THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , FRIDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 13 , 1885. LINCOLN. Third Edilon of the Lincoln Legislative Literatore Of Similar Import and Nature of Those Before Givoni The Tbroo Oont Railroad Bill Set tled By the Senate. They Also Pass a Dozen Other Bills , Special Correspondence from the House and Senate , Ilio llnnsc DlhoohHCh the Hill to I'ro vent ContiKloiiH ll ) cn CH Among AnlniiiU. A 1'KW MOUK 11II.LH. Special Correspondence of The Bee. LINCOLN , Neb , February 12. The follow' ' ing bills , In addition to thoie alre.iJy pub' ' li hed , havn been introduced in the home : IlAlLItOAI ) COUroiUTIONS. House , 292 Corr , Prohibiting d'jcrimini' ' tion iu rates or facilities by railroads , fixing passenger ratuj nt two tents pur mils and freight not inoro thnn was charged November 1 , 1885. House , 19C ! Bollcy , Prohibiting dlrcrimina- tion by railroads in rates or facilities , and providing that shippers shall obtain cars on five days' notice ; twenty days notlco of charge of ratoi must bo given , and echeduloi shall be posted up in all depots : penalty not less that $1,000. House , : U2-Troup , Directing the assess ment of railroad an 1 telegraph property , BUC ! aa depot ] , shop" , building * , grounds , etc. , bj counties. House , 231 Nellgh , 1'rohibiting discr'm Ination by railroad * , by spcret rebates , draw tucke , etc , end providing that all per'oni shall receive equal facilities fir shipping loading and unloading good * . A schedule o freight rates , covering 7 ? pages , is attached , COHNTY JIATTZK1) . HOUSP , SOU Nellgh , Providing for adver tisement of eala of property for delinquen ! taxes. Jlouse , 275 Bassett , Itegulating duties o House , 279 Troup , County boards maj grant liijuor for not Uss thtn $ > 00 per annum Home. 273 Umnell , Denning the bauua aries of BUino lounty. House , 284 Johnston , Ululating collec tion of ta\en by distress. House , 3 Id New omer , Limiting assets ment for county purpJMrt to 1J per cent , uhlH i autli itiiul by majority ot voters. House , 300 Irwin , Chang ng the return ol aSHOjimontH from , ! uno to Ma\ . HOUSP , 27ri Tioup , Providing that ever ] county jiu'ge ' , county clerk , cjuuty treasurer and thoclfT , whose feeoxieo 1 SIC1 0 a year ii tbo firat two ottlcoe , und 52,000 tbs last t\v officers , slnlj turn into the coun'y troa nr ; the surplus ; in counties having 2,1)09 populii tion nr over , county tie isurtr shall rocei\ $1K)0 ( ) and necessary help , county clerl $2 fiOO , cnunty judpe § 2 000. House , 301 Turner , Inquires the listing o personal proj erty between the 1st of Marcl and the 1st of Juno llouee , 20) ) Gill , Regulating the Tiling o mortgages And other instrument" . Home , 205 Holmes , It eluding D\on ! .101 Dakota counties in UK * act preventing cattl jmm ng at large. _ BT\TB 1NSTITPTIOV3. House , Il ! ) } j tabh0hini ; a normal schoi at Aurora , Hamilton county , provi led a ei' in djuuted , an 1 levying a Ux of onu-sixteent of a mill for ill it purpo-t . Housn. 2ri Conger , Providing for inspe < tion of illuminating oils and regul it It g sale < Buma ; imped ir and deputies to be nppuinte by the governor. House 310 Tronp. Fixing thu teinn < courts on tha lit day of J.iuuury and public tion of Hauiii in districta , llous 'MS S joe'ul cim'nit'.oo. ' Approorl otloa of 510 00 1 for support of Homa of til Friondledii in Lincoln. JllHChLLANKoLS. Home 307Crook , Declaring that an porxm who i-uall obtain go < N by 'concoiliii any fact * , put , pnnentor future , " shall u < be oiitUleii to exemption pr ividud by tlio lt House 310 Miller. Appropriating S10 oath to pay Georgn W. liemig , K M. Colin : J.V liuler atd , J. C. lljberts for service at district attorinn'H. House 21M Olnutead , Making IrgU n torejt 8 per cent , but fcr a lens pone 1 than ye IT 1 per cent per month miy bi charged Houao ,100 1 iun ) , Piiiiithing the mllini glvuu nw.iy ur luvui ? In p uses-un ob uei nr lndtU3iit binkri , newxpaperii , magazine pictures , etc. IN n lty , destruction ot artic and fiuo i ot les tli in $25 und In prUnnm n Houee 2M ) Wiiliamc , Auth ruing cou lien , precincts , township , tuwn , villagrt i fchool flUtrut t c. > iiiproiiito its iiidobtMluo by Healing or discounting , .n may bo agrei with holderrf. House , V8t Joiinson , Amending section of tha geut3r > tl vlectioa law , Home , 277 Troup , Mailing memorial di A legal holiday. llonsB , -Newconior , H gulating colle tion of coHa of trialt of fel > u Home , L'sl ! Colt' , Ptoviding the decent interment of any ii'iion eoMier or dulor wh may die without leaving Hjtllcivnt means defray funeral fxpenn's , the grave to Biiltibio Oeiulttiwe. -ran hi\vTF. : HpoeUl Correspuudenco to THE LINUOIV , Kobnwry 11' . Attorney-Genei J.oesa wjbmitted au oplbioa thin inoiiung the liabilitieK of counties for the cost of carl for their lu ano , to the trlVct that tuch co could bo collected by the usual process , 71 opinion woiin aniwer to Senator DolanV n olutiuu introducid several ds > ago , A bill was iiutroducetl by Senator Mile jobn t > prohibit bi llarj playing in ll < ] uor i loom , Hjvoral koure bills were read for t firit tiuio. On tilt ji&ssage of bills to a third r adii Senator McAJluter moicd that Seuate P II , the lomewhat famoui Scent milcigo bill , bo referred back to the committee on the whole. lie gave as hl reaton for BO moving .hat ho coniidored the bill unconttituttonal in imIUng the law to that part of the tttta east of the lOlit principal metidlan. He Raid the railroad members knew this to be true and had lavored itn parsieo. Senator Sncll nnld that ho hod at first been n doubt as to its constitutionality , but ho was convinced that it was all right , and ha wanted to nee the bill go through. 'Theblll Ins been cut up till it is now a inanglrd mass of humanity , " laid Mr. Snell , "but I want snmo railload legts'ation , and don t want to ice tbii defer rod longer. ' ' Ho accused the anti'innnopulltts of lighting everything that was not exactly us they want'd it Mr , 1) ty moved an tinendment to refrr to Lhn juillciiry committee. He aid the bill , at it stood , was detiimontil to the now settler * , "tho bone- and sinew of the new west. ' Mr , Klnael could not tee why the newly * tettltd portion of the state should ba ( avortd the smne .11 the old. Ho did not think It dU crimination. Senator McShacesaid that the bill had bean urged nnd pushed forward for consideration for a year , y jt nothing had been accomplished , and now , when it wai up for p s ngo , llw very friends of the bill wanted it posipoiud. Senator Paul thought the judiciary committee - tee should examine the bill : that it had never been before any committee except the rail road lie thought there was d nger of too much talk. Sena'or iMcShane was of the opi ion that thn bill lud already been talked to death. Mr , Burr raid the constitution permitted the leglilature to pass any bill not forbidden therein. Mr. Durland was surprised that the antimonopoly - monopoly member , should so suddenly turn from thtir course nnd favor positioning a rail road bill. He wondeted if they had expert , tncml a changoof heart , Ti > which slur Mr. Day repliel that ho did not hivoa rkilioid at ornoy at his elbow tc coach him through his speeches. tJcnttor MikolJohn believed the passenger bill had butn forced along to inv cdo the fre'cht ' bill. Ho thought it looked Itko a tail road scheme. Mr , Burr said he had Introduce J the amend' ment which had cutud to much discussion , Hu represented the people of Lancastui county who wanted railroad legislation and he had comet intending to voteforsuih laws. He had accepted as true tha statements of the railroad men who talked the other day and he believed it gross injustice to make railroad ; carry passengers at such low rates whe.ru there wore only fifteen people to the milo ta is tin case beyond tha lulst meridian , Mr. iSrown thought that it was injustice tc tax some peoolo more than others becaun they lived "llim , " and that it ' 'was a thun- derm' thin law " The amendment to report to the judic'ary committee was lost , and the vote on refening back to the committee of the vvhola vxas a : follows : 'lh as'favoring such action : Urown , Day , Dollan , Lewis , McAllister , MeiVeljoliu , Mills , Paul , Putnam , Smith of rillmnro , anJ Smith of Lancaster-11. NaysUuckworth , Burr , Cheny , Clark , Durland. JIiusel.Filson , Ooeh n r , Hoebol , Hov\n , Howell , Hycr , Love McShino , M etr , Morris , Shervin , Skinner , Suf-11 , Sjwers and Spencer-21. On tha bil and Its amend msnts being read they weri found to Inve b'en incorrectly engro aed , and on motion of Senator Ho were orderec back to the enpro'sit g committee. The quiet manner in which this amendmenl slipped through the Fonato yesterday vvai mentioned in these dispatches , and it is now a ) parent thnt ihn munucn havintr sowed th < wind are about t > reap a whirlwind Of the ninn members of the senate railroae committee , it is said that six will vote agains the freight bill na di cus'-c'd by the committei nf the whole yesterday. Senators P.iul Mtiko jnhu , Mot/ oLd Sewers aru four of th six. 'i hi ) only rc'isnn for recoinmendiog th bill to the senate f > r consi Jerutiou was to pr < ! ent a minority report The Echemo now brewing is a commiio ! ill. Senate Kile 177 , whicli al-o beura Sen tor Snell'd name , id the proposed bill , AKcmnoii Session , pccial Telegram to THE BEK. L COLN , Fobruiry 12. Tha three-cent bil was Bottled by the senate this afternoon. I was reported , correct'y ' engrossed , read an bo vote taken. Senator lironrn'd was the oul I opposing voice , and ho had liiu reascnaeutere 1 on the rejorda. Twelve other bills were passed , none c hem calling for extensive mention. The senate then wont into , i committee c , he whole , Senator Day then moved to take up th [ rrinlit bill , Benata Fils 171 , Dr. .Sowers moved to amend , by substitut ng the commission bill , hlu 187. The no , , wo hour * were upei t in arguing this sutmt tute , ilm committee finally rising without vol ng on it. Church Howe leid off in the first speech i 'aver uf Sowers' motion , followed of course b Jrown , whos iid he was opposed tithe tactic employed to bung this commission bill befor he Ht nate. It w.ta railroad measure , Tb iiipreme court sat doun on it In't full and th tuprnmo cuurt hid dec'nred it unconetiti ioiial. Ilo did not believe the houee vvuul ; > ISS it , < l.iy ) nnd Hewn hid a little squabble for th lluor , Chairman I'.urr deci tin , ; tor Howe , bu lie > lfl.ld to ] ) > > ' , wliJ explained hid motioi Howe explained thut his Ide t wai tj tab uu thn U'immUsiou bill and incorporate tl freight bill with it. He bthetod a law againi i ail run 1 discrimination wus needed mord tha one fixing & rule. Henntijr f owflrs said ha never had Leen i favor of a freight bill , .iud had never liror itrd lim C3ii tHUnitn to vo o for one. lie b himd ttm conimidbion wts the only vy ' bund e it Meiklt'jolm thought it uiclejs to aubstitu when it wus poaeibin to amend. Suell wanted a bill Unit would bosatisfa fury to the people , and he believed In a cot IIIHM in bill. .Me Mlidter did not bslievo in a comm * > -ei ( with lit a law fixing a rite. A Hi rnoy Durlamf , of the Sioux City ioa gave fume figures on how gieat the cut won be mi his roa I if the freight bill pasted. Mclhanu opposed on the grounds thnt tl Buprema court had declared it imcnnstit tion ) , and the people declan el they did n w.int it. Haatlnga aald ho had been much edified 1 the ducii'Mon but would move that the cor luitt-o ri e and consider the question iigain. After the committee had reported Mrikl John offered a resolution tn make 171 t BH > cial ordur for Friday aud each day thei atti-r until the bill vvai dispouxl of , The railroid tatellites declare to-night th they will substitute tbo commission lull t morrow. They claim to have counted not and have the votes to do It. TJU'J HOUSE. Special Correspondence to the BEE. LINCOLN , February 12. Tbo members the railroad fraternity are In high glee tl morning. Mr. Church llowo t nl o jubilant , for the supreme court DM decided that the conititutional amendment ha not carried , and the legislative tesiion cannot bo pro- prolonged beyond forty dayi. This decision was arrived at by Judges Maxwell and Reese. Judge Cobb , dlmcnllng , has filed ft contrary opinion. Thl decision , more than anything else , so'ties the question of railtoad lawmaking ing for this tosclon , It will bo utterly Imnos siule for both houses to piss a law In the time now left which would affoid relief to mid check railroad extortion. Neatly two- thltdiof the ectsion gone and nothing dounin fac. At the p citnt state of thing ! thn sea ion will end nnd Nebraska will remain the serf of monopoly for two years longer. The railroads know this , hence their Joy , Until to-day n tmllo lisa not been teen pa ° s over their count nances tinco the etislon com menced. Hut now they nro delighted with themtolv is , and really tpoak of fulfilling en gagements away from Lincoln , Nothing like this was remembered before the decision of tlm supreme court was made known , The report from the committee appointed to test the question was the firat bustuept of tha tiny this morning. Ttio hnuto then went Into commltt o of tli9 whole , Mr. Illley in the chair. Of Into the speaker has a fancy fur selecting Douglas men to occupy the chair during committee of t.io whole. It may bo said that the three Whltmoro , Wlmpoirand Klleyhave made good chairmen , nnd have hhoftii that they Iud lomo Idea of what a chaiimon's duties vvero. The first bill in committee wai house roll 157 , a bill to enable employe ] on railways to obtain damages If injured while in tha em ploy of the railroad. Mr , Stevenson , who explained the bill , said it was to remedy a defect m the prcseut law , and was to provide that an employe injured on the railroad thould bo allowed damages , although the Injury was c.msed by the negli gence of another employe Mr. Caspai Htrnnglv suppoited the uill and Mr. Troup and Mr. luiley oppoaul it. The bill WOE eventually ordered to bo reported to the lioiiRb with the recommendation that it dc pass. House roll 12.J , by air. Johnston to provide that all ii e insurance companies should pa > persons whose pioperty was insured the eiacl turn stated in the policy , This was opposed by Hice and others , aud was eventually or dered to bo reported for indefinite postpone ment. This committee considered hou > o rol 113 for fifteen seconds , and condemned it House roll 115 , however , a bill to provldi double decked c.ittle cars on the railroad ? was ordered for passage. The committee rose and the house ndjourmd until 2:30. : Afternoon Sc.sslon. Special telegram to the BKK. LINCOLN , February 11. Tneonly buslnesi in the house this afternoon was the considera tion of hcuse bill No. 1-14 in tha committee o the whole , introduced by Adams. It was put through in grand style by FIolc and Kilcy , with Johnston in the reserve. Tin object of the bill Is to prevent contagious dia eases among animals , and it provides for i state v eterlnarian , who shall v Isit stock farms inspjct c.ittls and in his opinion if they an Buttering from any infectious dltease ho shal have the power to order their destruction and allow compensation to their owner. Th < veterinarian is to receive a salary of 52,500 i year , and is to ba assisted by asEcssorc , win .irn also to be well paid. liy the action o this bill the etnto will be compelled to compen Kite faimtrs for the destruction of their cattli by disease although it may arise from clrcum stances over which i he state has no coutrol The state Lccoiuej an insurance compan compeniatinp ono chts nt thu expo se v another ; the householder might m reasonabl ; demand damages from the state for th destruction of his _ property by hurrlcaiu , pro viding be got a bill passed to allow it The I III consists of thirty-two section which wore read and passed without a remirl from anyone nnly tbo above named gontlc men voting when asked after the bill had bee : passed , Mr. King thought it time to object , am moved it be leported to tha bouee with th recommendation that it do not pass. He sal "the bill was unconstitutional , " atd strong ) objected to paying damages under the coed : tium. It UL-J : in his opinion .is beneficial t the fanner as to tnestate to have anunuU HU | feriug Irom diaeasa destrojcd. How coul such animals be valued ? Tney were wort nothing , and ho objected to pay 1114 foi notlun besides , it would bu unfair and unjust to th people of Ue Mate. Ho thought disease animals vvi uld ba emuggled into the Btito t get the compensation If persons must sul for , persona whu owned the animals were tti proper pfrjons. He object-id to the bill as i atood , and wanted it amended Adams vyhu followed charactori/ed King t n conBtiiutiuna ! _ kicker. He raid thu htjc raisers were an important people in tne atal and deserved some legislation nf this kind , Itiley and tha tpeaker followed with tt same arguments in favor of tha bill they bur. Hupport d by ISluir , Nichol objected to the bill but it was ode do ed to be reported to the house for No other busings of importance w.-vj trail acted and the house ridjourned. GOSSIP Al > Git ID. CHMim AlTKOI'llIATIOXS. Special correspondence of the BEK , LINCOLNFebruary 11 The homo n'temble this afternoon at 2:30 : nnd proceeded to e ; presj its verbal power. A few days ago tl consideration of the bill to appropriate SIC 010 for the use of the homo for the frisndle was made a special order for this afteraoo : But jetterdsy another special order was mac tor this evening at 7.30 to take into consider tion the appropriation of & 16,0/0 for tl Woman' * nssoilate charities. The fir of these is on old j and well trii establishment which ban proved Iti mer nnd worth aud Ii most deserv ing of every eo tidtratlon find help. But the latter ii .v ne institution of whuli nobody LIIOWB but llttl To u disinterested observer it would appe as beinc ; au attempt to establish a charitah tate institution , hiving for ita object tl flattering of the potty beauty of a few ladie They would undertaue to care and piovlde AT THK STATIC'S Exrt.ssi : for the old and the young , the indigent , t ! orphan and tha fallen woman , Hitherto It has been thought a dlffici task , for any one society to undertake t case of one branch of charity but theee ladl without tuy previous experience or practu knowledge us far aa IB known are willing undertake tha whole lot and will gather fro the four corners of the state under one ro the aged , the infirm , the lielpleis and the i phan , the pure child and the debas famaics. Is la no wonder that the legislat. hesitated tn nlaco such a responsibility In t bands of those ladies nnd it is to hoped that for the * sake of tbo subjects th would have to deal with members will cc tinuo to hesitate and never consent to such is absurd proposition. What good could not bly come of neocidting those different reel pi. ents of charity ? The thought of the ilmulo and innocent Infant being made n companion or associate of the debauched and thamole s female ta in Itself enough to make one object to inch an absurd and Kenseleos proposal , 1 Ivory member of the legislature has already hewn his desire to further and help charitable institution ! . It remains for him and the u of his discretionary powers in sifting the chatf from the ho t before he ap propriates the money of the state to tuppoit n society which would not only bo useless , but Injurious ti thosa it waslntendod to relievo. The ladies o ( the Won an's Christian Char ities have been lobbying for the lat ten days or more , and right well have they done their work. They may bo found on the floor dally , soliciting the pationngo and support of mem bers by SMILES AM ) EXTIU'ATIES , such as women only know how to make. They doubtless fancy they ara woikinginn good ciuto , nnd have ntidintly pcrtuadod several gentlemen into the suns way of thinking. 'Ilia rinilen and entreating glances of women rrovc'ry IhUeiinp , but mtinbeis should not forcot thrt they are dealing with tru people's money ; that they hnrn n duty to the people , nnd that they thould consider well before they make an appropriation for the cnrour- ngement of such an association aa the Wom an's Christian charities. THK IISIUTE. M'r , Kutrell made n very powerful and telling speech on behalf of the Houio of the Friendless It was his maiden speech in the house anil many will regrnt that ho does not not apeak mote often Wo then might have some some instill , d Into things which am now enshrouded with jabber nnd jaw. Mr. Casper followed and forcibly showed ho tiecds nf thin old tried and deserv ing charity. Mr , lilain aim spnko in favor of the institu tion at also did Mr. Stevenson who is always in the front in the subject of philanthropy. Mr , Sterling made a few remarks on the fcd- vlsabilltv of allowing the grant Mr , Whitmt.ro followed , and like M'r , Kus < cell hould be more often hoard. Ho strong * ly advised the appropriation , and said the ttate ought rather to take care of itsfiiendles ! thtn Its piiionotB , _ Tha Bpeeches of these gentlemen , all ol which weio above the average , seemed to be enough for the committee , for it pasted the bill appropriating $10,000 for the Home , and Immediately rose and leported to thn house. Thn speaker having taken the chair , bills fiom the senate were road for the first time and the committee on finance reported un favorably on senate file 27 , bill to provide foi the payment of back 5 per cent on taxes An effort was made to have the bill placed ci the general file and seve'ral member ; jumped up , said a word and BI down again. This continued un til Mr. HcDvlllo ypoko in favor o ! pit ing the bill on the general nlo. Ui was followed by the great and only Nubra > ltai in the house , who got up , stretched his legs dropped his jaw and the hill was placed 01 the general file. Tins custom of having overjr bill that ii rejected bv tha ftindirg committee placad 01 the general hie is becoming monotonous. It is a systnm that shou'd ' be put down , I i ? disrespectful , amounting to a vote of wan of confidence In ttm cjrr.mitteo who have re ported the bill. The committees SHOULD BE niSCHAItntD it it were thought they nro not competent t consider and report honestly on bills. Beside this it loads the general file with rabbith tha may prevent due consideration being given t important measures. Members should no forgtt t at the session of the legislature doe not Uft a century. Neither thould they forge tint they will ho ; quite enough to do to pas the billfl that are reported favorably , even i the cession is extended to sixty days. THK KVKS'ISO SESSION. The house met ngain at 7:30 : p m , and c once went into committee of the whole o hou o roll 213 , n bill tii appropriate § 15,00 for the Woman's Christiamchantiej. Mrs DinMn re was allowed to nddreafl th committee on beInH of tho'society. ' She nf cenried the platform in front of the speaker ( hair and ppoUe. for almost an hour on th subject of charity. Nothing was enid of th workings or management uf the propose institution except tb.it patients would t gathered from all parts of' lhn state A'ti ' the Indy Iud concluded the committee look u tha bill fc r amendment \ About a hutdre amendments were made until the working ( the committee became a farce , or as Mr Uemj ster called thn actlun e f tchool boys. The bi was eventually ret aside for future consideri tion and at 10.30 p. m the , housn adjourned. THK ( OUMV CLKUK'S citAn. Mere than half tha tifficiali of Dongl.i county are down here and after the house ha adjourned a mec-ting of the Douglas delete tion was held in the corner of tne house t nr'itrnto ' to'ween ' the county commissionoi .mil the county clerk on a bill which tin luttf fan introduced and which the commisMonei object to. After an hour's argument nothln was done nnd the meeting b eke up. Th bill in que tion provides that the count clerk ulinll get four cants n line for makiu out the county tar l t This i < in additl to his puscnt salary. The bill is not like ! to pass even if the Douglas commis-icuerd c not object. VOIil Y DAYS OXljY. A DECISION m THE HOTJtEMK COt'KT. Special telegram to the EXIT , LINCOIX , N < b , February 12. The suprer court rendered a decision thU morning d cUriug the constitutional amendment extend the legislative seision to sixty dn not carried , Judge Cobb dissents in tl opinion. The Three Cent Bill. Special telegram to tbo liXK , LINCOLN , February 12 Another effort wi made In the senate this morning to amer the thico cent mileage bill and strike out t cl.iusa making tha law elfectivo only east the 101st piiucipnl meridan. S't mm amendments have ben added to the bill tli It was not correctly engrossed and was i committed to the engrossing committee. ijO\x. A SICK alXATOll TIHVhLINQ TO SI'ItlNOUE ON A mn. CIIIOVGO , February 12. The Daily No Albion , Ilia. , Rpeclal Bays : This afternoon ; ! U teen men went out to the residence of Bti Senator Urown , republican , who Is v dry i and carried him hit ) Grayville , a dintanco G or 7 miles , on a strttchcr. Ho wiU reim In Gray villo to-morrow , and to-morrow moi ing w ill leave for Springfield in a special c He is very weak , but his friend" think lie fl ttand the trip He Is paired with Senal Bridges till to-morrow , and upon his preee r in or absence from the cipiul the election United States senator may depend and wi out him the republicans are one in minority joint ballot. A DREADFUL NIGHT. The Fire Fieiiu EiiYGl ps and Con sumes the insane Department of the West Philadelphia AlmshouEo , NinetoenlnBano People nra Roast ed in Their Cells , Some of the Horrors of the Dread ful Night , The Loss Roughly Estimated at $150,000. Nothing tint Wild Thcorl/ln nt to the Origin ol' the Tire. ritm February 12. A fire broke out In thoimano department of the County alniihouse , in West Philadelphia to-night. The flames spread rapidly , and bafoio the 0 inmates could bo released nineteen of them were burned to death Others wcro lot roan : aiound the grounds at will , and many of them wcra picked up by tlio police throughout the city. The building ix still burning at 11 to' night , and the other departments are in great danger. Tin fire originated In the wing uf the old bulldlncr , which fronts toward the Uchuylkill river , and directly east of the main building of the nlmshouse. Th's ' wing la 145 feet front and liO feet deep. Connected on the tout ) : with the iniln building of the old structure ! Is the Insane department , which runs eoutr 400 feet to a similar wing to the ono In whicl the disaster occurred. In this north building , where the tire broke out , there were sixty top nrato cells for violent patients , twenty on eacl floor. In addition to this there was a largeroon on each three in whicli cots for twelve met were placed , allot which were occupied w ber th o fire broke out. On the second floor oppo site the central cell of the row , separate celli on tha north side of tha corridor , which run ! f re m east to west , was the dry room , heatec by steam. This room , which was about ter feet squ ire , vvvs directly along side of tlu middle stairway leading to the floors abovi nnd below. Hero the flames originated , bu from what cause is not known. At the timi there were insane patients in each of thi twenty calls on these three floors , ten in thi large loom on the first floor , and twelve ii each of the larger ones on the second am bird floors. From ad accounts to bo obtained it appears netty certain thae the first alarm was given iy an insane patient on the first floor. Thii nan , Joseph Nadine , occupied a room nd oinlng tha stairway and drjing room , will bou twc-nty other quiet patient * . Abou en minutes to 8 o'c-li etc he eav Binokn i.-isuini rom above tha door which opened into ttu ving In which the cells were situated H' ' .in to a big Iron grated door f urn tine 01 he maiu corridor of the bulldini nd cried out ' Fire ! " This roachei iara of Jos. Bhroeder , on attondent of lh ; round floor , who was In his room directly , of XT--1 ! * ' ' - - - xjsite the one from which ho alarm. M'r * . Ump'tpad who has general charge iglit PR ) s it was about 8 o'clock when th alarm reached her. She was in her offic about 200 feet from the dry room , ami nt out .unied to tlio scene. She Hays that an , x empt wai made to put out the fhmea wit nickels of water , and at first it was suppose IIP tUmes wcro only burning from the groun leer near the stairway , but almost instant ! t was found that the real point from whic , ho danger came , was the second floe it the top and above the dry roou She then hastened to get .be patients from thu main building extend "eg back from the ea't wirg. Attendant Shrocder takes up the thir itory at this point i.nd relates some uf the ho rors of that die-adful night : ' I do not kr.o w ho sounded the alarm. As Boon as I bin * S'adino cry I rushed to tha foot of tha stall and after a short attempt to ch ck the fire a once ret to vvirk to get out tha patient I'lrxt I unlocked the door cf the room i which NniMne and lili cotnpkiilons weri They ran out at once. By thi * time the flim' vveregntherirfj in fury , and dense volume * i smoke nscecdmg into the upper atoty. I RUC cecded in unlocking tin do ra of all the c\ \ on the first floor , and although wirh difficult in some caies BU ccuUd iu gttting the lumati out , I had no time { to look after the Further than run them m the yai While I was getting the men out 1 clew , A tendunt Win. Strain was doing the fame fi inmates on tlio second floor. I met 11 ami night watchman , who w s also hblj my , nr : wo went up to the thud story , but we driven back by the flames , which had force their way through and were creeping along ' the cells of the doomed inmates. We ran aroui to the other stiirway , near the new building ou the west , and by that time some limn arrived. All the inmates hnd been gntttn c of the second htory , BO theio remained nbo 38 on the third 20 in the cells and 8 in tl large common room at the we t end. " The following are the names and ages of t' occupants of nineteen cells in ward M , ne where the fire fust started , all of whom n supposed to have bem suffocated or burned death , with the eicejitlon of 3 , who were r < cued by firemen : Frank D. Dechaon , 35 ; Jc McCoj , 10 ; John J\don , M ; Isaac O'Nel Hr > ; Chailes Scott , ( colored ) i'J ; John Dwyt 10.las ; , liurkv , ! ! 7 ( tbis man , killed three the inmatH ot the Institution during t twenty-two yearn he was confined there ; f twenty veura his hands worn clirunrd to I body ) ; Thomas Husk , 60 ; Michael Wroth , Kobeit Cm uineham , 40 ; Cli tries Xolenhiirgi 00 : Thomas Jones , ! ! ) ; Jehu Her IKCB , .D ( Hnrrig H > i the man who was discovered lb"o in a shanty at Fourth and Lomba Btu-ct , where ho had been confined in cba ! by liia parents for twenty year John Knehler , CD ; ThomiM Smith , I IMwnrd Murphy , 4H ; Chaa. O'Biieii , ! I'hillp Kowborger , CO , Jsc b Glosiuion n cued by thewatclimBii , The Ixdies of 1) ) chaou , Wroth , Jones , liurk , Kochler , Hi ringer and KoledbeJger have Deen taken fn the ruiLH and itinuved to the dead houeo midnight. Them were four of the imnatfs the waid who were rescued by the police , b one of them wai BO badly burned ( about t f e.t , that he died teen after being brought 01 The names of the three taken out by the fi men could not be learned to-night , owing the confusion prevailing among the attendai the unfortunate occupants of the cella wi beinc tmothercd to death by the tmoko and ixrnnps blistered and burned by the Mimes Their crUvi were hcattntiding , eomo tf tnem cursed and woro. otheri latiKhod hideously , nnd others yelled with pain , vsith inch awlul erica as would have nppalled the harden ! heart , Thn firemen , myself cd n patltnt naintd Itatforty crawled on our hand * And knees to tuch of the men as we could reach , and dragged out fourteen. Kight of them weio olive , four itiffoentpJ to death , and two to horribly burned thixt they died befoiu we could get them out of the ballding. We could not sre n'ny uf tbo man in the c-ells of coutse , but could hear their horrible cries above the rearing of thofl.imfs AH they cams to realize tl horrible fate that was m it ore for them , tWulle Sliroedor was going throuili ; tht ter rible \penenco the ftaint'i were extending to the main building department. The wiug In which tha victims were being burned atlvo was wrapped in ( lamer , which wild chootiig many faut Into the air , and tllii'iilnatiug tha city for many iquues. At half pa tSlhe alarm had been struck and in half au hour the peneral alarm wag sounded. When the firemen arrived fire wai envelop ing about onthird of the main building aud burning fiercely. Two plugs in tha yaul gave but an Indifferent npply of water. Truck F arrived on the scene BOOH after the hut alarm , and its ludJer was run up to the third tloorjto the windows of the cells in which the maniacs wuo fustoued. With ax and hook thn hicmen utUckul tha iron gratings i f the cells and ntccmli'd In tiklig out teven men , Four of Ultra wore suffocated to death and thrco were etll alive. 1 ha last mau thus m cued was notorioim Jim Unrke , who has been m the institution over tuirty year * . Ho was brought from the Kjston prison , There ho wat undergoing ft llfo ( ent 11:0 for murder. He has killed since ho lus been iu Ilia insane de menti the cook and _ two atttndunt ) . The firemen lurescued him Bt ta thut bo died while being taken to the ground. All of the inmates in the Insane depart ment were rescued safely except thosa iu the third story of the wiug In which the tirooiigi' uuted. Total loss of life , eighteen , Dr. Alicj Avery was ttio only physician In the building when the fire occurred. lr Richardson , physician in chiif. arrived from IIH homo n ehott tlmenftcrthe first alarm \\u given. There Is nothing except wild theorizing ae to the facts of tlu-fire , INO facts are known which would justify any statement whatever. At 1 o'clock this (1'riday ( ) morning the entire group of buildings mukiug up tha insane do pnrtment are in llamei' . There is no prospecl uf saving any of them , although the hroinet then had the fire well In hand , and all tin other department buildings were safe. Ttit loss to property will amount to nearly 51 0,000. The ward in which the unfortunates me their deaths was tn charge of Win. Strain , i young man , wh ) had his face singed befori tie could make his e.cipe. Strain tells a ter rible story. Ho cays : "Tho rules of the institution require quire all the inmates to retire at 8 o'clock. . ' had just succeeded in getting b7 men uude my care to bed , and eat down to make ou the UBUul repoit whtm somebody rushed inti my apartment and nuuted ! 'fire. ' In an in Btant tha utmost confusion pievailed , Th smoke came ruling upsta la iu voliunts uni before we could hardly realize our position th flames burst upon us. Sixty ono o.cupants o tiio beJroonii all managed to make their es ope dov\u staira , 1 believe the rooms wen net locktd and nothing to proven eicapng The flames spread with terii bio rapidity. I tiled to read tlio cells where there were IU of the most MO lent patleuts confined , 1 knew they would bi toasted to death if the dcort ) wcro not uu locked to let them out. My only thoiuhl WUB the liberation of tboee poor felloux Th nuoko and flames poured tutu the ward am before 1 advanced far 1 watt driven back b , the flames It was imp saible for mo to g another ttep forward and so i hud to ily t save my life. I barely pot out alive. Th light side of my face and inousla he wtr singed by ths flames. I could hear the pee felljwuiu the cells halooiiig und cursing life demonsfor the urd wimupon them , I thougl , their l > eing tlowly rousted alive , coujilai with curses aud jeering cries , was terrible Oil , UoJ ! I never lived through such fright ful t rtnie of mind as that I expeiicnced ilur ing the few momenta I tried to gioip my wa ; out of the buildimr. 1 could lunr their kick ing and pounding , but they m'ght ' a ) Wc'l h.ive tned to got tnrouga a H'.OUU wall as tin celln were constniited with au ( "jieeial viei ofcoufanng duapcruta and violent pViout thersin. When I rfaehed the gniuud th oiliar attendants and myself orgaied tli inmates into a fire brigiUe , the autuuishm thn g was the. way in which the imnaU worked in cairjmg viati r and trying to av a ima of tli3 gocda in the building. The Hhouted and encouraged OLO auotnor an were of vuluub e trying to fight the flames during 111 early stages of tha conflagration , But m thoughts were nil the tune on tin poor cii'il urea whom 1 knew wore being consumed o the third floor. Aa boon as the firemen BI nved 1 tuld the men of the truck abuut tl ociup.mtBof thu cells , aud tLej raised tLi ladders to the windows and lore off tl iron bars and rfnuul four i them , I do not know who llu were , or where they .ire except oil John Burke , who hud his feet so badly burnt that ho died afterwards. Watchman Ham said he drove HIX mm it is who were abed 01 ol wmd M. "I .drove them cue , " he Bay ' and then ran tn cell IU and unlocked tl door , Jnc' b Ulubsmau occupied it ar he wanted me to leave him alon I kmw it was uso'c'ss ' to talk him , to 1 grabbed him nnd hurried him ou When I WHS passing through the b drooi from whicli 1 had driven the aix men out un a inumi nt before , 1 found tame of them hi returned to their lydf , though tha fire w dropping down un them frrm the ceiling , compelled them to leave , and then helped get about thirty feeble men out out of the i Ihirmry. " Kumorn prevailed nt the rilmehoneo groun late to night that seme forty uf the moat v lent patleutH were coufimd on the upper flu and nil peiiehul. This lumor could not traced to any authentic t > ourco , nnd it is 1 liuved by thn attendant thut the patient * the upper floor w ra ull nbcued , andean accounted for tn the morning , or as uoon the prevailing excitement and contusion Bide * . 18 n Severnl Men Killed nt a Banco nd ClilcUiifinw Nntlon , \ * Font SIIITH , Ark , , February 12. N : liounds gave a dance at his homo In t Ol Chickaiaw nation n few nights ago. Kv < l-dk got drunk atd a general fignt ensue K F , Craig aud oeyural htraiiRtrn were kill outright , and a number of others were btc wounded. Xho Du\ld Cliy Korftor Will Uo Ii unfilled , Sr. THOMAH , Ont , 3'ebruary 12. In I case of Jo , K. William * , of David City , Ne former arrested here , the nvidenoo declared day IB fiiificieut to hold the accused for evt ditlon , ON 'CHANGE. Qnilo a Scramble for tbe Thonsanil Cars of CatOo , Hoes Were No Higher Thau on Tuesday , Only Three Cars of Wheat ami Thirteen of dorm Wheat Opened a Littlo''Groegv" ' and Closed at 83 l-4i And May Corn Stood Around Forty Cent s v The Hoporcq or Wheat and Corn AVoro the MOM llcrnnrlcnhlo Kior Posted , , \ OHIOAGO M\111C1'7T9. ( Special telegram to the UKK. CiltCAQO , February 12. The roportn ot wheat and corn posted to-day wore BB temark- i nblo as ever posted. There wore 3 cars oC , , vvhct 13 of corn , and 2 of Cats , Of course | everybody knew that there was plenty ol ! i * S rain cn-routt1 , and that it was simply mow ! bound , and would all bo in hero In a bunch | Bomo clear warm day , when the railroads got their tracks cleared up. They did not at all affect the market. WHEAT ) Opened a litle groggy nnd got down to SSJo for May. { tonv j May corn stood around lOo. I'ork was let J oft to 13 1' i for May , aud lard to 7 If 4 tor the f name month. \ Liter the figures on wheat , corn and pork 'y ' vvero tha low eat of tha day. Pork led the way to-day as it has done for a fortnight aud ai it IB likely to do for some foitnights to i come. FiomH1312lMay ; wout to 13 17J , S aud from this latter tip mo to 13 12i agaiu. , It closed at 13 : t2i. "Speculation In pork | f from this on" said n picker , "In ; a dead open ani thut for Mr. Aimour and his fellow packers. They Imyu made their pork , they know just luw much they have made. They hold It themselves aul proposa to hold it. Outsiders who nro selling the product haven't any pork to sell and won't get any to deliver. They will unJ packers accommodating , however , nnd ready tn take what money they have in lieu uf pork , which they haven't got. I've talked SIC p rk for March for a long while. I'm talking it yet. The flurry just now is in May , but the Bqueezo w ill ba in March. " ' ' * Wheat was uneasy after the first hour'n trade. It would not stay at 83 aud would not go under it Sellers saw this and tooc watr , and at the same time took op sqmo wheat too. This aeut May up ) 83JJ , whom It closed. On call everything was steady and firm. CATTLE There wai & scramble this morning for Iho one thoutacd cars or moro of freah receipts nnd they made extraordinary high juices which cannot bo accepted as anything like n > market under an ordinary supply , A big lot of coarse "horsey" steers that averaged about l.GOO j.oundtoIdforSOnO and Ilglit , little things , not averaging 1,00)1 ) , so'd ' at $5. Tliceo price. s cannot ho sustained Liter than another day or BO , as there is plenty of stock on the wnv , nd nn abundant supply will bo hero by tli. i last of the week. Shippers were thu prin cipal buyf-rj , as dressed beef dealers claimed they rould nut pay the prices asked , which are -10@DOc higher than before the Btorm. Canning stock is scarce but not much in de mand ai all the leadirg c.icning boutcs vo running shoit handed and Armour's depart * ment closed lost night. Hutchera stock is also scarce nnd idling nt high piiceo. There were a lew loads < f stack ers among the iceiipts tint were OBBily dis posed of at good prlcec. H. lies , shipping 1300 1503 Ibs , 85 SOf' C CO ; 1100fel200 Ibs SI DO © fi 10 ; common , 10(0 ( < r,1100 Ilia , $ HO@480 ; cawf , .f260@47P ; bulk 8300(0,10(1 ( ( : etockora and foeuers S3 2Ss ( 1 CO ; Texans 83 Ou@ i Ol > . HOGB. There were only two packing firmon the market nnd they bought 1COO. The course of the market on common to fnlr lugs may ba il lustrated by changcH uf a bunch of 2. > 0 thnt sold on Monday t.l 70 , on Tuesday at § 1 fc5 and to-day nt $4 00. The ndvnnco sinca the atorm Is. mainly on commnn , and medium heavy Rorts are not appreciating in proportion to light and medium , in fact no higher thnn uu Tuesday. The prime cause is that there are no shippers buying as they cannot yet get transport. KoadJ that uau.dly take hogg refused to take hog * to-day. 1'rlmo heavy IngH may lie ( luoti d nt 65 10@6 115 ; packing and chipping 275&KO Ibu. , 3t85ft 520 ; light , 100 210 Ibs , 81 ( )0@5 (0. The Ciuindliui OoiitinKcnt , OTTAWA , February 12.TJie offer of Lieut , Col. William' ) and Tyrhltt , M. 1' , , Col. Von Straubcnrlo and other Canadian oflicnrx to raise Cnmdian rrgimentH for service in Kzypt has been declined , ( but the Canadiain will bo employed to doganisou duty in England If they dotiro to clo BO. Tina proposal la not likely to bo ( .cccptud , a ] it is extremely doubtful if a thoiunnd Canadians could bo railed for garrison purpose * , Fire nl 1'riiioeton , > lc > . 1'niNCKTON , Mo. , February 15. Early thia morning a fire destroyed the entire woit fide of the public tquare , including six brick build ings und five frumes , l < eBb about $70,000 , In- Buranco one-h.ilf , Down In Alul ) ina , Ala. , Fobruaiy 12. The snow fall began here thia morning at 5 o'clock and is Hill at it. The depth of snow is greater than known in many years. .lowi'Iry I' Inn AflKlKiird. NEW Yoim , February 12. Joseph IJacb- man and Alexander Dacbnmn , jewelers , as- tigned , LiabilitleB , $ " 0,1.00 ; actual assets , be IInri ( { lor Wlfi HOLIDAY Hnniu ; , February 12. 1 leach wa hung hero to day fur the murder of his wlfo on April 7 , Itfel ,