[ THE OMAHA ' DA.LY BEE ]
I NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA FRIDAY MOBNMG , DECEMBER 13 , 1889. NUMBER 17oT" fl
BOSTON MERCilAN TS BANOUfiT
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HI Spoochoa by Olovoland , Grady and
H Andiow Garnctflo
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THE NCED OF BALLOT REFORM
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H Orovcr Dllntrs on ttio Sutijpat Withr
H Compliments for Massachusetts
H and Sly DIlh at Hill Orndy on
Hi thu Hnou Problem ,
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H A llrllllnnt AHsrtiiiblngB
W * Bostov , Doc IS Over four hundred of
H < tlio | rotmnont business men of Hosto i And
Hi Now I net ind crow led thonpartinants of the
Hi Hold Vcndomo this evening on the occasion
HI of thonnnuul biniuct of tlio Boston Mcr-
H ] ch lots association At tlio round ttiblo in
Hjl thu center sit , Hon Tosculi A Lane , prosl
Ht& & dent of Did aBsoclittou At his
HjR right ucro cx-Prcsllent Clovel uid
Hff end ll VV Grady , W L Putnam ,
HJ I' A Cflllns lolinLoi 1 i' I'lam L Uus
JH Bull und Leopold Murso , l I iJ on Ills luft
JH tvero scitcd Goicrtor Ollvci A nes Andrew
I Ciirnoj-ic , General Ulnton U iMhaiindCol
f loctorSaltotistill ill tucsts of tlio tssocl-
HJ.ation After rcidlng a lctlcrof tegrcltrom
JJJI Jiunes KusrcII I owcll President Line pro
JJJ , cccded In u brier sp cell to In induce Gov
JJJt ernorAmcs who welcome l the g citsoftha
JJJl occasion Picstdciit 1,4110 then Introduced
Hi1 ' ex President Cloicltnd who i as grccte 1
JJJ with long continue I applnuso , shouts und
JB cheers Cleveland spoke luBUbslanco as foi
f/ 10WS !
HH1 ' 1Iu luul a KowIul tribute to tlio Hoston
JJl' t merebiints of thoul ten tlmo and their heirs
H and successors thu lioslon merchants of
JJ | today In thu course of Ins rem irlci ho ref -
f ' ferred to the imminent d ingci which
HV | threatens us from tli i intimidation und eor
Hf ruction of our voters whti.li may bo Justly
Hji charged to solUsh schemes seeking success
JJM through politii il action But these evils
Hlj huvo neon ncglcctc 1 by honest men dls
Hjl ttistcl with all political cndcivor , they have
HH been tolcr ited by respect iblo men who In
Hi ivoaltncss of patriotic sentiment hnvo re
Ht gurdo 1 thorn ns onR phases of slnowd pollt
Hi lull man itcuiont , ind they h ivo been
Hit actl n" encouraged * by the honors which
JJJ3 have been bestowed upon these who boist of
JJJl their use of such ngonoics In aid of party
Hfl * ul reiiiacy
I ] \luuv of us therefore may nlio to our
H2 selves a shire of blame when wo llnu con
Hfi fronting us tbeso perils which threaten the
Hfc cxisteneo of our free Institutions tuo nroser
| vution of our nutiouul honor ana the psrpetu
Hli lly ofourtountry 1 ho condition annexed
Hlf to the founding of our government u | on the
Hti' sun"ra"o of t io pjaplo wis that the suffrigo
Hil should bo free and pure Wo consent d to
Hi ' ablda by tlio honest prcpondoranca of politl
Hit cal opinion , and wo did not consnnt that a
Hf * ° frc0 vote , oxprcssing the intelligent nnu
HJf thoughtful sentiment of the voter , should bo
Hl ; ; balanced by a votu of intitnidntion and tear
Hff or by in unclean corrupt , vote dismacefuUy
Hl bought and treacherously sold
HI ? ' Let us look with i degree of pity and
Hlli charity upon these who yield to fear and In
Hi timid itiun In the oxorcn > o of their right of
Hh Buffrugo ihoui.h thov ought not thus to
HI3 yield wo cannot forget that us against tholr
Hll free ballot they see In the scilo their con
H | j tinned employment , the comforts of their
Hli homes and thoinuintctiuneoof their families
Hll Vo "C0li not ? tllllo our scorn and contempt
Hil * or tno wrulc" u ,10 , bisoly sells Ins vote , and
H. * t. _ , -lvho for a brlbo betrays his trust of citizen
Hf11 BUD ' And yet the thouirut will Intrude
I Itself , that ho but follows in a low and vul
HF &ar fll9'IIOn ' the example of these who pr >
Hit ceoduioutlio theory tint political action
Hli Ilmyr lj0 lui' cd to private gain "
H | ] As n remedy for the corruption of voters
HH tl10 spealter enthusiastically hailed the ad
HM vent of ballot reform Iloseid
V 'iherouro no leaders in tniscauso These
HJ { who seem to lead tbo movement nro but
HJj swept to the front by the surging force of
Hj V Urlotic sentiment It rises fur above p ir
H | ttsanship aud only the heedless , tbo sordid
Hji and the depraved refuse to join In tbo
Hid crusn'e ,
HJI ' i his reform h predicated upon the cool
HJ l deliberation of political solllshncss in its on
HJ I dcavor to i rostltuio our suITri o to tbo pur
HK | poses of private frun It is rightly supposed
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B' > that corruption of the voter is entered upon
HJ | with such business calculation that the cor
HJI runtor will only pay n bribe when ho his
HJ occular proof that tlio suffrugc bo has bir-
HK Ruined for is east In bis interest So too it
HI is reasonably expected that if the employe
HI or laborer is at the t'tno ' of casting his ballot
HV romovid from tbo immediate control of his
HJ employer the fitillti of fear and intlmida
Hi < tion will load to their abandonment
Htf The ch uigodomamicd by this reform In
HfJ the formalities surrounding tbo exercise of
HV thoprlvilegoof suffrato bus given rise to \
HH real or pretended solieltudo for tbo rights of
I our voters , and the fcai has been expressed
HKf . that inability on the part of electors to con
HJg form to the requirements of the ( imposed
H } J chance might produca great incotivenionco
H and In feomo eases result In dlsf ruuehisemont
Hj , | It has even becu suggested that thu iu-
Hj'j uuguratioa of the now plan might encroach
H ] | vpou constitutional guar miles
Hjl "It will not do to tccuso of hostility to the
Hjff roforra all those wbo present these objec- j
H ] | tlons but it is notmniss to inspect their
Hj rimlis tor enemies iu dlsmilso Though tbo I
HJ | emergency wbleh is upon us is full of danger
HJI an I tbouth wo sadli need ultof all rights i
HJ | should bo scrupulously preserved Uut thcro i
Hji should bo no snuffling und no frlvllous ob-
HJ Jcetions should bo toiemtod When a dwell
HJj lug Is in flames wo use no set phrnso of
HJ speech to warn its inmates and no polite ,
HJ and eomtly touch to effect their
HJ rrseuo .Lxt crjonco has often domnti
HJ stinted haw ijuiclily obstacles which
HJj seemed plausible If not convincing when
Hjl ur cd nt , dnuta mcasuroof rofnim arodissl-
HJ' paled by tbo test of trial , an 1 how readily a i
HJ ncwordci of things adjusts Itself to huccoss
HJ fill use * * * ' As it bus been with civil '
HJ service reform so will It bo with ballot ro
HJ / form , except that the coming victory will bo ,
Hji inoro speedily aehloyod end nill bo tuoro )
HJI comlileto
HJI And as tbo grand old state of Masst
HJ > chusetts was foremost to adopt and demon
HJ strito the piaaicabiltty aud usefulness of
HJI civil service reform , so lias she been first to
Hjl adopt n thorough scheme of ballot reform i
HJr and to provo In pnctica Its value and thu In-
HJ ) vulidity of the objections mildo uguinst It "
Hji 1 allowing Cleveland euino tlonry W
Hji Grady of Georgia , who was warmlv received
Hji Mr Orady suld bo was Invited to discuss the
HJj rueo problem 11a sail Mho south , the
HJS ruirostuud richest domain on earth , Is so
HJf scunllly people 1 tint but in per cent of its
Hja luuds uro cultivate t I ho sous of Now Tug
HJI land beck with troubled eve some now lido i
HJ / rude let slueo 1WKJ the emigration of norlb-
Hk ernors to the south uus been docroasiug bo-
Hjl/ / causoof'bo rueo problem and the suspicions
HJ it breeds 1 ho southerners are so beset with
HK this problem that their very oxlsteneo do-
H\ \ penda upon Its right solution "
H ! Kephing to thu Imputation that the south
Htreated the negroes unjustly , the speaker
H suld Ibis ioar the south ralsod 7100
H > bales of cotton , which enormous crop could
Hj , not huvo eomo from thu bands of dlscon
H tented labor iho negroes of Georgia who
HJ twenty tlvoyeirs ago were slives now pos
HJ scss CUvooiiou worth of property Tor
HJ oviry Afro Amorlum agitator stirring up
HJ strife ho could show a thousind negroes
HJ happy in their cabin homes und with their
HJ children In school H is admitted thcro is
HJ discord and vlolcnio but it is mls-
HJ Judtou Lawlessness iu Iowa is accepted
HJ as an accident , whllo that In the
HJ south Is ascribed to race causes i ,
HJ 'J he bluck will cast a free ballot when ig-
HJ tioraueo uiiv where is not domlnutol by the
HJ will of the iutulllgeut iho whltvs u-a
HJ bundod not In prejudice but uoccsilu The
HJ negro vota remains an Ignorant and credu-
HJ lous faction , the prey of the urserupulous of
HJ both parties and plaj s u pai t m every cam i
Hji jialgn by which eicry Interest of society is
HJ jeoi arducd und every upproaoh to the bal
HJ lot box debauched Against such eauipulgns
HJ as this tbo southern whites uro bunded as
HJ Massachusetts would bo uuuor similar elr-
HJ cuiustuncea"
HJ In reply to the challenge as to the alleged
HJ smalluessof the southern vote Mr Uradv
HJ * suldi "iho stxtceu soulbum states lu IbitS 1
J
E v7 per cent of tholr totil vote , the Now J
I'nglind stitesbut 03 tor cent of theirs
The negro has learned that the ballot bo * , |
which promised most has yielded him least ,
aud at last has realized that his best friends
nro tils nolghbors , with whoso prosperity his
own ) is bound It would bo well It notthcrn
partisans , would understand that the negro
votocinnovcr control the south If there
bo n human force which cinnotbo withstood ,
it i < Is that of the b indod Intolllgon o und ro
B | onsiblllty of a free community Upon that
the south relics not upon the cownrdly
incnaca of the shotgun 1 oreo bills will fall
The north may surrender its liber-
tics to n federal election law , but
never ngnln will a single state bo
{ dollvorcd { to the control of an Ignorant
or Inferior i aeo Tlmo alone cw toll how
the nroblom i rcsontc 1 will bo solved " Iho
spenlter believes th it it will bo solved by a
pcoplu ' bound in honor to its solution
Ilo ashed
1 P silence Out of this alone can como
perfect worlt
2 Conlldoace In this alone enn you
Judge ' fairly
. J Sympathy In this jou can help us
best
1 I Glvo us your sons as hostages that
thoj in vy help swell tlio Antlo S ixon cur
rent until It cm carry without duntei this
black infusion
S Loyultv to the republic , for there is
sectionalism i i loyulty as In cstinngcmcnt
Glvous a broad und perfect loyalty tint
loves 1 nnd trusts Geonti i ul ko with M issa
chusotts , that knows no eoatb no north uo
enst no west nut en te rs with cqu-l tid
pitrlutio lovoovory foot of our soil every
stito of our mil in "
. Andrew Ciruegio was then Introduced
Prior to ontorlng Upon the discussion of his
topia ho rofoncl to Clovolund us ono vho
[
hlstoiy would dcelaio hid tried to do His
duty J and who possessed the lesoect of tbo
cntlio country touaidlcss of pirtj Cuinoslo
then proceeded to u brief exposition of the
t J ro.ress mile by this eountri during tlio
p > isttblrty vc irs in commerce , m tnufiicturlnb
nn ' . 1 mining leel iring th it In the lust two
{ industries she now heads the world wbllo
her ere lit Is tbo lirst utnong nations
. C irne io tt is followed by lion L Putnam ,
J the 1 ito democratic candidate fortoveiuor
of Maine , who spoico bi telly
I I UNO IWLL *
All Zanzlbaii Pnyinir Iloiimso to the
AlVlenu I5lorer
/W7tu it Dee 1J Iho Drltish Indian
steamship navigation company ted ty gave a
luncheon 1 to Henry M Stanley , on board tbo
steamer Arawatta which has arrived hero
as , the pioneer vessel In the servleo between
.
: Great Hi I tain and Last Africa Stnnlev
ma lo a speech in which ho predicted the i
rapid growth aud prosperity of Last Africa
All Zinzibar is ougaged In feting Stanley
and the members of bis oxpcdltiou
Conurntultitliuis liom Victoria ,
Lovuov , Dec 12 Tbo queen bos sent a '
c iblo dispatch to bUmloj , la which stio says
"Mv thoughts are after vou and your brivo
followers ' , whoso hitdshlps nnd dancers are
ntnnond < I acitn , congi ltulito you all , in
eluding < /anzlbirs , who displayed such 1
devotion < and fortituda during jour marvel
ous ( expedition I trust Lmm P isba is maU
lug I favor iblo progiess "
Ihc corporition of Loudon has invited
Stanley I to accept the free lorn of thu city
iho ceremonj of present ition willtukoplaco 1
in I Guild hall iho parchment confernng
citizenship < upou Stanley will be enclosed iu '
a gold casket
lievliomii in a Fraud
[ Copirta ' ISO Uu Ja nst Ooi Ia i Msitii'U 1
Londov , Dee IS fNoiv York Herald 1
Cable Special to Tun UlpI Loybourn of
Catholic bank fame according to military
aulhuritios hero has no right to the title of [
colonel , neither has ho any right „ o the letters
tors • R. G " after hi3 name , nor any right to 1
wear Crimean medals His sola claim to i
membership in the tfoyal Engineers is that t
> c irs ago bo wis clerk in the ltoyal Tngl
ncors department at Woolwich OOlcia's ' 1
here are so rctlcont a to glvo the Impression
that Loyboura is oven a more shady obar
actor than his fabrications deuote
Spain ii'iluittll
Madiud , Dec U The papers hero muni
fast a great uoal of irritation at Senator
Calls propos it in regard to Cubi nnd roundly
denounce It I Ills is a subject upon which Si am
Is very sensitive The Lpoca suvs This is a
mad idea and It cannot bo th it anyone In
Washington takes it seriously Lvcn if a republic
public were est iblished In Spain she would
not soparuto Cuba Spain is rcsolvod at nil haz
ards to maintain the intognty of her n itional 1
territory and political divisions do not exist
thereon "
lniluf nzo in Il < rlln
Hi ni iv , Doc 13 Influenza is spreading
throughout the country lbo administration
of Justice in the courts is suspended because
all the Judges ore down with the epidumic
It is proposed to close all the schools , es
I ecially at Dantzlc , where half tbo children
are affected
rtiiiu I'utilm'fl Condition
/ANznun , Dec 13. Lmln Pasha had t
restless ullit ( disturbed by frequent sevens
shells of couching He Is unable to swallow
solid food Ills bi ulscs eoutttiuo to bo vco j
piinful Othcrwiso bis condition Is un i
ehaugod
on i o uTolTLTuGriov
Hlx IiidciiBiidcius nnil Tliroo Deino-
crais Prol ) ilily Lli cri il
' CmcAao Dee 12 Iho most Important t
locut election prob ibly ov or hold tn Chicago
took place today It was to control the
newly created board of nine waterway com i
missioners the members of which nio to
have the raising ana disbursing
of funds estimated at from 115-
000 000 to * J0 000 000 to bo used
tn rarrjing oat the great Chtciifco dratnaio
und ship canal project which will necessitate
Unemployment for an Indelluita tlmo of from
ten to llftecn thousand men
Cumulative voting was pormlttod and
the democrats and republicans each
nominate I but iivo moil , the aim
being to secure the majority of
the board A ' citizen or independent
ticket was afterw irds put In the Held with
bix names , three former democrats aud ttirco
former republicans
At midnight the returns from about half
tlio | redacts Indicate the election of the six
independents nn I the tnr o remaining
pi ices will fall to tbo democrats i
On this bisis the board , which promises
to play an imporluntpart In Illinois politics i ,
will stand three straight democrats , three
Independent doiuocrats and throe indopend-
outropuhllcaus
Holibcil Ills LiiiDlnyrr
St Joseiii , Mo , Dee 12 ISpecIal Telegram
gram to This Hue J About two weeks ago
Montnguo Uayncs a dashing joung English 1
man who was omplojcd as bookkeeper for
tha Li on A , Judson hardware company , went
on a sprco and was thrown outof a bugty
and seriously hurt Ilo was engaged to bo
married to a prominent society lady , und
being In bad company at the tlmo the accl I
deut lupponed , ho left the city in preference
to staying hero aud suffering disgrace Since
ho left his former employers have boon
examining their books aud today thny Und
that Uayu sis short to thorn to tbo extent of
81 WW lluvnos served two jours in the
Jollut III , puultcntlurv for forgery A lot t
tor was rowlvod from Hint to lay saving that
ho has been hialngliibt Louis slaeo ho lolt
here _
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I utlinr In 111 il Mills Sick ;
Ciucuuo , Dec 13 Luther LaQln Mills i ,
tha eloquent special counsel who was to close
tha Cromu trial for the state , will not bo
able to appear , Ills illness has taken a very
serious turn and at the consultation of utter
in * ! today It was decided that Judfeo Lougo- >
ncckor close tbe arguments
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TWO NOMINATIONS LAID OVER
Objocttons to Indian Ofllclala Morb'
Ban and Dorchostor
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THE REDUCTION OF DEPOSITS ,
\ \ Itidoin In MnHtlni : No Time An-
other iIiKllclnl District Proposotl
homo Hilln InirodiiOBil l'ail *
docks Hank I n i ; McnsutCi
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WAsnivaTOV nonciv Titr Ovunv Unn , i
513 POLHTEI Silt STIUICT , >
• \Va811i\otdv D C Dec , 12 J
At the mooting of the senate cominlttoo on
Indian ] affairs today the nomination of Indinn
Cotnmlsslonei , Morgan nal Superinteudont
of lndl in Schools Dorchostor wore lal 1 ever
to tbo next mooting of the committee Ills
notprobablo tliat action will bo taken on
these | nominations before Januiry iho
Church ( of Homo nas objected to both of these
nominations , nltliougti its objection hns not
been 1 formally lilt before the coinmtttco It
is i charged that their toltcy is In opposition
to | the C ith ) lie church and C itholio Instltu
.
tlous , tha-out of twenti sK Catholic sit
Dorintondents 1 of senools twenty bivo boon
by 1 them dtsoh irgo J , un I lint If their policies
nro , continued they will lese to the Citbollo
schools moro tlinn J1,50U 000 Invested under
contracts ' for schools Iho Grand Army of
the ' Kcpubliclms nlso objected to Morj , ins
continuation on account of his military
record
liroUN ElttNCST
The reluctiou of the deposits of Unltod
States money in national b inks his begun
In c irncst
'iccretiry Windom tins mnllel letters to
the banks hiving these deposits in which ho
tudtcites thouinouuts to which the reduo
tlons must bo made
The minimum iiiiniod for each bank will
rrduco the $47 OOJ,000 hold by the binks to
about tli 000 000 Secretary Wludom Intends -
tends to reduce to * o0 000 the deposit with
banks where it Is not necessary for the gov
ornment to keep an open account and where
depositories hive been made simply for the
coavcnicnco of collectors of customs , oto
iheso latter banks are located in cities of
fiom 10 000 to 13 000 inhnbltuuts and gouor
ullv hold'from 51 000 to 8100 000 cich The
poltcv of thu government li is oecu In making
u depository Tor the eonvenleneo of feleral
olllcers to rcquiro a deposit of $ o0 000 in
bonds to sccura the acposlts
M my small banks which have been made
depositories will have all of their govern
incut deposits taken from them bee uiso it is
not a necessity to maintain them In largo
cities where the government keeps nrcounts
a unst which cheeks nro drawn for the pay
uientof pensions iml other cxpeuscs tbo
bilancoleft with tbo banks has run up fiom
? aU0K ( ) to * ° OK ) 000 Tint is now to oo ro
auccd • tbo amount dem indod by publio
no"eslt ' In some larto business centers
the jtevornment will vvlthdriw sovcril mil
lions from tbo general circulating medium
of the hanks Manj of tbo banks , in yield
iugupthcii deposits will take out nn In
crease of circulation , so ns to not rcduco
their general funds to a point Which
will embarrass them No doubt amajoiity
of tbo b inks would thus iucroaso their clr-
c nation wore it not for the fact th it most of
bonds deposited hero to secure Unltod States
deposits were borrowed
It is estimated at tlio treasury department
that of $ Jo 000 000 which Is to bo w ittidrawn
from the depositories not moro than two or
three million will go back li the way of In
crease la the circulation of banks Secretary
Windoiu says th it his plan for the purchase
of bo ids deposited to secure Unltod States
deposits is working so well that there will bo
no stringency in the money market , und
very little If any reduction in the circulat
tng medium of the country iho transfers
of these values have however caused a
slight lluiry in oankiugcircles In Now Yoik ,
and westoni bankers report that tholr agents
In the east are charging 7 per cent
on ever arafts now whereas a few
weeks ago but > or 0 per cent w is charged ,
but thov report at the same time an equiva
lout Increase of Interest allowed for credits
with tloeistorn reservengonts Dmingtbo
past three or four months there has been a
stcadv incrcasoof tbo interest charged on
tbo over irafts of the western b inks und at
the treasury dej ai tment It is said that to this
f ict and tbo customary demands for money
at the close of the c ilendar year is duo mora
than anything else tbo increase of interest
SOME llirLS JNTllOnUCED
Senator Manderson has Introduced a bill
piovlding that tbo secretary of the Interior
shall extend the time of tbo payment of the i
purchase monov duo for lands sold on the i
Omaha reservation nfter the sales made i
under the act of August 7 , 1833 so that the i
tlmo for such piyinout shall do on the 1st
duy of December , lbJl , that the second pay
ment shall bo duo in ono year thereafter and
the third payment to bo duo and pal 1 in ono i
year from the day fixed for the second pay
inent , that thu intuicslon the payments i
shall bo p lid on y at the time they uro duo
und that the act of IBs ! shall renin in in full
foiccralso thn tbo lands upon which pay
ment is extended shall be treated tn all respects
spects bi and in the state of N"biaskaas if
fully paid for and pitents issued Tbo sen-
a tor nlso introduced bills for the relief of
vV oils C MeCoolt and Robert H Stewart
benators Allison and Wilson represented a
largo number of petitions from their eon
stitucnta asking that a bill bo p isscd making
itn crime to upeculato on the future of furm
proauco or to llx the price for the future by
speculati ° n
Senator Wilson h is introduced a bill cor
rectlng the muster of Joseph 11 Dorr for
merlv colonel of the Eighteenth Iowa cav
nlry , nlso a bill authorizing the postmaster
tent ruUo lease premises fcr the use of post
olllees of the first , seconl aid thirl classes
ami a bill amending section 2u of the ictof
Murch J 1U79 , making appropriations for tbo
postoftlco dcpiiiinent by provialng that
publications of the second class , ono copy to i
c ich actual subscriber whoso postolllco ad
aress is within tno coun'y where thu same
nro i rinted In whole or in pirt , and pub
llshe t sh ill go frno through the mulls but
tbo same shall not ba dolivoi ed at letter ear
ricr ofllces or distributed bv carriers unless
postage is paid thereon at ttio rate of
1 cent a pound or fraction thereof The i
ruto of posture on newspipcis oxecptlng ;
wcokllesaud periodicals not exceeding two 1
ounces hi weight when the same are dc-
posltoJ iu u letter carrier ofllco for delivery ;
hi Its earners sh ill ho uniform ut 1 cent
each Perlodteils woichlng moro than two
ounces shall bo subject when delivered by
such curators to postage at the ruto of 2 cents
etch und these rates shall bo ptopaid by
stumps uttlxed " .
Senator Wilson of Iowa today Introduced 1
bills for the relief of John liurns , John L
Humlel Pdward L Lattannl John Ivinnev ,
Tbo negotiations now coiug on for tbo ro
louse of tbo bondsmen of Kccolviir Lovojov
at tbo Neligh ofUce has brought to tbo front ;
tlio necessity of some uetlon on the govern
ment s part lor tbo earlier settlement of the
accounts of registers and receivers and iu J
ordui to bring this about moro readily Sen
utor Paddock today introduced a bill for the
croitionofan auditorshlp for tbo general J
laud ofllco Iho idea of this is to have an
ofllclal stationid in the general land ofllco
whoso duties il will bo to sattlo thoaccouuts ;
of the otllccs In tbo laud department lust as
tbn sixth auditor of the treasury settles the
accounts of tbo postmasters
1 he action of Acting Commissioner Stone
tn holding that county Judges are not competent
potent to take filial proofs in commuted
liomostead or pro omptton oases has caused }
u great deul of distress amoug Bottlers in tbo
west wbo resldo fur away from the district J
courts All sorts of appeal ) have come on t
especially from Nebraska , asking that some
steps bo taken to set asldo this ruling of Mr
htouc In consequence of these requests
Senator Paddock has Introduced a bill to au I
thorite such county Judges to take llual
proofs tn commuted homostca 1 or nro omp
Hon cases , Just as thov do In homestead
cases
rott i\OTiiEn juritCiMj msTittcvr
A bill w is introdocod in the sennto to lay
bv ' Mr Lav Is of Minnesota establishing an
additional Judicial circuit ( the Tenth ) com
prising tbo districts of vllnnr-sot i , North Di
itota South Dakota and Montana 1 ho usu il
court powers nro conferred by tbo bill nnd
the simo compensation nllowod the Ju lco
nn 1 other ofllccrs a * prol ldcd for The terms
of this circuit court shall bo the same ns now
provided by law for the terms of the circuits
jt that district and the following additional
terms ' Couitssh ill be hold In tlio district of
Minnesota and In tlio city of Minneapolis un
the | llrst Moud ti of I obrunry ami the second
Monday of beptomber in the ton , mid a
Judge shall bo nppolntc 1 hi tlio president to
have tbo custom iry inrlsdlctlon
Wll SONS II10P01ITIOV
SenitorWilson of lowi his ti popular
proposition ' for making the republican party
popular
Speaker Hood hns donoasplonltdthtng , "
hosais j , , In appointing the most Important
committees so thnt the homo can got to
woru nt once Now tf ho will nnmo the
other com nlttocs promptly and if the np
proprlation eo umlttco will rojort ono or two
of the ai proprluttou bills before the boll
dnvs ] ind If the ways and mo ins commltteo
will glvo us n tariff bill within ton days say
after J > the bolidavs wo can adjourn congress
by the 1st of luly , oi oven earlier , and wo
w lit score u gro it pdlnt with tbo basin ess In
terests of the count j "
' Uut vou don t re illy boltovc that Is going
to bo done enatorl' was asuod iho senu
tor ' sonly answer wis a sinllo of doubt
Speukor Ueud sajs ho will unnouueo his
committees for the bouso ns rapidly as lie
completes thein Tuo bulk of these unknown
to l thu puollo nro oxicctcd next Moud iv
All , orqulto all of the coramittoos will bo
announced j by ono uoolc fioin todnj , when
the holldav recess Is cxpectc 1 Spo liter
Heed j h is so fur shown mure f icllity in thom
m iko up of committees than any of bis pro
dccc3s i rs iho oldest men in the bouso s ly
{ that thev do not lemombor to over have scon
thu committees nnnouncod at so early uata o 1
of the session
Mi'crttAvrous
Iu the sennto today Mi Voorheos of In
dl , inapiesentoda petition slened by n largo
number l of citizens of Nobr isko , pr lying that
Robert | Ashlov the agent for tbo Omnh i end
. Wlnnob igoindi ms bo restrained from elec
tioneering Inllueneing uud Inlimtd iiuil ,
voters at elections by virtue of his ollli I il
position | iho petltlODTS say tint Ashley
uses i the prestige of his olllco for political
purposes ] and thnt ho inlluunces these under
bis control
P L 11 Rich wis today appointed post
mustci | at Torcstbuig , Sanborn county ,
South I Dakota vl o WE lliifcgs resigned
Assistant Sccrotnry Ch mdler ted ly ills
missed ' the uppo il front ' thu decision of tlio i
commissioner of tbo general land olllco in ,
] thoeisa of Llmer L 1 lluch involving tbo ,
west 1i of the southeast Jf and tbo uortho ist
} { of tno southwest M and the southeast if of
; mo uoithucsl ' .f of section 37 township i |
north ringods west , McConk land district
Ihc usslstnat secretary ulso mo lilted the do
clslon , of tno commissioner in the case of
Murii Stevenson Jackson involving the |
northwest \ { of Bcctlon J5 , township 11,1 [
north range u2 west , VVaturtonu S D
laud district to tbo extent of allowing tbo ,
claimant , to iilo additional proof
iho sennto commltteo on tin inco has made
a favorable repoit upon Senator Piddocks ,
bill amen ling section BUS of the levised I
statutes , of the United States providing for
the organization of national banks with a
less c ipitul thun \ > 0 000 Iho bill provides
that In any pi ice of not , moro than 5 < hJ in
habitants u bank may bo ort inizcd with a
cup tul of iwj 000 aq 1 in places of loss than L
3100 ; inhabitants and nv * below2 000 banks
may boort , inlrod wlti cupital of $ U > t > )0 )
and In places of less population than 3 000 I
banks m iv bo org mizqd with $10 00J capital
Senator Munuersou proposes to call upon t
the supervising architect of the treasury to
morrow morning aud show him the neecsst
tics for the early orcctlon of publio bulldiugs
lu Norfolk aud Hastings iho senatoi thinks
that these two cities uro iood cindidates for
tliooxpiuditu-o of money for publio build
hits espcel illy on account of the fuel that
United States courts a . ro hold in o ich place
It is generally bellovod hero that Itepro
sentuiive Dorsoy will bn chal-mun of thu
house commltteo on banking und currency
Pliuit S Hiixru
SUSP1J < I UI IN A1IL
.
An Awful Position of Two Loaded
Pnsspimor Cnr
Wivva fo , Man , Dee 13 A cltizon Just
an Ived from the Pacific coast tolls of a
thrilling nceidont to the Canadian Paciflo
through express in tbo mount tins
fho rail gave vv > on a" point on the side of
the mountain lilfcti uoovo tl n Columbia rlvor
fbo engine pas od ever safolj , but the two
coaches following swung about and toppled
ever The bank was almost perpendicular
and the cars would have tumbled several 1
hundred feet into the rlvor had It not bcou
}
that the coupling twisted around and held
tbo tremendous weight The weight of the
engine and thn balance of the train proventcd
thu suspended cars from , drawing the whole
train down Thd suspense wus dreadful
Iho frightened passengers were compelled
to remain In their perilous position until the
tnlu hands built a platform around and
underneath the hanging cars , enabling all to
make their escupo Iho place vhero the
accident occurred is considcrod the most
dangerous iu the mountains
DAVIS ON QUINT ,
A Illgli-MltiiliMl llofusal to Attack tlio
Diintr General
Boston , DOC 13 When General Giant
was dying nt Mount McGregor the lloston
Glebe instructed Its Now Orleans correspondent
spondent to Intcriiow Tefferson Davis Mr
Davis was not soon personally , but sent tlio i
following lcttor to a frlond In Now Orleans
1 Your icquest on behalf of tbo Uoslon i
Journal for mo to prepare u criticism on Gen ,
erul Gnats military oareor cannot bo com
plied with for the following reasons !
1 General Giant is dvlng
' 3 J.tiout.li ho inyidQd our country ruthlessly -
lossly it was with an open bant uud , so ftr
as 1 Know , ho abated uoltber arson or pill
ago and has since the war , 1 believe , showed 1
no malignity to the confederates olthor of
the military or civil , servleo , therefore , ,
Instead of seeking to disturb the quiet of bis
oloslug hours I would If it were iu ray
power contrlbuto to tbq-peace of bis mind j
and thecomfortof his body "
Nebraska , and row i Pi nslons
Wasihsotov , Dee 13. [ Special rolograra
tolUEliEE ] Penslonswranted Ncbraskans
Original invalid Jumfs L Polco rails
Citv , Jobu b Lindsiy Plattsmouth In
crease Benjamin D Mills , Republican City ,
Oliver Terri , lluskville Original widows i
ets ElUubeth , vvlddw Garvin M Cnnstto ,
Stum
Pensions for lownnst Original Invalid
Charles Shrlver , Contorvtllo , Osborn Clark ,
Otlorvillo , Timothy p Carson , Dallas Con
tor , Charles II Mill , Waosfr Olty , Samuel i
Al roiter , Havorly , William Gruco Oska-
loosu Incieiso Columbus Caldwell , Center
Point , Jacob a Hlcbstiuo , Gurwin , Na
poleon L Austin , Andrews , Joseph JJlunlt ,
Ottumwa , John S l'eregrluo Brooks ,
James A Una bliannani John A Itoulg ,
Grout , bumuol S Culberson Wlntorset ,
Henry S Dinks , Perry , Milton Hutts i , ,
1 redencot llarnson Oboiton Gait , Henry
Thomas Uoouovtllq/ibos W Lias LoMars i
Hotssue-Dinlol Dean , ML Sterling ) John
Loogbery , Viilanovta { Washington lutbott ,
Adol , Divid O ilemmenaver , Conwav ,
hqutie lomonds , Warsaw Original widows ij
etc Phoebe S , widow of Nathaniel Hurt ,
Anita , minors of Henry G Poke , Ottumwa ,
l'muia , widow of ljo\i Preoman , Osslin ,
WUllamA father of William W Anderson ; -
son , Vail , i.llzsbetb , \ Joow of John Hlnklo
Mondamlu
riio Utntlor | I orponst ,
For Omaha aud Victnity-Fair weather
Nebraska and Iowa Fair , lomor teuiora
turo , with northerly winds , fair on Satur-
dav
boutl Dakota Tair , northerly winds i ,
lower temperature
i
CONGRESSIONAL I / PROCEEDINGS
_ _ _ _ _
The Houao Aalcod to lovoattgalotho
Ballot Box Ft aud
REPORT | ON SILCOTT'SSHORTAGE
- _ _ .
,
Tlio Coinmlttr'o Hcvcrolj Contloimis
br-iBeniit-ai-Arma I ccitoin'd Ij > o io
Methods Ilo Nat or CJ muted
tlio Cash llutloi's Hill
House
Wasuinotov , Do3 13 lu the house tills
morillng ' , Mr lluttcrworth of Ohio , using
to I il question of privilege oITerod n rcsolu
Hon providing for the nppoitilmot t of a com
mlttcoof llvo to mikon full and thorouck
Invest ! ) ntlon , and report without delay
their findings lu regard to contiacts ( a copy
of wliteh u | paired In tbo Cinciunnll Com
morciul Guzctto and other public Journals
list October and to which the alleged slg
notuies of several members of
congress wuio nttlched ) , which vvoto
d eel ired by tha pa ] crs to bo
a schema to defraud tbo united Stutes in the
mutter of the propose 1 i urell iso of eertnu
ballot boxes Mr lluttcrworth re id the ) rr-
innblo uud resolution himself and then
stutod that ho hud out a word to sny In refer
once to the ni itter As lbo publuntlon hid
first uppeured lu the Commercial Gazette on
Cetober4 the numoof J nines L Cntnpbcll
ulono api cared It had been current rumor ,
however , throughout tlio state , that tlio
n imcs of his honored colleagues Senator
Shornnut and Mr Mclflnbw , aud his name
ns well us the nanus of others w tb on tl o
paper As soou us iittcntlon wasc died to tTfc
matter , it was developed that the contrtct
and signatures wcro lorgeiles nnd the cdl
tor of the Commticial Oazetto premptlv so
st ited In a double leaded edltntial Uut not ;
withstiintliiig that editorial , it commenced to
bo bruitc 1 about tn it notwithstanding the
exposuroof tlio forferv , the jersons wcro
interested in the contract und that , because
ceitiln indivllunls Ind been eiutht on both
sides of the pollttcul line , It was thought well
lo suppress It Ho ( lluttcrworth ) had callol
the attention of Iho editor of the Comnicrc
cinl G izutto to this fact , nnd he niraiu iu uu
editorial bad said that such statement wis
unauthorized uud utiwurr lined nnd that the
paper had been suppressed because it wus a
fon-orj
Mr Hrcekenridgo of Kentuckv , whoso
name is npj ended to the nlleged contnet ,
v Igorouslj denied nny knowledge of ttio eon
tract
The resolution vvns adopted and the report
of the Silcott commltteo was prosentel to
the house iho report gives a detailed stito
ment of the assets aud liabilities of the ser
geunt nt-urms December 5 Iho shortage is
stated to bo 0 70S It states that the com
initteo has not yet mnlosutllciont lnv stl-i
tion of the matter of discounts und noti s
Mmy notes the commitleo believes ,
were forged to cover the dofalcilion
aire id v existing It also suvs that the
commlttoocannot too severely condemn the
manner in which the scigcant at aims eon
ducted the aft lirs of his olllco
Mr Pijson of Illinois immediately upon
the conclusion of the reading of the report
ollorod i resolution authorizing the commit
too not only to examine iho accounts but to
take cbar&o of the assets of the ofllco uutil
further orders from tno house to receive
any proposal from Leedoin for muktng good
any deficiency and also to tnako a full report
as to tbo effect of any deficiency Thcro was
a protr ictod debate over this regarding the
responsibility of the sergeant at arms nnd
whether ha wus acting ns tbo agent of the
members or of the troisury depart
u ent and tbo opinions expressed
were voty conflicting Finally Hon
tetlo of Maine offered a substitute
resolution directing the commltteo to report
as to tno effect or result of any dellcicncy ,
and especially as to the unpaid salaries to the
members , aceompanvlng the report with the
bill if necessary 1 his was adopted as was
also one offeied by Hen phill of South Care
Una dlroctlnir Senioint ut-Anns Holmes to
arrange with the troisury dcpirtment for
the payment of the mileage ot members
i'lio committee sajs in closing ' It ap
pears that a portion of the cash under the
control of Silcott has never been counted
during the six years of Mr Lcedom s lrcum
bency bj am other person than Silcott and
it does not appear that silcott ever counted
thu cash , or that Lee lorn over iskcd for a
count until tbo evening of the Sth in
statu when the deficiency appeared Mr
Lcedom scorns to have exorcised no careful
supervision of tbe interests committed to his
care "
Mr Browerof North Carolina intioduced
a bill for tbo repeal of tbo t ix ou tobacco m
allits forms Hcforied
Mr Wilkinson of Louisiana annourcod the
death of his colleague Mr Gay of the ibird
Louisiana distiict and as a mark of respect
the house adjourned until Monday
_ _
foennto
UAsnivoTov , Dee 12 Mr Walcott was
excused from service on the commitlceoii In
dian affairs
Potitlons were presented from various par
ishes in Louisiana in fuvor of a national elec
Hon law by Messrs Ingulls Shormnn and
Lvarts Among the bills Introduced aud re
ferrcd were
Uy Mr Butler Foi the emigration of per
sons of color from tbo southern stutes
lly Mr Gorman For an International ex
position at the national capital in lbJJ
llj Mr Stewart 1 or ttio free coinage of
fold and silver and the Issue of coin cortili-
eutes
Mr Gibson offered n resolution ( whtoh
was referred to the cominl tco on foreign ro
latlons ) instructing the cominlttoo to inquire
into the expediency nnd practicability ot ao
quiring or settling apart territory for the oc
eupition by the netro or colored citizens of
tbo United St ites and also to inquire how
fur mid iu what manner tbe government of
the United St ites can and oueht equitably to
nld tbo free linen of the United States and
tholr families and deseonda its to emigrate
thereto and scttlo therein and to establish a
Bjstoni of con mon school education
Ingulls offered concurrent resolutions
( which wont over ) for a holiday recess for
the two bouses from December 19 to Jauu
aryO
Under the resolutions offered bj Aldricb
and Plutt tbo following chaiiL.cs In commit
tecs were agreed tot Iho appointment of
a select comuilttco of fifteen senators to bo
called tbo qua lro centennial commltteo to
increase the commltteos on immigration ,
co ist defenses , mines and mining and publio
buildings and grounds to iiiiiomouibcisoaeb ,
tbo coumilltco on Indian depredations to
seven members , the commltteo on postofllcos
nnd post rouds , torritorics , publio lands und
pensions to ton members , and tbo contlnu-
unco during thu present session of a scloot
commltteo on Irrigation
Dolph offered a resolution ( which was ro-
foric 1 to thp committee on library ) lnstruet
ing the commltteo to mqulro into tlio advisa
bilitj of tbo orcctlon in Washington of a
memorial building in which shall be received
and retained such statue ? und portraits of
publio mca and oinlunut citizens of the
United States and such historical paintings
nnd ether works ot art as may bo provided
by law After nn executive session the sej-
am ndoutncd | till Monday
Committee Meetings ,
WasiuSoton , Doe 1. The tlrst session
of tbe ways and means commltteo was held
this morning , when an organization was of-
fected lha usual order in regard to too
distribution of the presidents message was
made and the prcsont tariff law wjis ordered
printed in tl o shape of a bill , to servo as a
basis for tbe preparation ot a now tariff
measure iho following sub committees
v.'eio appointed
On the Public Debt , ruuding and Pay
ment Thereof McKinloj Dlugloy and Car
Its'o
On Rcvonuo Provisions and Commercial I
rireaties liurroivs , Pavuo und Mttls
On Auiendmonts to the Customs Laws
Uayne , I a Polloto ud McMillan
On Amendments to the luternal Revenue
Laws McICennn , Gear anl C H llrecktn-
rl Ice
On Uollof Bits ' nnd Clalms-Dlngloy , Bur
rows aud l lower
Notioof these sub committees will have
churgo of the question of r ites ui on Imports
or internal taxes thu full committee li mug
charge of this subject an 1 tha subcommit
tees concerning tltouisclves With a luiiulstra
tlvonffairs
llioscnato commltteo on comutcr a held
Us llrst session this m jrnliig nn I sub lorn-
mlttoeswcro ipiolntol
iho committ uon Itidlin nff ilrs nlso bell
its first session todij All bills upon the
subject of lndl m dopreliltons were sent
to the now subcommittee on tint subject
1 he house n | proprl itlous com nlttoo mot
tl ' It morning and complete 1 Its orgtutz Ulon
iho following subcommittees were np
pol ited
Sttndri Civil r siinon , Cogswell McCj
urns Kami ill mid Sio ers
Lcfrlslittvo , oto lliittorvvorth , Cinnoii ,
Brewer , I ornav nn 1 Doekerv
D strict of Columbia McComai 1 lender
son Morriii Clements nn t Dieltorv
Pensions Morrow , ltcldeu , Peters SiVc'is
ami Urcckinrldic
lMrtilleitlons Broiler , Butternorth ,
Coesivell , Ha idull and Sijers
. Dellclone es-llonderioii C union Peters
Brcekluildgo nnd Clements
PerninnctitApproprlitlons-Beldcn Peters
Morrow Doe cry uud 1 ornci '
.
A I AMIIA Of IvLOI'LllS
Miss Aim Sickles siiniil } t ollowctl
in ll r HclniivcH * I < > itsii tin
Nrw Yom , Doc 1' JSpecnl loletram
to , itn Urh 1 Iho elopment of the convi nt-
bred , unULhter of the ( .allant soldier Gen
oral Daniel L Sicktes , Drill ! 3 to lulud the
f let that sensational immures have been
frequent in the Sickles fimlly tJMiss Alt i
In \ eloping followed in the footsteps of her
older sister , Liuri who tin aw i\ In Pirts
with n poor southerner numed McC irthj tn
October , IS 9 She wis twenty sl c ye irs of
ngo it the tlmo und highly uccompllshod
Laura nctoni ) illicit tier rtitbcr Ceuuril
Daniel L Sickles to Spain when ho wis
ni i olntcd minister in 180 uud was educated
in i M idrld In 187U her trnndtuolbor
died In Madrid , and she went to Pans with
her 1 fntticr and stepmother I ho gcnprit
hud 1 arrin ud to como to this coun
trv ou October 10. nn t hud en
g igcd t ass tea for himself wlfo and
d tuirter iwo nights before the
time t for Ueparturo Miss Sickles ran uwaj to
Londou ] with McCarthy
Miss Pci io Sickles , daughter of the late
George ( Sic cles father of Genoi il Sickles
nlso eloped she ran away ono moonlight
nlkht i fiom her homo at Now Rochelle uud
was \ married lo Willi mi Qulnn
Dutmg the month of S ptembor 13i3 Miss
Roma ] Sickles , sister of Perio also clop d
with \ u biitehci s clerk named Georeo , Mead ,
in i South Manchester , Conn Mead was a
brother j of tha 'amily s w ashwomati
A few vcirsnto bencial Sicilies' father ,
George | L Sickles ciuscd a social sensation
bj I m irriing his housekeeper rhocucum
stincos : of this nnrriaga were of such n nature
turo i as to cuuso much gossip It cimu out
that i old Mr Sickles liojsekeepur hud bornu *
him j three illegitimate daughters two of
whom are now married Sickle llnully consented
sonted i to have the muirJago ceremouv per
formed j so ttio inlldron mentioned would bo
bis I lawful helia
< > t tlu Geiuint'H Diuglit r
. J\rvvVoiii Dec 12 The report puullshod
today that General Sickles daughter had
eloped ' with a bai lender named i nomas Don
ham 1 turns out to bo a mistake George J
Saw j or snid this morning that the voung
ladyreferrc ] I w iu „ ha newspaper urti lo
w is probably General SIckIos' half sister ,
the i daughter of his fathers secon I wife
General i Sickles'daubhtor is in Spain and
has ] becu for s jma yeai s
THE ItACi . COM L.KCNOU
. rndoaTorlns to Itoacli ConcliieioiiH
I air Alike to All liim s
CntoAOo Dec U [ Special Telegram to
Tub ' Bee 1 The conference of trunk lines
central , trafllc und western states pisscntei
roads todav , on tbo question of abolishing the 1
payment of commissions on p issonger busi
ness met today , Chairman Abbott presiding
\ \ Ith the view opreaching conclusions on tbo ,
subject , winch should bo fair alikn to tbo
cistern and western lines a conforcuco com
intlteu was decided upou lbo commliteo is
to consist of six lines to bo appointed by ;
Chuirra in Abbott in tlio \V estern
States Passenger association Ihreo
lines lead up east from St Louis
ono from Peoru and three from
Chicago to bo appointed by Chun man
Bliuiehurd , the conference commltteo to J
promptly report tholr recommendations to ,
their rcspectlvo associations for netion ,
thereon so thut declsivo action can bo had
at the Now York meotlng fho dlfllculties 1
bui rounding the oxlstlng situations with ro
gaid to single trip rates to California lointB
from thn territory cust of Chicago and St
St LouIb were fully discussed Some of the 1
Indian ipolls Louisville nnd Cincinnati initial
llms being ubsont the matter was rofcrrod
io a commltteo consisting of the Chicago and ;
Ohio river and rel ited lines including two ,
lines in the Western States Passenger asso
oiution to definitely dUposu of and put in
iilTeet ut as o trly n dav ab possibio such ad
vanced rates us may bo agreed upon
lluoiigh Biilini ; A ] > iirovof (
Ciiioaoo , Dee 12 | Special lolngram to 1
The Brrl The Important qncslion of
throuc.li billing was ofllciully approved today
by tlio conference mooting ot trunk lines ,
central tiallleand western frclghtussocialion
toads In tuo following resolutions
Resolved ihat it is the sense of nil lines 1
here represented that through btlltm , should I
prevail provided a satisfactory agreement
enn bo bad as to detail
Hcsolv cd 1 hut a special commlttoo bo ap
pointed consisting of the Joint rae commit
tco and a representative of trifllo and ac
counting departments of roads cust and west
of Chic ito including roads on the trunk lines
association which shall cousi ler tlio subjci t
of through oi inter llnu billing and its dim ,
cultlcs as presented by the Joint ruto commit
tco aud report with recommendations the
f
result of their deliberations ut a subse juent
meeting to be culled by the Joint rate com
raittee the commliteo and Us number to bo !
determined by the Joint rate com initteo
iho subject of through billing has already '
been treated at length lu brief , it will allow
iinv shipper to ship i-oous on ono bill of lad
mg to nny destination Iho shipper s ro
spunsibillty ends when ho recolves his bill of [
luding
A Itnilrond Humor
St Paui , Minn , Dee 13 [ Special Telegram
gram to Tub Bee ] A lacoma , Wash ,
speciality's ' It is rcportod the Illinois 1
Central is coming to Pugat Sound C II
Prescott of the Northern Paciflo received a
loiter todav from the chief engineer of I
the Illinois Central asking foi profiles aud \
figures for the next best pass through the
( uscado mountains to the ono < hosed by tbo
Northern Pacific Duplicate profiles and j 1
plaas were forwarded tonight
iio lias iiiihiii siiiiiin
Bostov Doe 12 President Adams of tbo '
Union Paclllu railroad suvs bo has heard
nothing ot the reported purchase by the
Union Paciflo of the projected Dallas , Paciflo
& Southeastern railroad
MssPtoiiH Hgnlng
St Pavi , Dee 13 A special from
Browns Yulloy , Minn , says the Slsscton
Indians bec.un signing the treaty for the
opening of their reservation louay It is
believed bo > nnd a doubt that asufllcleut
number will sign to carry the Pleasure
through
.
Iiinr-heil it Itnvlslior
Ciuttanoooa , Tunn , Dee 13 Laura
Stivers , a seventeen year-old girl , was us- '
saultod in the woods yesterday by awblto
man numed Will Hardin A pobso of citi i-
zens taught Ilutdln last night aud lynched I
him I
CROWELLMURDERERSCAUGllf I
Oharlo3 Shepherd and Ohrlat Fuoiat M
Tholr Nnmos H
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEED H
A Third Mm Implicated nnd All M
Hoslilriun ol Set liner lliuy two ' H
Lodt , < d In the I icinotit Jail H
Other State Nt-WJ ! |
look It Turo In the HikIi H
ScitttiNi l Neb , Dee 13. [ Spcelil Telo- H
tram to .un Ui r | Iho two mon who mur H
dercdCul Pulslfor were capture I bj the H
citizens ot this place about 11 o clock this |
morning 1 hoi ttirnol out to bo two vouug H
men from Scribnor numed Charles Shepherd H
ami . Chris 1 ucrst 'iho former had booit H
until . i few weeks ngo working lu St in lci's H
blacksuntii shop tti Scribnor and the latter B
worked for Joseph Shepliorl In n livery |
birn J lhoi woio trwed about four miles B
north , ot Crowcll yeslordiiy anl thcro the M
tiackvvis test , riiey came Into low n this M
mornliiL'about [ 3 o clock on two horses thov |
ha I stolen of u fin mcr name 1 Groves mid fl |
their t cvi lent intention mis to get ui other WM
team 1 In Seribncriind loivo thocouiitiy lha B |
team ] thov hid Btolcn was u i air of poor H
hoiscs and they had no use for
them nnd w uitcd soincthlug faster fl |
Ilia town being ( , unrdcd all nltht
thov I wcio seen aud loft on foot Intiburrj , H |
t I xtctnt , tlio brush alone , thu 1 llthorn river ,
ivLctothoy ' wua captuicd without resist 'fl |
unee ] ibej were bioiiLht Into town very H
quictlv und one lodged in the juil nnd tlio
other , tied in the Clltton house Shu iff lal H
len 1 utitvcd fiom Howols on the pissoni.er ill
train i ut 2 Wand took charge of the prison $11
crs i Ihocowd around town hilswullel D |
tteitlj | on heurinf , of ttioeipturo It la ostl jfl
united i that there were 500 men ind noirly II
nil i uiixlous to hang the prisoners 1 ho most il
proininent | men in Scribnor , howovoi pre SI
vcntelnnv lvnchiiig holding the crow thick Am
bv I mined force Sheriff AIii.Ilin . took tlio II
prlsuucis i to 1 romont on the 2 ( Dpissengor | l
train i It look about thlrtv armed deputies II
to I keep tbo crow i from tutting hold ot tbo II
two I men Hopes wore freely shown in the II
ciowd i It Is understood thnt they have al
cofessed i to tbo niurdci and numerous other HI
climes i HJ
Contt'S-i tlio Crlmr * HJ
FnrMO\T Neb , Dec 13 ( Special HJ
lolo0nm ' to rim Urp I lbo murderers
ofC 1 Pulslfor , tbo Crowcll grain buyer ,
nro ' now In the Dolce , countj Jill in this
city i A iuard of fourteen mined men
brought them to 1 romont at 3 45 this after
I eon 1 hcio Is so no talk of lynch ! lg here ,
but such n thin ) , is not consldere I likely to
tauo place Dr I sleo of crlbnei was
brought with the prisoners uud placed in Jail
also Ho b is eii on ov idenee of u kiiowlcdco ,
of the crime vv hlch looks ba 1 for bun Ho Is
said to buio known that 1 ucrst an I Shcpcrd
wcro tolng to rob some ono nnd tbnt
ho bad demanded of them iu
alvanco a sharoof tlio booty After being
plni c 1 in Jail uud tbo excitement Incident to
tholr travel h id died down 1 uorst and Shep
herd made a confession of their tuilt iu tbo
presence of Shorill Million J P Smith and
C G Bowlus llielr stitements wera writ
ten down and each attached his signature to •
the document which Is prictleally tholr
dcith warrunt , Yom correspondent Inter
vlowod the young mon ntO 30 this evening
Uoth talked f rooty about the mallei arid both
confessed their fullt lboy planned tbo
deed the ulght thov executed It 1 hey had
heard tti it Pulslfor carried a good dell of
money \ \ ben they met htm in the io id and
ordered him to throw up bis hands ho didn t
do so Instead , ho put Ills bund iu bis pcekot
nnd tho.v supposed ho was after his tun
Thev imuicdi itcly shot and ho foil Lich
claims the other shot llrst After bo dropped
they went through his pockets aud found $10
or.0 ibis they divided after they lutt the
secuo Last niht ( the } slept In n Bti aw stack
neui Scrlbum 1 hey n tended to 150 homo
but thow s ivv that tholr Homes were guutded
Hoth were asked tf they hid not road dctec-
tivostori ° s und dime novels bhepberdsald ,
tie hud read a great many und thinks thev
huio ha ] nn effect on him Puorst has read
none Both tulkcd calmly of theii erlmound
s ltd they haven't c.lven much thought as to
its enormltj The Jail will bi heavily
guarded tonight as a precaution against what
niai occur •
Tom Horn Hi mi inhered
rnnvtoNT , Neb , Doc 12 [ Special to Tun
Bi e 1 A delegation of nbout llftcon om
plovcs of the Fremont , LIU horn A. Missouri !
Valley railroad took occasion to civo CI a
Horn who has Just severed a long connoa '
tion with the road as division supot Intend ' ' ' *
ent and other positions of trust , a big stir •
prise ihoy gathered ut his homo on West
sixth street After botng given a cordial . .
vvelcomo at the Horn mansion Frank
Ketchum , who had boon selected as spokes }
I man for the delegation notilled Mr Horn
that the purpose of the visit was to give him
an expression ot the boirty frleuashlp which '
all the boys ' of the road bavo for him Uo
then piosonted htm with a mngiilflcont gold
watch which bo asked bun to accept us a t
tnbuta of that respect and friendship fllr 4
Horn was completely surprised Although
usually so re idy to respond to compliments
iu a becoming manner , in this lustuueo ho
was so touched with tbo incident that ha /
could only manifest in that more eloquent -
manner which comes tin ough hnlf suppressed
emotion how dienlyhowus ufTcctrd lbo
tlmcpioco is 0110 wInch nny man would havu
reason to bo proud of It wus bought nt 11 il
cost of$3'0 uud uus made lu Switzerland by '
a biothcr of Prof Acassiz , the naturalist , X
who is ono of the most sullied workmen iu y
tlio world '
An Ilium iino Corn Cinp , 3 ;
Cnr.Ti : Neb , Dee 13 | Spcclal to lint j
Ilti ] lhoCreto branch of the Mlssour j
Paciflo In Nobrasku a line extending from *
Weeping Water to Crcto , a alstanco of Ufty- f ?
four miles , presents 11 novel sight Iho Hue 1
Is a now ono and consiquontly is not pro
vldcd with as many elevators nnd other 5
grain storako houses as elder rouds und as 1
ovco thing with a covering Is ulreudy full , ji (
farmers who huvo corn for shipment are (
compelled to throw It on the ground until the >
railroad can haul it away At ovorv station •
each sldo of the truck is lined with u treat '
Vollow umb inkinout ot corn hlthir than the
roof of nn ordinary house 'iho railroad Is
hauling It away ut the rate of fortj or flty '
curs a day but it still accumulates and tha '
supply In the tributary country seoins not to '
bo ICbsoneJ lo build sheds foi it would ;
cost mroe than It Is worth und farmers and
dealers nro compillcd to take the chances Of * * " * • (
wcithor It is estimated that ut ttio present V
ruto of handling tbo crop it will take the
railroad llvo months to haul it out of tha .
country , :
Itoinl Arch IUiihoiih
riiEHONT , Neb , Dee 13 [ Special Tolo
grim to UiB BicJ fho Grand Chapter
lcoyul Arch M isons of Nebraska which uon- *
vened here yesterday adjourned this after
noon at 4 o'clock lh0 8cssion was entirely :
harmonious 'iho next chapter will con vena "
nt Lincoln The following oftliors were ;
elected for the coming > car ; Grand lneli , ,
1 rlcst , Milton J Hull , Ldgnr , deputy grand , '
1 rank II * oung , Caster , fcruud king John
B Dtnsmorc button , gtund scribe , Robert J
L 1 renth , Kearney , traiid treasurer Hutb \
G Clark , Omaha , traud secrutary , Wllllaui
It Bowen , Omutiu , trand chaplain Hey '
Jacob A , Hood Schuyler , grand captain of II
tbo host Albert W. Criles , Chadrou , graud i *
priuclpal sojourner , I dwurd L Ixnvmun , UM
McCook , truud ro > nl arch captain , Charles jM
L Riltcnliouse , Hustings ; trund master M
third vail , Jesse Itlchurds Ueatilce , grand < ] l
uiajter sccouu vull , W illlam W. Fiuoh , Cett- II