THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 1. 1886 , NUMBER 1GG. ENGLAND'S ' AMERICAN MAILS , Troubles Between the Government and the Liverpool Steamship Oorcpanies. BEGINNING THE NEW CONTRACT. TnlkH With I'ostofflce Ofllclnts nntl HcprcscntntlvcH of the Iitncs of Vessels That Are Out of thu Service , llio Mall Iloatn. nonlflnlttuntll. ' ] LONDON , Nov. BO. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the IJr.K. ] 1 called at the general postofllco to day to make Inquiries about the American malls the new artangc- iiient beginning to-day. I was shown along n. stone corridor amid the tinkling of elect ) Ic bells , the blowing of spcakliif , tiumpcts and whistles , ( lie ringing of telephones and .slam ming of doors , Into the presence of Mr. K. H. Uea , foreign and colonial seciotary of the general postofllce. This gentleman was deputed by S. A. lllackwood , general secre tary of the postofllce , to give your corre- bpondent a fulloniclal | explanation of the new contract. Mr. Hea Is a man ot about lifty , with snowy-whlto liair , scanty whiskers and mustache , wearing glasses and bearing the appearance of a halo and hearty Knglisli gcn < tlcman. After shaking hands warmly ho Bald : WHAT TIIK inouiiLK is. The dlffeience between the Cunard and the White Star lines and the general post oftlco Is simply that we Intend to break down their monopoly. When wo sought to renew the old contracts , expiring to-day , they In slstcd on tlio now contract being tor tvvc years , but would only give two boat : a week , unless wo consented to ao ccpt the Cunard's Boston boat t < carry our third mail. Tills arrangcmcn wo objected to. Under what might now b < culled the old contracts wo were debarret from making up a mail bag for any but tin contracting lines , unless the letters wen marked with the name of tlio vessel. Oil yes , the German-Lloyds have heretofore car rled a mall , but only a mere handful If any letters were posted nmikcd "privati ship letter" only , without mentioning tin vessel , we could send them only by the ordl nary mall. But now , by the new contract , vvi are not bound at all. k'i'he Saturday mall : will bo carried by the Gulon's two ras steamers , Arl/.ona and Alaska , and the ! second class boats , the Nevada , Wyoming am Wisconsin. But we Intend making up mat bags for the fast Cunnrders , especially thi Umbrla. It is possible , but not probable they may refuse to take mails , but wo inteni Insisting on our light and will line thorn JL'SOi should they refuse. Tills new contract will place us almost ii the same position as the American postofllce as by not being bounJ wo shall send by tin fastest stcamcis. A IIKI SAVING. What Is the saving by tlio now contract to the postofllco exchequer ? Well , wo pay si much lor each pound weight. For mail costing altogether as much as last year with out any Increase wo save exactly 85 percent Wo at present send on an average 805 bag of mall composed as follows : From London only 145 , Irom Liverpool , Manchester am Glasgow , 130 ; Ireland , CO ; and the continent 40 bags. A Nr.WSl'AI'iil : AGITATION. Tlio great agitation the papers hero an making has been caused by the Cunard am White Star people , led bv John Burns , chali man of the former company , who his btartcd the agitation by setting Irelan against us when ho said : My shins shall IK now call at Queenstowu. Of course all thoi stalements have been freely colored to su ! their own purposes. The conscrvativ papers especially are bitterly attacking us fc beimr radical , but as a matter of fact Mi Ulackwood and niyn'K , who have almost tli whole arranging of this matter , are tli greatest conservatives In the general pos ofllce. ONLY ron Tiir.Ei : MONTHS. Yes , the new contracts are only for thre memths , when we shall again accept the be ; lendets. Thu advertisements will bo put llshed In about a fortnight , so that th aggrieved companies can again bid. But 01 RIC.U anxiety Is to loiiialn , as by the new a rangcmcnts , unfettered. But of course vv don't know what combination may bo in nil against us. Mr. W. L. Jackson , tinanch secretary of the tieasury , Mr. Blacl wood and tlio postmasteigeneral liavo bee In close consultation together about th matter for some time. The termer took tl oppottunltyon Satuiday night , at the dinm of tlio Leeds Association of Foremen Kng necrs , in acknowledging the hoallh ot tl borough members , of which lie is one , to tc to tlm woiid the same story as to tlio no contracts that I am telling yon now , only 1 other words. Talks With the Companies. ICiij'l/rfy/it/SfW/iy./iimM / Gwilou llcnnctt , } LiVKitPoor. Nov. 0. [ New Yoik He aid Cable-Special lo Iho BKI- : ) ! into viowcd this afternoon icpiusentatUos ot II Cunaid , White , Slar and Gulon companl icspcctlng the earilngo of the A merle , malls. The t\u > liist companies i < ru actli In conceit , but the Gulon Is for Itself alon Said ono of the heads of the White St company : The point upon which wo biol with thu postmaster general was tlio quentli of n t rl-vv eekly service to Now York. Wo offei < seiv'lcoon ' 'Ihiiihday and Saturday to Nt Y nik and Tuesday service lo Boston. Tl was In the face of llio opinion cxpi eased commercial circles that a Wednesday ai .Satuiday scivlco would bulllcu for all pt poses , and glvo a better seiv leo. Wo offer to reduce our former rate of 4s 4d per pom to : : .sOtlcr ] ) pound , and no e.\coi > tlon w taken to tills by tlio po-vtollkv , but th wanted to stick to tlio tii-xv eekly son ice. A NiW DISI'I'TK. Is this an old or now dispute ? It is < iulto n new dispute. It did not 01 ] Inatu with us in thu first Instance. It n suggested that the White. Star line would i llvermallsln New Yoik earlier than by I Tuesday sei vico. Our boats aio faster tli the Inman boats. This would have been advantage to the couimeicial community I I cause \Vednesday \ seivleo would liavo i ' limed letters in New Yoik in time to u'i by tiki Cunnrd Salmday bo.ils. Tliegovei inent , it seems , made up 1U mind to send I mail by Southampton. \\mm : : ir oniNixvrn > . 7 Did Mr. Gladstone's postiuastei gene : oilglnato this dispute ? Yes ; Lord Walvcitou gave nnlico In t ordinary course lo tei'iulnalu the contra This as undoubtedly aieording to a p airangcd policy of tlio pnstoftlee . Mr. P.uU < who succeeded Lord Walverton , has had - continue the. policy of his picdeeo or , T i postolllce wanted to introduce the Americ system of monthly contracts. They lia been alining at this for soiuti veais. It vv through their lnf ftcent | ! knowleilco of t requltcmontsof our ottlclent bteameiV t vice , XO 8 AVISO MADK. Will there bo any saving to the poitofl exchequer under the new arrangement ? Tlmt Is a malter which It would be dlflicult to compute. We think they will effect no saving at all. We offered to do the service at a sum ranging from 112,000 to Ct.,000 a year lesi and run our fast boat during the winter , which practically would have been Increasing thu elllclcncy of tlio service. The service would not liavo been less cnicle.nt under a weekly sytctn. We argued It would have been more efllelcnt , and the Liverpool cham ber of commeice agreed \vlth us. THI : oovintNjinNT's orrint. What does the postofllco offer1 ? They of fered for vessels calling at Quecnstown and walling theio for tlio mails , : < shillings per pound for letters and 3 pence per pound for printed matter , as against 4 shillings lihh- ct to paid. For .ships not calling at Queens- town they otTcr the ordlnaiy 1 shilling and H pence per pound for letters and1 ; i'f ' pence per pound for pi in ted matter. Till : ItKLAIlVK SPEED. What do 1 think is the dllTcrcnco In average speed of tlio Cunard over the Gulon for Saturday1. ' Well , that would be dtlllcult to say , except In the case of the Alaska and Ailzona. It might inn to tlnce days , lint let mo say tills : Thecoiiliactlnc lines have fie- quentlyiiin their fast steamers during thu winter In order to eontorm with their contracts , at an absolute loss , and It cannot he expected that they will con tinue this , unless tliey have some compen sating advance , and that can only bo given by their having a contract thiougliout the year. The North German Lloyd's boats arc very slightly qule.lier than the Whlto Star , being newly built. But this slight dilTeroncu is more than compensated tor by thu Whitr tar boats calling at Queenstown. THI : iinsr LIAVINO POINT. Ought not tlio Cunard and Whlto Stai iteamersto goto some port neater London ban Liverpool'/ Well , no. Quecnstown has been demon' ' tiated lo bo the very best point of departtm or British malls. It offers tclegraphlcal ad' ranlagcs no other port In the United King loin ean offer. Since IbM ) the Nortli ( Jciman loyds liavo been able to take letters ll marked "Pilvato ship letter for Fulda'v , etc. 10 that London had its port of call always foi he Thursday scivico If deshcd. We havi icen advertising for months past tha otters maiked for the Alaska , Itomc , etc. would bo dispatched by them. Theie Is i orv strong feeling against the mails belli ! Allied by loreign ships. The vessels of tin Junnrd and While Star companies have beet onstructud at an enormous cost in order Ube bo of use to the admiralty as transports o rmed ciubeis In case of need , and the ; liavu boon specially classified by the admi ally as to fitness for such purpose. They mus mvesome recognition or naturally enoual : ompanlcs will cease logo lo such expenseIi ho conslruetion of vessels. Tlio Noith Ger man Loyds ships are subsidised to the ex cut of .CS'-.OOO per year for fifteen years iqual to a subsidy of JE30,000,000 , and til Messagcrics Mai ( times receive 12,750.00 'rancs per annum. If those foreign ship : rue allowed to enter into competition will British companies as mall carrlcis , it mean hat the British companies must pass out o he race. Wo have carried thu malls full ; : en years. NO MONOPOLY. It is nonsense to talk about a monopoly Tlicio Is no Mich tiling. Only the nosoftic Iself is a gigantic monopoly which will no biook competition fiom any quarter. Then : an be no monopoly when any person cat send his letlcrs by any steamer ho selects b ; .imply . putting tlio name of the steamer Ii lie supersetiptiou. The White Star wil make no appeal to parliament. Wo sliouh Ike to contemplate building new steamers but how can we under the present clrcum stances ? Tills week we have no vessel saillni o New York and the crow ashore doing notli Ing. If this policy is persisted in i means the beginning of a policy under vvlncl you will see the cud at no distant date of th laige passenger steamers between Llverpoo and America , and It is a very poor rewan for the heavy sums wo liavo spent In build Ing boats to meet the government require incuts. If there were an American compaii ; In existence no doubt they would bo hlaiily subsidised. The argument in favor of th American system does not apply at all. Tim CTNAISD'S IIKASONS. At the Cunard offices very similar reason weio ui ed against the government scheme ! Said ono of Iho leading officials of tlio con puny : Ye" , it is tlio old dispute icvivet The Umbrla and Etnnla , in tlm white months , can make the passage In somothln like live days from Qucenstonn. It is tru tlmt the Cunard takes only con.sigur letters now. This Is our Intention. In on offer wo specltically mentioned this. TI : Wednesdays seivlce would have allowe ot replies to letters by llio Saturday's ma ! und given satisfaction to the comnierch communlty.for our vessels will beat anythln afloat. No now steamers can be bulk undi such clicmnstanccs. WHAT TUP. CIL'ION LINE SA\ * . Thu manager of the Gulon line said : Oi company has now helped tlio govcrnmei three times out of their difficulties , 'I'll Arizona and Alaska land mailt and goods i time lor Monday's business. I will adui that the Kliuih and Umbrla land their pa sengers on Sunda > s. The Kngllsh govcri inent has hlthoito been foiccd into lor contracts. I think thu American systc the mosl satisfactory. The Cunard ai Whlto Star lines have refused make terms and the AlasKa and Arizona ate to bo continued In their position. The otli companies will bo ticated on llio same tern for Thursdays and Satmdays , otherwise tl German boats will bo continued in the si vico. Tlieiu is no patriotism In this quostlc at all. Tlio outcry In Liverpool Is In su port of theli ow n ships. No ono sympatlilz witli them except Ii eland who wishes to i tain tin CO sailings fiom Quecnstown p week. _ 1'ralHlnt ; the American System. ICi'jil/tit/'it / ' ISfObu.lamct ( Junl'in ' llennttt , ] LONDON , Dee. 1 , 4 a. in. [ Now York llf aldCablo Special lo tliu BKI : . | Postmask ( Ieneral Kalkus himself last night defcndi Ins action In the American mail contracts the eonseivallvu banquet at Alnwlck , Neil umbciland , In which lie claimed the cabin was behind him , Hn paid many com pi nieiiti to the American government s > stc of eaiiyln < ino malls. In the course of Ii speech , he remarked : Under thu old hyelem of forwarding lette to America this country was placed at co sldcr.iblo disadvantage aseompaicd with tl United States. Tito United States arc ub tu carry out the practice of sciulii as many malls us they HUe thlit eoiiutiy by any vessel whl riosses llio Atlantic. 1 believe that thuy fi quently send as many as live malls per v\ei lo this coiiniiy and limy are able lo do so ai very much lower cost than wo were able do In consequence of the contracts whl hitherto subsisted but which terminated I < iay. Thu lusult ot this was that wo pa much moia for sending our loiters Ameiicaaudlmdonlythoopportunltyoffitn Ing them tlnco times per week- , whereas t l.'nitcd States had the opportunity sending them at least live or a tHnes pervrck to this couu'ti 1 dare 'ay ' a great many people lia notleed the gre.it increase In the sale ot ar cles of American manufacture 111 Ibis COU try , and I am afraid those who are acquainted with the commerce of this country have chronicled a corresponding decrease In the sale of Knglisli articles In the United States. 1 think you will not bo very far wrong If you connect the postal facilities which the Americans enjoy with this overabundance ot American articles In the English market , and the falling oil or standing still of Kngllsh commerce in the United States. The late government determined to put an end to that state of things by a now arrangement. We shall obtain the same ficn hand In forward ing our malls to America as the United States had In sending them to u , that by not committing ninsclvcs too far In advance by anypaitleular tender , wo could avail ourselves of thu fastest ships on the Atlantic whenever faster ships c.imo Into existence. Postmaster General llalkes concluded amid loudcliceis that he contemplated a tlmo not far distant when there would bo dally American malls going aud coming. Dillnn'H CAHO Postponed. Dfiii.iv , Nov. SOThe case of the govern ment against Jolin Dillon c.imc up for hear Ing lo day bcfoio the court of queen's bench. Dillon appeared accompanied by Lord Mayor Sullivan and llcaly and Sexton. A great crowd surrounded the building and court room aud coriiilors weio packed. Dillon was giected witli ticmeiulous cheering by the poo- pie when he airUcd and thu pasi > .igu Into the rouilroom was amid enthusiastic applause. llcaly , on behalf of Dillon , applied lor ad- jomnmcnlof llio hearing. Ho said ho had only been instructed as to the nature of the crown's complaint last night , and as ( lie crown's affidavits were exceedingly volumln- ins the defense would requite time to prop- ily study them. The hcailng was adjourned mill December 11 next. A 1'rlr.o IClRhtcr Croaks. LONDON , Nov. ! ! 0. Knlfton , who was tc mvo fought n pri/.o tight to a finish with bare knuckles in Paris to-day , for the heavyweight - weight championship of Kngland and hcavj stakes , backed out at the last moment and refused to go to the battle ground. The moil 'iavc been active and in close training for tin mcountcr tor several week ? , and the inluresl aken in Hie event was wldesproad and In lense. The amount of money up in waccrs w.r arge. Last evening a tialn load ot promi mcnt sporting men und aristocrats went t < Pails to witness tlio battle. The only reason Knifton gave for his conduct was that hi tound Iho number of Smith's adherents waf so much greater than tlio number of his owr lilends , who would be present , that lie feaiei ho would bo unable to obtain fair play am concluded to abandon tliu contesl , which in tell convinced lo be hopeless for him mule : the circumstances. Ilnllci * to Kcturn. LONDON , Nov. r > 0. His semi-olllclally an nounced that Geiieial Kcdvcis Builer , win has accepted the ollico of under secrctaiy fo Ireland , will rctuin to the war ollico tin early part of Mutch and resume his duties a : deputy adjutant ecneial. Ills seivices wil be icquiiod in lieland only while the dcnait inent is being icoigant/ud. Tlio under becie tary will in Inline occupy a scat in the com muns. ' 1 he French ambassador has asked Jtldlc seigli , foicign secietaiy , for a definite repl' ' to Fiance's iutcrro atoiy icspectmg the Suecanal. . The British Home Hulo associaton am Home Kulu league of the United Kingdon will amalgamate under the name ot tli Homo Ilulo union and support a singl ticket in future elections for tlio mnposu o assisting tlio Irish people in obtaining th rights of .social self-government. A confei en co of the two associations is called lor De c ember D. _ Socialism in Dcrlln. Bnui.iN , Nov. UO. The annual report 01 the slego of Berlin debciibes the socialist ! iiovument among worklngmcn as still iivclj and lending more and more in a radical am extrnine direction , which gives it a very pre vocative character. Hambuig and Alton aie the chief cities of the movement. They AVnnt a Yankee King. LONDON , Nov. 30. The Standatd bays it ! seriously proposed in Solia to nominate ai American as a candidate lor tlio Bulgarlai tliione. The Fasting PAIIIS , Nov. ! iO. The municipal comic : has dispatched Dr. Clmssalng to visit tli Italian faster , Merlatti , for the purpose of ai ccrlainlng if abstinence liom loud endanger his lite. _ _ The Bulgarian Throne. PAIMS , Nov. SO. It Is announced iiere Hi ? Russia docs not Insist upon the selection < Prloco Nicholas ot Mlngrelia , as a canuldat for the Bulgarian throne , A Treaty of Commerce. PAIIIS Nov. IK ) . Franco and Mexico hav concluded a Iroaly ot commcicc. IlUjLi mSATPEAKS. 'H Phenomenal Grain Plunge .Much Honitht After. CiHCAfio , Nov. BO. | Special Telegram t the liiK. : | Fred. A. Hill , the phcnoincii ! gialn plunger , who used lo stand In tliu vvlie ; pit and sell 2,000,000 bushels of wheat as noi chalantiy as Itcatn or Cudahy or Armoi might liavo done , has disappeared fiom vluv Ills disappearance was marked , for thci were a hundred people looking lor him. F < dajs and days he has stood In the wheat p and sold all the wheat that anybody wantc to buy. It did not make any different whether it was 100,000 , bushels , or 500.0C or 1,500,000. He tilled tlio bulls up-solli substantial bulls who had money to pay fi what they bought. Yesteiday vvhci went up Q cents a bushel. Hill supposed to have been short about 1,000,01 bushels. "Calls" on which ho had lelle hetetofoio lie was without and so hu wet bioko. It Is prasumcd tlmt the S'-'O.OOO or s \\lilchhohad was wined out in the advam of yeslerdav. Oflicial notice was given tioi the gallery before the opening this inoinin to close out alt his open trades. Hills laihn temporarily closes the most remarkable caici of this long season of depression. Ho wi evciy where suspected ot being weak llnai enilly , and numbers of conservative oper tors refused either to trade with him at all i limited tliolr business with him to sum figures , yet ho openly opeiated on a Uigi .sealo than any oilier pei on in tlio vvlie ; pit , and for days and dayg , protected by pu and calls , actually coutiolled the price i wheat for this region by selling millions < wind to all who deslied to buy. Congressional Committees nt Worl W VSIIINOTON , Nov. 80. Tlio conferees f the Inter-state commeico bills , with tl exception ot Jtaprebontatlvo Crisp , who hi not yet airlved , assembled to-dav and spei some time In leading over the tcstlmoi taken upon the subject of Inter-stale coi merce , preparatory to entering upon the dl cussion of the nieiits of the iiouso and senu bills. bills.Tlie Tlie Iiouso sub-commit too on appropiiatloi mis made such progress on thu sundry civ bill that no doubt is entertained that II ineasuio will be ready lor the consldoratlc of the full committee next Monday inornln 'Iho siib-eommltteo on thu District i Columbia is expected lo have ils bill mat lor submission as soon as the sumliy civ bill Is icpoitod to tlie house. A Snhnrhnii Uluze. NLW OKLKANS , Nov. SO. At midnlgl last night Chief O'Connor received a me sage Horn Bay St. LouU , stating that tl town was on liio and requesting that two ci gines bo sent there. At 1 : 'JO another messai wasiccelvcd &ayinc that the lire was unit control. No particulars have been iccvive Cnttlim Down Uspensca. BKOOKLYN , Nov , SO. T > vo hundred ar &lity men vveru discharged from the depar meat of congtruetton and repair lu tl WBTjr yard to-day , DAKOTA DEMOCRATS FOR DAY The Territory's ' "Troily Loil" Unite on the Honorable Mike. A BIG 'CHANGE IN SENTIMENT. Clcvclaiiil'n Action nt Hcst Uncertain Omaha's nrlpRation to He Heard on tin : Buppb' nopnt Sclicmo Washington News. The DnUntn 05ovcrnot hln. WASIMNOTON , Nov. SO. | SpeclalTelcgram to the Hr.t : . ] Thorcate a Kicnt many Da kota politicians In town this week and each one seems to bo loaded with views on the governorship. Tlicro are very tew , lion over , who are willing to say what they think and lltllo news can bo pained from any of the party. Thu Impression Is quite general hero that llio pieslclcnt will act upon Governor 1'ioron's icsigimtlon within n week. It Is the almost universal belief among these who know anything at all about the mibject that a biand now democratic governor will bo nominated to the senate befoio that body shainmve been In session one week. Upon one subject all parties iconi ngiccd , Unit K tliat a bona lido resldcuj ot the tcriltory Is to be chosen to administer iti affairs. Tlicio Is , too , a somewhat Mtprlsing unanimity of opinion as to who Hint man will be. Among those willing to say a word upon the subject , M. II. Day seems to IMJ the man upon whom the democrats liavo united. "Squatter Gov- crnoi' ' Xicbach Is out of the race. His name has not been mentioned In connection with the oflico since lie received llio appointment of receiver ot public moneys at the Yank ton land olllco a year ago. Colonel Hushes Kast , register of. land office , Is hero a to-night. Ho Is reticent about the governorship , but Is willing to say that X.ieMch has formally withdrawn am ! that he has transferred his strength and sup port to Mr. Day. It is rumored that Judge Church , of Huron , who was a member ot the New York assembly while Clo\eland was govcinor , and who received his present ju llclal appointment a lew months ago , is Mr , Cleveland's lirst choice for the place. Church , however , seems to prefer judicial togubeina torial honors , and has lecommendod Day foi Hit ) appointment. Chief Justice Baitlcti Tilph , a warm personal and political friend of Mr. Cleveland , Is also among Day's back ers , and he , too , is nndeistood to have AM it ten a very vigoious arid complimentary let ter in suppoit of Mr. Day's candidacy. A year ago , when Day was pegging away vig- oiously seeming appointments lor the faithful - ful followers of the democratic stamlaul considerable- opposition was developed to him. A delegation of the "ttooly loll" visited Washington and made vigorous attempts to down tin honorable Mike. But the attempt was a deac failure. Thu delegation left in disgust ant Day remained toadvNo the appointing powei of tlie dcsiics of the Dakota deinociacy. To day It is said all Day's former opponents an found among his supporters and ho praetl cally has the unanimous support ot tin Dakota democrats , both noith and south o the proposed dividing line. Under oidinar : cheumslances Day might be pointed out as ] biiro winner In the present race. He certain ! ' shows up well , but Cleveland delights to dia appoint those vv ho predict his pi otmble action and it is quite likely Itat ho may select m Albany negro for goyeriior of Dakota just fc show the liated newspapers that they knov nothing about Ills intentions. I'ATUNIS TO WrsTl'.ltN 1NVENTOI19. Patents were Issued jrthe , following to day : 1'cter C. Carstonsen and I , A. Car stenscn , Walnut , la. , harrow ; Charles C Oilman , tiro-proof compound , producini building material and making porous earthenware enwaro ; Asiiol Green. Norwich , In. , ftui picker ; Charles Ludvvlg , Kcinbeck , la. windmill : Otto K. Weber , Burlington , la. thimbio ; Leander W. Wood , Fontatiello , la. taster Jor laclncs ; John A. Yarger , Nov Hampton , la. , satchel strap. Tin : INDIAN SUPPLY nr.POT. Senator Van Wyck this morning re ceived a telegram asking for delay li locating the Indian simply depot until th arrival of the Omaha delegation. Ho at our visited the Interior depaitment , and saw th commissioner ot Indian ailairs , who statei that the department is anxious to close th matter up at once , but will give the Oniah boaid of trade delegation a chance to b heard. TIIE fOMINO RATIONAL DRILL. Iowa's military companies arc ovine ing a keen interest in the national dril to be held hero in May next , ( ieneral H. II Wright , commanding the second biigadu o the Iowa National gutuds , has written ai : other letter to the secretary ot the drill , am confirms ills previously expressed Intent mentioned In a lii ) ; : special to bring a plckci batallion of Iowa companies and names th lollovvlng as paitof them : Davenport , Oi tumwa , Muscotine , DCS Molnes. Shenandoa and Washington. The famous brigade bam will accompany them and the champion Ii huquo drum corps yesterday wrote , dccidin to bo present. POSTAL niAXfli : " . The following Iowa postmasters wer appointed to-day : Thomas Stovonsor Dclon , Cherokee eountv , vice K. 1'owel icslgned : Chailos W. Shlmman , Ke\ blono , Hcnlon county , vice C. \ \ Weldicko icsignod ; James A , llarmar Shelby county , vice E , J. Trowbndiro n signed ; James F. Jnrdnu , Montciey , Davl eounty , vice Mm. Kmiiia Halo , resinned Michael Carney , sr. , 1'caeli , lleuna VIbt county , vice M. L. Corhran , resigned. Also the following Nebiaska postmasters Ucniv 0. .Miller. Horton , Brown count ) vlco Henry L. Miller , to coircct name : 13. A lleatli , Nonpareil , Dawes county , vlco Joli : Bowen , leslgnud ; Mrs , lAtno Ovcrhoii Oitcllo , Ciistercountv. vlcn Mrs. Harriett Coover , leblgneil ; William McF.ite. Sto | Custur county , vice Fr.mk Fechtman , it signed. A postoflieo has been established at Jerlcln C.ilckasaw coiiuly , fowa , and Judd 1- Laiidon hiiM been appointed postmaster , William M. Dunham lias been eomml' ' stoned postmaster nt Koca. Neb. : Willlai U. Boyer , at Tracy , la. , and Kgbert U. ilil at Latimer , la , AUMY Al'TAIItS. Lieutenant Chailes H. Cochrane , Sovcnt infantry , hns been relieved liom special dut at Omaiia and ordciert to his station at Foi D. A. Husseli , WyominL' . Auny leaves granted : Kiist Lleutenar John Cenllne , Nintli cavalry , Kort Niobian Nebraska , eleven days ; First Lloiitenar. James Allen , Tlilid cavalry , four month * Fir t Lieutenant Wither K. Wllden , Four ! cavahy , twenty ilavs ; Lieutenant James / Coodin , Seventh Infantry , four months' sic leave. Army furloughsauthorised ; Private Pct Lux , troop G , Sevunth cavalry , Fort Keogl Montana , two months' extension ; 1'rival ( ieonro W. Calvin , company I. Seventeen ! Infantry , Fort D. A. IJnssefl , Wyoming , lei months/ go abioad. I'lMlSONAf , MENTION" . This evening's Ciltic ways : "Senator Vtu Wyek bays lie will continue Iho wartare o DUtiict monoolles ] this winter , and cxpecl to aceompllsli something. " Senator Allison has failed to get hisspecl : committee on diatoms abuses togctlicr , an lias given It up. Senator Manderson arrived here to-da ; and went on to New York. ( } . L. Godfrey , of DOS Molnef , and Itepr Eentatlvu Hepburn , of Iowa , are in the tit ; Homo Appointment * * . WASHINGTON , Nov. SO. The presidei made the fallowing appointments to-da ] Kdward dishing , to be collector of custon for the district of Belfast , Me. ; Joseph 1 Moore , collector of customs for the. district < WaldoboroiiEh. Me. ; Phillip W. Unwne : general appraiser of merchandUo for U port of Baltimore ; William M. Ncal , c Franklin , Ind. , to be agent for Iho Indians < Lcuilu agency In Idaho. The Session Closed. PESTJI. Nov. 80.-Tho Hungarian delng tlon to-day Jiually passed all tnu Items < the Imperial buuget : iud closed the session , A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY. A Ooinblnntlnn to Advance ttio i'rlco or liltuinlnouf ) Coal. Nnw Yor.K , Nov. 80 , iS | > eclal Telegram to the Hii.j The Herald this morning prints the following ! There Is to bo an ad vance o/2o to GO per cent In the pilco of bi tuminous coal , 'Die price is to be put at a higher figure than It has reached in over tlnco years. Two great combinations have been formed to contiol the entire soft coal output of the country. They liavo rules as rigid as cast iron and they have sent forth the edict "higher prices , " and they have not only advanced prices , but they will say how much coal shall be mined , who will mine It , what railroad shall carry It and In what quan tities and what the fioight charges are lo be. Kvery railio.ul and every manufacturer In the country wilt bo affected by this gigantic sc.licmc , meaning as It docs an advance of CO cents per ton In the price of nil soft coal here after to bo used In everv turiure and engine In the United St.xtes. There are to bo two now pools controlling tlio soft ocut produc tion. Onc-thc Ohio pool-has jmt 'been fotmed. H will direct ab'olutely the output from the great coal nelds of Ohio. The syn dicate consists of the four coal-carrjln rail roads which control the transpoitatlon irom that section the Hocking Valley rallioad , the Wheeling & Lake Krle lallroad. the 1 obdo & Ohio Central lathoad and the Pan handle division of the Pennsylvania system. Tlic'-o four companies are named in the order of their Importance as coal carriers. Being In a position to dictate they called the big coal opcratots to cttiei last week and termed a combination. The rail roads advanced frnieht latcs on coat about y.r per cent. , and hald to the opoiators : " \ ou must put up your price 80 emits n ton all around at once. Later , by about the l t of January , you must advance another : iO cents. Ihenvo will slop and consider whether consumers will stand a further raise. You must also restrict your mining RO as not to overstock the market. Wo will eairy so much coal for you and no more. " Kach of the four companies has lixed upon the amount of coal which it is estimated the maikct will stand , and the operators alone Its line have been notified that they uiusl agree among tlieiiibelves as to the relative percentage of the total allotment allowed by the company , for so strict have the railroads been in tixing allotments and the amount' winch eacli operator can be pcimltted tc mine , tiiat the operatois must prove hu\\ much coal they can sell by exhibiting theli order books and their contracts. The head quarteisof the Ohio pool are in Columbus , O. All the details of the programme havi been auangcd , and the liust advance of a cants per ton has already been made. Tin oilier soft coal pool Is known as the Buffak pool. It consists ot (1m ( throe railioad1 which , like tiio.so in Ohio , control all tin prod net which comes to Buffalo for a maike the Rochester t PIttslmrg railroad , tin liniralo , New York & Philadelphia railroad ana thu Kne lailroad. Business Fn Huron. CINCINNATI , O. , Nov. 30. Shipley , Dorse ; Co. , wholesale dealers In dry goods a Foui tli and Elm streets , assigned to-day ti Sam C. Tatum. Munay Shipley , the senio partner , also made an individual asslgnmcn to the same person. The firm a month ag applied for an extension of time , and it wa given them by the laige majority of tlici creditors. A lew , however , held out , and i was at last thought advisable lo take till course. It is said their liabilities are abou 8800,000 , witli assets somewhat larger. Th attorney of the firm Kays the assignment is mere formnlttyto _ enable the firm to nrrang Its affairs. Business will not bo Intcrruptec The firm had become embnriasscd by ir creasing its stock very'consideiably , atii by slow collections. The bond of the as sfjinee was lixed at SSOO.OOO. and for Shir ley's property 50.000 , Mm ray Shiple , stated that lie had been trying to foim joint stock company , so as to put the bus ! ness on a now basis , but he failed , and th assignment was the next best thing. Cred itors are mainly In New York , Philadelphl and Boston. CiiioAfio , Nov. 80. The firm of V A. Hill & Co. , members of the Cliicaj : boaid of trade , failed this morning. Attiicl mcnts were taken out In llio superior com against the firm amounting to 35.000 , an garnlshees to the amount of 53,000 wei berved on the Continental bank , where Hi & Co. had money on deposit. MILWAUKEE , Nov. HO. The wholesale ml ! llncry house of William bwalo .fc Co. , th oldest in the city , made an assignment thi aftcinoon to Thomas Beecher. Assets cst mated at 850,030 ; liabilities unknown. Important Political Slave. INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. ! ! 0. ( Jrcen Smltl president pro tern , of the state bcimto an hold-over senator from Jennings county , t < day hied In the office of the clcik of the Mai ton ciicult couu a petition for an injunctlo to restiain the secietary of state from tram milting to the speaker of the house of icpn sontutlves the result of the vote cast f < i lieutenant-governor at tiio recent election i this state. Smith is a democrat and ten porary presiding ofiicer of the senate , c which body lie will become the actual prosit ing onlccr in c.isc the courts hold that a election of lieutenant-governor was unnet essaiy to Mil the vacancy caused by ( icnorr Mason accepting a fcdeial position. Itobcr son , lepublican , was elected llcutenanl-go 01 nor at thu leccnt election. The suit and It result will have an Important bearing In tli eoiuini ; senatorial contest. Estimating the Public Dclit. WASIIINOIO.V , Nov. ! ! 0. It is estimated i the ticasuiy department that the public del statement to bo issued to-moirow will show decrease In the debt for the month of Noven her of a llttio over 81,000,000. Tne sum amount of llio lediictlon is principally duo t the fact that neatly SH , 000,000 v\ero paid dm Ing the month for pensions alone. The iu cnlpts dining the month were aboi 8-J7X)0,000 ( ) , and the disbursements aboi gil.000,000. in November last year the n cuipts weio AboiitSai.OOO.OOOand the expend tures about S'-UUOOCOO. Theio was .in ud vance of about H,000,000 in the debt i November , 1 5. Ii m age * for KalKe Arroht. MIIWAUKIK : , Nov. SO. A scaled verdict i the case of William Kulil vs. ox-Shciilf Job Itiisce and ex-Deputy Sherilf Gmllng vvi opened In court tins moinlng , the plaintl belns awarded 85,000 damages. The uvuii was made on the ground that Kuhl w.is d tallied in jail an unreasonable , length ot tin before a warrant was Issued against him an because lie was not treated propeily. Kill was anestcd In the tail ot.lbsi . on the KU position that ho was the notot Ions I. on W ! Ilaiiis. The ai rest was made by Oiedlng , : that time deputy sheriff. Thu veidict cauai general surprise. A Congressional Contest. ST. LouiiJ , Nov. SO. Hon. John M. ( ! ! ovi arrived this morning from Washington , .111 was Immediately served with a copy of tl notice and petition of Nathan Flanks' co test for Ills seat In the fiftieth congiess. Tl faceof the returns from the dlhlilct vvlili ( ilover and Franks contested , fiave tl former a majority of 100. In the notion < contest Franks claims that ho was actual elected by a majority ot over 500 votes , ai would have iccelvod the certiticato of ch < tion had It not been for frauds committed ( . election day , Discussing the WASHINGTON , Nov. BO. The president message aeain foi mod the only subject of ill cussion at the mct-tlir , ' of the cablnvi count to-day. All the members were present. It underntood that the message is comple vvitli the single exception of that point relating to naval establishments. Fancy Htock Cremated. Svr.AcrsE , N. Y. , Nov. SO. Several ban on the b.tock far * of J , W. Allen , at Ka Syracuse , burned this morning. Fifty-sevc bead ot fancy cattle were burned lo dca and a large amount ofcraln , hay and fan log implements destroyed. .Loss , g-iO.OW , MASON'S ' DISASTROUS FIRE , Three Young Men Burned to Death in n Little Nebraska Town. DUKE SIMPSON DEPARTS. Otoc County's Dcnuittlng Treasurer Starts for NoticsvlHc Slietlenbcr- ' Stnrtlor A Kcroti Trial l-'or llriilge WnaltPil Away. Kntnl I''lro nt Mnson. MASOV , Neb. , Nov. HO. [ Special Telegram to the Uii.l : : This town Is In mouinlngover a terrlblo catastrophe which occurred hero last night and by which tlnee lives wete lost. MaekemletoiT's huge stoio building w.is dis- coveted on the during the night , but the tire gained such i.ipld headway that bi-foic It was possible to arouse Iho occupants or save the contents the whole stmctute was uno mass of liamcs. On the second floor of the building were sleeping rooms occupied by Mr. Mackonderoir , pioprletor of the stoic , his son , and J. J. Ho.ujland and Malcolm Miller. Mr. Mackenderoir was awakened In time to Hud all means ot escape cut off except through the window , and only saved himself by jumping. In the fall ho sustained severe Idjuries , having one of his legs broken. The other oceui ants of the building evidently did not awaken until surrounded by the liamcs and miserably peilshed without any assist ance being able to reach them. The entire stock of moichandlso was also completely de- stioyed , but the uggiegato loss is not yet knoun. A. U. London's butcher shop , nnxt to the Hl-fatcd building , was also de.strojcd. The loss on the latter will reach 81,000 , on which there Is nolnsuiance. A teirible gloom has pervaded tills little town all day over the frightful disaster. The three young men who perished were all well known , and their untimely death lias caused deep-felt sonow in ovciy heart. The TJiikn'N Farewell. NnniiAsiJA CITY , Neb. , Nov. ! ' 0. [ Special Telegram to the BIE. : | Sheriff McCalluiii ook Duke W. Simpson to the penitenUarj . his moinlner , whcio lie will put In the ncxl 'our ycais of his lite at hard labor. The lartlng scene between him and his wile am iis llttio boy this morning is said to havi : ) ecn vciy affecting , by these who witnessed t A choking sob. a last embrace , and Simp son was hurried from his cell to a hack ii waiting , and driven i.ipidly to tin depot. At the depot ho again brokt down , as his eyes met the ga/o of man ] old acquaintances , and despite ids effort ! to contiol the tears came trickling down lih cheeks as he walked lo Ills scat in the car using ills best endeavors to conceal the stee bracelets that cnclieled his wrists. Permls slon ft oin the bhciiTatlcr ( ho had been eallei upon by a largo delegation of some of oui prominent men , was granted toMis. Slmpsoi and her little boy to .stay last night In lie husband's cell. It lud been thought by semi that Judge Pound would li\ sentence at i le.sser pel led , but to a BIR : rcimitcr > cs tcrday evening he bnid ho decided not tide do anything moie In the casi anil the public's oulnlon Is that ho actc < wisely. The bhorilf had not Intended takini Slmpbon before Saturday next , and It was a blmpbon's request tlmt lie left tills inornlnu Simpson stating that he would feel safer ii the pcnitcntiaiy than here. A statement , 'signed by-Duke Simpson appears In one of the evening papers tc night. In which Simpson claims his inno ccnce , and yavs lie thinks hu knows th guilty uarties , but lias not sufficient proof' ' as yet to prove It. In conclusion he says h will slioiten his sentence by good bchavioi and when he returns ho hopes to enjoy th same confidence and respect lie once had The statement by many is looked upon a rather gauzy as far as other parties boin ; implicated In the cmbe//.lcment. BOJ-H Wiili ii Gun. Wii.nr.it , Neb. , Nov. 0. The body ot mil Jimmic Mascr , a nine year old , wtio disaj pcared from his homo on Urus creek , nine miles west of thi city , October 24 , was found Sunda by a large party of scarclieis in a ditch 01 the faun of Mike Fittlo , a low miles lion his home. On the day of hlsdlsappeaiaiic tliotwo Fittlo bojb , aged t\\clv < and ten with Jimmy , went hunting ' , and while Maud ing near eacli other' In a tiiickc the gun was discharged , tlm eon tents entering the heart of the. Mager bo.v kilting him instantly. The Kittle bovs , fea'i Ing punishment from their patents , canlei the body and tlnew It in the ditch where i was found. Onlnlon is divided as to wliethc the bhooting was aeciilental or Intentional The patents of the dead boy aie ciaicd will giief. _ _ _ _ _ The Slicllnulioi' er Trial. NKIIIIASKA CITY , Neb , . Nov. iiO. [ Spi cial Telegram to the Bii.J : The cas of the state vs. Leo Shollenbcigei charged with the murder of his little daugl ter , was called in court tills morninc Judge Pound presiding. The couit room wa densely packed , many Indies being piescm Tltc couiibel tor the defendant filed a motlo for A change of venue , which was oveirule by the com I , and the woik of Impinellln a jury was commenced. It looks now a thoughn jury will not bo got beloio to-moi row night. Over one liiindied men sum moncd as juiois liavo been' challenged fo cause and llutclmlleiigo su > tainoil. The ca1- is being hotly toiiglit on both nides and is at trading InigoeiowdH. Court adjourned till evening at 0 o'clock until lo-monovv morn in at 'J o'clock. _ NoiTolU'n flonrci of Trade. Noiii'Oi.u , Neb. , Nov. : ; o. - [ Special to tli Bui : . | ThoeilUensol this place perfected an organi/.ition to be known as Hie boaid < i liaduat a latu bout last nl ht. Its objcc will be to piomole and stiongthcn the matei ial Interests ot thu city. The following wei elected as ollleeis ; Piosident , N. A. Hail bolt ; vieo-piesidwit , J. L. Plerco ; sccietan Wm. Oerecktioasiner ; , D. it. Daniel ; exeei live committee : J. L. MeCluiy , Dr. A. Bon A. P. Pileor. Herman iferecUo. or 1 Sctiwenk , H , (3. Brown , W. 11. Widamai together with piesldent und secictaty. Tli oiganl7atlon stalls out witli a member-till ot ovci one bundled. I'rmul of Her \Vntcr WorkH. CULUMIIUS , Neb , Nov. IX ) , [ Special Toll gram to the DKR.J The water woika hci aie a grand sucee , Thu stand pipe wr Jilled , holding ! IO,000 , gallons. The water w.- turned Into the mains and a test bygravit : tlou hail. Two btreams were thiown an proved .satisfactory , A turtliei test was lin by direct pics-uieof 12'j pjumls to thu Inc without a single Haw in the mains < hydiants being dlhcoveied , Thecitl/ensan con ti actors aio jubilant at tlm jirospeet ( escape Irom aiinojlng law fiults that luiv chaructcri/i'd ho man y of our nelglihois uli have Invested in watir works this season. The Iiust UltcH KKAIINEV , Neb. , Nov. 80-Speclal | Tel trram to tlio BKE. i. To-day occurred tl funeral of John F.ast , oldest son of Jndf Kast , who died Monday morning. Tlio Ii depaitment was out In full force , headed I the band , and marched In procession to II grave. Tlm laigo Preslnteiian church wi tilled with bympaililsing hleiKls to pay tl last tribute to tills young man so full i proml.se. Ho had jiisi tinned ids tvvent ] iirht yeai.butdiiring the fallcampfilgn was 01 of the most glttcd oiatorsbcnt out heioby tl demociatiu party. Ho uaspieiiiiilug tocnti the Michigan law bchool at an ea < ly date. Fremont \VIH lloro For Coal. FJIEMONT , Neb. , Nov. SO. [ Special Tel giiun to the Hr.r.,1 At a meellng of tl board of trade last nU'ht a pioject for pro pcctlng lor coal w as set ou loot. A coynu : tec of five was selected to solicit stock for tlio company. Three thousand dollars have been raised to-dny and ( lie company will ho organ- I/edatoncc , Tliero Is a good de.xl of enthu siasm among tlie business men and boring will bo commoneed In a few d.iys. Tbo ma chlncry Is now on the ground. tlrcotl to llnlso I'unds for tt-rlnnd. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. : x ) . In vlow of tlio recent prosecution ot Itish national leadeis In Ireland President Fllrgcrald , of tlie Irish National l.caguo of Amer ica , has addtesscd a eliculai to the stftto delegates of the league , utglnc them to proceed ntoncu to the work ot oMondlng thci league hi every possible way thiougliout tuo stales and provinces , and todevlso means to piomptly raise a fund In behalf of tliu cause. A Itrtdun Tarried Away. CoLVVtnt's ' , Neb. Nov. ! ! 0. ISpccliil Tele- gtam to tlio IliiK. ] The melting snow ofjcs- terdav had swollen the Loup Fork river , tueaklug up tliu tee , aud to the dismay of our business men , tliu biidso aoioss llio Loup went out this morning , leaving only two spans. There wete lotty learns loaded will ) hogs on the other side when thu bridge went out. A SI\-Yonr Olil'H Snd Dentil. Aunt UN , Neb. . Nov. : ; o. ( Special to the Br.n.j Geoipa Wli.ilen , a sl\-yeiir old son of the section boss , was ucchlently killed by a Missouri Paellic fielsht Itiiin last night at ft o'clock. He had his ilnht arm and loft ie > c cut off. The cotoncr's Inquest this morning hioudit In a verdict ol accidentally kllllngf and attached the blame to no ono. Kearney's Wonihor Station. KKAKNKY , Neh. , Nov. HO. [ Special Telegram - , ) gram to Iho HII : : . ] All ctti/ens of Kearnejn rejoice over the fact that General Suporlmj tendcnt Smith , of tlio Union Paclllc , makcF this city ono of the principal stations In thcM weather service bureau. It will bo of gioatf benefit to alt and is highly appieclatod. A OH 10AT EXTlOUI'mSK. Forming Another Hyndlcnto For tlio Atlantic & Ittcxloaii Caniil. Nnw Yonic , Nov. SO. Tne Post says : A syndicate is in process ot formation to carry out the plans of the Atlanllc & Mexican Gulf Canal company , which received fresn char- lers this year from tliu legislatures ot Georgia and Florida , together with grants of valuable lauds and water power. Tlioclmiters were ssued lo Governor George A. Drew , of Flor ida , and Ids associates , among whom are ( ieneral Finlay , Florida ; Judge H. H. Tomp- < ins , Gcoigia , and Colonel Koteis , of the Georgia Central lallvvay. Alexander Curtis , of Ueoiglu , secietary , Is now in this city on justness connected with tlie composition ot the syndicate. Curtis to-day gave an account of the eompiny's project to the following effect : The route ol tliu pioposed canul has been surveyed by Geneial Qulney A. Gill- nioio and assistant otllceis ot the United States cngiueeis , iindei a icsolutlon of congress - ' gross dliecting meisuies "to ascertain tlio ! costot a water line lor traiispoitalion from , the mouth ol St. Miuy's liver on tliu Atlantic coast , through Skceftccnokco swamp and the stale ol Florida to tliu gulf of Mexico. " Tlie Impoitancu of the pioposed canal as n national work was uiged by Piesidutit Grant in two messages to congtess , in which ho declared that , valuable as tlio opening of tills great internal waterway would 1)0 ) in titna of peace , its existence ) and custody In tlmo ol .var would bo absolutely ot incalculable , value to the nation. Tlio surveys inado by Geneial Gilimoiu extended over two vears and their results caused him to report the canal scheme eminently feasi ble. As evidence of the importance of the enterprise to tlio country at laige , ho stated npjess than tweuty-two states and territories were vitally Inteiested in the opening of the waterway , the practical results of which would Involve for most of the trallie of tliQ Mississippi valley and all Its ttlbularles. General Gillmoru stated thai llio products along : < 0,000 miles of rivers and waterways , alieailv teeming with commerce , could In this way bo berne to sain and commodious harbors , and that only by this route was It possible to avoid heavy and almost prohibi tory taxeson comiiieico necessitated by Iho approach io the month ot the Mississippi through the gulf of Mexico. The canal , in the language of Hie company's charters "Is to be of dimensions as shall bo ( loomed suit able and capable of being Used by all such boats , steamboats , tui's , barges and other cratt as navigate the Mississippi river above Now Oilcans. " lit'ginnlng at the mouth of St. Maty's liver which forms the dividing line between the slates of Geor gia and Floi Ida , It is to run through Okcof- leenokco lake , ( which is to ho used as summit levels supplv ) , Iheneo lo St. Maik.s , on thu gulf of Mexico ; thciico it will follow tho. alieady existing linn of wateiways , which extends almost unbroken irom that pott to Now Oilcans. The advantages of Ibis loiitd will bo a saving to commerce ot heavy lates' ot insmanco made impeiatlvu by the danger ous navigation ot the Bahamas and thu recta ot Floiida , and In thu coasting suivlcoa sav ing in dislancu ol I''OO to K.(0 miles. Olliclal stalistics go to show llio uveiage tax on com merce tluoiigh high insurance , etc. , over the piesent loiitu about S',000,000eailv. Fiom this tl would appear that deepening thu passes lit tlio mouth ol tlio .Mississippi by jollies , however great the local success , does not de- tiucMu any way liom tliu Importance of this ran a I as tlu > special difficulty to be nveicomu lies in llio Bahamas ami KloihU icet.s. Tlio racillo Ocean C'nFilr. SAN FIIANCISCO , Nov " 0. [ Special Tele- to the Bui : . J Advices liom Now Xea- land slate a company has been organ l/cd to consliucl the Pacilie cable lo cost 510,000,000 , as follows : Fiom Brlsbain or some paitor New South Wales , to North C.ipe , Nnwca lami , 1IXX ) knots ; to Fiji Island. I , .MO knots ; to Fanning Island , 'J7U knots ; to Sandwich islands , i.-xo knots ; to Vancouver Island , 'J,7io : knots ; ncioss the island and stiailsof Gcoigla to Vancouver cltv on tlio main land the teiminus ot tlio Canadian 1'nclfic lailway , 100 knots. Aniinnii.il sulHldyol halt a mil lion ilollaiH l.s expected to be obtained Irom thii colonial und Imperial governments Jointly. _ _ Tlio Consuls A IT ) Corrror. WASIUNOTON , Nov. 30. United States Consul ( lOiienil Waller has reported Is the dnpartmcnt of htato Iho lestilis of his touroC intipcctlon of the Ameilean cnmmlatcs In Great Britain , The consul general says ho in ado most llijl'l and beaieiilng Inquttrlcs into tlio alloaatlon In a rcitaln Nnw York napur that a certain consul abused the trust reposed in him. and as Die lusult annoiinecs tno story mulicioiis and iiiilntiiided ; that there Is not n consul in the dhtilct who does not enjoy tlm esteem and confidence of the ooniiiiunity In his social and business rela tions , and sustain thu dignity ol his ollico. Fatal Hallroad WrccJr. CANTON , Dak , , Nov , rx ) . A niLierl passen ger train goint ; vvost collided with an east hound freight , early this morning , between Parker and Lennox , about twenty miles west of Canton. Botli engines aio total wiecks , ami thoenglneeis and llreinen vverti killed iiiHlantly. Tlm wrecking tr.iln went west at S a in. to clear the wteek , and tialim bound west will mobably tun via Yankton and fc'cotlaiid. No pa .iengerd weie injured , South Dakotn'H f WArhinowN.Dak. , Nov. : ! 0. A eall fora meeting of the .South Dakota legislature at Union , December 15 , Is published in several Dakota papeis to-day , signed by Giiveinor Melleltn , Lleiilenant Goveinoi 1'r.uiks , and .Sjieal.er Kddy. Nnw York Jiry ( JondK Niw : Yoitu , Nov.JM. Thi'dry goods mar ket \ \ as corn-rally quiet but Ilieio uas con- Nideiabio business indlcatc'l tluoiigii tlio lireguliir demand inadi' . vMiiin the undcitono or thu general maiKet was very good. NrlraHka and Iowa Weather. Foi Nebraska and Iowa : Fair weather , colder. Hoist cold \\.IMI signal. 'IVnipcia- tiiKivvill probably tall 'M to Mdugs. In the next twenty four lioura. Worlcliu : Tor a ilnry , Nr.U' YniiK. Nov , ! X ) . Tlieork of obtain ing a jury tor tin : dial of ex-"BoodIo" Alder null .NJcQuadc was eonlluucd to day lu tti < ' court.