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Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Not footed by Age.

Some old specimens of Royal BAk-
Ing Powder that had been kept on the
shelf of q grocery stove for ten years
we're recently tessed by Prof. Seized.
Ter, of New York, for the purpose of
measuring the loss Of strength they
had undergone. 1t was found that,
although the powder had been ex-
posed to atmospheric changes during all
this time--for 1t was not Ia alright
cans - its loss of raising power or
strength wag less than n per cent, the
powder being practically at good as
the day 1t was put up.
This is a most valuable quality in a
baking powder, n which few pos
cess. Most powders II not used when
first made arc found to be Ineffective.
IF kept even a few weeks they lose
their lesyenirg power, become lumpy
or caked and ~valueless,
This superior keeping quality In tbs
"Royal' arises from ths extraordina'
ry care In Its manufacture, and tn,
scientific principles employed In itl
combination, The articles used Ia III
composition are thoroughly dried by
heat before being compounded, anc
are 30 prepared and coated as to pre-
vent the action of the acid upon tn,
alkali prematurely, OF except unde
the Influence Of heat or water neces.
sarily used In cooking or baking.
The Royal is now used extenslyel,
In Australia, Africa and other low lat
itudes, where 1t has been found to b
the only baking powder that VII
Withstand the hot, moist atmoSpher
without deterioration.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Indiana Cyclone.

INDIANAPoLIs, May 20. --Yeaterday
evening a cyclone struck the town of
Edinburg, Ind, following q heavy
rainfall. The wind storm lasted for
ten minutes with great violence, taxi
Ing the spire from the Methodist
church and throwing 1t upon the
parsonage, crushing through the roof
to the ground. South of town a grove
of timber was demolished, and four
miles south the farm Of B. J Dennirg
caught the fury of the torn. Dam
ing's soa- was Killed and a farm hand
also fatally injured.
TERRE HAUTE, May pa tornado
swept by Clay City at 8 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. The extremities
were u mile apart. Clay City, which
was in the center, escaped with slight
damage; but at Meats Mill, on one
side, houses were swept out of exist
euce, six persons killed.. bridges de-
stroyed, and havoc played generally.
On the other side IF the little settle
ment five persons were killed, houses
blown to pieces, twelve persons In
jured and trees blown over a wide
area.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Tho Prisoners Discharged.
5peciai Dispatch to TIE BEE.

ST.. LOUIS, 29.--Later dispatches
from BellevilIe, say the tone of the
press there this morning was favorable
to the strikers and many citizens on
their dido behave the militis .s!sS
very hastily and did wrong In firing
on the crowd. The prisoners, ii irty-
two in number, were brought into
town about noon. As. a great crowd
met them at the depot, the entire
police force of thu city, and a number
of deputy sheriffs were present to
maintain order. TIE men were taken
to Squire Midsrt's %efi,e, where,
after consultation between the
states attorney and counsel for
prisoners, the latter were
released on their own recognizance,
after which q great crowd of strikers
present took them 10 charge and par
AIDED through the court house square.
The e%mpanelled a Jury and
the inquest on the body of the dead
miner was began. After the strikers
had paraded through the streets, Hal.
bert and Thomas, their counsel, made
speeches advising them to refrain
from congregating in crowds, and
Charles Nesbit, president of the Dis.
trict union, urged them to keep quiet
and await the investigation. The In
quest began about loon. Ali law off.
GERS testified that the miners fred
the first shots last evening,
and fifteen witnesses, five of them wo-
men, swore the troops fred first.
The inquest will be continued to NOR
row. The name of the dead man is
now ascertained..to be Henderson, not
Anderson. He will be buried to.mor-
row. All miners In the district are
ordered out and q great demonstra.
ton will be made. The miners are
now ready TO arbitrste. A committee
of three was appointed to meet with
the niue owners and effect, If possible,
some compromise under which the
men can return to work. The gov.
ernor has ordered the militia away
from sRenecke mine and twenty dep
uty sheriffs are now or guard there.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
!" bks.. OMAHA NEB VEIN SDAY MORNING MAY 3d. 1888

custom house will be closed to.mor-
row In observance OF Decoration Gay.
The semi.annual meeting OF the
American railway superintendents
was hold In this city this afternoon,
forty members being In attendance.
The association resolved that the Issue
of free passes to persons In tho ser
vice of railway companies was not
sufficiently restricted The conven-
ton approved the railroad time
standards proposed at the general
convention held 10 ST. Louis April
IL, and adjourned to meet In Wssh.
ington October 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
SPORTING
Special Dispatches to The BE.
THE BILLIARD PRIZES.

rL.
NEW YORK, May 80 Tho prizes
were awarded this afternoon to the
successful competitors in the recent
cushion csrom billiard tournament.
The first prize, amodel If a billiard
table In oliver and 81, 200, went to
Maurics Daily. The cSre75, third,
fourth ard fifth sriaes, $50, $500,
$500, and $500, Went respectively to
Wallace, S,haefer, Vlgnsux and Dion.
1t vas announced that q game of bill
lizards had been arranged for the 18th
of June between Vignaux and Schse-
fer, at Chicago, under the rules of the
bslk line tournament, excepting that
the championship medal will not be
played for.
Maurice Daily recaived two
challenges from Sexton and Vlguaux,
to play for the championship. Daily
said his engagements would make 1t
impossible to play either games
within the time limited by the
challenges, and he therefore Resigned
the championship In favor of Sexton,
whose challenge had priority. 1t was
then proposed that viguaux should
play Sexton for the emolem and then
make good his challenge to the winner
of the tournament. Vignaux received
the proposition favorably, but could
not at present give a final decision.
LOUISVILLE RACES.
LOUISVILLE, May 29.-In conse.
qnenoe of the rain last night. the
track was heavy. Club purse, I mile
heats, Lutte Fogle won, McBowlin
second, Murmur third; time 1909,
1921.
CLARK stakes, threo-year.olds, mile
and a quarter, Aucender won, Cardinal
McCloskey second, MARYLAND third;
time 2:18.
Welter purse, one mile, Olivette
won, Buchmaster second, Centerville
third; time, 1:524
Tennessee stake, for two.year.olds,
three-ffths of a mile, Eva S. won,
Golden Role second, Box Cook third
time, 1:204.
Cub handicap, mile and a half,
Wsllensie won, Bassett second, Ballast
third; time, 2:454.
A GREAT sCULL.
Boston, May 29.-Ths boat race
between Hanlan and Kennedy will
take place about 8 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon The railroads have pro-
vlded for carrying $4,000 people,
Bstting Is tiva to two In favor OF
Hanlan,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Wot and WindyfW Weather..

CINCINNATI, May 29.-Ex.Alder-
man John Geiger and wife were
drowned duSIng q rain storm last
night. The fact of the drowning was
not known until late to-day and the
bodies have not yet besn discovered.
They we're returning from a visit and
drove into a culvert under the rail.
road, through which a swollen stream
was running. The current caught
them and bore them away. The
wagon was found a mile away In Mill
creek.
Reports are received of q terrific
tornado two miles northeast of Leb-
anon, O., last night. Houses and
barnes were levelled to the earth.
Nobody was killed but several were
injured. The track was narrow but
the force Irresistible.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
The OLD WORLD.
ENGLAND.


Special Dispatch TO TnE IAN.
LoNDoN, May 29-The Evening
News published a statement which is
probably without founda ion, that the
Duke of Asbury offered his services
for the governor generalship of Can.
ada before the Marquis Of Lansdowne
was appointed.
1t Ia reported tho nihilists arc pre-
pairing u manifesto In reply to that of
the czsr.
Count Z,charoff, sgent of the Allen
steamship limo at Galway, received q
letter threatening him with death IN.
less no quits the city. He has been
engaging factory girls to go to Masss.
chusetts.
At O meeting Of the liberal party,
Gladstone announced 1t would be nee
essary to drop for the present session
the governments bill for remodelling
the corporation of tho city of London,
He said he could not expect this
would be q brilliant session, but
thought it would not be q dlscredita-
bio one,
Harrington, M. T., proprietor Of
The Kerry Sentinel, which was sup
pressed laut week, has started for Ire.
land, In order to give the Irish execu-
tive I'm opportunity for justifylng In
his person the governments action In
regard to his newspaper.
LoLDoN, May 2o.--It Ia reported
that the French government assured
Grea. Britain that they do not intend
to annex Tor quin, but they will up.
hold their treaty rights and exact full
satisfaction from the Emperor of
AMMAN OF the capital of that country.
At o meeting Of the Mexican com
pany to-day, the chairman complained
that the Mexican government had
granted a subsidy to the Inter Oceanic
railway company, in violation of the
Mexican railway company's exclusive
right. He said the $50. 600 duo from
the Mexican government was prscti-
cally q bad debt. There was no res-
son to fear q subsidenoe of the late
heavy traffic In railway materials. If,
however, 1t did subside, he said they
would have for compensation the gen
ersl development of the trade which
must use their line.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
THE TARIFF.
Senators Bayard and Mcdonald on
the Great Issue.
Special Dispatch TO THs BKH

Special Dispatch to THs BKH
New YORK May 29.-The World
publishes letters written to Pulitzer
by Senators Bsyard and Mcdonald
respecting the tariff question. The
former says: Anything like fnesse,
or the appearance Of fnesse, or trick
In dealing with the Issue, as tariff for
revenue, or tariff for the protection of
certain classes, will surely weaken the
party resorting to It. know of no
position more impregn able, and upon
which 1t is more important for the
democratic party to form Its line than
that public property cannot be
taken for private use under any
prete1t. The rate Of taxation
will be easily measured by public eK-
igencies and such a spectacle as was
witnessed at the last session of con.
gress, of a handful of men represent
ing private interests and controlling
and moulding the public laws of tax.
alton to suit those interests, will never
again be tolerated by honest public
sentiment"
Senator Mcdonald sayr: "The tariff
issue, as connected with the general
subject of revenue reform, will neces-
sarlly be an important question in all
future political contests until 1t Is set
tied upon the doctrines of the consti.
tuition and principles of sound political
economy. W. may be some time In
reaching a solution of the question,
but as the public mind becomes en-.
l%ightened, 1t will not be satisfied with
any tariff that has for It's basis protec'
ton, nor with the details of any tar
IF law In which the duties laid upon
foreign merchandise shall be above q
revenue point"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
The Coming Strike.

PITTsBURG, May 29.-The protec-
tive association Of Iron manufacturers
of the west were ia session five bours
to-day. The meeting was held with
closed doors, After adjournment it
was learned that o resolution had bsen
adopted leaving all matters pertaining
to settlement of the strike In the hands
of the executive committee. No de-
cided action was taken on anything
else. Nothing was done In regard to
shutting down, as manufacturers have
been preparing for 1t the past three
weeks. A prominent iron master said
no offer Of compromise will come from
them. They are firm, and have pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Shipping News.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.

Special Dispatch to THB BEE.
GLASGOW, May 29-Arrived, State
Of Pennsylvania, from New York.
GLASGOW, May 29-Arrived-The
Tiiascria from New York.
BRowHEAD, May 29.-The steam
ship Britannia, which left Liverpool
on the 23th and Queenstown the 25th,
FOR New York, has just passed here
bound east. She did not give her
reason for returning.
QUEENSTOWN, May 29.-The steam
ship Brittanio returned to port with
her crank shaft out of order. Her
mails have been landed and will be
taken by the steamer Republic, sail
Ing tomorrow for New York, which
steamer will also take some of the
B%rittsnic's passengers. Several Of
the passengers proceeded to Liver.
pool. The flaw was discovered In the
shaft of the Britannia Sunday, when
600 miles west of Fastnet. s2moa
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
The Illinois Militia Cover Them
selves with Glory and KILL
Their Man.
Their Hssty Action Condemned
and the Governor Orders
Them Home.
Preparations Going on for tho
Gcsat Lookout in the Iron
Mills.
Quiettng Down.
Special Dispatch to THs Bsn.

Special Dispatch to THs Bnn.
BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, May 29.-Every-
thing is quiet this morning. An In.
quest on the dead striker begins at IL
o'clock. Reinecke niue, where last
evenings unfortunate affair occurred,
Is working this morning under the
protection of the militia. This ia a
machine mine and does not employ
regular miners and was working yes
terday under an agreement with the
miners made some days ago, If any
further trouble occurs it will
be at the mines some distance from
here, which at this writing have not
been heard from. The sheriff reports
all quiet at the pits In this immediate
Vicinity. The streets of this city ore
crowded with miners and eitizsns dis
cussing the events of yesterdays fir.
Ing by the militia, and 1t is not gen.
orally viewed In q favorable light.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-The mar
killed at the Rsiencke mine last
evening has been identified Is Fred
Hoffmeister, a glass blower from
Pittsburg. He has been In B slleville
two weeks. The glssu blowers at
B,lleville are on a strike, and some OF
them were with the striking miners
yesterday, which accounts for Hof-
meister's presence at the mine.
The Edwardsville militia remain at
the Reinecke mine, but the Virden
and Taylorville companies have re.
turned home. There seems to DO no
doubt that Deputy Sheriff Anthony
ordered the troops to fire on the mob,
but not until several pistol shots had
been fred By the strikers. Two OF
them aimed directly at Anthony and
Gen. Reese, who were standing by
the side of the train consulting as to
what should be done.
CoLL1NsvILLE, Ill, Nay 80 Abbey
mines, Mes. 3 and 4, are working
with a full complement of men, Nc
trouble is anticipated. A specia
grand jury has convened at Edwards.
vile for the purpose of indicine
those who composed tho mob VIII;
took possession of mine Nc. a, and
maltreated the men employed there
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

Special Dispatch to The Bee.
WASHINGTON, May 29.--Merrlck
contir ued nis address In tho star route
case to-day. He commented severely
upou Brady'H testimony, aud declared
Brady had admitted the increases were
msde yor tno benefit of Contractors,
Chandler here interrupted to say that
the prosecution had claimed o losing
contract could not be made by expedi.
ton, and Merrlck replied: Certainly
1t can be made to pay" But how?
Give me a set Of vlllsinous contractors
and / can convert q losing con-
tract into q mountain of profiS by
psrjaFy, vile perjury. II ia easy
enough. He wlshed the jury to
derataud that the sub-corrractors were
required to pay every fine aud pen
atty. When he came 10 the UjO-
Callerte route he would chow how
poor Joseph had been ruined by these
fines and deductions; how Dorsey had
pocketed remisnions amounting TO
81, 400, and only paid 1t to joseph
when he came here as q witness in the
last trial.
Merrick asked II any one living In
Washington City where ringa fl surish.
ed and fattened could believe Ia the
honesty of purpose of the defendants
Brady had said nothing of his aiding
scale when before the congregational
investigating committee. He had
trumped up that excuse, and he (Mer
rick wondered at his lack of wisdom.
Miner and Dorsey lad memories new.
or equalled. They "didn't remember"
that their compeers had not appeared
In a court of justice except they were
the lying Italians who swore against
Queen Caroline. Dorsey had picked
up Rsrdell, had made him what
he was. His work had been skillfully
done for Dorsey's benefit. he (Mer-
rick) had not offered him as an angel;
as a man without stain. He had
offered him AS Dorsey's oo.conspirator,
pleading guilty and waiting for o n
tence.
Whilst explaining tho character OF
one of the sfidavits tho foreman inter
rupted Merriok to ask, ''Do you mean
to say they cheated themselves to be-
gin with In order to get more In the
endi' "They did not cheat them.
selves" said Merrick; "theV lied. The
affidavit was a At lis and Brady ought
to have known 1t If he gave 1t the ex.
animation that under tho law he was
required to do. He said, "just pc.
tition, proportion and crack away
boys. Give me some petitions to
keep the record straight, so l will be
ready If any of these investigating
committees come noting around.
Crack away and I'll pry open the
door of the treasury"
Court adjourned till Thursday in
accordance with tho request of Msr'
rick, who was suffering from nervous
prostration, compelling constant at.
tendance In court Of his physician.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30

sented their %ultimstun.. AL
gsmsted Association want ON
promise they will have to come to tho
manufacturers. In some OF the west.
ern mills offsrs have been made to run
the mills condltionally, but no such
proposition has been made here. AS
the frat of June approaches the In
terest In the coming struggle In
Both aides appear as firm as
at the first conference, and each is
waiting fer The other to give signs Of
weakening.
Tomorrow being Decoration day,
quite o number of mills will shut
down tonight, not caring to light up
tor one days run. The greater mum.
Der will continue to run up to the last
moment, and will work the night turn
up to Thursday midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
A Revolt Against Cheap Labor in
the Celestial Section of
Paterson,
Lung Poy Laid Out in a Dark
Room and Curved by His
Countrymen.
The Body Of Miss Anna Bauerlein
OF Kansas City, Found I'm tho
Missouri,
a Chinese Riot.

Special Dispatch to TnE DIR.
New YORK, Moy ga riotous
demonstration against Chinese cheap
labor has taken place NJ Paterson, N.
j., the remarkable feature of the
case being that the attacking party
themselves were Cinnamon. About
a month ago q Chinsman known as
Lung Poy alias Kong Hing, went to
Patterson from this city and opened q
laundry on Main street. 1t WAS soon
noised about from that portion of the
community Of Paterson that effects
celestisl]y laundried linen, that Lung
Poy was cutting rates. His country
men sent committees to Lung Poy
suggesting that he raise his charges
to the uniform standard. he refused
to comply with the demands, even
when no received threatening letters.
Yesterday q Chinaman went to Lung
Poy's place and told him q friend
wanted to see him at q house on
Goodwin street. Lung went to the
place indicated and was shown to IN
upper room, where he found a grim
crowd of his corntrymsn armed with
hatohets aed long clasp knives. He
asked where his friend was. His an
swer was read In the brandished wea.
pons of his oompatrlots, who fsrcely
demanded whether he was pre-
pared to raise his prices to
the regulation standard. He stoutly
refused. In o moment he was thrown
to the floor and beaten, kicked, stab
bed and hacked without mercy by the
brutal crowd. His loud screams
brought the neighbors to the res
and the Cinnamon desisted. After his
wounds had been dressed Lung Poy
won't before Recorder Graves and
made complaints for atroclous assault
and conspiracy against eight of his
countrymen whom he had recognized
In the attack upon him. Several of
them we're arrested to-day and COM
| mitted to Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Tho Kansas City Mystery.
nianafCh m Tup RRu


KANSAS CITY, May 30 GA the
afternoon of the 18th of April Miss
Anna Bauerleip, aged 10, daughter of
John Bauerlein, a wealthy German of
this city, mysteriously disappeared
from home. Dligent search by detec-
tives wps unsuccessful. No clue was
obtained until to-day. when o dis
patch from Boopville, 100 miles below
here, on the Missouri river, an
nuunued hot . body had been found
In the river by q fisherman and iden-
titled az that of Miss Bsuerlein. The
body had evidently been In the water
for some time. An examination re-
vealed a bullet hole In the back. No
other marks of violence were nppar.
emit, and the jewelry upon her person
wal undisturbed. The fact of the
murder Is established almost beyond
doubt. but the circumstances sur-
rounding 1t remain a complete mys.
tery,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
The Land Grant Roads Continue
GObbling the Public Domain,
Another Lapsed Land Grant
Taken in by the Central
Pacific.
Another Chapter From tho Star
Routes, Detailed by Merrioh
THE c. p. LAND GRANT.

Special Dispatch to Tnx BEE.
WASHINGTON, May 29-The secre-
tary of the interior decided the quos-
tion which came up on the application
of the Central Pacific railroad com.
pany for patents to certain land lying
opposite the constructed and accepted
part of the road. As the Central
Pacific company has not completed It's
entire line within the time prescribed
by the granting act, the question thus
presented the secretary Is similar to
that decided by tho United States su
preme court In the case of
S~,hulonburg va. Hartman, in
which the court held that
the provisions for the completion of
the road within q certain time was q
condition subsequent; that although
the time for building the road had
expired, the grant remained uuim
paired and the land did not aud could
not revert NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
legislative or judicial action, and
without such action no effect whatever
could be given to the forfeiture clause.
The secretary says: SIN view of this
decision, which was made more than
eight years ago and has often been re.
affirmed, and the further fact that, al.
though the attention Of congress has
been repeatedly called to the
effect Of tho decision, and
no action taken by that body,
1t must be presumed congress intends
the land grant companies shall have
the benefit of the decision; that at al
events his action as executive officer
must be controlled by the decision o.
the supreme court, which has declared
that under such circumstances tn,
grant must not be treated as forfeited
that he Ia without discretion or
power In the matter, and Their,
Ia no course left the land department
sIoept to iasue patents for lands lyinI
oppolite the completed portion of tn,
road" This. decision sustains tn
recent appeal of the Central Pacii
railroad company from the refusal o
the commissioner of the general lane
ofioe to proceed with patenting land
to the Central Pacific company ss auc
oessor of tbs California and Oregol
railroad company of California.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-30
Arbitration in Chicago.
Bpecial Dispatch 30 TIN BHH.

CHICAGO, May 29.-At a conference
to night between the brick laysrs aud
master builders, the terms of q com.
promise by which the strike will end,
were agreed upon. The master build
ers agree to pay four dollars per pay
and bricklayers undertake to make
notifications in the rules governing
the union agreement; also stipulates
that all d~isagreements In the future
bs settled by arbitration, and in case
of disagreement by the board of arbi-
tration the whole matter shall be re.
ferred to one of the judges of the
United States supreme court, whose
decision shall be final.