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SIXTEENTH. YEAH. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 1C , 1SS7. NUMBER 243.
Tun i v/MfM Ttmi > ic rxnivTPO
THE LEGISLATURE S DOINGS ,
The Advocates of Submission in Lincoln
Poutpone the Vote.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE SHELVED.
Tlio Mouse Voles In Pnvor of Grand
Inland I'or tlio Noldlcrs' Homo
Mnny HUN itcuoinnieiidcd
For
Senate Proceedlnc * .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bti.J : : The senate met nt 10
o'clock and took up bills on third reading.
Thellrston file wasNo. 14 , to submit the ques
tion of n prohibition amendment to tliu pee
ple. Mr. Sterling said that as Mr. Brown ,
who Introduced the bill , was absent on ac
count of sickness , he thought that the bill
should tie placed at the foot of the file of bills
on third reading.
Mr. Schmlnke strenuously objected to de
ferring the bill so often. Ho was ready to
record his vote on it and did not think the
pioposed action right under the rule.
The chair decided that the only motion
that could be considered would bo ono to re
commit the bill to the general file.
Mr. Linn then made a motion accoidlngly ,
whlc.li was carried.
The next bill was Mr. Colby's , senate liln
2.1 , to provide for arbitration between em
ployes and corporations. Mr. Bobbins bald
the'blll was gotten up for buncombe and was
lax in many particulars. There was nothing
in It to prevent the discharge ot employes
when they resorted to arbltiatlon , and hence
provided no practical benefit. The legisla
ture could not make n law that would Inter
fere with a contract between individuals , and
the courts had repeatedly decided such laws
unconstitutional. Tim bill passed.
Mr. Bobbins' bill , No. 2S came next. It
provides that the names of freeholders who
sign petitions for the privilege to sell liquor
be printed In tlio newspapers , that the public
may examine them in order to find that they
are genuine. The bill was passed without
the emergency clause , bv a vote of 10.
The most Important bill to come up for
passage was that ot Mr. Snell , the chlnf
object of which was to grant the privilege of.
municipal suffrage to women. Mr. Vando
mark made an argument against the bill
which was well put and Incontrovertible.
Tlio bill was lost by \oteof 17 to 11. Thn <
did unfeeling man blast thu hopes of aspiring
woman.
Senate file 'S was passed , lellnqnishlng thn
state's title In certain lots in Lincoln in tavoi
of .lohn Glllesplc.
Bill 115 pertaining to the state horticultural
society , was passed. A number of bills were
Intioduced , No bills can bo introduced after
to-moriovv.
AFTIir.NOON SK ION.
Mr. FulleroHeied a icsolutloii requcstlnc
the secretary of state to fiunish the senate
documents relative to the territory from
which the county of Tliurston Is proposed to
be carved.
Mr. Duras introduced a bill prohibiting
any lottery or fcchemo of chance to be held in
the state by whatever name , style or title.
The scnato went into committee ot tin
whole , Mr. Majois in the chair.
Senate file Mb was first considered. It pro
vides that a widow may remain In the dwell
ing house of her husband after his death so
long as sheieinainsa widow without being
chargeable with rent. The bill was reported
favoiably.
Senate file No. 121 , amendatory ot the
statutes relating to insane , was recommended
to pass.
Senate file 101 , fixing the penalty upon libel ,
as follows , was discussed : "It any person
shall write , print or publish any false or ma
licious libel of or concerning another , 01
shall cause or procure any such llDei to be
written or published , every person so oflonil-
ing shall , upon conviction thereof , be lined
in any sum not exceeding S500 or bo im
prisoned in the county jail not exceeding six
months , or both , at the dlscietion ol the
court : and , moieover , be liable to the party
injured. 1'rovided , that if said libel Is pub
lished in a novvspaper having a general cir
culation the person so offending shall bi
punished by Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary not less than one nor more than three
years. "
Mr. Sncll explained that the bill was In
tended to punish such libel as if it woie r
felony.
Mr. Casper said the bill , if passed , wouh
make every constable , ward bummer am
crank a candidate in the justice's courts foi
libel judgment. Tlm State Journal had pub
llshed a malicious falsehood about tin
t-iieaner In saying ho liad sold iiimselt out t <
the railroads by accenting passes to take hi ;
wife east tor treatment , but liu lelied upor
his recoid at home and In the senate to reluti
the libel. He said that it the Jouinal pcoph
had any manhood and decency they wouh
do what they coidd to make amends , but hi
would not seek rediess in the com ts.
Mr. Schinlnke said that it he had prose
filled every editor who lied about him lit
would long ago have turned all his money
over to the lawyers.
Mr. Dnras said if the law passed the tinu
would come when alt the newspaper mei
would bo In jail. They all claim to be pee :
men , and of course would bo obliged to go U
jail. .Kvery issue of u novvspaper containei
a lie , and if everybody would sue them hi
was atiald wo would soon have no news
papers In the state. To prevent this awfu
calamity ho opposed tlio bill.
Mr. Yandemark said lie did not caic hov
much the newspapers attacked him. It
every case where lie had been maligned I
liad iedounded to his glory. He would pur
sue his mad career anil answer all chaiges a
did tluviimn who bin nt the temple of Ulan ;
to immoilalizo himself.
Mr. Moore favored the bill. At present i
man could make a false and malicious attaci
upon the imputation of a good cltl/en and b <
not linblu for criminal prosecution. "Ou
imputations and the feelings of our rela
lives HID of iiioio Importance thai
the little property we may possess
It U a moro serious ofi'oiisi
to malign a man than to deprive him of prop
iTty. 1 think that the bill Is right and tlm
It would do no harm to any just man. "
Mr. Linlnger rend the statutes and salt
thu mesent law covered the case tnlly. An
oilier law was unnecessary.
Mr. MeiUejohn ofleied an amendment o
the phraseology which was accepted and th
bill recommended to tuss.
Senate file 101 was taken up. It provide
that "every person licensed as provided , whc
bv himself , Ills agent , servant or eleik , slial
glvo or sell any malt , spirituous or vlnou
liquors , or anv Intoxicating drink to nil
minor , apmentieo or servant under twenty
mm > oats of age , or any person so llcmisei
who shall , by himself , his agent , servant o
clerk , suffer or peiinit to entci hlsplacu o
business , or to lenmln therein , any mlno
under thu nge of tvvimty-ono years , shall b
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor for each ol
leiisu , and upon conviction thereof he slial
be. imprisoned In the county jnll not less tha
Unity days nor moro than three months , an
ho shall pay the costs of prosecution. " I
also prohibits tlio sale of liquor toany Initial
insane person or habitual drunkard , or npo
Sunday and election days , under heavy pen
allies. Tno bill was leeommemlcd to pass ,
Senate tile 53 called out qulto a display c
btntcsmanshlp. It rends as follows :
"liu It resolved i > y thu senate and the lions
of lenicscntatlvesof the state ot Nebraskr
that tliu pa * say u of a bill by congress submli
Uiij an amendment to thu federal constiti
tion wheieby United States senators can I
elected by a direct vote of thu people woul
meet thu approval ot thu people ot tlio stat
ot Nebraska ,
"Hesolvcil , That wo earnestly nrce upo
rojigress thu passage of a bill at the eailie :
day posxlblo of thu present session of cor
cress submitting tht * question of an ameiu
ment to the constitution. "
Mr. Vandtmiaik said that should the fix
cral constitution bo amended us was prayc
forintliUmcmorial.it would sap the vei
inundation upon which the govemmei
u-sts. It would destroy the theory of stau
rights and stales sovereignty. It could in
bc done , The house represent * : " the peep
nnd the senate the sovereignty uf thObUUi
This dual foverlimuiit is the creation ol 01
foiefathe.d and it had stood the test of gpi
cratlons In the grandest republic thuor ,
liad over known , lie opposed tlio bill.
Mr. Duras , who Introduced the bill , spok
In Its behalf. He said that time ) iad demoi
etrated that many amendments were nece ;
earjr to tlio fe.ae.ral constitution , Tnu iu
had come fora chance in the manner of elect
ing d United States senator. The framers of
our state constitution had reco nl7cd this ne
cessity and ten years ago had provided that
the people might express their preterenco at
the ballot box for United States senator.
This Is as far as they could go nnder the
federal constitution , but there was no doubt
that they saw the wisdom of the proposed
mensuie.
The bill was recommended to pass.
Senate file No. f > \ setting forth the manner
In which unorganized territory enn be toriued
Into counties , was recoomrnended to pass ,
Senate file IVY , relative to the purchase ot
real estate for taxes by county official ! ' , was
recommended to pass.
Senate file 8i , fixing procedure in Institut
ing a loin fur wages , wns discus ed. the com
mittee asking leave to sit again upon It.
Senate file Mi , deiinlnc the boundary of
Inman county , was recommended to pass.
Senate file w , providing that deeds exe
cuted in other states shall be lcsr.il in this
state , was recommended to pass.
Senate file 'J10 , to ruznlato tlm sale of liquor
bv druggists , w.is leeommemlcd to pass. Tlio
object of this bill Is to keep the < ale of liquor
as a beverage in the saloons , and not allow
dnu stores to run saloons without paying
license. The bill was recommended to pass.
The committee then arose. The senate
adopted Us report and ndjournud.
NOTI : .
I talked to Senator Melklelohn with refer
ence to Ins vote on the Omaha chatter bill.
Among other things he Mild : " 1 did my best
to ascertain the desire of a majority of the
citizens of Omaha , and voted accordingly.
> o matter how 1 vote on manv questions , f
inn charged by some one or other of having
congressional aspirations. 1 have never Had
any such Idea. "
A woman suffragist ran up against a snac
when she essavcd to convert a wayward
member fiom Cass , the other day. Slibhad
become a little out ot patience with him be
cause he would not admit that women were
down-trodden and divested of Uod-glven
rights. "Think of your wife , at home , " said
she. "Will you not permit her wishes
to infliience your vote on this question'1
"Madame , the last tiling that my wife said
to mo was to request that I do not vote for
this proposition , and 1 will add for your bene
fit. that when she enteis politics I'll get out. "
Some of the scnntors speak well , but they
go over the same ground twice In ono speech.
In cither words , they d'on't stop when they
get throiiL'h. Slmkesucare never repeats.
The secretary of the senate has a severe
cold.
It Is all right for a member to explain his
vote , but it is far from right lor him to trans
mit an explanation ot no vote at all.
The house bill to extend the penitentiary
contract was ru.nl the liist time in the senate
to-day.
Tli'-re were only three ladles on the floor of
the senate at the funeral ot the bill to grant
municipal sullraire to women.
At precisely 2 : > Mr. V.muemark rose to a
question of privilege ami said : "Mr. 1'resi-
dent Ituferring to the vote on the Omaha
charter vusterday and the Bii's report of its
pioceedins.s , I take no exception to the re
port except upon my absence , and 1 do not
toke any exception to that , but the Omaha
BEI : added , 'as usual. ' it It was another
paper 1 would ask a correction , but as it is
the Omaha Bii : 1 do not ask a conection. "
Mr Vandemaik don't know when he is well
Heated. _
Doings in the House.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special Telesratn
to the BKI.J : The house , after a long debate ,
determined this morning , C5 to 4S , that it
could not or would not delegate Its power ot
locating n soldiers' homo to a commission.
Assoon as the special older was reached and
the bill came up for final consideration , Mr.
Bief moved that the house proceed to fill
the blanks left in it for a location. As
an amendment to tills motion , Mr. Itandall
moved an entire substitute for section
3 , which provided that the location should
be determined by seven commlsslonei ? , who
should be selected by a joint session of both
houses of the legislature , nnd who should be
old soldiers. The substitute was voted down
and then a motion to ballot for -the location
prevailed. Grand Island was the choice of
ninety-six of the members and was placed
in the blank. It was worth the "price
ot admission , " and moro too , to see
Mr. Kief's hearty , wholesome face light up
and become wreathed with smiles when the
vote was announced. He has made a square ,
honest fight for the location ot the home at
his city. Gland Island , through 127 leading
business men. guaranteed ( HO acres of line
land three miles out , and will probably also
raise monev to adorn the grounds ot the In
stitution when built. The bill establishing
the home was ordered engrossed and comes
up for passage to-morrow. It appropriates
AI'Tr.UNOON Sn SION.
The first business of the alternoon was the
reception of reports of committees.
Upon the question of Indefinitely postpon
ing the bill repealing a portion of tlio lien
law. number IK , Mr. Baymond moved that
the recommendation ot the committee should
not be adopted. He said that tlio very fact
that every lumber and material dealer In this
state was opposing this bill entitled it to
merit in his eyes. The law now says that
there are a favored few in this state , that the
man who supplied the material for a building
lias a complete prior claim nnon every part
ot that uulldlng to tlio exclusion of the claim
of every man who lias labored upon the
structure. He stood nnon tlio broad platform
of equality before the law.
Mr. Slater said that there was a sting In the
bill to capital. Labor goes hand In h.ind with
capital. Lt ono fall and the other must. Ho
was opposed to it.
Mr. A ece favored the bill , and Mr. Bay
mend replied to him quito cnerietlcally.
charging the former with the cecullarlty of
favoring evetythiug which smacked of mo
nopoly.
Mr. Miller opposed the bill , and Mr. Whit-
more also opposed it.
Mr. Jeary believed it was to the best Inter
ests of the countrv to allow the lien law to
remain as it is. The country ought to bo built
up and a icpeal of the bill would retaid that
building.
Mr. Bandall favored the report of the com
mittee. He said that the bill had biought
lorth a great many protests , but they had
been from fanners nnd not from lumber
dealers.
The report of the committee was sustained
and the bill was Indefinitely postponed.
Tlio following bills were also , upon icoom-
mendation of the committees from whom
they came , indefinitely postponed.
To provide lor tlio commencement and
prosecutions of actions before justices of the
pence and wherein justices of the peace have
juilsdlctlon in the precinct , wherein tlm de
fendant in such actions may reside or live ,
and to provldu . . . . that such actions
shall bo commenced only In thu pieclnct
wherein the defendant may reside.
To declare stipulations for attorney fees
in notes or mortgages for money void.
To declare taking moro than 10 per cenl
Interest usury , and to punish It by SjlOG
tine.
tine.To appropriate 55,000 for payment of boun
ties for destruction of wild animals.
To punish false representations as to the
prlco paid for any promissory notes tlio same
as swindling.
To abate nuisances by giving Justices ol
the iieuce power to Issue an Injunction.
To amend the disqualifications of judges 01
Justices of the peace.
To provide that a man led woman slial
have exempt fiom attachment , execution o
lorced sale the same personal propeitv anil
leal estate as a homestead obtained under the
law as a married man.
For the icllef of David Van Kttcn. This
is an old-timer , and has been fired over tht
transom eo many times that it has acquirc <
thu India rubber rebound and appears tuill
Inely at every suss'lon.-
To provide for ttio survey of towns ant
town lots , and make thu post ot survey a lien
on the real estate.
Filling vacancies In apjx > lntlv < 5 and elec
tlvn offices.
Upon motion of Mr. Fox , the house wen'
Into committee of the whole , that gentleuiai
hi tlio chair , upon ' ( ho appropriation bills to
cliaritablu InsthiUons. )
'Mr , C.udwell made nn excuso-for the com
mitten on public lauds and buildings , say liu
that its report was not rendy o account o
Ins Own and his dent's sickness. lie would
.however , make an oral repoit if it should bi
insisted upon.
Mr. Tingle said that , as he understood It
these committees hud visited ttio eUaritabl
Institutions and hnd gleaned Infdrmatiot
concerning their need * . Thu house was entitled
titled tq a report from the 'committees befon
it undertook to pay out the people's money ,
that the coiu jlU59 { vjljovaj 9 l
led. The house then went Into committee
sain upon the general file. This move dl -
> o cd of the Institution appropriation bills
mil brought the regulni bills before the con-
Ideratlon of Die house.
The bill to amend tlie law relating to work-
n't roads dr.icu'ed Its weary length through
ho committee to a reconsideration for pass-
ace.
ace.The bill to provide lor the registration of
udgments agam < t counties was also rccom-
ncndcd for passage.
The bill to reduce witness fees to five cents
a mile and nav for onlv ono day's attendance
vas Indefinitely postponed.
The bill exempting cities of the metropol-
tan class from the requirement of obtaining
lirnatures ot one-third of the electors of n
llstrlct before a vote may bn ordered upon
he Issuance of bonds for school purposes ,
net wltn some little opposition but was rec
ommended for passage.
In view of the fact that this Is charter day
it the university , the committee of the whole
ly unanimous consent took un the bill for
ho construction of a building upon the uni
versity giounds for "practical and scientific
nstruction of thu Industrial classes In tlie
various piiisuits of Ille. and for the te.ielilng
ot those branches of learning which ate
related to nziicultuio and thu mechanic arts"
It appropriates S5ouu
Speaker Harlan moved it-consideration of
section 1 , In which the location of the pro-
> o od .school Is piaeeil upon the grounds uf
he University of Nebraska , at Lincoln. He
believed that Hie new bmldini : should be lo
cated on'the larm , thiee miles out. 'Ihis
called loith Chancellor Manatt , who was
given permission to speak. He claimed that
he location of the building on the farm
would necessitate two faculties. All ot the
students of agriculture would study chemls-
tiy. botanv and horticulture , and professors
would have to bo located at botli places. The
chemical labiatory , also , on the present uni
versity grounds would bo utilized.
Unon consideration ol the first section Mr.
Ageu otfcicd an amendment that the cost and
furnishing of the building should bo not
more than 550,000 , but it was lost. The sec
tion was then adopted. The bill was recom
mended for passage.
The bill providing that county officers shall
return to thu county all fees col'ected ' by
[ hem In excess of S1.500 for county Judge and
clerK and Sr'J.OOO for sheriff and treasurer , ex
cept In counties with over 125,000 inhabitants ,
where the sums are laiscd to 53,000 antl 52,500
per treasurer and sheriff , was recommended
for passage.
Tl.o committee arose.
The privileges and elections committee re
ported again on the co.itest case from Sarpy
countv. in which Mr. Snell claims a right to
Mr. MeKcnna's > eat , recommending that
Snell should be Boated. The leport was not
icted UDon. and an effort on the part ot the
committee to makn it the special order for to
morrow afternoon failed.
Mr. Smyth oflercd the following resolu
tion :
"Beit resolved by the house of representa
tives , That the state board ot printing bo 10-
quested to enlorce the provisions of the con
tract made with the printer ot tne house
rolls. "
The resolution was adopted. It Is under
stood that this contemplates lining Henry
Gibson Si" upon each one ot several bills
which have been delayed and wnicli have
thus lost their places upon the file.
Another resolution instructing the ju
diciary committee to ascertain by a recount ot
the vote on the constitutional amendment
relating to length ot the legislature and pay
of membersIf. It liad not passed , was
adopted.
A number of bills were introduced.
Thu hill to punish pickpockets as felons
was ordeied engrossed and is ready for final
reading.
Adjournment was taken until to-morrow
morning at 10.
10.The
The Charter Bill.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bii : . ] Tlie Omrha charter bill
will probably come up In the house tomorrow
row , being held back to-day by the pressure
of business In committee of the whole.
Temperance "Women in Session.
SfTTON , Neb. , Feb. 15. fSpecial Telegram
lo the Bi.i : . ] The annual county conven
tion of tlie Women's Christian Temperance
union met here to-day , Mrs. Dr. Cassell , of
Edgar , presiding. The address of welcome
was delivered by Mrs. Dr. Kendall , of Sutton -
ton , and responded to by Mrs. A. B. Smith.
of Fairficld. Short addiesses were delivered
, Mrs. Jones , of Hastings , and Colonel
all , a temperance evangelist. A large num
ber of prominent temperance women vvcicin
altendance from Fairbury , Geneva , Hastings ,
Kdgar. Fairlield. Clay Centre and other
points. Orcani/.ation is bolng accomplished
lor a red fiat campaign at the coming .spring
elections. One town , Alexandria , reports a
membership of ninety. There seems to be
unusual activity in this organization at the
present time.
Two Sudden Dentils.
SKWAIHI. Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele-
pram to the Biu. : I Mrs. John Conley , wife
of a farmer living near Seward , died very
mid e nly yesterday. She had been assisting
her husband in getting in a load of hay , and
alter it was loaded on the was.'on stalled to
ride home on the load. On the way In , how
ever , she fell to the ground and sustained
severe internal injuries , from which she died
In a short time. No one was with her at the
time but her husband. Her death caused
considerable talk among the neighbors , but
the coroner's jury retuined a verdict in ac
cordance with the abuve facts.
Miss Clara Morris , niece of Henry Morris ,
died very suddenly yesterday of quick con
sumption. _ _ _ _ _ _
A Pythian Invent.
CiiAiinoN , Neb. , Feb. 15. ( Special Tele
gram to tlio Bii : . I Last night Sherlden
lodge , No. 01 , Knights of Pythias , was in
stituted at Busliville , Neb. , with lorty-three
charter members. The lodge was Instituted
bv G. V. C. J. B. Chapman , of Arlington ,
Neb. Tlio event was attended by a delega
tion of twenty Chadron knights. A banquet
was given tlio Chadion delegation and other
visiting member.s , who speak of it as an en-
joyablu affair. Bushvillu is the county seat
of Sheridan county , located In a line farm
ing country , is growing rapidly and is n live
tow n.
Arrested For
KI\IINIV : , Neb. Feb. 15. [ Speclil Tele
gram to the BIK.J : S. W , Montgomery wa
taken to Lincoln by a United States marshal
to-day on the charge of representing himself
to bo a government detective. He has been
threatening homesteaders with contuts un
less they bought htm oil.
Ashlaml Voles Water Works.
Asiu-ANn , Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to the Br.i : . ] The election for watei
works bonds was carried hero to-day , tin
vote being 2V ) for and U3 against. The
amount voted was
Kntnlly Burned With Jinnzlnr ,
DETIIOIT , Feb. 15. A little before 4 o'clock
this afternoon. In lloffner's furniture store ,
while the children of the propilctor wer <
playing about the stove , It was upset and a
can of benzine exploded , throwing tlie burnIng -
Ing fluid over the children and burning them
horribly. They were carried to n sidewalk
outside and are still alive , although sutferiiu
terribly. Thev cannot recover. Their iianie :
aroKliza Hoffner. aged live ; Henry , am
thms ; Kddte , aged two. The father , Kd' '
ward Ilollner , is in n critical condition ,
.Missionary Murderers Condemned ,
Mti.noi'KNE , Feb , 15. Advices fiom .tin
Friendly Islands say that sis natives wen
sentenced to death for assaulting Misslonarj
Baker. . Tlio king has refused a petition pro
Rented by the \ \ esleyan mlsslonatles on tin
islands asking that mercy be shown the con
dcuined ua-u.
Another Bond. Cull Uipectcd.
WASHINGTON , Feb. ' 15. it Is expectei
that a call f or S 10,000,000 3 per cent bonds wll
bo Issued next week and that the entire.3 pe
per cent loan , of hich there ts now abou
5540,000,000 cuustandlng , will be entirely ex
UiiguibUed beloio the 1st 01 July.
Stctfin's State of Siege.
Bcnux , Feb. 15. Tlio bundesrath has ap
roved the act of the government -Ueclarlci
J ieJUu Ja a minor slate of eleae.
OLD FRIENDS MUST PART ,
lecretary Manning's Letter of Essignation
Given to the Public.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S REPLY.
Grovcr's Only Consolation \ ttltc Sep
aration 1 * tliu linnt That Daniel
Will Itcntnln a Democrat
April 1 ( tlic Day.
Alannlitj-Clov slnml Corrpqpomlouec.
WAMti.vrno.v. Fet ) . I'J. ' The .following
correspondence between the president and
Sccietary Manning In regard to the lattcr's
withdrawal from the cabinet was made pub
lic this morning :
Tin\iuuv : Dni'AnrMKNT. Feb. 14. My
Joar.SIr : In v.ew of the tact of the near
adjournment of congress nnd in order that
line may sutllcc for the selection ami conlir-
natlon of mj successor , 1 desire to again
ilaee my leslgnation ol the ollico ot secretary
of the treasury In your Innds and trust xott
vill now deem Its acceptance no detiiment
0 the public service. When you reque ttfd
lie last June to dclav insisting upon the ac
ceptance of mv reslgnntion , as again In our
conference last October , yon honored me
with such terms of personal consideration
Hid expressed so grave a decision In respect
.o the requirements of the public service ,
hat it was as impossible to ( motion mv duty
as to forget your kindness. 1 have not spared
uyself In the endeavor to comply with your
vlsh and to contribute to the support of the
loliees which have illustrated your adminls-
ration. The appro.ichlng end of
ho Forty-ninth congress marks n
icriod In your own term of
ollico and in the divisions of our
Kilitic.il calendar. If a chance must occur in
he heads ot departments and at your council
ward , It is clear that your personal conven-
encfl and public interests are subserved
should It occur now. .Moreover , the linan-
clal situation is to be seriously dlllercnt from
hat which opened before us when the pros-
cntconuress entered upon its life and nnon
opportunities , created by the transfer of the
icople's trust to new hands. In this most
critical condition , the circumspect execution
of a wise fiscal policy , or of administrative
reforms in the collection and disbursement
it our cole al levenuep. Is not alone de
manded , though labors such as these have
exacted and exhibited the abilities of our
foiemost statesmen since Itho constitution
of the govcinment. 13ut there is also an
xhaustlng round of il.illy administrative
: a ks which , however subordinate and cler
ical , an eHlclent secrctarv ot the treasury
cannot or should not evade. These aio tasks
beyond my present strength. 1 therefore
submit to your considerate judgment
that , in asking release by the
4th of March , or as soon as you may select
my successor , 1 fullill the duty to my family
that may now be nermitted to outweigh the
dutv of accepting louver that assignment of
| ) ubllecrvioe which , two years a o , you did
me the honor to make. Keturning to the
ranks of that great party which has called
von to its lead , I shall still hope to follow its
fortunes underyoursuccesstulguidance with
fellow citizens of loyal pride. Very re
spectfully yours , DAMI-.F , MAXM.NO.
TIIK ri'.r.sinnxT's itr.pt.v.
KxnrfTivn MANSION , Feb. 15. Hon.
Daniel MannImSccrctary of the Treasury
My Dear Sir : lour fitnmil letter of ie igna-
tlon which I have received , though not en-
tliely unexpected , presents the reality of
seveiance of our otllcial iclations and causes
me the deepest resret. This is tempered
only by the knowledge that the frank nnd
friendly relations which havounbrokenly ex
isted between us are t' still continue. 1 refer
to these because sticlvVoftwnal relations sup
ply , alter all , wli.i .vcr of comfort and
ileasuro the world tlfords , and because I tcel
t to be almost superfluous to speak of the
aid and support you have given me , and the
assistance you have furnished to fie admin
istration of the government during the time
you have directed the affairs , ot the exacting
and laborious oflice which you now seek to
surrender. Your labors , your achievements ,
your success , and your devotion to public
dutv are tnlly seen and known , and thov
challenge the appreciation and gratitude of
all of your countrymen. Since 1 must at
last relinquish my hope of join-continuance
at my side as counsellor and co-laboier , anil
since 1 cannot question the reasons upon
which your leanest , to be relieved is based , it
only remains for mo to accept the resigna
tion you have tendered and to express my
profound thanks for all that you have
done for me in sharing man
fully my labors and perplexities of the
past two years. 1 leel that I may
ask of you that the first day ot April next bo
lixcd as the date at which your resignation
snail take effect , and that you will so regulate
what remains to yon of olllclal duty in the
meantime as to secure that measure of f ree-
domtiom vexatious labor which von have so
justly eained. With the eainest hope that in
any new path of life you may hereafter fol
low there may be allowed to von more of
comfort and of ease than the conscientious
discharge ot duty here permits , 1 am , very
sincerely your friend ,
GROVEH Ci.r.vr.rANi > .
The president will nominate a successor to
Secictary Manning betoro tlm adjournment
01 congress , but the appointment will not
take ellect , however , beloie April 1.
IIIVKIIS AND HAKHOnS.
The Senate Committee's AVork Com
pleted A. New Scheme.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. Tlio senate com
mittee on commerce has concluded its labors
upon the liver and haibor bill , which will be
reported to-morrow. The detailed bill is not
accessible to-night. The following are , however -
over , the totals of the leading items which
were increased by the committee : llennepin
cinal , SrAOOO ; Missouri river , from the
mouth to Sioux City , cSOO.OM ; Mississippi ,
from St. 1'aul to Dus Monies rapids , S1MWK ) ;
lower Mississippi , gl.500,03) . The total ap-
propiiatlon made by the bill is about
10,300.000.
The amendment to the nver and harbor
bill introducced by Senator Van Wyck to-day
by request authorizes John Cowden and his
associates to cuiibtinet at their own expense
an outlet for the Hood waters of tlio Missis
sippl river fram a point ten miles below New
Oilcans to Lake Ilorgne. For each foot ol
dllleronco between the Hood lineof therivci
brought'about by the outlet project Cowden
is to receive S.VJO.IHX ) . One-half ot tlio money
is to be retained by the secretary of war ,
however , until a low water navigable channel
ot ten feet in depth is secured for the entire
distance between > ew Orleans and C.ilro ,
111. In ease the depth of the channel is in
creased beyond ten feet for the entire dis
tance Irom Now Orleans to Cnlio by reason
of the outlet , th sum ot 1,000OCQ Is to b <
paid for each additional foot of navigable
depth secured.
The Ilritlbh Minister's Opinion.
NKW YOISK , Feb. IS. In an Intervlev
witli a reporter for the Mall and Express , Si
Lionel West , British minister at Washing
ton , said : "I do not anticipate any troubl
whatever about the fishery question. Nero
tlatlons arc now going forward in Londoi
between M.ulster Plieipi and the Uritish gov
eminent , and 1 think the question wilt b >
finally settled tx-foro congress adjourns
Kvcn It the retaliatory and uon-intcrcoufe
bill goes through and becomes n law , 1 do no
think the relations between this country 41111
Canada will bo strained. The president wil
have power to put tno law in force or not a (
hi ) &ees proper , ar.d that is a proUslontha
will prevent any harsh nnd rash' measure
from being taken until all other uacllic rcme
dies aio exhausted. "
The Central I'acillc Itlnukadod.
S.of FitANnsco , Feb. 15 , A setious &no
blockade exists on the Central 1'acihc ral
road , between Colfas and Cisco. The o\ei
land train that left heio yestfciday Is detaino
at Collax and the west bound train Ut Cisc
until yesterday.
The Retaliatory Hill.
WASHINGTON . IJ.-TIIO fishery retal
atory bills were again discussed to-day by th
house committee on foreign affairs. No con
elusion was leached , bul it is expected a vet
on the pcadinK bills will be t ken to-morrow
PAIINUM/S HUAliTll.
Alarmist Stnrlrs of lilt Illness With
out Foundation.
trnpv'BM J.W tjy Jimrs.ftinlon . ItemirtM
Loxnox.Fcb. 15. | Now York Herald Cable.
Special to the Hnr. | The alarmist news
lately sent to America about the alleged seri
ous illness of Mr. I'arnelt is exciting amaze
ment hero. Everybody In the lobby of the
house of commons Is saying "How much
news wo leatn from some London corre
spondents. " Mr. John Brady , secretary of
the Irish land league , said to me this morn-
Ins after reading three-tiiiartcM of a column
describing Mr. I'arnell's horrible condition :
'There's scnicely n word of truth In the sen
sational statement. As for Mr. I'.irncll liav-
IIIK had 'bionchltis , the forerunner of con
sumption,1 'Ilright's disease , ' etc. , the state
ments me entirely wrong. 1 believe ho Is
certainly going to f.iko a rest , like Churchill ,
( iladstonoand others ovorwoiko.il. . But wo
vlll never allow him to resign his leadership
f the Irish party. "
Seeing the broad , burly foim and Intellect-
lal face of Mr. .John Joseph Clarey. member
if parliament for the noitti division of the
'ounty ' of Dublin , 1 showed him the Amer-
can statement , lie looked as It about to say ,
vith Dominie Sampson , "prodigious" The
ubstanco of what he said was :
These statements ate utterly incorrect.
\bouttliree months befoio Christmas Mr.
'arnell ' was taken ill with gastritis and had
i slight le\er , during which ho lost about
hri'c stone in weight , but lie has since re
gained over a stone and is now in very good
icalth and at his post In the house constantly.
Only last night ho was in consultation with
ilspaity until midnight , then ho sat up all
light drafting the new land bill. His illness
vas not of a clnonlc form nor was it 'hcred-
tary with his family.1 As for 'Mr. llealy
iiieccedlng him , ' 1 may safely say that ns
\irncll is alive there will uo no other leader
of the Irish party. Ho has not yet made
noparatlons tor taking a holiday and says
positively that he won't do so yet , although
10 Is pressed by ills colleagues to go as soon
is the procedure debate is over. "
Sc\cral knowing ones repeated the saino
hings. 1 hear that those erroneous , Indeed
ilarming statements are copied through thu
tales and tiiereloru It can only bo just to
"arnell's Ameiican friends to deny them.
To Kevlsu the Slay IJ.TIVS.
[ CnpyrtoM H37 b j Jain'sG ml in / { miitl.l
KOMI : , Feb. 15.-JNew York Herald
'able Special to the UEU. | 1 was Informed
it the Vatican to-day that proposals will
shoitiy bo laid before the 1'russian landtag
innulling nearly all that remains of the May
aws and giving the church satisfaction on
all essential points , tliu ? vhtually closing the
ailtercampf. _
A His Appropriation For ArmP.
'KS-TH , Feb. 15. The government to-day
submitted to the lower house of the Hungar-
an diet a bill appropriating 7,4CO,000 llorms
to supply the Hungarian landwehr and army
reserves with stocks of war material and to
equlo the lirst band of tlio iandsturm. All
patties in the house ngieed to vote for the
passage of the bill without debate. The
measure was at once referred to the
military and financial committee of the
house and was subsequently passed. The
preamble to the bill explains that the credits
asked for are demanded as a natural sequence
of the adoption ot the bill organizing the
Iandsturm oirvoluntcer service cnlled'out in
time ot war. Tlio pieamblo goes on to say
that in view of the military measures which
other European states are taking , it would
lie a serious omission of Austro-llungary to
longer relraln from equipping the Iandsturm.
The empire , it is added , is interested In
peaceful progress. The elforts of govern
ment are diucted to maintain peace , but If it
is not desirable to bo surprised the govern
ment must , like any one unwilling to sacil-
lice vital Interests , be menared in case ot necessity -
cessity to sacrilice everything in defense of
monarchy. _
the Landwehr.
VII.NNA , Feb. 15. The government has
Introduced a bill in the reichstag apptopriat-
Ing 12.0W.OOO llorlns for the equipment ol the
landwehr and Iandsturm.
A Jithllec Clemency.
CALCUTTA , Feb. 15. Twenty-five thou
sand of the 75.030 prisoners confined In jails
throughout India will be released to-morrow
as an act ot clemency to commemorate the
lubileeot Queen Victoria.
Opposing a I'acketl Jury.
LONDONFeb. . 15.The Standard this morn
ing says that several English radicals have
agreed upon an arrangement to oppose any
attempt of tlm crown council to pack the jury
In the ttial ot John Dillon and hiscolleagucs ,
which begins In Dublin this week.
A I'anlc in ISjjypt.
LONDON , Feb. 15. A panic has been caused
In financial and military circles at Cairo by
the withdrawal of the annual subvention of
.CMO.OOU tor expenses of the Egyptian army.
A MAN 1V1TJ1 A GI ASS BYK.
Failure ol' Efforts to Transplant a
Ilabhit'H Hyp.
Niw : YOIIK , Feb. 15. [ Special Telegram
to the lii ) : : . I Charles A. Williams , city
editor ol the Minneapolis Tribune , when
thirteen years of age. injured one of his eyes
while celebrating the 4th of July. In May ,
lbs.r ) , Chibiet , a 1'anslan occulist , made an
attempt to Insert a rabbit's eye. It failed
and he advised that no fuither attempts bo
made. Four other eiToits were made , how-
oxer , without success. The case interested
Dr. C. 11. May , of this city , and ho made ex
periments with twenty-fuiirrabblts and made
live transfers successfully. Williams was
attracted by the experiment last year and on
Januaiy ' . ' 7 last came to this citj for opera
tion. A laigo rabbit with hazel eyes was
selected and the operation performed Feb
ruary 1. I'ho operation lasted one and a
quarter hours. On the second day n slight
haziness in the corners was no
ticed. On the fourth day the
growth of the muscles was complete" ! ! ,
and the rabbit's eye moved In unison with
the human. On the evening ot the eighth
day a slight sloughing ot the coiner was ob
served , nnd it increased so that a great portion
tion of the Iris escaped and left the uyo color
less , as the abrasion could not be healed with
out leaving great ilishgiaemcnt. It was de
cided to remove the eje. This was done on
the ninth day In twenty minutes , the patient
being under the intliiencoot coacainc. Since
the eye was removed thu cavity has been kept
bandaged and co\ei-ed with \aselme. Wil
liams will wait until the healing process Is
finished and then ha\en glass eye inserted.
As all the conditions ol thU case were most
favorable , occulists ucccpt it as a test one ,
and think it will be aliing while beloie the
operation Is again attempted with human
subjects. The reason ghen for tno failure Is
that the rabbit's eye nad not sufficient vital
ity toork alongside the human eye or oper
ate tlm muscles and optical appaiaius in the
human head. . .
The ISlK Strike.
NKW Yor.u , Feb. 15. The business of the
steamship and lallroad.companles along the
river front has assumed its normal condition
and freiaht is being moved as systematically
as betoro the big strike.
The Italians who. took the place of strikers
on the Morgan line wji ; all discharged to
day and colored help put In their places. Jho
company are negotiating with tlm old haiulb
tocomo backand in the meantime the freight
jam Is as bad as during the first da ) s of the
" Jj.nsEYCiTV , Feb.15. Tliejsfrikingfrdshl
handlers who were emp.loyed hero by tht
Kile railroad company to-day sent a commit
tcetoviaU 90 gur < ; rlijteuclent ar.jett ajjd
arbitrate the prcsont difference' . Supcrln-
ndcnt Bariett Informed thu committee that
hero weie. no grievances and that no om-
ilovment could at present bo given by the
company.
Several onronnters occurred in Hobokcn
his nfternoon between non-union long
shoremen and strikers. A mob of strikers
congregated at HIP Wll on lino's docks and
assaulted four of the new men with clubs.
Uncut the men was cut under the cvo bv n
collar hook. The police tescrvos were called
ml to prevent further trouble. A short tlino
Uternards the longshoremen employedl on
he Thlncvalla line's docks were beaten J by
strikers with clubs , A gaiis of Italians and
lohcmlans employed at tno Sixth street
looks were attacked and driven Into n neigh-
Hiring hou e , wtiere ono of their number
Irew a revolver and held the strikers at bay.
'or this the strikers caused his arrest , but ho
vas discharged by n magistrate.
FOKT V-N1.N Til CONG USS.
Senate.
WAS-IUNCJTON , Feb. 15. The presiding
ifileer pie.sented a communication from the
secretary of thu treasury In regard to the need
> f appropriations for a wharf and other
buildings at Sltka , Alaska. Kof erred to the
committee on appropilatlonj.
On motion of Mr. Cameron , the bill to In
crease the naval establishment was taken up
yeas , Si ) ; nays , 15.
Mr. Halo offered an amendment that If
! ic speed of any ot the vessels shall exceed
vventy knots per hour the contractor shall
occive SW.OOO tor every additional quarter
knot , and If it shall be less than twcntv knots
10 r hour ' .hero shall bo a deduction from tlm
outraetor of S" > 0,000 for every quarter knot
below twenty knots.
Mr. Van Wyck characterized the amend-
nent as ono lor enabling the committee to
'hedge , " or the naval department to "hedge , "
or the contractors to "hedge" against the
government and against the people.
At 2 o'clock the unfinished business the
Kads Tehuantepec bill was taken up lor
consideration.
Mr. Morgan offered an amendment pro
viding that nothing In the act shall be con
strued as a waiver of any right which the
United States may now have under any
treaty heretofore made with Mexico.
Adopted.
Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment that
10 stock shall bo Issued until Hilly paid fern
n money at par value , and no bonds issued
until the full amount of stock bus been sub
scribed for and 50 per cent of It paid for.
Mr. Vest modified Mr. A'an Wyck's amend
ment so as to provide that no certificates ot
stock shall be Issued until the same shall be
fnlly paid lor in money at Its par value ;
that no bonds in excess of the amount of the
capital paid in shall be authorized or Issued
until such capital shall amount to § 10,000,000 ;
and that no bonds shall be disposed of at less
than their par value.
Pending action the bill went over until
Thursday and the senate adjourned.
IlllllHC.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. In the house Mr.
Hammond of Georgia submitted the confer
ence report on the anti-Mormon bill and it
was ordered printed and laid over until
Thursday.
Mr. Thomas of Illinois , from the commit
tee on naval aff.ilrs , submitted a repor t to In
crease the naval establishment. Cominittee
of tlio whole.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill. The various items of inciease
In compensation of consuls were ruled out
on a point of order. Without completing
consideration of the bill the committee rose.
Messrs. Cobb , Van K.Uon and I'ayson were
appointed conferees on the Northern 1'acific
land forfeiture bill.
The house then adjourned.
A CATTLiE QUARANTINE
, -wrt t - -
Iowa's Governor Proclaims Against
Importation From Illinois.
Dr.s MOINKS , la. , Feb. 15. ( Special Tele-
cram tojthe BKI.J Governor Larrabee to-day
issued the following proclamation :
Whereas , Many of the piominent farmers
and stock glowers of tlio state more and moic
realizing the extreme danger of pleuro-pnou-
monia , request that additional restrictions be
placed upon the Importation of cattle fiom
tlie state of Illinois ; therefore , 1 , William
Larrabee , governor of the state of Iowa , do
now toibld the importation Into this state
from Illinois of any cattle except in such
special cases as mav be approved by the
veterinary surgeon of this state and upon
compliance wiih such regulation as ho may
prescribe ; and 1 again appeal to all the citi
zens ol the state , and especially to all state ,
county and municipal olliceis , to aid to the
best of their anilities to ward elf from our
state the calamity of an invasion ot that
drcatitul plague.
In testimony whereof Uiavo hereunto pet
my hand and caused to bn affixed the
great seal of the state of Iowa.
Done at DCS Monies , this 15th day of Feb-
uaiy , A. 1) . , iwr. WILLIAM IJAIUAUII : : : .
By the Governor :
FJIANK D. JACKSON , Secretary of State.
Captain Tocld Killed Himself.
Dr.sMoiNK , la. , Feb. 15. | Special Tele-
pram to the Bir..J : The mystery attending
the sudden death of Captain Todd seems
about cleared. Tills eveninga clerk in Ham
mer's drug store testified before the coroner's
Inquest that he .sold Captain Todd two ounces
of chloroform last Thursday. This supplies
a link in the chain of evidence which lias
been dlllucntlv sought. Taken In connec
tion with Mr. Todd's business affairs , which
arc shown now to have been in a straightened
condition , the conclusion seems inevitable
that lie committed suicide. If so , it was the
most deliberately planned in the rocoid.
The evidences of a struggle.tho broken watch ,
chain , the scattered rubbers , the crushed hat ,
all show that every precaution had been taken
to give the suspicion of muider.
LATIK Thocoroner'sjury has just brought
In a veidiet of suicide.
A Young Girl's Suicide.
Four DoiiGC , la. , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to the Br.i : . I Clara Noidsteum , a
young lady between sixteen and eighteen
years old , committed suicide at Dayton , this
county , at 'A o'clock this mornini ; by taking
arsenic. No cause is assigned tor the act.
The young lady was highly respected in the
community where she lesuled.
Sudden Death.
llrni.iNOTo.v , la. , Feb. 15. C. r. Dcliass ,
for four years past clcikof the district and
circuit courts , and recently principal of the
Sunnvsidn school , died suddenly ot heart dis
ease last night.
Tlinsn Iowa
WASHINGTON , Feb , 15. Land CommlS'
fcioncr Sparks will recommend to the secre
tary ol the Interior at an early date the res
toration to settlement entry under th public
land laws the U > ,0uo acres of land formerly
patented to the Mate of Iowa for the Sioux
City A : St. 1'iiul railioad company and re
cently reconveyed by the stale to the United
States , _
Served Them Hlcht.
CiurAfii ) , Feb. 15. Tlio News' special from
1'f.kln , HI. , t-ays : Gottlieb ami Catherine
Sanehi , charged with horrible cruelty to theli
ten-year-old son , were found guilty to-day
and sentenced to live years in the peniten
tiary , the extreme penalty of the law. The
child , who'o leet and part of whose body
were amputated , has been tukun in charge by
u local Licit , ' ) man.
Kankakco'u Mjfetery.
KANKAHKI : , III. . Feb. 15. Tlio coroner'i
jury in the case of Policeman Giraid , > vli (
whs found dead on the street , January 'JO , ie
turned a verdict to-day tiiat ho eamo to hi :
ilca.tli by a pistol shot wound inilicted by i > er
sous unknown to the juiy. .
Greole-y No'-ilnntcit Signal Oillcor.
WAfciiua.ToN , Feb. 15. The president sen
the nomination Captain A'didphus W
( reeiey. Fifth cav.iliy , . to bo cl.Ief 6lena
( liner , with' the tank ot brl adici gciier.il , u
tltc bcnate to-day.
Nebraska and lo\vi ; Weather.
For Nebraska 'and Iowa : Warmer , fali
r , followed by local rains.
COOK COUNTY CROOKEDNESS ,
A Big Scandal Unearthed Concerning Oht *
cago's Board of Commissioners !
HIGH RATES FOR STEAM FITTING
States Attorney Orlniioll Hellpveil to
Ilnvo Kmmirli Uvldcnco to Knf
nisti . ) oo MnoUIn n Few
Choice Companions.
Chicago "Hoodler" . "
CmrAno , Fob. 15. [ Special Tolo.mm la
the Bit : : . | Thcio Is considerable anxiety/ /
nid worrv among some county board menu
jer.s , eontractois nml others lnteie ted In
county allalrs over the end.It-n disappearance !
of Me Schneider , the builirniakor nnd steam
titter , whoso bills for rcpaiis nt the comity In
stituilun footed up over Sih..OOO In M\ months
Ills absence from the meeting of the county
board yesterday , where ho tins been a con
slant nttendant , evidently caused much nu
easiness and subsequent Inquiry set in fool ,
disclosed the fact that ho had none awrtft
leaving a note to his \vlfo saying that he had
It-It theclty lor a few dnys. The exposure
of Schneider's methods for doing work for
the count } has undoubtedly something to do -
with his sudden vanishing from sight. Conic'
ment on the largeness of his bills has put
? chnoidcrin the light ot a go-between , and it
las been openly staled that State's Attorney
.irinncll was on the track of Schneider ani (
; ho oHlclals whoso corrupt purposes ho Is said
lohavoserved. Among politicians Schneider's
ilisappearance was accented this morning i\3
proof ot his unwillingness to stand Invest ! *
Cation. It gave rise also to start
ling comment ever the action of tin
county board at their meeting yesterday
afternoon , In drawing the grand jury foB
Match , The grand jury , as drawn by tba
county commissioners yesterday , Is an Illegal
body. No order from any judge on the beticrt
was Issued for the jury , as bhould have been
rtonp , and In the absence of this speclnl writ1
the grand jury cannot seive. This eircutiK
stance , that the county boaid proceeded lllc- '
gaily In drawing the list of those thi'y wanted
to serve on the grand jury for the next ;
month , and theotherone , that it was believed
on all hands that Schneider had concluded It
was about time for him to leave Chicago , cava
politicians all they wanted to talk about to
day. ' 1 heir conversation was pointed and
directly to the purpose that a day ot reckon *
ing Is near at hand for the county boodlers ? .
It Is said that Mates Attorney Grinnell Is In
possession ot Schncidei's books , but thai
olllclal was not about his ollice this forenoon ,
and It could not be ascertained tiom him just
what documentary evidence lie had got holj
of. There were Intimations to be had , how
ever , that the state's attorney is In possession
of ample proof showing that Schncldec
and cuitatn commissioners divided moneys
that ho overcharged in his bills. On this
subject the Journal to-night says : "There
are rumors that one of tint eontiactors spe
cially favored by "gang" county cominls
blotters is either in hiding , or a fugitive to
escape arrest , or ho has been aircstcd and la
quietly held to undergo investigation. All his
books ot account and his uapers rtlat ng ta
business with the county have also disap
peared , but whether the tavoicd "gang" con-
tiactor Is afraid of arrest and Is avoiding it ,
or Is under urrest , the fact is slgnllicnnt.
This is the way the New York "boodlo"
prosecutions began. Some of ttie worst ras
cals snuffed danger In the windnnd , prcciplj
lately lied beforoi tArrants of arrest coljld-oa. .
served upon them. * Others , perhaps notTto" *
deeply involved , or who thought their crim
inality would escape detection , or thai they
could defraud , corrupt or terrorize justlcc.dUl
not seek safety In flight , but awaited arrest
and trial. One by ono the "boodlers" of Mils
class have gene to the penitentiary. It is
evident that Mr. ( iilnnell has begun , or tliatf
tno "boodlers" believe ho soon will begin- :
opeiatlons to bring the rascality to justice. ! '
NEW VOItIC STOCKS.
Tlic Hull Pools nncl CHipics Heavily
Loaded With StockH.
NivvYoiK : ! , Feb. 13. ( Special Telegram to
the Hii.1 : The stock market continued
to-day In the same route It has been in slnco
the commencement ot the week. Outsiders
were doing nothing and bull pools and
cliques were so heavily loaded that thny did
not care to take on new lines. The result
was a dull maiket , with an unmistakablq
tendency toward Io\\cr prices. The fact that
exchange was on agold exporting basis did
not improve the chances lorn bull camualgn.
Conservative bankers weio ot the opinion ;
that a considerable amount of cold would b
exported during the next two months and In
case of a Kuropo.ui war it was thought lhal
theio would be very heavy demands for gold.
Irani all the principal Kuropean nations.
The bears certainly had the best of the sllua-
tlsn. and the steady crumbling away of iiricea
was taken to indicate that buyers
were not anxious to gut stocks at tlio
pir-sent range of values. There wa3
some bull talk on Itichmomi
Terminal , but it was believed to be Inspired
by a clique overloaded with stocks aim not
much buying was attracted from professional
operators. Texas 1'acltie was lower In an
ticipation of the next assessment about to
come due , London quotations wuru gen
erally lower for all American securities. On
this break there was some good buying o
Heading by people who have all along been
Identified with the plan tor icoiganl/.liu the
piopeny. I'nlon I'acllic , however , was
pressed lor sale , and , In fact , all Pacific reads
were weak and lower. Tim bears made the
point that no bull movement In stocks could
be started until after congress adjourns , and
something moro detinito was known as to
the prospect of war in Kuiope. Towaids the
close stocks lallled fuebly on limited pur-
chafes by shorts. The total sales were about r
liB OOO shaios.
Another Hiillnt In Now .Torsny ,
TiniNTON. N. J. , Feb. 15 , Tlio sonaio this
afternoon took their first ballot for I'lilted
.States senator. It resulted : For William J.
Sewell , lepubllcan , IS ; lor Leon Abbett ,
democrat , 0 : for exMiovi-nior ( ! eor o O.
Dudlow. demorrat , 1 ; for .loseph 1) , Illdel ,
( lemnctat , 1. The assembly did not t.iko a
ballot , the democrats haung absented themselves -
selves till the republican minority adjourned
tor tlio day. This Mirpnsed a great many , as
lain In thu day the missing demociats tuinud
up , thus restonng the domocntio majoiity.
lietnio adjouining the icpiihlicans diuvv up
and signed n piotest with it demund that It
bu entoic-d on the register. At noon tomorrow
row both houses will comu together and bal
lot lor senator.
Up the Union.
CuirAUo , Feb. in. Considerable progress
was made to-day by tliu fielght officials of
thu Southwestern Hallway association In ad
justing rates between Chicago and Kansas
City in i.ccordunco with the inter-btato commerce
mercebill. . All tit tlm west bound Imilf and
special rales weie harmonized and the greater
puttion of tlm east bound lates , In a few
instances where agents coiild not agiee , the
dttlercncca were leieried to the general man-
aueis.
InfillnunDully' " I'llglit.
Ni.vv YOIIK , Feb. 15. Kx-Alderman Huffy ,
who turned Inlormer on Ins colleagues in Iho
"lombiiie" ot the. "boodle" Injard of alder
men , was to-day buriundeml at the district
attorney's ollice by one of his bondsmen.
The man who u'lieved himsi-lf of responsi
bility is Kobert Uoyd , a contractor , w ) < o waa
on iJuiry'o bund for Vi" > , ( XX ) . Unity wan
placed in the custody ot Detective .Sugeant
Jilluy while his friends buucht " utter other
security ,
A Camilthi .Man Mop < l.
CiiAiu.ife'ioN , W. Va. , 1 t-b , I- Two ba ( <
lots for United States senator vvet taken
today. In thu last one .one at the Cauuk-n
democrats bolted and voted lor Judge John-
fcfinrtaului ; burpiiso iind much speculates ,