Nebraska Newspapers

    if THE OMAHA i DAII
| \ NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MINING , APRIL 2 . 1890 NUMBER m
HEADY FOR AN EMERGENCY ,
Tort Robinson Troops Keeping a Olose
Watch on the Oheyennes.
TANGLED HAIR HELD A PRISONER.
A Fremont Hey Missing The I''lnh
Car StnrtM on Itu Hounds
Other Newt * About
the Stale.
PORT RontxooN , Neb. , April 22. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BP.K. ] Tangled Hair and
forty-four of bis jicoplo are held hero ns
prisoners awaiting instructions from tlio in
terior department. The troops hero nro on
the alert and ready to move In half mi hour ,
when It is known liens positively Unit any
more than tfco above have left the agency.
Our troops were In somewhat of a plight for
want of transportation. AH belonging to the
post were between hero and Fort Laramlo
but a dispatch was sent through to Lleuten-
nnt Taylor to unload the train and hasten In ,
Which ho did , unloading at Kuniilng Water ,
coming in by u forced march , lie arrived this
morning , and the train is being prepared and
will be ready to move at short notice. Tangled
Hair cnme In yesterday and reported to the
commanding ofllcer that ho and his party
were starving , and asked for the refuse of the
soldiers' tables , saying that would bo better
food than they were getting ut the agency.
The troops hero are not in any way uneasy
about going out. us they think that the fuel
that they arc all ready to move will have a
quieting effect on the Indians. The farmers
in this vicinity have no fears of an outbreak.
Buptisto Oiirneuu , our chief of scouts , who
wus out yesterday with Lieutenant Taylor
came In yesterday on the train , und is ready
to bo sent out any time to locate the Indians
In'caso they make a break and they bead for
the Crow country , which seems to be their in
tention.
A Hey
T , Neb. , April 2'2. [ Special to Tun
rti : . ] Considerable excitement was created
nt Ames last night by the disappearance of u
ten-year-old son of C. E. Harmon. It seems
that the teacher of the Ames school had sent
a note to the boy's mother complaining of the
boy's misconduct at school , and that the
mother hud remarked to the boy that his
father would probably whip him when ho
found it out. It Is thought that after the boy
bad considered what awaited him in the way
of punishment lie concluded to flee from the
wrath to come , and he accordingly skipped.
A half div.cn men and boys rode all night lust
night hoping to discover the whereabouts of
the little fugitive. Tlio father was in Fre
mont this morning looking for some trace of
him. In coming to the city Mr. Harmon's
horse fell with him and severely wrenched his
leg. Up to u Into hour this afternoon nothing
had been beard ot the boy.
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The Kinh Car on llH ItoimilN.
FIUMOXT : , Neb. , April ! 32. [ Special Telc-
gram to Tin : Bii.J-Tlie : : Nebraska fish com
mission's car passed through Fremont today
loaded with young trout from the South Bend
hatcheries for north Nebraska streams l > o-
tween hero and Chadron. It went out over
tlio Fremont , Elkhorn it Missouri Valley
roud in charge of .Superintendent O'Brien
and Commissioner May.
Kcdcral Court at Norfolk.
NOUFOI.K , Nob. , April 22. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin ; BII : : . ] The federal court con
vened In the parlors of _ the Pacific hotel in <
tills fity toiliiy.TuilKQ Dimuy presiding , mid
following business wus disposed of : M.
Tyler of Norfolk wus admitted to practice be
fore this court. The cases in equity were :
' Farmers' loan and trust company vs Hold-
rego water works company ot al , leave to
Thomas E. Farrell to file cross bill instnntcr ;
Bartlctt vs Logan ct al , sale confirmed and
deed ordered ; Alon/.o P. Crosby vs Byron D.
Smith et nl , defuult and decree for complain
ant ; Equitable trust company vs
Oliver Baggs et al , decree for
complainant , default having been
heretofore returned ; New Encland loan and
trust company vs Mary A. Grant et id , de
fault ; Ames F. Adams vs Benjamin F. Col
lins el id , sale confirmed and decree ' ordered ;
Equitnblo trust company vs 'Clinton I ) .
AValtcrs , sale confirmed and deed ordered ;
Burnhnm , Tulloys .t Co. vs Isaac J. Moody
ot al , dismissed , default as to other complain-
unt ; Burnhiim , Tulloys & Co. vs Harriett
Atkinson et ul , default ; Burnham , Tulleys &
Co. vs Sarah E. Swell et al , default and de
cree fcr compluinunt ; Bnrnhum , Tulloys &
Co. vs Hattie D. Mcltcnzlo et ul , suit
dismissed on motion of plaintiffs ut their
cost ; Bnrnhum , Tulleys & Co. vs Corneliu
Kennan ct al , default ; Burnhnm , Tulleys it
Co. VB Nicholas Goldust et ul , default ami
decree ; Burnham , Tulleys & Co. vs Samuel
W. Smith et ul , default and decree for de-
ienilunt ; Burnhum , Tulloys it Co. vs Charles
L Erwin et ul , decree for complainant ;
Henry Furinau vs William Stevens et al , de
fendants grunted leave to file cross bill ;
Henry Furinan vs George Miltonberger et ul ,
leave to tile amendment to bill ; Burnham ,
Tulloys it Co. vs Howard C. Hiirbuugh , suit
dismissed on motion of plaintiffs at their
cost ; IIIrani G. Combs vs Valentine Lipj ,
i't al , leave to liile cross bill instauter ; Burn-
ham. Tulloys , t Co. vs. Jerome B. Forbes et
al , dismissed on motion of plaintiffs ut their
costs ; Burnham , Tulleys , t Co. vs. Julius F.
Murrett et id , deetco for complainants ; Ell/.a-
beth II. Bates vs. John Gibson et al , leave to
Bates to tile cross bill Instauter ; Al
bert G. Burnham vs. Martin C. Frank et ai ,
decree for compluinunt : Edwin Hiigen vs.
William D. Johnson et at , leave to Exchange
national bank to tile cross bill ; Simeon
Heed vs. Thomas H. Glover et id , leave
to dismiss as to Crawford and defuult
us to others ; William Pepper vs Frank A.
Seovillo et al , sale confirmed and deed
ordered ; A. Thompson vs John L. Uuer et
id , decree for defendant for $ ! > . " > . 10 ; I ) . II.
Coolldgo vs John L. Duer , etal , sulo con-
llrmed und deed ordered , decree fordefendiint
iufuvor of E. Duer for WMJ.'JS ; Cutharlno
Cornutrs John L. Lhicr et nl , sale continued
mid deed ordered , decivo for defendant for
SiibO..y. The eases in law disposed of wen1 :
John G. Desbler vs Veasey , motion for re-
heorlng decided ; James N. Barnes vs James
S. Glfford , motion for rehearing overruled !
Court adjourns tomorrow.
Three I'lineriilM.
NKIJSOX , Neb. , April S3. [ Special to Tin :
Dir..j--Three : funerals In three days U some
thing now for tills section. Benjamin Coles ,
un old gentleman , living ut Nora with his
son , fell from his chulr. dead , of heart di
sease lust Friday afternoon and was buried
{ Saturday afternoon from the Methodist
church at Nora , where he hud been un active
mi mlier. On the same Frldny evening Grand-
lather Williams died from a stroke of
pir.il.\ is , ufter a lingering illness , mid a lurgo
lu ill-nil wus held nt the Methodist church of
Ni-lsun Sunday afternoon. On Suturduy even-
inj ; Miss Flo'Battenlleld who , until a week
piv\ urns had taught in the Nelson school ,
lUi-il. probably from u shock of paralysis.
H''i- funeral was held ut the Christum church
Mi'mluj ' morning and the church w < is | uicked.
Her Sunday schiHil class , her former pupils ,
mid the rest of llio public school scholliuti
were in the procession. Miss Butteulleld
was but thirty-four yeurs of ugo , und died
nwaj from her family , her mother urrivlng
only mi hour or so before her death , but she
had so endeared herself to this community , in
which she hud lived but eighteen months ,
that it seemed that every one wus there tel
l > uy their lust nwi > octs.
The 1'eiiKiis In the First District.
Fuimiu : > , iVeb. , April . ' . - [ Special to Tin ;
HII : : . | Tin : BBC correspondent recently in-
t-'rviewed Hon. W. L. Uamlall , supervisor of
the census in thy First district , und was In
formed that the preliminary work of tailing
the census is well uuUur way. The pluu for
division ot the district WIM sent to headquar
ters last week , and ai soon ai It Is approved
the appointment of enumerators will be made
and the whole machinery will be ready to
start promptly by the ' 'd of June. The super
visor hopes to have the machinery in such
| K > rfcct working order that .the work of the
enumerators may bo completed In twenty
days , Instead of taking the full thlrtv days
nlloxveil. The whole district is divided into
ilii'J divisions , hence there will bo appointed.
about May I. .TOO enumerators. The general
plan of division in the eastern counties has
been to make each precinct a division. In the
western counties the divisions are larger.
Hustings has four divisions , and York two
The following towns nro made one division- :
Sewurd , David C'itv , Crete , Fairbury , Super-
lor , Hcd Cloud , McCook and Nelson.
A Itnllroiul Contract.
Fnr.MONT , Ncb.j April 22. Special to Tin :
Br.K.J Messrs. McDonald , Penllcld it Co. ,
railroad contractors of this city , have just
signed a contract for building twelve miles of
railroad for the Homestuko mining company
of the Black Hills. The road is an extension
of the Homestakes narrow-guiigo system In
the hills , from Elk Creek station to Piedmont ,
connecting with the Fremont. Elkhorn it
Missouri \falloy road. The right of way has
been secured and the contractors will begin
work as soon as possible. This road will beef
of great Importance to the Black Hills. It
will permit the shipment of a low grade of
ore which it now costs $1 per ton to haul by
team. The difference between the cost of
transporting this by team und rail will ennblo
it to bo handled at a profit after the new road
is built.
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Plattsmouth'H New ODIclalw.
Pi.ATTSMot'TH , Neb. , April 22. [ Special
to Tin : Bir.At : ] a meetingof the city
council lust night the oath of oillco was ad
ministered to the recently elected city
officers -they being F. M. Uichey ,
mayor , re-elected ; F. J. Mor
gan , treasurer ; W. 1C. Fox , clerk , re-elected ;
M. J. Archer , police judge and the following
councilman : A. Salisbury , re-elected , W. L.
Brown , L. (5. Larson , J. A. Gutsche , A. B.
Smith und Frank linger. At the close of the
ceremonies Mayor Hichey made a very ap
propriate speech thanking the retiring mem
bers for the work which ho believed had
been performed faithfully.
Jld TheniHelvCH Proud.
SIIINKV , Neb. , April iM. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bni.J Sidney schools did them
selves proud today in celebration of Arbor
day under the direction of Principal McCoy.
Tlio exercises were a grand affair. The
'Twenty-first infantry band discoursed line
music , to which the pupils with banners and
flags Hying , marched in several columns
around the handsome school grounds dedi
cating trees along the line of march. Tlio
band. General Morrow and Sumner post G.
A. It. wcro remembered by the children.
Many other trees were dedicated and all the
speakers received hearty applause from the
large audience.
Tree Day ut Fremont.
Fitr.sio.XT , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bin. : ] Arbor day was gener
ally observed hero today by our citizens , but
no formal exercises were had by the city
schools. Mayor Slicrvin will tomorrow issue
a proclamation calling upon the citizens to
turn out Saturday afternoon and plant trees
in a park adjoiiling the city on the west , the
ground for which wus donated moro than a
year ago by John and Ira Davenport of New
York. Tlio mutter of making thcso exercises
a purt.of the regular Arbor day observance
was overlooked until it was too late , when it
was decided to make Saturday a special
Arbor day for the purpose.
No Drouth tn Dandy.
BIXKII..MAX : , Neb. , April ' . ' J. [ Special to
Tun Brn.1 A glorious ruin bus visited this
section of the state tlio past three days which
terminated last evening with a heavy thunder
storm and hail. The farmers are enthusi
astic. The report circulated that the western
part of Nebraska was greatly damaged and
the wheat crop blown out by the severe wind
storm of two weeks ago does not include
Dumly county. AH small grain is looking
well and considerable corn bus already been
planted. _
Medal Content al loup City.
Lore CITY , Neb. , April W. [ Special to
Tin : Bii.J : : The elocutionary contest for the
Domorest silver medal took place in the opera
house here. Tlio mom was filled to over
flowing with an unusually attentive audi
ence. The eight contestants , ranging in ago
from twelve to nineteen yeurs , were highly
commended bv the judges for the manner in
which they delivered their orations , but Miss
Niemu Converse was selected as the winner
of the silver medal.
Arbor Day nt Hastings.
Neb ' , ' . Telegram
HASIIXIIS * April - [ Special
gram to Tin : BIH. : ] The citizens of Hastings
observed Arbor day this afternoon in an elab
orate style and at the same time displayed
their appreciation of the academy of visitation
recently opeded in this city at a cost of $10-
000 , by planting several thousand forest trees
on the grounds of the academy. The banks
and public buildings were closed.
the Slocinnl ) La\v.
Nr.mtASK.vCirv , Neb. , April 21. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ) The new city ad
ministration has started out .vigorously to en
force tlio Slocumb law , and today two men
wore arrested for having boys rush the
growler , and Sam Chaplin was sentenced to
three days in the county Jail. Warrants wcro
issued for the Dltson Bros. . James Cormody
and George Strobc-1 for selling liquor on Sun
day. _ _ _ _
A Deinorest .Medal Contest.
A in.iNi ) , Neb. , April S-3.- [ Special Tele
gram to 'I'm : Uii : : . [ A Deinorest silver medal
contest was held in this city tonight under
the auspices of the Women's Christian Tem
perance Union. There were live contestants
of the city high school , all young men. The
medal wus awarded to Allen Meuker , the suc
cessful eontcstuiit , the subject being "Tho
Cry of Today. "
Arbor Day nt Illalr.
BI.AIII , Neb. , April ' ! . - - [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BCR. ] Arbor day was cele
brated here today by all the schools In the
city. Neurlv every class of the different
rooms planted one or more trees eaeh this
forenoon , null in the iifterneon till the
schools met at the High school building and
held outdoor exercises.
A Good Day for Tree Plnnting.
AINSWOHTII , Neb. , April 2'3. - [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BIE.Arbor : ] day was observed
hero by closing the banks and business houses
and planting trees. A heavy rain last night
made the planting more of a success than
over before. The rain also insures a good
start to all crops pluiited.
A Negro Arrested ,
FIIKMU.NT , Neb. , April . [ Spcciul Tele
gram to Tin : Hii.J : : An unknown negro was
arrested here nt 1 o'clock this morning by
Officer Herro in response to Information from
Blair that ho was wanted there for stealing.
He was locked up in the city jail and taken
buck to lilair this nltenioou.
Pavlnx liriuk Tor Oinaliu.
BUATIIICI : , Neb. , April ' , ' :3. : [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii : : . ] The Heatrlco sewer
pliio company has Just closed u contract for u
mile of brick fi.r . i ivlng Omaha streets.
Thrown I'roni a Horse.
BIHTIIII K , Neb. , April 2-.1.-Special [ Tele-
cram to Tin : Bun.Hurry ] English , u young
hid , was seriously injured this afternoon by
beliii ; thrown from a IIOIMJ ,
A KOIIH nl' Veterans Camp.
Hi\THti : K. Neb. , April ± . ' . | Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Bi.r'-A ' Sons of Veterans
ciim | > has been t > uicessfuJy urgunlied in this
city with U , A. ObUonJ us
THE WOOL MEN FRIGHTENED ,
Alarmed at the Attitude of the Carpet Men
on the Tariff.
ANOTHER COLORED CADET IN SIGHT.
Navy Department OIlleliilM In n Flutter
How President HarrlHOU
1'utH In the Day A
Correction.
Br.iiEAU Tnr. OMAHA DEB , )
fill ! FOCIITKBXTII STIIKBT , , >
WAHIIINOTOX. D. C. , April 22. |
The committee of the wool growers In
Washington has sent out a pitiful appeal
through their organs to the sheep owners of
the United States entreating them to write
letters immediately to the men who represent
their districts in congress urging them to i-e-
sist the attempt of the carpet men to secure a
reduction of tlio tarill on carpet wool.
Tlio carpet men and the wool men have
been asked to n conference by the republican
members of the committee on ways and
means in the house , that some kind of u com
promise may bo secured. Tlio wool
men elulin that the manufacturers of
clothing adulterate the liner merino wools
with the coawo fibres from South America ,
and it has been proposed to uvold this objec
tion that a provision bo added to the bill re
quiring nil imported carpet wools to bo placed
In bonded warehouses and taxed alike , with a
rebate of 1 , ' cents n pound to the wools
actually withdrawn for use in tlio manufac
ture of carpets. This would satisfy the carpet -
pot men , but the wool people will not give un
inch , und tills appeal bus been sent out by
them under the apprehension that the com-
mittco may yield to the wishes of the carpet
munutueturers.
ANOTiunt coi.oitni ) CADKT rnoiiAni.n.
There is a good deal of interest felt nt the
navy department us to the intentions of Kep-
resentuuvo Cheutham of the Second district
of North Carolina , the only colored man in
congress. This is the season of the year
when appointments are made to the naval
academy to fill the vacancies that will bo
caused by the graduation of the first class in
June and among those who have the privilege
of selecting cadets is the gentleman from
North Carolina. It is no doubt his intention
to appoint a colored boy and be bus a perfect
right to do so , although such a selection will
be verv unpopular both ut the academy and
among the officers at the department , who
share the prejudices and sympathies of the
cadets. There was u colored cadet nt the
academy some years ago over whom there
wus u great deal of trouble. Ho came from
the same district that is now represented by
Mr. Cheatham. He was shunned by all his
classmates and several of them were court
martiuled and one was dismissed for refusing
to take exercise with him. Tlio colored cadet
was "bilged , " as they call it , for failing to
puss un examination.
A COIIIIKCTIOX.
Through an error in transmission Tin :
SUXIIAV Br.n published the names of the new
land officers and assigned them to tlio wrong
districts. Messrs. Dorington and Danskin
will be respectively register and receiver of
the lanit otllco nt Alliance , and Judge Hecse
and Mr. Whitehcad register and receiver at
tlio Broken Bow ofllcc. Tlio nominations will
be sent in tomorrow.
NOT A SI.XKCtUin.
If any one has an idea that the office of
president of the United States is a sinecure
tiojniglitehungo his views U bo could scVj
General Harrison's table and the work that
is piled upon it. The president is a methodi
cal man , a rapid worker and disposes of busi
ness much faster than his predecessors in
office , jiut the increase in population has nat
urally resulted in un increase of official busi
ness and the president gets his share of it.
On his table today , for example , I saw fifty-
four bills tluit have been passed
by congress engrossed upon largo
sheets of parchment which ho is
required bv the constitution to examine and
approve or disapprove. If lie approves them
ho signs tlio bills and notifies congress ot the
fuel. If he disapproves them ho must write
u veto message to that branch of the national
legislature in which they originated , giving
his reasons therefor , and his objections to the
legislation they contain. Thus far in his ad
ministration ho has written no veto message ,
but ho occasionally lets a bill bccomo a law
without his approval , as is always the case
when he does not send a veto to congress
after its passage. Some of the bills require
not less than half an hour , and then como
with them from the capitol explanatory re-
murks from the committee from which they
wevo reported. Thcso ho bus to examine
carefullv in order to discover the reasons for
and the objections to the several bills , and it
often happens that ho has to call the chair
man of the committee into consul
tation where there nro points that
he does not understand and that
the reports do not make clear. Before ho
takes up the bills for consideration ho always
refers them to the members of the cabinet
who will have the responsibility of their exe
cution in case they become laws , and who are
supposed to bo most familiar with the sub
ject. These gentlemen usually submit briefs
to him containing their views on the subject ,
or give them a wholesale approval if they
liuve no observation to make.
Both houses of congress are engaged in
passing bills for the erection of public buildIngs -
Ings throughout tlio country by wholesale ,
and without regard to amount. The total Is
already so largo that the secretary of the
treasury is apprehensive of tlio effect upon
the revenues next year , and some members of
the committee on uppiopriutions have ulso
consulted with the president on the same
point. The president mis therefore sent one
of his clerks to the capital to make u collection
of all the bills that have "been proposed
on this subject and lire pending in both
houses of congress in order that he may know
just what is coming before lie commits him
self to any moro of those that have passed.
The eight hour law does not apply to the
presidency , us many u man who has held that
oillco liiis discovered , and General Harrison
works from twelve to fourteen hours a day.
Ho is us regular in his habits as ho Is method
ical in his work. He spends so many hours
each day in rest and recreation us ho believes
that essential to a clear mind and u good dis
position , and so many hours in sleep. He is
not u long sleeper , but can get along with six
or seven hours very well. This with his rest
and recreation leaves him from twelve to
fourteen hours every day , at least ono half of
which is spent in examining the legislation
of congress.
XT.W POSTMASTERS.
Nebraska Almeria , Loup county , Mrs. V.
Wright , vice Mrs. I. Bowers , resigned :
Brownlee , Cherry county , J. U. Lee , vice J.
M. McLean , resigned ; Clarkson , Colfux
county , J. M. Mundll , vice J. II. Iteeders-
dorf , resigned ; Penbrook , Cherry county. C.
P. Humor , vice T. H. Tillson , resigned ;
Springvlew , Keyupuha county , H. T. Jurvis ,
vfco UT. N. Hudson , assigned.
Iowa Bauer , Marion countv , O. Met/ ,
vicoJ. W. Sliultz , resigned ; Epwovth , Dubuque -
buque county , W. B. Harrlmuii , vice T. B.
C'arr , resigned ; Huxley , Story countv , O.
Hattenbui't. . vice J. Stevenson , resigned ;
Posseuu , .M'irion county , J. T. Wvulcer ) , vice
J. W. Topping , resigned ; Wichita , Guthriu
countv , C. C. Ncsselrood , vice I. Mann , re
signed.
South Dakota St. Mary , Miner county ,
S. D. , J. W. Humphrey , vice L. Gotthelf , re
signed.
niMkor.s nioji coxFBoniiATK INVASION.
There will shortly como before the honso a
bill which is likely to arouse widespread
comment and foment conslilerublo strife in
Washington , It is a bill proposing to pay cit-
Uens of the state of Pennsylvania for dam
aged sustained bj tlio inviiMon of confeder
ate troops during the lute war. The amount
proposi-a for reimbursement to the cities und
citizens Unit sustained losses aggregate
ftMMi.Mii ) , quite all of which dumapes weio
sustained ut the time General Leo moved into
Pennsylvuniu for the pur | ise of capturing
Philudctuhiu , uud vvua engaged tu numerous
battles In the roglMt < > f 0 'ttvsburg , Chutn-
bcr btirg and other1 places ,
A bill proposing this | reimbursement has
been reiwrteu faron * ° bly Trimi the house com
mittee on war eJnlms and was drawn by Mr.
Marsh of Pennsylvania , un officer In the
union army. The report is very elaborate.
carefully drawn , anil mentis business. Should
this proposition carry there will be a number
of states which will eomo to the front with
hundreds of claims , and the whole subject of
reimbursement to the citizens and states for
damages done by confederate troops during
the lnt war will bo provoked. Ohio , Indiana ,
Maryland , and probably three or four other
states suffered niord or less by invasions by
confederate troops during tlio war , und the
losses cannot bo paid under the law which
admits for adjudication of claims familiarly
known ns "Fourth of July claims , " The
southern men in congress and the southern
newspapers are up In arms nguinst this prop
osition , and declare that If Is entertained seriously -
riously they will light with determination.
srr.cui.ATio.x IN rUsi riiowticr rfnTiirs.
A desperate fight n light' for llfo is being
mutio by the representatives of tlio boards of
trade throughout the country nguinst the
Bnttcrwortb bill , which prohibits the specu
lation In future delivery of farm products.
The bill bus been rep'brted fnvorablv from the
house committee on agriculture , nuil it is un
derstood that there is In congress no opposi
tion to it ; but there is on the outside ono of
the most dctcrmlne'd oppositions that was
ever offered to any subject. The best law
yers in congress are frank to say that they
believe the proposition is unconstitutional , as
the federal government 1ms no right to inter
fere with individual affairs , or men or organ
izations in the state ? , but In the sumo breath
they openly announce that they will vote for
tho'bill , and that the measure will become a
law if it is possible to do so by indirect and
covert work , after it is pushed to a final vote
and the prospects unit hat it will succeed.
Then the supreme court will be called upon
to determine the constitutionality of the bill.
Some of the arguments that are being urged
ngainst the adoption of the Butterworth anti-
option bill by member * of board of trade are
us interesting ns .they are unique und pic
turesque. The New York bourd of trade
claims that our export trade would bo mined
if this bill should become a'law , as American
exporters would refuse to put on shipboard
cereals or live or dressed meat , if it wus not
possible to drawagaiust theiruccoiint through
u bill of lading , und this process would come
within the scope of this proposed law forbid
ding the sale of articles for future delivery ,
although the articles' would bo in absolute ex
istence.
The Butterworlh bill does not prohibit
speculation upon articles which exist , but
shippers know that although ono may bo ex
porting certain bulk of grain or meat to sell
it , that when it comes to a delivery tlio iden
tical article is not delivered , but something of
the same character is substituted. Another
argument against the , adoption of this bill is
that the farmers would be prohibited from
borrowing money on "criips which are in tlio
ground , or selling laudl for considerations-
winch include growing' crops , for although
n crop may bo growing it is not in existence
until it is harvested. That suggestion seems
to put the farmer In u new light , but it does
not fetch him in line with the boards of trade-
There is very llttlo doubt that this bill will
become n law , notwithstanding the line array
of objections to it , and the especial argument
that it is unconstitutional. Tlio low prices
for farm products ht this time , and the
organization of farmersi for political as well
as social and financial purposes , urge the
necessity for legislation upon all suggestion
in view ' of the
having thO'ilnjcHoration agri
cultural classes , und there : is not u man in con
gress outside of u tow1 largo cities who can
tuko un opposition -against the farmers ut
this time. t
.
Congressman Dorsoy v'ill tomorrow intro
duce a Ijill donating" 'twenty acres of land
from the Fort Sidtipyjfhfliturv reservation to
the town of SidnVi.-Nub. , to bo used fov a
public cemetery n J Tor no other purposes.
In the rcpubliciTHtiiucuB lust night Mr.
Dorsey expressed hiiyviuws' in very emphatic.
terms upon the silver-question and told his
colleagues that his constituents were against
any limitation of the coinage of silver ; that
they were against the issuance of any certifi
cates which could not bo redeemed in lawful
money , but that ha was willing to compro
mise in case a satisfactory scheme could .be
devised for tlio solution of tlio silver prob
lem. While the meeting last night was un
eventful in results it Is quite within tlio
bounds of probability that the republican
purtv will bo ublo to devise some scheme for
the disposal of this important quest ion , and it
is still the Hrm opinion of the leaders that
some silver legislation will bo bud this year.
Judge Amassii Cobb of the Nebraska supreme
premo court is here. Pniiuv S. HUATII.
.ix rjic.t TKH.
AVoortrufT'H "Confession" Only a Horse
ThiefH Cunning .Sulterl'njo.
Cnic'Aoo , April 22 , Tlio sensational "con
fession" of Frank Woodruff , which was so
generally published last autumn , and which
among other things stated that Alaxnndcr
Sullivan , ox-president of the Irish National
league , in Woodruff's presence handed a sum
of money to Martin Burke , ono of Cronin's
murderers , has been entirely discredited by
the authorities hero ,
State's Attorney Longcuecker in dismiss
ing the charge of murder against Woodruff
thus referred to lid ? 'sensational ' confession :
"Tho state has no evidence to implicate this
defendant in the Cronln murder except the
statement of the confession of Woodruff him
self. Wo have after u full investigation ,
como to tlio conclusion that the confession
wus wholly fabricated by the prisoner and
that ho hud no connection whatever with
Cronin's murder , The state will therefore
not prosecute Woodruff upon this indict
ment. "
To Associated press representatives today
States Attorney Longenecker said : "I'm
satisfied that WoodrtflT's confession was sim
ply a lie from beginning to end. I will admit
however , that at the "beginning , wo credited
It so much that It greatly misled and ham
pered us In working out the case. The fact is ,
as wo have now ascertained , Wood 111 IT simply
manufactured this whole storv in the hope
that his professed knowledge of1 the greater
crime might secure him immunity for the
lesser offense of horse stealing. I am satisfied
now that bo knew nothing about it
and bud nothing to do with Cronin's
murder In any connection. His story was
simply the cunning subterfuge ( ) f an inveter
ate nor und un amateur horse thief. We uro
going to send him to too penltentiury for
horse stealing if wo can. "
Woodruff's confession , "widely circulated at
that time , did great InJuMice "to Alexander
Sullivan and others whose names wcro freely
used. j
Steamship and ItnUway Companies
Present America as u Paradise.
NBW YOIIK , April ' - , ' . The sub-committco
of the Joint congressioual'coinmltteo on immi
gration continued its inquiry hero today.
J. B. McGulroof trnXKnlghtsof Labor was
further examined about tlio Central labor
law passed in 188.1 through the agitation ol
the labor organizations The law does network
work satisfactorily , witness said , uud he be
lieves this state of utTulrs'is ' duo to the neglect
of the district attorney to prosecute the cases
brought to his ntleiitioii. Immigration , wit
ness held , was being timulated by the steam
ship and railway companies , both hero and
abroad , through advertisements inserted In
foreign papers to tlio effect tluit America is a
land of milk and honey , and that all immi
grants htive to dots tneYimo hero uud gather
it. A preventive to this immigration would
be un oftlciul publication , through the
United States consuls abroad , of statements
from tlmo to time o ( the number of iieoplo
Idle lu the various trades , and the rules of
wages paid. >
Several other witnesses to Ifled as to the
contract system whereby immigrants , were
brought hero tp w.'rk. . .
Swullow'cil JIlH Kulso Teeth.
PoiiTMNn , Me. , April . Lorofctlii'J Hlnk-
ley of Madrid died today from the effects of
n recent remarkable o | > cration in rcmuvmc
t wu false teeth on u metal plate wbu h he hud
Ho 1U ed eleven days. .
COULD WAS CAUGHT NAPPING ,
Invasion of His Territory by tha Union Pa
cific Railroad.
WILL BE A FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR
This Ueoent Deal AVItli tlio Uook
Inland Glvei tliu Union 1'uuillu
n Short Muo Througl ! tlio
Indian Territory.
CniCAtio , April 82. The contract between
tlio Hock Island mill Union Pacific whereby
the former obtains the Joint use of the hitter's
bridge over tlio Missouri between Council
Bluffs anil Oiimlui ntiil its tnicks between
Lincoln mill Uvntrlco , enabling It , bv building
u short tmclt from Gilmore , near Oiniilm , to
Lincoln , to establish a short line between
Chicago niul Denver , Is of great Importance.
Not only docs the arrangement give the HoeU
Ishinil a direct line to Denver via Omaliii , but
the Union 1'acillu obtains a short route
from Omaha to the Indian Territory and
Texas.
The concessions made by the Hock Island
uro almost as important as those made by the
Union Pacillc. Parties interested In the lat
ter road have been building a new line from
Ilntchinson , IC n.to the Indian Territory and
beyond. The Hock Island , already having a
direct line through the Indian Territory , had
no particular use for the Hutchinson and
Oklahoma roud. Consequently the sale of
'
the latter to the Union Pueifio'ls one of the
conditions of the new agreement. The Union
Pacific reaches the new Indian Territory line
by using portions of its own and the linck
Island tnicks and by the Joint usu of the line
between Omaha and Beatrice.
About a year ago the Union Pacific ob
tained control of the Denver , Fort Worth
& Texas rallwav for an outlet to Texu" and
the Gulf. But by way of Denver the route
to Texas is so long that it can noteompeto
with the direct lines. It wanted a line as
short ns any in existence , and also desired to
got into the southwestern cattle territory.
This It accomplished by its new deal with the
Hock Island.
The direct competition of the Union Pacific
for the southwestern traflic works hardest
against the Missouri Pacific. This explains
the enmity lately manifested by .lay Gould
towards the Union. Gould had evidently
been aware of the arrangement between the
Union Pacific and Hook Island forsomo time ;
hence his refusal to join in the reorganization
of the Gentlemen's association , as it was pro
posed to recognize the validity of the Union
Pacific-Northwestern and similar contracts
between roads in the association. While
Gould claimed that his enmity was directed
against the Union Pacific-Northwestern com
bination it has long been thought that he is
lighting the Hock Island as much as the other
roads.
As stated Sunday the Milwaukee and St.
Paul is a party to" the Union Pacific-Hock
Island contract in so far as the joint use of
the bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs
is concerned. It is believed that a further
arrangement has been perfected whereby the
Milwaukee and St. Paul will use the Hoek
Island from Omaha to Denver , and the Colorado
rado Midland and Denver & Hio Grande
Western from there to Salt Lake City.
These recent combinations put an entirely
different aspect on the railroad situation. The
Hock Island and Milwaukee and St. Paul are
no longer lighting- the Union Pacific. The
Burlington stands alon'o'with its line through
to Denver , and the AtchisonTopcka & Santa
Po occupies a similar Independent position.
The Missouri Pacific is tlio only line west of
tliu river that has no independent outlet to
Chicago , wliilo the Alton is tlio only roud cast
of the river that has no extension of its own ,
or exclusive arrangement with a connection
boyomt that point. The opinion prevails that
there will eventually bo a union of the Mis
souri Pacillc. and Altcui interests. The latter
road would give the Gould lines an excellent
outlet to Chicago and place them on an equal
footing with any of the existing lines be
tween Chicago and the far west and south
west.
Tim Tillo Turning.
CHICAGO , April - ' . ! . [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bin ; . ] Tlio only advance in passenger
rates since hist December was made today in
re-establishing1 the 81.50 rate between St.
Louis and Kansas City. It was only an ad
vance of 50 cents but it is significant as show
ing the passenger men have been -crowded
out of their devil-may-care attitude. A vol
uminous correspondence on the subject of a
general raise in rates is passing between
western passenger men , and tlio general opin
ion is that no difficulty would ho experienced
either in this respect or in the formation of a
strong association if the Missouri Pacific
would co-operate.
M. , 1C. & T. Ordered Hold.
Toi'BKA , Kan. , April U.1. In the United
States district court today Judge Foster , on
the application of the Union and Mercantile
trust companies of New York , ordered the
sale of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas rail
road under a mortgage hold by the trust com
panies.
Itcduucd Immhcr Kates Mot.
CniCAno , April M. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : BII : : . ] All the Chicago and Kansas City
roads today put into effect the reduced rates
on lumber and packing house products and
also began paying car mileage , amounting to
about ? 7.50 , no mutter wliat kind of cars uro
used. This brings all three of the rates down
to n non-paying basis , the largest possi
ble gross revenue par car being bur $10.-10 on
cattle , and the other rates being barely pro
ductive under the old basis. Tlio rebate to
cattle shippers hurts the Hock Island the
worst , as it is compelled to use a certain
make of nalueo stock care upon which ad
ditional mileage of f7.HO u trip must bo paid ,
thus lowering the gross Income to fs.0uirip. : !
Tlio Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road
has gene out of the cattle business from
Kansas City and St. Joseph , preferring this
course to carrying the reductions to its Iowa
points. The line of the Hock Island to Sey
mour and thence over the St. Paul to Chicago
marks the northern line of the reduction. It
is believed by all its competitors that the
Alton will still further reduce tlio cattle rate
in order to force a settlement of the demoral
ized condition of rates. It will not consent to
iinv raise , however , until some guarantee of
stability in rates Is established In the way of
an association.
Commodore KlttNon'H Kstnte.
ST. PAH , Minn. , April 2 : . ' . [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Hii : : . ] Mho hell's to thoKi,000OOJ ,
of the Into Commodore KIttson are disconso
late tonight over n decision In , the district
court which prevents them from getting any
part of the immense fortune. The St. Paul
trust company , receiver for the estate , asked
the probate court for a Iliml distribution and
accounting , Tim petition was dismissed , the
cuso curried up to the district court and the
order affirmed , The suit of J. P. Karlov , of
Dubuque , In. , ngulnst the estate , which Involves -
volvos over ) ,00 < ) ,0 X ) , is still pending In the
United States supreme court. Under today's
decision no final payment of bequests or
legacies can bo made until the determination
of the claim of Farley. The Farley cuso has
been la tlio courts since ISM and Commodore
Kittson has IH.VH dead two years. Then * are
nine heirs , none of whom can gut the price uf
u stick uf gum from the untutc.
Tin ) \\Vutlier Forciunt. ;
For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather.
Fur Nebraska : Fair , cooler , northwesterly
winds.
For Iowa : Fair , preceded by local show
ers In eastern portion , cooler , southerly winds
shifting to northwesterly.
For South Dakota : Fair , cooler , followed
l > \ using triiipmitunj lit western portion ,
nurtliisterly winds.
ntllllKtt Y UKVKI.A TIOXH.
Itcport ol'tlirortli Dakota Seif
InvcMf iKiithiK Committed * *
BI-MAWK , N. D. , April W.-\ \ < ul
Telegram to Tin : Br.r.--The ] sensutli - iv-
port of the bribery iuvoMlguttng coil ' Io I
was made public today mid makes o\\ \ \ o
' '
hundred pages of printed matter. Tint i-
tlgatlon was conducted In secret and I s
not known until today how many publfu K i
were. Implicated. Among these nro several
members of the legislature who are elmrgcd
with receiving from $ .VK ) to & .VKX ) each for
their votes on the Louisiana lottery bill. The
Manitoba mil way company and two or three
editors nro also Involved. The most , Incrimi
nating testimony was given by Maurice N.
Johnson , candidate for United States senator.
Mr. Johnson testified that Kditor Kellogg , of
the Jiinlestowu Alert , came to him one day at
his headquarters during the senatorial tight
mid said that he had been sent from the
headquarters of the opposition with a proposi
tion to Johnson to withdraw from the sena
torial nice , olYering him a consulship atonco
worth as much as the seimtortdilp. "I asked
him what agreement I could get , " said John
son , "and ho said they would give me a
written agreement from them and in addition
to that would give men sum of money for my
self and enough to distribute umnng my fol
lowers to make them all comfortably well
off , with the Intimation that I was not
required to account for how llio distribution
was made. If I cared to keep the whole
amount they didn't object. The sum was not
definitely ilxcd , but of course I understood
by the express offer , enough to make my
followers comfortably well off , very much
more than S-V > , ( K)0. ) Afterwards In conversa
tion with S. W. MeLuughlin of Grand Forks
ho told mo that he was at the headquarters of
the opposition at the time and knew that the
amount they had agreed on was $10HH ( ) for
myself and ? 15KH , ( ) for my followers , esti
mating thirty followers ut .K > ( H ) each , and he
also said that ho heard W. 10. Dodge say
( Dodge is attorney for the Mani
toba railroad ) that the Manitoba mad
could not afford to let mo go to the United
States semite If it cost the company
$100,000. "
"What inducement did Mr. Dodge give you
to withdraw 1"
"He gave mo no Inducement to withdraw.
lie came to my room , and treated mo as
though 1 was to bo elected. "
"Did you in any way ever uccedo to that
proposition < "
"No , sir ; I did not. After I had carried
the caucus and it seemed probable I would bo
elected Mr. Dodge , the attorney for tlio Man
itoba road , came to my room one mouiing at
4 o'clock and rapped on my door.
I opened the door and ho
told me to stay right in bed and not get up.
lie said that the Manitoba road controlled
eight votes in the legislature which they
could give mo. "
Tlio committee's report is made without
recommendations.
A n'vo3itx < ; .iiixi' : iti'iixixt ; .
Several AVorkiucn Seriously Injured
While ri lilhif ; the KlnmoH.
CIIIYINNI : : : , Wyo. , April'Ji. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Bii.J : : At 1 o'clock this morn
ing a lire was discovered in No. ! mine at
Hock Springs , the finest inlno owned by the
Union Pacific. It was discovered in what is
known as No. ! 1 entry , which is near the feed
stables for the mines , near tlio bottom of tlio
shaft. It is supposed that it was started by
some Chinamen who were cooking provisions
in that vicinity , the lire igniting some buy
and soon getting boyotul control. There were
only a few men In the mines at the time.
These soon became alarmed and
wore driven to the surface un
harmed. The idiirm was soon spread
throughout the camp and parties were soon
organized under the leadership of the mine
bosses to light the flames. Wliilo the party
was at work this morning aboutUUO : an ex
plosion occurred , quite seriously burning
David G. Thomas , foreman of No. 1 mine ; Ed
Evans , foreman of No. 7 ; Frank Hodges and
Alexander Dyatt , while several others were
slightly burned. Immediately after llio explosion -
plosion four Chinamen were taken out of the
mines in an insensible condition , having
been nearly smothered to death by
the smoke , and gas. Tlio lire continued
to spread with great mpldlty. At (1 ( o'clock a
fresh relay of men went down into the mine
in the hope of rescuing the mules from tlio
flames. At that hmu1 it was considered a
foolhardy undertaking , us further explosions
are looked for at any moment. Work on all
other mines in the camp has shut down and
the greatest excitement prevails. Water is
being used by relays of men in the hope of
extinguishing the flames , but it is not thought
that this result can bo accomplished. It is
feared that the mine must be Hooded to put
the lire out. Tlio mine is valued at $ l,000xy ( >
No. 4 mine is a slope ir ! > oo feet in deplu
mink at an angle of 11 degrees. Twelve levels
have been opened but only six are n w being
operated. It is not connected with any other
mine. It employs IfiO men , a third of whom
nro Chinamen. Tlio vein is ten feet in thick
ness and heavily timbered , which latter circumstance -
cumstanco will add much fuel to the flames.
The most unfortunate thing in connection
with the accident is tlio fact that this mine is
under contract to furnish 5,000 tons
of cod : weekly to the Anaconda
smelter at Butte. The workings extend al
together about twenty miles. In case It is
necessary to Hood tlio entire mine about a
week will bo consumed in pelting the water
into the mine and from two to three months
In pumping It out. As the lire is in the lower
level in may only be necessary to Hood that
portion , In which event the upper levels may
ho worked as usual. The mine contains no
gas. The explosion was probilbly caused bv
the dust.
Lumber on I'Ire.
TONAWANDA , N. V. , April a2. Fire started
In the lumber district shortly before mid
night and Is raging with fury. No estimate
of the dumago can be made yet.
One- Hundred Thousand host.
S\N FjiAVcisto , Cul. , April W. Fire in
Neville ft Co.'s big warehouse last night re
sulted In the loss of $ 100,000 ; Insurance not
known.
Flour Mill Destroyed.
CAIIIO , 111. , April 23. The Cairo city Hour
mills properly , owned by C , Gallagher &Son ,
burned this morning. Loss , about $20,000 ;
insured for f 10,000.
SleaniHliiji Arrivals.
At Now York The Chicago , from Lon
don.
don.At
At Plilludelphiu-Tho British Prince , from
Liverpool.
At Boston Tlio Catalonia , from Liverpool.
At Brcmerhuven The Elder , from Now
York.
At Movlllo The Snrnln. from Portland for
Liverpool ; the State of Georgia , from New
York for Glasgow.
Attholslnoi Wight- Passed : The Hotter-
dam , from Now York for Amsterdrm.
At Qiieonstown The British Princessfrom
New' York for Liverpool.
' '
All Mdlfor ( 'lmlloiiged.
Lorisvn.t.i : , Ky , , April ' , * , ' . - W. P. Camp
bell , assistant enrolling clerk of the Ken
tucky house , has sent a challenge to fight a
duel to Thomas II. Davis , editor of the Muys-
vlllo Republican. Davis published that
Campbell hud left debts unpaid when ho re
cently went away from Augusta , Ky. Camp
bell threatens tu kill Davis un sight If the
duel is declined.
A Desperate Lovoi-'n Heed.
Hut K\I'II > H , Mich. , April -'J. Samuel Nel
son of Hoiiperiii , Mich. , a Swede , this morn-
Ins ; shot his sweetheart because she refused
to marry him. HIT father hud forbidden
their union and the girl objected to disobeying -
ing his will. Having killed her us she was
going tu M'hiHil , about u miUi from town , he
HIM ! Into the winxls and was fuund dead with
u Ouilct through his head ,
FIFTY CARPENTERS ARRESTED
A Baud of Strikers Compel Non-Union Mcfl
to Quit Work ,
SERGEANT BEQLEY INTERFERES ;
Ami Ho IN Now Under u Phywli'lan'tf
Cnro President Gompcru' Ail *
H Other Organizations
Promise Aid.
CHICAGO , April 2J. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Br.n.J A bodyof thcstrlklng carpenters
caused a Hot In the southwestern part of flip
city this forenoon , and us a result about fifty
of them are locked up and n police sergeant W
under u physician's care , seriously hurt.
Some non-union carpenter. * were put to
work on the Wulluce building , near Kitty-
third street , this morning. The strikers trleit
to induce them to quit work , and when argu
ment fulled the riot followed. Pollco Sor-
jeiint Begley Intcrferodv when ho was set *
upon and beaten by the strikers. An ulurni
was sent to the ncurcst police station mid n
detachment of police was sent out ami suc
ceeded lu arresting about fifty of the rioters ? .
The rest escaped , but the police uro hunting
for them. The non-union men In the meaivr
tlmo dropped their tods mid lied.
The Evening Mull , the recognized working-
men's dally organ , in an Inspired article thij
evening says :
"Chicago bus been selected by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor us the battle gronndt
on which will bo fought out. the Htrnirgle fen
the eight-hour day. The whole strength mid'
power , moral and Ibmncial , of the federation'
will be thrown to the support of the curpenr
tors now on a strike. Not only this , bit : If ,
deemed necessary every orgaui/atlon aftlliiited
with the federation will be ordered on a strike
to enforce the carpenters' demands. ThcseJ
include in Chicago every one of the building ;
trades and several 'kindred associations. It Is
probable that by the end of this week ' .Ti.WK )
men will be on a strike In Chicago in obedlenco
to the command of the Federation of Labor.
To discuss the expediency or necessity of thla
"
last stroico was tho" object of the
conference of the leaders of
the American Federation of Labor
with President Gompers tills afternoon.
That such a move will bo decided on as the
last resort to bring ( lie bosses to )
terms is mom than probable. The Federa
tion of Labor has decide , ! , after lung con
sideration , to niuko Chicago tlio place where/
the question of eiuht hours must oo decided.
In support of their police , they have assur
ances of financial aid from the locomotive
engineers , firemen , switchmen and other
Hues of ornani/.ed labor. Tonight President
Gompers will send out from here with u New
York date an address to the wujre-eurnin
people and sympathizers with the eight-hour
movement ill the United States. This circu
lar will lie signed bv the executive committee
of the American Federation of Labor mid
will request the sympathy and
moral support and financial aid of
all workers for the strikers who un >
lighting in Chicago for the eight hour tiny.
In the plans of the American Fedcintlon of
Labor Chicago will be made the center of the
industrial world. Thc.se plans are not th.q
growth of a day. They have been in process
of formation and development Iiieo 18SS.
Everything is turning out in accordance with ,
the provisions of the leaders. The carpenters ,
who were .selected ns the pioneers in the
eight hour movement , uro well advanced on
the skirmish line , and now the whole indus
trial army will bo formed In line of battle tn
support them. In the words ot President"
GomporV'tliey will fight it out on this line if
it takes not all summer , but the rest , ol our
lives. If in the next decade we can i Ifeet tfio
reduction of the hours of labor to the ihortci'
day wo will have done a great work "
President Uompers' Adilresw.
CiiuiAfio , April 2:3. : Samuel Gompars , prcj !
idcnt of the Confederation of Labor , tonight
issues an address to the "wage-worUers anil
sympathisers with the progress of America. "
Ho says : ,
"In accordance with the resolution of tha
Boston convention of the American I'Yiteni-
tion of Labor to select u trude to mnke a de
mand for the enforcement of the eignt-liouin
work day on May 1 , the executive council !
have decided that the United Brotherhood ot
Carpenters and Joiners of America shall
make the demand. It appears that thoi ,
wealth , power and influence of the employing' '
and corporate classes of the country are fo bo
concentrated to defeat this movement , which'1
seeks not only to Improve the condition of the
employed , but which will find employment
for and consequently save from poverty
degradation and despair hundreds of thous
ands of our Idle fellow men and women. In
view of this situation , it will be necessary
for the wage-workers and the friends of
America to rally with greater unanimity of
purpose than ever before ; to concentrate all'
their efforts to counteract mid overcome th
action of our enemies. They must voluntui1-
lly contribute their mites to place at the dis
posal of the American Fedorution of Labor 4
Mimof money sufHcicnt to meet all contingent
cios. "
Tills evening Mr. Gomriers addressed a
muss meeting in Chicago , ilo denounced a
lepers the non-unionists who wore imw tak
ing llio pluco.3 of the striking carpuiteio of
Chicago.
( Jonipci'S Helnrns.
Cuicuin , April - . ' . Pro-ddont GompM's , of
the American Federation of Labor. r > turned
from iMilwaukeo this evening , lie is now
conferring with representatives of 11 r \ arli'tis
trades relative to tliu coming ljj" ' hour
movement.
Portland Cnrpculci-M Still Out.
POHTI.AMI , Ogn. , April ' , ! : . ' . Tin --tr n i f
carpenters remain Hrm in their deteiminutuin
to make the contractors yield to theli drinmul
for eight hours work. Bricklayers and plus- ,
tcrcrs are also out and building in tills cit ) li
utmost ut u standstill.
IndlannpollH Strike Settled.
I.SDMVAi'oi.is , Iml. , April'JJ. A eommittcO
from the. strlklngeiirpenters' ami < ui'iMi'tors. ' '
iKsociiitlons met with Mayor Sulli an thla
afternoon , und after live lnuir > li. c iifuvnco
reached an agreement which scttUs iin i iitht-
liour strike. Th contiu-turs iinrU - pay
competent cariientorK and joiners ( ) c < ut.s an
hour and concede the eight hour il.n About
llvo hundred men resi me w > ill t"'in rivw yd
Twelve Hundred llrli lilayorx Out.
Cllli MIO , April 'J'J. All flic b-i. , U.iyers In
the northern and northwestern p .rirt i f tlnj
city , to the number of lye ) men , Mtnu'U toiiuy
for a rule of 7,00'l , ' brleks fur a iluj s work in
stead of S,000 , the pay tu reijmm the MUHUJ.
The bosses are nut worried , lunwiiitf to the
carpenters' strike everything i at a stuntl *
Htill In llio building lino.
The Miners' Slrllco Collapsing.
VIISNA : , April 'J'J. Tlio Wnk vuiun or-
and Home other strikers hav < > 11 MUH. .1 \vorli
unconditionally. The sti'iku is iu.l , tj. ng
Huln In tlio DnKoluN.
ST. PUT , Minn. , April W. Kurly u > the
tcason over ) thing was fuvorubte ti , u good
crop year lu the Dakotus und in Mumc-toto ,
but within a Tow weeks somr- , . u.-i.s reported
ported unusually dry weather mul ftui were
expressed fur iho outcome. Tin , wn u MiQ
nky has let down u blessing of IMIII on tlmsa
parts of thn D.ikotus whenIMIII uu > im.-it ;
needed and the farmer * and IHIMI.I-S men
geiim-aUy uro Jubilant.
An Cdltor Drowned.
IxniAVM'oi i- . , April'- John Bmlei minor ,
editor of the Labor Signal and jn mint him
labor cln Iri , w.is drowned Una
while buuUnij .n IJrvuJ Cut.