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V V V THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. raiRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. THURSDAY MORNING , JANUARY 17 , 1881. NO. 180 , / | | THE NATIONAL CAPITAL , ArinmcDts on Mississippi River proyeniGnls , Mr , Fryo Talks o tJapitol Res taurant Brinks , The Republican Members Hold a Love Feast , Tfto Abuses in the Dopnrtmont of Justice , "Hewitt Cauglit SayliiROno TMtiK nn < l Meaning Another , FKOM WASHINGTON. CAVCCM. WASHIKOTOX , January 17. A. joint republican caucus of senators and repre sentatives was hold to-night to appoint a congressional campaign committee , anil moro than 125 members of congress were present. Senator Edmunds pre sided. Representative Miller. , of Penn sylvania , was secretary. In taking the chair Senator Edmunds said the out look for the republican party in 1884 was at ihia early period of the campaign better than at any time for tlio past fif teen years. There was every reason to believe the party would bo successful if it only exorcised wisdom in selecting candidates. The following resolutions wei o ottered by Senator Hour : Resolved , That it is the souse of this mooting that a republican congressional campaign committee bo immediately or ganized , consisting of one member from eoch.stato and territory having republi can representatives , for the preparation and circulation of documents concerning eubjecta pending before congress , other political information and the execution of such other campaign work as may bo agreed upon by that coinmittoo and the republican national committee. Resolved , That we express ur gym * iathy und mil extend our co-operation in all practicable ways to all southern republicans struggling to exercise the vital and fundamental right of free sufi- , fcige in popular elections , and no less do wo pledge our friendship and assis tance to all citixons of the southern states who have not boon republicans , but are manfully contending against the pro- mcription or murder of voters and favor I'rcedjm in politics , honest political methods , public education of the whole .people , and wo recommend the prompt and cordial union of republicans with all such patriotic citizens in combined ef forts to redeem their state from the fatal domination of falsa ideas nnddwhonoring .practices. The resolutions wore warmly applauded plaudod by the caucus when road , and after being favorably commented upon 'by Senators Hoar , Logan and Hawley , nnd Representatives Hiscock and Mayo were unanimously adopted. The mem bers of the committee agreed upon were : California , Senator Miller ; Florida , H. Itisbee ; Illinois , G. R. Davis ; Iowa , Sen ator Allison ; Kansas , .Thomas Ryan ; Massachusetts , Senator S ar ; Mmr o oi , W. P.Washburn ; Mississippi , Judge Jeffords ; Nevada , Senator Jones ; New HampHhire , Senator Blair ; Now Jersey , Senator Sawell ; New York , F. Hisccck ; North Carolina , James E. O'Hara ; Ohio , iVm. McKinley , Jr. ; Pennsylvania , J. Campbell ; South Carolina , E. W. Mockay ; Vermont , J. W. Stewart ; West Virginia , Nathan GofF , Jr. ; Wisconsin , Senator Sawyer ; Dakoto , J. 13. Raymond mend ; Idaho , Theodore Singisor ; New Ncxico , F. Luna ; Washington Territory , T. H. Bronte. When call was made for a member of the committto from Utah , Senator Ed munds remarked , "Of coun.o that is rep resented by a democrat. " Other state delegations not being fully represented , those present asked leave to present the name of a member of the committee at seine future time. They were requested if > unmo committcomon as soon as possi ble. The secretary of the caucus was authorized to call a meeting next Mon day night , at which mooting a chairman and executive coinmittoo will .bo ap pointed.ME15I ME15I ) Or KEFOKMATloy. Browstor Cameron approved before the house committee on expenditures in the department of justice again to-day , and gave a list of twenty-five moro names of person ? , whoso oflicial conduct had been investigated on account of alleged irregu larities and rendering of fradulont ac counts. Some of these men , Cameron said , have been convicted. Ralph Ballin special examiner will bo sent to South Carolina to present the cases of sixteen 'United ' States deputy marshals to the grand jury. Balliu also appeared before the committee , and give his experience AS an examiner in Georgia , South _ Carolina lina , Alabama , Mississippi , Louisiana , Florida , Now York and Pennsylvania. Ho began with his experience in Geor gia , in the fall of 1881 and spring of 185 inthe examination of the accounts of United States Marshal Fitzsimmmon's predecessor of GeneralLongatroet. Ballin said a shortage of S2.TOOO wah found , but the officials have never boon prosecuted. UEWITT' UYPOCIUTKH. January 10. The Str says the action of Hewitt in relation to the O'Donnell resolution is still the favorite subject of discussion at the capital. The general opinion is that Hewitt wiU bo forced to call an investiga tion. It is now said he is not only impli cated in the affair , but right after the adoption of the resolution throe mem bers drove to the British minister's and told bint it was not desired on the part of the house tliat the British gjvornment take any notice of it. This was tole- Crophed Gladstone and prevented the British government postponing execu tion as it declared they intended to do. It is claimed it was the intention to post pone the execution from Monday till Fri day had it not been for this action on the part of Hewitt and others. COKUHKKSIOKAL IHUNKK , During the consideration of the joint rules of the senate to-day , when the rule foi bidding talcs of tpintuous or malt liquors in the capitol was reached Mr. JUyitrd moved to strike out the words "or malt. " Mr Bayard said ho favored the exclusion of spirituous , but not of malt liquors. Mr. Frye said ; "Why , Mr. Fresi. dent , I have won the restaurant in one of tlicao nouses becon > o an open , notori ° usi , ovr > iniaorabto groggory , 1 have ? ° 'xva man with his pantaloons inside ( via boots and hfscou/so blouse on , stand ing at the baroT the restaurant of ono of the houses of xiongvessdi inking miserable whisky out of n cup. " "A tin'cupl" Inquired n member. "No sir , " BAid Mr. Fryo , "a crockery cap ; and I have seen whisky ordered again and again and called tea , nnd served in a cup and saucer. " Th matter was finally compromised by substituting the word "intoxicating , " for the words "spirituous or ninh. " VAN WVCK'S nr.MP.r nai. . At a meeting of the nonato coinmittoo on public lands , Senator Van Wyck's bill for the relief of settlers on the public domain in Nebraska nnd Kansas was or dered reported favorably. It provides for the payment of $2.50 per acre by persons who took up lands under the homestead or pro-omption laws within limits of the Northern Kansas land grant. With this sum claimants are ex pected to extinguish the title of the company and $200,000 will bo appro priated. WAIHKY IN iiosn. The bill introduced in the senate to day by Senator Bock authorizes the establishment of special bonded ware houses for distilled spirits and provides that whenever n distillery is discontin ued permanently or distilling has been suspended at any distillery for twelve months , and the quantity of distilled spirits held in the distillery warehouse docs not exceed 4,000 gallons , the dis tiller may pay the tax on such spirits or cause them to bo removed in bond from the distillery warehouse to a apocsal bonded warehouse. FOHTY-EtGHTH CuXGKESS. HKNATK. WASUINOTON , January 1C. The scn- nte this morning passed the bill reported from the coinmittoo on public lands , re storing to the public domain lands grant ed the Iron Mountain railroad , because it was not built on the line contemplated. At the conclusion of the morning hour the senate , after slight amendment , adopted the rules. Mr. Hoar ( rep. , Mass. ) called up his bill providing for counting the electoral vote , the same ns the bill which passed the senate of the Forty-seventh congress , and it was again passed without deb ito. Mr. Miller ( rop. , N. Y. ) presented a memorial from the coinmittoo of the national stock convention , in Chicago , on the subject of European discrimination against American cattle and moats. In connection with the memorial Mr. Mil ler presented n bill which ho said con tained the views of the cattle brooders' convention. It was read a second time and referred to the committee on agri culture. Mr. Plumb ( rep. , Ind. ) , by request submitted a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the oonstitution'pro- hibiting the manufacture and sale "of intoxicating liquors in the United States. Referred. Mr. Beck , ( dem. Ky. ) , submitted , in order lo bo printed for consideration at the proper time , an amendment to the resolution of Mr. Anthony , ( rop. R. I. ) , relating to European exclusion of Amer ican moats. The amendment is as fol lows : "And the committee on foreign rela tions further . innfrnrtwl rn reitorfc whofc discriminations are made against exports from the United States by the tariff laws of the principal countries of Europe and America , especially Franco , Germany , Mexico and Brazil , by reason of com mercial and other special treaties to more favored nations , and report the causes which led to auch discrimination and what efforts , if any , have been made to remove them , what legislation is neces sary to place the United States on an equal footing with more favored nations , this legislation , * however , not to delay the work of the committee on the first branch of the inquiry. " Ordered printed. The senate hold a short executive ses sion and soon after adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Potter ( dem. , N. Y. ) introduced a bill to maintain the currency and prevent injurious fluctuations by issuing 2 per cent , bonds and providing for their de posit ns security for national bank notes ; also to remit the taxation on circulating bank notes when secured by a deposit of the 2 per cents. Mr. Hatch ( dem. , Mich. ) , chairman of the committee on agriculture , reported a resolution requesting the president to transmit to the house the correspondence had by'tho state department with all for eign governments on the subject of the importation of American hogs in their country. Mr Lamb ( dom. , Ind. ) , from the com mittee on foreign affairs , reported a reso lution calling on the secretary of state for information concerning the arrest , imprisomont and torture of E. Who clock , a citi/xm of the United states , by the government of Venezuela in 1870. Adopted. Mr. Womple ( dem. , N. Y. ) introduced a bill for the improvement ot the Erie canal nnd maintaining the same free to the commerce of the United States. It appropriates 81,000,000 for the purpose. Referred. Mr. Van Alstyne ( dora. N. Y. ) from the committee on expenditures in the de partment of justice , reported a resolu tion asking the secretary of the treasury for a otatomont of the gross not earnings yearly of each United Slates marshal , attorney and clerk for the fiscal yours 1873 to 18XJ. Adopted. Mr. Shelly ( dem. Ala. ) offered a reso lution asking for reports from the secre tary of war on the necessity of immedi ate appropriations for ointinuing the work on important nver and harbor im provements. Referred , Mr. Nutting ( rep. N. Y. ) introduced a bill authorizing the construction of a ship canal around Niagara Falls. Referred. Mr. Throckinorton ( dem. Tex ) offered a resolution instructing the committee on ways and means to inquire into the expediency of abolishing or consolidating anv internal revenue districts. Referred. Mr. Coegrove ( dem. Mo. ) from the coinmittoo on poitoilices nnd post-road ? , reported a bill to provide for a moro cpoedy delivery of letters by the deliv ery oIllroB. Calendar. The house went into committee of the whole , Cox of New York in the chair , on the senate bill appropriating 81,000,000 for continuing work * on the Mississippi river. river.Mr. Mr. Skinner ( rep. , N. Y. ) declared the bill had not-tbo object of improving the navigation of-the Aiiuitaippi river , Broad ly nd fairly stated , its object wns to butt up lovcos , but wna there any nssur- ana it would be expended honestly ? Thco wore always sot of men combin ing Vjr the purpose of directing the ox- pondturo. The Mississippi River com- misson believed the only way to im- provi the navigation was to raise the loves and thereby grant incilimablo priviogca to people owning property alouRtho stream. Ho was not willing to adnuitlmt the Mississippi wan the only river n the United SUtes. The gentle- m tn anmed to forgot the great lakes and watennys from the west through which nino-Uiths of the commerce of the west llowcd , Ho believed after an oxponiM- turo ofgoO.OOO.OOO the navigation would bo no lUtor thnn to-day. Mr. Vnrnor ( dom. Ohio ) said the real purposcof the bill was not to improve navigation but to build levees. It will bo known thother the river is navigable From Nuv Orleans to Memphis up np- propriatin is required. Mr. Diim ( dom. Ark. ) said the gentleman - man wiu mistaken. Tlioro were two or throe diaurbed beaches below Memphis. Mr.Virncr , continuing said , it in volved i t the appropriation of § 1,000- 000 ur $00,000,000. The treasury might bo einpiod into the river nnd no good bo donn. Mr. Vhilo ( rep. Ky. ) said ho objected to the bil because the report of the com mission ras not before the house. The inenptm was recommended in a special mesuagtby the president , therefore the house TUB naked to pass it. During the last coigrcss the president vetoed the river aid harbor bill nnd the veto was not in ho interest of cheap transporta tion bu in the interest of the railroads. If ho 'expected ' to control the Chicago convcrtion on the third of Juno , by bid ding fcr southern votes by recommend ing tlis Mississippi river.job , he had betterlook n little sharp. Mr. , Holman ( dom. , Ind. ) olfnred an amonanent that the money , except onougi to protect the works in progress from njury. bo expended in continuance and conplation of some ono roach now in procesi of improvement. Ho advocated it on tie ground that improvement is an experinent , nnd suggested Plum Reach ns the appropriate point. Mr. Jofford ( dom. , Miss. ) said there was mt a word in the bill about levees , but it would bo time enough to talk about iliem when reached. Mr. Kllis ( dem. , La ) , Mr. Gibson ( dom.W. VH. ) and Mr. Wilson ( rop. , la. ) ojposed the amendment , the latter remarking that since the beginning of the improvement New Orleans had become the setond export city of the country. To show the importance of the improve ment ho said the work already done had compelled the Canadians to improve the Wellond canal , thereby compelling Now York to take the tolls on" its canals , having the effect of bring ing down coast transportation. Air. Brown , ( rop. Ind. ) , thought the plan proposed would provide a collos- sal waste. He favored the outlet system. Mr. Breckonridge , ( dem Ark. ) , wanted to know if this house knew more about the subject than skilled engineers. If the commission wore left empty handed the river , from the character of the soil,1 could destroy in a few hours the outlay of years of toil , and milliorm of money. Tinio for unnoral debate expired. Mr. White ( rop. Minn. ) moved that the committee rise and oak the houBO to refer the bill to the committee on rivers and harbors with instructions not to re port it back till the secretary of war fur nish the house an itemized bill for im provement of the Mississippi from July 1 , 1879 to January 10 , 1884. Mr. Hoi man's amendment was lost , 100 to W2. Mr. Hiscock ( rep. N. Y. ) offered an amendment that the money appropriated be expended on Plum Point and Lake Providence , except the amount neces sary to preserve the work elsewhere al ready begun. Rejected J 04 to 110. The committee rose and Mr. Hiscock moved to commit the senate bill to the committee on rivers and harbors , with the addition of his amendment. Pending a vote the house adjourned. A joint republican caucus was an nounced for this evening. \VA8HINOTON WAIFS. WASHINGTON , .January 1C. The house committee on railways and canals have decided to postpone consideration of bills relating to the If onepin canal until the printed report of the engineer is received. The bill prepared by the cattle men for extirpation of thu lung phiguo has been submitted to the following members of the house committee on agriculture : Hatch , Debrell , Winana , Cullen , Wilson and Ochiltreo. Senator Fair , of Nevada , gave an ele gant banquet this evening to a party of thirty friunds. The house committee on election * has decided to seat neither Chalmers nor Manning on ptiina fade tv'denco. The case will bo submitted to the house to morrow. Colonel Robert Murray's nomination for Burgeon general has been confirmed. Thu aecrotary of war and the navy ap peared to-day before the house committee - tee on appropriations in behalf of an ap propriation for the Grccloy relief &xpedi < tion. The president will fiend in a mes sage on the subject. Springer , chairman of the house com mittee on expenditure in the department of justice , said to-night that the commit tee will probably finish ita investigation of the oflicial conduct of United States deputy marshals nnd other officials of the department of justice within two or three weeks when it will take up the question of expenditures in the star- route cases. The statement that the committee will summon Attor. ney-General Browater , Senator Dor- aoy and ex-Senator Spencer , is aoinowhat premature , although it ia possible thu committo might find it necessary to bring those gentlemen before it na they are in possoision of information thu com- mitttiu ia hooking , Htlll Dead Looked. r. ! . * : , January 1C. The demo- cratfl hold another caucus meeting to night , but did not break the dead look. Seven ballots wore taken , and the last atooi Williams fill , Blackburn 44 , Swee ny 24. The caucus will moot again on Thursday night. Tlio Chicago Ojtoru Beauon. CHICAGO , January 10 , The opening day of the aalo of subscription tickota for "Her Majesty's Opera amounted to $14,700. The Beacon begina Monday the 28th iuat. THE RAILROADS. SaniflGPs Hand is Once More Raised to Strike , The Burlington to Have a Now Division , By Consolidating the Hannibal and Bluffs Roads , The Trunk Lines Again Put Up Rates , AVnrnlttfc to tlio Dominant Pnny of Nulirankn. UAILUOAD MA.TTKU9. SAMUK1. J. AtTKK TIIKM. NEW YOUK , January 1C. A bill has been tiled in the United States circuit court for thu appointment of n receiver "or the Ontario & Western road , in bo- iinlf of Conrad N. Jordan ns n common and preferred atoci holder. The bill seta forth that the company has n floating in debtedness , unpaid salaries and accounts amounting , to § 1,205,277. The bill ro- itea that the company has no money , no esourcoa whatever to meets its oblign- iona maturing , that ita credit is entirely gone , and it is wholly unable to operate ' ; ho road successfully , that the property ) [ defendants has been injured , wasted und materially destroyed Ly the present management of the road. At the Onta rio it Western meeting , Jlouaton was iloctcd chairman. Jordan moved that the mooting adjourn for thirty days , nnd iat an investigating committee bo np- > oiiitod to report on the condition of the Company. Grcit excitement followed. " 1hoi room was crowded. Houston , the chairman , refused to put the motion. ordan rose , put the motion himself , do- ilared the aamo carried , and the mooting luljourncd. It is rumored that Jordan's action waa inspired by Samuel J. Tildon , who ia a stockholder It is said that the present board of directors have absolute nntrol of a majority of the stock. IHULOW'H HHIUKS. MONTHIUL , January 10. On applicn- ion of the directors of the Canadian Pa ific railway , an injunction was granted > reventing u mooting of the Montreal , 'ortland it Boston Railway company , and also prohibiting Bradley Barlow from noting on shares ho holds , as they belong ; o plaintiffs. The petition alleges that 10 oxvcs petitioners $1,400,000 , nnd that ill the shares belong to them. A UONSOIDATION. IVANS CITY , January 10. The Jour- lal to-morrow will aay it haa infnrmntion > f an authoritivo character that a consol idation will in all probability bo formally fleeted of the Hannibal and Council Bluffs roads with the Burlington at a mooting for that purpose early in Febru ary , the first two lines to bo separated as ho Missouri division of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincoy system. NKW YORK , January 10. The execu- ; ivo committee of the trunk line issued n notice to-day to shippers that after Jan uary 21st they would require prepay ment over their lines on all freight ship ped via the Delaware , Lnckawnnnn & estern. A 11OUI.I ) PURCHASH. SAN FKAMCIHCO , Janurry 10. A Port Oxford , Oregon , special nays Jay Gould has bought a large water front property. No details. HIGIITS OP THI51'fi How They JIbvo Been OiitruKod , How Tlioy Will le To the Kdltor ol The Ike. BELI.VUE , January 15. Has not the republican party of Nebraska made a record on the question of railroad legisla tion ? This question I desire to briefly review through your columns , well know ing you wage war in the interest of the people rather than at the bidding of the railroads. The republican pr.rty haa been n power ainco Nebraska waa first admit ted into the Union. The question of railroad legislation has come up time and' time again , it is now the year ot grace , 1884 , nnd no bill haa benn passed for the relief of the people. Why is thia thus ? Simply because all attempts have born opposed and defeated by a tolid republi can front. The anti-monopolists were consistent but they lacked the force tn override the will of an immovable majori ty. The republicans , it scows , are determined - mined , regardless of the interests of the peop'e , that no bill shall pass , and re main a law , granting even fair and just concessions. I congratulate them upon their former success. They have made big fights and they have won. Their devotion haa not gone unrecognized , their success haa not passed unrewarded. Now , if you please , do they intend to adhere to the original plan , and duliver all future legislatures into the hands of the monopolies/ / this ia the intention of the present party directors , they will consummate a moat brilliant blunder , and may carry the load of a magnificent defeat. Wo ask them as a stalwart to recollect that God moves in a myatcrioua way Hia wondora to per form. Yt ! , every fair man contends wo need railroad legislation. They approve of it , nnd declare it shall bo the great iasuo , to come before the elocturn of Ne braska. "An honest tale speeds best , being plainly told. " Mine in an honest tale , and 1 tall it to no ono can tniaunder- stand it , nnd I am not going to bund my knees in cowardly submission to repub < lican clamor. Why have they not done as expected ) The great states of Iowa , Texag , 11H. nolg and numerous others , had thn back bone to enact railroad lawa , but hero ir Nebraska the ropublieana have con trolled both branchea of the legislature and refused to do anything to regulate freight rates and passenger traffic TJu Doano-Tub law is a deau failure. It hai been beneficial to the railroada inatt-Ht of the people. The representative * ol the people have dishonored their con itituoncy in their own households. They irgiuiir.rd into n solid column and narchcd over their tmths , the law nnd notice. Tin- people wuic unpiopnrcd 'or such a leception. Tlioy did not bu- iovo their chosen ndvocatva torupiuncnt ho commonwealth would turn out to bo .heir enemies , nnd in their might nnd lower inllict n disgraceful wound "turn nd rend her. " What ia the result ? The republican party deliberately ro- 'used to take up tint railroad quoa- ion at the laat session of the cgialaturo , ind handle it in the interest f the taxpayers of Nebraska. They teed sponsors nnd championed the cause f railroada , they wore loud in their pro- ontiona that nothing should bo done in ho way of regulation. The leading ournata of the party showed their india- xjsition and labored for the I' . P. nnd i. & M. , thus allowing up the brnen col- ar of their mastera. How docile The lopubliean haa become of Into , going broad throughout the length nnd readth of thia state asking for enquiries ml consolation relative to the injustice ' ,0110 , by the railroads such wonderful ixcollenco , to wash away the guilty tains of a subsidized nnd corrupt paper. Their eagerness for reform in thin diruc- 'on is pretty much like the slicaiing of ivinu , all cry and no wool. Still it will o n hard matter for the publishers of hat establishment to hoodwink the public o draw the wool down over their eyes .a it were. Since when has it soon fit to nter the squalid nbodo of the fanner hero lowly toil through sweat , nnd mnly struggle is hardly earning ita ally bread , in n measure , on account of lie high tar ill's demanded by corporate npnopoly , whoso exactions mow down rith n remorseless sweep , and swallows p from day to day the bulk of humble oil ? It ia evident that something must ) Q done to allay the pillage of thcso ighway robbers ; something must rise to tran lo this scourge that is constantly rinding the agricultural clauses to an inworthy inferoritv the ravages of so nighty and unpitying a foo. Think of tl There is no city , town or village , ounty , district or township in the state f Nubraaka , that can oxpoci an im munity from railroad corporations ntil the people riao up in their najosty nnd rebuke the rashness of thono nugnntcs who have boon operating on ie standpoint that every man has his rice. Among the questions that should e engraven on the heart as with a pen f iron , may bo these : That the rail- oads bo compelled to pay their just pro- lortion of taxes , and that they shall bo onfinod by established law to exact only uch rates as are sot forth therein. iVhcn thia ia accomplished the angelic iiindron | will take their departure , the ays of arbitrary dictation , the hours of orvitudo nnd depredation will bo over , ramplod rights and crying wrongs will ako the place of empty flattery and fair remises , and withal the balance of ustice is stretched across the vaults of eaven nnd it ia the people that kick the > oam. U.VDEII Doo. The llrailforil Disaster , January 10. The Chroni- len specials from Bradford Pa. , says the emains of Miss Momn , one of the vic- ims of yesterday's disaster on the Brad- brd it Kinzna railroad , was taken to Oil Jity this morning for interment. The un.oralof Mrs. Sadie B.Fair takes place at' Bradford this afternoon. It is not known 'hat ' disposition will bo mndo of Mrs. 'obias ' Jones. The injured number 20 , nd most of thorn are doing well except ing Prof. Faught , Tarport , Pa. ; W. A. Bolkuap , Aikon , N. Y. ; George B. Mc Cartney , newsboy , who is not expected .o live. The coroner's jury visited the wreck and examined the sight of the tank and marked where the oil run long the road. Thu capsized engine was 'ound reversed and with throttle open. The track was not injured in any manner. After obtaining an insightto the cauncs of .ho disaster the jury returned to Brad- 'ord and mot ut 10 o'clock this morning and examined witnesses. All develop ments tend to the belief that the road will bo exonerated from what is consider- id an unavoidable accident. The llosh f Engineer Sexton's hands is fairly ousted , the skin dropping off in lump * . Hu will recover. flic Kansas pily 1'aol. KAKHAK CITY , January 10. In pur- uance of notice the Hannibal road this morning withdrew from the Kansas City > aysonger agents , agreement. The renaming - naming parties mot and agreed in writ- ng to continue obnervanco of the agree ment until otherwise ordered bj joint action of the members. This they aay ncanfi maintenance of ratea unless a cut B inaugurated by the Hannibal. The latter's agent.haa received no instructions to make war and hence the rate ia un disturbed except for the recent oat of four dollars to Now York. rail of I'ayne. COI.UMIIUH , 0. , January 10. The ro- suit of Puyno'a election oa senator , which occurred in the houspa separately yester day , was declared in joint convention to-day , amid cheers on the democratic aide. Later a resolution waa offered from the republican aide of the house to investigate the charges of corruption in securing the nomination. This waa de feated , only half the ropublieana voting for it. I'ayne arrived to night. Hnllaw'H llcqueBtH. ST. Louiri , January 10.- The will of Ralph Sellowwho died suddenly at the Lindell hotel yesterday , was probated to-day. It bequeaths 880,000 to St , Louis institutions ; $40,000 of which goes to the mutual training ichool of Wash ington university , $110,000 to St. Luke's hospital ; $10,000 to the Mission fruc achool and $5,000 each to the Missouri Theatrical aosioty , Episcopal Orphans' homo , Memorial homo and German Pro- toatant Orphans' home. Hunutor nml Iul > or , A.N.VAi'oi.is , Md , , January 1(1. ( Two fruitless ballots were taken to-day for 11 United State * aeimtor. Governor Mc < Lane cant a special meunago to the le ia- laturo to-day on the labor question , with drafts of six bills covering various branchea of the ( subject , The mceMigt and rocommundationa are intended U meet thu plcdgoa of tlm democratic plat1 form and promiees made during the oeo ! tion canvaa. Choked to l > cntli. OHIOADO. January Hi. The dead b'idj ' of Amelia Olsen , seventeen years old , wo discovered on tbo npun prairie near rhi northwestern ouukuta of the city thi morning. The deceased was na n domestic and mot her death while returning homo after nightfall from her place of work. There were evidences that she mot with violence nnd the belief ia entertained that aho was choked and left insensible nnd died from the effects of her rouqh usnga or that combined with exposure on a cold night. The locality through which the girl paaicd ia infested with n rough claw. Ta' AMiliVNOl'X VROCEKIHJfrtH. Special Dlapntdi tn TUB Kelt. KKAIINKNob. . , Jnmiary 10. The State Farmers' alliance convened thia morning in Moro'n hail. About seventy- five delegates , representing every portion of the state nml including many promi nent anti-monopolists , were present. The forenoon was occupied in effecting an organi/Jition. This afternoon nnd oveninu delegates nnd others , completely filling the hall , listened to sensible and eloquent addresses by Messrs. Rosewater - water , McKooghan , Burrows and others. The speakers generally lavored free trade nnd denounced railroad corpora tions nnd the national banking a\ntmn. Considerable interest is manift'stril. OVHIl IN IOWA. o Proceeding" . UKS MOINKN , la. , January 10. The senate mot at 10 o'clock this morning. Senator Smith , by consent , otlorcd the report of tlio joint cominittoo on inau guration. The report elicited ilinoiis.Mon , and the matter wont over as the hour arrived for canvassing the votes of the last election. The chief clerk of the house announced and presented a house message containing house resolution No. 2 , for the appointment of n joint coin , mittoo to Miimiro into the practicability of publishing the journals of the house and senate daily ; also notifying the senate that the house had concurred in senate resolutions No. 1 , relating to postmas ters , No. 2 , relating to a joint conven tion to canvass votes , and No. 3 , relat- ng to mail carriers. The senate then proceeded to the house chamber to incot n joint convention to canvass votes. The canvas was completed with the Allowing result : For governor , Sher man 104,141 , Kinno 140,032 , Weaver 23,0 ! ) . ' ) , scattering 24 ; for lieutenant gov- ornornor , Manning i5JI5 ( ! ( ! , Clark 138- COt , Kirkpatrick 22,28 ! ) . At the close of the joint convention the house nnd senate resumed business and occupied the remainder of ( ho ses sion in discussing matters pertaining to the inauguration and making assignment of seats in tho.now chambers. VARIOUS MATTItHH. The State Horticultural society was in session to-day. The time was given up to.discussions of the kinds of < fruit and ur.do of culture applicable to the neil and climate of the state. The Iowa Millers'association convened n annual session to-day nnd devoted the [ lay to talking over matters connected with the business. A speech wns made by Senator Nichols , of Panora , and a humor ous paper was rend by Mr. Graves , of Dow City. The lowu Millers' Mutual Insurance company held its annual meeting and transacted routine business. Otticers iccted ! : President , Hon. S. D. Nich ols of Panora ; vice president , Charles II. Peters , of Fort Madison ; secretary , J. G. Sharp ; treasurer , II. Hammond , of LoGrand. Executive committee : 8. D. Nichols , of Panora ; J. J. Suouiler , of Cedar Rapids , and J. R , Rorrin , of DCS Moines , Adjourned. A meeting of the Sixth Iowa infantry was held to-day , and transacted only routine business. The annual reunion will bo hold September 24th and 25th at Albia , Monroe county. The State W. C. T. U. hold a recep tion at the Grand opera house this oven- ing. Speeches were mndo by Bishop Hurst of this city , Mrs. M. J. Aldrich of Cedar Rspids , Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Clinton , Mrs. Mahin of Muscatino , also Hun. John Mahin , celebrating the victo ries of the lust conumi'un. Gould'H Opportunity. ST , LOUIH , Jonuary 10. It transpires that in the application mada by the Cen tral Trust cotnptny for the appointment of a receiver for the Texas \ : St. Louie railroad at Keokulc last Saturday , it was conditioned that a receiver should bo ap pointed pending a suit in equity filed in the United States circuit court asking the foreclosure of the first mortgage bond the suit being at the instance of a ma jority of the bondholders. The opinion among some railroad men is that the road cannot encapo being Bold nnd that there will be a great struggle , between the Illinois Central and the Gould in terest for its possession. A Urutal HcrouIcH. .v , Ind. , January 1C. Alborl IlercnloB has been confined in jail ,01110 , time on the charge of bastardy pro- erred by Estella Blazer. Yeatordav Hercules sent for her to comp to BOO hit ? n the coll. While alone with her he knocked her down and beat her over tlu head with an iron tap taken from a bolt Her injuries uru very severe. Horculoi says it was his intention to kill the wo man nnd would ho undoubtedly have don < BO had not help arrived. J'Yo/.on to Death , Bun M o , January 10. The bed ) ol a. in id did ugi tl nmn frozen htitF was foum in u car load of wheat at the Niagari elevator to-day. The car left St. Luui November lth. ! ) A lottur found in tin pocket H I'M dated Columbus , U. , Septom her Kith , and addressed to Frank B < d ' ( ley , care of S , Berry , Iiuliannpolin , In ( liana. llolh Ittmiuit to Dmitli , FALL HIVEK , Moss. , January 10 , Clrarlos P. Sticknoy wan probably fatull ; Imrnod to-night trying to extinguish i lire in bis wife' * clothes. The wife wa burned to death , Btioi Down at llta Dour. KAMO.V , r -January 10 . 1) . P. Hill a iiuirchant ut High Bridge , was tailed t his store at 3 o'clock this morning an shot by ihrtio mutked mpn , Two ball lodged in his ho.id. He is not oxpocto to live. No property disturbed. TllO iKHikWO.Ml Sis y is PKOVIDKNI B , .January 10. Amoa 1 ] 10 Lockvtook , n lending cottoa manufacture . of the country , died to-duy of Leart tli ill BOftSi * . FROM FOREIGN LANDS. China will Fight ii France Does Not Back" Down , The Most Trnubloaoino Nation in Existence , The Now Brunswick Thermometers - tors Go Orazy , Ono Hundred and Fifty Thousand Idle Mon , YnrloiiN MntlcrH of Note from Atirond llrlclly Told , GHNKKAIj FOREIGN NEWS. A NEW BTKAilSHU1 UJJI : . IKNNA , January 10. The miniator of commerce haa approved n achomo for iv regular monthly line of atcamora between Trioato nnd Now York. The steamers be gin running the lat of February. Rail way and shipping ratcw on goods from Budn Po&th and Vienna to Now York via Trieste will bo oxcoptionly cheap. The Southern Pacific railway company has also taken the initial steps for a direct line of steamers from Tricato to Now Or leans via Havana , nnd proposes making preparations for larger imports of Ameri can cotton owing to the unsettled atato of affairs in Egypt. DKTEUMINEn TO nOlIT Lo.vnoN , January 10. A letter from Canton , dated December Gth , says China , is determined to fight and war ciui only bo avoided by Franco backing clear down' . Franco mndo nn awful muddle of the whole affair by not acting with force at first. ChincJo troops nro pouring in from the north and being rained nt Can ton. The feeling ia that the Chinoio must riao up aa ono nmn nnd crush the pride of Franco which they pronounce the moat troublesome nation that ever existed. TUB 1DLK Mi.V : OP PAUIK. PAHIS , January 10. The Working Men's delegates had a conference to-day with members of the chamber of depu ties , and pointed out that ICO,000 hands were out of employment and asked the chamber to provide work. A number of deputies said it would be necessary to have nn explicit statement of the men's wishes before action could bo taken. QLADESTONE'S OALL. LONDON. January 10. Gladstone has issued a circular to the liberal members of the commons requesting their attend ance at the opening of parliament ou the 5th of February. It says it is the desire of the government to submit to the commons , at the earliest day possi ble after the opening , proposals of much public interest and importance. BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON , Ho.vo Ko.vn , January 10. The Chi- noao expect if Bacuinh falls into the hands of the French , that the latter will either occupy Yu Lin Kan , the southern city on the islamTofHainoi or bombard Canton. The French repudiate any such idea. 1'irry-Two IIKLOW SKUO. ST. JOHN , N. B. , January 10. Last night was the coldest of the season. Andover - dover , Victoria county , reports 52 below x.ero at 0:30 : a. in. , lo-diy , Woodstock 50 below , St. John 12 bolpw. COIINWALI. , Ont. , January 10. Thirty- one below zero. ALL MASSACUED. LONDON , January 10. A telegram to the Austrian consul at Khartoum says all the higher Egyptian oflicials of El Obeid were massacred ALL KILLED. LONDON , January 10. While ton men and a boy wore in n cngo of Gamant col liery , Wulca , the rope broke and all were hurled to the bottom and killed. NEEDS AHHIHTANCK. OAIHO , January 10. Governor Baker , of El Ghozal , aaks reinforcements to quell a revolt caused by emmissarios of Kl Mahdi. A DEAD KXPLOKEH. LONDON , January 10. Sohwgvcrt , the explorer of equatorial Africa is dead. KHARTOUM FALLS. , OAIKO , January 10. It is rumored th.it Khnrtoumhas been captured. Too 'i'ougli to Lave. DALLAS , Texas , January 10 , While re sitting arrest W. A. Alexander , a cow boy and noted desperado waa shot and killed on the reservation at Pena Col orado , Texas , last Sunday , by a detach ment of soldiers. Ono of the soldiers- wna killed and two wounded. Tlio Hftrtholdl Pedestal. - NEW YOIIK , January 10. The Bart- hold ! pedeatal coinmittoo announce the Travelers Insurance company ) of Hart ford , subscribed § 1,700 to the fund. A , special engraving of the statue complete will bo prepared for the American press. A Conllajjrallou Racing. LONDON , January 17 5:30 : A. M. A furious iiro ia raging in the premiers of S , W. Silver & Co. , colonial merchants and publishers , Sun Court 07 , Cornhill. The whole city is illuminated. Fire en gines are arriving on the BCOIIO from all parts of the imitropolirt. ROOD'S ' It a carefully prepared extract ol tbg btit tvmedlii t : tuevrctUibla Uiik'doiii known to imtUnal ecV- rnoo M AllrntllvM , lllool I'uriHert , Diuretic * ami Tonloa.amUaiBarjararllla , Yellow Dock.SUlllBEii. IXindrUon , Juniper llerrlu , Mandrake , Wild Cherry Bark and oilier telettwl rooU , Uurlui and herb * . A nudIJnc , , HVo anytliliitf clw , can bo fuitly judged viiljr l'r ) II * ruviiltii. 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