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SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 4 , 1887 , NUMIM
THE POLITICAL DEVIL-FISH
Stretching Out Its Thousand Tentacles to
Back in Legislators.
DISGRACEFUL RAILROAD WORK.
The n. & M. Troupe orsijstern ? nml
Vagrants on llnml llnrlnn
l"juln Tor Speaker SIol-
rlssoy's Insolence.
Tlio Situation nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Jan. . ' ( . [ Special Telegram to
thoUkK. ] In the day of old Home we arc
told no augur oxer passed another In thu
public highway without laughing outright.
These antique Impostcis , who plajed upon
the Ignorant , cicduloiis and superstitious
Jtoman populace , havethclrcountcrpart right
hero In Impudent and venal monopoly
jugclcrs who arc crow ding the hotel corri
dors , shouting lustily , "thuio Is no safety
nave In the caucus. " In the bedlam of the
old Commercial hotel ( now known as the
Capitol ) , which from cellar to garret Is en-
\clopcdlndciiso smoke and jammed with
jostling humanity , the most disgusting spec
tacle Is presented. The hoidc of lalhond
strikers , political parasites and hungry place
seekers are keeping up a continuous on
slaught upon the Incoming members. The
audacity and boldness with which these
stool pigeons , lunch ( lends and fakirs aru ply
ing tholr Infamous vocation Is simply amaz
ing. The Burlington managers have mus-
tcied their entire force of roustabouts and
henchmen Into this disreputable service , and
men who would be ashamed to prostitute
themselves to such base ends as private citi
zens are hcio to day engaged In a criminal as
sault on popular , conservative government.
.A-rallroad that cannot afford to pay decent
llvlne wages to its clerks and worklngmcn
can squander thousands of dollars in the \ll-
Jnlnous work of corrupting and debauch-
inn a leglslatuie. Heio we hue the
companj's political attornej-s , ilght-of-way
agents , freight agents , townsltu mun , bill
board tiavclcrs , and an ontlro troupe of
shysters and vagrants hired for this special
occasion. While General Attorney Marquette
Is pulling the wires from his law olllco ,
Chailoy Green , Dowecso and Fiauk Wallets
nro tugging at the coat tails of thu members
in the hotel lotunda and pounding the
liovM'ag and tom-tom foi the lopubllcan cau
cus , while Tobo Castor Is piloting thu demo
crats of the rallioad ilnht-ot-way into the
demociatic caucus.
In reaching out with Its thousand tentacles
for the control of legislation , this great pol
itical devilfish Is opciatlng thiouirh various
channels. Aiming Its most elllclent emissar
ies are professional and businessmen who
pass for decent and respectable. They are
nway up In secret benevolent society , In the
Grand Army , and other icputublo organisa
tions , which they seek to USD In
influencing the conduct ot members.
Among the most active of this class
is Captain Palmer , of FJattsinoulh. This
man is general agent ot a New York insur
ance company and Is icputed to save up
about 2,000 a jcar through the use of annual
railroad passes while traveling on insurance
business , for which mileage Is allowed. Ho
Is hcic , as usual , very much Interested In In
structing Infant members how to w ork , how
to talk and how to voto.
Other railroads aio not entirely Idle. Mr.
Thuraton Is hero with his aid dc camp , John
Manchester , who Is on the Union Facilic pay
roll as claim adjiihter. Then wo havu Van-
durvoorr , of postal fame , who holds FOIIIO
position on the Union 1'acllicfor services
which are kept stilctly confidential. This
etching is veiy Incomplete , however. 'Jhcio
are groups of "honorable" bulldozers and
montcbanks , from Church llowo down to
IM. Cams and llumphiej' , the P.awncu
blatherskite.
The situation to-night is somewhat com
plicated. The anti-Van Wick and railroad
lobby boastfully asscit that they havoiopcd
three ot Van Wjck's friends Into a icpubli-
can senate caucus which bus been called tor
to-monpiv morning. They claim that with
these Van AVjck membcis they will have
seventeen votes , jiibt enough lo organize the
Fcnato. Two of the Unco senators disclaim
nny Biieli Intention , and It Is very
doubtful If the caucus will materialise. It Is
generally conceded that Hail.an for speakei
has thu Inside tiack , and will carry a major
ity In or out of caucus , llarlan Is a vciy
pronounced Van Wjck man. lie was u
member of the last legislature , and made an
excellent record. I'eisonallj' ho Is ndverbo
to a caucus , but many of his friends
/ nip committed and mgo him to go In. No do-
< 9"ZJ2has \ been reached as jet on this point
anil Is not likely to be until a vciy late hour
to-nliht.
In diuiumlns up the senate caucus the anti-
Van Wjck members have been foicedto
imiko pledges that thu benato will oigani/.o
its own committees. 1 am told the lieutenant
goveinoi Is begging to bo allowed to go
through the form of making the committee
t nltei a majoilty of the senate has agreed on
them. This Is rather pitiful. It not a humil
iating attltudu for an olllccr elected merely
to piesldo over thu benato and not to
dominate In legislation.
The democrats are holding a conference
to-night as to their com-to to mono w. Dr.
Miller's ' alter cjjo , Monlssoj' , has had the
Insolence to command the democrats to go
into caucus and vote foi a democratic spuakci
This adv leu has been dlsiespectf ully declined.
K. Uosr.WATi.it.
Till : ILLINOIS , SK.VATOKSIMP.
All Assembled Tor
Coming HtriiKUlP.
_ _ iu > , 111. , Jan. a. All passenger
trains arriving lu tlio city josteiday and
to-day have brought In their lull quota of
members of both houses and ( hero now
remains but few of our btato law makois out
side the capital city. 'Iho hotels are crovvdeu
with politicians discussing the sit
uation , but as jot everything Is
In nn unsettled state and none
of the nioro prominent candidates
for the ollice as well as the leading members
vuntuioanj thing Hue a near approach to a
positive statement ns to tbo condition of
affairs. The principal Interest Is cm food/In /
the contest for the bpeakershlp which in-
Pleases in interest ami activity aithu tlmo for
the opening of the session approaches. Oni ) .
T. Littler , of the Tlililjninth djs-
tilet , seems bo developing the
most stiondh for the posIUon , ,
with Judge Messlek of tip lprty-bovtilth ;
mid A. F. Ciilhounot the Thirtieth male ng
it htiong light for second P ace. 'Ihu question
nf the successor to tne United States senator-
bhlpls iwolvlnir piomimmt discussion , not-
\tltWamlliiK the eflorts of candidates for >
thospeakeibhlp to keep t In the background
until the latter question Is bettle-d. It Is iin-
Uorstood that thu flection of. United States
senator w 111 take place Immediately nftor the
organisation of the house , and before any pi
the committees have been appointed.
-ITlio incoming evening trains brought in
- * Jabt btrnsglers of Uie legislative body.
" . Kit In now thought iliat every member of
jCJWor house is on the ground. The question ' }
ol a buccebbor to Gt iicral Logiin lu thu United
States senate has been the colef topic of con
urbation among thu iwlittatana during thu
day , with llio names of lion. Charles H.
JIUWUII , ex Governor Hamilton , Kobert T.
Lincoln , Generixl Henderson , J. M. Cannon
ami Hon. It , K. 1'ajson prominently men-
iloncd for the position. The three last
named gentlemen are members of the pres
ent congress and are understood to bo on
Hiclrwav fiom Washington to this city to
Jo6k after their IntcrpstOText In Importance
to the question of the scnatorshlp stands
that of the election of a speaker for the
house , and while the contest grows percep
tibly warmer tlinie are as jet no decided
preferences for the place , Both houses will
oicnnl/e. Republican caucuses will bo held
this cvcnlne tor the purpose of naming thu
ofllcers.
McOHl omclntly Declared nipclecl.
ST. 1'At'i. , Jan. 3. The olliclal count of tlio
vote on the state election was made this
morning. The result on governor was : A.
It. McGIll , republican , 107.051 ; A. A. Ames ,
lemocrat , KM. mi ; T. K. Chllds , prohibition ,
iWMajor \ Ames was present , an inter
ested spectator of the proceedings , but made
noattcmpt to he sworn In as had been assoiled -
soiled ho would. Ho declined to state his
intention In thlsiegard.
IVIioclcr Withdraws.
Si'itiMorir.M ) , 111. , Jan. a. At a late hour
this evening It was announced that Senator
Wheeler had withdrawn from the fight for
piesldent pie tern of the senate. This
loaves Hurggcn without opposition , and ho
will undoubtedly be elected to-moriow nlitht.
' 1 lie Tcnncispo Legislature.
.I , , Term. , Jan. 3. 'Iho Tennes
see legislature met at noon to day. JJoth
houses elected a temporal y speaker and ad
journed until to-morrow. J. C. Lone Is
temporary sneakt-i of the senate and 11. M.
lluarn of the house.
California's Contest Deferred.
SACU\.MINTO : , Cala. , Jan. 3. The legisla
ture convened to day but tailed to oiganl/o.
This dcfeis balloting for United States sena
tor until January It ) .
Qulotly Swotn In.
Mit/WAt'Kii : : , Jan. 3 The new stale olll-
ccis were quietly sworn In at Madison at
noon to day.
Arrentccl For Cattle Stealing.
FAIUIIUIU , Neb. , Jan. : ) . [ Special Tele ,
gram to the 13ii.J : Shoilff 11. II. bhcrman
of Clark countj , llllnolB , passed thiough hcic
today with William C. Weber , who has half
a do/on aliases and Is chained with being Im
plicated in a transaction at Marshall , III. , In
which bevor.il hundred head of cattle weic
stolen. The pilsouer has eluded detection
for over four > eais until jcsterday , when ho
was arrested by the city police ot Jlastlng ?
and tinned over to bhcilll bhcunan. who
stalled east with him this evening. Weber
has H wile and lamlly and was employed by
the electilc light company at that place.
Flro nt Central City.
Cnv , Neb. , Jan. 3. [ Special
Telegram to the 13u : . ] riro broke out In
lie } nolds' meat inaikct this noon and spread
to buildings on each bide. Three buildings
were burned and one pulled down , The loss
to buildings Is between fcli.OOd anil i-1,000.
The loss on block about 51,0JO , paitlall } in
suied.
A Hotel liurnod.
CoiA'MiitTS , Xcb. , Jan. ! ! . [ Special Tele
gram to the BKU.J The Farmers' hotel
binned hero this moiningat 9 o'clock. When
discovered the tlames weiebuisting throuuh
the roof. The cause was a defective Hue.
Loss , Sl00 , fully co\eied by Insurance.
' 1 he iiopoitv ) would have been a total loss
but foi out water workb.
P. . id Sunday Ithizc.
LYONS , la. , Jan. I ! . [ Special Telegrnm to
the Bir. ] Ihc Ungo block caught lire bun-
day afternoon on thu second llooi and the
llames got beyond thu contiol ot thu hrcmcn
owing to the cxtieinc cold. The building
was damaged 81,100 ; insured foi $12,000 In
the Noi th American and 5 ,000 in the Trav
ellers. W. O. Tayloi's stock ot groceries
wab damaged Sl.OOO ; insured In the West-
clioblerloi Sl.OOO and Aetna S1.C03. A. J.
Mottinirei's diy goods stock was damaged
Sl.OOO ; Insured In tlio Cnaid , IVnnsjlvanla
and kpiinirlield companies tor 0,000. Dm
Brown , living on the second llooi , lost all his
fiirnitnie. H. II. A. IlPiiniiigan'b , U. T. S.
Spencei'd and Or. Hacheldor's olhees vveie
damaged. The Atheiui-um club rooms were
badly damaged. Ihey occupied nil the
third stoiy.
A Pharmacist
Di s MOIMS : , la. , Jan. . ' ! . [ fapecial Tele
gram to the ULF. ] 'Iho commNsion-
ers o pi. tnmcy have been no-
tlied of another successful bull
biouvht by them tor the violation ot thu
phaniiicy law I elating to tue sale ot liquorb.
lt > ion Ciiltliths , ofMason \ illi. , lca\\aio !
county , an unte lstoied pliaimacKt , Is In
partneishlp with a icglsieiul pharmnrlst.
While the latter was absent fiom the stoii' ,
Crltllthh sold liquor and havlnsr no right to
do bo , being umogistcied , ho was lined ? -lrnJ
and costs.
_
Hrowunl Last Out.
DrsMoiNi-s , la , Jan. ! ! . [ Special Tele
gram to the llr.K. I This moining Deputy
Auditor Hammond dellveicd to Hon. James
A. Lyons , auditor-elect , the Kejs of olhco
and the new auditor took possession. Mr.
John L. liroun , the leading hguru In thu Im
peachment trial last summer and the subject
of a military expedition nearly two \e.us
ugo , ictired tiom ollice on Saturday and was
not present to greet his successor. Tliero
vveio no changes of moment in the other
state olllccr * , all the othet olllumls having
buun le elected.
Goroil to Dentil.
DALLAS Ci-vim : , la. , Jan. ! ) . [ Special
1'elegrain to the lii.i.J : .Mr. Frank Dow , a
joung man twenty jean of age , while at
tempting to lead a Holstcin bull to the barn ,
was attacked by the animal and killed. The
hull struck him In the smill of the hack ,
knocking him bcnselcss , and then gored him
to death. Tlunoiini ; man's lather siw the
uu'lthmt and rushed up with a nlUhfoilc , but
was not In time tosavo Ida son's life.
A Creamery Slsrii Palls.
A > UIOSA , In. , Jan. : ! . iSpcrial Telegram -
gram to the Bur. ] James 1) ) . Young , of
Scotch ( iiovn , this county , failed to day with
liabilities ot17OJO ; assets , SD.OOO. Helms
boon opeiatlng faiguly In ereamoiy prepeit > .
Ills credltois .ill leshlo in this county.
Cioanu-ry llohlicd.
AMPS , Ja. , Jan. ! ) . [ Special Telegram to
the HKII.J 'Iho eioameiy hero was lobbed
Satuiday night of StO jiounds of butter In
tubs.
Xot Sanction Oamlillne.
Nuw Voiih , Jan. S. James H. Keene , N.
G. Millei ami Washington Huteheis Sous
fanned u pool In Decembei , IbbO , to advance
the price of lard and emplojed 12. A. Kent.t
I Co. , of IhU city , ami Foolo , Kent fc Co. , of
Chicago , as brokers for the purchsse and sale
of lard , Jt is said that a small foiiuiiowus
realized. The members of the pool charged
that their brokers had defrauded them by
making tictlclou * puichasea and sales. Keene
sued Kent and others In thu supreme comt
toiecover hlsbhaniof the inolils of the pool ,
tThey Interposed thu deleiibu that thu trans-
actions weiu gambling und that the law
would not foicu them to account. Judgi
iDaniels , of the general term of thu siipioiiio
court , has tendered his opinion in Iho mat-
tor , ruu'rsluu' thu opinion of tluuooit below.
HehoUU that thu defoiisu Interposed is valid
und Unit the law does not sanction that loim
of tram blin g.
TIirow n Out of Work.
I Y\iLKEbii.snur , Fa , Jan. 3 , Orders were
' received heie this evening from New York
to shut down all the collieries shipping coal
over the Central railroad of New Jersey on
account of a stiiko ot dock-hands at Foil
Johnson ami Kllzabeth. One thousand men
11and bojs will be thrown out ol empluytuuut.
THK OliKAUANOC HHCOHO.
Omahn Closes Tlio Year Twelfth on
the List.
BOS-TOX , Jan. 3. [ Special Telegram to the
UJK. : ] The follow Ing table , compiled from
special dispatches to the Post from the mana
gers of the leadlngclcirtng houses of the Uni
ted States , Rives the gross exchanges at each
point for the week ending January 1 , 1SS7 ,
incompaiison with the corresponding week
ajcar ajo :
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nOBUI3D OF HIS HOLL.
A Hlcli rrcnclinmn Coufldenccd Out
< > riilc\oii TliotiHtuid.
Monn E , Ala. , Jan. 3 Louis Nadin , a
Frenchman residing In this city , made a
staitllng and unexpected discovery yesterday
that ho had been lobbed as long ago as the
! Xth ) ot November ot about 511,000 In money
and bonus by : x bold and successful conll-
deuce game. Some time In the latter part of
November odlu made the acqutintance
of a fellow counti ytn.in lately ar
rived , and the new acquaintance lutio-
dnced him to a third Frenchman. The three
became \ury Intimate. In the comso of tlmu
they succeeded In inducing Nodin to display
his wealth by liistshowinirhlmlargcamounts
nt securities and gold which they posi-cbbcd.
One of them had Ills possessions in a bos. In
his hotel , and Nodin insisted that It was a
danirerous proceeding and Insisted on colng
with him to lemovo. It to a snfeplace. As the
box was opened and its gold and bonds dls-
plajcii , Noilln was called troni the loom ,
leaving his own money behind. When he ie-
tinned , his friend told him that he had
put his ( Nndln's ) treasme in his own
bov , which he turned ovn to a Mobile man
foi safe keepiu ? . Nodin never biispected
an > thing wiong until jesteiday , when he
biokeopcn hislrlcnd'sbov and louud there
was nothing In It but a number of nowb-
panels and a lot of old lead. The police have
been notihed. In the treasure box was found
a printed caul with the insciiptlon : "F.
Gingham , nogoclatnt paschcaro , biiisso. "
The Nickel 1'latc Cnsci.
Ci iVEi.AXi ) , O. , Jan. 3. Judgeb.Ioncsand
Hamilton decided tilt- big Nlckol I'late rail
road ease today. The bUit was brought
against the Now York , St. Louis As Ohlcago
railioad company , of New Yoilc , and the
tiustees lor the second mottiago bondholders
lor 510,000,000. The comt held that the liist
moitgige held bj the Ccntial Trust company
as tiustees was Illegal , and that the bond
holders under that moitgago are geneial
ciedltors to the amount of 815,000,000. The
court also ordcicd the sale of the load undei
the second mortgage which amolints to
S1U.C03.000. The \alldity ot the cai
trust certificates amounting to
1 1,000.000 was alllrmed and a scp-nato
sale ot the equipment oidciod under those
ceitilicateb. It was claimed th.it tlio oonsoli-
datlon ot the In o state conioiatlons into the
McM'l-I'lato was illegal. The comt de-clared
that the consolidation was Illegal in two re
spects , but the corpoiatlon was .1 eoiporation
de iacto , and hail a legal riL'ht to execute
tins moitgagc'S. It w is al = o held that neitlici
the Lake Shore < t Hchlian Soiithein lail-
wav noi ( he judgment cieditois of the
Nickel-l'lato take liens byntuoot their
judginont.s , and tholi only Intoiost is as
cieditois to thu extent oi their judgments.
The decision is a Vandeibilt victoii and will
bo appealed.
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Tlio Kxpicss ICol > l > orH.
Sr. Louis , Jan. 3. Mossis. Damsel and
Weil of the Adams Fxpioss compan } anil
Detectives I'inkertou and Jiobcihon were
beioro the grand jmy to day giving their
evidence upon the Jim Ciiminings train
robbciy. Tlio inisoncrs aio still coninied in
thu "hold-ovoi" and will not be given into
the custody ot the sheiiff until wanantsaro
Nsucd for their aire-bt. 'A'cir ba\s that the
amount of money so far lecoveicd lacks
Sl..OOOol being thu full amount stolon.
KAN-VS Cm , Jan. 3. Oscar Cook was
brought bufoio the iccoidoi this afternoon
cimircd with having iccolved money and
jewelry stolen in the Adams e\picbs lobbory.
The stale asked a continuance In oidorto
piodmo witnesses liom SI. Louis to piftvo
the fact of thu lobbery , sayinc It was undei-
stood tlio defense would not admit that tact.
'Hie continuance was inantcd till 'I'luirfday
next anil the prlsonei lemandcd In default
ol iO.OK ( ) bond.
] < 'IaUH at 1 1 air
ST. Joi : , Mo , Jan. 3. iSpcelal T
to the Hii.j : : 'Iho death of .Milton Toollu
has cast a doom over this community , and
oxiuc'ssloiis of regiet are h'Mid ' on everj
hand. Thu flags all ovci thu city aru at halt
mast. Tbo majoi will Issue a pioclamalion
In themoinlng ordering the closing ot the
municipal ofliees , and will request thosus-
Donslon of all business dining thu funeial.
The tuueral will take place \Vcdnesday at 2
o'clock. There Is nothing known usjctof
the existence of any will , lion , O. M. Spen
cer and Dr. J. S. Loiran , who were peihaps
nearer to the de.ul mlllloimlio than anyone
else , know nothing of any. Those two pen-
tlemen will piobahly bo ( he admlnlstiators
of the estate. Tolcyrams and lotteis ot con
dolence have been nomine in all day. The
remains will bo plactd In the family lot lit
Mount Mora Cemetery.
Particulars of tlio Collision.
S \NAM OMO , Tex. , Jan. 8. Ofliclals of
the Southern Pacific railroad furnish particu
lars of a disastrous collision on that road last
1'rhUj night , two hundred miles west ot hero.
Accounts of the accident previously tele
graphed aio corroborted by the ollicials , who
state that nine Mexicans were burnea to
death among the wreckage. The men were
riding on an open Hat cai when the collision
nccurml. ' 1 his cai wasdriven under a heavy
laden box car , on top of which several others
hid piled , and tint entile wreck took lire ,
literally roasting alive the Mexicans , who
wore pinned down on top of the flat car.
None of the uodles weioroco ui/ablo when
recovered.
Tlio Louau Tumi.
X , Jan. 3 Captain Lemon to-
da > ucdvedfrom W. K. Vandeibilt a biib-
inption of Sl.uOO . for the Logan fund ; 51,000
tiom C. Vanderbilt and S'MO ' from Kdyvjn
Conies. Lemon to-d y purchased S-O'wO
worth oM'f lerteiit United States bonds on
account ol the Logan fund.
U'eatlier.
For Nebraska and loa ; Fair weather ,
but colder.
THE ILLINOIS SENATORSIIIP ,
The Contest Tor Logan's ' Vacant Seat Grow
ing Lively ,
FIVE CANDIDATES'lN THE FIELD.
The Confederates In the Departments
Snub Grnml Army Men Hie
Opiate Story Without roiimla-
ilatioti Washington News
Tito Content Kor X.OR II'S Shoos.
WASIIINOTON , Jan. n. [ SpccIal Telegram
to the IJr.K. ] Intense in'terest is manifested
"
"icie In the tcnatorlnl contest In Illinois to
fill the vacancy cicatid by the death ot Hen-
cral l.oean. Ifcpn entatlvcs 1'ajson and
Cannon both arrived In the state direct fiom
Washington to day and cntei the field with
vigor and determination. Judge 1'ajfon
w as summoned there by a large iiumbei of
telegrams from all uaits of tlio stale pledging
his support and commahdiiu ; his picscnce.
It Is believed by llllnolsans hcie that he will
be elected. General Hcndcif-on Is still hero ,
but expects soon to go Into the Held. Ills
friends are at work tor him and arc urging
him toc'omo out. Today Concial ? Homlei-
was a ked about the contest. Ho ? ald
ho could make nothlnc out ol It as yet.
'Ihcro woie probably twenty or thltty candl
dates named and no one could lull how It
would go. He said ho did not think thcio
was anv icason for mentioning Judge
GreMiam as a candidate , as ho was not a icsl-
itent of thu state and It was not piobablc that
he wanted thu place.
"No one can tell an > thing about K , " said
Kcprcbentatlso Kowcll , of Illinois. "Tho
legislature was not elected w Ith an oje to the
scnatorbhlp. "I'hcieaio live active candi
dates and no one ot them fm enough In tlio
lead to feel that ho has a sure tiling of It. r'ai-
vvcll , 1 do not think , Is strong outside of Cook
county , so 1 hardl > think ho will be elected ,
ills money will hint him. Ex-Covernoi
Hamilton , who , by the way , was a law part
ner of mine , has many elements of stiength.
In the hist place his tactics arc aluajs good ,
llii Is a j oung man and has gained consider
able pi eminence in the state. He went to the
state semto a mere boy and had not been
tnoro two jeais before he was chosen as pies-
dent. He has a brother In thu legislature
who will bo an active woikorforhlm.aud the
piosidcnt ot tlio senate Is his closest personal
lilend and Is working for him. Genuial
llendcison has the advantage of locality and
s the only one of Iho candidates who lias any
army iceoid. Governor Hamilton went into
the wai as a boy , but it was just at the close ,
and he could make no recoul to speak of. In
this General Henderson hasa good advantage
and then hu Is a good man. Cannon Is a hird
i hter and is nheadj in the Held , lie is bold
and \eryactlve , and will give them all a
pietty sharp biush. Judge Fajson Is prob-
ahlbettei known throughout the state than
any othei man. ' 1 ho record he has madu
thiough land crant fortcituics has made his
name a household word throughout the
state , and his popularity Is great. With these
men In the Hold > ou can bee how haid It Is
to judge who will win. "
Mis. Logan w asery much pained today
to Irani that a well-known llllnolban was
credited with sajlne'tliat she would tiy to
control the election of a buccchsor to her late
husband. Latei bhu was Informed that the
statement was n pure falnohood. She is
going to Chicago in a week or two , but her
trip Is on business. The lund for hui has
reached ovoi 810,000 to-nlclit.
srAMAI.Ol"3 ACTION OP COM KPIIU V1TS.
Thoiu is going to be aiiothci
scandal at the government departments
of the Dabney ordei. It is .stated by
( land A i my men that on thu day
befoio the Logan obsequies an
emplojeottliosKth auditor's ollice went to
tliodeputj auditor and Inquired about loaves
lei those who wished to participate in the ex
ercises and procession. It is stated that the
rculy was something like this : "There is no
excuse foi diandArmy men going out to this
thing. Contcdciatcb ha\u not been
IiiMted , and 1 cannot sou why
these should be discrimination when
all stand equal. " Now. later ,
tickets of admission to the-capitol wcio sent
to the blxth auditoi's ollice foi omplojes
who wcie membeis ot the Gland Army
ot the lionubllc , und It is chaigcd
that they woto not dlstiibtitod to
thobo for whom they wcie Intended ,
lilamc attaches to the deputv auditor , whew
w as thai .cd some time azo with h.ulng dls-
oouiagcd attendance on decoration < laexcr -
ereises , claimini ; that thcro should bo no dis-
ciimination between tne dead of.the two
r.i mles. The deputy auditor Is a Georgian ,
Hugh A. llaiiolson by t > amo.
i in : OFIVII : STOHV covrrtADicrn n.
A ureat deal has been said to day about the
statement made on Friday and mentioned In
these dispatches to the effect that Senator
Logan while puk had been under the effector
aconite and other drugs. An Intimate li loud
of the Lob-an family sayn that the stoij Is
without foundation and that the family and
liiends are entirely mUshed with the medi
cal tieatment. Ho saw two inembeisol the
family this moining and they weru greatly
shocked that such a publication should he
made and indignantly denied that there was
the slightest suspicion or oven dissatisfaction
at the ticiummitat Ihu hands of the medical
attendants. Ho said that Miu Loirun had
not loft the sldo of hci husband lot fhu
minutes at a time during the critical stage ot
liis Illness and she know evcij thing tint was
going on. I lad there been any suspicion ol any
nmlticatmcnt the public would has u known
It before now. The story probably uioio from
tht-known aversion ot the senator to ophites
In aio foi m. Ono night after an Invigorat-
lug alcoholic bath he obtained some let robb
ing sleep and the next morning ho rein u ked ,
" 1 think tliuy must have given , me something
l.ibt night , 1 slept o well. "
i ofAN ) A HAiiii Fiaiinii. :
Washington has an old professional ath
lete in Iho person ol l'iof. Collins , Known
tliioughout fills wept Ion as ' 'the cistlion
man. " Helms fought a number of bitllosln
tliuiitiirand has taught the manly ait of self
detensu to Matt Carpenter , lloscne Conkllng
and many others of wldo ceJebriiv. Today
\\asnsked if he ever put on the gloves
with SenatorLon'an.
"llundiods of times , " was the leply. " ]
had him under my care for years. "
" W.ib ho handy with his lists ? " was asked.
"Hu was the best two handed man 1 ever
.saw in my life for au amateur or piolos-
slonal , " said the professor emphatic-ally , "Ho
was n uatuial born lighter , " ho continued
" 1 never .saw his like. Uo was povvertul and
a hr.iil and quiclr hitter. ' 1 never thought he
would die s < ) easily , llvus with him up to
within a few hours of kisdeath ami I thought
that his wondeiful physique would cany film
thiough. " V
" 11 has heen said th tlio
- , . . . . . . . ! . > . . . ! . . T t _ mn general w as ! _ . . such l
a that
good _ lighter < 9.lie..Pcca3lon ho
knocked > on out. Half Is thstf"
' That's the tiutti"B < Rtnowledged thepro-
febsor. "He knocked , lae clean ovci a big
arm chair that ho had If his room. It was u
teullicblow. Igaveh m two black ojc-sin
that bitme encounter j md he eairled them
with him to the seit ; ate. Senator Oglebby
was a spectator of the bout , and when it
crew win m he tried to Jtoo it. Ho couldn't ,
though. 1 ho general slopped It himself. Ho
ceituinly hit me haru.k fctories about his agil
ity and strength have fcot , bo n exaggerated
in the least. " f
"Senator Voorhecs ears he has seen him
within .1 few years turn au alrbpung in his
, pai lei , " said the reporter.
"SohavcJ , hunbreds of times , " said the
professor. "I tell you he was the best man
in every respect that ( I ever saw , and that
means a good deal when you aio speaking of
lluhtlng. " I
rOSKLIKO IStTUB 8E.NAT1. .
Frequently since tfrlday lias it been re
marked that It Isau liucrustlnt : circuiimlanco
that the first visit of Mr. Conkllnz to thu sen
ate chamber since his resignation in Iftbl
should have been to aUond the funeral of the
man who stood so stoadfastlj b > him In his
adversity. His face , lis gait and Ills manner
showed little change/to mark the Interval.
Ills balr and beard hfd merely giown u Jitu <
H
whiter. ' What thoughts must li.i\o coursed
'hrongh his mind as ho ? it among those fa-
nlllarsunoiindlnps-Garlield stricken down
y the hand of an assassin : Arthur laid low
y a bhchtlntr disease ; Ulalne a defeated
candidate for the preslileiic ) : Thurman , Me-
DonaldGon5onKatonreudleton.llamllnand
tlier contomporailcs of equal tame tetiiod
rom senatorial services : Havard , Lamat and
iarland raised to higher dignities ; Hen Hill.
David DaIs. . Ihunslde , Anthony , Matt Cai-
lenterand LOMII cone to the undiscovered
outitrv , and the tederal admlnlstiatlou in
he hands of the democrats.
MOIITO.V o.v VAX wCK'S citA\rr .
This evening's Star savs ; "KvUovcrnoi
torton , of Nebraska , Is Hi this city , having
ust como fiom his home , and In eonversa-
lou to day he said that tlio senatorial sltua-
Ion was vctv much mixed The legMaluio
meets to-moriow to elect a succe'ssor to Mr.
Van Wck. ) 'Iho republicans aio divided
nto factions and there Is talk of a coalition
, v Ith the democrats by either one or the other
n ordei to bccuro the election or defoit of Mi.
\ 'anvck. . Mr. Morton said that Senator
Van WJCK publicly st-ited some tlmo ago
'hat ho would rather withdraw fiom the eou-
est than to bring about tliuclectton of a dem
ocrat , and ho Is inclined to think that this
declaration may have an nfect of bringing to
Van Wjck's suppoit republicans who have
'teen suspicious of the senator's paity lojaltj.
Joveruor Moiton bald that hu would not bo
smprlbcd If a lenubllcait caucus should unite
In nominating van Wjck. "
IIIDSON nrs MOJMS' : urn ni.vo.
Ulils were opened to day by the supeivls-
ng aichitect of tlie ticasury for the Mono
and bilck work foi the supeistiuctuioot thu
extension ol the court house and poMoflieo
building nt DCS Molnes. la. 'Ihe blddois
were as follows : K. Uramard A- Sons ,
Chicago , for stone work , W.TOO ; Itlco As
Kassetl , Chicago , Mhico Olds ) , tor stone
vvoik , 82IS"rt , S'Jj.NVj. SJr.lXW.foi hilck work ,
S'J,5 ' > ? 5 ; McCaity As Coibet , of Washington.
D. C. , for bilck woik. S14.W7 ; J. J. Jobst
, V ; C. 1' . Canoll , I'eorla , III. , bile-It work ,
81rtwr ; K. S. 1 liikuorn , Dos Molnos , stone
woik , SU.--JT ; brick work , SlS.OoJ.
AltMV > ITA1US.
> fajor Thnddous H. Stanton , pajmaMtei ,
las been otileicd back to Salt Lake City liom
Jiimhii. Ho was formerly cdltoi of the Daily
( Jlnonlcle In this city.
First Lieutenant W. U. MeMiiin , Eighth
infantir , has relieved Fiust Lioutenalit Kd-
ward Janow , Twontj'-llrst Infantry , as re
cruiting olllcoi at Foit IJrldger , U joining.
Lieutenant Fat row has gone on leave.
AIMIV furloughs authoi ed : Corporal W.
W. Ferguson , company II , Thirteenth In-
'tintiy , Fort Wlnuato , Now Mexico , two
iionths ; Frlvate Albert -Muelloi , tioop L ,
Sixth cavalry , Foit IJajaul , New Mexico ,
lireo months.
Seigeant William W. Thomas , signal coips ,
s to be tiled hy a gcncial court maitial , com
posed of ofllcuibot the Second artilleiy. which
will convene next Fildij at San Aiuiistine ,
Florida. Colonel liomejn 13. Ajies will be
jnobldont and First Lieutenant Kit I ) . Hojlo
uljut.int judge advocate ol the court.
FOUKCAST 01CONUHUSS. .
Legislation lollc Considered the 1'res-
cut Week.
W VMitvdTo.N. Jan. ! ! . In the beuato to-
norrow , alter the leading ot the jouinal ,
Senatot Cullom will announce Ihu death oi
ils colleague and the senate will adjouin as
a mark of lospect to his mcmoiy. Wednos-
: lay at 2 o'clock possibly eaillei-Cullom
will a k the bcnato to pioeeed to coiibldeia-
tlon of the intci-statc commerce bill and there
s a geneial Impression that tlio mcasuio will
bo taken up and will form the chief topic of
liscussion thereafter until it is disposed ot.
The unllnlshed bulsness of the ' enate Is the
bill pnnidlm : foi the establishment of agri
cultural oxpeilment etatluns , while thu bill
to piohlbit mombeis cU congress fiom acting
as attoincjs foi lallio.uls comes ovei with
accrued lights of a long postponed special
order. It h not impiobable that these mcas-
uies. e ) eclally the latter , will command some
portion ol the morning boms ol the sena o ,
mid one or both may be disposed ol during
tbo w cek. Ills iot ) expected that any appro
prlatton bill will bo reidy lor consideration
by thu senate this week.
It Is expected that the legislative week in
the house will bo consumed by the discussion
of tiptnopilatlon bills , and a moisuio 10-
ported troin the committee on agiicnltuiu
piovldlng toi the election of a depaitment ot
agriculture and laboi. Thcio aru loin ap-
nropiiatlon bills on the calendu tie ! In
dian , military academy , diplomatic and con
sular and pension. None of thee measuies
me likely to give use to extended debate ex
cept possiblj the diplomatic and consular
bill. Tow aid the latter pait of thu week it is
exj ectcd tliat the conference on thu decimal
count bill will luport an agreement and re
quest thu house to take lin.il action , which
will piobablybe granted ,
Debt Statement.
J.ui.P-Tlio : follow Ing Is a
lecapltulatlon oi the debt statement issued
lo-d.il : Inteie t beirinir debt , piincipal and
InterPstSlU2 , : ! , lSs' . > ; debt on which Intei-
est has ceased since maturity , total , 50,0 , -
1'Jl ; debt beating no IntuH'st , S'iTJPi(5l.113 ( ;
total debt principal. 81,71 li .lrMl ; Inieiest ,
SW.O'O.Oli : total , Sl.iAi.Oii.lWJ : total debt.
Uss available cash itenib , 61i81isi : , Us ; net
cash in tioasuiv. jjlil'JO , ( > ! J ; debt , less
rash In lioasuij January 1 , IVsT , S111'JM- !
I'hj ; dicicas ot debt dm Ing the month ,
t'J,5T ' , lri ; total avallnblu lor lednctlon ol
public debt , $ ? Jll , ! > OJrx. , ! ; lo ervu fund hold
foi ledemptlon of United States notes , nets
Januaiy II , 1 75 , and Jnl > 12 , iss' , SU ,000-
UOO ; umvailabln for leducttloii of debt ,
ba\t ; > Jj'i7 : ' ; tottlllcaleshold as cash , tm.OJI-
VM ; net cash balancu on hand , S--l'JOo..J ) ;
total cabii In trcasuty as shown bj tie.ibiiiei's
geneial account , .51JIDI5T5.
Arrcbtoil Kor Hunk \Viockuif ; .
NKW HAVI x , Conn. . Jan , " > . Chaiks N.
Wheelci , of Wllllamantlc , bon of John D.
Wheeler , for several j eats eleik and tie.is-
uicr of the town ol Windham , has been ai-
icstcd upon a lequisltlon of Goveinoi
Oglebby ol Illinois on the charge ol m.ind
laieeny. Wheulcr. who has been a membei
ot a banking house In Chicairo dealing In
western faun loans , ischaitied wilh Mealing
SMK ) which had been juld him. 'Iho deputj
shoiill who bought the iripiHIIloii acciisob
Win old of othei oilme > , whkli ineludos the
establishment and wiecknu- a bank neai
( hleairo and deliaudlng the depo- > item ot
810,000. Wheeler Is verj lespeetably con-
neetc'il ,
"Morn I iirtliiimike Kliocks ,
It M.iiMoun , Jan. : -Dispatc-liCb iccelveil
heie thin moining tiom Westminster , Fud
oilck , nmmetsburg and othei towns In west
ern Mnrjland slate the Inhabitants wore con
slder.ihlj exolti d ovci violent shocks am.
loud iiimulings which Iiad awakened them
liom slcop and continued at Intcivals tiom
ll : ! > 01abt night until early this morning' . No
damage wns done .so far as known , but as the
countiy Is mountainous the people are appro
hrnslvuof giavo trouble.
No Hopes Kor .lolm Uonuli ,
Niw : VOIIK , Jnn. 8. It Is known that fo
homo weeks John Itoach , the great shl ]
builder , has boon confined to his residence In
gradually fulling health. His disease 1
oplthelloma , and Its development has beet
very Mmllai to the case ot Geneinl Giant , the
location , however , beini ; on the root ot the
month iiibtead ot the tluoat. It has Income
evident to the pnjMchmH that there Is no
hopn ot his iceovery. Mr. Itoich In now
falling gradually , his agony relieved only
by anodynes.
A nminnctl Hank Kxamluri- .
WASiiiNaro.v , Jan , 3. The hcciotaiy o
the ticaburj to-day dlreetud the removal o
A. II , Sctlbi tiom the oflico of bank examiner
.it Now \ ork. Hoiofiisedto lesUn at Urn
request of the comptroller of currency. V.
1' . Snjder , the newly appointed examiner ,
left Washington .Saturday with Inductions
to taku ehaico ot the ollice this moining.
'
'Implement HQIIHD F.iilf.
Cun n ItAi-iiJS , la. , Jan. . " The farm Im
plement house of Upton & Co. clo cd Its
doors today. Liabilities. Sr , WO\ \ assets ,
840,000. 'Ihe oredltors aio mainly icslduitb
of Cedar Itaplds.
Dniry Muikpt.
, Jan , a. The Inter-Ocean's F.lgln
( III. ) special says : On the board of trade to
day 2.1,700 pounds of butter sold regulailyat
: w touts. Total sales HVWJJ.W ,
1
THU SrOQIC atAKKUT.
London Quotations Help to
Strcnutlien tlio Hulls.
Nr.w Vor.it , Jan..1. [ Sueclal Telegram to
the Uir.I : The stock maikct opened lathei
bullish to day , and was for awhile under the
Influence of London quotations , which CKIIIO
In strong and higher. It was claimed that the
bull turn In stocks had been cnglnrcied by
Gould , who has prolltid mom by the advance
than anyone cl'o. Omaha was about the
stiongest thing on tlio list , and the hulls on
It wcie predicting a verj favorable statement
for the fiscal je.ar Just closed. Richmond
terminal broke : l percent on Inside selllne ,
and thereattei the market took a moio bullish
aspect. It was noted that congress would
inept again to-morrow and that the Inlor-
Mate commerce bill would be likely to be
pushed thiouch with a iu h. Acood deal of
Westein I'lilon was tluowti over , and a
break ol ! ' & poi cent occuned.
Grangers were all verv weak , and St.
I'aul In pattlcnhu was bclected as a
safe shoit sale. The announcement that the
Mckel Klalosult agaliibt Ihe Lake Shoiu at
Cleveland had been decided in tavor of the
latter caused a spun In Lake Shoio which ,
however , was boon lost. At noon thowholu
list was slow and heavy. During the closing
hour there was n lovlval of activity and con-
en1 ! improvement In prices. Monejwhidi
paiHer In thu dav had ruled scaicoat 0 pel
cent. , was easier , and It was believed that
heavy Interest disbursements duo about this
time would prevent any \eiy high rates for
some months to come. Heading was bulled
on talk that tliuouanl/atloii bchumo would
go through Boiiio time dmlnglhu present
jcar. Thu bulls on Hocking Valley wcio
talking very eontldentlv in inward to Ils
piospects and the prediction was made by
people In a position to commuul Insldo In-
lormation that It would declato a dividend
this jcar. 'Iho market closed lltm at a tiac-
tlonal advance liom the lowest pilccs of the
day. The total sales were about itX',000 '
shaies.
Cabinet Slattern.
Lo\MON. Jan. H. Goschen , althotmh ho
will not bo the conservative leader In the
house of commons , obtains contiol ot ap
pointments. Sh H. A. Cross and Loid Id-
itcstulgh have ffered to resign In older to
make room lor Goschen's nominees. The ro
suit will bo a general rcconstiuctton of the
cabinet. Goschen lias asked Lord North-
brook to become Sli It. A. CiObs'suceessor-
llo also wants Mi. Uilehlo In the cabinet , as
he desires the lattei's support In the woik ol
icshaping the local government bill. In olll-
clal circles It is accepted as settled that In
the icconslrncted cabinet W. II. Smith will
be liist loid ot the Irc.i'uiy and Cader
in the house of commons nml Lord Salisbmy
prcmiei and foreign minister. Among tlio
coiiseivativus no uxpiossioiis of regret aio
heard over the piosncctivo lellnuent of Sh
K. A. Cioss and Lord Iddeslelgh. Hefote
acceptingollleo Goschen closely bciutinl/ed
the accounts and estimates ot the wai and
navy departments In oidei to n'-ccitaln
whethei 01 notthoro vveio any ( .rounds lot
Lord Randolph Churchill uhiiglnu inal-ad-
mlnlstiatlou. Ho found that Loid Randolph
had been misled by wiong datA which U Is
supposed weie supplied thiough Inteicstcd
tieasury oflicials. uoschon is cominced that
Lord Salisbury was light In lefnsing to re
duce the estimates. Chambeilain has au-
tlioii/.ed a denial ot Ihu statement that a con-
loienco has been airanged between himself
and Gladbtonlan leadeis.
The Alllancp of Russia anil Germany.
LOVIIOX , Jan. : i. The 1'arls coiiospondcnt
of thu Times poslthelj continns ihis leccnt
statement that Kussla and Geimany have
concluded a dhcct alliance. The coriospon-
duntsajs that by tlio ternib of this new alli
ance Russia binds herself to remain neutral
In event of war between Fiance and Ger
many and Germany binds hoi self to remain
ncntial In in onto ! wai between Russia and
Austria. Ho luithoravs that while there
can bo no doubt about the existence of this
Impellal compact , there aio two stories as to
the nniinci In which the treaty was effected.
Onobloij Is that It was negotiated by the
c/ar and Kmpeior William thiough vcrboiial
correspondence , and the other is that His-
iliaiek and Du Gieis contrived tin ) alliance
by perbonal discussion. Thecoiiespondont
s.ivs lie does not know which of these stoiles
Is the coircct one.
/\n'alin in I'anam.a.
I > A\\M\J.an. ! l. Canal woik Is piomls-
ing. Contiactors aio satibhed , althons'h they
are woiklng acalnst dilllcultles consequent
upon the tall end of the lalnj season and
the celcoration ol the Dccombei holidays.
The b.mltaij" lecoid is good. A law has been
pasccd by the assamblj at Uo ota monopoli/-
Ing the .sale of salt in Panama. The oxclu-
si\o light to soli this aitlclo will be gianted
towhoevei will pay the liUhcst price lei It.
1'ho collet tlon ot the salt tax in the capital
ol Snnta Fo de llogota. whence the law emanates -
nates , was the ( an eot ilotb dining tlio last
century in that city , which subsequently led
lo the meat levoluuun which culminated In
the llbeiatlon ot SpanUh-Amcilca fiom
Spain.
lliilisli ( is-iln Trade ICo\iow.
LOMIOV , Jan. ! i. ThoMaik Lane Kxpiess ,
in ltsie\ie\\ the llrltish gi.aln ti.adu , sajs :
i'nomaikcts are sp.uingly supplied. Kng-
lisli wheat is l@7s hlchci than bcloio the
liolldajs. Flour trade has a decided upward
tendoni'j , piicesbt'ln fidOis ) | highoi , Sales
of Knglish wheat dining the week wcio
iiJ,7GOqu.utcrsatr : > s , aainst so..M'j ' at : )0s )
dining the ooriesponding pniiod last jcai.
Vain s aio about Is better. 'Ivvo caigoes ot
wheat airhnd. onu lem lined. At to-daj's
maikot Cn llsh wheat wasMiongon the past
foi ( night's advance and tanged Iron isulC'i
Mi. Fiom was firm. The fortnight ilsu was
Is fid. Coin was blkhtlv cheaper , IJeans
and jieas were unchanged.
Another I'rencli CAlilnct Hcliome.
I'iiis , Jan. ! ) It Isiepoitod that a con-
ieionco has been hold by 1'resldent Giovv
and M. Ferry and Uo Frojelnct with a view
to a biiccdy dissolution of the picsont minis-
tiy and the formation ola Foiij-DuFiejcInet
cabinet. It Is also leported that Fcuy has
consented to support DuFioveinct as hue
eessoi to 1'icsiduiit Giovy. The nidloals , ue
in hlcli dud ron nt thn pie poet of having
theii jilans ujisct In this mannei.
A . Million In SinoKc.
Ro\ir Jan.n. 'Ihu Iho In the Odeseiloli
palace jpstenlay was caused by lights on i
Chilbtmas tree. All thu jewels belonging U
the princess , all the valuable plutuirs , incliid
Int ; a small Raphael and thu wholool tin
splendid collection of ancient furniture on
the second floor , was burned. Tlio loss is
81,000,000. ' 1 hu palace was not insuied.
I'.ilal CJnn i\iloslon ; | ,
LOMIO.V , Jim. i ) . Six boldleis wcio killed
by a cas explosion in Cambridge barracks
1'orlsinoiith. Twontj-i'ino were found and
oxtilcatod liom Iho ruins ol thu barracks
All of the i CM ued ate inoiooi less Injiiied.
-
Wnro DrovvnPil.
' LONDON. Jan. B , Thu Hiilish steamer
Diagoni'iii , which collided with and tunica
hhlpoll JJIul F.je , was fiom Llveipool fo
Carditl. The name of the biinken ship vva1
thu Dukoof Coniiaught She hadaciewo
twontj-'inu men and bevinteen of tliebo wen :
diovviud.
_
The lilhh Question.
Lovnov , Jan. K. 'Iho 1'all .Mill ( iaiotto
bajb Chambeilain has consented to have u
pilvato Informal confen nco on thu ) ish )
finest Inn with Glidsiono , Moilej and Vi il
Ham Veinon llareouii.
I llO'l COIlllil 11) ) Hill ll ,
Pun AUI.WIIIA , Jan , . ' . Jn .lite su
pimiio court to-day affirmed the ioiisnt.it on-
alltyaiid validity of tlm oltomainai ) nu.iel. '
In the course of his opinion the couit sijs
the maiiufacturo. fi.alo and l.cciinn' | ol thu
article may all alKjj bo piohibitod by the
leH'islntuioir In thoii juiUmunt the protcctiim
ot the pnullo from liijtuy and hand requites
it. Toduny thy authority of thu iegislaturo
to do sob to deny all that la vital In pollto
The Senate Committee's Report on InterState -
State Commerce Questions.
PROGRESS OF A GENERATION.
An Unnt mous Increase liulic rrotluc-i
tlon ol Our Two Lending Ccrcnln
Knots A limit tlip CoH of
Ocean
An Important lloport.
Wv tiiNfiTos , Jan.Senator ! Aldrlch.
Imlrmati of the committee on transportation
antes to the seaboard , In n tep6rt defiling
aigcl.vIth Intel -slate commerce ( juestlons ,
; lvcsa table Indicating the progress of the
hilted Slate * foi a generation. Thirty-
hrco jeatsaco v\c piodticcd 10\W,000 ( bush-
Is of w heat and about 000.000,000 bushels of
orn. Twice In recent jcais we hnvo reached
J00,00i,000 bushels of wheat and In 1N > 5 tl >
: orn ciop reached l.SOO.ooo.Oyonu licls afl\o-
old Increase In wheat and thieefold Increase
n corn. Tim Inciea-oln othpi cereals has
nit been so lapld , 1101 RIO thoj regarded by
he committee as so Impoituit as the Increase
n wheat and coin. In uxpoit tiado thocom-
ailltco sajs wheathat aliearij tanked first In
aliiu and In live jcaf s has added 82,000,000-
Xo ) to the value of oiu national production , , *
urn equivalent to four times the \aluo of ex ?
101 ted corn and coinmral dtulng tjio same
period. The repoit shows the mo\o-
nent of gialn wltliin tbo United
States and points out what
changes hayo taken place In the grain
centers of the counti v since the war. tit.
Louis and Teoila ham .speaking roundly ,
loublcd theli avenigo iccolpts Baltimore ,
[ .oulsvilluaiul Diiluth have Incicascd nearly
.hrco fold , while the avoi.agu annual receipts
at Kansas City have Innpa-ed nine fold. An
attempt was made b ; the commlttco to asccr-
'
'aln thoiatesol Height Horn tlio principal
ntcrmedlatu points to thu seahonul ud also
10111 intermediate points U > the principal
cities ol Iho vaiious slates In thu hopes of as-
certainlnglhu lacti In reg.ud to the dlffor-
e-nc'o ot i.itcs chargpil foi loin : hauls and
shoit hauls. In lelatlon to this Inquiry the
committee sajs : "Ihtrralos clmiKCd for
ocal Height aio evidently levied on some-
ivhat the geneial pilnciiilc of what the
lotllc will bear. In Massachusetts In
bb.1 U costt.fi cents lo transport
n bushel of wheat ( M miles ; the cost in Con
ecticut for tiaiispoitmg the ' amo quantity
of giain OJ miles was 7 eeutb : In Pennsylva
nia 00 miles J.7 cents and In Ohio CO miles 0
cents. Of course , the conditions may not
'invo been thu same. Farthci west wo find
Kansas pa > Ing 4.2 cents pei bushel foi tiaiib-
jtoitlnga bushel olhuat 10 miles ; nnd Mas-
aelnibetls tor the same sei\ lie , G mllus , a.'J
cents ; whllo Calilinniajs ] > , ' ! . : ) cents per
bushel for M ) miles. "
Contlnuiut , on the siilijcd of local fi eights ,
he committee bijs ; "lu Massachusetts the
ales have sradil | > dei lined ulnoo lt > 74 on
ncry road Included In the table and Iho same
s true ot Conncctlciil. On the principal
railroads ol Iowa thcio has also been consid
erable decrease since isrci. In Wisconsin ,
Missouri , Minnesota. Ncmask.i and Callfoi-
ila the same gunoial facts are bioiiiht out. "
Turning fiom the I nitcd Slates to loiolgn
countries , the coiinnitteo .shows piodiicttou
and consumption ol ceieals In Kiiiopo and
bungs out the tact Ihal the l -
cieaso in population has been icla-
tl\elv much gieatui In gicat giulii piodiicing
countries than It habuen in irratn buying
countries. Onu of thu nio t important fca-
tuicsof thureuoit Is the -how lug lu tabular
loim ot the prices ot wheat foi a series ol
joars in the prlucipil couutiles ol tno vvoild.
This table showb that theavciauo jeaily price
of wheat i.s the lowest in India , langing uom
to cents per bushel at Calcutta to $1.02 at
Bombay between IS'sand Ibsl. II iisslu comes
next , the average lor a devado being Sl.Qt5
pei bushel at Uai iw , fel.u pei bushel at Mr.
reteisbuiu , and &l.r > pei bushel at Odessa.
Aiibtila ranks thiidin the following order :
Huda-1'cstli Sl.is pei bushel , \ Icniiu 31.2H.
Tiicbto 8l.ro , and na/iio * > 1 , ! s pui bushol. In
the Guiman empliu the juice varies some-
what.accoidlng to location The free port
ot Jiicmon appeals to eujnv the lowest
price frl.JW pei ImslioJ and t in loubly enough
Stettin , on the Ualtlc. the higho3t1.70 pet
liushol. The aveiagu piiic < > [ wheat nt the
liiineipal giain ) ioils ol l'niI.iud was ex-
actlj Sl.r > 0 pui bushel. Impoilaiit facts are
biouglit out In iclatlon to ocean freight front
India , Russia , and the I nlled States to
Great Jiiitain , show ing. i constant decline to
an extent which inspiies the lollovvlug com *
iiiont which closes Iho lepoit : Should UiH
tendency continue it will not bo long befoio
the cost of uarrjini ; wheat hour India to
continental Km ope nnd the I'nited King
dom will bo as low as between Atlantic poits
and those maikets , *
llio AVInicrVhpat C'rop.
.Ian. . ' ! . The nop statement ot
Ihe Farmeis' Itovie.v ol thlsdly Is as foi-
lows : Iteturns horn eoiiosiiitinlpiits vciy
geueially continue to sneak lavoiably of Ihq
juospeels forwintei wheat. In Mlplilgau ,
Illinois , Indiana ami Ohio the Holds aio gcn-j
pially well piotecled with snow , tlmmrli In
Dond and some other sinilhein HllnolH conii ]
ties the fields aiu iexiitojl | cove'icd
with Ice , and t-cvti.il Missouri
tounllos icpoil fall sown wheaf
si.llerlngliom diy cold I.'i pints fiom Kan
sasas to wheat aio not Mtuiuioimly lavorablrt
us tonuoilv , several counties lepoitlng thai )
thu plant looks feeble and | ) oinl > Tbu fcat-r
me ol the rppoits fiom Indiana Jud Ohio IS
that all paily town cr.aln islooulng very well ,
whilehitohown wheat is look Ing poorly. lto
ports fiom all coin ciowln ? : stales speak oil
iheshoit hiipply and gcnei.illj slow niovei
montto m.iiket. M.mj ( ountios of Illlnolsf
Iowa and Wleconblnaio Impoiling corn.
1'lip Oleo low hiiiUCiiatdry.
W VSIIIMI ION , Jan. : : . Josciih H. Itoall , of
Now York , piosident of the American AgrU
cultural and Dally association , who Is In
Washington foi Iho pmposo ol piomotliia
jigriuiltuial Intdosts In POIUIO-.H , said 10 n
lepoiter to da > upon being asked whether thu
laimprsandilalryniPii are sitisilcjd vyJtli the
oloomailnelaw : "VtiIt is glow Ing In pop-
ulailtj iveiyilay. 'Jheie was at ( list a dls-
posilion toiompMln of the tax not being high
unoiigli but it IN found the nlo Imposed , to
gether with tlio Ilcoiisis , alloKlsthoproilucerg
of biittoi lull prnUcliim , und as loiw us their
opponents complj with the lavr and buttec
ran bo juodiieedat thuniDsont post 1 do nod
Ihinlv Ihej will .ibk for anj cluiugo In Ihq
law 1 am batibhod that llio same majority
which passed thu bill , If not a imiter one.
will stand llrmly by II against. ill attacks , und )
uo shall not attempt to amend or change the ?
JawuuisC'hcs until it has had a fail tilnl. "
. ,
Moiiisisrovv.v , 1'a. , . .lan.J'Ihe lalliiro of
William Stemmer , jiropiletor of Ilia JlonU
gomory Oil workK is announceil , JJabllltlea
placed at t'XKX ) ( ) , wilh assets roverlng that
amount It they can ho icall/od '
lMiANAroi.iH ) , jan : -'llio Journartf
Lafayette Und. ) Hpeplal toports tliat the extensive -
tensive boot and shoe mnniilaoturing firm ot
Falloy iV Hoes n.as imide a voluntary transfer
of lt iisM'U to James H. Falluy nn trustee ,
who is an cmloi.-er furl ha firm to thu amount
of V27XW. ( 'Iheavallabhi asselsaro belied-
nlod.uV 'r.OOO and liabilities at 81&0ooo.
Mho ehief creditois are e.tsteui lubber com *
panics and leather men and Chicago anil
Mllu.uil.ro liinnei.i. 'Iho firm will contlnuq
business undei the management ot tbu
tiiisUe.
lloilctr lUplonlon.
I'M i sut no , Jan. JMva J ! iu intelllgenco
has been iceeiveU lioio of a boiler explosion
in a faw mill IK in dcuou , I'.i , about eight
nnlob liniii Mtitdville. Fem men are ie-
ported KilUd and a nuuibci v\oumted. \
Trial ol' I rain \Vro < kern.
K \N-\s > < Yn , Mo. , Jan. s.-lu the Ham *
iltnn tual foi tiain vviecking at Wyandotle ,
the btato H'sted Its eaje. Jhodoftube
open this iitteiuaon.
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