Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1881, Page 1

4 4 § i LS wA \ ) - N be VOL. X, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 188].' NO-. 200. Established 87, MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents wince this constitution was ratified by | iznored. When the state of Mlinols the people, yet the speaker had failed | granted a charter to the Illinois Cen- to see any provislons put on the stat- | tral the state was as sparsely settled ‘utebooks to comply with ita mandatory | as Nebraska now {s, but the charter provisions conoerning railroads. required the Tllinots Central to pay & Mr. Touzalin, as representative of | per -cent of the gross earnings into the railways, protests against the|the state treasury, besides paying its enactment, of lawa that prohibit and | regalar taxes upon its real and per- punish abases and extortion by rail- | sonal property. The incomefrom this Toads, just becsuse hls company has | source alone has liquidated the state not been convicted of such practices. | debt of Illinols, and will from now on It would be just as reasonable for him | pay the entire expense of thelr state and other gentlemen to come here and | government, In Penusylvanla there ask the legislature to eact no laws | is no state tax levied. The Pennsyl- that will punish burglary, highway Contral pays special taxes on RATLROADS V5. PEOPLE, The Issue Publicly Dis- cussed at the State Capitol. The Railroad Managers Oppose All Legislation, and Deny That Abuses Exist That robb.z, Rm_'\ur ml;i u:on,b because a|mlng; wl:ilch covers the entire ex- 3 none eir number has been con- | pense of the state government. The Need Redressing. victed of thess crimes. The propristy | constitution of this state requires the of making these laws was self evident. { railroads to report thelr earnings to The gentleman says there Is no need | the state auditor. The obvious pur- of such leglslation. I say that there | pose of this provision was, to provide have becn flagrant discriminations | a basis for ascertaining the value of by_the roads. the franchise of these roads. If this I desired to place my paper In oir- | franchise was taxed, as it ought to be, culstion at the stations on the U. P. | you conld build a msgnificent capltol, road between Omaha and Columbus. | construct all your needed publlc As the other Omaha papers were be- | buildings and carry on the state gov- Ingehipped on theearly moralngfrelzht | ernment from this source. traio, we were compelled to do like- | Mr. Rosewater then called attention | to compete with them. After|to the low assessment of depot and spending over 850 for & canvasser to | depot grounds and other railroad prop- work up clrcalation in these vowns, | erty, as compared with the assessment Spectal Correspondence of Trx Bax. my business manager cslled at the | of private property. Luxcor, Febraary 8.—The meet- | frelght office In Omaha to make ar-| Mr. Vining, general freight agent of ing for the discussion of the railroad | FARgements for shipping Tar Bex atfthe Union Pacific, was the next 2 3 regular freight rates. He was told | speaker. He believed the people question took place last night In the | 41,6 charge would be 50 cents for_each | ware willing to look into the matter of senate chamber, Senator Myers in | package to each station. Though It | railroad leglslation. He denfed that the chair. Both the floor and the :n a losing: tr;‘;ngion"‘; :hongh[t it the Unionl P?clifiv.; had done anything S tter to pay this than fail in putting | requiring leglalation at the hands of “I'“:";‘ A L zhl'i‘“\; ““: 599 | ur daily cditien in theso towns. Mr | tho state, His road could not. pros- of the leading men of Nebraska were | yoyens, the local sgent, declined to | per if the peopledid not prosper. The prosent. The meeting was called to | ship theso papers on_the evenlng|state of Nebraska wants discrimina- order about 8 o'clock, when Senator | train; he told us It would be fmpossi- | tion. Tho constitation does not pro- Wells, of Saline county, moved that | Dle to ship them on the fil(;'dock a. | hibit discrimination, but unjust dis- Mboo 6 Biros be spplated to | traln because the billing clerk | crimination. No leglslation can be D AR dido’t gt up soon enough; but the | passed which can be more stringent arrange a programme for the evening. | other papers are shipoed on this traln | on that point than may be found in The chair appointed Senators Wells, | without being billed. The only | the common law. Now, who i it that Burns, of Dodge, and Gere, Sena. | freight train which he agroed to ship | charges us with unjust’discrimination tor D 12 e object of th | on was a train that is overtaken by|and extortlon? So far as we have or Doane said the object of the sen- | ¢ho passenger train that carries the|heard, only Rosewater. I want to ate rallroad committee had in calling | mails. So, sfter going to all this | meet any man face to face, before any this meeting was to hesr ghe opialons | trouble and expezse, we had to cancel | tribunal, and let him prove the charge. of the chief railrosd men on the ques. | 90F SFrangements with subscribers. | Mr. Rosewster wanted express service : 3 91 Mr. Kimball—May I interrupt the | on our freight trains, which we would tion—men whose businees it was 10 | sontleman ? not give to him, or anybody else. Inform themselves of the practlcal| Mr. Rosewater—Yes, sir. Mr. Rosewater—Allow mo to ask workings of the railroads. Have the People of Nebraska Rights Which Railroad Monopolies Should Respect ? The Duty of the Legislature Defined. Discussion | Mr. :(in;bnu—'rn: : ;}fi‘: these | you one question. Do y;!u n‘«:‘, u:\rryl il papers is that our rules for! 8 car- | other newspapers on the freight tralns of both sldes of the railroad question | BAPeR I8 TRl ae Hes SOnbie Lo e | O e e e tadas. a3 wo find it to-day was also asked. |5 freights. Furthermore, I would| Mr. Rosewater—Then you had bot- He added: ““We shall have present- | ask Mr. Rosewater whether ho didn’t | ter look the msgter up. You will ed to us, as far as possible, some facts ::.y‘m -muggl:hhi- joabers lt'l:::ngh our fin_g hflm your roud is flulng; 0. E n men on the evening train, @ mecting at this junctaro seom- e o e | M. Kosowater—No, it wera l- o to e Taclf into a sommitics O Ty ways ready to pay for all we get from | of inqulry, the questioners addressin; upon which Tneed information, and I [ 0, nflrmyds, it e paid for all the St N o, DY:. Vining. o prosumo there are other members of | service we have had from yourrosd. | Mr. Cass, a representative from the committes who are \‘llllnv;vz tomake | My, Kimball—Bat we don’t carry | Clay county, asked—Do you give re- tho syms modest confession. express packages on our frelght trains. | bates? Mr. Wells announced that Mr. A.| "My, Rosewater—Bat you do carry | ~ Mr. Vining—It is not oar intentlon E. Touzalin, manager of the B. & M. | ;yokages of The Herald and The Re-| to give rebates. railroad, would addross the meeting | publican on the early morning freight | * Mr. Case—Do you regulato the num- R s R R e traln ber of cora or coal merchants at cach MR, TOUZALIN Tho Chaie—Mr, Rosewater has the station along sour road? . Hi floor; let him proceed. Mr. Vining—No, sir, we do not. gy‘l;‘%‘:;?&e’:‘::: e ;;e:ff il.| Mr. Rosewater—Now, as a cltizon| Mr. Oase—I was told that yon did. road representatives. He had mot | Of Nebrasks, and a patron of the rall- | Would youallow me, If I wanted to come prepared to make a speech, | Foads, I ought to have the right to {shio corn from any of your stations] While there was a great deal to be | Bsve my pspers transmitted on the | Mr. Viniog—Yes, sir. said upon the question, ho would con. | freight trains of any road if I pay the | Mr. Case—I was informed that you fine himself to only & few of the chief | rogalar rate. But ss there is no law | would not. I live In a town where polnts in_connection with the subject. | i the statute book to punsh discrlm- | thoy claim to have been outraged by Hle onalil conviuce every reasonble | jnstion,JT have no means of redress. | tho raflroads. They have run men person prescnt who was willing to | There are other cases of discrimins- | oat of the town of Falrbury who were now tho truth on tho subject that | tion. The gentleman who preceded | unsble to get rates from that etaton railroad rates in the state ara reasona- | M@ 8ays such things are neces 1] that were given to the compsny's fa- Dloand the taxes are what the consti- | don't know how that s, bat I had sup-| vorites. Corn and grain has been tlon calls for, He understood that | Posed that public carrlers were not ex- | rolling through my town (Falrfield) in it was the business of the leglslature | Pected to make good the losses of | wagons to the B. & M . road from speculators. A few weeks ago I pub- | Fairbury, because that road gives liv- :anc:::u:x“ g:n- cf:ri:nv:i: l.mg;,h,; lished a letter which I held In my|ing rates to the merchants. desl of misundorstauding relative to | Possesslon for two yearsthat exposeda} Mr. Vining know nothing of the what the loglslature can do by the | very] fAagnant case of discrimination. | workings of the St. Joo & Denver rallroads. The constitutton did not | Mr. Gooley, a merchant of David Olty, | road betore it wént int tho hands of forbid discriminatlon, but unjast dis- | Who was dealing in coal, and put him- | the U. P. road,but sald thero had been crimination was prohiblted. The | Self to the expense of erecting a ware- | no discrimination on the Denver road railronds wore not charging high rates, | house] for that traflic, was broken up | during the past elght months. Ho The local rates in Nebraska should |in business by the Union Paciic, | knew there had been trouble in sap- not bs> lower than they are in |Eiving speclal rebates to Mr. Carns, | plying cars to the merchants, but that JYows. The Republican Valley road | then a state senator representing Sew - | was unavoidable duringcertain periods is ot earning the grease used on it, | 8rd cvunty. of the year. X . o The B. & M. should at least be al-| Mr. Kimball—I will inform the| Mr.J. W. Eller, a recident of Fill- Jowed to charge the eame as the Cedar | gentlemen about this Cooley transac- | more county—Would = law to prevent Raplds and Northern road, but it was | tion. Hehad to snspend because he discrimination retsrd the building of not doing s0. The only roads in the | couldn’t pay his freight bills. roads In Nebeaska 1 G state of Towa thatars charging less| Mr. Rosewater—I dont know how| Mr. Vining—I think it would: ratos than the Nebraska linca are the | that ia but T do know that rebates and | _ Mr. Eller—Does the rate which three pool linos. He had the tariffs | drawbacks givenjby the rallroads in | they charge at the present timo pay of the varions roads with him. The | this state has created monopolies | & fair profit on their investment? Tocal ates hera are just & trifle higher | among grain dealers, cosl dealers and | _ Mr. Vining—T decline to como to than in Towa. Suppose that the B. & | merchants in various towns along their | that polnt. < M. esrnings were enormous. The|roads, Mr. Touzalin desires the Ne-| Semator C.C. White, of Srunders Jooal rates don't amount to shucks. | bracka rates to b the ssmo as the lowa | county—I havo hoard & good deal ot Eighty-seven per cent. of ite buslness | rates, ard so do I, so far as passenger | complaint _that they ate charging is through frelght. Now, what has | tolls are concerned. A few days ago | rates from Wahoo to Omaha that are the legislasure to legislate on—only | T went down to Nebraska City to at- | 80 great that the shippers are obliged thirteen per cent. of our business up- | tond General Van Wyck's recoption. 1| to take their graln to Fremont whero on which to make rates. The rate on | travelled over the Iowa road down the | the competition of the Sloux City a car of cor from Crete to Chicago 1 | river, and my fare was three cents per | road makes thelr rates lower. thirty-five cents per one hundred | mile, I have made hslf a dozen trips 'Mn Vining—It is not so. ‘pounds—for distance of 560 miler; | down to Lincoln since this legislature | “Mr. White—I know it to be the Nobraska could only legislate on 75 | convened and for every mile I have | case with several formers. milesst that distance. If we made | traveled in Nebrasks, | had to pay| Mr. Vining—I knew that some our rates any lower the farmers would | four cents per mile. Why does the three months ago there was a botter burn thelr corn, because the eastern | Kansas City & St. Joe road, which ls | Fato on corn over the Sioux City road, market would fall to low that the | swned by the same parties that own | becsuse of thedemand for that com- bo treated alike. Are there any cir- camstances that would justify sny other kind of treatment. Mr. Kimball, general manager of the Unlon Pacific—]I think there are clrcamstances when It Is necessary to doso. (Ho then stated & case.) Senator Doane to Mr. Vining—Can you imagine any objection to a law which will provide against such dis. Criminatlont 2 Mr. Vining—Yes; because I think it 1s unnecessary, as there is already a remedy provided by a law. Senator Dosne—What ponalty does the common law provide sgainst such discrimination? M. Vinlng—I 'do not know; you perhaps know more about such law. Senator Doane—I do not know of the existence of any such law, [Laughter.] Mr. Vining was followed by Judge Mason, who cited an instance of ex- tortionate rates on the transportation of a carload_of agricultural imple. ments to a Lincolna merchant. He cited the decision of the supremo court of the United States, which not ouly conceded the principle that rail- ways are public highways and common carrlors subject to regalation by law in representatiyo states,but that leg| Iation may even go so far as to Iate upon the transportation of artl- cles from other states into the state where they are consigned to. Judge Mason, after elaborating upon the powers of corporate monopolles,strad- dled the horse, and got on the other side by asking the leglslature to pause before they enacted any laws, por- traying to them the possible danger that would arise from the malice of railroad managers if they saw fit to avenge themselves upon the people of Nebraska by ralsing their rates. This part of the judge's speech did not elicit much applause. Judge Mason was followed by Mr, Touzalin, who sonzht to explain some of the charges of alscrimination and extortion made by ths members pres- ent during the cross-examination of Mr. Vining, and also at - >me_length. explalned why the company did not comply with the demands of the Falls Clty firm for cars to ship corn. Senator Harrington, of Gage, asked him to explain why it was that & car of freight could go from Chicago to Lincoln for $52.80, aud then $38 be charged for forwarding it to Beatrice, its destination. Mr. Touzalin—There mnever was euch a case. Senator Harrington—Y say there was. It occurred about a year ago. Mr. Touzalin—Very well; we won't disageee. Senator Burns, of York, made in- quiries_concercing the taxation of railroad property, as compared with other property. e knew of & good deal of complaint concerning the law for the taxatlon of railways. On motion the meetlag adjourned, it belng 12 o’clock. J. B. H, ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Spectal Dispatchos to The Boo. A party of laborers went upon & spree in Port Jervis, N. Y., yesterdar. One was frozen dead, and the hands and foet of some others wre 8o badly frozen that they have beon amputated. The Erie railroad has agaln reduced rates for emigranta to the west, and are now selling tickets to Chicago for $3, and other places in proportion. Water in the rear of New Orleans is still rlslng. Heavy southeast winds prevalied yostorday. A relief com- mittoo has besn organlzed to supply food to the people in the overflowed districts. The New York Tribune says the steamship “Bristol Clty,” which sailed from New York for Bristol, England, December 28, Is twenty-six days over due. Sho carrled a general cargo of about 2,000 tons, and had a crew of twenty-seven mon, officers included. She had no passengers. Olver bisgusted. Spocial dispatch to The Boe. Hazrisoura, Pa., Febrasey 9—10 p.m.—Henry W. Olver, Jr., repub- Iican caucus nomlinee for the United States senate, has formally withdrawn from the contest. Gobbling Up the Dwarfs. Special Dispateh to Tho Bes. Moxtnear, February 18—1 a, m, —The Montreal stock exchange is greatly excited over the announce- ment of a heavy transfer of Montreal telegraph company_stock, to Wileon G. Hunt, of New York, director of the Western Unfon. The movement is thought to foreshadow thel absorp- tion of the Montreal company by the great conmolidstion, The Montreal company has a capital of $2,000,000. Its system covers the Canadian domin- fon, and extende through northern corn would mot_be worth handling. | the B. & M. in Nebrasks, charge|modity in northern Minnesota. Of Towa found she had made a mistake 10 | hree cents per mile, while the B. & this regard and repealed the laws com- pelling such low rates. Any corpors- tion is liable tomakemistakes, but the B. & M. desire to cerroct them, snd have done so in every case. The local rate covers but 13 per centof the business. Tho passenger rate of the B. & M. compares favorably with that of Iowa. He could show that their actual passenger business aver— aged less than 3 cents per mile. *Tf you find the railroads are practicing extortion, by all means pass a lsw re- stricting them, but you should pass no sach law when we have acted lib- erally. You will see it will bs im- possible to make such rates as we are making mow. This is becsuse we force the eas:ern lines t> discriminate Wedo give drawbacks and rebates to our heavy shippers. Bat I hope we can stop it somet; It is in cases | repealed. Why, sir, thero is an up- like this: A man buys s large rising now among the people of Towa, tity of wheat at 90 cents and holds it | clamoring for protecifon against rail- for sn advance in the market. But|way abuses, but their leading papers the market price falls to 80 cents. He | are subsidized; thelr smartest attor- City road on the west side of theriver, charges four cents ‘per mile, and did charge five conts per mile only two months ago. I snswer, simply be- cause Tows has a law that fixes the charge at three cents per mile, while Nebraska has no law, and the rail- roads charge what they plesse. Now, the gentleman points to the state of Tows, and talks about the repeal of the Granger laws. _Tho fact is that the Granger laws of Iowa would be on the statute books to-day had the railroads not massed a numerous lobby around the legislatare, and by making special rebates, and give valuableinducements to merchants in the little towns, brought to bear upon the leg- islatare in favor of the repeal, when the people themselves didn’t want it- asks the road to help him | neys are retaived by the railroads,and out or he will fail do wso for the reason that | thrests of discrimination or bought up if this dealer fails we are deprived of | by drawbacks. what business he glves us.” The | discuss the taxation of rallroads. Mr. speaker dwelt at some length upon the | Toazalin assures us that the B. & M. assessment of ralirosd property, the | could be replaced for $20,000 per mile, chief argument belng the decrease 1a | and no doubt the U. P. could be built M. ruuning within sight of the Kansas | ca8 coures we could not competo In this e Mr. White—It is the same with wheat. Senator Howe, of Douglas—Did the adoption of the new coostitution pre- veut thebuilding of roads in the state? Mr. Vining—I think it did. It prevented the building of the road from Sidney to the Black Hills. Sevator Howe—The law of 1875, you say, prevented tho building of tho Black road. Did I uuderstand that there are no rebates given on your road? Mr. Vining-=I claim that there is no unjust discrimination made on the road. Senator Howe—If that depands on on your idea of diserimination. Mr. Vining—I claim that there have been no rebates paid by the pay: ment of which any man has been in- jured. Senator Wells, of Saline—A week ago a man wanted a car from Crete to Washington, Iowa, and was told that the rate was §135. Koowling that the ‘We | their merchants “are muzzled by | rate from Lincoln was but 895, he se- cured » wagon and hauled his goods to Tn concloslon let me | that place for shipment. Do you call that harmless discrimination! circamstances, and could not say. Mr. Eller—Does the railroad com- Mr. Vining—I do not know the the value of the rolling stock through | for the same money. But, slr, it Is a | pany have sny interestin the products wear and tear, which fact the board | historioal fact that these rallroads | of the business of anybody along its of equalization had ignored in many | have been endowed with princely sub- | line? Does it have any secret rates given cases sidles Iby the national government— | for these dealers! Mr. E. Rosewater, editor of Tax | 816,000 per mile for every mile they | Mr. Vining—Not upon wheat—no, Bee, was next called for. He had | built in Nebrasks, besides the 12,000, | sir. not _come prepared to present bis | 000 acres of land. Insddition to this| Mr. Eller—Upon coal? views on the railrosd question. He | the people of this state have domated | Mr. Vining—I think not, came simply to bear the argumonts | them millions ia county and city| Mr. Eller—Then it would be which were to be set forth at this | bonds. Is it not just and ressonable | no hindrance to you to have alaw meeting. Buthe could not see how | that these railways should bear their | passed preventlng this? any man could come before the mem- | portion of the burdens of taxation. Mr. Vining—Yes, sir, this would Ders of tho legislatare and coansel then resd that clause in the | give other roads the best of us. You them to disobey the constitution of | constitation which requires the logis. | don't want any discrimination, but the etate, which they are aworn to | leturs to provide laws for taxing the | you want to preclade any action on obey. Taat costitution distinctly | property of corporations and their | the part of the railroads to preveut it. provides that the legislsturo shall |franciius. In all tho ssmossments | Seastor Doane, of Dot v New York. Plucky John Chinaman. Special Dispaich to The Bee, New Yorx, January 10—1 &, m.— Three Chinamen, Jim Johneon, Ah Han_and Leo Atchee, who keep a laundry in Chatham Square, were badly beaten yesterday by four roughs, who, in turn, carried off several wounds, Inflicted by varlous weapons, 1o the hands of the infurlated Mon- golians. Tho object of the attack 1s supposed to have been the money drawer, but tho assailants wero re- pulsed without effecting thelr design. None of the parties were arrested, as the ruffians made tholr escape without and bloody heads. ‘Wisconein in Garfield's Cabinet. Special Dispateh to Tux Bas. Muwavkee, February 10—10 p. ‘m,—Senstor Philetus Sawyer, ex-Sen- ator Howe, chairman of the republi- can atate central committes Baker, Thomas M. Michael, who is_direct from President-elect Garfield’s home, and prominent local republican poli- ticlans have been In consultation here for the last two days. It has been discovered that the masting has refer- ence to theprohability of Wisconsin bsing tendored a cablnet positios The general bellef is that the post- master-general’s portfolio will be of- fored to Wisconsin, and that the re- cipient of the honor will be Postmas- ter Henry C. Payne, of Milwaukee, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Chicago Live Stock Market. Cricago, February 9. Hogs—Receipts, 16,000 head; sev- eral prime lots sold at 86 25, and two loads of fine 380 1b hogs sold at §6 30, the highest price reacted since 1876; commen to 70od mixed packin; at 85 20@b 50; light, 85 35@5 of hoice heavy at $5 30@6 00. Oattle—Receipts, 5500 head; brisk and active demand; market strong on enact laws to prevent discrimination |'ever mads in Nebraska the franchises | will admit that all porsons shipping and extortion. Five years had clapsed | of these railroads have been entirely " liko goods over a like distance shoald all grades and good inquiry for export lota; salea at $5 40@5 90; good to choles shipping, $4 85@5 30; common to falr 84 00@4 60; butchers’ eupply short; active demand snd.values firm at $2 90@4 00; chiefly at $3 003 50; some balls for export, $439; stockers and fooders stroug snd very active at 82 80@3 50 for stockers and $3 70 400 for feeders. ipts, 2,000 head; very d’and westher very rainy; prices Jower than Mon- day; common to fair, 34 00@4 40; good to choice, 34 90@5 50. Chicago Produce Market. Cuoado, Fehs‘ny 9. ‘Wheat—Moderately. aclivoy wod steady; 933@98%8-'01‘ Marchs 99}@ 99§c for Aprll; $1 02@1 02} for May. Corn—37}o asked; 370 bld for March; 31 for May. Qats—In good demand and & shade higher; 20fc for March; 30fc for April. Pork—Steady; $14 50@14 60 for March; $14 624@14 65 for April. Lard—Steady; 89 45 bid tor Feb- ruary; 80 62} for March. WASHINGTON. HOUSE. ‘Bpecial’Dispatch to Tax Bas. WasnIsotoN, February 6.—Me. Gillotte offered an amendment pro- viding that the expense of printing national bank notes shall be charged to banks applying for the same. Sab- sequently he withdrow the amendment, stating that he would offsr 1t on the sundry civil appropriation bill. The committee rose and reported the bill to the house, when It passed, only one vote (0. Tarner) being cest in the negative. Mr. Covert reported back the agrl- caltaral appropriation bill. Referred to the committee of the whole. A controversy then arose as to prl- ority business, Mr. Cox desiring to <all up the apportionment bill, Mr. Reagan the river and harbor bill, and Mr. Sparks the Fitz John Porter case, while Mr. Ganler wished to go to bus- Iness on the speaker's table. Mr. Frye, howover, cat out all these propositions by calling up the resola- tion reported from the committes on rules, providing that hereaftor when- ever the morning hour is dispensed with, that hour shall t» set apart as a time during which members ask to pasa bills on the calendar by consent, five objections to b fatal to the pre- sentation of any bill. A noisy discuesion ensued, which at one time became very acrimonious acd angry, between Messra. Black- burn and Frye. After considerable timo hed been spent In personalities between them the resolution was agreed to. Mesars, Blackburn and Frye were applauded, when, taking thelr statlons as tellers, they cordially shook hands. Adjourned. SENATE. At 12 o'clock the vice-president an- nounced that the time appolnted for counting tho clectoral vote had arriv- ed. The senate, with the vice-pres dent at i*s head, proceeded to the hall of the house of representativer. Upon its return the eenate recolved from Mr. Hamlin the report of the tellers of the two houses, accompanied by a preamble reciting the resalt,with a rosolution that the two houses are of the opinlon that the constitution and laws have been duly executed, and no further declaration of the facts set forth Is necessary. Adopted. Mr. Hoar offered & resolutlon, which was adopted, for printing for the use of the senate. of a letter of Hon. Edward Everett, written after his retirement from the office of secre- tary of state, ia reply to Sir John Rus- scli, on the proposed triparlite conven- tlon relating to Cuba. He said the letter o od an able discussion of the Mouroe doctrine, and not having been included in the official doca- monts published by cougress, a copy of it could not be fo gressional or other it On motlon of Mr, Voorhees the house resolution granting certaln con- demned iron to the Morton mona- ment associ 2tion, was passed. The pension approprlation bill was then taken up, and discnssion of Mr. Plumb’s amendment increasing pen- slon officials, continued. After the debate, a suggestion, which ceamed to be in general favor, was_made by Mr. Back, that the ne- cessities of the pension office demand an Increase in the clerical force, etc., as presented by tho amendments, should be postponed. for action pend- ing discassion of the legislative appro- priation bill. Mr. Plumb's amendmentiwas ta- bled—ayes 27, nays 18, and the bill passed. Mr. Morgan introduced a bill for the settlement of the Ponca tribe of Todians, and for other purposes rolat- ing to their welfare. Referred. Mr. Wallace moved to take up the postofice appropriation bill. The motion was agreed to, but without consldering the bill the senate went into executive_session, and when the docrs reopened, adjourned. GOUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Spesini Dispateh to The Bee WasiIxcro, February 10—1 a. m. The chief interest to the visitors y terday In the counting of the el toral vote wasits spectacular ch ter. Thers was an immense audi- ence, as gaily dressed, so far as the ladies were concerned, asif it was a grand reception, The proceedings were of the quietest character imag- {nable. The serate was formally received by the house, the latter standing. The boxes containing the returns, which four years ago were guarded by armed men, were brought in by a single at- tendant. The vice-president handed tho certificates from the states to the tellers in alphabetical order. A fow ot them were read throngh, when gen- eral intorest began to stand. On motion it was agreed to read only the certificates of governors and secretaries of state as to the result. This saved time, and in an_hour and a half the work was fiuished, and the vice president declared the result to be the election of Garfield and Ar- thur, at which there was roneral ap- plause. The jolnt conventlon then adjourned. The great audience looked on throughout with_attentive curiosity, Tt was composed oOf represeutatives, all the official rank, both American and forelgn, of visitors from eyery stats and territory. The house opened its door to tho Iadies with their escorts, who could not find room in the galleries, and In many cases the T ON A ROCK. The Steamer ‘‘Bohemia” Wrecked on the Coast of Ireland, The Fatal Mistake of an Officer Causes the Disaster. Address of the Irish Members of Parliament to Th Countrymen. ir A Variety of Foreign Evants, DETAILS OF THE WRECK, Bpcial Dispatch to The Bee. Loxpo, February 9.—The Bohe- mia went ashors on the Irish coast Nows of the disaster reached the adjacent coast tion at half past ono Mon- Tt was brought by a steamer whistlo. When the cosst guard reached the place the night was so dark and the weather so thick they coald seo_ nothlng. They remained until daylight when the steamers topmasts durlag a dreadfal storm. guard day morning. resident who heard the woro observed near the fsland, on tho southern point. sea runs with fearful fury. The out- side islands are two rugzed rocks, and extending from them 1s a reef, upon which the ‘‘Bohemia” strack. Two men, supposed from their clothes to be maater and first officor, were seen at 10 o'clock in the morning clinging to the rocks, where they remained for hours waving their handkerchiefs, and boats could not be lauched, ow- ing to, the heavy surf. Attwo in the afternoon a rocket apparatus was sent for, but did not arrive till late in the evening, when the two men were probably drowned. A seaman named Stringer states that they had moder- ate easterly winds. He was on the look-out on the night of the dicaster. After sighting Calf light the weather gt very thick. Soon after he reported breakers ahead and shout- ed ‘“Hard aport. Full speed astern.” The mate gave the order which was executed. About five minutes after the steamer strack. The crew com- menced to rush sbout, bat_the cap- taln was perfectly cool. Two star- board boats were swung. Six persons got into one, but it was stove. The second also was damaged,owing to the rolling of the vessel. Elyhteen got into the port life boats. The engineers were waiting to get in, but the line broke and the boat drifted astern. It was being rowed back when the ship keeled over and sunk stern foremost. Of the five men rescued from the damaged boat two dled before land ing. The stoward states that when the captaln found the fog settling in he instructed the third officer to keep two pointa of. ie then consulted his chart, and on golng on deck and looking at the ships course, exclaimed, ‘“Good God, what are you doing? Hardaport!” She struck soon afterwards. The second officer was below at the time, at- tributes disaster to the third officer mistaking the captrin’s orders, and keeping her two polnts off wind Instead off shores. IRISH MATTEES, Dupnry, Feb. 7.—Although terror- ism has not diminished in the west and south of Ireland, there isin other particulars a declded change for the better In sll parts of the country, Tha government Is fully alive to the pians of tho Fenians, and are pro- pared to defeat them. Tho tenants of soveral estates heretofors refaning to pay rents aro now paying. Parnell has gone to Paris to completo tho ar- rangements respecting the land league fund. There were several Iand meetings yosterday. NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE. The shooting sffray between, the Edinburg policemen and the robbera had no political significance. pavITT. Itis understood that a carefal ex- sminatfon of Davitt will be made, In consequence of the statements with regard to his health. BARRACKS GUARDED, The barracks at Bradford are care- fully guarded, owing to Fenlan ramors. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Loxvox, Febraary 7.—In the house of commons Lord Randolph Churchill, (conservative), gave notice of an amendment 10 the coorcion bill re- ducing the period of its operation by six months, Labouchere, (liberal), gave notice of an_amendment incorporating in the bill Bome provisions of the com- ponaaton for dsturbance in Ieland bill. GLADSTONE'S STATEMENT. In the house of commons Mr. Glad- stone said that there was no occasion for the committee to report on the changes in the standing orders. It was the opinion of himself and col- leagues that the whole matter had been sufficlently settled by the recent decision of the house. PARNELL'S MANIFESTO. Loxpox, February 4.—As soon as the Irish members had been suspended yesterday a meeting of the party, held after the discussion, decided to issue manifesto to the Irish people asking them to remaln quiet and not to allow themselves to be forced into a conflict with the armed forces of the empire. During the night Mr. Parnell received several communicatlons from Likteral clubs throughout England condemn- iog the action of the speaker, snd hoping that the agitation in Eogland against coercion would be carried on vigoromaly. The address of the Irish members to the Irlsh people, is as Mizzanhead island is separated from the main land only by a deep, narrow ravine, In‘o which the T last, In violation of the laws and lib- | erties of parliament, the volce of the Irish representation was arbitrarily sllenced, not to facilitate any effort of useful legislation for the English peo- ple, which has always received onr advocacy and support, but in order that a coercion act for Irsland might be forcod through the legislature. Last evenlug, we thirty-five, your re- presentatives, for claiming our rights and within the rules and recede nis of thls assembly, were removed by force from the chamber, and & scene recal ing the WORST DAYS OF THE STUAETS digraced the records of varlisment. Aavantage was taken of our eafor absence to rush through the house resolutions which were designed against Ircland, which yest inan in- dividual autocratic power, and deprive us, as your representatives, of all guarantees of freedom of actlon or speech. Tnthe midst of such pro- coedings the news which reaches us from Ireland daily growgin gravity. Meotingsareillegally suppressed, arests are arbitrarily made. Yesterday aman well known to us and to many of you during these recent events as the counselor <f tolerance, restraint, and pradence has been selzed without warning and flung back Into the hor- rors of penalservitude. Fellow coun- trymen, we adjure you In the midst of these trials and provocafions to malintaln the noble attitude that has already assisted your ultimate victo- ry to reject every temptation to con- flict, disorder, and crime, and mot to be terrorized by the brief reign of despotlsm. If you be true to your- selves your trinmph is certaln, “Ty our countrymen in Cireat Britain we appeal to frustrate all en- deavors to excite emnity between them and their Englishfellow citizens, among whom many generons voices are even now ralsed in our behalf. Fellow countrymen: In discharge of our duties here our attitude and our actions have been and shall be in every instance gulded by considera- tions for your interests. We ask you by your orderly self-restraint, your unshaken organization, your deter- mined perseverance, to strengthen our hands in the struggle we are maintaining: C. S. Parnell, Justin McCarthy, John Barry, J. G. Biggar, G. Byrae, W. J. Corbet, John Daly, C. Dawson, John Dillon, H. G. Gill, E. D. Gray, J. M. Healy, R. Lalor, Edmuod Leamy, James Leary, J. C. McCoon, E. M. Marum, B. C. Molloy, R. H. Metge, Isaac Nelson, Arthur O'Con- nor, T. P.0'Connor, F. H. 0'Donnell, 0’Donoghue, O'Gorman Mahon, J. J. O'Kelly, R. O'Shaughnessy, Richard Power, J. 0'Connor Power, J. Bedmont, Thomas Sexton, J. Smithwick, A. M. Sullivan, T. R. Sul- livan. ETRRNAT, RESISTANCE. Spectal Dispatch to tho Bee. Dusurv, February S—4 p. m.—At a meoting of the land league, Dillon urged the continuance of the zgita- RI tion, r _the passage of the 2 and advised tenants to o d lords In every way, soal force, for which t propared. n was passed declaring of the Importance of se- uring the sympathy of American- rishmen In America,~Parnell be re- quested to proceed to America imme- diately. The holding of a national conven- tlon at Dublin was discussed. Dillon advised postponement until Parnell, Davitt and Brennan can be present. COLLEY GAINS A VICTORY = Loxvo, Februaty 9—10 p. m.— A dispateh from Durban,Sonth Africs, says: ‘‘Gemeral Sir George Colly's forces yesterday attacked and defeat- od the Boers between Neow Uastle and the frontier, at Jugogo river. The British loss was one handred and fity killed and wounded. Three officers of the Sixteenth regiment were killed. The Boers lost heavily, but from their advantageous position wera protected from the artillery fire of the British. - CABLECRAMS. Spocta. Dispatches to Tuw Ens, France has invited Italy and Ger- ‘many to the proposed internal moue- tary conference. It is certaln that Germany is anxlous for it. Two ships were damaged, and elgh- toen railway trucks and twelve grafn- laden barges were destroyed by the firo on Victoria dock Taesday night. Other damage was done. The fire Is now extinguished. The royal decree dissolving the Spanish cortes was read at yesterday's sitting. Itisreported the new minis- try intend to change all Spanish rep- resentatives abroad. The damage by fire in Victorla docks, London, Tuesday night, is es- timated at £440,000. A meating of the copy-right associ- ation, of London, passed resolutions generally approving the American proposal for a copy-richt treaty, but advocatingan extension of time, within whica English books should ba pub- lished in America, to six months. A statemont that the Irish members recelvea weekly allowance from the funds of the land league will probably be brought before the house as a ques- tlon of privilege. In order to Insure prompt action between the naval and military forces at ports, in the event of Fenian dls- tarbances, officials bave been ordered to take auch action as they think fit, without reforring to headquarters. A serions encounter has taken place at Farheld, Ireland, in which tho peo- ple stoned the pclice. _An encounter also occurred at Bally Haauis, where ed tho crowd at the polnt of the bayonet. A dispatch from Paris says De Les- seps has received a telagram from Panams, aonouncing the commence- ment of operations on the canal, Undoubtedly the best shirt fn tke United States is manufactured at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The superiority short of pl thoy were o I follows: ““Fellow countrymen, at a moment when too many acta of the Irish ex- ecutive sbrogate the law and tend to drive you from positions of constitu- tional actlon, the reign of forco has been inaugurated against us as your representatives here on the floor of the house of commons. A proposal to depart from _the ordigary and lo- gitimate procedure of parliament, and to suppressat a stroko the libertiea of our country, has imposed upon us du- ties from which we could not shrink. Strictly and admittedly confining our- Indies were given membors’ seats, and fora time the scene was such as those Inboring for the rights of women hope to see, with the slight variations, of ladles occupying seata as members. selves within the rules and laws of parliamentary action, we resisted these flagrant proceedings. Only by resorting to open illegality could oar efforts be defeated. On Wednesds y of Material and workmanship, com- pined with their great Improvements, that Is Reinforced fronts, Reinforced backs and Reinforced sleeves, makes their shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind, ever manufactured at the moderate prics of $1.50. Every shirt of onr maks is guaranteed first-class and will refund the money if found otherwise. We make a epecialty of all wool, Shaker, and Canton flannel, also chemois underwear, made up with a slew to comfort, warmth and durabll- ity. 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