Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1881, Page 3

“NEW YORK. Gould Now Confronted by a Powerful Liti- Suit by the Direct Cable Com= pany to Thwart Con- solidation. Ly 4 Prior Contract with the At- Inntle & Pacific Hell to Bo in Jeopardy. Speech of Gon, Grant Before the Exeoutivo Oommittes of the World’s Fair. Intense Excitement in Political Circles over Conkling’s « pilgrimage.” A Grand Cock-and-Bull Story About the Recent Dorsey The United States National Bank Alleged to Be a Political Machine. The Bears Greatly Agitated over the Present Prospects of Tho Enterprises of Gould and Bage— The Day in Wall Street—Many IMPORTANT BMOVE. THE CADLE COMPAN THE CONSOLI- Special Dispatch to Tne Chicago Tribune, A prominent oflicor of ono of tho telegeaph compunics, refersing to thesuft of the Dircct Cablu Cumpnny to en- foln the threo Amerlcan telegraph companies ind prevent their consolidation, sald tbls oven- ovident for somo timo felt great anx- “It hns bLeen that tho cable compuntes fety In regard to' tho consolidation of tho telegraph companies. The Western Unfonhus an exclusive contract for the interchango of busl- ness with the Anglo-American Cabie Company, the Atlantic & Pncitic a similar contract with States Cablo Ametiean Union tract with tha new French Cable Company. Tho contracts wero madoe forn long tern of Yoarsand for the exclusive exchango of busl- ness by tho respect!vi posalble for tho now Western Union Company to fulfli tho provisions of thoso SEPANATE AND ANTAGONISTIC CONTRACTS the equitablo division of the busincss between tho cablo companies would bo extremoly diffl- cilt. Tho cuble companics, arrangement for tho division of business under thelr existing contracts with land com- of affalrs would nppoar w be sufliclently coms plicated, but tho Interests of the suveral com- panles might possibly bo ADJUSTED HARMONIOUSLY if even this was the worst, but for tho prosent hns boen formed eablo_compuny Unlon Company, Tho Cablo Compantes foresco In this movement bitter hostility and competl- contructs,” was tho roply, “which they think themscives at Jberty to bronk whenever It sults. theis purposes todo so. It is fear of this result which undoubtedly hus Instigated tho present ANOTHER INJUNCTION AGAINST GOULD, To the Testera Assoclated Press. New Youx, Feb, 16.—A sult In equity was be- runto-day in tho United States Circult Court. the maln object of which is ‘to provent tho tarylng out of tho agreenient of consolidution between the great telegraph comuvanles on tho. mound, substantinlly, that tho consolldation wiliresult {n tho violation of speciflo contraots *ib, ond business tba Direct Unlted States Cabio Company, Lmited, Tno uction fs Lrought by tho tust- mued Company against the Western Unlon, AMhntlo & Pacific, and Amorican Union Com- Danles, and tho Unlon Teust Company of Now Tork, Tuobill of complalnt sots out that on April 2, 1874, tho Atiantio & Paciflo Telegruph 9wpuny eatored Into an agreement with tho rect United States Cablo Company wheroby latter Company, for n term of three yonrs, 4 0 recolve, aud the Atlantlo & Pacllle egraph Compuny bound itsolf to dellver promptly and exclusively to tho Cablo Company .’lmc«nm originnting on or passing over its es &ud destined for Europo or polnts which uld bo renched by tho Cuble Compuny'sforoign v Il: CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT “relomewhut ¢laborute, and provided for tho D\'IIR and reuderlng of accousnts, tho record- EOF 8ll picssnges pussini from ono Compuny and other details of oporation, and in the ovent arlsing hotween tha Tel ct, ot disputo should fon erred to arbitration, and tho nwurd or de- :5: the arbitratars should be final, und be nch, 9 ruloof tho Dritish Court of Queon's \bn' Cuble Cotnpany bewng a British cor- . The Cublo Compuny, however, with contruct was mude, Was not tho ox- rect United States ' Cable Compuny easor, und (0 June, 1870, 1ts contrat! u weitlo ‘felégruph Company for n further term of soventeen § b 1n 1677 $ho originl ‘npuny wus dissolved, and the present CUmpiny was arganized, and succoeded cessor, On Sept, 16, 1878, Comi nd Atlantie & Pacitlo o &nuy ‘iterod Into an agreement heath butnd figolf (w the continuanco i‘:l on af the cantract of Apri g ime tho buslness of tho Cublo Com: ugreed that, rles iy thg contra B cotvpny DECOME LARGE AND PROFITABLE, Ihe contruct lust referred 10 wag Auerican Cable Company bud or cables hetween Europo aud d wasan netive rival of thy agreoment wus nlso mady bu- l:ch Cabls Compuuy and the Amor €ranh Cow puny, uext sety out that Ja. ‘32."‘,‘,’ o& nu::;lk t:.;) umll puny, which by tho r s purchused ‘: o Athintio Awerican Unlon Cotapunles, itlon of carrying out tho b0 sulil-two compunics, L bolug une whoreby the ot puny wgreed to lousuto the 1o Compiuy certuin 18 und ggrecinents nro fits of tho plalotir, and to Intion ur the luws ‘uf Cone it'd Independ heup telegruphy to tho T claims that by the not b Hues, pussed grunted under it d by uny companiy suting carparation, sasolution, 6wl comprnles betoro DOWERS OF Privileges cons S writwy weceptanco of Cur@on und obligution with and tho dufendant U ch of them o wuch uvo winco operated their Jfucs and thoir rigot so ¥ owg lines deponds o ] Jill Bamber tha platne on acts of Congr: The bill next sets forth that the consolldation and varlous purchinses of ather lines inado by the Western Unfon Compn- ny are (atended to vest n that corporation i AN ENORSOUS MONOPOLY iy virtue of which [t will bo ennbled to destroy or chevk competitian and 10 Jovy ach 1o1A B It may pleaso for tho transmnisdon of messgns, nad decluros thint tho nxreament of consollilatlon 18 null and voll in viow of tho uets of Cansress and mgainst publlo policy, Plaintitt” therofore prays that tha defendnnts be enjofued trom cur- rying out the agreement of consoddntion, To-tay Lowis L. Delrtinld, Clarencn A, Sowe ard, amd Charles M, “DaCosin” appeared before dudge Blatchlord and appticd for o temno- rary injJunction aod Corder to rhow eatso why [t should not bo muado permanent. ” Tho Conrt mnde an - order nllowing tho plainti® to make n motion to-morrow foe provisionnl ar LI olimfonry Injunction, nnd for the appolntment of n Reeslyer, pendiing this ne- ton, af il propurty, fratchiscs, ind contructsot the Atluntio & "Paetlie Telegraph Compnny ?I::‘;:““R prior to Jan, 0, the dute of consolkdn- Henator (earge F, T dmnnds appenrs ag sonlor eonunrel in tho blil of complaint, and tho bill I verfled by Georko Gray Ward s ngent for the plalntid’s company, THE DORSEY BANQUET. 1T8 SMEANING, Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Nrw Youx, Feb, 10.—There hns boen s good deal of gossip over tho receat din- ner to ex-Senator Dorsey, and ull sorts of rumors bave found thelr way Into print,or are ecireulated, through privato channgls, Thero Is 10 gettlng around the fact that it was o hugo cntertaisment, and that tho ULanquet was purtaken of by many of the reprcsentative men of the Nation, or that tho specches were spley and on- fertaimng, and that a general exchange of son- timent wis fndulged (5, Thig, 80 furas the pube lic ure concerned. 1t Is now &ald THE DINNER HAD A MEANING BEIIND 1T which very few neaple know. Muny of the fne vited guests were ignorant of itsmenning. It hud ttwo-fold purpose, In tho st pluco, w number of the gentlemen of the Republican party who aro known as adherents of tho Grant or third- term wing have scton foot the enterprise of cstablishing a banking institution fu this e, It wns desired by theso gentlomen to bring Into the xcheme cortain othor and wealthy gentlemen to form tho party. A dluner was a goud excuse for bringlng theso gentlo- wen In conncetlon witli the Influential und plausible peopla niready o, and by whom* thoschemo could be luld open. It 18 proposed hat tho banking Institution shall tako the place of thg First Nutlonal Bauk, and stund in too snma relintlon to the Secretary of the TREASURY OF TIE NEW ADMINISTRATION that that bank did 1o Seerotury Buermun. At first thought thls scems to be absurd, slnce tho Secrotary {8 not yot mamed, and that uppareatly no one apart from Mr. Gertield knows who that official i to bu; but hercin lles tho seeret of this movement. Senntor Dorsey belleves, and ho bes mnde other gontlemen prouts nent ju tho Grant rauks believe, that he hus the naming of the Sccrotary of the Treas- ury; that inn recent interview at Mentor Presi- dent-clect Uarfickl, In consideration of Senntor Norsey’s distingulshed serviees in Indinna, hunded over to blm the flling of thut ofiice, My informant i3 quite coniident that this Is so, and it I8 ot to bo denled that the gentlemen who bavoe entered soheartily into this binking schome nre certulnly convinced of this fact, Thoy suy that Mr. Gartield's only stipula- tion was that tho Seoretary sbould como from tho West, and bo n person of sufficlent consee quence, politically, to justify the uppointment. ‘fliey g furthor, and ure satistied bt that gens tloman 18 to be JOIN €. NEW, OF INDIANA. Of course, the half-breeds scout this sugges- ton s bLolng utterly absurd, If Dorsey sbould bo mistaken, and Gen. Garfleld should not bund over tho Treusury to him to Ml with n man of bis own, thon tho bauking schemu s lkely to collapso epeedlly. This stutement 18 sd to be nuthentle, coming from an unfmpeacbablo source, and, though it mny be denied by those most Interested, It 18 a fact novortholess. Axalnst those statoments uro the contlictiug ones of Mr. New and Mr. Durscy, made Sunduy and printed in Tag TRIBUSE of Monday. 3Mr. Now wns confident MR LEVI I MOLTON, of New York, was tho comluy Secretary of tho Treugury, while Mr. Dorsay, whom the foregoing rumdr suddies jith the responsibility ot numing tho Scerctury, sald Morton didn't stand tho *ghost of n chanco to be Sicrmun's successor. ‘Tho public can draw thoir conclu- slous,and tako the bunking schome,if thoy think 1t by sutliclent nrmncsa of toxturo, MONEY. IT 18 CHANGING JIANDS A LITTLE LESS FREELY, New Youk, Feb, 16—The Public says: The Clearing-Houso roturns forlust week ate nimost “unanimous."” Providencoand New Orlenus put in an insignitieant decrease, Every other city for tho sccond wovk of Februacy siows an in- crease over the Jurgo transactions of lnst yeur. San Fraucisco reports u snall deerense, but for tho proceding week. Yot tho gnin ln the agiro- goto outside of Nuw York, notwithstanding this unusual mccord In reports, I8 smullor than usual, Tho gain at Philudelphin is quite swall, and Hoston, Plttsburg, nand sevoral Eustorn citica fall below 10 per cent, Tho exchunges for tho week ending Feb. & at San Franoisco, and Fob. 12 at all otbor cities, were us rollows: New York. $017,812,006 Boston,... 7,001,141 Phlladelphin, 7,081,827 Chleugo. ... B340 Cinginnati... 10,147,700 $t. Louls, 13,152,043 + 10,484,850 Now Orlenns, - 10,584,000 Han Franclsco ., o D105700 Loufsvilte . BIVT0N4 PIttsburi.,., o BOTABM Milwaukeo..... ERTNE Kunsns Clty P T ) Cleveland. + LTI0885 Indlununpolis. 1,488,502 NO ONE WILL OVERLOOK TIIE FACT that business of all kinds way greatly interrupte ed last woek by tho gront thaw, tloods, and so- vore storms, Iudeod, (b I8 nstonishilng that tho oxchanges ut Chicugo, Milwaukoe, and Kansas City aro solargo whilo tho lines of travel through tno Northweat huvo been o generally blocked by flovd or snow, Thu suwo causs, though in less degrov, bns afteoted trunsactions at St, Louls and Cluoinnatt, Tho volume of bLusiness, not- ‘withstanding the extraordinury Juterruptions of mulls and llnes of transportation, continues much groater than Ju February lust, aithongh ut that tinie tho Incieudo fn tho exchnnges out- sidu of Now York In compuarison with 1870 was over 42 per cont for the first and over 38 per cent for th second week of Fobruary, This hicronse, notwithstanding # decline fn tho prices of lust year, shows u wondoriitl expansion fn business, Tlie sulos of stock nt New Vork lust weok, ende g 'l'l.lurllll?'. wore 217,000 shares, nnd the ox- ohinges, uflor deducting doublo’ thu murkot vatluo of’ the shnvos soldy wern about 857,070,771, neirly 813,000,000 less thun for the provions \\'ofll(‘.h which lucluded tho 18t and 4thof tho month, WALL STREET YESTEIDAY, Bpectat Dlapatch to The Chicago Tribunes New YORK, Fob, 10,.—0n the Btock Exchango to-day the specuintion was unsvttled In tho oars Iy dealings, but gradunlly gninod strength, and, undor vigorous buying, tho markel beoumo buoyant tor the goueral rallrond Mst, and closed with an upward tendency to prices. -Ar tho opening tho mujority of tho active stucks showod ma advanco on yesterduy's closiug quotations, but sowme shares were lowor, Reading being down 2 per cont, and Ceutral Pucifio 134 pur cout. Pricos Huctuated irregulnrly until tho frst Board, wheil tho entiee mavket took un upward turn, and under tho leadorahip of Now Jorsoy Central and [0 Grande a sharp advance was recorded, ‘Tho buyiug In Now Jorsey Cons tral wua very heavy, and was based on roparts to tho effect that onu of tho most promyinent opor- utors ou tho street hud obtuined a vootrolling Snterost In the company,and that tho road would bo used us THE LASTERN TEUMINUS OF TUE WANASI- PACIFIC BAILIOAD systom., Atouo tigie during the' aftornoon, n i was imade on the Elovated Rallwny proper- ties, which wussald to bo for the purposc of alluwing some of the holders of Manhattan to got back tholr stock ut lowur Ngures. o the lato denlugs howevor, thero was stroug buyiog In these stinres, which re- sulted In a recovery of 3§ to 14 ver cent, tho tatter fn Motropolitan, The carniugs of all tha brunches avo atendily Incrousing, ang much bighor figures aro coifidently untlel- pated for the shares, Tho wenoral market wus very steadlly beld, sud toward tho closo tho upward moyemont recelved frosh fm- petus, tho bighvat fiures of tho doy belng touched In tho Bnal sales. Thoimprovement in prices rangod from % to 4% per cent, tho lstter 1u Donver & ito Graude,—Now Jersey Coutral selling up 4%, Northern Pacifio prei do common 24, and Iron Mountain 2 por cent, THY MONEY MARKET was chnracterlzed by a very casy toe, nnd In the Inst hour of husiness tho rato for eall loans on pledgn of stoek coliateral foll to 3 per cont, and this was the current quotatlon nt the close. Tho provailing rates throughout the day werv 4G5 per cent, with 6 por cent naan exceptional figuro, On United States bonds loans wero mado ut 324 per ecent. ‘Fimo Iouna wero quoted M35 por cent. In tho discount market pritie mereantila g per rulel 423 per cont. In the sterllng exchange marknt tho nominal nsking quotations wore unchanged, hut thoso binkers whoso posted rates are 45315 and 4865 nro ich eloser to tho netual business rieles thi those who lnve 484 and 447 on tho standard, Tho volume of tradiug to day was very light. | RATLIOAD MORTGAGES wero maderatoly setive, but the markot wny somewat feregular, Lo consolldnted seconds roso from J00% to 1003, and reacied (o o Kunsus & Texas irsta deetined from 100 to just| and recovered to 18 olo scconds fluetu- uted etween B3% and 80, and closed ot Bt Texnd Puclfle land yrant fncomes sold up from Rasg o 4 and vioted wLATACS do fiest ity Grande Division) rose from 0915 to 100, and rencts ed Wi Noston, Hartior & Kirla firsts declined Tront 60 to 6813 Columbus, Chlengo & fn- diana Centrul necomes from T to % Chieago ~ & Milwnukeo firsta from ] fo BAtg; Intornationnl & Great Northern in- comes fron Ults to | Sllrlnklll.'lll socond incomes trom 64!5 Lo 61 Le- high & Wilkesbarre incomes trom iy to O8lg; Mohtlo & Obfo first debentures {rom 85 to_85; " Northwestern gold coupons trom 123 10 123: Oblo & Missiasippl seconus from 12 to and Wabnsh seneral sixes from 3 10V, American dock improvements aevens advanced from 120 to 13l Ureat. Western' seconds from 11 to 11 Iron Mountaln tirst preferred incomes from 51 do Hirsis tArkansas Hraneh) from 110 to 111 inglmm. Iluummgton & Western firsts from 1087 KO1{ to do seconds from 78 to 70; Tudiannpo. 114, Deeatur & Springileld tirsta from 108 to 104165 Luhwh & Wilkesbarre consols (nssented) from 1o 123 Missouri Pacific soconds from 11045 10 116 Ohlo Central Incotnes from 00 to Bty Tl frsts (L & M, Divislon) from 1214 to & Union Puctilc firats from 113 to 114155 do slish g Cuuds from 12454 to 124443 and W onds from 10943 to 110!3. SCHEMES 0F $AGE AND QOULD. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune Nuw Yok, Fob. 16.—Itusseil Sage eontiny yory “hullish™ on tho general market, cs) clnl are ‘abingl see- iniel tho Inte Inrge buying of Anieriean District "Telcuraph ns been by jusiders jn the televranh Carnell bits fixed up n deal with Mr. Gould whercby this aunalguiaation schome, and Go company will be Jucinded in the consollda- tion. A “boom" In Capnda ESouthern i3 eall to be coming, and - tho next Hood, wlll carry the stock part over, Its carnjngs compnred with fts small bonds, stock, and debt promise, it I8 claimed, to make tho shaces worth as e a8 Michigan Central. The Graplic suys it f3 suld thut tho new party In Now Jersey Cen- tral stock, acting independently of each other, hu‘tlm full uccord, contrul over 100,000 share: un AND JAY OOULD WILT, 00 INTO tho Direction this sking very probnbly, It fa cltitned that theoutside usscts nud gecuritles of thly Compuany, pob necessucy for rallrond purposes, are of moro “thun sufliclent value to liquidate the entire bonded debt of tho romi, were 1ho l)umumly disposed to sell believe (L will eriws aware & Hudson, und even tho Delawarse, Lackawanns & Western, it the stock morket Insldo of n yenr. Tt igsaid Mr. Astor bought 5,000 sharos of this stock at par and ook it from tho streat, and thewm. Tho buils in the stoc! tho 1 his fricads bought twice a8 much more. THE BEARS in tno stock market are becoming very anxious ubout the prabable effovt of the Funding bill, and are watchivg tho Senate ' procecdings with a Krest denl of interest, Thoy orguo that a3 por cent mengure would prove a failure, and they onl fear that a3 per cent bill will- be ndopued, praninent copltalist, who {8 an intimate friend of Mr. Vanderbilt, and tho second lirgest Lako Shore stockuolder jn the country, nnd owier of othor Vanderbilt propertles, bolleves the result of tho passago of uny ort of reusonably ro- funding measuro will forin tho busls for un- othor specutative movement and riso in tho stock market, ‘This gentlemun says tho Luke Shoro Road Ja one of tho tow in tho country which has constantly fuerenved It “enrnings ol winter, nnd tho Company will have betwoen —$1L600,0w and $2,000,000 cnsh on hund nfter providing for t quarterly dividend in May. A Dircetor of this Company declnres It had sulficient money tho fl 10w 10 pay two quarterly dividonds. WORLD’S FAIR. THE PEOPLE CLAMONING FOR IT. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Youk, Feb, 16.~Tho Wortd's Falr people came up to tholr meoting again to-day with tho ofd 'ecxcuse .that =&l tho subserip- tion books had not come n from tha hankers and othors, and consequently thoy cunldn't enlighten tho public on tho nmwount of money thoy have received, and would do noth- ing boyond reporting progross, and nlso sy that thoy hbmd recelved responses from vurjous Legislatures relativo to appropriatious, but ponoof them had accomplisied anything yot, Judglog from a statement made by Mr. Cornetius N. Iliss, tho country 13 CLAMORING FOB A WORLD'S FAIR Mr, Iiliss enld ho had been traveling over the country for the last fow weeks, and he hnd been struck by tho grest compatisun botwoen tho dlsposition shown towurds tho World's Fur by tho citlzons of New York und the citizens of the country out- gldoof this olty, *Tha country s alivo with this great ontorprise,” sald Mr. IMiss, “gud Now York, which 1§ to bonofit tho most from ita realization, Appoas to bo dead. Tho mombers of this Commission huve worked hard with our citizens, tut thoy do mot come up to aur, expuectationd with their subscriptions, 1°have come from a distance to tefl thia meet- ing about tho impulso in tho coustry. Itis due to us in Now Yorlk to moet this impulso AT LEAST HALF WAY.” 1t has beun genorally understood hero that the impulse hns boen ull tho otbor way on the purt of thoss who hove thus fur boen Anothor onthusiastio promoter of tho' schomo 18 Commissionor Dnvis, of Minnesota. Ho suid that glnico the ndjournment of the Comuission in Junuary lo hmw visited a grent munnglng *the falr bushies porton of the Northwest, and he found tbat the peoplo of tho Vnitod States expected thut tho falr would held fu this oty in 1883, “1 wish [ wus o rich mun,” suid,| Mr. Davis, “It 1'was I would take a quarter of tho stock at once, 1 am only waltivg untll tho subscription comes down to my tigure. Whon {t gots duwn to 300 T shull bo ablo to put ny nimoe on tho st. I feel that the subsoriptions to this fair are uot, ny Uon. Grant says, in uny seuso A GIFT, Texpect to get buok my Jittlo 8600 with intorcst. Dut I wun't to urgo on this meotlug thut some- thing must hy dono to-day, Frowm tho reports which aro contlnunlly gulng from Now York, the country fs beglnlug to think: thut thoro Is nnosaibility that the Fair muy not bo o sucocss, Wo must put u stop to theso roports by assur- inyg §ts success, Tho country s ripo for -ncw. 1t may becomo dead 1o Botore tha meotlng ndjourned gomothlng like $200,000 wus subscribed, muking the total now about vuw-balf the million res the onterpri it by pud b} quired beforo & stop ean bu takou. URANT'H HPEECIL To the Weatern dasoclated Press, New Youk, Fou, 16.—Following wero tho re- ninrks of Qen. Grant At tho wecthig to-day of tho Exeoutivo Comimltteo of the World's Falr Gon, Grant, without rising from bls scat, suid: ¥ Lgus well awaro that tho sontiment of the fuvor of having n entiro country I8 stronkly | world’s fuly M{Id In th! J y in 1881, The {ite prove of great valuo to the City of Now York, it wilt udvuauce tho businoss intereats of 1ho entire country. ‘The number of ln:o lo who will be benolited by this oxhibition is almost ineateuins bio, In this city every merchunt will ialn, while U wlil *be of beneht (o all trausportution compuny, slovutod rouds, surfuce ronds, stuges, and bucks, and it should be rememberaed that the SULAEFIpLONS 10 seeuro thy success of this un- Turpris REG BOL by By means o bo rogarded us 11 the shapo of dohutious. MY JUDGSL {4 that subscribérs to the stock will recoivo back all tholr monoy, with & Luuus in addition. Iu ouo scuso tho Kalr winy not bo looked upon 88 @a good luvestmont. lovestors will have to walt somu timo bofore thoy ucolve nui': return, but fho stockholdurs n the Contenulul Exbibitdon hud to walt four yoars buforo geiting thoir woney buck, wbilo tho stockbolduts in tbe World's Pulr of 17 are ouly asked 1o Wil two_ yeurs und i, half, whon they will recolve their prinetpul buck,” with largo futerest, TULLK 18 N0 DOUBT IN 3Y MIND that, whun tho Lxposition Iv ended, the sub- acribors will recolve back, in sddition to thelr subscription, & guod dividead. I'buso this on the fuct that, 1 'tho rocelpts at the Contonulul hud boon $1.500,000 muro thun they wors, tho stock- holdors would have recovered all they paid out. The Falr of 185 will bo keld o the midet ns largo ns that of ulntion will b , and the prica it from 10 to 2 In Philadolpbin fn 15i0. This pop withis ousy rench of thy of prssago to and (ro wl Tho Centenninl wis held in thy midst of Al panie, which affe bt the whole world, The gata feo Ler of considesation to i arrant ftnn ctedd not only ol 70 comta wita n 1nn HETAL IANY HEOp wb that expenses were mitters of o cration (i innny Instancos, eujoying an cra of This country is now NTED PROSPERITY, cot that this prospority 1883, 'Tho cost of yeuche and there 1s ever, willcontinun fur 1ug tho Fuir and I ENTRANC will bebut little tn our penple, compared to 183, 0w thoy have mons not have during the Jooks rensonablo to suppose. that nt lense four visit tho Fale to tho Falr in Philadel. ol ties have people ving i forolen e to travel thun thoy Al b B Our conntry bnd grown sinee then, ruble place o visit, and thon us from the Ol Warld fu 1853 wha ik not eome to_Pblindelphin, o, Aen no renson why tho World's Falr of 18 slionhd not_prove n grand succese,” Tho remrks of Gen, Grant wers interrupted by frequent bursts of npplnuse, £ CONKLING’S TRIT. CITEMENT IN POLITICAL CIRCLES, Special Dispateh fo The Chieago Tribune, NEw Yong Ieb. 16,~Tho story that Senator Canklitug tas gona to Montor to have an (nters view with Gon, Garflold eveated quite n sUr in political circles, That tho anuouncement wag Apeid whichh In addition to this, road, nnd more feel better al and s o mor ¢ sunds will eotug Indianapolle, Decitur & nrlsc which was visiblo on tho countenances of ltepublicans and Detoerats ultke. “Stalwarts " wero not slow i claiming thut the vislt wis a proof of tho good feeling between Gurfleld and tho New York Eenator, and somo of thom even went so far 18 tosny thut tho * half-breed ™ Republicans would recefve little or no recognition ut the hunds of the President- IT IS A CURIOUS FACT that few of the Republican leaders In this city were to bo seen to-duy. W York for the most part malntained o ery mysterlous silonco concerning the why and wherefore of Mr. by some that Gen. Garfleld had piaced at the disposal of the Senator any pluee In the Cabinet except that of Secretary of Imed that this was not thu ex- Instend of allowing M. Conkling to for o place In the CUnblnet, Those that were in l{ o the Houthwest stocks, and those roikds Ikoly to be eonsoliduted thls week. Mr. Sngo thinks the tritling renctions of tho past dny or two o but oatusal. The mar- ket f9 decldedly a bull toarket, It e only bren offersd onc place, 1o be filied by him- it i3 worthy of remurk, however, that the liter view was ‘not heid by the *stal- wart* lepublicans, THE © ANTISMACHINE ! REPUBLICANS say that the President-clect will not unfalrly diserlminato hotw In New York, and that on no ac low Mr, Conkling to biwe & coutrolting voico in tio new Administration. ho topublican Tendo bilean fretions unt will be ate The men who J in this city say that, if en. Garllerd bas asked Senantor Conkllng to call upon bim ut stentor, it 1 for the purpose of arrivingatsome understanding In clnlm to Cabinet vepresentation, but nlao with respect ta” the distritution of tho Federal patronuie (n the Emplre State. ulso said that Gen. Garlied wiil be usked to VAIL UPON PRESIDE to withdraw nil the New York noming tura for which the Senate will be 1o confirm Stunley to New Yurk's Matthows for tho tepublican wag met this evening s he wus about starting for Washington, Of courso, tho itepublican lender (who, by the way, 13+ Stal- wart” of tho *Stulwarts”) was’ asked 1o teil what ho knew about Conkllng's visit to Mentor. ' Now, really, you must excuse sne,” he re- plfed with o emile. * You'kuow, of course, that thio Senator hay A * Not directly,” wus the reply, * 1 have henrd was contemotnted, and [ wilk ot Senator has gone, extended nn epubileans to visit him, 1 know thut Senutor Conklh mber tvited, “Tho press ol vented i prompt ucceptanco of te cordinlly- L Now, 1 presume, Senator Conkling tinds thut he ean ufford tino 10 Ko to Mentor, tnd hus gone,"” *'Tho two genticmen are NOT ON BAD TERMS 2" “Thero fa uo lll-feeling on elthor stde, T can Gen. Gurtleld {8 too sbrowd n mun o undertake tobo the bead of n disorgantzen In order fo mnke bis Adsministration sbould Lo ‘unity among wil tho factions. order to promote peace nnd harmony in New York State ho has consulted such en ns cx- Juige Rovertson, ex-Gov, Fenton, and others, Now ho comes and consults with Seuutor Conk- P tendered Invitation, ALL THESE PILGIMMAGES TO MENTOM, na they sre enlled, are, 1 believe, the reault of Geu. Gurield’s Inspleation, Ha Iy trying to har- monizo fl\fit}‘nnl\ and thus far be hus succeeded What ldea hovo you of what New York's in the Cubinet will amount to?" ths 18 a mutter upon which no man Is nuy- 1l 10 #penk seeurntely. New York'splace, in a great measure, depends upon the question s to who will *Seerotary, of Seeretary of tho Treasury, ‘Tho next. plice of Importincee Is that of Post- nmster-General. This muy bo Bllid by a New Ly Postmuster James, of loto speculuto on i sub- York man,.—probub Ject of this kind. JIAS MADE UP IS CAl- I don't think Senator Conkling would have via- ited him. I regard all the speculation upon what wiil do 18 onsunse, oplnton, do auything Lo proveke g, Depend “upon Republicans of New York are i power that to 1t can aiford to antnganize, PRESIDENT HAYES SOUGIT TO FIOHT CONK- the President-ele wiil not, in oy #enatar Conl Mark the result. Arthur and Cornoll wero ro- moved from tho Custom-1touse. Tho one is now _Vice-President-vleet, fu Hayes' Cabinot, Hois now n United Stutes Seantor from this State. Conkthig niminiatered ail theso robukes, rnd now goes o Munitor with ull of My, Huyes' nominations in his pocket."” IT WILL 11 SEEN that tho gentieman s ontspoken, and it {8 not tou mueh to suy thet_bo represonts o wart " sontiment fn New Y spucntution §s belng fmduiged in, everybody is wilting putiontly' to heur wiore of Sonator Conks Whilo nll this TIE * HERALD'S ¥ WASHINGTON BPPECIAL ‘q: * There §s 1 stronw betlof that Mr, Allison fave tho Trensury, thou bo reportsthat this place wii Foluer, of Now Yurk. All tho rost s gucss Gen, Logan, wia' bas returned from hiy Meutar visit, 18 very reticent, but s evidontly {u i happy frame of nilnd i there continia to bo olfored to Judge TESTIMONY OF COL. LASCELLK, New Youk, Feb, 16,—~in tho Whitta! to-day Col. Luscello testitied timt Whittaker ud- mitted that tho sclasors found in bid quarters Whittaker tokl him be did not know tho porpetrators of the outrge, aud did not belieye be hud an enviny in tho Cudet corps orslsuwhiere, On crogs-cxumination, Col, Las- vello sald Whittaker imade no objeetion to giving up the pocketknife, or papers, or any othor urtleles dosired by tho unthoritios lnvestizating Whitipker's manuor I conversing with wituoss about the alfaie was frunk aund candid, and ho showed 1o fndie voeting u story, bolonged to Blin. tions of cons Whittaker seted ke n lame person whon ho nroso from tho floor. Withess ubservod a slight shrlnkiug when Burg wader dresded 190 cut, oi hls ear, ehfof Tound undor Whittuker's he whilch the namo Bad been cuty wag of tho suing patiern ud thoso sold in tho Ciudets’ Commissury Joburtinont. ‘fho burber thought it impossiblo for Whittuker to have cut his hulp himsolf. Wit- neas knew Whittakor lived slono in thu tarricks. wnd cump, und know nothiviof bl troatmont by Witnuss wis usked If ho had mude reninrks outsldu bearlng on tho eane. Juoted to spenking of what ho bad sald in con- Versation and net ofliclll Prof. Greener (aistod tho thne wits based 0 the nssumpLion of aud that witness bad sald things beforo they given to tho pubilie. Col. Laseello dented thie, - He nlso denied hav- ane of thy Post-Office omploy s thut hittgkor, or that o bid said uny~ thitge o ifluence publie opinlon i bl coms munication with nowspuper roporterd. INSURANCE, TUE PACIFIC MUTUAL WILL CEASE TO RXIST, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, New Youk, Fob. 16.—Tuo petiton of tho Pa- cltiu Mutual Insurance Compuny to the Supremo Court fof n dissulution Lus _ exefted surpriso in tho quariers where 118 sircumatances 1t wus organized In Docome Licr, 1854, 80d. wid a purely *mutunl" concern, haviog no stookbulders. atituted of prowlucnt murine-{usuruLeo Whilo thy niscts of the Company ura suttivient* to pay {18 presont Lubllitios, it bas 10 assitme uow 'n the fulr 18 konoral throughout tho land,end | Sthor cudets, o 1t fa felt that an exhibition wiit prove of wreat valug to the country at large, While it will Bt witness' report at wuro ofiliully woro beat known. 1t wus onlotly con- djh‘.h'fi"i.“““u“ at ot was el L o Jeor e Sagols 1 TOMALr hus bac A iyor of the propesty of THE CHICAGO . TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1881—TWELVE PAGES pany and to-day took of tho hooks, and will supereis necoints of the Company. It I8 probahl mpadimont to the dissolution will bo offored, and that by the end of May of this year tho buslness will bo clos VICTORIOUS WORKINGMEN. THE WEBER PIANO-MAKEIS CAIRY THEIN STINKE, Bpeetat Dispateh 10 The Chicapa Tridune, New Youk, Feb 10.—\ meeting of Weber's plano-men, now on & lockout, was hold to-days Tha Prestdent of tho Executive U that on Feb. 12 Mr. Weber bad ol promisc which was an advance of § per cent upon bis original terms. This was declined by the Committee, and on Tu X eation wua received from Mr, Weber expressing uwish that a detegntion should walt upon him and learn his further wishes. 7To this Commit- teo ho offered, as n futl compromise, an advanco of 7% per cent. ‘This was (ndignantly rejected, and Mr. Weber flnally offered to ne- eent THE TERMS OF THE WORKMEN If thos® would at vnce come to work, When this ment wns rend to tho mecting thore wis eat entbusiasm. The Chairmn suidt ¢ You can congratulate yoursclves on tho victors whicth rmu have won, and ulso congratulsty the Unlop which has boexed you up. We huve dvon tho battio ngainst capital and gafned the Inbor question.” A spirited dise slot thon ook plece 1 to tho. ndvi cupting 3r. Weber's proposition given i guaruntee that the *scabs worked durlug the Jackout woukd be dis- charged. A motion was fnully offered thut the scuse of the meeting bo taken as o whethey tho men should Ko o work with tho * seabs.” The roll wus enlled, and it was unauimonsly re- saived thnt tho Executive Committee Inform Mr, Weber that his workmen decldned to nssocl- nu,“wlm 1liose who had worked duriog the lock« ou ——e— ITEMS, MUST BTAND TRIAT. NEW Y0k, Feb, 10.—~In the criminal branch of the United States Court to-duy Judgo Done- etoverruled the demurrers of John K. Mat- thows und Austindayne, Government Inspectors of Steambunt Bollers, to thelr (ndictments for mansluughter in conneotion with the Seawan- hukev disuser. WORLI'S AL . Gen, Grant préstded at'a meoting of tho In- ternationnl Cotmmisslon to-duy, sitd suld the E. positton uf 1883 in N v York would be of greut enefitto the country, Subscribers would receive back thoe.money Invested, with a E{L‘mlum. le thoulit the uttendtice ‘would be four times turger than thut at the Centennial. Othersspoke 1n favor of the project, and (t was_ dectded to issue an appeal in” 18’ behall to the business ineu, DAMAGE DY ICE. Heavy fco over twenty fuchea thick In the bays abd hirbors about “Lung Island lns done much damoge. Whurves buve been swept away, and vessels that hod beon fust in thu dco for weeks, on belng relensed by the thaw, were injured by bemg Knocked about amouyg tho henvy cakes, The docks nt Hummill's tockaway stenmboat landing, Jamile iy, will huve 1o bie rebuitt, as will also thuse lllll- Miler's Hotel, College Poiut, on Flushiog ISCREASED EARNINGS. The enrnings of tho Denver & Rlo Grande Railrond Incrensed §15,00 during the sccond week In Febraary, DGMENTS AGAINST NAILROADS, A verdict for $5 dumages wus enorunz wiven by u ]nr{ In favor of Jumes MeCoy, who sued the New Yurk & Sea Hench Rudlway for £5,00 dmnages for bnlnl; dotalned In A depat at Coney lsland bhalf nu hour becuuso e hud o tlcket tu drap fnta the box. McCoy clufmed that his ticket wus raken up by ihg conduetor on the train. The Judgment for £ obtalned In the Supreme Court in Kings L‘()un({‘ by Ma), J. Harold, sgainst the Now York Elevated Rallway Company for injuries recelved In un aceldent” at Forty-second stfeet and Third uvenue, was yesterduy aflirmed by the general teri of the Supreme Court. AN ACTION ON A NOTE. Judgo William Fullerton bas hrought an ac- 1on 1 tho Supreme Court ngainst, Washington E. Conner, ns tnker, und George W, Huopr, a8 fridorser, of 1 note of £5.00. The case was com= menced bn Buturday In the Supreme Court Cir- cuit, wad will be continued to-duy. TILE OUELISK, The presentation of the obelisk to tho City of New Yavi by the United States takea plueo’ ot Wushington's Dirthday, Secrotury Evarta will ofiiciully present it to tho Mayor of New York. Aurund chorus, under the leadership of Thneos ttore Thowmue, will furnish the music. A NEW RAILBOAD. 1t 15 announced that guflicient capitalthas been secured to fusuro the construction of ‘the New York, Woat Shure & Butfalo Rullroad, A COMPHOMISE, " Atnmacting of the New York credltors of Philip N. Seifert, whotesule deafer in dry ko0ds, of Cloeinuntl, u statemont wus presented ghos ing Dubilities of #34,K30, und” assets $10,600. An ober wns inado by Selfert ' to Ccapromise at 60 cents on tho " doliur, 15 conts enab, und 15 cents cach in notes at four, eight, and twulvo manths, Satisfactorily socured, duted Murcb 1. Tho creditors accepted tho propasi- tlon, which'is considered & vers guod settle- ment. TIE FLOUR TRADE. Owing to unsatisfactory scttlements In flour transnotions, thuse Interested in tho fiour trudo of tho Produce Exchange huve request- vd President Parker 1o call & meoting to consider tho following nmendments to the rules governing the tride: * When our is 80ld 10 nrrive within speoitivd time, lighterage free, tender a8 to tine soall Le on o jutice of arrival, from seller to huyer ot tho ralirond terminug or transportution-line dock at this port, When sold to urrive within 4 speeilied thue, to be delivered ulungslde of vessol, or *fres on board,' in the absence of speciul ngreement, tha buyer shult furnish n pluce of dullvery’ within twenty-four hours after notjco of nreival from the sell- e, and tho temder us to ting shall Lo o _arrlval - alosgside, When flour i purchused *lterapo freo' ortireo on board.! tho buyer stull have twenty-four hours from thu duy of male or notice of arrival to ¢xamine it quality PREVENTION OF CRIMI. A Committee from tho Boclety for the Pro- venton of Crimo called on the Muayor to-day. The Commitice nsked the Mayor to take what netlon o c¢ould to have tho laws enforeed, The Mayor sald bo sympathlzed with wl at- tompts to repress gumbling ond other vices, both us an - oflicer and citlzen, 11is powers wers imited, but ho would do whit lay tn his power. Ho requested the Committes “ta furnish bim with u cuby of tho list of guin- Dllng-houses sent 1o tho Commissioners. Dr. Crosby vuid this should bo done, Tho Excise Commissloners i’cllordfl)’ held a long conferenco with Pollco [napectors ‘Phorne and Murry lu reference 1o the suppres- sion of dlsreputuble resorts on the West and Sust Sltes, The Commissioners lnfd down ns huir program the cinsing of every tauor-shap in this city froquented by disreputublo persand, whother leensed or not. A DECJSION REVERSED, W, P, Clyde & Co. sued Amous Rogors for 207,509 In Iirovklyn, alleging that tho defendant hud frandulently misupprovristed monoey while ho was in thele employ as cashicr und confidentiul clork. Tho tiem's bk neeount was kept his pamo ns cashier, und bo recelv wud disburded uil mouvy. The compluint al- loges that betweon Jun., 1, 187, und Jan. 1, 3870, he wmbegzied 7204, nnd, atthough he Prumiged to puy back the monoy,he only returned 0! Thedefentunt sut up A connter cinni, wud (0 the courssof the litheation kervei ou William P, Clyde u subbns duces te to bring w curt-lond of = bouks 0 Court for vxumiuation. Justice Glihert set nstde thy subipana, und denled tho defendant permission 10 thie ' €opy OF tno Looks unid dooninents, An uppont was tikon to the General Term, which veaterliy rendered o decislon reversing Justico fibert's decision. » SPRINGFIELD BRIEFS. key Powell Gets Caned—A Coolk oundy Senutor and & Lobbyist Come rogetiver~'Fhe IRov. Galushn Anders mon and 10s Misslon—"oetlng of the inois Pross Association—Other In- teresting Htcmm, Spectal Davairk o The Chicago Tribune. Seminarieey, N, Fob, 10.~The [on. Btarkey Powoll, uf Scott County, 18 the reciplent of a costly gold-bended cane from hls follow-legls- lntors, Mg Powell i the eldest member of tho House, and futiro gonerations will thunk him for vausing tho orection of clovators in the Htato-House, o A very caeap lobbylst, who has undeservedly Bad o little newspupor notorioty this sesslon us well ns lust, receivod o sunglug toogue-lushe fng from u Cook County Henator in tho crowded corrldors of the Leland this ovenui, 1t uppears that the aforesald c. I has secused tho Sunator i question of repeating slanderous sturivs ubons i, ‘Thoy wet (o thy suwdust this ovening, und quito 4 comuoton wis caused by tho aitercation which resulted, As It now stunds, tho e, 1. wist rotract, or tho Sonator des clurea ho will Fiso t0 8 question of privileko sud huve 1o in brunco cast into outor darkuves, or, I tho verunwiarHred out,—glven the grand bounce, us It wero, Tho Rev. Qatustiy Anderson’s busluess at tho Cupttol did_ pot end whien bo opened thy Houdo with prayer this morning. A noarly as 1t oy Uo gation it bu prococdid from prayer to thio Auditor's ofice In compuny with Charlus A, {rogory, of Chleago. Tho “Rov, Mr, Anderson and tho lawyer-liko 3Mr. Gregory hud busiucss with 1o Audltor, und thio uaturo of it busi- neas whil readily by surwised whon It is remom- borud that Dr. Auderson s Prosident of tho Chloago Univorsity, on whicn tho Union Mutual Lifo-fusurancs Cotwpuny of blalue bus what way suw b calicd a historical BIortguge. Sn shorty tho two suitlomon vro Nt -and deal with the e ereded to pour fnto tho Audit Iexnitlons which have hcretofore been mi 1116 Chieaseo papors in Fegard ta tho C nliewed quecr figuring In this matte estuto fn its anotnl statoment of Dec, : And expressod tho hope that the Auditor et in exwinination of the CompAny'a boaks organizauiniy s seemod unta_him good. Tuk TIIMUNE correspondent mu neross D, Anderson later in the du. found him very frank about stating the purposes of his - visit, - The University peoplo had repeatediy neked tho Compruy 1o settle it this It o aw repentedly rofuscd 10 d Thoy hiad oven nsked it to fareelose and take the property, bitt it bid refused to do even iy, 17 tho Campnny shouta once foreclose, then the question of the valility of the mortgage wonld come up for n Judiciel decision, which was st what the Trusiees wanted. bt the good Dovtor ‘wis not without hope, think they will bo wiiling to treat hy-nnd-by, he ndded siknifteantly, after agnln stating that the Auditor's_aftention bnd been eadled o the ‘matter, and thut the Awditar would in il prob- nbility order an‘cxamination, [n other woris, it appenrs that 1 littly ofliclal leverawe 13 about 0 b brought to bear on the Insurnnee Com- rnn to ke it fettle or foreclose, n which utter case the question of valldity will o just whero the Trastees wint 1t to co., “he Iilinols Press Assoclation” began its win- ter_meoting to-dny, with a fur ntiendanee, E. A, Bulvely, the Fresiaent, delivered bis whnual tddruse, wud popers wery Dignity of Journalis of the ¥andfvien Argusi * The Historiun,” F, €. Clurk, of the Greenvillo Ttesponsiblo Journuilam,” V. T. Davidson, of Iston Democrat: *The lilinols Edfiors A\ymadx the Hon, 8, 8. Filletd, of the Ashlund (\Wis,) Freas. In the uv«nlnf o mememorial service wis held, at whick uddresses upon the liyes, chirne- and public services of tho Hon, David . Phillips, of this 1 the Hou. George Beroggs, of tho Champa Giuzetle, were detlversd respeetively by P Selby, of tho Springteld Journal, and Mr. W Matthiows, of the Urbuna Ifcntid. 'Tielef culoyle of the ddecrascd were also delvered “by Lol George 11, Harlow: 1. A, Coollilge, Liteh- el Demnerat; the Hon. E. I, Buck. Charleston ourbers 2, B, Bostwick,’ Matfoon Gazette: €, 8. F 1 Kankas kee Gazetle; and Cadet "Taytor, Wenonn Jnde. A turgzo nilnber of wamblers wore fhied to-dny lr:’l)m"b"n gnuon County Clreult Court un pleas of gullly, ‘The Attorney-Genernl ling given un opinton In the case of Hobert B, Ault, who was viested Corpnier - of Monigumery Coun ty but falled to T file his hond within tho requireid twenty days. When it wus filed the County Clerk tstied it qunlificd corti) cute of clection, nud referred to tho Governs the question woethtor # cominlssion coutd yprop- erly bo dosucd under the clrcumstanee The opinlon was prepared ot the Governor's re quest, and holds that be cannot properly fssno the commisson. The Attorney-Gel crul states that, while the faiture to f tho bond does | not per 8¢ work forfelture of the oflice, the diseretion 1o waiv the vanye of furfeiture lies not with the Gov- ernor, but with the county oflicers, und tho Governor can only act on an o quallficd certificate, Tho county oflicers have themselves declured o vaeaney by refusing 1o the bond without qualitientions, and by, finding oiielall that 1t was not e in tine, James G. Chalfunt, a prominent lawyer ot Lincoln and ex-Superintendent of Puabile Ta- struction i1 Losan County, had been fndiete by the United States ' Grand Jury - for wmnking and using fraudulent afidayitecio ol taining & pension for Mrs. Hebeeen M. Hurper, It I8 allewed that the mildavits were siened Ly mythiewl parties, Rebecen M. Harpor Juseph Cordell, nnd August P, Kueinnell bnve Deen fndicred with Chalfant,” Tho triul hus been set for March A KANSAS STORM. ‘The Experience of n Delayed Travelers Yesterduy moraing about 1t o'clock, n T'rin- USNE reporterran upon Alfred J. Knlpht,the well- known Shukspearcun impersonator and eloe tionlgt, looking grlmy and tired, working his way up west on landolph street, neur Michlgan avenue. *You Jook kind of broken up," sald the re- porter, after exchnnging the nsual courteales. * Iiroken up! 1 should remark, Whowdulin't be broken up ? Louk ot me. Lived on beeon ons ind raw potutoes for aver four duy huad wy clothes off sluce tnst Thuesdiy Broken up! I etiould suy s0." “Whata the mutter” usked tho roporter again, ' Don't fest with 1 hinve been the v have had a snow-! flve hours in tho Enow.’ W, burled?* “Might us well ha You sco I left Emboria, Ko, Frida; ing 1o fullil my Missouri llere he it ‘n_handkercbler and wiped i tear uwiy, * Missour] always nppreciatesu reader,— ousitle of St. Louis, whivh I3_on the other side of 1ho bridge s you know, When § Jeft Bmporin it besan o snow and blow. It actually ble: bard that the curs would have been biown from the track but for tho bunks of snow which formed on elther skde. Well, the train kot slong about twouly miles n toree bours, when we found ourselvos at a minlng-camp known as Scranton. Thoy mine conl ut that Jace, and there 18 4 tip-sbop, » wagon-shop, n inckamith-stiop, und, { guesd, n drmabop T, tho town. Our train had four cars, and thery were three newly-muarried couples tad nbout thirtcon children abyard, outof & total of 1ifty. four pnasetgend. When we wut to Scranton hud orders tu go on to Livermore, where wi were 1o puss tho train from Topeku. Wo FOUND QUISELVES SNOWED IN, and mlcumrlml to Topeka to that cifect, and recelvedt orders to ek 1o u siding. The en- gineer tried to comply with the onler, but the engrine wouldn't, 8o we eoncluded to stay where wo wero for 4 Jitle whife. Ttanowed undsnowod and biowed and blowed, until the drifts ut plices were over niue feet In depth. The Topekn traln came within baif o wilo of s, and was also bedied {n, 80 thove we were, Tho train for tho t had two sieepers, but we hind none, whith was got at nll plensing to tho passeogers. In tha Topukn train thoro were 15 pussergeers, and all . tho ludles were mude comforiably In the sleep- ers, but on our train wo bt 10 stand up and wleep or il etralht up in the seata.” How did you fare Tor food 7 * Well, 1 was golng to tell you that, Wedidn't have n great denl ot n \'llr’ulf. ‘They bulled all cur meals at o miners’ boardlng-shanty's we ate nothing but onfons, potatovs, and hanr, * We got our menls eooked fnn tinshap, and we dubbed ono*tlotel do Mine’ and tho otbor * Hatel de Tinshop.' Now wo had u man sent by the Ateh- ison, Topeku & Sunta 1o folks 10 tnke ehnrgo. Tio hnd orders W ket 1% ut a8 quickLy 08 post st ‘This mun felt tho dignity nd hired nbout 100 1 8 Ty ’reas s n L e, responded Mr, Kalght, f o Kunsus zephyr., experience, lleensixty i 0'elock e wis drank, further avemnt mnds by duy 10 extelcato s, Thus we romalned wle ba- Mr. \Whitcomb, bur con- Al Bunduy Hoo AuCLoT,—it Kool Tan,—was' phaced i tharee of tho work, and We saw u construction traln, pulied by four eomoatives uid huving on bowrd ‘. en, coming to our rellef.'” You were bappy, thont’ wComparatively, We wern, In our miglortine, oven forttinute 1o that o trein lalen with cont wid newr uson nsiilng, Not 40 with tho othor truin, Wo could keen ip our ual, fupois, but th uihor peoplo fod ereater dilenlty i o ing g0, They oftered 83 to got halla ton of coul to the couches und eonld uot et auy one to undertnke tho job, eealisy tho snow wis 0 deep. It Wik 80 cola that men hud thelr fogors, (lielr nands, thelr feet, curs, and noses frozen. Thoy paid mon €5 aday allof Friday and Saturduy to keop () trns supplled with coul, Al that is tho wuy wo wat aur food earried, Dellente Indies woukl sit witha b tbone o one hand and o bal(- botled patata In thy othor, with & tlacup of cuf- feo stundiug for them it tho sl (hus enjo ng tho beauty o 0 Kansas prairie and Kuusus zepliyrtogethior, | THE CHILDEEN SUFFERED FRIGUTPUL Muny of the puor Uttlo anea wero afilicted with tho croup, Ewo of the newlyemarrlel couples Bat on ono soat,and so kept warm, and wero happy to sotne extent, The othor wilked the atale, and tho brido wapt most of the thne, wiits ing 10 o biek 1o bor motber, - Thy wind durt; lllf”llll thino blew u burrtcune, ‘The snow sifted in thie wintlowe #0 thut wo had to shovel 1t out twito u duy, Lots of stories wore told i regard ta tiehing and busting, Ut no aan dured to nle Iude ta tho snow, | iiever had siieh wn_oxpes cnee, ani Bover Want another, ‘Lhore wis only unumymuuvly apby persan on oup train, We catted hor tho Kunsas bello, Bhesut on n sout between two drovers, und they hid ouo. quilt to help to keep them warn, Wien sho wanted to sleopsho. dropped hoe head on the shoulder of one of hercoppnnions, and sho_ snored Mo snore of i Kansus butle, When sho got tived ot leanfugg ot ot sbhe Jouned on tho other, ‘There Wi overy effort muds to keep tha cuglues from getting cold, und SIXTY men woro engagod sha Cllug snow 10 tho tndensto keepip the water- supnly, tho snow being tolted by tho 1IFcs il to Mnutly dle out b coulit bo got, The Topeku traln enginenr us up hiseal 1o keep up bis fires, but a9 o'eluck Funday they went out, atid bath nngines heesmo adeud-welght on the track, with po possilie chanco of getthng them out. Tho snow for thiee Taliea cuaty I n eutA0 feet ok, Wits froin clicht to ted feot f dopth, und the men bad w clesr tho trnok with shovels. Wi gat to Topekn nt L o'einek Moty smorning, whore the raifroud company bnd w hot meul for s, W loft there atdu'eliek Monauy aftarnonn, ad agnln missed our counceton eastat KunsnsCity, Wo il other four houry’ ay beforo renchlng Quiney, and, altogother, [ um g used-up wath, 1 foft Quiney 1t ay night, amd hero} ain as you see me. drty, red, and X0 out becausoof oa- sngemonts [have fost.” e — ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Jobu Bhorup, employed us 4 soction boss on thio Northwostern Rullrond, wus run down near Fortleth streot nt 8:21 ‘Tuesduy mornlug by tho fucomtume Lombard accommodation. tenin, Both lews were eeashed alf buneath the wheuls, Ho was brought to thls ity ot tho samo trafu which ran hlm down, und wad tyken to the County Hoapltat, whoro Ho divd ut nbon yeaterduy. Tho decensed wus 5 years of e, uud lved 1 Furield uyonto, nour Kiuslo, Cbarles Bolt, 60 yours of ago, wus rug over and instuntly " silld by Buxiie’ No &9 of wa und Wil o {in or s mon that ronil At th ern oroasing with Archer avenue e 00 tnst ovening, Bolt wna somoewhat nndee tha influcuee of ligior, and was stumbling nlong i enmpnuy with Chnrtes FIx, n baker dolng business at. No, 59 Archer avenie, when bo wis utrnok by the engino going south, Me. Fix bad o very narrow escupe, bt Tolt' wes crustied Louenth the wheels and bis hody mangled 1n n torriblo manner. He was & wiwomnaker by tende, atd had n shop at the earnerof Archeravenuo nnd Twenty-irst atroct. 1o Jeft awifo anil two grown children In easy cireum=tanees, The remains were taken ta undertaker-shop, AMUSEMENTS, NTIAL MUSTC-HALE, SECURL, YOO, SEATS T0-DAY: FOR TIE THEQ, THOMAS FIRIDAY EVENING, Fob, 2, BEETHOVEN AnATHe hpcatanes OF 1ert JOSKEFY! tho. Gt Wtatiedd Canint. ATLnIAY M . and EVENING. POPI- T VRoGHASTE b T 0N AR s . 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AR R R lt‘l’ :\M";\l Vicker's Theatre, on THUISDAY, Thte Prices of enerred Seats will ho $1,50 and $2, nceordlus to locatlo EPERTOIRE FOR FIRST WEEK, THE _CELEBRAT T 1\' (lifil DE, “XY (l) F MU S;IIC. ¥ tod- 3 WML EMM R e s o 00 dpriotor. Fxory Evening and Mntinces this woek, The irtelnal iz 4~Smith, Wadron, Misw Migates TR T A In Speciaitics. (50, 5. EDESON in hin oeal dram OOk AND PEOUD OF CHICAGO, Eupported by K0, LEAROUK and tho Stock Co. Admission—Evenings nod_Sundny Sintineo, 1, 3 and e, W nd xat, Matinoes, 13, 25 and . Keaus eatl by secured by bt Edisun und il toluphonos. HOULEY'S THEATRE. Last Nights of the PEOVLR'S FAVORITE, MAGGIE MITCHELL, - In tor colebrated Tupersonations, Thls (Phuraday) Evenlog, PIEAIRI, off SAVOY,. ¥riduy Nht~LANE V. Eaturitay Afternoon--Unty JANE EXTIUE Matinon, Eaturdny Kiaht by reou 1 _Funda; RLY’S THEATRE, ...Mannzer and Propriato # NIGHTS OF RIGE'S SURPRISE PARTY, NlGT"s In the kaleldoacope of pure fun, Horrors! Horrors! 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