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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAB , OMAHA , THURSDAY MOIINCNG , .TTEBllTJARY 4. 1886. NUMBER 195. HALL'S ' POLITICAL PASECYRIC The Iowa Representative's Brilliant Apostrophe trophe of Campaign Character. HIS EULOGY ON HENDRICKS. Hypercritical Colleagues Denote It More of HiiRtlngH Ornlory than Tribute to tlio Dead Postal Capital News. lowu'n Tribute to Hendrloks. WASHINGTON , Feb. ! ! . [ Special Telegram. ] People who read the Congressional Uecord to-day were surprised at certain expressions * Jiey found In the eulogy delivered by Ilcprc- acntutlvo Hall of Burllmztoii ( Iowa ) In tbo ioiise yesterday on the Into Vice President Hendrlcks. Some members were so unkind is to rcmnik that such observations would beastly ) astly more appropriate on a democratic stump mid ( lilt-ins n campaign ( save the elegance of diction ) than where they were uttered. The following are some ot the paragraphs which attract comment : "If , In taking that last L'reat step In 18TO , ho seemed to stumble and falf , It may bo doubted If unworthy hands had not tied treacherous crass across his path ; but the rectification In 1881 of that mistake or wrong restored him In his com > e , and established that there should bo no regression In his career. JIow he was loved by the people of his great and noble state ! In a long and eventful life ho had been brought Into contact with all of them. Again and again had hecomeinto the midst of every locality and community , anil talked , to them at the hust ings , lie was 'Tom Ilendrleks' ami they were 'the boys , ' not In any wild or unworthy sense , but as friends and equals. I need not recount tlio many political contests which have agitated that great state to Illustrate the marvelous hold ho had In the faith and aircctlons of her people. "In the lastgrcat quadrennial struggle wo of Iowa watched the contest with nn anxiety never to be forgotten. Clinging to the same political faith after a quarter of a century of obloquy and deleat , struggling like men who hope when there Is no hope , wo knew our battle must bo fought and won In other Htatesaml by other hands than ours. Wo felt sine of New Tork. Wo needed Con necticut , but did not dwell upon her vote. How was Indiana going , mid where was llendrlcksi' With an anxiety which mere political contests ought not to force upon a people , wo behold concentrated and converging upon her every appliance and every Inlluciico from without. Wo wit nessed nn Invasion of her domain by the Thuned Knight' and his retainers , and the state practically taken possession of as Ohio had been the month before. Hut when that potent but unnatural event had passed , wo learned that It had only stimulated into re newed and moio tremendous exertion the spirit of our party. Wo know that lion- drlcks had analii come forth from self-retire- nicnt , and had taken the old beaten path that lay so near tlio homes andhearts of his i'ellow- clth.cns , and , in the old familiar , persuasive way. was summoning them for help once more. " 'i have pledged them the state. My name nnd faith are Involved. It Is I that calls. ' We in Iowa heard the loud shout responsive to the call. At night , by means of the tele- tfraph and press , we saw the distant auroral light gleam upward from city , town and ham let , all ablaze with torch and zeal. We know the spirit of Ilondrlckft was abroad in Indi ana , and that as sure as the sun should rise on that eventful November day , Indiana would bo ours if human power could make it KO. And when at last the result was known who was there who did not comprehend that while Mr. liemlrlcks was second on the ticket , yet it was his to consider which were the higher honor ami gicater glory to be or to make the president. " IOWA. I'OSTAI , CIIAXOKS. Samuel J. McKee has been commissioned postmaster at Pierson , Samuel P. Iloagland at Slnca , and U. A. Stcphonson at Valley View ( Iowa ) . The name of the postoflieo at Clark ( Iowa ) lias been changed to Everly. Changes In the time schedules of star mall ; outes In Iowa have been ordered as follows : Corydon to Allertou heave Corydon dally except Sundays at 12in. ; anlvo at Allerton j , by 1J.O : p. m. Leave Allerton dally except | Sundays at ! J p. m. ; arrive at Corydon by 4 p. m , Omiwa to Soldier Leave Onawa Tuesdays , Tlmrsdavs and Saturdays at 1 p. m. ; arrive at Moorehoad by 7 p. in. Leave Moorehead Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 : ! ! 0 a. m. ; arrive at Soldier by 12 in. Leave Sol- dlerMomlays , Wednesdays and Fridays at 12M p. m. ; arrive at Moorehead by 8JOp. ; ! m. Leave Moorehead Tuesdays , Tliursdays and Saturdays at 0:80 : a. m. ; arrive at Onawa by 12 m. CAI.T. 110TII ACCUKKII AND ACCtlHIHtS. A well known senator stated to your correspondent - respondent to-dny that It was very probable that , the ssenntn would conclude to summon before certain of its committees tlio nominees for prominent federal positions against whoso characters serious charges have been filed. This will necessitate tlio summoning ot a largo number of witnesses from almost every purtoftho country , and will lead to one of the most extensive investigations over made by congress. It do\olops that the com mittees , by calling upon nominees to answer charges , aiid tho.-o who have made them for additional information , simply complicates alValrs by KCcurlnK additional testimony pro and con , und it is thought the best plan will bo to call hero the accused and accusers , see all the parties ami take testimony from their lips thereby consulting uiu > eaniiices as well as words A i > iiiirv : ro.sroFKCK vinirr. There is a very pretty Ihreo-eoinered fight over the postollico at Muscatlno ( Iowa ) , which promises to still fuithcr disrupt tlio democratic organization In that pait of the Mute. The three candidates for the place are Samuel Dunn , S. .1 , liussoll and Killtor Bet ? ; of the MuscatlnoTribune. The two foimer ura already on thu ground , nnd lctis ! ex it pected this week. Diinu 1ms excellent cu lt , dorseuionts lor the place , but lacks the power- If * t'ul llama of Boss Jcro Murphy. Jtussell ljl ? possesses this supposed talisman on his papers. Jt Is not known yet on what grounds lle.tz expects to "get there , " but his friends cay ho will make the fur lly when ho arrive * . A. stmji'.cr i-'ois JIKJHCTIOX , MorrisTliomas , the Indian Inspector from Maryland and thu hoiiclmuin of Scuntoi Curmnn , about whom to much Is now belli ; ; raid In the newspapers , nnd whoso case th sonata determined to Investigate to-day , U the inspector of Indians for Dakota , Xe- hraska , Iowa and Wisconsin. Hu was oul In ihut icglon last summer for a number ot week * , bilt was recallrd about Chrlitma < time. Thu chorees llled iigatn&t him ar mosl damaging nnd aircct his reputation a * a elti ten. Although ( lOtman Is making a verj Wrong light for his continuation lie will-prob ably bo rejected. JUCOMWKNWS : A Fi'.r.isy ( ntv.n.rci : . Hy direction of the houso'military connnlt ' Ice , Mr. Carey to-day ii-pgitc-.il with a l'a\ora > ) ! o m-otumomlutlou Mr. WabctcUl' ! b'J ' II which enacts : "That Frank W. Hunt , his heh-s or assigns , nre atithorl/.ed to erect and maintain a ferry , either by wire cable or ctcniii , across the Missouri river at the mili tary reservation at Foil Hnford ( Dak. ) , for a period of fifteen years. " The bill wan amended so as to prohibit the collection of toll from persons carrying the United States malls. TIII : ismxrn : : OF n.vi.t , . WASIIINOTO.V , Feb. ; . [ Special. ] II Is absolutely dligusllng the way army and navy men , and those connected with other branch es of the government service , work for favor with the members of concrcss who arc in po sition to assist them. At one of the leading hotels hero reside two or three members of the house. Their famalles are with them. Kach of the monitors occupy a position on the committee on military or naval alfalrs of the li < > ii.e. . Constantly at the heels of the wives or daughters of these members Is nn army or naval ofllclal. Flowers , parties , the aters , drives -nothing Is too expensive , troublesome or cheeky for these persistent Individuals to bestow , lly being on favora ble terms with the families of the members these innti liopo for favors from the husbands and fathers. In the same way do all classes of govern ment employes curry favor , and In some In stances It becomes annoying and a source of scandal. The wonder is that the ladles do not see for what purpose these attentions are bestowed. NO JIAXKnt'PT LAW. "There will be no bankrupt law enacted by ( his congress , " said an influential member of the senate committee on judiciary to your correspondent. "Why ? " I asked. "llecause , " said lie , "there Is too much op position to a bankrupt bill J'rom the country. Only the wholesale merchants of the very largo cities want It , and those of the smaller cities and they carry the bulk of influciicn oppose It. The wholesalers of New York , or Plttsburg , sav , poll goods ns far west as Kansas , N ebraska , Iowa , Indiana , etc. AVhen one of their customers get Into a financial straight they do not learn of U until he has assigned. Then comes the preferred creditor work. Now tbo wholesaler In the small city has a clreum scribed Held. He is near his customers , hears from them frequently , and docs not suiter by the preferred creditor system when an as signment Is made. He has less failures , too , under present laws. There is n great deal of opposition to a bankrupt law now , although i think we should have one. " Tim I'RKSIDEXT EXIT.AIXS. To every newspaper man who has called at the white house during the past fortnight , it Is stated , the president has brought up the subject ho reeent'y ' treated , in which ho said newspaper men were liars. Mr. Cleveland may as well bo rightly understood first as last. He did not mean that the profession of journalism was represented In this country by a school of liars. " \Vhatevcrtliefaccofniyletter \ may indi cate , " said ho to a journalist yesterday , "I only mean to call attention to the largo amount of lying there is done by a largo num ber of newspaper men in the columns of their journals. There are as many honorable men in the profession , I suppose , as any other. In fact , I am personally acquainted with hundreds of them , representing all political parties. I wish It understood I intended no thrust at the general class. " WOHK OK TJ1K COMMITTEES. WASIIINOTOX , Feb. 3. The Dunn bill to amend the Tliurnian bill was further consid ered by the house committee on Pacitic roads to-day. Chairman Throckmorlon laid before the committee a letter from C. P. Huntlngton In regard to the indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacitic railways and the benefit they nnd been to the country. He says that the various bills before congress Impose ob ligations greater than the ability of the com pany to perform , that any unfriendly action must necessarily put the debt In greater peril , and that the stockholders are willing to submit to arbitration. Gen.lames 15. Weaver of Iowa , and Hon. Sidney Clarke , ex-member of congress from Kansas addressed the hou.io committee on territores to-day In behalf of the organiza tion of the territory of Oklahoma. The gen eral stated that tne lands are now In illegal possession of foreign and other cattle syndi cates No Indians had occupied them for twenty years and It was not now the policy ot the government to settle any more In dians In the territory. Kvery consideration of good government and fair dealing with the Indians and the people demands , ho said , that this unoccupied laud should bo opened to settlement under the well guarded provisions of the bill. Clarke ngued that the only remedy for the disgraceful state of art'alrs now exist ing in the territory was in congress , and he urged the committee to come to the relief of the people as against the rule of illegal monopolies and syndicates. The civil service commissioners to-day had an informal conference with the house com mittee on reform in the civil service. In reply to Mr. Dlanchard of Louisiana , the commissioners said they thought It would re quire an amendment to the civil service law to allow the commission , in making appointments , to take into conslder- ation the number of employes alrcadv in ollico from tbo various states. They did not consider an amendment wise , however , as It would tend to render the whole civil service unpopular with the north and west , because under It the south would get nearly all the olllees , and thus open up a sectional question. Under the law the south was now getting its share of the offices , and would in time have Us proportion. The commissioners did not think It wise to do anything which should make the law un popular In the north , where Its strength now principally lies , rotJU .MIM.JOX AC1IK3 INVOLVED. The secretary of the Interior to-day entered n rule on the Atlantic & Paeltic llailroad company , returnable on March : ! next , to show cause why so much of the orders of with drawal , dated Aprils ) . 187H , ami November ) , 1801 , for publm land on the alleged line of the road of the Atlantic & Pacific company , from San Buenaventura on the P.ielllc ocean to San Francisco , should not bo revoked and tlio land embraced therein restored , Some thing over four and a halt' million acres are hiild to bo Involved. OAl'lTAl , ni.KAXIXUS. The commissioner of pensions estimates that 875tOJooo will bo required for pensions thu next fiscal year. The president nominated the following postmasters to-day : ( ieorgo W. Andrews at MtirphysboroiiL'h , (111. ( ) ; Adolph Kngol- umnn at Belleville , (111. ( ) ; John Brad at Greenville , (111. ( ) . _ TUG BOAT OIHASTEK. Runs Into nil Austrian Crnlt anil Drowns Flvo Men. NEW Yunic , Feb. . At 0 o'clock this evening the tin ; boat Blanche Kate , while towing a ralhoad float up the North ilvcr , ran Into a row boat attached to the Austrian corvette Donau , lying oft the foot of West Twenty-sixth street , The row boat was under command of Midshipman Karscli , and contained eleven men. The midshipman nnd four of the bailers are missing. * ivo were rescued by the lug , und two others taken Irom the liver by the tug boat ( iiiriett. The lescued mon were placed on board the cor vette , and the liver police aliened Captain Hubert ot the lllanchu Kale. Captain Hubert , of the Blanche Kate , who is considered trustworthy and reliable , Bays that ho was towing up the stteam ut Hood tide. A driving .storm rendered It impossl bin to sea any distance ahead , and sounds worn mullUul by thu wamc cause. He did not HHitlio boat load of men until it was too late. He wiiUtleU for assistance and did what he could to save the lives of luq stiug- HiijT men In the water. Tljo Ice IJarulvHl Parade. ST. ji'At'i. , Ffib. 8. ' Thojjrand parade this ntlci noun was the greatest paueant over teen In the streets of St. Paul. Scvoii thousand J uniformed clulsj iipjieatud in jUio jJrucession. IOWA GONE DEEPLY IN DEBT * A Million Dollars of Floating State War rants Staring Her in the Face. POOR MATHEMATICAL FIGURING Ycstcrdny's Legislative Proceedlnj s A NcbriiMka City Divorce Hull. AVIth n Hiunck of Omaha Inter est Other Specials. A Depleted State Treasury. DBS MOINI : . " , Iowa , Feb. f ! . [ Special Tele gram.J It Is news to a great many people that Iowa has n Moating deliclt. of nearly a million dollaRi , which now rises like a ghost before the general assembly whenever extra appropriations are prouosed. Up till quite recently It has been the boast of the state that It did not owe a dollar. But the last general assembly had poor mathematicians , and In computing the piobable receipts and expendi tures for the last two years they made the former too large and the latter too small , con sequently they made annual appropriations for n million dollars more than the current Income , and the state treasurer has been ob- Heed to endorse the auditor's warrants and let them go on Interest. At the close of the last fiscal year , Juno r > 0 , 1SS5 , the outstanding warrants of the state amounted to 50Tr > .Viii..V ) . The cash on hand amounted to 50,147,151.01 , leaving a net deficit of $018,3i .fi9. At the close ot busi ness hours last Saturday night the outstand ing warrants amounted to SO.OTij.C'JT.Xl , the cash on hand was SO.ias.O-JO.OT , leaving a present indebtedness of 5831,090.80. This Is a pretty good slx.cd sum for Iowa to bo carry- lug , many of tlio legislators think , and so they propose that it shall be paid off from the general revenue during thu next two years , before any new enterprises are undertaken. There Is no complaint that the deliclt was caused by cxtravavant appropriations , for it ins gone largely for now buildings and other mprovements In the various state Instltu- lons. But there is much criticism that the last general assembly should make such ! argo appropriations without providing iieans for meeting them. The treasurer of itatc says that with economy mid prudence , making ample provision for the usual needs of the state , and moderate allowances for necessary repairs to state Institutions , ho whole deficit can be wiped out in he next two years. This seems to be lie policy of tlio legislature , and retrench ment and economy arc hurled at every prop osition for an unusual or extraordinary ap propriation. Iowa pioposes to get out of : lebt by the shortest road , and as the constl- ution foibids the funding of any debt ovc.r § 250,000 , the only way to do it is to pay the ilclicit from the current revenues. In the house to-day a bill was introduced making It unlawful to paste the names of candidates on the election tickets of an op- loslng party. In the senate a bill was Introduced to provide for local or county boards of arbitra tion to settle disputes between employers and employes. It provides that a district judge may , on application , appoint a board of four , wno may choose a fifth , If necessary , and their findings shall be entered on the court records with legal force. It Is substan tially what is known as the Ohio law on this subject. The senate concurred in the house resolu tion memorializing congress to favor the Ucniicpln canal. There was a long and heated debate In the senate over Mr. Button's bill to grant n change of venue on application of a district attorney or the attorney general. The judiciary committee reported that it bo in definitely postponed. Mr. Button thereupon advocated his bill , which was opposed by Mr. Uolter ( dem. ) and Mr. Clark ( rep. ) A motion to postpone indefinitely was carried with only one dissenting vote. "Wifely Cruelty Clnimsd. NuniiASKA CITV , Neb. , Feb. 3. [ Special Telegram. ] Papers were filed to-day by William llawko asking that a divorce bo jrantcd him from his wife , on the grounds of extreme cruelty and desertion. The present Mrs. William llawkc will be remembered by tlio people ot Omaha as the divorced wife of Mr. A. Gladstone. Mrs. llawko will contest the case. She has already employed counsel. They were married September 10 , 18S4 , and the petition in the case says that the cruelty commenced September 18 , 18S4. There Is much talk In the city over the matter although the local papers have kept quiet. The .Revival In North Plattc. Nojvni PI.ATTK , Neb. Feb. 3. [ Special. ] Mr. llosan commenced his work hero last Sunday night In the new opera house to a very largo audience. All the churches ex cept one are co-operating with him. Mr. Hopkins lead the singing and his voice Is iinequaled. The meeting Monday night was largely attended and no doubt the interest will bo throughout the week. There is n good spirit prevailing through the j hole city in regard to this movement. It IsTOped Mr. llogan wll 1 stay hero as lonfj as ho can spare the time from his other engagements. Verdict of Self Destruction. ( JiiAxn ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. . [ Special Telegram. ] At the Inquest held yesterday on the body of Adolph Cehlhar , the coroner's jury rendered a verdict that Gehlhnr came to his death from the effects ot strychnine ad ministered by his own hand. The evidence before the coroner's jury was sulllclontly con clusive to justify the jury In rendering the verdict , The jury , In their examination of tlio piemi&es , found two letters which had been written by Gchlhar , ono to his wife and one to his brother-in-law , In which ho stated his Intentions and bid them good bye. A Tlio Makers' Meeting. DBS Jfot.NKS , Iowa , Feb. a The annual meeting of Iowa ttlo makers convened In this city to-day. A largo number of Iowa firms were represented , ami delegates were piescnt from llrms in Ohio. Michigan , Illi nois and Wisconsin. The sessions of the day weio occupied with preliminary business and to-morrow will boduvoted to papers on subjects of Interest to the association , and an address of welcome will be given by the governor. Fair Men In Meeting. Ixw.VNAroMS , Feb. 3. About thirty dele gates met hero to-day to attend the beeond annual convention of the International Fair association. They represent Canada and the states of Now York , Nebraska , Kansas , Michigan , Missouri , Illinois , Ohiu , Indiana and Wisconsin. Cincinnati1 ! ! Pollco Troubles. COMIMWJS , Ohio , Feb. 3. Governor For- aker to-day rendered a decision on the charges prefeired against the Cincinnati police commissioners , removing them from olllco. Tins practically leaves control of the pohuo In the hands of the mayor. Hnlf Million in AKhes. MANCIIKSTKIJ , Feb. 3. Tlio hujjo block of buildings In this city occupied by Hamilton & Co. , 1'alton & Co. , and the Peaks company , hat ) been gutted i > y the. The loss will exceed 6500,000. GLADSTONE'S ' IMftlL MIHiSTRY , Official Announcement of the Composition of the New Guardians of Her Majesty V&ealm. LONMIOX , Feb. .1 Joseph Chamberlain , radical , has declined . the olllco of lirst lord of the admiralty , offered by Gladstone , for the reason ho does not'dosiro to bo offi cially connected with the military depart ment of the government. The now cabinet is officially announced ns ollows : ( lladstone , prime minister nnd first lord of ho treasury. Sir Farrer HcrscliRll , ord high chancellor. Karl Speueer , lord in'sldent ' of the council. H. C. II. Cltllders , Iio no secretary. Karl Ko.-eberry , seen taiy for foreign at- airs. Karl ( Iran vlllc , secret iry for colonies. Karl Klmberloy. seen tary for India. II. Campbell "Uaunorman , secretary for ' SlrAVilllam Vctnon Harcouit , chancellor ) f the exchequer. Marqulfj ot Itlpon , first lord of the ndmlr- : lty. J. Chamberlain , president of the local gov- inincni board. U. I. Trovolyan , secretary for Scotland. . .1. Mundella , president of the board of . John Morley , chief secretary for Ireland. The following appointments have been uade under the new administration : Karl Sidney , lord steward ot the queen's lousehold. Arnold Morley , patronage secretary. Charles Ius ! > ell , attorney geneial. , , The composition of the cabinet 1ms [ aused great surprise. It Is thought to how marks of a compromise. The French-German Asrccniont. 1) ) mt MX , Feb. 3. Tho1 agreement between 'ranee and Germany regarding their respect ive possessions on the west coast of Africa ind In the South sea , has been submitted to he rclchstag. The agreement contains an link-able understanding' with respect to lie rival claims of he two powers to ho territory lying on Blafra bay , Jermany surrendering htr assumed jovcreignty and protectorate over all that jiart of the country lying south of the river Campo , and France abandoning all claim to nny territory north of that river. France recogiii7.es n German protectorate over the Togo territory , Porto Keguro and Little I'opo on the ( tiilnea coast , the frontiers of which are to bo fixed by a com- nlssiou , the starting place to bo at a point on the coast between Little 1'opo and Agooun. Germany renounces nil claim to the ti'eaty on the const of Kenagaiu- bia between Hio Nuiiies and Melloccrcw , especially Koba and Kobltla , and agrees to refrain from interposing any otwtacles in the ivay of French occupation of New Hebrides , France agreeing to put the Hamburg linn of Colin upon the same footing as the French hrms In Koba and Kobltal , concerning freedom of tmdo , acquisition of land and payment of taxes ami customs ! . 'icrmanyconccdes to KIng-Mcusa the same ) osition in Parto Segnro ns timl enjoyed by lilm under the protectorate of France. Brief Foreicii Mention. LONDON , Feb. 3. The. members of the crew of the ship Frank N. Thaycr , who took o a small boat when the ship was set on tire liy the mutineers , were In great distress when .hey . arrived at St. Helena. A majority of the vessels belonging to the Kuropean squailrom designated to prevent 'Jrecco from attackingTurliey have assembled n Xudabav. , . Advices from MandaIJj < fapltnlof Btmnnli , .iay that the Dacoits Ifiuve had sevcrarcn- gagcments with the.BritlslJ troops since the tir.st , and In every encounter the. Dncoits were defeated with a heavy lof-'s. Theolllelals at Mandalav believe that order will hoon be completely restored throughout liurmali. The German bark Unkel JJraesig , from Gal- vcston for Queenstown , foundered at sea on 'oSith ult. Her crew were saved. Information has been received that M . ! rod and Ueuaud , aeronauts , who were sup posed to have perished at sea , were rescued. Greek Itcply to tlio Powers' Note. LONDON , Feb. n. The Greek government , replying to the second note from the powers , says It considers any restraint offered free disposal of the Hellenic forces incompatible with Greek Independence , and therefore de clines the responsibility for eventual conlllct. The Pope Indisposed. ROME , Feb. 8. The pope , while transacting some business with Cardinal Firrieri , prefect of the congregation of blsliops and regulars yesterday , had a slight attack of syncope. Ho was carried to his chamber , but recovered before reaching there. AMONG THE Binding Pool Formed on East Bound Freight. CHICAGO , Feb. 3. In accordance with a call by Chairman Ingalls of the committee ot eighteen , there was held hero to-day a meet ing of the representatives of tlio roads west of Buffalo and east of the Mississippi par ticipating In east bound freight tratlic. The attendance was exceptionally large , the only notable absentee being tlio Chicago & At lantic. The purpose of the meet ing was to organize a west ern association , similar In t > cope to tlio eastern trunk line pool. It was taken tor granted this was but the resuscitation of the old Central Tralllu association , which has been dormant since the last meeting In Now York. The motion tendering to George H. lilanchard the olllco of commissioner was carried by acclamation. His salary was fixed at 813,000 pur annum. The old agreement adopted In April last was continued In forc6 until the commis sioner lias succeeded In the formation of a system of sub-pools , when ho is to call n meeting and submit any requisite amend ment. Jt was agreed the poof should take cll'ect from the 1st lust. A committee was appointed to consider the restriction ot passes In a manner slmllai to that recently adopted by the eastern trunk lines. Adjournment was taken , subject to call of the chairman. The pool , if successful , will govern all freights east bound by sol rules and rates that will parcel out to tin roads in the agreement the iralllc and total ! } eliminate competition. A POWDKR BhOW UP. . Terrible AVreck of Flimsy Structures at the NOH < AJiueduot. NEW Yf UK , Feb. ! ) . At 2:30 : this morning the powder house of Slmnloy , Sarrcll & C o. exploded at shaft 33 of the new aqueduct , shattering the boardingfthanty. . The shock was felt for a radius ofniiany miles In all di rections and the dqmagottntho siimmndliif , property Is heavy. Itr fsj-tated that one nmi was killed outright and , another badly in jured. There was In the shanty 250 pounds ot what is known as "forcit. " Tlio bulldlm , was blown Into fragments. It being dlllicnlt to rind a piece ot Hun much as a foot long Fragments of stoiw were found 700feet away Three boarding shanties nt sntno distance away , in which abqut foHy laborers , mostly negroes and Italians were sleeping , weie wiecfied , and the occupants unccrcmon loiislytumbled outof their beds Nothing except tlio flimsy character of the strnctuies saved serious loss of | | fe. Only one person was seriously hurt. Banged at : distance of a mile ton inilo and n half iron thebcenu of the explosion an ) many bcautitn and costly residences , including those of ex Mayor Kelson and 11. B. Clallln. All o them more or less severely felt the shock. Insane at tlto Ago of Ten. OutcAOO , Feb. a.-Sprlngticld ( III. ) specia to the Inter Ojean ; In the county court to day the 10-year-old daughter of Prcsslj Saumlers was found hopelessly Insane , am ordered < aken to the asylum at Jacksonville The girl's insanity is the second ease result Ing from thu Into Wabasli shops strike launders refused to quit work nnd was as saulted by thu strikers in the' presence of hi family , riio'acta of violence which ensues 6u excited tlio little ( laughter , Ida , as to tlnxn her Into convulsions ; uul ultlmato Insanity UNION PACIFIC'S ' RELATIONS Cho Government Directors' ' Report to the Secretary of the Interior , SUGGESTONS OF THE BOARD. Tlio Course the Federal CSovorniiicnt Should Pursue is thnt Which Any 1'rnctlcnl Iluslncss 31 an Would Pursue in 11 Hlinllur OIIHO. The Union Pnalllo's Case. WASIII.VOTOX , Feb. n. The report of the Covcrnmcnt directors of the Union Pacific tallway company wns received by Secretary < amnr this afternoon. Under thu head of 'Isolations of the Hallway Company to the iovernmeut , " the report says : The salient feature In the relations of the Union Pacillc to the government Is that the oad Is debtor to the government to a very arge amount , the debt being secured only by i second niottgage upon a portion ot the iroperty of the company. Under these cir cumstances there has grown up an uneasl- less on the part of congress lest the debt to bo United States mluht finally bo lost , and eglslation has been had with n v ew to pre vent that result. But the legislation had so 'arseeni- * admitted on all sides to have failed if Its object and to have brought about a state of all'alrs which calls for early ac- lon. 'For some years every sccre- ary of the treasury , every com- nlissloncr of railways , ami every mard of government directors has reported o congress that the Thurman act , under the conditions changed since its passage , is . early locking up In comparative Idleness , argcsumsof moneyto the mutual loss and In- nry of the debtor and creditor. U Is probable , herefore , andj certalnlylseems desirable , that early congressional legislation be had upon this subject. In the consideration of the vari ous measures that will doubtless bo proposed , lothlng can be more Important than that the government should have as clear an estimate ns possible of the real value of the property ipon which Its debt rests , of tlio load which ts debtor carries , and of Usability to bear it. The following statement exhibits the en- ire mileage system , including all Its fml.shcd tranches , on September 'M , 1885. and Its lla- ) illties in bonds and stock In the hands of he public , and Its floating debt. In the londed debt is included the S,1-IOOJO : ! JnlteTl States subsidy bonds , Issued In aid of ho Union Pacific ami Central branch , and ho s510,5t.1Jl ( ! : ! balance ol interest on the same , less the sinking fund in the hands of he government : liilT : AXII STOCK I'Ull SI1I.K. Miles of tlio Union Pacific Hailroad com pany and Omaha bridge l.&W Branch lines : i,803 Union Pacific system 5HO , Unmix nnd United Slulcx Debt : Bridge S70,21t ! Branch Hues WM Union Pacific system 80,1KB Floating DcM : Bridge $1,550 Branch lines Union Pacific svstcm K > 3 Vi / * : Bridge 5 .TJ.1SO Branch lines : M02 Union Pacific system U.OOO Totnl-bridco. . . . " 10J.SU3 Branch Hues 12CC5 Union Pacific t.yslem -15,540 But against this indebtedness the company lias other assets than the road itself , consist ing principally of land and land assets , and stocks and bonds of its branch lines , nnd of other corporations. To arrive now nt wJiat an averflKoliillo of system is worth In earn ing power ami what annual charge is Im posed upon It by the above obligations , wo will take the business for tlio twelve months ending September HO , 1885 , and show the earnings ot the whole system and the dispo sition made of them. Whole system 5,140 miles. Total income ll l.iRM Coupons , interest , etc 7,5'.Wb50 Land taxes and expenses 2,140:540 : Sinking fund requirements JJ.5)7K15 Total fixed charges bH. , : > , G25 Net income 3,4:59,000 : United States requirements 1,1:12,001 : Surplus/ . 207,23U : ! HKUT AN1 KAHXINfl I'OWHIl UNION PACIFIC HY8TIJM 1'1-JIl 3III.K. ( SY8TIJM 5.140 M1U5S ) . Gross debt , bonded , floating and Uni-c = 3s8l ? ted States § 33,09:5 : Land and land assets n.WiO Net debt 2 : ,40t : Stock outstanding 14,000 ( Sross earnings 5r , > 77 Net earnings " ,12-1 Income from Investments 147 Total. Income 2-71 Fixed charges and sinking fund 1,001 Net Income coo United States requirements 220 Surplus 449 The directors speak of the value of the branch line system , and say that without It the main line would to-day uo bankrupt prop erty. They consider it of the most impor tance to the-road , and to the government as Its creditor , that the Union Pacific should bo as free as any ot Us competitors to build or acquire branch lines or valuable connections by any of tlio usual arrangements auionir railways for such ends. Otherwise It would bo at a fatal disadvantage for territory and future business , and the develovmcnt of the country tributary to it must languish. As matters now stand the debt of tlio road Is growing larger from year to year , and the time of Its maturity is not far distant. The uncertain attitude and intentions of the government are calculated to im pair the credit of the company nnd not only hamper It In efforts to secure its present and future- business on n n.ifo loundatlon , but even In case of a serious financial crisis to tin eaten grave disaster. This Is'soclear'and sonlmplo that no argu ment seems necessary to enforce. It. Tlio government Is the principal creditor of the company , and lias thu power to precipitate It Into bankruptcy should It choose to exercise It. To let matters nlono Is practically to cxerclso the power , for every year that settle ment is postponed tlio position of the company is weakened. The course of the government should bo that which any practical business man would pursue with a private debtor In a sim ilar situation. It Is for congress to apply those principles to the cnso ot tlio Union Pacific road. The report stales the provisions of two bills reported from the senate judiciary com mittee last session , and after discussing the various plans proposed for adjusting the annual payments to bo made by the company , the board commends the plan of equalized payments which has been adopted by the honato judiciary committed In framing tlio eighty-year bill reported this session. The report continues : It has been sug gested that the government should reserve the riitht to take up the underlying first mortgage bonds of the company when they fall line , and acquire the lien which their bonds have upon the property. The arrange ment would seem 'o be a desirable one on both Mdes. It would make the lien ot thu government upon the whole system absolute and entlro. and as the government can bor row money at ! l per cent , It would raise the fixed charges upon the property about § looo- ( XX ) per annum below the present require ments. This'saving would reqiilie nn Issue ot bonds of about SJi-'i.OOJ.OOO. It Is most desirable , says the report , that In any now legislation thu amount ot annual payments should bo definite and a fixed hum to bo paid absolutely , without regard to net earnings , gross earnings or any contingency whatever , and when this change Is made in the present laws , tlio lestrictlons upon tlio financial operations of tlio companyimposed to protect tlio annual net earnings , should bo removed , that tlio company may ho unembar rassed In the use of its credit. The govern ment cannot undertake to manage Iho com pany In the whole , und should not assume any partial responsibility , but may feel , en- tlrecontidencethatitis in no danger ot los ing the debt. r As has been shown above the entlro issue of bonds and floating debt upon the whole sys tem is but about S2.jXX ( ) per mile. Should it become necessary for the government to foiecloso and take possession by any default of the company , it could put a blanket niort- gago'upon the whole at 3 i er cent , which would make the annual. Jixcd charges only S750 per mile on n line now earning nn nvcr- ago of about $5,500 per mile gro s nnd S'AOOO net. It Is understood by the government directors that the company Iocs not wish to bo considered ns Itself MifrscMIng or advocating nny spe cific measures which may bo brought before congress further than to point out to the best of Its nbllltv the probable results of their operation. It claims thnt If It had been left o Itself It would have been in n position to ncet all Its obligations to the government nl heir maturity In Its own way , which wns to julld up n large system capable of raising he amount necessary by n blanket moitgnge. The present and future niinl now be dealt with , nnd some early action Is a pressing icocssity , and as some action Is a necessity , t Is most desirable it may be at once com prehensive and final. For this reason the government directors confidently recommend early action , and lint It should bo based upon the principle * of the Hoar bill , the period Mug fixed at eighty years. Under continued operation of the J'hunnnii bill , some further legislation would still bo absolutely necessary before maturity of the debt. This would keep the company iml Its nll'alrs In congiess for twelve years onger , and under any bill renuliinir pay- ncnts contingent tmon net earnings , ( lllllcul- les and questions will continually arise be- ween tlio company and the depni I incuts. Jnder the principle * of the Hoar bill thu natter may bo settled at once and forever , and no longer bo a trouble to congress or the courts. Tlio company would simply have to nake Its annual payment or lose all its prop erty , and the amount at risk by the govern- iicnl would grow less , and its security greater year by year. The report Is signed by K. P. Alexander , .1. A' . Savage. M. A. Hanna , F. K. Coudert and Franklin MaeVeagh. NG 111SCOVKUY. Indian Title to a Vast Area of Da kota Iaml Still Good. CHICAGO , Feb. n. Huron ( Dak. ) Inter- Ocean special : The commissioner of the general land olllco has made the startling llscovery that the Indian title to about 10- , K ,000 acres of land in north Dakota has not ) een extinguished , despite Secretary Teller's order of October , 1SJ84 , opening those lands and subsequent .settlement by the inhabitants of what limy comprise fourteen or fifteen counties , most of which nro organ- zed and contain 20,030 people. The 'acts as recited by Commissioner Sparks , In a letter to the surveyor irencral of Dakota , shows that the Pciuhina Chliipewas mule a treaty with the United States , ceding the Ited river valley counties In Minnesota. mil tlio country lying west and north of Devil's Lake stiirbeloiiR.s'lo the Indians , but no t of tbo Pemblna ChlppcwaK went on the newieservatlon , and the Mink and Turtle Mountain band of only - " > ( ) Indians took up ionics in the disputed district and claimed o be owners of this farm of ten million icros. The land ollices in Dakota were noti fied that no surveys would be sanctioned In Mild district. Two years afterwards Secretary of the Inte- rlor Teller lovlowed the case , and decided that the Indian claim wns not well grounded , and In 1SSU this tract uas thrown open to settlement. Commissioner Sparks states in view of those facts and the presumption the question will be submitted to congress , he tad decided to suspend all surveying con tracts-ill this district indelinitoly. Portions if the Urnnd Fork * nnd Bismarck land dls- iricts arc also affected by this order. MKUCUllY MARICti. Severe Snow Storms Itcportcd From tin ; Sonthcnxt. STAUXTOX , Ara. , Feb. S. Eighteen inches of snow hero , and trains delayed. The snow Is eighteen 'Inches ' deep on a level and drifted from . .sixtoUiu.iix.iriiaiiicrc4iry ! is12 ° above zero. . . WAfliuNGToXfiKeb. Thopilow'is fifteen inches deep here and the storm has ceased. WIXOXA , Feb. St. This waS the coldest morning of the winter. The mercury was ! (5 ( and 3S degrees below /.ero , with a light wind from the northwest. Louisvir.i.i : , Feb. ! ) . Specials to the Times report the heaviest snow fall over known in the state. It began snowjiic Sunday noon and Is still at it in southern Kentucky , where twenty-seven inches have already fallen. The weather here Is pleasant , the snow fall being about six indies. J ] Snfo Crackers Captured. CiiirAflo , Feb. 3. In two dirty little rooms over ; 47 West Adams street the police this morning pounced upon a dangerous ijang ol safe blowers , and captured them all In a bunch. The prisoners are Thomas , alias ' "Crab" Boyle , Kd. Kelly , Charles Olferson , Henry Bourkc , Itodney llackett and Thomas Quirk. Kach has a criminal record extending back fifteen years or more. Many articles found in Hie rooms have been identified as stolen prop erty. The men liad in their possession a complete otitlit for safe blowing. When arrested all the men were armed , but saw resistance useless. Kvictliif * the Coke Strikers. CoNXii.t.s\'iM.i : : , Pa. , Feb. . Twenty of tbo striking miners of Iho coke region were evicted from the houses of the companies to day , as their tenure was under Iron clad leases. So far the sheriffs of Westmoreland and Fayctte counties and their deputies have met with no resistance. Evictions will be come general to-morro\v . The operators claim that the backbone ot the strike in broken , and that beloro the evictions become general the men will submit and return to work. _ _ The ClicsH PInyoi-M at St. Louis. ST. Louis , Feb. . Mc&iv. Xnckertorl and Stelnlt/ resumed their content for the world's chess championship this afternoon. About 100 .spectators were pro-out. S. M. Jo sephs , of the II irmonlc club , kept tlio otliclal score. Among the gentlemen present were a number of players of local note and several from abroad , including W. II. Blploy. secre tary of the Indianapolis (1ml. ( ) club , I ) . McAfee of Qulncy (111. ( ) and A. F. llohelke of Leadvillo ( Col. ) . Play bi 'an ; t iio : : ; , Stelnlt/ opening with the lopcz gambol. Xiicuertort resigned alter sixty moves. nondbinan Must Pay. CIXOI.NXATI , Ohio , Feb. , 3. Hon. David 11. Bailey was sued by the government tore- cover § 8 ,000 of money collected by him as consul general at llong Kong and not paid to thu government. Judge Baxter found that Bailey's accounts showed him In debt S'J.LKW , ami gave judgment for that sum against J , J. ( lest , his bondsman. Weather for To-Jny , MiRhOUiu YAUJIV Fair weather , fol lowed by local snows ; slightly warmer ; variable winds , shifting to'easterly , Purchased Her Honor. A rather good-looking young man and a bright faced , auburn haired young woman were principals in u bastardy suit before Justice Amlorson yesterday afternoon. The voting woman was ( Jortio Sh'iKjuiht , who liml complained that ( Jus- tnvo Worm was the father of her unborn bubo. The young man had been arrested on a warrant served by Constable Hustin , and wlum he entered ilustico Anderson's court room ho at once began arrange ments to compromise the case , Ho re fused to marry tlio unfortunate girl , but oilered her $500 to withdraw the suit. The girl agreed to this compromise , and Worm paid her $50 down and gave forty- live notes for $10 each , payable monthly. Tho.oiiit was them withdrawn. Musical Protective Union. By the filing of paper * in tlio coitnly clerk's ollieo yesterday afternoon the an nouncement is iniulo of the forming of the "Musical Protective Union. " Thorn were forty musicians present at the meet ing hold for that purpose at Turner hall Tuesday evening , ami the following of ficers were elected : President , Simon Hofmannj secretary , Alt red Ulaufu.s : treasurer ; V , WY Lossuntiu ; trustees , Harry Urrnver. T. K. 1-Voifd , II. Klnvo , M. Olson and F. -LuMcsitiii. . TWISTING THE DEMON'S ' TAIL Two Hours of Frotliy Temperance Oratory in tlio Iowa Upper Houso. SENATOR BUTTON SAT DOWN ON Hill Providing the Stnto Mny Take Change ol'Veiiuo in Criminal Canes Meets AVilh Opposition and IB Indefinitely Postponed. Prohibition Platitudes. li : Moi.\i : . , Iowa , Feb. .T , [ Special Tele * grniii. ] There was a premature explosion ot prohibition oratory In the senate this after noon , which was quite Mottling fora llttlo while , but not serious In Its effects , Senator Sutton's bill providing that the state may - , take n change of venue In cilmlnal cases on the single motion of the dlslrlct attorney or * attorney general , was repoited back by the judicluiy committee with thu recommenda tion that It bu liidellnltoly postponed. Senator Sutton thereupon asked for the reasons lor this recommendation. The chair man of thu judiciary committee , Senator Itobluson , said It proposed to do away with | one of the fundamental rights which every jj , man claimed , thu right when accused to bo tried by n jury of his vicinity. Senator Sutton forthwith launched Into nn exciting argument for his bill , nnd the friends of Mngun Chartn put the old instru ment on dial. Sntton maintained that whereas , he alleged was the case In sixty- six cities and towns of the state , the pro hibitory law wns openly disregarded nnd violated , nnd it wns n shame that law breakers could , not bo convicted ot their crimes , that the state should In order to vin dicate itself bo allowed to transfer the cases to communities where a fair Jury could bo obtained. Ho said that some of the prohibitionists were so full of zeal that they screamed lustily from the house tops for the enforce ment of prohibition , but when effectual means were proposed they drew back and refused to take hold of them , llu said ho was sick and tired of so much talk that seemed to bo only for political effect. Sentimental talk about enforcement was very pretty , but it did not go far if it .stopped with talk. There were cities defying the law and noth ing was being done about It. If tbo temper ance people were really sincere In their de mand for enforcing the law , they would adopt some such measure as his bill proposed. Senator Clark of Page , one of the strongest prohibition republicans in the state , opposed the bill , claiming that it would work in justice In many cases. If it had been con fined to violators of the prohibitory law , ho thought ho would have favored It , but when It proposed to take away the natural rights of all citizens lo bo tried by a jury of their peers of the vicinity , ho thought that was going too far. Senator Bolter spoke for the democrats , and made a violent attack upon the bill , call ing it diabolical , infamous and worthy only of. a despotic government. He warmed up an old stump speech haranKe.ngnlrist prohibi tion , and closed by saying that when the measure to whIcli-lhlftl > IU. < wnt * . only an ad junct came up for discussion , he should make a set speech. His attack upon prohibition called up Mr. Clark , who Is the Patrick Henry of the sen ate. Ho poured out a torrent ot eloquent words In defense of the non-partisan idea of temperance. He said that the democratic- paity was responsible for bringing it into Iowa politics , for the lirst prohibitory law overpassed In this state was passed by a democratic legislature. If , as the senator from Harrison had said , the prohibitory law bad created crime , then every law on the statute books had created crimes instead of being ordained to suppress evils. He replied to Sudan's statement th.it n change of vcnuo was the last resort In law ; defending the communities by saying that injunction proceedings were always open , and deprived no innocent man of his per sonal rights. Sutton made a vehement reply and said that though ho had often heard the demo cratic cry about "personal liberty , " this wan the first lime in bib life he had heard It from a prohibitionist republican. He wns not surprised to hear such talk from Senator Bolter , for the democratic paity had made it Its chief business to op pose prohibition and hinder its enforce ment. A saloon victory had always been claimed as a democratic victory , but ho couldn't understand how republicans fcbould take the po-utlon they were in. bo the debate waged for nearly two honis , but Senator Sutton's arguments failed to con vince , for his bill was Indelinltely postponed with only ono dissenting vote. - * Kcnl Kstato TrnnHfcrs. The following transfers word filed Fob 2 , with the county clerk , and reported for the BEH by Amos' Heal Estate ( ! eo. W. Ames and wife to Kntlu Itonan , Its > : ! nnd 'J I , blk 1 , Ame.s' Place , Uuinbn , w d i'jvdln C. Anderson ( widow ) to Francis I. McKinim. Its ! ) nnd 4. blk T , .Shlnn's Second mill , Oiimlin , wrt 5700. Kll/nbeth A. Kou'crs ( single ) to Omaha Belt It. It. Co. , 1 ! MO rn-res tliioiili | see SOM-lB , Douglas county , w d ; $1.375. I.uicnr.0 V. Moivo and wlfn and others to Marv M. Heft. It 1' . ' , blk 5 , Klrkwood add , Omaha , w d fcMO. Ira Van Camp uudwlfoaiid others to Mary M. llel't , It fl , Van Camp & F.ddy's subdi vision of blk M , Shinn's Second nddOmahn w (1-S500. William K. Leo to William It. Kissel , It 1 , see J-KKSjiiUiXMdO aero ? , Douglas county , w ' William It. Kissel and wlfo to Henry J. I.ce , It 1 , sec 1-10-s , ii'J DO-100 ucrcs , Douglas county , w d S't'-OO. Fred Druxcl and wife toChailes MeCartv. US. blk : i. Droxel's subdlvlMon of UK. 'it , ! # anil .V ) , Okahoma , Douglas county , w d S-1'A1) . KlbritJ. Morrow ( slnjrlo ) lo Calvin P , Kl- kins. It 0 , blk K , howe's First add , Omaha , w d S400. Li//.lo Cock and husband to Adallnn Jnlin , It Kl , blk S , llanscom Place , Omaha , w d fc.'t.ono. John II. Hoibach and wlfo to Win , F. Snyder , 110 acres of MY , ' seu UM5-13 , Dung- las county , w d S-1,503. William F. Snyder and wlfo to John T. Bell and others , : ; o acu-s of w'f of inc 1U-13' 13 , Douglas county , w d 1,600. HiimoroiiH and Illustrated. Articles nt incorporation of the Iillov Publishing company were filed in the of fice of the county dork .yo-jim'Jav nfler- noon. Thu object of tlio. Iiieorpiinitlon If .stated lo bo tlio puliliiliin of humorous illustrated weekly pupor. The capital Mock is fixed at $ .i,00 , in Mmrcri offtiX ) liiich , Tlio im'orporalors are W. A. Mor- rKon , II. 1) . Sehinlor. ; Jucob KaiioU ami .JcrontD U. Pcnl/.el. Union sowing machine Ja ts : ; lift1 tsiri fMr , iliinuxs i\liu-lii--ll \ , n wi-li kpovvu wealthy fnrmur living in thu wotlcra , part ol the county , K-lnniwI to Ills lie i yesterday ttUcr a visit o.f BOYIM : ' ! da.vs. j tin ) oily. _ ; J-'tir , r < la u'lil wwler cc'/w. / llulhf
