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I ) f / 1 U HE NINETEENTH TEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAT MORNING , MARCH 27 , 1800. i _ .1 NUMBER 270. SHERMAN'S ' ANTI-TRDSF BILL It OnusoB Another Lively Dabato in the Sotmto. SEVERAL AMENDMENTS MADE. Hcniiiorn InunllH nun Vent Hnvo n Tilt A Hill Introiliiccil In tlio HOIIHO Urntitlim Gun. Crook' * Widow n I'o i ) i cm. Hsnntc. WAJHIXOTOX , March 20. In the senate today Mr. Sherman presented n substitute for the first tiart of the Kdtnunds moit in spection bill , which was ordered printed. The committee on naval affairs reported n Joint resolution authorizing the secretary of the navy to remove the naval magarinc from Kills Island in New Yoilt harbor and to pur chase n site for and to erect an aval mugazlno nt. some other point nnd making nn appro priation of 875,0(10 ( for the purpose. It was amended Dy making n further appropriation of $7fiUO ' ) to enable the secretary of the treasury to improve Hills Island for immigra tion purposes. A joint resolution was then passed. Mr. Kdmunds moved nn order that from nnd nftor Monday next the soimto'SliaH meet nt 11 n. m. , but objection was offered and the matter went over till tomorrow. cTlio nntl-trasl Dill was taken up nnd various amendments made. Mr. Spooncr offered nn amendment to the llrst section giving the courts authority , In addition to other remedies , to issue writs of Injunction prohibiting nnd restraining combinations from proceeding nny further in business except to wind up their affairs. 'iho legal bearing and effect of the amend ment ns well ns thu bill were generally dis cussed by Messrs. Spoonor , Hoar , Gray , Stewart. Vest , Keagan nnd Eustis. After B&ino remarks in reply to fomothing , said by Mr. Keagan yesterday Mr. Vest said ho would no' say another word ubout thu constitution. He was prepared "to join the proeosUon. " He would like Iho senator from Ohio ( Sherman ) tos-ny whether he con sidered the clause incorporated in the bill bv Mr. Ingnlls' amendment , imposing n tux on dealings in options , constitutional or not. llu characterized th < * bill "As n remarkable act of legislative logerdomaln. " Mr. ICustis said he regarded the bill ns the grossest usurpation of state rights over at tempted in Dm history ot the iovonimont. Mr. fngnlls said his amendment would not interfere witli bargains , purchases , sales or exchange any of the products of which the parties might be possessed of or be the producers of.or which they intended actually to deliver. It was llrst directed against a gigantic modern Invention known as dcnl- irg in futures , " His amendment had been mot nt every stugo of the proceedings by the Interposition of some question of order'or some question of etiquette , or of HOIIIO ques tion of constitutionality. The people of the United States , Ingalls continued , "have a reasonable degree of respect for the consti tutionbut they are not afraid of it. " Tlio con stitution was n growth and not n manufac ture , and tlio constitution of 1MM , by reason of the operation of the people who mndo it , was n vastly different instrument from thu constitution of ITS' ) . Its author would not know it. They made it fora specific purpose , not for the object of enabling lawyers to de vise dpllnitlona or 'to put obstacles and bar riers to the will of the pooplo. Uut the con stitution wns perpetually invoked by narrow nnd rigid and illibeinl constructionists as an insuperable barrier ngnlnst ovcr.v cITurt to uoncllt the condition of the pooplu. Bonn- tors supporting thu bill nnd been taunted with Dad faith , with false chivalry , with lighting a sham battle , because they at tempted to carry into effect u provision which was entirely within the limits and purview of the constitution. Those guntie- uien ( Eustis , Georco and Vest ) had spent considerable time in endeavoring to destroy that constitution they now plead on every occasion. There had been no step in na tional progress for the lust thirty live years against which those senators had not risen nnd declared it against the constitution. Ho ( Ingalls ) recollected that there wns once u great demonstration to prove that there was no power in the constitution to coerce n stuto which saw lit to go out of the union , yet the people had found it. ' 1 hero had been slm'ijr protests against the abolition of blavory , the reconstruction laws , etc. Hccenlly when a resolution was offered to If i Inquire Into the violation of thu law In Mis sissippi thuv had risen up nnd declared it u violation of the conntitutlon. ' 1 ho govern ment had a right to go anywhere else in thu world where the rights of American citizens were violated , but had no power to tnku caru of thu rights of American citizens assailed in Mississippi. He commended to thojo con- struers of the constitution the contemplation of the results of their criticism during the last thirty yours. Mr. Vest Bald tlmt it the senators repre senting the southern states wore to bo under the proscription announced by the senator from Kansas they mlgtit as well be out of the union. Ho was under obligation to obey the constitution , but not to take the con struction put upon it by Mr. Ingalls. llu moved the amendment of Mr. Ingnlls' amendment malting Jtho license ? 10,000 , in- stca of $1,000. Mr. Kustis In reply argued against the amendment. If the senator ( Innnlls ) sought to correct Iho morals of the people ho ( lOustis ) psked htm to leave out Louisiana. Mr. Ingnlls Wo want to take hold of your lottery by and by. Mr. Vest's amendment was then adopted , as were also the following : By liutlur , ex tending the provisions of thu bill to stocks nnd bonds ; Kustis , extending its powers to cotton prims , steel rails , boots and shoes , lead and Inmnei ; liliilr , including woolen poods nnd wiusky u.'ul all kinds of intoxicat ing drinks. Tlio committed of the whole then rose and ropnrlcd the bill and aftur an executive ses sion the senate adjourned. IIOIIHl * . WASIUSOTOX , March 20. In the house to day Mr. Lnwlor of Illinois introduced a bill granting a pension of f'J.UOO a year to the widow of thu lute General Crook , Mr. Cannon of Illinois , from iho committee on rules , reported n joint resolution making the Wyoming admission bill tlio tipcciui order for today , recess to bo taken nt rrliu this afternoon until U o'clock tomorrow , the previous question to bo considered as the order at 1 o'clock. The resolution was adopted and the Wyoming bill ivas taken up. Mr. linrnes of Georgia opposed the bill be cause ho behoved there were gross irregu larities In the adoption of thu constitution of Wyoming and the territory did not contain population requisite for admission into the union. Mr. Carey of Wybmlng made a strong plea for thu admission of Wyoming. Ho contended that the constitution was adopted by the free mid fair vote of its citizens nnd that the population was sulllciont to entitle it to two senators and ono ruprchcntntivu In congress , and lie defended tin ) provision in the constitution of the territory extending thu right to veto to women , Mr. Dockoruy opposed iho bill ns n parti san tnnasuro. * Mr. O ites opposed the measure because It proposed to give women thu right to veto and madu school attendance compulsory. Mr , Dunuon of Mlnccota said ho was In clined to vote against the bill on account of thu woman tmlTriu'o clause. Mr. Wubhlncton of Tennessee attacked the woman sulYruga clnusn and huld that tl > u people of Wyoming had violated to ! provi sions of the act of organization limiting the sutfrago to white nmlcs. Women might bo sent from Wyoming to the senate. Mr. Kerr of Iowa thought thu opponents of the bill were in bad straits when they fell buck for their objection upoti the woman suffrugo question. Mr. Kelly of Kansas said ho would not bo frightened If wouiun had seats on the Hoar of Iho house and perhaps it would result bcnollclully. Mr , Moroy of Ohio favored the bill and ad vocated the civil nnd legal enfranchisement of women in all the states ot the union. After further debate the house took n recess - cess until It o'clock tomorrow. Among the bills for the erection of public buildings today reported to the house by the committee on public buildings nnd grounds were : Hastings , Neb. , 375OuO ; Sioux Falls , S. H.JlftO.IWO. . OMAHA AS AN AIIT CKNTUK. A Grand American ComnoMrr * ' Fes- livnl tn Ho Mold In .November. WASHINGTON. March 'J5. This evening nt Lincoln Musical academy In the presence of n distinguished and critical audience nn Im portant step was taken In the work of plac ing American music on a nlnuo with other branches of American art by the rendition for the llrst time of a concert programme selected wholly from compositions of Ameri cans. The idea of distinctively American concerts attracted considerable attention among music loving persons through out iho country nnd resulted in direct ing notlco to the rapid progress mndo in the United States within n com paratively recent period , not only in the per formance but in the study and composition of music. The entertainment tonnrht , which was under the auspices of the National con servatory of music , Is Intended to be the in augural of a series of strictlv American con- : erts , which Mrs. Thurbcr , the projector of the scheme , hopes will ombrnco the leading1 cities of the country , the object using moro fully to npprlso the American people of the works of native born citizens , and to stimu late the ' .ncreasing interest In music of a high gr.ide. The soloists at these concerts will also bo Americans , and in many mstpnces Iho selections will bo personally conducted by the composers The concerts will conclude with n grand American composers' festival , thu lirst of the kind over held , to take place nt Omaha , Neb. , Novcmbar 27. 23 and U'J. At the s.itno time examinations for the Na tional conservatory of music will ho held ntr Omalm for thu states of Dakota. Iowa , Ne braska and .Missouri. The programme presented tonlcht repre sented an active group of American com- posore. The selections consisted of short pieces adapted to illustrate and contrast Iho diversity nnd originality of thoughts , adeptness - ness orchestration and the typical charac teristics of cacli composer. Each number on the programme was well and carefully rendered and the American composers' con cert was very successfully inaugurated. o A JIUSSIAN IIKUOINR. IMndiun Tsclirtlcnvii UrnvcH tlie Cznr lor tlnr Ciiuntry. KVVHB CUT , Mo. , March 20. An Asso ciated press dispatch from St. Petersburg states that Madam Mary Tsebrikova was arrested for sending a personal latter to the c/.ur and would probably be exiled to Siberia. It was said the Uusslnn authorities inti mated that this letter threatened the czar with the fate of his father unless ho modified his reactionary policy. . Mr. Gcorgo Kcnnan was scon by nn As sociated press reporter today regarding the matter and told an interesting story. He stated that Madunto Tsebrikova was a cul tured Kusslnn lady who has long been known in her own country as n talented writer. She resided in Paris for some limo up ' .ti tins year. ICoilnnn hud a letter from her under date of January 10 , iu which slio said shu was about to send n memorial to tlio czar which would probably lead to her arrest nnd exile ns soon ns she returned to her native country. She enclosed n copy of this memorial to Kcnnun from which ho - makes extracts. It docs not "menace" the czar , but seems to bo n calm , reasonable review of the existing sinto of things in Hussia couulcd with on earnest aupcal for a.mnroJii > arui iwi- . . . -i- n letter accompanying it to Kcnnaashe , says her friends toll her that she was foolhardy , but shu cares not. She does not think favorably of revolution and bloodshed , although she doubts not that it will some day como unless there is n chaiik'o. It is , however , she thinks , far distant. The letter and memorial through out areof a high tone and Mr. Kcnnan says ho desires to place them before the public cyu as n refutation of the chuigo of Russian ollteials "that western writers have Ideal ized thu nihilists beyond all scmDlauco to the reality. " _ _ _ _ _ fciSTI'.U 1,1:0 DHAI ) . All Kxptniintioii ol * Her llocont At- > I nipt to l < ] sfnpu. Wj'-Ti'iiC'srLii ' , 1'a-i March 20. Special Telegram to TUB Hni : . | Sister Lee , why escaped from the Villa Maria convent yes terday nnd was recaptured a short dlstanco from the institution , died today of paralysis of tlio heart. The sisters talked moro fruely today ubout thu attempt to escape. It appears that Sister Lee came to the convent six months ago from Philadelphia , and took tlio white vuil. Since thch she has been one of the most devoted of the order. A week iH'o she was stricken with la grippe , and a day or so later her brain , it is said , be came alTcctcd. It was while laboring under u hallucination that she leaped from thu window ycsteruuy and altompted to osuapo. Dr. John 1C. McClurg of hm place , thu at tending physician , substantiates thu story tolil by thu sisters at thu convents At 1 o'clock today Sister Leo died of paralysis of the heart. Her death was caused by yester day's exposure. IltiAVV I > AM.\r > I2 < 4. Thu Hov. itylancn Awarded Ton Thousand Dollar. * . Niw : Venue , March 20. The Jury In the superior court today iravo the Uev. Dr. Uy- lance n verdict of $10,000 ngamst Nicholas Quackenbass for alleged libol. The judge told tno jury that It was certainly n clear case of malicious libel , and the only ques tion fur them to decide was ttio amount of damages. The court gave tlm plumtifC's counsel an extra allowance of ? . 1,000. Ur. Kylanco ia the pastor of a fashionable Episcopal church. During his absence in Europe last summer certain slanderous stories \veru circulated about him , and on his return n faction homed by Quacltonbass de manded his resignation. Ho refused and brought this suit. Lout a Hrido and a Fortune. Dusvmi , Colo. , March 20 A wedding of moro than usual social importance was an nounced to tnKO place ut St. John's Episco pal cathedral today , but for some reason un known the ceremony has been declared off , and Capitol Hill society , especially the flvo liundred and more who received cards or in vitation , and on the said invitations have In vested in valuable presents nro In a decidedly - cidedly unpleasant frame of mind. The un- fortuuato groom , who arrived from Limn , O. , yesterday Is u Mr. Thrift , and his nx- peeled bride , who , at nlmojt the lust mo ment , refused to go to the altar with him , is Miss Maud Clnru , u young lady with an m- comu of J10l'OJ n your and a dot of nearly fr-utXOJO from the osi.ito of her fnthor , who was a cattle baron. Miss Clark was edu cated abroad , and on her way homo vUltod In Ohio , where , it is said , thu acquaintance ripened into love and thu omjiigumont fol lowed. Anotlinr IronMiror ( iocs AVroui ; . ANNAi'Oi.is , Md , , March 20. The gov ernor sent u message to the legislature tonight transmitting a communication from thu state comptroller saying that ho had dis covered a mlsappropratiun of state securi ties In the hands of State Treasurer Archer. Treasurer Archer u lyiug critically ill at his houia in Uululr. MiiuiG QtnN Contribution. ST. Pioi. , Minn. , March 2t ) . fSpooml Tel egram to TUB lluu. | Loading citizens of St. Paul met Governor Miller of North Dauota this afternoon nnd arranged to raise n guarantee of $100,000 for the purchase of 100,000 buDheU of seed wheat for the dottl- tutu furuicra in the L-ovoruor's utato. MAY BE CALLED FORT CROOK , The Bellevue Po.-it Almost Cortnln to Boar the Gonorul's Name , i . A MOVEMENT FOR A MONUMENT. Members of tlio Army ofVo t Vlr- K'nin I'pcparhm to Krcot n Slinl't to tlio Intllnu Fiilitor'n Mem ory Hit' TnrlJT IIIU. \Vnitl cnTfl l Itmtrlt ! TII fVtitri ll * ' 513 FotniTHKXTii SriissT , V WASHLvntox. . O. . March 20. | Congressmen Uorsoy , McKIntey nnd Gen eral GofT of West Virginia , ns members of the society of the Army of Woit Virginia , are preparing to inaugurate n movement for a monument to General Crook. It has not yet been decided whether this monument shall bo erected in Washington or at Arling ton. It Is probable that the remains of Gen eral Crook" will eventually bo buried in Arlington. It is almost certain that the now military post at Fort Omaha will bo called Fort Crook , Instead of Fort Omgha. The Nebraska delegation aru united in this mat ter , and will make this recommendation to the secretary of war. Tlio chances nro that Mrs. Crook will bo pensioned at the rate of $2,000 a year , as bills having that object in view hnvo already been introduced in both the house nnd thu senate AN Al.l.-IUI S The committco"bn ways and means Is hold ing nn nil day session trying to reach sumo conclusion nn the sugar question , and when that is disposed of Mr. McICInloj thinks the bill can bu reported to the full committee , but an attack will bo made upon the metal schedule. Tlio northwestern members of the committee nro unanimously of the opinion tlmt the duties charged therein nro entirely too hign and may bo reduced nt least 20 per cent to thu advantage of the public. Mr. IJurrows of Michigan , who is the load ing member of the committee in the light for free sugar , said of the present status of the tar.ff bill this evening : "I have about lost all hopes of a further reduction of the duty on sugar , nnd the sugar beet manufac turers , becoming satislled Ihat tlicro will bo no further changes , have left the city. I have contended nil along that wn should not make further changes In too internal revenues than to abolish the wholesale and retail licenses , thus giving frco trulllc and opening the markets to the producers at homo and lowering the incomes about S10- OOJ.OOO , and that , wo should make sugar free and give a bounty of 2 rents a pound for the domestic urtiulo , for wu will not.llnd it easy to explain our internal revenue reductions along with a duty on sugar and other arti cles of necessity. Our metal scholulo is based on n wrung principle. We propose to make pig iron pay 75 cents n ton while the tnritf commission of lb3 only recommended 5J cents. Wo hnvo lixed steel rails at ubout ? 13 a ton , when they should bo ? S and bar iron und structural iron of nil kinds is 30 or 40 per cent too high. Wo have hulped the farmer and consumers a great deal In our bill , but wo can and should help them moro. There are only three of the republi can members of the committee who nro fighting for those reductions. We have pro tected iron and steel industries till they must bo content to see their protection .reduced . . . - ItriOUV inattSITIOfflK- > ! ua iuua < ra-ailU tlio sisled. In compirison with others wo have magnified the needs of the iron people. To day wo put , hides on the free list , which I think was wrong.Vo couhl hnvo made them pay n duty nnd have had something to trade to our South American friends in our com- * morcinl treaty. Wo put raw silk on the Ireo list because there is not enougn silk pro duced in this country to supply n silk fac tory n single week. The only thing ac complished today was to make raw silk and raw hidqs freo. I think wo will get the bill before thu full committee on Friday of this week and into the house within ton days. The debate will not begin till May 1 and Iho measure will not pass before some tlmo in Juno. The demand from all over the west is for lower duties and it is the purpose to force them down as low as posslblu. 1 do not expect nuy moro material changes In the bill. " A TE-4T. A test of Iho popularity of the civil service commission with the members of congress will bo made when the estimates which were sent to the house today for additional forces como up for consideration. The commission wants additional employes , to cost $37,000 n year. The enemies of civil service retorm , as it is now being carried forward by the commission , intend to make their light against this additional appropriation. Other opponents will object to tno regular appro priation being continued. OOf TIIK1IC , AT I\ST. There Is considerable surprise depressed hero at- the nomination of Pay Director Looker of iho navy lo succeed Paymaster ficnernl Fulton , who resigned not long ago. Captain Looker Is at the head of piy di rectors. Under President Hayes' ndminis- tralion Looker was an applicant for the same position and it was almost promised him , yet Mr. Hayes saw himself compelled by circumstances to disappoint him. Thu ol- flco became vacant again under President Arthur. Mr. Hayes madu a strong appeal to Mr. Arthur to appoint Looker to the ollleo , but Mr. Arthu had n man of his own. Un der Mr. Cleveland the ollleo became vacant by the retirement of the incumbent. Mr. Hayes made u similar appeal to Mr , Cleve land , but the latter appointed Paymaster General Fulton. When Commoro Fulton resigned Mr , Hayes wrote an urgent letter to President llu'-rison requesting Looker's npuomtmeni. As Captain Looker slood nt Iho head of the pay directors and Is a man of undoubted ability President Harrison very willingly granted the request. motion's IIIXOMMCSPATION. A belief prevails In congress that the rec ommendation of Secretary Proctor in fuvorv of iransfurring iho pension nftleo to the war department will prevail. This proposition has been discussed boforo. It has como In various forms on four or live occasions dur ing us many years past. The bulk of the testimony relating to records of soldiers and pension claimants como from thu war de partment nnd boitdcs the ordinary curtail ment of expenses In the way of using double forces , thu whole army can bo diawn upon without extra cost to enlarge the force of thu pension examiners and clerks. With the present pension oftlcu torcu nnd the largo corps of oDlcors already in the employ of thu war department and those subject to call by the secretary of war the pension busw.-ss could bo wined out In a hurry. The army , of course , is opposed lo iho proposition , as It contemplates n great dual \vor.t.for the officers who nro having nn easy time , THE Tllf-T IIILI , . The trust bill , as It now stands , provides first that all arrangements , contracts , trusts or combinations with n view to preventing full and free competition in Iho importation , transportation or sulo of articles imported Into the United States or the growth , pro duction or manufacture of any articles in any state or territory or nny combination that may bo organized to advance the cost to the consumer of any such article nro against public policy , unlawful nnd void ami thu circuit courts of thu United State ? nro given jurisdiction over nil suits that may arise , tno attorney general and the several district attorneys being directed in thu name of thu United States to commence nnd prosecute all cases to final Judgment and execution. Uut thu act Is not lo bo construed to pro hibit organizations or arrangements between laborers mndo with a view to lessen ing the number ot hours of labor or increasing their wages or nny com bination among parsons In horticultural or agricultural combinations with a view of enhancing thu prices of their products. Thu second section provides that any person in jured by such contracts , trusts or cotubiuu tlom ns defined In th'o first-section may stio nnd recover twice the amount of damages sustained and the roit of tbo suit. The thin section provides that Demons engaged In trusts shall bo deeui d guilty of high mis- ( lomcnnor and on cJ vlcMomthercof bo fined not exceeding jlO.UOO or Imprisoned nt hard labor not exceeding flvo yi\nrt. \ Trusts are described Urba u combination of Mflll , capital or acts by two or moro per sons for either or nnj of thu following purposes * poses : 1. To create or carry out nny restrictions In trade. A 'J. To limit or reduce the production or to Increase or redubs the prlco of merchandise or commodities. 3. To prevent competition in the manu facture , purchase , mild or transportation of merchandise. . * I 'fo llx a standard or figure whereby the price to the public shall bo in nny 'manner controlled. 5. To create a monopoly in aoy merchan dise. * (1 ( To make any contract or agreement not to manufucturo , soirur transport nnv nrt.lclo below n common standard figure , to keep the prlco of such article so ns to preclude free und unrestricted competition. The remainder of the bill embraces Mr , Ingall's amendment prohibitiui : dealing in options or futures and taxing such transac tions. It will bu scon from tlm changes that have been mndo thatjtarmer.i and the ICnlgls of Labor nro not included in Us prohibitions and that the bill Is principally Intended to gratify them. ir."SON or Tiin cornr-M IITUI.S. The recent court-martials In the army nnd navy hava caused the committee on military affairs to report njDlll : providing n now method of trying nnd punishing offences committed bv enlisted men , nnd if thu bill passes there will hereafter on a police court utoifh military post throughout the country , the ofllcdr second in , rank dally presiding as judge. The bill requires that all persons charged with offonsT.s shall bo brought be fore him within twenty-tour hours after tlio olTenso has bcon committed , that ho shall have power to administer oaths , hoar evi dence and dotomilfto ; the case and Inllict such punishment uf.ho thinks proper. A record of nil such JMses Is to bo kept nnd submitted to the department commander nt the end of each month. The accused c&u waive examination if he chooses to do so on appeal from the decision of the post judge to a court martial. AN IMI'OHTAST rilCCEDEXT. Secretary Noble today rendered n decision dismissing thu contest of John I ? . Allison against the homostnad entry of Hannah Tisdalo for the southeast % < 3l section 12 , township 103 , ran cro 07 , Mitchell , S. U. land dlftriot. Allison in stituted n contest of this entry on the ground that the entry-man "never had established actual residence thereon ; that she had never lived on the tract nnd had totally abandoned it. " The cusp was heard by 'the local ofllcors and tho'cntry wns hold for cancellation. The commissioner of the general land ofHco reversed - versed the decision. The testimony shows thfit Mrs. Tisdalo Was t n widow ; that she built a small hut nnd Uved in it. Mrs. Tis- dal was quite un old lady , not strong physi cally. She lived with her son-in-law during tlio winter , but iu the summer spent most of her time on her lafW. Her health bccumo sucn as to coinpol her to remain nt bar son- in law's houso. Shi bccamo insane nnd wns unable to care for her land. The secre tary in his decision siys : "From the evi dence it is apparent the entry-man intended in good faith to comply with the law but failing health and derangement of mind prevented lier from strictly following tno letter of the law. " Tno secretary cited a similar case wherein it was held that Iho absence of the entryman from the la\0 Was caused by sick ness und poverty , nnd'that confinement In . cqutred five years o'i residence. Ho accord- ngly affirmed the decision of the commis sioner and the woman keeps the land. Tlio decision will bo cited In future as a prece dent. AIIMT SEWS. Uy direction of the secretary of war the following named ou listed men of the bos- iilal corps lately on duty at Fort Luramio , U'yo. . are assigned to duty nt the post set opposite their respective names : Hospital steward , Patrick LJoldard , Fort Sidney ; Privates Charles Gwyder'nnd Louis Martin , Fort Douglas , Utah , and Private Kudolph Schmid , Fort Robinson. Tliroo years of the term of confinement Imposed by sentence of n general court- martial February 20 , 1SOO , uro remitted in ; hu case ot Frank iJuckley , company E , Twenty-third infantry , believed to be at L ort Omaha awaiting transfer to the Fort Lcuvenworth military prison. Ono vonr of the term of confinement im- > osed February 'JO , IbOO , is remitted in the ol Joseph IlarUow , company A , Sixth Henry C. Mattson , Second infantry band , now with his command at , Fort' Omaha , will DO discharged from the service of the United Status. Miscnr.i.ANEons. The senate committee on postofliccs and test roads has reported a bill recommending i classification of the clerks in tlio railway mail service and the readjustment of their salaries us follows : First class , ? SOO ; second end class , ? 'JOO ; third class , ? 1,000 ; fourth class , ? 1,200 ; fifth class , $ t-lIO ( ; sixth class , $1,000 ; seventh class , Sl.SOO , nnd that the postmaster general f.hrill assign clerks to ; hose classes according to the work done and to responsibility incurred by each. Senator Moody introduced u bill in the senate today to reimburse Frank M. Allen for wood furnished fort Mead , ! jj. D. , in the sum of f.iiO ; also a bill Increasing the pen sion of John W. Cublu from Sl'i to ? 'Jl per month ; also u bill for the relief of Thomp son of Lincoln , Lann county , S. D. , in the sum of 53.0JO lor wounds received nnd prop erty destroyed by Indian depredations. Senator Pettlgrow , from the commiltou on Indian affairs , today made u favorable ro- ; > ort on the bill authorizing the secretary of .ho interior to spend $5,000 for thu purchase of 100 acres of land contiguous to the Indian school at Pierre for nn Industrial farm. A favorable report was today made jy the commiltou on public lands MI the bill authorizing tno president .0 appoint u surveyor general each for the states of North and South Dakota , tn rccoivo a compensation of $3 000 pur annum each. W.JH. Taylor , W. W. > Marsh nnd Hishop John P. Newman of Omaha uro In the city. Lymnn C. Dayton of Aberdeen , S. D. , wns loi'oru tlio house committee on. publio lands oil ay to protest ogalnsttho passage of the till now pending before the committee nu- .horiiing the city of Aberdeen to purchase ! 00 acres of land continuous to that city at fl.'Jj per aero. Daytpn has a homestead Maim on this laud now Spending boforu the ntorlor department , Hon. Charles T. Me- Joy was also present , but mndo no speech , us 10 can work moro effectively by the button- lolo process. PEIIIU S. HKATH. Another Crotost. Niw : YOHK , March 20. The meeting ot manufacturers of clear Havana cigars this iftornoon appointed a representative to go to Washington to protest against the ndoption of thu now tobacco schedule us inimical to the interest of this section of the trade. .Till ; LOIibTKil. . K IS HII : I UBS. Newfoundlanders 1'rotcHtlnz thu Action ol' France. ST. JOHNS , N , P. . March W. | Special Telegram lo THE ULB. I A mooting called } .y thu high sheriff to protest against the Anglo-French modus vivondl regarding the obstor fisheries , was hold In Hannormnn . 'ark today. Several thousand parsons were u attendance , nnd the meeting wirs the argest over huld here. Strong resolutions wuro proposed by loading citizens censuring ho advancing French encroachments in the territorial and maritime rights of New foundland. Tho-flturA and stripes were dis played prominently at the domaustrulion , md the speakers aJvocatod an uppoul to thu United States in case England would not protect the rights of her colony. Similar iiuetmgs have been held at Harbor Grace. Lltlla Hay , Hureln nnd other principal Hacos on the Island. Great excitement pjo- vuils. FROM THE DAWItEYE STATE , Gambling Cnusoa tlio Ruin of a Fort Dodjro' Youth. ' DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE. The IMinrinncy li-\\v SI nil o a Special Order for Friday In thuSonnto Serious Fire at Ouii- tral City. Hl.q Downfall Duo to Poker. FOIIT Donai : , In. , March UO.- [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Hr.n.1 Lester U. Van Xnndt , n messenger for the American express com pnny here , wns arrested this evening charged with robbing the express packages loft in his caro. He pleaded guilty and is now in Jail. Van Xandt mndo a full confession of his crime before .fudge Hyatt before coing to Jail. Ho is n bright young follow , just nine teen years of age. He has been going with n fast crowd , and It was at the poker table that his ill-gotten gams went. It Is not known just how much tlio company has lost , but It will amount to between MOO nnd $ oOO. Ills stealings cover n period of three months , during which tlmo n number of packages were robbed of small amounts. His scheme was a shrewd one. Hy insert ing n wlrn Into ilia scaled envelopes ho was able to abstract a portion of their contents without breaking the seals. Money has been missed mysteriously by the company lioro for some time , but Vim X.uudt covered his tracks so carefully that ho was not sus pected. Una it not been for his fast habits ho would not have fallen under suspicion. When arrested ho cried llko n child. There Is n strong sympathy fjr the young man among his friends here , nnd threats of prose cution against the gamblers who load him to ruin nro made. The I.oulslnt lire. DBS MOINES , In. , March 20. The house this morning passed n concurrent resolution for final adjournment on April ir > , but a mo tion wns filed to rccoasidor the vote , so that it may bo changed. Among the bills passed was ono to establish the first Monday in September ns labor day. A largo number of bills were introduced , among them being onu to require railways to make connections bv moans of switches with othur roads at termi nal points. A joint resolution favoring tlio placing of jute and sisal grass on tlio frco list was concurred in. 'Iho calendar was taken up , nnd the following sonata bills were passed : To legatizo the acts of the school Qonril of Fremont township , Mahaska lounty ; to empower incorporated towns to ssuo water works bonds. Adjourned until tomorrow. The bills introduced In the senate this inorniutr were to compel railway companies to issue mileage books containing 1,000 at $20 ; : o provide for the establishment and mainte nance of three normal schools ; to grant cities organized under .special charters the power to fix the salaries ot mayors. The" bills passed were tpTiuthorlzo iho construction of street railways to state institutions from the town near iwhich such institutions are lo cated : to allow county auditors additional clerical force , subject to the control of the board of supervisors. A bill providing for Lho listing and assessment of the capital stock of banks was made n special order forFnday nornfng , as was also the pharmacy law. The muse bill authorizing the funding ot indobt- RSfjie aot.jsitipsjif.Jho E pDUil class , cccord- ilso the senate bill prohibiting lott irovlding punishment therefor. Ad Flro at Central Citv. CEDAU HAPIDS , la. , Mi'.rch 20 , 'Special ' L'olegramto Tile BII : . | - A fire at Central City this morning destroyed the building oc cupied by C. Mcrritt and Mlnohart & Har- > or nnd a vacant building of Henry Mis ers' , causing a loss ol ? 0,000 ; insurance :3,500. : A high wind was prevailing and the vholo town narrowly escaped burning. The goods In both stores were nearly all saved. Tin Hailrnnd At Dis MOINES , la. , March 2'J , [ Special Tola- gram to Tnc Ucc. I The executive council , consisting of the governor , secretary of state , auditor and treasurer , have just hushed the work of appraising the value of ho railroads for assessment purposes. They iud that there are now b-j.UbO miles in the state , n decrease of 3SK miles during I'jSD. Ihe gross earnings of the roads during l bil vero $ . 'l"17bj71 , an increase over l ) bS of -11,112,107. The assessed value of the roads n 1880 wns ? 42bSL' , < JSt , or ? 3-S.O-4 less than n 1SS3. The uvcraco assessed value per nie ) is $5,19.2 , n loss of $22 over that of 18SS. Plio operating expenses duruif ; 1SS3 wore 25,01l' > , SOj. The not fiimings were $11- 8il,7iO. ( ( The amount of taxes paid by the roads was SI,2SJ.013. The assessments ns a vhole uru lower than last yoar. The assess- nents of thu leading trunk roads ns the sarno ns last year. The Chicago , liurlinston it Quincy is assessed on its main Iinu nt $1 l.7o : ) or milp , the Hock Island at $12,500 , the Chicago it Aorthwestorn at $10,000 and the 3lucugo & St. Paul at $0,000. The council owerod the assessments on several of the weaker roads , ttioir financial condition being ) ad. Several of thorn reported that they voro not earning enouch to pay interest and ixed charges , nnd tlio council was merciful. L'his is the first time that thu now governor las taken part in the assessment of the roads , and ho is much less suvcru than Gov ernor Larrabec was. Til1 > , 'H MolnoK Club. Dr.s MOINES , In. , Mirch 20. [ Special Tel egram to THU HEU.I Manager Mucullar ms arranged to open the busoball season icro with a series of games during the jrnnd Army ot the Hopubliu encampment , April 7 , 8 an I 0 , between Minneapolis nnd Jcs Moines. All of the homo players hnvu been ordered to report next week , nnd the grounds aru now being put la readiness for hem. _ . Den MolncH Municipal Rloctlnn. Dus Moisns , la , , March 20. [ Special Telegram - egram to Tin : Hun. ] Iho republicans this afternoon nominated a straight republican Ickot for the city election , April 0 , Several of the candidates nt the preceding convcn- ion were ronominntud , headed by Mayor Jamuboll. The democrats and liberal ro- mblicans will ho.'d u citizens' convention text Saturday to nominate- opposition Ickot. _ A Fnlno Hnport. LEON , fa. , March 20. [ Special Telegram to TUG HEB. ] J'ho report senv out from lore tlmt the people were likely to lynch Mr. Little for shooting Tarb Fulton is in correct. There n much sympathy felt for ho wounded man , but there is no disposi- lon to resort to mob law. All of thu parties o thu affray were in liquor at the time , and Jttlo , who did the shooting , is considered ; onorully as u very peucoablo man , . fTlm Now Unto Nulieduln , f DHB'MOI.SKS , la , , March 20. [ Spasial Tulo- ; rani to Tun licit. | Thu commissioners nado u ruling today to the effect that their chcdula of ratal must apply to shipments between nny two Iowa points , even if u part of tUo route of shipment bo outside the stato. 'nrinnrH Ooininonno KpriiiK Work. MASON CITV , In. , March 20. Special Tel egram to Tin ; HKC.J Today the farmers of Cerro Gordo county commenced spring vork. Thu ground is in excellent condition , but little wheat will bo sown. There will bu an unusually large aorcago of oats. Koolcuk HnloonlsU' Fined. KiukiK : , la. , March 20.In the district court today Judge Ca oy , in doing scventoon saloonkeepers $30J each for violation ; [ ho 1)0 . . . . . . . . . . w.v. * . < | uui muuu I s- ISt .t"1 ! ! "I. WUIIKV ' . " . violation of the co ' pn upon which the ciuo wns then dotorm It Is ordered tlmttlio defendants pay a of MX ) and stand noiumittod until tho'III costs arc paid. " FK.MAIti FOOTPADS. A Clilc.icn Jinn Koltcvott of IIIn . h \ > y TxvoVoin. . n. . Cittoiao , Maroli 2J.-.Sp.n'inl | TolJgKJTfi to Tin : Dm : . ] Lincoln Sliutition had n novel experience last night. .Whilo walking , on I'ooria street on tlio west sldu ho was sud denly confronted by two women with revel vers. They requested him to hold up his hands nnd ho promptly compiled. As ho BIUUII n-iin n : * natuis pointing skyward one of the fair footpads wont through his tuck- ots , her companion meanwhile holding nn ugly looking gun iinplnnsnntly close to" the victim's head. The women were respectably dressed iinu heavily veiled , limiting It impos- Bible to sou tliolr featnros. One was n verv largo and strong looking woman and the other was of medium height , and together they apluurod so formidable tliut Mr. Shan non considered it umvlso to oITor nnv resist ance. Having completed their tinvestlg'itioiis. ' and secured srO or J7 und some paper * , the women ordered Shannon "to got out " Ho accordingly "got" with energy. The police , ns usiiui , were nowhere. und have not vet found the highway robbers. This is the third cuso or robbery by females within two weeks. IIAFFLKI ) 8HNSAT10V h 12 KICK US. Tlio Trial of JH'H Kent I'ostnotH'd to April U. Ctncioo , March 20.-- [ Special Telegram to Tin : Uun.j A largo crowd gathered nt the nrmory police station today nt the trial of Mrs. Fruno Kent , tlia woman who cow- bldcd Simeon W , King , the United States ' commissioner , yesterday noon. Sensation seekers were disappointed when M. M. Til- ton , n Incnd of Mrs. Kent , asked for a coV Unnance'stntlng that Mro. Kent had not had time to conler with her attorney. Mr. King wns not present. Ho telephoned that ho needed until tomorrow to summon his witnesses. Mrs. Kent , the uidow , who so vigorously applied the ivnip to lliu eutnmH- Bionor , tripped into the dock us nonchalantly ns If she were familiar with police court methods. Kho wore a uny patterned clonk and neat titling dress of black cashmere , with a white silk kerchief tucked beneath her collar. 'I ho lady's fnco was somewhat pale , but there was a decidedly determined look In her eyes. 'ihe Justice continued the case until April 2 in bonus ot $ MO. 'j ucso wore promptly furnished by Mr. Hnrtsbaugb. MAiSAUDEHS. ljoottis : During tlio OTTAWA , Ont. , March 21 | Special Tola- gram to Tin : Bis B. J The moro that is known 01 tno iMiddleton lur scandal the inoro un savory it appears. An ontecr who went through the Heil rebellion says it was some thing disgraceful the manner in whtoh tlio property and effects of the unfortunates Metis were looted , lie was on the steamer coming homo after the ciinlura of Heil , and there were twenty or thirty ponies , nnd bales ol furs on board valued ut thousands of dollars , two billiard tables , guns , saddles and household goods which were looted by the troops. There were very few of the men who had not all the furs thov wanted , nnd buftalo robes and.otter and beaver skins -vruro u drug on the market'for some time w\Sr.UvllJittW ? PlQUetJ0A.XCoucnn next Serious hercn IJra'ik. Niw : Oni.KANM , March CO.A Vicksburg special says : The levee in front of Skip- with , Isaqucna county , Mississippi , about seventy miles above Vieksburg , broke this morning and the crevasse is now over four liundred feet wide. 1'hn water in the town is mi to the caves of the houses and the pee Die nro reported as swimming for their lives. Tl.o water from the crevasse will llnod an immense country routli nnd east of it , em bracing a part of Isunucim county , Khuruuy , south of Kollmg Fork and nil of Warren county north of the Vuzoo rivor. I'lootlM In Australia. HltisiivN'i : , March " ( S. A hurricane nt Towne.HVlllo has hooded the town and caused much damage. Scvor.il person were drowne.l. 'L'hu rains continue throughout Queensland. Floods Pi : s ntr Awny. CINCINNATI , O. , Mm eh 2tl. The river Had fallen two Inches by ill o'clock this morning. All reports from above Miow that no further rise m possible without another rain. The mgreg'Uo ' ot the hiss uv HUB Hood is much less than usual , as the people wore pruparoil Tor it. With present conditions , tlio water will rapidly fall and things will gj on as be ; fore In u few days. mi : IJAK.IJ SHUUI : iioiiuoit. Decision ol tlio llo.ird of Jlnilroad CummisHXincr.s. Ai.nvvv , N. Y. , March 20. The board of railroad commissioners has hando.l down n Iccision In the matter of the accident on tlio L.iiko Slioro & Michigan Southern road , Marcn 0 , near Humburj. ' , In which six persons - sons were killed and twenty ono injured. The report censures Conductor Hough tnling for iccklcss culpability. The couplings jsod on the cars were also condemned. ' 1 no bourd reeogni/es reasons for the indisposi- , ion of the ritilroud company t > have the diets and the cucumstances in detail of the accident hurriedly jpvon tn thii press by luwspupor reporters huforu time hail been : ind to carefully investigate , bocausa mis takes nro apt to b3 iniula to tlio great preju- dl" ' of the rlyhts of the company. On the other hand , however , the board deems that a brief statement of the salient farts of the iccnlont. giving thu names and the number of the killed and injured could with pro priety and should be given by the rnil'road companies. Shot DV it Former Kmplnyc. Love IsiANi ) Cuv , March 20. A. D. Moulton , general superintendent of thu Stclnwuy ft Hunters 1'oint railroad , was irobubly fatally shot this evening by John linniin , u former driver on the Fourth nvc- mo horse car line , New Voric. Tim shoot- ng was evidently premeditated. Moulton says when ho was connected with tlio Fourth avoniio road he discnnrgcd Honun and thu latter has had u grudgu against him over since. When arrested Konun said in a , vild way that Moulton had been hounding us family for years , nnd lm.l driven htm [ Uonan ) crazy. _ > IlioVoutlinr Fori'oi t. For Omaha nnd vicinity Kainy weatlior. For Nebraska Ham , easterly winds nnd wnrmor Thurday , winds shifting to north westerly nnd colder bv Friday morning. For lowu U.tin , oaatorly winds nnd warmer. For South Dakota-Light snows , easterly winds und wanner Thursday morning , winds shifting to northwesterly during tlio day und colder Friday morning. Mo'O Vli.-tliiii. PAIUS. March 20. A. Siberian loiter an nounces the arrest of tliroo man and woman for writing an appeal ( o the Hussinn people irotcslitig against the conduct of Ostushkin n u Yakutsk affair. Thu trial of the prison ers will probably result In tholr sentence to death. Freight TrnliiH Cull Id n. TACOMA , \\'a h. , March 20. Uy a collision of Northern 1'uciflo ireight trains this after noon Engineer liniley wa futiills injured and three other tram muu badly hurt , EVERYTHING LOOKS LOVELY , West Bound Lines All Auxtous to Got Back to Old Riitoa. BASIS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT * A Committee Apnointotl to Hcnr- Knnl/.o the Wcsturn SIIUCH l n . Ben cr Association "Ho as to In- cliiflo the Trans-MlsHOitrl. A llarinnnlnu * Mootlnir. io , March -Spcclal | Telegram to TIIK Hun. I Today's meeting of the C'hifugo west bound lines was a lovo-fcust. Not only wns there a perfect unanimity on the subject of re-cstiibllshlni ! the old basis of passenger rates , but n unanimous wish was expressed to ro establish tlm old Western Suites I'm- sengor rates and give permanency to thu ad vanced rates by establishing n power to enforce - force punishment on manipulators. The meeting wns n full ono , including every line formerly in the Western States Passenger association. It was soun found that thu lines had hud enough of the cut throat passenger war and mstoi.d of i.vlmir directly on iho rates n motion was unanimously adopted to appoint n com mittee ror the purpose > , f reorganizing the Western Stat-n PassiW'jcr association. As such committee the general imiiscnger agents ollho Alton , Wabush , Hurluiyton , St. Paul nnd Kocic island wore appointed. A slirovvd move was madu to get the sanc tion of the U Isconsln Central by appointing on the committee Assistant General Passenger ger Acciit Hitstcm of that road , but the nlni was balked bv Mr. Kkstuiu's prompt resig nation. He was thus saved from hnni'ing in a minority report , as he probably wi-niil 1mvo had to do , and \ \ ill bo in the position only of offering amendments to the commit tee's report. It was conceded that at even rates tlio Wisconsin Central was thu weak line , l.ut it will not admftof asking for a differential without another light. ' 1 bo committee met this afternoon nnd , using the old Western States Passenger as sociation agreement ns a basis , buiran formIng - Ing the new agreement. After two hours' wrangling the committee ndjonrnod and will ask another dnj's tlmo from the main meeting which will moot tomorrow morning for its report. When finished the report will undoubtedly recommend that nn e\ci ntivo committee of three be the governing power instead of n chairman , each genorni pan- sender ngont serving u month In lolution. It , will also recommend that the boundaries of the association be extended to take in the present boundaries of tlm Trans-Missouri as- sooiatlon. In view of this intention the Trins-Mis3iurl : association only mut to ad journ this afternoon , it bc-mir deemed best to await the action of the western states lines. Trunk ! < tic s Conference. Nnw VOIIK , MaichO. . Tliu conference of eastern trunk lines and northwestern roads madu litllu headway in the suttloment of rates today. Several propositions were con sidered. In tlm lliunlH ol ICncoivrr. LITTI.U HOCK , Ark. , March 20. In the United States circuit court today Judge Caldwell - well appointed Xcwman Erb receiver of the Kansas City , Wynudotte & Northwestern railroad on application of the Farmers' lonn ami trust company , ot Now York , psnding the forcelosuta of their mortgage. P. C. HlMlt'UALl.ll'b He la KaitidlSinkiii : : and tlir IJntl IH Very Ni'ir S \NJosE , Cnl. , March -JiJ ( Special Tola- gram to Tin : liKi'.l 1 have Just returned from calling upon Mr. Pierce C. Ihmebn igli , who is lying very ill at the llotul Vondomo , in this city. lie has been gradually failing for several weeks and is i.ow vori WOIIK. The doctor says lie cannot Iivo mnic than ten days. Mr. Himebaugh slated this fact to me with thu utmost calmni'ss , und sud ho was ready to po , though life was full of at tractions to him. Ho spo'.tu uf his plans fnr building up West Omahn , and wild ho had Just now reached the point where ho could take lifo easy Hois now , .ist llfty yiui-i old. IIo talked in a cheerful manner of his early lifo in Fontuvllle , Nub. , when iu and I were attending the same district st'lioil and said it was a great , comfort to think that hu hud not ml onemv in Omaha , where lie had lived so long. His wife and daugntor are with him , and his partner , Air. Merrinm , arrived last night. .lon.s T. livi.1 * AOT FHHIGHT II VTKS. Kiiflrond IMnKiiatoM ; I'M ml Other ItoaHiins lor Iiow Prlocs. HM.TIMOIII : , March "d Inter state com- mctco commissioners Hragg and Kchoon- maker took the testimony of a number of members of tlio corn exchange relative to the cause of the low prices of food products in the west. Kx Prusidunl Mullock said freight rates hud nothing to do with the low prices. Tliu corn crop last year was unusu ally lurgu and there had been nn udvanre in ocean rates on account of thu scarcity uf tortnago. Klovatoi' rhnrj.es ; were ui.ifonn and the present 11 cent rate from t Indigo had been thu nvorngo lor ten jours. A number of others SUM thu depress.on was duo to thu largo crnt > . - > nnd that Iroi.'h * rules wuru us low us could bu muinlumud by ll > u railroads. fin I I'o u r' Ijiimt I'uiclriho HIM. LoNiinX , Marc i 3' A number of mum hers of the commons were interviewed to- duy Iu rufuroncn to tno land purchase I.1. . Tno bulk of thu coiisurvutivus nnd union its approve the measure. All the Pnrnci tos condemn it us clearly in thn interest uf the landlords. Sir ( , 'nnrloi Kussoll sum ho would approve no largo purchase Hchcimi unless accompanied by n homo rutu inuus uru. Thu < ministers withhold their opinions. The bulk ol the Gludslonmus dn- uppruvu ot the bill. OIM'O-UD UV TIIIO I'O IMS , Many Curd nalH in Favor ol' LCO'H KtiO'ttH or Iinavlni ; Itoine. Nn\v VOIIK , March \0. A Holno special says a largo section of the cardinals nro ad vocating the idea that the pope to ho elected to succeed Leo XI II shull loavu Hub > mine diatoly. They declare thu position of the pope there unti'imbtu. Lee strong'y ' opposed the sehomo und bus appealed to the < urdl nuls that his last days on earth bo ounfortcd by the psaunuiuo that such u course bo nlmn- doued. Kt'l/.inc < 'attlr I'o , ' IVnt-Ofl Duo. MAIIANV I'IAKK , Pa. , March u rim employes nf Lautol Hidgo colliery , nn n- dividual mine operated by Simnnns II Harrott of Philadelphia , are sui < i > g .i\o stock to satisfy unpaid labor claiins Dm colliury has buun hi In for several uceHu owing to thu depressed cual trudu aim tlio minors' wages uru In arrears. Troatiiu , s feared. o Lnlco Navigation Oiinnud , Dui.tTH , Minn. , March 20. [ Spot.al Tel- ograiii lo Tun HKB.J Navigation on i.nno Superior opened this afternoon , and vcsucm found no dlnlculty in working through the ice. Ktuiuiiihi | > Arrival * * . At Hamburg -Thu Moravia , from Now York. At New Yurk-Tbo Uoston , from Huu > buri/ .