Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA- DAILY BEE.
FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 5. 188G. NUMBER 10&
FAVORS THE PRESENT LAW ,
Representative Dorsey's Views on the Silver
Coinage Question !
OPPOSED TO ITS SUSPENSION.
Tlio Itlnmc of the ControvorHy Ijal
on tlio Slionhlcm of the Trcnstiry
oniclalfl A Variety of llrcczy
Nc\vs.
Must Not Discredit Silver.
* WASHINGTON , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele-
Biam. ] Hcprescntitlvo Doicoy of Nebraska ,
was asked to-day by the Bni : concsitondcnt
how ho stood on Hi j proposition to susicml
the Itland coinage law.
"I niii In favor , " replied lie , "of such legis
lation as host tends to enhance the silver In
terests of this country. 1 have no policy to
suggest on thu subject , but favor action
by thu government Hi it will not disci odlt sil
ver. 1 think that If the dlffeicnt ' eciclarlcs
of the treasuiy since 1ST8 had made thu same
elforts to inrlntaln the iclatlvegold value of
the silver dollai as they have made towards
bicukliirC It down , theio would now be no
dllllcnlly. "
"Then jou me In tnvor of the present law
nnd against suspension V"
"iV , decidedly. "
"What position do you take tow aids the
Shci man bill V
" 1 have not jet studied It sulllclently to
say whcthci I shall laver It or not , but em
anating liom the souico it docs it Iswoithy
of the consideration of congress. I view
It as n compiomiso between the e.xticmlsts
on both sides. "
HILLS IIY xr.nitAflii.v's sr.vATous.
Mr. Mauderson's bill , providing for the
voluntaiy rotliemunt of olllceisof the army
who served In the lute war , was favorably ro-
poited fiom the committee on mllltniy affahs
to llio senate , to-Jny.
Mr. Van Wjck'has Intioducod a bill lo pay
John F. Mlle for services rendeied and ex
penditures Inclined by him Inninintatnlng'an
Indian school among thu Tuitlu Mountain
Chlppew as of Dakota from September 20 ,
188. , to Di-ccinbei 1 , IbSJ ! . The amount Is
Sl'3,000.
IOWA MT.vint ATvoc.v.rr.s.
Today ItepicfontntlvcFredcilck iccelveda
largely signed petition fiom cltl/ens of Benton -
ton county , Iowa , in fav or of the coinage of
bllvei dollars and the Issuance of silver ici-
tlllcatcs.
C : IXVKSUOAIINO nAlir.AXD. f
WAsiiiXfirox , Feb. J. The house com
mittee on expenditures in tlic department of
justice to day agiecd upon a icsolutlon call
ing upon the sccictaiicb of the tieasmy and
intciioi and attorney general foi liifoimatlon
ns to the amount of money , if any , which has
been expended by thu government In the
telephone eases icecntly befoiu the Intenor
derailment
Chaiiman Gibson nays the resolution lim
ited the bcopuof Investigation to the oxpemll-
tmeot the goveinment , ana while thu com-
inittcu did not want to .shiilc any lesponsi-
bility. it had noauthoiitv toopcn up the
telephone contioveisy. He said , as 0110
membei of tlic committee , hu did not think
it should be made a com I of appeals to de
cide whothei Seeietaiy Lamai'b decision was
collect 01 not.
fin.vATn niir. < ! tN'iisonrccn.
Among the bills Intioduccd In the senate
to day weio the following :
Bv Senator Mandei.ion To facllllatc pro
motions , and to ictiio fiom active service
upon their own application ofllccis oftho
nimy who served during the war of the
rebellion ns general olllcers of volnnteeis.
Si'iitdoi van Wyck , from the committee on
public lands , icpoitcd favorably his bill for
the ii'llef of settleis or purchasers of lands
within the giants of the Noithcin Kansas
railroad.
TUB Tni.ni'iioM : SUIT.
Solicitor General ( Joodo is now engaged In
thu picparatlon ot a Dill to be tiled against
the Ameilcan Bell Telephone company to
vacate and annul its patent. Ho bays that
the suit will bo Instituted as soon as the
papeis can bo piepaied , nnd that no decision
will bo reached in icgnid to the place of
bilnglng It until the papers aio icady.
Ilin DAKOTA I AND MATH U.
To day Commissioner Sparks vviotu to the
smvejor general of Dakota In reply to his
icQiies-t for authoiily to makoasuiveyottlio
lands Mtimted In the region IjIng noith nnd
west of Devil's Lake , that in view of the
ola'm ot thn Turtle Mountain Indians to this
land , and that the whole question will bo
huhm'tted to congiess for the icquislto legis
lation as to the icgnlni extinguishment of
the Indian title , that surveys within the de-
Bcilbi-d dlstiict should bu suspended. Hols
diiectcd to avvnid no more contracts embrac
ing tliu lands .situated thcicln , and all Mich
contracts now pending are Indeiinltely sus
pended.
Tin : cAmxr.T JIKHTIXO.
The cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the iiiembert , oj cept Sccictaiy I/iiimr ,
who Is not In good health. The pilnclpal
topic of discussion was tlio action ot the
house of ropicsentntlves jesteidny in adopt-
j ing Kland's resolution calling on thu secie-
taiy of thn tieasury for information In icgaul
to his past and fufiuo policy on the silvoi
question. Thnpiopilety and expediency of
disclosing tun Inline policy of
the administration on this ( j lies 11 on
wascoiibldeied nt length. It Is undfistood
that the conclusion i cached was that the see-
letary could best icply to that portion of the
le.solutlon byicfciencototho views oxpicssed
by the president in his message to congress ,
nnd by the socielury of the tieasmy in his
annual icport on the subject , with nn cxplan-
ntoiy statement that their sentiments in re
gard to silver lonialns unchanged.
OAl'lTAJ , ( ir.KANIXCIS.
The president sent the following nomina
tions to thosennto to day :
I'ostnittsteis Di'iiison Howe nt Fnlilield
( Nob. ) , Laura II. Webb at Farmer City ( UN. ) .
Ktienc/ei Baibci at Mnihelllcs ( His. ) , Daniel
W. Ooiild nt Mollno ( Ills. ) .
Thu commltlco on railways and canals ,
after listening to aigumentH fiom Kcpic-
hontatlvcs Muiphy and I'luinb advocating
the llennepln canal piojoct , appointed these
gentlemen , together with llopruscntatlvo
Cole , n bub-committee on thu question.
*
AaiO.VG TIIEnAlLltOAI)3.
Rotations oftlio Atlantic & Paclllo to
the Now Freight Pool.
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. The Chicago committee
of thu eastern hunk line Height agents met
to-day in confcienco with Commissioner
Blanchard of the Central TrafUo association
which was fanned yesterday. No ropie-
Bcntutlvc of the Chicago it Atlantic load was
present. Thu position of that toad was dis
cussed , and Commissioner Blanchnid stated
hohadhccn incoirospondenco with President
Jovvett oftho Chlcaco it Atlantic The com-
HiKsMon > r mentioned that eventually thoioad
would prove peaceable nnd como Into the
p tool. 11 Is iinoii this that the permanency of
iho Central Traffic association dopoinls. The
meeting adjourned subject to the call of the
commlislonci , who goes to Now York to-
inoriow , niosumably to try and smooth the
way fur the Chicago & Atlantic. Thn old
pcicentngesvv111 remain In foico until new
ones can bo decided upon.
Ucolliioa to Attond.
CHICAGO , Feb. 4.--Tho Hock Island road
to-day declined to accept the invitation ol
th ? Chicago v ; Noithvvcstcrn railway for n
meeting oi tin lines Intcicsttd in uoithwo t
crn p.issongfir tralllc. Only when the Si ,
Paul jaa.d renews allegiance to the Missuini
ilver association , the KocU Island sa.svll !
it cuuscut to attend the proi o ed niectlnj ; .
Snow In tlio Old Dominion ,
la NCiiuuNO , Pa. , Fob. 4 Snow l.n IS !
t ilcu since Wednesday noon. It N tuel\ °
inohcsdeCp. All railroad cominunliMtlon ii ' ,
intciruptcd , Kcports fiom the bouthvves
poitlou ot the state Indlcuto unpainllclkv
enow slornis , anil uiuts Of tiiovv lom tvv <
to three feet deoji.
MSKUASICA XUOGl TS.
A I'olntor Cor tlic 1'aoklng on Kcnr-
IIC.V'H "Model I'ostnumtcr.
KKAIINKV , AVrb , Teb. 4.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ] It Is rumored hero tlmt Inspectors
I'oMnson and Spancler have found Kcar-
nejN postmaster sliort In his account1) , and
demanded the amount nf shortage fiom his
bondsmen , who will piy , nnd who have
placed the oftlco In temporary charge of Mr.
I' . 1' . Phllllpar until Morgan's successor Is
appointed and continued. In the meantime ,
Dr. Miller's pet Is loainlng the street arm in
arm with Hon. A. ( ! . Scott , cx-chaliman of
tlioicpubllcaii county central committee , and
lefiisos to bo comforted. The chief mourners
nt this political funeral will be Dr. Miller ,
Juan Uoylo nnd A. . Scott.
Uii.slnrss fiiu In Trouble.
Dn.VTiitci : , Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special Tele
gram. ] Charles E. Wilson , books , stationery
and variety stoic , was closed today on a
chattel mortcage amounting to 81,825 , given
to non-icsldents , supposed to bo Wilson's
filends. Wilson went away jestciday to
SloitK City , It Is said , to get financial aid.
lie owes nothing here , but Is supposed to
ovvoon his .stock , which will not Invoice
enough to cover llio mortgages. The mort
gages wcro foiccloscd within one hour after
being filed. _ _
Terrible Kate of Immigrants.
LtNroi , > T , Neb. , Feb. 4. Advices fiom
( icnova state that tlic bodies of n man and
\\onmnnlid.sl\clilldicn\\ero found f to/en
stiff on the prahlc near Oberlln ( Kas. ) yes-
day. They aio supposed to bo a man named
I.cmmon nnd his family , who started In an
cmigiant wagon for Obcilln just befoio the
recent blbzard and havonot been heard fiom
since. Abiotlier of Lcinmon has gone to
Obeilln to Identify the bodies.
Hotel ClintiKCtl llnnds.
COUTVIIIUP. Neb. , Fob. 4. [ Special Tele
gram. ] The Grand Central hotel at this
place has changed hands. A gentleman
named I.cman fiom Colorado , n practical ho
tel man , has taken zhaigc , and will at once
make needed Improvements.
Alive and Kicking.
COI.VMHUH , Neb. , 1'eb. 4. [ Special Tcle-
Biam.J It Is learned from goodaiithoilty
that Dr. Nelsivcnnd \Venrlckof Colum
bus weic not drowned atNlobraui , but woio
In good health and spit Its when they left the
city.
Tim FAIlt MISN.
1'rooccillnfjn of tlio Intcrnntlonal As-
fiocialion Ycstcrdnj * .
IxniAXU'oi.is , Teb. 4. Thu Inteinational
Fall association continued its session to-day.
The foienoon was chiefly devoted to the
rending ot papers. The follow ing scaln ot
cliaigcs to exhibitors w as adopted : Stallion
stalls , 52 ! ; hoi so stalls , § 1 ; cattle btalls , SI ;
sheep and pig pens , to cents to SI. In all
othei dcpaitments.bofoie any space Is allotted
01 nitiy tickets are issued , every evlilbltoi
shall hp leiiuiicd to puichaso a season ticket
at to.fii ) In lieu of entiiiuce tee , this sum to
cover all entiles made by him.
Thu committee on clicuit ot fahs reported
in fav 01 of the following oidei , which was
adopted : Western clicuit , Minnesota , Iowa ,
Nebiaska , Kansas. Illinois , St. I.ouis. Mid
dle cii cult , Ohio , Toledo , South Bond , Indi
ana. Illinois , St. Louis. The dtstiict tails at
Umaha , West National and Kansas City
shall bo held simultaneously witli the Minnesota
seta Kansas and Nebraska state tails , and the
Michigan state fail will begin at the same
time w Ith the South IJend fair.
Thu following otliceis wcie elected :
Piesldent. D. U. Gillmm ot Illinois.
Vice Pipsldcnts A. li. Ewlngof St. Louis ,
Samuel Dysart of Illinois , Homy Ware of
Toionlo , S. C. Stevenson of Montieal , T. U.
Mcrccln ot Wisconsin , W. Evctt of Kansas.
W. B. Seward of Indiana , C. C. Bovven ot
Nuw York , J. B. Dinsmoicof Nebiaska , ] { .
C. Whpoloi of Iowa , Charles Hoed of Ohio ;
ticasiucr. W. W. Whitnel , St. Louis ; Secie-
taiy , F. J. Wade , St. Louis.
l\eciitivoCommittce-J. M.Walbh of St.
Louis , 11. J. Hill of Toionto. F. Jl. Webster
of Kansas City , Robeit Mitchell ot Indiana ,
Clmiles W. Mills of Illinois.
Thu next meeting will bo held at Chicago
Dccembei 10 and 10.
HIS FEELINGS HtllT.
A Chicago Pastor Sued for Libel by a
Police Justice.
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. Police Justice Mccch
bi ought suit In the clicuit com t to-day to re
cover 827,003 iiom Itov , Dr. A. K. Kitticdge ,
who ho claims libelled him In his seimon of
Sunday * last. Dr. Klltrcdgo Is pastor of the
Ihlid Piesbyteiian chinch. Alter alluding
to the alleged maladministration of justice In
tiie courts of this elty , ho icferrcd diiectly , it
Is said , to Justice Mccch'b action in disposing
of the cases of Zl > gambleis , who were ni-
icsted in llanknl's gambling house a week
ago.
ago.Ho said : "All fcai of the law Is rapidly
passing fiom the minds of wicked men.
Law bieakers pie only arrested to bo set frco
nt tlio-sollcltatioii of some alderman 01 in
retnin for a handsome biibe , as was tiuo this
mst week , when ono justice by the name ot
Mecch dlschnigcd a company of gamblers at
the leanest ot the latter , changing the otlenso
Irom gambling to disorderly conduct nnd
asking only n line of SI liom each. Now It Is
impossible to estimate the evil and destructlvo
icbiilt.s of this bold venality of our police
justices. The law loses its sacicuncss ,
justice Is t.unpciod upon , vour city Is becom
ing the Mecca of the criminal classes of the
woiid , nnd t onlay gambling hells , sou ices of
lust and hliamo nnd the vilest nnd lowest
conceit halls are fearlessly open day and
night , n deadly cancer to our body politic
and a disgrace to our boasted civ libation. "
Di. Kltticdgo this evening said that his
Bcimon vvascoiH'clly icpoitod ; that ho will
meet the Mill tnlily.uut that hu will sco that
caieful mutiny Is made into police court
methods.
A Prison Revolt.
PinsnUKO , Feb. 4. It Is icportcd that a
revolt occurred at Itivoisldo penitentiary this
moinlngln which three deputies v'cro In-
jiued.
A sellers affray occuued this rooming In
which Deputies McKnln , Gleaves and Kd-
wards wciu Injuied , tl'o two loimerdancei-
ously. A pilboner named James Claik , who
has been serviiiLT a sentence of seven years
foi buiglury.hau been oiitoicd totho dungeon
for infraction of the niles. McKnln and
Ciicavcs o coitcd him to the dungeon.
Ho promUed to go quietly , but in an
unguarded moment tin nod upon them
with n largo knife which ho had secreted in
ills coat. Ho Hist made a desperate lunge at
McKnin , and phi need thu knife Into his nock
and temple * , and also t hi list the weapon Into
Hic.iVCR' shoulder blade twice. Deputy Ed-
wai els , hearing tan noise , came to their aid ,
but before ho could render them any as
sistance hu was felled to the
giound with a terrible blow , and Clark ,
jumping on him , beat nnd Licked him In
a frlchttul manner. By this tlmo the guard
had been alarmed , and Clink was ovcipow-
eied and placed In the dungeon , The in-
juicd men weio removed to thn hospital , The
examination showed that McKnln lind bocn
mortally wounded , nnrt uieavos and Kd-
wards serloutly wounded but willfccover.
With no Ill-jut to Kxlst.
CIIICAOO. Fob. 4. In the circuit court to
day Jiulgo Moron granted Attorney General
Hunt permission to tile a petition asking that
tliu chatter of the National Sayings bank of
this city bo declared Invalid. It Is alleged
that tlio Kiudall County Savings bank , to
which the oluitw was originally * granted ,
was never organi/od , i ud that iw capital
block was not fubscribcd within two
as n
Tim Killing of Craw/unl.
\VASIII.\OIOX. Feb. 4. It Is believed at th
wai depailment that the Killing of Captah
Ciavvtoid by Mo.xlcan hoops was the esul
of an accident , and tUt tlih .Mexicans Cm
ou his conunaud unilcr t'oo Ji-preisioii that
they
ACROSS THK OCKAN . -
The NcvvMlnlfltri'n Pinna Outlined hy
the 1'rcmlcr.
lOMox , Feb. 4. Gladstone will tomorrow
row deliver an election address to the voters
of .Midlothian , giving the elements oftho
wllcy upon which ho asks that constituency
o leturn him to the hou e of commons to
ill the vacancy caused by hisncccptlng olllce.
n this , the prime minister will state that the
lew government will Instltito Inquiry Into
he entire land question In Ireland and Into
ho question whether there exists
any neco-slty for the Intioducllon of
ny specially coercive measures of leg-
slation for the Irish people , but the
unln policy of the government , the address
vill declare , shall bo ( o endeavor to reach the
soniee and scat of mischief generally ad-
nitted In tlmt countiy. The follow lug is ono
> f the sentences roiitaincd In the address ,
nnd one which Indicates pretty plainly the
mtllnes of the Irish policy decided upon by
.HaiMono :
'Although the dinicultlcs of the tn k make
t Impossible to anticipate success with con-
Idcnce , wo shall draw comfort from a
{ iiowlcdgethat wo aru encaged In n gieat
\ \ ork of peace. " _
Changing Scats In the Commons.
LONDOX , Feb. 4. The liberals and con-
scivatlves changed sides on thn meeting of
he house of commons to-day. In the house
vrlts wcro moved foi the re-election of ineiii-
icrs who had been appointed to olllcn by
'iladslono , except In the case of John Mercy -
cy , chief sccietaiy foi Ireland. The house
it commons adlouincd until Sntuiday , and
ho house of lotds until Monday.
Denmark Justice.
Coi'i-uiiAOKK. Fob. 4. The supreme court
quashed the sentence of six : month's impris
onment recently Imposed on Pomp , vlco
ircsldent ot the Folkctlilng , nnd Kdltor
' 'olltiUcn. for printing nn article insulting
he king of Denmark.
"Want Double Monetary Standard.
BniiLUV , Feb. 4. A motion Is being pre-
laied In the Ilctchstng , icqncstlng Prince
Ui-minrek to negotiate with the povvcis con
cerned for the establishment ot a double
nonctniy standard.
To Dispose of Itojnlty's Baubles.
PAISIS , I"cb. 4. The chamber of deputies
o-day agreed that the ciown jewels should
be sold to piovidu funds for aged woikmcn.
HANGING DUMAXOKD.
Settlers Insist Ou the IJxcoutioii of
Chief Gcroulmo.
Ki. PASO , Tex. , Feb. 1. The feeling in
New Mexico and AiUona iseiy stiong In
favor of hanging Ccionlino , tlio Apache
chief , nnd all his Immediate followers. In
fact , this feeling Is rapidly giovvlng Into one
gencial demand on the part of the settleis.
Kcpoils iccched here fiom a number of com
munities show tliat the people are indignant
nnd w ill oppose tlio usual policy of the army
allowing the icnegades to retuin unpunished
to thcli lescivntlon. The policy of the Cana
dian coveinmcnt in hanging Itlel Is de
manded , and .should any disposition bo dls-
plajcd to grantGeioniinohislibertypetltions
will be forwaidcd to Washington Insisting
[ hat lie bo tried for murder undei the local
aw. Geionlmo evidently expects to be
extended the same piivfleges that
weio granted to his predecessors.
Ho has lalth in the soft-hcaitcdncss
of General Crook and other leading officers
of the army because of his unconditional sur-
lender after being statvcd out. Geionlmo
lias been provided with his clothing , and Is
being well fed and caicd for , and has ex
pressed a dcsno to bo letuincd to the San
Carlos reservation as soon as possible. Com
petent estimates nlaco the number of settlers
who weie butchered during the decicdatlons
at 170. Many of the killed were women , and
had highly icspected connections in the cast.
Mrs. "icater , who was outraged nnd then
butchered , near Doming , was once a leading
society lady In Sedalla , Mo.
Jesus Kscobar , Mexican consul at this city ,
Is In telegraphic correspondence with the
Mexican authorities with the object ot indue-
iinrthem to make a foi mal claim lor Geionlmo
and his band from the United States on the
iriound that the Indians suricndeicd to
Lieutenant Maus on Mexican teirltory. It
is stated that there is nothing In the treaty
with Mexico to cover such a case.
THE TUG BOAT DISASTER.
Captain Herbert of the Blanche
Page Held Tor Exami nation.
NEW Yonir , Feb. 4. Captain Herbert , who
was at the wheel of the tug boat Blanche
Page when she ran down and capsized the
long boat of the Austilan corvette Donau
last night , w hereby ono otllcor and five sea
men lost their lives , was examined In the
police court this afternoon. Lieutenant
Philip Szeond von Kciesztes Of the Donau
presented an affidavit in which ho gave the
names of the lost men as follows : Midship
man Otto Yarsch of Vienna , Seamen Thomas
Tauzcr of Vienna , Josepti Xiparlch of
Tune , Jolin Mntkezatt ot Grade , John
horen/ln of Sanviganti , and Mark
Martlnovlch of Spollto. The aflldav It recited
the fact of the dilftlng launch ami of the dis
patch of the long bo.it from the coivctto
after It , the latter being manned by those
whoso names aie given with the seven others
when they were picked up. The use of sig
nal lamps by the seamen was sworn to , and
the disaster which occiured despite the pre
cautions ot tlio men in the boat. The loss of
lite Is chaiged to the culpable negligence of
the defendant , and the tacts swoi u and coi-
loboratcd toby one of the seamen. Herbert
was held in the sum of $2,500 for examina
tion.
The Ohio Senate Factions.
COLU.MHUS , Feb. 4. The conference com
mittee and caucuses of the senate factions
agreed on n report w hlch w 111 bo adopted by
the senate In the form of a icsolutlon this
afternoon. It piovidos for a sub-coinmlttco
of the committee on privileges and elections
to proceed at once to Cincinnati , maUo n full
Investigation and report tlio evidence and
finding to the senate within a icasonabla
time. All milters relating to contested
cas.cs In the senate are waived till the sub
committee reports on the Investigation.
Mingling With the Mongols.
CIIICAOO , Feb. 4. Twenty-live handsome
Caucasian young ladles icceived calls fiom
250Chinamen to-day In the looms oftho
Third Presbjtorlan mission on West Madl-
sorr stieet. The reception was held In honor
of the Chinese Now Year , to day being the
second day of the three days celebration ,
Theyoune Indies weio all teachers in the
Chinese hunilay school of this city. The
guests weio entertained from a p. m. till 10
p. in. Thojoung ladles served the China-
men with cotfeo nnd sandwiches , and gang
songs nnd gave recitations ,
A Cremated Firebug.
Cni6FJEL , Md. , Feb. 4. Tuesday night a
German known as George was arrested for
a slight otlciibo. On the way to the lockup
he declared If confined nil night ho would
bum the house and himself. Ycsteiday
morning the house , u small frame structuie ,
was found cntuely consumed by tire.
Among the ashes weie found the remains of
set tno to the place during the night ,
the unfortunate man. Ho had evidently
Itelcased IVom Punishment.
OTTAWA , Out. , Feb. 4. Pleiro and Jean
Baptlste , vandals , who weie sentenced to
seven > ears imprisonment In the peniten
tiary for having taken part in the Northwest
rebellion , have been uaidoned. It Is reported
that the release ot other prisoner : ) conllned
for the same offense will tollovv ,
I'n till ToboKKnu Slide.
TOHOMO , Feb. 4 , A toboggan w Ith n man
and three- women uboaul , stalled on 1U > paa-
Bagedovvn theillde here yesterday afternoon.
Befoio it was noticed the gate near the bottom
tom wns clostd. The toboggan struck the
obstruction with teullie force. One woman's
slull v\aj eiushed and the othei women
frightfully tut about ibo head. The man
cscnpt < 3.
The Senate Debates the Bill to Create
an Assistant Nn' al Secretary.
THE MEASURE FINDS FRIENDS.
Dakota Again Discussed Without
Comlns to n Vote The Sulpidng
BUI , as Amended , Passes
the Ijowcr House.
Senate.
N , Feb. 4. Prajcr was offered
by Itov. T. DoWItt Talmngo ot Brooklyn ,
The chair laid before the senate a letter
from the secretary of the treasury In reply to
he recent resolution of the senate relating
o the conscience fund. The conscience
fund , thu secretary says , had Its origin In n
mpular belief that donations of money re
ceived fiom persons unknown w ere because
of money wiongtdlly withheld from the ijov-
'inincnt. ' The llrst Item to the credit of the
fund was made In 1827 , nnd the fund now
amounts to 8323,740.
Among the memorials piesented and np-
promlutely referred was one by Mr. Sovvell ,
consisting of a concurrent icsolutlon of the
cglslattiioof New Jcisey , piolestlng against
: ho granting by congress of any right to build
jrhlges fiom the shores of Now Jeisey to
Statcn Island ( N. Y. ) , and asserting the
iloctrlno of states' rights In denial of the
power of congiess to grant such authority.
Several pelltlonswcio presented from or-
gn.nI/.illons of tlioKdlglits of Labor , urging
: ongress to open up for settlement the terrl-
loiy Oklahoma.
Mr. Cameron called no the bill providing
for the apuoiiituientof an assistant srciotary
ot thu navy. The amendment suggested by
the naval committee re-nitres that the assist
ant shall come from civil life.
Mr. Plumb luped some explanation would
la given of the ncfid of such oflicer , nnd the
need of such haste In calling up the bill at
this time , as the bill had been but icceiitly re-
Mr , ilawley favored the bill. He thought
It one ot the most palpable indications of the
times that the A met lean people wanted
something like a respectable navy. A thor
ough business man would bo necessary. He
would bo the confidential assistant ot the
sccietai v of the navy.
Mr. Beck said that Secretaries Lincoln and
Chandler had two years ago made plain to
the senate committee the necessity for an
assistant In each of their dupaitmunts. A
bill was then passed inovldlng lor such nn
oflicer in the wai nnd navy departments , but
thesnlaiy § 3,500 had not pioved sufficient
nnd the officers weic not appointed. The
main nigument then Used'yyus ' that a civilian
was necessary In order to avoid iealousles.
and as was said , "bourbonlsm" on the naval
and military olllceis. Mr. Uockfiivoicdtlie
bill , nnd pronoscd an amendment.
Mr. Van Wj ck thought this an attempt on
thepait of the republicans to force the pres
ent administration to accept another onicci.
Puihaps , however , the word "lorcc" was too
strong. Certainly additional officers were
continiy to the cxpiesscd dcsiie ot the pub
lished platform ot the now administration as
It was of the old. lie thought he had bet-
tct put the democrallo senators on their
guard , so that they might make sure whether
this additional olncor was needed. Mi. Van
Wj ck presumed the democrats might bo sus
picious of the Greek3Teyen when they bore
gilts. They might IM > entrapped.Ho had
licard of the gieat eiithuslaam.witlj'wlilch the
country some months ago ! beard of the dis
charge of some laborers' from the bureau of
engraving and printing. The leductlon had
been made from the men icceiving a dollar a
Mr. Logan expressed his willingness to
vote for the pending bill if the secretary of
the navy said It was necessary. Ho recom
mended , however , that former secietaries had
asked foi assistants only when the secretaries
were new to their places.
Mr. Cameron urged an Immediate vote on
the bill , but Mr. Logan opposed this , and at 2
o'clock the matter went over.
The Dakota bill was then placed befoio the
senite , and Mr. Harrison took the floor. Ho
insisted that the real animus of the objections
was that another presidential election should
pass before the people of Dakota weic to bo
permitted to participate In such election.
Mr. Morgan said the. senator fiom Indiana
( Hairlson ) , who was evidently a candidate
lor the pi osidency , might not have a clninco
at the votes ot Dakota for Mr. Moigan did
not think ho would linen In four years.
Mr. Hnrilson leplled that if he ever should
bo u candidate , although ho would not bo suio ,
that ho might justly claim the electoral vote
of Alabama. lie would never expect to have
it counted lei him. r-
The debate now became animated.
On Mr. Butler stating In ono Instance that
Mr. Harrison did not understand the point at
the moment In contiovcisv. Mi. Moignn ic-
maikcd : "Oh he docs not want to under-
bland it , let him go alone. "
Mr. Haiiison insisted that Messrs. Morgan
and Butloi had set up a man of straw and
hustled him around tnesenatu chamboi , and ,
as debate proceeded , aiid Mr. Harrison read
pipei.s contradicting those lead on the other
side , to snow the feeling picvalont in Dakota
witluegardto tlio question ot admission ,
one tenatoi created something of a sensation
by quotlue King Henry's exclamation , "Oh.
Loidl how this woild Is given to lying. "
| Thls brought down the llooi .is well as the
'Mr. Harrison sp Ke at some lencth In
further maintenance of the points originally
made by him infavorof the committee bill.
In concluding his icmarks , Mr. Harrison ap
pealed for justice for Dakota from men yvho.
as descendants of the men of ' 78 , would
themselves feel restive under the icstraint
now Imposed on the territory that was seek
ing admission.
Mi. Butler obtained the floor toicplyto
Mr. Harrison , but Mr. Call asked him to give
way for an executive session.
This Mr. Butler was willing to do.
Mr. Harilson wished ! some ngiecmcnt nr-
rlv ed at as to the tlmo when the senate should
come to n vote on the bill.
Mr. Beck said that In Mr. Vest's absence
ho ( Beck ) would not be willing to consent
that a time bo fixed.
Mr. llairlson understood from Mr. Vest's
colleague that Mr. Vest1 might not bo In the
senate lei a weelc > et.
Considerable confusion-uio > e as to the
com no to bo pursued , tl.u republicans show
ing an unwillingness to go into executive
session without an agreement us to the vote.
Without further action on the bill the sen
ate adjoinned , the chair ii.rt . putting befoio
the senate a message * "f oni the president
transmitting the report of ] the directors of the
Union Pacific rallwajvand the dratt of a bill
nutlioiUlnj ; certain expenditures from the
Indian lands fund to ineufl > rcsslng needs of
the Miami tiibe. ]
WASHINOTON , FeU"f Mr. Hammond
'
called up the bill to pi vo.'mVclalms for war
taxes under the act of : Ausnst 5 , IbOl , and
nets amendatory thewof'-by the United
States , being a set-off aguihst states having
claims against the general feovcinment.
Mr. Baikc.sdalo aigued in'-favor of the bill ,
concluding that it was'silnflo justice to the
v aliens slates of , the union ; "
Mr. Hepbuin attacked the bill ns a proposi
tion to relieve ceitain states that had been In
rebellion from ihu obligations of pajmcnt
without any way of attempting to secure
equal justice to all the tates by relmbuislng
those which Had promptly made full pay
ment.
At 1:15 : the house went Into committco of
tlio whole for fuithor consideration of the
shipping bill , pending an amendment being
altered by Mr. Holumn , limiting tha compen
sation of lollectoiji , Inspectors and shipping
commissioneis.
Afterashoit debate the amendment was
withdrawn ,
Mr , Buchanan offered an amendment , pro
viding that any vessel arriving from a foreign
port in a poit of the United States in dis
tress , or not encaged In trade , shall bo exempt
from tonnage tax. Adopted.
Mr. Hcvvlttasked and obtained unanimous ,
consent to strike oat the amendment piovidil
ing that only ono consnlai ceitilicate shall bo
ic < jurd ! ou any oiiu tow of canal boats or
barges trading between the United States
and Canada.
The committco then rose and the bill was
passed.
Mr. Brace asked unanimous consent to
offer n resolution setting apart Friday nnd
Saturday next for consideration of the Fltz-
John Porter bill , the previous question to bo
ordered at B o'clock Satuulay afternoon ,
Mr. Heed objected.
The house then adjourned.
IjAllOH
A Blow IIIR niizznril and Settled Strike
nt Now York.
Nr.w Yonir , Feb. 4. The snow storm
which swept down upon the city jcsterday
continued with lltlln abatement all night. It
Is a regular western bllz7ardmid , undoubtedly
the woist storm Now York has experienced
since 18S2 , thu winter of the Clark-Howe fire.
The streets mo being rapidly filled with
snow , nnd the street cars are being pulled
along burled rails with great difficulty by
double teams of hoisc . What adds to the
dlfllculty of the situation Is the strike upon
the Bioadway and Seventh Avcnuo railroads ,
Broadway Suifaco inlliond , Sixth Avcnuo
railroad , and Fourth Avenue. Nocais left
the stables of the several companies since an
early hour this morning. As n icsiilt tlio
elevated railroads have becnciowdcd to n
dangerous extent all the morning.
Many business men have been com polled to
walk to theli ofllccs. All malls aio delayed ,
especially those liom the south and west.
Some malls have not been heard fiom jet.
Not a car has been run over the Fouith
AvenueSurfnco road since nn puly ; horn this
mooning. Thoslilko U due to thu refusal ot
the company to operate the road according
to the lecentlv adopted tlmo .schedule
foiced upon the company by the oxeeutlv'o
board of thoKnipiia Piotcctlon Association
of Now Yoik. All cinplojcs of the load
are affected by the strike. The company's
stables at Thirty-third street nnd Fouith
avenue were deserted this afternoon. Cars
stood empty on the track and not more thaii
a dozen men were .seen about tlio place.
Six bundled drlveis and condiictoisalid
200 stable men. employed by the Broadway
and Seventh Avenue Hntlroad company quit
\\orkatniidnlgiit because the schedule put
Into eflcct by the company on Fcbiuary I
did not bilng their working time within
twelve hours , agreed upon nsn day's work.
Several weeks ago the stablemen asked for
no concession from the company. 'Ihelronly
icason tor going on astilke Is tliat the agree
ment between the d livers and the conductor's
had not been can led out.
The dllllcultv with tlio Fouith avcnuo line
ended this atteinoon , satisfactory nrranee-
ments being mudo between the company and
men. At 2:30 : o'clock cms stalled luuriim ; .
The difficulties hnvo now been adjusted on
all Its lines and the stiiku is nt an and.
Tliedifllculty on the Fourth Avenue rail
way was adjusted late in the afteinoon. The
company agiced to lix a schedule ot trips ,
which will constitute a day's work , and flic
pay for which shall be § 2 per day. The
stablemen , hostlers and svvitcheis are to
woik twelve and onc-loiuth hours with two
homo for meals. The old employes will ic-
ceive 512 per week and the new men Sll..r)0
per week tlio llrst six months. C.us began
running soon after 4 o'clock.
Dining the afternoon the Bioadway and
bpvcnth Avenue line acceded to the demands
ot the men tor § 2.2j pei day of twelve houis
fordiiveis nnd conductors , nnd S12.25 per
week instead of Sll.Wfoi hostlcis and stable
men. Cai s began runnlnc about 2:30 : p. in.
These teims begin Febiuaiy 15.
The Coke Region Trouble.
PiTTsnuno , Feb. 4. Between 250 and COO
German and Irish laborers w ore sent Into the
coke region from heie to-day , nnd In the
morning several works will be put in opera
tion. Evictions and resumptions , it Is
thought , will have the desired clfcct. In some
district the strikers are beginning to show
signs of weakening , while at other points
they aie as dctuimined as ever to stand out
for advance * . Six oftho families evicted yes-
tciday are living in the mill and a mini her of
tenements owned by Itlchaid Barton , a
miller.
FIGHTING BATTIjKS WITH WIND.
An Arizona Tenderfoot Tackles llio
Apncho Quc.tlon.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Feb. 3. Editor of the
BEE : As nearly nil the tcndeifoot soldiers
arc cither complaining or advising in the
nfl'airs of the department of Aii/onn , I
would like to make a few suggestions to
tlio smart ones , vidon't : complain of
General Crook's management through
th public press , as it will do no coed , but
sit down and write the general afriendly
letter giving him your plan for subduing
tlio hostile Apaches nnd instruct him how
to handle the troops in a country you
know nothing about and under difli-
culties you could not comprehend ,
if on the giound. Then ho will probably
rccogni/c your MHjorior ability and expe
rience nnd resign in your favor. Then
wo will see those Apaches receive thuir
juet deserts in less time than it takes to
tell about it. But , seriously , do all those
who tire complaining about General
Crook's dilatonness in subduing the hostiles -
tiles know what they arc talking about ?
I bci veil Uncle Sam for two jcars in the
department of Arizona , just piovious to
Ciook's transfer to the department of
the Platto. Given two good bronchos , n
saddle , a gun nnd ammunition , I can
elude the pursuit of lifty men indefinitely
nnd maintain myself in the mountains of
Ari/onn and Mexico , if this is true , and 1
maintain it is , how in the name of com
mon sense can unyono expect General
Crook , or any othergenoral , to bring aim
keep in subjection thoau Apncho Indians ,
who aio familiar with every foot of coun
try and every vvntor hole in it , witli an in-
sunicient force , nnd handicapped by res
ervation agents nnd the press , who will
declnro every red devil a "good Injun"
as soon ns ho makes his nppcaranco on
the reservation. Hero they stay long
enough to rest , draw i aliens nnd procnro
nmumtion , and nru then ready tor
nnother raid. Now J hn o a plan for
hitbduli ! < r nnd keeping thu Apaches in
subjection , 1'iist let tlio president pro
vide every Indian agent in the depart
ment witli a foiuign mission or scad thorn
on an Arctio exploring expedition. Then
turn the Indians over to Gun. Crook ,
give him what troops lie needs , nnd let
him alono. His past record is fciiOlcient
guaranty of what ho will do ,
TKNDEIIKOOT.
TJin FIRE HKCOUD.
Hairbreadth Escapes From a Country
Residence Fire.
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. The residence of John
D , Caton , on the north bluff , Ottawa (111. ( ) ,
caught Ino about midnight nnd burned to the
ground. Theie was none of the family at
home. * The servants had nauovv escapes
fiom being burned to death , A female
domestic was the Hist to waken , and then the
room was full of smoke. She sprang fiom
her bed , but could not stop to get her cloth-
Ing. In a night diess she lushed thiough the
hall to the room occupied by the otho
servant. The llio was cieeplng nil around
her , and tvv Ice before she had succeeded In
aioiislngthu Inmate hei night dies * caught
lire. Tin owing bed clothes around her
they ran to the window to liud
it nailed down. By this tlmo the sUilrj had
commenced to bum and they weio compelled
to tight theii way tothudooi and succeeded
in calnlnu' the Iresh air ,
The lire Is said to have caught from n stovepipe
pipe passing Irom the dluiitr loom to a
bed room above. The main house was -.11
destiojed. The judge was seen at his city
residence and said the most vnluablo thing in
his Ottawa house was his lloraiy. In it was
n complete bit of Andubon'8 workswhich hu
rallied at S1 , X ) . Ho also had a laige collec
tion of natural hUtoiy bpeeiiiieiiswhiehcould
not be replaced. Hu thought the total loss
would bu $40,000 , on which thuiu was but
19,000 Insurance.
A NEW DICTIONARY.
The Labor Imolvcd The I'M I tor nnd
IIli Tnsk.
Tlio second part of "The Now English
Dictionary" being compiled nt Oxforn ,
Knglniid , which Jr. Murray is editing ,
completes the letter "A"midoiitors upon
"II.1' There lias been so long n delay be
tween the issues of thu lirst and second
parts that impatient scholars began to
think that tlio dictionary would bo as
slow in finishing as the "Acln Sancto
rum. " But the delegates of tlio Claren
don press , who aio in cfl'ecttho publish
ers , now confidently hope that succeed
ing pails will appear nt intervals of
six months only. Tlio staff has been
greatly enlarged , its hcadqunrlcrs have
been removed to Oxford , where the
minting is done , nnd I suppose there will
bo no dilllculty about money. In all ,
there arc to bo twenty-four parts , and as
two have been published , thu whole
work ought to bo eoniplutcd wit hin cloven
vcais. It is n long time , and this h an
impatient ngc , but meanwhile each part
is an invaluable addition to the woiKing
tools of every student , or of everybody
to whoso business u full knowledge ac-
( iurntu use of words are essential.
Dr. Murr.iy's qualticatlons for tlio
gigantic task ho set himself are of a high
order , and the work ho has already donu
is pi oof enough of his capacity. Tlio
specialists in words admit his competency
and npplnud the wolkinaiiship of the
dictionary so far ns it has gene If Dr.
Murray's discretion worn equal to his
learning , ho would bo a model editor ; a
standard which , indeed , hu dons not as it
is very far dcpai t from. It is in too ready
admission of doubtful words and doubt
ful aullioiitles that ho may bo said to orr.
If tins is nipant to bo n thesauius of all
words which have ever been printed in
English type , there is nothing to bo said ,
Dr. Murray's own account of tlio matter
is biond enough to cover anything.
The general reader , ho observes , will
huro lind thu derivation and accepted pro
nunciation , tliu past history and present
use , of ovciy word which may occur in
his leading. Ho adds , to bo sure , a
qualification , if it can bo called ono. ilo
is to lind every word which may occur in
his reading , and concerning which hu
may icquiro tin thcr information. There
arc certainly many woids vv hich occur in
one's current rending concerning which
the judicious student would require no
other information rhan an assurance that
ho sliovld never meet them again. To
include in n dictionary all the slang and
all thu slipshod uses of words in the
printed matter of the eav ! , is to embalm
tiles in amber. The rceoid is cmious
rather than useful , and it may bo ex
tremely misleading ; its influence on the
English language corrupting. Tlio gen
eral reader , erroneously but inevitably ,
has come to regard a dictionary n& an
authority and to shelter niinselt
behind jt , especially if it bo a big one.
Scientifically speaKing , a dictionary is
not an aulhorjtj" it is u collection ot au
thorities. It is a collection of scstimo-
nies by credible and respectable wit
nesses. The wider an editor .spreads his
nut , the less he Q in claim to bt > of himself
an autlioiity. His ollico is iudicial ; he is
to determine , and tlmt without appeal ,
on the admitsibility of evidence. But
there are judges and judges. Tlio Eng
lish judge admits only such evidence as
comes within delinito legal rules. A
French judge lots in "every thins. Dr.
Murry has preferred tofoljowtliol'Vcnch. '
He lends the sanction of his name and of
his dictionary to words woich are of to
day , and which can have , or ought to
have , no to-morrow. It is a dangcous
toleration.
The system by which the material for
this "New English Dictionary" has been
collected would naturally tend to accum
ulate great masses of quotations. To
gather it has been a task of twenty-five
years , and of more than 2,800 readers ,
working under the superintendence of
the London Philological society. More
than 8,000,000 quotations have been sup
plied to the editor , and of these ho means
to insert in the completed work not less
than a million. So comprehensive a
scheme , useful and necessary as it was ,
inado it all the more imperative on the
editor to apply to the results of it a rig
idly critical method. But ho lias been
moro catholic than critical , and he
has acted in the largest spiiit on his
own definition , aheady huge , of
a dictionary which should include the his
tory of every woid nnd of all tlio differ
ent uses of every word in the written lan
guage. Yet wo all know ho has not really
included all , and could not incliulo all.
Dr. Murray would not venture to own
himself much indebted to the labors of
Itis predecessor. Grose , nor will ho adopt
into his thesaurus all tlio words which
Capt. Burton lias thought needful for
rendering to an English car the full
moaning of "Tho Arabian Nights. " For
ono reason or another , any editor of any
English dictionary excludes something.
If from this had been shut out much that
is tiivinl and transient , as well as what
ever is indecent , the work would not
have been less satisfactory cither to the
scholar or the general render.
In most oilier respects this "Now English - .
lish Dictionary" is , by the consent of these
most competent to judge of it , an admir
able piece of lexicographical woik. It is
nothing to say that it surpasses nil others.
Thcro is no other which can pretend to
compete with it in method , in inllnc-is in
tlio copious application of the historical
principle to each word , or in llio richness
of its etymological exegesis. Criticism
on it has dealt for tlio most part witli
details ; for its general scope
and execution there bus been little
but enthusiastic praise from the high
est philological authorities. 1'orhaps
the most marked compliment of al ] comes
from I'lanco. M. Paul Mojor , in pre
senting the first pint to the Academy of
Inscriptions ami of Belles Lcttrcs , pro
nounces Dr. Murray's work Niipuiior to
nny existing dictionary , including the
"Deutches Wortcrbuch , " of tlio brothers
Giiinni , or to Littio , which has , heieto-
fore , to the French mind , been the stand-
( hinl of a lexicographical excellence.
Each part , which is a model of good
printing and arrangement , is published
liero at 12s Od , and ought to bo procur
able in America for something less than
$4 , allowing even for impoUciV piolits
nnd tariir. _
Another Cold Wave.
WA hjuxo'io.v , l''eb , 4. Chief Signal Officer
Haien has written a letter to tlio secietaiy of
war In explanation of the accounts ot tlm
signal ollico icccntly erltlci/ed by the second
comntiollei of the tieasmy. Hn/en sajs
most of the expenditures lir question weio
madobyhls Dii'decessorln oflic < > , and those
dialnghis administration were In conformity
with the Uw so ( nr as his know ledge ex
tends.
i
Iii ; Nitwit ol' the Carnival ,
Sr. PAUL , l > b. , 4. Thla was the great
nl ht of the Uncainlvnl. The Ice King and
foiecsitoimed the jnlacoheld by the snou-
kin ; ; and foicvs. Thu piotcchnlu display
was tlio moH vni led and brilliant evci * ce-n
In tha noitliuest.
Gouts' iimKliera
Dis : MUIM'.S , Iowa , Pcb. 4. [ Special Tele-
giamJ i : Caubeit v. Co. , gentlemen's fur-
nlhhlug goods , nindu an alignment today.
, cUi , < XK ) ; liabilities , 502,400.
for To-Day.
Mis 01 in VAI i.uvWanner ; fair weath
er ; southeijy waimei winds In thu sou them
poitlon : westerly winds- the noilhem poi-
tion , fahlttlng to j > yu1liily. |
IOWA'S ' GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Both Bodies in Working Olothos Ready tt
Grind Out Bills.
CORPORATE CAPPERS MAD ,
The Woman Suffragist on Hnml Tljf
Omnipotent l'folillltlou Qtica <
tlon Vcslortlny'ftGrlnt of
Business ' .transacted.
The Hixwkeyo In
Sounds 1'rom the Assembly.
Dr.s Mi INIS ; , Iowa , Feb. I. ISpcclalJ-
All the committees of thu legislature 1mvo
finally been appointed , and there seems llttlo
else to do o.xeept to cany foi ward the various
Investigations id ready set on foot nnd to
grind out bills. A disposition has been man
ifested on the part ot a largo number ot
mombcis to completely oveihnul the various
ohniltnblo Institutions of thu state , nnd nioro
special investigating committees will soon bo
In older. The new asylum at Clatlnd.i , the
deaf and dumb nsv him nt Council Bluffs anil
the state ngilcultural college nru now the
special objects of legislative Inquliy. An
unseemly squabble In the faculty of the state1
univcislty at Iowa City will probably lead tea
a thoiough nlrlngof that double befoTo the
usual npptoprlatlon Is voted.
The case against Judge Hayes will conld
back fiom thu judiciary committee In a foty
aj & , backed up by a favoiablo report , anfl
thu Impeachment piocccdlngs will the ! }
begin.
Yesterday the attention of the senate was
hugely taken up In the Introduction of legal-
I/ing nets , and thu house had various bills
of the bimo natuio under consideration.
Actuated by n spasmodic effort nt economy
the house cndcav ored to cut oil the usual sup *
ply of statloneiy to the press , but after
w listing n half day 01 moioof valuable tlmo ,
did not succeed.
The appointment of the committees as ar
ranged by SpcaUei Head , notwithstanding
thu grow ling of the little monopoly cappci.s.Jis
giving unlvcisa ! satisfaction to the friends of
the people. Corporation nttoincvs ( eel very
soio over the fact that they aio no lontrer
patent In shaping legislation In either branch
ol the general assembly , and aio making n
united kick , but to no puiposo. The free
pass blUinlioditccd by Hon. Ocoigo L. Finn ,
the anti-monopoly member tiom Taylor , will
comeback fiom the inllioad committee of
the house , of which Mi. F. himself Is chair
man , In a few dajs with a tavoiablo
icpoit and will pass that body by a good ma-
joilty , but w 111 meet w 1th dctcimlned opposi
tion in the senate.
The woman hiiflrasists aio heie ejciii ! : the
leglslaluic as usual and have nheady suc
ceeded In getting a special woman suffrage
committee uppointod In both houses. It Is
vciy piobablo that the woman sutlingo
amendment will pass the piesent legislature
to incel Its death In the next one , as it has
done heioiofoic.
Theie Is a determination on the pi it oftho
chinch going element to stop the innnlne ot
Sunday trains K possible , bollj houses being
deluged w lib petitions to tills cflect fiom all
parts ot the state. , , ' *
Numerous and largely signed petitions ,
praying tor the enactment of a law icqulilng
the teaching of the physiological clfccts of
alcohol aie also coming In , and a bill to this
effect will bo Introduced at no distant day. '
The effort of the mayors to secuic a local
option bill for the laigo cities lias proven n
complete fiasco. Since the sudden and utter
ly uncxplnliiftblo somersault by Senator Sut >
ton on this question , thopioject has not lind
a ghost of a show nnd will not receive the
snppoit of a Imlf do/.en icpubllcan members
In both houses combined. ,
In the senate to-day bills were Introduced
prohibiting railways fiom clmiglng ton cents
extra In the case of cash fares on trains when
the fare Is fifty cents or loss ; also , to author-
I/o and regulate co-oociatlve societies of
woiklngmcn for manufacturing and mer
chandizing purposes.
In the house the bill to prevent property
owners from putting property out of tholr
possession to avoid taxation was teportod
back , with the leconimcndatlon that It bo In-
dohnltcly postponed. This called out a warm
discussion , nnd the bill was Dually sent to
the judiciary committee for fuither consider
ation.
In the senate Clark's bill , to requlio Instruc
tion In the public schools on the elfect of
alcoholic Illinois on the human system , was
icpoitod favorably by the committee on
schools. It called out a long discussion ,
pending yvliich the. .senate adjoinned.
The Biovvu Investigating committee has
oiganUed , with Senator Glass as chairman.
Owing to the want of a suitable room no
meeting will bj held till next Wednesday ,
when the taking of testimony will begin.
This evening tlio joint committee on the
suppression of Intemiuranco gave a heating
to thomayois and oilier opponents of piolil-
bltlon , Mnjoi Vnnghan of Council Blulls de
scribed the effects of the license s > stem In
Ills city , and thought that the experience ot
the Iowa nmyois ought to carry gieat weight
with the Icgislatuio. Ho favored the low
Iconso local option bill ,
Mayoi Magco of Slonx City lolntcd his ex-
poilcnco In enfoiclng the law , and favored a
high Itemise of 81,000.
John Biennan ot llio same chy advocated
thu name plan ,
Hon. Peter Balllugnll of Otlnniwa urged
that temperance ho taught In the homes and
schools , and that en cry discouragement bo
given to dinnlicniipsi , but thought that
Jiquoi should bo sold us fieoly as milk , gro-
cedes or oilier pi ovlslons.
Fiemifiit questions weio asked by the
incmbois of the joint committee , and n lull
heating was given the anti-piohlbltlonlsta.
Itoal Kstato Transfer * ,
The following transfers wore. Hied Fob
0 , with the county olcrk , and repotted
for the BBC by Amos' Real Instate
Agency :
HciboitJ. Davenport , single , to James B.
Itlley , Its 13 and 13 , and all or 14 except south
14 feet , Parmcntei Place add , Omaha , w d
j'tobcrtA. Harris and wife aiidothoi * to
Board ot Education School Dislilct , It 9 ,
blk 1-3 , Hanscom Pl.ico add , Omaha , vv d
SI.UV ) .
( U'o. L. Mllloi and wife to 0. K. Perkins ,
trustee , part ofy \ of bee 11-14-12. south of
centei line of Omaha < fc NoiIII Platte K. It , ,
Douglas county , w rt-SS,4 < V3.to.
Geo. L. Miller and wife to Omaha & North
Platte liallioad company , 100 feet upon nK
of sen 11-14-13 , centei line of Omaha & Norm
Plattu rnilioad , Douglas county , light of Way
doed-Sl.
James M. Swutnam and otlioib to Elvruort
Coopei , Its 4 and 5 , blk 3 , J.eaH'nwoith Tei-
rauiadd , Omaha , w d-Sl,0X ( > .
\V. ( i. Plgman and wile to John Kilckson ,
It 4 , blk 10 , Isaac & Selden'a add , Omaha , vv
d-S7iiO.
Jelfei&on W. Bedford and wife and otheis
to Ceo. M. Naltlngei , Its 0 and 7 , blk 0 , Kirk-
wood add , Omaha , vv d-SG50.
Wauen hwlUler and wife to Jennie
At < bison and others , It 14 , blk 0 , It 13 , blk C.
Its 4 and II , blk. 5 , Maish'b add , Omaha , w d
S4XX ! > .
'liioinab Biennan. single , to John ( hover ,
It SO , Cnnnlngliaui ix. 1'iennan's add , Oiuahu ,
.Samuel S. Cuitls and wife to II. A Hufuf ) ,
It a. blk 1 , Bclvidcie- , Douglas county , w d- .