THE
YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOltNIXO , .FICUKCAUY 25 , KS)1. ! ) NUMHEll 240. ,
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suit DOING DIRTY"vok \
Prohibition Enonk Johnson Makes His Ap
pearance in Custtr County.
- * HC WILL SPRING A NEW SCHEME.
1M Ilolil ie < % of riiailrnn Pound Head
hi i\ Snow Driri-lloriiltlo
.Attempt at Suicide-
Nuliraskti Ni'ivd.
How , Nob. , Veb. 21. [ Special
to Tim Urn.Ono ] W. K. John-
sun , known In Omaha as "Sneak" .lohnson ,
repix'sontlng the Now Vorlt Voice , has heou
proulliiK around this county the nastweolt ,
Hiis attempting to show adlHcremincy ho-
UMHU ttie township vote on iirohlbltlon and
Iho total vote returned by the county can-
\-ai--liig board , llo has procured a number
of trutiiped-uii nflldavlis throughout the
county attempting to show fraud upon tlio
part of township clcrlts an.I collusion be
tween them and the county board. All his
efToits were directed to uiiearthlng fraud In
tin * prohibition vote and said ho had made a
case satisfactory to himself and the Voice , lie
nlsoM'cuicil a few signatures to a petition
to the legislature fora recount of the pro
hibitory vote ami snld ho would spring It In
n few days. lo loft hero Saturd.iy . and will
pursue his smellliiK expedition through sev
eral other counties , ho sold.
Tiohlbltlon carried this ( Custcr ) county
by U,1 majority ai-eot-dlnf-to the otllclal ic-
titi-ns , thototalvoto being' ! , Hi : I for and 2,01 $
iiKalnit. Just what shuflllng Johnson did
witli these UKUI-CS your correspotidcnt could
not learn , but hu has no Uoiibl hatched up a
ntnitlliiK array of alleged facts for legislative
consumption.
Johnson Is the man who made several mi-
Micccssful attempts to bribe registration
boards Iu Omaha precincts before the elec
tion , in order that ho might thereby got evi
dence to viltato Iho registration boolts and
throw out the vote of those precincts In
Omaha. He also sprung'tho canard Unit the
Omaha census had been ii.idded to tlio nntii-
berof : it,000 ) persons , which proved a fatal
boomerang to the prohibition cause.
Demi In a Snow Onl'l.
OIIAIIIKIX , Ni-li. , l-'ob. 21. iSpivl.il Tdo-
grain to Tin : HII : : . | KdV. . lloldrugu of
CMiadron , who loft bis homo Saturday atter-
noiiti , I'V'bruary 1 , and who was last seen
nllvn at abouttO ! ) : : that day , was discoveicd
yesterday hurled In a snow drift two and a
half miles south of lids cily. Some farmers
passing saw what proved to bo a rillo hatrcl
protruding from a snow drift and , upon Iti-
vrstluntlon , found the body of Holdrcgo
nliout two Icct bi'lnw the surface.
The reclining posit inn of the body ,
vhlch wns frozen solid , Indicated that
the unfortunate man bird laid down to rest ,
worn out bv his battle with the elements ,
iiml thus the sleep of death had overtaken
him. lleforo leaving hoiiu1 llnlilrogoaiid his
wife had quarreled and his lust \vords to her
\\ere : "I am uoliig to leave the country and
you will not see me again. " llo was twenty-
sl\ years old and has no children. His father
is \\callhy resldenl of Klmyra , N. V.
Nobraskn City Kntrrprisc.
NnmusKA CITV , Nob. , Fob. 21. ( Special
Jelograin to Tin : IlKn.l Nebraska City is
malting a renewed eiTort towards a prosper
ous coming summer. A number of now en
terprises are under consideration , several of
which are assured. President Watson of the
board of trade announced that tlio board
would hereafter hold regular monthly meet
ings to be devoted to the city's welfare.
Three now pavim'districts will bo laid out ;
iiglucoMi lactory is to bo built and Mr. U'at-
1.011 has two propositions for the erection of a
new opera house.
The best evidence that , Nebraska Cltv Is
Mill In the lead of all the "third cltios" in
the state is the statiMiiiint of the agent of the
Missouri 1'iicillc railroad that UUTO is more
railroad business nt Nebraska L'ity than at
nuy other town Iu the state'excepting
Omaha.
1'Ncape- Two IM-lsonci-H.
Nr.musK * Ctrv , Neb. , Feb. 1. | Speclal
to Tin : Hr.K.l Albert Maloy , in jail awaiting
trial for robbery , and Willis Drown , also
awaiting trial , escaped from the county Jni
last night by in-caking through the roof of
their cell into the court house ubovo. Tlioj
burned a hole tlirouch tlio flooring with n
piece of gas pipe , which was heated over the
gas jet. Although there were several per
tons about the court house all night their cs
capo was not discovered until tills morning
No trace of the men has been found. Kc
wariis have been offered for their appro
henslon.
Opposed to Feminine HitMrolsy.
VOKK , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special to Tin :
llii : ] A femalominstrelstiowls billed tophi }
hero this ovening.andanuniber of citizens are
limiting efforts to suppress It. A sermon
was preached in the Methodist church Sun-
diiv evening la which tlio minister denounced
the mayor and city council for allowing the
llthoerapbs lo ho put up. Yesterday several
persons went over the city unit destroyed all
the paper they could. H-ls announced that a
list of thosu attending the show will betaken
and publicly posted.
Horrible Attempt at Saleide.
V\ux CITY. Xob. , Fob. 21. [ Special to
Tut : Hii.J : Herman Oswald , a bachelor liv
ing four miles west of this city , attempted
suicide- yesterday morning uy cutting his
throat , llo inado ft vo cuts with a ra/or , in
flicting a horrible wound about six inches in
length , which entered the trachea. Surgeons
IHirchard and Hteller of this city were sum
tunned and studied the wound , There are
fair hopes of his recovery. Mental alienation
is the supposed cause of the suicidal attempt.
Ifarboi-cd a 'I'M id' .
Ts'r.nuA KA I'ITY , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Spcda' '
to Tin : Hr.i-A ] few nights ago Mr. and
Mr * . Shoemaker of Wyoming precinct gave a
party to a number of invited friends nui
after the departure of the guests It was dis
covered that some one of the number had
ransacked the house , stolen a small amount
of money , a valuable necklace and appro pri
ntcil hats , overcoats and wraps beloiigiim to
the other guests. The guilty ono has noi
been discovered.
CViwlos
Sn.vi'.a Cum ; , Nob. , Fob. 21. [ .Special
Telegram to TUB lUc. ] Oa motion o :
County Attorney Hiring to dismiss for want
of sutUcicnt evidence to Justify the tiling o
nu in formation in the district court , the
Cowles murder case came on to bo hoard
The county attorney further showed the
opinion of Attorney Cillltlnson of Lincoln to
ttiosiune effect , whereupon Judge 1'osl dls
charged Mr. Cowles ,
\
Voteil $ r , OM ( > Tor Irrigation.
GUAM , Neb. , Fob. -Special [ Telegram
to Tin : Hr.i : . ] Champion product la Chase
county , lying In the valley of the Frcuchniai
river , yesterday voted bonds in the sum of
f. ' > , tixj tonid in tlio i-onst ruction of an Irrigating
ditch. The vote was iilncty-llvo In favor of
the bonds.
and fat ( cry.
YOIIK , Xeb. , Feb. 21 , [ Special to Tun
33nn.J The case of M , J. Shackelford ,
charged with shooting with intent to wound ,
was Irlcd yesterday in llio district court.
.After remaining out all nlgUt Iho Jury
roiight Ina vcrdU't nf issnnlt n.ul . battery.
in l > oc 'iib ] rJl Stiackolford llrcd the con-
tits of a shot gun Into the midst of n party
f boys \vhci\vrreskalltiff on i ho civoU near
is land , slightly wounding three ,
Su nulled lij a Hiilntltcr.
Kvl'mNoli.l-Vb 21 Apodal Tel-
gr < mlo TIIK Ihi-Ilon ; ] It. Nixon today
oiuplalnod to the police lii.it . ho had-boon
wmdlod out of u $ . ' 'i murtgac-oon his loam
> y na iiltcci'it pntr-nt rurht nun named rlent-
tig , who gave him iinlhtng In exchange.
\Vlll \ be i > pcn to Ilinliwaj-Ti-alllc.
Nii'iinstik ' I'nv , Nd ) . , Kob. 21. [ Hpoclal
'olcgrniu to Tin : Bur. I The board of trudo
ommltteo appnlntod to confer with tlio H. k
M. otilcIaLs roirardingtho coinliltuitlou hrldgo
eports that tbo ruilro.i-l conip.iny will ptvo
i nerpetint guarantei'liiat Iho hrldgo will bo
open to highway IrafhV.
I'iro in a t''ni-niture Stoi-c ,
Ont.iMX. ' , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Special 'role-
gram to TnK Hr.r.JFiivbrolto out In the
iirnlturo store ofV. . 11. llanwcll this morn-
IIRaboutrw. ! : About $ lOilO worth of furnl-
.inv wasilama'ti'd. ' The llro is supposed lo
lave caught from nu overheated stovepipe ,
Pin1 stoclt was nil more or lens damaged by
wntcr and sinuku.
I''ontid llit < 1'iirsr Uitt .Not Hie Mouoy.
Xintu iv t'lrv. Net ) . , Fob. St. ( Special
to Tin ; ] lii.l-Mw. : : Xortlo Hattou of Una-
dllla has Just found her putvso whicli she lost
several mouths ago. The $1 $ HI , however , was
missing , but the diamond ring was still In
tbo purso. It was found under the depot
platform and It IB evident Unit it had been
stolen itibtuad of lost.
Will IIHp
Nit.snv : , Nob. . I'ol ) . 21. [ Special Tclc-
Bi'iiin to Tut ; ! : : . ] The farmers of this pre
cinct need seed and feed , but are not paupers.
A plan was formulated today in a general
mcoUngto Iloat a note forlr > 00 to bo signed
by these needing seed and endorsed by the
business ir.on of Nelson and farmers who do
not need. A careful plan was made to secure
any loss except Iroin another diouth ,
'l'tiploin < ' 1lil % ago.
Citiriao. lVb. 21. [ Special Telegram to
Tin ; Hen. ] Among the western peoplu in
Chicago today were the following :
At the Clifton U' . J. Law ton , T. A. Scans ,
Oinnlia.
At the Gnult A. C. Hoyd , Lincoln ; 1IJ. .
MuiiRcr , Council Hluff ; (1. ( \ \ ' . IMIlls ,
Umalia.
At tlie Windsor-Mr , and Mrs. .I..T. Rrown ,
J. Kuwcctt , Omnlia ; K. I- ' . . Mann , Lincoln.
At the SaiMtniraM. . \V. 'Punier. Omaha ,
At the CJoivV. . 11. Uarki-r , St. .losoph.
At the Hreroort-A. M. Thatcher , Omaha.
At the Sherman-Jeorgo H. t JrilHtb , Dos
Mnlncs ; CMI.Vlnsor , Sionx Kails ; F. 1C.
Wtiite , ( Jreiglitoti ; li. J. LHxou , Crow ( Jreek ,
S. IX
At tlio Auditorium C. lj. Hawlcy , Utah ;
,1. S. Cameron , Umalia ; .1. W. llamnion d ,
I'lieycnno ; Mr. and Mrs. lioldbenr , Dead-
woiid : Mr. ami MM. U. A. Williams , llis-
niarclr.
At the I'.dmer-P. Orsohel , iJvingston ;
P. 10. ( Jaw , tircat Falls ; U. ] ! . Unrnino ,
lloieman ; U.S. ( IreenewalU , Salt Lake ; W.
Al. Uogers , OmaliaV. ; . 11. llaleillh , Helena .
At tlio Wellington Charle.4 IJurnieister ,
Omaha ,
At the Grand I'acillc Clark Woodman
Omaha ; ( J. Uovd , James K 1'crrv , Silver
City.
At the Trcmont V. A.Thompson , Living
ston , Mont. ; Mr. and Mrs II. J. Ward and
Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Ford , S.dt Lake ; Miss
Uurry and Miss Seovoy , Omaha.
UOKKIlll.K JEXI'IMIESVE.
How the Hungarians Invert Xiiictoen
Days in tlu'.laucHvlllo 3lliic.
II.UKI.TOV , Pa. , Fob.Ut. Four Hungarians
rescued from the caved mlno wcro brought
to iho surface this morning and the men were
given a small amount of limo Juice , niillt , etc. ,
and allowed to roit. They will probably re
cover from the effects of their conllnetnont ,
It Is Impossible to try to got
a statement from any of the men ,
as ttielr weakened condition prevents
it. All the men are so weak that a simple
movement of the head Is Impossible. Hau
tboy llvcil for inoro than nineteen days Is a
question. The dinner in their pal's ' would
have been sufficient to sustain life for eight
days , perhaps , if dealt out sparingly. What
they lived on the remainder of the tinio
is variously conjectural. Their din-
"nor pnils bear unmistakable evidences
of having been used in urinals. I'laln evi
dence of their having resorted to the most
horrible means to sustain life was found.
Tbo clear portion of the niino where tlio men
wcro found wns cushioned uy the fresh air
alter the terrible rush of water on that aw fill
day. The good air came into tlie breast ,
\vhcro it was driven to the highest point by
the water. The mot1 sought that locality and
there I hey were found.
Twenty-three men were hi the mlno when
the disaster occurred , Six of these have es
caped , leaving seventeen dead. All have non-
been recovered , the last of the dead being
found near the plnco where thu four livu
miners were discovered.
The rescued men are resting quietly this
morning , The pulses of all but Mastuslco-
wllch have improved In the past few hours.
He appears to uo growing woaUer.
Xova t-c-otia Snl1'i rrrs.
SI-KINO HIM. , X. S. , Teb. 21. Several
more bodies were recovered from the pit to
day. Contributions for relief are coming In
fast , tun ! telegrams of sympathy weio re
ceived from the queen toilay.
CORPUS ClimvrnTox. . , I'eb. 51. P. Dodd-
rldgo .S : Co. , bankers , hnvo assigned , The
amount of assets and liabilities are not known
but it is thou ght tlio former will exceed the
latter. Tlie assignee says the depositors will
bo paid In fail.
( 'inr.uio , Feb. : il. A receiver has been
nsitcil for llio Lone Slnr cotton picking ma
chine company by ono of Urn stockholders of
tbo company orgnnUed la this city in 18 .1
with a capital stock of Sft.OOO.OOO. The stocif-
lioldor alleges that , as a result ot the con
spiracy bis stock was sold at judgment sale
to freeze idin out. The court Issued an In
junction restraining any disposition of stock
involved.
Nr.w VOIIK , Teh. SI.-Tho North Klvor
lumber company assigned today , without
preferences.
Wisn-nn , Vt. , Feb. 21 It Is stated tlio
Windsor National bank , capital $ .VilXX > , has
gone into liquidation ou account of heavy
western losses. It is stated that Mio depos
itors will bo paid in full.
Tlio bank had a western agent named J , S.
Warden , who made several largo investments
In mortgages , by which the bank suffered
heavily. Warden was interested in several
Kansas banks recently wrecked , and in
which he succeeded Investing some ? ! 0OOJ
for Windsor ncoylo ,
IJo.-inv , ITeb , 'Jl.A crisis has arisen in the
affairs of the Commonwealth loan and trust
company , ( . 'hecks presenteu today were not
cashedand Vli-o President Mason says the
company has vo'od to liquidate ,
An liVodiK ol'
, Ul. , Feb. ai. fSpoclal Tele-
pram to Tin : Hin.J : Today witnessed quite
nn exodus of farmers and their families from
McLean mid adjoining counties. Three
special trains loaded with emigrants and
their household goods , fanning utensils and
her > osand cJws , left hew this evening , two
trains being destined for Webster L'lty , In. ,
and ouo for northern Nebraska. Moro Hum
two hundred persons wcro included In tlio
two parties. _
Iowa KtihlnchOItMi Mod.
CKIHU Hii'iDs , In. , Kcb , ' 'I , An hundred
members of the Iowa State llusiness Men's
association met In this city this morning in
annual convention , A thrco days' facsslon
Will bo held.
\V1LLCET \ THE 110SEY BACK.
ShLa That Ooatributecl iu War Times Will
Bo Ecpaid in Ml ,
PASSAGE OF THE DIRECT TAX BILL.
l' the Shipping Itill-Iii-
( lliln Depredation Claims Oil *
til-oil "Men mill tin1 Kail1
Nl'WH.
nn HKK ,
, Mt ! KoiiiTKKNrit SruiiT : ,
WjutnxiiToN , 1) ) . C. , Kob. ! M.
Ai illsllndly forecast In thesodlspalches ,
tko direct tax bill hns pissed tlio house. The
inensuro was adopted by llio senate some
tlmo ngo , bu'us ' It was passed by the house
today it carries 1111 amendment and will
therefore have to eoiuo a ain before tlio sen-
ntc , but that body \vlll promptly concur in
the amendment niul tlio bill will beyond
doubt-bccoiim 11 law within a. week , Tlio
nmondniont provides Unit , lliu inonoy shall
not bo paid to the stale * uiitillho various
legislatures have adopted ] oiut aesolntions
derlnrliiK that tie-further cliilin for repayment
shall ti > ) made than the sums provided In this
Wll , the object being to pain time for the
treasury to accumulate a surplus with which
to meet the expcr.ilitnro which amounts In
the aggregate toJiri.'JJf.iKW. It was the pur
pose to tnako thu language of the bill so as to
give the secrotury of tlio treasury option at
thetlmo of. pay incut coitf jrmliiRto the condi
tion to tlio surplus iu tlio tret-Miry.
Tills bill hus several tltnos passed onoor the
othcrhouM ) in a congress , but never mow
than once has It gotten through botb bouses
of the same conirrcss , and that time Presi
dent Cleveland vetoed It. The measure refunds -
funds to the states the taxes levied on them
In Ml to raise funds fortlie equipment of
the union troop * . It cannot bo saut that this
bill has ever been a striot partisan inciisuro ,
although tlio only opponents to it
bavo been democrats from tlio seceding
states. The bill calves NVw York
eoiisldorahly over SMXKi.flUO ; Ohio , ? ITO-
O-J.-i ; Michigan , iH-JO , ! ) . " * ; Wisconsin , $ IIU , . ;
Nebraska , ? ll , .ll' > ; Illinois , JDT-l/.tiS ; IiRtinnu ,
fTti'.I.IH ; Iowa , JHS-J.57I. Other states got
coiisldorablu sums.
It will bo reinetnuorcd that uurinf ? the
Poorly-eighth con re-n Mr. Gates of .Ala
bama , an ex-confederate , led tlio iPliuustcr
anninst tlds bill for over.i week at ono tiiuo.
Th'.1 bill passed today by a majority of inoro
than tlirco to one. Mr. 1'icKler of South
Daliota attempted to got In an amendment
anpropriatltiK XXV ) ( , ( ) for drouth sufferers.
.V numberot the states \vhlcti will get largo
sums out of this appropriation luivo u de
pleted treasury at present , tuul have reported
ttielr inability to furnish exhibits at the
world's fall1 for that reason.
There has been some very line work done
during this session in the Interest of
this bill , but Uioro Is no doubt
that tlio credit for its success is
duo wholly to the. efforts of Colonel \V. O.
Tolford , who is the agent of thostntoof Ohio
for the collection of her elulim against the
government. Colonel Tolford lnw been in
Washington dttrliictho most of this session ,
but bus conducted lilt campaign for this bill
so quietly unit skillfully Unit his work was
new seen , but keenly appreciated by the
friends of the measure.
INDIAN nuninnATiONatiMS. .
Tho.Indian depredation bill will undoubt
edly becomp a 'aw ' within a week and It is
therefore of the highest Importance for those
who may bo affected by Its provisions to uti-
ilersland the limitations of tlio net.
There seems to bo a misunderstanding ;
as to thu date prior to .which
tlio claims can bo prosecuted. Any claim on
Illo or wtiieli shall bo Illed before the bill
becomes a law , no matter when the depro-
dntlons occurred , coinos under the provision
of the law , lint no chllni Inr depredations
which occurred prior to l iiS , unless they are
on Illo vhoii the bill becomes a law , eii'n bo
adjudicated by the courts \vitli jurisdiction
for Indian depredation claims. All of the
thousands of chums now on Illo and which
have been presented either to conpi-ess or
the interior iL'nartiiioniran 1)3 considered by
thei courts , anil any claim lilcd with the in
terior department before the aft takes effect
can ale bo taken into consideration ; bu t
when the act KOCS into effect , as before
stated , no claim based upon a depredation
committed prior tothc year is(15 ( will como
tinder the provisions of the law. Claim
ants , thoicforo , who bavo not already
Died their claims and whoso claims wore
based upon injuries Indicted by Indians
prior to IStKshouldat once malio out tholr
nflldavits , attach such evidence to them as
they can secure , and forward tlio mat , once to
the secretary of the interior. Kufuicsts have
come to several senators , asking for petitions
or declarations mid blank forms for malting
out such claims. There are no siicn forms ,
.All that is needed is a statement ot the
claim , properly sworn to , and with cor
roborative evidence which should bo for-
w.irdedto the secretary of the interior ,
ri.Aii.xo A iiANnr.itors OAMC.
Then ) is every prospect that the slilppme
bill will bo given a day or two in thonouso
this week and will dually net tliro-jih. The
committee on rules , of which Speaker Kecd
is chairman , had agreed to accept
the shipping bill as an nineiiU-
went to tlio direct tax bill to
day upon motion of Mr. Dingloy of .Maine ,
but the movement WHS tricked by the demo
crats , when the shipping bill w.is submitted
as an amendment , lr. IJIouutot < Jeer in ,
who leads tiio opposition , tnndo a point of
order ngnimt it. Much to the surprise of the
frionils of tlio shipping measure , tlio point of
enter was sustained , although tlio republi
cans had been assured by tlio presiding
officer that It would borulodout. Mr. Reed
explained afterwards Unit ho ascertained before -
fore the amendment wis offered that a free
coiiinijo ainendnient would be offered If tlio
shipping bill amendment was admitted , and
that therefore ho was compelled to rule the
hipping bill out of order so : n to prevent
free coinage coining before tlio house. It Is
very datiRcrous to admit any extraneous or
uugcrmuno matter to bills In the house , and
the majority is very much afralil to sot a
precedent , as the democrats are ready to
spring ail sorts of propositions un
limited coinage , If any opportunity is given.
rvn\nits' \ : Ai.umci : N-mi > ms.
Congressman-elect Davis , ono of the new
farmers' alllunco members , put hi his ilrst
appearance on the lloorof ttie house today.
Ho tlilnkstlio alllanco isgomerto bo strong
enough to rim n presidential ticket In IMi. .
He said : "I do not think there Is any doubt
Hint the alliance will hnvoa national ticket ,
In the Held , It may he too sanguine to ex
pect to elect the president at this
time , but wo Mil try. Weaver of
Jowa for president and Volk of
North Carolina , the president of the alliance ,
for vice presidontaro ; spoken of as the ticket.
It Is not unlikely that the v will bo nominated.
No ono can say what will bo the result. It
may throw the election in tlio house.1
Mils. rollTTH's I'KNilnx.
"Within a week of the burial of Admiral
Porter the house committee on Invalid
pensions has reported a bill giMiit-
Ini ; a pension of $ ! , MO per year to the
widow. Kepreseutatlvo lloutello , chairman
of tlio navy committee , and nn old
navyoftlccr himself , Is the spcel.il champion
of the bill , and says ho will get it through
this session. Mrs. 1'ortor lives hero In tlio
quaint old brown stone Porter mansion on II
street. The admiral loft only nn inconsider
ate rstato to Ids widow , including a small
income from the sale of some books ho has
published.
.At half past 1 o'clock this afternoon the
commission of Charles Foster as secrotury of
the treasury was signed by the president and
a telegram to that effect was sonttbo now
cabinet omccr In New York. It Is expected
that he will bo hero tomorrow nn d takohls
position linmedlutely. Tliero will haamcttt-
Ingof the cabinet on Friday which Secretary
Foster expected to uUwd , alter which Ue
will prob.ibly RO to his home at I'
11 . for u short time , to
his business affairs for n vertnnnent
stny In Washington , Them \vm nMirhiito-
liiyla thoconilrinatlon of Secretary l-'mtoi *
on account of tlio nnllinltod cnlnuue ropubll-
cnus , who desired to look In to liif sliver roc-
enl with a hoprtof makini ; troubleIf it was
not found satisfactory. Oiioor two unlim
ited colnaco rotiubliriins clivulatod uinnnii
thcilomoi-rat.s , but flillnj ! to llnd any encour
agement thcni threw up the spougo. The
conllrniation ( Ida afternoon occurred dmiiifi
a. serrot session of the sennto which lasted
bul twomlntiles.
COM men I'Eiiri r \ trnr I-AIH.
Hepreseeitntlve Laiiffslon , the eloquent
colored ini'mucr of congress from Virginia , is
not In sympathy wllh the colored moil who
fid Uopres'-iitiitlvo Uandler to Introduce a
bill fora colored department at the woild's
fair. Mr. l angston thinks that If lliu colored
men are to boreprcHi.'ntcd at the fair they
should IM then ) on their merits of citUons ,
and not because thuir skin is dark , lie
thinks the first cnoct of an independent
colored exhibit would bo to draw the color
line and raise an ofTenslve dUtinctloii. Ho
would Illto to have colored men take pait in
the fair , but ho docs not want them
put otT In u M'p.iralo bulkllmr or a separate
exhibit , lie says itnnulilbo like cxtcndlnjr the
old system dl Di-ovliliiKcolored children with
colored schools and colored teacher * , Ho
would especially like to sco the colored
fanners of the south make exhibits of their
stock mill their cotton , hut ho wants them
to appear as citizens who are contributing to
the productions of the country and not as
colored men.
The con test over the federal elections bill
tiroupht outa fiictwhlch is not well-known
In the north , ttint there are over
l.oi)0KlJ ) ( colored farm owners in
tno south. Slaves and the children
of slaves have now become owners
e ( small farms. Mr , LaiiKston thinks the
world's fair will bo a pond place ( or brlncinR
to thcnotlcoof tlio world what great strides
the colored men have made from the position
of slaves to unit ot farm owners.
WII.I. OH ! AN IHHV IIKHTIf.
At the war department ills stited that as
a recocnicloa of their tfull.mt services the
best troop of the Ninth cavalry battalion Is
to bo detailed for duty at 1'ort Mycr , Vn. ,
near Washington , Ibis dutail is to be
based upon long and gallant services and
will probably f nil to ( troop , whoso average
servlcois over dent years , that of the tirst
thirteen men b''ing over twenty-one years.
Tlio troop lias DCOM In over ilfleeii Indian
lights ami has three men ivc.irlni ; nuvlals of
honor. This is oao of the four troops of
Colonel Guy A' , Henry's battalion of the
Ninth cavalry , which made a tine record dur
ing the. recent Sioux outbreak. The recogni
tion of Its services Ja a handsome compliment
from tlio war department. It is hoped by
ton that , based upon bis limiting record , ho
will bo thootllccrscloctod to command Fort
Myor.
WANTS TO 1)1 ) ! IIKI.I KVEI ) .
" Uoren/.o S. Colllii of Jfort Uoilge , In. , ls
bore , scelting relief from congress in the way
of removal of the clutreo of desertion against
bis military record. Coftln was chanlainln
the Thirty-second Iowa volunteers , served
about six mouths and luf t a record of deser
tion.
Mrs. Iv. Ilursoii has been appointed postmaster -
master at Julian , Nonatia county , IS'cb. , mid
Rosa 1C. HUP : ! * at Genet , Caster county , Neb.
Also B. II , Cook at Sandstone , Fall River
county , S. U.
13. n. Davis anil wife of McCook are at the
St. James ,
W. .1. Convoy has bon recommended for
appointment as posttwister at Hoger , Colfjx
county , ICcu.
PIr , IDorsey wont , ' to the census of-
llco today and had the accounts
of tlio cuumpmton. Inhia district
taken up for final audit. There hail been
some delay by reason of the accounts having
been inislakK The * . ' wvo been adjusted and
the pay will issue us noon as the certificates
can BO to tlio nccourung clerks.
Ills dgclded that the jMcICinloy tarlrt" law
carries with it a continulntr appropriation
until 1895 tor the payment of the sugar
bounty.
Fred VI. Cravof Omaha is In the city Ibo
Kiiost of lieprescntatlvo Uonncll. Ho vvill bo
in New Vorlc tomorrow , and on Saturday
sails for Muropo.
U'hc linal papei-s in the Beaver City , Ts'cb ,
pension examining boarfl were executed at
the pension olllco today and DM.V. . K.
Mouroy and C. C. Green were appointed as
members of the board. Dr. H. A. Turbell
has been appointed a member of the pension
board at ( vatuitown , S. 1) ) . , and Dr. .T. 1C.
Wanner a member of the board at Vinton , la.
Jlrs. ex-Senator Sannder.s is oa her way to
Omaha with her grand-daughter , little Mui--
thena Harrison. i'r.unv S. UISATU.
SonntorSliormu.li Will lictlre.
WASIIIMITOV , I' ch. 2-- | Special Telegram
to Tnc Hr.K.JSenator John Sherman of
Ohio has announced ids intention of retiring
from public life at the close of his present
term , lie hnsmndo this declaration repeat
edly of late tohis Olilo fricndsand by these
Kcntleuien no doubt Is expressed as to the
sincerity of Mr. Sherman's ' utterances. Ttie
aiiiiouiiccinent , liowovor , is more .slgnillc.mt
inviowof Senator Sherman's prominence In
the past as n presidential candidate. Ilistmr-
pose in i-etirimrto prlvatolifo carries withlt of
coin-be , renunciation of any future presiden
tial aspirations. It will remove from the list
of ( 'resident Harrison's opponents one of the
strongest men who could be pltte.l against
him , and loaves Blalno as his only formid
able competitor. Senator Sherman personally -
sonally in-wed Fosters appointment as secre
tary of the treasury upon the president , anil
tlio undcrstandiiiK is that Mr. Sherman's ' iii-
nuonco will baexcrtocl In securing for 1'rosl- '
dent Harrison the support ot the Ohio dole-
Cation in the nation.il republican convention
in its'J ' . _
N'illloiial Clipllal No tea.
WASHINXITOY , Feb. til. 'J'ho house committee -
too on Invalid pensions today reported a bill
Kr.intingn ixiisionof Si.SOO per annum to the
widow of Admiral 1'orto- ' .
A cahlo intssayo from Minister TCsan at
Kantiajro , ( , 'hlli ' , fays the United States
steamer Admiral Mc-Onim ronorts IlKhtliitj at
IqiKjue. U'ho rest of the country is tramuiil ,
Ills reported the cruiser San Francisco will
bo ordered to join the I'on&acola and Haiti-
wore In Chilian waters ,
Klirrliiu tlio Silver I'oiil.
WASIIISUTOV , I-Vb. 24. The silver pool
committee resumed its ssssion today. Sena
tor .lonos of Nevada said no was not person
ally interested in silver -speculation during
the present congress , and know nothing
whatever of any silver pool , combination or
organization , llowua.woll acquainted with
all silver men and quitosuro If thcro had
been any poul ho would have known of It.
Senator \Vjlaon Doail.
WiHiiNOTON' , Fob. il. Senator Wlkon of
Maryland , who had been indisposed , several
days , died suddenly this ovcnint. .
Senator Wilson was born In Hnowhlll , Md. ,
December 2' . ' , 1S-JI. llo graduated at Jeffer
son college In 1SII , and studied law. In 1S5J
ho was a presidential elector on the demo-
crntietlcket. downs Judge of the Maryland
circuit court from IS73 to h > l , when ho was
elected United States senator.
ConllrmatiiniH.
\VjtsniNiiTov , Feb. 21. The senate has confirmed -
firmed t'.io following nominations : 1'harles '
Poster , to bo secretary of the treasury ; Uleii-
tenant Colonel A. K. Arnold , to bo colonel
of cavalry tJeorno titonoinnn , lieutenant
colonel , retired , to bo colonel of infantry.
Postmasters : Nebraska-Alexander Lov
erly , Ashland.
I'VcnHi Art IslH and t lie Itcillii Ihhihlt
lJ inI'ob. . 21. ISneelal Cablegram to
Tun HEH.I During the course of interviews
printed in the newspapers of this cltv todav
several inoro artlits strongly protest against
French artists exhibiting works of arlnt
tlio c nnlng Uurliu exhibition. They say , In
substance , that ( bo action o/ the e who have
decided tooxhihit isiiuivatonllo ) | dcsortlon
and Is calculated to further KmucrorVI1 -
lluID'S ambition to nviKo Ilerlin ibo ml center
of ISuropoand tims ccllpio lan > , which city
uow claiaii to lo entitled to that hoiw ,
XTMIITMHM'VIM'MIVT I'hUlLM ' / AdL
It Promises FIIII Unless Ordus fjr Dive
sou ! Immonintoly Follows.
SCRAMBLE FOR TRAFFIC WITHIN THE POOL.
Tin * Iron Knlo llritiK'lliui I'avnrotl by
tlio Maturity ol * lite ( " ( Mitr.il
l'loinKale. .
( 'inrvno , Feb. 21 jSpoolnl TelOrasii | ; to
PUB Urn. 1 The Kaliv\ny 1'ross Hure.ut
siivs :
I'or the llrst tlmo It is posslbln to imko
inibllc tlio pcreontasoH of thu Intoresled
roads In Ihotranie uncut the Jurisdiction of
the 7sTorth\vcstorn pasionyer pool. Tlio
oftlclal llgnrcs were distributed to the six St.
I'am lines today , but ono copy fell by tlio
wnyslde , It shows that for the thivo
months ending January ! 'l ' the St. I'.ml
carried 'J ? per cent of tlio biislnos , Wis
consin Central 2t2. Northwestern IT , ICnnsas
City IS , JJurlinnton & Northern 1) ) , and
Albert Iica b. Xo order for diversions of
business accompanied the netvenWRos. but
the fur will ily unless one Is Issued shortly
on the above showing. In spite of the pool ,
there is as much of aser.imbloas ever for the
business ,
A representative of the Itnllway Press
Uurean was today shown letters anil tele
grams from four of the St. . I'.nil lines to the
manager of a tbcntilcal troupe. They
wad : "Will mnlie bettor terms than
anyone. " "Hold elf until you see
mo. " " \Vill meet nnv rate mid
throw in private cars."mid tlio fonrMi , "Will
give you SI rate , less tliim half. ' * The inaii-
acer did notfinby any of these roads , but by
ono of the two which' did not malco written or
telegraphic oflVrs. The other Ihoaronow
\vonituring what rate the sncci sful road
made. It leaked out also today that a road
which has been doing nearly all the west
bound tboatiical business has been selling
its tickets at traftlo rates and tlion
paying llctitious claims for dninntjo
to im amount necessary to obtain
the business. Anrthorlmo also which wn.
prominent in the defunct pass iiKivmiuMit has
Issued wholesale annual orders for trip passes
to be honored at any tlmo by any ayreut of
the road.
l-'uvoi-lie ( Iron llii ( < - III1' ! net ion.
Cmrioit , l-'ob. lit. [ Special 'IVlojjiMin to
Tin : Ilr.K.J-Tho vote on the reduction in
iron rates ny central traftle lines U complete ,
a majority of the roads favorinp tlio reduc
tion. Such a reduction requires a unani
mous vole , but in tins case It is safe
to say the reduction wll bo.mndo , if neces
sary , by individual action. Tlio main reason
for the reduction is the cominp opening of
navigation , after -which itwill lie im
possible for the rail lines to Oo
liny of the business unluss tl cy re-
iliifo rates about ill ) per cent. Actual com
petition has also shown that the southern
mills can turn out rails and structural Iron at
a cheaper rate than the I'cnnsjlvaiila and
Ohio mills , This fact has. completely .shut
out the products of the northern mills
In sections -where Ihoy formerly had a
monopoly. Even ui Chicago and the west
tlio southern mills are wonting up a good
Ira do and tbo railroads have boon told flatly
by the northern iron men that they must per-
mnnoutly lower rates or they would bavo no
manufactured iron to haul. Hall road ofll-
rials have bccomo convinced of the above
facts and are preparimr to meet it by the
necessary reductions In rates.
7 lie " > r < ) iion Case.
Cmcioo , Fel ) . 'J-t. .Indigo Collins today
stayed the further hearing before muter in
chancery o thobill for the appointment of a
receiver for tho.Motion , filed by William Al
loy , until the answer by the Louisville , Kow
Albany & Chicago luul has boon filed and
nn Issue made.
Tlio answer of the Motion management was
flledt'ils ' afternoon. It makes sensational
counter charges. Henry Crawford , the
former general counsel of the Motion , Is ac
cused of being tbo real nssnilant , Tim
answer alleges that 'Alley is not a stock
holder at all , but simply Crawford's ' tool.
Crawford , it is charged , is inspired In-
a motive to wreck the road and to
\vrcalc his personal and pecuniary rcvengo
because the present management would
not burden the Motion with his ( Crawford's ' )
Indiana Midland road. Instances wcio
enumerated of his having caused lo he pub
lished false reports concerning the road , cte ,
It Is expressly denied that the company Is
insolvent or likely to become so , and the
records of the company mid of the directors'
meeting arc exposed. Tlio personal charges
of fraud against I 'resident IJrcyfojjlo are de
clared to bo absolu telv false.
Western Indiana In li -lil Quartcr .
CiurAOo , Keb. 'Jl , fSpaclal Telegram to
Tjin nir.1 Tlio Western Indiana , which
furnished terminal facilities for the Atelil-
son , Wnbash , Orand Trunk , Chicago it
ICastorn Illinois , Chicago .t ICrle , Monoti and
others , b.n hccomo ernmpeil for room. A
meeting of the board of directors was held
touay to consider needed Improvements , but
it was found impossible at present to raise
the necessary million or two. The directors
include representatives of the above roads ,
and they agreed it would bo better to get
aluiif : with their cramped quarters than
strain their credit by trying to lloat addi
tional bonds , _
'I lie I.'lmir Itnti'Ilcduct Ion.
CIIKMHO , l''eb. 21. [ Special Telojram to
Tin : BKE. ] Tlio 2la/-cent reduction in llio
Hour rnlo from St. 1'aul to the seaboard ,
coinincneed by the "Son , " is taken as cvi-
denco by the Chicago linei that the "Soo"
will disregard the aitreoment of its eastern
connections that rates should bo maintained.
The action of the eastern lines on the reduc
tion is anxiously awaited ,
AKIMII ISlllott , TliiiikM Not.
ST. Loris , Kob. 2l.-cnerd ( ! ; I'asscngor
and ITrcltrht Apent Howard K'llott of tlio
ChlcaKO , IJnrlliigton & ( Julncy today said ,
relative to tbo rumored nlaiis of the Burling
ton of bridging the Mississippi river at Alton
and gaining entrance to St. l.ouis from the
north In that way , that , so far as ho know ,
thcro was nothing In tlio story.
I'nsmMl lluDldcr Hill.
TOIMIKA , Kim. , Fob. 21. Tlio house has
passed the I'.lder bill reducing passenger
rates to',1. , cents a mile ,
lriIVMsnrId'lliiM'lli'IiN ) Itt'liMMly.
| r ) | i/ru/iftUS | / ( / ( / . /Hid' * ( ionlnn JlriinrlM
IJr.ni.iv , i'eb. SI. | .N'ew York Herald
Oaiilo-Specml to Tun liiil : : I'rof. Mob-
relich's remedy for tuberculosis Is described
as a salt whicli is ono of tlio strouKcst of
poisons , but It is Injected only In such m'n-
nlo dews and with such precautions that U
Is quite harmless , causing neither fever nor
any cither incoiivenlenco. It is said to bo
cfllenclous notnicivly againstlaryngeal tuber
culosis but aifiitiibt tnbcrc'ulosis In gcnoral ,
and has already boon upi > lied against lupus
as well as laryinjenl pthisn. I'rof. Kelb-
rellch recently stated privately Unit In his
stnlumont tomorrow in the llt'rlln Medical so-
cloly im Intends to state all ho knows of the
matter , and tlio dootori Infer from this that
his roiiiovis ! seine compound that Is gener
ally known iiml which uuy be easily prepared
pared without the special tr.iliung iuce.ury
for the preparation of 1CocIt's tubcrcullno.
Ki'drlngSiMiatoi' ( Imiull 'i- ,
Coxioiui , N.ll , 1'eli. 31. There wai a
sonsatiouuUcciiiMu the house thu a-fttruoon
*
\\hon \ 1'i'ltcd Stiden Seiatorolocl ! (
mid li'epiv'-entat\o | \ ( In'tMie , spcaliii * .
iini'Hthui > f j'l'rsunal ' priviliw , rmph *
( IcnUvltho iillogallonstiiatiiMiy I 'idteil
Senator ( 'humtlor In tlin odlloriiili'olin ,
Ms pmor that UIDSO pcnllemcii and
repuhllcnns had e-itcivil Into 11 s
nf Imririiiiitwithivrtiilnhitlni'titinldoinoc
hilinical toiho micicsls of the republl .
pirty. The donun-rats inentioued nl o re-
jilli'd. Mr. ( i rrdti * applied llio 'pllhiMs ,
"cur , " "coward , " eto. , to Senator Chun-
dlor.
dlor.Mr.
Mr. Plll hury ( rop. ) offered a resolution
call i tig on Mr. Chniutlcr for an iijiologvar re-
Ir.vi-tlon.
Mr. Alltel ( rep ) said thnl bofiM-o llieroso-
liitloinvassnbiidlted ho should lilu' toltiunv
wlu'ther .Mr. I'liandlcr wits sick , Itisimo or
discard. A ft or .some debate tlio rosollltlon
was tabled.
fi I.M.ST .I.M > irir. .
Itlvci's t'n-atlitg llavoe and
. " pi't'inlln j ; l > c-nlii i Ion.
I , t ) . , I'Vb.Jl The Ohio river
has been rising loda.v at t Iterate of cno-titilf
Inch an hour , and at I o'clock had readied
llfty-seven feet above high \vator. Xows
from Ulploy , forty inllos nbnvo , Is
that it is rising thcro nt the
lame rate , wlillo other points
Indicate- Is fullingUuln Is falling at no.ir-
ly nil pnl nls from bcio to tbo lii-iuhvaten.
There Is mi mntcriul change. In the situation
hero. In Covliigton , ICy. , the ridling mills
have stopped nml many f.iinilli's have been
compelled to move loldfhir gro'ind. '
The river Is still rising , ri'iu-hini * tl fly-
seven feottwo Inches tonight. Should more
rainfall In the upper vaMey , .serious trou
ble is foamed.
Turn.i In ( ! rit
YniA , Arias. , Kob. : J -ire.it ( . exclteinent
prevails tonight. The ( lihi ami Colorado
rivers are roportoil ri-siitg above beic. Any
tuldltloiinl llooils will wash Yutitn out of slslit ,
unless ibo Icvco now being built Is com
pleted by tomorrow. Hallrnad com.Tiuiilca-
tion east nml west isnntlrely suspemluii and
no tolcLTiMpliic communication can bo had
with Tucson.
Aroiinil Sim UiTiianllno.
Stv 13iiisMUHNci. : L'nl. , Fob. 51. The pres-
eiitstorin has assuineil tbo dimensions of a
Hood. 1'howaters are rUittg rapidly in nil
rivers and much damage has been dono.
Railroad tracks are washed out , bridges car
ried away and several houses along Kytlo
creek doiirovrdll llio families between
tlicro and this cily have nio/edliere.
Viiinu SivoplAway.
Pinr.Nn , Ari/ . , l-\'b. ril. T ale advlcosthis
afternoon reported Vmna tlircatenud with
itiundation by tlio ( iila changing its bed from
where it emptied into the Colo'r.nlo. All
wires down and it is now supposed a part of
the town has been swept away.
1 iiiliiins in Danger.
I'uir.MX. y\ri/ . , I'eb. 21.Tlio flood has
de.stroycd a portion of the mjoticy at Sati
Carlos reservation. Several of the agency
buildings , Including the school and farmer's
clwcllinir , were carded atvny. It is thought
soiuu lives were lost.
Tlio U'oalluM1 Forecast.
I'or Omaha nnd vicinity Kiilr ; colder.
I'or Nebraska Northerly winds , becoming
variiiblc ; local snows ; warmer by ' .Thurs
day.
day.For Iowa Colder ; iiorthvestorly vinds ,
cloudiness and 5110v ; cold wave ; fair
Thursday.
For South Dakota rCortliorlylmls \ , be
coming variable ; fair Wednesday : warmer
hyTliursday.
\VAMiixo70.v \ , Feb. 'Jl. A special bulletin
vcatbijr bu rcau says : The severe storm tnat
tootc an overland course from California
Monday and was central last night over
Wyoming is this evening central over upper
MichiiMii. Hoavv rains have fallen over
most of the area traversed by the storm. j\
cold wave of much severity will follow it iu
tlio western and central states , extending
south and to tlio Atlantic coast.
IVA > \S CITV , Mo. , I'ob. 24. The scvero
C'ld ' wave has caused ndropof Mdegrees in
the temperature since noon today.
Tli real ( Mil u tr the I'ai'incrH.
Srii\firin.n , 111. , Feb. 'J-l.-A , sensation in
the senatorial situation Is tbo announcement
that three Tanners' Mutual llcnolltasso-
elation representatives Inivo been anony
mously threatened vlth personal violence
unli'ss they force the senatorial contest to a
close. Uockreil said tonight the threats hud
como from two sources , and ttioy were con
vinced It is an attempt to bulldo/o them
into a hasty abandonment of party
principles. lie and his colleagues
defy the consplratois , and assort they
may threaten or kill tlicin , but they cannot
force them into volitig nsattist their will ,
The I'armur.s' Mutual Benellt association
representatives are very indignant ovcrtheso
developments , and It is quite possible It may
result in indelinllely nrolongingtho contest ,
Tlie l-'irc KtM'nril ,
Buiti.iNOTOv , Vt. , I'eb. SI. The llitrlitii.-
ton cotton mills , a lumber yard across the
river and several tenement houses wore
nurncd. Loss not at pro-cut known.
KIIINA , Mo. , Fob. Jt. Neatly tlio entire
business imrtionof this town was burndo
today , losses aggregate ? | iHOOO with insur-
mice about half.
IVIN-HS Cm , Kan. , I'eb. 21.Kelly's '
cooper shop and .1.1' . Campbell's elova'lor
Liirned tonight , together witliiever.il car.s
loaded willi u'raln. Losses UKb'regutul2.'i- ,
UOO.
Vowclrrly to Ilcsl n and Itoilro.
\Vn.K isntiiitr , Pa. Feb. ! -Special [ Tel-
cgrnm to Tin : Iii ! : : . J-H is said hero that at
the next meeting of tbo executive board of
the Knights of Labor 1'owderly will tender
his resignation and retire to private life. His
homo piiyslclan has warned him that another
attack such as ho had .it ToptUn will be
fatal , Twice now helms been stricken with
heart illscasfTito master workman has live
children. Ills estate is worth about f. " > , OOO.
01' I nti'i-csi to 1'ai-iiicrM ,
nn ; Feb. U1.-The barbed wire men
bewail another meeting here today In hopes
of reaching a settlement with Washburn &
Moen In regard to the purchase of their
patents.
Sr. I-ioris Mo. , Feb. 21. A convention of
agricultural implement dealer. * , with representative
sentative- ! from all stales In this vicinity ,
began hero today. Tlio pjrpobo Is to organ
Ize a national association ,
AVillMakiui TVht Cane.
uiiKVis. , . . Kob. 41.Tho attorney
general today served a complaint on ex-Slato
Treasurer Mol'otridiro and bis bondsmen In
a suit to recover ? l.r SiH)0 ) alleged to have
been received by him us Interest "on tUo state
funds during his incumbency , This is to bo
a test case.
A ( 'nri' | ( " M I'lii
A'ltHNi ) , IM. , l-'ob. U-4.-A disastrous
freight wreck occurred on the Reading road
near Ciordon this evening , completely de
molishing llvooll taulvs , lour freight cars and
four engines , A caroli s iliiRitmti caused the
wreck. Sovcr.il trainmen Mtro iliglitly in
jure J. _
I'O\VIT ! ' tll < " DlMIHK-l'IllM ,
IxiMAXU'oi.i- ml , J'\'b. ' -I. The ronpiior-
tiomncnt bill passeil today by the Mimic. .
gives tlio democrats , on basisnf the veto of
1 , thirty-four out of ! ( * > representatives.
IlltlV.lllg I'fllllll'K.
lie < -ui l-'oun , Colo. , i'Vh. UI.A pralrlo llro
wit Ktuvtod by n locomollvi ) today , and tonight -
night tlio country for several mllw aloin ; the
I'u road U In llamos.
Labor l''i'cd. .
Mnnt. , l-'cb. 'Jl. ' The kennto hai
house bill repealing the couspir-
ucy lawagnhiiit orgunltcJ labor.
T l tUlUAlL ' lllh ?
Scuators Tliink the WorliVs Tnlr Officers
Hnvo Put Salaries Too High ,
DISCUSSION ON THE VARIOUS ITEMS ,
Minus , \ | ] | - Mt for tin1 ( "iirriMif
l'ntill ( by llio
ConiMilt tcoVorIc ,
\ \ * \ uivmov. I'ob. 31. Tlio senate thl
ufloi'tiooii tirced | ! lo the committee uiiiond-
itieiit.slo tliv sundry rlvll appropriation bill
rrcurtlliiiT tlio u-oild's fair.
The house bill lo establish ITnllod Slat01
Intid tint r IN , and to provide for llio Judicial
litvostk'atioii and sottlcnionl of private laud
claims tii I'lalt , Now Mexico , Colnriulo ,
Xovnda and U'yonitng , passed , with atni'iid'
ments , anil a conferomti wus ashed.
'I'lio sundry civil , iipproprlatloa bill wat
then talton up. Aftcra long dob.itf tlio son *
ate \vent Into executive session. When the
doors wcro reopened a disagreement on thd
District of Columbia bill uiw rcinirtod niula
to\v , confoivnce otuorcd. CoiishU'riillon of
the miulry civil bill \vns proccoclod ivlth ,
llioorUl's fair paragraph soon belntf
reached. Mr. Mcl'herson referred to the
ni'no stdni'le.s the ofllcers of the exposition
had voted Iheimolvca and Inquired \\bethcr \
the ceiiiinlttoo on anproprlatloiis hud tiiltii
r.ny position on Unit subject.
Mr. Allison tvnlluit tlniton the organisation
of tno exposition commission n-JOWO ( au-
iiroprlatioii hail heoti miulo for the usi'of thp
coinndssloii , anil the coiiiinU.sioiiei-s li.ul gene
on in tbo cxpiMidituic of Hint nionoyfor tlio
prohcitt Il.si'al year. Thu cuinnilttce had ro-
jiot-led an ainrndiiuMit for n lijnltud appropri
ation during the mvxlllscal year. Itwasln-
Icnilol that the machinery of Ibo ipo ltlon
nt C'hlcngovonld speedily ail just Itself to ( HO
pronosi'd condiliciits.
I\lr , Mul'hersoii , still referring to the Inrgo
Btilarics , said there was u fear expressed In
sonieiiunilcrs that if that tiling was allowed ,
to goon there would bo very lltllo left of the
appropriation of SI.V > ! iOl , ( ) to'bo devoted to
any piirpoio other than the pajinent of sala
ries.
ries.Air.
Air. Allison said It was not Intended to cou-
tlntio thu present plan and nrrangeniont. It
was expected tltat whatever the oltlcUL
stalf or iiianagotnent inljrht bo In Chicago
cage , the gieat body of their com
pensation would bo paid out of Ibo
futidraUcit fortho exposition uyolutitary
contributions or ( rate receipts.
Mr. llitwleyinqniroilvlirthertlieiitiend -
inonts reported would enable the lady man
agers to hold meeting ! .
Mr. Allison ro piled it was the oxpot-tatlopi
that the fund would enable the laly man
agers to hold meetings during the present
IIseal year and in the next fiscal year
Vlnally a veto was lahr-ti and tlio amend
ment reported by the commit tco agreed to.
Air.Kirwi'll offered nn amendment toin-
cliulo oOlcers In thoitotn for the payment of
the president of the commission , the presi
dent of the board of liuly managers , < -lerk ,
otr. , and Increase the amount froni > UO,000 lo
fl'jt.OOO. llercninrltea that there hail been
some friction between the local cotnuiltteo
ami the national commission , but happily
that friction had been donn away with.
Mr. .Allison opposed thu amendment as.
beint ; in contravention of what the commit
tee believed lobe wise.
The Amendment was disagreed to. The
amend meats , in regard to the world's ' fair are
as follows : Uedueins the item for the
"selection , purchase , preparation and art
rangcments of exhibits In tlio executive de
partments,1' from S.T > 0,000 to KJOO.OJO . :
strlkingosit the provision that50,00'J of thp
atnountto lie donated tothp LaUii-Aumlciiq
depnrttnent , and inscrtinit in It n provision
appropriating to the purpose of thoitomany
sum remaining unexpended under section IS
of the tut nuthnrl/hiR the exposition , except
that . * fKlOnO , of such sum may bo expended
for ttie balance of the current llscnl yo.ir fov
salaries and ether expenses , includintt
expenses of the ladv managers ; strik
ing out various detailed items for salai
rics and expenses , and inserting in li < > u
of them Hie hulk appropriation of * | i > , OJO fair
salaries and other expenses , iiirhnliiiif ex
penses of t he board of lady maitatrers , and
provldhiK that itsexponditure is to bo ap
proved by the secretary of the trea urv , and ,
that tlio coverninent is not lo bo liable for
any fmther salaries , compensation or ex
penses ; Inserting an additional paragraph
that the RIHIM appropriated in the bill fortho
world'iUoluintjianoxposltionshallbo deemed
apartofl'pO ( > ,0001lmilof the liability of tUo
L'ttlteil States on account thereof ,
The item appropriating .52flnK ( ) for the re-
rolnnROot iiiiciirrent fractional silver coins
in the treasury ( about $ .HJW,000 ( , abraded
below the limit of toloraucis ) wus Increased to
-IV,000 ) on motion of Mr. CocUrell.
Mr. I'linnb offered an ntnr > iv'mcnt '
( whichvas agreed to ) adding to
tlio item a proviso requiring the
secretary of tlio treasury to com into
silver dollars tbo trade dollar bullion nml all
trade Jolltusno\vln tlietroastiry , llu cxponso
thereofto Uncharged lotbosllverprullt fund.
The varagraph ant hori/iiiR the use of unox.
| iencled balances for the prevention of epi
demics iraveriso to a long discussion
Mr. Chandler moved to place further sum
at the disposal of the president for tnesutnd
purpose , tho\vholo air-omit of cxpi'iidituro
( or ouo year not to owed sTiO.OtU. Tl.is was
agreed to after along ilebatc1 , during whicli
Messrs. < lorinan and Chandler had a warm
tilt.
Thcdeathof the late Reprosciita'ivo -
son of Tennsylvatiia was nnnoinu-cd , anil
after eulogistic addresses , the seua'.o ad
journed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I lmi-e.
\VA insrToN , , Fob. SI. In tlie hnusc llio
senate bill passed granting pcnsi.in- the
members of Powell's battalion of mini u ted
volunteers of Missouri who served in the
.Mexican war.
Tlio direct tax ulll was then taken up. Mr.
Caswell ot Wisconsin ottered an ain-iidni
providing that no money he paid any state or
territory until the legislature thervnf sball
havoni'copted by resolution llio smn appro-
Iiriatcd In fall satisfaction of all claims
niralusl the ITnltcd SLilcson account of the
levy and collci-llon of the tax.
IMr. Dates of Alabama offered as an ai none } *
niontto Mr. Casvvell's amend meat apiopost-
tlodto test tlio constitutionalltyof thD.-ottoa
tax. Tlicu , asa substitute for both nmoniU
11101111 , Mr. Oatcs off o rod nn aiiii"i.ltnent
reviving for ono year the rurlit or
action o ( the court of claims uiiiloL
llio provisions of "captarcl atu\
abandoned proncrt.v , " ote. This sut , titu'o
was ruled out of order and Mr Date * '
amendment was lost. Mr. CawoU's , amend
ment wis adeptou. Tlio piYVlou-nirosilou |
was then ordered on the bill .VMS , IT-t ,
nays , ' .Hi.
Mr. Oates moved to reco'ntnltnuMH fj ist
y ! a , M : iniys. 177. Thobill then p.vssea
yeas , It1 ' ; navs , 101 ,
Mr HoutcUeprosentodtho conf 'i-cn.'O re
port on the naval apHvpi'i-'li0i | ; llli
Mr. llcrlic-rtof Alaliaina mailontiuiijinent
in opposition UithcpropailtlOuproiiihiii ; for-
thiisounding of the I'actllo ocoun b.-'woen
California and the llawaiiau Islands tr > tlu >
purpose of ascortalninulhe practii'.itii.ity ot
lajlng a cable. Messrs , HoutclI'M- Mor-
ru'w su pportcd thu ainotidinoiil and Uio report
waiUKiveii to.
Con forces on Ibo direct tax bill \vvrv ap-
pointtul mid a farther conference or.li-reil . ou
the district of Columbia apprjpri.itu < u ' .ml ,
Adjouraoil. _
II Ilkllllllll.
1V1) . 81. This cvuniui ; Joseph
1 lamer , a wurluiiKiuan , fatally stun tus wlfo
and dangerously Bounded hiuii' > th r m law
A pollccmiinattrai'ti , l by the shut , rushed
Into the house and narrowly escape 1 do.ith
himsi'lf , wroncliitig tboivoapon from
alter aVvw struuirU' . llauu'r's wife
Iclt bun bo auboil cruel trculiuiMiU