Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEK } , WEDNESDAY , APRIL 23 , 1800. I
OMAHA IS PLAYING BALL
The Pennant Flyers Win the Initial Oamo
of the Kansas Oity Series.
HARD AND STEADY WORK DID IT ,
Hi'tivcr DnlVnlM Slou.r City Ity n. Score
of 20 to J The Uloyole
lliiC Turi' anil Diamond
mend Xolon.
Lost. 1'er.Ct..WK1
.WK1
.800
.MO
.4(0 (
.2.VI
. .ViO
. MO
Oiunhii 5 , ICtuiHiiH Clly. ! .
KAN.OAH Cnr , AIo. , April 22. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : HUB. ] The Omnhus were out-
batted today , bui good luck , gooil base run
ning ilnd steady field play pulled them out
mid gave them the game by u score of ii to 'I.
Clark was hit hard , but he kept the hits well
KfsiUerednnd was effective lit critical stages.
The infield presented a change , Steams going
to short and Slater tsikirig bis ) > ositlon on
Jlrst. D.mny executed n couple of long anil
acurate throws to first , hut let a couple of
ground balls go by him. Slater was accrpt-
able at the initial bag and saved two
wild throws by clover pick tips.
Boll pitched for three Innings , but his curves
were becoming too jmpulnr with the cham
pions and Swart/el took charge of the sphere
in the fourth inning , the visitors securing
Duly two hits in the live innings that ho
/il'ched.
Willis opened the game for thn visiting
team by .sending a fly into Steams' trap , but
Ounuvitn sent a hot one into the right garden
on which ho took a pair of bases. Cleveland
waited for four bad balls , and when Pitcher
Bell threw wildly to second esicli advanced a
baso. Still the young man from
Sanagmon enmity , Illinois , was unable to
got the ball over the plate and the presenta
tion of a base to Hlnes placed a man on every
bag Andrews found the ball for a base hit
and Caiiavnn scored , Cleveland also doing tlio
trick on Slater's poor throw to the plato.
Caimvan got another hit in the third inning ,
and after Cleveland had been disposed of by
Steams mid Slater , ICearns brought in the
loft fielder with a sharp hit to short. Stearns
tried to cheat him out of a base hit , but with
the result that ho made a wild throw to lirst
and Kearns went around to third , scoring on
nines' single. The Omahus got their only
hits off Pitcher Swartzell in thcslxth inning ,
when Andrews hit for two buses and Aloran
rapped out a single.
KA.VSAS CITV. OUAIIA.
lilru lilugg.
Denver ! ! < > , Sioux City 1.
Dnvvr.it , Colo. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bnn. ] A low throw from
third base to the homo plate was all that
saved Sioux City from a put out today. ICen-
ncdy , the Denver pitcher , was effective in the
box and at the but , while Burdick was hit at
will by the home team. Tlio score :
Hl'llMAllV :
named runs-Denver if. Two base lilts
Hunllclc , Powell. Messett. Mi-Clone. Threu
base lilts White , Twliiliiini. Home runs-
Kennedy. Tieitdtvay. Itiisestiilen Denvi'r
H , Sioux 4'lty li. Double plays -MeGlnno to
] { owi > to White. Kemit-dy to White to Howe ,
llaie on balls lir Kennedy l.oir llurdlok 1.
Striu-K tint llv Kennedy : i. bv lluidlek 1.
Passed baIN Twlnliiiiii I , HnrdleU 1. Tlmu
1 hour and0 , minute * . Uinplrtlleiiduixin. .
KKI : , April 22. [ Special Telegr.im
toTinBnB. | The following is tlio score of
today's game :
Khriti'd runs -Mllwaiil.eo It , Minneapolis „ ' ,
Two IIIISD hits -Kreli : , Sllcll. Three base -lilts
CniToll. Homo runs .Innl/cn , Mliinelnin.
llusus Mtiilun Alhurls a , Uarroll , l-'oitor ,
O'Dny 2. lluscson balls -Poorinaii , Alberts 2 ;
l-'oslor. - l-n'J ( : lli-iijjle. D'lisiyStruck out
liy Da\is-l. bv Mitchell 2. Wild | dteh-Davis.
Tiuio14U. ; . C'luplre MeKaiiKlilln ,
jt.is IH.II.I. .
Nalionnl
AT NEW YOIIIC.
New York 0 0 'i
Philadelphia. . . . ! 0030 0 II 0 0 7
Base hits -New York 15 , Philadelphia 5.
Errors New York ! . ' , Philadelphia ! . Bat-
lories Bnrkelt , Sharrock and O'Uourke ;
( ileiibon , Clcniciits. Umpire Lynch.
AT 11O3TOX.
Boston 1 l 11 a 1 0 II 1 l 11
Brooklyn U 0 0 0 0 t ) 0 1 0 1
luso hits -Boston 12 , Brooklyn 5. Errors
Boston U , Brooklyn 111. llatteric.s-Clark-
son , llardio ; Terry , Chirk. Umpire
Wccdeii.
AT C1XCIXXATI.
Cincinnati 2 0 ! l 0 ( I 0 0 0 0 n
Chicago r > 0430 0 0 U la
Hits Cincinnati 7 , Chicago 12 , Errors
Cincinnati tl , Chlcsigo 1. Batteries Vlau
and Baldwin , Kyun mid Harrington ; Coughlln
and Kutrldge. Umpire McQuado.
AT I'lTTSltlHK ! .
Plttsbnrg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- I
Cleveland I a 0 0 0 0 ; | I * 7 ,
Base hits Plttsburg , S ; Cleveland , 12. Er
rors Pittsburg , H ; Cleveland , 1. Batteries
Sowdeii , . aud Miller ; Beiftln and dimmer.
Umpire /.icH.irius.
1'lnyorn' Leagno.
AT xuw VOIIK.
Now York 0 ! i I a 0 1 0 1 -I tl !
Philadelphia. . . . : ) 0 0 0 I 0 3 0 0 - 8
Hits Nt-w York IS , Philadelphia U. Er-
rors i New York : i , Phlhulolphia a. Batteries
-Crano and Ewlng ; C'unnliiKham and Hall-
man , I'mpiix-s l-'ci-gu-son and llolbcrt.
AT llOsTOX.
Boston I I I I I 0 0 1 2 8
Brooklyn t 0 'J o 'J U 0 - * 10
Hits Boston S , Brooklyn 0. Errors Bos
ton D , Brooklyn U. Battorkw-rKllroy and
Murphy , Sowuura and Klnslow. Umpire *
Gutlney and Buniuu.
AT rirraiiuuo ,
Plttsburg t 0030000 0-41
Chicago 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 * IS
Base hlts--Pittabui'g a , CIilcagOH 12. Er-
-Pitubuiv ' - ' . Chicago * -1. Battcriua -
Tenor and Carroll ; ICInx and Boyle , Umpire !
-Matthews and Gunning.
AT t
Buffalo . J 3 0 'J 0 0 1 4-10
Cleveland . 2 01 1 0 . ' 0 0 07
Bae hits Buffalo 2:1 : , Cleveland (1. ( Errors
Buffalo a , Cleveland i. Uatlerla-i ICeoft ,
and Mnck ; ( Imber and Bn-mi'in. Umpires-
Knight and Jones.
Atitcrloaii A.siouliUlon.
, AT I'llll.Alllil.I'HIA.
Athletlcn 1 , SyraeiisaO.
AT I.OLISVII.t.K.
Louisville 2 , Columbus 1.
AT ST. I.OCM.
St , Lottla 0 , Toledo l ! .
'
. . AT iiHO'oKf.r.f.
Brooklyn 2 , Tlochester 7.
Atlantic
' AT WASIIIXdTOX.
Wsishlngton S , Hartford 12 ,
Baltimore n , New Naven I ) .
AT wn.Mts-oToy.
Wilmington. 1 , Worcester ! ) .
Bunkers at tlie Ilsit.
The attaches of the First National and Ne
braska National banks played n game of ball
at the- local park yesterday which resulted
In a victory for the First Nationals by a score
of S to I.
The First Nationals played ns follows :
Beall. c. ; Kitstin , ss. : Lowry , p. : Sweesin-
Ib. ; Xolg , : tc. ; D.vhnll , 21) . ; O'Keilly. inf. ;
Driscol , If. j Croighton , rf. The Nebraska
Nationals : Xlmmerman. 2b. ; Nelson , W. , ss. ;
Cnrr , Ib. ; Cn | > chiiul , If. ; Patrick , ill ) . ; Nel
son. C. , rf.r Shcpard , inf. ; Bosworth , p. ,
Sheldon , o.
The score by Innings :
First Nationals. . a * 0
Neb. Nationals. . .0 0010001 2 1
Umpire Arthur Met * .
Tin : Kearney Club.
KtiAUxnr , Neb. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Br.i : . ] At a meeting of the
board of directors of tlio Kearney Baseball
association this evening the manager was in
structed to order the ten players under con
tract to report for , duty next Monday. The
organization of a stsito league has not yet
been completed , owing to the inability of
Hastings to raise the funds 'necessary to sup
port a team. The Kearney association de
cided to put a team in the field whether u
state league is organized or not. But there is
si fair prospect that both Fremont and
Beatrice will soon have organizations , and
with them Lincoln , Kearney and Grand Isl
and will make a good circuit for a state
league. _
Kn.sc Hull ut Wnlioo.
WAIIOO , Neb. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bnis. ] The first game of bsill of
the season hero occurred today between the
Lincoln hankers and the Wahno bankers and
was witnessed by 1,500 people. The score
was 15 to 11 in favor of Wahoo.
Tlie Uicycle Itsicc.
There was a fsilrly good crowd at the Cell ;
scum last evening to watch the female bykers
upon their weary pilgrimage. At the outset
the riding was fast and furious , and n good
deal of enthusiasm wsls developed sis ono
after smother of the fair contestants under
took to better her standing. Williams showed
up fresh and strong , and it Is patent to the
most causuul observer that she has a cinch
on first honors. She rides about as she wills ,
lopping oil the laps with a monotonous regu
larity that is appalling to her rivals. When
she wants a lap she takes an extra pull or two
sit u big. sponge saturated with the elixir of
life , probably , and scents ahead and tacks it
on to her score with a nonchalance that makes
it appear moro play for her. O'Brien and
Baldwin make uu occasional effort to head of
the Lily In her wild , wicrd career , but it is
like racing against the winds. Baldwin was
the recipient of a bunch of llowers , and in
appreciation of the tribute made a heroic
spurt for si .couple of laps. Williams was
right/after her , however , and would not al-
low.her tins empty honor of gaining sin. Inch
or sui ell ujKHi her. And so tlie struggle goes.
Tim standing last night at the clo.su was as
follows :
IMIlos. Laps
Williams . S2 7
O'llrlei : . . . N ) II
llaldwln . Tl 0
Ni-Mon . 72 0
Lowls . 3
Tonight ladies will bo admitted fre-a.
Prince ( Irowiiifj Anxious.
I sun ready and anxious to meet Mr. Head
ing or his representatives at UOli Farnam
street at any time they mnv designate during
the week to sign articles of agreement for our
proposed six ( lay nice.
JACK S. PittxcE.
_
The Siilltviiii-Jnoksnn Purse.
SAX Fit \\cisco , Csil. , April 22. President
Fulton tonight prcbcnted the recommendation
adopted by the hoard of directors of tlie Cal
ifornia Athletic club last night to the effect
that a purse of $20,000 bo subscribed for a
contest to a linisli between John L. Sullivan
mid Peter Jackson. The club had already
agreed to give these heavyweights a purse of
$ l.\00i ) , hat Sullivan had positively refused to
enter into a contest for that amount.
The * -tXK ) , ( ) offer met with general favor ,
and when it was put to a vote before the club
it was adopted almost unanimously. It is un
derstood the light will not take phico before
September. _
Carroll Knocks Smith Out.
SAX Fitvxci-fo , April 22. Jimmy Carroll
of Brooklyn und Billy Smith , the Australian ,
fought at the California Athletic club tonight
for a purse of $ l"iOO. ) Both were beyond the
middleweight , Carroll weighing 171 and
Smith 101. Both men are noted for rushing
tactli. , and the light started this way. For
the first ten rounds Smith apparently had tlio
best of the light and inflicted severe punish
ment on Carroll , also receiving some himself.
After that Carroll began to light with
desperation. Smith grew weaker and was
finally knocked out in the fourteenth round
bv a lerritlo blow from Carroll's loft ou hi *
jaw.
% _
THK Nt'KKS ) lllXG.
Linden Park
LtxiiKX PAUK , N. J. , April 22. This was
the opening day of the blooded horse associa
tion races , Summary :
Six furlongs Fordtmm won , Bradford
sec-bud , St. John hird.Tirno 1 :14. :
Four furlongs Doud heat between Hands
Off and Tendency. Best Bov third. Time
11114.Seven
Seven furlongs Seadrift won , Sum Morse
second , Kenwood third. Tinny 1:2 : ! ) .
One mile Ilmu B. won , Golden Keel sec
ond. Time 1IT' : ' , .
Six furlonss Golden Hod won , Zulu sec
ond. Clay Stockton third. Tlmo 1 : | . " > K.
Five furlongs -Jim Gray won , Little Bare
foot second , Muttle Loorum third. Time
I 'Oil1 , .
Five furlongsDefendant won , Loulso second
end , Little Monarch third. Tiino 1 :03. :
.Memphis Itsiccs.
Mr.Mi-iirs , Tenn. , April 22. A drizzling
ruin fell throughout the programme , and tlio
track was sloppy. Summary :
Five furiongs-Kthel S. won ; IJoso How
ard second. , Xulllo Wolf third. Time 1 : OTt' .
Five furlongs -Uonnto Annie- won , Armlel
second , MsimiCrFouso third. Time lIMI. :
Five fueling-- ! Dilution won , National
second. Annie Brown third. Time 1 : UI''t' ' ,
Mile anil oiie-eiglitli-4luutress won , liuek-
Icr second. Boa/ third , . _ Timo- : l > 2. '
Six furlojigsSkobelpir won , Llda L.
second , Klghi-to-Soveii third. Tune 1:19. :
World's International Itegattsi.
Lr.xixdios , Ivy. , April 22. Edward Han-
Ion , the champion oarsman , lias received a
telegram that $20tHt ) ) has been raised for a
tourtiaincut-tn bo held In Duluth , Minn. , to bo
called the World's International regatta.
Himhm will go Into training at once to take
part , us does' also Hosincr , tils proU-go ; dates ,
July 21 to 20 , inclusive.
City or Hi-rliu Itclcascd.
NKW YSUK , April 22. The steamer City of
Berlin lius Kvn released by the customs ofll-
cers , tier cuptnln assorting that ho was not
awari ) that yesterday's unloading was going
on without a permit. The Inman company
Klvns u stipulation to nbldo tliu rvxsult of thu j
pending invctitijfiition. \
wrnw\nv nncMfo nnnti ID
SliCRfclARi RISKS URIULAR
Causes of Agricultural Depression am
Possible Remedies.
WHAT MUST BE DONE BY THE FABMER
lie Hlmulil Study tlio Qnnllty of llln
I'ruduul.s Kutliuf Than' the Quan
tity Kni'in Mot-tKiiKOM Trims-
portittion Pi-oole.ms.
WASIIIXOTOX , April 22. Hon. J. M. Rusk
secretary of agriculture , today issued the fol
lowing circular :
For months past from nil parti of the coun
try , tlioro have rcnchcd mo iiiiiuy communlea
tlons , many of them from lurgo bodies of men ,
till of them from persons deserving considers !
tloti , smtl all of them deeply in earnest re
spooling the present condition of agricultural
depression. In most eases llio eommunieu-
tlons suggest tiio convietion of the writers ,
not only us to the gravity of the emergency ,
but ns to its'cause or causes and possible rem
edies , and till of them appeal to mo for some
expression of my views on the subject. To
answer each one of these communications
separately would bo more than any one man
can undertake to do , and , moreover , I am re
luctant to scud out un expression of my views
In letters covering merely a phase or a portion
of the questions involved. Such a course
would bo unjust to myself and to those who
address me. I can only consent to express my
views , such as they are , on the entire ques
tion , reviewing the whole subject and consid
ering it in all its various phases.
Tim present ugriculttir.il depression , it
seems to me , can be traced to a combination
of many causes , so many that probably no
one mnii can enumerate them all. I will only
endeavor to point out some which seem to mo
more directly responsible. They may bo di
vided into two classes. First : Those causes
inherent to the farmers themselves , and for
which they alone can provide a possible
remedy. Second : Those over which the
farmer himself has no direct control , and the
remedy for which must bo provided as far as
remedy is possible , by law , and for such leg
islation the responsibility devolves upon the
legislative bodies of tlio state and of the
nation.
WHAT THK FAHMCItS MUST DO.
I will confine myself to a mere enumeration
of the lirst class of causes indicated. On
many farms I regret to say wo lind n depre
ciation of tlio productive power of the land
duo to careless culture. Wo find a want too
often of business-like methods , ttuo to the
fact that In earlier times business training
was not regarded as an essential preparation
for the farmer's work , whereas today with
altered conditions , when every penny , and I
may say every moment of time has to bo
profitably accounted for and in the face of
world-wide competition , a successful farmer
must bo as well trained and careful in busi
ness as the store-keeper , and his equal in in-
.elligcnco and general education. Nor are
the important questions of supply and demand
of market prices studied with the vigilance
which characterizes the methods of our mer
chants and manufacturers. These last moro-
iver have the advantage of transacting their
Business in immediate proximity to trade
centers , where the widest information in
reference thereto is readily obtainable. Our
fanners' organizations tire wisely socking to
supplement this want for the farmer ; the
igriculturul press is earnestly working
n the same direction and one
of the most important duties devolving
upon this department , consists In gathering
and promptly distributing reliable informn-
: ion on all these subjects which are essen
tially interesting to thefarmer. . It remains
for him to avail himself of the information
thus supplied as his chief protection not only
iguin.st over-supply of certain products , but
igninst possible over-reaching on the part of
inivhasors. The farmer must look with
suspicion upon any attempts to abridge the
sources of his information. His advantage
will always bo in the fullest knowledge of the
'acts. Ho must carefully study thocharacter
uid the quality of his products rather than
mere quantity , and always bear in mind that ,
whether prices are high or low , it is always
the best goods at the host obtainable prices
that are the most readily sold. Many of our
farmers have been land-grooily and lind them
selves tlio owners of more land than they can
ivopcrly care for in view of tlio comparatively
ilgh price of labor in the rural districts and
n view of the fact that but a small portion of
nankitul , comparatively , can profitably eon-
: rol the labor of others. The prudent farmer
will limit his elTorts to that which ho can
evidently perform. Again , moro attention
mist bo given , especially on our western
farms , to the raising by the fanner for his
own use everything that may bo 'utilized by
limselfand household as far as soil and
climate will permit.
r-AUM MOIITOAOIIS.
The burden of mortgages upon farms ,
ionics and lands is unquestionably discourag
ing in the extreme , and while in some cases
10 doubt tills load may have been too readily
issumed , still in the majority of cases , tlio
mortgage lias boon the result of necessity. I
except , of course , such mortgages as repre
sent balances of purchase money , which are
rather evidences of the farmer's ambition
ind enterprise than of his poverty. On the
jtlior hand , these mortgages with which
land has been encumbered from the neces
sity of its owner , drawing high rates of in
terest , often taxed in addition with a heavy
commission , have today , in the face of con
tinued depression in the prices of staple pro
ducts , become very irksome mid in many
cases threaten the farmer with tlio loss of
Mine and land , it is a question of crave dif
ficulty to all these who seek to remedy the
ills from which our farmers are suffering.
At present prices the farmer HmU that it
: akos more of his products to get a dollar
wherewith to pay back the dollar ho bor
rowed than it did when ho borrowed it. The
interest accumulates , while payment of the
principal seems utterly hopeless , and the
very depression which wo are discussing
makes the renewal of the mortgage most dif-
icult. Many people are disposed to associate
this phase of the subject with the question of
in undue limitation of our currency. Many
carry this line of argument to extremes , but
t Is by no means Impossible that these sub-
ccts are corelatod. However , tlio question of
mrrency is now receiving special attention
'rom another branch of the government ; log-
station on this subject is now pending before
congress and wo can no doubt
ook for an early and satis
factory solution of this vexed problem.
TUAXsroKTATIOX.
The question of transportation Is one of pro-
'ouml interest to the American farmer. The
rouble begins near homo , between the farm
md tlio nearest railroad station. It would
M difticult to estimate the amount of loss in
imo and labor , in depredutioiuind wear and
ear of horses and conveyances , entailed upon
lie farmers uy the wretched condition of
country roads before arriving at tlio station ;
10 then ) mcet.-i the vexed question jif freight
atcs , n diltlcult one to settle satisfactorily to
ill parties under any circumstances , but in
nany cases still further complicated by the
ondition of our whole railroad system.
Many of the roads were built sit n time and
indiT conditions that greatly enhanced their
o.st. Competing lines built under more fa
vorable circumstances , present comparisons
> f inequality which often seem like Injustice ,
md on tlio other hand it must not bo forgot-
cn that many roads are over-taxing their
constituents in an effort to secure dividends
ipiui a total of capital and bonded debt , a
xirtion of which is purely llctitiovs. That
imny roads fall to pay any dividends sit sill ,
vliilo the total profits of the railroads
hruughout tlio country represent but a com-
nirutlvuly small dividend uiwn the actual cost
of construction , plant and equipment , still in
m wise palliates the grievous wrong of ut-
emptlng to set-lire a profit upon Hot It Ions
values. It Is still too early to suggest any
important modifications { u the intcr-stuto
commerce law. A fuller trial is needed to
judge properly of its effects , and \ suggest
judicious amendments. The condition of our
agriculture is such that a large proportion of
our fanners must depend upon facilities for
reaching dUttint markets , and the law will
hardly accomplish its purpose of securing the
givutojt good for the greatest number , if its
ultimate result should be to raise the cost uf |
the long haul. It .most valuable oftlco will
IK ) to provent'iiWustlco ' > > ' forbidding the
granting by thn railroads of special privileges
to ci'rtain 4'lassiVt.rtr corporations , which uro
denied to the dtot.diunlty at large.
TtMIPirt5 ! ! MAX.
Another cnuso operating to depress tlio
price of the farititt's' honest toll , is the undue
increase of the'WaS ' * of middle men and the
dishonesty ani 'sTOnl of many of them.
Hence \vidy.frif ) Iwtween the high prices
charged to the consumer , and the low prices
paid to the prudueer. The middle man
within certain 'UniU ' ] must be regarded ns n
necessity. Thews Jtro many things he can do
for the farmers1 wTi'icli the latter cannot do so
profitably for themselves , and under such
conditions it I * , a-Lio tn employ hint. The
evil which exists at the present day In this
direction could Undoubtedly bo mitigated by ,
first , n familiarity1 on the part of the fanner
himself with the market value of that which
ho has to sell , and second , a better system of
cn-oporntlon among the farmers both In the
dLimsul | of their crops , and in the purchase of
their supplies.
MAMllMXn IK FARM I'ltOtHTTS.
. Few there are but are familiar with and de
plore tlio conversion of our exchanges and
boards of trade , originally designed for the
encouragement and convenience of legitimate
trading , Into vast gambling places , fraught
with the gravest danger to the country at
large , but of which the farmer , whose pro
ducts are thus mado-tho toy and plaything of
the game , is the immediate and chief sufferer.
The frequent and extreme fluctuations of
price occasioned by the operation of irrespon- *
slble speculators Is the bane of the producer ,
wnoso oest interests will ever bo served by
the maintenance of a firm and reliable mar
ket. To the allegation , not infrequently
made , that if at times prices are thus iimluh
depressed , there are sUso times when they sire
unduly raised , there is a simple reply. As
already asserted , not only are fluctuation
and uncertainty the bane of the producer , but
tlio speculative combinations which result in
unduly raising or depressing prices are care
fully calculated to ralso them when the goods
sire no longer in the producer's hands and to
depress them when they sire. Unquestiona
bly legislation is needed to remedy this evil ,
and it should bo based on the prineiplo that
the evil is not a necessary one , requiring leg
islation , but an utterly inexcusable one , to bo
cured by eradication.
tHJSTltOI.UXO COMIH.VATIOXS.
Much has been said and written alleging
the existence of unlawful combinations for
the express purpose of so controlling the
markets sis to lower the price of the farmer's
products , and of other combinations whoso
object is to raise the price of the articles
which tlio farmer consumes. That such com
binations exist it is impossible to doubt , and
the serious results of tticir greed mid selfish
ness are enhanced by the grave difficulties
attending smy effort to limit their evil effects.
This is one of those evils so closely allied to
the matter of interstate commerce , that its
regulation may possibly fall within the legiti
mate province of national legislation. Tlio
great difllculty lies in the close observance of
that line of demarcation which clearly exists
between combinations for mutual self-help ,
protection , and the advancement by legiti
mate means of the interests of a class , craft ,
or industry and combinations or trusts in
spired bp greed , whoso objects are unattain
able save as they infringe upon the legiti
mate rights of others. In spite of these diffi
culties , however , there cannot bo any doubt
thstt an earnest demand for adequate legisla
tion on this subject , sustained by popular
opinion , receiving the earnest attention of our
strongest minds jVill eventually result in
some adequate auqans , of controlling this gi
gantic evil.'I
riiOTECTrtjjf 'ron ' THK KAKMRII.
'
I now come 'io the consideration of one of
the grayest causes in my opinion of the pres
ent agricultural 'depression , but which I am
happy to state cart bo effectually and directly
dealt with through national legislation. Few
> eopio realize that pur importsof ugrieultur.il
products estimated sit prices paid by the con
sumers are about i fquid to agricultural ex
ports estimated at prices paid to the farmer ,
ret such is the case. Our imports of products
sold in competition with these actually pro-
luced on our o\vu soil , amount to nearly
5115,000,000 mid UA much moro could bo pro-
iuccd on our own-soil under favor.iblo coiidi-
ions. Wo must surely conclude that we have
lure another eniwo of depression.
[ The secretary HI en gpes on to speak of im-
) orts of agricultural.products , competition on
mr own soil , foreign markets aud. taxation.
His idesis on these submits Tin : Bcu will treat
of in u later issue. EUi
OVEItn-ltEZMEtt JIY THE FIMOlt.
Bayou Sura Sends an Appeal i\iv Aid
to Governor NioliY > ls' .
Nuw OitLKAXf" , April 22. Governor Nichols
las received the following from Martin
Glenn atUiiyou Sam , dated today :
Wo have been overwhelmed by thn storm
ind rain. Cruraxscs are numerous. Tlio old
MnrKiin/a levee Is broken. Horn ! a- boat at
> neo to save the people or there may bo great
( MS of life.
Governor Nichols at once made nrrangc-
nents with tlio owners of the steamer Arthur
litimbert and barges , then sit Baton Kongo ,
md the boats started immediately
or Pointo Coupes with the barges
.o render assistance. Other boats
vill be sent up tonight. Governor Nichols
vas interviewed this evening and stated that
( Japtuin Jackson , president of the Inter-
mtional transportation company , had placed
, wo steamers with barges at his disposal.
Ho hud accepted them and they are now en
onto for Morgiinza. Ho stated that ho had
ilso telegraphed Colonel Wheelock and Cap-
ain John A. Grant , of the Texas & Psicillc
railroad , requesting them to place the
teamcr Wheelock in the same service.
Tlio Texas & Paciilo r.Ulrosid officials of
his city are in great fear of an overflow.
L'nolr lines truverso the Morgans-si country.
The suffering in Prlnto Coupe is terrible.
t Ls reported that people are resorting to tlio
rccs for safety. Skiff loads of people are
Kissing through over the inundated streets ,
coking safety on the hills.
The situation in bayou Sam is frightful ,
lot a house in town Is"above the flood. The
ircak at Morganza is now -100 feet wide and
10 doubt will soon eat its way down to New
tlorganzn. There are threo'lirenks between
his plsico and Morganza and the river is
vushing over the levees along the entire line.
Two CroviiHHCs.
WIST : MILVIU.I : : , La , , April 22. Two
revasses occured in Atchafalava levees
oday , ono five miles above town , eighty feet
vide , the other at Old Churehville , fourteen
cct wide. The water is pouring over tlio
evco at a dozen other places in this vicinity ,
Morn KrcsikH.
JACKSONMiss. . , April 23. The protection
eveo in front of Vldalia broke , submerging
i number of houses. The Lsiko Concord la
eveo gave way at 5 p. m. The break is llf-
een feet wide and thowater is going through
iko a mill race. This break will flood the
ewer portion of Coneordia parish and cannot
ail to bo disastrous.
nirt.tiio.jfit AXXMrj-ics.t it r.
I'jvont , Very.JjJowrally Celelirnlcil
Mourning Kor Couoh.
KANSAS Crrv , Aj lpJ'.1. A year ago today
Oklahoma bccainottipartof the public domain.
Tlio anniversary of the event was cele
brated throughout the country. In every
ity publio moc/ihlte / were held to give ex-
iression to the fj'ellngs ' of the settlers. At
Oklahoma City instead of rejoicing there was
nournlng over the , jOt-ath of Captain Couch.
Us funeral oecuiiijuii' noon mid it brought
ogother a largo itlmimirso of people.
Today had bovlnl * decided upon by the
'Cherokee boomers-tins a titling time to move
n the CherokeesU'ip. ; No raid occurred ,
owovor , the somfi'a ' having determined to
bov President Ifnrrison's order to keep off
ho Indian lands until- formally opened to sot-
leinent by congros-li- '
CoiillniiiitioiiH.
WAHIII.VOTOV , April 23. The senate lias
ontlrmed the following nominations :
A. E. Williams , surveyor general of North
lukotu. Postmasters : Iowa D , M. Hewing -
ing , Mnrengo. Nobuwksi N. It. Persingor ,
Central City.
Attorney General Miller has np ) > olntcd
ohu S. Fult of LaCrossu assistant United
States attorney for the western district of
Vlseuiisin.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Kit Culloy DmWIKM ! lllm.soir.
FiTCiinnin , Muss. , April 23. The Iwdy of
x-Mayor Ell Culloy , who dlssipjwured Mou-
ay morning , was found in u reservoir early
Ids morning. Culloy had been ill for some
line and hU mind was affected. Ho was
fly years old and leaves a widow aud nix
hildrt'ii. IU > was furmcrly mayor and mem-
IM.T uf the legislature
BY A MISPLACED SWITCH
A Rock Island Passenger Train Wreck ctl
ami Omaha Fcoplu Injured.
TWO LADIES BADLY BRUISED
Hloitx Clly CJcts tlio4 > vt Itcpitbllcan
State Convention Ultic < 2rnss I'sil-
nco I'lnn.s Tito Dsivouport
Con uro/jiit / Ion i l 1st H.
Dns Motxn * , In. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB HUB. ] Hotwccn 12 aud 1 o'clock
this morning the passenger train on the Hock
Island going east met with an accident in the
eastern part of this city. A switch was
thrown , possibly by Intent , and a part of the
train left the track. No ono was killed , but
several passengers were badly injured.
In tlio sleeping car was Airs. K. M.
Post iof Omaha , whoso leg , shoul
der and arms were badly bruifod
and Miss Carrie Sehaff of Adrian , Mich. ,
who was on her wsiy homo from Omaha. She
was also bruised.
Mr. A. Trimmer of Anita was cut In the
head.
A man named William Piper , n former
br.ikenmn , was found Ivingon the track. Ills
head wsus 91 ! mid bruised and ho was in-
lured intornallv.
[ Mrs. E. AI. Post , who was injured in the
wreck , keeps an establishment for nursing
sick people and practicing the massage treat
ment nt-lli ) south I'.ith street. She was going to
Chicago on u flying business trip , expecting
to IK ) back homo tomorrow. Miss Sehaff , the
young lady mentioned , is a sister to her son-
in-law , Kd SchafT , who runs on ono of the
motor line trains. Airs. Post also has si son ,
Bert Aloud , iu the employ of the motor com-
Sioux City GctH the Convention.
DKS AIoiXKH , In. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to TIM : UIR. ] Tlio republican state
committee met here today to fix the time and
place for tlio next state convention. But it
was not until this evening that a place could
bo agreed upon. The light was between
Sioux City and Cedar Ilapids , with two or
three coinmittecmen who held the balance of
power favoring DCS Aloines. This city , how
ever , made no organized effort to secure the
convention , though some of the members of
the committee from other districts insisted
on voting for this place. The result was si
deadlock , which was limilly broken tonight in
favor of Sioux City. The date was fixed
lit Juno 2 , " > . Sioux City sent a strong delega
tion , consisting of George I ) . Perkins , cx-
Alayor Cleland mid City Clerk Sackett.
Cedar Uapids was also strongly represented
by Johnson Brigham. Senator .Smith , J. Ilan-
niguii and others. Kach of the delegates did
a good deal of lobbying during the day , but
Sioux City had evidently offered the strongest
inducements. The date is the earliest for
this kind of u convention in many years , and
was chosen in order to give simple time for
organizing the campaign. Judge S. M.
Weaver of Hardin county was selected for
temporary chairman.
Itluc Grass I'ulaci ; I'Inns.
CiusTON' , In. , April 22. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bin : . ] Plans for the new blue grass
palace were today presented to the associa
tion by Architect J. C. Woodruff and ac
cepted. The plsms provide for a palace twice
the si/.e of the old one , with an immense audi
torium , a tower and an elevated promenade.
It will have additional floor space for several
new counties that have como into the league.
The Coiifji' sational Association.
D.WKxroiiT , In. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BII : : . ] The Davenport associa
tion of the Congregational churches closed its
annual session here this evening. Fifty delegates -
gates have IMJCII in attendance , and the re
ports showed that the condition of church
work in eastern Iowa is very prosperous.
Practical papers wcits read today by Kev.C. H.
Hcnso of Museatino , S , F. Smith of Daven
port and Thomas AIcFurlund of lowsi City.
11 led to Death.
DunuqoK , la. , April 2'J. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKI : . ] A man named Peter
Joliaunee , living in Now Wine township , and
brother of Father Johnnnce , pastor of St.
Alary's Catholic church in this city , met with
si singular death this morning. Last evening
he was attacked with bleeding at the nose ,
and in spite of every effort made by phys
icians to stop the flow of blood , died this
inorning , having literally bled to death.
Several other similar cases nearly resulting
ii deatli have recently occurred hi this
vicinity. _
Knocked oil' u Klnl Car.
Sioux Cmla. . , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BISK. ] While ISO men were un-
iosiding si construction train on the Sioux
City & Northern near Doon , In. , this morn
ing the engine backed kown with such force
ns to knock off all these standing on the flat
cars. John Cash and John Olson were
: hrown under the wheels and so injured that
> oth legs of the former and ono leg of the lat
ter had to bo ninputated. A special train
brought all the injured to this city.
AVsiiiled In Omaha.
ATMNTIC , la. , April 22. [ Special Telegram
to THE BKU. ] H. A. Palmer was arrested in
; hls today on a charge of grand larceny. The
crime was committed in Omaha two years
igo. Palmer hired a team at ono of the
Omaha lively stables , drove to another part
of tlio city and borrowed money , leaving the
cam us security. The Omaha authorities
will como after Palmer tomorrow.
Fell Under 11 Tjosuled AViijjon.
LIMAIIS : , Iu. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bnu.j A farmer named K.
Hyde fell from his wagon in this city last
evening and the heavily laden load passed
over his limbs , crushing the right and badly
iruising the loft leg. Ho is lying easy today ,
md is in si fair way of recovering. The
.cam was stopped just in time to aavo his
ifo.
_
Only Three Voles Against.
ATLANTIC , In. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bii : . ] The proposition for issn-
ng bonds for 510,000 to build a new school
muse In the Second ward was voted on and
carried yesterday with but three dissenting
votes in the city.
Died of Pneumonia. .
IOWA Cm- , April 22. C. D. Close , promt-
icnt in business and railway circles , died this
evening of pneumonia.
TO IIUY OUlt . ! H'OltKS.
A Hif ? Symllonto Itclng l-'oi-jiu-il to
I'lirchnw the Plant ,
Pun. tnnr.iMii t , April 'W. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : Br.ii.l Financiers in Philadelphia ,
Uostoii and New York uro quietly sit work
ilaeing slock for n strong Anglo-American
syndicate which is being formed to absorb
tlio United gas Improvement company of this
city. The amount of capital of the now
concern will bo $50,000,000 , of which StO-
000,000 Will bo called in at tlio start. Tlio
company's business Is the operation of gas
plants all over the United States. It owns
gasworks In Omaha , Kansas City , Atom phis.
Savannah , Atlanta , in many Now Knglam !
towns and in this state. It also owns vnltiu-
bio patents , including n process of making
water gas. The assets thus acquired are
valued at ? 1 3,000 000. The oupital stock is
$1,000,000 , the par value of the shares being
Nebraska , Iowa and Dakota PeiiHlonH.
OWASHlxoToM , April 22.t Special [ Telegram
to TIM : Bun. ] Pensions have IMJCII Issued us
follows to Nebniskans : Original Augustus
Crofford , Fulls City ; John II. Miller , Mum-
phis ; William Hollingshesid , Alonroo ; Will-
lam F. AlcCuno , Goshen ; Charles N. Newton ,
Hastings : John S. Thompson , Friend. Increase -
crease John Dyer , Hays Centre ; David
Chandler , Salem ; Henry Green. Armandu ;
William W. AIcDunlol , Ayr.
South Dakota pensions : Incrcaso Phllsiii-
der Allen , Faulkton ; Hosln H. Hilton , Buf
falo < iup ; Lorry J. Bancroft , Uedfleld ;
Michael Alahony , Khtclliio ; John Buwe , Mad-
That Tired
That extreme lltcd feeling which Is no dis Kvcrylnnty needs mid should t.iko a good
tressing and often so iiunccoimtnblo In the spring medicine , for two reasons.
spring months , Is entirely overcome by Hood's 1st , The body Is now more susccptlhlo to
S.irs.iparltla , which tours the whole body , benefit from medicine ( haunt iany of her season.
purifies the blood,4 cures scrofula and all ? d , The Impurities which have accumulated
humors , cures dyspepsia , creates mi appetite , In the blood should bo expelled , and the sys
rouses the torpid liver , braces up the nerves , tem given tone and Miviislh , before HID pros
and clears the mind. Wo solicit a comparison trating effects of warm weather arc felt.
of Hood's Sarsaparllla with any other blood Hood's H.irs.ip.irlll.1 Is the best spring medi
purincr In tlio market for purity , economy , cine. A MiiRlo trial will convince yon of IU
strength , and medicinal merit. superiority. Take U before It U too late.
Tired all < /ui / Time The Jtcitt Si > rl > m MctUctna
"I Ind no appetite or strength , and felt "I take Hood's Sarsaparllla for n spring
tired all the time. I attributed my condition medicine , and I find It Just the thing. Htoties
to scrofulous humor. I lind tried several up my sv'tem and makes hie feel like a differ
kinds of iiKHllcino without benefit. Itut ns ent man. My vvlfo takes It for dyspepsia , nml
soon as I hsul taken half a bottle of Hood's i she derives great Ix'iieflt from It. She says It
S.irsnparllla , my appetite was restored , and Is the best medicine she ever took. " F. C.
my stomach felt Jitter I have now taken TuiiMKit , Hook & Ladder Xo. I , lloston. Mass.
nearly three bottlts , amf I never was so well. " "Last spring I was troubled with boll * ,
JIns. JEDSIK I't Iot.nn.\RR , P-vcong , U. I. caused by my blood helng out of order. Two
Mrs. C. W. Marriott , Lowell , Mass. , was j bodies of Hood's Sarsapaillta cured me. I
completely cured of sick headache , which she can recommend It to all troubled with silTec-
had 10 years , by Hood's Sarsaparllla. H tlons of the blood. " J. Sciiocn , IVoria , HU
Sold by alt druKKtats. plj lx for LV rrcjurc'il i Sold liy alt drtigsl'ls. Plj lx fur l.1.
byC.l. HOOD. CO. , Aimlliccarlos , LowellMass. I liy CM. JIOOIKt CO. , Aiwtlirrarles.Lowell , M.is * .
IOO Doses Ono Dollar I IOO Doses Ono Dollar
ison. Hois.iup--Henry B. Towncs , Kupld
City.
Iowa pensions : Original Fred CollinsTic-
catur ; John Sarick , Cre.ston ; William P.
Pigg , Avoca ; Joshua Allen , Clear Lake ;
Dennis Davis , Giirwln ; ( < curge W. Albeo ,
( toldllold ; .lohn Schneider , Postvllle : Ueorgo
W. Downer , Monimmth ; William A. York ,
Thurmau ; Patrick Ciillahan , Yankee ;
W. II. Scott , Lineville : Kichsml A. Nor
ton , Tipton ; Joseph H. Muck , MiieksbuiM ;
Archibald C. Kyle , Muscat hie ; Jeremiah W.
Hook , Corydon : John W. Adams , Monte-
zumu ; Moses Boxwell , Martelle ; Marlsey
( truvey , Hock Uraiu-h. Incivase George IJ.
Kuthhurn. Fnyotto ; ( Jeorge A. Day , Man
chester ; Thomas U. Philip. * , Newton ; Morirun
Spencer , ( iray ; Justin B.JIIarlan , Kooknk ;
Thomas Barton , Mount Pleasant ; Jessie
Peck , Ottumwa ; K/r.i A. Miller , De-Witt ;
Henry H. Oiilesby , Lime Sin-ings. KeUsuo
John C. Taylor , DCS Moines. Original
widows , etc. Caroline O. , widow of Sylves
ter , S. Miller , Des Moiues ; minor of Thomas
II. Mason , Iowa Falls.
WiiMiilitKtnii Notes.
WASIHXIITOX , April 23. The president to
day sent to the sensito the nomination of John1
C. Fremont of New York to be a major gen
eral in the United States army on tlio retired
list.
list.Tho
The house committee on judiciary has
ordered a favorable report without amend
ment upon the senate bill to prohibit , trusts.
Hcpresentntivo llitt , from the committee
on foreign nlTairs , today reported to the house
the diplomatic und consular ' 'appropriation
bill. The total amount appropriated by the
bill is $ l-tHi. ! ) ( > 2. The amount proposed bv
tlio bill last year was $ ltsio- ( ) , of wliieii
? . "iX,000 ( ) wiyi appropriated on account of
Samoa and SIS.Ouo for Japanese indemnity.
The house committee on postofllccs and
post roads today completed the postoillcc ap
propriation hill for the llsc.tl year Is1 ! ) ! . Jt
carries an uppi-oprititiou of fTlsrilUSbeing )
$5,24riiS ( : ! mill-.1 than the appropriation for the
current fi.sca 1/e.ir.
Hou.se Itepiihllosiii Caucus Coinniittee.
WASHINGTON- , April 22. At u meeting of
the house republican caucus committee this
afternoon the discussion showed that no
material change in views had taken place since
the lust meeting before the" caucus , although
there was a more evident desire to come to
homo agreement with the senate committee.
The silver men managed to secure one con
cession in the shape of an amendment to tin-
house committee bill , which will be offered to
the senators as a partial compromise abso
lutely requiring the purchase of not less tlnu
two million ounces of silver in each month ,
regardle.ss of the price. The committee also
wns willing to iiurce. tlmt treasury nut
issued in the purchase of silver bullion shall
bo redeemed in coin or lawful money , tis well
as bullion , us proposed by the house bill , but
persisted in retaining the proviio that the
Igivcrnmcjit and not the seller .shall have the
option of determining the medium in which
the notes sire to bo redeemed.
The two sub-committees will meet tomor
row afternoon for another conference.
Tried to Aven ( > His KaMier.
Lorisvji.i.i : , Ky. , April 22.A report comes
from Cuttlettsburg that Colonel W. S. Smith ,
manager of a lumber company near Pineville ,
on Saturday shot and killed h'l-.mk Phillip- , .
Phillip when he first met Smith .some weeks
ago. charged him with being the man who
during the war had Phillip ? ' father arrested
and sent to prison. This Smith
denied , mid apparently satisfied Phillip- . .
That night , however , I'hillipi sought out
Smith's ( ( iiarter.- . and shot him while in bed , '
inflicting a wound which was painful but not
dangerous. When Smith recovered he got
from Ciovcrnnr Fleming of West Virginian
requisition on Governor Bucknor for Phillips'
arrest. Under authority of ( lovernor Huck-
'
ner Smith attempted tu'iTrrost Phillips , when
the latter was killed.
Commander ItrcCsillu'H Court-Martial.
Nnv Yoitic , April 22.- The court-martial of
Commander MeCsillsi of the Knterprise , United
States navy , U'gan today tit the Brooklyn
navy yards. The charges preferred are those
reported by the recent court of Inquiry and
included severe and and cruel treatment and
violations of the ui'tidos of government of the
navy.
McCuila entered a formal plea of not guilty
to all the charges anil .specifications and imulc
a formal request for copies of all court-
martial on Commander Crossiium and Cap
tain Ainmoii. It was ivsolved Iu.end to
Washington for the originals.
Thought lo Have llccn Myriunl.
Niw ; YOIIK , April 22. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Hni.J : The mysterious slranirer who
committed sulcido hist Thursday flight al
Willow Brook , Stuten Island , K now thought
by many St.tten Islanders to have been none
other than Michael Kynlinl , who several
mouths ago shot and killed Deputy Marshal
( JoulVo at Paris Franco.
I'ool IiOoms Ordered 4'lo-iod.
CHICAGO , III. , April 22. - | ! Special Tele
gram to Tun Bnc.J- Driven to the action
by the press , Mayor Creator has issued un
order for the closing of pool rooms , uiid tlio
greater number of then , will probably lower
their blinds at once. Tlio order Is a posit Ivu
one , and the places will undoubtedly have to
bo closed or their proprietor.- , suffer jwrsecu
lion.
.
_ _
I'ool Uoom Proprietors Arrested.
CIIICAOO , April 22.Kiwht pool room pro
prietors wore arrested this afternoon under
orders from the mayor to the police to close
the pool rooms. All wen * balled out and
gambling at their establishments was con
tinued without interruption.- They say the.
arrcsUs will force legal decisions in thuir
favor.
rioodjltaitis in the North.
Mroi.ix , Minn. , April 22. Specials
from a dozen points in Minnesota and the ) , -
kotas state that today's rain lt > general mid
will bo of great bc-iiellt to the crops. Heeding
is from one-half to three-fourths done liisninu
sections and practically completed heathers ,
and the ruin will aid materially In getting u
good start.
U'llsuy In U Mnnlisror.
CHICAGO , April 22. Ted ( Irillln , who wua
stabbed by Joseph Wilsoy ya-itonlay during u
fight between some roughs over the payment
for drinks , died this morning. Wilsoy win
arrested this morning in the swamps near
Normal park , south of this city , where tlio
pollco discovered him.
For Stealing Miiior. |
NOTIUSIC.V Cirr , Neb. , April 2-fSpeclul
Telegram to Tun Bm-Clmrli'H : ] Lnno , far
breaking open a Missouri Pacillc car at Tal-
mas'o and stealing liquor , was found guilty
today by thojur > . Frank WluU- . for forgery ,
"
was discharged.
i\o itxto -sf r i jt 1'ito i / ; / , .
.Starving Jmlioror * Told to
lie- Very Thankful.
LONDON , April 22--In the commniis tonight
Hradtuugh severely attacked Cunningham
Graham for inciting strife among the starv
ing laborers. Ho contended that the con
dition ut the working classes had enormously
improved and that in this respect Knglanil
stood hi advance of every country in Kurope.
Ciruhani. after repeated but futllo effortH to
Interrupt Urudluugh , denied that ho had In
cited the pcoplo to violence , but said lie
would do so the moment the workers became-
powerful enough.
Four ! con Thousand Moil Involved.
PiTT.sntito , April 22. Tie | Brotherhood of
Uailro.id Trainmen has taken up the cause of
the switchmen. Various meetings were held
throughout the city today , but the most im-
portnnt was that held by the Brotherhood of
Trainmen , which takes In the bruhomcn , fire
men , etc. They not. only resolved to cling tn
the switchmen in their demands , but also pre
sented grievances of their own to be ml
justed. In addition to the trouble now on
hands , the car inspectors , freight handlers ,
car cleaners , clerks in freight ofilres. and men
employed in the transportation department
will present in the morning n list of their
grievances. The shop men employed in the
numerous simps about the city will also lire
sent , certain demands. The situation tonight
is all the moro grave , in that the men have
not been idle , while the railund olllcials have
up to tonight treated the demands of the men
with something like indifference.
Cirand Master Wilkeson says tonight that
'
they can call out I l.iXM ) men i'f necessary , mid
us the entire brotherhood is involved , tlm
strike will extend from New York on the
east to New Orleans on the west.
Tito Mettlinan Murder.
LivvisWORTH : , Kni. , April 22. Tlio mys
tery .surrounding the murder of Mrs. Metti-
inan , whoso body was found horribly imili-
luted in the river a short time ago , seems
likely to be unraveled. The Times will print
tomorrow u letter written by Suspect Benson
to liis wife and an atlldavit made by Mrs.
Kiintzohn , a daughter of the murdered
woman. Benson admits criminal intimacy
with Mrs. Kutit/ohn , declares his innocence
of the crime and stsites that Mrs. KunUohii's
letters contain the horrible Intimation that
Mrs. Mettimun'shusband ' was guilty of in
cest with his daughter , and that the latter
wanted the mother out of the way. In sin
allhhivit Mi's. Kuul./olrn acknowledges her re
liitions with Benson , and states that she gave
him iiionov after the murder had been com-
milted , but denies any knowledge of tlio
crime.
I'ouder ,11 ill Kl ; l < mion.
M mo.rr.TTr. , Mich. , April 22.- The An
thony powder company's mill at Negavnoo
caught lire and cxpl.ulod shortly after U
o'clock tonight , shockingtho whole of Mur-
quette county. Twenty minutes later there
was another heavy explosion. The lire was
scattered and is still burning sind some of tht <
packing house * may go up. The .shock in
this city , eleven miles distant , was severe ,
while hi Ncgauee the store fronts were blown
in , mid the police are nil duty to protect the
gonds. No one was kilted. Trio loss is not
obtainable tonight.
A Ijivery Slafiloftiirned.
Bitvnv NI.VND , Neb. , April 2' . ' . [ Special to
Tin : Bii.JLast : : night about 12 o'clock Lanes'
livery barn wo. * discovered to lie on lire and
In one hour was totally consumed. All of I In-
stock is lost except the horses and two road
carts. The loss is close to 1,0 ! ) . ) , only par
tially covered by hiniirnncc.
Considered ( lie Dciiniiner.s' Itcijuesl.
\ \ . \ iiiinloApril 22. The housecotnmit-
teeo on commerce today considered the re
quest of the commercial travelers thai com
bined railroad systems bci authorised to issue
mileage tickets. The matter w.is referred tea
a sub-committee for further consideration.
Freight TrniiiHVrcolccd. .
Cu.DMirmi , 111. , April 22 , Two freight
I rains on the Santa Fe railroad wens wrecked
near hero this morning , thirty or forty
freight cms being piled up promiscuously. Ko
far us learned no body was Injiiied seriously
Hecanse ol' lOmlic//.lemenl .
"Biitsi : : , April 22. Owing to the troubles
arising from the embiv/.lenient of lt ) o,0ili (
francs bv the treasurer of the c-inton of
Ticino , till the membi-rs of the cantonal gov
ernment have resigned.
Sliiuley Feted.
Bitristi.i.s : April 22. A complimentary
fete wns given on the bourse this afterniinn
by Hie Society of eniiini'ei'H In honor of Stan
ley. The royal family look an uctlvo purl.
Changeof life , backache , monthly irrngu
lurities , hot Hashes uro cured by Dr. Miles'
Nervine. Free samples ill ICuhn & Co. , lilh !
mid Douglas.
Itnsiiiens
LANCASTI n , Pa. , April 22.-- The Keystone
Watch company made an asidgiiiiuiiit todiii ;
liabilities
Itond
ivi. iov , April -Special [ Te
to Tut : Uit.j : ; Bonds offered : * I.M at
* ! . ' .
_ , _
Jcv. ! .loll Turner , a Mintliei-n detif iiuito
misMiimirv. will deliver ; i . mini In tlio
ili'iif nude'of this I'il.v ill Trinity enUiril-
nil this exciiiny. _
Absolutely Pure.
A i-roam > if tiirlur i tilil'cjr juiwdcr lll-.fi
( lorl \ i4 11 ! : 'J.