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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.