THE OMAHA DAILY
T W"R NTTRTTT VTCA1 ? . OMAHA. MONDAY , MORNING. FEBKUABY 10. 1891. < ] R 240.
DOW IS THE COAL MINE ,
Statistics Showing the Production of Ono of
Iowa's Ohicf Industries ,
* OUTPUT OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES ,
An Interesting Case ut Marshnlltown
AgntiiHt the OliicoMo Worku Iowa
Fanners In Politics Hawk-
- . cyo XCWH.
DEsMotxr.s , In. , Feb. 15.-Spccml [ to THE
MEK. ] The coal mining Industry of Iowa Is
ono among the state's chlof Interests , and It
Is carefully guarded by juillclous laws. A
statistical report was made up and published
by the Inspectors January 1 of this year ,
which shown the production for ISS'J aud 18'JO
by tons as follows :
WIIST DlSTIIICr.
COU.NTV. 1881. IflflO.
Appanoosu 24li.ilIt ; S,720
Adams W , . 14'N )
1 Davis 1.610 'J.SW
l.ucns sr : i.sM : > 2iii :
Monroe ! SJ4.7K : K)0. ) 2
Piliru L',401 i'O : )
Taylor r l-.EIt 8.IJI
WiiDCllo 27M. : ! 2 S07.I57
Warren 1S.WI 17.UJi :
Wnynu 0,81J ai.ao
Total tons . 1,203,211 l,3U,7Gi
BIX'ONU DISTRICT.
.Toffcrson . 7W 4.000
Kcnkuk . . . . nrlt > U 30S.-JH
Maliaika . fUl.W ' JKXK3 ) :
JIISWT . L' 7 , ia 150,001
Hiirmn . I'M 400
Heott . 7.dll
Van lliircn . -IO.y > B
Total tons . 1,500,510 1,000,333
TIIIIID DISTIUOT.
Hoono . 121,015 132.MI
Dallas . fiO.UO 42/.9S
Ureeiio . Ulll. ? , in :
Uutlu-lo . 1IUI2 8.5I7
Marlon . H3..V.H 170.1S3
1'olk . : t.Mll3 ! ! ) DOS , ! I ! )
Webster . 145,0.71
Total tons . M7.133 1.0W.7S7
Grand total tons . 3G3,913 ! ) 3.0JOU02
This Indicates that the industry is constantly
growing , the increase in the output the pist
year being : i'JO)81 ! ) tons , although the produc
tion depends largely on the weather. Hy
reference to the last biennial report , it is
found that in the i'iret district for the year
ending Juno UO , 1SV.I , the total num
ber of miners employed was1,190
nnd olher emploj-cs 1,177 , n total of
5.1)07. The total number of mines was 207.
The amount of money paid for this labor m
this district was SUSU.MJI.OS , and the total
value of the product ut the mines was $1,853-
8.11.2.1 , or about Sl.-IO porton , and the aver
age price paid minors was about 80 cents.
in the Second district the average number of
men employed was 3,405 , the average price
paid miners was 77 } cents and the ovcrnco
value of coal per ton nt the mine § 1.41. This
would glvo S1,107,777.U2 paid miners , nnd the
totul value of product $2,2'i"i,017.i(5. : ( In
the Third district in the same year the total
number of mines was 105 , employing
n,103 men , paying them a total of
$1,017,23:2.80. : mid the totnl value of whoso
output was 51DOS77i.82. , ; ; The average "price
pnld for mining per ton was llljij cents , nnd
the average vnluo of coal mined was $1.02 per
ton. The laws of the stnto nro so judicious
and so well enforced that strikes mid griev
ances that cnnnot bo settled nro of rare , occurrence -
curronce , and fatal accidents nnd disunities
comparatively few in number. So far as the
writer has boon nblo to discover there is no
public record kept of the mining nrcu of the
Btato or the actual number of acres being
worked.- These statistics would1 bo of "little' '
vnluo , however , because of the constant
abandonment ot old mines and the opening
up of now ones. A glance at the tables nbovo
given and comparison with a map ot the state
will show the most productive counties nnd
their relation nnd situation to uach. other.
The most productive sections are operated
largely by the railway companies which pass
through them the Burlington being cmolly
interested in the First district , the Mil
waukee and Northwestern In the Second ,
while very little stilpplng Is done In the Third.
BUIT AfUlNST A HAD SMEI.T. .
An interesting case Is on nt Marshalltown ,
being the suit or Mrs. Williams vs the Firm-
ciich glucose works. The case recently occu
pied ten days of the court's ' attention , result
ing In n verdict for defendant. It was dis
covered that ono of the Jurors was serving in
the snmo capacity in n former llko case
ngalnst the company , end the verdict was
eot aside. This case Is a test ono , and means
llfo or death to the establishment , which con
sumes 5,000 , Bushels of corn per day ; hence
it Is being bitterly fought. The plaintiff Is a
worthy widow residing near the works , who
seeks to recover damages for Injuries sus
tained by offensive smelli from T lnn creek ,
the waters of which are polluted by refuse
from the works and offnl from tbo thousands
of cnttlo fed there , nnd other nuisances
which have destroyed the vnluo of her homo
nnd affected the health of herself and child
ren. The waters of the Iowa river
below the mouth of Linn creek
have nlso been so badly polluted
from this same source that all the fish have
died and It is unfit for stock. The people of
Marshalltown and vicinity nro bitterly
divided on the question , as the loss of the es
tablishment would. bo most serious In a busi
ness sense. The foreman of the works was
recently tried for negligence In not properly
disposing of the refuse of the plant , result
ing in his conviction and line of & 00. The
case is now pending In the supreme court.
IOWA l-AIlSIims IX I'OLITJCS.
For the last twenty years the farmers of
this state have made themselves felt In poli
tics. They have not done this so much by
Independent organization ns by taking an
active Interest In mid controlling the action
of the dominant party. The llrst successful
uprising of the farmers was In 1374. when the
growth of the grunge was at its height.
The paramount issue in that cam
paign was control of the railways.
Cheaper freights nnd fares were demanded
and the grange went into politics to
secure them. The i legislature elected
that year was a tie , as It was last year , and
there was a deadlock of thirty days over the
Bpoukcralilp , which was finally secured by
republican concessions. The grangers made
up the committees and controlled legislation ,
every member of the committee on railroads '
being o farmer. This committee did not
know how to formulate what It wanted and
nt Its own request four lawyers were added
to It. The result was the famous granger
railway law which established the right of
the slate to control and regulate common
carriers. The rcgulatloa of freights under
that law was found to bo impracticable and
unjust , nnd has been remodeled time and
ngoln Into the present law , but- the system of
regulating passenger faros has never been
changed. Another object ot the gran go was
to wipe out the "middle" man bv the estab
lishment of co-operative stores , but it was a
dUmal failure and the grange rapidly de
clined. There is still a substantial organiza
tion In the state , but Its membership has
nearly nil been absorbed by the
fanneis1 alliance. This latter organiza
tion has had varying fortunes fern
n dozen years past , but hus
never had much control In politics except In
an Indirect way. The last sU months has
seen n rapid growth , inspired no doubt by
the political success of the organization in
neighboring states , It Is estimated there are
now about two thousand alliances in lown ,
with nu aggregate membership ot probably
fifty thousuiMl. If it should choose to do so
it might control the situation , but ono of the
cardinal principles of the Iowa organization
Is ugulnst Independent party action , and
politics as such fa a tabooed subject In their
councils. The great bulk of the farmers ot
Iowa nro republicans nnd they will never con
cent to become n sldo chow for the democracy
os long as there is any hope of gaining their
desires through the medium of the republi
can party , which has clvcn them all they
Imvo gained thus far. The republicans .will
jmt up a farmer thii year lor governor , who
\ will doubtless bo elected. It will be n domo-
\ crullo funeral , but the republicans wilt more
than likely furnish the Cofllu.
STATE AOIUCULTUUAL SOCinTV.
The executive board ot tlio state ugrlcultu-
rnl society was In session the past week
making arrangements for the state fair.
The Iowa stnto unnd was engaged to furnish
music during fair week for a remuneration of-
81,000 , , the bnnd to bo composed of not less
than forty Instruments. This decision will
cause some disappointment , ns there are n
number of excellent bands in the state who
thought they should have been given n
chance to blow their horns for good pay. Ino
salary of Superintendent Sago of the stnto
crop nnd weather servlco was Increased from
$1K , ' ( ) to 81 ,500. The secretary was Instructed
to prepare plain and invllo proposal1) ) for the
erection of several now dining hulls and ex
hibition buildings. The old soldiers of the
stnto will bo given frco tickets two days , In
stead of ono , na heretofore. The most Im
portant action probably was the decision to
cngagoan ciminccr to estimate the cost of
building n mile race track , with a view to its
probable construction.
DM MOIXK3' UNION" linrOT.
The question of a. union depot for Dos
Moines has been in status quo for some time ,
because the committee of the council having
the matter In hand have been too busy de
fending themselves from churgcs of "boodle-
Ism" in the courts to attend toll , nnd occauso
of the apparent Inability of the property
owners. Union Depot company nnd tuo com
mittee to reach" nn agreement. Now Interest
In the matter has been awakened the past
week by the visit of General O. Jil. Dodpo of
New York City , who Is president of the Des
Motnes Union railway company , which pro
poses to erect the depot , A conference of the
ofllelnls and the council committee was held.
and many sccinlug dllllculllcs were explained
nwav. In speaking about whether the roads
would use the depot , General Dodge snld ho
could assure the council that every road of
nny consequence that ran into the city would
run its trains in the depot ; that wlillo ho
would not make such a contract , ho felt
perfectly sure that would be the result , as ho
Lad never known it to fall in all cities where
union depots had been built.
MUTl'.U , l.VSUIIAXCn AQAIV.
Attorney General Stone has sent to State
Auditor Uyons nn opinion supplementary and
amendatory to his recent decision In regard
to the cash premium business of mutual lira
Insurance companies , given In these dis
patches a few dnys ago. Section 1,183 of the
cede appcarj to provide that cash premiums
may bo paid to mutual insurance- companies
In part , nnd deposit notes taken In part , nnd ,
the attorney general says It may bo Unit this
.provision Should be so construed ns to allow
cash protnluite to bo received when insurance
Is taken after iho original deposit notes are
Hied , and that such cash premiums shall bear
the same proportion to the deposit notes taken
at the same time that the original amount paid
In cash shall bear to the deposit notes origin
ally given , but ho docs not think the provis
ion of the hiw means more than that , mid ho
does not think the law provides for the In
vestment of the capital of a mutual insurance
company. The attorney general also ventures
the sago remark that since there is no way by
which there can bo accumulations or profits
In a mutual company , It is di(11 ( cult to see liow
Its accumulations or prollts can be invested.
BEET St'OAU MANUrACTUIlB.
Mr. Arthur Stayncr of the firm of E. II.
Uyer It Co. , of Alvorodo , Cal. . has teen in
the city several days arranging for putting
In a plant here for iho manufacture of beet
sugar. A company has already been orga
nized and the matter is well under way. Mr.
Stayncr is loaded witti information on the
boot suftar question , and sums up the
financial phase of it as follows : "Lot mo
tell you what this factory will do for your
farmers. Instead of raising corn at 25 cents
a bushel nnd making not moro than $10 an
aero from it , ho will have a chance to raise
beets and sell the crop at S70 nn acre. It
costs to produce It Sa5 nn acre , counting the
labor of his children as paid for at good
prices. This is a sure thing , and the farmer
will cet cash for It upon its delivery nt the
factory. At the outset the factory hero would
bo nblo to use nbout 5135,000 worth of beets-
la n season , and by tno second season It could
use $350,000 worth If the farmers would raise
'tho beets. 'Tho plant wo should'put'in would'
cost { 400,000 , and it would all bo made in
America and operated by American work
men. There is no need of talking about
going to Europe to buy machinery and get
men to run the macnlnory to-makoboct sugar.
\Vo have thorn nil la this country. "
HACU COUKSK AOAIJ.ST ciiuncir.
Indepcndoncehas been the scene of nn ex
citing contest the past week. A merchants' '
carnival was being prepared tinder the aus
pices of the Methodist Episcopal church. 0.
\V. \ Williams , proprietor of the now world-
renowned race course , was solicited to help
out , and ono of the most prominent young
ladies of the city consented to represent
Hush park by donning a jockey coat nnd c.ip ,
Allerton's blanket , Williams colors , etc.
These facts reached the ear of the pa tor ,
Rev. Pyo , and ho proceeded last Sunday to
express his disapproval in vehement style
from the pulpit. When It was proposed to
omit the objectionable representation the
merchants nnd business men came forward
and declared If Hush park was not repre
sented the entertainment should bo with
drawn from the church nnd the proceeds bo
given to some charitable Institution , That
was a settler and the banner of Hush driving
park was mightily berne aloft nt the Metho
dist carnival amid storms of applause , The
future of Independence Is based on the suc
cess of liush , nnd Its
VV Oa VJ. J.VU31A park ( tlllU il-U proprietor can
have , most any thing no wants.
"
Hljjh Ij Icon si ) for DCH MoineH.
DUIIUQUE , In. , Feb. 15 , [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEn.l A. B. Cummins , a leading
Dos Moines lawyer and ex-member ot the
ICKlslaturofrouiPolk countywas In Dubuque
on legal business and gave the details of a
plan whereby it Is hoped to free DCS Moines
from the depressing effects of prohibition.
Ho said that In case the republicans carry
the state election next fall an effort would be
made to hnvo. a law passed applicable to DCS
Moines nlono , giving that city the right to
sell liquor In bulk or original packages under
n license of $1,000. at Is designed , he said ,
to demonstrate to the legislature that
prohibition Is a Hat failure , and that the law
DCS Molnos is to ask for Is nu absolute neces
sity. In case the legislature Is republican
this measure will bo Insisted tipmi in order to
test the working of n stringent license law as
compared to the operation of the present pro
hibitory statute. If the legislature Is demo
cratic , the present law would surely bo re
pealed , and this action would not bo neces
sary.
Lieutenant Scliwatku in DCS ? folrics.
DBS AloiNua , la. , Fob. 15. [ Special Telo-
gramtoTun BBE. | Lieutenant Schwatka ,
who wasroportcd ns seriously crippled by an
accident at Mason City , Is In the city , bear
ing no outward evidences of his injuries ,
which , ho says , were exaggerated by the re
porters. Ho was walking around calling on
his friends and Joking nbout his supposed
death.
Gibson's Flight Denied.
CIIICAOO , Fob. 15. President Oroenhut ot
the whisky trtnt emphatically douicB the
story of Secretary Gibson's flight from
Pcorla. "I have positive knowledge , " ho
snld , "that Gibson was in Pcorla Saturday
night. 1 received a bundle of lettcis this
morning from Gibson , postmarked Peona. "
. Numbers of the directors of the whisky
trust are In the city to attend the regular
business meeting of the trust , which will bo
held tomorrow. Some rofercnco to the Gib
son mutter will undoubtedly bo made.
What They Say in Pcorla.
Pconu , 111 , , Fob. 15. The announcement
that Glbsou had gone created great excite
ment. Ono prominent whisky trust man says
Gibson has gone to Europe or South America ,
wlillo nnotticr equally ns prominent says
Gibson left at 11 o'clock Saturday night for
Chicago In response to a telegram from Presi
dent Cireeuhut , tolling him to bring his report
to lay before the directors' meeting tomor
row In Chicago. Gibson's wife 1s still hero
and says ho has gone to Chicago.
The AVoiithcr Forecast.
For Omaha nnd vicinity Light snow ;
colder , with cold wave.
For Nebraska Colder ; northwesterly
winds ; fair Monday.
For Iowa fair Monday ; decidedly colder ;
north westerly winds ; cold wave.
For South Dakota Northwesterly winds ;
fair Monday ; warmer by Tuesday inorulujf.
TOOTS IRON HAND IS FOUND ,
Interesting Historical Relics Founil by Work
men ou the Illinois Hiror.
PRESIDENF MURPHY'S OBSERVATIONS.
lie Docs.Vot Anticipate Any OrcntPl-
nnncliil Activity TIHw Year An
Iowa Mcrulinnt'H Adventure
Plans of a Pugilist.
CHICAGO OFFICE or Tun Bnn , )
CHICAGO , Feb. Ifi. f
Workmen , while excavating on the Illinois
river nt Starved noclr , have discovered the
grave of Tonti the great French explorer
nnd the iron hand which ho woro. The excavations
ata.
cavations were begun Inst summer for build
ing purposes , Tuo skeleton is of largo slzo
and mingled with the mold were fragments
olfi what Ima evidently been nr.nor. The
fragments were richly inlaid , nnd attached to
them were copper rivets. Finally the dis
covery ( of Iho Iron hand put Itboyond doubt
that these were the remains of the great ex
tlP
plorer. History montionsTontl's ' hand , "
atl artificial member which took the place of
the right hand which ho lost In battle. The
tlh
hand when relieved from the earth and rust
with which it was covered was found to bo
made of bronze atidhnd evidently once had
steel joints. It was the same slzo ns the
other hand nnd of Intricate mechanism. A
cross was also found bearing emblems of the
eider of St. Louis , of which. Tonti was n
oc
chevalier. A cross slmped silver sword hilt
lay near by. It has long been maintained
that Tonti was buried at Starved IJock , al
though the statements of contemporaneous
writers nro conflicting , ' "With this hand
which was nhvnys covered with n glove ho
was able to tcrrlf v the Indians and they came
to regard It ns evidence ot his supernatural
power. On ono occasion ho crushed the
skull of a refractory native with a single
blow and came to bo Known as T/outi / , of the
Iron Hand. "
WHAT lin NOTICED.
President Murphy of the Merchants' Na
tional bank of Onialin loft for homo tonight.
Sir. Murphy has Just returned f rom n two
weeks' visit in the cast. Ho was in Wash
ington nt tun tlrno of the passage of the bill
for the now bridge mid says ho
thinks the enterprise will bo of great
Ijcnolltof thiicity. "In Now York , Mr. Mur-
uhy found the money market had completely
recovered from recent disturbances nnd n
feeling of confidence nnd security prevailed.
Capitalists , however , are disposed to bo con
servative nnd rather cautious about embark
ing In new enterprises. The recent scare was
in part responsible for this nnd it was also in
n great measure duo to the political situation
in the west. Men of means nro n little an-
prohonslvo as to what the alliance movement
will result in , In the way of legislation on
railroads , rates of interest and kindred
subjects , and prefer to plnco their money
where the returns , though comparatively
small , will bo inoro certain than if Invested
insecurities or enterprises which would bo
affected by such legislation. For this reason
Jdr. Murphy does not anticipate any great
activity thlH year , although cities llko Omaha ,
whoso business interests rest on a sound
"basis , will continue to Uovelopo at a satis-
fuctory rate.
IICCIIANAN'S MANS.
Chief Buchanan of tbo department of agri
culture arrived from Sioux City today.
< * * "ThoagrioulturMTaepartmont'Buchttnan ; '
said , "isIn excellent condition. Sometime
ago I addressed letters to organiza
tion inall parts of the country
interested In farm products and
the roulies have boon most favorable. 1'co-
plo at largo pay but little attention to minor
differences. These things ere naturally ex
pected In a great undertaking , such as this.
What the general public is interested
in is the ultimate success of ttio
exposition and they nro determined
that it shall surpass any exposition over hold.
The commission , recently organized in Iowa ,
will ask for $250,000 , to carry out its worlc
and I do not think there Is the slightest
doubt nbout getting It. The commission
Is ably organized , being composed
of nctlvo , inlluential men who want
to see the state's resources properly repre
sented. I am not at-all uneasy about the re
duction of space assigned my department.
I hohttvo that an area ample to our needs will
bo provided aud so I am not worrying about
it at nil. "
Chlof Buchanan will remove his hoadnnar-
ters to Chicago next month and glvo all of
his time to the department.
AX IOWA MCUCnANT'S ADVENTUnB.
Rudolph A. T. Meyers , a mercbant of Post-
vlllo , la. , stopped in the city todny on his
way to Philadelphia. Ho visited a disrepu
table resort at C--i Fourth avenue and was
robbed of ! C5 , all ho had. The police raided
the place and rccovcrod a portion of the money ,
Meyers feels the tdisgraco keenly and , as
ho threatens to commit suicide , no will bo
held until ho grows rational.
COIIIIETT'S ' PLANS.
James Corbott. the young California pugil
ist , will make his llrst appearance before
Chlcagoans at the Madison street theatre
tomorrow afternoon , appearing ns the Pro
fessor In "Sawdust Bill. " Koferring to his
approaching engagement with Pctor Jack
son , lie said today :
"I consider Jackson ono of the host men
that over donned a glove , purely scientific , a
tremendous bitter nnd a great general. Of
course If I did not consider that I could defeat -
feat him I should not have slgacd my naino
to the articles of agreement , but I can assure
you that , win or losd , I or any man that ever
faces him will not need to learn the fact that
n light has taken place from next morning's '
papers , Th3 reports recently circulated re
gard linr my health were very much exag
gerated. I novcr felt bettor in my llfo
than I do at present , Stonzell , my
backer nnd manager , who was with
.mo lu Now York will accompany us across
the continent and make arrangements for mo
to commence training soon after wo arrive In
San Francisco , which will bo about March 1 ,
I see that Mr. Sullivan considers mo a fitting
substitute for himself In the prospective'go'
with Slavln. I um obliged to the champion
for his good opinion of my ability , but for the
present I hnvo as many engagements as I can
fulfill. Should I succeed In defeating Jack
son , however , I shall bo happy to make a
match with Slavln. "
LOTTl HOOD'S SHAME.
Lotto Hood , the daughter of a wholesale
grocery merchant at Marahalltown , la , , was
discovered by her father this evening and re
moved , with the assistance of the police ,
The girl , who is a good looking brunette , left
home nbout a year ago and came to Chicago.
She wrote to her parents that she was keep
ing books nnd they allowed her to remain ,
thinking that she would soon tire of it and ro-
turn. A cousin of hers , however , who vis-
Itcd the city the other day learned that she
was leading a llfo of shatno and told her
father who cnmo after her at once. She was
greatly atTcctcd at meeting her father nnd
almost went Into paroxysms of grief , She
said sbo could not lookhor mother In tbo faeo
aud had to bo forcibly tuUon to the train.
WESTHIIX FEuri.c IN CHICAGO.
The following western people were In the
city todays
At the Auditorium Mr. and Mrs. L , B.
Nutting , Iowa City , la. ; John T. Murphy.
Mrs. M. J- Collins , Helena , Mont. : Mr. and
Mrs. A. 11. Lewis , Fort Dodge , lu. : C. H.
IJrampton , Cedar Itaplds , la. ; U , S. Holmes
nnd 11.1C Block , Salt Lake Clty.Utnhj J. M.
Fox , Montana : 0. O. Unerased , Cheyenne ,
Wyo.
At the Hlchellcu E. E. Nauglo , Omaha ;
Mr. nnd Mrs. li , IF. Wheeler , Jr. , und M. L.
Dundy , Omaha ; J. D , McFarlaiid , Lincoln ,
Nob.
Nob.At
At the Tromont A. J. Tall , H. E. Gould ,
Omaha ; AVllllnm IUowoy , jr. , Yaiikton , K.
1) . ; J. D. Carpenter and Miss K. Carpenter ,
Sioux City , lu.
At the Grand Pacific-John W , Plain ,
Fort Madison , lu. ; V. O. Bocue , Omaha ; Q.
D. Jennings , Essor , la. ; F.V. . Lafrontz , A.
W. Hill , Ogdcn , Utah ) Mr. aud Mrs. A. 0.
Ztonicr , Lincoln ! Prank Murphy , William
Lntnson , W. .T. Fischer , Omaha ; Charles P.
Richardson , DCS Molncs , In , ; O. C. Crundall ,
C. S. Johnson , Sioux rails , S. D.
At the Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Ocorgo E.
Hlchnrdson , Lo Man , la , james II. Craig ,
Nebraska ; W. O. HucliannnSioux City , In. ;
A. II. I'rescott , Helena. Mont. ; .1.13. Mnrkel ,
W. H. Mi'lard ' , Mr. nnd Mrs. 13. M. Church ,
Charles A. Coe , Omnha ; U. E. Post , Chey
enne , Wyo.
At the Sherman Mr , nnd Mrs. Ocorgo A.
McCrca of Dayton , < tf. D. ; J. fi. Harvey ,
Onialin ; F. J.'Ciormnn , Sioux City ,
Today's Cincinnati Kuqulror contains the
following personal mention :
Ilomor lresbach of Council Bluffs spent'
the week In Tlfllii , the guoit of relatives.
Mrs. Emma Graft of Orleans , Nob. , Is the
guest of her sister , MH. Wlllnrd Grlswold ,
nt 1'cru. MUs Caster of Omaha is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.Voll nt Logans-
port. ATKI.NSO.V.
GEXIlHAIj ttltUHJIA.V.
Many Sympathizing Vrlcnds Call and
Pay Their Hespects.
Nr.w YOIIK , Fob. IB. There was a crowd
of people passing touud fro In front of Gen
eral Sherman's house from early morning
until late tonight. There was nothing to see
but the long crepe streamers and once In n
while the face of some member of the family
or friends within as Ihoy glanced out of a
window. The calfow at the liouso were ,
many , but only n few went inside , the ma
jority merely leaving cards.
In the afternoon the two Misses Sherman
went out for n short drive , but they were
the only ones who loft the house for any
length of tlmo during the day.
A meeting of the board of officers of the
IMOW York state commandcry of the military
order of the Loyal Legion was held this
mornlnp and a guard of honor , consisting of
companions of the commandery , to watch
over the remains of the dead hero , was sent
to the famllv.
About three thousand telegrams hnvo been
received nt the house slnco the general's '
death. Including those from Vice President
Morton , ex-President Hayes , Secretaries
Blnlno , Tracv. Husk and Noble , Chief Justice
Mclvlllo W. ITullor , , H. M. Stanley , Judge
Walter Q. Greslmm. Archbishop Kenrlck of
St. Louis , Joseph B. Johnston , Judge Harliin
and General Algor.In addition to these
there were telegrams from foreign ministers
and heads of the various state departments
from all over this country and Europe.
ArrniiKCincut's fur the Funeral.
Niw : Yonic , Fob. 15 , The preliminary ar
rangements for Iho'funeral of the late Gen
eral Sherman have been , mado. The funeral
corlcgo will move nt2 o'clock Thursday next
from the house In West' ' Seventy-first street ,
The funeral services profiler will bo hold in St.
'
Louis. The luneral .procession In this
city will be made up as follows : Tlio rcgu-
lai army escort will ba unuor command of
Colonel Langdon of'tho First artillery ; the
artillery will bo made up of the First artil
lery , U. S. A. , DUlenback's light battery
nnil two four-gun batteries of the national [
guard ; the cavalry will ( consist of a troop of
regulars and troop A qt , the national guard.
The body will bo berne on n caisson. An
escort of honor from Lafayette post.
Grand Army of the Hopublic , will surround
the caisson ana the pall-bearers will bo
in carriages. Then ' the president and
vice president ot the United States ,
ex-President Hayes , ex-President Cleveland ,
delegations from jhd United States sonnto
nnd liouso of representatives , governor of the
state of Now York and Jho mayor of the city.
The military part of thci procession will fol
low the carriages m this prdcr : Loyal Le
gion , Grand Army 6f "the Republic posts ,
stnto of Now York , itojogatioiis from civic
societies nnd.cltlzons. The march from Dcs-
brosses street ferry has not been decided
upon yet. The Grand Army of the -Republic
will bo under the command of General Clark-
son , the National Guards under Gen
eral Fitzgerald and the regular
escort under Colonel Langdon. The
nail-bearers will bo : General J.M. Schoflcld ,
General 0. O. Howard , Hear Admiral D. L.
Braino , Hour Admiral L. A. KImberly. Gen
eral Thomas L. Casey , General J. C. Kelton ,
Prof. H. L. Kendrick , General Joseph E.
Johnson. General II. W. Slocum.
General Daniel B. Sickles , General
L. * L. Dodge , General J. M.
Corse. General Wager Swayno nnd General
S. L. Woodford. The funeral lin St. Louis
will bo strictly military In character. Inter
ment will bo in iho Calvary cemetery. On
account of the expressed wish of General
Sherman when alive it was decided not to
comply with the request of President Harri
son that the bodybo'takcn ' to Washington
and there lay lu stutp' fora day. It will not
lay m state anywhere.
Rev. TnlnuiRo's Tribute.
BUOOKLTX , Fob. 15. At the Academy of
Music today Dr. Talmago spoke as follows on
General Sherman : "The country has no
grander soul to surrender into eternity than
the ono who has just passed away from us.
Frame , nonost , brilliant , gallant , patriotic
"William T. Sherman , that god , that I even
know , that I oven frit the hearty grip of his
right hand nnd had the friendship of
his great big heart , I have no
part In the question which Is
being ngltated as to w.hothor ho was a Catho
lic or a protcstant. I heard his profession of
faith on a memorable occasion and under pe
culiar circumstances. In New York at the
Now England dinner three years ago I sat
with him four hours , ho on ono sldo and the
immortal Henry \V , Graay on the other.
AVlien In conversation ho expressed to mo his .
respect for the religion embraced by Ids wife
ana his own faith In God nnd his confidence
in the future. SImpla ns a child , bravo as alien
lion , sympathetic as a woman , firm as a rook ,
wrathful as a tompcdi when aroused against
"
n great wrong , lovply. as a Juno morning
among his friends. " p.
General Sherman's Old Regiment.
ST. LOUIP , Fob. U.V-.Cicnoral Sherman was
the first colonel o the Thirteenth United
idr
States infantry and P. _ J , Carmody Is , per
haps , the oulysurvlvQjr of the regiment who
lives hero. Capjtaja Carmody wired
P , T. Sherman" " teWpg what arrange
ment , If any , hjid been made o1S
to the place of honorTjfor veterans of one of
tbo dcaii chieftain's V'ftrly commands. Jfm
The following reply -taw been received from
P. T. Stierman : "Win , make arrangements
for you to join Ronsppipost , Grand Army of
the Republic , and cpcort tbo body. Join ItI
with none but survivors of the Thirteenth. "
About ono hundred and twenty- vo survivors
are loft ; most of whoui live In Iowa , Minnesota
nnd Wisconsin. Captjdn Carmody wishes to
hear from as many' ccnnrados as ho can , and
ho invites them to join ] him In honoring their
late colonel. Ho may. Iw addressed at 215
North Sixth street. ' * '
Important KnllrcituI Consolidation.
KANSAS Cur , j.\Io. , Ofcb. IC.-Tho Times to
morrow will say : Bresldcnt Nettloton oof
the Kansas Cty ( , For Scott & Memphis has
determined to carry out the plans which
have been undoc consideration for some tlmo :
past , contemplating the consolidation of the
Memphis with the Missouri , Kansas &
Texas. The plan also contemplates the purchase
chase by the consolidated roaus of the Mis
souri it Kansas , to ho built through Kansas
City froniTopoka , Knn. , to Boonovlllo , Mo. ,
the present northern , terminus of the Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas. ThH would give
the latter a line of pntranco Into and terminal
facilities in Kansas City and would at the
same tlmo by means of the truftlo arrange
ment with the Durllngton from Boonovlllo
cost make tho.-shortest road to Chicago.
Liaiitr Week's Clearings.
BOSTON' , Mass. , Fob. 15. The clearings for
the principal cities of the United States for
lost week were $1,017,03S,5'J7 , a decrease ot
0.5 per cent as compared with the correspond
ing week lost year.
CHICAGO'S ' LABOR TROUBLES ,
Congressional Action Likely on the Stoppage
of World's ' Pair Work ,
UNION WORKMEN SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED
An Investigation to Ho Miulo Into the
' Kxtnivagunuo Prevalent in tlio
Government Printing CJIllcu
Miscellaneous.
mixoTON UuitRur TUB Bnn , )
C > 13 PoUlffKllNTII STUr.r.T , }
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , Feb. 15. )
Some form of congrossionnl action is likely
to bo inaugurated tomorrow In connection
with the pending labor troubles nt Chicago
Several of the leading labor exponents nnd
some of the mombsrs of the labor committee
of the liouso have been watching with mv.ch
Interest the efforts of organized laoor in Chicago
cage to oust the Italians and all other unor
ganized labor which Is engaged In the pre
liminary work on the world's fair site.
Among these interested is llnlpli Beau
mont , who has been the representative of
Mr. Powcrly nnd the Knights of Labor In
Washington , his worlc being to watch
labor bills and labor Interests
generally. Recently ho lias been
elected president of the National eitizons1
Alliance , which Is nn outgrowth of the farm
ers' alliance. Mr. Beaumont said today that
ho was watching the contest now going on In
Chicago and it was likely that n resolution
would bo Introduced in congress tomorrow
calculated to assist the organized workingmen -
men in Chicago in their efforts. lioforo
framing the exact form of the resolu
tion ho will wait to see wtiat
action the different labor organizations take.
Ho thinks the dispatches from Chicago will
glvo sufllclcnt Information by tomorrow
morning so that the resolution can bo drawn
-up.in a way to glvo thoorganUod labor bodies
nUeast some small support and perhaps some
support of a inoro practical nature. Mr.
Beaumont's association with members of the
labor committee of the house and with con
gressmen who are known to bo leading labor
exponents Is such that ho will have no dif
ficulty In securing the Introduction of
the resolution. "It seams to me , " said
Mr. Beaumont , "that if the world's ' fair work
Is to bo done by Italians , Hungarians and
other foreigners wo might M well send the
fair across the ocean and have It held in
Italy , Hungary or some other place where
these foreign laborers could rightly take
cliargo of it , but as long as It is to bo held In
Chicago the actual labor community of that
city should bo preferred for the work. "
OOVKIISMK.NT 1'llINTINO OITICC EXTHA.VAOA.XCi : .
As n result of statements made In these
dispatches nbout three weeks slnco , there is
to bo nn investigation made into the printing
and binding branches of the government.
Attention was called to the fact that ot inoro
than half of tno publications of tlio govern
ment from two to ton times as many copies
nro printed as were nccessarj , while many
documents wore published which never saw
the light of day , but after being stored nwny
m executive departments for many months
were carried to the rag man and sold for
waste paper. It was also shown in these
nlspatcb.es that the duality of printing and
* blndlHB.v ns Jnvory manyinstmicqs , tnuek
tnorb'exp'ensivothan wos'tioccssnry. " * <
Senator Mandcrson has reported a concur
rent resolution from his committee of print
ing which will undoubtedly bo adopted nnd
which will load to a throrough investigation
of tholirintlng brunch of the government
during the corning summer. It is proposed
to create nn ofllco or board which will have
complete supervision over the printing and
binding for the government so far as classl-
licatton und amount of work Is concerned. It
will bo entirely separate from and will in no
way conflict with the duties of the public
printer. Ills not generally understood , out
nevertheless Is n fact , that c very executive
department in Washington , of which there
are eight , has a separate anddistlnct printing
olllcc , aud most of them binderies.also ; quite
all of the bureaux. These printing establish
ments work from fifty to two hundred nnd
fifty employes each. All of this work is for the
department In which It is conducted. Be
sides these there Is the government printing
ofllco , with nearly three thousnna em
ployes nnd several million dollars
of expenditure each year. It natur
ally follows that there would bo immense
duplications and great extravagances and nil
sorts of useless work done. It is proposed to
have some supervision over all this work by
which the creatcst economy to the govern
ment would bo exercised. It would bo an
easy matter to save from half a million to a
million dollars a year In the government's '
prlntiiig.
EXPLORATION'S IN ALASKA.
Unless congress gets a sharp move upon
herself none of the bills looking toward bet
ter facilities for explorations into Alaska will
become laws nt this session , nnd under the
plodding nnd non-progressive management of
the democratic party In the bouso nothing
can bo gotten through In tbo next congress.
There nro various bills before the two
houses proposing the extension of state laws
over Alaska nnd creating a territory out of
that expanse of country , which has none but
arbitrary federal government , nnd providing
for an exploration into and survey of the
country of Alaska.
Every ono of these measures Is highly 1m-
portanttotho development of the country.
The true conditions of Alasim nro not gener
ally understood. No ono lias over made any
thing like n thorough exploration of the
countrv. The government has only a smat-
teriugldea about Its resources. The rivers ,
lakes , agricultural , mining nnd other lands
arc not located. Senator Alaiiderson proposes
to send an exploring party of scientists now
In the employ of the government , to bo ac
companied by some of the geological , geode
tic , army and navy ofllccrs , which sball make
a thorough exploration and survey of the
country. There are to bo no salaries paid ,
and only the expense of living will be incur
red , as the party can bo sent to Alaska in the
government's vessels. The proposition has
met with almost universal favor In both
houses , but it liautrs 11 ro owing to the blockade -
ado of business. If It fails to got through
within the next two weeks or eighteen days ,
it will stand no show of success for two years ,
as the democratic party , if it had its way ,
would keep the people Ignorant of oven their
own resources , much less those of the coun
try they own.
HKi'iiEsnNTATivn OCAH'S
Aimncss.
Representative Gear , au ox-governor of
Iowa , mndo a stirring address last evening at
a meeting of the Iowa association. It will bo
remembered that it was ox-Governor Gear
who , as a member of the coin mltteo on ways
nnd menus , stood out from first to last for and
secured the abolition of the uuty on sugar
and an Increase of duties upon farm products
generally. Ho has been the farmers' repre
sentative upon the committee on ways and
means and what ho says of congressional
work nnd politics Is Ihereforo of
more than ordinary interest to farmers.
Mr. Gear made a special reference to the
McKlnley bill , and In his speech went Into
the details of the compilation and adoption of
the measure. Ho thought It was especially a
matter of pride to the ropahllcans that It was
framed nnd passed without a caucus. Ho
pointed to tlio fact that just before the
McIClnloy bill became n law , while loaf sugar
retailed In Washington and other cities at
nbout OK cents per pound , ho wai told the
other day by ono of the leading dealers that
the retail price wa'i already reduced in antici
pation of the action of the McKlnley hilltop
cents pound and was assured tbiit It wou' '
bo considerably lower within a few weeks.
"Tho inevitable effect of the tariff law , " said
he , "will bo to give the plnin people of this
country frco sugar for the first tlmo slnco iho
foundation of the government aud practically
u frco breakfast tuulu. It was said , " ho con
tinued , "that the McIClnloy bill would start
no now industries. While the Ink was hardly
dry on the tariff law wo found cow latcrests
starling up nil over Iho country , and you nro
Koltip t/1 d n good many inoro of them. "
gltl . Gift x.lblted pieces of American made
tin and x- * lany other oral demonstrations
of sttulU * - 'representations mndo by the
dcmoernV" Vug the last campaign which
would rcu T. Viii them next year when n
president " Vi elected , and when , ho sold ,
the action v - republicans In this congress
would swa * , viitcmocrutio party so fur In
the rear tlm\ * \uld never catch up with
the processlct \
Governor O \od some sentiment whtcli
Is especially olist \ to the Iowa readers of
Tin : 13ii : : . lie \ "Wo have n most im
portant election \vntlns year , Wo nro
today InaugunU at only n vote to recap
ture the state am legislature , but nlso to in
augurate the presidential battle of ISO' . ' , and
I am glad to see hero tonight so m.iiiy active
mid Intelligent republicans , because the very
fact that you nro hero Is an evidence that you
are working In the Interests of the party. The
coming election In Iowa Is of more
than usual significance. It covora the
election of a chief magistrate and legislation
which Involves the duty of redistricting the
stato" . Wo nro nil painfully nwnro of the fact
that our state elected for the llrst time slnco
the foundation of the republican party n
democratic governor. That error lias got to
bo corrected , and will bo corrected In my
Judgment. The greatest slander that ever
was perpetrated on the good nnmooflowft
emanated from the gentleman who lllls the
hluli executive olllco of chlof magistrate of
that commonwealth. .At the great
tariff reform dinner , In discussing
the question of politics as he
sees it todny , ho enforced his views that
Iowa went democratic because her farmers
were uiiprosperous. lie said tlioy coulu not
prosper. Had ho turned to the statistics of
the state agricultural society ho would have
found that the Iowa fanners have been en
joying n more luxurious life than any other
people on God's green footstool. Farming ,
ns wo know , is not at all Umoi profitable ,
but when you consider the agricultural pro
ductions of Iowa you will find the corn
crop of your own state exceeds that
of any other country. Therefore , 1 believe -
liovo the executive head of the state
slandered the state when he sold the farmers
oflnwawcro uiiprosperous , Last year ono
of the most potent arguments used by the
enemy was that wo were entering upon nn
era of high prices. Wo attended to our busi
ness nnd our democratic friends made their
representations in regard to these prices.
They Hooded the stnto with documents which
were absolutely false on their face. They
hired people to circulate these papers. They
hired people to peddle tlmvaro and that sort
of things at high prices. If An-
nnnlns and Snphirn hud deon' In the
campaign and the same penalties hud been
attached to these people as there was in the
old days for deliberate lying there would
have been some sudden deaths. "
WANAMAKIIH HAS NOT LOST AU , IIOrE.
Postmaster General \Vnnamaker has not
given up the hopoof securing the passage of
the postal telegraph bill , although the com
mittee on postofllces nnd postroads has re
fused to report it to the liouso. Mr. Waua-
maker will try It again next session. Some
of his friends Imvo even Introduced now bills ,
which tlioy will try to got through during the
remaining fifteen days of the session.
MISCCMiANCODB.
Mrs. Lewis A. GrofE and the Misses Groff
announce that they will ho at homo inform
ally during Lent at 209 East Capitol street ,
nnd that they will also bo glad to see their
friends Sunday evening ? . Mrs. Groff has as
her cuost Miss Humphrey of Napoleon , O.
Keprcsentatlvo Henderson of Iowa , who
went to Florida some dtiys since for Ills
health , and who Is much better , suffersmost
from his ankle , which ho sprained severely
last fall. General Henderson has but ono
foot , having lost ono on the battlefield , but
ho exercises his cork member so
nimbly that a stranger would not
suspect that ho walkcdjwith n cork foot. Ho
will not likely taka part in the proceedings
' Mrs. Captain Shopnrd' is cnfOTtalTungTV-
slster , Mrs. Wright , of Dos Moines , la ,
John II. Gamble of Yankton , S. I ) , , who
takes Representative Glfford's place after
March 4 , is ut the Ebbltt.
PKHIIY S. HKATII.
XX
Curious Crowds nt tlio Scene of the
Jjnlest Murder.
[ CopyHo/it / isaibu Junta ( Ionian Tlenntlt\ \
LONDON , Fob. 15. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to THE Br.n. ] Whltenhnpol
were a gala appearance all day , The lower
cl.iss of the population arrived in shoals from
every quarter of the metropolis and gaped
over the scone of the murder. Close by , east
end girls were dancing and singing , for the
locality hus grown callous , oven to the
Hipper. v
The man Sadler , still detained on suspicion ,
falls to account forhimsclf between lOo'cloclt
on Thursday nnd and 0 o'clock on Friday
morning. The police yesterday were confi
dent they had the right mun , but nro far less
sure today.
For some weeks past there have been un
favorable reports concerning the Hansard
publishing union. As a consequence the or
dinary 10 shares were quoted yesterday as
low as 3 to - ) . A short time r.go they stood
nt about i'O. Yesterday It became known
a receiver had been put hi possession
of the offices of the company
in Catherine street , Strand , at the Instance
of a debenture corporation. The receiver Is
John Annan of Broadsj Patterson it Co. The
business of the union starved under what ap
peared favorable conditions , for in 1SS1MH )
the ordinary shores received 1'J per
cent. At a mooting of the union on
January 20,1800 , , a satisfactory account was
given as to the progress of business and as a
result of the meeting the original capital of
37ri,000 was increased to 500,000. In July
a further increase of capital was sanctioned
to absorb the share capital raised to 1,000-
000. There was nlso a debenture cap
ital of JCi'0,000. * The directors , Including
Horatio Dottomley , Sir II. Isaacs mid Sir. H.
Lothbrldgc , M. P. , anticipated n golden fu-
turo.
It Is pretty generally known that Ja largo
nmonnt of this capital was not placed ; that
In consequence not all of the business men
tioned in the second prospectus was actually
token over , Bottomloy , finding his scheme
rather too dlfllcult to handle , endeavored ,
about a week ago to dispose of the unplaced
chares by the formation of Bottomloy's trust ,
limited. Meantime dlfllcultlcs In regard to
the payment of tlio Interest on the original in
debtedness havobrought matters to o climax.
A debenture corporation which makes It Its
business to invest. In debenture securities ,
practically took over th'o whole of the union's
debentures , amounting to 250,000 , , the inter
est of which would bo 15,000 a year. This
has not been paid. This corporation , acting
in the interest of the bondholders , has
token the course of putting in
a receiver , as it was empowered
to do , without application to the courts. The
action of Iho corporation was prompted by
tbo knowledge that the funds at the disposal
of tbo union were exhausted. Tlio receiver ,
meanwhile , has attached all the money standIng -
Ing to the credit ot the company nt the Con
solidated bank. Bottoiftloy , after giving his
reasons for the present position of the
company , stated that all concerned were
agreed that some form of reconstruction
was necessary. The fact of a receiver being
put In would , hu said , facilitate the recon
struction , They had no trade debts worth
mentioning . 5,000 , would cover nil things.
It had been tight for them , but still Hansard's
were all right. The public hardly shares the
optimism of the managing director ,
Northwestern BnonjrcrlMinil.
MII.WAI'KKI : , Wis. , Fob , 15. At a meeting
of the North western Saengerbund execu
tive committee todny Prof. Charier Mayer of
this city was chosen president , nnd it was
decided to ruiso a fund of f'-5WO. !
SUNDAY MORNING'S ' TRAGEDY ;
The Man Killed la loioheuborgor's Lodg
ing House Idoatificd as Johu Oonuore.
JOE DWYER , THE MURDERER , ESCAPES ,
TIlO 1'ollco 111 Possession Of Illl ACOU
rutu Dosoi-lptloii of 11 tin iiml
Ills Apprehension I'.o-
garilcd UH Uoi'luln ' ,
The man who was killed ntUelchcnbergcr'i
cheap lodging house at Eleventh nnd t'nriiniu
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning was Idcii-
tilled n ? John Connors , who had been outraged
In cutting ice for the Swift lucking company
for the past Uvo weeks. The police nlso
leirncd from the statements of several wit
nesses that the murderer Is ono Joe Divyor ,
alias "Scotty , " alliis "Shorty , " ncoal miner ,
who formerly resided In St. Louis , and has
worked In several mines In Iowa.
The murder was the result of a quarrel and
light between Dick Gushing , a laborer , on
ono side , and Dwyer nnd his partner , Tim
Flannery , alias "Dublin , " on the other. Con
nors tried to separate the combatants , aiuj
succeeded lu forcing Dwycr to ono
sldo. Dwyer then slipped Into nn ad
joining room , closed Iho door nnd
held it with his back while ho drew his knlfo
nnd opened It. Ho then suddenly opened the
door mid without a word of warning plunged
the murderous weapon in Connor's ' heart.
The wounded man sank upon n bench nnd
died a few minutes later without saying a
word. At that tlmo it was not known that
bbhnd been stubbed , nnd the spectators who
picked up Ids body and laid It upon the
bench , supposed Unit ho had died of heart
disease.
Meantime the light between dishing ,
Dwyer and Flannery went on nnd
the combatants struggled savagely.
Oftlccr Mnrncll dashed In nt this
Juncture and found Flannery with Cuslunu's '
head In chancery , pounding him as best ho
could nnd calling upon Dwyer to "give it to
him. " dishing received iinUprlyi-iitbetween
the shoulders , but the stabbing had bccu
done before the olllcer arrived. Klaiuiery ro-
lusod to surrender nnd Marnoll felled him
with his club , dragged him to the sidewalk
and placed him In charge of a
citizen , after which 'ho turned In a call for
assistance mid the patrol wagon , and then ra-
entcrcd tlic place.
Connor's duad body was lyingon the bench.
Gushing was found in a room upstairs , mid.
Dwycr had disappeared. The place was la
on uproar , and the ofllccr'found It neceasar } *
to use his club vigorously to prevent n stnm- ,
pedo of tuo excited and half frenzied In
mates.
When the wagon arrived with additional
officers Sergeant \Vhnlen took command.
Repented questioning revealed little or
nothing ns to what had transpired , audit
was not until tbo scrgcnnttorc open Connors'
clothes that It was known that a murder had
been committed. Everyone In the place was
nt once placed under arrest and uollco-
men were stationed ot all the doors. After
fullv half an hour of Investigation and
questioning , the wlluosses began to loosen
their tongues , and a description of the mur-
'doror was secured. Every nook and corner
of the house , both up btnlrs and down , woa
carefully searched , but Dwyer was not to ba
found. The knlfo was found in n corner of ;
the room where Dwyer had retreated beloro
the murder. All of the witnesses were taken ,
to the station and locked up. They will bo
hold.unlesa o.horavrangcmontn { can lie. mada
that will nssuro their appearance ut the In
quest , which' will probably bo held today or
tomorrow.
John Connors , the murdered man , came
hero from the Black Hills about two weeks
ago nnd secured worlc cutting lee. Ho stayed
cr
nt the company's camp , and did not visit th'o
city until Saturday night. Ho was about
five 1 fcut ten inches high , und weighed 185
pounds. 1I I Ho was dark comploxioncd
and were a heavy brown iniistucho.
The knlfo entered a little below and to the
right i of the loft nipple , and the wound Is n ,
very small one. being less than half nn Inch
long. 1 The blade penetrated through nil
overall blouse , vest nnd three shirts.
The remains were removed to Hoafoy &
Hcafoy's 1 , where they worn viewed yesterday
by 1 fully 500 people.
Chief Soavoy had a number of cards struck
oft and sent out the following description of
the murderer : -
"Joo alias ' ' ' '
Dwyer , 'Shorty.'alias 'Scotty ,
about twenty-two ycurs old ; weight aboufc
ono hundred and seventy-five pounds : height
Jive fcot six Inches ; light complexion and
hair ; smooth , full face slightly freckled ; blud
eyes , short thick neck , long body , short' logs ,
knock kneed , square build.Vlion lost scon
ho were gray sack coat and vest , light Jcan
pants , cotton striped shirt und Scotch cap )
with peak. "
The police nro conlldont of apprehending
the murderer , as ho is well known as a crook
und bad man.
Cushlng's injuries nro not serious. lie ad
mitted to the police that ho know who stabbo .
him. but refused to glvo any Information re
garding his assailant.
ITlannery is hold on a charge 'of resisting
an ofllccr , but a complaint on a more berlous
chnvgo will bo filed against him.
The place where the murdorwas committed
b the toughest hobo Joint In the city. It has
been In operation nbout two months , and
richly deserves its appellation of "Tho
Tramps' Own. " It Is n rickety two-story
frama structure , nnd over the entrance on
Eleventh street Is n sign which reads "Lodg
ing , C to ! i5 cents. " Insldo is a long , low
room , at ono end or which Is a lunch counter ,
presided over by a set of resulslvo feature
with u corncob pipe nnd sleeveless blue shirr.
A HUB reporter visited the place last even
ing In company with acouplo of detective ,
On the stove were a couple'of cauldrons In
which was brewed a decoction , tlio odor
from which was highly suggestive of aii-
clcnt shoes. Out of these vessels thosq.
called waller ladled a suspicious looking beverage -
erago In response to calls for tea or coffee.
Ttio tortured ntmosp ro was redolent with
fumes- mid odors which baffle description ot
explanation.
Occupying the chairs and benches of thp
place were nearly three score of Individuals ,
crowded as closely as possible around a Btov j
In the center of the room. The lire burned
fiercely , although it Hardly seemed possible
that there was enough oxygen in the
vitiated atmosphere to support combustion' .
The gang of wretches relapsed into sllonco
when the ofllccrs entered , and watched the
parly with furtive glances which told
plainly of their uneasiness In the
presence of the minions of the law" ,
In response to n command to light up the
stairway and upper corridor , an ugly vlsaged
youth , through the encrusted dirt on wlioaO
face peered u couple of the most villainous
eyes that over saw the light , sullenly picked
up a smoking lamp and led the way up a
lllght of rickety stairs and along the Io\y ,
narrow , tortuous passage. On cither side
aro-doors which open Into rooms about 7x11
feet each , In several of these rooms bunks
nro arranged on either sldo in
tiers of three , one nbovo another.
Thuso bunks are constructed of tlio
roughest kind of unpinned lumber ,
A ragged quilt was supposed to Intervene
between the lagged splinters on the bottom
of the bunk and its occupant , JJarh Dual ;
was intended to nccoimnodato two lodger/
and the eighteen bun Its In each little
merit would thereby enable thirtysixveary
unfortunates io obtain "sweet , refreshing
sleep , "
In some of the rooms were beds placed
closely together until all of the space was
occupied , Tlio prices charged lor these ac
commodations are varied. For 0 cents a poof
devil can occupy a chnlr near the steve nl (
night , while It will cost him a dlmo II ho desires -
sires to recline during the hours of durknosi
on ono of tbo benches near the wall , Fifteen
cents Is demanded if he desires to
occupy a berth with Us quilt uccoiupanli
ment and u human bcdfcilowj
For 20 cents ho can have the privilege ol
courting the drowsy god In a bed and lor *
silver quarter ho can have a narrow bed all
to himself , few of the patrons of the jMaca j )
are nabobs enough to enjoy the latter luxury ,
