THE DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE JI9. 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOANING , MARCH 12 , 1891 : . SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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PEPPER'S ' LITTLE RESOLUTION
Demand of the Kansas Populist for an
Inquiry Into Sugar Fluctuations.
SPECULATING SENATORS ARE SCARED
None of Them AVIllliiR to Tu < kin the Mutter
In nn Open right Will Try
to Kill It In Com-
nilttoo.
WASIIINGTON uuunAU OP THE nnn ,
513 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , March 11.
It Is expected that thcro will bo a lively
time In the senate tomorrow over the I'cltcr
resolution to Investigate the charges that
democratic senntorB , some of whom are
members of the tlminco committee , made
stock on In-
In
money by BpeculutltiK Hiigar
Bldo Information obtained through their ofil-
clal positions before the tariff bill was given
to the public , Efforts will bo mailo by Bomo
Itlll the resolution
of the suspected senators to
tion by Indirection. Pew of them will have
the tcrmerlty , it Is thought , to vote against
the proposed Investigation , but If they can
where It
refer the resolution to a committee
ran be smothered , or get ahead of It some
measure which will Ueep It In the background
It will be done Senator Pefter has a good
deal of evidence bearing on the subject and
believes the resolution will be passed , the
Investigation pushed , and some senators
caught In the not.
Today's New York World ( democratic )
openly asserts that xtho sugar trust "has not
limited Its agents to giving friendly senators
the market would go on a
tips as to which way
Klven report from the nuance committee ,
but has actually disbursed largo sums In
greasing 'the wheels of legislation. r ho
about the
World says further that everybody
capltol knows that slnco the Wl son bill
reached the senate the profits of the house
end senate restaurants ha\o nearly doubled.
The lobby Is renowned as a great wine
opener , and the popping of champagne corks
but pleasing
has lent an unaccustomed
In the
of conversation
ntaccato to the hum
. Diligent Inquiry falls
eafea at lunch hour.
who Is prepared to
senator
discover
to any
the 1'euVr resolution In a speech.
oppose to want to talk against It.
Nobody appears
Nobody wants to go into the cage with that
in the
nnimal. It Is the unanimous opinion
senate that the I'effcr resolution Is loaded.
MILLEH WILL , NOT GET IT.
President Cleveland Is credited with saying
that ho would bo glad to appoint Dr. George
to the McUIll vacancy on
1 , Miller of Omaha
commission , but
the Interstate Commerce
that ho feels he has given to Nebraska tiv.ro
patronage In pioportlon to her democratic
. He lias
population than any other state.
Intimated , so it la said , that ho will keep
the position In Iowa , If a suitable candidate
lor It Is presented by that btato. H is not
Known what estimate the president places
upon Mr. Yeomans.
commission
A place on the Interstate Commerce
mission Is regarded as pretty nearly r.sgood
ns a cabinet olllco , with a saliry of $ iDOO
and considerable patronage for nix vc.us. It
Is hardly likely that Dr. Miller 'Mil get ho
Secretary Moito-t is believed
position , although
lieved to have done his best for him.
South Dakota has a democratic editor
i
somewhere In its bounds who would llko to
bo public printer , but -president has said
that with Martlett Trlpp of Yankton as min
ister to Vienna , drawing a salary of $12,000 a
year , ho thinks the state has fared well
enough.
enough.CAREY ON REPRESENTATION.
Senator Carey of Wyoming , a member of
the republican national committee , Is.much .
' to
proposition
Carter's
opposed to Chairman
reduce representation of southern states In
republican nominating conventions. Senator
"I doubt the wisdom of any
Carey says :
change. The present plan Is a simple one.
A btato may not bo able to glvo an electoral
vote to a rcpubl can candidate , jot the repub-
, , _ „ . . . . .i , utntn imvn as much interest
JICilHS 01 SULU BltllU tii *
those In a
in the election of a president as
controlled by
overwhelmingly
Btato that Is
party. The American people
the republican
chnngo their minds , and not unfrequcntly
from one party a
enough change to take
, of nnother
Btato and place It in the column
the
believe that
party. Thinking republicans
republican party Will carry most ot the states
at the next election. H Is not an opportune
the organization
for
time to adopt now modes
tion of conventions. Any Important change
nt thla tlmo ould not do otherwise ban
great confusion and dissatisfaction
cause
Besides I do not bellevo that the republican
national committee or the executive commit
tee has the right to change the basis ot
representation In the next tepubllcan na
tional convention , "
Kx-Semitor F. E. Warren of Cheyenne
Wyo , Is at the Arlington and W. L. Spencer
NO I1 SO HAD.
KxpcrU riguti ! thut CnrllKlc'H Kstlnmtrd
Dcllrlt Is Too ( in-lit.
WASHINGTON. March 11. Theto nro
tin eo reasons for the belief that the de
ficiency In the revenues of the govotnmcnt
for the fiscal year will fall below Mr. Car
lisle's estimates. In his statounnt IM fore the
house Judiciary committee Janunij 25 the
Bceiotaty expressed the opinion that the
deficit for the year would ba S7S.OOO.OOO or
$7 ! ) 000.000 , but the conditions have , changed
somewhat and now the opinion of experts ,
who base tholr estimates upon the very brst
data obtainable , sav that the doflclonry vill
bo found not to excocd $70,000.000 11ila con
clusion Is reached Independent of nny In
crease In thu lecslpts fiom Internal icvciuo ,
incident to a probable Increase in the duties
oji the liquor , tobacco nnd other tc'udnle.s
of Hie pending tariff hill. The eldest nnd
most careful estimates of. the iccelpts fi.m
customs places the umoiiiit it ihe oirco of
the jcar at $11:1,000,000. : of vhlch ? 72C50,452
has already been i cached o-t March 1. It
Is expected that until the n > "v tat lit bill
becomes a law there will not bo uuy ton-
Hidcrablo Improvement In 'mportntlons , ex
cept to meet current needs and na antlv'o
mutHot. Meichants during thu last year , and
particularly during the last s-c months , it
Is argued , have been pursuing a very cnu-
tloua policy as to purchases fibroi'l. ' ard ,
ns a consequence , there is a reed
ot replenishing their stocks ot
goods , which have been reduced to a very
low paint , Assuming that this conservative
.policy will bo continued , and Hint the CMS-
tnms will slowly decrease for the remainder
tit the months of the year , the aggregate
\vould prolnbly reach $135,000,000. The 10-
eelpts from Inteinal rnvcnuo are closely
estimated at ? HO OCO 000 , Influenced by pend
Ing legislation , and Um receipts from miscel
laneous sources , $13,000,000 , making the ro
eelpts $293,000,000. The civil and mlscol.
Inneona disbursement : ) will probably reach
$9S,000,000 , of which the bounty on sugar
vvlll take $10,000.00' " and possibly a lltllo
moic
Tlm disbursements throughout the War do >
pirtmrnt , it is thought , will ho about $5t ,
000,000 , and of this amount about $15,000,000
has already bcon expended on account ol
rlvor and harbor appropriations , Tlio r-ost
of the Navy dnpartment , Including payments
for the construction ot war vcsselx and pre.
inlums on the same , U U estimated , vvlll
amount to about S31.000,000. The Indjan
t-crvlce la expected to cost approximately
$10,0110,00' ' ) Last > ear the payments on the
account wrro alinoinnlly largo In cense *
qiience of the $ J 000,000 paid to the Uhoctaws
for lands. A mntnrlal ileorcaao Is untlcU
pated In the amount of pension payments
and U U not bolloved that the aggregate for
the year will exceed 1140,000,000
These figures make a total of $302,400.000
\pcuidltureK , or a deficiency of $09,400.000.
The estlmitcnl deficit , however , U very Ilkoly
to b material ! ) reduced by the withdrawals
from bonded wutchoits s of whisky and uleo
Jiol before the pv-iullnc tariff bill becomes a
law and Is put Into effect. There are now In
bond about 143,000,000 gallons' high grade
spirits , of which 48,000,000 gallons are ryn
and Bourbon whiskies and about 90,000,000
gallons nlcohol nnd low grade whisky. H U
nrgued that , ns nlcohol does not Increase In
value with ago , but rather deteriorates ,
nearly the whole amount now In bond will
be withdrawn to avoid the payment of In
creased duties , nnd It Is believed that of ths
best grades of whisky now In bond , a largo
percentage will also bo withdrawn for turn
reason. It Is , therefore , confidently expected
that the effect of the Increase made by the
senate and house In the whisky tax will
reduce the estimated deficit.
Work I.iilil Out for the Scnntr nnil Hondo
for the Coming \ Vck. .
WASHINGTON , March 11. Appropriation
bills vvlll continue to have the right of way
In the house this week. The sundry civil
bill vvlll be the unfinished business when
the house meets tomorrow. It carries $32-
30C.3S2 , na28 less thnn thnt of Inst ynr.
It will probably require four days to dis
pose of tills bill The two Items that will
luovoke HIP most opposition nre the ap
propriations for the geological and tie |
coast nnd geodetic surveys. After the pun-
dry civil bill Is disposed of either the mil-
Itari or consular and diplomatic appropri
ation bill will consume the balance of the
week. The members of the elections com
mittee nre very anxious to Intel rupt the
consideration of the npptoprliitlon bills with
the contested election cases , but the man
agers believe the republicans vvlll demand a
quorum of domociats to unseat a repub
lican , nnd na tnnny members nre out of the
cltv this tnlBht block till progress In tin'
house for the week. It 1ms been deemed
best , therefore , to push the appropriation
bill" , upon which there Is no political divi
sion , no rntildlv ns possible nnd allow the
struggle over partisan matters to trail along
afterwards.
In nccordnncc With agreement enured
Into Fildny the scnnte vvlll devote- the major
portion of this week to the consldeiatlon of
the Bland seigniorage bill , which Is to be
finnllv disposed of bv vote at 2 o'clock
Thumlny , If Senator Alllson'H motion to ro-
conslder should full of adoption , ns It most
likely vvlll The iiKrecment for the con-
Hldeiutlon of the seigniorage 1)111 does not
preclude the routine work of thetcnntu ,
which is confined to the time before 2
o'clock In the ilnv , nnd It Is probable that
niiitiv of the bills on the calendar upon
which no division of sentiment Is probable
vvlll bo taken up nnd passed dnrlnir this
time , nnd also nfter the seigniorage 1.111 Is
disposed of on Thursday nnd the icnmlnlng
dujs of the week. If the senate should not
ndjoiitn over. There nre no announced
speeches on the seigniorage bill It Is prob
able thnt there vvlll be very little talk on
the part of the friends of the bill , as they
feel confident of Ha passing.
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TESTING AltMOK 1MATKS.
InterestingTrlnln at tlm Indian Head
1'rovlne CJrouiHts.
WASHINGTON , March 11. The Navy de
partment has tecelved nnd bus proceeded
to teat the first armor plntes thnt have been
completed by the new nnd expensive Hnr-
veylzlng plant of the Cainegle vvorkB. The
two are experimental plates submitted to
undergo trial to demonstrate the pioflclcncy
of the now plant In producing the Jlurvcy-
Ized plntcH. The cxpetiment was conducted
at the government proving station nt In *
dlnn Head. Only one plate was tested , that
one being ten Indies thick nnd eight by ten
fe-et. Three shots were fired from a dis
tance of MO feet. The first was n Carpenter
eight-Inch shell , a little longer than the
ordinal y f-hell'i. which struck the plate
about Blxteen inches from the top and thu
name distance from one side with u velocity
of 1 ill feet. The point gf the shell waa
vve-lded Into the plntc , the fragments scat
tering. Two sllcht cracks wereIMIIiicd
upon the pinto , neither of them touching
the tlvet holes.
An elghteen-lnch Holtzcr shell striking-
with u velocity of 2,000 feet , was the second
shot ThlH also struck near the upper edge
nnd shattered Its point , being welded into
the plntc. and two ciacks , one from the
shell to the bottom of the -ilate , the otliec
to the top , were made- , neither of them
through the ilvct holes. The third shot , a
ten-Inch cast atee-1 shell , with u velocity of
1,500 feet , broke- the plate , lifting the upper
part over the- oak hacking nnd destroying
thnt , the shell being smashed ajso. Naval
men consider the tests moot of the "iipoi-
loilty of the Ilnrveylzed plntc , although
this plate wns of extra quality. The fnct
thnt none of thf senms were through the
rivet holes "hows thev do not weaken ti c-
plntes Either of the Hist two shots would
imve smashed a nlckle plate , so say the ex-
pei tH.
, siocif n.titiiits .i/for.s/n.
Tubi-icitloslH Sultl to 1'xlnf Amonsr the
( 'attli ) of Now York State.
NEW YORK , March 11. Stock talsers of
Nevv York state nre aroused over the exist
ence of tuberculosis nmont ; cntth > , and It
is proposed to cull upon the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry at Washington to close qunt-
nntlnp nil Nevv York state cattle , pending n
thorough Investigation. At n meeting of
bleeders in this cltv it wns claimed the
New York State Hoard of Health has been
killing n laigp number of cattle suffering
from this disease In nn cftoi t to Mipptess
It , but that owing to the- lack of legislative
uppioprlntlon hns been obliged to it-lax UH
effotts In thnt dltcction The notion thus
taken bv the boaid has onlv pronefnr
enough to mouse and oxelto rattle misers ,
who are now making every eliort to dispose
of their cnttlo outside the state of Mew Yoik ,
thus avoiding a ount.inline bv the State
Uonul of Health. It Is nllfKi'd such fiction
on the part of the stock t alters Is spi ending
the disease broadcast throughout the coiin-
tty It wns also stated many thototiKlibrfd
cnttlo have been se-nt to distant puits of
tills countiy flncu the local quamntliiu ban
bien begun.
U Is learned from tiustwoithy sources
thnt the British government Is Investigat
ing through ppecliil ngnnta the existence of
111)101 ) cnlosls In this state , nnd that It IH not
unlikely the HiltMi Rovotnment will close
Its poitti ngnliiHt the tmpot tntlon of Anici-
Icnn cattle- owing to pie-valence heio of
this disease- . The cuttle hroedet.s at their
meeting hoio claimed that such netlon on
the patt of the British government vslll be
cntlioly unvvni ranted and n giont injustice
to the live stotk IntereHtH of this cmtntiy
outside the Htnte of Now Yotk , us Hiee \
pat tint ; of thoroughbred cattle Is cm tied on
to n consldei.iblo extent.
HAD Muieniit / . % rnniu ui.tinf > .
Miscreants In ImllmmpolU Attempt nn
Avt fill Crhun'
INDIANAPOLIS , Marcli 11. An attempt
vvns mndo to blow up the office of the It on-
clad Ago , an infidel paper published nt No.
5 Indiana avenue , In this city Siturdny
night. The olllco Is located in n large
building , the upper floors of which me
rented to tamllles. The miscreants entered
tlm olllco through the cellar , nnd nftcr tutu-
ingon thu nntmnl gaa In two utovea lighted
n lamp. The pipes were icmuved from the
Htoves In older to prevent the gas escaping
through thn Hues , nnd the dooin itnd windows
dews \\ITH closed nnd locked The men
oven took the piecnntlon to close u trnnsont
which had bCe-u left open nbout two Inches
to lot In put a nlr. The plotter * then loft
the building , closing nnd locking nil the
doois behind them The expected explosion
vvtiH pioventHi ) . how over , bv the arrival of
the edltur of the paper , who discovered Iho
condition of ulTnlis and opened the e'oors
nnd turned out the gns. Tlio paper Isiry
bold In Its dtnunclntlons ot nil forms of the
ChilDtlan religion , nnd it in believed thut
the nttpmpt to blow It up w.i.s in.ula bc-
cnuso of tlio bold stand It has tnKon In Uiu
mutter.
Took Mix Onil l.lfi )
YOUNOSTOWN , O. , March 11 , Uert Cnse-
inent , traveling salesman for the Moon Hun
Oonl company of Plttsburi ; , nnd a nephew
of Oenetal Joliri Casement of Pulnesvllle.
O , . VVIIH found dead In bed it the Todil
house Hatutdiiy night by u bell boy. A bottle
tle continuing nioiiililno pills was found In
the hunds of the dead inuti , und thu ver
dict gf the coroner Is that death wn caused
by nn overdone of morphine , Cnpcmi'nt had
been drinking heuvllv nnd vvnu nn Invet-
eiato clgntette tmtokt'r. Only last Monday1
he pnld for n $00,000 Insurance pollcv , and
Klnco thut time he commenced to decline. '
He VVIIH I'G venni old , nnd In seven ifiuti ,
when u voiuiKPr luothei had become ot
UKO , wouldhave Inhetlted 5.MO.CH.M from the
estate of his father , the late Dunlvl ( June-
menl , who , \\lth his brother. General Case
ment of I'nlno.svlUL' , built the Middle Link
of the I'nlou I'aclilc rnllroad nnd theivby
iunatied n foitu.nMrs. . C'aue-mcnl lives In
rallies vllle.
SOMETHING IS SURE TO PASS
Iowa's Legislators Have a Splendid Field to
Pick Liquor Laws From.
WHAT IT WILL BE IS NOT YET CERTAIN
Senator * Are Trjlng to ( ie-t Through I.ouil
Option nnd the lloniti IH llvd Up
on .Mulct SoiiH ! I.lii'ly
Tliuct ) Ahead.
DBS MOINES , March 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The question of modifying the pro
hibitory law Is still an unsolved problem
and likely to remain so till the end of the
session. Hut few republicans now believe
that any satisfactory bill will get through as
a pure pnrty measure. Both sides have
steadfastly refused to go Into caucus pledged
to abide by Its decision nnd put nn nuthorlta-
tlvo construction upon the "thirteenth plank"
of the last party platform.
In the house the mulct bill has been a
"special order" for four dajs and Is being
considered section by section. The demo
cratic license bill , after remarks In Its favor
by Hoblnson , Taylor , Snoke , Barker , Miller
of Lee and McCann , was voted down 23 to
G'J , three republicans , Davlson , Hoot and
Morris of Sioux , voting with the democrats.
The mulct bill will continue as' a special
order until disposed of , and any number of
speeches are expected before this result
takes place. Its final passage In the house
Is a matter of serious doubt , unless It Is
amended In such a manner as to draw demo
cratic support.
In the senate the Carpenter local option
bill has been under discussion for several
days and the bill has been perfected by
Its friends. That something In the way
of modification vvlll pass the senate Is con
ceded , twelve icpubllcan senators , which In
cludes Brow or , Carpenter , Ellis , Craig , Hlg-
gen , Funk , Garst , Lchfeldt , Upton and
Waterman , having announced that if neces
sary they will unlto with tlio democrats
and pass n local option bill drafted by a
Joint committee. This would necessarily
Include the right to manufacture us well
as sell , and would meet with bitter and
determined opposition in the house. What
tlio final outcome In that body would be
Is a matter of conjecture.
The resolution resubmlttlng prohibition tea
a vote of the people has been pigeonholed
Indefinitely In the house. The local op
tion republicans decline to vote for It pend
ing the modification of the present law.
LIVELY TIMES IN THE SENATE.
The senate chamber was the scene of some
highly exciting episodes on Saturday. Finn
and Brow or became decidedly personal In
debate , accusing each other of bolting the
party platform , and were finally called Jown
by President Dungan. Senator Phelps ot
Cass told Senator How en of Wright that ho
was a man ot very unstable views and an
Incompetent leader of the prohibition forces.
This was followed by Senator Oleson nccus.
Ing Senator Conaway of smuggling a 1,111
through a committee in his absence , and the
two senators only failed to come to blows
by the intervention of friends and the
prompt apology of Senator Oleson. Personal
explanations will follow and other Interest ,
ing proceedings are expected.
The revenue bill sleeps In the senate com
mittee on ways and means , and Is being
vigilantly guarded by a strong lobby of In
surance agents and railroad strikers.
The various bills to provide for the Im
provement of public highways are all await
ing the final disposition ot the pending spe
cial order , nnd it is exceedingly doubtful if
nny law on the subject will be enacted.
The Sessions bill , requiring all fire Insur
ance companies to use a standaul form of
policy , to bo approved by the auditor of
state , has been placed on file for an eaily
consideration , and mny possibly become n
law by the grace of the "sifting commit
tee. "
The bill restraining hunters from tres
passing on farm lands was duly signed by
the governor , but so strong have been the
protests from the gun clubs throughout the
state that Senator Kelly has Introduced n
uiu iur inu repeal 01 mis measure.
The report of Senator Funk and Hcpre-
setitutlves Blanchard and Hoblnson , the visit
ing committee to the State university , has
just been made public. The committee recom
mends that either tlm Institution should bo
abandoned or moro adequate means provided
for its support. They estimate that a round
half million of dollars for the erection of
buildings alone would bo needed to put the
Institution on an equal footing with similar
institutions In nclghboiltiB states.
IOWA VKOI-M : I ICOIIST.
Cltli-H HiiYlng Spoliil Charters Do Not
VVnnt ' 1 hum AIiollHhril.
CEDAH HAPIDS , March 11. ( Spechl Tele
gram to The Bee ) An enthusiastic muss
mooting was held in Green's opera house last
night for the purpose of entering a protest
against the action of representatives of a few
wealthy corporations to sneak a bill through
tlio legislature to abolish nil special charters
and compel cities Incorporated thereunder to
relncorporato under the general laws of the
state. Six hundred tnxpa > crs , botli republi
cans and democrats , were present and wildly
cheered the numerous speeches made In de
nunciation of tlio action -of these who had
twice been defeated at the polls by over
whelming majorities. A committee of thirty
was appointed to go to UPS Molues to present -
sent the matter In Its true light to the mem
bers of the leglshituic.
Resolutions wcro adopted setting forth the
attempts mailo to abolish the charter and
declaring "That wo repudiate and condemn
this attempt to t-ccuro legislation which the
people ot tills City refused to endorse at the
polls. That our senators and representatives
are earnestly requested to use their best
efforts to defeat this attempt to thwart the
will of the people of Cedni Hnplds , That
n committee be selected to go to tlio state
capital and that It bo Instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the defeat of the
pending bill. "
Word was received that committees would
also bu sent fiom Diibuquc and Davenport ,
which have special chat tors , to protest
against such legislation. These committees
will b'j given a hearing at DCS Molncs .Mon
day night. _
Serious Cutting Affiay.
AUDUBON , la. , March 11. ( Special Tele
gram to The Boo. ) A serious cutting affray
occurred nvar hero Friday night , In which
Frank Llebo , a young farmer , tecolved a
stab In the abdomen , from the effects of
which ho vvlll probably die. He received
his wounds ut the hands of William Me-
Coughlln , who , with a party of young bloods
from Audubon , went out to Falrvlew school
house , where there was a debating society
meeting , and proceeded to run tiling * to
suit themselves. McCoughlln is In Jail ,
awaiting the results of Llobe's wounds. If
they prove fatal there will be lively times ,
as Ltebo was an Inoffensive young man ,
while McCoughlin has not nn enviable repu
tation , _
Conllrnmtlon Cluno.
CEDAH HAPIDS , la , March 11. ( Special
Telegram to The Hoe ) A class of fifty was
confirmed ut Grace Episcopal church tonight ,
Ht Hov. Bishop Halo of Cairo , III. , officiating ,
This IK the largest class , over cqnflrmcd In
the Episcopal church In Iowa and tlio Im
pressive ceremony was witnessed by over
1,000 people. _
1IU iiili : > rirlHo ; Ciinnfd Tioiihlc ,
cniAK HAPIDS , la. , March 11. ( Special
Telegram to The Ilco , ) Harry Palmer , a
young farmer living near Mount Vernon ,
has been bound over to tlio fuderal grand
Jury In bonds of { 1,000. for * rul > ilng a ii bill
to a (5. He has made a confession ,
I1U
LYONS , In. , March 11. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee ) -John M. Ferguson , leading man
of iho Huke Comedy company , and Mm.
Slater , wlfo of the wanaaer , eloped
yosterdny morning. ForBUSon assaulted
Sinter Friday night and vraa Jailed , but wan
released on promise toHenve the state , which
he did , taking Mrs. Sl&tcr with him.
Trlul Of it IVnmJn rjchool TYnrlipr ,
DUNLAP , In. , Morch ll ( Special to The
Bee. ) Miss Mary F."Coily , teacher of the
grammar department' the Dunlap High
school , who last Saturday won arrested nt
the Instigation ofy ? , A. Mlers upon the
charge of assault nnd battery alleged to
havp been committed upon the person of
his 15-year-old son while nttondlng school
Inst September , had lier trial before n Jury
yesterday. The Jury wns out twenty min
utes nnd brought In a verdict In favor of
the defendant. _ _ ,
H'.l&lllXU .UfAi'TUl ! KAICTII.
I.oiil < In Cliiiinhe rlnlu's HushingArtculiin
Well Doing Grrnt Diunuge
CI1AMBEHLAIN , S. U. March 11. ( Spe
cial Telegr.in to The , Bed. ) The mammoth
artesian well In this city In on n bender nnd
Is practically uncontrollable. Several largo
leaks have saturated Hip ground for a great
distance around the well , and the earth Is
constantly caving In. The cavity Is already
largo enough to contain a largo building ,
and Is steadily Increasing. This evening
the cave-In has reached to within eight feet
of the mill , and there 'IJ great dnugcr that
the huge building will be undermined nnd
topple over. _
Jury 1'iilU to Agrce.
DEADWOOD , S. Q. March 11. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee.-Tho Jury In the case
against John Wheeler , charged with robbery ,
was discharged yosterdny , nftcr being out
seventy-two hours. Jho Jury stood seven
for conviction nnd five for acquittal. This
Is the second disagreement in tills case.
Catholic circles are much ngltntcd over an
attack made uppn father Hcdmoud , In
charge of the churches of Dcadwood and
Lead City , by Father Goodwin , formerly the
Deadwood pa tor. Tho'aUack was made In
a signed letter printed itua Deadwood paper
a few weeks ago. Goodwin was removed
from the Dcadwood pw-Ish and Redmond ,
who has been In charg lat Lead City for a
number of years , was given both parishes.
Goodwin charges his successor with slander
ing him to Bishop Mf.ctj' ; thus securing his
dismissal , and also maf > s a bitter personal
attack. * Jfei
IVttlsrexv Wllf Wjjfpiit Ilouo.
CHAMBCHLAIN , S/i ) . , March 10. ( Spe
cial Telegram to The Bep. ) Telegrams from
Washington say SenatorjFettlgrew Is taking
an active part against glark S. Howe , the
man said to have been solectcd for tlio rcgls-
tershlp of the Chamberjqln land office , the
only place of Importance' In the state that
lias not been filled byJa democrat. Petti-
grew proclaims bitter ejiinlty towards Howe ,
no doubt because Howe was an active demo
crat in the lcglslaturo" > that defeated Gideon
C. Moody for rc-electlojj to the United States
senate and secured thwolectlon of James H.
Kyle. Pettlgrew'3 action will result in a
sharp fight between SonthfDakota's senators ,
and the one Hint vvj juan claim a great
victory over the otheiJjJH.'S
HrHiiIt of n CoitljllmostlKntloii.
SIOUX FALLS , S. ' ifiRMarch 11. ( Special
to The Bee. ) The oxp1' ; . ' ' " who has been at
work for the past thirty -lays on the records
In the office of the couhtv clerk , endeavoring
to discover a shortage' reported to exist
by Public Examiner MeVop ) , has completed
his examination. Hft i is been paid $3
per day for his services , jnd Commissioner
Lee , who has assisted , mj , . , has received $ J
per day. In all the in" * tlgatlon has cost
the county ? 400 nntT' Wt prebably cost It
from $500 to $1,000 vni lj.Joforo the matter
Is settled. The e < l-f'Ts , Hpnrt shows Clerk
Thorno to be short / d a. " but " n credit of
$278.GO has been nl ! " t T < J ) In one , mat
ter ; " " which reduced 'rtiT suortnge to 'abbut
$400. . _ _ _ _ _ _ "
Wit P. y forty Vcr Out"
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , March 11. ( Special
to The Bee. ) The Farmers Mutual Protec
tive association of Plankinton , this state ,
for which a receiver was appointed lost
spring , will pay 40 per cent of Its Indebted
ness Immediately. The losses by hall dur
ing the past season -are figured in as an
Item of Indebtedness.
Major T. II. Huth , commissioner of pub
lic lands , and State Auditor J. E. Hippie
last evening made an appraisement of the
school lands of this county. The values
set were practically- * same as these ot
last jear. The sale 3f 'these ' lands vvlll oc
cur on April 11 , andKhe lands which arc
not sold at that tlnip vvlll bo leased on
April 17. _ J.
Chairman Carter'rf Proposition * Do Not I'lnd
1'iivor with the Distiiigiilnhcd Arlcuiixan.
ST. LOUIS , Marcty 11. General Powell
Clayton of Eureka Springs , Ark. , was In St.
Louis yesterday. General Clayton Is deeply
Interested in the discussion that Chairman
Carter has aroused by proposing to change
the basis of representation at intlonal con
ventions.
"So far as I understand the matter , " said
General Clayton , "Mi\ Carter proposes to
have the basis of representation depend upon
the republican vote cast at the last presi
dential election. I am opposed to that-tor
two reasons. First , the committee has no
power to change the basis of representation.
At the national convention In 18S1 this ques
tion was fully discussed. The sentiment
was so much against , a similar proposition
that the mover was compelled to withdraw
his ptoposltlon. What the reptibl'can ' party
in convention assembled refused to done
no mere creature , acting as a committee ,
can do unauthori/ed.
"Secondly , conceding the legality of the
change , I deny Its expediency. It Is a well
known fact that hundreds of thousands of
republican voters * nro practically disfran
chised In the southern states. If Mr. Car-
tor's plan prevails Ills basis of representa
tion , so far as the south Is concerned , will
be made on these false and fraudulent re
turns. "
. /.M'VJKNMJ JO.V.I/ , UO.ll > .
Jt8 Projector * niiguhio Hint It Will lie
Completed ( Slurt Mmlo.
TOPE1CA , Match U.rC. J. Tones , who Is
at the head of the consttuctlon coti'pany
which lias the contract to giadc the first 100
mllea of the so-cnlled ! "Gulf & Inteistnto
inllwuy , " IIUH goneto Point Uollv.ir , on
Gnlveston bay , oppos-lto the city of Gnlves-
ton , where he su > a hevvlll commence wink.
Jones says ho will J'blazo the wuy" for the
great poptillHt railway , milking the entlte
joinney fiom QulVe.ston to Manitoba drawn
by n. tcnm of tmlnt-J buffalo , Jones linn
oignnlzod four engineer cotpu to inuke the
survey. 'Ihese nre already In the Held
under the direction of C , S llendle of Pitts-
bing , the chief engineer. Jones saytt the
money to grade 100 miles hns already been
mlsed by the compauj F J , Close , cecre-
tniy of the company , , wlto Is also Govetnor
Lewelllng'a ptlvnto MMretury , says the con-
Hti notion nnd equipment of Hlxty in Hen of
rend from Galveston to Beaumont , n stn-
tlou on the- Southern Paclllc , huu nlrciidy
been nssuted. He H.ijt the money IH lit the
tie.iHtiry to do the Rinding nnd the ties vvlll
be furnished by Toxyij communities , rolling
tnlllH vvlll take the butyls of the roud for the
Btccl and the rolling slock vvlll be futnlshtd
by tin equipment company Vpon the com
pletion of this HlxtvimllcH of tend Close
MIJH the business men of Galveston will
pay n bonus of JGOO/w , und the owners of a
tract of hind on Point Hotivar are to deed
the company n half Intercut thotcln , out of
which the company Is expected to teallzc
$ . ' ,000.000 by the Pjilo ot town lots , With this
money it Is expected to push northwutd.
irn.tr.s r.Kt'r < ir TIIU jiK.inii.tiini : .
Her Hull I.jliiK III n DiuigeroiiH Position
nnd Her l ct I < H Suopt Cli-nii ,
SAVANNAH. Oa. , Moith H.Tho Btcnmer
Elliot , which arrived hum today fi JM Bluc-
llelds , pat cd the wreck of the Ufiiwirge
on lloncador reef * Tuesday niotnln . Slie
went within iibcut flvo mlleH of the Kenr-
surge , iiffordliiK an opportunity tor u iood
view of tlio hull. The cnptuin uau there is
nothing- left of her but the 1 ull , The iltcks
have been swept cleun , The stnok'-jtuck ,
mastH und everything ubove bo in ) ure gone.
The hull la In a very dangerous place , but ,
so fur an could be seen , it uhovva no '
of going to pieces.
HE DIED IN FIVE HOURS
Wild Eido that Resulted in Fatal Injury to
Tobias Bo&sort ,
\
THROWN HEADLONG FROM A BUGGY
Itnro on South Thirteenth Street flint Kiiilo
ill n Ittiiuuiny All Purlieu Thought
to Have ISi-cu Drinking
llcnvlly.
Late yesterday afternoon Tobias Bossort ,
ai old resident of Omaha , was thrown from
his buggy at Thirteenth and Castcllar
street ! ) , and received Injuries which caused
his death five hours later.
About G o'clock Officer Drummy was going
to his supper when he siw a horse attached
to a buggy running at a furious speed past
his residence on South Thirteenth street.
Ho watched It for a few moments. The
driver seemed to have gone to sleep and
the lines wcro dragging on the ground. The
horse was going at the top of his speed
and right in his wako was another buggy
occupied by two men and It was being pulled
along nt on equally lively gait.
At the corner of Castcllar street the first
horse ran upon the sidewalk , and tlio next
moment the apparently senseless driver was
thrown violently to the pavement , striking
on his head. The wheel broke , and this
was the reason ho was thrown out , and as
it was a front wheel , ho was thrown under
the horse's heels. One of the shoes must
have struck him In the forehead as thcro
Is a large dent there.
lay In the exact spot where he had been
thrown , and It was thought he had been
killed. Examination showed ho was living ,
but unconscious , and ho was taken to
Tueshack's drug store , corner of Thirteenth
and Castellar streets. The patrol wagon
was called and llosscrt removed to the
Prosbjtcrlan hospital. Dr. Seville was
called , and said the man , while not : ieces-
sailly fatally Injured , was dangerously hurt.
Ho suffered a slight concussion of tlio brain
and was bleeding Internally.
llossert was a horrible sight , his face was
swollen to twice Its natural size and there
was a lump on his check , caused from the
contact with the pavement , that was as
large as an apple. The blood was gushing
from his mouth. Ho died shortly after 10
o'clock.
Officer Drummy endeavored to stop the
runaway horse as It reached the curbstone ,
but was unable to do so. He also at
tempted to stop the second buggy , but the
occupants whipped up their horse and were
soon beyond reach. It is not known who
they were.
Officer Drummy says that In' his opinion
all the parties wcro Intoxicated and that
they were lacing. This was also the opinion
of William Witowskl , who was a witness
to the disaster.
Bossert's horse was found at Thirteenth
and Jackson by Oinccr Poole. The buggy
was smashed to splinters and the horse
was nearly dead from iiinnlng.
Boasert lived with his ton Charles at 1 ! > 13
South Thirteenth street. Ho was a shoe
maker. Other children are Albeit and
Bertha of Kansas City , Mrs. Maiy Lusher
of Kansas Cltj and Mrs. Minnie Klmmerllng
of this city.
A neighbor says that Bossert left home * in
his buggy shottly before 5 o'clock. The
son was not at homo at the time.
ir/vx t.n < ii'E .irvitisox
1lccnlIap"rrcak''ofN the Old Missouri -Aloiif :
the Kunsas llordcr.
TOPKKA. March 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The city of Atchlson is In danger not
only of losing the Missouri river , but the Iron
bridge which spans there and three or four
railroads which reach It from the east. Tor
years the stream has been cutting away the
banks above the railroads on the Missouri
side , carrying away several thousand acres
'of land and much of the townslto of East
Atchlson. Several jears ago the govern
ment expended $75,000 In protecting the
banks , and for a time the ravages ot the
stream ceased. But the work was
improperly done , and last year the Juno
ficshet swept away the dykes
and the willow rlprapplng and the current
resumed its deadly work. Slnco last spring
sovual valuable farms have been washed
away , and slnco the stream began to rise this
spring the bank has been caving In at a
rapid rate. The original shore line was fully
a mile from the railroad tracks. Today the
distance Is less than 100 jards and the rail
road companies are preparing to tear up their
tracks nt an hour's notice.
Should the river cut through , it would
throw the stream fully a mile froni the east
bank of Its present bed and leave the bridge
spanning a lake , cutting off all railroad com
munication from the oast. Evpry house , rail
road depot , round house , a lumber yard and
a valuable pork packing plant In East Atchl
son would be swept away. In addition many
farms and forcsta , which have stood /or
centuries , would bo engulfed , and the rlvei
resume Its flow through a series of lakes
which were Its bed aces ago before It took
its present course.
Tlio railroads endangered nro the Rock
Island , the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Coun
cil Bluffs , the Hannibal & St. Joseph , the
AtchlKon , Topeka A : Santa Fo and the Mis
souri Pacific , each of which would not lose
less than a mile of track , besides sidings
and yards. The bridge , which could not bo
replaced for $500,000 , would have to bo
moved to the now channel , and , as only tlm
siipei structure could bo used , the loss would
bo practically total. Civil cng'neers esti
mate that , should the worst happen , the loss
would not bo lets than 51,500,000 , besides the
inconvenlonco nnd delay to business.
Congressman Broderlck of Kansas and
Congressman Ilurnes of Missouri have Intro
duced a bill in the house granting an Imme
diate appropiiatlon to present the threatened
damage , but It Is not believed that any
amount of money would bo of any use now ,
as the constantly lining river makes work
of this character next to Impossible.
THIS Mj.v.m : itn.r. .
Ohio's Governor Tolls AVIint lie Thinks of
the I litest Til riff Document.
CINCINNATI , O. , Mnieh n Th' Oom-
mxtclal ChizuUo hpeclnl fiom .Masslllon
nays : Governor McKlnley today sitleii'td
the funcial sei vices hero of Junto * M- Lain ,
nn old filend. Ho goes to A'lnneaiiolla on
March 20 to nddicss the state i'ionvntioii of
republican clubs.
"I have not sicn an\ thing but n brief
newspaper nport q tlio mi Iff bill , " culd
ho , "hut I bhoulffiiftv that It ilumjilshed
Mr Wilson's theory veiy cfprtlvily. The
ti misfit of ui tides fiom the ire llt-t of Ihu
\NINou bill to the dutiable ilst Is imulnly
Htilklng. "
"Hut what nro HIP nsefulnoss of tl rso
changes from n ptnctlcal Htnti.liiilat ? "
"They strike me ns nn iiKvraviitlon. They
aie too Inconsequential. Thu rommitu > o ban
done fulily vVtll by sugar. The pirctMs IH
expensive , however It provides n lovi'iiiii' ,
but directly out of the pockets ni the con-
HiimeiH The bounty plan nffoidH tbo tume
protection < < nd nt n far less i est "
fiovernor McKli ! eycpntenilHte8
the west during the next campaign
Trinitron of the Stanford UnU entity Kilter-
tuln Him In NIII rriini'lKio ,
SAN ruANCISCO , March U , UK-Pres
ident lliuiisnn wn given a buiquet ut the
Palace hotel last night by the trustees of
l.clumt Stanford , jr , unlvemlty. Only
few Kiufatii were Invited , the participant ) )
niimbcrlnK In > l tvventy-foui. When thp
company had finished the collation Judge
Spencer Introduced ( icnernl Harrison , who
thanked the company sincerely foi the at
tention fchouii htm In the past , and spoke
for xevernl minute ; ) upon hlx lelallmiH with
tlm lute Senutur Stnnford He imrrntt-d the
clrciintbtnnceH of his meeting lht > ilvnil Hen-
utor \VntililiiKton nnd the ct'ini'iitlnx of
the friendship which continued unbr < k > n
until Beuator Stanford' ! ) death President
Jordan paid n high tribute to Senator Stnn
ford nnd explained In dotnll tlu < hitter's
lilt-as of n higher ducntlnn , Other nil-
dresses were made bv Horace Pa vis. Hev.
Dr. Unities , Judtro Hclchor nnd Dr. Hnrk-
ness.
Vutcnnn of the I.tito AVur Itciiirnilicrrd by
tlm ( loxirnmctit.
WASHINGTON. March 11. ( Special to Thf'
Dee. ) Pensions granted , Issue of KebrunrJ
27 , were : f
Nebraska- Original John N. KIrby , StocV
vlllc , Prontlcr. Original widows , etc. Orpr
Clark Thomas , South Omaha , Douglas. i
Iowa : Original Isaac D. Mallett , tlllmat
Marshall ; Henry C. Jones , Scranton CltT
Oreone. Additional Charles Hnrrama.
Dean , Appanoose. Increase George f
Young , Madrid , Boone , Alpheus Wrigl
Hanger , Marshall ; Lemuel Harker , Tlior
burg , Kcokuk , Gardner Dodge , Newton , Ji1
per. Reissue Jonathan D. Hedge , Indl.1
ola , Warren. Original widow a , etc. Ca ,
line Tlidt , Wapslo , Bremen " * *
Colorado- Original Charles C. True , Hy
giene , Boulder. Mexican war survivors , In
crease and reissue William Plckott , Den
ver , Arapahoo.
Issue of February 2S :
Nebraska- Original John H. Hockwell ,
Homer , Dakota. Original widows , etc. Lu-
clnda Hagler , Dorchester , Saline ; Slnla It.
Kagan , Omaha , Douglas ; Nancy L. Dennis
( mother ) , Coleridge , Cedar. Mexican war
BUI \ Ivors , Increase John Forbes Potter ,
Florence. Douglas.
Iowa : Original James U. Wise , Dow City ,
Crawford ; George Coats , Farnliamvllle , Cal-
houn. increase Asaho C. Pickott , Keosau-
qua , Van Iturcn. Original widows , etc.
Ellen Flnley , Keokuk , Leo ; Eliza M. Cooper ,
Wavcrly , Bromer ; Louisa Stevens , Dunrcath ,
Marlon.
Colorado Original Eugene L. Messenger ,
Grand Junction , Mesa Original widows , otc.
Mary B. Hopkins , Glcnwood Springs , Gar-
fiehl.
UTAH'S IH1..110UY 1. Ill J/.l/fi/f.S.
Torooil to ixt : < Miil tlio I.cglslatnro'H Session
Tour DIIJH IIc > end tlio l.ogsil Ihull ,
SALT LAKE , Utah. March 11 ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) The good saints and
ungodly sinners who comprise the Utah leg
islative assembly desecrated the Sabbbath by
remaining In regular cession throughout the
entire day , something altogether unique In
the history of legislative proceedings The
regular legislative session expired by statu
tory limitation last Thursday , but the mem
bers , by stoppplng the clock at 11 20 and
pasting a placard over the face of the time
piece in each house , on which are Inscribed
the words "Thursday , March S , " have per
suaded themselves that It is still last Thurs
day , a recess being taken each night Instead
of an adjournment , and tlio present legisla
tive day has now lasted ninety-six hours.
Almost the entire sixty days of tlio session
was wasted In partisan bickering aud vvting
ling , leaving all the really Important legis
lation to bo crowded through after the legal
cxpliatlon of the session. This Is the first
republican legislature ever elected In Utah ,
and In the exuberance of Its party zeil n
goodly assortment of McKlnley measures
were enacted , which v.ere quietly pigeon
holed by the democratic governor and killed
by executive Inaction. Among these meas
ures were memorials to congress for the ic-
tention of the duties on wool nnd lcd. One
bill pioposed a bounty of ? 5 per ton on
eanalgrc , on Indigenous weed said to possess
the same tanning properties as tan baik ;
nnother ga\e a bounty of 50 cents per pound
on silk cocoons , and another 1 cent pel
pound on beet sugar.
A/JUS ron inu
Dlrftftlons jTakcti- from the liiillutln nt
lti-n < liiirtcTH | : on f > i > tiirilny.
WASHINGTON , March 11. ( Special Tele-
El am to The Bee. ) Captain Charles S.
Smith , ordnance department , will proceed
from Philadelphia to the Watervllet arsenal ,
West Troy , N. Y. , on business pertaining
to gun construction.
Tlio following officers will report to Lieu
tenant Colonel Hoyal T. 'Frank , Second
aitlllery , president of the examining board ,
it Fort Monroe , Va. , at such tltno as they
may bo required , for examination as to their
fitness for piomotlon : Second Lieutenant
Charles D , Palmer , Fourth artillery ; Second
Lieutenant Peyton C. March , Third artillery ;
Second Lieutenant Eugene T. Wilson , First
artillery.
The special order requiring the superin
tendent of the recultlng service to visit and
Inspect the recruiting depots every four
months Is rescinded.
A board ot survey , to consist of Captain
Frederick W. Kingsbury , Second cavalry ;
First Lieutenant Franklin O. Johnson , Third
cavalry ; Flist Lieutenant Hlehard B. Pad
dock , Sixth cavalry , will assemble at tlio
clothing depot of the quartermaster's depart
ment , St. Louis , Monday , March 12 , for the
purpose of inquiring Into , reporting upon
and fixing the responsibility for the damaged
nnd unserviceable condition of certain cloth
ing and equipage received at the depot from
various posts , stations and other sources
slnco February 21 , 1893.
KEPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR.
Di'U'gate'H Who Are > o\v Iloro. nnd These
Who Aril Coiiilni ; ,
Among the delegates at the Dellnno are
J. A. Mottot ot La Grande , Ore. , nnd J. A.
Allison of Portland , representing the Order
ot Hallway Conductors. John L. Klssock ,
chairman of tlio grievance committee of the
Colorado division of the order , will arrive
this evening.
Chairman Clatko of the Order of Railroad
Trainmen Is making the Arcade his head
quarters. The following delegates from the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have
arrived and are at the Aie-ado :
Dan Brecso , division 10J , Laramlo , Wyo. ;
J. A. Iiaml.il , division 230 , of Portland ; J.
E Mattheson and Frank Leavltt , division
302 , of La Grande ; Gcoigo 0. Barnhart ,
division 413 , ot Tekoa , Wash. ; J. Ingllng ,
division 228 , ot Pocatello ; Peter Grant.dlvlslon
108 , of Lima , Mont. ; J. E. Toner , division
321 , of Montpoller , Idaho ; A. Preeco , divi
sion 222ot Salt Luke ; William Lethbrldgo.
division 13C , of Evanston , Wyo ; Albert
Flood , division II , of Huwllns , Wyo. ;
Thomas H. Heed , division 1115 , of Cheyenne ,
W. II. Fllces , division 88 , of North Platte ;
A. H. Fonda , division 183 , of Council Bluffs ;
J. L Simpson , division 81 , of Kansas City.
Eugene V. Debs , president of the Amor-
Ian Hallway union , will nrrlvo today.
F. B. Dovoll of the Order of Hallway
Telegraphers , Wardner , Idaho , is among tlio
men now on the ground. Ho Is at the
Arcade.
The representatives of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Fit union are making the Windsor
ser their headquarters. Among thoau regis
tered at the hotel are : Charles A. .M.
Petrio of Ellis. Kan ; II. O'Donnoll of Ilaw-
llns. Wyo ; A .1. Seward of Cheyenne ; H , J.
Clark ot Kvanston , Wyo ; F. H. Lehman of
Denver ; C. 0. Fechtor of Denver ; S , II ,
Donnelinwor of North Platte ; II J Taylor
of Spokane , Wash. ; C. J. Wechtcr of Lara
mlo ; W W. Young of Portland , Ore. ; A J.
Conda of Denver , and P. J. Sliapey of St.
Joseph Thlttccn moro will arrive today.
The Switchmen's Mutual Aid association
delegates will arrive this morning. George
L. Farmer.of Omaha vvlll head the delega
tion. The Ani'Mlcan Hallway union phalanx
In also on the way and will put In an appear
ance during the day. The total numerical
tendance of labor representitlves will bo In
the vicinity of 100 men , who will guard the
Interests of ull blanches ot ttaln service
and mechanics on the Union Pacific eystuni.
Thu Fe-dcrntcd Hoird of Machine and
Boiler Makers vvlll bo represented by B. II.
Whalon nnd Dave Hopkins of Omaha. It la
said thut the section foremen will also
have a voice In tlio confuronro The
Knights of Labor committee consists of II
llroltenstc'ln of Laratnle , clfalrmuti of thn ex
ecutive board , nnd J N C'orbli ) ot Dnnver ,
secretary of division 62 , Union Pacific em
ployes ,
FULL OF HIGH HOPE
Union Pacific Labor Lenders Gontomplnto
Coming Arbitration with Confidence ,
RELIEVE THAT MR , CLARK WILL BE FAIR
'Sentiment of tlio Representatives Who Ar-
I rived in Omaha Yesterday.
( SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RECENT EVENTS
Labor Placed on an Equal Footing with
Capital Before the Law.
SECRETARY CORBIN ON THE SITUATION
ytirstlon of Wages Nut Iho GroiitOKt IKKIIO
Opening- it j Vu Urn for Industrial
Organizations Will I'roicnl Their
Oaiiso iiH .Men.
Tha advance guard of the labor leaders of
the Union 1'aclllc system arris cd In Omaha
yesterday afternoon. Among the number
are J. N. Corb'n ' of Denver , scciclary of
district assembly S2 , Knights of Labor , con
sisting of Union 1'aclllc emplojcs , George
W. Vrom.tn of North I'lattc , chairman of the
engineers' grievance coinmllh > o of the Union
I'.iclllc system ; W. W. Hall of Denver. dlvl-
slon ISO , Drothcrhood of Locomotive Engi
neers , and S. D. Clark of 1'ocatello , Amer
ican Hallway union. The balance of the
labor council , which will ha\o national
prominence this week In the great conforcnco
befoio Arbiter S. II. II. Claik , will urrlvo
within the next two dajs
The conference will bo hold at Union
Pacific hcadquartcis Thursdaj. The eyes of
the Industrial wet Id will bo on Omaha at
that time. It Is a gathering which will , In
all probability , decide the fate of organized
labor on the Union Paclllc and settle the
differences now existing between the Union
Pacific railway and its emplojes
Some of the representatives of the Union
Paclllc wage earners are making the Art-ado
their headquarters while In Omaha. A Ilco re-
potter called at the hotel jeslerday afternoon
and was accorded an Interesting Interview
with J. N. Cnrhln of Denver , one of the
recognized lenders In the brittle Mr. Corbln
has for years been a contial figure among
the Knlglt s of Labor and has the Interests
of the Union Pacific cmplojos thoroughly at
heart. He Is conscivativu In his Ideas and
Is particularly prominent Just at present ns
the man who scored a victory for labor before -
fore Judges Ilallctt and Hlner In Colorado
and Wyoming , and defeated the plans of the
Union Paclllc receivers.
CORBIN S VIEW OP THE CASE.
Speaking of a subject of vital Interest to
capital as well as labor , Mr Corbln expressed
his sentiments freely as follows.
"Wo ha\o ever ) confidence In the world
that Mr. S H. II. Clark will treat us fairly
aa an arbiter , as ho hail the respect ami good
will of every man on the syiitem nb being
honest , fair and upright In all business
dealings. Theto IB no question that the
principle Involved in the decisions of Judge
Ilallctt and Hlnor Is going to Ftnnd. H Is
on the sldo of Justice and what public policy
demands. It scp'aratea In a degree the
question of wages from that greater ques
tion of the rights of men. H opens nevv
avenues to advance. It forces men to bring
their contests , upon a higher plnno and con
sequently to fit themselves for that higher
contest H establishes a sure means of
arbitrating any differences over wage con
ditions. As far as emplojes of railroads
are concerned , It settles the question of the
establishment of compulsory arbitration.
The principle established is far gt cater than
any number of strikes hove been able to
gain , though the agitation that strikes have
caused were a necessar > forerunner of such
gains. It will compel labor to remodel
the machinery of III organisations to con
form to the now lines they will follow.
The fear and distress that rciEott to stilkcs
Involves will have boon done away with.
The necessity of belonging to an organi
sation will not carry with It uncertainties
of continuous labor to any Individual. Such
fear has propagated scabs. There should
In the future be fewer of such.
"Tlio day of strikes Is over. Reason will
supplant force. I am voiy glad that the
railroads have taken tholr cases Into court ,
because , If the laboring people can become *
defendants In a court , they can also bccomo
plaintiffs. Some people will bo given a dose
of their own legal medicine. It means the
death knell of strikes as u means of settling
the labor problem. It means a now era ot
arbitration , and placing the wage earner on
an equal basis before the tribunal. Strikes
are a back number and the wage earn are vMll
now settle their differences with employers
on a higher basis. Judges must necessarily
bo guided by the law and piecedent ,
WAGES NOT THE GREATEST ISSUE.
"Tho wage question Is not the gie.itcst
Issue In the orders of Judge Jenkins and
Judge Dundy , " continued Mr. Corbln ,
as ho emphasised Ma remarks with
striking the palm of his left hand with the
big list of his horny rlpht "H is the privi
lege of labor orgnnl/atlons to exist that
' 8 the greatest ISBIIO at ntake. Labor oignnl-
* atlons will stand as the brotherhoods of
\mcrlcan citizens , entitled to all the rights
if the constitution. We will go Into court
is 'men , ' m-o-n , It yon ploiso , u Httlo word
it three letters , but it me ins a gre.it deal.
The word worklngmen Is too long , ami no
one will challenge our right to the use of
'ho word men. As men , we will asaort our
Ights. Aa men , we vvlll demand Justice.
Is men , wo will at all times listen to rea
son. I advocated , In my magazine the
olllclal organ of the Union Pacific employes ,
us long ago BH last November , that the
"ourts wcro the host place to settle differ
ences between capital and labor. The Rfoks
decision In the Ann Arbor case was pretty
tough to swallow at the time , but It opened
' .ho doors of the com I room to labor UN well
us capital. "
The secretary smiled and the smllo de
veloped Into a chuckle.
"Who should bo made responsible for the
Dundy order ? It may bo well to glvo thla
consideration , " said the man fiom the moim-
loins , with evident sincerity.Vo feel that
It rests entirely with that breed of octopus
that thrives around Now York and Iloston.
There was close family connection between
affairs on the Northern Pacific and the I nloa
Pacific and a woinUrful similarity In tlio line
if pr < cadure.as far as that cminatlns trom 'ho
receivers was concerned , though the net tori
of the employes of the two nyHtonin wa-j
not parallel. Why ? Well , that might bu
made the subject for discussion.
oppouTUNiTV TO ni : IMPROVED
"The trip of Oliver W. Mink of Iloaton
over the Union Pacific By/item lust sumiuotr
and subsequent ovijnts seem to be Indicative oC
the direction the spirit of the move came from.
However , In the face of results so far rail
way employes have no cause to bo other
than pleased. H has made the opportunity
to opmi new lines of IK turn with far brighter
prospects ot success than any they wcro
following before Hut none must think thcra
Is nothing mure to be done , nor should their
vigilance In the least become lax Thn wart
has but bcon opened H inUBt bo tinvuleil
until the farthest end Is reached. To rufiuo
new to prepare ourselves fer the use ot ihoto
new weapons would leave us op u to nothing
less than the charge of criminal carwiess-
ncss. "
Mr. Corbln'fl eyes snapped when ho said
that leaders of labor who will not study Mich '
plans of action ought to be dropped Into
jbllvlon as unfit for a place of trust
"Honor will come to ull who strive to bo
honorable , " ho continued , "Labor wilt
henceforth stand on an equality with