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THE OMAHA I DAILY BEE
POURTEENTE YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAf MORNING , JANUARY 27 , 1885. NO. 189
HISTORYOFA CRIME.
The Detailed Record of Bess Stool's '
Raids on the State Treasury. I
'Tho Penitentiary Contract and
the Millions that Are in Iti
from Foundation Stone to Tower
a Monument of Frauds ,
A Half Million Dollars Squan
dered with Little to Show.
The Land Steal to be Investigated
With Open Doors ,
The Most SucocMful Vnmplio Ever
FoBtorcd and Fcaetcd at the
State Gnpital.
THE PENITENTIARY.
Special to THE BEK.
LINCOLN , January 2(5. ( The present leglila-
turo is made up principally of man who liavo
had no oxpcrli uco whatever in law-making ,
and these who have curved cnu or two tinns
In previous leKislutures have so far shown no
disposition to inform tbimselvei fully about
the management and wants of our state insti
tution * .
While the desks of members are now pr can
ing under the weight of the annual reports of
the various ttato executive official , ihero IB
not a singl ° document within their roach that
contains nc'caend compact exhibit of the work *
ings of any tingle state iietrtutlon , or the law *
under which It is governed ) I venture to as-
eert that there in net n tingle man in this leg
islature who knows how much the poplo lia\u
paid for the emu and maintenance of convicts ,
the cost of the poultentiuiy building , or the
provisions of the contract uider win h
it has been leaked. And yet iho
penitentiary and Uia contractor liavii taken
upmorotban ouu-lhird of the time of ovi-iy
BOitiun of the legislature since Nebraska had
been a state.
POUKNlIanV LKOiatATION.
Mr. WUllam Henry IJ. Stout , the present
contractor , m y bo regarded as the founder of
the penitentiary , sincu tie as a member of tin
legislature In 18IU put throucb the bill ant or
lzini < thn cricliunuf a penitentiary near Lin-
coin. Under the ( m bllngac5p.-HBo1 by co.i-
KrfH , admitting > braska hit i the union , titty
nection , or 3 ,10 are < , of public Inn. s ware
sot apart for tlu erection of a penltoutiuiy.
It was bel evoJ Ihat the firoceedtt from the
sale of thcsa l ndi would be ample 10 covrr
the cost of n Milj-tuutlal penitentiary build *
in ? , bnt in tliin in all estimates made since
then , Mr. Stout boa lamentably f ilud to maUo
ends mett.
The tint step taKcn by the legislature w s
the act , Ma > ( ih 4 , 1871 , Betting opart foity
acres near Lincoln for peniientiaiy grounds ,
upon which the building was to be erected.
The pr cecdi uf the fifty sections of peniten
tiary lands were vottd to the penitentury on
conditi n that the lands noul * not bo sold for
leas than 35 per acie. This act was
amended 1'ebruary 10& , Ib7l , to al
low the lands to be sold at S3 per
acre. This was a masterly stroke for ths
spocula'ora nnd jobbers who ot once formed a
ring and gobbled ull these 1 nds which were
worth all the way fioni ten to li'ty ' dollars an
acre. In addition to the fifty sections already
donatodtlia Icgls'atuio , Itbruaiy 10 , 1871 ,
voted tide vtt ) to the penit ntiary building
twenty sections of laud , 12,800 acres , which
had previously been granted by congress fur
legts'a ivoand judici.l pu-po o , these lands
to be sold < m the same t jimas the fifty BOO-
tionc , kt three dollsis DT acre. The same net
extended tha t'mo fur building the peniten
tiary to five years from its tag age. It WAS
found that the money realized on the sovenjy
sections wan insufficient and the Irglnlaturo on
February Oth , 1873 , pissed an act levying a
ono-mlll stats tax fir the yearj 1875 and 187i5
to pay toward the construction of.tho penltt-n-
tiary ; On February 25th. 1875 , the legisla
ture , in add ! Ion to this levy , authorized the
transfer of S3.-tl8.45 due for pr son labor , to
the penitentiary bulldtr g fund. The supe -
vision of thocouBtruslinnof the penitentiary
was iu' the baud" of prison-inspector ? , whoho
buslnosK it should have been to see that the
work was done in ascoidiUco with the con
tract , but those inspectors went into collusion
with the contractor aud allowaJ tha plans and
trpecifiontlons to be stolen and changed , and
the building when cornnlct' d wai in no way
tip to the sten lard originally deafened by the
architect. Tlicso fact * were duclosod.in legis
lative investigations which scandalized the
wbolo state. *
Tint si our CONTRACT.
The act of February 13 , 1877 , section 17 ,
direct d the board i.f public lands to receive
.pioposuls for tha lea ing of the penltontiarj
and penitentiary grounds and convict labor ,
and provided as follows :
"S id propo. aU shall provide further fo :
payment of ull penitentiary expenses includ
ing salaries of ollictrd and other help , thi
beating ot bulldiuga , boarding and clothlnj
uonvlcts. "
On the 223 of September , 1877 , a contrac
was n ado with Mr. Stout , whereby bo becntn
the lesteo ot tha penitentiary. Under till
contract , which was to run for live year *
Stout assumed the entire expense of keepini
\jp the ponltentiaty , nd clothing and board
ing the convicts , and paving for guards nnt
officers.
ly ! tha act , February Glh , 1879 , the contrac
of btout wa extended for six years from Oc
tober 1st , 1883 , provided that Stout sbouli
eitct at n ! < own txpensa and turn over to tb
etate Iron of charge , on October lit , 18SO , 2-1
htono eel's ' , tO of which weia ts be complete
within nine months from ilia pwapo of th !
net , and the icrnainder of the 210 cells by Of
tobrr 1st , 1883 , provided also , that Stou
should receive 45 cents per day for eac
coD\lct for three years from October 1st , IBS :
to October 1st , 1880. tnd ! ' > rents for eac
convict from October lit , 1880 , t ,
October Ut , 188U , ard provided tin
after January 1st , 1880 , Ihero shall t
provided fur each and eveiy Nebraska pii
oner one cell , aud after January Is
1881 , tbero shall bo kept at said pan
lontUry only Nebraska prisoners , On tli
veiy same day , Fi bru&ry G , 1879 , a bill wi
pit bad authorizing Stout to receive and retal
in cuitody convic s tentencedln United Stafc
couits but no such priiouera to bo rttainc
after January 1st , Ib84. But Mr. Stout , i
uiual , bad no disposition to go to the ex pel )
of bulld < ng those colli or complying ; with tl
contract. Bo ho lobbied through two mo
bills to relieve him from his obligations. I
the net o [ February 27 , 1883 , the time with
\vhtch tha leases ot tha penitentiary is require
to complete 250 stone cells , was extended
n < t longer than October. 1885 , providing th
100 of id 240 celU eholl be completed on
before October I.t , 1883. Uy tha act of M r
lit , | 18J3. the act of Febiuary 20 , 1877 ,
amended so as to allow Stout to retain in ci
tody.In . tha penitentiary convict ) from t
territories or United States convicti un
October , 1SS9 , provided that no comicta frc
abroi-i thall be received by sid Btout fr <
tha date of this act , except inch as these w
wcra already in tha pamtsntiary.
Till BILL Of
Forty ac BS of laud forpenitentlaryRrouui
Filty lectiomi of public landa donated
penitentiary purposes.
Twenty sections of laud diverted from I
legislative and judicial buildings ta the pe
tentiarjr.
One mill tax on the whole valuation of I
state for two yean , 1870 and 1870.
Temporary prison , act March 4 , 1870 , & > ,
CO1.
CO1.Act March 4,1870 , custody and earn of con
victs , $10 ( XX ) .
Act March 24,1871. care and custody of
convict * for two years , $31,400.
Act February 27th 1873 , convicts' foes and
InrpJCtorft'iitUriFs , 8120 0.
Act February 13,183 ? , care and custody ,
$ ! 2i00j ! furniture and cooking apparatus , 55-
000.
000.Act of February 25,1875 , care and custody
of prison , $57,200.
Act of February 1C , 1877 , oaro and custody ,
$48,714.25.
Mow comes Mr. Stout's contract. By act of
February 27 , 187 ! ) , to reimburse the deaf and
dumb institute for money il'cpally borr. . cd
nd expended on the penitentiary , 53,095,02.
Folmi.ry 27 , 1870 ; Incidental exponstn ,
$ ,90ii ( { Stout , for fpttwU and broken ston ,
$8 , 30 ; I'arkor & Kdgoily roofing , $331.20.
Act Ftb-uary 27 , 187 ! ) , for pnymmit of con
tractor for the year ending March 31,1880 ,
$2S,000 ; for the yotr end nj ? March 31,1831 ,
S.i'2 01 ; for completing walU ni d tuwer ,
$3,000 ; for providing a better supply of water ,
Sl.VW. February 2' , 1879 , J , O. MoUride
formonnys pad out by him for pcniten'iary
prisoners , clothintr , wages , and otlnr necvesary
clothing , $5,838 C2. Mftich 1.18 U , payment
of contractor , NoVember , 1880 , to March 31 ,
1681,815,512 55. April 1,1881 , to September
30,1 81 , for dfficlo oy , 823,14 J.60. October
1 , 1881 , to March 31. 1882 , payment of con
tractor , $2u , ! 30. Ditto , Anril 1 , 1882 , to
March 81 , 1S83 , S 13,800. Switch locks for
301 cells , S7,00J. Three hundred nnd twenty
iron bfl'to d , § 1,280 Increased supply of
water,3t,000.1toou'iigandroralrlngroof.-,00 * .
Claim of Franklin & SODS , Mippiies , § 2 ID.47.
Hy act of February 28th , 1883 , W. H. B.
Stout , for nerviccs not titpd , $2109.31
Nobos , wurdon of the penitentiary , for ser
vices not stated , $311.12 , Fhotrgraphing
$107 , Stout , contractor , " 30 prls-
onora , April 1,1883 , to Sept mber 30,1833' , at
fifty cents a day , 82'OP ' ; October 1st , 1883 ,
to March 31st , 1881 , nt15 cents pfriUy , $18-
040 ; April l t , U81 , to Match 3Ut , 1883 , at
licont * , ? 1 V tl 23. Improvements , repair * ,
otc. , 818,000.
80M1CT1UNO TO DldEST.
Hero is a bill of partuu ars which the Mem
bers of the legislature cm digest with profit to
the state If th y are so disposed. Jlr. Stout
conceives a sol acne to build a penitentiary ,
and he bus a bill framed to suit himself , aud
makes a contract with Dave Butler nod Tom ,
Konnard. The building in dollars nnd cents ,
lowing out the lucrifi.o of the seventy sections
of lands , costs iu the neighborhood
of * 35t,000. ) Tor that money
it ought to have been solid enough to last
fifty years without repairs. Within two
years after it U built Stout enirinccrs a leato
through the legislature which gives him the
tiso of tha penitentiary for manufacturing
purposc8and CO cents a day for the car andeus-
t dy , board and clothing for each cnnviot. It
would be supposable that no extras would bo
required in a n w penitentiary , but in less
than five years alter it is built Stout gats the
legislature to vote him $5,100 for repairing
the roof , when a now roof can bo put on fur
$3/00. Then bo gota the legislature to vote
him $8,730 , for Bpawls and broken stone ;
33,900 for incidental expenses ; 83,000 for com
pleting the walls and tower. He contracts to
build 210 eel's ' within a certain time , which
hn falls to do but the legmlaturo
votes Mm $3,000 for 3"0 switch locks for 240
cells , which were not built. Then it mkes
him a proeent of S1.20J to pay him for 320
iron btdtttn-li , which hois supposed to fur
nish. This is nut all. Two toirs ago , after
the legiala'uro had voted him$2VOO for wate-
Btipply , whiih it wai not bjuu'd to furui-h , it
voted him 818,000 for improvements and re
pairs. To cup the climax , the warden , who
is paid i nd fed by Stout , comes in with a bill
at tli ; late day for hoarding and housing
biimclf and family. If the preoent legiela-
tura follows in the footsteps of the reciile-8
tax-robbers win havi Hespp led the people for
tbe past ten years , they will do It with their
eyes open ,
The HOUBO Concludes to Invcatlunto
*
the School 1 and Frauds with
Open Doors.
Special telegram to THE 13KE. 4
LINCOLK , January 1C. The houie reconvened
vened at half-pist four o'clock , p. m , About
twenty t etitions in favor of prohibition and
half-a-dozen urging the suppression of tbo
social evils were read and referred. Johnson ,
of Lancaster , who Is one of the strikers of tha
land jobbers , Introduced the following rteolu-
tlcn , that the house committee appointed to in-
vestlgato tbo leasing aid sale of school lands
allow the persona charged with fraudulent
practices to be present at their meetings , and
that they may get witnesses and be allowed ta
cross-examine them , and that members : of
this house be also allowed to be present. In
opening tha debate Johnson declared that the
parties charged with fraud in these school
laud dealings bad a pcrfo t right to bo present
ut tbe investigation. There has never been
known in the history of this ccuutry an inves'
carried on with closed doors ; never before bad
a private investigation been made win n t er <
eons were publicly charged with fraud. There
was no law allowing such a proceeding , and II
was an inju tica aud uuf > ir to the pertoni
charged. They were eentUmen held in thi
highest eattcm , holding high office , and wen
men of the highest honor. In justici
to them we thoiald compel theei
proceedings to be carried on in public thoug I
tno committee thould bo allowed to conduct
their proceedings as they likoi best. Tin
house bad no tight to debate to them hov
they should arrungo their business. This wa
not a criminal proceeding and is within thi
0 I power of the committee to make the invest !
j I gallon in secret. Ho tnought It wrong for th
persona charged with the frauds to bi ulloo :
in the rooms to furebear the evidence and pea
slbly iutimidute tha witnesses' The com
raltteoi were deeiioua of a full and thorougl
Investigation and the bouse thould allow then
t' act as they thought fir. Juhustou'a reioiu
tion was adopted 58 to 23. ,
1 It is notable tbat all tha railroad capper
and jobbers supported the resolution , includ
t In ? such men ta Lea of Furtiaj , Olmstnad
iCorger. . Hall , Holme * , Johnston , Kale ;
d Wrirht , Varnor , Tbomes of Ca > s , Troup , Mo
e Ardle , and Stover. This group votes tc
0 gether through thick and tbinand will contiu
il uo to do so to the end. Anolhe
resolution requllrng the committ
to allow the reporters to publii
it everything was introduced and adopted
h In view of t'.ie fact that the Invrstlgatin
J , committee is a joint commlttea of the eenat
h and house , it remains to ba seen how tb
o senate will take this ordtr from the bousi
it the house having opened the doors fc
le Kendall and his clan. Tha houao was n
igaided as entitled to a full d y's pay an
t , adjourned ,
i- In the senate , this afternoon , McShnne
19 proposals woio n constitutional ameodmen
is forbidding tbe tale of tne school lacda. wi
In debated at length , Burr , of Lincaater , Kins
us and HuwetakmggroundsagainitandlkfcShai
id and McAllister for tha amendment. Tl
ti amendment was referred to the oammittee (
ie school lands and buildings , of which Burr
10 chairman , which virtually shelves it , th
re committee being eipecinlly packed in the i
tereat of tha LUcoln land ring. The vo
stood as follms :
In favor of recommitting Burr , Chat
to | Dolan , Kioeal , Uowtll , Huoy , Lewli , Lo >
Noriis , Putnam , Smith of 1'illmore , Smith
Lancaster , Snail , Sowen and Spencer.
chli Nayes Brown , Duckworth , Day , Durli
li Filion , Hastings , Hoebol , McAllister , M
is- Shane , Melkeljubn , Metz , Mills , l > ul , Ski
ner.
ner.Tba following bills was introduced by A
> m Alliatai : To compel the rxilioads to pu
nn bulletin of train ariivali and departures
ho each atatin.
Buckwortb , ts define tha boundaries
Sioux county ,
Duilan , to define tha baundoiies of Don
J , and DBWM carved out of portions of Sic
for county.
Day , to ro define tbe boundaries of Sai
: ho deri county ,
ni- Several bills amending tha code of criml
I procedure were introduced and referred ,
thai Spencer' * bill detiunrf tha procedure
I criminal offences , the coininittea by tbe c
poration cmploios , was road the third time
and pa scd.
The senate tbon adjourned.
The AV'ar on Itnllrond Oorpor tlonf.
Special telegram to the BRR.
NEW YonK , Januaty 20. The Tribune
says : "The pattago of Reagan's bill by the
house and the tone ot several messages by
western governors indicate that the war
against the railway corporations has not end
ed. The situation will Invite serious consid
eration in the public interest. Before this interference
terferenco began , the railways had boon re
ducing their freight rates beyond nil prece
dent. Tbo Chicago and New York grain
rate in 1EC5 and 1ECG ranged batwcen G3 cents
per 100 pounds , the highest , and 43 cents , the
lowest , for the two yeats. By 187C it had BO
Inllcn that 40 ccnta was the hifho $ t and 18
COL IB the lowctt The average in 18G5 and
1FUO w s CM cents. In 1870 it WAS 29 cents.
But the dcclnion of the United States
court confirming the granger law , whiih
proviou lhad been resisted by the compan'cs
ai uocontntutional and invalid , was < ixj.ccUd
by tha woitern producers to cauic a great
change in tbo lato. It ts a fact , lion over , that
tlnce 1877 the reduction has been much Irss
llun It wan prior to that tinio under the pres
sure ot necessity and the feelin g compelled
them to defend themselves at any cost. The
trunk Hues adopted the pooling system
aud have slnco labored with some
measure of _ surccis to restrain the
competition which bad previously reduced
the rate with suc.li ranidlty. Accordingly ,
during thnyoar 1881 , 30 cents WAR the highest
rate and ID cents the lowest. But the latter
tatted a very short time only , nnd the nvcraga
for the yar was about 25 cents. It does not
nppeatheicforo , that l gi IttifeInterference
has resulted bcmticUlly to the people , but it
his wrccxeda good many companies and now
threatens to wreck A geed many more.
_ The Kvoniug Post say : The general
tituation in railway affairs and In the
stock market remained practically unchanged
this morning from that of Saturday. There
was still some prospect that the trunk lines
between Chicago and thn seaboard will get
into nceneralwar _ on bath the freight and
pas'enger business.
Tiunk line tcurltiea are conspicuouily firm.
Wo are advised tbat come of the lines could
use more cars at western points tlnnthoybave
on hard at the piincipal shipping centers , and
also that the fulling oil in past bound ship
ments Inoi week of about 9,000 tons , was due
to unfavorable _ woather. Tne crop proip ° cts
of the united kingdom ere promising , and the
farmers appeared to bo frcu uller < of wheat at
the recent advance , their marketing during
tha past two weeks having amounted 3,000,000
bushels.
BilliardlBtio.
CHICAGO , Jnnuar 26. Schaafer and Slosson
played a match game of billiards at Central
Music hall to-night for $500 a side , twelve
inch balk line , 800 points iup. There was a
good attendance , Char'os Matthews was
referee and Eugene Carter , of Cleveland ,
marker. Slosson won tha lead and chose the
white ball. The game opened rather slowly ,
with Bmall runs , although there uero occa
sional bits of billliaiit exe ution. Tha two
strings i emalned pretty closely together for
tha brst hundred , whkh Sl < sseii turned firet
in hii half of the thirteenth inning , which ho
conclude ! with 101 to bis crodU Schaefer
then t > nk the tab'o with ninety buttons to his
cr.dit.ami by a brilllantopen ] play a'so pass'd
the hunrod p.lnt with a tun of thirty , thi
laigest thus far in the icamo , la his fifteenth
ini.iug Sljsson took UIH first decided lead of
the game with a run of mingled delicate HUB-
ing and accurate opea play , amassing ninety-
seven b > fore miBsin ? a cushion carom. The
game then stood : Slotaon , 2.0 , Scbaofer 120 ,
In his twtnty-first Inning Slo-son ran forty-
two , niisslnK a very difficult masfe , thii game
then standing , Slo son 21)4 ) , Scbafcr 175. In
his twtnty-el hth inning Schaefvr , mostly by
ma < sen and open nut sing , counted fiftythiec ,
after having made thirty In hi * twenty seventh
inning , reducing Slrss < n's lead to thirty-four.
At a quarter to eleven o'clock the game stood :
Slossjn 366 , Scbafer3 < 2 , with the probabilitifa
that the game will not be finished till after
midnight.
The Brltioli Gr ln TradP.
LONDON , January 2G , The Mark Lane Ex
press in its weekly raviow of the British coin
trade rays : "Frost , light eastornly winds and
fogs had a wholesome check upon vegetation
Crops are in a good position for this time of
year. Wheat is strocg In plant and of n
healthy color. Favorable threaahing weathei
has increased the farmer's deliveries ot wheat
for the past three week ? , but values have
been gradually declining. Prices are generally
ally one chilling below latt week. Sales ol
English wheat during the week were 83 Mf
quarters at 34s and lid , agamat 62,380 quut
era at 33) . The corresponding week last ytai
fina multing barlrty was extremely icirceand
was worth uDovo13i. . The market for forcer
wheat is at a stands'.ill and ael'era ' are willing
to accept from G > tu Id red iction. Flour is
slow of tale but the market is tteidy Mixed
American maize at London on Friday wai
freely offeroit at 23s Gd by thippere. Uouiu :
maize is pcarto aud prices are irrrgular , bul
tilghtrthin the f iregoino' . Barley continues
firm. Oats arc bightr and elow. There anne
no cargoes off the ccait and merchants art
awaiting arrival * . There w > 8 a languid
dragging inquiry for cargoes on pa-paie. V l
„ - ues i re from 3d to Cd loer. Wheat wa :
I lower and in dtmand. Flour was Gd chorpor
Ml e is in improved demand at last woak'i
price. Malting barley is steady and griudlnf
dull and weak. Oats are dull and peas ant
beam are unchanged.
The Telephone In Canada.
OTTAWA , Oot , , January 26. The miniate
of agriculture delivered a decision in the Bel
Telephone company case , voiding the paten
for tbo reason that the company or represent *
tives had imported patent articles after twelv
months from the date of the patent , also fc
not having manufactured in Canada such ai
tides to the extent required by law after twi
years of existence of their privilege ; alsofo
having refused to seH or to deliver licenses t
person ! willing to pay reasonable pricefo
private and free use ot their patented invec
tlou.
Elgin Dairy Market.
KLOIK , III , January 20. Inter Ocean : Bu
ter active and stronger ; regular tales , 17C (
pounds , atOUc. Nocheene raid , and nodi
mand ior any. Frivata Bales 2,150 boxes an
160,000 pounds of butter reported. Total sale
800,853. ,
'Tho Clearing House * .
BOSTON , January 2C , Tha leading clearii
houses of the United States report the tot
gross clearances for the week ended Janua
* 1 , were $691,538,021 , a decmsa of 2/,4 p
cent , f
Ran on the Novr Haven Savioi
re. of I Baule.
NiwIlAVJW , January 26. The tun on t
m , New Uaven savingi bank continued all d
.0- and $100,000were ; paid out. The officer ! s
in- that they till ha\e plenty of money.
U-
ta Htrlokou With P r lyilB.
at CHICAGO , January 26. A Dally No
I Springfield (111. ( ) sjwclal says ; State Sena
I Stratton ( Dem.i was stricken with paralj
at his home at Carrollton this evening , am
sey now in a precarious condition.
IUX
iin- Tonic Sinn Hentenced to Seven You
NEWABK , N , J. January 20. Toner Si
oat Chino.e steward of tha Greeley expcditl
who was arrested for gagging and robbiu
in fe'low ' Chinimin , pleaded guilty to-day i
iorwu subjected to 7 years linprlsoumeat.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
\
Morrison Cogent of His Election as
Illinois' ' sblor ,
*
A Compliment to 'tho ' Judges of
the Supreme Court ,
{
Biddleuoreer Will ( Not Do for the
Court of St >
Tom. Ooliiltrae , of Texas ,
Fired Oat of the Senate ,
Oapt. Eads to Have $10,000 , a
Yetir for Superintending
The Improvements , nnd $5,000 a
Foot for Deepening the Gnl >
Yostou Hnrbor.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
ItIIDLEDBROKDa * JllE ,
_ WASHINQTON , January 25. ' Before thoques-
tion was put Ulddlebergcrsaid that the reso
lution expressed the iiidlguntion of the senate
at the blowing up of curtain buildings In Eng-
lund , because forsooth thfy were bui dngi In
which the laws of England were n ado , laws
which guaranteed liberty to the subjects of
Great Britain. Tbat reason was not sufficient
tolllddltberger. Wo could not , he said , be
expected to approve of all the mrtioda of
Irish people , but \vhllo wo were eursolvcs preparing -
paring tad ezpoiimouttng w th dynamite to
blow vessels out of the water and drown
people in oceans , it scarcely became
us to say that a poiplo who did
not conHtituto a government , and could not
make a proclamation of war , ( should not uo
the .same instruments of war that we would
use under the same circumstances. Put any
of us in tk country whera wo could not cxer-
ciso the God given right of owning a fcot of
land , even though earned by the sweat of our
face * , and then tee what methods wo would
employ. Ho did not mean to justify the
method , but ho would not vote for any reiolu-
tion that might bo disto ted into nn ex-
pioiiion of sympathy , or even common fellow
ship , with a country that knows nothing but
cruelty and gl\oi none of her subjects the
exeicise of that libeity that we , on
this side of the Atlantic , bolioied to
belong to every people. Only a short time
ago the houses of congro s had heard of a judi
cial opinion rendered over yonder punishing
eomo Irishmen , in which the ju 'ge violated
e ery principle of common law , every princi
ple of the bill of rights , every princ pie of the
Alsgta Charta , every principle of
tha constitution determining qutBtions of
fact fur the jury. Had any expression
iudigintion been beard in the ecntte. Not
one of the Kngliah judges who had the Irish
man on trial could say to the jury , ' These are
facts , " without elictm * any expression . .f in
dignation on the part of the United States
senate ho ( Reddlebergor ) must beg to be ex
cused fr"-.m expressing ony sympathy for the
blowing up uf iho building tn wbuh tbo laws
were made which were adinlnlaiertd by such
judges ' Wo are so neutral , " ho continued ,
"that sorno senators think we > ught not to dig
a oitch" al.uding ti the Nic ruugua canal
without the conetnt of En and , BO neutral
that we could Lot give ari opinion about any-
tbiugregaidiug Englin'd 'cicapt an adveieo
op moa about poor , strupchng Ireland Al
though Irelauu's natilral inireuee , Riddle-
herder continued , bad teen f ( jinl to Iliac of
Ei glutd , there w ra tot by nearly two mil
lions or no as many iulubittnta iu Iieland to
day as there were t we. ty , } crj ag > . Such
w B the i caul t of oppresoion. Any resolution
that ru'ght ' be panted bero would bo construtd
as a resolution of sympathy and fellowship
with a government of cruel y and tyianny.
The resolution before tbo senate ho
tegarded as a mcra expression of
sympathy with the British government , and
ho would not vote for it. "
Iuua > l' , in the course of qulto an elaborate
address , said : ' There is eomotlilnfWOIHO in
( ocietytbin dynamite , and that u tbe pas-
tious , and wrongs aud guile that make
dynamita possible ; worte than dynamite is in
the soul of man. Poverty , helpless aid hope-
le > B , oppression , and the wrongs of centuries
are ingredients of that agency of detraction.
If WB ard to bo expected , by the adoption of
tbis resolution , to exure s cur c invittion thit
the American people , or the I iabmen natur
alized in America , are in any way whatever
responsible for these outrages , cr that they
are in any way the accomplices of the e who
are reafjontible for them , 1 , sir , repel nod dis
avow it. Thesa aces convey a momentous
a d porten'ous leasVm , No matter
what may be sad of the Bourse of Hn laud
toward Ireland fur ceu uiieu ; no rna'ter what
may besuid of her couiseriu ti o Ku-t Indlee.
tu Chin i , In Kgypt , in New ZcaUnd , ia all
poitioas of the earth wh ro her power bus
been exacted , there can bbut one opinion of
the lesson that theaa occurreuc & teach Th it
letBon , sir , is thtt fur nations as for men , there
ts nothing so unprofitable as Injustice. The
thief robs hlmeoli , tbe murderer iullictn upon
himeclf a deeper wound than th.t which BIJH
his victim , and the nation or utaU that ini'
poses claims upon any portion of its cit
izens or subjects , places heavier manaclce
upon itself aid than Ihosa which biuds KE
hipltisa victims , and those who deny the rights
of freedom aud impair the pn relatives ol
fr edom anywhere are taught by these occur'
rencoi that bUd thoin nil nt and tardy it maj
be , but inexorab o and rrltntlees , stands witl
uplifted hand , the menacing spectre ofeu
xeanco aud retribution. "
THE BESOLUTIOK AS AQIIKE1) to
PB follows : Ilesolved , That Iho senate of tin
United States has lnord with indication ant
prufouud Borrov , of tha' attempt to deatroj
tha house of parliament nd other publii
buildings in Lonlon , and ti imperil thu IIVH
ot innocent and unsuapoctiiiK pera.'U" , i > m
hereby expresies i's ' horror and oVtnatatlon o ;
such moiiBtroui crime * azaltut civilisation.
Tbe tenate then went iLto executive sslon
When too doorj were renpenrd , epoochca ii
memoiium of the late lUprotoatativo Dun
can of P nn ylvania , we e dellverod nnd th
eenato adjourned.
BfEAllDOAT IHBl'IOTIOS' .
The board of supervising iuepeo'orsof ' stear
-day adopted a rule of importance t
Btrautboat owners. It provides that whe
etoamera are provided with approval lifuA
ing mattrt-Rser , such rrattrtsrea may be use
In ii u of life preserver * in the proportion c
one person for a siugle mattresi and two pe :
sous for a double mattreai , thus saving tl
steamboat owoeis tha fipoaBe of purchasiu
life preserveis in proportion at their steainei
are fitted out with lifa-Eavliv ; mattteisei.
NOMINATION ! ! ,
ieV Postmatten : W. 13.1'ish , Aiiamoia , low
Thos. .1. Refs , Nevad * . Itwa.
Tha nup rvisinK architect of tbe treasui
recommended an additional appropriation
$40OuO for tha public building ut IJes Motne
Iowa. He also recommendii that the limit
tha appropriation of tbe public- building
St. Louis bo increased to 8350,000.
ay When the senate went Into executive ae
sion to-day , lltpmentativo Ochiltree ,
Texas , was in consultation in tha senate cloi
room with Senator 'Jones , of Nevada , ai
Senator Maxey , of Texas , relative to a Tex
uppolntirent. Tha three remained in en
tor ferencu more than half an hour , during whi
rtis tlmathaa > nators cllscuited the treaty und
lis contttieration , Ochiltree left the clock row
Siing upon tbe chumbf r floor , wentto Senat
okf , of Ttx.s , to couiult with li'm. T
latt r wa conlerrirg lih Sen.tor Vest wh
Uubiltroa tappf d Lint on the shoulder. St
ator ( Joku fora momeot wai 'non-p uned
turning to Ochiltrea ha ( aid : "What In t
devil ara youjdolng heie. Don't yon kn
xnd wa are in executive sueaion1 Senator Vi
Uujshcd and warned Ochiltree not to let rj ;
ator Edmunds HOS him. "He'll arroat you
and put in jail , " ho continued , The sssl tant
tergeant-at-arms appeared at this juncture ex
hibiting much surprise at Ochltre ! 's presence.
Ha asked him no qutftioiu but ,
taking the Texan by the arm , hurriedly
i ecorUd him to tha senate door and
told him to 'Vet out , " and cloetd tha door
upon him.
Sdnator Plumb to-day reported favorably
from the committee on publla land * , the b 11
conferring on the circuit for tlia northern dis
trict of Iowa , authority to hear casesbctwten
the United States aud the state of Iowa , of
any rnllroid corporation growing out of a
grunt o ! public lands of IOWA for the purpose
of aiding tno construction of tbo Sioux ( Jity &
St. Pan ! II. H It pniyl lestlmt the court shsll
detormluo what po tion of the lands have been
eamed by the company and whether any , and
how much ol the l ml reverts to the United
States. Ahy land found tn be the property
of tha United rUalps shall be a part of the
public ( omaln provided , however , if any of
the latd has been purchaBul by actual settlen
in good fdlth fnm the railtoad company , m
amount not i xceodlng 1K ( ) acres , iu clusttti
Mmll be entitled to thu land on making proof
of thote fads to the sail , faction o ! the
interior dcpa tment. Any pertons
who are actual bona lido B. tiler n
any lands bclongicg to the United
States , and who are In actual occupaccy tli
of at this date of tto patBugo of the act , e
ba treated > s bavins the same right to the
land that they would have had if the lands
had been previously subject to entry.
The Nicaragua treaty was further discunsed
about two hours in extctuivo Butsion to day.
Senatoin Sherman , Millo , Edmunds and Way-
aid were among thu tpeakera. Buy-
ard'a position is substantially that
of Sherman. Ho thinks that the Clayton
Duller treaty is still in force. Ho also hoi i
that the incoming administration cu/hl not
ta bo pinbarrased by action on the question at
this time.
Captain Eads was in coneultation with the
members of the river and barb > r committee
to-day relative to the proposed improvements
of Gulvcatcn harbor , liu refused to accept
the pioposltion agieed upon by tbo committee
on Saturday and said ho would undertake tha
work for 3 per cent of the cott Tno com
mittee was not disposed to accept bis proposi
tion , and decided to agree that ho should be
paid a salary of $10,1100 a year to superin
tend the work and $5,000 for each loot of
water gained , the latter , however , not to bo
paid until the depth of 25 ftct is obtained.
Captain Eads agreed to underUko the wirk
proposed. The appropriation made Saturday
was to-day reduced to $500,010.
The excess value of exports over imports on
merchandise for the twelve months ended
December 31 , 1884 , is $120,700,727. . The total
values of imports ot merchandise for the
twplvo month * ended December 31 , 18S4 , Is
$029227,730 ; tbo preceding twelve months ,
S687.0bti,21G , a decrease of 557,838480
Value uf exports of merchandise for the
twplvo' m nths ended December 31 , 1884 ,
$740.303,802 ; the preceding twelve mouths ,
§ 705,209,8111 , a decrease of $45,1105,514.
TUB SANTA ANNA BOND CASK.
The supreme court to-day rendered a de
cision in the munlcioal bond case , the town of
Santa Aaua plaintiff in error , aga'nst Augus-
tui Frank , an appeal from the United Stales
circuit court for tbe southern district of Illi-
noig. This was a suit upon certain bonds
and couponsitsued b ; the ton of Sant * Anna
uud-r { ho authority of "An act to amend the
articles of tbo Danville , Uibina , Bloomington -
ton & Pekin Railroad company , and the ex
tension of powers and to confer a chatter up
on tha Bttme , " In the court below the Jury
wat waived and judgment rendered in favi ref
of the bjnd-holder frank. This court holds
as ther ii no special finding of f cls , the
general finding ot issues for the plaintiff is not
opened to review by this court. Judgment
affirmed.
Morrison Confident of His Election.
SpeciaUelegram to THK B ,
WASHINGTONJanuary 20. A letter has
been receuett here from Congressman Morri
son , in which he says he is very confident of
his election as United States senator by the
Illinois legislature. He fays there is one
point that the republicans are not watching or
counting on. There is one man , elected AS a
republican , a German , whoso Boat h to b ) con
tested , who will not vote for Logan. Ho was
elected , Morriron Bat B , with this clear un-
derstaudlnff that he would never vote for
Log n. This man , Morri-on thinks , will vote
for him , and ho thin feels confident of his
election.
During the pa t year the supreme court has
reverted tha opinions of the circuit judges In
ten ( f iho fourteen cases brought up on an
appeal by the attorney general in cases where
tne gave nment was a party. In the eaten uf
the court of claims , also appealed , tha reverse
was true , tha supreme court affirming the de
cision of that cou t in twelve of the fourteen
cases. This fact can only be regarded an
evidence Unit thi court , an now conBlitutsrl ,
has fur the judges men well versed in law and
of sound judgment ,
bENATE.
WASHINGTON , January 25. The chair laid
before the Beii-tie a memorial from the Ugiala'
lure of Kansas remonstrating ag.inst tno etc
tibllshinent of a cattle trail across or through
that state.
Plumb , from the committee on public lands ,
repoitol a substitute for the homo bill forfeit'
in ? part of tLuland granted by Iowa in aid ol
railroad c nUruction. 1'iumb wished itnme
dlate consideration.
Bayard said he hoped it would not inter-
fird with thi consideration of the renolntiui
i ffered by him on Saturday ( moaning that ro
ferrniR t > the dynamit-i oxplodon. ) Plumb'c
bill wa * taken up but the raiding was Inter
rupled by ibjectious from Harris.
d called up his roaolution of Satur
d y. Bavard'a resolution , after a sharp da
bate in which lllddlttbarger was the only oui
taking tha opposite view , was adopted.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON , January 20. By Sumner o
California , resolution reciting that the Cali
foruiu & Oregon railroad company has foiloc
to complete its road within tbe time limited
dy the granting act , and that notwithstand
ing thii fact has been brought to his attention
the president lias appt inted a commiHtlon ti
tixumlno and reiort on said Una of toad one
rtqutB'iUff ' tlie preid > nt to inform the hous
the rea nna that impelled him to appoint tbi
commission ,
A resolution which was adopted directing
tbo c mmitteo on public buildings to inquir
iuto thu origin of tbo fire which Lccurred thi
morning In the roof of the h uio and repot
what measures are neceasrry to give socurit
vgainit fire.
Bills introduced and referred , by Rosecran
e ApproprlatUg 8 0,100 to provide fuithe
aid and encour Kfmnt In perfecting and mat
ufacturlng the highest cl ss of guns ,
KindUy offend a resolutim calling on tb
eocretiry of state for information whether an
citizen of the United Stattn , or persons dom
tiled wit h i he Barn ? , were concerned or partlc
pated dliectly or Indirectly in bringing abet
tha recent explosions in London
Hewitt , of New York , offered a resolutio
callirg on tha secretary of state ta inform tl
house whether t u deparfm-nt is in pcssemc
of any information tending to connect ar
person or persons resident in this country wll
the attempt' to destroy tbo life and propur' '
of any foreign power with which wo ha' '
treaties of peace and amity.
By Dortcneitner ! , the Edmonds bill for tl
punishment of cilmei committed by means
exp :
of ly G. D. wise , a rtsoltuion callirfr on t
ik secrrtary of the navy lo report the orders und
idas which the "Tallapooim" was ciuiiing at t
as time aha was suuk , aud for information
in what time she lolt Washington and wh
inch places she visited up to tha time of tha col
ler
in , The army appropriation bill was rnferred
.or the committee of the whole. It provlii
he an appropriation of $21.429053. The en
tn mates amounted to 820 110.41HX
nTbo bill appropriating GOlO tn enable t .
nd coinmUnionern of tbe District of Columbia
ha maintain public order during tha cerenvm
uw attending tbe inauguration of tbe pitildi
tut was paseed.
; a * The Home went Into committee of tbe wh
Springer In the chair , tin tha District of Co
InmhU appropriation bill and sub vquently
reported the bill to tha Houte , but no final
action was UVcn ,
The Housa proceeded to the consideration
of rerolutlous expressive of regret of thu
Homo at the death of Duncan , of 1'tnnsylva-
nlft.
Adjourned ,
V mKION NlSwB.
THE DYNAMITE DlflABTKR.
LONDON , January 20. The i xcitoment over
thadimmitocxplo ! ' > nit continues. A lottrr
received by ttio polite yoaterd states SU
Paul's cathedral and the office ) of the Daily
Telrgiaph are among the buildings which the
dynamiterii ihrontm to blow up. Westminster
h -11 and the tower uic cloed exc pt to otllculs
who are making n thorough iuvrRtigatlon.
Many person * carrying parcels on the strt tt
to-diiy luve been stopped by the police and
the pnrcd * oxamiupd , 7 ho Iriih newspapers
dtiiounro thooutrrge In vigorous tern P.
Cunningham , charged with conipllc'ty ' in
the explosion at the tower , wag oxmnutod to
day. Tim officers who oxHinincd him at the
tower Raid ht > wa < confuted , and gave ac < n-
triyliitory answer to quettloos Tim
prisoner gavn a wrong address , nnd alao hud
dilTcrent names by which lie was known at
his lodgings. Cunningham ha < a strong Irish-
American accent. Ho admitted tha consUblo
was correct in what ho naid , but refused to
* ny auvih'ng further. Ho wni remanded till
February 3.
THK CATHOLIC rimsTs lunuKfi HEEDED.
DcnUN , January 20. At n titrating of the
local biaurh ot the National leapuo it
Clonmol to day , Town Councilman Fhelan
spoke In juatihc.ttiou of SaUiril .y's outrages
in London. Approach ngtlio clim-x Imcilod
out : "So long as Ei gland wltnlmlils Ire
land's just rights tin so oxploiinni by
dynamite will continii" . " , Thi a dctlnra'ion
raised a furious storm of dis out uhtn 1'lielau
ro Ireil to his si at Then the Catholic priest
presiding , denounced thu dyi amiieM us out
rages against Ireland and tins against' God ,
and ppokq with sucli stirring eloquence that
the councilman apologize i for his utterances
and withdrew his remarks , requi sting the ns-
eemblngo to forget tbat they had over been de
livered.
LONDON , Jan. 20. When Cunningham was
placed under a < rpat hadecliued to give his nd-
aroiB. B > ing iiro'nod heiiave fovoral sd'lrots- '
CB t > diffeient questions Etch of thesowra
visited by det'ctlvr > . Tha remit was thu dls
covery of a nippicioiis box and bug at the num
ber given by the prisoner as his place of resi
dence in Scarboro ttrect , Wliitochapol , The
FALIi HALL QAZKTTB
pnbliibei ) an article In which it eayait marvels
at the fright and flurry ixhiblted by the morn
ing papers whi-n thu whole ( lamaxet caused by
all the dynamite outrages amounts tu less than
ItiO.Oi 0 pounds sterling , and no loss of life has
been occasi nod ,
Tha Gazette sayi : "If O'Donovan Rossa
was haiiKod to-morrow and the collection ot
money for tha skirmishing fun i made a crim
inal offence it would fail to stop 'ho outrages. "
It Instances that Russia and Germany , not
withstanding their silence of rpeechandtho
paper ? , the outrngefl cannot be stopped. Wo
must keep cool bends it say , and strengthen
tha police foics , shaipen the wim of the detec
tive ) and heavily uunlsh assassins and those
who aid them. Wo must discriminate bo-
tweeu social and political reforms by legal ag
itation. "
The St. Jamea Gazette ppeaka in a similar
strain. It advices a modlbed suspension of
the habeas corpus act.
LONDON , January 20 Geo. Grabbo & Co. ,
inerclunts , failed. Li. bill tie ? , 75,009.
A special fiom Rome aavn Italy is prepared
to send 25,000 soldiers to Egypt to assist and
lupp irt thu B.ltiah authority.
Tbe darange done by the recent explosions
will amount to 75,000 i-ounds.
IIKAVr KIBE IN HAVANA.
HAVANA , January 26. Five wooden buildIngs -
Ings iiBcd.afl nbanackp , near the principil
c stlo ' .w re .burned lu > t night. Loss esti
mated at $100 009. St enuouj efloits ot the
firmieu pievented the flames from communi
cating with tin pyrotechnlcal bnlldlug ) and
powder magazines .ceur by. A number of
bremeu were Injured.
UENKBAL BTEWAllT'S FATE.
LONDON , January 20. The Transport Dea-
can is ordered to ba in readiness to convoy a
regiment to Malta and from there to Ejypt if
necessary. A dixpatch from Alexandria saB
WoUfley Bent reinforcements from ICorti to
Stawart , and lie himself ia about to press for
ward. Intonao nnxiety is fnlt for the fate of
Gen S'ewart. Tno war olfico at noon had
received no further tldinps D'apatches ore
expected evnry hour. Officials make no effort
to conceal their deepening difappointroobt at
they still lail to cjmo. Apprehtnsions that a
Hsriuus dixaster has occurred are gaining
ground ,
LONDON , January 25. The war office has
just made public a dispatch received thii
afternoon from Wolselfy at ICorti le as
sures the guvernmcnt that in his opinion therr
i ) no causa for anxiety In this long absence ol
intelligence. Thuhrst news of the battle-at
Abu Klea was received at Koiti fuur dayi
after the fight , brought In by ba hl bar-ouks ,
The lout of those who were following Stew
art's army left In a little band which carrJet
tbe story of the figbt across the deeerc. N <
Information but th&t brought by thoeu Arabi
lian ynt reached ICorti. Whatever additional
reports Stewart may have despatched inuai
c-mo by cjmul carriers with the ordinary
British escort.
! | CUNNINQHAM'fl 11EVELATIONB.
LONDON , January 20 It is reported tin
Cunningham has nude important revelations ,
Ia comequenctt of which all trains Jeavluf
L < ndou for seaport towns are accompanied b :
Ut tectives.
Not the slightest trace of any mechanica
apparatus or of fuse has [ been found in thi
tower or m tha parliament buildings. Thii
fact fctrengtheni ) the opinion that no inferna
machtno was used to effect the explosion ? , bu
th.t the agency employed wan djnamlti
in Bomo fcimp'o form , packages containing five
rrsic pounds of the explodves beiutr depos
Ited in the tower and parliament buildingH ,
The vea ilator of the chamber of the houno ol
commons Is a yawning chasm Into which ut i
moment the explosion poured many tonM o
brickwork , masonry and splintered timbar ,
The olectrio lighting of the house of common
and cables was destroy ett and the uppnratu
was rendered unfit for use by the exploHloi
and a
CJLO3KK INSI'KOriON UHOWrt
the ruin to bo more appalling | than at fun
supposed , The postollica in the lobby ia de
stroyed , and soyeral hugo blacks of stone foui
teen Inches thick and weighing a half a to
are upheaved. Tha magazine atlljdopar
IB patrolled by the polico.
Great excitenunt prevails throughout th
tha province of U liter. The loyal elates al
tribute the activity among thu dynamiter * t
the weak action of tbe government against tt
conipiratorH , Meeting * are called to uigo tb
government to enact more rigorous lav
ugalnst American and other revolutions !
agents in England.
i. iiicHAEi , IUVITT WAH INTEBVIEWKO
i.it
it today in regard to tha London explosion. H
itn B ild the dynamite operators had few lyn
n pathizers in Ireland and less in _ America tin
ia was generally believed. He said lie bellove
in Patrick Ford and O'Donovau Hoasa were m
actuated by mercenary or bloodthirst
! n motive * . The dynamiter * consist of tv
ty classes those who era convinced it Is impo
vo Bible to pemiade the Knpliah statesmen of tl
reality of the Iriih friavanceB by leg
ha icethods and thoeu who have tuffcn
haof ior the Irish cause and thi
relatives and friends. * ? DaviU ea
be the experience had thown that the agitttlo
ler were without result , whila tha ruovetnen
ho bordering on revolution produced dilfero
of results , He alleged that It was impociiit
lat for KoBsa to forget the degrading Insults <
fered him while in thu British poaiessiot
Davitt made the charge that the police we
to fostering outrages throuah their tgeott , tu
lei as McDunnott. He said ho believed the pn
itl- ent outrages woroprecurierHof more dixpon
itl.bo and recklbos ones in the near future. " In cc
.bo elusion DavlUnaid : "KiiKland cm dealt
to moat effective blow to tha dynamiter *
lei showing them that the , main iprijigii of Ir
discontent Dublin oattle and landlurdhm
ihali not continue to bi Kiieland't only e
ola pieitiou of good will towatd Irelnod , "
THE MARKETS.
Not so Mnch To-flay ss Will 1)3 ) To-
Morrow.
The Orittlo Market Was Inclined
to ba Dull.
Hog Market Aotivo and Prioos 5
" Oonts Highori
Wheat Inclined to ba Dull , Bnt
Not Weak ,
Oorn Moderately Aotivo and
Prices Slightly Fluctuating.
O t i Moderately Bironjs-Kjo Qnlct
and Htciuly 1'rovlslonn Gouornlly
Stcnily nntl Sttonp.
CHICAGO MiUlKIST ,
Special tvlcgram to the BKK.
CHIOAQO , January 20. It was not so inticb
whit was going on to-day as what it is ex
pected will bo going on to-morrow or next day
that kept up the interest on 'Change this
morning. The market was Inclined to bo dull ,
but could not bo said to bo weak. In the
wheat pit a big crowd of scalpers took advan
tage of the fluctuations , ranging from 85Jo to
8Gj > c for the Muy option , nnd .did altogether
quite a rattling busineps , The main feature
of the strength oxi ted In the presence of nu
merous country orders to buy May wheat at
85jc. When the price touched that point ,
there was cucb a rush to fill thcso orders that
only a few lots could be bought at that figure.
There was a tendency in the jcnor.il crowd to
force prices down to a profitable putchating
point , which n good mauy traders think It
anywhere below SG , when it ia contMerod
that the Tuesday vi iblo supply statement
will probably Bhowa decrease of 500,000 bush
els for the weak in tr > o amount in tight.
WHEAT
r
rponed io to Jo lower than Saturday's official
figures , hut firm at the decline. May sold
down to H , " > ic , Jc tinder the opening , but only
a few lots changed hinds ut that figure. Hun
dreds of orders to buy at 85Jo were unfilled.
With a libernl showing of , outsidu orders the
fituiitlon would hive been one of decided
strength , but the counUy koi t cut and local
npo at ii B dl i not ( liter very heavy. An ad-
vanc of fie over tbo lowest point wag made ,
til nigh a portion was f nbiequryitly lost. No.
2 spring sold at 79c. The close of the morn-
log'd BtHdlon was steady and firm.
COBN
was moderalclv active at the ooentng with
Saturdays offic'al closing well msta'ncd.
Subsequent flucimtions were rliitht being only
( jo. In the May option at tbo cloio of tha
morning session was nbout tteady at a frac
tional decline from the opeting figures. To
morrow's tocelpta ate ott mated at 650 c ra.
show a moderate strength but very little ac
tivity. The favi.iitaj P.rjtionflticiuatlons are
within jo'Heavy rccupta aitj talked "of for
to-ruoriow , icmo putting thorn as high as 225
car .
BYE
continues quiet an J ft-ndy.
were generally fteady and strong , but only
fairly active Tbo improved condition at
\a > ch helped to a strong market hoiu. Tbo
bulk of a tcntion wa Riven topnrkforMay
deliAtry which opened 74o higher th m Satur
day and icached a further udvauce of 15c.
Stale cattle and those carried over sold 10@
15c lo * er , and it was a g < od d > al of an eflbtt
to get S-turday'u prices fur the fresh arrivals.
Buying waa limited to ono or two of thu lead-
ii g fi inn of dressed beef operators. Fat cattle
weio dull ; first clffl ) butchers'Block was alao
HOW , yet mi do about us good prices as on
Saturday. Common and u edium cows and
other low grade stock was also flow nnd pri
ces rather weak ; the number tf mockers and
feeders on tale was ( mall. Thiro were
only four or five loads among the
freth arrivals , anrl the ysrdj were well cleared
on Saturday , Biminttm was limited , and
prices opened fully m hUh ns last wtiifc.
OoiiJ to eholci , 1350 to H50 lhg. , S5 40@5 75 ,
1200 to 1350 Ibi. . ? 5 Oi@5 125. C'oiuinon to
medium , 81 Ol' ' @ I 7o ; cow * , $2 CO I fiO ,
mainly S3 25@3 50 ; stocknrg , $ .1 3U1 20 ;
f.edtn , § 1 00(5)1 ( ) 70. Corn-fed Texjue , 000
to 1.10U Ice. , $1 COgH 00.
lions.
" The market was active and prices Rtroug at
5c higher all around , and in coiro instances
lOo hifher. Both packers and thlppeirn hid
orders nn the niur et. and about all were
disposed of ut an oirly hour. Salt's of com
mon and rouph p ckets arniud about 31 40 ,
of fa'r to good at 84 45@4 ( il ) , and bo it heavy
.15 § 1 70 < ajl 80 , w th fancy linvvy at § 185 ,
undone l < t at $4 00 ; tlosly amortad light
fold at $4 45@4 u7 > ; mired light , $4 tOJr )
4-C5 , and pigs at $1 40g 45 ; packing and
eiiippirg , 2.'iO to 400 pound * , $1 n5tf4 ( 85.
Light , 170 to 210 pounds , $1 3.1 G5 ; skips ,
$3 30 ® 130.
Blatant Kx..oiifrt < lfr teH
BAl.Ttlonic , January 20 On ths l.'Hli
initant , the Society of thu Army and Navy
of the Confederate Statej hero tlected Jell
Davis an honorary member of that body.
Tha following acknowledgement has teen
received :
Gentlemen : Yours of the llth received ,
and I gratefully acknowledge the honor of
membership conferred upon mo by the Society il
of thu Army and Navy of the Confederate-
States in the state of Maryland , distinguished
in the early colonization by Christian charity t
and brotherhood in thu war uf tLu revolution ,
which established ] the Bovmelgnty , freedom
and Independence of thu Slates. The i
chivalry of Maryland Htood conspicuous
nor loss memorable is tbo gitlUbtry of her <
sons In the war of 1812 Tiuxto their llnetga
men of 1801 , despite tha most embarrassing i
Kurrouiidltisbora | ; a dlatlnKiiiuhed part Iu the i
defense ol theme principles for wLiih their
father * successfully fought. Ypti the turviv- A
ing heroes have properly gratified ino by
numbering mo among you , and the certificate
uf membmhijvliith > ou havn ceiiferred
upon me , tlm 1 be left as an heirloom to my
children , and childnn'a rhlldren that they
may nevfr forget what is iluu to tbcir father H
frluadr , the old Boldlcra of Maryland living
With ever increasingreipect for jour devo
tion to constitutional liberty , I un fraternally
stin yours.
tin al [ Signed ] Jm'timo.s DA.VUI.
3d A Fire in tlio Hoaso ,
sir
id WABIIINOTON , January 26. A fire was dis
as covered tliij morning In n lot of books and -I
lU records utorod under tha roof of. tUa bouio of
nt
tie representatives. The firemen out away the.
wood aud noon extinguished ths fire. It was
confined to a rpace loin tlv u twenty feet
square. Tim dam e was ( light. The fira In
lie ch bupposed tn have Uea itart'd by tbo clectrio
wires uurd in llgiitiug the ball ,
B8-
ito
in-
inha January ' U Dispatcher from.
lOonm itata reports are current wh'ch lay
that Italian forces recently diipatcbed ta
Asusb will avalit tin litituli foicwi In Houdan ,
as eoou ai Ulided ,