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V I * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. i NINETEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MAY 3 , 1890. NUMBER 313. * AS .STRIKES IN CHICAGO , Thousands of Planing Mill and Factory Employes Out for Eight Hours. MANY MOKE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW. Keel ( UK In the Itnnkn of Labor Kv'cry whcro Noii-Unlon Men Joining the Strikers at Loulnvlllc. CIIICACO , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnc. ] The hopes engendered by the peaceful passage of labors' holiday without rumors of any trouble to come were rudely shattered today. The strike fever it would seem was aggravated by the May day demon stration , for today it broke out .with alarming force , nnd as a re- 'suit , a vast body of men of various trades have struck , some for an eight hour day nnd some for more wages. The strikes for the most part come'In totally un expected quarters and employers generally are nt sea ns to what to look for next. Thousands of union laborers went to the different shops in the city this morning with their dinner palls , entered the works and formally demanded frofn their employers that the eight-hour day should bo observed. The demands of the toilers were refused nnd at present the moldcrs in the different worlcs nnd the , . .planing mill men nro out on a stj-iko nnd the " 'oiher laborers employed at the works nnd mills have also been compelled to join 'the ranks of the dissatisfied men. In b I nearly all the shops . along the Black road the molders and laborers demanded the eight-hour day mid were re fused mid are now out and the planing mill .men in nil the mills In the city , being treated In the same way in the southwestern part of the city , also quit mid the number of men who 'refused to go to work in Chicago as nearly as 'can bo estimated is not far from 20,000. The Black road in the vicinity of McCor- rillck's reaper works had much the same ap pearance today as it had four years ago. None but strikers could bo seen , and they had en tire possession. Every man , boy and girl rcmploycd in the nmllahlo iron works at ' .Twenty-sixth and Rockwell streets are out. The total number of employes is 1,200. No particular reason was assigned by the . men for quitting work. A committee of workmen was appointed lost night , to wait upon the officials , but they seemed disiai- vpllncd to go before their"employers. VPrcsldent Ilnlloy called the strikers about ' .him and upbraided them for going out with out notice ami told them that when they found out what they wanted to let him know i their demands. The men seemed not to know wtmt to say in reply. The chnlrniun of the .molders' commllto says they want 8 hours 'n day's work , 15 cents advance In wages , and ' 60 per cent extra for over time. At the great McConnick reaper works about fifty moldet-s went out , but the work was progressing as usual. A'largo projioi'tlou of the employes of the foundries of Barnuni & Richards , of the Ajivr forgo company and of the Chicago car wheel company went out and those concerns are .closed. As elsewhere no formal demand was made on-tho employers. At the Wells-French car company's shops every ono of the 1,000 em ployes wont out ajjd the shops were closed. The blacksmiths were the only ones who made known their demand , which was for eight hours ns a day's work. At F. E. Roberts' foundry it was said the men seemed anxious for either a strike or n - . . vacation , so the works have been shut down till next ; Monday to accommodate them and make repairs. Tno entire force of employes of N. 1C. .Fair- lihnks it Co. , soaps and lard , will go out Mon day. Coopers to the number of eighty struck tills morning. This was a surpries , ns the men employed by Fairbanks are receiving better wages than those paid elsewhere. They want eight hours' work and nine hours' my. About six hundred men will strike. Tbe coopers are In earnest In their demand for eight hours , and In all portions of the city men are quitting work on the refusal of em ployers to surrender. In the northwestern districts of the city there is not one cooper working. From three to four thousand sash , door and blind men walked out of the various factories In the southwest .lumber district this morning. Their action 'was apparently without warning. The men came to their places ns usual this morning and with a few exceptions proceeded to work when the whistles blew. An hour or so later . /.they threw down their tools and quietly walked out , giving no explanation. The report is current tonight that nearly all the planing mill men in the city will quit tomorrow. It was also said that all the wood workers were restless and might Join the strike at any moment. Everything remained quiet notwithstand ing the largo number of idle men and the po lice say they do not anticipate any disturb ance. Four hundred men In Denman's furniture factory and 700 in the Chicago Cottage organ factory struck thU afternoon for eight hours. Several thousand lumber shovors In the lum ber district along the Black road are dissatis fied and u strike is anticipated among them , Arbitration Commit too. CIIICAOO , May 2. The arbitration commit tee having under consideration the differ ences between the Journeymen carpen ters and the Builders and Traders' associa tion , adjourned shortly 1 o'clock today without having reached any definite conclu sion. The only points at issue now are the employing capacity of the new Bosses' association and the manner in which the old Bosses' association shall bo treated by union men lu case the strike Is declared off. Carpenters Piiii.Aiii.rnu : , May 2. There was rejoic ing among the carpenters nt strike head quarters this morning when It was an nounced that the bricklayers had como to their old by ordering- that no bricklayers should work for bosses who have not coin- idled with the demands of the carpenters. , Thls will help the strikers in winning their sr \ light , as fifty-eight out of ! ! 00 master carpen ters In the city have already conceded the ad vance , i Did Not Materialize. MIMVAVKKE , Wls. , May 2. The strike of the carpenters , which It was thought might occur today , did not nmtorln'.Uo and the chaiigo from the ctcn-hour to the eight-hour system was effected without nuy excitement whatever. There will still bo some uncer tainty , however , until after the mass meeting of the unions to bo held Saturday. At that meeting the carpenters nro to report all con tractors who have failed to comply with the demands of their men and the employes of such lion-complying bosses will bo directed to strike Monday. Non-Union Men Join the Strikers. LOVISVIU.H , ICy. , May 2 , Of 1,303 Journey , men carpenters in this city , between nine hundred and one thousand struck today for eight bom's and 2 , * * cents an hour as the mini mum wages. The non-union men are fast lolulDg the strikers mid by tomorrow but n handful will bout work. One big contractor only bigned the arbitration committee's agreement and the Builders' and Traders' ex change so far has Ignored the movement. At Detroit. DKTIIOIT , Mich , May 2. The strike situa tion hero Is practically unchanged today although it is rumored that several more con tractors have acceded to the demands of the men It was ascertained that an agreement had been nuuU < between the strikers und tlio machinery workers of the Builders' exchange thut the latter should boycott ull products of ivood cuturlug Into the building which are produced by non-union labor. The strikers' committee say the boycott will bo declared as soon as the agreement Is signed. At lioston. BOITOX , Mass. , May 2 , The strike of the carpenters Is proceeding in a peaceful nnd quiet manner. STATISTICS OX HYIHIOVHOIIH. The Pasteur Institute Insuc.s n Report CovcrliiK Vivo Yen PH. [ Copj/r//i / ( / ( ison l > n Jamt * Otmliin Ilcnnctt. ' ] PAIU : < , May 2. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tun Br.c. ] The Lastcur Institute hits just published its complete statistics re garding hydrophobia and the results of the Pasteur treatment during the five years which have elapsed since the method was first applied to human subjects. It was the Oth of July , 1SS5 , that little Joseph Mclstcr was brought to Paris by his heart-broken mother from his homo In Alsace. The boy had been BO cruelly bitten the day before by n mad dog that ho could scarcely walk and his llfo was despaired of. Up to that time Pasteur hud never dared experiment upon man or woman with the terrible virus which , in an attenuated form , had time nnd again succeeded with animals. The boy lived and went back to Alsnno strong and well , nnd is today as sturdy n lad ns ono could wish to see. Since then the Pasteur method has gone round ' the world and Is every year saving thousand's of lives in both hemi spheres. Between January 1 , 1SSC , rind December 31 , 1SS9 , not less than 7,803 , persons hove been bitten by mad dogs and treated nt the Pasteur institute. Of these fifty-thrco died. In striking contrast to this small fraction is the percentage of deaths among persons bitten by mad dogs and not treated by the Pasteur method. Physicians are unanimous In plac ing this percentage at 15-00. In other words , of 7,81)3 ) persons nctunlly treated 1203 would but for this great discovery have died. Pasteur can therefore have the satisfaction of knowing that more than 1,200 lives have been saved by his institute alone during the past five years. It appears , furthermore , that of all depart ments of Franco it is that of the Seine which Is most subject to hydrophobia. This is accounted for by the immense num ber of dogs which roam about Paris and its environs. As a remedy for this state of affairs rigorous measures are urged and enforced by the police regarding stray dogs and dogs known to have been bitten by mad dogs. Another point demonstrated with the statistics is that it is not in summer , as is generally supposed , that hydrophobia is most to bo feared , but iu 'the spring from Feb ruary to May. AKI-CCS to Arbitrate. f&W by James Gordon Jiemidl.l Lisr.ox , May 2. [ New York Herald Coble Special to Tin : Bun. ] The Portuguese minister for foreign affairs has replied to Dr. G. P. Loring , the United States minister here , accepting the principle of arbitration prepared by the United States secretary of state. Ho suggests that -question ns to whether the Delagoa railway is or is not ono for international arbitration shall bo referred to some Impartial , friendly nation. It further puts forward that if it bo decided in the af firmative the same arbitrator might decide on the terms and basis of settlement. In case of the arbitrator deciding negatively the ar bitration would bo between the Portuguese government and the Delagoa railway com- " pany' r KXCl TJS.TAB.Ya1 JX ll'llEA T. Heavy Tradln-j in That Cereal and 'Wild Fluctuations in Prices. CHICAGO , May 2. Reports of rain through out the northwest were among the causes of a weaker opening in wheat this morning. The July option started in at a very wide range , it being quoted nt from OOc to Ole. It soon became settled and sales were made at OOVj'o and then up to OOJfc , which was the price at the end of the first fifteen minutes. At H o'clock the excitement con tinued and a heavy trade was done in that cereal. May was offered at Mo early , but found no takers , and later was quoted at 03e. It eased off to SU'.i'e and then was quoted at Me again. Tlio close on July wheat was OO'c , but on the curb the prieo went up to 91 j o. SIGXEI > T3IE SAXTOX KU lt. Tlio Mcnmiro Finally Mutilated HufU- ciently to Obtain Hill's Signature. AUIAXV , N. Y. , May 2. Governor Hill to day approved the ballot reform bill. In his message accompanying it he says in part : "I have steadily opposed every effort to impose unnecessary and impracticable restrictions upon our election system , which were not adopted , to our free institutions or which would ren der our elections enormously expensive nnd vexatious. It is to be regretted , however , that such endeavors have only been partially successful. In the interest of honorable com promise of divers opinions and with nslncere desire to agree upon a bill which should ac complish something towards the purifications of our elections , even though It snail not bo wholly satisfactory , I have felt constrained to yield to my views ns toe several provision which .1 must still deem Imperfect. I am not disposed , however , to haggle about mere words or useless technicalities. During all the controversy of the psist three years I have invariably insisted upon the right of an elector to prepare his own ballot at homo and bring it with him to the polls and vote it , nnd so long as this bill docs not materially In fringe upon that right I am content. " FATAL MIGUT OF ItlTTLE GlllLS. A Teii-Yoni-Old Dies from Injur ies Inflicted hy a Clntisiiinto. Nr.\v Youic , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] Annie Errenstolu , a ten-year-old school girl , died at Gouvcrncur hospital lust evening from the result of injuries indicted by Tilllo Brown , a classmate of her own ago , Annie's mother sent the child out for sbmo milk a week ago Sunday , She re turned without the milk and crying. She said that several girls living in the neighbor hood had met her on the street , and thut after taking her milk away from her ono of them had knocked her down and beaten her. De tectives learned that Tilllo Brown was the girl with whom Annie had the fight. Tilllo lls'es with her grandmother next door to the Errenstelns. and for some tlmo there hud been bad feeling between the girls. They attended the publlu school together and had had sever al llerco ilstle encounters. On the Sunday in question the two girls met as Annie was on her way homo and hostilities were resumed , When the inelco ended Tilllo had decidedly the better of it. Keceiitlou to Stanley. LONDON' , May 2. The Uinln relief commit tee gave a reception in honor of Stanley. The prince of Wales presided. Among the guests were many members of the royalty and other distinguished porbons. Stanley defined the route across Africa which ho had selected. Ho paid a lilKh tribute' to the devotion and counigo of his associates. Tlio prince of Wales proposed a vote of thanks to Stanley which was adopted by acclamation. StockholdersT" la. , Muy3. in the United States district court today Judgments were entered against the stockholders of the defunct Com mercial National bank for amounts equal to the stock they held , being an assessment of 100 inn- cent -for which the stockholders uro liable. Some of the stockholders voluntarily paid tills assessment , among others being the children of H. L. Stout , who settled today uud their cases wcro dismissed. TIED UP IN A CONFERENCE , Considerable Trouble Expected Over the Pension Legislation , WARDEPAETMENT SOANDAL FEARED Wnlkcr Illnlnc's Successor Sonatof IMiiinb nnd Irrigation Idaho ami * AVyoinlnjj Stntc- liood Prospcotn. WASHINGTON BtntniuTni : OMAHA BEE ) ftlii FOUIITKI Siiinr.T , > * WASHINGTON' . D. C. , May 2.1 Pension legislation Is to bo tied up in a conference committee nnd n deal of trouble is expected before nn adjustment can bo reached. Senator Davis , chairman of the committee on pensions , was in the senate this morning for the llrst tlmo in a week , having been homo for n little rest. The Morrlll bill , which had passed the house during his ab sence , wns'brought into the senate as about the llrst pleco of business after ho entered the chamber. The house had amended the scnato bill by what is practically the substi tution of another bill. Senator Davis moved that the senate non-concur In tkojuucndincnt mult Mais no DI. . go oaCiO o toe comm.Utc. A conference committee will bo asked. Sena tor Davis said to the correspondent of Tnu BEI : that the committee would probably de vote n great deal of time to discussion before an agreement could be arrived at. "Tho sen ate , " said ho , "is very strongly in favor of the bill it had passed. An amendment sub stantially thcj same ns the ono the house adoptedwas defeated by n strong vote in the senate. I have not carefully examined the Morrlll bill , owing to my absence , nnd any thing that I could say as to our probable ac tion would bo premature. It is likely that concessions will have to bo made on both sides before auy pension legislation can bo enacted. " Senator Sawyer , a member of the pension committee , was asked what the senate would do with the house amendment and said ho did nut think it would agrco to it. It would , however , be discussed at length by a confer ence committee. It has been suggested that the only possible compromise to which the senate will agree is the modifi cation of the two bills which combines the 513 a month pension , which was in the scnato bill , with a service clause. Should this com bined bill bo passed the draft on the treasury to meet it would bo increased by about $12- 000,000 over the amount which would meet the bill passed by the senate. The scnato pension committee will consider the house bill at its first mcctingand ns mem bers of the conference committee , Senator Davis , the chairman ; Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin nnd Senator Turpio 'of Indiana have been suggested as the most probable. A SCANDAL THUUATEN'KD. A scandal is threatened at the war depart ment in connection with the nomination oT officers for brevet rank for gallantry in In- dlnu lighting. As W.is * stated in these dis patches a few days ago , ISO names have been submitted to the secretary of war , of which twenty-two nro represented to have been recommended by the late General Crook. But there is no record of Crook having ever recommended anybody , although most of the hard Indian fighting has been douo under his command and many of his subordinate officers are entitled to the honor. If he had lived ho would doubtless have shown his appreciation of their services , but among his papers no record can bo found and there is nothing on file ut the war department.ejccept a list pre pared by a member of his start containing the names of the men it is believed no would have recommended had the bill passed before his death nnd had ho boon invited to do so. The accuracy of this list Is questioned and the officers involved are attempting to use their influence with the secretary of war to secure the rccogn.ilon of others. It fortunately happens that another member of Crook's staff , who was In his closest confidence for many years , bus kept a dlnry in which are recorded the opinions the general expressed from tlmo to time regarding the men of htn command. This diary contains a dully record of most of his campaign , and the secretary of war having heard of it has asked the privilege of examining its pages. The nominations under the new law are therefore likely to bo postponed for some time , until it can bo de termined who Is entitled to the honor of a brevet rank and who is not. WAI.KKII IILAIXE'8 SUCCCSSOK. It is almost certain that Secretary Blalno has agreed upon n man for the place loft vacant by the death of the late Walker Blalno. The only thing preventing an Im- njedlato appointment is the difficulty in find ing a man to fill the place which will bo vacated by the appointee , as ho intends to take an official from the state department. The man chosen is said to bo John B. Moore , the present third assistant secretary of state. Mr. Moore has had n rather rc- markablo official experience. Early in Mr. Bayard's term ns secretary of stuto ho gave some attention and study to international law and looked aroudd for some ono well versed In It. Ills observations led him to think of Mr. Moore , who wsis then a young lawyer In Wilmington , Del. Ho was only about thirty-five years old , but had traveled a great deal and had made International law a specialty. But there was no place for him at that time and ho refused positively to take a civil service examination am ) enter into com petition for n placo. Secretary Bayard thought for a long while mid finally obtained n series of questions from the civil service commission and sent them to Mr. Moore. Ho wrote out the answers nnd returned them to the secretary , who sent them to the civil service commlhslon. They were so good that the commission gave him a grade of over ! ' . " > per cent and placed him high on the eligible list. Soon niter a vacancy occurred nnd Mr. Moore was appointed through the course of law. Ho served through several grades of clerkship and finally when the third assistant secretaryship became vacant Air. Bayard appointed him to that place. When Secretary Blalno came in ho found in Mi * . Moore ono of the most valua ble men In the department. An Intimacy grew up between the t o and It Is said Air. Blalno has had Ills mind made up to the ap pointment for n long while , but cannot carry out his plans because ho Is unable to find iinv ono ut this time to satisfactorily fill the posi tion of third assistant secretary of stuto. AllIII LAX ! ) IKUlnATION' . Senator Plumb appears to have secured control of the irrigation business. Ho has defeated the plans of Major Powell of the geological survey nnd has provided for the carrying on of the work under the depart ment of agriculture. It Is announced -that Klchurd.l. Hlnton has been appointed su perintendent of Irrigation under the secre tary of agriculture and will spend f0XX ( ) in experimenting on artesian wells between now and July 1 next. In IS-sS a law was passed authorizing n sur vey ami investigation of the arid region of the west , which covers an area of liOO,000 ! square miles , with a view to reclaiming It by Irrigation. The work was ordered done by the geological survey mid the first report has Just been Issued by Major Powell , who declares that at least 150,000 squares miles , an area one-half us largo u * the cultivated portion of the United States , may bo reclaimed , by which t'.s ' .OOO.OOO may be added to the wealth of the nation , Maps have been made delineating the logographl- ml features of the country , the areas of alt drainage b.islns , the courses of streams , the situation of lakes , springs nnd other bodies of water , the positions of possible reborvolr sites , the location of dams mid canal lines and the attitude , position and general character of all irrlguble lands , The hydraulic- and en gineer work consisted of the measurement Of rainfalls and the study of general meteorology elegy , measurement of river ( low , evaporation and the matter carried lu buspcusiou by the water uud the determination of the cost of con structing dams , ditches , cnnals nnd reser voirs. Bills wcro Introduced to carry out Powell's plans nnd spcelnl committees were appointed to consider them , when Senator Plumb stepped in and through his Influence ns n ntember of the committee on appropria tions knocks the whole scheme in the head nnd transfers the work to the department of agriculture , where it is to bo conducted un der the direction of his old friend Hlnton. who has been nn enthusiast on this subject for several years. Plumb's motive is to pun ish Powell , against whom ho has cherished n grudge for several years. Hinton's scheme Is to abandon the reser voir system ns too expensive and to nso artesian wells for the supply of special lo calities at the expense of the government and It Is proposed to appropriate )7Ii,000 ) for the purpose next year. The work Is to bo begun In western Kansas and South Dakota nnd the men nro already in the field boring experi mental wells , IDAHO AXD "I expect the Idaho nnd Wyoming bills will pass the senate without any long dcbato and that within three or fouY days these territor ies will ho admitted into the union , " said Senator Plntt , the chairman of the commit tee on territories , to Tun Br.n corresponden today. "Tho bill will come up in advance of the discussion of the silver question , which Is made the unfinished business for Wednes day. Wyoming will come first nnd the bill will probably pass on Monday , nnd Idaho will follow the next day. The two bills make no provision for the continuation In ofllco of Delegates Curcy nnd Duoo after the admis sion of the states , and until the elections nro heldl n those now states they will bo without representatives. " Delegate Dubois of Idaho said today : "Yes , I shall bo legislated out of office ns soon as the president shall have signed the bill admitting Idaho. An unusual condition exists. As the territo ries have adopted oonbtltutlons , nil that is necessary to make thorn full Hedged states is the passage of the aet nnd its approval. I don't ' expect to bo a delegate from Idaho more than fifteen days longer at the outside. Pro vision is made In the bill that the state oftl- ccrs shall hold office -tin til another election can bo held. The same Is true of the county officers. I don't know whether concrcss has authority by resolution to continue Mr. Carey nnd myself as delegates from the states. There j are some matters that will need the attention of some one , and perhaps wo could bo retained by a joint resolution. I am not up on that point , however. " Senator Platt and others say that the two now states will have to ibo unrepresented in congress until after the election , provision for which is made after ninety days. It is common talk , atleastamongtho friends of Mr. Dubois , that ho will bo the most avail able man for senatorial honors from the new state of Idaho , .Mr. Dutfojs is modest , however - over , nnd says that he Is Uot figuring on the promotion. The bill for the admission of Wyoming will bo amended by a clauiio which will prevent the government from iu' any way jeopardizing is jurisdiction over the national park , which lies within the boundaries of the prooosed now state of Wyoming. AHJIY OFHCEUS' .1IAIHTS. The secretary of War is beginning to receive some interesting information in response to an order issued by him a few weeks ago call ing uponthocommandingoQiccrsof regiments to furnish the department with a repot t as to the special qualihcationij'of their subordinate ofllcers , the accomplishments they have acquired outsldo the1 Hue of their reg ular duty and the special lines of study they have pursued , The object of this order was to have ctn file at the department information ns to the fitness of ofliccrs for special service , for which details nro fre quently required , so that the selections maybe bo made for other reasons than political in fluence and personal. favoritism. Fowreports have yet baen received tun thp far west , ns there has scarcely boon Jimo for the officers to obtain the necessary information , but from some of the Atlantic Stations there have come valuable records which as a whole are very creditable to the officers , showing as they do that nearly every man is pursuing some line of study in his idle hours. Electricity ap pears to bo the favorite subject of investiga tion. A petition was today presented in the house from BfiOO farmers , representing sixty-five localities in South Dakota , in favor of the sub-treasury bill. Secretary Husk has written to Representa tive Pickler that the iirstlnstnllment of seeds which it is proposed to distribute among the farmers' alliances of South Dakota have been forwarded to Aurora and BenHommo coun ties. The ngricultur.il department .sends these in bulk to the county alliances , which undertake to distribute them fairly and in accordance with the needs of the farmers. ' Pr.nnr S. HEATH. THE CUttltKSCr. AVindom Shows Tluil tlio Government Does Not Favor Contraction. WASHINGTON' , May Secretary Windom has written n letter In reply to nn article In a financial newspaper on the general subject of the currency , in which ho refutes the as sertion that the administration favors the contraction of the currency. Ho gives figures in regard to the circulation nnd the treasury holdings on May 1 , nndmakes a comparison with the estimated circulation of tlio princi pal countries of Europo. ' According to these figures , nnd estimating the present popula tion of the United States nt 01- 000,000 , the amount of metallic ami paper money in the United States not including any portion of the amount held by the treasury Is $22.3 < J per capita , or more than in any of the leading countries of Eu rope , with the exception of Franco , iu which the circulation is estimated nt $57. 0 per capita. "In regard to the money supposed to bo hoarded in the United States treasury , " the secretary says , "aside from the fund de posited in the treasury 'by the national banks for the redemption of notes and the balances on deposit by disbursing officers , the only re serve which Is keut by the treasury is5100 , - ooo.ooo in gold for the redemption of legal tender notes. The so-called surplus can boused under the present law only In the redemption of the bonded debt of the United States , which Is being done as rapidly as the bonds can bo judiciously purchased. "Tho surplus on tha 1st lust. , exclusive of fractional silver coin , amounted to only S.'i'i.WiO.O1. ; ) , of which 6liHS,60a | , Is on deposit In the national banks performing the duty of n circulating medium. It is the policy nnd purpose of the de partment to withdraw n largo portion of this deposit and invest It In United States bonds as rapidly as jt can bo done without danger to decreasing the actual circulation. "I have already rcco'nmended In my an nual report an Increase ) of the currency amounting to about p50,000,000 per annum. It should bo evident , therefore , thut this letter - tor Is not Intended to express any opinion as ta the sufficiency of oar currency , but only to correct certain statements us to its quan tity. " Quito n Clianuj ) in YAXKTO.X , S. D. , May ' . ' . [ Special Telegram - gram to THE BKi : . ] Ohlmun , of the linn of Adlcr & , Ohlman , 'wine ' nnd liquor mer chants , driven out of Business hero by pro hthitlon , will bo the president of n bank that will commence business In Yankton July 1 with a paid up capital of § 100,000. Indians CHRYCXNE , Wyo. , May : . ' . -Special ( Tele gram to THE BEE.- ] The Ninth cavalry , sta tioned at Fort MeKlmioy , bos been ordered to be ready to take the Hold. The general rcstlcbsncb.s of the Indian ! ) in Montana Is the cuuso of the issuance- the order , Government for Oklahoma. WASIIIXOTO.V , Mayp. The" president this afternoon approved the bill providing for the establishment of temporary government in the territory of Oklahoma. Houd OlI'erlngH. WASHINGTON , May -Special [ Telegram to TUB BcB.-Bonds offered ; KJI.OUO at COPYRIGHT BILL DEFEATED , The House Downs the Measure By a Largo Majority , CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE BILL. After n" IIOHK Debate tlio Senate AiloptH It with Several Amend ments Seventeen Private Pen sion Bills Passed. WASHINGTON , May 2. A resolution was adopted setting apart Saturday , Juno II , for the delivery of eulogies on the late Samuel J. Itandall of Pennsylvania. The house then resumed consideration of the copyright bill. The bill was discussed all the afternoon and some amendments wcro adopted. A vote was finally taken on en grossment nnd the third reading.of the bill was defeated yeas , 03 j nays , HH ) . Yeas Messrs. Adams , Allen of Michigan , Andrews , Arnold , Baker , Banks , Bartlnc , Buyue. Beldeii , Boatner , Boothman , Bon- telle , Burton. Butterworth , Bynum , Cnld- well , Carlisle , Carter , Caruth , Chcudlc , Clancy , Clark of Alabama , Cogswell , Coleman - man , Comstock , Cothrnn , Covert , Craig , Cul- bortsou of Pennsylvania , Cutchcon. Dalzcll , Dargan , Dlngloy , Duuncll , Dunphv. Far- tiuuhar , Fitch , Flower , Urcenhalge , Harmcr Hltt , KOIT of Pennsylvania. Keteham , Lafol , lette , Lardlaw , Lansing , Laws , Lee , Lehl- bach , Lester of Georgia , Lodge , Magner- McAdoo. McKenun , MeKInloy , Moore of New Hampshire , Nute , O'Donnell , O'Neil of Massachusetts , O'Neill of Pennsylvania , Os- bomc , Outhwaite , Payne , Penlngton , Post , Price , liimdall , Hellly , Uclbun , Husk , Hus- sell , Snnford , Sawyer , Scull , Sherman , Sim- ends , Splnola , Snooner , Stivers , Stockbrldge , Tarsnoy. Ezra B. Thnyor , Tillman , Townsend - send of Colorado , Townscnd of Pennsylvania , Tracoy. Tucker , Turner , of New York , Yen- able , Wade , Walker of Massachusetts , Wal lace of Massachusetts , Wallace of New York , Wilcox , Williams of Ohio , Wilson of West Virginia , Wright , Yardloy. 03. Nays Abbott , Anderson of Kansas , Ander son of Mississippi. Atkinson of Pennsylvania , Barnes , Barwig , Belkhap , Blanehard , Bland , Blount , Brcckinridgo of Kentucky , Brewer , Brickncr , Brookshire , Broslus , Drawer , Buchanan of Virginia. Buekalcw , Bullock , Burrows , Chandler of Georgia , Cannon , Carlton - ton , Chcntinan. Cbipinan , Clements , Cobb , Conger , Council , Cooper of Indiana , Cowlcs , Grain , Crisp. Culbortson of Texas , Dllano , Grimes , Hansbrough , HurcHaugeu , Huynes , Heard , Henderson of Illinois , Henderson of Iowa , Henderson of North Carolina , Hill , llolmnn , Hooker , Hopkins , Kelly , Kerr of Iowa , Kilgoro , Ivinsey. Lanhnm , Lavis , Lind , Martin of Indiana , Martin of Texas , Mc- Clamny. McClcllan , McCrcary , McKno. Mllli- ken , Mills , Montgomery , Moore of Texas , Morgan , Mori-ill , Mudd , Morton , O'Neill , Owcu of Indiana , Owens of Ohio , Parrett , Ppynter , Pnyson , Pe'el , Perkins , Peters , Pickler. Pierce , Quackenbush , Kay , Heed of Iowa , Robertson , Rockwell , Rowcll. Rowland , Savors , Scrnnton , Seney , Smith of Illinois , Smith of West Virginia. Stephcnson , Stewart of Georgia , Stewart of Texas , Stock- dale , Stone of Kentucky , Sxvcney , Taylor of Tennessee. Thomas , Turner of Georgia , Turner of Kansas , Vandover , Ynnschuck , Walker of Missouri , W litlng , Wyckham , Wicko , Williams of Illinois , Wilson of Ken tucky , Wilson of Washington. Before the announcement of the result Mr. Brcckenridgo of Kentucky , who voted hi the affirmative , changed his vote to the negative for the purpose of moving a reconsideration. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois moved to lay the motion on the table and Mr. Adams of Illi nois moved to take a recess. A vote was taken on the recess motion and it was de feated , but as tlio hour of 5 o'clock had arrived the chair declared that under the rules the house was in recess until 8'o'clock. The motions to reconsider and to lay the mo tion on the table go over until tomorrow. Senate. WASHINGTON' , May 2. In the senate today the committee on interstate commerce pre sented a resolution on the subject of American commerce by Canadian railroads. Ordered printed. Mr. Vest introduced a bill to amend the in terstate commerce act , statins ; that his object was to place the express companies under the provisions of that act , and asked the atten tion of tlio Interstate commerce committee on the subject. The bill was referred to that committee. Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution , which went over until , tomorrow , calling on the secretary of the treasury for Iu formation as to the Importation and exportation of gold and silver during the year 1889 nnd as to bank notes retired and the kind of money issued to take their place. The concurrent resolution heretofore of fered requesting the president to enter Into negotiations with the governments of Great Britain and Mexico with a view to securing treaty stipulations for preventing the entry of Chlncso laborers into the United States was taken up and agreed to. A message from tlio house with the house amendment to the senate dependent pension bill was laid before the senate , and the chair man of the committee on pensions moved that the amendment bo non-concurred in mid u conference asked. Mr. Sherman suggested that the bill nnd amendment bo referred to the committee on pensions , and it was done. The customs administrative bill was then taken up , the question being on Mr. Gray's amendment to strike out of the fourteenth section the words "except in cases wherein application ! ) shall bo filed in the circuit court within the time nnd in n manner provided for in section IB of this act" and to Insert a provision that whore congress - gross hud not clearly and distinctly deeluroj the classification oi any importedurticlo , etc. , the lowest rates shall bo levied [ and collected nnd the collector shall Inform the secretary of the treasury for n report to congress. During the discussion of the amendment Mr , Plutt interrupted to say that ho was not present when the report was presented from the interstate commerce commission on the subject of Canadian railroads , and us a mem ber of the committee ho did not assent to that report. Ho thought the sections of the act as to the long and short haul and pooling should bo repealed. The discussion of Mr. Gray's amendment was resumed find in the course of ItMr. Sherman - man declared that if ho had his way ho never wouldrallow a'ny of those revenue cases to go to any court. It was an administrative , not n judicial question , and If any grievous error was committed the remedy should bo fur nished by congress. After u long dcbato Mr. dray's amendment was rejected without division. Mr , Gray offered another amendment and was discussing It when Mr. Fryo remarked that it would cover "plain , p.ilpable , at tempted frauds. " The remark was re sented by Mr. Gray who asserted that the "plain , palpable attempted frauds" were on the other otdo of tlio chamber , on the rights of American citizens engaged In forolsu cotmnerco. Amendment rejected. The discussion was Interrupted to receive n message from the house announcing the passage of the senate uutl-trust bill with an amendment , which was referred to the Judiciary committee. The dibcusslou of the customs bill was then resumed , A t-l o'clock the discusslun closed and the bcimto commenced to vote on the bill and the pending amendments. Mr. Vest called for n separate vote on the committee amendment to the thirteenth sec tion to strike out the words "entry shall bo liquidated. The owner , Importer , consignee or agent of Imported merchandl.se subject to rciippmtoement by the board of general appraisers nhiU | have the privilege of being present with or without counsel na ho may elect , " and to Insert the following : "Collec tor or jK'rson acting as such shall ascertain , fix mm liquidate * the rutouml amount of duties to be paid on such meivhundlso nnd the dutia ble costs and charge s thereon according to law. " The amendment wua agreed to Oy u votoofU4 to is. Mr. . Hlseoclt's propcsltloa to eWc trial by Jury In certain cases fulled to secure the assent of the committee nud ' .vas not urged. All other committee amcndVji ts were agreed to and the bill was p.issed-A ' , : r > ; nays , 18. Mr. Payne was the only dl ; a-nt votluu In the affirmative. A eonfcfl on the dis agreeing votes was appointed , . Mr. Platt gave notice that 'vould next Monday nsk the senate to tuko.'iVie bill for the admission of Wyoming.r. \ \ On motion of Mr. Jones of Nit \ the bill authorizing the Issue of trcasurV vs on de posits of silver bullion was t\ \upaud made "unfinished business" froinucsday next until disposed of. \ \ The conference report on thoXdiomn town site bill was presented and agMo. \ . After an executive session the s j ad u journed. The house nt the evening session passe seventeen private pension bills nnd adjourned XOT.l THUS T lIt / ; . 1 Tir , A Scandal in Connection with the Tii- torment ofCronln'H Hndy. Citic.Kio , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Titu BII : : . ] The body of Dr. Cronhi is not allowed to rest In peace oven after the grave has closed over his remains. Alexander Clark , a lawyer , today charges that the Cronin - nin memorial committee has boon guilty of some very sharp practice In regard to the In terment of Dr. Cronln's remains Sunday. There is an ordinance in the village of South Evanston prohibiting the burial of bodies within 000 feat of the shore of the lake. The lot chosen for the final resting place of Dr. Cronln's remains In Calvary cemetery is within ! MX ) feet of the lake nnd of course comes within the proscribed limits. A few days ago Mr. Clark told Mr. Behind , the sec retary of the committee , that ho did not wish to have them to go to any expense in the mat ter of preparing the lot for the interment of the remains , ns the trustees would not allow the body to bo Interred there , "I thought I would give you n friendly no tice , " said Mr. Clark , "though if it is neces sary wo will get an injunction to prevent you from burying the body there. " Mr. Clark now says thut ho has learned that Dr. Cronin's body was taken stealthily out of the receiving vault Wednesday morning and burled within the proscribed limits. This is denied by the memorial committee , but the matter has created a great scandal. CAXAIHAX Ctilloiu FrcMCiitH n Lengthy Report to the Senate , WASHINGTON' , May 2. The report presented to the senate today by Mr. Cullom , from n special committee , In regard to the relations of the United States and Canadian railroads and the discriminations of Canadian canals nnd oports against American vessels , is u length ) ' ono and embodies numerous recom mendations and suggestions. It Is recom mended that so long us discrimination was continued in Canadian ports and canals that similar duties bo levied on nil Canadian ves sels entering American ports or tpasslng through the Sault Ste. Marie canal. On the railroad question , which is treated nt considerable length , in the Judgment of the committee congress should take such action as will give American railroads an even chance in competition with Canadian roads doing business in this.country , Either such a license system should bo established us would bo applicable to Canadian Toads , or some other plan not Injurious to the general trade and commerce of the country should bo adopted which shall secure American roads an equal chance with Canadian lines. Prohibition's Unroot on Vniikton. YA.NKTOX , S. D. , May 2. [ Special to Tin : Ben. ] Prohibition went into effect In South Dakota Thursday nnd a Sunday aspect and a mournful sadness prevails nnd pervades the community. The two breweries of this city nro closed , the men who run them are Idle , nnd the hitherto valuable properties nro ren dered almost valueless. Whether the law will bo enforced or not remains to bo seen , but there is not n drop of beer or liquor in sight. The public nlaccs are closed and deserted and n funeral stillness seemed to have settled on the community. But beer will bo shipped in to individuals , and people will continue to drink it , and the imported artklo will bo made to take tlio place of that which has hereto fore been made at hoino.nnd , notwithstanding enforcement leagues , there will bo evasions of the law in every community ; mid strife , crime and litigation will increase. The oper ation of the law will bp severe on Yankton , because it closes two breweries , two bottling establishments nnd two wholesale houscsund throws a good many people out of work who have nothing ahead. But the cranks and crusaders are happy , ami the shouting , praying and hurrahing goes on. A Newspaper Man Missing. CHICAOO , May 2. [ Special Telegram to TUB Biin.j Another strange disappearance has been reported to the police , and the feat ures arc fully us mysterious as those of the cases with which the detective skill of Chief Marsh's men have recently been wrestling. Nearly three WCCKS ago B. W. Brlggs , n prominent newspaper man from Arkansas , came to this city with the intention of buying out a suburban newspaper and settling down In the vicinity of Chicago. He stopped with an old college friend , H. M. Skinner , of Mor gan Park , who is ono of the leading men in the local branch of A. S. Barnes & Co. "Last Sunday or early Monday morning. " said Mr. Skinner today , "Briggs left the houso. Ho had some cash and a considerable number of securities which ho intended converting into cash. In view of the fact I fear that ho has been made away with. " Mliincsototu I''orcst Fires. BUITALO , Minn. , May 2. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BIJE. ] Forest fires are raging all over Wright county. Two miles south of hero timber nnd marsh hums have been ablaze for the post three days , and cord wood , fence posts and rails nro lielng rapidly con sumed. The damage is not confined to the timber , but thousand ! ) of dollars worth of hay land Is being destroyed , as everything is so dry that the boil is burned out to the depth of from six inches to a foot , the land becoming almost worthless. Tlio efforts of farmers to prevent the fire from spreading are almost fruitless , and unless there is rain soon the losses will run to immense figures. California Crop Prospects. SvxFiiAXCihro.May 2. The Chronicle In giving an estimate of the crop prospects for California for this season says the state as n whole shows a light decrease In the yield of grain as compared with last year. In fruit of all kinds there will be an enormous increase - crease In acreage. Six thousand new vines have been planted In Fresno and 1,000,000 , orange trees have been set out In Los Angeles county In the last year. The fruit crop in the stale will bo the largest on record , Scum&hlp ! ArrlvnlN. At Philadelphia The Pennsylvania , from Liverpool. At Baltimore The Caspian , from Liver pool , At Now YorWTho Khynltmd , from Ant werp ; the Lahu , from Bremen , At Hremerhuven The Saale , from New York. At Hamburg The Columbia , from New York. At London The Frlotdnnd , from New York for Antwerp , passed the Lizard. WnntH 11 IH AVI IV ) linulc. PicmtK , S. D. , May 2.-Special [ Telegram toTnr. Bui : . ] Kov. Lewis Dckotu of I'Ino Kidge was today brought before Commissioner Laird charged by Hov. Spotted Bear or Yellow Hawk with Inducing the lattcr's wife to elope with him across the reservation to Pine Hidgo agency. Commissioner Lnlnl held that ho could not bring back Kuv. Lewis Dckotu's wife to him. To Cheese Itnndall'H HAIIIUMIUIH , Pa. , May 2 , Governor Beaver has Issued u proclamation for a special elec tion to bo held May 20 for the election of a successor to the late Samuel J , Hundull In the Third congressional district , PRESIDENTS WILL CONFER. Those of Western Lines to Hold a Meeting i Chicago Monday. THE PRESENT LOW BASIS OF RATE3. Hi ay Will Consider MoaiiR rbr.Advuuo- IiiK Them Till ) Chicago , St. 1'aiilt KnusiiHCIly to lilllltl li'eCllci-8. Cmo.ino , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Tun Br.K. ] A meeting of western railroad presidents will bo held hero next Mondny to consider means for advancing the present low basis of rates. The plans for the meet ing have boon arranged very quietly by n committee consisting of President Cable of the Hock Island , President Miller oC the St. Paul and Chairman Walker of the lutcrstatq Commerce Hallway association. As u result of numerous conferences and much personal correspondence inoro presidents have agreed to bo present than have over attended a rail road meeting. Letters from each of the presidents express a deslro for an ndvanco In rates , which can hardly fail to end in * the wished- for advance. Slnco the letter * were written the situation has been badly complicated by the Great Northern cut , and this will have ta bo considered. The quod- tlon of organizing nn association will also have to bo considered , and It Is probable thut it will bo decided to first farm the associa tion in order to enforce the advanced basis , which all were agreed must bo nuulu. Cut in Ijtilco and Itnll Kitten. CHICAGO , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Titc BIE. : ] The Great Northern has made it slash in Jake and rail rates to St. I'aul , the effect of which will be more far-reaching than any cut made since the present demoralization bee-an. The cut is from n 71-cent to a : > 5-cent basis , the cut rates by classes from New York being 5II , ! H , 20 , 21 and 18 cents respec tively. From Dos ton the rates are iVJII. . ; iU , 25 , 20 and 18 cents. From Philadelphia they are -tit , its , 32 , 2-1 , 1'J and ll ! cents , and via canal , lake and rail from New York W. 80 , 21 , 23 , 21 and -10 cents. St. Paul tnkes In nil cases the Mississippi river rnto of 40 ccnta llrst class , the rate applying alike to all gateways - ways from Sioux City to Kansas City. The lake and rail rate , New York to Chlrapo , Is on n fit-cent basis and the basis from Chicago to the Missouri river Is 00 cents. Consequently quently It is now cheaper by it ! cent per 100 ilrst class from New York to any Missouri river point via St. I'aul than via Chicago. In Hko manner it Is2l ! ccntH cheaper via St. Paul from Boston. All the Great Northern rates go into effect May fi. Tlio Chicago west-bound lines will bo compelled to apply desperate remedies if they wish to meet the situation , while it is practically certain that the Great North ern will make corresponding cut to any niado by the Chicago roads. A meeting will beheld held tomorrow or Monday to consider the matter , and it is probable the reduction will bo met. The only other nltornatlvo Is for the Chicago lines to abandon through business. Menus 31 u fh for Oinalia. Cmcuno , May 2. [ Special Telegram to TUB Br.n. ] A railway news bureau snysi The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City railway * is closing negotiations for n largo loan for wcstoin feeders. The first lilies which nro to bo buht are from Pent , Ta , , to Omaha , which. will give it V line 'from' Chicago to Omaha about ' 101 ! miles long , or only live miles' ' longer than the shortest present line between Chlcigo and Omnhn. The second line is from Savanna , a point about twclvo miles" northeast of St. Joseph , to Omaha through the rich blue grass region and slock country of southern Iowa. The thin ! line Is n short brunch from Sheridan , n point about half way between Peru and Savanna , directly west to Tarltio , which is located about half way between Savanna and Omaha. Most of these new lima , la addition to giving the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City terminals in Important western cities , where connection is made with lines running to the westward and from which a. large local trnfllo can ho obtained , pass through n country which is from fifteen to thirty miles from railroad facilities and Is un usually well settled and produc tive. It is claimed that the extension from Savanna to Omaha will give the Kansas City road the shortest , line between Oiuuhn and Kansas City. Gen eral Mamlgor Kgan of the Kansas City road , accompanied by several Interested capitalists' , has Just completed a thorough inspection or the country in which the now roads are to bo built. The Kansas City olllelals are reluctant to enter into details , but work on the new Hues will bo begun us soon as the western ruto situation becomes settled , AH Atchison Olllcial CHJCAOO , May 2.J. . F. Godard , third vice president of the Atchlson , Topckn & Santa , Fo rood , has resigned. lUs understood that ho decided upon this st6p two weeks ago , while President Manvel. was in California. and telegraphed his resignation to take offcci May 1. It Is understood that his relations with the now trufllo manager were unpleas ant , the latter refusing to rccognl/o his au thority In the absence of the president. Arranging for Kl 'it. or Way. CitiircNNi : , Wyo. , May 2. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bui : . ] Several Uurllngton of- llclals , among them J. H. Pliuluu and J. J. Cox , nro visiting Buffalo and arranging with the city for n right of way. A laivo force of graders Is at work on the extension of the road west of Newcastle , A Itallroail Humor. Nr.w YOIIK , May 2. It is announced that the "Big Four" ( the Cleveland , Chicago , Cin cinnati & St. Louis railroad company ) Is to purchase the Alton & Terre Haute railroad ut the rumored price of $10,000,000. Xoliranka , Iowa and Dakota I'ciiHloni * . WASHINGTON- , May 2. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BiiPenslons : : ] have been granted us follows to Ncbraskans ! Increase James Hochong , Coburgh. Reissue James C. Mo- Clay , Western. Reissue and increase Orlu. . J. Ellis , O'Neill. South Uakotn ; Increase Daniel Shaw. Bangor. Iowa pensions : Restoration and Increase John W. Cease , Osknloosa. Increase Ellas Ware , Houuparto ; James Long , Plttsburg ; Augustus Lincoln , Manchester ; Henry ( J , Bcnmor , Eddyvlllo ; Allison Young , Muquo- keta ; GcorgoW. Fox , West Union ; John Porter , Albia ; William II. Clark , College Springs ; William Ware , Mlllettj Leroy Thrift , Nevada ; John Johnson , Fonda ; William S. Hcott , Albla ; .lames H. Kirk , Moutczunin ; Willis 1) , Kelt , Mondu- mln ; ( ioorce II. Nichols , DcsMolncfl ; Ben jamin F. Trombull , Montrose , lldssuo William U. H. Adams , Independence ; Gcorgo W. Doniicr , Creston ; James S , Loof- borrow. McVeigh ; Amos Julian , Lamar ; Henry Burngart , McGregor ; John Fclchor , Nnshaw. Rclssuo awl IncreaseHiram Me * Kay , Cromwell ; David H. McQiilnston , Kust Doa Mohios ; Phllctus Maxtell , Wapello. Tlirou Attack Ono. LIAVI.N\VOIITII : , ' Kim , , May 2 , 'Special Telegram to TUB Hr.K. ] Sheriff Flora , ex- County Attorney S. E , Wheat and District Court Clerk C. W. Curtain , all democrats , at- tuckodj Assistant Attorney General W. W. Black at the court house this afternoon and unmercifully scored him , applying to him ull the omiroblous epithet i conceivable. The assault 1ms created a great deal of exellemint and grew out of Black's efforts to compel Di'imls Hyun and William Buettin 'cr to 'c ' ilf.v us to the sales of liquor ,