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t- , V" Y ' * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 4 $ . i. ' 'FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUARY U , 1885. ' NO. 178. LINCOLN. "The Business Transita at tbe State Capital To-flav. 'The List of all the Oommittoos Appointed , ' 'Various Bills Introduced in the House of Major and Minor Importance to County Officers ! Also to the Fraternity of the Healing Art. And Concerning tlio "WIplriB Out of tlio 5 Per Cent Penalty on Delinquent TIXXCB , THE SENATE1 ; Special to THE BEE. LINCOLN , January 13. The senate asscni blfd thin morning at 10 o'clock. On being called to order by the lieutenant governor , and after the usual formalities , the clerk nt the tiblo rcid the names of the gentlemen who are ta form thn different committees of this house. The folWing is a complete list of the names : Judiciary Paul , Snell , McAllister , Burr , Lewis , Mickcljohii , Durland , Spcncor , Hastings. finance , \ \ ays and Means Howe , Cherry , Shorwm , Dolan , McShane , Love , Howell. Accountsand Expenditures JjBwlsHoebel , "Mills , _ Norris , Smith of Plllmore. Agriculture Cherry , ji'ilaon. Putnam , Binita of Fillmore , Day , Howell , Norrla. Highways , Bridges and Ponces Howell , Sherwln , Cherry , Iurland , 1'ilson , Military AUairs Mickeljohn , Goohner , Lewip , llycrs , Metz. _ Municipal affairs McShane , Burr , McAl lister , Durland , Goohnnor. Public lands nnd buildings Burr , McAl lister , Dolan , Lewis , Cherry , Durland , Sow era , Snell , Hastings. Internal improvements Day , SliBrwin , Mills , McShane , Paul. School lands and finances Smith , of Lan caster , Brown , Motz , Buckworth , Hyore. Koderal relations Metz , Love , Sewers , Paul , Skinner. Public printing Snoll , Einsel , Skinner , Norris Dolan , Engrossing and enrolling bills Einsel , Howe , lloebol , Shorvvin , Putnam , Day , Cherry. County nnd county boundaries Mills , Put nam , Love , Howe , 1'ilson. Mines and minerals Putnam , Hoohol , Mc Allister , Clark , Lewis. Education Spencer , Skinner , Hastings , Day , Clark. Library Durland , Hastings , Shell , 1'ilson Mikcljohn. Claims Hyers , Spencer , Mills , Howe , Smith of Lancaster. Banks etc. Smiihof Kllmoro , Einsel , Hoe bol , Goelmer , Clark. Kailroada Sewers , Howell , Buckworth , Brown-Metz , Mikcljohu , Paul , Eiiuel , Hoe-- bel. Miscellaneous corporations Norris , Cherry Goelmer , Clark , Iloobel. State Prison Dolan , Hycrs , Burr , Metz Howo. "University nnd normal school Brown Shell , Mikeljohn , Spencer , Sherwin. Constitutional amendments McAllii tcr Sowers. Filson , Day , Howoll. Immigration Goelmer , Spencer , Norris Einsel , Mikeljohn. Privileges and plojtions Hastingj , Burr Paul , Suell , Smith of Lancaster. Live stock and ( ? rain Love , McShiuo , Buckworth , Dolun , Smith of Fillmoro. Medical legislation Buckworth , Metz , Day , Sowers' . Miscellaneous subjects Clark , Putnam Skiunor , Myers , Smith , of l > 'illmorc. Public charities Skinner , Brown , Hills McShano , Love , Cherry , Goomer. Insane asylum Brown , Buckworth , Day. Deaf dumb and blind Bolan , Lewis , Smith of Lancaster. lleform school and home for the friendless McAlister , Smith of Lancaster Skinner. The remainder of the morning was taken up with tbe reading of the different bills that have boon introduced and the house adjourn ei at 11:3. : ) until 2:30this : afternoon. HOUSE. Special to the Boo , LINCOLN , Neb. , January 13. The house ol ofn representatives was called to order this morn Ing by the speaker at ! > :30 nnd immodlatPlj proceeded to the business of the day. The clerk at once proceeded to road the mimoroui bills presented by the different members , six ty three of which have already passed the firsi atago. None of them , however , call for par ticular notice nt this staeo of th ? proceedings In fact none of thorn already introduced shov any elaborate legislative Ingenuity or can bi considered of great importance to the pcopli of the etito. Several bills affecting the coun ty troisurers , county clerks and other count ty officials have boon referred to the committee already appointed , for their consideration anc apuroval. idd The representative from Sarpy introduce ? an act to establish n state board of health tmch board to consitt of physicians of at Ipasl ten years' experience , who are to inquire int and report on the sanitary condition of tin state from time to time. To report on all saint ary conditions , epidemics and contagious isMl ases. The board to keep n register of Ml l birth * , marriages ami deaths in tin state. T : < examine and bo flati.fied ns to the ability of any _ physician wishing to start in prat tc9 in the ctate with power given tha bean : of objecting. Each member of the boatd to receive $10 a day , and governor of state hav ing power to remove any member from iio boaid on such iiitticiont reason an bo may sei tit. Bniner of Donlaa Introduced amendment to several nets nheiuly in oxi tone . concern tap game and wild animals. This ntncndmen will maVn it unlawful , if passed , for any pei aou to kill certain animals and wild fowl witti in prescribed periods , RFnerally from Januar 1st to October 1st of each year , Higgins of Cut a gave notice of nn amend went to act 401 , in which he wishes It to I allowed that prisoners charged with felon may call witnesses in their behalf 'and ' if in able to pay their expenses the utato la to pa the same , Thu homo adjourned at 1" o'clock until - : ' . this afternoon. Special telegram to Tin : BKK. LiKCor.tr Neb. . bill , , Januaryl8.--The 1 troduced in the henate by Church Howe t < lay wipes out the five per cent , uenalty < taxoa not paid on January the first and r funds the same to all who have paid. Dtmtli or Hcliuylor Oolfax , MlN.NKAroi.t8 , January 18. Schuylcr C < fu\ dropped dead in the union depot at Ma kato , Minn. , a moment ago. ClIIOAQO , January 13. Tbo l ) ily No * Minneapolis special tayi : Et- Vice Preside Colfax dropped dead in the union dep at Mankata at 10:20 : this forenoo Ht > arrived over the Chlcogj , Milwaukee 3 t , Paul raid and walked over to the Omal lopot. Ho took off hi overcoat , sat down and nimotit Immediately fell over and expired. Death in fuppoiod to have been caused by heart disease. MANKATO , Minn. , January 13. Ex-Prosi- Jcnt Cnlfftx dropped dead nt 10-33 this morn- Jne at the Omaha depot : Ho nnlved on the Milwaukee road from the cast nt 10 nnd walked to the Omaha dsnot , a distance of thrno-fomths of a mile , with the thermometer thirty degrees below zero. After arriving at- the depot ho lived only five minutes , It is suppcsed that the cxtrema cold , subsequent heat and ovcr-cxcrtion ranted a stoppigo of the llow'.ot blood to the lieart. The remains were taken in charge by the Odd Fellows nnd now lie in wait at Ur. Harrington's residence. A coroners inquest will be held thmnfternimn , Every attention In being paid the remain ! ) , Word has boon suit to the family of the de- ccn eil. The president has been notified and awaited for , MINNKAPOMS , January I,1 ! . Mr , Cottar was passing through Mankato on a business trip , His interests tn the northwest are very large. The Odd Fellows of the city took cbargo of the remains , and n telegram was sent to Mr. Studobakcr , at South Bend , In J. The body was removed to the residence of Dr. Harrington nnd prepared for shipment. A telegram was received from Studi baker order ing the remains to be sent immediately to South Bend. The body left , accompinled by It. P. Hunt nnd L 1'atterson , two eminent Odd Follows , via the No > thweston road , at 11 p , m. ILLINOIS IiEGISlj < VTUIU3. HAINES KICKS UP A nUMl'US. SritlNOMKLT ) , 111. , January 1 , ' ! . Temporary Speaker E. N. Haines went to the ollico of the jecretary of state this morning and was sworn in by a notary public ns opeakorof the hou.se , Wheiulho house mot nt 2 p. m , , ho refused to entertain a motion from the democrats to proceed ceod to permanent organization. Hnines de livered a long address to prove he was the permanent speaker. It WAS a constitutional ollice which could only bo vacated by hta vol untary resignation or impeachment. Chios was throated for a time , but In duo course thu house adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow and in the meantime the situation to ba canvassed in ciucut. Bell Telephone Case Settled. BOSTON , January 13 , The foatuto of the local stock market to-day was the announce ment that the Bell Telephone company had been granted an Injunction against the Over land company , both of Now Jersey and Phil adelphia , and including the parent corpora tion. This suit was brought to restrain an alleged infringement of the "Parker" patents , controlled by the liell Telephone company. While only a tempo : . Wy injunction was granted , the opinion given by the judge practicallytottles the matter finally. With the disposition of this controversy the worst phase of the litigation in which the com pany has been involved ever since it com roeucod business is disposed of , except the MsDonough and. Clay cases , which nro'o" comparatively minor importance , there i nothing worthy of note unsettled. The Bel company's stock on the strength of to-day'i decision sold up thia afternoon to 2iO , and later 205 was offered. This was an advanc of 16 paints over the opening. OhloJWool Growers.1 COLUMBUS , O. , January 13. The Ohi Wool Growers' association have adopted res < olutiona calling upon the Industries of th United States to units for common protection against the fallacy of a tariff for revenue only , and urging them to oppose the Spanish treaty - on the ground that it would destroy the sugar , rice and tobacco industries , and calling , upon the wool growers to unite in the demand for thu restoration of the tariff of 1807 on wool , , plcdginc thpir support to the party which recognized their interests and demands. , GOV. HOADI.KY HAS ISSUED AN OKUKR for three companies of the national guards to , hold themselves in roadlnesi to go into the Hocking valley on short notice , 1'rom information , mation which the governor has received he thinks that the indications are for trouble , Troops can bo fcent to the tccne of tbo dis turbance within two hours after notice of an outbreak.2 Confiscated Sweets. , Special Telegram to TUB BEE. NEW YOIIK , January 13. Dr. Cyrus Edson , , of the health board , seized 000 pounds of poisoned toys of candy last night , This stuff had been secreted in a box maker's factory , and a detective found it. An the stiilf was being placed in a cait , some of the candy fell out and a crowd of boys tried to pick it up. The police drove them back , but they returned , largely reinforced nnd carried the truck by assault. Men and well-grown lads joined the mob , against which the police were powirlens , and the 8000 pounds of candy was materially ( HminiiliPd when a hcctlon of the Seventh pre cinct arrived and ufter lome UiO of the locust drove back the rioters. The policd covered the retra.it of the cart to the offal dock , whore nly the candy wai bathed in carbolic acid. Chicago Olmrlty Ball. CHICAGO , January 13. The annual charity x- ball was held in the joint armories of the First xst str Cavalry and Battery D , on the Lake front to r- night and was the most Humorously attended * social event held hero in many years. The IW patronotses are among the most prominent of the society leaders of thu city and to whose effort ! the success of thu event is largely due. Both of the lar o armories ware most elabor ately decorated and fully " ,000 dancers at one timu during the ovenincf were on the floor , ; In the main dancing hall there were a number of private boxen which weieauctioncd ) andjnet- todover ? 2 000. Tickets were S10. and ths net d proceeds will exceed § 7,0 0 , which In to be de . voted to St Luke's hospital and the Illinois tiainlng school for nurses. ( The Meagre Appropriation for tlio - - Missouri Itivcr , .Special telegram to Tin : BRK , . WAHHI.VQTOX , January 13. There is a good - deal of dissatisfaction among the friends of d ! Missouri river , over the very small sum al lowed by the river and harbor committee for the improvement of the Missouri , The Bute allowed is 111 Indicated yesterday In the dispatches - patches , SKO.OOO between Sioux City and the mouth of the river , and 8100,000 above. This in M > small n mm in comparison with the tsnt nt amount that wasankedby the new Missouri river commission that , it proves very unsatisfactory er- factory , t Lh- Dentil oI'GoT. Jlnlc , - Special Telegram to The Bee. bo CHEYK.NNB , Wyo. , January 13. Governoi ny William Halo died this afternoon of Add ! .in- son's disease , from which ho had been ailing i long time. He had been governor for twi :30 years. Hla borne is in Glenw oed , Iowa , Death ofllrewator , NEW OKLKANH , January 13. Robert Brew itor whd was shot yesterday in the affray win i inw to- MAicot , died nt two this morning , Brau teen ater WAS a native of Ireland , aged 4-1 , Ele on had been a prominent ward uolltTciui of th : ! ro- city for many years , formerly ciiminal sbcrlll ] > autti mill si Failure. .v , W. Va. , January 13 , Tli sudden death of Dr. F. F , Payne , the aetiv 'an. partner of the firm of Payne & Co. , bankei here , made ueceaiury the alignment of the eir ! asieta , un annotmceninnt to this effect wf iws made to-day. .No preferences , eut pot Death of AV. AV. O'Urlen. iop. CHICAOO , Januorv 13. Wm. W. O'Brien , & well known criminal lawyer formerly of Pee > aha I rla. Ills , , died horn to-day , * * \ ABlocflyRiotimoDESlriteatSfliitli Bend , M , Several Hundred Poles Attack the Oliver Ohilled Plow Works , Destroy Several Thousand Dollars lars Worth of Property , Olnb the Officers and Many Other Persons , They Are Only S topped' by the Veteran Guards ; Iho Governor Appealed to I'or Troops as Another Outbreak Is Expected. THE 1110T. CHICAGO , January 13. Trains on the Chicago cage it Western Indiana Bait railway are moving as usual to-day , the places of the striking engineers being supplied. A report icachod hero nt noon tint a strike is In progress at South Bond , Ind , , at Oliver's Chilled Plow "works , in which nearly eight hundred men nro employed. A riot occurred thii morning , and six men wcto shot. The milltift have been called out. Telegrams sent out furnish no details as yet. SOUTH BKND , January 13. Yesterday the omp'oyes ' of the Oliver Chilled Plow works struck f cr lusher wages and compelled all men to quit. At an early hour this morning 200 men confrregated imfront of the gate and yould not allow any person to enter. These who tried to enter were beaten about the head and body. Officer Kelly , while trying to quiet the mob , was shot through the scalp nnd badly pounded. Captain Ed. Nlcar attempted to net control of the oflice. They attacked him with clubs. Ho shot several times and wounded n number. Ho was badly hurt nbo t the head. Ho entered nnd locked the doornnd was hold a prisoner in the oflice , his only communication belnif by telephone - phone to the city. The veteran guards of the G. A. R. mustered about 70 men to reecua Nicar , a member of thu guards. Sheriff Rock- stroh empowered them to act as a state militia to preserve peace and disperse the strikers. On hearing thin , seine strikers left. Follow ing is a list of the wounded : Capt. Ed. Nicnr , Dave Hoffman , Mr. Card , Officer Kolley. and Jacob Earnhardt , foreman of the paint shop. An immense crowd thronged the streets and followed the guard to the factory. Great ex citement prevails. Where the men refused to quit they were attacked and brutally boaton. The cut the belts , nnd finally went to the engine room and forcedEnginesr Roberts to shutdown. Previous to this demonstration the superintendent - tendent of the works told these grinders , who ara principally Poles , with a few Hungarians , if they had any grievances to place them in writing , and appoint a committee to present them , and they would to c usidered. They refused to do this. The moulders who were dissatisfied , agreed to do this last evening , when they quit work this morning. Before daylight several hundred of the Poles gathered in the streets ot and near thn gates. When the superintend ent cime they refused to allow him to go in and also prevented any of the workmen trom entering. They also stationed a guard at the door of the office to prevent any of the office force entering. The first of these to ar rive was Captain Niger who forced his way up to tha steps. While crowding through them to the door ho was struck with a club from be hind and as he turned to defend himself other blows with club * were showered upon his head cutting deep gashes. He was also cut on the wrist. The brat reports were that ho had been killed , but while severely beaten ho was only dangerously wounded. Ho shuccecded in getting into the olflce wheru Keller and Major Waldemith were defending and thomselues being serioasly injured. Once in Captain Niger and one of the ollice _ boya named Berner held the mob at bay until the vrteran guard came to their rescue having been ordered out by thu aheriff. In the mean time the mob had succeeded in boating the gate open , David Card , the gate-keeper , was probably fatally injured. August Yonquist t a Swede , who refused to strike wan madn to run n gauntlet between two rowx of Poles who beat htm insensible with their clubs. A man , name unknown , had his shoulder broken. John Dumbroski , a watclimaiij was badly beiten , and a dozen others were more or leas severely injured. These men being disposed of , the mob had the works at their mercy , and Until the Veteran qusrdt arrived , put in their time do stroking property to the extent of several thousand dollars , At present nil is quiet , bul there is danger of an outbreak at any time The guards are patrolling thu placo. , January 13 , This morning Governor Gray received a telegram froir George Rockstraw , eherlff of St , Josepl county , saying : "We are having a riot in South Bend this morning- Shooting and clubbing are going on and human life is in danger. Wll you pleaeosend n military company , cs wo an utterly helpless. " . Gov , Gray t bought thu t as Rockstraw was now man , he might have become undulj anxious , nnd declined to act until he had le ceived further information , which up to o'clock bad not boon forthcoming. Graj - thinks that the local authorities are able tc capo with the situation as he is at present ad vised. At Woods Run mill the same firm'i emyloyes refused to accept the reduction ant the mills were closed down , throwing out o employment federal hundred men , KLKIIAIIT , ; ind. , January 18. Governoi Gray , and the Elkhart veteran guards left thii evening for North Bend , to assist in thu sup prcssion of any riot , FOHE1UN NEWS. JOACHIM , Till : VIOLINIST , LONDON , January 13. Joachim , the Ger man violinist , has been wanted a divorce The Tichbono claimant , recently released fron piisou , has made arrangaments to gi > to Am erica on a lecturing twi. A DOUBLE HEADER. TUB VOnr WAYNE AND CHICAGO CONUUCTOIl AND DIIAKKMBN ON A 8TIUKK. Font WAVNB , Ind. , January 13 The For > Wayne & Chicago railway a few days ago Ir augurated s "double-hea3er"systemof trains that is attaching two locomotives to doubl the usual number of cars in each train an placing the train in charge of one conductc and three brakemen thus , diepenblng with on conductor and one brakeman to each doabli header. About fifty brakemen were dli ! - charged and and severalconductors reduced t in thu rank of brakemen. This afternoon i large number of men collected ot the derx w- hero and boarded the west boun ia double header and pulled tl : . coupling pioH out. The trsin was rucouplet however , urd allowed to proceed to the June tion of the Grand Rapids & Indiana road mile Ironi the city where the pins were agal 'he pulhd and thrown inlo the river. The tral ivo wm , eft BJnill"S u n > ' 'n ' track wh're still W. The toond section was similar ! treated and stands just behind the first > .c tion. The fires were raked from both ecgini by the strikers who refused to permit the mt under the supervision of tha cor. p ny's official * to do anythii to helpmatteri. All the ( .witcboa at tb'e ea end of the yard , from whence all freight trail of the Pittalmrg & Grand Rapid * and Ind ana btart have been spiked down solidly at the strikers pus there to guard thorn. The cast bound train was stopped by tha strikers at Plercctoii , 2i miles welt of hero , this even ing the phis pulled cud the train is side tracked. Superintendent Law is expected hero from Chicago to-night , The strikers will submit their grievance _ to him to-morrow morn'ng. ' The men appear "quiet but very de termined. Serious troubln Is feaied unless nn uiidorstandliiftls arrived nt. Tlio tit , Jolin Controversy. TOPKKA , Kan. , January 13. A reporter for the Aisoclated Press called on Jnmcs F , Legato gate nt his hotel this afternoon lo ask what ho had to say concerning tlio letter to J , S. Clarkson , ' published frrom St. Louis this morning purporting to have been written by him to Clarkson during tha campaign , Mr , Legato replied , after spvoral minutes' cogita tion , as follows : "Tha Clarkson letter 1 nc\er wrote that is , I never wrote n letter to Clarkson of that date. I wrote Clarkaon n letter , par of which it in the _ letter pub lished this morning , but he omits to state what I said and makes md say what I never stated. " Mr. Legato hero prow excited and declared that Clarkson had suppressed the names of every other man to that trans action but his. "Ilo makes talk , " continued Legate , "of pledges mauu to St. John when there were pledges made to other parties. Every page of that letter to Clarkson was marked 'confidential , ' nnd ho has violated every principle of honor In publishing- any thing , nnd every principle of honesty in de stroying the letter I did send him , I was act- leg ns the apent and doing the wishes of Mr. Clarkson as n meinbnr of the 'national com mittee nnd those with whom ho was associated in Ohio in all that was done _ . With reference to the Kerens note , It is so completely changed from what I did say that it amounts to an open forgery. Within n short tlmu I intend to make n full statement of th ) whole matter ns for as I know it. then lot these kick the hardest who are hurt the most. Dut I say now that so far as St John is concerned in all these transactions the Virgin Mary is not purer than he. " The reporter asked Mr. Legato gate to mnko a statement relative to what thu Clarkson letter was as written , but ho de clined and would say nothing more. Clnrkson's Reply to Lcgnto. DKS MOINES , Iowa , January , 13 , The asso elated press interview with Legato at Topeka to-day reached DCS Moines at mid-night with the request of the associated press to Clarkson to send an answer to it if ho had nny to make Ho replies : "The letter from Legato to me was dated Oct. 24th , and was given by mo ii the Globe-Democrat interview exactly as h wrote with not n wo-d or letter of it changoc or left out. Thu original I still have and any of Mr. Legato's friends may sea it Every woid of it is in his own writing. A map of' it will bo printed if Legate desires it. Tgave no other name than Legato ns an agent ; of St John because the stint had no other huckster o whom I know. Legatee's assertion that ho wai the agent of the republican national commit tee is pure nonsense and fiction. He was neve : else than St. John's agent. Neither that letter tor of October 29 , nor any other of Legato' communications to me have the least trace o being confidential , and if they did , when St. John demanded all the facts to bo mad public , that gave ma au bor ity to print tha letters 'o his agent. Lepnte's letter to Kerens was nls printed just us Legato wrote it ; Legate's re fusnl to give to the Associated press rcpoite his own version of his 20th of October letta was a virtual confession that thh printed letter tor was right. I have no argument to hoi with Legate as to his comparison .of St. Job to the Virgin Mary. " Mexican Soldiers ftLHliny. SAX DIEGO , Gal. . January la. A courie arrived to-day with n despatch lor the Mex can consul. The soldiers stationed at Ensei ads , Mexico , eighty-two miles mouth of hen mutinied on Friday night , murdered the captain , his wife and a number' of _ other pe sons. The mutineers then lied in n body taking their arms nnd amnunitbn with them Tha band numbers forty , nnd [ n-o reporte coming this way. A detachment of the 681 United States infantry has left hero fortho border. * Exposition Note * . NEW ORLEANS , January 13."At the World's Exposition to-day the following awards were made : Sweepstakes , best wetlipr 2-yoar old. Durphy , entered by Taylor of Wanesville , 111. Best sheep under 2 years Gnrfield , en tered by J. W. Potts & Sons. , ' Jacksonville , III. Best five weathers under. years firat , Potts & Sons : second , Thomai tTuylor. The remainder of the awards will bo announced tomorrow - morrow , J Pestruutivo Explosion. SYRACUSE , N. Y. , January id. At the Sal- vay Process soda ash works , three miles west of here , nt1 o'clock this morning , a largo dis tilling vessel weighing four tons exploded and , was blown seventy-five feet in ; the air. It landed in the building , carrying away the entire - tire roof of the largo main building. The , machinery was badly damaged to tha amount of 840,000. Fifty men wera nt work at the time , nnd twelve wera injured by scalding water nnd Hying fragments , but none seriously. Several weeks will be necessary.to . repair the ' damages. ' Tbo Pope and tbo Plenary Council , BALTIMORE , Jon , 13. A special from Remote to The Sun says , the pope is now engaged in preparing a special letter in whichjho will con gratulate Bishop Gibbons , as well as all other biehops recently assembled in 'Baltimoio in plenary council , upon tha issue of their dillb- eratlons and upon the harmony and unity with which the conclusions of tho.council were reached. It is generally believed Archbishop Gibbon will bo created cardinal in May next. : Tlio Oregon Seiiatorship SALEM , Oregon , January l3.Tho contend ing factions among ( he republicans wera or ganized late last evening nnd'a permanent organization of the onato waa effected by the election of Wm. Waldo , of Marlon , as presi dent. Thia will bring about the firnt ballot for United States senator Tuesday , the 20th inst. The legislature on joint ballot is repub lican 52 , democrats 38. Itepublican majority 1-1. i Destruction of CIIIOAQO , III , , January 132 The News Collinsville , (111. ( ) special soys'.1' The oldest and most extensive stock Ixsll' factory In the United States burned to tha ground 'tbii rt morning. Fifteen thousand dozen bells WOK - destroyed. Loss § CO,0,0. No insurance , Tbo factory was known as the I. C , Moore , factory , but was owned by 0 , B , Wilton , henatorlal fllotiops. SAN FRANCISCO , January 13. ' The lateil development m the United State * senotoria le- contest is a letter written yesterday by Lelanc - Stanford to Claus Spreckels , stating he will to not bo 0 candidate while Sargant or Porklna a are In the field , < nd Fifteen Tbousanil Dollar * Short. 118 WILMINGTON , ( ) . , January lS.-Tho ex ic- nmlnatlon cf the accounts of * ex-Troasurei icla , . to be short about SIR , iln 000. Heads bondsmen ore Vood and tin county \\111 loie nothTsg' . rly The Hem lieu Deny , aes cc- BKKLIK , January 13. The CWnese Icgatioi len denies that Gorman officers are'liclng enrollei itn- for the Chinese army. " aet Hoinforcliitf B v " " jmn4ii > t ins PAUIS , January 13. FrancoJhVs ed idl- two more tenmers for transporting o mdlmeuta to Tumjuiu , % ° WASHINGTON NEWS. of Several Bills of More or Less Importance , Dissatisfaction of the Small Mis souri Eivor Appropriation ! Eoseoraus Will Oppose the Bill Eotiring Gen. Grant , Our Washington Dispatches Are Very Interesting , The House Adjourns Out of Be- speot to Sohuylor Oolfax , Progress ot the Stvnlm Court Martini arid Oilier Interesting 'Wash ington. Noxve. SENATK. On motion of Ilnwloy , the eonatu took up the Drivij resolution. Senator Vnnca spoke upon it at length. Ho declared ho had been drawn into the confederacy unwillingly but when ho fouqht to maintain it ho defended the courao pursued by Davis. Senator Ilawley said ho only pic&outed the resolution to pro- norvu tha papers of historic value , lie , how ever , went into correspondence to show how Davis consphcd torulo the Eimth arbitrarily. Senator Brown said ho had boon an original secessionist and defended his course as out lined in his correspondence with Sherman and Davis toward the close of the war , Ilawloy then read Brown's letter to Joffer , son Davis Informing thu latter that ho ( Brown ) held the Georgia rofcrvos to defend the state against the usurp atiun and abuto of power bv thu central gov , eminent , as well as to repel an Invasion by the enemy. The resolution passed 52 to 10. Among these voting for it , were. Bayard , Lamar - mar , Garland and Vance. Nays as follows : Brown , Colquitt , Hampton , Harris , Kenna , Mnxey , Morgan , Saulsbury , Slater and Vest. Halo , from the committee on appropriations , reported back the last naval bill appropriatior sent over by the house , amended by striking out all the provisions for a change in the existing isting laws. Hale said that he would .call i up to-morrow. Dolpb , from the commitceB on public lands , reported favorably to the house bill repealing the promptlon ot timber culture and desert land acts and modifying the homestead aH , Edmunds introduced a bill authorizing tlu president to appointandplaceontho retired ar my , one from among those who had been gen1 ernls commandingarrales of the United States , or general in chiefs aid in the army. Ed rounds expressed a hope that the unanimoui consent would be given for thu immediati consideration of the bill. Every senator , h1 said , would see the object of the purpose o : application of thu bill. He would authorize the president to appoint Lien. Grant to tin retired list. In its form it would obviate th difficulty in the Fitz John Porter case , Cockrell asked that it should Ho over till to morrow. Van Wyck intrpdnced a bill to make tb railroad corporations organized by acts o congress , subject to the control "and leglsla tion of states and territories in which tlr " . -r'v"-1 ' roads are constructcdfTfieferrcdr'v"1 ; A resolution was ng'reed'to calling on tb secretary of the treasury to communicate t < the senate copies of the orders , correspond ence , etc. , made or approved by him sine December 21,1881 , relating to the collection postponement or remission of tax npon dir tilled spirits intended to ba exported , The consideration of the inter-state commerce morce bill was resumed. Vanco'samendmei that no railroad companybo allowel to charg a higher proportionate late for the carrlago o small than largo parcels , was opposed b ; Bayard , who declared the amendment was a : attempt to do what neither congress nor an. human power could do to depilvo propert ; of its natural strength , and take from weal ness its inherent defect ? . The amendmei was not agreed to. Slater proposed on amendment making all rebates unlawful. Not agreed to. A message was received from th" ) govern ment engineers in chartjo of the Yorktown monument report'Dg tha completion. After an executive session the senate ad journed. _ HOUSE. WASHINGTON , Jnnuaty 1.Ktccktlage rising to the question of pu.uial privilege , sent to thu clerk's desk and had it-ad the arti cle in yesterda's Now Xork Smgphargli g the committee on public buildings with log roll ing to pass bills for the erection of public buildings involving S15,000OuO , and giving Randall great credit for righting and expo.s- iog the job. The statements in the article said that Stockslager was reckless , but con sidering that statements almost a ? leckless had been made on the floor , and in nn inter view especially by a gentleman irom Ohio ( Warner ) it wu not strange that tno newspaper reporters should repeat them. Thu amount involved in the bills was not 815,000,000 , , but $0,200 000. The asser tion that there was any combination or any binding together of these bills , as far as it re ferred to him or his committo ? , was wholly gratuitous and entirely uncalled for , and ut terly false. lie defended thu order under which the public building measures were to bo considered. Handall said he had never known of such an article until it was shown him yesterday. Thu material point in con troversy was between the gentleman from i Indiana and himself , and ho proposed t- > take the bill by thu horns and BUS whether there was a combination , IIu did not now and never had charged that the gentlem were guilty of foiming an improper combination , but ha did say that the very ef fect of the resolution in a combination and necessarily BO and naturally. Since ho bad presented * hia objections to the consideration of these bilU be had been appealed to on oil sides to withdraw his opposition. lie had said that if thu committee on public building * would select a dozen or more meritorious bills on which tha house could proceed understand ingly , ho would withdraw his objection. The answer was that the moment twolvu or fifteen bills weru picked out , gentlemen interested in the bills not helectad would oppose the propo- eit'on. Ilo was willing that the unmtry should judge whether there was a combination nr not. The following bill t were pasa d : Limiting the time of presentation of bounty and back pay claims to three years from the patsagu of th s act , and of all other claims except pen sions t't six years and providing that claims hereafter arising must be presented withniiir years fr < m too time they originated. To ex tend tbe laws of tha United States over cer tain unorganized territory south of the state of Kaunas. Itepvaling so much of section 128 of the revised statues as pro hibits the promotion to tbe position pi commissioned or non-commltKioaed ollicera in the regular anny or any private soldier whc etved tivo years since IblJU. To regulate the effect of judgments and decree ! in tha United Sutes courts in any state by providing they shall take1 effect by way of lien or other , wlso to the same extent and In like manner at u judgement and decree of courts of suet states. Brown , Icdiana , risingt > adi "I perform tin sad duty of announcing to the house thi death of Schuyler Colfax , at one time sj > eakei of thi * house , aodlitu vice pruiident of tbi United States , A telegram was recdvex through thu absoclaUd pre-s annuunciD ? thii sad event. " The house at an expression of corrow im mediately wljoiirned. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Special Telegram to THE BKB. WASHINGTON , January 13. The river an harbor committee has been at work all day o the Mi iasippi ) river. It has jti t been decid ed lo allow 5-100,000 for tlio work between the DCS Moincs rapids and the mouth of the Illi nois river , nnd $100,000 from St , Louis to Cairo. This Is about half the sum recom mended by the comnimiision , The great SUIT OK Jit KA CI.AHKR OAINKS will go on jnit thofmmoai befiro her death , Her ton-iii-law , Mr. Christmas , who was with her when the will was tigacd , will pu h tha suit Ho seems tn have been n great fa vorite with the little queer old womno. When ho quarreled with her own son nnd killed him in her own house she did not cast him ( IF , bur Refined nnxitnii for hit ) acquittal , fitting by his ildu in the court room and counseling in his behalf , MANY are reached hero regarding the outlook tor tha pat sage of , ny limuici.il legislation at the present session of Congrats , and especially such as may Iiava a direct bearing upon the national banking system. Quito recently several prominent bank i Ulcers of Now York wrro .heto to satisfy them cl\es ns to tbo probabilities of the Mcl'herson bill , or the other measures which have been more or less discussed , being taken up and pushed through before the ,1d of March arrives. After looking tha ground over ana getting at the views of senators and rcprc < entatlvos who r.ro thoroughly informed not only as to tviiti- mcnt , which exists among their cnlloa ues , but thu diflicu'ties to be encountered in trying to secure action , they returned homo con vinced that only one mea-mto , thn MePhorson bill , has tlw slightest possible chance of being passed , nndon this must rely entirely ; upon no deadlock occurring on ilia appropriation bdl. It is Mr. Totters in tention to try and secure thu consideration ol liis bill for the now bond bearing n low rnto ol interest , and take up thu higher rates bond by paying the principal and premium , but there nro a few persons who think the ineasuro stands ono chance In ono hundred of being favorably duposed of , although Potter him * eelf fuels quite hopeful , notwithstanding tin ) tioasury department is agaluit it Ex-Goinp- trollor Jvnox. who was recently in the city , ch ait era the Potter bill as arsurd and prepoi- terous nnd without sulHclont merit to cntitlu It to much consideration. Computation' ' msdo at the department show that tha ex < clmniro of bonds proposed by the bill wouli require a cash payment from the treasury o over § 30,000.000. There is talk among tlu Ohio Kopublicans hero of nominating Minister tor Taft for the governorship next year. It i expected ho will ba recalled from thu Kutsian mission soon after Clovejnnd takes the pros ! deutial chair , and bis friends hero behove b would bo tha strongest candidatu that couh bo in nomination. At the eamu election in October the UglsUturo is to be choxun which willolcct a successor to Senator Sherman , Strong opposition being manifested to the paesnge of the resolution extending thp thanks of Congrces to Commander Schloy and Lieut. Emery who rescued Grecley and his compan ions , and strange as it may appear this opt-osi. tion comes almost entirely from officers of the navy who say that such thanks should not bo extended except for gallantry in action in the face of the enemy. LAND LAWS. The bill to repeal the pre-emption of deaort lands and timberculturu laws and to amend the homestead laws lies paesed the senate. Senator Dolph in a report accompanying the bills says under present laws every person can acquire ta 1GO acres each under tha pre-emp- eruption and homestead nnd timber cu ture acts , or 480 acres in all. The committee is of the opinion that the time has comu to limit the acquirement of government lands by onp person to ICO acres. Another reason for tbo rep-al of the pre-emption law is the alarming increase of fraudulent claims under it htely. The report nays this fault it has been charged waa in tfio.execution of the law , but tho'commlttoo'la of the opinion that th'o law contains such Inherent defects that a fraudu lent entry cannot be wholly prevented. The increase of fraudulent entries , in its opinion is due to tbo increased value of the lands , and the consequent greater inducement of evasion of the laws. The repeal of the timber culture law is repealed because it has proved a failure. The reportcontinues : "Experience has demon strated that thu desert land act instead of f e- curing settlement and the reclamation of the desert lands by actual settlers has been made the means of securlnp a fraudulent title to ag ricultural lands. There is a rapidly growing ' sentiment in this country for u repeal of all laws for the disposal of agricultural public lands except the homestead law that the pnblic domain shall hereafter bo reserved for homes for settler ? . The committee is ol the omnion that this diould ba the future policy of the government. Even if tha set tlers are restricted to 1GO acies of land it will be but comparatively a few years btfore all the public laijds suitable for homes will bo ex ' hausted. " In conclu-ion the report says "Tho practical exhaustion of our public do main will force upon the poopla anew , impor tant and different question and In the opin ion of the committee the time when cur rap. idly inci easing population instead of being nhlc to take up homettfludrt on the public lands and make homes for themselvcp , shall be compelled to find homes in our over crowded cities , should , by wife legislation ro postponed as Ion ) ? ns possible. The house committee on pension ? , bounty nnd back pay to-day beard the commissioner on pensions , Clark , on the advieibility cf ap pointing state pension agents to represent the claimants of each state , The conimis- eioner was present at this request of the com , mittee. He ttiought such appointments would greatly facilitate the business of the ollice. Frequently the pension oflico had been com e.i pelled to write ns many as seven letters a day to as many congressmen who had inquired about the same rase. Between De cember 1 and 10 last , thu ollico answFi-id . about 8,000 letters from congrejsmcn. Mud delay in the business ollico was occasioned bj thu different mombees of congress calling tif tome case. Tin _ views of thu commission were obtained with the purpose nf legislation if possible to facilitate the businuie of tha pemion bureau. lleproeentatiyo Slocumb was Instruc'od bj thu committee on military affairs to-day tc call up the senate bill providing for the retlio ment nf General Grant at tli9 litst opportun ity , General Jtosecrans will oppose thu bll when considered In the house. THE HWAIM CO U JIT MAItTIAL. WASHINGTON , January 13. In the Swain Court Martial to-day qn attempt was made t discredit General Swalm's statement that he heal was wounded ot Chicainnugua , Genera Grossvenor oi | behalf of the defense criticism the attempt , and > ald Gros3vcn > r : "It is tin 8mallo < t piece of business God Almighty uve allowed anybody to go into , " Groinvenor con tinned : "General Swalm was asked whethe he was wounded at Chicamaugua. IIu in- swered he was and thereupon the war depart meat went through a transformation scene rtnd reports ofaMuus committees went brought i to contradict him. Something I could not fit [ if my life woio at ttaku. The war d'oparl ment usually considers thqro rocoids sacred ido but for thu purpoiuof tarnishing the record r n soldier they are forthcoming ' ' The testl mony sought to ba given wai not allowet The ways nnd means commltto of the lions to day instructed Hewitt to report back favorably vorably the bill providing that tha duties o imported mat' rial when manufactured in ho United States and exported shall be repaid i full and as the law now stands an export ta amounting to 10 r.jr pent of tha original du tl virtually laid in > n nil this class of export THK WK8TKHN WATKII WATH. The executive committee on the irnprovi ment of tha western water wavs began n se tion hero to-day with the object of urgln upon congress the necessity of n liberal ap ; propiUtlon for the improvement of the watt ways of the Mississippi valley. Itoaent chairman of the bouse committee of con merco , and Willis , Murphy , Henderso and Eaynu , of the coimmttos o rheriand Imbors , were present. Allthei gentlemen spoke briefly bn the subject i waterways without reference to any partlc lar improvement , and expressed themsehoi : full sympathy with the object of I ho meetin Among the resolutions oTnreil ) was nnu 1 Bnllene , u delegate from Kansas City , favor of the reciprocity treaty with tha Bou Ameriuin s'ntes as a means toward the c nd veloprnent , o ( the Ix.teruits of tha Mlssitslii on THE MARKETS , Beef Gallic BriDS Very. Good Prices , Hogs Sold at Five and Ton Gents Lower ; A Very Fair Day's ' Trade Done in Wheat , The Day's ' Trading in Corn Was ; Not Large , > < A Drop of Twenty Cents in May Pork , V Outs Attracted lint Lit Ilo Attention l'ltyo Quoted Stronjj Rrovlslons 2 Killed AVcnlc. CHICAGO MAIIKUIS , CATTLK. Special Telegram to TiluBuR. dlllCARO'January 13. On shipping and dressed beef stock the market was BO\V and values generally tilled n shade lower than yex- terday. Best sorts butchers' stock , such tin will suit the dressed beef trade and local shop trade are making strong prices , but canning and common old cows are plentiful , nnd ere sell ! ng cheaper than last wcnk. Stockcrs and feeders touched \eryli'gh prices yesterday , but nro lOo to 15o lower to-day. Bulls In good demand and steady ; . There is nn im proved demo ml for milkers and ppringorri. Good to choice , 1300 to 1150 Ibs. , Sri.75@0.25 ; 1200 to 1350 Ibs. , S5.-lO@fi.U5 ; common to fair cows , $2 CO@II.50 ; medium to good , $3.55 © 1.25 ; ttockers , S3.30@-l.00 ; ( coder * , 81.20 @ 4.50. HOGS. ' With the fresh receipts and the 20,000 lo't last night , theru were nearly ( iO.COO togs on tale , and buyers made up their minds to fill their orders at n lower ranga nf prices. But salesmen who had good stock did not budgu till loto in the day , when they were allowed to niako concessions of G&lOc ; packinc and shipping , 370 to 400 Ibs. , * 4-10@4 70 ; light. . 11)0 to 210 Ibs , 84 25@4 EO. The market closed with about 35,000 unsold. The bulls of the ' WHEAT market exhibited a weak and unsteady sensa tion about their knees tuwnid 10 o'clock this morning , but befotu the close cf the morning hession they had braced up again and were feeling as we'l ' as could bo expected under the . circumstances. May wheat , which is the wheat of the present era opened jchigher than yesterday's closing pricu at 87c. , but ill's ' slight - advance at the opening WAS delusive as a num ber of operators found who made pnicha es. At thatpoint it may have boded a strong day but it opened the weakest ono of the seeeion. Hero was a rapid decline which stopped only when tbe price had dropped lo fiojo. Cablers were loss strong and a number of small tinders . who were quite willing to realize on their holding atj 87was ; tolargo ' f " < " ' to'proveiit a decided reaction"whe'rfa"'pont ! or two of decline bad been quoted , these sellers weru too numerous to bu specified , but there were not many of the heavy weights nmong , them which was n circumstance viewed with much satisfaction by the supporters of the high price doctrine. When the option hid sold down to 351c and had recovered to < r > jc , . a , broker who Bad done a good deal more drinking than trading , was heard to remark - that M y whent would sell nt OOc btforu it 10 touched 85c. No one took the tioubloto lo contradict him. A good deal of scalping was donn on the decline , EO th t altogether the 1 ! day's trade was a fair one. The viBlblo supply statement showed a decrease of ( iOJI.GSO bush- alit els in the nrnount of wlif.it in tight , nnd an itd increase of 05,345 bushels in the visible f apply of corn , The possioon the iloor and in the offices appears to point in the direction of an re other marked advance in tliQ piico of wheat after the break of to-day. Tha fact that tbo visible supply is now wteadily increaMiig is re garded as unfavorable to a decline below the , point reached to-day. COl'.N ia generally pteady at the opening , though Jfi'i- jc | lower in the middle optmtion * . The day'd . trading was not large andjbrought out no par ticular now features. The geneinl tenor of the maiket wai4Boverm d to a larjo extent by wheat and provisions thus making corn irreg ularly lower , though not quotably weak. No. , 2 casli sold nt 3G@37c. OATH attract but little attention either in cash or speculative trading. There was ; : v moderate demand for seller May which ranged , from 2Hil to 'I' ' } cash. Market was little betterthan nor- * - rnal at 2 ( 205 , KVK . quotably strong under light offering ! and in better demand than it usual in this fjrnin. Cash wns quoed oteady at C8i with liO bid for Marrdi , nud ( iTi li.'iJo for seller May , Close was at outside , PKOVIHIONH : as a whole ruled weak and more or lees de pressed but not lower. May option in pork ( bowed ( hi greatest range by a drop of about 20 : . The general duxire to sell was brought out by a fclmllir ctndltlon in wheat and rather liberal receipts ia lha yards. In the wbolo lint there was an advance of only ' 'iu over the opening quotations , while he cloeo wax barely steady at vry little better thin the lowcM. _ points reached. Cash quotations weru , pork , 81185 ; lard , SO 77i ; libs , S5 ! 5. Bolh pack : lot' interests and eca'pera ' were qulto liberal cellars. Dr. Garvcr'rf Ilillo Ilccoril , < NKW HAVZN , Conn. , January 13 , At 1.45 al this afternoon Dr Graver's tcoro was : Khots lO.OCO , hits it,8Gr : , miHHCH 2,132. , The impres sion is growing that he will not mccetd , : - - DYSPEPSIA - Causes Its > lctlms to bo miserable , hopeless , in In mind irrlt.v confused , and depressed , very lt ; bio , languid , and drowsy. H la a dlsenso id- which does not get well of Itself. It rcmilrcs o , careful , persistent Attcntion anil a remedy to itlf throw off tbo causes and tone up Iho dlgcs tlvo organs till they perform their dutlea willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla lias proven faon Just the required remedy In hundred * olcases. on "I havp taken Hood's Harsaparllla for Ujs. in t-epsla , Irom which 1 have suffered two yours. .ax I tried many other medicines , but none proxeU tie BO satisfactory as Hood's BarBaparUla. " rts THOMAS COOK , IJrmli Klectrlo Llgtyt. Ca. New York City. ies- vo- Sick Headache iesnfc nfc 'Tor tbo past two years I liava bcon aullcted with severe headaches . sla. I was Induced to try Hood's. Sarsapa- m- rllla , and have luund Brest relief. I cheerfully - * fully recommend it to all. " $ ! U * ' onn AN.NAIII.K , New Haven , Comu < me , Mrs. Mary O.5niltb , CmnbrMgopor.Mass.t of was a huffercr from d j spcr/sla aua sick lieaU. ache. Sim took llood'a Sarsupsrllla ana nz. lound It the best remedy &ht > ever used. yin Hood's Sarsaparilla nth Sold by all drwgglf.ts. $1 j BX ! for 85- " " - " ' ' ( % JIOQ ? Doses LOne _ Dollar. , L JA