ITIOX.
As was stated in tlioso despatches on Fri
day night , the steel rail question has been
settled , but a now complication has arisen
with regard to lead ores or wet ores which
nro imported from Mexico for fluxing silver
ere in the smelting works. These ores have
been imported duty free until last fall , when
Secretary Windom , after argument ? n nn
appeal from the lead producers of tbo south
west , decided that these ores were subject
under the present tariff to n duty of 1) )
cents par pound. The load producers nru
contending for the enactment of this provis
ion into the tariff law , but tbo smelters of
Denver , Kansas City , Omaha , Chicago ,
Pittsburg and other places insist that thcso
wet ores are necessary for reducing the hard
ores of the United Stales , arid hava sent a
committee here to demand that they bo
placed back upon the free list , where they
were before the decision of Secretary Win
dom.
THE SUOAIl QUCST1OX.
The committee on ways and moans will
tomorrow receive from the republican mem
bers of the delegation from Wisconsin ,
Iowa , Michliinn and Minnesota an expres
sion of opinion on the sugar question sim
ilar to that submitted by the delegation from
Illinois on Friday , and Air. Walker of Mas
sachusetts is now circulating n similar reso
lution among the Now England members
with considerablesuccess. . No movement
has boon mitdo in the Indiana nnd Ohio del
egation , bnt It Is likely that the papsr will
bo passed around among them tomorrow ,
when the free sugar mcinbern of the com
mittee will make another effort to amend
the bill so "us to provide for the total aboli
tion of the tux of the raw article on sugar
below the sixteen standard of the palari-
scopo. They do not expect to obtain this
concession , although they will light hard for
It , but tbo committee will probably agree tea
a compromise ) reduction of G7 or 70 pur cent ,
leaving the tax on sugar 30 or U3 per cent of
tbn present duty.
CHICAGO WILL itErnnscXT.
Chicago is expected to rome to' the front
this wrok with her guaranty of ? 10,000,000
for the world's fair. Now Yorkers continue
to jlbo the Windy city nnd predict that tbo
guaranty will not bo forthcoming , but In
formation just received is to tbo effect that
the guaranty will bu prompt and that the bill
making an appropriation of § 1,500,000 for the
federal exhibit will soon pass. Chicago
wants to postpone the fair until 1M)3 ) and
sentiment in conirross appears to bo almost
evenly divided between 1S92 and 1503.
COUIIESroXDENT Kt.NCAJU'S COXD1TIOK.
When your correspondent this afternoon
saw Charles E. Klncaitl , the correspondent
who shot ox-CongrosHinan Taulbec , ho was
scarcely recognizable , with blanched fnco ,
weak , trembling voice , and a ronoral look of
despair. Ho said , In referring to his trial :
"Wall , I prpsumo I shall not bo hero to
trouble unynno after a few days. " 'This '
strain on the tnun'a constitution , weakened
by u recent long illness with typhoid fever ,
has Drought him Into a piocarious condition ,
His chances of recovery are leii than his
liability of conviction on trial.
MISCELMXEOCS.
It U probable that the postoillco In the
homo of representatives will soon bo made
a money order ofllco. Motnbors xvbo receive
money orders are compelled now to go to
the city postofilco to get their cash , and Rep
resentative Hatch of Missouri complains
that ho has trouble In being Identified , Ho
says ha has to undergo a catechism that Is
painful , and bo wants u money order ulllco
where congressmen at least uro known to
the monkey order clerks.
Gilbert M. Pray , the chairman of tbo re
publican state committee at Iowa , is here
for the parposftof presenting to tUo repub
lican mom bora of tbo ways and means com
mittee an account of the political situation
In that stafo. Ho says that unless the * ugar
tax U removed and BOUIO other concessions
are mndo on wool and other articles the
state of Iowa will certainly go democratic at
the next election ana the republicans will
flmt It dinicult to recover their control
there. Letters have also boon received from
Governor Mcrrlam and members of thn stnto
republican committee Minnesota nnd the
Wisconsin and Michigan representative * nro
being buried under letterset a similar tenor
from other state ) . The effect ol these com
munications upon the committee will prob
ably bo to secure the reduction that t have
named.
A bill will probably bocntno n law within
n few weeks muking an appropriation of
f SOJ.OOO for the conaiructlon of n six-story
building to cover 20,00'J square feet * n the
Smithsonian Institute grounds , to bo occupied
by the geological survey. It was less than
ten years ago that tbo federal government
conceived the Idea ofjjnrveylnc the geolog
ical districts of the country , nnd now ( t em
ploys about three hundred men and spends
$750,000 a year and Is to have a department
building of Its own.
Mr. ] ' . Itosowatcr returned last night
from Now York. Tom9rrow bo will meet
with some rcnresontuUvo Germans and have
n consultation on the immigration Question.
On Tuesday ho wilt address the house com
mittee on postoflicos nnd postroads on the
subject of postal telegraphy. On Thursday
ho will address the .joint committee on the
immigration question , after which ho leaves
for Omaha. 1
Mr. Hondonca , ono ot the delegates from
Brazil to the international conference , has
submitted tbo proposition to his col
leagues that the eighteen countries repre
sented in the conference join in the con
struction of a monument In this city to com
memorate the first congress to consider
closer relations batwoon tno Pan-American
nations of the world. ,
Tno superintendent of the recruiting ser
vice will cause thirty recruits to bo assigned ,
when available , to tno Eichth Infantry nnd
forwarded under proper charge to such pointer
or points In the department of the Platte as
the commanding gcnerdl ot the department
may designate.
Sergeant John B. TJCC , Company L , Second
end Infantry , now with" his company nt Fort
Omaha , Is transferred as ' n private to Com
pany C , Eighteenth In'fanlrv , and will bo
sent to the station of Ithat company. Fort
Clark , Tex. , v
For the period of ono year , beginning. Tuly
1 next , star mall service will bo established
from Campion to Purcjum , thirteen miles ,
and back , twice a week , bv a schedule of
three and a half hours running time each
way.
Colonel C. M. Terrell , paymaster of the
army for the department of the Platte , Is
expected to arrive hero tomorrow from
Omaha. It is stated in army circles tonight
that Colonnl Terrell will nslt to be trans
ferred to the department of Texas , with
headquarters at San Antonio , a 'position ho
occupied before going to the department of
the Plattc , and Ihat.Jiis request will bo
granted. ? PEKIIV S. HEATH.
C'OXGUI3SS10.\\ti I''ORBO.YST.
Ait Effort to 1)3 Motto to Knock the
IHnlf HIM Out.
WASIUXOTOX , March 'lO. An effort Is to
be.mado in the senate , tomorrow by Plumb ,
in accordance with his notice last Wednes
day , to displace the educational bill with his
land grant forfeiture bill. If his motion is
successful the bolicf Is that the educational
bill will not again bj heard of at this session
of congress. If the bill is further to bo dis
cussed it will not occupy all tbc time of the
senate till a vote is rcacbod Thursday , as
but ono or two moro speeches are to be made
on the measure bsidns the summing up by
Blair.
The urgent deficiency bill is to bo called
up tomorrow , nnd early" in the week the
majority and minority -reports on tno case
of the Montana senators > wlll also bo sub
mitted , but it is .tho.ihitidcrstnnding Unit
action will bo postponedfuntU the Ulair bill
is out of the'way. . > - ,
Tuesday the finance committee will report
the Mcltinlcy. administrative customs bill to
the senate and urge consideration thereof nt
the earliest practicable data. To secure this
tbo committee will antagonize the Paeillo
railroad funding bill , Sherman's trust ; bill ,
Halo's bill for the enlargement of thonavv
and the dependent pension bill , all of which
will bo pushed for lirat place ns soon as the
way is cleared by the execution of the pres
ent order , the Blair bill.
Tomorrow being the third Monday in the
month , committees calling up measures for
action under suspension of the rules in the
house will have right of way.
The pension appropriation bill is ready for
.action and will undoubtedly give rise to a
spirited discussion on the subject of general
pcusion legislation.
The direct tax bill isjin a position where it
can bo called up any day , and members of
tbo wuys and means committee express con-
lldeneo of being able to report the tariff bill
before tbo close of the week.
THE BOO.HI3KS MUST GO.
United States Troops Ordered to the
Cherokee Strip.
L.BAVEXWOHTII , Kan. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE'j In accordance with
information furnished by Lieutenant Charles
Dodge , ono of General Merrill's aides , who
was sent to the "strip" yesterday to investi
gate the condition of o'ffalrs , General Wesley
Morritt , commander ot the department of
the Missouri , has ordered six troops of cav
alry to proceed to iho'fstrlp" by slow march.
General Mcrri'.t said lo | believed the news
paper accounts were overdrawn. Lieuten
ant Dodge has transmitted n detailed state
ment of the condition of affairs. Two troops
of cavalry are ordered from Fort Supply ,
two Ironi Fort Keno nnd two from Fort
Sill. They will reach the ' 'strip" in two or
three days , though possibly not till Saturday
of this week. 'I ho Iroo.is ordered out are
nil from the Indian tqrritory , being nearest
to the scene of the trouble.
General Merrltt in an Interview stated
that ho was disposed to tr6at the boomers
kindly , but they had to go. The president
had ordered them off > the "strip" nnd the
order had to DO obeyed. While ns yet no
orders have been given sending any of the
local troops to the "strip , " It is believed that
they are being held iii readiness to march at
a moment's notice. , /
There uro enough troops In the territory
adjoining the "atrip" to quell any very seri
ous excitement.
loomern Par-bidden Ground.
GUTHillE , I. T. , Mo cb 10. The president's
proclamation ordori ,3 ] all settlers on the
Cherokee strip to vacate Is already having
the desired effect. ThlV , together with the
orders received by General Merrltt at Fort
Leuvonworth to use troops If necessary to
eject the boomers , hu already caused con
siderable of nn exodus' , .from the forbidden
territory. All day l(5tut ( trains loaded down
with boomers have , bocH leaving the strip.
At
Wiu-ow Si'iuxas , I. Ti.Warch 10. Neither
the president's proclamation nor the order
for the troops to ou ttho ) boomers has yet
been received hero , consequently the boom
ers are still arriving in their prairlo schoon
ers. Many towuslto , boomers are here and
considerable of a town has been laid off and
surveyed , The boomers hold u meeting
today and organized the town of Willow
Springs. Two femula boomers were nc-
corded the privilege. a ( making tbo lint and
second cboico of corner lots.
Chief M.iyaa'Mad.
WASIIIXGTOX , March 10. Cbinf Maycs of
the Cherokee nation , who came here to pro
test against the government taking the
Chorolieo strip , is wilfl over its occupation
by the boomers. Ho forcibly expressed the
opinion that some ol them should bo shot
down.
liOttery'H Liberality.
Oin.Ei.N8 , March 10. Governor
Mlchels having decline to recclvo the 1100,000
donation tendered by tbo Ixmislana Lottery
company , the board of directors today de
cided to offer the fund direct to the various
levee districts. As money u needed all along
tbu line the probabilities are tbut the par-
luhci will accept.
AGAINST THE TRUNK LINES ,
Au Important Decision By the lutor-
atnto Commission.
RATES ON CARLOAD SHIPMENTS.
4
A Killing Which Will lie Head With
Interest Ily Ihoso Concerned
Throughout the United
States.
Docldoil For the Complainants.
WASHINGTON , March 10.Tlio Interstate
commerce commission yesterday decided
the cases against the trim ! : lines by F. U.
Thurber nnd others of Xcw Vorlc city ,
known as "car load" ruses , 111 favor of the
complainants. Complaint was made of too
grunt differences In rates charged on car
load and less than carload quantities. Fol
lowing are extracts from the decision :
Carriers nro not , at liberty to classify
property as a basis of transportation rates
and impose charges for Its carriage with ox-
cluslvo regard to their own interests , but
must respect the Interests of these who may
have occasion to employ their services , and
conform tbuir charges to the rules of rein-
tivo equality and jusiica which the act
prescribed.
Cost of service is an important clement In
llxltig transportation charges and entitled to
fuir consideration , but is nut alone control-
In j : , und the value of service to the property
carried is nn essential factor to be recog
nized in connection with other consider
ations. Public interests arc not to bo'sub
ordinated to tlioso of carriers , and require
proper rogurd for the value of the service In
the apportionment of all charges on trulllc.
The difference in rates upon car
loads nnd less than carloads of
the sumo merchandise between
the saino points of carriage so wide us to bo
destructive to competition botweeu largo
and small dealers , especially on nrticics of
general and necessary use , which , under the
exiting conditions of trade , furnish u largo
volume ofbuslness to carriers , Is unjust and
violates the provisions und principles of tbu
act.
act.Diffornnco in rate1 * for a solid car load of
ono kind of freight from ono consignor to
one consignee and a car load quantity from
the saino point of shipment to thosamo
destination , consisting of line freight or
freignt of lilo character from more than
ono consignor to ono consignee , or from ono
consignor to moro , than ono consignee , is not
JustlileU by the difference in the cost of
handling.
Under ofHcial qualification articles known
in the trade us grocery articles nro so class- !
lied as to discriminate unjustlv In rates be
tween carloads and less than carloads upon
many articles , and a revision of the clnssl-
llcation and rates to correct unjust differ
ences and give these respective modes of
shipment moro relatively reasonable rates Is
necessary , and is ordered.
Commissioners Sr.hoontnaker und Hragg
will hold n public session nt Now York city
March Ib und I1 ! ' " > the purpose of obtaining
evidence in rcgar ) rates on grain trans
ported to the seabuai-d under order of tbu
senate.
STAKVKNG UIUl'1-EWAS.
Bishop Hhanloy'H Efforts to Kollevo
llirir Di'Htltiitlon.
Pnn.ADCt.riUA , March 10. Hishop Shan-
ley of-North Dnkota'm the cathedral today'
told a pitiable story of the privations and
sufferings of the Chlppewa Indians occupy
ing a reservation in the extreme northern
part of his diocese. His object was to secure
assistance for their relief , lie described
vividly the condition of tneso Indians as
witnessed by himself during the recent
cold weather , when -tho thermometer
marked 40 = below zero. Ho charges
the government with ' having stolen
11,000,000 acres of land this tribe possessed
when Dakota territory was divided between
the Sioux mid Chippcwas and not 1 cent paid
for it. The Indians , ho siid , were sent to
the northern border of the state , where two
townships were organized with 5,000 acres of
land , filled with bad forests * , lakes , swamp
and rocks. There were put 1/J3U Indians
who are trying to malto a living whcro 100
white men could scarcely ralso enough to
keep them alive. Ho says the huts are Insuf
ficient and as many as six families nro
crowded into some of them. They never
have been supplied Witt ) proper agricultural
implements. With the plow ? sent them by
the Catholic Inaiun bureau last spring
they managed to break 600 acres of
soil , but Ithero was no rain
and today they are absolutely destitute no
grain , no food , no clothing. The United
States , lie says , appropriates . $5,000 to these
Indians about $2.50 each. This Is spent for
the ( lour and fat pork distributed amongst
then * . The porlr is sickening. During
eighteen months previous to January 1 , out
ofl.-IGO Indians 100 died. During January
twenty-seven died , nnd these deaths arc al
most invariably the result of starvation.
The bishop related mativ incidents of desti
tution , nnd sain ho would not have believed
the story had bo not witnessed the scenes
himself.
Chicago Carpenters' Strllco Probable.
CHICAGO , March 10. [ Special Telegram to
THE UEE. | It looks as though there will bo
a strike of the carpenters early next month.
This will bo n drawback to all the trades ,
and should It bo protracted , will pnraly/o
the building Interests for the remainder of
the season. Already contractors are be
coming alarmed and are increasing their
figures over these of last year to n con.
sidorablo extent. The carpenters' council
hold meetings last evening nnd today , at
which vigorous speeches were mado. W ,
II. Clymer , vice president of the national
union of carpenters , said that carpenters
were working lor low wages compared with
other men in the building trade. "It's
about time for us to pattern after the capi
talists nnd pool our interests , " ho said. "Un
less our demands nro granted this tlmo wo
will tlo up the building interests of Chicago.
We can count 5,000 members of our tratio
nnd are getting track of moro every day.
Wo do not want to dictate to our bosses.
Wo want to ho friendly with them , to dignify
nur trade and to educate and clothe our
children. "
Theological Seminary.
NKW YOIIK , March 10. The biennial con
vention of tbo Jewish Seminary association
wns held today. President Ulumonlhai , In
his address , spoke hopufullyof the prospects
of the seminary. Iliero are now fourteen
young man students In the seminary whom
they hope to send out fully equipped with
secular and Hebrew leurnlmr , to take their
places ably as teachers. ' 'Xo work has been
attempted In this country , " said ho , 'moro
fraught \vith interest and importance to the
future credit of American Jews than that In
which this sumlnary is engaged. "
A life Froluhr On mo.
HAMILTON' , O. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun UCE. ] The Immense armor
plato bonding machine mada by the Kites
tool works for the navy yard atMaro Island ,
Cal. , was shipped yesterday over the Cin
cinnati , Ilumilton & Dayton and Southern
Paciflo railroad , The machine was loaded
upon eleven specially built and extra heavy
Hat cars. Tha two largest castings weigh
respectively GO.400 and 00,200 pounds and the
gross wolght of the tram was 075,1)50 ) pounds.
This train will bo run through the entire
distance , a,40D tnlloa , without change , the
distance being greater tnau the cnttro y .
torn of the Canadian Pacillu. The railroad
company will not attempt to make fast tlmo
owing to the great wolght of the castings ,
but will turn it over to the government
April 1. The whole train will bo run on a
special boat at Sun Francisco and taken up
the Sacramento river forty miles to the
Island. This trnln- , [ photographed before
Jtloft Hamilton nn ] _ nt Ucorgo Smith of
the Cincinnati , H v [ in & Dayton and
Commotcial Agent $ I , Connor of the
Southern Pacific ani , , T accompanied It
ns far ns Cincinnati. It froleht was pro-
paid by the Niies trt Irks tihd amounted
to a little moro thar , 000. This is the
longcn distance nnvi rclght train over
trivoled , and It Is tM cst shipment of
one single machine cv- ido in the United
States.
MlUCOUl ) .
Financial Transaction ? of thr Coitn-
tiW fortlin Past \VeolJ.
HOSTO.V , March 10. | Special Telegram to
Tiir. BEE. I The following table , compiloj
from dispatches from the managers of the
clearing houses In the cities named , shows
tho. gross exchanges for last wsck , with the
rates per cent of increase or dccrcaso ns
against the similar amounts for the corresponding
spending week In 18b'J. '
Not included In totals. No clearing hotisu at
thin time last yoar.
1'KOTESrS.
Lord Randolph Kails to See Wherein
Ilu linn Ho on Disloyal.
Loxnox , March 10. [ Special Cablegram
to Tin : UEC.J Lord HnjidolpU Ciiurchill ,
publishing. . . ! . , original protest against the
Parnell commission blltTsitys ho falls to see
how this nnd his recent speech can bo con
strued as disloyal bis partyl Jt
seems to him that the charge of disloyalty
mlcht bo moro forcibly urged against these
who , in spite of every warning , forced upon
parliament n measure which by its history
und results obviously dealt a heavy blow at
the cause and party of the union. Ho ex
plains that when bo sent bis protest the
commission Dill wns In embryo and the gov
ernment contemplated abandoning it ,
or nt least withdrawing it , if
it led to n protracted debate.
The chief objections urged by 1-ord H.in-
dolph in his protesl were as follows : In the
llrst place , the commiss'on ' to n largo extent
recognl/ed the wisdom of the accused avoid
ing a trial by Jury. In tbo second place it
wa-j unprecedented , and in the third place
unwlso or Illegal to engage judges in n po
litical conflict which was certain to result In
n loss of respect. In a fourth objection Lord
Randolph dealt with the dilliculllca , uneon-
stitutlonality and uselessncss of the tribunal ,
A DUciifitmc Story.
PHILADELPHIA , March 1C Hurry W.
King , perfect of the Pennsylvania institu
tion for the Instruction of the blind , was
arrested today , chuigcd with sodomy , on a
warrant sworn out by Thomas W. Hurlow ,
a member of the state board of charities.
The arrest is the outcome of an investigation
begun Tuesday last by tno board of
managers of the institution of
charges made against the management
by ono of the instructors. The
Investigation created intense interest by
reason of the character of the testimony
offered by a number of blind boys who were
inmates of the institution. King was locked
up in default of f2.0JQ bail. Ho denied em
phatically the terrible churgo made ngamst
him and expressed his belief that it was iho
result of a conspiracy. Ho denounced the
charges of misappropriation of funds , cruel
treatment of the inmates , etc. , etc. , us
false.
llo\v in Churah.
PoucnKcnrsin , N. Y. , March 10. A dis
graceful scene occurred at St. Mary's Catho
lic church just before the commencement of
the morning services today. One of the
parlahoncrs named George Hughes , n promi
nent merchant of this city , and Father Early
had trouble over the right of Hughes to-a
pew. When Hughes and his son
occupied it this morning the
trouble was renewed , ending in Father
Early hitting Hiigjes in the face lifter
three mon ( ono Father Eariy's nephew )
came to the hitter's assistance and a man
named Cullcn pounded Hughes unmercifully
in the face and on the head and neck.
Hughes swore out warrants for the arrest of
all fnur assailants. Father Early says
Hughes struck him first.
Frozen to Doath.
WESTON , \V. V. , March 10 , Charles Shaf
fer and Ida Conrad were found lying In an
open Hold in the snow near town yesterday.
Doth were Unconscious and the woman's
body was so badly frozan that It began to
UIIH black. Shaffer's life may bo saved , but
the woman died eoon utter being found.
They urc supposed to have lost their way in
the storm.
_
The Weather Forecast.
For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather ,
followed oy ruin ,
For Nebraska Fair , southerly winds ,
warmer in eastern portions , colder In western.
For South Dakota Full- , variable winds ;
warmer in eastern , colder In southwest per
tion.
tion.For Iowa Fair , warmer , southerly winds.
The Utah Ijnci slat lira Ad.loimiH.
SALT LAKE , March 10. The Utah legis
lature adjourned last night after passing a
memorial to congress censuring the governor
for vetoing the election bills designed to
supersede the congressional enactments , and
asking congress to enact f he vetoed meas
ures.
Shot For
GADSDCX , Tcnn. , March 10. Henry Wil
liams , colored , was this evening taken from
Jail by a mob and shot to dcix'V , for at
tempted assault on Mrs. Tled < * r , an agud
white lady , February last , Williams was
captured Saturday.
Suspoot No. 3 the Man Soon on tha
Fhinoy Farm.
HE STILL Rt-FUSES TO TALK.
Hut All the Kvldcnco 1'olnti tn linn
na Having Hcun thn Aucoini > *
lloo of HIiellontioi'KOr
and Nc.-vl.
"That'H thn Sinn. "
Yesterday morning County Attorney Mn-
honey , Detective Ilnro and Martin Hunter ,
the Seymour Park farmer who claimed to
have Been Neal , Shellonborgcr and "a third
party" in the neighborhood of the Pinnoy
farm shortly before the Jones murder , went
to Plattsmouth. They were mot nt tno depot
by Deputy Sheriff Tlghe , Mnralinl Dunn ,
Mathuw UCrlng , attorney of Cass county ,
the correspondent of TUB HER and n largo
number of citizens. They had gene for the
purpose of Interviewing the man Sherman ,
Who Is suspected of having been Involved In
the Jones murder and of affording Mr. Ueutcr
nn opportunity of determining whether or
not Sherman Is the man whom he saw near
the farm in question ,
At the jail the number of citizens was In
creased , and though all expected to bo nd-
inltted , but u few succeeded In gaining nn
entrance because of the limited accommoda
tions of tbo Cass county bastile.
It was decided that the Identification , if
such it should prove to bo , should bo of such
n character us to leave no doubt in the
minds of the parties interested ns to Its gen
uineness , and of the nnsonor himself that
no advantage was to bu taken of bisunfortu-
natn position.
Accordingly the two other white inmates
of the jail with Sherman were ranged in the
"reception room" of the jull , each being
clothed in the garments worn by him when
ho wns placed In coutlncmcnt.
Mr. Heuter was led to the prisoners , and
Detective Haze , addressing him , said :
"Which of these is the maul"
Sherman were u drab pair of pantaloons ,
which were tucked insldo his boot-tops ;
long gray overcoat open , disclosing n dark
brown vest , almost now ; n black cut-away
tricot coat , also comparatively now ; n slate
colored shirt , and a Scotch cap. The othcrx
won. Jrosscd mainly In black , iind each were
u black slouch hat such as Shullcnberger
said was worn by the alleged third p.irty.
There was an expression of dogged deter
mination on the features of bhi > rmnn. Ho
stood with his eyes directed partially toward
the lloor , yet scanning the movements of
Mr. Uoutor with tbo sharpness of a veteran
criminal. Ills nrma hung in trout of him ,
the lingers being interlaced.
Heuter looked at the nearest man anil
studied him carefully for au instant. His
ga o then passed to the second , without
bumc satisfied. Ho next looked tit Sher
man , and , In broken English , after having
comprehended the wearing apparel , the
features , the hair and the cap , exclaimed :
"Dai's do muni Dat man dcro is the
oncl"
During the examination there was not a
sound in the jail-and when the identification
hud taken pluco the laboring thoughts of the
witnesses uroko forth In expressions of all
kmdai Sherman immediately became the
cynosure of every- eye.Ho bore the iu-
spcctlon complacently. Ho mndo no re
mark , nnd Doomed disposed in no w.iy to
challenge Keillor's Ulcntilleatlon. His lips
twitched for a moment and his eyes glis
tened , as if about to become suffused with
tears , lint the sensation , whatever it may
have been , was only momentary. Sherman
stood there abashed rather than terrillcd ,
but it was an abashment which only n man
who has led the life ho has could experience.
Sherman was returned to his cell uncl the
citizens dispersed
As mentioned in TUB I3ir. : of yesterday ,
Sherman had otoppctl two nights at the
house of Farmer Wettcnc.inip on his way
from Lincoln. The house is bituated about
six und a half miles from Pluttsmouth.
Thither the county attorney and THIS BEE'S
sneclnl correspondent then drove.
Mr. Wcttencaiiip Is one of the most suc
cessful farmers in Cnss county , and his
home is a model. He was scan with two
sons nnd n .young mun named McKlnzie.
Sherman had cotno to Mr. Wettencninp's
homo two weeks ago last Thursday night.
It was his llrst appearance there since ho
had left Mr. Wottencamo's , nearly four
years before. vVhen working for the
farmer in question , Sherman made u fair
hand but always got into trouble on the out
side. Ho owned two revolver * and was
generally looked upon as u hard case
When ho reached the house on the night
In question ho was cold and weary. His
horse looked ns If ho had traveled n great
distance. Mr. Wotlcncamp suggested that
he might remain over night , if he felt so dis
posed. Sherman auid ho would remain. Ha
ute supper and then sal with the family und
talked until bed time.
O One of the Wottoncnuip boys rend nn ac
count of ttio arrest of Nenl mid tils con
fession implicating bhellenborgor. It was
noticed earlier that Sherman seemed to bo
greatly troubled , but the reading of the ar
rest seemed to annoy him a great deal. Ho
sneered at Ncal , and said that hovau
foolish to go away BO fur , because ho [ .N'eal ]
might have known that 1m ran u greater risk
of being arrested far away from the scene Of
a crime than ho did near where it had bcou
committed. When men ran away everybody
was prepared to eaten them. If they re
mained near at hand nobody would Huspcct
them of the crltno. He than told all ho
Knew about the crime , which comprised
nearly all the mam facts which have been
given In the press , llo supplemented thls.by
slitting that ho knew Molt , the foreman
of Carpenter's barn , in South Omaha. Molt ,
it will bo remembered , helped Ncal to drive
the Pinnoy cattle into South Omaha , .Sher
man said that ho know Molt was In u L'reat
hurry , nud hurried olt the stock on their
drlvo to the yards , How ho became pos
sessed of this Information nobody knows ,
because there bus been no mention of Mott
in this respect before.
By way of explaining his ownership of the
horse ho rode , bhcrmiin said he hud bought
a buggy and team at Arupahou and sum ouo
horse and the vehicle ut Lincoln. The othUr
animal was the ono ho was driving , 'llila
was a lie on his pact , bccauna the latter ani
mal was the property of his wife's undo and
has since been reclaimed.
As mentioned yesterday , Sherman stele
oung MuKlnzio's revolver and overalls.
Vhen accused of the theft hn denied
it , but Inter ndinittel it. Ho begged not
to bo put under urrcst. and offered to return
tha goods , as also to give his own gun und
dirk If permitted to go fieo , Hu then nskcil
MuICinzle to go with him to the river bank
and ho would settle the mutter satisfactorily.
Tlio young man , however , was determined.
Ho wanted hm own und was averse to being
shot and cast In the rlvor , and accordingly
turned him over to the police ,
When hhonimn WHS In Wottcncnmp's
o.nploy , speaking of his ilfo ho said that ho
had nt ono tlmo lived In Murray , la , , and
worked for u man named Weaver. Ills
cousin , named Nellie , was keeping company
with a young man to whom Sherman waa
opposed. ' 1 ho young man hoard of It and be
came angry , Ouo mjitil ho und the cousin ,
whllo walking out , were met by bhermun.
'I ho lever draw his gun , A sculllo ensued
and in.lt the young mun was wounded b his
own gun. Shermuii was hold to the district
court , but was lot out on bonds , ills bonds
men , ho says , connived at his esc.ipo 'and
made good the amount of their indebted
ness.
ness.Tho letter referred lo in yesterday's Hnu
and written to Sherman' * wllo , Deputy
Sheriff Tigho says contained a sentence to
thu offosti That ho [ Sherman | would got
even with them If It took all his life fools
they were to meddle in his affalro.
'Iho meaning of this can only bo con- .