r HE OMAHA DAILY BEE , NINETEENTH YEAH.- OMAHA , MONDAY MOJtNING , APRIL 7 , 1S90. ' NUMBER 2S7. N THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY , Prohibition Republicans Landing Iowa in the Democratic Camp. BOURBONS SMILING AND WAITING. They Uxpoot a Landslide for Their Tlukct Corporation AmntH "Itattlc" the County Legis lators. Dr.s MOIST..S la. , April C. Saturday's leg islative debate on prohibition practically set- tktl the question as to the policy the repub licans will adhere to in the promises. The bill under discussion was for the repeal of . . the prohibitory law which has been in effect r in Iowa since IbW. Its fate was scaled when a vote was taken on Luke's motion to Indefin itely postpone which was carried by n vote uf fil toIf , cverj' democrat opposing and all the republicans favoring it , along with Ewurt , the union labor prohibitionistwho voted with them. As these proceedings were had in the committee of the whole the committee then nrose and rejiorted the bill back to the house for Indefinite ] K > stponement , The democrats then desired on adjourn ment , but tlic republicans opined nnd the motion was lost by a tie vote. Tile republi cans insisted ujxra immediate action on the report of the committee , but the shaker ruled that it must l > c treated as rc | > orts of other committees-mid could not betaken up out of its order without n two-thirds vote. The Bni : corresi > ondcnt interviewed n num- IXT of members after this showing had been made. They consider tills vote an indication that the law will not this session be changed. The democratic members are smiling. It is just what they want. They claim that if th republicans refuse to give the people local op tion that the next state election will reveal a laud slide of votes for the democratic ticket. The next legislature will Iw elected on the issue of high liccuso as against prohibition , they claim , and the democrats will thereby get'the glory of bringing about the reform the people demand. During the discussion Smith of U'apcllo cited the message of Larrabco in reference tote to the saloons lieing banished from certain cities. He said he was inclined to believe the statement until he saw Ottumwa among the number. It is true that the eleven licensed saloons of Ottumwa had been banished , but sixty unlicensed saloons had taken their places and were doing more to corrupt the people than did the open saloons. He did not exjiect unv place to desire the return of the saloon where it had been successfully ban ished , but when the saloon remained it should be controlled. He disclaimed the correctness of tlic governor's statements that the brew eries had been turned into oatmeal factories , etc. He turned to Blythe's declaration that when the law was not enforced democratic officials were the executors of the law and stated that his city Inid Ix-en governed by republican officials and that they had had lull control and yet the saloons had increased. It was due to the fact of the prohibition law failing to govern tlic use of intoxicants that tlio people of Wnpe.Ho county cast a majority vote for Horace Boies for governor as against a candidate from their own home. Tlic democratic me sure does not demand n repeal of the prohibitory law. It docs not ask for a licensed saloon. It simply nsks for a law that will allow each locality to deal with the question in its most practical fonn. He said that the amount of liijuor consumed had not diminished , but the places of manufacture hul : been closed and " money cxi cndcd for liquor wns "being drained from the state into the pockets of foreign brewers. Briggs said he was sent hero by n constitu ency who wished him to hear both sides of the prohibitory question and cast his vote on the side of true temperance. He talked ut some length in support of tlio democratic position , ( lacking it up by calling attention to the condition of affairs thnt existed in Coun cil Bluffs and other cities , and claiming that the moral side of the quustion was in favor of the democratic position. jf Till : I. O It It It YIS TT1..1 G L'i : . Corporation ICmlssaricr ; Serving Their Masters' AV1II. DKS MOI.VES , la. April 5. [ SK ] > cial to Tin : Bic. : ] The effective work of the corporation lobby and the appropriation combine in manipulating legislation is daily becoming more apparent. A sort of listless indifference seems to have settled down over both houses of the legislature , and many members who como here bubbling over with anti-monopoly enthusiasm have fallen an easy prey to de signing tricksters and scum only anxious to vote through big appropriations and go home. The lobby embraces all grades and classes of individuals , from the sleek tongued railroad lawyer to the meek aad gentle lady lobbyist , and even members of the Fanners' alliance have been drawn into Urn net and made to do duty in "rattling" the rural members. Early In the session two or three bills re ducing tlio railroad faro to 2 cents j > er mile , a measure universally demanded by the l > cople , were introduced and referred at once to the committee on railroads. Senator Mo- scrvoy of Cherokee , who is chairman of this committee , was one of the most pronounced anti-monopolists in the last general assembly , but this year helms liecnhampered by the d'c- inr.nd of his district for a normal school. The railroad committee , instead of meeting tlio question boldly and taking definite action , kept ililly dallying as long as jKissible and finally ry | > ortcd n bill transferring the re sponsibility of fixing passenger rates to the boiuxl of railroad commissioners. It being discovered that a majority of this board were in fuvur uf the'J cent rate , no special effort was jnado to call up the bill and It will probably never bo reached on the calendar , the usual fate of meritorious measures that do not meet with corporation favor. No 2-ccnt fare bill has been introduced iu the house , but the mem- licrs fully exj > ecteii action by the senate nnd a large majority of the lower house would favor a measure of this kind. The bill empowering the board of commis sioners to fix joint rates has safely passed both houses , also u bill requiring automatic couplers to Itoused on freight trains by Jan uary 1 , IMC , but these utvull of the restrictive railway measures that are likely to pass. Smith of Boouo introduced a bill In the house directing the l > oanl of railroad commis sioners to fix , lex-al rates on farm products within the state at not to exceed the average rate east of the Mississippi. This is a most important measure and would tend to equalize local with through rates , but the railroad committee of the house promptly sat down on the bill with u decisive majority. It Is even hinted that free mileage- books in lieu of passes have been plentifully distributed among the members on the sly , but the state ment lacks verification. Much comment Is also elicited from the fact that the assessment of railroad property , not withstanding un increase in net earnings of nearly ? 1OUUHX ( ) . is materially lower than It was last year. Governor Boies , who Is chair man of Hie board of assessors , seems to bo standing in with the corporations in good bhupu , but whether ho can maintain a firm hold on the grangers by such u course re mains to bo scon. The insurance lobbv is also the winner in the struggle for restrictive legislation. The lUchnmn valued policy bill is , though re- Hirted fur passage , way down toward the bottom of the calendar , where it will not 1)0 reached in the ordinary e-ourse of legislation. The bill iutroduevd In the house by Ball of Jefferson to prohibit all bo * nls "of com- jtact or agreements ltwcw.n eomiKinles or agents in regard to fixing i rates or a basis of valulu- property acted like a red rug on the corporation lobbv. , A large majority of the house favor this i measure , but the active and vigilant op | > o l- | tlon succeeded In tacking various amend ; ments to the bill and finally in getting it re ferred back to the Judiciary ivmmlttev with instructions to report within fortv-cight hours , This committee has asked for furlhtr Uuic and this lias been fcTantcd which will , probably end the measure. The senate In surance committee wrestled with the valued policy bill Introduced by Senator Uroncweg of ( Jouncil Bluffs for several sessions and finally reported It back with the Valued policy provision modified so thnt the face of the policy would bo onlV jirima facia evidence and not absolute proof of value. This bill is still on the files of the senate. The commit tee reported most nf the other Insurance bills buck with the recommendation that thev bo indefinitely iio tponed "for lark of sufficient time to consider them , " and this will likely be their fate The school book lobbv has been still more successful in rattling the legislators. Early in the session n square vote was taken on the question of adopting a uniform system of text liooks for the entire state and fifty-eipht votes were cast forthe principleof state uniformity , with only twenty-eight votes in opposition. Bills cmVodyIng this principle were intro duced , but o'vcr twenty members who.had put themselves on record in favor of the principle embraced In the message deserted the bill , and it was defeated by n close vote. The bill now favored by a majority of the legislature simply authorizes the local districts in rural communities to purchase l > ooks from the low est bidder and to furnish them to the pupils nt cost , and such a measure may. possibly bo enacted. Strenuous efforts are being made by tlic ap propriation combine to continue the extra'4' mill tax , and the senate has been swung into line in supiwrt of this scheme , though not without vigorous opposition on the part of an able and courageous minority. Tlio lower house is being systematically worked on the same line , but the members rejv resenting rural communities , with their constituents organized in farmers alliances , nnd unanimously demanding a reduction in taxation , will be slow to vii-ld to the clamor for big appropriations. The normal school combine overreached itself , and the blind pool fell to pieces of its own weight , but fruitful schemes for raiding the treasury will yet be multiplied. H now looks as if the only legislation dc- mnnded by the alliance that will be secured is the reduction in interest nnd the joint rate bill. The Hussell bill , knocking out all trusts ami combinations iu restraintof trade a very imixirtnnt measure i * safely through the house , but has yet to run the gauntlet of the senate and pass the scrutiny of the governor. Its chance for becoming n law are not spe cially bright.1 Hex. < V. A. It. HXCAJIt'JlEXT. The Vctei-iitis AVill Gather In DCS Molnes In Large Number * . Drs Moixrla. . , April ( ) . [ Special to Tun Ecu. ] The Grand Army encampment , which will bo held here this coming week , promises to bo the largest in the history of the state. The local committee on entertain ment is preparing for from fifteen to twenty thousand visitors. This is the first time that the Iowa encampment has been held in Des Muincs for many years , and its central loca tion and the fact that the legislature is now iu session combine to increase the attendance beyond the usual number. General Alt-er will "be here on Monday and Tuesday , iind it is expected that Mrs. Logan and several de partment commanders or prominent Grand Army of the Uepublic officials from other suites will be present. The programme eif exercises begins tomorrow night with a camp fire at the Grand opera house. The chairman of this meeting will be General Josiah Given , judge of the supreme court of Iowa. Among the speakers of the evening will be General Alger , Mrs. Wittcmneyor , president of the National Woman's Relief corps , nnd Captain Hutchison , late republican candidate for governor. On Tuesday there will be business meetings of the Grand Army and the Woman's LlJclief corps , in the forenoon and at 1 : ! W p. m. the grand parade will take place. It will be re- e-cived at the capitol by the governor and members of the legislature , holding an in formal reception for half an hour. That evening there will be four camp fires , as they are called , and more if necessary. At the Grand opors house 'Lieu tenant Governor Hill will be chairman. At the Capital City oi ra house Dr. Lewis Schorer will preside. At the Plymouth Congregational church Mr. A.V. . Guthrie will bo chairman , and at the Chris tian church Hcv. B. F.V. . Cozier will pre side. General Alger will scak ] nt each one of these meetings , going to them successively. The other speakers will be prominent Grand Armv men , including throe members of the legislature. It is expected that this encamp ment will strongly endorse the movement for a soldier's monument to be built by the state. Thc'depanmcnt cummundcr. Captain Smith , is very heartily in favor of it , and will strong ly commend it in his annual address. The city is being very beautifully and elaborately dec orated for the encampment , and if the weath er is pleasant will present a very handsome appearance. A NOVEL CASK. The railroad commissioners have lately passed ujion a novel cose , nnd their decision , though only advisory , may have sonic influ ence upon a suit now pending in court. A traveling man named Webb Hultz of Chari- ton bought a 2.1KX ) mile book of the Iowa Cen tral , for which he paid $ .V ) with the under standing that 10 should be returned to him when he returned the covers of the book. This was a sort of guarantee to protect the company against having the book used by some one else than the person to whom it was sold. Mr. Hultz lost his book a few weeks 111:0 and" applied to the railroad for his $10. The company refused to give It to him , claim ing that lie hud not complied with the terms of the cemtract. had not returned the covers of the book , and was not therefore entitled to ills rebate. He appealed to the commission ers , and two of the board , Messrs. Smith and Campbell , say that the company should re fund the money. The third commissioner , Mr. Dey , says thnt the company is not liable for the same- . The majority report takes the position that the company has no interest in the guarantee fund save that of trustee : that when the complainant shall have filed his affidavit as to the loss , nnd a loud to insure the company against loss by a payment of the guarantee , that then the com pany would give him his $10. Mr. Dey pre sents n minority lepjrt iu which ho says thnt he does not think ttio complainant can prop erly make the rail , oud company res | > onsiblo for his negligence , and should liny other per son use the mileage which he has lost , the company would certainly bo the loser. He seeks to foreo uim the company the exorcise of undue vigilance in preventing other per sons using tlic mileage. This care , says Mr- Dev , he should himself have exercised , nnd , failing to do so , he should accept the cense quences. So Mr. Dey holds there Is nothing in the case to Justify the commission in Judicially determining that the company un der the conditions , owe the complainant a cent. It is thought that the complainant will have to bring suit if ho wants to get his $10 , nnd as his lawyer's fees would amount to more than that , it is probable that thu case will be dropped. iiniiiixr Km : SIIKU.ET. There has been ivcently a revival of Interest ' est in the bravo act of M'lss ICnto Shelley of Moingona , Boone county , who saved n pas senger train from wreck on the Northwestern road in the summer of sj. silt > lived about a mile from the station , and the night In ques tion there was n very heavy ralnstoim , which washed away a bridge near her home. A lo comotive sent out to examine the track fell Into the gorge. She realized the i > cril to the approaching passenger train , and sot out on fi > ot to go through the blinding storm to the station , a mile away , and give the alarm. A part of the distance she hud to travel on her hands and knees over a long trestle , with the spray from a raging torrent dashing In her face. She reached the station Just ahead of the train , in time to stop it there and save it from a terrible wreck. Then , iu true woman fashion , she fainted away. Her bravery and daring excited world wide admiration ut the time. It was supposed that tlio railroad com pany would give her a liberal present , for she undoubtedly saved the road tens of thousands of dollars , even if a single life had not been lost , for the pas senger train but for her warning would have dashed into the frightful chasm , with u terrible destruction of property. The 1 girl was thanked very generously , but that was about all she did receive. It is under- stood that the company gave her ( UK ) , which did not cover the expense of the doctor bills In the long sickness that followed her expos ure in that storm. She U the only support os u widowed mother and several brothers and sisters. Her little home is mortgaged , and shei has been waking u great effort to pay off the mortgage. i vniMiivr/- iti'nTn iRRuIANDliRIXC JlLSl 1.0 , The McComas Measure Being Pushed by the Bepnblicans. EASTER MONDAY IN WASHINGTON. Peculiar Culclirntlon of tlic 13ml uf Lent liy the .Juveniles of ttie Xa- tiuiuil Cn-tlKil 1'onslon icsls > - latlim Army News. WASHINGTON BritnAf Tun OMtrtA BEE , ) Ma FoniTBBXTH Sninnr , V WASHINGTON , D. C. , April ti. ) Since the nimoune-emrnt that the McComas anti-gerrymander bill is to IKJ reported from the house committee on tlic flection of presi dent and vice president , nnd thcuntlonal elec tion proiwsltion providing for the federal in- si < ectors of elections in the states are to bo re ported favorably from the senate committee on election there is not so much said against these pro ] > osilions by democrats as there was a few weeks since. It seems the democrats spent their fury Inviting the nlr before cither of these measures were formulated and since it has dawned upon them that the republicans intend to stop this vicious legislative gerry mandering in the suites and to put their foot down upon outrageous frauds in the election of members of congress nnd United States senators in the south by intimidation nnd fraud. The browbeating tactics of the- briga diers have collapsed. At the beginning of this congress southern members announced thnt the republicans would not daw. to permit the enactment of such lows as were proposed by the house and smote committees. They de clared that it would bring about "riot , revo lution and bloodshed" and by predicting all soils of pory disaster they hoped to frighten the law abiding legislators and thereby pre vent legislation ; but now that their threats are proven to have availed nothing the demo crats are simply saying that "the republicans are bent upon political suicide" and that as a matter of course these bills will become laws. It is not proved by the republicans to do anything rash or unjust. No one will ques tion that it is as fair for a national congress to put a stop to partisan gerrymandering as it is for the states to gerrymander for par tisan purposes. EA.-TEIt MOXPAT IX WASHINGTON. The secretary of the navy has ordered out the Marino band for Monday morning. Gfn- eral Greeley has not said much about the weather and this loads the youngsters to hope that Monday will dawn as line as was Easter Sunday. This was one of the most glorious spring days that could have been wished for and the Easter bonnets had every chance for a thorough display throughout the city and in the parks surrounding it. Tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock the gates on the two sides of the White house lawn will be thrown open and will be kept open till fi in the afternoon for the accommodation of thousands of chil dren and nurses and mammas , who will join in the peculiar Washington celebration of Easter Monday. While the London costcrmonger enjoys a picnic in Epping forest on this day , the Wash ington girl and Washington boy who is not old enough to have grown out of it. cele brates the end of Lent and the beginning of spring by rolling colored egsrs by the hundred down the rolling slopes which lie between the white house and the Potomac. For iifty years , more or less , this custom has been in prpgie s here , nd yet no one can tell its origin. This year eggs have been remarkably cheap owing to the warm spring nnd open winter and if the weather is at all propitious tomorrow morning it is safe to estimate that at le.ist U'n and possibly twenty thousand little ones of all ages from one to fourteen , of all colors , from the purest Caucasian pink and white to the blackest pickaninny from Swam- pooclle will turn out. The president and his family will doubtless follow the usual cxnin- ple of their predecessors and review the scene and the procession of gaily attired nurses and children from the rear porches of the white house. Somewhere about 1 o'clock tomorrow after noon President Harrison will hold a recep tion which will give him pleasure. It will be no formal affair for the benefit of a few hun dred sightseers and tuft hunters , but a really jolly crowd of happy youngsters , smearcU over with the yelks of broken egps , covered with dust and everyone of them delighted with the sport. CAN U > AYntT'isn. . Nothing more is he ml about the reorgani- tion of the senate with a view to displacing Sergcant-nt-Arms Canaday. It seems that the whole agitation hinged upon the belief that Senator Quay wanted to have one of his Pcnnsyluania friends put into Colonel Catm- day's position. Senator Quay is here and says that ho lias no candidate for the place mid takes no interest in the proposed reor ganization of the senate. It is not at all likely that the North Carolina sergeant-at- nrnis will be ousted. CNl-ION 1.EOIM.ATION. It has been usual for members and sen ators in each congress to introduce four or live thousand private jiension bills. As stated in these dispatches the other day , the number of bills introduced of this character iu the present congress is not a * great as those introduced thus far in the Fiftieth con gress ; that the pension committees of the two houses were layingasideall private dependent bills for the reason that a general dependent measure will soon be passed , making it un- ifeeessary to adopt individual measures. It is believed by members of the house committee on Invalid pensions that the adop tion of the dependent ( tension bill will de crease at least 75 IKM- cent the number of pri vate bills which will be introduced in the future. There are , of course , immy cases where the claimant will bo unable to procure- pension under the dependent bill , for the reason that a clear muster in or muster out cannot be had by the records in the department or proof from surviving com rades , and a special act of congress will bo necessary to cover the deficiency ; but these cases will IK ? extremely rare in comparison with those which have been treated in the past. It has l > cen customary for every parson who has applied for n pension and' was re fused , or whoso pension ease In the bureau was delayed for any reason , to demand of his or heryepresentativo In congress the adoption of a private bill covering the claim. It Is now very clear that neither the service pension bill nor the proposition to repeal the arrearages limitation can become a law at the hands of this congress , for the reason that the proportions involve a too heavy outlay. The dependent bill will increase the annual disbursements for jienslons up to over $ ! ! ! * > , 000.000 a year , and with the decrease in the customs duties and the interim ! revenues de manded by the country there will be no funds with which to meet a larger expenditure for [ tensions. The utterances of Senators Frye nnd Hale , a few days ago , when the arrearages proi > osi- tlon was Iwforo the senate calling the atten tion of the soldiers to the fact 'that the adoption of extreme pension measures would result in disaster to the pension business lias attracted widespread attention in con- irress and throughout the country. The shrewdest friends of the soldiers' and the ino-st level-headed beneficiaries , the - - oppose re- | wul of the arrearages act , and many are de manding that the service bill shall not IMJ passed at this time , fearing that the burden will bo so heavy upon the taxpayers that then ) will be a union of iinU-pcii lon Inter ests which will break down the jicugloii list altogether and deprive those who are receiv ing bt'iietits at pruecnU The trouble seems to be that the friends of soldiers in congress be lieve that the pension claimants are demand ing too much at one time , and that they should be patient with the steady Increase of allow ances , and not ask for all that the future [ ironiiscs them in one day. THVNSFEH OF TIID FISH COMMISSION. A vigorous protest is being made by the fish commission and Its attaches against the proposition to transfer the comiiiistiou to the ncrlculturnl department * At present the com mission is an independent bixly. reporting tone no executive oftlccr. , It U believed that inas much as the commission is in the interest of one of our greatest foodi products nnd relates directly to Interests appertaining to the de partment of agriculture the secretary of the nepartmcnt should have general supervision over the commission. < The fish commission has grown to enormous proportions. It employs quite n large number of men. consumes the time and intention of two or three cutters in our Atlantic ami Pa cific waters , and has its own private cars for the railroads. The statistics relating to the returns from the commission's work HIV sat isfactory 'n ' congress , and it is likely that the future wi'l ' broadcji the commission's work nnd make it more imiiortnut. AHMT SKWf. Charles E. Baiter , company C. Twenty-first infantry , now with his company nt Fort Sid ney , is transferred to the Second infantry. and will be sent to the headquarters of that regiment , Fort Omubn , for r.ssiniment. The unexecuted portion of the sentence Imi > osed March 31 , 1MH ) , except so much as re lates to the stoppage of pny for the jmrjiose of reimbursing the United States , is remitted in the case of Henry Sewers , troop A , Ninth cavalry , now at Fort Niobrara. Six months of the term of confinement im posed January ! > , 1SW , are remitted In the case of Joseph McLaughllu , lieht battery D , Fifth artillery , now at Fort Omaha. The unexecuted { > ortlon of the sentence of Charles Lyons , Company O. Seventeenth in fantry. now in confinement nt Fort Hussell , Wyo. , is remitted. The unexecuted portion of the sentence im posed January 11 , IfcOO , on Evans / " . Kobcrts , troop H. Ninth cavalry , now In confinemcnl at Fort McKinney , Wyo. , is remitted. Hichard Prater , company E , Second in fantry. now with his company , will be ais- charged. MISCKLfJINEOrs. The intelligence comes here from Atchison. Kan. , that Senator In gulls hits built a new residence upon the. site of the family home which was recently destroyed by fire , nnd it is quite as attractive and comfortable ns the old place. It stands On the banks of the river some distance from -the town and about the house is a beautiful tract of land upon which landscape , gardening , and floriculture are practiced with a high "degree of success. Mrs. W. P. Brady of Cedar Itapids , la. , is risitinir friends at l.'HO T street. The Marriage of Miss'Margaret ' Blainoand Mr. Walter Damrosch , April 17. will probably take place at the rcsidcifcc of the secretary of state. It will be a very quiet affair owing to the mourning of the family. Pritur S. HEATH. IIAXK CIEA ItlXGS. Financial Transactions of the Coun try fur the Lin st AVcck. BOSTON , April C. [ Special Telegram to THE Br.n. ] The following table , compiled from dispatches fronutho managers of the clearing houses in the cities named.shows the gross exchanges for last wock , with rates per cent of increase or decrease' as compared with the similar amounts foe the corresponding week in lt > S9 : \ tenor of the Patti opera company , sailed for EUTO-IO Friday on the Normamllc. More stories about his close e-alculations regarding money matters have come out. Under his contract with Mr. Abbey ho received $3,000 n night , with free passage to and from Europe for himself , his brother and three attendants. Hut l eside.s this there was n clause which en titled him to four orchestra seats and one box at every jierformancc at which ha appeared. Tamagno had his brother , who wus a dummy member of the chorus at $15 a week , nnd also his private secretary , go into tlio lobby with the other speculators and sell this box and these tickets every night. Thus he added to his already large Income certainly i O a night , and probaoly more. Signer Tainagno's pomiriousness was never more markedly dumojisiraiod than in the Metropolitan opera hou > e a short time after the Patti company began performing there. Kor several nights ho niiufe it a practice to send the callboy to the bar for n gloss of boer , which ho drank before liu sung. By no chance did he ever give the boy a tip. One night the barkeeper sent in a full , bottle , price 15 centh , nnd ho was wild with indignation. He bed only ordered a glass , ho ald , and told the boy either to take the bottle , back or drink the beer himself. At all events he did not pay the 15 cents. ' Student DiMirUerK ICiuleil. ST. PinxiiMintn , April JU. The student dis orders are practically aided , the holidays having taken a majority iof the students to the country. It has boeu decided that only those will be expelled who were implicated in the disorders of 1SS9. ' Full of Htiulontti. LOXDOX , April 0. A Ulspjitch from St. Petersburg says iho minister of education nnd Prof. Menddiff of the St. Petersburg university both resigned their positions after having had n quarrel. The dihiia'ch adds that the dl oidcn > among { ho students continue and that the prisons are overflowing with in mates. _ A Premature Kxplohfon. LON-IION , April 0. A fog slgnnl prematurely exploded lost night ut the famous Bell Hock light house oft the cost coast of Soottland. The dimie was shutteiffl by the explosion and the light extinguished for the first time since tholight house was built in 1M1. After the explosion a passing . sieumur had a narrow escape from being wrecked on the reef , owing to the absence of thb light. Tlio Weather KorucnM. For Omaha and vicinity Fair wcaihcr. Nebraska and Scutb Dalwia . Fair , warmer. southerly winds , CHICAGO CARPENTERS STRIKE , They Demand Eight Hours n Day nnd Forty Cents on Hour. SIX THOUSAND MEN INVOLVED. A * U is Mectlnjr of tlic Unions Held mill tlic Action of tile Council Hiitlflcil Non-L'nlon Men Will Participate. CHICAOO , April ' 0. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKB. ) "Our ) > o itlon was correct. If Chicago had pledged herself to hold n success ful world's fair in Isty , the labor associations would have organized against the best inter ests of our city nnd our honor would have been forfeited. " This is the remark credited today to a lead ing member of the Chicago world's fair com mittee , and discloses n little bit of secret his tory in connection with Chicago's hasty HC- quiescence in the suggestion to postpone the world's fair until IMvI. For months labor troubles have been brewing in Chicago and the increased venom emitted every Sunday afternoon by the mouthpiece of the anarch istic societies is only a prelude to the serious labor troubles that are to follow in Chicago's prosperity. Every j > oor man in the city thinks that the world's fail- is destined in some mysterious way to make him rich , and to secure-all imaginary rights he readily joins with his fellows in a precon certed dcintmd UJKMI his employers for better wages. This is what was feared by the world's fair committee and the above remark was occasioned by the formal order of a ear | > eiiters strike tomorrow morning. The strike was declared by the carpenters' council at midnight last night. . They hold a meeting to await the answer from the bosses regarding their ultimatum. In it they agreed to await iin answer until midnight. At mid night it did not come and the strike was nt once declared. The demands of the carpen ters are for eight hours a day and -)0 ) cents an hour. A mass meeting of ail the carpenters' unions in the city was held nt the Second regiment armory at o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of ratifying the action of the council. Speeches for the pun > o.se of stirring up the backward brothers were made and resolu tions acted upon. The council of the carpen ters' union had no word from the masters yesterday , and they said nearly all the car penters in Chicago would go out. They claim that non-union men are coming in fast and that by Monday full six thousand will be cm a strike. The master carpenters did nothing yester day in the way of oftleial business , but'indi vidually it was claimed they were nt work of fering to pay their men -10 cents an hour after Monday in order to keep them at work and break the strike. The council declares that all must strike unless the musters' associa tion concedes the price. It must be all or none. The men seem determined to carry on the fight a long time if necessary , but the "bosses' ' appear equally ready for the struggle. One of the strikers spoke last night of several cases where "bosses" had announced that n forfeit of ? . " > to 7.50 would be demanded of men who should fail to re port for work Monday morning. An appeal will be made to the courts. The object is to have 40 cents an hour the minimum wages , to secure an eight-hour work day and to bring about a recognition of the council from the "bosses. " The "bosses' " will be given to un derstand that it is useless to deal with the men Individually , ns each man has sworn to stand by the decision of the council. Almost 'lints''hundred men are Imown to hove been offered cents an hour by their bosses , but they will not go tn work until their employers sign an agreement for one year. _ -o THE SO VTHKItX Fl.O OltS. Much Distress Along tlic Stcelc iiyou. : ViCKMinm , April C. Nineteen negroes , survivors of a large party of refugees which attempted to escape from the overflow down Bayou Fnlnya on a raft , arrived on a steamer today. They report that twelve women and children were drowned. The situation is growing uauy more serious in tnc bayou country. Earl Miller , a prominent planter , arrived from there today by the steamer Evergreen with his family and stock. The Miller plantation , though very high , has gone under. The Evergreen reported that the water along the bayous is rising1. Cattle nnd hogs arc offered for sale by the people for a song. Much more stock must yet be brought outer or nlloAved to drown. The steamer Oceola , from the bend , reports that the overflow is beginning to empty into the Mississippi through Eagle lake , and predicts a great increase of pressure all along the Louisiana front from that ] x > int southward , for the next two weeks. There is most unmistakable dis tress along Stcele bayou and it would be cruelty to deny it. Three steamers leave here tomorrow , and will endeavor to bring out all the people in danger. Slowly AHKANS CITV , Ark. , April 0. The water is rising slowly here , caused by a crevasse in Boggv bay bivou. The government engin eers have lull for that point , and will en deavor to close it. t'AITAIX HOIlKltTS' STOltr. He OnVrod l < i Tow tin * City of Paris Hack to Queens-town. NEW VOKK , April 0. The Adriatic arrived today. Captain Kobcrts says the printed story about his action toward the disabled City of Paris is not true. He laid by the City of Paris six hours , and when n boat came alongside he informed the officer in charge that he would do all in his j > ewer to assist the disabled ship. He signaled the Aldersrate and with her proceeded to come up to the City of Paris and informed Captain Watkins that he had spoken the AJdersgato , which was willing to tow the City of Paris to ( Jueenstown. He also offered to take off her passengers nnd leave them at Qneenstown , not New York , ns has l > ecn re ported , and even stated to Captain Wutkins that if absolutely necessary to save life ho would tow the City of Paris to Qucenstown. Captain Watkius , on learning from Captain Hoberts that the Aldersgato would tow him , signalled "Thanks , go ahead , " so he pro ceeded on his voyage. Church lllvalry iu Virginia. NOIIHH.K , Vii. , April 0. There has been for some time a hitter rivalry between the Grtin- by street and the Cumberland street Metho dist churches , which has now become very Interesting , tiranby street church had the call In popularity until the Cumberland street people secured an eloquent preacher in Dr. W. O. Sturr and a fine choir director in New ton Fritz. Then the tldo turned and the Cumberland street church filled up , while the l > ews in ( jrnnby street tKvamo empty in the -nine measure. Then Hcv. Dr. Tudor of Uranby street became aggressive , and di rected his choir muster to cngugo a line bras * Lnind. Mormon Annual ConlVrcnci- , SALT LAKE , April 0. The Mormon annual conference adjourned today , nil of the officers lM > lngkUktaInc > d. In the addresses of Apostle * Cannon and ( hunt they spoke of the saints getting rich by selling property , and bolng juused to handling much money they might loM ) it In fix > lUh speculation. It would be Ixjttcr for thorn to put it in the hands of the church and let the leaders take cure of it for them. The Congrchsionul Programme. WAMIIM.TUN , April 0. - In the senate the Chinese enumeration act come * up U'm ' niAV with Mitchell s .uaiuiUinuit , aitcuacU tu re store the bill " . omethlng like it.i purport when receive Ci. n the house. After this the discussion < Montana case will be re sumed. At Hit p of progress tnado last week the case I air to go over into next week. It will i way for the prompt con sideration of tin , rld's fair bill , should the select committtvike its reiwt after the meeting Thursdi The administrative customs bill stands next to the Montana eontcil case. Tomorrow Is District of IV'lmnbla day in the house. Naval matter * are likely to be discussed Tuesday. Tlic committee 'on naval affairs has several measures of interest ( in the calendar , prominent among which Is the McAdoo bill to prohibit the enlistment of- aliens in the nuvy. The naval appropriation bill also is In a position favorable to speedy consideration. About ttic middle of next week the elec tions committee will take the floor nnd call up the three contested election mscsin order , namely : Posey vs Purrett. Indiana ; Bowcii vs Buchanan , Virginia , and Wcddcll vs Wise. Virginia. On the first two cases , ns the committee reported in favor of the sitting democratie member * , there will likely bo little - tlo discussion. In the case of Wcddcll vs Wise there will IK ? n triangular tight. The majority of the committee contends for Wed- dell , tlie democratic minority for u new deci tion , and Wise for his own seat. , .1 JiysTKKHH'S .ir/.l/K. Mrs. liesof Itu-hucll , III. , Shot liy n Gambler Who Then Suicides. BfMtxuu. , III. , April ( ! . [ Special Telegram to Tnc Her.- ] Pretty Mis. Hess , the wife of the proprietor of the National hotel in this city , was entertaining a visitor in the parlor last nisht , when Kam ey Akerman , a notoriorious gambler and high toned wool ; . walked into the room. Pulling out a revolver , he stepped up within two feet of Mrs. Hess nnd tired point blank at her face. e.\claimlng : "We'll settle this tiling right now. " With a cry of horror Mrs. Hess threw up her iiands and fell to the floor with the blood gushing from her riirht temple. "Now for the finish , ' ' remarked Hamsev , and cooly placing the revolver ' volver to his head he pulled 'the triugcr nnd entered ujion his future profession of shovel ing brimstone. Tlic parlor was filled in an instant by horrified people attracted by the uproar. Mrs. Hess was found to be alive , but dangerously wounded. She may recover. What pretty Mrs. Hess could have to do with Akerman is the question tlnU the scan dalized community is discussing. SHOT ity nt.i.ill's. Conductor Tiicltoy of the I-'t. "Wayne Komi Put ill ly Wouncleil. LIMA , O. , April U. Conductor Gardner .1. Tuckey of the Fort Wayne road was shot and mortally wounded this afternoon by tramp ? . As the train was pulling out of the city this afternoon Tuckey noticed siv tramps getting into a box car. lie ordered them to get out , but they refused. TurUov then went into the car , when one of them fired a shot. The tramps then grappled with Tuckey and threw him out of the car , then jmniiod out of the door on the other side. Tuckey climbed over the train and attempted to capture the man who fired the shot , when two of them seized his arms while another placed a revolver to his breast and fired , fatally wounding him. The trumps then ran out of town , but this after noon the police caught four of them , one of whom was identified by Tuckey as the man who fired the shot. Intense excitement pre vailed and for a time it was thought the tramps would be lynched. .Y IXNAXK. Servant Girl Tells Another and Contradictory Story. CniCAno , April 0. Mamie Starr , the woman arrested last night suspected of having poisoned the Newland family , today under cross-examination told the police PR entirely new story. Yesterday she denied thnt she' was ever in Hyde Park , said the guilty per son must be a sister who greatly resembles iicr , etc. Today she admitted having gone to Newland's to work and that .he . bought the Itough on It.its in a lit of despondently , intending to kill lierself , but asserts that she did not put any it it in the food. Shu says there must have been something wrong with the corn. She ate u little of it herself and was sick. When all the family "began to be sick she was scared and made up her mind to get out. She as serts that she took the box of poison with her and threw it awav. The Dolico are at a loss to know whether she is insane or not. A Federation Scheme. EI.MIRA , N. Y. , April 0. Three hundred delegates representing the Brotherhoods of Locomotive engineers , firemen , bnikemcn , and switchmen , met licit ) today and with a- few members of the new order of railway con ductors discussed 'and adopted n scheme of federation between all organizations of train men in the United States. There were two secret meetings during the dav and a public meeting tonight. Grand Master Sarirent of the Firemen's brotherhood. Grand Conductor Howard , Grand Master Wilkinson , of the Brakcmen's brotherhood and other prominent railroad men spoke. All declared tiiut federa tion would be in the interest of harmony and that the death note of strikes on railroads had been sounded. Churf-en Af-ninM a MlnNter. CIIAIILOTTKTOWX , P. E. I. , April ( i. A com mittee of sixteen members of the Baptist church in this city reported to the congrega tion Its findingoti thccharges preferred against Hev. Edward Whitman , late pastor of the church. The ex-pastor has been found guilty on the following counts : Associating with a young woman under an assumed mime , misap propriating ehuich funds and untruthfulness. Whitman was pastor of the church hero for some years and is now pastor of n large church at Jolict , 111. Ho came hero a few days ago to obtain a letter of dismissal , which has been refused by the congregation until the charges are disproved. Three Negroes Killed. BW.MIXC.UA.M , Ala. , April ( ! . A telegram eamo here from Irondale tonight nsUlng fora physician. All that can be learned is that three negroes were stealing railroad iron this afternoon when City Marshal England nnd Deputy Sheriff Foilenborry came up nnd called for their surrender. The negroes ran , with the officers in pursuit. One of them turned nnd shut England. Deputy Forton- berry ojicneil fire on the negroes nnd when the firing ceased all three were dead. Marshal England will probably die. The Death Keoonl. CHICAOO , April ( I. A telegram received to- light from Alton. III. , announces the death of State Senator Gilman who was shot by a burglar n couple of weeks ago. Loxuox , Out. , April ( i. General Ifenwlck , senior general in the British army is dend , aged ninety years. Ho wtis n resident hero for nearly forty veal's. LONDON , April 0. Hev. Mr. Toulson , presi dent of the Primitive Methodist conference , fell dead on the street today. Hnrmun anil llalloy In liostoii. BOSTON , Mass. , April O. Burnum ft Bailey have taken a six ycaiv lease of Oakland Gar den , and will locate their mcilagorio and n part of their circus permanently here. They wore recently denied a permit to establish thomfcelvcs permanently in Now York city ; hence their movement toward tl o Hub , Ilolhc City Kenl I Ma to. BoisK CITV , Idaho , April 0. [ Sj > eclal Tclo- gram to THIS Bui : . ] The capital of Idaho having been permanently located nt Boise City real estate is active. The Holso City Statesman shows aggregate transfers of * aoO.OOO for the week ending April fi. New York , St. Louiit , Denver , Salt Luke and San- Francisco capitalists are heavy Investor. American Consulate Kohlieil. BeiiUN , April0The Aiiicru-an consulate at Pluucr has Uxu rubbed vl jewels valued i 'OX ' TIIF ffl.flPKRATIYF PIV \ IM 1111.1 V/U . Ul Ijlval 11 lj 1 Liliji Sontbcru Senators , Representatives null Cit * izens Write a Book. RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS RESULTS. Wliy Tlioi'c l n Solid Sontli The Hnoo ( Question Kucnslvcly TrcnK ii lilncoliiV Death Dcphnri' as Disastrous. , WA IIINHTON % April 0. I-prvsn.tfl'ves ! ! > HcrlHjrt of Alab.ima , Hcmplii ! ! > f * n > iu 1 Carollnu , Turner of Georgia , st.'w.iri ' of TCMIS , Wilson of We-st Virginia. cHipo ' sentntivc llarksdalc of Mississippi. Si imU-rs I Vance of North Carolina , Pusco i.f KIM- I II , Vest of Missouri , and MCSHIN.V M iish - | i i back of Arlmnsns , Ir.i P. Jones of 'IVi.nrsscc , i S. S. Long ofVst Virginia and B .1 s o I Louisiana have collectively written in > i < 11 ! soon publish n book entitled " \Vliv 1t > . * 'ul ' South , or Ueconstruction and Us Ii's > . 's ' It undertakes to narrate f.i i- ' . uml dispassionately in a concise ami IK p tnr form the history of the recemstnii'toii t-i xcru- incuts of each state , Allowing lu > * > \ II- ' 11 pulni- cans obtained control and lunv Ui' ' > st 4 , ligtires and facts as to the shrinkage < f ' u' ie and the increase of debts and tax."i"i > , . | er these governments and the pnj iKriij I 'ho south under present auspices. The book speaks of Abraham l..i > iii.3 * death us an appalling calamity to tin M. > th , nrguos that Andrew Johnson followed nr > iy Lincoln's plan of restor.itinn and < -m ' rds " that if Lincoln" had lived he wm 1 < 1 I uvo been able to defend that plan t.pi st the assaults nf congress , l'achl > .i | 'ir u signml by the iiutlior , who thus ti-ci-MI- . , h- rectly re'siKinsible for the truth uf Ins -i to- ment , and the claim of rtic book in it- | . . . ' < , . -e , written by ( Jenernl Herbert , itsi-ili''i is't at , iu all the chapters , the facts are un ' . 'n't'il rather than overstated. The race ( | tiestion nnd nice tiiiulii < n'i extensively - tensive-ly discussed. The .statement , s i. iulo that there is no intention to agitate fm1 tlio repeal of the ilftcenlh amendment v < r f r tlio dfKirtation ] of the negro. Educational nnd statistics of m.i'n U t . < ere given in support of the coiitcntuin ti.n * H-o negro is prospering and that tin si u > h is t-olviug for itself the negro quest inn The book is dedicated to the business IM n of the north , with the statement tlmt 'l.i > uro iiileitwled in the prosperity of the smith. A .Stupendous Amount of Claim * K\nmncd ! Since ilnnnii-j. : WASHINGTON. April . In his rcpi.i . i d secretary * retary Noble , PcnsionComiiiissii > m Ku m says he will be able by the last of .May to cause the examination of cvcrj ilium ifiid- ing in the ofllce on the first da ; , i-f Jim i-iry last , will have every claim iillo-yni tb.it is completed and calls for the evidence inmU > in those not completed. This re-ult I. , s ix-en secured largely by means of mini's is sued in the latter part of Di'tvinbir 111 < > ring - ' ing the examination of claims then \ IMXIIJ- and that Gil cases which appeared -i'ii ' j n to be placed upon the "completed til'- Tlio adjudicating division was dirccUi.1 ; n ' pcud five duvs each week examining the . -I. . i > 'S i-a - these liles and OIH- day exclusively ti. i > .iltiiig calls for additional evidence no pi i diiis claims. As a result , the cxuuiinuiu > n ul " . ( ) , - tsi7 claims were put on the "completed tiles.1 A subsequent order directing that t IMII s bo placed on file upon application accompniiicd by a statement of facts showing the claims to be completed bus up to data added UtV ! ) . c.'isiw to those already on the "completed files , ' t > ; ir- ing the past three months fcM.V.1 if tl-cto cases have been acted u ] > on. lea.1 p 1-1 ly H..ITh rases remaining upon the files . Appli cations at the rate of 4."i ( ) n di.l : lire U upc - ceivcd and heivalter every claim ji'wcii ' IHUI these hies will be taken up and .u-tcii .pou . within a week. The record of the p - i t > n nili shows Itl.oT-l pension certificates. * . 'K ef them original , being the largest tiMi-l r i cr issued in one month by the IRMISIOII IJUIVK. . . Confederate Decoration Diiy. NEW Oiii.c.txLa. . . Atiril li. C' i > fiMi ruto Decoration day attracted thm' uv < : s . f v < t- ors to the cemeteries. At tlioAni ' f "N'n'h- ern Virginia tomb. There the bi > d."f . . ' ll ( r- son Davis is interred , the confediiM't- \ < u-r- uns placed a magnificent pivsiilcnti.il hair of vellow immortelles inscribed : 'To Our bhief. " A Tli rii st nt Stanley. LONDON , April ( I. Father Schvuso. wlir re turned to the coast with Stanley ai0 ! u m Pasha , has published his dlury. He ilf i.ires , that he has Emin's authority fur the s'u o- ment that Einin. after talking with S'.iMc.v , became imbued with the belief that tin i i'ter aimed less at his rescue than ntthopc.session of his province and stores of Ivory. Ran Inloaljiiiid Slide. Tnov , N. Y. . April 0. A big land sijili cc- curred on the West Shore road east t.f St. Johnsville , at Diefendorf hill. A freight ran into it nnd the engineer , fireman anil wo other trainmen were buried in the slule for sometime. Fireman Gormuti w-ll probably die. The others are not hnillv hurt. Fell Out ol'ii Window. M-iNCTox , N. B. , April 0. Judge IM- fainted and fell backwards thmugh u st , < story window in the Moncton cliib : .isi i ing and sustained internal injurii- - . ig in deatli toduy. II" was seventy - \ 1 1. . v igm of age and u pioneer member uf ti. h , il Arch Masons , belonging to the luilgt oca his name. A SuUli'i'i lor a Lynching Hoc. AKIIOX , O. , April ( ! . At CU.\MK < > 1 . . . , s Saturday th" eleven-year-old mu.ct.'tr < ! Watchman lihoties , while passing .um .111 unfrequented stivet , was caught by a tun p and carried into the woods , where he „ ! . nl her horribly. Her recovery Is dmji.if , ! A poise of 100 men are searching for tinMUI > p. * - Stanliiid KctlrcH. S\x Fn.ixci-io , April ( i. The ( l.r. . .to tomorrow will state that Senator I.i aid Stanford will tender his resignation ' - i < rri- dent of the Southern Pacific ciimpai : * < tie meeting of the directors this week mi a > i.t . of his health. Stanford stat.-s thai ( P. Huntingtou will be elected to siicci-f.1 I < > lOngllsh Shipbuilder * Snnlibcil. Lisnox , April ( i. ThfPortiKfins. . . ' MI- ment has invited one firm in Auiti u u. 1 several linns tn other countries t < i n.nh. ! dors for theconsti-ui-tion of four m w r < . No tendcri. from Kngli-.li linns VM rt vitcd. Golilih-il My the Starch Trust. IxilANAf"U , Ind. , April ' . . A | M- , il from Danville , 111. , says : The trust > . n - , ily formed focthe purjiosc of c-ontiiill.ii > ; , . and bUireh , has purchased the ex'i'i works of the Voorheca staivh coi ji. . . this city. _ Choked liy Hln Shirt Hand. Di'i.iTH , Minn. . April (1. ( 'Sjn- ' i : i gnun toTiu : Bti : . ] Wung Lee , u 11 . -o , Inundryman , was utraugled last ingi : ' > ot os sloop by hia head pressing fuiuui-J .ij- . . -t ills siiiit bund , itliuttiiiff off hi wu < I ISmprror Willlam'H Polity. BEKI.IX , April t ) . A Hamburg rum-s | out says that in coutiiiit with ii.i'-r.i. . policy , Emperor William intends uia.i the way to an intuiite with Truu in , ! 't iKoluto Kusfila. The Austrian ulhuii.-i i uj I'cnuiini. unchungiHl. Dom Pedro Mui-h Keller. C'ASNI. . ' . Ajml 0 Dulli Pcdru Ik < uu > .U