SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY M6KNING , JANUARY 18 , 1888 , NUMBER 214
PACIFIC RAILROAD ROBBERS ,
Clovolnnd'8 Message Accompanying
the Commission Reports.
VOTED MONEY TO THEMSELVES.
Ovcr-Goncrons Statesmen and Crooked
Corporation Contractors Mettle-
incut Ite.commondod Accord
ing to the MaJority'H Views.
Corporate Crime Itccallnd.
WAMII.SCITON , Jan. 17. The president sent
U ) congress to-day a message transmitting the
Paclllc railroad reports. The president said :
The commissioners have prosecuted their
Inquiry with commendable Industry , intel
ligence nnd thoroughness. They have , however -
over , been unable to agree upon the manner
in which these railroads should bo treated
respecting their indebtedness to the United
States or to unite UHJII | the plan best cal
culated to secure the payment of such In
debtedness. This disagreement has resulted
' in the preparation of two reports. The
rcpc.rtu exhibit transactions and schemes
connected with the construction of aided
roads and their management und suggests
tlio invention of such devices on the part of
those having them in charge for the apparent
jmrjiose of defeating any chance for tlio gov
ernment's reimbursement thut any ndjust-
inent or plan of settlement should bo pre
dicated upon the substantial interests of gov
ernment rather than any forbearance or gen
erosity deserved by the company.
The majority report , while condemning the
methods of those who formerly had charge
of the Union Pacific , declares that since its
present management wus Inaugurated In 1S84
its affairs have been fairly and properly con
ducted und thut the present administration
has devoted itself honestly und intelligently
to the herculean tusk of rescuing the Jnion
Pucillc from the insolvency which seriously
threatened It at the inception of Its work.
That it has devoted Itself , by rigid economy ,
by the application of every dollar of the earn
ing cupueity of the system to Its improve
ment and betterment to place that company
cm u sound and enduring iinanclal founda
tion , The condition of the present manage
ment of the Union Pacific company has an
, imimrtant bearing upon its ability to comply
"with " tlio terms of settlements of Its Indebt
edness which may bo offered by tlio govern
ment.
'I | iuve been furnished with statement or
argument in def en so of transact Ions connected
With the construction of the Ccncral Piieillo
road and its bradcb lines , from which it may
not bo amiss to quote for tlio purpose of show
ing how some operations of the directors of
such road , strongly condemned by the com
missioners , ara defended by the directors
themselves. After speaking of the contract
for the construction of one of thcso branch
liii'js by a forporatlrrn culled the Contract and
Finance company , owned by certain directors
of the Central Pacific railroad , this lunguugo
is used : "It may bo said of tills contract , us
of many others thut were let to the different
coiiHtrnction companies In which the direct
ors of tlio Central Pacific huvo been stock
holders , that they built the road with money
furnished by themselves and hud tlio road for
their outlay. In other words , they paid to
the construction companies bonds nnd stock
of the railroads so constructed and waited
until such time us they could develop suffi
cient business on the roud built to in
duce the public to buy the bonds or
stock. If the country through which
the > r roadQ ran developed sufficient
business , then the pioject was a success. If
it did not , then , the operation was a loss.
Any loss occurring was necessarily thcir's
nml of right the profit belonged to them.
IJut , it is said , they violated the well-known
rulu of equity in dealing- with themselves ;
that they were trustees and that they were
representing both sides of the contract. The
answer is that they did not fliul anybody who
would take the chances of building the road
through what was then almost uninhabited
country und accept the bonds mid stock of
.tho road in payment , and when it is said they
f rwero trustees , if they did occupy such rein-
( tion it wus merely technical , for they repro-
jcnted only their own interests on both sides ,
here being no one else concerned in the trail-
, nction. They became the incorporators of
, ho company that wus to build the road ,
subscribed for its stock nml
were the only subscribers. There-
ft/ro , it is ilillicult to see bow any one wus
wronged by their action. The rule of equity
invoked , which lias its origin in the injunc
tion that no man can serve two masters , cer
tainly did not apply to them , because they
were acting in their own interests und were
not charged witli the duties of curing for
nthers' rights , there being no other persons
Interested in the subject matter ,
"In view of tlds statement nnd fuels devel
oped in the commissioners' report , it seems
proper to recall the grunts nnd benefits derived -
rived from the general government by both
the Union and Central Pacific for the purpose
of aiding the construction of the roads.
"Uy mi act passed in 18U3 it wus prov'ded '
thcro should bo an advance to said companies
by the United States to aid in the construc
tion , bonds of tlio government and lands from
the public domain , and thut to secure the repayment -
payment of the bonds advanced suld bonds
Hhould constitute a llrst mortgage on the
whole line of their road , and on their prop
erty of every kind und description.
The liberal donations , advances and privi
leges provided for in this law were grunted
liy the goncrul government for the purposa
of securing the construction of tlieso roads ,
, which would complete the .connection between -
' ' tween our eastern and western coasts , and
they were based upon a consideration of tlio
public benefits which would nccruo to the
entire country from such construction.
"Hut the projector ] ! of these roads were
' . ' not content , and the sentiment which then
Hcemcd to pervade congress , had not reached
the limit of its generosity. Two years after
the passage of this law It was supplemented
and amended in various important particu
lars in favor of tlieso companies by mi act
which provided , among other things , that
the government's mortgage should become u
junior lien nnd bo subordinated to u mort
gage which the companies , by an mncndu-
tory act , were authorized to execute to sc-
cure bonds which they might from time to
time Issue in sums not exceeding the amount
of the United States loans which should bo
advanced to thorn.
The immense advantage * to the companies
of tills amendatory act nro apparent , and In
these days we may well wonder that oven
the anticipated importance of the construc
tion these roads induced what must now
nppear to bo rather reckless and un
guarded appropriation of public funds
nnd public domain. It is utmost
iiCoti'.css to state that the companies have
availed tln-nif-elvcs , to the utmost extent , of
the permission ir'ycn ' them to issue their
bonds and to mortgage their property to se
cure the payment of the same Iy : an encnm
bmnco having the preference of the jjoVern-
inent's lien und precisely equal to it m
amount. When the relations created between
the government and thcso companies by the
legislation referred to is considered , it is as
tonishing thut the claim should bo made that
the directors of these roads owed no dut v ex-
rcpt to themselves in their construction ; thut
they need regard no interests but their own
nnd that they are justified in contracting with
themselves and making suc.lt bargains us re
sulted in conveying to their pockets nil the
upsets of the companies.
As loinor , the government was vitally In
terested in the amount of the mortgage to
which Its security had been subordinated ,
nnd it had n right to insist that noho of the
bonds secured by this prior mortgage should
bo issued fraudulently or for the puriwso of
division among these stockholders , wittiout
conslJe.rutlon. The doctrine of complete
indeiHMideneo on the part of the directors
ef thcso companies and their freedom of
tiny obligation to cnro for other interests
than their own in the construction of these
roads , seems to huvo developed the natural
consequences of its ci-'fUciiUon , portrayed us
follows In the majority report of the com-
inisjioncrs. The result U that those who
luivo controlled and directed thocoiibtruction
nud development of thcso companies have
been possessed of their surplus assets
through issues of bonds nnd block nnd the
fJa.vuicut of 'dividends voted by themselves
. - * - .
while the prcnt creditor , the United States ,
bids Itself subsequently without adequate
security for the repayment of Its loan.
"For the purpose of saving or improving
the security afforded by its junior lien the
L'ovcriimcnt should have the right now to
purge tills paramount lien of all that Is fraud
ulent , fictitious nnd unconscionable. If the
transfer to innocent hands of bonds of this
character secured by lirst mortgage prevents
their cancellation , It might well seem tlmt
thu remedy is ngalnst those who Issued and
transfcred them. If legislation is needed to
secure such remedy congress can supply it. "
In regard to the land which had not yet
IM-CII granted tlieso roads , the president said ,
"If the failure of such companies to perform
in good faith their part of the contract Justi
fied such course , the power rests with con
gress to withhold further performance on the
part of the government. If donated lands
are not yet grunted to thcso companies nnd
if their violations of contract nnd duty nro
such as , In Justice "nnd morals , us forfeit
their rights to such lands , congressional
action should intervene to prevent further
consumption , The executive power must bo
exercised nccordliig to existing laws , nnd
executive discretion Is probably not broad
enough to reach such difficul
ties. Tlio California & Oregon
railroad is now part of llio Central
Pacific system and Is u hind grant road. Its
construction has been carried on with the
sumo features and Incidents which have
characteri/ed other constructions of this
system nnd Is made apparent on pnges 7f < , 7'J
and iM ) of the report of the majority of the
commissioners.
"I have in my bund the report of the com
missioners appointed to examine the two
completed sections of this road. Upon the
approval of these commissioners the Central
Pacific company will bo entitled to patents
for a-lnrgo quantity of public binds. I espe
cially commend to the attention of congress
this condition of affairs , In order thut It may
determine whether or not it should inter
vene to save thcso lands for settlers , If such
n course Is justlllable. Hut it is quito
time that the troublesome complica
tions surrounding this entire subject , which
has been transmitted to us us a legacy from
former days , should bo adjusted nnd settled.
No one , I think , expects that these railroad
companies will bo able to pay their immense
Indebtedness to the government at its ma
turity. Any proceedings or arrangement
that would result now or at any other time
in putting those roads or any portion of them
in jxisscsslon or control of the government is ,
in my opinion , to bo rejected certainly as
long as there is nny chance for indemnifica
tion through any other means.
"I suppose wo are hardly Justified tn in
dulging the irritation and indignation natur
ally arising from a contemplation of the mal
feasance to such extent us to lead to the use
less destruction of these roads , and the loss
of the advances made by the government. I
believe that our efforts should be in n more
practical direction and should tend , with
no condination of wrong doing , to
the collection by tlio government ,
on behalf of the people , of the public money
now in Jeopardy. While the plan presented
by the majority of the commission appears to
be well devised and gives at least a partial
promise of the results sought will not escape
attention , that its success depends upon its
acceptance. It Is exceedingly important
that any adjustment now iiiiula should bo
final and effective. Thcso considerations
. suggest the remedy proposed in the majority
report might well bo applied to a part of
these aided railroad companies. The settle
ment and determination of the questions in
volved are peculiarly within the province of
congress. The subject has been made quite
a familiar one by congressional discussion.
This is now supplemented in a valuable man
ner , by the fuels presented in the reports
herewith submitted. Public interest urges
prompt und efllcient action. "
COKHCING CONDUCTOUS ,
Potty Tyranny K.xerclned By Pullman
Over Ills KmploycK.
CniCAOO , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram to
tlio Hr.i : . ] .T. P. Cnrbe-ry , a Pullman con
ductor whoso run is between hero and New
Orleans , is on trial before the criminal court
charged with having failed to account for
the proceeds of n sleeping berth. At the
preliminary hearing n number of Pullman
conductors were present , they having hcaril
of the cnso and naturally feeling an
interest in it. Tlio second trial was set forte
to day iu the criminal court , and when the
Pullman conductors urrived in this city from
their different runs this morning , they were
confronted with nn order on "tho black
board" to report at headquarters. As each
man obeyed tlio command and entered the
superintendent's oftlco ho was told in unmis
takably significant language that it
was the wish of the Pullman company
that no conductor in its service attend the
trial of ex-co nductor Curberry which would
probably como up in this city to-day. Some
of tlio conductors are very indignant us a re
sult of such an order.
"Of course wo dare not bo seen there if wo
want to hold our jobs , " said one conductor ,
"but Just the sumo it is an impudent piece of
business upon the part of the Pullman com
pany. Had the company prohibited the boys
from going to the theater or church it could
not huvo made them feel any hotter. Wo
work hard enough , ns it is , while wo are on
duty , without being told what wo shall do
and not do nfter turning in our reports. "
"Why Is it thut the company does not wish
you to attend the trial ! " was usked.
"Thut's simple enough , " wns the reply.
"It is likely that a half dozen or , may be ,
more , of the company's 'spotters' und special
agents will bo there to testify and they do
not want the boys to take a mental photo
graph of their faces. A spotter who is un
known to a conductor thinks ho stands so
much the better chance of catching our boys
in a criminal action In some little neglect of
duty , and they have got to curn their money ,
1 suppose , by reporting unfavorably u certain
percentrgo of us in order to hold their jobs.
To-day's order , however , Is but a very slight
sample of the arbitrary methods employed
by tlio Pullman company in the control of its
employes. "
An Illinois Ce.nti-.il Acquisition.
Ni'.w YOIIK , Jan , 17 , IJnilroad officials hero
state that the Illinois Central has acquired
control of the St. Louis , Arkansas it Texas ,
und will extend that line to St. Louis. The
Illinois Central also practically controls tbo
Mobile & Ohio , and both the Mobile & Ohio
and St. Louis , Arkansas & Texas will bo
operated together. Attempts huvo also been
iniido by the Illinois Central people to secure
control of the St. Louis & Chicago , which is
absolutely necessary in order to connect the
Illinois Central with the St. Louis. Arkansas
it Texas , but the owners of the St. Louis t
Chicago refused to give up control.
Mexico Wants the Swindler.
CITY oi'Mtixico , Jan. 17. The government
has forwarded to Washington papers request
ing the extradition of Mayer , alias Hourtono.
There is great anxiety hero to have Hour-
u,20 brought to this city to answer for his
stupendous swindle , and if ho is extradited
ho will receive extraordinary punishment
should ho bo proven guilty.
Collision ol'TraliiH.
UociiKSTr.ii , N. Y.I Jan. 17. A collision
occurred curly tills morniii 'W the Krio rail-
roinl between Avoeu and Kennu L'"twcen
two trains. ICnglneer Maynnrd was killot !
outright and Fireman Marsh was seriously
Injured. Several pussengers are rejiorted in
jured ,
The Oil Market.
New YOUK , Jan. 17. The oil market was
panicky again to-day , after u steady opening.
Within a few minutes the price of pipe line
ccrtillcutes dropped from l.H ) 4itS'S fo. At U
o'clock tlio wildest excitement prevailed.
Toward noon the market became u little bet
ter nud quotations were S7c.
An Infernal Machine.
, Ind. , Jnn. 17 , The mysteri
ous box sent to Judge Woods , of the federal
court , before whom the trial of the tally
shee.t forgers began yesterday , prove * to bo
MI infernal machine. Investigation will bo
imidu to discover the tender , if possible.
DIED IN THE TEACHER'S ' ARMS
Trnglo Fnto of Three Little Children
Near Plalnvlow.
PITIFUL TALES OF THE STORM.
llcportH Front Interior Counties Show
a Frightful I-OHH of Mfo-Blx-
tceit Hodlcs Found iu
Two Counties.
Appalling Fatalities.
Nr.i.toit , Neb , , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the line. ] As reports coma In from the
recent storm , the loss of life Is appalling. No
nccurute estimate of the loss of life of stock
cnn yet bo iniide. As fur as heard from there
were no fatalities In this county , and every
portion , except the extreme northern , sent In
reports. Southeastern Holt and the northern
part of Wheeler suffered ter
rible. In tliis section , among tlio
deaths arc the following : A school
teachers , and eight children , nnmes un
known ; live men named. Stickle , four frozen
to death looking for a fifth who was out when
the storm cume. An old man named Oloze ;
a ten ycnr old boy named Miller , frozen to
death und his mother frozen so she will loose
both of her legs and one arm. Mrs. Miller
wns returning at the time from the funeral
of another child. It Is more than likely
further reports will add to the list iu Wheeler
county nnd southeastern Holt as the
country Is very level nnd Is thinly settled.
The loss of stock will bo great but no esti
mate Is possible at the present
Died in tlio Teacher's Arum.
PLAIN-VIEW , Neb. Jnn. 17 , [ Special Tele
gram to the UKK. ] Miss Louise Hoyce , who
has been teaching school eight miles noith-
enst of this place , having but three pupils on
the day of the storm , sturted nt 'J o'clock to u
a house about twenty rods distant. Having
her hand full to keep the little ones from
being blown away , and blinded with snow
she soon found herself lost with three small
children in the terrible storm. They wan
dered In vain to llntl shelter. At last the
children were completely tired out they all
laid on the snow m dispnir. The teacher
tried to shelter the little ones with her wraps ,
but curly in the night one of the boys passed
away In death. Later the other little boy
died und about morning the little girl died in
the arms of her teacher. Then Miss Hoyco
left the little ones and went to the house only
about thirty rods away. Her feet are badly
frozen und slm will probably loose them.
She is badly chilled and sllghlty frozen else
where. The children wore the son of II. Po-
genses , eight years old nnd a son and daugh
ter of .C. Kosberg , aged seven and nine
years.
Two Idttlo Hoys Frozen.
FoTEnf Neb. , Jan. 17. [ Special to the
Hr.i : . ] The sudden storm of Thursday last
wus the worst known for many years. Two
people living two miles from this piano wore
frozen to death. Henry Keickhnfcr and his
son , twelve yearn of ago , left their home to
drive their cattle out of the corn stnlks into
the yard. They lost their way and wan
dered with the storm for two und a half
miles east , where their bodies were found
to-day lying side by side. They passed two
houses but n few rods away. The storm wus
so blinding they were unable to llnd them
and laid down in the open prairie to freeze.
Tliero wns several other narrow escapes ,
with frozen noses , faces und hands , Bat not
very serious. It is , however , feared more
deaths will bo reported when farmers living
further uway como in.
Thcro is u great loss of cattle , ncnrly
every farmer losing some. Ono farmer lost
forty head nnd others one to twenty each.
No twins huvo run on this ( Creighton )
brunch for tlirco days. The first eastern
mail since Thurscuy came this afternoon.
The Hunting Party and the Itllzzard.
YOIIK , Neb. , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the Hm : . ] Among the many who suffered
from the severe storm of last Thursday the
worst yet reported wus u party consisting of
K. K. Post , cashier of the Boston bunk , J. S.
Gardner of this city , und u driver named
Snyder. The party went out on Thursday on
a hunting expedition with a team nnd sleigh.
The storm came upon them with the sudden
ness which characterized its coming in nil
parts of the state. The men finding it im
possible to proceed in nny direction with the
team , unhitched and turned the horses loose
and struck out on foot to Ibid shelter. After
n terrible experience they accidentally
stumbled upon u wire fence which
they followed to thb Frenu > it ,
Klkhorn & Missouri Valley ruilTviid
track. Once on the track they followed it to
Thaycr , reaching there about dark. Mr.
Post wus the greatest sufferer. Ho succumbed
several times and hud it not been for the he
roic efforts of his companions would huvo
frozen to death. The party found shelter for
the night ut Thuyer and returned to Poston
Friday morning. The numerous reports
which Imvo appeared In the state press to the
effect that Judge Post , of this city , wus out
in the storm and is still missing originated
from this incident.
The IlodicH of Two Children Found.
FIIKMOXT , Neb. Jan. 17. [ Special to the
HEI : . ] The bodies of the two children be
longing to Jacob Westphulen , of this county ,
lost on their return from school in the storm
Thursday night , were found by the search
ing party last evening. They were lying on
the open pruirio some distance from their
direct route home. This family seems to bo
pursued by u relentless fate. Two members
of it were killed a few years ago in the Chey
enne Indian raid in western Kansas und stock
htolen und driven off. Later another mem
ber committed suicide and now the loss of
the two children fills their cup of sorrow
full.
Perished On the Way Home.
NOIIFOI.K , Jan. 17. [ Special to the line. ]
Normal winter weather has succeeded the
stormy period of last week und with it como
the reports from every hand of serious disas
ter. Edwin Record , n farmer living five miles
from this city , was frozen to death on Thurs
day In the effort to reach homo. His team
had refused to go , und he hud put up at a
brother's and sturted off on foot , but perished
after making the llrst mile.
Thcro is heavy loss of live stock among the
farmers.
Trains nro running on all rends lending
from this city to-day , the Union Pacific
breaking the blockade between hero und
Columbus Sunday noon.
Another Hurt County Victim.
OtKMxn , Neb , , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the BII : : . ] Another Hurt county
victim of Thursday's storm , Chas. Gray ,
near Tekamah , died to-day. Ho was hauling
Iniy froin the Missouri bottom nnd wns un
able to get hon.Ho walked all night be
tween his hoi > e.s to keep fr"iu freezing. He
was half a milo from homo when iC' : . ' " ! next
morning. Ho leaves a family.
The Cold In Taylor County.
LENOX , Iu. , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram to
the BEE. ] The thermometer dropped to aj =
below zero this morning , making the coldest
weather of the season. Stock unsheltered is
suffering greatly. The loss is not yet known.
Two Hunter * Missing.
Siot'x CITV , la. , Jan , 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the UEE.J George W. Miller nnd L.
C. DcGulbert , of this city , have probably
perished In the blUzanl. The men loft forever
over tlio river-to 'hunt jack rabbits on Tues
day , Intending also to search for deer in-tho
vicinity of Jackson. Nothing has been heard
of them since leaving. Mrs. Miller nnd Mrs.
UcGulbert have waited , almost crural but
expecting to hear from their husbands. To
day they could bear the great strain nnd
agony no longer nnd adpculcd to the officers
to Institute n search for the missing men.
Showing a Frozen Corpse.
SII.VEII CHEEK , Neb. , Jnn. 17. [ Special
Telegram to the HEI : . ] During the storm of
lust Saturday nn Indian , one of the Omuhus ,
wns frozen to death near here. The bund of
twenty were hero to-day exhibiting the body
for a nickel a look. They departed for
Omaha und will exhibit their dead brother In
the towns cast along the Union Pucillc line.
Tlirco More DcatliH in Dakota.
ST. PAUL , .Tun 17. Ueports of the loss of
llfo In lust week's ' storm continue
to como In. The list numbers about 1(50. ( It
is probable that the final list will increase
this to 200. Dispatches to-night say that
Surah Uolun , a school teacher of Goodwin ,
near Clear Lake , Dak. , nnd Hugo Scheff , a
farmer of Alumont. Dak. , have been found
frozen to death. So far four deaths huve
been reported In this county , but It is feared
that there tire many more. News reached
Jumestown , Dak. , this afternoon of the freez
ing to death of M. Annan , u fanner living
near Windsor.
Ilct.i'.NA , Dak. , Jnn. 17. The thermometer
Is rising rapidly hero nnd at other points.
Hellnblo nd vices say i that although cattle
were pinched by the cold , feed was plenty
nnd uncovered und no serious results are
either reported or feared ,
Other NorthwcKte.rn FntulltlcH.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 17. Dispatches from Alex-
nndrin , Minn. , say the frozen body of Hnnby
Countryman were found this morning. The
death of Edwin Kylllng , a farm boy , bus been
reported from Canton , Dak. , and it is re
ported that thirty-one school children are
missing in Turner county. Three children of
Mr. Heines , northwest of Lennox , perished
while going home from school. The lady
teacher argued und pleaded with the scholars
not to leave the school-room and llnully
locked the door , but they were too many for
her und had their own way. This makes
seven children lost in the vicinity of Lennox.
The Itllzzaril IHmtHtrouH to Texas.
ST. Louis , Jnn. 17. Ucports from differ
ent sections of Texas note a cessation of the
blizzard. Several deaths of farmers ore re
ported. News comes from every part of
northern Texas of unheard of suffering
among the people , and wholesale destruction
among cuttle , many of which were frozen to
deuth.
AVyomlng Cattle All Klglit.
UAWUXH , Wyo. , Jnn. 17. The storm of
lust week had but little effect on cattle. Ho-
ports from the Plutto valley arc very satis
factory.
Weather .Indications.
For Nebraska : Warmer , followed by
colder , fair weather , light to fresh winds , becoming -
coming northerly.
For Iowa : Colder , fair weather , light to
Ircsh northwesterly winds.
FAMINE TIIUKATKXS A FORT.
Commissary Storc'H at McKiiincy De
stroyed By Fire.
FOIIT McICixxEV , Wyo. , Jan. 17. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] A disastrous tire oc
curred this mornlriif nt 1 o'clock. The post
commissary building wus entirely consumed
with its contents. Estimated loss , $11X1,000 ;
no insurance. The building was stocked with
commissary supplies < o lust until May next.
The companies at the post Imvo a supply of
rations to last ten tliy'S , not .including officers
families. The flro ) originated m 'someway
from u flro kept in the building to keep the
goods from freezing supposed to bo a defec
tive flue , The garrison has been ordered on
half rations. Flour , pork and fresh beef can
bo purchased In oper. market , but of sugar ,
coffee and canned goods thcro uro none in
the country. The snow both ways ,
north and south , is drifted five to
ten feet deep , und it is ill-
most impossible to run goods into
the country oning to the extreme cold
weather. Water could not bo got onto the
tire and for some time the headquarters build
ings und quartermaster's store houses were
in grout danger. There was no wind ut the
time or the post would huve been entirely de
stroyed. Tlio post trader's s > toro and mer
chants in Buffalo have only u small
sUw'k of groceries and canned goods
und the prospects are for u famine. The
commanding officer of the post , General Bris-
bln , has telegraphed to the department head
quarters for provisions to bo forwarded by
fast freight from the nearest post , but owing
to the extreme cold and deep snow it is im
possible to suy when supplies can get here.
The Wyoming Inland telegraph and tele
phone wires were burned and prostrated. The
thermometer ut some places registered 5'J de
grees below.
Other Fires.
MoNTiin\L , Jan. 17. A disastrous flro
which broke out this morning in Thompson's
auction room burned out several other estab
lishments , causing a loss of $150,000 , which is
partly covered by Insurance.
ST. PAIM. , Jan. 17. Beau pro , Keogh , &
Davis' wholesale grocery house , with stock ,
wns entirely destroyed by lire this afternoon.
Loss on stock , iK,000 ( ) ; on building , 75,000 ;
both fully insured.
Cremated at u Christening.
Mot-XT CAIIMKL , Pa , , Jan. 17. Early this
morning thrco men were burned to death in
n flro which consumed seven frame houses.
The flro started in u house where Hungarians
were congregating for u christening , A
woman and a child arc also missing.
TICllUIBLK COASTING ACCIDENT.
Seventeen Persons Injured lly a Sled
Collision at KIUIHIIS City.
KANSAS CITV , Jan. 17 , [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] A fearful coasting accident oc
curred about 11 o'clock to-night at Eigh
teenth nud Broadway by which seventeen
persons were injured , three badly. A largo
traverse sled W feet long by Jl } ; wide ,
unit containing llfty-two persons was
going down tlio lull utn terrific rutoof speed ,
when it collided with another sled , both
being overturned. The seriously injured
were Miss Maud MeRonnld. left leg broken
below the knee , collar bono broken und
wrist sprained : Miss Maud Wolsoy , left arm
broken above the elbow und u severe sculp
wound ; Miss Jenulo Trncy , thrco lingers of
right bund In oken , left urm broken below
the elbow and fucc cut.
BUllNKD AT SKA.
Fate ofnn American Ship A Niimhcr
ol'ljIvcH Lost.
ITopl/rfuM / JSA.S J u .7(1 HI en Otmlnnfflllifff.l
P.uiif , Jnn. IS. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to the BEI : , ] A telegram from
Sydney , N. S. W. , states that the American
ship , J. T. Berry , wns burned nt sen January
' . ) In latitude . ' 2 < = south , longitude KM = east.
Fourteen persons uro known to have been
saved , and ono boat' with eleven or board is
missing. Part of. the crow und passengers
have been landed nt Nambruceriu Heads.
The Bradford DlmiHtcr.
HAVniiiiii.i , , Muss , , Jan. 17. John Madden ,
tlio ? Cl"'t-C.enth victim of the Bradford disas
ter , who wasTirjurfd at. the tank house , died
nt the hospital this morning. li ? belonged at
Bradford , und leaves a wife and four Ch.1-
dren.
Charles F. Emerson , Injured while coast
ing lust evening , Is dead.
a Mexican Belle.
CITV OK'MEXICO , Jan. 17. The daughter of
tlio president , Amanda Diaz , was married
yesterday to Do La Torre. The ceremony
was private. 'I hero were many superb wed
ding gifts , The bride is one 'Ot the belles of
Mexican society and is very hundbomc.
THE OMAHA-BLUFFS BRIDGE ,
Senator Mmidorson Asks the Secre
tary of War For Information.
THE RESOLUTION LAID OVER.
Its Object to Compel llio Company to
Fully Carry Out tlio Kcqnlrc-
inentH or the Charter Immar's
Signed.
Cleveland INSHCH Three
WAMIIXUTOVBUIIKUJ TIIF. OMAHA BEE , }
Mil Foi'iiTEENTit STIIEKT , >
WASIIINHTOX , D. C. , Jan. 17. )
Lucius Qulntus C. Lamar , of Mississippi ,
is an associate Justice of the supreme court
of the United States , Don M. Diekcrson , of
Michigan , is postmaster general nnd William
P. Vllas , of Wisconsin , is secretary of the
interior. It was hardly expected that there
would bo such busto in the case of Mr.
Lumar , but the president signed the commis
sion of all three of thcso oftlcers to-day and
the hitter two quulilled and entered upon
their duties. Mr. Lamur Introduced his suc
cessor at the cabinet meeting , took his llnnl
leave of the cabinet and expects to bo for
mally inducted to-morrow. Ho will borrow
n black silk gown of one of his associates , as
it requires llftccn days to make one. Tlio
order has been sent to New York. There
wns n great deal of comment to-day in high
circles upon the influences which worked the
confirmation of Mr. Lamar. They are gen
erally referred to , us I intimated lust night ,
us "tho Pacific railroad combination. "
fl'KAKI'lt CAllI.ISUl'si CIIII.I.S.
There were many inquiries nnd much ap
prehension nt the capital to-day about the
condition of Speaker Carlisle. Ho wns taken
with a congestive chill at dinner last evening
nnd had to be assisted to his room. ' At 4
o'clock this morning ho was attacked with a
second chill , and it was feared that he might
die. Ho slept some this afternoon and Is
better to-night. Ho has not been feeling
well for several days , aiiil his present condi
tion may bo rightly termed n collapse. Un
less he has a relapse ho will recover within a
few days. There are some fears by his
physicians , however , that ho may have pneu
monia. For some time last night the speaker
was delirious , nnd his condition early this
morning wus precarious. The house to-day
chose Mr. S. S. Cox , of New York , speaker
pro tempore ana the chaplain prayed for the
recovery of Mr. Carlisle.
Jt was the intention of the republicans in
the house to-day to roast Public Printer
Benedict for his manifest lUcaujiiclency , but
the serious sickness of the speaker led thein
to postpone the matter. Henedict has done
very little , it appears , to prove his eftleicncy.
It will be remembered that n light was made
against his continuation by the laboring men
on the ground that ho wus not n practical
printer and ho was not a union man.
Till ! OMAHA AND COUNCIL lll.t'KKS IIIIIDCIE.
Senator Mmidorson to-day followed up his
action token in Omaha two weeks airo in ref
erence to the wagon bridge between Council
Bluffs and Omaha , by presenting a resolu
tion calling upon the secretary of war to in
vestigate whether the bridge company wns
complying with its charter by constructing a
combined wagon and railroad bridge , as
called for by the act of congress , or not.
The senator usked for immediate considera
tion of the resolution , but Senator Wilson , of
Iowa , objecting , the resolution went over
under the rule until to-morrow. Scmitor
Munderson is very much in cumcst in the
matter. He thinks that one of the chief ob
jects of the act , was to secure a genuine
competition with the Union Pacific bridge ,
which for long years was the robber's tollgate -
gate between Omaha and the east. The con
struction of a wagon bridge alone will , in
the senator's opinion , meet the aims for
which the law was passed , ana he proposes
to make a vigorous light against any such
diversion of the congressional gift.
OMAHA'S xr.w ri'iu.ic nm.niNn.
Senator Munderson and Ueproscntative
McShuno culled upon the supervising arch
itect of the treasury to-day and hail a long
talk with him regarding tlio bill for a now
government building at Omaha , which comes
up in the senate to-morrow. They got many
points affecting architecture to bo employed ,
the needs of the federal ofliecrs who Imvo
offices at Omaha and other matters which
will bo of use in the consideration of the bill.
They receive the indorsement of the super
vising architect in their efforts to procure a
better building at Omaha , and arc pleased
with the position ho takes.
hEXAIOIIIAL KKKIMIS.
There is a movement to recognize a portion
of the official force of the senate. Tliero is
homo dissatisfaction with the present ser-
geunt-at-nrms. Colonel Cunuduy , of North
Carolina. Colonel George Hooker , of Ver
mont , a member of the republican national
committee , a very popular man and well-
known here , the intimate friend of Senator
Kdmunds and sorgount-ut-uruis In the forty-
seventh congress , is spoken of as Cojonel
Canuday's successor In tlio event a change is
made. Colonel Cnnaday was endorsed by
Senator Sherman nnd othcrprominent repub
licans , and it is not likely a change will bo
made. No grave objection is urged against
him , so far us 1 have heard.
j'ovr.u , uiiAXors.
The following Iowa postmasters
were appointed to-day : William CJ.
Mullurkey , M. D. , Holland , Grimily
county , viceS. W. Hurroughs , resigned ; Miss
Martha K. Huekctt , North Liberty , Johnson
county , vice Henry A. White , resigned.
The second assistant postmaster general
to-day informed Hcpresontutivo Dorsoy that
the department had established mull service
between Plutto Uiver Junction ( new oftlce )
and Hustings via the Fremont , Elkhorn At
Missouri Valley railroad. A request for this
service wus also made by the other members
of the Nebraska delegation.
Tlio site of the pobtofllco at McCan , Cherry
county , Neb. , has been removed three-quar
ters of a mile to the northeast and the re
moval approved by the postoftlco department.
Changes have been made in the time
schedule of the star mail route extending
from Cottonwood Springs to Curtis , Neb. , us
follows : Leave Cottonwood Springs Tues
days and Fridays at S a. in. ; arrive at Curtis
by 4 p. in. Leave Curtis Mondays and Thurs
days ut & n. in. ; nrrivu at Cottonwood Springs
byI p. in.
The route from HIaekbird to Turner has
been changed us follows : Leave Hluckbird
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 5 .HO p. in , ; arrive
at Turner by 0:4) : p. in. Leave Turner Tues
days nnd Saturdays at 4 p. m. ; arrive at
Blackbird by li : ! : . p. in.
AUAIXST CONnilMATION.
A largo number of the citizens of Holt
count j have forwarded horo'a protest against
the conilrmntion of Uegistcrer Murkley and
Keeeiver Churde , of the United States land
olllco at Niobrara. The charges allege fa
voritism and general untitness and have been
tiled with the senate committee on public
hinds.
Tin : Niointuu j\xi > OFFICE. ,
It Is rumored in Nebraska circles that the
old effort to have the United States land
olJIco at Niobrara removed to O'Neill is to bo
renewed and with vigor. Sam Draper , of
Nlobraru , is hero to look after the matter
and make u protest.
SMALL TALK.
Mrs. Hcprcsentutlvo Lymnn , of Council
Blurts , announces that she will receive at the
Hotel Windsor , corner of Fifteenth street
and New York avenue , on Tuesday from 2 to
5 o'clock.
Senator Paddock to-day introduced a bill
" tiuB an additional Justice of the sunrcmo
court forte Salt Lake district.
i'limr S. HE mi.
Patents ForWuuteru
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the BE K.I Patents were Issued for the
following Nebraska and Iowa inventors to
day : Lewis Burg , Fannliifjton , la. , road
cart ; William H. H. Dobney , Oakland , la. ,
attachment for windmill pump rods ; Klchard
Luklns , Itnndolph , Nob. , car pushing
machine ; Edward P. Lynch , Davenport , In. ,
combined corn and cotton planter nnd wheel
plow ; Jumes Peterson , Hurllngtou , In. , run-
guard for harness ; Kdward F. Stevens nnd
.1. Packard. Greene , la. , draft equalizer ;
Thomas H. Swan , Atlantic , In. , denou for
feeding nnd watering hogs ; vViltT.un U.
White , Washington , la. , gate latch ; John C.
Williams and 11. C. Hooper , Neb , , device for
sharpening too calks ; Kdwin C. Woodruff ,
Knoxvllle , In. , tluo top or spark catcher.
Speaker Carllnle's Condition.
WASHIXOTON , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the Hr.K. ] Great concern is felt this morn
ing about Speaker Carlisle' . He had n second
congestive chill nt 4 o'clock nnd has thrco
doctors working over him to prevent a third ,
of which there nro marked symptoms. The
third chill is almost always fatal.
At 11 o'clock the doctor reported the speak
er's condition much Improved.
At 1) ) o'clock to-nltrht Mr. Carlisle was rest
ing quietly , nnd on the whole , was considera
bly better ttnn ho was this morning. Ho
hud , however , another chill during the after
noon , to which the doctor seemed to attach
but little Importance. Dr. Sewers was nsked :
"Is bo dangerously or even seriously 1111"
"I do not so regard him , " was tlio reply.
"H may bo some time before ho Is nblo to bo
about , but ho sits up in bed , bus never for u
moment lost consciousness and has had sev
eral hours of refreshing sleep , anil I think
thut without a repeated and violent recur
rence of the chills ho will get nlong without
any serious trouble. On the whole ho is ,
certainly Improving. "
Nebraska and Iowa 1'cnsloiiH.
WASIIIXOTOX , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the lUi.1 : : Pensions were grunted to
the following Ncbrusknns to-day : Mlnorsof
John Williams , Tekamah. Mexican war-
Joshua H. Walsh , Creighton ; Stephen Woodrow -
row , Wayne. Original John Williams ,
( deceased , ) Tekamah.
Pensions for lowuns : Sarah , mother of
John W. Garland , Charlton ; Mary , mother-
Thomas W. Titus , Vinton ; Nancy D. , widow
of Sylvester A. Klmball , Harper's Ferry.
Original Edward Maulc , Foote ; Samuel
Moody , Clemens ; Peter Gates , Stuurt
( navy ) ; Francis Stewart , Luke City.
Army Orders.
WASIIIXOTOX , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the HUE. ] Lieutenant Colonel John G.
Chandler , deputy quartermaster general , is
ordered to assume charge of tlio general
depot of the quartermaster's department in
this city.
Private Fred A. Schroter , battery I , Second
end artillery , and Hospital Steward Joseph
Walters have been placet ! on tlio retired
list.
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Lamar , ViltiH and Dickinson Installed.
WAsiuxdTox , Jan. 17. Ono of the llrst
acts of the president this morning was to at
tach his signature to the commissions of
Justice Lamar , Secretary Vilas and Post
master General Dickinson , who called at the
while house sad received them. Vilas and
Dickinson subsequently took the oath of
office and were duly installed in time to At
tend the cabinet meeting nt noon.
Intor-StHtc CommlHsloncr.s Confirmed
WASHIXOIOX , Jan. 17. The senate bus con
firmed the nominations of the inter-stuto
commerce commissioners.
SXOMj GOI.il > NUGGETS.
Grave CliargCH llron lit Against a
Young Mining Speculator.
DEXVJH , Colo. , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the HKE. ] As Oliver Grutton , a
prominent mining man from Urcckcnridgo ,
stepped from n South Park train nt the
union depot this morning ho wus very much
surprised to find oftlcers awaiting him with a
wnrrant fbr his arrest. Mr. Grutton is
charged by Colonel Ware , of Hrcckcnrldge ,
Colo. , with stealing gold nuggets from the
property of the Victoria mining company of
that place and secreting them until ho could
dispose of them with safety , und that ho had
disposed of a considerable amount. Grutton
has Deon suspected of thcso thefts for n long
time and has been watched until yesterday
when it was ascertained that ho would pass
through the city on his way to Canada. His
effects were sei/ed and searched and in his
trunks were found lK)0 ( ) , ( ) in mintccrtiileutcs
the proceeds of his latest speculations. The
sum of his robberies , it is stated , will
amount up into the thousands , as they have
been continued over u considerable period of
time , nnd most of the money , It is said , has
been invested in real estate somewhere in
Canada , where it is supposed ho was found.
Ho was placed in the county jail pending
trial , which will probably como up soon. His
wife , who is witli him , is a young lady not
over sixteen , nnd but recently married to
Grutton. In an interview this afternoon the
prisoner said the whole matter was a case of
malicious persecution , resulting from some
trouble ho had with Colones Wnro last sum
mer. The property in question is what is
known as the Grntton placer , nnd
until some time last summer ho and Col
onel Wuro had each half interest in it ,
The colonel and himself could not agree as
to the management of the mine ami the col
onel sued him in the court of Summit
county. After the case was settled ho sold
his half interest to Colonel Ware und has
since hud nothing to do with the property.
Ho says ho started yesterday from Hrccken-
ridge to go cast with his wife to spend the re
mainder of tlio winter und that his arrest was
a total surprise to him , us ho nnvcr suspected
that Colonel Wnro was contemplating a move
of UK.kind. . Mr. Grntton is a pleasant in
telligent looking young man of good address
and has not at all the look of u felon ,
AVunl Cheap IlnlcH to Denver.
DIXVIII : : , Colo. , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to the Hr.i : . ] Tlio committee uppointed by
the chamber of commerce to go to Chicago
nnd confer with President Cable with refer
ence to the IJock Island's entrance into Den
ver and to consult with regard to n $ ! i."i rate
to Dover and return over all roads into Den
ver , are this afternoon arranging a plan of
procedure. Mr. Fisher , the chairman of the
committee , is now in Chicago , where ho will
bo joined by his colleagues. The other mem
bers of the committee are Hon. N. P. Hill ,
Hon. T. M. Patterson , C. S. Morey , L. C.
Ellsworth und H. C. Lowero. Tlio commit
tee will leuvo for Chicago to-night.
Kcip. ; Satisfied.
Loxn IM.AXD CITY , Jan. 17. Coroner Rob
inson bus grunted the application Mrs.
Mary T. Keep to Imvo the body of Charles D.
Keep exhumed , nnd has Issued a summons to
the authorities of Calvary cemetery to open
thogravo and tuko up the casket. This morn
ing the order was carried out nnd the casket
taken to the receiving vault , where , in the
presence of Mrs. Keep , Coroner Kobinson
and a reporter of the Associated press , it
was opened. Though the body wus evidently
in an advanced stage of decomposition , tlio
features were us perfect almost as in life ,
und Mrs. Keep Immediately recognized the
body ab that of her deceased husband ,
Mucking tlio
OTTAWA , Out. , Jnn. 17. The movement
against the Knights of Labor , headed by the
capitalists of the province of Quebec , has
been organized. H has been decided to in
troduce n bill at the coming meeting of the
legislature nt Quebec to regulate the Knights
of Labor nnd ull combinations having for
their object compulsory nnd arbitrary
stoppage of industrial und mercantile es
tablishments.
A Committee ) of Co-operation.
New YOIIK , Jan. 17. A meeting of indl-
vltlun ! bondholders 'of the Cedar Fulls &
Minnesota raiJrcmd compnny was held hero
to-day und an uuxilliary defense committee
wns formed for the purpose cr-ypcr.itlng
with the bonaholdcru' committee nominated
by the trustees.
EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY. i !
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The Now York Legislature Roooivoa
n Report Regarding It.
ITS ADOPTION RECOMMENDED ;
Capital Punishment Ity Shooting } '
Hanging , the Oitlllotino or Unv-
rotte Strongly Condemned
Ity the CuintiilNHliin.
Quick and Painless HhnllllnK Off.
NEW YOIIK , Jnn. 17. [ Special Telegram to
the BEE , ] The report of the commission np-
I'olntcd by the legislature in 1SS1 to report
on the most humane and practical method
known to modern science of carrying Into
effect the sentence of death in capital punish
ment was transmitted to the legislature yes
terday. It recommends the killing of cul
prits by electricity. The rejwrt says : "Your
commission have examined with euro the
accounts which exist of the various modes of , ' <
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capital punishment , which are or have been ' , '
used among different communities , with the
result of feeling that the element of barbar
ous cruelty Is so prominent In each that no
existing mode can bo considered us embody
ing suggestions of an improvement of thut I
now in use in this state. Any chnngo to
deserve commendation must bo to a system
substantially now , und the careful reader of
u description of those punishments cannot ,
without prejudice , arrive at a different cfUielu-
sion , The chief objection to the guillotine
by tlio commission is thut It is too bloody unit
thut it is nssocintcd with scenes of the French )
revolution.
Garrotting is objectionable because physi
cians say that tlio fatal screw cannot bo de
pended upon to bo so quick and certain ia
operation thut there may not bo great ugony
on the part of the criminal.
Shooting , if used In civil life , would ba
bloody in character und effects , would some
times luck celerity , would require a lurga
number of executioners und would bo demor-
all/ing because of its tendency to encouragil
an untnught populace to think lightly of the
fatal use of lire arms , i
The llrst objection to hanging is that the
effect of giving stimulants to the condemned
Immediately before execution Is demoralizing.
The prcvnluneo of the practice , commission
ers say , is well known even In prisons where
prisoners nro debarred from alcohol to drink.
When the anarchists were hanged In Chicago
recently , nt the suggestion of the sheriff ,
the county physician went to the con
demned men's cells and asked them
to take stimulants. Engel drank two or
three times of port wine and Spies sparingly
of Uhino wine. Ono reason assigned for
giving liquor to a criminal is thut it is a
mercy to lessen his precoption of the pain of
dying. Another is that ho c an thus fortify
himself with unnatural strength for the or
deal. Those leam-.r.S nro objectionable. As
to giving liquor to stupefy n pri-.ur.cr , It pain
is a part of tlio punishment , then the prisoner
should suffer it.
Thomas A. Edson writes' that dynamo
electric machinery which employs intermit
tent currents would bo the most suitable ap
paratus. The passage of a current from
these machines through the body causes in
stant death. The commissioners describe a
number of experiments with electricity iu
destroying animals , witnessed in Buffalo by
ono of the commissioners lust year , for the
purpose of ascertaining the effect of an elec-
trio light current on the action of
the heart The borax of a chloro
formed dog wus opened so that the
lungs and henrt could bo seen in action by
forcing respiration , as In conscious life.
At the instant when the current passed
through the heart it becumo n muss of quiver
ing flesh. The ordinary conditions of dying
were absent. It wus noticed thut an attempt
to ; breutho was made ufter the current wus
passed through the dog. This indicated that
the bruin hud not lost its susceptibility to Im
pression * and shows thut in execution the
current should bo passed through tlio center
of the functions Iu the brain. The commis
sion recommends that u chair , with a head
nnd u foot rest , should bo used , iu which the
condemned man could bo seated in a half
reclining position. Ono wire could bo con
nected witli the head rest , which would bo a
metal pinto. The electric current could bo
supplied by electric light wires. Tlio com
mission recommends that the date of execu
tion bo nnulo uncertain , so that the criminal
mav not know what day ho is to die , und that
the corpse go to the doctors 01 ; to u nameless
grave without religious rights and that news
papers bo forbidden to describe the ex
ecution.
Tjiinglry'H High Fence.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram to
the BEK. ] Mrs , Lungtry is involved with
the city authorities in consequence of u high
fence she recently erected in front of her
residence on West Twcnty-tnird street. The
fence is the result of Mrs. Langtry's dlstnsto
to the curiosity which n certain clnss of the
general public manifests in her movements.
Her pretty little house , to which she was
driven by her liveried servants , in her own
carriage , when she , then a subject of the
queen , landed on u second visit to this
country , stands some distance buck from the
street and an iron railing formerly drew the
line between the yard and the sidewalk.
Along this railing a crowd wns wont to
gather nightly to stare at the ox-Jersey , now
tlio California lily , as she walked from the
front door to the carriage , to bo driven to
the theater. She possessed n soul of patience ,
hoping tlio custom would glut the curious
nnd enable her to move about like mi ordi
nary mortal , not , us she expressed It , like a
hunted animal. Though the nuisance abated
considerably and the nightly gatherings
grow smaller with the passage of time , they
were by no means discontinued. So the fair
actress , a month ngo , in desperation hud a
high board fence erected , shutting off the
view of the house from the street , enabling
her to reach the gate , nt least , unobserved.
The fence by no means lacks picturesque-
ness. Tim gate post is of brick , surmounted
by u'sthotie lanterns. But nlus ; it Is outside
the stoop line und the authorities said she
must move it back. A young man llrst culled
attention to the encroachment of the sido-
wulk. Whether ho wus ono of the usual
nightly throng , and complained out of spite
because his giuing hud been interrupted , is
not recorded.
Close of the Bnal Brith Convention.
Cine * ro , Jan. 17. The annual convention
of District No , li , Independent Order of Bnai
Brith , ended to-night with a secret session.
The proposition to increase the membership
by admitting youifg men to the order without
compelling them to undertake the responsi
bilities of endowment momberb wus lost by a
tie vote. The proposition to employ the
S'iO.tMH ) now in the surplus fund for the erec
tion of a building for the purposes of the or
der in Chicago wus defeated An additional
KiO.OOO wan voted for the extension of the
building which will shortly bo erected in
Cleveland for the orphan asylum , as the
original hum of 150,000 appropriated was
found to bo inadequate.
KcprfiM'iitntlvcH Meet.
ST. Loris , Jun. 17. The passenger agents
of the transcontinental lines met to-duy p.nd
practically completed their work , adopting
circulars a.ul rules for the guidance of the
commissioner and members. A general
meeting will bo held to-morrow nnd followed
by a freight meeting , ut which all the details
will bo arranged und the association bo Iu
working order.
In Ireland.
li ) ni.iv , Jan , 17. Ejectment notices have
been posted on Jho Countess of Kingston's
tMntont Mitchollstown against 120 tenant *
Who adopted the phtn of campaign.
