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.J , J _ TWELl/B / PROES , PflGES 1-8. T TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 8 , 18U1-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER J7-I. ? CRISP TOOK THE PRIZE On the Thirtieth Billet Ho is Declared the Dirnocratio Oholoo for Speaker. END OF A HOTLY CONTESTED STRUGGLE. Mills of Texas Mailo a Gallant Tight , But He Lacked the Votes , CRISP EXPRESSES HIS SENTIMENTS. Ho is ? olid for Tariff Eoform and a Demo crat of Democrats. HOW THE STRUGGLE WAS CONDUCTED. IiitvrpNtlitK Sltnntlons During the Proj-roHH of the Ii'ljjht Where Crisp Oot III * Strnnuth Other Nomination ; * . WASHINGTON , D. C. , Doc. 7. The day opened without any apparent change In the speakcrship contest , The flvo candidates were ns cheerful ns over and their followers loctncd Imbued with Iho same confidence nnd persistency which has been the characteris tic funturo of the contest. The caucus met promptly nt 10 this morning and without any preliminary proceedings the secretary began the call of the roll. Two ballot ! were taken nnd the caucus then adjourned unlil'J o'clock. Just before the nineteenth bullet was taken Terry of Arkansas , an absentee , caino lu nud voted for Mills. On the AnxloiiH Sent. Tnero were 'J'J7 members present. Tno ex citement was Intense during the call of the roll on the lirst bullot. It was realized that tlio huur for solicitation had nassod nnd the lirst ballot was devoid Of the nreumontativo scones which charac terized the balloting Saturday night. Every member was loft free to exorcise his prefer ence without persuasion , and us tno roll-call proceeded and no changes were noted it be came apparent thai Iho claims of the leading candidates were oxtravaganl , mid that there would bo no surprises. Probably tlio most intorcslintr personage at this lima was Cable of Illinois , who was cou- jldpiilly expected bv the friends of Mills lo dcscrl'io Iho Texas candidate on the lirst ballot and to bo thereupon followed by Now- berry of Illinois , another of Springer's sup porters. When the name of the Kock Island member was called , however , Cable voted for Bprincerand subsequently Nowberry did Iho same.thus blasling-tho hopes of a break among Springer's sturdy supporters. The followers ot till the other candidates were equally firm. Thocighleenlh ballot showed no chungo from the seventeenth of Saturday night. The Hccotid ballot of lha diy : , or Iho nine teenth of ttio contest , was a quiet , perfunc tory ono. It was evident that no choice could bo mndo before T-i o'clock nnd that the Fifty-second congress must opnn with the BpcisKershln question * lll ! unsolved , nnd Ihut the contest must bo rojumed after the ad journment of the house In tbo afternoon. . On thu Nineteenth Italtot. This ballot showed no chnngo from the last ballot of Saturday night. These mem bers voting for Mr. Crisp on this ballot were : Messrs. Alderson , Alex ander , Allen , A merman , Hncon , liankhead , Scully , lieeinan , lilanchard. LJlotmt , Branch , .Bullock , Dunn , Cadmus , Camnbell , Castle. Cntcblnvs , Clarke ( Aln.i , Cobb ( Ala. ) , Coclt- ran , Compton , Cowles , Crawford , Cum- mlngs , Daniels , Donovan , Dungnii. Dnnphy , Kdmunds , Klllott , Kills , English , Enos , Evart , Follows , Fitch , Forney , Fowler , GaulGelssonhainor , Gillesplo. Urady , dreenlcaf , Hallowell , Haynes , Homphlll , Henderson ( N. C. ) , Hebort , Johnstono ( S. C. ) , Jones , Lawson ( Vu. ) , Lawson ( Oa. ) , I-nvton , Lester ( Vu. ) . Lester ( On. ) , Lewis , Llttlo , Livingston , Mallory , McDonald , MrlCnlg , McKao , Montgomery , Moses , Oatcs , O1 Furroll , Otithwallo , Owens , Page ( U. I. ) , Page ( Mil. ) , Paulson , Payntcr , Peel , "Pen- dlutun , Kaynor , Keilly , Kobcrcsou , Hockwcll , Husk , Shell , Stuckhouse , Slovens , Stump , Tillnmii , Turner , Turpln , Van Home , War wick , Wendock , Wheeler ( Ala. ) , Whiting , Williams ( N. C. ) , Wir.n , Yoiimans 01. Tlioso voting for Mr. Mills wore : Messrs. AbboU , Anurow , Arnold , Halley , Barwig , liluml , Bowman , Brawloy , Breckinrldgo ( Ark. ) . Breckinrldgo ( Ivy. ) , Brotz , Buoknor , Drookshlro. Brown , Bruiiner , Hushnoll , Uul- lor , By mini , Comlnolti , Cnpohart , Cariith , Gate , Causey , Chapin , Clancy. Coburn , Coo- lldge , Coombs , Cooper , , Cox ( N. Y. ) , Grain , Crosby , Culberlson , DeForest , Dlck- crson , DIxon , Dockery , Fllhinn , Forman. Geary , Hall , Hamilton. Hare , Harris , Ilartor , Jlayos , Head , Hoar Hooker , ( Miss.lohnsonO.KendallKribbs ) ( ) , Kill-ore , Lime , Lnnhnm , Lnphnm , Lockwood , Long , Lynch , Mnirner , Mansur , McAloor , McC'roarv , MelCinnoy , Meyer , Mitchell , Moore , Mutchlot , Norton , O'Neill ( Mo. ) , Parrotl , Pearson , Snyors , Scott , Scerly , Spcrry , Stahlneckor , Stewart ( Tex. ) , Terry , Tracev , Tu.'ltjr , Warner. Wheeler ( Mich. ) , White , Wlko , Wllcox , Williams ( Mass. ) , Williams ( III. ) , Wilson ( .W. Vn. ) , Wise , AVolverton 111. Those voting for Mr. McMlllin were : Messrs. Bcltzlioovor , Boalner , Hunting , Chlpman , Covert , Cox ( Tenn. ) , Enloo , Goodnight , Gorman , Kyle , Lagan , Pallor- son. Pierce , Price , Hlchardson , Snodgrnss , SlooUdale , Stone ( Ky. ) , Washington 10. The > o voting for Mr. Springer wore : Messrs. Hahbltt , Bryan , Busoy , Cable , Burborrow , Holman , Houk ( O. ) , Martin , Mi'Clollan , McCann , Miller , Nowborrv , Putton , Shlvoly , Snow , Stewart ( HI. ) , Stout -17. Those voting for Mr. Hatch were : Messrs. JJjrns , Cobb ( Mo. ) , DoArmond , Tiu-snoy , "VVllson ( Mo.--.l ) The vote lor Mr , Stevens was cast by Mr. O'Neill of Massachusetts. AnalyHln of tlio Hallotw. Tliu first bailot of the attornoon failed to how any slgnlllcant changes. Tno twentieth ballot gave Crisp , US votes ; Mills , 00 votes : McMlllin , 17 votes ; Hatch , 0 voles , and Stevens , 1 vote. Thuro was an apparent loss lo several candidates , bul lu reality this was not thu case. A halt do/en had paired In order to go to lunch. II was conlldonlly expected that upon the next ballot. Mr. Cable , tn accord- mice with his previous announcement , would leave Mr. Springer and vote for Mr. Mills , but thn Illinois gentleman had apparently concluded that the tlmo had not yet como for tlcscrUni ; the candidate of his slate. The twenty-Ilrst ballet gave Crisp 01 votes ; Mills , 01 ; MuMtlltn , 10 ; Springer. 17. Hatch , n and Slovens , 1. THus , the re turn of absentees and annulment of pall's ibuwed the result the sumo ns on thu lust baclot of Saturday night. The iwoiilv-tcroml batlol was destined to in rk lha lirst hlgnillcnnt change of Iho day. Jilr. Unblo of Illinois abandoned the support of Mr. Springer and voted for Mr. Minis A few minutes Inter Mr. Newborry of Illinois also deserted iho Illinois candidate and voted far Iho gunlleninn from f. Texas. This gave Mr. Mills a gnln of two vnu-s , nud immediately the friends of Mr. Crisp mad A strenuous efforts to offset this by n ccrrosp&ndlng gain for their ccndiduto. In this way they were partially successful. Mr Tiu-snoy of Missouri , who bad steadily M pported Mr , Hutch up to this tune , now left the Missouri candidate and voted for the gcntlumaD from Georgia. These thrco were t ha only changes , and thu twenty-second bal lot gave Crisp M votes ; Mills , 03 ; McMlltin , 10 , springer. 17 ; Hatch , 4 ; Stevens , 1. Or.ring Ibo succeeding ballot tha excite- , incut was Intcnio , as U was confidently ex- j'octcu ' that the change * already made would [ Tovolio othors. This expectation \uu l > rompily roalUed , Mr , bUlycly of Inaluua had days ago served notice on Messrs. Cable nhd Nowberry that whenever they dasertcd Mr. Springer for Mills ho and his friends would offset this by voting for Mr. Crisp. This threat was carried out by Messrs. bhlvely of Indiana and Stout of Mlcniu'an , who changed to Mr. Crl.sp. There was suppressed applause from the adherents of Mr. Crisp , nud Immediately Mr. Mills' managers drew upon his latent strength to counteract this gain. Messrs. Cobb nnd DoArmond of Missouri left Mr. Hatch and voted for Mills. Immediately there was Ihu wildest I'xcitnmcnl. Mr. Caichlngs and others of the Crisp forces rushed from the hall and into the headquarters of Mr. Hitch. There was n brief live minutes' conversation nnd Mr. Catchlngs reappeared followed by Mr. Hatch and both gentlemen entered the hall of the house. llnlrh Oons to Crisp. "Hatch Is going to withdraw. Hatch is to go lo'rlsp , " was the simultaneous cry from a hundred throals. The spectators were not mistaken , for the entrance of Mr. Hatch to the caucus could have but nno meaning. The gonllomnn from Missouri cast his vote for Mr. Crisp , and Messrs. Byrns and Wilson , of his state delegation , followed his lead and also voted for the Georgia candidate. This gave Mr. Crisp n load of 11 vo votes , the twenty-third ballot resulting : Crisp , lt ) > ) ; Mills , 03 ; McMillin , 10 ; Springer , 1 ! ) ; Stevens , 1. immediately after this ballot r dramatic scene occurred when Messrs. Crisp and Hatch met accidentally in the lobby in the roar ol tlio house. Instantly the Georgian grasped the hand of ins Into opponent , and , with boamltn : face , thanked him warmly for his support. The : JOO spectators on the otil- side witnessed this ncono and the friends of Mr. Crisp gavn a cheer of exultation. On the Uvcnty-Iourth ballot Mr. Springer lost another vote , nnd Mr. Crisp reaped tlio prollt. Mr. McClollnn of Indiana followed the example of Mr. Shlvoly and voled for Mr. Crisp. This was Iho only change , but it gave Mr. Crisp n lend of six over Mr. Mills , the result bolng : Crisp , 101 ; Mills , ! : > ; McMlllin , 10 ; Springer , 12 , and Stevens ons , 1. * The excitement at this lime was at fever heat , lint It received u chock by the sudden reflection that in all the changes Mr. McMiI- lin nad hold his o.vn , and that , should oven the entire following of Mr. Springer go to cither Mr. Crisp or Mr. Mills it would bo insulllciont to defeat thu other leading rival so long as the suuporters of Iho Tennessee candidate stood linn. KorocH stuul : Firm. The assault upon Mr. Springer's forces ceased nnd terrific efforts were made to break the McMlllin ranks. Members rushed hither and thither buttonholing and remonstrating with the followers of the genlloinan from Tennessee , but their efforts were in vnin. The valiant nineteen still voted roiolnirly for Mr. Mi-Milltn , and ihero being no dofeclion m any other quarior Iho twenty-fifth anil twenty-sixth ballots foiled to show any change. The twonty-sovenlh ballot was along and monotonous emi and the members answered listlessly to their names. Tlio result btiowed no change : Crisp , 101 ; Mills , 0 : > ; McMillin , 10 ; Springer , 12 ; Stevens , 1. A short confcronco of the loading friends of iho candidates was held and as a result Mr. Din-borrow , of the Springer delegation , moved to tnlio a recess until s p. m. The motion unanimously prevailed. The two hours' interval lutwoon the ad journment nnd reassembling of the caucus was industriously utilised by the candidates and their managers. Messrs. Sprinter and McMillin hold a nasty conference a-ul subse quently dined together , with the result that they denidod to act. together in the tormina- lion of the contest , should It become inevita ble that either Mr. Crisp or Mr. Mills mu t be elected. At : . ' ! 0 p. in. Mr. Springer and his twelve sturdy. supporters hold a secret confcronco , at which Mr. Springer > thankodhts , followers for their loyal support nhd stated" his belief that either Mr. Crisp or Mr. Mills must bo eleclod. Mr. Springer Withdrawn. "You gentlemen have been loyal to me , " said he , "you have made sacrifices for mo , nnd it is now my time to ho loyal to you. I am prepared now to throw my in- llneuce ami vote for either of the candi dates that you , 011110111 0 , may desire to support as a unit , and I will do that with the positive understanding that , whoever wo may cloc' , I wain nothing , that I ask nothing for myself , but that my friends must bo well tro.ited. [ applause j. I leave you now gentlemen lo decide upon Iho candidate you dcsiro to support as your second choice , and my vote and influence is at your dis posal. " [ Applause. ] After Mi. Springer's withdrawal the do o- gation discussed briefly the question of pol icy , and dually decided that they would not avail themselves of Mr. Springer's generos ity , but they would leave him free lo vole as lie desired on the decisive ballot , and lhat they would each do the same. From now on Mr. Springer was greatly In demand. Ho was in turns importuned by Mr. Crisp , Congressman . 'ouiison of the Mills following , and by Colonel C. II. Jones , the editor of Iho St. Louis Republic , but the amount of solace and encouragement he pained from each or any of them could not be learned. That , most ot Mr. McMlllin's followers were decidedly pledged to a second choice wbcn ho should withdraw and that. Mr. Springer and his immediate friends held the key lo Iho situation was the general opinion , mill Iho first ballot of the evening was awaited with the greatest Interest. The lirst change came when the nnmo of Mr. Durborrow , ono ot Mr. Soringor's Illi nois suiiporter.s , was reached. That gentle man voted for Mr. Crisp , and a few minutes later another of Mr. Springer's friends also voted for the Georgia candidate. Messrs. Babbitt nud Miller of Wisconsin , two of the other friends of Mr. Springer , went to the Mills force , so that the twenty-eighth ballot gave Crisp Wl , Mills Oil , McMillin 19 , Springer 8 and Stevens 1. Mr. Cnpolmrt , n Mlll.s man , was sick nnd absent from the evening session. Mr. Crisp was now within eleven votes of n nomination , but McMillln's nineteen men wore still unmoved , and no election was pos sible while they remained loyal to iho Ten nessee candidate. During all this llrao Mr. McMillin had been holding frequent coiifeivnces with his col leagues , and had left his headquarters and stationed himself in the lobby in Iho rear of the house. On the following ballot there was ona change tnat was fraught with ominous portent tent for thu candidacy of Mr. Mills. Air. Stuhlnookor. who hud been steadily voting for Mr. Mills , changed to Mr. Crisp. Mr. Babbitt of Wisconsin returned lo Mr. Springer , so lhal Iho twenty-ninth ballot re sulted as follows : Crisp. 101 ; Mills , 01 ; Mc Mlllin , 10 ; Springer , 0 ; Stevens , 1. .MoMUUii Wltlulniu-H. The bOL'lnningof the thlrt etli ballot hart begun. Mr. McMillin , who had been stand ing In the roar lobby , entered the nail. In- Bluntly there was u bursl of applause , as this was an indication thai Iho gcnllauiau from Tennessee was to withdraw. Mr. McMlllin obtained recognition from thu chair , and , thanKlug his followers for their loyal nnd constant support , formally withdrew from tlio con test , amid applause. As the ballot proceeded the followers of the Tennessee candidate bo an lo scatter , Messrs. Covert , Knloo nnd Kvle wont to Mr. Mills and Mr. Wayne to Mr. Crisp. When the nnmo of McMillin was called thut gentleman - man himself voted for Mr. Mills. Changes now cumn lu rapid succession and at Ihe conclusion of Ihe ballot Mr. Cii.sp stood with 114 voles and Mr. Mills with 103-tho Georgia candultxto one short of a nomination and Mr. Sprincer and hi * band of followers holding Iho balatu'o of power. U remained to the Illinois leader to nny who should Im tlio speaker of the Fiftv-second congress. ( Jrcat applause greeted Mr. Springer ns ho entered the hall. TUureYM n breathlcs * pause ns Mr. Springer proceeded tn his little group of supporters and blinking hands nil nround , ttmnkfd each for his loyal support. Tbo house applauded gracefully this little act , aud when Mr Springer asked recognition fromlthi ) chair and proparodjto vote the sus pense was moro than painful. Siiriujjer's Vote Kloi-tH Crln ; > , "I desire , " said Mr. Snrlngor. "to be re corded as voting for Mr. Crisp. " The vole ot Mr. Springer nominated Mr. o.x TIJIUU PAUC.J OPENED WITHOH FA SPEAKER , F.nt Session of the Fifty-second ( Jongies ? Meets nod Adjourns. NOT A BIT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Crowds on Ilnnd to Witness the Scene , but l < 'lornl DocoratlonrtVcro Soaroo liO'Hiblluiins Ijoiul- ly Aiipland Itced. D. C. , Dec. -Tlio heavy rainstorm which visited the city this morn- Iinr had little otTeot In dampening the ardor of persons desirous of wilnosunt' the open ing of the Fifty-second congress , and nt an early hour a great crowd surged through the corridors ot Iho capital , tn the house gallery the seats were all occupied , nnd on the floor all was bustle and confusion. As the republicans onlorod the hall of the house they were greeted by thnlr democratic colleagues and congratulations nnd condol- lonces were exchanged. The chamber pre.sbiitcd n bright appear ance notwithstanding the gloominess of the day. Many of the desks wore ornamented with floral designs of moro or less beauty , although they were not ns numerous as In former years , nnd the speaker's desk was conspicu ous by tlio absence of adornment. As the clocks of iho citv wore chiming the hour or noon , Clerk McPhorsoti called the house to order. Ho Immediately proceeded to call the roll. As Mr. Heed responded to his name , his republican colleagues gave him a round of applause. The clerk liavinir announced tlio presence of : t2i ( members , the house Immediately , on motion of Mr. Iloluinn of Indiana , adjourned to meet at noon tomorrow. MAO.V OF THE SKS.ITR. Contests filed and Oilier { nltliil I'ro- cordiiiKB of Thill Body. WASIIISOTOX , D. C. , Dec. 7. In doflnnco of the rain which prevailed from early morn ing until about noon , when tnero was n sllgtil clearing up of Iho weather , the senate galleries were crowded with spectators eager to witno-s Ihe opening ot Iho Fifty-second congress. The presidential and diplomatic galleries were unoccupied , but the reserved sections wore well tided with ladies , incliid - ing wives nnd daughters of senator * . Hfro and there throughout the chamber Iho desks of ilio senators who were lo lake Iheir seals as senators for the flivjt time were marked by baskets of flowers and the vice presi dent's desk was distinguished in a like manner. There was an unusually largo number of now senators to bo sworn in , counting up seventeen , without the senator from Florida , neither the nnmo of Mr. Call nor Mr , Davidson baing on the printed list of senators. ( > l > ( Miiii IVocccdl ! > ; ' At noon the vice president took the chair and iho session ooenod with prayer by the chaplain , Hov. J. CJ. Cutler. The vlcu president welcomed the senators to tlio resumption of Ihoir oHlcial duties and called the senate to order. The vice presi dent then laid before the senate the creden tials of the now senators anil Iho lotlors of rojignalion received by him during Iho ro- cosi. Those papers were read , the first being the lotler of resignaiion of yonalor Ueagan Of Texas , and Ihe appointment by Iho governor of that state ot Mr. Chiflou in .his .stea < J , . .Thotnextcrodcntial3.road were , those of Mr Follon of California lo fill Iho vacancy caused by Iho death of Mr. Hearst , and the next worn the resignation of Mr. ICamunds of Vermont , and the appolntinen of Mr. Proctor in his stead. The next era- dcniials read were those of Mr. Call and Mr. Davidson , each claiming lo bo senators from Florida. After they were both road Mr. Harris of Tennessee expressed the opinion that the proper course to bo pursued with them waste to refer them both lo Ihe committee on priv ileges and elections , su that the question might bn decided in the lluht of a thorough investigation. Ho asked that both creden tials bo laid on the table for the day , and said that ho would probably tomorrow name their reference to tno committee on privil eges and elections. 'Mr. Ooorgo of Mississippi said that ho would not now object to that request. Ho had , after u very careful examination , both as to tno law and ihe facls , found lhat Ihero was no controversy as to the facts. and , therefore , ihoro was no necessity for investigation of them by Iho commillei' . As to Iho law it w..s plain , nnd had received the judicial do- lerminalion of the senate. So that there re mained neither a question of law nor a ques tion of fact for tno attention of the coinmlt- loe. The equality of the states ought not to bo interfered with for n single hour when there was no serious question aDout which thorn could bo any differenceiimongsenators. However , in deference to the senator from Tennessee , ho would make no objeclion in lolling Iho mailer go over unlil tomorrow , but ho gave notice that ho would then Insist that tiio soiuito had both the facts and the law before It , nnd ought to proceed at once to seat Mr. Call , the legally elected senator from the Btnto of Florida. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts said ho had re ceived and carefully examined the statement of tlio governor ot Florida , nnd that it pre sented , so far us ho could discover , simply the constitutionality and construction ot the existing law of congress ns to the election of senators. That question had been frequently before the senate and had boon always de cided In Iho same way. Ho agreed with Mr. Ueorgo ns to the conslllutionnl right of oacli stain to bo equally represented In the sonnto , and it occurred to him lhat after the oath had been administered lo all Iho now sen ators ho would move to take up Ihe Florida case. Tlio matter could then go over until ion-orrow. Mr. CJoorgo added some further remarks , lo the effect that the government of Alabama hail undertaken lo usurp power in appointing - pointing n senator after one had bcun elected. Colonel Itrioo'H Credentials. Both credentials were placed on flic. The credentials of Mr. Hrleo , as senator- elect from Ohio , having been presented and mad , Mr..Sherman of Ohio said : "Before the oath of olllco Is administered tn .Mr. Ilrico 1 desire to sny that n largo portion of the cltl/ei 3 of Ohio contend that ho was not nn inhabitant of that stale at the lime of his elocllon , mid was , Ihorefore , not eligible to a seat in this body. On examining the prece dents--ot which there fiis- - - are several in Iho - lory ot the eovornmont , and some of thorn mobt Important 1 am entirely satistlcd that Mr. Drico is entitled lo bo sworn In on tno prlma facie case of his credentials , which nro regular in form. I slmplv give Ihls notice , however , so thai his being sworn may not bo considered any waive or any apprehension or misconstruction if the puoplooriho legislature of Ohio should nssei t and prove to thosalUfao lion of the senate that Mr. Urlca was not at the time of his election in. inhabitant of Ohio. I th nk that this statement from mo U proper nnd necessary. Hut I make no ob jection to the swearing In of Mr. IJrlco. " Tlio swearing ot iho newly elected 01 ap pointed senators was then proceeded with. They were sworn in groups of four or five , In the first grong being Mr. Hrlce , who was escorted bv ' Mr. IConnn. In the next group were Mr.'Chilton of Texas , Mr. Duboiso of Idaho , Mr. Felton of California and Mr. Ual- linporof Now Hampshire. Mr. Hour of Massachusetts said that us to Mr. Chtlton thuro was a question ns to \ % huthnr the governor of Texas had the power to appoint before the vacancy had actually occurred. Ho would make no objec tion lo the oath bolng administered to Mr. Chlllon now , but ho should afterwards move to refer the case to tliu committee ) on privi leges and elections. Mr. Halo of Malno said that ho doilred to examine tlio credentials of Mr. Duboiso nnd asked that they bo laid on tno table until tomorrow morrow- That was agreed to and iho othur bcuutors In the group were sworn in. Hen nor Hill DOCK Not Show L'p. Thouamoof Mr. Hill , bomUor-olect from Now York , was not printed on the list of senators , nor were his credential ! presented. There were but four InemUors of the semite who were not in their bonW. These wore Mr. Jones of Arkansas , Mr. Jones of Nevada , Mr. Stanford of California mid Mr. Vnuco of North Carolina. Mr. Hoar submitted n motion that Mr. Call bo admitted to take Ihn oath ot oftlca as sonn- lor from the stale of Florida , and said ho would not press the motion now , but would lot It go over until tomorrow. Mr. Ciillom of Illinois made a like motion In reference to Mr. Duboiso. Mr. Sherman offered the usual resolution for the appointment of two'sonntors lo join n like committee on the part of the house to walton the president of the United States and Inform him lhat a quor'pm of each house was assembled , nnd that cofigross was ready tn receive itny communication that ho might bo pleased to make. The resolution was agreed to nnd Messrs. Sherman nnd Harris wnru appointed. Mr. Hoar moved that the committee on privileges and elections be directed to Inquire into nnd report upon the circumstances and validity of the appointment of Mr. Chllton from Iho state of Texas. Agreed lo. Resolutions were offered , nnd agreed to , fixing noon as the daily hour of meoilnir , nnd directing mo secretary to Inform the house of representatives that the senate was ready to projcod to business , and then the sonata adjourned. , z.v How tlio Democratic ; KnnkH Iilno Up for tlio So.tHloii'q Work. WASHINGTON- . C. , Doc. 7. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HKI.J : This his boon another nervous , rasping day in the spcakorshlp con- tost. It was , however , but'Anothor round in the great struggle which is .racing between the two loading faction * for the democratic presidential nomination next year Cleveland - land and Hill. When It began to appear at the afternoon session of ttho caucus that Mlll.s wasn't gaining out of proportion to Crisp , us was expected when Iho Haloh ami Springer following Began Ictgo to pieces , Iho word went around the capital corridors that Mr. Cleveland was drifting to the roar and the new blood of the party ' was coming to the front. x "I am growing tired of this fowll dic tation , " exclaimed a democrat member of the Michigan delegation , "and I , propose to show it by voting against Mills. Tno progressive clement of the democratic party has boon ridden and dictated to by Cleveland , Car lisle , Mills and the fogies long enough. It will bo Crisp or a black horse. " This exclamation was passed around and soon oocnmo the byword. Tjhp Mills men nad been hammering the other aspirants nil day in an unmerciful manner. They had become most despotic. They had bfon for days over bearing , arbitrary and Unreasonable in everything. Patience on ffic" part of the Crisp , McMlllin , Hatch and ] Springer men had now censed to bo a .vii'tuo. ' From that moment it was tj . light for political death to .cortnin men. Mills bora a very weary , serious mien. Ho was distressed. Ho foil ? that his doom was oblivion and near. Ho find his followers had worked their last schema , had forced the best man in under the wire It seemed. The moment of retaliation hud como. The Crisp mon , feeling that the presence of such Cleve land leaders in Vilas of Wisconsin and Dick inson of Michigan , who \voro Cleveland's cabinet ofllccrs , uamuol Mopish of the In- diannpolis Sentinel , ttio direct' representa tive of Henry Watiorson * D n--iockwood , of Buffalo and a lot of other imported agents of the late president and standing. , candidate , warranted n personal tigb'rfopenedlt Is. ' Issucs Were" Hitherto It tiad boon n strugclo between issues largely- . Democrats wore trying to determine whether Mills and free trade or Crisp and frco coinage should bo Iho issue next year. Free Irado was becoming a failure In Iho contest. NcW , all these but Mills mon were determined It should bo an issue , so far as Ihoir conlost was concerned , of Cleveland or Hill. Mr. Cleveland lost in popularity from lhat moment and It soon be came apparent that It woul'i never do to re- nomiuato tha latu president , for seine of the leading democrats in the house would mug wump on him. Crisp men. began lo point thH out , wherein Mills .could not win , although ho abjorood nearly all the support of Springer. The following of Mi'MlllIn was not of the Mills character and so Iho Texan could not hope for any support , from mat direction barring very un expected turns. The tight became personal , and it has boon growing moro destructively personal all day. * * When the caucus reconvened at 8 o'clock tonight all predictions wore off and the re sult was as much tn doubt as a wool : ago. There were no unusual features surrounding the convening ot Ihis congress lo characlor- izo it from others except the presence of a very largo number of now faces. The crowd was also the same in every respect. As many came to view iho opening us lo fool Iho excitement incident lo Iho spoakorsbip con- lost. There never was more earnestness ilo- pictod in the faces of men than' was seen In Iho followers of Cleveland nnd Hill who were supporting Mills pnd Crisp rospocllvoly. They felt lhat the issues of the party were being fought out and tin political fate of two of their greatest exponents ° wns bolng sealed. ' ] liov Were All lutorostod. Members forgot iho profusion of flowers nnd the necessity of renewing of elder or formlnir noxv acquaintances. They were nil nbiorbed In the contest. There was an almost complete nbsencn of the customary talk of com mittee formation and proposed legislation. A bullet prevailed that the democrats In tended 10 light out their own difference ) and whatever the result of tlioir struggles might bo there would bo little legislation at the session just convened. Party feeling runs so high on the democratic side that nothing can be hoped for in the way of legislation which could bo construed Into politics or assistance to the present administration. The democrats are determined to throw every possible obstruclloa in Ihe way ot rounding up a successful four y 0,11-3 of republicanism. l argo deficiencies are expected to be loft in the regular appropriations for the mainten ance of iho puhllo service 'The ' democrats boasted on every hand during the day that "retrenchment nnd reform in appropriations" would bo their shibboleth. Outlining Tliuir Policy. They declared tnat they would doorcase the appropriations ? LOOO.HJ,0X ( ) below these of the last congress uii'I tno Idett prevails that the majority In the house will bond evorv oll'ort to sitirvo the public service In ovurv direction , leaving enormous de ficiencies in the postofllco , arujy and navy , ngrieuliural and oinur branches , not to men tion pensions , without any regard to public demands , for ihe solo purposa of being able lo point out on the stump next year iho simple fdct thai so much was paved In appro priations nnd also Hint an enormous surplus was piling up under the Mclflnloy tariff bill ami iho only way to remedy the evil would bn by radical modulation of tbo tnrltt law and a large addition to the Jrco list. The changes in the seats of the western senators wore noticeable. On Iho republi can side the roar row was with a slnglo ex ception , occupied by men from the far west. I'Vlton of California , Duboiso of Idnno Power of Montana , Siiuup ot Idaho , Puttlgrow of South Dakota , Hunsborough ot North Da > - koia , Stanford , Carey and Wurren of Wyo ming nnd Stewart of Nevuda , filling the line nearest iho wall with Uulllngor of Now Hampshire , as tha only easterner In this virile company. Senator Paddock's old boat was occupied by Cnsoy of North Dakota , whllo the Nebraska statesman sat In iho front row between Senator Wilson of Iowa and ( Juuy ot Pennsylvania. Senator Man- donum occupied his old sant In tbo mlddln of the second row between Sherman and Wol- colt , There wore icany Inquiries from the gal- lorlos for Poffor of Kaunas who also sat In the rear on tha second row stroking his whiskers nud gazing across the chamber at his alliance colleague ICylo of South Da kota who sat in the third row on the demo cratic side towering abovu llcncral Uordou of Georgia , BEGIN TODAY , Nebraska's ' Gubernatorial Oontast Now Ready For Presentation , IMPORTANT QU1STIONS TO BE SUBMITTED. Much Interest MnnlCcHtud Ily Consti tutional ilttrlnti In tin ; OustPer - Hunnol ol'tlio Opposing Counsel Washington Costlj ) . ivoTONHrui'.UT or TIIK Uni : , 1 51 ! ) Foi uri-nxrii : bnnir : : , f WAHiiiN'iirox , D. C. , Doe. 7. ) The Doyd-Thayor case , Involving the ques tion of tlllo lo oaioo of governor of Nebraska and of citizenship on the part of James K. Hoyd , will como up' for argument in the United States supreme court tomorrow. The question nt issue is ns lo whether or not James K. Uoyd was a citizen of the United Stales at the date of nlocnon. Briefs of counsel have been filed. J. C. Cowln , ntlor- noy for Air. Hoyd , In his brief , maintains that his client tiocamo a citizen by virtue of the admission of Nebraska ns n state , ho being nn inhabitant of the territory of Nebraska and n member of its constitutional convention. Ho contends that the orgaulo act of admis sion by providing that the state should be ad mitted upon equal footing with the original stoles In all respects whatsoever , together with tno authority conferred upon the in habitants ot Noor.iska territory to form a slate constitution operated as n collocltvc nnluralizatlon anil as admission to citizen ship of all persons in tlio territory capable of acquiring Its citizenship under tha genera ) policy of that government. J.tmcH ) ' . Itoyd'u < lt/.cnslili ! > . Henry D. Kstnbroak , nlso attorney for Hoyd , tWuod that Hoyd became n citizen through the relation back to Iho declaration of Intention of the granting In l ' .M of linal naturalization papers to Boyd's lather , and that the completed transaction takes olToctas if thodutoof declaration was is in. Natural ization , ho hold , was in the nature of a con tract in which the prnntintr of final papers constituted mi acceptance on the part of the government. He also argued that the conscription act of ISli : ) , innking all persons who had declared ihoir intention to become citizoua of the United Stales amenable to military duty , had the effect of conferring citizenship oh James B. BoyJ nnd ills father. Tno concession of entire honesty to Uoyd in his belief that ho was a citizen , his reiterated oaths of allegiance to Iho United States and the constitution nml his patriotic conduct 'through Uio are noted 119 circumstances justi fying the court In Involcinc Iho doctrine of relation. DociKioiiH Cltud in Support. The decision in tun case of Swinburne , which was decided to Iho contrary , Mr. Mi- tab rook ascribes to sectional prejudices which perhaps unconsciously tended to Influence iho court. The brief in behalf of Thayer was pre pared bv John F. Dillon , John U Webster and Joseph II. Blair. They cite Iho case of Drydou and Swinburne from West Viginla in which the circumstances nro sub stantially identical with these in the case of Doyd nnd which the court hold that record uroof ot naturalization was neccssnry.und that the tloctrlho of relation could'not apply to matters of.-.mntufalizatlon.j There nro many things they say that are noc" ossnry after declaration of intention mndo requihlto buforo naturalization papers can bo issued. Collective naturalization , they main tain , can apply only when congress makes express provision therefor , as it did when Florida or Louisiana was ceded to thn United Stales. Jn lliose cases Iho Inhabitants would have no citizenship if not citizens of the United States , whereas inhabitants of territories are citizens of the United states regardless of the state's admission to the union. Nebraska's Hank KailiircH. The comptroller of the currency devotes considerable space in his annual report to national bank failures in Nnbraslca during the last past llscal year. Among other things Iho report says : The City National bank of Ilustlnes closed its doors lecombur ) J7. IWW. On Uc-tobur IT nil assessment upon the shareholders ainoniitln tofiu pur oentuf tno capital stock was levied by the comptroller nnd remained unpaid , fhe examiner , upon takliiK charge , discovered the fact that more than one-half of an Increase of enpltnl certllled to the comptroller as having noeii pitlO In and aiiUioU/eil by him in accordance with the law , was represented by the notes of subscribers , the obligations romalnliii ; unpaid at the ( late of suspension. The notes hail boon ludlsciiunted for persons to whom the president had tramifuriud real estate at Ik'lltloiis values HUh rates of in terest were paid on cor II Hunt us of deposit and bills payable to non-resident capitalists for several years prior to the suspension , and dividends not earno I wore declared and paid to shareholders. The hoard of directors was Inattentive to duty , wliloh iiiudo reuliloss mis management possible. A dividend of l' > piir oont lias been paid to o-edltors on the princi pal of ulnliiis proved. K Itod Cloud's I limit. The Itrrt Cloud rational bank was ijlosi'd by order of the complrollur Juno ill , IMII. Allot Us capital was loprusuntod by unconvertible securities , and the fundsof the bunk had been Invested In local enterprise * at great loss. The co.ullllon of the bank was due to bud manage ment .mil a total disregard of bound banking The 1'lrst National bank of Itnd C'lond was closed by the examiner .May - " . ' , 1HJI , payment of a uurlifieatu of deposit liavlnif been rofns > ud. and , In obodloni'o to telegraphic Instructions fiom Ilio comptroller , upon Investigation. U was discovered thai Ihuoank had been In nn Insolvent condition for a considerable uerhxl. such condition havlns : been uauscd by Iriozu- larltto.i of former olllcrrs and general inls- Manatjomont. No mcellir. ! of the shareholders had apparently been held for morn than two yours , and the olllcnrs and employes Imme diately In ohai'KO were permitted to conduct Us iiltalrs. 'Ihe funds of tha bank were lawilv loaned lo ItH Olivers and their rcla- ' tlvux. the loans nut being properly secured. The Central NuUrasU.i N itiunal bank of Iliuken How wasoloso I hy the o.xamlnor on HID morning of Juno I'181U , upon receipt of Instiiiellons from the comptroller. The Im mediate nnd remote causys fur ibis action were iho huavy loans made to Individual dliectors , nirKruiratlnz tlircu-llftlit of the cap ital of the bank , and the lu-avy loss sustained iilion btllH ro. elvable , which had been foSlod upon tin ) bank tbron.'h ijuotionablo methods adopted by thoulllcurn in enau.iVnrln to aid outside enterprise , wholly foreign to the locality. l < nriostiiiis of money were borrowed at hlirh rail's of Inteiest. for which nearly alt of the good paper of the bank had bcun pledged us security. I \tcndlni : tlio SyHloin , Senator Paddock has been urging very strongly for seine lime pasl upon Secretary Kusk lhat ho should detail Inspectors under the meal inspection act for the Nebraska City pncklncr house. Under the regulations of the department nrraia'amonts for Insnoc- Hoc nro as yet only glvon to houses killing and packing for export to foreign t'oiiiilrlo * . In addition to this many such applications have boon refused on account of the Inade quate appropriation made by the lust congress - gross for carrying on this work. Secretary Kuslt bus , however , uubstantiaily promised that if the Nebraska City packing house ofli- dais can make n proper allowing ho will give them iho inspectors for whom ibo.v ask. He has called upon thorn to report upon several points , and when the report is received ho will net upon It promptly. I.IIIL'lllll'K Cltl/.OII Ij < ! IUfl , ( ioner.il Batchollor of Now York , who was forsomo tlmo under thlx administration as sistant secretary ot the treasury , and who is now minister to Por'.ngal , is hero and wrmts to till the republican vncnncy on the Inter state Commerce commission or tha court of claims. It is believed either George M. Lamborton of Lincoln or I0x-ovcrnor ! Anthony of Kansas will get thu Interstate Commerce commission. Lumbcrlon's fnunds think bo Is proity euro of success. NulirnsiUu Products. The senate conunittoe roo-n on agriculture will soon look like a section of a county fair. Senator Paddock ho * received a quantity of the manufactured agricultural products of Nohr.uim , Including a collection of the cereals from the Nebraska City oatmeal fac tory , sr.mplcs of beet sugar from the Otnnrd factory , nnd kindred productions. Ho has arranged to have nn exhibition of articles of this class In the Agricultural department , tn the State department and In his own commit tee room. Ho proposes to make a corner of his committee room , whnro cases nro bolng llttcd up for this purpose , a musoutn of west ern agricultural products , with special refer ence to his own state , nnd he asks that sam ples of products of this character may bo forwarded to his address at the Capitol hotel , Washington , D. C. Ml.S'jollaneons. Assistant Secretary Chandler today dis missed the application for a speclllcatton of error In the homustoad contest of W. S. Hnrnoy against \V. E. Brooknigs for the Ncllgh land district. The entrv Is therefore cancelled. Ho approved tbo action of the registrar and receiver at Aberdeen , S. D. , In accepting the tlnal homo.-itead proof of Louisa Lobald nnd her patent will issue , the de cision of the laud commissioner being ro- versed. A largo basketful of red roses was placed on Senator Potllgrow's desk enrlv In the morning , ns a marie of appreciation from friends. Mrs. Mnndcrson , the wife of the president pro loin , of the senate , was nn Interested spectator of Ihe opening proceedings of the senate , and was accompanied by Mrs. M. A. Kurlz , formerly of Omahi nnd now of Numpa , Idaho. Mrs. Crook , wifa of iho famous Indian lighter , is hero on business regarding the se lection of a alto for the proposed monument of Uenoral Crook , and nlso to relocate his grave. Accompanied by Colonel Henry she visited Arlington nnd witnessed a mounted parade at Fort Myer. Mrs. Crook will mill December lit to spend the winter in Europe. The comptroller of iho currency today ap proved the Western National bank of "Now York ns reserve agent for the Farmers Na tional bank of Webster City , In. Kov. Dr. Diffcnonchorof Hay Springs , who was chaplain In the last Nebraska legisla ture , is hero for the winter. Benjamin F. Cash was today appointed postmaster at MinekatnhFalls Hiver county , S. D. , vice James Wrightly , resigned. P. S. II. SKCKKTAUV Til.Id's ItKl'Olir. Ho SlioxvK tliooe < l of lucranHlug the Xnv 11 Force. \ \V\SIIINT.TON- . C. , Dec. 7.-In his annual report to the president , Secretary Tracy of the navy presents details of construction of now vessels and discusses the development of armament , projectiles , etc. In presenting Iho year's history of the several squadrons Secretary Tracy repeats the details of the atlack at Valparaiso upon the seamen of the Baltimore , all of which has been given to the public. In showing the need of Increasing the navy , the secretary says : "Tho coin-so of events during the last year has shown anew Iho nocosslly of continuing the development of the navy. It is apparent that the morcan- tllo competitors of Ihis country are todav en larging their fields of activity with inoro aggressive energy than over before. No one can fail to observe the indications of a sys tematic effort to taKe advantage ot disturbed conditions now prevailing in manv smaller states. In this movement naval ascendancy plays a largo part. The consequences are not far to seek. The establish ment of complete commercial supremacy by a European power in any stale ot the west ern hemisphere moans the exclusion of Ameri can interest nnd the virtual destruction , ns far us lhat state is concerned , of independent existence. There nro state ? in the Pacific , and not largo states either , whoso fleets nro moro powerful than any force that wo could roadlly.bring to moot them. ToTJroloot any soaboard.ieveniWh'etfipur pro.seufjauthorlzoilk /loot ls % coraplotc'd , would involve'utrlpplng the oinor at a critical moment. " 11KCKX-JC AltMlOltllKKS. . DetallH ol'llio Changes In the Uo nlnr Service Yrslorduy. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Doc. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIE.J The following army orders were Issued today : A board of officers to consist of Major Joseph U. ( iibsou , surgeon , and Captain Henry S. Kilbourno , assistant sureoon , nro appointed to meet at West Point , N. Y.t at 12 o'clock m , on Wednesday , December U , ll'Jl , or ns soon thereafter as practicable , for Iho purpose of examining Cadols Aloysius P. J. O'Hnra and Daniel Delanov , and deter mine whether they are physically qualified to continue with the corps of cadets. Upon the completion of this duty thooflicers named will rt-join Iheir proper slations. Leave of absence to include April 5 , Ib'.U , is granted Captain William E. Hopkins , assistant sur geon. The resignation of Captain William E. Hopkins , assistant surgeon , has been nccnpted bv Iho president to take effect April i > , IMl'J. Second Lieutenant Uichmond P. Davis , Second artillery , will report in person on Wednesday , December 0 , IbOl , to Colonel Elwcll C. Otis , Twentieth Infantry , presi dent of the general court martial appointed to meet on the date at the army building in New Yoric City , as a witness before said court , and upon being excused from further attendance will return to his proper station. .1 ri'.itv i > ivic .w.i.v. 'I he SccfMiry'H : Illness /IHSUIIIOH n SiM-ioiiH AHpnut. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 7. Secretn--y Foster's Illness seems to have assumed amore moro serious aspect , and another physician has boon called lo assisl Dr. Hamilton in treating the cano. In speaking ot Iho c.iso Ihis morning Dr. Hamilton said the secretary had no pain , but his fever had notgotio down nor line his condition improved. The patient is very weak. OFFICE OF WKATIIKKnURRtU , ) OMAHA , Doe. 7. I The barometer is steadily falling over the western district1 * , dun to an oxlonsivn area of low pressure whoso ( .ouinorn portion now overlies Iho upper Missouri valley. A soore Blorm Is evidently moving eastward in west ern British America. Slightly warmer south westerly winds now prevail over the entire Missouri valley. The weather was delight ful throughout , the regions west of the lakes nnd the Mississippi. No rain whatever was reported except in Oregon. For Omaha and vicinity Warmer , con tinued fair weather with southwesterly winds Increasing In force. WAsinsriTON , U. C. , Dec. 7. For Missouri mid Kansas Warmer ; fair : southwest winds. Increasing in force. For Colorado Fair , brisk and high woU winds ; warmer. For the Dnkotas Warmer , fair nnd high southwest winds Tuesday. For Nebraska Wanner ; fair ; southwest winds , increasing tn force. mint 1 1 ' / ; / : iCii.i.Ki Kilnl ColliNlon lltvcon ( ! u Kroiiiht mid Work 'I rain. WII.ST PI..IXS , Mo. , Deo. 7. A terrible wreck , disastrous In its effects , both upon llto and property , occurred hero on thu Kansas City , Ft. Scott it Memphis railroad tills afternoon. A construction train , witli ihirly-oiint mon In the caboose , was backing in to this place when It collided with a special freight tialn. Tha caboose was smashed Into splinters and four of the work men In It wore killed outiight. They were : 1'ATItK'K I.AVAN. AI.IIKKT Ml I , I. Kit. MAT McNAMAIIA. AN UNKNOWN MAN. Ot the other thirty-four occupants of the j caboose twenty wore seriously Injured , It Is feared seine of thorn fatally. Fifteen freight cars were piled in n heap and tralllo is still suspended. _ Olio KllliMl anil tInjiirod. \ \ . , . . . 7.An of ll\ii niniiK. , Md. , Dou. - - explosion pas in the turiiHiK'o of the Maryland Steel company's wonts nt Sparrows' Point curly this moi'Min * killud a colurud oiau uad in jured bix other * . A ( m OF DOUBLE JIURDER , Djpu yltod States Marjb.il O.inton Arrested - , rested in Wyoming , HE DEMANDED AN INVESTIGAFION , Though n Terror to Tough Citizen * and Imwli-Ms Chiirautui-M In Cuu > oral Ho IN SttMpcoliMl of the Crilno. Cnfcrr.S.vn , W.vo. , Doc. 7. [ Special Tolo- Brain to TUB lHi.J : : Frank M. Clinton , deputy - uty United Status marshal , a terror to orltn- Inals , nncl ono at tlio best Known nml most highly toapuctoil citizens ot Wyoming , was arrested loilny at Ins homo In HnlT.ilo . oil tlio charge of murdering Jolin A. TUdnlo mm John 1' . .tones , the two allowed rustlers who were assassinated near that town last wook. C intou has boon for sonio time crippled with inllammatory rliuuinatlsin. Ho roconlly returned - turned ft-om a visit to tno South Dakota hot springs. but hna not bojn able to mount n horse , nml scarouly able to crawl about on crutches. Following the death of the two alleged rustlers all their friends jumped to the con clusion that the deed hud been douo Dy the largo cattle mon. Fred O. S. IIo-iso Is about the most conspicuous resident cattleman. while Canton , n stock raiser himself as well as a marshal , has been always an outspoken critic of the rustlers , who have hocomo not simply n disgrace butii menace to Johnson county. As soon as Canton learned that suspicion was directed against him ho at once met n gathering of the dead men's friends nnd do. nounced the rnmnrs ttint were Hying nround concerning him. Ho said ho was not only prepared to meet his accusers face to face , but before the bar of justice , and that the mnttor might nt once bo sifted to the hottom , imulo the suggestion that ho bo arrested on a chargu of murder. This was aceordinclvdono today , the warrant being sworn to by Al Allisuii , brother of I'lsdalo. who goes under that name slnco his removal hero from Texas. The hearing Is sot for 10 o'clocit tomorrow morning. There will bo no trouble in Canton - ton proving an alibi by the testimony of tha most prominent people of the town. Sunday was u comparatively quiet day In I Hi Halo , the oxeitomnnt having to n great degree subsided. Mum Answer For li.uiwooi : > , S. D. , Dec. 7 ( Spocal Tola , Gram to Tin : Bii.j : ; R. Tnompjoii and Dr. C. Kloomanof Custor were nrrostod for man slaughter Sunday in causing the death of the child of the former's ' wl Co Thompson for his inhuman assault on the woman while In u delicate condition , the doctor for horribly mutilating the child upon its delivery. IndintiH HtilTVirinj * for Ko.x ) . Pinniii : , S. D , Dec. 7. All of the ofllcials implicated in the Cheyenne agency frauds arc reported suspended. The agency Is in charge of Special Inspector Sossny. Soma of the Indians are suffering for food. .AO .1 I'.nL.lltl.K C.lltS. Ir.ist of tlio Eimtern Iloiuls Stop Grain Shipments. connections today that they could no longer receive shlpniunts of grain to bo recon- slgned at Chicago for eastern points. Thc o were the last or the roads cast of Chicago to give such notice and the movement of grain through , Chicago Is checked , as none of tlto western lines will allow any moro of tholr cars to be taken oast. Of course the latter anticipated this action on the part of their caitorn connec tions , and the majority of thorn liavo been propnriuc for it as best they could. The Burlington , moro than a week ago , instructed its western agents to receive no moro grain consigned to eastern points unless loaded in cars owned by eastern linos. The result IH that ir > 0 Burllimton elevators In Nebraska are tilled with grain rivalling shipment , and the fanners are clairiuring in vain for cars. At St. Louis tlio situation Is the same as at Chicago , the eastern ron'ds having stopped through shipments by transfer. Kollof is looked for only when the lake and rail ship ments of grain are all out of the way , and that will probably not bo for live woelts to como. Over O.OOOJUdO bushels of grain carried by iho lakes lines are In nuffalo elevators or still nlioat , anil until this accumulation him been transported to the seaboard the eastern trunk lines cannot release their cars for th tralllc from the west. It Is expected that this relief will como about the middle of Jan- nary. Easlboiind shipments of freight , including everything except live stock , increased to 11:1,11:15 : : tons from 71,230 the preceding week and 77l."i ! ( ! during the corresponding week last year. The Grand Trunk easily out stripped all competitors , carrying moro than one-fifth of the ontirn tonnage. This road u Just now in great favor with Chicago ship pers because It recently took Urn initiative in anolishlng switching chnrgo.s nnd thereby putting them all on an equality. Tlio lirst oniclal not of I ) . I. Roberts , as general passenger nsent of the ICrlo system , was to lift the boycott , so far as that road Is conci'rned , against the Chicago AB Alton. Mr. Houorts1 appointment toou olloet today and today he issued an order resuming the relations with the Alton Unit existed prior to January 1. Uf course the other trunk lines cannot atTord to continue the boycott after this. this.Komo Komo months ago the Pacific Railway com pany , nn Illinois corporation operating the street railway system of Los Angeles , Cal. , got Into llnnnclal difticnltles , owing about f'.VVJO.tl" ! ) , several Chicago banks , it was un derstood , being involved more or lo.ss deeply. U. B. Holmes of this city , president of the company , was subsequently tmido defendant In a number of hulls to recover on notes ( riven by him to raise money to equip the linos. Judgment was entered against him today In too circuit court for sums aggre gating $101,000. An upj > cal will bo tuicen. Fred WhltiU'y'H Kunornl. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Doe. 7. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hii.J The remains of Fred It. Whitney wei-ci Interred this afternoon at ft o'clock in Oakland cemetery. There was largo attendance of railroad men from all parts of tlio Union Pacific system , as also Iroin all Iho rond.s con to ring nt tills point. The floral oiTwlnts worn never exceeded in this city. Tlio privss pays eloquent Irlbuta to the memory of iho deceased. , i/i. * u.vr v.i 'tutH.ics. They Moot \\ith a Coi-.llul Hoc-option nt Simla I'V , X M SANTA FK , N. M. , Duo. 7.-Dr. P. L. Chap- polio , the newly consecrated coadjutor to the the bishop of Santa Fo , reached hero today accompanied by Archbishop O. P. Salpolnto , Ar.'hbishop Ulordan of San Francisco , Bishop Mat ) : of Denver and Hlshop Hougro nf Arizona. Tlioy trnvolod In the private car of Mr. U. C. Kerns of St. Louis , and wrrn accompanied Irom ttmt city by Foster J. Wndo and Eugene W. Handlan. A pro * Crioston of 3.000 people , headed Uv Ihn citi zens rccuptlou connntttoe , met them at tlio depot unit obcortnd them to ihe nrchiopltco- mil residence. ( iovernor Prlnro delivered the address of welcome and , following a put > - llo reception tonight , the guests were ban queted at the I'alaco hotel. AVroi k i n Ij-iko Mlfliii"n. MAMSTMMich. . , Deo. 1 The ulg Htoamer Silku. w.tU cnui ( ur fhltut'o , ran on Big Point Sablu iast nlgul. fc > uu r v&i.ui ] * l Jto.UUU.