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" A. , j wT'Wy ' THE DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING. MARCH 15. 1880. NUMBER 217 HIE DOCTOR STILL HUNTING , Ostensibly Political Bat Prospecting for Patrick's Torpedo Boat , AN EYE ON UNION PACIFIC. Why the President Appointed Terry I'rojioseU Snlo of the Slto efFort Fort Omnlin Demont's Confirmation Notes. Dr. Miller Kccs "Mllllona. " WASHINGTON , March II. [ Special Tele gram. I Well Infornied parties stale that Dr. Miller's mysterious iiiovcincnt.s between New York City and tlie national capital arc mainly speculative. While his mission Is ostensibly political , Ins time has been taken up almost nntlicly In lobbying lor the Union Pacllic funding bill and Patrick's torpedo boat scheme. The Union Pacllic Influence with this congress Is not inconsiderable , and quite npait from railroad patronage. Miller hopes through the aid which the Union Pa- clllc can glvo him to push the torpedo enterprise to successful adoption. Thorn are "millions In It , " and Patrick Is very liberal. Homo interesting developments nro predicted In connection with the opera tions with the Pacllic railroad lobby within a low days , In which the doctor figures almost as prominently as he did In Patrick's expe dition to Oiegoii during Tlldcn's electoral Btlll hunt. wnv TIIIIUY succKKnnn HANCOCK. To-day's Washington Herald , which Is authority on army and navy matters , has this ; As the facts relating to the nomination of General Terry to bo major general come out , they reveal some Intoiesting points. One is that tlm president made the nomination without roiisiilliiignnyoiic. It is reported on good authority that ( iencr.il Sheridan made no recommendation , and while lie has his preference , who was understood to bo General Crook , ho did not offer unasked suggestions. It was icportcd , too , tliat tlio night before the presidential election General Terry made nn ultra political speech at St. Paul Minn. , In which lie said some very ugly things to the elfect that tlio confederacy would bo again in the saddle If Cleveland should lie elected , and ninny other tilings of tlio same character. Though they were conveyed to the president tlio information did not affect him In tlio least , and ho cave the position to Terry In spite of that. It Is reliably reported that tlio president was of the opinion that General Terry's nomination to his original position of brigadier general was made prior to that of General Howard , and the former should have been the ranking brigadier gen eral , notwithstanding tlie fact that General llowatd was continued first. General How ard takes rank from December 12,1601 , and General Terry from January 15 , ISM. Gen eral Howard's friends say they believe the president will send him in for tlio next va cancy. TIII : ritoposnt ) SAM : or FORT OMAHA. The bill wlilch Senator Manderson intro duced yesterday for tlio proposed sale efFort Fort Omaha by the secretary of war , has for Its object enlarged and Improved facilities for army quarters. Fort Omaha covers only eighty acres , which General Sheridan regards 'Inadequate for the needs of such an import ant post. It is proposed to purchase acres on the line of tlio Union Pacllic within three or four miles ot Omaha and erect thereon permanent buildings that will accommodate at least two regiments of troops. It Is bo- lloved that tlm proceeds from the sale ot Fort Omaha will be ample to purchase the now site and leave a surplus for partial Improve ment. Mandcrsou feels confident of a very liberal appropriation for army quarters at the now fort , which is to become one of the lar gest military posts in the country. TIIKY MAIIK A JIESS OF IT. Democratic senators now see very plainly that they made a mess of It in assisting Logan to pay his debt to a democratic traitor by confirming Dement surveyor general of Utah , and steps will bo taken nt tlio first executive session to knock tlio fellow out. The vote by which ho was confirmed will bo leconsidercd , and only a very few men of clliier parly will stand by Logan. Tlio latter is trying to convince ills republican friends ( hat it is a light between him and Morrison , but Is making no headway. Tlio fact that the confirmation of Dement was a violation of tlio ddlct of the caucus and a nulllllcatlon of thu Kdiiiunds resolutions that are being so actively debated In the senate just now did not appear In the discussion last Thursday , and the republican senators will bo glad to coircct the error they fell into. At theinto house It is stated that the president would not shed any tears If Dement was rejected. Uu had that individual in his mind when lie spoke In his recent message of having been led into error by republican senators. Dement was ap pointed at the request of Logan. F.V. . Swan and wllo of Muscatlnc , Iowa , aio In tlio city. CONSCIENCE JIO.\EV. . The Kl litfiil Owner Ilccelvcs It After 'I'wonty Yearn. WASHINGTON , March U. Tlio postmaster general on tiiuOth of last December received n letter postmarked Cheyenne , Wyoming , in wlilch thu writer asks tlio assibtance of ( lie department In finding the ilghtful owners ot $5HO $ enclosed. Tha letter Is signed , "From a Christian , " and states that In ISO ! or ! ! * > the writer stole a letter from the Peru , Neb. , postolllco containing "MO , and again In 1SCC or lXi7. * wlillo temporarily In ehargo of an ex press nir at Noith Platle , Neb , , letter con taining g-3 ! was handed him for transmis sion by n soldier then stationed there. Fiom this'letter ho took S1UU , mailing the lettei wlih tlio balance of the money. Althougl twenty years liavu elapsed siucn the tlielt ? \\eroeoiuuiilted , the postal authorities have nt last succeeded in limllng the riuhttuf owner of thu 4' > , and payment to Knot ! Higgles , of Plum Wallow , Iowa , has been or drrcd. Fuithei efforts will bo niadubv the depaitmcnt to laid ( ho owner of thu SHOO. * MovcmeiitH of Military Men. WASiHNflTO * , " , March U. It Is umlcistooi that Major Louis Mcnill , Seventh cavaliy whoso nomination for promotion to bo lieutenant coloael was withdrawn because ho had previously been leeommeiidcd for retire ment , will bnagiln nominated t'orproniollor [ by thopiesidont , GeuornlVllliiin P. Carlln , colonel of thn Fouith Infantry who has madnapplicatioi for the appointment of brigadier general will leave hero to-night for his post at For Omaha. Major Wllllan J. Wolknmr , asslstau adjutant generalFirst Lieutenant Henry 11 .C. Dunwoody , Fuiith aitlllery , and Lleuteu tint.I , K.Maxllelc , signal corps , \\lllcomposi a board In this ri'y to examine and renor ujion improved sUnal equipments devised tr Licutcinuit lien Jl. I'm sell , signal corps , From Moving Trains WASHINGTON , March 14 , Thomas A Kdison ; ims file I an application for a pat cut for his Inversion of telegraphing fron a moving train l..a.st October Lucius .1 Phelps of New York , obtained quietly fron tlio patent ofllco ; nd without any newspape iiotoiii-ty a paleit for telegraphing t'umi ; train by inductloi. .11 is met boil is not quite thu same as Mr. Mlson's , fur tlio hitter tole- > from the luof of the car I o wires unoi pole , while Mr. Phelps proposes to lay a ; ire along the track between two rails and elegraiih from the bottom of the car. 'flic" irlnclple , however. Is the same , and Is broad- y covered by Mr. PhelpV patent. Donntlcs for Vohintccrn. WASHINGTON , March II. Second Comp- rollcr Maynard lias settled an Important question arising from the net of April 2 ' , 872 , which directs that every volunteer sol- Her who enlisted for three years prior to luly2.1SOI. ! under the president's proclaim- Ion ol May 8 , iwil , ami orders of tlio war de- lartnicnt Issued In pursuancetlicrcofand was actually mustered Into service for tliice years before August 0 , ij i. and who wai honor ably discharged , shall bo paid the lull bounty of S100 , unless already paid. The second comptroller holds that said bountv Is payable o heirs or every deceased soldier who , if iving , would he entitled thereto , whether he died bufoio or after the passage ot llio act. Honors' to Senator Miller. WASHINGTON , March 11. Tlio funeral icreiiionics In lionor of the late lion. John ? ' . Miller , senator from California , were held n the senate chamber yesterday before the senators and members of congress , and wcio no .t Impressive. When assembling all members of the house iroceeded in a body to the senate chamber to : ake part in tlio funeral ceremonies over tlio cinaliis ol tlio late Senator Miller. Upon uliirnlng Irom tlio senate tlio house oil- ourned. 1'ono to Ho llctlrcd To-ilny. WASHINOTON , March II. Major General I'opo will be placed on tlie retired list to-day , it Is said that General Terry , who was con- Iriucd as major general last Tlmr&dav , will ) ( ! assigned to the command of tlio Division of the Atlantic , with headquarters nt Gov ernor's Island , New York. , and that tlio icxt major general will bo given the com- iiand of tlie Division of thn Pacllic , with icadquartcrs at San Francisco. The Senate's Work This Week. WASHINOTON , March H. Tlio most im portant business In the senate during the weeic is likely to bo the resolution to pass tlio ) lll to quiet tlio title to settlers upon the Dos Moluc.s lands over the president's veto , and consideration of the electoral bill. At B : > 'clock each day the judiciary coiiimlttco's resolution will bo taken up. THE Cllimcil ANII THE KNIGHTS. It n m or * of An Impending Conflict With tlio Catholic Hierarchy. Niw YOIIK , March M. [ Special Tele gram. ] It Is teamed from a very reliable source that tlio labor question has been forced upon Archbishlp Corrigan In tlio form of a choice between action and non- action against the Knights of Labor as a secret society. It is a well known fact that all organizations involving an oath of secrecy ire under the ban of tlio Itomaii Catholic church. Here In the diocese of New York the enforcement of that rule has long been lax , and especially so under Cardinal McCIoskey and during tlio rolgn of Pope Pius IX. Cardinal McCloskoy , as an Irish man , was In sympathy with ills countrymen , and indisposed to be rigorous with them as to their membership In secret societies. Tlie present Pope Leo has a firmer policy in an tagonism to secret societies. Tlie under standing In high Catholic circles Here Is that In refusing to give New York the successor to McClosky in the cardiualatc , and especial ly now in deciding to go to Canada for a second cardinal in America , ho expresses a rebuke for the failure to effectually discountenance secret orders among Irishmen here. Archbishop Corrigan has received within a moiitli an olliclal letter from Home , among the contents of which his secretary admits was a passage bearing on this matter. That the. injunction to enforce the power of the church to break up the Knights of Labor was imperative is indicated by the fact that simultaneously the arch bishop of Quebec issued ins denunciation of thu Knights , ami foibado all Catholics to re main members. Tills action appears very signliiccnt Some of tlio attaches of Archbishop Cori- gan's ofllclal establishment go so far as to say ho lost a carcllnalato through his leniency in this respect. The doings of the Knights of Labor are profoundly secret until they show publicly for themselves , and it has proved Impossible to determine whether tlio order has received any direct communication from Archbishop Corrigan , but it is certain that individual members very numerously have been spoken to by their pastors on the subject through the confessional. Your correspondent has learned , however , that a member of the order has written to the headquarters of the knights , asking If a disclosure of Knights of. Labor secrets to a confessor who was bound by holy vows to maintain conlldciico Inviolate would bo construed as disregard of Ills oath. The reply came from Grand Master Powderly and its purport was that the point would probably be settled within ten days. Since then several letters have passed between tlio Archopiscopal palacoand Philadelphia , and the supposition is that Powderly and the archbishop are In correspondence. The out come of tlie matter Is anxiously awaited by Catholic members of the order. Should the church firmly discountenance them it would prove a serious matter. NEWS OF THE STATE. A Small IJuslncsH House Dlnzo Illum- liintc.s NohrnBkn City. NnniiASKA CITY , Neb. , March 1-1 , [ Special Telegram. ] This evening , about 5 o'clock , the Ja-'go ilu-'o story brick building on Main street below Sixth street was discovered to bu on fire. It was a long time before the fire could bo located , as ( lie smoku came pouring out of all the windows , but It was finally dis covered to bo in the basement of the store room occupied by Ulokford & Co. , notion dealers , and after a hard fight of an hour was got under control. The building was owned by the Odd Fellows. The loss on building Is estimated at500 , fully Insured. Uickford's loss Is about Sl.fiOO with only S3iO Insurance. The firm had just moved Into the building and had not opened out yet. The origin of the lite U as yet unknown. Workmen In the North. VAI.KNTI.M : , Neb. , March H. [ Special. ] There has Just been organized In our city a lodge of tno Ancient Order of United .Work men , by P. P. Kills , with a list of charter members drawn lioni among our best class of citizens. The olllccra elected nro : W. 1. Uoulware , P. M. W. ; J. P. Wood , M. W , ; J. G. Littleforeman ; O , P. Warneroverseer ; W. A , Feiiuer , recorder ; A. G. Shaw , finan cier ; Stephen F. KMes , receiver ; J , P. Paxton - ton , guide ; Joseph Langlols , 1. W. ; George McDougal , O. W. ; Dr. N. 15. Hay. J , W. Hog- gloand J. F. llackus , trustees ; Dr. H. Lip- pincott , surgeon. United States army , medi cal examiner. The lodge will meet on Mon day night of each week. Not ns Had ns Iteportctl. Sioux CITY , Iowa , March H. [ Special. ] The shooting affray at Jackson , Nebraska , moves not as bad as reported. Keefe , tiio saloon man , was shot by a man known as as "Kd , " a gambler. The ball entered the left shoulder , going entirely through , Tlie affray was the result of hot words between the gambler and Kucfe. Four shots were Jiied. the first of which only took effect. The stranger surix-ndeicd to the city marshal , and Is now In his keeping. Kecfo Is not danger ously hint , although the wound Is very pain ful , ' Further trouble Is likely to arise Irom theatfalr. . A DARING , DESPERATE DEED , An Express Oar on the Book Island Eoad Bobbed by Highwaymen , THE MESSENGER MURDERED. The Crime Committed Nonr Jollct $10OOO Offered For the Capture or the Knilinns Particulars of the TciTlblo Outrage. DarhiR Express Hohliory. CHICAOO , March 13. Tlio express car of tlio Chicago & liock Island train which leaves thlsclty at 1 o'clock p. in. , was boarded by robbers at .lollel at 1 o'clock this morning. KellogB Nichols , express messenger oi tlio United States Kxpiess company was killed , and money and jewelry valued at S3" > ,000 woio stolen. Nichols attended to his duties at Jollct , but when tlie train arrived at Morris , twenty miles beyond Jollot , he did not open tlio door of the car. The local agent at Morris foiccd open the door and found Nichols Ivlni * deaden on the floor of the car with ills throat cut from car to car , and his head horribly cut and crushed. The baggageman was found hound and gagged In the next car , the safe broken open and the contents gone. As the train docs not stop between Jollct and Morris , It Is approximately certain that the robbers boarded the cars at the former place. ANOTIIKK ACCOUNT. JOMRT , III. , Marcli 13. Ono of tlio most daring and bloody express robberies ever perpetrated In Illinois occurred on tlm Chicago cage , Itock Island it Pacllic west bound ex press last night balwecn tills place and Mor ris. Tlie facts as learned from the baggage man are that shortly after the train which loaves hero at 12:45 : a. in. had left this city , lie heard a rap at the baggage car door. Thinking it was the express messenger ho opened tlio door , and was met by masked robbers who covered him with revolvers , and demanded the key to the express car. Tlio key was given up , and one robber , who was on top of the baggage car , held a revolver on the baggageman through tlio transom in tlie roof of tlio car while ills confederates turned their attention to the express car. It is thought that they rapped on tlio express car door and informed tlie messenger ( Nich ols ) that the baggaseman wanted to get in. : any rate tlio express car door was opnncd and tlio desperadoes entered. Being con flouted by tlio murderous villlans the messenger fought for his life and the prop erty In his trust. The interior of the ex press car shows that IIKFOUOIIT TIIK r.onnrnis from ono end to the other , but at last the blows that they rained on Ills head with an Iron poker forced him to succumb and ho was loft dead lu the car. Tlio thieves rilled his pockets of the keys to tlio safe which they robbed of all Its contents , variously estimated at from § 20,000 to S2oOCO. Checks and valuable pack ages not containing money they lelt scatter ed about the floor. Nothing was known of the occurroncs until the train readied Mor ris , the lirst stop west of hero , except at a coal cliuto where the train stopped to take on coal. At Morris the local express messenger rapped on tiio express car door , lint , as tlio summons was not answered , it was tnouglit the train messen ger was asleep. Upon tlio door of the car being opened the horrible evide nco of a desperate struggle and tlio dead body of Messenger Nichols were discovered. In one hand the dead man clutched a lock of dark colored hair , which must have boon torn from tlie head of ono of his assailants. News was at once telegraphed to this city. Sheriff Ueitz and Chief of Police Murray tit once organized a po so and started on a special engine for Morris , stopping on the way at tlio local cliuto two miles west ol hero to sco if they could find whcthcrthe des peradoes boarded the train at that point. Snow was falling lightly at the time and their tracks , if any , were covered. A large force of olllccrs and men from this place and Morris are now scouring tlio country. A IIUWAIII ) OK TEN THOUSAND IOLIA1S ! , CHICAOO , March 13. The news of thu rob bery of tlio baggage car and the murder of tlio express messenger produced tlie greatest excitement in tlio lock ! Island ofllco in this city tills morning. Division Superintendent Chamberlain was in receipt of a dozen dis patches detailing particulars of the all'alr. Of ficers of tlie road held a consultation and It was agreed to send special detectives on tlio track of the ruffians at once. The Itock Island road will offer a rnward of 510,003 for the capture of tlio men. Jjatcr DctnllB of the rtoblicry , CHICAGO , March M , Mr , Wygant , tlio ngent of tlio United States Express company , states this morning that tlio loss by yester day morning's robbery will bo inside of 525,000. There was a little over § 20,000 In money and tlio balance of tlio stolen matter consisted of packages of jewelry and other things , which ho thinks were not valued above S2r,00. It Is impossible just now to fix tlio loss exactly. Tito express company Is walking jointly with the Itock Island rail way in endeavoring to catch tlie robbers , and tlio 510,000 reward Is offered jointly by tlio two companies. Assistant Agent Hammond of tlio United States Kxpress company's ollice , In thia city , said In regard to the murilcied man : . "Mr. Kellogg Nichols was a bravo and trusted cm- ployo of tlio company , lie was about- ! ! ) years of age , and had snout twenty-nine years with the company , being ono ot the oldest employes running on any road out of thisclty. Mr. Nichols was a married man , but hail nochildiun. " General Superintendent Kimhall , of tlio Itock Island road , said : "It is our belief that the men boarded the train at a coal cliuto where the train stops , about ono uulti west of Jollct , They either laid In wait there for the train or left some of the other cars of the train when it stopped and wcntfoiwaid and mitcicd through thu buggauo car. Our best information is that tlio baggageman saw two at Ica.st of the robbers. " At the miirdcied man's home It was learned that Mr. Nichols left his homo at an early hour last evening and was at thu theater until time to go to ills car , Kiii.i.\o : : AJIONO ins rnu.ow IMIU.OYIS. : There was the greatest excitement and sorrow among tlie unfortunate man's fellow employes as they came in Irom their trips ami heard thn sad news. "Wn have llttloorno protection In end door cars , " said one of the messengers. ' 'Tlio doors are chained , it Is true , but a jimmy Inserted \\illsiiaptliulittlobrassclampllkoupipe.stcm , stem. He.sldes.'Nick' had to take charge of two cars , and it is my opinion that the robbers got in at the coal cliuto and entered the forward car while ho was In tlio rear with tlio baggage man. It is also presumable that when ho entered ho recognized some of the gang ajid they were compelled to kill him. Last night , when 'Nick' checked up n 820,000 package , in n joking way lie remarked that if ho had mat pile ho would take a night otf. Ho little tl o jght ho would lose his flfo while carrying "I went out with 850,000 the other night,11 said another , "and I thought a thousand times while on tlie run what an easy thing it would have been to have been robbedliowonu man at that could have done the job. There was nothing easier than for him to climb on top of the car and wait until 1 had gone Into the baggaco car , and then drop down on the brake , enter , and tluow the- safe otf to coil- federated and follow it. They will take the chances of a broken leg In great eiiicruencies Six passenger tickets were sold last night at tlie depot ticket ofllcp.Kood from Chicago [ o Mlnopka , a little town about twelve mile ? on tills side of Morris , and tlio circumstance was regarded as suspicious by railroad men. Till : IIAOOAOKMAN'S STO11Y. Ungqagcman N. H. Watt , who Is a young man about iW years of age , told the following stoiy In response to various questions : "I was sitting In the car when all at once I heard a man say , 'Don't move a muscle or I'll blow your b'ralns out. ' I could only see the lower part of his face. It was covered with some cloth orpaper. I sat looking to ward the back part of the car , toward the icarof the train , when 1 heard somooiio at the safe , which was behind me , and could hear a rustling and touring of papers. This went on for a while , and the man who stood over mo said to me , 'If you move or stir a hand or foot befoio the train stops at Morris that man up there will blow the top of your head off. " 1 rolled niv eyes up and there was a man's hand stuck throiigli the ventilator with a gun In it. In about live minutes , ai It seemed to mo. the train slowed up fur Morris , mm I looked up. The hand v.n < gone , and 1 jumped out ot the car. I lieaid no nol.su nor any shooting. Tlio lirst 1 heard was , as I said , a man speaking to me and at the same time Hitting a gun over my shoulder. They must liavo Uotten Into Nlcliol's car lirst and got the key to the 'safe before they came to me. " CiucAdo , Murcli M. The Inter-Ocean's .Toilet. 111. , special says : The Imiuest over the remains of the murdered express mes senger developed nothing beyond w.iat the general story of the crime disclosed. KOCH JH'.X IN T1IK I'AIITY. CIIICAHO , March H. The Inter Ocean's Jollut special says : Hy comparing notes Con ductor Wagner and several passengers on tlio train aboard of which Kxpress Mc.sscnccr Nichols was immlprod yesterday , Imvo ac cepted the theory of murder and robbcrv per- potintod by lour men , three of whom boarded the train at tlio Chicago depot and the fouith at Blue Island. 'Two of thu men traveled on a pass issued for It 1) . Martin and one , good between Chicago and Kansas City. Before - fore teaching Jolict the conductor became convinced that they were suspicious character : * and asked to sco their passes acain. On second examination of that issued as above stated , the conductor noticed that it had been originally dated ItS ) , and that the last ligiiru of the date had been ncatlv covered by a paster bearing the llguroO. Upon tills lie ret used to return the pass and ordered the men to leave tlio train at Joliet. They did so , but are believed to Imvo boarded the train between tlio bau'Cago and express cars just as It pulled out . No clue to the men has yet been discovered. The nngKngcinnii Suspected. CHICAGO , March H. It is understood that Andrew Watts , baggagemaster of the train robbed yesterday , is under private sur veillance here , and has been ever since ho ar rived in tlio city last night and told the thrillIng - Ing .story which many people profess to con sider extremely tisliy. He said yesterday ho liad been instructed by the company to hold his peace. It is thought probable that tlio particulars of lilsanestand the place of Ills confinement is kept secret in order that If ho is implicated in the outrage accomplices ! may not bo put on their guard by hearing of the suspicions regardim : him. OCEAN STKAJIEH SUNK. The Oregon Goes Down Off Fro ! Island Xo tilves Lost. FUSE ISLAND , March 14. The look out at the station sL'jhtcd a four-masted steamer moving very slowly seaward. Later she turned southeast and since has been drifting in that direction , being about fifteen miles .southeast of tills point. Only the top of her masts can bo seen , but the observer thinks It is the British steamer Oregon , from Liverpool. At 11 : ' J a. m. she had drifted out of sight. At4iJOp. : m. tlio Gormau steamer i'u Ida , from Bremen.n \ Southampton , off this point reported by signal that the steamer Oregon is sunk.A'll of the passengers of the Oregon arc on board the Fulda. The Kulda will probably reach quarantine at about 8 p. m. SANDY HOOK , March 1-1. The steamer Oregon was run Into by a schooner between 3 and -1 o'clock tills morning while cast of Fire Island , having two holes steve in her. She commenced sinking at once. I'art of her nasseiigers were transferred to the pilot boatandpait to the schooner , and it is be lieved they were all subsequently transferred to the steamer Fulda. There wore over SOO pas sengers and tlie crew of'tho Oregon alone on the Fulda. The Oregon was entirely aban doned. She sunk at 1 p. m. to-dav. Niw : Youic , March U. Cnutaln Cottier of tlio Oregon , was below , tlio chief otllccr being in charge on the bridge. One of the passengers staled that tlio hole was so larco that ono could drive a liorso and wagon through it ; also , that when the vessels col lided It sounded like tlio report of an ordi nary cannon. The boats were after some dilliculty manned and lowered into the water. The ladies were first got into the boats : and transferred to I'ilot Ito.it No. 11 and the schooner FannioA. Corliam , Captain Malioney , from Jacksonville for Boston. From S to 11 a. m. tlio work of transferring tlio passenccrs _ was proceeded with. AU were transferred in safety , not uslnglo JJf'o being lost. At 12:13 : p. m. they were ail safely transferred again totliosteumcrlMiIda , which owing to the state of the tide was obliged to anchor at Sandy Hook at fli : ! > i ) . m. Captain Cottier was the last man to leave tlio ship. Tlie stcamsliln Oregon was built by John Elder & Co. at Glasgow , for theinlon line , and was launched on June" ! , ISSJi. She ar rived hero on her Initial trip on October U , IBS : ! , making the run from Queenstown to Now York In 7 days , b hours and 'M minutes. At that time she was the mo.it magnificent , most powerful and fastest of the trans-At lantic vessels. Witli the exception of fho Ktrurla , of the same line , she retained the lecord tor tlio fastest speed. In August , 1SSJ , she made the run from Quecnstown to Now York in (1 ( days , 8 hours and -J2 minutes , this being nearly twenty-four hours shorter than her lirst trip , and tlio fastest then on record. On her return to Queenstown she made tlio run in 0 days 11 hours and 0 minutes. The dimensions of the Oregon were : 520 foot in length , 51 feet breadth of beam , 40 f lect depth of hold , and 7'fjO , tons gross measure ment. Slio was built of iron , with nine transverse water-tight bulkheads , live Iron decks and a strong turtle back deck forward and alt , as a protection from heavy seas. Shu was lifted to accommodate ! HO saloon , 10 xccond cabin and 1,000 steerage passengers. The tugboat Fletcher , which went down .after the mail , arrived at the Cunard pier at 11 : iO p. m. Vf. G. Twny , United Status ins - s ] > ector , who had chargn ot the mall , suld lie only succeeded in recovering sixty-nine of more than ( K > 0 bags wlilch were on board when tlm collision occurred. He added that ho was able to learn little about the collision , except that the steamship was run Into by an unknown schooner. None of the baggage , lie said , was saved , The Tribune's account'siys ( : The shock of the collision Imuicdiatcl } ' invoke the sleeping passengers and that portion of tlio crew who were having their watch below. The pas- scnefirs at first wtro tllrown Into great con tusion , but the calmness oi the ollicors and the fact that day was just beginning to bieal : over the tranmill tea. reassured them. At tlio time the collision look place Pilot Heat No. 11 was about to put a pilot on tioard , and tlio schooner Fniinlo A. ( lOiknin of Iloston was passing near , llicso immediately bore down to the scene and lay by ready to offer assistance. Kxaminatlon of tlio Oregon showed that she had two holes In her port bides below the water line , as if the schooner had rebounded from the lirst blow and then struck the steamer a second time. All efforts to stop tlio leaks were unavailing and tlio great steamer began to H'ttle in the water. Tlio steamer Fulda passed Sandy Hook at 1 a. in. bound in with the Oregon's passen gers. The Clearance Itccord. UOSTON , Marcli U. Thu leading clearing houses of the United States report the total gross bank cxcliances for the week ending Marcli Ki were S850 , Hsoy. an increase ot 1'J.ti per cent compaied with the cam-spending week last year. Condemned in Him/ : . . LITTLE VAM.KV , N , Y. , Much H. Mrs. Mary AVlldman , accused of poisoning her husband at South Valley , on tlio' Ibth of September last , was convicted Filday night aim senteuced.to bo hanged April W. THERE IS DANCER IN DELAY , Gladstone's Slowness in Hovotiling His Plans Solidifying His Opponents. FORECAST OF HIS PROGRAMME. The New Pnrllnincnt Opposed to JSxccsslvo KxrioiidltMrcs for Itoynl 1'urposcs Tlio Irish IMcnscil With Aberdeen. Threatened AVItli Secession. LONDON , March K [ Special Cablegram. ] ( Hailstone's convalescence Invests the po- lltlcnl sitUhtlonvltli frnsh Interest. Lord jlnrtlugton's speech temporarily checked the movement which had bejun among thn whlgs to create secession , hut delay In revealing ( iladstone's policy Is opening up vistas or danger In other directions. The public now have explicit statements which have hitherto been the subject tif rumors rcspectlngcndcav- ors among the radical party to form a code erne no sympathy with the extreme demands of the 1'arnellltcs , but his respect for Gladstone is so great that , llko IJurtlngton and Sir Henry Jones , ho declines to commit himself to one line of opposition. The radical code. If It comes to anything , will llntl n leader in Chamberlain , In whoso In terests it Is being worked. The prompters of this movement Imvo met with a rebuff from the representatives of labor. Nevertheless the movement Is gaining adherents by reason of. current re ports of Gladstone's Intentions and by his delay in annoiiiicliu ; his scheme. It is under stood that the cabinet will consider Glad stone's plan , hence next week should reveal the attitude of his doubtful colleagues whoso friends am preparing for contingencies by arranging the two lines of secession above Indicated. These dangers cannot bo un known to Gladstone , and In any case it may he taken as certain he will proceed with his programme. Tills , It Is expected , will bo made known to the country by the an nouncement of a message from the queen Inviting the house in general terms to strengthen the empire by a settlement of the Irish question. The message will bo con sidered according to the usual form , and It is highly probable that Gladstone will follow Pitt's precedent on the occasion of establish ing the union with Ireland In 1709 by moving certain resolutions on which to found future legislation. Tills method may postpone leg islation for the session and give tlmo to mature the more dlllicult details of the plan. As to his ultimate method , If ho be allowed to proceed , the belief Increases that ( ho will so intcrlwlno liomo rule and expropriation that the con servative party , to whom the latter may bo made the most desirable , will bo fixed with the dilemma ot either rejecting the whole scheme or accepting the more distasteful per tion. tion.The The discussion on supply on Thursday re vealed the attitude of the new parliament toward the crown in an unpleasant fashion. The defeat of the vote for a royal park was uot a surprise. It is an old grievance that the whole of the country should bo taxed for the benefit chiefly of London society. The charges for the royal palaces were opposed with other motives. Statements that 100 horses were maintained at Buckingham pal ace and required the attendance of liSO men , tlmtthe country paid thoDuKoof Edinburgh's gas and water bills , and that the produce of Hampton court stud was maintained by the country and found no place In the balance sheet , with other matters cmph asl/.cd the ir ritation of the radical and workingmcn mem bers and others against the shabby treatment popularly supposed to have been dealt out to Gladstone by the queen , and accounts for the largo majority against the vote. Further , these debates on the royal estimates and the known temper of the meiuDcrs , as indicated by conversations in the lobby , foretell changes of a sweeping character , after the next succession. The parks vote may possibly be arranged by ti supplementary estimate * , but It docs not escape remark that if it bo again refused and the parks are transferred to the local authority they will cease to bo open to fho discontented classes , and thus radicalism will bo hoisted with its own petard , Sir Charles Warren's appointment to the direction of the metropolitan police has given satisfaction because of ills known qiialilications ( Cor dealing with men. Afri can mcasuics are expected In the promised reforms. The largo estimates for the navy , which have caused surprise in bomo quarters , have been agreed upon by the cabinet in pursuance of the desire on the'part of Karl Itoschcrry , the foreign secretary , to carry out the vigor ous foreign policy marked out by Lord Salis bury , and which the fall of the conservative ministry lull tinlilled. Earl lloscborry lias , it Is understood , convinced Mr. Gladstone tlia * . ho could strengthen the positions of the liber als before tliocounlryby abandoning the luke warm policy , which has characterized his pro vlous administration of foreign affairs. Earl llipon , llrat lord of the treasury , strongly supported Earl Itoscborry In this move , and their united inllmmco with .Mr. Gladstone succeeded In overpowering that of Sir William llnrcourt , chancellor of the exchequer , who sought to reduce the estimates. The govern ment pioposes to rapidly complete the ves sels begun by the conservative ) ministry and to Increase the naval force by the addition of 8,500 men. The Irish continue to bo pleased with their now viceroy , Earl Aberdeen , Ho has In creased In their esteem during the past few ' days by his activity In regard to measmcs for the relief of the distressed throughout the country. Ho has also nuulo personal contri butions for tlih personally , including a dona tion of 5iV ) toward defraying the oust of two smacks for tlio Galway fishermen , SCO lor the police fund and SM for the Wcstport sutVornrs. It is also favorably commented upon , that when Mr. Luke , the gov ernment commissioner for the relief of the BufTcring In tlio famine stricken district , passed through Dublin , en route for Wcstport , although it was late at night and Earl Aberdeen had Jtibt returned fatigued Horn attending a public meeting , ho sent for the committee mid entered into a discussion as to the best method for aiding the distressed people. The latest advices from AVc'btport are that Sir. Luke has been obliged to await tlio conation of a heavy gale before visiting ( he various Islands and distributing the means of relict'intrusted to him. _ _ _ _ _ No Stock In tlio ( jovrcrniiinnt. PAIIIS , .Muicli 1-1. Tlicio was a prolonccd debate In the chamber of deputies ycsteiday on the question introduced by M. Cainellnot icuardlng the labor doubles at Deca/.cvillo. A motion expressing confidence In the gov ernment was rejected by a vote of 250 to 220. Seven other motions to pass tlio oidcr of the day were succesnlvvlv rejected. The debate was adjourned until Monday. nisinnrok Sore Over Defeat. BUIII.IN . Marel ) H. The rejection of the .two fundamental clauses of the spirit mo nopoly bill by the conimlltejQ oi thorclchstag to which it was referred is equivalent to a de feat of the measure. I'rluco .Uiiiiuuok Is deeply mortified at this action and bitterly reproached Hcrr Von ilocttlchcr , imperial homo minister , and Ik-rr Scholz. Prussian minister of llnnnco , for having failed to se cure favorable action on the measure. \ \ Ith his usual tenacity of purpose the chancellor btlll clings to his project , Tlio nonrecols Must Go. LYONS , March 14. This city was placarded Friday night with posters Invoking the people ple to rise up armed on the ISth day of March and plllago and mas-aero the bourgeois. A man named Pllaro , who is described by tlio pollen as a dangerous anarchist , has been ar- tested. In hla pockets were found several revolvers and a number of dynamite call- ridges. _ _ _ _ _ Tlio lolt or Prance. < > PAWS , March W. The French government - mont has decided to issue a loan of one thousand millions of francs to consolidate tlio six hundred and eighteen millions of six > oar bonds now outstanding , and to redeem the floating debt. I'enflcld and tlio Prince. LONDON , March H. Phelps , tlio American minister , will present Frederick C. Penlleld United States vice counsel general , at the lovco of the Prince of Wales on Monday night. William AVcll Agnln , IJnm.iN , March M. Emperor William has recoveicd Irom his Indisposition , and will attend n banquet which Is to bo held hero to day , the anniversary of the ascension of Alexander 111 to the throne of Hu&sla. T1IE WEEK IN AVAIjTj STUEET. IliislncsH Knlrly Stonily Tlio "Western Union Dividend. NuwYor.K , March H. [ Special Telegram. ] The cmnsc of the market the past week has been fairly steady In spite of the numerous adverse Inllimnces. The truth Is , never be fore wore stocks held in so strong hands. They will not part with their holdings. Tlio labor troubles have been a fruitful source of discussion among all Interests In railroad properties. Apprehensions Imvo been aroused and stocks have been bold short , but prollts arc in the future. Tlio market Is well held. All clforts to depress prices are promptly re sisted. Tlio bulls arc clearly looking lorward to another successful campaign , and that soon. The returns from internal revenue collections , tlio fact that a majority of the labor strikes now are for an advance in wages , where two years ago they were against reductions , and other llko facts go to support the view that the volume of general business throughout the country Is rising. Tliis argument will bo made the most of by tlio bulls. It is conceivable that general business may be satisfactory , while railroad business may bo tlio very reverse. It has been seen how bin business and low freight rates may co together. Competitive forces are steadily working against big dividend ? . The Western Union dividend lias caused tlio street fully as much anxiety as the strike. The uncertainty that surrounded It up to the time it was declared was more distressing from n speculative point of view than the condition of tlio company , as revealed by its quarterly statement and a de claration of a dividend of l } per cent in scrip. A reduction within six months fiom li per cent quarterly in cash to the .same amount in an obligation of tlio company , shows among other things how severe are the results of the present telegraphic competition. Tho.st9clc-ia > tttiUr ttftering from tlio develop- ' m on fs of Wednesday , and tlio belief that it will go lower Is general and strong. These 'Western Union developments have a direct and impoitant bearing on ( lie question of a government telegraph. It Is undoubtedly true that Gould had in view of an ultimate result the sale of the Western Union to the government at fancy iigurcs. The disappearance of dividends will go far to block this little game. A pamphlet which ho Issued a few years ago setting fortli tlio value of Western Union stock as a per manent investment Is rather Inteic.stlng reading now. The. fact Is that a great tide is rising In all directions against excessive taxation to furnish dividends on inflated share values. As we lire certainly moving toward a gov ernment telegraph system so also arc wo cer tain to Imvo before long a system of postal savings banks. A strong delegation went to Washington this week to argue in their favor. The savings bank failure at New Brunswick , X. . ) , , emphasizes the need of absolute security for the savings of the pee ple. SUIIAKFFKU AV1XS. The Magician Captures tlic Tlircc Thousand 1'olnt Content. JSr.w Yonif , March 14. The international billiard match between Jacob Scliacll'cr of tills city and Maurice Vlgnaux of Pails , came to a termination last evening. The at tendance was largo , although the crowd was not as largo as on the previous evening , ow ing to tlio lead obtained by SchaorTer over Vlgnaiix , which last night was 1,128 points and thereby rendering hopeless tlio chances of Vignaux winning. The spectators were rewarded , however , by seeing bomo of the prettiest billiard playing over exhibited in tills city. Appended Is tlio scorn ; Scliaclfer , COO , COJ , OCO , COO , COO ; total , : i,000 ; average to night , lit I'i-'W ; grand average , 25 15-21) ) . Vlg- minx , fts : . ! W'i , 5 > s , Sid , , WJ ; total , Ibr , > 5 ; average - ago to-night , yi 4G-7rand ! ! ; : ( average , 10 'ji3. : ! . The Oldest Operator Dnnd. PKIIKV , N. Y. , March M.-Xelno P. Gor don , the oldest telegraph operator in tlio United Slates , died at Castile , N. Y. , on Satuiday , aged ti'J. Fora long period ho was in charge of tlio Erie lailroad depot at Cas tile , and was well known and very popular. Forbidden to Cross the I/lno. TOMIISTO.M : . A. T. , March H. Advices 'from Sonora , Mexico , htatu that United Stales tioops Imvo been foibidden to cross tlio Mexican line until the complications lesultlng from Crawford's death aio settled. Hood's Sarsaparif/a Combines , In a manner peculiar to itself , tlio lost blood-purifying and fctrciiilheiilng ; reme dies of thu vegetable kingdom. You will 11 ml this wonderful icmcdy cllccllra where other medicines Imvo failed. Try it now , It will juirlfy your blood , regulatu tlio digestion , and Rlvo new life and vigor to tlio entlru body. "Hood's yarsajiaillla did ma cre.it good , I was tired out from ovcnvotk , and It toned mo up. " Jilts , 0.15 , RuijiONH , Colioes , N , Y. "I sulTered Unco years from blood poUoii. I took Hood's SurKapnrllla and think I am cured. " Mas. M. J. DAVIS , lirockpoit , N. y. Puriflcs the Jilooil Hood's R.imparllla is characterized by three peculiarities : ut , tiio tnmllnutlon ot remcdl.il ngents j 2d , tha j/n > ; > or < tei3d , tlio procas ol sccinirij ! tiio nctlvo medicinal qualities. Thn result Isnmfdlehio ofmiusunl strength , effecting cures hitherto unknown , iicnd for book conlaiUni ; addltlon.il evidence. "Hood's Sar.i.iiiarlll.i tones up my vystnin. purifies my blood , iliarpeusinv upictlauiiu | ( seems to maku in ? < > * , cr. " .1. r. THOMPSON , Jtcglsterol Deeds , I.owe.ll , Mae ? . ' "Hood's Sarsaparllln teats nil others , nml Is worth Its weight In { told. " 1. IlAltitl.vc ai.v , 1:0 Hank Street , Hew York City. Hood's- Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. $1 } MX for ? 3. M dr only l > y a I. HOOD ft CO. , l.o\vcll , Mass. ( OO , Doco9.Cno Dollar. J TflEY FOUGHT TO A FINISH. Jack Dompaoy Whips tlio "Marino" in a Hotly Contested Battle. THE FINEST MILL ON RECORD. A S loot Tarty of Now York Sports Witness tlio Prettiest lilKht Weight HontIn the Annals or tlio Prize Ulnjr. Dcmpscy On Con In I/n Blnnohc. NuwYoiiK , March M. What these who witnessed the encounter designate ns the greatest middle weight tight on iccord was fought at 7 o'clock this morning at Ityo Head ) , Just on tlio border line between Now York and Connecticut , Tlio contestants were George La Itlanchoof Boston and Jack Dempsey of Now York. Tlio stakes were 51,000 o side and about 2,000 of a purse made up by ceitaln not. title gentlemen of Ihliiclty. Jack Uemp. ey was tlio winner , thirteen separate lounds being bitterly con tested , and It Is di'daied that a bolter and more manfully fought battle was never wit nessed. There wore about forty persons liresent , Including twenty-eight members of the New i'oik Uacqiiet club. The chief dllllculty experienced by the manageis of tlns.llglit was to hoodwink these who were watching for It. and the toughs who were bent on being present to mar the fairness of the operation. In this they suc ceeded. In the lirst place the men were put on board a larco propeller , which proceeded far up North river and then took the remain der of tlio guests on board and steamed for the battle ground , about twenty-live miles away , which was reached in good season. Tlio two principals slept fern few hours , and the gentlemen amused themselves as best they could on board the steamer. The ring was pltchi'd piopcrly , and these present stood around it. The two gladiators were stripped and rubbed down bet'oic the spectators , and tlio "Muilne , " as La lllanclio Is called , put on a pair of blue trunks and dark lighting shoes. His stockings , accordIng - Ing to his own custom , were rolled down , leaving his calves bare. Jack Dempsey were his dark hose and while gaiters. A better looking man than tlio "Marino" It would bo hard to lind. Ho was not quite as tall ns Jack Dcmpsey , but he weighed a few pounds more. llu turned the beam at 14S ? pounds. Dempsey looked a trlllo less bulky and was equally us calm. Dcmpsey's weight was H-l'i pounds. John O'Nell was chosen referee , and two well-dressed swells were the time keepers. One of the best known members of an east ern nthlctlc"club made the following brlet speech to tlio men : "You will light accord ing to the Marquis of Qucensbury's rule ? , with tight gloves. You will bleak at the call ot the rufi'ivo , make no nolso and go to your corners. When cither of you knocks the other down , wail until the referee de cides whether the fallen man is done up or not. New , then , shake hands. " TUB KHI11T I'JIIST UOI'Xn. Tlio men faced each other cooly and deter minedly , Dcmpscy standing remnikably high above Ills adversary , who was compact , litho and resolutely bent on being tlm ugwcsHor. The "Marino" tried a little one with his -right baud on HJuipsoy'.s breast. This was not very effective , " but It was swlltly lol- lowed by another wltli his right on the ribs , ' and still another with his left full on Demp- sey's breast , which sent him back against the ropes. Then Dempsey shitted ground and tried to change the "Marine'ts" tactics with feints with the left , which , however , did not check the advance of La Blaiiclio until Dcmp sey succeeded in jiiittlng a stinger on his an tagonist's neck. This stopped him fornn in stant , then it seemed to auger him , and gath ering himself together he went for Demuscy with both hands straight , and vigorously landing ills right on the New Yorker's ribs , made a serious abrasion of the strike. Time was called and the men went to their corners amid a quietude that was simply phenome nal. siroNn : HOUND. This round ended In nobody's ' favor. It was Indeed said that "it was anybody's light , " with a slight upward tendency In "Marino" stock. T1IIIID ItOl'.VI ) . In the course of this round Dempsey prnvc.il himself a marvelous boxer , a great tactician and a thoroughly gaum fellow. The " .Ma rino" diopped Ills head in an attempt to deliver Ills rough blow on Dempsey's jugular , but was short and caught a sovcni upper cut in tlio face , which drew the claret Irom ids nose , and first blood was claimed and allowed for Denipsoy. Hounds four , live , six , seven and eight were ehuraclcmed by mich close llnlitinir that It was impossible to toll just how it would all end. The "Marine's" face was swollen and bleeding copiously. Ho spat out n tooth or two. which showed Jack Dempsey's remarkable skill with his loft hand. The lalter's body was badly bruised. Tin : MNrii HOI-NO was another rally , with torrllhs give and take lluhtlng. In this. alter hard hitting , the "Marinu" ami Dcmpsev clinched. The relereo shouted "break. " The "Marino" dropped his hands In ohcdlcncu and received a stunning knock-down blow from Dempsey. A foul was claimed but not allowed. uouxi * . In Ihl.i round Dcmpsey came up a trillo fresher than tire "Marine , " and bo an to force the lighting. Ho was met half way by tlio "Marlni1 , " but the Now Yorker's terrible lelt hand c.imo upon tlio liostonian'n visaco like a piston rod , doing awful execution. Ulood flowed ficely Irom the "Marine , " who , huveitliolesH , fniignt hack gamely and wick edly with both hands , punishing Dcmpsey more than ho ever was punished before in Ills caicer In the rim : . Tlmo was called and the men went to their corners looking badly. Di'inpsoy's body was rovcicd with abrasions and his face was marked hero and then1. Hound twelve was a repetition of the eleventh round. Til IIITHKNTII I'.Ot'.Vn. The "Maiino" camoiip attain , and dashed gamely at pempsoy , who nllchcd in now for dear life , for hi > felt tluit the crisis had been reached. Tlio "Marino" was bleeding llko a stuck pig. and Jack was pulling and blowing badly. They both then got to work at half- aim distniieo and never stopped punching each oilier till tlio "Marino" dropped ex hausted , OiMiipMjy went to his corner , s-howingslgiisof the tenlMo punishment lie hail rmslvi'd. and tlio "ilarino" Ktrovn to get to his leet , but ho could not rise , lln was practically , II not literally , knocked out , so when HID refeico called time ho could not respond. Ho did get up , and hurling him self gamely at Dempsey , fell powerless into the hitler's anus , and wits as sisted meicilullv by the plucky Now Yorker to his chair In his corner. Ho was a beaten man , and Ills i-eeond gave it up. Then tlio releiro announced Jaclc Di'iiiiM'.v ] tliii victor mid thu spectators re ceived It In silence. Time. .VJ minnle-i. A gi eater stand-Hi * , plucky and fuller fight was never wltnmed In this eounliy , and two gaiiilerinennuverfarTd each other in atwonty- lour lout ilng. The "Mtulno" sat In his chair bleeding , battered and hrnlM'd , and when asked If ho was hint said faintly , " 1 am hurt , Did ; , badly hurt , but II was a smuiro deal. " Dtimpioy was asked how ho felt ami If he was unit. He nipllcd , "Well J won't bay that , but you can bet 1 was lilt hard. " 'I ho Kxiiinlnatlcin Concluded , Niw : IJnuxswiCK , N. J. , March H.-Tho olliclal examination of the Dime Savings bank has been completed ami bliows : Assets , ifllSi ; liabilities. eino.BT. * . ; dcllcit. Sto.nri. Thoru Is nothing to indicate thai tlm books ot thu bunk 'mvu been tampctcd with. r Ud'n o IIiirncMl. TOI.IIDO , March IX Tlio Toledo house of , on tliboiiUUtrts of this city , burned to tliogioiiiul this moniln . Homo twenty bo\swrro si iIf in lliu .Innrmary , but veie crtijied ! ! , ' ! v out. ' 1 iiu iuj'i uuiuuuU Iv Si'.WH
