THE TRIBUNE.
MrtCOOS. - NEB
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oyer the state.
tmxxzbkaak.l teozazarmai.
LMumtxi , F.fe. 23. Skjatb. The rail-
rood ) awmmloalan qenstion. wad a special
Ardor In tittr nnaat * thia morning The
taimtnimhee ml tfctt whole mail * * a. report far-
* fe W Ik * repeal ef the railroad com-
wtwbn. law. Starling bad offered aa
sua id e t U fch * motion to adopt the
wgnuMin rofmrt. bis amendment being
to * w B Kttf report with , an amendment
gfatoniJy * ttfc tetiittfor ; tb.it joint committee
MM ttMw Nt. MM. Alter recess tha senate
eeaMMiMd-wMhrtderotfon ef th railroad bill.
S&lwmiwtn * fnwndmimto wen * made an each
* - * • ( • • > . w w waul , BAtt sf them being ol
a ! § itwnWwiiy unimportant character.
T3h r Gmrmt bin. amended bj Drown ,
w & < i > uMy sunnid U | oa and was reported
TtummmMlp wkmn tiu semmittee arose.
Sfedtac MW d to amtrnd the report by
Tffcmiiiwiiiig fcr tfce IhH. oh reported , bis
* wwmnl amamlreunt bieh wad substan-
wT ! * * > * tcm ttet bill. Thut waa
• mlwd fc * * i. Otiher amendment * were
a W npun. Mmtt being adopted and
l > uw wfculJowB , whereupon , the senate
f , inr. EW . 2S.H © hk. After the
< MmM tfht bwimi * ntwumed balloting
> A * hsmtthm * ml Xttm tmt nrmni schools.
JMT wm iwl fciiflwhu . hmak. was maile to
( Ww < wftMfc. MMi wlIS votw out of
Wt w 4 w wfciwiil fc fee i * 4 rt d in the
bML ) 4 * riktw jfuimt t > miin.t r rt * e to re-
* mw M • * Mit fend hw R * d in a bill
feftMmfcaMt ky Mm. Twin * r wn * from
* "M k * fcMfc. niyii to 5 * w J 15,000 tit
• * imm ! ton * MMC wl fetid if t n * of tiie
unit Hi hmmkl Wfa aJ d ttWr * . The bal-
fcHfckg flWIUll IM * li kJmmU 5 O ' clock ,
• * m i w mi w m l tW vWtory ia the eou-
toMi W Mm hi iid ch l. rwewiving 19
• * * . Mi F * nwiU m She KKHte luiHot
nuiwuaf IMF * 4b . Hum Cnmk f , Broken
J&iw 1 mm ! Vtmmmn. ' * . JJt r tf M question
htut % * mm. mmtatml hf ktW Umtntt it went into
OMMiiMMr * T Mm wlmfc * ami spent the
pstmrntMM-nlfcumii in a a l t4H ; itH No.
10 * MWjp Mt twintttae mUrtKul commit-
Lm tjr. Fafc. 24.-Sidxt . TW senate
t ft. h fc r , ufcap > iim Um rwp rt of the
eBMMifchr < C Mm wlinlu. YeaterdKr an
affiimiibnijnt wtm varw d fixing the salary
C ( mA tiwtinitry { Mm raNri.j cimhiiiih-
inm * $ UK imm : anwim. Mr. lletirtwell
MMm mmmt > > ititniil a > r aohti > B mioiHit
M 9BUMMl Tint ajWMnwmunt wait lost. Mr.
Jumhp * iwrlu N ftlii r motion to inile-
MMf pimMmm Mm wk * ltf Mibj ct , which
w mi . 1 M > 15. TJn * rejHirt el the
• • tMMtthw C Mm whahc roenmanHwIiwg the
p mmtttt ml tkt t'nimiir r SimN XHxtndiuent
• • Mm pn iiiil-tO t 1U. TK bHt kill *
* * W. M im hm4 h c fcyt-nn th s mion. The
MMMtmi miittnn awfMrWtl f iv > r Wy on
MMkiMhMt bill fc ntaUMi a. s * hi * r. * * home
• floMMi fclitiiii. Mr. CV notr'H bill ftxm a
w-mmttf tun fcnimfciliinHy w Hr g G. A IL
MMbjK * wjm oit-u-J. ilr. TsBohnrk's bill
f n a MMC lift ! ) tinii > * f ehool bonds
* -pfMHtaviL Mr. SmiK u MH to tax eleepini ;
mm 4nmmc • MjMf 1 mmI enerated in thla
4k < * > imm pmmnmi. Mr. V-H3 * wK to e tab-
fcA Mmw mw C rutun m. b pruine and
• lfe4M t iiwiH ! wai iMtaetl. ilr. Colby's
WR fc ywwih MubWrniMiMt ol name * of
iMm i jmm ! MiuaiMa who nerved ia paat
* tuft w i pim iwi.
Ijmmlv , M. 2k HrsK. Tiie fol-
> i t JwriJw < edr K * lved , That
MW ft 4kwu-y * * mmMiee ul the house be
atft fchwwwlif MMtriHsted to report back
Umttt&k i hi fit Bm S-t. the OmAha char-
Im MVC in'iMt ' MOMNmeiMlutianH , and that
MMMWCdMilt oCMm kotise serve at once a
mff mi Mk inhiMiin b h m the ehuiruiun
* # I MI MMHMNMe. Alter dMeu aion it vnut
4m A # • Immm Mi * btl for the present in
> • hwwilij mt Mm jMiWeiary eommittee. The
• mmImIM-mu Mies , caifed lor , and with
3w. IfefeM * M. Mm chair di cut i > n on Mr.
MtewMtoV immniinuiit to e . tion 16 of the
rm&tmntt % * H va4 wnt > nu l until noon.
4mii arniii a * * * okiMU la the afternoon
Ita. MmAm * d a i l the debate uu his
MiMMljMHt ft MM lev f 4h bee tion. eatiib-
m * mm mm t ml Mte ruilrHoil bill. Tiie
TiiMifcinwf w m adopted. G2 to 21. The
% mui i Mmo hwgiwt co ideruto of the sub-
i M n * i Hiwml h * * week by Mr. Caldwell ,
by ' i mIi Mm mulnmtul * ar oblr ed to keep
MM ciMCm i maun yowfcetl in. evry depot ,
mit nifcinb stMm eootmMeion power.
mmj * * M-vwitMiitinn of corneal * * t , to tix a
mmmmMi ntM immI KbUtoi that rate ,
wtMi. but Ml t w t which aunt he r interred
* f a # MMhwinilii in the state when like
mmUmmw ua . Mr. CahlwcH'i amend-
aniMi w lu t , 15 to 21.
fciMH , F * w 25. Uowje. Nearly a
Am * bMb w m pucfeeil by eomoMttees ;
OM orbMooCMMwi were wwlefeii e y post-
gmm I.ml .Ma ul frfiteed on the prsieral
MW Simr < ii aonaion. & > * * ifoa the re-
yoMt ot Wiiuwii' railroad eoH i . > itn bill
gjwUM ' " fcmMy oh ed on. the eneml tile.
XifiHMif * b * n ioiiri n > the riiiiroiule to
xJt UHh * hmm Meknta for 525 was reported
fc r imti tmnitt ftoetpwHeHiewt. The house
pin nrfmf to imiiHMrotion of 11. It. No.
Mre. a C eooaitUrwl aa amendment
agewf by F ] f rut ti etrtkioout the sec-
Mo * . Am * ? Mm rhuimhih rate. The
urmAmM * 4 sree to , 5S to S4. Age *
atooett Mkoa Mm bN an amad d be or-
Amd m jMiMi t Cor a third r * idi ' . As it
k * t b a * U oTiM t that section G needed
to be aoMMOed , , that motion wait voted
so * > a. Ifhooeai eii a neadMieut wan mad ? ,
aod. Mie b IC * iu ordered enrro > < s d b > r a
tMiwt aui'iibnx a omeoded. The bill as
agyggd ! < ereuJeti aboard ef trunspor-
CuMoa. • omusMo ; ot the becretary of state ,
uJUJNhat it Mo wygfiMral , treasurer and
ennitlwimniirof aoolM kinds and build-
b > S 04) 1 MMJwdea a e etioa provMlin-
mAmhvta of maxim ma rateat. There is
HtMV aroofHMC or i oeh a bill pa-s ' n the
seooAeThe boKse then j n ? d the fol-
binriwc h * : A bill estabKuhlnt ; an asylum
for Mk aieiiimblii iosnne at Madtin t. For
MM < iMiiii tfi iwn. of a constitutional amend-
m * * uhmikurU * the one jost recommitted
MOeiMlnMA AimumKhj : the code ol civil
ywoJuM. To refrtod 120.07 illesally
uHinhiif Bo Ifexo * co oty.
Lmmrjs. Feb. 25. Sexate. A largo
womhac f bflU were reported by the
Moo4oc commibtee. but none were ot
* WK4ft M pobuweWaUon's bill , pro-
; 1 § Moc * * r yaym at ot the expenses of
1 M 9tm * toonfejw Mie B < ibanaa trial , vm
1 j bmi iMy Mpnrt I Limner's bill , author- '
S iMM MWMMM . cbaritaWe ocietiee , etc. . to
m \ i iio _ ii Minrr ninii- " . wareported to pass. .
M , ' tmttmU for Aa act coneernin counties
W \ mmI , inn"y oUhMn * * * approved March 1 ,
X ] A * i ft * ? ! * ; a > o se i. The senate in the
; 8 ! ' ommm Mo # of Mm whole eoBsiderwl H. lu
M ' yr jt Mm eooviet labor bdt The com-
M : MiMfeM MifgtTd pro rwis , and aeketl leave
S i fc nil iQifr LnMoser'tf biH providing for
i M > j MbiJWIi'hni-r- ' a home for deptid -
S i j MMmi , wa * favorably reportetl.
I ; ' .bj a ftir ' MM pro wtto for tne mannge-
I j ete ol the uecond
; mmmB. mi iuwm iri t mi *
i I M aent * Mm& * . * * ree-'mmended to j
I 1 F. So. 135. aJBeodln ? the law re-
r I i tJM m - * w * rMtaoiw by to nty attor-
W.otf a p n.ten-
S 1 JA
I & & * • W i 5u
1 I hTiffniriw - . wa , * r omaum.Md to pass.
I I Smmex dlflif ot cattle b becoming '
man gogaliir lit V-tk county.
T . ! ' ! it ' * | * | | ssS5S5SSSS5S555MMMB B BfiM
Gov. Tn\YEit went before tlio hou o com
mittee on judiciary at its ( neating last week
ami gave hU views to tliut body on the
matter ol new judgeships. The covernoria
opiKised to the creation of bo ninny new
judges na coutempluted by tho billa now bo-
fore the legislature.
A dinpatch from Tnlmnge says : John
O'Keefe wna found dead in the city jail this
morning at 1) o'clock. His body nt that
time was still warmdeath having occurred
but a short time before. He camo to Tal
ma ge yesterday and commenced his peri
odical spree , and at 12 o'clock at night
was in a helpless condition. He was found
in a drunken Btupor near Jamison's olo-
vator. when Marshal Meyer whs notified ,
who locked him in the "cooler , " having put
him In a fairly comfortable bed. But the
potions ot whisky nnd other strong drinks
he had taken proved too much for his con
stitution and he died a lew hours later from
the effects of them. O'Kcefc wna formerly
a well-to-do farmer and lived ueur Helena.
Tub mayor ol Grand Island presented
members ol the hook and ladder company
with new caps.
BcitOLAns paid a visit to Auburn , enter
ing it number ol business houses , in nono ot
which , however , did they secure much booty.
Not alone Grand Island but tho country
round about is experiencing a great boom.
II vsTtxns water works have been tested
and found highly satisfactory.
A U'asI.ncjton ! special to tho Omaha
Herald ay Ir Bear of Norfolk , nnd
Euclid Martin ol Omnhn. wore escorted to
the white houce to-day ami presented to
the president by Mr. McShane. When it
was explained that those men arc rival ap
plicant * for Marshal Bierbowcr's place ,
the president looked at one nnd then nt
the other , and then smiled. All joined in
the laugh and then tho aceno was very
funny. It is understood that McShane
endorses Martin , but tho opportunity was
not oflered tor each candidate to extol tho
virtues ot tho other. Tho president re
marked that tho matter ot filling tho two
new land oilices had not been pressed upon
his attention.
J. A. Hospodsky. editor ot thoBoheminn
weekly published at Omaha , under the
title of Narvdni Listy , lias had his life
threatened by local anarchists. The case
has been placed in tho hands of detectives
and the prospects are that tho anarchists
will soon be in the grip ot the law.
A Kkaiinky architect is working on plans
for an opera houso to bo erected in that
city , nnd which is to be tho largest ono in
the state.
Tub Beatrice Express says : During tho
sale of Thursday night , tho twenty-five foot
smokestack ot tho engine house , belonging
to the "Institute for tho Feeble Minded"
was blown down. Tho building enclosing
the engino is ot brick and a portion of it ia
used as a stable room , where Dr. Arm
strong shelters his horse. The stack fell
ditvetly upon this part , and yesterday
morning when the doctor approached , there
stood the animal in open air. entirely sur
rounded by huge piles ot brick , but un
harmed.
i.uru.ld post No. SO , G. A. R.I , ! d Hi. ,
assed resolutions condemning the pr
ient's veto ot the dependent pension •
Fifteen persons , tired ot wedded lire , ha
• jdirtl for a separation at the next lei
f the district couit of Hal ! county. Ah
If of the npplirants ure ahu.-ed won.
d the other half are hen pecked I
uids some of thecln * * that luarr ' .en
te to n-pent at leisure.
Jons F. Clow , or Omaha , publishes
ml In the pip-rs : of t'nit ' city in which
. ! * • • • that he will light , with or witho
: * -nt gloves , to a finish , any man
\uierca whose weight does not exceed 1 < "
o uid * . tor any sm ran ini : from SuOn
2.000. Hi * further states that h" is esp
ially anxious to meet Jack Dempsey.
i'UKIXG a six week s revival in York th
nix converts * ere added to the chur <
Cait.Jou.v TAVt.ou.foriii.-rly of < tant
iwd in California week lief .re i i-t
Tub people of Fiiirfie'dnre asking Tor 1
r protection lr m lire
Tub Grand Island building and loan •
• viatiou is in a nourishing condition
A nvvbEi : of i til. * or Dodge county a
• iitfu. t ii taUiim up theii r-
c
At Norfolk. James Davey , engineer of a
iwitch ensine. and J. M. Nichols , the yard-
master of the Elkhorn road , became in
volved in a dispute. Alter the exchange ol
hard words , weapons such as lnnterns.
hammers and coupling pins were called
• nto action , tho final result being that
Davey had his lolt lower jawbone broken
• v a blow from a hammer in tho hands ol
VVholii.
DtXOX county farmers are suff. r • -
losses by hog cholera.
Jennie B. Aldmcu. the way wanly. .
girl who suicided in Omaha laM acv > .
the daughter of a Kansas divine.
The Omaha Wheel cuili will be re
sented at the national meeting in > -
at St. Louis.
J. G. Tate , grand master ol the A. < > .
\V. , instituted a lodge of thai . . • • r
Dorchester last week. The lod e i *
forty-thinl instituted within the' :
since Julf 1. 1SS (
The electric light works at Waboo are
now in operation.
Dilleh had a disastrous fire Jast week.
The Northwestern railroad is seeking an
entrance into Omaha.
Henkv II. Reed , of Ottumwa , In. , was
arrested at Swedeburg , Saunders county ,
for forgery committed at his home tho first
of the mouth.
The dwelling houso of James M. Cre3op ,
east ol Columbus burned. The loss was
51,000 ; insurance S-100. It was evidently
the work ot an iucendiary.
The funeral of John Richardson , who
was shot by OHicer White , at Omaha , on
Sunday morn m : while trying to escape ,
a * held under the direction of tho Brick
layers' union on the 22d inst. .
The union revival meetings at Wahoo
have closed with very successlul results.
Tub farmers on tho Papillion nortli of
DeerBeld. in Douglas county , Bay they have
been damaged by tho overUow ol that
stream cuu e I by the railroad grades. In
all probability tho Burlington & Missouri
nml Missouri l'acific companies will bo
called into court.
The Farmers' Horse importing com
pany ot Unadilln , capital $10,000 , has
beeu incorporated in Otoe county.
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Louis Reiniiardt ol Omaha , a Gorman
about 40 years of ago. employed at Ben
son's ice houso , mot with a horrible death
last weok whilo storing ico. Tho ico is con
voyed over a tramway from tho river bank
to tho building by moans of nn endless
chain. On tho chain , about threo feetapart ,
are a number of bars of oak wood. The
ico is pushed on to tho tramway and car
ried up the inclino by means of * theso oak
bars or chains. To avoid accidents , the
crow of each tramway is subject to posi
tive rules , tho moat peremptory of which
is ono forbidding tho men to start the
chain when stopped by " another ; and under
no circumstances must any othrf man
than he who stopped tho chain go upon the
tramway while it is motionless. A disre
gard of these rules cost Bernhardt his life.
Tho chain was stopped by some of his fel
low employes , and Rcinhardt immediately
jumped upon the tramway and crawled
down below the chain. Ho had hardly dis
appeared beforo the chain was started and
he lay a crushed mass of human flesh in
tho pit below.
The Salvation army will try their plan
tor a time in Nebraska City.
Valparaiso has threo churches and a
Young Men's Christian Association to look
after tho morals of tho town.
Washington Bpecial : Mr. Weaver ot Ne
braska got up tho Simmons W. Harden
pension bill and asked tho houso to pass it
over tho president's veto. Tho attempt
failed in a vote of 142 to 08 not the nec
essary two-tliirds in tho affirmative.
Senator Moore's bill , to prevent disturb
ances at elections , has several good fea
tures Among them is the provision that
voters shall not bo allowed to congregate
around the polling places on election dnys ,
tho only persons who are allowed to stand
within-100 feet of the polls being tho chal
lengers selected by each political party hav
ing a ticket in the field.
The extension west from Broken Bow is
being pushed on as speedily us weather will
permit , ort Fett rman being the terminal
point.
Plenty of land near Grand Island that
ono year ago could havo been purchased at
§ 40 an acre now commands from $100 to
$150 an acre.
J. Morris Smith of Calloway , Nebraska , .
and a large owner of real estate in Loup
City , telegraphed Senator Conger at Lin
coln from Grand Island that he would
donate twenty acres of land at Loup City
i > aid of the senator's project to establish
a state normal school at that place.
The Red Willow lodge Patrons of Hus
bandry , gavo a feast to the neighboring
lodge.
Many towns aro now Buffering from tho
raids of thieves to an unusual extent.
The Omaha Bee is after tho Western
Benevolent association , ot Beatrice , Neb. ,
which it claims is a glaring fraud and hum
bug.
Joe Ckutciifield has been delivering a
series of temperance lectures in Pierce.
The Loup City Northwestern says tho
preliminary examination of W. A. Wilson ,
King."f
Moon , Nightingale Bros , and J. R. Scott
for the prosecution , and Wall it Long for
defendant. The trial occupied nearly two
days. Tho defense was remarkable for ob
jections first , last and all the time ; every
motion and every iota of evidence was ob
jected to as "incompetent , irrelevant and
not the best evidence , " and finally the ob
jection was made that the crime hnd out
lasted tho statute o' limitations , and that
Wilson should be excused. Judge Moon
thought differently , however , and Wilson
was bound over to the district court in the
sum of S4.000.
The Lincoln Journal sa3's the trustees of
tho Wesleyan university held a meeting
the other day. Some time was occupied in
examining the plans presented by the arch
itects , and an informal discussion of the
merits of each and the general features of
the work. Tho competing architects were
Hawkins of Lincoln , Ellis of Omaha , Eck-
ler & Mann of St. Joseph and Feuhnnnnn
of Grand Island. It was deemed best on
account of the importance of the under
taking to invite still further compel ition
and tho time for selecting the plans was
postponed for ono month. The secretary
was authorized to insert a notice to that
effect in the newspapers. Dr. T. B. Lemon
of the West Nebraska conference was unan
imously selected as financial agent.
A petition is being circulated praying
for the establishing of a daily mail between
Red Cloud and Cawker City , Kansas , via
Salem.
"The Republican Valleybase ball league"
is the name of the latest organization that
has been organized in the Republican val
ley. The league will be comprised of the
clubs from the following towns : Red Cloud ,
Franklin , Bloomington , Alma , Orleans ,
Arapahoe , Indianola , McCook , Holdredge
and Norton.
The Beatrice Cultivator Company has
been organized in that city , for the pur
pose of placing upon tho market an imple
ment , the patent ot which has been late1
issued to a citizen of Gage county.
IiiNCOLN special : Tho sensation in social
circles here as well as throughout the coun
try , is tho rumored elopement of Kirley
Hammond and Miss Mason , the youthful
daughter of Judge Mason , of the railroad
commission. Mr. Hammond's father is a
wealthy citizen , and the young man otlate
has been employed in the Capital Na
tional bank. Miss Mason is a sprightly
young lady , quite youthful. Her father ,
aware of her infatuation for Hammond ,
opposed their union on account of her
youth. He , it is said , had threatened her
with immurement in .a convent school , and
during the absence of Judge Mason in Den
ver , the young couple , it is believed , eloped
to escape the convent threat and to con
summate their love by marriage.
A Nelioii special says : Mr. Axson , the
expert accountant who was engaged by the
county .commissioners ot Antelope county
some months since to make an investiga
tion of the rccoids of tho county treasur
er's ofiice , submitted his report to the
commissioners last week , and although the
same has not been acted upon officially
and made public , still enough is known to
warrant the statement that ex-Treasurer
King 's accounts will be found short to the
tune or between $3,000 and 54,000. The
principal i.ums were in errors in the state
and school district funds , although there
was scarcely a fund that balanced accord
ing to the books as turned over by Mr.
King. '
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Now York special : Inquiries by the
World show that there is practically a
unanimous call from tho Grand Army men
of Now York and other Btntes tor congress
to override the president's veto on the do-
pendent parents pension bill. Only ono of
the general officers and ouo or two ot the
council of administration heard from sup
port the veto , but in this city and Brook
lyn the vote of post commanders and lead
ing G. A , R. , men interviewed stands 33 in
favor of tho veto to 21 against. Editori
ally the World supports tlio voto.
THE 8EXATE A2iD HOUSE.
Wliat is Being Done in Jloth Branches o *
tiie Katlonal Congress.
Senate Feb. 19. Tho presiding officer
presented several petitions from Ohio posts
ol the Grand Army ot tho Republic for the
passage of tho dependent pension bill over
tho president's veto. Van Wyck moved to
amend tho item of 5300,000 tor the Mis
souri river by making it read : "Continu
ing the improvements at Atchison , St.
Joseph , Fort Leavenworth reservation ,
Arrow Rock and Kansas City , in Kansas
and Missouri , and Omaha , Plattsmouth ,
Eastport nnd Brownville , in Nebraska and
Iowa. " Manderson heartily coincided
with tho views ot his collongue , but did
not believe thoy would be accomplished
under the amendment offered. He thought
that in addition to the 5300,000 placed
under the control of tho Missouri river
commission for tho river south of St. Jo
seph , 5100,000 should bo appropriated for
the points nortli of it. Van Wyck modi
fied his amendment so as to appropriate
5100,000 for tho points named in it.
Jones , of Nevada , from thecoiiference com
mittee on the bill to retire the trade dollar
made a report and stated the points of it.
After a lengthy debale the report was
agreed to yeas 49 , nays 5. The bill now
goes to the president.
House , Feb. 19. Matson , of Indiana ,
from tho committee on invalid pensions , in
the house reported back the dependent
pension bill , with the president's veto mes
sage thereon. He asked that the report be
printed in the Record , and gave notice that
he would call up the bill for action Thurs
day next. Breckciridge ( Ark. ) objected
to the report being printed in the Record ,
nnd thereupon Burrows , of Michigan , de
manded that it ba read. The speaker de
cided that the report must be read , and
the clerk then proceeded to read it. The
report was listened to with great attention
though the reading was several times in
terrupted with applause , which broke out
afresh when the concluding sentence of the
report showed that the committee was
unanimous in its recommendation. Lar-
hani ( Texas ) , presented the conference re
port upon the trade dollar bill and it was
agreed to without debate or division. The
house then considered until the hour of ad
journment , senate amendments to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Senate , Feb. 21. Petitions from a "large
number of Grand Army posts" of Ohio ,
for the passage of the dependents' pension
bill , over the president's veto , were laid on
the table. The ship canal bill was tem
porarily laid aside , and the senate consid
ered the river and harbor appropriation
bill , the question being on the amendment
offered by Van Wyck on Saturday last to
the item of 5300,000 for improving the
Missouri river , and which was to the ef
fect that S100.000 should be expended at
Atchison , Fort Leavenworth , Arrow Rock ,
Omaha , etc. He modified it so as to di
rect the expenditure of half the 5300,000
at those points under the direction of the
secretary of war. The amendment , as
modified , was agreed to. Other amend
ments were adopted. The bill was then
reported to the senate from the committee
of the whole , and was passed without di
vision. A committee of conference was
asked on points of difference between the
two houses. The senate then took up the
bill to incorporate the ship canal company
of Nicaraugua. Vest offered an amend
ment that the act shall have no force or
effect until a concession shall have been
secured from the government of Nicaragua ,
and shall have been submitted to , and ap
proved by congress. Rejected without di
vision. The bill was then passed yeas
3S , nays 5.
House , Feb. 21. Dingley , of Maine , pre
sented memorials of Grand Army posts of
Bath and Portland , Maine , asking for the
passage of the Dependent pension bill over
the president's ve ' eo. Referred. Randall
presented the memorial of the Rhode Island
Radical Peace society against expenditures
for vessels and fortifications , and asking
for wise statesmanship which will submit
; rave questions or dispute between nations
to arbitrament of reason and internation
al law. Referred. Henderson , of North
Carolina , from the committee on elections ,
submitted a report on tho Indiana con
tested election case of Ividd against Steele ,
which confirms the right of Steele to a seat.
Laid over until Thursday. Cobb , of In
diana , then called up tho conference report
the report of disagreement on the bill re
pealing the pre-emption , timber culture
and desert land laws. By a vote of 9G to
38 tho reports of the conferees was an-
: epted. Cobb then moved that the houso
refuse to recede from its disagreement to
bho senate amendments , anil agreo to the
request for a further conference. Agreed to.
Senate , Feb. 22. The bill to provide for
tho retirement of United States legal tender
and national bank notes of small denomi
nation and the issue of coin certificates was
reported adversely and placed on the calen
dar.
dar.The presiding officer presented the follow
ing letter :
Senators : My ofiice as president pro
tempore of the senate will necessarily cease
on the 4th of March next with my present
term assenntor. It will promote the con
venience of the senate and public service to
select a senator as president pro tempore
whose term extends beyond that date , so
that he may administer the oath of office
to senators-elect and in organization. 1
therefore respectfully resign that position ,
to take effect at 1 p. in. . Saturday next ,
February 2G. Permit mo in doing so to ex
press my heartfelt thanks for the uniform
courtesy and forbearance shown mo while
in the discharge of my duties as presiding
officer , by every member of the senate.
Yours truly , John Sherman.
The communication was ordered entered
in the journal and placed on file. The bill
making appropriations for the military
academy was then passed.
Houre , Feb. 22. Mr. Bland , of Missouri ,
as a privileged question , called up the ve
toed bill increasing the pension of John W.
Ferris. He bore testimony from a per
sonal knowledge of the claimant to the
merit of tho claim and asked that the
house pnss the bill over the veto. The
lioii.e refuse to pass the bill over the veto
yeas , 132 ; nays , 93 not the constitu
tional two-thirds vote in the affirmative :
The house then resumed in committee of
the whole consideration of the senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropri
ation bill. The recommendations of tho
committee on appropriations were con
curred in and the committee having risen
a conference was ordered on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses. The houso
then proceeded to the consideration of tho
resolution exprc-sive of regret at the death
of Senator Austin A. Pike , of New Hamp
shire. As a mark of respect to the mem
ory of the deceased , the house adjourned.
Senate , Fob. 23. Petitions in very largo
numbers from Grand Army posts asking
for tlio pnssngo of tho dependent pension
bill over tho president's veto wero pre
sented from Ohio , Michigan , Illinois , Indi
ana. Connecticut , Pennsylvania , Minneso
ta , Now York , Iown , and Maine. Tho bill
to create a dopnrtment ol agriculture and
labor was passed. The bill creates an ex
ecutive department to bo known as tho
department of agriculture nnd labor , with
a secietary and assistant secretary to bo
appointed by tho president , by and with
the advice and consent of tho senate. Tho
secretary is to receive tho same salary as
tho heads of other executive departments ,
and the assistant the samo salary as tho
assistant secretary ot tho interior depart
ment. Tho bureau of labor and tho
weather service of the signal service bureau
are to be transferred to the department of
the interior. Fryo made an affecting ap
peal to the senate to tak up and consider
the message from the president vetoing tho
bill that would allow arrearages ol pension
to Thomas S. Hopking , a Maine volunteer.
The bill was passed over tho president's
veto by a vote ot 55 to G. The nays wero
Beck , Berry , Blackburn , Coke , Harris and
Vance.
House , Feb. 23. Belmontfrom thecom-
mittec on foreign affairs , reported the house
substitute bill for the senate retaliation
bill , and , under special orders asked for its
immediato consideration. It was deter
mined that tho debate should be limited to
three hours. Dingley ( Maine ) moved to
amend the substitute by the addition of a
section rendering liable to seizure or for
feiture any vessel of foreign nationality
found engaged in taking fish of any kind
within three marine miles of any of tho
marine coasts , bays , creeks , or harbors ot
the United States , or within sea , lake , or
river waters of the United States. Agreed
to. Tho substitute was then agreed to ,
yeas 13S , nays 123 , and the senato bill
as thus amended was passed : yeas 252 ,
nays 1 , ( Dougherty. ) Breckonridge , of
Arkansas , submitted tho conference report
on the bill making a close season for mack
erel and it was agreed to. Dingley , of
Maine , presented memorials of the Maine
legis'ature ' in favor of legislation to protect
the American fisheries and for the passage
of the pleuropneumonia bill.
Senate , Feb. 24. Mr. Van Wyck offered
a resolution declaring it to bo the judgment
of the senato that a constitutional amend
ment should bo submitted to the people for
the election of senators directly from vot
ers , and asked that it be laid over until to
morrow , when he will make some remarks
upon it. The houso substitute , for tho fish
ery retaliation bill was disagreed to and a
conference asked. Messrs. Edmunds , Fryo
and Morgan were appointed as senato con
ferees. A resolution declaring Senator In-
galls chosen president pro tern of the senate
waslaid over until to-morrow. The house
bill to extend the laws or the United States
over certain unorganized territory south of
the state of Kansas was passed with
amendments. The senate bill to authorize
the construction of a bridge by the Chicago ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway
conipanyacrosstheMissouri river at Sioux
City was passed. The senato then pro
ceeded to cons deration of the senate bill to
extirpate contagious pleuro-pneumonia ,
foot and mouth diseases and rinderpest
among cattle and to facilitate the exporta
tion of cattle and products of live stock.
Final action was not had at the hour of
adjournment.
. .ou.se. rob. 24. Mr. Mattson of In-
ana called up the dependent pension bill ,
ith the veto message of the president
hereon. It was agreed thatdebateshould
uu until 4 o'clock , when thepreviousques
ion should be considered as invalid. Mr.
iattson of Indiana closed thedebate.after
hich the question was put : Will the
ouse , upon consideration , pass tho bill ,
he president's objection to the contrary
otuithstanding , and it was decided In the
egativo yens , 175 ; nays. 125 , not the
onstitutioiial two-thirds in the negative.
he vote by which the bill originally passed
ho house was 180 to 7G , so it appears
• nit the following named members , all
emociats , changed their votes on the
ensure : Adams of New York , Bacon ,
ioyle , Buriifs , Cobb , Curtin. Dawson ,
lougherty. Eden. Eruientroiir , Fisher , Gay ,
iibsou , Hall , Hatch. Scott. Seymour ,
siinw , Snowden , Springer , Staldnecker ,
-ilone of Missouri , Viele , Ward of Indiana ,
ind A. J. Warner of Oliio. Upon the an
nouncement of the vote there was applause
rum the democratic side and hisses and
roans from the advocates of the bill. The
ouse then went into committee of the
\ hole on the naval bill , but without com
peting itadjourned.
Senate. Feb. 25. The resolution offered
y Van Wyck yesterday , proposing a con
stitutional amendment for the election of
senators by direct voto of the people , was
aken up and Van Wyck addressed the
-enate in favor of it. The senate then re-
-umed consideration of the pleuro
pneumonia bill , the pending question being
• u the amendment offered yesterday by
\rest. requiring the assent of the aurhori-
les of the state before the cattle commis-
.ioners can operate therein. Edmunds
hen offered as a substitute for tiie hi ! ! a
nil appropriating 51,000,000 , to be ex-
iMiued under direction of the president of
lie United States , and in his discretion ,
hrough the commissioner of agriculture ,
o aid the proper authorities of the several
lutes in preventing a spread of the disease
ommonly known as pleuro-pneumonia
nnong catle , the appropriation te expire
it the end of two years. The substitute
as agrted to. The bill was then laid
• - > ide informally. When taken up again
he first vote will be on reconsidering the
tote adopting Edmunds'substitute. The
enate then proceeded to the considera-
lon of the house joint resolution for an
investigation of the books of the Pacific
ailroads , with the senate amendment
hereto in the nature or a substitute. The
-ubstitute was agreed to , and the bid as
unended , was passed and a conference
isked. Hoar , Evarts and Pugh were ap
t rt * d conferees.
House , Feb. 25. The speaker laid be
fore the house a message from the senate
announcing the passage by that body , over
the president's veto , of the bill for the re
lief of Thomas H. Hopkins. The bid and
the president's message were referred to
the committee on invalid pensions. The
house insisted on its amendments to the
senate retaliation bill and Belmont , Clem
ents and Rice were appointed conferees.
Hatch moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill providing for agricul
tural experiment stations. Agreed to.
Herbert asked unanimous consent that the
session of the house be extended until the
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill was completed. Wolford objected and ,
upon motion of Herbert , by a vote of yeas
117 and nays 100 , the house adjourned ,
thus dispensing with the usual Friday i
night session for pension bills.
MIXEIIS I3XPR1SOSEO.
London , Feb. , IS. An exDlosIon has oc- (
curred in the Cutch colliery , in the Rhondda
valley. There are fifty-two men entombed in j
the mine. Cries can be heard at the shaft , i
and it is hoped that the men may be saved.
The mouth of the shaft is surrounded by rela- ,
tives of the imprisoned men , and the scene Is
heartrend : . '
Twenty-nine of the Imprisoned men have (
been rescued unhurt and eight others 'jave <
been taken out injured. Sixteen remain Ir I
the pit and it is reported that six are dead. . !
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SiaXsLT SEltriCE SIGNS. il
New Signs of Weather Signals to do Into t 3
Effect 2/arc/i 1. , }
Tho Chief : Signnl Ofllecr furnishes , ' 'U ]
when practicable , for benefit of tho gener- ) j
al public and those industries dependent to > * \
a great extent uponweather conditions , R
tho "Indications , " which aro prepared ' '
at his ofiice daily , at 1 a. m. , for the ;
twenty-four hours commencing at 7 n.m. j
These weather forecasts aro telegraphed j
to many signal service stations , railway ' \
officials and others , and aro so worded ns -J
to he readily communicated to the pub'j 'j '
lie by means of lings and sj'inhols. Tho , _ _ _ . , 'J '
flags adopted for this purpose are four in. 'f .1
number , and of the form and dimensions 'j
given below : j |
IXTEIU'ilETATIOX OP SIGNALS. j
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No. 1. Whlto FIiir ; No. 3 IllncU Trlun J
Clear or Fair weutu- puIarFIau ; Temper-
cr. aturu Signal.
No. 2. RIuo Flag ; No. i. XVhKcFlier. .
Rain or Snow. withllloekSiiiinra In
Centre ; Cold Wave.
Ko. 1 , White Flag , six feet square , al- I
ways indicates clear or fair weather , no I
No. 2 , Blue Flag , six feet square , indi- M
cates rain or snow.
No. 3 , Black Triangular Flag , six feet I
at the base and six feet in length , always W
refers to temperature. "When placed , /
above or before Nos. 1 or 2 it indicates , '
warmer weather. When placed below or vm
after Nbs. 1 or 2 it indicate * colder ijm
weather. "When not displayed , the indi- jM
cations are that the temperature will re- * m
main stationary , or that the temperature ' 9
will not vary live degrees from that of i
the same hour of the preceding day. * 'M
No. 4 , Cold "Wave Flag.six feet square ,
indicates the approach of a sudden and •
decided fall in temperature. This signal 1
is usually ordered up at least 24 hours in 'M
advance of the cold wave. It is not dis- jfl
phvyed unless a temperature of 45 degrees , . , 19
or less , is expected ; nor is ling No. 3 dis- " < JM '
played with it. \ >
When displayed on flag poles the sig- ' }
nals should be arranged to read down- H
ward. AVhen displa'ed from horizontal , jM
supports a small streamer should always ; ' ;
be attached to indicate the point from.
which the signals are read. When in tho .
form of symbols , to be displayed on cars , , ;
the symbols should be placed one below ilB
the other and read downward. Theso j9
signals may he withdrawn at 3 p. m. , fl
HE WILL BE 1'ARDOXED. jM
Wow Orleans cnspatcii : ine slaying ox * M
John C. Kirkpatrick in this city , soma- ' V
months ago , by Dr. T. S. Ford , a leading : M
physician of Shreveport. for the alleged so- > fl
ductiou of his ( Ford's ) wife , the arraign- \JM \
ment of the slayer , the plea of guilty ot | fl
manslaughter and the sentence of fifteen iS
years' imprisonment all followed in regular jH
order. Since that time petitions hav * [ fl
b3cn numerously signed asking that Ford be- j t
pardoned. The people of Grand Cave sent jU
Gov. McEnery a petition for the pardon or { H
Ford , to which the signatures of a number M
of ladies were attached. Upon its receipt , S
Gov. McEnery addressed a reply to tho- JH
ladies , in which he says : "I assure you , / ' M
when the application reaches me 1 will " M
promptly grant the pardon. Had I power ( fl
to do so , he would have been pardoned ' H
before conviction. I have not , except in v k
cases of this kind , given an expression ia ( H
t.dvance in any matter that may come bo- | |
fore the pardoning board. It is the tm- JH
written law of the land , and it is iinpera- t M
tive in its mandate , that the destroyer of &H &
female virtue , of home and domestic hap- u t
piness , shall forfeit his life. " t A
SI ORE BONDS CALLED SOR. S
Washington dispatch : The acting secro- M
tarv of the treasury this afternoon issued jH
.i call for 510.000,000 of 3 per cent bonds. fl
The bonds will mature April 3. The fol- ] H
owing is the description of tho bonds ' H
called : 3 per cent bonds issued under act |
• f congress approved July 12 , 1882. and M
numbered as follows : 550. original mini- M
her 21 to 50 , both inclusive ; 5100. origi- K
mil number 352 to 374. both inclusive ; ' M
s500 , original number 159 to 102. both M
inclusive , and original number 4235 to |
123(5 ( , both inclusive ; 51,000 , original M
number 1222 to 1320 , both inclusive ; M
510,000 , original number 2SSG to 31)58 , S
doth inclusive. Total , 510,007,750. Par- H
bies holding the bonds called by this circu- ' |
ar can obtain immediate payment with |
nterest to date of presentation by re- " ' H
piesting the same in the letter forwarding ' r M
; he bonds for redemption. 1 1
Lincoln counts on nothingshort of 100- j |
J00 peoplf * > " live vearj. i H
THE MAEKETS.
OMAHA. 9
Wheat No. 2 56 , ' 5G M
Barley No. 2 42 ( tj ) 4 % % H
XkVH JSo. * * • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • * > * iU } oO |
L'oicn No. 2 mixed H' ' ' ( ) 20 * H
Oats No. 2 38S@ 20 B
Butter Creamery 20 ( u ) 27 B
Butter Fresh dairy 1G ( j _ 18 < 9J
Egos Fresh 13 ft $ 15 flj
Chickens Per x * 8 ( h , 9 < H
Turkeys Per I 11 Op 12 jlj
Lemons Choice , perbox. . . 4 50 ( § j 5 00 IBJ
Oranges Perbox 3 50 ( < 4 00 SJ
Ai-PLES Choice per bbl 4 00 ( o , 4 50 j H
Beank Navvs , per bu 1 50 ( j 1 GO flj
Onions Perbudiel 100 Op 140 M
Potatoes Per bushel 100 @ 110 fll
Wool Fine , per lb 1G % 18 > 9J
Seeps Timothy 2 20 Qu 2 50 HJ
Seeds Blue Grass 130 @ 1 40 SJ
Hogs Mixed packing 5 25 @ 5 35 J
Beeves Choice steers 3 75 ( tx ; 4 15 H
Sheep Fair to good 3 50 @ 4 23 |
NEW YORK. fl
WnEAT No. 1 red 93 @ 9fj. ' 4 M
Wheat Ungraded red 91 @ 92 } $ 91
John No. 2 4S @ 49 j H
Dats Mixed western 3G 0 y : f. fll
Pork . . . . . . • . • . . • • . . . . .l2 ; > ( 15 50 j H
LjaI.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . * 4 ? . u t Uv H
CHICAGO. JH
IVheat Per bushel. . . . . " . 73 ® 73J flfl
okn Per bushel 3S' Y < $ 39 jflfl
3ats Per bushel 2S , ' 2@ 29 '
PoitK 14 92 ( $15 00 HI
IjARD 7 27 ; ' .ju ( } 7 30 ! BB
[ foos Packing itshipping. 5 50 @ 5 75 91
Battle Stockers 2 GO © 3 90 WH
: iieei * Natives 3 50 © 4 SO 9B
ST. LOUIS. j |
iViieat No. 2 cash 7 ] i0p " * 77jJ flH
Jorn Per bushel 33 % 33 } flH
3ats Per bushel 27 dp 2S BH ,
EIogs Mixed packing 5 40 @ 5 55 < Bfl
Tattle Stockers 2 00 Op 2 90 9H ,
: ueep Common to choice 3 75 @ 4 00 HJ
KANSAS CITY. MVJ
iViieat Per bushel GSJ f < & G9 9H
TORN Per bushel 29Ji < / | 30 j H
) ats Per bushel 27 > j ( < u 28 jHH
Battle Feeders 3 20 @ 3 GO 9HJ
iocs Good to choice 5 00 @ 5 45 9H
iiiEEP Common to good. . 3 00 @ 3 25 flH
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