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    'JBRUARY I , 1985. .
Great litest Felt In the River and
Harbor Bill ,
Arrangements for Counting the
Electoral Votes ,
President Arthur Accepts Grant's '
Eelioa for the Nation.
Vance Gives His Opinion of Rail
road Exports
To Be On a Par With Expert
Ohioken Thieveu ,
Tlirco Iilltlo Ktttcrm In the
Za ; r tlioIjobl ] y Tlio
Court Slnrttnl.
WASHINGTON NBAVB.
TIIK IIIVEII ANII IIAIUiOR IIILI , .
Special Telegram to the BKK.
WASHIS'-TOS , February . ' ( . Great intoraat
ii Mt to day in thn river and harbor light
The friends of the llennopln canal are girding
up their loins for the greatest struggle of their
liven. The indications are that if the Henne
pin canal appropriation ii defeated the river
and harbor bill will be killed.
I-OlltlYIBTS . . . . .
The mcmbira And attendants nbont the
homo lobby have lately been disturbed by cat
calls and tha crying of young kittens , co t ing
apparently from the solid walls of the lobby.
Tno sounds were mysterious nnd unaccounta
ble. Workmen weti > sent for to-day to penp.
trato the wall tn PCO If a cit was walled up in
the masonry , Tlio register In the vicinity of
the Bound \VOH removed and out rolled three
little kittens. Some homeless cat hnd crawled
Into tlio heating apparatus , and finding her
way between the wall * , hud deposited her
young there , wlioro they would bo protected
from tlio winter blasts. They have been
named aftor.tlireo prominent lobbyists ,
Till ; GRANT SOL'VKNinS.
Associated Press.
WAHHINOTON , February 3. The president
to-day transmitted to thu house the following
message :
To tlio House cf Itepreiontativoa : I take
especial pleastiro In laying before congress
the generous olfer made by Mrs. Grant to
give to the government In perpetual trust , the
Hwords nnd military ( nnd civil ) testimonials
belonging to Gen. Grant. A copy of thodeod
of trust and of thu letter addressed to mo by
William H. y underbill , will axtilam the
nature nnd motive of this offer. The apprecia
tion of Gon. Grant's achievements , nud recog
nition of hla just fame , have in part taken thn
uliapo of numerous mementoes nnd gifts
which , while dear _ to him , possess for tlio na
tion exceptional interest. Thpiu relics of
great historical vnluo have passed into the
hands of another whoso considerate action
restored the collection to Mrs. Grant , as n
llfo trust , on condition that on
the dentil of General Grant 01 sooner , nt Mra
< I rant's option , it shall become _ Uio property
of tlio go\ eminent an set forth _ in thn accom
panying papers. In the exorcise of the option
thus given her , Mrs. Grunt elects that the
i trust shall forthwith determine ) , nnd asks thnt
the government designate n suitable place of
deposit nud n responsible custodian for the
collection. The nature of this gift and tha
vnluo of the relics , which were generously
given by privnto citizens , joinec to n high
sense of public regard which animates Mis ,
Grant , have thus placed nt the disposal of the
Fpvornmont demand a full and signal recogni
tion on behalf of thu nation at tlio hands of
its representatives. I , therefore , ask congress
to take suitable action to accept the trust nnd
provide for Its ECCVUO ctutody , at the same
tlmo Qrocordlng the appreciative gratitude
ot thu people of the United
btatcs to trie donors. In this
connection I may pertinently ndvort to the
pending legislation in the senate and house of
representatives , looking ; to the nations ! recog
nition of Gen , Grant's ' eminent services by
providing means for his restoration to the
army on the retired list. That congress by
taking such action to the almost uniersal de
sire of the people of this nation , is evident ,
and I earnestly urge the mating of an act
himllar to the senate bill No. 2,530 , which ,
while not interfering with the constitutional
prerogative of the appointment , will enable
the president in his discretion to nominate
General Grant as n ponornl on the retired list.
( Signed , ) CiiKaTKii A. Annum ,
The accompanying papers referred to arc
the deed of trust executed by W. II. Vnnder-
bill , nnd that gentleman's letter to the pi esi
dent , informing him of bis action ,
NOMINATIONS.
Postmasters Ohns. A. Spencer , Sheboy-
can Fall" , Wis. , Sylvester W. Oaborn , l.ir
lington , Wis. ; Mi s KttioL , 1'eet , Tipton , la.
Upon the arraignment of Col. Morrow ho
pleaded not guilty to the charges and specifi
cations , but hi ! counsel , ex-Governor Ilout-
well , presented on his behalf a statement in
the natuio of n confession and an nvoidanco
which declares in substance thnt while the ac
cused did sign the pay vouchers in triplicate ,
: i second set of vouchers was not issued by
him until tha holders of the first had ielin-
pushed nil claims under them , and accepted
us security for the payment of sums advanced
iiljon them 11 policy of hmunnco upon the life
of accused , and that the third set was uol
ii-sucd until a similar arrangement had been
inndo with the holders of the second
TIIK dKcuirr.Miv or TIIK INTKKIOU
recommended to congioas that nbout seven
million ncren oi land included In thu Black
feet , Kort Peck and Fort Belknnn Indian
agencies iu Montana bo restored to the publi
domain and bo opened for settlement nnd tha
the Indians be paid 575,000 nimtnlly at each
agency for fifteen years.
The bill Introduced by Senator Morgni to
day to reviia and amend the act of c ngres
to promote telegraphic communication betweoi
America nnd Avia , nuthori/es certain namei
persons resident in California , New York an
I'cnsylvanla to construct and maintain a tcl
egraph or cable lice between the 1'acific coos
ot the United States and the coast of Asia
The woik to bo commenced within thre
years after the passage of the act.
BKNATK
WASHINGTON , February : i. Miller , N. Y , .
presented the credentials of Uvnrts , elected
United States eenator from the state of Now
York , The credentials were unusually leng
thy. During thn reading Hoar remarked that
in nu judgment that a ceitilicato from n state
simply sying that the person named in the
certificate was duly elected senator for the
utato named for u certain time ( was sufficient.
Chair ( Kdinunds ) stated that the papers
read did not contain any certificate from the
governor , as required by an act of congress ,
The papers were referred kto the committee
on privilege , and elections.
The general courtmartlal Jims concluded its
labori In the Swalm case. The records and
finding * wore duly eigned and will bo sent to
the secretary of war this afternoon , and if the
records do not acquit Swaim , the records and
idt
findings will be forwarded through the depart
ment to President Arthur. tf
D.IWOB , from thu committee on Indian af f-
fairs , reported favorably on the bill to author
ize the secretary of the Interior to extend the
time for the payment of each of the several
installments to bo paid by the eottlerj on the
Omaha nnd Otoo Indian land" , to such time
lot exceeding ono year , xs he thtll see fit ,
The eeuato resumed the consideration of
tie Inter-state commcico bill The question
was on Plumb's motion to add the wordi ,
"under similar circumutance * , " to thu amend
ment of Black , yvhiih amendment prohibit !
railroad companies from charging more for
Craniporting goods over part of It * line tlun
( or transporting goods over the whole of its
line , 1'lumb'a motion wm agreed to ,
10 ( o J0. ! The question Uiuu re
ourral to Beck's amendment ai modified ,
Veara tlought that the eloquence of the
* euator vrMJu inverse ratio to tholr deposi
tion to do anything effective. It has bo.in
till thnt to many people were inteu'kted iu
railroad stocks iK.it v > e oupht not to past lawi
to reitiict thi-ir cturpi-d. The tame argument
would to the biuiness of
apuly robbing hen-
roosU The clamor * of railroad mua were
Jlke the i > t k ti of chicken tU'Meis , lic
dnderstand tha bmmcu nf chicken stealing :
that It \erycjmplicated busiws' , ff < \
differed totally from the l > u innM of ttcaling
things other than chickt n The r fcrenco to
railroad authorities us "expeiti , " wn , in
Vance's opinion , a ? tlnngh Ilia chicken steal
( n should Insist that one of their num
ber , Bill Syliei for ixample , should
IP consulted by the r < precentatives of the
people before laws were pained on the subjsct
of chicken stealing , became Hill Sykes thor
oughly understood the subject , JJill Kykoa
bad been in the builnesi forty years nnd could
tell nn old hen from n pullet by starlight in
the top of tno loftiest apple tren in a farm
ynrd. There was , In IVniico's opinion , one
great mystery about railroad buMncss , nnd
that was the wcnk rndnranco anil long suffer
ing patience of the American people.
Dock Mid UiAt he would now xoto nfjninut
his own amendment since It had been ixmll
lied by the nmondtrent of Plumb. It would
make the bill utterly useless if passed , lie
merely ciiticl'fd the bill ,
Cullom defended it , nnd said thnt from the
persistent declarations of the opponents to his
bill , that its friends belonged to the corpora
tions , nnd were trying t" do nothing , They
were declarations that , ns n matter of fact ,
worn ( imply untrue. Ho ( Cullom ) had never
In his life hd five cents worth of Interest in
any railroad , lie had drawn the senate bill
himself , nnd if pasted it could afford the re
lief saught by tlio people ,
llfck'fl amendment as modified \\.is then
voted dovvn yeas ( ! , n ya 41.
Beck moved to so nmond the homo bill ns
to prevent n riduct'on ' of rates without the
previous potting of n notice to that t fleet , but
requiring the notice to bo posted wllhin five
davs. Agrerd to. Yeas W , nays 7.
The house bill prov ides that "no discrimina
tion shn 1 bo inailo between passengers on ac
count of raeo" or color. " but furnishing sepa
rate and equally comfortable accommodations
should not bo termed discriminating.
Ingnlls moved to strike out nil this provi
sion oxct'pt the statement that there should be
no discrimination on account of rnce or rolor ,
Ingnlls' motion wns ajrcer. to thus striking
out the provision regarding separate accom
modations ,
The vote for striking out was 31 yeaa to 17
nays , Butler and Jackson being the only dem
ocrats voting in the nflirmatlvo.
An amendment then olfored by'llson to
tlio senate bill wan agreed to. requiring the
railroads to give the benefit of reductions to
shippers who , after the reduction of rntoa by
the railroad company , inny , within five days
before thu publication ot the notice , have
paid higher rntos.
Cullom moved to nmond the house bill by
substituting for it tlio senate or commission
bill. Agreed to , yeas 33 , nnys 18. The dem
ocrats voting in the nfllnnativo were Colquit.
Hampton , Jonas , McPhereon , Morgan and
1'iigh , The only republicans , who voted in
the negative were Kdmunds and Van Wyck ,
Sowell moved to add a now section which
on motion of Plumb was modified and agreed
lo ns follows : "Thisi act shnll bo construed
as applicable to all railroads or transportation
companies engaged in carrying freight from
any place in the United States , through any
foreien territory , to nny other place in the
United States , or from nny place in the United
States , to any pl.ico outside of the United
States , provided that this shall not apply to
any transportation wholly by water. "
After some ditcussion na to the disposition
of the bill to-morrow nnd the impossibility of
p.vsing it to-night , it vvaa unanimously agreed
thnt Immediately niter the morning business
to-morrow , thn bill should be taken up , nnd
the debate cease nt three o'clock' , when the
final vote on the bill and nil amendments will
bo taken.
\djourned.
HOUSK
WASHINGTON , February II. The house
agreed to the senate amendment to tha house
concurrent resolution making arrangements
for counting the election vote.
Stewart , Texas , from the committee on
foreign affairs , requesting the president to
take all necessary und proper measures to as-
stiro Julio K. Santos , an American , impris
oned in Ecuador , a ppoedy and impartial trial ,
nnd protect htm in his life and property.
Itepresentatives Jvaton , Lamb and lilco , of
the committee on foreign affairs madea e
poit to tha full committea on the resolutions
recently referred to them , calling upon the
secretary of state for such Information aa ho
might Imve relative to any American citizen
or citl/.onp , with the explosions in London ,
The committee holds that to adopt resolu
tions of the character referied to , weuld bo an
acknowledgement that citizens of the United
States , wera parties to thu conspiracy against
Kngland , and connected with the recent explosions -
plosions In London , It is behoved that con-
preis ought not to assuino such a position ,
Tlio icport was tabled. The sub
ject in another form will be considered
again at the meeting next Thursday.
The consideration of the river and harbor
bill was resumed in the committee ) of the
whole. Hepburn suggested that it might bo
more economical for the United States to
move Galveston to a harbor than try to move
a harbor to Onlveaton. After speaking a
good word for the Hennepin canal ho opposed
the appropriation for the Mississippi river.
He did not think inadvisable- the govern
ment to go on with the work which would
cost § 150.000,000 when it vyas shown by
reports of the commission itself , that the
work wai strictly experimental. Thn general
debate closed and the first section of tlio bill
was read , Tending further action the coi
mlttea rose and the lumen adjourned.
L' GOULiIVS
A SE.VATOU'H THHKAT AGAINST THAT BEAUTIFUL
11A1LUOAI ) SCHKMK.
WASHINGTON , February 3.-Mr. Sherrill ,
chinf of the Huntiugton lobby , with ono or
two assistant * , lurked in ambush nil Ilia after
noon about the senate watching the proceed
ings of that body with feverish inteiest.
Notwithstanding the strict regulations guard
ing the surroundings of the sotmto chamber
Sheriill appeared tohnvu no dilliculty in go-
ilig where ho pleased except upon thy floor of
thu senate itself. Ho was in the innrblo room
moat of thu afternoon , where only the special
friends of the senators aio allowed to go. The
Kopnto discussed nil the afternoon the coin-
mission plan as the substitute for the Itengan
bill. Senator Van Wyck said :
< S"It will pats the commission , because II
means nothing. They will nond the subjecl
then to a conference committee. The rcsull
will bu nothing , The railroads , I tell you , are
too strong over here for anything againsl
them over to got through. This is the dis
couraging end of congress , but you wait unti
next Wednesday if you want to neo aomo fun
What is the fun ? Wo ore going to go for th <
Jay Gould bill that has been reported by thi
judiciary committee. That beautiful scliemi
to rearrange the Pacific railroid loans. Wha
is thu object of wasting breath In talking
nbout making arrangements with people vvh <
never have paid the slightest attention to
their obligation ? If they had complied in tin
slightest degree with the Thunnnn vst ther
might have been eomo sense in talking nbou
this measure : bat you wait ; we will bust i
hlffher than Gllroy'a kite next Wednesday. "
Largo Boston Hide Firm Failed.
BOSTON , February 3. Hiram Leonard I ,
Co. , wholesale dealers in hides , have assignei
to Theophilus King. Liabilities In the neigh
borhood of 5250.COO a largo proportion boinf
contingent indebtedness. The assets are talc
to be largely In excess of the liabilities
Crocker & IJrowu , tanners , at Salem , arc
somewhat Involved In tbo cmbarrotsment o !
the Boston firm , and this paper bus gone ti
protOit. The failure is attributed to dulInes
of buiineis , and a lack of accommodation
from thu banks. Hiram Leonard Is the capi
talist In the firm nf J. M. Call & Co. , whole
sale produce dealers , and H , G. 1'arr k Co. ,
manufacturers of durcingles.
"Wisconsin I < cKlilntarc ,
ClIK VGO , February 3. The Inter-Ocenn's
Miiditon , WIs , , special says ; In the legisla
ture bills ware introduced to establish state
public schools for dependent and neglected
children , and appropriating $33,000 therefor ,
and to provide for the appointment by the
governor of an examiner , to have Buperv Uion
over nil the financial accounts of the state
public Institutions , The examiner's term of
oflice is four years ; salary ? 5,5CO , with 31,000
additional fcr < xpcuten ,
The senate joint resolution pasted , cutting
off all legislation on February llth except
some bills to be Introduced by tlio standing
conimitt.'Crf , and privileged resolutions ,
8T. MARY'S AYE.
Lot 88 ft south front good houte.
J Prco ! $7SOO ewy totmi , AMES , 1507
j Farnain
THE SOCIALISTS ,
and Hotbed ,
Of Socialists , Nihilists and Con
spirators From All Nations ,
They Are Well Organized And
Have Plenty of Arms ,
And Are Awaiting For a Pretext
For An Outbreak ,
The Pittsburs Papers Say That
It Is a Faot ,
And Not a Mcro Ttllo or Sensational
UxaCRCtntlon , ami SnumlH
the "Warning Note.
1'UTSBUHU SOUIAW8T8.
I'lTTsncnii , February . ' ) . The Ulimniclo tol-
this ntternomi inys it hna como to the
knowcklgo of some secret aRcnta here that the
socialists have stored arms and djnnmlto in
tliia city , and are ready for an outbreak and
attack mi the capitalists. Men from the
Hocking valley and clspuhoro an < eaid to bo
here , ready for the businoes. Sensational do-
vulupmentt are expected.
The publication ot the article has created
considerable alnrm. The paper ns < etts : "For
two months n Hnsainn and two I'nglish spins
ha\o boon at , nork In J'itttlrari ; and uclmty ,
imuoa\orinK to learn who are In sympittiy
hare with the Irish dynamiters. Httsburff ,
it is stated , has been for a long while ecarco of
n largo rorenuo of dynamiters. The men in
the mills and mines nro nai'd to bellovo in the
doctrine of nihilism , pro alleged to have boon
liberal in piviup. It is then doctored that at
least two 1'ittaburg men , who arc famous the
country over , and who are worth millions of
dollars , have furnished money in considerable
sums to Irish and French radicals and
to German extreme liberals , who
used ths funds in the Gorman raichstag
elections. This money , the artlclo sajs , was
evidently not Intended to go into the dyna <
mite branch of politics , but a portion of it ha ?
drifted there , ne\erthele9 , having gone from
the hands of one branch of the extremists to
the other. The statement is made that within
the past three weeks , from a thousand to fif
teen hundred thousand guns mid revolvers
ha\o been received by the socialistic sympa
thizers in the city , Some of these munitions ,
it is stated , came accompanied by money from
CannJn.othora from western points and others
from eastern cities. A large quantity of dynamite -
namito had also been obtained , part being
manufactured in 1'ittslmrg by experienced dy
namiters. It is pointed out there are many
workmgmon out of omplopinoat among
whom much dissatisfaction and discontent
exist. Then follows the statement to the
eifect that the local solialists have gathered
kindred spirits from Chicago , from the Hocking -
ing Valley , from the anthracite and bitumi
nous coal mines in the weatem part of the
state. These men are stated to have been
drifting into the city , singly and in pairs for a
month or more , ostensibly for work , but In
reality to take a hand In any movement for
plunder or revolt against law that may bo or
canized. The article continues : "Theso mon
complain that they cinuot find \vork , that
they are suffering from hunger and that on
this plea claim they are justified in the
movement against the mill owners
and other capitalists. Several of the latter
have been warned , or ha\e discovered tha
condition of affairs in part and have notafied
the police , That there is an uneasy , restless
feeling among them is so truu that it can bo
readily proven. The police have not been
idle , but they have no results as yet. In this
movement there aru all sorts of elements , the
German , Kussian , Italian , Swedish , Swiss
and French socialists and revolutionists and
Irish dynamiters , who have all joined thsir
forces. There are English interests to be
reached here by the Irieh dynamiters and the
Knglish representatives too , and the
latter know it. A month ego the
local socialists were at awords points
with the anch.irchists pure and
simple. Now they are warm friends and al
lies , and have met together in more than one
secret gathering. The loaders of the move
ment have been looking for some pretext for
im outbreak. No later than Saturday the
city had a narrow escape fiomj just the kind
of thing these men desired. The natural pas
explosion caused hot indignation among the
workingmen , and had the projected attempt
to tear up the gas pipes been made , It would
have led to more herious trouble than seemed
from the surface indications to ho possible.
The names and other facts are known , and the
proper authorities can ha\o vheso names and
those not already learnrd.
The Chronicle Telegraph earnestly protests
that the above statements are not a sensa
tional oxnggeiation , but , on thecontiary , aori-
ons truths. Staub and Fricke , two ot the
most prominent socialists In the city , were
reeii to night relatuo to the story. Fricko
assumed a mysterious air , when approached ,
and refused to talk on tbo subject. Staub
said that the society was weak in thin city ,
but ho expected to see it gu-atly strengthened
in n few weeks. He admitted that Carl Ober-
man of Now York , was in the city for some
time for the purpose of orcani/ine the interna
tionalists. Further than this nothing could bo
earned from Staub ,
Garter Harrison's Ijlttlo dsino.
Spociitl telegram to the BEE.
SrniNarlKU ) , III. , February ! ! . There is
much speculation and anvioty over the caucus
of the democratic members of the two houses
of the legislature appointed for to-morrow
night to nominate a candidate for United
States senator. Carter Harrison's friends are
determined either to p tpono or burst the
democratic legislative caucus , which they will
not bo able to control to-morrow night. There
are unexpected change * between now and
then. The destruction of this ciucus may bo
wrought by Hatrisou Instructing about ten o
his men to refusu to go to the caucus unless it
is postponed until I'll Jay night , when an
other excuse could bo manufactured for
still further postponing it. The friends of
Colonel Morrison , who has the bulpe
have dropped on to Harrison's game , and will
insist upon the caucus mooting to-morrow
night , trusting to parley , discipline , and
plentiful promises to whip in Harrison's kick
ers. Harrison wonts It free for all and his
followers are ready to burst the caucus to HO-
curu it. His "phalanx" from Chicago his
arrived and the city hall crowd are expected
this afternoon. There is no prospect of a
full democratic caucus to-morrow night or at
any other time. The rumor that Genera !
Black has made an alliance with Harrison Is
not credited. The republican house caucus
will meet this afternoon and appoint a com
mittee to act with the senate committee and
call tbo United States senatorial caucus for
Saturday.
A HKD HOT UIOT.
SOCIALISTS AND TOUCH HAVE A WONIO IN NEW
YOBK ,
NHW YORK , February 3. Two thousand
persona gathered at the socialist meeting last
night In Concordia hall luenue , German
quarter. There were rumors previous to the
meeting that trouble would ba caused by
Justlco Schwab and Herr Most , aided by a
number of their adherents who intended to
capture and control the proceedings. Tholecs
radical element of the party , headed by Editor
ScheUUch of the Yolks Xeitung were deter
mined to hold the e.\tremlsta In check. A cir
cular printed in Knghsh and German de
nouncing violence and the Irish dynamiters
had been widely circulated by
the Schevllach faction , but it eicited the
Schwab-Most croud , Vihc in return issued a
Haining Incendiary appeal , applaudin ? tha dy
namiters and threatening woe to Kupland.
Police Captain McCullagh , Seventeenth pre
cinct , attended the meeting with a pease of
men , .ScbeUlsch called the noting to order I
and In such a way that a tumult ensued , in I
which chair * , clubs and rituhera figured. I
Captain McCullogh commanded * ih nca find
forad hli way to the platform , f > llowcd by
his men. Schwab saw him and ( limited "It1 *
the police ) kill Ilia - "
The mfutiat d mob turned upon the ofhcer *
and Captain MsC'ullogh was struck on the
htftil with n chair and kneeled down. Ho regained -
gained his feet and at the point of rdM'lverj
kept lite mob away. The socialists then
wnnUtl to resume deliberations and supple
mental their demands by drawing club * ,
knhts and pistnk Captain McCnlloRh was
re-enforced in n little while by 30 Hlccmcn.
This enraged thn crowd still further , ani they
nffulii attached the police , who responded with
their chili * and the rioters were bndly pun-
i'hed. Many hovls worn cracked. With
the exc'nlinn of Ollicer Kult , uho
was elightly cut In the face and
n few bruises "iiirered by Captain
McCullrali , none of the policemen were In
juirJ. 1'etsr llrown , ono of the riotprs hnd n
leg broken nnd. was ei-nt to the hospital
Justus Schwab was the only man arrested
Ho disappeared before the riot w s over , lint
Captain McCullogh found him In his saloon
on First street. Ho submit cil quietly to
arrojt. Hail was refused and ho was locked
up. After the fiftht , n pistol , n dynamite
bomb and several short , black clubs were
found In the hall. W. S. Kosonberg , eecro-
tary of the International \ \ oikors n'dociation
said Schwab had asked O'Dono\an Itoua to
rend a rang oi his dynamiters to break up the
meeting ,
FOHKIGN MIUS ,
MIW , nUlLE\8 ' AXTKCEmiBN'B.
LoiDoN , February 3 Reports are circu
lated hero that Mts , Dudley , before going to
America , once attempted suicide , and was
sentenced to n term of Imprisonment for the
offt'iiso , The clnplaln of tJio prison in w Inch
she was confined , on being advised of her at
tempt to kill Kojn , has taken passage on ono
of the out-going steamers for I\Vw York.
Much sympathy Is expressed for Mrj. Dudley
and many subscriptions offered to a fund to
aid in dofendldg her ,
KXCITKMRNT A1IOUT CUSNIS'OIIAM's I'lUSOS.
LONDONi February 3. Considerable excitement -
ment to-day was produced by the announce
ment tint the friends of Cunningham , accused
of having caused the recent explosions in
London , arc already beginning to take slepi
for his rescue. Knrly this morning the police
noticed n man loitering in the vicinity of the
prison. They watched him closely mul finally
saw him put something in the letter box of
the governor of the prison. They arrested
him , The parcel was found to bo a paper on
which were a number of figures , The arrested -
rested man Bald his name was Goodyear , re
cently released from an Insane asylum. The
police claim to know him as an old bird , hav
ing served a term of imprisonment there.
The authorities think that Goody ear's action
in depositing the paper in the bov was simply
a ruse to learn what they have to contend
with in order to affect Cunningham's release
by blowing up the prison with dynamite and
giving the prisoners a chance to escape in the
confusion.
A UATTLK UITIITIIE ARABS.
rilOKAIlLK ALLIANCK 11KTWKEN QIlKVr BlIITAIN
AND THE CNTTKD STATI3.
LONDON , February 3. A loader in this
evening's 1'all Mail Gnzctto , advocating a f o-
Htical alliance between ( treat Britain and the
United States attracts attention. The Ameri
can Republic Gazettu says , that now at last it
is beginning to have a policy. The doctrine of
complete isolation eo long maintained by
American statesmen has perished. Minister
Kasiou's presence and activity at the Berlin
conference on the Congo question must betaken
taken as n portent of things [ to come.
America will continue to exert a great and increasing -
creasing influence in the work
of pacifying Africa. The Romiblic ,
will ere long claim ndmittanca
into the European aropaRiis whenever deal
ing partaining'to the interest of the outside
bounchuies of the European continent ; . I'ng-
lands duty therefore is to make the moet of
this great fact Blood Is thicker than water.
The United States Is England's natural ally.
After the federation of the British Empire ,
there will remain for British statesmen no
task so comparable in importance to lliat of
an alliance between Great Britain and the
great republic which sprung from England's
loins. This alliance the article concludes ,
should be as close and useful to the two
great English speaking peoples as that be
tween Austria and Germany. '
TUB POLICE HIM KVENING
made another Important arrest in connection
with the recent dynamite explosions. The
prisoner was pur ued boveral days and finally
run down by Police Inspectors arvfg and
Aborline , who have been conducting thh pros
ecution against Cunningham. The brown
box which was purchased at White Chapel
and substituted for Cunningham's brown
trunk in his Frescott street lodgings and
which _ mysteriously disappeared from his
rooms in Scarboro street Immediately after
the explosions , was found in the possession of
the man arrested this evening , Tha prisoner
was discovered in hiding in White Chapel
not far from the lodgings last occupied by
Cunningham. It is said the police found in
the prisoner's possession , besides the brown
box , other evidence of a very important na
ture , and all necessary moans of establishing
his identity. Ho will bo arraigned to-morrow
at the Bow street police court ,
"
SUAKIVI , February 3. Major Chermside lias
arrived heie. The Arabs made an attack
upon the convey tent to Kassola. A stub
born fight ensued , reaalting in tbo repulse of
the Arabs , who left 250 dead on the field.
Five thousand Abassynlan troops have been
sent by King John to relieve the garrison at
Galabot and Gturah
. 'OKTUOAL ANNEXES DOTH HANKS OFTHECONOO.
LIVKUPOOL , February ! ! . - The report that
. 'ortugal had annexed both banka of the Con-
'o ' river in confhmod.
IEKMAN ANI ) TRENCH OITICKRS KILI.KI ) IV THE
MAIIDl's AIHIV ,
PARI.S , Fobiuary 3. It is reported here that
, wo well-known Geiman officers and one
frenchman are among the killed on the Mali
di'a side In the recent battle in the Soudan.
IRISH NATIONALISTIC I10SH.
DDDLI.V , February 3. The Irish are circu
lating a report that Mrs. Dudley was in the
l > ay of the English government and was sent
' , o Now Yoik by the London polico.
nits. DUDLEY'S ATTEMPT ] vr BUICIDK ,
Lono.v : , February 3. An examination o
the police icuorts in the Worship street po
lice court reveals the following : "Lncilh
Dudley , a lady-llko looking person , ngec
about twenty-four years , who described her
self as a governess , was charged with attempt
inpr suicide. A porter of the Great Eastern
railway deposed that on the arrival of his
tram at Liverpool street , London , ho aaw the
prisoner , Mra. Dudley in a first class carriage
apparently asleep , with a handkerchief ovci
her face. Removing the handkerchief , tin
witness found her Insensible. fab
was holding a bottle labelled poison , Mra
Dudley was removed to the hospital. Wit
ness stated that there was no one else in the
railway carriage , The surgeon who attendee
Mrs Dudley at the hospitaldeposed that sh <
was Buffering from the effects of chloroform
Wltneis said that she recovered conscience af
tor eight hours. Mrs. Dudley denied tha
she had taken anything of a poisonous nature
When taken Into custody ehu was detected in
the act of trying to awalfow a white powder
llio jailor at the police station where HI
was Imprisoned deposed that she was sorry o
the failure to accomplish her purpose. 'Thi
analyiets deposec that the powder ahe at
tempted to swallow was opium , Anothe
packet of opium was foudd aewn In he
clothes. She stated In
court that nho had n
relatives l.lving , and had been n povtrnoss
also described herself aa a hospital nurse , bu
her npyearance seemedto contradict this state
ment. Sne refused to give an aocount f her
self. Five lettera found in he
possession gave no clue to her Identity. Sh
said ftlinwM driven to attempt suicide by the
loss of her child. A pair of childs' shoea nnd
gluvei in her possession tended to corroborate
tha Btateinent. Tha magistral s id that , In
view of tbo fact that the chaplain of
ho houBO of detention had stated
th t the prisoner refused to promise
not to reipeat the otfanse. Ho was unable to
eothcrat liberty without two aaretiesof
twenty five pounds sterling each for her good
behavior for three months. She smiled at
"ei ' th ° court ro ° m
uietl
Col , Morrison Confident of tlio Illinois
Scnntorblilp ,
Special Telegram to the BEB ,
SFHI.VOMKLII , February 3.-It Is confidently
asserted by Col. Murnson'H friends that he
will receive tha democratic
caucus nomination
for Uoitsd State , wnator
to-merrow night
either oa the fint or second ballot , that iu
fact ho has majority of tha rotes alreaJj
This was secured to-day by the withdrawn !
cf iloih Allen , v\hoso veto wont to Mornson ,
Tlio Itallroiuln lut In Their Onr.
Special telegram to TIIK UKK.
LINCOLN , FebniMy 3. Neither hou t n.r , .
tenato transacted any business of Importance
at this afternoon ef ion. After a hort meet-
ng of tha committee on the whole the crnate
adjourned to give the joint railroad commit
, ees an opportunity of hearing from repro
Kcntttivcs of the railroad ) .
A resolution In the that It fdjourn fiirtho
sanio purpose was met with strong oppnoltion.
Tohmtou , Olmstead and Newcomer fiehttug
t , The vote on the question resulted in n
, lo which was decided by the chair , and the
louse adjourned , many momlier * going to the
senate chamber , which was crowded \\itli
numbers and a large railroad lobby.
T , L. Kimbnlt , of thn Union 1'acifie first
iddresi > d the committee1. Ho claimed that
, hls clamor against the rai roads was the work
of agitators and the misstatcments of the
iress. Ho believed the raihoads ri < run
vith advantage to thlscommonwoalth without
adical legislation , He then read n clipping
Tom TiiKllEK two years ago. tegardlng ex-
ortionalo charges on the Omaha brldgoniid
Branded the article as fake. He prott-nted a
vst nnay of figures to provo that the reduo-
, Ion in both passenger and freight rates would
jo a n robbery of the railroad' , the Union IV
ci fie not having decjnrad n dividend fora
year , and he feared it would not in another
tear. Ho closed his forty-live inlnnto speech
jy saying ' the propo'ud law would cripple
every now extension. "
1' . S. Eustis of the B & M. , then talked
'or nearly an hour , and presented" another
vast array of fleuies , such as would bewilder
.ho clearest legislative mind. Ho claltrcd
lint the reduction of p.vecnger rates wculd
leccssitato a reduction of the running ex
) oue8 , nnd result in inferltiraccommodations.
lo assorted that the capitalists vvero bocom-
ng weary for feir of such legislation , nnd the
nany proposed railroad extensions would
lover bo corried out. The indications me
hat these two speeches made ) many convosts.
M. Raymond , n wholesale grocer of Lin
coln , was n ked to till what ho knew of ex-
ottionato freight rates , Hit lilco the land
raud witness , ho know nothing , but said ho
vas ready to tell what ho know In a secret
ession of the committee. There were top
many railroad mon present to make It oxpodi-
nt for Air , Raymond to talk too much ,
Mr. Ogden , attorney for the C. , M. & St.
'aul and Omaha , asked that Mr. Howe , of
St 1'aul , bo hoard by the committee to-mor-
ow.
Meteorological Summitry ,
Following la the motorological sum-
nary for the month of January , as pre
pared by Air. A. Pollock , chtof signal
ollicer nt this place :
Highest bar , 30.753 , date , 1 and 18 ;
ovreat bar , 29.504 , date ] 1 ; monthly
ango of barometer , 1 1 , 8 , 9 ; highest
omporaturo , 50,2 , date 8 ; lowest tem
perature , 18.4 , date 1 ; greatest daily
antjo of temperature , 20.3 2' .
Least daily rnngo of temperature , 4.G
ho ICtli ; mean daily range of temperature
.8.4 ; mean daily dew point , 5.0 ; mean
laily relative humidity , ( > 4,9 , prevailing
lirection of wind , south ; total movement
of vund , 03.71 miles : highest velocity of
vind and direction , 9th , 22 , high , mini-
> er of foggy days , 0 ; number of clear
lays , 14 ; number of fair days ,
3 ; number of cloudy days , 4 ;
dumber of days in which rain or snow
ell , 12 ; depth cf unmoltod snow on
; round at end of month , D Inches ; dates
f auraraa 0 ; dates of aohr halos , 0 ;
ates of Lunar halos , 21 , 24 , 20 ; dates of
rests , 11 , 20.
COMPARATIVE MEAN TEMPERATURE.
Tear. Degrees. Year. Degrees.
871 21.0 1878 2S.8
872 39.2 1879 21.7
873 10.5 I860 34.G
874 22'J 1881 11.8
875 10.8 18S2 27.5
876 25.7 1883 11.9
877 20.2 1884 17.0
COMPARATIVE PRECIPITATIONS.
Tear. Inches. Year. Inches.
871 0.01 inches 1878 1.13 inches
872 0.08 inches 1879 0.07 inches
873 O.G4 inches 1880 0.00 inches
874 0.32 inches 1881 O.lil inches
875 0.23 inches 18S2 0.74 inches
870 0.22 inches 1883 1.01 inches
877 0.53 inches 1884 0.73 inches
Fostofllco Changes
'n Nebraska and Iowa dm ing the week
ndlng January 3J , 1884 , furnished by
William VanVleck , of the pcstoffico de-
mrtmont :
NEBRASKA.
Established Kcaler , Lincoln county ,
lisha N. Koolor ; Sango , Colfax county ,
onls C. Mayes.
Discontinued-Industry , Phclps county ;
Walker , Holt county.
Names changed Athena , Gaming
county , to Pendor , Dakota county ,
Frank J. Dyer ; Harbine , Thayer county ,
to Byron , John J. Waite ; Hunolsburg ,
Hall county , to Fasten , D. M , Thomp
son.
gjPostmastora appointed Aids , Hull
county , Frank W. Powell ; Celia , Holt
county , Hans A. Stangoland ; Cherry
Creek , Bullalo county , Asaol L. Taylor ;
D unbar , Otoo county , Loula A. Jones
Fronchtovrn , Antelope county , Willlan
Napier ; Geneva , Flllmoro county , Win.
H. Cookroy ; Hartinijton , Cod.ir county ,
Henry B. Swing ; Malcolm , Lancaster
county , Louis 0. Mayor ; O'Connor ,
Grooloy county , Eugene Hooney ; Lee
Valley , Grcelv county , John Walsh.
_ IOWA.
Established Blochly , Decatur county ,
Win. M. Hamilton ; Holbrook , Iowa
county , Thomni Boyle ; Gakyrood , Polk
county , Goo. W. West.
Discontinued-Bailey , Hancock county ,
\ { Postmasters appointed Farnhamvillo ,
Calhoun county , J. 0. Crisslngor ; Mingo
Jaepar county , II. 0. Everett. Peru ,
Madison county. John W. Likens ; Rob' '
ertson , Hardin county , Robert [ P. Wil
son ; Smyria , CJarko county , Orpheus ( J
Boon ; Updegraft , Clayton county , Edgar
Simons ,
Attention Hooka ,
All mcmber/i / "active and honorary" o
P. H. & L. Co. , are hereby requested to
bo present at the regular meeting , to b
held at their hall , this Tuesday evening ,
February 3rd , at 8 o'clock sharp , as busl
ness of Importance is at hand. By order
of the committeo.
ED. G , RILEY , GEO. SUIIMID ,
Seo'y. President ,
AH kinds of fancy work made to order ,
Miss Kato Kennedy , 219 N. 10th St.
Ask your grocer for HofFmayr'fl FANCY
PATENT Hour. The best. Hungarian
process.
The Zsarycttt JAne in
tJie City. Not
Selling
But Cheape than Any Store in
the City.
JOHNHUSSIE ,
2407 _ _ _ _ Cumins St.
PIAHOS ,
AT
Factory Prices I
AND
EASY TERMS.
Send for our catalogue
and price list before pur
chasing elsewhere.
MAX MEYER & BRO.
LEADING JEWELERS
Ami Solo Importers of
Fine DiamoMs , Watches , Silver
ware , Rich Jewelry ,
Wholesale nnd Retail.
Cor. llth and Farnnm Sts.
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HAVANA CIGARS
ASH-
Meerschaum Goods ,
OMJLHA.
Wholesale and KeUil Dealerslu
Guns , A
Goods
Notions nntl Smokers' Articles.
{ Stationery , Cutlery ,
Druggists' Sundries
And Fancy Goods.
Full and complete line nnd
BOTTOM PRICES
Max Mever & Co. >
1020 to 1024 FarnamSts. , Omaha
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In , Vienna , Potora' "Leipzig" Cheap Edition , Broalan , May once odltlona.
Small Goods and General Music Merchandise of all Kinds ,
101 AND 103 15TH STREET OPPOSITE POSTOFFICB.
EDHOLM & ERICKSON ,
Jewelry of all designs made to order. Largo Block of
Diamonds and Fine Gold Jewelry.
AGENTS FOR GORHAM MANUFA.OT'NG GO'S ' STERLING SILVERWARD
LAEGE STOCK OF
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SOLEIAGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
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G A. LINDQUEST & CO.
JL2OG Farnam Street ,
neTailors
Wish to announce that they have from this
time marked down ALL GOODS , and wil I
for the next 60 days , make a reduction o
10 per cent.
Overcoats , Suits and Pants well made
and sure fit. Now is the time to buy
GOOD CLOTHES AT LOW PRICES ,