Show telegraphic NEWS BLOOMIN bloomington agton ill april 9 iliou sands of cattle have been dis horned in this section since the outbreak of the craze a few months ago and with but few exceptions the animals have davd rapidly Te recovered covered from ther th operation today onay oday however news comes that several droves recently dis horned on farms west ot of here are in a most pitiable and serious condition their horns were removed march let and their wounds lieve have not yet healed and mortification is reported to have set in in the flesh of thel the head lead about one hundred animals are thus affected LONDON april 9 forty persons were killed and about injured by the tornado at dacca india on saturday last Cisa cAGo april 9 at 7 to night as a C J B Q engine manned by new men was approaching the city over the western indiana track from he be southwest at forty seventh street ja 9 crowd threw stones through the cat cab window charles sommers one of the crew chew drew a revolver and ana fired into the tae crowd he struck james baylon a in the knee at fortieth street the engine met the same reception from another crowd and sommers again brought his pistol uto into use he fired and the bullet struck mike welch a wabash engineer in the groin wounding him fatally la tally an alarm having been given to tio the police the engine was intercepted cepter at thirty first street and sommers iara was placed under arrest CHICAGO april 9 A special to the aber ocean from carrizo arizona says list last evening at as the westbound west bound freight train on the atlantic tl antic pacific road was nearing this mis place the engine was derailed and plunged down a steep embankment frank ashton the fireman and john bell the brakeman were killed the engineer lumped jumped and escaped without injury ten ren cars were badly wrecked NEW YORK april 10 at this morning dr barker said Con klings condition was much improved this morning and an operation that had been performed seemed to have accomplished complis hed all that was expected his temperature had fallen to 99 and hip bis pulse to 90 he slept three hours during the night NEW YORK april 10 Ev everything grything was quiet at mr Con klings residence from a late hour last night until this orning morning at seven mrs conkling was seen she said the ex had bad passed a comparatively easy night and was then somewhat better he was resting quietly and had experienced no further attacks of 01 delirium and in every way seemed to be improving it was announced that the doctors would have a consultation sul tation about 2 this afternoon am judge alfred C copelof Coxe Cox elof ot utica nephew of the ex sena tor tar visited the patient and within ten minutes he appeared again at the door he said that only dr anderton aad the nurse narse were in the patients room mr conkling passed a restless night I 1 I 1 said mr mir coxe I 1 I 1 b but ut he I 1 is s considered to be some better he was awake when I 1 was in the room but did not speak to me ine W WOULD MAKE NO STATEMENT this morning as to Con klings chances of recovery f edward S stokes called at the sick room shortly after 10 this morning he said that Conkli conkling ilg was conscious and lying in bed he fie refused to take medicine from any but mr stokes among other callers in the early morning were ex judge horace russell ex governor hoadley and col edward gebhard at 11 the senator was reported as being not so well as in the early morning tours hours being conscious only enly at intervals of ef short duration the effect of the operation was beginning to show itself in the way of causing a heavy strain upon his e em at 11 this morning rumors were in the air about the hoffman I 1 house that conkling was in a very precarious condition no strictly official information was however obtainable tatu tai able from various sources it was learned however that the sufferer was delirious neary nearly all the time the result of the operation and consequent suppuration that resulted seemed to be sapping the very life of the patient mrs conkling had bad become very risch men alarmed for her husband and had bad given up her room oh the twenty fifth street tilde side of the hoffman house and was established in the ex senators elegant rooms on the second floor of number 9 west street conkling conklin 9 occupies the whole floor of four rooms and the sick man is in the back bedroom mrs conkling is in the front room and does not remain at her husbands side VERY CRITICAL at ll 11 1125 za Con klings condition was considered very critical at 1180 col frederick derickA A conkling brother of the Seu senator stor came out of the house bouse leaning heavily on the arm of hisson his son he wow was almost too much affected to speak and in answer to te a question ad as to his Or brothers others condition said very ivery low very low when he be was asked it there was any hope bope of his bb recovery he be replied 88 a 0 t I 1 fear not oe outlook at roon noon was vi very ery bad for the senator en ator at pm dr barker came from the room room where he had bad been since 2 and said his patients condi tio tion was about the same when dr barker entered tile the sickroom at 2 conkling Uon kling asked tow how long he had been there the dr replied 0 only a little while how very kind of you feebly said the sick man ne he then fell back unconscious the patients pulse at this hour 1 is 90 and temperature washington april 10 the april statistical returns to the department f agriculture relate to the condition of winter grain and of farm animals the season for seeding was along three months in some of the southern states and the appearance as winter set in was uneven though plants plants were rooted in the rought drought there iwas was slow germination is in soils not well pulverized causing thin stands iu in such areas hence the superficial impression of the condition was wa anade which trained correspond ants saw at once was deceptive and that the impairment of the status was slight later rains improved the prospect in the south the soil was in good and fall growth generally good la in the middle states the seeding ing season was moderately favorable though in some places the soil was dry in california with some exceptions a very favorable season for seeding and germination is reported drought in oregon delayed the plant growth only ocly a partial winter pro was enjoyed in the northern belt the variable temperature of march seriously injured the plant in the central states of the west and some loss f from ram winter killing appears even in texas on the atlantic coast the winter injury was very slight south of maryland the temperature was mild and favorable the present appearance of the crop is quite unfavorable as spring is late and the present growth of late grain comparatively small favorable Favor aole spring sprine weather might make a material improvement the me average of present condition is 82 lower than in recent years excepting only 1883 and 1885 when the averages were 80 and 76 respectively the averages of the states of principal production are as follows new york 94 pennsylvania Pennsylva riia 90 ohio 68 michigan igan 76 indiana 75 illinois 74 missouri 82 kansas 97 the average of texas is 88 and of most of the southern states higher from 87 in arkansas to 97 in tennessee though the area seeded its is small in all this region washington D C april 10 all talk of compromising the thel deadlock in the house of representatives has ceased the belief is generally expressed this afternoon that the present condition of affairs will continue until tuesday next the day it is intended to call up the tariff bill when a determined effort will be made to break the deadlock there is a desire on the part of the democratic advocates of the direct tax bill to have a caucus called for the purpose of determining ter mining what course shall be pursued to put an end to it while opponents indicate a willingness to have a caucus called for consultation they decline to be bound by the caucus action CHICAGO april 10 the tunes knoxville tennessee five men were killed at cumberland gap miles north of this city or ob the kentucky line A courier in the employ of tl powells valley railroad company arrived today and reported serious fous conflicts had arisen between the laborers employed in building the tunnel at that place and also between a lot of strikers and men who had taken their places five deaths are reported up to a late hour tonight the first trouble occurred on the kentucky side saturday between a gang of laborers and a squad of well armed natives shots were exchanged a few persons being wounded on either side saturday afternoon ab about ut laborers engaged on the tennessee ennesser enn essee end of the tunnel struck for per day this the contractors refused and the strikers posted notices throughout the surrounding country warning all that if any one went to work in the tunnel at reduced prices they might expect to be shot down the contractors secured men and put them to work yesterday morning the strikers who bad been drinking heavily over sunday appeared on the scene early monday morning and as soon as the men took their places opened tire fire on them with rifles shot guns and revolvers vol vers five laborers whose n names a mes were not dot ascertained were killed outright and several others were seriously wounded the battle lasted halt half an hour the sheriff of claiborne county was notified today and instructed str ted to raise a posse of deputies ani ana capture the rioters living livine or dead the officers of the powells valley road have left for the scene and serious trouble is expected LITTLE ROCK april 10 advices advises from the indian territory tell of a battle between horse thieves and a deputy auty united J cited states marshal aided by three three ln indian dian police two of the thieves and two of the police were killed and the deputy mars marshal laal was seriously wounded the territory is just now overrun with desperadoes LONDON april 10 lord salisbury delivered a speech at wales today he said he was convinced that all the rulers of europe were struggling to prevent the calamity that might result from race conflicts in which circumstances might arise that would involve their people there was now reason to hope thae the life of emperor frederick would be continued his life would be a pledge ledge for the advancement of mankind rind and the maintenance of peace Re to the fisheries treaty lord salisbury said he had bad mr chamberlain to america unfettered with orders beyond informing him of the broad views of the government the treaty was a monument and would stamp a peaceful feeling upon both nations the premier expressed confidence that prosperity would return to ireland when the people realized the hopelessness to effect political changes by a disregard of the rights of property and the lives jives of their neighbors NEW YORK april 10 mayor hewitt today transmitted to the common council a message disapproving the resolution taking from the mayor the power at directing what nags flags shallie shall be upon the city buildings in it he be shows that while the irish born population amounts to 1645 per cent 27 per cent ot of the board of aldermen are arc irish more than aa times the normal ratio of representation and that the same ratio of representation prevails in all the departments except the police where 2810 are irish born nearly double the normal percentage this he declares is at the expense of the aerman german element he gives a tabulated account of n national oual representations in office and in charitable institutions he states he be does not publish the tables to invoke comment but declares that under our free government and boundless resources the irish nationalists should exhibit a modest restraint in claiming new privileges not known to the law and not desired by the more conservative portion of the nationality in whose favor the excel tion is demanded he advises the board of Alu aldermen ermen to adopt a measure whereby the vexed question may be made squarely an issue before the pe people OTT OTTAWA IV april 10 in the house of commons this afternoon sir charles tupper moved the second reading of the bill to ratify the fisheries treaty la in his speech in in support of the motion tie he reviewed the circumstances connected with the former treaties between the united states and great britain concerning the fisheries of canada the reciprocity treaty of 1854 was a j just ast one and he believed the majority of both countries believed its abrogation was a mistake this abrogation was caused by an ill founded belief in the united states that canada bad helped the south during the war he was sorry that public opinion in the united states had led to the passage of a retaliation aati concerning this treaty he did not intend to state to the house all the advantages e which might be claimed for it ae ae cause every word he uttered today might be used against him in the united states senate possible there might be more difficulty in passing the treaty than in the canadian house of commons the speaker touched on some of the provisions of treaty and then proceeded to recite the consequences of making this treaty in concluding sir charles declared aitto it to be of most vital importance to canada to bestir itself and the british Empire that this treaty be adopted mcdavies Mr Davies of prince edwards island replied in opposition to sir charless Char leses motion he held that the treaty was an unconstitutional surrender on oa the part of canada of all that the A americans merl claimed and that canada was today asked to concede at the point of the bayonet what she ought to have yielded gracefully long ago when davies concluded the minister of justice replied in a brief speech reviewing the points made by mr davies ST LOUIL april 10 chicago won the first game of the season with the browns today by a score of 7 to 2 the batteries were chicago van hal tren and darling st louis ki alg g and bovle bovie NEW YORK april 10 general mas ter workman powderly has written a letter to the knights of labor throughout the country in begat regard d to the hours ef labor he advises the knights to discuss the eight hour plan dispassionately with their employers he says that an immediate change cannot be insisted upon but that a practical plan should be perfected he says in part workingmen and common people generally are the rulers in cities and towns and they should at once begin to make their power gower felt in the matter of shortening the hours ours of labor of employed emp loyes in these cities and towns the order need not be made a pol political machine to do this the order must not be dragged into partisan politics but our members should take an active part as citizens ci in the discharge of their duty at the polls and afterward by voting for the men who favor shortening the hours of labor of employed emp loyes in municipalities CHICAGO april 10 all the markets on the board of trade were strong today toda teda da the chief interest centering in w wheat leat rapid declines in wheat have been of no unusual occurrence during the past two years but an advance of 22 cents in one day was such a radical departure from the usual order of things that even the bulls were astonished the bad condition of the crop as shown by the government report was the cause of the advance there the report shows the condi condition tiou to be 82 per cent against 95 in january and 88 in april 1887 when the report was made public bublic there was a general rush to guy buy and the market advanced rapidly and almost without reaction closing strong at outside prices some of the larger large short sellers who have hereto fore increased their lines on temporary bulges are among the active buyers today v april 10 prince bismarck had bad a long along interview with the emperor today with reference to an amnesty |