OMAHA DAILY BEE
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , ISEB. SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 1,188-1. NO. 217 ,
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Beprl of the Civil Service Com
mission Summarized ,
The Presidont'a ' Views and Action
Commanded ,
OfHoial Intimidation by a West
ern Senator.
A Commission In the Intor-Stato
Commerce Bill ,
AVhllo niul lliihCtiriuiH AIHIHO Kncli
Oilier la the House.
WASHINGTON' .
THB CIVIL SKllVlCt : .
WASHINGTON , February I ! ! ) . The president -
idont sent a. measapo to congress to-day
transmitting the first annual report of
the civil Horvico commission , together
with communications from the heads of
several executive departments respecting
thu practical working of the l.iw. 1 ho
fe president says : "Upon the good results
which-that law has already accomplished
I congratulate congress and the pooplc ,
and I avow my conviction that it will
henceforth prove to bo of still more sig
nal benefit to the public service. " Ho
commends the zeal of the commission
and recommends an adequate appropria
tion. The report occupies sixty-seven
closely printed pages. The commission
understands the more direct objects of
the law to bo the putting a atop to
ollicial coercion of political action ,
to levying political assessments , to selec
tion of government employes by ollicial
favor and partisan influence and a res
toration of the independence of the leg
islative and executive departments. The
report says there Imvo been several
trifling political assessments which ceased
when public attention was called to thorn.
The amount collected was not more than
a half or fourth as much as formerly.
The evils of the spoils system are set
forth at great length and the benefits of
competitive examinations fully set forth.
The opinion is expressed that a salu
tary effect would follow the selection of
chiefs of bureaus , postmasters and col
lectors at largo otliccs from among
subordinates , who would bring busi
ness experience rather than partisan
activity to those positions. The report
says other things being equal disabled
soldiers and sailors are given the preference -
once and no favor or advantage is allow
ed by reason of sex. The commission
held that the power f removal for just
roasuns are essential to both discipline
and ofliciency. "It ia still possible , " says
the report , "to promise the spoils to
100,000 oflicers as rewards of party vic
tory. It is still possible to remove every
person in the classified ser rice once in
four years or once in four months , but
vacancies can only bo filled by those who ,
irrespective of party , demonstrate their
superiority in a free , open competition
of character and capacity. "
It is she n that 05 per cent of those
admitted under the-law , were educated
in'tho common schools' alone. Tim re
port gives extracts from a large number
of letters from postmasters and collectors
showing that great benefit has accrued to
the public service by the enforcement of
the civil service rules. It is suggested
that a party test be no longer applied in
tlio selection of collectors and postmast
ers and that every corrupt exercise of
power in the nomination , promotion ,
transfer or confirmation , oven though
corrupt consideration may not be "a
thing of value , " should bo an offense
under the bribery laws. The commission
declare the civil service act a success and
a most ilillicult post. They acknowledge
that through every stage they have had
the constant unwavering support of Pres
ident Arthur.
THE POSTAL HIM. .
The postoflico appropriation bill as
prepared by the committee appropriates
. ? 10,500,000 for pay of postmasters , the
maximum salary being $4,000. In it tlio
postmaster general ia directed to readjust
the compensation , after July 1st next , of
railroads for carrying the mails by a re
duction of G per cent from present rates
on a basis of average weight. Railroads
aided by land grants on condition they
transport the mails at such prices as con
gress may direct , are to receive only CO
per cent of thu compensation allowed
other roads for corresponding service.
The use of official envelopes is extended
to all officers of the United States , not
including members of congress. This
does not apply to pension amenta or other
oflicdra who receive fixed allowances as
compensation for service" , including ex
penses of pontage . The aggregate up-
priation recommended by the bill is $45-
201,800 The estimates for 1885 were
950,062 , 18 ! . ,
WATOOJJ'H rKNfiOK HILL.
Representative Watson has prepared a
report accompanying his bill for the in
crease of pensions of soldiers widows and
dependent relatives from -$8 to $12 per
month , He estimates the total number
of pensions whose rates will bo increased
by the bill at 124,3:13 : , and the aggregate
annual increase of pensions at $5U80t-
000. Owing to the age of those to bo
benefited , it is believed that the list will
rapidly decrease.
flllR HIS NAMK.
A gentleman who called upon the pres-
idrnt yesterday said certain subordinate
tilHcero of the poatofiico department in a
west rn state expressed a fear of removal
in case they advocated his rcnomiuation ,
because a senator from that state is him
self a candidate for the presidency , and
.churned their allegiance. The president
aid ho was surprised and hoped the
statement was nut true. Ollicial position ,
lie slid , did not deprive a citizen of the
right to pxprm Ins political preferences
uud work for t'io nomination of his favor
ite , it it did not interfere with his duties.
lie furthered that every employe o !
the government should be protected in
the exercise of thu widest political lib
erty.
A COMMISSION IN IT.
The home committee on commeicu
ha * agreed to report Representative
Htowtrt'd bill to inter-state
regulate - com
merce and prpvido for the appointment
of a commission. A * agreed to the bill
provides that in tliff transportation of
property the charges " hall be rea in
ttblo for such service , that Uicro shall bo
no discrimination in transportation of
freight , that there shall bo no unlawful
allowance or any rebate and that uooling
under any circumstances shall bo unlaw
ful" . The bill alio provides for the ap
pointment of a commission to consist of
throe members to investigate complaints.
If satisfied tliu act has been violated the
commission in required to notify the com
pany to ccaso violation , If the company
Kills to comply with the decision of the
commission within six days it is required
to show cause why it should not bo en
joined and restrained from continuance
of ouch violation. "
NOTES.
Paul Stroback , deputy marshal of
Akb nun , before the Springer cointmttoo
t i-day testified in regard to the adminis
tration of his oflicp that the prosecution
was prompted entirely by malice , that ho
was in ollico only five or six weeks and
the total alleged discrepancy in his ac
counts wax only ? ! tT > or § 10.
Tlio secretary of war Imi still on hand
840,000 of the $500,000 appropriated for
the relief of thu flood sufferers , which
will bo used in the purchase of necessary
additional supplies ,
The secretary of the treasury has given
notice that ho will redeem bonds in the
120th call prior to maturity ( May 1) ) ,
with interest to date of presentation.
Representative Nicholls has been in
structed by the house committee on mili
tary affairs to mike an adverse report on
the bill providing for the perpetuation of
tlio offices of general and lieutenant gen
eral of the army.
The remains of General Ord arrived in
Washington this morning , and were
buried at Oak Hill cemetery with mili
tary honors.
It is estimated that the reduction of
the public debt during February is about
$2,000,000.
FOIITV-KIGHTH CUNGKKS9.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , February 2i ) . Mr.
Plumb ( rep. Ks. ) offered a resolution
which WOD agreed to , calling on the sec
retary of state to furnish the senate all
information in his department derived
from foreign representatives or the
United States or otherwise , regarding
thu amount of wheat , rye , corn and cot
ton produced and consumed in foreign
countries for the period covering several
years back , and especially whether polit
ical or other complications are likely to
occur in the near future calculated to
influence the market value of American
products or their cost.
Mr. Harrison ( rep. Ind. ) from the
committee on territories , reported favor
ably tlio original bill providing for tlio
admission oLtho territory of Dakota.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr. llansom ( dem. N. 0. ) from the
committee on appropriations , reported
back adversely the joint resolution in
troduced by him last Monday and re
ferred to that committee , providing for
an appropriation to aid the sufferers by
the great storms in the southern states.
In reporting it back Mr. Ransom stated
that the committee had given the matter
careful consideration , that in presenting
the resolution ho had boon actuated by n
becoming impulse. It was proper now
that the county should know at the
earliest moment that congress would not
take stops for relief in this instance. He
said this in order that private local char
ity may not bo suspended.
The military academy blll was re-
parted favorably and placed on the cal
endar. <
The senate resumed consideration of
the bill for the construction of stool
cruisers.
Mr. Sowall's ( rop. N. .1. ) amendment
for building ships at the government
navy yards , and Mr. Jones' ( dem. Fla. )
amendment that the building bo appor
tioned among the different navy yards
being before the body for action , both
were rejected.
Mr. Morgan ( dom. Ala. ) withdrew his
objection to vessels being built by pri
vate contract.
By consent of Mr. Halo ( rep. Mo. ) the
substance of the acts of 1882 and 188 ! ) on
the question were embodied in the bill ,
together with a proviso that bids may bo
received from those who are able to sat
isfy the secretary or the navy that they
can , in three months after making u con
tract , bo ready to build the vessel * . The
bill then passed 38 to K ! .
Adjourned till Monday.
JIOU8K.
The committee on education reported
back the resolution of inquiry yito the
management of institutions using funds
appropriated for the benefit of agricul
tural colleges. Adopted.
The house went into committee of thu
whole on the private calendar , taking up
the bill to retire Alfred Pleasantson as
major general. It caused considerable
discussion , during which there was a
wordy encounter between Mr. White
( rep. , Ky. ) and Mr. Roaocrans ( dom. ,
( Jal. ) , the former accusing thu latter of
having unjustly got n thousand ncroa of
California land which belonged to sol
diers , and Mr. Koseorans casting doubt
upon Mr. White's ntantal ability to cast
an intelligent vote on the pending meas
ure.
ure.Tho amendment by Mr , Cutchoon ( rpp.
Mich. ) , that Ploasanton bo retired with
iho rank of colonel was adopted.
The committee rose and in considera
tion of the bill by the house proper sev
eral dilatory motions were made and the
roll call consumed the time till 5 o'clock.
Tiio postoflico appropriation bill was
reported by Mr. Townshond.dom. . . 111. )
and referred to the cominittoo of the
whole.
A recess was taken till 710 : ! the evening -
?
ing session to bo for the consideration ol
pension bills.
At the evening seimion the 'house
passed about twenty pension bills ant
adjourned until to-morrow.
Treasurer 1'olk'B Hucldrn Deatli.
NAHiirji.i.i : , February 2. ' ) . Intelli
gence ia rucuived of the death of Marsha
T. Polk , defaulting ox-etato treasurer , ii
East Nashville. He had been ill sumo
days , but his deatli wai unexpected. Ho
WUH lying on the bed talking nt usual t <
the family , having been up and down ul
day. Even the family hardly knew
when ho died. Physicians prounouucui
heart disease the cause.
Beautiful liultorliio.
YOIIK , February 21) ) . The committee
mitteo of thu state eunato to investigate
( the public health OH affected by fcoi
adulterations met to-day. 0. Tf. Robin
I eon , a buttorine manufacturer of Chi.
icago , stated that the product is made
jchictly from Jard oil from which all im
mrities are eliminated. About half the
iroduct manufactured by him is shipped
o Now York. The firm manufactured
another'product called "Juno,1 which
contained a larger proportion of laid
ban buttorine. It cost 20J ccntt to
namifacturo it and sold wholosolo in
the city at ! 50II5. ! Witness t id ho nl-
vajM used it in his own family mid pro-
erred it to the best creamery butter.
CUIMI'J AND OltlMlXAtiH.
UBV. HrUllUU'K'H CONDUCT.
( JBNFMIO , III. , February 2 ! ) . Tlio
church trial of the Rev. M. Spurlock ,
clnrgcd with falsehood , immorality nnd
undue intimacy with Mrs. George , until
recently a teacher in the Methodist Sun
day-school , wns brought to a eloso this
norning. After being out fifteen min-
itcri , the committee returned with a ver-
lict of guilty. This suspends Spurlock
rom the ministry.
INDICTING M'KKUIUK.
OIIIUAUO , February 20. The grand
ury this afternoon found a second indict-
nont for murder against Neil Molvoaguo.
L'his is for the murder ot Mrs. Willson ,
of Winnotka. Tlio other was for thn
mirder of her husband. It is understood
bat no now evidence hag been elicited
since the first indictment.
OAltl'KNTr.H's Tltl.VU
LINCOLN , 111. , February 2 ! ) . Orriu A.
Jarpentor wns to-day removed from the
county jil in Lincoln to Potorsburft , ill. ,
rhoro ho will be tried during the March
orm on the chargn of killing Sar.ih Burns.
SIVIUAL : :
NEW OULEANS , February 21) ) . A
Franklin special snys : William Moore
( colored ) was hanged to-day for the mur
der of Lee Amen , a Chinaman , last
spring. After Moore Ind boon hanging
half a minute it was discovered that the
rope was too long aud the foot of the cul
prit rested on the lloor. He was raised
to the platform , the rope shortened and
the trap again sprung. Ho died of stran
gulation.
JACKSON , O. , February 2l. ! Gieat
crowds wcro present to witness the hang
ing of the brothers , Luke and William
Jonesfor the murder of Andrew Lickoy ,
a year ago. The trap full shoitly after
10 o'clock. The brothers were hanged
on a einglo piece of ropnono at each end ,
the middle patt of the rope was wrapped
around she beam. The double trap
vorked perfectly.
They blcpt soundly hist niuht , praying
'or an hour before retiiinjj. This morning
.hoyoanzund pra > eel constantly wlnlopro-
iraing ( or the gallows. Luko's nock as
mtantly broken , William utruggled and
.witclifd honihly ufier the drop , draw-
ng his legs nji R > aa to touch his brother.
CHICAGO , February 29. A Daily
Slows llaluigh , ( N. C. , ) special says :
Jon Gillman , colored , was hanged at
3ay Itoro , North Carolina , at noon to
day , for wife murder.
FOUND MUnilEIlEU.
. Miss. , Fobruaty 29. Two
.ramps . yesterday found a woman and
child named Has tor murdered in a honso
near Colton. They had been dead two
weeks.
A (1OOI ) NAME AND HAD IIOV.
LOUIHYILLK , Ky. , February 29. Thos.
Drittonden , son of ox-United States Mar
shal Crittendon , and grandson of John
Crittendon , the noted Kentucky states
man , alao a relative of Governor Critton-
Itm of Missouri , was to-day sentenced to
; hreo years in the penitentiary for killing
the negro boy , Hose Mosoby , at Anchorage
ago , Ky.
A RASlIIKll's fiTKAI , .
NEW YOUK , Fob. 29. It is reported
; hat tlm cashier of G. A. Bennett iV ; Co. ,
stock brokers , is a defaulter to the
amount of $30,000.
TIIIS F1IIK KKCOHD.
HEVKRAL UKAVY I.OSSKS.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , February 29.
Fivp fires occurred during the night.
Owing to the violence of the wind and
the great distance between the various
ilarms the firemen found much trouble in
keeping the flames under control. The
most disastrous was at the chemical works
of 1'owera tfc Wightmaun , the largest of
thn kind in the country , which were to
tally destroyed. The loss on this place
will be over 81,000,000. The lire
first discovered about 1 o'clock , but the
alarm was not responded to because the
only three engines in the lira district
wore already engaged in combatting a
similar fire in the wool mills at Second
and Lehigh avenue. Ono of the two en
gines which answered the iirat call came
a distance of nearly two miles. The store
of Coon Bros. , & Co. , produce commis
sion merchants , No. 29 South Waterst. ,
was damaged $10,000. About the same
time the Echo carpet mill at Lohigh ave
nue and Piilothorpo street and thrco or
four dwellings adjoining were destroyed ,
involving a loss of $200,000. The other
tires were not so serious , but frequent
alarms served to distract thu firemen and
tax the department.
The building with all tta contents waa
destroyed. Up to 5 o'clock the Humus
steadily triumphed over all opposition
lighting up the entire city , while neigh
boring streets were blocked with panic
stricken residents removing goods to
| > lacea of safety From five until noon
us progress was confined to burning in-
flamablo matter within the confines al
ready described. There was no fear of
its spreading. Some neighboring houses
had their ronfs and fronts damaged , but
drenching with water durinc the night
prevented total destruction. It ia impos-
ruble HO far to obtain any idea of the value
of the machinery or stocki Estimates vary
from a million to a million and a half of
dollars. The insurancu is estimated at
half a million of which 215,01.0 is in
this city.
On , CUT , February 2U The fpcra
houid wui hurnod to-nightj loss § 50,000.
Adjoining property was badly damaged.
I'm/APEU'iiiA , February 29. Fire
this uvuiimg in Uodgers' oil and crockery
Htoro on South Second street ia said to
have l > ooii CHuaed by an explosion of coal
oil. The flame * spread ho rapidly that
1'hilip Kelly and wife , who occupied the
third lloor , wore cut oil' from escape , and
jiimpud from a window to the pavomoiit.
AI Kelly had her skull fractured and
her husband an itnlclo fractured.
Aiinsmmv , Mass. , Feb. 21) ) . Union
block and two adjoining building * wort
burned to-day , Loss § 40,000.
A General BtriKo ,
PirmiuKO , February 29. A general
strike of river coal miners is regarded aa
the probable outcome of ousting troublei
among third pool operators ,
FROM FOREIGN LANDS ,
THe uoylne of Hostile Armies In Egypt
anil Tonquiu ,
Gordon Issues a Now and Soii-
eatiouol Proclamation ,
General Graham's ' Useless De
mand of the Rohols ,
tfurder In a Oonveut By n Dis
charged Gardener ,
nl'lho SUiinllnii In l'
IColicllloiiH Conduct ) .
UKNKUAIi KOKUIGN NKWH.
IJOIUION'S rUOOLVMATION.
OAIUO , February 2 ! ) . General Oor-
OU'H proclamation to Soudan issued
'uesday ia ns follows : Since my arrival
I have given you sound advice. Every
thing hns been done to insure quietness
and atop bloodshed. My advice has not
> cen followed. I urn therefore forced
against my \ > ill to enmmon llrilish
loops They will arrive in a few days
when I shall severely punish all who do
not change their conduct. You well
enow that I know everything that ia
joing on.
It has caused sonnation here. No
omand for the dUpatch of troops _ to
Chartoum has reached the authorities
lore. It is generally believed that either
jonernl Gordon's object is to frighten
ho natives into submission or that thu
ologram 1ms been mutilated in traiismis *
ion. *
CO I.I ) ULOOIIKII MIMlpKK ,
PAUIS , February 2H.A gardener
amod Ulmro , employed at a convent
tear Marseilles vras recently dismissed
or la/.inosn , To-day while iho sisters
ore walking in the grounds Oh are ap-
) eared and tlio L-\dy Superior naked him
: ho had found work. Chare without
oplying drew a revolver and discharged
ix barrels , killing the Lady Superior
iitl mortally wounding ono'of her coin-
laninii" . Mho other sisters fled. A
lumber of peasants gathered but Chare
eloadod the revolver and kept thorn at
iay. The s-ondarmos arrived and Ohure
red nt them twice. Chare was Hlipt , in
, ho car and in hia dying agony inflicted
ipon himself a third niortil wound with
us own revolver.
CLAIMS ON Rl'AIM.
MAUKIII , February 29 The United I
Status government is pressing its claim
\gainst Spain for $303,000 as the balance
) f the award duo on account of American
OE8C3 during the rebellion in Cuba , and
also for $ (1,000,000 ( for estates embargoed
geed during the same period and not ro-
, torcd to their American owners. The
; ovcrnment , at the request of Minister
'ostor , allows the transfer by sea of ho
> ody of Mr. Partridge , formerly United
States minister to Peru.
A UNIUXHH * LA < ] OF
LONDON , March 1. The government
ms a telegram f rom Suakim , dated March
. , 1 a. in. , eaying : Suakiiu ia quiet and
hero has boon ho appearance , of tl'e'ono-
my nor any news of any engagement.
'icnoral Graham sent a flag of truce to
; ho rebels , aa instructed by the govern-
uont , warning them to disperse. It is
generally believed at Cairo that the rob-
ils will not bo dotorrod.by this proceed-
ng , and that the British advance will
ako place to-day.
KiailtINO NEAR IIACNINIC.
LONDON , February 20 Advicoa from
Haiphong state that the French gunboats
with 1,000 men have occupied the cx-
remo post of the rebels in Tong Koi
river , tun miles below Bacninh. The
3hincso skiamishers were firing from
neighboring heights and burning sur
rounding villages , and the gunboats re
.urning . the firo. Thirty thousand Chi-
lose have returned to Bacninh.
TUB HOLD niiiii.s. : :
TUINKITAT , February 29. The enemy
were very bold yesterday and kept up a
continual firing on Fort Baker. None of
, ho garrison were hit. Spies report the
rebels feasting and rejoicing because
, hey have racaivod largo ronforcemonta
ind that the rebels are erecting earth
works. A squadron of English cavalry
will act to-day aa scouts , with orders to
retire to the main body when they touch
the rebels ,
A VICrORV CLAIMED.
SUAKIM , Fobiuiry 2' ) . The friendly
tribes which participated in thu fi ht
Wednesday claim to have won a victory ,
and captured forty rebels and camels.
CAIKO , February 21) ) . Information re
ceived from Kassalia states that the garrison
risen in ado a sortie on the 12th , and to
tally defeated the rubols.
MKKKIVO IIYNAMITEKH ,
LONDON , February 20 , Orders have
been cabled by the government to Eng
lish detectives in Now York to inquire
into the character and intenodonta of all
portions sailing from Now York and Bos
ton for English ports ainco the 1st of
February.
IIITTJ5K NWXKT.
LONDON , February 29. Martin Turnci
& Co. , merchants of Glugow , engaged
in the East India trade , have failed , lia
bilities between four and five hundred
thousand pounds. The failure ia duo fa
heavy losses in sugar.
HJWOUH UlIItlHTIANB.
February 29. Th (
porto ban appointed If alii Pasha , a Turk ,
governor of Crete. The Christians an
furious.
CHIOS AOAIK NHAKKN.
ATIIK.NH , February 29-rTho island o
Chios and thu towns Choaanio and Yourla
upon the main land of Aaia Minor , havi
been VIM ted by an earthquake ,
A UlVVKOVt ADVANCK.
LONDON , February 29. General Gro
ham telegraphs { hat the difliculty of ud
vancing IB so great that a forward move
went is postponed till to-morrow , whoi
ho oxpocta to nuke u rapid march.
IIISMAKOK AND I. AX 1C Kit.
BKKLIN , February 2 ! ) . The Nutiona
Gazette hopes thu succcaaioniuts will no
propose in thu ruiolutug a roiolutioi
thankiiu. ' the United Htatoi homo of ic
prosontativos for its resolution of condc
lonce OH the death of Laaker , unlusi it !
previously ascertained whether it can bo
adopted.
The Uormnnin doubts whether such
resolutions would find a majority. The
roichatag is not competent to rejily to a
resolution of condolence of which they
have received no otlicial cognirnncc.
The Politischo Nachriohtou atlributon
holf the blame to Minister Sargent and
asserts that ho ia lacking in political fiict
and BO failed to keep the authorities at
Wasliington informed uf the true atate of
allaira in Germany.
The Cologne Gazette says : "Bismarck
might porhapa have forwarded the resolu
tion to the reichatng , if Minister Sargent
had not , from easily explained reasons
rendered liiiuaolf obnoxious.Vu liopo
tliis unfurtunato incident will not disturb
thu harmony of the two imtioimlioso
intorettn have been closely bound togcth-
or many yoara. "
Till' fllAM'lIlSU INKNOIAND ,
LONDON , February 21) ) . Gladstone in
proposing the bill for extension of the
franchise in the house of commons made
a great speech in support of thu bill , urg
ing thn impracticability of separate bills
for England , Ireland , and Scotland. Ho
Raid the oasftngp of the meaMiro would in-
croasu thu voting power of the United
Kinodoni two million votes. The torys
are strongly opposing the bill , and the
ParnellitvH and Scotch members support
ing thu mcasuru.
MOHK DYNAMITK.
Information was ledged with the po
lice that an attempt to blow up thu law
court with dynamite waa imminent.
They arrested throe men , sei/od a large
quantity of dynamitu discovered in a
bouse nt ClaroMarkutnuarStrand. In the
valise eontaiirng dynamitu found at
Charing Cross station , with infernal
clock * , waa nlso found a copy of Tl o
New York Sun , of February Oth.
Thu latest advices from Trinkitat
state firing began ut noon to-day.
A Stop Tut to Tliolr UhO In tlio Munn-
fncturcitt Clii'ap .lo\\olry.
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BOSTON , February 27 , Major Mull-
rath , chief of the secret service for New
England ) has made a timely discovery of
tlio gilding of the now five-cent nickel by
manufacturers of cheap jewelry , which
if allowed to contiouo , would have proved
a fruitful source of defrauding tlio public
in the purchase of pinchbeck jewelry.
The nickel mi one aide looks veiy much
liku thu diu of a $5 gold piece ,
and the manufacturers , by gilding
it and placing this aide to view on crosses ,
pina , and other designs of jewelry , madu
them look as though ornamented with
the $5 gold piece , and they could have
been readily sold to the general public
for this purpose , Severn ! Attleboro
jewelers have bacn engaged in thin busi
ness , and have sent samples of jewelry
so manufactured to different parts of thu
west , a considerable quantity being found
in Cincinnati and other western cities.
The manufacturers allege ignorance of
the law bearing on counterfeiting , and
have frcoly given up all treated coins in
their possession. It is not likely prose
cutions will follotv at present.
Tlio Atlantic Const Storm.
NK\V YOUK , February 2 ! ) . The storm
which swept the Atlantic coast last night
and to-day was severe along the Now
England coast. Many of the smaller
crafts were driven ashore , but the crows
wore rescued as far as known. In thu
interior of the state it interfered with
the running of trains. In Newport har
bor the steam tug Cohaasott , attached to
the United States training ship Now
Hampshire , struck on a rook not known
to exist. The accident was cauaod by
the water being blown out of the harbor.
Montreal , Quebec and St. John , N. B. ,
report fierce enow storms and the block-
nto of trains and country roads.
A Now Pool ,
CiiiuAiioFebruary 211. Commissioner
Fink to-day telegraphed Joint Agent
Moore that the miiiagors of Peoria eastbound -
bound roads have agreed to maintain
freight rates and unite at an early day in
forming a pool on all east-bound business
from Poorm. The following roads will
bo parties to such pool : llock Island ,
Wtibash , J nuiaimpoliB , Blooinlngton &
Western , Illinois Midland , Peoria , Decatur -
catur it Evansvillc , Chicago , Pokin &
Southwestern.
UncoiiHtltutioiml
NAHIIVII.I.K , February 29. The federal
court to-day granted the railroad com
panies of the Bt A to an injunction to re
strain the state railroad commission from
interfering vrith their businoas under the
act of the legislature giving the commis
sion supervision of railroad operations
in Tennessee. The court holds thu act
creating thu commission in contraven
tion of the state constitution and of the
fourteenth amendment to thu constitu
tion of the United States.
A Plul Jlldo.
KKAIIINO , Pa. , February 29 : .Io'0 <
miah Van llox , aged 08 , and worth $10 < > -
000 , left homo in Amity township , lf >
miles below Reading , early this morning
to drive to the city in a buggy. Thu lung
drive cjiillod him , and when the carriage
arrived at the hotel , he failed to inovo ,
and waa lifted from the carriage and
diud in a few hours.
Killed HID
JACKHON , Mlaa. , February 28. A pas.
songur train on the Illinois Central rail
way ran into a freight at Tonguloo utu
tion , this mornini ; , killing Engineer Fret
Fielder. No ono olsu was injured. The
engine and a number of box cars wor <
wrecked.
Dimlilo Desertion.
BUFI'ALO , February 19. Miohaol
Mann , ono of thu five dymunitu "cue
peclh" who cauie to this city hat summer
waa supposed to bo a deserter from tin
British army. Ho enlisted in tint Unitc (
Status regular army and nhortly ufterwaa
deserted.
Hour
Mini. , Fobruuy 29.-
The national armory to-day iMUbluhci
the oigut hour uystomiu the works.
Not a Suiufilit.
NKW YORK , February 29. The in
county Sheriff Hittrauor and n party of
fiionds went deer alajking. A young
man mialook the ahonir for a door and
shot him dcnd.
JVATl'UI'VH '
A Mutt OOJHOIl'rniril During tlio
Klood SilllMRill > liiK ItoliohlorR.
Wiiir.MNi : ( . Va. , Fobnmry 29.
The Powlmtan mud puynor still remains
a mystery. The disclmrgo of matter
from the oritlco , which ia about two foot
in inmotor and smoothly drillnd in a
solid rock , line ceased , but the evi
dences of phenomenal action re
main. All ullbrts to meniuro
the dutha | of the nhaft have
fixilod because of thu force cf thu gnsoous
dischargo. lleavy timber dropped end
wise into the apurturo , after descending
below the surface , is hurled into the air
with tprriflo forco. About the orifice is
a conaidorablu mound of mud , atones and
coal thrown out by thogasoousdischargo ,
and , as thu nonroat coal vein is sixty fcut
below the surface , the well must bu at
least that deep. All c Hot U to tire tlio
invisible discharge force have failed , nnd
the water thrown out ia us cold as hv.
thus making it certain that heat anil
tmtural gas have nothing to do with the
in ) atcry.
It AVtll.
CON.VKI.I.SMM.K , Pa. , Fobrinry 29.
The coke syndic to was completed to
day , including practically all the coke
evens of tins rogion. It is oxjioctcd that
the pricu will bu raised at once.
OIT the UallH.
Mo.vriiKAi , , February 29. A broken
rail caused thu through train from Bos
ton to leave thu track near Inquois.
Three first-class cars were turned com-
plotply over. A panaongor iiaiuoil Werner -
nor is serioualy hurt. Others were badly
bruised.
An JMItor'a AVItb.
QuiNOY , 111. , February 29. Lydia A.
Ilynoa , wifu ot 0. J. tiynes , editor and
proprietor of The Herald , died in this
city to-day.
ConmTNNlonal Convention.
DCUATUU , February 29. The republi
can congressional convention will bu hold
as Clinton April ! ) .
Uttston Iititor | LIcyiihcH.
BOSTON , February 29. Thu polieu
commissioners have incnmod thu pricu
of liquor licenses in all gr.idcs except
those icauud to druggists.
raid's Parrot.
Denver Nous.
0. II. Dittniai. , the good-looking ad
vance agent of the Palti troupu , arrived
in Denver yesterday.
"Yes , sir , " ho said to a News report ,
or , "Patti is a wonderful woman the
greatest singer alive to duy. "
"No doubt , but $7 dooh scum a good
deal of money to pay to hear a woman
sing. Is it a fact that aho gets 5,000 a
night ? "
' 'Yea , and I'll ' toll you how it came
about. Last March , Maplcson made a
contract with her , 'or ut least draw up a
coritraot-with Patti cngagirf-herffoi1 ono
year at $4,000 per night. This ugrco-
mont was made on Friday , but having
suporatitiona Patti could not sign it on
that day , so the signing waa put over
until Saturday. Now , on Saturday
morning Abbey bad an interview with
with Patti's husband , vyhon ho offered
her 85,000 pur night to sing
Well , when the hour came for
igning the contract thu husband
if thu great singer told Maploaon that
'atti had 01 pressed a wish to sing with
n'm during the season , but could not
I lord to do ao at a loss to hurnolf , giving
ho terms offered by Abbny § 0,000 per
ight. Tliorofu.ro , Maplcson had noth-
tig to do but pay the price , which ho
hen ngrcod to do , and the contract for
15,000 per night wus signed. This delay
if a few hours in signing that contract
out Mapleson 930,000. "
"Then shu really gets $5,000 per night ,
0 is shcl"
"Yes , indeed , every cent of it , and bo-
ore the curtain goes up , too. I'll toll
on- fine they've got this thing down. It
1 the habit of Maploson to como into
'atti's room buforo the performance be-
ins to count her out her night's salary.
-Veil - , Pattt ban a parrot , a beautiful
litd , which waa presented to her by the
impcror of Brazil. The great singer al
ways baa this bird in her dressing room ,
and through sheer force of habit ho hns
'earned to cry out , aa noon as Mapjoson
ntora , 'Cash cash cash. " This is the
nly word in the English language Unit
parrot knows. "
" \Yhttt does Patti do with her money. "
"Sho lives expensively. It costs her
about # 100 per day to exist. Then aho
has a largo estate and a castle in Wales ,
on which wlio has employed several hun
dred families , and it costs her about
$200,000 a year to keep that up. "
"Sho will certainly sing at the matinee
on Saturday' ! "
' 'No doubt about it. Accompanied bj
her husband nho will arrive in Denver to <
morrow morning over the Julesbiiru
Short line at 8:10. : "
"How much do you pay Uerstori"
"Onty 82,1500 per night. Gerster it
a great singer also. Why. Madame Gor
stur has u ooautiful girl baby that wil
not cry for less than $500. "
"Does thu dear little creature trave
with her'/ / "
"Oh , no , It Jus paUUul apirtmunl
in Now York , The maduinu receive
three toU-graniB yvcry day from tlio b.i
hy'tf maid , nnti lifter breakfast , dinne
and auppjr. "
IJo IIrt BWOCIIII'HM ,
It httving bonnreliably repotted to in
that a Mr , F , II , Unnt , of luwa , has bee
and now in , selling in our state as nur
honey a muturo of uhich honey ia
small part only , dealers nnd consume !
are requested to bo on their guard , n
the iiuiclo as repotted is not a lit urtid
of food , Stops will bu immediately taltu
to have the same analysed , of which a rt
port will bo at oncu published. Any on
having auch in possession ia reqUuate
to send eamplca nither to mo or 31 , 1
Trnator , aociotary Nebraska State BE
Keepers Association , .Lincoln Neb.
T. L. Vo.sDoiiN ,
Prca , N. S. B , K oss'ii ,
820 S. Avenue , Omaha , Neb ,
State papers pleaao copy.
PUSHING PROHIBITION.
The Iowa House of Reproscnlatiycs
Read ? to Pass the Senate Bill ,
All Ainondmonts Offered Speedily
Voted Down ,
The Majority For Engrossing the
Bill Only Three ,
Its Passage Even With This
Margin Predicted ,
Tlio niVoits Mnilo Ycstcrdny to li-
font or AVoukou tno Mcaimro.
TUB IOWA
TUP. ruoiuniTioN IIILI , .
la. , February 29. The
homo this morning reaumod considera
tion of the prohibition bill , similar to
that paused by the fconatc , known as the
Dontian bill. Kennedy , author of the
house bill , got thu floor and began speak
ing in favor of the measure , bub yielded
tlio lloor at the instance of Smyth , who
moved the previous question. This was
vigorously resisted by the democrats and
the greonbackors , but waa carried by a
votu of 52 to 40 , two members , Curtis
( rup. ) and Wherry ( dem. ) , not being
present. The main question was then
ordered by a vote ot B2 to 47 , Babb
( dem. ) voting with the republicans.
Itabnoy'a amendment prohibiting exe
cutive pardon was then voted down Oil
to 40. The roll waa then celled
on an amendment otlerod by Merrill , it
being a low licouso bill , and it waa de
feated by a vote of DO to 49. The ques
tion then came up on Clayton's aubsti-
tuto for the original bill , and this too
was defeated by a vote of f 0 to 45) ) . The
bill waa ordered engrossed by a strict
party vote of Til to 48. The greenback-
era all voted with the democrats at each
votoj so that tlio republicans uru not ex
pecting much if any aid fiom them when
thu votu comes on the passage of the
bill. It will bo passed without thorn.
In the aftoriioon the house considered
tj'o bill to compel railroads to erect sta
tion houscu at crossings , but no action
waa reached upon it.
In thu soimto the democratic liccnau
bill came up and was ordered not en
grossed by fl to 10. Bills passed requir
ing passenger depots constructed at mil-
roiul crossings and intersections and to
divide the sixth judici.il district into two
circuits. A joint resolution paused mom-
orali/.ing congress to p.m a Hw for the
suppression of pleura pneumonia. Bills
were introduced to provide for inspec
tion , and to regulate thu tale ofetro -
leum and to establish a female reforma
tory and prison. Adjourned.
OHflANIKINtl A HdflX.
DAVENVour , la. , February 29. When
the news reached hero that the prohibi
tory law was placed on its final passage
the saloon keepers of Dixon , this county , f
imnicdi telyBturtfid _ a subscription paper
for an organized fight. It reads :
DIXON , Ia. , February 2 .
In the name of * personal liberty wiyV
the undersigned , saloo" keepers ana citi- *
6 6 ddtt co inty nd * lIieml .afo c
said , do hereby agioo to subscribe thu
amount opposite our names for the pur
pose of raioijifj u fund to investigate the
: onstitutionality of the Dnnnan prohibi
tory law passed to-day by the legislature
of Iowa.
To this nix naloou keepers uubccribcd
$1,000 within a few minutes. They say
they will raiao 55,000 in tlio town and
inducu other placet ) to follow their ex-
umplo.
An Old KcBiiltinMJono.
DUIIUQ.UK , Ia. , February 29. Absolam
Cain , a well-known citizen < f Dubuque ,
dud suddenly ut hia zcaidonco thin even
ing of npopluxy. Ho was a native of
Virginia , 70 years of a.ro , and had resided
huru lor moro than forty ycors.
I'uulu In a Ctiurcli ,
ST. LouiH , February 29. A steam
hcfitiuL' pipe burst in St. Patrick's
Catholic church to-night. The church
was crowded and a panic ensued. Ono
woman fainted nnd was badly trampled.
Flno Imported H ook.
BOSTON , February 29. The steamship
"Boston City" from London brought 90
head of choice Holstein cattle for breed
ing purposes.
Vurbfgu
Touosio , February 20. The city
council fins pAiwcd a law abolishing gro-
cera' 1 quur lioonaes.
ROMK , Tebnirry -Cardinal Ilaa-
noun , putriaich ot Ciliuiu , id dead.
HOMI : , February 21) ) . Tno Italian cab'
in.et lias resigned.
ia Ajmolios.
A. T. , Februaiy 29. ft
is reported that Lieutenant Davis is en
rou to to Sun Carlos from Clovoidale , "
accompanied by Chief ( Jeronim and
thirty.suvon Apaches.
I5ro\vu's
SAN FIUNTIKCO , February 2 ! ) . Mrs.
Mary Bio n , widow of John Hi own , of
Harper's Ferry notoriol ; , died Lure to-
day.
IARSAPARILIA
Is urartfiilly prepared citnut of I'.io U
of tJie \ ctuUiMa kingdom knomi to medical ed
ema ui AlteiullxM , Illood I'uriflcn. Ulurttlcs nml
Toidoi , nicli us BurtuporUla , Yellow DotU.BIUUngU.
DaiiJtllon , Juniper llcrriei , Jlamlralo , Wild C'Uciry
JlurU unil oilier bcloctnl roots , bark's and herbs. A
luodlrtnn , 1.1.0 niillilug list , ta a la fairly J < ul 4
ciily 1 > 7 iii iuulli. Wo poliil wltli MtUfactlon to Iho
( rloiloufl feoorU Hootl'c f > Anai > urUli luia critcrtU for
lUtflf upon Ilio I u in U of tlioni-uijj of rxuplc la Se\r
JlmoJof U'trlLlo mllcrinc IJ-'U alt otuer r niotlU.s
( oiled ( oruicli. , ,
ro.i.GcnU-riMH lend ma
Mljremt two llood' NirnapartUa aud a f ew
Cooklook ) . for Jtrlbutlua. i our i > reiuirotlou hu
worked vou " < 11 ttiH ut a of . „ , . " "le.vbo bu
Uvu troul" u illi rick lnytUi bo uud InutoesM for
" ? olconv-uair triupoonf ul t u Uow.
Uvo yearn a > uovr , ' '
_ . . _ \swKuftcrlj-ljuItJia fill . _ -
Ui U'tu r. uuil UDuir entirely f rte Iromlliow no-
vrro bfiidai | u . Blie tuu not lukeii any or ivar BO *
> luui tut f prlnp , aud wtuit llllla tlio lu '
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