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THE OMAHA AILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEI * . WEDNESDAY MOKtffl , FEBRUARY 27 , 1881 NO.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Dr. Noryiii Green Refuses to Furnish
CoDios of Contracts ,
Senator Hili Catechises Green and
His Attorney.
A Eoport Worth Bismarck's '
Oareful Oonsidorationi
Misorosoopic Examination of
Fork Beoommondodi
U'lio ProcoedttiRs or Congress anil
Other Washington NOWH.
PUOM WASHINGTON.
" WKSTEUN UNION CONTHAOTH.
WASHINGTON- , February 20. When
Norvin Green , president of the Western
Union Telegraph company , appeared before -
fore the sub-committee of the senate
committee on postofliccs nnd post roada
to-day , Senator Hill asked that all con
tracts with press associations bo laid be
fore the committee. Green requested
that the question of furnishing the sub
committee with copies of contracts vrith
railroad companies , cable companies and
press associations bo referred to the
whole committoo. Ho claimed that
neither the sub-committoo nor the whole
committee , nor the senate had power to
require witness to produce saiil contracts.
Besides copies of them cannot bo made
without the consent of the board of
directors , nor could they bo produced
without the consent of other parties in
the contract. Green declined to furnish
information concerning the receipts from
the Gold Stock Telegraph company , from
cable contracts , etc. , but said there was
nothing in the contract which ho was not
willing the committee should know , but
ho declined to answer on general princi
ples. The inquiries were inquisitorial in
nature.
Senator Hill said : "You are a public
corporation , are you not 2 Congress has
the right to legislate in the matter , has
it not 1"
" .No , sir ; not the least in the world , "
replied counsel for Green. \
Senator Hill "Do you deny the right
of congress to regulate your inter-state
business ? "
Gwynn "No ; but congress has no
right to interfere with the management
of our private business. "
Senator Hill "I cannot agree with
you on that. I consider the questions
pertinent. "
Gwynn "Very well ; wo will try that
with you any day. "
Dr. Green hero said he had just re
ceived a telegram from Mr. VVillian
Henry Smith , general manager of the
Now York and Western Associated Press
association in relation to what he ( Green )
was reported to have said yesterday. Ho
asked if the committee would ask Mr ,
Smith to appear in poraoii before the
committee. That would bo better than
to receive the telegram.
The tulegram from the general manager
gor of the Associated Press , which Dr.
Green offered to the committee , referred
to an incorrect inference drawn by the
committee from clauses in the existing
contract continuing certain precedent
contracts , that there must bo some ex
clusive privileges reserved , and it was de
signed to correct this impression. Mr
Smith said there was no exclusive privi
lege , and that the reservations were for
the protection of small papers in Texas ,
Colorado and other sections of the west
The extension of rates under the now
contract which were baaed upon business
done in thickly settled portions of the
cast would have been a hardship to papers
of the southwest and west , and
it was agreed that they should not bo re
quired to pay moro than they wore pay
ing in November , 1882 , before the con
tract was executed. Of the original con
tract executed in 1807 and contracts supplemental
plomental thereto nothing was reserved
inconsistent with the contract before the
committee Mr. Smith expressed the
hope that Dr. Green would explain t
the committee the modification that had
boon made in the original contract by
mutual consent about twelve years ago.
This original contract was the first
written contract in the west. It was the
first effort to systematize a business tha
had grown by degrees as the wires were
extended and newspapers became able or
enterprising enough to take the news re
port. It was made when both tolograpl :
and press business were small and un
developed.
The clause cancelled by the inutua'
agreement required that press busines
should bo done exclusively by Wosten
Union wires. William Orton , then proa
ident of the telegraph company , made
the proposition and it was accepted on
behalf of the Associated Press by Richar"
Smith and Horace White. Thus wa
abrogated only the exclusive clause tha
was embraced in the original contract ,
Since then there has boon no attempt t
bind the press and the latter lias onjoyo
no privilege that is not open to othu
papers.
Mr. Smith added , if the commttto
shall consent to call anybody familia
with the history , principles and work
ings of the Aasoci jd Press they may get
accurate information Heretofore wit
nesses have buen conspicuous for their
lack of information and their prejudices
Ho suggested the names of David M.
Stone , president of thn Now York nsso
ciated press , Joseph Medill , president of
the Wet rnAssociated Press and Richard
Smith Walter N. Haldoman , Charles A
Dana , Whitolaw Reid and James Gordon
Bonnet , who are responsible for the
present management as persons caonble
of talking intelligently on the subject.
SEND IT TO I1ISMAUCK.
WASHINGTON , February 20 Commis
sionur Loring has laid before the presi
dent the report , of the commission ap
pointed to examine the swine industry of
the United Stales , It is emphatic in the
statement that there am no condition
surrounding the industry which tend h
propagate disease or render pork un
healthful. From returns from railrnar
and transportation companies , slaughtet
housea , packers and shippers , confirms
by there from boards of health , humane
societies and experts employed by th
commission , it appears that the utmoa
care la preserved througouf , that dear
hoes are never transported except ti
offal rendering eBtaolhhinunts , that du
eased hogs are refused transportation ,
that humane laws and sanitary regulations
exist at all stock yards enforced by local
inspectors under penalty of fines , etc. ,
that rigid scrutiny is enjoined at all
slaughter hou3os ( that _ methods of
slaughter and packing qualities , the ma
terial used in inspection , etc. , and rogu *
latod by rules of chambers of commerce
nnd trade , and constant care is exorcised
to see that no unhoolthful means are em
ployed in any branch. The report states
that an examination proves our pork
fully equal , perhaps superior , to that of
Franco or Germany. No general disease
exists , and the occasional presence of
tnchiniu is comparatively unimportant.
The report is signed by George B. Lor-
ing , chairman of the board , E.W.BIatch-
ford , Chicago , Professor Chandler , Now
York , Dr. D. E. Salmon , department of
agriculture , and A D. Curtis , Now York ,
and in conclusion says :
"While wo believe nologttiraato ground
exists for restrictions imposed in some
foreign countries against the importation
of American pork , wo are satisfied that a
microscopic inspection of all pork for
importation can bo secured at packing
houses , and such inspection should bo
demanded , "
THE ItENVITT-llELMONT CONTUOVEIISY.
The house committee on foreign af
fairs will report to-morrow on the reso
lution of Mr. Brumm , asking whether
the minister of any foreign power has
endeavored to nullify ft resolution of the
house by reflections on the honor and in
tegrity of ita members , that the commit
tee could find no such evidence. The
report is expected with interest , in view
of the probability that Mr. Hewitt and
Mr. Bohnont may renew in the house
their personal controversy started in the
committee room.
THE LOTTERY HILT ,
The bill reported favorably to the son-
atp to prohibit mailing iuwspapors _ con
taining lottery advertisements is accom
panied by two reports. The majority
hold the bill to bo constitutional and in
line of legislation already adopted by all
except throe of the states. The minority -
ity holds that congress has no powdr to
suppress lottery gambling or any other
kind of gambling.
THE LASKEH KESOLUTION.
Speaker Carlisle has received a letter
addressed to him personally by several
nfost prominent members of the liberal
party in the Gorman reichstag , express
ing their high" sense of the appreciation
of the action taken by the house of rep
resentatives as a token of respect for the
memory of the late Herr Laskor. The
letter expresses the hope that the two
nations may develop and continue in
friendship.MATRON'S
MATRON'S TENSION HILL.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions 1m igrecd to report favorably Hop
rpsentativp Matson's bill increasing pen
sions of widows and dependent parents of
deceased soldiers and sailors from $8 to
§ 12 per month.
FOIirV-ElGlll'U CONG11E99.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON . February 20. Mr. Sow-
oil ( rep. , N. J. ) , from the committee on
military affairs , reported favorably the
house bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter
ter , which was made the special order
for Wednesday , March 12th.
Mr. Wilson ( rnp. , la , ) , from the com
mittee on postoffices and postroada , re
ported favorably n bill to prohibit mail
ing newspapers containing lottery adver
tisement . Placed on the callendar.
Mr. Jackson ( dem. , Ton. ) submitted
the minority report.
Mr. Allison ( rep. , la ) offered a resolu
tion , which was agreed to , calling on the
secretary of the navy to furnish the senate
ate with all information on file in that
department respecting the progress of
the work of construction of the ship canal
at the isthmus of Panama.
Mr. Hale ( rep. , Mo _ . ) introduced the
following joint resolution , widen was at
once read three times and passed without
debate :
Jtcsoh'cd , By the senate and house of
representatives , that the act of her Brit-
tannic majesty's government in present
ing to the United States government the
Arctic steamship Alert , which will bo
used in the contemplated expedition to
relieve Lieutenant Creoloy and party , is
recognized as opportune and generous ,
and deeply appreciated by congress ami
the people of the United States , and th.it
the president is hereby requested to com
municnto a copy of this resolution to ho
Grittannic majesty's government.
The committee on military affairs re
ported favorably with amendments i
bill to consolidate the bureau of military
justice and corps of judge advocates o"
the army. Calendared.
Mr. Plumb ( rep. Ks ) offered a resolu
tion , which was agreed to , calling on the
commissioner of agriculture forinfonmv
tion as to the annual amount of wheat ,
rye , corn and cotton "reduced in thi
country during the five years preceding
1882 , the amount used at homo for food
fodder , seed and other purposes , tin
amount exported and the surplus , if any
at the end of said group of years , am
similar information for the years 188 !
and 1883 separately and an estimate as
to the year 1881. Also whether in hie
judgment speculation by "options" or
"futures" in those productions , where
no actual transfer takes place , tends to
affect the market value of a commodity
to the injury of the 'consumer or pro
ducer.
The chair laid before the xonatn the
unfinished business , it being the bill t"
authorize the construction of additional
cruisers for the navy.
Mr. Halo ( rep Mo. ) addressed the
acnato pointing out the necessity for
ships , the [ United States haying hardly a
Btnglo ship of a class now recognized by >
other nations as necessary for naval pur
poses. Things were happening every
day. Clouds were lowering on the polit t-
ical horizon and in case of trouble the
people of the United States would bo
loath to forgive any administration of
public affairs that had not Bought to lon
eomothin ; ; to remedy the defenseless con
dition of the nation.
Mr. MoPhoreon ( dom. N. Y. ) criti
cised the secretary of the navy lor dis
position to got. rid of all old vessels and
build now ones.
Mr. Butler ( dom. S. 0. ) defended tin
secretary , and the dnbuto was continued
a' considerable length , hut without actioi
the senate went into executive acssioi
and adjourned soon after.
HOUSE.
After the transaction of routine bus !
siof
ness the houao went into committee of
the wnolo , Mr , Cox ( dem. N , Y ) in he
chair , on the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Mr. Hopkins ( rep. Pa. ) offered an :
amendment providing for the appoint ,
mcnt of examiners to bo with the con-
Bent of legislatures.
Mr. Ea'on ( dom. Conn } opposed the
amendment because the till could not bo
amended so as to inako it decent. It
was unconstitutional from head to heel.
Ho regretted that the gentleman from
Missouri ( H.itch ) liad said yesterday that
Now York , Now Jorscy and Connecticut
were homndos. Now York , Now Joraoy
and Connecticut elected S. J. Tildon
president of the United States in 1870
A | plauso ] and would elect the next dem
ocratic president. The homades were
bigger than the ship.
Mr. Hatch ( dom. Md ) said the grn-
tloman misrepresented his remarks if ho
understood him to ay Now York , Now
Jersey and Connecticut were homados.
Ho had spoken of invidimls not stales.
_ Mr. Ivasson ( rep. la. ) urged the neces
sity of a federal inspection law of some
sort that would furnish foreign nations
prima facie evidence of the aafoty of the
products exported from the United
States. A million dollars n week hung
upon the consideration of this bill , for
the United States were subjected t"
something like prohibition in regard to
some of the most important of its agri
cultural products.
Mr. Woller ( g'bk. la. ) thought the
provisions in the bill in the interest of
a cattle ring now being formed to control
the cattle trndo ot the great northwest ,
Mr. Randall ( dom. P.i ) advocated the
resolution which ho proposed to present
at the proper time recommitting the bill
with instructions to the comnn'tten on
agriculture to report back n bill which
shall embrace a morn thorough system of
inspection , to the end that no diseased
animals shall bo exported , and further
report a bill to organize a moro strict
quarantine against the importation of
diseased animals , and maka nuch recom
mendation and secure by states such leg
islation aa will eradicate plouro-pnuu-
monia.
Mr. Koifor ( rpp. 0. ) supported the
bill , contending it was no infringement
on the constitution.
Mr. Hopkins' amendment was lost
91 to 101.
Having concluded consideration of the
second section , the committto roao and
the houao adjourned
The loiva
DIM MOINES. Fobriiarj 26. The house
consumed the entire day on the Bolter
school bill , which is simply a codification
of the school laws of the state. After an
all day session thu bill was ordered en
grossed by a vote of 51 to 38. It will
probably pass the house to-morrow. The
prohibition bill is the special order at
2:30 : p. m. to-morrow.
In the senate bills were introduced to
provide for locating and constructing
ditches , drains ana levees ; to improve
highways and reclaim and protect lantln
subject to overflow ; to establish a normal
school at Spirit Lake ; to provide for ap
pointment of a state veterinarian ; to au
thorize boards of supervisors to make an
additional levy of taxes of not more
than two mills on the dollar when neces
sary to meet the proper expenditures for
the county ; to require county auperin-
tcndcnts to show certificates that they
are qualified to fill the office
from the state board of ex
aminers or state suporintendmit
before being sworn in ; to add n dairy de
partment to the agricultural college ; to
change tiio law authorizing the refunding
of outstanding bonded indebtedness of
counties , cities and towns by making the
law apply to bonus now outstanding in
stead of those outstanding at the date of
the passage of the law , also limiting the
rate of interest on now bonds to six in
stead of eight per cent ; to appropriate
§ 5,000 for the state fish commission and
$300 annually aa rental on Spirit Lake
hatchery ; to IcgalizH the incorporation of
the town of St. Ansgar. Most of the
session was occupied in debating Bloom's
bill to abolish bucket shops and the bill
passed 30 to 3.
Adjourned ,
A Now Jtulli-iiud Project.
DES MOINES , la , February 20. A
new railroad called the Kansas City ,
DCS Moines & Northern railroad , filed
articles of incorporation with the secre
tary of state hero to-day. The incor-
poratorn of the company are Colonel
James H. Birch of Clinton county Mis
souri , Messrs. II. M. Allen of Loaven-
worth , Henry S. Hawley and Henry T.
Glover of Chicago , 0. W. Ilazzard of
Dos Moines , D. D. Burns o ; St Joseph ,
William K. Faulconer of Kansas City ,
ti. B. Blood and D. W. McElroy of
Kookuk. The company organized and
elected the following officers : Oolono *
James H. Birch , president ; 'Henry S ,
Hawley , vice-president ; Ilonry T ,
Glover , assistant secretary and treasurer , ,
and D. W. McElroy , secretary. They
say the company jus organized with ample
plo capital to build the rard , and wil.
begin work at once , The gentleman say
that Kansas City is the great railroad
center of the Missouri valley , and tha
Dos Moines is the acknowledged railroa
center of the northwest. Using Colone
Birch's own words : "Wo propose to bind
together these two great cantors with a
road running through the finest country
over created. "
Annual.
CEDAII lUrins , la , February 20-
The annual mooting of the stockholder
of the Burlington , Cedar Rapids < ! „
Northern jail way wai hold hero to-day.
Four of the five retiring directors were
re-elected. The fifth director , John J.
Blair , was succeeded by R. R. Cable.
At a meeting of the directors the following -
ing oflicora were elected : President ,
Jud e Tracy ; treasurer , H. H. llollUtorj
assistant treasurer , 0. Stickney ; secre
tary , S. S. Dorwart The continued
contrjl of the road jointly by the three
interested companies seems to have been
the policy determined upon.
. Hlll 'lllllH KlMMU'H.
DKNVEH , February 23. The Tribuno'a
apocwl from Albuquerque , N. M , aaya a
tcrriblo ncourt'o is raging among the Xuni
Indians. Over 100 children have duct :
< with measles thu past month , The din
oise in still raging and the scents about
the Indian village ! are ( sickening in thu
extreme.
Tim Itnliiiiuiro .t Olilu'n Now l\no \
Fubruary 20. In cense !
quance of the acquisition of the Pitta
Imrg & Western railroad , the Baltimore
- tt Ohio will utart a now p.issoncer nd
freight line from Now York to Ohicagi
via this city. It is claimed the diutanc' '
will bo eighty miloa lens than the Pcnn
uylvania company's ' route ,
FROM FOREIGN LAND ]
Again the Drcaflei Dynamite Rijps
All LonfloD , &
Aiid Wrecks Things Qoiioralty at
the Victoria Stntioii , * ,
Prepared For a Dooisivo Battle
In Egypt , f *
M
Minister Hunt Boportod Dying/at /
St , Petersburg ,
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Humors nnd Furls About t'-o Mill0
tnry Situation In Kun > t.
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GKNEUAli I-XMIKIGN NKW8
MTEK DETAILS OF XIIK EXI'LOSION ,
LONDON , February 20 , The explosion
at the Victoria railway station shuttered
the windows of the Metropolitan Under
ground railway depot , sixty yards dis
tant , and the fronts of houses the same
distance in other directions were badly
damaged. The Victoria refreshment ,
room was wrecked and a clock eight feet
high blown from the wall , and thrown
six yards away. The street in ho
neighborhood ia completely strOwn
with brokow glass. A "largo forcij ; of
polio and the fire brigade quickly reached
the spot and extinguished the fire , saving
the depot. The dul i * is left untpuonnd
till the arrival at Colonel Majondio ,
chief inspector of explosives , who will
make a thorough examination of the ox-
plosion. Detectives nto actively inquir
ing into the matter. All three hypothe
sis , gas , gunpowder and dynamite , > nro
advanced and diseased , djiuunilo being
the favorite theory.
Colonel Majondio , who critically x-
atniuod thorui B , thinks the explosion j is
duo not to gas , but to some powerful
compound. The report is current that a
parcel loft in the cloak room was intenllbd
for tiso against' the house of parliament
to-night , and that it exploded accidental
ly. The theory that the explosion was
caused by djnamito g tins the confirma
tion from tha / fact that the grchtest
damage was dune and only two persons
are injured and , they slightly. Ofllcials
of the railway discredit the idea tliat'tho
explosion won the result of private malice ,
as the coat of the material would deter u
discharged servant , from thus retaliating.
It is goiiurally attributed to person * who
caused the explosion in thu station vf the
underground raihvi-y some montha'DOgo.
Thn clerk state that a man dupositfti n
heavy valise last evening and cautioned
him to be careful with it. Sometime
after the clerk hoard a noise like an alarm ,
The damagu caused by the explosion is
estimated at ' 1,000.
, nitAlIAMS ADVANCE. J
CAIUO. February 20. General jGra-
ham telegraphs General Stevenson that
preparations fcnQ his advance are com
pleted. Ho has altered thu position of
his troopa and the ri hfc wiiig _ is riow
resting on the lake behind Trinkitnt , The
enemy is in force on the heights and at
the entrance to the dofilu near Tob. < - It
is expected that u battle will take place
Friday , and-tho ] > oint.of. Uack-wll&a
three miles northeast of Trinkitot. The
British government has instructed Gun-
oral Graham , before engaging the rebels ,
to summon Osman Digna to release all
Tokar soldiers and all survivors of Sinkat
desiring to return to Egypt , and if ho
refuses to liberate them to give him
battle forthwith. If Cmieral Graham
defeats Oamun Digna the advance of the
British troops will stop on the cap
ture of Tiwiamob , Osman Digna's head ,
quarters.
MOVING ON TAMATAM : .
LONDON , February 20. Advices state
that Horas oucuoodud secretly in
landing in Madagascar a number of
Ivrupp cannon and other munitions of
war and have gene to protect Tnnara-
viaro , An English colonel named Wil-
loughby has obtained chief command of
the Malagasy ui my , Horas hopua soon
to bo able to make an attack on Tama-
tavc , now hold by the French.
110VAL TAl'KV.
BEIILIN , February 20 Grand Duke
Michael , of Russia , arrived huro at the
head of a deputation which came to con
gratulate the emperor upon the seventeenth -
teonth anniversary of hia entrance into
thu Russian order of St. Georgo. The
Gorman Crown Prince Frederick William
mot the Grand Duke at the station and
gave him a cordial grouting.
WHOLKfALI' K.MIO1UT10N.
VIENNA , February 20. A strong
movement is on foot in the province of
Galicia in favor of emigration to
America. The magistracy _ of East
Galicia has unanimously petitioned the
governor of the province to prohibit the
sale of pasuongor tickota for American
porta.
HUAKIM'H CONDITION.
SiMKiM , February 20. Admiral Hew
itt has Btarted for Triokatot , which indi
cates the condition of Suikim is not us
critical as imsginod. With regard to
Tokar nothing is known nxcopt that the
rebels have surrounded the place , hpica
are unabln to penetrate to the town ,
A I'ANIO IN A TABATItE ,
MONTREAL , February 20 , A false
alarm of tire at thn Royal theatre Una
afternoon during the matinee cautod a
panic. Women finite 1 and were trampled
jn and eovoral badly bruised.
JIUrtNOUH NU1IIANH ,
SUAKIM , February 20. The condition
of affairs horu is critcal. The Turks in
command of Nubians who refuse to go to
Trinkitat , have roBigiied Thai transport
Ncora which ran ashuro is milking.
AKFAIIIH AT KIIAUTOUM
KHAUTOUM , February 2(1. ( The fity is
tranquil The market is full ofVrabt /
daily , who freuly brinu inlproduoj , the
pncua of which has fallen uno hultoinco
Gordon's arrival.
THE I.OIU > S' WATTLH IIILL.
LONDON February 20 , Tlioloralw/o
paasiid a bill for the belter provoi tion of
the introduction of foot and mou th dia-
case by foruign cattlu ,
' HTHAMKIl DHAIILED.
LONDON , February 20 The : oamer
Sorvia , from Liverpool for Now York ,
" passed 800 miles wu t of Fustno ajipar-
* il 1 * 11 1
S"nlly disabled ,
'
I KUAVOrKINE HKU'lOUHLV I LI
I PAUIS , February 20 , Prince urapot-
kino is diMigorotislv ill in pii < on. The
do'tor ) sny ho will certainly die unlitu
removed to moro hoiUhfitl quarters.
FEVfill AT TAMATAVE.
PAIUS , February 2(5. ( Advices from
Madagascar atato that the fever is rife
among Frenchmen at Tnmatavo.
MINISTER HUNT DYINO.
ST. PETRUsiunin , February 20. United
Slittos JMininter Hunt is dying ,
Amiiml ilio Oinixlnt PoHtollli-o.
Special Dispatch to TIIK llrK.
WAHIIINOTON , D. 0. , February 20.
The suporvisini ! architect of the treasury
department to-day addressed a com
munication to the chairman of the house
iic
committee on appropriations recommend
ing an appropriation of $11,017 to reim
burse the city of Omaha to the extent of
ono half the cash of paving the streets
nnd alloys adjoining thu United States
court house and postoflico thoro.
Cl.KMENT ClIAHE.
A lln\v Anunifr the Giumlbnlx.
SAN FUANOISUO , February 2(5. ( The
report cmnos from Auckland that the
government aohoonor , Julia , which is
regularly employed procuring laborers
from different groups of islands in the
I'rtoilio to work on sugar plantations in
the Sandwich Inlands , recently landed at
the Island of Nanoiiti with about thirty
returned laborers. The returned laborers
bolpnodj | { the Islands of Tarawa and
Opinng , in the same group , thu people of
which have boon nt constant warfare -
faro with the inhabitants of
Nanoiiti. The returned laborers
on landing soir.od a number of young girl
inul ravished thorn , whic'i provoked a
light with the inhabitants who were
armed only with clubs and spears. Twen
ty Nanoutis were killed and many
wounded , while others escaped to the
island of Apamama , n short way off , rein
forced their number , roturnoi to Nnnouti
and in the fight which onsucd several
were killed on each side and three or four
assailants carried oil' to Apamama.
Tlio Surrender of Yolltnv Call.
ST. PAUL , February 2(1 ( The Minnea
polis Evening Journal's Winnipeg special
from Broad via w says : Advices to the
Sun say that Yellow Calf and the ringleaders -
loaders are on the way to Reginn , in cus
tody of the mounted police. All is quiet
at the agency and no fighting anticipated ,
A stormy scene ensued on the arrest
of Yellow Calf , rifles were drawn on the
police vrith threats to shoot. Ono buck \
was just in the act i < f shooting Maj.
Hicknur , and but for the interference of
one of thu men , would have killed him ,
and a general massacre would have fol
lowed. The first challenge to surrender ,
was disregarded and followed by a parley -
ley , in which the Indian ] agreed to sur
render , which they did. Tlio Bottlers
are still excited , but the Indiana are
quiet.
iK I5I1K
WAMIINOTON , February 20. At the
mcoling of committee on banking and .
currency Bucknor moved to substitute
his bill providing for issuance of treasury
notes to take the place of bank notes for
all bills conconiinc bank circulation , oto.
that has boon considered by committee ,
The substitute was rejected three to nine.
Buck nor , Yuplo and Miller voted in the
nflinnnlivn , and Ermontrout , Potter ,
Hunt , Candlor , Wilkitls.'Ding'oy'fAdams ' ,
Henderson and Hooper , in the negative ,
Brumm was abiont. The committee , by
a vote of eight to lour authorized Wilkins
to report to the house the Mcl'etorson
bill us it passed the eonato , Bucknor ,
Potter , Miller and Yaplo voting in the
negative.
The A. O. U. W.
Si'niNoriELi ) 111. , February 20. The
grand ledge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen mot here to-day with
fully throe hundred delegates and visit
ing members present. Tlio day was devoted -
voted to reports of cominhtoca on legis
lation and appeals and grievances. Tl'is
evening u public meeting was hold and
addresses of welcome word delivered by
Attorney General McCartney , J. 0.
Humphrey and A. Oronaorn" , and the
response by Grand Master Hess of Quin-
cy. The annual address was delivered by
\V. Hill of Murphysboro. The attend-
unco was very largo.
The Uri-uf flood.
SniiEVEi'OUT , LA. , February 20. The
river in the highest since ' 40 , and is utill
rising. Steamers are bringing stock and
people from submerged plantations , ono
hundred miles above and bolow. The
whole country is reported under water
and great damage being done.
WAHHI OTON , February 20 , The ob
server at Vicksburg reports this morning
that the river has broken through three
miles below Delta , La. , and the water is
now throe inches above the track of the
Vicksburg , Shreveport & Pacific railway
near California station ,
Another Itatlroad.
PniLADELViiiA , , February 20. The
contractorfor building the Souristt Rocky
Mountain r.iilrrad atatea work , it will bo
rapidly pushed as BOOH as spring opens.
The road will run from Winnipeg northwesterly -
westerly through Battloford to n point
bjyond Edmonton , in all about 1050
miles. The company has boon organized
and a land grant of (5,4CO ( per inilo haa
boon obtained from the government.
Bonds amounting to $3,000,000 haa boon
placed.
Tlio y.oni IluriiH Mj'Mory.
LINCOLN , 111. , February 20. Last
ThuiBifay a detective delivered a sacliol
and valise to the turnkey of the county
jail , and the cache ! ia declared to bo that
of the murdered girl , Xora Burnt , while
the valise is said to contain her goH'amor
and hut. The authorities aay they posi-
lively have evidence which will fliirply
tend to convict the murderer of thu girl.
New Oi'loiuiH' Cain Day
NEW OULBANH , February 20. Rex to
day impersonated Solomon. Tlio uubjoot
of the porado wna from Biblical history.
Phunny Phorty Pliullowa followed illus
trating the fashions , follies and far.ciea
of thu day. The burlotquo of the fire
dupartment was aucccodcU by Comus mid
hia m > 8tio Krowo. Tito subject thin
evening was the history of Ireland from
iho dlasovery in 2855 B. 0. to 1000A.D.
Tlio YolloWHtono loo.
ST. PAUL. February 20.-A Olondivo ,
Montana , apodal saya the Yellowstone
river ice broke here at eight this morn-
ing i , and is running nut without a gorge.
The rlvor.is higher than since the spring
of 1881. Tlio ice is about throe foot
thick. ' Trouble is feared further below ,
when the Missouri opens below Buford.
After Vnlimblo I'roiiorty.
_ Cr.tun UAVIIN , February 20. A spo
oial to The Republican dotnils the at.
tempt of Thomas Maker to regain poses
sion of the most valtiablo portion of Em-
nioUsburi , ' , the county seat of Palo Alto
county , through n deed given him
when in the service of the southern con
federacy ,
In Now York.
NKW YOIIK , Fobruwry 20. Thousands
attended the mass mooting to.nicht in
favor of the passage of the high license
bill. Ilonry Ward Boochor said ho did
not believe it possible to enforce total
abstinence but It would bo a good tiling
to Mint up some oftho vile dons that now
flourish in the metropolis.
Tlio NIcnrnKUit Onintl.
MiNNnAi-oLis , February 20. An effort
is making to roviyo the Nicaragua canal
schcnin in opposition to Du Lossopn , pro
posed canal , and General Rossor , of this
city 1ms boon olTored the position of
chief onijineor. Ho sails from Now York
March 8 for Nicaragua lo look into the
matter.
11 ft Not Sold Tlioin.
Nnw YOKK , February 20. Jay Gould ,
being shown a statement that ho had
sold to Vanderbilt 7 1,000 nharos of his
Delaware , Lnckawantta it Western stock ,
e.iid the statement was absolutely false ,
and that ho hiul not disposed of u single
share of that stock.
The ( iiilvcNton Mixntl ran.
GAI.VIISTON , February 20. The nmrdi
grasdrow more than 10,000 3 traugora to
Ualveaton. The foatnroof tliu celebration -
tion was the gorguoua pageant to-night
by the revellers of Naxos , representing
twenty striking nconos of the Old Testa
ment.
ment.'A
'A Kami or SuloltluH
CIIDAU RAVIDS , February 20. Joseph
Koathloy , a diecouraged farmer of Central -
tral City , near hoto , nttomptod Bliicido
to-day by cutting his throat. His re
covery is doubtful.
Wm-Nt illl//.ant of-tho HUAHOII.
MINNEAVOLIS , February 20. The Tri-
IIUIIO'H Bpocial reports the worst blizzard
of the season raging at Crookaton and
\icinity. Fears are entertained for the
eiifofly of pasHongors who loft on the
stage for Rod Lake Falls.
Tlirco AIuTi killed.
MiNNEAi-OLiH , Fobrinry 20. Thn Tri-
IIUIIO'H ' special says : Tlirco section hands
at Norcross were pushing a hand car on
thu railway arack , when it was struck by
a snow plow and one man killed and
two probably fatally injured.
The ilnultuou JlolooaiiKt.
JACKKON , Mich. , February 20. Three
bodied tlnu far have boon found in the
.iiiins of the disastrous lire , and a num
ber of bonus have been fished out. It. is
buliovod MX or Devon persons perished ,
Km lied Wli'u I'monlH Invalid
KKOKUK , February 20. Judge Me-
Crary rendered decrees in the Iowa
Imrbod wire canon to-day , declaring the
Glidden and Kelly reissued patents in
Valid. '
Tli So\v ( ri Htoro Sold.
NKW YOHK , Fobruury 2(5. ( Widow A.
T. Stewart had sold tlm Stnwart build
ing , on Broadway and Chambers streets ,
to Judgu Hilton for 82,100,000.
TKIjICOUAlMl NOTK3.
DarrtUln'a Hhado factory , Urooklyn , N. Y. ,
ns ( liuniiRoil liy lire lust night 3100,000 ; In
irnnca Hinnll ,
.ToHOpli Dolottolno , of the Canadian dovart-
iQiit of the interior , donlroH to join the Urau-
y oxpcditlon. Ho has invoiitud a ( 'Iguutla
irlnl iiftvlgutldii inuchilia.
Tha Hctiato vpntorday Lonflrmeil Horatio C.
uicharil , of llllnulH 111 director of the mint ,
nil William , ! . Sulllvnn aa iiostuiustcr at
, oin , la.
The 1'ornmn RDVorninont has onlorud Ayoob
him dotalniid UH a Htito urlnonor ,
Arthur Wellesley I'ool was uiianlinously
cutnd cjioakor uf the hound of cuimnmm yes
irday ,
The diroctorH of the Chicago k Northwos
irn rullwny yeatorday declared the usual
mrtcrly dlvldond of 2 per cent on preferred
otlcH payable March 1.
V Tuii-OnlH GUI. on JOiiat BOIIIK
GuiOAno , February 25.A private cir
iular to a prominent shipper wni received
icro to-day from tlm iij-ont of east bound
inos at Peoria , quoting the RTOIII rate to
, lie seaboard at i7u ! cunts. This is a out
if ton cents.
An l'/\-Ciivci-iiir G
. , W. V.i , . February 25.
Ex-Govciiior und ux-Si-nator Samuo1
Pricu. of Liswinburg , Vu , died thu.
mottling of conu'cstion of the brain , agyd
JO Ho wai thu president of thn con
/ontion which fri'iiicd thu present con
ititution of WestViruinia. .
The IItdiul Mulcted ,
NEW Youic , February 25. Jndgmon
was ontiirod in the uuprumo court to-da ;
in the Biiit of James Q. Flynn againat th
Now York Klovatud Railroad company ii
favor of the plaintiff for S20.0UO. . Flyn
rccoivud n verdict \hv \ injuries sulFored b
fulling into an excavation this compan
nmdo.
HI , IJOIIIH lrt > Hln Her Wlii.-ut.
ST. LOUIH , February 25. JUD.OOO
bushels of No. 2 rod wheat was withdrawn
from the elevator this afternoon to bo
shipped out as fast us cars can bo obtain
ed. This loaves leas than ( iOO.OOO bush-
oU of No , 2 rod wheat in Una city.
The Texas I'lu-'lllis Swindle * .
DALI.AH , TV.x. , Fob. 25. Frodorirk
Bauin , a well known merchant , wai or-
rested to-day on a charge of forging bills
of lading in connection with the famous
Texas Pacific swindles for which Kaston
Commack and Loluistoin nro waiting
trial. It is bolipvod the arrest ia the beginning -
ginning of a aeries of others.
A HiiHlmml Murdiirc-HB to Hung.
BUIUHTON , N. Y. , February 25. At
Moirisvillo to-day Mrs , Iluight was sen.
tencod to bo hanged April 18th for tl.c
murder of her husband February 21 ,
VIOLENCE WROUGHT.
Police , Military and
Hot Springs ,
Hard Characters Summarily
lyootod From the Town ,
Wisconsin Furnishes Two Candi
dates For the Kooo ,
A Trans-Atlantic Passenger
Rohhod of $38,000 ,
Hlorloa oftho Danville mill Ooplah
Uouniy Outi-n rcs.
CHIME AND CKIMINAT'9-
uLKAiiiNo o\rr THE tun ELEMENT.
HOT SI-HINOS , February 20. There
lias boon intense excitement hero
throughout the day. The citiacns' con.-
mittce this morning ordered Hugh Boll-
nan , James Fohan and Doc Naglo ,
friends and witnesses for Frank Flynn ,
to leave the city , and they were forced
by ndotochment of police and militia to
take thn train and Icavo. This afternoon
the committee ordered a number moro
men , principally friends and witnesses of
Flynn , to leave the city. The BhoriiT
telegraphed to the governor for military
assistance , but that official has declined
to interfere ns already ono military com
pany is here and it is acting in conjunc
tion with _ the policp force. The sheriff
has organix.ad a special posoo of his own.
Both forces paraded the streets tin * after
noon heavily armed. Robert Pruitt and
J. Lucius gave bonds to-day and were re
leased. Dorau , DAVO Pruitt , Harry
Lanning and John Allison will bn taken
to the penitentiary to-morrow for aato
keeping.
DKSEIIVINII Till ! HALTEH.
MAIHHON , Wis. , February 20 At Sun
Prairie Edward Packham invited Lena
Spraight , only 15 , to ride to her homo ,
nine miles from hiti uncle's , where oho
was employed as a domestic. When on
the road ho was joined by Alexander
Pookham , and the lorcod the girl to sub
mit to them in n school house. The girl
is terribly injured. Alexander Peckham
was caught in Watc-rtown Edward is
still nt large. Tyro hundred citizen * have
organized and it is believed they will bo
lynched unless the crowd is pacified.
TUB uoimr.r..H ' VICTIM.
NASHVILLE , Tonn. , February 2 ( > . The
American hasrccuivod advices from Cuhi-
cacan , Mexico , giving particulars of ttho
recent killing of ex Senator Ilonry
Cooper. When within a nnlo of Ouhica-
can Cooper and his companion i\oro at
tacked by two bandits. His companion
immediately firing killed ono robber.
The other robber then fired , shooting
Cooper through the hoai t. 'I ho robber
r
fled nnd has not boon cipturud , though ' -
the authorities havu made every effort. „ * ? '
A HIEAMKU I'ASSENOEH IIOIIIIKU.
HALIFAX , N. S. , February 20. Win.
H. Haigh , of Port Hope , Ontario , n
tmssongor in the Circassian from Eng
land , was robbed on the passage of S38-
000 worth of jewelry and ether valtia-
bloaTh theft was not discovered Till
the pnsfjongo'rs landed . ' . ' . ' "
, . .T1'L.t : , :
The Daiivlllo Hint.
WASHINGTON , February 2(5 ( Stephen
Lang ( colored ) testified lio'ore ' the Dan
ville committee Unit ho was in the hard
ware etoro the dav buforu thu fight , nnd
saw two white men loading about ono
hundred and twenty-five double-barreled
guns , lie went to another hardware
store , and there found white men load
ing double-barrelled guns.
Hnfua Hatchett ( colored ) hoard awhito
man say nt the pootoflico : "White folks
are going to rule thin town if wo have to
kill till the niggers "
John Iloldurness ( colored ) doecribod
the riot mid events which preceded it.
Ho was d'ivor nt Basil Gruvo's grocery
store. Ho wont to thu back door in the
coursoof Hiii businoea and found it locked
but thu clerk lot him in. Ho asked why
thu door was locked , and the clerk said
there was "hell to pay , and in a short
time ho would ncu moro dead niggers ' 'I
than ho had 'tver noun before. "
Tliore were two hundred piatols loaded I
and lying on the counter. Just after the
firing eight or tun colored men rushud
into the store. Buroh , another while
man , came in with omp'y ' pistoh nnd ex
changed them for loaded ones Uurch
got behind the colored men an" ivtji > '
thorn out. Ho said they ( the i.ngroi )
liad raicod this thing and they i.aut not
liiiibor tliofp.
Warrick 11ad ( mulatto ) , a boarding *
houao keeper at Danville , ut first declined
to BiK'iik of tlm procnodlngs of thu demo
cratic ooimnittuu iiiiMitinu which ho had
ovorhuitrd , Buying he mu.iC go back to
Danville mid his living < J > ponded upon
hiti tilerico , Finally lie it-id the effect of
thu mooting was u iJuuiuiou iluit the elec
tion must be carried by fair moans or
foul. Adjourned.
County InvrRiltritiloii ,
NEW OHLEANS , February 20 , In the
Copiah cuutity investigation to clay then '
testimony waa a repetition of yeatirday's ,
impeaching thu characturii of Burnutt , ,
Lfcwin innl Matthews. The lust named ,
it wi u'uiiiifd ' , o > mq > lt < ttd thu ho.ird off
aupurviBOia and bouotul that tlu-ruby ho
made money. The election at Green's.
Btoro waa declared peaceable , but it wna
believed that the indupondents atuifod.
the ballot boxes.
J. L. Mead , chairman of the domo-
cratio committee at the last election , , tes
tified substantially aa did the other dunv
ocrata. Ho attributed the excitement
preceding the election to foara of the people
ple that the Matthowa crowd would get
control of the cunty government , ro-
suiting in thu ruin of thopcoplu. Wituosa.
presided at a mooting , nnd npjirnved the ,
reaoltions adopted uftofMuitliowa'deiitlu
Janiua Suxtou , ue touiiBei fox CopioU. .
county before tbti committee wa nuro
tlio Killing of. Wallace , whitphij ) ( of Foit-
nor mid burnint ; ol Crouch a hou o , uere >
in no way connect/id with politics , and
did not boliQvu thu tinned men who cumo
inta Uau41'aut ha < l anything to do with
thoeo orothtr ouiraguH.
The Coiujiuut Continual r' * "
NEYHHK , February 20 At n raoet-
( ing of Him ( . 'Xpontivu committee cf thu
lOhicwun it Notth > Vtorn thu t.fluiiio-iv
j the "irij urlilo uontruci"