Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1881, Page 3

%fi ~ NEW YORK.. P More Foolish Gossip About What President Gar- field Will Do. — forton Being Pushed with All mrthc spunk nnd Spite of Conkling. P Gontinuntion of Enormous Exchanges at the Twenty-two Olear~ ing Houses of the Country, Finaneial Wiseacres SHll Pleased with the Outlook and Fearless of a Panic, A e Gould and Vanderbilt - Now Working iIn sweet Sympathy on the “Bull” Side. Ths. hes Still Lending His Competi- m‘gtm and the Record in the 0'Leary Pedestrian Contest. An Estimated Daily Loss of $100, 000 to Commercial Inter= ests by the Street Blockade. e e The l’enfisylvnl\ln Toad Makes Anotlier Cut in West-Bound Immigrant Rates. S . S 4n Important Hohome ' for Mntual Fire- . Insuranco Among tho Business- he h Men, o 5 GARTIELD’S CABINET. s FOOLISIE GARBLE, ot Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Nrw Yonr, Jan, 20~The Thucs to- morrow will print o very careful re- tvlew of tha Cabinet question; None n of the . predictions, it says, a8 i nearly cverybody might ensily guess, ln have been worthy of tha slightest eredence. :.;{ 't Information on which tho T'tmes’ Wash- ington lelter In questlon Is based lns been gathered, 1 am able to state, fromn the nost trustworthy sources, andanay bo rejied upon. Tho writer suys: - X “]tisnot true the coming President has completed his Cubinet, It s equally untrue thiat ho bins not determined wpon n consiber- ablo portlon of Its make-up, When his elee- on 1, an o e tlon beeameo a fixed faet, ¥ 'é‘“ 18 FINST CARE lag was to take advice as to tho fitness of certain gentlemen for the soven Cablnet places in bis gift. ‘To this work he brought a Inrge and Intlmate knowledge of the publle mien of -the XNation, and It can now be stated that when the Cab- fnetds flnally anunounced it will e discov- and ered that Gen.- Garfiedd ot lenst be- oz Neves that every member of It Is e fully equipped to perform the. pub- lic business which Wil he committed fohis care, To secure such n result appenrs to ho the President-clect’s chlaf aln, and tho whole questlon of selection Will be declded “"‘j by him 1nore upon the | by NESS QUALIFICATIONS e 02 and peculiar fitness of the wen who nre to and actashls counselors than upon any other \:_I:IEIT; ground, At the samo tlme, however, duc consideration will undoubtedly be glven to tho geographical demands of the coun- fry. Of the ‘seven men who are to bemade Cabinet officers, only ono has as yet been absolutely chosen) T'wo othors arc 4lmost settled upon, and tho entire list witl bechosen from twelve men who aro being eonshlered, On ‘tho 1st of January it would wot hava been out of tho woy to have announced that tho Cablnet, werg It necessary then to select it, y WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE UP L1 - very mueh as follows: Scevetary of State, s James G, Blnine, of Maino; Secretary of tho Trensnry, Jumes F. Wilson, of Iowa; Scerotary of Wury, J. Donatd C'umemm of Pennsylvaila; Sogrotasy of the ’\BV)'.. Willlam Wickhmn, of \sfrgluh\; Post- master-General, ‘Thomas L. James, of Now Yoik; Attorney-Genernl, Ewmery A. Storrs, of lllinols; Sceretary of the Interlor, D, 0. Mills, of Cnfiforniu. Within tha past three weoks this Hst has been con- stantly consldered and reconsidered, and, :hllu it Is possiblae that o number of the gen- h tmen named will oventually bo appointed, Ll undoubted that soveral 5 DIPORTANT CHLANGES WILL 15 MADE, Tenutor Blaino wiil be Seerotary of Stare. Dab ‘much s cortnin. le has been g"lflllr tendered the place, and, though 6 15 stlll advising with his frienas :Mc the desirabllity of aceepting it, it can ardly bo questioned that hio hns fully con- cluded to assume Frj its duties. - As s o brosent declded, - the Sceretary of o Treasury wil bo either James’ 'l;"l Wilson or Willinin Alllson, both of Iowa. H he latter went to Mentor to urge the selue- lon of Mr. Wilson, and while there was i h}'»\cm.\' QIVEN TO UNDERSTAND b 4 name, with that of Mr, Wilson, was s ‘g’; consldered for the Finance portfollo. uur Secretary of War there have up to this u::;w been fewer prominent candidates Ean for any other place, Senator bflmt:mn must still enjoy the distinctlon of D¢ the principal of them, If he gets A L° plice—nnd there s hardly n llmtsum\ that he will nccuply it bt It 1s offored to lim—tha y Glash b &ram of the stralght-out Republicans of of “::ms) Ivania, men wio do the work at olec- 2 m,,',: 5 \::'r h:‘:\l’;'k“i%‘l‘ltt l]u;m'xlhllcuu victories, and cu g,{?: fathor, i uty, is to send his perh BIMON CAMEROY, "5'1‘3‘,% lflfil:!c'nt in the Benate, which would bo St 08 o vacant by his appolntment to a |llxllnfi!\ i @ In the Cabinet. The fililng of 1. -':'“d"- ! Dositions “of Secrotary of the .§::,3;‘" \r;:l{;l and Postmnster General give more byl % :lm the President-olect than tho selec- ), 695, b any other Cabinet -ofiicer anve t of Beeretary of the Treasu ey, It t:l o"l:vt: definitly and. absolutely flxm’l’ that Nw‘.ur ofticer will not be selected from 'Flnnnlc:fl(l'llnl;:ll::ru:;nctlld tion oy ove all things things, ln;u Sallon Wbt FIEE PROM EVEN SUSPICION :;:c'f.‘{a‘lf,”""" connection With the brokers, e ]r!. and monoy-changers of Wall e lolding this “view, It Is to bLe, by g oiively hat bo . will take fo ::flrle(n:\'y 0t the Treasury from a State as mmn .uow York and ita influences as ncusn;m 'hlu With the qualifications i Y In the wan chosen, Btill, It m“npx{’c‘t‘t destre * to fully yeeognize "Mtedeuwl an powers In New York, and to brén hose powers everything which ey ;filllnwcl): can demand, ' Weks kg, Gov, lonse B, Gorsiell, .\'lnmhnl Tayne and Congressman IRichard Crowley, of tho snme State, VIRITED M RNTOI ostensibly for tho purposs of paying thelr rospects to and congratulating the President- elect, Iy thelr motive not - now he Whoether or not this was actual- in golng 8o far need diseusseds but 0L 18 certain that while they were Lhere they had mueh to say regarding the make-up of the coming Administration. They received no definlt statement from tha President- clect a8 to what he would do regarding his Cablnet, ‘They were tacitly glven to under- stand that ho would not select his Seeretary of State from Ne that, If York. DIRECTLY . 'They were more TOLD tho Rtepublicans of tho Xmpiro State, represented by such men ay Roscoe State-Senntor Robertson, Jolin Conkling, 1L York Influences the Starin, State-Senator Sessions, Clres ter Ao Arthur, and City peculiar New which are still Indirectly controlled by “Thurlow Weed, could be united, New York might recelve two of the minor Cabinet places. ‘I'his con- cesslon, . as it will he moted, was a most diplomatle one, for no one who knows anythlng about the polities of the Siata of New York can for n moment belleve that the influence mentionerd can ever be reconciled, Tailing sneh reconelflation, Gen, Garfleld intimated to Gov. Cornell and Messrs. Crowley and Payno that he would glve one Cubinet posi- tion to New York at the request of whatmay becalled TIE STALWART WING . of the party, headed ny the men in New York who, with Gen, Grant, made Repub- lican vietory possible. President-elect has determined upon is, that New York can huve cither the Postmaster- Gieneralship or the Navy portfolio. It I3 the destre of Gen, Garfield that tho head of the Uost-Offiea Department shall be a mun of ex- perienee, who will properly conduet * tho buslness of his oflico. samo time sceure such a man and plenso thosa to whom he is indebted In the Emylre Sta In short, what the 1t he could at the 1) E WOULD BE MUCH ORATIFIED, 1t I8 havdly neeessery to, say that he hopes by tho selection of Thomas 1. James to do both these things, 'The present Postmaster of New Yorl Clty, who hng won_reputation by bard work, enn ha n Cabinet oftico from New York if the Roscoo Conkling half of the party asks for his appointment.” According to the information of this writer, while Morton's friends are persistently ask- ing for his selcetlon to the Lreasuryship, he stonds 1o earthly show of getting. if,—the Presldent-elect being ! PERFECTLY WILLING, 5 however, to make him Secretary of the Navy, 1f Senator Conkling asks for hisappolntment to the Navy Department, yond a doubt be New York's will be- repre- he sentative In the Cablnet. Tho probability i that Senator Conkling will not ask for such an avpointment. Mr. Morton wanted to be Secretary of the Trensury. Ilo couldn’t have that pasttion for reasous nlready stated. There nre those who belleve that ne would be willing to accept the minor port- follo of the Navy, but his Intinate friends sny that ho prefers rather to remain actively upon tho floor of Congress. If this s his deciston, NEW YORK'S PLACE IN TIIE CABINET will Generalship, lows Jumes discussing undonbledly ba the if Gen. his own , Inclinntion, will aud, recelve tho Al Postmnstor- Garfleld fol- Thomas T the -place. Aflor ttorney-Generalship and the Sccretaryship of tho Intorior, the Times says: “Senator Bluing has been charged with au Inclination to keep In tha backgronnd by the triends of Senator Conkling, doing anything of e has, no_ intention of the sort, lo undor- stands fully that the next adminlstration of this country I8 to be . Republican Adminis- tration, and the shrewd politician that he s knows quite as well as nny other man tha in- fluonee In - tho ltepublican party which Is wielded by, U, B, GRANT AND TOSCOE CONKLING. Desplta this fact, which ought to ho sufil- ciently obvlous, there are a number of per- sons in who nre Garfiold Washington continvally warning i, Blajne Influence, nnd praying and writing nguinst Iim elsewhore to Gen. the not to permit that Influence to dominato in hls Cobinét, 'To such appeals tho President- cleet has ns yot mnde 10 Tesponse. Po. anu’ or. two personal frlends he Das snld that, so fav ns he ks the power, ho witl permit no partlenlar Influence or clique to dominnte in his Cabinet.” MONEY. REPORT OF THE MEN'WHO ILANDLE IT ALT. - Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEw Yous, Jan. 20,—Tho Public says: Last week was one of very netive business ab nearly all tha clties, New York and Boston again recorded the Jurgest exchanges ever known nt these citles In o sinelo weelk, . The increase at Chicago, 1n conmparlson with lnst year, was surprisingly large, and only an in- significant deellno 3 reported nt fivo of tho twenty-one cities front which wo now have weekly returns, Hartford and St Joseph, not reported lnst yenr, havo Clearing-ITouses fram which we now recelve returns, The nggregato at New York flated by speculation wns 50 in- that 1t requires seporate examination. ‘Outstde of this city the sgkregnte of twenty returns is 17.0 per cent largor than the exchanges for the corre- spondlng week st year, but it should bo re- membored that thetransactlonslast yoarwere KXTRAORDINARILY LARGE, showling an Increase of 40,3 per cent In com- parison with 1870, Thonmountof exchanges outside of this city have nover been sur- passed, except In the wedks ending Dee, 4 and Jun, 8, The amount nt each clty for the weeks ending Juu, 15 at San Franciseo, and Jan, 23 at other clties, wasas follows: Kunsas Cit, Clovolan 1831, 1680, I L §1224, 016,108 74,125,001 m'mzfii:l o frian $1,500.241,1:53 982,100,200 T UATEE 2230 265,204 THE IEPORTS OF ' UNPIECEDENTED EX- . CHANGES . may b regarded with tho more satlsfaction beeause prices nre not infiated, but are lower on the whole than in January, 1880, and be- causo denlings outside this eity are. not fu- flnted by unreasonable speculation. Indeed, no speculntive fever intlates or endangers legitimato buslness. In New York the un- duo excitement And expanslon are almost wholly confined to the Stock Exchange, 1 other branches of business trade has been Inrge and confident, witliout any general rise ar oxpectatfon of riso In prices, and the groat Inorenso In the export movement only keeps pace with an unusual demand for homo consumption. ‘The movement of prod- ucts here has been greatly impeded by TUE ABONINABLE CONDITION OF 'THE STREETS -and tho Interruption of telegraphiccoimnunis - cation, but there was n large buying ol dry. goods, an active business in breadgtufls, and inercased dealings fn coffee, tea, irou, and other metals, Inprovisions there las beon more speculation. Dealings in cotton were Iucreased last wosk by a strung sttack upon # congequent deoliner But fe prices and. 1'HfE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: of New York, together with United Statos | general condition of business is undeniably | which ndvanced 1%, to 66, and declined to THURSDAY, JANUARY a7, 1881—-TWELVE PAGES. the name of Mr. John II. Starin, the New York Congressmnn, urged In Influential quarters for n Cabinet position, and that fs 0 proposition that merits consideration. e INSURANCIE, MOItAL. Hpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, New Yonur, Jan, 26.—The subject offt dell- ty guarantee.ls golning conslderable atten- tion fn Insurance circles, A bitl is before Congress to organlze o company to Insure the fidelity of United States employés, and Ilnrtford.capitalists uro now consiriering the s tormation of f compniry to grant fidelity in- suritnee to all elagses, IF the Intter Company healthy, BTOCK MARKET, UPWARD HTILL THE COY. . Bpectal Plapatch to The Chicago Tribune Nrw Youk, Jan, 2.—The stock markat opened firm to-lay, but there was a pretty general falling off in prices in the early deal- ings, but townrds, noun there was # gain In auotations which extended to all netive securities. The Western low-pricedd fancies were espeelally buoyant, ‘The Graugers, conlers, and Vanderbilts were also stronger and higher, ‘The leading *“hulls® deelare, that the Vanderbllt. stocks are nat going down agaln very soon, mer are | fystorted It will lave.a paid-up capital of the Southwestern atocks, und 1L | holl & millon doltnrs. s strongly hinted that Messrs, PittE, Vanderbilt ntd Gould aro standing together under these properties, and buyers abpresent: prices will probably make a great deal of money, ‘Telegraph stocks wera negl andd duth, The market wag firm and huoyant in the late afternoon dealings, and prices nd: vanced I4 to 035 per cent from the Inwest puint, the greatest Improvement being in. Central Mackic, which sold up to & onaun active bustuess, Unlon Paclficwas also more: prominent, ‘There was a brisk buylng move- ment m St, Paul & Omahn, Erio was sirong and netlve. Pelfice Mail took an upward shoot, and tho Wubashes also were firmly hetd, Michigan Central was quite strong, und New Jersey Central stiffc The advance in Centynl Pagifie to %34 from 8634 this morn- ing was due to A NEFONT FHOM WASHINGTON ° The dry-goods district of New York i4 80 fullof valunbly property that wmmny mer- chants find it dificult to obtam adequate in- surance. The plan of a Mutual Fire-Insu: ance Company lins been brought hiefore the dty-goods men, who now wish to procure the nlierntlon of obnoxious statut THE CHIEF TOPIC OF CONVERSATION awong eity underwriters Is tho proposed scheme for mutunl firelusurance, which was .iseussed at tho meeting of merchunts on Tuesday, 1t 13 aimitted that thero are Many merchants in thls clty, who cannot ohtain all the fnsuranes they require, und that some plan will eventually be adopted wherehy every ono can_ get full Indemnity at reasonable rates. But the plans by Edward Atkinson, Presflent of the Boston Munufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Com- that the February dividend matter had been | panyy are, in tho' opinion of several adjusted. * This conld not ho conflrmed, It | leading underwriters, Inapplicablo to 16 avits sufictent £o eavse tho *shosts™ i the | cities, and would be found wholly fmpracticable when applied In the dry-goods distrlet of this eity where fmmense values are concentrated. From' the rullngs of the Fire-Insurance Department In interpreting TIE LAW OF THIS POINT 1t appears that a mutual Company composetd of 400 applicants or more members, each paying §50 In cash, could not legally write « Jarger risk than 520,000, while It only one- half werg, pakd, In eash and the remainder ‘Ihpremium notes such w eom- pany could not, legally, assume a larger risk atock (and the short Interest is large enough, so that the stoek lent flit lo-day) to rush in tn buy, and 1t was buying on this nccount which advanced the price so rapdly. Ttatlrond bouds were strong and higher, with the largest transactions in Lake Erle & Western income, which ndvanced 41 per cent, to 70, and deelined to 57, The next Inrgest teansactlons were in Ohto Centeal in- come, which advaneed 3 per cent, to 66, and tho sext i Boston, Hartford & Krie fiats, 658, 'Tho othor changes were as follows: than §10,000, It scews clear that An advance of 4 per cent tn Indlana, Dlaow~ { & compiny 60 situated by the fugton & Westorn income, 4 In Peoriy, Deeature | law couldt ~afford, Mitle or no reliet to tho dry-goods nerchants, at least so thought the agents, who, having obtained thisintormation from the Department, recom- nended thelr niereantile friends to abandon tha notion of organizing a mutual company, and the recommendation was adopted, TIE MOVEMENT AMONG MUERCILANTS for providing themselves with fire-Insurance hns taken the form of a** Lloyds” organlza- tlon, an adaptation from the form used by the Unlted 'States Lioyds of this city. 1t Is limited, however, In lts applica- & Evansville incomes, 1i¢ In Columbns, Chi- engo & Indiana Central and New York, Pennsylvania & Ohlo Income, 15 In Mobile & Ohlo new mortzage, % n Ohio Céntral. firsts, 1 In_Kansas & Texas consols assentedd, 3¢ in DBnrlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern firsts, Chesapeake & Ohlo currency 63, Irle sccontls new consolidated, Great Western seconds, Indiana, Bloomington & Western, secotds, Indinun, Decatur & Springficld, firsts, New York Elevated firsts, and Ohlo Central terminal trust, 2 In Texns & Pactiic: fncome land-grant 7s, and X in Rock Island, tion to subscribers, mnd i3 not in- coupon firsts, Knnsas Pacifie first consols, | tended - for tho meneral publle. The Metropolitan firsts, and Milwnukee & St. esheme eontemplates an - insuranco Taul consols. ‘Thers was by Individunl underwriters to tho amount of from 51,000 to 35000 each, the total sum to be covered helng $200,000, TO ILLUSTILATIS Stewnrt & Co, can insure under the A DECLINE of 1 percent n Lehigh & Wilkesharre con-- solidated and Contral Iown debenture cer- tifieates, 3¢ in Denver & Itio Grande firms and A tron Mountain preferred Incomie, and 34 in. plan, H, B. Claflli & Co. for $5,000, and }1‘“ Internatlonnl & Great Northern seconds n- | lntier firm can lnsuro tho former for a like amount, Alrendy some of the most prominent mereantile firms, including 1L 13, Claflin & Co., W. L. Strong & Co,, Edwin Bates & Ca., Tefft, Miller & Co,, F. & Lee, and Tweedy & Co, have. Joined In the movement, and it Is belng rapidly earried forward to suceess. ‘Tho nmount of come. 1L was reported this morning that the Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy veople were buying Ohio Central, Peorin, Decatur & Evonsville, nnd Lake Erle & Western stocks, Exnctly for what purpose this Coni~ pany desires control of the two first-men- tioned praperties 1s Nitlo obscure, but it is. slatmed 9 lo have ~ | cnsh security will be §230,000, with indivitual ""]";"'II;B b:)‘:;’th.m‘:ll‘l? cl:;:?r,u‘: (‘,‘; e Li'f(rq linbility of the subseriber for any deficioncles Erie & Westorn possibly to ypre- should o further sum be required. vent its .falllng into the cohtrol A of tha Wabnsh & Pnclfic or that IMMIGRANT RATES, PROSPECTIVE CIOMOS. Bpeeinl Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune, NeEw Yonk, Jan, 20.-Thu' pnssenger-rato war which s waglng between the three trunk-line raflronds running out of this city for tho control of the Immigrant traflic Is rapldly approaching n polut at which « third-class will bs free, with a chromo thrown in. As stated Inmy dispatel Inst night, tho trouble is chnrged originally upon the Pennsylvnnia Hoad in their establishing the Red Star and Amerlean Line of stenmners to New York and Philadelphia In connection with thelr road, 'This preeipl tated the war, the Erle and New York Cen- tral Companles starting In with n 10 per cent commlssion to ngents in this country on cash business, including Castle Garden. Then the Pennsylvania Company gave cash immi- grants in the Garden 20 per eent oft current. ratos. The rlval Companles *sAw” THIS CUT, and went it botter to the extent of making it applicablatonll nunigrants, whether holding ensh tickets or orders, both inside’ and out- sldo the Garden, "The reduction was subsg- quently made 30 per cent, und then 40 per cent, the relative conditions Imposed by the warrlng companies continutug ns above stated, To-day tho Pennsylvanla Company announced a reduction of 50 per cent on cush business obtained In the Garden to competing polnts oust of Kansas City, and a proportion- ato redwetion 1o all competing special-rate points throughout the country. They re- fuse, however, to soll tickets outside the Gar- den at less than the regular tnrifl, tbough thero Is nothing to prevent any person going inslde, and, by representing himselt asan immigrant, obtain tho benefit of TIE BELICTION, The Erlo and.New York Central peopls wgro informed of the cut, and were In consultu- tlon in regnrd to it, but took no deflnlt action. As matters stond, they are selllng thind- class tickets at gl (heir oftices and agencies ui 40 per cent reduction from the tarlff ratos, Ahout’elght years ago the Now York Central Company withdrew its agents from Castle Garden In il and re- duced rafes to the basls of 85 to Chiengo. I'he Erio & Pennsylvanin Company followed sult in the Gardon, and for throo months lin- migrants were ennbled to sceuro EXCEEDINGLY CIHEAP THANKPORTATION. Lake Shore Company, All thoso stocks hnd! a great rise this morning, nnd were the netive leaders of tho market, Thore 1s o strong “bull”” party still buying New Jersey Ceutral. The road in nll probabllity will soon bo taken from the hiands of the Court Recetvor. A prominent officer of this Com- pany, wlo {3 also a large stockholder, thinks the Company §s almost sure o earn 1 per centenet upon its stock this year. The Company’s nssels nro unaquestionably ex- coedingly valuable, and it they were disposed of at the market price would be suflicient to pay off the Company’s entiro bonded debt. LEVI P. MORTON. THE “MACHINE " STILL PUSHING HIM FOR THE TREASURY RECRETARYBILL, Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, Jan, 20,—It Is woll known that Mr. Morton hns been seconded in his ns- plratlons to seeuro the Secretaryship of the Troasury by the activo membors of the New York “machine.” In the recent fight | tor the United States Senntorship both fac- tions of tho **machine” wers united in thelr deslro to sccurs the appolntment of 1Mr Morton to tho Cabinet position which ho coveted, and it Is”believed by thoso who are in n position to bo nware of the facts that the frlends of Mr, Platt, as well as tho parti- sans of Mr. Crowley, suceceded In Inipressing Mr. Mortdn with the Iden that in the event of tho success of cither Mr. Jortar’s nppoint- ent was nearly certaln to follow the united demnnd of Senntor ,Conkling's friends, thu preventing Mr, Morton from tuking n very active part in THE RENATORIAT, BTRUAGLE, and symplifylng mintters for tha two princl- pal contestants, In accordance with this understanding the Now York_“maching™ I3 still pressing to tho best of its nbillty and the grent annoyance of Gon. Garfleld, Mr, Morton's alleged claims {o the position. ‘The arguments used by tho . persons nclive in the matter may bo understood from tho statement of a prominent New York Repub- lienn and supporter of Mr, Morton, 'This gontlemnn summed up’ the caso as follows, whicli'bears out the statement I telegraphed Pyt TRIBUNE on lust Saturday nights That the New York Ropubliecnns ara * DETERMINED TO INSIRT UPON TIHE TREASURY POLUTEOLIC, T'hie following i8 the now tarlif to theauore This gontloman snid to me te-night: = . < WL am In oo positon to know that important points by the lhrcg‘rfimlsl. Firlc an durlf Newlork = Penne senator Conkling, Gov. Cornell, and, In fact, rate, ~ Central, syluania, $ 0. $7.68 the mnss of New York Republicans, both of the State and clty, are In necord in asking for n first-clnss Cabluet ofiice, New York State rendered most timely and yalunble servica In the struggle which led to Gen, Gurlield's oloction, 1t was, In fact, the kind of sorvieo which alone secured his success, and New York fs entitled to ample recog- pitlon at the hands not enly of the Repub- liean leadors, but of the Itepubllcan mnsses of the Natlon. At the outset the New York lenders exprossed o proforence, aud asked for the Becrotaryship of tho ‘Trensury, anid with that preforence thoy also PRESENTED TUE NAME OF MR LEVI I uk, uonToN 3 for the appolntment,” My Informant then k:;m‘: t‘?‘?& 'Mg went on to kay that Morton was qualified for lnngl“lll‘l:‘.' i‘ tho position, and all thnt, but not mentioning | Brana, Nob. thiat he was & representative of Wall streot, | San Franuisca, and took occaslon to confess that the apposl- | Bunta K6, X Louls, Mo, B BT o ) ‘Po places where there Is no compotition the tarlff rates remaln unchanged, s for in- stanca to Plttsburg, Po,, onthe Penusyjvania Ralroad, the rate Is 87,703 to Buffalo, on the Now York Contral, it Is §0: and to Dunklrk, on the Erle, It js 86.50, e s THE PEDESTRIAN CONTEST. JUUGHES STILL IN THE LEAD, New Youk, Jan, 20.—Mognault, Foeney, and Burke have withdrawn from the contest for tho O'Leary belt, Durber has not boen secn sinco last nlght, All but ten of tho thirty pedestrinns who sturted have dropped outof the mateh. ‘Tho Acoro at noon to-dny stood ns follows: THughes, 271 mlles; Cox,,263; Albert, . 250; Howard, 250; Krohue, + Vipt, 253; Cur- yan, 2305 Dhilips, 20; Lacouse, 233 Campana, 247, L AV 6D, Hyghos turaed hia 800t sulle, | tion to Morton'sselection had come from what ho termed & caterle of Western Republic. ans,” who at oneo began to oppose the clnlms of Now York In general and of Mr, Morton in particular, as agalnst the poliey of glving the Treasury px(unn to » New Yorker, Thoy urged that B NEW YORK HAD THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, thrpugh which 90 por centof the forelsn commerce of the Natlon passed; and that 1t would be unwise to let tho Trensury and that enormous Custow-Ilouss both full fnte the supervisory control of *afpolntees from a siugle State, My informant then went on to say that “Thatis the llght in whicly tho casu stands; that tho itepublican leadors In New York began by askbig for the ‘I'reas- ury . Department; .that they ara -still asking forit, and expecting it; that thoy scek Mr., Morton’s elevation to the pusition, and that they are united on the proposidon.” Anotior Trepublican says that ho lias heatd . Wi beating art's record for t hotirs by one mile 1,250 yards . At 9 p.om. the scove stoml s TTughes, 3123 Cox, w05 Howard, 235 Albert, 2075 Vint, 201 Kroline, 200: Curran, 235: Phillips, 2573 Campunn, 2653 Lacotse, 297, ‘I'ha seore: at midnight stood: 53¢ Howard, 20533 Kroline, 501 Vent, 5003 Cox, 5005 Cuorran, 2 270347 Cmpana, 255¢ Luconse, 245, Tughes beats the best American record for seventy-two hours by seven and three- fourtlis miles, ’ ame nnber of Hugles, + Albbert, 5014 3 Philly e, ENVY, AS ILLURTIATHD 1Y THE VI, Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Yous, Jan, %5,-The Herald has this 4 ditorially: * ‘The great tfown on the shores of Lake Michignn (Chileago) {8 not, wo are sorry {o sew, satisfled with the position asslgned to it In the census tables of Gen, Walker, With its seant hnif-mBion of Inhabltants, it runs iy eye up the eolumi, at tho head of which New York stands as tho ‘Queen of Amerlean’ Cltles, * and through one of its leading newspaper snys: *New York Is a lvely place il n big town, but wi wilt she be alongside of Chleago in 100027 *The questlon 1s a good illustration of THE EXCEEDING MODESTY which ehnrneterizes the press of tho ambl- {ous town on the prairies. No comparison can be mude between New York and Chi- engn without great and serlous disad- vantage to the Dlinols metropolis, aid we take so deep an luterest in s growth and progress that we donot wish tosea 1t pluced In a ridienlous positlon. Irooklyn, with lts 60,000 more population, Is the real rival of Chicngo, As for New York, W YORK CITY IT 18 GREATER 1IN MERE NUMBERS, 10 say nothing about wenlith, than the great citles of the West—St, Louls, Cinclnnatl, and Chicago—combinted, Five of our twenty wards contaln more inhabitants than Chi- cugo, twa of them ontnwmber Cinelnnatl, and three outstrip St. Louls. Durlng the past ten or fifteen years our wonld-he Western competitor hag mucde, we rejuice to see, raphd strides In the development of her reseurces and managed to take n re- spectable rank nwmong the citles of the contlnent. New Yorkeapital and energy hnve contributed 50 mueh toward this result that ive heve eome'to look upon ler growih as an ineldent of our own advancement. Her decline would mean GUIEVOUS 1OSS TO U8, | as her prosperity means our prosperity, Chi- eago hus undoubtedly a great future before her, and it is not jmpossible that in the next fitty years she wil take preced- ence of Brooklyn and Phlladelphin thatdate we shall probably be Inrger than London, In many wiys Chicago now sur- passes any ety on the continent. Her grafn clevators are the blzgest things of the kiml in the worll, and her newspapers, according to the estimate of one of hier editors, Mr, Mcdill, are in thelr way us big ns the elevators. The Chicago Jour- nals aro = TUE BEST PAPERS TO BE FOUND Inany country. ‘They are far superior to those of Manchester or Liverpool in En- gland, which take pank after the great London dailies. We congratulate the Cupltul of the Northwest upon the marvelons progress she has made in the last decnde. If - Drooklyn - ncans to hold her place us in polnt of populntion the thira eity in tho Union In 1900, she must bend all her energles to the task, Iler mnr- in of (0,000 Is s0 slender that it Is more than probavleghat Chieago will be In o position to chaltenge her supremaey.” TUE LAKE-FRONT. KHAL PACTICE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts Nnw Yoni, Jan, 2.—The Herald's Wash- fngton eacrespondent telegraphs tn-nightas follows: Sinee tho exposure In_ these dispatchies of the attempt of the Illinois Central Railway Compnny to get perpetial possession of valuable Government property ut Chieago by making a catsnaw of the clty authoritles, the attentlon of your correspond- ent has been called to a feature of the bill pending in Congress in behalf of the Company not mentioned in the pre- vious dispatehes. This fenture Is the deviee of referring to what the bill ealls * the rond- way of the railroad” as maklug one of the boundarles of the proposed concession, This rondway s mnone other than the Govermment pler nlong the Lake-Front of Chicago, upon which tho Company squatted muany years ago, and which it has turned to profit not only for its own trafiie, but by renting out the privilege of using itto otlier ratlronds and recelving Invga sums therefor, The lmportance of getting Congress, 2 EVEN INCIDENTALLY, to recognizo this rondway as bolng that of the Iallrosdd Company will be rendily appre- clated, Not even the members of the Com- mitteos to which the bills were referred on thelr Introduction secm to have had sny fden of the advantage that was belnz taken of tho United States 11l these dispatches ealled public attentlon to tho chgracter of the Job, The question is now nakeds 1f 870,000 Is to be pld, ought not the Unlted States to base some elalm on this nmount, even though it Is not one-sev- enth of its nssessed value ? ITEMS. TITE TRAFEIC BLOCKADE, Nrw York, Jon. 2.—The blockade of trafiic (u the streets in_the lower part of the city continned yesterday until 7 o'clock in the evening, This morning wany shippers sent out thelr trucks with goods at an early hour, but goined Hitlo advantnge, 8s the Blockade began again at ,and at novn was s bad a3 1t was at the same hour yesterday, I'here §s every Indieatlon that this pfternoon and to-night the streets will be nioro com- pletely blocked than they were yesterday. [ ‘I'his blocknddo extended along Canal streot from Broadway to West street, and wasg caused by n Invge number of trucks shipping goods on the' Now York . Central Rond, An unbrokon Jine of ears extended up and down the strect, and nlso alang West Brondway, Along West streot and the streets In the nelghborhood of Wnsh- Ington Market, the jam was as bad at noon to-duy ns It was at the same hour yesterdny, and on Brondway It was even worse, A po- lleeman on Brondway sald, "1 haveseen mauy bad blogkades on Broadway, lasting n duy or two, but never saw ono cqual to this, for it hus contlnued now for two weoks, " and scems to grow worsn Instend of better,"” 1t Is estimated that the daily loss to the con- mercial und shippmog interests of the city by the detention of trucks and teams in the stroot-blockades In the vicinity of the North ,and Enst Rivers Is over §100,000, Tho trouble Is caused by the acenmulation of fco nml snow on the streets und wharves, and the blockades frequently Jast for elght or ning Tours, S THE RECENT STORM, Pho'Exceutive Connnittes of the Metrapol- Itan Telophione Company hins held n mecting and recelved a rough estimato of the damnge done by the recent storm In tha destruction of proparty and loss of business, ‘Lo uggre- mate was placed at between 830,000 and £40,000. Progress 14 boing made n dls- ontangling and _conueciing tho district wires, but noiw of_the nin wires havo been ropaired ns_yot. The Westerns Union Com- pany esthmates 1ts loss at pnder §100,000, of which nbout $50,0004s for the destruction of vroperty, The American Unlon Cotpany thinks §5,000 wlll dovur tho loss by’ the de- struction of property, and the Atlantlo & Paoific Company estitates its loss from tho _sama soutce at botweon §3,000 and §4,000, ALBESTED VOR FORAERY. " Thly fwrueon Richard 3, Dawson wag Byt hron befora Justice Smith charged with AMUSEMENTS, utiering & cheek for $52, purporting to ho T e slgned by Col, Jont It Fellogs, "The com- HNAYERLY’S THEATRE. vl plainant was John Monerlef, o galonnkeeper. | 34 B BAVERLY ... vo0.....Mansger and Proprieter § It turns out that Dawson, who is n colored L, ——— AT man, was formerly State Senntor u(’,\rlén‘v;; THIS THURSDAY, Jan. a7, St sas, Ho wus held tn default o & i ball, In his possession were found recom- 0 O MMENGEMENT : mendations from Whliam 1, English, ex- oF THE L Senator Barnum, and Gen. Smalley, e 1 clalins he was unaware of passing tho al- SINGI“E OPER Q i leged frandutent token. H MATCN'S RUIT, T ¢ o] "Plie argnnent in the case of 1iateh va. The 4 S LE o Telegraph Companies was begun to-tay, and = - b was not concluiled when the court ad- ron . i OBITUARY. i ARCHIBALD GIRSON. OPERA- i Br. Lotis, Mon Jun, H—Archibuld fiueon, oy | Second-Lientenant of the Seventh United States | gop o N % o S lryund son of Chinrtes Gbson, an old and | © S iy St pEtie Gpotas Tickela Ay o 3 prominent lawyer of thia city, died at the rest ik . pid| tenee of his tathor this morntng, Lieut, Gibeon, died of inflammation of the fivaln, belleved to ho the. result of a clretim- stance which oceurred whilo bhe was at Weat Polut. One day whilo on purade n spider g into ong of his cars, which had ulr heen AN, [ 2 s A pening day of the ‘nicurn. far Her M need Ly Rsenilie ay early n8 5 o’ a0t Stonday), nnd hatasd nway Right watehman 10 1ot themeiir. T I oriler o Inform pariics naso lin ro early thet tie waiehmnn catinot nndor any clrenmstatices opun Sho buliding At that tnig. In the uted by senrletefover, Ny tho rules he wasn't | MARne, L e e il ind atnod I the Fanka | Sale 0 eock in' i emsaier ol THENSDAT, for more thin an bour while the spider worked [ Ja0 3ot itaveriyle Thontre, : 1t$ wuy in his car, When dismissed, his ear wos | gpo opern pa bl giinent b tull of blood,und the Insect could not be rc; g ' { moved for two days. ‘Fnls cansed a corroslan o Firat Week's Ites 3 = A Vot nest o th brain i gave i god | tonder dot ) ,\“-;l.‘":::::":::' i i denf of tronble, He went to hiz regiment n Headny, L LAMMERMOO0 . e o e et A, MTter. perfarnts | jpednekinr, Fob, =M EFISTOFELE it o bare. |,y T wonsideratiie’ service, fud sultering from a { Drnursday, Fe i & fuvere pttack of sickness, he coint mlupc. & hl H peeting Lo rosign, but, a8 It proved, only o i‘_‘niunlny |'1::‘Irlnln H}g}fi‘lunl } 1. M. SMITIL Hunday, Feb, t=NTADA'T MATER. } Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune TRICKS. i Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan. 26—l M. Smith, Parquet nnd Farquot Clrcle, resarved, eerves B3 % Cashier of the Bank of Kansas City, who way i fonnd in an Insenstble condition on tho rallway i tracks below Ilull strect ol o tate hour lost H night, died at 2 o'clock to-dny without over huy- ! fog rewulned his senses. The carels A most | { Mysterions one, and wid mumors are floating | o FhnOperas fur the remaining Nighis of tho Season - about us to the cause of his deatb, Many L 3 theories are advanced, but that which seetns tho =¥ W wooet pluttelble 14 thut, Mr. St tell over tho | o oo MAVERLY?S THEATRE, ot While watehing o train pass beueuth, Tio | 310 HAVERLY Manuger and Proprietor | was on hiy wity 10 the stalion 1o meot 4 friend, . o ) 'rl‘xm THURADAY NIGHT, ttentinn ealled to the fact that thi COv Gt SRREOIEnL 3 FApily Genemg L6 n Eose, *1 THIS IS LAST NIGIUP BUT 3 OF ; IMAVERLY'S | ew Mastodon Minstrels!? : EVERY EFFORT MADE ‘Lo concentrata | this performunco all posaiblo Inens having left tho bunk butu few minutes previous 10 the thno his by was found. He was widely Jmown fn eocinl umil business clreles, having | heen engaged (o tho hanking husiness for man, yenrs, He was formerly u resident of Ltockford, PITAL RESTORATIVE, ¥ Jusnbln Diinatreler. Terformers and Artista In Grent Nambers, . - W Frogrumme of Atractive Diveraity - Saturdny anotler of thioso popular matinees 'ho C(rizinal” of Chieago, gland, from Hiverly's Unitod Sias. s, will appear with thia cowpany tos ¢ Ight o1 the end, sud in Ilnllflr!ul‘ ‘ o | tiliam from * Hold tling. o7al Fauily shed tears 8} canuat linger with thee ¥o e will bo herasure. . epotied the Willinmy sl i pnrting, niways, Chilenza awalty ine. ILAVERLY’S THEATRE, T L AVERL Mnnoger and Proprietor, Colink! Ca pectal Attraetion. ILAVERLYS NEW MASTODON MINSTILRLS | have Junt Reeured from the publisber, Sr. L be A Brodersan, the new song and choris by C. S, Muls, vfl“"l.‘_b; 4 ption the best song produces e agener of ihe tervous seston, 1 the nerve powe | far T s ey 11 thee regell of oll. ona (Unt s | which will be sung be Mr. E. 1L Dextar and the Grand T e Foat Top Ovar TnIf 0 eenture. | Dr. Hicora | Minatrel Chorus this evening, ana 8t evory perform- ViTAL RPSTORATIVE e bron seritiniend and n- | anco durl; o b ey portorm ‘o Asmitmy nf Medicine in Parla ae an - ng Sho ellvighment, Iy O L Tt libie rhecin for the abote alne no phaspho. fiie, eantiinridos, oF other ¥ s puraly ¥EORTA- i priiieing Bo renction, and Ia premanent 1 ef i enn he hind 0f Lovaa. RIRDRI'S VIT, Theee (A wall-knawn nrineinta in_animnl phralolos ex thnt un viialnetlon cat (ko place eeeopt thronah ) 1 price (X) cents) by the B keats Cotegaon: P i s of T4 ; i, S e Sl mn raceint at \ - GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. mo genning witl y ~priee. Bawt the. senatureaf 8. I Sigesimond on thie, sde, of onen bor. o 0y TARIS. Iuly 18, s Ttue e in Pax—Out af 100 paticnts troated Gy werd curad within Ddaye, 15510 X W ks, 1 hetweon twa and threo muantun,§ be- twoen v and akx monihs, 11 ning Mediel Notien I8 horaby wiven thot 't of St. Lonts, A e Tner, f. New York, are o longar R tharized 10 act s gents for Rieont’s Vital orn- U A UelF appainiments na'wich Durl best oo Yoked, EXTIRACT FROM LETTEI JUNE 0, 190, it & 1, Starsoxbi—Yan write thit you will tn e ndverim far yourself, "D you tngan i your T o F D1 mifo 4 AEent? 10 Fou propise to continie the ngesicy or nos? — In_tord yon ' do 1 shll, e B oy BN Gixpend sotng mioney in’ na et Ko Cxpanta, WA by ovory @ da: forn Lot T Buworar, you i sot want ma 6 e AdAney Infomu o1 T thy contipud VS SESEIL B lieokinanesi. bhter of ticord's Viink which Jom the fle owner and prop Tniing’ St fried “to keep tio! ugency and pros v himeslt i n aturinus \mitition, and chango e o ticardra VILaL. fieatorativa o br. Iicord's ltestor o havo n stmilnrtiy, [ have ans il ” 14t | dna " r-. hic) il nin - - 3 e BIEed D L Uhe whaiv 3 pIR AL e, EXPOSITION BUILDING. | Tin, teiod to anolyzo Entrance appostte Monroo-st. s und wilf neither gnin nor lose, ‘ll\\"nh\'n Vital itestirntive far x manhm, I z i MosD LD, | POSITIVELY THE LAST CHANGCE TO SRR - TIE NONSTER WIALE! . "Fhese e tho Restom Morrison, {lnmmer X { New York, Dee, L D5, “This most marvolons of all Natural Carlosities ever, cxnlbited tn the warld, langth 01 fact, and of tho e wel I pounds, will poaltively ba ¥ ma EXTRAORDIRARY ANNOUNCEMENT JAN. 31, ONE \/EEK, THREE PINTINGUISIED STARS, Sam’l Pierey, ¢ Annie Graham, AND _ Lewis Morrison, In the Mdow York Buceess, The LECION OF HONOR, | i From Abhey’s P'ark ‘Thieatre, after a i The counter A RUN OI' TEN WEEBKS, Original Cast, Kcenery, Costnmes, hlcuko. NOLD BY ALL DRUGATSTR, Tho pe: ar salo by THOMAR DRRAUN, 33 sound i AT Bty 1 Egnt Aididons At and BLCH " Bouth Clnrk-at. und 0. Mitwaukea on bring the entl YOU FOl leneo, 118, Peain oily, THE GREAT SAUCE OF THE WORLD. eziheris WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Joiparts the most dellcious taste and zostlo it pe g + 23 cts, Chlldren, 16 cte GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. A 2o A HFAMBIN e rees sManager vory Eventng and Haturday Matinoc, tho renowaed 1 character Comedian, SOL SMITH RUSSELL, Supoorted by an excollent compauy,in tho now coiae edy dmma, EDCEWOOD FOLKS, Itecetvod nlkhily with unbounded vxpressiona of des Ifght by Infce AN onihusiastic nudlances. Nuat Week—1'HE LEGIOK OF HONOR, CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. 7 The Stoddard Lectires, BOUPS, MEDICAL U AMAN at Madras W his HAREY aravies, GRAND LADIES' MATINEE, . WORCERTER, My, BATURDAY, Jan. D, 30/clock. . "+ : FISIT, i “Toll LEA & PER- i24 JUNS that thelr sauve is HOT & COLD The Passion Play at Oherammergan,’ Righly rstecmed i Ta- I erved ow ready. diny s i iny onin: 3 RS v - : ¢ T et pRIncnlo. B T e anvwoll i B ot MEATS, TOOLEY’S THEATRE. 1 s e 148t Nights of tho Shiuing Lights of Minatrelsy, ¢ Joaupae | yJORTON & HMOMER'S . “BIG 4 BIG.” 0 BIg 4 nieaning 2 Siarsof the Minatrsl Profes~ ;U heat 1 the world. Matinee ¥nalurday e 2 g, m i the Bold and uaed theaughont the world. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, AGENTS FOI THE UNITED BTATES, T Fvoniog Per- formance ats, Suiday Even Inst appenrance Prior su tholr departure for hforn Monday, nn. il—Hartloy Campunil's Now Irish Flay, MY GEWALDINE. "fokots now for sl HOOLEY'S THEATRE. 3 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. . TIE SALE OF SEATS voi ; BARTLEY CAMPBELL'S - GILKAT SUCCKSS, = MY (;\.\‘]:;Fl“\].'fi])XNE’ : commiuace this S THURSDAY MORNING AT 9. "o il ! Sents way by pecurod slx days In advance. MVICKER'S THEATRE. . Thursday, Fridny, nid Satarday Jast throo nightsof M. B, GURTIS as SAM'L OF POSEN, The Commercial Drummer, Hatunday—Last ¥aurl of Fosen Matinoo, Next Weok—Yho SOLDEN Cu PANY lu the wew Comle Gpar CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL, g TO-NIGIT A’l'_ 8, e ¢ The Stoddard Lectures! GEMS OF GERMAY TRAVEL. - Wei De Meyer's CATARRH URE—1Inguestionably the most huportant medienl discovery sineo vaceinution. A remedy whivh nesiinilutes with the mucons mewm- Drane, and forms not only a loeal but n cou tutdonal cury ot any stuge. 0o packago gotls crulty suttices, Delivered: by Drugglsts or by D R Dewey & Co., 4 Deyest, N, Y., 3100 come plete. Trentlse and yemarkablo atutements by the enred mnfled free, The unticted can refertor Dr. W. RUESDELL Elkin, N Mrw, 1, HAnzE, 706 Stone-sty F. K. Magox, Mansticld, 0. Miss Manoy NKER, 408 Clark-st., Chicago, Mrs, M, E. BHENEY, 0023 Savonah-st., Bt Louls, Mile, Atkke, Opers Prima Donin. PAvk BoyTux (tho swimmer), Flushiug, L. L BAM'L BENEDICT, 007 Broadway, Now York, ey, C, 31, TavLol, HONoblu-st., Bruoklyn,N.Y, Rov. A, El, Susnsn, Fredoriek, 4. Hev.Gro, B PuaT, 8t StephensChureh, Phila. Lov. C. J. Joxxs, Now Brighton, N Yy, &¢,, e, A roul curo of Catareh for §1,00. ACADENY OF MUSK o, 514 Istod-sk, uear Mag g it N e . Holo Mroprieat. Evory Kt R ll‘ u;”:'l‘lhx;;:;ffll. SORAGUE'S OLYMPIC THEATRE. | oGl MAVSAI K Sl Jn'spscition. 2 . Every Evening at8. 'fi}A!sllltt_-(Yalnu-d_u.snuvmy. GEORGE W. THOMPSON LY unday, In bisdrama, (4 ‘ na’ 1 fnafi \YACUP," O THE PEDDLER'S STORY. ¢ Marfing’s Novelty Combination | sueeesty et compay, Enmotismt Vurlety, Mogic, und Venteiloqulam 1 A i %5, and S Hosia e, -yiimory's Novely Copqlidatian, ".’""‘“"{b’”“ inanead doi!