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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.
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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