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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.
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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.
( iiV , John I-otclier , of VligiuU , U deuvil.
3S'e v York luuk i-tit'mont : Ko orve ln-
creA fi53lUl.f'f.D. Thtt tiinki uow li < jld * 1U-
178,77 , I" txatM < ( ) e > tl r julrtiumu ,
A I'm ut JCnnln , ( Jlil-i , iltitr-iy il
\Villtl , v ( pi'll | lt\ , .