Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1880, Page 3

SHINGTON. WA “The Scheme for the Removal of Collector Merriam ‘al. Failure. : “qe His ‘Too Many Friends ‘Whose Influence Is Most 3 - Potent. ‘The Ways and Means Committeo ~ at Sea on the Refunding .. Project. © ob sootior ed Interesting Phasd in “the Smith-McDowell Busi- oe TESS, Collector Smith Appears to Have Let the Whole Matter Severely 7 cat Alone. ~agyg Exodus Investigation Panning © Ont Poorly for the Demo- - crats. Kost of the.Emigrants from North Car-* : olina Women and Children. Fate Developed by the Inquiry into Gom- *” snissioner Hayt’s Administration. COLLECTOR MERRIAM. + Wg ATTEMPTED REMOVAL A FAILURE, +“ spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, + WasurxaTos, D. C., Jan. 2%4.—The attempt to remove J. Merriam as Collector of Internal Revenue for,the Eighth Collection District of Iinols, and to appoint Tom Mitchell, of Bloomington, of the Wlinois Legislature, in his place, will prove unsuccessful.’ Collector Merriam arrived here three days ago with a Jetter in his pocket from “Secretary Sherman. asking for.his resignation. He will return to JIiinois ina day,or two with positive assur- antes froin Président Hayes that he will not be removed during this Administration: The story of ,thistremoval is along one, and the most interesting one in the recent . HISTORY OF ILLINOIS POLITICS. Mitchell, when recently here, said he had an ‘absolute promise from Logan ‘and others that he should be appointed .to Merriam’s place, and he left for Iliois last week with the promise, as he understood it, fram Secretary Sherman’ that Merriam should be removeg andhé appointed. An effort has been made to secure the place for Mitchell since the 4th of March last... The movement recently cul- minated at ameeting of the Illinois Repub- Tiean delegation here. The Illinois Repub- Ticans have organized themselves into a club for political purposes, the object of which is to make the infiuence of the deje- gation more powerful in the way of secur- ing patronage and accomplishing any ob- ject which the delegation or any individual, member of it may desire. The theory of this Club is that the delegation shall at- tempt to . z MAKE ITSELF POTENTIAL by acting as a unit upon questions. The practice of it in the future may be Some- thing very different, if the restiveness ex hibited on the part of some members of the , delegation shall takedefinitshape. Atarecent meeting“of the delegation it was proposed that the Republican members should agree to recommend to the President, the Secretary R of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the appointment of Thomas ‘Mitchell, of Bloo1 mn, to the place now held: by Merriam. Of course, the appoint- ment involved the removal of Merriam. The office of Collector of Internal Revenue runs indefinitly. (As the Administration claims to be conducted on civil-service plans, it was necessary, too, that there should be some Teason Why " A VACANCY OUGHT TO BE CREATED’ in that office. Several reasons were sug- gested at the meeting of the Dlinois Club, and other reasons have been stated to the Secretary of the Tresisury and to the Presi- dent, Among'the reasons given at the Club Why the delegation should join with Logan at muending the appointment of Mitch- hs Were that Merriam lives on his farm in jenn County, some distance removed rit Teyenue office; that he is absent the office two or;three days in & week, leaving the ‘work in charge of deputies; thaf he is a man of Wealth, a banker, arbitrary in his temper- ament, .and not disposed to work har- moniously with other members of the party. it was moved that a-petition be drawn up ifs THE APPOINTMENT OF MITCHELL, that the delegation should sign it, At this me % eeting there was outspoken opposition’ to.this, and it seems to. have been the under- standing that the delegation ould agree to support Mite! 6. fitchell, which involved, of course, the deposition of Merriam, The petition was drawn up, but it happened that th of Cann; P ie names on.and Marsh did not appear upon it. This petition “was filed in regul Commigsi gular order. loner Raum favored the change, and recommended the removal of Merriam tothe President. Secreta was ted ry Sherman, who Tepeatedly seen upon the subject, also dhat, consequently, he -i Si ,, be -is not able to de $i much time as he should to the Guttes of ean lee; that he-is a banker, and bordinate |... * privat interests; that He is obstinate,-and does mae 2 perate with the Revenue Bureau in mat- aid Intended for ‘the good of the service; i at when ‘the revenue offic 3 | a istrict to attempt to discover the frauds: wh el h Subsequently Tesulted in the indict-. x une! alarge number of persons tor de- fran ig the revenue, Mertiam did not aid a Government, but urged that the. revenue officers, whom he “characterized as thieves aad scoundrels, should be recalled from his; districts that he was unwilling to believe’ at the distiller McIntyre, who-was & large. depositor in his (Merriam’s) bank, could be, ; % Surrs or DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE, asit has been proved he was: and that for “these and othet geasons it would be better for | service that‘he (Merriam) should leave it, and Commissioner @taum thinks that the -matter is_by mo means settled: yet. Merriam submitted'a formal statement to the Presi- dent. In it le reviews at length the accusa- tions which Congressmen have made against. him. He says that the charges inst him. are frivolous, that the letters which he files from the Department show that he is a good officer; ‘and that the attack upon him origi- nates in’ promises made at Springfield -to reward members of the Legislature for ‘ ‘aus SUPPORT OF LOGAN. against Oglesby: that this program the remoyal of Marshal Tikisoand gh a pointmerit of A. M. Jones in his place; the appointment of McLaughlin in the plaee of larshal Roe, when the term of the latter Should expire; the removal. of Tillotson in the Quine y District; and the removal of Mer- riam‘and the appointment of. Tom Mitchell, and that attempts haye been made to carry fis been suecesstul’ and itis< time ib eels SS! }, AN halt in this political game, e toseall'e WOOD’S BILL. THE REFUNDING QUESTION. “+ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. . + Wasurxeron, D. C., Jan, 24.—The Com- mittee on Ways and Means held another long session to-day, and further considered the ‘Wood, refunding bill. The meeting to-day was the fourth or fifth of the series, all of which have been devoted to the same subject. hus far only two features of the bill have been discusséd. These are the rate of inter- est and the time the bonds are to run. On both of these points there is a wide diversity of opinion among members of the Comzhittee, and it is already apparent that Mr. Wood him- self is the only one among them who supports the Dill: in its present form. It is perfectly. safe to ‘say that, if the Committee brings in any refunding bill at all, it . WILL NOT BE THE WOOD BILL + consented to the removal, and wrote a letter at due form ‘requesting the resignation of Sine Meanwhile a commission of Mtn a a been tendered to Tom then Sania eater Tefused, saying he thing less at promised, namely, Ngee MEERIAMW’S PLACE, wing tel the latter part of last we, stating sary bi Teceived assurances from-Sec- plaee )auerman: that he should have the Tora for home, ‘Merriam then app€ared oie ee He soon learned that some ton thy ngressmien had signed his applica- ts ‘ough misconception of the facts, and rch few of them had, or at least desired. - homeoee? BUY hostility to him. Merriam, never, did not choose to bring the Con- ee into the contest, but presented his tay. emt the President and to Secre- Freon S7maD. Merriam stood ‘upon ‘his 20h aS an efficient officer, against whom aes could be sustained.. He ee that his office, to the me of the Special Agents of thdInternal venue, and by the records of the Revenue U itself, — ve EQUAL IN POINT OF EFFICIENCY enlige the country. He showed sev- mending ht from the Revenue Bureau com- werent im, and he understood that there Te emoral oy Sogn Dobie ronson far WHNe the fact that, among Other promises as it was drawn up by its author. Mr. Wood is reported to be very much disgusted at this state of things, and it is said he showed con- abderable feeling in the meeting to-day. - Sev- eral members of the Committee are in favor ofa ten-forty 4 per,cent, bond. Mr. Frye and one or two otbers are said to favor a ten-thirty 4 percent, and there appears to be a general feeling except on the part of Mr. ‘Wood that the Government ought not to part with'the option to redeem its bonds for a longer time'than ten tén years. _Mr. Kelley is said to be opposed to any further refunding. It is said, indeed, that he who-only a few months ago drew so pain- |. ful a picture of the woes of the past, and de- claréd that the country was going to the dogs, now : ‘WANTS THE DEBT PAID “BEFORE BREAK- FAsT,”? as amember ofthe Committeeremarkeda day ortwoago. Mr. Kelley now says a country so prosperous and with such boundless re- sources as ours possesses has no excuse for postponing the payment of its debts. In, the meeting to-day Mr. Kelley unfolded a plan by adopting and following which he believes that the debt. can be paid off in a little more than twenty-seven years by a comparatively small addition to the sinking fund. Mr. Kelley exhibited some statistics in support of his plan. At his request the Com mit- tee adjourned until Monday to give him an opportunity to make some additional’ computations. ‘A © mefAber of the Cotimittee said this evening that it would take a heavy load ,off his mind ig Judge Kelley succeeded in ci phering the country out of debt. Mr. Wood created something of a breeze in the Committee to-day by saying that the in- debtedness of the country was,greater last year than in any other year of its history. He ‘was promptly taken to task by Mr. Morris on, of Illinois, who said’ that under Republican Administrations the debt had been REDUCED SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION DOI- 2 and the fact mightas well be acknowledged. Mr. Morrison’s speech 1s said to have been a very neat and pointed one, "An effort: will be made to dispose of the bill at the meeting of the Committee next Mon- day. Hf that is not done, the bill will proba- diy be laid aside fora fortnight at least, as the Committee have agsigne d the remainder of next week to % consideration of the sugar interests, while the steel interests will have a hearing during the week following. It-is quite possible that after all no refund- ing bill whatever will be re rted at this ses- sion. - Several members of the Committee are in favor of postponing action until after the Presidential election, and even Gen. Garfield has said to-day that he would by no means regard a postponement of the matter until that.time as a public calamity. -°. SUPT. M’DOWELL. A DENIAL BY WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, - Wasnixcton, D. C., Jan. 24.—William, Henry Smith has written letters here to Rep- ‘Tesentative Springer and other Represent- atives denying that he ‘had anything to do with the preparation or the forwarding of the . charges against Superintendent McDowell, which have been filed with the Committee on Expenditures of Public Buildings. The- statement that the chargés were sent by W. ‘W. Boyington has the foundation that ac- companying the charges was a letter written “upon the letterhead which Mr. Boyington uses in his business. The letter was marked “confidential,” and it was understood thatno name was to be used, but no particular pains seems to have been taken not to show this letterhead. Persons who know “THE HANDWRITING OF A. B. KING, recently connected with the construction of the Chicago Custom-House Building, say thag the handwriting of the original charges somewhat resembles that of King, and that it is near enough like his to create the im- pression that King js the author. of the charges. At thé office of the Supervising- Architect nothing is known as to the accusa- tions which ate made. Ii is said, however, that if*some of the charges as to poor quality of materials are true, the work must have been done under the supervision of ‘King himself, who ought to have reported the fact to the Superintendént. . The following is © : é . THE CORRESPONDENCE swhich passed between William Henry Smith’ and Representative Springer on this subject: -House, CHicaco, Inu., COLLECTOR'S Orriée, Jan. 22, 1880.—Sir: Permit me. to eall your: attention ‘tothe inclosed dispatches, in Which both your name and mine are freely used. Tassume that the statement that the papers in your possession were forwarded by me is an in- Yeution of the correspondent, and ‘that you did not refer tome as having any connection with aaeriig of them and that I know nothing What ever concerning ‘the’ matters therein specified. If any porson has used my name to you in con- nection, with the McDowell management as Su- ‘Were made in. connection with the nol led States Senatorial contest in the Dli- outdo appointed to the Signin imusrnal om to the Ei, ral tion. enue Collection District. - ‘This presenta- and Meee case seems to have had its effects, and fe 722m Is not to be removed from office, amd his -Thomas Mitchell, of. Bloomington, Cons political triends aré defented> . - teport issioner Raum does not credit the to conte Merriam’s friends that the latter is_ ae in office indefiriitly. On the con- oa um is of the opinion erriam The. to oe ENOVED BOR CAUSE. following are some af: the objections e continuance of Merriam in office:. le : ‘hat che resides dn “his farm in ‘Tazewell nly, which he made his family liome, and perintendent, or irl reference to the construc- don of the Government building here in-any re- spect, such use has been wholly unwarranted, and is an impertinence deserving of severe cen- gure. Whether the work has been correctly done I do not know, and in:any event I object to being mixed up,with the affairs of Superin- tendent McDowell. Very respectfully yours, ne 5 WILLIAM HENRY BMITH, ‘The Hop. William M. Springer. ‘ Z : Hovst oF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun. 4.—IWilliam Henry Smith, Collector of Customs, Chicago, li.—Str: Your letter of the 224 inst., inclosing certain telegruphic dispatches published in the Chicago. papers concerning the construction of the Chicago Custom-House, is received. ‘4 take pleasure in stating that I b: received no-information from you on the sub- ject, and no person has spoken or written tome who asgul to speak or write for you or by T = your procurement, or with your knowled; conseut. Iam, very pectfully Ty ‘obedient ELTAM A icers| were sent into || servant, veh. SPRINGER, - THE EXODUS. » - “MUOH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.” ©: - } Spectat Dispatch to The‘Chicazo Triouns. Wasuineton;:D. C., Jan. 24—The Senate Exodus Committee - to-day examined Duke- heart; Passenger Agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Road, who'sold the colored. emigrants nearly all their tickets.; Altogether, not over 763 colored people have gone West. Of these ' 235 were children. Of the 528 adults, at least half were women, and there “were not more than 200 adult male voters. That, Dukeheart :| said, had created all this consternation among the Democrats. ‘Voorhees objected to the use of ‘the’ word’ consternation, ashe said there had been no consternation, but a ‘good -deal of‘ indignation. ‘Windom accepted this modification. -Dukeheart. said that his‘Company allowed persons who brought them passengers in’ companies a commission of $1 on each-ticket, and 50 cents on each half-ticket.. He gave — : ~.PERRY.AND WILLIAMS, . the colored men, this commission, and is now paying Taylor Evans, of Goldsboro, N. C., a" negro, the same commission. . The Greencas- tle (Ind.) Banner, he said, had circulated handbills, composed of editorials and letters from emigtants already in Indiana, offering large ‘wages, abundance of. work, and in- ducements to come.’ _ ; A. W; Mendenhall, a clerk in the Treasury Department, from Indiana, testified ‘that Perry and Williams, who were on their way to Kansas and other Western States, saw him last fall and wanted to secure liomes for 163 colored people, whose nain es they had. Men- denhall suggested that Indiana was nearer than Kansas, and it would be cheaper to go there, and that. employment, could probably be obtained, as Kansas seemed to be OVERRUN WITH COLORED LABORERS from the South. .They agreed to stop in Indiana and investigate the.matter. Men- denhall had written to several people on the subject, and had received. letters from prom- inent Indiana politicians, dsvho said that the Republican party Would “have nothing to do with the exodus as a polltic#! movement, but that personally they would be glad to have negroes come to Indiana. The Democrats had evidently expected to’ prove by Mentien- hall that the exodus was planned by leading Indiana Republicans. This evidence, how- ever, proved exactly the contrary. Thus far Senator Voorhees has’ failed to obtain any- thing favorable supporting what are under- stood to be his theories, except from O’Hara, the negro who Is now. contesting for a seat in Congress. aie “ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. ‘To the Western Assoclated Press. - Wasuinarton, D. C., Jan, 24—The Senate Committee on the Colored Exodus to-day ex- amined J. P. Dukeheart, Southern Passenger “Agentof the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. He testified that he has made sev- eral visits to-North Caroling in the interests of the Company, to secure‘as . large a share as possible of the exodus travel, and that he effected arrangements: with the local pro- moters of the movement by which the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad obtained the trans- portation of. all the colored people who have up to this time, since last October, emigrated from North Carolinato Indiana. Thethrough rate from Goldsboro to Indianapolis forthese emigrants was $16.65 for each person above the age of 12: years, half-fare for children from 5 to 12 years, and younger children free. In all these arrangements. the Company agreed to pay Z. ‘Taylor Evans, of. Golds- boro, the eolored man who worked up. the emigration, a drawback of $1 per head for each full-fare passenger, and 50 cents for each half-ticket sold. This was well known as © °YNE STANDING INDUCEMENT held out by himself and the agents of com- peting roads to men like Evans, and Perry, and Williams to getup as-large an emigra- tion’as possible. Evans told the witness that -he commenced working up the exodus six- teen months ago, by means of mass-meetings, secret societies, etc. Witness while in North Carolina. had seen many of the circulars asserting that the colored people would find plenty of work in Indiana at wages from SL to $1.50. Perry and Williams also circulated areport that the emigrants upon reaching Washington would be provided with new clothes and transportation to Indiana or Kan- sas. Circulars. were largely made of edi- torials from the Greencastle (Ind.) Banner, and also included what purported to be cer- tificates from a number of the North Caro- Jina colored people wlio had already come to Indiana, that THEY HAD FOUND WORK, and advised their-friends to follow. ‘Perry Jeft the State suddenly during the winter on account of an indictment for forging school certificates, and had not yet returned, but Evans and others were still at work, and, in the opinion of the witness, the exodus would continue just as long as the colored people could raise ‘money to pay their fare, or until checked by unfavorable reports from their friends at the other end of the line. In this event he would go out to Indjana and try to secure them as passengets back over the Bal- timore & Ohio lines. [Laughter.] The number of tickets sold by the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad for the transportation of thesé. North Carolina emigrants, since the’ movement firstcommenced, is 763, 235 of them being half-fare tickets. . In response to questions. by Senator. Win- dom, the witness estimated that fully one- half'of the 528 full-fare tickets were for women, and agreed witb the Senator that at Jeast sixty-four of the remaining 26 full-fare tickets must. have been purchased for male passengers: between the ages of 12 and 20. Senator Windom thereupon remarked that it appeared that there were not more than 200 of the emigrants who could by an: possibil- ity vote at the next. Indiana election, and it seemed, therefore, that 200 emigrants had created “all this consternation in Indiana.” Voorhees—Not consternation, but-indigna- tion. a Windom vou should not be very indig- nant over 200men. " ~ “‘Voorhees—We are indignant at the fraud which is being practiced. upon weak and eredulous people by telling them they can find plenty of employment in Indiana, when there really is no demand for their labor. ‘ H.W. MENDENDALL, sat aresident of Washington, testified: He as- sisted in ‘organizing the Emigrant Aid So- ciety about a year ago. He thought. the movement would become quite extensive. He had stated if Indiana could offer any in- ducements to negro emigrants it would be well to havethem go there, as they were gener- ally Republicans, ‘and would’ strengthen the Republican party. Could not tell what degree of approval this movement met with from his friends in Indiana. He had received a pri- yate letter from United States Marshal Dud- ley, of Indiana, who. said that, as a political measure, the: Republican party in Indiana disclaimed any part in. the -movement, but, if employment could be found for the colored people in Indiana, he woui glad to see them come there. ‘He understood from: a. letter that the Republiean party jeaders in Indiana would not participate in the movement. -With reference to his: con- nection with the exodus from North Carolina to Indiana, witness said about the 1st of last October heewas introduced to Perry and Williams, from North Carolina, They exhib- ited'to him a paper containing the names of 163 persons who wanted emigrate to Kansas. He-told them there were other States besides Kansas: that they could go to much cheaper and fare better, and mentioned Ohio -and- Indiana. Perry and Williams spoke about the low wages in North Carolina, and said they and their people were DETERMINED TO GO SOMEWHERE. ee rendenhall suggested Indiana, and wro! rat “Martindale, of that State. A few weeks afterwards ‘he received a postal card from Dr.. Elliott, of Indianapolis (to whom Judge Martindale had referred Mendenhall’s Jetter) aski him to’ send Pe and Will- jams there. He afterwards heard the North’ Carolina party. had emigrated to Jndians,, and had secured employment ‘in and aroun Greencastle. : Witness ‘did‘not know of’any Republican politicians in Indiana engaging in the move- ment asa political measure. THE INDIANS. THE GUILTY. UTES TO BE TAKEN, DEAD OE * + Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurveros, D. C., Jan. 24. Gen. cane left’ for Colorado to-night with Jack and ‘Sawawick, of-the White River- Utes, and “country. “Wash, who is an Uncompahgre. O. Mf. Mears accompanied the party as the official in-| | terpreter.. Jack: “and his companion - are charged with the delicate duty of bringing in the twelve guilty White River Utes,.dead or alive. Wash carries‘the orders of Ouray to ‘his tribe, who are.to-do all in their. power to assist Jack in his. undertaking. Adams will take no part in the actual work of ‘ CAPTURING OR KILLING THESE OUTLAWS. That work is left wholly to ‘the Indians themselves, Adams thinks he will be back in Washington ‘in three weeks. While not expressing entire confidence in the feasibility of the Secretary’s plan to capture the Utes, hethinks they will be found at or in the neighborhood of Los Pinos. What he fears most is the premature publication of: the’ in- tentions of the Secretaty by the newspapers in Colorado. The agents of the Indians will quickly’ carry all unfavorable reports to them; and when: the delegation from’ here reaches there their’ mission will be well known and the Indians sought for possibly well out of the way. $ ‘+ £HE CHEYENNE INVESTIGATION. Mo the Western Assoctated Press. Wasnrneroy, D.C., Jan. 24.—William M. Leeds, late Chief Clerk of the Indian Office, swas before the Senate Select Committee to examine into the circumstances connedted with the removal of the Northern Cheyennes from the Sioux Reservation to the Indian Territory. He said that the complaint of these Indians, that they were being starved ‘at their Agency, was true. The Indian Office was informed by their agent of the lack ‘of food, and Commissioner Hayt failed to fur- nish the Agent with the supplies which the treaty. called for. The actual quantity of food dealt out to each Northern Cheyenne for each of the five weeks preceding the out- break in September, i 1878,. was as follows: For the first week, 20.ounces daily; second, 17 .ounces; third, 12 ounces; fourth, 14 ounces; fifth, 18 ounces; whereas their treaty, as well as their necessities, demanded 28 ounces daily. Leeds also said that Com- missioner Hayt's statement in his annual, re- port for 1878, referring to the food supply fo these Indians, is deceptive in several particu- Jars, including the following, viz.: That it states the quantities which were shipped and delivered to the Agent.as amounts which were issued to the Indians, and makes no al- lowance for loss andg shrinkage, and omits the alleged fact that, for some weeks imme- diately y preceding the outbreak, the starva- tion ration upon which they had previously existed was. fursher decreased by ie non- lelivery of half a pound per diem of- svileh they were each entitled. ot Sour THE PIUTES. i The conference with the Piute Indians of Nevada has been satisfactorily ended. The Secretary of the Interior to-diy signed the following, with which Winnemucca and _as- sociates express themselves highly pleased: - “The Piutes heretofore entited to live on the Malheur Reservation, who will make that reseryation their permanent home, are to have lands’ allotted to them in severalty at the rate of 160 acres to each head of ‘a family andeach adult.male. Such lands they are to cultivate for their own benefit. Allot- ments will be made under instructions from their Agent. Assoon as enabled by_law to do so, the Department is to give the Indians patents for such tract of land, conveying to such oceupant a fee-simple in the lot occu- pied. ‘Those of the Piutes who. in conse- quence of the Bannock war, went to the Yokama Réservation, and who now. may de-" sire to join their relatives, are-at liberty to do so without expense to the Government for transportation. Those who desire to stay upon the Yokama Reservation, and become permanently settled there, 7 WILL NOT BE DISTURBED. None -of the Pititesnow livingamong white people and earning wages by theirown work will be compelled to go to the Malheur Res- ervation. They are at perfect liberty to.con- tinue working for wages for their own bene- fit, as they are now sorte It is well under- stood that those who settle on the. Malheur Reservation will not be supported by the Government in idleness, They will be aided in starting their farms and promoting their civilization, but the support given tem by the Government will, according to law, de- pend upon their willingness and efficiency in working for themselves.” ‘ 3 MORE ON THE WAY. DENVER, Colo., Jan. 24.—A special from Santa Fé says six Uncompaghre and South- ern Ute Chiefs arein town, having a confer- ence with Gen. Hatch. The Indians are Ig- nacio, Buckskin, Charley, Ojo, Blanco. and Sorero. They are accompanied by Col. Page, Agent for the Southern Gies, and leave to- morrow for Washington. RAILROAD SCHEMES. DOWN IN TEXAS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasurnotoy, D. C., Jan. 24—A Sub-Com- mittee of the House Committee on Railways ‘and Canils, at their meeting this morning, considered the various bills asking aid in the construction of a railway line from San An- tonio to the Rio Grande border at Laredo, the prominent measures being known, as the Barnes Dill for a local corporation at San Antonio, of which Gen. James M. Barnes is President, and the other the bill of the Inter- > national Railway Company. The latter cor- poration had no attorney present. Messrs. Culberson and Upson, ‘of the Texas delegation, .made arguments in -favor of the’ Barnes’ measure, which- asks for an appropriation of $15,000 amile to ald. the construction of the road, and is pressed chiefly on the ground of its military necessity for the protection of fron- tier interests, The Hon. R. S. Spofford, ap- peared'for T, W. Peirce, of Boston, owner of the Galveston, Harrisburg. & San Antonio Road, a corporation now operating its rail- road to San Antonio, gave notice that ar- rangements had been made for the immedi- |: ate extension of that line to El Paso, witha branch to Eagle Pass, or to such point on the Rio Grande as will best subserve both the military and commercial interests. of the No subsidy was solicited in behalf of this road, and the fact of its imme- diate construction was brought to the atten- tion of the. Committee chiefly for their in- formation. Mr. Spofford said that the rails had already been procured and delivered at Galveston for the construction of the line westardly from San Antonio 100 miles, and that surveys had been ordered and were in process of completion to El Paso. With the construction .of this road and connection with ~ the Southern Pacific at El Paso, it was contended before the Committee that a true Southern Pacific Railway will have been es- tablished upon the shortest line between the tio oceans, having New Orleans and Galyes- ton as its eastern termini. Ey, ine of the resent year, it was said, continuous com- Fruniecation ‘by rail will be established from New Orleans to San Antonio, leaving 500 jnilesonly to build to close the gap between that point and_the point of connection with the Southern Pacific Road of California at Paso. * % NOTES AND NEWS. THE FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. - Wasntxeton, D. C., Jan. 24—The Judil clary’Committee of the House to-day gavea hearing ‘to © the’ representatives of the Woman’s Suffrage’Convention. Thirty ladies were present, including Dr.’ Mary Walker. The latter’s presence was deemed so objec- tionable to some of the delegation that a re- quest for ‘her expulsion from the room was lodged with the doorkeeper on duty, but this official, who was a crippled ex-soldier, de- ‘clined to undertake the task, informing the ladies that if they wanted to put Walker out they could make the effort themselves. The doctor, arrayed in fulls male costumg, with a larger. cane than usual, was not indifferent to ‘these unfriendly -demonstrations, but seemed determined to: remain among. the female suffragists. Her manner ha@ the de- 4 sired effect, for the movement against her ended. -. Arguments in ‘favor of 2 constitutional: amendment to provide for female suffrage were made to-day by. Mrs. McRay, of Iowa; Miss White, of Illinois; Mrs. Stebbins, of Michigan; Mrs. Saxton,.of Louisiana;. Miss ‘Phebe Cousins, of Missouri; and Susan B: Anthony. a : : Wo the Western Associated Press, |” * wasnrsaton, D. C.; Jan. 24.—The Secre- tary, of the Treasury has issued a circular to attorneys, saying: ‘It appears that attorneys Practicing in the Department and receiving ‘drafts payable to the order ‘of claimants who = are: their ‘clients, frequently detiver such drafts “to ‘other parties, “sometimes” re- siding .long distances. from:, their_own or their ‘clients’ places of busine: as security for mopey advanced an other like purposes. Hereafter the delivery of any such tt by an attorney out of his own, contro! upon the pretext of transfer or assignment of any interest therein as: col- | lateral security or otherwise will be deemed a sufficient cause for depriving the attorney of. the privilege of practicing in the Depart- ment, ee ss PENSIONS. . The Select Committee of the House on the payment of pensions and bounty organized to-day. Sub-Commii were appointed to investigate the systems of payment of mili- tary invalid pensions in other countries, to as- certain how many names are now on the rolls in the Pension Department, how many claims are now before the Department not deter- mined ypon; how many original applications Were ‘acted upon between Jan. 1, 1879, gnd Jan. 1, 1880; how many clerks are in She Pension Department; and whatis the time daily. occupied in examining.pensions. . ‘The Piutes will leave for home. Monday. 3 , _ PERU. . United States Minister’ Christiancy hav- ing telegraphed thatall foregn representa- tives had recognized the new Peruvian Goy- ernment, that he had been requested to do likewise and asked for instructions, has been ‘answered to use’ his own discretion in the matter, as-he is cognizant.of-the existing re- Andens between the Government and the peo- Miss Josephine Meeker did not appear be- fore the House Committee on Indian Affairs to-lay, and the investigation of : the causes of fhe ite outbreak. was postponed till Tues- : : PUBLIC LANDS. ‘The House Committee on Public Lands to- day agreed to make a favorable-report upon the bill introduced by Representative Sapp, “To quiet the title of settlers on the Des Moines River lands, Iowa,” with an amend- ment providing that no part of the act shallap- ply to or in any manner affect the lands cer- tified by the United Statesto the State for the use and -benefié of the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines & Minnesota Railroad Company. ‘ASSAY COMMISSION. The President has appointed as Special Assay Commissioners, to test and examiné the fineness and weight of coins struck-at the several mints during 1879, J; E. Hilgard, United States Coast Survey; E. B. Andrews, Laneaster, O.2:Joseph A. Wheelock. St. Paul, Minn.; R. W. Raymond, New York; R. B. Harrison, United States Assay Office, Helena; Charles Buckley, Montgomery, Ala. ; inton, New York, omas Doni 0, Philadelphia. : 4 . UNPRECEDENTED, - > - ‘The report of the New Orleans Supervisor of Steamboats shows that during the ‘past year not @ single death was occasioned by Steam explosion, a fact unprecedented in the history of Mississippi steamboat. nayigation. THIRD-TERM ARTICLE. Ex-Senator Howe's magazine article ona third term was‘ partially ‘prepared here in 1876, when it was proposed by Gen. Grant’s friends to renominate him at Cincinnati. : ‘MR. L. Z, LEITER, | of Chicago, is here for a day or two tolook after -his mining interests. He leaves for New York to-morrow. y CASUALTIES. JUMPED THE TRACK.. - New Yous, Jan. %.—The train’ to which the Elevated Railway accident happened is known as the “emigrant”’among the em- ployés, and for-them only isgt rund: The en- gine, rattling on at,a rate of thirty miles or more, dragging its single car-with. twenty- five or moreyhuman beings, all employés of the road, struck a switch. witha jerk that threw every one off his feet, ran over on the middle track, and off iton the guard-rail, crashing into a car standing there as it passed, reached the west or down track, and, atthecurve, jumped off, breaking the rail, ard-rail, and ties for 2 distance of twenty ‘eat more, and landing below squarely on its wheels in the roadway. The three that-vere in the cab went down with it. Those in the rear, excited by the crash and shock, and realizing their danger, ran for the doors, ex- pecting every second to follow. But the car stopped abruptly at the broken rail, and one end tipped over thé abyss below. ~ The eoupling broke and only the engine fell. Had the car followed and fallen on it, instant |. death. would have been the fate beyond doubt of thosewho now escaped with com- paratively light bruises. a ‘Where the locomotive stands a narrow side- walk only parts it from even a deeper chasm than that into which it sprang. The roadbed of the ayenue at this point is elevated some twenty feet or more above the sunken lots adjoining. Had the locomotive rolled at all, 4¢ could hardly have avoided tumbling into the depths below. it stands, however, its wheels are buried deep in the ground. * The crash and seething steam that struck terror to the occupants of the carawokeevery sleeper in the houses near by, chiefly hotels, and a rush was made at once for the disable engine. ‘Those in the car above managed to make their way. out and - along - the track to the depot, a block further . back, and thence into the street. Many were bleeding from slight cuts and bruises, and one brakeman, named Bayes, was taken from the platform of the car inswhich-the. train had run, tossed. over fromthe platform of his own car by the concassion, and much ‘pewildered, though little hurt. . Those who ran to the engine expected fully to find its three occupants dead under the wreck, but, to their astonishment, met half way the en- gineer and fireman, who had climbed through. the shattered cab-windows. The conductor was helped out the same way. Of all he was ‘most badly hurt, one leg being broken in :Seyeral places. - gi ALMOST A HORROR. ty Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. , Forr Warne, Ind., Jan. 24.—A terrible panic and consequent loss of life were avert- ed last evening by rare coolness and presence of mind. Several hundred children were at- tending a Sabbath-school entertainment in the First Presbyterian Church, when the building caught fire. A perfect pandemoni- uum ensued, and in. the rush for escape it seemed as if a frightful loss -of life must oc- cur. The officers of the school, however, ‘succeeded in extinguishing the fire and re- storing order. No one was seriously hurt, although a terrible disaster was imminent for atime ¢¢ 8 RUN OVER AND‘KILLED. - Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. : Fort Warne, Ind. Jan. %—At Auburn this morning, Albert Bradley, of De Kalb County, was run over by a train on the Detroit & Eel River Road, and instant! killed. The. body was terribly mutilat ‘Bradley was intoxicated wien seen alive. BOILER EXPLOSION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Braprorb, Pa., Jan. 24—The boiler in D. ‘A. Ftampton’s sawmill, at Meadville ex- plodéd fo-day. Joseph Grant and Bert De- garno, employés, were instantly killed. The mill is a total wreck. u DIED OF EXPOSURE. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. - LANSING, Mich., Jan. 24,—An old. lady. by the name of Ann Dunn was found dead ina house here yesterday. A Coroner’s jury to- day rendered a verdict of death by exposure. i DROWNED. GioucesTer, Mass., Jan. 4.—Three of the crew of the fishing schooner Plymouth Rock sere drowned on the banks by the capsizing of a dory while attending trawls. ¥ RUN DOWN.: + ‘Haxreax, Jan. %4.—Steamship Sardinian, from Baltimore for Liverpool, ran down ‘park Sarah E.-Krazer. The Captain’s wife and a seaman were drowned. e io TWO MEN EILLED.: 3 5 * CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 24.—By a boiler ex-, plosion in a sawmill at Transfer, Pa., this morning, Joseph Grant and Seth De were instantly killed. : : A ————— YELLOW-FEVER,: © > |! Ww Yous, Jan. 2&—The schooner Chern- bim, from: Miragoane Dec. 17, via Jackson- ‘ville Jan. ‘15, lost her. Captain and mate—O. ‘J. and U. E. Lank—from yellow-fever, -| thirty-six-inch Tmains diverging from tha’ Gamo , OUR WATER-SUPPLY. - An Iniportant Report by City-En- gineer Cregier. Additional Pumping Engines Should ‘Be Had at Once, "He .Does Not ,Believe.in Erecting New «Works at Presents *: Some time ago the Mayor wrote 2 commu- nication to-the Council ‘recommending the addition of two engiues to the West Side, Pumping-Works. The document attracted” considerable attention, and the Citizens’ As- sociation tookthe matter up, and appointed acommittee to investigate. This Commit- tee recommended the erection of new pump- ing-works, centrally located, suggesting Polk street and the river. ‘Their report was sub- mitted to the Council, and by them referred to the Committee on Fire and Water, who designated Ald. McCormick to inquire fur- ther into the subject. He has done so, and -has received a lengthy report from City-En- gineer Cregier, of which the follotving is an abstract: The subject, says Mr. Cregier, is one which has received attention for many years back. The annual reports of the Board of Public Works for 1871, 1875, and other years call at-' tention,to the necessity for increased pump- ing facilities in case the then rate of increase was kept up. The recommendations upon the subject by the Mayor, relative to the erec- tion of the additional pumping-engines at the West Side Pumping-Works, are, in Mr. Cregier’s opinion, .timely. and wise, .and should be promptly carried out. In the’ main, the Citizens’ Association report agrees. with the views of the Mayor, except that the Committee is opposed to locating the new engines at the West Side Works, arguing that they should be near the centre of the district containing the highest buildings, and, consequently, requiring the greatest supply’ i“ A third pumping-station, says, Mr. Cregier, would afford additional security to the gen- eral supply, but he thinks if either of the existing ones should beso subordinated as tomake it merely auxiliary, with only one small engine to be used during the hours of greatest demand, as is recommended for.the North Side Works, the advantage of security claimed for the proposed third pumping-sta- tion in some measure loses its force, " It needs little orno argument. to demon- strate the fact that the greater the number of pumping stations in a city dependent upon the “direct system,” the greater the scarcity to at least a partial supply. This feature has for years been kept in view, and practically inawgurated by the establishment ofthe West Pumping Works, and, when these works are completed according to the original plans, a third, even a FOURTH INDEPENDENT PUMPING-WORES will in all Probability be built to meet the growth of. the city_and consequent de- mands for water. When ‘tthe necessi- ties of our city do require additional pumping-stations their location will be a question of prime importance. Locating the means of supply in the centre of some particular section of distribution may in gen- eral be desirable and- unobjectionable, but our own experience suggests that there are more weighty considerations in the selection ofa site for the purpose. Chicago is the largest city in the world dependent exclu- sively on puntping under :the “direct .sys- tem,”—that is, without ‘a reservoir; thero- fore, its ‘pumping-works should beas far re- moved from the densely Gullt rtion of the city as may be practicable, and thus render them more secure against damage or de- struction by confiserations, which are liable to occur in the heart of every large city. Pipes which convey water from pumping- stations to the centre.of distribution are un- der ground, not subject to damage by fire, however extensive; hence, if the -source of supply _be_— sufficienth remote from a burning district the water wil flow, and, although it may entail a trifle. more costto deliver it to. the city, the in- creased security against an_ interruption from such cause is at least entitled to con- sideration, The North Works are about as well situated against any conflagration that is likely to oceur as they can_be within the city limits. The West Side Works, while notso freefrom danger in this regard, are comparatively isolated, and there is little or no danger of their being affected by fire. The location suggested. for the third pump- ing station is in the heart of tne city, with large warehouses and manufactories on three sides, and only the’ narrow South Branch of the river separatingit from like buildings on the remaining _ if, as hinted gbove, the location is,calculated to contribute to its. security, then, for pru- dential reasons, it woul mh’ titiwise to plant them at the point proposed, ‘or any similarly exposed one. Hingis b ‘The question to be mek. Present is. whether the time has comé"to~ establish a third independent pumping ‘station at any point? . Assuming, as the Citizens’ Associa- tion say, that the highest buildings in Chicago are mostly embraced within the South Side strip of territory designated, still Mr, Cregier’ thinks the object desired could be fully ac- complished with-far less trouble.and expense by putting up.the proposed engines at the. ‘est Side Works, and connecting tent with an independent stand-pipe. irty more millions of gallons of water could be pum) through a -forty-eight inch. main and deli ‘ered at the proposed site, at or near Po! street,-.where the distribution of the water would begin under-a head or pressure the same as though the pumps were located |: there. This plan WOULD COST AS FOLLOWS: ‘Two engines complete. ‘com- bined capaci 1,000,000 -. : $622,769. The annual expense ‘necessary : ‘to meet the special object of . the plan would be for addi- tional labor..........++.- «2+ Annual expense due to raising the 330,000,000 gallons the extra. hight at the West Works so a3 produce the standurd head or . pressure at Polk street........ , 9,855 Capitalized at6 per cent per annum. Representing a total investment of. To erect independent pumping-works'at or, near Polk street would cost: o Two engines complete, 30,000,000, gallons capacity. . $250,000 17,855 cf Foundation for same. 2 68,009 Tower, stand-pipe and connec- "| tions. wrepeenee 28,000 New building and smoke-stack. 53,338 areal] pinta water tonne 88,400 mp-well, gates, etc., conne ing t gonsie ipe to’ connect istribution. 000 son mato o Pe 18,000 300,000 . Representing a total investment of. ..$1,027,919 Both of these plans are very expensive, and ‘itis not thought the demands of the city justify the consideration of ether of them at present. Norisa third pumping station as -yet essential. But the: present pumping fa- “Gilities should be increased, and the work should be begun atonce, since it takes from eighteen months to two years to get the en- gines in operation. U. some extraordi- nary accident happens % the present ia- chinery, or the demand for water becomes eater than’ may be' reasonably expected, -the engines in nse may be relied on to meet the necessary demands until the facilities are increase ye : ‘Much: money was expended at the West- Side Works in contemplation of. the present need of additional engines. There -is abundance of ground there, and the connec- ‘tion of the main tunnel was, made with a view to placing more -engines there. The a station have abundant capacity to answer the demand of additional engines. The main building, boiler-room, and smockstack were designed. for the use of another pair of en- gines. Should these engines be located else- ‘where, it will be equivalent to an abandon- ment of all thiswork. To establish the new works at or near Polk street would cost for actual construction over $700,000, and to ac- ‘complish the principal object sought $600,000, plan already ‘| more, while to complete the ) crease .tocome. When the deman . whereon Amer! + worse daily, until “|.cured of Rheuw designed and partly executed at the Wi Shae Works would costs e Wet Two engines complete, capacity 30,000,000 ons, sees + $250,000 289 Extension of present bi bly'a new smokestack 40,000 Connections to pump, OC. ceeeeee 1,500 Total... 202-8373, 269 The present pumping capacity may be in- 30 per cent at a cost of a little more than one-half of’ either of the twoother plans referred to, and ther the water-supply would ‘be abundant and satisfactory. for some time of the city re- quire further pumping capneity, the small engines at the North-Side Works can be re- faced by larger ones, or a third station may established at some suitable locality. The Citizens’ Committee recommended that the delivery-pipe .from each engine which nowconnects to the hose of the stand- pipe be changed so that there be an inde- pendent connecting pipe “between each pump and the top of the stand pipe. The Committee urge this alteration as essentional to the safety of the engines. It is probably true. if the pumps were con- nected as suggested, the engines would be Jess liable to sudden and increased. action in case of an extensive break in a large water- main beyond the stand-pipe, but experience does not sustain the opinion of the Commit- tee that, if asudden break were to occur in the largest main, the engines WOULD BE INSTANTANEOUSLY WRECKED. Large, sudden fractures are very rare... Dur- ing a period of twenty-six years in this city only five havehappened which may be called. extraordinary. Oncea twenty-four inch stop- valve was forced entirely off theend of a pipe which was being laid within ten feet of the base of the stand-pipe under 2 head of 115 feet. of water, but neither in this, nor in other instances, was either of the engines in the slightest degree damaged -or even stopped. ‘The only effect was a sud- den diminution of head, and the correspond- ingly increased, but controllable, speed of tha engines. There have been breaks in other cities, but nowhere have engines, been damaged. If actual experience is any. crite- rion, there is not as much necessity for the alteration recommended ‘as a safeguard as there is for. other safeguards for.a like pur- pose between the pumps and tower and sev- eral other places about the engines them- selves, which, in the event of a break, would produce precisely the same_effect, though with greater violence. If the break of a large main were to result so dis astrously, it would be imprudent to de- lay or question the propriety” f the proposed change. But nowhere, except where Cor- nish engines are used, have any fears of dan~ ger from this source been entertained. The alteration is not believed to be essential. ‘The unfavorable opinion expressed in re- gard to the North Side Pumping-Works in general, and the 18723 engines irfparticular,is calculated to excite undue anxiety at home and abroag. The location of the North Side works is Zondemned because they are too far from the centre of distribution, and involve an expense for carriage of fuel. The location has the advanta; however, of being uear the main source of water in the lke, from which a supply can always be obtained should the water channels leading to dis- tant - works by any possibility | fail The Committee say the, capacity of the *72- engines, 18,000,000 Fallons each, is greater than the dictates of prudence would ever place, subject to accident or stoppage, imasingle machine. The Committee, how- ever, recommended the immediate construc- tion of four new engines with capacity quito as great or greater. These engines were critically examined In 1874 by a Board of Engineers, who reported strongly. in favor of them, -indorsing the con- struction . or mechanical ship, and reported that 1 duty attained by them represented a fair degree of economy. Excepting the question of economy, they compared favorably with the large pumping-engines used_in other cities. If the future operations of these engines, Which the Committee pronounce ‘colossal abortions,” show no worse record than in the past, and they continue to operate success- fully 320 days in each year for the next five years, then, Mr. Cregier thinks, they may be relied on with some degree of confidence to contribute their quota to the water gupply of ovr city. Es a CANADIAN NEWS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BLLEVILLE, Jan. 24.—Two local buyers shipped 143 barrels of apples. for. Chicago today. - : : : ‘Hbectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orr.wa, Jan. 24.—Mr. D. J, Church and Mr. J. ‘I. Maconnell, of the iron-manufactur- ing firm ,of Church, Gee & Co., of Niles, O., are on a visit to this section and the guests ot Col. Robbins at the Windsot House. They will remain for some days, during which time they will fully inspect the iron mines of Ot- tawa County. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MonrTrREAv, Jan. 24—The price obtained by the Mere: ’ Bank for the Milwaukes Railway bonc's $8, and not 96, as previous- ly stated. The amount ‘realized is $50,000 in excess of the value placed upon these securi- ties in the last annual statement. IRON AND STEEL. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.—Daniel Morrell, President of the American Iron & Steel As- sociation, and Joseph Wharton, Chairman of the Industrial League, had a conference to- day with a number of their colleagues. They decided to advise all interested to confer promptly with their Senators and Representa- tives in Congress, and urge them to.effect the passage of Senator Eaton’s bill asa means of establishing asolid and’ permanent basis ican industry may rest. A‘STRAW. Saw Francisco, Jan. 24.—Members of the State Assémbly have taken: a vote as fol- lows: = Republicans—Blaine, 12; Grant, 11;-Gar- field, 2 Washburne, 2; Conkling, 1; Sher- man, 1. Democrats and Worki i—Seymour, 6; Thurman, 21; Davis, 1; Tilden, 1; McCler- lan, 1; Bayard, 1. A young man by the name of William Kotz, conchman for Mr. Charles McClellan, came to my store one morning complain! that his feet hurt him very badly, and express! fears that they were frost-bitten. He had in vain tried to get relief by consulting physicians, and had en- icavored, without success, to enso the pain by - rubbing his feet with snow and ice, the remedy applied in such cases. Being exposed a grea’ deal tothe cold by his occupation, bis feet got ‘one day he fainted in the street. A few daysafter he again cyme tomy _store and showed me his feet. I have secn a great many sores in my life, but nothing to equal thie and ‘was afraid the poor fellow would lose hig limbs. He asked me_for St. Jacobs Oil; but at first I refused, as I did not wish to tako the responsibility upon myzcif, not beings. gent admirer of so-called Patent Medicines. How- ever, some friends, who hdppened to be in the store at the time, begged me to give tho St. Jacobs Oil to the sufferer; so we rubbed his feet well with the Oll,and he took the remainder with him. After nine days the same man again came into my store, perfectly well, and requested me to write to you of this most wonderful cure: ‘he also stated that two other persons had been matism by the same bottle which helped him. Joun Lenzes. Avon, Loraine Co., 0., Jan. 17, 1879. PROFESSIONAL. GARDEN CITY INSTITUTE, G.W.WOLGAMOTT, MLD, President Rheumatiam, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Scrofula, and Blood Troubles successfully treated. Hundreds of eloquent testimonials from Chickgo people revarding our wethod of treatment on tile, und upen to inspec- on, Medical consultation ‘free of charge. Call or send for Institute pamphlet. South Side Ofte, 103 STATEST,, Room 29. GRIDDLE | CAKE ». FLOUR. oC. JEVNE, 110-112 Madison-st. B..