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THE DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 14 , 1881- THE DAILY BEE E. EO3BWATER : EDITOR : now the numbsr of rural ex changes who have failed to find in General Van Wyck the own snd only senator is growing beautifully email. THE British colonial troops have suffered another severe defeat at the hands of the Boers , the commander , General Colley , narrowly escaping with his life. The English journals are urging peace on any terms. THE January exchanges in New York were greater by $400,000 than ever before. The exchanges outside of New York show an increase of 27 per cent. It is estimated that the volume of business throughout tbe country during last month was over 20 per cent , greater than during the same period in 18SO. MR. ROSEWATER will never be sat isfied until he secures a law making it a criminal offence for a newspaper man to ride over the Union Pacific railroad on a pass. Mr. Rosewater is forced to pay his fare , and ho envies us favored tools of corporate monopoly. [ Republican. Mr. Rosewater once and only once was the possessor of an annual pass on the Union Pacific , which lay un used in his drawer during the entire period for which it was tiven. Mr. Rosewater neither envies "favoredtools of corporate monopolies" their passes or the services they are forced to ren der * in return for their free transpor tation. THE Republican , which has gained n unenviable reputation in Omaha and throughout the state as the organ of the quacks and the exponents o ! quackery , prints a communication from some man-butcher protesting against any regulation of medicine by the legislature now in session. This production of course claims that the people of the state aak for and want no legislation on ( his important sub ject and that the movement for the preservation of human life and limb hai Its origin in the desires of a clique of educated physicians to monopolize the practice of medicine .n our state. Nearly a year ago THE BEE began it's expose of the history and methods of a number of ignorant and unprin cipled charlatans who made Omaha their headquarters. In the content which followed it had not only the whole family of quacks to fight , but also the Republican and Herald who barked at its heels aud endeavored to uphold the reputation of the scound relly impostors whom THE BEE was combatting. The Republican In parti cular made itself the special organ ol Dra. ( ? ) Mcmsy and Aldrlch and called upon the courts to piosecute the editor of THE BEE for libelling these pure and immaculate benefactors ol mankind. It is therefore strictly in accordance with its record that it now comes forward as the champion of the horde of medical impoaters f ith which Nebraska is infested , and permits its columns to bo nsod as the organ of the quacks and herb doctors which have gathered in cur city. The legislature , we are convinced , will permit nothing to swerve them from their duty in this all-important matter. If laws &ro enacted for the preservation of the real and personal property of citizens of Nebraska against thieves and burglars , cut throats and robber ? , how much more important that the lives and health of our people should ba otrlctly guarded against the attacks of ignorant and designing impostors who are filling their pockets at iho expanse of the public health and living off the bodily afflictions of our psople. There area number of members in the legislature wi.o will boar watching in their efforts to strangle legislation on this subject , notably a member from Pawnee county who , a few months ago 'was a one-horse lawyer , but has lately blos somed out as a pretentious M. D. 2ext to the railroad question there is ; oo subject of more vital Importance to our people than regulation of the prac tice of medicine , and the people will hold our legslature to strict account if.they fail in affording them adequate and immediate relief from the pack of herb and root doctors , travelling char- lapans and ignorant impostors who are nor earning a lucrative living by prac ticing upon an unprotected commu nity. PRESIDENT ELIOT , of Harvard , com plains that the crying defect of popu lar education in the United States Is mechanical training by the use of too many text books and too few educated and competent teachers. The child's memory Is abnormally stimulated at the expense of the faculties of obser vation and tbo result is an amazing knowledge ofjrnles and tabulated facts joined to an astonishing Ignorance of how to apply what is learned to the most elementary subjects of a common echool [ [ education- There Is much truth in this observation of the presi dent of Harvard and the fault is one which can onlyjbe remedied by an able andompetent auperintendeacy of iho 'common schools throughout the country. SBWARD ON CHINESE IMMIGRA TION. CHIKE3E I1IMIGBATIOX IS ITS SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL ASPECTS. By George F. Seu-ard , late United States Minister to China , New York : Charles Scribner'a Sons , 1SS1 , § 2 50. Minister George F. Seward who has recently returned from China has written a thorough and exhaustive treatise upon the question of Chinese immigration. Mr. Seward has had peculiar advantages for studying the various phases of the Chinese move ment to this country. For eight years tie held the position of minister to the Flowery Kingdom and mingled freely with the highest rank of the Chinese. The experience which Mr. Seward gained in his long residence in China he has brought to bear upon the dis cussion of one of the moat perplexing problems of the day , and the result is well worthy the attention of the people ple of the west. Mr. Seward , it may bo well to state at the outset , claims that a spirit of gross exaggeration hss pervaded all the statements of the partizana of the anti-Chinese movement. He brings carefully compiled statistics to show that the number of Chinese resident ? in the United States has been grossly overestimated. The census returns show that the proportion of Chinese to Americans In California is only ono to seventeen , a 'ratio which Mr. Sew ard insists is ridiculously email and Incapable of working any material damage to our institutions. He holds that there is not the slightest danger oi any la-go influx of Chinese to our country , the supply heretofore having been governed entirely by the de mand , { while emigration is steadily frowned upon by the home govern ment. He denies the vicious tenden cies of the Chinese as a class , brings statistics to prove that the proportion of criminals and pau pers among the Chinese In California is much less than among the Ameri cans , end claims that the charges brought against them spring mostly from prejudice and political motives. Mr. Seward devotes ranch space to the labor problem on the Pacific coast , denying that there is any tendency of the Chinese to supplant free laborand claiming that tbe employment of cool ies has only supplemented the labor of the Caucasian by furnishing a sap- ply which could not otherwise be filled. He charges upon Americans a prejudice against China and the Chi nese which is shared by no other people ple on the globe , and quotes the state ment of an eminent mandarin , that it is only in America that such contempt is openly expressed and findi ready credonce. We have not the space to examine in detail the exhaustive investigation of Minister Seward into this most In teresting question. He writes from the partisan standpoint of one who has seen and experienced only the best side cf Chinese life and character and.whileit throws many important and Interesting flldo lights upon the problem he loaves its solution entirely un touched. No one who has resided up on the Pacific slope and studied the labor question will be likely to give his outira adhercrco to Minister Soward's views while on the other hand the moat partisan exponent ofjthoanti-Chinesemovimcjitmayharn many facts of which he has heretofore been ignorant , and which tcay , to a more or less extent , modify bis opin ion upon tha immediate danger to American institutions which would arise from an increase of our Chinese population. At all events , Mr. Sew ard has made a valuable contribution to this rncnt interesting discussion , and his exhaustive volume can scarce ly fail of a large and interested circle of readers. OMAHA is to ba congratulated over the prospect of securing a mammoth grain elevator which will make this city the centre of the grain trade for the upper Missouri valley. Up till now Omaha has had very poor facili ties for making herself a grain market of large proportion * . Under the present proposition there is no reason why she should not at once take the position to which aha is entitled. THE BEE earnestly hopes that cur mer chants will come forward and join with Messrs. HImebaugh andMorrlam in securing\ the necessary funds to clinch the bargain. Ono thing , how ever , the railroad need not do. It need not come to the Dcuglaz delega tion and present the elevator proposition as an argument against state control of the railroads. If local rates for grainare low over the Union Pacific , the now elevator will handle the grain ; If they ere high grain will be shipped past it to Chicago cage , and the benefit resulting will be practically very little. THE Irish situation at the end of the week remains practically un changed. The coercion bill when in form to bo put upon its passage will bo found to be shorn of many of- the objectionable features of previous bills , principal of which will be the shortened time to which its operation Is restricted. The strong feeling of a largo division of the libaral party and thn well known sympathy of 'Mr. ' Gladstone and John Bright with the causa of the tenant farmers , Trill do much towards preventing a recurrence of the scenes of 1809. To Our Patrons. Twelve months ago the publishers of he BEE devised a scheme for collect ing back pay Irom delinquent subscrib ers , securing renewals , and extending the circulation of this paper by a distri bution of valuable premiums. That experiment has in the main proved a success. We collected over six thou sand dollars back pay and doubled the circulation of the WEEKLY BKE. Nearly one thousand subscribers tailed however to respond to our very liberal offer and still remain in arrears. To collect the delinquent subscription now on our books by traveling agents and attorneys would absorb fifty per cent , of the amount collected. We can bet ter afford to distribute the money which would have to be expended for agents and local collectors among our patrons by offering them extraordinary- inducements to square their accounts and prepay for the coming year. The proprietors of the BEE have therefore decided to make another pre mium distribution to which we invite your attention. You will note that our new list includes besides a forty acre farm in Central Nebraska , a large variety ot valuable farm machinery , implements , household goods , watches , silverware , guns and pistols , books , engravings , and scores of useful and ornamental articles. All these premi ums are what we represent them , and they will be allotted and distributed impartially. This is no speculative scheme or catch-penny humbug. The BEE has foryears stood in the front rank ot newspapers west of the Mis sissippi , and to-day circulates more ex tensively than any paper west of Chicago and north of St. Louis. Its proprietors are now simply endeavor ing to place it on a strictly cash basis , while they at the same time propose to extend its influence and usefulness over the whole country. Last year our weekly subscribers were for the most part located in Nebraska and Western Iowa , hence nearly all the valuable premiums were allotted to parties in that section During the past six months several thousand sub scribers have been added to our list from the Middle and Eastern States. A large number of Eastern people who desire to procure a fat western paper with a view of acquiring reliable information mation about the resources and devel opment of the country west of the Mis souri , will doubtless avail themselves of the opportunity now offered them. Consequently the next distribution of premiums will be diffused over a much wider field. No intelligsnt person would expect that every subscriber will receive a $650 thteshing machine , a $500 piano , a $300 harvester , or a $150 buggj , but all have an equal chance in the distri bution. Each subscriber that pays up his arrears and pre-pays for another year , and every new subscriber that remits prepayment for one year will receive a premium worth at least One Dollar at retail. As a matter of fact the OMAHA WEEKLY BEE is worth the subscrip tion price , Two Dollars a year , to every farmer , mechanic or merchant. Without boasting we asseit that no weekly paper east or west can compare with it in variety of choice selections , general news , interesting correspond ence , and no other paper in America contains as much far western news , ranging from the Pacific Coast to the Mississippi river. Now we presume the proposed distribution of nearly Si6ooo worth of premiums among the subscribers of the BEE will create sur prise amorg those who do not compre hend how\vecan afford to be so liberal toward our patrons. Fcr their benefit we will state that these premiums have for the most part been received by the BEE in exchange for advertising. Some of them have been sold at figures way below list price by manufacturers on the express condition that they are to be offered and given away as premi ums. Even the forty acre fann has been paid in advertising lor a leading real estate firm in Omaha. So you " see that , after all , we can afford to"be very liberal without incurring a great outlay in money. If our offer meets with as generous response as our effort warrants we shall very materially im prove the WEEKLY BEE during the coming year. Having established for it a reputa tion and influence second to none in the west we hope to merit vour confi dence and patronage in the"future. E. KOSEWATliR. ff Hdiior. We are gratifiad tn announca that the tff jrt on tha part of tha publishers of THE BEE to extend the circulation of the weekly edition of this pjpjr by theproposed distribution of premiums , has bscn more successful than we had reason to anticipate. Over ten thous and subscribers are now on our weekly list which covers every fctate and territory in tha Union. The general circulation of THE BEE In remote sections cf this country can not fail to induce thousands of thrifty people to make Nebraska their home. No better emigration document could possibly bo circulated abroad , and those of our patrons who desire to in duce their friends in the eastern and middle states to come woet and locate in this state cannot do better than prepay ono years subscription for THE WEEKLY BEE and have the paper mailed to them. Two dollars will pay this subscription Inclading postage , and the subscriber may , if ho desires , retain the prem ium receipt and have the premium de livered either to himself or to a friend. It is mainly with a view ot securing an addition to our eastern list that we place this scheuio before the patrons of THE DAILY BEE. Remember that the promlarn subscriptions will close by _ next Saturday evening , February LOth. Parties in this city may give : holr orders through the counting room. CIVIL service reform stands appalled before the statement that there are 500,000 office-holders in the country whose positions are dependent upon political patronage. THE Farmers' Alliance is'increasing Its number and extending it organiza tion in every county [ in this state. The railroads will see that pooling and consolidation of interest works both ways. SENATOR JOHN D. HOWE , according to the Republican , is losing'his reputa tion as a lawyer by his position at Lincoln. What John M. Thurston is doing the Repullicnn fails to mention. JAY GODLU purposes making St , Louis the headquarters for hia rail road enterprises. Dr. Miller will have tc eeek a new idol before whom to bow down THE absence of THE BEE'S full tel egraphic report is duo to the prevail ing storm , which has prostrated all the wires leading east from this city. It is gratifying to the people of Nebraska to see Van Wyck , their now senator dealing death blows to rascal ly equalization and to monopolies. Those men who hinted , after the gen- oral's election , that the senator was under obligations to the railroads for his election , can take another back seat. His speech in the ot&te senate last Saturday , in which he castigated the corrupt Cams fcr packing the sen ate committee , and pitched into Gere , and Meyers , tha old fossil from Sar- pv , convinced even that follow from Saliuo that ho did not have to intro duce a bill "to try Van 'Wyck's bottom tom on the question ; " he found it oo firm that it would be a credit to the gentleman from Saline If he wore as sincere and firm on the question as Van Wyck. [ Crete Standard. PEPPBBMBNT DROPS. Eggs are higher in New York than was ever known before , and consum ers are impatient to throw off the yolk. yolk."Lend "Lend mo your eaw , " quoted a Chicago orator , and a wicked St. Louis man wbc was present said was a big loan to negotiate in Chicago. Policeman "Now , then , move on ! There's nothing the .matter here,1 Sarcastic boy "Of course there isn't. If there was , you wouldn't bo here. " Two of the elephants wintering in Bridgeport were taken with chills , and fonr gallons of whisky were given to eachAn elephant with the chills is tha best position in the country. Jay Gould bought a paper collar the other day , and the country was excit ed until it learned that ho didn't in tend to build A railroad track to con nect the tire button holes. Philadel phia Chron'cle. "Yes , " remarked a musical critic , recently fnm Hansas , "the fiddlin' was bully ; but I toll you when that fat chap with the big moustache laid hold of the violin-cellar , I jnot felt as if abuzz-saw was a piayin' Yankee Doodle on my backbone. " A Cincinnati man found a rough- looking individual In his cellar. ' 'Who are youl" he demanded. "Tho gas man corne to take the metre , " was the reply. "Great heavens ! " cried the householder , "I hoped you were only a l.urglar. " Boatou Post. Tao elang esprosaion , "Going to the ball this evening ? " having become stale , flit and unprofitable , an Albany ganins has conceived tr.e following , which is the very latest : "Do you dawnce the lawncers ? " "No , but my sister Frawnccs dawnces the lawncers and several other fawncy dawnces. " They had been at the masquerade , where she had recognized him at once. "Was it the loud bc&tipg of my heart , my darling , that told you I was neail" pnrmured he. ' On , no , " Eho replied , "I recogniztd your crooked Jogs. " [ Now York News A young lady slipped on too ica and l\y there , recklessly waiting to bo re'cncd. A cltrk in a hrs'cty str , who was standing near the sseue of the di.mti-r , v'ewed ' iho spectacle with p-rfo3Monnl curiosity nmrmont or two , and thtn exclaimed : "Pretty , ve > 'y lirct'y , but tiny ouly coat thirty cent's a p-i.-I" [ Brooklyn Eaglr. "You're sister 'ilelia's follor , ain't you1 aakad the littta trotter , not yet out cf dresses.Vcll , what do you think about it ! " was the replying question , with a redness of the faoo thet iio&rly matched his hair. ' 'I fink , " said the little one , "that mamma talks awf ally 'bout the 'mer- gorine on yonr hair gettin' the new whll paper dirty. " There's where the child makn n mistake. He drew no candy that trip. A brave boy. who kept twenty In dians at bay , died of nis wounds at Denver , Col. , a few dajs ago. It never huppons that way in dime novel of Indian warfare. The bravo boy in the dime novel , would have kept the Indiana at bay until there was not an Indian left to bay at him , and then he would have rescued aud married a beautiful white captive , with long hair kissed by the sunlight , ripe rod lips , eyes of diamonds , a marble brow , and a gnod-natured father worth S900,000. There is too much reality in the real. During this cold weather how long can the ink stand ? [ Keokuk Consti tution. But how long can the pen holder. [ Haweye. Tell us how long can the pencil sharpener , and we'll answer that. [ Omaha Rap. They are right as long as the weather re mains stationary. [ OiLVHA BEE. Your puns are enveloped in obscurity. That's no wafer to got off jokes. [ De troit Free Preaa. Seal-ah [ Boston Globe. Does any one suppose that euch puns give a paper weight ? They should bo ruled ont and a fool's-cap placed on the punsters. Norristown Herald. . IMPIETIES. A new book is entitled "How to Mark the Bible. " It Is not necessary ; o buy a book to learn how to mark the Bible. Glvo the scriptures to year 5-year old boy to thumb thorough after he has been eating taffy. He'll mark It for you. "What are you doing there ? " calmly asked an elderly and pions-looking skater of r young man , who had fallen on the Ice and was rubbing his thigh with considerable energy. "Doing ! " be exclaimed , pressing his jaws together - gether to keep back a volley of proFanity - Fanity , "I'm trying to be a Christian. " A Baptist minister fishing near Cape Cod catches a strange fish , and askslof the skipper : "What manner of fish ia this , my good man I It baa a curious appearance. " "Yasa ! Only been around here about a year. " "What do you call iU" "We calls'em Bap tist. " "Why so ? " Cause the apile so quick arter they came oat of the water. " A preacher in Rock county , Kan sas , had been for weeks conducting a wonderfully successful revival. "Dear brethren and sisters , " ha said one day , "this is the last meeting I shall hold. It is impossible to keep up a ferver on corn bread and molasses for myaelf and an ear of corn a day for my horse. God bless you. " A Virginia City minister has sent for Moody and Saukey , but they do- cliao to visit the Comstock ; and now tha sinners of that locality console themselves and each other with the remark that "those evnngelic.il circus men are evidently afraid to submit their claims for popularity before a level headed community like this. " Mr. Moody makes use of many an ecdotes in his addresses , but , ou the prinsiplo that every quastion has two sides , let me relate an amusing story , which Mr. Moody will probably never use : Ha was speaking of the hereaf ter , and the fate of those who died unquickoned by the repentance of the ainner. Ho apoke feelingly of a dear old grandmother who had passed away unconverted. "Although she was good and kind , and dearly beloved by mo , I fear she has mot the reward of all who die not owning Christ. I know she h In hcli. " At this juncture , a young man , sitting near the front , arose and walked down the aisle to ward the door. Mr. Moody said : "There is a man who is tired of hear ing about Christ. Ho ia going straight to hell " The young , annoyed at be ing held up to notice , turned acd aaid in a quiet , clear voica : "Well , is there any message I on take to your grand mother , Mr. Moody ? " ADDITIONAL LOCAL. DAD'S DISASTEE , An indulgent father residing on Capitol Hill was melted with tender ness the other morning at seeing his youthful son and heir enter the back door with his nose skinned and one of his fingers bleeding profusely , tke effects of coasting. "Ah ! my child/1 said Mr. S , "you do not understand the philosophy of motion , nor the gravitation and momentum of bodies when in motion ; the hotorogenions combustion of metaphysics , and the dismal consequences of counter action. " "No , " said the youth , "bat If Sam Jones over runs his " "Never you mind , " said Mr. S , "just wait till after dinner and I will show yon how I used to guide a sled when I was a boy. " After dinner Mr. S said , "Now , Eddie , bring your sled , and I will stop at the hill and ride down with you. " The two seated themselves on the sled , which was a double one , and started down the middle of the street at an unprecedented rate. When about half way down the youngster , apprehending trouble , and showing more widdom than might be expected from ono of tender years , slipped ofl bjhind , and after turning a reriea ol somotsaults , brought up i'gainst the feaco i/n all foura , and turned tc wt'c'i the r coding form of hia fathei TV jo w j gliding along the icy street al a dreadful r.ile , and dictating at the top of Ills voici * , "Olcar the track ! Got ont of the way ! Msko roocj1 ! j etc. , thoogh not BII animated object ol any description was in eight. But all at once , when the old gent neared the bottom and was makinc strange maneouvera with his legs , one scraping the snow and the othei elevated high in the air , a good naturoi looking cow walked leisurely across the street , and in another in- etantthcro was a crash like unto that of the AshtubuU bridge disaster , fol lowed by a shriek and a CUMO , and the coaster was landed in a snow drifl and lost to view. The cow was seen a few seconde later a quarter of a mile away , speed- in ! ; like the wind , with tail erect and bellowing : iku a sea lion. At the sjono of the wreck , nothing was visible but a broken sled runner , a cap and a man's foot and leg protrud ing from the snow drift. Finally the leg began to move and then a curious object , resembling in some respects a Nebraska scarecrow , scrambled ont of the snow and stand ing erect proved to bo Mr. S. After ho had found his cap and the snow had begun to melt and rnn from the back of his neck down the spinal cord , he suddenly realized that Eddie was among the missing and with true parental affection and inter- eat , dived into the snowbank looking him when the object of his fruitless search carne running down the hilli blubbering at the sight of hia broken sled. Mr. S. was so overjoyed that he concluded to give htm a good thrashing , and would have probably done 10 had not a crowd gathered by that time , and this interesting cere mony had to be postponed until father and son should meet in private scanc- tity of the wood-shed. It took $13.85 to repair damages , without counting the bill for court plaster and the doctor's charges. Mr. S. now cays that anybody who will go coasting is a fool , and does not "catch on" when his friends laugh at him for oaying so. District Conn. The following proceedings were had in the district court Friday , Jadge James W. Savage , presiding : The grand jury presented indict ments as follows : John Hogan , grand larceny. Abraham DAVIS and George Davis , grand larceny. Thomas Phillips and Charles Rosey , grand larceny. Lorenzo Pickard , murder in the second decree. Charles Clayton , alias "Shorty , " robbery. CIVIL CASES. Parrish va. Kellev et al. ; order that defendants file brief in ten days , and plaintiff In ten days thereafter ; defendant - fondant ten days to reply. Wallace vs. Rtepjn etal. ; continued by consent. Pearson vs. Linge ; dismissed at plaintiffs cost. Whitney , Clask & Co. vs. Stevens ot al. ; submitted to jury to return a sealed verdict this morning. Baldwin va. Jensen ; trial to court In progress. ' .I he Wrongs of Ireland. Mr. Radpath lectures in the Acad emy of Music this evening upon what ho knows about the wrongs of Ire land and the curse of landlordism to that country. There arc a great many tickets sold to the lecture and it is expected that a large gathering will greet the noble missionary's advent here , as indeed that is really what he is the missionary of the most op pressed and enslaved people in the old world to the freest and moat lib erty-loving people of the new. Now then , 33 the Irish themselves > re most immedately interested in the subjec in band , it Is hoped and expected that they be present in large nnmbers This is certainly the time for them to show their good will toward a move ment that has already united Catho lie and Protestant , priest and layman In Ireland alike in a common cause. THE COMMITTEE. Marrmga Permits. The following parties took ont wed ding permits last week. Mr. Franz 6. Spaeth and MUs Catherine D. Scheer. a Mr. John P. Selby and Mies Mary B. Crelghton. Mr. Robert A. McCarthy and Miss Louise Kalmbach. Mr. Edward D. Doyla End Mia Dollle Welch. Mr. Michael Bu'choy ar.d Miss Martha Waybright. District Court. The following proceedings were ba < In the district court Saturday , Feb ruary 12th , the Hon. Jumes W. Sav age presiding : Whitney , Clark & . Co. , va. Stevens et al. ; verdict for defendant. Dodge vs Bartlett ot al. ; sale con firmed and deed ordered. Houaol vs. Cleveland et al. ; same Capley , administrator , vs. Omaha motion sustained , leave to answer In thirty daya. In the matter of guardianship o Conrad Bauer et al. ; order that par ties in interest show cause by the 12th ot March why license should not be granted to sell real estate. Larson vs Liraoo-.reatrainingorofir Colpotzer et ni. va. Ueipen et al. con * lid ted with No. 118. Bennett ot si. vs. Trossio ; motion overruled Rendturff et al. va. Trosain ; tnoticn overrnled. 3svy vs. Rousa ; Ipnvn to withdraw demurrer Mid answer iuatauter. Bennett et a ) , vs. Trossin ; piaintif leave to file affidavits by Wednesday and defendant by Friday following. Doollttle vs. Omaha Horse Rallwa ; company ; garnishees discharged. Reynolds vs. Markel ec al. ; or der to show ciuse by Saturday morn ing why sale should not bo confirmed Reuse va. Wright et al. ; plaintiff ordered to give security for costs. Foxen , Newman & Co. , vs. Me Kelligon ot al. ; leave to file amendec petition inaUnter. Ghost vs. Kelsey ; order that par of answer bo stricken ont. Foster VB. Rafert ; motion overrnled Ramge vs. Smith ; motion overruled Slaven vs. Goy ; motion overruled In the matter of the assignment o : Stephcnson ; sale confirmed. Seis vs , Hartman ec a ! ; leave to reply In ten days. Meade vs. Forbes et al. ; leave to reply in ten days. Court adjourned until February 14 at 9:30 : o'clock. Indications. Special DlapiUU to The Bee WASHINGTON , February 13 1 a. m For the upper Mississippi ant lower Missouri valleys : Clearer or partly cloudy weather , northr/bst winds , becoming variable , stationary or higher temperature In the south and lower barometer. Button Factory Burned. SpscUl Dtepatch to The Bee. WATERBURY , Ct. , February 14 - a. m. The the three-story button shop , connected Tith the extensive works of the Scovlll Manufacturing company , was entirely burned Sunday morning. Loss , $200,000. Two hun dred hands are thrown ont of employ ment. FOREIGN EVENTS. The British Government Discov ers a Treasonable Plot of the Land League , The English Conservatives Make the Most of Glad stone's Predicament. Triumphal Entry of the Chil ians Into the Capital of Peru THE EOEKS REBELLION. Special Dispatch to The B e. LONDON , February 14 1 a. m. A dispth from DurbanSouth Africa , eaja General Colloy is located at Mount Prospect , and that the Boers surround 1m camp. General Sir 3velyn Wood hai arrived. The Boers lave abandoned their present Inten tion of an attack on New Caatle. The relieving column ha3 been delayed owing to the bad state of the weather. JUBILANT JIMJOS. Animmense mass meeting * > f radicals and Irishmen was held at Hyde Park Saturday. Sir platforms were erect ed , and the crowd surged around them to listen to the remarks of the speak ers. Resolutions were passed con demning coercion , Michael Davitt's arrest and the action of the speaker of ; he house of commons. THE IIAXLOX-LAYCOCK MATCH. The weather in London yesterday was Gnc , but cold. There is no donbt that the Hanlon-Lsycock race will take place at 2 o'clock to-day. Pros pects for the race are very good , and both men are in excellent condition. Tremendous crowds lined the banks of the river Snnday watching the movements of oarsmen. FESIAN PLOT DISCOVERED. Earners of the discovery oc impor tant documents disclosing treasonable projects on the part of the leaders of the land league , are gaining now force daily. Since the arrest of D vitt other papers have been found , planning a general uprising in Irelind , and Fe nian outbreaks in England. Attempts to gain information from the govern ment of the extent of its knowledge of the plan3 , have failed. TURKEY'S FEEBLS AKMAMBXT. Special Dljpitch to TUB Bu. BERLIN , February 14 1 a. m. The official Berlin military weekly paper gives an unfavorable account of Turkish armamentt. According to this source thera are only 20,000 men in Theasaly , and rather fewer in Epirus. Those in Thessaly are con centrated in the fortified camp of Domako. The troops are chiefly Arabs , unpaid , badly fad , and in a state of half mutiny. IIHA FALLEN. Spedil DUpnich to The Bee. PANAMA , February 7 , via Naw YORK , February 13 10 p. m. Ra- ports of the.fall of Lima on January 14 are confirmed. The Chilians were enabled to approach the defenses of the city on tha 12th , owing to the prevalence of a heavy fog. In the two daya' fighting the Chilians were successful at every move. Having 30- cured the key to the defenses by strategy on the morning of the firs' day , the ; were masters of tha doomed capital from that hour. The loss of the Peruvians was 0,000 in killed snd wounded , end that of the Chilians 7,000. Pierolo , president of Peru , has fled to the interior , and his fine army Is an'ihllated. This will cer tainly end the war , asPeru has neither men or money to continue It. V CABLEGRAMS. Specla Dlsjntcha to Tns Em. The supposed murder of Lieut. t. Ropet , of the royal engineers , at Chatham , excites great interest. He was shot in the heart while ascending a ttalrway In the barracks. Sir Richard Mtngrove , baronetdied , yesterday in London. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special Dispatches to The See. Lawrence Johnson , the discharged sexton of the Chicago Michigan Ave nue Bptfst church , burned Saturday ii'giit , hai been arrested on suspicion of having set it on fire. Ho iras scan to I-ave the place jast as the fire was discovered. The receipts of the Mapleaon opera company las : week were three times is crent n the receipts of the first ncfkuf Earnhardt's engagement. At a meeting of the Fall River ( Mass. ) , Weavers and Spinners' asso ciation , Sunday morning.it was agreed that the operatives should strike to accomplish their demands , but the time was not announced. The Hudson river ice crop was nev er larger nor of better quality than it is this winter. The northern end of theJNew York Central & Hudson River railroad is so badly blocked with snow that bus iness was almost entirely suspended Saturday. The ice blockade on the Nangatuck railroad was broken Sunday morning at daylight. The New York express arrived at Waterbury , f Ce. , with 150 passengers who hod gone twenty-four hours with ont anything to eit. Michael Homer & Co' * , larga junk , and rag warehouses , Nos. 28 to 34 Chew streetBaltimorewero destroyed by fire Sunday morning , with most of their contents. The building and stock wore valued at $41,000 , in sured for $20,500. Trouble In the Hampton mines , at Wilkinsburg , Pa. , about a pit boss , wound up Saturday in the discharge of 500 miners. They say that if the owners of the mines put other men in their places they will give trouble. William Murphy , of Chicago , a teamster for the Northwestern rail road , aged 32 , cut his throat with a razor Sunday morniagand died im mediately. OX ACCOCST OF THE SEVERITY OP THE WEATHEB , the Children's Mas querade Ball has been postponed nntiL Wednesday next , February IGtb.
