Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 6 , 1885.
WASHINGTON 'NEWS ' ,
Discussion of Itie Icier-Slate Commerce
r Bill
,
I
Nothinpof Any Consequence
Done in the Senate ,
Serious Illness of Chief Justice
Waite ,
Mr , Bland Against the Suspen
sion of Silver1' Coinage ,
Laok of Harmony Among the
Whisky Men ,
And Various Otlior Interesting NOWH
Items From the Nation's
Capital.
. UOU9B.
WASHINOTON , ( House ) Jnnuary D. Smith
( I'enn. ) presented the ceitificato of election of
John A. Swopu to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of A. A , . Duncan of the lth ! )
district of Pennsylvania and Swopo took the
the onth of olHco. He then introdcued the
following preamble and resolution :
WheUBH , it appears that the president of the
United States has empowered tbo Hon. John
A. KniHon nnil General W. Snndford to iep-
lenent the government at what is styled the
International African conference at iierlin to
consider the question of thu erection and to
maintain a utato in thu basin of the river Con
go , and
Whereas , such nn alliance ni the conference
seems to import as a departure from the tradi
tional policy of thu government the United
States and houseof i epre-sentatives is without
official Information of the leasons which may
liavu induced thu president to accredit repru-
nentatives to t&ke put In such con
ference , therefore , be It resolved by the
house of representatives that the president be
requested to infoim this body if not incom
patible with the public interests whether he
' has so accredited the Hon. John A. Kasaon
nnd GenornlV. . San ford ai delegates to rep-
wssnt the United States in said conference ,
nnd if so ho is respectfully requested to statu
the reasons which impelled him to _ take the
stop. If ho 1ms so accredited tha baid Kai.son
and San ford , he is turther respectfully re
quested to Inform the Houne whether In a
letter of authority to them , or otherwise , there
were conditions affixed to , or limitations
placed upon , the oierciso of their authority ,
or whether they appeared unconditionally and
apparently ith fall powers to act as delegates
repremnting the United Stites in tha confer
ence assembled to discuss tliq question of erecting -
ing and maintaining a new state on the con
tinent of Afiica , and tbo president
is further requested to impart to thu IIOUHJ
such information as may bn in his possession
tending to thow w hothur the new btato is to
bo erected and maintained by the powers
taking part in thu conference1 , is to beie'pub- _
lican or moiiarchial in form. Thu piesident is
also rcspectlully lequestcl to gtvo his opinion
ai to whether thuap.oar.inco of the dt'k'gatej
from the United States in biich an interna
tional conference would not stop thu govern
ment to deny thu lightfulness of any further
alliance that Kuropean sovereigns mighty
' -y anaKo to set up en the American continent
: governments of such foirn as to them might
heem wise whenev er occasion for sueh Inter
ference might ari u. " Referred.
Hhcosk movud to suspend the rules and
piss the bill abolishing the internal revenue
tax on tobicco , cigars , snulf , cigarettes and
chcrootes. Tlio special tax on the Boilers in
tobacco , and the tax on llquoia dutilled from
fruit. Hifeock naid the b.ll would laduco the
revelmei of the government nenily fifty mil
lions and bu bel uvc'l its w mid bu nfeood thing
to have thu levciiuea decreased that amount.
O'Neil , Mo. , said the purpose of the _ bill waste
to protect n certain peculiar net ot industries
which were already robbing thu people. It
mean to piotect thu Fait intuiests. A gentle
mant from New York ( Hiscock ) e.iid it meant
to protect the sugar of Louisiana. If this
congress would do nothing on the tariff ques
tion it could at least avoid the stupendous
blundei of passim ? tlio bill.
Thompson contended the bill wou'd cause-
thu entire destruction of tha internal revenue
tax on distilluil npirit' , and would operate as a
confiscation of 8,00 ,000 gallons of splritsnow
in the bands of dealers.
Mills regarded the mechuta as nn extraor
dinary ono to bo brought forward at this time
Thu i sport of iho eecrctaiy of the treiBtiry
shovM-d the public debt w/is on thu Increase ,
nnd yet thu houjo was piopoaingto give th
revenues nway. 1'or vvh.it purpose ! T
perpetuate the debt as a basis rn which thu
national banks could maintain their organi/a-
tion , and tu perpetuate the system of higl
tniilf protection.
llcvutt , ( N. Y. ) , suggeste'd it was hardly a
pn.pcr Bjhteni of revenue reform to leave the
duty on cotton and talto tax off of whisky. A
motion to suspend tha ruHn and pass the bill
was lost ; yuiK 77 , najt , 128
Kolfer moved to suspend thn iiileu and take
from thu spoakeis table the Mexican pension
bill , and concur in nil the aonato amendments
thereto.
Hammond demanded n second , and the
house , 08 to OS , srcoudod tin motion.
Towushond tnkl that nt the opening of thu
present ee'aion it had been his intention to
call up tlte Mexican pension bill immediately ,
Imt the julo * of the homo had prevented him
from doiog so. Ho bad , ho uv r , d termined
to prem it to ii conudriaiinn as boon as
tha inter elate commerce b > II was out of the
way , Hu would vote for the pending mutton ,
but if it vveru unsuccessful ho would call up
the Moiiou pension bill dm ing the week. Ho
was not afraid of dopietinuf tlio treasury by
distributing n portion of thu surplus among
the coldii ru cf the couutiy. Tin time was
near at baud when tlft government could
i-conoiuuu by putting every man who had
fuught for the fiag , no matter in what war ,
on thu pension mil , aod by abolishing the
pfwsion buraau and the aujy of clerku now
employed In exnmmiug pension clilm , llujd
pri'dlctoil if the bill was not pamtd within the
next sixty minutes it wouhi Lever be passed.
Wniuer , of Ohio , be'.d ' that the principle of
the bill , If fulloweit out , wuuld result in thu
expenditure of not ICPH than two
billion iiva , hundred milliona. The piluciplu
of grunting thu servica pc'ublon was it dnuger <
oiiBone. A motion toeiuptnd tha ruUs uud
concur and thu neuato nmendmeuti vvai lost ,
yeas 1'JU , uuys HTi. Tt was not necessary foi
two third ) iu the affirmative. Collins moved
to suspend the ruled nnd adopt n reiolutior
Uklntc thonenntf bill to establish a unlforn
Bystoin of bankruptcy uounteriniuing the spec
al order for Thnmlay .Tanrtnry 22J. AVillin
lemandnd n second which was ordered by IIS )
0 Dl. Potter hoped the honso w ould consider
ind pass the bill. AdamIlls. ( . ) thought ho
epresentod the butincss men of Chicago in
svlnp they all desired a < rnod bankruptcy l w
which would discourage dishonest and rccklet !
radius.
Hcnder-'oD , Iowa , thought the jiassago of
ho Lowell bankruptcy bill wrnld give nu ! m-
)6tu to trade and perhaps save the country
rom disaster. They met nearly all the objcc-
ions that \\crn made the last binkruptoy law
Ifansivo to the Inuinot * men of the country.
Vlllis entered .his protest agnt ! the nnw
ankiuptcy bill. Kvcry gcdtleman In tlie
ouso would be within forty days beslrged
\ Hh thousands of applications for offices from
no end of the country to the other. If the
ill pass-id five thousand moro offices would
ave to bo filled. Ho was not surprised that
lia attorneys of New York had bean nblo to
reatn an artificial demand for
honow bankruptcy law. What
was this bill. It was a reproduction of the
Id bill which had been repealed. It was a
) lll which three yean ago would have been
epuditod it the house passed the bill ( and
onsiderallon in this ca.se meant pasnage ) that
lieso five thousand olficialrt would ha\u hard-
ylieaun their infamous work before the cry
/ould coma f'om all quarter * of the country ,
cmandlng of the American congresp | prompt
epool of th3 law. The motion to u ppnd
ho rules and fix adv for the consideration
f the bankruptcy bill wan lost ; yeas. 13T > ;
iays , ! > 5 ; not neccsjary two-thirds In ths af-
.rmativo. .
King introduced n bill appropriating S"-
XW.OOO for the improvement of the Misfits-
] ) ! river , in accordance with the plans and
stimatos of the Jillss'ppii river commission ,
toferred. Adjourned.
Illness of Olilcl' Justice \Valte ,
pecial telegram to THE BIB.
WASHINGTON , January5. Alarming reports
avoheenin circulation here nil day about
10 condition of Chief Justice Walte. Ac-
01 ding to these rumors the mental condition
f the chief justice is very much impaired ,
t is known that ho has been confined to his
com for the past six weeks , but the details of
Is ajck loom have never been made public.
* L 001 respondent called at the residence of
Ir. Wnito to-night , and was told that while
0 was titlll ill , his family were not alarmed
1 u'gard to his condition. Ttey tay that
icro is nothing the matter with his mind ,
nd that it is as clear ns over. The justices
f the supreme court to-day considered the
dvisability of issuing an official announce
ment in regard to the condition of the chief
ustlcc , co as to put an elfectivo stop to the
umors , but finally concluded that there was
o urgent necessity for it.
Mr. Blnml'fl Silver Coinage Bill ,
Special telegram to the Bee.
WASHINGTON , January 5. Representative
Hand , who did not come at the opening of
ongress , has now reached Washington , and
ftcr laboring with his fellow-commltleemen
nnounces that he is against the proposed
uspension of the coinage of the silver dollar
nd that ho has carried a majority of the com
mittee with him , As it is hardly possible to
et a bill out of the hands of the committee
heio a majority is opposed to its consldera-
ion , there appears to be but a slender chince
or any relief from the silver dollar flood dnr-
ng thid present congress , and the
rispect of _ the Unitea States being
educed to a .silver standard in the near fu-
uro U regarded at the trotsury as being Rood ,
t should be addnl that Mr. Island is not dis-
io e-d to bo content e\eu with the present
ompulsory coinnre. He now declares that
nothing short of tha free an 1 unlimited coin-
go of silver will save tha eilver producers
rom ruin. There is not en the harmong
mong
THE WHISKT J1KK
eg rding the proposed relief by Secretary
\lcCullosh _ , and some of them who have
wiihin a few months paid thu tax on the
vhisUythch. ! they had in bond rather thin
ixport it are not pleased that relief should
oruo to tbo e ouly who have whisky in bond
if which the tax must ba paid within a few
ears. These whisky man nay there are two
ides to thentory , nnd that Socretsry McCul-
och has only heard one side. It ia more than
lobable that a resolution will ba introduced
n the house to-day or to-morrow which
will have the effect of stopping action on
Secretary McCulloch's part , had thu secretary
acted favorably on the request of the whisky
men lest week , a prominent repraentativ a
said to-day that an estimation would un
doubtedly have been ordered by congress.
SKKATOB HAWLEV'S HTATEMENT.
confirming the ono made by Mr. Chandler
hat the authorized interview of Piosident
Arthur's declaring his loyalty to the national
republic in ticket was snppiossed by Chaii-
oah Jone ? , is repardqd as putting the latter
nto .a hole. It is believed Jones will be forc
ed now to admit that lie has deliberately
' 'Hod" about thu president in Ida/ual to de-
end himself from Incompetency.
" * a
Judgment For tlio Mexican Govern' '
iiicnt.
NEW YOKK , January C. Judge Barrett , o !
; he supreme couit , to-day tendered a decision
: n the action brought by the republic o
Mexico against the American and Mexican
Kailroad and Telegraph company. Joxepl
ISritton , Gio. G. Taylor. Jeremiah Game ;
and Chaa , V. Baker in 1865. defendants , ob
taincd permission from the Mexican congres
to build a railroad and telegraph line acraa
tbo status of Chihuahua and Sonera , and filec
a bond of $200,000 that the work \vow\Tbo begun
gun within a year , which was not done. The
result gives the republic tha full amount o
thu bond with interest.
Suits Against n Railroad Millionaire
Niw : YOIIK , Jnmwy 5. Suits were brough
by Agnew , 1'aton < fc Acpinwall against Colli
P. Iluiitiugton , n railroad millionaire , and
were callel for trial to-day _ in the suprem
court. All tlima cases are in icgaixl to th
Central Pacific lallroad stock. Counsel fo
tha defendant argued for a postpougmon
until an appeal in ths suit r > f David Stowar
ogjinst Hnntingtun lud been bond and dt
cided , Stswart'ii suit was tried ow > r a rr.otit
ago and tbo jury fnva him a verdiet for * 102 ,
OOP. The conit rt > versed its decision on ap
plie.itioii for a j
Scliortules ot Itimlnkopr JJrotlioru A.
Coinptiriy.
J\iw : Yonic , January C. The schedules o
Ui-jd.Kopf Brothers & Co , filed to-dny , show
liabilities to lij $ | ,83.V ( > 0 ; non > innl ossets.Sl
318,200 ; actu.il asitti071,770. . Of llabilitie
talarlus , labor , etc. , aio drawn for $10,23-
The ansignee utatca th.it the thu ditferenco ho
twtun tha actual and iho nominal asset * it du
to a depreciation iu thualiitof the Block , am
that the aseiti uro suUlcieut to pay the tie
cured creditors. ,
NKAItLTAU. TIIK MKMIIE119 ON THK OHOUND
1HKOUTIOOK AT PRESKNT ItVTHkn UNCSR-
TAIN. *
Special telegram to TIIV : BKK.
I/INCOIN , Neb. , January 5. Nearly all Ilia
nembers ara now on tha ground. The Com
lorcial hotel routunda wai densely packed
o-nlght and the jam and bustle is almost as
; reat as during the last senatorial contest.
.Itfiough the railroads have gone out of pol.
lea entirely , their Interests are fully repre
ented. John M. Thurston surveyed the field
trough his spectacles , while Capt. Phillips
id DAWCS wore setting up the plus for 1'ield
id Slaughter in the political bowling alley ,
i the parlor floor , the political pimps re-
elved heavy reinforcements from eo\eral
uarters. The dlshouorablo Mr. Humplirojp ,
f Pawnee , who playuj such ! .an infamous
olu ns committee picker in the last legislature
was working cheek by Jowl with Frank Wnl-
era to-night for the rings candidates , and
ohn Sahter of ballot box smashing fame put
nan appear * nco ns n spectator. Congress-
nan-alect Dorsey is putting in his oir too in
wor of the caucus which of course means for
10 Field-Slaughter Combination , Church
[ owe is the most unconcerned looker-on but
10 has found time for several private confer-
nces with the leaders of the old crowd. The
onfederatcd jobbers and monopolists lia\e
oncluCed a scheme to make a catspaw out of
10 Lieutenant Go\ernor Sheddtopull their
icstnutst out of the fire. They have 1m-
tressed tbii ambitious but shallow dignitary
v ith the idui that ho would bo elevated and
lonored by being empowered to appoint the
enato committees. Ofcomro Church llowo
nd four or five other cloko corporation scna-
; ors intend to dictate the make up of the com-
mittPes , but Sheddis tone \ \ the glory which
as denied to Agec. Ill order to carry out
ilsprogrammathorulis of the senate uilllm\e
, o be amended nnd the usage which is ob-
erved by the United States senate and the
enates of every other state would have to bo
evorsed. Tha aim and object of the move
ho are cbampionjng this departure is ovl-
ently to create another precedent that would
nablo jobbers and corporate bosses to the
enato packing committees through Shedd'a
uccessors. Air , ShedJ will discover to-mor-
ow that he does not preside o\er the eenato
ntll i > fter ho is Inaugurated. Tha senate
ill be called to order by Agcle , and ha will
ppoint the committees if the rules arcs re-
jocttd before his tcim expires. When
10 last senate established the
ulo that leaves thu appointment of
immitteos whore the constitution nnd nni-f
ei-sal usngo placed it. Carns was still in the
nail , rnd when Agea came in the committees
ad already been appointed. The Douglas
olegation is badly split up over the speaker-
lip. Brunner nnd Whitmore were uncom-
romisingly opposed to Field , while Troop
ud McArdle are working for him. Troop'a
nly explanation is that Field is euro to bo
liosen and that ho has his promise tobecorao
uairrnan of the judicitiy committee. Me-
.rdlo ha been in tow of Frank
Vnlters for saveial yeai-s , nnd
s still closely guarded nnd
unrounded by that capper. Frank is bound
o deliver that vote uncording to contract.
'ho democratic members from Douglass ara
isposud to support any good man against
"ield. Ihey may give Rllov a complimen-
ary vote. The outlook to night is uncertain.
'he opposition to the capital ringand railroad
andtdatcj is unorganized and liable to on
ounter defeat owing to a lack of leaders.
THE
ni : SIIIST HATCH IIKTWIIKL SIIAKI'KH AND
8L03SON
CHICAGO , January 5. The first of a series
f bllliaid matches between Shaefer and Slos >
on was played to-night at tha Central music
all. Thu attendance was 1,500 including a
argo number of billiardists from St. Louis ,
lilwauUee and other western cities. The
auditions were SoOO a side , SOO points chain
nan's gAine. the lines twenty by forty inches ,
t was the first public match ever played with
mes of this length. Shaefer was thu favorite ,
dds of a hundred to eighty ,
ohn Gillahan , of Milwaukee , was
hosen refeieo. Schacfer won the lunk and
elected the black ball , which was comidera-
jly lighter than the whitn. He made a close
miss from the lay-off and left tha balls tether -
; ther for blost-on The latter was playing
ather nervously anil didn't profit much by
ho opening. Schaefer did good work in the
ifth inning , the feature of his run of C ) beicg
i fiue masse shot wlion the balls weio
ro/en The first cell at the fifth inninc- won
ich-iefer 329 , Slosson 27. It wan not until
ho twelfth inning that Slosson did any im-
mrtant pl.vving , and even thc-n he neglected
ialf a do/eii chances to work the rail. Ho
ailed at G2 on a hard dtaw shot. At the end
f the nineteenth inning the score stood
Schoefer 513 , Slosson 188 , with Schaefcr
) loying iv grand gama of open style , and
ilojsou doiug almost nothing ,
The Eartli < | U\ko In Now Yorlc.
NEW YoitK , January D. Ileuorts of the
earthquake iu New Hampshire and Maryland
ra Friday are followed by many similar ro-
poiU of latti ftom xarious parts of the coun
try and now these arc succeeded by the nn
nqunoement of an Earthquake shock yesterday
at Turrytowu , N Y. Major Marhhall II.
Bright , editor Chrmtian at Work , who lives at
Tarrytown , to-day described the occurrence
as follows : The earthquake took place yester
day morning at six minutes past six. I
WUH awake and as I have observed
oaitbquakes before immediately recognised
the nature of thu shock , and saizod my watch
to time its duration. It was n distinct contin-
ucus vibration , like a jar produced in a horse
car when stopped by a Midden application of
the brakes. The shock waa accompanied by a
low , rumbling noise , not louder than would be
caused by n heavy cart. The house was shikin
and the windows rattle ] . When I attended
tbo 1'irst Iteformod dirndl in thu morning
and spoke of thu occuirrnce to thu nexton , ho
exclaimed he now understood what before had
puzzled him. Not thinking of the earthquake
had wondered what the shock wan which he
had observed while he was attending to tha
furnace in the church. Ho said thu building
was shaken. Ou conversing with other per
sons whom I met at church , I found that
pome had obsi'rved thu shock distinctly. One
lady was awakened by it. Undoubtedly the
otcuriencu wanld ha\o attracted much more
eeneral attention if it hid not taken pla'.o at
that hour on Sunday morning when most
people were nsluep. ' Mr. Simons , of Sing
Sing , told me that the shock was perceptibli
there.
Influx of CclnsMnlB ,
SAN FUASO'SC January 0 , A. hundii-c
and twenty-six Chinese who claimed prio
residence , but who , nevertheless , are beiuf '
held for trial , were , under tha lots decision 31
the Unltul SUtos Buoreinn court , granted h ;
Judge Huffman , of tin United States distrlc
court , to-day , permission to land ,
THE MARKETS.
The Bnsist ( anil the Noisiest Day on
'Mange. '
Good Stook Sold Equally as Well
as Last Week ,
No Substantial Advance in the
Markoti
The Big Boom in Wheat Still
Oontinuost
Corn Active , .but Did Not Get
Above 371-2 ,
Onto I trongor Provisions Advanced
Bovcrnl Jf'olnta 1'orlc Advanced
IJurrt Active.
CHICAGO MAKItETS.
CATTLE.
Special telegram to THE BKE.
Cllle'AOO , January C. Among tlio arrivals
there WM n large per cent of poor and com
mon stock , and such sold at n decline of 10 ©
lEc. Fair to good native steers were only a
shade lower , nnd best native steers , of which
tlinro wore only n few loads , sold equally as
wellns last week , making $5 7CSG 15. Ihora
was n small order for Liverpool cattle , and a
few orders for Now York stock ; the former
was tilled at $5 CO@G 12 } , and the latter at
§ 5 00@5 60 ; while fair to good dressed beef
stock sold around about 84 S0@5 10 , and
common at 31 50@1 GO ; good to choice ship-
pinr , S5 40@5 90 ; common to fair , $ ! 10 ®
5 10 ; quality pour ; low grades 15@20c lower
than on last Friday , Cows and mixed com
mon to fair , $2 20@ ! ! 35 ; medium to good ,
S3 304 25 ; btockers , S3 OD@4 00 ; feeders ,
4 C0@4 30.
HOGS.
The market wni actUe from the opening to
the close , with little or no variation in values
as compared with Saturday. In some in
stances , especially toward the c ote , therumay
have been an advance obtained , but the gene
ral average shows no substantial advance.
Sales of common and rough packers were
around about $4.00@4. < JO , for fair to good
84.iO@ ! 1.30 , with best hetivy at Sl.40@4.60 ,
and fancy assorted heavy at § 4 BO. There was
a strong demand for light eorts , and such as
would till an order for the singeing sort sold
for S i. 10 ® 1.15. Pigs sold around about S4.00
(31.10.
Tha floor oil cbanro hall was covered _ to a
depth of several inches with some six or
eight ditforent varieties of board of trade
tickets , and every bull in the wheat pit was
quits as thickly encrusted with enthusiasm.
Everything considered , it is doubtful if there
was ever a busier or noisier day on 'change ,
except , perhaps , for an hour or so on tha lass
day of the year. The election of ofhcors could
not detract ono ioU of interest froni th
wheat question , and nothing going on in the
wheat pit could deter thuboys from exorcising
their sacred rlphts to tha. ' utmost limit of the
law as laid down by the three bier policemen
Everything bought , sol # or gambled IntW
'change was strong and Iiigher at the opening
and continued so all day. 'Wheat opened for
May So better at 87c , and nd\anced rapidly
to 88ic.
COBN
ia comparatively active and o'pond for March ,
which was tha tavorita option , jjc higher at
37Jc. It was o or so over opening and did
not gat above b7ic. >
rnovisioxs ,
were mare than usually nctive and advnncad
se\eral points Jlvery option listed scored Its
fair share of trade through March and seemed
to be a little on the load.-Pork for this month
opened 15a better at S1V70 and advanced to
$12 05 before noon. Lard waa nearly aa nc
tive but not quite so strong. It was 2\c \
higher at the opening , at ? G tl5 , and reached
87 03 for March.
WHEAT
was by all oddstho leading feature of the day.
The pit was overrun with a multitude of
nniious buveis and sellers and doubtful indi
viduals who couldn't make up theirjminds
but tiied very hard to do so. The funda
mental feature of tlio _ days transactions
wan heavy buying by outsiders and heavy sell'
ing by several strong local parties and a geu-
cral ci owd of scalpers. Tha scalpers plainly
get the wor-il of it , as the motto of the Cereal
was staunchly adhered to , was unquestionably
"onward and upward" especially upw rd.
Outsiders und particularly that faction o
them popularly denominated " 'Lambs" bought
wheat becsuaothe pure was going up , stroug
local paitiea cold for the game leason con
\incedtbatthohigher it trot tbo farther i
got the farther it would tumble. The profes
sioaal ecalpeu sold partly becausu they bad
made up their mindsover Sundayt hat the present
ent boom had about exhausted itself ; the aspect
of the pit , especially to visitors in thojjallery ,
was that of n seething cauldron of something
of n consistency to nuke a tremendous sput
tering. Immense quantities of wheat wore
bought and sold and it took immense quanti
ties of nnieo to do it. The corn crowd fel
very far shoit of immortalizing itself and its
operations to-day , though moro oxtensno than
on any day last week , wore still too common
place to attract attention. There was a gooc
trade in provision ! ) , pork dspcclally licit p con
siderably dealt in. The advance In price was
mainly duu to purchiscs by the packers ,
though the influence of wheat waa not with
out its weight ,
OATE.
btrongor to-day under th ? influence of an
improved demand from local traders and wna
also helped by the firmer fej > liiif ? in corn. May
is about the only option traded in ; n gross aa-
v.uico of i'e aj not bustained.
mc
ruled htcady mid bif/her'with only ono car
among the fit-sh receipts. No. 2 ( ash was
held btiff at 5-o ! and seller May nt GOe. Noth
ing wan done In track ttuff.
rnOVISIONS
showed decide 1 aetivity and strength , pork
selling up nnaily fiOc. Lard , hnwover , only
advance , ! lOc and lib ? about thu p.uw. The
strength came wholly fnm local bulls , nearly
eveiy trader in the hog product wanting some
thing In the list. The advance wna
? steady with the firm feeling of continuing
throughout. Oasli quotations were : pork ,
y 811.86@ll.00. Lard , $0.80 ! ,0. ! > 25 , and tit \ ,
tlSr'sM
* 2:30 : o'clock ; Wheat easier ; 81Jc for Janii-
nry , Sljo for February , 82Jc for March and
87ie for May. Corn easier : 3Wo ( for January ,
Sb'Jo for Febninry , 37ie for March , ; t7o for
April nnd lOo for May. Onts steady ; 2tlo for
L nl easier ; 80.87i for Jatmaty , SO.SK ! for
February , 87.00 for March. Short libs easier ;
$5.)5 ! ) for January $5.1174 for Febnwry , $ ( > .05
for March nnd 50.20 for May.
WAFTBD FllOM TltE STATE CAl'lTAL THE
ofelNa OF THE LECUSLATUIIE ,
Comspondencn of THE P.KB.
LINCOLN , Nob. , January 5. For the first
time in six years n legislature will convene
whore time will not be frittered away in fierce
nnd demorahVing struggle over the election of
n state senator , Very naturally the people of
Nebraska have a right to expect from this leg-
Islatnio reform nnd redress which they could
not procurq through the two preceding one" .
At the very outset , however , tha same malig
nant agencies that have left our farmers ,
merchants and maufacturvra nt the mercy of
greedy jobbers nnd rapacious monopolies nro
ngnln at work to thwart the popular will.
If tlicBO dangerous nnd corrupt elements suc
ceed in capturing the organization of tha legis
lature the effort to dislodge the vultures and
cormornntg who cluster arenml the stale capitol -
itol like files around n molasses bnrrol will bo
in vain ,
DISllEPUTABLK LOII1IV.
The most disgusting spectacle are the stiik-
ers nnd decoys that beset members upon their
nrrivnlnnd harrass them from morning till
night with their "disinterested" attentions.
Worse , and if anything , lower In character
than the street walkers of our large cities who
tempt the young and inexperienced into
dens of vie ? , these political har
lots are already infesting the legislature
with their loathsome pollution. Of this class
of lepers none are more deserving of contempt
than cx-mcmbars of tbo legislature who come
back to the capitol as lobbyists for thu sharks ,
rogues and monopolists. Tlio idea of a man
who baa once been honored with a sent in the
legislature coming back hero ns the tool nnd
capper for the scoundrels who bought nnd
used him during his nwn term ia simply repul
sive. Such knaves ought to be scourged with
a black snake or Kusalan knout nnd driven
out of the state.
I nm determined this time to be unsparing
with such cattle , nnd I propose to publish their
names , so that they may ho shunned both now
nnd hereafter. The ox-Hon. Mr. Burns , from
York county , who trimpcd through the
Third district on railroad passes two years
ago , shouting for Valentino and who chased
all over the Second district this year for
Loli d , ia of thia class. This man came down
here from his farm to tha state senate in 1881
and soon fell into the meshes of tha railroad
spider. He waa made to believe that tha dom
inant rinsj wouldjsond him to congress andiits ;
insane greed and ambition have wrought his
uin. To-day ha is down hero lobbying for
.ho . jobbers and railroad candidates. Jake
fobberts , who raised such a sensation
1881 by his pretended exposure
, nd like the proverbial dojr rsturnodtto1 his
omit , is n'tother prominent ex-honorable lob-
lyist. Others , more or less disreputable , nro
ikewlsa taking a deep interest in handing
iver the state for the next two years to the
> ublic plunderera and corporation bosses.
Iain gratified to note among the republican
nembers n disposition to do right and redeem
, ho party from the odium tint attaches to it
trough the Carns , Kendalls , Humphreys and
igees. But 1 hao known many a man who
came down with honest intentions to fall at
ho fire of thu first gun , Men
omo hero with a dcsira to distinguish
lemselves , and they imagine they
: an achieve n reputal' only aa chairman of
omo important committee. To gain this
aublo they bargain nwny tha interests of the
itato and lecord their votes for speakei for the
man who makes the strongest promisso , Tlisy
ast their first vote against the people and
lock every iwonuo to good legislation
'or the sake of enhancing
heir personal influence , Their first Vto
drives tha first nail in their politicil coffin.
Blinded by ambition , they forget their duty as
epresentath ea and public servants , Thcdis-
ippointed constituents discover that their
: onfidonco has been misplaced , and they ne erie
; i\o them another chance to regain it.
BIyutcrlous Disappearance or Mrs ,
Ocor o McGhcsuey.
Special telegram to THE BEE.
LINCOLN , Januaiy 5. About" four weeks
ago Mrs. George McChesnoy and Miss Fee ,
of Fullerton , Nanco county , in this state ,
started for New Orleans to visit the exposi
tion , AtSt. Louis these two ladies were met
by the sisters of MIH. McChesney's husband ,
who accompanied them to their destination.
On the day after Christinas these five ladle ?
visited the exposition , About noon of that
day Mrs. McChesney was left nt the foot of
tha stairs , in tha main hall , by bcr compan
ion ! , who went up into the gallery to view nn
exhibit , Mrs. McChesney stating that she
would remain there until the rotutned. When
the four ladies came back where they had left
Mra. McChesney she was not there , and a
search for tier was immediately instituted , but
she could nowhere bo found , A notice
of he-r mysterious disappearance was at once
inserted in the New Orleans dailUs , and the
cose reported to the police officials. On Do
ceuiber 2'Jtli Mrc. McChesney waa found in
the home of a Mrs , K < mper , who resides on
Washington street , between Burtha nnd
Third , ) u a stutn of consciousness , bntuttoilj
nnablH to tell how bbe hnd reached the place ,
Tilleick lady win conveyed to her temporarj
re-ideiica on Constantinople ctieet , nnd twi
physic inns summoned. On the Tuesday morn
Ing following Mi * . McCIitnoey died , and tin
coroner was notified to hold nn inquest , ai
tlmro wmo some mysterious rircmietinces nt
tending her death. Dr. Jones , au einlnm
physician of New Orleans , madi
n post-mortem , who _ found thi
base of the brnln inflamed am
who Rave it ai hl opinion tliatjthe lady had
died of corcbo ppinnl meningetis. His wife's
disappearance was telegraphed McChe ney
on Sunday , the 28th , nnd ho In company with
O. D. Mecklojohn , stale senator from the 27th
district wi the evening of the nmo day start
ed fur New Orleans. At Genadi , Mim. , Me-
tJhesne'y received n telegram telling him tlio
pad news of his wife's death , nnd upon his ar
rival at his destination wni given ] the inyjta-
lions circumstance ] attending it.j
When Mrs. McChesney dis.ippenrod she
had in her possession S75 , all of which but $15
w s recovered , subsequent to her death. 15o-
eidrs the money , cho linda , pair gold braceleU
on her nrms nnd fov eral gold tings on her fin
ger ? . The jewelry could not bo found
and this fact aroused suspicion that nil wns
not right nnd detectives vrcro sot nt work.
Mts , Komper enid that the deceased had
bocn brought to her homo by n strantto man
on the afternoon of her disappearance , but hin
description could not be learned , Tha brace-
lotts were returned n couple of dav nftor
Mrs. McChesnoy's death by MIK , Knmpor ,
who stated that the strange man hnd brought
them to her. On inquiry of her is to whore
the tings wore , she said that she would return
them in case she navv the strange man again.
Mis. Komper Is well known to the police of
New Orleans , and some ye'arsntrownsnrrosted
for arson and remained in prison for some
time nwaitlncr trial. Her husband was at onetime
time mayor of ono of the suburban towns of
New Orleans und wna quito wealthy.
The circumstances attending Mrs , McChoj-
ney's death mo looked upon with suspicion by
the police , who believe that she was enticed
into the homo by no ono elee than Mr * . Kom-
per hortelf , for the purpose of robbing the un
fortunate lady. No nrrosts , however , have us
yet be-cn mnde. _
The remains were embalmed nnd shipped
to Carry , 1'enn , nccompnniod by the husband
nnd friends. Mr. .Merklejohn , from whom
these facts vveie learned , came as far ns St.
Louis with the mournful party , whore ho
parted comany with It arriving in Lincoln
yeste'iday. Sir. McCheiney wns married to
thodecoosed only two months ngo nnd Is one
of Nnnco county's reipected cltlrons , where
ho unco ecrVed ns county commissioner.
Fullerton Gossip BulltllnCB and Im
provements.
Special Correspondence to THE BEE.
I ULLKUTON , Neb. , January fi. Some three
wcoks ago Mis. George McChosney of this
p'aco departed for Now Orleans in company
with a Nebraska party , under charge of Ex-
governor iFurnas , On Sunday , Janunry 28 ,
George McChotnoy at this place received the
following telegram from Now Orleans : "Your
wife has been missing since Friday noon. Po
lice can get no track of her. They think she
started foi homo. " McChesney secured the
company of Hon. G. D. Meicklojohn and de
parted at once for New Orleans. A recent
Chicago paper contained an article stating that
ehe had been found nt a suburban boarding-
place , dead ; that she had been brought there
by an unknown man , and died from the effects
of an overdose of morphine. This report is
thought to he unfounded , ns friends here have
as yet heard nothing definita from them ,
Koul play has undoubtedly been used , as
Mrs. McChesnny , possessed many valuable
diamonds , which weiu taken with her , and
she wai prcposeessing in appearance.
DKATH'S HARVEST.
Malignant diphtheria has boon raging for
somu time. Thirteen deaths have taken place
in thirteen days. Many are etill suffering
from the fatal disease , but no new cases are
reported. County Clerk McClelland lost
three children in ono week. The dlwsnso took
root in the public schools where it first made
its nppearanca.
Much indignation is felt here over an In
tarviuw with C. Wiltso , which appeared iu a
recant BER , in which ha endeavored to tin-
pliuato the Edmonson boys and Clarke in the
quintuple murder. Ho stated that the Ed
mnn'on boys "gold out and loft for parts un
known. " This statement ia entirely false , as
they tented their place and went to their
England homo with thu intention of ieturn-
in p in thu spring' .
THE DLTEUriVK
"in the buffalo coat , " who was reported as
looking after Furnival's interest , was bent heio
by a detective agency to "work up the case.
Ho was named by the Itev. Dr. Tanner as
fit person to investigate the case. That Kov.
Tanner ehould bend a person hero to look
after the interests of his daughter's murderer
is ai plausible aa the balance of tbo interview.
MJUNIVAI. IN CANADA ,
Furnivnl is now thought by many to bo in
Canada. A recent ai tide in a Canadian pa
per stated in substance that a man
answering Futnivnl's description wns in
n hotal reading a paper , nnd ho suddenly
and without apparent cause dropped the pa
per and left the hotel. On examining the pa
per n description of Furnival was found in it.
Examination of a valise ho left disclosed a
Nebraska paper and a largo amount of lunch.
Thu man was watched for but not seen again
in tha city. A later Canadian paper from
another place contained the statement that
it man answering Furuival's description was
wanted by the nuthoiities. but that ho left
the town. Efforts to capture him are not beIng -
Ing relaxed in the least and sooner or later
ha will meet his just punishment
BCII.niNfl IMPROVEMENTS.
The Nanca County Joilrnal of last week
containsali8tbhowmgtli.it S50.00D has beun
expended In buildings tha past he-ason , which
is the dullest in Fulleitfm's history. Thu
prospects now aie that Fnllerton will enjoy
thu boom the coming njminer that , owing to
its magnificent location , splendid | w ter
power , and rich country , it is justly entitled
to. Lumber bills have been sold for twe-lvo
fine residences.
NEI1UAHKA VVESLEYAN UNIVLUSITY.
J'ullerton still feels toro over the unjubl
action of the confeienco committee in taking
tlio school away from the town am
will make an effort to establish an independent
ont Normal or high school. Both the Journn
and Telescope openly accuse Elders Shank am
Maxfiold of "eelliijg out" Fullerton.
LATFB.
Special DJbpaUh to TIIK BEI : .
FOLLEBTON , January 0 , Later develop
merits leads to the belief that Mrs. McOliea-
noy met her death as described telegrams have
came to parties hero , mailed from Genoa
which indicate- that an effort is being made ti
conceal the facts , but justice to others con
templating a visit to New Orleans demand
that thu Until bo made public. None who
know the woman could for a moment boliev
nor guilty of any wrong. How or in who.
manner the atrocious dime woz committed i
as yet a mystery ,
Kailroad Knckct.
BOSTO.V , January 0 , The earning * of th
Chicago , Buillugton & Quincy railroad fron
Jnnuaiy 1st to Ducombr 1st , 1881 , were $23 ,
423U13 ! , ! n decrease of § J > llilG7 for the sum
period in IBM. ! . The not earnings for 188
$11,307,085 , u decrease from IKS'i of 870)gjl (
INHUMAN GBAVER !
How the Insane ars Trcaleil at tbc
Asylum ,
Poor Baboook Has HisBibs Frac
tured in 26 Different Plaoos ,
His Lungs , Liver and Kidneys
Lacerated *
Ho is Finally Murdered by an In
human and Attendant *
Jay A Slattory Holds the Patient
While Ho is Murdered ,
TIio Coroner Commits Them to Jnil
w to bo Tried at tlio Criminal
Court.
TOOK BABCOOIC , *
Special telegram to THE BEG. i'
LINCOIJJ , Januarys. Last Sunday morn
ing Jay A , Slattory nnd John Graver , attendants -
ants in the third 'ward ' at the intano asylum ,
aroused their patients and began propnilng
them for breakfast. Frank Babcock , n pa
tient from Colfax county , refused to put orv
his pants , nnd nltor some words with the iU-
tendnnt , Graver , did aa ho was ordered.
While the latter was standing with his back
to Babcock , n few momenta afterward , ho
dealt him n tovoro blow behind the ear. The
patient was reprimanded for this act , but
shortly afterward renewed the attack enGraver
Graver , nnd with the ntsiatunco cf a
patient named Clark foiled Bnbcock to the
floor Graver succeeded in in getting Babcock
in hia room where ho held him down and
jumped upon him with ono knee nnd also
struck him ; the pntient finally struggled up on
his foot and wna tin own violently across the
iron bed railing ; nt this junction Slattory
came to Gravers assistance nnd hold Bab-
cocks hands while bis attendant continued his
pummelling of the pntient. Finally ho , was
overcome nnd rising to his feet walked out Into
the hall and took n seat. A short time afterward - ;
ward he made another assault upon Graver
and tjho drubbing was repeated but to
what extent could not ha learned.
Babcock ngain took his seat and shortly after'-
wards was eeen to faint. Graves ran down to
Dr. Hayes and told him : "I have killed Bab
cock. " Dr. Hayes immediately ran up into
the ward and there saw that the pntient Was
dying , Kostoratives were given him but , in
about five minutes the unfortunate man iji-
pired. The coroner was : Immediately sum
moned by Dr. M.ithowaon , superiqtendont.of .
the asylnm , who proceeded to hold on inqucbt.
A post mortnm was made by Mitchell and
Beachly. Tlio county coroner , when it was
ascertained that Bacock's death result- ,
cd from injuries received , nt _
at the bands of his attendants ib was found
the dead man's riba hadbron _ broken tin
twenty-six different times , and that the tcnwi *
had penotratqditha lungs 5ninany.jlacfta ijtio'i '
'IveKwjiifctsirlbly laesrated , tindjhe right kid-
oy was sevordl rupftiiiBd. About three
uarts of blood vvero"found in the cavities of
lebady. The jury * Accordingly found thia
veiling that Bnbcock had came to his death
y violence at the hands of his attendants ,
nd that thu act was felonious. A warrant
rag issued for Grayer nnd Slattery by tha
vi
of oner , nnd they wewnriested by the fihcrUf
ast evening and committed to jail , ; Jlj
Graver has lived in this county for about ;
vo years and before he wns appointed nt-
endant , about four- months ago , had been p ,
rug clerk in the city. Babcock has been in
he nsvlum about four months , this being the
econd time ho had been placed there. The
ause of hi3 insanity was epilepsy and ho [ was
n very refractory patient , at times he wns
cpresentad to be quito violent and dangerous.
) r. Matthowson , at the time that this affair
ccurred , waa in bad. Graver expresses deep
egrets at thu result and declares he .was : it-
ng in violation of instructions. Inallproba-
> iity ) an investigation will bo ordered by the
egislntiuo and Graver will have to go to trial
lefore thu criminal court
FOREIGN NEWS ,
ItKLIKl1 !
MADBID , January 5. All the newspapur
, iub ich the manifesto summoning all classes
o subscribe to a fund being raised for the re-
ief of those who buffered from tha ucent
lartbquakes. The university students itsucd
11 appeal to their comrades in the provinces ,
urging contiibutiona to the fund. ; ,
WANTED FOIl lOllQEHV. |
VIENNA , January 5. Von Birloy waafoft1
ustrd at Keutra for forgery. He negotiated
'orgod billrt through the various banlcn to , the
sxtent of 850,000. The namea of the forced
yere Prince Odescalcho and Count Ester- *
lazy. f
The XjyncliburK Tobacco Association
LYNCHIIUIMJ , Va. , January 5. The Socre-r
; ary of the Lynchburg Tobacco netocInSioa
reported to the monthly meeting to-day Utio
salon of tobacco for December to bo 2,10 ( 000
pounds. The best informed manufacturers *
irophesy an activu revival in a few vveka.
The principal manufacturers are preparing
for it by thu erection of additional machin
ery. _
| M |
To Ilovlso tlio Army Tactics.
CHICAGO , January 5 , A commission
sisting of Captain SitanhopoE , Blunt , ol the
ordinance depaitment , Lieut , W , C , Main ing ,
of the Twenty-third infantry , Lieut. George
D. Wallace , of the Seventh cavalry , convened
hero to-day for the purpose of reviinpj ; the.
Unitud States army inhtmctions for lillolnndl
caibino firing. Their labors will probably oc
cupy the week.
Oolliilon ol Steamers , , i
NOIUOI.K , Va , , January D , The Bteame $
"Acconau , " of the Old Dominion line ! col
lided with the steamer ' 'Luray , ' ' sarno 'line ' ,
off ] laiity Island. The 'Acconac"aunk. '
lives Inbt. Heavy fog.
The Annual Bait Yield ,
SUIACUSE , Jtinuary fi. The annual report
of the salt inspector of Onondaaa county
shows the yield to bo , ( ! 1112,000 bushuln In
1881 compared with 7 , W7.000 in 187i ; , and a * v1
largo amount of enlt on hand ,
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