THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
J TTTTR.TTCRNTT-T YTCAR. OMAHA , NEB. THURSDAY MO11NING , FEBRUARY 28 , 1884. KG. 215 ,
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Qucslian of LanA Graiit Forfcit-
nres Grows
How the Northern Pacifio Expects
to Esoapo ,
The Czar's ' Mossa o of Oondolsnco
onM , Hunt's ' Death ,
Ynu Wy&k Soefcs Soiuo Pertinent
Information ,
The \ > CTUocritt ! < j Commit-
con , IjOiifrntrcctN Pofonsp , Htc.
SI AViYSKINaTON .
( JAMI'AIGN'COMMITTKK ,
WASHINGTON , February 27. The < & 3m
ooratio mnniberaof thoijennto nnd _ house
Senator Pondloton proailling , motitt. oini
caucus after adjournment to-day , < to np
ipoint n democratic congressional cam
{ paign ctmmitico. 3t wns decided thu
the caiKris should name as inombaM o
isuclr'committoo one person for evorj
state nnd territory having democratic
representation iu cMigres ? , and that th
'ComratUou should melect ono ( person us
inombar from every state and territory
having no democratic ropcesontntipi
nnd from the ' "District of "Columbia "
Anftrocutivo committee of thseo senator
. : * < mid five repreflontaliycs , the oxocutiv
y.1 . committee -choose its own chairman
y.1It ! w-ho shall bo woll'mio chairman of th
- It'f canjnaign conr.tiiitteo , is to to chosen by
-'f "
the "campaigncommittee. . 'Represents '
tivca of statcc'that did not ammo a member
bor of the committee are expected to np
point some person within two dnys. Tli
committee wogroed upoa nt the caucu
io as follows : Arkansas , A. H. Garland
Connecticut , W. W. Eston ; Delaware
C. B. Lorajllllinois , R. W. Townshond
'Indiana , S. M. Stockalncer : Iowa , J. 13
'Murphy ; Louisiana , N. C. Blanchnrd
'Maryland.4A. P. Gorman ; Massachusetts
" 'H. B. ff-ovoring ; Michigan , N. E
Eldredge Mississippi , H. L. Muldrow
Missouri , A. M. Dockory ; Now York , H
S. Stevens ; North Carolina , C. Dowc
Pennsylvania , \Vm. 'Mutchler ; Sout
Carolina , S. Dibble ; 'Tennessee , I. C
Harris ; -Texas , R. Q. Mills ; Virginia ,
S. Barbour ; West Vir inin , J. E. Konna
FloridalR. H. M. ( Davidson ; Georgia
A. H. ' Colquit ; Oregon , J. H. Slater
WiscocBin , P. V. Eouslnr ; Arizona , G
H. Ouroy ; Montana , Martin Magiaui
Wyoniuig , M. E. f est ; Utah , J. 1
Cuino.
The states which will name moiubor
of iho committee vrithin two days arc
Alabama , California , Kentucky , Minne-
sola , > Nevada , New Jersey and Ohio.
The otates and territories from which
members will bo Bokscted by the committee -
too are Colorado , < Kansas , Maine , Ne :
braska , Now Hampshire , Rhode Island
and/Vermont and Washington , Idaho i ,
Now Mexico and Dakota territories. :
The committee wall organize Toesday
evening next. * - ' # * >
LAND OltJtXT FOIlt'KlTH.
The committee on public lands to-day ,
considered the forfeiture of the Northern
PaciSc land grants. Scales offered an J
amendment to Anderson's proposition
providing for forfeiture of lands Along
side that portion of the road not Clashed j
to data. A vote on the various proposi-
until to-morrow ,
t-ena was postponed -
the committee express the opinion -tha
the proposition oKjcales will bo passed.
' Before adjourning , the committee agreed
t'-report the bill for forfeiture of the land
. grant to the "Backbone" roads. Mr.
Anderson was notipresont when the-oub-
, joct was votoif upon Saturday.
J3.o was present to-day and .oast
the deciding vote in the affirmative.
J'lt has boon discovered that thonci of
.t.Tuly ! ( , 1882 , ratifying the agrcement'bo- '
tivoon the Northern Pacific company und 3r
tha Crow Indianacfur the sale of apor- ,
itioa of the lattor'e reservation for the
i.nso of the compaiiynay bo conot-ued OH
. recognition by congress of the right 1Hf
the Northern Pacific company to proceed
with the construction of its line after4io !
. aspiration of the -tinio fixed by congrazs
'in.Uho act creating the company , and
* sotmy bo used aa un argumunt iigaimt
itho forfeiture of livndz granted the com-
UKF12NSR.
( General L'jngstreojt , United States
iinarahal in Georgia ttx..ilied before the
'Springer committee and denied thut hoj
wna a ( defaulter to tho.-novernmcnt. lie
tjaid OK. the contrary the proper footing
of hia/accountB nhovtbc government in-1
dobtod to him 81,200. .The report that'
bo was in default grow cut of the fact
that hovwas cliargcd with § 10,000 which
ho . no ver received and winch had bean
BH.ttlong.in the United fttatcs treasury.
Tto circulation of the report was tlio
rescilt of n conspiracy by Bryant and
Uryant wanted to > cuccoed him.
C/AR'H COHJ OUUWK.
D -Struve , Russian minister , to-day
reseated to the president . rologram ,
E rom U. iF.atersburg , from Do Giero ,
jniniiiorifortiareign affairs , expressing re-
greta At the death of Minister Hunt.
The president replied , express ! } ' , ! ? his np-
procmtiju.of 'bko czar's kiud iuzl feeling
nicssagft. and , u liis own torrow At Mr
Hunt's oV.nth , And his sympathy with
BIrR. Hunt and the olllctod family. The
secretary of th * invy , in vieiv of. the fact
that Miniver Hcnt was at ono ticjo secretary -
/rotary of tie Jia-y , issued ordtrnto the
< ofliccts of ( ! to navy dcpartmont that it bo
itlraped in mourning as a mark of reject.
CAhJ.1. B1LT.S.
ffho house committee on railways wid
canals ordered favurablu reports on ( lob-
HtzoH's bill aparop.-vuting § 1,000,000 for
.oonatruolion of the Maryland and Dfa- !
-ware hip canal , Werjplo's bill providing
for an approj > ri.v.i in of $1,000,000 un-
nu illy for tuiiyoaiM { or permanent im-
| irovement of tlio Krio 0.mal and to aid
in waiutwning the saiaa free to the com-
inerco uf the United States , and Bont't-
bill provijing for nn appropriation foi
conilructiau of a ship canal /rom Union
Jake , WasUfo/jton territory , to Pugoi
Sound.
NOTES.
In the contested election cisn of )
O'Fnri-tdl vn. Pul , of the Seventh dia
irict of Virginia , the cub-committo ? Jim
da i < led to report to the full uommtltei
that Uio former is entitled to the seat.
Tiiipuso ) / eomujjfi ! ( ( on Indian a
ngrocd to report favorably MorriU'n bill
for the mlowith the consent of the
Kicknpoo Indians , of the diiniulshwl
rcsorvntion in Kansas and the removal
ot the Indians to Indian territory.
The secretary of the interior hns de
cided that Porrymnn should bo recog
nized us principal chief of Iho Creek
nation , of Indian territory , instead of
Ispnhicha.
The pustoflico appropriation bill _ ns
prepared by the sno-committco which
wns considered to-day by the full committee -
mitteo , nppropriatis $45,071,000. The
appropriation for the current fiscal year
is $ , 189,520.
f.KlGUTU CON011KS3
February -7. In the
3iiato Mr. Van \Vyck ( rep. Nob. ) nsked
consideration of the following resolu
tion :
Jicsolvcilt Tlwl the committee on post-
offices and post roads bo directed to in-
ipiro whether at any time the Western
Union nnd Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
companies , or r. y ollicora or employes of
said companies , entered into contract or
negotiation for the purpose of consoli
dating said companies or making n com
bination for iwiy purpose.
After debate the lesoltrtion was re
ferred to the committee on postofficos
und postroftds.
Mr. Blarr ( rep. N. II.T ) introduced n
bill to extend the time forcompletion of
railroads west cf the Mississippi river to
which liind grants had boon made , nnd
which in good faith were prosecuting the
work of construction , Tritnoiit forfeiture
of Raid lands.
Mr. Laphnm ( rep. N. Y , ) introduced a
bill to incorporate the jVollovvstono Park
r.iilwsy nnd nid in ihncoiibtruetion.
Mr. Vest ( dcm. Mo. ) offered a resolu
tion , which was acreod to , calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to whether any ipart of the Crow rea-
ervntion in Montana had boon leased ,
at d 'if so by what authority.
The senate resumed consideration of
the bill to provide now cruisers for the
navy.
( The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Jones idem , Fla. ) , McPheraon
( dom. N. J. ) , Slalo ( rep. Mo. ) , Cockroll
( dem. Mo. ) and'Bock ( dem Ky. ) The
latter criticised the management of the
navy yards , and referred to the state
ment of Admiral Porter that on ono oc
casion $80,000' ' hud been charged to the
wrong ship. Mr. Heck suggested that
the inonoy might have been given Doreey
to take to Indmna. Ho charged vice in
the administration , dishonesty in the
management and connivance t/nd collu
sion between the contractors and officers
of the government.
Mr. Vest' ' ( dem. Mo. ) had just been
importuned by nn oflicor of the navy to
vote for thb bill for God's cnko Ho
thought the Almighty hud nothing to do
with it. tit was for John Utoaah s sake.
When steel vessels were put up 'to corn-
' petition only Roach and Cratnp could bid
for thorn -under the terms of the bill.
Mr. Halo said the committee on naval
affairs were sponsors for the bill. Roaoh
had nothing to do with it. There never
had -beau jf so clean and iacorrupti-
bio an > administration of the nevy depurt-
ment as now.
Mr.'Butler ( dcm. S. C. ) accused Mr.
Vest ofe pposinjj the tooMure'buuauso ' its
passage might give some political ! advantage -
ago to the other political party.
After some personal interchanges boj
; tween 'Messrs. Butler , MoPhoraon and
; Vest tho-sonnte
.
? - adjourned. :
UOU6E.
Mr. Morrison ( dom. IU.J chairman of
tho-ways Mid moans committee reported
a resolution directing the rccsrotary ot
[ : the treasury to inform the -house how
much money is now in the ( treasury of
the United States , under what provisions
of the law it is there retained and how
much in iow of current
receipts , ex- <
ponditurea and legal liabilities' the treas
ury can apply at this time in .liquidation
of that port of the public debt now-
payable wi < Jout -
: ombaiaBsing-kia depart-
f mcnt. Adopted.
- ilr. Voleitino ! ( rep. Nob. ifctroduced
a bill authorizing a bridgu across the
Itlissouri near Dowitur. lleferrod.
- Kr. . LeFoveo ( dem. O. ) ofl'tfred n reso
lution reciting that speculation nnd
f gambling in American farm .products ob-
tnined control of the market v7uluo of
those products , and directing the com-
mittoa on the judiciary to jirqiiaro n bill
prohibiting the.purchajoorealocf wheat ,
corn.cotton , provisions end other ar
- ticles of prime necessity unless actual
transfer of such articles , -warehouse
receipts accompany such action ; also a
bill authorizing cuch novornaionUl inter
ferenceas will give stability to the price
, of those commodities.
Mr. Qox ( dom.3N. Y. ) nnd otheia ob
jected.
! Air. Bingham ( top. Pa. ) from the com
' mittee on postollic'js and posUrondi re
ported adversely tto bill to prevent the
iiao of the United Otateo mail/j to advor-
tifie noxious medicines , food and , f > orn-
pounds. > I < aid on tlo table.
Tjio lioueo wont iuto committee of the
i whole on U'.o pleuro > pneumonia bill.
A motion to Btrilio out the question
whichprovides , thatetatos shall pcyikalf
tho.expenso ) f the valuation of auiicals
Bluui > bterod.t3 diseased , was lost.
Mr. Hntd ) , ( rep. Mich. ) moped < o
amendfloctiou four bycdding the worth ;
"Into any othar state a7 territory or fore -
e < gn cauntry , " < to the o-\U8o authoriuir.g
the provident tp prohibit the transporta
tion of cattle out of a quarantined tate
ortotritorj or dwtrict. Agreed to. i
Mr. iErurhatt , ( rep. Pa. ) olferod an ;
amendmoat providing thui , no state on
territory , or part ilieieof AM bo dol/ir-i
ed in < juuraatinu if the governor of thc
satno ahull officially certify to the presi
dent that he is satir.-iod from thorough
investigation hat no disease .dangerous
to the animal inuustry of the mation or-
istn therein. Adopted , 115 to fii.
Mr. Muldrow , ( dom. Misa ) altered nn
amendment confining tiio operations of
the bill to pleuro pneumonia only
Adopted , 100 to 73
Mr. Hatch ( dem. Mo..said ) tha adop
tion of those two amendments would ut
iorly destroy the efficient/ the bill
Uo therefore moved to etr/ko out the
fouith section us amended , Agreed to
This section authorizes the president
to quarantine states in which contagious
diteucs exist when luch state * fail to
make provision for ita extirpation.
Mr. 'J'hrockmorton ( dom. Tex. ) mcvcd
to Etriko out the enacting clause of the
bill. Lot 114 to 118. The debate
continued all the afternoon , but finally
' , ho committee toso and reported the bill
to the houeo , but pending action on aji
mendaieiit striking our tcctwjiour ,
uijourncd.
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Preparing For llic Carnage and Din
of Battle ,
Grave Fears of the Result of
Fightiug Osmau Digma ,
The Damp at Triukitat Well
Protected ,
The 1 Eobel's Threatening to At-
taok Suakim ,
A Untile Ilctwrntt llio Ftvnoh untl
Aiminlicfl Various Slat tors.
KOUF.1GN NKWS.
IN KOYPT.
Loximx , February 2" . According to
10 mail accounts of Baker Pasha's defeat
[ teen Austrian , four Germans and four
tviss officers were killed.
A man who left 121 Oboid ten days ago
rrivcdat Khartoum this morning. Ho
oports the garrisons of El Father , D.UT.I ,
lastcri nud Foga still surrounded , while
to garrisons of Om Shnnga and Tliasi
uvo surrendered. Ho says there has
ocn no lighting at Bahrgazcllo. He
aw three Englishmen at El Obcid who
ere captured at Koahgil. They
ere well treated. Missionaries wore
ot molested. El Mahdi has on'y ono
arrison at El Obold. The Arabs have
ono to their villages , but nro under
remise to assemble in case of war. Mer-
innts are passing freely butwcon there
nd Dongola.
The beach nt Trinkitat presents n live-
appearance. The Blue Jackets , np to
leir necks in water , are landing stores
nd carrying soldiera nahoro through the
urf. The Gordon highlandcrs nnd Irish
usilicrs nro advancing to occupy the fort
reeled by Baker Pasha. They waded
iro'leggcd through the morawos which
o between the harbor and main land ,
'lie distance to the fort h about four
nlcs. It was built February 2nd to pro-
oct the guns while crossing the tnorasses.
'ho rebels regard with exultation the
anding of the forces. They are con-
inccd that Allah has sent nil ns a prey
or them.
T1IK UXIILIbR JUIVAUOE.
CAIRO , February 27.- The ndvnnco of
, ho English troops on Tob commenced
> oforo daybreak to-dny , when 250 men
aft the garrison nt Trinkat and a force
of (1,500 ( advanced to the attack. It wai
expected that a battle would bo fought
about nine in the morning. The naval
Brigade joined General Graham with two
iiinc-pounders. There is growing anx
iety in Cairo about'tho result of the ex
pedition , and less confidence that the
English will bo victorious. The black
troops nt Suakim were 'found ' iivcommu-
nication with Ahmed Baroudi. second in
command under Oaman ( Digma. Admi
ral Hewitt has forbidden them to leave
camp and stationed the gunboats Decoy
and Sphinx BO that their guns command
the camp , with orders.to opon'firc ' if any
symptoms of muliny npponr.
TIUNKITAT , February 27. The British
camp is well protected with earthworks.
Spies report Ostnnn Digma threatening
Suakim. Admiral Hewitt has returned
to Suakim. Thoirebcls are massing ono
mile from Ft. JuUior nnd 'firing at the
British vidottcs. A Krupp gun has just
been mounted at the fort.
THK .lUiUliL PLAN.
TniNKiTAr , February 1. An Arab
boy , with n letter to Toktir. returned
bearing marks of ill-uaogD. IIo nays ho
was taken prisoner at Tohat- , that the
town surrendered 'Friday last , nnd that
1 the rebels intcad to fi ht , in throe lines ,
' cloning on the rear of thu British as the
itroops advance.
February . .27.K. . Kyan ,
nupposed to bo connected with fenian or
ganizations in Minnesota and Dakota ,
was arrested for 'ha vim ; signed the name
cf the adjutant gcmernl of the district to
* call for 500 men to do frontier Borvica
along the iiitnrnutional boundary.
KIUMISHINO OK/rilR JIBllliKi : HOAII.
rSiTAKiM , Fobruary-27. A light occur
red to-dny on the Berber road , nine
miles from Suakim , between tUo rebels
and friendly tribes. Some of tl.o latter
cut their. way through the rebels. The
friendly tribes desiro'to ' fight.
JXAIED WKll UISIIONOH.
.CauiHTiANA , February 27. Christian
August Solmor , minister of state , has
been impeached , adjudged guilty and
sentenced to forfeit -his place as minister
and 'his membership .of. the Iloyal Council
and fay the costa , about § 5,000.
11IHMAUCK1 * ! ilNSOLKNC'K.
PAI.I-J , February 7. Lo Paris cnys :
"Bievuarck has not oitly outraged itho
American ropublio but has defied tlio
world. .But the democracy has more
sorioue .ihings to think about time to
mind tine insolent challenge. "
A H.MAM , JintlI.TJON.
SUABS.V , Pobrtiary 27. I'ho captain
Iho Egyptian steamer , Duuianhour , re-
fused' obey orders to .proceeded . witfi
his ypssfll 4o Trinkitat , Kid Admiral
Hewitt arroalod the captain .nnd placed
his lieutuur.nt in chnigo of lilio Daman-
hour.
; iiva'.L iiiAr none.
JlKitMN , FoUfuury 28. ThJoutscho
( L'tigublntt sy : 'Alinistcr B. rgmt has
so compromised his governutsnt that
if the latter doca not wish fartlne- nil > ar-
tttinenl it mua .
.dispense with Hs uor-
viced. "
IT WAI XlUO OI.YOBUINK. -
IrtJiON , Fobrucry 27. The ohiif in-
spoetor of oxplcwtivtc ussertii tlwt thmj is
no do < bt that the ucplosion at Vioi rm
statiow was caused tiy nitro glycerine.
rKIHTINO yiUR IIAKOI.
PAiUff. Feljruary 27. It is reported
that the Anuinitus rocwitly Inado n at
tack upon Uiu Froncli near Hanoi. The
result of the onj-agomunt is unknown.
fho Chinewj location has no information.
UK11KL I.OSHIW.
SITAKIM , February 27. Tlio r sbols
bit l.JJOO in the recent fight with Baker
Pasha. It is BtaUd that there are tletor-
tiona every where in the rebel ranlu ,
M1NI8TKB JJU.\'T BBAD.
ST. PwBiwiiuno , February 27 , W ,
II. Hunt , United Slates minister , died
this mi'ining at 7:30. :
The ball nt the British embassy to-dny
wna abandoned in couscqnunco of the
death of Minister Hunt.
HKl'ORT.
OAIIIO , February L'7.General Gordon
reports Soudan tranquil and is sending
1100 invalids down the river.
THK IOK imi AK-n
IN THK TOSOUK lUVHU.
Sr. PAUI , , Minn. , February ! 2f > . A
Pioneer-Press Miles City special says :
Our town was surprised latt night by thp
sudden broakinnp of the Tongue rivor.
It wns totally ulilookod for , ns there had
boon but thirty.Rix hours of thawing
weather , preceded by nt least twenty
d.iys'of ' the sovurosl cold of the winter ,
nud the broak-up was not looked for fov
n week. The watjr c.unmoncod rnniung
on the ice about six o'clock , and in half
nn hour it 1ms risen five or six foot and
loosened iho main ice , and in a moment
" 11 wai on the move. The scene , lit up
y bonfires on thn bank , was indoscnb-
l > ly < grand. Considerable apprehension
as felt for the safety of those living on
10 lowlands , but by the united efforts of
10 citizens they were all reached and
stnovcd to tnfo places. The ice conlin-
cd to run all night , nnd during
forenoon ofj'to-day gorged twice ,
uuiug n slight overflow in thn town ,
ut without damage to any one. Tlio
'ongua is still rimnini : ice , but from tlio
mil carrier from Tongue river it is
snrnod that the river is clear above nud
do last ice will soon pass. It is believed
hat the dnm of the Tongue Kivor Dutch
ompany withstood the brunt of the lut-
lo bravely , although nothing is known ,
iut ns planks and timbers have passed
ere to-day it is feared Unit some por-
ion of it .nay have succumbed. The ox-
orionco of the oldest inhabitant fur-
ishes no precedent for the suddonnosn
f the breakup. Tlio ice jw fully thirty
nches thick and ns clear and solid ns nt
ny time this winter. I
TUB YELU\VKTO : 1 ! .
Shortly after J1 o'clock this inornint ;
ic Yellowstone started ar d is now rim
ing bank full. It is roper : od here that
in bridge across the Mellowstono nt
tantloy was carried away , but the re
tort is not confirmed.
KAMIMKS DKlVnX ritoW IHmiJ.
Si PAUL i-Tho Minno-
; , February 27 - -
polis Journal's GlondivoJMout. , special
ys the river is quiet nt < this point with
ttlo ico. The town is so situated that u
ergo would do little or no damage The
vator is ( lowing ojf through the low lands
opposite. The river ia gorged at Iron
Muffs , nine miles above. Five or six
amilics have boon driven out of the val
oy. There are throe washouts alnvo
lore , two thto side of Miles City nnd the
nest formidable nbout eighty miles bo-
ow Billingo , near Pomiioy's Pillar. This
norning's train was the first from the
vest since Friday and the first through
rom Portland for a week. The others
nado up at Helena and Missoula.
The Imvu 1
DEH WOINEH , February L'7. In the
louse the day was consumed in consider
ation of tlio prohibition bill At the
opening ; session McCall offered nn amend-
nont , which wai adoptet ! , making the
) ill correspond with tho' Donnan biil ns
it passed'thesenate. . The democrats ,
led by Bolter , offered various amend
ments to load it down and delay pro
gress. The democrats took the ground
that the bill was not radically prohibitory -
tory , contending that was what the people - ,
plo wanted. Two of those were voted
down , and another was olfered by Bolter
when the house adjourned till 10 to
morrow , when it is likely the same tactics
will be resorted to.
In the icnatn a bill passed amending
chapter 02 of the acts of the Eighteenth
general assembly , prescribing the duties
of the state mine inspector and pogulat-
ing the operation of mines. The bill in
creases the salary of the inspector to
$1,700 , und traveling expenses not ex
ceeding 600 per year. It makes his
term commence April 1st each even num
bered year , adds a number of provisions
for protecting life and the safety of the
miners , requires the agent or owncra to
muko written reports of uoeidents to
miners within ten days , giving the cause ,
and provides that reports of the inspec
tor shall -bo annual instead of bi-onninl.
The bill ji > .i3Hcd without n vote iu the
negative. It is generally icgardcd as the
most satisfactory to operatois and miners
of nny thfct could bo devised. A-concur
rent resolution favoring the pardon of E.
J. Bruce , serving a lifo sentence for mur
der in LOP county , on condition of total
nbstinenco'from intoxicants , wan adopted
3 ( > to 16. Adjourned.
Tlio Col ) I n 11 County Outraged.
NKW OIOIKANH , February 27. Ia the
Oopiuh county inquiry toduyy itho
United States senate committee James
Sexton testified that Bufkin told him a
few nights niter the election that himself
and J. Bondurant , just to have eomo fun ,
hud gone -Orman'a house and fired oil
pistols , that Oman ran awuy. but re
turned the next day nnd told Bufkin
that ICO armed men had visited his
house nnd riddled it with buckshot.
Soon after this 'Orman loft the country.
Dufkin , Bondurant nnd Orman are all
republicans. Testimony was also given
to aliow that the whites and colored people
ple have equal school facilities and there
wtm not n conspiracy to kill Matthews.
A. W. Burnett , recalled , said ho hod
seen in the nrmed mob five of the wit-
lesson Bummonod hero , but not called
by the demociutH , The committee ad
journed to moeC in Washington.
Tlio Norlliu-i.'Hi IllU/.nrd.
February 27. The Tri
buuo's specials from poiuta in this atnte
und Dakota report the roads generally
blockaded. All out goio ; ; trains on thu
Cuuadian Pacific from St. Vincent were
canceDed yesterday ,
Sr. Pjut , February 27. Storm news
from ull over the nortliwnat uiilicato the
vrorst of iho ncason. Branches of the
Manitoba road are not open for business
owing to tlie high wind , nil trains nro
latu und the thormnmetor is 10 * io 20 *
bolow. Northern PaciQo trains wro delayed -
layed by TrasLontB near Foroythe , r/hich
ute now repaired. Tlio temperature wan
10 ° below in Dakota , nnd . ' 55 9 nbovo in
Montana. The * f.orm ni' cd nearly all
night last night west of Dakota , the
temperature being from /.nro U > 20 ° bo
low. All traina on tlw Canada Pacifl"
were canctillod owlci t < > the force of the
storm. The Fargo gpntlnveatcrn iv
blockaded ) > / euow.
HOT SPRINGS TERRORIZED.
*
A Miiily Coiiiiniltco cf Fonptecn
llic Town ,
Witnesses Agaiut Their Butohor
Pals Driven Out ,
The Loader an Outlaw and a
Murderer ,
An Editor Who Has the Oourago
of His Convictions ,
The IllitcrnoBS Volt Toward ( ho
Kmnm lloiul DcroiulnntH.
OUIMB .XNM ) OUIMISALS.
HOT snusas' iiouons.
Ilor SntiNos. Ark. , February 27.
The condition of ntl'.iirs in this city are
most deplorable. Doran , Smith , Lind-
iug nud Allison , four of the nssnsnins
committed without bail for the recent
murder , were taken to the Little Kick
penitentiary and were tendered an ova
tion by a number of citizens before their
departure. The committee of fourteen ,
some of whom nro nud aomo of whom
airo not citizens , virtually control the city.
They nro controlled byn inmiknown here
as Charles Watson but vrhosp vruo name
is Charles Frnulk and who is under in-
dictmentatCatlislo , Pa. , for murderarson
nnd burglary. Fraulk furnishes names
to the committee of objectionable per
sons , who invariably consist of men who
are witnesses against Doran and his
accomplice' . It is rumored this after
noon that W. 0. Harris , editor of The
Horse Shoo , who has denounced the mur
derers and the action of the committee ,
would bo notified to leave the city to
morrow. Harris expresses contempt for
the whole party , and continues to pub
lish the true facts in regard to the assns-
ination. About twenty ndditionnl men
were forced to leave the city to-day by
order of the committtco , and at the point
of the b.iyonot , everyone of whom was a
witness against Doran and accomplices.
The assertion is openly mndo that the
members of the committee themselves
will bo implicated in the butchery and
are thus endeavoring to liido all evidence
by driving off nil witnesses. Drunken
rowdier parade the streets nnd saloons
armed to the teeth , and openly make
threats that they will run the town.
A guKint nooroit NAIIIIEU.
Dus MOINF.S , February 27. United
S ates Secret Service Detective E. M.
Stedman , together with A. J. Allen ,
deputy United States marshal , of Loon ,
made n raid on Kellerton , ] t , , last night
and capt'nrcd ono Dr. 11. Tripp , n coun
terfeiter 01 that plnco. A quantity of
counterfeit inonoy , tools nnd metal was
captured with him. IIo was brought to
Dos ftloinoi tonithtinnd { will hnvo his
preliminary oxumina'tion before United
States Commissioner Jordan to-morrow.
THK 1IONI ) VltlAt. IJSPENDANTS.
CniuAno , February 27. An Inter
Ocean special from Ilillsboro , 111. , eayn :
The bitter fooling among the people
toward the late defendants in the Emma
Bond trial is in no way abated. The
' defendants are practically ostracized in
their homes. A few nights since n des
perate attempt was made by some un
known parties to wreck a passenger train
on which were a largo number of Miss
Bond's friends , coming from Para , where
an entertainment for her benefit was
given. The Wabash road offers n reward
for the apprehension of the wreckers.
A KKNTWJKV TIUaCDV.
Ky , , February 27. The
Courier-Journal's special tolls of n trngo-
uy in Marion county , Kentucky , in which
Green Clayton and Wash Burke were
killed , Lawrence Clnyton fatally wound
ed and Floyd Burke shot in the arm.
The tragedy originated inLwronco Clay
ton making some improper remark to
Miss Burke , daughter of the man killed.
The parties killed were among the most
respected cif izons of thocounty nnd heads
of fnmilieB. The tragedy was participated
in by four of the Burke family nnd two
of the Claytons. The shooting was gen
eral , and it in not known who did the
killing.
1IOTII UIU.KU.
VioKMiuna , February 27. Harry
Slith , n colored policeman , arrested
Harry Johnson , n well-known steamboat
engineer , this afternoon for some trivial
olfunso. ' Johnson resisted nrni&t and
stabbed Oho oflicor. Slith shot Johnson
twice , and both died in a few minutes ,
.YJUUDKU AMI hUICIDK.
CHHUOO , February 27 Tlio Daily
News' Minneapolis special says : A re
port has be en received from Ridgowny , u
neighboring' village , that J. 0 , Beach to
day shot und killed his wife , from whom
hu wan recently divorced , and then killed
himself. Tlit trouble nroso over the
possession of Ihoir child , which ( ho court :
delivered into the custody of the woman.
HUMW.UIY VKNOK.1NUK.
DKAIIWOOU , iDak. , February 27
Hnrry Tuttle , wounded in the Stoneville
fight , was taKiui from the hospital at
Spcarfish last night by masked nu n and
hanged.
"
Thn Death < ) ( ' Mlnlwtor Jlunl.
WAHHiNdTOtf , February 27. A cable
gram was received by the secretary of
state from St. Petersburg , announcing
the death of Minister Huntand najiiig lie
died from dromysuporinduced by chronic
inflammation of the liver ,
"Ilo Hiiulali Took AVninh. "
WHHINOTON , February 27. Boforu
the Dnnvillo committed ' " "
to-day , "Squiro"
Tahofero ( colored ) teslified : "lleaid
shooting the day ot the riot ; lianttnid
homo , where I staid until tlu Motidit )
following ; u white nuin o line to my liuiiat-
and Brtid ho had n telegram for mu ; but
I didn't want any IIOHH ; itwasbud unoiili { {
to open the door ' WUIIO < B IKMMUI ! of
hin uroai fn ht iho day of ( he riot , enj-
injf , "iIttuliH win gittm1 vt-ry bilious fur
the cquiro and ho took wnfuli , " Si < iiaiin
Vancu Ml'cd witui-i'.s "Ait
you really iiroud nf jour
urdieu ? " Witutiii ( with n
"Yen , tir , I nm proud and nthamt.il tou
J'm tltamuJ dot I'm
iu&nothur BC-IIKI ) .
i'ije , ! to pliy do cowuidor / men whoi-
HKiil' to take my Jiff. " Witnenu Biid n
uotico > vas put undtr hu dour
rend , "Tnliofero , you nro _ considered n
one of the loaders nnd in.itiaiUors of
the Info riot nt Danvillo. You
nro responsible for the blood dpillcd
therein. Wo hnvo determined your stny
in D.uivillo is injurious to publio peace.
You must go. If , nfler three day ? , yon
nro found in D.tnvillu you must take the
consequences. "
The committee adjourned subject
to the c.tll of the chnirman with the \in >
detstandiim tint no further proceedings
will take place until the house nets on
the joint resolution appropriating inonoy
for further expenses.
It.UIrilO.YI ) 11.YTK9.
Ojinnilonloncr Vlnlnw Oitlei-fl n lie-
Ouollon on
CiitOAcio , February 27. Cominissioner
Yining , of the Western Trunk Line asso
ciation , thin evening issued an order re
ducing freight rates both ways from Chicago
cage and St. Louis to all Colorado points
common to the Burlington it Missouri
River , Union Pncilio nnd Denver it Rio
Grande roads. Following nrn the reduc
tions to tnko ctlcct immediately : On
first-cliiss , 87e ; Siicond-eln s , 70j ; third-
class , 5io ; ; fourlh-clns4 , , ' 17o ; fifth-clais ,
JtOo ; class "A , " JI2o ; , " ' 28j ; " 0 , " 23c ;
"D , " L'JJc. The nbovu sunn are to be
dptlucted from the rates quoted in the
printed through _ freight tirill issued
February 20. This reduction is made
to mcot the cutting of rates by thu St.
Louis < t S in Francisco line to Colorado
points during the past two weeks. Of
ficials of the Burlington it Quincy , Chi-
ongo it Alton , Atclnson , Topuka it Santa
Fo stated this nfterncon that if the above
reduction was ordered by the Western
Trunk Line association they would nt
once moot the same.
Whipped Hy Woman.
SAN FUANOISCO , February 27. Two
women this morning horsewhipped D. L.
Itoyonsborgor , n prominent attorney.
Hoyonsborgor was walking on Kenrnoy
street when the pair sprang out of n car
riage , performed the deed , re-entered nnd
drove nwny. Tlio causa is oaid to bo ex
pressions nf the attorney relenting the
intrusion of women to his society at .the
Mardi Gras b.xll lust night.
COIIMKII | | of limn * .
Niw : YOUK , February 2 ( ! . The btoain-
boat Glen Island of the Stearin Trans
portation company , wu * run into nnd
sunk early this morning off "obbina1
Hoof , by the Cunard steamer Ctiphv
lonia. The engineer , Chnrles IMtz , and
Henry Green , n deck Iiaiul , were
drowned. The rest of the crow were
picked up by n tug. The body of Felts
won recovered. The Cuphnlonin vras not
damagnd.
Liter ijivostigntion disoUnos the fact
that the sunken vessel was n tug named
Glendale , owned by C.ipt. Footo , nnd
valued at $12,000.
V'lio llllnoU A. O. U. W.
Si'KiNancti ) , III. Febrinry 27.---Tlio
Gnmd ledge of the A. 0. U. W. to-dny
elected the following officers : W. 1.
Bock , of Olnoy , grand master ; A. Oren-
dorlf , of Springfield , grand foreman ; 8.
S. Troy , of Chicago , grand overseer ; Alex
McLcod , nf Macomb , grand receiver.
Peoria was chosen 03 the plaqp ; b { meet-
in ? . The romainlhg oil tec rs will bojcljs t ; ,
od to-niorrow. <
Tlio Indiana DiMiiournoy.
INIIIANAI-OLIS , Ind. , February 27. The
democratic state central committee fixed
Juno 25 na the data for the state conven
tion. _ Ex-Senator McDonald tendered
his resignation nn chairman , but the com
mittee declined to accept nnd the ex
senator will continue to net as chairman ,
temporarily at least.
The Nail Trade.
PirrHiiuiia , Pa. , February 27. Tlio
Weoturn Nail association held a special
meeting to-day. Reports from all sec
tions indicate an improved condition of
trade. Stocks have not accumulated and
the now card rates have boon maintained ,
Inquiries uro more numoroua than usual
nt this eeason.
Down \Vitli
Pa. , February 27. Notices
were posted in nine hat factories , empty
ing 800 hnndH , announcing a reduction ot
wages "f IU per cent. The reasons given
nro competition nnl the exorbitant : duty
wool. The Wcrmor machine works at
Lebanon , employing several hundred
hands , reduced wugos from 8 to 12A per
cent.
Tlio Coining ICnouk-Oul.
SAN FUANCJHCO , February 27. An
agreement was signed last night between
John L Sullivan and G. M. Robinson
fern four-round knock out. Robinson !
the champion heavy wei ht of the OJym-
pia club.
For I ho Klooil SiinVrorw.
CKIUK RANDS , February 27. The
proceeds of the charity bull Uut night
§ 270 , were to-day sent to Portsmouth ,
Ohio , for distribution among the Hood
Jlled ot
o , February 2 ? . Alma Lye-no
and Alfred Slender , two boys , died to
day of hydrophobia , after moat dreadful
agony. The former was bitten January
12 and tin latter Jnnuaiy 31.
Ynllow l > 'ovrr in Mexico.
GUAVM if ) , Mexico. Febmiry 27--
PassongerB from northern Mexico con
firm the existence of so-called yellow fe
ver at Mazatlnn nnd Mnnzinillo. Tlioy
say it is worse than last year ,
CIUOAIIO. Fdbrnary 27 , TJio printiny
house of J. J. Spiilding & Co.onooi
the oldest in the city , has been clqsod by
the sheriff. Liabihtit-a ? 15.000 ! ; aseeta
$10,000.
City ,
LITO.K HOCK , February 27. The debt
of Helena , Ark , $280,000 , wai compro-
mined nt fiO 4-6tlii ! ccnti , the creditor *
AUK YOU GOrrCG TO EUllOl'E ?
I n nuuthor column \vill La fmitid the mi.
ouiicuiuunt nf Jklwuuvi. T1I03. COOK & SON ,
ourUc Ayentt , ! iil ( lltoudw.iy , Now Yorlr ,
lelutive to ilm very tonipluto airaugoiiiunu
they have niude fur tnuw 'u r uu ; ths
Kiinlug Hjiriu mid Ku > uin r. "Cook'n Ji
will lid iiinllod tu uiiy luldroas tiu lecolpt ut'
A DISASTROUS FIRE ,
Thocapilaicily of Nebraska Narrowly
Escapes Destrnclion ,
Osboruo's ' Butter and Egg House
Burnocl to the Qrouad ,
Mrs , Osborno and Child Barely
Rescued Alive ,
The St , Oharlos Hotel and Other'
Property Destroyed ,
A. Cnlo of Wind and nil InoflluIciH
Fire Department.
IilNCOIiN AlUj.V/K.
A DIM1RTKOU8 FIltE tABT NIC11IT.
Special Ultpntcli to TincVKE.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fobrunry 27. ThU
city received to-night another costly hint ,
on ttioiintnodinto necessity of having n
ystom nfvntor vrorka nnd nn ofliciotit
fire department. About 7 o'clock the
extensive butter mid egg establishment
of J. L. Osborno , on 0 street , corner of
Eighth , was discovered entirely wrapped
in llamcs. There was no visible progress
of the fire whatever , but those who saw
it witnessed the elegant building u
mass of llamoa and amoko. It was the
handsomest commercial structure here ,
being gothio iu design , throe stories over
a basement , nnd 50x100 foot long. Mr.
Oaborno ( , wife nnd child occupied apnrt-
inonta in the second story , and the
latter two were driven to n verandah on
the Eighth street side by the Ihmcs , all
Interior means of cscnpo being cut off.
They were rnscuod from tliuir perilous
position by ladders. Mr. Oiborno ar
riving on the scene /ruin up town was
utterly prostrated and had to bo convoyed
away by tricmh. The St. Oharlos hotel ,
owned and conducted by Biro. Ki to *
Ooakluy , next west of the Oaborno build 4
ing , also was totally destroyed. Ilor
loss is 87,000 , insurance ? 1,000. A
small frame residence owned by Leighton -
ton it Brown , valued at $300 , was
also burned. The Oahornu loaa is $35,000
on building , § 1,500 on private property
and $12,000 on mock , on all of which
there wan nu insurance of45,000. . This
was the largest establishment of the kind
west of Chicago , doing a business of
about $250,000 n yoir , and thofo is u
general feeling of sorrow in the city over
its destruction. Mr. Qjborno expresses
his determination to build immediately.
A strong north wind was blowing at the
tirao , nnd the Chicago lumber yard was
in danger. JJad the wind brsji
ut'A the west the , bast business per
tion of the city would have burned. " '
The fire occurring just as tint people
were going to on tor ta laments , several of
which were being hold last evening ,
caused the gathering of an immense
crowd. The single ncoamor in Lincoln
did its duty just well enough to show
how iuolfoctivo it is in ease of fires of
moment The ruin * nro still blazing ,
nnd firemen nro on duty to prevent fur
ther disanter should the wind change.
The cause of thn fire in a mystery as yet.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Regular Frcflu dispatch ,
LINCOLN , Nob. , February. Afire
broke out thisjoveniog in J. L. Oaborno'n
butter and egg packing house , a
four-story bufUhnt , ' 50x1-10 toot , which
was consumed with n largo amount of
stock. Tim St. Cliarlea hotul adjoining
was also burned , with 't uveral small roai-
donccB , the total loss being 575,000.
Three adjoining blocks are occupied us
lumber yardu and thoio were grave foara
of an innncjiso disaster , bit uttL'5 ) : p.
rn. the fire is under control. A stiff gala
from the north midangorp a largo portion
of the city , but all is now thought to be
safe.
An K.x-Govornor Dlus. .
Ct. , February 27. Ex--
- Governor llubbard died to-night. > '
Tim M.iilclonV Letter
J. 11. Qariiiot ) , tlin sVclotou brido- ,
gtoom , hits applied fov un injunction
, through hi counio1 , James F. Lovorin ,
to restrain Uunn'u Sumliiy Transcript
fiom publishing in the nwit issue of that
juurii.il certain tender missives front
gushing but indismoi maidens. Mr.
Oarriaou olnitnu that a number of letters
written by the dauj-htor of wo'.l known
citizijtia "ju&t fnr fun , " wcro eurrupti-
tiomly obtained , and ho hka reason to bo-
liuvo will nnpcnr in pi int on Sunday next.
This ho desires to pro von p and asks that
iho propriutor bo rtstntined : rm > turning
prlvnto uurrvHprmdriiuo into publio prop
erty. The duciiuiont will bu dlud in cuurt
to-morrow.
DYSPEPSIA
Poei not get will "f ilelf | It rojntrc * careful , per.
iltlent attention ami a rrmnljr Hint will ntOtt nature
to throw off the c.iiiM.i aivl loiio uji Ilia dlgvstlvo
organi Oil they pcrfonn tlwlr itutUii urimnsly. Mrs.
\lo , , . . ,
worth of Amhert N. Jl. nttcr trying nunj-
"euro carcu" Mlthout Uuttlt , fouuj that
JXood's Sarsaparilla ,
Lit tha nil ! on tt.o lic.i.l . an'l rcstoroj liertohr.ilth.
Amonj Ilia ocoulci cxrcrt acca lijrlho djrtpeptlc , are
ilUlrcM teforoor after eatlLf. lou of apatite , lmyv
itrtty of tt.a limilivluj it ca end juln la tlJi
ttoiracli , luart-ttira , our tipai.-wi , ic. , cmn g
mi'nul dorruxion , i\c \ vo'i3 InltaUllly nn < l klstpleti-
ntn. Jf you are liiMtanivH U or fuo.l cheerauil try
\lood' \ EanaiarUU It til ciux-a liuada-Ji.lt will
jure you | f yi4sUotnfalr | chance.
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