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) EAD SEA FRUIT FOR LABOR.
Smporor William's Reforms Being Doctored
to Death.
BI8MAROK EXPEOTS 'A EEOALL.
Ho ThlnkH JIlniHcIf tlio Only Pilot
AVho Can Guide the Hlilp r
Htnto Through the Dun-
JUKI Ahead.
ti Acio Yotlt Atnttnlt < \ 1'rtft. ]
IlKiii.ix , May 10. The rclehstng beginning
- nctlvo labors Monday has only six weeks'
* ' work before prorogation , which has been
llxcd for Juno 20.
No much will bo heard of measures for the
benefit Of workmen before adjournment.
Slnco the labor protection bill was
issued Wednesday scrutiny reveals n
number of riders to the main
proposals tending to make Illusory the best
provisions of the measure by giving the em
ployers means of cscaplngthojn. Thus under
special circumstances employers cant bo
authorized to break the rule limiting children
under thirteen years to six hours niul youths
under sixteen to ten hours -.work.
The bill mentions spinning factories
nnd similar occupations where exceptions
may bo granted. Another clause transfers
the direct responsibility for breach of the
law from the employes to the manager or
" " " foremen , thus opening the way for evasion
and ; naking men of straw nusworablo In-
Btcad of the principals.
The proposals relating to breach of con
tracts are held by freislnnigc party and the
socialists to bo disguised attacks
upon the right of coalition , lending
further powers for the suppression
Of strikes. ' The opposition gathers
force , the socialists declaring that the sup-
nosed now era of labor reform differs little
from the Blsmarckism era and that the bill
iv111 bo n deception unless much modified.
This fsplrit od opposition promises a se
quence of Irritating debates before the
house can dispose of the labor bill.
Another labor conference having influence in
molding the final form of the bill will bo held
hero. The emperor intends to summoji dele
gates from every trade in Germany to dis-
suss trade questions and proposes to establish
i special permanent operatives' council under
the presidency ot the minister of commerce ,
the members of the council to bo elected for
lelcgates to the conference. The project Is
obviously In thCHamullnoasthalaborschcmcs
, , liming to glvo Imperial control of worklng-
IJ [ men wiih a purchase power over the salaried
v leaders. Socialists like Voliman , LIcbknccht
and Bebcl , who are Impregnable to money
considerations , will resent the emperor's
offers.
The military bill will bo the first to lend to
some definition of the party groups.
The socialist section , the friosfnnlgo section
nnd the center section nro expected to
oppose the bill. Still the government will
have n largo majority. The frcisinnigo
parly continues to bo weakened through in
ternal dissensions , largely of n personal
character. Rickcrt , Barth nnd Schroder
ore stiU alining. Jtc/gcl / rid of Rich tor's.lead
ership. Prlnco SciJoennch Karolath , whoso
_ " "humanitarian oration nt the last session
attracted so much attention has gene over to
the national liberals. Ho has Just become
grand master of the grand orient of Prussia.
lie will Infuse n stronger spirit of liberalism
among the national liberals.
The white book of East Africa was Issued
today. It gives n dispatch from Major
Wlssman stating that Emin Pasha strongly
1 desired to place his oxpcrlenco nt the dls-
9 posnl of the German service and begged that
his offer might bo placed before the emperor
and Bismarck. Bismarck replied : "Emln's
offer Is welcome. " Wissman thereupon ar
ranged the existing engagement with Emin ,
who from his first contract with Wlssman
has been eager to cscupo from English In-
jiluenco. The whole book describes the
progress of the German power until the cap
ture of Ktlwa.
- . , Chancellor von Cnprlvl Is expected to in
form the house as .to the position of the ne
gotiations with England on the limitation of
the boundaries in Africa. The English en
voy , Sir Percy Anderson , declines to admit
the German claims extending nor frontier and
Jnflucnco ( o the Congo free stato.
Ho claims Unit the English influence
extends from Victoria Nynnia to Albert
Nyuiua , Including the whole basin of the
Whltp Nile. It t obviously the aim of the
Salisbury government to grasp a territorial
line from south Africa to the Soudan.
Bismarck during the week received several
communications from the ompcror couched in
friendly terms , but practically suggesting
that his retirement from olUeo should Involve
political Inactivity.
' Barons Hnchtcr and Poschcngcrstayed two
days nt Frlederlehsliuo nml left Impressed
with the conviction that ex-chancellor .
considered himself still the most potent In
fluence in the empire , believing the emperor
ore long would bo obliged to recall him to'
extricate the government from the difficul
ties Into which ho will have plunged it. Ho
freely expressed his discontent because the
emperor in his speech from the throne
omitted reference to his dismissal.
The emperor says that "dismissal" Is the
right phrase , It the prince had not several
times offered to resign the emperor would not
have taken advantage of the last threat to
part with him. .The threat was first made
, _ verbally and was not accepted ; then n request -
; i ? -quest for permission to resign was maduin
'writing and was grunted.
DTho cinpcror will go to Silesia tomorrow to
shoot on the estates of Count Hochberg.
A queer issue has arisen with the czar over
the meeting with Emperor William at the
coming manouvres at Krasnoeselo. Lost
year at the imperial meeting their imperial
majesties spoke French. Emperor William
recently Instructed General von Schwelnltz ,
.German minister to Russia , to
ask the czar to usa the German
language. General Schwelnltz referred
the request to M. doGlers , thq Russian prime
minister , In the Russian language , promising
that at the next visit of the czar to Germany
Emperor William would speak the Russian
language nnd would cause everybody around
the czar to use the same tongue. M , doGlers
pleads that the war doesn't speak good Ger
man and says that If Emperor William ig
nores French ho must have recourse to llus-
elan.
, The story that Prlnco Henry , the emper
or's brother , was In disgrace nud hud > been
given a month's enforced leave of absence , Is
untrue. Ho was present at the opening of
4- the relehstag , and has stayed at" the Schloss
In the friendliest intercourse with his
brother. Ho left with the princess tonight
on a vUlt with the ducal fumllly at Hesse
Frleuberg. From there ho will go to Hamburg -
burg to visit his mother and thence to Eng
land when ) ho and his wlfo will bo the guests
Of the queen ut Windsor ,
Minister Yon Bcrlepsch has called a meet-
Ing of Inspectors of mines to assist In the
preparation of n new miners' law.
The Frclslnnige Xcltung Is gaining n bad
notoriety through Its publication of the scan
dals In regard to Bismarck. declares that
n medical specialist knows that the ex-chan
cellor Is suffering from alcoholism. Bis
marck's friends do not heed these attacks ,
and oven his enemies nro disgusted by them.
At Hamburg-10,000 masons mid carpenters
nro on a strike and nt Stetten 8,000 masons
and carpenters arc out.
At Cologne the brewers' workmen quit
work. Tlio shoemakers demand a minimum
of 12 marks weekly and a working day of
cloven hours.
At Lelpslc the employers have formed a
permanent union to fight strikes ,
The Berlin Iron masters and metallurgists
hove signed an agreement by which they bind
themselves not to employ strikers.
The Volksblatt denies that nn international
committee Is keeping up the strike agitation.
It says that lu view of the solidity of the
workmen there Is no need for such n com-
tnittco.
Dispatches from Vienna of doubtful
authenticity assert that M. Constnns , the
French minister of the Interior , has made
overtures to the Austrian and German gov
ernments for unltc'd action against the
anarchists. At the foreign ofllco hero noth
ing has been heard of the alleged proposals.
STILf. .1 3t\'HTEKY.
The Attempted Assassination of ft
Pretty Pnrlslonne.
[ CojwW tsoo l > u Janus Gonlon. ncnnttt. ]
PAIIIS , May 10. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun BEE. ! Marie Gabncl , a
dcml-mondnirc , better known under nom do
guerre of Marcelle , whoso assassination was
attempted yesterday , had not recovered con
sciousness up to a late hour this evening. M.
Gordon and his principal inspector , M. Jnumc ,
wcro busily engaged today hunting
for clues , but they were unrewarded. They
are of opinion that the murder was committed
by an occasional visitor to Iho house , No. 11
Rue do Province , where Mnrccllo resided.
Mai-cell did not sco her Visitor enter , The
criminal appears to have begun his sanguinary
work soon after entering Marccll's apart
ments ; that is , about 1:80 : , when the woman
discarded her outdoor apparel. Ho struck
two heavy blows with n spiked knuckle
duster or some similar weapon on the head ,
and , blinded with blood that spurted from
the wound , Marccllo fell with a groan ,
which was heard by a woman living on the
floor above. For about an hour silence
reigned. Then this woman again
heard Marcelle moaning. She knocked on the
floor , and It Is .supposed that the murderer
then struck his victim a third blow , which
crushed In her right tcmplo. The assassin
remained In the apartment until daybreak ,
searching for fruits of his crime. Marcello's
Jewelry was not great In value. Ho did not
appropriate it , contenting himself with her
cash as less dangerous booty. Ho
was heard moving about the room at about 5
a. m. by the occupant of the apartment next
to'Marcello's. Mnrcollo Is only twenty-three
years of age , very pretty , with golden hair.
She Is well known In Paris , and was an
habitue of cafes nml other resorts. Her
apartment is very coquctlshly furnished.
She has only occupied the Uuo do Provence
apartments for .tho last "few months and
previously lived In the Rue du Chateau
d'Eau. She had the roputajtlonolMbolng of
nn economical eliaraetor , havrng1nusuug'littlo'
sum put by for n rainy day.
The Sclllicro Art Sale Concluded.
[ Copi/rff/ht / 1SSO liu Jaint * Gordon Hennett.1
PAIIIS , May 10. [ Ndw York Herald Cable
Special to THE BEG. ] The Soillloro art
sale was brought to n conclusion this after
noon , the day's total being 293,013 francs , a
grand total for the week of 1,543,123 francs.
Speaklngjto the Herald correspondent nt the
conclusion , M. Mannheim , the expert hi
charge of the sale , said : "I nm more
than satlslled with the result of the auction ,
which certainly is the most important that
has taken place in Purls for a dozen years or
more. Hail it not been for the suit brought
by Princess Do Sagan the receipts would
certainly have exceeded 2,000,000 francs.
What will become of the articles that have
not been sold will depend upon the
result of the lawsuit between Princess do
Sagan nml her brother , Baron do Solllero. In
any case the articles will remain the property
of the baron , who will bo frco to sell them
after tho'death of his sister , who , by her
father's will , has only the use of them during
her lifetime.
A Work on Tom-uln.
[ Copyrfo'it ISflO liy Jamcx ( Jordan lienniU , ]
PAIIIS , May 10. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE Biu : . ] While Dahomey
is to the fore there Issues from the presses a
work on Tonqnin , for which M. Jules Ferry
has contributed a lojig preface. "I am
proud , " says the ex-premier , "of the title of
Tonklno , with which my enemies and Idiots
think to Insult me. " M. Ferry then explains
that the Tonquln expedition cost only
' 13-1,600,000 fauces , and not a mill
iard , as Is generally stated , mid
that the loss of French blood has been
grossly exaggerated. The conclusion to
which ho comes Is that French occupation
must bo maintained at any price. All the
great powers of Europe are colonizing and
Franco must not bo false to her obvious duty
and interest.
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General Casnolu Dead.
[ Copi/rfu/it / / tfssoliy Jnmtx Gordon lltnneU. ' ]
M.umin , May 10. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] At an early
hour this morning Lieutenant General Cassola
died nt his residence lu the Callo do Goya.
General Cnssola served with distinction In
Africa , Cuba and the Carhst war.
When Spain no longer required his
services actively in the Held ho at
tained equal distinction as a statesman , being
minister of war under Sagosta and promoter
of the bill for absolutely obligatory military
service. The funeral , which takes place to
morrow morning , will bo attended by mem
bers of both houses and by many of the
grandees of Spain ,
Stanley Dined.
[ Copi/HyM IK/OliuJiimcs / OonJon tttnnttt , ]
LONDON- , May 10. [ Now York Herald
Cftblo Special to Tun Bun. ] Mr. and Bar
oness Burdottc-Coutts entertained Stanley at
dinner in Stratton street this evening.
Princess Loulso and the Marquis of Lorno
were present and the company Included the
oftleors who accompanied Stanley through
Africa.
Accepted the Principle ot * Arbitration.
( .Copi/rtgAt / KdOtii Jainet Gordon IStnnttt. }
LISUON , May 10. [ Now York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. ] The Portu
guese government stated today in the cham
ber of deputies that It had accepted the
principle of arbitration on the Delagoa bay
railway question. The minister of marine ,
it was stated , had sent un expedition to Gun-
gunyauu to make an effective occupation.
Senator Woleott to bo Married.
Nu\v YOIIK , May 10. An evening paper
says : Senator Woloott of Colorado , U to bo
married next Wednesday. His bride will bo
Mrs. Lymau 1C. Boss of Buffalo , the widow
of ex-President Cleveland's old law partner.
TERRIBLE TORNADO IN OHIO ,
Fully Ono Hunclored Buildings Demolished
in Akron ,
SEVERAL PEOPLE BADLY INJURED.
Kmisna mid .Pennsylvnnla Cntoli n
Corner of the Storm HcportH from
the Missouri Cyclone Tell
of Great Damage.
Ci.r.vr.t.ANn , O. , May 10. An Akron , O. ,
special says : At 5 : 0 this evening this city
was struck by tha worst tornado ever known
hereabouts. The storm struck the southern
part of the city and tore through
the Fifth , Fourth and Second wards ,
doing damage which cannot bo estimated
at this writing , but fully ono hundred
buildings wcro completely demolished. Hun
dreds more nro badly damaged.
The house of Domlnlclc Grcadcr was un
roofed and Mrs. Grcadcr slightly injured.
Passing along Browne , Kline and Wheeler
streets a dozen or moro houses were more or
less damaged , some being moved
bodily from their foundations mid
others completely unroofed. . The
wind struck Gebhnrt Herman's house
as the family , consisting of nine person * , had
Just sat down to supper , and the house was
badly damaged. All the occupants wcro
moro or less bruised. Herman was pinned
down in the debris mid only the energy of de
spair , when ho saw flro near him ,
enabled him to extricate himself. Uc-
covering , ho found his little girl burning
by an overturned stove and before the flames
could bo extinguished she was frightfully
burned.
The hurricane then struck theBiirkhardt
brewery squarely , wrecking it entirely. " O.
Caker's grocery store was torn to pieces. His
wife and daughters wcro in the building , but
escaped to the cellar and were saved.
Baker Is missing and it is feared ho is dead
in the ruins.
E. S. Harrington's house was crushed In
upon his four children , but luckily all es
caped.
Mr. Irish was -probably fatally injured by
heavy timber of his house falling upon him.
The extent of the tornado is at this tlmo
unexplored , and the damage in dollars can
not bo stated. It is , however , severe , as it
falls on laborers whoso all Is in their homes.
All descriptions of the storm show that It
was rotary In Its motion , by the skerving of
buildings it struck and the twisting off of
big trees in its path. Its track was between
fifty and one hundred and lifty feet wldo.
Struck Kansas.
FunnoNiA , Kan. , May 10. Yesterday after
noon a heavy windstorm passed through the
country , destroying .T. Anderson's barn , two
miles from hero. The storm again struck the
ground ton miles further on , destroying much
property , killing Mrs. Frank Glidden and
Harvey Wiltzo , and dangerously InjuringMr.
Gliddcu and child.
The storm originated in the western part
of Wilson county and bore almost eastward ,
passing through Prairie , "Guilford and Pleas
ant Valley townships. In the last named
township the forcorof the storm was mosfdls *
ostroiis , ' "ih6"-'iunnel-3hapedMtcloiirdhurlIng
Into fragments houses , barns and olher ob
jects. In addition to those already reported
Mrs. Sloat , Mrs. Peterson , Philip Stnvo and
Mr. Wood were injured.
Terrible Cloud Hurst.
GUCCNVIU.K , Pa. , May 10. A terrible
cloud burst passed over the city this evening
A few minutes later the streets were flooded
two feet deep with water. All the railroads
are Impassable below the town.
TJIE JllSSOUltl
Several People Killed mid Jinny
HOH.SOH Wrecked.
BunuxcTOX , la. , May 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. ] Further information from
the cyclone nt Blythcdale , Mo. , confirms the
first report of the extcnsivcncss of the storm.
Mrs. Jamo Moore and Mrs. Henry Young
were fatally injured and n dozen or so others
received moro or less serious injur
ies. At least n dozen houses wcro
wrecked and ns many barns and outbuildings -
ings , while fruit trees and fences were levelled
to the ground. Most of the people in the
track of the storm saw -coming and fled to
their cyclone collars In tlmo to save them
selves. A uumber of families lost everything
they had.
The steamer Sydney had a rough tlmo nt
Kelthsburg , 111. , on the Mississippi river last
night from this storm. The waves were so
high that they threatened to overwhelm her ,
but by building n barricade of sacks of gmlu
about her guards she was saved. Had she
not been tied safely to shore she would have
been swamped with all on board.
A report comes from the vicinity of Mar-
tlnsvlllo that the storm was very severe.
Three people were killed whoso infixes could
not bo learned and others injured. Numerous
buildings were wrecked.
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A Fatal Fracas.
CLEVELAND , O. , May 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] This afternoon Mrs.
William O'ICeofo of Washington street sent
her daughter Knto to n neighbor's for a pall
of water. The girl not returning , Mr. O'ICeofo
went to ascertain the causa of the delay and
found his daughter at the hydrant with n
neighbor , Mrs. Alllo Dalsoy. Mrs , Dalsey
had O'Kccfo's daughter by the hair ami the
father rushed to the rescue. This brought
Ilmmlo O'Donncll , who had been watching
the women , to the aid of Mrs. Diilsoy.
O'Donncll struck O'ICcefo three savage
blows In the face , knocking htm senseless to
the ground. Then jumping upon the pros
trate man the assailant kicked him viciously
in the sldo , and leaving htm upon the ground
rushed down Wlnslow street nud out of sight ,
O'Kcefo is dead. The murderer has not been
arrested ,
An Itulr Dissected.
Ci.r.VF.iANi > , O. , May 10. [ Special Tclo-
jnim to Tin ; Bin.J : Thomas Edmonds died
it consumption nt the city Infirmary In Feb
ruary , and his body , according to
[ aw went on the dissecting
table * of a medical college , Today
two attorneys , from Amsterdam , Holland , ar
rived In the city and upon investigation wore
inclined to believe tlmt Edinoiuls' real name
ivas Hubert von Baraber , who , by the death
Df u brother , became an heir to 0,000,000
marks. _
A Trustee Deposed' .
MILWAUKEE , May 10 , [ Special Telegram
lo Tuu BEE. ] By a decision of Judge Brown
) f the circuit court , John II. Teach , trustee
if the estate of the late > Cyrus
Iluwley , has been deposed and
ordered to account to the heirs for all sales
) f property made since IbSl , amounting to
bout $200,000. The helra charged that
lVseh connived with his son-ln-luw , who
with others purchased a largo tract of the
laud In 1881 and profited by the sale. The
: aso will bo carried to the supreme court ,
itttrir A TTKMrrs AxtAx
Western rtnllrond SfontPnll to Accom
plish Whnt Tlioytatct Kor.
CIIICAOO , May 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tnc Bun. ] Complete TalWro has attended
the efforts of the western general managers
to reorganize the Intorstnto Commerce Rail
way association and also thd attempt of the
passenger men k > organize the Western Pas
senger association on thti wreck of the West
ern States Passenger association. Both at
tempts wore finally abandoned today nnd
both meetings adjourned sine die. Up to the
last moment It looked M though
the passenger men would suc
ceed. The agreement nnd rules of the
new association wcro adopted Unanimously ,
nnd the occasion looked eo propitious that n
motion to advance passenger rates on May 2 ! )
was made. General Passenger Agent Hal-
ford of the SU Paul , who was In the chnlr ,
Immediately announced that his line could
not agree to nn ndvnuco In rates as long as
the Wisconsin Central refused to Join the
association. This nctlon'.was entirely unex
pected , as It overthrew the work of weeks
nnd placed matters in oven a worse condition
than they have been heretofore. The meet
ing immediately adjourned , nil the passenger
men vowing vengeance on the Wisconsin
and St , Paul. The Burlington and Alton es
pecially were disgusted At the outcome. The
Alton Immediately adopted the only plan to
bring matters to a focus , viTo make the
situation ns bad as possible by cutting rates
totho bond This itdld.bynnnounclngar.ito
of $ } cither way oetwccn Chicago and Kansas
City. This reduces tlio' rate between Chicago
cage and Denver to $10.50 Instead of the old
figure of Smiio. Tho' reduction will bo ap
plied on all through 'business , nnd consequently
quently , the $3 ratd must bo made
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via nllV Missouri river gateways.
The reductions becpiho operative next
Tuesday. All the pas dhger agents are in
n "Ict-tho-talt-go-with-Ui&hlde" frame of
ininn , nnd reduced rates vlll bo made on nil
hands. Snld General Manager Chappcll of
tlio Alton : "Tho other lines nro now paying
* ' ! commission out of thd $ S ticket and also 53
cents transfer charges.Yo will give the
public the benefit of thls.and make nn open
rate of SI to the Missouri.- That also will bo
the medium on freight rites if after May 10 ,
when the agreement ' , to maintain rates
is operative , wo find any competitor cutting
sales. Wo will reduce "rates openly and im
mediately to any figure' quoted by our com
petitors secretly. The figures quoted this
morning on cattle trafflo.lnro misleading , as
they nro lumped from Jdnuary 1 to May r > . In
January the Alton carried ISO ears of cattle
and the St. Paul 85-1 cars , Since we reduced
the rate the traffic Jins been more nearly
equal. The figures published confirm all we
have said and charged-agqlnst the St. Paul as
to the Meyers deal. " .
The general managers likewise adjourned
sine dine after formulating n notice to the
presidents that they louud it impossible to
unlto on nn agreement. The Northwestern-
Union Pacific trafllG''coitrnct blocked nn
agreement at all points , the Northwestern In
sisting on monopolizing ell the Union Pacific
cnstrbound trafllo. As n aftermath of the
day's excitement camo'A'&niorthutPrcs'ldcnt
Miller of the St. Pauljfsil'rcsi'gDed , but noth ;
ing conllrmatory couhtij Jcamed'herc , Mr.
Miller being in Milwaukee. '
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zens hud n conference today with D. W.
Diggs , president of the Dulath , Milbank ,
Huron & Chamberlain railway , nnd officers
and directors of that rood relative to its com
pletion. A proposition for constructing a line
betwen Morris nnd Ortonvillo was con
sidered and for a. . line fourteen miles
long between Ortonvillo and Milbank. The
latter proposition is for thb people of Mil-
bank to grade the road the present season ,
when the Northern P.ndfle will immediately
iron and operate. Thajiropoaitloit met with
favor and it is thought , with a little outside
aid the grading will be , done. This will insure -
sure the const ruction of the remaining portion
tion of the road. ,
.TudgoAlbertHosmorofDetrolt , Mich. , was
hero this afternoon , gohig.to Forest City. Ho
is interested in the construction of the Omaha
& South Dakota railway\of which Hon. G.
II. Hosmcr of Lockportj ; N. Y. , Is president.
He says a meeting of the company will bo
liclU in Blunt In a few days to consider the
preliminary survey , now nearly completed ,
and permanently locate the line nnd arrange
for at once securing right of way. The" pro
posed line Is from Omaha to Forest City and
is backed by New Yci-k und" Michigan mil-
road men nnd capitalists. . A bill providing
for right of way through Crow Creek Indian
reservation is now buforo congress.
Condition of Winter Grain.
WASHINGTON , May 10.Tho ofilcinl report
on the condition of winter grain on May 1
makes a reduction of 1 point In wheat , the
average being SO. The rye average Is main
tained , being 0.1.5 ; bin-ley , 84.0.
The areas In which tJiQ roots were not too
severely frozen have improved during the
past month , in others the Injury Is shown to
bo greater than appearances indicate.
The heaviest decline in condition appears
In Indiana and Illinois ,
A part of Ohio Improved , whllo the larger
part declined , causing a full of 5 points for
the stato.
The average for the states of principal pro
duction are as follows : New York 91 , Penn
sylvania 00 , Ohio 82 , Michigan 73 , Indiana iKi ,
Illinois 04 , Missouri 8' ' , Kansas If. , California
32 , Oregon 03.
The reported progitaj of spring plowing
and planting indicates , the average state of
forwardness of farm woikt It is evident that
the depression in the prlpor of corn nml onts
nnd their products Imi-nuU affected the wages
Df agricultural labor ,
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Spain IJOBCH n Hull Fighter.
[ Copj/rfflM ISOQliy JmricfQonton llenncU , ' ]
MAIIUID , May 10. [ Now York Herald
Cublo Special to TUB BKK.J The most ro-
murkablo bull light of tho'season takes place (
tomorrow afternoonwhen Traseuelo , who
for twenty years has been before the public
us the leading matador of Spain" , permanently
retires from the ring1 after killing his last
bull , Traseuelo will uut-Off the locks of hair
worn by nil toreros and , leave the plaza ns a
in-ivate citizen. GumlUX.ngartlllo and other
eminent cspadas wlUecirvo as his mastodorsos.
Ijlfo Insurance Company Closed.
PiiiL.uiEi.rAiA , May 10. A writ of quo
tvnrranto citing the American Life Insurance
: ompany to appear in court and show cause
why Its business shcmld not bo closed was ro-
: eivcQ by the oDIciuls 6f that company this
morning from the attorney general. Pivsl-
ileut McFarhmd says : "Tho Immediate
'ffcct will be to stop Uuainess nt once from
the time of the receipt of the writ. The com-
iiany can do no more life insurance business. "
A Dcfaultor'N Clover Dodge.
DOLUTII , Minn ; , Jfay lO. The report that
W. H. Pope , thoXoulsylllo defaulting bank
filer , had bcon drreetiSd by u detective hero
is Incorrect. It Is btljeved that Pope- had
been around here , but th J onlceru could not
gut their hands on him. There is a belief
that the supposed dettctjyo who chartered a
special train to overtake the boat at Twin
Harbors was Pope himself , in which event ho
3 now safe In Canada.
RUMORED CORNER IN SILVER.
Now Y&ik Speculators Salt ! to be Manipulat
ing the Market.
ABE BUYING BULLION IN LONDON ,
The Govnrnincnt Going Abroad for
White Metal Not. Much Inter
est in the Tariff Dclmto
A Novel Case. i
WASIIIXOTON BuuiuuTnn Chtuu DUE ,
fit : ) FOURTEENTH StiinBr ,
WASIIINOTOJ * . D. C. , May 10.
Humors have been flying about Washington
today about a large corno ? in silver that has
been consummated In Now York. The un
certainty which has existed In regard to
silver legislation lias helped the manipulation
greatly and the government Is now compelled
to buy Its silver from Kngland. The amount
of bullion held by the New Yorkers is esti
mated by some of the most extrav
agant nt $40,000,000 , in bullion nnd
certificates , but the conservative nnd
trustworthy accounts place the total amount
of bullion at $1,000,000. At this season of the
year this is n largo amount because the largo
mines in Colorado and Nevada are closed dur
ing the winter nnd the output is not great.
While this liguro would cover the bullion , It
may bo increased several millions of dollars
by the number of silver certificates which
have also been purchased by the manipu
lators. It is u fact that the govern'
ment has been compelled to buy Its
silver In London , nnd to complete the deal
the New York people luive been keeping
even with the government In purchases
abroad. They have almost cornered the
market In London. The price there Is higher
now than it has been for years. Brokers
thought the market would decline because
it has lu India , which is
a great silver center , but to their
surprise the market has continually gene up.
The Englishmen who have not followed the
silver legislation In this country have been
taken by surprise nml now that the work Is
almost completed they are just recovering. It
is also a fact that the silver offered the govern
ment nt the assay ofllco in New York within
the last few weeks has been nt a premium of
from 2 3 cents.
You corresponcn tcallcdd on Director of
the Mint Lcaoh this morning nnd questioned
him in regard to the matter. Ho did not
deny the rumors of n corner , but ho would
say that no silver had been offered the gov
ernment at New York and that the govern
ment had bought bullion in London and was
storing it In the assaj * oflico' In New York.
The government is also storing silver which
it hud in the west nnd issuing corti-
llcatcs. Senators say a bill will be passed
next week providing for the purchase of
$4,500,000 worth of bullion n month and that
the certificate will bo a full legal tender.
T1IU TA11IFI' TAI.U' .
Very little interest was shown in the tariff
debate in the house today although it was ad
vertised that the closing hours of the general
discussion were to bo taken up by paragraphs ,
when no member will bo allowed to talk nioro
than five'minutes' on n proposition nnd
nniendmohtawwlll jvbo
local interests of individual members will
bo fought for nnd party lines will .not count
for much. It will DO "every member for him
self nnd bad luck to the hindmost. " It U be
lieved n final vote may not bo reached before
Saturday , the tilth , or Monday , the Mth , al
though it is due on the : JOtli.
A XOVIII , CASE.
A novel case is pending in the police court.
It involves n produce dealer's right to slaugh
ter and sell chickens without the license of n
outcher. 'The questions to bo disposed of by
t court nro :
"Is u dressed chicken ineatl"
"Is the man who slaughters a chicken a
outcher ? "
The best lawyers say that chicken is poul
try and not meat. There will bo n decision
next week.
NEW FOl'UTII CLASS 1'OSTMABTEHS.
Nebraska London , Ncinohn county , Mary
E. Sim , vice .T. Harding deceased ; Walton ,
Lancaster county , J. L. Wind , vice J. II.
Bobb , resigned.
Iowa Conger , Warren county , J. W.
Nuzum , vice J. F. Grisson , resigned.
MISCKU.AN-UOUS.
Secretary Tracy's disposal of his beautiful
residence recently partially destroyed by lire ,
located In Fnrnigut square , a fashionable
quarter of Washington , is accepted as an In
dication that ho will never go to hou&ckcoping
hero again. The death of his wife and ono
daughterin the lire has taken from him every
desire for society , although in n quiet way ho
Is very fond of entertaining his friends. Sec
retary Tracy llnds moro pleasure In the dis
charge of-his ofilcinl duties now than any
thing else. Ho is enjoying excellent health.
Lieutenant John M. Carson , Jr. , of the
Fifth United States cavalry , and Mrs. Carson
nro with their parents at 1333 Vermont
nvenup. Lieutenant Carson has been serv
ing with his regiment In the Indian territory
for the past llvo years. Ho will leave for
\VcstPolntonMondny , having been ordered
to 'tho military academy for duty as adjutant.
Mrs. Carson will remain In Washington until
July.L .
L , G , Geagcr of Gllman , la. , president , nnd
other members of the National Canned
Goods Packers' association , have again been
before the committee on ways nnd means to
protest against the proposed Increase of the
duty on tin used in canning to 2.3 cents per
pound.
By direction of the secretary of war Cap
tain John Conlino , Ninth cavalry , having
been found incupaclatcd from active service
by nn army relaying board , will proceed to
Ills homo and report by letter to the adjutant
jcneml ,
Postmaster General Wanatnakor is collect
ing information in regard to the practical
working of the system of communication by
underground pneumatlo tubes , such ns are
now used In London , It is believed that
iuch a system could bo introduced with ad-
rantago in the larger postofllccs of the coun
try to connect them with sub-stations. It could
ilso bo used to connect nil the buildings of
the executive departments in this city and
[ ha cupltol. It Is claimed tlmt such a system
would not only facilitate business but would
jffcct u saving of money in all the largo cities
) f the country ,
Senator Shcrmah celebrated his sixty-
seventh birthday anniversary tonight by u
llnner to some of his friends. Among the
juests wore President Harrison , Vice I-resl-
lent Morton , General Sherman and General
Qeale. PKIIUY S. HUATII ,
Waiiaiiiuker'H Answer.
WASHINGTON , May 10. The postmaster
; cncral has made answer to the resolution
idoptcd by the house inquiring what post-
> filco inspectors or s | > eclal agents have been
jinploycd to investigate the standing of rival
ippllcauts for appointment as iK > stmastcn.
lie says ; "I know no instance wcro an Ja-
specter under this ndmlntstratltm has bee :
detailed merely to ascertain whether or no
the applicant was n republican , democrat o
member of nny other party , unless it wn
where the chnrgoof deception had been mnd
in seeking appointment. " The postmastci
general adds that the practice of occnilomill ;
sending inspectors to report upon applicant
Is not now mid has been followed by all th
postmaster generals for years past ,
AXOTIIEM It AY'S f.T / / ' / ' T.I/.K
The Duty on Silver Lend Ore Declare *
to ho JliitiioiiB to Hinclllng. '
WASHINGTON , May 10. After the reading
of the Journal the house went Into commlttei
of the whole for the consideration of the tar
iff bill.
Mr. Lnnhnm of Texas , In a speech generally
ally critical of the measure , urged the Importance
portanco of reciprocity with Mexico. Hi
declared that the United States could dcfi
the efforts of Germany nml England to con
trol Mexican commerce. Ho especially an
tngonlzcd the feature of the bill which place ;
n duty on silver lead ore , declaring that I
would have the effect of destroying the
smelting Industry In Texas nnd ndjolnlnt
states nnd would Invite retaliatory legislatloi
on the part of Mexico.
Mr. MoAdoo of New Jersey opposed tin
bill nnd In the course of his remarks snr
castlcally taunted the republican party will
the failure of Its anto-clectlon promises.
Mr. LaFolletto of Wisconsin drew n coin
parison between the Mills bill and the pendIng
Ing measure. .Tlio republican bill favorer
protection to American agriculture , inTmu
facturcrs and labor , the demoenUlc bill op
posed that policy. The republican bill pro
posed to save the homo market for Amcii
cans , the democratic bill proposed t <
Invite alt other countries to tnlw
this market from our people
whenever It was In their power to do so. The
issue was made and ho as a republican wel
coined It. The republican policy woult
strengthen the alien labor law ; the demo
cratic would nullify that law , because It was
cheaper to import the product of cheap laboi
than to Import cheap labor itself. Ho then
entered into a detailed explanation and de
fense of the various schedules of the bill. In
conclusion ho snld : "What does the demo
cratic system offer ! The gentleman fron :
Texas ( Mills ) has- told us. I listened to his
gleeful description of the world's market out
farmers would find If the blinders of pro
tection were removed from theli
eyes. Ho descanted In an enthusiastic
speech of the government soup houses in the
old world , established to feed hordes of hun
gry poor , nnd mounted to his supreme climax
with the declaration that 'men wero.starviiiK
for bread there. ' I waited breathlessly foi
more , but in vain. In God's name , Is this the
market you ask American farmers to sell theii
wheat InJ Are they to trundle their grains
from the Dakotas to the old world and wait
for the aristocratic patron of government
soup houses and other subjects , 'starving foi
broad , " to bid against each other and llx the
price !
OMr. Springer of Illinois opposed the bill.
Ho denounced the granting of bounties on
sugar and raw silk nnd then in n facetious
manner proceeded to point out the benefits
which would Inure to the fanners of Illinois
from the provisions of the law. Cabbages
were now tuxnd 10 per cent ad valorem. It
was proposed to tax them .a cents u head ,
equivalent to ! j < ) per cent. According td thJ
jigriculturaU repoi-ts iio , .cnhbagcsjAvero.ini-
i&aiigiitcrTl' ' 4 'l
ported at 10 per wnt.
After ridiculing the imposition of a duty on
eggs ns ri measure of protection to cx-Presl-
dent Hayes , who had gone Into the chicken
business , ho reviewed the frco list and de
clared the American hog was dlscriin'lnntcd
against , in that bristles were placed on the
frco list while a high duty was placed on
wool. Was it for the benefit of the Illinois
farmer that his sleek fat hogs were placed on
equality with the razorbacks of Mcxlcql
] Laughter. ] The democratic party was
ready to meet the Issue tendered In the bill
and ho predicted that the house lu the Fifty-
second congress would lmvoa democratic ma
jority of fifty. In 1S92 thcro would bo a dem
ocratic congress pledged to repeal this bill if
it should become a law.
Mr. Dingluy ofMaine supported the bill
and Messrs. Barnes of Georgia , Andrews of
Massachusetts , Ciunmlngs of Now York and
Brlfkncr of Wisconsin opposed It.
The committee then took a recess until
veiling ]
At the evening session tha tariff debate
was continued. Messrs. Walker of Massa
chusetts , Grosvcnor , Hayes of Iowa , Bliss of
Michigan , Wndo and Henderson of Iowa fa
vored the KcIClnloy bll | , while Chlpman of
Michigan , McICco of Arkansas nml Mansur of
Missouri criticised the measure.
Mr. Henderson was opposed to free hides.
Ho was not In favor of n reduction of thotnxon
tobacco. The United State * was not rlpu for
such legislation. Ho attacked the beef trust
of Chicago and declared that the hand that
struck down Its despotism could lift up the
Agricultural Interests of the country.
At 7:15 : the house adjourned.
Senate.
WASHINGTON , May 10. In the senate today
Mr. Dawcs presented a communication from
delegations of the live Indian nations ro-
rnonstruUng against the numerous grants of
rights of way for railroads through Indian
territory. The remonstrance w.as referred to
the committee on Indian affairs.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. Mr. Halo's amendment providing
that no nlcohollo liquors , beer or wlno bo sup
plied enlisted men In nny canteen or building
in n garrison or military post was agreed to
yeas , liOj nays , 13. Mr. Cockrell's , amend
ment striking out the words "beer or wlno"
IVIIH not agreed to. The bill then passed.
Thcoalemlnr was then taken up and the
following bills , among others , passed : The
ionuto bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to ascertain the damages resulting to
my person who hud settled upon the Crow
Jivok nnd Winnobago reservations In South
Dakota between February 37 , 1885 , and April
17 , 1885 ,
The senate then took up the Individual pen-
ilon bills on the calendar and passed all of
.horn (18T ) In an hour nnd a half.
After an executive session the scitato ad-
ourned.
HlHinnruk J\lay \ Pnhllrdi u Xn\v Hook.
[ CtijiyrtuMcd IKJObu Jamtt Gobm > I/cimcM. ]
BHIIMN , May 10. [ Now York Herald Cable
-Special to TUB BKK. ] The long visit of
ilerr von Hoschinger nt Fricdericheruho is
egnrded as Indicating Prince Bismarck's In-
, ojiton ! to publish a now work bearing upon
ils policy as cltimmllor. HcrrvonKoschlnger
s thp author of two important works on the
lubject. In court circles some anxiety pro-
rollH regarding the supposed Intentions of the
ix-chancellor.
Tlio McCnllu Cnno.
WASHINGTON , May JO , Lieutenants Gnrst
md Slayton arrived hero today with the
coord of the proceeding * and findings of the
ourt-martlnl In tbu case of Commander Mo-
Jalla. The Impression prevails among the
lavul oftlccrs that the court fiuntcnccd Mc-
Jullu to suspension from duty and to be
reprimanded by the department ,
IN LABOR CIRCLES ,
A From Member of the K , of L |
utscil of Treachery ,
THREAT TO BE A SERIOUS AFFAIR
Tlio Ohl MiiRtorH' Association
Kclcntlc9H War mIho Union
Carpenters mill the Now
Contractor * ,
CIIICAOO , May 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bin ; , ] An Interim ! war has begun In
labor circles growing out of the carpenters'
strike tlmt promises to orenta n now split be
tween the trade niul labor unions on ono Imiut
nml tlio Knights of Labor on the other.
U It will bo remembered tlmt about
ten days ago It was given out
by the carpenters' council tlmt there
was n traitor In tlmt body who had been
revealing strike secrets to Mr. Goldle , presi
dent of the Master Builders' association. It
turns out no\v , however , tlmt no less u nlan
than Wlnlleld Scott , n millwright anil
draughtsman by tnulei < ecrctnry of Carpenters'
assembly ( V.70 , Knights of Labor , dclygato
from tlmt assembly to the carpenters' council
and u member of the strike commit tea of the
latter body In tho'lately ended strike until
deposed by bis associates on the alleged
grounds mentioned Is the person sus
pected of betraying his union
and knightly trusts ' nml now
under charges by his brethren of the carpen
ters' council , which charges nro soon to bo
Investigated both by the council nml by his
own assembly. Winllold Scott Is a veteran In
labor circles , has always held u Very honora
ble name mid was considered oitfi of the
most itutivo workers In the recent re
vival of the Knights of Labor In this city.
Ho Indignantly asserts tlmt the notion of the
carpenters' council in expelling him is unjust
and ho Is backed up by lib assembly , which
will withdraw unless Scott is exonerated.
Scott , In nu Interview , says : "Yen , I am
tlio man th at the carpenters charged with ( It
viilging stilko secrets , but the charges
arc false. I was ordered to leuvo the
carpenters' council and did so , but I liuvo
awaited the settlement , of the strike before
taking action In vindication of myself. Un
less the carpenters' council brings specitio
charges and prepares to hiivo the case
properly disposed of before Tuesday , the case
will bo taken up'in my assembly. Some of
those fellows over thcro are making war on
mo In order to Injure our order. "
If Scott's sldo of the wise Is taken up by
by tlio Knights the light may create u now
split.
Trouble.
CIIIOAOO , May 10. Tlio old master car
penters' association , which refused to t.iko
purlin the arbitration proceedings with the
striking carpsntcrs , Is making a strong tight
to secure men. It Is forming n union of non
union men In opposition to the regular
union and has agents nt various points in
this country mid Canada endeavoring
to'get men' Tho' carpenters' council has sq-
curcd the presence hero .of . a government
agent to look out for Canadian carpenters im
ported under contracts , and .Im plokcts out
watching all contracts in the hands of the
associutlpn. Tlio. new bosses association
" ' " *
'receiving" dally accessions to Its
raiilts and nearly all the union
carpenters nro at work. The bid
masters association is making a strong lighten
on the new bosses , having made an arrange
ment with dealers in lumber and other sup
plies by which jp now bosses cannot sccuro
material except lor cash , whllo the old mas
ters get thirty to six ( lays' time. This will
cripple many of the small bosses seriously.
The old association has also decided to bid
for all contracts in competition witli the new-
bosses ut prices which will allow little or no
profit. Tlio union carpenters will rely chiefly
upon their ability to call out other building
t miles from Jobs wlicro non-union men are
employed and upon keeping carpenters from
accepting sorvlco under old bosses.
In vlrjw of all things It would scorn the
eight 1/SIr light has only Just begun in this
city. _
A Tout OUNO.
CIIIOAOO , May 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : BKI : . ] The responsibility of the officers
of a trade union who , during a strike nppt/i / t ,
pickets to prevent non-union men of the san *
craft from taking employment will
probably * be decided soon In the
: rlmlmd court , of this county.
i'ho adjudication of this Issue will grow out
of the arrest of M. V. Britzlus , chairman of
; ho executive committee of the Chicago
branch of the International Cigar Makers'
inloii. Ho , together with some of the strikers
at the Columbia cigar factory , was ar
rested on n charge of conspiracy
preferred by Kugeno Vnllcns , the
iroprletorof that establishment. _ The war-
nnts charge conspiracy on the part of Mr.
Drltzlus and his associates to Injure the com-
iluinant by Intimidating his employes to pre
vent their continuing in his om-
iloymont. Warrants wcro sworn out
Miforo Justice Eborhardt Thursday. Mr.
Irlt/.hiH today said ho had no
loubt that ho would bo held to the grand
ury on the charge. Ho asserted his Inno
cence of any criminal Intent and Rays ho has
10 fear of the Issue If tlio witnesses against
ilm toll the trutli.
i'ho Allcr ArrlvrH Slightly
Niw YOIIK , May 10. [ 8peclftl Tele-gram to
I'm : IlKK.l Tlio American steamship1 , Jlllu.
ois , which arrived hero this morning from
\ntwcrp , via Plymouth , Into which place Mio
put with her stem damaged after colliding
ivltli the steamer Genoa , from Ilultlmoro , for
Lelth , . reports that on the Oth lust.
she passed the North Gorman Lloyd
steamer Allor , which was broken down
and proceeding to Now York. The Illinois
offetcdtotow the Allor , but the captain de
clined any assistance. The Aller sailed from
Bremen April ! K ) and from Southampton May
1 for Now York. She has 1 17 cabin mid 930
steerage passengers. The Aller was sighted
off Flro island at 10:45 : o'clock this morning.
She was then proceeding nt her regular
speed. The steamer arrived nt quarantine nl
i o'clock this afternoon and it was then
earned that the delay was caused by tin
breaking of u pin In one of the engines ,
Southern Muthodtat Conforoiux- .
ST. Loum , Mo. , May I0-In the Southern
Methodist conference today Judge Kant ol
I'enncssco Introduced n resolution condemn-
ng the trafllo In and the use of liquors and
loldlng tlmt legal prohibition Is a duty of tha
government. \\Miltolieucl of Virginia op *
K > sed It.Vo have no right , " mild ho ,
'under ' the law and the constitution of tha
liurch to tuko any position In regard to civil
aws. Whllo I am as linn In my bollot la
emperanco as many men , I do not bollovi
hat as a church we have the right to uiakt
nny utterances on the subject. "
A f tor u lengthy debute the resolution wui
referred to a committee ,