THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. THURSDAY MORNING , JANUARY 10 , 1884. NO
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Congress Going Slower anil Doing
More Talking ,
The Matter of a Successor to
Judge MoOrary ,
John Sherman and the Northern
Pacific Presidency !
Belford Says the Speaker and
Hohnan Object Too Much ,
Sic. Hill Wants Unolo 8am to Build
More Extensively.
PItOM WASHINGTON.
TIIECIROUITHKNCIt.
Special dispatch to Tin : BEK.
WASHiNOTOKJanuary 1) ) . The opinion
here ncnorally ia that if Senator McMil
lan wants the place made vacant by
Judge McClary , lie will have it. Mr
Kasson said this afternoon that the Iowa
delegation were talking of McCord ono
of their members for the position. The
Nebraska delegation is awaiting the
action of the Nebraska bar , particularly
of Omaha. Senator Van "Wyck says
who over is endorsed by the
Nebraska lawyers will bo presented to
the president. Judge Lake's name is
mentioned in connection with .this. Mr.
Laird expresses himself strongly in favor
of him.
Kasson leaves to-morrow , for DCS
Moines to attend the capital inaugura
tion. CLEMENT CIIASE.
TIII ; TAUUT
General Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON , January 9. Nimmo ,
chief of the bureau of statirtics , has sub
mitted to the secretary of the treasury a
statement in regard to the operation of
the tatift"aot of March 4 , 1883 , for as far
.is the same can bo shown from available
data at the present time. It appears that
the reduction of the average advalorem
rate of duty on dutablo goods for the
quarter ended September 30 , 1883 , as
compared w.ith the corresponding quar
ter of 1882 , is only 2.12 per cent , after
making duo allowance for changes in the
law with respect to valuations of casings
and coverings. The reduction of the
average advalorem rate of duty on sugar
ia only 2.7 per cent for the quarter end
ing September 30 , and somewhat loss for
the months of October and November.
The reduction in the average advalorom
duty for clothing wool is 9.7 per cent ;
combing \rool 7.8 per cent , carpet wool
2.16 per cent. Nimmo says the reduc
tions urn very much less than was ex
pected either by the friends or opponents
of the now law. Ho adds , however , that
the results ascertained thus far are to
some extent vitiated by excessive impor
tations , prior to Juno 30th , of goods
upon which the duties were increased
and a postponement of importations of
goods upon which duties were decreased
by the now law , and to some extent ,
probably , by an increase of rates actually
laid upon sugars in consequence of a
more accurate ascertainment under the
.now law than under the old , of the qual
ity of sugar in respect to saccharine
strength.
SHEUMAN AND NOIITUEUN PACIFIC ,
Sherman's attention was called to a
report that the oflico of president of the
Northern Pacific railroad had boon ten
dered him and declined. Ho said the
oflico had not been tendered him , but the
matter had been mentioned by loading
stockholders and directors. I have said ,
"While I would gladly undertake the
duties of the oflico , and have the highest
opinion of the value and success of the
road , yet I could not , with due regard to
my duty to my constituents and col
leagues in the senate resign my position
aa senator , nor could I properly , while
senator , net as president of the company. "
iiuiLDmt niu , .
Mr. Hill introduced a bill to require
a government building to be constructed
in every town and city of the Union in
which the postmaster draws a salary of
§ 1,000 and over. Hill says this policy
will save the government § 1,000,000 per
year rent.
OUT OF MONF.V.
A letter from the secretary of the in
terior , vrith a telegram from the governor
of Now Mexico , saying the legislature of
the territory is about to moot , and that
there was no appropriation for expenses ,
were laid before tLo house committee on
appropriations to-day. The secretary
recommended action on the communica
tions , which were referred to a sub
committee.
FOKTY.EIGIIXH CoNGItESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , January 9. Mr. Plumb
( rep. Ks. ) presented a petition of 20,000
ox-soldiers for the establishment of a sol
diers' homo in Kansas.
Mr. Anthony ( rep. R. I. ) offered a resolution -
elution instructing the committee on for
eign relations to inquire as to the ex
- . * pediency of legislation to enable the ex
ecutive department to protect our inter
ests against governments which have
prohibited the importation of healthful
meats from the United States. Laid over
till to-morrow.
Mr. Slater ( dom. Oro. ) presented a
petition from citizens of Oregon praying
that lands which were granted the Oregon
Central railway , which have not boon
earned , be taken by the United States.
Mr. Logan ( rep. Ill , ) presented a peti
tion praying tor the passage of an act
pensioning ex-prisoners of war.
Mr. Logan introduced a bill for the
construction of a bridge across the Mia-
aouri river by the Chicago & Rock Island
railroad at Kansas City.
Mr. Morgan ( dem , Ala. ) offered a reso
lution , which was agreed to , instructing
the attorney general to transmit docu
ments , papers and reports by the exam
iners of thp department of justice , con
cerning the busmois of the United Statee
courts in Alabama , Georgia , Arkansas
and Texas , which relate to abuses bj
otlicera of said courts , in the matter ol
collecting and accounting for foes , etc ,
The resolution refers to the report ol
Browstor Cameron , general agent of the
department of justice , nindo on the 5th
inst.
inst.Tho senate resumed consideration of
the now rules , and the twenty-sixthwhich
provides for n committee of nine on in
ternal improvements to have charge of
all subject * relating to improvements of
rivers and harbors , also the river and
harbor bill , was taken up.
Mr. Vest ( dom. , * Io. ) would strike
this provision out , as the committee on
commerce always faithfully performed
the work.
Mr. Fryo ( rep. , Mo. ) thought the com
merce commit tco had made a very color
less record for the last twenty years in
the matter of our shipping , while Eng
lish statesmen had boon intensely active.
Without reaching a conclusion on the
'
rule'the senate went into executive ses
sion and soon after adjourned.
The executive session was devoted to a
desultory discussion of the propriety of
receiving in open session any memorials
or petitions concerning the Mexican reci
procity treaty still pending before the
senate committee on foreign relations.
The ruling of the presiding ofllcor that
such memorials cannot properly be en
tered on the legislative journal is not
generally dissented from , but the course
if the discussion showed a strong senti-
nont manifest on the part of the major-
ty prosunt , that the discussion of the
reaty be conducted with open doors.
HOUSE.
Mr. Kasson ( rep. , Iowa ) offered a pro-
mblo and resolution reciting that certain
orcign governments with which the Unt-
ed Slates have commercial trcatiossccur-
ng to the United States the same treat-
lent assured to the most favored nations
11 regard to the importation of American
iroduco and manufactures , have made an
pparont violation of such treaties , and
irohibitcd the introduction of certain
bed products of the United States under
regulations not applied to like products
'rom other nations , and directing the
iommitteo on foreign affairs to inquire
nto the facts and report what legislation
r other action should bo taken by con-
ross or the executive to secure the duo
bsorvanco of such treaties to protect the
ights of UnitcdjStatcs citizens in respect
hereto , whether by retaliatory legislation
otherwise. '
Mr. Douster ( dom. , Wis ) offered a
csolution directing the committee on
lommerco to investigate the alleged roa-
ons for the exclusion of American pork
: rom Germany and Franco , and reconi-
nond such legislation .is is warranted by
.ho facts. Referred.
Mr. Gibsondom.W.Va.asked loavoto
ffer a resolution declaring that all laws of
, ho federal government authorizing the
ale of intoxicating liquors in the states ,
t wholesale or retail , bo made dependent
in the parties authorized , first obtaining
icenso from the state authorities.
Mr. Dotistor ( dom. , Wis. ) objected.
Mr. Slocum ( dem. , N. Y. ) , from the
: ommittco on military affairs , reported a
( ill for relief of Fitz John Porter. Re-
'erred to committee of the whole
Mr. Slocum also reported back a roso-
ution calling on the secretary of war for
nformation as to the average number of
: ommissioncd officers in the army from
; ho 4th of March , 1857 , to March 4th ,
1801 , and March 4th , 1877 , to March
4th , 1881 , together with a statement of
the number tried by court martial , the
number of convictions in which the find-
ngs of the courts were dissaprovod , and
entonco remitted. Adopted.
Mr. Steele ( rep. , Ind. ) , from thp same
: ommitteo , reported a bill to provide for
, ho pay and muster of certain officers and
men of the volunteer forces. Referred
, o the committee of the whole.
Mr. Vance ( dom. , N. 0. ) , of the committee
mitteo on patents , reported a bill to en
able United States courts , in cases of im
proper grants of letters patent by reason
of fraud or misrepresentation , to declare
such patents void on application of the
attorney general.
The speaker laid before the house the
message of the president submitting the
annual report of the Mississippi river
commission. Reference to this report
called out an extended discussion.
Mr. Willis ( dom. Ky. ) moved to refer
to the committee on Mississsppi levees.
During the course of the debate on
reference , Mr. Belford ( rep. Col. ) criti
cised the rules of the house , which gave
the committees on ways and means and
appropriations the predominant influ
ence. Ho favored voting not only $1-
000,000 but § 3,000,000 for the advantage
of the people. The treasury was gov
erned by Now York influence , which hold
in the vaults of the treasury § 100,000-
000 , kept there , in his judgment , for
some purpose of advancihg the finances
of Now York and Poonsylvania , but the
house to-day is in the control of the
south and west , and ho thanked God for
it. The country had submitted to the
( lamination of two states and a litlo sec
tion not as largo as ono of the countiosof
his state , yet largo enough. Now
lot southern and western men stand to
gether and say they would unlock the
vaults of the national treasury , use the
money to improve the waterways of the
country to the end that the interests of
the pcoplo bo not overborne and torn
down by the railroad corporations of the
republic. Two men under the present
rules controlled the house , the speaker
and the gentlemen from Indiana ( Uol-
man ) , who exercised the veto power by
constant objection. The report was re
ferred to the river and harbor committee.
Thn speaker laid before the house the
message of thp president transmitting a
draft of the bill to allow Indian homestead -
stead ontres in certain cases without pay
ment of foes or commissions. Referred ,
lie also presented thu message in regard
gard to the resolution respecting the
alleged distribution of circulars in some
departments asking contributions for
political purposes and the reply of the
secretary of state thereto. Referred.
Also a letter from the secretary of the
treasury asking for a deficiency-appro
priation of 8100,000 for printing ono und
two dollar bills. Referred.
Mr. Bagley ( dem. , N. 3' ) introduced
a bill appropriating $100,000 for the
statue of liberty enlightening the world
to bo erected in Now York harbor.
The speaker laid before the house the
president messapo in regard to the
Hennopin canal. Referred to the com
mittee on railroads and canals.
A resolution by Mr. Ochiltreo ( rep , ,
Tex. ) was adopted declaring that the
house hoard with deep regret of the
death of the eminent German statesman
Edward Lasker.
On motion of Mr. McCoid ( rep. , Ia. )
a bill was passed for holding te'nns of thu
circuit and district courts in the northern
district of Iowa.
Adjourned.
STORM AND DISASTER ,
Eficits of tec Heavy Snow East and
Sonlli.
3roat Destruction of Property on
the Jersey Ooasti
Trains Delayed and Accidents
Provalonti
Snow Shovolors Killed In Penn
sylvania !
Tlio Effect of the Galoi on the Atlan
tic Count.
TKMPE3T TOSSED.
CHEAT DAMAOl : IN NEW ,1EUSIY.
ATLANTIC CITY , January 9. The gale
and high tide last night carried to sea
boarding houses , dwellings , stores , bath
houses and other buildings. Howard's
pier was more than half washed away.
Much damage was done on the South At
lantic City and West Jersey railroads ,
their trains not running from this place
to-day. Coney Island suffered terribly.
Residents were up all night , dreading a
tidal wave that might submerge the
place. The water Hooded the meadows ,
and the loss is estimated at between
§ 500,000 and § 1,000,000. The track of
the Marino railway , between Manhattan
and Brighton Beach , is almost entirely
destroyed ; also the culverts , and the iron
pier is wrecked at the outer end , and up
wards of a hundred foot carried away.
The old iron pier also suffered to a con
siderable extent. All the houses and
sheds nearest the beach are either entire
ly or partly demolished. Bath houses ,
believed to bo at a safe distance from the
sea , were borne out to the ocean.
Brighton Beach hotel and the surround
ing property is damaged to suchan ex
tent , it is said , as to suggest their possi
ble demolition , should there bo another
such visitation. The promenade suc
cumbed during the night , and the music
stand and drug store sunk into the sea
and sand. The piazza in front of the
hotel and the lower parl of the building
were also demolished. Engolmann's pa
vilion was destroyed.
TIIllEE KILLED.
PIETSBUUO , January ! ) . Brinton Sta
tion , on the Pennsylvania railroad , eight
miles east of this city , was the scone this
evening of a terrible accident , which re
sulted in instantly killing two men and
seriously injuring five others , ono of
whom has since died. All day a largo
force of men had been employed on the
Pittsburg division clearing snow from the
track. At a cut just east of Brinton 15
or 20 men were engaged this evening ,
when a train suddenly rounded the bend
at Brinton and they w ere run down.
The dead and dying were scattered along
the track for CO yards. The bodies of
two of the men were found badly man
gled and life already extinct. After the
accident the men crawled out of thosnow
in all ( directions , and it is net unlikely
that bodies of others may bo discovered.
The accident was caused by the failure
of the men to have a "lookout" to warn
them of the approach of trains. It was
dark , and a locomotive standing near
with steam escaping made it impossible
to hoar or see the train.
DEATH IN Till ! HNOW.
KINGSTON , Out. , January 9. Thurs
day last William and John Sherlock , of
How Island , loft Clayton , N. Y. , for
homo on foot , when a snow storm came
on they lost their way and became separ
ated. John became exhausted , dug a
hole in the snow and crept in. On the
next day ho was found , by some fisher
men of Grind Stone Island , nearly un
conscious und terribly frost bitten. His
hands and feet dropped off in the houso.
A search for the missing man resulted
yesterday in finding his body buried in
the snow.
HEAVIEST roil YEAUS.
BDFPI.O. N. Y. , January ! ) . The snow
storm continues. The fall is the heav
iest in this section for two years. An
accident occurred on the Buffalo Belt
Line road this morning. A Michigan
Central train , duo at 4 o'clock , came in
collision with a Now York Central en
gine which was stalled , badly wrockin. ,
the two engines. Engineer Brown , of
the Michigan Central , had a rib broken.
Fireman Johnson was internally injured.
All trains are from three to four hours
late. The Grand Trunk and Baltimore ,
Now York & Potomac abandoned their
trains. The Canada Southern brought
ono train in vrith seven engines.
HAVOO AMONG Till' FIHIIEIfHEX.
POIITSMOUTH , N. II. , January ' . .
Three fishing schooners were wrecked in
ho harbor last night. The crows were
saved. Twenty coasters slipped their
cabled , losing anchors and came into this
port for rofugo. The gale was ono of
ho heaviest known. .
A TF.HUI1ILK GALK.
WiLKKHiuiiiiK , PA. , January 9.
Since midnight the atorm has increased
to n terrible gale , which is raging
throughout the Wyoming valley. The
winds are blowing with violent fury.
The atmosphere is filled with sleet and
many buildings in the conrao of erection
are threatened with demolition. Thereof
roof of the Methodist church was seized
by the wind and hurled through the air.
In the rural districts , barns , houses and
collieries are damaged.
HC'IIOONEK AND CHEW LO.VT.
POUTLAND , Mo. , January 9. The
schooner Etna with railroad iron from
Bath for Wilmington , wont down near
Bangs' Island in the atorm last night.
The crow has not bcn hoard of since.
CYCLONES.
QUITMAN , Ga. , January I ) . A terrible
cylone is raging hero ,
RUTLAND , Vt. , January 9. A terrific
wind and rain utorin raged this morning.
Fences and chimneys were blown down
and houses unroofed. The roof of the
Bnmcgen houxe at Caatloton was blown
off. In the surrounding towns a numboi
of barns were levelled ,
OHIO HNOWJill VHPfH.
CLEVELAND , January 9. Railway travel
throughout Ohio is seriously impeded bj
the snow atorm , which has lasted twc
days.
A Oreiu AlortBugo.
COLOKADO Si'uiNOH , January 0. Thi
Denver & Rio Grande railway filed i
mortgage in the county clerk's oflico
Elpaso county , this morning , bonding all
5U lines , rolling stock and lands , to the
Union 1 rust company of Now York , for
§ 50,000,000 , to run thirty years at fi per
cant , per annum.
Accidentally niul Vittnlly Shot.
Siwclnl Dispatch to TilKllKn.
KEAUNEY , Neb. , January 0. Walter
McKinney , a young man , aged 120 , fatal
ly shot himself last evening while pulling
a gun out of n wagon. The shooting was
accidental. McKinney survived the ac
cident but a few hours. Ho lived twenty
miles northwest of Kearney.
OVMU IN IOWA.
TIIK NEXT STATE KAIU.
M MOI.NKS , January ! ) . The annual
mooting of the state agricultural society
was hold to-day , and reports of the sec
retary and treasurer adopted. The ofH-
cora elected are : Col. J. Smith , of Oska-
loosapresident ; H. 0. Wheeler , of Ode-
bolt , vice-president ; John R , Shaffer , of
Fairliold , secretary ; George II. Maish , of
DCS Moines , treasurer. Directors : J , J.
Snouffo , of Cedar Rapids ; Fitch B. Stacy
of Stacyvillo ; L. 0. Baldwin , of Council
Bluffs ; Frank N. Chase , of Cedar Falls ;
L. S. Coilin , of Ft. Dodge and L F.
Newell , of Agency City. This city was
selected as the place of holding the exhi
bition for 18S4 , at auch time as the di
rectors may decide. Dubwuio made
a hard atrugglo to secure the fmr but the
vote teed 71 votes for Dos Moines and
23 for Dubuquo.
A CHILD KILLED.
The little two year old child of Fred
Cramer , while playing with n knitting
needle and running across the lloor , fell ,
sticking two inchoa of the noadlo into thereof
roof of her mouth , from the effects of
which she died this morning.
TUB 11AKI1 WHIP. SUITS.
KEOKUK , January 0. The parties in
the barbed fence litigation appeared with
their counsel this , morning in expecta
tion that the eleven suits that had been
assigned for a hearing to commence to-
dry would bo argued. The court , com
posed of Circuit Judge McCrary and District -
trict Judges Love and Shires , were una
ble , in consequence of their other en
gagements , to give now all the time that
would bo required for the canon , and or
dered them postponed for n later assign
ment. It is expected that the hearing
will bo had soon after the appointment
of Judge McOrary's successor , and proba
bly aa early as the month of May next.
WASHINGTON WAIFS.
1'LEUKO r.XUUMONIA.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , January 0. The
house committee on agriculture this
morning discussed in a general way the
subject of plouro pneumonia in cattle.
Mr. Loring , commissioner of agriculture ,
expressed his views on the subject in a
short speech. Mr. Grinnoll , of Iowa ,
chairman of the committee appointed by
the convention of cattle men , at Chicago
cage , to visit Washington in the intercut ,
of legislation in reference to deceased
cattle , was present. It was arranged
that a sub committee , consisting of. Con
gressman Hatclp ; * Dibrell , Williams ,
\Vinans , Wilson , and Ochiltroo , shall
meet representatives of the cattle inter
est in the agricultural department to
morrow. Plouro pneumonia among cat
tle will bo the first subject considered by
the committee , and it is expected that a
bill will bo reported at an oaly day.
AN INDEMNITY ASKUt ) .
The commissioner of the general land
oflico has submitted to the secretary of
the interior the papers relative to the ad
justment of grants of public lands in the
state of Kanas for the Atchison , Topeka
& Santa Fa railroad , together with a
complete record of the case while before
the interior department , and an exhaus
tive opinion on the questions involved.
His conclusion is that tliostato of Kansas
should bo called upon to request the
Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company to return to the United States
by proper relinquishment or conveyance
of the lands last certified by the state
as an indemnity for the use of the lands ,
equal to the 15,170 acres certified in ex-
loss of the total area of odd numbered
actions in the granted limits , the 40,080
crcs certified in excess from or on ac-
ount of lands south of the road in the
.ranted limits in common with the Mis-
ouri , Kansas & Toxaa railroad company ,
nd the 4,000 acres north of the road
Inch passed to the Missouri , Kansas &
exas raihoad company , and for which
ho Atchison , lopoka & SantaForailroad
ompany has received an indemnity of
0,180 acres.
1IIAT SI'V
In regard to the resolution adopted
'cstorday ' by the house calling on the
lostniastor-gonoral to examine the truth
f the statement t < * the effect that a Brit-
ah spy nunod O'Brien was allowed to
nmper with the American mails in Now
York , withplans ) to entrap unfortunate
ncn , some of thorn American citizens
ocontly tried and sentenced in Liver-
) eel , Postmaster-General Cirosham said
10 had absolutely no knowledge of any-
; hing of the kind having taken place ,
iharpo , chief postollico inspector , has
jonn directed to proceed immediately to
Sow Vork and personally make a thor-
mih invontigution of the truth of the
ihargo.
A IIKHUSKK UKl'KUKNOi : .
In refusing to refer the Mississippi
Ivor coiumigsion'a report to the commit-
oo on Mississippi river improvement to
day the house reversed its rule of the
past. That report has always boon ro
'erred to the committee on lovocs ant !
mprovemontn _ and it was particulail )
desired by the friends of continued am
steady progress of the works along tin
Mississippi river to obtain the same reference
feronco this year as it was deemed im
portant to keep the Mississippi river up
propriation apart from the river and liar
bor appropriation.
NOTKM.
Among the nomination ) ! sent to th
senate to-day were the following posl
masters : Cloorgo W , Cox , Vindon , 111 :
nois ; Win. Hooper , Walnut , la , ; Joh
R. Ktobbina , Laporto City , Iowa ; Tlioi
L , Stephens , Olonwood , Iowa.
Browstor Cameron , general agent <
the department of justice , has tondorc
hi resignation to accept the position <
receiver of public moneys at Tucsoi
Arizona.
It ia understood that Medical Direct-
Grinnoll , U , S. N- , will bo appoint !
surgeon general of tlio navy , to BUCCOI
Wales.
GOME INTO MY PARLOR ,
Says Mr , Clark , But Bnrliuston
Bnzzcs Afar ,
And the Pool Web Does Not
Entangle It.
The War of Kates Makes Things
Lively ,
And There Is a Hurrying To
and Fro ,
The Trunk Line Dictators Meet With
Sluirp
HA1I/UOAD lltVTKS. .
8TII.L HELD AT HAY.
CHICAGO , January ! ) . The mooting of
the Transcontinental association , com
prising lines west of the Missouri river
to the Pacific coast , was hold hero to-day.
The mooting began at It o'clock and lasted
till evening. The main object of the moot
ing was to consider a proposition to change
the terminus of the association from the
Missouri river to Chicago by admitting
allied connections of the Union Pacific
under the recently ratified agreement.
The effect of this would bo to combine
all the roads west o'f Chicago to tlio
Pacific coast against the Burlington and
its allies in Colorado and Utah , or force
Burlington to join the alliance and pool
all its competitive business west of the
Missouri river , which it has thus far re
fused to do. Little progress was made
in the discussion at issue. At the
opening of the mooting Clark , of the
Union Pacific , prebontod a resolution to
the effect that the Rock Island , North
western , Wabash , Alton , St. Paul , Bur
lington , and St. Louis and San Francisco
roads bo admitted to thu Transcontinent
al association on equal terms with those
already in. This was laid over without
action , till to-morrow. The remainder
of the session was occupied in considera
tion of the rules of the association. It is
believed thp session \yill cover several
days. Thp impression is that unless the
Missouri river lines arp admitted to tlio
Transcontinental association the Union
Pacific will withdraw therefrom. It is
not believed they will bo admitted , as it
is argued that it would make the associa
tion unwieldy in size , and would involve
the Central and Northern Pacific in a war
with the Burlington , and would subject
tlio former to the danger of having its
lines paralleled to the Pacific coast.
TUP. WAU OPENED.
NEW YOIIK , January 0. Notice was
received at the trunk line headquarters
to-day , tlmt the Chicago & Alton had
cut passenger rates from points on the
Missouri river eastward , to the extent of
§ 1 on through tickets. It is supposed
thin reduction is made in a spirit of re
taliation for certain measures taken by
the trunk lines to prevent the payment
of commissions to scalpers , the domoral
station of passenger fares and a reduction
of the revenue of railroads. The position
of the trunk lines is that they have a
right to name thp condition under which
they will Bell tickets for western roads.
If western roads were to soil tickets
through other agencies on more favora
ble terms than the trunk lines
can sell , it is thought it would
lead to discrimination botwccu
connections of the trunk lines , and fin
ally to a war of rates and great loss of
revenue. The trunk lines think the
payment of commissions to middle men
pernicious and not in the interest of rail
roads or the public , and if the railroads
can transact business at less than pub
lished rates the public should have tlio
benefit and not middlemen. There is
also a suspicion expressed that railroad
agents and commission agents are often
in collusion , and defraud railroad com
panies and the public of their just duos.
The best railroad officers in the eountrj ,
they say , are utterly opposed to the com
mission system. The trunk lines ,
it is claimed , are supported in their
position by and act with the roads in the
joint executive committee , embracing
ncnily all the roads east , of the Missis
sippi river and Chicago , and by all west
ern roads , except the Chicago & Alton
and Chicago it Rock Island railroads.
Although the advices rooivod did not
state that the Rock Island had made a
similar reduction in rates , it is thoughtit
will soon follow the example of tlio Alton
if it has not already done so. A war of
passenger ratco went , which this action
will possibly precipitate , is viewed with
no little apprehension among railroad
men. It is not known what action
will bo taken by the roads in joint execu
tive committee to meet 'this reduction ,
but it is said assurances are given by al
of them that they will refuse to transact
any through business with nonconforming
ing roads.
Commissioner Fink announced that on
and after Monday the roads in joint ex
ecutive committee will not bo parties to
any bills of lading issued by the Dela
ware , Lackawana & Western railroad.
This is 111 accordance with a decision of
the meeting of the trunk HUCH executive
committee of December lilst not to ad
mit the Delaware it Lackawana into the
pool on account of itn exliorbitant de
mands.
JIEI'.TINH THE OUT.
CHICAGO , January ' > , A cut in rates
at Kansas City on passenger businenn to
Now York was boitun this morning , and
resulted in a meeting of the general pas
senger agents of the Missouri river lines
hero to-day , for the purpose of connider-
ing the question of maximum commis
sions to common points. No conclusion
was reached , The meeting mil bo con
tinued to-morrow. Information wau received -
coivod here to-day that the Wabash ,
Burlington iV Missouri and Pacific roade
mot the cut at Kansas City made by the
Alton and Rock Island.
TO UKOUGANJ/ ! ! .
BOS-JON , January f ) . Subscribers tc
the Corbiu plan for reorganisation of tin
Danovillo , Olnuy it Ohio River railway
formally adopted the plan which provide !
for a foreclosure sale and purchase in tin
interest of the first mortgage bond am
certificate holders. The new eompan ;
will issue 75 per cent , income bonds fo
th § present mortgage bonds , and 25 po
or cent , in stock , and also stock at par fu
Ml all accrued interest. Thp amount of ir
Dd como bonds , therefore , will bo $ ( ) Jl,7fi (
It is prouidod , therefore , that the stocc
- MX * .
shall not exceed § 1,000,000. Now first
mortgage thirty year 0 per cent , bonds
will bo issued , not exceeding $500,000 ,
for the purpose of paying all existing
claims and putting the road in good con
dition.
The DIsoABca of Cattle.
WAHiiiNnTO.v. January J ) . The assis
tant secretary of the treasury has trans
mitted to the house the report of the
cattle commission consisting of James
Law , K. F. Thayer and .1. II. Sanders ,
for the past year. The commusion
recommended that the national govern
ment prevent the shipment northward
out of the area infected with the Texas
fever , all cattle whatsoever , excepting
from the beginning of November to the
beginning of March. Special attention
is invited by the assistant secretary to
the recommendation of the commission
that the secretary of the treasury bo
empowered to order the slaughter and
safe disposal of all imported nerds that
may bo found infected on their arrival
in tlio United States , or may develop
dangerous contagious diseases during
quarantine ; that ho nlso bo empowered
to have all ruminants other than
cattle and all swine imported into
the United States subjected to inspection
by veterinary surgeons , and if necessary
to prevent the spread of contagious di
sease , slaughtered or submitted to quar
antine until they shall bo considered un-
infcctcd. and that an appropriation of
§ 1,000,000 bo made to defray the ox-
ponscs of preventing the further eprond of
the lung plnguo anmng the cattle of this
country anil stamping out the plague
now existing ,
The Convent. HulooiuiHt.
ST. Louis , Mo. , January 1) ) . The lat
est reports from Belleville ia that ono
more body was recovered to-day , but not
recognized. Three additional identifica
tions were made Gortruo Schunck , of
DuQuoin , 111. ; Hillda Ilajnmcl , of Tren
ton , 111. , and Katip Urbana , of Ynndalia ,
111. The inquest will bo kept open until
the bodies are recovered.
The latest advices from Bollvillp state
that two more bodies have been identi
fied. A report has been made by the
surviving sisters , and accepted by the
coroner as authentic , to the following
effect : There were ( ill persons in the
convent at the time the tire broke out.
Of these 2G were sisters , 22 of whom
were saved ; U2 were boarding pupils ,
ten saved , and live candidates in all were
saved. The totals are : 37 saved , 'J7
lost. It is claimed that all of the lost
have been found , but several little heaps
of charred bones remain still unidonti-
cod , and it is moro than likely that it
will never bo known who they represent.
Two daughters of Samuel Scaling , Agnes
and Mary , children , n prominent live
stock dealer of this city , are not yet
identified , and there will bo no hopp of
recovering them. Only the identified
bodies will bo burried to-morrow. The
others will ko held till next Monday.
Ilio Michigan I'rolilblllonlsts.
Dr.ntoiT , Mich. , January 1) . That
portion of the prohibition party of this
state , who bolipvo in the organi/.tttion of
n separate political party mot in mass
convention at Jackson to-day. About
200 wore present , throo-fourths from the
three counties , Jackson , Washtonaw and
Hillsdnlo. The platform reported from
thp committee adopts tlio name of the
union party , favors constitutional prohi
bition , denounces polygamy , favors a
tariff with incidental protection , but not
sufficient to oncpnrago monopolies , and
contains some minor features. A plank
reported by the committee favoring hard
money was finally stricken out. Noth
ing was said on that * point , nor on female
suffrage. At a later period of the year anew
now convention will bo called to nomi
nate full state and electoral tickets.
Chicago Oruxeil on Opora.
CIIIUAQO , January 0. The sales of
season tickets and boxes for the Abbey
opera Reason of two weeks at Havorly's ,
beginning the 21st inst. , opened to-day.
The receipts are nearly $10,000. The
manager. Will J. Davis , who conducted
the season sale for Maplcspn four years
ago , the most remunerative operatic
manager over hero , says the present aea-
HOII sale is over tbroo times a largo , and
that the Chicago club took over $5,000
worth of Beats.
Havorly'a theater was completely filled
to-night on the occasion of the first ap
pearance here of Miss Terry , who played
the part of Portia to Hoiiry Irving s Shylock -
lock in "Tho Merchant of Venice. "
Miss Terry wan welcomed with unstinted
applause.
The ToxaH Stockmen.
AUSTIN , Tex. , January ! > . In the
Texas stockmen's convention to-day a
resolution petitioning the legislature
not to pass n herd law occasioned a
lengthy discussion and was finally tabled ,
( it ! to18. . Hon. Joseph Say era , presi
dent of the convention , was much ap
plauded during his address counseling
stockmrn in attempting to secure protec
tion of their own property to remember
first to bo just to the people at largo.
RoswlutioiiB were adopted requesting
the legislature to pass such a measure as
to correct the grievances the public suffer
at the hands of pnnturo owners ; also a
law making fence cutting n felony. It
is ascertained that the legislature on
joint ballot will probably vote 32 for free
grass and 100 for property rights.
The Pork i'uok ,
CINCINNATI , January Si. Thp Price
Current to-morrow will publish its Jan
uary preliminary report on pork packing
in the west , ( mowing for all points to
date from November 1 , n total of 3,845-
000 hogu , against 4,025,000 a year ago ,
a deficiency of 180,000 hogs to date. Iti
estimates for the entire season foot uj
0,085,000 hogs , against 0,1-12,000 last
year. It is believed the average weight
will bo below last year's.
Wont
KAHTON , Pa. , January 1) ) . An cos
boundcoal trainon the Jersey Central rail
way last night at Hamton crossed over i
switch and struck the third car of a pas
olsongor train approaching. Thoma
o I Green , conductor , had his skull fractured
turod , John Forgaa , fireman , was scalded
and a lady , name unknown , was oorjousl ,
hurt.
Moody Nccilu u Dualist.
LONDON , January ( ) , Moody is suffoi
ing from a tooth abcesa and is abaci !
from the mission services at Clapham t <
day. At the meeting Sankey read
telegram that Moody hoped to rosuai
work to-morrow.
A BAD BOY.
Hi ; Crimes and Repeated Attempts
to Murder ,
The Story Told In Court hy
His Unolo ,
Trying to Poison a Whole
Pamily ,
Seeking to Out the Throats of
Sleeping Children
Other DcoilN hy Other llnnita That
Unnerve Condign Punlflhmont.
CRIME : AND CRIMINALS.
MUIIDEU CONFESSED.
ANDEUSOX , Ind. , January 9. Pony
Manieo , who was arrested to-day , con
fessed the inurdor of Susan Nelson ,
whose body was discovered concealed in
a ravine near town. Ho alleges that
others are implicated in the murder.
Threats of lynching are mado.
WOIIST HOY LIVING.
WASHINGTON , January 9. A depraved
vicious looking colored boy named El-
plum/.o Nell , fifteen years of ago , was in
the dock of Judge Snoll's court this
morning for committing a series of atro
cious deeds. Ho lives
with his uncle , a
respectable colored man , who testified
that about the 20th of last month the boy
bought a box of "rough on rats" and a
quantity of arsenic. Ho then wont homo
and put the contents in three quarts of
milk with the intention of poisoning the
family , but failed in the attempt. Next
day ho _ renewed the attempt , putting
poison in a bucket of water , and Bon-
lamin's eight children drank from the
bucket and were taken with violent pains
in the stomach , but all recovered. Ho
also gave arsenic to the cattle which made
them sick , and killed n pip. _ Ho sprinkled
arHcnic on Mrs. Benjamin's bread , but she
discovered it and throw the broad away.
Ho also attempted to sot fire to the barn ,
but the corn shucks burned so slow ho
thought ho would bo detected , and put
out the fire. Just before Christinas ho
attempted to cut ono of' ' the children's
throats while she was asleep , but she
woke up just as ho raised his hand to cut
her. lie built a fire , calloc. his aunt to
see it , and then threw a handful of cart
ridges into the firp and ran away , honing
she would bo killed by the explosion.
The boy _ while living in Baltimore poi
soned his mother and aunt , who died
from the effects , and at ono time attempt
ed to sot his mother's house on fire. Ho
also said that while in Baltimore ho used
to poison persons and cattle for spite.
THAT SETTLES IT.
STAUNTON , Va , , January 9. E. D.
A tchison , incarcerated for stabbing Sid
ney Ruckman , was taken from the Mon
terey jail by n mob , and hanged. The
body was then riddled with bullets.
Hurvnril Finances.
BOSTON , January 9. The annual ro-
Eort of the president of Harvard col-
; go shows a considerable.decrease in the
number pf students from the Now Eng
land states and a remarkable increase in
the attendance from the middle states.
An endowment of $100,000 is intended
for the law school. The treasurer's re
port shows general investments of § 4-
025,000 , giving an income of § 248,000.
Subscriptions to found now funds or in
crease old ones made during the year are
nearly § 100,000 , while gifts for immedi
ate use amount to $03,000.
Bound to ho Champions.
PiULADULi'niA , January 9. The Boat
club of the University of Pennsylvania-
in a circular nays it challenged Yale in
' 82 and Harvard twice in " 83 , and the
challenges were declined. It now chal
lenges any college or university to row
an eight-oared ahull ruco , with coxswains ,
for the champhionship , over any dis
tance or water , and at such time and.
place as may bo mutually agreed upon.
Failing to receive an affirmative answer
to this genera ) challenge within sixty
days it is proposed to claim the Ameri
can college championship for eight-pared
shells. They will call on public opinion
to support their claim.
Srul Death ol'JJloutonant. AvRur.
NKW Yoitic , January 9. Lieutenant
John J. Augur , of the United States
navy , escaped from the Blopminudulo lu
natic asylum limt night during ( ho U ru
ble storm , and this morning his body was
found in the roadway. Death was due to
cold and exposure. The father of the
dead lieutenant I'M General Augur , who
is in charge of tlio military poet at Fort
Lcavonworth , Kansas. 'LieutenantAugur
has been in thu navy since 1870 , and was
of the oflicorR sent out on the expedition
to search for the Arctic oxploringatcamer
Jeannotto. The hardships affected his
mind , and ho has been ofl duty since last
summer. Ho was placed in the asylum
December lubt.
A Disastrous Frcfihet ,
Va. , January 0.
A destructive freshet inthoRappahanock
river pi o vails , and muchj property has
been awupt from the wharves. A vessel
loaded with corn wan cut through by the
ice and sunk.
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lieved of terrible buffertna tlcU all other remedies
tailed to reach.
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