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ILY SIXTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING , JANUA11Y 28 , 1887. NUMBER 224 , THE CHIEF OF THE RURIDX. A Choice Chapter of the Election Work of Pawnee's Big Chump , A BULLDOZER FROfvl WAY BACK. DolnttH In thd .Srnnto ntut UOIIHO--Work or the Committees Myers of dun County Nominated For \Vntdun. I'rocoodlnfjB oCiltn Senate , LINCOLN , Ncli. , , lnti. S7. ( Special Tele- pram to tlic HKI : . I The sonalo sullcrcd an other deluge of petitions fioni the ladles this morning. Just when this will cease cannot lie foretold. Sectclary Seelcy faht to ono of hlscletks : "Wo will Just lire them nil Into the waste basket ntul turn them over to the jmllciary cotnmltlce. " Your reporter has talked with about n do/en senators on the Mibjcct of women sufli.igo and only two of tht'tn had given the matter serious considera tion , it Is not lll olv tlmt volitions every day thiouahout the session will result In any- thine Out respect to the harmless wishes of the gentle ex. Tim contest ease between Senator Holmes nnd Ii\ld ) Hiitlcr , of Johnson coiintv , occu pied a good deal of the senate's tlmn tills morning , 'llio niiijoilty n'porl was brief and held lh.it the allegations ot tliu contestant of mnlcondiict at iliu polls were not sun- ported with sulllclont e\ldciice. They theio- Joro reoommended that the returns of the eanvns'-orsbo ncccptcd , and that the Incum bent bu seemed inlns scat , Mr. Schmlnko of Otoy olleied a luimthy minority report hpcolfjlng nnd alllrmlng gross Iricgiihirillcs In thu election in Pawnee county , which , II true , would unseat Mr. Holmes , whoso ma jority was eleven votes. This report alleges that one Humphreys , claiming to bo county nttornoy ol I'awnco , spout election day in a mad career of intimidation of voters and n misinterpretation of the election law , declaring betoro thn voteis that any nmn who couM not sw eat that ho would remain - main n cltl/en ot the county for spcelllnd tlmo ntter the election , would not daio to vote under the law. llu occuulcd over an hour In challctmlng ono voter , whom l.o kmnv was Inclined to vote forltutlcr , and re < iulieI tlie cl ork to take down the questions and answers In wrltlnir , declaring In threatening language that hu woidd probably need the recoid In the courts. It Is also alleged that this man llumplncys arrogated to himself thu authority lo change two polling places In the county. The mi nority repoit claims a majotlty of votes for liutlerto the number or sixty-seven. Mr. Schmlnko moved the suspension ol the rules nnd action upon the report , which was lost by an ajo and nay \oto of 19 to lii. Ho then moved that tlio contest matter bo inndu n special older lor to-monovv at 10 o'clock , which waseairiod. In the itlseiisslon as to \\lio should bo pcimittcd to ropiescnt tlie contestants on the lloorof the senate , .Mi. Holmes , the incumbent , said that ho was not piep.uod to leiirosent his case , as the allowed tioublos took place in Pawnee county , whllo ho lived in .lohnsou. Ho knew noth ing about tlio charces except as ho had read the repoits in the nowspapois and heard the remarks of Individuals. Ho had taken vciy llttio inter est in tlio contest and did not know the nici- lls of his own case. Ho was anxious that justlcobo done , and thought his altoinoy , who was lepoiled sick , should bo allowed to deiend bis ease. Theieforo ho did not desire to take imit In Iho discussion. The debate on this matter to-moiiovv will bo qulto Ihcly. Senate filer 117 , 22 , r 9 , 20 , r > l , and 11. weio re ported by the committees with lecommonda- tlon that tliey pass. A message fioni the house aunouncinir the itassairo ot House Itoll No. 1 , was received. This bill provides toi an additional judge in the Kouith Judicial ilistilct and for mi ai- | pouionmeiit to till the created vacancy. A number ol bills weio Intiodticed unit a few read the second time. Itocess till 'J o'clock. AITHIINOON HUSSION. In the afternoon the senate resolved Itself Into committee ot the whole toi consideration ol bills in gcneial Ido. Senate lilo No. 1 , which provides that no non-ic.sldont alien shall licic.it ter hold real estate by purchase , was taken up , nnd It was moved that when the committeerlso It ropott the bill back wltli recommendations that It pass. Senate lilo No. 2 , making ebht hours a leniil ( lit'A labor , was recommended to pass. Senate lilo No. ! ! , to ifgulato charges ot toll by public water mills , was discussed , and u motion to loooinmoiid its passage was lost. Senator Colby , the author of tlio bill , who oc cupied the chair , asked that the motion bo ro- fousldeicd , and that the bill ho put back In geneial lilo , that ho might have a , chance to advocate It. 1'ho bill was then recommitted. Senate lilo No. 0 was then discussed. It provides to aid mechanics In satisfaction of Ileus , or to emiblosub-contiactors to recover of tlio original coutiactor for mechanics' ser vices. It Is tor the puiposo ot protecting the laboier , who Is now without ledress , and whoso lions are usually small and under ex isting law aio piactlcally worthless. The bill Is not deal on the polntof making the owner n pally ton Milt lor judgment In a sub-con tractor's lieu , and the discussion was chlelly upon the question of necessity for an amend ment to this bill making the owner of the piopoity n party to such suit. Mr. Steillng of Fillmoie oliorcd an amendment to that ctfect , which was adopted. Senate lilo No. 11" " , Intioduoed by Mr. ' 'olby , protecting the property rights of divorced wives and piovldlni ; alimony , was recom mended to pass. Senate lilo No. W. by Mr. Moore , en titled , "Notaries public , " providing ceitaln restilc- lions upon seals and commissions. An nmendment was carried providing that the name ot each notary bo engraved In his seal , nnd the passage of tlio bill lecommunded. The committee then rose and received n scaled mossagotiom tbo governor , aiinounc- elng that his excellency hud appointed Hen- ben \V. 11 vein , ot Cass county , to bo warden of thu penitentiary. Your icportor. In an In- ti'i view with Senator I llgglns ot Cass , Jeai ned tlmt Mr. lljets was olio of the stalwarts of Cass county and has served ns sheriff for twoteims. llu was a member of the state honatoot issft , where his course met Iho ap- pioval of his constituency. Ho Is about ' forty years olil , and solved throughout the 'warot the rebellion. Ho Is not n wealthy man , and stands high ainoni : people ) ot both p.utfes In hlsconnt ) . The Cass county dele gation In this legislating went betoru the governor and oiuloised him for Iho warden- ( < hlp. U Is the goneial opinion that thu bon- nto will conliim his appointment. Mns. : The nttendancn In the sonalo galleries wasl.iriiei than on any previous day of this Fesslon , This Is piobably duo to the discus- bion which may bo expected dally from this time on. Last Tuesday night the citizens of ( Jrcon- wKid , Cass county , ptesontcd Senator Hlg- gins of that county with a gold headed cane lisa um.ird lor his steadfastness 1 ° Senator Van Wjek In the recent contest. Thogath- ciing where the piesentatlon was made also passed lo.soiutlonsof Indignation upon those who brought about the dete.it of Van Wjt' nii.i.s iNinoii'r.i ) ) . The judicial y committee toportcd S. V. 1W ! nsa substitute for K. V , 25 , which nmends Ecoliou SOI. code civ 11 piocoedlngs. Hy Sprlck To amend section II , chapter 73 , comp'tcd statutes , piov tiling coitllicalu of proof ol acknowledgment of deeds. Hy Colby To pievunt ti.uid In obtaining divorce : ) . Hy Colby-r-To provide tor the planting of tiees along boclloii lines. Hy Holmes Klxtii. ; maximum of school tax. tax.Hy Conger To dedlcato certain property In Lincoln to the Cerman Catholic church. Hv Wright To punish the person giving ] iio\ocatlon lor assault. .By Wilght To compel real estate ouncis to movvgias.s contiguous to their premises. Hy Kent To amend section 40-l > , chapter ' . ' , statutes of Nebraska. Hy Vandoiuark Authorizing justices of thu JKMOO to Issue executions within any county of the state. Hy lluiiihain To relmburso owners of llvo ftook when such slock Is killed Dy order ol livestock commission to prevent spread of UlM-ase , AjHy Calkins To nmriid sections Wl-S , en titled lustlccs ot the pence. By oterllug To provide that county nuil * , J fr.-JL A ? lty ofllrers may collect not oxcccdlnt ; 20 per lier cent of any bonds to paj Interest. Doings In ttin Iliutsc. LiNcoi.xNeb. Jan. S * . ( Special Telegram : otho HFK. I In the house this inornlni : Mr. Cole Introduced a Joint memorial to congress , urging the passage of the bill granting a pension to Mis. , lohn A. l.ocan. A petition was lecelved from John F'ltwrald andothers lirnylng for the passage of a bill authorizing the sale of state lands nlicady under lease to the lessees. The following reports from committees were made : Mlvielaneous ! subjects Koeommt'ndlng that the bill regulating the sale of drugs and practice ot phaimacy do pass. Acrlcu.tuie Kecommendlni the finssngo of bdls cliangini ; weights of bushels nnd \arlous aitlcies : amending section a , chapter 51 , compiled statutes j'rlntlng Hecommciidlni : the pi ago of n bill nuthot I/.his ; Ihupubheatlon o rf.O'X ' ) roi > ies of the fish commission report ; recommending lefcrenceof the bill mnklni ; appro ) r atlons to pay for publication of the constitutional nmendment submitted to the people In IbbO , to committee on claims. Counties Recommending the passage of the hill creating theolliro ot leglMer of deeds ; iccommemllug leteieiico ot the hill chang ing dispo'ltloii of road tax , to committee on roads and bridrcs. Cities Hint towns Ileportlng a substitute foi the bill to repeal the law re ardliu leg- islration ototeis in cities. The committee on agriculture submitted n fiirthei repoit recommendlni : indelinlto post- iioucmcnt ol Kenney's bill tranting a Hen to landlords. Mi. A coo moved thai It he placed on the gen- cial tile lordisriisslon in committee ol the whole. The motion pievallcil , I'd to : ; : i by a standing vote. This Is the bill the KnlL'hts ot Labor ask the legislntuio to defeat. The committee on ralhoads reported iccommend- Ini ; the bill to ropeil the i.nllway commission aw bo passed , Mr. Agee stated ho was prepar ing n mlnoiity repoit and requested that ac tion on the majoiity repoit he defeired until to-morrow morning. The request was granted. Mr. Cole , fiom the special committee , ic- imitud lavorably the bill piovidlng lor pub lication of the names ot ox-soldtcrs. sailors and marines. The usual abundant supply of new bills wns promptly on hand when that order of business was reached. .Mr. I'eiuherton occu pied Iho chair a poi lion ot the inoininir ses sion. Mr. Smyth Intioduced n bill tendini : to supply n loin : lelt want In the criminal code , nppllngto homicide. A person kills niiothrr without niunlerous Intent shall bo sentenced to not mote than ten years and not less than ono year. The committee on Judiciary rcpoitcd passage - sago of three hllls.one ot whieiiautlioii/cstlio supieme judges to employ assistants. All bills weie amended somewhat. Upon motion ot Mr. Miller , in order that committees mavhavenn opportunity to direct attention to bills , the house adjoinnud until to-morrow moining nt 10 o'clock. MI Aror MW MiAsuur.a. : Mr. Ageo's hill to ostabllsh and maintain the Nebraska Soldiers' anil Sailors'Home , which was introduced to-day , provides that there shall bo elected not le.ss than three miles nor moic than six miles liom some In- coipoiatcd city n building onpiblu ol contain ing llttvt'eisons besides ollicers and attend ants ; that the city or town near which this budding is roust ! ucted shall donntu 010 acres of land , and upon this land shall be con- btinitcd colleges for further accommodation of the beueliciauesof the act who shall ho able to In pai t support themselves bv acn- cultural work. Tim beneliciaiics ol the act shall be honorably discharged ex-soldiers , sail ors , mariners and muses , their wives and children under lilteen years ot age , nnd the widow ami Infant children of deceased soldiers. Ballots and marines , who shall ho uunblo to summit tlieiusels'es without p iblic assistance. Two years' bona-lido residence in the state is loqulred. The alTahs of the homo shall be under supervision of llvo commis sioners , of whom thieo shall be ex-soldiers. There shall bo ono commandant , also nn ox- soldier , with a salary of Slf > 00 per annum , A bill Introduced by .Mr. Sliamp , provides for payment of two-thirds the value"of stock killed bv order ot the state vcteilnarlan. A bill by Mr. Italian ! with the tlllo "To In- cieaso the poweis of the lallroad commis sioners , and also to iiv a maximum rate of freights , " provides that no railroad company may change a greater amount than M ) i > i > r contof the rate on January 1 , 1SS7 , no charge lor any specific distance n eieator sum than lor any distance : provided that the lattei 10- quheinent shall not apply to lates between competing points. The rallioads shall cairy the commlssloneis nnd clerks ot thu commis sion fieoof rlmrcc. Mr. Slater wants a normal school , accord- Inn to his bill , at Wane. . Wnyno county , lor whicli that town shall donate ten ncies ot hum and § 15,001) ) , and the state nppropihito Si'i.ooo. Mr. Welhorald also wants a normal school at Hebion , 'I hayer county , for which the town will l\o forty acies ol land and &r > ,000 , and to which the state Is asked to contilbuto between S10.000 and 515,000. Mr. Ulef , In a bill , contemplates reimburs ing ( irand Island for SIM pahl to the auditor toi regi'steilng the city's water bonds. Mr. Wilson intiodiiced a bill to prohibit grain dcaleis , partnoi''lilpi5 , companies , coi- po itlons , or associations from combining or entering into any agreement or contiact to noel or lix thu price to bu paid for main , ho s , cattle , or .stock of any kind w liatover , and to movldo punishments lor violation ol the same. The punishment may bo $1OJO line and six months' Imprisonment. CAICUINH roiir.uiN iioisiiowr.n CAPITAI. . The pioblein ot how to calch lor taxation foielgn capital which has been borrowed on leal estate here , has biought lorth the follow ing bill by ItepiencntatUu Smjth , which ho Introduced to-day : Wheio there is n mort-iaKo lion on je.il Iiropeily.it shall bo the duty ot the tax as sessor to nppialso se | > arately the mortgagoi'.i and the nuntgigee's Interest in said juop- eity. JCach interest shall bo appralsi-d at Its actual value , which shall bo dcteimined as by law piovlded ; but the value of each Inteiest tor the purpose of taxation shall bo one-third Its actual value. All amounts so assessed against the mort gagor's and iiioitc.igeo's Interest shall con stitute n tax Hen against the icnl estate. The mortgagor shall have the right to piy the amount of tax nsse.ed nualnst the mort gagee It It is not paid by the moitga ee , and to nave the amount so paid eiedlteil iinon It In limit bottloment , deducting tiom his nioit- gatro the debt , with Intcicat. Any piomlssoiy note or notes secured by mortgage , legally reglsteied , on ie.il estate In this state shall not be included in thu schedule of i > ci.sonal propeity iequii"d by law to bo listed lor taxation. oriinn nii.i.s nv TITI.I : . In addition to the above measures , the fol lowing nro the titles ot bills also intiodiRTd to-day : Hy Cole Memorial nnd Joint resolution relating to thu urging iiuon coiigicsi the passagoof theact placing Mrs. John A. Logan upon the pension list ot the United States pension ollice. Hy Wolenweber To compel liwn owners to mow Iho glass and weds In thu public hluhwavscoiitiguous to their inomlses. Hy Wllsoy Joint resolution proposing amendment to section 1 of uitlcle 5 of tlio constitution. Hy WiNey To provide for the selling of nil unsold lots , anil lands belonging to the stitu of Ncbiahka lyinu' nnd belm ; in thu city ot Lincoln nnd to provide lor the appropria tion ot the funds arising from said sale. [ This bill will require ventilation ] Hy Itiibsoll To confirm anil tender valid the record of deeds nnd conveyance of real estate heretofore recorded which may bo de tective by reason of omlsblon of an authen tication or the oml ion of the ollicial seal of the ollicer takliu the acknowledgment theieot , or the omission or impiopur authen tication of such acknowledgment. Hy Lulsveld To niovidu tor the employ' inent of a county piosccutor and thu payment theieof in eases wlieio change of venue lias been taken In cilmlnal cases trom one county to another , Hy lUtiittll Joint resolution nuthorl/lng the electors to vote for or against a constitu tional convention at the nest general elec tion for mciuK-ra of tlio legislature. Hv Crane To amend section two ( .chap ter twenty i20 > , itnUed statute.- .Neura l a , onlitled "Couits 1'robaw Count ) . " H > Fuller To provide a uniform system of school books to bo eatahlMicd by authority ot the state for the use ot common .schools. H ) Halle ) To repeal sections 1- unit 1 ! ) . chapter A ! of nn act entitled J'.lections" of the compiled statutes of ! Sa5. Hy Truesdell To provide for the destruc tion ot sun-tlowers and foul weeds. By Heutloy To euixct by the let'tslaturo of the state of Nebraska That It shall bo tin- lawtul to plant a line fence over the height of ten feet nor shall one he maintained longer than tluec months after the pass.ijco of this act. Hy Slmms To establish a maximum rate of frelchtun all railroads In Nebraska nnd to provide n penalty for the Uolatlon thereof. Hy lilllmorc To provide for the commence- monl nnd prosecution of actions bcfoie jus tice of the peace. Hv Sweet To amend section S of chapter 11 of the complied statutes of 1SX5. By Heimiod To amend section \Q \ > of chapter 14 of tl a compiled statutes of Ne braska , entitled "Cities of the secoi'd class and villages. " Hy Cass To amend section 1 sub-division ' 2 , chapter 70 of the compiled statutes ot Ne braska. Hy King To provide for the rc-collectlon , custody ami safe kecplnsr of the stirvevs , field notes , inatis. records nnd papois of tno surveyor seneral's ollice. Hyllayden Vor the relief for the con tractor for the erection of the labtatory build- in. of the University ot Nebi.iskn. Hy Kciper To empower the commission ers of 1'lcico county. Nebraska , to locate and ost.iblisli n public hlchway innnlng north nnd south across thu east pait ot the north west quarter of section twenty-seven ( J7 ( in tow nvhip ( 'i'o north of range ono (1) ( ) next sild tract ot land beloiuln ; : to the state of Nebraska. Work of HoiiHO Coniniltoc' ) . LINTOI.NNeb. . , Jan. 27. [ Special to the Hii.j : : The committees of the house have been busy this afternoon and some will meet this evening. The judiciary committee will report to-mouow moinlng lavorably upon the bill legirdlng school bonds. The committee will recommend that the bill pro hibiting aliens from owning or acquiring real estate In Nebraska bo referred to a spe cial committee , mid that the same disposition slnl ! bo made of the bill providing assistants for county judges. The committee onagri- cullinc will recommend for passage the bill obliging owners ot hedges along highways to cultivate and trim them ; also , the resolution recommending the construction of a veter inary school building ns au adjunct to the unlveislty. The committee on labor will report the bll prohibiting employment of children In an amended form. It will then nrohlblt cm- nloyment ot chlldion under twelve years of ago In factories , workshops and mlnos moio than four mouths In each year. The commit tee will also report tavoiabl ) the bill creating n bureau of labor wit linn amendment creating the sccietary of state ex-olllclo commissionei. The committee on accounts and expendi tures will favoiably icport the bill aiithoil/- lugan npuropilttloii to my additional clciKs employed In taking the last census. 1111 : it.ui.uoAi > COMMISSION HIM. . Mr. Ageo's minority ropoit on the railroad commission repeal hill will bo In substance thai anv kind of n commission has been better than none at all ; and that Instoadof lepeallug Hie law dealing Hie commission it ousjht to be strengthened so that the commission will ha\o Incieased powers nnd autlioilty. It is understood that the committee on railroads stood six to lour In fnvoi ot recommending that thu icpo.il bill pass. It Is believed it will pass the house , at least. MW : PLAN or Assu'ssMnyr. Mr. Sm > th will intioduco a bill to-monow in the house to amend sections I and 5 of chapter 77 , statutes of ISM , entitled "Hove- niic. " Section 4 Is re-enacted as follows : Personal uiopeity shall bo valued as follows : 1. All personal property , except as herein othoiwiso dliocted , shall bo valued at its fair cash value. " . Kveiy ciedlt lor a ceitnin sum payable either in money or labor shall bo valued at a lair cash value tor the sum so payable ; if for any article of inopoity or lor labor or sei vlco of any kind , it shall be valued at the cuirent price "ol such pronertv , laboi or service. : t. Annuities and royalties shall he valued at their total pies- outvalue. 1'iovlded , however , that the value of all personal i > ror > oitv tor the purpose of taxation shall bo onc-thhd Its actual value , ns detei mined by the loiogolng provisions ot this section. Section 5 is ro-eiiactcd as follows : Heal propeity shall bo valued as follows : 1. Kich tract or lot of teal piopoity shall be valued at Its actual value , and In determining such value the assessor shall bo guided , wheiover ho may be , by thu pileo obtained at anv time witlilnthosixiuouth'Uie.xt pi lor to the 1st day of April in tlio year In which the assessment Is to ho made for a like tract or lot in the vi cinity ot the tiac"t or lot to be assessed. Pro vided that any real pioporlv within the cor- poiate limits of any city which has not been .subdivided Into what is generally known as city lots shall ho valued in tlie same ratio as it so subdivided. * * * * Piovlded that the value ot all Dioperty contemplated by this section shall be lor the pmposo of taxation , one-thliil Us actml value , as deter mined by thu loicgolng ptovislons. WAS IT AN HAKTIH.JUAICI3 ? Fremont nnd North Head Shaken Up I lRt IjVOIlilll * . ! ' i u : MO NT , Neb. , Jan. i:7. : [ Special Telc- giam to the linn. | The citizens of Kiemont weio staitlcd this evening by a distill banco of some kind which shook the buildings , ral lied windows and was otherwise peieeptlbly lelt. The shock occuricd shortly after 8 o'clock , Iteports from various parts of the nelghboibood and from North Hend , sixteen miles distant , Indicates that the disturbance was of some violence. Whether It was an earthquake or explosion Is not definitely known at this hour. The general opinion , however , Is that It was an eaithqiiako , ns Iho rumbling of the earth was prolonged too much toi an explosion. rm.T AT XUIITII nr.Nn. NOIITH Hivi : > , Neb , , Jan. ! -Special Tele- giam to thoHiil : : I'eoplo In this vicinity were staUlod about S o'clock this evening by experiencing a slight though veiy distinct earthquake. It is learned by telegraph that the shock was felt several miles east and also west of this place. Arrested Kor Htonlinjr Gallic. Hi.oojiiNoro.v , Neb , , Jan. 27. I Special Telegram to the Hnn.J Mtrtln Landicth was to-day an csled charged wllh complicity In cattle stealing. This Is the second time ho has been ariestcd It Is iiimoted that Abu and James Landrcth have been attested at Ashland on the same dunce. Tlio Herd Law Hown.v , Neb. , Jan. ! i7.-f. Special Tele gram to the HII : . | The election In Sioux county on Ihu'J.'ith lust , nn the question of the suspension ol the herd law cairled , The majoiily for the tenco law Dnnccrous Dynamite. Wnui'ixo WAI nit , Neb. , Jan. 27.--A. J. Dauchoy , contractor of the Nebraska City branch of tlio Missouri I'acllic , whllo thawing out d.vnamito caitrldues , lost his haint nnd right eye by an explosion , The concussion , It is believed , has entirely dcstioyed hlb sight. Ho has n wife and child , Fatal K mi a way , McCooic.Neb. , Jan.'JT. Klla Buck , daugh ter of Ito > al Huck , was killed by a ninaway horse , yesterday , six miles from Indlanoln. She was thrown from the horse with siiiliclent ioico to break her neck , causing Instant death. Senatorial Contests. INDIANA 1-oi.is , Jan. 'J7. There was no change in the senatorial light to-day. CiiAiu.nsTON , W. Vn. , Jan , 27 , Another ballot was taken to-day for United States senator , but with no change In the icsult. Wllley lost bcven votes and Camden one. THIINTO.V , N. J. , Jan. 'J7. At noon to-day the bcss'iou of legislative adherents of ox- Governor Abbot tor United States senator met , organised ns a joint meeting of the two house * , cast their seven ballots lor Abbet and adjourned. Ai'biix , Tex. , Jan. 27. The legislating nt noon to-day resumed balloting for United States senator , Two ballot * were taken. The seventh ballot , or the second taken today , resulted as follow : Jteagan , 6i ; Maxoy , M ) ; Ireland , 84. The eleventh ballot was taken , which stood : Iteagau , 50 ; Maxey , 40 ; Irelanq , 34. AWAITS THE PRESIDENTS PEN Passage of the Bill For Pensioning Soldiers and Their Dependent Parents. SENATOR VAN WYCK'S SPEECH. Lincoln Citizens .Mciuorl.nllz.o Con gress on the Kxcesslvc Oleomarga rine Xnxos Ncbrnsltans ami low mis I'cnsloned. A Chnract eristic Speech Ily VnnVyok WA-itixciTOX , Jan. 27. fSpecIal Tele gram to the Hn : . ' ! In the senate this after noon , during the consolidation of the bill amended by the hotiso pensioning at the tate of S13 a month soldlms and dependent uaicntsot soldiers who aio now disabled fiom anycauso Senator Van Wyck made some remaiks In suppoit of the mca uio which Is characteristic ol him. The bill , as It came to the senate fiom thn house , was In exact form as Ihat proposed by Senator Van Wjck some time ago. The bill under consid eration , ns passed by the senate , graded the pensions from SI to 824 n month , according to disability. Senator Van Wyck held at that time , ns ho did to-day , Hut It would be bettci to place all on the same basis so as to avoid complication and Injustice In classlll- cation. He thought It .should bo unitorm ; that If a man who faithfully served the union In the late war was now disabled from any cause so that he cannot earn a complete live lihood ho otnrlit to bo provided for by the government and should not bo subjected to running the gauntlet ot classification. Sen ator I3air ! , author ot the amended bill under dissetisstou , maintained for the original foim ot the bill , providing for classification , ns did nlso Senator 1'latt nnd others. This bill , Senator Vnn Wvck argued , was designed for nn entirely dllTerent purpose than the laws In force. The present laws seek to pay for damages done In their propoitlon , as more is given for the loss ol two legs or arms than the loss ot ono leg or ai in , etc. The hill under consideration , ho said , was designed as > a charity , a gift to those who are disabled now and who cannot earn a livelihood , but who were not Injured or disabled in service and he did not think the line distinctions and disci ( initiations on account of the character of the dls.ibililv should bo observed as Iho one observed In the existing law. Ho ob jected specially to the delays and emhariass- mentswhlch this clnslluVntlon necessitates and the Injustices It vvoiks unavoidably. Ho spoke ot the inclination of the pension de- pal tmcnt to keep within as n at row limits ns possible the intentions of a liberU pension law. He dcpiccatcd the fact that theio aio JW.OOOsoldieis In the poor and alms houses of the country unable to earn a suppoit and yet tin able to get a pension. Ilonlso mentioned the poor men who served their countiy faithfully and well who aio inlndlni : organs and other wise begglnir n llvln ? . It was n shame to Irarglc at this subject. Let the government come to thesunpoit of these poor men and come without tliuso line distinctions and ccn- suies. This bill would also give justice to an army of poor people who aio unable tenet net it at the pension oflico ovvlns to these rules and limitations moposed by the sena tor from New Hampshire ( Hlaii ) . "There aie , " said Senator Van Wyck , "a lot of men In the house at this very moment hoping the senate will amend this bill In some way so It will have to go back there and its final passage bo defeated , t sincerely hope the hill will pass just as It now is. " Senator Van Wyck won , the bill massed ns amended by the house , and now only requiios the piesideiit'h signature t& irlnko it n law. It also pensions the survlVois of the Mexican war. " ANAMt'si.va iNcmr.jfT. This evening's Star sajs : "An amusing Incident occuired In the olllco of the commis sioner of thego-nciallandolrlco. Kepiesonta- live Koiaii , ot Ohio , who was not ic-clectod to the next congress , called on Commissioner Spaikslo-day In regaidtolho removal ot a special agent ot tlio J uid ollieo who was a re publican , ( ienor.d Snarks told him that the liispoctoi was a good ollicer and ho pioposod to retain him. Mr. Koian lespomled with some warmth that ho did not con s der that a proper policy to puisne and added that hu did not consider that tiie commissioner was a pioper man lor the place and the demo- cialic party did not so consider either. 'Well , sir , ' icplled ( ioueial Spaiks , 'vour constitu ents have deteimliied very wisely that you weio not the man to repiesent them. IMII- tlu'r , this Is not the place lor such lemarks , and it you don't leave this ollieo 1 shall put you out. ' ( Soiicinl Sparks arose fiom hisso.it nt this juncture and the intei view came to an end by Mr. Koran leaving the room. " Late to-night a Hni : correspondent called upon liopresontatlvo Foian , who said theio was just a grain of tiuth In the above. Ho had some words witli Sparks , hut was neither thicatoiicd nor ordered out of the laud olllco. Koran was ro-elected to congiess and will light Sparks in the next house. not.rs urn Kit pcnnoNf. Senator Mandcison to-dav piesented in the senate the memoilal ot ( iooigo Schcrer and M.xty-el ht oilier citl/ens of Lincoln , dcclailng that the special taxes on olcmargarlno aio exhoibltant , and that the largo maniifactnieis advance tlie licenses and conliuo the trade In their own hands , thus creating n monopoly , and they ask thercfoio foi a icpcal ot said special taxes. NMlllASKA AND IOWA I'KXSIO.NKUS. The follow in : : Nebraskans weio granted pensions to-dav : Jane , widow of Kdvvard Lowls. Carisbiook ; Daniel Carrie , llobion ; He/ekiah Calvert , Ashhuul ; AndiewB. Hill , Diiveupoit ; Homer .M. Hovrell , Mason City. The following pensions were granted to lowans : Maitln Kiilman. Kiedeilcs : Thomas Hiicknor , Council Hlutls : Archibald 1' . Culbuilson , 1'romlso Citv ; Mercelon H. Derby , Dakota City ; Alvan H. Carter , 1'iliiceton ; James Smith , Dallas ; Lewis Stolto. New ton ; Thomas J. Mai tin. Ciaw- fordvllle ; I'hillii ) Latter , Sigotirnov ; Tiiah Johnson , Dos Moines ; Hiuh L. McCain. Ot- tuiuwa ; James M. Spe.ir , Karnamvllle : Kll/.n Ann , mother ot CyiusM. ( Mnoy. lolajisiisan , widow ( d Sylvester K Mooio , Cresco ; Olson M. Durlov , Hedriclv ; Willis A. Chipman , Algoua ; John Lynch , lYemont ; Johi > D. Miller , Vniiuoulh ; Charles 1. Notion , Lopci- vllle. AllMV NKVVH. Hospital Steward John S. hwennoy , US. . A. , who was formerly stationed at Kort Itohlnson , Nob. , relumed lioiu a tiiilough last week and has been asslirned to duty nt Koit Duchesno , t'tah. Captain Albert L. Myer , Ule-venth Infantry , who was lecenlly promoted tiom hr.st lieu tenant , Is n In other of thu late ( ieneial Myer , who was the lirst chief signal ollicer of the army. Ho isordeied to Toil Sully , Dakota. Army leaves gianlod : KIisl Lieutenant Charles 11. Watts , Plfth cavalry , Foit Li-aven- worth , fifteen days ; First Lieutenant .Stephen ( J. Mills. Twelfth Infantry , Fott Million , Floilda ( San AiiL'iibtlue ) , ono month , with permission to applv for Iwo months1 exten sion ; Lieutenant 1'tilllin A. Hellers , Ninth cavalry , KortHoblnsonNebraska , ono month liom February 8 , with permission to apply for one month's extension. OAI'II-Al. NOTr. , Secretary Manning to-dnv sent to the sen- ntoa copy of a letterlromiheactlngsecrelary of warot tlio th lust. , submitting an esti mate ot nn appiopriation In the sum ot 55,000 tor the piiichaso of land near Kort Mead , Dakota , lor the purpose of obtaining a supply of peed water for that post. Citi/.ens ot ( hand Korks , Dak. , have peti tioned congress lor a speedy latihcatlon of the Indian commission with tlio Hed Luke Indians. The Ycllovvtitoiio I'urk l'\poiHtlon. LiviNf.broN , Mont. , Jan.7 , ( Special Telegram to the HKI : . ] Lieutenant Schwatka , who has charge of the expedition sent out by the Northern I'aelhc road to e.x tiloro Vellowstona park In winter , says : "A Northern I'.ielhe special , with thtco enslnes and OIIB snow-plow , buoKod snovvforsix days to gel lo Cinnabar to relieve the expedition , which got Into Livingston yesterday. 'Iho enow la about six to eight leet deep in el- loustono puk. The winter elfects me splen did , but the load bad to bo abandoned in many places , thu party doing idtdno climbing on snow shoes on the mountainside , this winter has not burn picceUeutcd for eight years in the park. KtlKNQU'S K. How They Were Peddled Around to the Itlcheot Ittdder. Niw : VOIIK , Jan. 27. ( Bpcclal Telegram to the Urn J Kx-Hallroad Commissioner French said to the Wa-dilncton concspond- cut of the World ysteiday : "When Chatles I'rancls Adams states that I obtained my In- foimatlon concerning the I'acllic railroads , published In the Woild , rattly fiom my con nection with the ralltoad manacement , ho tells n barefaced and unmitigated He. His allegation that I tiled to get him to ptuchnse my Information , making threats If ho did not , Is on a par with his previous statement and with other things which 1 nmloistand him to have said In that Interview. " I'tcnch also said that when ho went to Wash ington about December 10 ho toitud a note fiom M. Storey , In which ho asked tor a mooting to talk over Kionch's letter of Decomboi U to Vice 1'icsl- dent ( fates , of the Ceutiid Pacitlo , about the possibility of his helping the iniliuad compa nies this winter. Pi ouch replied , saying where ho could be found , but docs not make clear whether ho saw Stoioy , though ho does "tale that he was in the employ of the Union I'acllic. December li'J French saw the editor of the World in this city , but did not ( lion make final arrangements for the publication of hlsohaigos , as lie had that morning been paid S.100 by the Union 1'acilio tioople to w ilhhoht his signatmo to the agreement with , thoWoildn tew days. The correspondent sajs I'resident Adams tried very haul In De cember to head oil I'leiich'soxfiosuios , as will bo shown by the following dispatch tent by Adams to Dillon : HOST ox , Dee. IK. l -Sidney Dillon , 10 Wall sticet : Thcophlliis Kiench Is at the St. Denis hotel and Is contemplating mis chief , lie wants a sop. Could joti contrive to got hold of him anil Hud out what he Is nttor' . ' Cn uti.rs V. An VMS. The funding bill was pending in the house find the lohhv was confident It could be passul bolore the holiday adjourn ment. Upon lecelpt of tills telegiam Dillon addiossed a letter to Fionch , who saw Dillon In accordance with the leanest expio'scd by the lattei In the latter. Dillon did not suc ceed In peisuaditig Fionch to withhold his disclosures , but concession was obtained that Fiench would do nothluc for llvo days. Tlio o.x-1'acitic lailioad commissioner did not know that in tills live dajs it was expected to pass Iho tundlng bill In the house and wllh the cornoiatldn sonalo lo deal with the mll- road people lelt that they could dety any ex posure. Til 13 TlJIjKlMIONU CASKS. Assertions of Fraud hy flcll Denied l > y Ills Attorney. \\A5iiiNOToN , Jan.7. . The heailng ot arguments In the telephone cases was continued In the supreme court to-day. Hill , lor the Overland A : 1'eoplo's company , continued his argument which began yesteiday. Ho asserted that 1'rof. Hell had chanced the specifications ot his patent while his application was pending. He pioceeded to aiguo Ihat the changes nl- leged in this case had been made alter 1'iof. Hell had surreptitiously obtained knowledge of the contents of the caveat tiled by I'rof. Kllsha ( iiay , and that the chances weio In tended to Include In his ( Prof. Dell's ) patent the Inventions which ho himself had not made but'which ho hail wrongfully nppio- prlatcd fiom Iho caveat of 1'iof. ( ' .ray. Hill said that between Febinary 14 and 10 , 1S70 , Pollolc and Hallcy , Hull's patent attorneys , in consequence of the guilty knowledge which they hud ot ( Stay's caveat , bodily in terpolated an Impoitant invention and claim theiofor into Hell'fi speclhcallou . As proof ol such fraudulent Intelpolallon Hill rcloned lo two documents , ono n. copy ot I'rof. Hell's hpeciticntions which was given in Jan- nary , 1870 , to ( leoi'go Hrown to bo taken to England for the puiposo of obtaining n patent there , nnd the othei n certified copy of the Interlined nnd Interpolated specifications which had at one time been on tile In the patent ollice , but which , ho said , Prof. Hell or his attoineys , by collusion with employes ot the patent ollice , had subsequently re moved and destioyed to conceal the Irand it- lent inteipolatlons , substituting therefor a clean copy In which the luteipolalloiib had been incorpoiatod. Mr. Stanow icpliod for tlio Ameilean Hell Telephone company , and in defense ot Piol. Hell he devoted himsolt to attempt to show that such changes as had been made in Piof. Hell's specifications after thu ( ioorgo Hiown copy had been sent to Kimlaitd , vvoio changes which ho had a perfect lesal right to make ; that thcvwcio made in duo time and that they had no relation whatever to the ( ! r.iv caveat , but were icstilts of Professor Hell's Independent thinking. Ho dechucd that thooiiglii.il specifications now on lilo in the patent ollieo are the same which have al ways been theio. Starrow then said that the clcik ol the United States chcuil couil for the dlstiict of Massachusetts was piosent with thooiidnal document in question and that ho should ask that ollicer to piosont It to this com las proof ol his statements and to show that the iiitoilineatlons vvoie in pen cil and In his ( Stairow's ) handvviiting. The document was introduced and examined by the justices , Mr. Stanovv meanwhile attempt ing to make further explanations , which weic not allowed. CANAn.V UNCONUEIIN'UD. The Sonnto'H Action On the Fisheries Question Knlirely Overlooked , OITAWA , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegiam to the Hii.j : Kverjbody Is so much taken up discussing election matteis that the icccnt action of the United States sonalo In passim : lutallatory legislation on thu lisheiies Is al most ovoilooUed. Mr. MeLellan , late min ister of fisheries , says respecting tlio Kd- mundsblil : "Canada In uvuiy Inslanco has shown Iho greatest couitesy to the fishermen , of the Uniled States when keeping them within treaty bounds. The whole trouble In arriving at a settlement , I behove , has aiison from mlsiopresontalloiis on the part of cap tains of American llshlni ; vessels of the action ot Canadian authoilties. AH wo want to do Is lo stand by our lights asdeiincd by thotieaty. This let.illalory hill proposes to piovent impoit.itlons liom Canada ot fish or any other Canadian pioduct which may bo so declaied against by proclamation ot the president. It is well known that they can not do without our hsh. AccoidniL' to their latest census returns the vnluo of their hsli- eiios. exclusive of ojsteis , the piodiictlon of whicli In the United States , I admit , is very gloat , only avoinicd n cents per head of their population annually , ami no ono pie- tends to My that that IB sullldent tor their people sliico thu catch of hsh lias not been hugely augmented. lam inclined to think It has boon decreased , whllo at ihe same time the population has not laigely Increased , so that they aie dependent to a xrcat extent on other countries tor their supply. I am In clined to think that tills bill will cut both vvnvsandl do not think that wo shall bo gieatly troubled by It. What steps this gov- einmentwill take In the matter 1 am nut prepared to say. OA.MAGKIMtY FLOOD. Port Deposit Almost Drowned Out and .Moris to Come. POUT DEposir , Md. , Jan.'J7 , The Ice In the Siisrmohanna noith of Port Deposit began orcaking up at 20 : ! yesterday after noon and piling up opposite this place , which forced the water baclc nuon the town In a frightful manner. In thirty minutes It attained a depth of tivo to six feet In the main street , running with a swift current , carrying with It ice , fences , lumber and debris generally. All tun residences on the lower sldo of Main stieet witli tew excep tions were flooded with three to four feet of water on the hut tloors. Not more than thieo or four families living on that sldo remained In their houH'3 last iiliht. No possible conception can be formed ot the loss and destruction ot last night's Hood. An unsuccessful attempt was made to break the Ice gorge with dyna mite , but after s > om hours' hard work the scheme was abandoned , lieports from up river are that heavy Ice is coming down in Immense quantities. That thu worst has not jet come is the i/eneial supposition , nnd should the gorge opposite this ulacu continue to rcsUt the accumulating pressure from above Iho final result cannot ho conjectured , and the suspense Is fearful. Trnlns on the Columbia V Poit Deposit road cannot ap preach nearer than a mlle on either side of town , as the tracks are covered with Ice and water. TIM : rtsiuuTTs : O.UISTIO.V. The House Committee ou t'orolun AfTairi Dlscitxsos the Subject. WASIMXOTON , Jan. 27. The full attend ance this moinlng of the committee on for eign aflalis Indicated the Interest taken In the fishery question , The senate bill roforied to the committee yestoidiW , with the usual power to report at any time to the house , was the subject of discussion , The discussion showed substantlal.unanlmlty In n determin ation to act without haste and only after ma ture dollbcifltion. The merits of the senate and IIOUMS hills were comp.ucd , Mr. Hoi- niont Indicated a pretoionoe for the house bill , but thought theio was no reason foi haste , and that thai could bo Improved. Mr. Itico thought the enalo bill went fuithor than goueially supposed and might include moio than thu senate exneeled nnd peihaps as much ns the house bill. The senate bill included not only Canadian "products'1 but goods. " Would not "goods" Include anv possessions , oven c.us and locomotives,1 Phelps saw none of the excitement which had invent the senate. The committee ought to take the w Isdom of tl.o senate a. seen in Its moasine and Ihc vylsdom of Iho house as scon In the house nioasino and got out of the two hv ndiul.xtuio to the m.itlei if nicess.uy , something lo lopoit which would be leason- able , poiceablo and olliclent. The senate * oeui"d to want p.ntial suspension , and the hou o. Judging by the hills , n tolal suspen sion ofeommeieial Intmoouise. The wis dom ol olthot course and the piactlcal details foi onfoiclugi'lthoi plan whonadoplodneeded caietul study. Ho moved that the matter bn leferiod to n sub committee to report next \\oitlilngtonsaldChlcago \ would never go so tai as to let Canadian ems bo stopped , though It might bo willing to stop "products and goods" that weio Canadian. The matter was retoied to a sub-commltteo with iiistiiictious to lepcut not later than next Tuesday. A. CANADIAN OPINION. The Imperial Aulliorltlen M\i t Solve the Fisheries Question. TonoXTO , Jan. 137. The Mall to-day says : It is unfortunate tor Canadian Interests that n general election should be In progress nt a tlmo when 0111 Amoilcan nclghbois are legislating against ns. It Is true the bellicose - coso speeches deliveied In the United States senate the other day need not be taken seriously , nevertheless It Is abundantly evi dent liom the bettor class of American journals that our neighbors aio deteimlned to adopt a spirited loiolgn policy in plain English , to steal our lisli and lo punish us it wo attempt to mevent them. We siilfor from American pioiudlco against Kimland and fiom Eng land's unwillingness and ability to unko our case her own , and betwixt the two it will bo a miracle If wo are not shoiu. The loieign ollieo will make n show of piotccling our rights , but the capital consideration with Loid Salisbury will bo not the justlco of our own case so much ns the necessity lor main- tainlnir eoidial relations witli Ihe United Stales. The power lo suspend Intcicoiirso which Is to be vested In I'resident Cleveland by the Kdnuinds nnd Hclmont bills Is to prevent our ships lioin entering Ameiiean ports and to stop our railioad cars ami locomotives at the International Hue , and Is merely what Americans themselves Iciiu 'blull. ' Hy blulllng our neighbors have. In the past , man aged to cheat us out of whole seaboards nnd territories. Come what may this tlmo. wo trust the Canadian and Imperial authorities will press for something approaching a per manent solution of the question so that we may know exactly where wo stand. " Til 13 TUUNIC HIYSTI3IIY SOIA'RI ) . Now York Detectives Arrest the Mur derer In ItrooUlyn. Nr.w Vonic , Jan. 27. This afternoon de tectives In this city anestod n man who ap pears to ho fiiillty ot the murder of Iho man whoso mangled lemalns were shipped by ex press to Baltimore In a trunlc and weio found thoio yesteu'ay. ' A Hrooklyn saloon keeper Identified Edward Younger ns the man who had biought Iho trunk lo his place on Saturday nnd had asked to leave it lor a time. The detectives ancsted Vounger , searched the promises occupied by him , and found that a man named August Hlatz had been living with Younger , and that Fiiday last they quniieled. and Ihat Hlat/ had not been .seen siuci * . The walls oi the loom wlieio Hlat/ had slept and the celling were bespatteiod with blood , and some ono had attempted to dig the stains out of the walls. They found a large butcher's saw marked w Ith blood and n hammer and knife nlso blood marked. The bedding Halt/ had slept on wns also bloody. The police then arrested Edward Younger , fr. , aged seventeen , sou of the other pi isoner. Ho said that Halt/ had been living with him lor some tlmo and hail plenty of money. His father wanted Haltto give him some money to go Into business with. Halt/ lotused , and his tatliurnnd ho qtiairelcd. On -Monday last ho saw his father washing the floor and askc-d what was Ihu mattei , nnd his fiithci said that ho had a serious quaticl with Halt/ , and he would never HCO him acain. Hu then told his son ho must say nothing about It or he would got him into trouble. A Northwestern Train Ditched. LonitviM.H , In. , Jan. U7. [ Special Tclo- gram to the Hii : : . ] An accommodation train on the Noithvvoslein road wns thrown from the track and ditched last night , east of this place. Frank Shit-slei , a jevveliy man from Dos Molncs. was the only passenger and was slightly shaken up. Ituii Over and Killed. MONTICKI.I.O , la. , Jan. 47. [ Special Tele gram to the HII : : . ] John Ciinnlnuhniu , a brakeman on the Milwaukee road , was run over by thocais this evening , rcrelvlng In- imles from which ho died In n Nhoil time. Ho was unmauied and his guaidian lives nt Davenpoit , Killed In n Mine. Kr.oKn ; , In. , Jan. il. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.i : . ] Oharlos Mallott , formeily of Clark county , Missouri , a brother ot Mis. C. M. Belts. < d Keokuk , was killed whllo ascend ing the Popu load mine In Jasper county , .Mlssonil , by n stick of cord wood lallliiL' , Died In Callfornin. MAlisitAi.iiTow.v , In. , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to the Hin. : ] News was leceived hero this morning of the doalh of Dr. Sher wood , a piomiucnl mason nnd physician , tit San Dlco. C.ililornia. A Fiitnl K II. HUIU.INOTON , la. , Jan , 27. [ Special Tele gram to the Hir. : | John Tides , ot this city , nirod twenty-five , married , fell twenty loot , Milking on his head , whllo unloading rook on n gravel train near Weaver , and was Ullled. Veterinarians Appointed , Dr.s MOI.N'I. " , la. , Jan. 27 , [ Sntcial Tele gram to the Hi.K.I The governor to-day ap pointed Dr. M. K Johnson , of Itod Oak , and Dr. Chailos H. Flynn , of Decorah , assistant \eteilimryt.urgeons. F'unernl of ( Icnoral Stone. Niw : YOIIK , Jan. 27. The funeinl of the late ( Jcneial Charles P. Stone took place to-day liom St. Leo's church , and was at tended by many military men ami friends of thu deceased. After the services Ihu icm.dns weioiemoved to the National CemiHciy ul West Point foi Interment. Approved tins Kale. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Tlio pie-ldent has approved the act amending thu net providing tor the tale of the Sao and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations. Stanley on the Move * , CAIIIO. Jau , 27-btauky. tlio exploier , has arrived bur , FIFTY THOUSAND ON A STRIK1 ? Business in Now York , Brooklyn and Jersey Oity Completely Paralyzjil , VESSELS UNABLE TO SAIL' The Most Gigantic StrnirRl" IleHvecH Capital mid Labor Which Has K\OP Taken Place No Signs of Weakening. The Htrlko Spreading1. Ni.w YOUK , J. .1. y- ( Special Telegiam to the Hii.J : : No woik tosiioak of was done on the water fionts of Now York , ISrooVlyw or Jersey City to-day as the result ot the longshoremen's strike , nnd neatly W,0X ) ( ) men aio Involved In the tumble. The moil Include longshoremen , gialn handlers , coal handlers , eialn tilmmeis , bag sewers , canal boatmen , tug boat men , lighter men and every de eilptlon of worklimmcu. Scarcelj \essol was ahlo to leave the port. At the Cuiiaid dock thu ( iallln could not be disc.uged , and thu vYldlo Star steamer whlchVas to put oil' to day was obliged to dufoi her sailing until to-moirow. U Is said that the pilots will bo diawn Into the strug gle also. Theli Interests aie with the woik- men and It Is alleged that out of sympathy , 1C for no othei loasoii , they will lefnfo to take out ships. One of the Ideas of Ihe leaders Is to level up and another Is , nnd It Is the prin cipal one , to attract the attention 6f the. busi ness community and foico It to take some eognl/ancoof the stilko , A circular was to be chdilated to-daj by the Ocean association , headed : "UnlK'd wo stand , divided wo fall , " nnd saying "Hy the united action of the coal monopolists a centiall/atlon of power now exists detiliiiontnl to the best Interests of society. Thu combined elfin la ot capital seem to us to bo to trample labor In the dust. The Old Dominion Steamship company has adopted the same couiso as the coal combination and wo pledge ourselves to stand by each oilier until our modeiatoro- oue.sts nroginnted. Wo ask only lor bnio living wages , and aio determined to sccitro them. Our otuani/atlon compiises lone shoiomon , grain hamllois , gialn tilmmcix , coal handleis , coal boatmen , bag suweis , tug boatmen , lightermen nnd otheis , and this combination ot wngu caineis , who have tundo possible the accumulation of the eiguntlc tor- tunes of combinations of capitalists , aie do- teimined to obtain living wages In return for our labor. " The executive boatd of the Ocean Association of Longslioiemen , Inter national Ho.itmen's union , ( he gialn elevator men , ha ; sovvois , the trlmmois , the calkeia nnd beef canlers met In convention heielast night nnd ngiced to the following : A ceneial demand for-10 cents per hour for day woik and (10 ( cents per hour < for all men cmpluved at night tor all loncshoicmoit vvoikingon tiaus-Atlantlc ships and steam ships and -0 conls per hour for day woik and CO cents pel bom lei nitrht work ot all coast wise vessels. This , In the ease of coastwlso steamships. Is conceded as a matter of pro- lection to homo industry , and as frelirht on all Kuiopcan sleamships Is moio laboiiousto handle wo concede this In the case ot coast wlso steamships. That Is to stand as final , and ( intheimore , wu will consider it final until the coalmen get their demand of 1 $ $ cents per hour advance and the Old Domin ion Steamship company agrees upon ouc scale ahoadv proposed. Already the steamship companies have , begun to teol thu ollccts of thcij 11 on bio , and now that the sfriko ISM made peneial , the dllllculty will lo.J ) much creator. The idea of the executives boaid ol District Assembly No.11) ) Is that only ' by geneial action can the demands of the- ) ' men ho en foi cod. The matter has been re- ; ' foiled to the general executive boaid of the Knights of Labor and has met with thelc sanction. H Is possible thai within u day or two n member ot Iho goiioial board w 111 be In Ihe city to advise with the managers of the stiikoiiiid to give them the aid ami support ol the entiic body ot ICnluhtsot Labor. Said a member ot the executive hoard : "This 1'mht must ho foimht and won. If It la necessary no will extend It to other ports. Wo aio confident , however , that thu present move will convince the coal companies and the Old Dominion people that we are ineaiu- esl , and llns , with the pressiuo that will bo biouiiht to boai uion ) them by other sulfereis , w ill loice them to giant thu demands ot their men lor living wages. " Heach walUeis weru sent out to cover all the v.ulous points on the liver liont.s whole tiouhlo was coiicentiated , and they had particular Instructions to use every means to pievent any dlstiiibances , Thustilkurs nioconsiiioi.ihly elated at Iho favoiahlo icpoils that tim walking dele ales weio blinking in. A delegate trom North river front stated that not a single steamer had been able to take In Its uvular supply of coal , nnd consequently would not bo able to sail on the day appointed. At the Cunard dock , the ( ialliu could not bo dis charged because I'm ' majoiily ol the piece men tinned out. The next move will be to get the oiitflnccis on Iho tug boats to nil use. to mini coal or tow It , and other oiganl/utlouB who am dependent on coal supply will bo compelled to quit woik. The lony boats are .soiiotihly Inconvenienced on account of u lack ot coal. At the Moroni company's dock , pier 85 , tlio men went to work this morning , us the com pany agieed not to handle any boycotted height. Tlio dock master had to woik to keep pace with the demand , as much Height that had been dolajed in conseqiiunco of tlio boy colt and stiiko is now being moved. At tint pioduce. dock a steamer was got away at > o'clock this moinlng. It should have Hailed' Tuetday night. Sovcral canal boils laden wllh coal were laid up al Iho biilMioads , but theio was no ono to unload them. Air Anchor line fitoamer was docked , but no nt- tompl was made to unload tier alter UIH pas sengers had debaiked. Holh plois UOnnil Ul belonging to this company weio guarded by police. At plei ! l , North ilvei. llioio weio vessels waiting to liavo tlieli Irelght moved , hut no men could ho pidciiiod to do the woik. It Is expected that the tians-Atlantlo steamer duo out Satiuday will not bo able to sail on account of their having no uioaiib ot gcltimr Iho vessel's coal Mippl ) ahojid. Tim Wh-to Star steamer Hiittannlc was lo have lelt pint this moinlng , bill Him was unable lo got her complement nl real and was detained. ThcCiallla ol tlio Cunard line , Devoniu ol the Anchor line , La HotiDoune lor llnvie , W. A. hchotton of Amsteidam , and the Peiitihind ol the Ited Star line , aio mooted for nailing on Satur day , but will probably not be ahlo to do no unless the fctnko is settled. Tho.Moman line longshoremen , who had tvvico btiuck and KOIIO back , .subsequently went out ng < tln on thu older of a 'beach walUer. " Thu work ot loading the Mcamor Algiers was discon tinued. Itii : piles ot freight aio stacked upon tlio ploi awaiting shipment. About 1 o'clock tins alteinoon thirty Italians weio seemed and put to woik. The strikers niado no tumble beyond jeering at Ihe Italians , ' 1 he sulking longshoremen and oc.al shoy- eleis had a laryo par.idu to night and nmb.s meeting at Cooper union. A niimbui of. spcccho ? wore made on the situation and on the labor subject ucneully. Resolutions weie adopted tavoilng a HI peal of thu Iran- elui-c hold by the "coal haioiib" and con- deiiininir the hitlnuol men for the purpose ( dioOiieiv ; aNo denouncing thu action of : Iho rinl.eiion men. Them was no distur bance. Huston liiilori lieavn thn Hnl hln. Hos i OH. Jan. U7 , [ Special Telegram to the Hi i.i The Knlghth of Labor In Hostou are vviy glum , as all the operative tailors In the c ty , Including the machine operators , hihtcu. prospers , and all others engaged In the nmniifacluio ol ready-mado clothlng.havo decided to leave the order. Of the 4,000 of. these cialUmen In the city al least 3.OKhavo ) belonged tu the Knights of j/abor , and they go out to.i man. They have belonired fo four oi Jive d ( ion nl ah'Ciublies. They have iioen d'-it ! nod vvah their ncalinent by the 1 nights tin Mime tune , and since their Jaif btiilte , vviiitn was unuuecesisful , tUty uuv