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HE DAILY BEE f FOURTEENTH YEAR. , NEB. , FRIDAY MOKN1NG , DECEMBER J91884. NO. 159 , WASHINGTON NEWS. The Senate Cofiras McCnllocb's ' Oonsiderablo Passing About the Various Treaties , Jealousy of the Two Houses About Treaty Making , Wrangle Over the Eoagan Bill in the House , tVoman BufTrAco Party's Protcat- " \Vlio I'urnlHlied Coplca ol the TreatIco to New York PapcrH. ST3NATB. WABHINOTO.N , D , C. December 18. Among m dnorials the presented was one by Hoar fiom the women's suffrage party pro testing against thu mlinission of Dakota on the constitution made by men alone nnd do- nylngtho rlghti of women. Honrsnld while favoring women's HUlfrago ho thought It was unwlso In tha prcsint temper of congress fi > r the advocates of that calno to opposn the ad milsslnn of n now sUto ou the ground * sot forth boeaiiso when Washingtou and Wyom ing fliall call for ndmisjion the exerctio of MilfrAgo by woman in these territories may bo advancpil as an argument against their ad mission. Vest submitted n joint resolution declaring that without the authority of con gress the proposed Nicarauguan sur vey lug expedition ordered by the secretary of the navy was Illegal and directing that the Ptcrotiry co not enfoica the orders issued on the subject until a definite and tinal action bo taken by congresa. Sherman called up nnd thu sonata passed the bill appropriating $50,000 for erecting a statue to the memory of Gen. Lafayette , Among the billn introduced were two by Van Wyck , ono to increase the pensions of widows nnd dopoudant relatives of deceased sailors and soldiers , the other to grant pen sions to invalid and dependent pensioners who served there months in the war of the rebel lion. Kef erred , On motion of Merrill , the senate went into executive session , the doors Doing closed. Sen ator Reddloborger contimiod liis epopch in on- position to the confirmation of McCulloch to bo secretary of the treasury. When the doors reopened , the intor-stato commerce bill , OH reported by Cullom from the committco on railroads , was taken up The bi'l ' provides for the appointment of n commits'inn to suporvho matters pertaining to the regulation uf thu commerce among the states. Cullom addressed the senate on the bill. After referring to the importance of the subject , the extent of the interests to bo nf- fected , ho expressed his belief that the inter ests of the railroads and the paoplo were really identical. In procuring legislation ou this subject it would bo safer not to go far enough than too far , but while congress should proceed with caution , the time hni ] como when action should be taken. Congress could not afford to do less than take preliminary stops towards reaching n solution of the com plicated p obkim of railway management , In moro than twenty states otforts have been made to remedy tbo existing evils by legisla tion. These efforti demonstrated the exist- mice of a popular demand f rauch legislation. Ho qucted from u letter ho hud received from Commissioner Fink , who ho said had ex amined the bill nnd expressed his belief that there wni , a eealod public opinion shured by the railroad companies that it was desirable to have such n commission. \ Lullom discussed nt some length tbo question of the constitutional power ot congro's nnd cited many acts limiting and restraining the railroads that hud baen sustained by the euprome court , congress ho continued , could not reasonably expect to accomplish every tiling devised by n single enactment. ThU ho thought was the strongest argument in favor of the establish ment of n ciimmiBion. 1 ho bill contained principles that had been tostoil and proved by experience , nnd the crystnli/.ition of what in vestigation nnd exponeuco had shown to be tbo most vulu.iblo nnd practicable. Legisla iot was needed tj nnko unprofitable that system of railway management by which one shipper was undo to tlounsl while his computers was bankrupted , one towr built up while its rivald wai ruined. Aliquot ) tinu of unjuit difcriuiination could be doall with by tbo commUaion. Slater offered hli nmendmo > t embodying the provisions of the Koagan bill Wlhon gave uotlcn of nu amend mout Intended to ho proposed by him makiii ) It thu dutv of the commiasion to invoatlgati the quo lions alii cting the commerce batweei the state * , ami directing it to make a resort ti congress not later than Dfcembor , 1885. Alsi p ana for thi protection of thu public ngains watered etooki. ( Jeer o took the floor fur tin purpono f addrns'liiK the Senate on the inter fctato commerce bill , but yielded to n motioi to adjourn , retaining thu tbor for to-morrov. ' when the bill will como up aj unQnidliud Inni ueea. Adjourned , HOUSE. WAHiiixciroif , December 18. This Houa thin morning ri'eumed tlio consideration of th Iuter-sti.to cuinniurco till pending the questio bolnr put nn thi ) motion t J table the motio to reconsider the \oto by which tlio lions yesterday adopted tJoll'd amendment prinit ! fug that the railroad comp.inlei .thill mike n dlfcriminiitiun on iv ; uime of r.ico or culor ii transporting pnetiigtia. Thu motion to re consider wa < tabled-yeas , 1JO ; naya , 10S liarkedalo off ted nn amendment provldiu that furnlslitng accommodations with cipir facilltiea nnd rquul cjinforts nt the tain charges thall not ba considered , Ameui niont agre.'il to - yeas , KH ; nays 121 , Th further conaideratioii of the bill wai peal poned for n fa\v mon onta toullowtha HOUH to noii-coucur in thfe .Senate amumlmobts t tlio bill making timporary provision for th naviil m rvIcH , Haudall , Holman and Lnn v eni appointed couferei-a. When the intor'-tato commerce lillwn ngaln taken up Kea-tun dtiinaade.l the tli ( irHvioiH question on the first eectlon. A ttxtondod wrniiKlo cusuuJ regarding the pn prlety of Ito.igan'd couraa , 1'inally tli upeakrr roco uuid Herr who early In tli day nlf- red au nmondmont tu add to liarkei daltt'd amendment tha word4 "provided sue separation f > h ll n 't ' ha nude ou the baals i race or color , " Herr uulil ho offered tl nmendmcuc for thu purpudu of onabliug h : democrat'c friends to rollovo them elvo from nil further embarr 89tnotit on this subject. During the rncent campaign the democratic purlyliad taken a portion llmt It wni preeminently eminently the puty which R light to benefit and elevnta the negro of this country , yet up. on the first occasion when the dcmncrntihad chance to cmphnftiro their position inrf grd to had ' ' the track. " the colored race they 'jumped He wanted them to show the country ihat they meant wlut they said. The dclutn then branched off to another parllmentary ditctiv iou , and the Harris amendment Mug put to n vnta win lost-yens 115 , naya 120. Several minor amendments olforod , wcro lost. The consideration of the second section was then entered upon , but without further action the subject wont over. Curtin introduced n "joint resolution re citing that certain citizens of the United States | > ropootl to hold at London in 188G nn American exhibition nnd requesting the pro- tident of the United States to forward them to the povornmontoxhilnt now on display at Now Orleans nnd to nxsign nno or more ves sels to transport the exhibits. An appro priation of $300,000 in made for the purpose. lleferred. Adjourned. "WASHINGTON NKWS. TKKATT NOTES , poclal Telegram to TUB BKE. WASHISOTON , December 18. The Indlcv ons are that the labors of President Arthur nd the secretary of ttato In the negotiation f numerous reciprocity treaties with our ninedlat3 neighbors are to bo entirely lost. There is a disposition on the part of thehousa , t least , and with many members of the cen to too , to recent what Is termed attempts to cglslate on the tariff question for congress , 'hero ' in probably a suspicion on the part ol ho house that eomo people suppoeo it to bo ucnpablo of wrestling with this subject , hlch suspicion probably makes that body somewhat o\er-ttutatlvo on the subject. At "east , it is pretty evident that the necessary egislatiou to carry into effect the Spanish treaty will not bo forthcoming 'rom the homo , and the chances are gainst the enactment of such legislation in jehalf of the Mexican treaty. Tno Nicara ; uran treaty Is attracting n good deal or at .ontion . hero. Its terms , einco they have bo iomo known are being pretty carefully clis : usscd and there is a disposition ou the pir if many to think favorably of tbo mutter of n imposition by which this government may by .ho expending of oven hundred millions of it lurplus , the Hurpmg of n single year and nbso utoly own and control the proposed caua and strip of country lix miles in width nlonp ho entire line of the canal Is looked upon n o valuable n concession that even this do lothing congress is almost tempted to accep t. Should it transpire that tto terms of the reaty are such that n confirmation may take _ > lace by the senate this year and appro priations for work nt another sefsioi soeiiiB quito probable the proposition may bo a successful nno , The struggle over the Now York senntorin .irize continues to attract attention here , mort attention In fact than all others together The fact there pro so many men of promi nence in -President Arthur , Kvarts , Minis ; er Morton , t.njl othois of very considerable note keeps alive the Interest that would ithorwise Hag. The general feeling hero i hat the fight Is likely to get sj hot bstwcei .ho friends of the three leading candld-ktas ( \rthur , Morton and Kvarts , that Rome brisk dark horse like IHscock many win the prize The name of Conkliog Booms to luva droppet lut of bight altogether. Colcnel John 0 , Spooner , of Wisconsin , i iero , consulting with hU friends rognrdlnc ; lie eenatorlal fieht. Ho came over froni Nun York , where ho h.i3 been on a bnsines's trip e was mot on arrival by savoral of tbo Wis otnin delegation who appear to bo mostl ] Spooner men. lioth Wisconsin senators ar understood to favor bin election and Senate Fhilotus Sawyer Is active m d Industrious i " : iis bohtlf. It is also understood Govorno Husk and the other mrmborsot the Witconsi itato administration nro in favor of Spooner election to the senatorship , u'cncLoca's CONFIUMATIOK , WASHINGTON , December IS. The benat confirmed McUulloch , CO.VKIIIMATIONS. Hush McCulloch secretary of the treasury postmasters : W iljaul C , Bailey , Green 1513 Wisconsin ; David ] ) jnnn , Independence Iowa ; Chancty l'\ Owen , S.mborn , lows Frank G. Atherton , Oaag ? , Iowa : A. A Hoald , recaivor of publio moneys , St. Croi : 1'alls , Wisconsin. THE NATIONAL IIOAIID OP HEALTH. Tne hill recently prepared by roprosentc tives of the various state boards of health a the conference in this city was consider ? formally to-day by the housa committee o : public liOiilth. It was the opinion of tl members to bo impossible to pass the bill a Hnowitamls at present , as the measure h yolves the uuestion of ttnto rights , and tin : it ii thought , would occasion n continual di bale. NOMINATIONS. J'o tmnstors : Aug. Deadln , Cresco , lov/i Abbio M. Lawman , Grijrgsvillo , Illinois ; iloh Gordon , Jaclcnonville , Illinois , \HIO STOLE TUB COl'IRS OK TUB TnnATIE1 ? In executive session In the senate to day resolution was introduced by a member nf tl xonati comrnitteo on foreign relations , recitic that the Dominican treaty had been publuhc in the Now York Hirnld and the Nicaragua treaty in the New York Tribano to-day , nu proposing that n ppecinl committee bu raise to investigate the inathoda by which copies i thoiu treaties had been cecured by the pros The assertion wan made on tl dqmocratic fiilo that the speci friends of the state duiiartmont were first su plied with copies of nil the treaties , nnd tl opinion wan expressed by thin senator th ; the adminntr.it.Ioii was probably at fault : the matter TliU gave rise to n short , hi rather ncrimomouajpartisan debate , Sever senators lamented the Inability of thu eenu to enforce its rules. Jn reply to which n poll was made that the rules ot tlio Hfiiato hi better ho amondo't ' to meat what BQCIHOC ! to I the popular want. The resolution v.-aj even ally tabled almost unanimously , Tlio CoiiKressinciiH I'crilonH Itld WAHIUNGTON , Decamber 1H After tl adjournment of congress this nfternoon number of senators anil roprcucntativoj boar ed thn ctreet car at the capital to ride don cApitol hill and had a very exciting tri Owing to tha fact Umt the pavemonta we very tlippory from snow , the caru wera rt down hill without horH ( , nntl thu c.ir upc which the congressmen ere In going dcu obulned ton great n velocity and bucomir uuminiigeabla r in Into unother car linmeil ntely nheud. The uhock oj the collision thro down auttral cungrossmcu , ami one of thui llepresuutatlvo lleinphlH of South C'.uolin was stunntxl nnd had tu ho taken homo iu cmkge. Mr. 1-Vjdom , sergeant at-unnr , wi also injured , being cut abi-ut the faco. < ! KEEtY AND UOWGAT13. HKIIt DELATIONS SIMPLY THOSE Of Blllf. peclnl to Chicago Tribuno. WASHINGTON , D. 0 , December 17. The ensattonnl reports ns to the rifling of the desk f Lieut , ( irooly in the signal olllco and the i i patch of Sergt. Holtworth lo Nebraska ou 10 trail of Hongato need to bo modified in mportant particulars. No ono in Washington ollovoa the insinuation that Lieut. Orooly , of Arctic fame , had any rclallous with Uowgate'i eculntloni when the latter was chit f tignal Hicer. Grcoly ( imply performed ncloutinc 'uty under the bureau , but had noconncc- Ion whatever with the financial dcparlmont nd it is not n fact that he withhold any In- ormntion from the secretary uf war. On the nntrary , directly ho received n letter from lowgate , ho notified the secretary of wnr of ho fact , nud gave to the. latter every clew vhich bo subsequently obtained from How- pate through Congressmen Guenther nnd Jnestcr , to whom Holtworth confided his ells- ovory. Secretary Lincoln charges that the lowspaper publications have defoatcd his el- orts to capture Unwgnto. ItiRcrsoll Washington Special to the Now York World. A business friend of Col Ingeraoll's said ostcrdny : "I sea n paragraph going the rounds of tha nowspapois relating how Dor- icy paid Ingereoll $100,000 as n fea for Ids icrvices In the star route cases. It is nn absurd story , and , although it is credited to Joraoy , I do not believe that ho would over start out such n story , A't the closa of the .rial Dora oy wns hard up for ready money. Ho pnld the colonel then $15,000. If ho ever , ) Md him nny more than that It has been slnco .ho colonel has gone into the cittlo basinets on Dorsey's ranch. " It appears further that Dorsey was not the moans of putting the Colonel in as ono of hia partners. Hosier , an old stnr-routo contrac tor , had advanced money from time to time to Dorsey until ho had loaned him $225 01)0. ) To secure this Dorsoy surrendered ouo-half of his cattle Interest and ranch. When Hosier died A year ago last summer his interest had tn bo sold In the administration of his estate. Dor sey was anxious to have It purchased by some one acreeable to himself. L. 7 Latter , the Chicago millionaire , now residing here , had offered $500,00) for the Hosier interest Dorsoy telegraphed to Ingcrsoll , nnd he brought John H. Alloyj 'of Masia chuietts , who Is twenty times n millionare , to purchase the interest. Alley paid $700.000 to Clio administrator of the Hosier oatato , pijing him in n single chock down f r that amount. Out of the interest purchased by Alloy Ingor. soil was elvon one-seventh , Alley lot him have this for $100,000 , which he loaned to hire at ton par cout This gives Ingeranll ono- fourteenth of tha whole property subject to the interest charge of $40,100 per annum. This year , notwithstanding a number of losses , cattle were so'd from tha ranch to the amount of $300,01) ! ) . Ingeraoll'd shara of this would bo n fraction o.-er $20000. Aa ha ma-Jo a good sum of money upon his lecturing tout Lilt and back , hn it confident ha will have hie share of the ranch property cleared within the naxt three yoar-i. He cilia his homo upan the ranch Maaclova , after his two daughter ! Maud and Eva. The San Domingo Treaty. NEW YonK , December IS. The Herald sayi iu regard to the Sin Dominco treaty : Al commercial advantages are not only retained but every encouragement given for the intro duction of American manufactures and indus tries. Our legal tender standard of gold nni silver Is to bo the standard of Domingo and c tiibunal of arbitration is to bacomtituted foi the settlement of ey cry dispute which may urisi from Eiich reciprocity. Thoroaro some intriu sic merits ; iu the treaty but n groster ono i held iniaw by the administration , innsmucl as the harbor of Latnarrv will eventually ba como a coaling station of the world's now high way of commerce via Niuarugu : to the Pacific , and this harbor will , it is believed , under the benefit ? of Hticl treaty as now auait ) ratification , ho alao tin site of our American colony , not less im portant thau tbo ones that nro to grow up a neither terminus nf the iatar-oceanic canal That feature of the t o ty which propme' ' cur standard gold nnj silver coinage as th Dominican standard , and ndmit our silve coinage for circulation there , will prepare : way for Amcricin interests in St. Domingc which will Da of nivantaga to our mcrcantil interests with that country. PntchinK Up the Pools. CHIOAGO , December 18.--Tho Trans-Cont nental Ilailwny association held another so ; slon to-day nnd adjourned until January Ii when another meeting will be hold iu Sr. 3'rancieco , and the question of continuing th present pool wi'l ' be ngaln taken up. In tli meantime a iruco was ugroed upon , to bo cor tinned until January 31 , nnd n committee wu appointed to report n basis for settlement Thii committee is now in f eesion. The greater part of the session was cor Ruined in discussing tha position taken by tb Central Pacific in refusing topaol the busmoi of its sunset route by utaamer from Now Ynr to Now Orleans and Galveaton nnd t hence b nil 1 to the facilicco.ist. The Cuntral Pacifi refuses to recede from its pi : Mtiou nnd the nwimlaslou to confi with the connecting lines wc t from Cnicig wns infnrmod that they would stand by tl action of tha eastern trunk lino' , and won ! refuse trial en the subject of through rati from seaboard to seaboard till the questln was satisfactorily nettled. A. telegram ri ceivcd from CommiHsioner 1'ink In reply ono sent by Commissioner Kiutino yotercln I a klug the trunk lines to de lara a truer ) ti jJamury Slat , Commissioner Fink s id II : matter would bo laid before the oxecttve con mittee to-morrow. It Is not known bow HOC the committee appointed to-day to devise tj , , plan of tettlenienc will bu able to report , JO "Tho Ijoiiilon'lirlilKo Ulow-up. LONDON , DoccmbDr 18 Col. Mnjendl chief of the department of explosives , saya i his rapurt concerning the explosion undi 0 LonJju bridge , that the dynamite wad prob nbly suspended to the grating over the hole i Gazu pier. The force of the explosion wi much groatar than at first supposed. Tl : ! ' cnrbolino in the bjttoni of thn Kuwcr was jm re vorUad. A diver foiuvl fusuroi In the pu | n extending six foot In the bndof the river larj : IU enough to admit his hand to the wii > t. Ti , u , damuge tu the hridgo. honevor , was enl lt. nominal , Its stroiiKth being unalfected , ri , NKOni.EVNS , December 18 , Tli Cathol a , nrchblrliop of New Orleans apjirovoil tl n keeping upon of the exposition on Stmda' is . for the benefit of the day laborer , michau i and clerk , GENERAL NEWS' . Tin Great New Yjrt Senatorial Straggle Attracts Mora Attention than the Regular Business , Too Many Men of Great Promi" nenco Want Iti Ex-Senator Barnum's ' Views of Cleveland's ' Cabinet , Congressmen's ' Perilous Ride in a Street Oar. Tins llanctunon of IVyomlnu take Down their Fences Railroad Jluckct The Sugar Growers. THE NEW YOKK. BENA.TOUSH1P. Special to the Now York Telegram. ALBANY , December 18. The fact that President Arthur has boon formally launched into tha senatorial arena A3 n candidate to stay , notwithstanding the assertions first along that ho was not n candidate , baa brought nnothor element into the canvass which will bo felt moro or less. Koventrn is ( tweet , although the latter comes afterward. The now element is composed of tuch who are bound to beat Arthur at all hazards for the paet ho took In the defeat of tne HJalno tick et In this state , 03 they believe. Es-Attor ney General \ \ . Russell , from St. Lawrence county , and 1'rank lilscock , from Onondngo , are the per sons designated to carry out the scheme. Al though these gentleman have not given their consent as candidates under these conditions still the men who have started the anti-Arthur movement for revenge are booming thorn up for that purpose. Juilgo Rus'oll is one of the ablest men who over sat in the attorney g n- oral's chair , and hia friends say that should ho be defeated in the senatorial fight , that he will be named for governor next fall. Secrn tary of State Carr Is making a big fight for the same nomination , and confidently believes that hn will receive it. If ho should , his dep uty , Colonel Anson S. Wood , of Waym county , would corro iii for the nomination o secretary of state. Thus far the Arthur men command , to al appearances , the largest forces , nud shouli Mr. Morton withdraw in Mr. Arthur's favo nearly enough votes would bn secured to in sure Arthur's election. Tom Platt , however snyb that Mr. Morton is m the field to stay If ho bo then hia gold will work its part am ho will have to bo a very strong man person ally to stand up against it. Krwiu could gn no en port from hia own locality in his ppeak crchip fight if ho upheld Arthur for tenstor therwforo hi formed the strongeatcomblnatloi possible Hutsell , if ho can be olactpd. anc Morton if he cannot. AaecmblymftiffO'NoH ] of Franklin , is under the eve of Senate Hurleigh , who recently Hopped from the sup uort of Mr. Morton to Mr. Arthur , and there fore he will receive the strength of that fac tioti for the speakership , excepting what got for Hubbeli , of Monroe , who u controlled b' John M Davy. Of the two Hub cll i thought the moro able man , but O'Ncill'n prc viom ser\ico and work for the stalwarts entitles titles , him to the recognition , Er-Scnntor BumumVt Views of Olcvc land's Cabinet. Special Telegram to THE BKK. CHICAGO , December 18. Ex-Senator Wi ; Ham II , Barmic has been stopping at tli Grand 1'acific hotel for a week ortendaj past , but save to ono or two personal and bui inoss frienda the continued prctonco of th lender of the democracy in the late campaig has not been generally Lnown. Bainum is littln peculiar when ho cornea west In his dc sire to keep his presence an incognita , and fc that purpose whenever ho stops in Chicago o his way the tlio Lake Superior copper region ho keeps as much ni possible out of eight. II entertains a stroncrdUliketobeliiginterviewe n bv newspaper men , becaiuo he is averse to b ing quoted publicly On this account tl chairman of the democratic national commi tea 1ms undeservedly earned a reputation ft austerity. Ilia disllko of notoriety has bee misinterpreted an MI imnsion to roper ore. It U not BO , however , for when onproacl od in n proper manner no public mt nJopts u moru friendly and open attitude ( speaks as freely. Your correspondent in ai swer to an inquiry concerning Cleveland policy Mr , li rnum ( mid : "I am led to bi llevo that Iio ha ? not formulated his puhc distinctly vet. Ho is u man who anticipati very little. When the matter comej befui him for sottlemant hU good sense n id uxca lent judgement discovers the quickest ni : bust way of getting at it. Ho will no deut depend _ to a grest extent upon his ndvitier but it will bo principally dopaudenca for in for/nation. You might also nay and not f i decision. Iio is thoroughly able to decid any question , however iutricato It may b < I an not think it is hU intention to nuke In mediate swoops on the forcoi of the govuri merit t'lnployes , Iio could not do If if h wanted to , became there are mon In certal department ! who must bo rntainr temporarily at loiutt. I don't bsllovo ho wi keep tlio republicans in office any longer thn they are Indispensable. Then ) nre plrnl of well qualified men In the democratic pan wh'j , after u little exporienca , can perform tl : duties of government placa * . " "Will the Inauguration of President Clovi land be of an nlaborato clura'sterV" "I do not BO the necessity for it. Of conn you cannot Keep the psoplu from going i Washington and indulging in a demotibtralio They will do that , miU to that extent ttiu it nuKiiratloii will bo elaborate , liutnuttr r the national commlttea being eoncernei the ceremonies could bo noi too simple. The whole matier Inn HUT ia in tin ) hands of n committe of represei tttlva Wnihliigtin men mostly democrat I imagine who will arrange all the detail In appointing them I endeavored to select t ! best men " You are perhaps better atuain [ I'd with Air , Cleveland and liU opinions , Ben fctor , than any other democrat 1 want you tell HID who will form hu cabinet. " That ono of questions , " replied Mr. U-irmim with mll ( > , "that has perhaps been moro often skod of mo tinco Mr. Cleveland's lection than any other. I don't know whether ho people will brliovo It or not , but it la evvrtholets true that neither Cleveland nor ! io loaders of the democratic party have given iio question n serious thought. It would bo bsutd to Bay that Cleveland has not thought f It. Ho has perhaps called to mind repro- icntitlvo men who would bo nn ornament to i ! circle of advisers with whom ho Is to sur- ounil himself. But ho has nut taken the Itnt stop towards a final selection , ot that 1 lava personal knowlcngo , llonuly Olmlncil to n Tree , BCTTK , Montana , December 111 , A gentleman - man who was coming into town at about dusk rom out beyond Missouln Gulch , discovered n an unfrequented spot n fourtcon-yoar old irl fastened to a heavy log by means of n big halu , ono end of which was secured about her inkles , and ahe other end fastened to the log , 3ho was very thinly ilrrs-ed , h r feet and hnitd wore bare nud ho was shaking with cold. She lid not oiler any explanation nf howsho csmo o bo in such a uusitinn ; but the gentleman as eon M possible unfastened the chain from ho log , and tiklng the girl up to the Dexter tllll had tlio chain cut and removed from her ankles. As she still vouchsafed no explanation , her oscuer brought her to town and wont with her to the sheriff-i olllco. Sheriff Irvin recog nized the girl na the daughter of a teamster named O'JIurn , whoso wife died several years ago. Since tlm mother'ii death the children lave not received much care and have grown up llko wild weeds , The girl in question has proved particularly troublesome , and on one > r two occasions the father had had her put In ail to keep her out of mischief. Sheriff I rviu advised the man to take her to 1'atlier Dais and have her placed In charge of the Sisters , The man failed to find leather Dolt > , however , and wont with her to William Jack , chairman of the board of county commissioners , who Issued nu order for her to bo taken care of tit St. Tomes' Ilomo until her father , who Is out of ; own , can bo seen and spun arrangements made for her futuru. It is not yet known who chained her to the log. Democratic Junketing. WABUIKQION , December 18. ThoColumbiu democratic club ot this city gave a compll ontary banquet this evening to Senator Gsr man , of Maryland , in rocognitl n of his eer vices to the democratic party during the recent cent compaign. The banquet was served it Wlllard's hotel , and 105 persons , forty of whoa wore the invited guests of the club , eat dowt tj the table. Among the guests present won prominent democrats from various states many of them members of congress. Tlio fol lowing is a list of toasts with the names of tin "Our Honored Guest ' persons responding : , responded to by Senator Gorman , who ot conclusion of his remarks proposec "The Columbia demo-ratio club , " which wai responded to by President Wilson , of the club "Our country , " Soeaker Carlisle , "Tho dem ocratic party , " Samuel J. Randall , "Thi young democracy , " George E. Post , Pa. "Now York , ludiant , Connecticut , and Nev Jersey. " J. E. Lauib , Indiana , "Tho solu eouth , " John S. Harbour , Virginia , "Thi president elect , " Barnes Comptou , Maryland "Tho press , " Slins in Hutching , editor Wash intrton Post. "Why wo laugh to-night , " S. S Cox , Now York , and "Tho Now York Misi ness men and their part in the campaign , " J J. O'Douoghue , New Yoik. Letters of re gret were road from General Hancock , Gen rral McClellan , Chairman Barnum , Josepl Pulitzer and Johd W. Daniel , Kofoliery aim CLEVILAND , Dectmbor 18. At 8 o'clcc last evening n farmer named Harrington , liv ng two miles from Geneva , was called to th door by a knock and on opcnintr was conlrozr ed by n masked man , who , sighting alon , ho barrel of n revolve ! , demanded : "I war , 'our money. " Harrington took a small sui rom his pockets and banded it to him , wli t jok it , nnd cried , "That isn't all. I want tl jalance. " That moment n bandkerchu dropped from his eyes and Mrs , Hnrringto standing near exclaimed "Oh , I know him "You do , do you ? " shouted the ruflian , "tali that , then , " and he fired n bullet , it passic thro-gh her shoulder. She ran out of tl liousp and to a neighbor's for help , am ! r turning with frienda they found evidences i a desperate struggle and Harrington lay dec on the floor with a bullet hole in hid foroheai Mrs. Harrington recogniznd the murderer i n follow mimed Took , who lived two mil from the farm , The citizens are icouring tl ir country for him. u . , , . A Jap Astonishes Gen , Hancock. Chicago Trihuno Special. EW YORK , December 17. Gen , Oyam the Japaneao minUter of war , paid n visit I Gen. Hancock at doveruor'd Inland , to-da and was received with a salute of twontygur The tug Chester A , Arthur took him and 1 : suite down to Fort Hamilton , and from then to old Fort Lafayette , where the long dyni mite gun had been sot up. Gen , Oyuma w much interested In the dymmita gun , I watclmd closely thn process of loading i The General nstouiOied the party by Homo p tra.nlinary finu shooting witli a repoati rifle. A member of the American rilln tea first frrod tix shots at glass bull * , an J hit fo of the six Gen , Oyama then took the gu and , after examining it closely , brought it hib shoulder and shattered tha first ball , I then broke the next five without a niias. Baptist Preacher Arrested for . Voting. IIHACA , N. y. , December 18. The town J- excited over the arrest and removal to A u burn to-day of the Kov. llobort T , Jones , pi tor of Urn Baptist church , for illccal voting the late presidential election. Jones was bo in England und brought to this country wli an infant and has not been natural/ ! ! Jones declare 1 for Cleveland and addressee democratic meeting prior to the olecti in , ] was warned that he would be challenged i oworo In Inn vote. . or u. LANCASTEII , Pn , Doccmbur 17. The fi train on the Pennsylvania road won ditch this morning'at ChrUtinii by a broken rn The train ( was 4\rrecko'J. Nonu injiirt The morning train on the Kast Brandy wi and Wayneuburg road wai wrecknd from t game cauie , In Chester county , The nngini was killed and thi fireman aoveruly injun Xo i > .iBaengarH hurt , I''a I In re. CHICAUO , December 18. Jos. Xuokernn retail crocer , fallfil to-day. Assets , Sll'jOf liabilities , 833,005. 2 KlllK IN X13W VdUK , BURKING Of THE CATHOLIC MALE ORFHAK AST * Lt'M. NKW YOUK , December 18 The Cotholio mala orphan ntylum , at St. Mnik's And Al bany tuenncs , Brooklyn , burned thli nttsr noon. It 13 ' feared omo children perished In the flames. Tlio sisters In chnrgo think nil escaped , but cannot tell till the roster of the boys Is called , Thn llttlo follows are now scxttorcd nbout In the ciro of the rotiuYnts In 10 neighborhood. The fire started In the rylng room , which adjoined the southern end the main building. This drying room nlao mtalncd the boilers and the hcnting aparft- ii ! , with the dormitory on the third floor , In 'Inch ' therocro sixty orphans , iilfetlng from various complaints , Sister ilnry Josephine , who wai in the dormitory at , (16 ( time the fire broke out , made heroic ci- orts to save the Itttlo onta Hho remained In ho room until absolutely driven out by the laineii. Then the ran to the window , where ho stood upon the corntco until Fireman Me. roarty , of cneino No , 4 , from the roof "f _ the uiilillng fiwuug his coat to her. The sister laught the coat but when McGroarty tried to mil her from her perilous position she lost her grasp and fell to the ground , throa stories bo- "ow. She struck upon her shoulder nnd hcaJ , .nd . in an unconscious condltiiu was onvojed to St. Catherine's hospital , 'osoph Ryan , n boy , tiled to descend y n ladder from the game floor. Ho got with- n eight foot of the ground when thn Udder uddonly parted. Ho received novero injuries , lohn McGrath , aged eight , jumped from the Jiird story and WHS batlly Injured. Mother DnChantel and Sister Anthony were in the flico when thn fire was discovered. They at mco gave the alarm and proceeded to got the ouiiKstors out of tlio building. There wuro .85 orphans In the anin structure , which is known as St. Johu'n home. They wcro told to Irnve the homo and reck skelter In any neighboring house until called for. There ivaa great excitement among the inmates , uul hundreds of the llttlo follows ran out Into the falling snow , hatlcst nud coatlcss. The flames spread with great rapidity , and the buildings were almost completely ( lo ot royod. The nsvlum and grounds occupied the untirn block. Tli9 asylum building was 210 by 150 feet , three stories with mansard roof , nnd constructed of blue stone. Ouo of the bays In the asylum Bays that the lire was caused by another bay who went Into the drying room with a lighted candle and ac cidentally set foino clotliEB on firo. The night of November 9 , 1802 , Pheformer Catholic or- phak asylum burned during a driving snow storm and three of two hundred and forty- eight children burned to death. The nsylura building burned to-dav was valued at S'-OO , 000 and is insured. It was announced to. niliht that Sister Mary Joseph , who toll from the third story window , Is dead. RIljUOAD UA.OKET. Sr. Locis , December 18. It is said ber < that owing to the general depression Ir traSo and the closing of mnnufactoties in al parts of the country , and the slow movement of grain the railroads running cast of hero an doing scarcely moro than half the businosi done the saino time last year. CHICAGO , December 18. The Times learni pemi-oUicially that unless the Simthwosteri Railway association recognizes the claim o : the Northwestern and Milwaukee and _ St Paul reads to admission to that association the St. Paul road which now has a line tx Ottumwa. Iowa , will build from that tnlnt t < Kansas O ty and force a rrductiou. The gen eral troight agents of the Missouri river line mot nguin to-day to consider the domoral i/.pd condition of rates tt > points on the Mis pourl river. The matter was referred to th committee and nn agreement made to made t maintain the rates for the tlmo being at 1 ! cent ! per 110 pounds. The full rate ia If cents. fTOl CHICAGO , December 18 The general pas fcenger agents of east-bound _ trunk lines wor to have attempted n restoration of the paseen gcr rates to the oeaboard to-day , but on th way to the mooting W. P. Johnson , of th Lake Shore , clipped on a banana pool am uprained hia ankle , and could not be present The meeting therefore adjourned till Monday The Southwestern railway association hel an annual mooting to-day with close doors. Commissioner Midgoly in ail o report for the year , accompanied by n nuinbc of recommendations , tlio purport of wbic could not bo learned. They wore referred t the committee. T. J. Potter of the Burling ton road , was made chairman of the oxecntiv committee for the ensulnor year to succeed II II. Cable , of the Rock Island. A petitio from the Kansas City Produce Exchange fc a reduction in rates on account of the lo price of grain was not granted. CHICAGO , December 18. Judgp T. N Cooley , arbitrator of the trunk line pool , i in the city gathering data for his award < percentages in the dead freight pool tn ECI board , T jtANS-MISSOUUL INTERESTS. TWO jSjl'OUTANT MEASURES INTRODUCED J * * f THE RENATi : , Chicago Trihuno Snccinl , WASHINGTON , December 17 , Scnrtor Vc Wyck introduced two bills in the son.ito t day which are of great Importance to tran Missouri ntqrosts , nnd which nru Intend * to correct evils which have long existed ther : f > The hrnt bill provides that no telegraph ecu 111 pany shall chareo moro from the Mlssou r river totlm , Pacific coast than the average ra from t ho Missouri > iver to the seaboard. Tl socon dbill , jircnides that all railroad coi pani -that have received any asBistan I rom the government or any privileges fro congress f hall not bo allonud to receive f passengers or freight moro than the rwera rntoUhroughout the country for the trrn Missouri region. Mr. Van Wyck aya th is the rntos fn that country , which hos now I como well ponplod , nro the unmo as they we lit the time wh n thorn was nn populntl , there , and that it is n discrimination whi ought no longer to ho tolerated. In forfn fn times the newsboys o\en , tha moment t do train loft the Missouri river , charged 10 con id. a copy for a newspaper. They have be la compelled to abandon that , but the rallroa I. ) nnil tttlegraphs maintain tliolr high and exti mt tiouata i a tea , Trouble AViili llsoliU'KC ! < l Men OAKHALI : Jux rio.v , Teun , , December 18 , 1'srty hands dUchargod from the constrt tion train hero to-day uxsaultod Hiitchinar il. ono man In charge , whereupon hn fired a id.no killed n man named Wil lams nnd snot i no other named Johnston through the nbJomi ho iso further trouble U expected. Wumliur To-Day , WASHIVKTOV , Deuorabsr 18. ] 'or tlis per MiitUrilppI : Kuir weather , variable wim slight rite In Umperatnre. Midtonrl : Partly cloudy weather , lei snow , uliglitly higher temperature , east i-outli winU. THE MARKETS. The Exlrcmc Cold Wtallier Plas navoc , Little or No Ohnngo in the Oattlo Market , The Same May bo Said of Hogs , Wheat from the Same Gauso has ' " -olined , Oorn also ' 18 the Effects of , | k Frost , ; OAts Quiet i . Htcnily Porlt Dull niul IMLard Knslcr i 1'rq ons Dull. MAUKKT3. OATTLB. Special Tolcgram to the Bit : . CHICAGO , December 18. The extreme cold weather luterferred with business. There were 27 cars of Texans among the fresh re ceipts and no westerns. As far ns the prices wcro concerned there pecmed little or no change. There were n few loads of Christ inas cattle that would make 90 GO to $7 OQ but the beat shipping nnd dressed beef nnd steers cannot bo quoted higher than $5 C0@5 75 , while really good to choice may bo quoted nt $4 00@$5 25 , and fair to medium from $180 down to $125 , and common down $3 S03 S'O. ' Cows are Boiling fnirly well nud bulls nro Bcnrco nnd higher. Stackers and feeders are meeting with fair demand at steady prices. Good to choice , 1,300@1-IOO pounds , ? 500@ $5 40 , Slow trade nnd low ° r prices was nbout the result of the foronoon'u business In this market. Mess pork was 20c lower and theprovition market was generally dull , so that packers orders were at lower figures or n smaller number , hence the Into sales of fair to choice mixed were 5@lCo lower than nt the opening with the chances In favor of a still further decline. Light sorts sold more evenly nnd steadier tlmu they ha\o yet of late. Sales were made at n shade lower prices than at the opening ; rough nnd common packers sold around about $3 D0@-l 10 , fair to good mixed , $115@-1 20 , and best heavy $125 @ 1 35 ; lard or soap at $4 4u ; light packing and shipping 210 to 350 pounds , $4 1G4 35 ; light 18jto210 pounds $3 85 ® $130. Today the markets [ were moderately active but were heavy and lower nil through the lint , the prin cipal affecting causes being lack of support locally nnd nn unsettled nud wunk feeling in the Now York stock Hat , Tito close of the morning session was heavy at the decline. WHEAT. Opened steady at closing prices , nnd on early purchaser advanced i@jje , but before noon the influences of local _ and outsldo became very depressing andnn irreauli.r decliua of 1@ IJc followed. Close of morning session being ing only fractionally better than the lowest points. The financial situation east was un- Hattlod and nervous , helping thn decline horo. Values kept up ns long as purchases were brisk , but tell back very easily. No , 2 spring , sold from 70J to 71c cash , co UN steady early at full closing prices , being held up for on hour or so by wheat , but later the fooling became heavy nnd n decline of ; Jc fol lowed except on year , which dropped back .lo from the opening prices. Tinding wni active for the first hour but became fiat before 1 o'clock. No. 2 was quoted at 3Gjc. [ OATH continued quiet and ( steady with May nbout the only option called for , and that very mod erately. There were no offerings of cash though 24gc was bid. 1'llOVIBIONS were easy and only moderately traded in , the unsettled condition nt the stock yarda help ing to n like feeling iu the pit. Trade was purely local nnd of a scalping character with early quotations the best of the morning's cession. Cash I'ORK was nominally $10 00. Cash I.Alii ) was SO G5 , nnd cash ribs $5 fid. Wheat a shads easier at 70'c for December , 70gc for January , 71 jc for February , 77Hc for May Corn steady. Oats unchanged Pork unchanged. Lard n shade eusier at $ ( i C2J for Dtcombor , ? C CG for January , $0 ( iO for February , 96 07J lor May. IntorcstliiK StntlMlcH. YOHK , December 18. The friends ot national aid to n common school education will forward to congress the minutes of the proceedings of a meeting held hero. It says : The number of illiterate > otera in nearly every state Is larger than the majority in said states for either political pai ties at the presi dential elections. In eomo of the states it la from 40 to GO per cent of the whole number of voters ; hence the decision of the presiden at cy Is always possibly in tlio hands of thoto IQ- who cannot read the ballots they nro em IQro powered to cjut. im ch 'An Alaska. K.vplnrcr'B Report. ho ur PoitTLANi ) , Ore , , December 18 , Lieutenant. Aborcrombic , of General Miles' staff , has just rn returned from Alaskti , where ho has been rn > ds gaged In the government explorations. Ha explored the Yukon rive : for 2,700 miles. Ho reports rich places for n thousand mlleu up , paying $50 a day to thu man , the sea son Blurt nnd mining dillicult. Ho flays the fisheries { ire the finest known , 1C Tlio Ij ( t "Wright InvrHtiKiUlon , ' WASHINGTON , December 18. Tlio house commit'eo investigating the conduct of Lot Wright in the Ohio election continued their proceedings to-day Several wilnee.ieu were examined as ta the conduct of Wright and hid deputies. ip. ip.J8 , Tin ) Now Orlonim Operators , NEW OIILEANH , December 18 , There is no . truth In the report of u strike of the oporatoru to Micro , nnd no evidence that there will bo | any strike.