y THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE.
NINETEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. FRIDAY IVfdRNING , MAY 2 , 1S90. NUMBER 312.
THE DRESSED BEEF COMBINE ,
's ' Committee Reports the Eosult of Its
Investigations ,
DHIOAQO OONTKOLS THE MABKET.
The Bn8lncs i Practically In the Hands
of the lUi * Pour The llrmctly
Suggestions to Cat-
llc Knlhers.
X , May I. The report of Mr.
Vest's Bcommitt % e accompanying bills prc-
tcntcd to the senate today regarding the
transportation and nale of meat products is
very lengthy. The committee says that
when the examination of witnesses was bo-
pun in St , Louis it was evident that con
flicting influences wcro at work , especially in
the cattle range associution , und that in
dustrious efforts were being made to prevent
the inquiries of the committee affecting in
juriously the dressed beef inlcrcst in Chi
cago. There was no diversity of opinion
among the witnesses as to prices Baud
as to Iho fact that the methods of selling
beef cattle had been entirely revolutionized
during the past ten years. The revolution
took the form of concentration of the market
for catlle nl oj few points , with the control
ling market at Chicago. This change , itho
committee says , is duo principally to the fact
that a few enterprising men at Chicago arc
able , through their enormous capital , to ccn- .
trnlize and control the business nt that point.
.The dressed beef and canning business is
'practically in the hands of four
establishments in Chicago Armour &
Co. , Swift & Co. , Nelson Moms &
Co. , and Hummoud & , Co. Whatever
difference of opinion is expressed ns to the
existence of u combination lictwcen Iheso
firms not to bid against each other in the pur
chase of eatlle , there was no hesitation on
the part of witnesses , even when obviously
prejudiced in favor of the packers , in stating
that the control of the market wus absolutely
in the grasp of these four houses If they chose
to exercise it. As a result of the influence of
these houses , the committee noticed a re-
luclaiico on Iho part of cattle raisers and
commission men to testify to fuels or opinions
which might prejudice them in future tran
sactions.
i The principal inquiry which the committee
WSIB directed to make was as to the existence
of u combination , "by reason of which the
prices of licof and buef cattle had been so con-
trollcJ und affected as to diminish the prices
paid producers without lessening the cost of
meat to consumers. " The facts developed ,
the committee J.hinhs , proves overwhelm
ingly * the existence of such a combination.
The committee quotes a stutement from
Armour's testimony that beef catlle increased
more rapidly Ibuii Ihe population during Ihe
last five years , aud that , the low prices of beef
cjittlu were partly Uuo to overproduction.
This argument , Iho committee states , is not
warranted by the facts , and the committee
has no hesitation iu stating that a combina
tion exists nt Chicago which controls the
market and fixes the price of beef cattle iu its
own interest.
IluilroiiJ ( trunk lines , says the committee ,
control the entire meat traffic of the countiy
in the interest of railroad companies.
As to remedies , the committee says that
congress , in n bill recently passed by the sen
ate on the subject of trusts , has gone as far us
its power extends. State legislation must
supplement that by congress1 to punish com
bines ojioratiiig within state lines , and active ,
intelligent officials must bo found to enforce
the luws enacted. In conclusion the commit
tee savs :
, "If the cattle raisers of the United States
nro only true lo Ihcmselvcs , Iho immediate
future promises n deliverance from the pres
ent evils. The worst fcuturo of the cattle
tlo trade is the fact that so many
cows and calves are being thrown ujKin the
market , the indication being that the pro
ducers are panic stricken uud ni-ei anxious to
realize now without regard to the future.
There were marketed at Chicago during the
past year Si,0 lSSl , cattle , of which from 2T > to
110 per cent wore cows and 4 per cent wcro
calves. Cuttle raisers should bo the most
competent judges as to their own interest , but
If they will accept a suggestion from the
commillfothoy will cease marketing their
breeding and immature stock and diligently
prepare for a larger supply uud u brighter
fuluro. It is only a question of time , uud a
very brief time , when the problem will bo
thut of supplying our own people with beef
without regard to foreign markets. "
Severe LiKhtninc and Wind.
NEW YOUK , May 1. [ Spociul Telegram to
BEE.J During the storm Ibis afternoon
lightning slruck the flag pole ou the Wash
ington lodging house , in East Twenty-first
street , shattering the polo lo pieces. None of
thu occupants were injured. Lightning lUso
struck life flag pole on Castle Garden and
ripped up the roof of the rotunda. Two of
the employes about the place received severe
shocks , ono of them being knocked to the
pround. A young lady tyjiewriter employed
in n lawyer's ' onico ut No. : tJO Broadway was
rendered senseless by the passage of u light
ning bolt close to whcro she wus at work. It
was nearly on hour before she regained
consciousness.
JfcwBiivxswiCK , N. J. , May. 1. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] At-4 p. in. a heavy
northwest storm of wind struck hero , darken
ing the city and filling the houses with dust.
The wind wus sudden aud strong. It carried
many i > eoplo off their feet , raised the roof off
Strong's hardware house and the roofs off a
number of olhcr buildings aud blew down
inuiiy shutters and signs , causing much con-
btcrnutlon. Several building were unroofed
iu the neighborhood of Middlobush und
Gripgstowu , The storm lasled 5 iniuulca.
II went off towards the bay.
An Event In .Navigation Circles.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , May 1. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] An event of grcut
imi > ortance In navlgntion circles wus Iho ar
rival in Minneapolis Ihla morning of a steam
vessel , the first In eighteen years. The trip
from St. Paul was mudo on aha government
boat Ada , in charge of Engineers Dushano
and Thompson. The trip was made to give
1UJ ° 1' MncKenzte , in charge of the povern-
< nent works , an opportunity to examine the
dvcr. The only difficulty experienced was ut
the big piers of the Mississippi boom com-
Jiauy , ubovo 'Mlunchaha. Tbo water there ,
however , is seven feet deep , and the lilcrs can
Ixi moved lo shallow waters. The Ada lauded
ut Checvor's dock , ut the foot of Washington
uviiiDO. ut 8.IS p. in. Cuiitalu Reno and
- Major MucICrntie are enthusiastic over Iho
btatc of the river , and the latlcr will recom-
'f- moud an appropriation for Iho clearing of the
chunnol so that the largest steamer May run
the Fulls of St. Anthony.
i Notes.
WASHISGTWN , . May 1. RepresenluUvo
Brigps of Cullfonilu toduy lulmlucod a bill
to repeal the civil service ucL
The houHO commltteo on foreign affairs
today acted favorably ou a resolution Intro
ik duced by Hitt looking to the oultivutlon of
reolprocul rolatious botwceu the UuiUid
States und other American republics.
It In the house the swiuto concurrent resolu
tion was agived to to correct the error in the
Oklahoma bill.
- Ex-President Cleveland upjicured Iwforo
the hupruuio court toduy and wus udmitU'd to
practice before that body.
Dead.vood Saloons Close.
DEADWOOU , S. D. , May 1. [ Spcvial Telegram
gram to Tiic BBC ] Wednesday night uud
y bterday will long bo rornumlianil in Dtud-
wood. The advent of prohibition was i-ole-
bralud iu u manner peculiar to mining com
munities. Every rtt rt where liijuur wu *
noid wus througwj , und even men > \ ho were
never known to drluk before indulged in
honor of the event. However , tvcn thing
Varied off plcasatuy.
M.IfJl'Oll JX tHtHHX.11. PA CK.t ( ITS.
Xenl Dow Takci Ktrcptlons to the Su
preme Court's Decisions.
PoitTi.ixn , Mf , May 1 [ SpecialTelegram
to Tun Bfr..J--General : Ncnl Dow is very
much exercised over the decision of the su
preme court of the United States with regard'
lo the Importation of liquors in original pack
ages. Ho said in an interview : " 1 was much
surprised nt the decision , for it was not in
harmony with the previous utterances of the
justices of the supreme court. It ignores en
tirely the police power of the several states ,
nnd the justices of the supreme court have
always recognized that ns having full author
ity and power in all matters relating to the
health , life and morals qf the people. Some
of the justices have referred to the fact that
navigation and commerce are interfered with ,
and at times absolutely stopped by the quar
antine regulations , even of cities , by the
local police power. Not only are ships
stopped , but their crews nnd passengers uro
held for days and cvrn for weeks. The own
ers of the ships nre put to n largo expense ,
not only by the detention of Ihelr vessels , but
for fumigation. The local police power may
seize the entire infected cargo of n ship and
destroy it. The local authorities prevent
cattle , if sick with an Infectious disease ,
from being brought into Ihe state , or if such
cattle are brought in , they may t > e killed.
The local nuthurilics may arrest passengers ,
whether by 1 md or sea , if sick of u conta
gious disease , and put them in hospitals or
isolate them in n pest house. In short , the
jtolice authorities may do whatever the local
power deems necessary for the protection Of
health , life and morals of the people und to
secure the peed order of society , und this
right has always been recognized by the sn-
reme court of the United Suites. But this
§ ccisiou of the majority of the members of
the supreme court ignores , entirely that great
controlling nrinclple. This will lead to ono
very good result. Congress will now feel
itself compelled to concede all the powers
needed to the staVjs. " >
THE JtEA TJl
Demise of the Minister Who Officiated
at Daniel Webster's Funeral.
JACKSONVILLE , 111. , May 1. Rev. William
Barnes , who prcachcd.tho funeral sermon of
Daniel AVebstcr , died this morning. Ho was
ono of the most noted Presbyterian divines in
the country. Mr. Barnes was a Yale gradu
ate in the same class with Charles Sumner
and Edward Everett. During the last thirty-
five years he has lived in the west , most of
the time in Jacksonville. Judge Barnes of
the Arizona supreme court under Cleveland
is his son.
LONDON , May 1. Advices from Lagos , west
Africa , state that Captain Zrcuuer , the Afri
can explorer , is dead.
EAU CLAUSE , Wis. , May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The marquis Thrane ,
aged seventy-four , died of paralysis yesterday
ut his son's home here. The deceased was
celebrated in Europe during the revolution
ary period of 1S-4S us a liberulist agitator and
was imprisoned by the government of Nor
way several years for the publication of a
newspaper , in which ho advocated republican
institutions and the emancipation of labor.
Ibsen was one of the coutribulors lo Ihe
paper.
Only a Chicago Divorce Case.
CHICAGO , May 1. JSpociul Telegram to
THE BEE. ] The divorce case of Mrs. Marion
E. Peters , wife of Roswell A. Peters , a well
known board of trade man , und daughter of
Thomas Seward , a wealthy resident of Brook
lyn , came up in Judge Collins' court today.
The f air plaintiff and her mother were pres
ent. Mrs. Peters teslifiod that her husband
began to treat her badly very soon after mar
riage nnd struck her Tvithin six \weeks. \ "Ho
accused me , " snid she , "of breaking a valu
able vase and concealing it in n closet. He
found fault with the way I broke biscuit and
said I ate like a hog. lie also ran down my
wedding trousseau. My father gave it to me ;
it cost $3,000. Mr Peters , out of pure ma
liciousness , declared it. was illy designed nnd
of cheap and inferior quality. " During the
first three mouths of this year Mr. Peters
only spent nine nights nt homo and the
plaintiff said he was frequently in "a state of
disgusting intoxication. "
Mrs. Howard testified that six weeks after
her daughter's marriage Mrs. Peters told her
it was impossible for her to stand Peters'
treatment , it was so cruel.
"Do you know why she remained with him
ns long as she did } "
"It was because I had such a perfect horror
of divorces , " said Mrs. Howard.
Peters did not appear in court to contest
the charges and the wife will probably got
her divorce.
A False Report.
Asni.A > a > , Neb. , May 1. To the Editor of
THE BEE : The report has been circulated
that u number o f agents of a life insurance
company which is said lo bo under Ihe aus
pices of Iho 'Farmers' alliance , have bocn
working among the alliance men of this
county. It has been further reported that
they have their headquarters in Ashland
Your reporter has made sjiecial inquiry of
the townsmen nnd of the farmers of the sur
rounding country and has como to the con
clusion thai Iho report is wilhout founda
tion. If such agents are In Ashland they
huvo not mudo their business known nnd
huve not worked up the surrounding country.
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Iejircsoiit ut I vellcllly'8 Resolution.
WASHINGTON , May 1. In the house loday
Mr. Reilly of Pennsylvania offered a resolu
tion reciting the eight-hour law of June ,
1SC3 , nnd declaring that mechanics , workmen
aud luliorers , composing as they do a great
bulk of our patriotic citizens , are on this , the
first day of May , Ib90 , ugitatlng and demandIng -
Ing that henceforth eichthours shall consti
tute u legal day's work , nnd resolving it is the
sense of this house that the demand is reason ,
uble and just und that It is our belief the in
auguration of said system of eight hours for a
day's work would be conducive to the public
weal uud calculated to advance the industrial ,
commercial , intellectual and moral welfare of
the people. Referred.
Seven lliiiltlincfi Burned.
MiBSOUni VALLET , la. , May 1. [ Special
to THE BEE. ] A disastrous fire occurred ut
LitUo Sioux , in this county , lost night
Seven bulldlrgs were burnod. The { loss
amounts to $4.000. The cause of the fire is
unknown. Several of thobuildings were
business houses containing fiuo stocks of
goods. _
The Jesuit * . ' KstatcsAcU
On-AWAf Out. , May 1. The Jesulls' cslales
net was aguln brought up in parliament yes-
lerdav. This was owing lo a motion made by
Charleton fora volo-of want of confidence In
the government In that It should huvo referred
Iho question of Ihe constitutionality of Ihe act
to the supreme court of Canada rather than
to the English law officers of the crown. Tbo
motion wus defeated by u vote of JJto ISO.
Nominations.
WASHINGTON , May 1. The president sent
Iho following nominations lo Ihe senate loday :
Postmasters : Iowa Joseph Vos , Orange
City. Illinois Luther 1C , Leo , Warren ;
Hutcheiis B. Durham. Wilmington ; JumesC.
Hardwood , Piano. Wisconsin August Sie-
fert , Reedsburg ; Ell L. Urquhart , Medford.
Another Cnwhlcr Missing.
NEW YOUK , May 1. Joseph H. Ford , cashier
of the Chicago Beef company , is reported
missing since Monday. Ho had considerable
money on his person.
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A "Q" Dividend Declared.
BOSTON , Muss. , May 1. The directors of
the Chicago , Burlington & Qulm-y railroad
have declared a quarterly dividend ofi per
oent ,
A New llamiikhlre „
COXCOIID , N II , May 1 James Pally was
hanged al 11 o'clock toduy for Ihe murder of
Henry T. WhilohDuso In Porfsmoulh a year ,
U O I
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THE SILVER BILL DROPPED ,
Major McEinley Bays So in on Interview
on Beaumont's ' Letter.
WILL PASS A PENSION MEASUEE.
Ilciuihlicans Have Set Their Hearts
on It Minister Palmer's Be
reavement That Inter
continental Hallway.
WASHINGTON BniEAuTnc Ow.vni BEE
filS FomtTEENTH STIIKET ,
WASUI.SOTON. D. C. , May 1
Representative McKinley , who is recog
nized ns the republican leader on the floor of
the house of reprcsentulivcs , was asked to
night if ho had anything to say in response
to the letter which Ralph Beaumont , the
labor leader , addressed lo him and published
iu the newspapers this morning in which ho
denounced the silver bill adopted by Ihe re
publican caucus as a bankers' and specula
tors' bill and as contrary to the interests of
the iMJOplo at large.
Mr. McKinley replied that he had received
this morning a letter from Mr. Beaumont
which he had not yet been able lo read from
lack of time , but supposed it was the same
one that was published , but so fur us the
silver bill of the republican party wus con
cerned ho did not consider that there was any
bill answering that description.
"Tho republican party , " said Major McKin
ley , "wants to give the largest possible use to
silver. The republican party is wedded to no
particular bill. It wants the best bill that can
bo framed. The bill that was agreed upon , or
was supposed to have been agreed upon , was
a matter of compromise , and as some of our
people want something else of course there is
no agreement and there is no party bill. Now
it is a question for the house to 'determine
what sort of silver legislation it wants. So
far us I am personally concerned I am for
silver money. I believe in the two standards.
I do not believe silver should be discriminated
against. I believe the Windom bill is a very
good one.
"Of course then the criticism of Mr. Beau
mont will not apply to the present situation ,
as the republican party is not pledged to any
bill ? "
"Of course not , " replied McKinley. "The
republican caucus agreed on that bill , believ
ing it was acceptable to the partj- , but us
there nre a number of members who will not
support it , the agreement is off. "
This statement from the republican leader
will cause surprise , as it is the first intima
tion from any source that the caucus silver
bill has been abandoned. The party is there
fore ns much at &ea on silver legislution ns it
was before the caucus committee was ap
pointed some weeks ago , and every member
can vote according to his own preferences.
A GENERAL PENSION BILL.
It is part of the programme of the republi
cans to pass a general jxjusion bill this ses
sion and us soon as possible.
There is a difference of opinion as to the
extent the party can ufford to go , but it is
"certain that both houses will agree to some
sort of n measure within the next few duys era
a couple of weeks ut the .farthest.
The bill which passed the [ houseryesterday
is a substilute for that adopted by the senate
some weeks ago. The senate bill is not as
broad as that of the house , und the house bill
does not go so far as the Grand Army jieople
would like to have it. But anybody who can
prove disability , regardless of cause , can get
n pension under both bills. Under the senate
bill } n addition to his disability the
pensioner must prove that ho is depend
ent upon his own labor for support , in which
case lie receives $12 u month.
Under Iho house bill a millionaire can get a
Dcnsion , provided he served in the war and is
over sixty years of age or suffers from dis-
nbility. The house bill gives SS a mouth , re
gardless of whether the pensioner is depend
ent upon his labor for support or not.
As the house bill is u substitute for the ono
adopted by the senate , the two will have to
go to a conference committee , of which Sen
ator Davis of Minnesota , the chairman of the
'senate pension committee , will be chairman.
I asked him tonight if he thought there was
any doubt of un agreement , "There will not
be the slightest trouble in our coming to an
agreement on some bill similir to those that
have been passed , but I am not prepared to
give particulars. I am Just back from a two
weeks' absence from Washington and do not
know whut the intentions of our people are
but I can promise yo i that some general bill
will become a law very shortly. "
IN THE HOUSE.
The house today passed the anli-trust bill
with u whirl , although there was un amend
ment udopted which is of particular interest
to the west , as it strikes directly ut the
dressed beef trade , and expressly specifics
the dressed beef trust and the Standard oil
company as obnoxious to the public interest.
The bill will now have to go to a conference
committee , but there is no doubt of nil agree
ment , and it will find its way lo Iho presi-
denl's lable very shortly.
After the disposition of the copyright bill ,
which is now pending In the house , the bank
rupt bill will be taken up and disposed of to
morrow. The opponents of the bankrupt bill
uro Inclined to waste as much time us possible
in debating the copyright bill in order to pre
vent the pitssago of the former , but both of
the measures nre pretty certain of adoption
by a considerable majority , as they nre upon
the republican programme uud have Ihe sup
port of many prominent democrats.
PALMEIt'S IIEIIEAVEMENT.
The friends of ex-Senator Pulmer of Michi
gan , now minister lo Spain , have been very
much astonished nt the receipt of n cablegram
from him announcing that ho will not be a
candidate for governor of Michigan because
of the death of Mrs , Hamilton , his favorite
niece , uud the only relative ho had in the
world.
When Mr. Palmer was appointed minister to
Spain ho secured the detail of Captain Frank
Hamilton , her husband , as military attache to
the legation in order that he and Mrs. Pulmer
might have their niece , who would have in
herited their projierty , with them. This wns
done by the wur department us a mark of
favor to Mr. Palmer , and Captain and
Mrs. Hamilton have been with him
in Madrid until a few weeks ago ,
when the left for home , stopping some time
in Purls , und nrrived in the United Stales u
week ago Saturday. Mr. Palmer followed
ufter them und got a cablegram in Paris an
nouncing Iho sudden dculh of Mrs. Hamilton ,
u few days after her arrival in this country.
He was on his way home for the purpose of
making a cunvuss for the governorship of
Michigan , but the blow is so severe thut ho
has abandoned ul ! his plans , political uud
otherwise , and will make no ucw onus until
h arrives in this counlry.
THAT INTEU-CONTINENTAL IIAILWAT.
The house commlltco on foreign affairs has
taken up actively the subject of construcllng
uu Inler-coutinentnl railway to connect the
system of North America with that of the
Argentine Republic and Chill , ns recom
mended by the Iiiternutionul American con
ference , and will report favorably at an early
day u substitute for a bill inlroduced by Mr.
Buckulo of Pennsylvania some weeks nge.
The substitute will provide Ihul Iho recom
mendation of the International American
conference shull be curried oul so fur as this
government Is concerned und for the appoint
ment of commissioners from the United
States to form , wilh the commissioners aj > -
polnu-d by the other nations of the hemisphere ,
u i > onnanent board to suiteriutend u prelimi
nary survey from the southern boun
dary of Mexico to the northern
boundary of Bolivia , lo ascertain
the most practicable and economical route , to
report uKin the cost of construction und UJH'Q
Iho existing and jxisbible truffle.
The sum of 175.000 will bo upproprlaU-d to
pay the share of the United Status In the cost
of the survey. This project ts proving to bo
very popular und several bills have been iu- 1
troduced to carry it out. AH the governments
of the hemisphere will contribute to the cost
of the survey uud those of Central and South
J
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4 jh * " '
America will offer heavyjlnducemcnts in the
shaKof | land grants 'ucd subsidies for the
construcllon of the roauM
IStroUTANT Ulirj > tDCCI 10NS.
Assistant SiVrctaryJcUiindlor today nf
firmed the decision of th/flimd commissioner in
cancelling the timber cnltare entrjof John
Finerty for the southwest . ,14 of soclion l ! ,
lownsliip S north , rang JKJ west , McCook ,
Neb. , land district. It appears from the evi
dence submitted in this cnso Ihut in Decem
ber , 1HS3 , one Jones T. Johnson ma < ie entry
for this land. In Jnuej ISMi. Albert Redden
instituted u contest. ALtho hearing n decis
ion was found in favor Jyf the contestant by
default. On March .21,1SS7 , Redden filed a
withdrawn ] of his contest and at the same
tinio Lee J. Carson filed an affidavit of con
test and also an application lo make timber
culture entry for said land. On December 8 ,
is 7 , tie Johnson entry * was cancelled. On
the sume date John. II. Einerty mode applica
tion to make entry , which was allowed sub
ject to any rights * of the contest
"
ants. Two days" later Carson
again appeared and insisted upon
his application , which * was rejected for the
reason that Finerly had been allowed to
make entry , nnd Ihojlocfll officers decided
that Carsbn acquired no' rights by virtue of
his contest. Curson appealed and the com
missioner affirmed thojoccision of the local
officers. Cnrson in 18$3 filed a motion for a
review , which was considered. The commis
sioner sustained the motion and revoked his
former decision allowing Finerty thirty days
to show cause why his 'entry should not bo
cancelled. On November 13 , 18S3 , Finerty
filed in the local oIHco an affidavit selling
forth the fuels and Urcumstanccs of his
entry. Upon transmission to the commis
sioner's office itvas . held that
Finerty's rightto enter was sub
ject to Carson's , ; .preference right ,
nnd Carson was allowed thirty days in which
to show qualifications make such entry , in
which case Fincrty's" " entry would be can
celled. Finerty insisted that Carson's appli
cation to make entry-was made prior to the
cancellation of JohnsOti's entry and pending
the court contest of .Redden , nnd that Car
son's entry , being second to. Rcddeu's , gave
him no rights us ircoutcsUmt.
The assistant secretary holds that ns Fin
erty went upon n tractjjuready in litlgolion ,
taking Ihe chances that-Redden might claim
the land as contcslant'jor that Carson , Red
den failing to appear , i flght hold it under his
application , -.vhich was prior to his _ ( Finer
ty's ) , he took his chances of securing title
aud is not in condition ( to complain. This is
an important dccisknj1 , as it demonstrates
that where land contested by several
parties the party making the first application
will have the prefercuop.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Representative Dorkcjy leaves for Fremont
tomorrow morning to'investigate the extent
of the fire at his "bank on Sunday , he being
unable so far to hoar "any of the details.
A. T. Cole of Cody .is tto bo appointed post
master of that place on the recommendation
of Mr. Dorsey. i f
Mr. Council's clghtfhonj iill came up in
the committee on labor .this-morning nnd was
very earnestly discussed. 'It-was decided to
report the bill favorably to the house. Mr.
Council thinks he win * cure its passage be
fore congress ndjouros.f"
The bill to pension Abraham T. Crawford ,
introduced by Mr. Dorsey , passed the house
vcsterday. , *
J. M. Bailey , jr. , of Sionx Falls , S. D. , is
at the Riggs.
The marriage of Rev. Eugene May of Osage ,
la. , to Miss Annie Roberta Gold of Illinois
was solemnized yesterday at the Metropolitan
church. The couple leftjOn an afternoon train
for an extended southern "tour.
C. Winters was today appointed a fourth
class postmaster at Lodi , Ouster county , Ne
braska , vice S. W. Cornish , removed.
PEitnr S. HEATII.
oun
-Representative
-i > -i , nient o- ,
WASHINGTON , May"l'- . joint meeting of
house and senate committees on immigration
was held today.
Representative Owen , chairman of the
house committee which Investigated the sub-
i ect at New York , made a statement. The
insertion of immigrants'at Castle Garden he
pronounced a farce uud 4ad ! the immigrants
wcro fleeced by boardlitR house harpies. The
obsorvution of immigrant officials.4s that the
undesirable element is increasing. Italians are
coming in hordes , withput money and without
clothes , except what they wear or carry in
bags. Owen said that Italian bankers in
this country send agents to Italy to solicit the
natives of that country to como to America.
Those ngcnts-swindlo .tho Italians , charging
them us high $90 for a ticket from Naples to
New York , the price .of which is WO. Ar
riving at New lork they go lo a boarding
house kept and controlled by these Italian
bunkers , and thcnca ars sent out to labor
unaer contracts mnde-jby the bankers or
padroncs , with employers. If their pay is
fixed ut $1.25 per day the padroncs take " 5
cjuts , besides they furnish a shanty in which
the men live while at work and have a man
in charge of that. The Italians uro
timid and suspicious , so it is impossible
for Americans to pet at them. Within the
past eight years they have almost entirely
sunplauted other races in the ranks of un
skilled labor in'New York city.
In one square mile in New York city there
are 2TO.OOO people 8,000 more than in nny
other square mile -on the .earth's surface.
These people speak a foreign language
( Italian ) , observe foreign customs nnd are
surrounded by a Chinese wall over which
they never come and over which no American
can go.
Mr. Lehlbach expressed the opinion that
the contract labor luwln its present form was
a farce.
Fort licnvenworth Notes.
FOIIT LEAVENWOKTU , Kus. , May 1.
[ Special to THE BEE. ] Five military pris
oners wore released from the United States
military prison today.
Captain More , First Lieutenant Brown ,
First Lieutenant Dudley and Second Lieu
tenant Hasbrouck , all of this post , have been
appointed ns the members of the garrison
court-martial to meet ntFort Lcavenworth in
a few days.
Captain Thomas Sharp. Soventeenlh infan
try , has been granted a leave of absence for
one month.
Captain D. F. Stiles , Tenth infantry , has
been ordered by General Morritt to proceed
lo Musfiogce , I. T. , ou public business.
Captain Henry P. Pujrino. Sixth cavalry ,
having been found fantupacituted for active
service , has been granted on indefinite leave
of absence.
Colonel J F. Wnde.FJfth cavalryslalloncd
at Fort Reno , I. T. , y ! tud friends ntFort
Leavenworth this woelc
First Lieutenant J , A. Drapery , Twenty-
third infunlry , has bean granted a leave of
absence for four months.
Second Lieutenant -Benjamin M. Putsell ,
signal corps , has boei > ordered to report to
the rellriug board , of winch General Merritt
is president.
Captain W. S. Schuj'lor , Fiflh cuvnlry. efFort
Fort Elliott , Tex. , wu4 the guest of Fort
Lcuvenworth officers yefctorday. -
Captain J , W. Powv-ll , Sixth infantry , uitd
Second Lieutenant J , S. Grisard , Thirteenth
iiifuntry , have been relieved from serving on
the court-martial appointed to meet ut Fort
Rlley.
Chaplain nnd Mrs. J.'B. MeClecry are visit
ing friends in Iho oast. They will be absent
four months.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles O. Bnrtlotl ,
First infantry , hus been granted a leuvo of
absence for two months.
General Morritt und staff leave for SI. Louis
Saturday.
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Sunford ,
Ninth cavalry ; Major A. F. Woodhul , uitidl-
cal department , und' Major Jucob Kline ,
Twenty-fourth infantry , huve been uppoiuUtd
by General Murritt u council of administra
tion.
Captain John B. Gardner , assistant surgeon ,
has been ordered to rejwrt to General Men-ill
for examination before a retiring bourd.
First Lieutenant 3 C. Vedder , Nineteoulh
Infantry , has Uud his leuvo of absence ux-
londcd one month.
Major Jacob Kline , commanding the infan
try , and Major ( JeorBC B buuford , command-
ing the cavalry , Inspected , all the troops at the
fort today
The regular practice on the target rungi !
will begin tomorrow. ,
J
ENDED IN COMPLETE FAIIURE ,
The Conference of Western Freight Men to
Form Through Tariffs.
JUST WHEEE THEY WERE BEFORE.
Iowa LincOIcct nnd Resolve to Con
test the Joint Rate Hill Passed
by the Last Legislature
Kgan'e Denial.
CHICAGO , May 1. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE. ] The conference of western
freight men on the formation of through
tariffs , changes in which wcro necessitated
by the Alton's reduction , ended today in
failure. Not a ihlng was proposed upon
which nn agreement was reached and the
week's conference has left matters exactly us
they were.
A meeting of the Iowa lines was held today ,
freight men nnd attorneys being rpprcscnU-d.
Plans for contesting Iho joint rate bill re-
centy passed by the Iowa legislature were
considered , but it was decided to let matters
take their course until a contest was made ,
when all lines would take the part of the de
fendant road. The long and short haul
clause of the interstate commerce act was dis
cussed and it was resolved that permission bo
asked to annul it where rail traffic came into
compelilion wilh lake traffic. The cause of
the resolution is Ihe low lariff made by Ihe
northern lines in conneclion with lake lines.
The central traffic lines have a problem on
their hands in deciding wheUier or not to re
duce the padcing house products rates.
Owing to the low basis between the Missouri
river uud Chicago nnd the four cenls reduc
tion mode by the Chicago & Ohio river traffic
association , lines , New-port News has an ud-
vanlage in rates of seven cenls und Baltimore
of four cents under the New York rate. This
has diverted all the export tr.ide from Boston
and New York and Ihe central traffic lines
see no way to avoid a reduclion to meet the
situation.
General Manager K im Denies.
CHICAGO , May 1. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEE. ] "The imagination of Iho St. Paul
reporter who wired the positive statement
that General Manager Egau of the Kansas
City read was to lake" the place on the Bur
lington resigned by General Manager Ripley ,
is to be envied , " said Mr. Egan today.
"There is not a word of truth in it. I huvo
not been offered the position and do not ex
pect to be. I am very well satisfied with the
Kansas City road and do not expect to leave
it. " No official announcements of uppoint-
menls will bo made by Ihe Burlington for
some time , but the universal opinion is that
the vacant places will be filled by Vice Presi
dent Harris of the Burlington & Northern
and General Manager Merritt of the Kansas'
City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs.
A Slash in Freicht Rates.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEK. ] The Eastern Minnesota
line made a sweeping slash in freight rates
from New York , Boston and Philadelphia
west this afternoon. It averages 1C cents on
nil classes. The rates are via. the Northern
steamship company lines nnd the Eastern
Minnesota. The first class rate from New
York to St. Paul is to be 55 cents , from Bos
ton 52 cenls and from Philadelphia 49 cculs ,
and the canal , lake and rail rate from New
York is fixed at U9 cents. The new schedule
goes Into effect-May- . - - . . .
- -far
Convention ofRallroad Commissioners
WASHINGTON , May 1. Pursuant to a reso
lution adopted at the convention of state
railroad commissioners last year , the commit
tee appointed at that meeting has issued n
call for a notional convention of railroad com
missioners , to be held in the office of the In
terstate commerce commission.
IOWA JVJKirS.
A Strike at. Stone City.
AXAJIOSA , la. , May 1. [ Sjwcial Telegram
to Tni ; B en. 1 Today about fifty employes of
the Gold Hill stone quarry at Stone City , four
miles west of here , owned by Brown and
Erickson , struck for $1.75 a day. It is feared
that unless their "demands arc conceded the
employes 4n the other quarries , at that place
to the number of several hundred , will also
go tiut , which would be a serious affair , as the
quarries have large contracts on their hands.
It may bo necessary to .secure the help of con
victs In the prison here to complete the con
tracts.
_
The Salvationists Defiant.
Dns MOINES , In. , May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] There was a large crowd
in the police court today when the Salvation
army was celled before the judge. They re
fused to plead guilty and demanded a trial ,
which will be held May 10. They propose to
dofv the city authorities , and they claim that
their religion justifies them in doing so.
Xo Trouble at Cedar Rapids.
CETUU RAPIDS , la. , May 1. There was no
trouble of any description in labor circles
here today , no attempt having been made to
inaugurate the eight hour day.
Forfelte.d the Guarantee.
Sioux CITT , la. , May 1. The Sioux City
committee that guaranteed $70,000 toward the
erection of a temple for the National Order of
Railway Conductors today withdrew the offer
bscuuse of the failure of the conductors to be
gin work by May 1 , as agreed.
Creston's Firemen Parade.
CKESTON , la. , May 1. [ Special Telegram
to Tnc BBC. ] The largest procession of fire
men ever in line in the city joined in the flre-
nion's purado today. It included , besides
eight companies of firemen , the city officials
and citizens in carriages , three bands and
numerous visiting firemen. The principal
streets were thronged with people. Speeches
were mads by Senator J. B. Harsh and Mayor
John Patterson
_
Made Good the Defalcation.
Bcoroitn , la. , May 1. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bnc. ] Seven years ago P.C.King ,
then county treasurer , was found to bo a de
faulter to the extent of ( 14,500. Ho was tried
for embezzlement and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary , but appealed , and
his case is still l > eforo the courts. Suit was
brought against his bondsmen , and they were
held liable for the amount of defalcation and
Interest , n total of $18,000. Yesterday they
deposited that sum hero and reimbursed the
county for its loss. King is living in Chicago.
An Elevator DeMroyed.
WiXTunor , Iu. , May 1. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The largo elevator owned by
II. Griswold , and the Illinois Central depot
at tills place were burned yesterday. Loss ,
$10,000 ; partly insured in the Commercial
Union and St. Paul German Insurance com
panies ,
to Death lly a Cow.
CEDA.IC lUriiiR , la. , M.ay 1. John Wrizcll ,
aged seventy-one , WOK dragged to death by a
cow in this dtv this morning.
A Bunk : In Trouble.
PuiUADCU'iiu , Pa. , May 1. A run began
on the Gloucester City National bank at
Gloucester , N. J.thls morning , and Just be
fore noon the bank closed up its doors and
announced u temporal ? mispenslon. The
Gloucester bank U closely connect * * ! with the
Bank of America of this city , which BUS-
ponded yesterday , and tUt' run wu caused by
its failure It is not thought that there will
be anv financial distress on ui-coimt of the
suss ision us th * Gloucett'T bank did not do
a very ft'c' tvc busings The pnwdciit re-
fubci to make an ; statement of the assets and
'f rjso.tr aivitnr.n.
A Plucky 'V * " an Keep * Her Insane
Hiislmni > m Rloody Deeds.
PiaixnEi.il , \ May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE B John JI. Relnmnnn , n
German farmer ' ng on the outskirts of
North Pluinflcld , ; 9 n murderous assault
upon hts wife anu-cnUdrcn Monday night. In
n fit of desiKJudoncy ho tried to cut his own
throat with a razor. "When his wife nt-
tempted to prevent him ho turned on her ,
seized her by the head , put it under his arm
and bent it back , seemingly with the inten
tion of decapitating her. The woman fell to
the floor in u swoon and the husband left
her.Relnmann then made n dash for
ono of his screaming children ,
but the heroic mother struggled with
him and after n desperate fight she succeeded
in having the child.
Early yesterday morning Rclnmann told
his wife that ho was going to kill John Wen
dell , his brother-in-liiw. He harnessed a
horse , put an axe and a spade in the wagon
and compelled the woman to accompany him ,
saving ho wanted her to attend the funeral.
When Wendell's house was reached Kcin
mann stopped at n lonely spot on the road ,
tied the horse to n tree and commanded his
wife to alight from the wagon. In the nick of
time two of the madman's brothers sprang
from n clump of bushes , overpowered him and
brought him back to the city , where ho was
locked up. Today the man was declared in
sane and committed to the insane asylum at
Nornstown.
Inadequate Dock Facilities.
[ CupurluU iSMbu James Gordon Itniiir(1.1 (
LONDON , May 1. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BEE. ] Ismay , man
aging director of the AVhitc Star steamship
line , has written n letter to the Mersey dock
board calling attention to the inadequacy of
the dock arrangements for steamers now
engaged in the Atlantld trade. While ap
proving the efforts made to reduce the bar at
the mouth of the river , ho thinks more atten
tion should bo paid to making the docks
available for vessels' using the port.
Ho points out that most of the recently con
structed docks intended for the largest ves
sels have narrower entrances and shallower
sills than those constructed twenty-five years
ago. Ismay also directs attention to the ef
forts made at London , Southampton and else
where to accommodate tho. largest tonnage
afloat. Even Manchester cannot prom
ise superior facilities , for which rea
sons particularly prompt action should be
taken by Liverpool to meet all possible con
tingencies. The exi > cnso can , ho says , bo
easily afforded out of the increased revenue ,
and If it is not incurred Liverpool will suffer
from decreased receipts.
Three Bullets Wasted.
MITCHELL , Ind , May 1. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Willira H. Guy , aged twenty-
two , had been refused iu marriage by the
daughter of John Murray , a farmer.iforwhom
he was working. Guy threatened violence to
the family and H. A. Miller , a neighbor , had
been stopping at Murray's house to protect it.
Last night Murray and Miller heard a shot
in the yard. They rushed out , but became
separated. Miller stumbled on to the body
of Guy under a tree end , becoming excited ,
fired three shots into his head. Later inves
tigation showed that Guy had first killed
himself with a pistol which he purchased
yesterday , and it was this shot \vhich called
out Miller and Murray , the former having
been shoot a man already dead.
The -Public Debt. Statement.
WASHINGTON , May L The public.debt
statement for the month ending April 80 :
Interest bearingdebt Principal , ? 707S02OS2 , ;
interest , ? fi,033,271 ; total , ? 303ST.5nr.3. Debt
on which interest has ceasoj since maturity
and'f interest , li7.i,7-i ( ; debt
bearing no interest , S7ifl,011lfli. ! Total debt
Principal , $ l , : . l , ( > : ! Se2 ! : ; interest , $15,202-
074 : total , $ l,59r , S42.2Ki. ( Total debt less
available cash items , ? l,031,4.rilliia ! ; net cash
in treasury , ? ; tjiO , ! ) : , ( > i'l ; debt less cash in
treasury May 1 , 1SK ! > . * I,01.V > 2,771 ( ) ; debt
less cash in treasury April 1 , IS'.M , 8,028,157.-
072 ; decrease of debt during the month ,
? 7X0,901 ( ! ; decrease of debt since June IK ) ,
ISMl , $01ViriSril ; total cash in the treasury
as shown by the treasurer's general account ,
{ G32,254,7bb.
Prohibition in Yankton.
YAN-KTON- . D. , May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Prohibition became
operative in South Dakota today , and in
Yankton the b/trweries , bottling works ,
wholesale houses" and saloons were all
promptly closed and there seems to be no dis
position to evade or defy the law. There was
revelry and hilarity among the beer-drinkers
last night , but there was no violence or vin-
dicaliveucss.
The Irrigation Commission.
HCIION , S. D. , May 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The United States irri
gation commission went to Hitchcock this
afternoon -examine the artesian well there
used to operate a largo mill and irrigate a
farm of 100 acres. From there they go to
Jamestown to organize field agents for North
Dakota , returning here in ten days. Colonel
Nettloton believes the investigations hero
gives the commission the key to their work
throughout the artesian basin and regards
the disclosures as very important. Prof.
Hay , chief field geologist , Mnjor Coffin , state
engineer of irrigation , and 1) . S. McCaslin ,
u prominent geologist , visited Wessington
Hills , twenty miles southwest of here , with a
view to ascertaining the strata yielding the
artesian supply. They discovered a large
bed of reck suitable for making u fine quality
of hydraulic cement. Samples wore secured
and will be sent to Washington with a full
report of the find , which Prof. Hay regards
us very valuable. The discovery creates t > oino
excitement hero and samples will be t > cnt to
experts for examination.
Suits for Heavy Damages.
CHICAOO , May 1. l-'rauk C. Noble , owner
of the stallion Alcryon has sued the National
Trotting association and Phillip J. Johnson
for $25,000 and the Standard stock farm for
the same amount. The suit grew out of
Noble's suspension on account of the noted
NelsonAJeryon race last year.
Corrlfjau Buys Helter Skelter.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , May 1. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] Nult Young hold his brown filly ,
Helter Skelter , today to Ed Corrigan of Kan
sas City for $5,000. Holler Skelter is a three-
year-old by Pell Mell , dum imp. Encore.
Five Cents oil the Dollar.
NEW YOHK , May 1. A bottleraent among
the creditors of Henry S. Ivcs k , Co. for fi
cents on the dollar is about to be consum
mated , UO IK.T cent of the creditors having
signed such an agreement.
Released the Berlin's Cargo.
NEW YoitK , May 1. The secretary of the
treasury has ordered the release of the cargo
of the steamship City of Berlin seized by the
custom house authorities for failure to enter.
Nebraska City's Kail Club.
NEDKA&KA Cur , Nob. , May 1. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bun. ] A baseball club
was organised last night and officers olcctod.
The club will not join the stuto league , but
with other towns of the neighborhood will
form uu iuduiKiiideul circuit.
llrcuk Jail.
CENTIIAL CITV , Nub. , May I. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BBB. ] Lilley and Smith ,
the two alleged burglars recently brought
from Omulm and committed for breaking into
M'Kiu ley'b iJoth ng store , broke Jail today
durlntrthp absence of thu sheriff and dcpu
ties. They bourdfd the cast bound flyer Lf.
forts uro being made to recapture them ,
A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION
The Workmen of Two Hemispheres Cclebralo
Without Disorder.
A QEEAT PBOOESSION IN CHICAGO ,
Everything I 8p Off Without Trou
ble Paokins Hiiuxe Mm Stay la
Rain Prevent * a Turnout
Iu New York.
CHICAGO , Mar 1. [ Special Telegram 1o
THE BEE. ] The anxiously nwiiltod 1st of
May has passed by in Chicago mil the
gloomy prognostications of some sensational
iwoplo have , happily , not been verified These
people and some sensational newspapers hud
been asserting that 100,000 worUingmi'ii
would go on n strike today and that there
was every prospect of riot and bloodshed.
On the contrary , very few additions to the
numbers of the strikers were made and be
yond u few inconsequential rows caused by
liquor , there was not the slightest indication
of riotiug. The worklngim-n had their grand
parade and their mass meeting on the lake
front and tticn dispersed , ' all in a cheerful
mood. Business throughout the city was
practically susjwnded.
DSofarostho industries employing organ
ized labor were concerned the day might
have boon Sunday. The greater portion of
the workers were all in the streets , either as
paraders or ns sjKJCtators. From the docks
and railroad shops and foundries and shoe
factories and iron works and half finished
buildings and all the classes of organized
labor , came delegations to the constantly
swelling throng. Many of the great indus
trial establishments , such as the shops
of the Illinois Central railroad , hud
shut down last night , to remain closed
till Monday. The thousands of workers from
these workshops filled the streets today.
Some of them bore the stains and grime of
toil on their clothing and persons , but the
great majority were in holiday attire.
It was labors' world holiday , and the work
ers were according it strict observance. The
day was bright and u bracing northwest wind
hod just enough of a frosty fiavor to induce
activity. The demonstration by organized
labor in favor of the eight-hour day was a
tremendous success. It was tremendous iii
point of the number of men who participated ,
the vastncss of the aggregate industries
represented and the multitude who endorsed
the movement without actually taking part in
the parade.
More than seventy-five thousand men ac
cepted the invitation of the American Con
federation of Labor to make Mav 1 a day of
sj > eeial observance ou which to indicate to the
world the desire of wage-workers for the
eight hour day. Fully thirty thousand wcro
in the line of march and more than twice that
number lined both sides of the route of the
parade throughout its entire length , and with
word and cheer approved the sentiments
avowed by the paraders. With the single ex
ception of the btockyard division every de
tail of the demonstration was curried out
as planned and the result justified the
predictions of the promoters of the
affair. The strength expected from the stock
yards did not materialize. Instead of 10,000
men , us anticipated , less than 2,000 'appeared
in line. The coopcra , t.omo of the other lines
of eroployiilcnt and the N. K. Fairbanks' &
Co. force coupriboQ the stock yards contin
gent. The renunciation of the prospective
general strike at the pucldng house eoinjK-liod
the men to forego their intention to take part
in the parade , but in every other respect the
demonstration was all that could be wished
for.
for.It
It was an orderly , pood-naturcd crowd and
on orderly parade The marching line was
about four miles loiijr. It occupied two hours
in passing u given point.
The carpci.ters. who hud been placed by the
American Federation of Labor in the van of
the eight hour deinonstration , led the parade.
They hud about six thousand men , including
three assemblies of the Knignts of Labor.
Thev were followed by . ' 1,000 stonemasons and
bricklayers. Then came delegations from tha
unions of the printers , metal workers and
moldcrs. These wore followed by a do/en
German turner societies , forming the second
division. Next marched the furniture work
ers , the cabinet makers , carriage and wagon
builders , cigurmukers , cloakinukcrs , boilermakers -
makers , rattan workers and hurncssmukers.
Many of the trades escorted in their ranks
gaudildocorutod floats on which were real *
istic represontiitloiiit of the inombt-rs of the
craft pursuing their doily occupation. There
were bricklayers building a miniature house ,
boiler makers pounding with a frightful noise ,
coopers working on huge casks , cnn > ciilers
stone cutters and many .similar exhibitions.
One of the features of the procession was
the enormous number of banners and mottoes
carried. Among the mottoes were the fol
lowing :
"Arbitration is Our Motto. Down with
Monopoly. "
' No Carpenters , No Houses. "
"Eight Hours and Arbitration is n Just
Demand. "
"Wo Live by Labor , not by War. "
"AVhen Arbitration Is Compulsory Strikes
will Cease. "
"Child Labor Should not be on the Bencher
or in the shop , but iu the School. "
"Eight Hours for Work , Eight Hours fop
Sleep ujd Eight Hours to do What wo Will. "
The line otnmroh was crowded with people
ple , who cheered thu paruders and the mot
toes. After parading through some of the
principal streets of the west side they
marched over to the south side and to Luke
Front park , where they listened to addresses
from several stun ds.
Mnfctcr Carpenters Stubborn.
CHICAGO , May J. Although the formal set
tlement of the carpenters' strike will un
doubtedly be made in a few days the old
Master Carpenters' association has not yet
and probably will not Join in the arbitration.
The association was invited lust night by the
arbitrators , Judges Tuley , Drlggs and Mo-
Conncll to scud a committee to the confer
ence ) tomorrow and embrace the opportunity
for u general settlement President Goldie
of the UBftoelutloti was uskod if ho would ap-
jKilut such H committee and said : "I think
not. I will , of course , abide by the instruc
tions of the board , but ] Imvo no reason to believe -
lieve that thi-re will bo any change in them.
The association bn- . resolved nut to arbitrate , "
Secretary John of the Builders' exchange ,
was oven inure oniptiutlo than Mr Goldie.
"Tho master carpenters do not back down , "
said he. Whtni they say they will not arbi
trate they stick by it. Them will In1 no com
mittee of the 'old iKisso * ' at the conference. "
Stockyard * Men Remain at "Work.
CHICAGO , May 1.Sjicclul [ .Toll-gram to ,
Tnc BCK.J In accordance with the action of
the packing house luliorom' union lust night
deciding not to strike ut the present time tUo
mujoritj of the iwn employed in the bUx'k-
yurds remained ut work today. Tnt-rc IUTO *
as yesterday , a few ulrlkra of small gangs ,
but none of utiy inoiwnt. Two luiyr houses
closed to allow tli lr men to take purt in the
parade. A sinull number of men from the
other houses quit work to join the man hers.
Some ft.'ars ur > - cxjire i > oU that tin sc miu may
Iw dischurgod by their employers tomorrow ,
but there i-j apparently no good fonidu'ion ,
for the .statement uiui the labor leudi j-s do noU
think thu pupir * > Mould caru to pmipltulu
trouble by t > ucb u move at pixwcnl.
At Ijonltvllle.
LorisiviLLr. MnIu UieMay day parada
U > duy the number of workiiigmuii in line was
placed ut from flve to seven thousand Tha
weather wa fine uu J there was a large trn
out of worklnpineii's fumiHc * tnuVl'ig the
numbers uskcmblcd ut Nutlouul purl : f.r the
excr-ises o\er tu thousand \ \ hf-u the j I'D-
c'-sslou arrived - ' "
at the poi-u tt was rawtrn