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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
A SUICIDE AT FAIKBDRY ,
Q. A. Mlnnlck Shoots Hlmsolf
Through the Heart.
THE KEARNEY CATASTROPHE.
AVorkir.cn Clcnrlnu Awny tlm Deliris ,
but AH Yet No Iloiilcn Have
Jicen Koiiml Ijltt of tlio
I'Cr.HOIIB
filmt Tliron li the Honrt.
FAIHFIKUI , Nob. , ; .Mnrch 25. i Special
Telegram to Tun Uin.l-O. : A. Mlnnlck
committed suicide on the street nt 9 o'clock
this morning by shooting himself through
the heart with u revolver. Mr. Mlnnickwas
ono of the most popular young busincsss men
of Fnlrlleld nml senior of the firm of Min-
nick & Morrell , dealers In general merchan
dise. He seemed to bo successful in busi
ness and hnppy ut homo. No cnuso for the
net is known. Ho leaves a wife nnd a baby
about two years old.
caruhltii ; till ! Hum. " .
KnAnxnv , Neb ; , March 25. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tin : lii.l : : All day long work-
mcu wcro engaged In clearing the pile of
ruins of thu Midway hotol. Some gold
watches were found nnd other trinkets be
longing to the ill-fated guests. No startling
disvcoerics were made , as the bent was too
great to innKo a thorough search for the
bodies of these supposed to hnvo perished ir.
the names. The following persons nro
missing , and if any ono knows of their
whereabouts let them write to Coroner
Humphreys :
K. IJ. Easlon.
J. II. Harris. .
S. H. Hlnckwell.
George K. Oowington.
S. T. Wobbor.
G. N. Dolino.
They were all commercial men.
A iI6ad mnn was discovered this morning
in Gilchnst & CO.'H lumb'cr yard ouuosito
the Midway. Ho was William D. Shrove , n
carpenter of this city. While the lire wns in
progress yesterday , ho was seen coming out
of the saloon wiih nn armful of bottled
liquors. Ho was found crushed beneath a
pile of lumber , which had been blown over
him. From indications ho had been vomit
ing about the place , and It is supposed that
ho dropped in a drunken stupor beside thu
pllu of lumber.
Harry Detning , property man of the Wer-
den dramatic company , who was killed by
jumping from the fourth story of the burn
ing hotel yesterday , was buried here this
morning at the expense of the company. The
funeral wns held in the ICpiacopal church ,
Kov. Dr. Oliver ollleiatintr. Tonight n bon-
ellt wns played by the company und every
scat was filled. Thu special fund raised by
the high school children , citizens and thu
company will bo forwarded for tlio relief of
the boy's widowed mother.
A totnl cash subscription of $315 has been
raised hero fur the bonclH of the guests whu
were losers in the tiro. A committee wont
to wcrk this evening to raise funds
to equip u temporary hotel for
Dr. Warden. In all probability
the Midway loan and trust company's now
building on Central nvenuo will noon befitted
fitted up for a llrst class hosllery. Active
steps liavo already been taken to rebuild.
An offer has been nmdo to erect n $75,000
bullulng without a subsfdy attached. J , L.
Keck'n ' return fronr'Chicago is"dwallb"d , "
when tbo matter will bo decided.
Unfiirlrd Ilio Starry Itnniinr.
Fnr.MONT , Neb. , March 25. [ Special to
Tin : 15EK-J This afternoon nt 'JIO : ! o'clock
u mammoth fbg was unfurled from the top
of the Fremont normal and business collage ,
It being thu ilrst flag to surmount nny of
Fremont's educational institutions. The
flag is 8x10 foot in dimensions and contains
forty-two stars in its field of blue. A half
liollJay was given the school in honor of the
occasion. The public programme took place
in the college chapel. Patriotic songs were
sung by the students nnd tin eloquent ad
dress delivered by Hon. L. D. lllchnrds ,
orator of the day. Mr. Kichards spoke of
the history of the American ling mm re
counted ninny deeds of valor of which the
utnrs nnd stripes servo ns a cherished
memento. It was llio symbol of personal
devotion and patriotism , whoso history fur
nishes wholesome lessons for .young America
in the later generation.
Lost nnd Found.
NnuroLK , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : DUE. ] Whllo Mr. and Mrs ,
ICdwnrd Kppilcr of Pierce county were vis
iting their friends nt Cnrl Lechtenbergs ,
nenr Under , their little daughter aged two
nnd one-half years wns missed nnd the prom
ises were searched , ibut without success.
The neighbors wcro then culled upon , but no
one hnd scon llio little ono , and finally every
body turned out for miles around. Tlio
Koarch continued all night nnd Monday and
last night. The Norfolk river bumw about
n milo distant many by this time believed the
little 0'iu had found its way to the river
and n wntory grave. Preparations were
being made this evening to drag the river ,
when n report wns brought that she had
been found in n deep ravine about thro quar
ters of a mile from the Lcchtonbcrg resi
dence. She wns yet alive , bul had suffered
greatly from hunger and exposure , having
been out for forty-six hours , A physician
who has just returned from the scene says
he tins some hopes that the little one may
survive.
Stnto IlnNi'bnll A'HOdlntlon.
FIIIMONT : , Nub. , March 25. fSpeelal Tolo-
grnm to TUB llr.i : . | At n meeting hold In
this city today to organize n utnlo baseball
association and league the following repre
sentatives were present : Dr. II. C. Miller ,
Grund Island ; A. J. Shephnrd , Kenrnoyj
John F. Patterson , Pluttsmouth ; William
Pope , Lincoln ; Mr. Corcoran , York ; W. H ,
Harrison , Fremont. Hastings nml Houtrlco
woio not represented. A good deal of en
thusiasm prevailed among llio delegates ,
who are confident u state league will prove a
success. A state association was organized
with the following olllcors : W. H. Harrison ,
Fremont , president : A. J. Shophnrd , Kear
ney , secretary ; tl. C. Miller , Grand Island ,
treasurer. A meeting will bo held ut Grand
Island April 10 to organize a league.
llorrollor Il.iuiut Over.
FIIEMONT , Neb , March 25. fSpocinl Telegram -
gram to TUB DEE. ] Dledrlck Herreiler of
Hooper , thu young man who has been con-
lined in jail for rape committed upon the
person of u fourteen-year-old daughter of
Henry Hnggonler , n German fanner , ap
peared before the district court this after
noon. His case was continued und ho was
granted bnil in the sum of 1500. The young
man and the girl nro eucti equally guilty
according to their own statements. They
uro willing to get married and the father
concurs , but the pastor of the Lutheran
church , to which the family of tbo girl be
longs , forbids , and bis decree will bora-
bpectcd and Horroilcr prosecuted , Mean
while thu girl will become the mother of un
Illigltiiuatu child.
ItniiiilitloiiniVulloy I'liyntclnn * .
McCooif , Nob. , March 25. fSpoclal Tele-
Krnm to Titu Hue. ] The Kcoubllcan Valley
Medical society was in session hero today
nearly all the physicians in the Uepubllcau
valley bolng picsont. The annual address
was delivered by the president , / . U ICuy.
1'apor * wore road and great interest tuUen
lu the discussions that followed. The papers
of J. h. Uathorn of Hartley on "Progress in
Discuses of Children , " Q. W. Curluiau of
Indianola on "Progress In the Practice of
Medicine. " H. U. Davis of McCook on "Sur
gery" and the paper of L. J. Splckeltnicr of
McCook on "Venoral Diseases" dt-servo
special mention. The following ofllcars wcro
elected for the ensuing year : President. .1.
K. Hut horn of Hartley : vice president , H. I ) .
D.ivis. McCook ; secretary , G. W. Curfmnn ,
Indianola ; treasurer , K. K. Hnrr. Stratton.
The next meeting will bu hold In Hartley tbo
second Tuesday in October next.
Thd Cltl/.uiiH' Oiuiotm nt HnBtlni ; * .
HASTINOS , Nob. , March 25. fSpocinl Tclo-
grain to THE Unn.J The citizens' caucus
for the purposeof nominating a full city
ticket convened nt the court house this even-
Inj and was called to order by the secretary ,
Myron Van Fleet. On motion of W. H.
Lunnlng , Mr. A. L. Clark , prcst'lcht ' of the
First National bank , was made chairman
and nominated for mayor ten minutes later
amidst great enthusiasm. Jack Mines was
nominated for city treasurer , and Harry
H overly for city clorl ; by acclamation. For
members of iho school board \V. II , Tnn-
nlng nnd J. H. Fleming wcro nominated.
For councilincn First ward , Jacob Heifer ;
second wnrd. C. C. Hiitenhouso ; Third
ward , Jacob Flshor ; Fourth ward , W. II.
Fuller. The caucus was the -most , enthu
siastic over hold In Hasting * , and the ticket
is regarded us a remarkably strong ono.
The prohibitionists will abide by the decision
oi the citizens' caucus and will not plnco a
ticket in the field.
A Triple ISInzo nt Fremont.
FIIEMONT. Neb. , March 25. ( Special Tele
gram to THE HEE. ] A fmv minutes before 0
o'clock this morning lira wns discovered in a
barn belonging to Jacob Joss , in the rear of
John Kuoell's hotel and saloon. H spread
rapidly nnd in u few minutes the structure
was nil abhuc. A tcrrlflu wind was blowing
from the northwest und the llames soon se
cured a hold on nn adjoining barn belonging
to Knoell. This ono stood close to the hotel
ntid the llro hnd spread to the latter in about
twenty minutes after It was discovered.
The air was filled with flying boards
nnd sparks nnd there wns general alarm
for the fate of the city. 'Jhe lire was con
fined to the hotel which was gutted , but the
bholl left standing. The loss on the barns
Is SJOO , with 5 5 insurance in the West-
Chester & Now Hnuipshiro ; on the hotel and
furniture , W.500 , with iiOQ In the \Vnst-
Chester and Sl.OOO in the German of Peoria.
Dehtriiotivi ! I-'Ire nt AValdsli.
WAPASH , Neb. , March 25. ISpecial Tele-
pram to THE HEE.J Tlio second destructive
'fire hero within n yenr occurred this morning
ut-to'elock.consumlngD.lJ.Hnycs1 implement
store , P. F. .fohnsoa's ' blacksmith shop , nnd
the building and outfit of the Weekly News.
Hayes' loss is $1,200 , insured in the Pbicnlx
of Brooklyn for § 750 , Weekly News' loss ,
S7UO , Insured in tbo German of Freeport ,
III. , for $ r > ( jQ\ \ Johnson held no Insurance.
The origin of tlio llro is unkno.vn.
.Alttrdor In the l-'lr < t Dcjjrnc.
Fiir.MONT , Nob. , March 2 > . [ Soeciil Tele
gram to Tin : HEE. | Tiio entire day has been
occupied in the district court with the argu
ments and charge of Judge Marshall in the
Furst murder tri.il. The jury went out nt C
o'clock. At 10:30 : o'clock the jury came int
the judge was summoned , the prisoner
brought in-nnd the Inrgo crowd of people
gathered to hear tno verdict , rapped to order.
The jury being polled unnopnccd their vor-
ditt , which wns "guilty of mtiruer in the
ilrst degree. " Contrary to general expecta
tion the prisoner remained unmoved at the
announcement of his fate.
A lloception to Commercial Travelers
HEATUICE , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THE HEE. ] The commercial
' ' ' " ' ' ' '
travelers of Beatrice ntld'all'vi'M6rr"thus''o'mi'
ployed arc invited to nttond the reception
given for them nt the Ueatrico Young Men's
Christian association rooms Saturday even-
in L' , March 20. Refreshments will bo served.
Tlio Young Men's Christian association
board of directors will bo present to enter
tain them. ' 1 ho travelers nro invited to bring
their wives , or sweethearts , if they huvo no
wives. No admission feo.
It-uind I'or Indian Tcrritnr- ) .
NIOIIIIARA , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tel
egram to THE HKE. 1 Another outfit of
I'oncii Indians loft for Indian Territory last
evening. It is reported thnt soldiers will bo
sent in pursuit of them. The agent and em
ployes liavo donti all in their power to detain
them but without avail. About ten days
ago they were paid their annuity money und
nskcu no aid from the government in mnking
this trip. The Innd grnsping squnw men nro
beaten and some talk of following them.
Occupation Tax.
FIIEMONT , Neb ! , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HEI : . | The ordinance impos
ing an occupation tax for the relief of the
city treasury passed the city council this
evening. It has boon pending for live weeks
during which time it has been discussed in
nnd out of the council with gru.it vigor.
The principal assessments nro made upon
saloons , which are f.'iOO each , bunks $100 ,
chattel money lenders nnd brokers $50 and
drug ntorcs S'5.
l 'oll Under n Stnllc Cutter.
WEST POINT , Nob. , March 25 [ Special
Tolcgrnm to Tin : HEE. ] A probably fatal
accident occurred to the twelve year-old son
of Herman Kchlcuter , n farmer living north
west of this place today. The child was driv
ing n Htulk cutter , when the team became
frightened and ran away , throwing the child
under the terrible machine , lacerating the
left arm and leg and fracturing the skull.
Drs. Suinmorn and Thompson were called ,
but could do nothing for the sufferer.
KItlor Hiuvon.s' Miooo sor.
KEAUNKV , Nob. , March 25. | Special Tele
gram to Tin ; HEE. ] Hlauop Vincent for
warded the appointment of presiding elder
over the Kearney district to l ev. G. L.
Haight of the First Methodist hpiseopal
church of this city. Ho Is to take the place
of Kov. Leslie Stevens , who will go to Cliimi
in April to conduct n missionary school.
Uev. Hulght is one of the brightest divines
in the state.
HOIIRU Itnrnod nt Hasting" .
HASTINOS , Neb. , March 25. ( Special Tele-
grnm to THE HEE.The | residence occupied
by M. L. Webb on West Fifth street was to
tally destroyed by lire this morning nt 10tO. : !
Webb hnd been ejected as tenant by order
of the court ami hnd tnu major portion of his
household goods removed when tlio tire was
discovered. The loss to tlu residence Is
placed ut $1SUO ; insurance. 51.COO.
Arrnncint ; I'orH Work- ) .
Nonroi.ic , Nob. , March 25 , | Special Tolo-
grnuitoTiiK HEE.J George A. Hrooki ro *
turned from Chicngn tonight and states ho
hns made satisfactory arrangements
whereby Norfolk will have n gas iiluul bu-
yond a doubt. _
A Disnotrous 1'r.iirlo Kirn.
GHVNT , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : HEE.I A disastrous pralrlo
llro swept over a largo portion of this country
Sunday. It has just been learned thai Dr.
A. U. K.insom , living olahl miles Houtheast.
has been entinnv burned out , Largo quan
tities of bay and grain are reported burned ,
Snoiilc Tlili'WH nt Yorlc.
YOIIK , Nob. , March 25.- | Special Telegram
to Tins Dm : . ] Sneak thieves aru getting in
their work In York. Lust night Dorr's drug
store was entered and about $ d in money ,
1,000 clk'nrs and several gallons of cholco
snake medicine extracted.
ity ! > omo < ; rntH.
NemiASKA CITV , Nub , , March 25. ( Special
Telegram to TUB UKE.I The democrats
today nominated Colonel Frank P. Ireland
for mayor ; Joan J. Tcton , clerk ; Fred 1 lei-
Her , treasurer ; M. HautntMrton , A. F. Moll-
ring , H. Thlolu , Voluoy Street , S. A. Hail ,
couuclluieu.
TORREH BANKRUPTCY BILL ,
The House Gommlttoo on judiciary
Agrees on the Moasuro.
EX-REBELS AT CROOK'S GRAVE.
_ *
Former I'ociiicn Honor the l)2iul Ocn-
ornl Mnrrlll'rf Service I
Hill Impartial Work of the
Committee
WASHINGTON UUIIEAU TUB OMIUA Us * , )
51 ! ) FOUHTEKNTII STIIBBr , >
WASiit.voioy. U. C. , March -J5. I
Tho.houso committee on judiciary today
agreed upon what is known as the Torrey
bankruptcy bill. The bill was prepared by
Mr. Torrey , n member ot the bar of St.
Louis , who has given the subject of bank
ruptcy special study for several yoars. It
was adopted by the national board of tr.vJo
which met in St. Louis in 1S3 * . after full
discussion and consideration of the bill m
detail. Two general plans of bank
ruptcy * legislation have been before
the country for several years ,
the one embodied in what is known us tlio
Lowell bill , and the other embodied in what
is Known ns the Torroy bill. The loading
fcnturcs of the former wcro radically fa
vorable to the creditor class and was sup
ported moro particularly and generally by
the merchants of the eastern states , whereas
the Torroy bill , although justly protecting.
as it is believed , the creditor class , is moro
favorable to the debtor than the Lowell
bill. The Torroy bill was Introduced
into' the house of representatives at tlio
beginning of the present session by Kzra IJ.
Taylor of Ohio , chairman of the house
judiciary committee , .vid has been under
consideration by that committee for sevor.il
weeks. Tno committee gave frequent hear
ings to Mr. Torroy , thu author of the bill.
and to others interested In its provisions. It
was referred to a sub-committeu consisting
of Mosgjrs. Huchatian , McCormiuk und Stow-
, art. They made a favorable report to the
full committee nnd consideration by para
graphs was carefully given by the commit
tee nt largo. Tlie lending feature of the
bill as compared with the bankruptcy law of
18U7 is tlmt it is less expensive and the ma
chinery provided by the act less complicated.
Tno great objection to the act of I'-O' was
the enormous expanse of marshals , clerks'
nnd registers' lees , resulting in almost every
case in leaving nothing for the creditor. The
> proposed bill eliminates all those objection
able features and will commend itself , the
committee think , to nil these who are in
favor ot the passage of a bankruptcy law.
THE QUAY AT THE OltlVE Ol1 TIIU IH.fn.
"I liavo heard a great deal of talk about
the blue and the gray business , " said Cup-
tain Hourke ol the Third cavalry , who was
for llffton years an uido-do-camp to General
Crook , "but I have never seen a more touch
ing incident than ono that happened .vcster-
day at General Crook's funeral in Oakland.
A man came up to mo. Ho was n very
modest , quiet , manly looking follow und
ueomeil to have a good deul in him. He said
to mo :
' "My name is Fayo. I fought in the
southern army during the war. I was a
corporal. I was ono of the band' ' of men wtio
rode into Cumberland , Md. , ono night and
captured General Crook and tool : him down
to Libby prison. General Crook Was a good
soldier. Ho accepted the situation very
gracefully and.said : 'Gentlemen , I BOO this
ts the fortune of war. I don't blame you n
bit. You-havo done a very daringthing. .
I must submit.1 On ; our way
with him ho behaved so grnclbusly thnt wo
nil became very much attached to him nnd
now tlmt ho is dead 1 want to know if I can
help bury him.1 "I told him. " continued
Captain Ijoui'ko , "Unit I was not in charge
of the funeral arrangements , but I thought
I could assure him that n plnco could bo
found for him with General Crook's own
stulT , and when the body was lowered Into
tlio grave this man stood by the coflln.
There was another man of the same detach
ment of the rebel cavalry who cnmo down
from Grnfton , W. Vn. , to pav his old foeman -
man the same honor. I am sorry to say I
did not got his name but Faye pointed him
out to mo.
"There Is n curious incident in General
Crook's lilo not generally known which illus
trates , I think as well as any other , h is mer
its as n soldier and gentleman. It happened
when ho was a second lieutenant serving in
northern California and what is now Ore
gon. His services against the wild tribes
then infesting that region were o conspicu
ous , ntid distinguished that wnon n new fort
was established in the northern limit of Cal
ifornia the people of that region united in
signing n petition to the secretary of war
asUintr lliat the new post bo named Fort
Crook. It was an unusual honor to confer
upon n living olllcer as low In rank as a sac-
and lieutenant. It was something that had
never been done before and I am satisllod
has never been done since , but Jefferson
Davis , who was then secretary of wnr , or
dered that this fort bo called Fort Crook in
recognition of tno worlc this youngster had
done. "
jiomiiu.'s . .
SEKVIOI : PENSION mi.r *
The committee on pensions of the house
hns agreed to report favorably what Is
Known ns thu Merrill service pension bill.
This is ono of the most liberal measures In
the line of pensions thnt ha.s over boon
brought before the house of representatives ,
and provides that every soldier of sixty-two
years or over who took part in the war of
the rebellion shall have S3 per month
from the date of application during his
lifo. The second section provides that
all persons who served ninety diiys and nro
now disabled shall receive $ S a month re
gardless of whether their disability was in
curred m the service or not. The third sop-
tion places on the pension roils widows of nil
soldiers at the rate of tJ n mouth who nro
over sixty two years of ngo. The fourth
section provides that every soldier's widow
who is without other moans of support than
dally labor shall have a pension of ? S u
month.It is believed that in case this bill
should pass it would add $10,000,000 it year
to the pension appropriations
SAWYKIl'S SCI1KME.
Senator Sawyer has reported from tlio
sonata committee on postofllces und post-
roads a bill which is of great importance to
the renders ns well ns the publishers of
newspapers throughout the country. It
provides that publications of the second
class , ono copy to each aetunl subscriber
residing in the county whcro the same nro
printed , in whole or In part , and published ,
or to each such subscriber who , though
residing In another county , may receive ono
copy of such publication nt n postoulco with
in the county of publication , shall go free
III rough the mails , but the same shall not bo
delivered ut letter carrier ofllccs or dis
tributed by carrier unless postage is paid
thereon at the rate proscribed in section 111
of the art ; provided , that the rate ot news *
papers , excepting weeklies and periodical- )
not exceeding two ounces in weight , when
the Hamu are deposited in a letter carrier
oftlco for dolivory'by its carrier shall bo uni
form nt. 1 cent each and periodicals weighing
moro than two ounces shall bo subject when
delivered by such carriers to a postage of 'J
cents each and these rates shall , bo prepaid
by stamps ufllxcd.
CO.NSI'L HAWKS' suoui HEroiir.
The publication by the sonata In accord
an co A'ith thu request of Senator Paddock of'
Consul Ilnwert' report on tlio bout sugar 'In.
dustry in Holiomm has been followed by
such a demand for this little pamphlet that
it is probable the senate and hojso will bo
called upon to order the publication of a
largo second edition of the same. The state
ment which it makes of the profits on beet
sugar culture and of tbo availability
of our western states for ! the "growth
of the boot sugar . plant aifd the
manufacture of sugar enough to supply the
country has como with the force of u revela
tion. The DcloBnttons from Kansas ,
Nebraska , Iowa and Minnesota are particu
larly interested and their interest has been
still further stimulated by the excellent
report accomuanylnR the ' bill for the promo
tion of beet sugar growing by the aid of n
bounty whlcti Senator Paddock hns reported
from his committee agriculture ana
which ho hr.s accompanied with n most ad
mirable compendium ol thd history of bcot
sugar growing nnd the moans by
which it has been stimulated In
other countries. The demands for the report -
port have already exhausted the few hun
dred coplej printed for the Use of bis com
mittee and In response to the demands made
the senator today hns ordered printed at his
expense 10,000 cooles of the roiwrt.
A conference was hold today by a number
of western senators' nnd representatives In
which the subject of boot suff.ir was warmly
discussed nnd in which the gicatoet
interest was manifested us to the
best means to bo adopted to stimu
late the Industry. In conversation
thia afternoon Senator Paddock said thnt ho
believed that ono of the remedies for the
present agricultural depression would bo
found In such diversification of the products
of agriculture as would give moro profit than
corn nnd wheat. Hn .believed that thcro
was a great futnro for the boot sugar in
dustry , particularly In Nebraska , nnd n largo
Held for lucrative farm'ng ' In the growth of
the sugar bcot to bo made into sugar in
towns adjacent to the farmer * .
TUB WEST WANTS LOWCU SL'OAU DUTIES.
This morning there was n meeting of the
republican delegation fi m the ten western
states nt which the subject of the sugnr
schedule proposed by thu ways and means
comniittcu-of the house' ' wns discussed. The
universal sentiment among the gentlemen
wns tlfat the west represented by them
favors not only n reduction of the sugar tar
iff , but u change from t'io ' advalorom to the
spccitlc plan of assessing the duty. The
rest of it wns that the states dele
gations selected representatives to appear
before the ways and means committee to
advocate n specific duty cf i a cent n pound
or less upon nil sugnrs below nnd including
No. 10 , Dutch standard and not moro thnn
W ° f ft cent n pound upon nil sugnrs nbavo
Mo. 10. Later ttio ten gentlemen , namely
Mr. Cannon of Illinois , Ubcndla of Indiana ,
'
Henderson' Iowa , LInd of Minnesota ,
Cogswell of Wisconsin , Allen of Michigan ,
Hansbrough of North Dakota , Pickler of
South Dakota , Carter ot Montana and Wil
son of Washington , appeared before the com
mittee nnd presented their case. The almost
unanimous sentiment of the western states
upon the subject was sOcjcwhut of n rcvela-
tion to the membars of the ways and means
committee , and it is probable that the result
will bo a further modillcatlou of the sugar
tariff schedule.
AN IMPARTIAL COMMITTEB.
The elections committee of the present
hotiso has shown nloro judicial impartiality
than has been usual In congrass. It has re
ported on seven cases. In four of tnom the
report * have been in favor of the republican
contestant and in three lu favor of the demo
crats. Of the ton remaining it is possible
thnt ut least onc-l..lf will bu de
cided in favor of the democrats. In the
case of I'osoy aeninst Parrett from the
Kvansvllle , Ind. , district the report is In
fuvor of the democratic contestant. This
wns particularly interesting because it in
volved the right of Jesuit theological stu
dents to vote in the district in which they
nro studying , and the 'committee recognizes
such right , which is n' precedent of im
portance.
MISCKI.LANEOUS.
Senator Harwell today introduced a bill
providing n pension of { 3,000 a year for the
widow of General Crook.
A. II. Smith was today appointed fourth
class postraasto'r nt Howolory , Huchanau
county , Iowa , vice W. J. Miles , resigned.
Senator Paddock today reported the bill
increasing the pension lef Z. T. Crawford of
Nebraska. . " *
' ; PciHirS. 'HEATH.
.V New "iorlc
llnnd On :
Nsw Yoittf , March So. [ Special Telegram
to THE HEE. ] An officer was summoned by
the inmates of a Hat on Second avenue nnd
Seventy-second street this afternoon. They
excitedly informed him , that something wns
wrong on the third floor. Quickly ascend
ing tlio stairs ho obtained entrance into the
apartment. Standing by a table was a tall ,
well built woman. The deathly pallor of
her taco was Intensified by the big splashes
of blood which marked it. Her left arm ,
which hung down , terminated at the wrist in
n ragged and bleeding stump , and
the blood which came from the
severed veins made little pools on the oil
cloth on the floor. The ofllcer stepped for
ward , and as he did so the woman fell side-
wavs on the table , upsetting it and rolling
with the dishes to the floor. The ofllcer
jumped forward and tcqring a sheet iuto
strips bandaged the woman's arm. An am
bulance conveyed her t'p the hospital. She
refused to answer any questions and died in
n few hours
The missing hand was found In the par
lor lying on the carpet embedded
in a great thick clot of blood.
All around were blooa marks , and drops and
spatters hnd evcu fallea.upon the furniture
and stained the white marble of the cantor
table. Near it lay a big bread knif { > . It
must liavo required a big effort on ! the
woman's part to have hacked off her band
in the manner she did.
The housekeeper said the woman's nnmo
wns Mrs. Mary Agnes Giles , and thnt her
husband loft her about a year ago on ac
count of her heavy drlnlting habits. She
had three children Maggie , aged
twelve years ; Joe , aged eight , and
another son of eighteen , The
latter did not llvo with hor. Her sickening
self-murder is the culmination of a drunken
orglo. She alternated between drinking nnd
boating her children until they were forced
to seek safety in lllL'ht to ono of the neigh
bors. She kept up her solitary orglo nil Sun
day night and yesterday , tilling the mr with
maudlin songs , yells and prayers. This af
ternoon the housekeeper peered through n
keyhole and discovered Mrs. Giles on bar
knees praying. Soon ojtor she looked again
und was horrified to see her lying on the
sofa , her fice covered \\itli blood. 1 lien she
summoned thu police ,
TIIII2I ) OK CO.NVt3.NT MCR. |
A 1'onnti Woman Makes n Dcspcrnto
Attempt to K cn | > c.
WnsTciinsTEii , Pa. , 'March 25. | Special
Tolccram to Tim HEB. ' A young woman
made a desperate attempt to escape from llio
Villa Maria convent at this plnoo today , but
failed. About 0 o'clock1 this morning she
leaped from ono of the 'A-lndows In the large
convent building to ihq ground , fifteen feet
below , nnd ran down tlio board wnlk loading
to the town clad in only her night clothes
and nothing but her' stockings on her tcct.
After her ran live nunn and when she hnd
got a hundred yards from the convent they
caught her nnd dracgetj lior struggling and
crying bltteny back to the convent. The
young girl cried "murder ' several times ,
but no ono was noaV ' to go to her aiO. . A
young lad who was near'was told by ono of
the nuns that the gtrf was sick and delirious ,
but this the lugltlvo 'denied. The girl was
about eighteen years of ago und of nn
attractive appearance. The affair hna cre
ated n sensation bore , but no steps liavo been
taken to investigate tnd matter.
I'littlim Awny UN .Medals.
HEHLIN , March 35. Hlsmnrck has deposited -
posited nil his stars , criuscs and medals but
the Golden Fleece and the lllaelt Kuglo In
the Kcieli ban tf. "No more uniforms or
medals for me , " thu veteran said to the
omperor.You huvo forced mo Into retire
ment whcro I bhall wear n black coat and
only need my Iron crpss. You will never
see mo in Hcrlin ngaln. " .
llorliort'H ICfNltcnatioii Aooopteil.
HKIIUN , March 25. The roilgnutign of
Count Herbert HUmnrcit has been nccopled
and Herr von Alveniloben appointed to sub-
coed him as imperial secretary of foreign
affairs ,
Nonrly Ktoppnil
CIXUNNATI , O , , Mnrch'JS. The river tb
night has nearly stopped riling and all tbo
tributaries above are full lug.
ELMORO BURNED OUT AGAIN
A Colorado Town Narrowly Es
capes Complete Destruotlont
ALL THE MAIL DESTROYED.
The 1'laco Completely Domnrntlzcil
mill It IH KcnreU Tlmt It Will
Nut Soon lie llobiillt
Origin of the Fire.
For tlio Second Time.
KI.MOIIO , Col. , March 44o. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB I3ni : . ] Tlio Hunt block burned
to the ground tonight und the town was en
tirely wrecked. The loss cannot bo esti
mated. There U no Insurance. The Dis
patch oftlco Is n total wreck. The Uro spread
rapidly from the Hunt building and In n
short tune the Grunt block , the Commercial
hotel , the News building and postoflica wore
caught m the ( lames and burned , together
with their contents.
Several other business houses wore also
destroyed by the tire and nro a total loss to
the owners , who hud not Insured them. The
origin of the lire Is supposed to bo In-
condlary , but the town Is In such n wild
Etato of excitement over the affair that
It Is almost tin utter Impossibility to got at
the facts.
So far thcro have been no reports of lives
lost. The 11 ro started in the Hunt building
about 9 o'clock in the evening. The block
was occupied by Paul & Van ICowon and
contained general merchandise , which was
absolutely dcstroyoJ and will bo a total loss.
The postoQlc ; , which occupies the ilr.U Moor ,
was burned out before the contents could bo
savoil by hundreds of willing hands who
wcro willing to risk almost anything
to save the mail. Tlio second floor , in
which wii9 the ofileo of the Colorado
Conl and Iron company together with
everything in. It was lost , and A. It. fol
lows , the agent here , had a narrow escape
from death in endeavoring to rescue his
family from the llames , his wife lying Rick
and an inuinto of the doomed binRling , not
able to rlao up in her bed. The adjoining
building , which is occupied by the Presbyte
rian congregation , IDS' , their organ und nil
the church Ilxtures.
The next house was occupied by a family
named Kdwarcls , who saved part , of their
household goods. An unoccupied house was
burned to the ground , us was also
Floyd's nlcat market. The Commercial
hotel , the only hotel in the place , with
its contents was partially saved.
Had-tho llro started an hour or so earlier
, nothing would have been saved in the entire
place , as the wind had neon blowing a fear
ful gale , but had partly subsided. It is cer
tainly n heavy blow to the place , as eighteen
months ago a llro cleaned out thu largest
portion of the business center , which was
never rebuilt , and the probability is thnt n
portion of thnt destroyed tonight will not bo
rebuilt again at once.
Ineemllary lUres at lllsmnrck.
MiNNBAi'OMS , Minn. . March 25. A His-
marclf , N. D , , special says that , the town is
greatly excited over two or three incendiary
fires startea early this morning1. Every
thing IB wet from snow and rain , and this
aided the citizens in suppressing what might
iiavo been a conflagration. There is no clue
Three Children Croniatud.
MimriXE : I onon , Kan. , March "a. This
morning the house occupied by L. 13. Hoot ,
burned. His three children , aged six , four ,
and two respectively , perished. The lather
was away and the mother was inilltlnir. Mrs.
Koot was severely burned in trying to roa-
cue the children.
Flax Mills Dcitroyod.
-TC , Kas. , March 25. The lUx mills
hero were destroyed by nn incendiary Urn
this morning mid an unknown man was
burned to death.
jj-ii-uiiu , 'JV.\n , Scorohrd.
L.uir.po , Tex. , March 25. A fire in the
business portion of this city yesterday did
$100,000 damage ; partly Insured.
Til 13 GUANIKMOTHUH WON.
, v KniiHns Suit Very Similar to the
tin mis Case.
ATriiiaox , ICnu. , March 25. Last Friday
William A. Morrison brought habeas corpus
proceedings in thu district court for the
possession of his seven-year-old daughter
Klhol , who had been living with her grand
mother Mrs. Fnnnio Woodward , ever since
her mother , was killed lu a runaway accident
in St. Joseph about three years ago , Mor
risen paid no attention to the child until ho
married again about two months ago. Ho
then wanted Ethel to live with him and his
new wife , but the grandmother objected , on
the ground that Morrison's second wife was
not the proper kind of a pcreou to care for a
little girl.
Tno case came up before Judge Eaton 5'es-
torday morning. A great deal of evidence
was introduced to show that Mrs. Morrison
was unlit to cure for nn Innocent child.
Evidence as to the dissolute habits of Mor
risen wits nho produced.
Little Ethel was on the stand and sxvoro
thnt her fnther hnd never given her any
thing except ono pair of shoes Inst feu miner ,
nml when asked if she wanted to go with
her father , Bho burst into tears and said uho
wanted to stay with her grandmother.
The court held that the grandmother was
thu proper person to care for the child , and
upon application of her attorneys , filie was
appointed guardian. Mrs. Woodward , the
giandmother , is u highly respected old lady.
CIGAll MAUKKS Wlhlj STUlKU.
TliH Unions llnvo Decitleil to Close
All "Open" SliniH.
CHICAGO , March 25 , [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Hnn.j A strike that will involve
eight hundred or nine hundred men has boon
decided upon by the strike board of throe
cigar makers' unions in Chicago. The for
mal action will bo taken at a meeting tomor
row night. Uho present serious situation Is
the outgrowth o ! thu recent action of the
Phir-nlx C'lgnr company and two other fac
tories Wolf's and Fischer's. The men at
these places were laid off n week ngo , the
unions said , for the purpose of taking on
non-union men or compelling the union men to
return to work at n reduction of about 'M per
cent In wages. It was claimed that tho'jo
shops were following this courdo In pursu
ance of nn order from the Cigar Man
ufacturers' association , and that
it was n forerunner of a similar
notion on the part of all the other
manufacturers. The three manufacturers
put non-union men to wont but thu union
men were so successful in getting them out
thnt Wolf and Flsl.or were compelled to
yield and they have agreed to employ only
union men at regular price * .
The I'lm.'iiix holds out and is constantly
getting new hands. 'I he committee from
the union , however , lias been successful Iti
getting alt the now men away. Whllo this
8truKiiio has been progrcHsing it is ould that
the 'open shops" have aided the manufac
turers by discriminating against the unlop
men. This condition of affairs waa reported
to thu unions und after investigation by thu
committee It was decided to close "open"
shops to the union men.
\Viilo Awnko I'lrrro.
I'lLiiitK , S. D. , March -Special [ Tolo-
graui to TUB UKKTho ; board of trade
beta au important all afternoon tcssigu to-
day nt which It was thorotmhlyE" ( hlzed
for the capltol campaign tills year.o \ old
executive committee , consisting ' John
Sutherland , P. F. McClure. A. W. i" / ston ,
W. S. Wells nr.d W. I. Wollman. M uo
ccssfully conducted the campaign | year
wcro ngnln chosen and three otnor me. ibcrs ,
U. I. Crawford , .1. W.Ward and C. II. ilurlto
were added. Those gentlemen will ilvo ; the
campalen this year all the attention it needs
to mnko Plorro n big winner again , and they
number Rome of Ilia brightest man In the
state. The board recommended u full nonpartisan -
partisan city ticket with Hon. IJ. J. Temple-
ton for mayor.
1'roP. Owen nt I ml hum Drinks Km-
liulmlnir I'lu III by Mistake.
EVANSVIM.C , Ind. , March 25. Prof. Kleh-
nrd Owen , a well known scientist , was
fntqll.v and A. 11. Fretagoot , n prominent
merchant seriously poisoned lint nlghl by
tailing a drinlt from a bottle supposed to
contain mineral water , but which really was
embalming lluul.
Prof. Owen wna ono of four sons of the
Scotcn philanthropist , Hobert Owen , known
nil over the world for his learning and
benevolence. Prof. Owen's two brothers.
Davlil Dale , the eminent geologist , and
Robert Unto , n statesman and scholar , were
also of world-wide reputation. Prof. Richard
Owen was celebrated ns a scholar , scientist
and noldicr. Ho was born tn Scotland
mid educated abroad , afterwards coming to
this country. After serving in the
United States geological Biirvey ho became
a captain in the Mexican war. lie was af
ter ward a state geologist for Indiana and pro
fessor In lilnoiiiingtoa university , Ih the
civil war lie served with gaila'itry .is lieu
tenant colonel of tlio Fifteenth Indiana , and
afterwards commanded the Sixtieth Indiana
until ISO' } , when i'l ' health compelled his
resignation , He was also an author of some
note.
. - _ -
A Ii\\T OKF1OI3.
Over $ . - ( > , ( ) ( ) ( ) Usnli/.rtl in Ono Year
liy n Now York Sheriff.
NEW YOIIK , March 25. The grand Jury to-
dny handed down a long presentment to
Judge Fitzgerald , in which tliosheriff'sonico
Is characterized as a disgrace to thu city and
a shame to civilization.
The presentment In referring to sheriffs'
aales , says ; "During the three years ended
January 1 , 1SSO , ono llrni of auctioneers con
ducted sheriffs' sales from which wore real
ized the sum of $1,087,508. Of this sum ? KI- ,
9117 was divided between the sheriff and auc
tioneer. In tuo ynar ISS'J ' the shonlf's prollts
were over $50.000. How much moro ho re
ceived for extra compensation cannot bo
learned because of the looseness of his ac
counts. Under the system In vogue the
deputy sheriff , to roaluo substantial pecuni
ary advantage , is almost compelled to com
mit criminal acts , certainly to lay aside nil
ideas of honesty and integrity. "
Tlio foreman of tlio grand jury said the
inquiry had failed to reveal n single redeem
ing element In thu management of the sher
iff's oflleo. It was n black record of violated
law , tardy justice , forced settlements ,
corruption and bribery. It was no longer a
question of what ought to bo done to remedy
the cxhting evils , but what must bo done at
once and without delay. The foreman united
thai copies ot the presentment bo sent to the
governor and the state legislature.
CAU'lloUS
A frill ( I That the Sa.xion Mallet He form
Hill is Unconwiiiiiiional.
ALIUNV , N. Y. , March 25. Tl > o governor
has sent a message t& the legislature recom
mending that both house ? pass a concurrent
resolution. asking1 the court of appeals to re-
vconvono and givojta opinion as to the consti-
'lutiomil'ity of "ftie S tolfUundtl-eforuT bill :
The governor states that he can not sign the
bill In its present shape , as ho has a convic
tion that certain of its provisions are in violation
lation of the stale constitution. In the scn-
oto a resolution u tiling on the court of ap
peals for a decision us asked for by the gov
ernor wan introduced , and with the mossugo
was referred to the judiciary committee.
Similar action ivas taken in tno assembly.
llnrultcilV Career in I0niniiil. ]
NIIOAIIA FAU.S , Oat. , March . ' " > . [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Ur.i : . | On account of the
wet weather Mr. Stevenson , the father of
Mrs. Hurr.holl , and party kept close to the
house today. A package about a foot loag.
four inches wide and two inches thick , ad
dressed "F. C. liunwoll , Niagara Falls ,
Out , " arrived by parcel post today. U came
from Cheltenham , Hnglnnd , and is Bald to
contain photographs. Information has been
received rfrom the Kov. Air. Pulley of .Saff
ron , the father of IJ. U. Policy , that ho has
been in communication with different per
sons iri England who have had business deal
ings with ISurchell , and llnds that all liavo
reason to regret that they had anything to
do with the man. " Ono in particular says ho
has good reason to thank Cod for the way in
which ho escaped with his life-
Her lliislianil'H "Murilerfr.
Vt. , March 25. ( .Special
Telegram to Tire Uin.J : The trial of J.
.Sherman Caswoll for the uiurdor of Gcorgo
J. Goulu last September which began yes
terday was continued today. Gould had
married Laura A. Cutler , to whom Caswcll
claimed to boafllnnced , mid when the eonplo
returned homo after Ilio wedding Caswoll
shot Gould ns he was entering the houso.
T ho most startling bit of testimony brought
out was on the part of Laura Cutler-Gould ,
widow of the murdered man , who swore
that nlo : had lived with Caswoll , her hus
band's murderer , iiineteon years , occupying
the relations of u wife , but never waa mar
ried to him , Slio is very much in favor of
CHSWoll , . saying recently that she would
marry him In u minute if ho was free. She
has visited him frequently In jail and held
long conferences with his counsel ,
Dritl-li i\ir.-uliiion Treaty.
WASIIISOTOV , March 25.Tho convention
supplementary to thu tenth article of the
treaty oi 1S2 ! between Great Britain and the
United States , concluded nt Washington July
12 , 1SS9 , nnd ratifications exchanged at Lon
don March 11 , 1690 , was proclaimed today.
The additions to the old lint of extraditable
crimes wore made public Homo time. nto. The
committee further provido.i that a fugitive
criminal shall not bo surrendered if thu of
fense In respect ol which his surrender is
demanded he of u political character , or If
ho proves that the : requisition fur his sur
render was made with a view to try or to
punish him for nn otTenuo of n political char
acter. No person surrendered shall be tria
ble or tried for any crime or offense com
mitted prior to extradition.
Not
WASHINGTON , March 25. Secretary Noble
today rendered a decision in a case involving
the question of assiu-nability of the right to
make a soldier's additional homestead entry.
The secretary decides the question in the
negative nnd says by construing the soldiers'
homoHoad act as a whole il is clear that
congress did not Intend that the privilege
granted to ihu soldier should bo the subject
of barter und sale or assignment to another.
Suw Dr. 1'o.cr.s1 Hotly.
HKHLI.V , March 25. Etnln Pasha writes
that an Arab ut MombcBua saw the body of
Dr. Peters and declared bo had boon mur
dered. Emln , it is stated , will soon return
to Egypt and not come to Europe.
Jim U'cullier Korticnst.
For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather.
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair , northerly
winds , warmer.
For South Dakota -Fair , warmer winds
shifting to southerly.
Denver Hi-\vcr imlmrorrt Strike.
DKNVKU , March 25.Ono hundred and
fifty workmen employed by Uiley & I'o. of
Omaha on thu North Denver bowers struck
today for au increase ot
FOR THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH
Argument of Mr. Roaowntor Before
the HOUBO Commlttoo.
FAULTS IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM.
Ton Many I'luij OnnnitorK Ilnvr
UiiHlncsB in Trnntmotcd at Unit-
way Stations Homo Interest-
tiiK Cuiii | arliioiiB.
Tim Cloilni : Argument.
Tlio following are the concluding argu
ments of Mr. Kosowator lu fuvor of govern-
inoiit control of the lolograpr. before the
liouso cotiiinlUco on postofllccs unit post
roads :
Tlioro nro 40,000 postofllccs In the I'nUctt
States today having no telegraph service.
Wo nro tolil Vlint thuso people i\ro not onti-
tied to tlio use tit the telegraph ; thnt they
nro nothing but cnminon tnrmcrs niul clod-
hoppcin niul would not solid anything by tel
egraph except si death message occasionally.
1 eliilin lit the llrsl plaeo Hint the 18,000 of-
HOUR thnt uro now reported to oxial in tint
country for public surrioo nro not In condi
tion to transmit the business of tlio people
Hying at those stations ; thiittheynro merely
adjuncts , making it little income for the tele
graph company without any special fnollity
to do the business of the public. All of you
arc invaro tlmt in moat of theao small rail
road station * the railroad companies main-
tnin 11 very cheap operator. Sometimes they
imy them from f.'O to $ i5 or $ 'M par njniitli.
They nro what professionals c.ill plugs or
unskilled operators. They nro not compe
tent to do commercial business. They nro
competent in the vocubulnry which they
have , which la n very limited one , to Imndlo
railroad business because ttio same
words occur nil the tinio to the rail
road operator , such HB baggage , chocks , con
ductor , car , station , etc. These words , ; > or-
haps5001n nil , are all thnt this operator
readily receiver. When ho gets any other
part ol the English language ho generally
breaks down. Kow you eomo to uno of tlicso
stations nun you want to transmit a mes
sage. The operator will receive It but , ho is
bound to do his railroad won : , ho gets no
extra pay from the telegraph company and
it Is no Interest to him whether ho does tie )
work or not. The message is put on tlio
lioolc and it may bo there n day or only n
few hours. Hut at any rate , ten chances to
one you will reacti your destination before
the message Rets there. That service Is
practically worthless , so tlmt u very largo
number of our cities of from lf > OU to 2,000
inhabitants are depnvo'l of the use of the
telegraph and the travelling public , which
comnrlsesn very largo number of tlio peopio
of this country , are also b.ully served.
If the government had In the various post-
olllccs lu these small cities a pontmnstor who
was chosen with a view to his capacity us
iv telegrapher , the business would bo dnno
much more to the interest oi the nubile ;
that is , it would bo done moro eflletently iinii
bo hotter taken care of. 1 believe that the
tinio will cunio when twenty thousand of
these forty thousand postolllees which c.m-
not now bn reach by tolegniph-wlll bo sup
plied without Buy extra expanse to the gov-
ernmcnt.
Now , Dr. Green- says liint It takes from
eight to ten years for nnyono to become an
expert. I maintain that tlio very best , ex
ports nra those who hiivobecome so uithiu
four yearn. A man who begins , say at IK ,
will bo u llrst elnsRoperotor by the time ho is
20 , or ho never will bn a llrat class operator ,
no matter it ho studios thirty years.
Mr. lilngbatu Can you give us any luforj
million ns to wages ! .
- Mr ; 'llofcwntcr l ir.aue . .name Inquiries
while in New York last week. Tlio very
best operators : n the main ofllw got $1.01)0 ) n
year , 'i ho chiefs receive S100 per month.
Out of the ilUU operators in the main oillce of
N''w York City I think it would bu safe to
say that more than one-half retvivi > less
than SliO a month ; and one-third will recelvo
not much more than $10 a numtli. 'j'hreo
liumlred of those operators are girls and
among them J05 is the highest wages.
Mr. HlouutWlint are ilio hums i , { lahorj
Mr. Kosewator They vary. ' 1 ho average
is nine hours a day. At r.ulrnaa at itlons
there are no regular hours , Sixteen In urn u
dav is a short day's work. 1 have wonted
eighteen hours a day.
Mr. Uloimt How docs tlieso salaries com
pare witli those paid in the Kow Yonc of
flees !
Mr. Itosowa'PrAt the way stations they
are lower. In the very nature of things the
operator In largo citins gets the highest pay.
They require muri- expert operator * there.
Mr. Hlt > unt What elasb of stations are
you referring to )
Mr. Kosuwater I refer to the r.illwav sta
tions where the tclcgrauh companies does not
maintain an operator nt nil. They usually
have an arrangement with the railroad com
pany by which the railroad allow * Its opera
tor to transmit commercial businust. over its
.vires. The railroad compuny on the other
hand , turns over nil the receipts and line
seine trade tralllc arrangement witli regard
to the free transportation of its own busi
ness over commercial lines.
Mr. lilount That class of operators is
paid n very itislgnlllcaul salary generally , m
it not , !
Mr. llosowittor Tholr pny is vnr.v low.
They do not cot moro than ? 25 or ! 0 per
month , and in intermediate cities , from 5.UOO
inhabitnnto ana below , S'10 u month would
bn regarded aa a vor.v good salary.
Mr. Cheadlo That is what they told mo
at my place. Tliu gentleman who has been
there for years and is a competent operator
only receives ? 3t ) a month mid ho told mo
that the business had moro than dounlcd
Blnco ho had been thero.
Mr. Koscwater There IB another point I
would like to call attention to ns one of the
reasons why the government should huvo n
postal telegraph. Within the hist twenty
years there liiivo been two great htriUen
which extended all the way from Newfound
land to Portland , OI-P. Thcso striken of
course , are caused l > y dissatisfaction among
the employes of the telegraph company mid
they parnll/.o commerce mid Industry. They
really wrought nn Incalculable amount of
damage. 1 think that tlio government em
ployes would never Btrilto. You luivn never
licard of the rnllwiu' mail ngents going on a
strike nr of the carrier delivery gi'lng on u
Rlriki * , for the very reason that tlioy have a
ehanco for tin appeal ami that the govern
inont hns laws which prevent combination1 *
of that character and iiiako It n potml offense ,
Mr. lllounl What is the trouble ube it
railway mail clerks agreeing to su'ikoi
Mr. Uosowntor They nuuir huvo tried it.
Mr. Wilson Tim postofllco cmnloyes liuvii
struck. I know they struck In my own town
und quit business , Just na they ought to h.ivo
done ; und llio only way wo could get any relief
lief at all % wns to go down into our own
pockets anil pay the clerks to carrj the mail.
Wo nut only pay the rent but Inro
the clerks. That is u fact , sir , ulnli
exists right In my own city at this
time. i hey tried to run the post-
olllco on the appropriation fur taut jenr ,
when thu business has doubled mono jonr ,
that in. from ? l'j,000 ' to 30,000. Ho that if
you are going to run the postal telegraph
system nn the anmo basis that they run the
postofllco Bystom in the west 1 don't ' Know
that wo would gam very much by it , be
cause everybody knows , who IIIIOWH any
thing , that the podtofllco system Is in u do
plornblo condition lu the west. It is simply
outrageous. Jf we are going to run the telegraph -
graph Hyhtum In the oatnq way und doponil
upon somebody down hero tu Washington to
make tt.o appointment to the operators etc ,
It docs not tioein to mo that wo wuuld get
much bonellt from it.
Mr. HiiHOwator. " 'hat Is not Unblo to hnp-
pen. It will bo to the Interem of the gov
ernment or telegraph company , whichever
controls In the mnttvr , to employ men who
are competent.
Mr.Vil6on. . I liavo got a postofllco In a
city of10,000 inhabitant ) ) , that him not u
roof on It , and 1 liavo boon four months tryIng -
Ing to get u special agent there to exnininu
it und see what ought to be dcno. If thm
thing U gning to bo run In the mime way us
tlmt. und if that is to bo that manner of
running ilio public business-if evury tium
uu error urines } 0u uro gonib' to U&vcto | i oU
