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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MAY 10 , 1890. \V \ NUMBER 320. THE TARIFF TALK GOES ON , McMillin. OlaSms That the Sugar Trust Ben efits by the Bill. A PENSION FOR MRS , PARNELL , The Ifoiifo Passes a Hill Allowing Her $5O a Month The Committee on Appropriation Votes ivitli the Democrats. 'WASHINGTON , M y 9. In the house this morning Mr. Hilt of Illinois called up tha bill granting a pension of f 1,000 a year to Mrs. Delia T. S. Parncll , daughter of Ad miral Charles Stewart , with an amendment reducing the pension to $ .10 n month. After some opposition the amendment was agreed to mid the bill as amended passed. The scnato bill Increasing to $75 per month the pension to the widow of Brigadier Gen eral Ayrcs was passed. The house then went Into committee of the whole ( Mr. Paysdn of Illinois in the chair ) on the tariff bill. Mr. Fitch of Now York spoke against the bill. bill.Mr. . Gear of Iowa a member of the commlt- tco on ways and means , said the old proverb , "scratch n Russian nnd you will find a Tar tar , " might bo applied to the democrats , for If the flimsy pretences were scratched off a democrat a f rco trader ho would bo found. In 1883 the pcoplo had rendercu their verdict. k Ho favored protection for nny article that was produced in this country. If tha United States could produce sugar In RUfflcicnt quan tity to supply domestic wants lie would foster it by fair protection , but ho believed that was Impossible. Ho was convinced that the United States must look to other countries for her sugar. Ho continued that thu sugar schedule of the bill would bo n blow , at tbo sugar trust. Mr. McMillin inquired how It was that the sugar trust securities had had such a phe nomenal rise recently. Mr. Gear suggested that the pending bill gave the refiners a protection of only -1-10 of a cent , while the Mills bill gave them 1 cent , Mr. McMillin replied that the pending bill gavo.thom free raw material. It was evident from the rise in sugar trust securities that the trust was not to bo hurt by this bill. Mr. Gear , continuing , expressed his oppo sition to any trust or combine formed to en hance the price of the necessaries of life. The time had como for the American congress to end the sugar combine by passing the pending bill. This bill gave the pcoplo cheap raw sugar and cheap refined sugar nnd destroyed , root and branch , the greatest combine known to the country a combine which might bo called the American devil fish which had been devouring thosubstanco of the people for almost a century. Mr. Crisp did not believe that to the manu facturer protection had been a beneficial sys tem. As to the laborers In manufacturing establishments , as to the fanners throughout the laud he felt sure the system had been Injurious. The system drove out competi tion. It diminished the number of pro ducers of n given article and increased the case and facility with which they could com bine to elevate the prices. Tha majority of the ways and means committee , said Mr. Crisp , continuing , was pledged to the princi ple of. protection nnd offered n sop to the fanner. It said to the furmov that it would ' 'Sut'a'protctiivoButy on his products when the truth" was * that It would do him _ .uo good. The way to benefit the farmer was to give him free salt , frco cotton tics and to reduce the necessaries of llfo. The gentlemen on the other bldo claimed they were recording the verdict of the people. It was generally believed that the protected industries had put together a great campaign fund by which they bought men In "blocks of live" to vdto to carry out their Ideas. Mr. Payne of New York remarked that n gentleman from Texas ( Mr. Mills ) had said no knew how the republicans carried elec tions , and a gentleman from Tennessee ( Mc Millin ) had intimated that the postmaster general had contributed money. Ho ( Payne ) noticed that Mr McMillin did not say any thing about his presidential cnndldato and his cabinet officers who stepped up to the captain's office nnd settled , in violation of the civil bervico law. ( Applause nnd laughter. ) Of course that money was not. to buy votes. Mr. Payne then proceeded to argue In iup- port of the bill. Mr. AVheclcr of Alabama spoke against the S. iblll and the committee rose and the house 'took a'rcccss. Senate. ' WASHINGTON , May 9. In the scnato today _ tlio annual appropriation bill was taken up , 'tho question being on the amendment offered yesterday by Mr. Sherman increasing the nuiubpr of pension agents ( salary $1,000) ) from eighteen to twenty. It was agreed to yeas , 2'J ; nays , 19 , A strict party veto except that of Mr. Payne. Messrs. Ingulls , Allison , Phnnb and Teller voted no. The bill having been reported buck from the committee of the whole to thu scnato the question of the amendment came up again for action. Mr. Cockrell said ho was humiliated by the fact that the committee on appropriations , headed by the distinguished senator from Iowa ( Allison ) , had just boon ridden over rough Htiod by the republican majority. There was no reason whatever for the two olilces except for the benefit of spoilsmen. Mr. Sherman suggested that Mr. Cockrell was making n very great affair out of a small mutter , and argued for the increase , saying the pension olllco at Columbus , O. , was so crowded now by the increase , in pensioners it was absolutely necessary. Ho ( Sherman ) very seldom disputed with the committee on appropriations , but when a now question came up the committee ought nqt to feel of fended that Its work hud been Inquired into. Mr. Cockrell referred to the rumor that there was a warm and lively contest over the Ohio pension agency ; that a friend of nn ox- j > resient ( had been selected over the choice ot another distinguished citizen ( meaning Shor- mnn ) , and that the senator who was so griev ously disappointed that ho was patiently - awaiting thu creation of these two now of- llccs , Mr. Sherman said nil this showed that Mr. Cockrell had boon looking into small details about local matters , which hud no moro con nection with the amendment than the man in the moon. Mr. Allison said ho felt ngrloved that the majority voted to Increase the agencies. It shows that the majority hud not examined the question with euro. Mr. Paddock said thcro were localities worse oft ns regards the necessity for an in- creusq of agencies than Ohio. Ho spoke of the needs of Nebraska. Kansas and other western states and said that If thcro was any action it should bo n readjustment mid con- Eolldatlou of some of thu smaller agencies. Mr. Gorman said that in tbo interest of the coldicrs congress might bankrupt the govern ment and probably would , for in fifteen years there would bo moro spent for pensions than it hud cost to put down the rebellion , lu view of all this economv should bo practiced In the administration of the pension otllco ut least. Finally the discussion closed nnd Mr , Sher man's amendment was agreed to by J to 21. Mr. Payne voted with the republicans and Messrs. Allison , Ingidls and Plumb with the democrats. Mr. Teller did not vote. The bill then passed and the military academy bill was taken up and passed. Thu army appropriation bill was then taken up. Among the amendments agreed to was n luxrugruph appropriating t'.OO.OUO for build ings ut military posts for libraries , gymna- tin ins and canteens. Mr. Hulo moved an amendment that no alcoholic liquor , beer or wine bhould bo bolder or supplied to diluted men in any such build ing. ing.Mr. Mr. Cockrell moved to amend the amend ment by striking out beer aud wluu. No quorum voted and the senate adjourned , leaving Messrs. Halo and Cockrcll's amend ment pending , OXI.Y TKJIJ'OKA It 1" . The Settlement With the Striking Illinois MImrn. CHICAOO , May 9. [ Special Telegram ot Tnr. BKK.j It appears that the tcm | > orary settlement with the striking miners in the Illinois coal fields Is but the deceptive calm that often precedes a furious storm. It applies only to the soft coal fields In northern Illinois , where about li,000 ! were idle. Following the fruitless conferences between - tween the miners and operators held lost week came the private consultation of yester day nt which an understanding wui reached which may not last moro than three months and tvhlcli Is certain to bo broken by the miners themselves if not by the employers In a very short timo. The terms are simply that the men shall rc- sumo work at the old terms of 7-l , cents n n ton ns a basis and that the operators of the northern Illinois district will raise the price to corresitond with any ral.sa that may be ob tained from the southern Illinois district. The committee loft the city this morning for Coal city , whcro this evening they will address the miners of that place , explaining to them the situation. The miners will bo told by these gentlemen that the spring is u bad tlmo to Inaugurate n strike ; that during the summer thcro Is but llttlo demand for coal and that the operators would by such strike sufTcr much loss than the miners. In proof of this the disastrous strike and lockout of last spring will bo pointed out. Then the speakers will outline their policy , which will include u strike of all the miners in the state of Illinois in the early fall. . , The miners in the northern district of the state are well organized , and would obtain an increase of wages at present were It not for the miners of the southern district , who are working for all sorts of wages , much below their brethren In the Braidwood and Strcator districts. The committee will divide itself In four parts and proceed to maho a tour of all the mines in the southern part of the state on n mission of organl/atlon. When all the miners join the union , which the com mittee says can bo done easily In sixty days , they will make a demand on their employers for uniform wages , an tight hour day and nn increase of pay , and should their demands bo refused , and the present expectations are that they will be , the minors in both the southern and northern districts of the state will bo called out and will bo kept out until the demands of an approaching winter com pels the operators to yield. Such is the pro gramme arranged by the miners' committee. The Situation Strained. PANA , 111. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Notwithstanding the advices from Chicago that the miners' union will order all the strikes off , the situation hero is strained. Yesterday all the union men work ing at both shafts of the Pana coal company and at the Springsido mine struck for a raise of < ayt cents a ton. No union miners have , Worked nt the Pcuwoll shaft for two weeks nnd very llttlo coal has left that mine. The Pana company ran its machines , but yester day some of the striking miners attempted to prevent other men from going to work. Ono man named Weddell was surrounded and his dinner pail taken from him. His father came to liis assistance , and handing him a revolver told him to shoot , the first man who molested him. At the Pen well mine tbo strongest fight against the now men has been made , nnd many were willing but afraid to go to work. Yesterday the outlook became so serious-that a largo special police foi'co was sworn in. nnd the mayor issued n proclama tion fovbidflipg the collection of crowds nnd interference with these who desire to work. .A dispatch from Ccntralia says the miners at the Odin and Sandovul mines went out yesterday nnd trouble is feared at the former'place. . 'Tho Ccntrallh mine is'tlid only * ono InUio county at work. The men thcro are paid about 10 cents moro than the union scale and have no grievance. Sending l'or Canadians. CHICAGO , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIE. ] It appears that the carpenters grievances will not down. Word has been received nt the headquarters of the late striking carpenters that the old bosses have arranged to bring in a largo number of car penters from Canada and other points nnd to place them at work on whatever terms they can bo secured , regardless of the host of Idle union men in the city. To meet this emer gency the carpenters this morning ordered a complete reorganization of their strike com mittee , reducing its membership from six to three. The committee proceeded nt once to engage 2oO of the most trusty men among the idle union men recently on a strike , and to dispatch them on picket duty at various points in and around the city. These men uro to receive carpenters' wages and to re port daily to the committee. Thoyaro to talto cognizance of all fresh arrivals of carpenters IB the city and to pcrsuudo such not to BO to work for the old bosses , but Co join ono of the unions in this city nnd receive assistance from the carpenters' council until they can find work hero or elsewhere as union men. Ono of the carpenters' committee today said : "Tho carpenters' strike is off so far as the now bosses are concerned nnd it | is off to all who dcsiro to sign the arbitration settle ment contract , but toward these who employ non-union men In tills city it is on stronger than over with all that a strike implies. Wo want peace , but will war to the knife with these who don't accept peace on the terms fixed by three judges of unimpeachable character. Wo will increase our picket guard from -50 to 1,000 men if need bo mid wo have the men and money toman our lines. " Importing Carpenters. NEW YOIIK , May 9. There nro twelve car penters on the steamer Macadam , which ) ar rived from Rotterdam yesterday. They nro consigned to Chicago and it is said nro to take the places of striker * . Theyi uro being con sidered by the collector. New York Miner * Strike. EI.MIIIA , N. Y. , May 9. The miners at An trim struck last night , and with a thousand men already out at the Arnot nnd Morris run make about throe thousand men on r. strike in the sonil-bitumlnous coal fields. The cause of the trouble is the refusal of the company to pay 5 to 10 per cent advance in wages. Hour KXOCHH Claims. Kan , , May 9. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] A largo meeting of laborers was held this evening in the council chamber. Resolutions were passed requestIng - Ing the Kansas delegation In congress to secure - cure the payment of the old eight-hour excess claims of laborers. Thcso claims are for labor Sorformed In excess of eight hours per day urlng the war on government work. llloody Chinese Illot. Los ASGKI.ES , Cal. , May 9. Two warring factions of Chinatown came together lust night nnd a riot resulted , during which forty shots were fired by both sides. Ono China man was killed , ono seriously Injured , and a white bystander shot In the leg , The police quelled the riot aud arrested 100 Chiuamcu. South Dakota Farmers' Alliance. HnioN- . D. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE , ] The executive * committee of the South Dakota farmers' alliance today voted to hold their annual convention hero Juno 'J. Six hundred delegates aud as many visitors will bo hero , Itnln Helps SoiKh Dakota Crops. YAXKTON- . D , , May 9 , [ Special Tele gram to TUB BKK. ] Heavy and continuous rain hero lust night and today , and general throughout South Dakota , and the crop pros pects uro bplundld , Itcnorlor Choatc'ti .Sentence Aillrmcd. AI.UAXV , N. Y. , May 9. The court of ap peals has affirmed the judgment of thu lower courts sentencing Dllworth Choute , the Now York reporter , to imprisonment for contempt of court In connection with the Flack case. CARLISLE HAS A SURE THING , The Ex-Spaaker of the House \7.11 be Sena tor Beck's ' Successor , ATTACK ON THE CANTEEN SYSTEM , Examination or the Omaha Postoflluo Site Papers Completed Postal Telegraph Hill The Irri gation Fight. WASHINGTON BtJIlEAUTflB OM1IU BSB , 1 613 FouitTKRXTit SrnGBr , > WASHINGTON. D. C. , May 9. ) A member of the Kentucky delegation stated to your correspondent this evening that tho.nnnouncemcnt of cx-Spsakcr Carlisle 03 a cnndldato for the senate to succeed the late Senator Beck was positive proof that Mr. Carlisle will bo selected. Ho said that just before the cx-spsaker left Washington on the funeral train for Lexington ho stated to his friends that ho would not bo n cadldato for the vacant scnntorahlp unless ho had positive proof that ho would bo elected , as ho did not want to enter the contest with the result In doubt. The belief in Washington is that Mr. Carlisle will bo selected by the caucus when it meets the first of next week and that there will bo but ono or two ballots. , AX ATTACK ON THE CANTEEN. An interesting debate was precipltatea In the semite this afternoon by nn amendment offered by Senator Halo to the army appro priation bill providing that no intoxicating litiuors should bo sold to enlisted men nt any army canteens or in any building nt any army post. This was a blow at the canteen sys tem which was promptly resented by Senator Cbckrell , who defended the army canteen ns a great Improvement upon the old post trader system and read various extracts from letters .written by army ofllccrs showing the benefi cent effects of the canteen system since its inauguration. Senator Paddock advocated the amendment on the ground that the gov ernment should not engage in the saloon bus iness and asserted that a number of army ofllccrs protested against being forced to be come bartenders against their wishes. After speeches by Senators Butler , Blair and Call a vote was taken on an amendment offered by Senator Call , excepting beer and light wines from Hie provisions of the Halo amendment. The vote disclosing the absence of a quorum , the senate adjourned with the amendment pending. OMAHA. FEDEHAL BUILDING SITE. The acting supervising architect of the treasury today informed Senator Manderson in a formal letter , dated yesterday , that the examination of the papers relating to the Omaha public building site was completed , and that the vouchers necessary for the basis of the remittance of the aggregate amount of the awards wore prepared in the office of the supervising architect on the 2nd Instant , and that the cose is now in the ofllco of the first comptroller for final examination ; that the examination will probably bo completed today , at which time the draft for the amount will bo forwarded to the court with instruc tions to the United States attorney. At the ollleo of the supervising architect late this afternoon THE Bin : correspondent was informed that the final statement would bo made tomorrow. The llgures relating to the dollcits have been given lu these dis patches. THE rosTAi , TELEGn.trn. The postal telegraph or Wannmaker bill is pending in the house committee and Is found to be a very difficult question to solve. The committee has given the subject considerable attention and has not reached , nn agreement. 1IA1LWAT MAU. SCliviCE. The bill to reorganize the railway mall ser vice of the country and classify its clerics lias not been finally acted on In coihmittec , but there seems to bo a disposition among the members togivo it a favorable report. The bill llxes definitely the salaries of postal clerks aud carries with it an additional ap propriation of $ aOO,000 or 100,000 and for this reason the committee is slower than it other wise would be in giving its approval , but de spite this increase in the expenditure of the government the members of the committee have about come to the conclusion that the interests of the service demand the changes proposed and will probably give the bill u favorable report. IXTEIISTATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE. The Interstate commerce committee of the senate will give n hearing to all who dcsiro to appear before It on Wednesday next in re gard to the proposed amendment to the inter state commerce law providing that all com mon carriers by railroads shall use automatic couplers upon their cars. Quito a list of prominent railroads have already signified their intention of being present at the meet ing. Tills will probably bo the last opportu nity given the public to bo heard on this sub ject before the committee makes its report to ' the senate. TUB IIUUOATION riOHT. With the presentation of the majority and minority report on the question of irrigation the fight that has waged for years between Senator Plumb and Major Powell , supcrin- . tendent of the geological survey , has beeeu renewed and brought into prominence. Major Powell holds that the Plumb bill Is in the Interest of speculators , large corpora tions and cattle and land monopolists ; that it coiillrms In the hands of the cattle companies and other corporations all the reservoirs , canals and other Irrigation works which thev may have estublisltcd and all the land which they may have obtained without regard to whether such irrigation arrangements nro beneficial to the general public or not ; that It provides that the irrigable lands shall bo given to water companies who will thus bo enabled to make serfs of the settlers of their lands. The Reagan , or as It will probably bo called , the Powell bill , provides for the con demnation of such irrigation establishments wherever they have begun to rob the. settlers of Irrigable lands and for Mio division of the entire arid region into irrigation districts to conform to the (1 nil mi go basins - of the various rivers and authorizes the pcoplo who may settle in these districts to procure irrigation on their own terms , It is qulto certain that tbo ques tion , when it comes up in the senate , will not assume a party character , for It Is said that several prominent republican senators will approve the irrigation project offered by Major Powell. Major Powell bos just esti mated that for 17,000,000 , In thosumof $1,000- 000 a year , ho can complete the entire irriga tion survey of the country In seven years , THE Aiotr. The formal order transferring Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Terrell , deputy paymas ter general , from duty at Omaha for the de partment of the Platte to San Antonio for duty as cldef paymaster of the department of Texas has been issued. Lieutenant Colonel Thaddeus H. Stanton , deputy paymaster at Chicago , will tuko Colonel Terrell's place at Omaha aud the transfers will be made at the direction and time to bo named by the pay master general of the army.- Other orders of transferaro : Major Charles McClurc , from Helena to St. Paul ; Major George W. Cundeo. from Helena to Chicago : Major George W. Bnird , from tbo division of the Atlantic to Helena ; Major Frauds S , Dodge , from the division of the Atlantic to Wallayalla ; Major Charles H. Whlpplo , from thci department of the Platte to Now York city ; Major William II. Comegys , from , the division of the Atlantic to Uhoyounu. Kx-Congressman Fuller was on the floor of tne house today listening to the tariff debute. I'KXSIOX AGENCIES. During the debate on the pension appropri ation bill lu the senate yesterday and today Senator Puddock took occasion to call the at tention of the senate to the necessity for a re organization of the pension agencies In order that i > cnsloncrs having business with the at torneys should bo afforded greater facilities for the transaction of such business. Ho re ferred specifically to the states of Nebraska and Kansas and the country beyond and north of Nebraska , noting the fact that there was no agency at all-in the stnto of Nebraska and none northwest until the Pacific coast was reached. Ho stated that the pensioners 1111 Nebraska - were obliged to transact their business with the DCS Molncs , la. , and Topckn , Kan. , agencies , the first ono , of which paid over thirty thousand pensioners and the latter forty thousand. Ho urged that , as there was a larger percentage ot ex-soldiers In Kansas , Nebraska , North and South Dakota than many other states of the union In proportion to the aggregate population , there should bo a general readjustment of the location of agencies. After1 presenting statistics showIng - Ing the number of pensioners paid by the various agencies throughout the country , the scna'tor suggested that a number of the New England agenclefc might bo consoli dated in 'order to afford the facilities de manded by the newer west , whcro the greater soldier population Is , and that such an adjustment could bo made , perhaps , without Increasing the number of agencies or adding to the expenses of the govern ment. EDMUNDS WAS NOT SICK. Senator Edmunds reappeared nt his com- mlttco room from Virginia Beach , whcro ho went a few days since juul was reported in a serious condition ot health. The senator ex pressed surprise when his colleagues con gratulated him "upon his recovery" and said that ho had not been ill at all and that his health had been as good as usual , and that the reports concerning his physical condition were not only exaggerated , but without foun dation. The senator intends to have n meet ing of the committee 'on Judiciary on next Monday for the purpose of considering the court bill which reorganizes the district and circuit courts , enlarges the system and cre ates appellate courts out of circuit courts. The bill recently passed the house and it is believed it will pass the senate , although there nro various views held by the leading lawyers of the senate ns to just what shape the measure should tnko before It becomes a law. FOURTH CLASS 'I'OSTJfASTEnS. Iowa Golden , Delaware county , K. F. Clarke , vice M. F. Shcrtard , resigned ; Strand , Adams county , A. 'Ihouipson , vice B. F. Strand , resigned. ; > MISCELLANEOUS. Some criticism was indulged In around the scnnto today because the chair recently oc cupied by Senator JJcclc was covered with heavy folds of crape. It was believed by some of the senators .who occupy chairs hear the one recently made vacant by the death of the Kentuckian that the crape should bo re moved immediately' after the funeral. In quiry revealed the factjthat it is the custom to n ot only keep the ling over the senate or house at half most for' thirty days after the death of n member of cither body , but to keep crape upon the desk or chair made vacant by death for a period of thirty days unless n successor to the 'deceased ' is elected before the expiration 'of that period. Ex-Congressman E. K. Valentino of Ne braska Is hero on business before the general land olllco. Secretary Noble assured Tnn BEE corre spondent today that Surveyor General Sulli van of South Dakota will bo re-appointed on next Tuesday. Tho. delay in the reappointment ment was duo to the absence from the city of the secretary of the Interior. 'Mr. Sullivan was appointed some time ago surveyor gen eral of both Dakotos , but a law bus been passed creating an oluco for each stato. _ L. M. Ilhecm of Omaha is in the city. Penny S. HEATH. A Slt'XXIUjIXG JT. D. Dr. Meyer aml IIiH Varied Villainies in CUiuaKO. CHICAGO , May 9. A' dispatch from Denver tonight announces thOrirrcst of Dr. Moycr and wife on ths request of the Chicago au thorities. It is lcarne < tpjhero that Meyer is < wanted for extensive swindles. Ho has had a sensational careerin Gnlgago. At ono tlmo ho was accused of pois"d3ing a-patient , Henry Geldemnn. n well-to-do citizen , the alleged object being to secure Geldcman's money. Coupled with this thcro was gossip that Meyer was playing the role of Lothario to Geldcman's wife. Following the death of her husband she married Meyer , but they soon separated. The woman now under arrest with Meyer is' understood to bo an other wife , n daughter of C. G. Dressol , nn aged gentleman , whoso llfo is alleged to have been insured in the Germonia company of Chicago for $5,000. , the fraud consisting in presenting a bogus Drcsscl for examination. Meyer was the cgnsultjng physician for the Germania company , and since the unearthing of the Drcssol fraud it Is asserted that a num ber of other cases of a llku nature have come to light. The Chicago police had a long hunt for the doctor. . A Standard Oil Victory. NEW YOJIK , May 9. In 18SO George Rico , nn oil refiner , well known by his long liti gation against the Standard oil trust , pur chased from T. II.'Mallaby a certificate of five shares in the tnist : Ho asked the trust to Issue a now certificate In his name that ho should have all rights , privileges , etc. The trust refused on the ground that lie secured tin shares only to harrass.und ' annoy it Ho brought suit and somo'timo ago a special term of the supreme court rendered a decision ordering the Standnrd''oll.trust to make the transfer as requested. Today the general term of the supreme court reversed this order , holding that the transfer is at the dis cretion of the trust. A Gigantic Fire Insurance Trust. NKW YOIIK , May 9. A gigantic local flro Insurance combination is in process of forma tion In this city. There are in the metropolis in the neighborhood of 140 flro insurance coin- panics carrying on business. Several times during the last fifteen years combinations have been formed to raise Insurance rates and lower brokers' commissions , but they have always collapsed. For some tlmo there has boon quiet talk among .Insurance men of get ting up another combination , but with strin gent rules , which will make it impossible for a collapse to occur. The present projected organization is the result. Opening of the Brooklyn Dry Dook. NEW YOIIK , May 9 , The formal opening of the now dry dock of thp Brooklyn navy yard took place tills afternoon , A largo delega tion from Washington and Baltimore was present to witness the trial. It required an hour to fill the dockJatid when the caisson was removed to adihij , the passage of the Monitor Puritan she was slowly pushed for ward and flouted within , Tna caisson was then replaced amd tho.'dock pumped dry. At the conclusion of the ceremonies there was u luncheon. Thfl cost of the dock to the gov ernment Is $1,000.000. , The Silver Qiiontion Again. WASIIIXOTO.V , May 0 , Another meeting of the republican caucus was held today , ut which the silver question' was again under consideration. It is said the only proposition discussed was ono to make notes to bo Issued for the purchase of bullion full legal tender , the bullion redemption clause having been abandoned by these who advocated It. While the majority were in 'favor of making the notes full legal tender , it vros decided to post pone further action on the proposition until another tlmo when there shall bo a fuller at tendance. _ A Farmers' Alliance Candidate. LEAVENWOIITII , Kan. , May 9 , [ Special Tel- clegram tqTiir. BEE. ] Hon. Joseph Blcakloy , president of the Lcuvcnworth County Farm ers' 'alliance , has formally announced himself a candidate for congress in opposition of Major E. N. Morrell. the present incumbent , Tills news has just leaked out. but is author itative. Mr. Blcukloy is an influential and widely known farmer , " Activity in Hull road lluildlnf- CHICAGO , May'9. The next number of the Railway Ago will show In an article on railway construction that over eleven hundred miles * have already been added to the track mllcago of the United States in IbOO. There have occn in all ninety-four new roads begun or Incorporated since January 1 last. " The paper prcdlcU that tbo construction of 1690 will ex ceed that of 1&9 , when C\X > miles were built. Norfolk's ' Mayor Eofuses to Sign the Now Saloon Ordinanca. HE THINKS THE LICENSE TOO LOW. An Unknown Mim Hun Over anil Killed nt Uiinbiif Sixth District W. C. T. U. Convention Gone to the 1'cn. Nourm.K-Ncb. , May 9. [ Special Tclegrmn to Tin : DEE. ] That the saloon men of this city arc tired tonight goes without saying , the reason thereof Is ns follows : At its meetIng - Ing Wednesday evening the new council amended the occupation tax ordinance passed by the old. council , making It read 8100 In stead of 5300 , carrying it by a majority vote , not having the necessary three-fourths to pass It by a suspension of the rules. In order that the saloons might open tis soon as possible the council then adjourned to meet lost night , when the second reading of the ordinance was had , and the body then adjourned until 4 o'clock sharp this afternoon for the third reading , that the ordinance might bo published In the evening paper and thus become a law. Tills was all dond"nccOrding to programme. Mayor Gerccko Hotly refused to sign the ordinance In its present form , and It Is presumed will not until the ordinance reads for the original amount. As it stands now the prospects for the opening of the saloons nro no better than one week ago. Charles Eblo was so anxious to begin operations that ho opened his place in full blast iust night , and notwithstanding the advice of the officers , kept on selling all day. The council today revoked his license , and ho will no doubt be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Cnllnwny's Mill Machinery Arrives. CAI.I.AWAY , Nob. , May 9. [ Special to THE But : . ] The machinery for the now mill has arrived. It cost 83,200 , and it will take a month or six weeks to put It in place. Thanks to the enterprise of the citizens , the work , which was begun in the fall , has boon pushed through the winter and spring as fast ns the weather would allow. The total cost of the plant is about $1U,000. The race is about a quarter of a milo long , the water being drawn from the South Loup river. The river has never been known to rise over three feet , and ordinarily keeps n constant level. Our water power , therefore , is not artificial , is steady of pressure , and really ono of the very best in Nebraska. The mill can turn out sovonty- five barrels per day. The work is owned by the Callaway milling company , nn organiza tion composed entirely of liomo shareholders. The enterprise is ono of the most substantial improvements the town lias yet seen. The country has been needing a mill badly , and this one is nn excellent investment. Sixth District W. C. T. U. STUOSISHUUO , Neb. , May 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun. ] The Sixth district con vention of the Woman's Christian Temper ance union , in session nt this place , is n very successful meeting. Fifty-two delegates nro In attendance , with eighteen unions reported. The new olHccrs are : President , Mrs. Fcrgu- sqn , York ; vice president , Mrs. Steele , Hampton ; recording secretary , Mrs. John son , Stromsburg ; corresponding secretary , Mrs. Northrup. York ; treasurer , Mrs. But ler , Osceoln. At the gold medal contest Eva MeCuno won. the modal. Mrs. Woodward gave a very interesting leoturo on Thursday evening. Ono hundred and six dollars wore pledged Mrs. Wopdwardfor the campaign , fund. The convention closed nt noon today with good work accomplished. BiuillCl by a Cyclone. SHICKI.ET , Neb. , May 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bnn. ] Shortly after noon today a small conical shaped cloud appeared just west of town and rapidly gathered volume until it had assumed vast proportions. It was humping itself along at a 3:10 : gait dlr- rectly on u line with the town , and men , women and children abandoned their houses , school was hurriedly dismissed and every body sought the shelter of collars and caves. Just before striking town the storm cloud suddenly burst. Another aud much larger and conical shaped cloud passed to the north and swept every thing before it on the prairie. The amount of damage done can not bo ascer tained at this writing , but it must have been considerable. To the Penitentiary mill Asylum. KEARNEY , Neb. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] Sheriff Wilson escorted Will iam Grifiln and David Burton to Lincoln today. Grinin is the young man who forged a note for $31 on H. D. Bcccroft of Elm Crock several weeks ago. Ho was sentenced to eighteen months at hard labor in the pen itentiary. David Burton was taken to the insane - sane asylum. Ho and his son were brought hero yesterday by the authorities nt Armada. The son was admitted to the county poor house. PJko for North Nebraska "Waters. FIIEMOXT , Neb. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Superintendent O'Brien of the stnto fish hatcheries and Commissioner B. E. B. Kennedy of Omaha passed through Fremont today conveying by way of Lincoln over a million wall-eyed pike to bo planted In the streams of north Nebraska. This is the largest shipment yet inado Into the north part of the state. A Slight DilTci-ciico In Kates. NEHIIASKA Cm" , Neb. , May 9. [ Special to Tin : BEE. ] A llttlo matter of freight rates Is related by the manager of the Chicago packIng - Ing and provision company of this city. The company has a contract for furnishing meat for the government , and a few days ago shipped several carloads to Valentine , Nob. , distance of il2 ( ! miles , paying 88 cents per 100. On the same day the company shipped several carloads direct' to Liverpool , England , .at a freight charge of 85 cents per 100. A Sheriff Caneil. Fni'.MONT , Neb , , May 9. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] The friends of Sheriff Mallon last evening made his forty-fifth birthday the oc casion to present him with a handsome gold- headed ebony cano. This expression of friendship was made the wore significant by reason of Mr. Motion's recent vigorous and effective prosecution of the criminal classes of the city. It was a great surprise to the sheriff. SitHtnincd All the State's Allocations. NEIHUSKA , Crrv , Nob. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEK. ] The attorneys In the distillery trust case today received Informa tion from Lincoln that Hoforco Pound had tiled a report sustaining every material alleg ation made by the state. Nebraska City pcoplo uro jubilant over the result. An Unknown Man Killed. NEIIIUHKA Cmr , Nob. , May 9. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEB. ] A man whoso name Is unknown was run over and killed by a Missouri Pacific passenger train this after noon. The coroner loft for that place this evening to hold an inquest. Traveling Men's Itcce | > tlon. IlmiMis , Neb. , May 'J , [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.c. ] The traveling men's reception nt the Hotel Bostwlck tonight was a great success. Over two hundred guests wore present. NnukollH County DlMrlct Court. NKi-so.s.Neb. , May 9. [ Special toTiieBKB ] District court is In session and has a largo amount of business on hand which Judge Morris is disposing of with rapidity. There are over ono hundred and fifty cases on the docket and a number of lawyers from Hast ings , Lincoln and other towns arc present , The moat notublo cases are these of Charles Slovens , whoso trial for the murder o ) Charles Sherman Is set for next Tuesday , am the Scropglns-McClelland case , which was heard before n referee and which will bo car ried to a higher court no matter what the de cision hero may be. Severe IlnllHtorni nt Pawnee City. ( PAW.VEE CITV , Nob. , May P. [ Special Tel egram to TUB BEE. ] This afternoon about 8 o'clock this section was visited by n very severe hall storm. It Is feared that what fruit the frost left Is ruined. A great deal of glass was broken from windows on the north and west. "Will nny a Temperance Tent. BEATHICE , Neb. , May 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tim Bin : . The prohibition amend ment league of this city secured $ iOO by sub scription today to bo used In purchasing n mammoth tent In which to hold temperance meetings during the campaign. Tit ivi , K TitAttKnrixjirxxKso T. i. A Farmer Murders Ills Wife -ami Child and Then Suicides. CIIESTEH , Minn. , May 9. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] Constantine Schaefer , a farmer of this township , murdered his wlfo and child , n boy of six years , this morning nt sunrise. The awful crlmo had apparently been carefully arranged for , ns Sehaofcr had purchased in the village within the past three days two revolvers , n dirk knife , a bottle of strychnine and n package of Hough on Hats. Thcso terrible Instruments of death ho concealed in n bureau and last night went to bed as usual. This morning ho arose earlier than was his wont , and after having started u flro In the kitchen stove called his wlfo and his hired man. The latter went at once to the barn , but returned immediately to the house on hearing the woman scream. Mrs. Schaefer lav upon the floor of- the sit ting room , the blood streaming from a terri ble wound in her head. Shu did not speak , and died In a few minutes. A blood-stained nxo leaned against the casing of the door. Sclmcfcr had disappeared and n shrill cry from a child told that ho was committing a second murder. The hired man sprang up the stairway and grappled with Schaefer , but ho was too Into. The child's throat was cut from car to car. Schnofer then threw off his man , ran down stairs and seized a bottle of strychnine , taking from It n heavy dose. Im mediately afterwards ho took up n revolver and blow out his brains. The cause of this terrible tragedy is unknown. Schaefer was an exceptionally prosperous farmer , a man of n high degree of intelligence , and his rela tions with his family and his neighbors were believed to bo pleasant. For the past fort night , however , ho had been suffering terri bly from nn attack of neuralgia , and is be lieved to have committed the triple tragedy while temporarily Insane. FOOL1SII cnVXT WEIL. Alarmed at the 1'a.sto for I/earning Displayed 1 > J" Prussian Jews. Br.ui.ix , May 9. In the upper house of the Prussian diet today a motion was adopted that the government take measures to rem edy the evils arising from the largo number of Jewish pupils in the superior schools. Count Pfcil , who made the motion , declared the existing condition constituted social dan ger. The minister of instruction said it was impossible to exclude Jews from any educa tional establishment. Such nn attempt would force the nation into n position leading to destruction instead of union. Eiffel Tower Struck by Lightning. [ Copi/rttilit iSOO bit Jama Ounloirt/cimstt.l PAIIIS , May 9. [ Now York Herald Cable- Special to THE BEI : . ] During an extraordi nary storm which broke over Paris this afternoon the Eiffel tower was struck no less than six- times by lightning. Atnbouttwcnty- * flvo minutes past six a dcnso columoof clouds struck the lightning conductor. A Hash came zigzag out of the clouds and ran straight down the conductor. It was visible all the way , leaving n thin golden streak. At the same time a thunder clap was heard as loud as the gun which , during the exhibition , announced I ) o'clock in the evening. At (1:80 ( o'clock n magnificent display of lightning issued from the dark violet clouds and three flashes com ing from opposite points joined at the top of the lightning conductor. These , like the first , left a fine golden streak in their trail. At the same tlmo was heard a heavy rattling of metal as if the whole tower had been shaken by a strong hand. At 0:84 : n new Hash of lightning , more magnificent than the preceding oncsdc- , velopcd , and formed two horizontal branches of palo violet which , coming from' opposite directions , joined over the conductor. Lastly , at 0:80 : , lightning struck the. tower in three streaks , followed by a clap oven heavier than the previous ones. The vast metal structure vibrated for a long tlmo. Sensation in the Italian Chamber. [ CopurloM ISHO liu Juinoi Coition JlcnncU.1 ROME , May 9. [ New York Herald Cable Special to THE BEI : . ] A great sensation was created in the chamber today by Deputy Imbrianl , who demanded a commission to in vestigate the Kentucky charge that the monopoly of supplying tobacco to Italy was given to the Hatjcn Tocl company bccauso its' agent in Homo , Adrianto L'cmmis , was grand master of the Italian Free masons and could use that organization in politics for or against the government. Ho Insisted In n bitter speech that the other firms were ready to supply American tobacco at a lower price , but were excluded from competition by Lcmmis. Some contracts Involving many millions of francs have been controlled by the Masonic grand master. Signor Imbrianl said ho would produce docu mentary evidence to support his accusation. The minister of finance consented to the pro- po ed investigation and the chamber passed Imbrianl's resolution. French Artillerymen Injured. [ CopyrtuM ] SOOl > ii Jninc doitlon llennctt. ' ] NANOT , May 9. [ Now York Herald Cable -Special to Tun BEE. f When the Sixth battery , Eighth regiment of artillery , was out this morning going through blank cart ridge exercise moro tnnn a do/.cn men were sent out to pick up cartridges which had not been fired. All at once a violent explosion was heard followed by cries of pain , A rush was made to the spot , and seven unfortuato soldiers were found rolling about on the ground suffering the most terrible torture , Their faces wcrd charred and blackened by powder , their beards burnt off and their clothing In shreds. Three of them will probably lese their eyesight. The wounded men were convoyed to the military hospital , They there stated that a cartridge had exploded just at the moment they were going to pick it up , ana this caused the explosion of several others. "Washington Notes. WASHINGTON' , May 9. Senator Spooncr to day presented to the senate a petition from the committee on cx-unlon , prisoners of war living In Wisconsin protesting against the passage of the Morrlll pension bill. They also appeal to congress to extend the benefit of the lawa granting bounties to these whoso captivity extended boydnd the tlmo of their enlistment , and Indemnify them for sullen- Inns endured by reason of the government's refusal to agree to an exchange of prisoners. The president bus unproved the act pro viding for the classification of worsted cloths as woolens , Caldwell of Ohio today Introduced a bill to prevent the desecration of the United States iiag by printing on it advertisements , etc , junking such offense a misdemeanor punish able by u Hue of (50 , Imprisonment for thhty days or both. RATHER DIFFICULT TASK. General Western Passenger Agcnta Ready to Elect a Chairman , SEVERAL CANDIDATES MENTIONED. Tlio Successful Man Will Have to Uo Chosen Uimiilinoiinly Iako and Hall IjIncH Inaugurate n Itato Wai- . CHICAGO , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bni.j : The general passenger ngont-s of the western lines nro now all ready to begin thotask _ of electing a chairman for the newly formed association and ndvaiulng rates to the old basis. Tills work will bo begun to morrow morning after one or two minor rules nro considered. These prominently mentioned for the chairmanship nro General Passenger Agents Kustis of the Burlington and Wilson of the Northwestern , Passenger Traffic Manager White of the Atchlson , Chairman Flnlcy of the Trans-Missouri association and Secretary Thompson of the old \Vost. crn States Passenger association. The chairman must uo elected unani mously , nnd thcro Is llttlo erne no clmnco of the election of nny ot the above. The passenger men cannot combine on any limn well known to them. The choice la moro likely to fall on n first-class eastern pas senger man or one from the Pacific coast. The sub-committee of general managers today tried to lilt upon some feasible plan for the organization of mi association to take the place of the Interstate Commerce Hallway as- soclution , but made no headway further than to agree that there must bo a division of traffic to accomplish the result. The live stock traf fic being mentioned , the St. Paul showed by averages that the reduced rate hud made no difference in Its percentages. The figures from January 1 uro as follows : Alton , H.O ; Burlington , U1.8 ; St. Paul , ! . 'J ' ; Hock Island , O.I ) ; Santa Fo , O.'S ; Kansas City , l.U ; Wu- basli , 5.S ; Missouri Pacific , 1. Imko aud Hall Iilnc < 4 Reduce Kate * . CHICAGO , May 9. [ Special Telegram Jo Tin : BKE.I The hike niuWall lines from Chicago cage inaugurated a war on rates today which will compel the all-rail lines either to rcduco rates or to entirely abandon the carrying of flour , provisions , lard , oil cake and other commodities classified with the last three- articles. The 20-cont rate on oil cake was re duced to 15 cents , the all-rail rate being -0 cents. On flour the reduction was to 17W cents from 20 cents , the all-rail rate being L'.r cents. On provisions , liird , etc. , the ' . ' .Vccnt rate was reduced to W ) cents , the all-rail rate being ! ! 0 cents. In all cases the rates quoted are from Chicago to New York , the rales to Boston beluga trifle higher and these to Philadelphia , Baltimore , etc. , lower. The rail lines have us yet tulccn no action to meet these reductions , and it is doubtful If they will , as n sufficient reduction would cut too deeply Into local rates. The cause of the re duction by the lake and rail lines is said to bo secret cutting by competitors A Now Trunk Ijlno. PiTTSBuno , Pa. , May 9. ' [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bin : . ] It was stated in an evening paper today that u secret conference of promi nent railroad men was held here today forv ; the purpose of establishing a new trunk , line reaching from Chicago to New York. It is proposed to connect..a new line now in contemplation between Ncwcastlo and Will- lams'port , with the Philadelphia & Heading , for an eastern outlet , and with the PittsVdrg & Western , Pittsburg , Akron & Western nnd the Chicago & Atlantic between Chii'iico and Pittsburg. It is claimed that the route is nt least 100 miles shorter than the shortest route at present and that thcro is no doubt of the consummation of the scheme. A PaHscMiK'1 Itato Cut. KANSAS CITV , Mo. , May 9 , The Burlington this morning posted u SI passenger rate from Kansas City to St. Louis. Later the Wnbas.li named the same figure and this afternoon the Alton and Missouri Pacific followed. JAi VIiIt T.lIKH. Ho DouhtH a Speedy Settlement of' "Western Itnte Trouble ) * . NEW Yomc , May 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEK. ] Mr. Jay Gould , in conversation today , expressed some doubts about the speedy settlement of the western rate troubles. Ho regards the Union Puclflc-Nortnwcstcrn. contract as the chief obstacle , but also expressed that that ul- linnco will bo maintained and that' , it will be necessary to take It into account.ns. permanent , at least for a considerable time. The solution which looks most feasible to him Is to take all the roads west of Chicago nnd to some leading competitive points in , Colorado , Nebraska and Kansas into an ar- . rangomcnt similar in effect to the trunk line pool , by which all roads which did not get thcip Just proportion of through business should bo granted differential rates , which upon experiment should bo readjusted from tlmo to time until they did get their proportion tion of tha through business. But , while ex pressing these somewhat doubtful views of the speedy settlement of the troubles In regard to through freights. Mr. Gould said the local business of all the roads-and that part of it not subject to competition was so largo and Increasing so rapidly that the road3 might almost throw away the through freight business for the sake of harmony and to pre vent the disturbance of their other business , ' which Is the best for many years. Though non-committal , Mr. Gould's talk gives the im pression that ho expects higher prices toi stocks. _ TirE JL'OOIt IHUJHE MHHtn < Hl. Thirteen Bodies Already Found In the lining. UTICA , N. Y. , May 9. The number of bodies found In the ruins of the poor hou'bo at Preston , Chcnungo county , already num bers thirteen. The impression is growing that the loss fur exceeds the first estimate , In the building were many aged men ami women , sotno of whom hud not left their bcdu for months nnd others who from wcukncim were Incapublo of finding their way out ot the building In the midst of the confusion nnd excitement which prevailed. It is be- .lleved a number of these perished and tills belief IH strengthened by the discovery of a body this forenoon ut Homo dlKlnnco from the department occupied by the Imbeciles , There uro several feet of ashes nnd debris , in the cellar and the probabilities are that ) When they uro removed a number of bodies will bo found. It Is also believed Home of the bodies uro so completely Incinerated that uo trace of thorn will over bo found. The following uro known to have bcnn burned beside those mentioned in the previ ous dlspatcccsi Man' Vosburg , Otsclio ' , Iloxio Mallorv and Julia Hunt Norwich. One Insane woman was captured near Ply mouth some twelve miles distant last nluht. Shu Wits half clad and was bewailing thu Ios4 of her homo. One of the Inmates wo * scared. Into her senses by the IIro and escaped from the burning room by a window , reached tin } roof and crawled along the ddgo and roused the keeper's ' wlfo from slumber , thus saving her llfo. The Weather Forouaflt , For Omaha nnd vicinity i Fuirweuthor. i For Nebraska : Colder , cloudy weather and ruin ; northerly winds , For lowas Much colder , cloudy and raluj high northwesterly winds. For South Dakota : Threatening \vcatbur and rain , colder ; northerly winds. '