7 BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 16 , 1884. NO. 156.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Deliberations of Onr Nation's '
Lawmakers.
Inquiry into the Oauso of the
Death of Oadot Strone
Mr , Blaine Denies all Eeports of
Being Interviewed ,
Senret Session to Discuss tko
Spanish Treaty-
Senator Bayard can Have his
Choice of Offices.
Gossip About Hen Butler DiBCUHslon
of Iho Silver Coliin o Bill The
Coining Now York Senator.
SI5NATK.
WASHINGTON , December 15. Logan pro
fento'J a largo number of petitions from to
bacco and cigar manufactures and labor or
ganizations of Illinois , New York and other
stale" , prottstiug against tha ratification of
the Spanish treaty. Ho also presented a pa
tition signed by over 7,000 oi-eoldlors of the
union army , praying congro-s to purchase for
the capitol at Washlngtoa a portrait of Gen.
Thomas , and raccominandlnp that it ba exe
cuted by Miss Ransom. Referred.
The chair laid before thesenatoVan Wyck'a
resolution heretofore offered relating to the
Spanlsn treaty and rfqulrinp the committee
rules to report the rule providing for the con
sideration of the Commercial treaties in open
session. Miller ( Cala. ) raid this was umlt-r
the consideration of the committee of foreign
relations and moved the reference of the reso
lution to that committee. Hoar raised a point
uf order that the matter should bo considered
with closed doors. Platt called for the roid-
ing of the rule authorizing the closing of the
doors. Hula thirty-live was read which
provides that on the demand ol
two senators the doors of the senate may al
any time be closed. The chair inquired
whether the motion of the gentleman from
Massachusetts ( Hoar ) was seconded ; Hswley
seconded the motion nd the senate then went
into secret session.
In the fifteen minutes the door * ro-openoil
and the Senate took up the Dakota bill. _ In
secret session Senator \ anwyck'a resolution
for the discassion of the commercial treaties
iu open session was referred totho committee
on foreign relations.
The Dakota bill was Informally hid aside at
the request of Hill , iu order thut he might address -
dress the senate on the silver question , apro >
iios of the resolution recently tubmtttcd bj
him declaring it the sense of the senate thai
there is no reason for the suspension of the
coinage of silver dollars or of the issue of fill
vor certificate ? . In the course of a lengthy
speech Hill argued that the recommendation
of the president and the secretary of the treas
nry recently made to Lougross In respect to
silver were inopportune to an alarming dcgrco
at a tune when falling prices
proved that money was doficieal
rather than abundant. Shermai
replied etatinic Ins Idea was to first stop tbo
coinage of silver dollars and wait for no 17
ratio of value to bo established by the nations
of the world between gold and silver. AH !
son said that if t-lrenuous and eincore efforts
will ba made to eccuro an international declar
ation of the ratio value between gold and
diver the effect won d be to bring the coinage
values of the o motaU at par within a reason
able timo. What ivo wanted was a dollar of
400 groins instead of 412.J. Keforring to
Sherman 's jomarks on the market Jvaluo ,
Allisonmaintained the market value was do
tcrmined by this u e. Let the miuts o
Franco , Germany Italj and other countriei
be open for the free coinage of silver , and i
wo had a common standard , the purity o
valuf , bstwoon silver and gold won d b
again roat red. It had existed from
1783 to 1871 on the continent of
Kuropo , The question therefore was an inter
national ono , Allison entirely differed with
Sherman as to the wisdom of coining silver
dollars of 470 to 4SO grains. Just when wo
ought to C9aeo coining silver Allison would
not say , but wo ought first to make an honest
and persistent effort to neo whether wo could
not come into relation with other governments
on this great question. Ho did not be-
llovti that the effort had as yet been
made. Of course no einglo nation could con
tinue alone to com silver. It mutt ba an in
ternational agreement. Beck and Sherman
exchanged a fuw remark * . The mutterthon
dropped. The chair appointed M a committee -
tee fourteen , including Logan and C.imerou
< \VIs ) to attend at the executive mansion to
morrow , to take p.iit in the ceronumy of the
op utug of the New Orleans exposition.
Tha Oregon Central land forfeiture bill was
imvlo thu special order for next Tuesday.
Miller , of Now York , reported favorably
from tie ! committee on foreign aff.tirx a bill
to authorize the president to accept inviU
tlans fruin foreign government i to the inter
national exposition , and tj appoint commis.
Bioueis thereto , and appropriating 8'2 > , OIJO to
bo at the disposition of the president to cover
the necsmury dUbursomauts in such cases ,
Calendar.
Adjourned.
1IOUSH.
WASHINCTON , Dazomber 15. The speaker
laid before tlio hati < o a com iiiitiication from
the postmncter general asking for an ap
propriation of SluO.OOJ for the postal car ter-
vict , and S75.00J for to pay the postal clerks.
Jteferred.
Bills and rewlutiniiH were pro'onled. By
1'eolgranting tlio right of way through Iho
Indian Territory to the Kansas City , Arkan-
tax & J'ort Smith Milhvay company ,
1'y Cox , of New York , a preamble and riss-
ii'utiuii reciting that It had hoen reported F.
S. Slroog , Into cadet in the naval aeaoYmy at
AuiiupaiU , died in consequence of ciuelties
practiced upon him by the homer cadetx , and
requesting ; the secretary of the navy tu com
municate to tlui lion * ) any information ob-
iaineil In tdation to thu causes of the death of
the fa-lot.
A motion itta madn to cot aside January 1 ( !
fet connlilfrition of ths McPnersjii nud
Disfllej * bills.
Yspla oppjuaJ the resolution , nod naid the
Mci'Uoraon bill was a proposition to biro the
iiatlutifl hinkfi tj iocroaiio their circulation.
It woj an Insult t > > the iieople , and iU ac-
ceptncca by couereut wuuld be A dltgrace to
tha nation.
Hcndiickt ( Iowa ) favorrd the reaolntlon.
Ho denied that It w.u In the Inierest of the
nation.il boukt , and tcuJ the niemlicra ehould
have the courtge to pet down a cloy for the
discussion of Iho question in a square , manly
way.
way.A motion to Mieprnd the rules and adopt
the resolution w s Agreed to yeas 174 , nays
! 7 , exactly the necessary two-thirds In aflirm-
ation ,
Adams , 111. ; Cannon , Cullen , Davi , III. ;
Dunham , Fjnertv , Henderson , 111 ; Hender
son , Iowa ; Hepburn , Hltt , Holmes , Laird ,
Murphy , Neoce , Ptico. Uinkin , Kowoll ,
Sttpheuson , Stiublo , Thomas , Woaxer , Wll-
jon , Iowa , and Woodward were among those
voting yea. Cook , Jones , \Vif.j Morrison ,
Moulton , Payson. 1'utey , Riggc , Springer ,
Townshend and Worthlngton voted nay.
Lacey , from the committee on coinage ,
weights and measures , moved to suspend the
rules and pass a bill prohibiting the issue of
.rejsury notes of a less denomination than $5 ,
and providing for the issue of $1 , S2 and 95
illver csrtificatcs. lirowno , of Indiana , op-
.tosed the motion. Could too no reason for
, ho lotircment of greenbacks of small de-
inuilnatious. Cook took the same view.
Motion to suspend the tuloi lost yens 4 ! ,
nays 210.
Hopkins , from the committee on labor , ro-
lorted a resolution requesting the attorney
general for hia o | inion as to whether the eight
lour law applied to letter carrieis. Adopted.
Tha speaker appointed the following com
mittee from each state and territory to attend
at the executive mansion to witness the
opening of the Now Orleans exposition. The
committed includes Hilt , Illinois ; Henderson ,
Iowa ; Laird , Nebraska ; Ilankln , Wisconsin ,
Aiken , from the committee c > f agriculture ,
movid to suspend the rules and pass the bill
to establish n department uf agriculture ,
JUouut , Potter and Browne , ( Ind , ) spoke In
opposition to the motion which was advocated
by Wilson of Iowa , Alkon , Budd , Ilardeman
and Cox ( N , Y , ) . A motion to suspend the
rules was agreed to yeas , 100 ; nays , 0 ? ,
Adjourned ,
WASHING CON NKWfl.
WASHINGTON , December 15. Miller , New
YorK , introduced a bill in tha senate to-day
for the protection of forona of the public do
main which provides among othnr hinga that
unreserved public lands in the United States ,
embracing natural and all public landi re
turned by the pir.llc surveys UK timber lands ,
shall bo withdrawn from survey , xalo or dis
posal under the existing law , and that a commission -
mission bo appointed by the president to ex
amine and classify the timber lands and
determine what portion shall bo permanent
ly reserved. _ A _ fine of not more
than § 1,000 and imprisonment of not more
than one year is provided for any vessel
owner or agent , or agent of any railroad company -
pany who knowingly receives for transporta
tion any timber product taken from the tim
ber lands in the U. S. and in addition thereto
confiscation of tha vessel in which the timber
is transported.
Senator Wilson to-day introduced a bill to
repeal the joint resolution allowing the eocro-
tary of the navy to purchase plate iron or
other material used in the construction of
steam boilers for the United States
navy without first advertising for
bida to furnish thu snmo.
Senator MnnJoraon introduced a bill to in-
creaco the elliciency of the army by providing
that each infantry regiment ehall consist of
twelve companies instead of ten and three
majors instead of ono aa at present. It also
provide that all appointment ! to rcgulir va-
canics above the grade of second lieutenant
phall bo filled according to seniority in the in
fantry arm of the service. Also it bill to in
crease the pension of General S. W. Price from
- to $100 , ho having become blind in consc-
quonco of a gun-shot wound received at Keae-
saw mountain
ClIAKQES AOAI.N'sT LIEUT. nAULINClTO.V.
WASHINGTON , December 15. Gen. Ha/.gn ,
chief signal ollicer , preferred charge ) against
Lieut. ( Jarlington for disobedience of orders
and neglect of duty in connection with his
command of tha Proteus expedition for the
ruliof of Greely. The charge * werj sant to
the secretary of war over a week ago with a
letter asking the ordering of a court for their
trial , bue no action has yet been tiken by Mr.
Lincoln , nor haiho yet decided whatlior lie
will order a court or not , Lieut. Gurlington
arrived in thta city to-uicht. Up says hi ) wa
not aware of any chorqcs having l > uan pre
ferred against him ,
THi : STAIl ROUTE CASE-I.
Itopro'cntativo Kandall , chairman of the
appropriations committee of the house , has
received a letter from W. W. Ivor , who was
no of the counsel in the star route cases ,
vi h reference to a proposition bol ore con-
rosa to appropriate a sum of money to pay
tie damages awarded by the courts to Hallet
Cilbourno in hi ? suit against John T. Thoinp-
on , ox-sergeant at arim of the homo , for fl
oral Imprisonment by order of the house It
* mid that in thia letter Ko : asserts that in
ach of the three trials of this caio the juriea
yore "fixed. " Kandall refuses to make pub
ic the contents of the letter er to state what
ispositiou he has made o it ,
Itnynrd Gnu Have HiH Choiuo.
ALBANY , December 15. Lient.-Gov. Camp-
> ell , Judge Ludley , John U. Prather , mem-
> er of the democratic national committee ,
John 1. Martin , Cleveland elector , aud John
I. Priest , of the national advisory commit-
.eo , all of Missouri , called on Gov. Cleveland
this iiftu moon to nitgpcst the name of Jrur.cn
O. liioailheud. of Ht. Louis , for attorney
general of the United Statea. The gentlemen
ifterward made n tour of the capitol. When
Senator liayard came to Alhaiiy and paid his
respucts to Prcsident-cla t Cleveland , ic is un
derstood he left for homo with the assurince
that he could make hla choice of any position
In the cabinet and ho would recaive the ap
pointment. It is said , on good authority ,
that , having duly deliberated over the mat
ter , the Delaware senator pent a note to Iho
governor , which was received yest ° rday , in
dicating hia preference for the portfolio of
eecrolary of tro treasury. It is rumi/red ac
cordingly that ho will bo appointed ,
Mr , Itlalnn DcnluN Doing Inlr-rvloxvcd
NKW YunK , December 15 The Tribune of
Tuesday will eay editorially. ' 'Mr. IMaino
deairei to have it atatad that ' . .11 the reports of
interviews held with him nnco ho arrived in
Washington are entirely unauthori/ed , Ono
in which ha la represented ai discussing hid
relations with Mr. Conklln has been exten
sively published throughout the country , but
in fi urn beginning to end rn inexcusable for
gery. Mr. Ulaluo a ks that bin friends uill
do him the favor t-j discredit utterly any aud
all expressions in UIH form of interviews
which may bo imputed to him. If ho hah any
occasion to communicate with the public ,
ho will Co so over Ida own name.
Biirroiulcrcil to llio Strikers.
PuiLADii.nilA , Dicamber 15 , Two carpet
fact tries eurnindornd to strikers to-day and
work resumed at old rates.
Tlio Independents Will
UOMON , December 15. The independents
voted to continue the organisation.
GENERAL MEWS.
Not for Eastern Railway Companies
to Craci
Oapt , Pyms Eailroad Project from
Cheyenne to Hudson Bay ;
The Live Stock Exohance Protests
Against High Rates ,
So Also do the Sovereign People
ple of Iowa ,
A Eolio of Oomniodore Perry's '
Fleet Sold at Auction ,
A Povoro Storm at HulThlo A IMuclty
Kentucky Kchooliunhtcr JKAll-
nrcg , Fires and KcdiictimiB.
1'TM'S
CHICACO , December 15. Captain liedford
Pym , of the royal navy , and lately n member
of parliament fcr Gravosond , is in the city ,
aving returned from looking over the cattle
anchcH of the west. Ho has on foot plana for
uildlng a railroad from Cheyenne , Wyoming ,
Hudson's bay for the transportation of
ixttlo to Knglnnd.instead of bringing them to
hicagn and thence shipping them East. The
md will cost aboutton inilllons , and ho wants
ia United States to subscribe one and ono-
alf per cent of that amount and England
like sum. The remainder , ho claims ,
in bo obtained on the Louden stock exchange
i a few days. Pym also has been in corro *
pence with the Washington authorities con-
erning the Nicaragua canal and the United
'tates. Ho has recently secured the contract
> r this canal from Nicaragua and estimates its
oet at forty millions , Pym eayn that one
undred millions won't do it. He wants the
nited States and Great Britain each to sub
cribo ono and one-half per cent
f two hundred millions aud savs
o can raise tha remainder in London. H
tays of the Hudson Bay road that for Texas
: attlo it will save ono thousand miles by land
, nd five hundred by water. Ho pees to
" 'pronto ' to consult Sir John MacDonald and
ill also call on president-elect Cleveland to
.iggest . tlio appointment of n preliminary
ommiBsiun to consider the terms for joint ae
on between England and the United States
11 the Nicaraugua canal project.
'lie ' lA\c Stock Exchange 1'rotests
Against IliRh Knloe.
CHICAGO , December 15 , At a meeting o
10 live stock exchange this afternoon , thi
ucstion of the new rates adopted by the
runic lines on dressed meats to the seaboard
OH taken up , and resolutions ware passed
rotceting against the rates on dressed Hogi
, nd sheep as exorbitant and calculated to inure
uro this market , mid asking that tlio roadi
econeider their action in the matter and
nake , instead "Such rates as will not R
ilearlyand unjustly discriminate against th
've stack interests of the west. "
IOWA'S
.GAINST T1IK HIGH KATES OL'
T10X.
DES MOINES , Iowa , December 13. Tin
natter of low prices for craiu and high rate
if transportation now chargrd by tha rail
oads for moving tha crops has made a bitte :
eeliner against the roads by the farmers ,
ml it ia becoming more and moro pronounce
aily. In some portions of low.i corn is only
ringing the producer 13 to 15 cents n bushel
vhilo the railroads are charging 1" cents to
aythat _ same bushel of grain down in th
hicago market. The feeling against the roadi
tis become a mtttor of much itnportanc
ind the railroad commissinners of tno states
liavo sent letters to each of the roads travera
'ng Iowa , inquiring into the alleged iucroas
if transportation ratas during the grea' '
business depression. The railroad coimm < < sior
ecom disposed to sift lha matter to the bott n.
and if they have not already sufficient powe :
' , o set matters to right , they will undoubted ! !
isk for such additional legislation as wil
give them such authority , It now looks a :
' .hough . an extra session of the legislature wi
bo held this winter.
A nolle of Commodore 1'ijrrj'n Kleer
pecial Telegram to THE BEE.
CHICAGO , December 15. A hintoric vessel
, vas sold hero to-day under an execution for
S375 , and brought 8300. She was built as a
war schooner of 870 tons hy the government
n 1810 , and took a prominent jurt as a member
bor of Oliver Hazard Perry a fleet in the
: ) itttlo of Lake Erie , In the war uf 18l'J 15 ,
.mdor the name of the Cambria. 3'orty yeArs
later she w.is eold by the government anJ
overhauled and put into cummiaaim in thn
lake trade under the name of the Harriet
llosf , and has continued in it over since. Shu
was ono of the oldest vessels on tin lakes ,
Severe hlorm ai Itufl'ulo.
December 15. The city and vi
cinity was visited by a vnry severe storm of
ttlud rain and this morning , Mauv collars
were flooded. A number of small houses
principally belonging to fnhennon were blown
down Hugo lumber pllin were scattered for
hundiedsof feet.
A Pluclcy 1'crtnKOfr.m- .
LoriaVIl.LK , December 15. The Courier-
Jourual'd Horse Cave special says'that 3t. J.
Slocuin , a school teacher , had incurred the
ill will of of tha
gomo community ; ho re
ceived several anonymous letters unggosting
that If ho didn't lm\e town ho wuuld bu
waittd upon. Ho did not leave and Saturday
night a mob of twenty men surrounded bin
hoaae. Ho filed into thu crowd and meceodcd
in ill i vine them away. Wnyiw Grain was
tilled and Joe Long woumlod. Several other
men and a number of homos are supposed tu
bo wounded. Slocum ia being tried ut Mur-
fotdvilla to-day for killing Cr.vin.
Must HiilJinlt to a Hudiiutlnii.
PlTTSiiino , December 15 , Manufacturer ;
say that tha Iron workora who are members ol
the Amalgamated association lauat submit tout
a reduction next year or there will bo a thul
down , The scale h not to bo signed until
next June , yet the qufstlon of' wages is being
freely discussed. President Weihe , of the
Amalgamated association , left for tha east
teverat weeks ago.and it u learned to-day ho Is
working up the order In the east , and is majc-
Ire n desperate effort to got all the iron work-
era into the association before the scale is pro-
fentod next year. The eastern district Is said
to bo the weakest point in thei organization.
A largo number of Now England mills are
run with non-union men.
Tlio l iKr n mo ,
NEW Oni.KASS , December 14' The work of
getting tha exhibits in order continues day
and night , though the cxliltits ore
coming in so rapidly there appear ! , no end to
the work of receiving aud placing them In or
der. Tuesday , ( opening day ) business In the
city will bo generally smpcndod and the city
\villbodecorated. At 10 o'clock tha proces
sion will form on Canal BtreetGcncral ( W. H.
Bohan , grand marshal ) consisting of military ,
exposition ollicla'.s , diatlngulshou visitor * , In
vited guests , representatives of foreign gov
ernment" . United States government ollic al * .
and tha commissioners of various states and
territories. The procession will march to the
head of Canal street , whore they will take
steam boats for the exposition wharf and
march on the asphalt walks to the main build-
in ? , where the ceremonies will take place.
The Trnns-Contlciontixl Hallway As
Koclntion.
CHICAGO , December 15. The members of
trans-continontal railway nsioclatlon , who
have been in session in New York several
days in consultation with the trnnk lines on
the question of tha latters proposition of
through freight between the Atlantic and Pa-
cilic met hcio to-day In informal session and
without deriding upon any realtor ot moment
adjoiunod till to-morrow. A statement will
bo published to morrow that it has been dis
cover od that , on December 1st the necessary
thirty ! days notice ol with
drawal from the a scciation
was given by the Central Pacific. The cause
of this withdrawal is stated to bo owing to
dissatisfaction with thn arbitrators award of
California business which gives It nineteen
and a half per cent , while it feeders including
the Union Pacific , Denver & Hio Grande and
Burlington , all of whoso freight must pass
Its line between Ogdou and San Francisco , nro
allowed an apgrcgato of over twenty-five per
cent. If this statement is true , the present
association will end December 31 , and the
meeting now being hold will have to deal with
its formation anow.
Gen , Blicrmtm niitl Sdnntor Vnuco
ST. Louis , December 15. Gan. Sherman
to-day , in a chat about Senator Vance's card ,
published in Washington yesterday1 stated
that ho had not used Senator Vance's name in
connection with the Jefferson Davis matter ;
that Vance was in no way connected with the
case , and that the coupling of his name with
it was done by the press , that has undujy
magnified the matter and mudo a mountain
out of it. He then reiterated that when he
get * reedy ho will make a statement through
tha war department , but not till the nowa-
papcr agitation has quieted down. The gen
eral will leave for the oiat in a few dnys to at
tend a meeting of the New England Bociaty
inBroohlyn. than go to Washington to audit
tha accounts of the Smlthsoi'ian institute.
Schciicctaily Bunk Failure.
SCIIENECTADV , December ID. The City
bank of Schenectady suspended this after
noon. Thn bank had a paid up cipital of
8100,000. Its last statement showed a surplus
of 315,000 ; undivided profits , ? 27.000.
The city bank sustained hfpfy losses I y the
failure of the Jones car work' , Pobruary I" ,
IbSl. The bank suspended iiul directed the
stockholders to make good IL ninety days a
deficit of Sl'.l.O ' 0 in their cipital stock. The
bank had n judgment of S19.003 against the
Jones Car works , which tha bank department
would not recogni/.o aa assets. The deficit
was nearly subscribed for on Saturday whan
the directors at the nieetnip failed to agree.
Ono of the directors refused to make good his
share. The depositors will probably not lose.
Deposits weie made to within an hour of sus
pension.
A Contested Millionaire's AVlll.
CLINTON , la. , December 13.- ' The coimnis-
EIOU to ascertain the value of the property of
Jennie McCJraw Flake , deceased , is Ukiog
testimony hero. The heirs at law are con
testing bar will , which bequeaths a legacy of
two millions to Cornell university. Promi
nent eastern lawyers represent both the uni
versity and the heira. The value of the prop
erty hero was determined to ho ono and three
quarters millions of dollars , Tha commission
adjourned to meet Wednesday at Eau Claiio ,
Wis.
The Mt'tliodlHt Centcmiary.
BAI.TIJIOIIE , December 15-In the Methodist
contennary conference Bishop Andrews an
nounced that the success of the "cantonnial
volume" to contain nn account of the sermons
and proceedings of this conference would not
bo insured unless the brethren took moro in
terest In the suoscription lists ; hi also stated
that the business committee thought it desira
ble to have a love fuatt as a final fiO' l.m of
the conference on Wedneedcy next llev. A ,
S , Hunt secretary of the American Blblo so-
cloly read a paper on the ' 'Aim and character
of Methodist preaching. "
Mayor Kdnou Nominate ; ; Kir/ John ;
Porter ami Morgan J. O'lJrien.
Niw : YOHK , December 15 , Mayor Kdson
bent to-day to the board of aldermen the
nominations of Kit/ John Porter for c munis-
tinner of public \yorkn , und Morgan J ,
O'Urion for corporation counsel. Both nom
inations were laid on the table , The nom-
iiutlun of Morgan J , O'Brien Was defeated
by a vuto of 15 to t > .
( Juicily Mihmll to u Itciluolloii.
Mii.WAl'KKK , December 1C , A reduction of '
12 per cent in tha waxen of the men working
by the day or week at the North Chicago
11 ) iling Mill company's works at Lake View
will bo made .Ian .arv 1st. Ths 500 mea af
fecit il will submit The company Bays it is
f. rued to the cut by the competing establish
ments which have for several niutlm bocu re
ducing the cost of their labor.
Work
: , December 15-Tho Kopubllcan
Iron mills resumed to-day at ft 10 per cent reduction -
duction In the wages of all emplojod , except
ing the amalgamated rcala men.
Kelt from u Hoof and Hilled.
MOII.VE , 111. , December 15. A Davenport
ulater named Kdward Hall fell from the roof
of the Hotel Namntin this morning and waa
killed. Aged -18 ; unmarried.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Five Thousand Ponnfls Reward for the
Dynamiters ,
Sir Edward Malet Oannot Stand
the Pressure
His Railroad Sohome Shelved for
the Present !
Sinall-pox at Trieste Over
Twenty-five Oases Daily.
The School Houses Turned into
Hospitals.
Two Uiuulccil Chinese. Prisoners
llnmlcd Over to French llillcmon
for TnrKotM in Bull 1'racllcc.
FOUE1GN.
KXABl'EHATKl ) WOHKINC1MEN.
TURIN , December 16. The municipal an
thorllies refused to receive the deputation of
unemployed worklngmon , who became exes
porated and a riot ensued , in which the windows
dews of the mayor's rooms wcro smashed
Twenty-five of tbe rioters wnrearrostod before
the disorder was quieted.
KOt'K THOUSAND WKIIK DISCHAUaKD.
MILAN , December 15 , There is great excitement
citement in the iron trade in this city , Four
thousand Iron workers have been discharged.
DEMANMNl ! 1'AV. MKNT.
ALEXANDRIA , December 15. The indemnity
ty committo has decided to ask Prince Bis
marck to urge upon the members of the Afrl _
can conference the necessity of immediate
payment of the Kgypt indemnity for damage
done to private property.
LONDON TI IHS ON TUB EXPOSITION.
LONDON , DecomberlS. The Times-Leader
this morning on the Now Orleans exposition
says that the exposition symbolizes a com
pletoreconciliation between the north am
south is a fact. It is an event in the history
of the south deserving of the heartiest con
gratulatlous and bright with hopeful tugurios
The article concludes with wishing the exhi
bition every success.
CODAS CONFIDENCE.
HAVANNA , December 15. Owing to
belief that the American-Spanish commorcla
treaty will soon be ratified conOdencohas been
restored and a considerable rise in publi
securities shires has taken place.
FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS HEWARD TOIl TH
DYNAMITERS 01' THK LONDON BRIDGE ,
LONCON"'December 15. A motion will b
made in the city common council Thursday t
offer a reward of > , OIf ) > for the discovery o
the persons who committed the dynamit
outrage on the London bridge on Saturday.
SIR EDWAHD MALET CANNOT STAND TUB 1'RKS
SORE.
BERLIN , December 15. The propose
scheme for a railway from Vivi to Staule
Pool is regarded as shelved. Sir Kdwar
Mnlet find it impossible for him to resubml
his proposal to loitrict the importation o
spirits into the Couxo country , and will ros
content in merely recording tha proposal for
protocol ,
THE OUANT I'On THE CATHOLIC THFOLOCICA
COLLEGES ABOLISHED.
. PARIH , December 15. The chamber
deputies to-day abolished the grant for tb
Catholic theological colleges. Tha grant i
supported by the government.
THK SMALL 1'OX 11AGIXG IN TRIESTE.
TRIE.STE December 15. * Tha small pox
raging hero. Twenty-five cases daily , fiv
fatal. The schools are turned iuto hospital
TWO HUNDRED CHINESE PRISONERS FOIl TA1
( JETS IN ritllNCII BALL PRACTICE ,
PARIS , December 15. The Hovas Now
agency publishes a letter from a private ao
dier stating that General Negrier , ia of foa
ing ten thousand Chinese regulars , hande
over two hundred prisoners to the bestFreiic
riflemen for tatgets in ball practice , and tha
all of thorn wcro killed , The newspapers demand
mand a prompt and categoric denial of th
statement.
DENOUNCING THK INCREASE 01' DUTIEf O
rooi > .
BORDEAUX , December 15. A large moel
Ing was held to-day to denounce tha increns
of duties on corn , A lotto , from John Brig ]
to the American is quoted as saying : "Thar 3
is nu liberty where buying and Belling nr
Is restricted , The address to Priinn Miniate r
Ferry VMS unanimously adopted. In the ai
dress is the following : Forty thoimnd cit
zens of Bordeaux reapactfully adjure you t
procure the rejection by parliament of a
proposals tending toward the artificial dea
ness of meat , broad , and ot er articles of
food.
OoKsIp A I ) nut Hen Under.
Special telegram to THE BEE.
WASHINGTON , December 15. The recent
transfer by Butler of some of hia Washington
propeity to secure a Juan by him of § 93,000 ,
has led to some political gossip regarding his
late canvass for the presidency. There wcro
all swrts of rumors and statements afloat
about election time in democratic newspapers ,
alleging that the expanses of Butler's canvass
wore paid by the republican committee , Butler -
lor took no notice of those stories at the time ,
considering them beneath attention nn his
part , Since the election he has had little to
say regarding tbo result , and has manifested
a disinclination to parade publicly what ho
considers his own pereimal affairs. Notwith
standing this , however , it is well understood
here that Butler stood the brunt of tha cam
paign out of his personal fund , and that thu
amount contributed by persons who believed
in the wisdom of his courao was extremely
small , compared with what was spent , While
there is no direct atithoiity for saying BO ,
your correspondent has reason for believing
that the recent transfer or mortgage of romu
of his property here was necessitated by tha
expense * incurred iu the late campaign , and
but fur that campaign he would not have
been compelled toraina money on his proper
ty , but would SlOO.ulH
Oau of his colleagues who ban talkud witli
him en the Mibject iys that llcprcscntativo
Hi'Cock declares \\lth oiiHhi : > ln tint ho Mill
nut mppiirt President Artlnir , Minister ( Mor
ton , or William M , llvarti for senator. He
expect to IIAVO enough Mites to gho him the
bM nco of power and compel the renulillnans
to nnito on him. At to hia ovact strength ho
does not cnro to apeak , and the only doubt in
his mind about the matter U whether ho can
hold the members of the legislature who will
\otvforhlmatthofirst to the final ballot
There is a growing conviction among republl
can members of the Now York delegation in
congress that Morton is going to bo a stronger
candidate and have more votes from the first
than ho U credited , Some of the Ulaino mmi
s ly that they would rather see Motion elected
than any of the other candidates If they
thought ho was not the second choice of re
publican ! ! who bellevo that It Is the duty of
the otato to elect President Arthur as Lap-
'
hatn'a successor.
liitctilloiiH.
Special Telegram to The HBK ,
WASHINGTON , December 1C. Talklnr with
your correspondent to-day , a gentleman who
if n frequent visitor to Blalno's hout-e , and
who Is as well Informed aa any of the Into
candidate's friends regarding his views and
future intentions , said : Ulaino does not in
tend to withdraw from political life nor yield
up the hold ho has on the republicans of the
country , Kor n few mouths ho will be obliged
to give most of his time to his literary labors ,
but in doing so ho will not cease to watch
ulth active interest the movements of re
publican loaders , both as regards political
measures and their own advancement. After
his literary labors are completed he will then
resume openly an actt\o part in tlio political
allairs of the country so far as ho can do BO
without being in official life and aeomiur ; t >
dictate to those who are. In n ipiiot way , and
without much show , the expects to exorcise
considerable inlluonco in the councils of the
party , Whether ho will airaiu outer ollicial
life Is a point yet to bo settled , and ho will not
decide until after his book ia finished and in
tlio printers hands. His personal friends are
just as devoted to his intoroats as they wore
before the election , and many of them say un-
h sitatinglyth.it , the republican con vontlon In
1SS8 will call him to load the party again.
And that this fact must not ba lost sight of-
From all sections ol the country ha nai re
ceived assurance tint the Blaine clubs will bo
kept alive until the next campaign , and that
his position in the republican party will not bo
unlike that of Tildcn four years ago , when the
democratic party begged him to be its candl-
da o against Garfiold. Blaine realizes that ho
has bitter opponents in hU own party inon
who have been trusted leaders In past , and
whoso cordial support ho had a right to o\- '
poct during the late struggle , but who re
mained passive aud epoko no words in
behalf kof the party and ho does not
Intend that these republicans shall
profit by his late defeat. While ho has not
said so in as many words , yet it is under
stood ho intends to bo nn important factor in
all that relates to the republican party in the
next four years , as whether ho shall conclude
to abandon all idea of securing the suffrages
of the people of the next contest In 1SSS.
His friends will keep him constantly advised
aud his iulluenco will be felt In every northern
stata In every contest that may corno up/ '
THi : SPANIHH-AMEIUCAN TREATY LIA11LE 1O BE
REJECTED.
Klwood K. Thorne _ of Now York , who in
hare looking after the interests of come of the
Urge bii ar houses , and ulio has made a care
ful canvasa of the senate , pays that thu
Spanish-American treaty will be rejected iu
the senate.
TinLmto UonOen H. SprliiRor'H Will.
CINCINNATI , December 15. The will of the
law Kenben Itunljan bpringcr was probated
to day. The whole document covering forty
pages of legal cap is in his own hand-writing.
Ho gives 760 shares of special guaranteed
stock in the PHtsburg , Ft. Wayne & Chicago
railway to the Music Hal I aEEocintion of the
par value of 875,000 , 510,000 to the College of
Music , § 20COO to the Museum Association
besides pictures and works of art , The will
was changed by a codicil largely increasing
nearly all the bequests. The final bequests
are to St. Mary's seminary of the west for the
education of Roman Catholic priest' ) SIGO.COO ,
to the little sisters of the ioorS5,000 ! ! , to the
Vrancisciau brothers $35,000 , to the sisters of
charity of Cedar Grove Corn foundling asylum
§ 20,000 , for the support of the cathedral
schools § 10,000 , for the convent of the Good
Shcpard $37,000 , St. Peter benevolent society
550.000. He remembered his wifo'n relations
and his cousins liberally , but the bulk of hia
estate go < h to his slster'n children , The estate
is estimated at $ . * ,000OflO.
London 1'oviow ol' llic Grain Trade.
LONDON , Decemboi ] j. The Mark Lane
Kxprcss , in review of the grain trade the past
week , eays : Toe continued rains favor autumn
sown crops , especially wheat. The stoppage
of threshing and elfect of the damp atmos
phere on corn in transit largely reduced the
outuut , but the mildness of the weather renders -
dors trade slow and straggling , the tendency
being aeainst the sellers. Sales of English
wheat the past week were 01,210 rj nartors at
HOn lUd , against 70,130 quarters at 39s 5d dur
ing tlm corresponding period last year. For
cigu trido is tiepressed by the weather. Two
cargoes arrivetl off the coast , five cargoes
sold , two remained and ten are duo. Flour
is depressed by the recent largo arrivals.
Maize is scarce and firm , hurley quiet ,
Oats dull. Beans and peas unchanged ,
Kailrnad Itackct.
CHIOAOO , December 15.-Tho passenger
agents of thu eaxtbonnd pool mot to-day to
comider th ? claim of tha Grand Trunk road
to differential allowance on passenger business
botvvcen Chicago and Boston , This claim was
not allowed and the agents of Iho Grand
Trunk refused to sign thu rate sheet. A reso
lution WOR then passed debarring any member
of the peel from i suing an individual rate
sheet ,
A To.\nH Trnnocly.
GREENVII.I.K , Texas , December 15 , Samuel
1'ascll called on his wife last night and plead
ed with her to take him back after having
deserted with a negroes. Mrs. Kasoll rofuiod
to recognize her hinbaud , whereupon ho called
a G-yiMif-nld daughter to his bide , shot the
child in tha head killing her , then blew his
own brains out ,
Fire Way Doxvn in Maine ,
VANfEiioHO , Maine , December 15. A fire
at lluulton last night swept awny an entire
rquaru , comjiii-ini ; the stores of K. Merrltt
& .Son , and ( iillon Bros , grocnis : 8. Fred ,
man and S , M , Simickler , clothing ; P. J.
Hathaway and 0. I-1. Frencti , drnggUts ; J ,
P , " 'ouny , dry goods , and llrownVatnon ,
hardware. Loss , $103,001) ) ; Insurance , 802,000.
THE MARKETS.
Little or no Change as Compared with
Closing Prices Last Wool
Oattlo Eoooipts Liht aud Bnyore
Rather Indifferonti
No Featura in Trade Favorable
to Shippers 'roduoersi '
_ _ _ _ V I
.
J
The Hog Marke s osed General
ly Verj "oak ,
rr *
Loading Grains . i Active with
a Higher ienoy ,
DMrt
Corn Sustained n. lime Biilfjc Some
Talk ofn 'Corner" OMH Dull ami
1'rovlslonn Bettor.
CHICAGO MAUK13TS.
CATTLE.
Special Telegram to the BKE.
CHICAGO , December 10 , There was only
one train of Tcxans among the fresh receipts.
There Is little or no change compared with the
closing last week. Itocoipts aie light and
buyers rather Indifferent. Lots that wore
carried over did not sell at sufficient advan
tage to pay for feeding and shrinkage , and
taken altogether , there was no feature In
trade that was any way favorable for shipper
or producer. Cows and bulls were rather
scarce , and the former were generally quoted
n shade firmer. There seemed a bettor de
mand for the best sorts of cows on account of
the scarcity of Texans Stackers and feeders
are unchanged , John I ) . ( Illicit sold twenty-
four of his premium short-hoi us that aver
aged 191)15 pounds at $8 per 100. Export cat
tle , SO 00@ ( ! 50 ; good to choice shipping , 00
@ 5 75 ; common to medium , $1 OJ5 00 ; in
ferior to fair cowa , S' 50@3 00 ; medium to
good , § 3 i5@l ! 00 , stockers aud feeders , § 3 00
(44 ( 10 ; Texas COWB , $2 ! )0@3110 ) ; Texas sloortt ,
S3 23@4 00.5Q
HOUS.
With fresh receipts and these loft on Satur
day the number on sale was equal to 65,000,10
58.000. So far as prices are concerned there
is little or no change compared with the clos
ing prices on Saturday. Best packing grades
aud choice heavy sold at-I 2Uc ( $ I 25 , fair ti >
good 1 10@l 10 , and common 3'JO@IOO.
Skips , pigs and assorted light wcro rather ,
scarce , and were generally held a shade higher '
than on Saturday. There wore plenty orders
at ! 10 for assorted light , bnt they cuuld not
bo had under 10 and thoroabuuts. Pigs and . .
skips were not soiling to any great extent. | |
The general market closed very weak. Kough i
picking 3 in ) ® 1 10 ; packing 10 and SSOIbs. ,
4 10@1 2 ; light 100 and liOJlus. 3 83@l 15. ' |
Loading grains woio active today and ox-
hibltod unusual streDgthwithdccldedlyhlghor i
tendencies iu corn oipscially for yeardellvcry.
This article sustainedquite [ a little bulge , advancing - ' .
vancing I3 ! [ and closing with it all maintained '
owing principally to short demind and "cor
ner" talk.
WHEAT ll
Opanod from J to jj lower than Saturdays ( , I
closing prices , then tailing off J @ 4 Whou ( |
strength began to develop in corn wheat firmed
up in sympathy , and sold up 1 (5) ( ) 1 } , closing
stroEg at 1 o'clock , No.2 spring Bold ntfiO/ojCyj /
CORN
opened steady at Saturday's closing prices ,
and in no instance full off more than Jo. De
mand for seller year was particularly brisk ,
and brought about an advance of 3Jc. Inter
est was created by the statement that several *
of the heaviest traders on 'change are large
shorts on this option. Kecoipts are heavy ,
there being n disposition on the partof conn- ) |
try shippers to got corn ou tlio market in > l
time for a possible bulge in year option. The
morning session closed strong ,
OATH
continue dull and depressed , with little doing
beyond moderate trade in seller May , vvhlcb
fluctuated within $ c , closing at outside fig
ures , Ilccoipts to-morrow are estimated at
130 cars.
RYK
continues dull , with little offering and not
much demand. Option trades wore paiticu-
larly rostiictod.
1'ROVI.HIONB
were rather moro traded in at generally better
prices , outside figures prevailing at the clone
of the morning Hussion , A largo share of
firmness , contribute ! trom corn tiading , wan
of a local speculative character ,
j _ POBI ; .
Cash pork was quoted at $10 CD , cash lard
at $0 fjfigli 115 , and cash ribs at $515. . The
close at 1 o'clock was Meruly at the advance.
Afternoon session , 2:31) : ) o'clock. Wheat un
changed. Corn , active and higher ; lljjc year ;
Ji.ije January , HIS February ; itfic May. Oats
unchanged. Pork , shade easier ; S10 l 2j , Jan-
naiy ; § 10 72J February ; 810824 March.
Lard , fihado easier ; § ii 6L'i December ; § C 05
January ; SO ( iO .February ; SO U7i March.
Short ubn , iinchaiiKedj S5 17i January ; $5 IX )
February ; S557i March.
" \Vhon lie Gets II.
. .
PiHLADELriiiA , December M , Th Pious
will to-morrow publish an artlclo stati . ( } that
a saloon keeper In this city , who ell 'ins to
have been made a millionaire by the duath of
a Cuban undi , written by O'Donovau Hossa ,
saying ox soon as ho received the money ho
would glvo SltiO.OOO for "nclontllic warfare"
against Kagland ,
Another Tragedy on It. !
PAIIIS , December II The mistress < il
Morln , shot by Mine. OlovU Hugues , vown
she will kill Jims. Huguos after the lattcr'a
release from custody ,
"Wenlhor JCeimrt.
.v , December 15. Upper Mln-
Elsslppi valley generally fair weather ; north
erly winds , lower temperature.
A Gone Grocer ,
IjANfABfEit , P.v , , December 15.Joseph Her.
zog , a grocer , failed to-day. Liabilities heavy.
LAN-CAM mi , Pa. , December 15 The liabi
of Herdu iV Co , , are S.'O.OOO ; uitoin.
yis.ooo ,