Nebraska Newspapers

    1HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 21 , 1885. NO. Jf > 9.
HEBBASKA SOLONS ,
A Liroly Sel-lo on Railroad Ma'ters
in ibe
The BrasB-Oollarod Gang Word
Considerably Startled ,
But Finally Eeoover Their Wits
and Notify the Lobby.
The Prison Committee Visit the
Penitentiary !
Stout Gets an Appropriation of
$6,000 , for a New Boiler ,
A Nninlxir of rtp ] > r < > i > rliMlniis i'nescd
by tlio Hotific for Various
OIiJcctH.
THK SENATE.
SESSION.
Special Telegram to THIS BEE.
LINCOLX , Febtuary 20. The monotony of
the tonato was broken this afternoon by a
lively set-to OD railroad mutter * .
Immediately after roll call Senator McAl
lister moved to go into committoa of the
whole to consider file 157. This is the famous
ootnmiision bill which the ring wanted to nab-
stituto last week for the freight bill. The
movement great ! y startle 1 1 ho brass-collared
gang , but thi motion prevailed.
Senator I'aill , before tbo president had
called anyone to tbo chair , moved to adjourn
till Tuesday at 10 o'cli ck. This was lost by a
vote of 10 to 10 , McShuno and Klnsel being
absent to gain time to lay their plans. 33 i-un
Uowe moved a call of the house. The
doors were locked and office n sent for tht
absentee ! . McSliane was soon found. Ho
raited a point of order , at did several other * ,
and a little parliamentary war eEHued , whtli
the senate remnined ia a Btato of suspended
animation , The call wes dispensed with be
fore the rtturn of Mr. ] 'Mnrol , ai thu railroad
men had collected their wits and informed the
lobby.
1'aul was called to the chair and McShano
moved to adjourn , but was overruled. The
clerk read a few linen of the bill aud a motinn
wai made that the committee rise. This car
ried and a report was made.
Hro n moved to amend the report by in-
Herting a part of the freight bill , known es
the Melkejohn amendment.
liurr moved to adopt without amendment
and Snell mnvud to lay the report on the
table , which was cinlcdby a vote of 21 to II
Tins ended the scuttle , _ after hulf a dozen
roll calls and some sarcastic word-cros ing.
The rrgular business wa < then taken up ,
several bills being rvail the first time Among
them was Johnston's house roll 321 , exactly
the same bill ai 171 , BO Ignominiously defeat
ed by eho enato last week. After its title
was road 13urr moved to irdefinitely post
pone the b'll ' , Sewers srcnndcd
McAHInter took the Hoar and plead earn
estly and emphatically for Homo railroad
legislation.
Jiurr followed and moved the previous ques
tion.
tion.The
The bill was postponed by the following
vote. Ayes : 13uckwortli , Burr , Cherry ,
Clark , Durlaml , Kinpol , J"il in , Hoebel ,
IIowo , Ilyprs , Liwis , Love , MoShano , Metz ,
Norn's , Skinner , Smith , Suoll , Sowtjrd , Spen
cer.
cer.Nays : Brown , Uiy , Dolou , Goohnor , Ilai-
tings , Ifowell , McAllister , Meikeljohn , Mills ,
I'aul , Putnam Sherwiu , Smi h , Snull.
IIowoll and ICinsel sent up explunatious of
their voiea. Seveial bills wera read a third
time and pasted. lathe committco of the
whole , thirteen bills were considered.
THIS HOUSE.
AND KVENI2TO HK3S10N.
Special telegram to the Bei : .
LINCOLN , Fob. 20. At this afternoon'H HOS-
sion the house roseivod the report of the pris
ons committee , which said they had visited
the penitentiary and found e\ery thing bloom-
Ing.In
In the committee of the whole , Barney ng
chairman of the general appropriation bill I ,
again occupied attention. The section under
consideration was that i elating to the normal
school at Peru. Tha sum advised , § ! ) ,2ro ,
wai passed without comment , ami just an the
section was to be diepused of finally , Troup
muvtd an addition 1 appropriation of5,000. .
ThU led to considerable speech-making , In
which Troup , Kmefll. Uaisettand Stuveism
joined la Mipporl of the additional num. Thev
weroopp > red by liuiley , Hi 10 Newcomer and
otliorii The iimaii t not being allowed , tha
other state iuatitutloiu were allowed their
usual grants until it C-imo to thn state pcut-
tontia y. Miller attacked tbii with consider
able vigor , aud cnucuntrated his foice on
Stout's new boiler , for which an appropriation
of 0.100 was asked , Tha c'linmilte > was in
doubt whether it bhould burst the said boiler
by refusing the monty , but aftur Buveral
amendments the S(5)00 ( ) was allowed. On tht
reform school allowance of STjQjO asked foi
ahop-butldlug , machinery , tojls , etc , , wa'
stricken out.
An attempt was made to strike out tha fisl
commlriiion appropriation , but after u loop
argument it was allowed ai estimattd. 'lln
other portion of the bill waj paisod tbrougt
without commtiut.
Hou'olloll 2 , which pro\ ides for Iho pay
ment of state ollicern was next taken in bant
aud run through. Miuh time was devoted tt
the question or adjouriiment or recess. Tin
members who wore anxious to see the Bo
hemian girl were disappointed , and nn oven
In ? cession was arratged.
The home aat from 7:33 : until 11:55 : p.m.
and pvtfoJ HBveral bilU of minor important
through committee , afterwards adjourning
until Tuesday inoiiiing.
HOUSK HAl'I'KNINOS.
Bl'KCIAI. ORIIKRi.
Special Carrespondeuce to thu BEE ,
LlNCOLK , Febniary 19.At this afternoon'
cession cf llio house Mr. Whltmoiu succeodei
in attaching one hundred and nine bills t J th
li t which he wished to maka a special ordei
If Mr. Kitoy had not objected in time th
whole of the bilU before the homo would lia\
bucu oiado special orders. After tin's had beei
dUpoiuiil of nothing * of importance took phc
until tlw general arpropriation bill came u
in committee ol thn whole with
Mr. llobmunn In the chair.
The vote of SG,20J , for the governor's office
was Agreed to with > ut comment. M aho WM
the following votesi teeretaiy of state , S2 , 00.
adjutant ( reneralV otlico , $1 ( > , UO ; trcAnucr of
state $950 ; superintendent of public Instruc
tion , SI 1,100 ; RttoitiovKPticr.vl , $2310 ; public
lands cnmmltsiocr > r , $2,300 ; txmtd of laiuh
and buildings. I2A8U ) . board of ducation l
lands , S10.000 ; nUto library , SJ , 100.
The appioprlation for the * tate university
coming next caused considerable del ate , Mr.
Holmes wished to aunment the ordinary op-
proririatinn by an adillti'.nal ' hum of S'5,000.
> lr. Wright moved that the cluncellor of
the university bo nllowcd to address the com
mittee ol the whole , which WM granted ,
The chancellor took the floor nnd for nn
hour tnlkul to the committee. He attempted
to explain what tlio university wanted in tha
way of money and htl remarks were listened
to with attention ,
Mr. Miller was the first t3 addrois
the committee after the chan
cellor had made his speech , nnd he
said ho should like to know more definitely
what had become of the lar-t appropiiation
made. Ho would like to have seen the re
port of the committee , which wouM bam
bi en a guide for the present action of the com
mittee. Ha wan opposed to the appropriation
under the tircumttances.
Mr. King would always bo found support
ing educational uppropiiations. fir ho thought
they were the backbone of the state. Ho
would not support the present however , because -
cause bo could got no light ns to what was
done with the money that had already been
voted.
Mr. Ste > enson objected to the appropria
tion berausa thr committee Ins not dcno their
duty and specified how much w .s required for
earh item of expenditure.
Mr. Nlchol objected to tlio appropriation
under the circumstances as did Mr. Winepsar
who said , in behalf of the Douglas delega
tion that if the medieil school weiu abolished
thn vote would Ret their unanimous support.
Mr. Kalcy in a long speech supported the
extra allowance ,
Mr. Whitmoru made a strong speech against
the mndical school and hinted ho could not
support the nxtra appropriation
Speaker Field in a somewhat long and per
sonal Hooccb , mainly directed against Mr.
Stuvcnton , supported the appropriation ,
Mr. Nottletun said bocaujo thu commltteo
had hf Id back reports ha could not suppott
tha votn for extra money.
Mr. Bla no thoucht likewise. _
Mr. Kilcy showed the absurdity of having
a medical school at Lincoln where there weru
no hospitals , and said ho would not support
the vote unless a guarantee was glvon that
the medical school should bo abolished.
At thn Junrturo thu committco rose wUhout
having doun anything towards appropriating
the inonry desired. Ti is bill will be consid
ered to morrow in committee of the whole ,
and the hou'o adjourned until 7:30. : At thu
e\enlng session excor.t the bill to provide for
a etate constitutional committco which shall
devise moans to amend the con-titution , noth
ing was done except to raho frivolous points
points of order and moro adjournment of the
home. After two hours opont in this frolicsome -
some way the house adjourned until tomorrow
row at the usual hour.
SAWDONEH 8NUI1I1KD.
Special Telegram to THE BKB.
LINCOLN , Febmarv 20. The Stata univer
sity appropriation has passed through the
committee of the whole , but not before the
sum allowed for the Medical college was
stricken out of the bill.
Oregon's Senatorial Jluddle.
SAI.KM , Oregon , February 10. The last
day's ' balloting for senator began promptly at
noon to-duy. At the final caucus this morning.
Uirsch'd friends resolved to at and by himuntil
be was elected or inked them to vote for same
other candidate On the first ballot bo re-
cetvtd thirty-four , a gain of five On the fifih
ballot he Irst ono and his vote has stood unchanged -
changed till this hour , -1:30 : p. m. Through
tha twenty-one liallot.f several motions tr > tulte
a recess were voted down. The members lent
out for Imi'tieon and utu it in tbo cloak room
and lit their dtsks.
Most of the antillirch republicans voted
from the first to tlio eighth ballot for It. I * .
Kailmrt , secretary of state , nnd on
the ninth ballot changed to Gov
ernor 7 F. Moody. On the twentieth
ballot Moody received eighteen votes , being
the entire atti-Hirih strength. The proceed
ings are growing monotonous nnd the prof nt
state of affaird is likely to bo kept up until
lato- this evening. It Is rumored that If
Hirsh's vote cannot bo swung to Moody , ox-
Seontir H. W. Corbett will bo proposed , yet
there has been no movement towards a vote
for the mild republican , as suggcste 1 by the
- demociatlc national committso. Two mem
bers of the legislature , one republican and ono
democrat , are abcent , and forty-live votes are
required to elect.
At 9:30 : p m. a resolution passed adjourning
the joint convention at 11 The llirnch fic
tion is bout.il by the resolution to rtay by him
till 10 o'clock , and it U impossibly to pay
where hi vole will go. A strong t If ort is be
ing mude bv tha democrats to bring out ex-
Senator John A. Mitchell.
Adjourned wi bout an election , Hirach re
ceived 37 vote ? .
Prohibition atKcnla ,
Special to the BKK.
NEOLA , Iowa February 111. The mayor
marshal , and board cf aldermen < .f this city
were arrested yesterday and taken before
Squire lUloy Cla k , on the charge of con
spiracy to Utfrat the prohibition law and aid'
ing and abetting tha H lo uf Intoxicating
liquoiH , The atatn was represented by M. 1)
O Conor , The olliciaU were arraigned and
pit ad not guilty and waived examination
giving bond for their appearance to-morrow
The arrest caniid mui.li excitement and f
: largd crowd tilled and Ml" " rounded the tquire'i
ollice to watch the outcoma ,
Tlio Yale Aluniui laniiiots | Bcnatoi
Kvurtu.
NEW YOHK , February 20. The Yali
Alumni association of New York gave a re
ceptiou to-night to William M. Evartx , Unitei
States senator-elect , After the lunrjue
CliMinccy Depew , president of the association
made a pleasant Huecch , in which ho rtfcrroi
to the grief of bim-elf and Kvatts at the mug
wump principles of many of the Yale alumni
Ho expected they would not boMtate in th
future to criticise any rLcaatiroa which llyart
inipht ad vat co Kvarts responded briefly
and said ho believed ho was the first Yalemai
tn represent the state of Now York in th
United States senate.
A Kiual Hlel hrUlo
I'lIlUDKI.rKa , Feb. 20. A special fron
tbu Muncy Valley lays ; Joseph Habereckei
hia hU wife and two children went aluighini
in a largo two-horse sleigh last evening Oi
the way homo the horaea ran away , overturn
ing the sleigh and dragging the occupant
everal hundred feet. The fathei's neck wa
co broken , one child WAH killed outright andi
expected the others ill not live.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Appropriating for PnWIc BDilflinss at
ConiicilB.uiTs'diiiLooisyillo
. ,
The PostofEco Appropriation Bill
Qrindinc
The Honse Eidioalo Oar WashTub -
Tub Navy
In Discussing the Naval Board
and Appropriation Bill ,
The Houeo Passed Fifty Pension
Bills in the Evening ,
PaBsaco of the Appropriation HIU for
tlic Department , of Agri
culture ,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , -February 20. Cullcm pro-
snntod a memorial from the legislature of Illi
nois urging ccngroes to take btvpi to acquire
ownership In the ship canal connecting tr o
waUra of Kewccna bay with thojo of Lake
Supoilor , and to make the canal free to the
commerce uf the lakes. Referred.
Miller ( N , Y , ) , from the commltteo on agri
culture , reported favorably with amendment
the lioupu bill for the protection of foreita on
the public domain.
The Dos MuineJ river bill wai placed before
the senate , nnd Lapham > csumed his remarks
in support of his prop sed amonumenl , rcqulr-
in ? thu partien In whosa interests suit may ba
instituted by the attoiney general to file bonds
giving security for cost ? .
The amendment wss voted down yeas , 23 ;
nays , 29.
Lapham then offered an amendment re-
iriog that in all actions commenced under
tlio a t , in which the defendants shall be suc-
cntsful , the costs shall be given sgaluat the
Unit * d States.
The amendment was also rejected yea ? , 10 ;
na > R , 31.
L'ipham occupied the time till 1 o'clock dia-
ousting other amendtnontB proposed by him
At that hour Lapham still having the floor ,
the mutt-ir wont over.
On motion of Hile the ngricultmal appro
priation bill was taken , up an I the c iuidora-
tion wai proeoedod with. The bill , after dome
debate , passed Eubjtnntially a ; it came fium
the senate committee , thu principal change
being in thu item for the cultivation of eor
ghum , which , on iiioti-in of Ulumb , was in
creased from S O 0 0 to $50,000.
On motion tf Plumb the postoffioo appro-
pria ion bill was taken up
Hawley hoped the teLato would disagree as
ti > the senate committsrt'a amendment reduc
ing the amount for clerks in the pi < stoflices
from § 5,300,010 tj SJ.IGO.OJ. A sect ! n as it
came from thu houao provided that letters
shall be charged at the rite of 2 cents an
ou < ca instead cf half au ounce. Drop letters
( where there is no free delivery ) 1 cent an
ounce and nowsap rs in bulk to regular sub
scribers 1 cent a ponnd , but sample copies at 1
cent per four ounces
Allison Raid it the vote of the senate should
strike out the lepislition referred to , it would
bo a declaration that wo nil til keep a general
legislation in appropriation bills when the leg
islation suiti. , sr.d strike it cut wlnn it
doas not. This legislation being of ileelf ad
mittedly good , this wu : a good place for us to
stand by our rule oud nhow our virtues.
Dawea favored standing by the rule , and
agreeing to the comumteo'u amendment He
thought the cerate postoitico committee ongh.
to wako up nnd taka hold of such a subject as
thU and report a bill on it. Aftercontiderablo
further ditcussion aa to the operati n of thu
sen > to rules , which was participated In by
William" , fherraan , Miller ( N. Y. ) Miller
( Gala. ) Plumb , Hawley , Hoar , Mitchell , Cock-
rell an J Kdmucds. The icnato disagreed to
the committee amendm'nt by a vote of 33
nays to 18 yea ? , so far as thit amendment re
lated to letter postage , leaving the newspaper
provision yet to bo acted upon ,
The renato went into executive session , and
when the doors were reopened adjourned un
til to-morrow t.t 1 o'clock p. in ,
BOUSK
WASHINGTON , February 20 , The house mol
in continuation of Thursday's bebaiou , and
unanimously went into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill , To expo
ditu matters the friends of the bill yielded to
the Mississippi river clause. This witharew
the bone of contention from the committee
and thu dame will ba restored in the house ,
The clause relative to the Henuepin cana
being recurred to , the chair delivered an
elaborate decision on points of order , whlcl
were railed against it , He hold that the sub
ject matter was germane , and that It was no
in the caturo of now legislation , and therefore
overruled the points which were baaed on these
,
groun F , but sustained the point that the coin
mltteo op rivers and harbors had not orlgina
jurisdiction on the subject , and that it nhoulc
properly have been contiJeiol by th
committee on railways nnd ctnnh
and upon this ground ho ruled th
clause out of ordiv. and must be stricken from
the bill.
Henderson , Iowa , appealed from the do
cieion , pending which the committee ro p , 111
IIOUHO adjourned and tl)9 ) fcetslon of 1'riiU
began.
llurns ) submitted the conference report or
the consular ntil diplomatic approprlatio
bill. Agreed to.
Motion to reconsider tbo vote by whlcl
the house some days ao refused to paex tbi
bill granting a pension of $50 per month tc
thu widow of Major Thoruburg , agreed to ,
The bill paed. .
Hingham , from the committee on postoflicci
and poHt-roida , reported resolution calliui ]
on too postmaster general for information re I
atlve to mpplyicg inferior envelopes to thi
p istollicB department , and annulling the con
tract with Kellogg & Co. , of Kpringlield
Massachusetts
The huueo proceeded to business and undo
the tpcclal rule.
On motion of Wilson , the bill passed ap
preprinting 31UO.COO for the completion of tin
public building at Council Jiluffd ,
On motion of Willir.the bill patsed increas
ing to flOiXCOO ) , the limit , of the approprla
tlou for thu public building at Louisville
it. Kentucky.
' Tto house went into committoa of the wholi
on the navy appropriation bills. Upon the
section relating to tlio increase of the navy
and contalng what Is known * s tha lUndall
plan , havtig been read , It wa < igrced that
four hours debate ba allowed on it. .
Kelfer opposed the plan contained in the bill
because he believed it would not give the
country a single voisel which it would dard
to put n > to thiwaters. . Ho likened the situa
tion of tbo United States to that of an over
grown child , who was hurt whenever tiuchod ,
and was without power to strike back. Ho
made n detailed ctitlciern of the section and
ridiculed the conttruction of the proposed
board , characterizing It at a
juiiUAriinoniTK ASSBMDLY op NAVAL SIKN
and citizens , and predicting the country
would never get n ship from such n board.
IXHIR raid the poeithn of the gentleman
from Ohio ( Kcifcr ) In favorirgan Incrom'd
navy and la opposing the ineMuiea proposed
to secure that increase , rciniLded him of A
fllory of a man who wai "in favor of the
Maine law but against its execution. " The
plan proposed mieht bo faulty in detail , but
ho favored Its general features. Our navy
was
AN AI.rHAIIKT WOODEN WASH TOD.
There was scarcely a nation BO poor as to da it
reverence. There was cot on all these
wooden th'ps ' a ticco of rrdnanco of more
value In war than a child's pop gun 1'eo-
pie laughed at the navy , and rulbhcd the joke
of the "Tullapoos * " balng run down by a coal
b.uco. They lauched at it as u kind of Pel-
el 1 Hull burlesque.
P' tiding furili r debate the committee rnso ,
and the house took a ret ess until teven. The
ovminR scfsiou is to be for the consideration
of pension blllj.
Tbo house at the evening session pusod
Gfty pension bills and adjourned until such
tlmo to-morrow as It may bo called to order
by the speaker. Tlii < i Is the last eveninir of
the prCM'ut congicss which will be devoted to
the consideration of the pension rmilnoe * re
ported by the committco on invalid pensions
WASHINGTON 'NEWS. '
IN THK HWAIM CODItT ilARTIAL
to-day Gen. Swaim testified thnt ho never
fc aged horses that ho did not owu. The ex
amination then close I , and the defense rested
the case. Tha court decided to hear'no argu
ments , and immediately west into secret ses
sion to consider tha case.
Tbo court remained in secret session but ten
minutes aud then adjourned sine die. There
U an impression abroad to-night that Gen.
Swalm ha ] been acquitted.
CONFIRM AT10XH.
C. F. Hou er , Lena , Ills. ; C. B. Loop , Bol-
15olvidete , II' ' .
The Illinois Legislature.
SrniNGFiKU ) , 111. , February 20. All menv
bers were present in the house and senate to
day. In the bouse a joint resolution urginc
upon Illinois ccnators and representatives In
congress the p.tesa o of tha Hennopin canal
bill. The joint resolution passed bo the sen
ate was presented to the housourgingcongiess
to place General Grant on the retirement list.
Lmd on the table , 80 to 52. A resolution , to
refer the matter to a committee of five , with
Instructions to insert tbo name of 1'ltz , Tnhn
"orter along with Grant , was carried , 70 to
4. The objections made to a count of the
'otn ' were referred to a committee cf three.
SritiNfiKlELl ) , 111 , February 20. The legis-
atute met in joint convention to-day and
ir > ceeded to vote for senator Tha fir t bal-
t stood : Logan 102 , Moirison 93 , Haines 2 ,
r. H. Ward 2 scattering 5. Total 20-1 On
he second ballot Streutor made the firit break
nd voted for Morrison , which was received
vith applause. Uo was followed by Murphy ,
who had heiotofori- voted forLawlor , but now
ast his vote for Morrison. Thu vote then
trod : Loizan ICO Morrison D7 , Haines 2 ,
catteiing f > . Total 204.
In the third and last ballot.'p'Shea changed
lis vote to Morrison cud Mellan yutid for
"jcgan , both of which were received wiih
reat applause. The vote tnon stood Logan ,
ilj Morrison , OS ; pcatteiini ? , 7. Adjourned
; o 12 to-morrow. House adjourned.
Cabinet Speculation ,
ALIIANT , February 20 , Frederick O. Vrlcca ,
I Boston , called on I'residsnt-elect Clove-
and this afternoon and had n general conver
sation. The report that Francii Lynne Stet-
ion had been dispatched to confer with Sena-
, or Thurman and Colonel Vilas is authorata-
.ivcly donifd. John E. Devlin , who dined
with Cievelind Jait evening , said to-day that
31ovelund hod not fully decided on all the
members of his"c binot yet , but thora as one
: hing ku balio\d sure , and that was
that Manning would bo secretary of the
trensury. It is e.iid to bo the fixed intention
of the president to give the south a repre
sentation of tbreo members in liln cab'not , in
cluding Senator lUytrd. The other two rep
rocontativos will c'ime from the circle of ten l"
tore , and the choice , It is understood , will b '
restricted virtually to Lunar of Mississippi
Gailandof Arkansas , and Jackson of Tennessee
nossee , and it is possible that in addition tc
Manning. New York may bo awarded anothei
cabinet office.
Illinois Horse And Oattlo Statistics
Special telegram to TUB BEE.
WASHINGTON , February 20. The depart
ment of agriculture has just issued report
i-liowlcg the number of farm animals In th
United Stateo.
Tha number of horses in Illinois is 1,033 , ,
375 ; mules , 1,15,730 ; milch rows , 910 805 : o > ei
aid other cattle , 1,171.41)1. ) The valuer
horsea in Illinois Is put down at 878 , < M'J,2)1 ' : )
mill * * , SIOK9 331 ; cows , $ : I2I07 ( , ' 17U ; othe
cattle , $12,179,1'IB
Illinois , accoiding to this report , has i
larger number of horses than aoy other state
no other leaching a million in number , am
none having so high a total value.
KA.ILKOAIJ
CHICAGO , February 20. George W. Vat
dorbilt and David Daws , of New York , t (
day presented a petition in the United Stab
circuit court , setting forth that Samuel i
Tilden had ro igned his position M trustee I
behalf of the bondholder of the Chicago J
Northwestern railroad company : to secure tli
payment of those bonds and interest , an
asking the court to appoint an his kuccetnor i
trust the Farmers Loan and Truit comp.inj
of New York. The court ao ordered.
Infernal Machine Foil nil ttSturftl I
STtmnn , Mich. , February 20. There wi
considerable cxclteinont here to-day cause
by finding an infernal machine in the bas
ment of N. Frank's buildiug. It was BUS
pended by wires , and the fmo had bren llgh
ed , but went out. The building was vacan
excrpt the necon-1 djor , which was occupio
by Mr , F/ank'ii family. The masons had ju
vacated tlio tbird floor , and the storeroom c
the 'first floor WM temporarily empty for i
pairs ,
FOREIGN EVENTS.
El Mahfli Erecting a Fort Oppsilc the
British camp ,
Immenas Amounts of Ammuni
tion Preparing for Egypt ,
Grave Fears Entertained for the
Safety of Gen. Buller ,
Who is Beine Hemmed in at Abu
Kloa Wells ,
Three Thousand Goal Minors
Struck at Mons , Belgium ,
t\ Lower Cauadlmi KdltotIH Cow-
lildcil In llio Utilise of Com-
iiions nt Ottawa. ,
KOUKIC.N NKW9.
THE TIlANSHKn Of OPFICRHS BUSrENDKI ) .
LoxnoN , February 20 , The government
baa suspended the transfers of officers from
the regular army to the reserve. This action
created n profound sensation , and a general
feeling of alarm respecting the safety of the
forces under Generals Duller , Wolsolcy anil
Hrackonbury. The opinion is widely ipicad
that the war office rrccived uioro startling In
formation from Wol < olry than was conveyed
iu the telegram of this afternoon in relation
to Bullet being hemmed in at Abuklea wells.
IMUENSK QUANTITIES 0V AUUUHiriO.V KOU
EOVIT.
LONDON , February 20. A greater nmount
of ammunition is being prepared fur transportation -
tation to Egypt than was cent out of the
countiy dining the entire period of the Crim
ean war. Thin fact is evidence that the frov-
i-rnment is preparing fur a long campaign.
News received from Kortt is to the effect that
the Mahdi has senta force of three thousand
to erect a fort opposite the English camp at
Guiat.
QKAVK FEAI1S OP QKK. DCLLKn'S BAFKIV.
Private dispatches Indicate , that Woleeloy
will ha\o to send strong reinforcements to
Gen. Buller If the latter Is to be rescued from
his perilous position nt Abuk Lea Wells.
Grave feais are entertained that Bulli-r will
suffer Uo fata of Garden unless speedily cue-
cored ,
IlEiaiUM MI.NKHS OKA STIIIKB.
BRUSSELS , February 20. Three thousand
minors struck in the coal mines at MODS.
rArtLIAMENTAHY.
LONDON , February 20. In the lords to-day
Karl Giauvillo presented the queen's mes
sage calling Lilt the reserve ami ordering the
embodiment of the militia In view of tlio
ntcessity of tbo defencs in J ypt , and the
protection of the interests of thu empire.
Gladstone announced th.it thu question of
granting a special allowance to the family < > f
the late Gen. Gordon was receiving careful
attention. The government in accordance
with his promise ycaierdny , to-day named
the date for Northcute's debUoun Sir Staf-
ford'a motion of censure Gladstone fixed
Monday next asthn day. lla also announced
that on Monday the queen's message sum-
m nlng thoieaerv-B will be considered.
The government's motion to give the redta
trlct union seats bi 1 precedence over nil
orders of the dey was iidoptpd
Under the supervision of the lord mayor , a
. . hold for ol
mi.-ui.ius will soon be tbo puipase
making arrangements for a national memorial
to Gsn. Gordon. '
A COHl'.SE ACCIHENTALLY OBEMATKD.
MONTUKAI. , February 20. The drapery
around the corpse of Madame Kicocot caught
lire from the candles. The tire spread so
- rapidly that the boarders were forced to jump
- from the windows. The corpse was burned
to a crisp.
LANOLIER , CANADIAN EDITOR COUIIIDSI ) .
OTTAWA , Ont. , February SO. In the com
mons this afternoon , Landrey , mrrrber for
Mont-Uagnoy , couhided Charles Langller ,
editor of the Electeur , nnd a brother of Lang-
Her , member from Quebec , owing to an article
reflecting on Landrey ,
DEATH OP OKN. STEWART.
Koim , Ftbiuary 20. General Sir Herbert
" Stewart , wounded at the battle of Abu Idea ,
, died on the ICth at Gakdul Wells , to which
pi iice ho had been removed. His death coats
a glcom over the entire British army. The
Burgeons state Soward'a wound was of such a
character that recovery was hopeless Iron : the
Brat.
AN OVERDUE RTKASIKR.
LONDON , February 2J.1'ho .British steamer
Preston from New York , January 20th foi
Avon , baa not yut arrived at destination.
Great anxiety is tult in regard to her safety
The third uattall n of Grenadier guard IH
started for Siuikim to-day. Previous to theii
netting out from Windsor they were addreseet
of by the prince of Wales , who said lip felt Him
they would uphold tbo honor of their country
er The queen sent nutopraph letters to the elli
cers.
a JIOPKS AND FEARS.
ak , Should the Mahdi threaten Dongola , Lori
Wolseley will retire to Uebbeh , Ic is foaroi
that the appearance of the Mahdi near Don
gola would lead to a puncral rising iu hie
favor iu Nubia and upper 1'Uypt ,
THE PATH 0V THK MINISTRY ,
to- apparently dependu u ] > on the option of Par
,03 null. If ho tfupporU the vote uf c < 'nsroth _
,03J. formation of a cabinet would Bocrn luovita
in ble.
THE MAHIH'H ORDERS.
ha LONDON , February 20. A dispatch fron
lid ICortI statei the Mandi ordered all tribea 01
In the past bank of tbo Nile to assemble oppj
Iny. cite Ciubat.
A Sensation Developed nt tins Corn
? , nci'n Inquest on the VIcllniH of
the Fire at tlio West Phila
delphia Almsliouio.
led I'JULADVLl'lllA , ] ' 'obruary 20 , At th
coroner's inquest this afternoon in regard t
'ho death of the twenty victims of the fire t
* tbo Berchley almshouse , a sensation was de
veloped by the confession of Joseph Nadlne
ijt I n young negro , that ho had eet file to then
on building and was instigated to the act b
lev I'otcr J. Kchroeder , one of the chief attont
I ants , ftadiuo is about 23 ycais uf ap
was committed to the Institution M an imbe
cile , but it is laid by the otllcvrs of the Inttl-
tutiou tlut ho is inn ally respontiblc , and that
hcwaa Irrqlicntly pirmUtod to pn homo unattended -
attended , A's a ruiult of Niuliuo'a corfesslon
Scliroedtr was arrested. Nadlno raid Hcbroe-
der had given him n in itch on the night of
the calamity , nnd told him to set the place on
tiro. Nadine thru wett to the ( trying
room , and lighting n match applied it to some
rubblth on the lluor. lie then called Hchroe-
der , and the two , with the nfMstanco of u
attendtnt named Muller , endeavored to get
the patients out , but the fire gained such
headway they were forcwl thomsnlvcs to lea\o
the building. Nadiio lays thatwhon Schroeder
der ga\o him the match he told him to eot fitc
to the building , that ho was
tired ct the place mill was
goirg to leave , and ho disliked Dr. Richard-
ion because ho had refused to give him a
railroad pas ; . Nadiuo intimates that atti ml-
ant Mullen atro knenr of his Imving set fire to
the building , but thinks ho did not know of
it until thu next day.
Mullen was placed In custody , but will bo
detained as n witness ngatu t Scbroder. In
his further testimony Kadiun sayn ho twice
before set lira to the building , but both
tunes the lUinos were dUcovficd
and extingtiiihed. On both occasions
he afterwards told Schroder of hi ] acts and
that latter anturod him ho would not report
him , Is'atllno told of niiny cruelties practiced
on patients by Schroeder , and Schrocder
denies tlio truth of the utory.
CIIC | KO'H Inttcfct Vive.
CHIOAOO , February 20. The loss to the
tenants of Granno' block will not exceed
§ 50,000. , None of them , except II. M. Kins
ley , Uuroham & Hoot , and McDonald Bros.
suffer any contiderablu loss , Kinsley , whoso
Cftfo was iu the Boutheaet corner of the base
ment , loses about 320,100 The fire extended
Intu the rear part ot his lunch room and
rostau nt on Washington street. Tlio
greatest damage was done by water.
The fixtures In the cafe cost
58,000 snd the bar goods and ( tuck about
$2,000 more. All this is a total lois. The
restaurant and lunch room wora damaged up
stairs aud down stairs , mostly by water , SID-
000. Kinsley is insured for § 15,000 In Ihr-
roll's accucy. Burnhnm & H ot , architoctc ,
place their JOBS at § 15,000 , iniiunviico § 5,00 ' .
They lost many original specifications , 'luo
los es of other tenants will probatly not average
ago over $1,000 each.
CHICAGO , February 20. The Journal's
Mendota (111. ( ) special says : Thu pacrenger
house In Union depot , the baggage and tulo'
graph rooms burned with contents this morn.
Inc. Loss estimated at $50,000.
Idvcly Time atllio I'ltlsliur Oil I-Jx. .
PITTSIIUKO , February 20. Trading at the
oil exchange to-day was more exciting than
for many weeks , The opening sales made
72Jc , but within a few minutoe " 3ic was free
ly bid , The bears mndo several unsuccepsful
attempts to break vnlura , but the bulls moro
than held their own , JJiuInf ? the inorninf
session lluctuatlons were conlinoJ com pa > a-
tlvely to a narrow range. At 11 o'clock the
prlco was 73jjc , but on heavy buying jumped
to 7-1 ic. Sale. } to realize broke values to 73'Jc
nt which liguro it remained until 2 o'c'ock.
'I hat hour ulegrams were received that the
McLaughlin well wau dry , and prices shot up
like a rocket to 7-1 i'c. The sudden advance
forced the thorts into covering , and amid tbo
wildett excitement vulucs went climbing up
the scaln nt liyoly rate , and when the cong
Hounded at the cloEO , 7Ccwna bid. The trans
actions for thn day were Inige and probabl )
exceed 5,000,000 barrets.
Pholiin Atlcndtd. lira Body Guard
KANSAS CITY , February 20. It hai tran
spired that Phelan , who arrived hero from
New York on Wednesday , was attended by
two detectives ns a body guard. They wil
remain in Kansas City until I'helan's safety i
assured. One of them in an interUew etate
that it Is positively known that Kansas Cit ;
has been selected by the Kiiglisl govoinmen
as an outpost of a eccretcervice circuit extend
ing from New York to Now Orleans and San
Fruncieco.
Further Particulars ol' the Virginia
Midland Railroad Accident.
ALEXRNDKIA , Va , February 20.The latest
report from the scene of the railroad accident
at Four Mil.,011 , the Midland road , makes it
certain that live men were killed , a 1 train
hands. All the passengers , seventy in num
ber , escaped uninjured.
I > pnthnrOr. Wakctloltl.
BIOOMINOTON , 111. , Fob. 20 , Dr , Cyrenc-
aue * Wakcfiold , the well-known philanthro
pist , died tonight , aged 70. IIn estate in
estimated at nearly JJli.000,000. He leaves
four children ,
TKLKGHAl'H NO IKS.
The romaina of Mrc. James Kusaell Lowall
will bo interred in London.
Two firemen were killed in St. Paul while
testing a new-fangled flic-escape ,
The Swiss government has decided on the
wholesale oxpuliion of anarchists.
,
The Ilatnburg plow ( .factory burned _ thii
morning. Lcss"SI,000 ( ) ; Insurance , 320,010
The local buthoritlos of Victoria , 13. C.
have decided to rc.ilat the enforcement of thi
dominion liquor law oulered by the Ottaw :
government.
The returns to the American Iron and Stoe
association of the liessemer steel productioi
in this country for 1881 show a reduction o
only nine per cent below the maximum output
which was in 1882.
HM j Gen. W , F. Kogers , member of congress
gross fiom Buffalo , is understood to bo a sue
censfnl aspirant fertile ponltion of Rovernmcn
printer under tbo Cleveland
IH abaut to resign from the national guard.
Mrs. Kaymond , wlfo of Hon. John B. Hay
mend , c ugrosenmn from Dakota , died at tb
Providence hospital in Washington this tuoit
ing. She had l > eou an invalid six years , am
in the course of that time had undergone ton
B6i-ero eurgic.d operations. Thu last was th
immediate causeof her death ,
Secret senlco doioctivu ) have arreste
Pnnii'l Cdrrigan , ex-cblcf clerk of thu bmra
0- of modicinri und surgery of thu navy depavl
ment , who vita indicttd two yoira ago fc
passing false vouchers on the governmenl
The hunt for Cjrrlgau wax a long one. II
was cluued to Dakota , to Baltimore , to Ch il
ho
cage and St. Louis , and was finally capture
to in Brooklyn.
teat
at Don Miguel Montana , a wealthy Monica
and leading rolltimn , of Las Vcgns , N. M
together with his wife , were foully immloro
last Tuesday night by Jose Trucgello , wli
he lied to the mountains. Ho is nut yet cai
by tured. It Is reported that Truegello was I
id- \ewith > Mrs. Montana , who repelled bin
He killed both out of re\engo ,
Oil 'CHANGE.
eaJi'BiArticls on 'Change ' Ycslcriay
Were Rjierally Steady ,
The Fat Oattlo Trade Steady find
Prices UnohtiDgedi
The Hog Market Aotivd and Sub-
Btantially Higher All Around ,
Wheat Steady , But Quiet Under
the Dearth of Features !
Jorn Quotably Firm and Steady
at a Slightly Higher Eango ,
OMH Oontlnno Very Qnlot Ityo IIclil
Ita Own I'rovlsloim
and ljl'litly Traded In ,
CHICAGO
Special telegram to Tint BEE.
ClltUAflo , February J C. Leading articles m
o-day' market wore in n geneial way steady ,
not heavily traded in , and ruled quite f oat : ro
es * . The receipts were slightly better , whllo
: ablc advices showed no particular chango.
Aery few outside ordcra came in.
WIIKAT
ipened steady but quiet under the usual
earth of features. Aa on yesterday the local
uterosts tried to hold the market , but it
aggod elf jc , later recovering on liberal buy-
ng by homo parties. The entire movement
n the morning session was only ic. No. 2
pring sold at 78Je. The e'oso at ono o'clock
au steady and quiet.
conx
was quotably firm ar.il steady at slightly
her range of figures , but as usual the mar-
tet was featureless and only received moderato
attention from the regular local traders. No.
! cash sold at 38iu 38.c } , with light otferingn.
Tha close of the morning session was steady.
OATH
continue very quiet and featureless , in thu
mmediatn nalghboi hood of Hla for May do-
ivery. There is practically nothing doing In
any other future , and but little in this.
BYE
leld its own at about yesterday's quotations ,
> ut was lightly traded in , with restriction in
joth receipts and i.fl nngsj No. 2 freeh re
ceipts were hold at G3J@Flc ; Feb uury , regu-
ar at ( We , March at C3 c , and May at G8c.
ruled practically featureleat , and -wore very
ightly traded ID. Thereyrasn weak spot at
ttio opening , when May pork dropped unite
rapidly from 813 20 down to S13 124 , but it
soon lecoverod , and duiing the bulk of the
morning Be sal on ranged between SKI 60 and
§ 1320. The packing Interests wcro outoE
market , and scilpera eceing no profit Iu either
tide , lot the deal alone.
CATTLE
The cattle trade wan steady and prices un
changed as compared with yesterday , but lfi@
23c lower than on Wednetuay , which was the
highout day of the weok. 1'iices are now
about the same nn on MoneUv. Now York
buyer * were practically out of trace , as re
ports from that market quoted a decline of
23@W'c ' , with 120 ears on sale. 13ut with the
di essed beef i paruturs and other outtido or
der * , there woa a demand for all Buitablo
stock. The quality of the f.it cattle is of the
poorest. Among the arrivals of the past two
days there were but a few lots that worn good
enough to make 86' ' 0. The bulk have been
sold between S5 00@f > 50 , while common to
medium continue to sell at $ 1 S0@ J 80 and
thereabouts First class butthuiit' stock
was in active demand and linn. Canuing stock
) ! ontifnl , with the low goods limning poor
trices ; stockeis and feeders were in good
emand and ftrady ; steers , 10.r,0tol20l Ibs ,
1 2o@l 80 ; 12LOfsl300 Ibs , $5 OJCffl1) fiO ; KloJ
o If 00 lb' , $5 60 ® C 00 ; PiportB , § 6 'Jj@H ' 50 :
uutchero cows , etc , SZ-UKSlS.'i , mainly § 3 00
$3 40 ; Texans. ? : t C0@-l 75 ; stockers acthe nt
* : t E0@l 00 ; fecdere , SI CO-1 CP.
HOGS.
This market won active and substantially
lighcr on all foitg. Common and lough
> ackers sold around about SI liO l-1 7) , the
lest bo t mixed SI 80t UO , and choice heavy
$5 )0tf ) ( > 5 20 ; light , SI C0ia4 C5 ; gord light ,
? 1 70&-1 80 ; light , 150 to 210 Ibs , 4 40&8 52.
Knilurr * .
NEW YoitK , February 20. Failures for the
aat tovou days , 2'JO , as compared with 270 last
weok.
Rheumatism
Wo doubt If there Is. or can bo , a fpcclflf ;
remedy for rheumatism ; but thousands who
have siillercil Its pains have been greatly ben
efited by Hood's Sarsaparllln. If you haw
failed to nnd relief , try this gi cat remedy.
" I was mulcted with rheumatism twenty
years. I'rcvlous to 1883 1 found no relief , but
grew worse , and at ono time was almost licln-
! cs , Hood's Sarsaparllla did mo moro good
tlian all the other medicine J ever had. "
II. T , DALCOM , Shirley Village , mass.
" I had rheumatism three v ara , and got no
relief till I took Hood's Baisaparllla. H has
tie done great things for me. I rccommenu It to
others. " J.r.wiH liuitiiANK , Dlildeford , L'u ,
id
ur Hood's Barsaparllla Is clmractorlrcd 119
lie three prciillarllli-s : 1st , thn combination ot
remedial aKCitts ; 2 < l , tlio piojiortiont 3dtbp
: ( iraetm of securing the active medlclnai.
au ( jualltli's. The result Isamcdlclnoof uuusua' :
rtor strciiKtlii effecting cures liltlicrto imknowa.
Bi'inl ( or book containing additional evidence.
itle " Hood's Hirsaiiarllla tones up my system.
[ iiirillcs my bloiul , xbarju'iis my aniii'tlto , ami
iled M'cnis to make me over. " ,1. r , Tiioiil'dOH ,
ed Keglster of Duuits , Lowell , Mass.
"Hood's Hirsaparllla beats all others , and
an Is wnrtll Its Wl'll-lit III pnlil. " f . IIAUIU.NUTON ,
. 130 Hank atrcct , New York City.
I.od
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Hood's Sarsaparilla
In Bold by all druggists. (1 ; six for (5. MaC *
onlybvtt J.1I001 > & CO. , Lowell , MOM.
! OO eDosoQQino
recognizeet
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Smoking Tobacco < inD