Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1878, Page 1

__@he Chicago Daily Teibune, VOLUME XXXII. LINENS. LINENS. Field, Leiter - & _Co.. EXPOSITION BUILDIN Offer extraordinary induce- ments to House and Hotel- Lecpers in their large and complete stock of Linens and Qmlts, A Dectded Bargain in BLEACHED DAMASK At 70c per Yard! AL-Linen Damask Napkius e, $1, $1.25, and $1.50 .. PER DOZEN, A Specialty in a 11-4 MARSEILLES QUILT! B3.65! DIANONDS, JEWELRY, Etc, OUR DEALINGS being three times greater than any other hou e gives our customers a full stock of fresh goods in endless vari« ety to selcet from, and prices fully TEN per cent under the market. Special bargains in Dia« monds, Jewelry, and Silver poods. N. MATSON & co., State and Monroe-sts. s — FINANUIAL, e ol ey SRS GOLD! GOLD! GOLD! Gold bought at the N @Gold Board and cnrried ogvz::g:igf Stogks bought_and eold at the Jow York St 0 - Sow X :.r ock ‘Exnhnngo on com Iam propared to exeo on the Snn%‘rannisoo l*din%: 5:2:: A. O, SLAUGHTER, _Corner ( lark and Madison-sta, MONEY toLOAN By JOSIATL B, REED, Mo, 20 Nassan-st, N, Y., Inamounts as required, 1 V. Cl FROFERTY, at BEGE haTH, OV EP Citicado Applications received and prompily attend b TR TN i A g L o ohAL _'f0 RENT, s b S TO RENT . Firat-class dwalltng, with . WIro st NG, OF Calaiet ar,y aF At aiten ofC ure: T LAZARCS GILVERMAN, Cusmber of Commerea, WATCHES AND JEWLLRY. e DI WKLY, LT O the Oldeat W Lol sueler fu JONN U ABILLEMAN, 144 biatest. Fixtures for sale. GRATES AN B .EA,:T:JLS. N triied, s <40 SLATE MANTELS, P ROBAGCO & RUMN; 2oy n'A‘A'l‘h'a’l‘..' — ¥OR BALE, GAS APPARATUS, have recently msde up a 300-llzht ASTAISTS R e, 1 SN gperte e e Jufull da agama O P WANTED, WANTED. o olisnder well scquaiuted with business. who for S0me tlino will vialt hie sati try. $K5od 8 et for & buathess houbey G Sotss ns g A4 8 patcut Fed b T A oo TH T NOTICE, NOTICE. ufi"..‘h 1. RINGMAN (a this day sdmuitied to an ta- el J 7 busiucaa, $he styleot ru o contloue, a8 ur-. Gray Drothe . 1, 1578, GRAY BROTHERS. ALY BOARDING ECIGOL FORTOFE Iow A § FORDOYS. LOW Fau careful Uuulug. LBAND, Genova Lake, Wis FOREIGN. Speculations as to the Delay in Settling the Peace Terms. ? The Porte Strongly Opposed to the Occupation of Con- stantinople. Austrin Urges Several Objec- tions to the Russian Conditions, ? |¢8he Will Not Consent to the Pro- posed Enlargeméent of Bulgaria. Andrassy and Gortschakoff in Constant and Earnest Communication. The Euglish Liberals United in Opposition to the East- ern Grant. Lawless Circassians Making Things Warm at the Turkish Capital. The Insurgents in Thessaly Have o Brush with the Tarks, Weekly Review of the English and Continental Bread- stuffs Trade. INTRIGUES. THR OABINETS ALL DISTRUSTING EACH OTHER. [Dy Cableto The Chicago Tribune.} LowpoN, Jan, 30—0 a. m.—The general feollng‘nmung tho best-informed publio men hore in ono of intense anxlety, not only for the future of England, but the Continent. It is now acknowledged that Rusaia has en- deavored to obtsin asocret understanding with Turkoy relative to the opening of the Dardanelles, AND THE PEAR 18 UNIVERSAL that such an understanding has boen reached. Itis well known that Ruseis is resolved on this concession bofore all others, and yot sho suddenly, on Monday last, communi. cated to the DBritish Government her inten- tion of submitling it to Europs. Thisap- parent fairness is bolieved to bo due to THE CERTAINTY, OF CARRYING HER POINT in suy Conference or Congress of European Powers, Thero is also roason to fear that Russian troops will occupy Constantinoplo for at least ono day, as Russian transports have boon ordered in readinoss at Odesss and other Black Soa ports. TUR RUSSIAN ADVANCE YOBCE has ronched Tohorlon, halt way between Domotica and Constantinople. Buleiman Pasha and Baker Pasha are at Bon Lair, fortifying the isthmus leading to Gallipoli, and, should peace negotiations now fail, Russla will undoubtedly attack that point, Hopos of immodiate peace are rapidly diminishing. ‘Tue Trinune's Vienna correspondent telo- graphs that AUSTRIA LAS DAISED SKRIOUS OBJECTIONS to Russia’s terms, and that the enfents cor. dials belween those Powers has been greatly iuterrupted, My own information hero is to the same effect, for tho reason that En. gland is evidently counting on Ausiria's as- alstance in curbing Nussia’s demands, QERMANY still holds aloof from any suggestions, and is evidently in active sympathy with Rusaia, Taz Tamoss’s Berlin -correspondent re- gards the situation as extremoly dangerous to the peace of Europe, corroborating his opinion by extra:ts from semi-officfal utter. ancos, 1t is understood that Austria and England aro trying to bring about a European con. ferenco at once TO MEET IN DEZRLIN, Germany noither approves nor disapproves, but will take part it such m conference is Leld, i The Liberal members of Parliament haye decided to present an smendment to the Governmont request for war supplies tothe offect that, there being no information at bandto justify a departuro from neutrality, there is no reason for voting unnecessary supplies. This will be made a test vote, and, if the amendment is lost, no further opposition to the vote of supplies will be mads, i TEX LONDON ‘‘Tnms" «editorially takes rather an alarming view of the situation, and fears that, should supple. mental supplies be granted, such action will be only a forward step toward war, AUSTRIA, »4NDRASSY'S We. Loxpow, Jan., 20.—A Vieana correspongens 8ays he cau stats positively that ‘Austria does not object to tho moderate territorias sggradize- ment of Bervia and Montenegro, OBIECTIONS. A correspondent at Berlin says it is reported that Count Andrassy bas already informed Prince Qortschalioff of Austria's objection to the Russlan pesce conditions, stating at the same time that Austria would never accept the extension of Bulgaria so s to include Pbilip- popolls or Adrisnople. A MISUNDERSTANDING. Loxvoy, Jan. 30—5 a. w.—A Bt, Petersburg correspoudent sends tho followlng: * Trero is 10 longer auy doubt that there bas' been what CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1878 Is called here & Httle misunderstanding between Bt. Peteraburg and Vienna. Austria, It seems, expected that the conditions of peacs would be submitted to a European Congrese, or at least communicates approval to members of the triple alliance. [Ier susplcions were aroused by Russla’s extreme reserve. When this misun- derstanding occurred the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, who was on s furlough, was ordered to return to his post and took explanations and assurances by which, it was hoped, the little mlsunderstanding would bo completely removed, How far his efforts wero successful has not yet transpired, but there fs reason to belleve that they had not the Instantancous effcet which was anticipated.” DECLINES TIR OPPER, Loxpox, Jan, 20.—A Vicona dlspatch says: ‘* Austria’s relusal to annex Bosnla and Herze- govina Is confirmed on Ministerial authority. Count Andrassy will sanction no measure cal- culated, dircctly orindirectly, to bring about the ruin of the Ottoman Empire. This resolute at- titude of Austria within the st few hours has within & certain mcasure been made known to Russia by Couns Androssy, as well as by Lord Derby, in the form of au {dentical note." A Berlin correspondent, under date of Tues- day night, says: *Some excitement and un- easiness is caused here by reports that Eneland has partially succeeded in detaching Austriu from the triple alllance and securing her condi- tional opposition to the Russlan peace pro- gramme. Ihave good reason to helleve that the reports are at least exaggerated, but it s evident that some slizht friction exlsts between Austria and Russia,” THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES, XO NEWS, Loxpox, Jan. 20.—Advlces from Constanti- nople upto 7:30 last night sav there is no news yet from the Turkish Peace Plenipotentiaries. # NO FOMMAL ARMISTICE, Lonwoy, Jan. 20.—A correspondent at Vienna telegraphs: Among the rumors current is ono that no regular armistice will be concluded, but that immediately after the arrival of tho Grand Duke Nicholas with the Turkish Pleni- potentigries and Gen. Ignatieft In Adrianople, deflnitive peace ncgotiations will be entercd into on the basis of preliminaries mccepted by the Porte. There is nothing Improbable in thls, ‘The preliminary questions are s general and chstic that they will only recelvo thetr real sig. nificance by their definition in tho final peace Instrument. They may be made Infinitely harder than they are alreadv, or clre softened down so as to leave to Turkey the semblance of existence as a Furopean Pow- er, Hewould beoabold man who would now yenture to affirm what will ultimately best sult the purnpses of Russia,—whether she will aim ataradical solution,or merely preparetheway for it. Much will doubtiess depend on the courae of the pourparlers with individual powers, which scem to be golnr on stmultancously withs the negotiations with Turkey, whether Russla may think it more advantageous to crush Turkey or protect her. An anmnistice witha fixed date would certalnly be more in the way than that sort of tacit suspension of bostilitles which scems for the moment to cxiat, but which Rus- sia may put an end to any moment she Jikes,!* IGNATIEFF, Bucmanest, Jan, 20.—Gen. Ignaticff has ar- rived here with an autograph letter from the Czar to Prince Charles, of Roumania. It ls feared that the Czar rctuscs to sbandon his clalm to Roumanian Bessarabia. CAUSD OF THE DELAT. Viexna, Jan. 20.—A special from Constane tinople says tho deluv fu signing the conditions of peace i attributed to the Porte’s opposition tJ the tempurary occupation of Constantinople. CORNESTONDENCE. , Loxnox, Jan. 20.—-Additfonal correspondence relative to the Eastern question s published, ‘which contalns the follow(ng: Lord Derby, telearaphing to Lord Loftus, the Britlab Ambassador at St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, states that Count Schouvaloff that ufternoon communicated atelegram from Prince Gortscha- koff authorizing him to aflirm, categorically, that the Russtan Guvernment considered tho passago of men-of-war through the Dardauclies and Bosphorus a European question, which they did not Intend to settle by themsclves. WHERS TIIE TREATY WILL IE BIONED, Loxpox, Jan. 20.—A special from Pera says Odessa (s named as tho place for the signing of the peaco conditfons. Henco the expectation that tho Grand-Duke Nicholas would pass with his escort through Constautinople. ANOTHER EXPLANATION, The game correspondent savs ho has been told a8 a possible cxplanation of the delayinthe sign- ingof the pgace preliminaries, that the order to sign was telegraphed to Shipka via Vicnna and Bucharest, and wonld thence go to Kezanlik by a courler, who tnight take some bours 1f he found that the peaco delegates had started for Adriauople for his journoy thither, and might occupy $wo ar threo days. A Viennn correspondent telegraphs: “Whetber tho prelimlnary conditions have been signed or not has becoms of purely sccondary Importance. The Porte, at suy rate, has approvea thewm, and accordlug to all accounts Is quite ready to ace cept almost anything else wiich the Czar may propuse merely to prevent the Russiana from exccuting the threat of marching on Constan- tinople, The populution of the Capltal Is kept in A COMSTANT STATE OF ALARM by daily rumnors spread by those working In the interest of the Russians of & project of the Turks to burn the town, blow up the DMosque of Bofifa, and make a gencral massacre of the Christlans and for- cigners before retiring to Asle, It looks very much as {f all further steps in the negotiations with the Turks would, in @ great mevsure, by made depeudent upon the fssue of the hter- chango of communications amonig, the Powers, ‘Tho mysterious delsy fo tho slguature of the prelimingries may bave been prompted bys wish to acc the view Eurups woulil take of the matter before procecding further.” PRECAUTIONARY, LONDON, Jan. 20.—A Berlin dispatch says it is reported from Warsaw that the manogers of the railway companies of Western Russia were ro- cently summoued to 8t. Peteraburg to coufer relative to the organization of a tralu servive to the Prussfan Baltic portsin the eventof the Russlan Baltic ports being blockaded by en English ficet, 2 ENGLAND, DBRDY'S OPINION, Loxpox, Jan. 20.—~Lord Derby last night, in opposing Lord Stratheden's resolution that the opposition to suy occupation of Constantinople would not ba s breach of neutrality, very strougly intimated his personal conviction that the temporary Russian occupation of Coustanti- noplo would furnish wo ground for British interference. A PARTY QUESTION. Loxpox, Jau. 22.~~The voto on the supple- meotary csthnate has become s purely party question, and the Liberals will contest it aa such ana sccept the result of a division as declaive. cuETE. Loxpox, Jan, 2.—In the House of Commons this alternoon the Under Foreizn Secretary sald that Cretofs not in a state of Insurrection, but 1s much disturbed. TRX TUNSE EMPRRORS, Sir Btafford Northecto sald e bad no* knowl- edzeo of an alllance between Russla, Germauy, sud Austria for the partitlon of Turkey. Re- garding ouc of these Puwers, ho has strong rea- so0n to doubt that it bas eutered into any al- lizne. A fow weeks or woutbs would pronasbly provethls. Toe Chaucellor, in hiy atatement last night In the House, declared that Austria colncided with Great Brtaln. A POSSIBLE APLIT, Wiillam Edward Forster (Liberal) gave notice of an emendment to the vote of credit Thurs- day. Doubtlessit is a hostile amenament which has been agreed ttpon by the Liberal leaders. It 1s rumored in the lobty of the House of Commons that the Marguis of Hartington, Lit- eral leader, refused to move an amendment to the credls vote, and the duty devolved on Fors- ter. 'This s likely to occasion = splitin the Liberal party. TR TEST AMENDMEST, Following is th text of the Forster amend- ment: “llaviog been informed fn the Queen's speech that the conditions on which her Majes- ty's neutrality is based have not been infringed by cither belligerent, and having since received no Information sufficlent to justify departare from the policy of neutrality and peice, the tlouse sees no reason for adding to the people’s burthens by voting additional supplies.' CONTRADICTED. The Press Association suthioritatively contra- dicts rumors originating in the lobbics of Par- liament of disscnstons in the Liheral party. To-lIay's meeting was thoroughly unanimous, DRUMMING THES TF. Forster moves bis amendment ro that Lord Hartioglon may wind up the debate. Urgent *‘whips® aro out, and it s exvected that the division will call out the largest vote kuown for years. DENIAL. Loxpow, Jan, 80-~The Standard officially denies that the Colonial Becretarsship has been offered to Lord Sandon. N The Queen offered to confer the Order of the Qaster on Lora Beaconsfield, but the honor was dectined, i Parker (Liberal) has been elccted s member of tho Housc of Commons for the City of Perth by 1,351 majority. Grant (Liberal) bas been elected & member of the House of Commons for Lelth by 8141 majorlty. STAGNATION IN THE COTTON TRADE. LoNDON, Jan, 20.—The Echo says: * There Is 8 great panic in the cotton trade of Blackburn on account of the fear of the prolonzation and extension of the Enstern war, which has hith- erto preatly depressed cotton manufacture. Bhould the crisis continue the mill-owners will attempt the reduction of 10 cent in tho wages of operators.’ GREECE. e A WANLIRE FEELING, Loxpox, Jan. 20,—Advices from Athens up to last night say: ** Order has Leen re-cstabliabed, bLut the cxasoeration of tho people is increasing. Thelr disposition is warlike. Many volunteers arecrossing the frontfer.” Atncxs, Jan. 20.—Horrible threats against the ex-Ministers—* traltors ' they are called— sre heard on all sides, and scarcely less violent against the Klog, Tno people of the country aro furlously exasperated. Scturday's move- ment was a geuulno expression of the popular fecling, but since then It has become a palitical maneuver, It 18 sald that Graivas, ex-Minister, 18 organizing a revolutlon or civil war, and It is feared there may be much bloodshed. The Chamber passcd an almost unanimous vote ap- proving the repressive measures of the tiovern- ment. Tricoupls made a speech, which had n zood effect, pointinz out the evil impression tho conduct of the rioters woula produce in Europe. . AN ERCOUNTER. ATnexs, Jan, 20.—~The Turks attacked a band of ‘Thessalian insurzents un Mount Yelion, and wora repulsed with a loss of sixty. The loss of the fnsurgents was trifing. Insurrection has begun in the District of Armyros in Thessaly, 'ALL QUIRT. . Loxpoy, Jan. 2).—A dispatch dated Athens, Tuesday, says tranquillity relgna here to-day, the rigorous measures of Bunday baving aobered the populace. Many voluntecrs are Ieavine for Thessaly, and it scems not fmpossi- ble that the Qovernment wilt support the movement, SPOILING JOK WAL A later dlspatch from Athens, dated Tuesday, states that addresses are nrriving by tolegraph from tho munlcipulltica of Greece, expressing the willlngness of the citizens to eacrifles thelr blood and property in defense of Hellentsm, and demeanding Immediate war, ARMY NOTES, RUSSIAN CONCENTRATION. Loxpox, Jan, 20.~The concentration of Rus- slany at Adrianople continucs. BCOUTS. Russian scouts have arrived near Chorlu, about scventy miles west of Constantinople, Notas, Bulelman Pasha {a at Boulair. Melicmet All s at Constantinople, but re- turns to Chataljn immediately, There are ten Dritial fronclads In Beslka Bay. TETREATED, ‘The Egyptian garrison bas evacuated Bazard- Jot and retroated to Varua, asLLiroLs, Loxnoy, Jan. 20.—A Gallipol! dispatch Tues- day evening says Baker Pashia bes just arrived with 5,000 men. TURKISK 'TRIALS, LAWLESS CIRCASSIANS, Lowvoy, Jan, 20.—The Turkish Government is having dificulty to maintain order in the Capltal. Among the tens of thousands of rel- ugees from Roumelis ar¢ many armed Clroaa- slans. These have already plundered Laleh, Bourgas, Charlu, and Rodosto, and other towns, aud are no w flocking {uto Constantinople laden with booty, Tho Qovernment wishes to disarm thew and send them {nto Asls, but it is doubt- ful whether it will be able to do so. TERMIDLYE DESTITUTION. There {s appalling misery from tho Bosphorus to the Gulf of Baloniea. The whola coast is crowded with tersified Mohamwmeduns sceking trausportation across theStraits. Iundredsare perishiog from cold, hunger, and exhuustiou, and uo succor {8 poasible untll the panie sna confusion in the Capltal bas abated. BRITISI GRAIN TRADE. WEEKLY IBVIEW. Loxpox, Jan, 20.—The Vurk Lane ress’ roviow of the British corn trads says: There is no improvement in the condition of houe- growa wheat on offer cither fu Mark Lane or the country markets, but offerlugs have been more liberal, and tho reserve with which buyers operated tended to reduce prices oue shilling t two shilllogs per: quarter for all but s few samples of fino dry corn, for which sellers were npt disposed to acceps lower rates. In Loudon |espocially trade has been excessively dull for English and forcign wheat, and there appears tp be Littlo probability ©f increased snimation. ITte uacertalniy of politi:al affairs is becoming wesrisome. Until it 1a definitely known what the action of the country is to be lu regard to the position in the Eas;, it 1s almost bopeless to attowpt to direct attention to tho probable future courso of the grain trade. At present pactilc ideas ars in the ascendant, and u?m-er- wl?bu ars lolding small stocks bavs oaly bought 7O MIRT INMEDIATE WANTS, The country demaud hos movid within the uarrowest limite, 50 tuat holders Lave been se- riously tried {n the malutenance of a firmuess which bas becn further shaken by the morg liberul arrivals of wheat and tmaize. ‘Fhe wmild season hitherto bas been adverse to sellers, as imports of torelgu wheat bave underwone but littie dimloution, Should prices rally, taccause ©f the 1mprovement can only bi: expected from political iuflacuces. Iu tha limited business Passiow during the past wesk, a decline of ONK oHILLING PRU QUALTER bLas taken vlacs on all varietles of forclgn wieat, White wized Awerloun waize, of which arrivals bave leen liberal, has given way six- pence to the quarter, On_Friday the market opened with some sign of excliement. ~ For ashort time & free salc was experfenced, but soon after midday veace rumors circulated, and the demand stopned. ‘There wae, however, some rovival of the firmness at the clote of the market, and aixpencoof the decline was recovered. FRANCE, THE CURRERCY QURSTION, PaRts, Jan. 20.—The Senate this morning unanimously approved the bill renewing the temporary suspension of the obligation of the French mint to coln any silver taken thither, During the discusston Leon Say, Mintster of Fioance, sald the measurs was made receasary by the American situation, internatfonal com- merce with Indis, and the conditfon of the Ger- man money market, and that the Latin tnonctary standard would have to be discussed and settfed bhereafter. In this view, M. De Larley, the eminent statesman and Senator from dnnul. agreed, while urging the speedy adoption of thu gold standard. MISCELLANEOUS. S0UTH AFRICA. Loxrpox, Jao. 20.~In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Lowther, Under-Secretary for the Colonial Department, read a dispatch dated Cape Town Jan. & stating that the Galkar re- bellion fs spreading, and {ts suppression Is Im- possible befors the arrival of reinforcements. Colontal levies are going forward slowly. 1IAVANA FAILURE, HAvVARA, Jan. 20.—Nicanor, Troneoso & Co., Reneral commission house, has failed. Liabill- ties unknown; sald to be very heavy, 13 noume. Loxbox, Jan, 20,—A Rome dispatch says the Pope {s vreparing an allocutlon against Russia forthe persecution of the Church in Poland, and azalnst King Humbert on his accession to the ;Jlxr:mu for his assuwnption of the title of Kingof a1y, The Quecn of Portugal, danghter of the late King Victor Emmanuel, and the Pupe's god- dauzliter, 18 refused admisaion to the Pope be- cause she I8 residing at the Quirinal, DOURLE BUICIDE, German ncwnimncu state that J, and G. Rit- terhisusen, the Hamburg cotton Smporters, whose { follure was sunounced last week, have both conmitted sufcide. LIRERATED. TIAvaNA, Cubo, . 20.—Captain-General Jovellar llimnu:d for! '¥en prisoncrs from the Havana fortress un the day of the marrlage of Kiug Afonso. FIRES. AT WATERTOWN, WIS, Sveclal DisoateA o Tne Chteago Tribune, WATERTOWN, Wis., Jan. 20.— A fire broke ont at 3 o'clock this morning in Woodward & Btonc’s wholesale bskery and confectionery, The fire caught from the oven in the cracker department, doing a large amount of damage to the machinery and fixtures in the packing- room sbove. The damsge to stock was con- siderable by smoke and water, and the stock of candics and fancy grocerics In the adjolning room »as dumaged to some extent from tho same cause. The building escaped with slizht damage, leaving the principal loss on machiners and stock. The loss fs cstinated nzss.ooo'. divided among the following companies: Glens Falls, Amcrican of Eblladeiphia, Merchants' of Newark, Imperial of London, Westchester, Lon- don & Liverpool, aud Narth British, AT MASSILLON, O, - CLRVELAND, O, Jan. 20,—A special to the Jieral? trom Massillon, O., states that a firc early this morning totally destroycd L. Bam- werlin’s largo malt house, John Suvder's barber shop, John Galler's palut shop, Julius Beckel's saloon, and Martel’s billlard room. beatdes dam- aging the adjoining property, owned by Jemes dacoby, to the amouut of §3,000, which was {ully insured, Loss on the malt house and con- tents $37, nsured for $8,000 n the following cotpanies &';)ommz. $3,000; Western, n.de Richland, $2,000; Knox, $2,000. Origin’ of the tlre uakuown. AT INDIANAPOLIS, Bvecial Dispated to The Chicagn Tribune. InpiaNaroLts, Ind., Jan. 20.—A fire to-nicht injured the botler-room of the Western Machine Works, owned by Sinker, Davls & Co., Johu Knight's brass foundry, and Dickson Bros.! brass aud supoly worke. The loss to Sinker, Davis & Co. {s about $1,000. 'Knizht owned the bulldings occupled by blmselt and the Dicksons, and his'loss on this account will be $2,600; on stock, 87,600; fullv insured. Dickson's loss is 84,000, covered by fusurance. The companies {uterested are mostly snialler Eastern corpora- tions. . WISCONSIN MILITIA, A Meeting In the Intercst of » Stats Military Organlzation, Special Dispatch 1o The CAlcago Triduune, Map1sox, Jan.. 20.—At s mecting beld this afterncon fn tho agricultural rooms of the Btate Capitol, to consiler what legislation Is necessary for a mors eflicient organization of the State militls, there wero present from Mil- waukeo W. P, O’Councr, Captain of the Bheri- dan Guard; Fraucis J. Borchardt, Captaiu of the Kuscluskd'Guards; Cal. E. A. Culkins, and Col, I L Benjamin, Leading jmilltary incn were also present from this clty, Portage, Oshkosh, Mauston, Vienqua, Menouiinee, Fort Atkineon, Racine, LaCrosse, Waukesha, Manitowoc, Whitewater, Chipnewa Falls, Wausax, Hecds- burg, and other poluts, to the "gumber of fifty, GQen, Ed E, Bryant, of this clty, was chosen Chairinan, and Col, E. A, Calkins, of MUwau- kee, Becretary, Lotters were read recommending _various anization from Gien, Jobn L. Huthe lilwaukee, Capt. \\'mrulo. of Eau nd Capt. H. W, Russel), of the Mil- waulve Rifles, Bpecchies were made by Gen. Bryant, of this clty, tien, Uinty, of Chippews Faifs, Col, Benja- mih, of Milwsukee, and othiors, Col. Benjamtn sald thut the Sato should sceure etllcient militla for emergencies by special leglslation, There should be two companies of cavalry and lu. fantry, Once in each year the militia should meet lu encamprucut und be put through army drill, the wen receiving & per diem of pay dur- iog thelr encampnient. A reolution was adopted recommending the Legislature to appropriate 83 per year to each wember of w company ss & fundfor keeping uuviforus, ete., dn repalr, It wus resolved that all companies be unl- formed alike as soou as pructicable; also, that cach battalion mect ouce a year for three days® drill, the place to be desiguated by the cotn. mauding ofticer. s B 1t waw tho unanimous sense of the meoting that the militia should be organized upona basis of actual enlistiuedt for thrve years. A resolution passed that tho basis of sllow- anze for clotuing should be upon a winimum of fifty enlisted wen aud & mazinuw of sisty-ive per company of fufantry. The meeting appointed & Committes to drast a bill embodying the above poiuts, to be pre- sented to the Legisiature auring this session. Qreat barwony prevailed st the meeting, and much futerest was manifested throughoot. P —] MAJ. BURKE, 110 May Make an Extoaded Statemeat. New OaLra, Jan, 20.—Refcrring to a ques- ton asked Ma). K. A. Burke by W. E. Chsudier fu & telogram from Washiugton last night, Maj, Burke disclaime a knowledgo of any corrupt or disreputable bargalus oy the part of Hayes or the Bouthern Cougressmen last winter, or that Southern men did anything to prejudics Tilden's chances In the Electoral count. e clalms that, whatever assurauces were glven or derived, were: openly submitted to the Nicholls Legialature, generally discussed and approved, aud, having boeu voted and acted upon by elghty-fivo members, the subject could not he regarded as asccrct. Ho has contemplated tha preparation of a statement of all the facts comflcz under his observation to be Eub)uhed. if any good purpess can be served, but thinks the country’ had enough of the whole busi- uess, and Bay olher nsore tmportaut swbjects Lo cousider. IC auy publication is wade by bim, bowover, be indlcates o determluation to uic other chauncls of comimubicatlon tban Mr. Cuagdler. plans ot ol away, of Clairg WASHINGTON. Silver Men in High® Glee Over the Legislative Situation, Order for the Coinage of Trade Dol lars at the Philadelphia Mint, Judge Blodgett's Letter Favor- ing the Pardon of the First Batch. A Berap of Ilistory Conpected with the Elecctoral Coin- missfon. The Bill to Head Off the Schemes of the Valentine Scrip Land-Sharks. Answera to the Objections to Mr, Money's Bouthern Pacifio Railroad Bill, BILVER PROSPECTS. SURB TO WIN. Spectal DispateA to 7he Catcago Tribune. ‘Wasaotox, D. C., Jan. 20.—Therc is a sig- niflcant {ncrease of confldence on the part of the sllver men that a Silver bill, possibly the Bland bil) jtself, will become a law with or without the President’s siznature. Those who ought to know say that they feet that the Presi- dent may nat, after all, find It necessarv toveto a measure which comes to him indorsed by the votes of two-thirds of the people’s representa- tives, and that it {smore certaln now than It has been that the bill could be passed over & veto, Silver men clalm, too, that Becretary 8herman fs modifying his position somewbst, and cons!der very sienificant the statement of Gen. Butler inthe sliver caucus Jast nlght that Sherman might possibly hiave thie zeal of & new convert in execating the Silver law, PROPUSED AMENDMENT, The Finance Committee of the Senate au- thorized Mr. Allison to-day to report an amend- ment to the Silver blll by insening a pro- vislon for an Internatlonal Colmage Conven- tion. The amcndment vrovides that the Presi- dent shall invite the Governments of tho Latin Unlon, and of such otliers as he may deem de- sirable, to join tho United States in a confercnca to adopt s common ratio of legal-tender as be- tween gold aud sllver, for the purposo of estab- Ushing Interuationully the use of bi-metallic money and securing ‘o fixity of relative valug between those metals; such cunference to be held withio six months, at such point fu Europe or the United Btates as may be agreed upon by the Governments, or any tarec of toeui. At the same time the Presi- dent is suthorized to appuint three Commls- siovers on belalf of the United Htates, who shiall make o report for the information of Con- eress, and be paid $2,600 cach and their ex- pensca. THE TRADE-DOLLAR. To the Watern Auociated Press. WismiNarox, D, C.y Jan. 20.—~The Treasury Department 1s cmbarrassed as to the proper course to be pursued in relation to tne colnage of trade-dollars. Tne demand for these colns at 8an Francisco for exvort to China is quite active, and Is expected to continug to the last of April. 'The law requircs this deinand to be mc::I but at the present price of silver and tho rold value of the greenback dollar, trade-dol- ars can be placed 1o domestic circulation at a profit of 3 to 4 per cent to owners of silyer bullion. A portion of the San Francisco Miot cuiage of trade-lollars is comiung east, and bullion dealers {u New York and elsowncre in the East demand that the Philadelphis Mint shall e opencd for the same coinage. It is probable that a decislon will be reached by to- morrow, and that it will be to allow deposits of sliver to made at the Phila. dclphis Mint for rcturos in trade-dollare. It this s done the coluage will be continued at Ban Franclsco and Carson, and all three mints will have work sutlicient to keep them fully employed untll Conaress acts def- inltely on’the miver question, The Director of the Mint cousiders it finportant to retain the resent akilled forve of workmen at tha mints,e fi.\ view of the pending legislation regarding stl- ver colnage, The Cabinet decided to-day that tho colbage of the trade-dollar should be resumed st the Philadelphia Mint. TWENTY-CENT PIECES. ‘The ITouse Cominittes ou Hunking and Cur- rency agreed to recommend the passage of the bill discontinulog the coltage of 20-cent vleces. VALENTL SCRIP. WIAT THE LANDSUARKS ARE UP TO. Bpecial Daosich tn The Chicagn Tribuns, ‘Waswinarox, D. C., Jan. 20.—Mavor Heath and Corporation-Counsel Bonfleld left for Chi- cago this evening, ‘They think they hnve good prospects ot success in the Lake-Front matter. What the nature of their mission 15 may bo gathered from the following statement made to Tus TmisuNe represcutative by Bonfleld, and frum the account of the proceedingzs of tha Houso Public* Bulldings Comumittee, which fol- lows; Mr. Honfleld's object fn visitlug Washing- ton was to aid in the passage of a bl to quiet the title uof Chicago to the strects, alleys, aud public grounds {n Fort Dearbogn Addition, ‘Tho passage of such an act Is. very nccessary, owiaz to tho location of the Valentne scrip upon the public grounds of that sddition and the accretfons and additions thereto, The Iatter being part of Fractioual 8ec, 15, the theory upon which the Valentine scrip s locat. ed {a that the public grouuds are now vwned by the United States, and always have been, and that, belng legatly unoccupled and unapproprl- ated, they are subject to snch location. It is claimed that in 1820 Burchard, Sullcitor of the ‘Treasury und Agent of the Becretary of War, {n making sales of lots of_ the Fort Dearborn Addition ACTED WITROUT AUTHORITY OF LAW; that his acts and the acts of the Secretary of ‘War werc nullities, and that no portion of the lands in the military reservation included in that subdivision could be sold without a snacial act of Congress; thut tho act of Congress of 1620, under which sales were made, had no sp- plication to any military reservations mude at tho thne of the passage of tkat act, and that no salo under such act could be mado of reserva- tions subsequently msade, It is clalmed also that, while the Guvernment would not probably allow titlcs acquired at such sales by private purchasers to be assalled, the public grounds in Bec. 10, koown as Dear- born Park and the Lake-Front, east of Michigan avenuc, lying between Randoiph sad Madisou street, s uow owned by tne Uovern- wept, subject ouly to tho cusement or dedica- tion set forth In the plat itsell; that as such an eascment was unauthorized and fllegsl,the Gov- crowent is the owner of tno fee, and that, whatever casoment there was baviog been loat, thls ground s & PRACTICALLY SUBJECT TO LOCATION, in 1875, when the Vulentine scrip was firet located, the citizens of Chicago wero taken by surprise, and wery disposcd to treat tho matter Jightly. It was assuwed that the Governncat had parted with all foterest io the land,and that the title still remaived in the city, subject to public use. The matter, however, 18 now 1n such a complicated shape that some alirwmative act of Cougress should fonever put at rest thicse trumped-up clalws and locations. ‘Theto 18 no doybt that wheu the subdivision of Fort Dear- born was made in 1529, the Coverumcut fu- teaded a statutory dedication as provided by tho luws ot Hligows. It the {utention of the Government fu platting and sacdividiog this laud bad been carzied out sccondlug tu the ro- ' PE FIVE CENTS. e ) qu_,gg,nu of the statute, there would be no €a &4 or the location of the Valen- tEX rip. However, aithough the rec- mg- e not complete, and the facts 05" be easily obtained, It ‘appears sFlnf. was not made in strict conformity v . zlawsof liinois In force at that time, and that according to the deciston of United Btates Judge Drummond, reported in 24 Diesel), the dedieation was one at common law which feft the naked fec to the streets, alless, aud public grounds In the United States, sub- Ject o the declared uses, The bill which the City of Chicago asks Congress Lo pass ts simply tocontirm in Cliicago the titie to tho_strects, alicys, and public grounds In Fort Desrborn Addition, thus fulfiiltog and_ratifying wiat the Government jutended to in 1539, ““This," eays Mr. Honfleld, *is AN ACT OP SINPLE IUATICE, Ihave no dount the blll mill become s Taw withoat sy scrions apposition. The only ob- Jection that can or will be urzed will como from the nolders ut the Valentine scrip. The Valen- tine scrip was 1ssued under an act of Congress passed in 1872, authorizing Thomas B. Valoh- tine, of Californta, to locate this scrip to the extent of 13,000 acres upon any unappropriated and unoccupied lands of the United States not mineral. The act was procured for the purposo of satisfylng an equllaole claim which Valeutine bad to like quantity of wild fands io Californa. Valentine and his Washington attorneys, Instead oflocating thisscrip, asthe Governinent evident- l{ intended they shonld do, upon like lands of 1ike value, unoccupied and unaporopriated, be- gan to hunt up defects in the title of different lands formerly sola by the Government, Through the influence of William Drummond, furmerly Commissioner of the Land-Ofllce, the faws in'this titlc above referred to wers discov- ered, and their Jocations miade. Dearborn Perkc proper, west of Michigan avenue, is Jloeated by ‘Thomas Valentinc perwnnll;. The, public ground {n 8cc. 10 and east of Michizan avenne I8 lozated by Berrlal Valentine. his wife, Charles Boumsarten has another location cast of this, ond Druminond, Gray, and Britton, Washiog- ton attorneys, have located scrip still further cast along the right of way of the Iilinols Cen- tral Raliroad Company. OTUER LOCATIONS have been made by other persans between this point and the river, snd still others east of tho meander line of Fractional See, 15. Thero are some elght locations altogether on Fractional Becs, 10 and 15 oo the main und coat of the origiual meander line. While none of thesa iocations would stand the test of legal investi- gatlon, ot thé same time, unless tiiey are dis- posed of in some w atter of interminable troubly and anno y Le the result. Sotno of the lucatlons, that of Hlaochard in Sec. 15, hag been already armied on behalf of tne city and the Hlinots Central Railroad sud submitted to the Land Comuiissioner, and other locutions are pending, 1t is {inpossibic to state when they will consider them," The House Comipittee on Publlc Lands to- Aoy considercd the several propositions sub- mitied relative to the Lake-Front. The Sub- Cominittee has not fully devided upon the form of the bill, but it 18 quite certain that the Com- Anitice will tavorably report a bill conflrming to the City of Chicngo whaterer title the United Htates may have to the strects and allcys in the Fort Dearborn Addition, *. The eonsideration of the subject in the full Committes thus far shows a great desire to protect Chicago from the land-sharks, The Valentine-scrip peonlo lave no foothold there, however much it is feared that they may have strong iotuence in wtherdepartinents of the Government, Lathroo, of the Hocklord district, a member of the Pub- lic Grounds Cowmittee, is ESPECIALLY ACTIVI FOR CIIICAGO'S INTEREAT. The followiog is the draft of the bill whiein mecta with most favor in the Committeo to-day and which will probably be reported: A DL to contirm sud relesse to the City of Chi- cago, 11l., the title of certain pubile lands: Wuenzas, In 1nii tho Unitou States caaned_to be made, acknowledzed, and recorded fn tho Re- corder's oft.ce uf Cook County, {ll., & plat of lands of the southwest fractional quarter of 8cction 10, Townehip 0. north of Rtange 14 east of the thinl rincipal meridian, then known as Fort Dearborn teeorvation, which lands were subsequently known and destznated ag Fort Dearborn Addition to Chi- §ald lotsand blocks fn ssld additlon 0ld by the dovernment; and , Queations have arisen as to the sufll- clency in law of the actof the United States in conveylng the feo {0 sald streets, alleys, and pub- 1tc grounds, sccordlng to the intent abd meanioz of the Uovernment of the United Statos |n waking the satd plat and conveyances; therefore, lie i enacted by the Nenate and llouss of Nepre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con~ yress aasembled, That the United States does bore- by rant, and convey unto tha City of Chle cago all right, title, and interest it bad in'the lote, Jands, and public grounds shown and designated an tac map aud pist of Fort Dearborn Addition ta Chirago at tne time the Unlited States wold and dis- posed of the lots and blocks desiguated in said map or plat, and to all right, title, and interest which tha United States now bas in the said streets, alleys, and public grounds, fovether with all accretion and addition thereto, ull the riparian rights spper- talning to sald atreets, alleys, and gablic grounds, IN THE IIOUSE, DAD FOR THE LODAYISTS. dpectal Disvatch to The Chicuyo Tribune, ‘WasixatoN, D, C., Jan. 20.—~Tho House to- day bad its annual spasm sbout the rales recu. lating admission to the floor. There were vie: orous protests agalnst the custom of allowing distinguished strangersana fobbymen admission on the Speaker's card. Tho House declded by an overwhelming vote that tho rules shall be strictly enforced, and that from to-morrow no persous not speclally named {n tho rules shall be sdmitted. Himilar action has been taken cvery winter for a number of years, to bo ful- lowed by a return to the old- practice wichin & week, There was a little more redolution to~ day than usual, however, In opposition to the custom, and with reason. The floor of th House a portion of the timels @ LIEE A BEDLAN. ‘Thers are scldom less than 100 or 200 ontsfde persous in the rear of ‘tho members’ seats who ought not to be there, to say nuthing of thoso who havo a universal right to seats withla the bar, aud who, for,the counfry's zood, ought not to be there. Among these outside barbarians, as the members call them, are mauy distin- shed strangers whom the courtesy of the louse admits to the fluor, but many are pro- fessional lobbyists iutent upon their “schemes, eaper 10 selza every moment to waylay and lne struct the members, TUE MOST NOTORIOUS LOBRYING interests are advunced upon the jfloor, aud the trost conspleuous represcatatives ot ratiroad and othier combinations generally Bud it easy to gain sdmisslon, even when persons of distinction find it difieuls. Speaker Randall aunounces it to bs his purpose thoroughly to execute tho new de- termfnation of the Huuse. The members will be the Hrst to complain. The Houss passed the bill authorizing the managers of the Woodworth Beientific Expedi- tion to purchase a ship n tho world's market' aud w pive it av Amwerican register. This propositfon 1o nullify the Reulstry luws tothis pxtent met with epvosition from New Englund’s shipping luterests and from Penn- sylvania protoctionists. It scemed as if ex- tended discussion of the tarifl inizht arise, bus when the flnal vote came the opposition was Tess thau had beeu expected. The managers of ;:M expedition had thoroughly lobbied thelr A BCRAP OF NIISTORY, SENATOR BATARD'S MISTAKEN CONCLUSION, Suaciat DispatcA 10 The Chicazn Tridund. Wasuinorox, D. C,, Jan, 29.—Senator Bay ard to-day, referring to s remark lately mads to the effcet that both Limself and Judge Thur- iman, at the thne the Electoral bill was passed, thought that it would result in the seating of Ilayes, sald that any such statement was utterly unfounded. Hesald be could wot, of course, be cogulzant of what was passiog {n the mind of Juage Edmunds or of his hidden object, It there was any, fa fnserting in the bill theso pregnagt fwords, **if any,” to euable the Comny 1niision to decling heariug testimony. But be kuew theu, and Snows uow, that It the bill had been fairly executed, the lnevitable result would , have beco to PLACE TILDEN IN THN PRESIDENCY. Bayard says there is no doubt that. Senator Morton expected that to be the result, for ke opposed tue bill in committea with all the vigor and force of which he was capable, snd foughs it iu the Benate up to tho very last minute. Bayard said tbat as & member of the Electorsl Commlssion, when Justice Bradley commenced 10 read bis opinlon do tho Florida case, he look+ cd ot ‘Jhurwan, who sat beside bim, snd nodded. by futiwate lis confidence which be fels that Hatice Braciey ‘would vote for Tuden.” For twenty winutes Le held this conviction, 80 evens o S T A T A Lk B o S A TR S e, S A 3 { 3 i } i i t | !