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N S T * \ \ , OMAHA DAILY BEE. FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 3 , 1885. NO. l DYNAMITER SHOT. . Jeremiah O'Donoyan ' Rossa shot in lie Back By a Oraok-Brained Woman Yesterday - * torday Evening , She is Arrested and Placed in Jail , She Gives Her Name as Mrs , Yestel Dudley , ' O'Donovan ' Bossa's Wound is Not Considered Serious , Ho IB Placed In llio HoRiiltnl Within Eight Ucds ot Onpt , I'liclnn. 1 DYNAMITE II SHOT. NEW YOUK , February 2. O'Donovan Rossa lias just been shot \ > y a'woman. The shooting tonic place at twelve minutes past 5. Ho is still iilivo. Ho was Rliot in front of tlio Stewart building on chambers street , wllcro ho was approached by a handsome young lady , dressed plainly. Sha worn spectacles and had the nppearanco of nn intellectual school toachar. She drew n five-barrelled pistol from her dress pocket , ncd leveling it at Jlossa fired one glintRotsa throw his bands above his hold and crlod , " 1'jn shot1' ! Ho then fell heavily to tlm sidewalk. The woman fired the remaining bnllots in liur pistol at the prostrate man , and calmly and unconcernedly walked off wuh the smoking pistol in her hand. She was followed by a largo crowd , while a still larger mob pmr unilcd the wounded djnainiter. City Marshal James JiIcAuloy , In thp i.bjjnco of a policeman saw the revolver in tin woman's hand and nrroted her. She wai conducted to the Twenty-sixth precinct station hmi'o in tha city hall. Her calmness of demeanor wua lemarkable. " Whim arraigned at the sergeant's dusk the woman gave her name as Yeslet Dudley. JOHN IIO3HA HKOKIVK3 T11K I > IWd Of HI3 CAT1I- Kll'a ASSASSINATION' . MINNEAPOLIS , February 2. O'Donovan Kossa's sou , John , engaged in business hero as solicitor nf the yuung men's endowment association , called at the Tribunal editorial rooms this evening and the first ha Ipinied of his fathcr'ii rwsaseination was when City > M1- \Villiama le.id the bulletin to him. Ho romaincd poifcctly cool , but at once asked for full parttculnrj. Being informed that nothing further was hoard , ha departed refusing to answer at present ar.y question except to deny any knowledge of ttie woman Dud ey , who h sailf to have done tun shooting , The news was a complete surprise to him and ho left hurriedly to send a moisage to New York in quiring as to his father's condition. TUB STORY 01T TUB SHOOTING. NEW YORK , February 2. At twelve min utes post 5 this afternoon Jeremiah O'Dono van KOBBB , the Irith dynamiter , so called , was shot by n woman on Chambers street , near Broadway. At that hour the streets were full of people homeward bound making these way toirord Brooklyn bridge. The excite- went over the shooting , although the man was recognized by very few pooping wna in ten- . The first shot fired took effect in O'Donovan's body , and ha fell to the sidewalk. The woman continued to shoot until she emptied the five- chainbered revolver , TUB I'IKSt 8HOT TOOK EFFECT. The city marshal , James McAuloy , was present at the time and breaking through the crowd that had col'ccted ' , oven before the shooting was over , seuod the woman who still had the smoking pistol In her hand , and told her that she was under arrest. The woman offered no remonstrance , but allowed norself t < be taken through the crowd of citi' zens to the city hall station house. George W. Barlow , a merchant at 1 1C Reado street , and Peter Y. Kvorett , forrcerlj a ropoiter , who witneesed the shooting , ac compnuied the captor and captive to tliu eta lion , saying that they would bo witnesses When tuo woman had ceased firing , O'Dono van roao to hia feet and attempted to find hii way back to his oQico on Chambers street which he had just left. Ho said , "i AM BIIOT. " Tryiug to place his hand on his hick undo : his shoulder blade. After a few steps some body suggested that ho should go to thi Chambers street hospital , A couple of mei lent thtir arms and O'Donovan did as BUI ; Bested , directed his steps toward the hospital Ho walkud all the nay there , thu dibtino belcg nearly a quarter of a milo , Ho blei considerably on the way. Oi.co In the bospitn ho wai undressed and examined by Dr , Den oison , It was found that TUB ntlLLUT ENTERED IIIH BACK directly below the loft shoulder blade , Tb doctor pronounced the wound not of a dangerous gorous character. Crowds of pcnplo had ! o lowed the wounded man down Oliamboi street and blocked the roadnay in front c the hospitil , after the door was cloeod b hind Q'Douovan and his escort. Meanwhll the woman had boon taken te tlm statin house , with another crowd following he : She was placed before Sergeant Kass' desk. SHE WAS GOOD LOOKING dressed neatly , in plain dark clothing , an vroio eye-glasses. She appeared like a echoc teacher. With an intellectual face. Her mar nor was entirely composed , and ( ho auswero 8omo of the questions put to her promptl and withsut embarrassment. To others sh elmply ahnnk her hoail , and smiled with look which mid : "I shall only answer quei tious which I know you have a right t ask. " MoAuloy handed the pistol , of a sina calibre , to the sergeant , anu said ho had see the prisoner shoot the man on Chauibo : street. Volunteer witnesses assented to tt stated fact of the shootincr. A citizen hoi asked , "Do you know the man you shot "Yes , " replied the prisoner , with an Kuglii accent , "I HHOT O'DONOVAN n03SA , " further questioning by the torgeant eliclU the utitement that the prisoner u name w Ysoult Dudldy , ttfjo L 5. that she was a nur and married , and lived at No. CO Clintc Placa. She was asked why thp ehot O'Don van , how 1 og she hail been In America ai other questions , to which the made no answc After her pedigree had been taken , the w escorted to a rear room and the crowd slow dispersed , Ae there are no nccornmodatio for prisoners in ths city hall station , she w removed to the Oak street station at 7:10 p , i nd there placed in a cell , Her etjtiru d ineanor was that of a rational person , and coal-haaded one at that , Itossa had be pl&cad on a cot in tha tame ward with Ca tain Phelan , ( who was stabbed by Rlchs Short lu Rosaa'a office over three weeks a | WITHIN Eiaiir iiKua or The examination of the wound by 1 Kirby , showed that the bullet had penetral tha back about half an Inch below the 1 ehoulder blade. Tha ball ranged upward a inwurd toward the ipinal column , but did i touch the vertebrae. The bullet eviden lodged In the muscle * of the back and beyo a ( light shook , Itoua his suilered liltle. VM one time fared that tha bullet had pe trated the lunga but M the wounded te baa expectorate , no blood , UiU wai aft ward prunouncadimpOBiible. Had his ipli column been injured , there would have tx igoa of par lyi , but none pi > eared. 1 doctor probed unsuccessfully for tha bull They concluded no large blood \cfsel was in * juted , and as Kopsa la a fleshy , muscutnr man of of robust constitution , there was nn danger to bo apprehended , The doctor wih probe a aln for thp bullet to-morrow inonilnK. oino time uflcrhis aamli on to the licpiiitnl Kosoa wiw removed t ) another ward , Here 1m said that ho thought his conditloa wa < sorloiit enough to warrant him making aa mito-inortem lUtemont RCHSAS 8TATJMKNT. NEW YOHK , February 2. llossi , In the Chambers Street hospital , iniulo the following statement to Coroner Kennedy : "Saturday , January Ulut , about t p m , I received a lot tcr at my odico , No 11 ! Chambers street ; tha message woo in writing , nnd was delivered by a tnosaeiiKer boy. llio tmto stated that a Indy wished to see mo. That oho WAS in terested In the Irish cause , nnd desired to ns- ilst it , She did not ciro to go to my ofilco and remain there until I cumo , she only would a k for ton minutes' timo. The boy told mo that tlm lady was at the telegraph ollice , in the Stewart building , on Broadway and Chambers ktreet , I went ahng with him and met her , I told her it would be well to go to some lin tel , ai the tolrgfuph otllcowai no place totnlk In , Wo came out nnd uent to SwoenoyV ho tel. Wo went iuto the ladles' parlor nnd she said she would bo able to ( ? l\o considerable money if anything good was done. She then said she would call on Monday , Vehruary" , at 4 o'clock. To-day she bent another mes sage to my ollice. I went to the same telegraph office , and there I met the lady. She showed me a paper welch I was to sign. She then tugRestod that wo eo to some place. Wo walked down Chambers street toward .Broadway" Wo got a short distance tow.rd Hroadway when tlio woman stepped back and fired two or thrco shots at mo. One of the bnl's entered my back. " [ Slghned ] JKiiusiiAHiO'DoNOVAV ROSHA. Soon after making the statement , Rom rented easier , and he Raid ho uns HOPEFUL 01' rOLLINO TUBOCCIH all right. Capt. I'hclau who is still guarded by thu police , hen informed of the particu lars of.tho p hooting , milled grimly but refused to say anything on thu subject. The oflico of the Chambers street hospital was \isltud by a largo number of KOSSH'H fricmU to-night. All are determined looking chapH and they ; gathered in groups of twos and discussed iu whispers the attempted as- p.isfiiiatlon of the "arch dynamiter. " John Roche , uho.so dynamite operations have been cpulined to speeches in the fourth ward , fur tively eyed cached visitor to the Institution , and fioni time disappeared to talk with par ties outsido. Algernon S Sullivan , public administrator , had read the news in an "extra , " and dropped in to BI o if the story was true. _ lie was not perrrltted IT eeo Itoesa , and vanished shortly alter W J. .Burke , a prominent dynamiter , shouted , "You can kill Rossa , but yon can't kill the idea. " 10 A HKfOHTEU IIOSSA B.M1) : It WS8 a premeditated affair , and the woman was simply the engine by which the dastardly work wnn aocoinplltihod. She had no pma'e revenge to gratify , no relative of hers had been injured in the Knelish ex plosions. It is the work of the British gov- crcmuut , whoso policy lus always beeu to tHSiMBiaato men they could not otherwise retell. She is the agon * " of the British minister or somebody else. Tnii woman came to mo and said she was Irisb , bat that her husband did not sympa thize with the cause of Ireland. She was iu h-r views on dynamite. She said the London _ explosions worp no good nnd wanted a humble sacrifice ot lifo tostriko _ terror to thu bouts of Irelauds enemies. I told her that I was iiot engaged in that business , mid received no motioy for such n purposn but only to help the Irish causs. She reiterated that a thousand lives should be sacrificed in London. I had been to see my printer at 4 o'clock when I started out to meet her. She wanted me to sign a receipt for money. Tun receipt contained the word dynamite , and I declined to sipn it. I put the paper in my pocket end walked out with her. She IE nothing moro or lees than AN AOKNI OP THE D1UTISII OOVEHNJIENT. Employed to assassinate me. " Patrick Joyce a trusted lieutenant of Rossa , came to hi : chief in the hospitil'shortly after Rossa was wounded. Rossa turned over all his papers to Joyeo and among them wcro the lottart from Mra Dudley , Joyce was load in hi ; denunciation of the cowardly attempt tc slaughter the great dynamiter , and charged that It was "JCngland'a work" at once. ' ' 0 : course it was the outcome of a conspiracy or the part of England , to rid the world ol Rossa whom she dreads and fears. There is no question but what the ngouti of Hngland in Now York , know al about the plot and the woman was a tool t < carry it Into execution , Ihoy chose a womar for tbo deed becaiuo they bad no man amen ; them brave enough to attack him. lie ha received scorosof threateniLg letters , but pale no more attention to them than ho would ti a fiea. lie is not dead , and ENC1LAND WILL KIND IT OUT to her Barrow noon onough. " Joyce journeyci to Oak s > reet station to see if he could ideiv tify the woman BS an Kncllshwomun who hai been befriended by Kofs.i about a year age Ho was refused admission to her , but uhei ho heard the description if the prisoner h concluded it did not tally with the othc 3 woman. Rossa's admirers were greatly re lioycd when they found his recovery wa quite certain , J. Elliot and Patrick Joyce went to Brool ly'n and broke thu tidings of Hoae.i's atternpl ed atttasainatinu to his wifo. She received tb tiding' ) calmly. She Immediately started ft Nnw Vork and reached the hospital at 1 o'clock , when sha was admitted at once to IK husband's bedaldo. Their meeting was quil affecting. About 9 o'clock latit night MBS. DUDLEY ASKED ABOUT ] THE CONDITION C HOSSA , and seamed sorry when she hcord he was stl nllvo. A number of persons called to see he but aho positively refused to bo Interviews by anyone , She discarded her s eel-bowc spectaclas which , according to Joyce , wci nuod as a disguise. Hits. DUDLKt'S OABKHIl' IN NEW TOItK is thui given ; Thursday , January 22nd , Mn Dudley called at Mrs , Leggett's home for ui employed women , No. GO Clinton place , St was mot by Mrs , Brown , the matran , "Canyon accommodate rae here ! " atla Mrs. Dudley. "Have you rcfercncest" asked Mrs. Browi "fily references is Dr. Thomas , who everybody knows , " was the reply , and thi she added : "I am a professional nurse and widow and desire to stay here , until I Eecu an engagement , " Iu telling the story of her acquaintan wlth'Mrs. Dudley , Mm. Brown said to-nl/ie / "She Impressed me so very favorab I told her she might remain In the hon if she would room with tv other young ladies. This she contented ted Her only baggage was a valise , which s ] never unpacked , because , as she said one da , she might be called suddenly to attend a p 1(1 ( tlent. " r < I "Did she refer at any time to her past d * rineatlo relations ? " was asked , "She told mo she had been married and hi two children , but her husband and childr died abroad. Her father she remarkt UIUU nUiUMU. AAC& 4Mkll , DUU once tCIUMAIVC had been engaged in the Britiih cavalry si vice. .She had acted as a trained nurse hospitals in London and Paris , nd. tald t on had diplomas from institutions of that kir but I never examined them. She show them to soma of the young ladles in t ro. bouse. SHI WAS THOBOCOHLT ACCOlfl'LISUUD WOM And her manners , and speech betokened thoroughbred English woman , of blight jp , ed coptious , She was an * Intensely patric eft lady and sarcastic and cutting at times wl nd speaking of those who seem to be mak : aot war on her people. She was intensely n tlyml lighted. In telling ma of her work abro ml sba one day said to me that the much m It enjoyed hospital work abroad than the nt Ing the had been doing here. She eaid an had received twenty-five dollars perw abroad , whick I know U of pild to trained nursai. " "What the history of the movements of Mre , Dud 'ha bile with you ? " WM asked Mn , Brown. et w"An I raid tofore , aha came hero ono v ago on Tuesday last. Tuesday is our weekly pay day , and the pilil her board to ut to last Tuesday. Tu tdy fo came to mo huriiedly , nnd sMd she bad a case nnd was going She would Ulo her latch key with her , for she might df sir * to return She went , taking her value , and. by the way , I never know of her having a pistol. Lost Thutsday she returned , cominp in , in ono of thoi pleos- aiit-st moods possible. She said her patient died. Then she paid mother board uj ) to Tuesday , ( to-morrow ) ImtaboutS o'clock thu afternoon she came to me aud said she was going away again. She raid she iniqht not return and if she did not she would send for her valUo. I returned to her tli3 mon y for ono day's board and she went away be tween 3 aud t o'clock this afternoon and did not seem excltod , This evening I was sur prised to hear that eho had shot at Ro sa" In the paMnr at Mrs. Lsggf It's homo , Ihe > oung ladies talked of Mrt. Dudley's deed. "Sho was almost crazy with e.xcit'inpnt ono week ago Sunday , when the rtad of ths expiations In London , " enid ouo of the group. "Sho said Aineilca should glvo up RoB > .uto Knglaud. ' 1 hen on Sunday last whnn eho heard ot the explosions luGroud street she wacryrnuch excited. She had a number of conies of Rotsa'a paper , and Sunday eho suid , she h.id had an inter view with Rossa tha day before , and said that she had Rossa's word for it that ho could get a ton of dynamite in Now York and that HIO heard him say that ha know mid was iu league with thofo\vliu made it , ami ho did not care if they stopped its importation or its exportation. Thou ho added thit somebody would get oven with O'lJoiiovati Ui ssa yot. I never knew that the had a pUtul , but I ol- feied to loud her mine. " The blackoyed youug woman concluded by taylnc that she behoved that Mrs. Dudley was temporarily lusano on the subject of dynamite as used against her country. The matron of Mrs. Lrggett's homo did not know who Dr. Thomas was , who Mrs. Dudley hud referred to. but investigation proved ehu had itferrod to nn. T. on.tAni ) THOMAS , who livoa at 2015th avenue. At his ofiico it was learned that about four months ngo Mrs. Dudley had come ftom Kugland in company with Miss Chalmers , who is living in Newark , N. J. U hey b.d brought diplomas from for eign hospitals and Dr. Ihonias had sent them both to Dr. P. F. Cnniub-n , at Dr. Thomas' private sanitarium , COO Lexiugton avenue. Dr. Chambers was found at this address an in the absence of Dr. Dubois , who has chirgo of ths Institution for Dr. Thomas , stated th it Miss Chalmers came to him not from Dr. Thomas direct , but from tbo Rotovi.lt ho pl- tal , where they lud bscn employed. They were taken on trii.1 November 21 , and showed diplomas from London hospi a's. ' DCham - bars was very favorably Impressed with Mrs. Dudley , but she did not work harmoniously with thosa in tno sanitiriuui , and at the end of a mouth loft without being discharged. Dr. Chambers w uld have been pleased to have kept Mlbi Chalmers , but she went because Mrs. Dudley was going. The latter wai ox- Iremely patriotic though not disparaging America. They left about December 21. A young nurse at tlio sanitarium talked reluctantly. She bad seen Mrs. Dudley's certificate frora Charing Cross hospital , Lon don. She did not regard Mrs. Dudley as "light in her head. " She boasted almost constantly of Ii3r ability us nurio She had once said her joungost child had bfen dead two years. She never referred to her father or mother. SUPKBINTENDKNT JAMES K. LATIIROP of Roosevelt street hospital , said that Mrs. Dudley and Miss Chalmers came there Octo ber 7th and both left November 10th. Mr. Lathrop was not favorably impressed with Mrs. Dudley , but ho wai much pleased with Miss Chalmers. Mrs. Dudley's Bervico waa not satisfactory. She bad some ability as a nursa. but was deficient in order , fahe left voluntarily , as did Miss Chalmera , and from the Rojsevelt hospital had irene over to l r. Thomas' sanitarium. JEUEMIAH O'DONOVAN Ins been a conspicuous figure in Irish national affairs for years. He lacked on the word Rossa , which in Gaelic means "red , " after reaching this country , after having been oia- charged from English prison. He cinie to this country with Thos. Francis Bourke , Dr. Denis Dowling Mulcahey and John Devoy , about 18CU. Ho was engaged in a number ol enterprises in New York , having been ticket agent for the Trans-Atlantic steamers and hotel keeper , tie ran for state senator in tne Fourth senatorial district against \Villiair M. Tweed , and waa badly defeatfd. Hi opened a hotel on the corner ot Chathatr square ) and .Mott street , which for a while die a good business , being a great resort for thi Irish nationalists. Custom fell off after i time , and Ros a was compelled to shut up Ho subsequently founded the United Irish FOKEIUN NEWS , FAILED TO IDENTIFY CUNNINOHASt. LONDON , February 2. The cabman wh conveyed Cunningham's luggage from Broai street station to his lodgings was unable to idcr tify Cunningham ai the person who engage the cab and occupied it during the transfei At the request of the prosecution Cunninghat was emanded for a week. Previous to remanding the prisoner , in answe to a request lor the privilfgo of an Intervlei v ith Cunnlnghim by O'Willlams , one of th counsel for defense , Judge Inghani roplie that nobody will bo allowed to see or coimre with the prisoner , without a special perm : from Sir William Vernou Harcourt , the horn secretary. By the time the examination we concluded , the crowd that pressed around th building numbered many thousand. Th adjoining house tops , and every window I the neighborhood , were crowded with peopl curious to catch a glimpio of Cunninghan during the progrest of the van which cor veyod prisoners b.ck to Clerkcnwell priaoi the streets along the route ) wcie lined wit files of special police , and fairly swarme with detectives. RAILltOAD RACKET. CHICAGO , February 2. A mealing of tl general passenger agents of all roads in tl east-bound trunk line pool has been called ft Thursday in this city , to endeavor to restoi the passenger rates to the seaboard. It wi reported to-day that tickets over ono or tn lines to New York could bo had at 811. firs class , and $8.50 for second-clas * . It is ah n alleged that somu of thu roads wore takii : rain to New York ot twenty cents per hu : ired pounds , and provisions at twenty-five , cut of five cents In each case , : o ot : Tlio New York Explosion. iy NEW YORK , February ii. Wm. Butle ie James Daly , Joseph Lamb , and Cliarl roe Henry , men arrested charged with havir caused the explosion in the store of Garr Bros. , on Grand street , early yesterday , we arralnged In the court to-day. Several re pectable witnesses testified to their croc character , The police could present no ev denco connecting them with the explosion or .d . the court discharged them , an < 1 , The Prohibitionists In Council. irin Special Tolegrom to TJIE BKK. in ho * LINCOLN , February 3 , A large number eii the representatives of the prohibition par met here this afternoon and evening to ta he steps to secure the submlsiion of a constil tional amendment. Measures wore also tali AN toward the establishing of a state' org ANa Wolfenberger , of DavidClty , will probal er- ba ita editor. tic .en . A Legal ana Fatal Fracas. ng Ark. , February 3. Last night I sar fight growing out uf a law suit , in which Jc ore M , Battle , a prominent lawyer , prosecuted ! ' . Malone merchant the latter irs- , a , wai t ibe dead. sek ten John J. Cisco te Son's Schedule tenU WALL STBKET , February 2. The schec ley of John J , Cuco & Bon showi debts and billties 82,987,000 , nominal M eaU sek ActuU aueU 82,4G7iOOO , CATHERINC CLANS. _ Wllhont the LfgislalnreDLincolD is a Doscrlci Village , Nebraska's ' Law Making Lumin aries Beginning to Loom In , They and Their Retainers Well Fortified with Eailroad Passes , The Prohibitionists in Oounoil Trying to Fix 0p A Constitutional Amendment and Secure Its Submission , And Also to Establish a Btnto "With AVolfonborKcr no Its EO i tor , OP THR CLANS. Special Correspondence to tha BKK , LINCOLN , February 2. Without the legls- latino Lincoln Is n deserted vllbgo. The self-encrlficing committco3 who weio to re main hero end work during vacation could hao beou put into the u > o of the gou tie read or. The srnators and repreiontatives , as they gather in , appear very much refreshed by their brief vacation tnd are ready to grnp.lo the railroad problem with a vigor never befoio dlspl.tycd by any Nebraska legislature. There promises to ba nn Interesting sight in both hollies in the next few days over railroad leg islation , K\ery man who introduced a rail road bill and ho Is legion will wont his views endorsed. It Is remarkable , too , the number of members who are beginning to think that railroads know moro than tenators about the regulation of rates , and many four that thieo cents a mile will be entirelytoo se vere Speaking of three-cent fare , it is noticed that passes are as thick hereabout ? as flies around a molasses barrel. From senators tu pages passes are popular , Tha B , & M. train from Omaha to Lincoln this morning must have been run at a great loss , the BK'B correspondents being about thu only ones who paid sny fare. The land fraud investigating committe40 threatens to hold night sessions like the in sane committee , aud finish up tha job this week. There are n number of members who want to hear fr ra the sub-commltt o , appointed to investigate the correspondence between Mr. Olmstead and J. Sterling Mor ton. It is believed there will be some inter- eatinsr developments. Several physicians of the state will take a hand in lobby work this week The medical bills so far introduced are not what they waut. TJie bill Introduced by Mr. Holmes , men tioned in THE BEE this morning , will be op posed and a new bill introduced in pl.co ol the bill now peivling , on the subject of n state board of health It is probable thai Dr. Powell of the jtown institution for feeble minded children , pit-uted at Glenwood , will bo in the city thin \7tfuk to urge the passage ol the bill introduced'by ' Stevenson of Otco last week. * - THE HOUSE. Special Telegram to THE BEE. LINCOLN , February 2. In the house thii afternoon , McArdle , from the committee or claims , reported that the house roll 23 , foi tha relief of Paf O , Hawes , do pass. Thii bill was ono'that was embraced in Miller' , re olutiou two weeks ago , which passed thai this claim , with Kennard's and others , be not paid , the committee being the property o Hawes , Kennard & Co , are compelled t < dance when the strlnc' is pul'cd , the presen bill is a small one , it is evidently intended ti ba used as nn entering wedge to pry open th treasury vault. Lee , of Merriclr , asked that the secretary o Htato furnish the bouse with a copy of all tin contracts now in. force with Stout or other- relating to convict labor , or the managpinan of the penitentiary. This harmless resulutioi brought up the ganor he.kded by Holmes am Kelly who objecte'd to It on tha bcoro of eoou omy. They tried to have the resolution seni to a committee , instead of which , they wattei the time of the house they sucoeod admiribl iu drawing other members into the affray , s that talk was uf very little consequence wa kept up for an hour and a half. A the ratc that the members or paid , tha time wasted lu this talk tepresentoi more value than would have paid for th printing of thefo contracts over and ovc again. The resolution , howeverwas adoptoi. Without further business the houao ad iourned nt 0 o'clock , many of the membei being still absent. Mainly through the instrumentality of Ser ator Mioklojohu , who has been working ir cessantly nnd laboriously for some time , a bil has been framed rrgu ating passenger tare and freight charges on railways. This will b presented to-morrow by the railroad cominil tee , who will meet in the morn ing nt 8 o'clock to give it it final touches. The principal features of th bill are' that all { subsidized railroads in th state , shall not ch'arge moro than three cent a milo on Its main section * , and tlireo an cine-half cents on branch lines for each pai senger. As regards freight the claesilicatio and schedule charges exceed those of Illinoi from 10 to 15 per cent on subsidized roadi others being about ono seventh higher. ] alto provides that all local rates betwee intermediate non-competing points , shall I in the same ratio as now charged from con peting points. Much speculation exists < to the future as of this bil but It may ba noticed that thu railroad pol tlclaiiK huvo already begun to work their mci Olmstead and Johnstcn have already signlfic their intention of opposing this bill. Tl senate finally passed the bill appropriate S15.005 for the Now Orleans exhibit , number of bills amending the civil code we passed , and the senate adjourned. WASHINGTON NKAVS , CABINET 8TKCULATIONH. Special telegram to the BEE. WALHINOTON , February 2 , A promlne southern democratic politician , who is like to know as anybody here what Go\ern lleveland intends to do in the way of cc tructing a cabinet , told a correspondent I ay that no advance had been rrmdo duri lie past two vroBka. It was true , ho sal of hat three , and only three , members of t ty cabinet had been definitely called upon , a ke hese were Bayard , Garland and Whitne en It had been said that Bayard would not i . en.n cept the Htate Apartment , but this stateme was undoubtedly unauthorized. He has be nvlted to enter the cabinet , but It is not i derstood among Bayard's friends hero tl my arrangement waa inade by wh lie was to have the treasury depu a a inent Inttead of the state departme ihn While the Delaware senator would much i ihnB. [ er the treasury to the state department bet is believed here that President-elect Olevelc has closed the matter definitely , but rat has received an expression from Bayard , his willingness ( o enter hii cabinet. Ther a Rawing sentiment against SouatorBay ule lent ing the state for a cabinet position , ! lla some of the ablest democratic politicians H)0 ) remonstrating against his being taken put the senate , oil tha ground that hia i nlwi the party will bo more valuable tlu-ro than thpy possibly could bo in the cabinet. Senator Hill , of Colorado , is n much < lo- moraliz do\er his defeat for re-election that ho his determined to mnko no further elTott to gain the postal telegraph bill. TO rnoTEcr THK rcum OK THE IUI.LOT. A bill introduced by Holmsn to-d.iy to protect the purity of th bsllot provides tlmt it shall bo unlawful for any parson to K'\\O or prunlso any of his property , real or p < r- soiial , to bo usotl directly or indirectly in de- curing a vote or appointment for any office under llio government , and any violation of th"t" ba punished by n fine not Fxceeding ? J.OU , and Imprisonment not exceeding ono year. The bill further provides that overv poison hereafter nlected or appolntnl to fill any ollico In the United StUes , shall take an oath that ho has not \lolated the above provision - vision * . The bill to uxtend the benefits of the signal senica to the farmer provides an appropria tion of { JlpO.OOU for telegraphing to the chief signal ollicer , chnnRcs of toinprrnturc from the eUnal c ilices desi natod by him. This In- telllgence is lo bo tent to various ollico * over \\hich Hag ? or signals announcing changes are to bo placet ] , NOMINATIONS. Postmasters C. K , Ingbnin , Afton , Iowa. m-5 JOHN ronTEii's AITEAL IN ma OWN US- HALF. In response to the house resolution offered by Representative Slocum , the piesident to day trdiismlttpd to congress a recent appeal of Fitz.Jolm Porter to him In bis owu bthalf Tha document consists of a letter of Gnneral Porter to the president , risking the latter to nominate him to the sennto lor "restoration to the nrmy , or if the pres'dcnt believes that tha course is not withih his p.nvor , tint by a ppccial mcaMiro the president refer the case to congress , with a sucgeHttim that tha action of the advisory board be carried out , * lib his letter Porter transmits the joint opinion by John C. Bulllt , Joseph U. ChoUc and Alison Maltby , holding thatcongrofR hos a coimtitu- tinnul right to restore Porter to the army TIiU opinion is In controverslon of Attorney Gennrul Brewstor's opinion , on which the prefident vetoed tlm bill passed by the last congress for Potter's relief. . THE HUI'RKJtE "cOUKT. 1 WABHINQTON. February 2 , In the supreme court of the United Slates to-day , Acting Chief Jmtico Miller ordered that mandates issued lu all caies decided prior to the first of January , 1885 , when nppljed fur , except where n position for i choiring is pending , cites docketed and dismissed under the Dili rule , and cases No. C8 and 26C. Adjourned until Monday , March 2 , CONPIBMATIONS. Henry A. Griffiths , receiver of public moneys , Des Moiues , Iowa ; Andrew S. Dnv per , judge of thu court on Alabama claims , SENATK WASHINGTON , February 2. The senate tool up the bill to repeal the pro-emption and tim her culture laws. Aftnr a short discussion 11 was displaced by the inter-stato cornmerc < bill. Cullom said he hoped the bill would hi compiled to-day. If not ho would ask thi senate to remain in cession until Itwasdis pofed of , and ho would interpret the declina tion of the senate to remain in session to morrow us evidence of an intention not to di au > thing at all on the subject. A vote was taken on Deck's amendment tc strike out from the hpuso bill the provlsioi icUting to equal facilities aud accommoda- tio' s of passengers , and the senate by a voti of 22 to 33 declined to strike out the clause The bill provides that the railroads ehull no chnrgti moro for a ehotter than for a loncre haul that Includes shorter. Beck moved ti amend this BO as to prohibit inertly charginj moro for transportation "any\lletuijcij lea than the whole length ol the line than i charged for a similar service over the wholi length of the line , " Ho was at tempting to remedy one evi that was flagrant without attempting ti regulate the intermediate rates , with all com plications attributed to them. This amend meat would stop the practice of doubling ii | the charges on local bu'inejs in order to mak up whht was lost on the through rusinesa. Plumb then moved to amend Beck's amend ment so as to make it apply only to cases in volving similar circumstances. Beck thought that the circumstances in cjif ferent casea would hardly ever bo so glmila as to make Plumb's amendment necessary. Ingalls said they might not ba identical , bu m'ght ba similar Beck thought that this was a fine distinctio like that of a man In Buncombe count ) North Carolina , of whom bo ( Beck ) had bee told by the senator from that state , ( Vance the niun referred to had expreseed a willing ness to fight any man , size , weight and coi ditions being all alike. When the similarit of conditions was inquired into it was foun ho took tha literal interpretation of tli phrase The man announced that inorJor _ t bo cjuallified under the conditions irnposec his competitor would have to bo red Tieadec larao in one leg , blind in ono eye , must hav been married twice , had four children by tl : first wife , of whom two died of whoopin cough , and three by the second wife of whoi two ilioil of measles. [ Laughter. ] The llfafu bill , Buck added , was in accordance ) with tl : laws i f thirty states. McMillan said that the provisions of IV Reagan bill would very seriously affect the ii te rents of the MtssiHsippi valley. The peopl of tbit region wanted to get their cominod ties to tlio seaboard , either eastward or wee ward , and If the Roigan bill became a la the railroad ) would be obliged to regulai their charge i on through flights , accordln to rates for local freights. Very soon thei would be a transcontinental line through tl British territory , the Canadian Pacific , ov < which the United States would have no coi trol. In view of this fact , with the Reaga bill adopted , the west would find Itself at n irretrievable disadvantage. Without actlc on Plumb's amendment the senate wont Inl executive session and soon adjourned. WASHINGTON , February 2. Randall calle up the resolution providing that during the r malnder of the session , thirty minutes i every morning shall bo. do voted to the co sideration of measures called up by indivldu member ? , If the re are not five objections mat thereto , provided that while this order Is force , the speaker shall not entertain a requo for a uniiuirr.oim contest at any other time , Townshend inado an unuuccexsful attempt amend so as to facilitate the passage of tl Mexican pension bill. The previous questli was then ordered oa Randall's motion ye 192. nays 08. Keifer moved to amend by extending to 01 honr the time to be devoted to the consider tion of measures called up by individual moi bers. Agreed to at this point , and bafore nal action was taken on the resolution Colli moved that the homo take a rec < until elevan o'clock to-morrow , This w dune for tha purpose of continuing the leg Ifttivo day of Monday , in order that oppi tunlty may Ira had , to move the passapo thr bankrupt bill , under bmpunslon of t rules. Filibustering ensued , and roll calif lo'.yed roll call In monotonous KUCCOHSU Frieudu of the bankruptcy bill t d , ng in the majority two to bit , a ho voting down every motion id adjourn. The attendance of members wh at the beginning of the struggle was large , legating about 250 , dwindled away ui icnt here was but half that number present , nt At midnight the house was still In sees en with no proposed adjournment , thu dilat in- iroceedinga being diversified with banter i lat 'ur , ch rt The U. I . In the Court of Claims , at. re WAHIIINGTON , February 2. The court reIt claims to-day decided the long pending ct , nti of the Union Pacific railway , > s the Uni States. Chief Justice Richardson delivc 9 It the opinion of the court. The following arc synopalaof the points decided : The nine * N ° W03 y the treasurer [ lor carrying are of mails being the same rate * allowed by lai to all other railroad compxniej ii A Uir reasonable compensation and not iu cnccps cf that paid by private patties for the xamo kliul of onico" . The United States are bound to pay for transportation of their pai- fngprn , troop * , etc , from Council llhills to Omaha , ov r the bildgo , and between Council Bin Its and Ogdou the same rates as pftld by ptivuto panic * , thop rates being fair and rpanonable , and the United States are not en titled to the reduction accorded passengers who purchase thr nigh tickets between New York and ban Francisco and other distant pla ei , unlo'B their passenger * purchase ticket' in Hko manner. The company Is re quired to pay into the treasury of the United Statin each year fi.por cent of Its not earnings under tha tct of 18U2 and under the Tlmrman act tinco.ti passage , and in addition thereto o much of tlio S8oOCOOns , with said 5 per cent anu llio whole compensation from govern ment tiansportaUon , u 111 equal 25 per cent of its not rnruings. In detormiting what the net famines are the expenses bouu lido paid out of the earnings and nut charged to conjunction , nro to bo deducted - ducted from the gross e riilug , although they are pai tly in the nature of permanent iuipro\etii-nt. In stating the account to December 31 st. ' 882 , thocuurt lindj approxi mately that thu United Stntnsowo the company S2)7 ! ) ,700aud the company owes the U , S. $5 734 400 , Deducting ono from iho other thu United States nro entitled to ju pment on their couutor claim against tha company of ? 2,7f > 8C)2. ! ) The accounting onicc-ru ot both parties are to make accurate computations in accordance with the mincjples and fiimula laid down In findings of fauc , and this opinion and judgment is postponed until their calcu lations * ro made and handed to thu court for final action. TON , February 2 The full loxtof the opinion is not yet toady for publication , but the foregoing fynopsis of the point do- uided , wn prepared by the chief juttlco. Thu t it'll ' amnunt of the goveiiiments counter claims was ubout SS'J'J2roJ , the amount gained by the company under that decision which relates tb the "not earnings" clause of tin Thuiman act Is understood to bo about $700,000 up to date ( December 31 , 18S2) ) to which the accounts in controversy wore limited. An Aged Murderer. HE 13 ACCCSKD OK KILI.1NO TWELVE PERSONS , AND COSFEKHKH TO KILLING BIX , THIIKK Hit SONS. PiTrEiisntmo , W. Va. , February 2. Eli jah Weaso , aged 70 , was arrested for the mur der of lllram Ault in October , 1801. Wcnti was arrested at the time and confined in thi jail at Moorhead. Ho was then removed t ( Ilarriionvillo , but released by the union sol dicrs. There wcro only two witnesses to th murder , George Reed and Anna Gun. Rcci was killed in the war. Anna Gun disappeared Weaso wont to Virginia nnd stayed until ; few years ago. Recently a sieter of 'tho mur dered man visited in the west and there me Annlo Gun and was told the ptory of ho brother's murder. She came back and hii Weaso arrested. The fact of hi former arrest was proven mid h was bound over to the grand jury. Later ii the day the astonishing discove-iy was mad that "Weaso was the captain of a band of des peradoes who committed robbery and murder Twelve murders me charged ta the old man Ho has confessed to six , among others loin that three were his own SOCK. His mcthni was to take the victims to a place called "Th Leap , " and throw them over. At the pine designated the remains of five men wcro futin at one time. They wore discovered throng dogs bringing the leg and arm of a man homi The murderer was not sutpocted then. Th men killed , with two exceptions , were mu ; detod because they were union men. He be i also confessed tothe burning ofmany house i Owing to laok of telegraph facilities the naini ) and fufl details are difficult to get at. 1 Cunningham , the Dynamiter. LONDON , February 2. The examination o James G. Cunningham , charged with compli ity in the recent dynamite explosion in tb 3 tower of London , began this moraine , PC land , FoHcitor.opening the case for the crown said the government intended to prove thn the prisoner was an active agent in the cer spirlty which culminated in the horrible out rage at the tower. The solicitor related tl facts in regard to the prisoner's movements i Liverpool nnd London , from the tin of his arrival in Liverpool froi America , up to the date of his arrest. Polarj dwelt particularly on the mysterious diea ] pearanco of a box from the pmoner'tflodgiiig immediately after Cunningliain'H arrest. II produced a detonator found In tbo prisoner baggage and Haid it was similar to those use in previous explueioiiH , indicating that tl prisoner might have bfen interested In thos also. In conclusion Poland asked that th prisoner bo arraigned under the explosive R < on the chartro of conspiracy , Poland this morning notified the court tb : the government reserved the privilege I chant o the charge againet Cunningham t high tnnson , so that the result nf convictic might be execution. This action is comtrue to mean that the crown has ascertained i Cunningham the mont important prisoner yi arroited for dynamite crimes. Kxtraordlnai precautions are taken to prevent the pileoi er'rf escape. Destructive Vlro. MAIUJUETTE , MICH , February 2. The fn in the bank last night was confined to tl building. No other losses than those by tl occupants of tha building weio incured. Tl fire started in the basement near the boili room. Totjl loss about $211,500 ; Insuram S9lI'00. ) ' The principal losses are on the bulli n ing § 125,000 : First national bank , § 10,00 Inenberger , $15,000 ; Kaufman & Bonn , 20 000 ; Rothchild'B and Bending , $10,000. Cleveland KngoKea Itooms , WASHINGTON , February 2 , The proprlet a' | of the Arlington hotel has received a lett from Private Secretary Lament , definite engaging rooms at that hotel for the preside elect , his thrne sinters nnd brothers , and Ci Lament and family. The time of their t rival hero is designated as March 2d. Tlio Olosrlntj Houses , BOSTON , February 2. The leading clan ing houses of the United States report t total gross clearances for the week end ! January 31 were 2021,1)12,1UO ) , a decrease U8.2 per cent. KA181NO THK WIND. How a Bridal Party Hccurcd tl Price of the License , of BRISTOL , Va. , January 31. Hen he tale , aged 17 , living in the vicinity Vhlto Stone , yesterday made arnvn nonts to marry Lucy Spies , aged 14 , I nd lad planned with aomo confederates to ; ot the young lady away from her lion ich n the adjoining county , and this part tbo programme ancceded. In their lllf none of the party had thought to bri on any money , and their total capital a Dry ounted to 11 conts. Ono dollar v 1111 needed for the marriage liconaa , and 1 clerk refused to isauo ono Unless he > paid. The young men then went < caylng that they .would return later. C o and hla two friends Bill Troxwell a BBS Charley Warren watted until nightfi ted and , breaking Into Mr. John Laueiigi rei awoke house , loaded themselves n isun bacon , which the prospoctlvo brldgro un thii morning sold and with aomo of tb proceed ! got the marriage llcenae. 1 7 t hears afterward the entire party wan am ( or the theft , THE MARKETS. The LcafliDg Fealnres Again To-Day Wore Weakness , The Cattle Market Was Dull , But No Deolino in Prices , Hogs Fairly Active and Prices a- Shade Stronger. The Wheat Market Flattened Out and Very Tame , Oorn Was Easier Both at , Opening and Oloaing , OMtt Kulcil Quiet and liowor Ityo tu Dcnmiul 1'rovtslono Ddxvnwnril , OU1OAGO CATTLK. Special telegram to the ItBK. CHIOAOO , February 1 ! Tholoadiug features again to day were worn \\eakncs ? and in the attendance of rather moro sollera than buyers , Oitlsido mnikots weio quilo steadily down ward , while cable advices were weak anil lower. Business , however , was fairly actlvo at the decline. \UIKAT opened nctho and weaker nt the decline of . There was an tctlvo speculation for half nn hour , but after that the speculation flattened out and thu market became very tame and fcaturpless , the favorite option drop ping lo quito steadily and closing at 1 o'clock weak , the decline bringing out'a largo number of stopnnlors. No. 2 spring Hold at from 7CSato77ic. COUN was also easier , both at the opening and later. It was largely in sympathy with wheat. No features wcro developed. Business was lighter than the average. At the close of the morn ing session the market was , heavy nnd dull , ) and at a decline all around. No , 2 cash was ' called nominally at 36c. OAlrt Ruled quiet , easier , nnd rather lower oil around at sample , tlm market breaking off J @Jc on receipts of 281 cars. These are the largest receipts , with the exception of two days in September , since tbo 27thof last May , when we had 310 cars , Options were slow , and dragged , nn : Was in light demand and lightly offered. PROVISIONS I Were firm at the opening , in consequence of a rather bolter outlook at the yards , but subse quent easiness in other markets made the sub sequent tendency downward , within a range of 10@12Join pork , anl 2J@Gc in lord. A. fair day's speculative trading was done. Cash quotations were nominally tnmo as February. The morning session wes featureless nnd closed quiet at the lowest points. * " ' - - ' - ' ' CATTLK. T'ho run was not heavy and there were quito a number of buyers present , but every buyer who bad authority to say , talked bearish and was looking around for lower prices , especially on shipping nnd drebsod beef stock. The market remaine 1 dull throughout but there wnn no decline in price * . Sales cf 1,300 to 1,100 pound catt'o at Sfi 0@5 0 ; 1,200 to lHOJpoundsl | D0g520 ; common to medi um at S100@4GO ; butchers , § 200 © 150 ; Ktockorc , S20Uo-100 ( ; feeders , $100 © } GO ; corn fed Texans , S3 00@5 00. HOR8. The market was fairly active and prices a , shade stronger , but not imotably higher on av erage. A load er so of fancy heavy which were hcarco may ha\o sold higher , but the av erage packing eorti underwent little or no change , The general quality of fresh receipts was poor , and theio was a largo number to the car. Rough and common packers sold nrom > d about 1 ill © i CO , and faif to good SI 70 ( 4 80 , with choice heavy S475@485. Light Hurts in fair demand. Packing and whipping 250 and 400 lb * . , 84 G0@4 85. Light 150 nnd 200 Ibs. , SI 80(34 ( CO. Tlio AVcstern Union and Bankers * and Meiclmnth' Telegraph Com- pnnicM Pooling Kates. NK\V YOHK , February 2 , It Is understood that the Western Union and the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph companies have ngiced to pool their issues , as they lm\o equalized their rates , by considerably in creasing them to vaiious points , in the west and K'UithwoHt ' , There has been no increnno except to places where only them two com panies have olIiceK , This looks like a mono o poly , and revives the rumor that tlio Bankers' and ' Merchant and Western Union have , o npreed towork together. 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