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f I THE OMAHA * DAILY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. NEB. MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 'U 1884. NO. 218. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Tlic Democratic Programme Regarding the Appropriations , A Test of the Strength of the Eevenuo Hofonners , Lizzio Nutt's Touching Letter to the President ! The Prospects For Forfeiting the Northern Pacific Granti Hftbln Thinks Sanlxirii AV111 Succeed JmlRoMcGrnry tlio Woman Suffragists. WASHINGTON. 11AKUALL I'HOCUASTINATES. Special Dispatch to Tux HER. WASHINGTON , March 2. While the revenue reform members of the ways and means committee seem more hopeful of the passage of their bill by the house than tlioy did a week ago , and while tlioy sneer at prophesies of a democratic bolt in the house they manifest anxiety on account of 'Randall's programme of delay. Practically nothing has boon done by the house in regard to the great supply bills. It will bo possible for Randall to mass the appropriation bills from this time so that if congress is to adjourn before the meeting of the democratic national con vention there will practically bo little opportunity to transact any other busl ness than the passage of the appro priation bills. The general programme now is to have congress adjourn July first. The situation of iho democrats in the house is a perplexing ono , not only J on account of Randall's procrastination , but also because of the determination of Converse and a knst of democrats to push the bill to restore duties on wool. Converse has again promised that Mon day nnxt , when motions to suspend the rules and pass bills will bo in order , that ho will demand a vote on that measure. The speaker has promised to recognize him. If Converse shall do this and the republicans sustain him the bill will not receive a two-thirds vote , but the vote will be something of a test of the strcngtl of Iho revenue reformers in the houso. A TOUCHING APPEAL. The president received a touching let ter from Lizzie .Nutt , of Uniontown , Pa. , the girl , as everybody knows , whoso father lost his lifo in defending her precious ropution and whoso brother was recently acquitted ofthe murder of her slanderer. iSha asked to bo appointee postmaster at that town. Her letter is written with most delicate taste and she describes her situation with modesty and dignity. The penmanship would p.isa muster before the civil service commis sion and the form in which the letter appears is quite business like She say that being uwaro that there is a vacancy in. the postoflico , she has been advised by friends to apply for the appointment and believes herself to bo possessed of the necessary qualifications. The terrible troubles which her family have recently passed through have left them not only fatherless , but impoverished and there are five children dependent upon ho brother and herself. She makes no further allusion to the recent tragedy , but asks that if the president find ) , ucon investigation , that she is qualified to per fonn the duties of postmastnr that h will give her the appointment. Th president is kindly disposed toward th girl and will probably make the appointment mont , THE rUJILIC' DEIST. The reduction in the public debt fo : February is § 2,582,586 , and for the ci months just closed § 07,590,074 , agains S7o30G7S and § 102,038,340 respectively lor the two corresponding periods of th preceding fiscal year. The avoragi monthly reduction for the current yea : has been § 8,572,759 , and for the nann period last year § 12,829,793. The forenco in the aggregate of reduction fo : the two periods named is entirely duo tc thu falling off in revenue receipts , whicl : falling off is the result of the oporatioi of the taritl'act of March last. Till : NOIlTIIEKN PACIFIC QUANT. Pay son , of Illinois , who haa been leader in the fight against the Northorr Pacific land grant and has charge of th bill to torfeit everything west of Bis marck , was asked to-day if ho had an , idea that it would pass the house. H replied : "Yes , I am quito sure of it. " "But will it pass the senate ? " "Thut is another matter. I don't believe liovo it will. I have no idea that th senate , as now constituted , will agree t a forfeiture of the land grant. " JUDOK Jl'cUAUy's S0COESSOH. Senator Sabin waa asked to-day if th president would appoint General Sanbon : of Minnesota to succeed Judge McCrary "I think ho will , " replied the senator , "Every indication points that way , There is strong competition but no oppo aition , and Sanbom's indorsement ' much the strongest of any candidate. "McCoid is his principal oppenent ? " "No. I think wo have moro to foa : from Drawer , the Kansas candidate , the Colorado man , who is being presse by Secretary Teller , but I am very hope ful of Sanborn's appointment. " WOMAN The national woman's sulfrago conven tion moots here next week , and delegates are commencing' to como. Miss Anthony has been at Washington all vrintor doing missionary work among congressmen , and aho thinks there is a growing sentiment in both branches of the na tional legislature favorable to uuivorsal suffrage. The approaching convention , she eayfl , will bo one of the largest and and most influential over hold , and she expects great good to como from it , iMCIt'10 KAIMVAY LA Ml ) SELKC'TIO.SS. Jlegular Press Ulspatchoa. WASHINGTON , March 2. In reply to an inquiry made by Senator Fair , of Nevada , touching thn newspaper charges that the Central Pacific railroad lias applications for patents for a largo amount of land in Nevada of many months' standing to which it has been unable to secure attention , the com missioner-general of the _ land oflico re plies that there are no lists of selections of land in Nevada awaitins ? patent to the Central Pacific in his oljico and that there arn no lists of the company in any state or territory on vrhich the oflico can act , as the rlilo requires that the land shall not bo patent ed for five months after selection , in or der to give time for possible claims to appear if recorded. The only other lists upon which action can bo taken at the proper time , five months nftor selection , are , of Union Pacific lands in Nebraska , 318,000 acres. Largo amounts have boon selected by the Kansas Pacific , Northern Pacific , Now Orleans Pacific and other companies , but action has boon suspended because of proposed legislation by congress touching the grants. MOnUlSON's TAKIFF HILL. Representative Morrison will report lethe the ways and means committo Tuesday tlio action of the eight democratic mom- bora of the committee on his tariff bill. Until then ho sajs , ho cannot toll defi nitely when the bill will bo reported tu the house. If members of the committee ask additional time to consider the meas ure , Morrison says , it will bo granted The republican members of the committee contemplate preparing a minority report. They say such a re port can bo prepared within two or thrco dajs after the mooting Tuesday , when they will bo authorativnly notified of the etion of the democratic members. NOTES. Representative Willis will aak oonsid- iration of the bill for an annual appro- iriation for ton years to aid in common chool education. The course of legislation in the senate lis week promises to ba commonplace nd dull. CIU3IE AND DESl'EHATE FIGHT WITH A CONVICT. JOLIET , 111. , March 2. A murderous .ssault was made upon Captain John iIcDonald , deputy warden of the poni- cnliary hero. The assassin was a notor- ous desperado , named Frank Ilandu. deputy McDonald , in going his rounds , mtercd the collar shop , where Rindu works. As is customary McDonald topped at the desk of Keeper Madden o receive his roport. While the deputy was talking with the keeper , Randc mapped his finger at his keeper and raised his hand , giving the sign for a request to go to tlio closet. Madden nodded assent and resumed convorsa- ion with the deputy , vrhoso back as turned toward Ranclo. The coper also turned his back to llrmdo , to , ivo an order to another convict. In- itantly Rando ( who was crossing the oem ) picked up a heavy iron poker , , hreo feet long , and rushed upon Deputy McDonald , striking him on the head with vll his force , smashing in his skull. Mc Donald dropped senseless. Rando thoutcd , "I have killed the son at last , " and drew a largo knife. Keeper Madden rushed-'upon Rando and received a terrible gash in the irm , but held llando until two lifo con- riots , Demolin and lloab , came to his .ssistanco , and Rande was hurled vio- ently to the floor. Hearing the alarm , XssUtant Deputy Warden Garvin ant Iveopcr B. McDonald , brother of the at tacked deputy , rushed in. Convict Roab ivas on top of Rando and had the lifo early choked out of llando when Garvin jrdorod him oft' . Roab begged to bo al- .owed to choke him to death. Rando , ising , staggered toward the door and nado a quick lunge , grabbing a knife on the table , turned and desperately at' tacked Daputy Garvin , who broke t heavy cane over Raudo's head , cutting liim terribly. Pulling a revolver Garvin [ hot Rando in the side , and then crab bed the convict by the throat. While liolding him thus , Keeper McDonalc frantically drew a revolver and placec the muzzle at Rindo's right car , fired and Rando dropped. Deputy McDonah and Rando 'wore carried to the hos pital. An examination showed that Mo Donald's skull was terribly crushed and pieces of the skull were removed leaving the brain exposed two inclio long and ono inch wide. Ho will die Rando was unconscious for a long time It is not known how dangerously ho woundod. On recovering consciousnos Rando said : "I am Jesus Christ , nm was sent to rid this prison of that cruo deputy. " Rando continued : "I left broad trail of blood all the way to prison when I camn hero. To do so I killei nine men. This makes my tenth. " Deputy uty Gorvin says the responsibility o McDonald's death rests upon the jury which sent him to penitentiary insteat of hanging him. During the terribl trugglo the convicts behaved admirably Deputy Warden McDonald was stil alive this evening and conscious , nm hopes are entertained of his recovery Rando is likely to recover from tlii wounds received in the struggle. Ho still very defiant , and expresses regret at his failure to kill McDonald outright. The bullet in his head has not yet boon extracted. Ho is evidently preparing to Slay the emotional insanity dodge in case IcDonald dies , as ho asked several times to-day whether he will bo hanged in that pvont , adding that ho should not bo pun ished because ho could not help it , being impelled by a higher power. I'KKAOIHNG AND HTEALINd. SHUNOFIFJ.I ) , 111. , March S. Rev. McDonald , who preached an able sermon last evening , at Auburn , was arrested hero this m > rning on a tele gram charging him with theft of a homo and a suit of clothes , from a man named Fosterto whoso househo wont after reli gious services , for thp purpose of spend ing the night. Minister , homo and clothes were missing when Foster awoke this morning. The stolen property waa found in McDonald's possession. An Unfortunate fill 1. NEW YOUK , March 2. A young girl , claiming to bo a daughter of Thomas Field , of Tweed ring notoriety , who ( jed from Canada , called at the police station and asked shelter. She said aho was cold , friendless , homeless and hungry. She had visited a number of charitable institutions and boon refused aid. She said her father placed her in thu convent of Notre Dame to bo educated. Since then she never saw him. It wan expect ed that aho would take the veil when o aqo , but this aho refuted tcylo. One o : J the slater * then brought her to this city [ and loft her to earn her own living. The I police placed her in charge of the sociot ; 1 for the prevention of cruelty to children FROM FOREIGN LANDS. General Graham's ' Battle With the Arabs of Egypt , The Fight Bloody But Not a Gront Military Affair ( ? ho March to Tokar and the Scenes Along the EoutOi Jordou's ' Great Peril and His Futile Mission , The DcRncrato Ilrnvory of the Da- trnlncil IloliclH AVhon lly ICiiKllHh Cuvnlry. GKNKHAlj KO11BIGN NEWS. OHAHAM'S nATTLB WITH DIOMA. Special Dispatch to TUG UIK. : LONDON- , March 2. According to news vhich hax been coming in to-day , Gener al Graham has mot Osman Dignm's forces on almost the same ground as that upon vhich Baker Pasha's worthless command vaa slaughtered. Disciplined British roops were opposed to a horde of half armed Arab guerrilla's and thu result was is usual , n rout and defeat of the latter with considerable loss. All accounts which special correspondents have for warded have [ the tenor of the dispatches which described the battle of Tel El Kobir and the skirmish of Kassassin. There are handful of killed and wounded on Gra- liam'a side , but all London is aroused with high sounding phrases of the dcs- [ icrato resistance of the Arabs , the bloody nature uf the conflict and ti'u heroism of the victors It was probably not a very serious ollair , after all , and it may , por- liaps , bo as well to remember that Gra- liatn has not yet mot the Mahdi. The news has not created any undue excite ment in London , and there is a general feeling that serious work remains to bo bo done and that the engagement of Fri day was n comparatively small affair. THE MAltOII TO TOKAll. Ilcgular Press dispatches. SUAKIM , March 2. British troops en tered Tokar at noon Saturday. A few shots were exchanged with the enemy when 4,000 rebels holding the town flod. Chilian Digina is encamped thrno miles distant from Suakiin. A battle with him is expected when the British troops return turn to Suakim from Tokar. All reports commend thu steadiness with which the British moved on Tob. The square in which they advanced to battle was never broken. The determination and bravery of the rebel ? was shown , in fact , when they wcro charged by cavalry. Great numbers of them throw themselves upon their backs on the ground and speared the horses of the troopers as they dashed over them. The march to Tokar was accomplished in four hours from Tob. The Hussars scoured the country and kept up a de sultory skirmishing with the enemy , who retired in a disorganized manner in thu direction of Tamaniob. The Arabs lost 1,100 men dead on the field at. Tob , bo sidosguns and other munitions. The whole camp , including 375 tents and many camels , was taken. The condition of the camp showed thut the rebels relied upon being victorious. General Graham send a part of the Tokar garrison to Tukula to destroy the fortifications. Ho will then march to Tamaniob , whore ho will convoke the sheikh , frinndly tribes and those submitting to him to make nr rangomenls to keep open the routes to Suakim and Bcrbor. After the battle Baker Pjsha and Ad miral lloyitt returned to Trinkitat. The soldiers cheered Baker Pasha , who is severely wounded. Tlio enemy's trenches were found completely filled will : corpses. corpses.OOIIDON'S MISSION A rAiLunr. . OAIKO , March 2. Tlio government convinced that General Gordon's mission will fail and his life bo put in nnril , has offered Abd El Kader , pasha , minister o war , under sanction of Baring , Brituli minister , the governorship of Khartoum Ho refuses unless General Gordon as sonts. Gordon has ordered Colono Stewart , commander of the expedition Rent up the While Kilo , not to attack the natives unless they attack him , but to try to negotiate with the Sheikh Buggar as of Khartoum. If that sheikh prefers a fight ho will precipitate a rising of all tribes of Dorfor and Kordofan and attack Khartoum. THE TUUKO-A5IE1UOAN TUKATV. CoNBrANWOi'LH , March 2 , The porto Iodines to accept Minister Wallace's tdow that the treaty with America was ot denounced at the proper time Tin lorto maintains the legality of the do lunciation , thus making the treaty ox > ire Juno 4. The government is willing , lowovcr , to let the existing tariff reman n full force until negotiations with othei > ewers are concluded. It grants America nthu now treaty the samp advantages are accorded other countries. TOKAIt's STAIlYJXa QAUHIKON. OAIUO , March 2. The garrison at To- car numbered seventy man half starved. The remainder had joined the rebels. The bodies of Morico Boy , Surgeon Les- io and four other Europeans killed in the rout were fourid. Baker Pasha's troops found at Tob were buried. Sir Evelyn Baring , telegraphing the news uf Friday's victory to General Gordon , used the Arabic language , that the news might spread all along the lino. Baker Pasha's wound is not considered serious. It is believed Oaman Dlgma's power is broken. THK QUKEN'H I-KAIHE. LONDON , March 1. The quooii has scut a telegram congratulating the troops on the victory. General Graham tele graphs as follows : "Tokar rolioved. The rebels had held the town since Fobruaiy 10 , oppressing the garrison and inhabi tants. The rebels llml to the mountains. The rebel guns at Tob were served by Eayptians. Tlio Arabs of Iloudioda have declared in favor of El Mahdi. The governor has telegraphed Lemiaar fet troop * " PKOTECTIOX niO\I I1YKAMITEKS. LOSIION , March 2. Oornw8llis Wrst in a letter to the Times , Bays ; The Hint has como for England to demand of a friendly government jj protection from at tempts of O'DonovAn Itossa and his blood thirsty crow , jttv The Gorman nowlfcpors , referring to the dynamite outr.ijK' London , says England is now reaping iho fruits of her hospitality to nnnrciS&ta and cut throats from all pnrtaof thoHvorld. AMONO TIU : IIKHOS AND STOUMH. HALIFAX , N. S. , March 2. The stcamor Juliet , from Now Castle , Eng land , reports fearful storms and aoas nnd revolving hurricanes. Heavy Holds of ice and innumerable Icebergs were sight ed and a two-masted ptoamor. apparently hard and fast between two bergs. The latter passed an oil cnko or petroleum ship afiro. The crow are believed to have been rescued by a passing ship. Snlvlnl'H Special Dispatch to TUK Bsk BUFFALO , March 3. It is currently reported hero that Salvini , the tragedian , is soon to bo married to Adele Belgardo , the actress. THU IOWA The House Pauses thu Kennedy Prohi bit Ion Hill. DK.S MOINT.S. March 2. The Kennedy prohibition bill , i\s given below , passed the house yesterday by a vote of 52 to 41. All the republican members voted for it , except Curtm , who is confined to his bed by sickness , and Johnson , democrat , also voted with them. Thu democrats and eroonbackors voted against it. The fol lowing democrats were absent or dodged the vote ; Baker , B illingall , Grant , Rus sell , Lucan and Stewart. It is the same as the Donnan bill , except the word "now , " and will bo brought up in the scnito on Tuesday , where there is a pro hibition majority of twenty-four , and will bo passed without delay. Following is the bill entire : Bo it unacted by the general assembly of the state of Iowa , that section 1555 , chapter G , title 11 , of the code bo and the .same is hereby repealed , and the follow ing is enacted in lion thereof : Section 1555. Wherever the words "intoxicating liquors" occur in this chap ter , the same shall bo construed to mean alcohol , ale , wine , beer , spirituous , vin ous and malt liquors'and all intoxicat ing liquors wlmtovor , and no person sludl manufacture for sulo or sell or kooji for sale as a beverage any intoxi cating liquors whatever , including ale , wino and beer , and the same provisions and penalties of law in force relating lo intoxicating liquors shall in like manner bo held and construed to apply to viola tions of this act and the manufacture , sale , or keeping for sale , or keeping or establishing a place for the sale of all wines and beer and all oth'or intoxicating liquors whatever. Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby ro ponied. J The republicans havivthus carried out all their pledges inlrey\irdlo prohibition as promised in their platform. In the sonata the session was chiolly occupied in discussing the bill of Carson to authorize Council Blulfa to improve its streets and alleys by issuing bonds and levying a special iax u ainst adjacent property. Hemonway opposed the bill on the grounds of unconstitutionality and and because it was special legislation. Eastman opposed the taxing of adjacent property to improve Directs. Carson , Smith audiLarrabep favored the bill. It was postponed until next Friday. Arcs elution was introduced to examine into the working of the board of health and recommend such changes in the law as thought necessary. FOUTY-I3IGIir.lI OUNG11E9S. WASHINGTON , March 1. Mr. Oatos ( dcm. , Ala. ) from the committee on pub lic lands , reported a resolution calling on the secretary of the interior , asking in formation relative to the unauthorized fencing in of public lands by individuals or corporations in the several states and territories. Adoplod. The house wont into committee of the whole on the naval apptopriation bill. Mr. Thomas ( rep , 111. ) saidchoro wore fifty-nine officers for every ahip in the service , or ono ollicor to every live sea men. The navy was perfectly helpless. The pending bill had no provision for armament. When tlio ships wore com pleted there would bo no guns to put in them. them.Mr. Mr. Finorty ( ind. 111. ) then made his maiden speech , and caid the appropria tion committee seemed determined to ba economical in a weak point in the na tional structure. The world was aware that the ondition of our defensive marine was a menace to the well-being ol this country if in event of war it should bo unprepared to moot any enemy of ro snoctable strength , Ho was sensible to the fact that a war navy could bo built in a short time , but there was nothing to hinder the construction of ships which would bo formidable in sudden hostility to prey upon the commerce of her antng oniata. It made little dilTeronoo who was responsible for the present depleted con ditiun of the navy , the fact remained that virtually the United States had no navy. Ho vras not a professional alarm iat who wished to say wo were on thu ovi of war. Uodidnotdoairowar. Howanto < to see the country peaceful ant prosperous but peaceful and pronporou she could only remain when she ha < moans to defend her honor and to assor the supremacy of her ( lag. Ho wan tec to see the work begun by the Forty aovonth congroaa followed up by th J Forty-eighth congress. Ho might tal i about the Monroe doctrine , but ho coul I hoar the click of spades at Panama as i they dug a canal to brini * the Atlantic and Pacific together. Whatever Europe dug with a spade aho defended with a sword , The sooner the country saw to it that it wai not left to thu mercy of events the bettor it would bo for the na i- tion. This was the time to prepare for the danger , Mr. Finorty's remarks were listened to intently and at their conclu - sion ho was applauded and congratulated. The discussion was further continued by Messrs. Belford ( rep. Col. ) , Andor- . son ( rep. K . ) and Hiscock ( run. * N , -mr . The committee rose and the housi : ad' journod. The dead body of a man denuded of clnthtni ami wltnhU lnuil , arms ami feet cut elf , wa uiioarthed at the little town of Cubooklu. ill. ' ilx ml leu below Kant Kt. Loulx , The bed I waa iu a nhallow grave and teemed to hav I been burled about thrua days , There U n , I clua to who tha man wui , but the thoorlo 1 I J tlut ho wan inurdcreil. MUSIC IN THE AIR. The Existence of the Western Trnuk Line Association Threatened , Alton and Burlington Put Their War Paint On , A Now Alliance Formed On Colorado Business , Prosyoots Good For a General War of Eatos. Dillon to Io ) Ktootod I'fosldont ot tlio U. 1 * . as iv Vindication The Kond't * Vlnnnucs. UATKS. A WESTEIIN WAR COM1N11. Special Dispatch to Tilu ] ) r.i : , CIUOAOO , March 2. It is bsliovod that the recent cut in rntua which WAS iniulo by the Western Trunk Line association and mot by the Burlington has involved the association in an unpleasant prodica- mont. Yining ordurod the reduction of Colorado rates against thu advice and re quest of the Burlington nnd Alton , and his precipitate notion has put n dninpor upon the Burlington negotiations , which \voro progressing favorably toward peace , from which it ia doubtful if tlioy will soon rocovor. Alton and Burlington , with their western connoctiona , Imvo denned their wnr paint and there will bo music in the air. Aa soon as Vining Mid the members of his association lonrnod that the Santa Fo had decided to stand by the 'Frisco line tlioy proposed to Alton nnd Burlington to roatoro old ratca. The latter , however , would not bo persuaded. Yicu President A , K. Touz.ilin , of the Santa Fo , arrived in Chicago yesterday morning , nnd in the afternoon and evening was in cloao con sultation with the Burlington and Alton ollicinla. The conference terminated at 8 o'clock , and ut 8:40 : Tou/.alin lolt for Topoka. The result of the conference hna boon the formation of nn nllianco be tween the Burlington , Alton , Santa Fo , St. Louis it San Francisco and Denver & llio Grande aa against tlu Western Trunk Line association , The alliance thus far is for the purpose of dealing with the Colorado complications , but that it will bo continued is not improbablo. Not withstanding the repeated requests yes terday on the part of the Weatorn Trunk Line association to consent to n restoration of rates , the lines in the now alliance llatly refused to do no. Whether further cutfl will bo made by cither combination has not been announced , but the general impression is that n material cut will be made tomorrow row by the now alliance. Should this bo done the bars will bo lowered for a general western wnr. The Colorado pool has already sustained n blow from which it will bo dillicult to recover and the other associations will tumble if matters are not speedily fixed np. Commissioner Daniels , of the Colorado pool , admitted in a recent interview that if the Union Pacific , in obedience to Vining's orders , would cut Colorado rntoa , the pool must necessarily colnpso. The Union Pacific has done so and unless a rolrent ia ordered - dorod at once the death knoll of the Colorado pool will have boon sounded. A general war may yet bo averted , but thooutlook , is not encouraging. Tin : UNIQN i-Awriu PHKHIDBNUV. Special Dispatch to Tim 1 EK. BOSTON , March 2. The talk hero is that at the annual meeting of the Union Pacific railwny company , to bo hold in this city on Wednesday , Dillon will bo re-elected president as n personal vindi cation but that ho will not servo out the term. IVo Now England men will bo added to the directory. It is learned from high authority that the report will . show a total not income from nil nourcoi of 15 par cent on capital stock against KU in 1882. A loss of $1,000,000 in tratlio earnings is offset by un incroasa of § 2,250,000 in land sales. The proceeds of land sales must bo used for a reduc tion of the debt of the company. The land grant bonda having now all been provided for the surplus will bo used to take up sinking fund bonds. Kulcldo ol' Eiioe Morris. Special Dispatch to The Boe. OAKLAND , Ia. , March 1. Enoa Morris , a re.spoctod young man of this placecom milled nuiciu > by shooting himself in the forehead with a 38 calibre revolver about 0 o'clock last evening , at the residence of F. Walker , and in the presence of a young lady ho hod boon courting for some time. IOWA COURTS. Iliirllnelon Alter tlio United Bmtct DlKtrlct mid Circuit OourtH. , March 2. At an onthu siastio mooting of citizens yesterday af t rnoon , thu question of moving the United States district nnd circuit courts from KookuK to Burlington , was dlacusa od , and a nqries of resolutions won adopted , the preamble of which recite that the federal court was originally lo catod at Burlington and secretly chungec to Kookuk without the knowledge of th people ; that public opinion thioughout itho district has over since demanded a return of the court to Burlington , that this is the leading city in the district in iwealth , population and commercial importance nnd easily accessible , that Hon , M. A. McCoid , member of con- rLTOBS from this district , ha personally ) oxproBsed the opinion that BurlingUn is dtho ' proper place for the permanent loca. tion of the courts and has pledged him. self that ho will urge the decision on ita merits and favor whichever location is most advantageous to the people , llio concluding resolutions are ; Jlcsolved , That our ropresonUtivo nS Hon. M. A. McCoid , bo earnesly urged U t > now redeem his pledges to the people , I and that thu jonatora and representative ! from Town bo urgently requested to favor the bill for locating the court nt Burlington - ton now pending before the judiciary committee of the house of represents- lives. Jtcsohrd , That n copy of thcao resolu tions bo sent to each member of congress from this state. The resolutions wore unanimously adopted. From expressions of lending citizens Burlington will demand her rights on the mooted United SUtos court question. NOII23. Kngllah railway olliclrOn now oxnmlno nil bnggAgo nt terminal ) K > ! nU. Tlio president Imi approved tlio net making all public roiulu and highways post routc . A flro nt Sioux City , lovvn , Saturday , burned n R. loou nnd cocoiul hand storo. iMtr , $ 1,500 ; insurance , $3,000. Mr. ntul Mrs. Tloitory niul Mr. nud Mr * . Arnold were nrrentod nt Smlthfiohl , 111 , , yoi- tcrdny for counterfeiting. A liox containing clock-work exploded In tlvo postolllco nt Urorsln , ( iorniauy , yesterday. Uno of the ollidalfl was severely woundod. The Madrid Kl 1'rogrosi ( n nowspnpor ) has boon canlixcatad nnd thp mnuniromuiit will bo pro.socutoil for publishing nrtlolui Insulting to Alfonso. The New York society for the protontlon of crlmo lion c.iusoil the arrest of manufacturers uf coufocttonoiy who prepare Kiv tor prlr.o The Indium roportoil to lie accompany Ing Ltautouaiit D.xxh to San Cnrloa nro bollovou to bo the Kama who committed the murders lately nt Sonora. The Waathorfonl , Texas , court house was entirely consumed hy llro l 'i Ulny night anil all tlio county court roconU destroyed. Loss SUO.OODj liifiuroil. During iTnmiary disorders occurred nt Uttlo 1'oim. West Africa. The Geimtn cor > utto , Hophi" , landed n force which clnwtlsoil the unlives and icatoroil order. I'rlnco Nnpoloon 1ms decided to postpone thu American tour of Idu sou Victor. Ho In tends to eond the princeto Itoumnnln to ton o in the Jtuitmnnlan nrmy , The IVmwylvnnln Iron workn , of Lancaster , 1'ft , , Imvo shut down for nn imlotlnlto period. Cause , high prices lit Iron nnd the refusal of workmen to accept reduced wages , A party of Hungarians encamped nt Itoar- ing Crock. ] ' . , tinwnpod in n light , mid ono , named Ijawontlmllnlcy , stubbed nnd futully wounded two men and ono woman. The works of the United States Stamping company nt Portland , Conn. , which co\orcd four nnd a half acres of ground , were burned Saturday. Loss $100,100 ; Insurance S225.000. Two freight trains on the Chicago , Burling ton & ( Jiilnoy railway collided Saturday bo- tweou MllliiiRton nud Mlllbroolt , 111. The tralna were both wrecked , and ono onttlnoer nud liromim fatally Injured. NollloJvnlaer , ouiloyod ] ) nt the 1'alaeo ho- tl , Aihloy , HI , wlio WAS knocked oil n twen ty foot oinbanlcinont , by Kd Jto.-xch. last i "rl- day , died fiom her Injuries Saturday. The police nra looking for Koach. A 1'a.ith dispatch says the editor ot nn nuarcluat Journal , radical In politics , him boon iirrOBtod nnd nccuritios found at Ida house which were stolen when Klsort , the Vienna money changer wna murcrered. Wllllnm Tlmckory Slarrlott , llbornl moin- licr of the commons fiom ll.lgliton , hixs boon rc-olcctod. Ho roMgnod and nppoal d to hU coimtttuonoy for vindication in yotlmr to con- 8tiro the govornmont'B JC yptlan policy. ' A wnrrant hna boon issued for the nrront of I'VnncIs .T. Smith , city treasurer of B.iyann" , N , .1. It in alleged that a deficit of over S-17fOO has boon discovered , but the com plaint only ombracoH a daliclt of $10,000. Mrs. IMImiloMcGIll wan nrrostod In WIN HamsburK , N. Y. , Saturday , clmrpod with Iddnaiiplng her own child. Aim. Mc-dill ro- . tided In Chicago , her huslialid left her.and aho wont to WilllumnburK to recover her child. ] 'Y ' > rBOmo iiinutliH pout the courts of Cblcngo empowered to grant divorces Imvo boon croud- td with nppllcantrt for sovcraneo of thomarltal bond , lu ono court Saturday no loss than twonty-ono cases were on th ) dickot for honr- iiifj. iiifj.A A now Amorlcan ship , Hauler , from Phila delphia for Japan , was wrecked Jnnuarv - , within ono week of her destination. The cargo 730,000 gallons of roll tied nil , valued nt S71COO , was Insiirod. The voasol Is valued nt 5135,000. Sulta have bean entered against the Con- nellsvlllo Iron nud Coal company by five of the wldowfl whoso husbands were Killed by the recent explosion In the West Loisinrlng , 1'a. , ahaft. The damngen nro laid nt Sli",000 ) In each CIHO. The Lexington , ICy. , city election on Sat- unloy losultodtn a defeat of tlio domocratj for the first tlmo In ton yearn. Pour Inde pendent democrats out of twonty-two candl- ilatos were olostod by ropubllcanu and bolting dcmocratH. Ill Phlinpolnhla Saturday the price of qul id ne , which nnd boon In only moderate de mand , jumped from 81. ' 10 to $1,80 per ounce. Tliu foiclgn article hns boon quoted nt 81.10. .but wont up t. ) 81.HO , with only a limited quantity at that price. Two necrroos , on Tlmndny , cnmpod near the depot at Now Bradford , 1' ' lorldi , nud Sat urday tnurnlng both were dlncovorod dead In their camp. Ono wna shot through the head , nnd thn other terribly mutilated. Half his head WAS chopped elf with nn axe. Secretary Volgor. commenting on the dis patch frcm O1 imul King nt Birmingham , Hug- land , relative to the spread of foot and mouth dUoaso , my * there U grmit noeefislty for Itgls- htlon to protect the United Statun against the Importation of dlsoanod c.nttlo , and ho hopes the matter will noon receive the ntton tion of congrosa. Judd Crouch nud Dan Holcomb , HOII nnd con-ln-iiiw of Crouch who with . - - Joseph , , r. nnd Mrs. Whlto nnd Moiai 1'olly , were mur dered In Novoiuhur laxt , were nrrontoil nt JttckiMiti , Mich. , Hutunlty. chnrgod with com- mlttliuthi inurd'W. Tlwy ware coinmltttil to jjil to a wiilc examination next Friday ft I ) clalmud time the ollijors am lu pussotidon of Important factn that have n bail Ths troanuror of the United States has prepared - pared n Btutomont showing the total col'iaf' ' of ttindurd silver dollnrn under the act o February ' . ' 8. 1878 , to March , 1881 , was 100 , 1ir > , U8 ; held in tne troanury olllcn nndinlnto , 1120,82 ,3)0 ; outstanding , 30,302,720. Of the ninouiit hold by the treasury there nro hold ti redeem the outstanding Mlvor cartlllcuteH , 811 , 247- ! , leaving owned by the treasury , 3i > , r.7-ir.78. , . JIurclly Uniting In I'CIIRO. ; , Ind. , March 2 , The body of a young man named Geary sometime ago was refused burial in the Oat ho lie cemetery under the belief that it wits a case of suicide , , Thu boy's father sought redress in the courts , showed the case to bo ono of accidental death , defeated the church and the body of the young man was buried in the coinecr&ted grounds , To-day the older Geary wan excommum- od and the ground declared desecrated so long as the body of young Geary ro- nainod thoro. A strong guard ia patroll- ng the cemetery. Throats have boon made to remove the remains by violence , Klrlulcon willi 1'arnlynln. MIWVAUKKK , March 2. It is ruraom that General Manager Merrill , of lieu Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul , has liai a ntrouo of paralysis and will leave in ub I few days for Florida. Information obtained tainod from private sources h to tin ofl'oot Hint ho nmy never bo able to rn , uuino work , Alexander Mitchell , prtM i dmit 'f ' tlio road , said taut Merrill * ' , I sull'oring from numbness in the right le < ; , which ho did nut consider very Keiious. BLIZZARD BLASTS , March Brings Along One That Makes all Others Insignificant , How the Zopliyr Howled In tlio Northwest , The People Hold Prisoners In Their Homes ! Trains Abandoned Owing to tha Terrific Wind , Tlio HoillcH of tlio Nelson Family Who Perished In tlio Kcccnt Storm Kccovcrcil , TUK MM///AIID. ITS KmXTS IN TUB NOIITIIWEST. ST. PAIU. , Maroli -Associatod Press specials from Bismarck , Jamestown nnd Fargo show that March came in with n blizzard that throws nil previous ones of this year into insignificance. A heavy snow prevailed all last night and this morning the wind commenced blowing forty to llfty mlles an hour , catching up the snow and driving it in blinding masses so it was impossible to atay upon the streets. Up to midnight no hvts have boon reported lost from the fact that it was Sunday and none ven tured to leave their houaas. Trains were delayed nil day and all cuts have drifted full of snow so that it will bo necessary to clean thorn out before trains can bo resumed , lleporta como from all parts of Dakota that the snow in some places was light but the wiud terrific. The thermometer was five to ton de grees below zero and the blizzard reached this city this evening but had spent its forco. To-ni'ght nil points north report clear -weather and ten to fifteen degrees below zero. T11H NIILSON FAMILY. VAII.EY CITV , Dakota , March 2. The bodies of the Nelson children have boon found. Tlio body of the youngest was found in a anew cave , which had boon dug by the father for the protection of the children from the storm. Tlio oldest child had loft the cave nnd wandered off noout a mile , whore her body was found. The bodies of the father nnd children were buried nt S.mborn to-day. The body of the father was found several days since. It will bo remembered that the three loft their cabin in the late blizzard to go to a straw stack lulf a milo away for fuel and lost their way. A DlsnBt roiiH Flro in Utlcn. N. V. UTIOA , JN. Y. , March 2. Fire was dis covered this morning in the shoo manu factory of II. J. Holbrook & Co. , on Catherine ptreot. It proved the most disastrous in the history of the city. The llolbroak building , W. P. DoLong's furniture house and John B. Rockwell's clothing house on Catherine street , W. C. & E , Oomatock'a ' largo storehouse on the Erie canal , the Utica City National bank , 'Newell it Sons paper and gloss _ dealers , The Utica Observer building , Oomstock Bros. ' whole sale house 0. II. Sayors * hardware store and Edward Martin's gas fitting and plumbing store , from 109 to 123 inclusive , on Oeneaeo street , were totally destroyed together with most of the contents. Assistance was rendered by the lire departments of Little Falls , Homo and Whitcstown. The total loss is about $ -17o,000 , insurance about $325- 000 : The losses above noted added to tho/many others make an aggregate of § 800,000 , insurance , $450,000. liaising a Church Debt. BOSTON , March 2. At the First Bap tist church. Oolumbus avenue , to-day the pastor , Eev. 0. B. Orano announced that liu would omit the regular sermon , as thorn was a more important duty. Ho called Donc < m Liming Willis to the ( platform. Mr. Willis said there was a debt of § 55,000 resting upon the church and it wan his greatest dcsiro that it should bn vripod out/ Tears ago ho had resolved to sot aside a sum each year to purchase a farm to which lie could retire in his old ago and this amount he would now givo'totvard the cancellation of the church indebtedness. lie then called for further gifts and in lees than an hour the entire $55,000 was subscribed. The doxology was sung and the congregation dismissed with the benediction The KiuiHtts Kleoiloli Kas. , March 2 At the oluv.unii held Situ relay in the old Suomd congressional district , to fill a vacancy calmed by thu death of Dudley 0. Lias- koll , the uindidiiU's were E. H. Fun- ston , republican , Samuel A Rigus , dem ocrat and gremibnckor Reports from all but two counties in rim district , indi cate Funstoti's election by about 5,000 , majority. Tliq Chinese Blunt Stay Out. SAN FHANCISUO , March 2 Since the passage of the restriction act there has boon a continual strike of Ohincso cigar- makers. The manufacturers in retalia tion have organized and have ordered aleck lock out on Monday of nil the Chinese (3.EOO ( ) omployi-d in cigar makiog. The whites are retained. Dymunllo In ' . LONDON , March 1 , A black bag made of American cloth has been found in a cloak room i.t Ludgato Hill station , con taining 45 packages of dynamite und a portion of American alarm ole ck. A Uowl From Te.\n . FOUT WoiiTii , Tex. , March 1. The plouro pneumonia bill at passed by the house is regarded with general disfavor by cattle men in the vicinity of Fort Worth. They unanimously say it can beef of no practical benefit to the cattle inter- oats of Texas , und uru hopeful of its defeat. Col. Young , 0110 of thu largest owners in \-a ' Hiuut > uys ho di > eu pot \ think , however , tlio hill in its pipoc-nt a fiom on liously i ffoot ihu catilu truda of Tuxnt it ihu jiruv'tjvns ' aiu xnted < , in n I.HI ) > , r vpinc. llrt t-njs HIIV vn Mif o.ii'Dtitr u tra'.n'i''t'V'i | ' > iu of T xnj fat U Un w ' u iini'iitinti m'ur t in IIH (1111 Mii < i j thu niat u(8 of the vuuitny.