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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
SIXTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY MOltolNG , DECEMBER 14. 1880. NUMBER 17
MILADY MAKES A SHOWING ,
Evidence in tbo Oolin Campbell Oaso
Whlcb Favors the Plaintiff.
STRONG TESTIMONY DISPROVED
IiitcrcstniR Kplstlcs Which Hear on
tlio bnlt Itotween tlio Mother-
In-Imvvnnil Ilnntlity IMiku
W 111 ! Ocean
Coining Her Wny.
tW 1\i \ Jamm ( fonl'iiilcitnrlt.1
l.o.Ntio.v , Dec. 11. INovv York Hciald
Cable-Special to the HIE.I : This has
been the most Important day ot Iho Camp
bell case. I/ady Colin Campbell has estab
lished such preponderating evidence of an
nlibl against the alleged 1'uillcet hotel lull-
delltj as todeslioy that allocation leilly the
only my stiong circumstance against ml-
Indy. The medical testimony to day de-
Btrovcd all suspicions about her alleged mis-
cairlagoor Dr. Bird's alleged Indiscretions
beyond medical necessities. Letters pio-
duccd to day between the mother-in-law and
the Duke of Aigylo kill the allegation that
film desired the marriage , or sang , as it were ,
"Come , llasto to the Wedding. "
run vioriii.is-i.\'i.Aw's i.r.rrr.n.
Let mo begin with the coiiospondencc.
Some months before the marriage the mother-
in-law , Mary Ann Hlood , wrote thus to papa-
in-lavv Aigjle , ( puite In the style of old
comedy :
"Mv Lonn DUKI : Pew things would bo
more painful or mortifying to me than to teel
no self called , ns a matter of duty , voluntarily
to enter into communication with jour grace
on a matter of business connected with Iho
approaching marriage ot jour son with my
daughter. Though the day has not been
definitely announced , 1 believe It will take
place cither on the -Oth or7th of July.
Jlcfore opening tlio nritter of business
alluded to I wish to explain somewhat
our position with regard to this marriage.
We have had nothing whatever to do with It.
The engagement made without our con
sent belli ? asked , but when our daughter re
turned to us fiom Scotland wo saw plainly it
was quite useless to tiy to Induce her to
change her mind. I think jou had the same
experience with > our son. 'ihcy have cei-
talnly been true to each other during tl'O
( lijht months of much trial during which
they hnvo been engaged , and It is our deter
mination to make the best of what cannot
bo changed , as , according to my
old fashioned Ideas , It would bo a
gieatbcandal and breach of honor If either
were now to diaw back , which , indeed ,
neither of them appeals to have the .smillcst
Inclination to do. ( ieitiudo has sulfered too
much anxiety and worry dining the last
otgiit months to make It possible for ns to
allow her to bo kept longer than is absolutely
necessary In her present position. &ho is
very brave , but there are limits to what a girl
can safely bear. If any ono had prophesied
to mo a j ear ago that I should consent to our
dauchter making such a niarilago as this 1
should lime laughed at the very Idea. "
Tin : H.MII Aprnovii : > .
When Sir Charles Uusscll read this ducal
snub the mother-in-law nodded Iiom the
witness stand her approval , and two jurjmcn
seemed to nod theh appioval.
"L should have e.xpected her to bo received
with pride and Joy In any family , no mattei
whoso It might be. She Is well bom , beau
tiful , of most noblochaiacter and exception
ally gifted. Her only defect Is she has but
the portion of a private gentlewoman , and
therefore she has been ignored witli htndicd
discourtesy by every member of jour grace's
family , over whom joui inlluenco is pata-
moiint. Then she mairics n man w ho cannot
settle a six pence on her. This mattei of
money Is my cause for writing. It is your
\vlsh to leave XMOO of ( Jortrudo's money
entirely unsettled , In order that Lord Colin
may have so much command of capital ,
which may bo of great Importance to him
in his future carcei , but this depends on jour
giaco consenting to settle Lotil Colln's
jounger son's portion as a Jointure. This ,
with 200 bt'cincd to her as a mortgage on
her father's propeitj , would be a small pro
vision , but It would boa ceitainty. Jf your
grace refuses this airangemcnt It will make
no dilfcrence as to the fact of tlio maulaie ,
lint it will oblige ns to settle Btiictly all of
( ! eititide's money , leaving hci no power to
deal with it except by will. This settlement
will be a ( .01 tain loss of income to them , ns
securities which satisfj tinstecs give very
.small Inleiests. lint that will not bo 0111
fault , as wo are tiling to deal as libeially as
possible with Lord Colin , to whom wo are
much attached , and to whom we would wish
to give every posslhlo help In his careei. "
Alli\ I.I.'H hlNItl.Y IIKI'J.V.
To this , on the veiy day ot its receipt , the
haughty duke , whoso dlscouiicons answei
two years latei to a note fiom Lady Colin
Campbell has already been cabled to the llei-
ald , answered kindly , thus :
"Aiunu : Lotion , KI..NM.VOTOX , May 25
Madame : t have received jour letter of this
dale. I have never supposed that jon or Mr.
Hlood had the smallest responsibility con
nected with your daughters engagement to
in ) son , but It was Impossible for mo lo ap
prove that engagement , made on some three
days' acniialntaiico , with no pio-
vlous knowledge whatever of each
other's chniacler and dispositions' .
I have thought It my duty to withhold nil ap
pioval of such an engagement , and not to
recognl/e It until It should hu Inevocabln.
Hut ( hi * determination Is not Intended as
any dlscouitesy toyour danuhter or to her
patents. As you now liiftiiin mo that you
consider iho engagement HO luevocahle that
so eompaiiulvely early a day is spoken of for
the man lace , 1 am disposal , as 1 have already
told Colin 1 should do , to make the best of
what cannot be prevented.
"Under the clienmstances , I shall bu ills-
posed to mukit some arrangement of the
Mibjort ) ou relm to , but 1 cannot help think
ing that , as tlm total bum which you ean
give to your daughter and that which 1 can
give to Colin , Is more tlmn 111,000 , the whole
of It ought to be buttled and no pait of it
ought to bo treated as Income 01 u od other-
vvlsottianns capital , secure for the puipose
of alloullug an Income. "
jnr HKst'i.T.
Here , i may pertinently add , that in the
result only 11,000 was left out of the settle
ment , and thin was used to pay some of Lotd
Colln's debts and furnish a house.
XQ U1UHNO FJIOM IIKIt.
Aflcr the coirespondcnto was read , Sir
Chailesltiissell asked :
"Is there any foundation for the suses-
tlon that v on , In any shape or toi in , coerced
or pressed Lord Colin Into UiU eusase-
menty"
To which ho'promntly answered : "Cer
tainly not , 1 poke to him strongly as to the
discomtesj- with which Ins family treated my
daughter. 1 said , 'If y on had presented your
lather with a butcher's daughter ho would
have welcomed her with elliiblon If she had
plenty of monny , and he ought , nt least , to
treat my daughter with courtesy , being
what she K1 lie replied : 'That's perfectly
Hue , and It makes my fatbei's conduct only
the moro disgubthu. ' "
AUbUsatl } Lord Colin ga\o Uie tradi
tional Fon-ln-law look at the witness , while
iho jiulcc , Jury and nil concerned lauphcd
heartily.
rimi ov rnoss-r.XAMiKATtov.
' examination did
The mothei-ln-law's cross
not shake her conttadlctlons of Lord Colln's
and the duke's evidence. On the coiitinry
Indiscreet questions brought out these
answcis :
"I angrily remonstrated with Lord Colin
about the trcalmont his family gave her , and
he laughed at mo. Loul Colin was so anx
ious to have my ihmrliloi with him that he
hail the audacity on ono occasion to write
from Westgate-on-soa. where he had gone fein
n change of ah , foi my dan lito.i to slay with
him , without any clmpcroneor without anyone
ono to take care of her , nnd w lien he came up
niul 1 reproached film , he nngrily asked me
about her h.iV.ntr refused to go. 1 said to
him : 'Do you forget that , even It 1 were fool
enough to assent to such an anangcmcnt , my
girl has a father and hrothci' . " "
A POINT ton rot iv.
Lord Colln's advocate , however , seoicd
one point in tier alliimntlve answers to these
question : "Did you appioveof Lord Illnnd-
ford's association with your daughtei1'
"Did you know of his divorce < ourt case ? "
She was next plumply asked : "Did you con
sider him a lit companion for n young and
bountiful married wominV"
Hem Advocate I'lnloy looked with affected
admiration at Lilly Colin , who scarcely
varies from day to day In het toilet as at first
described.
The answer came with asperity :
"I did not sec anything worse In Lord
IllandCord tlmn in a great many other men.
Ho has never uttered n word in his own de
fence , audl think he received hauler judg
ment than many other men who were just as
had. "
Mr. Kinlay ( annoved ) We shall see what
thu duke has to say for himself when ho
comes here.
The judge ( with emphasis ) You have a
right to ask bur questions , but not to com
ment on her nnswcis.
THE wiT.vnss' LOOKS.
Mrs. Dlood was attired in matronly blnck.
She is about sixty , but looks aged nnd feeble ,
nnd hci face , which bears strong matks ot
grief at tlie situation , is unlike the face of
the Duke ot Argjle , who soeins to bo quietly
saying when in court , "Keniember , Indie ?
and gentlemen , I predicted tills sad state of
tilings from the beginning. " She Is a coun
try widow woman and speaks with a musical
brogue. Hot son , who lias tlio marine minis
of Neutiine , gave his testimony with a broad
brogue , for lie seemed excited. He admitted
having been the cliucket-out of the dis
charged maid , and of having siiakcn his
list and seeing his father shake his tut also
in Loid Colin's face at the time of the family
meeting In Thuiloo Square. He and his wife
produced letteis which had passed between
them in the days of the alleged I'mllceL
adultery showing tliat , if they had not been
manufactured for the put pose , L ly Colin
was In London. Unfortunatly foi them
they could not pioduco the postmarked en
velopes. Neptune Hlood looked savagely , as
if the witness box was an ocean in which he
sat surrounded by tiitons ana sea monsters.
Ills wife , an English lady , was a meek am-
uhltiitc.
TUT. KKlIOLi : r.VIOENCK.
ix'eptunopiovcd an expert In keyholes.
He had examined the one thiough which Jay
Gould's steward saw tlio maritally compio-
mlslng scene. He demonstrated the impossi
bility of such action , for on both bides ot the
keyhole were easily dropping biabs covers
and the kojholc was too high to bee the floor
through it.
U lie jurors had asked permission to visit
tlio house In ordur to see for themselves , but
.Justice Bull refused such permission , as it
was refused in the Dllkc case , scntcntiously
lemaiking tliat if all the houses that were
the scenes of divorce evidence were to bo
visited by jurors dire confusion would result ,
rnovi.vo A.VAI.IIII.
To prove tlie alibi against tlio I'm fleet Inci
dents , which rest on testimony regarding
personal Identity , a railway clerk and a cai
man swore to the delivery ot some grouse on
the day Lady Colin was said to be at I'lirtleet
with Lord lilandioid. The date was per
fectly lixed to the receipt. Lady Colin'b
maid swore she took thocronsoln and iccog-
ni/ed hci signature to The leceipt , nnd tliat
hci mistress remained In town all Sunday.
She fixed the date because she then lent
tier mistress hoi bievlaiy to go to theCarmel-
ito chinch , nnd being a Catholic , remembered
this rare elicnmstance in a 1'iotestant. He-
sides , she was the only one duiiuirtliegiouso
season in service them and dining the
August in question.
I lei examination was Interiupted by the
judfo. who weanedlj asked : "Must vvohavo
the pcisonal history ot every witness/ "
Tlio cook , who was there also , was the
the only ono in the giouso season , nnd snore
she cooked giousu on the day Involved , and
saw Lady Colin take some braces away to
glVH to Lady Miles and to her parents , the ie-
celpt of which tlm Bloods had testified to.
I'hilip Milebutlei , llatly contiadlcted the
testimony ot the Swiss maid , tlmt Lord
lilandioid , at Leigh uiuit on Clulstmasoi at
faster , occupied tlio adjoining room to Lady
Colin.
i vurnow s von. rrir. :
During tlie examination of this witness ,
w ho seemed iho embodiment of Thackeiay'a
poitialt ot .luamcs Yellow plush , an
lixldeiit declined thiovvlng Iiony
on all the lilts by John Bull
travcleis in Ameilca , who make the point
ol Itscltl/etis putting theii feet upon chairs.
The judge drew attention to tlie spectators
In the jutjmen's ialleij above the jinj box' ,
which has a tailing Inflbiit.
"I must reipiestr'tlio gentlemen to
keep their leer otf the rail. If
gentlemen in the galleiy cannot keep their
feet elf the rail 1 shall have It cleared , as the
dirt from thelt bouts falli on tlio jurymen's
heads. "
He how ever said nothing about the dirt
dioppcd fiom his own couit upon tlie headset
ot the gieat public.
Shoitly befoie this Incident u coin dropped
fiom that galle.ij upon the bald head ol the
seventh juror , who winded and grlmuced ,
but nuveitlielessbtoopjd , hoping to find ! a
sovereign. Hut , to his evident disgust , it
tinned uut to bo a penny.
1111 ; AumaniiMKTU ) .
1'iank Miles , an uitUt In water colors , well
known , L'ompletid tlie alibi by stating how
ho remembered 1'iiilleet on that Sunday , te.s.
tlfy ii.K . to seeing Lulj Colin ut Lidy Miles'
on that attcrnoon 01 ingiiig tlio grouse. It is
possibly advNable for me to add that this was
lite I'uat day of grouse belnir legally eaten ,
and there is as great competition here among
iiourninnds to eat the first grouse , as In Xew
York tlie hist shad or woodcock ,
CI.Osl.MJ Till. TASK.
Tlie court will not sit Tue daj , and on
Wednesday , 1 am told , Lady Colln'a i aso vv ill
close. Then comes the duke and the co
respondents , except ( iencial Hiitler , who Is
in 1'ranee , declining to come because the
evidence Is billy , and , In truth , It Is founded
on. the barest suspicions.
TOO VII.K FOII rnivr.
1 say little about the medical testimony ,
because It Is dUiUstlng , unpublishable , and
made to blush even Lady Miles , who Is at tier
solicitors desk dally , and proves herself n
champion note taker. She nulled , however ,
w lieu some ot the doctors contradicted the
\lrpo Intacto testimony as to the fair Watson
with the golden tresses , which , It was
claimed , Loid Colin covered with caresses ,
'ihe Duke of Mnrlborougli sat in court
throughout the day. He smiled when mother-
in-law Hlood doubtfully defended him ns not
being worse than many other Knirllslnnen.
A well-known law barrister remarked to
me In the lobby : "I think the duke's prin
cipal agony Is being charged , 09 n man
of the world , with doing things
In ways and by methods , that
might bo pi noticed bv callow youths
and In making the assignation nt I'nrllcct ,
where the ofllcers of his old regiment were
stationed , and which Is a little , commonplace
bai lack village where every body sees every
body. "
The judpc , on adjourning , was toW that
counsels' speeches would consume uexl
Monday and Tucsdiy. Hcs.ild , sUnlllcintlv ,
ns If having the Scotch verdict In his mind :
"Vothlng proven ; my summing up will bo
short. "
unsui.Ts or THU srou.M.
Tale * of 'son Cnptnlns Who Weathered
the Gale.
[ Oopi/ifu/i/ / / " % by Jdiiiri ftonttm Hcmirf'.l '
Fvi vioi TII , Dec. in. ( New Yoik Hciald
Cable-Special to the HEI : . ! In oului to ascci-
tain the full partlculais of the dlsasteis to the
ships Cnshler and Stnmbout , I took a boat to
these vessels. Contain Tel for , ot the Cashier.
sain : "We left Philadelphia In the middle of
November , fair weather prevailing , with n
cargo of petroleum , I'rom tlie Delaware
breakwater we had a good voj-ngc until De
cember 7. While the hlp was being brought
to under two good swing foresails on
Iho morning of the Sth nil immense
wave boarded It , carrying oveiythlnc away ,
and knocking down like matchwood the fore
mast nnd the mlr/cntop eallant mast. Tlie
force of the wave biokc the fore and main
hatches elf , the hatch-bars being twisted up
like bent wiie. Tliecablnwas tilled with
water and all the piov Islons spoiled.
"I was below at the time , looking at the
baiometer. On reluming thowatei poured
down the companion laddei on mo In
torrents. I then had the wheel secured
and ordered everything to lie cut away
to clear the wreck. Tlie ship was in 40
drg , 20 mill north , and 10 deg , 15 min
west at the time ot the dlsnstei. Tlie
baiometer was exceedingly low 2S.TO
when the gale was at Its highest The wind
was west , northwest by west. The sea which
shuck us was a tremendous wave , just In its
forw.irdlnc motion , but foitunately had no
ba o to it. On tlio 10th of Deccmbei the
weather modeiated , when we liggcd the ship
ab best we could and aimed here on the lol-
lovv Ing evening. "
cAia vi.v c ANN'S sionv.
Captain Caiin. ot the Stambout , was 111 in
Ills berth when I boaided liei , but he told me
the following story :
"Wo left Hi Istol on December .T for Xew
York with a caigo of empty casks and lion.
Wind and weather were variable up to
the 8th , when at evening the vessel
was lying to under her lower
main topsail. 'Ihe gale blew trom west.
northwest. At midnight a huge wave bioke
over ns , carrying away the bulwaiks , rails ,
stanchions , front ot tlie pooi > and forward
house , and the boats were steve and yauls
carried away. Tlio pilot liouso was gutted.
Only ono sea swept over tlio
ship , which was in longitude 47 ,
deg. 10 min. , latitude S deg. 10 min. at tlio
time. Tlio barometer stood at 20 deg. 1 was
asleep at the time of the disaster , but the con
cussion throw mo out of bed , severely shak
ing me. One of my seamen nt the same
time was knocked down and broke his
collarbone. We cleared away the debris and
made Kalmoutli , where we shall remain lor
repairs , "
Both captains seemed to slmilaily dcsciibo
the gigantic waves.
TWO oTiiiit c-.NroiiTUXATr.s.
Returning to shore I found the ship
Ml/pah , Captain Dowloy , and the balk
( lemma , Captain Ols''n , both justanived and
leaky. Tlie former passed here a week ago
for Philadelphia , but encountered a
gale and could not make any
headway , and became leaky in
consequence. Owing to tlio recent gale and
the huso waves uinnlng it was thought ad
visable to put back. The Comma left Lon
don on Xovembei 27 for Chailebton ,
Up ty Dynamite.
[ Cnpifi/it | / JSWi buJnmcx Gnnltm Ilennett. ]
Hui ? i , , Dec. 18. I Vow York Hciahl
Cable Special to tlio llr.i : . | A dv nnmlto ex-
nloslon occurred in one of the glasb factories
at Charlcroi , In the district where , in March
last , tlio strikes and ten iblo oufiagcs took
placo.- dynamite caitridgo had been placed
under the fiunace , where It exploded , PO-
veroly wounding several wniKnien , The
niithoisot the outrage are being actively
scaiclicd lor.
The KnlHcr'H Assnlliint.
[ Cnjit/iff/ht / ISbtt liyJdmeii ( Innlin llc'uictt 1
Hi ill IN , Dec. 1 ! ! . [ Xew Yoik Herald
Cable Special to the Hi. i : . ] 'Iho name ol
the pnsoner who assaulted tlm kaiser on bun-
day is Hochnlckc. He Is a locksmith , out of
work , aged twenty years. Ho says ho com
mitted the act in desperation at getting no
answer to a petition lie had presented , The
kaisei icechcd n tremendous populai ovation
last nU'ht.
I.oc-UHloy Hull siviy Years After.
Lo.xno.x , Dec. 13 , 'lennyson's new book
ot poems , "Locksley . Hall Sixty Yeais
Alti'i , " will appeal io-moriovv It contains
the thiecaet , "The Promise of May , " pio-
duced In London some yens ago. The
greatest interest in tlio volume centers In
"Kocksloy Hull , " in which the poet reviews
tlio life of mankind during the past sixty-
years , and comes to the conclusion that its
boasted progress is of doubtful credit to the
world In general , and to Kugland in ptrticii-
lar. A cynical veinot denunciation ot dem
ocratic opinions nnd aspirations runs
throughout the the pjcin In niaiked eonliast
with the sulrlt ol "Locksley Hall" of the
poet'b youth ,
Germ nny's Army Increnso.
Br.iu IN. Dee. 13. The commission on the
new military bill has concluded the geneial
debate on the measure , and decided to allow
the bill to be read the first and second times
and then discuss the clauses sepaiately. The
Noith Ciciman ( iazetto refutes the assertion
of the Tagblntt and other papers that the de
mand for additional army credits constitute
the admission tliat German Interests are
seriously a Heeled by the Bulgarian cilsls.
'Iho demand , tlielia/otto says , simply menus
tliat tlio ( ierman aimy , in comparison with
thefoiees of tlio other powers , has become
numvilcally Inferior.
ItritUh Grain Trailo Itr-vlcvv.
LONDON , Dec. 13. The Mark Lane IX-
piess , in Its review of thu Hiitisli grain
trade during the past week , Kays : Deliveries
of native wheat have been very small.
Values in provincial limpets have advanced
but Is Trade In London U slower , although
there has been a ilse of Gd. .Sales ot English
wheat during the week were 0-3,815 quaiters
at 'Sis Id , against U ) , SO I quarters nt COV , 5d
during tha corresponding period lust year.
Flour is tirm and Gd dearer. Foreign wheat
has maintained a rise of Gd. The slight
decrease in the American supply , combined
with reduced .shipments from India , kert
quotations steady. Corn and oats atu each
I'd higher. To-day there vva $ 4 fair demand
Tor wheat , nnd prloe $ were CdKls dearer.
There was a further rise of Cd for flour.
Corn was scarce nt an advance of Cd. Har-
leys were quiet hutsteady. Ucans anil peas
were scaice nnd Cd@ls dearer.
The Cznr Konrcil.
Hnm.iv , Dec. IS. Tt.o Tagblat says : The
car recently found on his willing table a
letter announcing that the nihilists would
wait no longer to dellvci the people hum
bondage. Ho thereupon summoned the
niPiubers of his council nnd ordered them
to nrcpnro a constitution suitable to the con
dition of the empire. At tlie sinio time ho
infoimcd his niinlsteis that lie was deter
mined to have an annual pnillnmcnt nt
Moscow , _
Protestaiitf Homo Unlcr" .
Di in IN Dec. ldt The 1'iotcstnnt home
rulers of this city nt i meeting to day de
clared In tnvoi of fffio speech , open ah meet
ings and fair play to Catholics. Magistrate
Claike , In a sneech'sad ! tint Loid Randolph
Chuicblll liad no fnttli in the conservatives ,
vet he had not the courapp to leave them , be
lieving it better to reign in hell than to setvc
In heaven. >
ilohn Dillon's < \iKcCnllol.
Di III.IN , Dec. 13. The case oi thegovern-
incut against John Dillon tor agitating a
"plan ofcampaliniA' was called again to-day.
The counsel toi thojdefensc announced tlmt
ho had withdrawiMillon | having assumed
the task of conducum : his ovv n dclcnse.
IMnRiicN In ; inilln.
LONDON , Dec. lj } . Advices from Calcutta
s\ys tbe cholera Is leeieaslug there. Heavy
rains aie destioviug ctops In the northwest
piovinccs of India The Hoods nre causing !
much leas of' ! life njid damage to piopeity.
" * * - "
Fl lit Hctvvceh Troops nmlN'ntlvcp.
LONDON , Dec. ll Advices fiom Mandelay
say that an engagement between liiitish
troops nnd natUes has taken place near
Pakokn , and that COO Insurgents were killed.
Plourcns AccertJH.
I'AIIIS , Dec. 18,1 Flourens , vice president
of the council of the state , has consented to
accept the office of minister of foreign alfalis
in doblet's cabinet.
STANIjEV OAMjKI ) BACK.
King Leopold Itrqiioftti Him to Ttc-
t urn nt Onuc.
XEW YOIIK , Dee. 13. [ Special Telegram
to the HiK.J While Icctuting. at Amhcist ,
Mass , batin day night , Henry M. Stanley
received a dispatch fiom King Leopold sum
moning him to Helcium nt once. Jt Is sup
posed the king wants to confer with him
about the reported desti notion ot the military
station nt btanlcy Falls on the Congo.
Stanley came at once to this city and cabled
lei f inther information. A reply will de
cide whcthci lie will sail Immediately or
contimin his lecture toiu. Including Kncland
and Aitstialln. To a Tiibuno repot ter ho
said last night concerning the tioublo at
Stanley Tails : ' 'I cannot speak definitely ,
but J could ha/ard a guess. Stanley Falls is
1,400 miles tioiu tlie mouth ol the river.
There are hlty black soldieis there under
three Belgian olficers. Tlie station is can
toned on an island below the falls. Above
tlio falls on an Islnnd only two
miles fiom tlie station Is a camp of an oigani/
Cd bind of cutthroats , lie Istrong. under an
Aiab chief , llmnid F.I Mohai.ied. 'Uie natives
have nicknamed hlmTippii Tib from a sound
drum which Ii6 Uhiially cairies witli him ,
Piobably Tippu Vlb , trom long impunity ,
has concluded that ho is able to descend tlie
Congo and wipe out all evidences of civ Ill/a-
tion. I'lobaob an impiudcnt and ovci
/caloiib action ol sonic young foreign olllcer
has provoked a breach of peace and led to the
attack on the station by Tippu. The gane is
splendidly aimed with new rifles. 'Ihey
doubtless had easy woik dostroving the
station. " Stanley thinks the Arabs will en
deavor to tiavol down tl.o Congo to Stanley
pool , plundeilng and burning on tlie way un
less stooped by lighting or negotiations , II
may bo Ids duty to return and check them.
Tim jouinoy fiom here to btanley Kills takes
two months.
l.ATEII INI'OUMATION.
Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. 1. . Henry M. Stanley ,
the Afiican explorer , has received a cable
gram iiom the King of Belgium ordering
him to return at om e. Stanley was also fm-
thcr advi'-ed that this unexpected summons
Is occasioned by trouble with predatory
Arabs in the free Congo state. A band of
Arab- , under Hen Mohammed , emboldened
by the absence of btanlev , have entered the
tree Congo slate and massacred thu
trarilson at Stanley I'nll" . At every
village where they found white lamllies
the men were killed and tlie women and
children carried away. The Arabs nnmbei
lM)0 ) men. Attempts li.ivo been madn to
check their advance , but without success. "I
am well acquainted with Hen Mohammed. "
said Stanley , "having Known him simo fh.o . ,
when 1 made a contract witli him to accom
pany me with a force ot mtm lor ntiy da\s.
Wo are good fi lends , and I presume Klnir
Leopold wants me logo and put a stop to his
Inroid. "
bi'Kixfirn rn , Mass , Dec. 13. Henrv M.
Stanley lectured here to ni ht. At the ( "lose
of his talk he said lint In obedience lo oidms
fiom the King of Belgium ho would sail toi
Luropo on Wednesday moinlii ,
Hint In Han Fr.uieisoo.
SAN riiA.vcisro. Dec , lit. The carmen's
stiikeon the Stuillcr stiect load developed
into violence this afteinoon. A number of
strikers had just loft a car neat the Central
avenue terminus aftei an iinsuccesslul ef
fort to Inducetlio new men to desert their
pints , when hoodlums in the eiowd which
had gathered about the scene bc nn
pelting the car nnd those In ehiiigo of It
with stones. This led to a hot
being fired Into the crowd bv someone on the
car. An answering shot cnmo fiom the mob
nnd a lively ftisilailo ensued , dining which
about tvventv-hve shots were exeli.in.'cd amid
a geneial stun ) ede of the eiowd. When tlie
since vv.is cleared a man was round ly linr on
tfiogioiind with a bullet liolo in the back ol
ids head , 1 In was can led to the city rescuing
hospital , where tlm wound was pionoiinccd
moital. The wounded man lias not been
identified. A number of attests have been
maUe , but It Is not known who died the shot.
JJInlno mill KdmuiulH ,
Miw : YOIIK Doc. i-hpccinl : ) | Telegiam lo
tlio Bir.I A filend of Ldimmds said ton
World repoitcryestciday that when Hlaino
and Kdmunds met In Arthur's house the
senator did not hold out his hand but
simply bowed ceremoniously and said ;
"How do you tlu. " Mr. Hlaino looked the
ctherway mid parsed on , nnd Kilmunds re
sumed his seat. Jn a conversation sometime
aftei Ldmiinds said ; "It I should meet
Hlalno vvhllo acting in an ollicial capacity
under the clrcuiiistances , 1 should say tlio
same tiling to him. It would be n mattei ot
Indllfureiico to mo w bethel be made any
reply or not. I31 lno'H piomlnenco and tlio
occasion would require that couitesy. "
Itaso Itnll ,
Nr.w OIIK , Dec. 13.r-Tho .nibltiation com
mittee of the League and American associa
tions met to-night at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The committee will bo called upon to settle a
number of Important questions that have
been agitating the minds of base ball men In
the countiy ev er since the season closed. An
eifort will bo made to change iiilo 0 , which
permits a club to jump fiom one association
to another during the time between playjnir
seasons. Tha pioposal is to change the rule
so that when a club becomes a member ot an
association It cannot change it without the
consent of the other members ,
Strike of
n Ind , , Dec. 1 % hreight con
ductors of HID entire .line ot the Lotilsv lllc ,
Xew Albany and Chicago raihoad went on a
strike to-day , demanding an advance In pay
fiom 2V to 8 cents | w mile , and an allow
ance for lost time , which the management
i el not d The freight trains fiom one cud of
thu load to the other are tied up.
A DARK DAY FOR DAKOTA ,
Judge Church Nominated Governor of the
Territory by the President.
NATIVE TALENT IGNORED.
The Uuilrnnils Preparing to Defeat tlic
Anti-Pooling Clause In ttio Inter
state Commerce 11111 Cap
ital Ncvvg.
Dnlcntn'M NV\t CJovornnr.
WVMIIMMOV. Dec , I1- ! ( Special Telegram
to tin1 lliiTlio : ] president to tiny nomi
nated Judge l.ouls K. Cliuich lot governor of
Dakota , vice ( illbort K 1'ii'ico , resigned.
Chinch Is fioin New Yoik state , nntl was np-
liolntoil to n ludgeshlp In Dakota n few
months ago. Ho Is n non-resident of tlio
tctrlloiy , niul lor this icason hlsappoliitmcnt
will piovo a bitter pill to tlio dcmoctacyof
Dakota. lly this appointment tlio president -
dent has demonstrated air.iln tils titter dis
regard lur tlio plunk In tlio demoeiatlc
plattoini which dei-Hies that terri-
toiialolllccs should he tilled by residents ol
that teiiitory. M. If. Day of Dakota Imd
the endotsemeiit ot neatly all the leadeis ol
the doniociatlc party there , asell as many
lioin the nil join I nu ; states , but Cleveland has
shown Ids paitfallty for non-residents
In neaily evciy Instance In which ho has
lilted tetiltorliil gubcinatoilal chairs. Ho be
gins the second session of the ! oitseventh
congress with t\vo such apiiolntiuents ,
namely : Moonlight of Kansas for Wy
oming , anil Chinch of New Yoik
for Dakota. This Is In line
with his selections of governors tor
Washington , Arizona , Now Mexico and
Utah. Judge Ullliml , delegate In countess
lioin Dakota , said this nftctnoon : "Tlie people
ple of tliu teriltory would have preferred n
icsldcnt goveinor. They have plenty of
L-ood matcilal , and then ; was no icason why
Day should not have had the place , but as
the piesldent chose an outside man 1 sup
pose Church will b as acceptable as any
one.Mr. . Daj withdrew fiotn the race last
week In older that the piosldcnt might bo
tiee to act according to Ills own svveetwlll.
Speaking ot thu appointment of Judeo
Louis K. Chinch , ot Union , to-day to bo
governor of Dakota instead of the Hon.M. .
II. Day , who it was thought for some tinio
would bo selected , 1) ) . ( i. Johnson , cliaiiman
of tlid demociatie terrltoilal committee , s ivs :
"This Is the best thing that cntilit happen to
the democrats ot Dakota. Mi. Day had a
support that any man rould bo promt of and
ho only wlthdiow for thosako ot Imiinnny at
home. Judge Church has lived in Dakota
ovci a year. Ho Is an atlablc gentleimn , a
good judge and howill succeed as governor.
.Mr. Dav's ii lends will cotdially support him.
Mr. Day's course In this contest will only
make him the stronger at home. "
A IAJ.K Wllll r fl.I.OM.
The attention of Semtoi Cullom was
to-day diiectcil to the ciiticisin lioin the dif
ferent railway manageis and pool commls-
sioncrs upon the compiomiso measure agreed
upon bj thy confeienco rommitteo upon tlio
intoi-atatecommeico bill. " 1 lia\e heard a
good deal said lot --cvcnil ycais , " rcmarki'd
benator Cullom in reply , "on the subject ot
tlio regulation of Intcr-stato uommcrce and
liavogivrn the subject close and impartial
study. 1 am anxious that the bill now befoio
the confeienco commltten which has been
agreed to in a few particulars shall become a
law. 1 know that some men are nlauncd tin-
less the short-haul provision , as azieed upon ,
may prove injurious to the commerce ot the
country. "
"Will It Interfere with western inter
state ? "
" 1 do not think so. The provision agree-l
npou Is nearly the same as the one In the
sonata bill. The mllroads are now claiming
that they do not charge more tor tlio shortei
than they do lor the longei distance on the
same line and in the simo ditection except
in vcrj taio cases. In such exceptional eases
the commission of the bill as It stands sus
pend the opciatlon ot Hie law it It is found
necessary , lint I do not appiehend thattheio
will bo any tibublo on that score. "
"Yon aio satislied , then , with the short
haul pio'ilslon as it Mauds ? "
"It the lailroadsdo not now ob crve the
provisions ot tlio short haul law they ought to
do so , and bo made to do so If necessary. 1
do not wish to bo understood as saying that J
favor anv provision that requires tlio observ
ance of the ptincipal in all cases , because I
am satislied th.it sometimes the loads cannot
ob eivo tlio general rule without doing both
themselves and the public injustice. It the
1)111 ) should pass and the proper commission
be anpointed , it will bo the duty oi the board
toielax tlio operation of thispiovislon should
it be found necess.tn In oidei to get the pro-
diiitsof the west to the MM board lorexpoit. "
"Hut v\hat are you to say to those who n'o '
opunecil to tlio bill bceatibo it piohiblts pool-
in : ? "
"The people t'o ' not believe in the system of
pooling adopted by the rallioads. I have not
in } sell lavoied the Immediate prohibition of
pooling , as 1 was willing to llit t ivo time
and oppoitunlty to the commission to in
vestigate the necessity ol legislation -
lation and icpnit to congress. It
may bo that bitch a canso would
bo wiser now , but It is imnoitant that we
pnss a bill and In older to do so concessions
must bo made. ThoMipiemo couit has de
cided that Urn responsibility is with congress.
ly ! the bill as It Mauds , tlio commission Is
charged with the duty ol lecommonding to
congress such legislation as it may deem nee-
ossaiy , and if it shall turn out that pooling
ought to lie allowed undei the system ol leg-
illation proposed the commission can so re
port and congi ess can amend the law. The
publicity ol lates as rerpilrcd bj the bill will
tend to make them moie staple , which is the
main objirtof imollng as now practiced by
thoi.iihouK n tlm bill passes there will bo
a little lltiuj fora time , but those who seem
alaimed now will lind tli.it the r.illio ids will
aejust themselves to the new system and
business will goon without so much unjust
disci iniiimtion to the lights ot peisons and
"
iiir i.s
/ Ucpiesonlatlvo llonduison , ol Iowa , to day
Introduced in the liouso u lettei iiom .lames
( ' . Davis , of Itcokuk , la. , inging the impor-
tinco ot the pissago ot. the bill to bridge the
Mississippi river at Keoknk , Also a peti
tion Iiom VAaterloo , la. , cltl/ens , asking the
] > nssiaof ! the bill which extends to call's ol
10,000 peonlii ot iirodiiclng 810,000 annual
postal iccoipis the JICH dellvoiy sjstom , a
hill which insscd the house lust week. Also
a petition from ChailesCity , J , , in tavoi ot
experimental ngiicultui al stations.
Mi.Laliil introduced n bill reuniting that
there shall ha printed hcrcafloi itoi Intoima-
lion ot holders ) on pension cciliiicalcs laws
relating to holdieis' widows dining their
widowhood , chihlicn ol soldlcis' widows , le
gitimate mid Illegitimate , i tc.
A bill in diipllcatn was today intioducrd
In the senate by Mr , Wilson ot Iowa , and
Mr , Laird in tlio hoiiso to ijmut title to set
tlers on DCS Monies ilvci lauds , 'I he bill is
Nlmllnr to tlio one pissed at the last session
and vetoed by the picsldttnt , with the excep
tion th.it time > ears Instead of ninety days
is given the attorney general within whlih
to bring suit to assert tltlo of tlm United
Mains to lands , and tint the following sec
tion is Added to the bill as vetoed. That
an ) pej-un or poisons that have heretofore
or may heiealter settle upon or improve nil v
tract of public land or lands , tltlo ol which
is supposed to bo In the United Slates nt the
tlmoot such settlements , with tlm intention
ol peifcctlng theii title to same nndei any ot
the land laws of the United States. shall bo
permitted , eitliei they , theii heirs or
assigns , to plead in support ot their
tltlo to bald lands against any
otiier party or p.nlies dalming the
same , the title ot the UnltedStates | to siid
laud as fully and completely as might be
done by the United States government
1 1 self. The president's veto stated , In brirt ,
that he lelnrned the hill without approval tor
thoieason that emy possible question tliat
could be raised regarding these lands Ind
already been adjudicated and that If any
substantial jet remained unsettled ho ( tlio
president. ) believed there was no difllciilly in
the way of presenting It to thopiopcr trl *
btiual.
ben ; tor Wilson also Intioditced a bill
iiulhorUIng the construction of n In id. cover
the Mississippi uver between J'ort MudUou
nnU Ktokulr.
niKE iiri i vi itv sysTPsr.
It see ms that the dtUens of tlie northwest
arc /rood deal si ried up over the probable
I > ass3sc lu Ute st-iiate of the bill which passed
tlio hon e last week , extenillnc the free mull
delivery to cities ot 10,000 Inhabitants , or hav
ing annual gross postal receipts amounting
to 310,000. Senator Wilson to dav Introduced
n sttong petition on the subject trom W .tor-
lee , la. Other cities of similar size siu..id
move in a similar mnnnei if they expect to
get the bill tluough ( ho senate this season.
TUP. INItI\V ifl't'M DIM'OT.
Mr. Ho owater , of the boxrd of trade
rommitteo ot Omaha , had an Interview
with tliecomml'sslonci of Indian nlfnirs re
lative to the Indian supply vvaiehou-o. The
eommisslonei Inllmated tiiat the ionto- t over
the location between westein cities would
lesult In Its tctontlon In Now York , but that
one or more points In the west would bo
deslgnitcd as suppl > purclmlni : depots fet
the class of goods and prov Islons which can
be furnished advanta''eotHly In that locality.
Omaha will hive a falrehamvof belngdes-
Ignated as one of the purcliaslnu' points. The
derision will be rendered some time this
week
Vi'llllam [ j. McCague , an Omaha bankei ,
Is heto on his way homo fiom New \mk.
While In the city he Is doing u hat ho can to
help his city to secure the Indian suuplj
deopt. Ho tlilnks Omalia liasi'veiy facllit )
and advantage ovei all othet places and Is
making these tacts known weie they will do
good.
suv or T'vrt vtvir.n t'Aricvors
A prominent auction Him began an Inter
esting sale today , and will continue It tor
several dn.vs. It is the tegular annual sale of
the dead lettei office's piekages Irom thu
postollico depnitment. The pickages mo
described In a p\milet ] , hut ate not opened
before thoj are sold. It is a lottery without
any blanks. Almost eveij thing one can
think ot Is In the list , things that would
have U2CH appreciated lar above the Intiinsie
value II received bj those whom they weie
addressed , but now worth onlv what they
will bilng tindct the hammer. The lots hi Ing
trom JM icnts to S'J and a great many people
get bat gams. The cloud , as a rule , is good
numoicd and today bid fpliltedly and the
auctioneer had no tioublo todlsposeof goo-Is.
Ho reached lot 700. Thcio were bcvcial
thousand lots.
Till. ItlAUlOADS S < jri'M.lM ,
There will bo a detei mined attempt in
the senate to defeat the confeienco 10-
port on the intci-stato eommeico bill and
send It back to the committee with Instruc
tions to strike out the anil-pnolini ; clause ,
and make some other modulations. The
senators have been u'celvini : u great many
letters and telegiams from tallwav managers
and others who believe that the bill as It now
stands will be bad lot the louls niiJ lot the
public. Senator Cullom does not believe ,
however , that It can bedeteated.
I.V.M ) ( iiiAM i onri.iu HI : mi , 7. " = .
Chairman Cotib , ol the lionse committee on
nubile lands , sa > s ho lias no doutit that the
liouso will pass lour ot live Important land
giant forfeiture bill ! ; this session. 11 the
senate would keep ] > ice with the liouso In
this matter , lie sijs , the entire subject would
soon be disposed ot by the lestoration to the
public domain ot all lauds not eatned.
A PIJOMOIIO.V.
Mis. Julia 1'nlorolto. of Iowa , a SOOO clerk-
in the geneial land oftieo , was to-day promoted
meted to a-Sl.OOO elcikshlp.
inns OIM vrn.
Hiils were to day opened lot steam healing
apparatus for the public building at Council
lllutfsby the simeivisliig aichltect of the
tieasury as follows : btalToul Ventilating
company of Xew York City , SM,7W ! ; Wol-
woith laiintacturlng company of Doston ,
S1'J-1JO ; West Point Knglno and Machine
company. West 1'oint , 1'a. , Sr > , : an ; Kxhatts-
live Ventilating companv ot Chicago , SlO/i- : ! ;
Kelly A Co. ot Columbus , O. , & 10.070 ; Hates
A : Johnson , ot Syi.icuse , N. Y. . 510,000 :
bamuel J'opo iv. Co. , of Chicago , ? 10UJ5.
vnsr Mism.i'iinsn.N n : .
Some of the newspapers having stated that
Senator Vest , ot Missouri , had jiild & ( > 0,000
lei amagnllicent tesidcnco in the West Knd ,
the senator claims to have been grossly mis-
lopresented. He says he bouglita lesidenco
in Washington lor SS.500 : tlmt ho paid V > 00
and boirotved SS.OOO Irom Don Camel on at 5
per cent and ns security gave a deed of tuist
on the propeity.
POSTAL ciiAxnr. . .
The followlni : Iowa postmasters vveio ap ,
pointed today : J. Heckeiimin , Hawo
Washincton county. Uco W. T. Hill-
house , resigned ; W. M. Janssct , Xep-
tune , rivmonth county , vice 1' . 1C. Mm tin ,
reslgneif ; Stewait A. I.nm. Itcnwick , Hum-
boldt county , vlco 1'rank J. btoddaid , le-
moved.
Thn postoflices at Pony , Hiemei county ,
andTilton , i'ovvieshiek countj weie discon
tinued to day , _
KOCOKS Ai > | ) olntooN Nimilnatod.
WA-siiiNe.ios , Dec. 1U , Among the nom
inations made todiy were ( no lollowinu' :
Thomas K. Jienediet , ot Xewotk , lobe
liublic pi inter ; Dabuey II. Mmray , ot Vii-
ginia , to bo envoy extraordinaij and minis
ter rjlenlpotentiarjt o the lopublio of Colom
bia ; ( iiislavus Van llooiebreke , of Illinois ,
to be United .States attoine > lor the southein
distiict of Illinois ; Abnei Williams , ot Ar
kansas. to be menibi'i ot the Utah tommis-
hiou : ( leoigo W. .Ionian , of Indiana , to be
surveyoi geneial ot New Mexico ; Chaihs W.
Irish , ol Iowa , to bo smsejor geneial ol
-Nevada ; Hobeit W. Koss , ol Illinois , to be
moidoi ol the geneial land olllce , and .1
I.nge nnmboi ot KM ess ap | ointments , Iiielml-
IiU consuls , legistei of 1 mil olllccs , n-ctivcis
ol publii. inoiiovs and Indian agents.
Important Patent Decision.
WAsiu.NdTo.v , Dee. II ! , A de < ision was
lendeied In llm supitme LOIII ! ol Hie Unlied
states to day in tlio piient < use ol Kobeit
Newton , appellant , against the Km it iV :
Bradley Mannlaeliiiing company , on appeal
from the United Stites eiicuit louil lei the
noitiicrn distiict of Illinois. ThU was
a suit brought agtinst tin Kinst , t iii.idley
company to recover lei the alleged inliingo-
mentol a ic-lssned patent , gianted to him
upon an liiipiovement In ging pious. 'Ibis
court holds that undei its pievious decision a
ii'-issiied inlent was Invalid as icsp'cts its
claim , liecii o It was not for the simo Inven
tion that was het loith In the oiiginal ) ) .itunt.
1'liu opinion Is by Justice lilackloul ,
A liittn UnplcjiHiintnesM liill.
W\sinvfTOV , Dee. 1 ! ) . benatoi Iliistls
toda Intiodiu'i'd bill din tlm
> a cling MVJC-
laiyot the tieasury to ] iav to the iesective |
owneis ol lands , houses and teneimnts In
the slates , hit el v In iiisuriedlon , the sums ol
money icceUed lima leases 01 occupation ol
such piopottj bj the iiifcncy of the United
Mates and p ild into the trcasmy undei the
piovhton ot Iho act of JnlvJ , Ml.
.in hdllor.
WASIIIXOION , Dee. -Thomas II , Con-
neiy , touueily maiiajint' edltoi of the New
Yoik Heiald , Is being stioiiL'ly uiged by Ills
lilends as a cnndldato for the vacant Tinkiuh
mission. Co'jnoiy , who is now In Washing
ton , had a pleasant intmvlew to day with the
secietnij ot stutu , and Is to call to-monow by
appointment upon I'leiidunt Cleveland.
.Manning AVill Not I
'iii.'fc.iov , Dee. 1.5. Sedetaiy Mann
ing.said last nUlit ho had no thought ot to-
Ugnlng and that hlstietlth was Impioving
daily.
Morn Alioul Dr. .M < ; < ; lj nil ,
XKVV ) . * OUK , Dec. R-Sputa ( ! Telegram
to the HKI..J Itey. Dr. Medlynn did not
celebiato mass at St , .Stephen's church yestei-
day , nnd it was rot-oiled in tlie evening that
by an older of Archbishop Coirigan he had
been suspended fiom exeiclsing any of the
functions ot priest , and that Key. Di. Cur-
lanlsacliinrasredorof St , Stephen's. The
Tribune tills nioining , however , quotes a
plleit holding a place neai the nicliblahop ns
saying : "I am told that Di. Mdiljnn heard
( onfesnlons on Friday nnd Saturday. It this
be so , it Is the stiongest proof any one can
want that there has been no suspension. N'o
tfuspi'iuled idlest ( an hear regular ( onlftr
sions , and Di Medlynn would not violate
this ndo. My faith in his manhood will not
let me think so , "
Miuliaol Dav Hi's
Xrw Youic , Due. -Spiclut [ lelfifinni to
the JUK.J- Michael Davitt win > lal | iVidms
day for Callfornlfi vvlit-re ho vu'l ' iin-nj Mis
Yoe and then return to ( It-Is ity. Jh > , vi1 !
Ipctnro n few times iroing and i oie-r * J lit-
municipal council of the Irsli tei'idt wi.il
glvelilui a dinner on Ids tuiani. DC will
o to Ireland.
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATORS ,
Tariff Discussion in tbo Soaato Takes Up
Most of tbe Day.
PLATT ENTERS AN OBJECTION.
Hewitt Intro luces nu Important
MCMSHIT ) Tor AtitloltmUn ; : Iho
111x1110111 or the InteieHt
ontlioltoiuloit Debt.
Komito.
Dee. 13.Mr. . Mori 111
soiled the credentials of Seiintoi IMmunds
for the full term commencing Maich )
issr. Placed on Hie.
Among the nnmeions lulls Intiodurcd and
refciied were the follow lug :
lly Mr. Cullom To amend the revised stat
utes In relation to Immediate tiauspoitatlon
oiders.
Ilj Mi. Howen I'lovldlngu new basis for
the eltculatlon of national banks.
Mr. Moulll offered a resolution Instinctlng
Ihe committee on finance to examine as to
the expediency of some piactlcal measure for
the maintenance ol a system of national
banks with ample sccurltv and without addl *
tlonal cost to the government , liefeitcd to
the committee on linance.
On motion the Honi elecloial count bill ,
as received trom ( lie htm-e , was labl on Iho
table and ordcied printed.
Mr. Cullom made an otfott to have tlio
special otder on Logan's bill , accepting land
foi government pin poses on Lake Michigan ,
postponed until Wednesday ii'-xt ' , but Mr.
Plat ) contended tint Ihe special older for an
open executive session took pieeedeuco of It.
Tlio senate then , at 1'JjM ) , resumed consid
eration of Mr. Mori Ill's resolution declaring
tlie premise of tuakinira piopiM revision ot
the tat ill at the present session obviously
hopeless and liupraeti < aio ! and Mr. Davvcs
pioceeded to address the senate on that sub
ject.
In thocoiuso of Ills speech Mr. Davvcs said
lie was In favor of n tali revision ot the tariff
and an Immediate one. Ho was In laver ot
such a revision as would not permit an
annual surplus oi $100IMI.OIH . ) . Ho was
leadv.when anv such bill would bo pre
sented , to take up eveiv aitiele on the list
and adjust each one in a vvav that would
give protection to the labot employed In thu
various indnstiies.
Mi. Moulll moved the reference of his
resolution to the committee on linance.
Mi. Heck opposed sucl1 reteteuee , ami sug
gested that the senatots on both sides should
mgo on thcii fi lends in tlie liouso to pass
somctaiilf measure so as to In Ing the ques
tion before the senate in some mactlcal
niannei and thus open the ( louts taiily to
deflate.
Mr. Moirill said lie would be the last man
to cut elf the seii.uoi Iiom Kentucky fiom
an onpoitiinitv ol making a speech on tlio
tarllf. Ho therefore \\oullnot press thd
motion to tefei.
Tlio icsolutlon was then laid over , niul
Mi. lloai moved to lake up the hill repealing
the tenure of ollice net.
Mi. Platt pretested that the special older
ns to open executive sessions ot the senate
should take precedence of any other matter.
Pending consldeiation ot Mi. Hoar's bill a
message irom the lionsu was presented on
the subject of tlio death ol Representative
Dowdnoyol Now Yoi'c. ' A resolution was
adoplod ioi tlio appointment of a commltleo
to attend the funoinl. Messis. Mlilei , Han
som and Voorhees being appointed as such
commltleo , and , as a iiinik ol respect lor tlio
deceased , the senate adjoin ned.
IlullHU.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. Undei tlie call of
states Iho following bills and resolutions
weio intioduced andreteued :
Hy Mi.Oatesof Alabama To piohlblt tlio
appointment ol congressional committees to
attend iuncials and piohihlt the diaplng ot
public buildings In moninlng except by older
of the president. Also aiithoii/lng the ap
pointment ol cleiks to senators and repre
sentatives who aie not ehaiimen ol commit
tees.
tees.Hy Mi. Lavvlcr lie-solutions lecithin that
tlmi.ipldl ) aicumulatlngsuiplusln thotrciu-
my is In excess ol the needs of the govern
ment for its snppint and tliedlsch.ugo. of the
bonded debt ; that the const delcnses are In
adequate to piotecl hike and sea coast cities ;
that neailv a million men me unemployed ;
and decl.uing it lo le the seiiso ol tlie hoiiso
thai a largo piopoitlon of thosniplus In thu
treasiny should be oxp"iided thiongli np-
propiialions for repining and piopeily
equipping ( east defenses and foi thu con
st ) notion ot ships.
Hy Mi. Weavei of Iowa A resolution call
ing on the seeietaiv of the tieasuiy lei in-
toimallonas towliethei any ol the money
appropiiateit by the sillidiy civil hill ot last
veai has been expended In issuing tieasuiy
notes of 1 uno denomination In lieu of notes
ol small denomination cam oiled and retired ;
also as lo how maiiv ono and t\\o-doll.ii ;
notes bad been cancelled and distioyed slnco
tlie pissataol tliat net , and by what author
ity said notes had been dcstiovcd , and how
many ol said notes vveio mutilated notes ,
and vv bethel notes ol like denomination were
issued in the1 ! stead.
Hy Mi. Townshenirof Illinois ( by request )
( iiantlng the nso of the ballot the houto
on the evenings ol .lannaiy Ti , Uftniul 27 to
tlio national woman's siillia e convention.
Hy Mi Modal I ol Mlcliigan-C.iiuitlin : tha
flanking pilvliege to inmates of soldlein'
homes.
liy Ml , llewlttol VovVmk Allllioil/inj
thosecietniy ol the ticasiiij to antlclpitii
the n'lynioniof intciest on the bonded debt
ot Iho Hnljcd .States , and to piovtdu toi ;
special deposits ol nubile monev.
The following is the text ol the bill :
Section 1 , That out of the moneys in thd
tieasuiy not olheiwlse. appioptiatcd the sec-
letaiv of the tieasuiy is hi'ieby authorl/eil
and ompoweied to iinlleipato payment of so
much oi the Inteiest on Inieiest bearing
bonds of tlio I'nltcd btati's as slnll bu in
excess of the ralo ol U pel cent pec
annum by Ihe piymitnt in rioss ol such sums
In eacli > aso aw shall be equal to thongu'iegatd
present vvoilh ol such excess of tlio interest :
theieon ; and lor the puipoM ) of asccitainlim
such pu sent vvoilh , the Interest upon thu
amount pild by the I'nifid States In antici
pation of snib inti-u-st shall bu computed at
iho late of .1 jii i lent pel annum , reinvested
rjimiti ily , so us to secure tol'io I tilled Slate ?
the hc'iicht ot eouipouiul Inteiest theieon.
.Section'.1. That when such payment ol In
teiest In antif ipation ol tin * inatniily tlieieoC
shall have been ai eeptvd by any holdei ot the
liondid indebtedness ol tbo lulled Matcn ,
the bonds shall IMI distimtly stamped and
piopoih indoisud In htii-h niannei us the sec-
letary ot thu tieasury m ly picaciibo , so ante
to show the reduced tale ot interest thero-
aflej totiu paid tlieieon. and Iho coupons , 1C
any , bhall IKK nt oil and canceled , and toe
tlie ( onpoim so LMIK eled shall bo siihslitutcd
now coupons bearing the reduced lalu ot In
terest and the bonds so slumped shall bo te-
celvnbld bj the i omi.iiolli i ol the currency
asseenilty foi the issun ol i iiculallng noted
ol any national bankinc association lo the
full extent of tlm nir valnoof said bonds In
stead ot 'M pei lent , as now required by law.
Mi lion : i 'Jhat It shall bo lawful lor the
M'ci < buy ol Iho treasun to deposit Iiom tlmo
to time with nny national binking associ
ation anv poillonot the money in the tiean-
iiiy , not ( ifhi'iwis ( > nppiopiiatcd , iiiion w
em lly ol an equal amount of bonds or other
indehtrdinss of ( ho I'dlted .Stales , provided ,
the whole amount of SMTIIIJ depo-lts shall
not at any time exited fee ! < ) , o)0iKO ( , and all
such deposits shall ho subject to call upon
such notiions tlio seutl.uy ol tlm tieasury
mav see 111 to pit-setIbe.
Hy Mr. Vv Into of Pennsylvania For the
free coinage of silver.
Hy Mr ( Jiout ot Vcimont To enable tlio
people to iiaino theii own | iotmustci-.j ,
Hy Mi. Cox ol Xovv * oik Fixing tha
salaii ol civil boivice commi siuiiers nt
Hy Mi. Spiinn' i of llluioFor | nilinJs < *
sion Into the union ol Dakota , Montami ,
Waslilngton and N'owMexho
Hy Mi. 'l'hr < > kmuiton ot Tivns Provid
ing l-oi thu leasing of' unoccupied Indian
lands.
IhMr lloliar , of low i 'Jo tpt 1UIO to
M-tih-i 'ii thu Dos , Monies ilvi'i labels ,
' 111"- > ! . > < li'i'Matil b'6n ' > lh < J 1' ' e ! l sup-
P'I ' iv i ! al K.port tu > uII. \ . ' . ' - * < leinf ot flie
'f i ly iej itlvo tu Uo | eel ! > liuil ut ill toiu
di'iuJtueirc'd. . ,
1 J.L bousu then aujourucd.