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THE DAILY BEE. FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , FRIDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 20 , 1885. NO , J58. LEGISLATIVE CRIST , M > M * The flonse Pass a Nnnte of Appro- lion Blls , And Numerous Other Bills of Minor importance , The School Land Fraud Faros Again Kssumed , The Sonata Passes The Great "Kovr Doctor" Bill , Lobbyists Don't ' Like to Travel So Far For Drinks , Twenty Different IjnoalloriH Recom mended for the Emlr } otic nnd Idiotic THE I10U8F. Special Corroapondenca of Tun BKK. LINCOLN , February 1'J. The house mot ng tn this morning nb the customary hour. Membcri stretched themselves In their Beat ? nnd yawned M if the txertions of yesterday nf tornoon in patting a useless mil road bill had entirely onnervated and deprived thorn of all vital energy , Straugn ta tay , the numero : s army of lobbyists were not in their places this morning. Having dltcavored that tha best of all ways to lengthen the days was ta stcnl n few bouts from the night , their fclieming and carousing will not bogiu until later on. One cf the great grievances of the lobbyists is the distance of a aa eon from the capital. Uno nf that numerous fraternity waa hoard re marking , with tears In hla eyes , that the neat- cat place whore a drink might bo had was ten blocks off. Legislation might remedy this , and tbo dawning days of the session made merry , if not beneficial A sale in in the building might ba ii'od to rusist and speed on lobby legislation. Members interested miftht BBO to this , aud by HO doing save llvea and produce laws. On pnceodinfTtobuslncs * tha house received reports from the ( tandug committees , tha first to show uo being that of ibu university and normal schools. It sent twtnly bilU all dealing with th loot inn nf insane as\lums , and each bill claiming a certain specified lo cation aa being tbn very brut for tbo proposed Institution All were , however , rejected by thn committee. The cummittoa on claim ) , through their chtilrnnn , Pat MciYrdie , put in n batch of bills on which they wishm' tub ) heard. The two rfcomuipmUd fur pa-sago were II. K 392 nnd H. K. 319 Thn former for the relief of llailim county , a d the Utter for the relief of S. W. BnruU mid others. U. 11. 80 , Mr. T B. Kumard's claim bill , w.-w ro oitdd unfuvoiably 01 also was II. K. 320 , for the relief of David yeuuettun. This committee racuminHnded a bill to p ovido for appropriation ! ) t > pay certain item" in the way of claims aeuirnt the Btato. The H * claims are Wilson' * . Sll2 : Mdvln , ? 2I'2 ; Hlcbnrd on county , § 250 ; Sheriff * fee * . S1DO ; Carson , $ ! ( > , Mellum. SCO and Keley , § 31 , Another bill waa aUo IJICBCU ed by same committee which seeks to p-ovido money to refund moneys paid into tha &tato treasury t > y aaaessm"ut of illegal CHXHS * rftn Mr. Tnup moved tint house roll 17-1. 278 , 310 and 311 , all relating particu'arly ' to Doug las county , be Irtknn fto n the general file nil eugtussod for third roadirg. On Mr. Troup'a motion being put , two-thirds of thii members in the house bobbed up > oronely with request a that bilU in which tbyy were Interested ba addoi to the H-t. Mr. Troup accepted all those recommended until it c iino t > ono by Mr. Birn yr-lating to tbo disturbance of ( loud mm. Thi-i was This wan too much f ir him , aud h > i declined A motion t > have all bM * on general fila en grossed for third reading was received with some merriment , and had the clToct of de stroying Mr. Tfoup'n moti > n. By itnopti'iii of n res' ) utlon yuitirday , the houto dd i led to give bills for third fouling precedency over special o dorc. There were four special orders down for thia m ruing , so that this resolution of yuHerc'ny stood in the wny. wny.Mr. . Holmes moved a reconsideration of the vote , but hu motion was lost by a largo ma jority. The houio then proceeded wi'h ' tha third reading of bi'li ' In the foil iwing order : HOUBB Roll II To dtdicato laadn in Lin coln to I ho Lutheran church. The bill passer ] without ( hi emirg ncy c'aiiRO. House H 117& Tiunubln pwons chargoil with foluny Co c ll witnesses , whoso feuj thai bu pau'by the elite Piu.oJ. llousi ) Hull -1G. Donating landa in Lincoh to a Hebrew church panned without the emer gency o nuso. House Hull 1UO. A bill to provide tha railroads shall erect > t tions ana stop train nt villages of G iO inhabitant ) also passed , am tha hjiiso took a recess until 2.JO. : > Afforiioon Hctsloil. Special teleerniu to the IIH. ! : LINCOLN , February 1 ! ) . At the nfternoc session Whitmoro's resolution in which b desired to make a special order of the inch important bills before the bouse , WAS adopted afturubout another hundred bills had been added. In the committee of the who'o the general appropriation bill wiu under consideration , The committf o was in a good humor , and < roted largo amounta without a murmur. Tlia following iuma were voted for the dif ferent departments : Governors btlico $0,200 , secretary of state 82 , ' 10 , adjutant general { UO.OUO , superintendent of publio lusttuutioua HtUO , lands u-d | buildings SW.b'uO , oduca- lioual laud. 10,000 , lovorul emullor nmuunU were allowed , Ou the at it university vote some diicuss- lou uro.o. Helm a mnvcd a further appropriation - priation of $55UOJ for ioipr vcmen'd , which nro to cmiUt of a heating ttovo u fovr blow pipes 1111 Jd sicctingiuittrum nta , The remain ing monoIf any , will bo rpuat in maintain ing a medical school. Tna univerticy'tr chan cellor WAI admitted t3 thj houio , and explain ed tha wants of tin ualvirsity In an liuur'j npiech. liis raiiurkii ihovred that ha la fol lowing tha fo'jUtops of hii pioJecoinor , and intend ] tj dabbld in politics aa well AJ the olosrvi. Milter oppjaad th-3 appropriation bociuaa there was no written explanation of the ex penditure. Ho wanted a Ulfment of what had become of the Iwt before ho would vote " "stove'mon objected 10 tha grant , bcc use lline was no official slBloment. Concerning the university rxpcndititre , Winspcrospoke on bclulf of the DougUs d-lc- gatioti and eaid they would vote for the ap propriation if tha medical ichool was abolish- The committee rose without voting the amount nd will ( It to-morrow. At the ovetilnir * estlon with only o3 mom bois prci-ent B bill to promote a constitutional convention to emend the conttilution passed through the committee. . . . House roll 'A'il , a bill to regulate lha ndmifl- tion of mrnty compani s to do buslnrss In Iblsilatoal-npMeed througi Iho comrn lice House roll 323 , ft bill to lacllltata the giving of bonds tcqmrtd by law. This \ro ! however exnrctrd in the house. Adjournej.J THU SENATE. Ipeclnl Correspondence of TIIKBKB. LINCOLN , February 19. The morning eos- ion of the seuUo was taken up almost entire- y in the rending anJ passage of bills. Ono jill , senate file 221 , was introduced by Sena- or Morris. It provides for making tc ephoncs orumon carriers nnd regulating charges. A number i f Iho bills which have been con- idored In the committee of tlio whola the last ow dujs. The inttoduccd by Scnrtor Me thane , and providing for n "cow doctor , " was nased with only threa dissenting votes , Seni ors Brown , Filson nnd McAllister The alter gentleman eiplaincJ tls vote , tttaling hit ho Ihought it was nn Injustice to ask the tale lo pay for caltle djing or killed niter trovlding a surgeon. This is the opinion of nany members who favored a veterinary sur- con to look after diseased cattle. Senator Skinner called up senate file 78 and iked thit It bo recommitted to the coustitu- nnvndiuoct committee for further mendmont. This bill was introduced by Senator Meiklo- ohu nnd Is a constitutional itinenJmeut. It irovldes that "All funds belonging ti the tali for educational purposes , tha interest nd incomes only of which nio to bo used , hall be deemed trust funds by the ttito and he state sh ill supply all losses thereof that nay in any manner c ruf , so the same shall eiruiti forever inviolate nnd uudiminirhad ; nd shall not b ) invested or loaned except on Jnlted States or state securities ir registered ounty nii'l school bonda of thia state ; and euch unds with the Interest and income thereof are hereby solemnly pledged for the purposes or which they are grunted and set apart and ball not ba transferred to nny other fund or Senator Skinner desired to amend eo that chool money could ba loaned on real ostata ecurltiofl , no more tasn * 5IK ) being loaned on each 100 acres of improved land. Senator McShano objected , deeming it uu- fo to EC itter small turns among the residents if the state. Sariatrr Meikeljohn feared this would do- eat tbo bill and opposed it on that ground. Senator Bnrr > aid Home of the Bifost loans ho slate had ever had wern on real estate so- uriiies , and ho believed thcro were no surer or Hifir itnostmeut. Sen tor Love was in favor of keeping the mouoy in lha state , and opposed the United " ; > tea securities , but favored real ostati loans , S nator Borland farorcd the real estate orUuges jib the safest investments , and was Hewed by Senator V'crrin , who opposed the cheme ns being nn expensive schemu to make so many em ill lawj. The motion to recommit was lo t , Senators arr , Cherry , DurlanJ , Hutting' , Howe , Slut/ , Morris , Putnam and Sniuner being the ouly cms supporting the motion. Sonatc Alltcrnnon Bcssion. Special Telegram to THE BKE. LI.NCOLN , February 19. Tha afternoon scs ion of the eena'o was spent almost entirely n the third rending of bills , seventeen being int upon their passage. These were mostly jilla considered iu committea of the wh lo yesterday , aud mentioned nt that tlmo .heso diopatches. The Motz liquor bill met wilh opposition enough to defaat it , on ing tj a 11 iw discover- ud in thu title , which would have repealed Lha entire Slocum lav. Tha bill was co'ii- milted for amendment and will cotno up again. lha incoxo of _ the whole , sonata file cimo upon spociU order This is tha bill cbangii g the method of Ip.ving and selling HIM echo > 1 Unda. The iliscinsion intirely 0:1 Ibis clause provided that no lands ahull bo sold for lefs than Iho npprnited valu or Bold tor loss than $10 per aero in addition to the improvements. Senator Brown moved to amend by making the prho S7. This brought out considerable dlscuscion. ICuch member tiling a diffirtmt valve nil the lands ace irding to Ins locution. Thu ti urus run from § ! < up aa high as t-0 , while Homo were opposed to holding the lauds at all. Without ruuching a conclusion tin committea re so. The Koiornor his signed the revenue bills pa cd yeaierJny on 1 th-3 county warrant act , together with others amending thn cule , The Scliool Ijanil ICvaiiiinatiun Farce , Special telegram to THK UKE. LINCOLN Februaiy 19. The school land im estimation faics was reeumed thia evening. McMmtry wai cxarnmod. Didn't know anything about the frauds , but knew the vnluo of the 1 mil , Said Its npprnltomont was no criterion by wbicu the value of the land could be fixed. llltliugly was sworn , tried to rofrnah his memory Lut uould not remember of ever hav ing iippniaod oilier than the Crandall laud. Vilqiuin'o xtateiufnt was false , Kn'ght ' wis examined , und said , "Sterling Morton Is a liar when ho pnys I own 10,000 nC't'u of Inii'l , " Knight did not knowv > hy Morton said he owntd land He knew noth ing of the fraudu , The curtain drjppe J here " " " \Vchtcni Uaulo fur MILWAUKKJ- , February 18. A special to the Wisconsin from Superior City caya the sale ol six hundred head of cattle lias juat been muJo by the 1'owder Hlver cattle company to Mar quis D'o Korea , tbo price being $30,000 , for shipment toKngland. Tills It the first salt of u xvries soon to follow. Arrangements lor the shipment of 2000 inora to thu ) aea are now being made by the aamu company , whicl has extem-ivo ranches in Nebraska , Wyomint , and Montana. It Is claimed arratigemeuti liavti bum made with the Kngliuh goverumen for the admission of tbeao cattle free of duty. Outdo Ijuht at .Sen. ILu MI'ebruary 11 > . The steamer New. cattle put back here today , ha\ing lest ona hucdrud head of cattle in a severe storm. WASHINGTON NEWS. Discussion of llie Naval Aiwrialion B.ll in the Hoe c , The Senate Pass the Texas Pacific LandFoifeiiuro Bill , All the ' 'Father of His Country's" ' Kith aud Kin , To Be Present At the Inaugura tion of His Monument , The PostofEco Appropriation Two And a Half Millions In i\ccn8of the Estimated Kovcnuo For tlio Fiscal Your Of 1881. BKNATB. WASHINGTON , February 10. Plumb , from the committee on appropriations , reported the poBtolIice appropriation bill. Calendar. Allison , from the same comrnitt < p , reported with verbal amendments only the j < lnt resolu tion appropriating $2C,000 to defiay the ex penses of the Inaugural ceremonies. Pasted The Dea Moines river lands bill wts then placed before the senate , and Laphaui re- cumed Iris remarks on the amendment hereto fore proposed by him , Ho would exclude from the previous bill tuch of the Dea Moines nvtr lands purchased before Match , ' 61 , and confirm the title in eucli iandi to the pur- cha'er. This amendment was rejected ; yeas 19 , Lapbam then offered nn amendment requir ing parties bringing suit pending the bill to fild bonds gl\ing security for the ccsts. Lap- ham supp irtiM this amondmout in further re mark' , to which Wilton replied iu behalf of the settlers. McPtnraon eaid the mornings of Fix days had been wa toJ in talking about this bill. Ho believed iu its indefinite postponement. Allison said that nil ho wanted was tint the senate should vole on lha bill. It was n bill involving the interests of thousands of people , who bshovod they had n right and asktd the privilege of coining into the United Stales courts and establishing their rights. That was a poor privilege he knew , buc he asked tbe senate iu graut it to thcst * people. Motion to postpone rejected yeaj 23 , naya 32. Morpan addressed the senate on ( hi bill , but wilh Lapham't ) second amendment still pending tbe till went over , and Von Wyck Oillnl up the Texas Pacific forfeiture bill which waa read , Halo asked the unanimous consent to tak up the agricultural appropri- ali n bill. Cullom objccltd. The c moderation ot Ihe forfeiture bill waa tlinn entered upon. Senator McPheraon ti-dny introduced the follnwii'g as an niiundmetit to tie Pacific railroad sixty-year fuj dirg bill : Prividud , Teat all bonds , s'ocks ' and olhor securities now owned by Iho eaid railroad companion na part of lha a sits of such com pany , shall be deposited with the secraUry of the treu3ury _ ns part fecuiity for the pajment of the principal ami intvreat bonds authorized and directed in section 2 of this a t. Morgan explained the circums'uncoa sur rounding this epoc al grant. The Texas P.xci- fic cotnpiuy , li'i tal.l which had Rot the land grant , had ma-io a tranefti , or attempted to innka a transfer , of its lund grand to thu Routharn I'mifio Ilailroad company , and Kvarts und other inlluential lawyers had maintained thut land , whether by mortgage or s le. Van Wyck naked if Morgin understood there nas a moitgago on theait lands. Morgan said it had Lecn to argued by counsel. Van Wyck said that lie was mistaken. Morgan fatd tliat the contention and claim made by thn company , ns ho understood it , wits that the r moruago afftctcd all their Innds. He WUH not prestnllns ; his own vie" , nit merely what was claimed , nud if it were isreputiblo to present it to the senate. ' , lat tha "iiauio rrst on .inch ppntlemen as Kvurlsand fudge Dillon. [ Applause. ] Morgan had uo reason 10 doubt that "such counsel hail given Ihnir honett opm- on. Ho ( Morgau ) hnd oek'Hl Kvartj when hat goutltman was before lha Senate c in- uittee on public lands : "Ho jou ask o ngrf-sj it nny allirmativo of Iraisla i > u to ratify thi < 'rant which you claim to have bought from lit Texa < Piiufie compar yj' nd Kvutts re- i lied. "WH do not , wo think wo have a good itle. " Morgan dillercd with Kvarts in that rcppoct. Blair supported Morgan's amendment , Lipliam proceeded at length to i rguo tlio rgal aspects of tbo case. In the course of hid ruiurka ho nfu < rnd to the iwrtRngpn fxistinp on tbe lands funning tha subject of tbo bill under consideration. Van Wtck ea'ul the lands had never been mortgaged by any company. Lapham taid Ic wan claimed that tha lands wern mortgaged nnd that the bondholder : laim that tbo bonds of tha company are a lien ou the lands Van Wyck slid no person had so claimot before either committee uf congress. ' Lapham replied that tha failure so to do was brcaus the commit'eo could cot have trio I Ihfi question if it had been brnughl up. Van Wyck repeated Ibat there were no mortgages c n the land. Lopham paid that was Vnn Wyclt's opinion . f'er niou.bes _ of Iho committee on public lundi enttrtaincd a c'lfferunt view. Orhtr on input gentlemen alto untertalneul a differ ent view , among them ISvarts , ' Sj soon , " paid Laplum , ' to ( ill , with honor to himself , I trust , the seat I have eo p.orly filled lu this ecnite. " Van Wyck remarked thit this was the second end time tliat rcfert-ncn hud been made to lha I'Mepuctivo ' sunator from New York. He ( Vtn Wycl ) would like to know whether Kvarts1 statement hid been maae in any offi cial capacity or In the capacity of an attorney and railroad counsellor , 'undoubtedly aa attorney and counsellor , " Lapbaui icpllei'but he is an honorable nt- torut-y and counsellor , and the last man In tlio world to take a portion thai ho know waa un tenable , and tbo latt man in the world to say these Knds were covered by mortgafte < If they " we'o not. Van Wyck Did tbo brief of Kyarts , sub- milled to the committed ) nnd printed , make any such pretense if an allegation ? L pliain-That I cannot Bay. I am only etatiug wl at his argument thows In this case. Lapbaui continued , "Tho amendment of- fered by Morgan w s moro necesjary than it was even in the Atlantic Ii Pacific CJfo. " Sitter laid ono main objection to the amendment w s that for want tf time It could not ba fully diicuised , and if it were hilly iliscu-sed , the bill would inevitably fall , lie. therefore , strongly opposed It. Too bill having been perfected In the com mittee of the whole , it vras repotted to thu eenato and fitnlly passed jeAj6t > , naya 2. Xho nays were liluir and liowen , Hoar endeavored to get up thn Pacific rail- r.md bill , in amendment of the Thurman act. but the chiir anuour crd that the next special order w uld bo the bill for the improvement of Gahcston harbor. Adjourned , HOUSE : . WABHIKOTON , February 19. The house met In continuation of jejterdaj'a icselon , llolman introduced a joint reiolution ro- quettlng the president to open negotiations with the French republic with the view of negotiating UIB now convention with the gov ernment , for tha ettabluhmont of nnolber French aud American claims commlsjioD , which chill haxo ample jurisdiction t < > deter mine all claims tiled befirotba : commiteion under the centectiou of January 1C , 18bO The hotiso thru won" into commltti-o of the vthole on the tivcr nnd harbor bill Un motion of Mayberry thn am ndment nas adopted to nppropi i te 850,000 for the protection of the dykns in the St. Clair river. Un motion of Cl.vdy the appropriation for the Imp'ovament of the MlssUslppi river be tween the Illmnis and Ohio rtvms rv-asiin creased from S'00/00 ' to SGOO.OOU and WHS directed that $30,000 of this sum bo exported at Capo Uitandeau. The committee then rose , the bouso ad journed and thOBOs'icn of Thursday b'g.iu. Uennett , from the committee of cUcttons , snbmlttod the report in the Iowa contented election case of Frederick vs , Wilson , iccom - pinlod by n resolution declaring tbo contest- nut , Frederick , laid over for future action. The conBtdiritiou of the river and harbor bill was reeumed in tha committee ot the whole. Kills offoied A substitute for the amendment on the amendment providing tnat uo portion nf tha appropriation for the improvement of tli4 Mississippi shall be expeadaJ to repair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lar.ds or prevftn ing injury ta tha lands by oveillowt ) , provided , however , that the com- missli n is autlmlzed to build loveei if in its ju-igmont It thou d bo done , as n part of thulr plan to allord stfety to navigation and com merce of the river , and to deepen its channel. Sub tituto agreed to , 101 to 03 A 1 rgo number el amendments were offer ed to the paragraph relative to the Missieippi river appropriations , but were severely voted down. Upon ona of thorn , however , the point was raised that no quorum had voted and hi nc cor.lanco with an nrrangenncnt with the np < propriation rommittoe , Willis moved that the committee rise. Carried. Speaker C-trlislo took the chair and the welcome extended to him upon his retu-nto hii ollicial rlutim was a hearty ono. Bo'h tides of the House broke into g.uerpus rounds of npp'ause , in which the galloiiea joined. The Hoiuo went into commitlpo of the whole en the naval appropriation bill. Curtin ntftred the amendment appropriat- ng&5 , < 00 for testing tha armor made of ' in < n.-an material. Amendment ndopttd , Cannon made it point of order ngaimt tbo aragrupb approprta'.isg Cl'JO.OOl ' ) for the niplytion of the ' No w Yoik"and the point emir over ruled , moved to stiiko out the atagrapb. "To complete this old ship which as ueen lying In tha stocks ninotfon y ars as to advance b.nkw.irj and authorize a > t3 of uionoy- " Hewitt , of New York , said there wss n reposition to uomplotn wooden ships when o Lad tli'ity for wliuh wo had n u e , and rhich it would bo a hinting if oomo coal jreo would sink to the bo'Frf of the ornan. Handall said tbo comletila ] ; of the "New Vork" was rtcouimendtd byjiho secretary of ho navy. The motion to strike out vqia lost. The coneidtnitun of the first section of the ill having b' en concluded , the committee ese and the IIOUEO took a receES until 10 "clock to-morrow. WASHINGTON NOTES. THE I'OSTOJTJCE Al'PUOrjlIATOH HILL. WAI.IIINGTO.V , February 19. The postolBca appropriation bill as reported to the scnata ppropriatenS5y:0,02D , aa inereajo of three lundred thousand over the bill as it passad ho house Tha aggregate i appropriated is , vo inil'ioii and a half in excesa of the cati- mnttd ic'vcnuo for ths fifcal'ycar ' 18SG. Tim following Is the text of the house bill as amended and pas cd by the senate to-day o felting the lands grant d to aid in the con- truutioii nf the Texas Pacific railroad : lie it 6'c. , That all the lands grunted to the Texas Paciho railroad company , under ho act of congress entitled "An act to incor- ) orate the To < 3 Pacific railroad company , ml to aid in the conntruction of ita roadp , , nd for other purpose. ' , " approved March 3 , 1871 , and nets amendatory thereof , or nipple' nontul thereto , bo end they are hortbv de clared forfeited , nnd the whole of the said ands + oft irod to the publio d > maln , am : nado > ubjoct to disposal under thegnoni laws of the United States , us Hough" lie price of lands eo for foiled J nnd icsioruu > lml' 30 tbo tumo as heretofore , o\ou bectioiu nithln the eaid grant. i Section 2. That the or.ljof March 3 , 1875 , eutitled "An act for th3 relief of Bettltrt within railroad limits , " is htreby repealed. Tha bill now goes to tb6 houss tar crncur live or non-concurrence hi r the senate amend ments , f ALL THE KI1II AND KIN OPTUS KATIIEU OK III COUNTIIY WILL IlE't'llESKNT. Tin mq umontcommisGlon arranced toliav nil the kithand kin of tha father of his coun try to Bcsambla In a room of tbo senate library coma itteo { next Satutday , tint tiny muy proceed in a body to the houeo nnd tberd taku the coats nskigned them. There uro thirteen descor dints beating the original fam ily name of Washindton. They will occupy seats together un the floor. A number of cor respondents are with that o ! the original cjloniea. The Mnclc Murclor Trial Ended , | Special telegram to THE BEE. JANKSVILLB , Wis , February 10. At last , proceedings have finally been held in tha famous Mack murder caeo , which took place July 14 , 1878. Mrs. Mack charged with murdering her husband , .was tried , convicted , and sentenced to the data prleon for lifo , but the supreme court granted her a now trial , and on the second trial' ' the Jury-disagreed Since then film married the principal witness cgaimt her , which renders his testimony In complete , Yoiterday eha made application to have her bondsmen released , by giving her own band in the sum of 93,000 , which was gnntetl She having mari led the state's most valuable witness , and the other wltnems lielue widely ecattored , it i ) not likely that the case will ev er bo called. FOREIGN EVENTS. Mr , GlaisWs ExplanaTis In The BiiishParlianiGJ , Earl Granvilh Stated That The Government Loft it Entirely To Wolsoley Whether To Attack Khartoum At Ouco Or Delay The Attack Until Sorno- time Nest Autumni No More Communications To Be Made To The Mahdi , Spain's Instructions Concerning I'lio Now Kat ideation of tlio International Treaty , KOUIOIGN 13VKNX8. I'AllLIAUE.Nr. LONDON , February IU. Gladstone In reply- g to certain interrogatories about the gov- nmenta conduct in Kgypt , eaid that the roeent eituatlon did not allow the govern- icnt to make overtures to Kl Mahdl becauE * inch ovcrturta might defeat the growing bjects. Karl Granvillc frankly stated in the House f Lords that the government left It entirely 'Hh ' General Wolsoley , wlwlher thoBiiiub nces should proceed to attack Khartoum at nee , or delay tha attack until later , say imo time next autumn. Ho further stated ut the government bollovid that Wolatley ould decide upon the postponement of garesiilve operation' . Gladstone stated that ho had done all ho ould for Gordon , and waa not to be held osponeible for Us death. Gladstone , replying to a request from Sir tkfford Nocthcote , said he would name the ny to-morrow for a dincucsion of the pro- losed vota of censure. Lord Salisbury esponded ns follows : "If tbo country Is not ilisGed with the goverumen. ' explanations t will viiit bitter ceasuro upon those anstver- blo for so frujtlfss policy [ Cheers. ] Wo nuat not anticipate a discussion which must novita ly como later on , but we must hope hat England will not roiira from Egypt- , laving no recoid of our presence there except j'omiecliie1 done , on-Ubo bones of oursoldiers , TWO HTIlONallOLUS DKBKIlTtD. LONDON , February 19 Gen. Brackenbury , omuinndin ? the troojn under tha late Gen. no , boa telegraphpd from U.fiio I land that 10 cavalry corps entertd Salajiat ou the 15th nst , finding it do-tried. They found Ibukok Pues prepared for defense , but also leaortid by the enemy. Gen. Ur.vhcubury iops to reach Abu llamod by the 23 h nut. , jut fears ho cannot cunctntrato Ilia troops hero bofora the 2'Jtb , on ing to tlio difficulty f crotbing the river at its present stugu. Till ! ItEDEW IN FOHOI ! AT ABO I1A1IEU. KOKTI , February 19. Gen. Dormer and Gen. Grcenfell arrived here. Tbo natives round Uakdul Wells as > ert that tbo rebels , ro in'stroug forca at Abu H med , LONDON. February 19.- Too government .ill introduce a bill in the houo ofjords to nuble the Urilioh colonies of Australia to or- izo a ronfederatiou. Adjournment was akcn until to-mnrrow. Gladstone in his remarks to-day Eaid : "Our .oUcy intheS'udan is still for utracualiou. tecnnt evcLts thejo prt vented tha immediate .Dplicatlm uf thia pjliey. The fall ol _ Cb rtoum alien d tbo military sense of the whole situation in Soudan. Lard Wolsoley may autliorizo what nioipures ho sees fit to wtrthrow the ranhdi at Khartoum. No fur .her aiinmunlcations will bo made to tnei inululi nut any recei\ed fitm him will bo con idered. " Adjourned until to morrow. Tin discussion for the redistributional : teats ill is fixed for Monday. Gladstone gave no- , ice that he bhould mo\o this bill to take p.c edence of tha motion cf ceneure , AVIUID OF THE IRISH. LoNEON , February 19. - In consequence o the news of ( seditious outbreaks m Ireland , th jovernment will not take any troops from .here for Soudan. AI'FAinS IN EGYPT. Koim , February 19. A native reports dangerous cataract has developed In the Nil between Berber and thendy , which is likel o prevent navigation of tha river until July 'he Mahdl secured all of General Gordon' lepers and pajer monfy , ann is cashing th atter to obtain the needful funda to continu he warfare. British officers and men eagsrly buying up these notes , and also th eaden medals struck off at Kbartoum as me ntntooi of thu tlege , which fetch their weigh in gold , CIIANQIKO THK I'LAN Olf CAMPAIGN. LONDON , Ftbruary 19. It Is announce thut in view of the fall uf Khartoum and th death of Gen. Gordon have rendered tbotnai object of Gen. Wolseli-y's expedition imposBi bio , the government has dceinuj it oxjcdiei | ! to change the whole plan of campaign i Soudnn. Gon. 1'rackenbury , who succeeded the late Get ) . Earle , has been ordered to aban on his advanto ou Berber and concentrate his troops ntKorli. Col. Sir Hodvers liuller. who evac uated Gubat on the 13th and withdrew his forces to AbuUoa , his also been ordered to fall back on Kortl. All available troopa in Wolsi-ley's command will bo concentrated at that place and atD-tbbeh and Korcako , the muiu body being at Korti. It Is probable Wolitley may evacuate Korti nnd n tlio to Debbeh , wherd he will iwait aid from Kugfand , At Kortl the geiiernl could be surrounded. At Debbeh the whole army will bo uitronclitd end supplies swept up. Hero they will wait until the rise of tlio Nile occurs. Major-General Davis goes to Htiakim to re- 1I > vo Col , Fceemantle , commanding the garrison risen tbere. < HTEWAKT'B CONDITIOB , Wolaeley toleraplis ( ? the government to-day that the condition of Gmeral tilt Ili'rbtrt Stewort Is loss hopeful. The fever attending tbe wound in the groin baa increased , llltS , JAUErt ItCljSXLL I.OWKIL died at 2 o'clock thia morning , IIUBRUN EXILKH I1EVOLT. Advices just received from the government of Irkutzk in eastern Siberia are to the dfect : : iat n largo number of oiiles thcro revolted , ml were nibdtled nftor a desperate content ith the authorities , Nine soldiers nnd thirty xilts killtd , nd nuny wounded on both de Great excitement pro nlled , but affairs ro now quiet , Although ft number of unruiy ear swill punishment , orp ron sonux. The first battalion ot Cold Stream gunrdu , 40 in number , started to-day for Siukim , A detachment of HtUF.vsloft Alder hotto- y for Portsmouth , whoio they embark for I ypt The 8lo imer Tyn 'ailed to day with o-rnforeaments and ttorrs f < r Soudan. Advices from Gakdul Wella of the 17th ro- ort the irrivkl of Gen. Wood and three ompanles of Infantry , SPANISH TOLDNTLtia. MAimtnFebruary 19. Owiiic totho rejwrt pread throughout Spain that Knglnnd dc irc o enlitt Spmlards in thn F.Rjptmn irrvico , 10 Carlisle liavo ottcrod tbo British legation ,000 volunteers , The IlllnalB Soniitiirlal Contest. pedal Telegram to the Bxe. BritiNOFiKLD , Ilia. , February 19. Tlio een- tcrial qu ition has assumed a now aspect , 'ho ballot taken proved whit has long brrn uspected , that Morrison , who has boon nil hla fo on unawonIng democrat with a reputa- 'on for honesty and for ability of a certain ticccstful kind , could not on the first ballot ommaiul the united support of his party , to vhich , according to all the rules of political warfare , ho was justly eutitled , Ho was no- Cod by yesterday's and to-day's vote that ho light as well bury hla ambition as he could ot bo si mtor. Dictator Haines is scheming to represent lUnivs in thn een iti . lie , Halnes , hut a lot f clnirnmnehips to give away , aud will put bum where they will do the most Rood , nnd when tha proper time comes the roMilt uliima- urn to tbo democratic inrty will bo , "tako mo r take ft republican , 1 cau grt u republican otoi no one else can. Ifou don't flop tbi otlng for nipn who can never bo elected nnd oto tor me , I will und ic by voting fcr n ro- ublicau. " t looks now ns if ho would "crowd" thlngp , nd compel the democrats to give him a vote or sen itor t an rarly date. It is believed y sumo republicans that Hainen can never et the full democratic \ ote , and that ns soon s ho tries to force himself tn the p.wtr , ouo r two democrats will go to General Logan ud elect him Un'nea counts ou ono repub- iciui vote , which with the full democratic vote would gl\o him only 102 votes , ono less ban a majority of 20J. Ha would then hnvc o vote for himself , a fen * , ho could accomplish without n moment's hrsit&tiuu. Tbo republicans are joyful and cnthnslrhtiu ver the full vote cast for Logan , nnd they bo- love that if their men stand together until the lemocrats nro in a state of chaos , tbero will "ID uo trouble in electing their nominee. An ilFort is b ing made to keep all the rapubli- : atis hero until Friday the 27th , and to that ml n paper haj been circulated for eipnatures > iudlug the eigners to remain providing all h ) n publicans eign. Sa far tlio name ) ol abnit ttvo-thirJs of thu republicans adorn tbo document , There is evidently a powerful opposition in ho house to the revision of the cnminal co-'o. "ho dnmncrats nnd Hai ni nro almoit uuaui- nously opposed to the changes demanded in "ov. Oglosby's J > mructivo Fira in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. 10 n. m. , February 19. A Instructive fire is raging fiercely on Chestnut ( root , between Second and Front etroofs Che locality is devoted entirely of largo ware- IOUBOS and business houtes. Tbroo buildings lira now in flamea Several pureons are be loved to have been killed and injnred. I now extends from tbe Corn Kxchange to Lett tia'streofr , ubout half nj'-loilc tf very valuabla Idiugp. Thu Corn Exchange Nntiona jank at tbo corner of Second nnd Chestnul streets caught fire and is burning in Iho upper stories. The flames hnyo orossod Chestnut street nnd many largo bualnees houses on the other Eide are in emmincut danger. The fire originated in an unknown manner in Iho five story brick structure , 125 Chestnu ptreet , occup'nd by Stephenson & Co , , Get/ & Strutlon , Kictlnrd Ablythe nnd Ca stke & Co , dealers in cotton and wool. After tin fire was di c vered and the flames buril from the windows the fr nt of the three uppp : storitH fell out nnd crashed down into th struct Tbo loud noise thus made caused a minor that an explocii n also occurred but I is not yet known whe'hpr or not there wer any explosives in th > j building. When the wal foil a 1 iborer , , lno. McKav , engaged ii removing a onfo from an adjoining building was buned by the falling bricks and Instantly kilb d , A horeu altached to a huso cart s ami inn in front of the bui'ding ' was .I'HO ' killed The 11 mei en road tapully t'i the building east nnd numbers 121 aud 123 Chestnut htron \voroeuvelopedin Homes. Thu formir build ing wa occupied by Irvin C. Bealty < t Co d-aler * in worf ted yarns , the latlcr by G. II McFud 'en & Co. . cut .on dealers. At 0:35 the fourth alarm wns founded. So far as known now two ni"ii wern killn nt the sc'ne ol th fire ; John McKay or M Cormick , driver of the hoeo cart , and J. G Blyer , ngfid 18. 11.15The firemen are confident they hav the fire fully undtr contro' , aud it canno cprodd further. Losses very heavy. A rough o timate is that it will not bo loss than $ / , 000,000. KIHB AT inOY. Tnov , N. Y. , February 19. A fire this morning destroyed the store of the .T. L roy Pine Co. , manufacturing Buppliiv ) , owl Coon & Co. , collar thup , name buildiig , LOJB S'JQ- COO. COO.Nino Nine large business houses wore almrst completely burned out , eix damaged nnd fivn others incurred a loss which many the earn ! ( lollarn will not cover , llu lois will be almost two millions. Allsrrtln ConniKi ntucJcyTraKetly , LOUIBVJLI.K , Febrnary 19. In Hardin county L- Ln ty a farmer named Coombs fciud hid wife in n compromieing titiiation with a neighbor ird named Mason. It aipcais that Ooombs had been on the lookout for the guilty pair , nnd as coon as ho discovered them ho tired both barrels of n shotgnn at them , instantly killing Mason and fa ally wounding Ids wifo. He then went to ilia bonpoof Mi.bouand informed Mrs , Alnson what ho hid don ? , and both left ' for pirtu unki own , The Coombe woman drapged horeolf a mile dittant to a neighbor's house , where she will probably die. Schooner AHhorc. MOIIII.H , ALA. , February 19. Tlio schooner K , V. Olive went Ashore lust night In Mobile bay. The vesicl is a total loss. She had n crew of five men , ono of whom waa taken from the rlggm * this morning , but died shortly lifter , No traca of tbo others OH 'CHANCE. his Was a Day Rarely Excd'ed For Dnllccss , hipporaSPrioes Kulcd Lowor'iOii Fat Oattlo , The Hog Market Was Slow And Prices Deoliiiodt The Wheat Market Closed : Fiim at Outside Prioos , lorn Showed Light Fluctuations Aud Moderata Activity , OatH IVcro Ppnturolo.m Hyo AVivs In llccclptB 1'rovlilonH Quotably StcnUy. CHICAGO MA.11KBTS. CATTLE pcciftl telegram to THE HBK. CHIOAQO , February 19. The market oprncd athcr slow , nnd under heavy receipts nnd united transputlalton facilities afforded to astern shippers. Price's ruled lower on fat attle suitable for shipment or of the dressed- eef tr do. Values were generally quoted 1G@ Oc lower than the highest point of yesterday. Uttcheia' stock sold a elude off , nnd win nun aniiots' stock was considerably lower , tockors nnd feeders were In light tupply , an nly n few buyers were on the market. liuei- ois was limited nnd prices steady ; 1OCO to ,100 Ibs. . SISOg-lGO ; 1,150 to 1,300 lb . , 4'5@525 ; LIMO to 1 , COD Ibs. , $ & : iOtf5 ( 90 ; utchers , S3 40 ® t 25 , maiuly $2 90g3 ; 30 ; locker * , St30@J(0 : ; feeders , $4 C0@4 CO ; Texans , $4 Q0o 00. HOGS This market opori'd rnlher flow and weak , , et the first salea were made at equally ns trong prices aa jfifc-nUy , but parly iu the orenoon it WAS plain to 10 teen that the 40- , 00 on sale , nnd that was near the number , Diluting the lO.OuO loft last night , would hnvu o ba cloeed out at lower piices. Light , ItiO o 215 pounds , St 40i 80. The remarkable ' arcity of outside orocH * nd a disinclination in the part of local traders to go into the narket very heavily so _ long ns it shows uo xvrticular reasons for moviut ; ono way or the ulier , wtiia the principal cau-es of a day rare ; y excelled for dullness. Early in the eo'sion ilii'at was at yeslaiday's lijiuror , but later dropped elf | jc. t1 rom this point it was bcavi- v bought , nud advanced ic , closing firm nt i3Jc for May Tha common cumd seem to lave quit buying prey siuns un 'chunge , form a general way the market as weaker than yesterday. WHEAT opened at subHtaulially yoslerday's clcsiug iricea , nnd fcr lha lirat Hour waa easy nt n do- line of jjc for Ma-cli nnd deliveries , but later .hero was active buying by _ local houses nnd an advance'of io was made in Ihe lust named mouth. The cloto of the morning seenion was irm at outside pjiuts. No. 2 apt ing was quoted nt781@78ic. _ 'Ji .j m---- . CORN showed very slight fluctuations , and only a moderate activity , but in a general WAV was steady at n simile in advanca over the figured current twiii'y-four ' liourd a o. Few , if any , : rndts of u noteworthy character were maui ; . At tbo close , at 1 o'cli ck , ic wu firm ut an advance of gc over opening quotation * . OATS probably nnver showed less fealuro lhanto day , Ihcre being no fluctuations in any future , with leaa tbau lOO.COj bushels truded in allo- Rotber. HYK was in light receipt , nnd but little cfTerod ; ; i3Jo was < fibred for frobli No 2 cash ; ( iScfor February ; 04c for April and GSa for May. opened wo.vk and lower under free rales by picking interest' , but JIB this clement with drew early , the mar. ct sonn recovered uucl ruled firutr at an advance of SJtgfc in lard nnd ] 0ffU'ie ) in pork , tliu loial demand being fair and tbn tone of thu market after the lirer hour quotably steady , Must Have foal at Any'Cost. CHICAGO , February 19.-Tho Inter Ocean's Blooinington ( III. ) special cays the people of Saybrook am desperate from want of coal caused by the enow blockade. News is ro- cciveil from thcro tliat when the train on the Lake Etle & Western road carrying six cars of coal to eastern pointH for the ute of the rail way company arrived iu Saybrook , an excited crowd of about forty citizens ordered the train men t' ) eidetrack two cars. Being refuted the mob took pn < seBion of the tr.i'n Mill throw oil about forty tons. Koch citizen tendon d pay ment for the amount taken by him , but ft in as known whether or not the company's gent accepted , Itallrnad J'ool Humors. ST. Louis , February 1- ! ) It is BtatoJ in railroad circles hero that K. A. Fnrd , general panirnger ngont of the Pennsylvania readaud H , S , liol'ow , cominiselonor of the eastern trunk line pool , have been offered poftitiins in tlio trans continental board of arbltrutom to fill the vaccncirs'occusioncd by the declination of MeeHrs. Tucker nud Shi.ttuck. It ii not known whether they will accept. H la oleo stated tbo Missouri 1'acific wi 1 not uign the trans continental ngiccment micas It IB glvou a higher porcentogu in the pool , Blnoili il JIorKCH Hurncd. OHXTINNE , Wy. , February 10. The Dally Leader ittatoa that this uftcrooon n barn , en the ranch of Harry OUridiH , six miloj from this city , burnrd. The firu started from a steve in the hutiio'B roum , and an imported Ktalhon , "Jiiudaut , " costing § 16,000 , aho a Cleveland liny vulutd at $5,100 , waa burned. Total loss , S25.CCO. ICallroad lilnukadu and Goal Famine , ' ULCOMINOION , I'Vbruary ' 19 , A heavy wind commenced to-day , which had the effect of blockading the railroads The coal famine already mentioned is assuming A very formid able aspect in many country towue. coftere recognizesl Ir fo Deafer ant ) Smoking Tobacco ,
