SIXTEENTH YJfiAB. OMAHA. TUESDAY , MORNING. MARCH 1. 1887 , NUMB1SK 250
DOINGS OF THE LAWMAKERS ,
A Stringent Anti-Gambling Bill Passed by
the Senate.
SALINE LANDS IN THE HOUSE.
Tlie Measure Authorizing Certain
Snles Considered niul Hotly Op *
posed llcnsons Kor the Delay
ol' tlio Oinntirt dinner.
Honntc
Livcoi.N , Neb. , Fob. 23.-I Special Telc-
giam to tlio Hr.i : | The "antl-nambllng"
bill , which tlic senate passed this morning ,
makes pla > Ing nt any Ranio except billlat'ls
n felony punishable by line and Imprison *
ment In the penllontlarv. There Is also n
section making It n Many for anybody to
keep any gambling house. This bill Is liter-
nlly ncopyollhoChurelilliiwoantl-sambllng
bill of two years ago , which wns pigeon-
lioled alter the blackmailers had been bought
oil.
oil.Tho senate this morning waived the reso
lution piovlotisly adopted prohibiting the In-
tioiluctlon of bills. The now sixty-
day law fixes the bill limit
at foity days. A low bills
were lead the second time. Mr. Snell's bill
to prohibit uamblliiit in the sum of live cents
or more , making It a penitentiary oirense ,
came up for wastage. When the vote was
being t.ikeu Mr. Snell moved a call of the
house , which carried. Messrs. Linn and
Hoiiestci-l were absent. The sergcant-at-
urnis locked the doois nnd boon returned
with the absentees. The \ote resulted In the
passage of the bill.
The semite then went Into committee of
the whole , nnd took up Mr. T/scHnck's bill
relating to the election ot county commls-
nuuci.s In cities ot dllfcrent classes , llo ex
plained the bill and moved Its recommuida-
tlon to pass , which carried.
Mr , Lindsay's bill to provide n system of
revenue cnmo up. It provides lor the re
covery of taxes paid under Illegal levy or cr-
loneous assessment as elton happens. It was
recommended to pass.
Mi Uurnlmm's bill dedicating two acres of
land to school district liltv-ono In Lancaster
county was recommended to pass.
Mr. Hurnham's bill relating to the validity
cf warehouse receipts , making them negotia
ble without recording In the county clcik's
oHleo was favorably recommended.
Mr. Mooio's bill piovidlnu an Incumbianro
book In the cleikvs ollico ol tlio district
court , tor keeping a iccord ot levies of ex
ecutions or attachment under Judgment found
in other counties , was iccommltted to the
committee on Judiciary.
Iti-ccss till 2 o'clock- .
ArmiNoox Rr.-vsiox.
At 2 o'clock the senate again wont Into
committee ot the whole. Mi. 'l/schuck's
bill establishing lees for county commission-
L'is was amcnaed s > o aS to hx the salaries of
such olliccis in counties ol over 0,0 0 people
nt Sl.KX ) perjear and iceommended to pass.
Mr. lleaitwell's bill pinvldlng tor the erec
tion or otherwise ol amiltable court hoube.iall
and otlicr necessary buildings , and for that
purpose to lionow money and issue the bonds
ol the county to pav the same , no building
to cost more than S1.500 , without submitting
to a vole of the puoplo ; to provide btiitablo
looms and olllces lor the several courts of
reeoid , countv board , clerk , treasurer , sher
iff , clerk district comt and county attorney ,
and suitable lurnlture therefor.
Mr. McNamar mo\ed to amend by exclud
ing count ) attorney , upon the ground that
such attoinoy usually has an olhce.
Mr. Fuller opposed the amendment , stat
ing that the county should have such an of-
lice In which to keep the pnpera and lecofds
belonging to the causes In which thu county
Is interested.
Mr. Lindsay also opposed It , statins : that
the county nttoinoy in bomo cases wai
elected Irom a town not tlio county seat.
The amendment w as lost
Mr. lirovvn's amendment providing thai
the county attorney shall hold his oltlro at
the county seat , was adopted and the bill was
reeom mended to p.iss.
Mr. T/sclmek's bill to amend an act to
authorl/c tlio county board ot any county in
which a city ot the hrst class is situated to
grade , pave and otherwise improve loads
leading thereto was considered. It empow
ers the county board , whenever the condi
tion of the road fund ol said county will wai
lant It , to Improve roads leading and adja
cent to cities litty feet or inoiu In width , two-
thlulB of the cost to bo paid by the board am
one-thhd by special assessment on the rea
estate abutting on said Improvement.
Mr. lirown opposed the bill because ho
thought such proposed Improvements should
bo submitted to a vote ol the people. An
other objection was that Inasmuch as the bit
was designed for Omaha , the unccitainty of
tlio passage of the ehaiter bill would i-onio-
what prejudice the success of the bill iindoi
discussion.
Mr. MeNamar moved that the woik "pave"
bo ht ilolam out.
.Mr. Kobblns thought the art would glvo al
together too much power to tlio county Doaid
The Dill was recommended to pass.
Mr. Uiown's bill relating to the assessment
< it pioporty tot ro-id tax was recommended to
nass.
nass.Mr. . Hrown'H bill to amend an act cntlllei
"Frauds" was considered. Thoellect of the
bill is to makoevoty chattel mortgage Invath
as against the creditor after expiration o
live years Irom maturity. It also provides
that such mortgages may bo leturned to iho
per.son Iding or destroyed at the c.xpiratloi
ot the time specltied.
Mi. Kent moved that the blllbelndeQnllel )
postponed , which was adopted.
Mr. Mooro's bill providing that the owner
of any land sold for taxes may redeem tin
same nt any time before a deed has beei
Issued theieon was recommended to pass
Mr. Lindsay 'n bill relating to mares am
their mogeny was taken up.
Mr. Vandunurk moved to amend by strlk
Inn out the emergency clause.
Mr. bnoll wanted every part of the bill to
Maud. The bill was recommended to pass.
Next on llle was house roll UIU , providing
that the ( turn of S&O.OOO bo appiopilated oui
of any mono > s bcloiming to the temporary
university fund , uot otherwlHO appioprlateu
for the erection of a builillng upon tin
( 'rounds of the University of Nebraska , a
Lincoln , to bo devoted to thu practical am
M'lenlillc Instruction ot the Industrial dosses
In the various pmsiiits of life , and foi the
leaching ol those biaiieho.sof learning whlel
aio i-luted ( to agriculture and the mechanic
ai Is , thu moneys appropriated to bn cxpondci
under direction ot the board ol regents. The
bill was lecommended to pass , niter whicl
the committee arose , the icpoit was adopted
nnd the senate adjourned.
CAN bKi.i , TIM : roon KAIW.
Thu governor has signed house roll 17
nuihmUing i > .v1e of Douglas county pee
fiim , upon terms of onu-lhlid cash am
balance on time.
Dolnuf ) in thu IIonNe.
LINCOLN , NeU , Feb. 2b.-iSpeclaI Tele-
Riam lo the UKP.J-A resolution wasolTcred to
thu eiri'ct that all persons not members of 111
house or their families be at once required to
leave the lloorof thu house , and that the scr
grant ut arms bo ordered to enforce the rcso
lutlon , wns summarily tabled.
The house went Into committee ot th
whole , Mr , Alken In the chair , and prococdoi
to the consideration of bills. Thu bill to pro
\ luo for a stale Inspector of oils , was mule
consideration. It iccclvcd a largo nmoun
of adverse criticism ami was opposed espec
nlly - . Ipoiously by Mr , Haiku d. 'the bill wa
linally repotted with a U'cummcudatton ' tha
It should pass.
The bill to authorize the stile of land
owned by the state hcrelotoro leased undo
hpeeltic law , called Mr. Miller to his leot. II
Kiiilitvuis daniroious for thu boiistj ( o be
placed In the attitude of opposing law s vvhlcl
they did not undcraUiid. Tvvq > iara am
turtles caiuo befoie the legislature and askp (
lor : v lease. Now ( hey want to buy the lands.
lti v would IMI very nincti more valiublu li
ten vears lience and it would be foolish t
tell tl.em now.
Mr. Hlef s.Mit th&t tlio law permitting th
lease of U.o l.uul about thu salt Hiring wa
il.eg.il. .Sow a symlicatu was on tbellooro
Uic hvU'e eiUcavoi tig to secure iho privilege
to purchase this land , lie hoped the bill
would not piss.
rending discussion the committee arose
and the house took n recess until 2 p. in ,
.
In the afternoon the special older , thenp-
iropuntlons lor charitable Instltu-
Ion , waspostponcd till Thursday mopnlng.
Mr. Watson's house roll 107 , providing for
ho transfer of all the maps , records , and all
ithcr papers apperninlng to land titles
\lthln tlio state , Including all surveys made
indertho authority of the United Stales , of
amis In Nebraska , and now In thu ofllce of
ho late siirvojor general of the state at
'lattsmoiith , to Hie ollico of the secretary of
state lor safe keeping , was read a third
line and passed.
Mr.bmjlh's hou o roll tOQ.provldlng for the
layment to Patrick O. llawes , ot Omaha ,
SV0 > fortheeollecting of claims of the slate
it Nebraska aralnst tiie-governmont of tlio
United Sl.ites foi the suppression of Indian
lostiiitles amountlni ; to StS.u l.'A was read
n thud tlmu and passed by a vote of 77 to 0.
Mr. llelmrod of Douglas county did not
vote.
vote.Mr. . Uowman's house roll''O , appropriating
5ib7l ; for the purpose of paving lor the pub
lication of the constitutional amendment ,
submitted to tlio people ut tlio general elec
tion In Ihhfl. VMIS parsed.
House loll 110 , defining the dutlesof comity
commissioners as to levying ti\es , keepliu
court house and ollleo * in icpair ; Isnnng
bonds , pnbll lilng a tecord of every meeting
In one ncu.spiper ot the county at an ex-
lensi ! ot not less than one-third of the legal
into of advertising ; making in January an
estimate of annual expenses and suing
paitlc.s lor wlllul destruction of county prop-
rly , was read a third limp but failed to pass
! ) > a votool It toSs. Messrs. Whltmoro and
liuimrod voted In the negative , Mr. Andres
not vothiir.
Mr. Marshall's hcmso roll 1.13 , to prevent
the negotiation of bonds by the state , as a
liermanent school fund In case ot thelt or
otherwise , was passed unanimously and goes
intoelfect immediately.
The house went Into commltteo ot the
whole on the general tile. The Mist bill con
sidered was Mr. Dickinson's house roll IS. ) ,
authorblng thu sale of lands owned by the
htato of Nebraska heretofore leased
under specific law. 'I his refers to three sec
tions of saline lands li Ing In the vicinity of
the packing houses west ot Lincoln , which
the propiietors ot those houses deslie to pur-
clmso. It was opposed vigorously by Mr.
Mlllei of llutlcr , on the ground that ten
yeais hence the land In question would be
very valuable anil it would be unwl.so to sell
them now. It was made special order on
Kiulay at 10 a m.
Mr. ( ialTord's house roll -10 , for the icllcf ot
Heatnce , by relundlng S'-'OO unjustly charged
by the state auditor lor the registiation of
O.ono of water bonds , was recommended to
'A 'similar bill , Mr. Sullivan's house roll
107 , In favoi ot Columbus , to the amount of
'J.fiU , was also iceommended lor passage.
Mi. Lord's house roll iJS , pioviding for the
amending ol aitlcle 01 , chapter lb , setting
the rcirulai muetin s of boaids of supervisors
in counties under township oiganl/ation on
the iirst Wcdnesdav after the hist Tuesday
in Jamiuy and the lir t Tuesday alter the
second Monday in June , was lecommeudcd
to pass.
Mr. IjOid's hou o roll 200 authori7lng coun
ties to issue bonds to aid in internal improve
ments and tlie conjunction of lallroads to
an amount not oxceednii/ / ; per centum of
the assessed v.iluitton ol all taxable piop-
eity In the county , alter submitting the ques
tion to the voteis of the same , was iccum-
meiuled tor passage.
Mr. Dempstei's memoiial and joint icsolu-
tlon HH , reuuestinsi Nebraska's senatoisand
lopresontatives in eougiess to secure tiio
passage on a bill granting to every soldier of
the late war a silver medil of thes-i/uof a
bllver dollar , was consideied. It went into
details as to the design.
Mr. Kandall of Clay wanted congress to
consolidate the money to be expended in the
proposed medals and give it to dependent
SOlllil'IS.
Mr. Fuller of Gase favored tlic resolution
bccauso the medal would bo an heirloom for
soldiers' children. The resolution was
amended to Include all honorably discharged
sailors. An amendment to make thu medil
of gold was lost. After a great deal of
pairiotic eloquence the resolution WIM recom
mended to pass.
Mi. Smv til's hon o roll 02 , pioviding for
admission to the b.it onlybyundei.'olngan ex
aminatlon beloio tlio supicmo court , was
amended to read "district court. " The bill
also required a studentship of Unco years in
the olllce of an attorney practicing In the supreme
premo court , A long dl-cns ion ensued.
Section IS was reached , up to which time a
number of amendments were made. The dis
cussion was taken part in by halt the mem
bers on tlio lloor. Mr. Ageo linally moved to
strike out the enacting clause. The motion
was can led by a vote of 1 1 to 21. This de-
leats the bill. .Messrs. bmyth , Matthie on ,
Whitmoro and ilciuuod ot Douglas voted
against tlio motion.
The committee aros-o and leportod.
Mr. Slater moved to icscind the resolution
by which the time of introducing bills was
limited to the thirtieth day of the session.
An adjournment was taken before the mo
tion was put to the house.
C. L. Hall , of Omaha , was in the house
to-day belling a volumu of biographical
( ketches of the members and o Ulcers ot both
houses. Of these there are 112. The sketches
are written in a concise manner , giving the
principal events in each nun's life. The In
troductory to the senate shows that one-
thiid of the members of that body are law
yers ; that Majois Is the only one who has
been to congress ; that SohmlnKo IB the heav
iest on the Hour : that Colby Is the gicat bill-
hatcher ; that Vandoniark Is the only haul-
shell democrat In the body ; that Casper Is the
only editor ; that llonesteel is the only bache
lor , and bprlck is the oldest eenatoi and
T/.schuck the oldest soldier. In the hou e ,
the lawyers comprise the fatetul Uihteon
that farmers and stockmen arc the substan
tial element ; that four ot the members are
bankers and most of theli bills represent dollars
lars ; that two ot them ate editors ; one ol
tliem a dentist ; that Ohio claims beventcen ,
and that there are seventy-one republicans
and twenty-eight domociats , nnd nil have six
are married. The book Is strontrly bound
and Hilda favor among the members.
The anxious cast ot countenance which has
been noticed uiion I'.it O. llavvcs for some
da > s back wan dispelled this altcrnoon when
hlt > commission bill , giving him something
over 54,000. was passed Thu redoubtable
1'at took thu earliest opportunity lo thank
many of Iho memhc'is lot their allirinativo
vote" . Manv ot them have u binquct in \ low
with llavves as host.
The railioad lobby Is getting ready for
another attack upon thu Omaha chatter
which U made a special older for tomorrow
at a o'clock. Mr. Vandeivoort is currying
arouml In his pocket a list of tlio monibcri
who voted to lecommlt the bill to the com
mltteeon Judiciary , This he showed to-day
to his conlii'ies , Messrs. Manchester , Cmley
Smith , Crcen and several others , in the lobb )
ot the Capital hotel , The list was caiefull )
perused , ami a consideration of It was car
rled on In subdrsid tones , which died out as
the JIKK representative approached , am
simultaneously the coveted document ills
appeared In one of the must convenleiv
pockets of the rotund I'mii. It Is evidently
the intent of this energetic crowd to keep i
close watch upon thu men who they still think
urn under their lobbjlng thumbs. All of
those jwu > plo live In common , so to speak
eatiuq in concert at the same table , am
oblivious of the fact that they ace the ob
served of all observers.
This af let noon , when the Smv th bill on the
admission of attornevs to the bar was being
amended , Jeary of Lass moved that ftirthe
ronsldeiatlon of the KIIIIO be postponed iinti
"J oil " Omaha should
go" Cooleyot be beau
from , Thu motion cau.-oil quite n heart )
laugh , but was ruled out of order
The committee appointed by both houses
to recall vass the vote upon the amendmen
to the constitution providing a legislative
session of sixty dav t > , art ) still husilv enuacei
upon their wor ! ; > Theie arc Milt live counties.
to bo heard Irom. namely lilainc , Keith
Knox , Loup nnd Wheeler. The number o
ballou c.ist In the last slate election , as far as
counted , was WS'.MJ , A majority of this
number Is necessary to carry the amend
mem , and that Is C'J.&Q. ' Thu * far. it has
been found that OS.1U ) votes were cast for the
amendment , thus larking llXi ( votes of beint ,
a majority. Whether or nut thu tive
counties troui which the ballots aie v et to bu
received .shall gi\u this required majority , 10
mains to be seen.
' 1 Ida i thu thhty-clghth day of the session
an das vet less than a doren bills lmv beei
passed by both houses. This morning 1 uskci
a member Irom Douglas w by so few laws hat
been enacted. Jllsansuer was , "Oh , there i
too much talkiui ; uoug by Laucastcr , " Cer
alnly , that comity has clone its Mi are oof the
ocal buslnrs ? . thouch It has bv no means a.
nonopoly of the occupation , This was well
llustratod to-day in the discussion of the at-
orney's bill , which occupied nearly tlirce
tours of the time of the house.
To-morrow morning at 10:30 : o dork the
question of submitting the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution will bo
irouglit up. The sentiment of the house
ccms to oo in favor of the submission ,
hough not to the extent required , which Is
hree-lllths ot the members.
Thp Cliartpr Trickery.
LINCOLNNoo. . , Kcb. 2S. [ Special Tcle-
; rim to the Ur.it. 1 Mr. Uusscll , chairman of
ho house committee on judiciary , which has
he Omaha charter in hind , Is holding back the
report of the commltteo with Its amendment
igreetl to on Friday night. This report was
0 have been matlo on Saturday morning , but
ttr , HtissL'll nudu n pica for further lime until
Monday morning , it was well known in this
city last night , however , by outside parties ,
that Mr. Kti ell hail mrced with the railroad
md pavers lobby not to toport the bill until
Tuesday , when It comes up as .1 special order
with the Lincoln charter , Then an eiTort Is
: o be made to force the patrh quilt through
lie honie and humiliate the Douglas delega
tion and punMi Umalia , Whether the house
will countenance such a programme remains
io bo seen. Six moiubeis of the committee
listened to-night to aiguments concerning
realities of the Omaha elmi let1 from Messrs
Smyth ami Whltmore. The ghost which
launteil the clause telatliic to Urn boatd of
public works was brought up nnd l''o ' com
mittee decided to report in lav or of the clause
regarding the board In tno old charter. It
claimed to have been Inlluonced In this cltv
l > y letters from Mayor Hoyil. Major . .1.v. .
ruddock spoke against the appropriation of
propel ty for park purposes and tlio commit-
lee decided to report adversely to the same.
The property qualillcatlon for otllcc was
stricken out and the city attorneyslilp ngaln
made appointive.
The Douglas delegation then met and de
cided , when the committee's tcpott is made
lo-morrow , to ask that It bo recommitted to
the eommltlee on cities and towns , or to the
ilclegatloii train Douglas county.
Another Monopoly nt AV'orlr.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 2b. [ Special to the
llr.r.J The representative of tlio Standard
Lll ) company has been down here all day put
ting In somoquiet work against the oil inspec
tion bills which are pending In both houses.
This will give the oil room lobby some moic
lubricator. The bills propose a riuld inspec
tion of all oils shipped into the stale ami this
-eslsted for reasons best known to the
Standard Oil company.
KnllrcKidVorlc at Fremont.
iinMOXT , Xcb. , 1'eb. 23. [ Special to the
Hr.iil Railroad operations In this vicinity
have just received a new impetus and work
is now going forward. The Ficmont , Klk-
hart & Missouri Vallov company has just let
to Miller , McDonald & Co. the contract for
grading " .Branch No. 4. " which starts at the
south end of the 1'latto river bridge on the
Lincoln branch ; thence to Llnwood , liutlcr
county ; thence southwest to the southwest
corner ot Sevvard county nt the crossini : of
the Heaver , a distance otaboulboventy miles.
Sub-contiacts fortliegrailing as far as Linwood -
wood have been lot by Miller , McDonald &
Co. A camp is being established nt this end
01 tlic line and bciapcrs and teams are being
gutten onto the ground , so that woik w 111 be
commenced as boon as the weather will jios-
siblypeimlt and be pushed rapidly thioiuh
with a force of about 400 teams , ttio contract
to bo completed not later than Juno 1. The
company are piling up mateiial in their sup
ply yards here mountain high , and Irom tins
it is evident that all their contemplated ex
tensions are to bo built the coming season as
fast as men and teams can do the work.
Another Irish Lcns'io Orunnl pil.
VAT.IIXIINT , Neb. . Feb. 2S. [ Special Tele
gram to the UKL.J A large and enthusiastic
meeting of Itlsh and American clti/.ens was
held hcie to-day and a branch ot the lilsh
National leacuu foimed. Strong resolutions
were adoptetl endorblng the comso of Glad
stone , I'.irnell and Davitt. Five delegates
weic elected to attend the state convention at
Lincoln. Addiesses were iiiatlo by Judge- .
W. Tucker. Captain K , L. Glllespie. 1'toi.
O'Sulllvan , 11. 0. Dear nnd E. 1) ) . lietison.
A Clinnco Coal Plnil.
Gonnov , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the Hr.i. . I Ten miles iouth of hero
to-day some children , while building n play
house in a canyon on the Niobiara river , inn
across a vein of coal , a sample of which was
to-tlay brought to ( lOidon. The find will bo
fully Investigated to-monow ,
Dentil ol' lr. ) Unssotr.
MorjfT I'l.rjAS.YM' , la. , Feb. 28. [ Special
Telegram to the Uii : . | Dr. II. M. ilassetr ,
lust assistant supciintcndcnt of the hospital
for the Insane at this pl.ice.dlcd this moining
after a short Illness of pneumonia , llo had
been connected with the hospital for twenty-
two years , three jears of the time as superin
tendent , and ho was known thioiighout tlio
state as one of the best alienists In the west.
Ilo served throughout the war as biiigcon oL
an Ohio letrlment nnd Immediately after
came to Mount 1'lo.mnt , where ho lias been
ever since , llow.isa vety valuable ofllcial
and a conscientious and high minded public
servant whoso loss to the state will be vciy
great.
_ _ _
More SalooniNtR J.illctl.
Siou\ rv , la. , Feb. 2\ [ Special Telocram
to Iho Uii.1 : Three or four of the saloonists
who wuio lately so heavily lined by Judge
Lewis were to dfiy arrested and put In jail ,
having failed to pay their lines. Warrant
weso Issued also for several who have nol
yet been found. Kvery .saloon in this city Is
now closed , and tlio Ilxtuies of one or more
that held out until thu last are now being
packed preparatory to .shipping them east by
some e red [ tors. Notwlthstaudlng the closing
of the saloons the city booms ustitnei be-
foie.
A. Chanjio ol' Date.
Di.s Moi.vr.s In. , I'cb , 'Js. ( .special Telegram -
gram to the liii : . | The ilnto of the state en
campment of the Grand Aimy of the Itepub-
llc nt Dubuque has been chanced In order
that those iittending may lemaln to its close
and not bo compelletl to stay over Sunday ,
Instead of being April 21 and 2i , It will bo
April 20 and 21 , and Iho council of lulinlnis-
tiation will meet April 10.
Killed Jty a Snow J'loxv.
IJrnrQfn , la. , Feb. 28. [ Special Telegram
to the lliu : . ] Jnmes McCoon , a resident of
1'custa , employed as a track walker on the
Illinois Central railroad , was run down ami
instantly killed on Saturday by a snow plow
approachlm : Him noiselessly from behind.
lie was mutlled about tlio head anil ditl not
hear the approaching train.
and Iowa Woailior.
For Nebraska nnd Iowa : Fair weather
followed by local snows , hlirhor followed bv
lo\ver \ temperature.
OrcniilzlnuPor Wntor Transportation
UIIIOAOO , Feb. as. The Inter-Ocean's
I'corlix (111. ) speclol says : The grain mer
chants ot this city have taken preliminary
steps towards the organization of a barge
line tor the transportation of grain fron
Chicago , 1'eorla and St. Louis to the Gulf
Application to organ uu was sent to the sec
retary of stute to lay. The company vvil
have plenty of ranlttl. Itgrovvoout of thu
passage ot the inter-state commerce bill , am
Islikowisna preliminary step towards ask
I ni : congress to Improui the Illinois nnd
Michigan canal and the Illinois river.
Nomination ) * .
WASHIXOTOX , Feb. 24 The president
has sent the following nominations to tlio
senate : 1'ostmasters Frank L , Clark
Atigusta , WIs. ; Ilattle M. Anderson , Have
lock. 111 : William J. Ilrewster. ( iroton. Dal :
11. It. Harris , of Georgia , third nsslsUnl
postmaster ireneral. vjco Abraham D. Jlazen ,
resigned , JumesM. . Ti otter , ( colored ) , ol
Mabsacliusetu , lo be recorder ot deeds for
the District of Columbia ,
THE DEMOCRATS TO BLAME ,
Slow Work By the House Makes an Extra
Sefsion Inevitable.
LEGISLATION VERY BACKWARD.
Two Widely Known Hnllrorut Men
Give Their Opinion or tlio Inter
state Law Ijictitcnnnt
1'owoll's Case.
So sloii Tnllc.
WASIUNOTOV , Feb. 2i < . JSpeclalTelcBram
to the UKI : . ] It looks now very much a < If an
jxlra session of congress was almost inevita
ble. That calamity can only bo avoided by
ho senate abdlcnting Its constitutional
'unctions and railroading the remaining ap-
noprlatlon bills throilRh precisely as they
; aine from the house. Acalnst this all the
eading bcnators of both political partita ate
steinly protcsling. 'Ihev unite In declaring
that the house has dllly dalljed and shilly
shallyed HKo -.quad - of bovs instead of ma-
l.iring and passing them In a statesmen-like
iianner , as they should be. The other day
Senator Heck declared to the scnalo that the
ondtict of thu house In holding hick these
Jllh was shameful and ho hlu hed with
shame whenever he contrasted the proceed-
ngs of his parly confroics with the stralght-
'orvvard action of the republicans when
hey were In control. Many other
democrats , both in the house and
bcnnto , are as witty as Heck and fully as em
phatic In their denunciation as he Is. Wise ,
of Virginia , for Instance , Introduced a pet
measure of his early In the lirat session ot
this congress , but tlieic It has stuck ever
since and now it j-eems to be a hopeless ta k
to try to get It passed at this session , and If
It goes over It will go far toward dooming
him to Ine\ liable defeat in IbbS. Many other
democrat- well as republicans also , have
been enthusiastic in thlsciroit to secure the
passage of the bill to elevate the auricultmal
bureau into an Independent dcpattmcnt , but
tlio bill has been crucliied between appropria
tion bills and now only a miracle can save it
fiom defeat. And so it is with many other
Important bills. For tills condition ol alfalrs
the democrats of tlio house alone are respon
sible. The republicans have interposed no
factious opposition whatever to the measincs
of the inajoi Ity. What they could conscien
tiously approve they have promptly voted
foi , and what they could not approve they
have just as promptly voted against. No
dilatoiy tactics have been icsortcd to , and no
tinfnii obstacles have been tluown in the way
of the majoiity. Speaker Carlisle has
developed into a liist-class time-sonc-r , so lar
as rushlnc business is concerned , ami his in
capacity has been intensified and niairnllied
by a want ol business qualifications on tlio
nart of most of those vvho voted to make
him speaker. To these two causes , and lo
them alone , Is duo the piobont vvolnl condi
tion of the business ot the nation in tlie
house. The lesponslbllity will lestwhcicit
justly belongs.
I\TPIVJIWS : : WITH is\iiitoAr > vrx.
.1. M. Kerper. lepresentlntr the Ohio Coal
Trafllc association , and 15. T. Allied ; , also a
piomment lallroad man ot Columbus. O. ,
were heio to-day on their way to New Yoik
to attend a geneial mceling ot railroad
trallic managers. Uoth of tlioso men are
widely known In railroad circles , and their
opiijlon concerning the effect of the Inter
state commerce bill are worth recording any
where , as they have hfld long and varied e.x-
peiiencc. " 1 believe , " said Mr. Kerner ,
"that the law will have the ellect of elevating
railroad tailIIanil that on the whole the
people generally will not benefit by it It
vvlllcutoll much ot the rlvahy anil will put
an end to tliatcla s of competition which re
duces rates to a minimum. It Is a mistake
to believe that the railroad coiporatioiis In
tend to evade the law. They intend to live
up to it and benefit by it as much as possible.
\\o are now on our way to New York , where
n meeting is to bo held lor the
purpose of agreeing upon u
consttuctlon of thn law and plan.s
lot complv inc witli It uniformly. No , 1 ilo
not reuard the law as piohlbltlng exclusion
r.ites , as exclusions are open to all , so that
thuro aic noillscilminatlons , but it will un
doubtedly prohibit a class of excursions , that
is , low rates tor a certain class , such as mem
bers of societies , etc. , as that would bo dis
crimination. 1 do not believe It will put a
stop to the pass system , as passes can bn Is
sued lot a great many put poses , jou know ,
where value is received , and to employes ot
roads if necessary. In all this Mr. Allleek
agieeil , anil added that the cotporatlons were
not alarmed ovtr the oullooic of the execu
tion ol the provisions ot the intcr-stato com-
mctco law. ISothweieol the opinion that
had the railroad companies believed them
was any likelihood ot the pa sige of the bill
they would have defeated lion the giouiitl
that It was pernicious.
inni.r. rivir.s A.vn CH-T.
Lieutenant J. S. 1'owell , who had the ac
ceptance ot Ids resignation trom thu signal
coips revoked the other day on the giountl ot
tcmpoiuiy Insanity , is In the city and has re
ported at the signal ollico In obedience to or-
dci.s. The pav department hay iccclvcd
duplicate piy accounts Irom him for the
present month , i'levlous to ills arilval here
the commanding ollicer of the Department ot
tlio 1'latto was instructed by telegraph to
cause his rouu maitlal lor this offense , but It
will not bo carried Into ellect by reason ot
Ills piesenco. Ueforo a court-martial
is convened thu question of his
sanity will probably bo settled by n
board , ami unless It is shown that his pay
accounts were duplicated , as w ell as his resig
nation sutmilttcd while laboring uiidei an
aui'iratlon ot mind , acouit-martlal will fol
low. A third set ol pay accounts Issued by
Lieutenant 1'ovvell wcio leeulved at tlio pa-
mastor-goneral'H ofllce this morning lor pay
ment. None of ids accounth have been paid
bv the paj olllcerti , so that the government
will nut KIM ) an ) thing. It Is piostmicd that
the money was laised on the accounts , and if
so the piivalu Dailies who honuied them will
be out ot pocket.
M.1IIIASU V AM ) IOWA 1T.XSIO.VS.
1'etislons trained lo Nebr.iskans lo-dav :
Jonathan Carpenter. Beatrice ; Napoleon 15.
l.aroh , Xebiaaku Cit ) ; Daniel 1C. Itccmer ,
Fiemont.
Tensions granted lowans : lluldah A. ,
whlow ofVIIlIain S. Edwards , Oxford ;
Ktinlco II. , wldovvof ( iuorgo Wise : Morton ,
minor ot.lohn T. Vaiighan. Council Itlufts ;
( ieorgo MeCauloy , Lake City ; ( Jeorgo W.
Knklaiul , Fieopuit ; Obediah F , Master ,
i'annra ; Andiow McKlrahan. College
Springs ; Charles W , Uemotto , winterset ;
IHiiali Brooks , Maple Landing ; Ce < uvo W.
Kelnatt , Clinton ; Fiederlek Schnlttger ,
Franklin Mills ; Loren # > 1) . Hoswoith , Ot-
turnwn , Ooorgo H. 1'otter , Wunkon ; 'J'homas
Minpliy Dubuquu ; Henry lllme , Onavvu ;
, les-.o w , Ken , Muscatinc ; i'eter ilussa ,
1'rolo ; John O. Feather , Nashua ; John
Comber. Independence ; Mai tin Oherrlc ,
Knoxvllle ; Joseph VosJ , Orange City.
Eleven hundred more applications for pen
sions were filed this month than during Feb
ruary of last j ear exrhiblve of applications
undci the Mexican pension law.
VIlMrAUVWATlKIIS.
Army ord-jis Issued : Captains Abner
llajnes , jr. , Second Infantrj : Randolph Nor
wood , becoml cavalry : and M.V. . Wood , as
sistant surceon , luive been ordered to Foit
Co'urd'Alene , Idaho , as witnesses before tlie
court of inquiry to meet there March U.
The leave ot Captain U. O.Smlthers , Tenth
cavalry. Is extended one month.
The leave of First Lieutenant Thomas
Lord , Twentieth infantry , Is extended till
tuither orders for disability ,
Sertu'.int Charles F , King , mounted ser
vice. Is placed on the retired list.
T11K 1IAU.IIOA1) COMMISSION StATK.
It is stated by one who came trom
tiie white lioiiso to-day , that .luJt-u
Cooley , of Michigan , leieher of the
Wabash , ex-Heprusontatlvo Krugfr , of Ala
bama , ami Itcpre.seutatlve Morrison , of Illi
nois have been determined upon as inter
state , commerce commissioners , and that onti
is to beeiven to a Now Kngland man , nnd
one to Ntwv York. ThU fclato will hold gootl
unless a 1'acillc slope man is substituted for
Cooley ,
SllTJXO BUM. AUf ) JUS FOJ.r.OWiniS.
At tlie Jt'quest ol Secretary Lanur Act-
ne Secretary of the Treasury Fair-
chlltl has asked congress to appropriate
S : > 0UOO for suslenanco of Sitting hull's
tolloweis now In Canada during the j car
ending Juno ! > 0,18SS , provliled thev leturn to
their reservations In Nebraska nnd Dakota.
Tmrir.'s cAr. .
It Is slated to-night that the senate com-
intteo on privileges ami elections lias de
termined to report back to tlio senate , prob-
atilv to-moirow , the paners accouninnvlng
the credentials of David Tilrpic , of Indiana ,
with n statement that It has no authority to
pass upon them until Turplo presents Him
self anil Is ready to be sworn in. Then , it Is
Dialed , Turpto's right to Ills sent on the prlma
facie evidence pie--entcd will bo challenccd ;
that there will be a stay In procccilin.-s ,
nnd that an Invc'tlgatlon of Ids alleged elec
tion will follow.
rosTVt , rnANnr. .
The postofllce at ila/el. Dubuque county ,
Li. , was discontinued today.
CAi-irAi. SOTI : .
1'etcr O'Shea , of Madison , has been ap-
[ iplntcd as stoiekccpcr and gunci foi the
Ncbrnsknillstilct.
M. 1) . Martiii , Afton , la. , has been ad
mitted to piactlce befoie the Interior depart
ment.
' 1 ho senate to-day passed the pleuro-pneii-
monla bill with Van WvcK's amendment ex
tending its piovlslons to swine plague 01 hog
cholera.
N. W. Wells , ot Schiilcr , Neb. , Is hero.
roilTY-NINTU
Somite.
W vsnixoioN , Feb. 2 . The presiding of-
liccr piesentcd a message fiom the presl-
Icnt In rcspon'sn to n icsolution of
the senate In reference to the sol/uro and
sale ot the American schooner Uebecca nt
I'amplco , nnd to the icsignatlon of the late
Mexican minister , Jackson , stating that It is
not deemed "compatible with public Inter
est1' to communicate tlio coricsptmdenco In
either case at present.
The house labor arbitration bill was passed
without amendment.
The house bill to prevent the employment
of convict or alien labor upon public build-
ngs 01 public woiks or in ptenaratlon of
material foi public buildings or public works
was passed.
The house bill to provide for the adjust
ment of land grants heietoforo made by con-
rcssand iem ° , ilng unadjusted , wns passed
niter the adoption of Mimlry amendment- ! ,
anil a conference ordeied on it.
Upon motion ol Mr. Miller the pleuro-
pnrumonla bill was taken up.
The motion to leconshler tlio vote by
winch the LdmiindssubstUutc was last week
adopted wascairied.
The question then iccnrring on the ld-
nunnlssubstitute it was icjectcd-jeas , ! ! ;
na ) s , 'J'.i.
Mr. Vest offered an amendment requiring
thu assent ot the authoiltlos of the stale be
fore the commissioner can expend any ol the
appiopiiation therein. Lost jeas , "I ;
navs , 'M.
Mr. Van Wyck icnowcd his amendment
extendsng the application ot the bill to the
swine plague , choleia and other contagious
diseases among s > vv inc. Adopted.
Tlio bill was passed yeas , Si ; nays , 19.
Mr. Kdmuuds. lioin the conleience com
mittee on the bill respecting lisheiiesmade u
long report us to the dillicultles o.xlstlng in
the conference and which prevented an
agiceinent. The iiieconcllablo point ol
dilfeiencc between tlio managers on the part
of the two houses Is repot leu to bo the in-
sisfance on the part of tlie house maiiagois to
add to the scope of the senate bill n fourth
piovision that In case ot injurious treat
ment to Ametican vessels In Itrltish North
Ameilcan waicrs It shall be within the com
petence of the president to stop intercourse
absolutely , not only by water but by land ,
thus cutting oil the continuous movement ol
lalivvay tiains Item tlie British provinces to
nny pait of the United State's , nnd in ellect
reciprocally fiom the United States to the
liiitish dominions. The senate managers
had felt It to bo their duty to decline to go to
that extent , and felt it their duty on this
important matter to report this state of
things nt once to the senate foi its informa
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. Sherman olTeied a resolution providing
fora daily mcctinc of the senate at It a. m.
.Laid over till to-mouow.
Alter twenty minutes secret session tlio
senate adjourned.
House.
U'AMIINTITOX , Feb. 2 . The house In com
mittee of the whole considered the lojislativo
appropriation bill. The bill having been
read by paragraphs for amendment , Mr.
Hlanchard of Louisiana laised a point of
eider the "in full
against words compensa
tion" in the appioprlation clause.
The chair submitted the point of oiderto
the decision of the committee.
The commltteo decided IW lo 24 that tlio
point was well taken , and the woids weio
stiiekcn tiom thoblll.
The house at tlio evening session consld-
eicd the resolutions expressive of regict at
the demise ot liepiesenlatlve Cole ot Mary
land and honoring his memory. Kuloglstlc
addresses were dellveicd and the lesolutions
were then adopted.
The house then went Into commltteo of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
On motion ol Mr. Cox ot Noith Carolina
an amendment was adopted increasing Irom
W.ooo 10 S 1,000 tlio appropriation for tlio
tiavellng expenses ot tlie civil service com
mission.
Mr. O'Neill of Missouri called nttonlion to
the haiil-\voiklng employes of the. bureau ot
engraving and prinlinir , and offered an
amendment granting all such omplo > cb an
nual leave ol absence. Adopted.
At 1:10 : a. m. , without having concluded
consideration ol hall of thu bill , the commit
tee lose and the house looK a iccess until 10
o'clock to-moiiow.
A Tcinpcrniico Sensation.
Nr.w IlAVKN-Conn.Feb.2s. | SpechilTcIe-
gram to the Ur.n.J Governor Louiibbiiry is a
stiong temperance man and a low nights
ago accompanied by his stair attended the
cinck legimentlilucs'ballln this city. In the
course of the evening ho suddenly entered a
side room In time to discover tno of his staff ,
Colonel S. U. Homo of Wlnstead and Sur
geon ( ieneral 0. J. Fox of Willlamanllc , In
the act of drinking thu health ol General S.
K Smith in n glass ol punch. In an instant
the goveinor took the ofllceih' ' aims andsald.
" 1 want it distinctly understood that no man
can mink Intoxicating liquors in public and
lemaln a member of my stall. " The colonel
undgeneial vveie too much astonished to
reply , and quickly putting down their
Classes they left the room , ( ioveinor Louns-
bury then lilted a glass with lemonade and
said , 'ticncral Smith , 1 will ililnlc your
health In a manner that cannot possibly re
sult in Injury to either ot us. " Tno tillalr In
the chief topic of coineisation in Connec
ticut.
Tim Fisheries Conference ,
\\ARiiiNOto.v , Feb. as Tlio house con-
icrf'CBon the bill to authorl/ethe picsldent to
protect and defend the rights of American
lishing vessels ( lishcrlesietnllatoiy bill ) have
picpared a statement which Is to be submit
ted to the house at the earliest opportunity ,
The statement , after reporting the disagree
ment and leteuing to the objection ot the
senate conferees , argues that It would not
bo consonant with the dignity of the United
States to undertake to setile treaty rights by
applvins non-lntercourHo as to a single
aiticie because such course might tall nhort
of the end .timed at and that the true way is
to make iion-lntorctnirsn geneiul.
Convlot Ijiil > or CoiiHliloreil.
AVASIII.NOTOX , Feb. 23.-Carroll J ) , Wright ,
commissioner of labor , has submitted to the
secretary of the Interior his second annual
repoit , which relates entliely to the subject
of convict labor , The report says thu total
pioductof all the penal Institutions is hfly-
four-one hundredths of one per cent ot the
total iiroducts of the industries of the coun
try. The commlexloncr concludes that iho
syblcm ot hand l.ibor , if introduced in
prisons would reduce competition with fieo
laboi to the minimum.
Onl ) Two Jjost.
HLKKAI.O , N. Y. , Feb. 2S.-.UI the fshcr-
men rcpoilcd missing Saturday and last
night have been savi'd except Thomas Cody ,
aged tweuty-onc , oud John Leaiy , aged
uiueteeu ,
A mouovn.
District to Ito
IrntuferriMl.
CmrAoo. Feb. US. ( Special Telegram to
the HKI : . ] It is believed that the greater
poitlon of the extensive lumber district In
the southwestern portion of this eltyvvlll
soon be a thing of the past. It Is stated that
many of the laige tracts of land now occu
pied by the lumber vards have recently
chanced hand * , and Uiat the lumber dealers
will seek other territory. The subject has
been openly discussed during the past
month nnd many statements have been
made only lo bo denied. At pieent
all parties Interested nro iclicent ,
but enough has been leaincd
to warrant Iho slatemonl that the ground
now occupied bv tlie lumber piles will , in n
comparatively shott time , be devoted to the
Uses of a lallrmd eompiti ) , with switch
track" , elevator' , depots , ele. The lerrllorv
Involved In the trans-u-tlnn Is understood to
emlnaei ? all of that between Ashland avenue ,
Lallin stieet , Tvvenlv---ecind silent and the
u'.ir. The new drpatiuro will bo one oi
cieat Importance to the lailro.ul Interests of
Chicago. A gentleman who has been Iden
tified with the lumber business in tills city
for omo vears Informed a leumter that f'u
Sanla Fo road had purchased u
largo IHH lion of the giound In
tlie Iinubei district1) , and that thu firms
whoso leaspMoxptied thlsyeai would have to
move , nnd Unit eiforts were being made to
buy ini the lease.s of the 111 ms which h.id
some time lo inn. llo nndeistood that the
railioad company would soon have posses
sion ot Uic land , erect elevatois and utili/o
tlie giound for general railroad 'imposes ,
.lint whete the I'imher linns would go ho
could not tell , but In all probability they will
move lo South Chicago , where several have
nheady established themselves. The re
ported transfer means a great deal more to
Chicago than Is apparent on the surface , as
the lemoval of the lumber yauls would clear
the way to the filling up of the Chicago liver
01 a permanent bridge.
TI1U STOCK aiAUKKT. '
A ncnrUli Sentiment Prevails ami
Keeps 1'riccM Down.
Nnvv YOISK , Feb. 2s. [ Special Telcgiam to
tliO'Uir. ! The sentiment legardlng stocks
was bearish to-day , principally on the ex
pectation of high rates for money n Httlu
I atcr In the season. U was noted llmt the
bink rcscives had been decreasing heavily
torscvercl weeks past and were now only
ab(5ul ( 511,000,000 above legal leqiiirements.
In consequence of the bearish feeling there
was but little demand lor stocks , and prices
opened with a considerable decline through
out Uio list. The most sensational featmo
was adlop in cotton seed oil eettilirates ol 10
percent on the publication of a stoiy that I' .
D. Armour and a syndicate of capitalists had
formed a scheme to build mills llnoughoiit
llie south nnd force the A moi lean Cotton Seed
Oil company to the walls. Tlio bieak in tills
stock excicised something of n dopiessimr
influence on olhei securities. Tim news of
( iiangeis and V andpibilts was lather un
favorable , It being alleged that freight lates
both east and west oi Chicago weie badly
( leinoinllrcd and cut in both instances liom
Vi to 10 per cent. A fractional rally about
noon was followed bj a slump , caused by the
activity and better demand lor money.
Kateb weio firm at Cc 7 per cent , \vhei eas : i to
I percent has been the prevalent late lor a
long time. St. Vnnl and Lackavvanna were
notably weak. Giangeis were unfavorably
allectcd byienorts that the rates trom Chicago
cage to St. Paul , Omaha and Kansas Citv
weio cut W per cent. The market closed
very soft at the lowest point of the day. Tlio
total sales wcie uboul UoO,003 shares.
1'ln.mioil American Crulsnrs.
I'nii.ADKi.PJirA , Feb. 23. [ Special Tclc-
gram to the 13m.l Itlstho general opinion
of mechanics who are thoioughly acquainted
witli ship building , that tlio government crui
sers now under contract by Messrs. Cramp ,
will not only be defective In construction.
but even weaker than several Heading rail
road colliers built by this linn under their
ow n Ideas. This opinion Is supported by thu
fact that Iho longitudinal frames are not cap
able of standing the stialn of the frame that
is even put into n merchant ship , foi the ten-
son that they are , according to contract , four
feet apart , while In oilier vessels they aie
only two fectnpirt. Another surious error
in the specifications Is that the plating is
stipulated to lie twenty-live pounds to the
squaic toot. Tins , in tlie opinion ot old ship-
vvnglitH , Is decidedly too light for a vessel of
war. One of tlio most prominent ship-
bulldeis In Philadelphia said to-day that the
whole plan of the crulsr-is Is thoroughly
Kngllsh nnd the model was diawn In Knir-
land. It Is contended that tlio longiludlnal
flames in war vessels aio not as Htionir as
the American way of building Miips. The
shaft of the American cinlsers will bo built
in England bccauso the e are no sieol woiks
In this country that have facilities lei Its
construction.
_ _
Harrovvlnjj THTH | ol' Hinisjor.
II VMI-AX. Feb. 28. [ Special Telegram to
the liii.J : Notwithstanding the denials of
interested business men who think thuircrcillt
will bo injured by the publication ot rcpmts
of the condition of tlie ronntry.tho most woe
ful stories of dlstiess , semi-starvation and
death continue to bo received from both west
ern and northern districts of the Island. A
correspondent at Channel writes : "Jt Is .still
the same doleful tale I have to tell of no fish
nnd as a consequence no food. From Little
May and Cape Kay Is the same cry , though In
some places they are much worse oil than
others. 1 was nt Koso Blanche n week ngo ,
and during the few days I was there forty
able bodied poisons applied lor icllef. From
that iilaco I came along the shore , and In
nearly all .settlements there was the same sad
sight of men , women and chlldien sick , half
clad and poorly led. In most hettlements to
the eastward tlie people have had tlio measles ,
In Seal Cove , witli a population ofjoo. . every
house was a hospital , and immy died. " An-
otli'M1 con e.spnu dent siys tlicro In an enor
mous quantity of MIOW on tlio irround , and
winter lishing Is n complete failure ,
'Jho Itivcr nnd llarlior Itlll ,
WASIIIXO ION , Feb. S3 , The succe.-is of the
river and hatbor appropriation bill has been
asiined by the complete agreement of the
conlcrees on the points of difference be
tween the two houses. The total nppioprln-
lion made by thu bill , as agreed upon In cun-
forenco , is less than 810,000,000. , The
provision for the llenncpln canal Is re
tained In the bill. An appropriation of
$ r > uooo , is made lor bediming couhiructlon ,
but them will also be available a further MIDI
ol S21.000 for surveys and prellmlnailes.
The mends of the ranal are jubilant over
thu retention of the Item tor tlie reason that
the appinprlatlon , uhlle iibsindly small ,
gives n bellied status and permanency to thu
scheme ,
Civil tJnrvfcK1 CoinmihHlonnr in Trniililo
OiiKAdo , Feb. 29 , TlioXows' Fort Wavne ,
hid. , special says : Civil Seivlco Commis
sioner Allied 1' , Kdgeiton was to day made
defendant In a Milt in which thontbiiliilstrator
of the estate of thu late Anna 0.
Ketchum , of Stanford , Conn , , demands
12,000 and an arcounllng for moneys
intrusted to him by tint lady named
Thu complaint charges that Kdgcrton'H state
iiiont that one oi the securities held by bin
in trust was on deposit with the old natlona
bank of Fort Wayne is denied by the Innk
olticlals. Thu iidminlstiator Favs Mrs
Kctolium , relying Implicitly on Kdgei ton's
promise to loan her money iidvantuueoiisly
Joi her. took no receipts ol iho indebtedness
from him.
lc Gitirs1 Opinion ,
Sr. PinntsHtiio , Feb. w.Do Olcrs. Sot-
t-lgn minister , in an interview with the Turk *
Ish ambassador , expressed the opinion that
the Kmopean equlllurum would soon bu re
stored and there would be no WAr ,
A Hollinu Mill
CLrvi.r.A.M > , Krb. as. At 11'JO ; this mern.
Init the roof of the ctiarmrin department in
the Ur.s.-enicr Btec 1 works ot the Cle.vel.uirt
Kollim. Mill Co. , fell In , killing one man and
Icjuiiut'
FROM THE ITALIAN RIVIERA ,
Visits to tlie Wrecked Villages Reveal the
Destruction "Wrought
DUniED BY FALLING WALLS.
lumlrptls of I'ooplo Criishoil In the
ItuliiM or Churolicq-Tlto Krloiula
orCariJInnl < lncolln | Mourn
Doatli.
Tnlc of .lloro Orstructlon ,
Ai.vsio Tcb. 8v- Vow York HernUl
C ( ahlo-Specl.il to Iho HKK. | - V noilh vvlml
s blowing and lain Is falling. Last night
he people VVPIO Iceling better a.flcr the ar-
ival of the soldiers with caigoes of boards.
lemporaiy bairacks and sheltcis arc bctiiR
aimlly built , ana toiiis , blankets and beds
mo been distributed. The hospital was
iiuch Injured. All the sick uml dying are in
one loom. Knulueers are
expected to-day to
' \amlno the house- . , i\cept : Cardlgharn ,
San Kemo , Alnsslo Is the only town
vhich wa , fioiiK-nlwl by fo'relgncrs
nil nig Iho eat thquako w here there Is an 12ng-
Ish church. Twenty villas hero are ownett
rented by nngllsh and Americans. Ot
ho four hotels , tno nro now closed as un
safe. Few ot the foreign lesUlcnts have do-
larlsd , as they feel it a point , of honor to
conceal their iilaim to relieve the distress
and to excite coinage among the population ,
uio nio disheartened ami
unwilling to
esumo work. The prediction ot
ho eaithquako ot Wednesday In
i small , populous Italian almonal ,
ias given ilso to rumors falsely alleged to beef
of I olllcial origin and picdlctlng worse
shocks lor last batutday , and such rnmtora
omul ready credence. One American liuly ,
n ordoi to lestoioconlldence , showed herself :
at the hour picdlcted upon a lojfelo which
wasconsltloied partlcnlaily dangerous and
slowly counted and iirianged the house , linen
which had come from the wash. Kvon a
lleiald telegram of ntmosphcilo disturbance
was twisted Into an earthquake prediction.
nuisirii i.A rovuio.v ( IHAVE.
At liajanlo , a small village ot 1,500 Inlmbl-
ants , In the mountains , eipht hours Journey
romSan H.-mo , 2 0 were killed .indsl.xty-
our wountlcd.- Most of Ihcso accidents hap-
icncd In the church , which fell. The priests
and a few others wcio saved In a side chapel.
\11 were bmied In a common grave. At
San Uomalo the coin out nnd the house fell.
Vt Ceilana the chinch loll just nftei a con-
legation of mourners had loft
o accompany a funeral. At
rompeianu the houses were
lesttoycd but tlicro were only live deaths ,
bccauso nearly thu whole population was In
chinch , which proved exceptionally safe. At
tussana the chinch fell , the doors were
vedged nnd ulmt In the people. Nearly n
iiindrcd persons wcio extricated. AtLiiltta
hirty-ulght dead bodies have boon found.
Sixty persons were wounded. At Tag ia the
well known house of the author
Caullini was ruined. All thcso
ilacos nro near San Rcmo. No
mitlciilar jiart of Savona Is injured , but oc
casional houses have been. The cathedral Is
anlii lured , although the cross on the lop was
turned loiind. The llanko Nalonale Is shut
so that it is almost impossible to change larito
notes. All the largo houses over the arcades
ore untouched and their woik Is going on the
same as usual. Not much harm was done at
Loanoa. Hero the houses are narrow and
lave thick paity walls , so they stood firm.
However , every where people are camping
out. At Finale Marino many houses are
propped up. 1 drove slowly under them
through the nariovv stieut. They say
that Finale Marino is Injured moie than
Finale IJoigo , but people are
hOAiino 10 niAnr
at the latter place. There has always been a
deadly enmity between these two towns. In
some places largo rocks have fallen on the
roao. At Ceilalo all the houses on the sides
of. the narrow strea ate piopped tip with.
beams , placed at each stoiy to prevent
Iho houses fulling into the street.
TliL-ro was a hurrlcano of wind
and rain six miles bejond Flnalo
along with whirlwinds of sand at Cerialo.
They came witli a heavy , hot stilling air , but
It is biltetly cold now. At Albcnga , live
miles lioin hcie , only a lew houses ore dam
aged.
15y tills necessarily discursive account your
readers ) will see Unit the Italian Hlvlcra bore
the brunt ot the great earthqualco.
CAI.lMXAl. .lACOniNI.
JIow lily Death IN ncgrcttpd Hy HID
[ rojiyrfuM 1SS7 till Jama Owilm fleimcti. ]
] { < ) .ME , Feb. 28. [ Now Vork Herald
Cable Special to the Uii : . | A week ago I
cabled that Cardinal Jacoblnl was on his
tleath-hed. To-day the chinch bells of Homo
are tolling for the late papal secretary ofi
state. Cardinal Jacoblnl breathed his last nt
midnight. I was then In the caidlnal's resi
dential apartments , Ilo occupied simply a
furnished fatilte. of rooms on the top floor oC
the vatlran , from which one has a glorious
view ovei the eternal city , reaching from the
villa Medici almost to tlie ponte SUtto. Sev
eral of his omlncnco'ii intimate friends w'oro
waiting like ni ) &elf for the had end. In the
papal rooms Immediately beneath
lights were shining tlnoii h the windows
dews nnd Indicated vvhcro the holy
lather was doubtless piaylng for the
departing soul of his faithful botvnnt. How
ever , the canlinnl's vigorous constitution do-
lied tlic doelois' fiat lor full twelve hours
after thu death agony had apparently begun.
The cardinal was widely anil greatly beloved.
Hn was n bout diplomat , nnd it will be ill(11- (
cult to replace him.
This moinlngl called on Cardinal Gibbons ,
who had scon much ot the dead statesman at
the time of the memoiablu visit of the Amer
ican Catholic bishops to Uomo three years
ago , Caiillnal then Aichbbhop Uihbona ,
like all who Knew Cardinal Jucoblnl , was
deeply aflected ovci his death ,
"It Is ngifat loss to the church , " said ho ,
"especially to the chinch In the United
States , llo took the deepest Intercut In
America , I cannot forget how kind ha waste
to the American prelates in lb0 , nnd nm aura
all the prelates In the United States will
shaio in my heartfelt soitow. "
MrH. I'otttir'Htl'ltins ,
\ffifivr1\lhl \ \ JW > 7 bu Jainn flimlun itinnmt. ]
I'AiiiH ( via Havre ) , Feb. 2s. . [ New YorlC
Herald Cnble-Special to the UKK. | Mrs.
James Drown I'otlcr , having ooniiltled | her
piofetfslonal studies for the Hta o , left Ver
sailles to-day for London , where she will
sign ncoutiact foi hot appcnrancti In En- _ : <
land and In iho United Mates. Before leav
ing this morn in u Mrs. I'oltor said to mo :
" 1 hope to depclop my powers nnd ability to
theii utjiiost capacity , anil intend to work as
hard us I can to obtain u position in on art
that 1 love and In n profession that 1 ud-
inlro. " , .
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