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HE OMAHA DAILY FIFTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , THURSDAY 3IOKNLNG , DECEMBER 17 , 1833. NUMBER 153. THE TRAIL COUNTY TROUBLE , Settlers on the Northern Pacific Land Grant Unnecessarily Akrjied. THE OMNIPRESENT MORMON. for ( ho Pout-tli f mu Infan- trjC ovclniHl Atiintl--Wni | * NPVVH ill WcHtrrn InlercM. Settlers tJiimut" < snrlj Alarmed , "WAsntMno.v , Dee. Id. [ bpee ial Tele- cram. ) To-night ex-Governor Onlw.iy of Dakota , ri'lcriing to an asseiclateel press ills- piteh fiom Paige , Dak. , vvhlrh st.ilcil that delegations wen1 being scut limn towns along tin1 linn of t.'ic Xoithcrn I'.iclltc ia.ll- way to Washington to aid tln > Dakota dele gates 111 MTIIlillg legislation to Settle the tltll ! of ptiich.iwis ol l.uulslthln tlm limits ol lininltMHi tin1 2s'oi thrill P.ie Ilic , ahl to the Hi. ] ' corespondent : "I think trom what I know of this ta'c thai there Is a good deal of mintcessaiy nliiitii on tin1 u.ut of theet - tlcrs. 'I ho decision telcircd to In the dis patch Is that In the case of t te Xtirthern I'.i dlio i.illwa } against the eountv lieasmei ol Tiull county. In this c.i-e It Is held tint i.iihimd lands aic nut subject to tax , becaiiie they have nevei been patented. I don't think thenIs nnj danger of loss to the HUI- tlcrs , hut of course it will Inconvenience them to a gieit extent. On the other html , however , It will verve to push nmtteis to a settlement ellhc'r beloio the land olllce 01 In congress , and will compel the Intciioi de partment to take such steps as ulll bceuie the titles ol the Mttlt'is ! be ) unit a doubt , orelse It will Indue eeougi ess to pass the lemedial leg ist itlon that has been wanting lei to tonga tittle. " "Do you llilnlc , governor , that It will nm- teitall } reduce receipts fiom taxes In counties within the granted limits1' "Vefi It will of course mike some differ ence In that icspcct , but on the other hand 1 thlnkth.it a gieat number ol settleialll hasten to pay their taxes rather than to In cur the danger of being guilty of laches. " "Do jou think that nocess.ir } legislation to coniirm these titlt scan be passed at this ses sion ? " was asked. "Yes I think HO , and I phall do all In mv jumerto alii the delegation from Dakota to geta piopei bill thioiigh. " Other northweslei n men here arc of about the same opinion an to the d.ingci of the set- tlern. They think that confess will take the hcccssary steps U ) ptotect buna tide settlers against loss through the decision of the supiemocouit , altlumgh evei } one hcicisol the opinion that the decision is nn extieiuely Unfortunate one , and that It will lurther complicate matteiH which were bofoie bid enough In the teirltory owing to the nrblti.iry decisions ot Commissioner bp.uks. Tin : oMNiiMH.sn.vr MOICMON ijmisuov. Judge Caillon , of the Utah commission , is intlieelty. Itefeiilngto night to Hie bt.ito tnent by Delegate Caine th.it the courts of Vtah illsorimluatcd against the Mormons In the execution ot the Kdmunds act ho mid : "Sometime 11,50 the Mounonsas well as some otheiH , weieol opinion th.it the section of the IMmumls act agiinst unl.iwtui coluhtta- tlon applied to all pcisons who , ire living in the oi MM ! rotation with moio than otio wo- inan , but the federal com tx of Utah have de- elded that the w 01 tl "cob iblt" Is used In the net only In lelcremcto living In matrlago In tlio niui ria o relation , which decision a few ilavs ago was iilllrmcd b } the suicme ] ) court of the Ur.lted States. Allowing these decis ions to ho cornet , which we must do , then Hi. Calne Is under a mistaken view. " Asked about thn probable ultimate I'ale of polvgamy In Utah , .Judgo Carleton said : "Mv opinion Is , th.it at no distant d ly polyg- nmy will booxllip.itul. I believe that can be jii'complished undei .the present laws , but ad ditional legislation nilKht expedite it. " Judge Carleton hooted the Idea of an upris ing among the Mormons , believing It would bo of too serious consequence to them. He will leave here about Januaiy lor .Salt Lake City to attend a meeting of the commission , which will bo held theio on the I4th. i on mi : rouitrn io\v.v. Senatoi Wilson of Iowa picsented In the senate to da v a bill foi the lellef of the Pom th regiment low a Infantry. It "provides that a volunteer , non-commissioned ollleer , musi cian or juiv.itc , who enlisted into the mill- t.uy Heiviceol the United States prim to July 1K,1 Nil. under the pioclamatli u of the pivsidcnt of the United States , May H , 1801. andordeisol the vvar department Issued In pursuance theiiot , and was actually avv alt- ling muster undei such enlistment befoiu AiiKiist 0 , 1811 , and vvasattoj that date mus- teied Into ter\ Ice ui'dcr Mich enlistment as a member of tlm Fourth Iowa Infantry , and who was therefmo lionoiably dischaiged , and has not heietofoio leielveilabount ) ol- fered under sueli a pinclamatlon and oidei , hluill bo entitled to and paid a full bounty ot ElOOaspiovIded foi holdieis so enlisted and musteiet ! In beloio August fl , itfll. Qui-hii > MMi CI.UVILA.M'S : itionr. The R-piiblican senaloia piopo > e examin ing the < iiit'htlon whether tlm pie.sldent Is able to annul the proclamation ot hlspiedc- cehsoi , In so far as lt ellecLs on the piopcity Interests aciiulied undei suiJi pioclamatlon niocoiiLS'ined. The case In point Is Presi dent Arllim's piodamatlon legardlni ; the old \VlniR'l ) , > 0' < ) Indian icscivatlon. That inoclamatlon , these ten jtors Lontend , Is llnal in elfect , as much so In fact as the de cision of the supiemo comr , nnd could not be otherwise than binding 11)1011 ) Piosldciit Cleveland. Tlm Jailer suspended Its o | > era- t on and theiehy npsrt completely the prop erly rights uf the peojilo who hod settled on the reservation on the stiength of Picaldunt Arthur's proclamation. A CMIAMli : 1M I'l VsIOX MAIIKIIS , Commlbsloner ot I'lui imih It ack has m ido nn aiuioununucnt whl h has caused consid erable sensation. It Is to the cltcu tliat heie- titlei no application for a pension is to be consldcicU In biief. N'oV over two letters am to bo written In connection with any one case , nnd the ciedlbillty of u witness shall not Lm liujulied Into tliiou h postm.ibteis , Ihretofore It IMS been cuMoiimiy to have the teitlmony of each e.isedUestetl by tompelent clciKsln brief , and thucri'dlbilityof the vail- Ifi ousnpplleiuits lookeil up and topuiud upon by postmasters living in the samu town. Undei this pr.K tleii a u'teat deal ot I mm I has been prevented and many millions saved to the government. MIIIASUA : : rosiMAwmis run ro.vrir.siA- I Icl.V , Among the nominations sent to Die senate toda } by the piesletmit , weio the following Nibraskn postmaslers : lllah , Miss Claradoia Cloik : Fairmont , S. baujei ; I'lcmoni , James Murray ; Ntllgh , i : . T , Best ; Plum Cieck , Kduiud H. Ken ! Keel Cloiitl , A. S. Mulsh ; York , P. L. Whedon ; Lincoln , Albeit Watkins - kins ; David City , P. i : . Wilson ; Sewaid , John S. Kettle * ; KttlltMtou , H L. btuitevant ; McConk , A. P , blimp : StiiiiUthurc , John A , Fiamby ; Supertoi , lieoitjoF. SHihn | ; Vi < hn- tlne , ( iiHirge A. Paxton ; North Plutte , Adam ITMIKI ) INTO I'l'ill.lO I'OMTIn.V. many men hiivn bi'ou piishnl Into public Hie by attack * lumi the | 'ivs.s ' anil pei- it ttuvuluua Jthat John H. Mltcliollof Oir on , roeently elected hi the legislature of tlntstatp. roH'nters public llfeon arcoiintof a perjonal waifare waged upon him. Major \V. II. Calkin of Indiana vv < ? iirstinduciMl to run lor ton re = s by the jteis of some of his enemies , who said that lie roiild not come to congiets If ho wanted to. Hut Senator Mitchell furnishes one of the most ttrlknig In stances of .1 man being dthrn Into a liK'h ixihllc position through a plrll ofolf pto- teition. Your cm respondent his just re ceived a letter from Mr. Mitchell , who is at his home in Portland , In which he verities the statement of his polltlr.il principles ami picitlctlons of his futtue course In the sen.ito outlined In these dispatches a couple of weeks 140. Itelerrlng to his re-election Sen ator Mitchell siys : "I have Ix-enitnost ontrascously mlsrcpie- scnted by the press dispatches that have gene outfiom this city. These dispatches are un der tln exclusive control ot the Portland Oregonlan , and Its editor Ins been unscrupu lous and bitter In thenv-trcmn In his vvarluro on me. I did not d < slre to be a cindld.ito for the senate at the 11 u j nnd was not u candi date until tlm Oiegonlan , through learllut that m > name would be Inoiuht loiwaul , as sailed me in the mannei tint It did. This was on b.itunlay morning , ( he lltli da > of Novem ber. I then Immediately announced myseli as a candidate , went to Salem on Monda ) thel .Hi and nn Wednesday tlio Hlh vv s elected. 1 lecelved on the second billet jn lolnt con vention the votes of thlrtv-eight republicans , 01 lour more than tvvo-t'ilnls ' ot all the le- puhlicans In the leglslatuie. On this billet seventeen dcmncrats eamu to my support and cndtd the contest , giving mo leu more votes than enough to elect. 'I his democratic sup- poit was not the icsult of anj baigaines.- lireed or Implied. Kieli and every one of them was my warm , peisonal friend. Not one ol them would have east his vote for mo h.ul I Indicated in any in inner tliat I would in turn abandon my polltie.il principle * . Their t oiislltueuts In the counties 1 epievented bv them vveie , 1 am tully peisuided , almost unanimuus in J.uor of my election iuespcc- tiveof paity. There were In the legislatme , all tolilninety membeis. -tv\oiepnbllLans and thlity-elght do noorats. O.io djm < > ctat WT.S absent ; foity-iive , theiefore , weie enough to elect , I iccclvcd hftj-iive. With out anv doubt whatever had another billet been taken 1 would h ivo received more than enough lepublican votes to elect me. I can asimeyou my victory is all that could be de- slied hyany living mil. Tlnd'foit of my enemies is deeistve ami crushing. " The attacks undo upon Senator Mitchell were of tlio most bitter personal ch uactcr. His election has tully \ndcat"d ! ! him. As piudluted In tieso dlspitches ho will be u linn icpuhllcau on all political IS-UHM. O.SLV AN I\CI.VMATION : rotvT. "Vanderbilt was only an exclamation point"t > lid Mi. Palmer.tho rich Unilc-d blates sen.itot from Michigan , to clay. ' 'It 1m had not been the two hundicl millionaiie , " con tinued Senator I'almei , "he would not have cut any tiguro In this woild. Ho was. though a m in of very good instinct , not vic ious1. Vaudcrbilt setvod a veiy good pur pose in his lite. ho accumulated a l.iitro tor- tune. Anv m in who does that is a blessing to any country , tha Is if lie accumulates le- gitimitely , ten the fmtuiie will bedistilbiited some day and a gi"at many people will be beiielited by his savings. " "Don t jou think , .senator , that such povv- cilul speculitoisas Mr. Vamletbllt was have a very iujmioiis elfect on thu market inter ests ol thoconntiyV" I asked. "No. " replied Semtoi Plumb. "I think speculator are a necessity. They are the gcncinois of the maiKet and thev le iilate It. Tanners and speculatois gencii-ally get linger and steadier prices by the work ot the specu lator. " nn : TIIAIL couxri Titonir/K. VAflItI nTox , IJcc. 10. [ Associated Pre s.J Imiuiryat thogonei.il land olllce to il ly concerning the recent decision ot the United .States supiemo conn b > which the tieasmei ol Trail count } , Dakota , is enjoin ed ttom collecting ta\cn on lauds granted to the Northern PueinuKillvvny company , elicit ed substantially the tollovving Htatement : In 1&70. when unking appiopihitions fora surveyor the lauds gianted thoNoithcin Pa- ciiie company , congiess added a pioviso tint beloio the tltlesliimlcl pass trom the govern ment tlieie shall lust be paid in the tieasiny ol the United btates the cost ot smvejlinr , hclecllng and convoking the same , bv the company 01 apait.v in tnteiest. TheNortlic'in Paei.ie compiny has nevei asked lor or lecelved ptttc'iits upon its lauds in Dakota , hut h is lett its title in tlm government , there- bj relieving the c'oiii | ) my trOiii the cost of niaUIn thesuivey and trom tlio bidden of local taxation. Ills iuither ntd by the geneial land ofll- el.ils that even It eoiuicss should decl.ue a loifeitmeol the Nuitlietn Paclue laud grant ten alleged non-iompliance with some of the termsol the ch.uter , the bona lule settler would in no mannei aulTor , as his claim is held to bo simcilor to all others , and that haidshln would icsult only to land fpccula- tois and owners by purchase from tlio mil- wax company of l.ugo tracts. In'hesec.iM'S ' iccourso could only bo had upon the railway company. i HI : NATION u , nuAimsrMTin invo. The delegates to the convention ot the Na tional tin lids' association ot the United bta e < , now In session in this eity. this mmii- Ing piocecded In a b idy to the wMia house , wheni they had an appointment to meet the piesideut. They weio received In Ills pilv.ito olllce and each cfelegato was introdiiojcl to thu president Dy Col. liildges , vvlio wastormeily on Cleveland's slall vvhen goveimn ot New Yoik Htiite. * The deli-gates wcio iceelvcd very coidlallv. and an Informal talk followed In ii'g.uct to ( ho bill which It Is pioposcd to bilng to the attention of congicss. Thu piosident said he was much inteiestcd In the btato inilltl.i , and ( run his exiietlciiie while governor he could appreciate tha im- poitanco and nccc.ssit ) tor tuuli an oigani/.Htlon In e\ei > .state , llo h.id not given the Rimject tlm attention which ho tell It demanded , but he thmmht It was a matter well vvoithyot tlii ) consideration of conu'iess , and ho hopc-d the association would buhiiucssinl In the objcnjin foi wldch they had convcni-d In this city. The delegates tlien cilled on ( it'll. Shcildan , ( ien , Uunet and the secrat.iry ot wai , and had Inform il talks with those ollUei.s on the puijioseri and scopeof tlio hill which tliuyhad prepared. TIII : iNii.Ni : > in : iii'.ni'iEsr IIHAI * . A dispatch has been reci'lvtsl at the Mate dcp.utmcnt lumi Minister Litlnn > , trom .St. Pit 'isbinif , saving that the goul mounted snoid which the piesident n-nt bv IJeut. Scliiiul/o tor presentation to Uen. Trtiheina- vleli , ovi'inorof Yakutsk , w.islolt at the Unlit d St.ites legation at &t. Pet i-l > iu _ ' by Mtmt , bclu'iiUo , when hole.itncd nihisanl- v.iltliiit ( ien. Tschernavleft hid died , le.ivhu nochlldren. In accoidanco with the subse- ciuent clIrcH'tloiifl ot iho president , .Minister l.athitipiesentc | > d the sword , tlnoughIhft mlnistei of foieign atfalts , to thu empeior ot Hussi.i , wlm aeceptcul It and dlicctcd it to bo pli ceil In the luiDJiI.il arsenal , them to 10- m.iiii as anothiT uond of iriondslilp o.xlstlng between thotwocounlrii's. CO.SSIIIIIHS n jiKvoi.rnovvnv. lion , A. IIovnton , , nifinUn ot the denio- ciatlc teriltonal commlttto of Dakota , ami belectidbytli.it body to visit Washington and icpiosuit thrill wishes , had nn InUrviev with Pi i sldeiit Cleveland to-day concerning matters in that t nitory. bnb > e < | in > ntly hu was ijiKi.stidiud by un i boeiatcsl press rt'picsentatlvu touching the attempts of tl'o boutheni part of DaKoti to set up a Mate unvcinmci.t. llestion.'ly denounced It as revolutionary and expressed ihe opinion that the proceed ings am t.ikhu the hh.ipu of oi 'n cipjiosltloii to tiie authority of thugcncial govcinmcnt. and that decisive maaiiiies will bo lesoited to should Imthci ateps IKJ taken In thu ditcc- tioll JUOJIOM'd. Virginia's Now boniitor. Va. , Diic. li. In the ccncial tinli > .laitn W. Daniel was ehvlcd M-natcil to lepleviit Viiglni.l ill llje tllliti'tl hi lies M.uatu lui aUjcuis , b I Scnnto. WVSHINOTOV , Dec. Ki. Among the hills Introduced and rufcired v\eix ! the follow ing : H > Mi. Teller , to jirovlcle fen irce and un limited coinage of the silver dollar , Uj Mi. ItigalK t" provide for determining the existence and removal of the Inability of the piesident to dhchaigc the powers and duties of his olllce. The les-oliition heretofore offered by Mr. Ueekwas I ild b"foro the "ciiato iecuestlng | the pi evident to eaine lniUli | } to be mndeaiid Inform the si nate whether a consular olllcei of the United States has since IsjS had any Interest or lecelved beneiit limn any notorial , consular or commercial ollkcr of foieign count lies. Itelcrrcd to the committee on cummeae. A resolution olTeicdby Mi. nutlerdtrpctinjr the committee on teiiltone-s to eniUlteami ) rcpoitb } w hat anthoiity I lie so-called lexislv ture has been organized in the territory of Dakota , and vvhethei such organisation was nut calculated to bring about a coulliit of uii- thoilt } iirejudiclal to good older In the terri- toij. Mi. llutlci asked Immediate considera tion ol the H'Milullon. Mr. liiL'tdls ( iliji cled , and under t'lc ' rule the lesolutlon was laid ovel oiiedav. A lesolutlon wasotfeied by Mr. Halo , and agreed to , i ailing on ( lie secieMry ot tlm tiensinj to transmit to the senate a list 01 all claims against the government dls llowed since . Inniui } 1 last , with leasons for disal lowance in c irh case , and c iples ot all opinions clellveied In each case bj olllclals oL the gov eminent. Thu chnli I lid hcfoio the1 senate a message from the piesident , tian mlttlng a icpoit fiom theseciet.il } ot the inteilui calling at tention to the condition ol some of the Chey enne Indians , and icipic-sling leirislatlve au- tlioiit } lot the use ol certain ninds lor thcii relict. ' 1 he senate then proceeded to the calendar , the nist lull In oidei being Mi. Ilo.u's piesl- deiitl.il succc'ssion bill Tlio debate was pattlclpitcd In InMessrs. . M.i\e } , Udmunds , Heck , Moig.in , Hoar ami Teller. ' 1 lie pilndpal featme VV.H a llvel } tilt between Mc sis. Kdmnnds nnd Jieek. Thelattei had said ho lei one would not help the lepubllcans ol the senate to toimii iimnum to elcU.ipio tern piesident , when on the same dav he could stand and see the house ot lepieseiitatives elect a democi.itic speaker , biich a pioceeding , Mr. JMmunds declared , would have been "moral tieason. " In theeouisool the subsequent discassion Mi. Mcugan made a speech stiongl } opposing the Ide.i that the picsidcnt ot the senate was a prjpoi pcison to bo Invc't'd with the | ires- ideutml lunctloiis in case ot vacancy. " .Sup pose' , " said ho , "tliat the senator liom lln- noiH ( Logan ) , who has been a distinguished soldier , should bo piesideut pie tempoie ot the senate and should succeed to the piesl- denti.il luuctioiis , and war with any lorelgn powei should aiise and he saw * tit to take command ot tlio uimlcs in the lield , could he keep his place as lucsident pro tempoie ol the feu.itei1 Certainly not. Tlm senate would have to elect anotliei piesident pie tcmpoie , and If It did he might take com mand of the aimies away fiomtho senatoi tiom Illinois. " Mi. Kvailsaio o to addiesstho senate , but pa\e way to a motion of Mr. I loir tint the tlic1 senate go into e'xe'cutlve session. When thcdoois ic ope ned the senate adjourned. Amen the bills Introduced today were the- follow ing : By Mi. M.iudeison Relating to pensions. It provides lor the pensioning of all pi rsous wlioseued foi at le.ist one } c.u dining the late wai , ami weie either oischaiged after such teimot seivico upon a suigeou's ccr- tincateot disability as no longei uttoi mili- \\\j \ \ clutv , 01 v\ho.iltci alike teimol seivicu weie discharged witli the icinlistment clause stricken from their crrtliicite ot discliiiigc1. The nito ol pension Kb ill not be less than SI nor moiethm ol'J pei month. It piohlbits tlie ic'ceiving cjt any mfoi nntion touching a pension from any pei son upon an a ieemiut to conceal the n line ol the inlouii nit liom an applicant , 01 Ills attorney. 11 } Mi. bawyer To piovidc for the pur chase ot the btuii ; 'on bay and Lake Mfchl- g.incaual and Imborol ic'tmre , connecting the waters ol ( Jieen bay w ith 1 , ike Michigan in the state ol Wisconsin. It appioprmtvs- SvJiO.icU , ami diiects the seeutary of win to puichasc the canal lei the United Slates. House. WASHING rex , Dee. 10 , The house re sumed eoiisldeiatlou ot the proposed clmuge in the nilcs Mi. IHscock , mcmbei ol the committee on inles , piesoiited icisims which had impelled hlmtoagico tothuieport ot the majoritv. The geutlcmc'il who opposed distiilmtion did BO cm the theoi v that a majoilty ot the house could not bo tiusted with a chance to get at tht < public1 tieasmv. 'I hey thought to disguise this aigumeiit by declai ing that committees ; when oig.ini/ed. would attempt toag niudl/e power , and in illustiation ot tills ( lie gentle man tiom Pennsylvania ( Handall ) had pre pared a table sliovving a large inciciso In the appiouriation eauied by the liver and haiboi bill since that measure has been taken away Irom the appropil.itlou committee1. Tliiswas baldly ingenious , torin noiniot tncttliebill b.id uevei been mulct the jmisdlclioii ol the uppil itiou committee , and it was alwa.s pie- pan d by the commerce committee ; but the hue icason wh } the liver and haihni bill had in amount was th.it the committee on iheisand h.ubois had been given jurisdic tion ovei the subject of Mississippi liver 1m- piincment. Ho was In favorot as many mem- beis ot the house as possible sh.irini : in its iesonsibllltic ] > s , its labois , Its lionoisand its leadeiHhlp. He was opposed to building up a tiHtcm of rules thatiwould ucmn any man , oi any set of men , askings ol this legislative body. He went on to argue that if the at > - promiation bills weie dlstiibutcd they would all bo ic'poitcd within tliiity days aftei the organi/atlon of the committees. Mi. Hlscock ppoku with much e.unestness , and at tlm conclusion of h < s sicecti ] he was Applauded ami congi.itulated by his P.uty colleagues. He was lollowcci by Ml. Hobnail of In diana. with an argument in opposition to tlm abolltunol a clause ot the rum known as the "Holm in amendment. " vvhlc h enables legis lation to bo engrattcd on theappioprl.ition bills , it Ills In the interest of economy. Ho nminUincd that betoio the adoption of this amendment , geneial legislation was niued In neail } eveiy apiuojnl.itioii bill , and gcn- ei.dl } in the illieotion of extiavuinue. He cpiotc-d trom thu debite on a point of eider iiiised b } him in thu 1'oit } set end eongu'ss , wlien a pioposltion was midn to increase Iliu piesident's sil.irv , to show that the itolnt was ovc'riulc'd , thou li the into tht'ii was iden tical with that lecommended by the com mittee on idles to day , Mr. llnrrows of Michigan Biiggested ( hit If the gentleman would icud turtliei he would tind that thu house hid sustained him in his appeal fiom the decision of the chair , tMi.Jlolnmn admitted tliat tlj.it was tine , but called attention tu the tact that when It vvaspioposed to incioiso ( he great bed } ot salatics , the proposition was ruled Inoiclei and legislation had been I mined which hid boon condemned bv the whole ) countty. He went on to arguu that the "Holman amendment , " Instead ot having been an itvil , as hail been colluded by its enemies , h.ul .saved to the people w ho paid the taxes m.inya million dollars. Alter winning the demo- pintle puiy lo exchange the mle which piohlbltcd Icglsliitlou except In the Intciest ot econosnj , leu the one which would allow leglsiation , which would Incicastuix- itendituies , ho passed on to a eiucstlon which Iiuconsldcicd onlv of hccondaiy Importance , whether iijuiiopilatlon bills Hhonld be ells- tilhuled. While lie admitted that theiher anei luubor , foi tliic.it ion and Distil 't of Columbia appiopihiliun bills might apmoprl- dlilj be given to tlio commissions having juii-clktlon ol these biibjects , ho aiguedtliat othei bills could not bo distributed without causing great eoniuslon and ellsoielcr in llio inttl oJsof .ipiiioiuliition. Iteteuiiu to thu lemaik miidti b } Mr. Hlscock , that hu was oj > - poseel to any sv tem ot mls which built up a man orsciot men Into kings , Mr. Holman lommented on tlm tact tliat vvaen the * Kcutlo- m. in trom New York was chairman of thu committee , on uppiopiiatlons he had not attempted to disiiibutu the aipiopilatiun | bills , anel Incuilrcd why he had not donu so. Mr. llibcock was not In thu house , but Mr , Cannon of Illinois replied tli.it th.it had lioen a lepubllciin eon-'ivss , and thu republic-aim had not propo-cd to do any biich loutish thing. Mr. Holmnn thought that the KentFeman fiom New Yoik would luidly have given that answer , though bo could mid no attempt Hindu by Ihat gentleman to dethrone himsc-lf liom control. Alti'i spiec-hi's by Mes rs. Wellborn of Texas nnd Itlonnt of ( ieoi-gf.i | ln > house , \\ltlioiit coiitinnliu Ihu geueul dubato. ad- ' until to-muirmv. With n Mistnro of Gin-rln Jargon and Brnndj-Smtisli Smiles , THE IOWA MAYORS1 MEETING. \VltlillioPiohUiItlon Cou- uiMlriini llp | > rcscntatlve i of Cit ies \Vlicro the lcv Is a I'.lnnk Dead li'ltcr. a.vo Vanttlin tV'ns Thete. Di.sMoiNLi , Iowa , Dec. W JSpc-clalTelo- gram.t A convention of nuvors or nldcr- men from tweutv-ono cities of the stale con vened In this city toilay M suifRcst mt'.isurcs for a modlHcatton of thowrohlbltoi v hvv so fin na their ow n cities were concerned. They met In puisuaiico of a call Issued by the ma } ors of Kcokuk , lUirllngton , Davenport , DtibiKpio and Otlunnv.i , a few weeks ago. In viting a conference of tlmoniclal icpte ent.i- tlves of all the cities of 1,0 JO or more popula tion. tion.Of Of the cities invited the following were represented : Kcokuk , Hurllngton , Daven port , Dubucpie , Clinton , Ccchr Itaplds , Mar- sh.illlown , Council HlutK bloux. City , DCS Molnes , Ottumvva , Creston , Lvons , Heel Oak , What Cheer , Iowa City , Oskaloosn , Foil M.idl on , Musciitlnc , I.cMars and lloone. The convention included pome well known mav ors , among whom were theiotund fonn ot Hrnest Cl.in en , ma } or of Davenport , and tlio dimnnlthe tlgiuu of Ids Ccrman Iilend , M.ioi i.l ib of Dtibuiiue , while nn : wnt.i'iinssiiH.E VVUCHIV of Council HI HIT * , author of "Vamrhan's He- bollion" and several other thiilllni ; tales , was one of the liveliest memberi of the crovvel. Politic illy , the members were about equally divided between democrats and icpubllcans , while national ! } , the inemlmi from dcr- many nccmed to be present by a largo ma joilty. The convention organized with the election ol Ma } 01 Adams , of Dmllngton , as chair man , and piocccdcel at once to business. 1 here was a little bklrmlsh over the basis of lepresentatlon in voting at the outset. Mayoi Yauglin , of Council Hlufls , Insisting that the cities should bo allovod to vote in pio- portloii to thcli population. In advocating this pioposltion he made a BprcMil eagle speech , going hick to the adoption of the pro- Inhitoiy amendment in Ibb'J. which he dc- claied was a iiolitlcal nieasiiro cjtriicd by democrats , w hose i otes w ere giv en to get the lepubllcans In a box , inn the rejiubllcans would be held icsponsiblo for It , although the vote was taken atanon-piitls.ui election. Ills haiangiie was not well lecelved , foi w hen the vote on his motion way taken it ic- cclvcd but one vote , and that his own. So the convention SAl DOWN OX UltOTIinU VAUGHN at the outset , anil decided iliat ever } city rej- rcscntcd should be entitled to one vote. Maoi Davisot Kcokuk then took the llooi and m.idu the pi n Ipal s ] > eecli of the day. Ho was thu oiiginatoi of the meeting and he declared its puiposo to bo to adopt .some memoii.il to Iholeglslatuio nslviug lei icllof ttom fieo whisk } In tlio cities where prohibi tion couldn't bu , as he alleged , enforced. Ho Slid : "That tlio histoiy of the law in Kcokuk was the history of thu law * 'In ' every city In Iowa , liefoio ( ho law thcro vvcro a few biloonsln ICeokukpayliig a licc'iiso of ovci SUM'eKJ ' annually , blxty d ivs aflci the enact ment of the liw them were ninety free tuloons In operation , ana every man 'that could laiso S2.50 TO I1UV A JUO OF WIIBKY opened a saloon. Tito temperance people raised a tmul to pioseeute the saloons , but It tut ued out just as it did in DedMoines. Thu piosccution was abindoucd lor want of tuiids. In Keoknk saloons weie ticated as "places of amusement , " ami licensed at S-40J l > ei annum by the city council. 'Hie result was tint the saloons weie i educed from ninety to foity. The law licensed the sale of. Hrjuoi for mechanical and ciilin.ii } pmposes medicinal foi geueial de bility , incclianic.ll to raise h - , culinary for hot bcotch nnd when it comes to sacia- nicntal , it w is purchased everywhere. It was shown tli.it the number ol saloons had largi'lv incieised since the enactment of the piohlbitoiy law , and the question tor the people ple wns whether , as In DCS Molnos , they sliould have sixty saloons , buiuing a muni cipal levenue ot SoO.OOO aiinuall } , or over two bundled lice saloons. Itwasa epiestion of fiee whisky vs. icjul.itioii. " Ho therefoio pioposedTin Tin : FOLLOWING MKMOIJIAL : To the twent-lirst gcneinl asbombly of the state ot Iowa : Wheieas , Thcpiel-ent ] > rolilbltory law has depiived miinicijial corioiiuons | oftho.in- thoiit } to 1-c'gtil.ile , ioutiol , and license the sale and m.inutactuiu ot intoxicating liquor within their municipal limits ; and , Wheieas , Since the 1th day of July , IbSI , tlm n umbel ot places In our lager cities , wheie intoxicating Hmois are sold by the clunk , has Lately liicicMSid , and the same exists without authoiit } on the put ot Kiuli cities to leguhitu and eontiol the same , thu county and state olllcera tailing to entoice the prohibited } law , and the municipal auth orities belli , ; unable so to do ; gi.ind juiors Ignore the law ami petit jmois seldom con vle-t , and the law is imprai'tlciblnanit cannot bee foicccl , as Is been bv tlm lollowmg ta ble iclc'iiing to the cities lepiesented in tlm convention. The ilist column of liguies sho\\ the number ot saloons befoio piohlbl- tiou v\ent Into elleet ; llio K' < end column the amiiunt lecelved tiom license , and tlio thlicl column tlm niimbci ol places where Intoxi cating Illinois are MHV bOID IIYlIli : IMIIXIC. DCS Molnes . 00 6 0,000 200 Dubitiiito . i-n H , M iV ) Davuipoit . 1:5 : yoiiro iui UuilliiLton . ( > s iir/OJ 100 Conn. . ( I UliiUu . ur ft' , xji ) M Siou\ City . 101,7(0 ( 75 Ccd.ir llaphls . 5 11.10J luu ICeokuk . ; . " . ! HV ) 47 Clinton . : I'J.lbS 7b OUnmwa . . . . . . W 2'J , < XX ) M Muscat ! no . : , ' " > none X > M.ush.illtown . & > 7.1WO iil Cieston , . . , . r > . 9 Waterloo . t ! . 1(1 ( Jowa City . 401,000 20 Kort MiidlMjn . 17 4,000 2-J Kort Dodge. . U- . lu J ons- . 11' ' . 15 ! Oskalooia . W 1,000 15 Jiuono . . . . . b' -1,100 , Totals . 774 . 1,201 Theicfoio Mr , Davis pnipoK'd a bill which bliould bu submitted to the goneial absembly asking tliat cities ot 4,000 and menu popula tion be allowed to i.U'i.Nsr , itimri.Ain AND covrnoi. the salo.ol llejuor as they { bought bi'st , juo- vided that no license be granted for less than S500. S500.This This hill was leferrcd to a committee of six for consideration , and In thu afternoon M-S- blon It was tepoited back to thu convention as tollous : A hill foi an act to amend chapter 0 , title XI. and all amendments Iheietoot tliucodu or ! , in icl.Uion totlic ! f.nli ) and in.uiiit.io- ttiro of Intoxicating IIijuois. Hu itiMi.utc'd by thugeiiei id assembly of the state ol Iowa : bectlun -That 1 Chaptei n , TIlio X. , and tilhttmmdmentfi tlnnctoui' thu cocM ot ! . : ! , he , and tlio .SHIUO .110 herein , ami'iuled as Itd- IOWH , to wit : fc.iid i huptei and ameiulmentti thereto .shall not apjih tu cities Imv Ing a poi > - nl.itlon oi 1.IKXJ iniiiilimitaiid ) ( ovei lueniel- Ingloihuiimsiis of tvHi , and cithvs under spt i ial i luuicis. , ind Mich citlos , is iniij tuio- nilei aeiiiiiea | populat.nii nllo inhabitiini t wild nudui , uhiih sUl | | ii iiLiie the llcciue or prohibit by ordinance the tile nnd manu facture of intoxicating ll'i'mrs ' as hereinafter provided , nor to any terrltoiv within two mllesof the eonmntu limits of such cities. SMK-tlon'J All cities Inviug n population of 4,000 Inhabitants and oxer , according to the census of IbVi , and cities under sticvlal charter , and nil rltles which "hall hereatte'r aceuiro [ a nopulationof 4XV ( ) inhabitants ami over , are heieb } authorl/c'd nnd emiioweiiid to regulate , license or piohlblt by ordinance Ihe sale and inanufactinc of Intoxicating liquors \\ltltln liieir limits. No liceiiM-lobe issued by anv such cltv except upon the p i } menl to Mich ell } of .1 license fee of not less than P.'iOOpei annum , brctlon ' . All ordimnccs pissed under and by v Irlne of this HC ! Kill \ \ contain , niuong many othei , the follovvine express con ditions : No person shall M'll , give lo oral- low any minor or In'ovlcatcd pei son to take , rcH-eivoor pua'liase in Iho licensed picmises anv intoxicating Ihpior w iitevi'r. bee. An } person who shall mnnnfnctnio or sell by himself , his elerk , steward or aceut , dircilly or indiiertlv , an } Intoxiiatlnit liciuors , contrai } to the term of an } null- nance p-isse l under or bv virtue of this law , nmv bo jneic'e'cded against and punlshe'd , either under the juovlslniisof ehiptei ( > , title 11 , and amendments ot the code of 17.1. 01 both under said ontiiunroaml the provisions of s ild chapter and muenelmenls to the -iiine , and shall be liable to ail pilns and penalties , icmedles and punishment nnuldc-d foi bv v.ild CiUipter. and the lunds collected shall belong to. such clt\ . TWO ] IIPUIITS : Mi } oi Davis ot Kcokuk , is i hah man of the committee , read the icport ot Ihe majoi I- 1 } of the committee , and moved tint It bo ndoplid. Mnor (3Iab of Dnlmqno made a mlnorltv ic'poit substitiitlniri.wiilas ( lie license instead ol the y ® ) named In the bill. Thu Inlnoi lly icpoit , ho said , was signed by htmselt and by the ma } 01 ol Davenpoit. This called out mine discti-slon , M ayoi Claussen of Daveupoit Hiving that he was opposed to high license , nnd ho wanted n li ce iso no low that the lltllo submb.in coiumu- littles , where the pool people lived , could have u saloon If they wanted. He eliilme'd that In the cities municipal restilcllons weio nccessaiy in oiden to close up bid saloons that high Jlcvnsc , however high , would not do. Thomaorof Council Hlufts joined with him In favoring the substitution , but It was lost by a vote of 18 to 0. Then M.ior Vaughn tried to get Ihe con vention to substllulu S W ) as the minimum license instead of S > 00. and ho advocated this plan In a lurid s ] > eecli. which pioduccel no eflcct on the con vention. The majoiity report was theie- foie adopted as the w bin's ot the convention. So far , politics had been kejit out , but Miior Clansmen , a democrat ot Davenport , throw a annn nnn niiAvn IN THH CONVENTION" b } IntroducingaiiSolutlon tint It was the seiisu ot the convention that the piohlbi- lory law was : v failure and bliould bo icjualcd as rapidly us possible. This1 called on * a heiled discussion , the maor of Ki okuk , who was a lenublican , de- clann , ; that thfs was an attempt to put a par tisan constiuclion on the meeting , and that all thoicjHiblicans piesent , while the } inijht laver the repeal of piolilbittou , might not think It expedient at this time lo decl.ue so. He said lli.it as lepublic-ins , they piopoocel to btand by their pnily platfoim and lh.it this convention coulcl not pass such n isolation \\itlioutenib.utaaiiu theiiii. Tho'mioi ol Cedai llapids , who was a democrat , chimed in with the leimuk that tliu republican paity-was iceo nlzcd as t.l- voring prohibit ion anil the demociatlo jiait } as ojiM ) > sing it. He thoiulittli.it the conven tion's ' Influence \\illuv rejmllican le islatuie would be lost 11 they wentou recoid as uro posed. The ma } or of Sioux City , a republican , in timated that Mayoi Claussen was ti } In. ; to m ike political capital out a the meeting. Tholattei , In a vigoious speech , denied the Impeachment , anel charged the republicans with Hist ' 11110111101110' politics In the conven tion. snvi.it . Mr.MiiKiis CAMI : 10 run itLsrt'i : nnd applied oil to the troubled waters , and succeeded in pissing a resolution to the elVe-ct th.it as the convention was composed ot iiiemLpis of opposite noli * CM ! putties , it was theietore inexpedient to take any loimil ox- piessionot their views on the ii'pcal of juo- hlbitlon. A committee was th.Mi appointed to act as a lobh } and piesent Ihe memorial adopted to the livlslatuic , nitm which the convention adjoin ni'd. The members of the vuiious municipi ! cities piesent cxpic'ss themselves us well pleased with the wet k. The memorial they adopted is practically a petition ten local option foi theclt cs with thopiohlhltoiy law lett tor the balance of the state , Theie was some disappointment th.it the meeting was not moiogeucially attended , lor as it was , It lepiesonted the views ot enl } thiity or lorty men , who corneas volunt.iiv but uiiaiithuiued icjuebentatives of their icspcctive cities. The AmlitoiHhlp Tioulllo. Dns Men.vns , Iowa. , Dec. Ifi fbj > eoia ! Tel- eviam. ] Late this atteinoon ( Jov. hhoimiin decided that the ofllce of state auditor was vacant , and thcic > npon he appointed Hon. Jonathan W. Cattell , the acting auditor , to ( ill the place. Cattcllut once tiled his bond , which was uppiove-el , and took chauooftho oflkc. This Ib the last act in thu bliciman- liiovvn diama and eomeftasagre.it nut pi ise to thu people ot the slate. Uov. bherman was seen to-night , and In explanation ol his action , saict : "That UK Drown had tailed to ejmdify within the time rcciiihod by law he was obliged to appoint to nil tlm vacancy. " lliown's counsel , Judge Nemisei , was Intel- view eel , and tie declined that biieiman's ac tion was null and void , "Feu , " bald he , "tho govuncu has no power to dcclaiua v.icancj. The supreme com t decided In thlscase l.tst spiing that thcio was no vuc.inc . } , and If theio had been , then bherman should have called nn election and had it nllcel b } the people last lull. " Opinions hcicdillci as to the effect of ( his appointment , somu JHV.JCIH holding Unit HIOVUI cannot now get back to thu ollku ex cept by lcir.il process to dispossess Caltell , and otheis holding that ( ioveinoi L.iuahc'c can dlsic'gaitlbheiman'Hac'l and consider it ol no elfect. Iowa Hiiii omo Co u it D Ii : MOINKU , Iowa , DecID. . Ibpecial lethe the HiiK.J The siipieme couit lemlciedthe lollowing decisions tcnla } ; l.li Miller ami Kll/.i Miller , adinlnlstraloiH , etc. , aiijiellunts. VH House .V l.amb , it , tl , Craw lore ) elicult , Alllimi'd. M , 1. . ( ill ) , appellant. vs\pii'moosu cuiuily , Apnanoosc ) eiienit. Alllimi'cl. l.d N. Cooduow vrtKIUabetli T. O pellant , Webstei distiict. Atlnmed. J-'ust National bank ot Villl-ca. nppclUmt , vs .M. L. 'Ihuuii in , Monlgomeiy circuit. At- liimed. J , D. 1'apjioe k , et nl , tinstex's , VH W. I' . liaitlett , ajipellant , Mills eliculi. Allhmcd , ( 'hiiiles WatMin , aiipeilaut , vs Chicago , Io ! < k Island A : Pae'iau i.nlio.id Ldiiipiii } , bcu > tt eiienit. ADhmed. ( itlsi > n .V Klojipc'iisti'ln VH risdiei , tOi- ton , appellants , J e" . Multies count } . Al- liimed. John Haldwln Vs. .St. Louis , Keokul ; .V Nonliern lullw.u iomp.ui } , apeliaiit | ) , J.cv di-tiitt. Kuvc'in d Dennis ' 1 hcima > . v . D , L. ( iiiilith , et ; d , ai > - jii-ll. nits , l.cmiriL disiuet. Kc-vetMil. b , I , \ \ nu x.s. ( itoige htewait. el ul , apjiel- lantx , Kosstith eliculi , Allinucd. I'ecullar Alle'inpl nl Siilc-iclc ) . Dt'iu c/i h , DIT. leX Jedin C. Mnellei , man- iifaOtUivrul ui > i\o si'- ' ' ' ' , iitieinptcd suicide this morning In n moil extraordinary man ner. While alone In his shop he drove two sonechl | els Into his head , one going entire ly thron.'h and protiiidinf upon the otlur side. The othoi entered tlio head tor about one Inch ami a half. One chisel entered the riulit side of the head about one Inch in fi out nnd above theearnnd cjimeoutln neatly tlio I'oirespeimllng place on the left side. 'I he other chisel ho dio'o Into his forehei d to the depth ot an inch and a iiuaitci. A tew moments attet the dcid he w is totintl ami wisconstlous at the IIme. bnl soon became Insensible. PliVslclans sav there Is nn pros- peit eif his re1oven. Muellei Ins lor some time been tumbled with melanihul } . Obituary. Dus Mot-VKS. Iowa Dee. 10 The wife of George W. Oillvte. genera ! frekht and ins- seitger luent of thu Di's Molnese Port Dodtcet raliwuv , died last night. The body will tx1 taken on Kriehi } moinnuto Kcokuk , her formci home , tor Inlet menu rt : < | : ( i.vi'uv. Opinion of Cyi'ii-i Kli'lil on the Ques tion nl'icivontmeut TuloKrnpliy Ni.w YOIIK , Dec. It ) . [ Spcvlal Telegram. ] - When asked his opinion on Senatc.1 Kd- miinds' ti'legnipjt bill last evening , C } rus W. I'teld said : "I am eteirl } of the opinion tliat the time has an iveel when the United Slate's rou'i nment should pmchase all the telegraph line's in thceoiinti } . All the telegraph lines of theolel woild bclomr to Ihu guveinments ol thecoiintncs in which they are locate 1. As letteis are se-nt to all and every pirtof the United btates lor two cents and lupeis and maturities nt one cinr lor every font ounces , so should telegiaph messages be sent loan } p.ut of the United Slates at thu low est pi Ice which expeilenco has shown Itpos- slble tint the same can bo done. The piess which sends long messages should be cluugcd half the lutes paid b.v the general public. A 1 iw should be passed by congicss making all puiilmscs. Oovcinmcnt tcIcKi.iph Hues would be In no gieatcr danger than tlm post- olllco. It the United States gevernmcnt en- lered on the business the icductlon of expen ses in iunningtclcjiutli ; Hues woiilct begin at once. Theiu would be no necessity for so many telegraph olllces w ith attendant ex pense for lent and the attaches. The post- olllces would also bu telcgi.iph olllcc's. Would lelegtaph companies agtee to sell their lines to thcgoveiiiment' ' Ve.s ; It was found to be a good pl.in In Kngland and pioved lair to all parties. " The Cuiincinarn iMeinlieianil His Do- eeiteel Wile. Ni.w YOIIK , Dec. 10. [ Special Tclc ram.J The Run's London cable Fas : Patrick rolctlio new Nationalist membci ot the house for the Coniicm.ira district of Galvv.i } , isln a serious scitijw. 1'or some } ears a very untortuntitu woman has been kcptn pilsonei In ttiii poor IIOUPO ot Waidswoitli , a siibuib of London , bho was not only a pauper , but also wcMk minded and had occasional out breaks of violent inaanlry. She was known by tlio namooi I'oluy , but all ellorts to tnice hei connections hilherto his been fruitless. A few days a o tho'AVardswoitli anthoiitles iccclvc'd on anonvinousletter o-sscttlng th.it the woman was tlm ( Inserted wife of the mem- bci elect lei Conneimra. The authoiltics wrotn at once to 1'oley Informlnghlm ol their discovery and leading him to suppose they had ample pioot to support their accusatlouH. Toley replied , contesslus the " rcl.itionsldp and depeition , otferlng pay "for his wile's maintenance In a suitable manner and appealing - < pealing to the uuthmitics lo suppress the allalr iiom Ihe newppaiiers. If 1'oley docs not fuliill his piomlsc1 anil provide decent ly tor liisciiiellv neglcctul wlte within a ica- sonable time he will be attested the moment he arrives In London. Wreak on the Utah nnd Northern. EAOI.IKociv , Idaho , Doc. in. The south- bouuel express on the Utah t Noi them rail way , which left Until1 , M. T. , last evening , was tluovMi liom the Hack hall w.iv between Itamgood and .M.iiket stations. An Crimin al ion sliovved lh.it a rail had been bioken completely off nftei the engine , baggage. mail car and supei intendent't ) car had passed ovei Itsafel } . W. O. Palmer , an cm/loeof the comp.ui } , was instaiitlv klllccl and eight olhei passc-iijeis moie oi leoS Injured. The dead man and Ihu wounded weie taken to Kaglo Hock. Fifty 1 IHMIMUHI In Afihon. Pun ADI i mi v , I'a. , Deo. UI.Tlio live storv In Uk biilldtnL' In C.utei sticct occuplid joiull } b } Moircll BIOS. , pnnteis. Hie Ule'ctio Duamoeoitipan } ami the loal ! blilit iii.in- ut.icliniiu comjauy. was clcstiocd by lire- tills moiiiln ' . LOSH SOX' ' . L vii u The los-sos will uggiepafo neailv 3100000. Monill Hi os , pilntcis and tvpogiapheis , lose about 340,0ixi ; Vewman it ll.igicloi n , shirt m.iiiulacttiii'is , t 0,000 ; ami the Klectro-Molor company , ; 1WCKW. In MI ra nee The Union I'nulllo'M Quarterly. IJosroN , Dec1(1 ( The Union I'lieitlc coin- pan } 'sst ' iteuimit foi thucjuaitei ended Sop- temberiM ) , M > , whows a tot.il Income ol P.t , ' < ( iO'l.Vl , and a total mnpliis income of SfH'- ! blt ) , a.'iilnst r < l,40i.'iii : toi the cciiiespoudlng ix'iiddol ISH > , Kor the nine mouths emlid be Dtembei sn , thu total iniomu v\is Sl.U. ( > . - dJl. and total Miiplus income S5al,7lH , against a surjilus income ol 51,0 ,007 tor the uibt nine months ol l i. A MiiMiiirro iii Jiiirmnli. T5vfGco.N ) , Dec. 10. Klevcn Kuropcans wcie-woiking toi tlie liombay it Hurnmli liad- ing company. On heailnj ; ot thu rupture be- twien Huimaliand the Indian govunmcnt they tiled to leach Miinliooi. | On Novembei -0 ( hey weio oveilal en ami iimidi icd by Iliiiini'sp lioop in a ste.imet Ic loiu'ln to the * king Mini enmmauih'd h } a palitnionie ul , It Is.illege'cl t a Iho Dm me so | u iniet minister was tmpiic.itcit in the mash.icic , Ailvnni'lnj ; Hail ) WinI'l IC'OH. ( 'mourn , Dee. lit. Thopiliiflpal b.ub who m.inulactuieisol the United btates mil heie tod.iy aiidagiccil to.idvaneu tlm iiilce of all gi.ules of tlieh ] tiodiicl one cent a pound , sue li scheilulupilcu to lake1 clfe'ct at omo ami continue ) in unco until .l.tnnujN. It is piob.ehlu on lii.it date ) another advaiuu will ho m idi' to meet an antic Ip.ited .ulvancoln the piicuol plain vviie. the Iloiinclary. Son A , Dec. -llulg.ula has aueptcetthu piojiosal of the pov.em foi iininteination.il commission to deinaic.ito thu Jiulgaio-bci- vl.in lionliei , nuclei ( t'lt.iiu le-eivutlons. Mm wishes Ihe eommisnlon toiDUsldti lalily theiecent victoilesol the niilgai.an aimy , The Hiilknn Trouble- . CCINSI AXMNopi.r. Dee10. . Tlm polio has sent a elieii r to the poweis In releieneo to the mission ol theTiiikfsli delegates to cast- cm lioumcli.i. The pmlo i'\plilns that the situation In en te in rtmmii-Ila is pie'catlons 1/oc'lceel Them In to De | > . Ki vituvii.i.i , Miss. , Dee. li. , .liny Hard- vvell , ( eoloiod ) } e < ste > ielav' lelt his IIOUMI and Icic keel the dool , Ids tlniec hlhlleil being In- Tin1 house c.uulit mo ami thu chlldien in tlieliames. Wenlhi-r lor To-Day. MisM > rii ! V M.I i.v-WaimeiHll4li III teinpi'iatuie , viulahle winds , getieialh liom thu outhwc'st. Wlinn ion buy tiiiiiitiiio bo wuii jou L'et ) inies at JIoivu , Kcir it M.ush.ill's , J'lietj bii > /I mil the bctsl iii.iiiiilui'tineis , aniljiiiaiiUili'o to make Ihu vci IOWUM prices. OiHJsiiu | | r.ilciniur'h , IJuu Iui St. SOD tlinM ) nleo ( Uaistiiias THUS ut Win. ( \ MANIAC MOTHER'S FREAK , Bho Oauscs tlio Cremation of HorseT ) aud Four Ohililren. QUARTET OF FATAL BURNINGS , \ Kitinlly of Pour PIMSOIIH I'onst d Near Uotiolt Tlue-e Mttlo Coon * l.'r.voel Out of llvls One nl Clrvolutiel. s Sorrow Till Crime. Oi.v Mi'i v , W. T. , Dee. W Tills molding nt Long I'tnirie. about eight mile. * fiom this place , ft te.utul traced } oiviunM. Mrs. Mlnei has foi sometime lu.tnliicotcd symp toms of iiis.mlt ) and last evenlns ? ilur.tlcd papen-MWith coat oil and distributed them uiouml ( lie house , tellltu one of lierehlldien on lnti | < liv , that she was wcttlm ; them wllh water. l\irl } this nun nlngslie made tlie ) tem - m u k that shu w as aboul lo destroy the w hole lamilv.atul her husbind , fe.uing that she was about to attcmnt his life , pmcoedexl to put bet out of the room , but on opening the ( loot discovered the house In 1 1 , lines. Iteach- ing the tiont door with one of tils children , he tound It locKcet ami the key icmovcd. Theteii | > on ho tan tu the hick d 101 and found U nailed up. finally he and his little d.uitfliter succeeded In eseiplng tliroucli a window , but wet e both b.idl } binned. Thu itnfot lunate1 vvoiuan with hci lour chllelicii weie binned to death. The smv Ivors wore taki'ii lo the lesldeneo of Mr. Chambers fur medical tieatmeiit. l''our Persons Itiirnrcl tci Dei\lli. . Duiitoir , Dee. Id. At an rally hour this mmnlng , the villaceof Wooilmoie , --nbiHl ) ol this cltv , was tlie scene of a horrible tue. Some men returning home atiiO : dlscov- ried Ihe small irame house of Fnink Knex on Die1. Help AIIS summoned , but hoi ore it m lived the house was lotall } consumed. Af- tei da } Hub ) this morning scMirli W.IH bc nn tor tue bodies ol the lam. I/ who we're Ilioimht to Loin ( lie building at the time of the lire. Mi. Ktiox was found in Ihuliont loom wilh his wife In Ma aims , both being but tied to a Yilsp. A few leet awav was an umevognlr.iblc IIKV.V ; HIIIH poscd to bo the lemainsot ( lie olde.st child , a bov thieeeaisold. Ol the biby , I ) monlliH old , theie was no li.iee , and it Is suppoi-cd the- bed } was completely cousumod. l 'iiin the position ol the boelics It Is thought Mry. Kueix , who was an invalid , had iiverttirnud n lamp , and wasovoieomo b.v Ihe llaums be- loie help could irach thmu. The famll } weio Flunk Kuox , age'd 'M' bus.in Whllnmn Knox'J : CJeorge1 , ! ! , anil 1'iank Albeit , ngcd U months , hvicii Kiank Knoch was known to have money in Ids house , which ho had been saving to make borne paiiienty. bi'.ircheis In the ruins found a lOVolvcr. ' and it is known Kuocli nevei ouncd one. 'Jlie , n two tacts lead to the misplcion Hull minder wasiommltte'd foi thu sakeot lojtlx'jy atlcl , the luiihliiig llteii Hied lo cover up thevrimiv Tlio Italic Heii'iieMl ( c > a Crlap , / Ci I\TI.AXI ) , Ohio , Dev. Ki. Atl o'clock Hits ultctnoon William White , a le'lc iaph OJH.M itoi cmpocd ! in tin' Lake Shore r.ifl- load olliee , was eng.iged In eh > anlnir Ids liltlo non's chess with gasoline1 , 'Iho father had slipped tiom thu loom lor .in Instant , and. letuiuuu , tounil the lluld had ignited and the child , lU'i-il : i jcun , binned to acilsp. Tue motliei was awav liom home at Iho time. A lowt-le-r'H Oollnpso. v' - KAXSVS Ciiv , Dee. 10. A. N. Hfcf fflPfc , * wholes ilo Jctvvclei , v\Ith .stoies hero and In Leivenwoilb , made an fisskument { icstij toi da } , att.ichments having been levied 'by eastern eudiiois. His immlillcsarecMlim itea ; belwce-n S ( > 0,000 ami SI'Hi.dUei. ' Hlspiopeiiy Is moitgii ed lorneail } Ihu loum ramuunU Itcal Uritatc Ti.iiinroi'H. The following transfois vvero lilejilDeo. 15 , with the county cloik , and repotted for the 15uu by Ames' Heal Katato Ueiiiy Charles to lionj.imin F. Kodninn ; n' , ot lot J blk 1 , Umb.icli add , Omaha , vr d--MOO. Will.iid I ) . Se-otl and w lln to Kielcler M. Phillips , sii tee of lots t ami U blk 1 , John I. Hediek 'sudd , Omaha , w d fl.UliO. . b. II. II. Clink ami wile to John "JVTTVl c- KhaneIotHJJI ' aneiri blk Hrookllno ; , - , - , , , Douglas Co , w d W.OOO. . Joiin A. Mcbliauo ( widow ei ) to Perry M. and Wm. H. Pickhim ; -iOJltol s.'iOHol It 1U , Koiint/e'h-Jdacld , Omaha , w d SlOWd ) . ( tc'oi e W.ilKii builth ( single ) lo Onmhii lleltlt. K. Co. 1031twoltsc ( ! , add Om tha , w d1U. . ( ic'oijjo Waucn Smith ( single ) to Omalta Ui'lt li , It. Co , pint o soccuol M3'f of' J1WJ4T sc e 1-1 1-1 J Don il.is i ; > . . w d-Sf'57'i. - Lillian M.-lii obs ( wldowc > i ) loOmalm liillt K. H. Co. , lots /ami b block 1 Walnut Hill mid , Om.dia , w d SI ' 00. Clement L. Hint i nd wife to HebcceM W. T. Ciowell n'-f , ol lots 1 and 'J block 0 P.uk Place. Omaha , w d > I,5JO. John Scott to Johanna Seott ; njfof of see IJ-HJiy , Douglas county ; e. SI. Dinah Scott and . lob inna Scott to Fianlc K. bcolt ; iiii ol nvv'i ' ol sec UMiH'J , Douglas count } ; vvd-'iOO. JosC'iih ll.uker and wlte to Ole C. Olficn ; lls' aud'JT , Uell.ilr , Don lus cuiuily ; w d 5.501) . ) . llelisol Jacob S. Shull , dece.iswl , tej Xnls Hanson : It : t , blk 1' . ' , bhttll'n Second add , Omali.i ; w d 5100. ChaileH H. Potter and wife to John S. Allan , lot 20 , block , Uliiiub.niBli'B add Oma ha , VV el t < VM. uiilte'el blalos of America lo John M. llob- Insoii. o'i ol nu / > ( .seeJ 1ftW. . bOucics , Douglas Co. , pile nl. LS.I.IO K. Conisdon iiiul wife nnd otlieis to Itlch.uil N. Wiihnoll. lot ! ) t , Chuko's add Omah i , w d s .WO. John 1. Ite-dle k and wile lo Jowib nnd Oioij.'c F. Kiukci , lots 10 , II , l-j , in , II , ifn D , is1 , in , Jj , | and .2 , him k . ' , and lot ! ) anel 10 , hloc li 1 , subillvislon ol John 1 , lUxluk'H add Omiih.i , w d-i llooo. .Vmlill MeC.indllsh ( widow ) to Kll/a.l. Viisbui'h ( , i ; ' ol loto , block yi , Omiiliii , w 1 ( ic ili.ud S , Hennwa and wife to T. O. We'll- clln igc i , undivided K ol lot 4 , block 'HU ' , Oma ha. w d-WJ. ) Jejlui 1 Keellckaitd wife to Aithnr Johp- pou , lei riand 11 , hloik : i , hiibdlvlslijn ci Jcilin 1 Itcdlek'sadil lo Omaha , w d.OvO , 1'K'Miiitn ( jlxcin Away. j veiy ( itstuiner that visits the Dank nipt hloie , Old bolllll 'J'llilU.usiUll bllc'elt , hctween now and Chijstnms in enlilled tc > a Imncl-onii ! JIICHI nl cunnistiii jcwe Iry , bet t ( 'olo no , iiec'khiues , "e.iif j ) us , 1 nc'it loive IH , elc , 't , \\u will tin thel inori ) nllow our cits- tnnims l'i cents oil ovoi , > dollars woilltof ill } Dennis nnd cj.iipuiH lioiight between now and Xnnis Our stciek is a complete one in r.voiy H'sH'i ] t anil our pric en ate- lower tlutii tlui lowest ( inn iis.i e all and I'linviiieu ejur- rdl ol 0111 li.u .uns J'i biiitti : , ( Jlil S. UJili htiect , E , S. firnncl Jtriibiiucr.uln null. Tlio niciulju > o'l "Sl rtlu Uivihion , U. I { . K. cjf J' , will iu llieirlhnil lull of tlio Fciicbon Di'conilii'r 18 , I'liday evtiiiin . As In tlio past ne ilher ilnio nor mpenso will ho Hpuicil to nmko linn the most lili'.isnnl ( ic ( Msiou cil the senboll. Tirnilta ! ciif s.ilo lK. _ . uilii. ui Bios , , At , ix AUiei ami Andy llouleii or any ai of the coinmitti'o Ho .Mado I'ilty Dolur | An HntuvjjiHiuj ; r.iiii.iiu slns bought u AVe l fjulo lot & .ltui l- j : List , ) ) , iiing 'fl J'j elnun Mondii.v i.a lid Mjld the lot at un .iilv.inii ! ot lini.a McC.inellisli and C. li iM'ivnu nyiils lorY \ t s.ih' . , MV ihciv Is ut dianees ol thin M > I t kit.