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NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , F.HIDAY HORNING , APBIL 18 , 1890. NUMBER 2 < ) * .
THE LAKE CITY STRIKES ,
Throe ThouMnd Carpenter ? , with Banners
and Bands , Parade the Streets.
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYES UNEASY.
They Claim Thnt Employer * Have
A'lolnleil Tlielr Agreement The
tiilMiicn'ri Trouble Not fo Kx-
tensive an Heported ,
CHICAGO , April IT. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Ur.n. ] Strikes seem to be in the
olr. All t miles arc becoming Infected with
the prevailing fever , The cigarmakers led
the inovemcut a few weeks ago. Then cnmo
the plumbers and after tnem followed the car-
pcntcrs and cloak rankers. Of these allbuttbe
carpenters have settle < l their troubles. Now
comes a small body of gas works employes who
think they can fight the trust to a standstill.
The many employes at the numerous pack- j
ing houses arc uneasy and a 'strike on May 1
is feared by many. The men claim that their '
employers have by many technicalities violated
the agreement mude at the conclusion of the
great strike of IMS and they have asked for a
return of the peivcntaijc of their salary
which they were compelled to deposit as a
guarantee iigaln.'t quitting without notice.
The request Is tantamount to a notice that
they intend to strike if certain demands are
not complied with.
The carpenters' strike remains unchanped.
The non-union men have been put to work ,
but they have been neutralized by the enlist
ment in the union's cause of non-union men
- who were at work yesterday. The citizens'
comniitlee , which proposes to have the mat
ter arbitrated , has not yet gotten to work.
'
The small boss carpenters h'avo porfectWl
their organization and the Masters' associa
tion evidently recognizes the fact that
with this Ixxly and the citizens'
arbitration committee against them
they will have a hard light.
They express ni determination , however.
not to pive in , but n 'settlement of sonic sort
is looked for within a short time.
The carpenters to the nutnbcr of about
three thousand paraded through the principal
streets this afternoon with bands , banners
and mottoes. Large crowds- gathered nlonp
the route and occasional cheers of sympathy
yreoted the marchers.
All tbclasters in the Riverside shoe factory
nt Dixon , 111. , went out on a strike yesterday.
This will necessitate the closing of the fac
tory unless their demands are complied with.
Chicago Gas Employes' Strike.
CHICAGO , April 17. The strike among the
employes of the gas company on the north
side , which occurred last uight when seven
teen men of the night fcrcc went out because
of the discharge of two men , has not spread
, to the south and west sides as anticipated.
, f This morning the day force went on as usual ,
\ f ' killings , president of the gas trust , said he
anticipated no trouble.
The strikers were busily engaged today en
deavoring to induce the employes in other
works throughout the city to Join them , and
compel ! the trust to give better wages or
leave Chicago in darkness , so far as pas is
concerned. As near as can Ixs learned this
evening their labors were in vaiii , .as Uie
other men couldn't see any thin g'profitablc in i
idleness at this time. Even should the meu
inaugurate a general strike the official * of the
various companies profess ability to get along
without cutting down the supply of gas.
Miners ami Operators Agree.
CoLViuif , O. , April 17. Through conces
sions made on both sides the Joint meeting of
miners and mine operators reached an agree
ment till" evening upon the following scale of
prices , to rule for one year from May 1 : For
the Hocking Valley , 7U cents ; Pennsylvania.
70 cents. The scale is 1(1 ( cents lower than th&
original proposal by the miners and over >
cents above the prices p.iid in the Hoi-kinc
ilbtnct the past year and ( ! cents in
the Pittsburg district , it now set-ins
probable that correspnndiue prices will
be fixed hi Indiana and Illinois
and West Virginia. The operators of those
states must now auroc to prices satisfactory
to the mliicri or submit to a strike , in which
they will have to .fight not only the mine-is of
. their own suites but also the miners and op
erators of Ohio anil Pennsylvania. The
miners of Illinois and Indiana lire confident
that the operators of these states will now
give them an audience. In view of this fact
a joint convention of mine operators und
' miners will probably bo held in Indianajiolis
. April - ' . " > and u convention of Illinois operators
in SU Louis April - l.
The Austrian Miners' Strike.
Vii\x.\ : , April' 17. The latest news from
the disturbed jniuiug districts is that the
strikers attacked the soldiers and three
miners were killed and many wounded.
Twelve thousand workmen in the AVitskovitz
Iron works have struck. The troops at Kiir-
win fired among the rioters. Several persons
were wounded. The mine owner * of Roho-
uitz have asked the governor of Pnipue to
( end troops. The Ostruu strikers tonight at-
Uu-ked the sugar factories ut Kunieudorf nud
lintiuum.
Five Hundred Carpenters Dls
POHTI.AXK , Ore. , April 17. About five hun-
jlred union carpenters were discharged yes
terday in necordiuico with the resolution
adopted by the builders' oxchauge. A con
tractor ha'il e.NpU > yed a non-union man and
the union can > cntors thmitcnod to strike if
lie was not discharged. It was then decided
by the builders to disehi-rge the union men in
autu-lpatloii of H strike in May.
Counting bricklayers , and other tradesmen ,
fully fifteen hundred men are thrown out of
cmpluyuieut by this action of the builders'
union.
Trouble * of Hallway Clerks.
CHICAOO , April 17. Fifty members of the
executive committee of the National Associa
tion of Hallway Clerks , held a meeting today
to discuss the question of having their sal
aries fixed by law and the regulation of the
Fame plaoil in the hands of congress. They
claim that miller the existing system the
clerks and not the tK-oplo are obliged to pay
for every increaseIn the efficiency of the ser
vice.
rg Switchmen AVII1 Strike.
_ , . Prrrsnnto , April 17. The feeling lu rail-
r way circles tonight is that a strike of switch
men can not well bo averted. The railroad
ofnVlubt refused to recognize the brotherhood
and the strike , if it occurs , will be over this
IKiIiit. It is intimated that n strike will bo
ordered und that by noon tomorrow the men
will bo out. The railroad companies say they
uro prepared for a strike.
Five Hundred Mill Hands Out. '
N.IHU A , N. H. , April 17. The expoetcd
strikeof the employes of the Jackson com
pany's mills occurred this morning , the weav
ers , spinners and help all going out. Klght
hundred bunds are out of employment. A
demand for un Increase In wajfes caused the
* trouble.
Unlawful Imporlntion of Imborcm.
r * NEW YOKK , April 17 , It was discovered
Cthis morning at Castle Garden that of 1,403
French and Italian immigrants on board the
( j stctimshlp CtK'hwnore , the majority were
IKNIIIU for Piusburg undur coutrocU inade in
" Italy The OuikHi States contract la borlu-
IBf * bpivturs Uuyi < gene out to the steuuiur , pro-
b * > ' pared to unx t all suspicious i > or oi.s.
" A number of linniigrxut.s wure held for a
time , but were aftwnvurdoi rttliwsetl , iu the
ulciuv uguliiht thom was iuiuffidout ,
The Fli-o Hei-ord ,
NAMIVUIK , Ti-nn. , April 17-Fire lu
GrubW cracker factory early this uioruiug
caused a .ws of fA',000.
sin.MA
The Scrvli-CK I.nrRly Attcndrd by
Oflk'lnli and l'cr. onnl I'l-li-ntl * .
WA HIMHO.V , April 17. The funeral ceremonies -
monies m-er Ihc remains r Kepresf-ntatlvo
HandnU took jdncc nt the Metropolitan Pres
byterian church this morning. They were
slmplp , but solemn and deeply effecting. The
officiating clcriryrnen were Hcv. Dr. Milbum.
chaplain of the house , and Dr. Chester. The
attendance comprised large numl > ers
of senator * and representative * , Chief
Justice Fuller and daughtcrh. Vice 1'rWiI-
dent Morton and wife , Set-rotary a d
MP . Illaine , Mrs. Harrisoit. accompanied
by the president's private M-CIV-
tary , Mrs. Wanamaker , Sii--nker Heed , lW (
members of the ( Jraud Anny of the Hcpublie
and several hundred of Mr. Randall's friends
and neighbors. The ceremonies concluded ,
the pnx-ession formed und mnvctltothe Penn
sylvania railroad station through the capltol
t'rounds and Pennsylvania aveuue.which was
hucd with "pectators.
Ilnriiil Srrviues nt I'lilla'.lolplila.
PilM.viiCU'iifi. April 17. Th" train bsar-
inp the remains of the late Samuel J. Han-
dall arrived here a few minutes after 3 this
afternoon and the cortege proceeded to I.aurel
Hill cemetery. A large crawd of sympathetic
spectators had gathered at the station and
hundreds followed the funeral procession to
the cemetery. In the procession were dele-
cations from G. A. H. posts , the municipal
council , Irish National league , a number of
democratic clubs and other organization" .
Besides these were the congressional delega
tions and many other prominent gentlemen.
At the cemetery Hcv. Dr. Chester of Wash
ington recited the burial service- and the
onket was opened so those present might be
j > ermitted to look at the departed statesman.
A quartette from Meade post No. 1. (5. A. H. ,
sang u hvmn , followed with prayer by Hcv.
Dr. McCook. Chaplain Beuder of Meade
jw t pronounced the benediction and the
quartette sang "Nearer My f"od ! to Thee. "
As the la t stmitu died away Tnimin-tcr
. Keni sounded "TaiH , " ' und the floral laden
casket was lowered into Ihe grave.
Charged With Poisoning Her Son. .
MOUNT HOLLY , N. J. , April 17. [ Spcial
Telegram to Tun Bnn. ] Mrs. Carrie Norman
Vnndegrift , widow of Joseph Vuudc-rrlft ,
against whom the grand jury returned uu
indictment charging her with attempting tn
l > oison her sou , Frank Norman , was arrcstsd
this morning at her home. ' The indictment
charges her with attempting to kill her sou
by means of croton oil at various times l e-
twecu the 1st and 1Mb of this month. The
object , it is alleged. wa4 to secure a large
amount of insurance on the life of her son.
Mrs. Viindogrift was named as the bene
ficiary , and in the event of the death of her
on she would b" the possessor of consider
able property. Normaa is now nearly twenty-
live years of'atre and in said to be completely
under the domination and control of hts
mother. Mrs. Vandegrift was arraigned
this afternoon ; pleaded not guilty , and was
committed to jail in default of f.l.lXW. .
A Hln Silk Failure.
Nr.w Yoni : . April -There was n big
failure in the silk trade today , that of Louis
Franks & Co. . raw silk importers , who arc
also manufacturers of silk at Patersou. N. J.
The liabilities arc said to be upwards Of OO- ,
( XW with nominal uss-els of * 1WO.OCK ) . The
causes attributed for the embarrassment are
inability te i-aise money to iiifrt inaturinp ob
ligations , stringency in th s money market ,
stoppage of ucwuiiuiodbtions liy bonks and
IOSM . by ivcent failures in PIIUT.-OU. It is
said tluitthe linn Icj t in all the ivcciit silk
trade failuii-s mid that they have been carry
ing a great innny small concerns who do not
pay promptly and tiud difficulty in making
i-olleetions. Their outstanding accounts wore
largeund they \vci liberal in eredit-s. They
ireuuraiiy carried a stock of alwut J.VKKXJ. )
Mui-h symjiathv is i-xpn.vt.-cd and the hope
that they will get exlt'iiMoiis.
Pnu.uiru'iiu. April 17.A. . H. Hubbard ,
owner of Huhbnnl llrothers pubilshisg
house , i-i financially emlmrrassed. The lia
bilities amount U. f 14ni K. > aud .tsscts fi'iOKX > .
The ? Ii-ttmnii flintier Ca-se.
LrAVKXwoRiii , Kan. . April 17. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bin : . ] -The police have ob
tained a letter written to bis wife by Ben
son. the Mottni-in susi ect. The letter is
written from Kansas City and savs that Ben
son has iiilcntions of eomiuitting autcide. He
is haunted by hi * knowledge of the crime. It
is believed that this terrible crime is on the
verge of solution.
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A Can nek Insurance Scheme.
Orr.ivrt , April 17.The government has
under consideration an impjrtant measure
with a view of offering the working classes
the advantages of a gigantic scheme of co
operative insurance , and an endeavor will be
made to get u bill through during the present
session. The main idea 1 * to enable working
jeople to insure for themselves a competence
in old age _
Mistook His Hrolhcr for a
MII.UUNK , S. D. , April 17. Two brothers
named I arseu were awakened bv a noise out
side their house last night. They armed
tbiiisfl\ and went out the front d < > or to
ivroiu-itt'r. They rnct. and one brother , think-
! ; : the other a buivlar , flrod , killing him in-
st.i'itly. The dead man leaves aife and
Have
Mamie Starr Hold Without Hall.
CHICAGO , April 17. Before the coroner's
jury today Mamie Stair , the poisoner of the
Newland family , repealed her story and as
serted that she did not intend to kill the fum
ily. The Jury returned n verdict holding her
without bail to await the action of the grand
Jury. When the verdict was read the pris
oner fainted.
Montana Senator * In theirSeats. .
W.IMIIXGTOV , April 17. Messrs. Sanders
and Power , the new Montana senators , were
In their seats this morning. Under the terms
of the resolution in executive session yester
day Satrders and Power were assigned by lot
to the classes of senators whoso terms expire
in ! * ' . and IbiO respectively.
A Hrltish Steamer Sinks.
JrfiMHi.v , April 17. The British steamer
Kuclid has been sunk near Hartlepool in
collision with the British steamer Altyre.
Thp captain aud three of the crew of the
Kuclid were drowned. The Kuclid was an
Iron screw steamer of 1,515 tons und was
owned in Aberdeen.
A Ministerial Forger.
LvNcisir.il , Pa , , April 17.Hev. . Z. C.
Mower of Intercourse , a prominent clergyman
of the United Brethren , church , has. commit
ted forgery for small amounts on several na
tional banks In this county and has disapo
. Warrants arc out for his arrest. H o
bought a farm some time ago and this is be
lieved to have led to his embarrassment ,
Married His Victim's AVI IV.
MONTI-CLICK , Vt. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THK BEK. jJames j S. Caswell , who
was convicted of the murderof t * o ve Gould ,
his sentence being imprUonuicut for life , wag
married yostenlay to MJ-S. Ijiura Gould , wife
of the imirdeuM man. The inarruigu took
place through the Iwrs of Caswell's cell.
The Kcalh Itoll.
UiNimx , April 17.Julin Baruott , the
musical conipo > er , l > orn in HfLs dtiid.
DKTHOIT , Mich. . April 17. AV. S. , or better
known as "Illllv" Mcl-aughlln , the veteran
jwUoy , died ut Graeo ho-phul today of a com-
l4icatlon of discA.se * .
4. S. M organ'w HrmuiiiK.
NICE , April 17. iNi-w York Herald Cable
Sinx-lul to THE Bi t ] The late J. S. Mor
gan's remains base been cntboltLed and sent
to New York.
uriiAtMTP PII ITPH ni'i i invt.
DEPOSITS Or SIL\E1 \ { BILLION
The Two Houses Hopelessly Apart Regard
ing Eedemption of Certificates.
A CONFERENCE WILL BE NECESSARY.
\rlirc.ska HUH Her I'ull Qaotn In the
Hrnllwny > Iitll Service Wash
ington Crowded With Ij
l.eglon Membcri < .
Wxsuisoios BriicinTiieOwnu BEE , 1
513 FofitTEnxTii STIICTB , >
WJMHMJTOV. D. C. , April 17. )
Advocates of the absolute and unrestricted
remonctlznrion and free coinage of silver al
most lost In-art todtiy. The two houses are
apparently hojxMessly apart on the question
of redemption of certificates issued for the
dei * > it of silver bulliou , the senate demand
ing that they shall be redeemed in all kinds
of lawful money of the United States , while
the house , as u matter of pride more than
anything else , contends that they shall be re-
'deemed In coin or silver bullion. It is likely
that there will be no agreement reached until
both houses have acted upon a measure , each
adopting Its own idea , and n conference Is ap
pointed. The house claims that if the certifi
cates are made redeemable in lawful money
of the United States without any restriction
the "gold bugs" will amass silver certificates
anil drain the treasury of its fund of gold ;
while the senate declares that if the certifi
cates arc not redeemable in any kind of law
ful money it will be but a short time till the
country is. so Jull of silver certificates that
their enemies will rush to u redemption and
the government will rcf se to pay
out gold certificates , legal tender and
other money and will insist ujwn re
deeming the silver certificates in sil
ver bullion , thereby prejudicing aud depre
ciating th m on the market. There is very
little doubt that a silver coinage bill will be
passed and the final agreement will be satis
factory to Iwth parties , but the hot days of
midsummer will have to come in order to
drive the two bouses" to a conclusion. The
republicans in th < - house will caucus on the
subject the first of next week.
NCIIKI-KA HAS HER PHAHE.
An examination of the list of elitribles from
Nebraska to apjioiutment in the railway mail
service , as published in THE Bun a few. days
since , discloses the fuct that the state of Ne
braska has her full quota of cligiblcs and
those who have heretofore been contemplat
ing examinations have decided to forego the
test for the present and wait until the list of
eligibles is reduced in number. The list of
eligiblcs for Nebraska is so great that aspi
rants who have not passed a civil service ex
amination do not believe they would hove any
show for apt > ointment before the time when
their eligibility expires were they to pass ex
amination nt this time. The eligibility of an
applicant expires after one year from the
date of examination and there must be a new
examination if the applicant wishes to con
tinue in the eligible list.
THE LOYAL I-HOION' .
Washington Is well filled tonight with
niemb"rs of the Loyal I iiion nud their
wives , who have been attending the twenty-
fifth unuiversary of that organization at
Philadelphia. They arc here on their way
home. The meeting is referred to as a great
suoc s and the legion wus never iu sucfi a
healthy condition as at present.
In response to an inquiry the secretary of
the interior states that town site entries upon
the Sioux Indian reservation in South Da
kota and northern Nebraska can be en
tered under the modes provided by
law , but that there is no process
by which a town can be established
uiHii an Indian reservation before it is
thrown open to settlement. The secretary of
the treasury today transmitted to the house a
recommendation for an appropriation of
. < l.Bt.7'.n5 : ; to carry out the promises made by
the Sioux Indian" commission in the way of
educational facilities at the time the treaty
for the opening of the Sioux reservation was
signed. Of this amount $4s.KX ( ) is to be ex-
jKJnded for the construction of forty school
houses and as many residences for teachers ,
while the remainder fl.275.7WJ is to be kept
as a fund for educational purposes.
The secretary of the treasury has trans
mitted to congress a recomnir-hdation from
Major Powell , chief of the geological survey ,
for an appropriation of 7'JOOO ( ) for making
surveys for irrlimtion purjioses iu Montana.
Utah/the / Dakotas and other arid states and
territories. He also recommends ai appro
priation of > f > 0 IXK ) for engraving maps show
ing the sub-humid region.
The president today approved the act cor
recting the land title to John Sechlcr of
Crawford , Neb.
William M. Wilson of Iowa was today ap-
poiuUxl law clerk in the office of the assistant
attorney general ut W.lXKl a year , and Charles
H. Hoblnson of Iowa was appointed to an
other law clerkship in the department of
justice at the same sa'ury. '
Paul ( jraybill of Iowa ! a transcriber at yVX )
a year in the general land ollU-e , has resigned.
Mr. Morford of Omaha is here.
A bill lias been introduced iu the senate to
pay M. E. Haldenian. widow of Francis W.
Haldeman of Avoca , la. , 200 compensation
for services per/oniH * ! and money exjcndcd
for the benefit of the United Suites during
the late war.
Mr. Dorsey has recommended the appoint
ment of Joseph M. Mundit to be postmaster
nt Clwrkson , Colfax county. Iowa.
Miss Belle Uulton , who has for some time
been postmistress nt Willowdale. Antelope
county , has notified Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson thnt she has tukm unto
herself u husband , is now Mrs. BelLi Fore
man , and that she wauls a new commission
as postmistress to issue. Mr. Clarksnn says
that he is offering sill the encouragement
possible for his jwstmistresses to marry , and
he will grant this request without hesitation.
J. H. I.ec will bo appointed postmaster at
Brownhhrh. Cherry county ,
N. W. Phelps of LeMars , la. , Is at the
Howard.
Hon. Alvin Saunders of Omaha , oho 'of the
Utah commissioners , was at the capital today.
U. I. . Godfrey of DCS Mantes , la. , is in th'e
city.H. .
H. O. Sneider was today appointed post
master ut Sawyer , Filhnoro county , vice G.
Knauth , resigned , and 1C. M. Smith at Llttlo-
town , Buchanan county , la. , vice E. B. Bar
clay , removed. PEWIT S. HEATH.
Tracking : His Father' * Murderer.
Cium.Eviox , S. C. , April 17. [ Special Tel
egram to Tim DEC. ] In August , 1 $ , Dr.
Alexander White was murdered by unknown
persons in Union county. White was to have
testified against Samuel Jeffries uu a trial for
murder. Jeffries was afterward acquitted.
This circumstance led to the .suspicion that
Jeffries was the murderer of White. Oue
Madlin made a death-bod confession some
years ago declaring that Jeffries murdered
White , and since then White's son has been
working up the case against Jeffries , now one
of the richest men of Uaffuoy City. Jeffries
arrested today.
Notified to Vac-ate Indian I.nndt ,
CiUMiir.ixviN , b. D. , April 17. Considera
ble excitement was caused at Lower Brulo
today by soldiers marching to the town bite
of Sherrnuu aud notifying the townsitors that
they must vacate or be arrested foe tre iiass-
ing on Indian ground. It is the intention to
remove all persons from land * claiiiMxl bv the
Indians under the severally law. The town-
sltfrs. were notified that if tlu-y allow thotr
buildings to remain thev do to ut their own
risk.
This AVeatlier Forecast.
For Omaha and vicinity F.Ur weather.
For Nebraska Fair , cooler , southerly
winds.
For Iowa- Fair , warmer , southerly winds.
For South Dakota Fair , foil > w l by light
rain in northern portion , cooler , winds be
coming northwesterly.
AXIt JtAltUOIl
Sonic Good HotinilBuni Ht\ppropflntcil
n r A'nrlona Pttocen.
WAMIINOTOV , April 17. Tlis house commit
tee on rivers and harbors todiy completed the
river and harbor appropriation bill. The
appropriation is a little over { 20,030,000.
Among the Items of importance In the bll
are the following : Harbors * Illinois Chi-
cago.lv * UWUW. I Wisconsin Clr < n Bay ,
? 1UKW. ; Kenosha , $17,500 ; Kewaunee.KO.CKX ) ;
Harbor of Hefnge , Mdwaukee. $70.000 : Ila-
eiue , * 17WO ; Superior bny nnd SU Louis bay ,
iO , < ) Oi ) ; Ashland , 500,000 ;
Kivers ; Wisconsin Cliipjievrn river at
Yellow Banks , $10,000 ; Fox river below Per
tage. * 100K ( . Illinois Illinois river , * 1M,000 ) :
ICaskaskia10.00fl. Fortha construction of
the Illinois and Mississippi canal , -connect
with the Illinois river at. * point near Henne-
pln aud with the Mississippi river at the
mouth of Hock river , together with n branch
canal or feeder from -said Itock river
to the main line at .vikl canal to bo con
structed on a route located by the secretary
of war , nnd to bo SO feeti } vide ut the water
line and 7 feet deep , locks 170 feet tn width
and to have n capadty lor vessels of at least
is ) tons burden , f.VjOOft ) . For continuing
Derations upon the reservoirs at the head
waters of the Mississippi , river , f 40,003 Mis
sissippi river alx > vo St. Anthony Falls ,
* is.0no : Mississippi rlvey. from Minneapolis
toDesMoines rapids , fyOO.OOO ; Mississippi
nvcr at Das Moiutel rapids canal ,
f.M.000 ; Mississippi river from Des Molncs
rapids to the mouth of the Illinois river ,
( * -i" > ,000 to bo expended la digging in Quincy
Bav , I1L. and $15,000 may be used in Clarksville -
ville , Mo. ; , $10T , Of 0 : Mississippi river from
the mouth of the Illinois ( to the mouth of the
Ohio and at the discretion of tfie secretary of
war , protection of the Illinois shore opposite
the mouth of the Missouri and the Improve
ment of St. Ixrais harbor ( J.VOUO ) to be ex
pended at Alton nud * .VOiK ) ) at St , Gcnevlve ,
Mo. v $400,003 ; Mississippi river from head of
passes to the mouth of the Ohio , t1' 000,000 ;
survey from head of passes to headwaters.
$78,000 ; Missouri river , from mouth to Fort
Benton. < $ 100,000 of Urn sum may be cx-
pended in the discretion of the secretary of
war on the river above Sioux Citv ) )00 ) , ( > 00.
The secretary of war is authorized to make a
survey and estimate of ; the cost of a ship
channel twenty feet in depth and of ft suitable
width in the shallows of connecting waters of
lakes between Chicago , Duluth and Buffalo.
For examinations , survey and contingencies
and for incidental repairs for which theie is
no sjiocial appropriation jfor rivers nnd har
bors ,
State Authority Supreme.
CHICAGO , April 17. Th4 state board at live
stock commissioners has at last scored a vic
tory in the battle with the city health depart
ment. Today the attorney for the com/nis-
sioncrs served notices on the mayor , signed
by a majority of the Chicago live stock ex
change , demanding that hm after before kill
ing or destroying any ( battle they shall be
submitted to the inspection ofthe statc veter
inarian , or some competent 'vtterinaricn , nnd
that notice be given to the' person to whom
the cattle were consigned.- Before inspection ,
should any cattle be kllle < V hereafter without
compliance with these demands , the members
of the exchange will hold thb' city responsible
for all loss and damage , clilalnethat by their
methods in the past thov nape invaded" prop
erty rights contrary to lavr.
The mayor referred thpj ijommunicatlou to
the city law department and received there
from an opinion that the powers of the live
stock commissioners were * conferred by the
legislature and are superior' to those of the
city , and In every case Avfiero tha citv ordi
nances or the i-egulatioh-i of the health de
partment conflict with tbtJ.act ' the state law
must govern. . , , .
Health Commissioner W ( < ! kershanL ald lo-
nigbt that ho thinks he sliall cell in all bls'of-
flccrs from the stock yard * Jand--lcatve it ei-
tircly in the hands of tke state commission ,
allowing them to assunits"itio ! responsibility
for lumpy Jaw , etc. * , } '
finj-B ire Shot to Scare.
DCN-VCB , CoL , April 17. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Mike Navin , one of the men
who was arrested for shooting at Henry
Miller , a Union Pacific \\atchnian , last Mon
day night , mode a confession to Deputy
Sheriff Stockton , in which he admitted thnt
he was guiltv of the crime , Navin said : . "I
cannot imagine how 1 came to do such a
thing. I never saw the" young man Miller.
whom you say I have almost murdered , until
a few minutes before I turnea the shot gun
loose. In company with several people I had
been drinking considerably during the even
ing , aud finally the entire crowd started for
the gi-adc. It was our intention to cut the
grndf. and in order that \\c might not * be in
terfered with several mcnvfere arrested. We
saw this man Miller and kiew that he had
bcn stationed where hesis by the Union
Pacific railroad company. * . 1 think he was
somewhat frightened by ewr approach , and
he started to run. Sotnelxxly gave mo the
shot gun and told me to sboot , , and I did so.
But really I did not think of killing the man.
or even wounding him. My idea was to dis
charge the weapon into tlterground. "
Navin says that Abel Htalerland pave him
thegan. and the latter ban btt-n te-arrcsted
aud lu Ul without bail. Several other names
were mentioned , out the officers will not di
vulge them at this time , filler will recover.
The Steamer Erjn Missing.
NEW YOHK , April 17. [ Special Telegram to
THE BIE. ] The steamer grin of the Notional
line , which sailed from heue December 2 $ with
500 head of cuttle aboard ? has not since been
heard from. The manasjr of the National
line , while allowing that the vessel lias prob
ably teen wrecked , laughs' the cablegram
received from London Viistcrday saying that
a boUlo hud been picked' containing a card
of Mr. Woelke of New york and on it the
woids : ' 'The Erin is nt the bottom of the
sea.1 There was no Mr.AYoelko on the steam
er's passenger list. It Is probable that the
vessel may have been disabled and may have
floated south of the lined of travel. In this
case the sixty-five sailors and the twenty cat
tle iner. aboard would be safe for some time ,
from starvation nt least.
A'lillpv of the Frenchman.
HOLTOKE , Colo. , April IT. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] It has been raining jiere for the past
three days , wetting tbo ground to the depth
of twelve to fourteen inches. The rain , com
ing at this time , has ddnemuch ; to stimulate
business in this part of ihe vest , encouraging
farmers and business men ! alike. The' area
sown to small grain in tlds vicinity Is far In
excess of any previous year. Fields of grain
thnt were sown early iu last mouth are now
taking on a green casty adding much to the
usual loveliness of the land&cai > a that is so
characteristic to the Freucfiman vallev in the
springtime. Itange stockin the hills in the
south part of tha county ore looking un
usually fine for this time of the. year and will
bo ready for shipment carty.in the season.
Wreck on the Soiitiirt-n Pacific.
TEHAUIAM , Cala. , April 17. The tiorth-
bound express on the Southern Pacific was
wrecked here early thl - morning , the air
brakes failing to work when' on a steep grade ,
and the cars Jumped the track , The passen
gers were well shakenup , -but onlv n few
were slightly injured. Mr. Thompson , en
route from Los Angeles to Denver was the
most seriously injured.
The Ii-Uh National
ST. Lori 17. The
, _ April executive com
mittee of thiT Irish National league adopted
resolutions reaWrmiug- confidence In the pol
icy pursued to swuro hoaho rule , congratu
lating the members of'thfl league on the recent -
cent uluctoral victories nnd favoring a contin-
uuuco of the good worlc until homo rule ii se
cured. No reply having been received from
Parnoll , an adjournment was taken until to-
innrpnw" . '
Steamship Arrivals.
At Southamptou-The T-nhrK from Now
' *
York for Bremen. , *
At Quitmstown The Jlottuila , from New
York for Liverpool. i
At New York The ubbomlOj from Ham-
berg. ,
AtPhiladelphia-The. Lord Cough , from
Liverpool
I \TfMIT PAMPI'OTVr' TM TMrtMT'T !
A NEW CONFISM ELEMENT ,
Formation of a Boil and Lake Line Be
tween Boston and Sioui Oitj.
REGULAR TRIPS IN NINE DATS.
Will He Extended to the Coast vln
Denver Little Likelihood or ntt
Advance In Freight Itntes Tilt
Navigation Closes.
CHICAGO , April 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bnn. ] Chicago eastbound lines were
startled today by the Information that n route
which has been worked spasmodically in the
past has now come into the field ni an active
compctitorln transcontinental business. More
thin that , the new route wishes it distinctly
understood that it will recognize , existing
tariffs only to the extent of .in nil cases quot
ing lower rates. The new road has been
worked up mainly by Traffic Man
ager Mahoney of the Sioux City
und northern part of the Great
Northern system. From Boston special trains
will IKJ run daily over the Fitchburg and
AVcst Shore roads to Buffalo , where they will
connect , going both ways with dally steam
ers of the Great Northern line for Duluth ,
where they will connect with the Great
Northern rail lines. The route ns planned
will be put in ojicraUon next week as far us
Sioux City , but will bo Immediately
extended to the coast via Den
ver , thus diverting n larco share
of the truffle which now conies through Chi
cago. The time between Boston and Sioux
City will bo made regularly in nine days , thus
beating the averace nil-rail route about n
week. A still further reduced rate via the
Erie canal will also be quoted , the time by
the route being twentrdays. Chicago east
and west'bound lines will ntot attempt to com
pete with the now route , fls it can make pay
ing rates which would bo ruinous to the rail
lines. . ,
AVcstern FrelRhuHates.
Cmctoo , April 17. [ Special Telegramtto
THE BEE. ] The opinion seems to prevail
among western railroad men that thertt Is no
likelihood of freight.rates in the west being
raised before the close of navigation next fall ,
although all lines except the Northwestern
voted in favor of an advance in local rates to
St. Paul yesterday. Exactly t e same vote
was taken this morning iu the Western
Freight association. There has been
no expectation that the advance
could be jnade . One manager
said today : "The.position of the Alton , St.
Paul and Chicago"St. Paul & Kansas City
lines is a bar to any advance in rates. They
all demand that they get their share of west
ern business at the Missouri river. The
Atchison , Kix'k Island , Burlington nnd
Northwestern have lines west of the river. I
is not likely they will-turn over to their com
l > etltors traffic originating on their line
west of the Missouri river instead o
themselves taking it to Chicago , but that is
just what the Alton and St. P .ul& Kansas
City roads demand. More than that , they
have been enforcing their demands by send
ing agents in trans-Missouri territory , pay-
in g local rates on traffic to the Missouri and
then shrinking their locals east of the Mis
souri enough to equal the through" rate
quoted by the origSnatihg line. How
long do T . you..thinV . , , thb Atchison ,
Uock Island , -Burlington and Northwestern
can .stand that ! 'They cat stop" it because they
have all the mileage west of the Missouri
over which to spread a reduction , while the
lines east of the Missouri must make their re
ductions on their local rates , which will bo
cut to the bone as soon as the other lines get
ready to fight. The AtchLson has now fairly
started the fight by refusing to prorate
or any business to Chicago ( Mining on its line
west of the Missouri. The other roads must
fall in line and right here com < --s the inevitable
fight. The lines endim/ the Missouri river
must fight for this through business , as they
are tn a large degree dependent on it. But
they can only fight for it bf * reducing rates ,
nnd there you are. That row has but fairly
be < rMi and it must be fought out before any
advance in rates can be maile.
Knmorsofa Ilijr Deal.
DEXTER , Colo. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THK Bcc.J The News this morning
contained a special from Salt Lake City thut
the Rock Island had secured control of the
Rio Granc'c Western , which , with the Colorado
rado Midlaad , would give them n through
line from Chicago to Ogden ; also that the
Burlington had secured a controlling interest
in the Denver & Kio Grande. The rumore
are not credited in this city. They doubtless
grew out of the fact that both the Burlington
and Hock Island have been negotiating nnd
have probablv secured tranic arrange
ments for through trains over these
Hues as soon as the new broad gauge exten
sion shall be completed to Grand Junction ,
which will be early in June. That the Colorado
rado Midland might fall into the hands of the
IJpck Island has long been suspected , but
those who know the firm hold President
Palmer has always held on the HIo Grande
Western und the imjwrtanco in which be
holds it as a connecting link in the transcon
tinental lines do not believe he would surren
der the control of the road. THE BEE corre
spondent interviewed General Manager Smith
of the Denver & Uio Grundo with the follow
ing result :
' Is there any deal pendine between the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Rock Island ! "
-Not that m3'self or Mr. Moffat are aware
of , " replied Mr. Smith. "We would certainly
know if the Rock Island had any scheme to
gobble the Rio Grande Western or make any
trackage deal. "
"Are you aware , Mr. Smith , that there is n
rumor afloat that the Burlington is laying its
plans to scoop In the entire Denver & Hio
Grande system J"
The general manager's eyes opened several
fractious of au inch wider and he coolly re
plied : "That's u stunner. The Burlington
may have some such gigantic deal
on foot , but it has kept the head
officials of the Denver & Rio Grande in the
dark , and I think it might have told us about
it , " ho added , with a merry twinkle in his
eye. "I can't imacino how the rumor could
have originated , but I know nothing of it and
neither does Mr. Moffut , If the Burlington
or any ether line wants to gobble the Denver
& Rio Grande it has a big Job on its hands. In
my opinion these reports have grown out of
the publication that the Rock Island had
mode a deal with the Colorado Mid
land to run Its trains over the
latter line to Grand Junction , but even
this could not be done without the consent of
the Denver & Rio Grande , us we own a half
interest in the Rio Grande Junction railway
from Newcastle to Grand Junction and the
Midland people would make no arrangements
without first consulting us. The Rock Island
may use the Midland track from Colorado
Springs to Newcastle and then run its sleep
ers or through coaches to Ogdcn , but I
question whether they have made such n
deal. "
[ President Cable of the Rock Island , who
is In Omaha , was shown the above dlsjiatch
yesterday and declared there was abso
lutely no foundation for the rumors so far as
his road was concerned. ]
HaJlroudtt in Manitoba.
MOVTHEAI. , April 17. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE. ] Joseph HickKm , general man
ager of the Grand Trunk railway , staU that
he ) : no\vs nothing about any agreement being
entered into between the Grand Trunk and
Northern Pacific roods fur the construction
of railroads in Manitoba and the uorthwekt ,
nor Is he aware that the Gnuul Trunk U uwk-
Ing arrangement * to construct any railways
in that part of the Dominion.
Done Tor a Joke.
IfAXisisCm , Mo. , April 17-The cut In
Denver passenger rut ywterday by the
Rock lilauj and Missouri Pacific was ou ac-
' Vsantn Fe man seeing n Hock Island
agent Vul the ofilee , and M n Joke he
posted \windown oml reading : "Den
ver MAlpht of the card the Rock Inland
agent htl \b ck to his oftlco , nnd before
night n i AO lo Denver had Itecn made.
Today the ts here got together , expla
nations followed and rales were restored
again to f7..V ) .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HnntliiRton'fi Letter to Stanford.
SAX FIUXCISCO , April 17. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BEE.1 The following letter
from C. P. Huntlngton , recently elected pres
ident of the Southern Pacific company , to
Senator Lclaml Stanford , ex-president of the
company , was made public tonight :
SoimtKiix PACITIC COMPANY , EXECUTIVE
Omen , SAS KHAM-IFCO. April 13. Dear Oov- .
crnor : "o'many Item * mentioning your name
mid mine have littrly appeared lu the dally
paper * that oinooour friend * think It nould
bo well for me to wrlto you a letter , hcnCo Ibis
communication. Altlmuph I do not uppro-
licnil any danger thut you and I will bo put In
n hostile attitude In our business or for that
matter personal relations but the Interven
tion of others who do not nltogrtlii-r under
stand our ilIfTercncp * mny tend to separate
our friend" . Our tlews when si variance ,
Imve ln-fii freely rxnrc < * cd ami It ! needless
to allude to them further limn to say thai we
hnvo cncb asrved to dKaijrt-p , The re
mark * that 1 recently nmdo nt tlio Southern
Pacltloboard meeting uerc Intended only a
seasonable exprei-lon of my views upon tfio'c
subject * . My word. , and especially the phrase
which rvlati-i to campaign u o < of the com
pany's funds , or as I expressed It , "pnttlnB
hands Into the trea ury of the company toile-
feat the pcople'.s choice. " hnvn been construed
In iomequartpj- a personal attack on you.
Allow mo to say that 1 prcnt ly u-crvt this | m-
prvnslon , since I HIil not Intend to make an at
tack or tochargo that you had used the coni-
pany's money to advance your personal Inter
ests or In any Improper manner , and 1 ntn sat
isfied thnt you liaro not doiui M ) . Allow mo
al-o to express tlio wish thut our relations
may continue as frlcmllv hen-after us they
lia\c been heretofore. Vour- . very truly.
I' . P. Hf.NTlS(3T,0 , > .
The Missouri PnuillcV Stand.
DAI.U , Tex. , April 17. ( Special Telegram
to Tun Ben. ] P. C. Towuscnd , general pass
enger agent of the Missouri Pacific system ,
was seen by n reporter tonight. The gentle
man said there was nothing new slnco last
reiwts concerning the fo-called prevailing
rate war. He-was emphatic in the statement ,
however'that the Missouri Pacific -would
puarautee to its patrons the benefits of any
and all competition , both freight and iiassen-
ger. He did not believe In exorbitant rates ,
but thought a fair rate all arouud would be
better for the public and the interest of
the roads. The cause of the rtrejcrtt war was
well understood. The so-called Gentjcmen's
agreement left the Missouri Pacific railroad
as the only remaining line that was not cut
ting rates at.the time of the demise of said
agi-ecment. When "the time isuue to nakc it
necessary to meet cut rates the instructions
came direct through President Gould to Vice
President Clark to meet nil com | > ctition ,
which was done. This will be the jwlicy in
the future , as in the past , but what the
ultimatum might be Mr. Towns.end could not
say , except , that his line proposed to meet all
emergencies. The so-called meetings that
purported to have been held hero
and there recently for the purl -
l > ese of a so-called adjustment of
rates had no delegation present from the Mis
souri Pacific system , but whenever the time
comes for an active bonafidc agreement ujxm
a fixed basis , fair alike to the public and the
roads , the Missouri Pacific would be found in
the advance guard to aid in effecting the con
summation devoutly to be wished.
Will MeetTthe Hock Island Cut.
KANSAS CITT , April 17. The Burlington ,
Santa Fe aud Union Pacific have given notice
of a reduction in the passenger rate to Denver
to meet the cut made by the Rock Island' and
Missouri Pacific.
EXCITE3IJE.AT.I TSrOKAXE F.t T.lf ? .
Claim .lumpers Take-PosneRHiou of the j
Business Portion.
ST. PACL , Minn. , April 17. A special from
Spokane Falls , Wash. , says the recent de
cision of Secretary Noble that he'would hear
testimony in the case of the Indian , Enoch ,
who claims to have taken up a homestead , on
land now nearly in the center of citv. fwim
"
which he was" Inveigled by one Crowley and
the Northern PncinV , 1ms caused great excite
ment. All lost night lots were jumi > ed in Jho
disputed tract und a hundred shanties erected
on valuable propertv. This morning the prop
erty owners tore down some , but in some
cases the shanty owners backed up their re
sistance with weapons and remained masters.
Some of the property owners had the Jumjxjrs
arrested for tresspass. The propertv involved
is worth 55,000,000 or fiKXUM. ( )
A Small Hiot.
NEW YOKK , April 17. ( Special Telegram to
THE BIE. : ] A riot on a small scale took place
tonight at the American Star hall on East
Broadway. A mob of excited talloi-s were
holding n meeting to. consider whether they
should stnv out on a strike , having left a shop
because they could not get higher waees ,
when Louis Ruebensky came along. The
strikers called Ruebensky a spy and pounded
him so seriously that he ran bleeding to the
Eldridge street'polico station. Two police
men went out to look for the assailants nnd
wore attacked by thi-jn. Reinforcements
were summoned and four strikers , including
a woman , were arrested nnd locked up.
Ward and HI * Wife AVIII Separate.
NEW YORK , April 17. { Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] John M. AVard , the famous
baseball player , has agreed to a separation
from his wife. Helen Dauvray Ward , and
Mrs. AVard is now preparing for a trip to the
west. The friend * of both parties give it as
their opinion that Mrs. Ward has chosen the
alternative that her husband gave her some
time ago to either givoupall Idea of returning
to the stage or to sepaiiite. Mrs. Ward has
positively signified her intention of returning
to the stuge. AVard , it is uaid , ls badly broken
up over the affair.
Hevei-t to Ihc Wimlom Hill.
AVASIIIXOTOV , April 17. After the lost in
effectual meeting of the Joint sub-coinmitt o
the house contingent reported to tbo full
com iniltee its failure to agree on the silver
question. Thereupon Mr. AVulker of Massa
chusetts suld that as they bad failed to reach
an agreement the house committee should
revert to the modified Windom bill reported
by the colnago commlttt.'c. This was put as a
motion , which prevailed by a vote of 10 to 5.
The next stop will bo to report to the house
renubljcan caucus , probably about Monday
Nominations.
AVismxGTON , April 17. The president to
day sent to the senate the following nomina
tions among others : Postmasters : Wiscon
sin Henry P. Clark , Broadhcud ; Matthew
II. Taylor , Fort Atkinson ; John T. Kings
ton , Neceduh ; Charles M. Durkee , Phillips.
Nebraska Newton R. Pcrslnger. Central
City. Minnesota-Julius D. Howard , Duluth.
Iowa David M. Rowland , Murongo. Illinois
Samuel A. SelnuT , Washington ; AddUon
AV. McPhectcrs , Sullivan.
Died 1'ioni Clgnrctto Poison.
NEW YOKK , April 17. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Btiii. ] Samuel Klmball , n sixteen-year-
old member of the cholrof St , Mary's church ,
Brooklyn , died on Friday last at St. John's
hospital from what appeared to be cigarette
poison. The boy was a constant smoker and
when brought to tbo hospital from his homu
was suffering from uHio.il condition of
the legs nnd weak eondiuJ.i of the htwrt. The
hospital doctors said that his system was so
thoroughly Impregnated with nlcoUuu that
the heart was unable to porfonu iu proper
functions.
A Sioux Pow-Wow lo he Held.
PJESISE , S. D. , April 17. Through the
efforts of the Indians Rights society another
poiv-wow ha , boon culled by the big chiefs of
the Sioux Indian nation to consider final
action on takinsr lands in severally , us pro
vided by law The uvwUng Is culled for next
Sunday at u point two or three milea up the
Bad river. John Unuw , Kitting Bull und
other noted chiefs , as well u other bands of
will attend.
Chancellor of tha Exchequer Gowhea Pre
sents It to the Commons.
EXPENSES EXCEED THE ESTIMATE !
1'iiKlnndV Flnanclnl Manager De
plores the Knot. That the Hcvrnuo
Front Sales of Alcohol I * Largely
On Ihc Increase.
LONDON- , April 17. Goschen , chancellor of
the exchequer,1 presented the budget in luo
commons today. It shows that expenses ex
ceeded the estimate * by 1 1GOO aud that tbo
receipts exceeded the estimates bv over
jt3ono,000.
Commenting on the gross revenue from
alcoholic beverages JttSii5 ( to.sehcn said
the figures showed n unlversil rash to the
beer barrel , the spirit bottle and the wlno
decanter. It was n circumstance that must
bo deplored. A closer examination would
not diminish the surprise , for the largest In-
crease'has been of all spirits In the world
from rum. It was druuk mainly nt seaports.
It was an extraordinary historical fact that
in the yearn 1S73 and 1S70 , the greatest drink-
in g years recorded , there was precisely the
same rush and precisely the sumo proportion
of revenue from different spirit * . Im-wnsed
prosperity therefore meant a great increase
in the' consumption of alcoholic drinks.
The postal receipts exceeded the estlmnto
by A'JOO.OOO. The revenue from telegraphs
oxcccdwi the > estimates by JL1 > UWO. The exact
surplus reached .i"lJ ! 1,000. The total reducs
lion In the national debt for tvW reached the
sum of .CS..IO.UiO. Tills amount , added to the
reductions in the previous two years , made ii
grand total Of XfVUI.CKK.i , the' largest amount
ever paid in reduction of the debt In the same
length of time.
Proceeding to the estimates for the coming
year , ho estimated an expenditure of .iN'i.iW-
000 and a revenue iW,4 < lUOO. As to the dis
posal of tlio surplus , he proposed , among
other things , to reduce Indian and colon
ial posUurc , and the duties on gold and
silver plate will Ixs abolished. Thy
tipplers. wh' had largely produced the sur
plus , would have a chance to redeem them
selves owing to a reduction of the tea duty by
2 pence i > er jwund. ( Cheers. ] The duty on
currants would be reduced from 7 to 'J shil
lings per 1X ( ) . The increased beer duty tem
porarily imjxxsed in 1SS9 Will be taken off.
The Inhabited-house duty will be reduced anil
all working class tenements under i''O rental
will be exempt from bouse tax. [ Cheers. ]
Turning from imperial to local finances , ho
proposed to raise a revenue for countj- coun
cil purifies by nn increased duty of u i > cneo
t > cr gallon on spirits nnd it jx-nce i > er barrel on
boer. This would yield . 1 , 000.000. Ho hoped
the friends of temperance would be satisfied
and the publicans take a broad view of the
question. Ciosrhcn spoke three hours.
In reply to Mundnll's complaint that noth
ing had been done for the cause of free- edu
cation Geschen promised that the subject
would be. dealt with at the next session. He
also hoped to deal with the currency ques
tion , but would reserve his opinion regarding
the issue of pound notes.
Sexton said gross Injustice had been ilone
Ireland , and the Pamellites would resist thb
government's proposals by every means in
their power.
Fonnal resolutions were adopted authoriz
ing tli < 3 proposed increase of duties.
The Glodstoninns , discussing the budget in
the lobby , called it u "dissolution budget * "
OXK Jtl-XIHtEI ) P
A Kin ) ; Charles Spaniel Gets nn .Amer
ican in PnrU Into Trouble.
[ Oj > j/r/i.V 1by Jninr * dunlini llenncU. ]
P.mts. April 17. [ New York Herald Cililo
Si ciul to TUB BKIS. ] .Tames Bubcock , a
New York lawyer , appeared today before tbo
eleventh chamber of the Paris polii-c court ou
a charge of interfering with a public oftU-ial
in the exercise of his duiUvs. A Kins I 'buries
spaniel was the innwent cause of Babcock s
appearance in thidock. . One nftcroooit last
month Babcock and his wife were walking in
the Tuillories gardens accouipauiod by n
spaniel. H was not in the nature of the dog
to resist the temptation to disport hhuself cm
the flower beds an-1 his master aud mistress
paid no heed to the injunction displayed fortho
benefit of the public. Unfortunately for Babcock -
cock u vigilant guardian happened along at
this juncture an 1 eyed the ipaniel's gambols
with a grave disapproval Cordu-r , for such
was the cognomen of the guar-liiyi. bade
Babcock to take the dog off the flowerbeds.
which command the American obeyed ,
though not without expressing his contempt
for n city in which King Charles spaniels
were not permitted to take the exercise nec
essary to their health. Babcock's words
wounded the Frenchman to the quick He
poured out a Hood of rapid eloquence. The
New Yorker responded , calling the keeper
the worst names he could command in the
best French in his vocabalaiy , and even
went so far as to raise his hand ngaiast the
person who had interfered with thespaiitol's
enjoyment. Naturally Keeper Curdier took
out his pencil and note book and drew up u
process verbal. The outcome was Habcook's
presence in the police court.
Bubeoclc's account of the affair differed ma
terially from that given by Keeper Coi-tilcr
Babcock said :
"On March 'JO last uiy wife and I were
sitting on a bonrh In the. Tuilleries gardens.
AVc had with us u King Charles spunli-1 ,
which the keeper brutally c rdered my wife U >
take away , accompanying his conunaid with
the remark , -It isjuot because you are English
that you are going to be masters henI was
angered aud asked for tne man's name na
address. In the jpourso of the conversation
he called me n liar. I told him he. deserved a
sound thrashing as an 'insultur do femnius'
and 'muuvals franeaU. ' I must in coiuluston
protest against the assertion that I called
Paris 'uno sale vllle. ' The senf-nec of the
court was that Babcock 1x5 fined 100 francs
.1 STI'IWXIIOVN J'HOJKCT.
An Italian Architect' * Plans for u
Park mid Theater Combined.
[ ( VipyrfyPit tf < 01i\tJan\ct \ Clnriluit Itdiiult }
ROME , April 17. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to THE BKK.J After for year * '
steady work the Itoman archbishop has just
been furnished plans for the most extraor
dinary theatre ever projected. Itisupartt
and opera house combined , so that horses and
carriuws may reach the door of every private
box or bo driven among fountains und sUitdy
guldens ou the roof. Whan Duke Sorliiu
was a syndic of Rome ho urged the croutor of
this wonderful M'licino to continue his labors
and suggested that a great play bout-t might
bo erected in the city as a crowning an-uitee-
tural development. Rome Is now bnnunpt
and there Is no hope of uvur seeing the buildIng -
Ing put up In Italy. The architect projiows
to lay his doslgns before the officials having
charge of the world's fair In. America.
Ho is backed by leading men of Rome.
Tlio whole work ran tw carried out In limy
at a cost of 12,000.000 francs , but the difference -
once In the price of labor nnd mall-rial iu tlio
western continent will j.wt'11 this a .gn-K tc
uuormou&ly. ThU vut wllfiue would conta.u
.Vl.OO | iuuibi | and comfortably . . jt .ui.ioo.
There uro IhO dretalng rooms for
The stag e U 1U5 feet wide by & > J fk't Uwp.
Kv > I'rc < ilili-iit HWVPS KiUln.
NEW YOKK. April 17 - Kx Pr < - ia. . * Hayf *
and daughter , Fuimiu , wUod this uluruwu
for Bermuda.
