OMAHA DAILY
TWENTIETH YEAR , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23 , 1890. NTJMBiBK 00 ,
DROWNED WHILE IN A FIT ,
Bud Ailair of Auburn Rolls Down an Em
bankment Into Deep Water ,
A FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT AT CRETE.
AVrcvkltiK "f " ir
Trnln nt ( 'runtl Island A Mini
Nniiiod Jlnnson Drowned
at Crete.
Avnvr.x , Neb. , August 22. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEI : . ] Bud Adair , n sevcntccn-
ycar-old boy who hns for years been subject
to epileptic file , wai drowned in the Nemuha
to Jay. "While walking on the bank looking
nt his fish lines ho fell Iu a fit and rolled
down a ton foot ombankmcnt into the river.
Tlio cries of his eight-year-old brother at
tracted a workman to the spot , hut thojjody
hail gone to the bottom. Tlio workman began
taking In some Ret fish lines nnd the llrst ono
brought the corpse , the hooic having caught
In the clothing. The coroner was notified ,
but , the parents of the deceased believing the
younger brother's story , no Inquest was held.
A Fatal Hitnawiiy at Crete.
Cnr/ru , Neb. , August M. [ Special Tele-
pram to TUB Hii.J-ltlchard : Mcnko , n
brother of .folm Mcnko , a wealthy farmer of
Lancaster , wns killed this afternoon by a run-
nway team. Munko drove Into this city with
a load of hogs and the team becamnunman-
iiKahlo and ran away , throwing him out. Ilo
died an hour after the accident.
"Went Through n. Cnlvort.
i.isn , Nob. , August 22. [ Special
Telegram to Tun HKI : . ] A freight train
from the cast wont through n culvert about n
milo cast of this city todaywrecklng | the en
gine and several loaded box cars. The en
gineer and llrt'inan jumped , the engineer
breaking his tinkle. 'Iho wreck was caused
by unknown parties removing pieces from
n' rail , anil was undoubtedly a schema to
wreck the eastbnund passenger train , whleh
passed over It safely. 'Owing to the hour nnd
proximity to the city , the act wns undoubtedly
prompted by malice and not with a view to
plunder ,
A M"nn Drownctl In the IHuc.
CUITK , Neb. , August 22. [ Special Tele-
Rrnm to TUB Br.n. ] Ono of the employes of
the Crete nurseries was drowned In the Uluo
river today. A man named Hanson had not
been seen all day , and by order of the city
authorities the river was drugged mid his
body found , The coroner has been notlllcd.
Wind anil Hail at Fort Koblimon.
FoiiTKoni.vso.v , Neb. . Auinist'- . [ Special
Telegram to Tun J3ii : : . ] A heavy rain nnd
wind storm , accompanied by hall , passed
through hero this afternoon. Window panes
nm'l small trees wore broncn and outhouses
upset. It struck us from n little south of west
_ AMid took nn castwardly course down White
river valley , and It is learned that the corn
crop in its path has suffered. A portion of
the roof of the quartermaster's coniill was
carried away.
All the trpops nnd companies are under
inarching orders for their annual practice
nnrch. All except live men and one non
commissioned ofllcer from each troop and
company tnko the Held. *
Manonlu I'ic-nlo nt Waterloo.
WATERING , > 'ob. , August 22. fSpcqiul.
Telegram to Tim BCE.J The ladies of the
Kasicrn Star lodge of Masons held , their
annual picnic hero today. The train arrived
nt 10 : ! K ) n. in. , bringing about one hundred
people. The weather was all thnt could hnvo
been dosircd , and all present enjoyed them
selves thoroughly.
Tlio day was spent In dancing and un oc
casional friendly game of IduhJlvo. .T. J.
Points of Omaha wns called to the platform
nnd explained the object of the gathering.
Ills remarks were received with enthusiasm.
Old Settlers' Piunit : at. Union.
UNION , Nob. , August ! ) ! . - - [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEI : . ] Mora than two thousand
people attended the second annual reunion of
old settlers nt this plnco today , and it was the
grandest celebration ever held In Cars county.
The address of welcome was made by G. K.
Wiley , osq. , a local orator of note. Hon. W.
J , Bryan of Lincoln was orator of the tiny ,
ind his address was full of patriotism and
appropriate to the occasion. Notwithstand
ing Mr. Urynn is a candidate for n bigh ofllco ,
his address was entirely free from nny allusion
to partisan politics. Hon. W. H. Deck of
Kaunders county made nn appropriate ad
dress. Speeches were nmdo in the afternoon
by Judge Ramsey nud 1) ) . O. Dwyer of IMatts-
inouth and by Allen Klrkpatrtck and others
of Union.
O. A. M. Ueiinion at MeCoolc.
MtCooK , Neb. , August 2 : ! . [ Special Telo-
prain to Tin : Ilni : . ] The Grand Army of the
Republicrounion at Box Elders , eight miles
from McCook , will prove a grand success.
Hundreds of ol.l veterans tire hi camp. Siit-
ton's cornet band furnishes mii ie for the oc
casion and several hundred of AlcCook's citi
zens were m attendance today and listened to
nn eloquent address from lion. Thomas
MngerH , candidate for lieutenant governor.
Short addresses wcro made by Hon. J. C.
Allen , J. J. Cessana nnd others. The re
union will bo n very enjoyable one through
out.
T
A Mimic Nnvnl
1st. vxn.Nob. , August S3. ( Spociulto
Tin IHnn.l Ono of the most interesting fea
tures of the Grand Army of the Republic re
union to bo hold In ( . ! rand Island from Sep
tember 1 to 0 will bo a vivid representation of
the destruction of the confederate privateer ,
Nashville , by the Monitor Mnntnnlc , which
occurred February US , IbtKJ , near Fort McAl
lister.
The vessels nro completed mid wll bo
moved to the reunion grounds today. They
are full size ami exact counterparts of the
oriKinnl.s. Tlio battle will occur September
. < .ni7liUp. : in.
Tlio Modern Woodiu n ol'Aiiierica.
Siociiii.oi , Neb , , August' . " . [ Special Tele
gram toTin : llini.J Thu Modern Woodmen
of America held a monster plcnlo in Lewis'
beautiful grove today. Largo delegations
wcro in attendance from Sutton , York ,
Aurora , Uromlleld and llarwood , The silver
cornet band accompanied tlio Aurora deiega-
_ tloi > , givinir some line music , anil speeches
were njado by Her. AVebb of Aurora and llr.
Ho\vard and Messrs. 1'otlus and ItlrmliiKhain
of llarwood. The- weather was perfect and
everything1 passed on * pleasantly.
Institute nt Wooplnj ; Walc-r.
Wi'Ki'ixo WATF.II , Nob. , August 23 , [ Spe
cial to Tun llit.j : : The Cuss county normal
Institute Is la session with K > 0 teachers pres
ent. County Superintendent Noble is in
charge , with Prof. Churchill of Obcrlln , O. ,
ns conductor and Mrs. Kdwards ot Lincoln ,
1'rineipal Leonard of Voungstown , O. , Prin
cipal A , \Vatcrhouse \ , Ur. J. U. Alexander
and Prof. A , V. llouro of tills city us assistant -
ant instructors. Thu faculty throughout is
composed of excellent teacher * and ilurini ;
the two weeks' session the teachers of this
part of Nebraska will receive much benefit.
t Woopbui Watn * .
\Vir.rixo WATUK , Neb. , August ti. [ Spe
cial to Tin : HUE. ] The married men , in a
Ktuno of ball with the bachelors today , wore
defeated by a score of Stl to 1. The former's
challenge sent \Vubnsh will bo withdrawn.
it Is reported that mi alliance paper will
: imko Its iipDcuranco In our city next week ,
with II. 11. llorr , an antiVanVyek \ republi
can. 04 editor.
y at I'airbui-y ,
Neb. , Augusta ! . [ Special Tel
Tut : Ilr.n.J The house of H.l'.Show-
alter was burglarized lust night end two gold
watches and a lot of Jewelry and clothing ,
amountim * In nil to about S'iOO , stolen. An
entrnnco was effected by removing n wire
Ecrcen from u window.
A AVoiimn Tries to Wrcnlt Hovfii c.
CIIRTI : , Neb. , Aupust 21 [ Speclnl Tclc-
grnin to Tun Ihr.-l'crry : ] Tnlloy , the father
of an Interesting family of thrco children ,
today swore out a warrant for tlio nrrcst of
Mrs. Lizzie Peyton. Talloy's ' story is to the
effect that while ho was driving in Iho
suburbs of the city this morning ho was met
by the fair IMt\u \ , to whom rumor says ho
had boon paying attentions for some time ,
and who aeome.l to bo waiting in ambush ex
porting him to pass.
Mrs. 1'ijyton asked Tallcy whether thcro
was coins to bo a parly nj > his house that
e von Ing and Talloy replied In the nega
tive. Mrs. I'eytoa then said , "Ye * , there
will bo one , " nnd excitedly drawing a
isiatol from beneath her riding habit , pointed
jt in his face and continued : "Dut you will
not be there. " Tnlley ( rulcUly snatched the
pistol from her and escaped ,
The hearing was hud before a justice of the
pence this morning , when the lady was
hound over In the aum of $200. Sensational
developeiuents a its expected.
State Tiiiu * Iloiinion at Hardy.
Il.viiLiv , Nob. , August ttSpecial ! [ Tele
gram to Tun Hi : i-Tho : ] fifth annual state
line reunion , lasting four days , which has
been held at Hardy , closing today , in point of
Interest and attendance has equalled any for
mer gathering , the crowd numbering four to
five thousand people dally. All subjects have
been handled bv prominent speakers from
each state and the entertaining features have
been such as to encourage the managers for
another year. Oeorgis II. Hastings of Creto.
N. V. llarland of York , 1 \ II. Jliijor * of
Ncmahii and other republicans were present.
Ono hundred largo tents wcro pitched on a
line eminence nnd everything was furnished
to iniike cuinp life pleasant. The tents wcro
nil occupied by veterans and their families
and iiotniny but good fellowship prevailed.
Tlioy Stido Silently Away.
NBI.SOX , Neb. , August ii'J. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BKD. ] John II. Powers , J. W.
Kdgertou and Attorney General Nelson had
been billed to speak here this morning. No
ono knew they were coming , so no meeting
was held , and after standing on the streets
an hour attracting 110 attention , they stole
silently away.
Hey lilt ton by a Do ; * .
OiiAXt ) ISIAND , Neb. , August 22. [ Special
Telegram toTm ; llii.J : ; This afternoonFred-
dlo , the son of Charles A , Wlebo , was bitten
by a supposed mad dog. The boy wns taken
to Omaha on the first train by his mother to
bo treated with a madstone. The clog was
killed.
The Sallni ! ( . nuily Kalr.
Cmrri : , Nob. , August 2u' . [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BII : : . ] The Saline county fair ,
which has been in session hero for the last
two days , has proved tv proat success. The
attendance has been wed nnd great inter
est is taken iu the races by local horsemen.
KA'fJi Will ) OX THIS STAAD.
She Swears * Tliat O'llrlen Did the
Killing < > rMoor < - .
OTTAWA , 111. , August 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bm.J : Tlio main evidence given
in the Moore murder case today was that of
Dr. Kwell , the Chicago microscopist who
iliniretl as a witness in the Cronirt trial , Dr.
K. W. Weiss of Ottawa and Koto Ford , The
.oxporU testified.that tho.dark spotaoipon the
clothing of O'lirien , worn on the night of the
murder , uro blood stains , and , they believe ,
human blood , although they state that science
is as yet unable to distinguish It between
human nnd animal blood.
Kate Ford swore to mooting Moore on the
.morning of the day ho was killed and making
an appointment to moot him at 8 tfO o'clock In
Allan park. She told her husband and ho
got O'Brien and Mhmio Winterling , and
about the appointed hour the four went over
to the park , followed by Mooro. The three
left her when well Into the park and hid in
bushes along the bluff. Moore then came up
and walked with her , under the trees , and
when ho Insisted upon the object of the meet
ing , Ford jumped out and demanded $ . " > 0
blackmail. Moore refused and Ford struck
him. Then O'Urien jumped out of the bushes
and beat him upon the head with a coupling
pin , which ho brought over from town to use
If necessary. They then robbed the corpse
nnd lied , ller testimony was unshaken by
cross-examination.
! HHJGf.lS.
Result of tlio First Day's Skirmish
It mi nt t'.io Halite.
CAMP DOUOIAS , Wls. , August 2:3. : [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bin- : . ] Following Is the ro-
sultof the first skirmish ran on the range
tins afternoon , Tlio scores given are out of
a possible 200. The grounds on which the
firing was held wcro level :
Sergeant Shipp , Texas , 10 ! ! ; Corporal Irish ,
Dakota , 134 ; Sergeant Lasltowski , Missouri.
I'U ; Lieutenant CoeliranoPl.ittctU ; Lieuten
ant Bhatten , Missouri , lit ) ; Corporal Ilight ,
Texas , 119 ; Prlvato Swanhardt , Dakota , 110 ;
Lieutenant Ord , Dakota , 11 : ! ; Sergeant Ham
burg , Texas , 111 ; SergeantDitx , Platte , 111 ;
Sergeant Saladln , Platte , 110 ; Lieutenant
Johnston , Platte , 110 : Sergeant Cornfcet ,
Missouri , 101 ; Sergeant Pletz , 1'latto , 10i. ;
The following is the order of nun-It for tuo
shooting of yesterday nnd today , the totals of
both days being considered :
Lieutenant Mulr , Plutto , UTO ; Corporal
BoyleDakota , UTT ; Corporal Irish , Daltota ,
< ' . > Lieutenant Shanks Texas 2115
- > ; , , ; Sergeant
Snhidin , Platte , 2M- ( Lieutenant Cochrano ,
Platte , 'Ml ; Sergeant Liibkowskl , Missouri ,
'Ml ; Sergeant Merwin , Dakota , 2dl ; Corporal
Ilight , Texas , 'Jo * ; 1'rlvnto Fuerry , Texas ,
iiT ; Sergeant Quinn , Dakota , 'J\iS ! ; Corporal
HurnsTexus , - " > ' ! ; Lieutenant Kimball.Tc.xas ,
10'J ; Sergeant Qiilnii. Daltota , 103 ; Private
Martin , Dakota , 107 ; Sergeant Nugent ,
Dakota , 107 ; Lieutenant Muir , 1'latte , 101 ;
Corporal Davidson , Texas , 100.
hi the afternoon the skirmish tiring was ou
range No. 1 , a down hill rnngo. Following
uro the highest scores made :
Lieutenant Johnson , Platte , 123 ; Llouten-
iiiitCochranc , 1'latto , I''l ; Lieutenant Shanks ,
Texas , 110 : Corporal Boyle , Dakota , llilj
Sergeant Hokmaa , Texas , Mil ; Lieutenant
Mulr , I'latte , 103 : Musician Owish.Missouri ,
10S.
Following are the aggregate i : Dakota
team , .1f > ' 2. > ; Platte team , 1,501 ; Texas.team ,
1 , U'J ; Missouri team , ' . ' , : ' . ( W ,
Tilts \\Vnllier Ktirouast.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Pair , followed
bybhowvrsj warmer.
For Nebraska Local showers In north
west , fair hi southeast portion : southeily
wliids ; warmer In eastern , stationary toiu-
pvruturo iu western jwrtlon.
For Iowa Fair , followed by showers In
northwest portion ; warmer ; southwesterly
winds.
For South Dakota-Local rains ; southerly ,
shifting to westerly winds ; warmer In west-
em , cooler in eastern portion.
Tlin Unlnii Volt-runs at lmliv-.ltli' .
Cuvui. vxi > , O. , Augusts- . ' . Thenntioua'en-
campinout of the union veterans at Ltikeaide ,
O. , yesterday , elected W. T. Clark or Cleveland -
land , coimiramler-iii-dilo1. The Woman's
Veteran Hellof union elected the following
ofllcen for the ensuing year : President ,
Miss Marry C. Bloomer of Bloomlugton , 111. ;
trvn ! > urcrMrri.M. ; Coloof2UlooniiKtouUiiro- ! ) ;
tary , Mrs. Unchol Eldriu-go of Bloomington.
Iilalni Itt'piiblk'iuiN.
Uojsr. CITV , Idaho , August 31. ' . - The repub
licans completed their ticket lait evening ns
fellows : George II. Roberts for attorney gen
eral , E. Harroun forsuiwrlnteudent of pub-
ho instruction , for Justi'xM of the supreme
court , Joseph \ \ \ Huston , Jehu T. ? ilort'au
wit ! J , M. Sullivan.
IS A STATE OF EXPECTANCY.
The Belief is Prevalent that n Great Strifco
is Impending ,
SWITCHMEN IN CHICAGO WALK OUT.
Kvcrytliltij * nt a Standstill in the
StookyartlH An Invervlow wltti
Chief Sni-Kent of the
Firemen.
New YOH.K , August 22 , This Is a day of
expectancy in the railroad situation. No one
knows what tomorrow will bring forth ;
whether the great strike whleh It is now be
lieved must eomo will ho declared on or
whether it will bo postponed until Monday.
Thcro wcro plenty of rumors nfloatthls
morning. The difference between the state
ments of Sargent of the firemen and
Sweeny of the switchmen wns com
mented upon freely. Sargent said yesterday
ho nnd his thrco colleagues , the chiefs of the
order which comprise the federation , wcro
tiimntmously in favor of 1'owtlerly's declara
tion in favor of a strike. Sweeny said the
position of the supreme council on the matter
win the same us at the conference with Pow-
dcrly , and that the four chiefs were not unan
imously * in favor of n strike. HnycH ,
"Wright and Dclvln criticized Sweeny's
statement this morning. Hajcs said :
'Sargent was the oniy one of the
four who wns authorized to speak
on the subject. What hosaiilwas not only
correct , but so far us the four chiefs are con-
cerneu , oiuciai. 11 a weeny mauo sueii u .sinio-
ment yesterday as hns been attributed to him
ho certainly changed front. "
"It is Immaterial what Sweeny said , " says
Wright. " 1 believe the council will endorse
Sargent's views. They see there la nothing
else for till of us to do but to strike. "
Commissioner Donovan , ot the state board
of arbitration reached hero this morning and
hail a short Interview with Webb. Although
neither would tell anything In regard to the
interview , Donovan said that there was very
liltlo hope of a settlement being arrived at by
means of arbitration. Donovan will cull.
upon Powdcrly this afternoon * When hu
lias placed himself in full possession of the
facts from both parties bo will make known
the result. In ease no settlement can bo
reached hero it is understood the stnto board
of arbitration will at once investigate the
strike.
Webb AKIIJII Hcl'iiNcs to Arbitrate.
Nc\v YOIIK , August 22. With the close of
today ends the second week of the btiiko.
The men who two weeks ago left their places
with confidence of reinstatement upon their
own terms are considering the situation to
night in their local assemblies , where they
nro in council with the members of the ex
ecutive board. Undoubtedly it is true that
the rank and fllo of the men feel at present
strong in the near presence of their loaders ,
The heads huvo been considering their Imme
diate Interests and the men are pleased. They
feel reinforced and more hopeful.
The state board of arbitration hns once
more presented itself perfunctorily to
aid in a settlement. Powderly has
hastened to nd-ccde , but the railroad has de
clined.
There Is a growing helief among persons
who have been following the course of events
closely that there will bo no further strike.
It was rumored that possibly the next move
would be the ordering out of all mechanics
along the line of the Central railroad. On
this Webb was questioned.
"Anticipating , " ho said , "some tea days
days ago that by allowing the men employed
in our various shops to remain 1 was furnish
ing ammunition to the Knights , I nt once
ordered the shops to bo closed-mid directed
that only enough bo retained to perform the
actual necessary repairs that wcro required
each day. At the present time wo have fully
0,000 cars In course of construction at West
Albany and 1,200 men hnvo been laid off. "
State Arbitration Commissioner Donovan
this afternoon sent a letter to Vice President
Webb stating that "it having como to the
knowledge of the state board of mediation
audurbitrntion that another strike is seriously
threatened on the lines of road of your com
pany I am instructed to communicate with.
you and Invite a joint conference in the ofllces
of your company between you and representa
tives of your employes with a view to devis
ing some means , cither ny arbitration or such
other method as may bo mutually agreed
upon , whereby the threatened strike mav bo
averted and an abrupt interruption to travel
anil transportation bo prevented. " S
A similar letter was sent to Powderly.
Powdcrly in his reply stated that the gen
eral executive board of the Knights of Labor
was willlnir to coumlv with the rouuest mid
hold itself in readiness to respond at a mo
ment's notice. I'owderly says : "Wo hold
ourselves In readiness to do any honorable
thing to terminate the strike or avert an
other one , and sincerely hope that cither ar
bitration or such other method as may bo
agreed upon will have the desired effect. "
Webb responded thus : "Tho further
strike referred to by you wll !
or will not take place , ns the efforts of
the persons who have loft our service may 01
may not meet with success. I believe thai
such efforts will fail. I am not aware ol
any difference or grievance existing between
tills company nnd its employes and I must
ussumo that the conference suggested bj
you was designed to bo between the ofllcers
of this company and ofllclals of the Knights
of Labor. These ollltluls represent , not GUI
employes , hut persons who have loft oui
service and have not asked to bo re-employed
but who , through those same ofticluls ol the
ICnights of Labor , have asked that
the discharge by this company of certain pur-
sons bo submitted to their Investigation nut
to arbltrato by some tribunal to bo selectet
in some way , a ivijU'-st which I have felt i
to bo my duty to decline. I still take every
means in my power to prevent intcrruptloi
of passenger and freight trafllo nnd if the
constituted authorities prevent lawless interference
ferenco with onroporatlons I do not nntlci
pate any Interruption. For the above reu
sons it seems to mo inappropriate and un
necessary to have the conference suggcstct
by you. "
Webb comes forward tonight with a prepared
pared statement , evidently prompted b >
1 'owdcrly's munllotto. Webb starts out Will
the statement "I At no m.m has been dis
charged by this company because ho was n
Knight of Labor or a member of nny other
organization. " Then for the llrst thno since
the beginning of the i-ontrovfwy Webb names
a list of oifcnses because of which the
Knights of Labor men are said to have been
discharged. Webb continues : "Tho com
pany discharged the men Irrespective of their
membership In the order of the Knights of
of Labor for drunkenness , Incapacity , breach
of duty , insubordination and for lack of suf-
llcient work to employ them , and It will
continue to do so win never proper occasion
orders. It would bo moral and probably crim
inal neglect of duty for mo to omit to dis
charge u switch lower inan for drurkonness ,
upon whobo sobrlotj and fidelity to duty do-
jH.'mlstlio safety of life and limb of some mil
lions of passengers transported annually by
this company What pri.-nto or public busl-
ness ran be carried on subject to dictation
from workmen that this shall bo performed
nnd only this or that amount of work !
What I'lnploytMcan tolerate insolence
and insuboidluutimi based upon a belief Unit
the offenders will be supported thoivln by
the organUntlo'i ' to which they belong mid by
which agency an employer's business can bo
damaged or stopped I The fuivgolng gives ,
without nutting forth the name or place of
cmpluymoiit , th.cau e.s which c tiled for the
dUchaivo of tlin men ivfcrred to hi
1'owdi'rly's appeal. For these dlschar'-'os
mid to avert a threatened strlhti I have been
called on by 1'owilerly and his associates
to coiiH'nt to u monstrom absurdity , satisfy.
Ing , by souio kind of arbitration or investiga
tion , persons other than constituted authori
ties of the company that these causes exist ,
demand which , as long ns 1 occupy the po-
ition with which I am entrusted , I feel it bo
iv duty to Jlrmly decline. " And to this
Vobb attached his signature.1
I'luln Tnlk from JJhlof Sargent.
Tullll ! : llAUTH , llld. , AUgllSt M. F. 11.
Sargent , grand master of the Hrothcrhood of
. .ocomotlro Firemen , arrived hero this even-
ng from Now York. In an interview with
u Associated press representative Sargent
nid that the first thine to come before the
ouncll when it gets together tomorrow
vonld bo his own rcpsrt of what
10 had learned , on his visit to Now York
n his interviews with the executive board of
he ICnighUs of Labor composed of I'owderly ,
Inycs , Wright , Howard nnd Devlin. Then ,
n the course of the interview , Sargent struck
out from the shoulder. Ho desired , however ,
o bo quoted not as in the position of urcsl-
lent of the council , but ns a member of the
federation of railway employes. Ho
said ho wns individually entirely
n accord with Powdorly. Powdcrly and
ils representative had pone toVcbb and
nslccd the reason for the discharge of thrco
neii from the New York Central road. Webb
md llatly refused to have anything to do with
. 'owdurly , and the latter had called In the
federation. Continuing , Sargent said : "As
n member of the fedcratlou , ! do not think
Powderly was treated right. . When in Now
York I was scut for by Wobb. I
should liot have called upon him
otherwise. I asked him why ho did not treat
with Powderly. Ho said hodid not want any
third party to Interfere. 1 then said : 'Sup-
) ese you had discharged certjiin firemen nud
[ came to you as grand master of the llremcn
to ask you the reason for tUeir discharge ;
would you refuse to talk to mo ! ' To this ho
: nado on evasive reply , iimd I loft. "
Sargent then went on ' to say that
Lhero was no disposition on the part of the
employes to force ( natters. ' 4\11 they wanted
was a chance to present thoiv grievance to
.ho officials of the Vnndorbllt system and
liuve a Just arbitration of the existing dilll-
culties. As to the tlnal result of the session
of the supreme council , Sargent declared that
the publli ) need have no apprehensions. Sar-
icnt hoped no extended strike would cnsuo ,
lint his words worn that ho wns ready to
aland as the champion of organized labor and
ho wanted the whole country- know It.
I'owdorly and Chief Arthur.
Ci.RVRi.AM ) , O , , August 22.1 Chief Arthur
of the brotherhood of locoiriotlvo engineers ,
was asked this morning what reply ho wishea
to nmlto to Powderly's ' open letter to him.
Ilo said ho would bo pleased to sivo I'ow
dorly tlio Information sought. Tno letter ,
however , must bo addressed td him oflicially
ns ho never paid any attention to letters
through the public press' Tlid position ot the
engineers was well known , but Arthur would
bo glad tocmphiislzolt if Powdcrly addressed
him u letter in an ofllclal way.
Two More ICiiglnecmlJoiible Up.
AI.HAXV , N. Y. , August 23. "One of the
Central's officials said tonight ! "Wo handled
nioro freight today than on any day since the
strlkobogan. " .
Further investigation shows that two more
engineers have doubled upt'tullng the places
of the striking firemen.
The Central misrepresents Maulers.
BuiTAU" , N. Y. , August U2.-Mcn to tnko
the strikers' places are arriving on most of
the evening trains. Tlrtrtj oiglit flrotneu
reached hero this morning- but on learning
that they wcro expected to lalto switchmen's
places all but five of thcWSrefused to go to
work and were dhmlsscd grltliout pay or
transportation home. ' "e nVyi.of these
men got togeth'er . and ' , flrew up the
following statement : They wore iold they
would all bo given peed places and would bo
paid from § 71) ) to * 'JO ' per month. ' Some of
these men wcro told thnt they were wanted
to work on a new division the Central
company had built recently and 'hat pi-actical
railroad men wcro scarce in the east , and to
the question whether n strike
was In progress the answer was
that it had been settled. Whrn
they reached Buffalo they wcro told
that ttioy must go to work in the
yards or be turned out of it in tlvo hours , nnd
when they asked for transportation to their
homes , ns they had been lured for road ser
vice and nftt for yard service , it was denied
them. The men refused to ko to work nnd
came to the strikers tor advice and
stated their oxpcricucb. The above
statement wns made liy these men ,
who say there were 150 of them brought
hero by the railroad ami left hero without
means of subsistence or means of transporta
tion to their homes in the west.
The Situation on ttic Illinois Central.
CIIICAOO , August 22. rieloatcs of the
freight trainmen on all branches of the Illi
nois Central railroad held their meeting this
morning. A demand for an increase of wages
will be formulated tomorroyy and a committee
appointed to wait upon Fish , president of the
road , to arrange fora discussion of the de
mand. The delegates saynn preparations
have been made for a strike if the demand is
refused.
Chicago Opinion oitHlio Strike.
CIIICAOO , August 22. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bui : . ] Hardly anything was spoken of
by Chicago railroad men today except the
possible extension of the Now York Central
btrike. Opinions wore about equally divided ,
but the Vanderbllt lines themselves profess
confidence that the Chicago lines will have
no ilifllculty with their moi > ' . Acting on this
confidence the Lake Shore instructed all
western lines that It would accept all classes
of freight , perishable or .otherwise. Thruo
days after the New York Central strike
began the Lake Shore refused freight from
the western lines and Monday refused perish
able freight from Chicago. Yesterday it ac
cepted local perishable freight and today it ts
in apparently the same shape it was before
the New York Central strike began. All
lines are in suspense , however , nnd the eyes
of the railroad world are now turned toward
Terre Hnuto. It is fully expected that orders
for or against striking will bo decided upon
there tomorrow.
The immense business of fho Chicago iiulon
stockyards has liccn nt n standstill today
owing to a striuo of 1SI ) engineers , ilromen
and brahomen. All the switching at the
yards is done by the stockyards company and
the men engaged iii this work
alone are on a strike , none of the
men on any of the railroads being interested
as yet. A delegation of packers , represent
ing the Armour , Swift , Mori-is and other
principal houses , called on Superintendent
Koyco of the llock Island Jor relief. Mr.
Koyco Is chairman of thOiCldoairo association
of railway superintendent ami ho immedi
ately issued a call for a meeting tomorrow
morning. The stockyards company refuses
the advance iu wtujos a. lwd. General Man
ager Wlllhi w claims the men tire now vet
ting standt .il wages and says It will bo easier
to light the matter out now and hire now
men before the fall rush of business begins.
The Illinois Central conductors , baggage
men nnd braUomea are still 'in session , not
having completed the scale of wages which
they propose to ask of tho. company. They
disclaim nny intention of striking , but nro
conlidont they will get at least a largo ad
vance In wages over the present scale.
Clilcngo Carpenters Again in Trouble.
Cnif\no , Augusl-3-- : the executive com
mittee mooting of the master builders tonight
they refused to arbitrate the existing differ
ences with'tho journeyman carpenters , which
was asked for by the la > tcr In an mldrosj t <
the builders Thurhdii.v. As the noxv bosses
association has nlso r > fused to arbitrate
there is npn.irontly no resource for the car
penters' union exoepV'to twrraiidor or order a
new general strike. . Should 1110(1,0)0 ( , ) mem
bers of the union fidt | It is estimated that
within two wtx'ks 3i.u ) HI other workmen litho
the building trades of Chicago will ho throw I
out of work.
Tlio Ktnltn Iu Ilc-lKluin Spreading.
IuiM ) > r ! , * , August S3 The strike in tlio
Ilorinngo district is spreading. Today : i,500
lulncn quit work , making a total of 11,600.
A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT ,
The Kopablicau Senatorial Committee For
mulate , an Order of Business ,
POSTPONEMENT OF THE ELECTION BILL ,
True Iiiwimlnrss of tlio
reunion Cnniiiilsalnacr
llimiu A Nebraska Lauil
Decision.
WASHINGTON' BUIIKAU Tnn OMAHA Unt : , ]
5111 FoniTnr.xTit STIITIIT , }
WASHINGTON , 13. C. , August U2. )
Unquestionably the senator.- * who como In
from the new states should uo given the
credit of the harmonious and satisfactory
compromise which has been reached upon
the Quay resolution. The committee ap
pointed nt the republican senatorial confer
ence last night to formulate a compromise
agreement have prepared nn order of busi
ness which contemplates tlio disposition of
the tariff bill In general debate by the end of
this month nnd its conclusion under the live
minute rule during the llrst four or live days
of September , the adoption of the nntl-lot-
tcry , the river and harbor nnd two or thrco
general appropriation and a few other bills
before the adjournment. It will among
republicans only fix the day upon
which congress will reconvene In December
as the time when the flection bill shall bo
taken up for consideration , with the previ
ous notion ordered not later than the 20th
of the month. Certainly the rules of the sen
ate must bo chniigeA In the next session in
order to reach a vote on the election bill.
The compromlso agreement as to the election
bill Js to bo presented to the republican sena
tors for signature nnH is to bo considered
binding whenever forty-three of them-a ma
jority of the entire senate have attncbed
their signatures to it. This will Insure the
agreed action upon the bill nt the time named ,
nnd will , It U believed , enable congress tond-
Journ by October 1. There Is general satis
faction expressed by republicans In both
branches of congress over the outcome of the
agitation for the change of the rules nnd
early completion of the tariff and the consid
eration of the election bill. Perfect harmony
is thus preserved.
A co.vrr.MPTinuPcnnMC. .
Before the special committee of the house
gets through with the investigation of the
charges against Pension Commissioner Haum
it will bo shown that behind these charges Is
u concerted plan to wreck the commissioner's
llnancial credit as well as to maliciously
blacken his reputation. The commissioner
has volunteered to furnish the coininltteonnd
to place In the hands of Mr. Cooper , the pros
ecuting witness , every iota of evidence he
possesses or can secure to show the condition
of his private aft'nlw nt present nnd at all
times during whlchjltg hns presided over the
pension oillco if he-i5 assured that the state
ments will not bo given to the public , but
simply used as a basts for the committee to
jmlgoof his personal as well as official actions.
But Mr. Coopcrnnd his democratic colleagues
insist that they shall not havo- Imposed upon
them nny injunction of secrecy , There Is a
concerted purpose of General Uouin's
emcmtes to show that ho.wa4Jusolvcnt when
ho became comtnisslpn'er of pensions and Is
insolvent now. What that fact. If itwpre
shown , would J haVd to tlo" with nny collusion
with Pension Agent Lemon no one can con
jecture , for it could ; have no relation to this
Investigation or any of the charges which
have bqcn preferred. At the conclusion of
the investigation toda3 * the worst that Mr ,
Cooper or his collogues eould say of the pro
ceedings was that they showed gross imleli-
oacy on the part of General Itauin In fiulTcr-
! ng himself to bo under llnaucial obligation
to a , pension agent while ho was commissioner
of pensions , and that when ho became com
missioner ho should have relieved , himself of
nil connection , morally or otherwise , with
nny pension agent.
rciiT JIITWIEX : IKNKKUS AND HROKUHS.
Senator Pettigrcw arrived from Now York
this morning and expects to leave with his
family for his homo at Sioux Falls , the me
tropolis of South Dakota , tomorrow. The
senator was ono of the llrst to agitate an
amendment to the rules so us to limit ttebatc
and bring about the previous question upon
all measures in the senate , and he says the
agreement upon the Quay resolution is a vic
tory for the advocates of an amendment to
the rules , ns it will bo necessary to amend
the rules before the election bill can
bo passed and the previous question on
the measure in December will bo provided ,
Senator Pettigrow Is a largo capitalist and a
"verylovol-hcailod financier. While in New
York ho visited a nuinborof the leading bank
ers nnd brokers and looked into the cause and
effect of the present Hurry In the money
market.
"It Is simply a movement of the bankers to
llecco the brpkers , " said Senator 1'ettlgrcw.
"Tho adoption of the silver coinage bill nmdo
a bij ; pile of money for the brokers who
bought bullion , and the bankers wcro deter
mined that they would force a divide of the
profits , and so they demanded an immediate
settlement of the brokers' account * , requir
ing thorn to produce enormous sums of cash ,
which had to bo borrowed , nud thus the
brokers' loans made 'call' nt extortionate
and almost unprecedented interest rate * .
"I see tlio banks are demanding I'D ' for 'call'
money , which la equivalent to about 10 per
cent per annum , while money is being loaned
regularly by banks nntViOtbers who have it at
the usual rate of gl per cent. This Is evidence
of the fact that the bankers are squeezing
the operators on the board. It Is another
case of thieves falling out , and I hope that
honest- men will get their dues. No , 1 do not
think it will result in any permanent or
serious injury to the business interests of the
country , although the bankers would not
cnro or hesitate if the result was disastrous.
"Tho treasury department Is doing every
thing it can txi relieve the stress of the money
market by offering to anticipate the interest
upon the -1'j ' boiuls , including August III ,
IbOl. which would make the oonils worth nt
least 4 per cent premium. I presume that
the result will bo the redemption of nearly
all the outstanding\6 per cent bonds , as the
offer of the treasury department is more than
could bo gotten out of the bands if they wcro
held until maturity. It Is simply paying the
interest for a year in advance us an Induce
ment to the holders to give them up for re
demption. Nearly all of these bonds are
held by hankers , and If the latter won ) not In
a movement to srjuoezo the men operating
on thca markets they woultt of cicotirso
throw their bonds Into the treasury depart
ment for redemption.
"Tho bankers In Now York want to make
money as scarce as possible till they have
Heciicd their victims. Such operations nro a
crlmo and I am in favor of some kind of a law
to punish these who engage In- such actions.
As soon as the bankers have squeezed what
they want from the speculators in silver bul
lion they will take their 4 % per cent bonds to
the treasury department and get the cash for
them , Then thu money market will case up
and banker.s nud brokers and speculator * and
ordinary folks will get money ut what it is
worth.
"I anticipate castor times and a general up
ward movement in real estate and farm anil
other values. "
M'.XATOIl I'AHDOCK AND TUB TAI1IFP.
Senator Paddock engaged freely In the tar
iff debate today and succeeded , through a
series of pertinent questions uddrusseil to the
soimto committee , in bringing out some in-
Urn-sting points tu well as la making clear
Ills own position on the tarill question. In
urging a re Juctlon on enameled steel plates
from .7) ) tot. . " ) percent Senator I'addock In
quired whether the latter rate would noi
meet thu economic roqulrvjinentsof protection
to equulUu the gioatcrco.it of labor on this
sldo and the lower cost abroad. Mr. Aldrict
replied that , It would not and stated that the
testimony taken on the house sldo ought to
i'atinfy him on that point. Senator 1'addocl
thru orought out the admission thnt all the
testimony alluded to caiuo from the inter
.
cstod manufacturers , and stated that hc\ \ - ;
self was not willing to tnlto such one- * "
testimony as absolutely correct.Vlion til v >
himself to product ) tcatlinony on the ofoS ;
side Senator Paddock said : "Tho senu\ \ " >
from Nebraska has no ovldiMU'0 ' to prodtitj ' ?
nor is it possible in his Judgment I"i
iiiyboily to secure nny other ovldoiuV'
linn that which cornea from thu iniumfaei
urow themselves iiiulor existing nietliodsA
mid that ij our misfortune. "
Later In the ilny the senator drew nttciitton
o u number of duties proposed ami
irought out the fact that they wore lower
tmn those proposed by the Mills hill , IIo
announced himself us a strong believer in
irutoctlvo duties , but believed that the west-
'rn republicans and iu fuel nil members of
ho republican party we win f.ivornf such tin
quiill/iiUon of duties as would reduce tariff
nxiitlon to the inluiiuuiu requirements of
irotcetion. In urging the commlttoo toti -
luce If possible within protective lines the
lutyoii wlro nails Scnitor : 1'adilock said :
'These articles iiro very generally used hi all
arming countries by all farmers , nnd .so the
armors In thostiUo which I have the honor
u part to represent nrj who huvo
uttered very ( jroiitly by losses this year
a consequence of drought might bo
Materially helped by u confession of
some reduction of these duties. 1 ilo not cnro
o propose mi amendment , as it will avail
lothlng , hut I appeal to the scnatois to con
sider the importance ot those reductions to
us and to make thorn if they can safely do so
nut nt thusnnio tinio avoid going below the
iiinlnnini duty required to protect our
Vinerli'iin Inbor against the lo\v \ priced labor
if Kuropo. "
This brought out the statement from Mr.
Mdricli that the duty was lower than that
Ixcil by the Mills hill nnd that the nails
vero not selling at n price amounting to nioro
him half the present duty.
The senator Is coiilldeut that when the sen-
ito hns finished its work with the Mclvlnley
) ill It will bo decidedly more acceptable to
ho country than when it cnino hoforo tlint
> ody. A largo number of reductions have
dretidy been made and there will ho a still
"ufiller lowering of duties before the metis-
ire goes to conference. This result , no fools ,
vill bo iu no small respect duo to the stand
, ! ilcca by western republican senators In
'avor of the question , a sentiment which ho
s confident Is the best expression of tlio
lows of the republican party throughout the
country.
A XIlllllASKA I.AXI ) MClSIOtf.
At the interior department todny As
sistant Secretary Chandler considered the
ippcul of Christian M. Kiuslnger from the
leehlon of the land commissioner rejecting
ds application to make timber a culture entry
for the southwest quarter of the northeast
l w i
east quarter of the southwest quarter of the
lorthwoit quarter nnd the southwest quarter
of section 1 , township S north , range ! U west ,
McCook , Neb. It appears that IClnslngcr
jrought contest against the entry of ono
1'acko covering said tract nnd procured the
ancellntlon of thosamo. Notice of concclhi-
; ion wns given to ICinsingcr's attorney In De
cember. 18ST , nud In January , 1SSS , Charles P.
Peck made n timber culture entry for the
and. Two months afterward Kinsingcr ap
plied to enter the tract , but his ap
plication was" rejected' " on account of
L'eck's entry. Klnslnger tncn claimed
to bo entitled to the preference of right
of entry. Upon hearing it was fo'ind that
ICinsinger's attorney in tup Tucko case made
a charge of $10 for services , which ho re
fused to pay. Then , , to get oven , when the
attorney received notice of the cancellation
of Tnohc's entry ho refused to 6end uotlco to
ICInsinger. Assistant Secretary Chandler
says that whatever may bo the merits of that
controversy It Is clear that notice was prop
erly sent to the attorney of record and ser
vice upon an attorney la service uponn client.
Under the law ICmslnger was obliged to
make entry within thirty days from such ser-
- vtiw in order to secure his prQfereuco right ,
' .Th'o'ofllcora of the government ; linving tlono
their duty , are in no manner responsible for
Klnslngcr'B default and the interests of the
present cntrymnn can not bo prejudiced by
nny misunderstanding that may exist be
tween Kinsingcr and his attorney. The de
cision of Commissioner GrofE is therefore
tifilrmcd.
NEIIIIASICA rOSTMASTRllS AVl'OIXTCI ) .
HarrUburg , Banner county , C. M. MoRltt ,
vice C. H. Uandall , reslfiiicilt Thoclford ,
Thomas county , John A. Farrell/vice . \V.
Cdwles , resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A special agent of the land oftlco , in re
sponse to the request of Congressman Dorsoy ,
who has mudo an examination of the surveys
for Grant and AlcPlicrson counties , reports
that the surveyors' monuments have been ob
literated In many cases nnd that It is very
dlfllcult to find the corners and that a new
survey ought to bo ordered. Commissioner
Graff has recommended that the recommend
ations of the special agont.bo agreed to and
Congressman Uorsey has introduced a bill to
this end , making an approoriatloii for the
purpose.
Captain A very of Edpar , Neb. , is hero on
ins way homo from the G. A. K. reunion at
Boston.
Oscar Manger of Omaha Is nt the Knmtull.
Penny S. HKATII.
TJIK Jl.tUM TA
The Commissioner Continues Ills Tes
timony In the Case.
WASHINGTON , August Commissioner
liaiiin continued his testimony today before
the investigating committee. He said that
some of the money ho obtained from Lemon
weirt Into tlio refrigerator company , but de
clined to state how much.
Cooper presented an article published in
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette ot .lime 9 ,
containing a denial of the truth of the
charges brought by Cooper.
The commissioner denied that the article
had been prepared in his olllco and taken to
General Boynton. Ilo had had a number ot
Interviews about that tiino with newspaper
men on this subject. Tlio interview was , he
said , suL'stantlnlly correct. The commissioner
said that probably L.OIIIOII hud spoken to him
about the advanced cases before hosubnilttcd
his letter. Ccrtaiuly otner attorneys had
done so. As to the system of completed Jllos.
wltiicss said that the pension olllco relied
solely upon the certillciito of nn attorney ,
who was assumed to bo a credible
person being accredited by tlio court-
that the case was complete and ready
for action. The commissioner produced a
statement of thu cases on completed lllos ,
showing that there wcro now llrir.iH , , such
caes , including 8,110 of Lomon's cases. The
pen.sion linn winch hud presented thu largest
number of completed cases this mouth was
Marrlny & Co. , Cooper's friends.
This concluded the commissioner's examin
ation , and Martin Bailey , chief of the law di
vision of tlio pension bureau , was called and
gave testimony relative toofllco practice , add
ing that no particular consideration had ever
been shown la the treatment of Lemon's '
inses , ns ho know absolutely.
Commissioner Kimm next produced the
stock book of the refrigerator company and
furnished a ll.st of the stockholders , which
was verllled by the committee , lie
tostllleu that it contained the nutno of no em
ploye hi the pension otllco except his own nnd
that no block.was ever offered to any em
ploye.
Cooper declared that the proceeding was
cxp.irto : that It was beneath the dignity of a
member of congress or a respectable attorney
to participate In such nn Investigation. ( Ho
had not been permitted to look at the stock
boon ) .
The committee offered to allow him to In
spect tlio verllled list , hut ho refused to do so
unless ho could obtain access to the books
themselves.
Adjourned to September 1.
A 1'ortcr Klllna Cnnilnotur.
ST. Loui" , August 23. Kdwntil G. Ilcards-
leo , a Pullman conductor running on the
Missouri 1'nclllc between hero and San An-
tolilo , Tex. , was shot and hilled by Harris 15.
Jordan , it pprtor on the train , this evening at
the union dot > ot , Harris was in-rooted. A
quarrel \vus tlio cause of the shooting.
The Illinois Irish Potato Vlclil.
Si'itixni'inu ) , August 22. Keports to the
stnto board of agriculture show thnt thcro
will bo one-third of n crop of Irish potatoes In
Illinois this year nj compared with last ycur ,
whcu tLe yield was 1B ( W,000 busncls ,
Till IP T I T I/O A\T TUP TintPP
ILLS lALIlS OX lIIhlARIrK
'Tho Uotod Toxin Address an Imincuso
Autliotico at Orestou ,
%
1IE GRASS PALACE VISITORS ,
feilnrp KrostH Itoptii-tcd froiif Hovcrul
1'ortlims of tlio State Tl > a Col
ored IMnfioiis Dm Uull-
Cuc'TON , In. , August 22. fSrwlal Telo
pram to Tin : llr.i : . ] To.lay . was n red letter
day ut the blue crass pr.laco. Six excursion
trains , carrying six handa and hundreds of
people from all directions , came Iu early this
forenoon. South Omaha had u ningnltU-cntly
decorated train of palace ears and a Jolly
crowd on board. The pur.ulo was grand and
was wltnossod by crowds that niiido elbow
room In the streets a scarcity ,
It was Adair and Taylor counties' day nt
the palnce , but the event of the day was
Hogor Q. Mills' tariff -speed ) , delivered to
fully llvo thousand auditors. Mr. Mills
sild , :
"I am glad to stand In the presence of so
largo an assembly of the people of town and
discuss with them somo.of thoiiuostlotn now
agitating the puhlio mind , mid"In which the
whole country Is so doonly concerned. The
foundation stone upon which the whole gov
ernmental superstructure was nrectodtho
stone which all former buildurt had rejected
wiu liberty. Absolute liberty Is free
dom from nil restraint freedom to
do whatever wo please that does r.oL violate
the equal rights of another. Wiicn Iho gov
ernment was created It was necessary to pro
vide revenues for Its support , and congress
was invested with tlio power to levy and col
lect duties and other taxes in order to rniso
Its revenue. Our free government U snip-
ported by an onorinous ti < c , levied on articles
as they go from the hand of the producer to
the mouth or body of the consumer. Our free
government has torn out ono system of sla
very and Is now struggling in convulsions to
eradicate another. "
Mr. Mills spoke of tlio llrst tax bill lor la
fant Industries , but denied that It was in
tended that the Infant was to romaln n 7 > cr-
petiial imbecile. Dut after 100 yeaw have
gone the bottle sucking policy ia more Impor
tunately demanded than It TOH then. Instead
of. the bottle the infant Is now crying
For n domljohti llllcd with protection
nnd stivngthcncdvilh nn Infusion of
free whisky. Mr. Mills hero Illustrated the
difference in cost of manufacturers under a
dgh and low tariff , llosnid : "Our tariff Is
closing tlio foreign markets against us nud
compelling our farmers to throw tlieir In-
rcashu' surplus on the ovcr-stoekod homo
market , anil prices must necessarily tend
downward. To raise prices wo must reverse
thu conditionWe ! must have a demand
hat outruns the .simply. To have the de
mand wo must have access to the people who
, vunt our products , and to have thnt access
: o them wo must remove tlio tariff out of the
iviiy. Sixty-six millions of consumers Is a
.jood market , but IHW.000,000 Is ton times
bolter. I have done. I Ic.wo the , question
with you. If you want bolter ro'wards for
labor , a better distribution of the wealth
created by labor ; If you wnnt higher prices
for farm products and lower prices for
manufactures ; if you wnnt constant employ
ment and higher wages for all workmen , on
farms , factories and in all the nvuimcs of
commerce ; Ifyou want oinanclputlon from
debt and depression : if you want prosperity
to return nnd bless the laud then go to tlio
ballot box ; leave your party prejudice : * at
homo and vote for the men who will carry
your will Into execution. "
At the close-of his speech Mr. lUllls was
loudly nnplaudett , and hundreds pushed to
the speakers' stand to sliako hands and speak
with the orator.
FlfSt KlMHt Ol till ! SCIIMOIl ,
FOUT Donai : , la. , August ' ) : J. { Special Tel
egram to TUB Hir..j : A light frost was re
ported from the river bottom lands ofVeb -
stcr comity this morning. It was not heavy
enough to do any datingo to crops or vegeta
bles. Further and heavier froits are antici
pated this week.
IDA ditovE , In. , August ! & [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HUE. ] There was froit hero
last night bard enough to cut corn.
A Joint Kiilo .Dcuinloii.
IOWA CITY , la. , August JJ. Judfje Fail-all
tiled a decision today In the case of the llur-
lingtoii. . Cedar Rapids it Northern railway
company vstho Iowa railroad commissioners ,
overruling the motion to dissolve tlio tempo
rary Injunction restraining thoui f rom ostub-
IHdngand promulgating the joint rates au
thorized by an act of the last legis
turo. It Is held that tlio court has
jurisdiction ; that the act does not crcato
such Joint or partnership relation as to crento
Joint liability : that it docs In effect establish
relations between onnlvr companies ; that the
power of tlio state to repnlato privatu prop
erty affected with public- interest N limited
only by constitutional guarantees ; that
whether it can compel the use of
cars for through transportation la
not decided , us Iho law alTonls no
protection to its owners ; that thcro Is
no authority to compel the transfer of freight
at connect ing points In carload lots without
charge and In less than such lots at cost ; that
the act in effect makes terminal companies
agents of otlw.'i's engaged in the haul , for
which there Is no authority , and requires
shippers to pay nt each transfer , which 11 im
practicable ; that if ordered it will deprive
owners of property without Justice or rltfht ,
and that the schedule nf rates will be conclu
sive that they uro just and reasonable.
Colored
OHIUI.OOSA , In , , August ! ! : ! . [ Special Tele
gram to Tins BEB.J The following wore
elected ofllcers of the united grand lodge ot
colored Masons for the aimilng ycnr : J. B.
Gllllnm , ICcokult , ro-elcctod grand matter ;
James S. Martin , Oskulormi. dopnty grand
master : K. T. Hank , Das Mollies , senior war
den ; W.V. . Wuylor , Colar Uaiilds , junior
warden ; W. I ) . Crawford , Muchlkinock ,
treasurer ; A. C. Hlnnk , Ki-okuk , secretary.
AVID Slantl No I'
Dis : MOI.XHH , In. , August -Special [
Telegram to Tin : liii.l : The railroad com-
mlsskmers today Issued a vigorous order re
quiring the railroads to notify the board
within ton days whether they intend to put
In tlio Joint rnU's. They assume that the
joint ruU ] law liin foivujusb as much as any
other statute , mid tlilnlc they arc Instilled in
prosecuting any and all companies violating
It until Iho courts of lust resort determine
that It Is void. Attorney General Stone be
lieves the law U constitutional , and the legis
lature has , ho thinks , ju t us much right to
compel a railroad to enter into a contract
witli another road as it bus to compel the
same road to carry freight for a private citi
zen. The right to du tlio latter has been un
questioned over since tlio common luw began ,
That thu railroads arc not sure of their posi
tion may bo inferred from the fact that they
have not begun any Injunction suit to pre
vent the enforcement or promulgation of the
the present rate schedule.
CD HlHlmp < 'iis nivo'rt Suit.
IOWA CITV , la. , AUfu ° > t'2.-SiiccIal ! [ Tclo-
gram to Tin : llin.j : IJlhhoo Cosgrovoof the
southern diocese oflown is plaintiff Inn peti
tion prcrtcnted to Judge Falndl today , ashing
for an Injunction restraining tlio contractors
from going on with the work of erecting tie
now university building In the cltj park do
nated by Iowa City lr.at winter to thostato
for university purposes , Hearing of the case
Is Hf't for next Tuesday , and la the
work on the building ha * bccu