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V OMAHA i DAILY BEE , NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOILING , APRIL 10 , 1.890. NUMBEli 21)0. ) iA Many Distinguished Mcu Present at the Celebration , A SPEECH BY EX-PRESIDENT HAYES. The Kcpnhtlu In Danger of Dn//led hy tin ; Unrivalled Splen dor of Jlcr Career Xearliiff a Critical Period. iA , April 15.-Tho two days' celebration of the twenty-fifth aunivorsaryof the military order of Urn Loyal Legion begun this morning with n meeting of the com- mundory In chief , at which cx-PrcsIdont Hnycs presided. Ho estimated Unit when all Imvo arrived the attendance will iiumher ubout three thousand llvo hundred companies. Between seven hundred and eight hundi-od of this number arc accompanied by ladles. Gen- end Wagner Swayno offered a resolution that nt the next annual meeting of the comman- dcry In chief that the constitution bo so changed as to permit of the formation of a comtniiiulRry In London for the bcnellt of companies who may bo temponirily or perma nently residing abroad. At the afternoon session General Swayno's resolution was withdrawn because of the be lief expressed'by many that It would bo a dangerous precedent to change the constitu tion. The resolution for the abolition of grades was voted down. At the Academp of Music tonight cere monies Incident the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the order were held. The building was profusely and beauti fully decorated. There were many dis tinguished men on the stngo and the building was crowded with an audience of companions of the order and invited guests. Several brief addresses were made , includ ing one by ex-President Hayes , coinmander- n-chk'f. Ho spolto briefly of the many trib utes to Lincoln and said : "They bring us to the question : Onr lielovcd society , the Loyal Legion -what is it doing ! What can it do worthy of Lincoln's fnmo ? Our highest striv ing must bo to support and advance the work which Lincoln did in behalf of his country and all the world. What were the ideas by which Lincoln be came forever the type , representative , the very incarnation of the spirit and purpose of the civil war ! Our reply is , 'Humanity' anxious sollcitudu for the welfare of his fel- lowinen , sympathy with the oppressed and suffering , hatred of wrong to the humblest human being , our common brotherhood. The sentiments and sentiments like these lining ills soul and the guklo of ids life aro. at once the secret and sure foundation of the enduring phico which Lincoln holds In the affections of all mankind. Nowhere can the lesson of his -wonderful lifo bo more litly studied nor more fondly cherished than in this army society , which traces its origin to that awful time when the ending of that life was felt as a personal bereavement by all who. fought the good Jlght that was so ennobled and consecrated crated by the death of its martyred chief. That lesson , while it contains almost the whole future of our country , is short and simple. "Our America today is drawing near to the Carting of the roads. Dazzled almost to II lull loss by the contemplation of the un rivalled swiftness and splendor of her march to prestige , to power and to riches , our coun try may bo tempted to reject or may neglect the message or Abraham Lincoln , That message was often repeated by htm in words and always exhibited in his life. It can bo easily given in the single sentence his whole lifo scorned to say to his countrymen : " 'See. to it that every son and daughter of our republic , so far as human laws and human conduct avail , shall Imvo an co.mil chance and u fair start In the race of lifo,1 "Koject or neglect this and our government censes to bo republican except in niinio and that doom which the Almighty has appointed for all shams is not far off. "On the other hand If the American people especially all who stood by Lincoln on the perilous edge of battle in support of the rights of human nature- remain steadfastly true to the ideas for which they fought , wo Khali thus do all that In us lies to link the destiny of our country to the stars mid entitle her institutions to share In that Immortality which under the allotment of providence in the affairs of nations belongs almost and only to eternal Justice. " Tlio speech was received with great ap plause. A feature of the evening was the beautiful musical programme rendered by the Marino band. After the conclusion of the ceremonies the companions went to the Union league club , where a serenade was rendered by them. STOXK iti-siaxs. Tlio llnrlhiKton'N Vice President , Will Kilter a Now Field. CHICAGO , April 15 , Henry H. Stone , second vice president of the Chicago , Uurllngton & Qnlncy railroad company and general man ager of the entire Uurllngton system , has re signed his position and will retire from the service of that company Juno 1 next. Ho has taken this step In order to accept the presi dency of tlio Chicago and Central Union telephone - phone companies of this city. Mr. Stone has been In the service of the Burlington road for twelve years. Previous to the fall of 1SSS ho was general manager of the Chicago , liurlington & Qtilney proper , and at the time mentioned was advanced to the place which ho now holds. The induce ments which led him to tnko the steps herein set forth are understood to bo pmvly of a. financial character. No action has been taken yet by the company In the- matter of lining the vacancy widen Mr. Stone's retiro- tuent will cause. Aucoiiiiltailed Nothing. CHICAGO , 111. , April 15. [ .Special Telegram - gram to TUB UIB. : ] Today's attempt at form ing the "Western Associated railways from the remnant of the Interstate Commerce Hallway association resulted In a failure. Hardly moro than half the western roads wcro represented , the conspicuous absentee * being tlio Missouri Pacific , Kansas City , Fort Scott .t Memphis , Kio Grande Western and the Wisconsin Central. The other absent Hues were supposed to bo favorable to the movement , but for reasons known only to themselves were not represented. As the as sociation , to amount to anything , must huvo us members nearly every and of the western lines , and as every section of the proposed agreement must reclovo the unanimous vote of the prospective member * , It was manifest ut the start that today's meeting would ac complish nothing. Tlio western .situation and sections of the proposed agreement were discussed , Informally , however. The di visions of the trafllo clause wcro fully dls- ilusscd ftid the decision was identical with that of the last meeting , that some plan for the equitable division of trafllo was neces sary , but that It win beyond the collective wisdom of the lines represented to formu late u plan satisfactory to all the rnuds. After a vain attempt to ngrcoupon something octtldcs an adjournment , the latter was carried The reorganization committee will meet again , subject to the call of the chair man , General Manager Chuppollof the Alton. Tlio Alton CrantH n ItcHpltc. CHICAGO , April 15. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HKIJ.JThe Alton road has agreed to hold in abeyance its reductions in lumber and packing house product rules. It btill expects to imiko the reductions , but will pre viously give Its competitors six duxs' notice. This settlement was brought about today ut the adjourned meeting of the Western Freight association , At the last meeting of the association u committee was appointed to consider the Alton's lumber notice ami todav tuadu a bulr-lUtlng recommendation that if the Alton made Its proposed reduction the same rate should bo made from all lumber producing points to all Missouri river points. It Is hardly possible that such reductions will bo made , although the report was unani mous , and It is predicted for certain that the Alton will make the reduction. KnlhiiHliiHtlu Hallroad Meet Ing. YANKION , S. D. , April 15. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hen.J An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held In this city last night In furtherance of the construction of the Sioux Falls & Yankton railroad. A. K. Sherman of Sioux Falls and Henry E. Cobb , a Boston capitalist , were present , also delegations from Holdrego , Kearney and Norfolk , Neb. Arrangements for the completion of the road to this city are practically completed and the line will bo constructed without unnecessary delay. The road will bo built with Boston money , Is independent of all other corimra- tlons and will more than likely penetrate No- brasku next year. The Nebraska representa tives are well pleased with the prospective outlook. The U. P.'H Cheyenne Shops Opened. CMIVINNI : : : , Wyo. , April 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Ilii : : . ] The big Cheyenne shops of the Union Pacific railway company were formally opened today at 10 o'clock , when Mayor Kincr of this city , in the presence of eight or nine hundred people , turned the vnlve of the main cngino and set the entire machinery In motion. The blacksmith shop , said to bo the largest In the west , 1ms been running for several days. Work on additional shops is being puslled forward vigorously. About W > 0,000 will bo expended this year on extensions. AVoincn It fob ScnhN. Piin.iii.iMiiA : , Pa. , April 15. The strike of n number of Italian street cleaners for an ad vance In wages caused two small riots today. A mob of about fifty women , mostly wives and sweethearts of the ntrikers , assaulted the non-strikers and taking their brooms and scrapers from them commenced beating them. The police soon appeared. dls | > orscd the riot ers and took twelve of them to the station , where they wcro held in default of HX ) bail on the charge of inciting a riot. Later In the day seventeen women and ono man swooped down upon the men working In another local ity and heat them badly. The police captured the assailants. Jay ( lOtild on "Western. Hates. DALLAS , Tex. , April 15. [ Special Telegram to Tin : UKI : . ] In regard to the western pas senger nito was Jay Gould today said that there was nothing new in the matter nor any movement that ho Is cognizant of on foot for the .settlement of the differences. Mr. Gould will remain hero tomorrow and perhaps the next day and leave for Now York about Saturday. rex cAi'itirr tti'KXs TIIK DIET. The Ship of State Strong ICnon ; > Ii to Jti-slst Wind and Weather. Bimi.iN' , April 15. The Prussian diet , was opened this morning by Chancellor von Ca- privl. In his speech , the chancellor referred to the important position which had been held by Prince Uismarck , and expressed the hope that in the future the empire would continue secure. The edillco of state , he said , was cemented firmly enough to resist wind and weather. Tlio emperor had said his coin-so would remain the same. The inaugur ation of H now era was therefore not to bo ex pected , although ainorolmrinouloussolldurity would bo manifest among tlio members of the diet. In conclusion the chancellor said ho would allow the widest scope to practical criticipm and would adopt what was good wherever it was found. Ho would co-operate with all persons having nt heart the interests of Prussia and aiming to foster the monarchic feeling in Prussia and the national feeling throughout tbo empire. The speech , was received with great ap proval by the chamber. Wlndthorst declared that the centrists in- , slsti-d upon tlm re-establishment of the rela tions between the church and the state which existed before Kulturkampf. Klchter , after referring to the unsuspecteiT- ness of the recent changes , said as the cab inet remained in a conservative attitude , his part would not be changed. Ho pointed out the necessity of rendering the heads of the Imperial department independent so as to lighten the duties of the chancellor. The chancellor said , referring to his , prede cessor , that it was in nciordiinco with'human nature that against a force like Bls- marck's other forces could hardly find place and that in the face of his resolute self-reliant ways regarding the conducting of affairs many other tendencies had to fall and many Ideas remain unfulfilled. Tlio ilrst re sult of the personal change with ref erence to the government would be that certain ministerial departments would gain larger scope and Increased province without possessing any formal authorization. Ho believed he was warranted in declaring that the government would always bo ready to receive such arrears of desires and ideas as ho had referred to and would re-examine them and if convinced of their practicability would put them into effect. TIIK ( ULt'KIt CO3l.lltTTKKH. They Meet in Joint Session and Coinu to an Agreement. ' WASHINGTON , April 15. The senate and house republican committees on the silver question were in joint session two hours this morning. Very radical differences in the views of the senators and representatives were dlslosed by the discussions , but an earn est purpose was shown to hnrmont/.o the dif ferences If possible. Ono of the chief points upon which the committee could not agree was the proposed Increase of the national bank circulation. Such a proposition , it was said , could not se cure a majority In the house. It was finally decided to commit the subject to a subcommittee mittee of live senators and live representa tives , who will continue the work of hunting for common ground on which they can stand , Two sub-committees , consisting of Sena tors Aldrlch , Allison , Jones , Sherman and Teller , and Representatives Utiyne , Bartlno , Conger , MoICinley and Mclvcmm this after noon practically ciiino to an agreement , al though no formal action was taken , on a mciisuru which found general acceptance. It deals with silver only. The two principal provisions are : 1. The secretary of the treasury shall , bo directed to purchase monthly -1,600,000 , , ounces of silver. 8. Tli-it notes issued for the payment there for shall bo redeemable in lawful money. Suit Tor n Sailor's TJI'e. CntcAiio , April 15. [ Special Telegram to TinBnu. ] In n suit begun In Judge Me- Council's court today Is Involved a tale of al most incredible brutality. O. F. Saunders , the owner of tlio schooner J. N. Forrest , is being sued for $5,000 by John G. Keith , administrator - ministrator of Olof P. Anderson. AccordIng - Ing to the plaintiff , Anderson was mate of the schooner J. N. Forrest , and on the night of May u'7 , 1SSH , was ordered by Saunders , who was master n.s well as owner of the ves sel , to assist In taking In the mainsail. The vessel at that time was two miles out in the lake oft' Wniikegan. While engaged in this work Anderson was struck and knocked overboard. The plaintiff alleges that the drowning man shouted loudlv for help , and the sea being smooth the other members of the crow were alwut to lower a boat to go to his rescue , butSaunders , it is alleged , prevented - vented them from doing so , ordered the men to their several posts and left poor Andrews tohisfnte. Mr. ICclth sues in behalf of the widow and four llttlo children. Steamship Arrivals. At Now York--The Wcrra , from Bremen ; the Cutlc , from Liverpool ; the Greece , from London ; the Husslii , from Hamburg. At Philadelphia The Belgontund , from Antwerp. At Muvillo The Auchorla , from Now York , Madrid I'lro Kxtlngnlhliod. . MinitiD , April 15. The gasworks llro was extinguished without MURDER NEAR SILVER CREEK , Three Young Men Horribly Maltreat Their lather and Sister. THE LATTER DIES PROM HER WOUNDS Nclmihkn Knight * Templar In Annual Conclave at Hastings Closed on n Chattel srorigngc Generous Aldermen. Sir.vmi Ciinr.K , Neb. , April 15. [ Special to Tun Uin. : ] Monday night or yesterday af ternoon there was a Jlght Just across the river from hen * , in which three young men , supposed to bo his sons , assaulted old man Charlton and his daughter , In which they pounded up tlio old man fearfully and from the results of which the daughter has since died. There were three young men connected with it , who , the old man says , were ids sons. Two of them were seen to jump in a buggy and drive away and the third ono cannot bo found. An Inquest will bo held Immediately on the body of the young lady , anil the chances ore it will go hard with the boys. All'aIrs in NnukollH County. Nni.sox , Neb. , April 15. ( Special to Tin : Bin : . ] Tlio Presbyterian church atHushln was dedicated Sunday with appropriate cere monies. The structure co.st about | lSOOand , Is the finest church to bo built there. Kev. Silas Cooke of Hebron , Nob. , preached the dedication sermon and Kev. W. H. .Nlles of Nelson offered the dedication prayer. The debt of & ! 00 was raised and about $30 addi tional for the purchase of an organ. Kev. J. W. Koyce , the president of the Nuckolls County Sunday School association , Is holding precinct associations at all the prin cipal points In the county. The funeral services of U. Holllngworth were conducted by the Masons on Saturday lust , the Knights of Pythias and the Grand Army of the Kopubllc also attending In a body to do him honor. The concourse at Oak , when ! the remains were buried , was the larg est known in Nuckolis county for many years. It is expected that the contractors and laborers on the new court house will bo in town tills week and begin work in earnest , tlio Hock Island road us projected from Omaha through Lincoln , Crete , Strung , Nelson and Kcd Cloud , will besecurednnd petitions have been circulated asking for an election to vote bonds to build n good school house. The building and loan association of this place has closed another year and is thor oughly prosperous. Through it from ono to thrco new houses or additions have been erected each month. .NVbraska Knights Templar Conclave. HASTING- , Neb , , April 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tun llii : : . ] The annual conclave of the grand commandery of Knights Templar of Nebraska was called to order in the spa cious parlors of the Masonic temple in this city this afternoon nt 5 o'clock. Over 0110 hundred delegates are present. Their num ber and reports show a continued state of prosperity of all cpmmundcrlcs under this jurisdiction. The visitors are being royally entertained , and nothing is too good for them. Tlio election of ofllcers will probably bo reached tomorrow. Closed on a Chattel Mortgage , HASTINGS , Neb. , April 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Br.i : . ] The general merchan dise store of E. N. Crane , at Kenesaw , this county , was closed today under a chattel mortgage held by II. Is. Norton , a borne banker , amounting to $ D,5S . Crane's credit ors embrace principally eastern linns. ( eneriniH Aldermen. HASTIXO.I , Neb , , April 15. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : 13ii : : . ] The city council at their regular meeting early this morning ex perienced n spasm of economy and patriot ically resolved , with the assistance of the mayor , to donate their sen-ices to the city for the current year. In addition they have slashed thu salary of every city olllcitil from 10 to'J ! percent. Harrison Items. IlAiutiPox , Neb , , April 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Ur.i : . ] District court convened hero this morning , Hon. M. P. Kincaid pre siding. The court docket shows twenty-nine civil and seventeen criminal cases. Both petit and grand juries were necessarily dls- eliarged this afternoon by reason of irregu larities In their selection. Court will continue the remainder of the week. Snow has been falling steadily since yester day and everything has a mid-winter appear ance. Delegates of different Farmers' alliances of the northwest will meet hero on Saturday for the purpose of organizing new lodges and do ing other work. work.A A Strange Kind. LoriCITV , Neb. , April M. [ Special to Tin : Bin : . ] While excavating for a well on his farm near this city , at the depth of forty- seven feet , Jacob AIbcrs found a jaw bono and thrco teeth , which were sent to the Lin coln university , whore the faculty pronounce it closely resembling that of the now extinct horse or camel. The bono has now been sent to Prof. Cope of Phllidelphia , who Is at the head of the osterollglsts of America , for Ids opinion. Several other bones could have been secured had it not been for ruining the walls of the well. Turners Heniemlii-i' Lincoln. NinwAMCACm' , Neb , , April 15. ( Special to Tin : Bii : : . ] The Nebraska City turnverein - vorein this evening held interest ing memorial services at Tumor hall In com memoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. A good and appropriate programme was rendered. HoiioJohn U. Watson delivered the principal oration , and was followed by Dr. Fred Kcuncr , Mr. Curl Hocplingor and Editor Ku- dolph Noaek of the Slants /.cltung. Some excellent music was also furnished. .Tailed on a Serious Charge. TiitAur ISLAND , Neb. , April 15. [ Special to Tin : BEE. ] Monday night a young man named Newton Sly tor attempted to commit rape on the ten-year-old daughter of the farmer for whom ho was working , about twelve miles north of this place. The parents wcro absent from the house and the llttlo girl and three other children were asleep when the fellow entered the bed room and was about to accomplish his purpose when the father arrived and caught him. Slyter is now in jnll iu North Platto. Declamation Contest at Ord. OIID , Neb. , April 15. [ Special toTinBr.u. ] The Baptist church lust night was crowded by a largo audience , who listened to a de clamatory contest for the Demorcst silver medal. The six contestants were young ladles and the declamations were all of a high order. Miss Edith Curry was awarded the medal. The programme was enlivened by music , the prohibition malu quartette and young misses' quartette giving selections. The audience was largely com posed of new voters , Kllbort Wm Sue l'or llvorc ; . HISTING * , Neb. , April 1. ) . [ Special Tele gram to TIIC But1. ] James B. Filbert , editor of the Kenesaw Tribune , who brought suit yesterday In the sum of tlO.OOO against Ell N. Crane for alienating the affections and the seduction of his ( Filbert's ) wife , will commence dlvinvo proceedings tomorrow. Taxing ; Ilankriiit | Ktoi-kw of Ooocln. NKIWISKA CiTr , Neb. , April 15.-Special [ to THU nr.E--Tho ] new democratic city coun cil and democratic mayor last evening unani mously adopted an ordinance levying a pro tective tariff of f-tf on ull buulmipt stocks of goods brought to thlft * city for sale , and nlso on all commission mcrchanfaV-ho will handle such stocks. The measure ; Lj for the purpose of protecting homo dealers ; against cheap competition. Dealers In baukhipt stocks will Jlght the ordinance. ' A Good LINCOLN , Neb. , April . ! 5.1-SpceIal | Tele- grain to Tin : IJin : l Seven vagrants con fined In Jho city jiill iniuW n successful break for liberty tonight. They succeeded in cut ting through a twd > fndt brick wall on Q street , tlio north side of the building , with a case knlf < v and 1111 ordinary gas pipe that had- been used for n poker. The prisoners wcro arrested at West Lincoln during. the afternoon and complaints were entered against them for divers misde meanors. Ono 'of the arrested party , how ever , stuck In the hole nild was captured be fore ho could bo pulled through. Two of the cscajied prisoners nro said to bo dc.spernto criminals , and the Doliccrforco is scouring the city and country for them. ISLAND , Neb. , April 15. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii : : . ] At a meeting of the Western Nebraska Millets' ' association nt the Pacific hotel parlors tho.so present wcro : F. J. Bartlclt of Kearney , chairman ; C. Put nam , Gibbons ; Messrs. Cllado and Etling of this city : M. I. Allum , North Plntte , Martin Verigg. Central City ; K. T. Lcftwich , St. Paul ; E. T. Humphry , Hastings ; E. G. West , Gothenburg ; E. F. I-cftlung , Lexington ; Henry Bohcl , Holdrcgc. ! They passed many resolutions , but they were not made public. Lincoln HiiHlncNH Mon'H Association. LINCOLN , Neb. , April 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bui : . ] O. J. Hodgins of Omaha organized n business men's association hero tonight for the purpose of mutual protection. Mr. O. J. King was elected 'president , J. S. Bishop of the Commercial directory company , secretary , and Henry Hprholsheimer treas urer. Eight delegates and eight alternates were elected to attend the state convention to bo held in Omaha Juno -'t and iJ. ! The Lin coln association starts fn a 'solid basis. Severely lUtten by Hog- DAKOTA CITV , Neb.April 15. [ Special Telegram to TUB BIKJ ! J' . F. Bridenbaugh , n farmer living abouj , six miles from this place , was severely bitten by a largo hog this morning. Ho got in the pen to separate some hogs , when ono attacked him and throw him on the ground and cut several largo gashes in his leg between the knqo and hip. It Is doubt ful whether ho will recover , as ho is an old man. _ _ A Sewing M'nchlnc Agent Disappear * . NEIIHASKA CITV , Neb.- , April 15. [ Special to Tin : Bm : . ] A man .named Cavender , a country school teacher , but lately employed by the Singer sewing inajlilno company in this city , has disappeared with the proceeds of the sales of a number fit-machines. Ho de serted a wife mid child ; who are in straight ened circumstances. The Singer company is after him. _ , ' - An Indian Skeleton Unearthed. NKIIUISKA CITV , Nob. , . ' April 15. [ Special to Tin : Uii : : . ] Workmen engaged in digging the bluff near the waterworks station last evening unearthed a skeleton , which was un doubtedly that of an Indian. The arms were encircled with numerous brass ornaments , and with the remains 'were also found pots and other ware. ' . * ItKSOLVTIOX It.IV. The Evangelical l < VctinnH llcsolving and KvpoKJnlatliiK- CHICAGO , April 15. TjtW'tSvo Evangelical conferences devoted ijiosVof .the day to passIng - Ing resolutions. \ In the conference pVLMldod ( over , by Bishop Esber a set Of Vcsolutionswas adopted-deplor ing "the strife caused by a rebellious faction trying to do incalculable injury to the church" and advising the conference to follow the in structions , discipline and directions of the general conference. The resolutions further advise the non-support of the Evangelical and the Xoilnng , two papers which they claim have furthered the discord. Bishop Bowman , just returned from the Iowa conference , was warmly greeted. A resolution was adopted favoring the inaugur ation of a lay representation in the church ns recommended by the laymen's convention last September. H. C. Selmmpkcr was elected trnsteo of tlio Union biblical institute of Napervllle. At the Sheffield avenue conference Kev. D. B. Byers was elected presiding elder at Napervllle , vice Paulti ; resigned. The re port of the committee on the condition of the church was very lengthy. Jt declares that tlm oftlchilchurch paners'nro'largoly responsible for the existing troubles. Bishops Esber and Bowman are denounced and the resolu tions declare that their salary should have ceased with their legal deposition. Their actions are characterized us unlawful in the extreme. Keferrlnir to the branding of the conference as rebels , the resolution says : "Wo hurl back the accusation with righteous indignation. " All congregations nro requested not to indorse any schism in the church and the hand of fellowship and reconciliation Is offered to all seeing the errors of their ways , who would return to the conference. Natural Gun in Chicago. CnifAdo , April 15. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ] Chicago Is greatly excited to night over the alleged discovery of inex haustible natural gas. For some time work men have been employed on South Canal street boring nn nrteslnu well. This after noon when the boring had reached a depth of about ono hundred and forty feet a sickening odor an of gas arose from the well. Sud denly there was a rushing noise , the odor of gas became plainer and the workmen knew that they hud struck a vein of the natural illumlnunt. In u short time the news spread and within ten minute * -after the discovery a big crowd was gathered around the mouth of the well. Some suggested the ignition of the gas. This was accomplished and the flame leaped up to the helgbt of two or three feet from the ground , burning brightly. The general opinion was that natural gas had been struck , though whether it would prove a find of any value seciped to bo a matter of doubt. Experts have been called to Investi gate the quality of the { | as. Caused hy an Undi.'rtaker'H Itlnndcr. L\KWTI : , Ind. , Ap'ril * 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tnu BKK.A soil and horrifying ac cident occurred ut the' funeral of Mrs. Mary t Jcnson , near this city. fA blundering under taker allowed the coflbr.to full Into the open grave during the interment , breaking the glass front of tha casket and letting the corpse fall into the bottom of thu , grave. Several of the mourners fainted,1 but the undertaker lumped Into the excavation , pushed the body back Into the coffin juuV coolly ordered the grave digger to till : In the dirt. There Is great Indignation among those who saw the affair. A Discovery in ( l67HiiroIicll } Case. BiiiXTFOiiD , Ont. , prll 15. A discovery which may further Complicate the Burchell murder case has lcen. riuwlo. The name F. O. Benwell on the hotel register was supposed to have been written by Ilurchell's victim. Ills now learned that It was. placed there by an other young Englishman of the same name who came to this country u few weeks before the Princeton tragedy. As Burchell has In sisted that the supposed murdered Benwell Is still alive , an clTortwill now bo made to Iden tify the murdered mau as the ono who regis tered hero , Two-Thlrdn Favor Hevlnlon. NKW YOIIK , April 15. The Independent this week gives the returns of the vote of lid pres byteries of the.Pfcsbytcrlun church on the revision of tho. confession of faith. These returns/ show eighty-two votes in favor of revision , forty aguiust and four re fusing to vote. There are' yet eighty-six presbyteries to IKJ heard from und the Indica tions arc , says the Independent , that the vote in favor of revision will bo nearly , if not quite , two-thirds of all the presbyteries. ANOTHER GREAT TRUNK LINE , The Midland Pacific to Compete With the Old Systems , TO MAKE MONEY MORE PLENTIFUL , DOI-HCJ- Introduce * a Hill In the House to Increase ; the Circulating Medium .Silver Coinage - ago Situation. WASHINGTON Kiii\uTin : : : : OMVIH Bnf , ) MS FouiiTnf.Nni STitiir : . > WANIIIMITO.V. D. C. , April 13. 1 Senator Pcttlgrow Introduced two bills today which are the preliminary steps to the construction of another great trunk line to the Pacllle ocean , recently anticipated In these dispatches. The senator is ono of the principal ineorporators of the Midland Pacllle railway company , which Is organized under the laws of South Dakota and which proposes to construct n line 1'roih Sioux Falls , S. D. , to the Pacific ocean , passing through the state of South Dakota , the territories of Wyoming and Idaho and the state of Washington. The road has already been begun , several miles of track having been laid to the west of Sioux Fulls and a final survey being completed the entire length of the line. The-company In tends to finish 100 miles of this line this year. The first bill introduced today grants u right- of-way over the puliiio domain from the eastern to the western terminal point 100 feet in width and twenty acres for each ten miles in length of main line for station building , workshops , depots , machine shops , switches , sidetracks , etc. It also gives the use of ma terials on the public domain along the way to be used in the work of constructing the line , but it provides that the rights granted this company shall not preclude any rights of other roads to construct lines over the sumo route , and the entire line must be completed within ten years. The second bill grants a right of way through the Crow Creek Indian res ervation in South Dakota of a width of fifty feet and permits the company to take stone for usn in con structing the line and buildings for the road through the reservation , from the laud , the secretary of the interior fixing the amount of compensation to the Indians for the right of way and securing their consent. At Sioux Falls the Pacific Midland will connection to the cast over four or llvo competing lines. The road promises to be a sharp rival to the Union , Northern and other Pacific ; trunk lines and will develop that section of. the states and territories through which It runs to the Pacific midway between the Union and Northern Pacific rou'ds. TO JUKI : Jioxnv MOUI : I' Mr. Dorsev introduced in the house today a bill similar to the ono introduced yesterday by Senator Plumb , which will turn into the surplus and make available for public uses all of the money except $10,000.00(1 ( now held for the redemption of national bank notes from banks which Imvo gone into liquidation. The Plumb bill will bo reported favorably from the senate committee on llnanco and as Mr , Dorsey's measure will likely go to his own committee there is little doubt but that the house will take favorable action. Mr. Dorsey has taken the position from the beginning of this congress that there Is too much idle-money in the treasury and that something should bo done to put into the hands of the people a moro plcntifulsupplyof money. Ho said thatcoruin Nebraska would bO worth W cents a bushel us soon as the $140,000,000 or $150,000,000 which Senator Plumb and others have projiosed to put into circulation is released from the treasury. It is proposed to put this money into ; irculutlon by redeeming the outstanding 4.j' } per cent bonds which fall duo a year from next Sep tember. Mr. Dorsev says that this measure can bo passed in the house and also that * " > ,000,000 of the $100,0X,000 ( ) in gold coin in tlio treasury for the redemption of United States notes can bo put into circulation also by being applied to the extinguishment of the indebtedness by the purchase of the -1'i' per cent bonds. This latter measure Is also before the house , having been presented by Mr. Dorsey some time ago. Tlio proposition of Senator Plumb to circu late that money held for the redemption of notes Issued by national banks which have gene Into liquidation and the proposition before - fore the house to circulate $7T > , Ot > 0Kl , ( ) ( of the gold reserve fund will make an aggregate in crease of money In the hands of the people of over $ 1-10,000,000. S1I.VKK COINAGi : SITCATIOV. Senator Teller of Colorado , who is the lead ing member of the committee appointed by the house to reach an agreement in respect to legislation upon silver coinage , is chairman of the sub-connnltteo of the joint committee , and , besides being in a better position than any other senator to possess the exact status of the question , is moro keenly interested by virtue of rcprcsciitlngagrcHtsilvorproducing state. Ho said of the silver coinage situation tonight : "Tho two houses have practically reached an agreement. You may safely predict that a law will soon bo enacted providing for the coinage of $1,500,000 n month and the certifi cates which will bo issued for the deposits of silver bullion will bo redeemable in lawful money of Uio United States. The question of the character of the certificates has been the question upon which the two houses have decided , and is In fact the only question involved. The house insists that the certificates shall bo re- deemahlo in silver bullion or silver coin , but the senate conferes say the silver certificates shall bo redeemable in lawful monay of the United States , which means coin , gold or silver certificates , legal tender or any other kind of money which the United States may Issue or bo responsible for , at the option of the holder of the silver bullion certificates , Wo had no trouble to reach an agreement as to the amount of silver which shall bo coined nor had wo any trouble in determining that the discretionary power of the secretary of the treasury to suspend the purchase of bullion or coinage should not bo given , but It was and is yet a pretty hard thing to determine whether the certificates Issued for the bullion shall bo redeemable only in the article which they represent or whether the government shall rcmonetlzo silver and make it as good as any money which it issues. Wo have not definitely determined this point , hut I think there is no doubt in the world that the posi tion assumed by the senate is a popular ono not only in the west but throughout the country , and that silver bullion certificates will bo made as good as gold or legal tender notes. Wo do not want to float any knd of money which is inferior to any other kinds of money , nor do wo want to issue certificates which will bo depreciated by any condition of affairs , Wo want the silver certificates to bo as good as other money as long as they are in circulation. The proposition to coin $1,500,000 a month will , I think , absorb the entire output of the American mines , together with that which is used In manufacturing. I presume there will bo u good deal of foreign silver used also. " A roi.NTKii fen sin : CHICKIIH. : Treasurer Hustoif was today before the house committee on appropriations and In sisted upon an appropriation of f'J-0,000 with which to make secure the eight gold and sil ver storage vaults at the treasury depart ment. It la learned that these vaults are In n very vulnerable condition ; that a few days ago a locksmith from New York burst into one of these vaults with a crowbar and picked ono or two locks within a few bcconds ; that it would lie a comparatively easy mutter for an organized gang of burglar * to overpower the few guards on duty at the treasury at night , OIM'II the vaults and have access to the hundreds of millions of dollars owned by the government. The gold and silver Is stored In great bins at tha treasury like BO much corn and the vaults are no moro secure than the things they represent from an exterior vlow , which are ordinary covers for portable btcum engine boilers , the vaults being made of boiler iron and welded by the ordinary pin process. Tim locks are simple affairs ami Treasurer Hus ton wants them made as secure at bank , afe vaults and Itlkely that his request will be granted by - Y > ss , oi > rcn > jiv .M.M O.V. Mr , Alllsoy Vo sennlo today presented potltlons'froutal clerks of the United Stnto.s asking tfno bill shall bo adopted that does not fiamount of salary paid to the postal riot * " Vram the Northwestern Town M. E. ehuV inference for the enact ment of .such m\ \ ? s n.s will suppress all offorlH to jiersecu 1 drive out thu Chinese from tills country to secure to them the sumo protection uff led to all other persons In life , liberty and i , . pursuit of happiness : from clti/ens of Au lson county , Iowa , and from twenty-ono citizens of the Seventh con gressional district of Iowa in favor of free coinage. Ho also presented a resolution from Clgarmaker.s' union No , T'J , Burlington , In. , for a law compelling the Insertion of thoclght hour day law In all contracts for government work ; a lot of petitions from grangers and Fanners' alliance organizations In Iowa ask ing for the free coinage of silver wcro also presented by Senator Allison. rn.nit'STi'.iiiNO o.uii.r.ii : : > . Speaker Keed was again called upnn today to exercise the arbitrary power given him by the new rules In quelling an attempt at fili bustering by the democrats. They begun to filibuster against the consideration of the bill to relieve the United Stales courts of the distress under which they have been laborIng - Ing for many years by the complete reorgan ization of the system. The measure author izes the president to appoint about sixteen additional circuit judges , and the additional patronage given the administration proved to bo the fly In the democratic vinegar. They do not want President Harrison to Imvo any moro patronage , and although they acknowl edged the justice of the measure mid the fact that It has been under consideration by the Judiciary committee of tlio house for eight or ten years , has been endorsed by tlioAmeiicun Bur association , thu associate justices of the supreme court and the leading lawyers In con gress , they pretended to debate Itadnv.or two. The republicans , said that It hail re ceived much consldora'tion already and had been before the country so many years that It was an absolute waste of time to debate it at all , although they were willing to give the democrats three hours and a half. After sev eral tedious roll calls Mr. Outcs of Alubanm moved to adjourn. "I make thu point of order , " exclaimed Mr. Cannon of Illinois , "that tlio motion is dila tory. " "TJie polntof order IssustalneYI , " exclaimed Speaker Keed , and as quick as words could make action the deadlock was broken , The house then proceeded to the considera tion ami Html adoption of the bill , which will prove u very great advantage to the country at largo and result In cleaning up the dockets of all of the district and circuit courts which are so far behind date. rioiiTi.vd TIII : SI-OAU HI-TV CIT. ; Kopresentutlvo Dorsoy of Nebraska , who started out some davsngo to secure signatures ton petition in the interest of the protection of the beet and sorghum sugar Industries , has secured the signatures of sixteen members , who declare they will not vote for n greater reduction than L'5 per cent of the present sugur duty. It is stilled that a combination has been made between thu members inter ested in the protection of tlio sugar industry and those who want u lower rate of duty on carpet wools , whereby the ono class has agreed to stand by the other ono to .strengthen their forces. This movement of the beet sugar men today delayed again the report on the tariff bill Nebraska Fund on , Frontier county , J. H. Jones , vieo C. Jusse , removed ; Guernsey , Dawson county , B. F. Pickering , vieo A. E. Guernsey , resigned ; Kuby , Suward county , II. E. Sundermann , vice A. J. Kogers , re moved. Iowa Sabula , Jackson county , W. K. Oukc , vice J. ii. Kiinbnll , removed. South DakotaFanningdiile , Ponnington county , P. A. Ilammorquist , vieoA. . Thomp son , resigned ; Flow. Charles Mix county , OHio Scott , vice II , A. Meeggrett , resigned ; "Norfolk , Sully county ; C. W. Houck , vice L. Briggsresigned : SuntaClara , Brown county , G. C. Bennett , vieo J. H. Fletcher , resigned , lleprcscntatlves Plckler and Gilford today arranged for competitive examinations to beheld held in South Dakota for the appointment cf a cadet to the West Point military academy and a cadet to the Annapolis naval academy. Firr the Annapolis ciuk-tship an examination will bo held at Kedlleld and Mitchell on MayO. For the West Point cadctship the examination will bo hold at Huron on May III , Prof. McClough , president of the agricultur al college at Huron , will have charge of the examination at that place , and Prof. Heatcm , president of the Kedlleld college , will have supervision of the examination at Ucdlleld , while the president of the Mitchell college will take charge of the examination there. Mr. Horsey in the house today presented a petition from citizens of West Point , Cum- ing county , Nebraska , in favor of protection to our domestic sugar industry and asking him to stand by the position against n reduc tion of moro than 2. ) per cent of the present duty on sugar. Senator Mandorson is in Philadelphia at tending the anniversary of the Loyal Legion today and the recommendations for the ap pointment of land ofllcofl at Broken How and Alliance have been postponed until his re turn. turn.A favorable report has been made upon the bill to pension Stephen II. Hedlield of Com pany A , Thirty-seventh Iowa volunteers , nt a higher rate than ho now receives. The senate has passed the bill to pension at $ i''J a month John Ileuchin , sr.f who served in Company I , Eighth Iowa volunteers. .lames 1C. P. Miller of Dcadwood , S. D. , is hero. A. J. Graham of Iowa is nt the Metropol itan. Pr.ltHY S. TIIK C'A Jit M'XXTK US' STItfHK. A Mass Mooting Called to Settle thu Dllllciilty. CIIICAOO , April ! . " > . Judges Altgeld and Tuttle of the circuit court will issue a call for a mass nicotine , which it Is thought will bo held within a day or two , with a view to the arbitration of the differences between the striking carpenters and the master builders , The strike is of such serious proportions that if the differences ai-o not settled within a wcok it is thought the planing mills and brlckmiikers will have to shut down , thus throwing out of employment many thousand men. _ _ llallroiul ! Uin ; Muko DeinandH , PiTTsnuito , Pa. , April 15. The demands of the yard switchmen for higher w < jges , shorter hours and the employment of experienced men were presented to the officials of the Pennsylvania railroad , Panhandle. , Plttshurg & Lake Krlo , Plttshurg & Western , llaltl- moro & Ohio and smaller lines this afternoon. The officials were in conference this after noon , but their action w.lll not bo made known until tomorrow morning. It Is thought the mutter will bo compromised or an exten sion granted , thereby averting a strike. and Ojicrntorft. 'f , O. , April 15. At the Joint con vention of miners and operators there were 1.11 miners ! ' delegates and ubout Bcvcnty-llvo coal operators , principally from Ohio and Pennsylvania. A letter was read from the secretory of the Indiana Operators' association , stating that they had decided not to attend the conven tion. tion.A A letter from S. N. Yeoman stated that the operators of northern Illinois would not at tend because the operators of the southern part of the state refused to participate. Mr. Dempster said as neither state would bo represented the convention should proceed carefully. Committees were unpointed. It was decided that the miners of Indiana and Illinois could have only an advisory connec tion with the scale committee. A. Dempster was elected permanent chairman and Patrick Mc.Drydoand Hubert Wutchorn secretaries on the part of the miners , and J. Morton Hall and Frank F. Itrooko on the part of the operators. Adjourned until tomorrow. AViint the iiglit-lloiir : Day. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , April 15. About eight hundred union carpenters went out today for the eight-hour day and 1)2 ) cents an hour. A hundred or moro lion-union uivu are still at work. 13IURDEBED BY AYOUXC BOY , ' Autou Slninek Stabs a Fellow Workman Nnmeil Frctl Riulzuwnit. A BLADE PLUNGED INTO HIS HEART , Details of u TerribleTragedy Hn- acted In a South Oiniiha Packing House Yestrrdny Afternoon Death \\'ns Instantaneous. Anton Sliimck , n fifteen-year-old boy , Is n prisoner at the South Omaha police Million , with tlio charge of murder entered ngulnst him. At ton minutes after 5 o'clock last night ho stabbed Fred Kiidzmvnlt , aged Iwenty-two years , in the heart , killing him Instantly. Slamck , the murderer , and his victim were both employed In the hog killing mom at the Armour-Cudahey packing house. The boy has been with the company for about two years , whlld Kadzuwalt's connection with the house dates back for the last three years. Dr.r.ui.s of TIII : CHIMI : . The hog-killing room of the Armour-Cuda- hey house is on the thiril floor of the north- cast corner of the building. From the point where the live animal Is led to slaughter around through the dltferent parts of tlio de partment until the carcass is hung up , cut and cleaned , almost every man and bay employe works with a knife In his hands. The ex ceptions are the men who wheel away the refuse in carts and bun-els , and one of thcbo was Kndzuwalt. The boy Slninek worked with a knife having a six-inch blade , cutting up the intestines taken from the animals. During the busiest hour of the afternoon , when every man was absorbed In his work , some difficulty arose between Kndzuwalt and Slamek. The men paid little heed to It , thinking it was only u friendly war common among the employes. Before anyone could realize what wiw being done Siiimek's work- knife was p'lunged into Kudmvtdt's breast , the blade entering the heart. The murdered man walked about ten feet towards a door IcoMing into another room. Before ho could pass the thriuhhold he fell on the floor u corpse , his Hfeblood mingling with the same essential fluid that hud run over the floor from the deiid hogs that were being passed along from workman to workman. The deadly weapon was drawn from his breast by n fello w workman. ins imoimin WITNI-.SSID : IT. Kad/.uwait's younger brother is an em ploye of the room and saw his brother just as the'lust breath left his body. Ills first , care was to capture ( .he slayer of his own flesh and blood. Terror-stiiehi'ii Slamck lied from the room and on out of the house. Seeing the special olllcer on duty ut Armour's house , ex- Police Captain John Sexton , Sinmck How- to him and , shivering like an aspen leaf , ho throw himscslf into bis arms for protection. Kadzmvait's brother coining up , the erimo the boy hud just committed was explained to tlio olllcer and Slamek was placed under ar rest. He was taken to Superintendent Hi.de'H ollico and subsequently to the police station by Officer Sexton , where he was locked up on the charge of murder. PIAMKIi'S STOIIY OP TIIK liiD. : : Anton Siiimek Is probably the youngest , person In the history of western crimes who will answer to the charge of murder. Ho is but fifteen years of ago. Ho is a Bohemian and resides'with his mother and stepfathOr on the bottoms near Met/ ' brewery in Omaha. Ho cannot speak English , but with the aid \if an interpreter ho told the circumstances of the killing to Superintendent Halo and Cap tain Sexton. Ho was working in the hog-kill ing room near Kudzuwnit , when some troubjo arose between them caused bv tlio latter throwing refuse in Slnmck's face. Kadzu- walt's work at the time required tin1 use of a pitchfork. Slamek claims hu was struck on the head with the pitchfork and was being followed up with it by Kadznwait when ho turned and plunged Ids working knife into his assailant's heart. Ho didn't wait to see the result , but turned and ran. The boy scarcely runli/es the enormity of the crime he has committed. Ho wii'ltcd ' if ) the police station without flinching , and was stolid and indifferent when spoken to in the cell. WOIIKMKN'S STATI-.MIINTS. The workmen in the bog killing room differ in some respects in their story of tbo affair from that told by the boy. They have no knowledge of a qmnrel and thought only n playful tilt was going on , which consisted ot a frequent practice of throwing refuse at ono another. Instead of sticking the knife into Kiid/.uwait they snv Slamek throw the weapon at him , the force of the throw driving the blade into his heart. Till : MUllllltlllll ) MAN' . Fred Kad/.uwait , the murdered man , was twenty-two years of ago and resided at Second end and Hickory streets in Omaha. Ho was married six months ago. Ho was a German mid had been In this country about fifteen years. His father and mother llvo near Twenty-fourth and 1 streets In South Omaha ; the father works nt Hammond's pack ing house mid was soon at the sldnof his dead son. Besides his father , mother and wife Kad/.uwiiit leaves three brothers and ono sis- ter. lie had worked for the Armour-t'nda- hey company almost since the starting of thu South Omaha house , and was considered u quiet' , Inoffensive and lrm > lwiitlh.employe. . Young Siamok's bo.sse.s In the hoii.si' speak well of him. Ho had nuver licen In ironblo with any ot tlio employes during his two years' eoniveetlon with the house , nn : Mt-itnr.iir.a'H IIOMI : . A representative of Tun IJn : went to the residence of Mr.s. Siamek on thu bottoms cast of Metz's brewery hut evening. Anton Shu mek Is nn orphan , having a stcp-motlKT , Mrs , Anna Slamek , and three brothers , Jolm , Jo seph and Jiunos , and ono sister , Mao , wife of Emil Pesck. He live.- , with his brother Jo seph. Mr.s. Slamek Is an Intelligent ami neat looking woman , and through an interpreter spoke in words of pralsu of the young man , us did all who knew him. Ho was good to his mother , industrious and never had been In tioublo : When seen Mrs. Slamok hud learned of hei- step-son's trouble and had gene oT to Jo seph's homo. She , ai well as the brothers and sister , was much distressed over the un fortunate occurrence. AN IN UKxT TODAV. Kadzuwnlt's body was removed from the room were it lay in 4ho packing Iiuiibw by the coroner lust night ami taken to llcnfoy & , He.nfoy'8 undertaking rooms , wlu-ro an Inquest / - quest will bo held this morning. Slamek wiw Itupt a close prisoner hist night , no one being allowed to suu him. Panama Cainil Pi'os ] > c < * ( M. PAUIH , April 15. At the Panama canal lot tery drawing today Monnhlcourt , the liquid * utor , announced that the report of the com mittee of Inquiry would soon bo published , but said thut there could bo no quest l-m about arroHtlng liquidation In order to form a new company to complete the canal. Anew com * pany administered by men of firm character and Integrity , with tlio work under the direc tion of a practical man could ulono inspire confidenceHo did not consider tlio con > plctlon of the canal Impossible. 1 Nomination of Senators Favored. SrniNdfiKLD , 111. , April 15. The demo * cratie county convention today resulted la favor of the policy of the nomination of United Slittos m-nutorti by state convention and instructed the delegation of Hangarnou count } ' to meet in thit city June -I to vote toy the nomination of tUmcnilJuhn M Pulmeu for thut honor. The convention also endorsed the coinaiof William M Sprlnacr as repruV tentative In coiigr-'i * und Instructed thodc'Io * gallon to the i-oiicrc-M'-iiul ' convention to vvt for his renomiuutloii. S
