Nebraska Newspapers

    2 ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : /THURSDAY. JAfftTARY 12. 1883.
THE CASE OF GENERAL TERRY
Circumstances Under Which Ills
Sickness Became Public.
'CLEVELAND AND WOOL GROWERS
. HKlor Dcnimclntlon of His . . . „
hy DcieKatcnNow nt the Capital
r " McnHiii- ny MandorHon SIlnH-
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Improvement.
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I-V ' - Hoivlt Came Ahont.
WASUJS-UIOS Bi'iifuir THE Out Hi Hr.n , )
0111 FofllTEENTII SrilKF.T , V
WAsin.NOTO.V. D. C. , Jan. 11. )
, .TJioso are the circumstances under which
I made the annonncoincnt that General
*
( . . .Alfrcd.ll Terry.had Brlght's ' disease of the
kidnpxp and intended applying for retlro-
* jnent in the ewnit ho did not find permanent
clii-f/ixwi hla { rip to Florida : An army
i orilcor , ' wl'iose 'name Is almost as familiar to
* 'tiro country a * tliat of General Terry , ur-
-rfVcd In Washington about n week ago and
* jippllejl for assistance to secure a promotion.
When risked how rooui was to bo made for
him ho. ad ! t "General Terry Is going on the
ifutln-d list , I have Just seen him , and ho
e laid tfio'that'he. was a very sick man ; that
he had Brjfdit's disease and did not think ho
could live long. Ho said ho was going to
Florida on a four months' leave nnd that if
ho did not" receive permanent relief from a
change of clllnatq ho would ask to go at once
' - UJTOII the retired list. The general is in a
much more enfeebled condition than but few
of his friends rcall/o , and ho denies himself
. to nearly all callers. Wo are old friends ,
and I was favored with an opj > ortunlty of
feeing him. "
v A gentleman who also heard this statement
went to the war department and in the course
of a conversation with one of the highest of
ficials thcro referred to General Terry's ill
ness , when the latter said , with some astonIshment -
. Ishment : "And you have heard of General
Terry's Illness , tool 1 have known of it for
some time , but not of Its serious character
until recently. It is understood hero that
. General Terry will make application for re
tirement within a short time if ho docs not
find himself in better condition after his trip
to the south. "
Since the denial of the statement that
General Terry had Brlght's disease both of
the olllcers quoted have bcon seen and aim-in
the truth of their statomcntsfbut will not
pfirmlt the use of their names , inasmuch as
one received his information from the lips of
General Terry himself nnd the other In an
ofllclal way. There can bo no doubt about
General Terry having stated that ho had
Brlght's disease and considered himself a
very Hick man. If there is any mistake about
the whole matter , it is In the diagnosis of the
case by the general himself.
If President Cleveland could hear the ex
pressions ujon his message to congress of
delegates to the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers , Wool Growers' and
Wool Healers' associations now hero , ho
i would not bo proud of his work or his princi
ples. They condemn the message from be
ginning to end. F. V. Wright , the largest
wool miser in Colorado , said : "Ho don't
know what bo's talking about. If ho appre
ciated the dlnictilties ot fiock raising on the
plains ho would not have made the sugges
tions ho did about the wool tarllT. "
Judge Lawrence , of Ohio , a prohibitionist
from way back , and formerly comptroller of
* the treasury , said : "I am delighted witli it.
It is tlui iirst out and out declaration of
principles that wo have had , and now wo
' know where to find them. " Judge Lawrence
thinks the president would , if allowed his
way , soon ruin the wool growiilg Interests of
this country.
David Horpster , who is president of tlio
Ohio wool growers' organi/ation , is also at
tending the conference. He is a short , fat
man , who looks moro like a hnrd working
farmer than a millionaire sheep owner , nnd
ho is just as smart and just as bow-legged as
, ' ho can bo.
1 LOCAL Mi\sunr.s.
Mr. Mnntlcrson introduced bills to day es
tablishing two additional land districts in
Wyoming , enlarging the Jurisdiction of the
probate court in'Wyoming and providing for
a minimum for Invalid ( tensions of tS a month.
Senator Allison has introduced a bill di
recting the secretary of the interior to pay
'Samuel J. Murphy , laton private In Company
D , thirty-seventh regiment of Iowa volunteer
infantry , n pension nt the rate of 050 per
' ' month m lieu of that which hu now receives.
TO IMl'ltOVC Till ! MISSIS- , ) ! ' ] ' ! ,
James H. Stout , of the lumber firm of
Knajtp , Stout ft Co. , of DCS Moines , Ia. , is in
the city. Before starting for this city he , in
company with prominent business men from
Iowa , Illinois , Wisconsin and other states ,
made a trip down the Mississippi river on
their own steamer , starting at Des Moincs
nnd stopping at all the prominent
places and terminating the trij > at
the Gulf of Mexico at New Or
leans. The excursionists were given
a most royal reception and after enjoying the
hospitality of the Crescent City they turned
their faces toward the northwest and made
their long Journey back to Duluth. Mr. Stout
is hero in the interest of the improvement of
the Mississippi river and Its tributaries , and
will make a pica before the appropriation
committees of both houses for the means to
carry out this great project.
J'OST.M. MATTttlt : * .
Changes hove been ordered in the time
schedule of the stnivmill route extending
from Kearney to LoupCity , Neb. , as follows :
Leave Kearney Mondays , Wednesdays anil
Fridays at 1 p. in. ; arrive at liavenna by 7
p , in. Leave Itavenna Mondays , Wednesdays
and Fridays at (1 ( a. m. ; arrive at Kearney by
113 m. Leave Havenna Tuesdays , Thursdays
and Saturdays at li a. m. ; arrive at Loup Cil.\
by 12 m. Leave Loup City Tuesday , Thurs-
1 days and Saturdays at 1 p. m. ; arrive at Ha-
venna by 7 p , m.
The mail messenger service at Kifjkwood ,
Ia. , from the Chicago , Hock Island & Pacillo
railroad , has been ordered discontinued after
the inili mst.
Iho postofllco at Red Lion , York county ,
was discontinued to-day. A irastofllco was
established at Bradisli , Boone county , and
, Jumes Hymn appointed postmaster.
The following Nebraska rawtmasters wore
, npjiointcd to-day : Mary C. Pease , Nonpa
reil , Box Butte county , vice Kugeno A.
.Heath , resigned ; Daniel C. Hoflcrmnn ,
Omaha Agency , Hurt county , vice Henry C.
Hulrd , resigned ; Stanislaus M. Slawinski ,
, Duncan , Platte county , vice Joseph P. Her-
owock , resigned ; John F. Hlngler , Mlnataro ,
Cheyenne county , vice William H. Hockford ,
resigned ; William II. Haven , Nickorson ,
Dodge county , vice Hudoljih H. Schneider ,
removed.
SltpllT ftlOIITlII ) ri.VAXRIKllS.
Thcro lire between fifteen and twenty ap
plicants for the house restaurant , uotwith-
Htandlng it's a losing enterprise and tincc-
'fourths of Ihoso who run it fail in business.
Tlio committee on public buildings and
grounds has the granting of the privllega
and the house Is trying to put it within the
' dispensation of the speaker , but Mr. C.ulislo
says hu will hove nothing to do with it. The
man in charge of the restaurant says the
members of the house are nciulyuU cncup
feeder- . .
SMALT , TALK ,
The term of Postmaster MorrU Donnls ,
Syracuse. Nob. , expires Fobruarj 4.
Mrs. senator WiUon and daughter , of
Iowa , announce that they will receive on
Thurhdnys hereafter atOW Tldi-tei-nlK t > ln.ct ,
i-.ort Invest ,
Judge S. C. Moody nnd wife , of Deai'wood ,
who have l > ccn hero icvcral weck-i , have
gone to New Yor'c , whence they go to San
Francisco , The Judge ox-nx-tR to vciurn heio
aliout March or April.
During tlio argument before the house com
mittee on banking and cuuciu-y jcstcuiay
Comptroller Trcnholm , in .sujiport of his pro-
poAltioc requiring that thcro shall be a ma
jority ot the directors of national banks who
uro not officers of them , Mr , Wilbur , of Now
York , a member of the committee , declared
in somewhat iwsltive language his opposition
to the measure.
"Why are jou opposed to 111" was asked ,
"Hecause , " replied the member , "il is an
Infringement upon my private rights. 1 am
president of the Wilbur National bank , of
which my sou is vice president , a son-ln law
cashier , n slstcr-In-law assistant cashier , n
br.ot.hcr a teller and another member of the
hold * amber cfflce lu the bunk. All
I
lx of us nro among the jsovcn directors.
What I would llko to know Is , what would
wo do If this projiosltion become a lowl"
A CON'OlliS. HN'8-rilOXV WITH.
Congressman O'NcIl , of St. Louis , is
troubled with n woman who rcjircsents her
self to bo his wife , signs his name to checks ,
runs uj > bills upon his account and docs other
naughty things , which give him great annoy
ance. Ho Is very wull acquainted with the
lady , but declines to have anything moro to
do with her and warns jcoiilo that her state
ments are wholly false and. tliat ho is not In
liny way responsible. Jor her. Ho. docs not
care so much about the money , but ho
naturally dislikes to have lair rejirescntlng
licrself us his wife.
Pr.unv S. HEATH.
National Wool Growers.
WAMIINOTOX , Jon. 11. Delegates repre
senting the National Association of Wool
Growers , Wool Manufacturers and Wool
Dealers nK-.t.to-flny for the -purpose of agree
ing on a mutually satisfactory revision of the
tariff on wool , woolens nnd wool substitutes.
The conference Is composed of lending men
of every brunch of the wool industry , who
rcjircscnt in their private business not less
than fltXMXMJ.OOo , The statement is made
that the 'delegates haVe been tmrnoscly se
lected from'both of the crcat'politleal parties
and represent tuo extreme mid conservative
views of both the free traders and jirotcc-
tlonists. ' A 'permanent organization of the
conference was effect cd by the election of the
following OfTiccrs : President , George L. Con
verse , of Ohio ! first vice president , E. H.
Ammidown , Utica. NiY. ; vice presidents ,
John McDowell , Theodore Justice , W. E.
Cowdin , P. D. Wright. A. ' C. Miller , John
Phillips , Jr.-and W. G.Hcncdict ; secretary ,
II. L. James.
onusifKiV tiNiTu AN I\GINK. :
A Switchman Moots AVith Dentil On
the HuHliij'toii.
Old Mr. ICranson , of' the Hurllngton , with
cane in hand , hobbled up to the door of the
little cottage' ( lie corner ot Fifth street and
Po ] > pleton avenue about half-past 11 o'clock
last night , and with a heavy and sorrowful
heart within him tapped lightly and with
uncertain hands on the door. Soon
a little woman clad in hur
ried toilet made necessarily so
by the nocturnal summons opened the door ,
and in a husky nnd trembling voice had
transmitted to her'by the venerable messen
ger n picro of news tliat/ threw her fhto hys
terics. Her heart rending cries and loud
sobs awoke two sleeping children , n girl and
boy aged respectively eleven and seven years ,
and they in accord wept and condoned with
the frantic mother , who was the wife of
Klkcniu Phelps , a switchman on the
Hurllngtonyho an hour before had
received Injuries by being crushed under a
locomotive fiom which he died after fifteen
minutes of untold agony.
Phtlps wes about forty years of ace , and
was employed by the company as n switch
man. Ho was under the foremunship of J.
W. Fox , and \ \ as attached to the crow of en-
pine No. 179. Pholjis had assisted in switch
ing several cars nt the Douglas street crossIng -
Ing and Mr. Fox gave the sig
nal for the engine in his charge
to proceed south , supposing that
his crew had all safuly landed on it. But it
seems that Phelps misunderstood the signals
and stood with his back to the north pa an
opposite track. Just then switch engine 1(57 (
caino thundering along , and cry was set up
of a "man under the engine. " Promptly the
locomotive was stopped , but not before the
tender had passed over Phclps' body , crush
ing and mangling him in a horrible manner.
Fifteen minutes after he was removed death
ended his sufferings.
Coroner Druxel was notified and the re
mains were taken to the morgue.
Railroad Notn .
General Agent Hriggs and Division Super
intendent Jaynes , of the Chicago , St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha are called to Oakland
to attend court.
The vest pocket memorandum Just issued
by the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis St
Omaha for gratuitous distribution is a neat
and handy affair almost too good to give
away. Besides the numerous blank leaves
and calendar there Is a clearly-printed and
correct map of the northwest , often a handy
thing for reference.
J. Francis , assistant general passenger
agent of the U. & M. , is in St. Louis attend
ing the meeting of the transcontinental lines.
The Omaha Turnverien have chartered a
special coach on the H. & M. to go to Platts-
mouth this evening.
William T. Holly , city passenger agent of
the Union Pacific railway at Chicago , was ia
Omaha yesterday. Ho is hero to sec how the
patrons of the road are handled at the trans
fer nnd look after other general business of
the sumo Character.
Veteran Firemen Meet.
An interesting meeting of the Veteran Fire
men's association was held last evening ot
Chief Galligan's office with Frank P. Han-
Ion In the chair , in the absence of Mr. Simp
son. Considerable routine business wa1
transacted. The following persons were pro-
l > osed for membership an j their names re
ferred to the proper committee for cousidcra
tion : Hon. J. A. MeSlmnc , n. Taggart , John
A. Templcton , J. S. Franco , William France ,
Peter Windlmm , F. Sehmid , J. Donnelly anil
P. J , Karbach. , An important business meat-
ing will bo held at the next regular session in
two weeks.
The TroubleHoino Crofters.
LONDON , .Tun , 11. The gunboat Forrester
started for the Island of Lewis with a force
of mariners to endeavor to quell the out
break among the croflors.
IV-rannnl
Juan Boyle , of Kearney , Neb. , is at the
Paxton.
G. A. Smith' , of Sioux City , la. , is at the
Paxton.
W. K. Bird , of Dos Moi es , Ia. , is at the
Paxton.
O. II. Buokstaff , of Lincoln , Neb. , is at tin
Paxton.
H. W. McMaster , of Pocatillo , Ia. , is at tin
Millard.
W. J. Maughlm , of Onawa , Ia , , is at th
Millard.
J. H. Fortiier , of , Lincoln , Nob. , is nt the
Windsor. '
John C. Schmidt , of Lincoln , Neb. , is at
'
Windsor.
J. B. King dcjwtcd for California lust
evening.
George Hogavt , uf Shenandoah , Ia. , is at
tlui Paxton. ,
H. H. Cadwalador , of Burlington , la , , is at
the Mlllard.-
WilliainStenfer , of West Point , Neb. , is nt
the Millard. . .
It. D. M. Blake , of Grand Island , Neb. , Is
at the Paxton :
Miss G. Ar Lilly , of Washington , D. C. , is
at the Windsor.
C. W. Hiirtman and wife , of Lincoln , Nob. ,
are at the Windsor.
Thomas Nast anil wife , of St. Josci > h , Mo , ,
are at the Millard.
Sam Uoberts and wife , of Butte , Mont. ,
are at the Millard.
Unitpu States Marshal Ellis Bler'oowcrhas
ivturned from Lincoln.
D. C. Hounds and S. F. Troholl , of Cort-
laml , Neb. , are at the Paxton.
Miss May B. , Mlllur and Miss Addle Babcock -
cock , of Kansas City , are at the Mlli.ml.
Mi-si. II. S. Hall and tln-eo children , and
Miss Uitteiof , Ha-ild City , Dak. , are'nt the
Paxton.
Mr Gordon Ui-nn , wprssentins , ' the Wood
Mnnul.vtunng company , of St. Joseph , is , in
the city.
General G. Hutch , of Fort Robinson , and
Colonel Hunjamin A. Monow , of Fort Sid-
ncj1 , are at the I'axton ,
Mr. G. W. TraU , oi'Ovorton fi Co. , who
was taken seriously ill in St. Louis recently ,
is still confined to Uis homo in this city.
Dr. G. W. Bcersltcr has gone to Ohio for
a brief visit , whsneo he leaves for southern
California for the balance of this winter.
Mr. Al Fairbrolhct passed through Omaha
'ast ' evening en r < julc to Nuw York , stopping
i.nly long enough' evchiii'ce salutations
with a few friends.
Mr. Charles Givunig , cno of the most pop
ular knights of the grip that VisltH Omaha ,
Is registered at the Mlllnr-l. Mr. Giounlg
repiescnt Park , Tillford A Co. , of New York.
Leon Elsfcld , .until recently the popular
manager of a Lincoln clothing house , li in
the city , n pucstoIJ. ICullrcnny. Ho is on
lilr , way to Burlington , Ia.Uevo eoes lu'.y
' I businufsVh hit , lather.
TOMMY
A Seen lit Trnlnltint , tiic Prairie
It OHO 'load House.
A couple of hock loads qf "jm lltstlcnlly
Inclined newspaper men , " under the chai > or-
onogo of Mr. Ed. Hotllery , drove out to Joe
Howies' Prairie Hose road house yesterday
afternoon to see Tommy Miller In his trainIng -
Ing qunrtcra. Miller , It will bo understood ,
Is getting himself In shapefor his meet with
Iko Weir , the "Belfast Spider , " and that ho
is getting himself In flno form Is nn Indisput
ably fact. Ho first gave the jcncll pushers
nn exhibition with the .swinging batf , and the
power and dexterity with which ho kejit the
leathern sphere flying is sufficient testimony
to the fact that his course of training Is jirov-
Ing a very beneficial one. For a little mnn ,
Miller strikes a tremendous blow , with right
and left , and exercises nu unerring sight and
nn accuracy of stroke that must certainly
make a good showing with any man , how
ever skillful , In his class. It Is wife to
say tliat Tommy Is going to Rive Weir the
hardest fight ho has hud In the
west , nnd if ho comes out of tlio battle first
best ho can well congratulate himself over
the achievement. Milter rises about (5 ( in the
morning , takes n walk of four or | lvo miles
up the country , then trots home , lu , his
quarters again , ho j > artakcs of a light diet , a
lass of milk , < east aud mutton chops. A
rest follows , then ho tacldes the dumb-'bclls ,
succeeding this with a prolonged set-to with
the bag. Ho has already reduced himself to
117pounds , and limbered himself to an agility
and quickness that conclusively attests to the
thoroughness of his training. Yesterday
afternoon , after his fight with the bag , ho
put on the mitts with several men of no mean
calibre , and the way ho handled himself gen
erally was a source of much satisfaction to
his friends. Ho is eager and anxious for the
day of his collision with Wicr 16 voll around ,
is confident of at least holding his own , ami
declares ho will strain every nerve aud sinew
to nccomjilish more.
Tommy Miller was born in Indianapolis ,
Ind. , December 23 , ' 1803. Ho is 5 feet 5K
Inches In height and scales in condition
118 pounds. As a boy he Went before
the mast as n sailor , vislthic China , Aus
tr.illa and other foreign countries. In Mel
bourne he acquired a reputation as n rough
and tumble lighter , % nd on Ins return to this
country turned his attention to pugilism. In
1SPM he whipped Jitn Maloney at San Fran
cisco in six rounds. In Juno. 1SSO , Inj met
Prof. Scott , of St. Louis , at Dubuque , la. , lor
four rounds , and , although Scrttt overtoiled
him by twenty pounds , stayed to the end ,
Miller being awarded the light. Ho subse
quently bested Sidney Droj > or , Jack Me-
Qucrin and Jamison Hall. In March two
years ago ho fought Johnny Lo Mountain ia
this city and whipped him after nine hard-
fought rounds. Hu has never yet lost a fight
and says ho will not lose with Weir.
As evidence of the confidence some of
Miller's friends have in him , Colonel Sandy
Forbes bet D. C. O'Keefo last evening tlOO
that he beats Weir.
Death or Mrs. Theodore Williams.
Wo are pained to announce-tho death of
Mrs. Marie Williams , wife of Theodore Wil
liams , manager and lessee of the city circu
lation of the Bci : , which occurred at S - . m.
Wednesday , January 11. Mrs. Williams was
nn amiable woman of pure character tind
rare intelligence , esteemed and respected by
all who had learned to know her. Her
maiden name was Marie Jensen.
Horn at Augustenburg , North Germany ,
October HI , Ibfli ) , slm caino to America only
seven years ago , and in that time not only
acquired a most remarkable proficiency in
English , but also became thoroughly Ameri
canized. In 1SS4 , while residing with a
married sister near Kearney , Neb. , she be
came acquainted with Mr. Williams and was
married to him in March of that year. A few
weeks later they made their permanent homo
in Omaha. Her mother ami one sister still
reside in Germany. Mrs. Williams-leaves an
infant daughter. Announcement of the
funeral will be made in Hie afternoon papers.
Franlco's Farewell.
The Prof. Friniko benefit and farewell con
cert nt Boyd's opera house last night was
greeted wllh only a fair attendance. The
concert , nevertheless , was n musical treat
and was complimented with cncora.upon en
core. From beginning to end the programme
called out the rapturous admiration of the
auditors , and It was universally regretted
that Omaha had made no attempts to retain
such a musician as Prof. Franko. His play-
ins was throughout par excellence and above
criticism. His wile also Rang in her usual
faultless and clmrming xinnncr. The sing
ing of Mr. B. B. Young took greatly and the
audience was disapjwinted in not hearing
from him a second time. Mrs. Muentefering
jilaycd In her usual brilliant manner. The
orchestral music throughout the evening was
line.
New Use For n Corset.
Dallas News : A new use for the corset
was developed in a case of accidental
shooting that has jn.it come to light at
El Paso. Last Saturday Mrs. Lulu
Moore , aged twenty-one years , ' and a
Mrs. Miller wore among tlio passenger.s
on the Santa Fo Irain coming to El
Paso. About seventy miles north of El
Paso the train stopped in the open
prairie on account of a hot journal.
Mrs. Miller had a revolver that she had
had loaded for some time and as she
had tried in vain to pick out the cart
ridges she thought it a good time to lii-0
them oil in order to empty the cham
bers. She ilrcd several shots jusl _ at
random , and then snapped the pistol
three times after the last shot. She
thought it was nmpty and went , to pick
ing out the shells when the weapon went
oil , the bullet striking Mrs. Moore in
the pit of the stomach. The wounded
woman was brought to El Paso and a
medical examination bhowcd that the
corset had acted as n chain armor ; the
bullet struck a corset "stool and was
turned to the right , apparently causing
only u llcbh wound.
Robbery Practically.
Chicago Illustrated Herald : A jolly
party was silting around a table in a
restaurant at Frankfort-on-thc-Muin , in
Germany , talking about the numerous
thefts of fall overcoats , wliich had
lately been reported from every part of
the city. They all agreed that such , a
thing could not possibly happen lo any
one of Ihcm , as Ihoy had their eyes
wide open. "Nevertheless , " interposed
a gentlemen sitting at Iho ncxt , table.
"I would , if need bo , undertake to provo
that any of your coats could be easijv
abstracted from under your very noses. "
They were astonished , but ho explained
that it was only necessary lo engage a
man in an inleresllng convorsalion ,
and while he continued under the in-
lluenco to arise , take his overcoat , put
it on , light a cigar , and leave the rtfom
wllh a gracious bow. The enliro com
pany kept up a coiilinuous roar of
laughler at the amusing ttdo and the
still more entertaining practical illus
tration with which the relater walked
out of the door. lie did not come back ,
neither did the overcoat with a pocket
book with $100 in iu
A woman of Milton , Pa. , was going
homo from the market Iho other even
ing , when a stranger accosted her in a
way toilarm her. She was frightened ,
bul equal lo Iho emergency , for , pulling
11 link of .sausage from her basket , she
pointed it at the head of the scam ] ) , ex
claiming : ' 'You scoundrel ! If you touch
me , I'll shoot j on.1 The fellow look to
his heels.
Half a ronlury ago Captain Jonathan
Greene was Iho most skillful gambler in
tlio United Stales , llo is now a resident
of Philadelphia , claims to bo Iho only
man living who wna in Iho ballloj of
San Jancinto in 1S30. Captain Greene
renounced gambling forty-live years
ago , wrote four books against that vice ,
and now ho asks for alms in considera
tion ot his having refrained from win
ning a fortune at cards.
A new and useful watch charm for
gentlemen who play billiards is a cube
or a ball , MI arranged nnd hinged tluxt-
il can hold a pieceof billiard chalk.
THE BATTLE f THE TONGUES
Mooting of the ntionnl 'Society of
FronchtProfossors.
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CULTURE AND UTILITARIANISM
Champion * oftnk'Modrrn
Present Tholr Hindus The Trouble
in the HlehTnuds
nu A
A'H
'H In Council.
1SSS l > ti Jitme.1 OonltiH licnnttt , ]
Lo.snox Jnu. 11. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to tlio HUE. ] Professors ,
collegians and iilumnl will doubtless bo In
terested to hear tlio Important progress now
milking lu England to place at the old uni
versities the modern languages on nn equity ,
In Importance with Latin and Greek. Yes-
tcrd'ny at Cambridge a sitting was held , by
Invitation of the university authorities , of
the vice chancellors and all the masters of
colleges present of the seventh congress of
the National Society of French Professors
residing In England , The occasion was es
pecially notable fottho chairmanship
of Ambassador Wnddlngton and among
the distinguished audience sat his
wife , daughter of Charles King , former pres
ident of Columbia college. At the opcningof
tlio congress mi Interesting letter of regret
from Owen Meredith , Karl of Upton , was
read , dated at Paris. Among other letters
wore similarly couched assurances from
Lord Tennyson , Messieurs Jules Simon , Uo
Lcsseps , Arscnc Houssayo and Jules Ferry.
In his Inaugural address Ambassador Wad
dlngton said last year the society had been
received nt the old and great university of
Oxford and now they were welcomed by her
sister university Cambridge. It was n great
thing to have established intimate relations
with those two venerable institutions. Ho
trusted that shortly the subject which it wivs
their duty to teach would bo placed In this
country on an equal footing with classical
and other subjects now taught at the univer
sities. The modern side of education ought
everywhere to be recognized more fully than
It was in all education. Molicro and Goutho
oughj ; to bo studied as fully as Euripides and
Sophocles.
Among the university authorities wcsent
was Charles Waldstcln , son of lie well-
known Now YorJc oculist and who r now
professor of classical archaeology. Vico-
Chancellor Taylor spoke emphatically of the
lively interest now felt at the university as
to the study of French. Then Prof. Sceley ,
who has held the chair of modern history for
ho last twenty years , delivered a long ad
dress of welcome , during which ho observed :
'A ' crisis in the history of English education
H upon us , In that classicism In education Is
once more attacked and the nfllrmation
strongly made that the interests of practical
ifo must no longer b6 neglected In our edu
cational system , and ttiat Englishmen must
bo prepared at school to compete in commerce
mil business with foreign rivals , and for this
Hirposo will have to renounce , in part , the
.raining in Latin nn-V'Grcek which formsr
generations of Englishmen have received.
The assertion Is made more peremptorily ,
more impatiently than over before. I am my
self , by breeding , a ohiisleist of the classicists.
In aim I am most heaptlly at one with the
classicist. At the same time I think that in
aklng up their position they display a spirit
of blind , unreasoning-conservatism such as in
politics died out With Lord Eldon. What is to
jo done if the claims p physical life and those
of culture nro Incompatible. I should say
.hat the master of Halliol laid the best basis
for such an arrangement when he pointed out
that French might be treated as a stepping
stone to Latin. Let us give up the preposter
ous doctrine that Latin must bo learnt hi
order to learn French and let us teach French
n order to teach Latin. In so doing wo do
not sacrifice literature to mcro business. For
Iho modern languages have litcratuios as
well as tno ancient. There exists a French
literature which comprises books of poetry ,
devotion , philosophy , science , history , politics ,
literature not less but moro cxtcns-
Ivo and various than Greek and Kotnan
literature. This literature indisputably
excites the same sort of emotion and exerts
tlio same- influence as classical literature ;
elevates the mind , stimulates the imagina
tion and forms the taste. In short , abso
lutely no good effect produced by the classical
literature is not also , in the same degree ,
produced by this literature. I submit that
this nou-po umus must bo unreasonable. As
to substituting , in education , modern Ian
guagc.s for ancient I should bo sorry to be
thought to admire Greek literature less than
others do , though I confess 1 do not see why
Latin literature should bo preferred so de
cidedly to the literature of modern nations.
Hut at any rate , the modern literatures uro
literatures. It is absurd to claim the title
of humanities exclusively for the classics
and to consider that n youth cannot learn
grace from Knclnc , austere purity from Pas
cal , eloquence from Housscan , elevation anil
force from Victor Hugo not to say from
Dantoand Goetho. It is not a question ,
then , between high literature anil
sordid utilitarianism but between two
instruments of high culture of which one is
represented as greatly superior to Iho other.
Wo are not asked to impart culture for busi
ness , but for the Hake of business wo nro
asked to impart culture by a now methoi ]
and the complaint is that this now method
is , for the purpose of culture , second rate ,
while the old method was lirst rate.
"It is not in business and commerce onlj
that French and Gorm.ui arc useful. Tlie >
are just as indispensable to study in my own
department of history.
"The modern literatures cannot bo Intro
duccd by the ancient but the ancient litora
turcs can be included in the modern by inoiini
of translations. Say the classicists : 'lion
can the inimitable beauties of a great poet bo
transferred into another language } ' I won
derslnco they thinkAso , that they should
themselves be so fonil of translating Homoi
and Horace. Hut KUi'ely ' it is enough to
answer that it Is throiijih a translation that
wo English know our bible. What moro can
the classicists wish tlian that Homer and
Plato should bccomo tot'ns as a second bible }
You will see that thinking thus I feel pro
found respect for youj. and your society ,
welcome you to lids * , university where wo
have lately set up your noble language as
I subject for serious ami Advanced study. Yet
arc the men who are i-aljcd to establish an
educational peace ; to , , njediato between cul
ture and business ; to'r&conoilo the modern
ist and the classiest by jointing out n com
mon ground upon whjeli both schools can
'
meet ; by bringing j'a , light the modern
classics " . ( >
This eloquent peroration -was received
with hearty cheers. It was notlleablo ; that
the largo body of btudcnt auditors present ,
as well as not a few dignified dons , Juined in
the declamation. All seemed to feel that the
day had arrived when the monopoly of Greek
and Latin sway was passing away in the old
mother universities.
During the hist evening King's college gave
the congress a banquet where the muster of
Trinity shaking to the toast "Our French
Guests , " in his observations , urged French
masters to btriko to win the sympathy of
their unruly English [ mplls who were rather
inclined to view them as hostes human ! gen
oris. Ho suggested that the best way to cs-
Uibllsh an entente tordlalo would bo to Join
in the boy's comics. Ho was half incltnod to
doubt wlicitbcr complete food fecil'ng ' would
ever exist until some French master broke
his collnr-b6ne nt foot ball after which came
moro cheers. Later In the evening n eonver-
zatlon wa.s given In Trinity college. The
Herald correspondent , th conversation with
professors and students became aware that
from this day the crisis spoken of by Prof.
Secloy would strongly turn at the univer
sities In favor of equally modern languages
and then possibly vigorously affect American
colleges ,
THIS CAUSE OF THE CUOFTEKS.
ScrlonH Coiipciim'iici'M Threntoiiptl By
the Trouble In the UI-lilanilH.
tO > | iHp'i | ' ( JXSS by Jaintt ( lonlunfriiiifM.I
LONDON , Jan. 11. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Hrr. . ] Nobody likes
the look of this Insurrcclloii among the Scotch
highlanders. The actual outbreak has not
extended very far , but people behind the
scenes know that all Is m readiness for a
movement ' on a considerable scale. The agita
tion lias'been rapidly gaining ground during
the last'three or four years. Us leaders have
acquired confidence. Moro than once they
have sot law at defiance. At frequent In
tervals , thtro being debates in parliament on
the crofter question , they were long and dull.
Headers ot newspapers Invariably skipped
the report , Hut the question itself Is hero ,
rcvolutionarywlse , upon us , and wo cannot
skip that. The crofters complain that
their small holdings have been de
stroyed to make room for largo sheep
farms and door forests. The quadruped
has driven out the biped. Hess H. Winnn's
huge deer forest is a sample grievance.
Men's homes were broken up In order that
pport might bo provided for the wealthy
stranger ,
Hut there Is another sicto of the question ,
In many districts crofters have divided and
sub-divided their own holdings and multiplied
their families until it is utterly lni | > osslblo
for all to get their living out of the exhausted
soli. They look around and see n sheep form
not far off. They go to the landlord nnd de
mand that it shall bo parceled out among
them nt a low rent. Ho replies that they
will soon bring it into the condition of their
present holdings nnd that their proper rem
edy is to reduce their numbers by emigra
tion. They answer that they will not pay
nnd yet will have the farm and they sally
forth and drive the sheep into the sea or
otherwise destroy them. That Is exactly
what has Just hapjicncd In the Island of
Lewis.
What is to bo done about it !
The authorities are bound to protect the
rights of all cilizcnsoalikc , consequently the
government is at once drawn into a dan
gerous and difficult entanglement. A gun
boat has been sent to anchor off Lewis.
Troops will bo dispatched to the sjiot. If the
crofters persevere they will be arrested. Hut
It Is impossible to arrest n whole population ,
scattered through a wild mountainous region.
The government would find itself engaged in
a scries of hide and seek little fights nnd
chases after isolated offenders like those
which followed the rebellion of 174S.
In the meanwhile the crofters' case will
bo vigorously taken up in parliament. They
have many friends thcreincluding all classes
of homo rulers , A Scotch night in the house
of commons is rather dreary. The audience
is scanty , the orator long winded , the subject
obscnrc. Dr. Clark generally represents the
crofters. Ho is not a favorite , but the cause
is too great and pressing to bo shelved. Evi
dently the session Is already arranging itself
into Scotch nights and Irish nights ,
England being elbowed out of doors.
That will not help the government.
For to say the truth , England
is gelling impatient and thinks her case re
quires attention. If any blood is shod in the
highlands , nnd that may happen nt any mo
ment under present circumstances a terrible
thrill will run through the country , Some
London papers talk lightly of such a contin
gency , but no sensible person can fail to j > cr-
ccivo that the spectacle of troops shooting
down Scotch crofters would greatly shock
) > eoplo and fill them with the dread of finding
themselves with the Irish difficulty In a now
form , a source of present peril , a heritage
for future disaster.
A Mr.Mnr.H or PAULIAMUXT !
The Boiiclcault Divorce Caso.
tCopj/rff-ht l& > 8 Ini Jamcx 'Onnlnn Iteiinc.1 ( (
Lo.vnos , Jan. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to llio Him. ] In the court of ap
peals to-day before Lord Justices Cotton and
Bo wen came on the appeal by Mr. Dion Bou-
cieault , respondent in a divorce suit , from an
order by Sir James Honnan dated December
0 , postjioaing tlio hearing of the case for six
months and suspending alimony. Mr. Indcr-
wiclr , Q. C. , stated that in May , 1SSO , Mrs.
Boucieault , now fulfilling n theatrical en
gagement in America , commenced proceed
ings against her husband on the grounds of
his alleged bi'sauiy and adultery , but the real
question for the court to decide would bo the
validity of the marriage between the parties.
Boucicault , who married In Now South
Wales , contented that the alleged marriage
with the petitioner wes invalid. A commission
had been sent to America to obtain evidence
and when the cause was reported for hearing
Mrs. Houcicault obtained an order of post-
poncincnt for six months to enable her to ful
fill a theatrical engagement in America. The
learned counsel submitted that this delay
was grevionis to the respondent. Their lord-
shljs , without calling on Mr. Middle-ton , Q.
C. for Mrs , Boucicault , delined to interfere
will- the discretion exercised by the learned
president of the divorce court and dismissed
the npcal ] , with full costs to Mrs. Bouci
cault.
Hulllvan GoliiKlnto Training.
iropi/rfiM tQ ® buJamci ( } nii1on llentittl.l
LONDON , Jan. 11. [ Now York Herald
Coble Special to the HIR. | Sullivan has
gone to the John Hull Hotel Windsor to
train. To-morrow he takes part thcro in u
pigeon-shooting match. Kilrain and Smith
had another crowded house at the acqnarium
and repeated their performances as it has al
ready been described.
Saint.
lui Jiimes ( innlon TJcmiflM
HOMK , Jan. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to the Hun. ] Archbishop Hyan ,
in conjunction with Father Armolllitj , is
gathering materials towards proving the he
roic sanctity of his predecessor in the sec of
Philadelphia , Hishop John Ncpomuccn Neu
mann , who died In 1S0 ( ! , Fifty years after
death are required for full canonization , but
not if Archbishop Hyan bo able to obtain the
commencement of the process. The candi
date for saintly honors there and then takes
the tltlo of venerable , which proceeds that of
blessed , obtained by solemn beatification.
Flro and Police.
A meeting of the polieo and flrocoinmlss'on '
was held last night in tlio mayor' * ollioo ,
The resignation of A. C. McCracken as po- j
licctnan was accepted. A communication'
from chief Seavoy was read recommending
nn increase in the number of patrolmen.
This was favorably commented on and 10-
fcrrcd to the committee on rules and regula
tions. Charles Lang , of the police force ,
tendered his resignation which was accepted.
OnicerJohnTurnbull , who has been promoted
to the position of license Inspector , teqdf're-l
his resignation as patrolman. This was ac
cepted and ho was appointed a special police-
man. Uobert Treichel was appointed special
) Kllccman for the promises of the Unwell
Lumber company , Twenty-sixth and Walnut
bin-eta , without pay from the city.
A Now York state Ynnkr-o proposes to
miilio u railroad car oiitirulv of wuod
pulp. Ho claims that it will bu iii'lc-- '
structiblo uilhur by iiru or * by Mlioak.
TOOK FUAXK CHAXm.KK.
The Heroism of n Twelve Ycnr Ohl
There stopped from the Union Pacific overland -
land train yesterday morning a big rough-
loooklng man clad In n fur overcoat that
reached to his heels aud whoso head was .sur
mounted by a bear skin hat of enormous di
mensions. Ho carried in his arms a huge
bundle , of what appeared U ) bo blankets , but
when ho reached the waiting room , ho ten
derly deposited' it upon a settee and undid It.
The handsome face of n boy , jicrhaps twelve
j ears of aue , pooped out from Uio wrappings
and his first words were , "Jack , lain so hun
gry. " The big man hustled Into the lunch
room nnd brought bnek with him enough food
to hove rationed well army. With tender
care ho fed the lad and kepi repeating , "There
Frank , how do you like thnU" Once In a
while ho would turn aside to wipe a big tear
from his eye and mutter audibly , "itoor boy ,
poor boy. "
A BKII reporter had a talk with the man
whoso name was John Crolhers. Ho told as
pitiful a tale as was overprinted. Ho said :
"Mo and Sandy Johnson went up Into Wy
oming three years ago on a prospecting tour
and finally located at the head of
Gooseberry creek In the Slioshono range.
About a year ago this lad whom you see
hero wandered into our camp and asked for
food and Bhelter. Of course he got it. Ho
wouldn't tell mo his name nor where lie was
from. Ho only said ho had been abused at
home and had run away. Well , wo kept him
there and nicknamed him 'Crickot' because
ho was to spry like. Ho is a queer lad , but
has moro nerve than any boy I over saw. "
"About live weeks ago Sandy , my partner ,
was taken sick and 1 stinted to go to Mor
row's ( a little place about fourteen miles
away ) for a doctor. H was about 4 o'clock
In the afternoon when I started. The snow
was fully two feet doeji and the cold was In
tense. I hadn't gone more than a mile before
I stepped into a hole that someone had built
for a bear trap. It was fully twelve feet
jdccp and had been covered over with light
brush. In falling I sjmiiiicd my ankle nnd
when I went to get up I found I couldn't '
stand. Well , 1 lay in that hole all that night
and next day until about It o'clock , and I can
tell you it was anything but comfortable. I
thought I would frcc/o to death and
just as 1 was about to give
up the face of the "Cricket" appeared above.
llo rigged out a sort of a ladder and after
many trials I got to the top. "
"Then the boy fixed up a sort of n sled
with two saplings and dragged mo back to
the shanty. When I got there , Sandy was
delirious and It was plain to bo seen that ho
must have medical attendance. "Cricket"
said ho would go to Morrows , nnd after
bundling up warm ho started. Next morn
ing the doctor arrived , and alone. Ho at
tended to Sandy and when I asked where the
"Cricket" was he said , Mack , I hate to tell
you bad news , but I don't believe you'll soon
see the boy again. ' 'Whyl' asked I. 'Be-
cause I fear he is dead by this time.1 Then
he wont on to tell mo how the boy had been
picked up on the road about a mile from Mor
rows with both hands and feet fro/en. The
doctor had found it necessary to amputate
all four members and ho ilidn't believe the
boy could survive the operation. I dragged
myself to the doctor's sleigh and started with
him to see the "Cricket. " I sent a nurse
back to take care of Sandy and then I took
care of the lad. About a week ngo he told
mo his name and where his father and mother
live. Ills name is Frank Chandler and his
people live at Albany , N. Y. I am taking
him ' home. The boy will bo well cared for ,
as'his folks are rich , but I can never forgive
myself for letting him go out that cold and
bitter night. "
Mr. Crothers and his charge departed over
the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy for the
east this afternoon.
AMUSEMENTS.
oiiAXD oi'r.itA imirsi : .
The engagement of the Fleming company
in "Around the World in Eighty Days" came
to a close last night , a largo audience being
jirescut. The performance gave' decided sat
isfaction. _
Uncle Joliu'H Pension.
Uncle John Stauton received notification of
his pansion but two days before his death.
Ho was too 111 to comply with the formality
of signing the same and having it attested.
As a consequence , when it is forwarued to
DCS Moincs thcro will bo nothing to show
that it has reached the party for whom it
was intended. This led to the question as to
whether or not the back pension duo Uncle
John can bo collected. Had ho signed the
notification and forwarded it as directed
above to DCS Moiues , a check would have
been forwarded upon which the money
would have been paid. The amount
is a small one nnd the old man left no heirs
cxccjt people who would not bo much bene-
llttcd by the money in prospect * This case
will suggest an interesting feature in collec
tion by an administrator if one should bo ap
pointed. Tlio old man's funeral expenses
wore paid by subscrijrtion by many of big
friends , as also the cost of his stay in the
hospital. Colonel Floyd , who takes most in
terest in the matter , says that If the back
pension can bo secured it will bo applied to
erecting a headstone over the old man's
grave.
A Very Costly Drunk.
Charles Radkcl , recently from Davenport ,
Ia , , claims to have been robbed Borne time
early yesterday morning uf 218. Ho was
stopping at the City hotel , and mndo'no
secret of the fact that he had a little roll of
money on his person and he formed a number
to pleasant acquaintances on short notice.
Among these were F. McFarland P , Brun-
nc.r , L. Saviiighamer and the notorious wins-
poring cyprinn , Lena Kivers. In company
wltli this quartette liadkol got
on a spree Tuesday night , and
the last tiling ho remembers is Hint
ho was very drunk and that they were still
Insisting on his drinking more. Hu woke up
about noon yesterday , found his circle of
bachanaliaus missing and with them his
boasted roll of money. Ho remembered tholr
actions of the preceding night , which ho
thought were very suspicious , and huntingup
tlio jolico lie presented the case to them. As
H result his late rcvclroUs friends were all
taken in hand by the officers and locked up
for future reference at the central station.
The Herald's Mistake.
The Herald of Monday contained In Its re
port of the Irish National league meeting in
St. Philomena hall on Sunday last , a state
ment to the effect that the hall wo-s cold and
that the members of the league had to ad
journ to a smaller room where they could at
tend to business without suffering Iho expe
rience. of being fro/en to death. Father Mc
Carthy , pastor of the cathedral , donms Unit
tfio hall was cold , as also that tlie league was
compelled to abandoned it for that reason.
The hall had been promised for rehearsal to
the amateur minstrel company , which plnyod
there last night , and had been warmed for
their comfort. Thcso young men , h" claims ,
found it comfortable enough and were in
every way satisfied with it. Hccmisc of this
promise to the minstrels the league was
forced to hold its meeting In another place.
The Trial of IJvowri.
The trial Of William F. Hrown , ' .aUs part
ner with D. S. Parkhurst in a stock Lominis
sion firm at South Omaha , and who Is charged
with the felonious appropriation of $1,000 belonging
longing to Mr. Paikhurst , was commence !
before Justice Andc-non yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock Hut one witness , Mr. Paik-
hurst , was OMimined , and the testimony of
Mr. Moodv. his bookkeeper , commenced.
The testimony of Mr. Pni-khurt in brief was
that ho , in compin.v with W. F. and George
Hrown , formed thoilnnof Hrown , Parkhurst
( 'o. in M.uch , ! bi > 7. Uacli partner was to
put in $1,00 1 Tills both the Jjrowns failed
to do. Ol the Jl'J.OO'i profits , both of the
Hrowns appropriated moro than their shaic
during Purkhiirst's aiisence. Tno iriul will
bo continued to morrow nt 'i p. is ; .
Iturlin. s ArioiK'il J''or Tlu-fr.
Two barlKTs 'lamed Solcn M.utscn and Gils
Stronger , both Danes , wore placed under ar
rest yesterday on co.'iiplainl of Charles Won-
iirgard , who claims , liai they slolo a vahmblu
liorso ol.mljet fioia li'in. A so irch ivai rant
was Issued and the s'oii-n psoportywas found
occrci''d m their shop.
A New Si-hoot l > lrlot.
Yesterday County biiporininndcn * . o ! IM
ur.ition IJrunner ilulm-hcrf sections 1 , ' . ' , H
and IU fiom township II. range W ciist 'n '
school district No. 4 , and formed them in'o n
now Mchonl dUlnct CO be VT.OVVJ. .i1. iis-
Inul til.
) N
The Mnlno Sttitcemmi Addrcsaba
the Sonnto on the Subject.
PROFESSIONS OF THE PRESIDENT
Clevolnml'H Doclnrntlon * for Hcfortn
to Ho VlHlonni-y Coke
S the Itlalr Hill
HOIIHO I'rocerdlnj-s.
Sonnto. (
WASHINGTON , Jan , 11 Mr , Saulsburypre
sented n Joint resolution declarlnjt that no
further effort can properly be made by tjio
United States to obtain the co-operation pf
European governments In establishing n
common ratio of values betweensilver and
gold as money. Laid on the table ,
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution ronucs.tiug
the president to transmit to congress thujfo-
port of the Pacific railroad commission.
\dopted ,
The resolution offered by Mr. Hale Decem
ber 12 , for a select committee to examine
fully Into the present condition of the civil
service was then taken up and Mr. Halo ad
dressed the senate In explanation and advo
cacy of It. Ho declared that his object Jn
offering It was to secure an Investigation
with the purpose of bringing before
congress the present actual condition
of the civil service of the country
and also the performances of certain high and
low officials of the government. Mr. Halo
held that President Arthur had carried cult
the law in a quiet but efficient inaunur , and
that because both the democratic and repub
lican parties in their platforms of l SI had
declared themselves hi favor of the civil sqr-
vice law , President Cleveland had accord
ingly professed adherence to the principles.
Cleveland's declarations , as embodied in his
letter of acceptance , In that respect had their
effect. In close states they had Influence
enough on voters to bo decisive of results ,
and Cleveland was elected president. Mr.
Halo then read a table showing the changes
in offices made by Cleveland , argulng _ that
the president has been working on the prin
ciple that "to the victors oolong the spoils. "
Mr. Halo attacked Lamar's administration
of the interior department , saying that dur
ing Lamar's term of office every territorial
governor had been removed , sixteen out of
eighteen pension agents , every surveyor
general , four-fifths of the local land oftlccrs.
nine-tenths of the Indian inspectors and
agents , seventy-nine out of elglity-throo spec
ial agents of the general land office and two-
thirds of Uie special examiners In the pen
sion office. Yet Lamar stood to-day on
record , by his uttered words , as against tlio
spoils system and posed as a reformer. Mr.
Halo claimed Unit in the political conventions
of New York , Pennsylvania and Maryland ,
prominent fcdcral ° "Tjrficors hod been active
participants , and in answer to a question
from Mr. Hawley , replied that ho had not
heard of any removals or oven censures. Mr.
Halo also attacked the president for not es
pousing the cause of Nicoll in his race for the
district attorncyship of New York against
Fellows , claiming that the latter was a relio
of Twecdism.
Mr. Vest interrupted , defending Fellows ,
and Mr. Hale said lie got his information
from the newspapers.
In closing Mr. Halo intimated that govern
ment employes were being ns-scsscd for
political purposes and remarked : "Tlio
means and appliances and practices of the
democratic party will all bo resorted to In its
attempt to retain its hold of the national
government. In the meantime where will
the independents hoi"
Mr. Htillcr sent to the clerk's desk mid had
read a circular sent out in lhT8 by authority
of the republican congressional committee
( of winch Halo was a member ) , calling on
government employes for political contri
butions.
Mr. Halo Justified the circular and said
that it directly and explicitly excluded the
idea of extorting contributions.
Tlio Hlair educational bill was then taken
up and Mr. Coke spoke in opposition to it.
Adjourned.
House.
WASHINOTON , Jan. 11. On motion of Mr.
Mills of Texas the house went into commit
tee of the whole upon the state of the union
for consideration of the president's mes
sage.
sage.Mr.
Mr. Mills offered a resolution referring the
message to the committee on ways and
means.
The resolution was agreed to , and the
committee , having risen , its action Was con
firmed by the house.
Tlio house then again went into committco
of Iho whole on the "little deficiency hill. "
A long debate ensued , and during its pro
gress the question as to where the responsi
bility for the dofcat of the- deficiency bill at
the last session rested was fully discussed.
Tlio custom of holdinc back appropriayon
bills also received considerable attention.
On motion of Mr. Hums an ninendment
was adopted appropriating $100,000 for the
payment of Judgments and awards againtt
tlio United States on account of diiinau-es
caused by reason of the improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
The bill was passed and the house ad
journed.
That Cnvo A aln.
Mr. P. O'Donnoll , the gentleman who
made complaint against the doings of boys in
the vicinity of Twenty-lirstand Pierce , called
at the HII : : office to deny the statements of
Julius Hndowsky , made in Monday's HII : : ,
concerning the treatment of O'Donnqll
toward his son , John O'Donnoll. Mr. O'Don-
neil states that his report against the boys
was solely from a desire to stof tholr evil
practices ; that ho never drove his boy from
his homo , but on thocontrary exercised every
precaution to save his boy from ruin. He de
nies the statement that his boy was at any
time poorly clad and barefooted. In proof of
this claim Mr. O'Donucll states that In the
early part of October ho purchased at a per
tain clothing store in this city a neat and com
fortable suit for his boy and that when the
boy left home , which ho did of his own ac
cord , ho was comfortably clad. Ho dunici
that ho has over treated his boy wrongfully ,
and states that the statements of Mr. Kiul-
owsky are absolutely erroneous. Mr. O'Don-
neil is Union Pacitlo engineer , and has
been connected with that road since JfiOI. Ho
refers to any of his follow workmen to provo
his character as : i citizen.
Arrested For Stealing f.
Emma Jackson , n soiled dove , on Capitol
avenue , was nrm-itcd yesterday on thacharge
of stealing a gold watch from Adoiph Kraiise.
On l.ring bi ought before the ju'fif-n she
plendud not guilty nnd was givun u contin
uance until to-day to secuio testimony.
Ynnii * ; Ulchtor llulit.
Hrnry Kiclitcr , the young thluf fcutnl
Utility of brcaliiumlo ; Bright'- h-itdwni-o
store on Do.ijtiis street and Hlcalini ? n num
ber of knives lias bcun put under $800 bonils
to Hjijie.li boforf tlio aNtilct couit.r - the
Atotfn pinpertv was valued at only $ i , llio
chaise r > n utnch lie Is hold l psi1' lar.enj1
Ui-.iniiiid Oirtbc- 'J'rr.i-i : .
TlieT vas a collision bi-twtfi a niblo car
and a hors'.1 car ycstmil.1 * atho fii-o i 'ni
on OoJgo and [ ' 'i.'tceiitli stri't . The i-ablo
cari-.m into the IIHISO car and kn-okoil It oft
the ! rack , to tin t-on.u-i nation of Ihn pav
hcnflcrs TI"1 horcm was sr uwluH flam-
agua , but no otio.VMS mjiiml
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.
When H br waj lck , wi ; av h r C * tort .
Wliru ilm WIIB & Cblld , Bbe cried for C * UrtJk
Wbi-n lia bcxac\o HIho , cluni ; to OutortA ,