Nebraska Newspapers

    HE OMAHA
SIXTEENTHS YE AE. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JANUARY 10 , 1887. NUMBEK 200.
MUCH DISCUSSION PROMISED
Lengthy Debate Probable on Discussing
Civil Service Commissioners' Salaries.
CARLISLE ENTERS THE CONTEST
TheSncnkcr of the House Decides to
Ilccoino n Candidate AiraliistSena
tor IJcck . rrny mid Nnvy IJu-
rcnu Consolidation" .
The President \Vnnti It Discussed.
WAsniNoro.v , Jan. V. [ Special to the
JKI.J } : When the legislative , executive niul
judicial appropriation bill comes tip for con
sideration In the lionso , tlio probibilltles nro
tint there will a lively discussion on the
proposition to Increase the salailcs of the
civil service commissioners , ns suggested by
the president In his last ( iiinnal message to
congress. 1 nm told that the president would
llico to ace this entire question full } debated ,
and that was Ills principal icason foi lecom-
mending additional compensation for the
members of the coirlnlsalon. A gentleman
whoso rotations with the president are qulto
filendly. and \\ho accepted n responsible ap
pointment from him cnrly In the present ad
ministration , agrees with tills view of the
situation. 1 met him nt tlm white house
fiOMM.it dasngo , and In the course of con-
\crsatlonhehaidtho president had several
times remonstrated against llio personal at
tacks made upon him because ho lias en
deavored to carry out the civil service law as
he found It when ho cntctod the executive
chair. Ho sas the piesldont .has giown
\veary of shnuldctlnc : the abnso
frequently heaped upon him by
politicians who Ime been dis
appointed In place hunting. The president
takes the ground that congress enacted
the civil service ) law and there is nothing loft
for him to do but to execute It. It the con-
ircss ; Is tired of the obnoxious statute It can
bo repealed and when the proposition to In
crease the commissioner's salary comes up ,
they will lu\o tlio Issue squarely before
them , and It remains to bo seen what action
\\II1 botaUen. The probabilities are that the
anti-civil er\ Ice ( action In congress Is not
large enough to accomplish the abolition of
the law on tills subject.
Senator Call , of Florida , is not a Htm be
liever in the civil service doctrine and ho
takes no paitlcular pains to conceal Ids views
on tills question. Ho has secured several ap
pointments under tlio picscnt admlnlstia-
tlon , but his circle o [ political fi lends Is so
largo that he would iiko lohavoBotno moro.
lie has a devoted filcnd whom ho promised
to assist in seeming an appointment in ono ot
the unimportant gi. < dcs of tlio publicscivice.
Thosonatoi thereupon called upon an olllcial
having the power or apnolntmcnt , whose or
iginal selection the senator had strongly
timed. The latter laid the claim ot the needy
friend before the olliclal and added that any
courtesv shown In this case would be es
teemed a personal f.tvnr. Tlio olliclal
Shrugged Ids shouldcis tried to look wKo
and Informed the bcnalor that no availco
e.\Isted. The senatoi rcmaiked that theio
wore a number of lepubllcans who might be
removed to piovldo a small salatlcd position
foi his friend liom Tlorida. The olllcial said
such au act was out of the question and de
clined to make any move In the matter
until u vacancy CMcuried. The senator then
lost Ids temper and told tlio olliclal In viiy
plain language what lie thought of Him , ai.d
added that a gieat many demociats acted ,
nftei they secured an appointment , as though
no ono else had an ] ilirht to iccognition
after tlioy were provided for. 'Ihero aio
many Mich officials around Wellington ,
wlio shouted their loudest to liave republi
cans turned out to maKe room for them , and
when requested to do likewise toi a ic-llow
democrat they say , "We. cawnt do it , jou
Know. "
rAiti.isi.rc A cAxnmAin ion SI\.VIOR.
Senatoi Carlisle has been Induced toiecon-
sldcr his detorinlnatlon to not ho a candi
date for senator against Scimtoi Heck and
lias autliorl/ed his friends to use his name.
Senatoi Heck's tcim does not expire until
.March , ISsft lie is believed to no veiy
strong with his constituents and Kenluck-
ians herosav Caillslo will havoa veiy hard
light it ho wIns ,
AKVIY AMI .NAVY Ill/Hi : VU rONSOI IDATION
It the bill which has just passed the house
foi the consolidation ot the different bureaus
lor tlio n.ivj dtp irtment becomes a law it
will doubtless lead to a slmllai move for sim-
jlll ) ) ing the methods which prevail In the
armv. At picsent the stall Is tun heavy ,
Tlio anaitei-nustei's department , tlio sub-
sistanee den irtment and the pay coips aio
three blanches of tlio mllitrnj service which
conlltct with one another and there are these
In congic-ss who believe that the quaitei-
mastei'sdopaitment could well bo chaiged
With the duties which now devolve upon each
otthoothers without dotiimont totlie service.
Ills entlmated Mint In Miun a condition at
least t'.00,000 a jeai would bo saved , A
gentleman who has given this subject a great
deal of attention , sild to jour correspondent
today : "As alfalrh aio now conducted In
the army tlio pa > maslci Mails out on his tilp
once In Iho months and makes the loundsof
thohtationsor posts within hisdlstilct. For
Instance , the eoi ps of pav mastoin ai e ordered
to leave Tort Lc.ivonwoiih toi tlio puiposo of
iiajIng elf the men and olllceis in that divis
ion. One paymastci may have to tuivelW)0 )
miles fiom post to post. Ho has to have ono
cscoit ami the traveling expenses are some
thing cnounous. 'J'lio men , too , cet then pa }
all In a lunibs lei twomonths and as they
have boon conlined to temperate
habits o long for the v\ant of money they
nalm.ill } became hilarious with loity or fifty
dollaii In their pockets and tlio icsult Is de
moralizing to tlio soivico. Then , too , the
lominlsbaiy ordeis his supplies of snbsistenco
btouss to bo dcllvoicd at tlio post and ho Is
compelled to ask the quattermaster lor the
method of tianspurtlng them to the dlllerent
places whoio thov may bo needed. Now.il
the mmitci master had chin go of all thci
llnanuial atlairs of the company , leglment or
post. as the ease might lie , he , with his an-
ihoilty todiavv on Now Voik , could relieve
the Imni'-diatu wants ot the ulllee-a and men
without violating an } Invv , and , instead of
keeping them In poverty toi sixty dajs , and
thus allowing the mitlei or post tiadet to play
shloek on them , they would bo ahlo to sc-cuio
inline ) when they nredeil it and the men and
tholi families would live much bettci und
with loss scandal about diunkonnoss , "
"Ho jou think any consolidation of this
kind willbeattempleilV"
" 1 havti no doubt at all but that a bill hav
ing this object In vliwwlll bo intrudttctd
cnily In the next congress , but thoboelal In
fluence of tlm htatf of the ai my Is so great
that It Is not at all inohablu that the lotoim
\ \ ill bo biought about , for sometime , to come.
\ on M'O tliciii is nobody that would bo par-
tlculail } iK'nelltted bv ( Ids mo\e. It would
reduce the numt ri of Malt officers and would
\vl | > u out tlio pi > corps niul the subsistence
coips enthel } while adding to the duties of
the iiimrteriiinstci't , depaitmcnt. Foi this
reason the opposition to the move will doubt
less bo well uii'aiil/ed and veiv poweiful , "
m : viiMi nui HOAII CAIInv sii'AM.
Slniottio ruvnt ti-iiiblo disaster on the
llaltlmoru .x. Oliio nilhoad near Tlllln , O. ,
the. subject of heating ears by some other
method than that now in vogue lias been tlio
topleof agieat deal of discussion. At the
pileni oflice , where Inventors all went to-
uethei , this subject has been ono of exceed
ingly lively inteieat , and dining the past
tin co da jo tliat poitlon of the otllco which
has cluiiro ot appliances for rallwaj cars lias
In-en beslefeu ( b } a throng c-aiertQseciiiaall
the Information possible on the subjeu of
heating apparatus which lias tints fai bien
patented. It U thought by tlio oillcIaU of the
depaitment that within a month n Hood of
Appliances will be Hied for patents on
uoviics lei heating trains by the
t-xli.uist bteam from tlio engine , by
clcclililty ft d by other metliods
less dangerous than ktu > es. There have been
itguMt many patents granted for devices of
} h N Kind , but lor soiue reason tlioi have not
imti the general ai > uiovslof tho-railway peeP -
P o , and the rlj-lit J UB tor , Hao time has not
jet been perfected , ev Idently. A ccnllcinan
who Is the purchasing agent for one of the
largest sjMcms of railway In the country ,
who Is In Washington to-diy , said that the
Inventor who perfects some s > stem for car-
heating which will do away with the dancer
of lire. Is bound to mike a fortune. This
gentleman declares that every trunk line and
neirly every other smaller loid In the coun
try would readily adopt such a device , and
would pay for It liberally , but hesujs that
everjthlng that has jet been perfected is
cither too complicated for use or el ; e entirely
Inadequate for tlio purpose. A intent attor-
ley , who Inndles a sreat many applications
if mechanical appliances , sajs that ho has
dcd not less than thice earvcats this week
or Inventors who think thov h.iso struck thu
It'lit tiling. He estimates tliat there will bent
nt least ono hundred claims for pitcnts In
his direction Hied before tiic close of the
iiirient month ,
A vtii.iT.vm MAN'S \itnum : .
'lo-ilay's Herald s.is : "Captain M. 11.
Hughes , of the army , stationed at Fort Mo-
> raia , was married on Thursday evening ,
) cremher ! ! 0 , at 8 o'clock to Mls Katharine
Yale Siuvcns at the rim I'rc'siijtemn
church , Hiookljn , L. I 1. ' 11 icy have Nsncd to
theii friends "at home" cards foi Thui'diiy ,
he lllth lust. Xo iri.Monint ! 1'laco , liiooklyn.
Hie ' marriage of tlio gallant captain of tlm
N'intli cavahy stilkcs a heavy blow nt Inchu-
oidoiii in the army , ns his man led friends
who had his best Interests at he-ait , had long
since despaired of his over becoming a bene
dict. "
MM.t. rAI-lTVIS.
Hon. ( ic-orgo W. I' . Doisoj , of Nehiaska ,
and wlfeaio.it the Ulirgs house.
It. Spencer , of linillngtun. la. , Is at the
F.bbUt.
Fit/ John Porter has encaced rooms nt
IIOSH stieet for bis famllv. The } wlllarrlvo
Lite latter pait of this w < ok ami lemaln heio
foramonth. Cener.il Pn.toi's duty as com
missioner ot police lor Now York will pre
vent him letnalnlng more than a few da.vs in
the city. Mis. Charles X. Catlin nnd niece ,
Miss Montague , of New York , are to bo In
the pirt } .
Inspector ( ioncr.il Absalom Halrd lias been
ordered from Washington to Fort lu Cliesnu
Utah , on public business under special In
structions from the lieutenant ( iener.il.
( ieorgu II. Hiurl , forme-rlv of Dioko's
bniuh of the goveiniueiitpilntlngoflico. but
who has been icccnllv emiilojud In Omaha ,
Is visitiiiLr friends in this cltv.
Mrs. Miles went to Now York jestciday to
Join hei husband. They go at one to Los
Ansc-lc" , the newheadquaiteis of tlm Dcpirt-
ment ot Aii/ona. Lieutenant D.ipiay , ot
Cuncral Miles'slalT , will meet tlioin at Chi
cago. Lieutenant Oatowood , Conuial Miles'
other stall ollicei , Is at the National hotel
lieieon leave.
Twoaimy courts-maitlal In Washington
will make quite a sensation. Tlio couit
wlilcli will convene at Washington Hauaeks
on Tuesday for tlio trial ot Lieutenant
Charles Humphrey , Thlid aiMllery , will have
for Its uicsldent Colonel Homy .M. Bl.icK ,
T'.venty-lhlid Infautiv , and will bo made up
enthely of Infantiy olllcers who como heio
from noithcrn posts lor the pin pose. Theio
isalongsloiy of which this couit-maitlal Is
a sequel , but It iclales to a domestic hlstor }
of the post.
The othei court-martial , it Is rcpoitrd , will
be that of an ollicei ol the sigml corps who
has been getting Into tioublo vvllh bib
finances.
Hon. J. Conical and Miss Kalio Fiaser
weio man led in lliis city to-night. lev. !
Father Cullen peifoimed thu ceremony in
tlm Catliolfo chuuli in the presence enl } of a
few ne.n relatives. Mr. Coideal is a dis
tinguished alloiney ol McCook and Is liio
junto ! membei of iho well known legal firm
of Collei ACordeil. . The brhlo Is a cli.um-
.joung lady , a lesldont of this cltj.
rouncAST OK CONCHIES.
The Senate Will Occupy the AVcelc
on the tutor-Mate Commerce Itlll.
WASHIXMON , Jan. 9. Witli tlio excep
tion of thu time which will probablj'bu con
sumed In the consideration ot one or two of
tno appropriation bills which aio expected to
bo icported back lo the senate and called up
ilutlng the week the entile week will likely
bo devoted to debate on the Intel-state com-
nieico bill. If a vote is reached betoio the
end of the week , as Senatoi Culloin hopes ,
llcck will ask that the bill to piohibit mem
bers ol contriess from actlnir as i.illioul at-
toi nej'S be taken up and not laid aside again
till acted upon. Matters pertaining to the
District of Columbia will command thu at
tention of tlio house to moirow after the call
ot stales foi the intioduclion of bills. The
pending measure coming over from tlio
second Monday of last month , foi the
establishment of n school board
isjllio subject ot gieit locil Interest and
its consideration will consume most of the
day. It Is the Intention of Mi. Willis to ask
Iho house on Tuesday to consldci thu liver
and IiarLoi appiopiiatlon bill , but no may bu
opposed by lielmont in behalf of the consulai
and diplomatic bill. Should cither ot tlieso
mcasnics oo taken up the debate will prob
ablj inn on foi thcgioatcr pait ot thu week ,
as the diplomatic bill pioposcs some radical
cliangcsot sjstem and Iho ilvei andliaiboi
bill always ptovokos an earnest controversy.
It is possible that dining tlio week Handill
may oiler a motion that the house pioceed to
consider revenue matteis , though no plan
looking to that end lias been form
ulated. Should the motion bo made and
caiiled It would destioj thu chance lor im
mediate consideration ol a iiuinbui of special
oideis whoso m uiageis arc carefully vv atch-
ing foi oppoitunities to claim tlio attention
ot the house. Ot these special eiders the
naval teoiganl/atlon bill and lliu bill tor Iho
eic.itlon of a department ol agilcultuiu and
labor aio tlio two most likely to lecelvo eail }
considciatlon. It Is understood to bo tlio
puiposo ot tlio friends of thu Inter-tt.ito com-
mcico bill to postpone action on that nieas-
me In the house till tlio senate shall have
leached a conclusion on the matter.
The Ciovv ol'Tivonty Ijost ,
Nonroi.u , VA. , Jan. 0. Litoi paiticnlais
fiom the wreck of the Ccnnan ship which
went nshoro jcstculaj mornini ; on Virginia
ucach , tourtccn miles south ol Capo Homy ,
make the number ot the ciew tuentj Inste.ul
of lifteen , not ono man of whom was saved.
This fact Is le .lined fiom the two men of the
life sav Ing cicw , who survive and who ic-
eoveicd consciousness to da > . Tno bodies of
five men of the life sav Ing ( icw and foui of
tlio shlpciow , which weie iccoveiod jestet-
ilay , were In lite prosei vers , and three moio of
the ships crew without lite picservers were
picked up lower down thccinstthiHiuornlng.
A body which has bcon idon-
tilled as tint of tlio eaptiin
Is among these iceoveied. On Ids person
was a photograph in irked Captain e. Haiber-
st.ult. This evening the masts of the .ship
were still blinding , though the seawas brc.uc-
Ing over her violently. As reported last
night , not a word was .spoken between the
shlpVcruw and l'ie litosavlng men when they
bo irded In their desperate attempt at rescue.
Tno eauso of the wieck can novei bo posi
tively known , although It Is supposed that In
attempting to mal < o the capo undei lecfed
sails snlliclent allowance was not made for
the stiongciirients which caused scvcial dls-
astious wiecks alon this coast in the last
few veals. _
Antliracllo Coal
HA/I i ro.s , PH. , Jan. l > . Tim nilneis and
laboiers ot" Sub-dlviblon Xo. 1 of Distilet
Assombl ) No. I'M : , lepio entlng 100,000 mine
employes of the.iiitluacHoco.il fields , which
opened In convention hero lat Tuesday ,
eonclude'd Its pioeeedlngs vuiteiday. The
prl'icipal work of the body was the tornu-
tlon ot all local n c'inblies undei onu head , a
lesiilt wlilcli Is ( xjieeti'd to bun MIUICO ot tnu
utmost liai moil y , as It will btiengthen the
mineis in tuelr union as Knights ot h.iboi ,
The \ \ hilc's Ollluers liullcicd. .
XKVV Oni K\.NN Jan. P. A special from
Da ) on Ynia to the Tlmcs-Demociat says :
Tlio grand jiny of tlio pirhh of Polnto Con-
puo have found a tnifl bill of manslaughter
uirniuxt tlio ollici'iaof tliu bained stvamcr J.
M. White.
_
Settled TlielrDiftVi CHOPS.
Sr. Louis , Jan. 0. Coinmlttccs fiom the
brewers' pool and brewers' union reticle I all
their diiTeiences ve > lcrday and the ttriko
whlvli was becuu last hepte-mker b > iuombT
pf the latter lias becu cudel ,
German Citizens in Belgium Prepared to
Rejoin Their Regiments ,
THE PRINCE TO TAKE A TRIP
Alexander of llnttcnlmrs Will Make n
Visit to ! 'K > pt 'V Thrtco Mnt i led
Woman l envcs Trnnoc to
Avoid Imprisonment.
A Significant Order.
[ Copyi fy/it / I1S7 In Jnmn Gordon
llnussi.ifl , Jan. 'J. [ New York Herald
Jable Special to the llr.i : . I It Is asserted
hat all tlio ( iciman citizens residing In Bel
gium have been requested by tin1 mllitaty
authorities of thcli country to hold them-
sclvosln teadlness to join theii coips at the
Irst notice. My own Information corrobo
rates this Intelligence. A similar request
was sent to Ucrnnn residents hero once or
twIce since 1STO and each time year was
feared.
Prince AlOMUider to Visit K/j / nt.
[ Cumnliflit IWIjJJ Jitmcn f/uiilmi JldinrC.l
] ) iui : IN , Jan. V. [ New Yoik Herald Cable-
Special to the Uir.J : In icplj to a dnect
telegraphic inquiry , which 1 sent to 1'ilnco
iMe\niidpr of Hattonherg , a ° klng him vvliat
truth there was in tlio icport that at the de
sire ot a veiy nigh personage ho was about to
make n prolonged tout , I have just lecelvcd
the following niilliorl/cd communication
fiom Ooimstadt : "In about a tottnlglit his
highness , I'rlncoAlexandci , thinks ot ciiry-
Ing out hi ; long-chcilshed plan of undcitak-
Ing a long jouincy In the south , probably
Jl't. ' but the report that this jouincy Is in
any way connected witli a wish cMnessed In
certain high quarters Is unfounded. " This
gives a quietus to the repoits of the prince's
return to .Bulgaria.
Took French I < cn\c.
LO > ] i/i | fuht fVii lj\i \ Jiiiiica ( liinhti llfuntil.1
I'AUIS , Jan.O. | New York Herald Cable-
Special to the Hi n. ] To avoid nmlcigoing
the ten dajs' Impilsonmont Imposed upon
her for "lander by tln > couit of the ninth
eoncctlonal clmmbei Mine. Kattado ! Unto
has loll the French tenltoij. Mine. Hat.
tax/Ida Unto ( nco Uonapirto Wjse ) , mar.
rled first the Coinpto do halms , second Ui
bane Kattathltd ! Senot do Itutc ,
Spaniaid. In hei book called "Matinee
Kspagnoles" she wioto very ficcly about
Madrid sociefv and was especially soveto
upon the late Maiquis ( ! uell Y. liciite , a
Spanlsli lltciatui and paifait gentilhominc
of the old school , who mariied the Infant. :
Josephine , sistei of King 1'iancis
d' Assise and sister-in-law
- - of Queen
Isabella II. The ptesent libel suit was
bioivht bj the latoMaiquls Guell's two sons ,
the jiresont Maiquis Cucll Y Konte and Mar
quis Vaicailos , tlio latter a militaiy attache
of the Spanish cinMssy at 1'arls , and by the
sisters and brotheis of the late Marqui
( iiieirsvvldow.tlio Infanta IsabellaComplcsso
( iiietovvsKI , the intantaof I'ancois d'AssIse ,
Queen Isabella's husbnml , tlio infanta Ilcini ,
lather ot the Duke ol Seville , the Infanta
Louise DuCliesse de bessa. the Infant i Clnis-
tine , widow ot tlio infanta Sebtslian and the
Infanta Amelia , vvluovr ot 1'rinco Adelbeit ol
I3avana. _
A Denial.
[ C < > jjyif/M ( 1SS7 liu Jama Gtntlnn ItenntlLI
UO.MIOV , Jan. D. [ Now York Heiahl
Cable Special to the IJii.J : : Tlio Ccnti.il
Newsagencj sends to ovciy piper tlio fol
lowing .statement : "Ii. IM ward AudliiK
\\utesustli.itonliisaiii\nl in England ho
was shown a newspaper paiagiap'u indicit-
Ing that llio agency had quoted the Xcvv
Yoik Hciald for the btatcment that the New-
York socialists were disgusted with Dr. Aud-
Ing's charges. To this ho gives a most ex
plicit denial. No chaiges weie made and
the last meeting was of a most coidlal and
delightful kind.'abounding In c\piossions
and liopca for anothci visit next jeai fiom
him.-
Scvoio Slot in al Xioc.
[ fojiyj ttitit l buJiiinfA GunlinIrtiticK.l
Nioi : , Jan. b. | Xc\v York Hoiald
Cable Special fo the Hi.r. 1 All jewlciday
and last nl-jht a scveio storm has been lading
here , accomi ) inled by ( orients ot rain. The
promenade des anglais suffered considerably
and to-day presents anj thing but an attiac-
ttvo appearance , being strewn with debris of
all soils and tlio giavel being completely
washed awaj In imiiy places. The fact that
tills was another ol the stoims piedlcted by
the New Yoik Herald was the subject ot unl-
veisal comment among the ctowdslioc.imo
out this morning tooo llio suif , which is
btlll tunning very high , although the wind
has now fallen.
An Invasion I ilistrntod.
LONDON' , Jan. 9. A dispatch Irom I5el
cradu sajs tliat Hussla lias sentO.OOO lilies to
Colllnje. An attempt hy an armed band of
Montenegilns to make an Invasion into
hervla was linstiatcd bj the vigilance of iho
frontlci cnniiN It is riiinotcd tint Itussa :
w 111 endeavor to incite .mother Invasion , the
object being tlm oveilhrovv ot Klnir Milan
ami to put upon the throne a King of Itussla'a
se'Ieclion.
_ _
A I'oaoofiil Solution I'rohnhle.
LONDON , Jan. 0. It Is stated that the
Kusslan government has made pioposals
which are calculated to peacefully sohotlio
llulgiiriau dirticiillj. Piiiuo Alexaudei , of
It.ittenhcig , who intends lo make an u\-
tcndcu toni In the east In eider to set at list
tlii- many rumors icgaiding his alleged pm
pose ol icluinlngto luln'aila ! , will staittoi
Kgjpt In a toitnlght.
Gladstone on the Condition of AITnli-J
LO.NDON , Jan. 0. ( Jladstone , In a tili'n'iaii
to the liberal meeting ji'sterday , said : "I
think altaiis are all moving In the rlglit di
rectlon. " It Is Icained trom a lollahlo source
that I Mill Iddesloltli. toicin ( secietaiy , is a
jiresent indHpoacd to take any other oflico
lint that It the Interests of tlio eountiy am
his pirty demand it ho will piobably iccon
sldei ills dctoimlnatlon.
I'rlnuc Nicholas Jtcooininondod.
1'Aius , Jan. U. M. KloureiH , minister o
foielgn affairs In an uiiolllcl.il intcntov
with thn Hulcarl in delegates to-day , recom
mended that llnlgari.i accept as a rule
I'rine-o Nicholas , of Mlngrellii. Trance , lie
paid had no wish to lake nu arlha part it
the settlement ot HID question at Isatio. .Sh
simply desired peace.
roihlddon lo Stay in Alsnrp-l.ouilno
lit in. IN , Jan. U. The Oeiman govcrnmcn
Insfoiblddcn rienchinen belonging to tin
territorial army to stay In Alsace-Loralni
longei than a few dajs. Some niannfactnrer
In tliat province , who are In bjmpathy will
France , have evinced preference lot Irenel
workmen.
Pilncn niMiiaik'8 Soothing Inflnnnco
LONDON , Jan. 0. Advices fiom Vienna
say that thu Influence exerted by Prince
llismaick is having the effect of smoothing
the relation between Austiia and
A Now riect of jnillsi ] Crulseis.
Loxnov , Jan. O.-Tho admiralty has
adopted Lord Ueresford's olllco to build n
fleet of fust cruisers. T he now fleet w 111 bo
completed lu two j ears.
Injuicd hy a Gas K.xploslon.
LONDON , Jan. P. Ten persons were In
hired by nn explosion of gas In a tcnemeii
uousuatUlafgOTt to-ulght ,
sciinsin
V Plan to Ivtnptj the New Jersey Pen
itentiary Nipped In the Hud. .
Nr.wviiK , N. J. , Jan. ft [ Special Tele-
cram to tlio UEK. ] A , startling story Is
printed lo day of an attempt to deliver all the
convicts In the penitentiary at Caldvvell and
> lll the keepers. Among the noted prisoners
n the pilson are Charles Strauss and Oliarley
Uernard. These two men , together with
some others on the outside , weio iho ring-
eaders of iho plot. The scheme was laid
ihroueh i secret corie-ponilonco canied on
A Itli friends outside. A number of small
cweler's saws were conveyed to the prisoners
n tobacco , soap and other aitlcles , and were
.iscdat every opportunity to saw the lion
jars of the cell door * . Sevenl of the bats
wire cut almost entirely llnuugh and the
cracks tilled wllh < ; oip , coloied with shoo
blacking so neatly as to almost
detection. 'Jho plot was to have
licen carried out Cbiistmas eve. Strauss ,
lieniiird and anothei were to llbeiatn tin in-
reives bv lemovlng the bars on theli cell
doots and with these bars attack the slmrln
guard , get the kev and open the main doors
and idmlt those vvlio had asru-ed to be on
hand oul ide. They then Intended toclnnge
their clothes and obtain all the weapons ie-
rmhcd from the nimnry. If nil had worked
well thej then weie to go upstairs and ovei-
powet the w union and his family , i oh t he-
house and sale , llbento what other prl oneis
they thoiurht lit. cut thu telegraph wires , t.iKo
a I ; am which was to be in wilting nnd bu
miles oil beloie the allair was dKeoveied. It
was distinct ! } undeistood by all tint tliej
were not to stick at numler 01 iinvthlng
necessary foi thoii safety. Tlio jail olliclal
discovered the plot In time , however , nnd tlio
wholcschemo fell tliumuli.
The "United bailor" Msht.
Cnic.vno , Jan. ft A long and bltteily
( ontostcd stiuggle occurred last night In the
conference of llio United labor patty. The
assembly had been c.dled ostensibly to icor-
ganlso the parly for the puiposeof deburlng
as many as possible of tlio romiblican and
douiociatlc nominees from obtaining ofllco
midei the city government In the spring
election. The reorganization , however , was
entlrel } subordinate to tlio question as to
whether membership In the paity should < fc-
rtcnd upon taklnz a rigid pledge foisvvonilng
all connection with oilier political bodies and
promlslmr implicit obedience to thu consti
tuted authoiitles of the pirty , meaning the
so called commltteo of twenty-one electo 1
when the movement was ot small cense
quence. Manj delegates and organisations
had lejecttvl the cist-Iron pledge and when
the conlerenco met weio dcbaired from en-
toiuifr. The meeting was he-Id with
closed doors and nt neaily mid
night was jet angrily debating the pledge
question , while the delegates letnscd
admittance chafed in tlionanow halls and
staiiwavs. Among these on thu outsldo was
Louis lllols at ono time piivito secictaiv of
Mistei Workmen .lackson , ot local ns-einbly
No. ( ,0 , Knights of Liboi. Against liim a
sneelal llL'htvvas being tn.ulc on ( ho giound
that ho was not an Ameitcan citi/en. Jack
son claimed tint the onnosltion to him was
spite vv m it on llio p.nt of the Ceinian social
ists , many ot them aliens , whose national
in ej ml lees had he-en worked upon bv a lew
Oianccnieii in his assembly. At 1:15 a. m.
the conference was still In session , but hnd
I nallv decided In favor ol the plcdiso nnd
denied recognition lo nil who would not
sign. Jackson , though he cxpiessed Ins
williniincss to give his assent to tlio pio-
posed piomise , was shut out with othcis. A
now commilleu of twonty-ono was elected In
vvliich ( icorgo Schilling and othei locally
luoiiilncnl soeiallsls appear lo havu the lead.
Socialists CnVry the Ilaj' , '
AOO , Jan 9. TcAlay the socialistic
clement added another tb Its rapidly growing
listot successes in eaptiulng the maclilneij
ot locil Ijboi oiganl/itlons. An adjourned
muclliie of tlio Chicago Tiades Assembly ,
was hold tliis attcinoon Jo complete the elec
tion of ollicers , and the radicals made a clean
sweep. Last Sunday , hy effecting a post
ponement alter Io lnc the cliah maiishlp and
vice presidency , the conseivatives tempo-
raiily stacd total defeat. To-'Ky the iadi-
cils elected over all opposition Louis Ilail-
man lecordlng secretary , Joseph Plumtieu
hnanclal societal j % li. 0. Owens tieasiirei
and Ier ) H. hum statislici in. Kveiv ollicei
In llio oigani/iition is now a pronounced
sinpathl/ei with the cause of the seven men
iindoi senteneo ol death foi the liavnmket
Jionib thiowing. Ono officer Lnnf. statis
tician Is mi avowed anaichlst. Alter the
election the bncklacrs' and stoiiMuasons'
union and Knights ot Liboi local assembly
No. 4.J27 withdrew from the organI/.dIon.
A Coal Famine Imminent.
Niw : YOIIK , Jan. ft Tlio sltualion in re-
gaid to the eo.il handlers' stsike Is gradually
growing vvoisoand tlio outlook Is seiious. L.
1 ! . lianet , agent foi the Lchlgh Valley Coal
company , said thisalteinoon thatno business
was being done bj his company , and that if
tlio strike continued a week 01 ten d.nstlieie
would be a coal famine. He said tliat the
companies did not piopose to givj In lo tlio
stilkcisandas to wages , tlio men have been
able to make from S03 to SUO per month.
When asked if byalianstei of the eais on
flO'tts something ot a simply could ho fm-
iilshed the city ho shook his head and said
that theio weio not inability twenty-live
floats in the haiL-or of the kind necc-ssaiyand
that llioii capacity was only ; ! 00 tons each ,
llioietalldealeisin the city have advanced
tlio mice M cents a ton and the coal voids , as
anile , uioonlj scantily supplied and some ot
them empty. Whole-Nile dealets hav o not ad
vanced the price , howo\'or.
AVcekly Crop Summary.
CHICAGO , Jan. ft Tlio following croj )
summaiy will appear in tills week's edition
of tlio tanners' Kcviuvv1 this city : Tlio 10-
ports from coiresiondents show the fields of
w Intel wheat in Ohio , Michigan , Indiana ,
Illinois , Wisconsin and Mlssoml to bo very
Koneially well protected wltliMiow. In Atchl-
son , Dickinson , Lincoln , Neosho and Sedfj-
wickc unities ot Kansas
tiio fields aio 10-
piiledbaio and the cround dry. with tlio
ciop looking pooiy. | Theie Is a fieemove-
inentot ( orii to maiket reported In Illinois
and Nebiaska Theio In veiy llttlu move
ment of coin in Iowa nnd one-fourth of the
counties of thu state areImpoitlng coin liom
adjoining states. There nio seiloiis reports
ot ( hole-raamoiu'ho s from tully one-thlul
ot thecouniles in Illinois wilii more01 less
prevaloncoof thu disease In Indiana , Iowa
n d Missouri. In Ad.pus and Mason coun
ties in Illinois tliu disease U iiilltetini ; seri
ous lo ses ,
CliiHs C'ondoluii ( > i > .
Pniir. Neb. Jan. ft f.Spj-clal to the Ui.E.l
Iho following resolutions weio adopted
hy tlio senior class of the State Nouua !
school :
Whereas , It lias pleased Divine providence
to remove fiom among us thu beloved father
of our illcnd mid ( Lisa-mate , therefore I to It
lie-solved , That we , members or thu senior
class , extend our most he.utfult sjmpithios
toMtss Laura Ihadforjjand bereaved lilunds
tnistln0' that He , who Is a "Father to tlio
fat hei less , " will sustain and keep them in
this , tlieh liom of trlak
Monny Tor Jlrs. J.OKIUI.
riur.vno , Jan. ft William Penn Nixon ,
on behalf of the committee having diargooi
the Lo.jan fund that Is being raised in Chicago
cage , forwarded to Mrs. Logan last nlgln
checks amounting to ti'iOO , makiiit' a total 01
5W.O-JO forwaulcd by tli'J committee. Tlio
debts of ( Jeneral Logan's estate , which It Is
proposed his Chicago friends will nay , aio in
the nt-ib'hboriiood of
Death of JudBO Shaw.
ST.Lons , Jan , 9 , Judzo Aaron .Shaw ,
foi many jcars a prominent Illinois polltl
clan , died at hw homo In Olney , III , Fildaj
night , at the ago of pevcntjsljears. . Dur
ing his life he held the position ot state's
attorney twioo , was a member ot thelcdsla-
turoamlof tlioThlitj liftUci > njries , u.ud was
once elected tireuit
THE WEEK IN WALL STREET
The Settling Up of the Accounts of the Oltl
Year Not Yet Finished ,
AN UNCERTAIN MARKET FUTURE
ACcsontlon of thoTalk Ahoiit u South.
ern "Conthlno" The Nickel IMnto
Decision the .SlnRle Unset-
Inltncncc.
Old Ycnr Aoconiils Not Yet Settled.
Ninv YOIIK , Jan. I' ' . [ Special Telegiam to
the Hi.r. . ] We have not jet llnlshed settling
up the accounts of the old jear , nnd the
future of the market is much moio uncertain
now than when the accounts ot the old vear
were bilanced. Tlio footing was sitlsfaetory
enough , but thoclements ol nnceitainiy hove
multiplied rapidly. ' 1 here Is no active pally
on the exchange , for the verv good reason
that believers In fnttiio prosperity have
olicady Invested. They mo willing to take
speculative risks. ' 1 licit limitless nnd confi
dence are sufllciont to deter traders fiom
reckless assaults on futuies and so the two
paitlc'i seem lo bo icstlng upon the-li arms
without the slightest thought of an armistice' .
The movements of the week have been most
mysteilous , fet they have not been dictated
b > events. Thoieal diltt of speculation to
ward southern securities and stocks and
bonds of lalhoads which have not pild div
idends for jeirs , which have hob-nobbed
with receiveis and weailed bondholder ,
which have made nothing but losses lor
these who have bought their stocks and
bonds , continues to bo ono ol tlio w eights upon
the maiket. Heading sccmltles are being
deposited every day vvltli the oiganiratlon
committee , but theio Is little hope of getting
enough ol them to assuio tlio can.vlng
through ol llio plan without loicclosme. The
time Is1 not too shoit , but sccmltles
aio so widely scattered and there mo
so man } ol them that they cannot bo biought
in befoiQ the time uxpiies , noi w ill it bo sifo
to undei take leoi.anl/atlun If any nppie-
elable amount icmiiins out. Tlio plan Is the
best that can bo sn gested and If all parties
interested In It could bo made to see it and
give it then support they would save a gieat
deal ot time , tumble and expenses , but tliat
Is to much to hope for. The talk about the
southern combine- over , and so one of the
unceitain factors Is out ol themaikct. Then-
has been no uioic unsetllng Influences than
thu Nickel Plato decision. which
has been undo tlio Iqundatloti
of some haish criticism on the Vandcibllt
p uty. It is hunt to koo how they c ml I hive
done an ) thing else. They hold liigo intei-
ests in tno stock and in the iuteic-sts of tlio
Lake Hhoro the } were compelled to take tlio
stxnd which they did. Of eonr-o the deci
sion will DO appeiled , and theio is little
doubt tliat innocent bondholder will be fully
pioteded. Unt It was hatdlv tolbo expected
ili.it the I ako hhoie people-could undeilake
to make a settlement when theio was the
sli : htest question as to their legal slain- .
Vev ei t hele - > s , t hc-i o w ere good i easonsenougli
toell bond" , foi Iho holdeis would have to
wait a long time fet pat nnd inteiest. Tlio
liupiossion Is that they will gel what ( hey
will be wllllnc to take long befoie the supiemo
couit ot Iho United btatcs lias an oppoitunity
to piis upon tlio merits of the case , 'llieie is
ically less conlidencc In the market than
might have been expected. His not heavy ,
but tlio people who nave bcon active in the
nutket foi some time aie verv quiet now ,
and they a j.waiting the outcome oftho
Intci-state commerce mil and the chances of
cold exports. The Impoits have ceased and
there Is now little chance that they vv 111 bo i o-
sumed soon. Money Is not going to be an
Important feat mo again. U was easy all
week at C@0 percent , ol fen as low as : t per
cent. Money is coming bick to the ccntct
nowan'd llieie was a veiy laige ineieaso in
deposits. In the ptesent tone of tlm maiket
thoto Is no ptospect ot an > seaiclty lor some
weeks. _
OMAHA TW
An liu'iciiso ol' lt7.7 l''r Cent the
1'ast Week.
BOSTON , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram to the
Hi.i : . ] Tlio following table , compiled from
special dispatches to the 1'ost tiom Iho niana-
goisoftliele.idingeleiiltirhousesof ! the Uni
ted Htates , gives tlio gioss exchanges at each
point tot tlio week ending Janiiaiy y , Ibb7 ,
together with the peicoulago of inciease or
decrease fiom the coiiespondlng pciiod last
} eai :
cirir.s.
New Voik WsTlS ) , IV ) ijy
lloston , iKjirrON ) , , ! ' 0.1
I'lill.uleli.hla. . . . 71 , iiOlf , > 0 'JjVi
Chicago , ( .tir.ooo : ! KUi
.St. Louis , *
Ualtimoie 47
ban Kianoisco 11,1.71) ) , 2s ! )
New Oileaiist U ,1M ) , JO
Cincinnati ll.MO/iOO
1'ittsbiiri : ,
Kansas City
Omnliii , , H4M > , 14)1 )
Louisville iirrvs7 ; j.b
Piovideiieo , r.n : : , " " fj.O
Alilwaukee , "io !
Detioit , Ss..l
Indianapolis. . . . 170.7
Denvei
Cleveland
Minneapolis. . . . : ! .071.fiU I'.n
Haiftoid T..l
Memphis SbSO.b 17.D
Columhust ' . ' ,100,000 r..f
New Haven. . . ] , ' .ssI7'i ( r..fw. .
I'eoiia r > r-t\ \ .
Portland in i1.
Calvestonl . . . . 1,010,000 8 I
hi. ,10-eph 11 | .
.Smlnglieldt Jll.h
Won ester l.VJ
Sjiaeusu .
Lowell (1.71,010 (
\\lcluta \ *
Tolal §
Olllshlo Now York1 iNI.Vi7.701 lil.'i
* l'artly AppToxlinaled.
tNni included in totals ; no clearing house
last jear.
Decided in r/i\or of Iho I'lnlntlfT.
Niw : YOIIK , Jan. ft The suit of the
Oiegon nnd Trans-continental company
against Mcssis. Knlin , Loeb \ Co , , has been
compromised foi 3100,000 , and this sum has
been paid to tlio plaintiff. The suit arose
fiom a loan of Si\00 which the defendants
made to the Oregon and Tians-contlnuntal
company onJuno IS , 161. Stocks weio. deposited
posited with the firm as security for the loan.
Tlio stocks declined rapidly In prlcu after
they weio deposited , and on Juno ' < 1 Kuhn ,
Loeb it Co. eot frightened and after fast
calling for additional collateral sold enough
ot thucollateial to pay themselves the sum of
Hie loan and letiirnc-d tlm lemalnder to Iho
bonowers. ' 1 lie company sued tlio firm lor
conveislon ot collateral and demanded the
ditrcrcnco between the price of the sccmltles
vv hen sold , and their price at the time the loan
became duo and Judge Jimrali.ua decided In
lav or of the company und the general teim
supported Ins lining.
Thirteen J'uper Railroads.
IvA > sAsCu v , Jan. U. The 'I lines' T
special sajs : An Important move In rail-
toad matters tiansplicd to night In the filing
ot charters foi thirteen proposed lines wlilcli
vv III gridiron westcin Kansas. This scheme
Isbco'ted by the Union Pacific. The pro
jecttd loads cjum-U w th various points on
tlio Kansas Pacific and Central Hr.inch nt the
Union Pacific from central Kansas to the
wcstein bolder and extend in all directions.
NchrnHka Weather.
For Nebiaska ; Warmer , fair wcathpr , foi
lowed by li ht snow.
A Disastrous UlnVo"VJslts Hint Cltj
At Hnrtnnd , Conn.
Lvwr.r\ci : , Kan. , , l.\n. a Just bcforo
uldnlditto-ntght a belated elllren , passing
.n front of Kahnweller's largo dry goods
iou e In tlio center of town , noticed n pccn-
lar llamo In the reir of the store. In an
Instant aftct ward the whole ot the Interior
seemed to bo ablao , and betoro the p.i cr-
by could turn In an alarm or summon the
file depaitment , the flames seemed to have
obtained a complete control of the
stole. Water was tinned on but it ran
ver } slowly and In n short time B\\O out
altogether , a break at the new waterwoiks
cutting off the supply from tliat somee. In
the meantime thoblayoln Kahnwetlni-'sstore ,
a largo double struetme , had gathered
sticitRtti , and In less than half an hour the
w hole of that structure was a mass of ihtues.
The llnmes gathcied headway eicli Instant ,
the punj stieams whleh could bo obtained
being piaetleilly useless to check their pio-
gre s and soon stole buildings on eichsldo
of the burning sttuctmu woio In llame-s. lo
add to llio geneial conliision the eimlno team ,
which had been detached , broke loose
Irom theii holdcisand dashe.l up the stieel
at full speed , ( blowing down soveial pel-
sons , Injmlng them moio less seveielv.
Hy this time the llio hid -plead to I'ollev s
icstauraiit , MonttfomeiNgioceiv and btraf-
lion's diiigeuipoilum , all ol which seemed
lo be nbl i/e al once.
At 1 o'clock live stmes were In nolle * . I no
llimes spioad slowIv but smelv onward. Hy
a o'clock one-halt thu block was In
ashes and ngoodlv poitlon ofthe othei half
was burning , with moio tli.ni fait prospects
tliat the rest of tlio block would bedestroved.
I'oitunately theio was a dead calm nnd the
burning embeis were not canied over acioss
the street. AtMo'elwkalmost the entlichioek
had been destroyed , and the remaining build
ings weio in llames. It was not then tnoiiBht
liovvuvei , that the ilanies would spread be-
jond the limits of the foui stiects. Kahn-
welier had just finished invoicing his stock
w hlcli ho found to bo vv orth W.OOO. Ills in-
smancois SW,000.
The business houses burned will bo icbullt
as soon as the Insurance Is collected.
KANSAS Cm. Jan. ' . ' . A special loathe
Times sav s tliat the lire nt Lawience , Kan. ,
which stalled at midnight , bmned itsolt out
about dav light. The firemen and citl/ens
were powerless ami Iho flames consumed llio
entlio block , roitunatoly no wind was
blowimr and the conlhiL'iation did not Ic-avo
the oiiginal block. The total loss Is S OO.OOO ,
divided nmoni : seven liims. Tlio Iiibiuanco
is less than : o,000.
At llnrtl\ird , Conn.
11 viiTi-oiit ) , Conn. , Jan. ft The most s l-
ous fno which has occuried In Haitloid lor
vearsbioke out at noon to-day In the diy
goods store of O. O. Sawjcr * Co. Tlio
Iho got under L-ieat headway beloio tlio
fro/en hjdiants could bo ihavved. I'lio lite
burned until after 0 p. m. and completely
gutted Iho block in which 0. O. Savvjcr
Co's. store was the central building. About
an horn and ahull attei the luo stalled the
Iliemen found in the real ot Sawjcr's slore
Ihode.id body of Thomas It. Lauglilln. elerk
ol the Cue board and one ol Hie editorial stall"of
the Times. He had evidently gone Into thu
stoic when the lire was Hist slatted and had
bion unable to get out. Tlm binned block
belonged to Aveiellc & T.Ue. and was valued
at Sin.OOO. The iiismaneo is about 810,000.
( ! . I. h.iwjci iv-Co. lose SfH.COJ ; insurance ,
SliO.lOO : Jaeohs.V. 'loibcs , In the south stoic
ot the-block loseS'JJ.OOO ; insmance , felO.OCO.
At New York. ,
NEW "ioitiv , Jan. ft tflrb to-night do
stro } ed thc.fivi > story.blck buljdin and con
tents of Nos. 5 0 and 5,52 West Thirtieth
stiect. The first floor was occupied by tlio
owner , George Segmcr , as a kindling wood
factory , and hero tlio lire began. The upper
llooisvveie occupied by Fiost , IJobinson &
Co. , veneer chair mannlaetmers , The stable
adjoining was also dcstiocd. Sevcial Ine-
nien were hurt by falling walls. Lstlmalcd
loss Is 5l..r ! > , eco , with some Insuiaucc. Cause
unknown.
_
At Hcllsfonte , Pa.
TiiirAiii.riiiA : , Jan. ft A. special to Iho
Times from Uellefonlc , Pa. , sis : l-'ho was
discovered early this niornlnc In the base
ment of the Valentino c.ompaii's store and
icsulted in tlio entlie desliut tlon of tlio
bulldinir , Including tlie Valentino diy goods
stoio and gincaiics , Davvson it Hios" . fac-
loiy , W. T. 'Iwltmevei. stoves and tin w.iie.
The cntiio loss U 8 jjO ( ) to SHW.COO.
A TUKUITOUyTOUGH. .
Dontli of Ilohcrr Itcnni , Hiotlicr of
the Well Know n Sculpt i P.SH.
Four SMITH , Aik. , Jan. 0. [ .Special Tele
gram to the linr.J liobeit Itvani , a well
known cltl/cn ol Indian Teuitoiy , died In
this city last night of tphold lever. The
deceased Is a brother of llio famous seulptiess ,
AMnnio Iteaiii , formeiiy of Washington , but
now Mis. Hoxle , of Alabami , also ol Mis.
Perry Fuller , ot Washington. Itobert Heam
has been a noted chaiactei In Indian Teni-
tory toi mote than twenty } ears , beingan
adopted cltl/en of the Choctovv tiilie fora
much longei peilod. Ills eaily associations
among tlio Indians led him to adopt In agicat
meastno the leclciess disposition of tlio
class with whom he was biouglit In
dally contact , and ho became dis
sipated , getting into double on
more than ono occasion , getting out ot it onu
time thiough the iulluem oof his sister , Viir
nio Ho was a man of nerve , and added a
huge feather to his cap u fo\v yeius ago by
klilingJones , the woist desiiei.ulo the Indian
feiiritory cvei pioduceil , at McAllister.
Jones had lei years he-en the loiror of that
section , and was in the habit of riding into
the llttlu towns out theio and making the in-
hahltantslakotothowonds. On thedavhomet
his death lie went to MeC.illlstei lor tlio
avowed puinoso of killing Iteain , whun the
latter cot In thu ( list shot and saved hlsown
lite. Ho was nevei punished lei II , tlio general -
eral vcidlct b < ilii < ; that ho had pciloimed a
ilgiiteods ust ,
_ _
lie in1 } Oeorco UN n Ijnhor I/niider.
Civrjsv \ u , Jan. 0. Tlio Sun will publish
a sensational article to-morrow bearing on
iho prominence ot Heniy Ccorgu In the
labor world. Slnco ( ieoigo's candidacy In
New YOIK tlio laboring men have been pa-
Ingconsldciablo attention to his views , and
Heniy ( leoigo clubs , composed ol Knights of
Labor , have bcon orcanl/ed all over the
eountiy. A membei ol n Heniy Cuorgo
club In this cltv , in an Intei-
view , dec ] , ues that the Catholic
church Is bitterly opposed lo Ilemy ( ienign's
land policy , and tliat it will use ail itselloits
to crush the Knights of Labor in case the lat
ter oigani/atlon sustains Ceortro 'Iho
article saS that a meeting ot Catholic
bishops was held In Italtlmoio heforo the
Kiehmond ronventlon and that the Knluhts
ot Labor worn given lo iindcistand tli.it 11
had best ie-elect Mr. Powdurly , who , tlio
bun fa } s , Is devoted to his ic'ligion ,
D ) nuuillo ,
I'liii.Ain.i I'liu , Jan. ft 'I his evening a
quantity ol dj irunlte used foi blasting , stored
In a frame shanty on Twenty-ninth and
States stieets , exploded , Instantly killing
Patiick Powers , watchman , vviioso body was
badly mutilated. 'I ho explosion < ausod
houses In the vlclmtj to rock and glass In
theii windows to rattle to such an extent
that the inmates rushed into the stieet to
Icain the cause. Tlm loreo ol tlm explosion
was felt over nearly the whole northern nor-
tlon ot thu city ,
Important Cases Decided ,
LAHNKD , Kan. , Jan. 0. Two Important
cases against tlio Atchlson , Topeka < V Saute
Fo railioad company , have just been decided
In the district court here , David UlaiK re
ceived a Judgment for C2 000 vvoith of prop.
crty which was cfcstrotd | hy lire and SlO.ooO
damages for the loss of his -A He , who was
burned at tlio time. U Illlnin Sly recovered
JuJcment lor 20,000 , foi ttersoual injurleii.
GRAND EXODUS OF QUACKS
The Now Medical Law of Iowa Oauscs That
Class to Pnck Their Grips ,
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA WARNED
The Operations or the Pharmacy Act
eing Wittchod With Interest All
Over the State Dismissing Jim
SucueSHor.
A ( teed Imvv.
DKS Moixi.o. la. , Jan. U. fSpcdnl to tlio
llr.it. ] Although the now inedleal piaetlc *
law has been In opeiatlon but a low dajs , Id
bcnollclal effects mo already seen. Some ol
the most noted quacks who have been plyIng -
Ing theli vocation and taking thousands of
dollais ni'tiually fiom the people of Iowa ,
have already left tlio stale or nio piopailng to
go. Kansas and oilier vveslein states tliat
have not vet pioteeted themvelvcs with n law
regulating the piiictico of medicine will bo
the Hist to sulk' ! , as the Iowa qii icks proposu
to move In lliit dliectlon now Hut Iowa will
no longer toleiato them.
Tlio now law , which went IntoclTect on the
lli t ot the jear , legulates the entlio practice
of medicine In the state , sa > Ing In etlect w ho
shall and who shall not piaetlce. Personr
who can pioduco diplomas liom medical
schools of good staiidlmr , iccognl/ed as good
by the state hnaid of health , and
persons who have been In con
tinuous , reputable practlco In the state
for live j ears are entitled to coitlllcates and
practlco without other action. All otheis
must pass an examination before the state
boird of examiners. Tlio penalty lor at
tempting to practice without a certlllcato In
cludes line and linpilsonmunt , making Us
disregard of the law a veiy setious mattei.
Theio has been some grumbling and com
plaining at the law , but It has been well in-
celved bj the people ol the State generally.
paitlcuhuly so by mcmbeis ol the medical
profession who feel that they hav oat last a
motsurttof prote-ctton against Irresponslblo
and untiustwoithy ilvals , who biitiic ills-
gi aeo upon the name of physician. Thu law
Is not so exclusive In Its operations but that
it allows magnetic hcnlcrs , ot whom them
are a good many In Iowa , to come nndoi Its
piovlslons. Where they have piactlced their
ait foi live yoais , continuously In tlio state ,
tliev may continue loud ) people Into health
if they ean without iiileileicuce , so far us
the law is concerned.
I Hi : I'llAHMACV LAW.
The present jo.il will have soveial new
Jaws to tii , and none of them is watched
with moio interest thin the phaimacyaet.
so far as It eonceins tlio sale ol
Ihiuois. When the last legislature met , It
was confiontcd with the facl that whllo the
law piohiblting tlio s.iloof Ilipiois had gone
into eflecl tlieio was oppoitunity foi much
nilsundcistanding , und some injustice In tlio
mallei ol sales lei legitmato purposes , to-
wlt : medicinal , mechanical , eiillnaiandsac- |
lamental. Under some Intcipiclations ol
the law the fling-gist did not due , without n
special penult , sell oven lor tlm legitimate
uses not forbidden by law. In some locali
ties phjslclans could not get a gilt ol whisky
foruse in fhelr piaetlce , 01 an ounce of al
cohol to prcparo their medicines. Under
these circumstances it was felt that some re
lief was needed , and the Icglslatuio decided to
frame an act that should glv n the druggists
unquestioned light to sell foi legitimate pur
poses. That was done with the
expectation that the right would
not bo abused , and that the legitlumtq
business could bo hotter controlled In that
way than the other. The state pharmacy
commissioner eav o assurance that such w oulil
bo the case , and has tiled ever since fo see
that the law was faithfully observed. Thoiu
is considerable complaint In many localities
that the dtugglsts have abused their privl-
lene * , and have viitually supplanted the
saloons and succeeded to then patronago.
To some extent tlio complaint Is undoubtedly
well loundcd. Thcio is no doubt tliat many
di ugglsts , some ol them In this cltv , aio sell
ing liquors lar bojond the matoilal require
ments for medicinal and otliei legitimate
purposes. Their rotnins to tl-o county atid-
itois show this to be tine. Unt It is also true
that tills piactico is no ! tliat against wlilcli
public sentiment was so stiongly aimed that
the nioliibltoiy law was demanded. The
people who voted toi piohibitlon voted sub
stantially against , the open saloons. Tlmv
insisted Hint tlio saloon was an institu
tion wholly ovll , and a constant meiiaio
to Hie peace and good ordoi of the state. II
was n place wlieio criminals icsorted , mid
wheic clime was hied. It was a souico oC
weakness to society and dangei to the stato.
Aecoidingly llio saloons weio closed. Tliuir
place lias not been taken bv tlio drug stoics.
Kvou if men do under a plea ot djspupsia ,
carrj off bottles ol beei ovciy dav to their
homes and diinlc them theie , the peace and
prospent ) of tlio state is not put In very gieat
jeopaidy. The puiposo of piohibitlon ,
wlilcli v > is to close the open saloons , thu
bleeding place ol cilmo , has been accom
plished. .So lent : as men do theli drlnklngat
homo in the presence ol thoii families half ot
Ibo evils of the piactico have been avoided.
A SOI.IIIKII Foil U II , SON'S h'JIOl M.
Thc'io isa pictty stiong feeling on loot for
the election of a union soldiei to siiccieil
hcnatoi James F. Wilson , whoso term ov-
plies next j ear. binco the death of l.o.-nn
leaves but ono union uencial in the United
htates henate , ( piovlding Suwell and Haul-
son do noiietuin ) , tlic atlontlon ol tlio i -
publicans of the west espi'olullv Is dhecteit
to the nnfiuoiablo ( omjiarlson In thlsicspect
with the south which sends the stiongcit
of its ex-iebel noldlcis to renre'cnt it in
Washington. If n civilian IH to boietiirne-a
as next senator fiom Iowa , Iheio Is Jlttlo
doubt tliat WIKon will smceed himself. lint
just now theio is much talk about electing
some good lepublli an who was a good sol-
dleiaswcll. Among the names mentloi edt
in that event aio Conc-ia ! Chen , dl.slilct
judge , < il this eltj ; Colonel Hepburn , cln-
gic-ssinan lei the Klglith dlslroi : ( < 'ener.il
Dodge , ol Council Hlntls ; Colonel 1 lender
son , toiiBiessnmii lei tlio 'Ihiid dlfetiid ;
John T. blone. ot dlenwood , and seveial
othei men of gallant lecoid. It seems just
a llttlu strange that a state w hose p iti iothiu
poured out thu host of its clti/eiis to light lor
the union , " -nillng bO.OUO soldleri. to tliuwar ,
should not and novel has elected ono of ItH
soldleis lo Iho United htaus senate
A ( UK AflO l-AI'Ull's SI AM ) ) It
Onool the Chicago pnpeislluilin under-
lalien to manage Iowa iillulis in gen-
ei.il. mid bioux City matters In nar-
tlcnlnr , lias a good deal to nay aio it
Covoinoi Lanalxo and the prosiciitlon
ot the Haddock murdeieis It has elieiilatul
the nijioit that thu pioplo ol .Sioux City had
leiiuested him to appoint .Mr. Luther L.
Mills , ( d Chicago , to assist the prosecution ,
and that he had iodised the lendci of Ml.
Mills' soi vices. Inquliy at the exeeiitlvo
ofllcii shows this to bo entirely undue. Theiu
had been u icqnost that tlio state would furnish -
nish additional counsel to assist thu district
attorney , and at his icquest nnd udvieo the
govcrnm lias appointed Hon. .M. D. O'Con-
noll.of 1'oit Dod o , foimerlv Unllrd Stales
distilet atloinuy. That Is all thrro U to Iho
storj .
A f oMi'AiiiRON vvnii rwrxrv VJJAHS ADO.
An old leltei liom Des Mnines. wiltlen tea
jiapei in Ohio In JMIl , has just been ill cov-
eiid. which Iseieuting Lonsliieiablo iiiinisc-
mi-lit b > tlio foinpaiisons it suggests. Dus
.vlolnes then had not asingloralitoadlnplaco
of the fointeen It now has. The town then
claimed 0,000 population In phco ot lO.oou
now. Tlio wilier happened to bo lieio when
llicio was ft lire In town , and im describes in
a very liiimoious wai the efToitsof tlio Imekct
luigade tooYtingulsh It , thuonot beinw an
engine ol any dcsuiptlmi In the place. Now
Des Moim s lias ono ot the Ix'st oiiulpK | d nr.d
most Lflielent fire dopai tmenls In iliL-conutiy.
In these dajb stfamboits eanio up to Dei
Molnes In hljjli watc'i. Now bojs play Ull In
llio bid of the river at low watei , and vvado
nciossit wlien tlio tide Is In. Hut the next
twiintv-tlneojedis , It ! < expected , will show
still morn htailHngtlwngcs In ilioiiiowtltaiid.
dev elopment of this < "itj .
Ten Company
1'ouibviuiiii , N. 11. , Jan. 'J. Thu Cheat
Kastciu Tu.i compinv assigned jctiteida ) for
the benelit ol nedltois. Assets reported to
bu only oDe-hftli ot thu liabilities.