OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY M0.11NING , Al'lllL 18 , 1892. NUMBER 305. AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST Object of a Resolution Heoantly Intro duced in Oougress. ENORMOUS PROFITS OF THE COMPANY ConinmeTn Itrgnlnrlr nnil SytPinntlc.illy Holilioil by thn Mnnlpiiliitlinis of the Cupltiilldtfi How DcmiM'rnts Older Cuisl" Irom tlio Capital. Buitr.iU or THE Bee , ) M3 FouuTF.r.XTn STIIF.ET , , > \yABiuxoTox , 13. C. , April 17. ) The resolution introduced In the house on Saturday by Congressman Owen Scott of Illinois , calling on the attorney ganoral for Information regarding violations of the anti trust law by the giant Sugar trust , opens up n Held which Is likely to produce Important results. .Mr. Scott said today that the reso lution ' .vould either provo the law a dead letter or cl o would start prosecution of a number of gross trust offenses by tnls pro digious organization. "Tno whisky tru t 1 being prosecuted , and 1 cannot stt\ " said Mr. Scott , "why is H moro criminal to raise the price of whisky by cornering It than It is to allow the sugar octopus to rob the co'nsumcr of sugar of $ J.OI ) on over } * barrel used ) Slnco the Sugar trust has absorbed tbnCiaus Sprccklcs and other Independent and competing rellnorlcs the price has boon forced up outrageously. it has a complete monopoly of the buying of free raw , and thn selling of the protected rcllncd sugars. By the rMso In the price of rcllncd sugar since the trust annihilated all competition the extra prodls will exceed tSi5,000,000 per annum on the bnsls of con sumption of last year. The trust is enabled to extort enough money each year to pay IM per cent of the value of Its plants and equip ments. The Clans Sprecktes Philadelphia rellnerv has been closed within n few days nnd GOO men are thus thrown out of employ ment. Other refineries are to bo closed to limit production so as to keep prices UP. It Is high time that not only congress should como to the relief of the people by putting sugar on the irco list , but Unit the attorney general should Invoke the power of the government to prosecute and suppress this colossal monopoly. " How Domorrnta DIITor. The Idea prevails among democrats In Washington that Representative Bryan has received a very black eye by the repudiation of free coinage within his party in Nebraska , Representative MclCoighan contends , how ever , that the democrats in that state are for free coinage. Ho says the action of the dem ocratic state convention will without doubt Imvo the effect of Increasing the vote of the people's party In Nobraska. " 1 could tell you if I would , " ho snld , "tho causes which led to the defeat of the frco coinage resolution , but you can understand that the people of Nebraska really favor free coinage when I toll you that the last plat forms of all the parlies in the stale contained free coinage planks. " On the contrary Hon. J. Sterling Morton , now hero , says the democrats of Nebraska would have defeated free colnngo by a heavier vote had it not been for n disposition ou the part of the young democrats 10 help Bryan out of his frco silver hole. 3Inll Itrcorils of tlio Confederacy. The postmaster general has refused to endorse the purchase of tbo socalled confed erate record , containing alleged entries of tunis paid southern mail contractors. Ho was not quite satisfied that such purchase at the price asked , $10,000. was advisable , or that the purchase should bo authorized by the Postolllco department rather than by another department of the government. There seemed to bo no positive proof that the sums sot down In tbo books wore actually disbursed by the confederate postofllco de partment or that they were paid to the per sons against whoso names they appear. There was nothing in the entries to identify tno routes to which the al leged payments reiato or the period of service which they covered , and It was not demonstrated that tlio courts would ad mit the books In evidence , or that they would operate ns a complete defense in a suit brought against the United States on a con- trart for carrying the malls. It also ap peared that this purchase was one which concerned the Treasury department , which department must finally pass upon all claims for mall service , nnd it was sug gested that thn claims being in the ofllco of the sixth auditor nnd outside of the Juris diction ol tbo Postodlco department , if it were the wish of congress that the confederate orate records bo bought , the purchase money had better bo paid from a general appro priation , rather than out of the postal revenues , and that It would bo perhaps bettor to charge the Treasury department with tno duty of purchasing them , became It would bo the action of that department , if of any , that might bo governed by tbo possession of the records sought to bo sold. Value of No\VrtKipcr.i. | The resolution just reported to tbo senate by Mr. Mitchell of Oregon , appropriating & ? 00,000 for the continuation of the postmas ter peneral's successful experiment In ex tending the free collection mm dolUory of mall Into villages anil farming districts. Is ono of the many outgrowths of the agitation which business men and country people have boon prosecuting so vigorously for the last three or four months. A business man of Minneapolis , Mr. Richard H. JSroat , has been laying a great many valuable facts before fore the newspapers and the people. In n circular lately received nt tbo Pojtonico de partment ho snys : "Is It a wonder that the farmer who , dur ing the long winter hours , has so much lois- tire for self-Improvement , for Bolf-cducatlon , docs not avail himself of Iti Isltn wonder that ho Is referred to by his 'city cousins' as mossback. a greeny , a hayseed , ' when ns u matter of fact ho might bo the most enlight ened of any class of our population , The original expense ot n newspaper , periodical , or other literature , U trilling compared with the Immense amount of benefit derivnd from it ; often a single hint , n reoipo , a sugges tion , a word of ndvlco Is worth the subscrip tion price of u dozen pipers for u year , to nay nothing of the general advantages ob tained lu being kept posted In regard to the markets ot the world and the moral Intluonco a good nowi.papcr has over a household , " Troubled liy Tlu-lr Uvronl. It would bo very interesting to know Just how many bills hnvo been Introduced in the present house of representatives to remove the cl.argo of desertion against the military records of ex-union soldiers. It is claimed that no record is kept In tbo report of the commiUco on military affairs which will enable uno to got at u net result. But tne number has run away up into the hundred * , probably thousands , and they are pouring into the liouto every day uy the score. Sometimes u member from ono of the central states Introduces twolvaor fifteen In a single day. Thcra could bo a hundred of these bills Introduced everv day , and they would not attract attention. Ono significant fact is traceable to these bills. They nro very largely Introduced bv democrats , nlnc-tentbs of them , und tnov would not ho Introduced in a republican house. Twenty times a ? ninny bills to 10- niovo clmrwes of desertion from military records have been introduced in this bouse ns I'nvo been presented in the senate. The houito U very btroncly democratic , the sen ata republican. It tb'ereforo follows that the bopo of the deserters llos in tbo sympathy of democrats. A republican bonatortaid the other day toTim lire cor- reinotulent , In talking of this fact , that ho believed there were exceedingly fmv ex union soldiers having clear and honorable military records who voted tbo deraocraUo ticket , and recalling Ibis deluge of desertion bills which always follows the election of a democratic house1 , ho could not but sunned a toldlor'i military record when ho saw" him go up to the I'Olls and vote the democratic ticket. Tliry Want I'rniloni. He felt that It was enough to create tuspl clou , und ho alway * ' made it a point never to question tfcat soldier about hi * nruiy career , lest ho might embarrass him. The senator's Idea was that when an ex-union soldier found "deserted" written opposite his name at the War department ho Immediately went over lo the democratic party ; first , because ho thought the republican party responsible tor this charge , and secondly , becnuso ho could only got it straightened out through tbo enemy of the union. So many bills to giva ex-union soldiers straight military records have been Intro duced la this bouse Hint Urn nil Army of the Republic posts throughout the country are taking up the subject and petitioning con- press not to pass tbo bills. The object In having1 the records "corrected , " a they call it , is to got pensions , nnd the Urand Army of the Republic do not want men to draw pen sions wtio could not keep their records clearer or who , If they were unjustly charged with desertion , did not care enough about their records to have them corrected at tha War department before they como to ask for pen sions. Very few of these hills ever become lows. Not ono In a hundred nro reported from com mittee and there must ho n wagon load ot them stored away In committee rooais. Au " effort was mado"a few years ago to have a law passed giving the secretary of war addi tional power lo correct records , but It was concluded that prcssuro would often compel the secretary to abuse that power , yet ho has authority now to correct records under proper circumstances. It Is qulto plain , In n majority of instances , that Ills nnt Justice that the deserter wauls. It Is an cxerclso of polltlcalpowo ; r. Clmnco Tor Hunk Itohlicrs. Ono ot the grossest Instances ot false economy , and ono that should disgust all decent business men , is found in the refusal of the present house , lea by Holman of In diana , to provide sufficient vault room at the mints. It is a lamentable fact that the mint at Philadelphia has become so crowded that gold and silver is being piled up in the cor ners of the building. Every available foot of ground down to tbo subcellar. many foot below the surfacn of the cartb. has been ox- cavoted and shell vaults put In for storing gold nnd silver , especially the latlcr. If such n thing was possible nnvwhero It would bo comnarallvoly easy to burglarize the Phila delphia mint , for silver Is actually being piled up in out-of-the-way places. The same condition Is reported from San Francisco and other places having largo mints. The democrats insist upon tbo coinage - ago of silver in hundreds of millions , beyond the Illmt of practical use , and then refuse storage room for It. In several places it is a burden , and the government Is constantly running risks from bank robbers and pilfer ers. Should there be a big pile of the coin stolen Holman and his chceseparcrs would doubtless raise a bowl and try to saddle iho responsibility upon Ibo superintendent , oven after years ol abuse , because innro vault ream Is not supplied. P. S. H. CONOHISSIO.NAI : , r Measures That Will Kngiigo Attention Dur ing thu Present U'eck. WASHIXOTOX , D. C. , April 17. The pro gram of public business in the senate this week docs not promise anythlug moro than of passing intorcst. The deficiency appropria tion bill is to be pushed through at the earli est possible moment and the army appropria tion bill is to follow Inter In tbo week. Senator Hoar , who is about to leave this country for Europe on account of Ill-health , is desirous that tno senate shall net speedily upon ( ho bills reported by him from tbo Ju diciary committee amendatory of the circuit court of appeals act and creating a court of appeals in the District of Columbia and it is probable that tha senate will comply with his wish. Silver is likely to figure In the desultory fashion recently displayed In the senate through speeches in iho morning hour during the week. It Is possible that the Cblno.se restriction bill will cotno before the senate this week , In which case there will doubtless be a lively discussion growing out of the ef forts ot the Pacific coast senators , under the lead of Mr. i'clton , so procure acceptance of the house bill ns a substitute for the less rigorous scuaio measure on the same sub ject.Tho The Noyos-Rockwoll election contest from New York and appropriution bills will bo Iho principal subject of interest In the houso. Tomorrow Is suspension day nnd the speaker will civo Chairman MeRao of the public lands committee nn attempt to pass by a two-thirds vote a modified swamp lands bill. Ono or moro olher measures may also bo given nn opportunity for passage under suspension of tbo rules , though It Is desired to pass tbo naval appropriation bill ns speedily as possible , nnd a considerable part of Monday's session may bo devoted to It. Mr. O'Farrell , chairman of the house elections committee- , has given notice that ho will call up the Noyes-Rockwcll election contest on Tuesday. The leaders in this pontest desire that four hours shall bo allowed each side for debate. But as this would mean the consumption of thrco days in consideration of the action , iho speau'er and his associates on the rules committee prefer that an agreement should bo reached Hunting debate to four hours for both sides , thus making It possible to dispose of the con test Is two legislative days. The debate will be spirited and public attention has been at tracted to the case to an unusual extent , and u Is not likely that It will bo found praoll- cable to reach a vote in less than three days. The appropriation bills will then bo taken up and the program is for the sundry civil bill to follow the naval bill. J'ho consular and diplomatic bill Is tbo next on tbo list , but unless it should displace the sundry civil bill its prospects for its consideration this week are not bright. _ AMUlilCAN TKACT SOCIKTY. i\tent : anil Gluintctitr of Its Work Show at tli Annual Meeting. WisuiNUTox , D. C , , April 17. The annual mooting of tbo American Tract society was held tonlsht in tha Metropolitan Presby terian church. Jusilco William fairoug , president of the society , presided , nnd ad dresses were made by Major General O. O. Howard , vice president of me society , and by the secretary , Re/ . William A. Rice , D.I ) . , of New York. The secretary In presenting hH annual re port called attention partlcubuty to Its work in the sparsely Bottled roglojsof our country , Its mission districts and among the foreign speaking people. The report savs the sooiely prints Hi- ) truth at homo und abroad in II f teen languages. It has issued 12,31 1 district publications and circulated In sixty-seven years ( MHlBSUio , : copies of those. These pub lications uru evangelical , but nonsccturian. They huvo gone into all p.iris of ibo world. Thu socloly has placed over 700,000 foreign publications and nearly f..Sil.OOO In homo publications. Tbo mis sionaries of the soclolv have visited ever 1-1,000,000 , families in this country , engaging In ChrUUan conversation and leaving with them nearly 00,000,000 volumes of religious literature. In this work they have found thousands of families without tno bible and destitute of all CnrUUan literature. During the luityeur the HOC re tan- has employed 107 missionaries , who have visited 117,70-J fami- liui and circulated 'A'.lCHi ' volumes of saving truth. In addition to this work It lm > granted In the courio nt tbo voar In ciuli publications at homo and abroad , fiO.OOO. The entire- receipts of the year from all source * was . Jin I } ' * MlnUter. WAMIIXOTON , D. C. , April 17 , Prof. F. R , Favn , Jr. , son of Baron Fava , spoakiug of the report tnat his father had been ordered back to Washington , said that his fa'ther's acceptance depended on his own disposition. Ho wo ? satisfied , however , ibut ho will re turn to Washington and bring the bareness with him , It was stated that owing to the mixed condition of politics in Europe at this lima there were other diplomatic missions Baron Favn can , If ho lilies , have. Tno baron has recently been advanced lo tbo highest rank In the diplomatic branch , Prof. 1'avu regreti the rriticistn of his father's action in leaving Washington by tha press of America , and denies tbo truth of the charge that thu baron was Ignorant of the laws of thu United States. Ho left Washington against his will and only under positive orders from his government. Prof. Fuva stated thai tbo Italians were Jubilant over the soulnmeut , and ho Is satUftod that good foollug between tuo government * bai been reuoied. YOCOJI AGAIN AT LIBERTY Released from Jail at an Early Hour Yesterday Morning1. CONGRATULATED "BY MANY FRIENDS III * ruturo Course Not Yet Determined Taj lor VOUIIR Man llcllbonitely Cuds lilt Kxlntcnco Other No- brasliii News Notes. HASTIXCH , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to THE Br.n. | At 3 o'clock this mornlne Adjutant General Victor Vlfqunln arrived In Hast ings nn the west-bound B. & M , tram from Lincoln. Ho was mot nt the depot by two of A. D. Yocum's counsel , who Immediately took a hack nnd drove to the Bostwlck hotel. Attor register Ing , tbo pardon issued yestcr- by Governor Boyd was produced , and the big seal on the back was broken , It was road aloud by Iho adjutant general , whllo a llttlo knot of attorneys , hotel employes and reporters listened eagerly. The two then Mnrted for the county Jail , whore Captain Yocum was confined. At the Jail the scene was affecting. Messrs. Vlfqunln and Yocum ore old army friends , nnd It wa particularly pleasing to the gen eral to bo able to hand his old friend the frco pardon of tbo executive. "I have hero a bill of pardon for you , nnd you can give it to the sheriff yourself , " ho said , addressing the prisoner. Captain Yocum took the pardon , and alter reading It banded it lo the sheriff , Ueorgo Crane. "Uot on your coat , cup , " was the sheriff's ' response , "I don't mean to bo disrespectful , but I am glad to sco you go. " During his confinement In the Adams county Jail Captain Yocum's health has been fair , but bo has been sick nt times. Physl- call3' ho is a wreck. What his future course will bu can not as ycl bo said. Ho is a regu larly admitted attorney and may return to the practice of law. County Attorney Chris Hoeppnorhasabout decided that It would bo of no avail to punish the accessory if the principal go free , and so will , as curly as possible , nollo prosscnul the case against Jolt Teomer. District court Is not now , nnd will not be , In session until May S. when it will convene In Kearney county. But it is possible to outer a nolle prossequi in chambers , and it will sur prise no ono if Jeff is again free before cany days. OPKNUU Till : CAMPAIGN. Ailnins County Ieiul ] > llcnns Prepare to Carry the 1 > ! I3' . HASTINGS , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to TUB Bnu.J Last , night the republican club of Hastings opened the campaign by securing Hon. I. W. Lansing , the president of tbo Nebraska League of Republican Clubs. ' The nudlcuco was not as largo as had been ex pected but it was enthusiastic. Mr. Lansing paid his compliments to tbo ' demopendonts , " as ho termed the fusion of democrats nnd independents. They were complaining that the average amount of money per capita was not enough , nnd to settle the difficulty the free silver idea was Introduced. Fiat money was but a delusion. There was now enough" money to supply the needs lu the country , and the Iloodiug of the country with irredeemable money would de stroy the credit of the country. Tuo democratic platform was Hko that of n railway car , to got "In" on , and not to stand on. Concluding , bo urged the repub licans present to muse and work earnestly in the coining campaign. Improve men tn. GoTiicxnoiio , NOD. , April 17. [ Special to Tun BP.C.J A. H. Hadllold and E. H. Brand of Milwaukee and other stockholders are in town attending ttio annual meeting of the Gothenburg Improvement company. The contract has been let for the erection of tbo power house at the lake. The embankment at the lake is sllll made stronger by pulling In rock , prevcnline the waves from washing the din away. A. V. Carlson , president of the State bank , and family have tnovod hero from Stroms- burg. Mrs. Hegglund and daughter of Oakland , Neb. , have located hero and will engage in Ibo millinery business. Tnu new opera ball was formally opened last Wednesday evening by a grand ball , which was largely attended. The Kearney orchestra and silver cornet band furnished the music lor the occasion. Parties from North flalle , Loxinglon and other places were in attendance. During the thunder storm of last Tuesday niehi n farmer five miles east of town had a horse , fifteen head of calllo and ono sheep killed by lightning striking n strawslack around which Iho catllo woro. The Midland hotel will soon bo moved from Vail's villa onlo Wlnehel street and again bo occupied for hotel purposes. This will add needed facilities to that line of business. Homo Industry. CENTUM. Crrv , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to THE Bnc. | Central City has not boasted much about her resources , or those of Mernck county , but her citizens cannot help a little feeling of pride over the great stock Inioresis centered hero , and feel especially proud over the fact that their market oven extends beyond the seas. Today T. 11. Ilord , ono of the big feeders , shipped a train load of twonty-fivo cars of fnt btccrs by the Union Pacific and Rock Island , direct to Liverpool , England. This is the merest fraction of the cattio , sheep und hogs which Morrick county corn fattens for the markets every year , but shows that ths stock men are wideawake for business. Mr. Ilord hlmsolf cas fattened ; ii , : ( head of catllo this year , and he does It every year. Yet bo has no monopoly of iho builness. The big breeders will number a do/on or moro , making u splendid homo market for the homo products , which Is proven by tbo fact that corn was several cents higher In ibis city all winter than the elevator men could possibly altord to pay. Curbed l > y Drink. fATLon , Nob. , April 17. Friday morning about 1 o'olocK Joseph F , Propbst arose , loft his homo about throe ml las south of Taylor , nud going to a neighboring unoccupied dug out committed suicide by shooting hlmsolt through the head. Ho died Instantly. Be fore shooting himself ho tested the weapon by putting a bull through tha door of the shanty. A written note , as follows , was found near him : Hoar Mothnr and Hi-other and Sister : These are the happiest moinoiiisot my lfi. | JOSHI-II I' . 1'KOPiisr , Propbjt was n young man addicted to drink nnd nearly died lost fall with delirium tromuns. During lhat sickness ho made a felnbborn effort to starve himself nnd for Iwenty-threo days refused nourishment. The pubilo Is disposed to believe him insane , but the family protest that ho talkud rational at all times and think the causa of his trouble was the whisky habit. Not I'M front liiiinpton , HAMPTON , Neb. , April 17.Special [ to Tun BKI : . ] J. M. UOAour extenslvo stock breeder and shipper , and E. D. Foster have bought Morrlssoy Bro.'s elevator and will continue iho business under the Jlrra of Cox & Co. MikoMorrlssy has conn to In dian Tcrrltoiy to look up a location and Ed to Silver City , N. M. Ulphtl'cna baa made Its reappearance In W. J. Williamson' * fuuilly , two case * having developed. W. J. Williamson burled their 4)rear - old daughter , Emma , Mondav. Her death was cautcd by putrid sere throat. Whllo hunting Sunday the 17-yoar-old son of J. T. Marlell wiw shot in the loft nukle. Amputation will bo necessary. No I nut ructions l im > < l. STANTOS , Neb. , April 17. [ Special to THE BEB.J The republicans held their county convention hero Friday. A. A. Kearney , Alexander Rogqrt nnd E. C. Dlmmlck were elected to the coDre ( stonal convention , John Eborly , H. Hack and J. Ehrhart were elected to tbo stnto convention , and A , A. ICoarnoy , H. E. Owen and E. Y. Abbott to the district convention. No instructions were given. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lleittrleo Now * Notrs. DRATnicE , Neb. , April 17. [ Special to Tnn Bun. I City Ufcrk Phillips succeeded in effecting the t.alo of 1,030 paving inter section bonds to Messrs. Moore & Co. of Lincoln , Thursday ; The heavy frost of Thursday nlpht In this vlclnlt/ was a dcadcncr on nil prematurely early gardens. It is nlo feared that tuo frost has damaged the fruit buds. After considerable controversy aud delay the stockholders nnd subscribers to tno Beatrice base ball club fund have decided upon the slto of the old base ball grounds ns the location for this season. Thcso grounds nro located In Falrvlow park , In tha north part of this city , and are easily accessible by street railway from all purls of Iho cltv. Rawllns Post , Grand Army of the Repub lic , No. 35 , of this city , has engaged Hon. John L. Webster of Omaha to deliver tbo memorial address on Decoration day. The observance of that occasion this year will bo the most impressive over held m Beatrice. Mrs. P. G. Armstrong , the unfortunate lady who was so seriously Injured by falling down n collar stairway at her residence in this city Friday , is still alive , but Is yet in a precarious , condition. Mrs. Armstrong is 57 years of ago nud the sovorltv of Iho Injury may bo Imagined when It Is 'known that the skull at the point of fracture was a half inch thick. " _ RcottH HliilT County Litigation. GCHINO , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to Tuc BEE. ] Scotts Bluff county negotiated fund ing bonds to tbo amount of $15,003. Tno county treasurer , Frame Beers , after receiv ing the proceeds of the bonds , deducted ns his commission tot collection the amount of $ .280. The present count ? board has , how ever , decided lhat this charge is illegal , as the county will thereby bo compelled to nay double commission updu the same monovl as the tax for liquidating the bonds is collected , nnd at n recent mooting Issued an order to Mr. Beers to cover into iho treasury tbo amount of commission so deducted. This not having been done , { County Attorney Huff man last week began nn action against Beers nnd his official bondsmen , In district court , to compel the repayment of the money. The case , which covers n very interesting point , will bo irled at the May terra of court. Donlphnii ICepmilk-iiii I'rlmiirion. Doxii'HAK , Nop. , April 17. [ Special to Tun BGE.I The republican primary held yesterday nt this place was well attended. Delegates were chosoi } to attend the county convention as follows : Martin Ennls , A. L. Scuddor. R. M. Bennett , I. L. Moseroull , R. P. McCutcben nnd William Moorelield. At lor Ibe usual roultno had been transacted , a republican club was organized. The offi cers are : G. C. Humphrey , president ; W. A. Camp , secretary ; committee on finance , M. Ennis , R. i\I. Bennett , C. S. Lytson , J. F. Cole and Sam Fry. Moro interes't and en thusiasm was manifested on this occasion than over before and the utmost harmony prevailed throughout , ( iotlienljurp Itcpuullcans. GoTiiBNiiuiio , Neb. , April 17. | Special to Tun Bnn.J The republicans in their primary Saturday elected eight delegates lo the county convention. Everything was har monious and in favor of Harrison for presi dent , J. H. McColl of 'Tjoxington for con gress , in favor ol proteollou and against frco coinage of silver. Hre nt iin > Oroek. * EI.M CHEEK , Nob. , April 17. [ Special Tele gram to THE BLK.J The residence of R , K. Potter , three milts southwest of here , was dostrored'by fire about 8 o'clock this morn ing. The tire caught from n defective lluo. The house is a total loss , there being no in surance. The loss is estimated at $1,000. Nelirimlcn's Death Koll. GnArTOX , Nob. , April 17. [ Special Tclo- Erom to THE Bcc. I Marv , wife of Captain C. M. Bornett , died this aflernoon , aged M yoars. The funeral will take place tomorrow at3 p. m. , under the auspices of Chorolier lodge , Knights of Pythias. irro.u/.Vfi'.s H.IK. Colonel Van Horn AV111 Protect the Pris oners in MM Custody. CHICAGO , 111. , April 17. The Intor-Occan has this dispatch regarding the rustler move ment In the northwest : "CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 10. Today's news from . 'ohnson county predicts another outbreak of the rjstlor war. The rustlers are greatly excited and very bit ter against the cattlemen , who nro now prisoners at Fort McKInney , whom they threaten to lynch it they can capture them. The prisoners are 10 bo re moved lo Fort Douglass , near Salt Lake Clly , U. T. Colonel Van Horn has been warned lhat his troops will ba attacked on routo. He is preparing for nod expects an engagement. The plan of tbo rustlers is to fortify themselves in tbo mountains. This con bo done with lilllo dunuer to themselves nnd if they make tbo atlnck it is almost ccr- tuln lo ho a sanguinary one. Tka rustlers now number over a thousand , and nil are well armed with Winchesters and six- shooters. They insst | that Hesse , Ford and Elliott , the imprisoned cattlemen , bo deliv ered to them. If they got the prisoners in their custody , they jvlll certainly be banged. Colonel Yuu Horu hesitates to remove the prisoners to Fort- Douglass , fearing that ou thu way his troops will bo overpowered. The leader of the rustlcri is M. A. Ruder , a young Molhodut preacher. Ho is iho very incarnation of a wuvrlor and has iho ability , dash and mngnolisul lo qualify him for Ibo most hazardous expedition. Ho possesses Iho absolute confidence of his followuis. Ho Is brusque In manner and quoloi scripture to his men with potent effect. As a fichier ho has ulretdy woa his success. Last' summer ho bad a fight with a cattleman named Baird , whom ho typrstcd. Ho can rldo llko a conlaur and shoots wilhlbe skill of an In dian. dian.Tho The rustlers regard him as n god and in vincible. The acting governor of Wyoming , Amos Barber , is mu li concerned ever the situation. Ha has lolegraphed Sheriff Angus of Johnston county } biu under no circum stances will Iho prisoners bu delivered to tbo civil-authorities until' their safety is assured them. Angus Is urged 10 use his influence and aulhoriiy lo restore quiet and afford bis prisoners protection. Barber has al o requested Colonel Van Horn to obtain the custody of five members of the Invading party now in the Buffalo Jail , vvho were cap tured prior ta the engagement at the T A ranch , where the olher invaders surrendered to the iroops. Angus is Interned lhat bo must deliver tboso prisoners lo Colonel Van Horn at Fort MclCinuoy so they mav bo pro- lecicd against threatened violence , Governor Barber scjs no is determined lo put down this warfare if it requires all the power in the slate of Wyoming to do it , and if that is not enough ho'will call on the government of tbo United Staler for moro iroops. Mm. llnrrUoii'B Condition , WASHINGTON , D. 0. , April 17 , Mrs. Harri son's condition , which on yesterday morning was much improved , has become consider ably WOMO , she baying caught fresh cold 'during the day. Her cough bccuwa worse and fever increased. Today Dr. Gardner , MM. Harrison's physician , seld'uls patient , was a llttlo better and ha looks lor a greater im provement by morning. Portluiil ) , Oregon , ( Shaken. PORTLAND , Ore , April 17. AfJ:30 : o'clock two heavy shocks of earthquake were felt in Portland and point * near by. Vibrations were from cast to west and lasted ten seconds ends in each cato , Many parsons became frlcbteuoj when the buildings bogau lo Irom- bio and rushed into the street. No damage was douo. EASTER SUNDAY IXflKLAIllBIA Eow tho'Day Was Observed by the Oath- orod Throngs of lloiucsackers. EXPECTANTLY IMPATIENT BOOMERS Arrangements Tor the Opening of the Amp- aliue mid Cheyenne Agency Swelling Crowds Awntt thoi D.iy Clmrueterlstlo Scenes. El. RCNO , Okl. , April 17. Easier Sunday was a day ot brkht promiseto , the boomew gathered about the Cheyouno and Arap.iuoo reservation , which will bo thrown open to settlement next Tuesday. Each homo- seeker was Inspired with the promise ot better times for himself and family , nud with the promise of n moro prosperous life. The day was bright and sunny , exemplifying the boomers' expectations , nnd the weather was warm aud pleasant , typical of the geniality which parvados the botncscoklug throngs. U Is not n genial fooling which pervades the speculating throng , The fooling ihcro Is ono of bitterness against overylhing. The spoculalors are "nicking , nnd kicking hard. " In iho first place , the rulings ot the land ofllco governing the tiling of.soldlcrs' declara tory statomonls is "dead against them , " as they express u. The ruling forbids the filing of but two claims , ono In the liter's name and another under a power of utlorney. Again they Und fault bccauso their chances of spoculatlon are re duced almost to a minimum by the scarcity of money among the boomers , these who may want what the speculator has lo sell. If they are not lo have any ono lo sell to how are they going to speculate , they ask. They object , too , because the gamblers are driving such a thriving trade and are petting away with so much boomer money which might be heller used in the purchase of land , from some kind speculalor. And so Iholr lot Is not u happy ono. Attempts nt Sharp I'ructlce. Whh the legitimate boomer , however , the case is much different. Ho U in high feather. The land ofllco has guaranteed against Illegal speculation. Ho has a fair field and no favor. Each ono stands as good a cbanco to secure n homo as another. There have been many rumors and some charges that tbcro will not bo a fa'r deal at the hind ofllccs , but it is not believed the rumors cun bo vsrllied or tbo charges sustained , not because the evidence cannot bo found , but because neither have been found u thing In fact. There has been talk of a fraudulent formation of Iho Uno before the Kingfisher land office , but such docs not seem to have been the caso. The line is made up of a lot of miscellaneous pcoplo who have been holding their places for some days. They bavo been well acquainted wilh ono nnolher and nro on friendly terms , but there does not appear any evidence of conspiracy among them. They have been given numbers by Marshal Grimes , who is included in ihe conspiracy charge , but lhat has boon done simply to keep the line In order , as at other offices during land openings of this charac ter. Tbo fraudulent maps mentioned In yesterday's dispatches are these made by private individuals for ths purpose of de ceiving the Innocent boomer , and are not these issued by the Interior department. llvlil liuHtor Sen lees. EasterSunday was very generally observed by the boomers who are gathere'd on Iho border. With nearly every colony of boomers there is either a clergyman or some devout man who ran perform clerical duties , nud services were hold by them all along Iho lino. There were no Easter bonnets or bright spring suits among the devotees , but these nllcndlng Iho . - < ervlcos were doublless qullo as devout as their moro fashionable metro politan brolhcrn and sisters. Thu services were qulto as simple and as plain as the cos tumes of the worshipers. There were no Easter carols. festival choruses or anthems simply Ihe slncing of some old hymn with which everyone was sure to bo familiar , the offering of a simple prayer and tbo delivery of an Impromptu discourse. The coft sward of the borderland look Iho place of cushioned pews and Ibo lull board of a prairie schooner was used as a substitute for a carved pulpit. Tbo congregations were generally large. The singing of an opening- hymn at tno servJco on the border directly west of this town disturbed u party which was losing its money rapidly to a three card montoman. Thoplnyersleftthogamo , strolled to the outskirts of tbo crowd of worshipers and curiously observed the services. Some returned to the game while others remained throughout the services. in this place th ? services were largelv attended nt ull the churches.Tho worldly inclined , howuvor , found plenty of oppor tunity to kill time. Quiet gambling camoj wore running all over town , nnd these who could not find quarters for a game on iho quiet , established quarters Just beyond tbo borders of the town. This nfiernoon ihero wus n general move toward the border by those who have been uniting hero for Iho opening to come. They will travel by slow stages , so as to reach the border by Monday evening , without tiring their horses , whict everyone desires 10 bo as fresh as possible ou the morning of Iho grand ru&b , All the I.HIIII Is Tilled iiltli Ilnnmers. KINGFISHER , Okl. , April 17. All ibo land Is full of boomers and iheir whltetbpped wagons. On iho way here by rail ono begins lo see Iho landsooker.s soon after leaving Caldwell , Kan. Tno wagon Iralni through iho Cbcrokco strip parallel iho Rock Island road , and looking out of the car window ono h > biiro of seeing ut almost any sUgo of the Journey either n prairie ir.nn or a prairie dog town. Thcro is nothing In the strip hut prairie dog towns , boomers nud skeletons of steers relics of iho dayt > when ibo calUo baron abode In tbo land. Tno southbound wcgons can bo KOCH for miles and mllns crawiing along the bald prairio. Tbcro uro all sorts of tbom prairie schooners , buckboards - boards , buggies aud spring .vagons ; and thcro are pilgrims on horscbacu and afoot , seine of them with no more goods than iho clothes they wear , oihers driving bunches of fat cattio before them , and every now and then a northbound outfit is scon got tired of waiting nnd started back homo. There is an air of disgust surrounding every ono of tbeso northbound outfits that may bo perceived nil of ton miles , The further Eoutu tbo thickest are the boomers. At the Oklahoma line they are almost as thick as iho prairie dogs and the prairie dogs are very , very thick. It is pretly nearly a solid dog town all ibo way down through ibo strip. Tneso prairie dog * are Impudent wretches thut build their towns irrcspeclivo of railway lines or federal laws ugaln&t sct- tlotnent in Indian lauds. Many n I'oomor about noon of Tuesday will como to grief over these prairie dog towns , Tbo horse that stops in a dog burrow will not stop fall ing Inside of 100 yards. ( Julet and Orderly Crowd * , The crowds bore are generally quiet and orderly. They nro growing eager hour by hour as tbo day for the opening approaches , and by tomorrow night tbero will bo no one In town but iho land officer * nud itioso who are lu line waiting to fllo their declarators. Horse * are going up In value as ihodeslro Increases to get to the border for the race. An ordinary cow po.iy , with gothlc hips and a preponderance of malovclcnca In his dispo sition , cosis MO , while any kind of u real lioriO cannot bo looked nt for less than $100 , "No horse , no claim , " U tbo cry of tbo horse trader * , and in most cases they get their full price. Today has been ono of preparation and an- tlclpuiiou. The devout pcoplo spent ibo morning at Hosier services ut tbo churches , others were making ready to pull out for the border , \\bltobtill oibors passed the lima playing Iho euro Iblng games which abound lu all parts of the town. The newspaper men who returned from vnrioui points on the border today report that there are fully = * : Kl.000 pcoplo on the border art \ ihctr way tbcro , who will nnrtlclpata ' .So rush for homes Tuesday. There nro i \ It-ISO,000 , ucro of land available for set , \nl \ which will glvo 7iOOJ people ono chl.iti , thus 1 cav ing 3,000 who must either go without or take up a townslto lot. ATo.w.it'/i itin-n ; TO TH.IIHZ Tickling Kiiropc'K rnlntc With Coin 1'one and 1'iikc. WisniNOTOv , D. C. , April TO.-Special [ to Tun DPI : . ] To the American farmer , mechanic , or capitalist for that matter , the statement that our corn and the products of It , such as meal , ceralinp , corn starch , uiul so forth , are very llttlo known lu Kuropo seems au absurdity. But it Is true. The Europeans know so llttlo of those popular and healthful articles of food that Just now congress is taking steps to enlarge the work of Introduc ing thorn Into England , Germany , Franco , Belgium , Austria , Italy and other countries. Four or five years ago Colonel Charles JJ Murphy , an enthusiast who know much of the necessities of Europe In the way of food articles , bo an the agitation of the question , and told our farmers , boards of trade and legislatures In the west that If they would spend a few dollars In em ploying some men to go to Europe and tell the people what n healthful , nutritious and cheap article of food corn was , and how many good things for the stoirmlt could bo made from It , oar mnrxots for corn would teen bo immensely augmented. Ho mot with poor success , and llnally wont to Europe largely upon his own resources. He opened up exhibits atsomo expositions and began teaching the foreigners , most of whom had never oven hoard of such n thing us eating anything tmuio from corn , ho\v to mnko corn broad , corn fritters and cakes , corn puddings , nid many other articles which wo cat every day from our ordinary ma'/o. ' They were greatly astonished. More than that they were much Interested when they nto the articles of food , liked It , and were told how much cheaper and better It was than wheat or wheat Hour. Up to that moment only those Europeans who had traveled In our country or were well road had even so much as beard of corn. They had regarded corn and everything - thing made from it as lit only for horses , cat tle and fowls. Italy raises n small amount of llttlo corn which Is fed to chickens. Franco , Germany and England also produce some corn , but very llttlo , and Ills nil fed to live stock. When It was proposed to feed them cakes , broad and other articles made from ground corn they derided the Idea and refused to believe wbat was told them. Llt tlo carts were pushed Into the streets of London , Berlin , Paris and some other largo cities , and "Corn-Cake Murphy , " with his bowl of batter and dough , fried cakes and baked bread for the assembled multitudes , Hko the wnlTel-maucrs who dis pense frco gratis thAt delicious article of food on cool days In this country. When the cakes or broad were handed out , free , to the crowds they partook ol them sparingly , mid many of them bad suspicions. But the baker ate heartily himself , to show tbo crowds ttiat thcro was no poison in t'to productions , and as they nto they liked it. Some of them went to their homos to await serious develop ments. When they awakened the next morning and found themselves alive and feeling none tbo wnrso for their experiment they went back and tried It again , nud so on till they became converts to the now food. Wherever n few hundreds of persons could bo found to take an Interest it : corn it was found that the sentiment in favor of It grew , there was n demand for corn meal , and pre judice against the "horso feed. " M Jt was known , began to disappear. No missionary wont In darkest Africa or Cblna ever tool : half so fast a footliold. H was only neces sary to show them how to coolt articles from corn meal , get them to taste , and tbo seed was eoxvn. Our wheat moots with sharp competition in Europe Irom India , Russia , Hungary and tbo Argentine Republlcbut if wo succeed in Introducing our corn lute Europe and creat ing a demand for it , we can and will supply the demand , for none of tbo European coun tries hnvo the soil or cllmnto to produce corn in paying quantities. Besides , the lands in Europe are too valuable to warrant corn pro duction. It sounds almost ridiculous to Americans , but such a thing as green corn In Europe Is almost uuKnown. This is ono of the most popular and healtbful articles of diet In our country.Vbilo American canned goods of all kinds are sold in Europe , canned green corn la very rarely soon. With a little education at the people the farmers and canuers could make millions a year in green corn sent to Europo. Tbcro Is scarcely a conk In England , not to mention other European countries , whom less Is known upon the subject , that knows how to cook an car of green corn , and probably not ono In 10,000 has over soon green corn. A thoroughbred English cook , who had for years been in ono of the leading families of Birmingham , last fall found employ ment with TUB BKB correspondent. She was an admirable cook. When the maruot boy throw down In tbo kitchen an armful of grbon corn she looked In astonishment at Dim , as she inquired : 'What ' Is that ? " 'Greon ' corn , " replied the boy. What Is It for" ' 'To ' eat. " To eat ! " Yes. " How ? " Witn your mouth , " replied the boy. as ho turned away In disgust. When the cook was told to prepare the corn for dinner she had no Idea about how to proceed , and wlicn she was shown her mouth stood vtido open In astonUhmont. After it was cooked sha declined to oat it at first , but llnally sbo became a prime lover of green corn. Franco Is supposed to ho tno loading canned goods country of the world. Wn oat millious of dollars worth of French goods in cans ovury .year. Yet Americans taught Franco how to can goods and wo taught nil of Europe to oat tomatoes and many other articles canned everywhere now. It Is con ceded , however , thitt corn Is about the only article of food which can bo largely Intro duced in , but not produced by Europe , and If wo create n market for corn in Europe It will belong to and bo held by the United States. Wo now have but ono ngcat In Europe In troducing our corn. Wo expend but 4,500 a year for that purpose. Senator Paddock Is determined that this congress shall appropri ate at least f fi.uOO fur the Introduction of our corn in Europe , and that if the return ! ) nro anything lik proportionate with these of the last year to increase it to $100,000 a year till our corn is fullv Introduced abroad , A new plan for Introducing corn products to consumers In Europe has been suggested. It Is to secure space in at least ono Inrco store In each large European city where corn , corn meal , bolted and unbolted , corn starch , canned corn , and anything clso wo may maka from corn , may bo sold ; to circulate printed matter among the consumers , tolling them what corn Is , how 11is used In the United States , and how to cook It , It Is believed that within a few mouths It would result in cradling nn anormous demand for corn weal , corn starch , und croon corn canned. Undoubtedly the olTccl would bo noticed upon our corn markets next fall. It Is well known that tbo demand abroad for our wheat control ) uncos. So It will bo with our corn after a demand has boon created. It Is reported to the Department of Agriculture that never was there to much interest felt In a now article as In corn , as all of Europe In seeking u healthful unit inexpensive article of food , Moro Interest is Just now taken at the department In pushing our corn markets tnuii almost anything else. Tno promises of returns are very great and speedy. Killed DurliiK u Thunder Ntoriu. KANSAS CiTr , Mo , , April 17. A tcrrlflo thunder storm passed over this city this evening at 0 o'clock , It was accompanied by a heavy fall of rain and hail. Lightning struck the houto ct No. iftd Prospect avenue and killed Gcorgo Ackormau , u gardener , tbo owner. Lightning struck tavern ! other boueos and did considerable damage , but no other fatalities are reported , IOWA SALOOXISTS GET EVEN All of Sioux City's ' Street Oar Lines Oem plctoly Tied Up. NO KIND OF WORK PERMITTED ON SUNDAY Defeated lu Tlielr im : > rt to ronduet Tliclf lliislue * * TliejHeconiK Kcloi-nicru anil Deiunuil lliu Mi let Appllei- ; tlou of the I.IIM. Siof.x CITY , ta. , April 17. [ Special To1o. Ernm to Tin ; 15ii : : . ] Tlio operatives of nil the rapid transit lines \voro put under nr- rest today anil the clectrlo street railway ntul the olovntcd road effectually tlcil up under nn old statute , lor years moro tiouorett In the breach thiui the observance. The saloonkeepers , who huvo been out of a Job slnco the accession of the now city aumluls. tratlon , are lit the bottom or the work. They hnvo turned reformers with a vengeance. Alter perfecting nn organization called the Sunday Knforcoment league , they cmploycil nn attorney and two of their number flleil ( ( .formation against the transit lines , under which motoruion , gripmon and trainmen were nrrestod. TLo managers of the street , railway gave bonds for their men and by employing relays kept the cars going with the exception of the electric rallwuv and the clovntBd road , which teen tired anil quit. The latter lines run to Mornlngslde , n line residence quarter , and hundreds of people ple attending Easter services In town diuretics were compelled to cither wnlk homo or secure oilier conveyance About thirty miles were tied up. In addition to the arrests ol street car men a number of dealers In clears and one res taurant were pulled. The boys running ele vators in tall buildings were compelled to stop work. .lohn Pierce , president of tlio cable com pany , drove the ofUcors who caino to stop the engine In the power house away with a shot , cun. The general feeling Is that the saloon- Ists have weakened their cnuso by alienating the sympathy of n largo number who have hitherto been their friends. ri.KASfiiu roic IOWA st-ours. They Will niicngo In n Wolf Hunt ou A ( iKiiiitln Sea 11 > . OTTTMWA. la. , April 17. ( Special Tele gram to THBBEB.J A great , wof ! hunt Is announced for next Friday. Sportsmen from Creston , Obceola , Red Oak and Caarlton , to the number of forty or moro with a largo number of hounds will Join the Wapollo ana Davis county sportsmen for n two days cliusc. The party will start nt Thorpe's ranch near Blakosburg and round up at the banks of Soap crock in Davis county , ns wolves In thai vicinity hare been very numerous , and as the party will probably consist of 100 men and many hounds , great results nro anticipated. Assaulted an IIMUIViitniii. . CKIUH Ru-ipsi , la. , April 17. [ Special Tolecram to Tun BEE. ] At Van Homo Fri day night a man entered the homo of n man named Slooeker while ho was absent and attempted to assault his wife , who Is a muto. Ho forced open the door of her sleeping room and toro her night clothing nearly off of her. Mrs. Slooeker recognized in him a worthless fellow and should bo bo caught he will bo roughly handled by an angry populace. Will I lave n JEelimirlni ; . OTTUMWA , la. , April 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE , " ) The famous Hobprts cuso at Oskaloosa , In which the Jury recently awarded Miss Kobcrts &i,000 damages against her father and brother-in-law for fnlso imprisonment , will have a rehearing. .Hideo Dewcy , after hearing the arguments of the counsel , granted the motion for now trial without giving any reasons. It will oo tried lu Jasper county. Thry Art ) lor Holm. OTTVMWA , la. , April 17. ( Special Tele gram to THE BciTho ] democracy hold ! their county convention yesterday and ctu o delegates to the state convention , whooping it up for Boies for president and Captain S , B. Evans of Ottumwa for national dclccaleV from the Sixth district. xo Munit HnlHtrnit Says HiirrUon Is Sure of a Kenomlimtlon lit MlnueiipollH. NBW Yoiuc , April 17. Munit Halstcad talked on presidential possibilities with mo at nls rooms In the Clarendon hotel , Brook lyn. last night , writes a Herald reporter , and incidentally touched up what ho termed the revolution in Jersey City and the lute oloc-l tlon in Hhodc Ikland. Ho believed that the signs of the times pointed toward Harrison and wns convinced that Blalno'a retirement was 11 tin I. ' I havcn'tscenan.vthlnsslncoMr. Blalno'a withdrawal to indicate that thcro would bo serious opposition to President Harrison' ronomlnation by the republicans. Every thing is going his way. Perhaps there Is too much unanimity among the republicans , but 1 do not sco anything threatening In that. Thcro Is a good do > 1 of objection olTcrod in the aggregate. Wo hcar of Mr. Platt , Mr. Quay and of certain silver sonntori who nro opposed or reported to bo so to President Harrison , but thcro seems to bo nothing In it. Mr. AllUon Is not a candidate , nn < ] If ho were ho would probably stand n better show than nnvono clso who la In the Hold against Harrison. The same mav bo Laid of Sherman anil ibn same of Robert T. Lincoln. I do not think that as the case stands General Algor Is going to got moro than a complimentary voto. The thrco men who would bo competitors Sher man , Allison and Lincoln do not npncar to bo In the Hold. McKlnlcy of Ohio would bo a formidable candidate , but 1 am of the opinion that It is not his year to run , and that ho < lees not think it is , I do not hoar of Judge Grcshuni being in the Held , except I have seen a dispatch In the Herald of this week putting him forward prominently for nomination at Omaha , and i fancy the Judge will not countenance that nonroh o , There has bccu talk of Undo Jerry Uusli , secretary of tlio Department of Agriculture , ondl minors that the opposition In the republican party to Harrison might drift to Uncld Jerry. " _ Titunt jniiit\ . l : i\vyorn lor Dr. ( irnC'ltn IlitiisoiuVliy Ho Should Ho ( Hi en u .Nnw Trlul. DKNVHH , Colo. , April 17.-\VolIs , Macon & furmiin , attorneys Ifcr Dr. T. 'J hatcher CJravoa , yesterday fllod their brief In the supreme court. Ills a document of nearly ii,000 ; words. The most sun&utiouul part or the brluf Is ttmt in which they take occasion to UCJUSQ Judge Rising of prejudicing the minds of the jury against the defendant. Excerpts from the brief ate taken us f.illnwst "Tho court crrorod In the seventh Instruc tion to the Jury , os follows'Tho court Instructs you that the law requiring you to bobatlsflcd of the defendant's b > ullt beyond a reasonable doubt , In order to wan-bat a conviction , docs not require that you should bo satisfied beyond a rousonnblu doubt of each link In the chain of circumstances railed upon to establish the defendant's guilt ; It U sufficient m taking the testimony altogether , If you are sutUllo.I hayond n reasonable doubt that tbo defendant Is guilty.1 To which Instruction the defcudant then and there duly oxcontod , "In this connection the attention of the court Is call oil to the following Instructions requested by the plaintiff lu error and refused - fused by the court : 'Kvcry circumstance ) which Is essential to a conclusion of guilt against the defendant shall bo established beyond all reasonable doubt before it can ba used by the Jury against tbo defendant. " To the refusal of which the defendant iboa and tburo duly oxceptcd , " A great many other objection * of minor Impurtnnco are inudo.