Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. AVHDNUSDAY MORNING , MARCH 2(5 ( , 188-1. NO. 338.
A Cyclone Sweeps Over Half a Dozen
Slates Yesterday ,
Indiana , Ohio , Kentucky , Tennes
see and Georgia Touched.
Oolemansville , Ky , , Wiped off the
Face of the Earth ,
Many People Killed and Still
More Badly Injured ,
Whole Forests Leveled Live
stock Carried Like Feathers ,
Itnlhonds Blockaded by Fulling Tim.
bors Millions ol'l'ropcrty Ituincd.
THIS mmiJICANE'S AVOKK.
IX KKXTfCKY.
LEXIXOTON , March 25. It is reported
hero to-night that tbo village of Colo-
mansvillc , in Harrison county , forty
miles from hero , was almost entirely de
stroyed by a cyclone which swept over it
at 5 o'clock this afternoon. It is said
ton people were killed by the Hyinj ;
debris of buildings , and fifteen or twenty
injured. Nothing definite is known ,
but thn rumor is generally credited.
IJoYD , Ky , , March 25. At 4 o'clock
this afternoon a destructive cyclone
passed here , blowing down everything
in its way. The inmates of houses Hod
to the wells nnd cellars. Many persons
were injured. The number killed is not
yet known. Live stock were blown
about like feathers. A rough estimate
places the damage at § 500,000. The
homeless iiro being cured for by those
not injured.
FALMOUTH , March 25. A cyclone
passed through the woods south of town
on the Kentucky Central road nt 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The track ot the cyclone
was half a mile wide , touring up trees
and everything in its path. So far no
lives are reported lost , and no dwellings
deslroyod.
is OHIO.
UAYTO.S , ' Ohio , March 25. Further
details of the cyclone near this city con
firm the reports of the damage. Six
miles south of the city the destruc tion
was most frightful.
Passengers on thcToledoCiiicinnatti A-
St. Louis express northwest bound , at 5
o'clock , give a thrilling account of the
cyclono. li wns in the shape of a bal
loon , almost entirely white , surrounded
by a dense black clowd. It first appear
ed in a southwesterly direction from
Lebanon and paused rapidly to the north
east. Its track is marked in the vicinity
of Oak Ridge on the narrow gaugewhore
the whole forest is leveled nnd buildings
raised , The railroad is blockaded with
fallen timber.
Near OakridgoClmrlos Cowan was carried
200 yards by the wind and buried under
fallen timber. The path of the cyclone
is estimated nt 50 yards width. The
f forests show where it rose from the oartli
, - and descended again. Tlio little daugh
ters of farmer Abr.iinWilson was crushed
uuder tlio timbers of a barn near Oak-
ridge , Tlio full extent of the damage is
not yet hcnid from. Other loss of life is
expected.
IX INDIAN V.
CO.S.VEU VII.LI : , Ind. , March 25. The
cyclone passed ono mile south of this
city , tearing down whole forests. No
lives were lost so far as known ,
ix < iioitiii/i. ;
ATI\XTA , Da. , March 25. The cyclone
to-diy struck Gainesville , unroofi ng
houses nnd killing a negro ,
ix TUXNESSKI : .
KXOXVIU.K , Tonn. , March 25. A ter
rific thunder , hail and wind storm struck
the city this afternoon. uch damage
was dune to otoro fronts. The cyclone
struck the northern part of thu city , de
molishing fifteen frame buildings. Sev
eral persons were slightly injured.
NASIIVILM : , March 25. The hail
storm did much damage to trees and
fences , flooding the low lands and com
pelling many to abanlon hounes. A ne
gro tenement was burned to-night and
two negro children burned to a crisp.
TKAOIIBIIS.
Iimiif-urntlon of tlio Klj-liteontli Air
nmil ScBaloii nt Ijincoln.
Special Dispatch to The Doe ,
LiM'OLN , March 25. The eighteenth
annuil meeting of the slate teachers was
inaugurated in the chapel of the university
this morning. An unusually largo at
tendance of teachers from all parts of
the state was present. Regant ( lore
delivered thu address of welcome , prefacing >
facing the same with an eloquent lua
tory of Ireland's wrongs , attributing the
name to thu destruction of her schools
by William and Anno. CJero argued
strongly against the further sale of school
land , saying the next legislature would
pass a law against the present gyiHom.
Nebraska teacher * should create n public
Boulimont in favor of such law. Thn roan -
nurks wuru cmlored by A W. N .in
denmn , of Wahoo , in behalf of the teach-
ore , nnd other prominent speakers.
Three , sessions will bo hold to-morrow
and Irving J , Monell , chancellor of the
university , speaks in the evening.
NAUG1IT1NKSS OF NO1JIL1TY ,
An Knrl Seeks Divorce I-'POIM n Wlfo
AVlio llnil Two HitsbnutlH.
LONDON , March 25. The earl of
Easton , the future duke of Grafton , is
about to seek n divorce from his wife on
the pica that the lady's first husband
THIS living nt the time of her second mar-
ringo. The countess will submit in defense -
fonso that when she married her first
husband she supposed him a widower ,
but ho proved to havu another wife , and
when she learned this she abandoned
him. The cnso promises to bo exceed
ingly interesting.
Special Dispatch to The UKK.
LONDON , Mnrch 25. The marriage
from which the Karl of Euston seeks to
bo released , occurred thirteen years ngo.
lie wns nt the time Henry 1'itzroy , 21 !
yenrs of ngo. and the woman of whom
The Cook Chronicles of the period spoke
as the daughter of John Walsh and the
widow of "Mr. Smith1" There has been
trouble butweon the ill assorted pair , and
they separated by mutual consent , but
the life of the woman has been correct
since her marriage , and the earl could
find no plea for seeking divorce till his
discovery of "Mr. Smith. "
Skull Crushed by n Brooklyn 1511j
Si > ecial Dispatch to Till : UEK.
YOUK , March 25. George
drix , the alleged destroyer of the Andre
monument in the spring of 1S82 , wns
locked up in thu Brooklyn police station
Monday night on n charge of intoxica
tion , lie wno afterwards removed to
the hospital and died to-day. An au
topsy showed his skull was fractured.
How the injury was received is not
known. Uemlrix was a member of the
society of communists.
Tlio O. & A. nnil Tllilcn.
Special Dispatch to THE BKK.
March 25 Judge Drum-
mend , of the United States court , en
tered a final decree to-day in the case of
the Chicago iV : Alton railway company
against Samuel J. Tilden and Lewis II.
Meyer , finding the plaintiff indebted to
defendants in the aum of So,090 for ser
vices pei formed in organizing the Chicago
cage it Alton company n number of f
years ago , and in the sale of its bonds as
trustees.
"
A Conl Train Doraileil.
Special Dispatch to THE UEE.
JKIU > KY CITY , March 25. Twenty-five
cars of a Jersey Central coal train were
wrecked at Annandel to-day by a broken
wheel. The blockade was so extensive
and ao many trains being hold , all the
derailed cars were thrown over the om-
banknient.
Nciv Illcacliiiif ; Process.
Special Dispatch to Tim UKK.
SAT.C.M , Mass. , March 125. Lost night
an exhibition was made of a now bleach
ing process by paraflino soap , which , it is
thought , will rovolutioni/.o the bleaching
business of the world. It requires only
a few hours , no loss to liber , and the
cloth never mildews.
IMuuler Mltuhcll VH. Tliuiniicr Tliniup-
HOII.
Special dispatch to the UKK.
BOSTON , March 25. Charles Mitchell ,
the English pugilist , says ho will settle in
this country , and his next match proba
bly will bo with Morvino Thompson.
A Typo-l''ouiil ! r Dciul.
Special Dispatch to TUB ] ! EK.
Piiii.UJKU'iiiA , March -3. Peter A.
Jordan , of the firm of Mnckollar , Smith
it Jordan , proprietor of the Johnson
typo foundry , died , ago 0 .
llonorn I'm-
tSpccial I lixjiatcli to T
I'AUIS Maroli 2. > . The minister of
public instruction will present to Victor
flugo a gold modal on the occasion of his
82d birthday.
_ _ _
lOr ot In the Jlny.
KANSAS CITY , March 25. George B.
Insoo , of Keoaho Falls , Kansny , who was
quarantine ngont of the district infected
by thn catilo disease , is in thu city , and
states that the so-cal'ed foot and month
disease was caused by ergot in the liny.
The best veterinarians in thu country
found it not contagious. The quarantine
was consequently raised last Saturday ,
the fears ot spreading having subsided ,
Corn lor Olilo.
Cixm.VATi , 0. , March 25. Thirty-ono
cnra of corn , contributed by the citizens
of Sodgwick county , Kansas , to the flood
mll'erers , were sold at auction to-day on
'change. There was n largo attendance ,
and the bidding was spirited. Tlio first :
car was bought by the Adams express
company , and the remainder was all sold
at outside prices ,
A Charivari I'urly In Grief.
EAST SAIIIXAW , Mich. , March 25.
Lust night a party of young people went
to charivari a newly married couple near
the town of Ooleiiinn. On their return
they halted at thn residence of an old >
Gorman named Van Valkenburg , and
( ; ave him a "benefit , " when ho opened
tire on the party , killing n young man j
named Cleave. Van Yalkonburg Hod.
Tlio Story of n AVrcuk.
The brig A. G. Jewitt , of Uulfast , Mo. ,
was wrecked on February 24th , Bouth-
east of fiatteras , during a heavy gnlu.
The captain and the cook went down in
the vessel. The rest of the crow took to
boats. Five of the crew died from ox-
pcsure , The only aurwiorwns picked :
up after being fifty-four hours in an open '
boat ,
N .w VCIIK , Mnrch 'St. Articles were
rec ived to-day by Hichnrd K. Fox for u
pruo fight fir S"i , 000 between John k.
Sullivan and Mcrvino ThompBon , I.of
Cleveland. Uuncaii C. Jtoas , Tltomson'a
backer , ha posted $2,500 forfeit in the
handa of Fox , io bu ctnured by Sullivan
'if ha a-'oj'tn 'ho
NEWS OF THE NATION ,
The Dcmocralic Caucus Alterants the
Whipping Iu ,
Morrison's ' Bill Indorsed by a
Votoofll6to57 ,
Souio of the Members Signify
They Will Not bo Bound ,
The House Discusses Whisky , and
the Senate Education ,
Hoii , D , J , Brewer Appointed to'
tlio Modrary Vaoaiioy ,
lion. > . C. llurrmvs , ot MIolilKim , So
licitor of tlio Treasury Other
1'oltilui.
DKMOCKAT1C OAt'OOS.
MOUUI.sOX l'U'vTlAUY IM'IIKLII.
WASIIIXOTOX , March 25. The demo
cratic caucus to-night was larpoly attend-
ed. It was called to order shortly after
8 o'clock.
Mr. Morrison oll'urod n resolution endorsing
,
dorsing the bill reported by the ways and
mentis committuo. In explaining his
resolution ho snid full opportunity would
bebi given to oiler nny amendment to the
bill when it cntno before thu house.
. Mr. Randall made n short speech. Ho
in turn was followed by Mr. Reagan
( Texas ) .
Mr. Randall in his remarks said the
bill as had boon presented did not meet
the wants of ) na constituents , lie oiler-
od no substitute
Mr. Reagan endorsed the bill.
Mr. Carlisle made n fifteen minutes
speech , the live minute rule which pre
vailed on the speeches of the other gen
tlemen being extended in his case , lie
said the constitution allowed every man
to vote ns ho desired ; that no man could
bo bound to vote except as his convic
tions dictated.
Blackburn took the ground that the ac
tion of the
CAUCUS siiori.D m : uixnixu.
Representative Hopkins ollercd n reso
lution providing that no ono should bo
bound to vote by the action of the
caucus ,
Morrison moved as a substitute for
Hopkins' resolution a declaration that
after amendment in committee of the
whole , the bill should bo passed.
The debate under the fivominutes rule
continued nt grc.it ienjjth. Incidentally
a number of propositions were submitted ,
among thsiu ono to refer the whole sub
ject to a committee consisting of ono
democratic member from each state.
About li o'clock Eaton moved to ad
journ. This motion was defeated by a
largo majority.
MdlKISON M INVOLUTION WAS ADOPTED
Uto57. ( ! It provides that the ways
and means bill to reduce war taxes should
bo considered in committee of the whole
( subjected to amendment ) a reasonable
time and tli-jn the bill should bo reported
to the liouso and passed.
Hopkins offered an amendment that
the action of the caucus should not bo
binding.
Morrison offered a proviso that ex
cept so far ns individual members should
fool bound by the action of the majority
of the caucus.
The amendment and proviso was
adopted.
Carlisle then o lib ted n resolution pro
viding for the ropaal of the tnx on to-
bacjo , cigars nnd snufl' , nnd a reduction
of the lax on fruit brandy to ten cents
per gallon.
Carlisle's resolution was carried , 88
to 57.
AVASHINGTON NOTKS.
.suMNiitt ON rovi'Ai , TEI.IOUrnv. : .
WAHHIMITON , Mrrch 25. lloprosontn-
Sumner , of California , iippeared be
fore the house committee on postofllccs
and post roads to-day in advocacy of his
bill establishing n government postal telegraph
ilsd
egraph und in opposition to the proposed
sda
contract between thu government and a
postal telegraph company. Ilia bill , he
asserted , would not cost the government
n dollar , as thu money necessary to es
tablish n postal telegraph would bo rained
by the issue of bonds. This was moro
than could bo said of the other proposi
tion. Ho assorted that the government
could do the telegraphing for the lo
at 10 cents per message and more in
clear expenses. Ho declared the propo
sition of the proposed postal company
was but a trick of Mackoy and company
to prevent thu establishment of a postal
telegraph.
NOMINATIONS.
David J. Drawer , of Kansas , United
States circuit judge for the eight judicial
circuit.
Julius C , Uurrows , of Michigan , solici
tor of the treasury. ciy.
Col. David S. .Stanley , 22nd infantry ,
brigadier-general. y.hu
J , A. River , of Iowa , attorney for thu
United States in Wyoming.
F011TY-K1GIITH OONO21F.S3.
HKNATK.
WAHIIINOTON , March 23. Mr. Hoar
( . Mass , called the
rop. ) up bill increasing
the salaries of United States district court
judges to § 5,000. The pending question
waa on the amendment making it unlaw
ful for a judge to appoint to a position i indo
his court any relative within thu de
gree of first cousin nnd making it u misdemeanor -
demeanor for thu judge to do so.
Thu amendment was modified by the
emission of the , clauiu specifying that the
offcncu was a misdemeanor ! und wax
agreed t .
Mr. Coke said there had not for several
years been an Tinted Stntos judge , emu
ono , in Toxaa , whosu nepotism had not
become a scandal nnd an outrngo upon '
thu people of the state.
The senate took up the education bill ,
the pending question being on Air. Har
rison's ( rep. Ind. ) amendment to require
states to contribute , each annually , an
amount equal to thu amount tuvorally received -
coivod by thorn from the national fund.
Mr. IIunison mippurtcd hta amend-
f mant and expressed lunmuif strongly m
favor of the proposed bill , but agreed
with the views ox pressed some days ngo
bjW Senator Allison that tlio logical way
would bo to begin by small npporintion * ,
nnd o permitting the growth of the
adoption of moans to ends.
Mr. Mftxoy ( dom. To.x. ) opposed the
bill on the grounds of nxpodioncy. Ho
thought every state could do bettor with
out artificial stimulus , nnd thnt wns
what was provided by the bill.
Mr. Drown ( dum. , of On. ) thought cotv
tftinly it was the duty of the union to
take such action as would qualify newly
nmdo ( colored ) citizens for the duties of
citizenship.
Mr. Sherman ( rep. , 0. ) regarded it ns
the bounded duty of the nntionnl covorn-
mmit tonid in the education of the illitor-
nto population. Ho did not think thu
United SUites ought to trust to the
southern states the important questions
' grow.ng out of the policy of education.
Ho behoved it would not uo wise to con
fer upon the southern states absolute
power over the education contemplated
and the expenditure loading to It. Now ,
however. from'aviyfeoliiig'Jof unkindnoas
toward tlio people of the south , but from
a conviction that owinito the prejudices
of race nnd the influences of slavery
which had darkened their minds , nnd
would probably continue to darken them
for some time to come. They would not
impartially distribute the money.
Mr- Hoar ( rep. , Mass. ) defended the
bill from several detailed criticisms.
The senate wont into executive session
after which it adjourned ,
IIOU.SK.
On motion of Mr. Belford , ( rop. Col. )
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
state of Colorado to take lands in lieu of
the sixteenth nnd thirty-sixth sections
found to bo mineral lands , nnd to secure
to that stnto the benefit of the net donat
ing public lands to several states nnd ter
ritories which may provide colleges for
the benefit of agriculture.
Mr. Hrown , ( rop. Tnd. ) for the commit
tee on judiciary reported back the bill
making it a felony for n person to falsely
and fraudulently assume to bo an ollicer
or employe noting under the authority of
the United States or any department
Mr. Dorshoimer in the chair , on
the bonded extension bill , Mr. I'ottor
( dom. , N. Y. ) briefly gave the reasons
which impelled him to support the meas
ure. Ho said the bill w.is for the relief
of manufacturers , in granting which con
gress would benefit every substantial in
terest. It waa n question whether con
gress would precipitate n disturbance in
the country whun there was n plain , open
wny to avoid it.
Mr. Kelly ( rep. , Pa. ) thought the de
mand was nn impudent , one. The inter
nal revenue system workml great
hardships upon the mnall farmers , fruit
growers and cigar makers , and was main
tained alone for the throe grout monopo
list industries whisky making , toba'ico
manufacturing , nnd boor brewing and
for those syndicates the government
maintained nn army of over -100,000
agents to destroy the amall fruit growers.
Ho denied the tax was kept up for the
benefit , of the government , and asserted
that without n dollar from thnfaourco wo
would have enough money to moot evury
legal duirnnd.
Mr. Long ( rop. , Mass. ) aaid hu had
changed his views ainco lirat considering
the nreasuro. Then ho had nhMrtea that
whisky was discriminated against ; now
ho was convinced that whisky was not
suHering under the discrimination , nnd
that thu oil'ect of the present bill would
bo to crcato a discrimination in its favor.
Experience in the past had shown that if
this extension was granted , when llio
time for the payment of the tax expired
the taxes would bo increased 2. ) or fiO per
cent ; then the question would bo , not
when the tnx would bo paid , but whether
it would bo paid nt nil.
Mr. Follott ( dent. , 0. ) said it was
claimed that thu purpose of the bill waste
to have the government loan money ,3o
the distillers. The government did not
have a dollar interest in a single gallon
of whisky in bond to-day. It waa the
right of the distilleis to knock in the
head every bairol and spill it without
paying the government n cent on an un
supported bill.
Mr. Jordan duolt upon the immoiiHO
revenue which the whisky tnx brought
the government. The talk ubout a 10-
peal of the internal ruvenuo fax was non
sense. Jf it were proposed , not 25 re
publicans would vote for it ai'd ho con
fessed very few democrats.
Mr. Ilurd ( dam. O ) advocated the
bill , urging the measure. It was fair for
the government to rumit thu penally because -
cause it did not need thu money. It wus
just to individuals bccauBo thu proof bu-
fore the \vnya nnd means committee dis 31
closed that miles : ) relief were granted
those moil would bu bankrupted. Refund
to pass this "and you ruin hundrudti idf f
men , turn thousands of men out of em
ployment , and congress need not com
plain if an n consequence it found mutterings -
torings and complaining against the gov
ernment instead of loyally and nll'ection
for it. "
Mr. .Jones , ( dem. Ark. ) , opposed thu
bill. Thu dintillurs had deliberately dug
a ditch and got into it. It did not como
with good gnioo from them to ask the
government to extricate them ,
Mr. Heed , ( rep. Mo. ) , ridiculed the
predictions of ruin pictured , and argued
that the disastrous state which would en-
auu in forcing seventy million of gallons
of whisky upon thu market would ha )
small compared to that which must fol
low by forcing out fivu years honcu ovur
a hundred million gallons.
Hatch , Price nnd Dingluy apoko >
against thu bill nnd Eaton favoiud thu
measure.
Punding further discussion the com
mittee rrmu.
Thu Hpeakur announced the appoint-
out of Randall , Hums nnd Calkins ns
conferees on thu Littlu deficiency bill ,
and Mr. Ellis ( dum. da , , ) asked leave to
report from thu committee on appropria
tions thi ) joint resolution providing that
tilt ) .V125,000 unexpended appropriation
for the relief of thu Ohio flood mifl'erors
may bo uaud fur the relief of thu suller-
era from the oyurflows of thu Miutimuippi
river nnd its tributaries.
Mr. YorkN. ( C.objected. )
Thu hmiM ) ndjournrd.
'llioSiihlmtarlaiiM.
1'iiii.AfU.i.i'iiM , March 25.At thin nf
ternoon's nu.viioii of Ihu national reform
association , Rev. S. M. Veriion , spoke <
on tlm "Mail HOIMCO on the Habbath , "
and declared it hnd a tendency to prevent
, popular obturvnnco of thu miljhath. : ev.
ind-i'M , { 8 inru.lo ira < i ipap r < n "Shall
\ \ o Ha * c a National H.ibbavh.
HAWKEYE HOBBIES.
A Sensation in the Iowa Senate Caused8l'
by Mrs , J , E , Foster ,
She Denies Kocoiving $1,000 , for
Her Speeches for Prohibition ,
Donuau nnd Bills Have Wnrni
Words -Over the Matter ,
A Nunibor of Important Bills
Passed by Both Houses , .
The Woman SuiTrngo Amendment
Indefinitely Postponed ,
Tlio llouso I'IINHOM on Srxerul AIIUMH-
Minor Mntlcrn.
OVKll lV ! IOWA.
l.iui.Hl.ATiVK : IIOIXIIS.
DiMOINKS : , , March 25. In the senate ,
n sensation was produced by J. Kllon
Foster presenting , through Mr. Donnan ,
n communication denying the statement
by . ' Mr. Kills in the prohibition debate
that aho hnd been paid § 1,000 by the re
publican party for services. Mr. Donnan
asked to hnvo it put on record. Angry
words ensued between Hills nnd Donnan ,
nnd the document was finally withdrawn.
HILLS I'.vssnii.
The following bills were passed : To
prevent discrimination in freight rates ;
making capital executions to take place
iu the penitentiary ; raising the standard
of admission to the bar ; to repeal chapter
17 of the code ; to prevent fishing with
nets.soines or spears within half n mile of
thu mouth of any stream flowing from
Iowa to the Mississippi or Missouri ; to
determine when incumhunta of state
ollieos nro incapacitated by disonsu , and
providing for declaring the ollico vacant ;
and to rovino the pharmacy law. This
last ia the Caldwell bill muntionod in a
recent report.
run iiot'.sr.
At thu forenoon session passed bills to
allow counties to extend the time of
bonded iiulubtubnoss to two years ; to
protect nil persons in civil and equal
rights ; to authorise certain cities to in-
cioaso their loans ; to appropriate § ( i(5 ( to
reimburse Ex-Governor Gear nnd the
Burlington Gaslight company for sup
plies furnished the Ft. Madison peniten
tiary in 1877 ; to lognlizo the ordinances
of the town of Snnborn ; to Icgali/.o the
ollicinl nets of J. li. Mead , justice of the
pence , Lyon county ; legalizing tno inde
pendent school district of Rock Falls ,
Sioux county ; appropriating $20."i to com
pensate lion. Jnlni Shane , for his unox-
pired term as Judge of the eighth dis
trict ; to prohibit enclosing public school
grounds with barb wire ; to amend the
code in relation to the truth of returns
upon patients in the insane hospitals ; to
leiiliV.o ; : the action of the board of uupor-
visors of Appanooso county in the levy of
taxes ; nnd to lognlizo curtain nets of the
First Univerimlist society , of Dubmiuo ; n
largo number of remonstrances woru
presented ngninst the pnasngo of the
law taxing church property.
In thu afternoon the consideration of
the proposition to strike out thu word
"miilu" from thu constitution of thu ntatu ,
known nt thu woman's snllrago amend
ment , was taken up. Mr. Kerr spoke fif
teen minutes in its favor , whun , on mo
tion ot Mr. Curtis , thu aubjcct was in
definitely postponed by nvote of 50 to
15 , but n motion to reconsider was filed ,
which will probably be taken up to-mor-
i in ; oniiiii c o.s.-'iirurio.NAi ,
amciHlinents fixing thu time of holding
thu general elections in Novombur , divid
ing thu Htato into judicial distriato , re
ducing thu number of grand jurors to
five , and providing for county attorneys
weru thun ndopled by n vote of ( ! ! ! to 18.
Appropriations were voted as follow/i / ;
For the institution for the duuf nnd
dumb , ? 21,000 ; for thu Prisonura' Aid
association , $2,000 ; for Ihu Stutn Agri
cultural Hociety , § 1,500 ; for thu agricul
tural collogu , S'IHOO. ! )
ritoimimox IT..NAI.TIK.S.
The following is thu proponed bill im
posing further penalties lo enforce pro
hibition :
The manufacture of nny intoxicating
liquors in doomed a felony , thu penalty
for a lirut conviction to be § 200 line and
imprisonment for onu year ; nocoud
and each Bucceed/ii' / ' nffoiiHo $500 linu
nnd impriHonmont of not IUSH than two
or more than live yearn.
Selling or giving away intoxicating
liquora by any person or thuir agents ,
clerks , iiervunU or ouqiloyej nlinll for thu
first olfeiiBo bo punished by a fine of not
leHstlmnSriOnor more than SlOOandatand
committed to the county jnil until the
payment of the fine and coHtsforthu ; second
end and or.cli succeeding ofluiisu the
penalty shall bo a line of § 500 and cosla
und impriHonmont for not less than six
months nor moro than three years. In
dictments must bu in separate counts and
the purnon convicted may bo punished on
each separate count. All clerks , ser
vants , agonta or omployuH to bo liable thu
aamo as a propri Uir. Tim mime condition
liof
tion to owners of liquor with intent of
nulling the same , oful
Thu building in which thu unlawful
ealo or nmnufacturu of liiiior | in carried
on to bu dticlared a nuisance nnd for thu
lirat violation nnd conviction thn owner
thnroof flhall bu linud 1,000 and costs ,
and Bland convicted until the ( inu and
coats aru paid. For thu second und
every uubBcquunt oH'ininu the penalty
hhall bo u linu of § 1,000 nnd imprisonment -
mont fnnot loss thun ono year or moro
than live years In case of a verdict of
uilty against the owner of such building '
the sheriff hhall destroy nil intoxicating
liquors found in mich timlding , together
with thu fumitiiro nnd fixtures.
Kaihoddii or cuprum companies , or any
ugunt or ninplojo , omny tommon carrier ,
who shnll transport ny
liquor , unless it uliall bu for 'awful ' purposes -
poses nnd consigned to authorised per-
Rons , ahnll bo lined i m oxcueding SUM ) ,
ono-half to o to the informer. All fincB ,
coats mid jud'immta to bo a lion upon the
real estateof tlio owner found guilty of
vDluMou "f ' < > Uu , Haul the amo ere
jmid. Any p iaui who uliall aid or ubi-t
nnoUior in the sale or giving nwny of in
toxicating liquor , slmll ho punished by n
linn of not loss than § 100 or luoro than
S.)00. '
THU UAlIjAVAVS.
nusTTUUX KttOM MKMl'O.
Spocinl Dispatch to TllK
CmoAW ) , March 25. Private dispatches -
patches say the lirtit through trnin over
the . Mexican Central from the City of
Mexico readied El Paso this morning
nnd loft vin the Atchison , Topeka > t
Santa ! Fo railway nt 10 o'clock , It will
will pass Nickorson , Kan. , nt ( ! ; ! tO p. m.
WodnrBilny , and ronch Kansas City
early Thursday morning. It in n special
train for convoying n number of promi
nent Mexican gontloinnn nnd n party of
students on louto to Notre Daino uni
versity , Indiana. From ICinraa City
they come to Chicago vin the Chicago ifc
Alton.
THI : .souTUKUN i-At'trif i'i > .HITTUUS. : :
SilOcl.ll ll < | ) lttcll to TllK 1 KK.
WASIH.NOTON , March 25. President
Harris , of the Northern Pacific railway
company , explains thu recent action of
the board of directors of that company
in relation to settlers on the lands , ns fol
lows : To remove nil cause of complaint
on the gront pnrt of settlers , the board
of directors of the company , nt their last
mooting , adopted n resolution instructing
their hind department Hint nil actual settlers
tlors on the agricultural lauds of the com
pany west of the Missouri river , who
made their settlement on lands , either
under the provisions of thu resolution of
Janinry 4 , 1878 , or of the resolution of
Nov. 11) ) , 18711 ( mainly boliveon the 4th
of Jan. , 1878 , nnd the 2th ( ) Juno , 18S2) ) ,
nt which last named date public notice
nwn
was given that the lands were withdrawn
ftom market , nru nliku entitled to pur
chase tlio quarter sections on which are
their : improvements for the price of
SM ! > 0 per ncro cash , or § 1 per acre on
time ; mid further , that this ; applies to
settlers within the indemnity limits as
well ns those within the granted limits.
TIIOSI : c. iNit A. TirKim :
C'l.iiVKi.AMi , March 25. llocelvor
Wnlkor , of the Mt. Vornonnnd Dole-
warn railroad , being naked concerning
the large block of that company'a coupon
pen tickets reported to have boon used
by the Chicago & Alton road in Chicago
nnd Kansas City business , nnyn those
tickets were not stolen by Dentloy , the
clerk who recently absconded , Tlio books
show no record of the snlos of tickoln re
ferred to. Ho says it was a surrepti
tious issno nmdo without the knowledge
or sanction of himself or the general
superintendent , responsibility for which
they are engaged in locating.
MHMUAN TAV ON THJKCTN.
, ( yin Onlvoston ) , March 25.
The new revenue Btamp tax rogulnting
the tax on railroad tickets and docu
ments has not yet been published. It
iu understood to bo two cents on every
twenty dollars or fraction thereof in-
atead of one ns now. This is the only
tax on rnilroada.
gy AKiiAin rou TIII : I'OOUIMMKWANT.H.
ST. PA IT. , March 25. Gonor.il Land
Commis.iionor Sunborn , of the Northern
Pacific road , in an interview with an as
sociated JTOH3 rujiroaontntivu , stated that
the agitation of congress , looking townriT
the forfeiture of land grants of the rail
roads of the northwest , had seriously re
tarded immigration to and settlement of
the now lands. Ho does not believe that
notion will bo taken which will forfeit the
lands received by the actual construction
of any railroad ; yet his opinion is that
the Northern Pacific will gut 20 per cent ,
fewer settlers thin year than it would
have gotten but for the warfare on land
grants.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
for the third week in March is IJ ! ! per
cunt , over thu corresponding week of last
year.
IIOWN TO CUT HATKH.
Nnw VOIIK , March 25. CcmmiBsiunor
Fink italics i' notice in rogaid to tariff
rules , in accordance ) with the demand
for n biisiH to the lowest cut. On bullion
bars , in carloadH , value not to exceed
$100 pur ton , the rates will bo 20 cento
per hundred pounds , and out pig lend , in
car lo.-uln , 20 cents per hundred pounds
from Chicago to Now York. Those rates
tnko ullcct March 20 and are nut gunran
toed for the calendar yunr , but may bo
advanced on tun d.iys' ' notice.
TIM ! KANSAS I.ANII ( IIIAII.
The IIOIIHO committuu on public lands
has unanimously iigruod to rupert f.ivor-
ornbly the bill providing the adjuiitmunt
of hind granta to rail rondo in Kansas.
The bill authorizes tint uttornuy-gonural
to institute suit to determine thu proper
construction of the law in the canes in
question. Tlio railroad companion ad
mit that thuy hiivo butweon 15,000 to
20,000 acres that do not belong to them.
Thu coiiiiiiiHjionor of thu general land
office uHtimatuH thu ( ' .mount from 811,000
to 100,000 ncrun and the ngont of the
stnto of Knnsau uatimntuH it nt about n
million nuren.
A imiDfiK rou ST. I.OUIH.
The house committee on eommorco has
been diiecled to favorably report the
bill to authorize the construction of a
bridge across thu Mississippi rivur near
St. Louis.
InveiUoi'H.
. , March 25. 'J'ho first na
tional inventors' convention mot ntMum'u
hull this afternoon. Tire thousand
dologatus , roprcaonling nearly uvory
state in the union , wuru present. Tim
afternoon BUSBJOII was devoted to organi
sation. A number of persons Bout letters
of oxcuso. among tlium Elislm ( Jray , of
harmonic tolcgroph faino. Convoraatiou
with many of tiiu doligates shows n
strong fueling against the bills pending
in congress concerning invoiiliuns and
patent ! ! and the discussion of thoau will
tnku a prominent place in thu proceed-
gfl of thu coiivmition.
Tlio Cjllllo Hcouruo Sri
NKOSHA VM.IM , Ks. , March -J5. There
nro no now cases of cattle disease in _ the
infcctrd herds , nor hus ono occurred for
tun ( lays , whatever. The disoiuu is not
spreading ,
" " " ' "
( ioulil 111 wowport NO\VK.
NiiwroKT Ni.\\i , March 25. Jay
( lould arrived to-day iu his yacht Atn-
lantn. Ho osaminud the largo grain clo-
vator and morchniidisu docks , and ex-
pri'saod "v-at aurprieu at thuir magni-
tilde.
THE CYCLONE IN CEREALS ,
Another Exciting Day-in Grain OH
Chicago 'Change ' ,
Wheat Doolinos Still Further ,
with Largo Trading ,
May Options Eoaoh the Lowest
Range Ever Known ,
Corn Dealers Do a Largo Business
at a Small Increase ,
Oats Follow Wheat and Oorn in
Activity and Sales ,
1'iovlnloiiB and Cattle Not Much Af-
fci'totl by tlio Hoard of Trade
CHICAGO'S MAUKETS.
AXOTllini BXCITIXH HAY.
Snoeiixl Dnmtch | to TllR Itr.K.
Oitii'Aiio , March 25. The day wao ono
marked by high excitement on 'change ,
and tlio aggregate transactions were un
usually largo. The fluctuations on the-
early board were sharp and rapid , bub
after 1 1 o'clock prices were steadier and
firmer. The wheat market declined to a.
point fully 2c under the closing of yea-
tordixy , nnd the lowest range of values.
was scored for May options over known
on the local board. After 11 o'clock
prices rallied Ije to He and closed about
lo under yesterday. "Tho visible supply
showed u reduction of 700,000 bush-
ols. March closed nt 88jc ! , April at 8Sj {
to 88 Ac , May nt Oljjc , Juno nt O.'ljc , and
July at ! > Uc. On call .board 2,210,000
bushels were sold , April advancing Ac ,
May mid Juno declining Jo , and July de
clining jc. |
UOUN.
Was nctive and unsettled ; speculative of
ferings early were largo and there waa
considerable pressure to realize. Tlio
receipts were larger and the visible sup
ply showed an increase. Prices opened
i to jjo lower , declined Ac additional , ral
lied lo and closed unchanged to | o higher
than yoitorday ; March closed nt fiOc ;
April at SO o ; Mny nt 5ljo { ; . ) uno at 55 ; , '
to 55Jo nnd July nt 5 { ! to 57fc. ( On call ,
( YKHi.OOO bushels sold , Juno nnd July
advancing Jc.
OATS.
Speculative trading in oats was active
and \ the early market showed u decline
\ to Jo , but the rally later in the day
aunt prices n shade over the closing of
yesterday ; Mny closed at 'l.'lfjc ; Juno at
ItUjo nnd the year at 't5"i'c. ' On call
board , 270,000 bushels were sold , May
declining flc nnd June declining . { c.
1'llOVI.SIONS.
Mess pork was fairly active , ruled.
weak , declined 20c to 25o onrly , but rul-
lied again and closed firm nt the outside
figures. Mny closed nt § 17.85 to § 17.87 * .
Juno iit 817.85 tol7. ! > 74 , July nt S18 o"0
*
to ? 1 8.05. On cair 11,000 bushels sold ,
Mny declining -'Ac " nnd July advancing
2Ac. Lard waa "fairly active , nnd closed
'
n'shade firmer. May closed nt $ ! ) ; .12A to
$ ' .U5 , Juno at S ! .52A to § ! ) .55 , nnd J'uly
nt § 0.05 to S'.UiO. ' On call , aaloa a,750-
bushels , May ndvuiicing 21c.
CATTU' .
The entimatod receipts for the day were
0,000 , against ! 1,9GO last Tuesday , making
the rccolpls about the same for the week
nu for the corresponding period last week.
Trade was nlow nnd prices easier than
yesterday. There were moro cattle than
were wanted for Tuesday , and n soaking
rain storm all dny interfered with out
door bufineM. Tlio dressed beef trade
wanted only u limited number. The ship
ping demand was weak , and there w-is no
export demand worth mentioning. Al
though priccm weru not roully much
lower than yesterday , the chances woro-
they would bo woukor or a good many
cattle would bo carried over. Stockers
and feeders were quiet , with a fair de
mand expected ( mould the weather clear
up. Prices were lower : 1,1150 to l.DOO
pound , export grades , ffi'i.10 to § 0.70 ;
good to choice shipping. 1,200 to l)50 ! ) >
pounds , S5.CO to § 0 00 ; common to me
dium , J.OOOto 1,200 pounds , $5.00 tr >
? 5 50 ; inferior to fair cows , § 2.50 to
fcU.OO ; medium to good , $ -1.00 to § 4.80 ;
stockerw , $ : i ! )0 ) to S4.50 ; feeders , $4.75
§ 5.25 ; corn fed Toxuns , S5.00 to ? o.OO.
Bun I'YnnulHuo SluiKon Up ,
SAN FUAXOIHCO , March 25. Tlio
heaviest earthquake since the disastrous
one of I808omirrod horn at 4:4 : I this uf-
'ernoon. ' Tlio people rushed f'roni tu ! :
housca in great fright. The windows
rattled The ohock lasted fifteen sec
onds. Several buildings standing on
inndo { { round near the wntor front were
aoriouuly damaged. A second but lighter
shock followed nt 5:18. : Everybody ex-
pocla more shocks will follow.
s HO us
IGTOHOtODOWN
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