THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , WEDNESDAY MOKN1NG , DECEMBER 31 , 1834. NO. 107.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SDGcnlalions Coning the Ratifica
tion of the Various Treaties ,
Numerous Navy Yard Employees
to bo at Onoo Discharged ,
December Cotton Report of the
Department of Aerioulturel
The Motion of the Central Pa-
oiflo Dauied
And the Protest of David Mo-
Niel in the Paoo Patent ,
Bland Favors the Frco and Unlim
ited Coln fjo or Gold
. niul tUlvor.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
( lOSSlr AI10UT THKTUET1FS.
Special telegram to Tim BKK.
WASHINGTON , December * tO. Keprcscitta
Hitt , of Illinoii , formerly aisiatant secretary
of state , niul for several yearn secretary of the
legation nt Paris , takes it lively interest in t
pending treaties before the Mimic. lie WAS
ask'ed todayvlmt ho thought would lw tlio
fate of the Nicaragua treaty , and Iu > replied
that thu question of ratification would be de
cided by party views rather thin upon its
merits. This fact is already apparent to all.
There nro many democrats who bullovo thn
treaty i * nil right in principle , bat they do not
believe It would bo advisable from a party
point of view to vote for its ratification now.
They hko thu trcatv , but are not plc.vcd that
it wax made by a republican administration In
its closing hours , and for puiuly political lea-
nous they will go against Its rali-
llcation , ED that the republicans
cannot pain any credit that may come from
its negotiation. The chance" ) appear to be
nlxuil c\un for its ratification , but it is bo-
liev > d that the course of the democrats will
bavci ii tendency to solidify the republicami in
its favor , although there are several who are
not inclined to vote for the ratification on the
ground that it will necessitate the uxpendl
tnro of tens of millions of dollars on the part
of the government. _ Them is n , strong lobby ,
backed by the Louisiana delegation , nt work
to secure the defeat of the Mexican treaty ,
which is now pending in the Inuse. The sen-
atq ratified the treaty , but thu house is re-
( juired to pass thn bill carrying the tariff pro
vision regarding the free admission of sugar
intouffoct. TheLouislatiadclegationiswoiking
to defeat this bill on tbuground that its passage
would Btreiigtben the Spanish-American treaty
in the senate. They have been to all the
western members whoBccoiistiluents ate nt all
inlerestod in the rairing of sorghum and have
endouored to array them against the measure
alleging that the free admission of Mexican
sugar will hurt the sorghum interest. It ia
nnde'plood that this argument Ins bad little
effect nlid that ths westeni members but one
Bavo befio won over by the LnuisUnadelega-
* tion. It is evident there will bo a determined
fight wheo the bill cwmes up for action on ac-
, -ount o its nijiposod influence if passed
ion the Spanish treaty , but the iodi-
ions are tlut the bill will go
iiigh. Tim committee lining in charge
naugural tickets and Invitations will to-
.ward the contract for the printing and
jiving of sonic twenty thousand. The
m of enslaving and printing was asked
10 committed to compute for thu work ,
his they could not da under the law. as
nro limited to the go\ornmcnt woik. The
er Lee Note comuany > f Now York ,
emrivcd ? the Garfield-Artlnfr tickets ,
submitted ia\ oral designs and estimate- )
10 work.
Till : DKCEMI1KU COTTO.V HIirOnT.
sniNOTON , December . ' ! 0. The Peeoin-
[ cotton report of the department of agri-
ra indicates a smaller yield than the ra-
IB of the condition in October. The Octo-
verage was 71 ncralnyt ( J8 la 188 : ! , 88 In
fre ; t harvest of 1882 and 82 In the dlsas.
season of 1881. Returns of the rondl-
in October and December his besn unus-
,1ly divergent tnls year , the Igtter product
, ightly loss or about 08 per oont. It u possi
ble that a general disappointment nt the out
come of the middle and top have made the
December returns unusually conservative but
it is certain that the rate of yield will 1)3 mucli
below the averazo.
WASHINGTON , December 80. The Decem
ber returns of the cotton crop imlic.iti ) UK
tital production to bo 5,080OOU bales.
TUB 8iC KTAUY 01' TUK I.NTICIUOH DIINII.I
THK MOTION
of the Central Pacific ) Railway company fein
n rmitiw of the decision in the caee of liar ; }
JCmnnrMinva the company. Iho motion wo *
bain 1 on Iho claim Unit nt the time the con >
pany's grunt wns attache. } , the pro-omplioi
right had oxpiied , and hence did not oxcep
thu Und from thu grant. The secretary hele
tlut admitting the expiration of tlie pu > ; f nip
tjon right tli9 ; wes , nevertheless , a sur i tlii |
richt of thn BC ttler founded upon his settle
went , which was n valid claim against tin
Unttad States that , under the law , could enl ;
bo forfeitoJ in favor of some subsequent pur
cbawr , mid which in contemplation of tli
granting act , nscoptnd that tract from tin
grant.
IN THE MATTKK 01' THK 1'IIOTKST OP D.WII
JIO NK1L , J.T AL ,
Against the Issue of u patent to .T. A. Pace
et al , the claimant * for tbo G. M , Favorit
lode claim , bf I.eadulle , Colorado , the 8 n
t.iry of thu iuteiior afllinu'd the decision oftli
land ollicc.1 , dumlBsinSf tlia protest. The pro
teatants asserted that the claim had bnm foi
felted through the falluro of the c'almai.ta t
expend at least 3100 upon its hnprovmnen' '
nmlthrnJiipon Iho protistinti relocated tli
claim. ThoMH-retiryho'da that tliup'otfftinl ,
took possession oi .thu claim in violntion of tl :
law _ which forbids Mich relocatioim on _ leg
holidays. Ho a'wi ' finds that ahe claimant
htd workul on Continental claim , whic
adjoins thel'avoritith [ . vieu to syhtenut
developments of boQj elumif. Tha wok <
thiikiudon Iliu Contijnntil he hnlih wi
woik on lh Fftvnritf , and tlieifforohu allirn
thu diiininxl of the prutect ,
WASHINGTON , Decomlior IK ) . The liotii
cemuiltteu on jjoimw. wf ghU and measiui
will consider Jluokner's bill t3 stop the e.oi
ftguof tilver dolUis shortly after the rca
.sainbliog uf O'uj-rt' s , litaiit ) , the clrilnn.i \
ut th > ) committee , who wa * detiiined at heir
- iuu , > rttunii'd to ths city. l o i ;
lie will oppose thn Uuekner bill nnd favnr hf
iLfAttui' foriiro\idingfor n free and unlimited
coinage in both ciher nod gold.
NAVY TAIUI EMriX > YEj DISCHAIiai.1) .
ju
WASHINGTON. December 80. Thn tccretory
of the navy eni the following telegram to all
the commandants of the navy yards : "Dis
charge all employees who have hitherto bean
paid under thn ilx months appropriation act ,
except those ) required to prevent tbo destruc
tion of property and loss ot lifo and all such
must work without agreement for compensa
tion. "
UKPA1B1NO IISVKNUK STKAMKItANDIlKWjOHNBON
WASHINGTON. December 30 The con'mct
for repaiiing the invenuo ( learner , Andiew
Tohnst'ii ' , at Milwaukee , has lieen awarded to
Thoinai Daviion , of Milwaukee , nt his own
bill 817,775. All the exesutho departments
will bu closed at noon to-morrow until Fiiday.
THOD AIIT NO lX3NUF.n BKnVANT 0V MINK.
This morning the secretary of w r 5 sup < l an
order directing that A. It. Buck k Co. , of this
city , be no longer recognized as attorneys In
the prosecution of any claim or other matter
before the war department or any of its bu
reau * .
has returned to Jthe war department the
coarse * preferred against Sergeant Otto Holt-
north hw having rilled Lieutenant Orceley'
paper * prefrrlntt not to order a court martial
although requeitsd to do so by the secretary
of war. The chief dgnal o < ficsr assigns at a
r.iason for this counu that ths court ordered
by him would bo merely n garrison court with
power to inflict no mora sovcru pwiUhment
thanlraduction in rsnk and n short imprison
ment. The charges against Holtnorth , If
proven should bo followed in the opinion nf
General llazun by n more summary punish-
meat than such n court yould benblotolm-
The Telephone PAcut Suits.
WAHHINKTON , December 30. The effect of
the decision of the supreme court in the Hoe
patent case , ( when it was held on appeal did
not lie from the commissioner of patents to
the secretary of tha interior ) Upon similar
casci pa'ted upon by Iho secrelary , and now
being teslei on a n-otion pending before llio
commisiioner of patents. In February
leccelary reverseil Iho decision of Iho commis
sioner in Iho patent telephone interference
case of Blaltn vs. Drawbauzli VP. Edi nn , and
restored Edieon to his position in iu'eiferenco
from which he had been aisplared by the
cominiitioncr. Drawluugh's counsel now as
serts lhat the secretary's decision in the casa
wns nullified by the decision of the court and
Kcliion is barred from interference in the
proceeding ? . Iloscoe Conkllnp , representing
Hdtaon , to-day made an argument before the
commissioners , taking the ground that the
sscre'ary was dofacto judge t the time1 and so
the practice required that tbo commissioner
should support his decision. The counsel for
McDonough filed with the patent ollice a mo
tion for a r view of the decision of the board
of examiners-in-cblef in tha telephone case of
Bell vs. MoDonouph vt. Frey vs. Edson. The
board rejected MoDonough'd application on
the grounds that his device was jn-operatne.
His motion is to secure permission to show
that the instruments used by him are of prao
tical utility.
Congressman Morrison After tlio Now
York Herald ,
Ss. Lows , December 30. Congressman
Morrison , of Illinois , furnishes the Associated
press wilh the following self-exp'anatory dis
patch which he sent to the editor of the New
York Herald this morning :
Dear Sir : In a dispatch printed to-day I
find your Washington co-respondent quoted
as sending , among other misstatemenU , Iho
following on Ihe subject of the reciproca
treaties : The fact is the Ingenuity of the
president to _ permanently inain'aia the.
e's-enco of wise protection by removing the
tariff on sugar and compalling Iho revenue to
come from competing foreign manufactnioiv ,
is so plain to Mr. Morrison , that he said to
your corfrKimniient that no bill carrying
feiich special jobs in'o effect shoild ever
be loported from thi committee , for ho would
never allow such a bill to bo considered while
ho was chairman of the ways and means
committee. I do sometimes join In the care-
IOIH talk which occuis with correspondents
and other eentlemon about the commitloa
room when Ihe committee is not in session ,
but I have said no more on this subject Ilian
tint legislation to carry inlo effect thesa
tratticH would not bi reported by thu com
mittee with my consent or vote , as Ilia treaty
with Mexico had been already icported with
out my concent er vote.
Rcspcctfujjy yours , Wir. K. Monni- .
Traveling JIou in Session.
CHICAGO , December 30. The Northwestern
Traveling Men's aesotiation began its annual
session here this morning. Secretary's report
showed that 8172,030 had been collected for
death losses duringithotvoarl-10,000had been
paid for bsneliciario" , S2G.OOO for other ex
penses , loavlog 819,000 on hand. The elec
tion of oflicers resuHed as follows : nn".ident ,
James C. Miller ; \icopresidents , Thomas 11.
Shiuubne't-y , Chicago ; J. J. Gilraoro , St.
Louis ; Frank W. Smith , D.ivonpoit ; J. H.
Iteynolds , Minneapolis ; W. F. MeMiller , In
diana ; L. 0. Stiles , Si. Joseph , Mo. ; secretary
Hiul lioisuter , T. S. Onincy ; boaitl of diiectoifc
for IWDears , II. L. I'itmey , J. B. P.illeuon ,
D. 1C. Clark , H. W. K. Culler , George J.
Iteed ; for ono yoir , W. 15. Main. A commit
tee w h nppolnled to endeavor to pecinu lowi'i
nilway fares for imimbdtH of the association ,
and u luinlution was adopted htiRiiiatizing a
an iniKsltlon [ the action of curtain roadi , Ir
0y discontinuing thu issue of tlioujandjnilo tick
y The noxl meeting will occur in Chicagi
r'u year bonce
TJio BlalionliiK Valley Iron "VVorkcrw
rnruiitma , December 30. The Chronicle
Tilegrauh Youngitdwn , Ohio , special tays
4 The Mahoning Volley iron mnnufacturer
ha\u had n confoienoi and resolved to inako ;
reduction of 10 per cent in the wages of , al
tlie employes uxcipt the members of tin
amalgamated atbociatian , to take effect on tbi
rte 12th of January. Several tioiu.ind will b
tot affected by thi ) i eduction.
t ,
lie ts French 'i'miiBports Bunk ,
lie PAIUS , December 30 , , 0 a. 'm. Iteport ha
.1 reached 1'arls t'jat French transports will
its troops from Toulon havn boon sunk by a Chi
eh neaa cruiser between Singapore and Saigon
lie Thflro Is great eicitoment In MluUtoy Muirt
of inquiries from ull illroctlom and them U muc
as nnxloty.
Went Over tilt )
NIAOAKA FALLS , Ont. , December I0.- ! ;
t'S man mpposcd to bo .lames ] iaunwood , c
u11 - Cbippowa , whllo crowing the rh ar from Chir
11n IIBWII to 1'uat Day , about oun inilo above th
\n tails , lost control of hu bout and was draw
no Into thu pid , whore ho upsat and v.-is car
ya lied over the f.illa.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The EarthqnaKc in Spain Still Con
tinues ,
Tbo Chinese Suffer a Defeat at
Tnyan Quam
The frenoh Oapturo two Guns
fand Kill 300 Chinese ,
Betrothal of Princess Beatrioo to
Prinoo Henry of Battenburst
Lord Derby to be Lord President
of the Council ,
GnnpowilcrExploBlon in Vienna Mils
CalflwoU'B Munificent Gift to .
Found a College.
FOREIGN NEWS.
' HAUL lllIIIItY 1'IIOMOTKI ) .
IxNl > ON , Deombor Hf ) . The World says
Karl Derby will soon resign his oflico pf sec
retary of stale for Ihti colonial department
and be appointed lord president of the coun
cil. Lord Roseborryvill probably ba ap
pointed colonial secretary. It Is repotted
that Queen Victoria has announced to the
privy council the
1IKTHOT1IAL < ) ! THK MltXCKSS DEATKICK
to Prince Henry of Battfliiberg.
TUB KHKXCH KILL 300 CIIINK3E l-IHATKS.l
PAHI , December 30. General Brieni de
Lisle telegraphs ho has been fighlitijc the
pirates near Heug Yon for several dysaud
killed 310 and captured two guns. The
French troop * are in excellent health and
spirits.
MADRID , December 30. Fresh details're
ceivod from districts in which the oatthquako
shock was severest add new horror to the
calamity. At Nerja town 5,000 people wore
killed. In the province of Malaga the earth'
quake was followed by D hurricane. This fin
ished Ihe destruction. Many houses blroady
have been brought from ruin. Inhabitants
fled in terror from their houses outside of
town Much suffering is caused by the
scarcity of provisions , Alarm in Malaga , but
is now bubsiding. Affairs soon will resume
their ordinary course.
KUKTHEK { I'AimCULAIlS FIIOJI ITS HAVAaiS IS
HPA1S.
MADKID , December 30. At Granada to
day Ihe Tour Deum was wing and prayers
were offered for Iho cessation of the earth
quake. At Priego , in Ilia province of Cor
dovn , shocks came while Ihe theatre was
crowded with people. A teniblo panic foi
lowed. Many persons jumped from the gal
leries and from the windows upon Iho ground
below. Two wcie killed oulrigbl , forty weie
inoro or les-s wounded. At Malaga two lofty
chimneys of the gal works fell. Patients in
llio bospita were so tairified lhat they forgot
their inuhulioj and fled to th ? open air. Con-
victil'n the pri'O's refused to enter lliair cells
and rumnuiutl ivll night iu tbu oouit Jiird.---
ALHAMA ASH SANTA CllU/ AUK COJirLKIW.Y
( DESTROYED.
Soldiers are now clearing up Ihe ruins in
search of Iho corpses wbich me found in large
number * . Many of them honibly disfigiued.
The number of per.oin killed me. unknown.
Thoio is much dial e s among tha Biirv vors
who ask for relief. At Albunneles 200 persons
wfra injured. From the tuiucd houses 100
bodies have so far been rccoveied. The bar
racks at Laja , in the province of Granada , are
ruined. AI ZalFaraya , a lown nol far from
Zaja , fifty persons peiialied.
TIIUCIIINESKDtFEATEn AT 1UYIIN QUAN *
PAIUS , December 30. Oflicial advices from
Tonquln report the French made an advance
from Tuyen Quan nnd met the Chinese forces ,
engaged and defonted them with severe lofcca.
'Iho French loss was trifling. La Libjrte
says Iho Marseilles ship owners are asked to
fuinWi vessels for the transpartatlon of the
French Iroops lo China. Only Frenchjvesselb
can be engaged for Ihe service.
TO I'OUND A CATHOLIC CNIVKItSlTY.
LONDON , December 30. A dispatch from
Homo says Ilia offer of Miss Caldwcll , of Vir
ginia , lo give SliOO.OCO to f nmd n Calholic
university at Now York blmllar to tlm college
of Iho prodagauda at Homo , has been
submitted to the pope , who intends to confer
a bignal mark of distinct ! ) n upon the lady.
AN KXPLOSION Ol' OUNI'OWDEIl.
VIKNXADecember 30. An explosion of pun-
powder o.cmred to-day in a gunnmith'n shop
al Kralup , Bohemia , destroying three houses ,
killing tlueo persons and injuring many.
A Convict's Now Yonr'o Gift.
Special telegram to Tua BEE ,
DusMoiNKS , Decemlkir ItO. Finis Allen ,
nuw serving n life sentence in the Foil Mad
ison penitentiary , was pardoned by the governor >
ornor lo-day. Neither Allen nor his friend :
know of the fact as yet. The governor hai
acted t-olely upon his own motion after a care
ful review of the uas . Allen will be notified
of the pardon on New YCII-H day. The sup
posed minder wns cominilted In Fremonl
county several years ago , and Iho com ictioi
of Allen wai puielyupon ciicninstantiul ovi
deuce , and has uirco la-en prflly conclutive ) >
brushed away. The dead body of the man
was found in the btsll of \ielom horse , thi
skull fractured and pretly Indly tramped
upon. Alien t-tayed at the dead man's house ,
nnd though a young mail of eighteen year ? ,
was charged with intimacy with the dcai
man's wife. Upon this slender thread tin
prosecution hung his cato and succeeded ii
convicting him. The legislature had tin
pardon up for comideration lastwintei , bu
refused to pass favorably upon it.
IJoiml of Tmdo Kloction
The annii.il election of officers of the Chic
ago board of trade ill occur January fi\c
This afternoon n caucus was held on the flee
of Iho exchange at which 13. Nelson Blak
was nominated for piesideut and J , H. Miln '
for second vice piuiideut Another tickc
lie } will bo nominated to-morrow. The approach
m , iiiff election , It Is uxifctuil ] vill lelleo th
opinion of thu majoiity of the wemler ) > > of tli
ivsjiectinj ; thuuni Iiiog of ijiiolation
to tlm bucket dioiH. Mr.
Milna having made a determined
personal tight al'chairman of the commitlco
on quotations wcalnst ponnlttiog the bucket
thopi to have quotations. It is stated when
lie began the war there were over 6COO of
these institutions In existence. It was neces
sary to nccotnplMi this to throw over the con
tracts with the telegraph companies , and to
eject from the floor of changa nil market re.
portsrs in the employ of the telegraph ctm-
panies and to employ rooort&rs ube should
bo attaches of tha board of trade Itself. Tlia
fujlit grew bitter and practically embraced ev
ery largo tity in the union. All the boards of
trade in the country joined thncrusodo except
the Detroit board of trade. The charge has
nowbsenmadoaialnstMr. Milnothatho has
boon furnishing the film of Lamphoro & Co. ,
Hi Detroit , with the notations and the alle
gation is nlso made tint Lampltcro k Co.
is a buckot- hop concern. Mr. Milne acknowl
edges havicR trammeled business with l. m-
phero & Co. . but contends that that firm lias
been doing a legitimnto business. Mr. Mllun
desires lolin\o Iho mailer mvcftl < ? alod , and
Ill's Is nnw being done. It Is claimed that
thesa allegatioiuagainitMilDO h&vo cnnnatcd
largely from the allies of the bucket Lbps in
retaliation. - ' *
NEW YOHK NE5WS.
NEW YORK , December 30. Thp steamship
Like Huron arrived this morning from Liver
pool , and had on board forty-eight horsot ,
among which wore thirty stallions and se\on
teen mam ? , intended for breeding purposes ,
Ml bound for Illinois ,
AI.LKOKIl FRAUD AND COnHUtTlOX.
When the board of aldermen mot to-day an
injunction was served on them restraining Iho
board from confinting any nominations from
Mayor Edson for the position of commissioner
of pub'ioworksi corporation counsel. The
Injunction wag issued bv Judge Beach at the
instance of Theodore Koanvelt and others on
tbo ground of alleged fraud and corruption.
'r.Kor.ai : JSKNO HAS ni-aiaN'Ki )
from the East Tennessee , Vnginl.i & Georgia
directory.
THK ItONDHOLnKllS
of the New York , Suiquehana , and Wealcn :
railway compauy vill be asked lo ( accept hal ;
cash and half script on tbo coupons maturiii ( .
January first. The bonds amount to two am
a balf million , bearing six per cent interest.
THK I'KNNA COAL COMPANY.
issued a circular to its customers announcing
the prices afler Jamjary firsli It shows a le
duction of five cenls per ton on fttovo from UK
prevailing prices , Iho averagq reduction frou
tbq.luly circular is 25 cents per Ion , thi
largest reduction in thu Julo circular in man
ufactuiers sizes is forty cents.
TWO COLLISIONS ) OCCUBKD
early this morning on tbo elevated railroad
They were due to it fog , they were unattcndei
by bv loss of life , though a few persons were
t-liglly injmcd.
JUDGE I/XNO f. IN IOWA.K
niOH HANI ) ODTRAGU AT KLAKKSUCUC , IOXVA
DKS MOINES , Iowa , December 30 Yester
day afternoon Pleas Anderson was caugh
near Blakosburg , Wapello county , by a gang
of men. taken to a school liouso r < ar by and a
mock trial held , in which bo was ' 'convicted of
Ihe murder of Chnrlea MoAllist ji on Novem
ber 6th , 1832 , Masked ineo then appeared
and took him to a tree neir tha scene of the
murder end hung him , Anderson had stood
Irial for the murder before and been acquited.
It is not known who the masked men were.
Jjogun in the Lead/-
CHICAGO , December 30. Thp SfS'-ano has
made a canvas of thc-diumxEts of * thj fu utJ
legislature on the senatorial question and
finds thai Ihe republicans forfirstchoice stand
ICO for Logan , 2 for Farwell ; for second
choice , Fanvell 12 , Hamilton 9 , J. B. Uawley
2 , Oglesby 1 , Only 21 signify a ° tocond
cQoIce. The democrats for final choice stand
Harrison 29 , Black 25 , Morrison tl ! , Palmer
11 , Allen 9 , Marsh 3 , unknown 1 ,
The " .John Itoruor" Goes Down in Six
teen li'oet of "Water.
NODVOLK , Va , December 30 The steamer
"John Bonier" ruuning in connection with
Cheaspeako & Ohio railroad while leaving
hero this morning for Newport , Nows'camo in
collision with a Mud Scow about a. nsilo be
low this city and was so badlly damaged that
it barely had tima to bu benched at Atlantic
City flats whoio she npw lies in fifteen foot
of water. She had forty passengers and bag-
gage. A dense fog prevailed.
Insanity's Victims ,
PORTLAND , Oregon , December 30. Last
night near Chelmllis , Wyoming territoryWm.
Pearson , a strong believer in spiritualism , im
agined ho received an order from higher power -
or to kill his infant child. This ho did with a
hammer. He then informed bin jylfe that he
woul&cut his throattf , bis wife would do the
same. Both found t. 'a morning half froz
en , their throats cnv , but not dead. Both
will probably dlo.
New VurU Onitoii KxportH.
NEW YOBK , December 30.Dry goodb
The exports of domestic cottons the ruu > t week
were 2,570 ( package * , making a total for Ihe
year of Ib2,820 packages , asainst 1G7/J5-J
jiHckapes last year , and 101,220 packages in
1881 , Ib9 largest in any jirovious year. The
miiikot has been quiet in all t' Adeparlmcnls ,
bul of cotton goods moderaw forwurdingi
co'itiiuib to be of daily icpoil.
Springfield Shippers and Kallroad
OlIlclalH iu Session.
Ills. , December 30. After t
long session last night between the Springfieli
shippers and railroad representatives the for
iner agreed to withdraw their complaints o :
discrimination before Ihe rallraad and ware
house board , Ibo railroad Agreeing to equallzi
rnto * as noariy as possible as between Spring
field and other competitive points lu Illinois
More From tlio 18th Ward.
CHICAGO , December 30 The Dally Now
this morning print ? a fac-similio of the forproi
tally shoot of the Eighteenth ward and elec
tion returns , to elher with numerous fac-sim
Hies of William Gallagher's band writing am
llio charge it made that o prlma face cas
of ainet the accused by this showing alon
will require slrong ovidenca to shako tbo con
elusion of his gutit.
co
Tlio Flood at Jjlule-
" ST. Locis , December SO. Little Hock spe
ct clal to the Post Dispatch. The r&incontinue
Ii- to fall and disastrous waehouts nro ou nil tli
10 roads. It Is reported tlml great damage i
HI done to properly. No trains reached the cit
IH aitica Sunday.
GENERAL HEWS.
Governor Clevelani's ' Views on Civil
Service Reform.
Bennett Makes the Evening Tel
egram a Penny Papert
Congressman Morrison After the
Now York Herald ,
Sam Bandall's ' Beoeption at
by Mrs , Polk ,
The Business Part of Hopkins-
ville , Ky , , in Ashes ,
A. Convict's Now Year's Gift The
Flood at Iilttlo Itock
Ljnch tn lo\vn.
MB. OIjEVKCjAND'S VIF.WU ON CIV-
llj SB11VIC
NEW YOUR , December 2'J. The following
interesting corre i > ondenco has taken place
between thu executive commiltca of Iho na
tional civil service reform league and Gov
ernor Cleveland :
NATIONAL CIVIL SHUVICK ItaonM TA'AGDK , 1
OtTlCK , 4 Pine St. , New York , Dec. 10. J
To the Hon. Grover Cleveland :
Sir : Wo have the honor to address you in
behalf of the National Civil Service Kcforin
league , an atsociatlon composed of citizens of
all parties , whoso solo purpose is indicated by
its name , and \\hich takes no part whatever
in party controversy. The vast increabo'ol
the number of penontt engaged in the civi
service , and grave mischiefs and" d.iugers
arising from Ilia peneral proscription in the
service , which for half a century has followed
tbo change of party in control of the national
administration liavo produced so profound ni
impreshiou upon the public mind , lhat thu first
effective steps toward reform were taken with
the co.operation of parties on the passage of the
reform act of January Ifi , 18S3. The abuses
which that act seeks to correct , however , nro
so stroDglv entrenched in Iho traditions and
usenges oi both parties that there is naturally
a widespread anxiety to lest the party. The
change m the national executive effected by
tbo lata election should show them to be insep
arable , but believing as wo do. that the re
form system can not bo held to be securely
established until it has safely pa sed the oideal
of such party "change , and ic jailed with satis
faction and confidence your public expression
favorably to reform and your oflicial acts as
chief executive of Iho state of New York , wo
confidently commend this cause to jour
patriotic care in the exercise of the great
power with which the Ameilcan people n.we
entuuled you. llespeclfully youw ,
GIOIWE WILLIAM Cuims. Piesident.
WILLIAM POTTS , Becrctary.
John Joy , J. Earl Plcasanls , W. W. Monl-
gomery , Ever lt P. Whsolor , 1'red. Cromwell ,
Alorrill Wymnn , jr. , Carl Schurz , Silas W.
.Hurt . , William Carev Sawyer , \Villlam W.
Ail.'eir Ud Whlfield'fttoorrj&cutiva ' commit
tee.
CLEVELAND'S im'LT.
To this letler Gov. Cleveland replied as
follows ;
lion. Goo. William Curtio , president , etc :
ALBANY , N. Y. December 25. DBAU Sin :
Your communication dated December 20 , ad
dressed to mo in behalf of the national civil
eorvico reform league has been received. That
practical reform in the civil service is demand
ed is established by Ihe fact that the etalute
referred to in your communication to eecmo
such resfllt has been passed in cc-ngrccs with
the assent of both political parties , nnd by
the further fact that a sentiment Is generally
prevalent among patriotic people calling for a
fair and honest enforcement of the law which
has thuq been enacted. I regard myeelf
pledged to this because nay conception of true
democratic faith and public duly requires that
this and all other etalutes should bu enforced
In good faith and because in many
utlerances made prior to my election as presi
dent , appro\cd by the pa ty to winch I be
long , and which I have no disposition lo dis
claim. I have in effect pi omised the people
that this would bo done , I am not unmind
ful to thn fact to which you refer , that many
of our citlzecH fear that the lecent party
change in the national cxeculive may do-
monalrato that abuses which have grown up
in the civil ti.Tvice are ineradicable , I know
they are deeply looted , nnd that the spuils
( jbtem lias bce.ii supposed to bo intimately re
lated to MICCWS in tlio maintenance ot party
eiganization , and J pin not sura that all those
who p ofeis to be fiiends of tliis tcfonu will
itand fiiinly among its advocates when ttoj
find it obstiutling llieir way to patioiugo and
place ; but fully appreciating the tiiisi com
milled to my charge , no t > uch consideration
shall caupo a relaxation on my part of Ihi
earnest effort lo enforca Ibis law. Thera is i
class of fo\ornment servants which ai <
not within the leller of Iho civil service Rial-
ute , but which are so disconnected with tin
policy of an adminl tration that remova
therefrom of the present incumbcnth , in 1113
opinion , hhould not be made during the turn
for which Ihey were appoinled solely on parti
nan grounds and for the purpose of pulling ii
Ihelr p'aces Ihoao who are in political accori
with the appointing ; power , but manv nov
holding Mich positions liavo forfeiled all jus
claim lo retention hecauo they have uset
thefr places for p.uty purposes in disregard o
their duty to the people , and because msteat
of being decent public bprvauts they liavi
pro\ed themselves offensho pjrlieans and un
ecrupulous immipulalois of local parly management -
agement ,
The lessons of the post should be unlearned
and such officials , as well as Iheir successors
should ba taught that efficiency , iitiKSs am
devotion to public duty ate the conditions o
their continuance In public pl.ico and that th
quiet anil unobli-mivo exncise of individual
political lighUis the reasonable moisuio n
Ihelr parly service. If I were addremng non
bul party fiiends I should deem it entire' ;
proper to u-mind them lhat Ihniuh Iho com
ing administration ia to bedemocrallo adu
regard for ilia people's interest dots not pei
nut filthfnl party work to bo always reward
ed by appointment to office , and to say t
them thai while democrat1) may expect a
proper consideration juelectioin ( forofllca nc
embraced within civil teivico rules it will 1 :
based up n eullicieol inquiry as to fitness it
Btitutcd bythoso chaigea with thai duty rail
ur than uiwn pomstent Impoitunily u ;
li cited rccommendati-m on liehnlt of oindi-
d l ( i for t > tipoiiitment. Youtt ery ttuly.
[ Signsd.J GiiovKitCi.iViWM > .
Mil. BKNNBIT'3 NEW IDKA.
IIS 1SSUK3 THK KVKN1.VO TRLJ'OUAM AH A
I'EXNr I'AI'CU.
NEW YOIIK , December Ki. Mi. .lames
Gordon lit n celt's rtapsr , Iho llvenicp Tele-
gmn , comes out to-day M a ono uont | apcr.
All tlio leading morning dallies have column
advertliements announcing Iho faU What
Mr , Bcnnctl means nobody seems to know ,
It may bo eutmifed that be hopes to swallow
up the Newvhich is really the only profit-
lo fenny paper hero , it was supposed the
T legi am wan idrcady making n good deal of
monny. It U said to Imvocleaii-d § 70,000
laityear. TliU year it has not done BOc \ \ .
It'iinot prubablo lhat Ihe cbaoga in price
\\illbotif ullimato advantage , for Iho News
has a distinct and well c tabliihed constitu
ency.
ency.Mr. . Bonnctt has boon indulging in all sorts
of whims rccenlly. The lowering of Iho price
of the Telegram la ono of them. Ho ran It fern
n week not lone ago without n line of editori
al. Ho teemed to bo actually tilajing ft reck
less g mo with both the Telegram and the
Ilorald.
llo will nrrivo hero from Europe in n few
days , nnd it Is quietly whispered about that
ho is going to do all sorts of things u lion ho
gets here. In view of tha uncertainties of
the future the force of both papers i ) greatly
unuctllod.
NASHVILLE , December HO. Randall and
party arnved hero this morning at 8 n'clok ,
When Mr. Kaudall alighted from the car
General W. II. Jackson , brother of Senator
Ilowell K. Jackson , stepped forward and on
behalf of the reception committee eaid : "Afr.
Randall , it affords me great pleasure to wel
come you to the tlate of Tennes eo and
to its beautiful city. We nro proud to
welcome so distinguished u citizen of the great
state of Pennsylvania as younelf , not alone
for Vtbat you have done , but also for the part
you have taken in preventing others from do
ing thai which Ihey ought not to have done.
I bid you wo coniu to the state of Tenne fiee. "
Mr. Handall said : "Sir , it gives mo great
pleasure to bo here. 1 know but ono country
and one brotherhood. I am proud
to Iw with you. " Mayor Phelps then welcom
ed Mr. Handall and tendered him the freedo
of the city. The member * of the committee
accompanied by Mr. RandaU end paity en
tered carnages and were conveyed lo the
Maxwell house where breakfast was served ,
After breakfast Mr. Randall met n delegation
tf citizous from Huntsvillp , Ala.Judgo Rich
ardfon on Iho part of th" delegation end tin
people of Iluntsville inviled Mr ,
Kandall to CNtoml his Irip lo Huntsville
Mr. Randall replied lhat be would bo glad It
do so , but as his time was limited bo would be
forced to decline. Hu Kild , however , ho would
visit the New Orleans exposition come time
within the next two months , and ho woulc :
then maVe it n point to visit Hunts-
ville. The party then cnteied cariiagei
and drove to Iho residence of Mrs. Polk ,
where ho was received and enteitained royal
ly. Mr. and Mrs. Gco. W. Ml did Hie lion
ors of Ihe occasion and made Iho meoling of
Mrs. Polk and Mr. Randall a memorable one.
Mrs. Polk is most remarkable for her phys
ical strenglh and endurance considering her
advanced age. She received her guest stand
ing and seemed but little fatigued
through the tedioiibnessof maiiyintroductione.
Mr. l < andall , upon being inlroduced , laid
lhat it afforded Afr . Randall nnd himself
Broiler pleasure than was otherwise possible
to thus meet face to facs ths widow of the
distinguished statesman-patriot and well-be-
loxedprtsidont ; , . , , JAmpf - . IC..4 , , Jplc. ? )
Mfs. P9lk r "rvpltett ' that it"was
oqualy ] n pleasure lo bavo llio privilosro of
knowing > ne of Iho foremo l men of tlio times
nnd worlhy successor of her own lamented
hubbind. After furlher conveisalion Mr.
Randall and pu-'y left llio nian < iion and noled
insciiptions on the dead proiidcnl's lotnbtook
carriages and were drhen to Iho Tennespee
collon niills and other pl.icei of into est about
the city. Mr. Randall dined nt
the residence of Col. A. D.
Colyar at four p. rn. At night Mr. Randall
ppoko to the largest audience over assembled
in Grand opera house , which was packed to
the walls on every floor , the galleries , par-
quetto and dress cncles , with a largo number
on the stage. Many were unable to got
elanding room within the building.
FIRE AT HOPKINBVIIjME , KY.
THE IIDSISESH TAOT OK THE CITY DESTIIOVBI ) .
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , December 30. The Hop-
kinsvllle , Ky. , special so the Courier- Journal
Kays : At on early hour this morning : v fire
originated in the back room of B. P. Scheor-
feld's dry goods store , on Main stieot , between
Btidgo and Spring , and seven stoies on Main
streel , and a hotel building on Bridge street ,
weio burned before the firp waa gotlen under
control. Eight stoics in the block on Main ,
by hard wni ken the corner building , \\eio
saved. In tbo rear the carriage
factory of McCornoy , Bonte.v & Co. , on
Spring street was saved. These were tha only
buildings left of one of thu bett blocks in the
city. It embraced the main part of the cily
not burned two years ago. Three of ; Ilia
aloros were handi-omo now building . The
cause of tlie lite ia not known. The fi'e
dopaitment worked nobly and B.iveJ five non
three-story buildings of Garnet L Williams' ,
across Spring street , by the [ haiilcst kind of
work. The stocks jeopardized wore valued at
§ 103,000 and ono-lmlf was saved The Ioh3tt
are § 50,000 on stock , fully co\ered. The total
lostes foot up a little over S70.COO. Al !
covered except about $1,000 on tbo buildings ,
William Cowan was struck on ihe head line
badly wounded by the falling of n akylighl
while saving the goods. Several peraoni
nairowly escaped being caught by tlm fallinf
walls , titejn will be token to rebuild bomi
of the etoies ni eoon as possible.
tl
Ti-nln AVrockcrs.
December 110. An attemp
was made last night to wreck thn north bourn
passenger Irain on Iho Virginia & Midlonc
railway , about Ibirly miles norlh of Danville
A heavy piece of limber wns forced in th
ground lolweon Iho ties at a cattle-guard , th
end projecting about thioe foot from the bei
of nnd In the center nt the track. The weigh
of the engine and the speed at which th
train was running were all that prevented
disaster.
IlliiiniHVluut acroajio.
CIIICAOO , December 30. A Journal Spring
field , llllnoti- , special naya the forthcoming1 u
poit of thu Illinois department of njricultur
* I lows that the area of the growing crop i
winter whial in Illinois It Uil7,000 : acre * , or
decieaioof 10,50(1 ( acien from Iho priivloi ;
Ceding , The condition of tlm growing croj
TOE MARKETS.
Tii ) General Market uFarlv \
Active and Prices
Too Many Ooinmou Oattlo On
the Market
Which Made That Part of it
Rather Indifferent.
Wheat Advanced l-4o Over
Yesterday's Prices ,
Oorn Steady and AttiI ed Only
Scant Attentiit-
1 -
O ts Inactive llyo Hull Jj ovlsloim
ImprovliiB Pork n v nwl
CHICAGOCATTLE. '
CATTLE. *
Social Telegram to THE BEB.
CiuuAiio , December SO. The general mar
ket was fairly active and prices unchanged.
There w o only a few loads of really prime
cattle on sale. The trains were delayed , and
tbo supply at no time looked large , then again
shippers were anxious to get all thtir orders
in and their stock shipped to-morrow , as no
stock will bo token on Now Year's day. Com
mon and medium steers furnished about thu
bulk of the supply both to-day and yesterday ,
and may bo quoted strong nt 15@20c lower as
compared with the highest prices of lastwook.
There were too many of this sort for the mar
ket. Butchers' stock was again rather slow
(
and prices reni'in weak at the decline noted
yeslerday. This class of block , especially
common cows ud such , may bo quoted 25o
lower per 100 Ibs. as compared wlln Ibo hiph-
est of last week. Stockers' and feeders' trade
also dull this w ek. Good lo choice , 1,300 to
1,600 lbi.,85 60@5 CO , 1,205 to 1,300 Ibs. ,
$5 OOffiTi CO ; cows , $2 203 00 ; medium to
good , $ : * 00@3 80 ; bulls , 3210@3 60 } calves ,
l 00@G 90 ; stockers , S3 00@3 90) ) feeders ,
SI 00t 30.
iioas ,
'ihero was only a fair demand at nny time
during the forenoon and toward noon ti.ido
was rather dull , prices remained firm and in
the afternoon an advance of Be per hundred.
Packing and shipping , 210 to 380 Ibs. , S4 10@
35 ; light , ICO to 210 11 * . . 81 00@t 2Dtt..l
The leading arlicles on Change lo day were
ncllvo nnd irregularly higher. An early
cause of Iho strength was that Iho visible
( supply BU lemon I , which was a great surprise
all around , in that it showed n decrease nil
thiough tbo whole list , whereas an iucroato
nil the way from OOO.COO to 1,000,000 bushels
had been estimated in wheat.
PROVISIOHS
were generally not bo strong yet nuigcd
higher than yesterday.
WHEAT
oponcd nearly higher than yesterday's closing
figures and anting the bulk of session there
AvasSWong ttiuling upward.-rtithiifittJcid-ii" , "
ing options , the improved inaikel bringing-
out a lively trade , though.of a scalping onar-
aclcr. Towivd Iheclosa nityicescuno in Ihnt
Iho New York exporlers were reselling1 , which
broke elf values a little , the clos ? , boWovcr ,
was film at a not gain for the day of about
4c. No. 2 spring sold at 7G2c early , but
toward the close was quoted at 7 < < 2c.
COllN
was steady end altracted only slight atten
tion with fluctuations within 4c A light
buolnesa waa done all d y by local talent.
No. 2 cash Hold from X > $ to 33ij. Options
closed steady at substantial early quotations.
OATH
steady but inclined to bo inactive with mod
erate trading confined to tlio May option
which to-day ranged fiom 28 / to 20 closing at
inside figures. Lilllo or nolniog was done in
any oilier options.
RTE
conlmuo dull but held thinly at sll lilly high ,
er figures. No. 2 cash sold at & 2J. Saino
was asked for December and Janu iry while
February told oany at MJ but dropped to 63 $ .
Later track stuff ranged from -17 to 51 for No.
3 to No. 2'
Opened a little stronger for pork but ftcady
and quiet for lard and ribs. The gieatest
range was in poik. which equaled 16 ccnla.
Chaiacterenteied into thoday's trading. Tiio
he ivy markets at the 'yards depressed early
\alue3 , but a subsequent recovery more lliau
made good Ihe loss. Cath Btuff was pork
§ 10 00 ; lard , § 0 05 ; diort libs , ? ! 5 00. Oloso
waa steady ut neatly outside piicea ,
higher prices all around.
Causes Its victims to bo miserable , hopeless ,
confused , and depressed In mind , very Irrita
ble , languid , and drowsy. It is a disease
which docs not get well of Itself. It requires
careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to
throw off the causes and tone up the diges
tive organs till they perform their duties
willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla lias proven
just the required remedy lu hundreds of cases.
' Barsaparllla for dyspepsia
" I have taken Hood's
pepsia , from -which 1 liavo suffered two yearn.
1 tried many other medicines , but none proved
' . "
FO satisfactory as Hood's Sarsaparllla.
THOMAH COOK , Brush Electric Light Co. ,
New York City.
Sick Headache. ,
For the past two years I have liccn
afflicted with severe headaches nml dyspep
sia. 1 was Induced to try Hood's Sarsapa-
rllla , nnd have found great relief. I cheerfully -
fully recommend It to all. " M H' H * '
ANXAiii. ! ! , New Haven , Conn. - } : S.j . } (
Mrs. Mary 0. Smith , Cambrldgeport , Mass. ,
anil bide head
was a buftcrcr from dyspepsia
ache. Slio took Hood's Karsaparllla and
found It the best remedy t > ho over used.
Hood's 1 Sai-saparllla <
Bold by all drupplsts. 8 ! i MX for $3. Mad (
' " I. HOOD It CO. , Lowell , Mass , s
IQO"Poses ! Ono Dollar. . ,
'Because
-n
oofiere recognizeE
fo deafer a"nt )
Smoking Tobacco.