EIGHTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA. MONDAT MOIttvING. DECEMBER 10 , 1SSS. NUMBER 170 TIIE PACIFIC FUNDING BILL Will Como Up In the Senate On Woclnooday. THE SIOUX . COMMISSIONERS. They favor tlic Opening of the Honor- vntlon Without the Indians' Con- bent Wa Hhl nut on landlords' Exactions The Army. WASHINGTON HUIIRAU THE OMAHA Mil FotMTKnviit SriinKT. v WASIIINOTON , D. C. , Dec. 0. ) An effort will bo made to pass the Pacific funding bill , In the senate , on Wednesday. The two houses arc a long ways apart on this subject , and those who have given the question most study , ns It Is now before con gress , do not believe that by any turn , the bill can got through both branches. The nnti-monopcllsts in the house want amend ments to tlio bill which the sonata will not accept. The tariff Is to occupy the b ilanco of thu week In the senate , ami thu direct tax ami Nlcnraugua canal bills are to consume moat of the week in the house. Tin : COMMISSION'S iir.i'OKT. The formnl report of the Sioux commission is made public nnd contains a comprehen sive history of tno commission's efforts to carry out the provisions of the act , throwing open to settlement thu great expanse of country In Nebraska and Dakota known as the Sioux reservation. The commission Is decidedly severe In Its criticisms on the pro gress of Indian civilization , and emphati cally assorts that "stern and vigorous meas ures uro from this on absolutely essential to n solution of the Indian problem. The first question to bo' settled is that of making these people s > elf-suppoitlng. " A continuation of the practice of feeding and clothing these people in Idleness , says the commission , "at the expense of mil lions of dollars per annum , will prove a need less burden upon the taxpiiicis of the coun try , and the ruin of Iho Indians themselves. " The Indians have wilfully icfuscd to com ply with their treaty obligations , and the government has , through considerations of humanity , continued to fuinish them with rations , which it was not bound to furnish. The treaty terms allow the substitution of bacon and pork for he of , and the commission thinks that In thu Interest of good health and decency , ns well as to do awny with the honors which surround a bcof killing day at the agencies , it would bu well to make the substitution. Pork and bacon would encourage tlio consumption of vegatables , which sanitary conditions , among the Indians demand should bo fed to them. It is stilted that the giowth of Da kota , and the increase of its population , which would entitle the territory to four representatives m congiess , wcro the terri tory admitted us twostatodouiaid8un t-arly settlement of the question. This reser vation , larger than the state of Indiana , containing 23,000,1100 acres , occupied by 23,000 Indians , stunds in the way of advance incut , of progress and of civilization. Tlio Indians stubbornly refuse to give their con sent to the opening of their lands , and believe they can continue to block up the way of civ- Izalion , at the sauio tlmo focdlnir off tlio gov ernment. Under these circumstances the commission thinks that to bring about the civilization of thcso Indians , the reservation should at once Uosutveyed , tlio Indians re quired , In accordance with their treaty stipu lation , to take thulr lands by allotment and go to work upon them , the surplus land being sold off ; that they should bo compelled to send their children to school ; that rations nnd annuities should bo llrmly withhold from these who wilfully refuse to comply with thcso requirements : that all Indians complying should be given annuities and necessary rations and implements promptly ; that all dealings between the government , its agents hud the Indians , should bo with them as individuals ; and chiefs , as such , should In no wlso bo recognized. Then the reservations should bo opened to settlement . . so that railroads and other public I * Improvements may bo encouraged and the 11 clvill/lng influences of the whites bo felt. After a full consideration of the question in all Its lights , the commission is of the opin ion that the consent of three-fourths of the Indians to the opening of the reservation , can never bo obtained , whatever the Induce ment holdout. Moro than n fourth of them will always hold out against it. The advance of civilization demands that this great bar rier bo swept away , and the question la left with congress ns to whether arbitrary , but humane steps , shall bo taken , uud solve the problem. IANII.01in lUI-ACITV. No suprisc , but a great deal of indignation , was expressed to-day when It became known that permission had been given u brigade of Ohio cavalry , artillery nnd infantry ( state militia ) to fetch their cots nnd occupy tl.o spacious corridors of tlio state , war aud navy departments In the llnest building in Wash ington during the \\eek of Inauguration. , The Indignation was conllncd to iho room renters nnd landloids generally. Itlspiob- ublo that nearly all of the federal buildings will have cots iu them on the occasion of the inauguration. Kcuts have been so enor mously raised by the landlords that few persons can afford to spend the week bore , llooms which rented heretofore for $1 a day , now demand $ . ' ) , and these which have commanded but $2 a day are up to f 0 or f $ . Even the rooms rented monthly have been doubled in price , The landlords nt hoiuo of the hotels have informed their reg ular boarders that during the fortnight im mediately before and after the inauguration , the price of their board must go up 0 per cent. So far but few rooms have been on- gnged at any price. When the people pour iu for thu great event they must oat nnd sleep , and then will come the landlords' harvest. T1IOPI ! A1IMY ritOMOTlONS. It Is understood that the president will send to the sonuto to-morroiv the six vacant staff appointments in the army which have been so long anticipated. Last week ho carefully wont through the papers from the war department and culled out the men ho regarded us most strongly deserving promo tion. The editor of the Washington Capitol , to-day says : " 1 am told that Captain Bdurko. of the Sixth cavalrywho was btrongly urged Tor the vacant inspector-generalship , is not ono of them , and 1 am sorry ( o hear It. It is said that the fact that Captain Bourke has been on duty some years In Washington has prejudiced thu president against him. If this is true , it would seem to bo n notlco to the ofllcors of the war department not to order any of the best ofllcors of Iho army to Washington. " The inspector general to bo appointed Is said to bo Captain J. P. ' Hunger , Second artillery , now on duty at San Fran cisco , and formerly a favorite stuff ofliccr of General Schotlold , General Scholleld is said to have urged his appointment both ou per sonal grounds and on the score that some of the stuff nlaccs should bo filled from the. ar tillery , General Crook was Captain Bourko's chief backer. Captain Sanger la a llrst rate ofllcor and will uiako uu cftlclcnt inspector general. So would Captain Bourke , who had splendid reconiiiieiidutlons.Jutid whoso appointment was strongly favored both by Secretary Kudicott and ( iei.orol Drum. It is probublo tlmt there will soon bo another va cancy iu this corns , as Gcnoral Roger Jones , recently promoted to the head of the corps , is dangerously ill and may not survive moro than a few weeks longer. In that case Colonel Brccklnrldgo will undoubtedly bo promoted to the runic of brigadier general. Ho is next in ruuk to General Jones , aud ha has the advantage of family influence. Ho is a brother of Representative W. C. P. Urecklnrldgo , of Kentucky. Olio of the onl- cors , who is supposed to have received a staff place , in Captain Kdward Hunter , of the First Cavalry. Ho is u Maine man , and is backed by Chief Justice Fuller , and also by David A , Wclltt , whoso law partner is Cap tain Hunter's brother. To-day's Herald of this city says : "Tho names ot the fortunate ofllcers have been agreed upon , but the utmost sorrecy is main tained , both at the white house and war de partment. For the inspector generalship the contest seems to have narrowed down to Captains Hourkc , J. P. Sanger tmd 'laUor. Cantaln Uallancc , of the Twcntv-sccond In fantry , nnd Captain George Davis , Fifth cavalry , are liable to carry off the prlrcs for thojudgo nnvooateships. The commissary- ship looks like First Lieutenant W. P. Du- vull Fifth artillery , while for the quarter- mastership , Lieutenant Cilassbeck seems to have ttio best sliow. CIMI , sr.uvirn COMMISSION' . Colonel William E. McLean , of Terra Haute , Iiul. , llrst deputy commissioner of pensions , is mentioned for a civil servlco rommissionship , to 1111 the vacancy already existing through the appointment of Mr. Obcrly to lie Indian commissioner , or as the democratic representative , when the board is reorganized under the now administration. The rolonol has made a very good and popu lar ofllcor in the pension ollice , and would bo endorsed by the Indiana democracy. Ho is highly educated , n well-read lawyer , nnd 1ms had experience in educational affairs. Ho was for several \cars secretary of the In diana state normal school board , and served in the state senate. Ilis soldier record was largely tnlluciitlal in securing the position ho now occupies , A DICKINSON THICK. Shortly nfter Don M. Dickinson became postmaster general , lie had to pass uiion the proposition to extend the civil service over the railway mall branch of his department. Mr. Dickinson told the president that it would never do ; that it would take all dis cretionary powers from the superintendent of the railway mull service , tie the hands of the division superintendents , nnd demoralize things generally. At that time Mr. Dickin son was assuring the president that thu democrats would carry Michigan , Now York , Indiana , Wisconsin , etc. , and that there would bo another four years of the present administration. Slnco the election , Mr. Dickinson believes that the civil borvlco rules and law should bo extended to Include the railway mail service , and ho has so ro- commendcd. He believes it would retain several thousand democrats in ofllco. The tables have turned. Congressman John A. McShano arrived to-day from Nebraska , looking greatly im proved in health. Hon. II , H. Stout , of Lincoln , Is in the city. It. S. Bibb , of Beatrice , is here on busi ness. ness.EfSenntor Van Wyck , who has been hero several days , expects to return to his homo at Nebraska City this week. He has re newed the lease of his elegant residence hereto to Congressman Darlington , of Pennsyl vania. Piiuav S. HKATII. COMING WEKIt IN CONGHESS. Important HtislncHs Before the House nnd Somite. WASHINGTON , Dec. I ) . In the senate this week the substitute for the Mills tariff bill will bo taken up every day immediately after the miscellaneous business of the morning lioui1. The bill , as printed contains 10 pages , and last week an average of nineteen pages u day was disposed of. Hut in view of the efforts of Messrs. Harris and McPherson , of the minority , and of Mr. Plumb , of the ma jority , to procure the adoption of amend ments now pendinir , and making allowances for others to be offered , it Is hardly probable that the measure will bo returned to the house until after the Christmas recess. The Union Pa- eille funding bill is on the cal endar for Wednesday afternoon , but the friends of the tariff bill expect it to bo again postponed. Mr. Plumb has given notice of his intention to ask the senate to take up the DCS Moines river laud bill , passed by the house last week , but it will not bo done until the tariff bill is out of the way. Under the rules of the house the llrst busi ness in order to-morrow after the call of states for the introduction and reference of bills is the consideration of measures per taining exclusively to the District of Colum bia. Tuesday and Wednesday will bo devoted - voted to the discussion nnd dually voting on the direct tax bill. The District of Colum bia and pension appropriation bills will betaken taken up ou Thursday , and the legislative week will close M 1th further consideration of the bill to Incoipjrato the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua. ' 10UNO IIOBBEK. Ho Defied the Sheriff's Posse , Hut Was Finally BnKsed. TorcKt , ICan. , Dec. 9. [ Special Telegram to 1'iin HUE. ] Hugh Harper , u desperado , well known throughout western Kansas , en tered the store of Mr. Turner , of Harold , Ness county , yesterday afternoon nnd pre sented n bill for change. Whr > n Mr. Turner opened his cash drairur young Harper cov ered him with a six-shootor and made him hand over what money ho had , which amounted to 593. Harper then got on his horse and headed for Ness City. The sheriff was warned to look out for him , but ho got into town without the knowledge of that ofll cor. About dark ho was discovered leavimr town , and the race com menced. The sheriff organized n posse , and after an exciting chase overtook the young man some sK or seven miles south of town. Ho llred on the sheriff's posse , wounding ono ofllcor. nnd then put spurs to his horse. The sheriff took n near cut for Harold and arrived there In time to see the young man rldo in. Ho soon covered him and commanded him to halt , but ho turned and rode in an opposite direction. Harper was llred on and brought to the earth. The ball shattered his leg below the knee , and ho will bo a cripple for life. Ho was brought to Ness City and his wounds wcro dressed. Tin ; East African Question. I5r.ui.ix , Dec. 9. [ Special Cablegram to TUB HUB. ] It is stated that Count Herbert Hlsmarck will announce on Tuesday that the government will not employ German troops inland in East Africa , but will ap prove of the East Africa compiny forming a volunteer corps , Herr Wimlthorst's slavery resolution will bo brought up on Thursday or Friday , nnd will probably reopen the dis cussion on tno East Africa question. An at tempt will bo made to got the reichstag to declare In favor of imperial financial and other assistance to secure the German set tlements in East Africa. fjord Randolph Cluirohill Explains. LONDON , Deo. 0. [ Special Cablegram to TUB HBB.I Lord Randolph Churchill writes ns follows with reference to the Suakim de bate : ' 'Had ' I wished to snatch a division In order to defeat thu government and aid tbo opposition , I should not have occunled llfty minutes with my own speech , nor huvo selected a night when a live-lino conservative whip was out. The fact Is that the present government' : ) Suakim policy Is so irreconcil able with the lories' attitude when in oppo * sltlon that 1 felt very confident of receiving appreciable support in the ministerial ranks. " The Kltuntloii ut Zanzibar. ZANZIDAU , Dec. 9. The British steamer which was recently sent to liagoymovo re turned to-day with several Indian traders and their families on board. They report that tbo town is n wreck. Thcro was severe lighting on Thursday aud Friday , and the rebel loss was heavy. Tbo Germans and two native dependents were wounded. Uualuri subsequently retired llvo miles in- lund. lund.Hushlrl Hushlrl captured two ivory trains In the Interior and killed u number of porters who refused to Join him. The rebel loss was 100 killed. A Democratic Canons Called. WASHINGTON , Dee , 0. A call has boon issued for a caucus of democratic ) members Tuesday evening for the purpose of consid ering measures relating to territories and the general policy to bo pursued iluriug the session. THE SOUTHERN VIGILANTES , Later Developments In the Bloody Affair at Birmingham , LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. A Niunhcr of Prominent Citizens l < ese Their HVCH In Their Kfl'ortH to 1'rovcnt 3lot > AMolcnco Troops ou the Scene. The Ulfiiilnuliniii Klot , HniMtNaitAM , Ala. , Dec. 0. Tlio crowd which had been collecting on the streets for bcvoral hours last night , nt midnight ad vanced on the county Jail with the intention of lynching U. U. Hawcs , charged with the murder of his wife and child. Many ot the best citizens tried to reason with the crowd mul prevent trouble , nnd some lost their lives in the attempt. When the crowd was within u few feet of the Jail door , nnd had failed to hoed the numerous warnings , the ofllceis opened lire upon them , killing three men instantly , fatally wounding seven , and woumlhfg moro or less seriously about thirty others. The following Is a full list of the killed and wounded : M. H. Throckmortoii , postmaster , a promi nent nnd popular citizen. An unknown negro was shot through the lungs nnd died tills morning. .1. H. McCoy was toward the front of the crowd when the Ilring commenced. Ho fell wounded nt the llrst volley. A. U. Turrant was shot in the back. After the llrst volley ho lay down on the ground with the hope of avoiding the Hying bullets. A ball struck him as ho la } ' on his face and ranged up his back , killing him. A. D. Uryuntv. as shot through the heart. Ho was standing near the front , and did his best to restrain the crowd from going any nearer. C. C. Tate was shot through the hip , thigh and loin. Ho is dying. Colbert Smith ( colored ) was shot through the right hini , ' , and died this morning. Lawrence Fitzhugh , n civil engineer , was badly wounded. Charles Halley was shot through the head , fatally. A. U. Schicdc , mechanic , was shot In the loft side and will die. Several of his com panions were wounded , but loss seriously. Charles Jenkins wns shot in the uack of the head nnd died this morning. A man named Hranden was wounded in the thigh and abdomen and died this morn ing.J. . J. T. Montgomery received a slight wound in tlio loft Jaw. Mr. Hcrklcy was shot through both legs below the knco. Charles Hailov was shot in the right sidc. John H. Merrill was shot through the loft leg.Matt Matt Kennedy was shot through both legs beloiv the knco ; also m the loft arm below the elbow. J. W. Owen was shot through the right thigh. J. W. Gilmore was fatally shot through the bowels. Frank Childcr is dead. Albert Smith ( colored ) was shot in the back and seriously wounded. W. A. Uoyd was shot in the right shoul der. der.Most Most of the above are married , and some of the dead leave largo families. Colonel Thomas G. Jones , of the Second regiment of Alabama state troops , arrived hero this morning with llvo companies and is confident of his ability to prevent any further attempt at mob violence. There wns much excitement for nwhilo last night , but it has subsided somewhat to-day. ST. Louis , Mo. , Dec. U. A special fiom Birmingham , Ala. , says : The situation is comparatively quiet to-day , though the feel ing is intense and the authorities have taken every precaution to avert a repetition of last night's horrors. Colonel 13. F. Jones , of the Second regiment , arrived to-day and as sumed command of the militia. Sheriff : Smith , in an interview , said ho deeply re gretted the occurrences of last night , but felt that ho had simply done his duty in up holding the majesty of the law. Ho said -ho gave the mob ample warning and did not give the order to lire until it was absolutely necessary to do so , and that after the mob had begun to lire upon the Jail. Mayor Thompson , who was only inducted into ofllco last Wednesday , Issued a procla mation this morning , expressing sympathy for the families of the victims of last night's tragedy , and deeply regretting the occur rence , but favorihg n maintenance of law nnd order , and appealing to all who love peace and good order to refrain from public assemblage and remain In the quiet of their homes. NASIIVH.I.B , Tenn. , Dec. 0. The Amer lean's special from Hlrmliigham , Ala. , says : The public are not disposed to philosophi cally lock upon the terrible tragedy of last night as a lawful measure , and nine citizens out of every ten are open in denunciation of the awful crime. Men were shot down who were neither mobbors nor Inciters - citors of mob vengeance. Their dead bodies , when examined , were not loaded down with artillery , and none present saw niiy of the killed do any act of violence or commit any olTenso that could bo construed either as a crime or intent to com mit a crime. To-day , nil through the long hours of the Sabbath , the blood of the nuir- tyis has crimsoned almost every understand ing , and the limit of violence is openly advocated for these who last1 night llred thu fatal bullets. It Is generally believed that the recklessness and haste of the sheriff In giving the com mand to fire was assassination , and it is stated on all sides that the immense gather ing wns not for tlio purpose at all of forcing the Jail , but rather out of curiosity. There was never any real danger of assault , Inter est and excitement Is far greater than tweny-four hours ngo. In the light of last night's terrors the Hawcs affair has almost disappeared , nnd the indignation expressed is directed ngainst Sheriff Smith nnd posse , who let go the fear ful volley. The civil authorities have practi cally stepped down and out , nnd Colonel Jones , of Montgomery , with thirteen mili tary companies , is absolutely in charge of affairs. Citizens congregate in the hotels , or on the street corners and in front of bulletin boards. The streets have been a living , maddened mass , nnd very llttlo oratorical pyrotech nics could readily organize u mob , whoso duty would bo declared to bo to avenge the murder of the popular Throckmorton and these who foil by him. All along the walls of the city are posted petitions of various kinds , signed by thousands of people. One of thcso recites nt length iho fact that Sher iff Smith had butchered In cold blood some of the best citizens of Birmingham by an act unprovoked and unncccssaa.v , and asks the governor to immediately relieve him of his duties as sheriff. Another petition , sldo by side reads , "This Is to hang him , " and was signed by thousands of passers-by. Great ooxcitement was caused by the funeral cortege through the principal high way of ono of the victims of the affray. The postofllco building Is draped in mourning , and makes a mute appeal to every passer-by. The military were called upon to urrest Smith ana others implicated , but this was refused , and finally , ' about 6 o'clock p. m. , a citizen went before u Justice of the pcnco and swore out a warrant for the arrest of Smith and hU deputies on the charge of murder. This was served by the coroner , who found Smith in the Jail , nnd the coroner himself took charge of the Jail , und in his custody that institution is at present. During the afternoon a rumor became widespread that lf , < 00 minors from the Pratt minus , about llvo miles from Hirmingham , would , after dark , inarch to the city armed with guns , pistols and dynamite cartiidgos , and , with an increase to thulr ranks that was expected , assault the soldiers and with dynamite blow to atoms thu Jail. The mili tary do not four the attempt. There are al ready thirteen military companion under command of Colonel Jones , nnd flvo others will arrive on special thilns by midnight. This morning the Pity council , In special session , ordered nil saloons nnd drug stores closed until further notice. A mooting of prominent dtl/cns , held this evening , Issued an address calling on all fellow-citizens to refrain from further dc monstrallons nnd congregating on tno streets , nnd to let the law tnkd its course , promising that justice would bo done. Colonel Jones issued an address of the same tenor , adding that under the orders Issued to him any further nttemptjit violence would bo sternly repressed. Sheriff Smith , In uu lnU3rvimvto-ulglitsnid : "Wo begged aud plendotl with the crowd to keep back , nnd then they llred the llrst shot. Several shots \\oro fired by the crowd before fore the I gave the order to tiro. Wo begged them to halt at the mouth of the alley , and still they kept coming on. Wo begged them to go back , and tlmo and again warned them that wo would shoot" , but they would not listen to us. They came hnlf-w v up the alloy , close to the Jail yard , and shouted , 'Blow up the Jail with-dynamite. ' After nil this , and nfter they oitencd lire , I gave the order to lire. They continued on Ilring nfter wo ceased. ( I felt that wo could not do any thing else under the circumstances , and I deeply regretted the necessity. " ADOOUHNKD WITHOUT A IMS POUT. The Federal Grand Jury nt Imllniinp- ollH Hutui'iis No Indictments. iNDiANAi'Ot.is , Ind. , Dec. 0. After having examined nearly two hundred witnesses re lating to the alleged election frauds the fed eral grand Jury adjourned yesterday until Deceiiib M % 17 without making a report. It is believed that fully half of the witnesses wcro asked if they know nnythlnir about the "blocks of live" letter , bearing what pur ported to bo the signature of W. W. Dudley. Many of the officers of Ipcal republican com mittees to whom It wns supposed the letter had been sent were called into court , and Chairman Jcwett , of the Democratic State Central committee , who has claimed that ho had exclusive information regarding the matter , was among the last to testify to-day. If tlio Jury thought that the evidence was suflieicnt to warrant nn Indictment it is gen erally believed that it would have reported a bill before adjourning temporarily. Some of the republicans who were summoned ns wit nesses were dismissed without examination. It is stated reliably that as n result of the in vestigation , the jury has procured enough evidence of bribery and fraud to warrant tlio indictment of only seven or eight persons on charges of violating the election laws. TIIE CLEARANCE UIJCORD. The Financial Transactions of the U'ast Week. BOSTON , Mass. , Doc. 9. [ Special Tele gram to the Bin. : ] The following table shows the gross exchanges at the leading clearing-houses of the United States , for the week ended Decembsr S , 1SSS , with rates , per cent of increase or decrease as com pared with the similar amounts for the corresponding week m 18S7 : THE BEVIISU IjAlltm THOUULES. Fears Knlortalncd That More Coti- llictsill Follow. ST. Louis , Dec. 9. It now secmo to bo a settled fact that the disturbances at Hevier , Mo. , where a serious riot occurred on the night of the Gth , are by ao moans settled , and that the future may develop moro seri ous disturbances. It is said that when any of the strikers at Boyier go elsewhere to work they are refused worlt If It is known that they come from Hevier and belong to the labor federation there. As long as the strike is continued at Hovior thcso strikers receive support from the state federation. It is said that if the state refuses to interfere there will be moro armed men go to Hevier. The disarming of both sides nt Havior seems to bo a hard thing to do. General Jamison savs that the only way it cnn bo done is for the governor to declare the town under martial law. There are two nrmed bodies of men , many in barricades , and if any on either side llrcs off his gun , accident ally or not. It Is a war signal and war begins. Governor Moorehouso will go to Hovicr and look over the ground with Adjutant General Jamison. Last night the store buildings of Loomts & Shlvly , the leading minors of Ho vior. wcro burned , and it is claimed that the lire must have boon Incendiary , KANSAS Cirv , Mo. , Dec. 0. Governor Moorchousc , who is now at Hovicr , has or dered out thy militia , and Colonel Moore will leave at U o'clock in the morning with two companies of the Third regiment for the sccno of the recent trouble. Tlio Pi-HlIcnt-iieur. ! iNDiANAi'oi.is , Ind. , Dae. 'J. The presi dent-elect nnd Mrs , Harribon attended di vine services as usual this morning. In the afternoon General Harrison attended tlio funeral of his friend , Harris P. Wctzell , la to agent of the Vandalla railroad at this point , During the late campaign Mr. WeUoll was ono of the loadne ! organisers of the Repub lican Railroad Men's club , and enjoyed the high esteem and friendship of General Harrison risen , Russell B , Harrison , son of the president elect , leaves to-night for Now York , where ho will remain some tlmo. The nature of his business is not known , and it may bo po litical. A Normal Holiool Burned. LOCKIHVEN , "Pa. , Dec. 0. The Central btato normal school building was totally de stroyed by llro this afternoon , Ono hundred boarding students , most of whom were In the 'building at the time , were safely removed. The.building rout f UO.OOO. Insurance small , The total number of studenta In attendance was over two hundred. Many of them lost their books , clothing and valuables. Mr. Url ! ht'"ri Condition. LONDON , Dee , 0. Bright had a shivering fit to-day which left him in u very weak con dition. Other gi-avo symptoms wcro mani fested. Morn IloiiinnicUt Jitlurlancn. ! PAIUS , Dec. O.r-Tho Houlangist conferences held ut St. Dm imd Kpnml to-day resulted In conflicts in which several persona were in- jurcd. Thu police cleared the streets , TRIP OF TIIE CIIAS , RODCERS , The Only Stonmboat That Ever Reached Fort Doclgo. PIONEER INCIDENTS RECALLED. Traveling by IVnter in loxvn Thirty Years AKO A CAnio nl * I'rO- VltilonH 1111(1 tllC Pl'lUCH They Drought. A Tradition oftho Dos Mnlnrq. Dis : MOIST. * , la. , Dec. P. [ Special Corio- spondenco to Tin : Uii.J A few days agon dispatch from Fort Dodge referring to the evictions of the D6s Moines river land settlers nnd the origin of the dispute , said , "There Is a tradition that n small steamboat , drawing perhaps six inches of water , once made its appearance at Fort Dodge during the high water of the springtime , but it cleared for below without any unnecessary delay nnd never came back. " It will bo re membered that one of the conditions on which the grant of laiuls was mudo to thu DCS Moiucs Hlvcr Improvement company was that the river bo nude navigable from Kcokuk to Fort Dodge. It m be said that there is more than a "tradition" to support the first and only trip of n steamboat on these upper waters of the DCS Moiucs. Ono of the passengers on that eventful trip Is now living in ICcokuk In the person of the vcner- able Judge C. F. Davis. Ho has consumed to an interview on the subject , nnd producing his old records and memoranda to refresh his memory with dates and mimes , ho gives the following interesting account of that trip and the conditions of trade thirty years ngo. "In these days 18V. ) , " said the judge , "there were no drummers Country mer chants came to Keokuk twice a year , in the spring and fall to make their purchases , and in the meantime sent their orders by the teamsters. The trade of Iveohiik extended over the greater part of the south half of the state , and as far north as Foit Dodgo. The rate of freight to Dos Moines was $ J per hundred , by ox team , and $ -J , per fifty , to Fort Dodge. Occasionally during the sum mer , small steamers navigated the Dos Monies , going us far as Haccoon Forks , ( now the city of Dos Moines ) , charging for freight from Iveokuk to that point GU to 75 cents per hundred pounds. In May , Ib.V.I , the 11 rm with which I was connected m Koo- kuk Grittonden , McOaric it Co. chartered the steamboat "Charles IJodgers , " of about llfty tons burden , wo agreeing to load her to her full capacity with freight through to Fort Dodge at a rate of 50 cents per hun dred. Wo loaded the boat with sugar , coflce. molasses , tobacco , salt , flour , etc. , and I went aboard as supercago. Wo loft the laud ing at Kookuk Wednesday , May IS , Ib59 , at 0 o'clock p. m. The boat had no cabin , only the pilot house on the hurricane deck. Wo ate and slept on the lower deck , just back of the engine and boilers. The boat was laid up on the bank when night overtook us , only running by daylight , and warping through the loclcs at Bonuparto and Bentonsport. One of the pilots was u violinist , and at several places where wo tied up on the bank , with the assistance of the neiu'liborimj belles and beaux , wo had elorious old-fashioned dances. The young fellows from all around brought their girls , and for once at least had the luxury of a dance on a steamboat. "Our cargo being billed through to Fort Dodga , wo made no stop for way business , and arrived at Haccoon Forks Friday even ing , where wo remained all night. That was pietty rapid transit , only two days out. It would have taken an ox team or horses over four days to have gone that dtstiince. Sat urday morning , May 21 , we loft DCS Moines. The boat being light draft , and the river at a good htago of water , wo steamed over the dam at the Forks , and arrived Saturday evening at Hoonsboro landing , several miles from the town of that name. Here we re mained for the night , some parties coin ing from town , and bringing their best girls with them , so that wo had a dance in a building on shore. Although our trip was for business , wo did not neglect any op portunity to have all the enjoyment there was in it , and to contribute to the pleasure of the settlers who were then on the out skirts of civilization. Hetween Boonbooro and Ft. Dodge our boat exhausted its supply of fuel. Wo landed several tunes and all hands captain , mate , clerk and .supercargo went into the woods and gathered dead timber and other material to keep up steam. If wo did chance to cut down u few trees and carry them off to the boat , the state of Iowa is none the peeler to-day , and will forgive the indiscretion in the spirit of the times. As we journeyed up the river the shrill whistle of our boat brought people from miles around to see what was the matter. Many of them had never scan a steamboat , and wcro almost as much frightened at the sight ns wcro some of the wild game that we stirred up along the banks of the river. On Sunday evening. May " 2 , wo lauded at a farm owned by L. Miracle , u short dis tance below Ft. Dodge. I made thellistsalo to him of groceries amounting to $100.A ( ) , which ho paid for in gold. This was a little quiet Sunday transaction which wo excused under the necessities of the times. Wo were all the while afraid that If wo lingered too lonf , the water in that uncertain river might all run away and leave our boat high aud dry on lund. The next morning , Monday , May S. ' ) , at about noon we steamed up to the landing ut Ft. Dodge , and the Jlrst and only steamboat that ever ran from Keokuk to that place landed at the wharf , the town was up on the high ground some distance from the river , but thu entire population cnmo down to thu landing to see us , and greeted us with great cheers. It was a great event for Fort Dodge , nnd most of the people tlieio thought their town at once was to become the gieat city of the northwest. I went on shore the next day with my Invoice - voice , nnd by noon hud disposed of the cntiro cargo and received Iho pay in gold , that being the currency of the country at that time. The arrival of our boat wus such an ovunt that thu people of Fort Uodgu gave a dance in our honor. 1 still have one of the cards of Invitation to that mcmor.iblu occa sion. The dnnco was culled a ' 'Sociable Soiree , " and wus hold at Masonic hall on Thursday evening of the last week in May , I860. Among the managers I find the niimei of C. C. Carpenter , who was uttorwards governor of Iowa , Hon. W M. Meservy , ono uf the prominent politicians of that day , Hon. A , M. Dawley , another prominent poli tician , who Is romoinoered now by u singular coincidence for his faithful nnd long con tinued servlco in behalf of the river land settlers. It was while ho was at Washing ton lobbying In their Interest a few years ago that ho died very suddenly , and some of thu poor Hottlurs still bolluvo that ho met his death by foul means. The ball was a great success , ut which all the beauty and chivalry of that frontier town participated , 1 llnd among my papers u copy of the bill of goods bought by Mr. MiiMclo ou that trip , .mil the prices paid show what goods bold for thirty years ago , Hero are some interesting Jigurcs : 1 bug Hio coffee , 10-1 Ibs , Ho P53.M 1 keg soda , 11211)3 ) , Ho 10.08 1 dozen buckets U.M ( J boxes tobacco IM B bbls salt , t5 10.00 "After a day or two ot festivities , not dur ing to stay any longer , the good steamer , 'Charles Kogeis,1 made a successful return voyage , but never repeated her llrst expcH- eneo. That wus the only ti Ip over mudo by a steam boat on the DCS Moines river as far noith as Fort Dodge , and It is paitly upon ; ho accomplishment ot thut memorable trip tho.t the DCS Molnoj U'ver ' improvement company claimed thu title to thu lund from ivluUi the poor ncttlcis have been so cruelly driven in the last few weeks , "Aa 1 refer to ray notes , I bee that time has wrought great changes la the business com munities all along the route of that eventful lournoy. Thy principal merchants of DCS Moines then were W. W. Moore , Laird Hros. , John McU'llhams , O W. nnd A J. Dunblo , 11. IJcokmnn , Harry Stcvousoti , "rather" Chnrlps CJoodo , H.V. . Syphcr and W.V. . Carpenter. 1 learn that not a slnelo ono of that number Is in the mercantile business to day. At that time Ci'louel S. F. Spufford kept the hotel of this place , and Itwasu small aflmr at the foot of Walnut street on the river front. H. F. Alien and Hoyt Sherman , brother to , Toliu and Tecumseh Sliorman , were then the bankers of lies Maine * . The fortunes of the hitler have Improved , of the former failed , but neither , I learn , arc now in that business. * At Fort Dodge amomj these who purchased goods of me on that steamboat trip were M. M. Hairr , S. C. Heaton , Urcgory & Mess more , .1. J. Hone , Charles Kauku and F. A. Hluokshire. 1 understand there has boon equally striking oh nigos uiinug the business men of Fort Dodge SHICO thou. "That trip from Keokuk to Fort Dodge was the talk of the country for miles around. As I said before , the people of Fort Dpdgo weio so much elated over the arrival of a steamer with n cargo of 'store goods , ' that they thought tliov wcro going to RCO a great city grow up right around them. Theio was no railroad in that part of the Htate then. Even the capital , Dei Moines had no rail road. aud a steamboat line , with all Its possi bilities of trade , seemed like a big thing. Hut after our steamer returned , no other boat attempted to repeat the experiment Thcro had uot been enough work done on the river to make navigation ut all safe or reliable. There wore too many bars mid shoals and rapids For some time after boats racvd from Kcokuk to Des Moines , but the 'Charles Kodgcrs' was the llrst and only one that over mudo the voyage clear tlnougli to Fort Dodge and return. " Til'- Central lnwn TriuiNfor. DCS MOIST.S , la. , Dee. -Special [ Tele gram to Tin : Hii.l : P. T Lomav , .special master in chancery , has filed with the recor der at Marshalltown deeds convoying the lines and property of the Central Iowa r.iil- wav to the Iowa Kailway company , the com pany organised under the laws of this state by the purchasers of the road at the master's sale a year ago , at which the main Iowa Ifno was bid off for ? y,400,0l > 0 and the Iowa branches for $ UU,003. There is also n deed from the Iowa railway company above mentioned to the Iowa Central rail road company , organi/od by the same interest under the laws of Illi nois , conveying the lines and prop erty of the Central in this state in the List named corporation. This is stated to be for the purpose of consolidating the Iowa nnd Illinois lines of this road under one orgum/ution , and to conform to the laws of Illinois which , unlike those of Iowa , prevent a railroad coporatiou of that state from con voymg its property to a corporation of an other state. This is a more formality and the consideration is a nominal ono ? 10. This will take the road out of the hands of the receiver and place it under a now man agement. The plans of thu now organization will probably bo developed soon. A mort gage of ? 7 , < ni,000 , was also Hied , executed by the Central Iowa railroad and payable to the Mercantile Trust company of New Yorlc , in- iciest at 5 per cent , payable Juno 1 , 11)33. ) N13I5HASK V MOWS. A SliorifTH ItondsmiMi Compelled to I'ny $ U , 5 ( ! ( ) for Him. NKLSON , Nob. , Dec. 9. [ Special to Tin : Bui : . ] District court adjourned this week , after hearing only four jury cases , and grant ing a few divorces. That which elicited the most interest was the case ngainst the bonds men of a former sheriff of this counts' , ono Thomas A. Meeker. Meeker had pursued n man into Kansas and taken him , without ex tradition papers , charging hitfi with cattle stealing. Having been found not guilty ho brought a suit for damages to the amount of 53,00 ) against the bondsmen of the sheriff , as Meeker is not good. There was no con troversy In regard to the facts , but the law yers were all anxious to heir how the law would bo decided. A verdict was given awarding damages against the bondsmen for Friend Fimxr > , Neb. , Dec. 9. fSposIal to Tun pij. ] Friend is in a lively and prosperous condition. Our merchants are selling moro goods than ever before in the history of the .own , and report collections the best in a : eng tlmo. Our gram men are rccsiviug from -8,000 jushols to 10,1)10 ) bushels of corn par day. This always has been one of the best grain towns on the H. &M. iM.tlro.vl , and this year moro is being handled hero than be I ore. Some of the business innn are talking of laving a .system of waterworks put In : all are in favor of it , and we think some action will be taken in the matter at onco. Our District lair association had been run- ling behind for the past twi years , and a few days ago a now association was formed and all debts of the old concern were paid in full. The new association will hold a trot ting and running meeting dirly In the spring. Schmidt & Cono's now brick block is Just receiving the finishing touches. It is u very ino structure and cost $18,000. Our city is n need of a good brick hotel. A large lion us will bo given to the party that will build ono. _ _ _ Item1) From Nelson. Nr.LSON , Neb. , DJC. 9. [ Correspondence of Tin : HIE. : ] Tno high school of this place , Prof. L. W , Fiko , principal , Is Inaugurating i move to interest the patrons in the man agement of the school. It consists In hold- ng exhibition recitations , to show their nethods of teaching , In the evening once in two weeks. The exercises of this week woio conducted by Mrs. .1. ( J. Harcluv , of the sec- md primary department , with marked in- ercst mid hiiccess. Tlio First National bank building Is now completed and elegantly furnished , and will bo occupied next wec-lc. The Evangelical church is also completed and ready lor occu- i.iucy , and will bo dedicated the last of the iionth. Other Improvements in thu way of milding are going on , which the continued ino weather mukes possible. A IJIIIIK Drawn Out Onsc. NKI.IOII , Neb. , Doc. 9. [ Special to Tin : IBB.I The case of P. A. Hiatt against Judge M. P. Kmkaid , of O'Neill , was decided in the district court yesterday morning by the Jury returning a verdict In t'avorof the defendant. The ciso has been on the docket many years , anil was once tried by a Jury that disagreed. Hiatt claimed that .ludiro Kinkaid caused his arrest and imprisonment , and took from hln person $1,000 worth of Chicago drafts and converted them to his own usu , and ho mied to recover * H,000 damages. ilustfco nl' tin Potion Arromoit Nr.nuvsKA dry , Neb. , Dec. 0. [ Special to Tin ! llru 1 Edward Plainer , a Justioo of the peace , was arrested to-day on u warrant nu rn out by a loose woman named Lulu Anderson , charging him with bastardy , Ho will huvo a hearing next week , Broken Up liy . o AMSTKKIMM , Dec. 9 , During a meeting held hero to-day to consider a project for the erection of a htutuu of the pope , fiOO socialists ( 'amcd admission to the hall and prevented Abbo Hrouwcns from speaking. A il ht uu sued bctu'cen the Catholic * and the socialists. All the furniture in the hall was smashed. The police were compelled to lire , and sov- ural of thu rioter * were wounded. Many ar rests were made. Uicut agitation continues throughout the city. Tint Wo.uhor Imlloatloiin. For Nebraska and Dakota : Fair , decld udly colder , northwesterly winds. For lowas Fair , warmer , folio wed by colder , southwesterly shifting to westerly winds. Steam * hip ArrlvalH. At Now York The Saalu , Ureuien ; P. Collard , Amsterdam , ' DE SOUNDED ANARCHY'S DOOM Chief Hubbnrcl Strikes n Blow nttho Boot of the Eyll. EFFECT OF HIS RECENT ORDER. The KntMulos of L.xw nittt Oritor Ko * fused Atlmlttnttoo to Tliotr Favor ite Haunt * A Meeting Under 1'olluu AnsplcoH , All theJoorM Wcrot CUHotl , CinuMio , Doc. 0. Up to this hour (10 ( p. m. ) there have been no reports of any trou ble growing out of tno proposed anarchist nicotines. The police arrangements begun last night were completed by noon to-day , and so perfect were all the details that It would have been n small tnattor to have massed four hundred muii tu any point at which a dlslui banco might lake place. ICaeli station In the districts where the anarch ists held meetings hold soveiity-tlvo men ready for duty , and ouch outhingsub-Htutlon held twontv-llvo moro propaiod for any emergency which might anso , Hut the necessity for these preparations did not become apparent ut iin.v tlmo during the day. Tlioio was but ono mooting held , ami it xv.is practically under the auspices uf thu police. This took place at Thalia hall , OHO Milwaukee avenue. It wus to bo osten sibly n mooting of doloii.Ues fro.ii the three socialistic Sunday schools now in existence , and Iho object was to form an organi'ation to tulto uhai'tiu of the secular Sundn.s schools. Four hundred people were prunt , audit could lund ly bo bald that the mooting was con lined entirely to the objects for which it was convened. Captain Hathaway , in charge of twenty-lU'o men , was present , but ho saw lit , however , U ) let the meeting run itscourso without deeming it necessary to Interfere. All the proceedings were In ( ionium , and they consisted in the adoption of a series of resolutions , the gist of wlncli were emphatic m denouncing the capitalistic pi ess for ngi- tatimr the question ol anarchy , and also con demning the action of the police In stopping Sunday meetings. Ituyoml tins nothing of u sensational character occurred , L ! re if "s hull , No. 51Vrst Lake street , was really the center of operations lor the police , It was hcio that Cicorgo Engel , in It ii , pro posed a tcrnblo scheme by which the city was to be looted nnd the pnlico destroyed , and it was this mooting which practically de cided that which followed on May I , in Hay- market pqunro. Heio , to-day , was to take placo. i meeting of the Arbeiter Hiind , com- uoscd of the most radical of the anarchistic clement m Chi -ago. ami it was tins proposed meeting which led to the Interdic tion ol nil other meetings of anar chists , whether hold to-dny or any other day. As early as noon a doulilo force uf police - lice wab detailed m the neighborhood , and their principal duty was to keep the crowds moving. Pohco , hi citl/ous clothes , from Captain Schauh's district , who were well ac quainted with the anarchists and their meth ods , mingled freely everywhere. Members of the bund nut In their appearance usually hi pairs , nnd wended their ways to the sa loon kept by Gieif and attempted by the force of good , strong CJerman to convince the proprietor that there would bo no trouble. If ho permitted thorn to hold the meeting. Hut Uiulfrwas not open to convlc- tw ) on this score , and ho adhered htnctly'to what ho had promised Superintendent Hub- hard .vestonlav by flatly refusing to open his * hall. Several attempts were then made to obtain Horns' and Zcpf's hall , but admission to these also refused their was by respective ) i- owners. The police will still bo kept in resevo at the stations throughout the night , aud every precaution will bo taken to prevent any secret meetings. A SANCTIMONIOUS SOOUXlUUSLi He KfTuctH this Knin oC a. Too-Coa- HAIIKISIII no , Pa. , Doc. 0. John Van Sickle , a captain in the Salvation army and an in fluential member of that organisation , will bo tried in the courts of Dauphin county in January next , for a crime , tlio story of which is evcccdint'ly sad in its particulars. In 1 80 Van Sickle had his headquarters at Man- helm , Lancaster county , and It was the duty of himself and wife to visit the neighboring towns and conduct meetings. On ono occa sion , while at Mlllersburg , Daunhln county , Van Sickle formed the acquaintance of u joung country girl named Love Feoscr. She expressed a desire to join tlio army and Van bicklo permitted her to Join , took her to the homo of himself and Ilis wife at Man- helm , and in a short time promoted her to thu rank of lieutenant in the Salvation band. Afnn Sickle then , according to the sworn statement of the girl , effected her ruin , after which he induced her to accompany him and his wife to Stcclton , a town four miles from this city. At this place a child was born to the unfortunate young girl. Van Sieklo suggested that the lltlln ono bo placed in the keeping of "boino charitable family. " Miss Feoser icfused to part with her child , anil she wont with the S ilvationlsts to Wllliams- poit , where Van Sickle hud the baby chris tened ns tliu offspring of him and hi' ! wife. A brother of Miss Foe/er heard of his sis ter's ruin and induced her to return homo. Hho did , and Van Ktaklo was arrostpd , brought to Jail here , and was subsequently held to ball to answer at court. SOON \\iyiiii i''i/y. This Now Alrnhip Obttyt lliip "Iliitlili-r" Ijllco HIM * Ocean KUtoix. Nuw Yo'iK , Deu. 9 , [ Special Telegram to TIIK Hiii : . ] A balloon ascension , under the direction of the Novelty Air Shin company , was made yesterday afternoon at Coney Island. Peter C. Campbell , a South Brook lyn Jeweler , is the Inventor , .fames 1C. Allen , a piofessiomil aeronaut , of Provi dence , U. I. , made the start at 4 o'clock. The airship moved upward to the height of coj foot. There it ro- mamed stationary for several minutes nnd dually under the direction of thu aeronaut moved about In different couises at his will. After maneuvering about In the nir for half an hour , the ship to. . It u northeast course. and ( Minu to the ground in the village of Shcepshoad Hay. Allen states that In all Its mo vc'mcnlH , with hut few exceptions , the ma chine ohoyed the lution of its various pro pellers add Herons , and that the landing made wns intentional. The air bhlp com bluett thu principles of a balloon and a living ma chine. Tlio balloon is clgar-Hhaped , sixty feet Ion ; ; mid Jorty-two feet In diameter In the renter. The car and Hying machine la Biibpended from the balloon by means of u bur running lengthwise under it. A pro peller Is provided on both Hides of thu car. ami hlnod ; wings ate adjusted so us to allow n vertical movement at right angles to iho car , like the wings of birds , The Inventor ot the ship has formed u company with u capi tal of 11,000,000. Track U'nlKo-i-H Klllml. Piiii.uiHU'iiiA , Doc. 1) , William Elklns and William H. 1'ulk wcro struck and in stantly killed by an cxprees train while walking on thu track of the Pennsylvania railroad , near Hridotiburg , Ihlu evening. A Woiild-Hc AHHiisHlii ArrtiHteil. LsmAN'Ai'OMs , Doo. 0. Hacker , the anar chist , who mudo adosparato uttouiDt lg.8t weuk > "assassinate his benefactor , Hrucq , was nrroHted this morning ut u houso' In Shelby county. 'I IK ; hpanHli MAIIIIID , Duo. i ) . The queen redout has intrusted Souor Sagasta with the formation of u new cabinet. Honor Sagastu uuuounlura much difllculty in fulfilling the task.