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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1890)
run T.I TT4 * T"T --r w-v A T < T riiiitn i T T T 4 V/1PP IS I HE ALLIAMS , Abundant Drops for Which Farmers Ecalizc Little or Nothing. THE "NEW PARTY" IDEA DENOUNCED. But the Farmers Will Have a Finger in the Political Pic , SLIGHTLY ADVANCED CORN RATES. About Fifty Per Cent of the Crop Has Been Shipped , PECULATIONS OF THE MONEY SHARK. New Alllamio.H JJelng Organ Izoil Kan- iilly Tlirotiuliotit the Sinn.AVIint . . rrf.n ii * IWiliKr iiitfl Tnllllm * About AlllaiiMi ) N Tin : Dm : has asked for and Is receiving colnmni of special information from its cor respondents throughout the state upon mat ters tipixTinost in the discussions of the Farmers' alliance. The second installment is presented In tills Issue. Kvery business man nnd every fanner wil' ' read these reports with unusual interest. They are brim full of solid and valuable information. Through these news letters the fanners of ono section will know what these of another district are talking about and doing , and they ait ) Invited to corrcsiMjml with Tin ; Bunas a ready means of. Interchange of sentiments and Ideas. Clay County. FAiupiKi.i , Nob. , April 1K ! [ Special to Till ! Bin : . I Clay county is admitted to bo one of the best , If not the very best , agricultural counties in the state , und it very naturally follows that the Farmers' alliance has a strong organi/atlon hero. The total member ship in the county is now something over SOO. Mr. Logan Mcltoynolds of this place is presi dent and county organizer for the county alliance and W. P. Dalton of Edgar- is secretary. Mr. MeUoynolds is peculiarly well qualified for the po sition ho holds ; a practical farmer who does his own plowing , or at least a part is putting out to crops this year ; n clear headed , successful farmer who sees the ne cessity of organization or a farmers' tmst to compete with the other lines of business. The county alliance meets quarterly , the local brunches once in ono to two weeks , nt their own option. The meetings are largely of a social nature , but questions of vital im portance aii * discussed , such as needed legis lation , the merits of farm machinery , the must profitable crops to raise , etc. The farmers about here are not the ones wo read about who are suffering especial hard ship and poverty this year. They have no surplus of money , and many of them own farms with a mortgaga attachment , but on the whole they are better oil this year than ever before. They are not kicking because they are so extremely poor , but they do kick Iwiuiuse they have a"superabundant" for which they can realize no more than u mod erate living. 1 have interviewed a number of leading alliance men recently in regard to what the alliance proposed to do politically ; thoanswcr has universally been the name. "Wo do not propose to organize a political party of our own. We've foundered on that rock before , but wo do propose to have a linger In the pie. Wo can become at least a goo-1 strong balance of power , and we propose to use our power to protect our own Interests , but without preju dice to the rights of others , on something the same plan which has been pursued by other lines of business for years. Wo are not tied to any party , but any political individual or nraanlzutlon which attempts to ignore us or trample on our rights will hear something drop. " Snort tlmo money loaned on chattel security is still bringing from 1 4 to 11.'per cent U month , but little is taken at that rate. Farm luiiii.t ruiigu ILUUI i iu g pur cum , mostly easi- ern money. About one-half to two-thirds of the corn crop was sold at 14 cents and the bulmico is going rapidly at It ! cents. Snuntler.s County. ) Svfxnniis Cot'M'v , Neb. , April 17. [ Spe cial to Tin : Hii : : . ] The Satindcrs County Farmers' alliance has had a phenomenal growth. It began it existence in Juno of lust year with two subordinate alliances and a membership of less than forty ; now there are twenty-eight subordinate alliances and over 1 , . " > ( H ) members mid the organization Is still rapidly growing , and will before next November have over 2,000 members In this county. S. II. Moss of Murblo precinct , one of the most well-to-do farmers of the county , is presi dent ; Hon. 1' . J. Hall , ox-ropresentativo and ono of the most Intelligent and shrewdest farmers of the county is vice president , and W. O. Kami , a lending farmer and stock raiser , is secretary and treasurer , and J. E. Edwards of Ashland the chaplain of the state alliance , is county organizer. The subordinate alliances for the most part meet weekly and discuss the leading political mid economic questions , but for the most part avoid agitation of the prohibition amendment iliiestion. They discuss the tariff question and very largely favor tariff reduction and favor putting sugar on the free list. They advocate und propose to work for lower freight rates. Tlio county nlliunco has been meeting monthly for several months , although their regular meetings "ire. only quarterlv. These meetings are largely attended "and they always have some able speaker to deliver an address on these occasions , for the further * agitation of the alliance movement and for the education of the people on the subjects of vital interest. The loaders of the alliance generally do not favor putting a new party ticket in the Held in this county , but say they will see to it that none but honest farmers are sent to the next legislature and that neither Steen , Hen- ton or Cowdry shall huve a nomination or re election as far as Saunders county Is con cerned. They do not take any stock In the rumor of freight reduction at the bunds of the stale board of transportation. The course of Treasurer Hill and Attorney General Leeso is commended , especially the latter , mid those of the alliance who are not republicans are not In favor of Leeso for governor , but want him ronomliiated for his present posi tion , where they say ho can do them more good. The alliance people of this county will i > tij > * uirif , , , u , vmiiuKu uiu um fiat iii. : * than independent political action. Farmers who are well to do pay for short tlmo loans U ) to 1-J per cent interest ; and on llrst mortgage farm loans 7 to B per cent In terest ; on second mortgage farm loans K ) to li : per cent Interest ; on chattel loans made by Hlnn-ks to these who can not give personal se curity ut the banks a per cent per month is a common rate. Not less than 00 per cent of the com that can bo snared of this county has bccnshiplicd. The well-to-do farmers nro holding on to tnelr com orfeedlng It , while the renter and small farmer has had to sell. The distress among the farmers , while It may bo exaggerated , U not feigned. Many of the farmers are In u worse condition than a year . .igtliiit Is , with last year's abundant crop they did not hold their own , but few are actually suiTerlng. Itox lluttn County , ' AU.HXC-H , Neb. , April ID. [ Special to TUB H'ISP. . ] There uru not many chattel mortgages being imulo In this county , and when they are the rate of Interest ranges from 1 toI ] > or cent per month. Two per cent would bo very nearly the average charged. Most of the farm loans average about f 100 per quarter section ; Interest mostly 10 per cent straight per annum , Scarcely any corn has been shipped from this county , nearly the entire last year's Iwlng consumed by homo trade and shipped to railroad graders northwest. 1 do not know exactly what the minors Hy ing around are in regardtu distress \ among fnrrticn , but I nm ijnltc cotifldont the fiirti must bo considerably exaggerated , WbllnquItouiiumlM'r of the farmer * arc doubt less Iti flino financial Mtraltfl , I do not helluva tlmw have yet reached thi point nf hardship most now counties experience. I have never yet lioiird of 11 ease of actual waul In this Im mediate itortioiiof tlio state. Hex Hutlc county has not organized any fanners' alliances Und 1 can not report any thing In that line , Alllnneo is feeling jublluntnver the passage of tliii land ofllro bill , and O. W. K. Dorsoy's waning star ont-o nmro .stand * bright In the political Ih'inumi'Mt. fJHM'lt-y County. SrriTi.i , Neb' , April IJi , [ Special to Tun BBB. | The Knrmere' tilllnno : In Orccloy county Is in a very Ilonr&hlng condition. The order has n membership of about two hundred , constituting eight organizations , which met at Orccloy Center today nnd organized n county ulllnuroj There has been tallt among nllliiiiro men of , the propriety of the alliance engaging in tnureantllo iMisiiiess , but no doll- nato notion has boi'n bad In regard to that inntUir us yut by thu alllitncc. About rti pern-tit ( ) f thu corn crop hat been niarJeoU'd , but pricta bolng so low that many farmers uro obliged to borrow money at the i-u to ofli per etnt u month to moot obliga tions and prepare for another crop. Cellar Couiy. HiitTivciTfiv. JTob. . Aiirll ID. rSnociul to Tin : I5ni : . ] Considerable Interest is being taken in Ccdar.couuty at present in the or ganization of farm nlliaiiccM. The movement has been backward , but even at this compara tively Into date the state organizer and a few "local leading spirits' * are endeavoring to push the work as fast as possible. At present there are but six alliances organized. Many more will bo soon. Thu average membership Is not to exceed per each lodge , or 210 in all. Tim loading object , so Jar as the writer has been able to ascertain , is not so much to es tablish co-operative trndd us to lullucnco legislation for the relief of their members. They favor regulation of railroad tr.iflle with an imtiiedinto cut of at least 50 per cent on ex isting tarilTs , ami Ultimately looking to the full control and ownership at all railroads and telegraph lines by the government. They seek relief from alleged high rates of interest charged by local loan agencies. They do not claim to l > o ( n distressed circumstances but claim the railroads arc getting too largo profits on this actual cash outlay. They are also strongly In favor of free coin age and bitterly opposed to the extension of payment of the" bonded Pacific railroads. The immense crop of corn of 1888 Is llnding fair prices by reason of the demand from feeder * . Nijirly the whole crop will be con- sumcd'in this way.It has been worth from 15 toliO cents ] > cr bushel , . Farmers generally a-tipe ! any insinuation of distress existing in this county. They sify , have no reason to cot'ripluln. The economical and discreet farmer has been ublo to make money ( julte rapidly , as they have not had a fuiluro of crops for ten..veal's. There is gen eral . .prosperity instead of distress in this county * . ' . ' Money has \ > ccn loaned at very high rates in many instJinc.c and still the usurer finds ways to evade the law.However , the pres ent year finds loan brokers with ready money at from 12 to IS per cent , short time loans , und from 7 to 9 per cent long loans , on im proved real estate. One noticeable feature in the loaning circleshi the .small number of foreclosures on either real estate or chattel security. The outlook for Improvements never was better , either in the towns or the county. There will be considerable railroad building. The Norfolk-Yankton is tin assured feature. Work has already begun at the northern terminus. This road will pass through the northwestern part of the county. The Sioux Citv Sc Ogden , now in course of construction , will piss ; through the southern part and lay about Iwentv-olgbt miles of truck , while the Chicago. St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , or the Alphabet line , will , without doubt , bo compelled to extend their branch to Yunkton. This wjll make a total of about eighty-three miles of new railroads , for this county , ex clusive of side trades in the several towns tllut will spring into'existence. An unpre cedented era of prosperity is beginning to dawn upon this county. . \ The outlook for crops is the best known for many years. Recent' heavy snow and later mlns have thoroughly saturated the 'ground and the soil is in line condition to receive the seed. Winter and spring wheat begin to cover the ground. Plcroo County. Picucn , Neb. , April 19. [ Special to Tun BKH. ] The Farmers' allianee is well organ ized in Pierce county , Messrs. J. A. Porter and S. .T. Plymosser have been the prime movers in the alliance work ; the former rep resented the county at the St. Louis mooting and the latter nt the state alliance meeting held at Grand Island. There are now eight alliances in tlie county with about two hun dred members. A peed many purchases of farm machinery , barb " wire , etc. , have been made at wholesale" by members of the alliance through the secretaries of the order , and the establishment oE u general store at Plainview has been talked of. Notwithstanding' the fact that our county alliance has been conducted upon nonpartisan san principles , there ROHIIIS to bo a strong po litical undertow to the alliance movement hereabouts. In speaking of tho-farmers and their inter ests will say that whllo more than the usual amount of grumbling is being indulged in , never has the condition of the farmers In Pierce county and northern Nebraska been better than at present. Dodjjo County l-'iirmoi-fi. Fiir.MOXT , Neb. , April 19. [ Special to TUB Uii.J : Isaac Uunghurt , county alliance organizer , installed the following officers for the new Glcucoo alliance Just Saturday even ing : John Hepburn , president ; . ! . 1. , . Brown , vice president ; "U. C. Westfull , lecturer ; Joseph Forney , treasurer ; II. W. Lewis , secretary ; John Kuy , doorkeeper. Ej Alliance No. Oil , of Uldgoloy township , has taken steps to organize u county alliance. A meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Adams school house for that purpose , there being several delegates present from other alliances of the county. The German limners' club of Uldgeley is moving in the matter of starting a eo-oporu- tlvo store. Alliance No. OH discussed the following ( liiestlon nt its regular meeting held this week ; Hesolved , That every land owner should IK > allowed to hold a' homestead of eighty acres , value not to exceed f-,000 , free from taxation. A good deal of Interest prevails among the members of thu alliances and granges in thu matter of money and money-lenders. The farmers are devoting a good deal of study to the subject of money and debating it in their meeting * , as well as discussing it through the columns of the county papers. Then ) ap pears to ho a strong sentiment among them favoring the plan of government loans to the farmers on farm securities. Alliance .MUSH Meeting. D.mn CITT , Nob. . April 19. The attention of the various alliances In Duller county and all voters in sympathy with the alliance movement is hereby called to the mu.ss meet ing to Ito held ut David City ou Thur&duy , April til , commencing nt lPiO : o'clock , at which tlmo lion' C. H. Van Wyck and John II. Powers , president of the sTtlto alllanqe , will IKJ present to address the iwople. Both speakers am well known arid will come pre pared to Interest their hearers with facts and figure * concerning vital questions of the day. The popularity of the speakers in this section of Nebraska is therefore Kulllciout to guaran tee a full turnout of the honest yeomanry of the laud. Itomcinhor the day and hour * and let there bo u routing mooting la the cuuso of right. II. K. Ciuiu , Secretary County Alliance. i Voi-le Count- . YOHK , Nob. , April Iff , The farmers of York county us u rule belong to the ulllanee , of which there arc sixteen working organiza tions , with a membership , of about eight hun dred. The county .alliance moots the second Saturday of each mouth In York , Oftleers nro as follows } .V. A. Hid well , president ; U.S. Zimmerman , vice president ; W. Mauer , soe- rotury ; Tan Davis , treasurer ; It. B. I.each , county purchasing agent , Wo loam from Itcraonal iutf rvlow.s with u Dumber of leading alliance men that the main object of those or- is to promote the lutorosU of the farmer rcgardleof political party , though they do not hesitate to denounce the Union lulxir party , on thu grounds that the middle man cannot work In harmony with the alli ance. They are making , however , n strong effort to do away with township organizations In this county , and nrc petitioning congress to elect senators by vote of the people , and.nro . stronglyln fnvorof freocolnagoof sliver ; also favor Increasing the number of judges of the supreme court. They say wo ought to have live supreme judges , these to bo as equally divided Iwtween the two parties as possible. Thev do not desire to destroy roll roads-but feel that justice can bo done lK > twcen the pro ducer ami transportation companies. A lend ing farmer informs the writer that they base rates on the present value of roads , Including rolling stock , and are willing that the com- piinv should miiko a fair profit on that basis. The alliances of this county are buying n great many goods out of the state , principally flour ami groceries. A talk with some of the fairest minded alli ance men .reveals the fact that there U not a very strong light on the amendment question , but there is a predominating expression among them that it will not curry in tills county ; whllo u few , more conservative , place the chances about even. Noto.i. The alliance will probably erect on elevator nt Shubcrt. The alliance Is to start n store n ( Sargent , Glister county. An alllauco is to bo formed soon nt ICester- son. Jcffci-son county. The farmers of Sunny Hill , Franklin county , have formed an nlllmica w\n alliance was organized at the Hedge school house , In Holt county , Saturday. The Laurel Hill. Phclps county , alliance now holds its meetings Saturday afternoons. Ford ulllanee , Gosper county , has changed its night of meeting from Wednesday to Fri day. day.House House alliance In Cnstcr county Is one of the moat successful organizations in that sec tion. tion.The The Merrlek county alllauco hold a success ful meeting at the court house In Central City on the 12th last. The Cedar Valley , Groeloy county , nllfunco has ilfty members and is increasing in strength each week. The Siinny Side , Nuckolla county , alliance held on open meeting last Thursday which was largely attended. Valentino alliance , Nuckolls county , is seventy-live strong , composed of th < i best farmers in the valley. A Farmers' alliance has been organized at friend with L. L. Uuglmgun as president und Orlando Burton as secretary. The Liberty , Kearney county , nlliunco has been regularly organized and will meet on the lirst and third Sunday of each month. The alliance in the Goodson district in Greeloy county bus resolved to boycott any merchant who' handles Lincoln Hour In pre ference to the home made article. thirty-live members. All life1 other brunches in thu county are holding interesting weekly meetings nnd are rapidly increasing In mem bership. There will bo n meeting of the Plielps coun ty farmers' alliance ut the eoutt house in Iloldrege , Neb. , on Saturday , "May 3d. Knch sub-nlliuneo is requested to send ono delegate for eaeh ton members. Vim Wyck will bo the alliance candidate for governor , that is certain , says the Curtis Kecord. He is not much of a farmer , but is a grand man , and will make a brilliant cam paign. Senator Van Wyuk is ono of the probabilities in IS'J ; ! . Secretary Kami of the Sounders County Farmers' alliance reports tw.enty-cight subor dinate alliances in the county and a member ship of 1,500. The county nlliunco meets once a month ; the .subordinate alliances meet weekly and semi-monthly. The Fnrnas county allianee has filed ar ticles of incorporation with the secretary of the state for an association to bo known as the Wil.sonvillo alliance business association. The capital stock is said to be $ ' . ' 0,000 and is to be divided into shares of $10 eaeh. Fifty of Dawes county's leading nlliauco workers met nt the court house on the 12th Inst. , to perfect arrangement for harmonious work in the future. After an enthusiastic council of four hours the meeting adjourned to meet at nn early date. The farmers' alliances should beware of the gift-bearing Greeks who approach them ftn the character of democratic politicians and freetraders says the Curtis Kecord. Exper ience has fully taught that such persons nro * 1UU VU U\J It U.-111.VI Ill Mill JJltlklUl I11H.-UI/1U . / ; LUU interests of the producing classes. The Fanners' alliance is growing with de cided energy in Groeloy county. There are Hftccn branches with u membership of (530. ( The county organization was effected at a convention for that purpose nt Greeloy Center - ter Saturday. Most of the alliances are full of enthusiasm and their membership is in creasing. The Noinahn County Granger says : The papers of both political parties are advising the Fanners' ulliuneo against the nomination of General C. H. Van Wyck. It 'looks to the granger as though it would bo a good idea for the farmers to pay but little attention to the advice given by shoots that exist for the purpose of doing party bidding. Says the Syracuse Herald : The members of the alliance with their families and friends are thinking of celebrating the Fourth of July on a grand scale this year. Governor Vim Wyck and other prominent.speakers will bo present , the roasted ox will bo on bund ami the largest assemblage of people ever gathered together on a like occasion in Otoo county Ls assured. The Farmers' alliance of Holt county held their regular session nt O'Neill on the 12th inst. , twenty-one alliances being represented- out of u total of twenty-seven in the county. There were sixty or more delegates , repre senting n membership of over six hundred. The business transacted was mostly of u se cret nature , the delegates receiving the new ritual , puss words and signs. * When the movement for an alliance of the farmers of the county appears on the horizon no bigger than n man's hand not n politician took the trouble to look over bis shoulders ut the coming storm , says the Blanche Wave. Now that the gathering clouds of discontent are sweeping over the heavens with the rapidity of a race horse , there is a rushing to gether of politicians from the four corners of the hind to bo the llrst to ride oil the popular wave. The alliances in Garlield county have formed a county organization with the follow- iugoflleers : C.V. . Henniclr-president ; J. II. Acreo , vice president ; H. J. tiilmore. sou- rotary ; William Woods , treasurer ; T.J. Day , lecturer ; James llurr , assistant lecturer ; Hoy. A. W. Council , chaplain ; H. Van Onsen , door keej > er ; J. Hopkins , assistant door keeper ; Jesse Melntlro. sergcant-at-arms , nnd James Burr , S. T. Fleener , C. W. Hcn- nlch , I. Hopkins and T. J. ' Day as executive committee. " The Farmers' alliance movement In Platte county is very strong mid there is tullr of Un alliance ticket being put in thB Hold there j this full , says the HowelLs Journal. Wo bo- , lievc that the county contains as many rail road politicians , both democratic and repub lican , ns any other county of Its slzo in the them a lesson or two. It will do them lots of good and at th > same time thu people may reap some benefits from the Uimsuction. The farmers are doing noble work in Cluv county , says the Clay Center Gnzotto. Al liances aiv being organized in every nook ami corner. There are i > ; v about-thlrty such or ganizations In the county with a membership of oiio thousand or more , and now alliances are being organized ut ttie niUi of two or three per week. There is no doubt .but what the farmer will derive much anil lasting bom-lit from these alliances , and they should not let a relaxation get hold Of them , but keep the ball rolling , endeavoring to increase its velocity alt the whiltf. Thov will bo opposed by all thee who are identiticd with the eor- IMirntions , but they should stand firm in the light for their just dues. Contend for your rights , farmers , and the reward will coino sooner or later. Says a correspondent from Barada in the Falls City Journal : The Farmers' alliance i.s not non-partisan In its nature , but on tlio contrary It will l > o partisan In the fullest sense of the word , and It will bo the most itniiortaiit political move that has ever been made in Nebraska. We have enlisted for the war and shall be no small factor In stirring the political t > cn to Us deepest depths. It will bo u storm of largu propartlons , a hurricane , u regular Kansas cyclone , in which there will IHJ many shipwrecks of rotten crafts. The farmers of this great state of Nebraska are thoroughly aroused. The lust straw has been laid on the camel's back. When local freight rates uru three tlituvi higher than In adjoining states ami wo can got no ivtluii , 01 ; ivllef from those legally cuiixuvmvU to regulate' freight , why then it is high time' and that o/jitwed / to regulate this high ' commUMotuto tla rnur and'the railroads to common decency and Juslleo. The Logan cuuntr alllauco luu been organ ized at ( iamlv Avltli the following onieers : Wlllanl ( ) tfoi/lpre. Idont ; ( . ' . S. Wells , Jr. , vice presidentiJI. F. Hartzell , treasurer ; I. N. Froman. SPeVctary : C. D. Shrndor. lec turer ; Dr. Burlmnk. chaplain ; Jonslnh Since , sergoant-nt-arms ; O.V. . Cbaiipell , door keeper. Kxiildtivo committee : w. A. Minis- Hold , C. W. Parker , U. F. Hat-troll , James Bakewell. N. Fnblliiger. Resolutions wore adopted that us "the producers of the country nro oppressed by'tho ' stagnation In trade rind the low prlcwvfull the products of labor , and Iwliovlng that unjust legislation is the principal iaM& ' therefore , wo demand n change in thevjuwietary , tariff and revenue laws ; wo are in favor of a national bureau of labor , whoso duty It shrill be to adjust all dif ferences between labftr and capital : we de mand of the next legislature of Nebraska n law making the penalty for usury the forfeit ure nf principal nnd Interest ; wo demand of COIUTOSS the free nnd unlimited coinage of gold and silver , and such coin supple mented by an amount of currency suf ficient to double the present prices of the products of the farm , and loaned to the farmers' on their landed security at the same rates as to national b.tnks ; wo demand a law making all conspiracies for th control of the prices of products by gambling operations and trusts n penal offense ; wo demand of our next legislature an net reducing the rates of freight UIKMI Nebraska roads to a llgure not ex ceeding those in force In Iowa ; nocxlstlnir par ties have shown a disposition to legislate In accordance with the above resolutions , there fore wo believe that the time has eomo when the organization of a new party of the labor ing people is a pressing necessity. " The next meeting will be held the hist Friday In June. OIIJKVT TO .1 JtKIU'CTlOX. A Mass Meeting of United States 10.x- III-CHS Kniploycs. CIHC-AOO , April ! ? ) . The great dissatisfac tion among thu employes of the United States express company over the order reducing salaries commenced today in u mass meeting of the Chicago employes , at which ! ! 00 men were present. Intense feeling was mani fested and a decision reached to make a llrm stand against the reduction. General Agent Wygant left the meeting after making n brief s | > ecch explanatory of the re duction. Ho said the United States and some other express companies are paying most of their profits to railroads and the future of the express business is not bright. A strike , ho said , would bo fruitless. One of the principal speakers said if the ofliccrs hud made unfortunate contracts with railroads and got the company in the hole the employes should not suffer therefor. Advices were received from em ployes ut Milwaukee , Detroit , St. Louis and - > by the decision of the Chicago meeting. A committee was lippointoil , consisting of two men from each branch of the company's service , to wait upo Vice President Crosby and make nn effort to adjust matters by arbi tration und report next Sunday. If the com mittee falls in its mission a strike May 1 seems likely. likely.A A Theatrical Strike. ViiX.VA'Aprlli0. ! ! Workmen in the mines and iron works of the Pruguu Indus-rial com pany and ot the A'uStro-AlpIno mining- com pany threaten tp strike if the cifjhSbour working day is , not grunted. The movement is ominous of . a , general strike throughout the empire and , causes the gravest fear. * among the authorities. At Kludno , where 17,000 men threaten to strike , the authorities ask for troops ItiiliJ other centers make similar demands. Ldcal authorities declare they are powerless to iialiitaln order. Paper Haii'ner.s AVI11 Arbitrate. Cnif'AGD , Am'il The Union paper hang ers , who havoQCi. ) on a strike since Febru ary , have appointed u committee to arbitrate with tlio employers and it is expected that the nieu will , if ? back to work nt the old prices. This will be u victory for them , us the strike-was against u proposed cut. AVmit n Itaiso. .CHICAGO , * April SO.Tho Jounioymon har- nessinukcrs have , appointed a committee to wait on the inanufugturcrs and demand an In crease . of 15 per cenbi in wages , the men to strike if it is not grunted. ParncH's Consent Ankcd. ST. Louis , Mo. , April 20. In pursuance of instructions ' from the executive cmmitteo of the * Irish National league , Pr. Thomas O'Keilly ( has written John Dillon asking him to | procure the consent , of Pnrnell to hold a convention of the league in this country in tlio ' near fut\iro. The convention , if held ! , will bo nt Baltimore. The letter says : "Tho necessity just now for call ing ' n convention 'is pressing , as the present organization In this country is mori bund. The apprehension on the other side of the Atlantic that the disturbing element on this side would do noniotuing calculated to compromise the friendly relations existing between the homo rule part } ' and the liberals throughout England , Scotland and Wales is without foundation. This element , though small . in numbers , 'in noisy , but cuts no llguro in conventions for the reason that the conservative sense of our people preponderates nnd would not tolerate language calculated , to embarrass you in n policy likely to bo successful , and which up to this time bus corrected many of the laws under which the | Irish people have suffered. Wo hold our selves j subordinate to the Irish organization controlled by Purnoll , and will conform to any proper course dictated by him. " An Incendiary Lynched. FATKTTBVIM.I : , Teiin. , April i.0. Last month ' Steve Jacobs , colored , was placed in jail 3 charged with arson. A lynching was threatened 1 , but this was finally abandoned. Lust week another bam was burned and the attention of the farmers wan thereby directed again to Jacobs. Early this morning ono hundred men marched to the jail , ami on the refusal of the sheriff to open it , battered in the doors. Jacobs was taken out and hanged to a trco. The Klro Itcuoril. L-iCitossc , Wls. , April 20. A Uro this af ternoon threatened the destruction of the main ' lumber region of the city. It started in n i boarding house tit Trows mill , destroying the 1 house , sheds , several lumber piles nnd u largo 1 number of shingles. KAXOOOX , April 20. Five hundred houses nt Tuungdwlngdyo , Including the comnils- slarato store , containing 2 > VXK ) ( ) rupus worth of corn , have boun destroyed by lire. .Killed Ills y Pa. , April 20. John Hhodes , u wfjll' kiiown farmer living near ( ireencastle , shot rind killed his nephew , Wil liam Khodes , last evening during a quarrel. The undo taunted the nephew about the lat- to shoot him. I RIioaes then got his gun and 11 red. F > ' . . , April 20. Sixteen-year- old Mary Stc. ui-t is under arrest charged with polsoniiifi Jior four-year-old brother. Friday she niufl' oun for dinner , of which all but herself p'urtiiok heartily. Soon all were taken vlolcnti.viill'flnd ' physicians pronounced it arsenical noKaMntf. Tlio io four-year-old boy is dead ami thrco others are bcrlously ill. Mary asserts iimoreiico. 'f'm m - K Ml///li / / ? ol'u Cmvlioy , CiiRTHN-.M ! , Wyo. , April 20. ( Special Tele gram to Tim USK.J A cowboy named Ed Itrown , employed in the Hanging Woman ranch , shot and killed himself yesterday. Ho was engafanl to be married but the engage ment was hrqkun pff. Ho committed sulitdo In a tit of dospundcnoy. Thrco Desnei-adoes Killed. CvrnajTsiii no , Ky. , April 20. Tlio killing is roiwrt'-il in West Virginia , near Pigeon creek , last Frldjiy , of Smith Ilulsden , John Bnlsden and William Unladen , thrco brothers , noted desperadoes. Deputy Sheriff Hrewer and pos.se , in an attempt to arrest , them , wuro llml upon. A battle ensued and the despera does were killed. ItalKRd I ho KtonniHlilp T.VI-OM.I , Wash. . April SO. ( Special 'J'clo- gram to Tin : UEI : . ; The raising of a subs-idy of $13,000 , In consitlrraliuu of which the Pa dllc Mull .Steamship company will run n line of steamer * between Tacoma , Yokohama ami HoncrKoiiK , was completed last evening. The result of the commltteo'n lalwrs will bo forwarded - warded to Now York , so that the steamship company can take Immediate action. It Is expected that a steamer will bo ordered hero at once , . A Jt | { ival Factions in1 a Chicago Cliurch Have u Hot Time. CHICAGO , April 20. The action of the two rival conferences of The Evangelical church In each appointing a pastor for every church in the state resulted in serious trouble at Humboldt park church , In this city , today. Kev. Mr. Morloch was to preach his farewell sermon and his successor was to be in stalled. Adherents and appointees of both conferences were on hand. Bishop Eshcr's conference had appointed Kev. John Vetter and the other faction Kev. A. Heilman. When Pastor Morloch and Pastor-elect Heilman attempted to close the Sunday school preparatory to the other ser vices , Superintomli'nt Krueger and Pastor- elect Vetter demanded their authority. Im mediately the congregation leaped from their seats and one party seized Vetter , while Hcilmnn jumped down from the pul pit. Confusion was made worse by women and children running for the door , Votter's friends shrieking , "They are killing our preacher , " while his opponents yelled. "Out with him. " Vetter was finally landed outside , and , notwith standing his license from the conference , was refused admittance by Heilman , who stood in refused admittance by Heilman , who stood in the doorway when Vetter's adherents had re tired. Kov. Morloch preached his sermon , deploring tlio occurrence , but saying that Christ was the only bishop they were recognizing at present. Excitement in that quarter over the affair is intense. A Fatal liridfie Collapse. ) , O. , April 20. A car the col ored baptizing given in Buck creek this after noon a part of a bridge loaded with spectators collapsed. Four persons were injured fatally and over Ilfty more received severe injuries. There were about six hundred people on the Limestone street bridge , which had been condemned and afterwards repaired nnd which spans the inillrneo in addition to crossing the creek. It was one of the foot bridges on the race part which gave way. The main railing did not break and this caused the foot bridge to swing around at mi angle of forty-live degrees. Screams , yells , bhrieks and groans commingled. The fatally hurt are : A. Lehman , aged sixty-five ; Mrs Margaret Flannery , aged seventy ; Mrs. Charles Mver.s and son. All these had hones broken and were injured internally. Horace , son of Gejieral ICeifer , had an arm broken. Murder at St. .lo.scpli. ST. Josi'.i-n , Mo. , April'0. Charles Carroll , n dissipated fellow , shot and killed George Dockhorn , n laborer , this afternoon. Both had been drinking and Carroll accused Dock- horn of stealing 10 from him. Dockhorn de nied the charge and Carre.ll shot him. Ho ran , but was caught by a crowd after ho had emptied a revolver nt them. Ho again es caped through the stupidity of the officers and a posse is now hunting for him. - . A Fatal Flirtation. Ni\v : VOIIK , April " 0. John H. Orifllu this afternoon began a flirtation with some young women on the roof of No. ; < il Mott street. They beckoned him over and ho went up the stairs of No , ( U Mott street , but , linking the women on the adjoining roof , tried to climb across a picket fence over the shaft between the houses. The railing broke and ho fell down the shaft , six stories. Ho was instantly killed. Conceded Their Pllli..u > ii.rniA : , April ' , ' 0. It Is stated that the demands of the journeymen carpenters will bo conceded by the musters. This gives assurance that there will bo no trouble In the building trades hero this year , all other trades having made an agreement. Shooting nt C. W. Shaw , who resides at SIS North Nineteenth street , was out for a walk lust night and when ho returned ho found a burglar In the house , who skipped out on sight , but not until he had taken -fj in money two shots after the retreating form , but neither of them took effect. Burglars tried to break into the tlnshop at 121'J South Sixteenth street bust night , but worq frightened off by a man who was occu pying the building as a stepping apartment. Several shots were exchanged and from the cries it was thought ono of the burglars was wounded. _ Fights at Cut-oil' Island. The Sunday amusements at Cut-off island yesterday consisted of n dog light between two em's and a light between Louis Oohl- smith and a colored man. The dogs wciv considerably chewed up , whllo the -garbage master came out of tlio fracas with nothing more boriuus than a deep scalp wound. They Showed Fight. Kolwrt Hardy and Pctor Struut , two Cut- otT Island saloon keepers , were arre.sted last night on the charge of selling liquor without license. The men showed fight , drawing their revolvers , but were overjiowereil and lodged In jail. _ _ Honors Showered I'pon Stanley. IlKiNtnui , April 'M , Stanley this evening attended u banquet ut the town hull given by Burgomaster Bills. After the banquet Stanley - loy had a conversation with the king. Whenever - over Stanley api > onrs In public lie receives an ovation. Enormous numbers nf cable ills- letters and presents are reaching htm. The Death Hull. ON , Wis . April * , ' < > Andrew Proudi i IHt , UKsistuiit gi'uei-al ftrlh'lit agent of the Omaha railway , died hero today. , : .VKH'.V. fJcnrva lit Gelling Thoro. TA , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to TUB HiiB.l.Ootievn . Is rapidly stepping to the front In the way of building. An elegant , forty room liotcl of brick Is now on the road to erection , together with a three story bunk building and a two story brick store room. Mayor Smith Is finishing up A $10,000 dwell ing , nnd four other residences are In the pro cess of erection , to cost not less than lee < > . each. Many other small house * are being put up. Genowi already has a foumlrv. grist mills , machine shops , cheese factory , bottling works , windmill and pump factory , two brick yards , scrajwr works , u broom fnetorv and the Geneva nurseries , altogether em ploying nboiit two hundred men. There are many opportunities here for InvoMors for Geneva has the bent agricultural country In the state to buck up a good town. Horsewhipped a Hoy. AttAi'.uioK , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to Tin : .BBK. ) There was quite a little excitement on Adams , a widow , publicly whipping with a buggy whip a young boy , Ulehiml Enunett , who she says Insulted her little ten-vear-old girl. She then repaired to Bellamy's drug store and attempted to use the whip on Dr. C. Billiard , but tl'.o doctor quietly took the whip from her , telling her that she was Inher ing under a mistake. She looked nt him a moment mid left the store , realizing that she had. It Is thought uy some that the woman Is crazy. Shot n . BnoKn.v Bow , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii.J : John Sumloivon was shot yesterday afternoon by II , McOwen about twelve miles south of this city while at tempting to take some stock under chattel mortgage. Mi-Owen warned Sanderson not to take the stock , ami when ho persisted shot him ' with a "H-culihro pistol , the shot taking ell'eet under the left shoulder , following the ribs for about eight Inches. It Is impossible to determine whether or not the wound wil prove fatal. The View l-'roin Imrainii * Peak. Li' . KWyo. . , April 'JO. [ Special to Tin : Uni.J : There uro three well known peaks In Wyoming from whoso .summits a great part of the territory may bo seen. Laramie peak , the most noted of the three , is an almost tin explored paradise for the artist and geologist. The peak , an isolated bit of the Black Hills , is cut in all directions bydeep ravines on whose sides eVe immense quarries of lime stone. Masses of pines are upon the sum mits , und rocks of every tint and form are scattered singly or In groups among the pines. Hears and wolves in their dens , deer and elk In the forests und thousands of eagles and hawks nesting in the aged trees , or flying above them , are the only inhabitants of this desolatp peak. Looking from Its sum mit over the low nmge of hills ! to the north the Phitto is seen and on the green plains threaded by numerous streams thousands of cattle and sheep are grazing. Fifty miles east of the peak , nt the junction of the Liirnmic river with the Platte , is Fort Laramie , for many years the guardian of the emigrant and settler. The long line of gray is the western edge of the Great Plains. To the northeast lies the copper belt of Wyo ming. The rugged mountain masses slope westward until they end in Mount Casper , at whoso foot Fort Casper once .stood und at whoso western edge begins a series of oil basins. Beyond , more than a hundred miles away , are the Uattlesnukc hills , dimly out lined , stretching across the eastern termina tion of the Swcctwntervalley. Looking south from the peak are Plum bago mines , a mountain of iron , the Silver Crown mining district und the Union Pacific where it rests on the .summit of the liockies. To the west in full view are the Lnruniie Plains , comprising hundreds of square miles. The western boundary of the plains is shown by the chain of mountains extending north west from the Colorado line and terminating near Fort Steele. Uunmng past FoH Steele , winding through the plains to the north , turning a right , angle around Casper moun tain is the North Platte on its way to the Missouri. Fort Fettermun seems only 11 short distance away und beyond that lie the vast grazing and mineral regions of Upper Laramie , Con- Pnn-AmcrioaiiH at Fortress Monroe. FOUTIIIS MONUOK , Vu. , April 'JO. The ineinbei-s of the pan-American conference , after a breaklust on the train , proceeded to the fort , where they were received by Com mandant Frank : and staff. Guard mount was witnessed , oillccrs' quarters visited and tlio room whore Jutl'ersoii Davis was at one time confined was regarded with interest. The party then boarded the Dispatch for a sail down Hampton Homrx. An hour was sppnl at Portsmouth navy yard , where Conu.iodoro Weaver and stair conducted the pjrty on board the new war vessel Baltimore , nnd the workings of the two great U-ton guns , which hurl ' . ' "lU-pound shells eight miles , were ex hibited. ' 'Our conference rendered these great guns unnecessary , " remarked Clem Studebaker of the American delegation.But they do no harm resting hero in their mute strength , " added Senor Hcegnrm. . The party returned at dusk and at 11 o'clock started for Hichmoml. A Gorman Paper's Denial. Bim.iN : , April " 0. The Hamburger Nnch- richten denies that the recent article against Chancellor Von Cuprivi was instigated by Bismurck. At the sumo time it unnounces that the prince will not relinquish his con- ncetion with the press und intends soon to appear in the upper house of the landing and will also accept a candidature for the reich- stag. The JX'aohriehten adds : "Jt would be I a great mistake to imagine the px-rhinccllor ; l as-old mid broken downer to suppose he will | remain a passive spectator of events. The Germun people have a right to knotv the , prince's views on important iiuestlons. Snared the WI-OIIK Man. Loi'isvu.i.i : , Ky. , April 20. A telegram De ceived from Lnmy , N. M. , today , states that the man held there Is not Defaulting Cashier Pope. Suicide al Davenport. T , la. , April -FritzSusomiehl , recorder of Scott county for four years , com mitted suicide today by shooting. His ac counts are straight. Tin- AValON Floods. SVDXKV , N. S. W. , April 20.-The Darling , river Is several milas wide around Courke , and the only building not HoodiMl is a church. Keseiio bouts aw kept lm\v removing the people to places of safety. Absolutely Pure. A eream of turtiir iiaMnx powder , lllgh'nr of louvenlmjslroiiK'ili. f. S. itovominunt Uo- < _ f"/tAnjr , u , is , * . ) , _ _ Votes From Iinsk , Wyo. LI-SK , Wyo. , April : io. [ Special to Tim Bin : . ) ,1. B. Hatcher , a member of the geographical - graphical survey , is , with a force of ten men , at work In the bad luiul * thirty miles north of Lusk Many of the petrifactions ami fossil remains unearthed by them tire of remark able size and In perfect condition. The col lection being formed by Mr. Hatcher is to bo shipped to the museum of Vale college. The old military pint ut Fort Laramie is being alundoiied and the supplies and build ings moved to Fort Kobinson , Neb. Fort Lurumlc , located nt the junction of the Laramie amio with the Platte river , was bought in ISIS by the United States government from thc.Xniorlcan fur company. Some of the - adobe building * and part of the wall that was built to protect the traders and their goods from the Indians " are still in good repair. This post was for" many years the objective point of emigrant trains , Mormons on their wax- to Utah , supply trains bound for forts still farther we.it , und as a place of refuge for families who there sought protection from the attacks of Indians. Calvin Hargrnvo of the llrm of Hargravo Brothers of Lusk bus gone to Oregon to buv 20,000 sheep. The stock will bo shipped over the Oregon Short Line to Snake river fulls and driven from there to their ranges on" " Kawhido and Muskrat creeks. The company bus made urrungoniont.s to carry on an e\- tensive business in breeding , ' Imving and selling sheep. Congressional Kot-cuiiMt. WASIIINOTOX , April IM ) . The world's full- bill and the District of Columbia bill uro on the calendar in the senate tomorrow. It is expected , however , that the former will give way. Senator Huwley hopes to see the world's fair bill pass before adjournment. Senator Mitchell has announced his intention of making some remarks Tuesday in support of the proposition for a constitution ; ! ! amend ment to provide for the elect Ion of senators by the people. After the world's fair , .District iiinl appropriation bills the administrative customs bill comes up , and it is likely that it , will be debated ut length. The hind grant forfeiture bill stuid.s next. A democratic caucus will be held tomorrow to decide upon u course of net ion in respect to business of general interest. The week will ' open in the house with . the Oklahoma bill , which 1ms been reported by tin- conference - enco committee. After It the remainder of tomorrow's .session will be consumed iS action on the Indian und laud bills otl'ered In committees. The present programmo coil templates consideration of the legislative , executive ami Judicial appropriation bil ; Tuesday , and this may be followed by th.- bankruptcy bill or the hill to admit Now Mexico. Consideration of these matters de pend , however , upon the action of the repub lican caucus tomorrow night. The Inter national copyright hill is also among tl'O ' subjects that will come up for action. Desert IOIIK From the Army. WAMIJXOTO.V , April -JO. Ufports received nt the war department for the nine months beginning with the fiscal year of July I , is'S'.i , show that there has been 1,578 desertions from the regular army in that period , ami for the corresponding months of the provinu.i year 1SSKI desertions , a reduction this your of over H ! per cent. The percentage of tle.ser- litins to the enlisted strength of the. army bus been for this period ill. 10 percent , and for same period lust year Tii.Hl per cent. Secre tary < I'rootor bus lulon active personal Inter est'in this subject und has labored diligently to reduce this evil , with some success , as fig ures , .show. The house has already passed hills in the line nf the secretary's suggestions und he believes that if the same pass the sen ate nnd become law- , they will enable him to accomplish much more in this direction. The Sullivan .Murder. CIIIVINXI : : , April -0. | Special Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] The particulars of the killing of J. W. Sullivan at Lander have Just reached hero. i Sullivan owned an interest , in u drug store In that town. Dr. Schuoluo arrived there l about a year ago from the east , and Im mediately fell into a fair practice , lie did his drug business ut I'alien it Sullivan's More , and hound Sullivan quiti'fri'qnenllv engaged in ' disputes. Thursday morning they went seen together on friendly terms. Later in day Schuelku'was in a barber shop , when Sullivan entered. He was evidently some what i excited , and approaching Schuelku called him a quack. The hitter at once aro- , " to t his feet und grabbing Sullivan about the neck , drew u revolver and shut him in Mm head. Sullivan died instantly. A few min J utes Inter Sehuelke was , irrc.itcd In tin-street The affair created a great deal of CM iteiiicnt , mid ' there were threats nf lynchimr , but thu excitement has now suicided and the law will be ' allowed to have itsnuirsc. I , iii lit i n W ( > rkiniiui > M. LONDON , April -Eighteen district meet ings weix- held in London today in respoust ) to a cull from the federation of labor unions , ami all voted in favor of the proposed demonstration - j stration on May 1. The largest contingent u.isombled in Hyde park and was addressed by Socialist John Williams , who said the workmen hint fuiir holidays forced upon them vearlv by the capitalist : , whether the men wanted them or nut. Let them now show their pluck and unite with their brother liilxirci * abroad in taking May 1 us thuli- own holiday. O'Mrien I..NIII.\ , April ---William O'Hru-n , M. P , is cniMged to the ( laughter of M. Kaffulo- vitch. the Parisian llimncler. For a good spring mrdlclno wo confidently f Hood's Sarsnp.irllla Ii | irrj > .irpil from H.iriv reconminid Hood's Sani.ip.-irlll.i. Uy Its t.sc , pailll.i , Uuulrhon , Munilnki' . li 'U , Juniper thu blood U I'lirlllfil.onrk'lird ' and vilalUril , Ilt-rrlcs , and otlu-r wi-II Known vcgoliililn that tlrod feeling U entirely ( ncioomo anil , ( remedies , by a romlimnlmn , | iwKiiiiiui | ami lliuholo body clvcii strength and MRUI- . i process pcruhjr l > > itself , i'H'1 ' ' ' " > ' which U ' Tlio iipclito | Is restored anil hli.irpcncil , the ! full medicinal v.ilur of all tlio liiKmlicnlu ( ligcsllvo organs are toned , the kidneys mid used IsMH-iiiLil. Jl.'iu-c il iKHiCssfs buifiiur ; liver Invigorated. H you have iiuvur trit'U I and pusitiw ciir.Uno pouei. the BSood 50 Ilili SLMSOII. It Is a thoroughly honett " Evi ry spring f < > r years I have matin It a nnd lellalilu preparation , purely voRi'table , pr.ictlfo to take limn tlirco to llvo IxiitlMof nnd contains no Injurious Ingredients liit- : llofxt'.H.S.ir.vip.-ullla.lire-aiisc I kiuiwltpuilflei cvrr. Thousand * \\lio have taken ItUlli tlio blood ami thoroughly clcanics thu syslrni benefit testify to Its peculiar onralivo power. o ( all Impurities. That languid fvcllngcalled " I take lluod's BarsapnrllU as a fii'Hni : 'spring fuU'i , ' lll inner \islt thu hMem that tonic , and 1 recommend It to all vtlm ha\o hai been projicily cau'd for l > y tlili m-ver- that nilscrnblo tired fcollni ; " C. remedy.V. . II. I.A\VIIIM < > . , Wuor 249 lirlilgo Blrfct , Urooklyn , N. Y. Iiiltonu | l. liulianuiKjllj , I nil. FVlakes the IOO Doses Weak Strong:1 : One K M , If jrou clerMo lutiVo II iod' S3r " . . I iiuot bt > loiluc J tu Lujf anomer iTcju ( _ > ; >