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FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 18 , NO. 158 ,
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Proceedings in the Hmse anil Senate
Yfslerfiay.
Eiddlebergor Still Fighting Mo-
Oulloch'a ' Nomination ,
Soorotary MoOullooli Still Quite
Confident.
Discussion of the Jim Crow Oar
of Georgiai
The Swaim Oourt Martial Sensa
tional Examination i
Dedication KxprclncH of ( ho AVnsli-
Sionttniotil Capf. llo\\-
o'H Troubles.
SKNATF ,
WASHINGTON , December 17. The chair
laid before the ponato a communication from
the secretory of the navy in response to llio
recent resolution of Vest , wliich inquired
whether any surveying party hud been or
was about to bo sent to KIca-nuRiia to survey
the roato of the proposed canal , nail If it had
been eout , under what authority of Ian.
Tlio sacretiry of the na\y replied na fol
low * :
"Sir : Kesponn'lDg to the resolution of the
senate , I have the honor to ntato that orders
have been issued to Civil Engineers A. G.
Menocal anil II K. 1'eary , and lmgn ? !
"Washington Chamber to visit Nicaraugua in
order to make a survey of the route for
the proposed Nicuauguan cariul. Oidora
have boon issued in exercise of tha general
power of thin department under tba president ,
to Issue euch orders to all of the navy as may
bo damned for this public interest. The ar
rangements wlilcli have been made contem
plate a revision of thn purvey made on a for
mer occasion by Civil Kngiueor Monacal and
an Investigation of any change in the route
which has b ° on suggested as possibly available
for shortoniug the CAual and diminishing the
coat. The coat of the arrangement made
out and cout mplatod in addition
to the pay and uilieare of naval officers in ex
pected to bo 810 000 an an outfit , and about
81,000 a monilt during the stay of the parly
in Nicarnuguo.
( Signed ) Wli. 13 CHANDLER ,
Secretary of War.
On Vest'd motion the letter was laid on the
table. Ho said he would call it up cnrly with
a view to ditcuasing tlio proposition advanced
by the secretary of the nivy , that tha right
was vetted in uny department of the govern
ment to" order Euch expedition without action
by congress.
Dawes presented a potitinn , which waa referred
forred , praying that Htepi bo t ikon to pro'
hibit catymg Into lf ct of the lease for graz
ing purpo iw of the Crow Itdian reservation
mudu with the Indiana by cattlemen. Ite
said the lease of 3,000,00) ni red had been
nmJo for one cent per acco. No information
concornliiK thn luatso existed in the interior
department. T.I quint the apprehension of
the people of Montana ho would say that no
inch loasB could exist without the sanction of
ftl the B6cretnry of thn interior.
r Vest said ho olfcred a resolution which the
senate agreed to , c lllng on tha Interior department -
partment fur information as to thn case. No
an wtr has been male. Ho thought itortra-
ordiiiary that transaction involving 3(0- , ( ) ,
COO ac es of land could b published m papers
and not attract the atteutiun of the depart
ment of the interior
Tliu Benato commltteo on railroads ordered
n f nvorablo rcpo t upon the bill t > extend the
time for building railroad urul tel'Rraph llnei
through the land * of the Choctuw und
Chlckas.iw nttions.
Davis-offered a resolution , which agreed to
1 falling mi thn secretaiy of the interior for nil
the informal ! m in his deportment relating to
the lutaes tif the Crow Indian lands tor grac
ing purposes and his action thereon.
Among the bills introduced and refereed
was one fn in VHU Wjck to fix the rate of
traninttilng mo sajna by tele/raph west of
the Missouri ilvnr not to exceed the average
rates east of taid river to the
seaboard also ti fix tin passenger
und freight rites on railroads running east of
the Miiiaoui ! river , not to exceed the average
rates east of said nver to the saabojrd. Trio
sonata went into an executive session and the
nomination of M Culloch to bo 9crctary of
the troiieury was tak n up. lliddloborger
continued his sp ecli in oppoMtioii to bid con-
lirmation , lie began by reading lh last an
nual report of McCtilloch ai mtcretary of the
treasury , and incldcnt-dly mentioned
that ho should upon conclusion
read thn two piovlom aniiuil reports. After
iin hour'rt dabitu Urn consideration of the
nomination Wtnt over until to-morrow. Whou
the doirt * upunud thn mival tilil wai taken up
jiml pvi od aubitautl illy as it caino from the
xiommittt-o.
The Chtlr laid the inter state commerce bill
U'toio thu son tto , ami Slitor submitted the
pr iprwod nuionrlimiut t ba moved by him em
bo/Jymn thn provisions of the It
A djuurutd.
JIOUaK.
HNC1TON , Djcomber 17 , The Home
rosumei I Qjuaidoration of the lutor-stata coin-
msreo hi 11 , 'li' ) pawling question being on tha
motion U i ttblo the mi.inn ti > reconsider tin
vote by xv hlch tin Hou-m yaitardny adopted
" "the um ma m nt i/farad / by O'liar i , providing
tint uny pn " 8 > inhiiiKiuicha | od n ticket to
biicouvotcd. from one Htato to another ahull
recolvo thu H. um tr intuitnt and be afforded
the nnuio fuel itu'a us tlimu fiirnUhud any per-
on holding n tlclct of fie HIHIB clans.
Ho bo loved alt miMi , white aud bUck , alike
had u tight to a man < t thu amu rervica from
common carrion H i thought the too ; < l enneo
of tlu member * of the Homo would vote
down thu aim lid t. lent , especially good eeneo
of those do nncratk who wore Buying " \V < > an
going to b.i the U'J't friend of the colorui
man. " He liopod the gontlnuiau who au
"This groit , g ) IH ! MI in , Clevohnd , will d <
good to the u OortI m en , " would not stand nt
for till ) Jim 0 uA'Cir ot Utiurcln. ( Applaiuo
on tha ro | > tillic.tn tide , ) Hurbeit advocitcd
tbn Bmt-ndmJut
The inotl in to rtconei icr wa ? tabled.
Mr. Clitliipnirerud an i ni'iiidmont proxldins
tint not hi n , ? in thii act a lull bo consuuatl m
pruu'tu uny rallruad com , < any from protiding
Bep.ir.Uo rccommodat { > m for whttu and culur
od | ier oiia.
cfTertd ai a eubstituto for
Crisp's 5menrlment n amendment providing
that nothing in the ct nhall bo couotruod t.i
dimv the railroads the ilcht ti provide for the
oopatato sccomodalion for all piseengors M
they may do m b&st for the public comfort ni
afoty , and that nothing In the act shall bo un-
deistood as relating to thn trtniportyilon ba-
tween pointi wholly within the limit of one
state. Bteckenndgaid the gentlemen -
tlemen were mistaken if they
thoufjht the Bouthcrn jitople wished to rbrldgo
the rights of the colored man under Uia law ,
but if coDtjrejs preiontml th a'sytiuR of p s-
icngorafroma etimlpnintnf public conven
ience and nafety , It li.fufod . a sccial nneitiou
Into the commercial titiestloti. II o I ironic
ally txproesod his pleasure at srolng the ques
tion changed from ono "f color into one of as
onxued. 11 nl-
sortment. A lively di-ctu-lon
y the Ilreckonrldgo amendment was adopted
' amoi.dment.
n > n Mibttituta for Crisp's
yeas 138 , nays 127 and Crifp * amnndment s
10 amended was aareed tot yoaa37 , n y 131 ,
Mills olTered nu amendment prohibiting any
railro& < ! company from charging to or recoiv
ng from any person , who is to bo couve > o' ' ,
'roin one state or territory to another any
sum exceeding three cents per milo for the
Hitanco travelled. The amendment wai
adopted ; yeas 139 , nays 121. Ooff mo\ed t < .
amend by adding to the provisions adopted
On metinn of lireokenrldge the wordi "pro
vided that no discrimination is made on ac
count of race or color , " wai ogrtcd to yca
L41 nays 103 Golf moved to rcc insider and
ay it on thu table Pending which H agan
moved to adjourn. Pending which tde
ipenhor laid before the house a lommunlc tion
; rom the attorney general , in reply to n reso
lution asking his opinion whether the
eieht hour law applies to letter
can tors Ueferrod. Tre attnrney ponotal
s js : I can not furnish thn legnl opinion ro-
qiiin d. The authority of the attorn y genera -
era ! to pive his nllici. l opinion t lln.lted bv
aws which create and detino his elli e , and
will not p rndt him tn ( jive advlcH at the ci1 !
nf flth r hous s of congress orcongrow itself ,
nit only to the president and bends of o\ec-
utivo department' , llarly in th government
.his was established and suggrstoj to the
init'O of rppresentatives hy Attorney General
Wire. When tha department of justice was
croitoJ , the law In this respect was uot
changeJ. Of cou'sa it will bo my wish to
conform to any request the housnof _ represen-
.ativcs may make , but such wish I cannot
comply with without reversing the law and
irrc'dcnti heretofore established.
Adjourned.
Secretary MuOul'o ' itli Coiifltlonr ,
Special Telegram to THE BKK.
WASHINOTON , December 17. Secretary
tlcCulloch said to day that ho was not at al
disturbed at tha delay in acting on his nomi
nation by the senate , understanding , as ho
did , that the oppo > ition came almost entirely
rein one senator , who could , under the rules
of the senate , dol.y the vote as long as ho de
sired to talk. The secretary said that ho on.
attained no doubt as to what the vote would
in % vhen taken , and was not in the least anx
ious about it. The New York republican
who talked with ox-Sei ator Platt yesterday
about the senatorehip. rays the latter is abso
lutely confident of Morton's election. The
Tribune , which has been hesitating between
Mort'Mi and Evans , will probably support the
latter , because IIR is not so friendly to _ Presi
dent Arthur as Morton , In this there is reason
son for believing that the paper will reflect
IJIaino'a wishes.
THE SWAIM OOUltr MAHTIAti
SENSATIONAL EXAMINATION Of A WITNESS.
WASHINGTON , December 17. In the Swaim
court martial , to-day Witness Seth A. Terry ,
who was examined yesterday , was recalled
by the judge advocate for further cross ex
amination. The principal part of the ex
amination , and one which proved highly
Beus.ition'al , waa directed to impeaching the
credibility cf the witness , Under clcsa
questioning of the judge advocate witness
stated he was formerly secretary of the Ter
ritorial Land and liuddiog association of this
tity , and covered his cmncction with thr.t
association upon confession by him of a
shortage in his account ) . That he was in
dicted for emb zzlement. but never tried , the
district attorney having informed him tint
there was no case asain t him because the
association was not jncorpomted under the
laws of tha District of Columbia ,
and that the amount of thn
embo/rlement was 521,000 In answer
to inquiries by General Grosvenor of the
counsel for the defense witness siid ho had not
embezzled any money and that the charge
vv.ts brought against him to blackmail him
He said one of the directors of the associa
tion told his attorney they proponed to have
blood or money , aid he adJeil ho hid no
doubt II , I ) . Jamra , head of the cuttoms di
vision of the trrasury dupartmnnt , ij instru
mental in pursuing him with thin chnrgo ami
bringing it into this court.Vltu033 said Inn
application foi appointment in tluo'licoi.f
tlio judga a Ivocit i cenqf.U wi accompanied
by letters from fifty to sev ntv-rivo prominent
prranuti , among others , from Lioneral Howard ,
Minlstor Lungjton and Mr. Ln Due , then
commissioner ot agriculture. He said all
thesii peiple knavv the circumstances attend
ing his'imlictment for emb zzlcmuut ; that ho
lud told them all about it Ad
Dctllontlon of AVnsliiiiKlou Moniiniont
WAaillNOTOS , Deco-nbar 17. The cougros
Blonal commission to arr.iogo for the dudica
tion of the Washington monument invitPs
through the medium of the associated press
all civil , military and naval orrauizatlous in
1 10 United States to i.t'.eml the cerumoiiiaa
which will ba hold at the base of the monument
ment on the 21st of 1'obrnary , 188'j. Any or-
parjlr.ation accepting this Invitation is requested -
quested to notify General Sheridan , inarsha
of tlio day , of thu numhrr of persona in sue !
orgnnizition.aud hu will assign to it a proper
position in the procession provided for by the
eomniHsinn. AC a meeting of the comiuHnioii
to-day thu programme was ducidod upon
1 ho moridug is to bu devoted to ccnctntrat-
ing bocietit-s and troops on the prouud. The
ctremonioi nt the monument will begin pro-
cipely at noon , Senator .Micrman , chanmi.n ol
the congressional commission , presiding. Tlio
proprainnm will liu as follows : Mu-iej prajcr
by Kov Mr. .Sut'.r , of Christ church , Ale xun-
dna , Vn. ; remarlcj by W W. C'oiurau , li t
lco prof-jdcnt ( if the Washington mon
ument 'society ; remarks by the
engineer of the joint commtsaion
concerning the cnmijleted structure over the
nreridunt of the United States. Acceptance
by tua procidont for the people of the Unltsi
Htatcj and deiiicition t the memoiy o :
Gourde Washington. During the perl-urn
ance of the imnio the procteoicm will bo
formed and v lll proceed along the oojtoii
front of the monument , theuco along tin
no tlicr.'i front , theuce between the tuo umiil
lalai on tlu monument , north around thu
elliptical RIMS ulot In the front of tha v-Into
lut , thenca by the Kxocutive avouua bstweei
the statn tlcpartment building nd
the Whlto lliiiu-e to PennsvlanU
&vonu9 , IhcJite eastward along Pennsylvania
avenue to the \ve tcrn entrance to the capltol
rrotin'l ' * , whPto it vvlllbo reviewed by the
resident 'Iho procession will continue past
, o northern end of the catiitol to the
pip'1 ' * ndn oist of the cnpitol vvliern it will be
Hum-Bed as the various orgnnizttions arrive.
Such pel sots as have tickets for the Lou o of
rrprcsentHtiven will then procota to their
s ats Ord'rof ' the procivsion : Chief mar-
shtl % vlth tie chief of staff atiel an aide fiom
nvcry state and territory ) roilitury cfcnrt < if
he'guioral commanding , titg ! do of artillnry ,
brigade of Infan'ry , n ivil biigado , bttulion
nt marine' , cluttered military organizations.
taking precedence by dates of their charters ,
.ml temporarily organize ! in regiments and
ulg'jdt-B ) , civic procetslon , cougfesslona1
commi-Rlnn nipmbcrs nnax members of the
nint commis lon for the completion of tha
nomunuit , eiiBiieers nf the monutnout i-nd
a detail of workmen , Washington monument
oriutv , pioci'lcnt of the Uulted States and
orator of tlm day presldontaud vice- president
elect nf th * United States , ox-presidents of
the United States , judges i f the supreme
cnurt , diplomatic corp , governors nf the va
rious Rtatei and their respfctivn staff * tnking
irbceclenco in the order nf the admUelon of
hair flutes Into the unio , _ nonato
and hnusp , rnprnnontatives , commitBotiers
nf the Distrirt of Coluo.bia , eocibty of the
Cincinnati ! Ma nnlc fraternity , with nthcr
organizations vthich eillici lly cnntiibuted
stones or money for the erection of the monu-
nent , cltlz ° nR of states and territories , with
civic organizations from ihesn states without
r artisan fNgs or emblems each state and ter
ritory taking procodeico by thn order of ad-
nlrfMon into the Union , tirn department of
ho District of Columbi.i aud visiting firemen ,
Concerning Capt , Hmveato
WASHINGTON , December 17. Secretary
Lincoln Htld to n Star reporter to day that the
recent publicitloua mode it u-eless for him
tu continue at present the search for Howgate ,
and ho believed they were made in the interest
if the dufaulting official. "It is intimated , "
aid the repottnr , "thut Lieut. Gro ly was mi
" "I have such
accomplice of Howgate. no
nu pcmn ! in the mutter , " replied the pecro-
tary , "but I.ieut. Greely was unfortunate in
allowing his own name to be used
as given out in the information
which was rendered useless bv being published
and if ho is corrrctlv reported in making a re-
nark as to his friendship for m d willingness
to naM4t Howgato , which implied that ho re-
; trded him as an unfortunate man rather
> h-n an escaped criminal. I say that It was
unfortunate that it tend < to giva tha color of
auspl ( ion to the friendship felt and aid rend-
red Howgato by persons formerly with him
n the signal service. "
WASHINGTON NKWS.
WASIIINQTON , December 17. The invest !
; atlon of the alleged irrgularities in the
comptroller' * odico , by a sub committee was
resumed to-day. Several witnesses were call
ed to testify as to tinrker'a character , all of
whom gave him a bad reputation ,
THICKS OP PENSION CLAIM ADUST. " .
WASHINGTON , December 17. The secretary
of the interior , in response tn the house reso
lution informs the honeo of representatives
that 83,872 fee contracts at twenty-live dollars
oich , has boon tiled in the pension office un
der the act of July 4th. 181 Of this number
it H eatlmat-d that not lef s than 6" > 0 0 relate
to pension claims tiled prior to July 4th , and
for which n t-u dollar fee can bo 1 > gaily
charged. By this trick the claim agents hoped
to secure n largo amount of money they are
not entitled to.
W W. Kerr , ex government counsel in the
stir route cases , oaid to a ropoiter to-ni ht , it
is not ( rue ho stated in n totter tn Randall
thut the juries in the Kilbiurno Thompson
suit were "fixed. " A man volunteered Uie li -
formation that such V.MS tha case , and ha
( Kerr ) merely wrote to Randall uhat he hac
heard ,
It Is understood that General Ilazon , the
chief ( -igiial officer , contemplates preferring
charges against Lieut. Colonel and Asfistanl
Adjutant General McKi'Ovn , because of cer
tain expressions s lid to have been used by
the latter rrilectincrup'n him ( Ha/on ) in con-
uotioii with the Grenlv expedition.
Tlio 1'iicillo Pool.
CHIOACO , December 17. Another session
of transcontinental railway association was
held to-day. The chief pjlnt of dispute was
over the question of pooling California buai-
nesf by w y of New Orleans , but no decision
was reached aud adj mrnruent was taken to
three o'clock. The officials of both Unior
and Central Pacific roads express the belie !
that an amicable settlement can be reoched.
CHICAGO , Doeembor 17. Most of tha after
noon ne n m was devoted to the discussion ol
a resolution by the Central Pacifio thit the
members define their position in regard to the
action of the seaboard trunk lines in refusing
tn concur in the now bai-u for rates to the
Pacifij coast. Thu resolution was defeated.
It was finally decided to instruct Commission
er Uiatlno to telegraph to Commissioner
l"i-k , BUggesttng n truce till Januaiy 31st.
next. A majority of the a'Hociation opposed
a contiuuauca cf the HI tidy ot tix per coat on
Sun Knnciaco bu'incs ? to the Northern Pa
cific to prevent it < competition therein. They
ids } np.osud ( a like Biibfci y to thn Centra
Pacific for its Orgoon short line to Portland.
It is believed , how-over , that bith will bo
gr.mtnl tubjiriisa , but ; that the
idlowAnco will ba lest tlisn
six per cent each The entire diy huviif ,
liecn ciniiimod in the diteinrion , thu Centra
Pac do offered a resolution that the audit r
bo instructed totettlo up the businu a of th'i
nBsorlatiuii to December 31 , tha meaning being
ing that thn nssnci ition go out of existence a
tlutdute. The resolution was carried uuani
moiisly. The action is looked on in railroat
circles merely as a "bluff" , HI it is not In
lieved tin-re am anv serious intentions of die
solving the pjol. They meet again to-morrow
Tlio Mctli. iliHt c ntonary ,
liALTDior.E , December 17. Kev. R. Hon
drlx , of Missouri , presided over the Methodist
dist centeuHry cmfereLCa this morning , llxv
.1 M , liuckloy , D , 1) , , read an essay on vvha
Methodism ovvea to vvoicon ,
HAI.TIMOIIU , Dscembor 17. At Iho after
noon te.sion the pibtoral nddrean , prepared by
tin ) comn.itteo of bishops , vv.isicaii. It con
grntulutes the vailous branches of Moth
ndism on the hatmony and fjmpathy whlcl
characterized all the proceedings nf the con
fertuce , und gavoad\icn as to the c induct
of the Methodists In the future for the pro
motion df morality and the pprr-ad of th
gospnl , A love feast closed the proceeding
of tha day and coufr ronco.
In H. Ciixiil
KE.MHNO , Pa , December 10 Severa
ministers and othcrj at the Welsh mountain
started a revival mcf-tiug , hoph'g ' to ccnver
Abe liurzard and hU mountain bandits , a
b'.nd of thliteen b yn of ages between eifjht
and ton joirs were ditcoveruJ njbteinatically
robbinir a tores , factories and residences ,
Briiisli Ouiicsilioa to 5 icarafinau
Trcaiy.
Sir John McDonald Opposed to
Eeoiprooity ,
Trial of the Anarchists in
Enropo ,
Mooting of the Western Presa
Association ,
independence Boll to bo Lent to
the Ezposition , '
Hnllroiul Knckei Tlio U. V. Quarter
ly Hcport Grant-ClmfToo Uaso
Mine Explosion.
A 5.QUKAIJ F1OBI JOHN
LOSUOK , December 17. The Times soys
.ho Nlcaraguaran treaty will excite amaze
ment in England and America it the pub-
ished version is correct , tt will undoubtedly
elicit a distinct protest In both countries. It
s a direct violation of the Clayton linlwer
.rcaty , a more distinct violation tbau lilalne
over contemplated , Americans will not sup
) ese Engliehmon depreciate the treaty owing
to the alarm of the extension of American
dominions or that they irrstru'st that the
treaty , vvill bo abused to the Injury
of liritieh trade , but they cannot ap
: irove of the example nf one state purchasing
iontrol of such waterways for personal ad
vantage and not as trustee for the world. A
summary of the provisions of the treaty , as
-able. ' ! to England , contains no provision in
johalf of the woald'd trade. A navigable
inghway between two oceans is not a potty
matter for sale and barter b tweon states.
FOREIGN NEWS.
SIB JOHN MACDONALU OPPOsED TO rfccIPKO
cur.
TonoNTO , December 17. At the conserva
tiv o convention 81r John Mac Donald said ho
would stand or fall by the policy of "protec
tion" and deprecated as suicidal the manner
of the maritime provinces askini ? for the re
newal of the reciprocity treaty with the
states.
AN ASIEBICAN VYIUTEK KILLED IN LONDON.
LONDON , December 17. Colonel Newton ,
an American writer upon biology , who re
cently came to London intending to lecture
upon evolutiou , was killed to-day while riding
a tricycle , the vehicle coming Into collision
with n cab. ' Mr. Newton was pitched out and
struck upon his head , dying almost instantly.
Much sympathy is felt for his wife and
daughter , who came to London with the
colonel , and are now residing at a hotel ,
MOIITON'H DENIAL.
PARIS , December IG.-Vigaro announced that
Minister Morton resigned bec.-.vun of the elec
tion of Cleveland. Morton denies the Btory.
HlBLAND'3 TBODDLK3.
DUBLIN , December 10. WHlb pjlrien ,
member of parliament , siys the nationalists
would possibly meet the renewal of the
crimes act by impeaching Spencer , lord lieu-
tenjnt of Ireland.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE VVAY CV THtt NICAHAOUA
TBEATT.
LONDON , December 17. The Pall Mall
Gazette , commenting on tbo proposed Nicara
gua treaty , says : Granville vvas opposed to the
attempt of Secretary Blaine to annul the
Clayton-liulwor treaty , and tharoforo it is
hardly likely that Grauvillo will assent to the
proposal now.
The St. .Tomes Garette aavs the powers
now assembled at Berlinhaveobviouslyn stake
in the proposed Nicaragua canil aud they are
likely to co-opeinto with England to oppose
tliu project. In that case , it continues , they
will iiucl a strong nut liary force opnoeing
America , which would make it difficult tor
that country to carry out the project.
TUB Bl'ANISH LOAN.
PAWS , December 17 The Bourse announ
ces that a syndicate ot French and foreign
capitalists have taken 1,000 000 pounds drafts
issued by the paush minister ot colonies paya
ble in one year1 Orders are said to be issued
to postpone the financiil opperation in behalf -
half of Cuba until it la known what effect the
treaty of commerce between Spain and
America hvo on tho.fmancoa of Cuba ,
TIUAL OP THE ANARCHIST ! ) .
December 17 , In the anarchist
trial to-cuy lleinedorf confessed ho was con
nected with a plot to apsassiuuto thn cm-
psrtr of Germany at Nindenvald , nnd re-
li rred in a most vehement manner to the con
dition of the working people , Thn judges
wore frequently compelled to interfere nnd
rebuke the pi Honor , lltintdorf continued ,
saying that thu talk of obtaining liieii
frtedoin devolved upju the workmen them-
nelvcu , end the contests at the polls ,
EO believed by the social demo
crats , were absurd and irrational.
The anarchist progrJinmo of action wouh
alone do any good The end sanctified the
means , tlieio was no good in beinp oeutimont-
al end lie hid done his duty as an anarchist
Ho admitted ho had persuaded Hupaich am
Kntchler to j in them and ho ( rave thorn tin
mcessnry Instructious n to handling am
placing the dynamite , cddlogloudly if ha tmt
not tten ill ho himuolf would probably Imo
committed the nusassination at Nicdorwald.
"Western AHhoulntcil PrcHH.
DKTIIOIT , Documber 17. The annual meet
Ing cf tha Western Associated press was lieli
hero to-day with a larger attendance Hum ha
been had for many years , all except two mom
hers were represented. In the nbeeiica of th
proaldon' , tlio Hon. . ( elm C. Now presided
JEoports were made by the hoard of director
and general manaeers which were
unanimously approved. The followini
oilicers were ele'tcd : 1'rocident , Jo ? . Medill
of the Chiu go Tribune ; vica president , J , F
Mack , of thu Sandusky lU'glstcr ; secretary
H , 13. Biker , Detroit. Directors Kichart
Hinith , Ciuciiinatl Commercial Gazette ; Wai
tnr N lloldfinan. l ouiivnllo Coutier-.Iourn l
M , E Stone , Chicago Nowdj D. M. Houaor
I S. Louis Globe JJumucrat ; John O , New , In
' diaiiKpolls Jouinal ; A. II. liolo , Galvtston
New * ; W , D. Beckham , Dayton Journal ]
n largo amount of business wai transacted ,
among other th'ngi ' this St. Paul Glebe wan
ndmltted to membership nnd the Mlowing
reciilution was adouted by a unnnlmoui vote :
Unsolved , That the thanks of the associa
tion are duo and ara hereby tendered to the
board of director * , to the ( unit executive com-
mtttoo and the general manager for the
thoiough anil ellicient nianagomcnt ot tha
business of tha Associated prots during the
past year ,
The Ola Initcponilcnco Bell ,
PHILADELPHIA , December 17 , The com
mittee of the council is considerlcg the ques
tion of sending lh old liberty bell to Now Or
leans. It was voted 13 to 3 that the report
bo made to the council with farnrablo roccom
inundations "authorizing the commissioner of
markets and city property take down the bell
and directing the ji mt committee appoi tied
to Attend the f.ir to take charge ) of the bell
aud hand it over to the authorities at Now
Orleans.
llnllrnAil Itnckct.
CHICAQO , Dpccinberly. The motion for Anew
now trial was filed in the case of Thurmer nnd
Toaglo vs the Lake Shore llnllroid company
In which 510 ,000 damages is claimed for dis
crimination aud n verdict for $3,000. The
railway company , If necessary , will convoy
the ciso to the supreme court where it is IIDW
pending an Injunction suit in the samo. mat
ter.
KONPOCT , December 10. 1'ivo passengers
were injured by the accident to the Atlantic
express. The names iirei unknown The fun-
man , Gorman , is in n critlcil condition and
li * ii.juriofl are supposed to ba fatil. The ac-
ident was very miraculous as the train had
umpcd the track on tha outride instead ot
ho inside the whole train would have gone to
ho bottom of the Hudson river.
CHICAGO , December 10. The local freight
lommitteo of the eattbound pool met tev-day
ml in response to a protest ot the Live Stock
Exchange decided to recommend to managers
, o rescind tlio late order in rcpard to dressed
noata in nixed cargoes' , and that instead of
'titiro carloads being charged at the rate
loruo by meat which Is charged moat per hun
dred pounds , the old order be restored aud
mixed cargoes charged at dressed beef rates.
CHICAOO , December 17. The anngers of
Missouri river lines mot here this afternoon
.o consider the remedies for the oxl'tlng de-
noralized condition of rates on lumber to the
Missouri river. A motion to make the rate
eighteen cents per hundred pounds was lost
Tbo general passenger agents of east-bound
runk lines will meet to-morrow and endeavor
, o restore the passenger rates to seaboard
LODIHVILLB , December 17. Jamea T. Har-
rabau , general managir of the LouUvillo &
Nashville road resigned , to taico effect Janu-
are 1st ,
TJnliui Pacific
BOSTON , December 17. The report of the
president of the Union Pacific railway for the
quarter ending September 30th , the first com
plete quarter which followed the change [ of
administration brought about by the resigna
tion of President Dillon , was issued to-dey.
The Bummarioi exclude the St. Joseph and
Western railroad. The total income was
7,137,000 ; net surplus income after payment
of all tixed charges , including government requirements
quirements , and taxes , § 1,0 12.000 , or equivl-
cal to 26.10 peri cent upon the ! capital
stock of the company. For the
pome qu-uter 'at ' yeir the net surplrewas
$1,472,000. For iduo months the total sur
plus incono was 31,092.000 , from which divi-
ilends amounting to SI 1 65,000 were paid
leaving a balance of $527,000 which is an in
crease over nine months of tbo previous voar
of $49,00) . During the quarter ending Sept
ember HO , the net floating debt of the com
pany decreased at an average rate of $ 0i ) 0)0 )
per mouth. The net debt on September 30
was $5,137,000 , a docrnaso from thit of the
previous quarter of 81,703,000. About the
same rate of decrease continued through Octo
ber and November but an equally rapid rate of
deocaee is not expected du ing the winter
months. The land sales for o'oven months in
1884 aggregate Union Pacific 3 10 ,000 acres ,
for § 1,1090 0 ; Kansas Pacific , 181.000 ceres
forS013,000. There is no apparent reason ,
Presidi-nt Ad ms say ? , why tha proceeds of
the Kuusai Pacific land gnvnts , like the Union
Pacific land grant , should not constitute an
asset to be set aside for extinguishment
of the bonds in the whole erin
in part secured by them. Ho
accordingly recommended a supplfmantary
agreement in the nature of a binding contract
to bo entered into between the Union Pacifio
and Boino trust company , under which the
railway agree to set aside from Its other in
come a hum equal to the amount which may
any year be paid over to it by the trustees
under tbo consolidated mortgage , an
the proceeds of the Bales ol
landi , to bo applied by the trust company to
the pnrchnse and extinguishment of the con
solidated bond * of the Kansas Pacific c < in-
pauy. The land grant will thus become v
sinking fund for the absorption of tint is * o
of bonds. Action to this ciTtct should be
taken , if tikou at all , by tbo lull board of di
rectors.
_
THI3 GUANT-CHAPPEE CASK.
AN UNIQUI ! LETTEK FROM rilLDKIUCK Vi AUDIO
HIS DKAIt DUCK IN WHICH HE DISCLOSES A
110NETAIIV CIIISIH.
Kans B City 'limeff.
NEW YonK , December 1G. In the Grant-
Chaff eo reference suit , Col. S B. Elkin test !
lied that Grant told him his ( Grant's ) father
Hi-law had a cluim for about S.'iUO.OOU vvhicl
amount the latter had advanced the I inn
"Grant showed mo"Btid the vvitnesa "cm
tract receipts to prove the firm wai riul
in such a bad wuy. They road : Ho-
toived from U. H. Grant , jr. § -
which wo promi ° e to pay within sixty
d > -ys with 30 per cent interest , I had never
teen anything like it. I put tlio receipt in a
pl eon-holo as worthless. The am > untn men
tlonod vvrra about § 700,000 or ShOJ.COO. . '
made no inquiry where the moroy vvuti' MHOI
crwhat wasdono with It , We wcio not a
cool then s we are now. "
Colonel Ulim offered in evidence a hltc
dat cl May t , 1884 , written by Wiird to Elk
ins for bin kindnees , and addn : "I'i-ili has secured
cured 8100,000 nud I hive S150.LOO , which
will prevent troublo. You cm rrly on me , "
'IhafqllowiiiR letter to U , S , Gr.itit , jr , vva
also put in evidence.
May 5 , 1884.
Dear Buck ; I am very much atrald thoeni
has came nnd without something 1 done to
night everything will boove-r to mcrrovv. Now
taio it cool , old boy , uud don't get excited
but remember thtv > o don t want our name
to go dovvii and we will light before It comoi
I find tint Tuppati ( the city chamberlain ) hi
drawn O'OIXil'U ' , mill this with the check o
Vondetbi t'H of 815,000 will I know eul thi
matter. I lud hoped to gut moro loans ni
Buffalo and Philadelphia bondi > , but coulc
not , Handall had S10U , ( 00 ioviiimcnt fou
per cent bonds with us to-day , but ( jotecuru
and rlrow out to-day , Now I have got Iho
ollowin ? recurltios vUiich ( an bo used
n morrow , and if In any way wo can get
hecks to nl lit for $500 , OOJ it imut be done ,
indvvowill put up the securities. ( Hoto
Vrlter enumciato ntcuritics ngRrcgating 51-
W,7iO , Including SIO.OJO Chicago and AtlRti-
io notes by I'rio r llroid , $ ; 3UCOJ of Erin
uitrs.onmt ) gft300,003 on them nnd
a e the ch"ck dated to day , Nnw RO to Van-
crbllt and tfll him Just how vvo stand and
hat If hnw ill do tins much for m vvo will
give Sl.liOO.OOO or $1 000,0 0 of tccurities In
ho ninriili g. which over ho may select , unit If
10 won't do it , try it clsowhoro. Wo must
mt go down with nil these good things on
innd. I am going ti start out my-
elf , nnd I may bo able to do something. Uo
; o ilihtnt It , and remember If It Is not done
t will end our buxlness career. This last
trait will have to bomadr > , I will bo homo
oino time during tno uight , for I shall go
everywhere : t > o seed mo word wlut your PUC-
csi it , and if you got check send it over by n
Vamlerbilt can draw on the Chotnictl Innk
f ho wants to , vvo must have the loin lor ten
lays anyway , until wo g t the Innk straight ,
. am going to several b ink men mj self , and
vi 1 bo homo late , so don't try to find me , but
ry nnd get all jou can. Tint is our last hope ,
Juck , * o do all you cau , Yours truly ,
iSigned ] F. WAIID.
Rllno Explosion.
VIENNA , December 17. Another miuo ex-
ilosion in the vicinity of the recent terrible
Icoster. This time three miners were killed
nstautly and many fatally Injured Nothing
* known hero regarding the reported death of
Cossuth.
The Nat I 111
ST. Louts , December 17. The national
ugar crowori association met this morning.
Missouri. Illinois Wi rnni.in. Now York
nnd Kansas uero rcprermncu.asident
oleniun denounced ti o Spanish treaty in an
pen addreta as destructive of the American
ugar trade.
ST. Lonia , December 17. At the afternoon
esslon full reports from the states weio called
or , and Me srs. Dicker aud Polgor , of lown ,
reported i.OJ.lOO gallons of syrup raised in
.hat . state this reason , and gave interesting in-
urmatlon rogaiding a now prccesa of dealing
with syrup , which was Intended to obviate thu
iso of the vacuum pan. They also exhibited
.ho model machinery used in the now process.
) S. Powell , speaking for Wisconsin and
Minnesota , said the yield of evrup in his
neighborhood had been 10) gallons
) or acre. The farmers had recovered
.heir losses of the previous year , and intended
'nrgoly to increase tha c mo acreage the com-
ng season. He had sold hi ) syrup for fifty
cents a gallon. Prof. Decker , of Wisconsin ,
said that cane growing had been far ahead of
.he. previous year and the * yrup of a much
jotter quality. As much as n thousand
lounds of sugar had been produced from a
single acre of land. If the sugar industry , ho
said , were fastened and protected by the gov
ernment all the sugar needed in
this country could bo rauod
whethin it * borders and the heavy drain
on its finances obviated Baldwin of Cumber-
and county. Ill , , said that the jield in his
county had been satisfactory. Charles
Hunch of Virden , 111 , , said that fifty acres of
cane on his farm yielded six thousand gallons
jf sj nip which br ught forty cents n gallon ,
Several others then reported and along di -
ciuaion on tha methods of planting ensui d ,
after which the president appointed Belcher
of Mietourl ; Powell , of Wisconsin ; Scc-
vili , cf Illinois ; a committee on resolutions ,
Tlio Dynamite t-caro.
LONDON , December 17. The pp Ice guard
at the Hyda Park magazine has been incroaa
d. Otven Ilithe , the boatkeeper says the
same n.en who engaged the boat Saturday
afternoon had one of his boats Friday , when
they rowed into thn stream and drif toil down
toward the bridge , just as on Saturday. The
cartri 'go ' now in the hands of the police was
found in the mud at the point where the boat
pushed of ! Saturday ,
Tlie > National
MILWAUKEE , December 1C. At a meeting
of the committee on arrangements this even
ing it vvas decided that the national sangerfest
of 18SC , to bo held in thin city , ehull bo opened
.Inly lilst , and continue to the Mill inclusive.
It will close with a grand musical festival in
the nation il park. A meeting will be held on
the 20th inst , for tlio election of officers for
tha festival ,
A Bpeclc of AVar.
BALTIMORE. December 17. Capt , Forbes ,
who recently arrived hero from Kio De
Janeiro , says when ha loft there wore * numer
ous rumors of war between Bra/il nnd Argentine -
tine ll public. The Brazilian authorities are
conscripting for an atmy , Cordedent has
gene to the 'frontier to investigate the situa
tion , and action will bo settle. ! by the cabi
net when ho returns. An Amoiican from
Buenas Avres told Forbes that Anzentino
had 1-O.OjO men ready to throw across the
frontier as BOOH as wur wns declared.
Enrlli < iunl : In New
LACONIA , N. II , , December 17 An earth
quake shock was felt at 2 o'clock thi-i morn
lug. It was felt in nil the. adjoining towns
the heaviest jar wns at Centra Harbor , last
ing half a minute. The vibrations seemed ti
come from n northerly direction and passec
toward tha HMith , JJoora and dluheu vvcr
shaken in many residences in town ,
Moulders' Siril.c.
PiTrsnt no , Dececomber 17. The machln
moulderB issued a circular calling a mcotin
of the craft next Tuesday to consider the pro
posed cut in wagad and requesting all to atam
out ngainst any reduction ,
A "Wnstoo ! 1'fmtlur ,
Coi-CilliUH , Ohio , December 17 The nttac
vvas made on the guards nt Jumper Bros
mines near Nclsomillct loot nk'ht. .Abou
IfiO ihota were exchanged. Nouo o { th
guards pr attacking party were Injured
Quut roigna to day
Not A Him oil to I'm tiulpato ,
NuwYoiiK , December 17. The board o
education refuse to allow thu public cchoo
children to participate in the entertainment
in the school houi-e , in aid of the Bartholi
statue pedestal fund ,
I'c'orla'a I'luni.
WASHINOTON , December 17.-Tho hou <
commltteo on public buildings ropoited n hi
extending to § 215,000 the appropriation fo
the construction of a public building at Peoria
ria , llJu.
THE MARKETS.
lie Chicago Marict RnlCu Dnll and
acd
Oftttlo Did Not Show Up in Good
Hog Maikot Fairly Active Com
pared With Yesterday ,
Wheat Opened Stead and Firm ,
Closing Higtd * .
Corn Opened a Sha | . Higher ,
Closing at 37 3 2.0 ,
c
Outs Fairly Actlvo-Ky 7Ut anil
Dull I'rovlsloim Motlcri ily Ac-
llvo 1'ork Stcntly otter.
OHICAOO MAUKKTS.
OATTLK.
pecial Telegram to the BKK.
CHICAGO , December 17. The market ruled
nil and dragging. Trains on alt roads were
ichind time , aud there was no certainty as to
lie number to arrive. Cattle did not show
p in good shape. Shippers were disappoint-
d in not receiving their usual Wednesday's
rdora and dressed beef operators hold olT with
ho hope thut they could fill their orders at
ewer prices late in the day. Now Yoik vvas
oported overstocked with 1'JO cars , dull and
epressod market nnd lower range of prices ,
herowero no Texans among the fresh re-
eipts. The cold weather nnd abundance of
ountry buyers interfered with the stocker
nd feeder trade and businois was rather lira-
ted. Priino 2 year old 1COO His. Cnristuian
attlo87GO ! export cattle , $6 70@C 20 , 'good
to choice 1400 to 1COO Ibs , 50 4i@G ( 00 ; com
mon to medium , $1 00@i 03 ; inferior to good ,
3 00@4 00 ; stockers. S3 OOieCO < ; feeders ,
.1 . 00 4 40 ; TexauB , $3 00 ® 1 00.
HOfif.
The market wai rather slow In openinp on
ccount of delayed trains , but after nome bean -
; an to arrive business was fairly active and
irices steady as comparcel with yesterday.
ommon aud rough puckers sold around about
1 OOM 10 ; good mixed at ? 4 15 4 25 , anil
jest heavy nt ? I 30'it4 ' ! 35 , with a few loa-'B of
ancy heavy at SI 10. Light Boris sold from
S4 OOo 1 30. Li ht 170 to 200 Ibs , 53 9'J@1 ' 30.
Loading article * in to day's markets closed
at 1 o'clock almost exactly whore they opened
after a fair day's trading. Confined to local
peculators few if any features developed
heraselveu. Early the feeling was steady and
.lose Inclined to easiness ,
W11FAT.
Opened steady and from Jc to jjs higher
ban yesterday's closintr quotations. The oar-
y demand from the shorts and Irom that pot
ion of the cr iwd who saw money in the long
itdo was enough to br.ng out a rapid advance
if go In the trading option , but as the dcmaml
'ell off prices wont with it , and made the clos-
ng unclianse-d from the opening. Farmers'
deliveries in the northwest are reported drop
ping of ! largely , and the prospects of light re
ceipts gaining correspondingly. No. 2 spring
sold from 7U@71gc
COUN
Opened a shade higher and tubsequently ad
vanced n , fraction , but ai an easier feeling de
veloped itself in wheat this grain was sympa-
hetically affected und dropped oft jjc , later rc-
icting Jo. Mho course of year corn was irreg
ularly downward Ic , closing at one o'clock
vith Jo regained. Tra liug woa on a liberal
scale , but mainly'on the sollluf side. No , 2
cosh sold at 33 c early , to 37jc Uter ,
OATS
Were fairly active in a speculative way for
seller May , with fluctuations within jc ,
Jthor months were entiiely nominal at ipio-
ations.
mi :
Dontmucs flat nnd dull for options with quo
tations littlei bettor than nominal , at 52o fcr
Nro. 2 cash , fi''c bid for January , follern nt
c. and February held at 03o. Track stull
steady at 4Cl@53o for No. 3 and No. 2.
rnovisioNB
presented no particular feature but were mod-
arately active ) in a wpt-culativo way. Fluctua-
lions were slight at thu close of the moriiinc ;
Bemlon was easy in pympathy with easier
feeling in wheat Cash poik was quoted at
$1074 , and cash lard at SG/tfi. / Wheat
easier , 71o fur December : 71jjo for Jnnucry ;
72c lor _ Fiibrnary ; 78jjc for May , Corn
nteadier , 37i'c for the year ; I ! jo for January ;
3IJc for Fehrunry ; 37Jc for May ,
OATH
unchanged ; 3'7c for Dccombor ; 2ISc for Janu
ary ; 2lo for February ; 28ic for May.
roiiK
steady. Lord a shade bottnr , SO 00 for De
cember ; SO C2J for January ; 515 fli for Febru
ary ; $ (5 ( 70 for March , Short ribs unchanged.
Moro I'rotcKtH AunliiHt tlio Treaty.
CI.EVHI.AND , December 17. Kopresontatives
of thu iron milieu of the lake Superior region
and Interests connected with transporting
thu'r ores met hero to day , and unanimously
adopted n memorial to congress , protesting
[ igaiiiBt the rntilkationof tlio treaty with Spain
especially objeiting to tlisprovlfiun idmitting
Cubain ores free. Kility-livo ( ; millious of
capital were represented ut the meeting ,
Killed lly a'lliilcrBxplosion.
CEDAH KAIMDS , December 17. A B. C. H ,
A , N , enpino boiler exploded near Hivursldo
this morning , blowing tlio fireman , Coo. Judcl ,
nearly fifty leet itnJ scalding him PO badly
that ho died this afternoon. No othoru in
jured.
Attrnlionl Mr.vli : n VotrranH.
DIM MOINES , la. , December 17. A cnll liai
been issued for a meeting of all Mexican vet
erans in this etatn on January 8th in this city
for the put pose of coniplttolug a fit a to organi
zation.
A Tiimhlo in Wonlons.
J < EWIWON , III , December 17 , Hoisc ,
OO'H. woolen milljjuriiod hern last night.
'jbg & 70JCO , ( , Insurance $ : i