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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.
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t : tuevrctUibla Uiik'doiii known to imtUnal ecV-
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Tonloa.amUaiBarjararllla , Yellow Dock.SUlllBEii.
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Bark and oilier telettwl rooU , Uurlui and herb * . A
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viiljr l'r ) II * ruviiltii. Wi > iwlutM-ltbMtUfacUon lu Uu >
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to
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