Ip SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
wE Tho Work Doing Done From Day to Day in
fggf" * jjoth Jlrnohe $ ofCongren.
Wk : Housn. In tho houso on tho 14th ,
! $0. umler tho call of states a bill embody *
• | j | - ir tlio inlemnl revenuo features of tho
Sg MHIh bill was introduced and a motion
WifJ for its reference to tbo committee on
Sgl , -flpproprintionn made. TJio members ol
% - * i tbo ways nnd menus committee opposed
. 'tbe motion. Tho motion to refer the
% & • internal revenuo bill to tho committee
12 -on appropriations was ngrced to yens ,
* * * . 129 ; nny . 91. Bills introduced : By
'Townsond , of Illinois , for tho establish-
u * > / mentof a national military and naval
&J. X. museum in "Washington , By Plumb , ol
. Illinois to refund tho interest-beanne
< f debt of tho "United States. By Adams ,
jf of Illinois , for tho construction of a
" ; . lighlhouso and steam fog signal on tho
' 3r outer backwater at Chicago.
r Senate. In tho senate on tho 14tb
ifL' Hoar introduced a concurrent rcsolu-
Hon for the counting of votes for presi-
; 1 * leut and vice president , which was re-
j-g. * ferred to tho committee on privileges
* tind eleclions. It provides that tho two
ft" bouses of congress shall asscmblo in tho
ball of the house of representatives
* ? Wednesday , February 13 , at 1 p. m. ;
v
; * r 'that thopresidont of tho senate shall bo
„ "the presiding officer ; that two persons
' ' _ shall bo appointed tellers on the part of
1ho senate and two on tho part of the
JJr
* " i bouse to mako a list of tho votes and to
ff report tho result to tho president of the
1 r\ : senate , who is to announce tho state of
K'X the vote and tho persons elected , and
ee v "that shall be deemed a declatation ol
t t , _ the persons elected president and vice
j - > president of the United States. The
Tk < senate then considerad tho tariff bill till
| gj adjournment.
S gfe * Hodse. In tho house on tho 15th
1 eMf ? "Springer , of Illinois , called up as n spo-
| iL' -cial order tho senate bill for tho admis-
g&I siou of South Dakota nnd tho orgauizn-
I HI * " * * 'on ° * 10 ton'itory ° l North Dakota.
! j K 'J'ho bill having been read in full ,
Sk. Springer took tho floor in explanation
SP -of the measure and in advocacy of tho
afesubstitute , ( omnibus bill ) which he pro-
jeTy posed to offer at tho proper time. He
| g § premised his romnrks with a statement
2 * "that he would endeavor to secure a vote
& ? > 1odajHe sketched briefly tho action
& & ' of the constitutional convention held in
f Dakota in September , 1885 , which had
' * * - formulated a constitution for tho state
/ of South Dakota. Tho constitution , ho
* said , was submitted to the people and
Tntiiied bv a vote of 25,000 to 6,000. The
e . total vote had only been 31,000 , while
$1 at that time thoro were 65,000 voters in
- ' ihe territory. Mr. Gifibrd , of Dakota ,
-Jr. defended tho constitution adopted by
Sr\ ihe constitutional convention of Dakota
& from the criticisms advanced against it
< VVr 1 > 3' Mr. Springer. The people of South
5v Dakota were satisfied with it. The peo-
J" * pie of Dakota want no further vote upon
• , "tbe question of division They would
f-i never accept the admission of Dakota
| sis one state. Mr. Toole , of Montana ,
iQf .strenuously advocated the ndmission of
ay ? Montana , and inveighed against carpot-
H | "bag authority in the territories. The
f - Garfield and Cleveland administrations
j * liad promised relief to the territories ,
l f ' but both had failed. Pending debate
Hjf. "ihe house adiourned.
% & Senate. 11 the senate on the 15th
gp ' "the tariff bill was under consideration , n
1 long discussion occurring on Mr. Vest's
Wf amendment to striko from the free list
| | ' 'attar of roses" and substitute "salt. "
jgV • Tho discussion finally drifted into a poli-
g . "tieal vein , tbo results of the election in
New York state and the matter of the
§ tax on whisky being talked of in a de
sultory way. After five and one-half
, hours' talk the bill laid
I- was aside with-
i ! " -out a vote on the pending amendment ,
1 and after an executive session the senate
S' adjourned.
v" House. After routine business tho
T1 liouse on the 16th , resumed considera-
* " ; , , ' tion of the territorial bills , and was ad-
. -dressed by Mr. Joseph , of New Meiico ,
* "who presented the claims of that terri
tory for admission into tho union. Mr.
% Struble of Iowa opposed the admission
ij. ( v -of New Mexico , saving that a large pro-
* r - portion of the inhabitants of the terri-
fe * tory were unable to speak or understand
1 f the English lansrnage , nnd contended
T. . . th.\t until these people came up to the
* line oi that language and American civ-
t
f • * ilization they were not entitled to state-
/1 "liood. Mr. Voorheea of Washington
j % & territory voiced the demand of the peo-
fPf . pie of that territory for admission into
! ' § ? > " * the union. Mr. Dubois , of Idaho , said
[ j | * . that while tho territory which he repre-
I g rented was not now asking for admission
[ Ik' ' nto the union , it did ask for an enabling
" ' : nc ' "wn'c 1 would fix n definite time when
\m ? cou assume the responsibility of
j W1 * Senate. Tho president's two mes- :
'E- wges in regard to affairs in Samoa and .
; | p * Hayti were laid before the senate on the ,
| Sp ' 16th aud referred , with accompanying :
9 , -documents , to the committee on foreign
m * relations. Mr. Cnllom presented a '
f § ? memorial of the National Christian Tem-
T" . perance Union of Illinois and other bod-
ft ie3 in favor of Sabbath , observance , '
'
, against running inter-state Sunday
t K "irains , and against military drills on j
y- Sunday. These and many similar mem- '
, , -orials from other states , which were (
presented by various senators , were re-
| * . ferred to the committee on education
s and labor. Mr. Piatt also presented a [
jj * * -copy of the proceedings of the state- !
, | fcC hood convention held in North Dakota :
M t in favor of the division of that territory
4 $ * nd the admission of North Dakota as a
& / stato. Tlie tariff bill was then consid-
/ -ered ttntil the hour of adjournment.
W2. House. The speaker laid before the
sL liouse on the 17th a communication
g- "from ex-Governor Gray , of Indiana ,
t suiting that on the 20th inst. the resig- |
v " 1 nation of A. P. Havey , as representative ]
tho First Indiana congressional ,
• district , was received and accepted. .
Laid on tho table. After the transac-
tion of some unimportant business tbe ,
bouse resumed consideration of the ter- (
ritorial bills. Mr. McDonald , of Minj j
aiesobi. thought that all of the territo
ries referred to in the omnibus bill were ]
ready for admission into tho union , and <
lie expressed himself in favor of the di- \
-vision of Dakota. The debate contin- }
ued for some time between Messrs Grost t
• venor , of Ohio , Sj'mes , of Colorado , and ,
jSP | § Springer , of Illinois , after whioh the bill \
' -was read for amendment. The house ;
adjourned without final action on the ,
g ? measure. . ;
aa . < Sekate. In the senate on the 17tu 3
"the committee on privileges and elec- <
tions reported back the concurrent res- <
-olution recently introduced as to the J
meeting of the two houses to count and
(
, -declare the result of the electoral votes.
0 CulendaK" Among thebills reported
: from the committee's and placed Oh the
, _ -calendar was one to authorize the con-
r " strucfion of a bridge across tho MissisS S
sippi river at La Crosse , "Wis. The senj j
It = ate then considered tho tariff measure ,
djourning without reaching a vote. .
I House In the house on the 18th
\ " consideration was had of territorial bills. ;
Mr. Springer's omnibus bill was passed , c
e ' Several amendments were adopted , but i
- * - iione changing the general character of *
the bill. Dongherty , of Florida , of- \
' fered an amendment including "Utali [
nd Arizona , sa3 iug that ho did not see *
Avhy an omnibus bill of democratic or- ?
igin should let in all of tho republican *
territories and keep out the democratic |
* ; u . _ wua nmea4mentiTas < rne
Ur r
out on a point of ord r. " Tiio 'f ouse
then proceeded to vote on tho omnibus
bill as amended ns a substitute for the
senate measure , and it was agreed to by
a party voto of yeas 183 ; nayn 120. Ba
ker , of New York , then moved to re
commit tho bill with instructions to the
committee on territories to report back
a bill for the immediato ndmission oi
South Dakota , nnd enabling acts fox
Montana , North Dakota nnd Washing
ton. The motion wns lost. Springor
closed tho dobato in a speech which
elicited npplnuso. Tho senate * bill as
amended by t'jo substitute of the omni
bus bill was then passed. Yeas , 144 ;
nays , 90.
Senate. Jn tho senate on tho 18th
the credentials of Fryo for tho senatorial
term of six years from tho 4th of March
next , were presented , read and placed on
file. Tho tariff bill consumed tho re
mainder of tho session. The pending
motion was tho amendment reported
from the finance coramitteo allowing a
bounty of 1 cent per pound on sugar
produced from beets , sorghum and sugar
cane grown in tho United States. Rea
gan opposed tho amendment nnd ex
pressed his surprise that tho bounty wns
not also to bo extended to maple sujmr.
When a vote was taken on the bounty
amendment it was agreed to by a voto of
27 to 33 , party lines being maintained on
it except in case of Payne , of Ohio , who
voted nye , with tho republicans , and
Quay , of Pennsylvania who voted with
the democrats.
A TRUCE DECLARED UNTIL SPRING.
fCo More Town Evictionsmil TalcePlaco Till
Hie Weather Moderates.
For some time nothing has beon heard
from the river laud settlers along tho
Dcs Moines river in Webster nnd Ham
ilton counties. Tho holders of tho titles
have abandoned tho work of eviction
until spring , and aside from the occa
sional defacing of property from which
settlers have been evicted , of tho burn
ing of outbuildings out of spite , thero is
nothing to disturb tho quiet. Most of
tho Bottlers who wore evicted have either
putchased their homes or perfected long
time leases.
Mathin Haageson , bettor known as
"Pony , " is the only one of tho settlers
who appears to be in trouble. He gaind
for himself a reputation last fall by the
obstinate manner in which ho fought
tho evictors and by his subsequent re
turn to tho farm from which he had
been ousted. Tho threats that ho made
were blood curdling , but ho never exe
cuted them. His trouble now is of a
diffeient kind and may land him in the
penitentiaiy. For some time Hans
Olson , his next neighbor , has been los
ing his hogs , the animals being found
dead at various places , evidently having
been killed with a rifle. He kept watch
anil saw "Pony" shoot two of them.
Olson nt once lodged an information
and a warrant was placed in the hands
of Constable Clausen for "Pony's" ar
rest. The officer expected trouble zzi
deputized James Bailey to assist him.
When they first arrived at "Pony's"
residence ho could not be found , but a
diligent search revealed him secreted in
the collar.
He refused to surrender and a rough
and tumble fight occurred by tho dim
light of a lantern. The officers were too
much for tho giant "Pony , " however ,
and he surrendered after having been
severely punished. He was taken before
a justice and held to tho grnud jury in
bonds of $200. which he refused to give ,
nlthough abundantly able. He was
taken to Fort Dodge and placed in jail ,
but made thojourney very interesting
to tho officers by frequent displays of
pugiliitic science.
RETURNED WITHOUT EXECUTIVE APPROVAL
4 Act for llelitf of Two Callfornians Vetoed
by the Vreiidrnt.
The president sent the following veto
message to tho senate : *
I return without approval senate bill
So. 3046 , entitled "An act for the re-
ief of William E. Wheaton and Charles
5. Chamberlain of California. " These
parties were , respectively , for a numbei
jf years prior to 1879 , the register and
• eceiver of the land office at San Fran-
sisco. in tho state of California. Prior
o July , 1877 , they had collected and re-
ained , apparently without question , cer-
ain fees allowed by law for reducing
o writing the testimony heard by them
n establishing the ritrhts of claimants
o public lauds. On July 9 , 1877 , these
> fiicials were notified by the actingcon\-
nissioner of the general land office that
nonthly thereafter and dating from July
, 1877 , such fees should bo reported
rith other fees to the general laud
iffice. This notification furnishes clear
uformation that whatever may have
teen the justification for their retention
if these fees tho parties must thereafter
ccount to the government for the same.
Tebruary 8 , 1879 , the beneficiaries were
• rdeied by tho commissioner to deposit
n the treasury of the United States the
urns which they had received for the
ervices _ mentioned since July 1 , 1877 ,
, nd which , though reported , had not
ieen paid over.
Soon thereafter , and pursuant to this
lemaud , the sum of $5,330. being the
.ggreuate of such fees for the nineteen
nonths between July 1 , 1877 , and Feb-
uari' 1 , 1879 , was paid over to the gov-
srnment.
On the 19th day of February , 1S79 ,
hese officers were authorized to employ
wo clerks each upon a salary of $100 per
nonth. The purpose of the bill now
inder consideration is to restore to the
> eneficianes money paid over "to the
rovernment as above stated , the sum of
3,800. It will be observed that what-
iver services were performed by the
lerks in the way of-writing testimony
nd paid for by the beneficiaries , was
terformed aud paid for after July , 1877 ,
nd they had received notice that such
mployment and payment would not be
pproved by the government.
Upon this statement the claim covered
iy the bill can liardly be urged on legal
Tounds. Whatever tho government
aay have allowed prior to such action , I
m decidedly of the opinion that tha
elections. the duties and the obligations
f subordinates in public service should
ie clearly defined and strictly limited.
? hoy should not bo permitted to judgo
f the propriety or necessity of incur-
inir expenses on behalf of the govern-
leut without authority , much less in
disregard of orders. And yet there are
ases when in an emergency money is
aid for the benefit of the public service ,
• Inch , though not strictly authorized ,
ught in equity to be reimbursed.
* Resisting Discrimination" . ' * ' •
Siunx City special : A committee of
lioux City stockmen and packers left
[ lis morning for Chicago , to confer
rith the managers of the western roads ,
ar the purpose of resisting the demands
2ceutly made by tho Chicago packers
> r higher rates on packing house pro-
nets to that city from Missouri river
oints. Tho Chicago packers claim
jat they are discriminated against by
ifferences in rates on live stock and
ticking house products. The commit-
o went well prepared with evidence to
iow that tho rates are just and fair. It
i expected that Omaha and other west-
rn packing points will co-Operate "with
ioux City in tho matter.
. .
i fi i.iii.i rmnwiin linn
t s , - . _ * -j ft
*
MR. HARRISON'S INAUGURAL MESSAGE.
What the President-Elect Will Bay in HU
JFlrst Communication to Congrett ,
Tho New York Sun's Indianapolis
special saj's : Gen. Harrison has com
pleted that part of his inaugural address
that refers to the south. It is not very
long , but to tho point. Tho underlying
thomp of the whole mntter will bo tho
necessity for n free and fair ballot. The
principle of control by tho majority ,
Gen. Harrison says , is the corner stono
of our governmental system. Tho ques
tion of a free and equitable ballot , he
declares , is a dominant one , embracing
all others , becauso it involves tho ques
tion of a free and fair tribunal to which
every question shall bo submitted for
arbitration. Ho warns tho pcoplo that
this principle of government by tho ma
jority has been to a certain extent over
turned , and that tho industries of the
country have been threatened because
Ihe laboring voto in a large part of tho
country is suppressed.
As to the south directly , he says no
ono wishes ill to that section ; that , on the
contrary , it is tho desire of every good
citizen chat her prosperity shall not only
bo maintained , but shall increase ; that
"the streams of her prosperity shnll run
full , " ns tho president-elect once ex
pressed it publicly. It is not now a
question , he insists , of what has occurred
once upon a time , but what is occurring
now. There is , he says , the almost en
tire suppression of tho colored republi
can vote nt tho south upon national
questions. He finds especially deplora
ble the evidence that tho persistent sup
pression of tho votes of the working
men in one section of the country has
demoralized the trust in the sanctity of
tho ballot. Tho ereneral belief that cor
rupt and improper influences have come
to hnvo a great influence in determining
tho results even of presidential elec
tions , the tally sheet forgeries , and sim
ilar crimes in many states outside of tho
south , tho revolutionary proceedings in
other states , whereby duty elected offi
cers have been prevented from exercis
ing the functions for which tho people
had chosen them , are some of tho evi
dences of tho danger that threatened
free institutions through tho failure of
tho general faith in the fairness of tho
ballot.
The practice of gerrymandering states
in congress and iegislativo apportion
ments for tho purpose of suppressing
tho majority and giving tho minority a
power and influence in legislative bodies ,
to which it is not entitled , will also pro
bably bo referred to , nlthough this pnrt
of the address has not yet been fulty
considered. Thero will be other refer
ences to the-south in the address in tho
part that deals with the tariff question ,
and tiny will , it is understood , be of a
nature to please tho business element of
that section , but they hnvo nil to bo per
fected.
Nono of tho address will bo absolutely
finished until a few days before it is de
livered ; certainly not until after the
president-eleot has gone to Washington.
What is being done now is the drafting
of the various sections separately. An
other part of the address that is pretty
well under way is the part dealing with
civil service reform , and contrary to tho
views of his friend. Lew AVallace , the
president-elect will flirt giddily with the
Chinese goddess , of whom the mug
wumps are the high priests. Whatever
he may do in practice , in his address ,
General Harrison will give utterance to
sentiments upon the subject of office aud
officeholders that need not call tho blush
of shame to the cheek even of George
W. Curtis.
Indianapolians who are close to him
affirm , however , that his affection for
the almond-e3-ed first cousin to tho
famous star-eyed dame of Kentucky is
purely platonic.
A Western Delegation Calls.
Indianapolis dispatch : Thero was a
constant stream of visitors nt General
Harrison's residence to-day and in con
sequence this was one of his busiest
days. Out of several hundred visitors
very few had any immediato business
with the president-elect , they merely
coming topay their respects.
The west had a strong delegation here
to-day from Nebraska , Colorado , Kan
sas , Dakota and Wyoming. The prom
inent members of tho party were Hon.
G. L. Laws , secretary of state for Ne
braska , Hon. J. W. " Ovey , of Hayes
Center , Neb. , E. Harvey , of Orleans ,
Neb. , James W. Dolau , of Indianola ,
Neb. , J. E. Hamilton , of Newton , Kas. ,
George W. Lumley , of Dakota , and-'E.
D. Miller , ' of Eapid City. They came
to lay before the president-elect matters
relating to alleged homestead irregular
ities which * aud the
the3 people repre
sented by them think he should be ac-
rpiaintod with. They urged him to se
lect a board of men for the interior
department who could treat set
tlers living on homesteads with
humanity and encourage them to prove
lip and secure titles to their holdings ,
instead of impeding their efforts in this
direction by technicality. Secretarj * of
3tato Laws sajs that many homestead
ers find it almost impossible to secure
fitles ; that the land department is from
three to seven j-ears behind in issuing
[ intents. As an example ho cites the
jondition of affairs in the McCook , Ne
braska , land office , where 320 claims
liavo 'been suspended and tho owners
! > ut to an expense of $200 , which they
3onld not afford , getting witnesses and
ping a long distance to prove their
identity aud the positions. Of 720 cases
sf filing of proofs in that office only 12
Iiave been cancelled. Thero is good
reason to believe that tho Nebraska del-
agates suggested the consideration of
ETon. J. M. Thurston's namo as a suita
ble head for the interior department.
The Example Set by Nebraska Republicans.
Washington special : Tho republicans
af Nebraska and Wisconsin have set a
uood example to their neighbors in New
Tork state by concluding the controver
sy over the cabinet appointments and
reaching a satisfactory agreement. In
Wisconsin it is understood that the
names of Governor Busk and Henry C.
Payne shall be presented to the presi-
leut-elect , who will be informed that
Rusk will not accept any position but
; hat of secretary of war or secretary of ;
igriculture , and that Payne will not ac-
; ept any position bnt that of postmaster
general. If General Harrison desires a !
lostmaster general , or secretary of war , '
ir secretary of agriculture from Wiscon- '
sin. he will not have to look any further. :
Cn Nebraska the situation is similar. '
3overnor Furnas desires to be secretary '
) f agriculture , but wants nothing else , J
ind John M. Thurston would like to be •
; eerctary of the interior. Their friends
mve simply said to General Harrison
hat if he is willing to give the interior
lepartmontto Nebraska , Thnrston wants
t , and if he wants to give Nebraska the
Lgriculturar department , Furnas is the
nan. Just who theso solicitous friends
ire is not stated.
When Julea Verne wrote his oele-
> rated "Around the World in Eighty
Days" it was supposed that he had
eached the limit of his imagination. J
Jut an English postal card actually per-
ormed the journey in seventy-five days , I
bus beating Verno's beat time by almost -
i week. J i
>
A MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN MUHDEHED
Then the Houto in tict on Fire to Destroy
Keltlence of the Crime.
A special from Brookfield , Mo. , says :
At 10:30 o'clock last night tho house of
Mrs. Minnie Hnll , a young widow with
four children , living four miles south of
here , was burned down , and whon the
neighbors gathered thoj' found tho char
red remains of the mother and tho four
children , tho eldest being nine yenrs old
nnd tho youngest about two.
'Ihoro being fresh snow on the ground ,
it wns discovered that hay had been
placed under the house and set firo to it ,
scattered ha } * being seen from tho shed
to the house. Tho tracks of a man were
seen loading towards the city , and four
men followed them , which resulted in
James A. Howell being arrested about 8
o'clock this morning by Marshal Critch-
iield in a room at the liabb hotel.
Howell had in his possession a re vol *
ver with no loads in it , and he was go
ing to take the early morning train , mso
ho said , for Laclede , and would walk
from there south to tho Prairie Mound
school house , where ho is teaching
school.
The accused murderer is a cousin of
tho woman , and public sentiment seems
to be that criminal malpractice was lier-
formed from which the woman died and
that tho fellow shot tho four children
and fired tho house to cover his crime.
Ho had been spending Saturdays aud
Sundays with tho murdered family.
The prisoner is twenty-four years of
age , sandy complexion , with a light
mustache. He says he is innocent and
knows nothing about ihe crime. He
seems to be very cool nnd not nt all ner
vous. Tho five charred bodies were
past recognition aud were put in a box
all together. Tho remains of a criminal
malpractice operation woro found in a
vessel which had not been entirely de
stroyed by tho fire.
The following has been received from
Bolivar , in Meroer comity , Missouri :
Henry Thomas , an old farmer , has four
daughters , named Hattie , Margeret ,
Nancy and Jane , aged sixteen , eighteen ,
twenty and twenty-two respectively.
Last Wednesday night Samuel and
Charles Hashburn , brothers , procured a
ladder and helped Margaret and Jane
out of the second story window of her
father's house , and as they were about
to elopo with the girls the old man ap
peared on the scene , but too late to pre
vent their escape. He at once procured
the best horse ho had nnd a shot gun
and started in hot pursuit. When about
twelve miles from home he overtook the
fleeing party , and immediately opened
fire , killing bothboj's and fatally wound
ing Margaret.
After getting nearly homo with the
gills he was told that the other two ,
Hattie and Nancy , had also eloped with
Ned Greason and Thomas Allison. He
at once left the girls he bad with him in
charge of noighbois and started affoi
the others. After seeming tho othei
two girls without any serious trouble , he
Btnrted bnck , but when about two miles
from home a mob took possession of him
and strung him up to a tree.
BY THE MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.
Tho president sent the nomination to
tho senate of Henry W. Blackwith , oS
Ulinois , to be Unitetl States consul tc
Bermuda.
M. H. DoYoung , proprietor of the
San Francisco Chronicle , has been ap
pointed by tho governor commissioner
to represent California at the Pans ex
position.
At a meeting of the St. Paul carnival
it was formally decided to abandon the
project of having an ico palace and car
nival this winter , owing to the mildness
of the weather , there being neither ice
nor snow.
A special from Vienna , 111. , says that
an altercation occurred at a school
house three miles west of that place be
tween Charles Jacobs , John Bridges
and Charles and Joe Arnett. Eight
Bhots wero exchanged. John Bridges
was killed and Charles Arnett wounded.
Tho other men were arrested.
Mrs. Matth ews , wife of Associate Jus
tice Matthews , of the supreme court ol
the United States , said that the state
ments published regardiug the serious
condition of her husband were entirely
false , and that Justice Matthews was
better and stronger than he has been
since his illness.
The jobbers and manufacturers of
Dubuque , representing $10,000,000 „ cap-
ital , forwarded to SenatorsAllison and
Representative Henderson a petition fa
voring tho opening of the Sioux reser
vation. Ex-Senator Koontz , of Cham
berlain , Dak. , , attended a meeting _ _ of
the board of trade when the resolution
endorsing tho petition was adopted.
Governor Moorehouse has " appointed
\ delegation of ten prominent citizens
af the state to represent Missouri at the
jentennial celebration of tho inaugura
tion of President Washington , to bo
lield in New York in April next. He
ilso recommended that the legislature
ippropriate S10,000 to defray the ex
penses of sending two militia companies
; o participate in the ceremonies.
Dr. A. C. Meyers , one of the best
mown physicians in this part of the
state , and United States examiner of
pensions , says a Shreveport ( Wis. ) dis
patch , was shot dead in the street hero
; o-day by his aged father-in-law , Pat
rick Griffiths. The victim and his
jrother-in-law. Will Griffiths , had quar
reled a few minutes before and were
Talking side by side when the tragedy
) ccurred. Dr. Meyers' wife was shot
lead in her bedroom a month ago.
An Augusta ( "Me. ) dispatch says : The
lennebec river is open for navigation
" rom Augusta to tho sea. The condi-
ion of the river at this season is un-
) recedented. Ice men are the greatest
ufferers , not a pound of ice having been
mrvested. The weather is spring-like
o-day and reports front the lumber re
gions are that the lumber men are in a
orry situation. The snow is all gone ,
rod the streams are opening so that
> perations are seriously interfered with.
The National Farmers' alliance closed
ts session at Des Moines last week.
5teps were taken towards a consolida-
iou with the Southern Farmers' alli-
nce. Resolutions were adopted declar-
ng in favor of the forfeiture of all un-
arned railway laud grants and tho re-
eal of all laws granting such ; tho gov
ernment telegraph ; early construction
if the Hennepin canal ; that the inter-
tato commerce law be kept intact un-
ess changed ly more restrictive meas
ures.
Will Noi Meet the Colored Pugilist
St. Panl special : Killen Las received a
etter from George Depew of San Fran-
u ' sco , asking him if he would meet Jack-
ion at the California Athletic club for a
> 3.000 purse , § 500 to go to the loser ,
lillen replied that when he was ready
o fight dogs , pigs and niggers , he would
rive Jackson the first chance. A move
vas on foot to have Jnckson meet Cnr-
liff in Minneapolis , and Killen in St.
? anl. Tim will necessitate Cardiff's
: oing to San l iancisco , as Jackson says
io will not come to the Twin Cities for
> single fight.
DISASTROUS TELESCOPE ON .THE RAIL.
Several KUUd and Others So Jladly Hurt
Ttiey Cannot TAcc.
Youngstown ( O. ) dispatch : A passon-
ger train bound for New York on the
Now York , Pennsylvania & Ohio rail
road , whilo running fifty miles an hour ,
this morning struck a freight train near
Tallmadgo , O. Both tho engineers , both
firemen aud eight passengers wero killed
and fourteen passengers badly injured.
Tho froight train was attempting to
make a siding and had sent out a flag
man who failed to signal tho passenger
traim
The particulars of the accident on tho
New York , Pennsjdvania Ss Ohio road ,
near Kent , O. , as far as known , are that
the third section of tho freight train was
broken in two * between Kent and Tall
madgo. Tho front end of tho freight
was put on tho side track and a flagman
was left at Tallmadgo to flag tho east-
bound passenger , then neatly due. The
flagman imagined he heard tho whistlo
signal from his engine to return to tho
train aud did not perform tho duty re
quired of him. Tho engines camo
together with fatal results to eight pas
sengers nnd injuries to six others. Tlioso
repotted killed are : Engineer Hunting
ton , Firemnn Walters , Br.ikeman Bash-
ford , Express Messenger Satuty , Mary
Lyon , a 0-year-old girl of Cherry Treo ,
N. Y. , and three Chinamen.
A few minutes after tho collision oc
curred flumes began to shoot out of tho
baggage car and smoker. Tho passen
gers and train men at once began tho
work of rescuing tho dead and injured
from the wreck. As soon as they had
been removed from the second coach
which was also on fire , tho two sleepers
wetc detached and pushed back out of
the reach of tho flames. None of tho
passengers in the sleepers woro injured
and all petsons who escaped death wore
placed in tho sleepers and conve3Ted to
Leavittsburg. It is reported that twelvo
persons were injured.
Later reports say that eight persons
wero killed and a dozen injured.
A signal was given which is said to
have been to summon back the flagman
stationed at the east.
Flagman Bradly took it to be for him ,
also , nnd started back to the freight.
The engineer of the freight engino says
no recall whistlo was sounded , but at
any rate Bradley so heard it and went
back. The freight had just got under
motion to go to Tallmadgo when tho ex
press came along. The momentum of
the fast train was somewhat checked by
tho reverse , but the impact was terrific
nevertheless. The freight engineer and
brakeniau jumped and escaped serious
injury. The passenger engino was
crushed into bits and mingled with tho
Avreckage behind it. The freight engino
leared up and stood almost on end ,
Engineer Huntington and Fireman
Walters , of the express , were terribly
ciushed. Tho bravo engineer was dis
emboweled , his head crushed and his
limbs broken and doubled up. Tho
passenger train consisted of a combina
tion baggage and express car , and
smoker a common coach and two sleep
ers.
ers.The greatest horror came when tho
baggage car and smoker which were tel
escoped with the common coach took
fire. Engineer Jones of the Kent yard
engine , five miles off , began to bo un
easy and looking down the track saw
through the trees the glare of tho burn
ing cars. After the accident the two
telescoped coaches appeared as one and
from the shattered and burning cars
came tho groans and shrieks of tho un
fortunates. Then came a scene of ter
ror , tho strong struggling to escape a
horriblo death by fire , weak and help
less wounded praying for succor from
the flames that were fast enveloping
them.
INTERESTS OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
Meeting of the Directors Vacancies Filled-
Memorlal Addresses
Boston special : President Adams pre
sided at the adjourned meeting of tho
Union Pacific directors to-day , held to
fill vacancies in tho board caused by
death. The following were elected : J.
P. Spaulding , E. F. Atkins and J. H.
Millard , president of the Omaha Na
tional back , to succeed M. D. Spauld
ing , E. H. Baker and Elisha Atkins , de
ceased.
The remainder of tho session was de
voted to a memorial address by tho
president on tho deceased members.
Tributes of respect having already been
paid Messrs. Potter and Baker at former
meetings , the remarks .were confined
principally to John P. Spaulding and
Elisha Atkins. In reference to the lat
ter , one of the oldest directors , Mr.
Atkins said :
"Tho connection of Mr. Atkins with
the Union Pacific railroad company ,
from the beginning as one of the pro
jectors of the enterprise aud for nearly
twenty j'ears as one of tho directors of
the company , places him in more than a
merely business relation to it and to his
associates here. His partin successfully
launching tho first transcontinental rail
road and obtaining for it the financial
support to carry it to completion ,
and his steadfast adherence to its for
tunes in tho financial crisis which
the Union Pacific has been called upon
to meet in a larger degree , perhaps , than
almost any other existing railroad cor
poration , are well known. He never
wavered in his support or faltered in his
faith. He had the courage to look dan
ger in the face , the skill and lesource to
surmount it , or to to devise a means of
escape from it. And in sa3'ing this I
have in mind transactions upon which
the very financial existence of the Union
Pacific has more than once depended
during the years that I have been presi
dent of the company. The courre that
tho United States has seen fit to pursue
towards it at times shook its credit more
dangerously than those not intimately >
familiar with its affairs were ever
aware of. Happily those times aro now
far behind ns , nor are they likely again
to recur. But it is only right and proper
for me here now to say that in those
days of emergency and doubt. Mr. At
kins was one of the small group of di
rectors on whom I saw my way to call
without fear as to what the response
would be. "
By invitation of President Adams all
the directors and resident officials of tho
Union Pacific took dinner with him at
his residence on Commonwealth avenue
this evening. It was a very elaborate
affair , aud a large number of ladies were
present. In consequence the conversa
tion ran in other channels than business.
It was near miduigut before the assem
blage broke up.
Oppose an Inauguration Ball.
Boston dispatch : The Boston Evan
gelical alliance of ministers , compris
ing all the Evangelical denominations ,
idopted a resolution to-day expressing
ts conviction that out of'respect for the
sharacter of President Harrison tho
mrchase and use of iutosicating liquors
) e dispensed with at tho inauguration
: eremony , nnd other ceremony substi-
uted for the usual ball.
An English publisher has issued a lit-
lo book entitled , * tWho Spoils Our New
Snglish Books ? " The answer is simple.
Lite same man who has spoiled most of
mr other books the borrower.
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TWO MORE NEBRASKA LAND OFFICES.
A Substitute to Senator I'addoek's Mill / -
troducfd.
Washington dispatch : A substitute
to Senator Paddock's bill establishing
, two additional land offices in Nebraskt
| was reported to tho senate to day from
tho committco on public lands. Tin
substitute diffois from tho original bill
by a change of boundary lines madi
upon tho suggestion of tho commisaionoi
of tho general land office. In tho now ,
or substitute bill , tho northern boundarj
of the Broken Bow district is abonl
eight townships south of tho north
bouudary of tho state , and tho north ol
tho Alliance district is ono township
faither north. Both districts havo nn
averago of about eight townships in
width and an averago of about twenty
townships in length divididing on the
5th guido meridian west , which is the
western boundary of Broken Bow dis
trict and tho eastern boundary of the
Allianco district. Tho southern bound
aries of both districts are irrgulnr. The
eastern boundary of the Broken Bow
disttict is on tho 2d guido meridian aa
far north as the fllh standard parallel ,
on which it runs west four township ?
and tlienco noth to the north boundaty.
Two tiers of townships commencing on
tho west lino of township 27 and run
ning to tho west boundary on tho north
side of the 4th standard parallel ate left
in the North Platte disl\iot. Two tiers
of townships from the Sth guido merid
ian west to tho cast lino of township 40
aro taken into tbo Alliance disttict.
From the east line of township 40 the
5th standard parallel is tho south bound
aty of the Alliance district. In his letter
on the subject. Commissioner Stocks-
lager snv * : "While it is believed that
the establishment of two additional
districts would , to some extent serve
tho convenience of settleis , yet the
limits of the district as indicated in the
( original ) bill are not such as I can con
sistently recommend. They change tho
existing boundaries of six of the land
districts in Nebraska as at present estab
lished , and tho segregation of tho
records will involve much additional
work upon this office , which will be dif
ficult to perform with tho curteut busi
ness. The new land offices at Sidney
and Chadron were opened for public
business last year , and at that time en-
tiro new sets of tract books wore pre
pared for thoso offices , and in tho event
of the enactment of the proposed meas
ure now records will again have to bt
prepared. I ant advised that a lino oi
railroad has been carried through the
country included in these districts , and
tho samo will doubtless prove a great
convenience to settlers who may bo re
quired to visit the local oilices although
most of their business may be done as
well and with as little inconvemienco at
the existing offices. I have given the
matter careful consideration and if the
proposed bill is insisted upon 1 suggest ,
in order thatthe s.une may bo carried
into effect with as little inconvenience ns
possible , thnt the bo.nudnries bo modi
fied. " The commissioner recommends
nn appropriation to meet the extra ex
penses incurred by tho opening of tho
offices and the salaries of officers , etc. ,
if the bill is passed , and it likely will be
passed ,
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES.
Two men named Webb and Harris ,
living at Poteau , I. T. , became involved
in a deadly quarrel yosterday , shooting
each other with revolvers. Both men
were killed and a bj'stander was seri
ously wounded.
Last week Abraham Yandino died in
a boarding house in New Orleans. The
public administrator opened his posses
sions and an inventory was taken. In
nn old trunk was found nearly $100,00fl
in greenbacks and bonds. Henry J.
Vandine , his brother , arrived from New
Jersey and claimed the estate.
Emma Abbott , the prima donna , ap
peared before the probate clerk in New
Yotk to offer for probate the will of hei
late husband , Eugene L Wotherell. The
will was executed at Sj-rncuso Octobei
13 , 1877 , and was witnessed by Charles
\V. Snow and WMlliam W. Campbell.
All of the testator's property , real and
personal , is left to his wife , who is made
sole executrix.
Preliminary charges havo been filed
with the house judiciary committee foi
impeachment proceedings against Judge
Barnes , of Tombstone , Ariz. It is al
leged that Judge Barnes committed to
jail a newspaper editor whom he had
sentenced for contempt of his ( Barnes' )
court , and that the contempt consisted
in the publication of the facts in rela
tion to legal advertising which tho court
had ordered.
Charles Harry , a demented j'oung
man , &hot William Beam , postmaster at
ConwajKansas , the ball entering the
upper lip on the right side and passing
out on the left. The shooting was
caused by thoughtless boys telling the
young man that as lie was a republican
he was entitled to the postofiice. lie de
manded the office of the postmaster , aud
becoming angered on account of being
refused procured a revolver and fired
thiee or four shots with the above re
sults.
sults.Mrs.
Mrs. C. A. Balph , of Sioux City , aged
3-7 , shot herself in the head and died in
two hours. The family came from Eng
land a short time ago , aud through busi
ness reverses had sunk from affluence to
Hie verge of poverty. This preyed on
lier mind , nnd slm left the breakfast
table around which her husband aud
three children wero seated , and taking
it revolver from a cupboard at the other
end of the room shot before her hus
band could reach her. She was soon to
become a mother.
The czar , replying to the congratula
tions tendered him on tho Bussian New
i'ear on his escape from death in the re
lent railroad accident , wrote to Prince
Dolgourkieff of Moscow as follows :
"God willed that in horror at the de
struction with which we were threatened
md in joy at our escape , those people
should manifest before us and the whole
world the sentiments of unbounded love
md devotion which constitutes Bussia's
strength. We enter upon 1S89 with re
newed faith in Providence , and beseech
Hod to direct our acts for his glory and
lie welfare of Bussia. "
Regretted His Act , But Too Lale.
Al Floyd , a farm hand in Calhoun
: onnty , Georgia , left his home and
qok his gun with him. When he re
timed home in tho morning at day-
jreak he found a man named Stephens
here in company with his wife. Sie
mens' presence confirmed Floyd's sus
picious of his wife's infidelity , and ho
mmediately levelled his gun at his
vife , who was in the bed , and fired.
L'he shot struck her in tho breast and
he fire from the gun set the bed clotti
ng afire. Stephens had meanwhile es-
: aped. Floyd was moved to pity bj *
lis wife ' s screams , and , after he had ex-
ingnished the fire and moved his wife
: o a chair , set out after a doctor. On a
> hysician's arrival Mrs. Floyd's wounds
, vere found to be fatal , aud she has
iince died. Her husband was arrested
ater where ho had fled after making
mown his deed.
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Cabinet Speculations on lhs Incrsaj * . II
Washington special : Since the meat * ' II
ing of tho electors on last Monday , g
President-elect Harrison lias nccom- wM
plished something in tho way of formu- H
lating ideas ns to tho mako-up of hut S
cabinet. Ho has come to the conclusion fl
that it would be unwiao to take any man JH
from the senate , and points to the fact H
that Prcsidont Clovelnnd in calling thrsa fl
senators to cabinet positions weakened j9
his party representation in tho upper 9
house of congress to such an extent that H
ho labored under great disadvantages fl
from tho very outset to tho present H
time. President Harrison does H
not want to givo tho treasury port- H
folio to New York , and if ho woro in-
clincd to tender u position in his cabi- H
net to his own state , it would bo to H
, Colonel John C. Now , who has given 9
him to understand that ho neitliorox- S
peota nor desires a cabinet position. H
If tho Now York demands and compli- H
cations wero settled , tho cabinet could B
bo filled within twonty-four hours at fl
any time now , although no man has H
been selected or given tho slightest in- H
Munition that ho will be offered n placo 3H
in tho cabinet. Thoro aro to bo no posi- jH
tions in the cabinet tendered under four II
or live weeks , aud then tliey will all bo | H
extended to tho men desired , atono time.
Mr. lMnino will be ono of tho chosen | fl
few * . Thero can bo no doubt now of
that , barring accidents , incidents and IH
unuatttral changes of mind. Mr. Wan- -
namaker is another who will havo a posi- H
I tion tendered to him. Just nt this titno H
| neither Piatt nor Miller is on tho ( date , 'H
I and unless thero is n consolidation on .H
ono or tho other , neither will bo chosen. | {
If the bill creating a department out of I H
tho bureau of agriculture becomes a law , 9
ex-Governor Busk , of Wisconsin , will H
likoly be asked to take that placo. H
Plait Will Not be In tho Cabinet. I
New York special : A special to tho H
World from Washington says : I havo fl
positivo information , obtained from nn H
active member of tho ropublicen na- H
tional exectttivo committee , only ro- H
ccntly returned from tho west , tho pub-
lication of whose namo is of cottrso pro-
hibited , but whose identity can bo read- S
ily guessed , that General Harrison has S
decided not to appoint Thomas C. Piatt H
to the secretaryship of the treasury , or , H
in fact , to any other cabinet position. , H
Ho has also fully determined not to give
Warner Miller tho treasury portfolio ,
although he may invite Mr. Miller to
hecomo the new member of thopresi- H
dent's advisory board tho commission- H
or of agriculture. Whether MiUor will S
accept this appointment or not is a mat- H
, ter ot conjecture. Ho is anxious to "get
in" and rnaj' throw asido tho little dis-
appointment he may feel in losing tho B
\ more important position aud accept tho H
commissionership. Tho treasury port-
folio is not to go to New York. You
can put that down as a positivo fact.
Where it is to go my informant did not H
know. Now York will , however , bo of- H
fered another portfolio in tho shape of
the navy , attorney generalship or post- H
master generalship , and will thus have , H
Bhould Miller accept , two roprcsenta-
tives in the cabinet. Outside of tho
Becretar3-ship of the treasury and secre- H
tary of state it is certain that the presi- H
dent-elect has determined iiK > n tho 9
members of his official family. Theso
two important offices aro still debatable
in his mind , although it is pretty clear
| that he has come close to a decision iti
one of them. H
Dakota in a Hurry to Como In.
The Dakota statehood convention was H
called to order at Huron on the 17th. H
Organization was effected with Maj. A. H
G. Kcllum , of Chamberlain , as chair- B
man , and adjournment was then taken .jl
until 8 p. m. At that hour the con vonJfl
tion reassembled and heard the report |
of the resolution committee , which was I
adopted unanimously. The resolutions H
set forth the fact that the people of both H
North and South Dakota aro ready and H
anxiou-5 for two states ; that the people B
of South Dakota , irrespective of politics 9
or party , petition the present congress H
to take measures that will immediately H
admit her into the union as a state ; that B
in the event that South Dakota is not
admitted by the present session of con- H
gress , the president is petitioned to call
a special session thereof immediately
following tlie 4th of March next , and. . I
that the extra session make provision I
for such immediate admission , and in H
the further event that no extra session ,
is called the present territorial lcgisla- H
tnrc is requested to provide a new con-
stitutionai convention for South Dako- 9
ta. Tho resolutions were ordered en- I
grossed and sent to president-elect H r-
rison , tho president of the senate , speak- 9
cr of the house and others. A South 9
Dakota statehood committee , consisting
of one member from each legislative
district , was appointed. Committeemen
from each county wero also chosen to
act as auxiliaries to the statehood com-
mittee , after which the convention ad- I
journed. Bepresentatives of all the I
counties of South Dakota were present. M
President Adams' Assistant Retires. '
Isaac II. Bromley , assistant to Presi-
dent Adams of the Union Pacific , says a I
Boston dispatch , retires March 1st , due _ I
to the collapse of the effort of the com- * I
pany to come to an amicable under- I
standing with the government , which I
negotiations were conducted under the I
auspices of Mr. Bromley , he having been
appointed for that purpose. The coin- I
pany will make no further efforts in this I
direction. I
In accepting the resignation Mr. I
Adams replied : "We have not got a set
tlement with the goverment , nor are we
likely to get one , but the tone of the
pres3 toward us has , largely throngh
your exertions , been greatly moderated
and our case is fairly understood. Un-
ler these circumstances I do not see any
field for active work which remains for
yon here. It would be otherwise did I
have any intention of entering on any "
wide effort at railroad reform calling for
discussion through the press. I have no
uope of being able to attempt anything
of that sort in the short time left to me. , ,
I have wasted four years in fntilo at
tempt at an honest settlement , and liave |
no mote years to give to the work. " I
Not So Bad as Represented.
Denver special : There is considerable |
excitement here to-day over reports
published in eastern papers that there
is a smallpox epidemic in this city , and t
that the refugees are fleeing from tlie 1
city by hundreds. The facts are simply . f
the e : There are about forty cases of |
smallpox in and around Denver. The |
health commissioner to-night made affi- *
davit that there were but four cases
within the city limits , the remaining
thirty-six cases being quarantined in tho *
pest house several miles from the city %
limits. The board of health and city *
officials are taking every precaution to
prevent the disease becoming general. - ,
Citizens of the city have evinced no fear
over the fact that there is smallpox hero
as every winter it is more or leas preva
lent , but generally in a mild form. So
far only two deaths have ocenrred and
people have no fear of an epidemic
President-Elect Harrison dot ! * * ?
$40,000 insurance on his life.