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    / \ - \ ITTAT ATT.-V A V 1SOO.
Scheme Said to Be on Pool to Organize Now
Controlling Factor In Basa Ball ,
SOMETHING LIKE A GAME OF FREEZE-OUT
StroiiK CltiliN of HitKnnt Mn > - tiolililc
Ip the llrxt I'lnj-rm ninl Let the
Wi-NtiTiicm l'tn > * with
I n ill-Mi rail I c
I.OUISVIMK , Ky. , March 27. Great In
dignation wag innnlfcfitnl In the camp ot llio
Louisville Hall cMb today owing to n change
made In tlic schedule adopted by the league
magnates Satnnlay tilKht , by which Louls-
vlllo l deprived of eleven five nt liotne and
&lx nhroml ot llio feventccn Sunday gamts
originally allowed to that club. In nearly
cvory Inetnnco whcro n Sunday ( Into was
tixkcn from llio Colontls the games wore
doubled up for Xlondajn or Fridays poor
days for attendance , as President Dreyfus
puts It. Mr. Dreyfus Is out In an Interview
today , In which do rcorcs John Brush of the
Cincinnati club , James Hurt of the Chicago
club and Frank DeHaAs Robleon of the St.
Louis or Cleveland club for their alleged
underhanded methods.
The Courier-Journal will say tomorrow :
1'lfUiR wcro laid by the Louisville club
yesterday afternoon for a determined fight
against Hnmh , llnrt nnd Koblann , or the
entire National league , If need be , In order
to got a revision of Sunday pluylng dntca
for the Louisville team. Whether the opera
tion of theao plans will bring forth the de
sired Tomtits remains to bo seen , but If they
fall the chances arc that some very Inter
esting developments In league affairs will
transpire before the season opens on April'
15.
15.A meeting ot the directors of the Louis-
villa club was held yesterday afternoon to
determine on n course of procedure. All
the directors , who are the owners of the
club , wcro present. Zach Phelps , the well
known attorney , was nlso present. Mr.
1'holps Is the attorney for the club , Is nn
ex-director , and It was ho who framed the
famous national agreement which binds the-
National league and American association
together. Ho Is familiar with every phase
of the base ball situation.
The details of what transpired at this
mooting were not given out. To have done
BO would have been very much like announc
ing In ndvanco the line of defense In a
criminal case at law. It can be stated , however -
over , that the facts will bo given out late
tomorrow through a statement from the
Loulsvlllo club's standpoint , -which Is now
being prepared toy President Dreyfus and
Mr. Pholps.
A copy of this statement will be sent to
each magnate In the big league. A copy
will also 'DO sent to each Influential daily
newspaper In 'tho ' twelve league cities. In
this statement the club's position will be
clearly set forth. The facts -will 'be pre
sented nnd the iball-lovlng public will 1)0
left to Judge for Itself.
SI. Louln In Ili'dl AiiRry.
Secretary Pulllam left for New York this
afternoon on a very Important mission. He
will arrive there late tomorrow nnd will
have done -what ho Is expected to do before
the club's statement becomes public prop
erty. Prcoldent Dreyfus was eeen after the
the meeting yesterday afternoon and In an
swer to a series of questions said :
"Tho outlook makes mo hopeful that the
Sunday dates will be given back to us. I
cannot tell you at this time what our plans
ore , 'but I have every reason to believe they
will bo effective. Wo all understand the
Bl'tuatlon now , and If our plans do not mis
carry -Messrs. Brush , Mart and Roblson will
bo sorry they over tried to do us up.
"In the sta'tement ' which wo will give out
tomorrow night our position will be clearly
set forth and then the enthusiasts of the
national game can Judge for themselves
whether or not wo were the victims of a
robbery. And' we will see to It that those
facts are road by most of the 'tans' of this
country. Wo will make the other magnates
go on record as to who Is responsible for
this . "
great throw-down.
Word came from the east last night that
a movement Is on foot to break up the Na
tional league and organlzzc a new one. Ac
cording to Colonel John I. Rogers of Phila
delphia , the plan Is to deprive the Colonels
of tholr ibcst playing dates nnd thereby
effect the Immediate dissolution of the big
league , this to < be followed by the forma
tion of a new league headed by Boston ,
Now York , Philadelphia , PlttBburg and
other strong clubs , the others being left to
shift for themselves. These clubs with largo
amounts of money behind them could gobble
up all the star players nud lot the other
clubs , If they desire , form another associa
tion and play 'wllh ' the undesirable players.
TWENTY-FIVEROUNDS TO DRAW
I > nvu Sulllvnii nnil Joe Iloniatcln
Do Sonic Hnril
l-'lUlitliiK.
. .
iNBW YORK , 'March 27. Have Sullivan of
ttoston nnd Joe Hernsteln of this city fought
a twcnty-flvo-round draw at catch-weights
before the Greenwood Athletic club In
Brooklyn tonight. Both men received n
good deal of punlghufont. Bernstein played
continually for the bend , fnco and neck ,
while Sullivan Invariably bored In on the
'body ' , administering heavy blows , marking
up his opponent badly. Ttiero was hard
fighting throughout of the fastest kind nnd
the referee's decision was applauded , Bulll-
van ruled favorite , the betting being 100
to SO.
OI'B.MMG OF TUB LOUISIANA CLIJII.
Oiilj- One AVInnliiR Favorite to I'lonm ;
1li Talrnf.
NKW OIIM-JANS , March 27.-OpenlnR day
Louisiana. '
Jockey club's Bprlns
meeting.
A\Vather cloudy ; track fast. Uhlertf
a
nomination of the tlnu class , was the only
wimiln : : favorite. HeHults :
Flrwt race , fix furlongs ; Sim W won ,
Dolly Welthoft * ccond , llert lliinoll third
Time : 1:134. :
Heroin ! race , ftRlllnfc. mile und twenty
yards : UhUra won , Ir\rt-n ) Vail second
,
I'hluMtts
third , Time : 1:13.
Third race , cf'.llnjr , rnllu and one-eighth :
Wed Hnngrr won , Judge Steadman second ,
Annlo Taylor third. Time ; 1:57.
Kourtli race , handicap , mile und one-six
teenth : Wntprcrent won , Kglmrt ueconil ,
LiuljUallahan third , Time : IMS.
Fifth rare , gelling , six and one-half fur-
lon s : Bister Alice won , Millie M second ,
Uuchftis of York third. Tlino : 1:2214. :
Sixth iiico scllliife- , seven furlongs ; Nan-
nla Davis won , Randazzo second , Nora S
third. Tlmo ; 1 : H.
Mntuli I'ontpnucil.
NEW YO1UC , March 17. William A.
Brady , manager of ICld McCoy , today notl-
llcd Tom O'Hourke. manuKer ot Tom
Bharkey , that thj Sbarkey-McCoy mutch
would have to toe declared oft temporarily
H McCoy hurt his shoulder In bis light
with Choynskl. Ilrudy says ho wishes to
take on more , weight before meeting the
sailor.
_
Kill McCoy Will Meat.
SAN PHANC18CO , March 27. It Is stated
that "Kid" McCoy , imvlng be n convinced
by u physician that he Is showing signs of
heart fal'ure. will take u long rest In the
mountains It Is alpo a Herted that ho will
cancel bin date with Tommy Ryan nud
Hharkoy. and nlnj those nxeil for boxing
exhibitions.
Illc-yHI U ( irunlril Kornirr
NEW YORK , March 27.-The LCUKUO of
AmorlcanVheolmn oninals announce to
day that Kddlo MeUuttle , Nut Butler and
Frank Waller , the professional bicyclists ,
have applied for reinstatement In thu
League of American Wheelmen and huvo
been restored to good standing ,
GrU DvuUloii ,
YOUNGSTOWN , O. . March 27.-In the
welter-wolcht cpnteat ronlcht liuUvcen
Matty Matthw of New York und Tommy
Ryan of Philadelphia , Matthew * wu given
the decision at the close ot the twentieth
round Mntjhewii wns Hit nggrewor nil the
way through , scoring several knockdowns.
ft Arrrnti-il.
Dupjint and "Mysterioiw" Hilly
Smith , principals In a ppnrlnjf match that
wan the feature of the vaudeville entertain
ment at the Park theater Monday night ,
were nrr'ated Immediately after the bout
and locked up In the city Jail charged with
vagrancy. H. 1/indy. who olllrlntPd ns second
end at the match , was arrested on a similar
Dunont Is the fighter who kKlcil a pugl-
ll'l named Walker In n tight nt South
Omaha several months apo. The police
have determined to rid the town of this
clement of men and the arrest was a con-
Rcquonco of this determination.
During th ( > performance scvernl policemen
occupied scats in tlio nuillcncc on the look
out for brutnl work on the part of the
lighters , hut the content furnishing no pre
text for nn arrest It wns iloferreil until after
tho'bout was endtU , the men being tnki.-n
Into cuKloily ntter Oonnlng their trcet
clothes nii < l starting to leave the thenter ,
Virginia nnil I'ornrll nt Hum * Hull.
PHAULOTTHSVII/LH. Vu. , Mnrr-h 27.
The Cornell Imse hull rluh wns defeats ! by
i the I'nlvorslty of Virginia today. Score :
( . 'orm-l : , 6 ; VnlvcrMty of Virginia , C.
BAND UP HARD CRIMINALS
Knnnitn nillcpm MnUo Sovrrnl Arronts
Will oh Mny Imil to Si-iiniitliinnl
DcVClOpim-Ilt * .
HUTCIUNSON , Knn. , March 27. Onlclnls
of t'ho Kansas penitentiary , near Leaven-
worih , working In conjunction with pcaco
olHcers In other sections of the elate , liavo
run down n band of alleged criminals whoso
operations are unit ! to have extended over
a largo pnrt of Kansas. Tiho crimes charged
Include murder , horse stealing , burglary and
counterfeiting.
Sheriff Simmons of Wichita andV. . I' .
Fleeman , formerly a guard In the sliilo
penitentiary , arrived hero tonight with 1-Vecl
Maine nnd wife , whom they arrested In Hlco
|
county. Yesterday Sheriff Simmons arrested
11 | nt Wlohltn. A
11 ' Herbert and Willis Simpson
fifth member ot the alleged gang , Frank
Algood , Is In jail at loin.
The arrests follow n confession made by
nn Inmate of Hie state penitentiary.
Flccman and Simmons state that accurate
accounts ot their dealings wcro. kept by the
members of the band , and that they will
bo able to locate 500 'horees ' stolen from the
ranges nnd from farmers. The officers also
claim to have located counterfeiting outfits
used by the baud.
The most sensational statement made by
the officers , however , Is that ttoey will bo
able to prove that It was one ot tlie four men
under arrest who killed Joseph New In
Greenwood county two years ago. For this
crlmo New's widow and n man named
( icorgo Dobba were convicted and they are
now serving life sentences In Iho Kansas
penllenllary.
SUES THE MUHEGAN'S OWNERS
CntlierliiK llrllcolile
CflUNCll l.ONN Of VCMMCl
un.l AVmil1- " " " - I
BALTIMORE , March 27.-ftIlss Catherine
Belle Noble , who narrowly escaped death at
the time of ithe loss of the steamship
Mohegan , when upwards ot 100 persons were
last. Catcher 14 last , flled cult .hero . today for
f30,000 against the Atlantic Transport com
pany , owners ot the vessel.
Miss Nohlo alleges that the employes
nugllgently ran .tho veeeel down the English
channel without the lifeboats being In posi
tion , nnd that they did not take proper pre
cautions tor the safety of passengers. Sbo
claims the vessel was out of Us course anil
went down oft the Olanech rocks , on the
Cornish coast. lAfter 'being ' washed over
board ehe managed to keep herself afloat for
several hours iby means , of a lifebelt and
fiome wreckage. She alleges that she re
ceived permanent Injuries.
LAST OF HUDSPETH-SLY GANG
Killing ( JIIIUON KiMinoy HecnilN In-
KlorlouH DccdM and Kiiiln of ] Vo-
iorloiix DeHiierndocH.
KANSAS CITY , March 27. "James Kenney -
ney , " shot and killed In Chicago last night ,
was , according to Chief of Police Hayen ,
Jim Canny , alias Kelley , once a member of
Lho Iludspoth-iSly gang of desperadoes.
If the man was Canny his death
ot the laRt of a desperate gang of 'burglars.
Hudspcth and Sly are In the Jefferson City
penitentiary for robbing a train near St.
Louis. "Dink" Wilson , one of the gang ,
was put to death In ( New York tor murder ,
and Jimmy Francis , another ot the gang
who lived In Kansas City , was shot to death
nt Fort Scott whllo trying1 to rob a train.
Canny -was arrested In Kansas City In
1800 , and later was accused of Instigating
the onurdor of a saloon keeper named iMc-
Shane , who had "prevented his escape.
Declaloii on Cirnlii Hutc Cnoe ,
WASHINGTON , 'March ' 27. The Interstate
Commerce commission today. In an opinion '
by Commissioner Prouty , announced Its de
cision In the case of Edward Kemble against
the Boston & 'Albany ' Railroad company
and others.
Thu principal rulings In the decision nre :
H Is not , as a matter of fact , a violation
of the law to regulate commerce to make a
lower rate to the port of export upon trnlflc
which Is exported than upon that which Is
locally consumed , for the export rate is
essentially the division of a through rate.
The commission decides that the long nnd
short haul clause Is not violated by the
lower export rate to East Boston than the
domestic rate for the shorter distance to
Boston and that the petition should bo
dismissed ,
Dentil I.lxt from Culm.
WASHINGTON , March 27. General
Brooke forwarded the following report from
Havana under data of yesterday :
Havana , Slarch 22 ; Private Clatido G ,
Bannister , B , Eighth Infantry , gunshot from
civilian.
Puerto Principe , March 22 : Private Henry
1C. Smith , K , Eighth cavalry , typhoid ; Pri
vate Clarcnco M. Jones , O , Third Georgia ,
typhoid.
Santiago , March 22 : Private Waller Var-
rctt , M , Ninth immunes , malarial cachcxln ,
March 23 : Private AudcrHon Goodhall , E ,
Ninth Immunes , gunshot , thorax.
Camp Columbia , March 23 ; Edward J ,
Koougli , blacksmith , n , Seventh cavalry ,
drowned.
Hospital No. 2 , Havana , March 25 : Wil
liam Flood , quartermaster's employa ,
nephritis , paronchymlltus.
Story of u .Sluvc.
To bo bound hand and foot for years by
the chains of disease Is the worst form of
slavery. George I ) . Williams ot Man
chester , Mich , , tells how such a slave was
made free. lie says : "My wife has been so
belplcea for five years that she could not
turn over In bed alone. After uilng two
bottles of Electric Hitters she. Is wonderfully
Improved and able to do her own work. "
This supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness ,
melancholy , headache , backache , fainting anil
dizzy spells. Thla miracle-working medicine
Is a godsend to weak , sickly , run-down
people. Kvery bottle guaranteed. Only 60 t
cents. Sold by Kuhn ft Co. . druggists. 1
Helta IvK.-nDt-H wllh IIU Child. 3
ZANESV1LL.B. O , . March 27. H Is learned
today that William Ileltz of Chicago , who
abducted his own child from Its mother hero
yesterday , hired a carriage and drove to I
Pleasant Valley , where he took the Daltl- °
more & Ohio train , presumably for Chicago , v
A note was delivered to Mrs. Reltz last "
evening in which the father assured her the f
boy would be well cared for , v
Mrs. Reltz will leave for Chlcogo tonight I
and endeavor to eecure possession of ihei °
child through the courts ,
Severe Storm In OUliiliomn.
ST. LOUIS , March 27. A special to the ' .
Post-Dispatch from Gutbrlo. Okls , , says : A t
terrible blizzard , accompanied by sleet and v
snow , which struck here last night. Is still s
raging. U Is tearcd that the entire trull 0
crop of the territory Is ruined and that thou. a
eands ot cattle on the reservation will ] _
RUMORS RULE ON 'CHANCE
Market is Therefore Liable to Quick nnd
Irregular Turns ,
DEFENSE OFFERED FOR SO-CALLED TRUSTS
CoiiililniilliiiiN III .No Way a Menm-o to
Labor , lint Are Hi-Kpnimllile for
( ho Marked drouth of
K.\l > ort Trmle.
NEW YORK. March 27. Henry Clews ,
head of the banking house ot Henry Clews
& Co. , writes of the situation In Wall struct
as follows :
Alllalrs In Wall street continue to drift
nlong In a somewhat erratic and Irregular
manner , though on the whole more active
than during the last few weeks. The ele
ments of excitement on the Stock exchange
have centered around the industrials , cer
tain of which have fluctuated wlldlv nnd
from reasons about which there Is little
agreement of opinion. As to American Su
gar , In which the transactions and lluctua-
tlons have been most extreme , there appears
to be little doubt that negotiations have
been at least attcmplcd for cffecllng a pacific
understanding between the trust nnd Us new
competitors. The rumors about those Inter
changes of views have been used for iitlmit-
luting buying and frightening a largo
"short" Interest Inlo covering ; but , ns yet ,
nothing appears to bo definitely known ns
to the real relations belwcen Hie conipollng
Interests , either present or prospective.
Equally , the rumor ot a consolldallon be
tween the Sugar and the Glucose trusts
seems to have been a pure Invention for
stimulating speculation in the stocks of
those properties. These bold operations In
three or four Industrials have a parnlylzlng
tendency upon the railroad list and have
generally Impaired confidence throughout
the market At the moment , however , it
appears as though this fictional excitement
had about exhausted Its force ; the margin
of fluctuations In the prices of the Industrial
specialties is narrowing and attention Is
again turning toward the more stable class
of securities. These demoralizations , how
ever , have Introduced a feeling of caution
over the whole list , for the operations have
shown that the "fast-rider" class ot opera
tors , who foster the extravagances so easily
got up in connection with the Industrials ,
are becoming more and moro an element ot
uncertainty In more legitimate operations.
The railroad lint begins to attract renewed
attention. The severe storms of February
produced a contraction of earnings In that
month which has contributed to the disposi
tion to sell these securities , for some time
apparent ; but the obstructions of the Feb
ruary traffic have Increased the earnings for
the current month , with the effect of stiffen
ing the market for thU class of investments.
Effect of TriiHt
Taking the present situation as a whole ,
however , It is not calculated to encourage
large expectations ns to prices , for the com
ing ' week at least. The Immediate position
ot the money market cannot bo regarded us
encouraging to sanguine expectation. The
surplus reserve of $19,000,000 Is not up to
the average for this season of the year ,
whllo It Is really a narrow resource for a
situation surrounded bv unusual and Indefi
nite special demands for cash. Wo have yet
to flnd out what may be the effect on the
New York banks of the financing of grcut
trust negotiations in all parts of the country - /
try and providing them with working resources - ,
sources which will make them comparatively'
Independent ot bank loans.
We hove scarcely yet got over the trans
fers of deposits connected with the Chicago
& Alton deal. The bonks are carrying an
extraordinary amount of government de
posits and little can bo known ns to the ex
tent to which the treasury will draw against
them. The usual April withdrawals for an
nual [ settlements are close at band , which
always cause a fortnight's dislocation ot
currency. And , still more Important , the re
mittance of $20,000,000 , to Spain in connec
tion with the war settlement must bo imme
diately provided for. Undoubtedly , the
treasury will do all In Its power to prevent
the operation from disturbing the money
market , but until the exact nature ot the
operation is understood there Is likely to be
some restraint upon lending.
A report was recently circulated that the
United States government had deposited
$20,000,000 now due Spain In the City bank.
This is not possible , as the government un
der the law has no power to take funds out
ot the United States treasury , when once
there , and deposit them In a bank to the
credit of the government. The money that
goes to the/ / credit ot the government In u
national depository bank can only get there
by payments to the government helng made
through the depository banks. The way the
government will doubtless do will bo to hand
over to tbo proper accredited agents of the
Spanish government the $20,000,000 in gold
coin , taking therefor the proper legal docu
ment. The Spanish agents nre then at lib
erty to deposit the amount in a bank and
check against the same for the payment of
sterling or continental bills of exchange ;
but what Is moro likely for them to do. as
they may not bo skilled financiers , will bo ,
rather than take any risk on their own
responsibility , to ship the coin direct to
Spain in the same packages as received from 11 I
the United States treasury. Of course j
through remitting bills something can bo ,
saved , but foreign red tape offlclnls are not
likely to be Inline-need by that consideration.
New York'M Stoi-U of Cnnli.
Considerable money has eomo to New
York from neighboring cities In the last few
days and been put out on time loans. This
has eased up call money to some extent ,
which has had the effect ot making holders
ot stocks more tenacious In clinging to
them ; therefore , forced sales have been less
frequent in consequence than during last
week. Today's bank statement , however , is
likely to be unfavorable again and the two
following ones will show but little Improve
ment , from all indications. This will doubtless - .
less cause , meanwhile , the same caution 1
which has existed during the present month.
Specialties , however , like Sugar and the
other Industrials , have moved up vigorously ,
irrespective ot money conditions. I
There Is a great deal of current discussion I
about the so-called trusts now so rapidly !
being formed , The name of these industrials
would be more appropriate If called "trade
combinations , " as they are really nut trusts ,
The preponderance ot argument seems to
be , as far as publicity Is given thereto , a
raid against them. It is not , therefore. In
appropriate to sot forth many points in their !
fuvor. I
To state the case of these combinations In '
plain nnd simple terms , the object sought
to bo attained Is to put various interests belonging -
longing to different parties together so ns to i
form a largo concern represented by stock
capital without personal liability , having In '
view a reduction in expenses , greater offlI
cloncy nnd production on n larger iscale , nnd I
the realization of greater profits without ad- )
vanclng prices. When a number of tmiull ,
Individual plants are thus united for n com- .
inon object under efficient official manage
ment the expenses are materially cut down.
With tbo Increased capital which this method '
admits of bettor machinery Is necured , with i i a
better results In meeting foreign compotl- I
lion'which adds largely to this country'A
exports. :
In this way this country has , during the ,
last ten years , Increased Its ability to com-V >
pete successfully with Great Britain and c
other European countries ; thus , in the Devon
months ending February 1 , our exports of o
manufactures Increased 14.3 per cent , whllo "
the total exports , Including manufactures , h
Increased only 4.3 per cent , and the exports ref
of all articles excepting manufactures but {
3.3 per cent.
Ini-reuMe In
That wo would never have arrived at this t
pitch of prosperity in manufacturing withB
out capital combining for this very purpose j
will bo seen more clearly If Instead of seven I
months In one year wo make the comparison I
for the lust ten years , taking seven months '
ending February 1 for each year of the ten. J
In the seven months of 1SSS-S9 the exports c
of manufactures were $78,751,133 ; In 1892 >
they had risen to $96,01)5,460 , ) ; In 1S93 ( a panic A
year ) they bad fallen to $88,278,110. but the ]
next year they had again risen to $111,005.-
OSS. In 1895 they were down again , probably r
the chief cauuo being the silver agitation , I
which mudo foreigners distrustful of our i
stability ; consequently they fell about $7.f
000,000 to $104.607,101 , but In 1S9S there was t
again an advance to $125,802,682 , showing ?
tbe faith that the country had begun to exj j r
, orclso ' In the permanency of the gold standI
O'b . When thai permanency wns assured
by the election of McKlnlev there was nn
Immense stride In these exports of no less
. than J27.000.000 , the aggregate having risen
to $1B3.SS2.6S2. Though the figures ot 1S ! 8
, did not move up with such enormous in
crease ns the previous year , yet It wns more
than t $ 'J,000,000 , the total being $139.541,010 ;
but the record for the seven months ending
last February came up to $1S2.33G03 , showIng -
Ing nn advance of more than $22.000,000 ,
breaking nil records In Increase , excepting
| the l seven months ending February 1 , 18 ! 7.
N'ctw the great and unileryliig principle
that has put It In our power during the last
decade to make such nn unprecedented nd-
vnnco In a department of commerce from
which we wcro generally supposed to have
been almost excluded. Is that of the much
maligned combination ot capital. Without
such means as we possess ( despite much Ig
norant hostility ) of aggregating capital
there could have been no such progress as
these statistics so clcarlv demonstrate.
Trust' * iiTcct : on l.nlior.
People who lake a narrow view of the sub-
Joel talk about the system throwing men out
of employment. To mv mind it is evident
that there must have been far more money
spent In wages when the manufactured ex
ports were $182.000,000 than when they wore
only $78nooooo ten years previously. Moro
than double the value of material by nearly
three millions' worth certainly could nnt bo
moved by a less number of men. It proba
bly required moro than half as many more ,
namely , 50 per cent , and during ) this period
labor Itself has only Increased 25 per cent
thus leaving the workman bettor oft than
before the combinations began to make such
progress In the Improvement ot machinery.
Can anybody imnglno that the railroads
could employ an army ot 800,000 workmen
nt good wages and that 1-100 part ot n cent
per ton per mlla would make the dlfferonco
between dividend nnd no dividend to certain
prosperous roads If the principle of combi
nation were not worked extensively in the
railroad Industry ? As similar arguments
apply to other Industries with equal co-
gi'iicy , I consider It unnecessary to multiply
examples , as anyone can do so for himself
simply by opening his eyes , looking over
the Industrial field , past nnd present , coolly
reflecting on the situation , and without per
mitting political prejudice or newspaper sen
sationalism to cloud his reason or distort his
common sense. One of the results insepa
rable from combinations , no matter how sel
fish the promoters may bo , Is that they make
everything which they produce cheaper to
the consumer than It possibly could bo with
out their existence ; nnd the larger the com
bination , ns a rule , the bettor nnd the
cheaper is the consumer served. It Is only
during 'the brief transition period of the
change from the separate concerns to the
combine that wage earners suffer. After
that they are butler oft nnd labor is moro
f'ully ' employed , usually nt higher wngcf >
Many ot the smaller concerns that go into
the combines nnd obtain very profitable re
muneration for their properties would olh-
erwlse become bankrupt.
The fact that a reduction In the price of
a manufactured article invariably Rtlmulales
consumption needs no moro demonstration
than that the inflexible law of supply and
demand disposes of any fear ns to arbitrary
advances In prices.
ICniiNiiNVnnlH Ilnclc Tux I'M.
CINCINNATI. March 27. The state of
Kansas presented to Receiver Felton n claim
of $77,000 back taxes for the franchise of
the Cincinnati Southern railway. Receiver
Felton of the Cincinnati. Now Orleans &
Texas Pacific , which Includes the Cincinnati
Southern , brought suit In the United States
court to recover the taxes from the trustees
of the latter road. Judge Taft today decided
that lessees of the road were responsible for
nil taxes.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF LOVE
Two Moil KlKht OvtT nVoinnii
nnd All Three- Arc
Locked l'l > .
Because another man succeeded him In Iho
good graces of a woman to whom ho had
'been paying altentlons , William Meyers ,
proprietor of the Klondike hotel barber
shop , essayed the role of nn amateur detective -
tectivo Monday flight , spying on the woman ,
and 'became ' Involved in a fight that resulted
In the arrest of all the parties concerned.
iNottlo Homey , 70C South Sixteenth street ,
received the attentions ot Meyers several
months 'before she met Sidney Anderson , a
waiter , then in her manner-when In Meyers' . ,
presence she became cool. The latter , determining - '
mining to discover the cause cf the estrange
ment and suspecting the true reason /or It ,
climbed by the outside steps to the rear of
the third story flat where the woman has
apartments and looked through the .windows.
Ho expected to find another man nnd was
not disappointed , for lAnderson and the
Homey woman were together.
They caught sight of Meyers' face as he
peered through the window panes and both
men 'becoming ' Infuriated rushed for each
other. Meeting In the ball n furious fight
ensued , Anderson nnd the Homey woman ,
according to Meyers' story , beating him
with chairs. In the end Meyers' superior
strength and weight proved an advantage
nnd Anderson was worsted , but before the
fight was finished women occupying rooms
adjoining that -whore the struggle was tak-
Ing place , became alarmed by the nolso ot
the conflict and rushed down the stairs
shouting murder , A "hurry" call was sent
to the police station , 'but ' when the patrol
wagon arrived on the sccno Meyers had
escaped. Later ho called nt the station and
gave himself up. All three were locked up
charged with fighting.
COLORED ATTORNEYS FIGHT
I.iUiNlcy mill Iliililiuril Have 1'nllliin
Out anil llrlfklintN anil Knife
Are In llvlilence ,
. Judge I ) . L. Lapsley mid J. C. Ilubbard ,
. two of the colored representatives of the
legal ' fraternity who make the police court
their office , had a wordy scrap In the court
room Monday afternoon , which terminated
later 1 In n street row , in which the police
Interfered. | Iloth wcro landed In Jail nnd
a . , charge of disturbing tbo pcaco by fighting j
was lodged against them.
The trouble arose over an old claim of
Lnpslcy's against a client. Ho says that
Ilubbard collected the money nnd pocketed
It. Ilubbard waited for Lapsley on the
corner of Twelfth and Dodge streets and
when the Judge hove In sight Ilubbard com
menced shying brickbats In his direction nnd
also struck him once. In hurling the bricks
: with such violence at his competitor ho
lost ' his 'balance ' and toll to the ground ,
Lnpslcy Immediately closed in. Ho enld
Inter : "If I had not been In n good humor
would have carved that nigger sure. " Ho
had ] a knlfu In his hand and a first rate op
portunity , ito use It. Tbo police arrived In I
time to prevent any blcroduhcd and took the
veteran politicians and legal opponents to
the station. I.apslcy gave bond immediately
and was released ,
I'lrr anil 1'ollei * .Milder * .
Owing to Illness In the family of Mayor
Moored , Mr. Collins presided at the regular
meeting ot the Hoard of Fire and I'ollco
Commissioners last evening.
Clyde Dunn , who has served two months
on probation In the fire department , was
appointed regularly. S. K. Drown tendered
his resignation ns special patrolman on Far-
nara street and James M. Gorman wns ap
pointed In hlu place. The claim of ex-Pa
trolman James H. Story for pay from Feb
ruary 25 to February 28 Inclusive was al
lowed. Licenses for saloons were granted-
to Henry Osthoff. 513-16-17 North Sixteenth
street , and the Joseph Schlltz Drewlng com
pany , 1024 Douglas street.
May Hut * for Diuniinex ,
In the matter of the Patterson block
Judge Dradley states that he will probibly
commence suit against the persons charged
with carelessness by the coro'ii > r's jury , '
which rendered a verdict finding that the |
lighting of matches by a water Inspector I
was the cause of the fire. JiuUo Hr.idley
represented the Maccabees at the corunnr's ,
Investigation and asked n number o. tcrtl-
nent questions which , ho thinks , railed
forth admissions which may bo ( 'HDH IIIB
to the defense In cnco suits are brought.
No action will bo taken until the inlurcd
recover , or at least are out of dauber ,
'PLACES ' 1 FOR TWO ADMIRALS
Anxious to Honor Dewej , Oongress Dupli
cates His New Rank ,
OFFICE IS CREATED IN TWO DISTINCF BILLS
Ailinlrnl otiivj' I * Provided 1'or III
tli > > Act Approved oil March -
tin Well tin In the Xavy Ai- |
liroprliiUnu Hill ,
NEW YORK , March 27. A special from
Washington says : Unwittingly congress ,
just before Us adjournment , gave President
McKlnloy authority to appoint two admirals
of the navy Instead of limiting tbo grade
to one , ns It undoubtedly Intended. The
discovery has Just been brought to the at
tention of ofllclals ot the Navy department
] and , has aroused considerable gossip , cs-
specially among tbo friends of Hour Admirals
Sampson nnd Schley. '
President McKlnlcy approved on March 2
"nn act creating the office of admiral of the
navy. " providing "that the president Is
hereby ) authorized to appoint ny selection
nnd , promotion nn admiral of the navy who
shall not be placed upon the retired list
except upon his own application , nnd when
ever such office shall bo vacated by death
or otherwise the office shall cense to exist. "
A certified copy of the act was presented
to Secretary Long by the Stale deparlmenl
and the former Immediately made out the
nomination of George Dewey to be admiral ,
The nomination wns confirmed by the senate
on March 2 ,
Notwithstanding that the president had
appointed nn officer to be "nn admiral of the
navy , " ns provided for In the net , congress
passed the navy appropriation bill , which
was approved late on the legislative day of
May 3 , containing a provision Identical In
language with the acl under which Admiral
Dewey had been appointed nnd confirmed.
It has been pointed out that the pro
vision , like the net , provided for the ap
pointment of nn officer to be an admiral
"by selection and promotion , " Had the act
simply read in both cases "by promotion"
Admiral Dcwcy , being the ranking officer ,
would have been appointed and then Hear
Admiral F. V. McNalr might bo considered
eligible for appointment ns "an admiral , "
but as It specifically stated "by selection
and promotion" it Is apparent that the
president , If ho thinks he has sufficient au
thority to do so , may select any officer he
may see fit nnd ns he has expressed himself
only recently In terms of high appreciation
ot Hear Admiral Sampson's conduct friends
ot the commander of the North Atlantic
squadron are confident that If any one is
appointed he will be the man.
Friends of Hear Admiral Schley would
naturally like to have the honor conferred
upon him , 'but ' , appreciating the temper of
the ' administration toward him , they do not
look 1 for It. They say also that an In
terpretation of the act by a judicial officer
of the government will show conclusively
i that ( congress Intended that only one admiral
' should bo appointed. This is the view taken
by Secretary I eng , but it Is not doubted
that the matter will toe brought to the at
tention of the president.
'I'raiincil ! > > Mnrkcil Coin.
TOLEDO , O. , March 27. Prof. J. B. Bully ,
an employe of the
Toledo postofllcc. was
caught In the act of stealing money from
the malls and was today placed under arrest
by Inspector Holmes of Cincinnati. Bully
Is prominent here , having been for years a
well known musician and had been a choir
leader. Money has been disappearing for
years from the Toledo office and the aggre
gate sum Is large. Ho was trapped by
means of marked coins.
Thirty Years for Holilicry.
KEOKUK , In. , March 27. Charles Miller
and I3dward Hnlo were sentenced In the
district court today to thirty years each in
the penitentiary. They held up two citizens
at night , secured two watches nnd $2. The
prisoners pleaded lack of work.
Siinieeteil Robbery.
The transom and the cellar door of Guckert
& McDonald's store at 214 South Fifteenth
street were found broken open early this
morning nnd a man's hat lying near by. Two
negroes were seen running away. A rob
bery Is suspected.
TUB IlISAI/rr MAUICET.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday ,
March 27 , 1890 :
Warranty Heed * .
Anton Ma them to aeorffe. Schlmlelc ,
lots 17 and IS , 'block ' 3 , Brown park. . $ 400
31. t' . Wear and husband to Robert
Lee , ct nl , lots 9 and 10 , Oilock 34 ,
First add. ( o Corrlfjan Place 300
J. J. Kelly to A. II. Porrjr , part of e'/i
lot 10 and e',4 of north 10 feet of lot
! > , block 17 , E. V. Smith's ndd 2,000
Joseph Klrner to 'SI. ' O. Klrner , lot It
nnd north 2o.'i8 ' feet lot 4 , Thornell's
ndd 1
Uolknnp Savings Bank -to - Elizabeth
Jireen , lots 21 and 22 , l > lock 113 , Dun
dee Place 2,600
N. M. Gould and wife to Morrison
Ferguson ct nl , 4,73 acres in no ne
C-1G-13
2,500
Gertrude Fleming and husband to L.
Jf. Payne , lot 2 , block J4 , E. V.
Smith' * ) add 1,100
Omaha Savings Hank to Tena McNalr ,
lot 34 , Luko&T.'HQdd 300
W. G. Sloan and wife to Alury Hufter-
mnn , lot 19 , block 1 , Fowler Place. , . . 423
T. P. Thornton and wlfo to K , A.
French , lots 4 and G , 'block ' 2 , Lake
View 3,000
Metropolitan Loan and Trust Company
( to Mary Wolfe , lots 1 nnd S , block
R , M'Mlas ' First ndd 600
ils Clevc and wife to John Mattaon ,
north 29Mi feet of sV4 lot U , block 1 ,
Park Place COO
J , R. Harris nnd .wlfo tn John Opo-
censky , lot 20 , block 2 , Potter & C.'s
ndd 450
J. T. Hell and wife to II , G. Robin
son , lot 4 nnd eH lot 5 , block C , Boggs
& U.'s ndd 1,200
S * W. Butler and wlfo to Ingrod Paul-
won , iwVi lot E , block I , Armstrong's
ndd. 1,500
G. ( T , MlllH ot nl to Christ ChrlHtofter-
sen , lot 10 , .block . 3 , Deer park 400
Quit Claim Peril * .
Gforgo ( Gorham , executor to Seymour
'Barnard ' , lots 1 , S , 3 and 6 , ( block 1 ,
Thomson & G.'s ndd. , . . , 300
llfOllN ,
Sheriff to J. C. Havemeyer , lot 1 ,
iblook 7 , Improvement Association
ndd l.SOO
Sheriff to W , W. Swnnzy , east 25 fwt
of west 100 feet lot 8 , block 0 , First
ndd. to South Omaha ] , BOO
Sheriff f to I , l' , Hagebocck , a tract In
northeast coiner of sections 30-15-13. . 960
To'tol amount of transfer * ) . , $22,028
Infants are effected by
foods taken by the nursing
mother.
Prof. W. B. Cheadle , of
St. Mary's Hospital and
author of a treatise on the
feeding of infants , has shown
by experiments that wasting
diseases , will result from de
priving children of fats and
hypophosphites.
Dr. Thompson says Cod-
liver oil is what such mothers
and infants require. "Scott's
Emulsion" is pure Nor
wegian Cod-liver oil with
hypophosphites.
inc. and 11.DO , all drueelitl.
SCOTT & liQWMKi Cbcuiiu , New York.
Instantly Relieved
and Speedily Cured by v
itching and burning I suffered in my feet and limbs for three years were
terrible. At night they were worse and would keep me awake a greater part of
* " " ( 'lc ' " 'S'1'1 ' ' i consulted doctor after doctor , as I was travelling
ITr H I\Jf"
llv nilNU on the road mosl of my time , also one of our city doctors.
LIIVIBS. None of the doctors knew what the trouble was. 1 got a lot
of the different samples of the medicines I had been using. I
found them of so many different kinds that I concluded I would have to go to a
Cincinnati hospital before I would get relief. I had frequently been urged to
try CUTICURA REMEDIES , but I had no faith in them. My wife finally
prevailed upon me to try them. Presto ! What a change ! I am now cured ,
and it is a permanent cure. I feel like kicking sonic doctor or myself for suffer
ing three years when I could have used CUTICURA remedies.
Sept u , 1898. II. JENKINS , Middleboro , Ky.
Bathetlie affected parts with hot water and CUTICURA SOAPto cleanse
the skin and scalp of crusts and scales , ami soften the thickened cuticle.
Dri/ , without hard rubbing , and apply CUTICURA Ointment freely , to
allay itching , irritation and inflammation , and soothe and heal , and
lastly take CUTICURA RESOLVENT to cool and cleanse the blood. This
sweet and wholesome treatment affords instant relief , permits rest and sleep in
the severest forms of eczema and other itching , burning , and scaly humors of the
skin , scalp , and blood , and points to a speedy , permanent and economical cure
when all other remedies and oven the best physicians fail. The SET , price
51.25 ; or SOAP , 2 a ; OINTMENT , soc. , and RESOLVENT , 500. ( half six ? ) ,
may be had of all chemists , druggists and stores where medicines are sold
throughout the world. Send for " 1 low to Cure Itching Scaly Humors , " free , of
the Sole Props. , POTTER DRUG & CIIEM. CORP. , lloston , Mass.
No five-cent cigar ever sold in America is in any way equal to the
CAPADURA.
It is strictly clear Havana long filler , with a Sumatra wrapper , Pcrfecto
shape , and 4 inches long.
Jt is a very mild , sweet , satisfactory smoke. It is superior to the ave
rage ten cent cigar.
The immense facilities of the greatest and most successful cigar manu
factory in the world make such a nickel cigar possible.
It comes in scaled pouches only , which insures its cleanliness nnd
freshness.
You can find it at all cigar dealers.
The CAPADURA cigar is nude by Kerbs , Wcrthcim It Schificr ,
New York.
Ds , Xor , , BEST < & RUSSELL CO.
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