Nebraska Newspapers

    HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB , , WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 18 , 1885. NO. Jf > 0.
LEGISLATIVE LOGIC.
A Geological Sumy and a Slate Geolo
gist Want d ,
There is a General Influx of
Lobbyists.
The Bailroad Lawyers Manage
Things to their Satisfaction ,
Appropriations Asked for all Sorts
' ' "
of 'Institoots.
The Met2 Liquor .Bill Will Likely
Pass.
Tlio It II I'rnvlfllnR 1'or u Stale : "Coxv
Doctot" Meets \Vith no
THR BI2NA.TI3.
Special Correspondence of TUB HEK ,
LINCOLN , February 17. The lobby ia much
disappointed over tha ( act tlut the senate
passed tbo even tenor u ( ita way this morning
without oven menUouiiig railroad legislation.
Itoutino business of the mm ; ordinary sort
was transacted. Kjports from several stand
ing cninmittccH were heard ana n pplod nud
the bi'ls disposed of as the committee recom
mended ,
A bill wan passed by which tbo matricula
tion fees of the data university p.vs into the
library fund , A bill to Incorporate the Blair
bridge , over which there wax some dlscutMon
in the committee of the whole , did not receive
tbo requisite numbar of votes and was recom
mitted to nwalt tha arrival of more senators.
The acnato went into cnmmitteeof the
whole to consider bills on general file tnd dig.
pose of several. And to provide for the ejstab-
liabment of noecondary precinct schools mot
with considerable , opposition. It in ono of the
state Hupurintendant'd ; d as nnd the fact that
it Involves the expenditure of mo.eymidolt
objectionable tu the senators , who are ener
getic in plugging up the bucg-holo , though the
spigot leaks fearfully.
' 1 no inumoiial to congress protesting against
the cattle tra 1 from Texas tu Canada , wan 10-
coinmeudod to p.iss. Layin ; wuscn 0.1 It
would , BOinu live mil Ion acres of Nebraska
prairie , the ssnatorn thought it worthy of op-
position.
Winlo thti Ornnlia board of tr.ida advises
that the in uranoo laws bo let alone , the wite
IcgiaUtorH think otborwinj.
daid a Bouitir this mornlnz , in eppaking nf
the Appropriations thht weru n ktd for , " 1
would voton.fdiaet nvery appropriation fni
building1 , but my folki have titan a notion
they want a normal school in t ur town nnd
the Grand I Mind folks wuut tbo now insiiif
asylum , tit I will have to vote for 11 of Vm
in old ir to get the fellers to vntu for our town
for n normd school. "
Thu tixpiiycre miy Rrowl at the appropria
tions ) , but they \\tiva \ ttiuairnlves to bUmi * . Sti
miny of them hink all thulr county needs i > <
a public institution , and to g it it llioy must
help somebody clso out. Thosu who dance
mint pay the tiJdlcr.
Afternoon Session.
Special telegram to the lies.
LINCOLN , Neb. , February 17. San.itor Me-
Khano olfored as a resolution this afternoon
fur the appointing of committee , to act with
a like committee from the house t j iix the
time of adjourning sine did.
Tho. Bouuto then went into committue of the
wbolo considering bixteen bills all of which
wera recammemlx I to pass. Among tin
nunibor w&a the Ooelmer bill regulating tht
transportation of freight through the ftato in
car lo.nl lot * . Iilku muiy other bills it slip.
pod through without uotico when the com
mittooaroso and reported.
Church HuwnnuveJ tu nniand the loporl
by postponing indeflnituly the lull
It wis done , among other bill :
considered win ono introduced by
HOWP , nuking 11 completn change in the inun
ner of hu'jdlin. < school lauJs. It provides
hit cjunty coinmidiiioiisrs shall appoint ap
praisers , no ono perdim ahull In mo more than
Hujctioii cf the Und , and the prlco shall not
i > IIM than § 10 psr acre ,
Mtilz'd linuor bill was recommended for
p.'HOiga , with httlo opposition.
Alsdhiiiu'd catilo bill of which mention wan
made in Its p.isiago through tin lieu o , p.UMd
through thn committtio uulumt opm > > itlon
wlmtsvor. The murlU of tha bill are , it pro
vides a soft jjb for somebody UB
cow doctor , whose duty it
( hall be to kill sick cattle , hi <
pay it good and his work It light , belnu
jiu oiociulvo ollico thoio U doubt of Its con
stitution dity ; the state is to pjy for tbo eld
cattle killed , ALiitber lealc lu the treasury
The McSliaiutreti'iiuii bi 1 , ttmilur to tin
house bill introduced by Troup WAS taken up
Ut provides for tlio n eminent of r ilro l pru
porty.
J'aul opposed it became Lincoln and Omuh
would b boiiafUted. This it ilia attitude u
many wisn men rune mblad h re. Anything t
Mipprem thssei tvvo ultlei , The till wai lef
/or further dUcuhMon and the committee teat
reported and adjourned.
THE HOU.4B.
.Special Correspondence to tha BKK.
LINUC/.N , 1'i'briiary 17. The home u
Hurt ed dta lalora at 1'J ' o'clock this morning.
Tlui < rat liunlntHK was a motion by Ml
Ku'Bcll to make 11. It 170 n rpecial order ft
7:30 : to-nigLt. This bill provides for a ge <
logical hurvfy and the appointment of o atal
goologiet. The motion was udopttd ,
The comtnltteo on agriculture reported I !
K . 200 , with tha recommendation that It d
The committee en uorponitloua sent up C"
billx ; II , K. X' ; , relating to bonds to I
pruwd ; II , K. 335 , I elating to InturinceB t
bereferr d to judiciary committie ; 11 , IE3. . '
a Uw to amend the already t > xinting intur.tm
nw to pa ; II , UII , a hill ti prevent pool
ne by ioiuranco corjuirntioiH , To by .Indeii
nitbly pottponed , but it uas placed ou tli
geoerat rile after a word from Mr. Johrutoi
The Omaha viaduct bill , which had puatd
the senate , was rend and referred.
The house then wtnt into n committee of
thn whole , with Mr. Ulmited in ihe chair.
The first bill taken up was House Hull 221 ,
which drals with the conduction and beauti
fying of ro.di In cities of the fir.t cl.as. After
a very few wotds the bill wn ordered to be
leported tothnhouie with the rccimmcnda-
tion that it bi indefinitely postponed.
Honne 1UI1 IMS was next considered , Mr ,
Itiley fightin ? for its pvnngc It is a til to
provide for the ) > erpctu ti n of corner aec-
tions , There was some cppoaUon but Mr.
Hlloy cvtrcamo it and thn bill pasted tbo
committees ,
A'bi 1 to amend tin compiled realties ( If ,
It , 4) ) wo now rushul througn without remntk
from anyone.
The senate had ( ent n Mil , S. F. 1.1 , which
Is intended to prohibit the s.lo of tobacco ,
cigars nnd cigarettes to persons linger 15 je > rs
ot ago Mr. Smith amends to include what
hq calls m-jois. This amendment WAS re-
jetted and the. hjuso otdcred the bill reported
for p singe.
The comtnlttro now rosa and at 11:30 : took a
recess until 2:30 : p. m.
The lobbyists ecm to hn becoming more mi
meroui every week. The ftrofg railroad
lobby consisting cf Me srs. Smith , Oicon ,
ThU'Ston , Shelby , Nichols , Sewer , etc. , was
the first t'i appear on the scene and with them
thnv fouaht the lungers on of the cause.
The .S.illno Und bbhy has been supple-
minted by t o charity lobby and the suloon
by tha prohibition. In fact there is n lobby to
represent every interest , nut forg till g th-
county of ] ) . > uglv. its ollie'nts being alroaely
on the ground. The chKriiy lobbyists have
concoct d ntchorro hy which tley work iuto
each other-hands , Onos'ction want an any-
lum , the othar wants ari > f ini school , thoother
w ns tome kind of a sutii institution estib
lishtd iu the city th y represent. Thnn they
p-np iso that if iho n < ylum lobby will work for
t' o reform school , it In return will work for
the nsyluu. . Tfiis arrangement Is
known to bo In existence , and we
raw the rcsu't of it Saturday In
debate on the app ourlatlon of § .iOi.OU for the
eform S lnol i > t Kearney. Tliey got up
len and sp > ko without knowing how thlngc
nod Mid iinmo of taem observed that th < j
were introduced to ppeak and vote. _ We may
30 eoino mote of this style of thing befoie
ing
Ic Is daily bec"ming more difficult to under
and how ny railroad legislation can poasi-
lybo neenmplished this Bftviun.
The hauss nai passed bills which the senate
as re-jected add vice versa. The railroad
iyerj aio sharp enough to understand the
.tuation , and now instead of devoting their
'mo to ciaxtm ; nnd si liciilnp mcmbe a to
tito or act with them they spend their time
n thu galleries indulging in wild flirtations ,
vldontly having many lady friends in town
Ic is rarely railroad lawyers nrd not on tbe
ior now. The-y may lo always found in the
allory seven or o gjt etrorg , all looking hap-
y and contented eatirely oblivious uf whttt
s going on below knowing right well that no
gislation will be passed th.it will affect them
n any way.
Afternoon Session ,
pccial Telegram to 1 HE 1 > KB.
LINCOLN , February 17. In the house this
fternoon the Kearney reform school appro
bation bill carna up for the third reading ,
'ho ' quo tion uf appealing to the heart of mau
irough the stomach vi as never more ; beauti-
nlly illustrated than in this c su. The com-
.ntteo of the homo wrtit to Kearney ti in-
uire into tlio wants of the reform fcchool.
hey were received in grandeur nnd f usted
umptuously Thtywuro told tha 830,0 ( J
* as reqmrod for the reform schorl nnd that
I ey must vote for th * appropriation bill like
: oed inun anl truo. They came backhand
ted tuu amendment , lltnm the picnic tc
Cra'ney has cost thd state $30,003.
The bill was opposed by Miller , Niehol and
i few othois but it eventually passed tli ;
, hird rfain | hy 04 to 23
.S-nuto bio I'J , tn prevent the sale of tobaccr
, n po SILS under fifteen years , was also ruail s
hud time , and padded in the committee ol
tl ii n hole.
Houfo roll 11it provides ono suparvisov enl )
D every 3,000 inhubitants was c 'iifidered ant :
ft'jr u ) iue argument iu which Jtiloy opposac
, hn bill mid Tnupo supported it
The committee recommeuded that It do riol
pa ,
llousi roll 5"i , to prevent abusoi In the
idmlniatration of estat 8 of d cased person
fed through the committee without com
nfiit.
lloua ? roll 78 , a bill to allow personsehartro'
with ft tony to cull witnesses in their own be
liilf. at the uvpense of tbo state was allowoc
; o DASH , after , some comment.
After SeliutofileSre'qii-aiug chinn agalnsl
outities and iegul.iti , < g the payment of tli !
Hinio also read. The fuvor ot tuu committeE
rt'fs reported for passage.
Tno h m-e then took u recess until 7:30. : AI
m'evebingnefiilon of the house it i > i mcdi
ely wuut into committo ? of the whole tc
comider house roll No. 170. A hill to pro
vide for the Bpnointmtnt of a statageolo isl
and a g olnglctd mirvey of tbe elate.
Ku-sell oxpl.i'unl ' ths bill and Wiuspcar op
oatd tc. Tha bill was eventually ordered t'
> o indofinituly postponed. Alter three huuri
alk the home then adj > urueel.
Ur. Clovclnnel GOGH \Va8hliiRtoi :
lurcli 'Srel
ALBANY , February 17. I'rp idfnt-Koc !
jlevelund ta-d y hail few usitore. The ttatn
me ut thut the members of tbe cabinet will bi
\imctiDced befoiu the end ot tno week is otfi
clnlly drnloi. aud it is now understood tha
Cleveland will not make public the lUt t ,
his cabinet before arnviii in WkShlngfon
Mr. C'leyehiDel will arrive at Washington oi
the evening of Morch 3d.
It is In contemplation with pome member
nf the logirUturo to move on February 27 fo
an adjournment until the evening of March t
no IIH to give tha demoe-ati and inch republl
cats as lejl iucliLi-d a uhunce to witness tb
inauguration ceremonies and ball.
AC.imici r iilcldes nt Lincoln.
Special telegram to THE IKK. !
LiNLxn.v , NKII , .Tan. 17. A psnitontiar
convict named Chides Half , from Wyominj
died at tha prison yesterday from the tesull
of a self-mil'e'ted wound , Ho was a slag
robber , serving a twelve year sentence. , five e
which ho h d eurvre' . He cut an arteiy lai
week with a piece nf gliiH ] , from tha t'ffectn <
which he died la it evening.
Harvard Gollf
N , 1'ebriiarr 17. The faculty "f Ha
rani college bus decided to make thoexamin
tion in Greek optional with BtudniU. ThiH
uonsidered a great victory far the anti-da
ciciits , _ _
o \'alpurnlst < .
T'ebriiarr 17 [ Vn ( Jalvci
tuuA | ahock of earthquake wag felt at
late hour a Stturday uight. Xo damig
uludow glass ,
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Tbo HOHSG Discusses tie Silver Coin-
ag.i . Bill ,
Aud tbo Senate Discusses the
Aiiti-Foreigii Labor Bill ,
I lie Cabinet Guossiog "Institoot"
Fix on Ool , Vilas
For the Interior , and Dr , Miller
for Post master General ,
Spsakar Carlisle's ' Hoallli is Vciy
Muah Improved ,
1 Grist of Otlior Inipoi l .nt Nc\\s
from tin- National Unpltul , of
Gcucrnl Intercut ,
bKNATE.
The consideration of tli3
nnti-loreign con
tract labor bill waj thsn proceeded with.
1'endloton prutented a petition from th ?
nawspipars ) irt.yiog for a reduction of poetago
on second-class matter. H > ferrf d.
NoWcll , from th coinmittet ! i f rnilitaiy af-
ftirs , reported favorably the houeo bill to
tmjiowfr the fosrolaiyuf war to permit thu
liiymir of a horse rillroid upoa nnd over the
islaud uf Hoclc IsUnd and the bridg-s cou-
n c'r" | > it with the cities of Davenport und
Hock Island.
u ruu r calls for regular order brought up
OH bill to quiet the title of the settlers ou the
DM Moines livtr land * , and I pham contin
ued hii remarks in opposi ion th--rcti > .
On tha cor elusion of I.aphnm'g renmk ,
Morgau'n motion to itdefiuito y pnstpouo the
tiill wax defeated -ye a 2 , uaVH8. . The name
unendmeiiU proposed by Laplnm were vote I
down , and nt 1 o'clock tbo bill still
Miller , of Now York , was in full Hjmpithy
with tha bill. It simply meant that w.-iito
livtry should not lonRer bo tolerated in Ibid
country. Kuroi eau countries had been for
years dumninp their paupers and uonimunuti-
upon our snore * . Tin time was cuminu wnin
< vv fbould have to pass stringent measures to
[ , mt ( > 2t ou selves.
Jlorgan thought such a precedent might
lea- ; hereafter to thu passage nf a law refusing
colored men the right to comn from the touth
to iho north in seaich of work
Mi ler insured Morgan that tbo proplo of
thn iinrth would ner pass uluw to interfere
with the ciming1 of any clrus of puoplo who
should comoot ihair own free will aud were
not criminals- paupers.
Vett expected for the bill. lie had nn
oubtH nf its constitutionality. It was to ex-
rciso the ponvr and right to jirviervo the life
f our iiiititutioii" , and our civiliziti n.
It wa * not intended to exclude
ny Felf-roUant man from coming to the
Jiitt < l St.itoj. Ilu was glad to tea Sherman
ml other republicans favoring this bill. Vent
id Sherman waa himself tno fa her of the
ill to establish the elli o of commissioner of
iiircigriuion , ono section of which provided
ha' all contrncts rnado abroad fir the ropny
uuutnf the passage money sliHll bo binding
ierp , nnd hu a lieu on their wages or lauds.
Vicording to nownpaper acuounta , there were
o n"0 men out of emplojment in the streets
if New York , "and tms , " Vo < t cxclannol ,
'altar twcntj-fivn year * of republican ascend-
noy and protective tariff. " _
After remarks by Morri'l ' on Vest's tariff
laws and an earnoot speech hy Dawes favor-
tg the bill , Sherman , ontfrintt the crambo" ,
nid he underslond that during his tfinpnraiy
absencs the senator from Misiouri ( Vusi ) hud
alluled to him iu connection with the act ti
ncuuragu Immigration. Shermaa said the
it was u temporary measure. Tha senator
rom Missouri ( Vest ) ou ht to have rnnem-
xred that at the. dutu of itn passage this
country was engaged in ouo of tlia most mam
uab'.o struggles in lii-tory. Our lab ir had
I9eii taken from our homos to put down a
rniidahle rebellion. The gentltiman fnun
lisfouii was not at that tinn aw\re of the
ivtlvei thatlnllnencedin coiiRrcjs the. piesagn
Cokomnvid to amend by excluding fiom
lin rp raticn of tha bill agrlcultura Uborert
ind laVore'8 cmpl-ived in Hlock raising.
Millar of Now York raid that the oanimou > <
JIIIH west and southwest c > uld uMy be per
)6timtnd by cheap labor. The more securely
va faiiaiduii ag.vnst th.it cl.us of 1 tbjr , thu
onn r we would tea those farms dhlded intc
mme-taada.
Amundment rejacfed , 37 to 14.
Morpan movid an armudmont to the elf eel
h t the bill should not appeal t.9 any person
who in good fiith should assist famdiujtc
omo to tlie United Slates. Loet
The > oto was un < inlmou < ly agreed on foi
o-morrow at 2 o'clock , and the eeuato ad
onrnrd.
n iliat use. Ho ( Vest ) was engaged in an at
, t-mpt to break up this eovernment. Tha act
aferrod to was ono of thn means designed bj
concross to meet that omerg ncy. It pitacc
jotli houses nuanlmou-lv. receiving the voti
not only of the ropublio-ms butovery demo
crat In both hi men. .Shennin stionglv tup
Mirted the bill , believing it policy to bui d ii [
; t\o \ industries of the couutry so wo could bi
independent of foreign na Ions ,
Vest leplled that whatever might bo tin
opinion of cthera In ru.Tard tu hU eta' us dur
ing the war , ho bad no rort of pnlngy ti
mtku to the senator from Ohio , ( Shermau )
If , however , the contract labor bill wan n wi.
mea.siiro how was it t'uit ' as late as 1871 It w
a law on the HUtutu books , Inviting to muk
contracts in Kuropr ,
.Sheiman thuuxht the law wan repealed n
oaily i-n l8 ! in mi appropriation bill , aud in
sieted that it was n war measure.
On motion to ttrikn out the socti'n prc
Hcribing a ppimlty of 81,000 fur the vlolallo :
of the net the vote * was : Najs , 40 ; yeas 11
Th' democrats voting with the republicans t
rtt iii thn penalty were : Id own , Call , Cnn :
den , Fuir , Ccorgo , Gibiim. Jackson , Mcl'her
son , 1'ugh , Ransom and Vtni.
Ktfbruary 17. A resolutio
for tbo appointment of a commission on tl
tubject of the alcohjllo liquor trallic waa n
ported back adversely by Knalish , from tl
committee having charge of the matter , an
laid upon the table ,
H pgs , from the committee of public bealll
reported a rotolution ruommei ( led by tht ) a |
pioprlation cjunnUtea to Insert in thn appre
prUtiou bill the item nf SWj.flOO to bo ei
pendcd In proventiiif thn introduction ml
the United HUtes of Atiatlc cholera , It
ferrcd.
The house then went Into committee of tl
whole , McMillan in the chair , on the legis
latives appropilation billf.
The bill proudas that M teen as practicable
the eecre-taty of the ttoa ury ihall cause to bo
engraved note * nf the usual denominations ,
except onodi'lUr ' , and punted In necessary
qimutllii' ? , Mich tot's to bo payable in tUnd-
urJ Bilvur elolUrs of 48' ' ) grains or if the holder
pr-fer. in standard ti'Ncr bars at the rate ol
4SO grains to the dolUr.
On moti'm ' nf Kejg.in a tciolution was
adoptexl tailing on the secretary uf the tteas-
ury for infcrma'ion rslatirg tc the range and
ranchc traffic of the western states aud terri
tories.
The house proeseded to the contlderatlqn of
business under specul nile. _
lli.tcliin ? , from the committee of appropri
ations , rcpoi ted the naval ai > | lopri.ttton bill ,
and gave notlco that ho would ask to contider
itfcvmoirow.
Senate amendments to the Indian appropri
ation bill were now concurred in and conferea
appointed.
fl.jrrluimer introduced n bill to regulate the
C' inago aud promote the ciruulatlon of gold
and stiver iqu lly. 1'ns'od.
The rcmaiug unfinishtd bunncrs of the
tno'ntng hour went over until te-mcnrowr
The conference irpnrting the DUtiictcf
Columbia npprot ration nrieud ; to ,
The not MM bill authorizing the sals of patt
nf the public laiuls of the Wlum-bago triba of
Ir.ilinn ? in N'el ra = t\a w.n posted.
The anti-foip'gn ' contract labor bill > as'.llien
placul b f r < < the bcuato.
Tilt nmoudniHit was rdnptod appropriating
$10.000 to nimble tbo commissioner of labor t
obtain information pertaining to Ubor in
America and elsewhere.
S'c-ion 2 piovidos for the ehroslt with the
goverrimtnt of standard dollars rf bullion ,
for which notes proportionate to such douoslt
thall bs given reileeiimble in Mlvf r IUIR or
dollars , the standard viiluea in both cases U >
be -ISO grain * t ) the dnl ar.
Section 3 providfo that the coinage of gold
and silver and the silver bullion product ol
'IIA Vnltei States be free , but no silver ci in
shall bo made : i : any U S. mint tram foteign
siher. and un CoroiKii bilver thill bo admitted
into the Uirted States without paving tin
highest rate of duty imposed on manufactured
tilyer.
Sect on 4 provides for tha exchange of fil
er do Inrs and ceititicates ieeued under for-
er account f or the notes authoiUod by this
it.
Section 5 authorizes the secretary of the
.e.vury to cause to have coined at nny time
ut of tha silver in tto trcaatiry Into staui'urd
jllars ofISO grains as nuuy us bq may thluL
kely te bo needed , and to ret.iu in etand.ir J
Iver bara ro much slhoi as he may deem
PCOKtaty to meet the demand for tilvcr in
iat form.
Section G makes the notes hereby author
'd a legal tender at their nominal value for
I debt * , public and private , except when
.horwiie exp-eesly etipuUted
Section 7 ropoils the act of 1'ob. 28 , 1878.
The amendment was adop'ed making Ta-
onm and Seattle ports ot deliveiy.
The coni-nit.tfo then rose and thehousa toclc
recess till 10 to-morrow.
C&R'NRT ' "uTJESSINC ! IRSTITOOT , "
OL. MLVS OK WISC3NSI.V KOU SEl'llKTAIlV Ol
TUK INTKBIOn AND UK. JIH.LKK lOU TOST'
MAHTEIl r.ENKP.AL.
pecial telegram to TUB UEE.
W.vauiNiiioN , February 17. The latesl
late nnnounced to-day puts down Col. Yilaa ,
f Wi'scnnm as hrad of the Interior depart
munt , nni I- . Miller , of Omaha , as poet
naster general. Just why these two verj
np > rtaut places should ba given to twc
urely remblican | Btatas is not so uasOy under
itood , but the cibinet mtkers are sura tbe )
ro tight in ibis their latest gu'ss. Hy many
iow ver , the talk ol Dr. Miller'rt name It
: onn utlon with a cabinet position IB regardec
i u \ cry good joke.
AV ASHING ION WEAV3.
WASHINGTON , .February 17lu Speaker Oir
Isle has almost entirely recovered from hii
ecent indisposition , ho was at the capital to
lay but did not presli'o in the house.
Tin secretary of the interior made nn ordei
iroviding a board of viitor.i Tor each of th <
ndian industiinl schuol , conducted IK do :
ho direction of the department iu euvera
'eH , and tonltorio" , and the -bocrd to cent
t of five citi/.eus resiling in tha yieiuity o
; bu schools who are prominent in their leppee
, lvo CDinmunitioj for publlo spirit and philau
hrop7 , and who nru willing to eervo withou' '
. erjumerrftion , the term of service ona year
The rtspectho boirdu aredotired to vieit tin
ichools onca each ijuui trr for the purp to < >
sunmiiiing into the general management o
.ho same , nnd the ollic ncy and cotduct o
ha omploye ) ' , else ta make to the eccretary o
.he interior EU h sugg ations as they deem fo
.ho gn.j \ w lfari uf the Indian children
\ud the success if the schools
To-nulit U c I ill providing for aggreate ex
peiiditurej i f $5,10.1,000 on account.of fortifi
cations , was rtferred back to the * ub commit
, "o with instructions to rtpott bill similar ti
hat list year , which appropriated abou
l.OOO.OOa , for preserving existing fortifies
,10118.
Mallei" a Cliilil.
, Vobruary 17. Mntnio lias
en , agid 11 , while returning homo from
butcher shop with sorno moat to-day was foi
owed by three or four dogq jumping aroun
her and mapping nt the moat , Tbo chil
bro.imf ) friihteded and ran toward homei , Tli
whining curs were joined by others an
quickly secured the meat and knocked dow
toe chill and nttackrd her. .HlHWaH toriibl
maneled when i-escu d by two , men uttracte
by her cries. The child m\y recover ,
/ * Dlckoim OarnlvKl.
UOSION , Vob. 17 , The Dickeng carnival 1
aid of the Women's Industrial Union to-nig !
pioved a brilliant oyont. Over 7,000 tlcke
wern fold ml an immense crowd was m a
tendance. Thnrn was a proceiiion of ovi
four hut dred Dicken's chaiactflrs in'o etum
During tin evening the drpcry _ on the stai
caught tire , causing much excitement for
time ,
New Yorlc Dry Good *
NEW YOIIK , 1'ebruary 17. Dry CJoods. '
1'or Tuesday the ) market ; was fairly act !
coniiderlng the interruption of commuuic
tion and transportation by the rocenv ( turn
He-quest has been directed chiefly to fabriuj
Bfasonabls character selections , which , in cu
nectlou witli deliveries on former talci gi
very fair lutmess.
( jno Wmrranlo AVrltH < ; iiiictl. .
BT. Louis , 1'ebrauy 17 , The writ * of rj
warranto applied foryetterday by the attorn
general against the various ollicen , diroutoi
etc , of the Missouri Pacific railroad eyhte
and 1'acIBe Kxpreia company were gr utt
to-day by the supreme court , They are re
turuuble March 16 ,
FOREIGN EVENTS.
The MaMiBeceiYig Buns and Rtiu-
forcomcnts if Trops ,
Orders all Tribes to Assemble to
Attack the British ,
Conflicting Accounts as to the
Killing of Gen Gordon ,
Police Officers Visit the Mother
of Dynamitard Cunningham ,
The Wife of Minister Lowell Not
Expected to Survive ,
A Itcportcr Attend * a Dynamite
Moctlnu of tlio liivliiclUlcs
In Purls ,
UiN KVlCNTs.
THE SIOTHKR OK IlTNAMITEH CUNNlNdltASI.
QcKnssrowN , Febtuiry 17. The police of
ficers declare that the aged wldou' which they
visited at Schull , County of Coik , was the
ruoiher of James vJunnlnghnm , the alleged
dynamiter now under arrest in London. The
police went to a miserable hou ) , where Mrs
Cunningham resides , and took possession of
the building for the purpose of looking fore
o < idoi.ce against her f on , The woman was
baoly Irigtiteued. Several le tcrs to Mr < i
Ouut-ingbam , from "nor boy , " wha was away
FOfiig his fortune , " were discovered. OIIH
of tbo letttrj was written In London. Nine
showed the occupation of the writer and none
were dated einco the London explosion. When
informed of the cause of the officer's search ,
ahe said It must bo a case of mistaken iden
tity.
MM. LOWII.L'S DEATH ANTICIPATED.
LONDON , Ptbruary 17. Mrs. Lowell in not
expect' ' d to survive through the night ,
I'hjsicianB ixpectol her death beloro 10 p.
in , The Ameticau legation and residences of
Lowell are besieged ty ai licitous Inquirers as
to Mis , Lowell's CLH ditihn. Mr Lo > ell , In
addition toll's ' great distress is minh ex
hausted phjsically , havL-g had no sleep the
past tewdtys. Many lettera of condolence
are received from members of the po\ern
m'nt and others high in political andeocial
circles.
HIKMAlini IlKCEIVINO nEINFOBURMKNTS.
Komi , February 17. Ailvicis from Abru-
ken ; near Uubar , state tha * tmall outposts
affrays occur daily. Thoenunv are receiving
guns and reinforcements from Khartoum , and
the Miihdi tins ordered all trlbm in the vicini
ty to assemble immediately and attack tha
liritiah forces at that poirit.
Gen. Giirlon'strustidmesioDgerhas arrived
at Abu kief , ha 8 ya aln.oat all the natvin'
accounts vprco that Gen. Gi > r < 1on , finding
himself bo' rayed , made : iru-h for tha magtt-
zina near the Catholic mission buildings , aud ,
tindiiu the rebels already in possession , ho
returned to the government building and was
killel trjinsto enter. , The rebels wore ad-
uiitte 1 to 'Khartoum at night , ou the 2Gth of
Jamary.
Another account pays Gen. Gordon rallied
toward tbo. magazine , founding to , txplodo
it. and 'thus prevent the ammunition , of
which there was several ton ? , falling Into the
hands of the enemy. The Arabs quietly eyed
his Intention and shot him dead.
THE UVIKCIBLK' DYNAMITE IIEETINO.
PAUIS , February 17. Kvenmcnt states that
metnrers f UH stuff attended a secret meet
ing of the Invlncibles , at which u.eyen inen
were designate I to carry out thd explneibn
programme. Many public buildings in Lun-
ilon wtra mentioned for destruction , anil foi
which tha propised dynamite was coming
from Now York. Janies Stevens mado.a
speech at tha meeting deprecating'Buch out <
rages.
THR HlOOl'n AT HOllH.
LONDON. February 17. It was reported to >
dty that ihe riotous conduct of tlio unem
plovod workmen > eslcrday , nnd the growing
feeling of discontent nmoug the same cluss ir
otter large business cenIres creates n ftronf
feeling in govfrmnout circles in fu\orcf ac
cepting offers from epveral colonial govern
ments of volunteers for hervico in Egypt. Ii
Is deemed unwiao to make fiiriher aratts 01
hoac tronp .
THK WIFE OK MINISTER LOWHI.I.
ia % ery low .to-day. No liupis are entertainsi
of her recovery.
THE FRENCH ItOS-J.
PAIHS , February 17. An otlichl dlapatcl
fr.im ( Jen , lireero ln 1 isle status the Frencl
loss iit the taking of LungBen was tliirts killoi
and 222 wounded ,
Mr * . nueUoy II H Neil Funnel BomU
inen Yet Stock MArlcetK A
I'rl/.e
Special tolejrrnin to THE BEE.
NEW YonK , February 17. The friends e
Mrs. Vseult Dudley bavo not Biicceedtd i
securing bondsmen in $3,000 , as fixed by tl
justice. Sbo bieakfasted In the tombs prise
this morning , us tibual , and received a larr
number of visitor ; , among whom were a nun
bcr of fashionably dressed women.
. Mrs. Dudley is not tatitfied with tbo air
aunt at which her ball has been fixed. She
. outspoken on the cubject and lashes cot enl
; r Justice FattorHon but alee her counsel for a
ceptiug inch ball. "The idea of Bulling upc
'O ' me to furnish such nn oxtnord'nary anioui
of ball on such a worthless case Is absolute !
aUtunding. " said she. "Here Is this me
Ilvsta , with whom there i nothing the ma
ter , insults the c-jiirt by refining _ to bo prei
ent and prosecute. It matters .littlo whe-th
ornot he was acnt for , it was bis duty out
respect f > r the court to be pr sent If I hi
aiy way I would not gives lull at all , but n
umin right where I am until the ca a com
propoxly before the courts "
With the exception of the
WKHTKllN UNION AND UNION 1-ACIHU
the itock marknt ba been very strong. Tl
leaders have been Lnckaaranna , Noithwei
era audNnw Yoik Central. The action
tha two Gould stocks mentioned continues
purrlo the strfet and doubtlets retards tl
growth if confidence which , until they so
off sbarply last \tok , was in a fair way of 1 :
cozing a pronounced factor in tha inarkc
Of course the Trunk Line eecurities enrol
U7cs the belief that tbe West Hhoio and Nt
Shore and Now York CenlradltTervntes \ In
prccecs of a iuslmcnt No oth r facts to
support the belief cnn , however , l > o loomed ,
nnd it is hardly likely that the public will he
Informed of any dpoidcel progrm in the di
rcction referred to until leimethiog definite
has been accomplished.
The late stnrm on the western roadi Forms
to bo Ignored lu tha timber , possibly became
the railroad earnings that have coma to hand
MO favorable and It Is known that immento
amounts of frieght are pleating for ihiptnont
just as soon ns the rends can handle it
The report that Gould had been n seller of
stocks forthott account was not generally bt-
lievod. It is Hated that Jay Gould was
practlctlly out of the market , and that then-
were no ovideiioo eif his having given his
specialties any support. It Is lelioved by
conservative broke-rs thamtiror of disagree
ment between Gould and White was circulat
ed for the purpose of inducing short felling in
the market.
A rum : Kicitr
Came off early thu morning em a hay barga
lyirp in the ] ' .ant rlvor , between two lendeia
of rival gangs of rouchj In Brooklyn The
pilncipalri wiei Hilly M0rly , btieklaytr ,
and Sam llrcrry , the driver nfnn ica wagon ,
the former Is 2' ' ) years old nnd the latter three
e. vrs younger. The fight was with bare-
knuckles. The encounter , though short , was
Wooly. Tha men fought r-evon round * , und
when time was called for the eighth round
they made such a feeble ro ponso that tin
re'fe-reo declared it n draw , Uotli were terri
bly pmitihcd , nud could hardly bo rcci gni/ed
by tht ir friend * . They were cairlod from the
barges to their homec.
EXPOSITION NOTKS ft.AUDI OKAS
FESUVITIK9.
NKW Oiti.KANs , Feb. 17. In an nnnounco-
incut made to-day the exposition managers
say that the installations being cow substan
tially complet" , all convenience In good order ,
and the pleainnt spring wcatlur having sue-
coodod the rainy season , they appeal to the
press of the country to lend their aid for the
tirceta o ! the enterprise , which will have the
tfloct of incieasing the attend me.J dmingtho
remainder of the leaaon. The publishers if
newspapers are invited tj att.ud or leudtbelr
agents , to whom cordial courtesies will bo
ezondod
The Mnrdi-Grai prnce'slon to-night , led by
Boouf-GriM" , mounted on n car and horns
tipped with gild. Hex , eeUed on a golden
cha lot , drawn by a team of blooded deeds ,
was feillowtel by the car "Louisiana ; " this
In turn by twenty cars b aring tableaux illus
trating prominent incidents in Sir Walter
Scott's novel , Ivanhoo. < Jro\vda are all along
the route of thu procession ,
THE Aunoit.v W'ACOH COMPANY
"WHAT no rou rnorosEio o AIIOUT IT ? "
CHICAGO , Jan. 17. The president and di
rectors of the Aurora Watch d mpany , which
has been in trouble for soinotimo , filed n bill
in the circuit court to-day in which they ul-
lego that Maurice Wendell , secretary and
treasurer , and the chief stockholder , has spent
S'JOG.OOO of the company's funds in the xpaco
of little mora than ono year sinca the com
pany was organized ; that in ona ilom f"r
machlnory , etc. , ho alleged that ho paid
SI 1 ! 1,0 0 , whereas the a tual outlay wasimty
8li ( , (00 ; tint in other ways bo hnH misappro
priated the funds of the ompany. and tnat
when taxed therewith Wendell ndmitted the
truth of the charge , and lukf d them wh it
tlieyjproposad to do about It. and suid than
he went into tht conip * y for the purnoto of
BUtcnlatinc on the money of thustockholdora.
Tliey ask for an oa : ranting. *
TitBASNDAS"niia 'bnT piTiE ; cnioAab
" Cmo\i50 , February 17. The annual roporl
of tbo Chicago & Alton road for the ye.ni
188-1 will bo made public to-morrow. The
following figures are taken therefrom :
Gross owning * , $8,7011,27-1 , a decieaso ol
8101 , 330 cotnp > red with 1883 ; operating ex
penses , $1 t8liill ( > an increase of ; ( ! . ( ! 7m <
cjmparod wiln 1KS ! { . net earnings , Sii.SiiijtilJS ,
adccreasoof Slj802) ( ) ; balance on hand le
ccmbarUl , 1SS3. S1'J0704 ! ) : adding Eundrj
receipts amnuntme to 8i78.t-18 , anil the iirnsi
i-arnincp , ? 8,70,271 ! ) , makus the total credit
810,1)1 ) 1 70(1 ( Tha disbursements , osldo fron
the operating oxpni'us were : Interest , § 770
083 ; dividend * . SI GIG 8-40 ; inlscelUneous pay
iiienta. 81t > ir > ll'l , ) : oper ting expenses , § 4 ,
780,011 ! ; making th total disburanuents , 8 ,
75ftiC3. : leaving a balance December ! ! ! , 1884
of 82,1511,433.
Now Tni'om'JS vlnKS llanlc
TALOJIA , W.T , J''ebru ry 17. Thn Tncomi
aavlngi bank , of XewTacomi , or-tabliHhod
year ago made an airigntiu'iit to-day , bavin ,
ma''o too many Inans for the nmouut of cap !
tal invoked. 'J ha liabilities will bo estimate
at 350,000.
Two MlutilRnmlcrH Fro/on lo TJrjuli
KASTTAWAH , Mich , , February 17. Job
nnd Abrihnm .Tohnfon , woodmen , froze t
death They were out two nightH. 'JG dtgrec
below zero ,
Camrs Us victims to bo miserable , hopeless ,
confused , and depressed In mind , very Irrita
ble , languid , and drowsy. It is a disease
\\hlcli does not get well ot Itself. It rcmilren
careful , persistent attention , ami a remedy to
throw off the causes and tone up the diges
tive organs till they perform their dutlca
willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla has proven
Just the required remedy lu hunUreiU of cases.
" I have taken Hood's Harsaparllla for dys
pepsia , from which 1 have suffered two years ,
I tried many other medicines , but none proved
' . "
to satisfactory as Hood's Haraaparilla.
THOMAS Cooic , Mrujli r.lectrlo Light Co. ,
New Yotk City.
Sick Headache
" Tor the past two years I have brer
afflicted with severe headaches and dyspep
Ma. 1 was Induced to try Hood's Harsapa
rilla , and have found great relief. 1 cheer
fully recommend It to all. " MIIB. K. V
AN.VAIII.U , New Haven , Conn.
Mrs. Nary C. Smith , Cambrldgcpott , Mass ,
was a biiflcrer from dyspepsia and sick head
acho. Bho took Hood's Barsaparllla am
found It the test remedy she ever us.cd.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold hy all dniBfilsts. $1 j fclx for 5. Madi
pnly by O. I. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass. (
WO 'Dosos lOne _ Dollar. . .
'
OM 'CHANCE.
Artcles oil 'Change ' Showed
Rather More Life To-Day ,
The Demand for Fat Cattle was
Fitful and Uncertain ,
Hog Market Active , Prices 5 and
10 Gents Higher ,
Wheat Opened Steady at Tester-
dav's ' Closing Figures ,
Corn Opened Steady and Firm but
Bather Inactive ,
AilvancliiK niut Steady Hj
Moved up A Kraut tun Pro
visions IMoro Active.
OUIOAGO MA11K1STS ,
Special Telegram to TllK lt : ,
Cll CAGO , February 17. The leading articles -
clos on 'change showed rather moio life to-day
and after the early fiactional decline finned
up and closed sto tdy at outside point * . Thcro
was quite an active shoit covering in the lead
ing articles and n firmer tone was contributed
by Now York advices.
WHEAT
opjnod steady at substantially yestordByV
closing figures and early in the session niggeel
off a fraction for want of support. Later In
the day the tone was decidedly stronger , n
good export demand being reported at Now
York. An advance of 2@3c by Minneapolis
millers alsj lent considerable Ktreughth. Thctu
influences brought aleut an advance of ubout
( jc. Toward the cloio of the morning session
there were rathar more buyers than si'llens
who oas the reverse was true parly. No. i !
spring rold at 70070Jo cash. At 1 o'clock
all futures were strong.
I-ORN
opened steady and firm but rither inactive.
Towaiel noon the market firmed up on active
short cover ! i g and aelvanced Jc over opening
prices for May delivery , but subsequently 10-
acted n few points , A firmer feeling in other
grains was a decided help to c irn , and made
th < * Boneral t < ne firm and fctsudy. No. 1 ! cash
Bold at 38@38ic.
OATH
Sympathized with the more important
grains arid recorded an advance of Jo which ,
however , was not ! > sustained. The advance
was duo largely to covuriug of a large line of
short" , closed steady.
111E
Moved up n fracliou , fresh receipts of No. 2 .
being quoted nt ( ! 3Jc capb ; ivimlar , ( > 2ic ;
March. C3c ; April. ( U e ; May , 07ic. Thuro
was sales on track r > t Hoc.
*
' VftOVIBIONS
were more nUve , but at the same time wore
nhsottlee } 'and irregular , this' feeling making
tie raigo ) of prices wider than usual. - Fob-
ruaryoptlon ia neglected jiud nominally tnt >
same 'as March. " In nil hog product , but
principally In pork , there waimoro orlcis
fhurt covering. The first hour or BO as n'ow ,
but as the uny advanced the market li'ined '
nd closed steady , at outside figures. In the
coniim-rco committees tn-tluy the bill crofting
"i drive" over which Texiis cattle may bo
driven from Texas to Nebraska w8 , rejected.
O.MTLK
with the fresh receipts were around about
7,000 on talp , quite a sufficient number for
wants of trtt.1t ) under oxirting circumstances.
The demai d for fat cattle ws fitful nnd un-
' I ceitoln. lUilrnad ugen H held nut no promises
, to e-hlppers and the fe * louds bought by the
latter we-re liable to be held ovtr until trans-
portatli n could be obtaiued Droned b'eof
donlo-s wem in tin tame plight. Th y were
also unab'o to get tr HISpurtation , aud they in
turn were buying sparingly. Ihe trselis of
the railwuMi are not in sucliubad condition
und the snow la fairy cleared , but Urn earn
are scaico , being tm-twed in on BidlugH , and
locomotives arolargrly out of or.larun account
of the recent u\ a usage. 1'iieps as com
pared with yosteuUy or the cloaoe.f the week ,
underwent litU ) or nochineo. Steers , 1,400
toI.fiOOlln , S i f > 0g ( ti 2i : 1 iOO to 1,350 Ibs. ,
SI ! IUW5 40 ; 1,100 to 1.20D Ibe. , ? | ljO@BfO ;
butihers Sli 'AW 1.10 ; bulk , S3 00@3 BI ; Tex
ans , S3 90 } ! )0j ) stockers , S OOfe-l 00 ; feed-
eis.SIOOfe-lCO ,
HOCH
The market was active and prices C@10o
flintier. Six or m.ven packing firms and ttireo
of loading thippers were on the market taking
s thi fresh recfiptH ab .lit as fast a thpyiirrivod.
Common and rough puckers sold around about
8tiO@-17 ( ; Uir to good mixed SI 80@l ! K ) ,
with best heavy at § * t C0@5 10 , and fancy as
sorted ho ivy at Sfi I @ 5 23 Packing and
shipping , 2G > audIDO Iba 81 00@5 ! ! ; light ,
130 und 210 Ibs. , i I 40@4 ! M ) .
The ; Okltilieiiiiit HooniPrK Again ,
WICHITA , Kan. , February J7. The author
ities have decided to issue new warrants for
tbo arrest of Captain Clinch and other Okla
homa bonnier- , returnable March f > , the day
they propojo to inako a now raid into tbe In
dian ti rrttnry. Gen Hntchlea\CH nt onca tor
Caldwe-ll , Ksu , tn prevent any future raid
attempted from WaithfiiRton
Tli Sniiiucliainia Frozen to tlio
Iloltom.
Pa. , Febiuary 17. To avert
danger to the bridge over the Susquelmnna at
Columbia , 1'a. , the company decided to Watt
tha lc , when it was found the river was fro-
zm to the bottom , ( ircat damngo ta property
is anticipated when the thaw comes.
The Bpc'iikcr Votcn for
Oiiii'ARO. February 17 , The Daily News
Springfield , III , special gays : The Jrglela-
turn mfct a1 ; noon in joint HOSBIOD to vote fnr a
candidate for United Ktatoi senator. The
speaker voted for Mormon , No othar vote
cast. _
Orae.-koel cr ukryware > .
CHICAGO , I'ebruary 17 , The .lonrnal'i *
IVori * , Jll. , spuclil Hiyn ; It , 8 , Shelly tc.
Bon , wholesale and retail crockery and glassware -
ware , ustigncd ; liabilities '
$22,000.
'Because
coftere recogaizeE
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Smoking Tobacco. .
doru ) * > umer.
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