i. -3m , , - * , . , , . , * * * + * * * IS0S& * ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. MONDAY MORNING , JANUARY 28 , 188-1. NO. 189 , THE NATIONAL CAPITAL , Raflical Changes to the Laud Laws Proposed . The Homestead Law's ' Graft The Amendments Suggested for the Pre-emption Law. tfhe House Talk on the Fife John Porter Bill , Mr. TtioTHRH Mnlccft n Speech AVIili MOTO Violence than Ar gument. THK I VND IiMVS. Vr.sNrjTOW , January 27. The sub committee of the senate committee on public lands will prob ibly recommend a number of radical changes in the home stead laws. Among them'it is proposed to give the homestead claimnnt one year from the date of entering the land to establish a residence thereon ; requiring , however , in thu meantime that ho shall break and prepare for cultivation a uivcn area of land to establish the good faith of his professions. Under existing laws Hie ia required to go upon the claim and imako it his homo within six months from tlio date of entry. It is further proposed to admit homestead claims to final proof and patent only at the end of seven yeais from date of entry. The present term ia five years. It is argued that to an honest claimant who farms thu land for his own use it is o f little consequence when ho receives a patent , since the entry of the land confirms him in any right but selling it , which lie su- wuros by patent. A a now feature of the homestead law , and substitute for the timber culture law , it is under con templation to require that within the first four or five years from date of entry a homestead settler shall plant a specified small urea of land in trees , having pre viously taken such necessary stepa to Hocuro a thrifty rrowth , as is now re quired by the timber culture act , this requirement being applicable of course only to treeless regions. The rea son for grafting n portion of the timber culture law upon the homestead law is found in the fact that under the former law land usually falls into the handa of non-rcFLdonts , who have no interest in the cultivation of trcea and whoso stops to that end are merely nuflicicnt under the law to hold the land until it can bo sold. But little attention haa been given to the law but there is better pre-emption , rea son -expecting radical amendments than its repeal. The chief amendments suggested in the committee look to the prevention of speculation by requiring that relinquishmonta shall not bo accepted - ' ed by local officers , but that when ac- coptedlby the commissioner of the lane department they shall be open for entn by the first applicant and two years actual residence shall precede the pur chitsu of land. THK CONGHESS * SKNATK. WASHINGTON , January 2iJ. The sen- jito was not in session to-day having .adjourned till Monday. UOUSR. WAHUIMJTOX , January 20. The speak er luid before the house the credentials of K.V. . Rockwell , membor-eloct of the Twelfth district of Massachusetts. Ho took the oath of ollicp. Mr. Hatch'dom. Mo. ) from the com- wittee on agriculture , reported a bill for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle and provide for the sup pression and oxterpation of pluero-pnou- moriia and other contagious diseases of domestic animals. Ordered printed and lecommitted. The hoi'.ao went into a committee of the whole , Mr. Springer ( dem. 111. ) in the nhair , on the Fit/ John Porter bill. Mr. Thomas -Crop. , III. ) obtained the lloor and delivered a violent speech in opposition to the Fit/ John Porter bill. 5 1 Ho reviewed the war record of General " * John Pope , and warmly pronounced him a Jioro for liia valor , gallantry and ability , And vigorously defended Pope's course toward Porior. Ho ncathingly referred to Porter as "an officer who had sulked in hit .teat. " In t he course of hia speech Mr. Thomaa graphically described the he- roicconduetof General John A. Logan , who took uonnqund of the army of the Ten nessee when McPherson fell , and "hurled back the forces of Wood , res- y * cued the Union army and gained a mag- * ' uificej.it victory. " Vet continued Themes - os , ho ( Logan ) had a bar sinister upon hia escutcheon because ho hod not eid ated at West Point , and three days after he naved the array a Went Pointer was put in his place. " But ho did not nulk , because Lo vras a volunteer soldier who went out to eave his country from traitora. "Not so with Fitz John Porter ter , who waa educated at West Point and taught that fidelity to ono of the gradu ates o ( that institution was a higher duty than fidelity to his commanding officer and country. " Said the speaker : "After the removal of MoClellan ho was taken up by copperheads and Sons of Liberty and run for the presidency against Abra ham Lincoln. " Mr. Thomas , in the name of Lincoln and Stanton , in the name of the men who foil in battle on the 29lh of August , protested against the bill. bill.Mr. . Belford ( rep , Go } . ) asked thogon- tlornan whether , in his judgment , "tho Pita John Porter caw was better than that of the greatest soldier the world has Been from thu time of Julius Ciujuil I mean Ulynsea S. Grant. " [ Applause on democratic aide. ] Mr. Follett ( num. , O ) in a longspeoch appealed tn the house to consider the question from a wholly non-partisan Btandpoint. Ho deprecated the language nnd animuB of Mr. Thomas' speech mde- iiounuine raduatea of West Point and making the question a political ono. Mr. Bel fold said ho had the courage and boldness to do what was just without regard to any popular prejudice. Pom- pey , Hannibal tmd Napoleon were con quered , but Grant never lost a battle , and Grant hiti fully examined the case uud gaid iujnetico had been done Porter. On Ui judgment of that great uoldier he ' to predicate lib rote in favor of Vo bill. [ Applaueo on doir.ocratic io bollovod doing justice .o a man was Ira sweetest attribute of 'liumanity. Ho would follow Grant's ' Judgment against hat of captainn and colonels of militia. Mr. Herr ( rep. 7dich. ) characterized limnelf as a "stay nt homo. " It waa his theory" that Potter became disgruntled and refused to giva Pope hearty support. Speaking of General Grant's letter favor- ng Dorter , Herr said it had been his iloosuro to como as near worshipping 7rant as hoover did any man tlio coun try produced. The gentlemen on the other tide hUvo boon villifying and tlandoring Grant and calling him all cind of hard names for years. They had called him a butcher , and other names which the presence of ladies in the gal- lary prevented him from repeating. Laughter. ] Grant , a grand old man , Continued Herr , made a mistake in this Porter case and BO long as itwaa the only mistake of his Ufa ho , for one , was going to Btiuia by him longer than the gentle men on the other side would. They had not ngrood with Grant fora minute ex cept in this one case , when Grant hap pened to agree with them. [ Laughter. ] Mr. Slocum ( dpm. , JST. Y.j ) stated ho md in his possession the original letter of Gen. Garfield saying ho was in favor of the Schoticld board. Mr. Herr declared when this board llcil its "pettifogging rnport" GarQold stood back and washed hia handa of it , 10 ( Garfield ) declaring in his ( Llorr's ) iroaenco ho 'Svould ahow it to bo the outrage of the era. " Debate continued at great length. Kir. Wiao ( ind. , Va. ) in a speech paid clo- ( uent tribute to the memory of the fallen soldiers. Ho aaid this was the most anomalous .scone over witnessed in the listory of any land where the vanquished wore called upon to cast the decisive weight in the contested balance for the vitonc. For himself ha accepted the issue presented. Mr. Herr then concluded the debate , protesting against the passage ot the bill in the name of the good discipline of the army and loyal men of the north. After other "brief speeches the committee rose and the houao adjourned. EXPLORING"RUINS. . The Disaster at Crested Bnttes and tbe , Recovery of tic Dead , Tlilriy-ilvo liodtctt llrouglit to the Surface * nnd Twenty More KxpcctcU. DKNVKR , Col. , January ,20. Since the arrival of the state mine inspector at Crested Buttes no ono ia allowed to enter the mine except those omployedin search ing for bodies. Tittle Tommy Lyle , whoso lifeless body waa ono of the first found , was employed as trapper or door tender. He had his whistle in his hand and waa evidently just raising it to hid lips when the explosion occurred. His stop-father , Henry Stewart , is also among the dead. His mother , Mrs. Stewart is loft child less widow and ia almost crazed with grief.Another Another sad case ia that Mra. North , widow , who losea her two boys. The majority of the men were unmarried. Probably not more than twenty are mar ried. Henry Stewart leaves a wife ; Jaa. Walsh , a wife and ono child ; B. Helfron a wife , David Thomas a wife ; Dan McDondald a'wife and three children ; Jno. Rutherford , a wife and child born only a few daya ago. Rutherford's hall brother , Rogers , is among the killed. Thirty-four bodies were recovered. Workmen will explore chamber No. 2. But few women have boon present to-day and these merely sight soors. At the entrance of the mine are placed largo rolls of canvass in which the bodies will be wrapped oa they are taken out. Right thinking men hold the pflicors of the mine blameless for the disaster and an ticipate no serious trouble with the Molly Macuiro element. The work of removing bodiesbegan this morning. Thirty-four bodies have been discovered. All have boon brought out and placed in the blacksmith shop , whore they will remain until the others are found , when they will bo brought to town and placed in the city hall. The inquest will begin to-morrow. Fifty-nine coflins have been ortlurud by the com pany and uro now on the way from Denver. There la a largo crowd yet at the mine , but no signs of disturbance to bo seen. Gibson's house IB strongly guarded and men are patrolingtho streoto. Inspector McNeil is still in the minus. Last night many drunken men were or. the streets. The excitement appears to have entirely subsided. IIUKI.U , oi : Tin : in : A n. DKNVKII , January 27. Of the bodies discovered yesterday in chamber No. 2 , of Crested Butte'a mine , twenty-one were brought out at 10 o'clock last night and placed in tlio blacksmith uliop with the others , and an hour later the mine was closed for the night. Two bodies were brought out to-day and two still ro- maiu in chamber No. 1 , but are covered up , and it may bo several daye before thev are found. A number of the bodies will bo buried to-morrow , and those re maining on Tuesday. All saloons were closed to-day , and will remain so until after the funeral. Two undertakers ar rived to-day , and are preparing the bodies for burial. Unrllnlo'fl Gliunuo. LOUISVILU : , Ky. , January 27. The Courier-Journal's Frankfort , Ky. , special says : There are no now developments in the senatorial situation , but 1 think the caucus to-night will rescind the rule which at present does not allow the name of any now candidate to bo presented. II the rules are rescinded Carlisle's name will bo proposed and his strength tested. It is likely also that a rule dropping the hindmost candidate after each ballot will bo adopted. _ _ I > uuiucl $ I ST. Louis , January 27' The connnor- cial agency of R. G. Dun & Co. , in Gsj building , corner of third and Pine streets , was darnaved by fire $17,000. The records of WUconein wcro destroyec and those of Nebraska , Kansas am Texas damaged , but all will bo restoroc in a short time. _ Tlio Weather , For the Missouri valley : Oouurall ; | fair weather , northwesterly winds in tin I northern portion , southwesterly in the J southern , rising barometer and general ) ; ( oojdpr weather. BULLS AND BEARS. The SpecnMiYc Staples Yen Neryous Wheat Olosos a Fraction Lower in Chicago , What Packers and Dealers Say About Prohibition , The Live Stook Market Supply aHd Demand , . Tlio Fluctuations niul Gonornl Fea ture * of the Market Detailed , TI1K CHICAGO MA1UCKT3. Ciur.uio , January 2rt. The specula- ivo markets on 'change to-day have been unsettled and values irregular. There vas a strong undertone displayed but at ho slightest indication of u bulge the ihorta threw over such immense blocks > f stuff that an advance was prevented ind the close generally showed a losa. Wheat fluctuates frequently within a larrow limit but influenced by dull tfow York markets and a lack of outside ordora the end was JoC c off. Corn was icavy under large Bales by Lindblnm , 3udahy it Stover , and the packers gen erally , and the finish wan tfc ; below rosterday'a lost figures. 0ita went down ; < ayc , pork declined 17ito--.c ' ; lard kmt ro3lOc ; abort ribsRottleU IS " lfic. Tlio ooling on the cuib w.ts weak" , wheat and corn declining \c \ $ , and pork falling about 2Jo all around. THK LON < ! PLANK. Wheat occupies , just now , much the same position ua dooi the long plank in ; he game of "see-saw. " At the present , imo the boars are in the dust. The pro vision men who sold so heavily turned around and bought. Tim shorts also covered freely and values have moved tea a higher rango. Aa usual , the visible supply needs explanation : It is now said that a half million clearances from Atlantic ports should have been , but were not , deducted last week. If this is so the next statement will show a largo decrease. Shipments are now much in excess of receipts , and it looks as if a gradual reduction of slocks might , bo ex pected. Many loading opcratora , how ever , think that the market ia not yet ready to advance permanently , and wire their customers on every bulge to neil and on every break to buy. "I am a big bull on wheat , " said Bliss , this morning. "I believe May wheat will sell a good deal over $1 , and 1 also think it will go lower before it goes higher. The present bulge is only tem porary , so when everybody seems cra/y to buy I advise my customers to sell'us they can cover and buy in their futures at a better price. I believe in taking advantage of these secondary bulges. " Several railroada , including the Bur lington , Alton and St. Paul companies , have declined to take grain for transpor tation to Chicago unless for sale on the track , because all the olovatora are full. The warehouses recently made regular are capable of holding about 400,000 bushels more , and there are now on track over 000,000 bushels. COKN" IS IN GOOD DEMAND , with but few sellers , and those expecting a preliminary break before the grand bulge. There ia still n very small out- aide trade. . The feeling is , howeverthat the lambs are only waiting to bo sure before they go ahead. Latest roporta from lovra declare much of the crop , which was supposed to be the best , to bo fast rotting. If wheat ia t-j drop to pieces again , then it is pretty generally conceded that corn will bo dragged down some , too ; but most of the local crowd incline to the opinion that corn is meritorious at present fig ures. How wheat and corn can bo run as aoporato deals ia the question now agitating the Bpeculative circles. "Corn ia worth about 90 conta , " said Lingblom this morning , it' answer to the ques tion , "What do you think of wheat and corn ? " rnovis.fo.vn AKI : and higher. The packers nro neither soiling nor buying. They are said to liave abandoned all hope of breaking down the price ot hogs , and are now waiting for a margin of profit. The largo receipts of hogs promised - ised for this month have failed to mate rialize. There seems to bo n possibility that the country is not so full of them us was industriously reported up to the time of the packers accession to the ranks of the bulls. Somu of the packing houses are running very light , owin to the scarcity of hogs , * id the condition of arrivals , us compared with former ynara , s very poor. Farmora are holding back their best hogs for better prices , though the range of value at thu yards now ia higher than at any fimo uinco last Juno. The prominent pork packcra and provis ion men are all in favor of retaliatory legislation against Franco and Germany For prohibiting American pork products. Phil Armour thinka by this means the pork prohibition may be removed , nnd tn no other way. "Frenchman are easily frightened , " he nays , " < uid it might not be necessary to go up far with them ; but with Germany it ii different. Hhe is not so easily moved , IHtmarck dooi not euro liow much a fist in shaken in hw face so long us it doea not hit. If ho is allowed to prohibit American pork ho will soon adopt the flame tactics in regard to Amer ican beef and grain. The farmers should , therefore , bo greatly interested in the quubtion. me OATTI.E MAKKjr : displays increased activity and the higher range of values established ut the open. ing of the week has been' fully sustained , although receipts have materially in creased. The quality of arrivals , how ever , still averages poor , lota weighing oven as high as 1,500 poundb being very scarce. Small supplies at the beginning of the week , when there was an active ciemaiu for all clauses of buyers , caused a very firm fooling , and all kinds of cattle , ex cept strictly choice ones were on un average ago at least lO lDc higher than at the close of last wouk. Buyers of live cattle fur the various eastern cities wcro lar i purchasers , and there VTAS also a gooc demand for export , but trading in thu choicer clwo of stock wa * chocked by in sufficient nupplioa , Fat uutlo wcrt Hf.nrco nnd the averaRO weight of Oioao flohl to hhipriers and tlrpfuctl bcof buyers ran from 1,000 up to l)80 ! ) pounds ; " The market for , ( OWS AND MIXKD CATTI.K was moderately active and utoadj' , In some instances good cows wcro tu much higher than last week aa wcro goocjjiliin. ping cittlo ; but nuch was not generally the case. Low grades were low't and holders had difficulty in disposing of them at any price. w Stacker * nnd feeders were ecaicohnd an ndvanco of 10Uoo was readily > b- tainod. At the middle of the week the receipts ran greatly behind most expectations , and a further rise of lOo was noted. The advance was largely on such as are gen erally called for by the shippers of live slock and dressed beef ; but good , and even common butchers and canuorV grades were sold at considerably higher prices. Exporters and shippers v ro still unable to secure all the good stock they wanted , and had to put up , in most cases , with rather ordinary lota. { { ( There waa no trouble in soiling good cows at good prices. The supply of such was moderate nnd the demand was brisk. Inferior to fair lota , however , were 'in large supply and sold slowly at no bettor prices than were current at the close of the wouk. The market for stockora and feeders was bloody , and good to prime cattle scarce. TUB WIEK : with n marked increase in receipts , and ut the opening it looked as if holders would find considerable difficulty in sus taining former prices. Hut when buyers all got to work a better fooling was soon brouihta1 } > out nnd quotations were fully ustainoa , last figures showing a gain of tOol I0c for the week. In scattered in stances there have been sales it even better rates than these , jut no general advance. A arger number of fat cattle are offered on either of the preceding half- dozen days , and sales at $ ( J and better will run well up toward 1,000 head. The extreme range paid for shipping steers is SI fiOf'Slj.UO , though there is very little rndmg below § 5 25. Common to choice shipping cattle were eagerly purchased at $4.80 $ to 80.7" . Dressed bcof buyers did .heir . full share , and a good many of the jest cattle are taken by them , though exporters are the largest purchasers of choice stock. No extra heavy fancy cal- lo arc received , but such lots would iring considerable over $7 if offered. Pair to good butchering lots bring § 1.00 C-t5 25. Hulls are sold at SU 00@5.00 , ind cows are active at ? ! ! 25y > l 00 , sales covering an entire range of from § 12.00 to § 4.75. Stockcrs and feeders are : n good re- juest and remain firm , with sales of thu ormnr at § 15 TTxti-l (10 ( , and of the laHor at § 4 00(25 ( 00. Trading in sheep < a active , and dcspito ho largo supply prices are steadily hold. There is a brisk shipping demand and a ; oed inquiry from city butchers at ? 3 DO (54 75 for good to medium , and at § 5 00 (5 ( , ( ! 00 for good to extra. IIOOH are still bringing very high prices , nl- : hou h they are :3040c : per 100 pounds ; hcapor than they WQTO n year ago. The hogs now arriving are unusually [ > oor in quality , but they _ all find pur- ; hnsers , and the market is koptu.by [ the now evident fact that tho""wcstei'ii liog "crop" is" smaller than that of sev eral preceding years. There were not , iogs enough to meet the combined wants of packers and shippers , and the resulting cliarp competition has carried prices up 4.r > @GOc. All grades share in , \0 \ } improvement , and sales are made at 5.50(50.55 ( for inferior mixed to extra icavy lots. Poor to choice lota brought § 5,05(40.00. ( The Iowa Legislature. DK.S Moi.XKHJan.27. The senate occu- > ied nearly the whole session yesterday liaaussing the report of the committee on rules , an to admission of visitors to the leer of the chambers , and n- rule was adopted providing that no person shall )0 admitted to solicit or influence legis- ation. Adjourned to Monthly noon. The house engaged in the introduction of bills , the most important being to cs- iblish a board of inausanco commission ers ; for protection of fishjfor protection of railway employes ; to regulate the sale ind transfer ot grain in elevatorn ; in re- ation to damague by fire , resulting from ; ho operation of railroad ; to prevent adulteration of intoxicating liquors ; to establish a uniform system of text books 'or schools by counties ; to limit freight charges and prevent discrimination ! , ; to irovido for the election of railroad com- nissioners by the people ; to prohibit railic in disca-sed hoga. Adjourned to Monday afternoon. CIcrltH. WASHINGTON , January 27. Kx-5poak- cr Koifor waa examined yesterday by the louse committee on accounts. Koifor waa asked if ho had demanded tho'resig- ' lation of Tyson , the stenographer j > f the lost congress , lie replied that nonw tirao during the first uossion of the I'orty- Boyenth congress ho had given the ] posi tion to Tyson. The place waa worth $5,000 per annum. At that time Oaines , the nephew of the ex-speaker , wna'fillinR ' n $1IUO ! position. Keifer said wh n ho appointed Tyson lip did it with tlifl un derstanding on his part that at tome future time the position wouldba vacated and Oaines appointed. The oi-speakor testified that Ins demand for tlu roaigna turn near the close of the last uqision consisted sistod of a inoro reminder of tin under standing between the two , lud when Tyaon waw appointed. . Job. ST. LOUIH , Mo. , January 'JO. Jliram II. Post , superintendent and ex-treasurer of iho Fourth Baptist church Sunday school and confidential clcrk/ind book keeper for D. AV. Pratt , ageiof McCor- mick. Harvesting and llei/or manufac turing company , of Clicago , made un unsuccessful attonpt to suicide last evening at /residence. . Ho had taken a doseof laudanum without effect , then /ut his throat in a bungling manner , wjen ho was discover ed by a young gent man rooming in the house. The vrouiua are not dangerous though not nocoBatrily fatal. The cause of the rash act , IPost's own confession , is ho has been jUcovoiod t bo an oni- bezzlor from employer to the amount of § r.ao7. _ The Mwer/I'Jiw ' manufacture of the country , tweyur lu number , Lave organ ized a poolAo uleyato prices. The head quwtow vy 09 at Uovehuiil , SHOT DEAD. Great Excitement in a Colorado Towi Dyer a Mnite Two Men Shoot a Mine Boss Wantonly , And are Promptly Arrested and Jugged , With JEvory Prospect of Boiiig Promptly Lynched , V Mimlop tn Dakota With a Sell- Dofcimo Clntm. CIUMfi AND DKXVKK , January 27. The Tribuno'a loaita , Colorado special says : At 10 ) 'clook this inoming O'Knrlz. a mining joss , was shot dead by Frank Williams and John Gray , minors. The shooting ( jrow out of a row at a dance lost Mow lay night , when Williams wan ejected rotn the hall for disturbance. This norning the parties nipt in u saloon and , iftcr a ton * words , Williams nnd Gray drew piatola and lirod several shots , Idli ng htm instantly. Both were arrested and jailed. Excitement runs high , and rill undoubtedly result in both being ynchcd before morning. Anminr.K.v , Dak. , January J7. ! Thirty nik'a north of hero last night , William iIcQuiaton shot nnd killed William Boll , lo claims ho did it in self-defense. Both came from Morrison , 111. , last spring. IIAIMIOAI ) IIATKS. .SI'KUIAI. I'l.KAniNO. WABIIINUTO.V , January 27. Commia- iiouor Albert Fink appeared before tho1 louao committee on commerce yesterday and made an argument in dofonao of the railroad pooling system. Bio assorted the > ooplc had received transportation at ow rates , and little profit to the roads , ind that no extortion had boon prac ticed. In 1882 , while the capital of railroads was § 70,000,000,000 , the not earnings wore only 8300,000,000. The Kmdholdora thus received about 5 per : onb and stockholders about 3 per cont. ! t might bo said that much of this capi- nl was watered stock , but even wore talf of it watered the interest recoivcdon egitimato stock would only amount to C ) or cent , which was not an ixcessivu intorcat to charge for railroad transportation. It was very small ; much smaller than the > rotita charged by middle men who dealt n the articles transported. Congress ought not to allow itaolf to be made the , eel of middle men. The bill introduced > y Herr providing for the establishment of a board of commissioners on intoi- state cammorce as a bureau of the in- orior department was the only practic able measure to bo adopted , ana which would moot the approval of all. If con gress compelled roads to run at a loss it ihould compensate thorn therefor. It lad the right to regulate railroad prop erty , but not the right to confiscate it. . Ex-Governor Drown appeared in bo- lalf of the Missouri Pacific company in mposition to the iutor-stato commerce nil. Ho denied that congress was em- lowered by the constitution to control .raflic , or tix or limit rates to bo charged. CUT HATK.S. CHICAGO , January 127. The agent of .ho Chicago & Alton at Kansas City tolo- ; raphs hero that the Hunnibal & St. Joe a making a cut rate of SI out of that city to eastern competitive points. AN OMAHA COXFKHBNCI : . OIIIOAUU , January 27' The Times de clares Vice President Perkins , General Manager Potter , General Manager Clark and General Manager Mnrrill will hold a conference at Omaha Monday. TALKING KOU LAND. WAHHINOTOK , January 27. The North ern Pacific railroad people will bo hoard n defense of their land grautH by the louse conmiittoo on public lands Tues day , and the same day the committee on ? acilic railroads will bo addressed by Judge Dillon of the Union Pacific and others in oppasition to the proposition to compel the road to pay the coat of sur veying and selecting lauds taxable by the state. CJENKKA.IJ FOUKIGN NEWS. KLRVKK MINEI18 KILLKI ) . LONHON , January 27. An explosion o-day in the colliery in Rhindo Valley , Wales , killed eleven minors. TWENTY-TWO DUOWNEI ) . Twenty-two of the crow of the ship Simla sunk in the English Channel by collision with the ship City of Lucknow , rero drowned. The City of Lucknow ios arrived at Gravesond. A VAIN El'FORT. KHAUTOUM , January 27. The steam crssontto clcartho Blue Nile failed. They were attacked by the rebel * with great fury. The rebels waded to the attack and wore repulsed after eighty rockets liad boon fired into their ranks and after they had suffered heavy IOBS. ElMahdi loft El Obied nine days ago , destination unknown. Ho has 11,700 men and plenty of aminuuition 'and Krunp gunn. El Mahdi lost only 800 men during , the en gagement with Hicks Pusha. HONORING TUB IIKAII. H SAMAIIA , January 25. Two American oflieera passed hero to-day by mail train from Oronborgconveying ton collinacon taining the remains of DeLong and com- radod , The inaypr and other officials placed wreathes of immortelles upon tin collins m the presence < jf a multitude of respectful spectators. WOMHX ASHAULTIIl ) . DUIILIN , January 27. The magistrates and police prevented the National league mooting at Killarullon to-day. There was some disorder and two women were knocked down by the police , several libs of onu of tliein being brokm. A VILLAAK JIUUVINO , VJKNNI , Jaiiuury 27. The village of Bramdorf is buruing and a violent pulo blowing. A J'ANIO IX A TIIKATltE , PAUIH , January 27.-During a per fornmneoftt the Port tit. Martin theatre a pan.c was caused by the sudden oxt'm guishing of the gaa lights imd the Maw mini ; of doow by the wind and the roar of the tempest which drowned the voices of the actors. Bernlmrdt's foot was wounded by fragments from n broken window. An Interesting Decision. WAT.UI.OO , la. , Januarys ? . A trial of interest to members of the Ancient Order of United Workmen , after a heai- ing nf cloven daya , was decided yesterday by Judge Utt. The facts are these : In 18S2 the grand ledge of Iowa became in corporated under the stale laws and throw oil allegiance to the supreme lodge. A minority of the grand lodge , however , remained loyal ana was recognized as the regular grand ledge of the state by the supreme lodgo. Suit was brought to de termine the right to the franchises and property of the order. The court held that the more act of the incorporation under the state law , has no power to vo- lease the subordinate body from allo- i > iancoto thu superior body of the organ ization. The decision vesta the franchises iml property of the organization in the loyal grand ledge , of which \V. 11 ( Sr.v [ mm , of Cedar Falls , in grand master workman. DIunk Hiuiieo 'Mullciut Stun. CHICAGO , January i > 7.Tho Ohinoao residents celebrated the Chinese Now Year in the usual way , gathering hero and then ) in laundries by forties , to wor ship their now "Jesoo" and play "Man- goo , " and sumo of thorn imitated the American Nmv Year's custom by imlulg- ug too freely in the cup , which both cheers and inebriates. Tlio FCIIOO AVnr. AUHTIN , Tax. , January 27. Hon. Norton Moses writes State Senator Ter rell that the fonco-cuttors of Burnot county are destroying foncea by whole- lalo and threatening personal violence. I'ho names of sovofal respcctoblo citi- /ons , who have been ordered to Icavo ho county under the penalty of death if hey refuse are given , and ho aska help , or at leant arms and ammunition with vhich to make a defence. A CRACKED CRIB. Complete Destruction of the Minnesota State Penitentiary liy Fire , Tlio llorolu I n"ortH of Fii-oinon In Ito- oulnjtlio ConvluiB. MINNEAPOLIS , January 2(5. ( Early this morning a tire broke out in the state > risen at Stiltvator and in spite of all oflbrta all the buildings worodestroyed. All prisoners , including the Younger mothers , were taken out and placed un- lor strong guard in the yard. Loss pro- jably half a million. The fire caught in the basement of the itato penitentiary at Still water at 1M ast night. It was first discovered by a pedestrian who failed to attract the atten- ; ion of the guard ; , ran down town "and urned in an alarm. The lire caught under the main office of the car company and when the department arrived it was impossible to do any effective work on account of the dense smoke. At ono o'clock it became evident .hat the prison and the roar offices were doomed , and company "K" state militia , was called to assist in recovering the con victs , about 330 in allwho wcro shackled ogethor by means of long fine chainsand removed to different poicts in the prison ( rounds. The fire spread with romarka- ) lo rapidity , and starting at the east end of the prison , soon reached the warden's office and rooms occupied by the guards. it then spread to the oflices nf the North western Car rompany , the entire front lart of the building being a mass of lames. From the offices of the e , r company , the lire spread to the kitchen and eating room of the iriaon adjoining , in which vras situated ho chapol. All the above named do- mrtmenU were gutted. The front part if the boilding , whore the tire started , was composed of considerable wood ivork , which afforded means of transmit ting the flames to the cell department of the prison , which was capped by a wooden cornico. The cells proper are ire proof and had it not been for the difficulty alluded to , the fire could have joon confinedfto the front or otllco part of the building. The convictn were transferred with little trouble and are low under ground. How the fire started s shrouded in mystery. Loss $50,000 , ill ownudby the suite , partially covered by insurance. When the first started Chief Joy , of btillwator , wont into the burn ing structure , and had a narrow escape 'rom death. Ho was caught in the of- ice of the Car company and ovurpoworud with smoke. While in this condition Bomo one from the outside turned a itrcam of water into the room , which blocked him down and put out the light , fie was discovered almost sutfocated.and was dragged from the building more dead than alive. The fortunate feature uonsisU in saving all private and per sonal papers and letters of Senator Ba- bin. They were all aycd in tact. The fire was marked by an act of great heroism by George P. Dodd , of Stilwator company K. Immediately alter the con. victn had boon removed u cry waa raised that a man was confined in cell 200. Tlio crowd stood aghast at the horrible fate in store for the poor -wretch and many faces turned in thu direction of the cell occupied by the apparently doomed man. Dodd ruahi'd into the building and was last to view in a column of blinding smoke. In lecu time than cix'i bo recorded ho had reached the cell of the convict , who proved to bo a newman man in prison , and in a foiv minutes ho returnee ! bearing the rescued convict , GIIIUAMO , III. , January 20 , Senator Sabin , of MinncBoti , who is also presi dent of the Northwestern Car company which has the louse of the convict labor at Stilwator , is in town < ind has received private dinatches to the effect that the loss by this morning's fire will notjcaceed 850,000 , all of which loss falla on the state. The total loss sustained by the company is in the way of olllco furniture , and will not exceed § 1,000 , fully covered by insurance. All their books and docu- niuutfi , as well us Senator Sabin'n private iMiwre , are safe in the vault , Senator Sttbin had intended starting for Washington - ton to-day but will now go to Minnesota to-night. A. Iteol'Jiucery liurneil. MONTKEAL , January 27. Johmon'4 fluid beef lactoiy is burned. Los * , § 100,000insured. ; THE WRATHFUL WINDS. Their RaFSEcs in England , Ireland and Franco , Buildings Demolished and Many People Injured. Several Railway Trains Stopped by the Blasts , The Gale Ono of Unprecedented Severity , AVrccks iiiul Ulnastcra of Varlnno KllUlfl IlCHUlt. A TIUUUPIO HUKHIO/VNK. LONDON- , January 27. The wind blow a hurricane all last night , and much d.im- ngo waa done in the city , besides many [ loraons receiving injuries. The glass roof of the Wostmistor aquarium was demolished during the performance , a panic ensued , and several persons were liurr. Many vessels were wrecked and a large number of lives lost. Telegraphic communication with the continent , also nvor the Atlantic cables , woo interrupted for several hours. The storm ragcu in Paris , whore railway and telegraph com munication was broken in all directions inanyporsonsinjured in the streets. Many boats were swamped. The iron chapel at Now Castle wont down and the fulling roof killed a woman and two children. At Leeds the roof of a dwelling collapsed , killing and injuring four occupants. The mail train between Durham and Darling ton was twice stopped by the gale. Shops on the lelo of Wight closed early. At Nowry , Ireland , many h uses were un roofed and the police barracks made un tenable. The tmk Nokorncs for Balti more , anchored in Lough Gorgle , parted lior cables and was driven to ca , and it is foarpd lost. Reports from nil parts of the kingdom agree that the gale wau almost unparalleled in severity. The railway station at Elmo was hurled across the track. Seven bodies were washed ashore at Ilytho. * Flro at Carson. Special Uifljatch to The Boe. OAIISON , la. , January 27 , Fire caught From a defective iluo and destroyed a farm dwolliug and windmill , the property of John Griffith , yesterday afternoon. Total loss , $2,000 ; insurance , § 1,000 , in the State Insurance company , of Des Monies. The Great Condenser. NEW YOIIK , January 27. Dr. John B. Wood , a widely known newspaper man , while walking through West street early this morning fell , and died Boon afterwards from the shock and exposure. Dr. Wood was president of the Press club for some years. His skill in elim inating superfluous words and sentences earned for him the title , "tho Crcat American Condenaer.1' Now Xorlc Notes. NBW Yonir , January 27 Dick Holly wood says , Sullivan will have a prefer ence of challenge by Joe Pcndorgost to fight any man in the world. A aafo in the jewelry store of E. B. Hayden , of Brooklyn , wan burglarized of § 5,000 worth of jewelry last night. Accident * * at Kearney. KKAHNKV , Nob. , January 27. The traveling agent of Tun OMAHA Bui : , Mr. Williams fractured the bones of his right leg below the knee , by a fall at the skating rink. A lire in the storeroom of Bodinson's grocery last evening did about 8100 dam age. A Pleilfjo or Peace. " \VHXKW , Ariz. , January 27. A sub- Htuniinl pledge of peace is offered by the Apaches , of San Carlos Agency , in the porBona of fifty-five of their childrenwho leave Wilcox to-day for the Car lisle train ing school , Pcnn. t nilfoi ui.i Crops. SAJT FRA OIFI-O , January 27. The steady raina yesterday and to-day throughout the middle section of ( ho state have generally improved the ores * pect of the grain crop. The fruit crop of southern California will bo probably the best over had. A I'rotcst Jor Aenero. KEV "Wr..sr , Florida , January 27. Cu bans in a mass mooting1 to-day prepared an address protesting against the ariost cf Carlos Agnoro by the Cuban authori ties. An Old Soldier Gouo. INIHNAFOLIH , January 27. Colonel John M. Tory was found dead in his room from heart disease. Ho _ wis on the utaif of General Dumont during the war. A Disabled Stomnnr. < BOSTON , January 27. The steamer Columbia reports sighting Saturday night , off Thacher's Island , a brigantine rigged steamer hove to nnd apparently disabled. TKTiKGHAl'M NOTES. Itemiuontatlvo Mackey , of South Carolina , la eorioiuly 111 with iioritonHU. The ( 'loveland 1'aper company assigned Hatnnlay. J.labilities Si'30,000 ; iweU not re- JKJltud. At Hyraouae , N. V , Win. II. Croft , Satur day night , finished the kuk of walking 30" nilifiH la 100 h ura without uleup. Twenty prisoner * of tUo lllvorhe.au' ( New foundland ) riot party have arrived at tiio St. John penitentiary to await tilal fur willful murder. It Is undnrd'.uocl the office of assistant sur geon Kenoral of thu artny will ba abolished. The romalno o ( Her Laaker arrived tn Jier- lln Sutunlny uiomliitf. Friday night was the coldest of the eoanou at Tittaburg. Thermometer twonty-m de grees below zero. The Clncltmuti & St. LunU railway com pany hm filed incorporation paiwra in 1111- noU. O.ii'Hal $3,0011,000. 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