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" - ' " * IptT" r 1 HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , MONDAY MOENTOG , FEBRUARY 22. 18SG. NUMBER 201 REDDINCTOS PROVES A ROGUE Dismissed From Service for Collusion With a Gang of Stock Jobbers. WORKING THE PACIFIC STOCKS. OlvltiR Advance Information to Them FroinlllH 1'onlt Ion ns Chief Cleric In the Commissioner or Hull- road'n OHlcc Notes. A Crooked Clerk Dismissed. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. [ Special Tcle- tram. ] A bombshell of largo dimensions lias been exploded In tlio Interior dcpatlmcnt by tlicsumnmiy dismissal of Major Thomas ItcddliiKton , acting chief clerk In tlio oflieo of the commissioner of railroads. When Major Kcddlngton was appointed some few weeks slnco to this responsible position , It was Bcnetally understood that by reason of bis reputation ns an expert railroad ac countant Ills services would bo of peculiar value to the government in adjusting the accounts of tlio Paclflc railway , and thus materially nlil the labors of General Joseph 1C. Johnston , commissioner of railroads. As tlmo passed little things cropped out hero and there which , comlm : to Secretary Lamar's attention , caused him to suspect that In the appointment of Major Jteddlimton It was quite possible n serious mistake had been made. Secretary Lamar proceeded with great care and deliberation to ascertain all the facts concerning Major Itcddlngton's actions and history , past and present. The result proved the realization of his worst fears , and Major llcdulngton was imme diately displaced. The revelations made tend to show that A deep laid scheme was on foot , engineered by a firm of brokers , to bear certain Pacific rail way stocks , and that this syndicate would naturally depend upon obtaining advanced and authentic Information concerning what was contemplated by the authorities or likely to bo accomplished by concrcss respecting Pacific railway legislation. This is evidenced by tlio fact that upon Major Iteddington being recently sent to cxamiuo and report upon the amounts paid as subsidy by the Pacific railways to the Pacific Mall Steamship company and various other railway matters , the stock of the Union Pacific and Pacific Mall fell from six to eight points. It is alleged also that Major Kcddlngton claimed to have formulated tlio instructions upon which ho acted in this examination , ho representing that Gencial John- stone wns practically superannuated. It came incidentally to the knowledge of Secretary Lamar and Assistant Secretary Jcnks some time slnco that information Had been surreptitiously obtained at the interior depaitinonl for n lonu period by which a ring of stock jobbers have been enabled to operate successfully In the maiket In Pacific railways securities. Thereupon nn order was made to preserve the utmost secrecy concerning the actions of tlio department , and Major lied- dlngton wns strictly enjoined to observe it. Ills removal indicates that Secretary Lamar unearthed the game being played. It is further alleged that Congressman Throckmorton , chairman or the Pacific rail ways committee , anil Congressmen Dunn and Uabcll ot the same committee , were named bv Major Ueddlngton ns persons whom ho Influenced , if not controlled. As tliesegcnlleincn seem to have been largely sponsors for Major Hcddington , It is appa rent tiiat they have been fearfully duped by the specious representations of the latter person , and doubtless they will heartily ap prove tlio action of Secretary Lnmar in dis placing him. IHJWAHI ) THKin VAI.TANT SKJIVICES. The discussion about promotions in the army has revived the talk * " about rewauling Lieutenant Grccloy and Sergeant Brainard for their .services in the A rctin ocean. Upon the rescue of Grecloy's party and their ictiiru to the United States it was generally be lieved that the services and heroism of Greoloy and Brninnrd would bo recognized and rewarded by promotion. At the last ses sion of congress a bill wns introduced to create tlio ofilco of assistant blgiml officer with rank of colonel. This was intended for , Greoloy'n benefit , but unfortunately the bill w.is not reached. Thcrots talk at the same time of appointing Brninnrd to one of the vacancies In tlio grade of second lieutenant , Sucli tin appointment was urged upon the president , but for some unexplained reason this appointment wns not made. It is under stood that Bralnard was not ap pointed because It wns considered at ho war department that ho was too old to bo commissioned ns n second lleuten- nut and take rank below so many men his Junior in years. Then it wns feared that lirnlnard could not pass tlio technical o.xami- mtlnn required for such an appointment. Tlio first of these leasons Is entirely InsulH- elent. Bralnntdhns passed the limit of ago prescribed for second lieutenants , but If lie does not object to taking a place in which lie would rank below men who are ids juniors In years and service , It would seem that such nn objection should not be raited by the war department , nnd particularly ns Brninnrd's appointment would bo made on account of distinguished services. It Is fa To to say that Iii'thoEorvIeoof any otiier country Sergeant IJralnard would huvo obtained the promotion ho merits. While the bill alluded to for IGicolev's pro motion was pondlne In congress , President Arthur did not think It prudent to take any steps to promote him. The bill having failed , Grcoloy's friends urged President Cleveland to appoint him a major In the ad jutant general's or Inspector goncral'o de partment , three majors having been ap pointed to fill vacancies in those depart ments last summer. These olllcerswero un successful , nnd Greeloy therefore remains n liret lieutenant of cavalry , alter rendering service that has mndn bin unmer n household word In every civilized country. Ills terrible experiences nnd sulferlngln the Arctlcreglon have seriously impaired ( irccloy's health and nmko him unlit for active service with his regiment , although abundantly qualified to perform btnlt or other light duty. A bill Is pending In both houses to retireGreoloy with the rank of colonel , and his friends hope , this will bo passed during tlio present session. Braluard'n friends will make another effort to have him made a second lieutenant. The following Is the reuort prepared by Mr. LalToon of Kentuckvmndo by tlio house com- inllico on public lands on the bill to create two now districts In Nebraska : The olijecl ot the bill Istodivldo the. JUniicelmiUisnhuu district , and create out of the western halt thereof a land district to bo called the North west hind district , and to divide the North I'lntto land district and to create out of tlio western half the Sidney land district. In both of tlm nbovo named districts settlement .has increased so rapidly that the local offices cannot comply with the demands upon them As at present constituted thutwo cxlstlngdls tilcts are about 230 mile ? In length from cast to west and 73 r.dles In width from north to south. The present bill dividing them on a line , fiom north to south gives to each district ns nearly as can bo estl mated about an equal amount of ngrtcullura laud. Si-tilers lit llus western portion of the proposed districts have sent petitions to con gress urging the passage of the bill , claiming rightfully that It will bo of great benefit in settling up that section of the state , and the offices , being nearer the land settled upon , will tend to prevent frauds. The commis sioner of the general land onice and secretary of the Interior both favor the proposed bill. CAPITAL oosfiit1 or NKIIUASKA IXTKUKST Telegrams from Beatrice express surprise nnd dissatisfaction with the appointment of Hlggs as postmaster. Inquiry nt the depart ments hns brought out the fnct that the ap pointment wns made at the Instance of Mr. Hoyt , President Cleveland's nephew , who resides at Beatrice. Marvlirs papers , under ordinary circumstances , would hnvo Secured him the postmnstcrshlp. The report that Minor Bruce has como to Washington to tender his resignation is a falsification. The batch of allldavlts pub lished In tlio Omaha Itepublican , pretend ing to be copies of paners filed here , wcro doubtless furnished by Ba/llo Mills , Brook ? , and others. They must have miscarried , as they have not ynt reached tlio land olllcc. Senator Van \Vyck pays with regard to the presidential nominations from Nebraska now before the fccnate , each appointment will beaded on as nil others , on their respective merits. No man will bo rejected unless for causes that would disqualify him in the eyes of everybody. iiitsoNAL : AND oriuntwisc , Mr , nnd Mrs. K. Uosowater left here to night for their homo nt Omaha. The commissions of the postmasters nt De- Wilt , Mount Pleasant and Wlntersct ( Iowa ) , expire next , month. Mrs. Uoprcseittatlvo Hepburn ot Iowa re ceives with Mrs. Senator Logan each week now. FOHKCAST OF coHnunss. WAstttNOTO.v , Feb. Bl. [ Pie33.1 Momlay being Washington's birthday , neither house of congress will bo in session. The Blair cducallon bill remains uminished business of Iho senate. Should it be disposed of before Iho end of the week Senator Hoar will try to secure right of way for the bankruptcy bill , and Senator Plait will make a like ellort on behalf ot tlio Washington territory bill. The house of representatives is likely to devote a week to tlio consideration of appro priation bills. The committee on appropria tions expects to report the immediate deli- cicncy bill Tuesday , and will endeavor to have It considered and passed on lhatdav. Tlic pension nnd Indian appropriation bills now on the calendar will probably be taken up In the order named. During tha morning hours it is expected that the Honncpln conal bill will bo called up and discussed. m.Axn's MiNoittTY nurotiT. Chairman Bland , of the house committee on coinage , weights and measures , 1ms pre pared a minority report of the bill to provide tor the free coinage of silver , which was re- portrd adversely from his committee , nnd which is now on the house calendar. The icport Is signed by Messrs. Bland. Lanhani and Bynum , and starts oil with the declara tion that the volume of metalic money Is not subject to the control of legislation , but is regulated by nature. Itccogntzing the princi ple that nature should supply the volume of money , tlio only dtttv that devolves upon the legislator is to establish by law the ratio of value for the coinage of the two metals and to provide for the unlimited or free coinage of both at thu ratio established. The report concludes : Believing that the unlimited coinage of silver is the logical solution of the silver iincstlon , and since gold and silver sciiin to have been constitutional money in tended for the use of the states In adjusting their legal lender laws and other reasons herein stated , and yet others that might bo urged for restoring silver to where It was before it was demonetized by the net of 1879 , we recommend the passage of house bill No. 5,0'JO , which aims at this result. CAPITAL ni.KAXlKOS. The secretary of the treasury has Issued n call for SIO.OOQ.OGO : ) per cent bonds , the principal and accrued interest of which will bo paid April 1 next AMONG THE ItAILUOAUS. General Manager Cnlloway's State ment on-the Present Rupture. CHICAGO , Feb. 21. In response to a tele gram sent from Iho general ofilco of Hie Associated Press in Chicago to S. II. Cal loway , general manager of the Union Pacific railway , asking for a statement from him respecting the disruption ol the Transcon tinental association , Mr. Calloway tele graphed from Boston last evening , citing that the pooling arrangement between thu California roads expired by limitation a month ago , but there was a tacit agreement among the roads to maintain rates pending the tlmo when they could ngrco upon a basis of reorganization. Nevertheless , all lines appear to have cut rates more or less , and the Southern Pacific with its water line to Now Orleans cut the lowest At the Now York meeting , Mr. Calloway says , the Atchlson demanded 50 per cent of the southern California business and S3 per cent of the remaining Pacific coast business , or , as Mr. Calloway nsseits , HO per cent of the whole. Ho also dednrcs that there nro throe systems touching southern California the Southern Pacific , the Atchlson and the Central and Union Pacific lines and that objection was made to the Atchlson obtain ing one-halt of the business. This would have increased its percentage 7 per cent , representing about 23,000 , and Mr. Cal loway states that the other companies were willing to leave the sublect to aibltrn- tion , and oven concede ( something additional to the Atchlson road , but the latter held to its demand nnd the meeting ndjourned , fol lowed by the present open rate cutting. The telegram cites , that the Pacific Mail Steam ship company , owing to Its loss of 585,000 monthly subsidy granted It by the trans continental lines , nnd which ended bv thu disruption of the association , has decided to put on a weekly line of steamers to Califor nia by way of the Isthmus of Panama , and to bay one now steamer , and to construct an other with a view to obtaining its full share of the overland trallle. The Northern 1'nclflo Cut. ST. PAUL , Feb. 20. Tlio tariff department of the Northern Pacific received Instructions fiom Now York in regard to Ihe transconti nental row , The Northern Pnellla will make its Portland r.xto correspond with the San Francisco rate dally. Though nothing has boon snid regarding the ocean Hue from Portland to San Francisco , it is believed the Northern Pacific will work for business that way. A cut of 35 per emit lias been made In the freight rate from the cast to Portland and San Francisco. The passenger rates have also boon cut nnd first class lim ited tickets pan now bo obtained from § 05 to fcM ) to Sun Francisco. Niw Yojtic , Feb. : J1. The Northern Pacific railroad lias issued the following tahlu of passenger rates from St. Paul to Portland : Virbt-ehiss , unlimited , S75 ; limited , § 05 ; em igrant , ? . " > > . Tit nro nro no now developments In regard to the Pacific Mall company. BLOWN l'IllirrV FI3ET. Ait KxploHlon of Gas in an AimyCoul Mine None Killed. KVAXSTOX , Wyo. . Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram.J A terrible explosion occurred nt No. ! 1 mine at 13 o'clock yesterday. Fortunately none of Iho miners wore killed , although fifteen of them received seiious burns. Forty men were lu the mine at the time of the explosion. Fifteen days ago the men left the mine on account of the abundance of uas In the chambers. 1 hey vt'Cic persuaded to return , however , the mine bosses claiming there was not enough gas to cause an explosion or do any serious damage. The force of the explosion was terrific , some of the men being blown thirty feet , and the great wonder Is some of them were not killed outright. The lire lasted thirty seconds. A Delude ofOoenn Water. ST. JOHN , N. B. , Feb. 21. This city was visited yesterday by a tidal way \\liicli sub merged all Die wharves to a depth of one to four feet. Tlio rising waters covered the floors of many stores and dwelling houses onthu lower level of the city and did an 1m- iiicjitc amount ' MURDERER AND THEN MANIAC People Who Proclaim Their Knowledge After the Orimj is Committed , BUT THEY NEVER SPEAK BEFORE. lowti AVnnts n Ilnveu of Rest for Dis abled Veterans City Politics lu DCS Moliics Thc Supreme Court In Session. Unrestrained Cranks Who KIM. lia : MOINES , Iowa , * eb. 21. [ Special. ] Alter a man hns committed some fiendish crime , if the plea of insanity is advanced it is remarkable how many men are ready to pop up and declare that they knew ho wns crnzy as a teen all the while. And yet If ho was the lives of Innocent people were all the time In jeopardy , and no one pave the wanting. This fact receives now emphasis In the case of r'urroy , who killed his brother-in-law near here a few days nso. an account of the trag edy being published in Iho Bnnat thctlnip. I'tirreyls now in jail In this city , and there are plenty of people who come forward every day and testify to the freaks of this maniac and the strange hallucinations ho enter- lalncd. It would seem as If every body around his former homo know Hint he wns more or less deranged , ind yet he was allowed to go unconfincd till in one freak he took nn nxe and murdered a sleeping man. People are now beginning to Ihiiik that mnnlacs had better be shut up before - fore they kill people rather than after. Undoubtedly many Insane persons have been kept at home on account of the present crowded condition of the state hospitals. It was hoped that by this time ample accommo dations would be afforded for all who needed them , but it may bo two years more , nnd it may bo longer , before that will be done : The liospltals nt Jlount Pleasant nnd Indcpen- : lonco nro already taxed beyond their capac ity , and the new asylum nt Clarlnda has not yet risen beyond its foundation walls. There Is not a very good outlook for the poor de mented ones at present. The trus tees of the Mount Pleasant hospital ask for 8100,000 for an additional wing that will provide accommodations for 200 more patients. But the floating debt of three-quarters of a million rises like n ghost before the legislature and makes every mem ber look a long time at a dollar before ap propriating it. Two years ago tlio general assembly provided for another hospital , and it was subsequently located nt Clnrinda , and It is now partially constructed. But slnco envious or malicious persons have started damaging reports about tlio expenditures nl- ready made on it the enterprise is somewhat under the ban of suspicion , and it may have trouple in getting the desired appropriations to carry on the work. Altogether , therefore , the prospects for immediate provision for all Lhe insane ol ! the state are not very flattering , but it is to be hoped that there will not be many more neglected cases to result in such tragedies as tlio recent one at Ilunncls. Speaking of appropriations , It makes a great difference whether the dear people gen erally want a certain appropriation in deter mining how poor the state Is. For some purposes the state Is ns poor as n miserable tramp without a cent , but just let the people generally ask for something and the members of the legislature af ouco see funds and resources without limit. The popular demand for a soldiers' homo is au example. Iowa sent 80,000 soldiers to the union army , and the war spirit and the soldier element nro still very strong influences in tlio stnte , so that when it was suggested that the people of Iowa ought to build n home for their home less veterans , tlio idea was caught up enthusi astically and is being pushed successfully. Petitions pour Into tlio legislature at every session asking for a soldier's home. Probably 50,000 people have already signed petitions for that purpose. Some of the best speeches of the session so far have been made in favor of the project , and there is practically no opposition to it. The legislature will appropriate § 100,000 at least , to start the enterprise and the bill will pass both houses with n rush. That's because it is n popular measure , nud if the people nil want it nobody dares object. It is probable that n commission of eight to locate the homo and oversee Its construction will bo appointed , four from the house nnd four from the sen ate. A commander of the homo will bo selected from among the old soldiers and in two or three years a Hue rest Ing place tor Iowa's disabled veterans will bo provided. The republican primaries on Thursday nominated a strong ticket after a liberal ex penditure ot money. The man who received the nomination for mayor , Kobert Pullcrton , is a wealthy lumber merchant , with a lumber ring behind him. His nomination cost him several thousand dollars , but he can afford to pay it. Ills opponent wns a poor man who could'nt compete with the "bnr'l. ' " The re sult left considerable bad feeling nmong the friends of tlio defeated candidate , nnd nt first n llttlo disposition to let the democratic can didate If n aood man is nominated slip in. But belter counsel prevailed , and the old party lines will Do drawn and the battle will bo fought on the old party grounds. The democrats mo talking of n clti/.ens ticket to catch the votes of any disappointed or dis satisfied republicans , but it Is the old dodge over again , ami if successful It would bo pro claimed from Maine and California that the lopubllrnn city of tlio republican state of Iowa hud gone democratic , and no republi can wauls any such announcement as that Iscnt out. So personal disappointments and grievances will bo laid aside and the patty's success will bo put uppermost. A i'aso of ronsidcrabo Importance to Iowa awynrs and of incidental interest to mem bers of the bar In other states , has Just called Mr. Pray , the clerk of the supreme court , to Leavonworlh ( Kan. ) . Tlio Iowa supreme court reports are published by Banks & Brothers of Now York , under contract with the state. For gome time past the North western Boportcr , a law journal at Minne apolis , has been publishing the opinions as soon as delivered , or about , a year and a half In advance ot the Now York firm. They have obtained these opinions from the clerk of the com I , Mr , Pray. The New York pub lishers some time ago brought suit to have him enjoined from delivering these opin ions , claiming that their weekly publication injuied the sale of their reports. The supreme court hold that their opinions wcro matters of public record and public p roperty , and that the clerk was in duty bound to fur nish copies to all who asked for them. The New York linn now bring suit in the United States circuit court , before Judge Brown , claiming the right under their contract to copyright the opinions of the Iowa supreme court , a nd asking that the clerk bo enjoined from giving copies of them to anyone else. The case is attracting a great deal of atten tion , for U the Now York firm wins , It will take a year nnd a half after Iowa opinions are delivered before Iowa lawyers can have them. Decided to Amalgamate. NKW Y din ; , Keb ; 21. Tlm National Dairy men's Protective nssoc'ation yesterday de termined to amalgamate with tlio American' Agrlcultuial and l > alrv association. NEWS OF. NKUUASICA. llccciitly Sentenced Jlorscthlcf Es capes from Jail , nt Chmlron. CIIADIIOX. NCD. , Feb. . 21. [ Special Tolo- gram.J Wallace Church- the young man lately sentenced to Uiu stale penitentiary for six years on a charge of horse stealing , escaped from the county jail at tills place this morning about 3 o'clock. Ills escape wns mndo by the use of nn augur , with which he bored through the door and loosened the staples which held the largo Iron cross bar. Sheriff Clark Intended to start with Iho pris oner for flio penitentiary at Lincoln this evening. Patties nro search I up the sur rounding country , but thus far the whcio- abouts of Church arc unknown. Reception to the New Commander. iiAND ISLAND , Neb , , Feb. St. [ Special Telegram. ] A largo procession , headed by a martial band and the members of Lyon post , greeted General John M. Thaycr , who re turned home last night on a delayed train , with an cscott of old soldiers and citizens. iVt tlio post room congratulations were ex tended , after which the procession paiadcd the business slrccts , which wcro brilliantly and profusely Illuminated and decorated. The crowd then repaired to the Turf ex change , where au excellent spread had been prepared for thorn by the Uumsey Bros. Summer Reunion at Norfolk. NottroMC , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tele gram. ] At a meeting of the representative Grand Army posts of the northern part of lids state nt this place yesterday It was decided to hold adlstiiul convention of north Ne braska posts In this city Wednesday , March 10 , to make arrangements for n district re union in Norfolk during the coming sum mer. This Is not Intended to bo In opposi tion to the state reunion , but simply to ac commodate the old soldiers In this section. Successful O. A. H. Snpiior. OXAWA , Iowa , Feb. 21. | Special Tele gram. ] The annual supper mid ball given by Hanscom post , G. A. It. , was largely at tended and successful lu all respects. The gross receipts are 5 470. Over live hundred suppers were served aud an extra dinner given Saturday to dispose of tlio surplus food contributed by liberal citizens. The receipts will bo turned into the relief fund of the post and npplied to thcbcnclltof needy comrades. It wns the most successful entcitalnment ever given by the post. Kearney Will Cut a Shlue. EAIINKV , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tele gram. ] At a largely attended meeting of citizens Friday night all.arrangemeiits were completed for a $50,003 , hotel , three stories high , and 100x130 fcei The citizens donated 510,000 , and P. G. KIgenhart of Pennsylvania furnishes the balance and is the owner. Work is to bo commenced at once nnd com pleted as soon as possible. , The hotel Is to bo equipped with nn elevator , steam , and all modern appliances , nnd located on the corner of Tenth street and Nebraska avenue. A Mail POXCA , Neb. , Feb. 20. ISpecial Telegram. ] Hydrophobia exists In the vicinity of Mar- tlnsburg , Dixou county. P. U. Wright's dog went mad n few days since , and yesterday two of his cows exhibited symptoms of the same disease. They wci-q shot. 'One of the cows and a hog , nlso amlcted , had , I am told , n dcspeiato encounter. * , Wondcr If it would bo considered of vgreat result to have tlio latter , which yet lives , operated upon by some of our hydrophobia specialists. Proveil Very , Destructive. BLAIII , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram. ] The barn connected with the Arlington house at Arlington , caught lire yesterday at about 12 o'clock nnd burned down. It con tained twelve horses , one colt , two cows , one calf , two buggies , a saddle and hay. Nothing was saved. STRUCK A SOFT SPOT. Astonishing Act of a Soimmmlmlis tic Cattle Drover. DRTIIOIT , Mich. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tele gram. I .Edward Ashley , a Clinton county , ( Mich. ) drover , boarded the Canada South ern night express at Buffalo last evening and went to bed In a sleeper. At 1 o'clock this morning ho got up and started for the door In a somnambulistic state. The porter watched him curiously _ for a moment , and then started alter him'but just as the porter grabbed for him the drover Jumped off the platform. The train was going at a rate of forty-five miles an hour. The porter rushed through and told tlio conductor , but ns the mnn was thought to have been Instantly killed the conductor concluded It was un necessary to stop. At the next sta tion the conductor telegraphed back for the agent at Ottercllffe. near which station tlio man jumped off , to send out and get the remains nnd ship them on to Detroit. Tlio conductor took the names of the witnesses necessary for the inquest. Just as the Otter cllffe agent got the message a very cold and scantily clad man walked Into the station , ami when ho had. got ! warm , and Ills teeth stopped chattering , ho told the astonished agent that ho wished the conductor of tlio fast express to take charge of his clothes nnd effects in Ids sleeping berth. He was unhurt , having landed in n deq'p snowbank. He said lie walked In his sleep , ' THRASHED HljiU TRADUCER. A Ncico of the t/ato / Vice I'roslUerit FloH n Slandering Villain. CHICAGO , Feb. 2L-rSpeclal [ Telegram. ! A dispatch from Aiilttv ( Iowa ) says : Miss Grace UemliickH , are ntlvoof the Into vice president , publicly coi , -hlded I/.I1.L. Brown , a leading member f tlm Congiontional church , on the street 'estcrday. The cause was a Klnnder against her character , sup posed to have been promulgated by Brown. Mostot the townspeople sympathize with Miss Hendrlcks , who has always borne a spotless reputation. The exact nature of the calumny against her does not appear , but Is believed to bo connected \vitlt a young man who lias for hevcral , nioutlis kept company with Miss Hcndrickst Miss Hendrlcks met Brown on the principal street about 10 o'clock this morning. , "As Brown , In com pany with a male frfenil , approached , Miss Hendricks suddenly'draw , a thick cowhide whip from the folds' ; her dress nnd dealt Brown a blow full jit the face with all her strength. Brown uttered n cry of pain and retreated before his assailant , but the girl , now pale ns death , was , too quick for him. She dealt him another blow across thu shoulders , another ou the head , nud then showered blows on all parts of his body. By this time a crowd Ind- gathered , nnd Brown mndo his escape while fi lends wcro expostu lating with Miss Hendricks. The affair caused great cxcijerhent. It Is believed Brown will not ta e 'any steps toward legal restraint. The motive for his past course in Iho matter can only bu surmised. The Mcdjcliia of n Mob. HINIUITTA : : , Tea , , Feb. 21. A. A , Steagnl ) , charged with Incest with ills own daughter and with murdering her babe , was taken from jail by a mob and strung up by the neck. After ho Imnged live minutes the sheriff cut him down. > Ho lay ns if dead for sometimeand tl4n'began to iavo like a maniac. Ho is no iii a'critical condition , Tlm viowcf hooted ami sliouted..wliilc he was hanging and'alter MO was cut down. But Evidences of an Understanding With the Irish Leader Are Abundant , THE RIOTS AND SIR CHARLES. London's AVcalc Police Protection StrottRly Censured Dllko's Trial Far From Pleasing Ills Friends General Foreign , News. The Week lit ni-ltlsh Politics. LONDON , Feb. 21. [ Special Cablegram. ] It was known before parliament met that the ministry would produce no Irish policy. Gladstone's refusal , therefore , disappointed no ono. Chamberlain , cynically frank , said they produced uono because they had none. Gladstone intimates some declaration may bo expected by April 1. In the meantime evi dence of n good understanding between tlio ministry and Pnrnell abound. O'Brien's amendment to the address asking for assur ances against eviction was silently with drawn. Morley next day announced that tlio military would not as a rule bo used to enforce the law. Gladstone's letter to Lord Doveslcl produced momentary Irritation among the Pnrncllltes , who complained ho should appeal to the peers and landlords and president of the Loyal union for aid in settling the Irish question. They seem slnco to have perceived that the letter pledged Gladstone to nothing while In a measure pacifying tlio loyalists. Ills definite pledge In the house of commons that social order shall not bo preserved by coercion , lias en- nblcd Pnrnell to quiet the Impatience ot his followers. Ono point on which the ministry begin well is tlio foreign policy , precisely where they were the weakest before. Lord Hoscberry's brlel statement in the house of lords Thurs day Is an assurance that the peace ot Europe will bo preserved , six of the great powers uniting to compel Greece to abstain from attacking Turkey. Itoseberry explicitly acknowledges that the engagements entered into by Lord Salisbury are binding. He promises they shall be enforced , and not less explicitly approves and afiirms Salisbury's policy in tlio cast. Gladstone said substan tially the same thins In the house of com mons , i'lio Daily News , which denounced Salisbury's warning to Grcceo as a cowardly menace , considers the repetition of it by Lord llosebcrry only a friendly pressure. A bill giving the parliamentary franchise to spinsters passed the second reading late Thursday night by what the Times calls sharp practice in a packed house. Wo have not yet outlived either the riots or Sir Charles Dllko. London continues to discuss both with animation. Clitlders' statement In the house of commons and Salis bury's speeclt in tlio house of lords were by far the most interesting proceedings nt the opening of parliament. Salisbury censured Olilldeis In strong terms , ridiculed an inquiry conducted by the chief culprit , and declared the whole arrangement for maintaining order in the metropolis had broken down lamentably , disastrously and contemptibly. Chllders throws the blame on Colonel Hen derson , whom , apparently ho intends to re move after the committee have reported. Henderson's incompetence is notorious , but public opinion still holds Chihlors the re sponsible party lor ignorance of what was happeniing on Monday , but chiefly for inertness on the two days following. Ho admits his duty was to calm the public mind , but .seems to think his duty was done when he had taken steps to pro tect the public , but took no steps to inform tlio public that they were safe. The silence of the authorities spread the panic. Chihlors denies the police authorities warned the tradesmen to close their shops Tuesday and Wednesday. There Is abundant evidence that many such warnings wore given , whether authorized or not. Matters have gone badly with Sir Cliatlcs Dllko during the week. The expectations of his friends nnd advisors , that the public would accept his escape on a legal quibble as proof of his Innocence , have been completely disappointed. Keeling In all classes of society runs high against him. His defenders are personal and politi cal friends. The Council of Chelsea Libeial association hns passed a vote of confidence nnd accepts his denial of the charges which he failed to make while under oatli in coutt. The Blimlnghnm Times publishes a long argumentative statement , apparently from Sir Charles Dilko himself. The points nro that ho intended and desired to deny the charges on oath , but as his legal adviser and Chamberlain unanimously dissuaded him , he yielded , thoiish he was ready with testimony to show the improbability of Mrs. Crawford's assertions. Almost Another Rlor. LONDON , Feb. 21. To-day socialists marched from all paits of London nnd massed 10,000 strong in Hyde park. The leaders arrived at 9 p. in. Mounted police patrolled the entrances at the park , nnd strong reserve' } were held In readiness for any emergency. Dining the meeting 2,000 roughs , threatening In appearance , gathered on Great Stanhope street , but they were vigorously charged by the policy nnd dis persed. Speeches were made from three platforms. Jtcsolutlons wcro adopted ex pressing indignation nt the delay of the movement in commencing public works for tlio relief of the unemployed. Burns de livered nn effective oration , in which ho dcpieclatcd any attempt at looting nud riot- incr , attributed tlm previous rioting to mock eries of club men , appealed to tlio audience not to take their ransom prematurely nor to glvn police spies a chance to traduce them , Hyndnmn , Williams nud Champion spoke in their usual strain , but without using violent language , although earnestly demanding a social revolution in tlio positions of capital ami labor. When tlio meeting was ended the crowd moved in an orderly manner to the exit of Hyde Park corner. There , without warning , bodies of mounted police made n furious rush into the crowd , especially In the vicinity of the leader's wagonettes. Many blows wcro exchanged and the police were hooted , The temper of the crowd was rising , but In response to the appeals of the speakers they behaved admirably. A large hcetlon of the crowd escorted the leaders to Victoria street , The police continued their attempts to dis perse the crowd , and by the time Westminis ter was readied they had been scattered and quiet piovailed In the streets. There wns no attempt nt ilotlng. German Political Notes. BEKI.IX , Feb. 'Jl. The eccleslnfetical bill introduced by tlio government in tlio upper house of the landtag , which virtually abolishes ishes tlm May law , has had tlio effect of in ducing the entire party to modify its opposi tion to the null-socialist law. The spirit monopoly iilll has n belter chance of support from the clericals In the relchstag. The bundesrath passed the bill without any material alteration. The dele gates from Hamburg nnd Brcemen voted against the bill , and the members from Bavaria , Wurtembfire nnd Baden abstained from voting on the measure. The report of the German I'atitloal union for the ypar Ibtt , Just made made public , bliows tlitt there was uo diminution or de pression In the shipping trade of Germany during tlio year. In response to a suggestion made by Iho English Arbitration society , that n similar organization ho formed In Germany , a meet ing called by Deputy Set-holder wai held last week to discuss Iho advisability of establish ing a peace association. Thirty members ot thu rclchstai ; attended tlio nicotine , llcrrcn Vcrchow and Bclchscnslicr er made ad dresses In advocacy of the proposed associa tion , aud a committee was appointed to arrange - range the details of Its organization , Irclnml'H Ultimatum , LONDON , Feb. 20. The Irish party will hold a meeting nt the Cannon street hotel on SL Patrick's day , Parnell will preside. The object ot the meeting will bo to Issue to Kitg- laud the ultimatum of the Itish people con cerning homo rule. As tlio date selected for this event precedes but live days Ihe twenty- second of March , the date set by Gladstone for tha commencement ot the government's work on Irish legislation , it is believed that the nationalist leader means to force n crisis on the home rule question. Pnrnell has also arranged to havu his pnity hold fifty meet ings throughout Ireland slmullaucmmy with the one ho will preside at. The ultimatum will also bo announced at these meetings. Ijomlon Socialists Squirming. LONDON , Feb. 'JO. The socialists have ap plied to court to have the editors and imb- llshers of Punch committed for contempt of court for attempting to excite public opinion nsaliist Burns , llyndntan , Champion and Williams while the latter Is still on trial , for their utterances during the Trafalgar square riots. The complainants Intend to ask for similar committment ngaln.st the editor nnd proprietors of the Lon don Tost. The basis of the Intended notion against the latter paper Is the publication by It of a letter urging the Hogging of the do- fuudants.Tlio cause of the complaints against Punch is that It printed a cartoon represent ing Punch hanging Burns , llyndman , Champion and Williams. A Cold Reception. LONDON , Feb. 20. The Karl of Aberdeen , Iho new lord lieutenant of Ireland , mndo his state entry Into Dublin to-day. There was no display of flags by citizens , as is usual on Mich occasions , nud his lordship was but llttlo cheered by the crowd1) assembled along the route by which he passed to the castle. The weather wns cold. A Spanish Plot Uncovered. PAUIS , Feb. 21. A reported plot exists to unite Spain and Portugal under the luke ) of Braganza , and to overthrow the present regency in Spain , The Duke of Motipetisicr Is said to beat thu head of the intrigue. Turn the Money Over to the Poor. LONDON , Feb. 21. Parnell has prepared a scheme to apply the Irish church surplus not yet exhausted to relieving the distress in Ireland. Thirty thousand persons have ap plied to the Mansion house for relief. Peace Proposals. LONDON , Feb. 20. The powers have called upon Sorvln and the porte to submit at the same time their proposal for restoration of po.tco between Scrvla and Bulgaria. It in ex pected that the proposal of Servia will bo presented to-morrow. Will Have the Exhibition. 1'Aitis , Feb. 21. The French government has decided to adhere to the dotcrmlimtiou to have n universal International exhibition In Paris , in 18SO. ' ' Monster loyalist Mooting. Dunr.iN. Feb. 21 , The loyalists o the county Tyrone held a monster mcctlnz yes terday in Stewartslown , and resolved to op pose noinorulo and maintain the union. * THE AVEI3K IN AVAMj STURET. Reading Reorganization The Trans continental Smiinli. Nr.w YOIIK , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram. ] Wall , street Is still speculating over the Heading reorganization scheme. On ono hand It Is urged that Mr. Gowcn has raised sufficient money to prevent the road's fore closure , Improbable as tins may appear , it would be in keeping with previous facts of Gowen's career. Ho has been trusted time out of mind to carry out the wildest pro posals , and may bo ngain. His superstition regarding the control of capital over con ditions has iccelvcd some hard blows during the last few years , but there still remains suflloicnt vitnlity for Gowcn to juggle with. The breakdown of the Transcontinental pool has helped to bring the very word "pool" Into further disrepute. With four or five through railroad lines across the country it is ol course absurd to suppose tlicro is business enough to go round. Without enough for nil the rntcs are bound to bo cut , for some lines have advantages over others , The railroad war must come to bo de fined , then , as the vain struggling of n few magnates against the close pressure of new social conditions. These new conditions are warring apalnst the bold attempt to tux commerce and in dustry for interest and dividends on fictitious capital or on capital already several times reimbursed. I regard the question of the stability of the stock and bond fabric of American railways as the financial question of to-day , to-morrow and the day after. Sooner or later the whole stiucluto will fall to earth. The undermining influences may bu gradual , but there is danger thnl some disaster like the now threatened failure of the Panama canal may precipitate what might prove the greatest financial crisis the world has yet sneii. The tulip mania and South sea bubble wcro slight thlng-t com pared with the delusive notions as to the taxing power of the railway. As Invest ments to-day , both railway stocks and bonds should bo avoided , Instead let the investors turn to production or shares In Industrial en terprises. The Intent to which , BO J'nr. mnn at New York and at oilier cities are turning to land ns nn Investment must be regarded as evidence that thn more conservative capitalist lias already taken alarm and will have no more to do with railroad shares or bonds. Intioonlatlon KnooKs Yellow Jaolr , Coxconi ) , N. II. , Feb. 21. Dr , Dormingues Fticre of Hlo do Jnnerio , head of the bllogollcal laboratory of Brazil , who for live years lias been experimenting on yellow fevrr , writes to Dr. Irving Watson , secretary of thu New Hampshire board of health , that ho 1ms performed 0,0 jO vaccinations nnd Ihat not a Hinglo subject 1ms conducted yellow fever , although many Were In the mlddln of the infected districts nnd some acted as 1U11EL'- ! . 1U11EL'A A Commercial Feast. Nr.w YOIIK , IVb. 81. The annual banquet of thy New York hoard of trade nnd trans portation took place nt ( ho Hotel Brunswick last night. Letters of regret were rend from Sreretarlcs Bayard , Manning , Kndlcott nnd Postmaster General Vilas , lion. A , S. Sweat , Speaker Carlisle , Governor Hill and others. Toasts weto responded to by Lieutenant Gov ernor Jones , lion. Fit'di'rh'k Fialoyof Phila delphia , president of the National board of trade , and others. Telephone linw Constitutional. INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 21. Sntuiday after noon thu supiemo court decided n telephone. case , holding that the law fixing the annual lent for the itihtrumonts at SSti is constitu tional. A meeting of the directors of thu tele phone companies will bo held In Ohlcfigo on Monday , when the decision will Lie consid ered , _ _ Hiilllon ( n JSuikliH. Nr.w Yoistt , Feo. 20. The wc'ekly bank statement Mioxvtf a reserve deiwa-.o o'f S',707- TJ3. The bunks now hold S-iJ-l'Jus'li ! 1" t'X- cess of legal u'ljitUvwents. SSB ( = ? ti&SB t > THE BUTT OF MANY A JOKE- , Tlio Jolly Senator From the Tar State , ani Why Ho is So Popular , v STORIES TOLD OF ZEB VANC& Canada's Deslro Tor Annexation MuH tlpllclty of Measures to Down Oleomargarine AVItliout a ltcniilllcan 1'npcr. A Tar Heel Tolls n 8tory. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. [ Special. ] Thot Is no man in tlio simnlo who can toll morn , stories or who has more stories told of hint ? than Xeb Nranco of North Carolina. Whenever / ever anyone Is hard up for a senator upolf whom to tack a good story , thohnmlsoind North Carolinian Is choien without ccro- mony. Vance is one of those wonderfuf men who have a personal following mnoilH their constituents strong enough to nlvflf " ' them anything and everything" that they' want in the way of political prefcrmotiL Your correspondent has been told vnrloi ( ' ( stories of the popularity of Xeb Vance , Id * gcthcr with Its causes from tlmo to tlnUli The latest came from n "tar heel" who \vof ( hero yesterday. This gentleman said : "VW | It Is remarkable how popular Xob Irt among the people of our state. 1 believe thntl they would go to any extent to servo him. t think that one of the causes which led to MA gieat popularity was his action during thrf war. Shortly altcrtho outbreak of hostlllUofl lie organized a regiment , which he clotlioil and afterwards commanded until ho wiu ! sent to the confederate congress. Thlngf } were pretty tough among tlio boys down there , and for months at n time our woinetl and children wcrosufferlng for the neccssitU'rf of life , while clothing was almost unknown among them. Just when things looked blackest Vance secured a vessel whlcli' ' lie loaded with cotton and sent ! to Liverpool and brought her back freighted with colTco , cotton goods and simi lar articles which weie needed greatly by every one In the confederacy. After making a successful run through the blockade , tha stores were landed , nnd a very liberal share of them were distributed among the niothi'rMl and daughters of the soldiers who were loftf behind while their husbands and sons word at the front. You may bo sure that those very mothers and daughters , with their husband/ and sons will always stick by Xeb Vance as long as ho wants anything that they can give him. " CANADA WAXT3 TO COSIE OVHU. ) A gentleman who has made an extended tiip through the Cauadas reports that lie finds ; a very strong and growing disposition towards annexation to the United Slides , especially in Ontario. "While In lowet Canada , " lie said , "I conversed with more than fifty editors of Canadian newspapers , and they almost Invariably assured mo that if the question of annexation could be lelt to the people It would receive an overwhelming vole. It is curtain that the" Canadian people are very anxious to secure reciprocal telatlons with us , and if they could , negotiate their own treaties there Is no doubi that very favorable terms could bo made foi : the United States. The trouble is , however- that the diplomacy for Canada is distributed at the court of St. James , nnd whenever our envoys undertake to enler into negotiations with those people wo always get the worst' of it. " WHAT MIAT.L 1)15 PONT WITH IT ? The committees of congress nro wrestling with the question : What shall we do with oleomargnrine't' Bills have been introduced to tax it out of existence , to force Its manu facturers to brand It so that ho who buys may know what he is getting , and to prohibit Its manufacture altogether. A member of the house , who has given a great deal of consider ation to the subject , informs your correspond ent that lie has made a careful Inquiry into the powers of congress towards this stuff , and has como to the conclu sion that to tax It heavily would bo unwise , to ptohiblt its manufnctuie w6ujd be beyond the power of congress , and that the only method of controlling It nt all is Id insist that every pound of It that is sold shall be sold under the true name. Tills proposi tion seems to find considerable favor in both sides of the house , and it will doubtless rc- ceivo the sanction of congress , unless it "is left on the calendar as so many meritorious bills have been left before. A VEUY SICK 01.11 UiXTI.J3MAN. : Bepublicans in Washington complain bilXi terly of thu tact that in the national capital/1 where the great party lias been In power so1 , many years , there Is not a lepubllcan newty paper. Washington lias two morning papers'/ / ' two afternoon papers nnd n half dozen Suit- * day sheets. The hiornlng papers nnd one od the afternoon papers nro virtually controlled by one man , although under different man' ngcmcnt. One of the morning papers Id ostensibly icpuljllcan In politics and thd oilier democratic. The socalled republican paper is supervised by n very nice old gentle man whose ambition , it fcems to- be , is to make everybody his friend. He constantly slobbers over the ad ministration and in his hottest political articles takca enie that nothing shall bo said which will bo likely to offend the president. The- trouble Is that this nice od ) gentleman has a very nlco son who Is a very good counsel In one of tlm German state * , and this nice old gentleman Is nl'rnld that If he gives vent to his real pulltlcal Ideas ho will spoil his son's political chances , lie is llieioforo very careful not to offend the pow- ei.s that be , but lie does not seem to cnro how much ho offends the republican party by hla milk and water policy. Hood's Sarsaparillat Combines , In a manner peculiar to Itself , the best blood-purifying anil nfrcngtlicnlni ; reme dies ot the vegetable kingdom. You will find tills wonderful rcmcily effective \\litrootlier medicines IKIVO failed. Try It now. It will purify your lilood , regulate the digestion , and glvo new life anil vigor to the entire ) : ody , "Hood's 8air.Miuilla [ ; did mo great iood. ; I was tired out from overwork , ami It toned mo up. " Jilts. I ! . K. BIMMONB , Cohocs , N. V. "I suffered thrco yoats from blooil poison. I took HooU's Harsaparlll.i and think I nin cured. " Jlr.s. M. J , PAVIB , lirockport , N. Y. Purifies t/io IHooil Jlooifs fj.imparllla la characterized by tlirco j ecullaiillcs ; 1st , the combination ot remedial agents ; 2il , tlio proportion ; 3il , ( ho jft-occsi of fcttcnrlng the active medicinal qualities. The result Is a medicine ot unusual btrciigth , effecting euros Mtliurto unknown. Bend for book containing additional evidence. "Hnod's Sarsanaillla tones up my f-ystcin , ixirlflcu my lilooil , bliaipons inv appetite , and seems to miU : mo over. " J. I1. THOMfijOX , .Iteulster ol Deeds , l.ov/ell , Mass. "Howl's Bar a | > atllla beats nil other * , nn-l Is worth Its weight lu fold , " I. UAjisu CTO.v , j ; lUnl : street , NrYwk City. S-Sood's iSarssparilia Hold by Ml druggists. t j tit Inr $5. Wide * only ty 0.1.1KHU ) & .CO. , J.owell , Ktxx , 100 Doso3prto