TWENTIETH TEA.lt. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 10 , 1S90--TA7ELVE PAGES.
PRKCE OSCAll WITHDRAWN.
He "Will Hot be a Candidate for the Throne
of Bulgaria.
THE CONFERENCE AT OSBORNESO DECIDES ,
I'mnlly KCIIHOIIH nnd ICHpculnlly the
JUmp.'iatlu 1'roti'HL ( if tlio King of
Greece Urliid About This
ItlHUlt ,
Xew York
UKIII.IN' , August 0. Onoof the results of
the interview at Osborno between Queen
Victoria. Emperor William , the prlnco of
Wales nnd Lord SnlUbury Is the withdrawal
of the candidacy of Prince Wnldemar for the
Hulgarian throne. Family reasons , notably
the protestor the king of Greece , Influenced
this decision.
Under tlio promptings of Emperor William
both the tmccn and the prlnca of "Wales nro
beginning to taltu a moro nctlvo part lu for
eign politics.
Tonight's Post gives suggestive promi
nence to n special London dispatch saying
that , Justus the emperor's visit to Osborno
In ItSS afforded the standing point leading to
the Anglo-German agreement and ns the visit
of the prlnco of Wales to Berlin was not
without/ bearing upon the treaty , so foreign
oflloo circles now believe that thcro was n po
litical significance in the present visit of the
kaiser , thu outcome of which may astonish
the world , The Post's allusions , as read
here , point to a project of the kaiser to obtain
the cziir's assent to another Berlin congress ,
aiming at general European peace , a compact
Implying limitations of armaments.
Lord Salisbury's declaration at the Man
sion house that Europe was nevermore p.iclllc
nnd that the nations were growllngly inclined
to compromise Indicated the strain of his
communications with the powers. The
kul&cr , going to Russia ns the npostlo
of peace , now desires the kalscrinc
to accompany him. The czarina Ignored
the approaches of General von Schwrinltr ,
the Gorman ambassador , regarding the re
ception of the kalserine , so that the grand
duke of Hesse , on the solicitation of Emperor
William , has started for St. Petersburg to ar
range for the kaiscrlno's visit.
The belief in olllclal circles hero is that the
c/tir will treat the league of peace as a futil
ity uulcst associated with the restoration of
Russian dominniica in the linlkuiis and tbo
permanent satisfying of France. Whatever
the kaiser's peace Idea imy bo his move
ments tend to strengthen Germany lu the
event of the wur. Ills visit to Norway was
Immediately successful la inducing tno gov
ernments to consent to the rccotintmcnt of
Norwegians and Swedes for tlio German
navy , annmplc supply of line seamen being
thus afforded.
The liclfhsnnzclgcr publishes nn order
from Von Caprivi , quoting the imperial
decree placing Heligoland under the control 1
of the chaiiccllcrluand making Captain Gels-
Icr government privy councellor. As soon as
the landtag meets"laws will bo passed mak
ing t.ho Island a part of Russia. The Inhab
itants of Heligoland nro making extensive
preparations for the reception of the emperor
tomorrow. Thousands of visitors nro expected.
The Interest In the cession has grown In In
tensity throughout Germany and steamers
chartered at Hamburg and Dromcrhaven nro
tailing thousands to the isl.iml. It Is im
probable that thcro will bo a sufficiency of f
food to satisfy the wants of the visitors , The
imperial yacht Ilohcazollorn Is timed
to arrive at 10 o'clock In Iho 1
morning. The landing stage has been richly
decorated with Hags nnd garlands and palms
nnd'n guard of soldiers and sailors will await
the kaiser. The German national hymn will
bo introduced by the naval baud , the cession
of the island will bo proclaimed and an ad
dress from the leading Inhabitants
will bo road. Bouquets will bo
presented to Emperor William by
Heligoland maidens attend In thopicluresquo
Island costume. The knlscr will walk the
entire way from the lauding stage to the
government house under Hag draperies
and iloral festoons. His majesty will
preside at a luncheon to bo given
by the leading authorities a and will
spend flvo hours in viewing the island bcforo
hit departure. .Among the decorations are
hugo Iloral keys pending from the cliffs.
These symbolize the fact that the island becomes -
comes the keystone o ! the defense of the
coast of Germany.
The festivities attending the medical con
gress h'avo constituted the heaviest work
that most of the delegates have had. At the
opening banauet Dr. Lydeti proposed the
health of Minister Phcliw , who In response
pointed to the presence of 0-J3 Americans ns
the most eloquent testimony to the Interest
tnkeu In the congress by the medical
profession In .America. Tonight Phelps
moved the close of the congress with a din
ner given to Surgeon General Hamilton and
it other army and navy oOiclaU. Among the
guests wcro Huron Von Bunsen , General
Wilson , Colonel IP. Jones , Dr. Jncobl , I'ro-
fessor Lusk and Captain Blng-
hain. Secretary Colenmn Wood of
Philadelphia nt a crowded cession
read a paper dilating upon the Increasing
susceptibility of Americans to anaesthetics.
He said that oven .American dogs on which
ho hud experimented wcro more susceptible
than European dogs. Ho showed a new
mask for facilitating the disposal > f
anaesthetics In fine particles id
rendering the inhalation easier , Prof.
Tflrehow In his closing address noticed the
fact that the congress had brought together
the greatest number of scientists over con
gregated. The , proceedings , ho said , had
been In every way worthy of incdlcul science :
and had been characterized by brotherly re
gard. Dr. Hillings of Washington expressed ;
the thanks of the members to the organizers
of the congress.
An AiiHM-lcim Imily Dies In I'nrli.
ICVpl/r'u'it ' ' UfUltuJametUunlan lltnnrtt. }
PAHIS , August0. [ NoW Vork Herald Cable
Special to THE UIE. : ] The colony of well
known Americans in Paris regretted
very
much to hear of the death of Mrs. A , ryS.
JCuox , n prominent American resident S.m
& \ -t Ufco Marbenf for many years , ana an t
lullucntlul member of Dr , Morgan's church.
Mrs ; ICnox had suffered n painful Illness for
months past originating with gastritis , tote
which she succumbed yesterday.
The Inland of llclt < > iiluiiil.
. LON-DON , August 9.-Special [ Cablegram to
, < Tnc DEI : . ] Emperor William , Lord Sails-
\ bury and < ount
Von Hntzfoldt , German um-
bnbsador tp England , have held a conference
at Osborno house and concluded all formali
ties for the surrender by Great Britain of line
Island of Heligoland to Germany.
Ac'iilt ( < : d ItconiiHonf liiNnnhy ,
NII-M : * , AugustO , [ Special Cablegram to
TUB HEE. ] Cuporull , who assaulted Premier
Crlsfil In this city some tlmo ago , has been ao-
quitted oa the grounds ol lusaulty ,
Til J ! HOT m.Vimi flKXU.
Ho Driven 1'arls .Vi-wspupcr Men to tlio
'Lunacy.
lift ; till Jitimi Oonlou HeiirufM
, August 0.-f New York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : UnK.l-"ThU Is hut enough
for any tiling , " were the only original obser
vations of which Parisians wcro capable this
afternoon , All other Ideal seemed to bo
simply steamed out of them. The sud
den hot wave struck Purls straight
from the shoulder with a quickness that
nothing could resist. Perspiring citizens ,
with hardly breath enough left to order cod
ing drinks , assembled outside the cafct , and
in short , sharp giispi , with Intervals of
mopping , expressed their opinions , which for
once wcro unanimous.
The muni discussions , with the flinging
about of arms , such ns ono sees In ordinary
weather , wcro out of the question. Thcro
was only one subject , and on that all discus
sion win Impossible. It was hot , hot , particu
larly hot , and that was all thcro was to It ,
But the helghth of the thermometer was not
the wont * feature of the day. The fiend , the
man who knows nnd wants to
know nothing about anything but
the weather , and meteorology , nnd storm' ,
and predictions , and gulf streams , nnd things ,
who had corao back from the holiday , of
course set to wdrk enthusiastically. It was
his opportunity. Armed wltn a note book ho
started to gather opinions on the all absorb
ing subject , Ho gathered first of nil nn
assorted collectonof ! profanity , rendered even
more tropical by the state of the atmosphere ,
and then gnlued the experience. Ho will never
forget strolling pist Jardln des Plantes on his
way to the observatory to sco what the official
meteorologist thought about things.
The flond dropped in to compare notes with
the niilmnls-tnost of them had very wisely
retired to the shady corners of their
cages but what was his surprise to find the
chief elephant standing under the pleasant
shade of n lime tree and gracefully fanning
himself with n full sized paper fan. This
was too much for the llcnd , so taking o _
hasty picture of the Intelligent animal with
tbo lightning photographer ho
always keeps concealed in his
hat ho lied. Unfortunately. ho
turned his stops toward the Herald office ,
where ho busied himself with various sclcn-
tlllc instruments kept there for the reference
of usual visitors to tbo reading room nt 49
.Avenue Opera , having transferred their
headquarters to the fountain on place Con
corde.
The fiend contended himself by remarking
that the thermometer registered 20 = centi
grade or TIP fadrenhelt , but this did not sat
isfy his Inquiring mind. To the general dis
may of the editorial staff the flend asked
what we thought of the state of the weather ,
nnd proceeded to glvo us a dissertation on
the temperature of our various departments.
After ascertaining that thocdltorial room reg
istered 83 ° fiihrcnhelt ho started In to Inter
view the editors themselvesi.but In this effort
ho was not very successful. The editor-in-
chief simply went on fanning himself even
more gracefully than the elephant , and the
snorting editor forgot that ho was Just then
attending to the religious department nnd
nearly fuzed the telephone wires with the
worth of his language.
The cable said something about Heligoland
which did not seem to have 11113 * reference to
the subject , and the financial editor mildly
suggested that he hoped the thcrtnometcrhad
reached tbo top figures. Down below in the
composing room the fiend was In his glory :
the thermometer registered 30 centigrade , SO
fahrenhsit good , big , full bodied degrees
In each case and hero the llcnd
saw a grand opportunity to
Ret some original work. IIo began
by asking our big , brawny foreman whether
this was hot enough for him.
IJcforo the giant could form one of those
flue old Saxon phrases that would use up a
case full of capital d's ' , in less than no time
the bulb of the thermometer suddenly burst
and thcj llend ficd from the premises followed
by the execrations of the whole stall of long
suffering , editors , compositors and machine
men.
The Medical Congress.
BEHI.IN , August 9. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB Bii.J : At the session of theIntcraa
tlonal medical congress today Prof. Virehow ,
president of the congress , road a letter from
Signer Ciispi , the Italian prime minister ,
stating that-ho was rejoiced that Homo hud
been selected as the place for holding the
next congress. Au Invitation had been ex
tended the congress to hold its eleventh
meeting In Chicago.
Empress Augusta Victoria visited the
medical exhibition today.
Dr. VnnGosslor , a Prussian minister of
eet'lcsiustleal affairs , instruction and medi
cinal affairs , rcait a telegram from the grand
duchess of linden reminding the congress
how bur mother , tbo lute ISinprcss Augusta ,
wnsnhvnys interested in their labcrs.
Dr , Snuiuol Sexton of New York read a
pa > on "Tho treatment of deafness , noises
In the head , vertigo and otorrluua by cxcis-
sion of tha drum head and ossicles. " Ur.
Sexton traced the great progress mudo in re
cent years in the application of surgery to
the euro of diseases of the oar , and discussed
In detail the bcnelicml results secured In
many eases by excising the drum-head. It
had long boon known , ho Bald , that an open
ing In the drum head tended to improve the
homing. It was now possible , by methods
recently devised , to establish bueh an opoii-
li'B whunuvor desired.
13r. Wood of Philadelphia read a paper on
"amesthiibia , "
The Sti-lUi ) in Widen Not Kncli-d.
LONDOX , August 9. [ Special Cablegram to
THIS BDK.J The report that the strike of
railway employes in Wales had ended was
erroneous , The men refused to accept the
terms agreed upon by their delegates and the
railway directors and the strike Is still on.
The sailors' union has notilliM Cardiff ship
owners that it will prevent Cardiff ships
from getting men from any port In the
United Kingdom.
A Collision at Sen.
LONDON' , August 0. [ Special Cablegram to
THE Bin. : ] During the fog yesterday a colli
sion occurred between the British steamer
Samaria , from Liverpool for Boston , and the
British bark Dakota , from San Francisco via
Queenstown , The baric struck the steamer
in the | > ort bow , damaging the latter's bul
warks and carrying aw.iy her own head-gear.
The Samaria proceeded on her way.
Salisbury Apologl/.tjH.to France.
LONDON' , August 9. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BHB.I In course of the negotiations with
Franco In reference to Zanzibar Lord Sails-
bury apologized to Frunao for his overlooking
tbo existence of the treaty of IStW In conclud
ing the Anglo-CIernrin agreement.
Twenty .Nihilists Airosteil.
n , August 9 , [ Special Cablegram to
Tim BEK.J The police having received in
formation that nihilists were holding meet
ings in a liouso situated at the foot of Mount
Ulanc , made n raid on the uluco and arrested
twenty nlbillbta. .
Uliiumeey llopow at Hamburg.
LONDON' , August ! ) . Special Cablegram to
THE BEE. ] Clmuncoy M. Depow , president
of the Xow York Central k Hudson Hlver
railroad , is now staying at Hamburg. Efforts
are being made to secure nn Interview with
him nnd learn his views lu regard to tlio
strike ou bU railroad.
THE RAILWAY MAIL BUREAU ,
It Has Greatly Improved Siuca Coining
Under the Oivil Service
WHAT COMMISSIONER LYMAN CLAIMS ,
Obstructionist Knloo Huns Against
a Siuiir llltiiHcir ( Jeiieral llnileaii's
Case , Settled Cfieckinallng
the Democrats.
WASHINGTONnimnur Tim OM'UIA. Bin : , )
61 ! ) FOUIITKBXTII STIir.KT , , }
WASHINGTON : 11. C. , August 9. )
President Lyman says the operation of the
railway mall service , since It wai placed un
der the control of the civil service commis
sion , has been superior to whit It over was.
During his statement before the house com
mittee today , ho said the railway mail service
came under the civil service on March 15.
18SO. This service was put under the system
by order of the president. It was the Idea of
President Cleveland that these rules
should go Into effect on February 15 , but
by inadvertence March 15 was
put on the order. It was , however , Impossi
ble to prepare the rules even by March 15 ,
and President Harrison Issued a supple
mentary order naming May 1 as the date
when the rules should go into effect.
Din answer to aequcstlon of Mr. Lehlhach ,
Mr. Lyman said that the ilrst formal sugges
tion of putting the railway mail service under
the civil service came from the commission in
n letter sent moro than a year before the no
tion was taken by the president. Ho thought
no formal suggestion had come from the
head of the postofllco department ,
Mr. Orcenhalgo wanted to know whether
the present thorough system of marking the
merits and demerits of the clerks on their
service was In vogue before the service was
classified , and Mr. Lyman said It was. Jlr.
Lyman said that putting the railway mall
under the civil service had not Interfered
with the discipline of the service In the slight
est , ns thosama system of examinations was
used in the probationary period as was form
erly used. Putting tha service under thft
system' merely made stiro of compe
tent . men and removed the appoint
ments from political influences , Ho
said that one class of men who handled the
mall en route were cxnmpt from examina
tion. These were the men handling tno mails
on steamboats. Mr. Lyman thought that of
the ti.OOO . clerks in this sorvlco between lt > 00
and U,000 of this number had been appointed
throueh the civil sorvlco , the greater num
ber of which ho thought bad been appointed
on account of Increase In the service. A
cortlHcato from a physician was required as
to physical capacity , and from eighteen to
thirtyllvo wns the ago limit
for appointment. The classification of
the railway mall service was considerable of
n problem , as to the register especially. It
was at Ilrst thought host to make a register
for each mail division , but it was llnally de
cided to make a register for each state and
territory. It is the policy of the department
that these employes shall live on the line of
the road on which they are employed , as often
cligiblcs resided clear nt the other
siilo of the state from the line of
the road. Tills created considerable
trouble. Finally , through tha president. , the
rule of certifying was changed so that the
commissioners should certify the highest
eligible residing In the counties bordering on
the line ol the rotid This plan has worked
fairly well. If there should bo no eligible *
from the counties an eligible from the near
est county would bo cortillcd , and if there bo
no eligible from the stnto one from the near
est state would bo certiilcd.
AN OMSTHUtiTlONIST OHSTIIUCTED.
Mr. Enloo of Tennessee has made for him
self during the present session an unenviable
notoriety , second only to that of Air. Itogers
Arkansas , as n chronic kicker and obstruc
tionist. It is duo to'him that for the past
six weeks no action has been taken on a
single pension case , ho invariably making the
point of "no quorum" at tlio t'riday night
sessions , which are always devoted to the
consideration of such cases. Today , how
ever , ho introduced a resolution which mav
result in some good. When the call of tlio
house was ordered by Speaker Koea the doors
were of course , ns usual , closed , nnd the as
sistant doorkeeper of the house , Mr , George
A. Miner , took up bis stand Inside the main
door. Mr. Enloo attempted to leave the
chamber , but was stopped by Mr. Miner , who
refused to permit him to pass. Mr. Knloo
woikcd himself into n frenzied state of indig
nation , but Mr , Miner remained lirm , and the
result was that the member from Tennessee
was compelled to return to his seat. Ho Im
mediately drew up n resolution , full of whero-
nscs , and reciting the indignity heaped on
him. intending to summon Mr. Miner before
the bar of the house. When the resolution
was read Mr. Cannon arose to his feet for
some purpose , probably to move Its tabling ,
but SpenKer Heed stated that ho desired to
have the point carefully considered whether
a member n member could legally Icavo the
house 1 during a call. Mr. Wlntthorno of Tennessee -
nesseo thereupon asked unanimous consent for
Its reference to the committee on Judiciary ,
which was dona. Mr. Euloo's resolution will
bo very carefully debated , both In the com
mittee and on the lluor of the house. The
rules of the house give the scrifoant-at-arms
full authority to bring Into the chamber any
and nil absent members pending a call of the
house , but the point whether a member has
the right to lenvo the Rouse Is not touched
upon. Most of the members , however , talco
tliu ground that If the scrgcant-nt-nrins has
the right to bring absent members into the
house for the purpose of making a quorum ho
certainly has the right through the door
keeper to keep them In so long' ns the call Is
pending , The precedent Is with Mr. Hotiek ,
and It is very likely that the resolution will
result in tbo establishment of a rule that
members cannot leave the house during a
call.
GKN'P.TUL IIADEAU'g CASH SKTTI.KD.
General Budeau's case has at lost been sot-
tied and ho isno longer an oillcer of the army.
The claim that because ho accepted a place
In the diplomatic service ho lost his place on
the retired list , asserted by tlio treasury de
partment ofllclals , was disputed by the legal
ofllcers of the war department , and the con
troversy thus created threatened to bo quite
spirited , Tlio attorney general concludes
that when Budeuu accepted the duties of a
diplomatic officer ho thereby ipso facto ceased
to bo an nfllcer of the army , that neither the
act of 1875 nor any executive act restored
him , and that he 1ms therefore no legal right
to have his iinmo homo en the list. The
president has directed that Dndeau's name
bo dropped from the army rolls , to data from
May in ItHi'J the data
, , wnen ho accepted an
appointment In the diplomatic service. The
salary paid to General llaileau since thutduto
will bo a loss to the treasury department.
CIIKCKMATIXO THE DUMOU1UT3.
Besides the orders coming to them from
the senate side , that appropriation bills must
bo delayed as much as possible , the demo
crats in the house uro now nctuutcd by an
other motive for their filibustering now that
the report on the Brcckcnridgu case has been
made and Air. Brcckenridgocan therefore tie.
unseated on any day. The democrats
are using every parliamentary device
posfclblo to secure delay. On Fri
day they had no less than twelve
mil calls besides calls of the liouso and today
they kept up thuroll calls for the same
reason , ThUlinoof action U perfectly recog
nized by.tho republicans and they will check
mate It ns soon us that um bodonooffoctually ,
It will hardly bo possible to call any election
case next week , because it U not probublo
that there will bo a republican majority in
the house pending the Grand Army encamp
ment at UoHton , but a.i soon ns tlu > Urnnd
Army demonstration la over the elec
tion committee will get seriously to
work. At pa-sent their Intention U to call
up the cases In the regular order of their pro-
Ecntatloa to the house , which mokes the
BrcckcnridRO case the third or fourth ono to
bo called , but It Is stated tody by the chair
man of the elections committee that If the
democrats persist In their spirit of obUruct-
ion merely for tbo sake of itavlng off the
Breckenrldgo case hovlll innico use of the
right of his committee and call up the Ilreck-
cnrldgoca. eoutof Its regular order and un
seat Mr. Breckenrldgo before anything else
Is done , so that Mr. Urochontidgo's tenure U
the house will hereafter depend entirely oa
the conduct of his associates.
IIOWKI.U OX THE UI.KCTIO.V 111 LI , ,
Chairman Kowell , who will bo remembered
as onoof the most proinlnort men lu the con
struction of the house election bill nnd who
himself framed a bill which by many wa
considered superior to - thu Lodge bill , said
today that ho had no rawon to bellevo that
thcro would bo any delay In the acceptance
by the house of the senate substitute for the
election bill , "it is true , " ho said , "It ap
parently makes some great changes , but as a
matter of fact It Is perfectly satisfactory to
all of us who voted for the Lodge )
bill. I think It slmpllllos the
Ledge bill and It Is acceptable ,
BO that any hopes which may bo based on a
delay in ccmfcrenco nro futile. I do not
know , nor docs tmy other man Itnow whether
nn election bill will bo 'passed this session ,
for no ono can foretell all that may occur in
the senate. But I certainly believe ono will
pass , and If It passes by the end of October
ft will vet bo In tlmo to.bo put in operation in
most of the places where U Is needed. I do
not know whether Senator Sherman will per
sist hi Ids published plan to offer
what was the JJehlbach amend
ment .in the house , providing that
the bill shall bo obligatory everywhere.
I da not think ho will , but If ho docs and It
should pans the senate , which I consider Just
ns doubtful , I am convinced the house will
never ogrco to it. If the bill passes the
senate as It stands It can bo passed In the
house and beeomo a law within a law If there
should bo any need for such action.
Till ! SENATE WILL LtHIT linBATR.
If any ono doubted the determination of a
majority of the seunto to.eo amend the rules
of that body as to limit , debate and bring
about a veto upon a question without the
usual tlmo kllling.lt was dispelled today
when Chairman Hoar , one of the oldest ,
most sagacious and Influential gentlemen on
the republican side , , presented a resolution
providing that nfter a question 1m ? been
under consideration for n reasonable tlmo It
shall bo In order for unV senator to demand
tnat debate thereon bo closed , and If the de
mand Is seconded by n majority of the sena
tors present the question shall Immediately
bo tnkcn without further debate ,
and limiting to thirty minutes the
debnto upon the proposition. It
Is settled that this resolution , which was re
ferred to tlio co'Jimlttco on rules and which
will undoubtedly bo reported with favorable
consideration , was recently agreed to or
practically agreed to nt the republican cau
cus. Chnlrman Aldrlch of. tbo committee on
rules says that although-no meeting 1ms been
called for the committee one will bo hold before
fore the debate closes on Uio tariff bill , when
notion will bo taken upon Senator Hoar's res
olution. It is expected that a number of re
publican senators , possibly flvo or sis , will
vote against the resolution , but thcro is little
If any doubt that It will bo passed. The
adoption of this resolution does not neces
sarily mean the consideration of tbo elections
bill at this session , but It is improbable thatlt
would huvo beenintrodueed.ospccinllybyMr.
Hoar , and championed by him , If it was not
the purpose of the majority to tnko up the
elections bill before adjournment. Your cor
respondent was today toldjby a number of re
publican members of the committee on finance
that it would not bo possible to conclude the
consideration of the tariff bill under two
weeks , and that It was more than likely the
last week In August , would bo almost ex
hausted before the tariff blj ] will bo sent to
the house , where a conforSieo committee will
ho ordered. When next. lrlday is reached
the republican members fc. the committee on
flnanca will uslc asial' * ' "tilHl > ' . rt f.5l3 < .TiitGn ! of
the river and harbor bill bo postponed till the
tariff bill Is disposed of , and Sen
ator fliscock said thU afternoon that
undoubtedly n question of consideration
would arise , the solid democratic slilo
demanding that the rivbr and harbor bllj
come up at onco. nnd possibly some of the re
publicans would vote witlftho democrats to
lay asicto temporarily the tarilT bill. Senator
Hlscock would not try to predict the result ,
saying.lt was doubtful , but thcro seems to DO
_ IIUU UUUUb 111 IUU IllilllO U UlIUU3b UYUIJ LU-
publlcan senator that the river and harbor
bill will not come up until the tariff bill is
passed. Tlio river and harbor bill can bo dis
posed of within ton days , so that if Itis
agreed that the elections bill shall como up at
this session it may bo takc"u in band by the
middle of September , andunder thoopor.itlon
of Senator Hoar's rule caa bo disposed of
early In October.
A QUOHUM WAITED.
"Has the committee on rules decided to
give the committee on nostoBlccs and post-
roads u day to consider tbbjmtl-lottcry bilri"
was asked of Congressman Uannon today.
' Not yet , " was the reply. "Tho committee
on rules'U constantly confronted by the dilll-
unity of Maintaining n quqrum , and yet those
fellows over there ( referring to tlio demo
crats ) nro filibustering , imd wasting tlmo.
Wo had intended to give the committee on
agriculture three days next week in which to
bring up the pure food bill , the bill to extend
further aid to agricultural colleges and the
compound lard bill and a'day to the commit
tee , on education. But there is no assurance
of n quorum. If the members of the house
war.t the committee on rules to arrange busi
ness for a quorum the quorum must bo pres
ent to transact that business.11
l'O3TM\STilS : ! AITOIXTKD.
Town Footo , Iowa county , Carrie Running
ham , vIcoE. L. Hull , resigned ; Honey Creek ,
Polk county , Joseph K. Treotley , vlco A.
Praser , resigned : Lake MunawaPottawat-
tamlo county , J. T. Wright , vice Peter KlulT ,
removed.
South Dakota OaUwood , Brooklns county ,
IJ. P. Devan , vice J. S. Cummlngs , resigned.
MlSCCIXAXEOUf" " ,
Charles West , P. II , McClay , Senator
Raymond nnd several others have applied to
the comptroller of the currency for a charter
for the Columbia National bank of Lincoln
with a capital of $200,000. ,
Some tirno aye the secretary of the Interior
appointed a Mr. Koynolds to take testimony
anew in the Murphy family ease , involving
the rights of the Murphys to bo enrolled with
the Snc and Fox Indians. Thcro were objec
tions to Reynolds acting liv this capacity and
his appointment cancelled. Some other man
will receive the honor.
Representative Dorsoy and Senator Man-
derson were today onlckuly notified of the
appointment of Drs. II. T. < Clary and A. M ,
Jackson to constitute the pension board at
Chadron.
Representatives Glfford and Plckler of
South Dakota were very active participants
in the discussion on the Indian appropriation
bill In the house this nftjpmqon. All of the
provisions of the bill for Squth Dakota will
bo adopted. Mr. dllTord urged the house to
stand by tlio promise of'tha. Sioux commis
sion in securing the opening of the great
Sioux reservation , !
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark-
son , who has tendered hjs resignationto tuko
offecf September 1 , has IHJCII urged to accept
the chulimanshtp of the rojmljllc-nn congres
sional campaign cominlttcd-i place of Mr.
Belacn , who has not the tltno to devote to the
work , but it Is stilted by a number ofthoso
who have requested him , to take charge of
these duties that ho will'not'accept unluss It
is explicitly agreed that the election bill shall
bo passed in tlmo to taku effect nt the No
vember election. Ptiiitv S , IlnxTii.
Poisoned by u lllval.
Pirrsntmo , Pa. , August 9 , Mrs. Schmidt
and daughter and four boarders , all Polish
Hebrews , are seriously ill from drinking
coffee In which poison was placed. Mrs.
Levl , who keeps an. opposition second hand
store , was seen crawling from a window In
Schmidt's house last night nnd U suspected
of the poisoning. The victims will piobubly
recover.
Declined u > State the C
WASIIINUTOX , August 0. Tlio depart
ment of state has rtvoivod a dispatch dated
La Llbcrtad , Salvador , from the United
States minister to Guatemala , Mlzner , The
department declined to muko pubho the con'
tents of the message or the Instructions com
muulcatcd by It in reply thereto ,
THE STRIKE IS SPREADING.
New York Central Enilroailors Quit nt
Buffalo nnd Other Points.
EVERYTHING QUIET AND ORDERLY.
Inspoctiir Hymen HUM Hud & > UNO ( br
ills Jleii A Jtp | > oitod Confer
ence Called with lU-othcr-
lio'otl
New YIIIIK , August 0. The flrst train
which left the Grand Central depot this
morning passed out at 3 ; M ) o'clock. Four
mall cars were attached to this train , but
there were no passengers aboard. The t ! c-up
on tlio road was complete. Every trainman ,
brahemnn , switchman , engineer and conduc
tor except tliOHO necessary to attend to the
running of the mall trains stopped over on
the oilier of the executive board of the
Knights of Labor. The railroad men by mu
tual consent agreed to furnish enough
assistance to nllow the mall trains
to nm , but had determined that not
n single passenger nor n pound
of freight should bo carried ou the lines of
the R'cw York Central and Harlem river
road after7:10 : o'clock last night.
About 0 o'clock this morning a great num
ber of trainmen who did not belong to the
Knights of Labor reported at the yard for
work. They were instructed to set about
clearing the tracks. Passengers on the In
coming trains were compelled to get oft' ttio
cars nt Mott-Hnvcn Instead of coinIng -
Ing Into the Grand Central depot
as usual and they had to
rely on the elevated railroad and the street
cars to bring them down , The strikers all
conducted thein.solvcs in an orderly manner.
Thov say they nro determined not to work
until the discharged men aro-relnstnted. The
executive board of District Assembly IMO
was in session all night.
Inspector Byrnes remained at his nest all
night. Today ho has detectives all
along the bridges nnd in the tun
nels , No freight cars will bo run
today , but the Inspector 1ms received a dis
patch to the effect that the officials will try to
run a passenger train otfl o'clock. Hoservos
are held at most of the precincts , nnd the Inspector
specter says ho will preserve order nt any
cost.
cost.Thero
There was conslderablolmprovomeutln the
situation at the Grand Central depot this
morning as compared to last night , and the
notice announcing a temporary suspension of
passenger traffic has been taken down.
Between II nnd 11) ) o'clock seven trains came
In , some through nnd.others local , inado up of
caw stalled at Harlem and Molt Haven.
At the general manager's olllco Vico-Prosi-
dent Webb said ho did not think the matter
would assume nny t'lgantic proportions nnd
that men would bo found to man the trains.
The majority of those who have left are
switchmen and yardmen , mid their places are
beingllllcd as rapidly as possible.
This morning n large crowd of railroadmen
came over the ferries from .Torsoy City. They
nro mostly switchmen out of work. Those
available as competent were employed.
Among the trains sent out this morning
was the Chicago limited which loft at ! ) : ! iO.
The oftlccts of the road are of the opinion that
tonight they will have the road running In
fair order. No disturbances of any kind uro
reported along the lino.
At 11:30 Vice President "Webb announced
that ilvoca.sscugnr-tralns woidd bo sgnt- . out
Uurlntr the day. Tlio Chleaffo express will
go over the Michigan Central. Sir. Webb
said that the company would fig'lit to the bitter -
tor end now that the strlko was ended. Ho
emphatically declared that all of the men
who stood by the company would bo re
tained nnd under no circumstances bo dis
charged when the trouble was over.
Already I.'OO of the men who went out last
night have returrie'd and It is how estimated
thiittho'mimber.outls between four hundred
and flvo hundred. A number of men from
points up the state and from Now Jersey ar
rived and wow at once nut to work.
Attno yarus 01 tlio West fcilioro railroad
everything is reported working smoothly and
all trains are arriving nnd departing on time.
In tbo Now York Central yard lit the foot
of West Thirty-third street not awheel has
turned nnd the tracks are completely blocked
with freight trains.
Mr. Holland of the Knights of Habor stated
that ho understood that ull engineers had
been ordered out and that they would prob
ably leave work bct'.vccuiiow and tomorrow
evening ,
The Brotherhood of engineers and members
of the local assembly of ttio Knights of Labor
have arranged lor a confereuco and everything -
thing looks as if the ciiKlneors would go out.
This will Virtually stop all tralllo.
Not n slliglo freight train loft the yards to
day nnd none arrived.Vohb will make a
strenuous effort to run freight trains Monday ,
both on the West Shore and Now York Cen
tral. "We will tuild a meeting tomorrow , "
Webb said , "and decide what wo
will do in regard to freight
trains. I think wo will have enough men
by Monday to got everything In good running
order. I nm well satisfied witu the way In
which passenger trains were sent out .today
nnd I don't tldnk wo will have nny moro
diniculty with freight trains , "
J. J. Holland spent most of the day In tha
Grand Union hotel In conference with repre
sentatives of the strikers. Ho told the re
porters that he could not say anything about
the probabilities for Monday beyond the fact
that the men would tight hard , Ho could
not tell , ho said , whether the Brotherhood of
T-.ocomotivo Engineers would call out their
members or not.
There were many statements made today
regarding the number of men on strike. The
men themselves said thcro were three or four
thousand , wlillo tlio railroad otllciuls main
tained that them were but three or four
hundred men out.
At ( ! o'clock tonight sixty-four of the night
force of freight switchmen nt the West Shore
aopot at Weelmwken reported for duty. At
7:10 : o'clock a locomotive whlstlo ran * out
shrilly In the yard and llf ty of the switchmen
left their posts , put on their coats and walked
to their homes. This action left
the yards almost deserted. Preparations
to meet the emergency were Immediately
made. Freight Conductor Kane , who acted
ns spokesman for the striking switchmen ,
told the yardmnster that personally the men
had no grievances , They bud been ordered
out by the Knights of Labor and oboyeil.
At 10 o'clock everything in the West Shore
yard at Wcchnwkcn was quiet and the work
of making up trains was going on. All In
coming trains are arriving ut the depot on
tlmo. The station officials said that no other
men were out on the road , but this the strik
ers deny.
At 11:80 : o'clock touight It was stated that
nil trains on the New York , New Haven &
Hartford railroad had been gotten through
nil right , On the New York Central road
the 7:30 : Montreal express , the 0 o'clock
fast mall train ana the i:15 ) : Chicago
express were nil an hour nnd n half Into In
getting out. General Manager Toucey nnld
that all regular trains would run ou schedule
time tomorrow.
It is reported that 200applicants to take the
places of strikers have been notified to bo ou
hand tomorrow.
At Albany.
Ai.ius'v , N. Y. , August 0. Master Work
man Leo this afternoon said that if the Cen
tral shipped live stock and other perishable
goods over thu road in any considerable quail
tlty , ho would issue an order that would cul
that road In two. The situation oa the Cen
tral strike Is , If anything , moro ( Inn than
last night. The only men who nro at work
uro the engineers nnd a few firemen. Super
intendent lllssoll said this morning that ho
hoped to have passenger trains running as
usual tomorrow , It is said that the West
Shoreemployes will go out before tomorrow ,
Over ono tliousand men employed In the
car shops went out this morning ,
In conversation tonight with a striker , ho
said : ' * The company for thu past three
weeks bus been laying oft some of its oldes
employes and the most loyal members of the
Knlghtsof Labor , When asked the reason for
this dismissal they wc.ro told they could uo
o their work properly. Onoof the men has
icon a inaMilnist In the car shops for twenty
caw. Another has been n foreman for four-
eon years and an engineer for six , The men
aid It was an effort on tbo part of
ho company to break up their or-
imitation , This view \VM straightened
vhen it AVIIS learned that tin cmlmnry was In
Jlli-ii Saturday last , when the convention of
( strict assembly Is'o. ! ! 4 < lwns hold , nnd copied
rom the register of the hotel where the ( Ide
ates were stopping the name of every dole-
rate who was a Central employe. AH these
icn , one by ono , during llio past week
vero dropped by the company. It win then
ecldcd that It was tlmo for them to insert
heir rights. "
Largo shipments of rattle from the west.
vhlcli were billed over the Central road ami
vhlch have been lying In HufTulo since hut
Ight , have been ordered reshippcdovui other
oaiK
The situation hero tonight is increasing In
merest. Utnployci of the \Vcst Shore were
o have been ordered out this afternoon , but It
vus thought best by the leaders of
ho strike . to let them remain nt
vork until next wcolc , when , If the Now
York Central does not como to terms , they
ay the employes will not only go out on the
Veal Shore , but ou the whole Vandcrbllt
ystein. The train dispatchers , nil but one ,
n the West Albany yards wont out todav.
Dnoof the ofllccrs of district assembly No.
1M said the engineers Him ilreiiieu all nlong
ho line would bo out In twenty-four hours.
At
Cmr.voo , August 9. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bii.j : : Ollicials of the Vandcrbllt roads
n Chicago know very little of the progress of
ho Now York Ccntr.il striko. The main
hlng , however , Is that the Lnko , Shore ,
"Michigan Central and Nickel Plato nro ro-
oivlug all freight offered , whether perishable
or not. This can bo taken caw of by the
West Shore line , nnd In case that should ho
led up It will bo turned over to competitors
of the New York Central , None of the Chicago
cage Namlorbllt lines npproheml that the
triko will cxti'nd west of HuiTulo. Tlio 1m-
ncnse passenger business of the Vnndcrbllt
ines in connection with the Grand Army on-
ainpmcnt in Has ton Is the most embarrassing
> roblem. Trains uro run out on schedule
line , but what will be douo with the passen
gers after they reach Duffulo Is still an un-
olved problem , _
At I iifTnlo ,
ni'rr.ii.0 , August 0. A number of Now
York Centi-nlmen belonging to the Knights
of Labor struck this morning on nn order re
ceived from Now York. This has caused
uiicli Inconvenience and delay In the move-
nent of trains , The strike , however , Is not
jcneral hero so far ,
There is no getting over the point that the
strike hero Is a serious one , with a probability
.hat It will bo oven worse. This morning the
scene about the Kxclmnco street depot
viij most unusual , and confusion reigned
everywhere. Trains wcro left by thostrikcra
standing in all parts of the yards , blocking
rnfllo and stopping incoming trains from
reaching the dupjt.
At Utloa.
UTIO , N. Y. , August 0. Every Knight of
jiibor working ou the Central Hudson rail
oail In this city and In the towns cast nnd
west for fifty milca . : has quit work. One or
.wo passenger train * hnvo bcou run , but no
freights have gone' through hero since lust
light. The railroad authorities have many
ipplications from men desiring work , nnd it
s tnouglit the places of the strikers can bo
llled. .J _
At Jci-Koy City.
JEiisnr CITT , August 0. The Knlghts-of
Labor employed on the Now Jersey Central
held ti secret meeting tonight. The men s.iy
a strike Is ordered for Monday morning In
support of the Now York Central strikers.
At Troy.
TIIOT , N. Y. , August 0. All E-itomon
switchmen nnd trackmen except one , to the
number of forty , employed by thoTroy Union
railroad. struck this evening in response to
orders from headquarters.
Al Syracuse.
SVIUCIJSE , N. Y. , August 0 , The night
switchmen and night tricks of brakcmcn out
of here struck tonight.
Kroin tlio KngliicctV IIcndimrtcrH.
ijEvr.LAXP , O. , August 9. An effort was
made tonight by an Associated press repre
sentative to flftB Chief Arthur , of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers , but
that gentleman had gone on n visit to his
daughter. Deles Everett , an ofllcer of tlio
Wind division , was seen and said
the ofllcors of the order hero know
nothing whatever of the situation in
Now York. They had no Idea that thcro was
going to bo a strike of any sort. "Our men
nro not Involved , and as far as J know are not
likely to bo , " said Mr. Everett. "Tho cngl-
neera have made no complaint and there is
not the least likelihood of them Joining the
stilkors , "
A rtnthrr Hold Assertion.
CIIICAOO , August 9. At fi o'clock this
evening the following was received
by the Associated press from O. W.
fiugglcs , general passenger agent of the
Michigan Central : "Am advised by the New
York Central that tholr passenger train serv
ice will be completely resumed tomorrow
morning. No further trouble or delay Is an
ticipated. "
Itctiirnlntr to Worlcat Rochester.
IlociicsTrit , N , Y. , August 9. Tlio men
who went out hero last night all returned to
worJc this morning except two. Nine bag
gage handlers struck this morning , 'i'hoy
were informed that they could stay out ana
would not bo taken back.
Master Workman I'owilorly Talks.
SciiANTON' , Pa. , August 9. General Master
Workman Powderly , when asked his views
concerning the railway strike , said that some
tlmo ago It was reported to him thattheoin-
ployos of that line were being discriminated
against , the discharged men all being
known as leaders of organized labor.
This strike was taken as the Haul protest
against such discrimination , which had become -
como unbearable. Powderly said tbo em
ployes of the road huvo a perfect organization
rom Now Yoricto Buffalo. All these organiza
tions are not members of the Klghta of Labor ,
but their nctlon Is n concerted ono nnd there
will bo perfect unity. In conclusion Mr.
Powderly said : "I notice a statement made
that Chauncoy Depow Is not held responsible
for this trouble , but the discharge of the men
didn't take pluco without his knowledge or
consent. On the contrary buforo ho went to
Kuropo his men are being victimized , so ho
Is iis responsible as ho was before ho salloi :
for the old world. IIo Is not n pauper and ,
as a consequence , can afford the use of the
dec-trio cable. IIo knows all that Is transpir
ing in thl country pertaining to bis own
interests. "
Tried to Swindle KiisHcll
Nr.w Yonic , August 9. An attempt to
swindle Hiissell U. Harrison , son of the prcs
( dent , by means of the "green goods" pamo
mndo about six weeks pgo. resulted today ii
the urre&t of three men , who gave their names
ns Charles Morton , Joseph liiirnard nnd
James J. D.ily. They are locked up in do
fault of f'J.&OO ball each. Those men luu
been sending circulars to all parts of the
country and their arrest was brought about
by a circular sent to Russell Harrison , who
placed It in the hnnds of Chief I'ostofllco In
Bpcctor Hathbono. _ _
An Outbreak Feared ,
WASHINGTON , August 0 , The secretary o
the Interior has received a telegram from
Indian Agent Dennett , at Muscoyeo , I , T.
paying the Chluknsaw situation Is fccnou :
and thcro Is grout danger of an outbreak on
the lilth Inst I thn day of election , on accoun
of thodlsfranchlsemcnt of squiiwincn ,
2. .
\ViUoi'spoiHH lii ItoliLMiim.
ViKXXA , August 0 , [ Special Cablegram to
Tins HfiKJTho wcstoin and central per
tlons of Hohcmla have been visited by sovcro
storms and waterspouts , The damage 1
L'reat , crops in those suctions bvlng ruioud.
SIOSAl PROCEEDINGS
nt to the Soimto Rules Intra-
ducctl by Hour ,
DEBATE TO BE SHORTENED *
Knloo CotmldofH Him-
sell' liiNiilitMl by the Assistant
l > iorli > . per ami WiKhi'.s Him
Dcclnrrd In Contempt.
WASIUNUTOV , August P. The senntu today
"Mr. Ho.ir offered the following resolution ,
which wiu > ivfcnvd to Ihoeoimniltoeon rules :
Itcsnlvi-d. Tlint tln'M'tiali' rule * hoiimriidcd
by adding Ihn following : When any 1 > II ! or
ii'Miltillon ilmll have lici'ii under itinsldcrn *
Ion for u UMMiimblt ; tliuuilthall lo ) In iniler
[ or nny srimtur to il < < inaml tliat debate
tlii'ivnii biu'lo-t'il. H such donmiul bo sco-
IIHIOU liy ii maturity of tlio senators prevent
tint quest Inn linll foilhwllli bo tal.i'n tlu'roou
\vltlioiit furl her tloluito and the pcnillng
iiiousiito hhnll take pri-ceiluneo or all ollior
[ juslm-is ulmtover. If tlu'M'tinlc sluill decide
tuoloco tlieiU'liio : | thuqm-Mlun Minll bi1 put
upon tlio i inline ! iinmuim ! < iiti , iipuu vhlcli
notlcu shall then bo ( 'lvc'ii mid upon
tlio nu'UHiiro In Its Hiioccsslvo slcpx , no-
cordtnK to I ho rules of lliOM'imtt' , lint without
further debut o rxenpt that every senator who
may ilcslrnslinll Im | ionnllti < d to sn | < aU upon
the im'itsiuo not moro Hum unco and i"H ox *
ci'iMlliii ; tlilily mlimlci. Aflur siu'li ( i-manil
shall liavu licou muilo by nny senator u > > ollior
mot Inn sbull bo In order until tbo same Khali
'invo ' been votoil upon by tlio simsito unlcs ! )
the sinu : ! > liull full tobo si'i-oiiiU'd. Aflt'r the
fen.ilu Hhnll huvo iliH'hk'il to rliHo thn di'bato
no mellon slmll bu In order but u motion to
iiiljouin ortakoa rrce.ss , wlimisuoh millions
Mini ) bo siu'ondct ! by a majority of tin' si'mUu ,
When eltlier of sncb mot Ions sliall lmvi > hcon
est or fall of n second It slmll not liu In order
[ o rcnow thu MIIIIO until ono senator ahull
Inivospoken upon tlio pomMim monsiiroor one
vote njion Mm MIIIIO shall have Inlorvene'il.
The tariff bill was taken up , the pcwlliifr
question being on Mr , IHitler's amendment
reducing the duty on cotton tics to35 percent
id valorem.
After a loiitf discussion It was rejected by n
strict party vote.
Mr. Plumb moved tn reduce tbo 2 1-10 cent
uldltloinil duty on hoopt when cut Into
eiiTlbs ( for bahiiff purposes to 1-10 of u cent.
As no quorum voted the senate adjourned ,
.House.
WASHINGTON , August U. In the house to-
lay , on motion of Mr. McKlnley , the aeimto
olnt resolution passed , accepting from the
jrand Army of the Uopubllo a statue of Gen
eral Grant.
The speaker then stated that the vote was
upon the resolution of the committed on rules
providing that after two hours' deb.lto it
shall bo in order to move non-coiiciirroiico In
the senate amendments to the Indian appro
priation bill. The resolution was adopted.
Mr , Knloe , rising to u question of privilege ;
said that pending a call of thu liouso ho had
started out of the liouso without his hat to
attend to business in thuc.ipltol. In pimlng
out of the door the doorkeeper told him that
ha could not pass out. IIo replied that ho
would pass out. The doorkeeper thereupon
Utompted to arrest him. Ho offered a reso
lution to bring the doorkeeper to the bar of
the house for contempt of the house and fern
n breach of privileges of a member.
The speaker. In ruling upon the question ,
snld that the rig Ills nnd privileges of all mem
bers of tlio house in tlio dischurKO of their
Junctions woin sacred. The chair thought
tlds was a question which ouibt ; to bo piiSHcd
upon by thu houso. The ruled of the house
made provision for obtaining and tbo reten
tion of a quorum. In order to accomplish
that tbo rules of the house required Unit
whenever n call was ordered the doors should
bo closed. Such closing of the doors , in the
opinion of the chair , prevented any member
from leaving the chamber. The speaker had
Issued no order In regard to the matter , but ,
hi response to a question of tbo doorkeeper
as to the meaning of thu rule , bud stated that
to bo his opinion , nnd the doorkeeper hud
acted upon it , always subject , of course , to
the decision of the house. As this resolution
raised a question which must bo disposed of
by the house the chair ruled that it bo ad-
mls.inblo.
The resolution was referred to the judiciary
committed.
L'ho house then proceeded , under n special
order. , to consideration of the senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Dockery common ted upon the extraor
dinary rule which took the senate amend
ments out of tlio committee of the whole and
provided that tbo house should vote in bull :
upon 101 amendments.
Mr. Perkins approved the resolution and
defended the speaker from thu attacks made
upon him ,
Tlio vote then recurred on the motion to
noii-concur In the senate amendments. This
was agreed tov Adjourned.
Ofllcln ! Notlcu or mi Advance.
CHICAGO , August ! ) . [ Special Telegram to
TUB nisi : . ] Chairman Fidthorn of tlio West
ern Freight association gave ofllelnl notlco
that the advances In the rates from the Mis
souri river to Chicago on llvo stock , dressed
beef and packing houbo products will beeomo
effective on August 25. The advances aver
age about ar per cent and Involve an Immense
amount of tonnage , The rates after August
2ft will bo : Ou cattle , 22 cents ; IIORH and
sheep , 23 cents ; dressed beef , ty cents , and
packing house products , 18 cents.
Advances will bo made on other commodi
ties as soon as the rate checking Is complete.
no mcclliiK has been culled to consider the
order of tholntorstato commerce comtnlsalort
lowering rates on gr.dn from tbo Missouri
river , it Is the present Intention' to lirnoro
thu order until the commission In asked to
equalize the rates via St. Louis and C'liIciiRO
on the old basis of a fi-ccnt differential to St.
T ouis. Tbo attempts to create n soiiHution
on tbo 30-cunt proportional tariff of thoNorth-
wcstern Chicago to St , Louis has fallen flat.
Tlio tariff applies only on Lake mid mil busi
ness to moot competition of northern routes
Is higher than that of any ofits competltORj
on similar business ,
Now Hiht' < liilo iHNiicd.
K\NHAS CITV , Mo , , August 9. A special
from Topeka , ICan. , says the state railroad
commissioners this morning Issued a now
schedule of rates to go Into olTcct September
1 , by which there Is a reduction of ttiijjf per
cent on grain and IU per cent on merchandise.
Tlio Weather Korecnut.
For Omaha and Vicinity Showers |
wanner.
For Nebraska Light local showers ; south
easterly wlnus ; slightly warmer ; stationary
temperature In southwestern portion.
For Iowa Fair , except local showers in ex-
trcmo western portion ; slightly warmer , ex-
ccpt In southern portion ; stationary tempera
ture ; northerly winds , becoming variable.
For South Dakota Pair ; warmer ; winds
shifting to southeasterly.
In Honor ol'tlio .Medical CnugrcNH ,
Dniti.iv , August 0. [ Hpocial Cablegram U
THE HKK. ] Chancellor Von Caprlvl nnd
several other ministers attended mi open air
concert given at the new p.ilace in honor ot
the medical congress. The musio was fur-
nlihcd by the bands of the guards and the
hussars. Prlnco Leopold conversed with the
gncHts. A collation was served In the hall of
the palace.
Dolcgoti May l.tnllway Indemnity.
KOMK , August 9 , Jn compliance with the
request of the British , American and Portu
gese ministers hcru President Duchoiinct hai
appointed a commission of thrco Swiss jurists
to lix the amount of the Indemnity which
Portugal shall pay for t > ul < lng tbo Dclagoa
bay railway.
Needed Ituln In KnnsiiH ,
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , August 0. The eastern
part of Kansas got a light nvln liu > t night and
today. Late corn arid outs nnd pasturage nro
reviving considerably with the mulaturo and
the outlook U more favorable.