Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1882, Page 1

——— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Proceedingsiln the Senate and House of Reprosentatives. The Introduction of Bills Being About the Only Business Trausacted. The Figures Which Dr. Bliss Will Present as Bills for Services on Garfleld. Miscsllansons Dispatohes From the National Capital CONGRESS National Amociated Proes PROCEEDINGR IN THE S WAsHINGTON, January 9. — Some twenty petitions for legislation on eommerce by railroads were presented and referred: also, sundry petitions for the repeal of the tax on bank de- its. Senators Hill (Ga.)and JJonas intro- duced bills looking for abrogating the treaty with the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Rollins introduced a bill forthe organization of the territory of Okla- homa. Mr. Teller offered a resolution call- ing upon the secretary of the treasury for a copy of the decision of the coni- missioner of the .general land office and the order of the then secretary (Schurz) overruling the same and re- storing the lands ‘o the Northern Pacific railroad company; laid over at the request of Mr. McMillan, On motion ot Mr. Bayard, tne house resolution thanking the Khedive of pt was then taken up and pufiag Senator Hoar's resolution for a se- ect committee on woman sufirage came up and was passed by 35 to 24 —Sen- tors D. Davis and Jones (Fla.) voting aye. Senator Sherman's 3 per cent fund- ing bill was then taken up. Mr. Vest offered an amendment making the bonds receivable as a basis for national bank circulation and security for public deposits. Mr. Bayard characterized the vol- untary refunding of bonds by their holders at « much lower rate of inter- est as unprecedented and a tribute to the republican institutions. He’ op- posed the reduction of interest as a dangerous expedient, holding that it the bonds went below par currency would decline. He appealed to the senators to lot well enough alone. He did not believe the welfare of the people would be advanced by the measure. It was of no consequence to Great Britain whether her bonds were at par or not. In this she was unlike our country, and her 3 per eents had been at par but twice in twenty years. Mr. Reck advocated that congress limit the amount of bonds to 2,000, 000, instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the original bill, or 4,000,000 as proposed by Mr. McPherson, as that would put out ot the power of the government to pay its own debt from surplus revenues without. bonds at such prices anybody might demand for them. Mr. McPherson complained that Mr. Bayard's comparison of our bonds with British consols was unfair, as it was in the power of England to tax the entire interest away, while our bonds could not be taxed. At 2:30 p. m. the senate went into executive session. At 240 p. m the president sent to the senate the nomination of Col. Jack Whorton as United States mar- shal for the eastern district of Louis- iana. PROCKEDINGS IN THE HOUSE The house met at 12 m. After the roading of the journal Mr Kelley in- troduced a resolution from the com- mittee on ways and means, referring the message of the president to the several committees of the house. On motion of Mr. Hiscock the commiittee o appropriations was arth orized to sit during the session of the house. This being the regular bill day, the house proceeded to the call ot states for bills as follows: By Mr. Shelly, to reduce fees to be paid by officers of steam vessels for ocertificate of license to 50 cents, By Mr. Page, to make the anniver- sary of the discovery of America a legal holiday in the United States; also imposing a duty of 25 cents per p und on pyrethrum Howers By Mr. Belford, to establish a bu reau of mines and mining, and a bu reau of manufactures and labor sta stistics; also a resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for in formation as to the number of ounces of silver bullion purchased by the treasury department each month from March, 1878, up to the present time. By Mr. Phelps, to provide for the issue by national banking institutions of notes of lower denomination than five dollars, By Mr. Finley, to reduce letter postage to two cents, By Mr. Smith (IL), a bill provid ing for the distribution of pure vac eine virus to the people, By Mr. Payson, to establish acourt of appeals; also, a bill to regulate the issue of coin certificates; also, resolu tions of 1aquiry a8 to the number and the amount of capital of banks organ ized since July 1, 1881, and the num ber, circulation, capital and securities of banks whose charters expire within two years from January 1, 1882; also, abill to regulate the reserves of the treasury; also, a bill, to give Ameri ean - registers to foreign built iron clad and . steel vessels By Mr. Ford, abill to revive and eontin. ye the court of commissions of Alabampa claims, and to distribute the unapproytoriated money of the Geneva award, " By Mr', Flower, to_abolish the tax on banks 5, patent medicines, matches and artic!Tes affected by the stamp tax Mr. EBaeltzhoover offered a joint resolutior 1 proposing to so amend the constituts m of the United States so as to apply the principle of minority representatives to the election of president and vice president. It pro poses to give to the citizens of each atate the right to vote directly for president and vice president, and pro- vides for the computation and return of such votes to a board conetituted of the highest officials in each state, who shall decide the electoral vote to which each etate is entitled i:. :‘: ratio of the popular vote so oas returned. R! resolution provides also tully for all machinory necessary to offectuate the purpose” of the tmlgnd;:m.h : i 3 me, giving an addi- tion!’ senator for oaci‘ million people to states having over two millions and making them elected by the people, By Mr. Whitthorne, a resolution viding for a commercial treaty with fi:xiw-nd to secure protection to capital and labor of United States citizens invested in railroads in that republic. Mr. Dezendorf, an appropria- tion for the navy to be availableimme- diately: for the bureau of construe- tion and repairs, $276,000; steam on- gineering, $50,000; cquipment and recruiting, $176,000; total, 500,000. The bouse, on motion of Mr. Kel ley, went into committee of the whole on the distribution of the president's message to proper committees, Mr. Hircock in the chair. Considerab) discussion ensued on that portion of thereport referring to that part of the message relating to the dis- continuance of silver coinage and sil ver certificates to the committee on ways and means, Mr. Belford sug gesting it should go to the coinage, weights and measures commitiee, This caused the eastern men, who are opposed to silver, to prick up their ears. Mr. Buckner amended by a resolution to refer to the committes on banking and currency. A vote taken resulted in the adoption of Mr. Buckner’s amendment by 106 to 43 The speaker assigned Mr. Reed to the position on the committee on rules, relinquished by Mr. Orth; also appointed Messrs. Kasson and Tucker regents of the national deaf and dub asylum, and Messrs. Deering. Taylor and Cox regents of the Smithsonian institute. A communication wasreceived from the president of the United States transmitting the report of Tidball and Shallcross on straw bids; the com- munication is similar to that present ed to the senate on Friday. The message was referred to the commit- tee on postoftices and post roads. Number of bills presented in the house to-day, 789. Adjourned at 5:20 p. m BIG FIGURES. National Associated Press. PAY ASKED FOR GARFIELD'S SURGEONS. WasHINGTON, January 9.--Dr. Bliss has returned from New York where he had« a consultation with others of Garfield's surgeons with a view to presénting, their claims for services to congress. It is understood Bliss will ask $50,000 for himself, $25,000 for Agnew and $25 000 for Hami ton, #5,000 for |Reyburne, and $1,000 for Boynton and Edson each as nurses. Woodward and Barnes, being officers of the United States, cannot receive direct racompense and will be promoted. It is believed Bliss’ discrimination against Boynton will cause a row in his favor by Mrs. Garfield, Col. Rockwell and Gen. Swaim. CAPITAL NOTES. National Assoclated Presy THE UTAH CONTEST. WasHINGTON, January 9.—The Utah election contest which comes up in the house on Tuesday promises to cccupy a good portion of the week. Tt arose on a question of order as to | whether Mr. Campbell, who comes with the certificate of the governor, the seat on this prima of election, Mr. Can 1is based on the fact that 1 a large majority of the votes cast. Seve qnestions enter into the contest as to Mr. Cannon's title. The one as to his citizenship is to be determined, as is also whether or mot in the absence of proof of naturalization, Mr. Campbell is en titled to the seat. Mr. Cannon re ceived 18,5686 votes to 1,357 cast for Mr. Campbell. The former has the certiticate of the seeretary of the ter ritory of the votes cast, while the lat- ter holds a certificate from the gover- nor, proceeding upon the alleged that he was the only candidate voted for because of the disability of the other contestant MISCELLANEOUS, ary Hunt left for New York this afternoon to act as a pall bearer at the funeral of ex-minister Staugh ton Senator Beck at 1 row intends to deliver o carefully- prepaved spoech upon the tariff, for which purposs the Morrill bill, pro- posing a_tarifl commission, will be temporarily taken un. 1t wall be laid aside and consideretion of Sherman’s 3 per cent bond bill will be resumed. Senator Vest is entitled to the floor to support his amendment, which is sub- stantially composed of the fifth sec- tion of the bill of the last congress, which was vetoed by President Hayes. The Missouri senator expresses the belief that this amendment will be rejected, but consoles himself with the belief that the bill will also fail. On the other hand, Sherman is hope ful of the passage of the bili not later than Wednesday. ock to-mor. Death of Richard Henry Dana. National Assotiated Pross Loxpos, January 9. Henry Dana died in Rome on Friday last of inflammation of the lungs, after an illness of only a few days, the result of a cold caught during a visit to the basilica of St. Paul's, At first Mr. Dana considered his cough as slight, and gave no heed to it, and it was only when the symptoms of con gestion set in and rapidly developed that he became alarmed. He was conscious until nearly the final end. His wife and daughters were with him to the last. 0 10WA LEGISLATURE. Organisation of the Kineteenth Gonoral Assembly. George R. Btruble. of Tamsa, Ohosen Speaker by a Bare Majority, Wilson's Friends Confident He Has More Than Enough to Bleot Him, But Other Senatorial Aspirants are Equally Confident Spectal Dispateh to The Bee. The nineteenth general assembly convened at 2 o’clock, and aftor preliminary or ganization adjourned, and the repub- licans of the into caucus to make nominations for permanent organization. The | test which has waged warm for a week over the speakership of the house be tween John N. Irwin, of Lee, and | George R. Struble, of Tama, resulted in the nomination of Struble on the third ballot by a bare majority. The senatorial contest will now re Des Morses, Ta, January 9. seunte and house went con ceive a new impetus. There are strong indications that Kirkwood's friends will put him before the caucus with the assurance that he will accept if nominated. This dis turbs Wilson's camp, who assert that Kirkwood cannot be a candidate. Govornor Gear’s friends are not dis- couraged and be able to prevent Wilson’s nomination on the first ballot. Wilson's friends now claim 67 votes sure, or 8 more than enough to nominate. John A. Kas- son will receive 18 votes on the first ballot. 1t is apparent that Wilson's friends will attempt to force an early caucus. expect to National As-ociated Bross Des MornNgs, January 9.—The leg. islature met to-day. The senate was called to order by Lieutenant Gover- nor Campbell. In the house Platt Wicks, of ;Shelby county, was tem- porary chairman, The republican caucus of the sen- |ate nominated L. D. Jackson, of Butler, for secretary; Wm. Lytle and E. H. Odell, assistants; H. C. Dar- rah, sergeant-at-arms;'Theo. Schnealz, doorkeeper; Miss Myra Froth, en- grossing clerk; Miss Clara C. Lacy, enrolling clerk; Miss Belle Grow, postmaster. Ponsible Fatal Acoident. Special to Tk Brr. PrarrsmouTH, Neb., January 9.— Mr. George Rockwell, who lives near Louisville, Neb., jumped from the passenger train just as it was nearing the depot this afternoon, and from his coat catching or by his slipping was thrown under the train. One car passed over his right leg, breaking length. Dr. Livingston is preparing to amputate it. The doctor fears the man canuot survive the operation. e — RAILROAD NEWS. Gould Making Many Changes in the Wabash—Other Railway News. National Associated Press. $7. Louis, January 9.—The antici- pated changes the management of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific rail- road we mounced to-day in the following circular order Wanasu, S1. Louts & Pacikir Ry Co, | St Lovts, January 9, 1882, General Order.] The follewing changes have this duy been made in the management of this company’s ines and will go i effect on and after the 14th inst : The office of general managor will be abandoned Mr. Jno. C. Gault has been appointed second vice prosi- dent, and will take charge of the traf fic of the company. The freight and passenger departments will report di- rectly to him. Mr. Jas. F Howe has third vice president, retaining his du ties as sceretary and having supervi sion of the records, supply and ac- counting departments, The offices of general superintend- ent of the Kastern, Western, and Chicago and lowa divisions will be abandoned, and Col. Robert Andrews will assume the duties of genoval su perintendent of the entire lines of the compuny with headquarters at St. Louis Mr. W, I, pointed tendent, St. Louis, The office of general tickot agent will be abandoned, Mr, H. C. Town send taking charge of that depurt- ment in addition to his present duties ot general passenger agent. i office of * superintendent of t traftic will be abandoned, Mr, son appointed Merrill has been ap agsistant general superin with headguarters also at fre A. C. Bird being appointed general and Mr, M. freight agent first assistant g Signed N First Assistant Vice Preside; Approved Jay GouLn, President, Kansas Crry, Mo, January 9.—It is rumored here that the Jgencral of- fices of the freight and passenger de partment of the Hanmbal & St. Joe road are to be removed to Hanuibal, Mo, They were transferred to this point two years ago. It is understood that the law under which the road was Knight t. and mashing it nearly the entire |t Y MOR chartered will not allow Goneral Man. ager Carson t0 livo in Kansas ity Cuicaco, January 9. Tn the circuit court this morning, Judge Gardner rendered _®am injimction enjoining the city of o from any further interference the Western Indiana Railway co! Y, now engaged in laying its from Twelfth stroet to Van Buren street. e reflected se- verely on the eity's conduct in harras. sing w_ocorporstion that has already nlmnt $2,000,000 in an wtfort to enter the city. The Louisville, Now Aibany & Chi- cago railroad has completed “its line into Chicago and opered for business. The road commenced to run passenger trains between Louisville mu\ Chieago to-day. Vicroria, B. €, January 6, --An advertisement appears in the local nowapapers of the intention of a com pany to appiy to the legislative assem- bly for a charter of a railway from Esquimault Harbor to Seymour Nar rows, and for a grant of public land in aid thereof. This appropriation cov- ors the ground eet apart for the Island railway. The promoters are under- stood to be Americans. The object is to secure the coal lands Wasmineron, January 9. Gov. Overtin, Represestiive Joyoe and | others called on the prosident to-day | to protest against the oWt of way of | a railroad through the Clivctaw In- | dian reservation. Tt i claimed in the first place that the 1| never passed the Choctaw eouwnal legitimately; that in the house or senate there were nine votes for it to nine against and the prosiding officer cast the deeiding vote on the negative side. The dele- | ion is not opposed to the road | passing through the territory but wanted to know gxactly what the road intended to do before any concessions wore made. Cnicaco, January % - The Rock | Island roadhas adjusted its ditticulties | with the citizens of Peru, TIL, and hereafter the latter will not be de- prived of their daily wccommodation trams. Some time ago the Peruvians commenced prosecution against the Rock Island train men for running their trains through that place at an excessive rate of speed. The railroad company forthwith instructed all con- ductors and engineers to slacken speed through Peru to & rate of ten miles an hour for passenger trains, and six mules per hour forall other trains, and atthe same time drew off the Peru accommation, running this train only to La Salle. Evidently this retalia. tion had its effeot, for the indignant itizens have withdrawn the suits, and to-day the Peru accommodation re- sumed its former run and time, Kaxsas Crry, January 9. The Kanras division of the St Louis & San Francisco railrosd has just been started to Halsted, Harvey county, Kansas, 26 miles west of Wichita, Kansas, the former terminus of the road, Cuicaco, Janmuary 9.—-To-day all the trunk lines, sdopted a uniform freight rate to the east, all Baluunore grain rates taking a stride from 9} to 17c. The rates as they stand to- day are to Albany, grain 10¢, provi- sions 1dc; New York, grain 10c; Bos- ton, grain 16c, provision 1bc; Balti- more, grain 17¢, provision 9jc; Phila- delphia, grain 9c. provision 10}c. Small Pox- National Associated Press. Fr. WAyNe, Ind., January 9.— Small pox is on the increase here, hough information is suppresscd. Five new cases have occurre days. Boston, January 9.—Bamuel W. Piercy, the actor, died in the small pox hospital here this morning of small pox after an illness of eleven days. He was thirty-five years old and 1 a mother and daughter in San Francisco, where his early years on the stage were spent. He was the leading man in the Ada Qavendish combination, in 1879, and in the Legion of Honor combination this season, His last appearance was in support of Edwin Booth at the Park theatre in this city on Deeember 27th, when he rose from a sick bed to play Macduff. Next day it was found that his 1llness was small pox, not typhoid fover as supposed, and he was taken to the hospital, He will be buried by the Boston Lodge of Elks, of which ovder he was a memt Pokr Jexvis, N. Y., January 9 Seven deaths have resulted from small-pox here. There have now been reported 3 cases; b to-day. The epi demic s confined to those families where it has already expended itself, though its spread is being choecked. Business has be -n injured enormously and the village has worn & Sunday ap pearance for a week past. The churches were all closed Sunday by order of the board of health. Purtaverenia, January 9. —There were 25 deaths from small-pox in this city last week, a decrease of 6 from the week previous, British Columbin Notes National Amsociated Press Victona, B. ., January 6.—The | ship Belvidere is in the outer harhor, | has been no on tl river this winter. At no time have we had more than two inches of snow and that remained only a day or two, There is not o particle of frost in the ground and no snow anywhere to be suen except on the mountain ranges, Captain Jeremiah Nagle, a pioncer of San_ Francisco and Victoria, died yesterday, aged 81 years. The American ship Zouave, bound to Moodyville for luinber. pussed yes terday. in two Death of a Ploneer National Aseociated Vress Skarrie, W. T, January 7.—Morris J. Frost, a Puget Sound pioneer, col or of customs during the presiden- JARY 10 1882 FOREICN INTELLICENCE. A Vory Dismal Harvest Outlook in Russia. The True State of Aftairs Hav- ing Been Concealed by the Government. Emperor William to Abdicate in Faver of the Orown Prince in March, The Miscellancous News That Came Over Last Night. FOREIGN NEWS. * ational Assoctated Fross. A BAD KUSSIAN HARVEST, St. PETERSRURG, January It is very diticult in Russia toarrive at the truth with regard to any question af fecting the material condition of the country. This year's harvest was | very much better than that of the pre- coding year, but there is reason to be- lieve that instead of being really good ones, the government's private reports make out the fact they will be short of the ave and this much ean only be said of grain, for the hs crop waa simply a failure, and owing to the inaction of the authorities and ignorance of the people the effect up- m the live stock of the country 18 likely to prove disastrous. Already several woeks ago before the closing of navigation, the agricultural com- missioner sent in - a memorandum to the home ministry calling attention to the danger and recommending prompt ction on the part of the government, but as usual this document was tossed about frow one department to snother until the time for action had gone by. The waterways are now locked up with ice, and no efforts can prevent serious loss of live stock and further impoverishment of the country al- ready suffering from a sories of bad harvests. Gontlemen from Samar report that the bushkers have lost nearly all of their stock, and it is to be feared that they will be reduced to absolute beggary. LoNboN, January 9.—A dispatch from Cairo says the French and Eng lish consuls in Kgypt have received a collective note from their governments announcing that England and France have determined to place the Khedive on the throne and were also determin- ed to maintain him not onlyagainst in ternal disturbance but against any fur ther interferonce in Egyptian affairs in Turkey. The note was occasioned by the attempt of the Egyptian cham- ber of deputies to assume financial wers over the European comptroller. tl,‘(l)w army supports the chamber in its attempt and the position is regarded a8 being very critical. A cabinet council held on Saturday agreed to Mr. Gladstone’s proposal in favor Clotur to be rated by simply a majority of the members of the house present. Panis, January 9.—The Pan France publishes a tolegram _announcing Emperor William has decided to pro- claim the Prince Tmperial as regent, March 22d, which will be the Emper- or's eighty-fifth birthday. Cowmplete returns from the senator- ial elections in France show the re- turn of 64 republican, & gain of 22 seats- The senate is now composed of 207 republicans and 93 conservat- ives, There was a great demonstrati yestorday of pan red republicans, it being the auniversary of therdeath of M. Blanqui. Great crowds assembled around the house where he expired and there were many collisions with the police, who made twenty arrests, including Louise Michel. BereiN, January 9. The liberals have arranged to rairo a debate in the Prussian diet on the imperial re seript. Mapxin, January 9. — King Alfonso and Queen Christine have gone on a visit to the king and aueen of Portu gal. They will remain ten days, and during their atay Lisbon will be bril- liantly illuminated. Pesti, January 9.--The great sul phur mines at Scholmetz, Hungary, are on fire and tho flames cannot be mastered, Dusuiy, demonstraf 2 January 9.--A military ion was made in Cork this > goldiers were ordered ty for concealed arum, and they went in a large body through the strects, sending out a fow men to search the houses on each side. No arms were found, ConstantINorLE, January 9, - The Turkish mission sent by the porte to Berlin and Vienna has made an ¢ orate report, which has convineed the sultan that although Austria and Germany will not actively assist Tur- K now, they ure firmly resolved to maintain the east ern status quo, and not to sutler it to be disturbed in the inter st of any powor. The report adds that Germany has promised to send more functionaries to Italy, The re- w botween Austria and Turkey are greatly improved. The report is very comforting to the sultan, and disconcerting to Greece and Ttaly and perhaps krar B R Overhauling Corpse for Poison National Associnied Pross Prowia, L, January 9.--The in- vestigation a3 to the cause of the death of Calvin Benjamin was com menced to.day at Princeville, Tll The parties askingfor an inquest claim that he was poisoned from the fact that he died very suddenly after an sies of Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan d founder of the town of Mukiteie, died in that place this morning, aged 76 years. Ho was a New Yorker by birth, and his only known relatives are i that state, Michigan and California. His demise was sudden, there being no premoni tions, and the first announcement was the finding of his body cold in death in his back yard. illuess of twenty-four hours, and that after his death his body became swollen to such an enormous extent s o break the glass and burst the lid from the coflin. The corcner ac cordingly impannelled a jury and pro coeded o the cemetery, and after the body had been exhumed, a post mor tem cxamination was made by De Stout, the county physician. The body was found to be no more awollen than would be expected, nor was the lid or coffin in any way dis figured. The stomach, fver and heart wero removed, and proserved for a chemical analysis. After the examination was comploted the jury adjourned to await the result of the chemist's discoveries. From what can be learned from the witnesses, espoc wlly trom the physician, the inquest was instigated by malice and the cor oner would have dropped the case had not the wife made a roquest that the inquest ¢o on in order that she might tiwelsared: Raking Up O1d Sores Natlonal Amociated ¥ress. NEw York, Jannary 0.—The Trib une wo-day contains the controversy regarding the stalwart-half breeds’ fight last summer, which was opened by the publication in the Herald of Whitelaw JReid's urging President Garfiold not to withdraw the nomina- tion of Robertaon for colloctor of the port of New York. The Tribune re- view publishes an intorwiew with ex- Senator T. C. Platt, in which the Iattor denied any pledges, and says he nover heard Robertson's name m tioned for the place until the nomi nation was presented to the senate. The Tribune says Platt was pledged not to attempt to proscribe the Now Vork delegates to the Chicago con vention, who voted against Grant and also to vote forjRobertson for collector or for a cabinet ofticer if presented, although he said he would not op pose the nomination, and _excopt for such pledges Platt would not have have elected. - MONTANA STOCKMEN, Gen. Terry's Views of the Dep- redations Being Com wit- ted by Indians. National Awsociated I ess, S1. Pavt, January 9. —Gen. Terry, commanding, has submitted his re port for the department of Dakota. After reviewing the Sitting Bull cam paign and felicitating the government over the result, the general says: 1 regret that the outlook in North- ern Montana is not as favorable as could bo desired. For many years past the Indians of the northwestern British provinces, who are mainly de- pendent upon game for their support, have vibrated across the frontier, fol lowing the herds of buffalo rnd com. ing as far south as the Judith Basin and the valley of the Mussel Shell. The buffalo are diminishing ia num Dors with great rapidity and in the regions over which they have hitherto wandered they are being rapidly re- placed by hordes of cattle The In dians still follow the dinunished herds and probably must follow them to avoid starvation. The natural con sequence is that when buffalo cannot be found eattle are killed ns a substi- tute. Complaints are made that cattle wro slaughtered by Indiaus and such acts are generally attributed probably with reason to Indians from beyond the frontier. The cattle raisers of Montana are alarmed; they fear that the speedy extinction of the buffalo will leave these Indians no resource except the herds of cittle on this side of the border and that their industry will be most seriously injured, if not ontirely destroyed. They have begun to form associations of a semi-military character for mutual protection and it is proposed by them to put forces in the field from time to time to hunt depredations on their stock. nocossary to enlarge on the evils which are likely to result from such a course of procelure. But this can only be provented by giving the others full protection in some manner, 1 think Asginiboine and McGinnis are v« placed to give such protection as mili tary posts can give by theirexcellence, and they are also well placed to serve as the basis for systems of patrols, and especially to warn off or to drive away the foreignors. The pres ont_condition of afluirs is an ample vindication of the foresight which es- tablished Fort Assiniboine two ycars ago, oxpensive as its establishment has been. As T write two officers and 249 men are moving out from it to duwve off foreign Indians and half- broeds who have intruded upon the Indian reservation between the Upper Missouri and the boundary. Ohio Officinls knaugurated. Natlonsl Associated Press, Corvmprs, O, January 9. — Charles Foster was inaugurated” governor of Ohio for the second term to-day at 11:30 o'clock, in the rotunda of the capitol. The oath was adwinistered by Chief Justice Akey. His inau- gural speech was very ~ brief and de voted to the prosperous condition of state aflairs, Reeso G, Richards took the oath as lientenant governor, vice Andrew Hickenlooper, i the sonate ambor. Attorney Goneral Nash s the only other ofticial who to-day mtered upon his term of office. At 2 p.om. there was a parade of the state militia, with u review by the governor, and to-night a grand hoo ended the festiviti Oh, the Old Rascal. | Associnted Froms DELPHIA, Jauuary 9. Smith, & proment Methodist class leader at Manayunk, was held in $1,000 bail to-day on the eharge of kissing Ida Greve Gregor, a girl 16 years old, in a public thoroughfare. The girl testified that Smith overtook her while on an errand and after walkin with her for a short distance covered her with an um brella and kissed her against her will Indications National Associated Pross Juunuary 9. - For the Jlower Missouri valley: Fair weather, south to west winds, falling barome- ter, stationary or slight rise in tem- perature. down Indians who may be guilty of | Itisun-| i will require the offorts of | the governments on both sides | of the houndary to prevent the evils which are likely to oceur. Forta ,ranrant AN IMMENSE FIRE. Oauging a Million and a Half Damage to Property. The Largest S8ugar Reflnery in the United States Burnt Up. Thereby Throwing Over a Thousand Hands Out of HWmployment. Blarzes That Occurred Elsewhere in the Conntry National Associated Proms, Brookiys, N. Y., January .- The sugar refinery of Havemyer & Elder, Williamsburg, eastern district, burned to the ground last evening. It is not known definitely how the fire started but it is supposed the wire of the electric light heated and fired the wood work on the first floor. The flames spread too rapidly to check, though fifteen engines, a fire boat and tugs were at work and the chief and New York firemen assisted. The building occupied the block be. tween First street and the East river. Six storics of brick buildings of Havemyer & Elder occupy five blocks on the river front. Only the refinery burned, though a large charcoal shop wasdamaged £40,000. A large BB on the river was saved and the tugs towed out the shipping. The fire oc carred at 4 Two hundred men were in the building, but only ninety five were workig in the room where the tlames broke out. In order to escape the men opened the upper windows, causing a dreaft that aided the flames which spread from the sugar boiler room all over tho first floor. A The property was owned by Havemyer, Chas. Zeniff and Loss, estimated by Havemyer, machinery $750,000, stock $500,000, building 8260,000; total, 81,600, 000; insurance, $2,000,000. The safe and contents were saved. Havemyer & Elder's was the largest and most complete refinery in the United States. Their centrifugal machine was very valuable. One thousand persons ave thrown out of employment The insurance aggregates $782,600 and is distributed among 301 compa- nies. There aro 30 foreign companies represented on this list. Sickviteg, N. B., January 9. —T:e Mount Allison, Maine, ~academy (Mothodist) was burned yesterday morning. All the inmates” escaped. Loss, 827,000; insurance, $16,000. PaiNesviLLE, Ohio, January 9.— Sweezey & Johnson's skewer factory was totally destroyed by fire. TLoss on building and machinery, $12,000. New Haves, Ind., January 9.— The Maumeo Valley tlouring mills took fire, eansed by hot ashes under the furnace 11 the engine room, and e building, machinery aud 16,000 hwshels of wheat were burned. Loss [ estimated at 25,000, no insurance. | Owned by Hartzell Bros. | New Haves, Conn., January 9.— Last evening Redelitffe Bros'. woolen mill in Shelton was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is not known. Loss, $25,000; iusurance, $1,800. One hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of employment. Syracuse, N. Y . January 9 of Rand & ~The Sears burned, and the back and side walls remained standing. Shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon a strong west wind blow the east wall over upon the aa- joining building, occupied by C. v anarestanrant. At the time f the disuster there were sixteen peo [ p'e, wnests and employes, in the res Threo of these ran out and escaped but slightly hurt. Of the rest three were killed and eight others were all more or less injured. There are four or five people still in the ruins, and search is still being made by the light of a locomotive head- light. Most of the people in the res- taurant were from the country. Half an hour before the disaster at least one hundro ¢ people were at dinner. Marine Intelligence. National Ausaciated Pross. Anrwerr, January 9. —Sailed, on the Sth The Waesland, for New York. QUEENSTOW on the 8th - January 9.— Sailed 'he Wisconsin, for New York; this day, the Parthia, for New York. SouTHAMPION, January 9.—Arrived The Ohio, from Baltimg for Bremen, Lonpos, January 9. - Sailed, on the 8th—The Persian Monarch, for New York, Arrived —The York, New Yokk, January 9. Swiled— The State of Alabama, for Glasgow. France, from New Arrived ~The Assyrian Monarch, from London, the Celtie, from Liver pool, the Rhi from Bremen, the Newport, from Hamburg. HAvig, January 9. —Sailed, on the 7th -The 8 , Germain, for New York, the Gellort, from Hamburg to New York. Laverroor, January 9, —Arrived — The City of Paris and the Germanic, from New York, the Lord Gough, from Philadelphia. Lokng, January 9.—Sailed, on the 8th—The State of Georgia, for New York. A ChineseStudent Beheaded. National Associated Press. New Haves, Conn., January 9, Advices received here from Hong Kong state that Chin Chin Chan, a Chinese student who left this city where he was fitting for Yale college and roturned to China last summer has been beheadod because he carried on & correspondence with a young lady in this city. All Chinese stu dents were recalled because the au thorities found they were becoming Americanized.