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McCOOK , NEB.
OVEB THE STATE.
THE NEBRASKA
LINCOLN , Jan. 17. SENATE. Bills wen
introduced : To amend the statutes in re
la tion to second class villages. To enact i
law in relation to a uniform system o
Ireight car couplings. To amend statutes
in relation to the duties of real estate
agents in the mode of conveyance. Requir
ing the keeping an incumbranco record bj
the clerk of each county. To regulate pol
icies of insurance and to make the company
liable for the amount written therein. Alsc
one to amend tho codeof civil procedure ir
relation to costs. To amend the crimina
code in relation to the killing of wild but
falo. elk or deer. To amend the criminal
code in relation to gambling.
LINCOLN , Jan. 18. SENATE. Higgine , ol
Cnss , presented a petition for the enact
ment of a law to prevent discrimination
by railroads in the matter of facilities and
rates to shippers and setting forth that
auch discrimination is now made , much to
the injury of tho business of the shippers
against whom tho discrimination runs.
McNamar has introduced five bills for the
organization of counties out of the un
organized territory , the other proposed
county being called Inman county. The
committee on privileges and elections re
ported on the Day-Vandemark contest
that the allegations of the contestant were
not sufficient to make a case if sustained ,
and , furthermore , that they were not sus
tained. The report was adopted and Van-
denmrk was accordingly seated. A vote
was taken for senator without any final
result.
LINCOLN , Jan. 18. HOUSE. A resolution
providing that no bills be introduced after
the thirtieth day of the session excited a
good deal of discussion. It wan disposed
of by indefinite postponement. At 11:30
the house went into committee of the
whole , to consider the bills providing for
the pay of members and for meeting the in
cidental expenses of the session. The
amount of the appropriation for incidental
expenses was increaseel from $40,000 .to
545,000. The amount of the bill for the
pay of members and employes , 850,000 ,
was left unchanged. Both bills were recom
mended back to pass.
LINCOLN , Jan. 19. The senate and'house
met in joint convention and balloted for
United States senator with the following
result : C. H. Van Wyck , 49 ; A. J. Weaver ,
34 ; A. S. Paddock , 17 ; Geo. L. Miller , 19 ;
James Laird. 5 ; Amos Cobb. 5 ; AVm.-Mun-
Ker , 5. No choice. But little business was
transacted , the senatorial contest monop
olizing to a great extent the time and at
tention of legislators.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. SENATE. A bill was
introduced providing for the payment of
salaries of county attorneys by warrants
issued by county clerkspayable quarterly.
Mr. Calkins presented a petition from citi
zens of Pierce county asking for a law
Rrjnting the privilege of municipal suffrage
to women. At 11:50 the senate proceeded
to the bouse to go into joint convention.
Upon returning to the senate chamber the
senate adjourned. In the joint convention
tho two houses balloted for United States
senator without result.
LINCOLN , Jan. 20. HOUSE. Bills were
introduced : By Dempster To provide
for the disposition of unclaimed moneys
in the hands of county treasurers , col
lected as penalties on deliquent taxes. By
Barrett To provide for fees of county
treasurers for collecting and amounting for
moneys on leases and sales of agricnltura
and educational lands. The senate mem
orial and joint resolution urging upon con
gress tho passage of the inter-state com
merce bill was read first time. Sncceeeling
the joint convention to ballot forU- . sen
ator , which occurred without decisive re
sult , the house adjourned.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST. In republican
caucus at 4:30 on the morning of the 21st ,
A. S. Paddock was nominated for U. S.
senator , receiving G3 votes. The two
houses will meet in joint convention at
noon and ratify the nomination , makint
A. S. Paddock , U. S. senator , to succeed
Chns. Van "Wyck for six years from the 4th
of March.
LINCOLN , Jan. 21. SENATE. The rules
were suspended * and a resolution adopted
to instruct the commissioner of public
ands and buildings to have 500 copies o
the reports of state institutions printed.
Mr. Sherwin , of Dodge , offered a resolution
empowering tho secretary of state , to
procure transportation and make suffi
cient arrangements for members of com
mil tees whose duty it may be to visit any
of the public institution" , which was adop
ted under suspension of the rules. After
participating in tho joint convention for
election of U. S. senator the senate
adjourned until Wednesday.
LINCOLN , Jan. 21. HOUSE. Bills were
introduced : To provide for the payment
of claims of county treasurers for money
collected by them from tho sale and lease
of school lands. To locate and establish a
state normal school at Oxford , Furnaa
county , Nebraska , and making an appro
priation of $25,000 therefor. Over three
hundred bills are Already on the rolls in
tooth houses. Some of them , especially
the Meiklejohn-Agee railway commission
bill , are very voluminous. Joint conven
tion for election of U. S. senator was held ,
after which the hoiibe adjourned until "Wed
nesday.
3IA.TTE23 ,
ATOmaha last week Swan Johnson , a
Swede laborer , was run over and killed by
a locomotive. He was walking on the track
and was so muffled that he failed to hear
the engine as it approached.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN , tho pugilist , gave ex
hibitions at Fremont and Omaha , drawing
large audiences in both places. By the
way , John is said to have rejected an offer
from Barnum of $10,000 a month on a
year's engagement. He can make more
money by running a show himself.
SENATOR MANDEHSON has introduced a
bill giving army officers , who have had no
leaves of absence for a period of live years ,
five months' leave without deduction ot
pny , and one month additional for each
additional year passed without leave of
absence.
THE bank clearances at Omaha for last
week amounted to $4,707,283.42.
CHHISTENSEN & ANDERSFN , a hardware
firm at Chadron , made an nsnignment to
the sheriff. Assets , about $10,000 ; lia
bilities , about $8,000.
A innEEweek's snow blockade on the
.Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road ,
between Chadron and Douglas , was raised
on the 18th by the united work ofeigh !
engines and all the available men on the
line ol the road.
COLUMBUS reports a school enrollment ol
453 pupils and an average attendance o !
415.
POLICEMAN McBniDE , of Omaha , was se
verely stabbed in tho neck tho other dnj
by a tough whom he was about to arrest
Tun officers in t'.ie secretary of state's of
fice are kept busy these uays dealing out
supplies to the legislators.
AURICLES of incorporation were filed witl
the secretary of state last week incorpor
ating the East Omaha Land company , lo
catcd at Omaha , but reciting that its busi
ness is to be the purchasing , selling anc
acquiring land in Douglas county. No
bruska , and Potlawattamie county. Iowa
and the making of improvements thereon ,
THE Baptists proposes locating their col
lego at Omaha if that city will give $200 ,
000 toward the enterprise. One citizen of'
fers to be one of the ten to give $20,00 (
toward the scheme. A mass meeting or
the subject will be held at an early day.
MR. BUOWN , a farmer on Cedar creek
Antelope county , fell dead last week. Ht
had been at work out of doors and , havinj
returned to the house , went to his room-tc
wash himself. His daughter found him ly
ing dead upon the floor.
DANIEL MCCARTHY was convicted in th
United States court at Lincoln of suborna
tion of perjury. McCarthy's crime was ir
getting affidavits , false ones , in Omahc
that were used in the United States court
at Keokuk , la.
THREB business men of Norfolk were ar
rested by order of the police judge , and
fin eel $1 each for failure to appear when
summoned to serve as jurymen.
THE railroad meeting at Geneva decided
that Fillmore county could stand a mort
gage for $00,000 if the Elkhorn Valley road
would build through the county.
THE election in Grand Island for the pur
pose of ascertaining whether or not the
city council should grant a franchise foi
the construction and operation of a street
railway resulted largely in the affirmative.
. A cou.NTEitFEiTEn has been operating in
Hastings , having done up several people by
passing five and ten dollar silver certifi
ca'tes.
AT tho meeting of the state board of
agriculture at Lincoln the committee on
nominations recommended that the fol
lowing gentlemen be elected members of the
state board : 11. W. Furnas , of Nemaha
county ; F. II. Holt , of Gage ; E. A. Barnes ,
of Hall ; M. Dunham , of Douglas ; E. M.
Gfrenell , of Washington , J. B. Dinsmore , of
I'lay ; J.Jensen , of Fillmcre ; R. II. Henry ,
> f Platte ; J. S. Hughes , of Hayes ; W. H.
Barstow , of Hamilton ; R."W. Blake , of
Brown. A. Humphrey , of Lancaster ; A. W.
Bnffin , of John on ; W. H. Smith , of Inline
A LITTLE child of John L. Long , of Noligh ,
lied last week under very painful circuin-
itances. Ths little fellow had been playing
jpon the floor , and in some way had got a
jrain of corn and attempted to swallow it.
[ t lodged in his windpipe and killed him ,
ihough all was donetthat was possible to
relieve him.
NORFOLK is happy in tho prospect of
securing the building and repair shops of
the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
road.
A COASTING accident occurred at Omaha
1 few nights ago , by which one young lady
vas killed and another severely hurt. The
: oaster on which there was five persons ,
ran into a hack.
AN Elwood special says : The wife of Rev.
Mr. Linder , who resides on a farm south of
ihis place , died suddenly Monday morning
af heart disease. The couple were alone at
bhe time and had just engaged in family
worship , she leading in prayer , and upon
rising to her feet staggered forward , calling
to her husbaud to catch her and immedi
ately expired in his arms.
HASTINGS will erect a new $20,000 high
school building on the site of tho one de
stroyed by fire.
WHILE the east bound train was stopping
at Friend tho other morning an insane
woman , being taken to the hospital by the
sheriff of Harlan county , took advantage
of the official's snooze and-stepped off. She
ivas captured three miles east of town after
daylight and secured without trouble.
S'lver Crack's population has more than
loubled in the past year.
Tun Blue Springs school board has ro-
'used the application of several teachers for
increased salary.
THE Loup City Roller Mill company has
lied articles of incorporation in the office
if thesecretary of state. The capital
itock is $50,000.
THE Atkinson Graphic snys that while
mnting on Turkey Creek , one and one-half
niles north of Greeley , one day last week ,
Lou Coburn found what may prove to be
i valuable and highly interesting specimen
) f fossilized bone from the mastodon or
) ther extinct animal of great size. The
) one , whirh is in a state of semi-petrifica-
; ion , weighs twenty-three pounds , and is
; wo and a half feet in circumference and
ileven inches in diameter. It resembles
nore than anything else the lower part of
i front knee joint of the mastodon.
OMAHA'S charity ball netted about $4-
500 for tho benefit of the poor.
Two FARMERS named John Kelso and
Fohn P. Wildup , living on Indian creek ,
Saline county , became engaged in a quarrel
> n account of some cattle having become
intangleel auel injured in a wire fence.
Vords led to blows , anel in the melee
iVildup stabbed Kelso , tho knife penetrat-
ng the left lung. Ke.'so is not expected to
ive.
SALEM offers to sell a fine water power at
L bargain to any one who will erect a first-
lass flouring mill.
A LODGE of Good Templars has just been
irganized in Grand Island.
EMMA BELL , the now celebrated witness
n the John Lauer murder case , at Omaha ,
s still confined in the county jail , but be-
ond the reach of every visitor. She occu
ies one of the cells of the second tier on
he north side , which open on tho reception
oom. But tho lattice work and faod
pening are so closed up that nobody can
se the woman unless by the opening of the
oor , which , however , may be done only
y the jailer. She is thus shut off to escape
lie inquiries and importunities of report-
rs and curious people , in tho hope that
hat she has to tell at the forthcoming
rial may be told without the appearance
f having been by outside influence.
THE number of banks in Nebraska is in
lie neighborhood ol 400.
A CORRESPONDENT writes that the pasl
year has been an eventful one for BOJ
Butte county , for during that year it was
chiefly settled , and by the fall election be
camo a separate county , although as yet
unorganized.
JOHN MARTIN , of Douglas county , has
become insane and will be taken to the
asylum. About sixteen months ago Mar
tin was married to tho daughter of a far
mer living a few miles from Omaha. A few
months ago she died , and her death was
succeeded a few hours later by that of lici
new-born child. The trouble preyed upon
Martin's mind and ho gradually lost hie
reason , until now ho is little better than
an idiot.
HASTINGS has good prospects for securing
$100,000 for a public building.
SILTER CREEK'S saloon , which it cos )
$750 to open , has be ° n forced to close ,
The town now lias no institution of thi
kind.
E. BENNETT , a trampish looking man ,
stole an overcoat at Omaha on tho 15tli
mat. , "just to go to jail. " Ho was accom
modated.
MEMORIAL services held at Lincoln last
week in honor of Gen. John A. Logan were
of an impressive character. Gov. Thayer ,
Col. Webster , Judge Amosa Cobb , Hon.
Pat O'Hawes , Major Bixler , Attorney Gen
eral Leese , and others made addresses. A
committee Of five was appointed to draft
resolutions and send the same to Mrs.
Logan.
THE total expenses for Lincoln county
for the coming year are estimated at
$44,400.
MARCH 1 , 1887. Nebraska will be twenty
years old as a state. When Nebraska was
admitted there were but twenty-two organ
ized counties ; now there are seventy-three.
ORRIN D. SMITH , aged 13 , left his home ,
five miles sputh of Ogalalla , August 18 ,
188G. He has light gray eyes , light brown
hair , florid complexion , rather tall for his
age , and is a little lame in his right hip.
His parents arc much distressed at his con
tinued absence , and any information lead
ing to a knowledge of his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by W. H. Smith ,
Ogalalin , Keith county , Neb.
A WILCOX correspondent Writes : Christ
mas Sunday Pat McDermitt , who" lives
seven miles southwest of here , left Hoi-
[ Irege for home pretty well'"corned. " His
team got fast in a wire fence and he tried
to get them out , but got so cold he left
bhem and started to find a place to warm
up. It is supposed he became numbed with
sold , as he was found two days afterwards
almost dead. His feet were frozen solid to
liis knees and his hands to his elbows , and
after being "thawed out" refused all medi-
: al attention. He is a bachelor and lives
with two brothers , to whose house he was
taken. Here he laid two weeks , refusing
any medical attention until last week ,
when threo doctors were summoned , who
lield a consultation and decided that his
legs would have to be amputilteel to the
knees , and even then doubted if he would
live , as blood poison had set in. One leg
rvas amputated , but the patient was not
able to endure the amputation of the
3ther , and the doctors say it is no use , as
the man will die anyhow. The frozen ile.sh
is dropping off from the living flesh and the ,
man is literally half dead now.
CONSTABLE RUSTIN , of Omaha , was placed
incler arrest in Justice Berka's court on
, he 18th insr. . on the charge of being re-
iionsibleforthe ; delicate condition of Mary
Howler. The constable claims it is a mis-
: akc.
THE boot and shoe house of W. II. West ,
jrand Island , was partially consumed by
ire. The building is centrally locateel in
: he business portion of the city , and it was
thought for a while that a serious confla-
; ralion would result.
THE State Horticultural society elected
ifficers for the ensuing year as follows :
President , R. N. Day , of Tekama ; vice
president , Mrs. R. H. Stratton , Lincoln ;
second vice president , G. J. Carpenter , Fair-
jury ; treasurer , Chris Hartman , Omaha ;
secretary , S. Barnhard , Table Rock ; first
lirector , Peter Younger , Geneva ; second
lirector , E. L. Emery , Omaha ; third
lirector , J. M. Russell , Blue Springs. The
.reasurer's report was submitted and a
lommitlee , consisting of R. N. Day , E. G.
Carpenter anel J. Younger , was appointed
: o audit the same. The report shows the
eccipts from all sources during the past
ear , from January 21 , IS8G , to January
il , 1887 , to have been $537.07 ; war-
ants paid during the same time , $3-
! 72.07.
OAKLAND reports the receipt of 9,750
jushels of corn anel 587 hogs last week
rom the farmers in the vicinity.
BRADSTREET'S agency reports that Chris-
; iaiiRon & Anderson , harelware dealers at
Chadron , Neb. , have assigned. Mayher &
Jargon , grocers at Inman , Neb. , were closed
> ut of business by the sheriff. James
Jdey , saloonkeeper at Atkinson , Neb. , Avas
iloo cioscel by the sheriff. All the concerns
nentioned are small.
ON the first of March next a Catholic
ynod of Nebraska will convene in the
/athedral of St. Philomena in Omaha. It
vill bo presided over by Bishop O'Connor ,
ind composed of all the Catholic clergy in
he diocese of Nebraska , wh ch includes
> oth this state and the territory of Wyo-
ning. The sessions will continue for three
lays.
BORING for coal at Omaha has not been
.bandoned. Another shaft is being put
iown , in sinking which good specimens of
oal have been taken out. Sonic of them
re as largo as walnuts and of excellent
uality.
GEORGE H. SLAVMAKER , of Atkinson ,
ras awarded the first prize offered by a
eed company for the largest onion grown
i the United States. Nebraska again
head.
A COLORED rroman of Omaha tied her in-
int in a chair and left it in proximity to a
tove while she went out to work , and
rhen she returned found that the helpless
mocent had upset the chair and fallen on
be stove. Fortunately the stove was not
ery hot , but just warm enough to burn
be little one's hands and forehead.
THE sheriff of Gage county a few days
go received from the Supreme Court tho
eath warrant for Jackson Marion , con-
icted of murder and confined in jail at
ieatrice , who is sentenced to hang March
1 next. Marion has been twice convicted
nd sentenced , and has been in jail over
> ur years.
LET JUSTICE HE DONE.
A. Deter mine A Effort to Ferret Out and Fun
isli the Haaaoclt Murderers.
Sioux City special : Tho news that th
indicted parties connected in the Haddoc
murder case would havo their trial Marc
21 has been already telegraphed and con
mented on in these columns , but your coi
respondent will give theafterclap and irior
full particulars up to date concerning mal
ters in this case , of both prosecution an
defense.
The attorney for the defense will pleai
for all tho judicted conspirators except a
to Grandia , for whom Judgo Pendleto
will fight. Grandia will bo tried first , a
ruling of Judge Wakeficld. Tho cases wi ;
no doubt bo tried before Judge Lewis wh
will be called in by Judge Wakeficld. Th
defense made a hard fight to have ArenE
dorf's trial como up first , but the judge dc
cided in favor of Prosecuting Attorns ;
Marsh.
Now that tho trial has been sot for Marcl
both the defense and prosecution are show
ing their hands , i. e. , that at no time wer
the sheriff , D. W. Wood , defense , or prose
cutfon sure of the whereabouts of Peters o
Treiber. the latter two making a bakcr'i
dozen that were indicted for tho conspiracy
to do up the Rev. Haddock. The approach
ing trial has found the defense in a bettc
shape to light than the prosecution , am
the failure of the Litter may , to a large ex
tent , be laid at the door of D. W. Wood
the attorney who had the confidence of thi
Law and Order league , and the paid attor
ney of the Methodist Episcopal assoeia
tion. Wood's bad break was a thunder
bolt in the camp and compelled new conn
sel to be employed , and an entire nev
theory or line or action to be employed.
Your correspondent had a half honr'i
conversation yesterday with one of the
lo ding attorneys for the defense , and wliih
the fact that Grandia's case will come u |
first and Artmsdorf last , does not in tin
least cause any doubt in the minds of the
defense of tho ability to get a fair trial foi
Arensdorf. In fact , it 1ms been intimatet
to your correspondentthatthi ? defense had
rather rest tlieir case in the hands of Judge
Lewis , hebeing more familiar with the trial
and rulings of criminal cases ; that if the
defense should score auy points in the trial
or an acquittal , that any errors made 01
exceptions made in the rulings would have
more weight throughout the state or in
courts. Be this as it may , this unfortu
nate case will be tried by both sides , and
the hope is only that outsiders will not be
too hasty to condemn a young and grow- '
ing city for where is there a city but what
has its good as well as evil associates ? The
prosecution must fightHhis case to the end
and an example be made of all evildoers.
There is not a citizen of this place but what
desires the guilty parties brought to trial
and punished , if it can be proven that ho
was the one who fired the fatal shot. The
parties for both the prosecution and de-
tense are able und competent to handle the
case , and are determined to either convict
nr acquit. There is no justice in insinuat
ing that Sioux City upholds the murder ;
thai a fair trial cannot bchad , as the mug
wump Chicago News will have it. The
ibove named paper is unfair to both sides ,
inel it is fawning to gain a point herein
[ owa and elsewhere , while it neglects to
ivatch and keep an 03-0 on its own wicked
State and Clark streets. As indicated or
loted in a former article , the attorneys on
loth sides and the judge are gontlemen ol
ibility , and are fully ablo to try tho case.
The statement of Leavitt , and the report-
Hi utterances of a few of the other idictcd
jne.s , must be proven.
A few saloons are still open , and thejarc
) f the upper class , running day and night
whisky straight , 15 cents. The worst
inn-holes are closed , and just what will be
lone with the few time alone will tell. The
) laces open in defiance of law are orderly ,
ind so far no proceedings in law have been
odged against any of the owners. In
leither of the saloons is a very large stock
) f liquors kept on hand. The man who
vants his bitters is willing to pny , and no
[ nestions are asked of the barkeeper as to
vheii he will be enjoined. _
AMERICAN FISHERIES.
7ult Text of the Edmunds Kill Xow rending
in the Senate.
The bill reported by Senator Edmunds
rom the committee on foreign relations to
irotect the rights of American fishing and
rading , and its vessels and American fish-
rtnen , provides that whenever the presi-
lent of the United States shall be satisfied
hat American vessels and crews visiting in
he waters or ports of British dominions
n North America'are denied or abridged
n any of the privileges secured them by
reaty or law , or are unjustly vexed
> r harrassed in the enjoyment of
uch rights , or shall be prevented
rom purchasing supplies as pro-
ided for by the treaty , many of such cases ,
t shall be iawful for him , at his discretion ,
o issue a proclamation denying vessels
ind crews of the British dominions of
'forth ' America any entrance to the waters ,
> orts or places , vessels in distress exceptcd ,
ind ho may qualify , limit or renew such
irochimntion from time to time as he may
leern necessary to the full and just execu-
ion of the act. Vessels violating such pro-
lamations shall be forfeited to 'the United
Jtates and such forfeiture shall be enforced.
'ersons violating the provisions of this act
ire to be lined not to exceed 51,000 and
mprisoued not exceeding two years , or
ioth.
The report of the senate committee ac-
ompanying the bill construes the threo
uile clause to mean three miles from shore ,
[ respective of head lands.
Referring to Canadian legislation , which
icrniits numerous magistrates to deal with
ciznrcs of American vessels according to
heir various conceptions of the law , tho
ommittee says : "find it been intended
o harass and embarnit-s American fishing
, nd other vessels and make it impractica-
ile for them to enjoy tlieir treaty and
'tlicr ' common rights such legislation
ould have been purpobl.v 'adapted to that
ml. " The committee gives the sentiment
f thn seizure of eacli of the vessels by the
'anadian government and concludes the
ight to fish within three miles of tiie Do-
linion shores no practicable value to
kincrican fishermen and that there is no
ecessity whatever for American fishermen
o resort to Canadian waters for bait. It
: as also proved before the committee that
scept in cases of distress it was absolute-
. * injurious to pecuniary interests for
.merican vessels to resort to Dominion
orts or waters , for time taken in such de-
artures for cod and halibut grounds was
IBS of both time and money. The com-
littee finds that from a commercial
tnndpoint it is often of great advantage
o American vessels with cargoes to put in
t a Canadian port where there are rail-
oad connections with seatp. In this re-
pect a lack of reciprocal legislation on the
art of the Dominion government is found
D be disadvantageous. The committee
conclusion recommends tho passage of
iie bill ns reported.
XO JiK 11EA.OY.
LONDON , Jan. 17. Several Germans in Eng- .
.nd have received telegrams from the Ger-
ian consul in London requesting them to be
eparcd to return to Germany at 24 hours'
slice and report to their respective military ,
! erve
A contract to extend the Denver andRio
ande road from Red Cliff to Glennwood
irings , by August. 1 , has been taken by James
irlise for $2,000,000. . i
OF
AUSTIN , TEX. , Jan. IS. General Lawrrnc
Sullivan Ross was inaugurated governor (
Texas .it noon to-day for a term of two year :
The retiring governor. John Ireland is amon
the leading candidates for General Maxey :
seat in the United
A lumber company at Ludiugtoii , Michigai
offers to deed to the Uuitcd States a strip c
laud for the construction of a harbor of ref UK <
THE SENATE AKD HOUSE.
WJiat is Jicin/j Done in liotli Jlranclies o
tho National CanyresJi.
HOUSE , Jan 15. In tho morning hou
the hotiue proceeded to tho consideratio
of the joint resolution authorizing the ii
vestigation of tho books , accounts .an
methods of the Pacific railroads whic
havo received aid from tho United States
The morning hour having expired tho con
mittco rose without action. Crisp , c
Georgia , presented a conference report o
the inter-state commerce bill , stating tha
he did not do so for the purpose of uskin
action upon it at this time , but in orde
that it might be printed in the Record , an
in a bill from this ordered. Crisp gave nc
tice that he would call up the report at a :
early day. The river and harbor bill wa
ilien considered until adjournment.
House , Jan. 17. Bills were introduced
By Anderson , of Kansas , calling upon th
atthornuy general for information as ti
the legal authority'under which the diree
tors of the Union Pacific railroad compan ;
consolidated that company with tho Kan
eas Pacific company and Denver Pacifi
railroad company , and reorganized th
same under the name of the Union Pacili
railroad company. By Findlay , of Mary
land ( by request ) , to make gold and silve
coin jointly legal tender. The house re
fused , yeas 118 , navs 157 , to consider th <
interstate commerce report. The bl
passed lor the relief of dependent parent :
of honorably discharged soldiers and sail
orsvho are now disabled and depended
upon their own labor for support. Tin
total number of persons who will bo bone
fited by the second section is estimated ai
83,105 , and the annual cost to the govern
ment will not reach 50,000.000.
SENATE. Jan. 17. The senate proceeded
to consider and pass the pension bills or
the calender. Forty pension bills , pnnci
pally house bills , were passed , and the pen
eion * appropriation bill appropriatin ;
$75,000.000 , was taken up and passec
with only immaterial amendments. Tin
army appropriation bill was then takei
up. The bill was passed with a few uniin
portant amendments. The senate bill tc
establish agricultural experiment stations
in connection with agricultural colleges was
taken up as unfinished business. Senatoi
Ingalls characterized the bill an exceeding
ly crude and imperfect. Without definite
action the senate adjourned.
HOUSE , Jan. 18. The house in the morn ,
ing hour resumed consideration of the joint
resolution for an investigation of the'ac-
founts of the Pacific railroads , which was
passed without division. It authorizes the
tccrctary of slate to appoint and fix the
compensation of three competent persons ,
the compensation not to exceed 58,000
each per annum , with necessary expenses ,
to examine the workings and financial
management of the Pacific railroads and
to ascertain whether they have performed
the obligations they are under to UK : Uni
ted States. The resolution names the
details to be examined into and provides
for access to all hooks and accounts of the
sompanieB indebted to the United States.
SE.S-ATE , Jan. 18. Senator Hawley re
ported a joint resolution providing for the
appointment of a joint committee of fivt
senators and eight representatives , to con
sider the expediency of holding , in 1SJ > 2 , an
international exhibition of the industries
[ > nd productions of all countries ; passed.
A letter was recently received ah the treas
ury department from It. G. Hold , president
of the International R.ine : ah ociation ,
iieking that an order be insued prohihitiin
the importation ot cattle into the United
States from all conntrlcn where contagious
; li.seas.8 ex .st. The senate then took up
mid past-Mi tin * house bill fo declare a for-
leitnrt uf iiids srranted the XKW Orleans ,
Baton l.'onsje it Vicksburg railroad comp
any ( FacLboiie road ) , the forfeiture to ap-
iily to lands east of the Mississippi and to
: onlirm to the New Orleans & Pacific rail
road company ( assignee of the other comp
any ) other granted lands not forfeited.
SE.VATE. Jan. 19. The bill authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at St. Louis.between tiie
Eads bridge and the mouth of the Missouri
river , was taken up and passed. Edmunds
reported a bill to authorize the president
! > f the United States to protect and defend
the right of American fishing vessels , Amer
ican trading vessels und other vessels in
certain cases , and for other purposes. Sen
ator Mitchell reported back favorably the
iiouse bill for tlio relief of dependent pa
rents and honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors , now disabled and dependent
an their labor for support.
HOUSE , Jan. 19. Mr. "Worthington ra-
lorted a bill for the completion of the pub
ic building at Nebraska City , Neb. Re-
erred to committee of the whole. Mr.
Duthwailc ( Ohio ) offered a resolution
vhich was referred to the committee on
Pacific railroads , that the secretary of the
.reasiiry be requested to inform the house
) f representatives as to the sums of money
vhich were owing to the United States on
.lie first day of Jammry. 1887 , from the
Pacific railroads that have received aiei
rom the government ; and what will be
he re.sult to the treasury , and the effect
ipon these debts if the house bill No.8,188
the Funding bill ) should become a , law ,
ind its provisions be complied with. Tho
liter-State Commerce bill was considered ,
) nt no vote reached.
SENATE , Jan. 20. Senator Hoar called
ip the conference report on the election
> ill , which was agreed to without further
liacussion and without division , and then
lie senate , at 1 o'clock , went into secret
cs-jion. When the doors reopened the
enate adjourned.
HOUSE , Jan. 20. The following commit-
ee reports wer submitted and referred :
Trom the committee on territories , a bil !
or the admission of Washington territory ,
"rom the committee on foreign affairs , for
he suppression of the opium traffic. From
he committee on library , for completion
if the monument to Mary , the mother of
Vabhington , at Fredericksburg. From the
ommittee on agriculture , authorizing the
ommissioner of agriculture to make a
pecial distribution of seed in the drought-
tricken section f Texas. The inter-state
ommerce bill was discussed the remainder
f the Beswion , but no vote was reached.
SE.XATI : , Jnn. 21. Numerous petitions
rcre presented by several senators for
mcndment of the oleomargarine law and
jr the repeal of the internal revenue laws ,
nd wers referred to the committee on
nance. Brown offered a resolution , which
as adopted , requesting the president to
nmmunicate to the seimteropies of all the
orrespondencc with the government of
fexico in regard to the seizure and sale of
he American schooner R-becca in the port
f Tampico ; also copies of all correspond-
tice between the state department and the
its Minister Jackson , with Jackson's let-
: r to the president on the subject of his
HOUSE , Jan. 21. After reading the jour
nal , the speaker stated that tho regular - *
order was tho .vote upon tho adoption of
tho conference report on the inter-state-
commerce bill. Mr. Bntterworth. of Ohio.
a-ked unanimous consent to have a special
vote upon the fourth section , and Weaver ,
of Iowa , asked to have a separate voter
on the commission feature , but Crisp , ot
Georgia , objected to both requests. Mr.
Dunham , of Illinois , moved to recommit ?
tho amendment to tho conference com
mittee and Mr. Crisp raised the point of
order against that motion. The speaker
knew of no rule which authorized recom
mittal of a conference report and sus
tnined the point of order. A vote on the-
incaiKiire was then taken , resulting yeaa
219 , nays 41. _
THE TELEORAl'II AXD 31AJX.
All tho members of tho Greek ministry
were re-elected.
Active preparations for war havo been
made by the Austrian government.
President Adams requests a thorough ,
final examination of the financial relations
of the Union Pacific to the government.
Anarchist Spies' expected brido has been
disinherited by her Pittsburg aunt.
The Congo Free Stale will assist Stanley
in his expedition for the relief ol EminBey.
Germans in England havo been ordered ;
to return to their military reserve head
quarters.
There is a movement on foot in Mann
heim , Germany , to establish a permanent
exhibit of American products.
The International Bricklayers * Union re-
Rolved against anarch } , socialism and
communism.
British market advices quote a probable-
increased demand for American Hour on
account of damage to the potato crop in
store and tile blighting effect of the frost *
on vegetables generally.
A caucus of botli branches of the Massa
chusetts legislature nominated P. A. Col
lins for the senate.
The Red Cross association will investi
gate the condition of the 50,000 Texan *
snfruihig from tho effects of last year's
drouths.
The tiouse passed the pension bill for tho
relief of dependent parents of dead or dis
S.
abled soldiers and seamen.
Five thousand of Dr. McGIynn's late
parishioners appointed a committee to re
quest Ills reinstatement , and pledged them
selves not to support tho parish under any
other rector.
A round house and five locomotives were-
burned at Calumet , Mich. The property
belonged to tho Calumet & Ilccla miuins
company.
Attorney Wood resigned the office of
prosecuting counsel inthelladdock murder
case and wrote a letter ndvisinz the Siour
City Law and Order League to disband.
DA A' KRO US Jl. I GO A GE.
PiTTSiiuuoir , PA. , Jan. 19. The ba-rjrnjje car
attached to the New York limited express
which arrived in this city at. Wi'M last iii ht ,
was almost blown to pieces by dynamite or
some other terrible explosive a few miles cast
of Altoona. A trunk was put on the train at
I
Duncunnou , near Ilarrisburjr , and was checked
through to Pittsburgh. Baggageman Miugus
was arrangiuij the trunks in the car and
picked up the one received at Dui cannon and
threw it on top of some other brjrg.ige. An
explosion followed , which lifted the top oft
the car as though it was made of paper and
scattered fragments in nil dirccMoiif. 'Ihe
shock was terrible and startled t.ie engineer
and tniimncn. It also attracted tiu ! attention
of tiie passengers an.l when it WAS found that
the bagvagc car had been alnn t blown to
pieces the urcute-t excitement prevailed. The
train wus stopped and the bajrgagc transferred
to another ear. Mitigus was quite tcrlotitly
injured , but will recover.
The owner of the trunk was arrested when
tie presented the cheek for this trunk at the-
baggage room this morning , lie said that
lie'was a Hungarian coal miner and that his
name was John Kasrman. lie came from
llnzeliou in tcareh of work and strenurousSy
lunicd that there was any explosive in the
runic. It contained , he claimed nothing but
L-lothing and some matches. Pending a
thorough ! investigation he will be detained.
'S GO TERSOX.
HARRISBURO , PA. , Jan. 13. Governor-elect
rames A. Bt-aver was inaugurated at noon to-
layin the hall of the house ofr'-presentitive < < .
Ehe oath of office w.is administered bv Chief
Justice Mercer , of the suiremc court , after
ivhich the governor read hi inaugural address.
Lieutenant GovernorVilliam T. IXivis was
sworn intoolKce by Judge John W. Simontoa.
) f the Twelfth judicial district , in presence of
' .he senate , at 1 o'clock. In hxs inaugural
iddress Governor Beaver favored the sub
mission of a constitutional amendment pro-
libiting the manufacture and sale of iatoxi-
: atiug liquors.
THE MAKKETS.
CHICAGO.
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DRN Per bushel
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ATTLE Feeders 3
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BEEP Common to good. . 2