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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. MONDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 4 , 1884. NO. 195 ,
THE MERCHANTS
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Authorized Capital , - $1,000,000
Paid-up Capital , - - 100,000.
Surplus Fund , - - - 70,000.
BANKING OFFICE I
N. W. Cor , Farnam ana 13th St.
OFFICFUS :
FRANK MtiRrnvrrenldcnt. I BAULKRonnns , V-frca.
Dux. B. WOOD , C&ihler. | LUTIIRR DRAKI , A. Cub.
Frank Hurphy. Samuel E. Rogers , Ben. B. Wood ,
Charles C. Housol , Alt. D. Jones , Luther Drake.
Transact a General Banking Business. All who
have any Banking business to transact are Invited to
call. No matter now larpo or small the transaction !
it will receive our careful attention , and we promise
always courteous treatment.
Pays particular attention to business for parties
residing ouUIJo the city. Exhango on all the utln-
cipal cltlei ol the United State at very lowest rates.
Accounts ot Banks and Bankers received on favor
able terms.
Issues Certificate ol Deposit bearing 6 per cent
Interest
Buys and Bella Foreign Exchange , County , JClty
and Government sccurltlnn
United States Depository
FirstOF
OF OMAHA
Gor. 13th and Farnam 3ts.
7/ie Oldest Banking Establishment
in Omaha ,
SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BllOTUURS.
Organized In 1868.
Organized aa a National Bank in
OAPITAIi . 9200,000
SUHPIiUS AND PROFITS - JplBO.OOO
DI&XCTOU
nicuAN Kouxnn , President.
Jous A. CRmauTO * , Vice President
A ansTus Kotraizs , 2d Vlco President.
A. J , Porrurron. (
F. n. Dins , Cashier
\T II. UwxiinxK , Assistant Cashier.
Transacts a genera banking business. Issues time
ccrtlflcitea boirln nt crest. Draws drafts on San
1'ranctsco and principal cities In the United Statea ,
Also London , Dublin , Edinburgh and the prlnolca
Hloi of tha continent ot Euro .
UNITED STATES
OF OMAHA.
r Capital , - - $100,000.00
C. W. HAMILTON , Pros't.
S. S. CALDWELL , V. Pros't.
M. T. BARLOW , Cashier.
DIRECTORS :
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S. S. CAIDWELI , , B. F. SMITH ,
0. W. HAMILTON , M. T. BAKLOW ,
0. WILL HAMILTON.
Accounts solicited and kept sub
Ject to sight check.
Certificates of Deposit Issued pay
able In 3 ; 6 and 12 months , bearing
Interest , or on demand without In
terest.
Advances made to customers on
approved securities at market rate
of Interest.
The Interests of Customers are
closely guarded and every facility
compatible with principles' of
sound banking freely extended.
Draw sight drafts on Englandlro
land , Scotland , and all parts of Eu
rope.
Soil European Passat Tickets
Pra/nptly fifaao.
OF EVERY-DESCRIPTION
I have secured tha agency of
Wm. T. Wood & Co. ,
To sell tholr tools. They are making the Ice
Tools , and are the oldest firm In the United Statea
Any lea Company wishing to buy toola will receive
thepromptost attention by addressing
F. W. I3LUMYt f
Sherman A > omio.0mab * N b
DE. E. I , MATTICE ,
Graduate of Mod 111 University ! Mont eat , and If
Uoval College of Physicians , London. Eng. Latot
I London and Edinburgh general hospitals , of London
Throat Hoopltal and Dublin Hospital for v. omen.
Otilce opposite P. O. 16tli street. Residence 2324
St. Harv'o avenue. Hours 0 to 11 a. m. , 1 to 8and 7
to 8 n. ni. OfflrwTalephono Its
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* John D. Peabody , M. D.
& SURGEON.
; l PHYSICIAN .
lft OFFIOK ROOMS , S and 6 1W4 FARNAU.
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, H"l ! > " > t'U Douclx Htrocl
JAMES MoV T ,
Practical Horse Sheer ,
Makes a specialty of Eoadsteri and tenderfoot h r
ces. Shop , JUodgo street between llth and ' ' 1.
liollevuo Homo.
J. L. MARBLE ,
, Employment Agent
All Kinds of help supplied promptly. Railroad
8c craud ( trading help
SUPPLIED FREE OF CHARGE.
SN Jfltb Street. OMAHA , MK
CANNON JONES & CO.
HEiBAL
OFFICK IN FHENZER BLOCK , 01T , I' . 0.
nt houses , also furnished or unfurnished rooms
tain board ri oud lurnUh flnt-clui domestics.
Ituatlona procured for all Kinds of servants
Dr. . Amelia Burroughs
OFFIOK AND HESIDKNOK ,
1617 Dodge St , - Omaha
TELEPHONE No 1 ,
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JAS.H. PEABODY M , D ,
PHYSIOIAM & SUEGE01N
BtEldcncc , No. 1407 Jonoii St. Offlco , No.ltOJ It
iu aUcet. Office bourn , IS m. to 1 p. m. . > a
M. to ftp.ra , Telephone for office , 9
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FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Unitefl Slates Consular Agents tailed
in Sontli America ,
The Ozar Koally Has a Little Fim
at a Ball ,
An English Marquis Perpetrates
a Joke on Marriago.
The Situation of Affairs inEgypt's '
Land ,
M. Koulioi'B Sickness and Death An
Ornngo Riot , Shipwreck nnd
Other Mutters.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE DEATH OF M , ItOUIIEU.
PAIUS , February 3. M. Rouhor died
to-day. Ho lay in a critical condition
three days prior to his death. Six
months ago he was attacked with para
lysis , and occasionally also dementia.
1'rinco Napoleon saw him Saturday night
in an unconscious state , in which condi
tion ho remained till death. The private
papers and memoirs of Itouhorhad boon
confided to his wife , vrho sent them to
the ox-Empress Eugenie , when llouhor
showed symptoms of brain disease ,
llouhor's secretary lost the documents ,
and it is supposed they got into posses
sion of the government , which is waiting
a fit time to publish them.
EIIUCATION AND INSULT.
PANAMA , February 3. A now educa
tional establishment will soon bo opened
in Guatemala under the auspices of the
Presbyterian board of missions of the
United States.
The United States flag ship Tennessee
is at Aspinwall , and will visit several
places in the doparomont where United
States consular agents , while in the dis
charge of their duties , havo.bcon insulted
by the political or judicial authorities of
tlio state or nation.
A. COMMEHCIAL TKEATY.
CONST VNTiNoi'LE , February 3. The
porto has sent Wallace , United States
minister to Turkey , a conciliatory note
in reference to the treaty of commerce
between Turkey , and the United States.
Tlio sultan has assured the British am
bassador in Turkey that ho wishes to
come to a friendly understanding regard' '
ing Egypt.
THE POSSESSION OP SOUDAN.
LONDON , February 3. The Turkish
ambassador has informed the secrotaryol
foreign affairs that the Porto is preparing
a note to the powers insisting on a re
tention of Soudan as a part of Egypt un
der the sultan's suzerainty , and desires
that the Soudan question bo submitted
to a conference of foreign ambassadors at
London or Constantinople.
THE MARQUIS JOKE.
LONDON , February 3. The Marquis
of Queensbury has sent a pamphlet to
parliament advocating reform of the
marriage service. He proposas , in order
to moot divorce cases , to leave out
"Whom God hath joined together , lot
not man put asunder , " and substitute
'Whom the government or nature put
asunder let no man keep together. "
A FATAL SOUTH : .
SuAKUt , February 3. The enemy
made an unsuccessful attack upon the
fortified camp of the Egyptians owing to
the scarcity of provisions at Sinkitat. A
party made n sortie ior forage and all
were cut to pieces by the enemy. Six
hundred blacks , armed with Remington
rifles , have left Suakim to join Baker
Pasha at Trinkitat.
AN OUANQE IIIOT.
DUIIMN , February 3. A mooting of
nationalists at Ballymont , Sligo , was at
tended by a party of Orangemen. In the
riot three nationalists and two Orange
men were wounded by shots. The police
had to protect the dwellings of Orange
men.
A OUUEL TOllTUUE.
VIENNA , February 2. Josephine Gall-
meyer , ono of the sprightliest Gorman
actresses , died ( f cancer to-day. She
had boon BiiUoring the most excruciating
tortures , and boaged her physicians to
end her misery ,
THE KEVOLUTIONIRTS.
PA uis , February 3. Placards have
bcon posted inciting the disaffected po
licemen and starving workingmen to
arms , and it is supposed were issued by
a committee of the revolutionary party.
A KICK AT ; AMEIIIOAN CATTLE.
LONDON , February 3. The chambers
of agriculture of several counties of Eng
land have passed resulutions urging par
liament to restrict * the importation of
cattle in order to prevent the spread of
cattle disease.
SOCIALIST ! ! ) DANUEUH.
VIENNA , February 3. The minister of
the interior says the government _ pos
sesses information in regard to socialist
dangers far moro serious than any ycl
published.
A LONO , LONG WM'L' .
LONDON , February 8. The Quoon'i
speech , draftta for submission to tlu
cabinet council , affirms the intention t (
withdraw tlio troops from Egypt as sooi
as. the conditions of peace und prosper !
ity will admit.
A NAVAL INC'llEASK.
BERLIN , February 3. The admiraltj
is discussing a proposal to ask the rcich
stag to vote seven million marks tx
maintain an iron-clad , construct torpo
docs and increase the number of sailors
THE ( 'ZAtt OETTINU 11KAVEK ,
. ST. PETEIUJIIUUO , February 3. At th
s. second imperial ball at the winter palace
Saturday night , the czar mingled frool ;
with the guests , and the usual polic
guards were absent ,
11 NEAKINO HOME.
BEIILIN , February 3..LioutenantHai
ber and brother officers , escorting the re
mains of Do Long and party , paaao
I. through hero to-day , ' on the way to Hair
burg.
burg.Whon
When the remains arrived the coflir
wore BO heaped with wreaths that the
could not bo soon. Minister Sargent n
coived } ho cacort at the station.
ir A VKhHEL A > 'I > CKKW LOST.
on COHUNNA , February 3. A Spanii
vessel capsized in the gnlo last week nnd
the crow of ninntoon were drowned.
ON TO TOKAll.
LONDON , February 3. Baker Pasha's
advance on Tokar has begun.
THIS CIUOAUO MARKETS.
I'llIOES AND VROSl'KCTH.
CIIICACIO , Februarys. At the opening
on 'change to-day there was an attempt
to break prices in the grain pit , but the
figures wont down haru and soon recov
ered under heavy buying by Loator ,
Poole , Holmes nnd Schwartz & Dupoo ,
so that closing quotations did not difl'or
materially from yesterday's last figures.
Wheat closed Jo bettor for May and go
better for Juno ; other options un
changed. Corn , after the reaction cased
ofT @ | o. OaU were jo lower for May j
other options unchanged. Provisions
were very bullish under light receipts
and higher markets nt the yards , Pork
stopped firm on the up grade , with nn
advance of 3537ic. Lard gained 20o
all round. Short ribs were 30037 0 bet
tor for the session. On the curb the
fooling mis about steady.
TUB CATTLE MARKET.
There is an active demand for the
several kinds of live stock and prices are
thoroughly sustained nil around. All
descriptions .of cattle soil briskly at the
advance noted at the middle of the wcok ,
while prime grades have made a further
slight gain , the supply being exceedingly
small. Wo are some 2,000 cattle shortof
lost week , but wo have gained 5,000 hogs
and 5,000 sheep. Cattle nro 15o to 20o
higher , and hogs ! ! 0c to 40c higher than
a wcokago. .
At the opening of the week the mar
ket for shipping cattle was dull and
lower. The supply was largo nnd the
demand was very limited. There wore
orders in hand for more prime cattle than
were hero , and buyers in somp cases took
cattle that did not exactly suit them aa
regards quality , but there were too many
of all kinds below choice. Sales were
made unevenly , and averaged 10015o
lower. The quality was very poor , and
the pens were crowded with thin , light
cattlo. In the market for common tofair
cows and mixed stock there was
A WEAK EK VEEUNd.
The supply was largo and prices nvoraged
about lOo lower. The demand was good ,
but the supply of low grade cattle was
excessive. Stockora and feeders did not
show any material change as compared
with the closing days o ! last week. Low
grades vyoro abundant , while good to
choice kinds were scarco. The demand
was moderately active for choice lots ,
but buyers complained of the high prices.
Towards the middle of the week the
market recovered its firmness , and
while there was not much improve
ment in common grades , prices were
quoted 15(3 ( 20c higher for all good stock.
Shipping cattle _ averaged poorly in qual
ity. Their weights ran from 1,050 up to
1,330 pounds , and very few cattle
weighed more. Most of the poorer grades
fell into the hands of dressed beef oper
ators , and some of the best droves were
taken by exporters for the English mar
kets. No fancy fat heavy cattle came
in , and the cattle that passed for choice ,
in ordinary times would bo considered
hardly fine enough to bo called better
than nearly good.
AT THE CLOSE OF THE WEEK.
the increase in the receipts arrested fcl
upward tendency pf values. The pros
pect of liberal arrivals next week also ox
ortcd a restraining influence , and while
holders of fat cattle were , because of the
scarcity of that grade , enabled to go'
strong rates , the general run of shipping
cattle were not wanted at any advance.
The quality overaged poor exceedingly
poor for the time of year , There were
scattered droves of matured , well fin
ished cattle , for which S.507.00 ( ! was
obtained , but the "rank and file" con
sisted of rough , half-fattened lots , aver
aging 000 to 1,250 pounds , and prices
below $0.00 got the bulk of them
Fairly fleshy little 1,100 to 1,510 pound
steers sold at § 5.50(25.75 ( , while there
was nothing grading bettor than , feeders
that could bo had under § 5,00. Nothing
fit to solid east had to go over Sunday ,
and the market finishes firm.
.STOCK
was in good demand nnd light supply and
averaged firm. Canners and butchers
competed , and a clearance was made at
§ 2 50(7'5.25 ( for inferior cows and bulls to
fair fleshy little steers. Sales of cowo
were principally at § 3.504.50. ( A supe
rior ono weighing 1,500 pounds reached
80.00 , an extraordinary price. Stackers
and feeders were m good de
mand , but active trading was pre
vented by the high prices at which
decant lota were hold. Sales were on a
basis of § 4 0004.85 for common to prime
stackers , and at 3 < 1.G5 < S5.GOfor feeders.
The market for sheep firmed up a little
at the. end of the week , though Boilers
did not succeed in regaining any consider-
orablo part of the previous declino. Sales
were nt § 2.50(35.00 ( for inferior to good
grades. No choice lots were ofl'erod , and
such were nominal at § 5,75(30.00. (
Ibo Alliance Explosion.
AI.UANCI : , 0. , February 3. At the
coroner's inquest on the gasoline explosion -
plosion victims it was developed that Mr.
Orrkoptj gasoline in an air-tight , galvan-
izcd iron tank i for customeri ) . About one
gallon ran out on the floor. The flaui
was wiped up by Orr , and ho had turned
to other aflairs when the gas generated
by the gasoline ignited. The tank con
tained not moro than half a barrel of the
liquid. Of the wounded Charles Hadoi
and John Corey , of Duprpz it lionodict'i
minstrels , are most seriously injured
They will bo taken to the Sisters' oharitj
hospital , in Canton. The circiimstanci
which has excited much comment is Urn
the Woman's Christian Tomporanci
Unian appointed a mooting to be held it
the j Orr block Friday ' afternoon , bu
. | some trifling matter prompted them U
postpone it until Saturday , An oflbnsivi
odor of burned flesh , still porcoptibl
about the wreck , suggests that all th
bodies have not boon recovered , but nc
body is missed. An eye-witness state
that when the explosion occurred the entire
tire building Boomed lifted in the air an
rent apart , falling back in a cloud c
dust , scarcely one brick clinging t
another
Tlio Montreal Ice Carnival.
MoNTiiKAt , January 3 , All arrang <
118 mcnta for the winter carnival are con
oy pleted. The palace is finished , and wi
lighted last night , making a grand ai
novel spectacle. With the arrival of tl
governor general and marchioness
Landsdowno to-morrow the revelry b
gins.
THE TRANSGRESSORS ,
An Old Man Horribly Tortured and
Murdered by Robbers ,
Secretary Frolinglwyson Boloasos
a Toxns Bandit.
Kugg to Answer for Four Mur
ders andlOtlior Orimos ,
A Boozy Doot < ty on a Spree with a
Prisoner ,
Tovnn Makes a. Snmlny Kecoril ol
Txvo Bingo 'iJobborlcs uiul a
CIUIVIiS AND OUlMINAhB.
A HAD TOKUKUENT.
OAI.VESTON , Tex. , February 3. San
Antonio special : Aloxnndor Truinblo , n
Toxnn , was nrrjestod by state rangers ,
charged with being ono of the lenders of
the Mexican National train robbers last
November , and'whovns brought to San
Antonio by a Unllod States manlml , was
released to-day , ) by order of Soorotary
Frolinghuyaon. "tl'JiQ discharge of Trum-
blo is oxocrntod by. citizens of the border
counties , and thorp ia much unfavorable
comment. The evidence developed at
Monterey ia said to be conclusive againat
Truinblo. Judge lluasoll , of the United
States , courttho mtraditiou agent , was
anxiou" todolivorTi'umblo to the Mexican
authorities , but the secretary holds that
under the clause of the treaty with Mexico
ice which provides Unit neither govern
ment shall bo bound to surrender its own
citizens , an American citizen is not sub'
ject to surrender cither by the United
States government or the state of Texas.
The ruling causes the greatest surprise ,
as it ia n violation of the precedent
established in 1877 , when the jail of Rio
Grande City was raided by a party of
Mexicans who rescued n number of pris
oners who killed a deputy sheriff. The
loaders wore surrendered by Mexico on
the demand of the United States oxtrtf-
dition agent , ono of them was subse
quently hung , and the other sent to the
penitentiary. The interpretation then
was to leave the aurrondor of citizens by
either government discretionary with the
extradition agent. It is said the treaty
was not only so construed at the time by
the Mexican authorities , but also sanc
tioned if not approved by the state of
Toxaa. It is behoved any other inter
pretation will invite rapine and plunder
on the border.
DICK LIDULE'rl IMI'ORTANCK.
KANSAS OITY , February 3. A ques
tion has boon raised as to thn compe
tency of Dick Liddlo to testify against
Frank James , ho having served a term
in the penitentiary , being released under
the three-quarter rule without pardon.
The supreme court recently decided such
a witness incompetent under the present
statute , Prosecuting Attorney Wallace ,
of this city , has appealed to Governor
Orittondcn to pardon Liddlo , and a re
ply W/IR received , to-day in which the
governor dculinej .to pardon on the
ground that it would bo n m < li oiinn nn
Brockmoyor , acting governor at the
time of Liddlo's release , and on Judge
Goodman , who admitted Liddlo's tcsti
mony at the Winston robbery trial
There is a disposition to critioV.e the
governor's argument , especially aa
Goodman's action preceded the supreme
court decision.
A IIOO/.Y DOUTOII'H HUSONEK.
SKHAUA , Mo. , Fobrua-y 3. Dr. Hob-
ort B. Rails , of Now London , Rails
county , Mo. , came to this city yesterday ,
having in custody George M. Biddy , of
Appleton City , Mo. , whom ho had ar
rested on a charge of forgery and grand
larceny at the latter place. When Rails
got to Scdalia ho put his prisoner in the
calaboose for safe keeping and got on a
spreo. jLast evening Rails , who so omud
to bo acting as u special deputy or de
tective , got gome telegrams from the
sheriff of Rails county which ho thought
authorized him to release the man , which
ho did. Biddy declared in the presence
of Rails and others that ho was not only
innocent and perfectly willing to go with
Rails , but that the lattnr had been
drunk over since ho arrested him and
had twice told Biddy to run off aa he was
not the man wanted. Rails i' still hero
drunk , and no one can make head nor
tail of the case.
A TKitimiu : itixxmi ) .
LON < I INLAND OITV , February il.
Charles llugg , whoso last victim was
Solah Spraquo , will have four murders
to answer for when the court moots in
April. lie is strictly watched in the
Queens county jail , the jail oillcials fear
ing ho might attempt to suicide. The
detectives have absolute proof that Kugy
has committed ton crimes of robbery
and violence within a few years , in addi
tion to those agitating Long Island dur
ing the past three months.
TOHTUUHII AND KILLED.
ST. JosKi'ir , Mo. , February 3. Infer
ination is received hero that unknowi
parties tortured , by burning the oolos o
the foot and palms of the hands , Willian
Bradshawn wealthy farmer near Albany ,
Gentry county , for the purpose of male
ing him reveal the whereabouts of hii
money , and then boat him to death.
A SUNDAY MOUNINO HANaiNtl.
GnocKKTT , Texas , February 3. Hand ;
Robinaon , colored , who murdered Don'
uty Sheriff Lathrop recently , wa takoi
from jail early this morning by a hundroi
masked horsemen and hanged. The shut
ill' , anticipating such proceedings , had th
jail guarded , but the guard was ovorpow
lo orod.
10 TWO KTAOEH U01I1IED.
10o
oOS WHITESIIOUO , Tex. , February 3. Bol
OS stages between Whitouboro and Gain
IIid vilio wore robbed this morning by thn
id road agents , and $500 secured. Tl
of stages wore in sight of each other at tl ,
torn timo.
ONLY ONB GOT AWAY.
MONTECELIO , N. YFobruary 3. Fo
prisoners attacked the sheriff this meting
rn- ing in an attempt to got free. Two we
ras secured , ono shot dead and a fourth i
nd caned ,
ho
of In Texas.
30- AUSTIN , Texas , February 3. Bi
houses of the legislature passed the 1
empowering the governor to suppress
the lawlessness now rampant in Texas ,
and giving him 8oO,000 to use for that
object. The enactment is regarded aa n
deliberate declaration that it is the duty
of the governor to ferret out and sup
press lawlessness , and ho is authorized
to HBO every means money will procure-to
that end ,
ll.UI.UOAl ) UATK9.
VASSI'.NOKtl 1UTK8.
OIIICAUO , February 3 At an ad
journed mooting of general passenger
agents uf roada interested in business to
the Missouri river , yesterday , arrange.
menU covering weal-bound business were
entered into by which the local passen
ger agents of this city will bo compelled
to form an association similar to the ono
now in existence at Kansas City , which
provides that each ticket agent ahall de
posit a stipulated amount in bank , and
in case a cut rate is made the agent will
bo compelled to pay upon conviction
double the price of each ticket sold un
der schedule rate. The now agreement
will go into effect to-morrow. The linn-
ibal & St. Joe road has agreed ns soon
as rates nro restored that it will re-enter
the Kansas City agreement which Ima
boon modified to the extent that no road
can reduce rates without consulting oilier
linos.
Representatives of the Missouri river
roads also decided to no longer permit
eastern lines to issue coupon forms of
railroad tickets from eastern points to
points west of Chicago , but to compel
thorn to sell one continuous passage
ticket , and thus obviate the opportunity
afforded scalpers under the form of
ticket used to demoralize rates by selling
"stubs" of through passage tickets.
NEUUAHKA 11USIN1WM.
General Managers Potter and Cable
returned from the east last night and
both unite in declaring that the situation
respective of Nebraska business remains
practically unchanged. TJioy declare it
ia probable that another mooting will beheld
hold between the Burlington and roads
in the Western Trunk Line association
sometime next week in a further effort to
readjust their differences with regard lo
Utah business. The mooting of the
Western' Trunk Line association will beheld
hold Monday , and it is believed the
Union Pacific will concede the right of
its eastern allioa to make rates on west
bound business , and that the association
will then order an mlvunco in rates ,
though it may not adopt the exact sched
ule agreed upon at the recent Omaha
meeting.
AN INHARMONIOUS TOOL.
ST. LOUI.H , February 3. The publica
tion of a statement that the Baltimore it
Ohio railroad had charged other pee !
lines with cutting rates on east bound
freight hero , and that a mooting had
boon hold in Now York to take action on
the matter , created something of a com
motion in railroad and commercial circles
hero , but had no effect in restoring rates ,
as it is positively assorted that ono of the
pool lines made contracts for grain yea-
torday at 10 cents to Now York. This is
a clear cut of 1-1 cents per 100 pounds
It is also understood that two other pee !
lines are ready to make a similar out. II
is also assorted that not moro than twoo :
the pool lines hero will bo represented
the mooting in Now York next Thurs
day , when an unharmonious time is an
ticipatcd.
, .A. av.NF.RAi ,
UIIlUAflO , FublUUly O. TllU a laud
Trunk openly acknowledges it is cutting
seventh and eighth classes 10 cents under
schedule rates on caat-bound business ,
and the presumption follows that other
eastern trunk lines are doing likewise.
Unless a settlement is speedily reached
the belief is entertained that rate cutting
will become open and general. It is de
clared that the Baltimore & Ohio thus
far has maintained rates.
AN KICJIITH OLAHS ( JUT.
ST. Louis , February 3 , It ia assorted
that the Toledo Narrow Gunge will announce -
nounco to-morrow that it will receive
eighth class freight for Now York at 14
conU , a cut of 10 cents.
Defending the Fence CuttcrH.
NEW YORK , February 3. The Sun 1ms
a communication defending the fence
cutlers of Toxas. The writer says : By
the homestead laws the public lands
were reserved for actual sottlora. They
wont there under this pledge , mid in
time acquired herds of cattle , did well
encouraged others to follow their exam
ple. When it was soon that the busi
ness of raising cattle was profitable , largo
capitalists'non-residents , many of thorn
foreigners , engaged in the business ,
bought out some ranches and brought
herds of cattle from Texas and else
where. They then went to work stretch
ing wire fences across the coun
try BO as to exclude the cattle
of settlers from grazing on lands except
in their immediate neighborhood. By
this moans they are driving settlers from
the country. It is called "freezing them
out. " They thus wholly defeat the ob
ject of the homestead law and prevent
the settlement of the country , Sottlore
have taken their families and made thai
country their homo. The country is fil
for nothing but raising cattle and if the
settlers are deprived of this resource they
must leave. They know this and believ
ing that excluding them from the rang (
is a violation of their rights they have it
many cases cut thcao fences. They , * > a" '
not contend with the rich companies unless
loss the government passes stringon
laws to protect settlers from encroach
moiita.
The Imnl Deal BultH.
y GIIICUUO , February 2. The firm o
- Bowler Brothers to-day began Buitagains
n Peter McGooch , Daniel Wells , Jr' , am
id other members of the late firm of Mo
rGoooh , Evorringham & Co , , olaimini
10 8500.000 damages , owing to the nssoi
iftions made by that firm against the puri
ty of the lard the phintifU were pultini
upon the market juat prior to the eel
, lapse of McGooch. The a legations wor
n ' made the subject of a boardof trade mvu
" : tigation , but the Fowlers desire to haw
° ° the matter settled in court , as the boar
of trade finding was , in ft measure , nor
110committal. .
The Vail JUvei- Strike ,
H FALL BIVBB , Mass. , Fobruorv 3.- . .
" is claimed by the manufacturers that tl :
o" question at issue between them and tl
cs. .trikin" weavers is whether they shu
fee mill , or bo dictated to U tl
run
onoratives. The mills have n capital <
817,000,000 , and the organuation 7,0 (
,
M I . . .Mttviu It is suggested that the mil
bin $
may have no revenue from operatives
working to support those on tlio strike.
A Wonmn ns IMnstor.
WASHINOTON , Fob. 2. Secretary Fol-
gor , in n letter to the inspector of steam
vessels , roveiws the application of Mary
A. Miller , who seeks to bo Hocused ns
master of n steam vessel on inland waters
and says ! " 1 know nothing imperative ,
in the reason of things , in natural law ,
in public policy or in moral law , why a
woman , it she is skilled , honest , intelli
gent , hardy and prudent enough , may
not have command of n steam vessel nnd
navigate it , and nmnnngo and conduct
the business carried on with it. To do
that is to bo master of n steam vossol. "
The secretary , in quoting common law
nnd stntuo on the subject , remarks :
"Any pprson , whether male or female ,
may paddle his or her own canoe , or
steer or conduct his or her own vossol.
There is no reason in unwritten or written -
ton law why Mistress Miller may
not lawfully demand nn examination ,
nnd , if she prove herself duly qualified ,
to have n license to servo as master of n
steam vessel , nor is there need of talk ,
pro or con , on the social status or , wont-
nn rights so-called. Haying boon put
on Gods foot stool by Him , she has a
right to win her hrend in nny moral ,
decent wiy which is open to nny of His
toiling creatures. If olio chooses to do so
w master of n steam vessel , it is nn hon
est calling , nnd if she ia fitted for it ,
though clothed in skirls rather than
brooches , she has n right to follow it ,
nnd no man should nay her nay. " The
secretary concludes : "Lot the local inspectors
specters , putting behind nil bought * of
her BOX , nnd , without nutngnoism nnd
without partiality , make dllligont inquiry
as to her character nnd oxnmino the
proofs offered ns to her capacity , her ex
perience nnd her habits of life , nnd if
satisfied that she can bo safely entrusted
with the duties nnd responsibilities of
the master of n ntoam vessel , lot them
grant her a license. "
A MyatorlouH
KASHAS CITY , Mo. , February 3. The
funpral services over Mr a. G. Allowyno
Smith , recently of St. Paul , occurred
this nf tornoo\ \ > . The remains were placed
in a vault , r.irlios are expected from
St. Paul who will confer with Coroner
Rogers and if it is considered advisable
an examination will bo hold to teat the
story of malpractice.
A young Englishman , three months
ago , married Miss Mattie Maud ninklo ,
of Kansas City. Mias Ilinklo was
prominent society young lady of that
city , aged 10. It ia stated that bcforo
her death hho told Coroner Quinn , of St.
Paul , that she used instruments to pro
cure a miscarriagebut stoutly denied that
her husband had any knowledge of her
action. The peculiar part of the affair
is that the coroner certified that she died
of "hoart failure , " after Mrs. Smith had
made the above confession to him.
Smith is a cousin of Lord Carrlngton
and closely related to several very
wealthy families in London. Ho has
made largo investments in St. Paul and [
intended to reside in that city.
South Carolina's Prosperity.
OiiAUiiKHTON'February 3. The Nowa
and Courier will publish an elaborate re
port on the condition of agriculture
manufacturing and mining in-South Car
olina , It says : "Despite the terrible
losses of oixtoon years , the war and
negro rule , South Oarolinatlanfc year do-
iltu.1 frol.t ogi-iollUltro > fDU,000,0/10 tnora
than in 1800. " It attributes the advance
in agriculture to white labor , and says
that colored labor was leas efficient last I
year than five yoara ago , and the avail
able supply is constantly loss than the
demand ; that the colored farmers as n
rule are not saving money nor acquiring
land ; that they succeed bolter as land
owrera than tenants ; that they are valu
able aa laborers only so fur as controlled
and directed by white men.
A Double Deadlock ,
LouiBVHiU : , Ky. , February 3 , The
interest in the senatorial contest is at
wlnto-hoat and will remain so until t
nomination is made. With Sweonoj
withdrawn , the deadlock would seem it
bo broken , but the indicationa are thui
Carlisle will tnko his place with a probu.
bio deadlock as the result. Thcro ii
much talk of Carlisle , and lib chance :
appear better than over before. Sweonoj
tlunka Blackburn will win. The caucui
moots again on Monday.
Illinois lu Washington.
WASHINGTON , February 3. Mombon
of the IllinoisjPross association , on ai
annual excursion , arrived this evening
and were mot snvoral miles cut by S. P
Rounds , public printer , and wife , Cade
Taylor , Senator and Mrs. Logan ant
other members of the Illinois association
of Washington. They will bo ehowi
about tno city to-mo.row , and in tin
evening will no tendered a reception b ;
Illinois people living at the capital.
A. Sly Quoon.
Gmauio , February 3. The queen o
Tahiti , traveling incognito , arrived fron
the west yesterday and spent the day it
driving about the city , leaving for tin
east at 9 o'clock last nleht. She stops a
Niagara Falls p * h"er way to Now York
from whoi > < * > oho "ails for England
which Country and Franco oho will visi
iit'BOtno length. In this city she nssumei
the name of Mrs. Solomons and oludoi
the newspaper people until juatprocodiii ]
her departure-
The Ice noparllnir ,
ST. Louis , February ! J. A good don
of ice is still running , but not enough t
prevent navigation , which _ will bo re
sumed to-morrow. The ice in the Oaag
river broke up to-day and the Missouri
it is believed , will bo open to the inout
of that stream. The gorge at Alton !
still solid. The river rose three inchc
to-day.
AjwolicH on tlio War 1'atli.
SAN FRANCISCO , February 3. Th
Examiner's Tombstone special saya ; 1
messenger just arrived from Oposun
Sonoru , reports that Apaches are mu ;
dcring and ravaging in that noctioi
Fourmon have boon killed since Januvr
25th. It is thought to bo a portion <
Grrinoma's band , for which Coptai
It Rofforty , with troops , are on the lookou
ho
ho A Confederate Home.
all BAI.TJMOBB , February 3. Adelogatic
ho from Richmond ia hero making collec
of ions to build a homo for indigent coi
00 federate soldiers. Contributions a
11s liberal. The delegation is going to Nu
on York and Boston.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Important Measnrcs Congress
Wrestle With This Wei
Morrison Proposes to Horizontally
Eoduoo the Tariff ,
A Clash of Measures on the Wool
Tariff ,
Land Grants to bo Under Earnest
Consideration ,
The General Features of Congrcn-
xlonnl ItusincBH at the Opening
of the AVcok.
FROM WASHINGTON.
RONOllESH AND IT3 WORK.
WAHHINOTON , February 3. The son-
nto accomplished little work last-week
except in committees. The bill to pro
vide for ascertaining and settling private
land claims in certain states and terri
tories remains the unfinished business
for to-morrow. MoPhorson's banking
bill is moro likely than nny other on the
calendar to bo taken up in advance of
its order , nnd nn effort will probably bo-
made during the week to bring it before
the senate. Senator Edmunds' civil
rights bill nnd his Utnh bill stand next
in importance.
In the house to-morrow , during the
call. of states , Air. Morrison expects to
introduce his bill providing for ti hori
zontal reduction of the tariff , nnd the call
vill probably bo followed by a suspen
sion of the rules to open the way for in
dividual requests for consideration of
particular measures. Converse boa asked
to bo recognized , and contemplates call
ing up his bill providing for an increase
of the tariff on wool. It ia understood ,
if the bill is brought up , that Hurd will
oppose it , and urge that wool bo placed
on tlio free list. Converse says the in
terests of nearly § 3,000,000 men has *
boon imperiled by tlio tariff legislation
on wool by the last congress. The appro
priations committee expect to report the
naval appropriation bill before
the oloso of the week. In the louse the
bill to remove curtain burdens on the-
merchant marine and eucourngo foreign
carrying trade , will probably bo consider
ed in committee of the whole. Its
friends believe it will bo passed. The
committee of the whole may also consider - *
sidor the bill to establish a department
of agriculture , and the bill for the estab *
lishment of n bureau of animal industry. ' &
On the house calendar are bills regulating '
rates > f second .class postage , at letter * 'ft
carrier oflicos , and in relation to admis / ,
sion of territories into the Union. The
committee on public lands expects to-
consider the bill for forfeiture of land
grants to the Atlantic & Pacific , and.
Northern Pacific railroads Tuesday.
Sioux City'b Now Dopot.
Sioux CITY , Ia. , February 2. E. T
Jeffrey. Superintendent of the Illinois i
Control , P. E. Hall * Manager of the I"5 . * < ! / !
Sioux City it Pacific , E. W. Winter. , , ; .
Manager of the St. Paul , & Omaha , anA ?
J , T , Clark , Suporintondpnt'of thvft-Ma ? ? ' 1
waukoo t\7 at. isuf vroro in the city to4 $
day to arrange for building a Union Pak-nk ?
Bongor depot. A site was selected an Lst , '
plans discussed for a depot estimated to"
cost about § 35,000. Committees wore'
appointed on grounds and plan of build'
ing , and the mooting adjourned subject/ /
I to call of the manager. '
Tlio Hrlghton Ranch. ; '
LINCOLN , Nob. , February 3. A suit
has bcon begun in the name of the United
States to vest the title in the government1
of 52,000 ncrea of land in Ouster county ,
Nebraska known " ranch "
, as "Brighton , *
which have been fenced in by the Bright ,
( on Cattle Co. Tlio bill assorts that the
c9iiip < uiY has no title to the land and. *
Umt it belongs to the public domain. *
Tin ) qiu'iition is ono of great interest to
settler * . ; '
Wendell Phillips' Death. , < "
BOSTON , February ' 3. Hon.YondolIt
PhillipH die * ' , ut 0 ; > m. yesterday. * jf
Mr. Phillfpd vrib ill just ono wcok , but ;
not until Ttiiuoty was his condition coni
sidorcd dangerous by his physicians/
Thursday night ho failed rapidly , but
Friday rallied slightly and passed a fairly ,
comfortable night Yesterday afternoon
his illness took a critical turn , and he
gradually failed and puaioj quietly nwaj' * t. t
about 0 in the evening , in iiu i.i\senc& i K
of his wife und niece , Mr. Phillips W *
in his seventy-third year. ' * '
ltyTiiy'"tlio uatno of .Inliuxon , w io alula.
u.vJffo ot 81 f ,000 f i om tlio I' . J , ' . exprow/
. „ caught nnd jailed at Walla jValla , M. V. ,
TJio leading OranffomonX// / Harb'u' ,
Grnco riots liuvu b cn xent to the pouitontlpry „
to await trial. ' * # . * !
.Sentiment la being worked up iu Chicago Iu,1
favor of n regular liquor licensa uf $500 ( t
year , Instead of 8.100 for whisky und S160 for
boftr. Tlio city council is In favor of It. '
The Vienna police has compiled a list of
foreigners who are to bo expelled. , 4
Tha Harvard crew haa accepted the cfiaU
longo of the Columbians.
Bovou thousand hojjs and _ 2,000 cattle
racotvod In "
A uoy in Auburn , N. Y. , who lout n footMi V * .
the New York Contval , was awarded ? ? lQ,9fB. * r
by n Jury. t\ '
"
Th Now York bauka hold S19,208,870 lu '
oxcoaa of legal requirement ! ) .
The priutors on Tlie Evening WUooualn
Milwaukee , quit work to enforce a demand ,
that three girls working there bo given the
name price as men. The paper came out as
usual , the Union having tipllt on the ( luoatlon ,
Tlio rivers nt 1'lttaburg are falliug and UIB
danger to over.
10 Long Island City ia again exulted , this time
10A over the poisoning of Thomtui Collier and
wife.
'tt wife.Stove
Stove mouldora at Heading , Fa. , have ac
irn. - cepted A reduction ot 10. per cent in wnyoa.
n.ry Steamboat inenln and wound St. Lotilu are
ry , congratulating thinnsoU'Oii over the peaceful
of breaking up pf the ice in the riyor nt tliat
in 4 , ? *
it. The Hamburg-American 1'ackot
have otfored to transport tha bodies oi Do-
Lnng and party fri > uvIIaiiburg ) to Kov York
an free of charge , The offer has been accepted.
et- Attending ) ibv tdiuiii lm\o slight hupesof
. the recovery of Wcuilall I'lilllipN
in.
Gould , VimJeibl't ' uiu i cliois &ro stilt
ire booming the stock jinrkac. A few
UW turns uf the Mhtwl , mul the
luorn ,