EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA. SATURDAY. MORNING DECEMBER 1 , 1888. NUMBER 170 A Summnry of the Contents of the Annual Report. TOTAL MILEAGE OF THE COUNTRY rho Opcrntlon ol' the Long and Short Haul ChuiNC ICtrVet of the Law Upon Common Car riers. The HnilrondH of the Country. WASIIINOTO.V , Nov. i0. ! The annual report it the Inter-stato commerce commiHsion Is now In typo ami completed. The volume will bo ready for distribution in a few days. I'ho following summary of Its contents Is given from the best information now avail- iblo : Tlw milcngo of the country , on the 30th day of Juno , 1SSS , is estimated at 153.781 , of Which 21J ! ! ! miles hud been completed nnd brought Into operation withiii six months preceding that day. The railway construc tion In iswi was 8.-I71 miles ; In 1SS7 it was 13 , < 8 miles. The number of corporations represented In the mileage is 1,331 , but by run- ion of leases or other contract arrangements many corporations hold control of and operate one or moro roads owned by other corpora tions , and the whole number making rcmirts of operation at the date mimed was ( 'I'M. The summary of formal complaints is ns follows : Of a total of 107 cases submitted , the rec ord Is : Heard nnd decided , f > 0 ; not yet de cided , 0 : hearing not completed , ! l ; with drawn or se.ttlcd , iii ! ; suspended by request , 10 , assigned for hearing , U. Long and Short Haul In the section of the country north of the Potomac and Ohio hud cast of the Missouri thu eases in which the greatest charge is made for shorter traus portutlmi are few , and their circumstances tire such that a complaint is not often mudo thnttlioy operate oppressively. In July of the present year , however , the Chicago. St. Paul & Kansas City railroad company , hav ing u line from Chicago to St. Paul and Min neapolis , announced to the doinmission Its purpose to reduce very largely its rates between the terminal of its road with out reducing the intermediate rates. The company laid down two propositions as Jus tifying its action : Pirst , its rates to inter mediate stations were perfectly Just and reasonable , nnd therefore there was no in justice in maintaining them. Second , the rates between Its terminal points were forced down b the unfair competition of another , The roaspning scorned strong and was certainly plausible , but was a stuto of things that , at the pleasure of the railroad companies , acting generally , or oven of single companies disposed to act In hostility , might bo made to exist at any point of rail road connection In the country , and if the greater charge on the shorter haul was ad- mlsnnblo In the case under investigation , the rule of the fourth section would bo of no practical value whatever. Any railroad company might , by its action , absolve a com petitor from its obligation , and thus bo ab solved in return. The legislature never in tended this consequence. It did not intend , ns the commission believed , that carriers sub ject to the laws should at pleasure thus make thomlcof the statuteof no effect. The carrier 'i ' , under Investigation conformed to this conj - j elusion , ami graded its rates accordingly , mid the objectionable rates made by the carrier j complained of were also soon discontinued. { With sonio exceptions , resulting from * ocean competition , tlio rule of the short haul provision of the law has been put in force upon the transcontinental roads , where its l operation and effect can bo observed under what now appear to bo favorable , con ditions. In the southern and southwestern states the commission has had reason to think that the carriers were moving more slowly In bringing their tariffs into conform ity with the general statutory pro visions than in other sections. Not being satisfied that this duty has , i been sufficiently apprehended and observed - , " served by the carriers , the commission has ordered an investigation to bo made of the subject on the 18th of December , at its rooms , t m Washington , when it is intended to make n thorough examination of the existing rate sheets , und to give all parties concerned an i opportunity to bo heard. J The report then takes up the subject of the J effect of the Inter-stato commerce act upon common carriers , und says that although BOUIO railroad managers hnvo declared it I to hnvo had a damaging ofl'ect , the i commission Is possessed of no evidence showing - ing that the general result has been otherwise - . wise than beneficial. Railroad business has I suffered in the past year not because of the ' Inter-stato commerce act , but owing to | strikes , nowiiaiollcl lines and. , rate wars. I With reference to the rate wars in the north west and among the trunk lines during the / year , the report nays : 1 As is commonly the case In rate wars , the Irnnk lines' difficulties resulted from sus picions on the part of carriers , respectively , that their competitors were cutting the open rates , and reductions were made to recover freight which parties to the airroomont claimed was their duo , but which they were I ( lot getting because of the action of others. . The efforts of the commission to ob- A tain evidence of tho-practices suspected ' nave been wholly ineffectual , und tiio war of ; rates proceeds without possibility of external authority interposing to bring it to an end. The legal right of the curriers to reduce their general scale of rates to an extent Under the law as it now stands is bcliovcd to b unquestionable ; they huvo done so , and wlietiiur with any ultimate/ benefit to them selves U at least viiry questionable , The malting of unreasonably low rates , the report Intimates , is often for stock jobbing purposes , or to compnl the purchase of the road oy competing lines. The persons having eon- , trol of railroads may deliberately make In- BUflleicnt rates In the expectation of profits to bo Indirectly and improperly derived ' thurelrom. Every 'caso of rate war may bo regarded ns ono of this character. Present profits nro sacrificed on n calculation that by crippling a rival or 'forcing nu agreement or compromise on some matter of contention the loss will in time bo moro than mudo up , In thu majority of such cases ( ho losses exceed the gains. Thu sta tute had not conferred upon the commission imy power to order any increase of rates . which it can sco are not remunerative. In general , therefore , It may bo said that rail- I road managers possess the power to destroy . . the Interests not only of their rivals but of their own stockholders , If they will reck lessly make rates that lead to bankruptcy , ( Jood service nnd unreasonably low rate.s uro nntaglnostlo Ideas. The .public will never ob ject to fair rates , but It will never bo onlight- cned ns to what nro fair rates , and bo dis posed steadily to assent to their maintenance. BO long as railroad managers , In their absurd and destructive wars , uro perpetually nud In n most oiiiphutlo manner , by cutting their rates , Informing the public that something less perhaps greatly loss can bo afforded. The danger of committing the rate making power to subordinates , whoso training and experience huvo not generally fitted them to deal with mutters that Involve questions of policy , is toadied upon , nnd the report says : The question often becomes of high .no- mcnt whether it Is wiser to make the re duced rates of a competitor or to let the business go. Yet tlio decision of this ques tion Is loft by important lines in the hands of subordinates , Who apparently have no other notion upon the subject beyond the ritlo ( bat every cut ruto'inust bo promptly "met" Nothing seems moro surprising thiiu the fact that u railroad malinger who will neither tuko steps by law to put a ston to secret cut ting of rut us which ho publicly charges , nor furnish ovldcnco upon which others may do to. will nevertheless sucri/ico for his sluro- Uoldura millions of revenue to punUu it. It is reasonable to oxpcct that the carriers of the country will , where practicable , make such Joint arrangements so that the public shall find an arrangement with ouo person adequate for the pur | > ese of all to u transaction There soould bo some means of edforclng , among carrjcas , obligations , moral or legal , that would grow out of eucti arrangements. The only effcctua 1 uicuns by which good faith could bo enforced was the i > oollng of treidtl or earnings , but pooling ia now out of their power , being forbidden by law. The tendency among railroads seems likely to bo In the direction of consolidation as the only means of mutual protection against rate wars. Hut anything equivalent to the crea tion of what is now technically denominated ns a trust could hardly be supposed possible , oven if the parties wcro nt liberty to form it at pleasure. If the parties could como into harmony on the subject an arrangement of the sort would ho so powerful in its control over the buslnnss Interests of the country , and so succptiblo to uses for inischcriotis purposes , that public policy could not for a moment sanction it , unless by statute It were held In close legal restraints and under public control. Like arrangements in other lines of business nro already sufficiently threatening to public interest , and the most ardent advocate of concentra tion of railroad authority cannot reasonably expect that anything of the sort will bo pro vided for by legislation. Lacking concen tration of authority , tha rnllromts can do much towards better relations with the uub- Hc , and do better service , by llrst establish ing hotter relations among them selves , The need of tins Is very imperative. lu all the cutting of rates the party beginning it makes charges or Insinuations against its competi tors. Carriers cutting rates have proclaimed that the reduced rates were all that could bo justly demanded , when persons having ex perience know that persistence in such rates would lead directly to bankruptcy. An im partial observer is compelled to say that such methods do not belong to the present age. To , make nn adversaryfuel'and fear the power to inflict injury Is often the first and principal thought , and the rate is cut , when , in n ruder nge , it would have been a threat. The motive is to obtain a right or extort a privilege , or punish a wrong , and is irrespective of nnv question whether there are not legal remedies which nro adequate for nil the purposes of substantial Justieo. While the commission is not ut this tlmo prepared to recommend general legislation towards the establishment and promotion of rela'tions be tween carriers , that shall better subserve the public interest than those which are now common , it nevertheless looks forward to the possibility of something ol that nature be coming Imperative , unless a great improve ment in the existing conditions is voluntarily Inaugurated , 'J'b.o report next considers the subject of the effect of the law upon cities , showing that the act has in some cases benelltted consum ing interior cities , and injuriously affected distributlnir points formerly favored in rates. The commission believes that uniformity in classification as fur as possible , without se rious mischief , is desirable. Immigrant transportation is next considered , and vari ous facts suited which were developed upon two investigations held in .New York City. In view of all circumstances the commission recommends that u reception place larger than Castle- Garden , from which those not legitimately connected with immigrant trans portation shall be excluded , bo established. Intorlorlincs should have agents there off an equal footing. The payment cf commissions for routing Immigrants , and for procuring the shipment of immigrants from foreign countries , should bo declared illegal and made punishable. The commission should have power to fix Immigrant fares. These objects cannot bo fully accomplished except by the federal government tailing complete control of the whole subject. The subject of the payment of commissions is treated ex tensively. The commission believe that the evils of the system exceed its advantages. The subject is brought to the attention of congress. No recommendation Is made concerning conclusive bills of lading. The subject of overcapitalization is recognized ns an ex ceedingly important ono. but it is believed that it can bo only handled gradually , and in detail. It has been iound impossible to satisfactorily obtain immediate information which shall show the cost of railroad prop erty , franchises and equipments. The re quirement of annual returns from carriers by water has not been overlooked , and the commission renews the recommendations made in its preceding report. The commis sion believes that notlco of an intention to reduce any rate ought to bo published not less than three days before the reduction. There nro provisions against way-billing , classification , weighing , or report of weight , or unreasonable preferences or advantage. Tlio commission be lieves that penal provisions against wrongs of this nature should embrace also tlio owner of the property , or any party acting for the owner or consignor of the property , who shall bo a parly to any such unlawful con duct. The commission suggests that the qubstion thus raised bo settled by express provision. Another question of construction ought also to bo ruled by legislation , in order to take away the pretense on which certain through lines are now claimed to bo local , in fact , or a through line only in appearance. The commission thinks that If a line is in fact n through line by reason of ownership , the corporation controlling it ought not to bo at liberty to make through rates , or to decline - cline to make them , at pleasure. The com mission favors joint tariffs and through rates , nnd recommends that carriers en gaged independently in iutcr-stato tratllc on the river , lakes , and other navigable waters of the country , bo put , In respect to making , publishing , and maintaining rates , upon the same footing with inter-state carriers by rail , so that the excuses now made by car riers by rail for great disparities in rates for corresponding transportations , as between points , which are points not affected b.v water competition , would t tie re by , to a largo extent , bo talccu away. Tlio Switchmcn'H Strike. INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. HO. The switchmen's strike developed nothing startling to-day. The railroads were busily at work and trains are moving In all the various yards with about the usual rapidity and regularity. The strike now exists practically only In name. All thoronds have all tlip now men they care to employ at present. It U noticeable that only about two-thirds of the places vacated have boon filled. The roads are getting along with this reduced force , oven though they are green hands. It is thought that the oilier places , uro being kept open for the strikers when they shall ask to go back to work. The joint committee of the engineers , firemen and brakemen - men did not meet thu superintendents to-day. , Thu latter express the settled conviction' that there is nut the slightest danger of a serious strike among the engineers. Tba conservative/ clement among that brother hood , they think , will prevent any rash measures by the "hot-heads , " as they term them , or at least will refuse to strike w.th them. The brnkuuicu huvo all along shown the most profound sympathy for the strikers , and the superintendents will not bo greatly surprised if they yet Join the strike , thouuh they do not expect sliem to do so. The htrlkors appointed a committee to-day to go among the business men and solicit money to help sustain them , but thus far thu com mittee has met tvith Indifferent success. Mrn. ShormtutVi Itsinnlns. Pirrsnuiio , Nov. W , General W. T. Sher man and members of his family wcro In the city this morning , accompanying the remains of bin wil'o to St. Louis. General Sherman was attended by his son , Father Sherman , Missus Lizzie and Hachaol Sherman and Mr. nnd Mra. Thackory. Mrs. Lieutenant Fitch of Swiss Vale , General Sherman's ' daughter , and her husband , joined the party In this city. The meeting between * Mrs. Fitch , her aged nnd Rrlof-tttrickon father and other members of tlio family was extremely pr.thetlc. Ev erybody about the station who recognized the old warrior expressed their sympathy in the kindest terms. Thu party will leave St. Louis at n p. m. to-morrow and return direct to Now York. Clicinlonl WOI-UH Destroyed. CLEVELAND , O , , Nov. 80. The Uoughton Acid works , located near TItusvlllo , Pa , and o\vncd by the American Chemical and Manu facturing company , ot this city , butned this morning. Loss. fcij.OOO ; Insurance , * 01,000. * A Plow CnniDttny Assigns. DAVTOX , 0. , Nov. 30. The Dayton Plow company assigned to-day to Vice President lllulmrd C. Anderson. Assets JOOO.WO. Liabilities not stated. Flf.IlT MIYR1K AIM ? . And the Probabilities Are That They Are Burned to Doatli. THE CALUMET AGAIN ON FIRE. Desperate KfTorts nclnj ; Made to HoHctio the Unfortunate Men lint the Caxo IH Almost 1 Hopeless. An Incendiary's Work. CALVMKT , Mich. , Nov. 30. I ire was dis covered nt the eighth level of No. II shaft of the Calumut branch of the Calumet nnd Hccla mine this morning. A largo party of men wcro working nt the tlmo of the fire , which , when discovered , had made such headway that the smoke was terribly dense. All made a rush for the surface , but eight men are missing and it is certain they are dead. Christ Kulo , ono of the miners at work in the fourteenth level ot No. 2 shaft , says that about 11 o'clock last nlghtho saw und studied smoke. Ho ut once called the attention ot others to it. Charles G. Sarson nnd Henry Hurkinoynkl , who wcro thoroughly familiar with the Calumet branch of the mine , at once started up the ladder as far ns the tenth level and then went south to the main en gine shaft and rode up to what Is called the grand sixth level. They then crossed to No. 8 shaft , which was ablaze. The big plank and mill timbers on the top , bottom nnd side , looked as if they had been burning some time. Hurkluoynki ut once went to the valve of the water pipe , opened it , straight ened out the hoao und was ready to fight the lire tit the risk of his lifo , but there was no water there. Ho snys that , however , had there been water it would hnvo , helped mutters none. Seeing this , Sarson , who narrowly escaped a n former tire , led the way back to the main engine shaft and warned the men to turn buck. Ho piloted the way for them to No. 5 shaft , and then came to the surface. Nothing Is known of the wherea bouts of the eight men who are missing. They were working 1,700 feet deeper in the main engine shaft , and it Is supposed that , smelling smoke , they tried to escape and .were smothered. Over ono thousand men were In this portion of the mine ut the time , but escaped. The missing men are : Joseph Masaler , Antonio Kattlarors , John Vanderbilt , Andrew Hanson nnd two others , names un known , a Polunder and a Philander. The eight hour shift men went through No. U at 10 o'clock , but saw no tiro. That it is the villainous work of an incendiary is be lieved by all. The company is making most desperate efforts to rescue the minors , but it IOORS as if the case wcro hopeless. The men are all married but two , and all but ono are Cornish- men. The scene about the mine is heart rending. Immense volumes of smoke are Issuing from the burning shaft. The fire will not prevent work at South Hccla , and that part of the mine is in shape to employ all the miners , and the product can bo kept up to the syndicate's limit. WICHITA'S III SHO P. A Number oT Distinguished Persons I'resont at the Consecration. ST. Loris , Nov. 30. Kov. J. J. Hcnnessy was to-day consecrated as bishop of Wichita , imposing ceremonies occurring at St. John's church. The bishops present were : Most Rov. Archbishop Kcnrlck , St. Louis ; Arch bishop Elder , of Cincinnati ; lit. Uov. Bishop O'Connor ' , of Omaha ; Ht , Ilev. Bishop McCIoskoy , of Louisville ; Ht. Hov. Bishop Cosgrove , of Davenport , la. ; Rt. Rov. Bishop Radornachor , of Nashville , Tenn. ; lit. Rov. Bishop Toannol , of Concordia , Ivan. ; lit. Rov. Hasch , of La Crosse , Wis. : . lit. Rov. Bishop ICatzer , of Gr6cn Bay , Wis. ; Rt. Rov. Bishop Bonncum , of Lin coln , Neb. ; Rt. Rev. Bishop Buiko , of Choycnno , Wyo. ; Rt. Rov. Bishop- Janscn , of Belleville , Ills. ; lit. Rov. Bishop Ryan , of Alton ; Rt. Rov. Abbott , of Atchi son , Kan. ; lit. Rov. Bishop Ziniger , of Mil waukee , Wis. ; Rt. Ilev. Monslgnor Munich , of Racine , Wis. ; lit. Rov. Punk , of Leaven- worth , Kan. ; Rt. Rov. Bishop HunneBs.v\of Dubuque , and lit. Hov. Bishop Machhcuf , of Denver. Colo. Archbishop Kcnrick said a short prayer and the apostollo commission was then read by Vicar General Muhlsiopen. Bishop Hen- ncssy then took the oath of ollloo. When the ceremony was completed , Bishop Spaldlng , of Peoria , preached an eloquent sermon. This evening the Marquette club tendered the new bishop a reception. OIIAMUEftl.iAl.VS ll.VD BOV. Ho Elopes With the AVifc of a New ark Mini , Who CommltH Suicide. NEAY YQKK , Nov. 30. Ernest Wunsch , a button manufacturer of Newark , N. J. , com mitted sulcldo to-day. Ho has been de spondent for some tlmo on account of the elopement of his wife la England with a son of Joseph Chamberlain. Wunsch's partner continued the statement that Wunsch's wlfo had gene from Birmingham with a son of the gentleman who recently wedded Miss Endicott. Wunsch followed the couple to the Isle of Wight , where Chamberlain of- offered him 3OJO to relinquish his wlfo. Ho refused to take the money , and attempted to assault Chamberlain , - for which ho was locked up. When ho was released ho started for this country. Nebraska and town Pensions. WASHINGTON , Nov. ! ! 0. [ SpecialTelegram to Tim Biii. ] Nebraska pensions : Original invalids Milton P.irkhurst Elton , Emory ; \V. Lynch , Virginia ; James C. Harryman , Crete ; Uriah II. Henderson , Mnrnuott ; Richard Parker , Port Robinson ; Gcorgo Best , Chiidron , Increase Lysaulas L. Davis , Elgin ; Evan II. Chandler , Cam bridge ; Plorson Hrackman , Cupid ; Henry II. Copp , Browstcr. Original , widows , etc. Mollnda A. , widow \VIlllam H. Scott , Hastings. Mexican survivors ( reissue ) Philip Dorr , Omaha. Pensions for lownns : Original Invalid- James Wright. Elliott ; George P. Downs , Lnko View bnmuol Turklngton , Wymun ; Soomon ! McCull , Moingorn ; Alphcus W. Cliugh , Burlington ( deceased ) ; William H. Hartley , DCS Moincs ; Baker Mott , Ida Grove ; Robert II. DicKson , Rose Hill ; John Tovdra , Oskaloosn ; William Goager , Spirit Lalto ; William H. Kettcrman , Ottuimvn. Incnaio Prederlck Brackenberg , Kookuk ; Lunden Taylor Kconoy , alias Taylor Keenoy , Andrew ; Domoy Taylor. Sioux City : Lem uel Warford , Miuburn ; Harrison Post. Dav enport ; Jacob J , Hornback , Dean ; Hjnry Goodlamlcr , Dcorfiuld ; Charles P. Heed , Cedar Rapids. Original , widows , etc. , hold Prances A. , widow of William H. White , Burlington ; minor of Julius Schontag. Strawberry Point ; Elizabeth , uiothur of William O. Jones , Columbus City. A County Boat Boomer Skips. RKi > niLi > , Dak. , Nov. 80. The announce ment Is made to-day that County treasurer O , G. Wlnchel has left for parts unknown , nnd is u defaulter to the amount of about $12,000. , Ho was regarded ns a n\an of strict business integrity , nnd was hold In high esteem. Ho has held the office four years. H is thought that the money was used in booming Ashtou for the county seat. Ho Is , no doubt , In Canada bcforo this. Ills family is now In Chicago. The French Budget , PAIUS , Nov. 30. The budget committee lias assented to the plans of M. do Preycinet und M. Poytot , ministers of war and floanco , respectively , for nn extra budget of 1,000,000 francs. The allotments for 1SVJ utuount to 125PWOOQ ) fruucs. TIII3 \WMAK13RH AUSKMUljlNO. Thn Number of Arrival * nt Washing ton Kixplilly Increasing. \VASIII.NOTOX , Nov. 30. There was a no ticeable increase to-day in the numb ? r of congressman about the capltol. Senator Al lison was the principal arrival. Ho had come direct from Indianapolis , where ho had nn interview with President-elect Harrison , but nothing was to bo learno'd from him. Ho is on everyone's slnto for a cabinet position , nnd Representative Henderson is quoted as saying thnt Senator Allison will not accept any other portfolio than that of the treasury. Senator .Morrlll , chairman of the finance committee , who has been In poor health , is much Improved. Senator Sherman , who came on from Ohio with his family to oat TlianHsglving dinner in their 1C street house , was called V St. Louis to attend tha funeral of General Sherman's wife. The house wing Of the capltol was unusually quiet to-day , the chamber being occupied only by a few Itinerant sight seers , a dozen or moro employes figuring up the political complexion of { the now house , nnd a small number of republican congress men exchanging congratulations upon the re sult of the recent election , In the ofllco of the clerk of the house there was a snmll gather- ingof democratic incmbcrsncludlngMessrs. | MllH ( , McAllcn nnd Springer , who passed the time away in an Informal chut over thn situ ation , but in the absence of I Speaker Carlisle who will arrive in tho'city to-morrow there was no formal agreement ns to what attitude the democratic members should as sume in regard to pending legislation at the approaching session. There was much uncertainty expressed at the capitol as to the fate of the direct tax bill , which the committee on rules , by caucus action , was directed to make n special order for Thursday , December ti. The op ponents of the measure , who nt the last ses sion made a success ful fight against its con sideration , ovmco nn entironbsenco of knowl edge ns to whether or not the caucus pro gramme will bo carried oi\t \ , but say it is highly improbable that dilatory tactics will again bo employed to compass the defeat of the measure. The members of the house committee on appropriations were busy In completing con sideration of the District of Columbia aopro- pnation bill , and expect to have it ready to report to the house during the coming week. The sundry civil bill is also well under way. Other committees having appropriation Mils for the current year say there is no reason to apprehend much delay in their preparation. _ _ i The William Jones Uolcased. WAMIIXOTOX , Nov. UO. The United States consul Port-au-Prince informs the at - - depart ment of state , under date of November 10 , that the schooner William Jones , of Boston , Mass. , which was captured on the 20th of Oc tober and arbitrarily ordered to Port-au- Prince , lias been released and that an in demnity of $10,000 was paid to Captain Col lins , the principal owner , and all port charges and customs duties on the cargo remitted. The consul says that this may be considered a very satisfactory disposition of the incident of illegal capture and detention of the vessel Anothnr Journalist in WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The president has appointed James C. Saundcrs , of Arkansas , to bo Indlau'iuspsctor , vice Morris Thomas. Three years ago Saunders was appointed an executive clerk at the white house , and has held that office up to the present time. Ho is a journalist by profession. ' TUB STOKM AT SEA. .1 A Fearful Cyclone Experienced by- Vessels Off the Const , PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 30. Captain Chabot , of the French steamship Panama , at this port , reports that November 20 the rcssel was within 100 miles of Delaware capes , where she met the terrific cyclone which damaged so much shipping along the coast. The seas wcro mountainous and all efforts to keep the vessel's bend on were fruitless- the wind threw her around in the trough of tljo ocean. At times nho was completely en veloped. Carpenter L. Pranccous , who was at work aft , was swept overboard by the waves , which came over the starboard side , and was immediately swallowed up in tno angry sea. At 8 o'clock the same night the signals of a vessel in distress wcro shooting up from a dark hulk which was nearl. lcvel with the \tator. Captain Chabot bore down on the craft as near as possible , but was unable - able to get close enough to rescue the crew , Ho distinctly saw men clinging to tha after house waving lights and begging to bo taken off. He believes the vessel to have been a full-rigged ship. She was deeply laden and doubtless foundered with all on board. When ho left them they were waving torches.- but after a few moments all the lights died out. The Dressed Reel' Unto CIIIUAOO , Nov. 150. A meeting of tlio man agers of the lines In the Central Traffic asso ciation was held to-day to consider the re storing of cast bound freight rates. There was no difficulty in reaching nn agreement to advance rates on grain nnd provisions to the old tariff of 25 and 30 cents , respectively , but when it came to restoring dressed beef and live stock rates the trouble began. The Pennsylvania management , whoso opposition to the differential system was ono of the causes leading to the dispute , docs not seem to have changed its position on that question , and ns the lines which wera formerly allowed a differential rate on _ dresscd beet feel that they are entitled now 'to the same privileges , the controversy was renewed. The meeting finally adjourned until to-morrow morning , without reaching u conclusion , but the senti ment seemed to bo that all the dispute would bo overcome to-morrow , and that all rates will bo advanced , to take effect about De cember IS. Tlio Bridegroom Never Came. NoitWALK , Nov. 30. Edward II. Hopper of Easton and Miss Carrlo L. Brady of Lyons Plains were to have been married Monday evening attho residence Qf the bride's pa rents. While preparations were being irmdo for the event tlio groom's father drove to the Brady residence and informed the head of the house thnt the ceremony would have to bo postponed , ns the son had disappeared on the day previous und could not bo found. The news was a terrible shock to Miss Brady , nnd for a time she was prostrated with grief. On thu day of his disappearance young Hoj > - per appeared to bo in good spirits , and gave direction * regarding the pjaco where ho waste to take his briuo , Tlio woods were thor oughly searched , the rlvor und ponds were drugged , but nil to no purpose. * A Theatrical Malinger Fallw. CHICAGO , Nov. 80. Thopus Baker , pro prietor of Baker's theater , ' ,1 , his wlfo , this afternoon made an asnial lent to W.V. . Charles , The liabilities i nro about I1C.OOO , with assets about thu saiqo flgurp. The fail ure , Mr , Charles says , was duo to the fact that the bills incurred In building the thea ter were heavier than tho. Baker's could pay , und their friends , whom they depended upon for financial backing , failed to como to time. The house will bo kept open , und It is ex pected that all financial troubles will bo sat isfactorily adjusted. The Wu.it her Indications. For Nebraska and Dakota : Pair weather , slightly wanner In eastern portion , station ary temperature lu western portion ; south erly winds , Porlown : Pair weather , stationary torn- pcrnturo in eastern portion ; ullghtly warmer in western portion , variable winds. V Dii ningcd by Tiro. ST. Louis , Nov. 80.-ipno of the ware houses of Meyer Bros ; & , Co. , wholesale druggists , was damaged by fire this morning to tbo extcut of .about I W.OCO , fully insured. , WHY THE SOUTH IS SOLID , Roprosontntlvo Oatoa , of Alabama , On the Nogroo's ' Franohlso. THE DEMOCRATS RESIGNING. Too Virtuous to Stay Uopubllcaus Conceded a 3li.jorlty In the Hondo Who AVI11 Ho the Next Speaker ? WASHINGTON Uuuiuu TucOMini Hun , ) f)13 PotmTEDXrilSTIlKRT , > AsiitxoTOX , 1) . C. , Nov. 30. \ Nothing slnco tlio election 1ms created such n sensation hero as tin interview with Representative Dates , of Alabama , that appears - pears In the Now York World this morning. Colonel Oixtcs Is the ablest and most In- fiucntlal member of his delegation. Ilo wears nn empty slcevo to show that ho' ' , est nn nrm In lighting for the lost cause on the Chickahomiuy. Ho Is n member of the Ju diciary committee of the house , and led the filibustering that defeated the direct tax bill in the lust congress. In this fight he started out with seventeen men who wore opposed to the hill. Ho managed his * small force so ably that ho kept the rest of the house at bay , and finally got enough reinforcements to secure a postponement of the bill until next Tuesday , when ho intends to renew his op position. Ho says that this bill , which re- hinds to the northern status the money ad vanced by them toward the prosecution of the war , shall not pass while ho is in congress , unless tno republicans will consent to add as nn amendment a clause refunding the cotton tax collected In the south during the war. Hut it was not of this that Colonel Dates was talking in the World Interview. Ho was commenting on the supposed policy of General Harrison towards the south , and the suggestion that the new president would appoint a protectionist democrat anil liberal members of that party to onice. Colonel Gates said that it would iitaku no difference to the white people of the south who wore appointed to offices down there by President Harrison ; that every white man who ne- copted an appointment from a repti oilcan ad ministration. whether ho bo a democrat or not , would bo ostracized by his neighbors. Colonel O.ites further says that there will bo no split in the solid south until the negroes are disfranchised , anil declares that ho believes that neither negroes , Chlnnmcn'tior Indians should bo allowed to vote. As long ns the negroes luivo the ballot , the white people of the south will bo solid against them , and will prevent their exercising the right of suffrage us far as they are able to do so. Colonel Gates anne meed Unit the demo crats in the next house of representatives will , by llllibustcring , prevent the repub licans from increasing their strength , by ad mitting contestants to seats , and that the republican majority In the house on the clos ing day of the Fifty-tirst congress will bo very little , if any greater , than on the llrst day of the session. IICMOCKVrS HI5SIOXINO. Democratic officials in the department are arranging to quit their places as quickly as possible. Few of those above the civil ser vice classes expect by any stroke of fortune to hold on later than the 4th of March. Resignations uro received every day by the beads of the departments Irom their sub ordinate officers. Most of the resignations are to take effect as Boon 'as accepted , but some are not to take effect irtitil March 4 , and an arrangement has in nearly every instance been quickly effected by which the olllco- tioldcr is not to bo relieved until the end of the administration. These wholesale resigna tions are in the main Intended for outward effect to Impress the public that the demo cratic ofllcers are anxious to retire to private life , or are too virtuous so stay with n repub lican administration. Ono of those who handed In his resignation to-day was a dep uty under Indian Commissioner Upshaw , who would undoubtedly bo one of the Jirst to go after March 4 if be did not voluntarily vacate. Dr.MOCKATiJ OUT UP. The democrats huvo given up all hope of obtaining a majority in the next house of rep resentatives and concede that' the republi cans will have a margin of from three to nine. WHO WILIj 1IR Sl'KAKUU. The spenkcrship of the next house is rapIdly - Idly eetting down to a question of section. The Now England men , as they como in , are declaring for Reed , and those from the west and northwest generally speak favorably of one of their own men. It is almost certain that Heed , McICinley , Cannon and Burrows will each make an active canvass for the place , and there may bo some other man not yet mentioned who will carry off the prize. INTRIt-HTATC COMMISSION KEl'OUT , The statiscian to the inter-stato commerce commission is now devoting his entire tlmo and attention to the compilation of his llrst annual report to the commission for the year ending Juno 30 , 1833. It is the object of the commission to hnvo its report for the secre tary of the interior by the 15th of December , but at present the outlook Is not very lluttor- ing. There are many things which combine to make the statistician's work tedious and slow , the greatest being his inability to so- euro u satisfactory system of entering the various accounts called for from the rail roads. Ho has a force of about twenty-two clerks upon his report , who have been em ployed day and night since last Saturday. There are about twelve hundred roads in vho country that report , under the law. to the commission. Many of these roads , especially the smaller lines , have caused the commis sion much trouble by placing a wrong inter- prctatlon on instructions furnished I horn. It has been necessary fo > - the commission to keep up a constant correspondence with var ious lines , and even with additional explana tion the business Is in a very confused state. n A funny little piece of Independence ) comes from : i railroad In Southern California. The oflicial , after complying with the require ments of the law , turned the blank over and on the back of It gave way to his feelings. After abusing the government awhile lie added that the report would have been 1'or- wardcd earlier had not his "clerical force been stricken down and confined to bed for the last month. " PKHSON'AL. C. O. Hoyt and Watson Pickrell , of Beatrice - atrico , are ut tno Ebbitt. Colonel L. W. Colby , of Beatrice , is in the city. Senator Mamlcrson and wlfo arrived this evening from Philadelphia. Senator Paddock Is expected to-morrow. W. C. Strohm , of Beatrice , is in the city to roinuln several days. J. D. Kllpalrlck , a wull known Nebraskan , is hero on railroad business. business.PEIUIY PEIUIY S. HEATH. The Public noht. WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The treasury dis bursements huvo been unusually largo dui < ing November , the pension payments alone amounting to $22,00.1,000. In consoqucnco of this it was estimated nt the department this afternoon that the public debt statement , to bo issued to-inorrow , will show on apparent increase of 11,500,030 , , In the debt slnco November 1. instead of the usual monthly reduction. There Is , of course , no actual Increase - crease In the debt itself ; merely 11 reduction in the cash in the treasury available lor the payment of the debt. Fallen Jlelr to n Million. OTTAWA , Out. , Nov. ! 10. A conductor on the Canadian Pacific railway , named James Vanalstino , has fallen heir to an estate in Scotland valued at over $1,030,000 through the death of u near relative. He leaves in. a few days , accompanied by a prominent Kingston lawyer , tor Scotland , to attend to bis interests. Rtcunitililp Arrival * . At Queen stown The Republic , from New York. At Bostou TLtu liuusay , from Liverpool. ANA11CHY IS NOT DIJAO. Alarming HvldonaeiT of Its Vitality Given Within the Ijnst Kcw Days. CHICAGO , Nov. 3D. [ Special Telegram to Tun UKI : . ] The News this evening says : On the day of the anarchist execution n small band , or "bund , " mot in a basement under a Milwaukee avenue saloon , not far from Parsons' old home , mid each individual present pledged hia life blood to avenge tno execution of the four leaders. That llttlo "bund" has now developed Into a number of societies , and when they meet the foreign- tongued members renew their vows and talk of the bloody revolution which they will some day bring about. Llko the parts of the mythical serpent , whiuh , when struck , would fly to pieces and afterward collect to form the body of tbo same snake , the anarchists , who were scattered at the tlmo of the execu tion , have returned , formed themselves into secret societies , and are banded together on co uioro to do the mischief they preach about , No ono Knows this as well as Inspector specter Bonllold , and ho Is giving his un divided and solo attention to the secret and hazardous work of following up the llttlo societies of anarchists anil keeping track of the movements of their mem bers. The recent demonstrations of the "reds'nt the meeting in Lake View the other night , and at the performance in Thalia hall last night , where characteristic tableaux of anarchy triumphant over law and the police were given , are the boldest and most dellant demonstrations since the hanging of Parsons. "Aro not the anarchists showing their Heads and Haunting their colors more now than they were a few months ago ? " was asked of Inspector Bonlleld this morning. "Yes , I'll admit that they are. Hut I thintc I keep as close n watch as cau bo kept on their movements. However , 1 don't euro to tell all I know of such things. " Uonfleld then indicated that if more information mation was wanted on thnt subject the re porter would have to seek it elsewhere. "I have virtually taken my lifo In un hands for the past tlirco years , " sultl the inspector specter , "and all I get for it isUo have abuse heaped upon my bond. I sometimes become so discouraged that I think I'll got out of the business and become a private citizen. I am accused of being nn alarmist andllolng un warrantable things. If the public knew all that 1 do about this , there would bo a differ ent view taken of it. " After leaving the inspector's ofllco the re porter obtained the following startling lan guage , which was uttered at ono of thu se cret meetings held by n snmll group of an archists witiiin thu last week. The speech was taken by a man who attended a secret conclave : "Wo inuit be guarded in what wo say at public meetings , " mild the speaker W'IDSO ' full name , address and occupation can bo given if necessary. "It is .our aim only to make students' at the public meetings' . So long as wo don't talk openly about our revolution , about our secret intentions , our dynamite , and such things , the jiolico will not dare to molest us. Uonlluld has his spies at every corner , and every radical word is taken , down and marked against us on his books But when you lihd u 'student1 at a public meeting , go to him ouictly and invite him to come somewhere. Let only a few whom you can trust bu present , and then explain to him about the revolution which we are work ing for. There is whuru he must bo educated .to believe with us. Wo duro not say in pub lic what-wo do here ; that you must tmvcr forget. After wo have secured enough 'students' they must bo divided and spread all over the city. Only a. few can meet at u time , but when the time comes for the revo lution three days will bo enough to collect our 'students' in one place. " . .This is only u sample of the Inflammatory talk and plans of the anarchists. Decrease In Jlnilroul : Capital. SrniNoriEr.n , 111. , Nov. 3a In the oflico of secretary of state to day certificates wcro re corded decreasing the capital of the Atcni- son , Topeka & Santa Fo Railroad company in Chicago from $10,000,000 to - 5,000,0 ( > 0 , and decreasing the capital of the Chicago , Santa Fo & California railroad from . yoOUOOlX , ) to * 15OJO,000. CHICAGO , Nov. 30 , Inquiry hero in regard to the foregoing elicited the fact that the Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fo Railroad com pany in Chicago is a termination of the road whoso name it bears ; that the Chicago , Santa Fo & California railroad is a line be tween Kansas City and Chicago , over which the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fo railroad proper gains entrance to Chicago ; thnt it having been decided that thu two corpora tions mentioned were capitalized for a larger sum than was necessary , it was doomed as much as nine months ago to reduce the capital stock ono-half In each case ; that this was done , and that the lilingof the certificate of reduction was an informal compliance with the requirements of the law of this state. Coal Jllnos in Shut I > own. PITTSHUUO , Nov. 30. The agreement of the coal operators along the Monongahcla river to shut down their mines for un in definite period , will go into effect to-morrow. The operators have all blgned the agreement , and say .there will bo no break , but that they will all stick together , and that the indica tions are that it will be a long time balaro any coaTis miuou at any of the Monongaliclu works after to-day i There uro about ono thousand bushels of coal loaded , which will probably bo the only shipments mldo : for the balance of the year. The 0,000 miners of tlio river will hold a convention at Monongahcla City to take steps , il necessary , to make the shut down geifcral , and to reap their .share of the benefits to bo derived forom the shut down , The river miners now have a splendid - did organization. They will also maKe a move toward securing the co-operation of the miners of Kanawa , The I'iirnfll Commission. LONDON , Nov. HO. At the meeting of the Pnrnell commission to-day tlio counsel for the Pnrnellitcs asked the opinion of the bench upon tne propriety of u placard which had been pobtcd , calling a public meeting to hear addresses by n man named Mitchell , and Nora FiUimiurlco , who had appeared as witnesses for the defense before the commis sion. Presiding Justice Hanncn said the placard was unjustifiable. Ho would servo notlco upon the firm that published it. Land Agent Hussoy testified Hint tenants paid their rents secretly , or did not pay them at all , because thov wcro nfraldof being shot. Ho said there were no moonlighters , secret bociotles or outrages In County Kerry bcforo the league was formed. Youthful Depravity. GLASGOW , Mo. , Nov. ao. Mrs. Emma Jack son , aged twenty , was shot and instantly killed by her brother , Harvey Ballom , u lad of fourteen , nt o'clock 11 this morning. The woman had asked Harvey to get * ' bucket of water , and ho refused. She threat ened to whip him , and wont lifter ths water hersolf. As she was entering the door of the room her brother shoved the muziu of u shot gun at her facu and fired , tearing her left jaw and neck to pieces. Oregon's Official Koturns. POHTLANU , Ore. , Nov. 30. 'Iho official canvass of too state vote is Just completed. The following uro Uiu official figures : Harrison risen , 33,233 ? Cleveland , 2,5l ) ! Pisk , 1T7 ( ! ; Streotor , 303 : scattering , 01 , Total vote of the state , 01,818. Harrison's plurality , 0,709. At the last presidential election Blaino's plurality wns'J,35J. ICcnt'iclcy'A ' Vote , LOUISYIM.K , Ky. , Nov. 80. Tlio official vote of Kentucky is ns follows : Cleveland , 1&,600) : ) ) Harrison , 155,131 ; Fisir , 5,2355 labor , ti'Ji ; Bulva Lovkwood , H. Calirornin'H ICIcatnrul Vote , SACKAMBNTO , C.U. , Nov. 89. Tlio electoral vote of California , us announced by thu sec retary of state to-day , is as follows : ( lard- ton , l' tWJCluvtfluuu \ , .UT.WOi Pisk , 6,701 , , 1 VQI ) Rudolph Oapok's Wlfo Tostlfloa For the Dofonso. FISHER'S STORY OF THE AFFAIR. ! Jc Kniph.itlonlly Denies Thnt Chirr lintin Mail Htntctl That Certain cN Were Furnished Ity Irouck. The Clilc.iK" Anarchists. CIIICAOO , Nov. ! U ) . [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIK. ] Ilronck , thu Innocent looking mid mlld-munnoivd anarchist who , it Is al leged , wanted to blow up President Cleve land along with the administrators of l\ \ law who convicted Spies and his eo-consplr- utors , nto Thanksgiving turltoy In the Jail yesterday , with the other prisoners. Ho took his plnco In .luilgc Collins' court thin morning looking better than ho did Wednes day , and more nt ease. The court room was tilled with a crowd eager to hear the testi mony. The first witness this morning was Mrs. Catherine Capck , wife of Rudolph Capok , who was indicted with Ilronck. She domed the testimony of Chlobotm in regard to the meetings between llronuk and her husbaiul. llronuk was then recalled to the stand by thu defense and ho denied that In his .state ment to Inspector Bonlleld ho had said that ho miulu the bombs with which Lingg had suicided , Mr. McGaffey read the defend ant's alleged confession to the jury , ns it was taken down by Inspector Bon field's stenographer. Testimony impeaching Chloboun was brought out when Edward Fisher , nn ox- Justice of the peuro , was sworn. It was to Mr , Fisher that Chlc'ioun wont with the story of the plot , and he , in turn , went to .ludgo Orinnell and put him on his guard. Mr. Fisher told about his conversation wlih Chleboun. The- latter did not toll him that Hronuk or Cnpak had given him bombs , but said the explosives came from Si-vie. Frank Capuk was a most Inoffensive look ing man when he was sworn , and the inter preter began to question him. Ills bald head and long brown beard , tinged with gray , and his benevolent countenance umdo him look like anything but an anarchist. Ho said that ho was a carpenter , forty-four y'cnrs old , and had been in thl * country nine years. He entered a complete denial to all that Chloboun had said about him uml llroi.ek. He ad- milted that bo and Ilroiick and Chleboun had gone to visit Aldinc .square , but said that it was not to see .ludgo ( Irmnell's house , butte to tukon batli in the lake. When they got there Chleboun changed his mind about the bath , and they went back home. When .Imlgn Lon'eiit.vker began to cross-oxninlno him , Cupok said ho only know Hrouek by sight. Ho was at Urouek's house only twice , and once to attend the funeral of his chihl. He belonged to the same Bohemian benevolent society. The state's attorney produced a photograph , a group of four , among whom were Ilronck and Capok btaud- imr side by side. Capok said he happened to meet Ilronck and some friends onu day. and they had their pictures taken. Joseph Mikolauda was the first witness1 called in the afternoon. Ho had been nt Cr- pclt's house , where , it was said , Ilronek dis played dynmnlta bombs , but ho saw no bombs , and had never seen a bomb in llro- nck's possession , lin had also visited Riverside - side with Hrpnck , but nothing was said about avenging the deaths of the anarchists. Anton Kozcll testified thnt ho had known Chleboun .since 1SSI , and that his reputation for truth and veracity was bad , and the wit ness would not , believe him uudcr oath. . John Drorak also expressed his belief that Chloboun's statements wcro not reliable. This ended the evidence , nnil Assistant State Attorney Elliott began the opening speech for the prosecution. The court ad journed bcforo Elliott had concluded. An IiiHnnimutory Circular. CHICAOO , Nov. ! ! 0. A new anarchist cir cular , it was found to-day , has been secretly distributed in various sections of the city. The dodgers wcro shown on the sly by biir- kceper.s in anarchist saloons on Clybourno , Blue Island and Milwaukee avenues and West Lane and West Randolph streets. It is printed in red ink , and the matter is ot a decidedly fiery character. At the head is a largo display line , "Kichter. " The circular Is issued by the Arbeiler Bund , the sumo society thnt organized Sunday schools horn in which Komo hundreds of children urn' being taught thu doctrines of anarchism. After tolling the woruingman that no is trampled into the dust ; that ho has no recog nized rights , and that ho should assern his independence , thu circular proceeds to Mute that capital , and all who control capital , must bo destroyed , and destroyed quickly , and that the only olUcacinus method of removal is thv one adopted and carried , into execution by "tho martyred advocate ! ! of freedom , who guvo U | > their lives so that the principles they advocated might ho pur- potuatod. " "Our tlmo is coming , " the cir cular continues. "All that remains for us to do is to forget petty differences and band together for our ono common object. What a few men cannot achieve , many can. They can throttle the capitalistic tyrant. They can surround him with lire and bloodshot ) , and compel him In war to rucouniio our rights , a thing ho will not do In peace. " J'lio believers in the cause are pressed to give all aid in their power toward the or- ! ; uiiualiun and success of the various HOCIC- Lies now springing up. Aid Is again uske.il for Scvie , llroiicli and Chlohoun. mid the In formation volunteered that contributions can bo left at No. 71 West Lalto street. "Tho f.ust of the matter is this , " said Al bert Currilin , leader of the Arbeiter Bund , in spcaid.ig to-day to a group whom ha thought \vuro all sympathisers , "capitalism is in the prideof Its i > trength , and Is too ar rogant to yield a point that means concession to humanity and pppulnr rights , but lnnn- , iirchy It is listening to the tram ) ) of thou sands and Its menace it had bettor heed. When the capitalists become too aggrcsslva they will find there is mill dynumlto manu factured in this country , " Two Given n Now Trial mid Ono Must Hantj. PiACKnviiii ! , Gal. , Nov. 30. The news of the appeal to the tmprcmo court In tno oasus of Olson and IJragnr , who , along with JumBs Meyer , were sentenced to bo hanged to-day for the murder of John Lowell , was con voyed to the prisoners yesterday morning , Olsen received the news with a great mani festation ot Joy , while Draitor said ho did not euro what the result of the uppcal was , as ho was ready to dlo. IJragor uml Olson liavo ombrucod the Catholio fulth , bub Meyer refused tmy spiritual consolation. Mayor made his final confession , as follows : "I am very sorry abeutt the lies I huvo told , and I did wronj ; in accusing Olsen ami Drager of the crime , They never Know about this crime jeforo , and Drugur took no hand In thu kill- nit' whatever. I am now about to KO to my grave and to dlo , und will take my death with pleasure , to I suy my last farewell to * all. ' This is my lust and true statement M good. Good-byo forever. HAIIIIY MEYER.v Meyer was hanged this afternoon. Ho' ' dad to bo almost carried to the scaffold , and1 was so weak that two drputios hold him Jtf an erect position till the trap \vr.o sprung. Kinporor I't'cdnriok'N Diary. LOXDO.V , Nov. W. It l stated that 12m- luror Frederick's ' original diary U In the loescsilon of Queen Victoria , who \\v. \ u copyright on it. WABIIINOTO ; . ' , Nov. HO , Assistant Jadlao. Gouir-UMOuer 1/us.lluvV lias