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DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YE AK , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 15. 1880. NUMBER 217 THE DOCTOR STILL HUNTING , Ostcnsiblj Political Bat Prospecting for Patrick's ' Torpedo Boat , AN EYE ON UNION PACIFIC. Why the President Appointed Terry Proposed Sale of the Slto of I'ort Omnlia Demon t's Conllrniat Ion Notes. Dr. Miller Kocs "Millions. " WARIIINOTOX , March II. [ Special Tele gram. 1 Well Informed parties state that Dr. Miller's inyMcrlons movements between New Yoik City and the national capital arc mainly speculative. While his mission Is ostensibly political , Ins time has been taken tip almost entirely In lobbying lor the Union Pacific funding bill nnd Patrick's torpedo boat scheme. The Union Pacific Influence with tills congress is not Inconsiderable , andqulto apait from railroad patronage1. Miller hopes throiiffli the aid which tlio Union Pa cific can give him to push the torpedo enterprise to successful adoption. There are "millions in It , " and Patrick Is very liberal. Some interesting developments nre predicted In connection with the opera tions with the Paclllc railroad lobbv within n few days , In which thu doctor figures almost ns prominently as ho did In Patrick's expe dition to Oiegon ( lining Tllden's electoral Btill hunt. WHY TKKIIY SUCCKEDHM HANCOCK. To-day's Washington Herald , which Is authority on army nnd navy matters , has tills : As the facts relating to the nomination of ( icncinl Terry to ho major general como out , they icveal some Inteiestiiig points. Ono Is that thu picstdcnl niadu the nomination without consnlllnganyonc. 11 Is reported on good nnllurlly that General Sheridan made no recommendation , and while hu lias Ids preference , who was understood to bo General Crook , ho did not offer unasked suggestions. It was icporlctl , too , that the night before the presidential election General Terry made nn ultra nolitical speech at St. Paul Minn. , in which ho said somu very ugly tilings to the effect that the confederacy would hu again In the saddle if Cleveland should lie elected , nnd many other things of the same character. Though they were conveyed to the president the Information did not affect him in thu least , nnd ho gave the position to Terry In spite of that. It is reliably reported that the president was of tlio 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 the fact that General llownnl was confirmed first. General How ard takes rank from December 12 , 1SGI , nnd General Terry from January 15 , IStl'i. Gen eral Howard's friends say they believe the president will send him In for the next va cancy. TIM : ntoposnu SAM : OF TOUT OMAHA. The bill which Senator Mandcrson intro duced yesterday for the proposed sale efFort Fort Omaha hy the secretary or war , has for its object enlarged and Improved facilities for army quarters. Fort Omaha covers only eighty acres , which General Shnridan regards Inadequate for the needs of such an Import ant post. Ills proposed to purchase acres on the line of the Union Pacilic within three i or four miles ot Omaha and erect thereon i permanent buildings that will accommodate at least two regiments of troops. It is be lieved that the proceeds from the sale ot Fort Omaha will be ample to purchase the new site and leave a surplus for partial Improve ment , Mandcrson feels confident of a very liberal appropriation for army quarters at the now fort , which is to become one of tlio lar gest military posts in the country. rnr.v MA or. A MESS OK IT. Democratic senators now sco very plainly that they made a mess of It in assisting Logan to pay Ids debt to a democratic traitor by confirming Dement surveyor general of Utah , and steps will bo taken at the lirst L executive session to knock the follow out. The vote hy which lie was confirmed will bo reconsidered , and only a very few men of cither party will stand by Logan. The latter is trying to convince his republican friends that it Isa light between him and Morrison , but Is making no headway. The fact that t the continuation of Dement was a violation i of the ddlct of the caucus and n nulllllcatlon of the Ivdmunds resolutions that are balng so actively debated in the senate just now did not appear in the discussion last Thursday , nnd tlio republican senators will ho glad 1 Io correct the error they fell into. At tlio wlntu hoiiso it is stated 1 that Hie president would not shed any tears if Dement was rejected , lie had that individual In his mind when hosnoko In bis recent message of having been led Into error by republican senators. Dcmont was ap pointed at tlio rcipicst of Logan. piuso.NAi : , . F.V. . Swan and wife of Muscat In o , Iowa , are In the city. CO.VSCIHNCI3 MOM2Y. . The JUghtnil Owner Kccclvcs It After T\vouiy YOUTH. WASIIIXOTOX. March . The postmaster general on thuOth of last December received n letter postmarked Cheyenne , Wyoming , In which the writer asks the assistance of tlio department In finding the ilghtfu ! owners ot $5140 $ enclosed. The letter Is signed , "From a Christian , " and states that in ISO I or l u.- > the writer stele a letter from tlio Peru , Neb. , postolllco containing S-10 , and again In 1SCC or 1S 7. while/ temporarily In charge of on express - press cur at Noi th i'lattn. Neb. , n letter con taining Sl'-Jj was handed him for transniis hion by a soldier then stationed there. From this Metier lie took 8100 , mailing the letti'i with the balance of tlm money. Althougl twenty years have elapsed MIICO thu thults vtcrtu'nmmittril , tlio postal authorities havi nt last succeeded In finding the riuhttti owner of thu 4' ) . nnd payment to Knocl Higgles , of Plum Wallow , Iowa , has been or dered. Fmtliei elforts will bo made hv the deuaitmciH to find the owner of tlio S100. MovcsnesitH of Military Men. WASIIIXOTOS' , March U. It Is undeistooi that Major Lewis Menlll , Seventh cnvahy whoso nomination for promotion to bu r lieutenant coloacl was withdrawn because ho had previously Veen iccommendcd for retire ment , will buagiin nomlnatcdforjpromotloi by thu picsidimt , General Wllliim P , Carlln , colonel of thr Fouith Infantry who has Hindu nppllcatloi for the nppoinuiL'iit of brigadier general will leave hero to-night for his post at For Omaha. Major Wllllnn J. Wolkmar , nsslstan adjutant general , First Lieutenant Henry 11 .C , Dunwondy , Fun Hi artillery , nnd Lieutcn tint. 1. 1C. Maxiielc , signal corps , will compos * a board in this ci'y to esmulmi nnd runor iiion | I in pi o veil 6Uii.il equipments dovlscd b.x Lieutenant lien U. Pur&ell , slfiiiixl corps , Kroin .Moving Trains March H , Thomas A ICdlson ; ims lilel an application for a pal cut for his Invcilion of telegraphing fron a moving train l.a t October Lucius J Phclps of New York , obtained quietly fron the patent olllce tmlvlttiont any ncwspapc nottirk-ty a pateit for telegraphing tiouu train by Inductloi. .Ills incthua is nutiiuiti thu fame as Mr , l.dlson's. for tlio hitter 'tole- fmplu fiom the loof of the car Unvliu * upot i pole , while Mr. Pliolpa proposes to lay a vlre nlong the track between two rails anil elegraph from the bottom of the car. Tiio" irlnclple , however. Is tlio same , nnd Is broad- y covered by Mr. Phclps' patent. IJountlc.q for Volunteers. WASIII.NOTON , March 1-1. Second Comp- roller Maynard has settled an important question arising from the act of April 21 , 872 , which directs that every volunteer sol- Her who enlisted for three years prior to Inly'-"a. ISOl , under tlm president's proclnma- Ion ol May 8 , IbOl , anil outers of the war de- lartmcnt Issued In pursiiniicothcrcofand was \ctually mustered Into scrvico for three years beiore August fl , IfOl. and who was honor- ibly discharged , shall bo paid the lull bounty of slOO , unless already paid. The second comptroller holds that .saldbountv Is payable o heirs or every deceased soldier who , If Ivlng , would ho entitled thereto , whether he died bufoio or after tlie passage of the act. Honors to Senator Miller. SiiiNdToy , March 11. The funeral ceremonies In honor of the late Hon. John V. Miller , senator from California , were held n thn senate chamber yesterday before tlio scnatorii and members of congress , and weiu noit impressive. When assembling all members of the house iirocceded In a body to tlio senate chamber to .ako part In the funeral ceremonies over the cmains ot the late Senator Miller. Upon rutnrning Irom tlio senate the house ml- iourned. _ Pope to I5e Itctlrcd To-day. WASHINGTON , March M. Major General I'opo will be placed on the retired list to-day. It Is said that General Terry , who was con- iriiicd as major general last Thursday , will be assigned to the command of thu Division of the Atlnntlc , with hcndipiartcrs at Gov ernor's Island , New York. , and that the icxt major general will bo given the com- iiand of thu Division of the Pacilic , with icadquarturs at San Francisco. The Senate's Work This AVcclc. WASHINGTON , March ll. The most Im- lortnnt business In the senate during the week Is likely to be tlio resolution to pass tlio ) ill to qulot the title to settlers upon tlio DCS Mollies lands over the presidium's veto , and consideration of the electoral bill. At a > 'clock each day the judiciary committee's esolution will bu taken up. THE CHUUOn AXI TUB KNIGHTS. Itntnors of An Impending Conflict With the Catholic Hierarchy. Niw : Yoitic , March 1-1. [ Special Tele gram. ] It Is leatncd from a very reliable souico that the labor question lias been forced upon Arclibiship Corrlgan in the form of a choice between action nnd non- nctlon ngnlnst tlio Knights of Labor ns a secret society. It is a well known fnct Hint nil organizations involvlngnn oath of secrecy lire under the ban of the Koman Catholic church. Here In the dloccso of New York Hie enforcement of that rule lias long been lax , nnd especially so under Cardinal McCIoskcy and during the reign of Pope Plus IX. Cardinal McCloskoy , as an Irish man , was In sympathy with his countrymen , and indisposed to bo rigorous with them as to their membership in secret societies. The lircscnt Pope Leo has n ( inner policy in an tagonism to secret societies. The under standing in high Catholic circles here is that In refusing to give New York the successor lo McClosky in the cardinalatc , and especial ly now in deciding to go to Canada for a second cardinal in America , lie expresses a rebuke for the failure to effectually discountenance secret orders among Irishmen here. Archbishop Corrigan lias received within a month an ofllcial letter from Home , among the contents of which his secretary admits was a passage bearing on tills matter. That the , Injunction to enforce the power of the church to break up the Kniuhts of Labor was imperative Is indicated bishop of Quebec issued his denunciation of the Knights , and forbade nil Catholics to re main members. This nctlon appears very slgnllicent. Some of the attaches of Archbishop Cori gan's ollicial establishment go so far ns to say ho lost a canlinalato through his leniency in tills respect. The doings of the Knights of Labor are profoundly secret until they show publicly for themselves , and it lias proved impossible to determine whether the 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 lias written to tlio headquarters of tlio knights , asking If a disclosure of Knights of Labor secrets to a confessor who was bound by holy vows to maintain confidence Inviolate would bo construed as disregard of his oath. The reply came from Grand Master Powderly and Its purpoit was that the point would probably be settled within ten days. Since then several letters have passed between the Archcplscopal palace nnd Philadelphia , and the .supposition is that Powderly and the archbishop aio In correspondence. The out- coma of the matter is anxiously awaited by Catholic members of tlio order. Should the church firmly discountenance them It would prove a serious matter , NEWS OP TIIK STATK. A Sninll HuslncsH House Dlnzo Illum inates NeliriiRlcu City. NnnrtAsKA Crrv , Neb. , March H. [ Special Telegram. ] This evening , about 0 o'cloc'c ' , the Ja-'Ko tlir o story bilck building on Main i street below Sixth street was discovered to buon lire. It was n long time bcforo the liio could bo located , as tlio Miioku came pouring out of all the windows , but it was Dually dls covered to bo In the basement of the store room occupied by lllckford & Co. , notion dealers , and after n hard fight of nn hour was got under control. Tlio building was owned by the Odd I'd lows. The loss on building Is estimated atSMO , fully insured. Uickford's loss Is nbout Si.fiOO with only S'JiO insurance. The firm had Just moved Into the building nnd had not opened out yet. The origin of the lliu is ns yet unknown. Workmen In the North. VAI.HNTI.VK , Neb. , March 1-1. [ Special. ] There has Just been organized In our city n Iodide of tno Ancient Order of United Work men , by P. p. Kills , with a list of charier members drawn Irom among our best class of citizens , Tliu olllccra elected are : W. 1. Hoiiiware , P. M. W. ; J , P. Wood , M. W. ; J. ( I. Little , foreman ; O , P. Warner , overseer ; W. A , Fenner , recorder ; A. (5. Slmw , linnn clcr ; Stephen F. Kctcs , receiver ; J. P. Paxton - ton , guide ; Joseph Langlols , 1. W. ; George McDougal , O. W. ; Dr. N. 15. Hay , J. W. Hog- gioand J. F. Itackus , trustees ; Dr. 11. LIp- pincott , burgeon , United States army , medi cal examiner. The lodge will meet on Mon day night of each week. Not ns Ilnil us Itoported. Sioux Cn V , Iowa , March H. [ Special. ] The shooting affray at Jackson , Nebraska , moves not as bad ns reported. Keofc , the saloon mnn , was shot by a mnn known ns as "Kd , " a gambler. The ball entered the left shoulder , going entirely through. The nlfray was the result of hot words between the gambler and Kccfe. Four shots were Jiiod. the first of which only took effect. The fctrangersurrendeied to the city marshal , and Is now In His keeping. Keefo Is not danger ously hurt , although the wound Is very pain ful , Further trouble b likely to arise Irom the nlfair. A DARING , DESPERATE DEED , An Express Oar on the Hook Island Eoad Robbed by Highwaymen , THE MESSENGER MURDERED. The Crime Committed Near Jollct $1OOOO Offered For tlio Capture of the Ituninns Particulars oT the TciTlbla Outrage. Daring Express Hobfoorr. CHICAGO , March 13. The express car of the Chicago & Itock Island train which leaves this city at 1 o'clock p. in. , was boarded by robbers at Jollct nt 1 o'clock tills morning. Kellogg Nichols , express messenger ol tlio United States Kxpicss company was killed , and money nnd jewelry valued nt weiu stolen. Nlcliols nttendcd to Ins duties nt Jollct , but when the tialn arrived nt Morris , twenty miles beyond Jolle.t , he did not open tlio door of the car. Tlm local agent at Morris forced open the door and found Nichols lying deaden on tlio floor of the car with his throat cut from car to car , and his head horribly cut and crushed. The baggageman was found hound and gagged In tlio next car , tlio safe broken open and the contents gone. As the train does not stop between Jollet and Morris , it Is approximately certain that the robbers boarded the cars at tlio former place. ANOTItnil ACCOUNT. JOI.IKT , III. , March 13. Ono of the most daring and bloody express robberies ever perpetrated In Illinois occurred on the Chi cage , Hock IMnndife Pacific west bound c * press last night between this place and Mor ris. The facts as learned from the baggage man are that shortly after the train which leaves hero at 12:45 : a. in. had left this city , ho heard a rap at tlio baggage car door. Thinking it was the express messenger ho opened the door , and was met by masked robbers who covered him with revolvers , and demanded the key to tlio express car. The key was given up , nnd one robber , who was on top of the baggage car , held a revolver on the baggageman through the transom in tlio roof of the car while Ills confederates turned their attention to tlio express car. It is thought that they rapped on the express car door and informed the messenger ( Nich ols ) that the baggaseman wanted to get In. At any rate the express car door was opnncd and the desperadoes entered. Being confionted by the murderous villlans the messenger fought for his life and the prop erty in Ids trust. The Interior of tlio ex press car shows that FOUGHT run uonnnns from one end to the other , but at last tlio blows that they rained on his head with an Iron poker forced him to succumb and ho was loft dead In the car. The thieves rilled his pockets of the keys to the safe which they robbed of all its contents , variously estimated at from 520,000 to S .OCO. Checks and valuable pack ages not containing money they left scatter ed about the floor. Nothing was known of the occurronca until the train readied Mor ris , the first stop west of hero , except nt a coal clinto where the train stopped to take on coal. At Morris the local express messenger rapped on the express car door , but , as the summons was not answered , it was tnought the train messen ger was asleep. Upon the door of the car being opened the horrible evlde neo of a desperate struggle and the dead body of Messenger Nichols were discovered. In one hand the dead man clutched n lock of dark colored hair , which must have been torn from the head of one of his assailants. News was at once telegraphed to this city. Sheriff IJcitz nnd Chief of Police Murray at once organized n po so nnd started on a special engine for Morris , stopping on the way at the local cliuto two miles west ot hero to see if they could find whether the des peradoes boarded the train at Unit point. Snow was tailing lightly tit the time and their tracks , If any , wen ) covered. A large force of olilccrs and men from this place and Morris arc now scouring the country. A HUWAItn OK TEN THOUSAND DOLT.AIIR. CIIICAOO , March 13. The news of thu rob bery of tlio baggage car and the murder of tlio express messenger produced the greatest excitement in the Itock Island offlca in this city tills morning. Division Superintendent Cliambcrlain was In receipt of a dozen dis patches detailing paiticulars of the all'alr. Of ficers of the road held a consultation and it was agreed to send special detectives on the track of the ruffians at once. The Kock Island road will offer a reward of 510,000 for the capture of the men. Later DctnllH of the nobbery , , CIIICAOO , March M. Mr. Wygant , tlio agent of tlio United States Kxprcss company , states this morning that the loss by yester day morning's robbery will bo inside of &ii5,000. There was n little over § 20,000 In money and tlio balance of tlio stolen matter consisted of packages of jewelry nnd other things , which ho thinks were not valued above 52,500. It is Impossible just now to 11.x tlio loss exactly. The express company is woiklng jointly with the Itock Island rail way In endeavoring to catch the robbers , and tiio SIO.Ooi ) reward Is offered jointly by the two companies. Assistant Agent < Hammond of the United States Express company's ) olllce , In this city , said In regard to the murdered man : . "Mr. Kellogg Nichols was a bravo and trusted em ploye of the company. Ho was about-it ) years of age. and had spent twenty-nine years with the company , being one ot the oldest employes running on any road out of this city. Mr. Nichols was a married man , but hail no children , " Ucneral Superintendent Kimball , of the Itock Island road , said : "It Is our hullef that thu men boarded thu train at a coal chnto where the train stops , about one inilu west of Jollct. They either laid in wait there for the train or left somu ot thu other curs of thu train when It stopped and went foiward and enteied through tlm baggage car. Our best Intormatlon is that thu baggageman saw two at least of the robbers. " At tlio murdeied man's home It was learned that Mr. Nichols Jell ids homo at an early hour last evening and was at thu theater until time to go to ills car. FIIU.NO : : ASIOXO ins rni.i.ow KMW.OYKH. There was thu greatest excitement and sorrow among thu unfortiinatu man's fellow employes as tlioy caino in Irom their trips anil heard the sad news , "Wo Imvullttluorno protection In end door cars , " .siicl onoof thu messengers. ' 'The doors aru chained , it is true , but a jimmy inserted \ \ ill Miap the litllu brass clamp like upipc.stcm , btem. Hesldes.'Nick' had totakocharguoftwo cars , and It is my opinion that the robbers got In at the coal cliuto and entered tlio forward car while lie was in thu lear with the baggagu man. It Is also presumable that when hu cnteicd ho recognized somu of the gang iuul they were compelled to kill him. hast night , when 'Nick' checked up a § 20,000 package , In n joking way ho remarked that If ho had that pile he would take n night off. He little tl odglit he would lose his life while currying ' "I went out with 550,000 the other night,1 said another , "and 1 thought a thousand tlmes while on tlio run what an easy thing it would have been to have been robbedhow one man at that could have done the job. There was nothing easier than for him io climb on top of the car and wait until 1 had gone Into the bjggaeu car , nnd then drop down on the brake , enter , nnd throw the- safe elf to con- tederntcs nnd follow it. They will take the chance s of a broken leg In great emergencies Six I'lasscjigcr ' tickets were sold last night nt the depot ticket ofllce , eood from Chicago Irt Mlnookn , n little town about twelve in I leg on this side of Morris , and tlm circumstance was rccardca as suspicions by railroad men. " TItr IlAOOAOEMAN's STOIIV. Ungcagemaii N. II. Watt , who is a young mnn nbout VM years ot ngo , told the following story In response to vnrlous 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 brains out. ' I could only sec the lower part of his face. It was covered with some cloth or paper. I sat looking to ward the back pait of the car , toward the icarof the train , when 1 heard some 0110 nt the safe , which was behind me , and could hear a rustling nnd tearing of papers. This went on for n while , nnd the man who stood over mo said to me , 'If yon move or stir a hand or foot before the train stops at Morris that man up there will blow the ton of your head off. " 1 rolled mv eyes up and there was a man's hand stuck tliroucli the ventilator with a pun In it. In about live minutes , alt seemed to mo. tlio train slowed up for Morris , and 1 looked up. The hand v.n < gone , and I jumped out of the car. i heaid no noise nor any shooting. The lirst 1 heard was , as I said , a man speaking to mo and at the same time muting a gun over my shoulder. 'Hioymnst have uotten Into Nlchol's car first and got the key to the > > afc before they came to me. " iifAtto , March II. The Inter-Ocean's Jollet , 111. , special says : Tlio imnio.st over the remains ot tlio murdeied express mes senger developed nothing beyond w.iat the general story of the crime disclosed. Font JIKN IN TIII : IMIITV. CIIICAOO , March U. The Inter Ocean's Jollet special s-ays : Hy comparing notes Con ductor \Vngner nnd several passengers on tlio train aboard of which Kxpress Messcnire ; Nichols was muidcrcd yesterday , have ac cepted tlm theory of murder and robbcrvper- pctiated by lour men , three of whom boarded thu train nt the Chicago depot and the fourth at lilue Island. Two of thu men traveled on a pass Issued forll D. Martin and OUR , good between Chicago ami Kansas City. .Be fore leaching Joliet the conductor became convinced that they were suspicious characters and asked to see their passes nyraln. On sccona examination of that Issued as above stated , the conductor noticed that It had been oilglnally dated Ib8l , ami that the last ligmo of the date had been ncatlv covered by n paster bearing the llguroO. Upon this hu ret used to return the pass and ordered the men to leave the train at Jollet. They did ko , but are believed to have boarded thu train between thu baucago and express cars Justus it pulled out. Noclueto the men has yet been discovered. The HnKKngcmnu Suspected. CnirAoo , March 14. It Is understood that Andrew Watts , baggagemastcr 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 thrill ing story which many people profess to con sider extremely lishy. He said yesterday ho had been Instiuctcd by the company to hold his peace. It is thought probable that the particulars of his arrest nnd the place of Ids uoiilincmcnt is kept .secret In order that if IIP is implicated in tlio outrage his accomplices may not bo put on their , guard by hearing of the suspicions rcganllin : him. OCEAN SXHAJUSU SUNK. The Oregon Goes Down Off Fire Island No Lives Lost. Finn ISLAND , March U. The looki out at the station sighted n four-masted steamer moving very slowly seaward. Later she turned southeast and since lias been drifting in that direction , being nbout liftecn miles southeast of tills point. Only the ton of her masts can bu seen , but the observer thinks it is the British steamer Oregon , from Liverpool. At 11J3 : ! a. ni. she had drifted out of sight. At4SO : p. m. the Gorman steamer Fnlda , from Bremen , via Southampton , on" tills point reported by signal that the steamer ' Oiegon In sunk.A'll of the passengers of the Oregon are on board tlio Fnlda. Tlio Fulda will probably reach quarantine at about 8 p. m , SANDV HOOK , March 1-1. The steamer Oregon was run into by a schooner between 3 and -1 o'clock this morning while east of Fire Island , having two holes sstovo In her. She commenced sinking nt once. Part of her passengers were transicrred to the pilot bout and pai t to thu schooner , and it is be lieved they were all subsequently transferred to the steamer Fnlda. There wore over SOO pas sengers and the crow of the Oregon alone on the Fulda. Tlio Oregon wns entirely aban doned. She sunk at 1 p. m. to-dav. Nnw YOIIK , March H. Cnntain Cottier of tlio Oregon , was below , the chief olllcci being in charge on the bridge. One of the passengers staled that the hole was so large that one could diivo a horse and wagon through it ; also , that when the vessels col lided it sounded like tlio report of nn ordi nary cannon. Tlio boats were after somu difficulty manned and lowered into the water. The ladies wcro first jtot into the boats : and transferred to Pilot Boat No. 11 and theschooncrFnnnicA. Gorham , Captain Mahoncy , from Jacksonville for lioston. From S to U a. m. the work of transferring the passengers was proceeded with. All were transferred In safety , not a single life being lost. At 12:15 : p. m. they were all safely transferred again totliosteamerjMilda , whlcli owing to tlio state of the tide was obliged to anchor nt Snmly Hook at 0'J3 : it. m. Captain Cottier wns the last man to leave the t-bip. The steamship Oregon was built by John Klder & Co. at Glasgow , for the Gulon line , and was launched on Juno ! il , ISSJ. She ar rived hero on her initial trip on Octoocr U , 181 , making the run from Qneonstown to Nuw i'ork In 7 days , b hours and 'M minutes. At that time shu was tbomo.it magnificent , most powerful and fa&tcst of the trans-At lantic vessels. Witli the exception of the Ktruria , of the same line , she retained ( lie lecord lor the fastest speed. In August , IbSJ , she made the rim from Qttecnstown to New1 York In n days , S hours and 1'i minutes , this being nearly twenty-four hours hhoiter than her lirst trip , nnd the fastest then on iccord. On her return to Qiieenstown Mio made the run in 0 days 11 hours and 0 minutes. The dimensions of the Oregon wcroVo : ; feet in length , fil feet breadth of beam , W } { feet depth of hold , and 7 , ! 0 tons gross measure ment. She wns 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 lilted to accnmmodatu itIO saloon , UJ second cabin and 1,000 stiuT.igo passengers. The tugboat Fletcher , which went down .after tlio mail , arrived at the Cnnard pier at 11IO : p. m. W. G. "I'way , United States In- HK.'ctor ] , who had chargn of thu mail , s-ild Iiu only succeeded in recovering tilMy-nino of more than ( X)0 ) bags which weio on board when tlm collision occurredHu added that hu wns nblo to learn little about thu collision , except that tlio steamship was run into by nn unknown schooner , Nonoof the baggage , lie said , was saved. The Tribune's account'jays ( : Tlio shock of the collision lmmcdlaUl.itwoku ! ) ' the sleeping passengers and that portion of thu crew who were having their watch below. The pas- fiengnrs at lirst were tllrown into great con fusion , but the calmness of thu olliccrs and tlio fact that day was just beginning to bieal : over the trnniiuii isca. mummed them. At the time the collision took place Pilot Boat No. 11 was about to put n pilot on Doard , and tlio schooner Fannie A , Corkam of lloston was passing near. These immediately bore down to the scene and lay by ready to oiler assistance. Kxamliiation of the Oregon showed that she had two holes in her poit bides below the water line , as If the ( schooner had rebounded from tlio lirst blow nnd then struck tlio steamer a second time. All efforts to stop the leaks were unavailing and thu great hteamcr begun to H'ttle in the walor. ' 1 lie strainer Fnlda passed Sandy Hook at 1 a. m. bound In with the Oregon's passen gers. The Clearance Kccord. UOSTOX. March U. The leading clearin. , houses of tlio United States report the total gross bank cxchanees for the week ending March 13 were SSMViU.EuO , an Increase of 1'J.H per cent compnied with the conespondlng week last year. Condemned in Haiif- . LITTI.K TAI.I.EV , N. Y. , Mach 14.-Mrs. Mary AYilduian , accused of poisoning her husband at Soi.tli Valley , on the16th ol September last , was convicted Fiidayulglil nnu se.nte.ucea.to bo hanged April 'M. THERE IS DANGER IN DELAY , Gladstone's Slowness in Revealing His Plans Solidifying His Opponents. FORECAST OF HIS PROGRAMME. Tlio Nciv Parliament Opposed to 13xccsslvo MvpomllturcH for lloynl Purposes Tlio Irish Pleased With Aberdeen. Threatened 1Vlt.li Secession * Loxuo.v , March 1-1. [ Special Cablegram , ] Gladstone's convalescence Invests tlio po litical slttintlon with fresh Interest. Lord llartlngton's speech temporarily checked the movement which had bc un among thn vhlgs io create secession , but delay In revealing Gladstone's policy Is opening up vistas of danger In other directions. The public now liave explicit statements which have hitherto been the subject of rumors respecting endeav ors among tlio radical party to form a code of their own. John llrlcht Is known to have no sympathy with tlio extreme demands of the Pninellltcs , but his respect for ( lladstono Is so great that , like Hartlngton and Sir Henry Jones , ho declines to commit himself to one line of opposition. The radical code , If It comes to anything , will Hud n leader In Chamberlain , In whoso In terests It is bring worked. Tlio prompters of this movement have met with a rcbull { from the representatives of labor. Nevertheless tlio movement Is Kalnlng adherents by reason of current re ports of Gladstone's Intentions and by his delay In announcing ills scheme. It is under stood that tlio cabinet will consider ( .Hail stone's plan , hcnco next week should icveal the attitude of his doubtful colleagues whoso friends arc preparing for contingencies by arranging the two lines of secession above Indicated. These dangers cannot bo un known to Gladstone , ami in any case It may be taken as cci tain he will proceed with his programme. This , it is expected , will bo made known to tlio country by the an nouncement of n message from the iiucen 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 1T09 by moving certain resolutions on which to found future legislation. This method may postpone leg islation for the session and give time to mature the moru dilllcult details of the plan. As to his ultimate method , If ho be allowed to proceed , the belief Increases | that ho will so intertwine homo I rule and expropriation that tlio con servative i party , to whom the latter may bo made i the most desirable , will bo fixed with the I dilemma of either rejecting the whole scheme t or accepting the moru distasteful per tion. t tion.The The discussion on supply on Thursday re vealed the attitude of the new parliament toward the crown in mi unpleasant fashion. Tlio defeat oC the vote for a royal park was not 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 230 men , thatthc country paid thoDiiicoof Edinburgh's gas and water bills , and that the produce of Ilampton court stud was maintained by the country and found no place In the balance sheet , with other matters emphasized tlio Ir ritation of tlio radical and worklngmen mem bers and others against the shabby treatment popularly supposed to ha\o been dealt out to Gladstone hy the queen , and accounts for the largo majority nsalnst the vote. Further , these debates on the royal estimates and the known temper of tlio meniDcrs , as indicated by conversations in the lobby , foretell changes of a sweeping character , after the next succession. Tlio parks vote may possibly be arranged by a supplementary estimate , but It docs not escape remark that if it ho again i of used and the parks are transferred to the local authority they will ceafctobo open to the discontented classes , and thus radicalism will be hoisted with its own petard , Sir Charles Warren's appointment to the direction of the metropolitan police has given satisfaction because of his known qualifications for dealing with men. Afri can measiiics 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 Koscborry , the foreign secretary , to carry out the vigor ous foreign policy marked out by Lord Salis bury , anil wliK'h tlio fall of the conseivativo ministry left unlilled. Earl Itoseberry has , it Is understood , convinced Mr. Gladstone tha > ho could strengthen the positions of theliber- als before the country by abandoning the luke warm policy , which has characterized his pro vlous administration of foreign affairs. Karl Itlpon , first lord of the treasury , strongly supported Karl Itoscborry in this move , and their nulled inflmmco with .Mr. Gladstone succeeded in overpowering that of Sir William Harcourt , chancellor of the exchequer , who Bought 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 3,500 men. Tlio Irish continue to bo pleased with their now viceroy , Karl Aberdeen. Ho has In creased in their esteem during tlio past few days by his activity in regard to measures for the relief of tint distressed throughout the country. Ho lias also made personal contrl hutlons for this personally , Including a dona tlon of SiilO \\iud defraying the cost of two smacks for the Galway fishermen , SCO lor tlio police fund and S'iO ' for the West port sull'errrs. It Is also favorably commented upon , that when Mr. Luke , tlio gov < eminent commissioner for tlio relief of the suffering In the famine stricken district , passed through Dublin , en route for Wcstport , although It was late at night and Karl Aberdeen had jtibt returned fatigued horn attending n public meeting , ho sent for the committee and entered Into a discussion as to the best method for aiding the distressed people. Tlio latest advices from West port are that Jlr. Luke has been obliged to await tlio cessation of a heavy gale bcforo visiting the various Islands and distributing the means of relict'intrusted to him. _ _ _ _ _ No Htock In lID Uuvtti'iiinnnt. PAWS , Maich K Thcio was a prolonged debate In the chamber of deputies ycstoulay on the question Introduced by M. C'amelinot icsardliiK the labor tumbles at Deca/.cvillo. A motion expressing confidence In the gov ernment was rejected by a vote of 2oO to 220. Seven other motions to pass the oidcr of the day wore successively rejected. The debate was adjourned until Monday. nisiunrok Sore Over Iefont. Bum.INMurcl ) 14 , The rejection of the .two fundamental clauses of the spirit mo nopoly bill by-the committee of the relchstag to which It was referred Is equivalent to a d feat -of the measure. Prlnto .JUlsmaick Is deeply mortlfird nt tills notion and bitterly reproached llcrr Von Itoettlchcr , Imperial ionic minister , and llerr Scholz. Prussian Jiilnlstcr of finance , for having failed to * e- uiro favorable action on the measure. \ \ Ith ils uiual tenacity of purpose tlio chancellor still clings to his project , Tito llonrccota Must Go. LYONS , March 14. This city was placarded Friday night with posters Invoking the pco- jlo to rlso up armed on the ISth day of March ind ptliago and masacra the bourgeois. A man named Pllare , who Is described by the I'ollco as a dangerous anarchist , lias been nr- icsted. In his pockets were found several revolvers and a number ot dynamite catt- ridges. Tlio Delit or Franco. r > PARIS , March M. Tlio French govern ment lias decided to issue a loan of one thousand millions of francs to consolidate tlio six hundred and eighteen millions of six year bonds now outstanding , and to redeem .holloatlngdcbt. J'onHold ami tlio Prince. LONDON , March 14. . Phelps , the American minister , will present Frederick C. Penlleld United States vice coun ul general , nt tlio levee of the Prince of Wales on Monday night , William Well Again. ISr.nr.i.v , March 14. Kmperor William has rccovcied 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 Itnssia. THE WKHIC IN WAlife STUKHT. l''nrly ! Steady Tlio AVcstcrn Union Dividend. Nuw Tonic , March 14. [ SpecialTclegram. ] The cnnise of the market the past week has been fairly steady In spite of the numerous adverse Influences. The truth Is , never be fore were stocks held in so strong hands. Tliey will not part with their holdings. The labor troubles have been a fruitful sonrco of discussion among all Interests in railroad properties. Apprehensions hnvo been moused and stocks have been sold short , but profits are in the future. Tlio market Is well held. A.11 elforts to depress prices are promptly re sisted. The bulls are clearly looklugforward to another successful campaign , and that soon. The returns from Internal rcvenno collections , the fact that a majority of the labor strikes now are for an advance in wages , whore two years ngo they wore against reductions , and other like facts go to support tiie view that the volume of general business throughout the country is rising. This argument will bo made the most of by the bulls. It is conceivable that general business may be satisfactory , while railroad business may bo the very reverse. It lias been scon how hlc business and low freight rates may co together. Competitive forces are steadily working against big dividends. The Western Union dividend lias caused the street fully as much anxiety as the strike. The uncertainty that surrounded It up to the time it was declared was more distressing from a speculative point of view than the condition of the company , as revealed by Its quarterly statement and a de claration of a dividend of lj < f per cent in scrip. A reduction within six months from \Yi per cent quarterly in cash to the same amount in an obligation of the company , shows among other things how severe are tlio results of the prescnttelcgraphiccomputitlon. Thost9ck.4a.uttilJrtmtt'ering from tlio develop ments"of Wednesday , and the belief that it will go lower is general and strong. These Western Union developments have a diiect and impoitant beating on the question of a government telegraph. It is undoubtedly true that Gould had In view of an ultimate result tlio sale of the Western Union to the government nt fancy figures. The disanpearanco of dividends will go far to block this little game. A pamphlet which ho issued n few years ago setting forth the value of Western Union stock ns a per manent investment is rather interesting reading now. Tho. fact is that a great tide. is rising in all directions against excessive taxation to furnish dividends on inflated share values. As we nrc certainly moving toward a gov ernment telegraph system so also are wo cer tain to have 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 Urunswlck , X. ) . , emphasizes tlio need of absolute security for the savings of the pee pic. SUHAJSPFISIl WINS. Tlio Magician Captures the Three Thousand I'olnt Content. JSr.w Yoiirc , March 14. The international billiard match between Jncob Schacll'cr of this city and Maurice Vlgnnux of Pails , came to a termination last evening. The at tendance was largo , although tlio crowd was not as large as on the previous evening , ow ing to the lead obtained by Schacircr over Ylgnanx , which last night was 1,123 points and thereby rcndcilng hopeless tlio chances of Vignaiix winning. The spectators were rewarded , however , by seeing some of the prettiest billiard playing over exhibited In this city. Appended is ( lie scorn : Schaclfer , C0 ( ) , COJ , OCO , ( ; oa , tiOO ; total. : ) ,000 ; average to night , ' -1 l'i-'iHgi.iml 25 ' - ; average , IS-2'J. Vlg- nanx , 5SJ. 2ii : , 5B3 ! , Sill , OW ; total , lMr , > : average - ago to-night , 21 40-27 ; ; tiraiid average , 10 2f-23. : ! Tlio Oldest. Operator Dead. PKHIIV , N. V. , March 14. Xelno P. Gor don , the oldest telegraph operator in the United Slates , died at Castile , X. V. , on Saturday , aged ti' . ' . Fora lonjt period ho was in charge of the Krle railroad depot at Castile - tile , and was well known and vciy popular. Forbidden to Cross tlio Ijlno. TojinsTO.vn , A. T. , March 14. Advice.1 ' 'from Sunorn , Mexico , stuto that United States tioops have been fni bidden to moss tlio Mexican line until the complications lesultlngfiom Crawford's death aiu settled Hood's Sarsaparilla Combines , In a manner peculiar to Itself , the lost blooJ-purlfyins and strengthening reme dies of tlio vegetable kingdom , You will find this wonderful lemcdy effective where otlicr medicines have Jailed. Try It now , It will purify your blooil , regulate the digestion , anil glvo new life ami vigor to the entlro body. " Hood's Sars.iparim Ul'1 ' mo ijrc.it good , I was tired out from uvcrwoik , nnd It toned mo up , " MILS , 0. K , filMjloN'H , Cohocs , N. V. "I siiffcicil tluco yeius from blood poison. I took Hood's Sart.3ji.-iiIlia and tlilnk I am cured. " Mus. M. J. DAVIS , llroekpoit , N. y. Puri/lcs tlio Mood Hood's fi.imi.irllla | la cliarnctcrlr.erl \ > y tlueu pccullailtlci : 1ft , the cnmltnatlon ot remedial ngents ; Scl , tlio jiTojmrtiwi ; Sd.ilio protest of seeming the nctlvo medicinal qualities. Tlm result Is a rawllclna of unutual strength , effecting cures Mllicrto unknown , gcncl for book containing additional evidence. "Hood's Harfni'arlll.i ' tones tip my K.vsteir , , purities my blood , iharpeuswy npin'tlfa , unii seems lo make 1119 oicr. " .1. r. Tiiourso : , . JlCKlster ol Deeds , Lowell , Mas ? . ' "Hood's 84rsaparllli : beats nil others , ami ( sworthItgweightIniTold. " I.lUiiiiiNcrux , io Hank Street , New Vorlc City , Hood's - SarsapariHa Enid by all druggist * . $1 } kU for $5. MiJr only ty 0.1. HOOD Jt CO. , I.o.wcll , Mass. IQO , DoG08.Ono Dollar. TflEY FOUGHT TO A FINISH , Jack Dempsey Whips tlio "Marino" in a Hotly Contested Battle , THE FINEST MILL ON RECORD. A S loot Party of Now York Sports Witness tlio 1'rcttlcst Mj'lit Weight Hoiitln tlio Annals oT tlio I'rl/.c Itlng. Dcmpscy OcTcatn Im Ulanclic. Niw : YOIIK , March 14. What these who witnessed the encounter designate ns the greatest middle weight light on iccord was roughl nt 7 o'clock this morning at Kyo Iteach , just on the border line between Now York and Connecticut. The contestants were George l.a Blanche of lloston and Jack Dcmpscy of New York. The. stakes weio 51,000 n sldo nnd about SU.OOO of n pnrso made up hy certain not.sltlo gentlemen ot LhlHclty. Jack Dempsey was the , winner , thirteen separate lonnds being bitterly con tested , and it Is declaied that a better and moio manfully fought bnttlo was never wit nessed. There were about forty persons liie.sont , Including twenty-eight members of the Now Yoik liacquet club. The chief dltllcnlty experienced by the manngeis of tins. light 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 llrst place the men were put on board a larco propeller , which proceeded far up North river nnd then took the icmaln- der of the guests on board and stsamcd for tlio battle ground , about twenty-five miles away , which was reached in good season. The two principals slept fora few hours , and the gentlemen amused themselves as best they could on board tlio steamer. The ring was pitched properly , and these present stood around It. The two gladiators were stripped and rubbed down befoic the spectators , nnd tlio "Marine , " as ha lllaticho Is called , put on a pair of blue trunks and dark lighting shoes. Ills stockings , accord ing to Ills own custom , were rolled down , leaving his calves bare. Jack Dcmpscy were his dark lioso and white gaiters. A better looking man than the "Marine" It would bo hard to find. Ho was not quite as tall ns Jack Dcmpsey , but lie weighed n few pounds more. Ho turned the beam . \t 14S i pounds. Dempsey looked a trlllo less bulky and was equally as calm. Dcmpsey's weight was Upounds. . 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 atlilctlc'fclub made the following brief speech to the men : "You will fight accord ing to the Marquis of Queensbury's rule. " , with tight gloves. You will break at tlio call ot the rofoi-eo , make no noise and go to your corners. When either of you knocks the other down , wait until the referee de cides whether thu ( alien man Is done up or not. New , then , shake hands. " TIIK HHIHT I'lltST JlOt'NI ) . The men faced each other cooly and deter minedly , Ucmpsey standing romaikalily high above his adversary , who was compact , lltho and resolutely bent on being thu ugxrcssor. The "Marino" tried ft little one with Ills -right hand on I&uipscy's breast. This was not very effective , " but It was swiltly lol- < lowed by another with his right on the ribs , ' nnd still another with his left full on Dcmp sey's breast , which sent him hack against the ropes. Then Dempsey shitted ground nnd tried to change the "Marine's" tactics with feints with tlio loft , which , however , did not check the advance of l.a Ulnnclio until Dcnip- sey succeeded in putting a stinger on his an tagonist's neck. This stopped him for nn In stant , then it seemed to anger him , and gath ering himself together ho went for Dempsey , with both hands straight , and vigorously landing his 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 Hint was simply phenome nal. STcroNn nov.vn. This round ended in nobody's favor. It was indeed said that "It was anybody's fight , " with a slight upward tendency In "Marino" stock. TIIIIID IlOl'NI ) . In tlieconrsoof this round Dempsey proved himself a marvelous boxer , a great tactician anil a thoroughly game lellow. The "Ma rino" dropped his head In an attempt to deliver his rough blow on Dempsey's jugular , but was short and caught a seven ) upper cut in the face , which drew the c.Ian-t Irom his nose , and first blood was claimed and allowed for Dempsey. liounds four , live , six , seven and eight were characterized by such close tlirhtintr that it was impossible to tell just how it would all end. The "Marino's" face was swollen and bleeding copiously. Ho spat out n tooth or two , which snowed Jaclc Dumnsey's remarkable skill with his loft hand. The Jailer's body was badly bruised. Till : NINTH IlOt'Nl ) was another rally , with tcrrllio glvo ami take liuhtlng. In tills , alter hard hilling , the "Marino" and Dcmpsev clinched. Tlio referee shouted "break. " Tlio "Marino" dropped Ids hands in obedience and received n stunning knock-down blow from Dempsey. A foul was claimed hut not allowed. KI.KVKNTH IIOITXI ) . In tills round Demp.sey came up n tilllo fresher than tire "Marino , " and bean to force tlio lighting. Hu was met half way by the "Marine , " but the Now Yorker's terrible lull hand c.imo upon the Ilostonian'fi visage lilco a piston rod , doing awl 11 ! execution. JJlood flowed freely Iiom the "Marine , " who , IntvurtlielcKH , fought back gamely iitnl wick edly with both hands , punishing Dempsey more than ho ever was punished he.forn In ills career In thu rim ; . Time was culled and the men went to their corncis looking badly. Di'mpsov's body was coveied with abrasions and his face was marked hern and there. Itoiind twelve was a repetition of the eleventh round. riiiirrnKNTii HOUND. The "Mailne" raine up nialn. nnd dashed gamely nt Demp-ioy , who pitched In now for dear life , for lit1 felt Unit ( ho crisis had been reached. The "Marino" was bleeding liken stuck pig. anil Jack was pulling and blowing badly. They both tlie.n got to work at half- arm distance and never stopped punching ouch other till thu "Marino" dropped ex hausted. Dempsey went to Ids corner , showlngslgnsof tlio tenible punishment ho had received , and thu "Marino" slrovn to get to his feet , hut ho could not rise. Hu was practically , II not literally , knocked out , BO when I bo rcfcrco called tlmu 1m could not respond. Ho did get up , nnd hurling In in- self gamely at Dtmipsoy , fell powerless Into the latler's arms , and was as sisted meicifiillv hy tlm plucky Now Yorker to ids chair in Ills corner , lluwan a beaten man , and his second gnvciit up. Then tlio releiro nnnonnced Jaclc Dcmpnty tlm victor nnd thu spectators ic- ceived it in slle.nce. Tlmi'.VJ minute ? . A gie.ater stand-ill ) , plucky and fuller fight was never wllnest eil in tills country , nnd two gamlmnen never faced each other In a twenty- tour loot ilng. Thu "Maiino" sat In hlsrlinlr bleeding , balteied and briiin-il , and when asked ft hu wis : hint finld faintly , "I nm hull , Dick , badly hurt , but II was a square deal , " Denipicy was asked how ho fell and If lie was hm I. Ho le.pllcd , "Well 1 won't bay that , but yon can lict 1 was lilt hard , " 'I ho Kxiiiiilniitloii Concluded. Niw : linu.vswicK , N. J. , March U. The official examination of thu Dlmo Suvlngii bank Inn been completed nnd shows : AKsels , kOlS.'J ; liabilities. 6on.ST.1 | ; dcllcit , SHi.nri , Them Is ii'itliing to indicate thai tlm books of thu bunk 'invt ' > been tampcicU with. Honxc ol * ftd'ux" liuriicd , Tot.iino , Mnivh in.-- The Toledo house of lofuge , on tlio outskirts of this city , burned to Ihugiomul Ibis inoniin ; % Homu twenty IKIJS were sh-lr In thu liinrmnry , but vfcie Ctiliieil ' .ll.\ ! UUU 'j'.IU iui'j IlUlOUUlU ( V Sl'.WI. '