Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1882, Page 1

7 \ ¢ LA L g ) 5 - ‘ iy . | < i - - ~ i | d il e — — — Sm— — — e —— —— - 'WELFTH YEAR. OMAHA NEB. W:DNESDY MORN DECEMBER '13 184. 148 — — e TR B e e — = — e = . . S SEES S— . : 1 Eichl spted aa the firat | petitions in favor of the | a8 of | o A Ho titivo ¢ ffors | church wha entered last night b b7 frat g pond THE HATIONAL CAPITAL, |lssae Fichior was soosplod aathe fat | Betionn, et and ome ekgod | soul mo esciad $1000, Aread L | bers and the oy of n oid mun and | Gvoress ben: ime 0 68 ainutes,| A PEACEFUL POOL. i THE BRIBRRS, woldiers, Mr. Springar, jI8), offzred an fan old woman and & younggirl broken | 66 2 b seconds. - The senate then took up Senator amondment provig the building Pendleton's civil service measure. open and the bodles stripped of their shall be constructdss far as practio- In the Dickson oase this morning, {4 clothing, dragged ncross the street Bowen resumed the stand, He said The Northwestern Railroad War FARMING ON PAPER A Vast Variety of Important . ho was a specalator in st and un. | Senator Pendleton said the question | able, In soperate ps. Agreed to. |and laid behind a fence, They were g : Events Carefully Chrin derstood Dekaon moant §25,000 when | of clvil service had boen submitted | Mr, Hammond,# )y moved to re- [aubsequontly taken away in a sleigh. | Proceedings of tho Amerioan Agricul Drawing fo & Satisfactory icled. he aeked *How will 26 dof’ He also | 10 the people In the recent election, | comrmitt the bill the commitice ou —— tural Aesociation. ¢ Olose, b enid that when the conversation oo |and they had spoken in no low or ua: | additional accomodon for the libriry | GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS — cortain tone, The expenditures of the government for this fisoal year of congress, with straotions to that committee to repojs bill providing Special Dispatches to Tin Bux, A POLITICAL PRETEXT Special Dispatch 4o Ty Hwa S ourred rogarding the attorney gen- Cu1caao, December 12.~~The r Tne Questiot eral's anticipnted star route spcech of Territorial Tie Tarift Commission Report nu- that he (Boweny and Dickaon woeo on | was §402,000,000, nearly 80 o hond | for tha arection ofe libraty on land |y, 38wty 15' 411 | A GonPeRIEAN OF HY ATHFoaR Aig S Rl Dissected by the House | {heie second quart bottlo of wite. | fOF overy man, ‘woman and ohild in | in Washington balfine to tho United ,rgl,"l".',,";(.,}.).f::':‘,‘:::. L LRI ivibpies i i b titioied S R LR bl At by he Urited States, more money prob- | States. Tho mo# was ayread to. fon here this morning. Delegates by Oeseing to Build, providiog for increare of duties on timber, presented by the Prus Uommiitves, OAPITAL NOTE®. ably than was appropristed during | Year, 110: nays, § ave prosent feom all parta of the cour s Spestal Dispatel to Tan B, t:.e fiest forty yoars for the exponses | Mz, Robescn, (|J) moved to lay delegation ia the bundeseath, aud |ty A1 Agents Instrnotsd to Propare The Oongressional Library Bill THA CARFIRLD AWARDS, o{ m{.{. pn\'vmm|un J L o the ik hod | that _motion mn.d&(mulv, DORE | which, it is cxpeeted, will be oppostd The secratary read a communleati n For the Uld Katos s " . .| of adwinistration by the republicans [ which motion A8EON, m the |, " P § o was | from Amos Stoffer, Wagneaboro, Pa - 4 ) Wasninaron, Decsmber 10 —The sl St ) n the bundearath and reichstag, was | from Amos Stoffer, Wagnesboro, Pa., Occupies the Tims of ) 9€that made it possiblo for ‘Rm demo-: | eommitteo on civibrvice reform, re- |10 h forward in order that ft might | on the supertority of evaporated fruit] An Fqual Divy of Pacific Business certifioats «f awards wade by the Garlield board or requla tae House, o'ats and other citizens who prized [ ported back the bifor bo oventually tarve ae & protextfor disss. |over dried fruit, M Kuleshoff, of Demsnded by Bastern Trunik bf andit was presented ) to the secretary of tho treasury to- ",”\‘;‘!', h“’ :’.‘[" " u f"l*'n-"“_:_ b :I':TM;!I““‘J tion of tho civil #ie8. Adj urned. | jyion of the reichstag. Bismarck [ Russin, studying tho American ayatom Lines, RS, Wiy day. Wareauts for the nmounis al- [E0%ic and six:cen of the twenty-on aneaT HBSRMS fa still wowoll and probably will uot | of agriculture, wan introduend to the e — Wyck Se a th hair- 4 N 3 Vo ¥ n Ohio, vel hetwenty-ono ] W RLBIE attend the site < bo. | convention, or from T, Ovrwin " VanWyck Beovrea the Ohair-|lowed osch iudividual wiil be istuzdat | mumbers of congress, Heo maid six- | Washlogton 8proal nfw abe.Democrat, attend tho sitting of the reichstag be- | convention. A letter from T The War to be Settled. Anderaon, short-horn breeder of Ke manship of the Miscisexppi |onee, 6o that payments cau by mads fore Christmas Special Dispatch to Tt Brn. . toen, becausos alihough « thirtee DIVIL SERVIO B8 TN CONGRESS . . ho a¢ e | . R i 39 Thtreday |oF Ty CHIE VIRE | ol tnamhie pant b Al e (nllr o -:m e VALUABLR DOCUMRNTS DeatRotaD. | Hioky, vattead by theatcrewary uring| Npw Yonk, Docsmbor 12, —Many tiver Commiltee. Uwo cisimg presented by messengers | ¢ho other threo would o e i L" e l' o " Mabatp, Deosmber 12,--Eight | tho convention to ‘l)'_ ofore dongro e | oo flioting sta \ade in i S fn tho war_depsrtment were roincted | giuted by the next houss if tho CGrti: | ersbady 1n oompes 40 {ha doctring | thoveand volumes wero destroyed by :}\" fib Sl o "“,"",""""I T L of IVHy V¥ is moru. ; to day. They wero each for §60 for | / ke o certi- | yrorgbody in conpas 4o the doctrine | gl Bt TSR TS e volumes | the lung plague in eatidy - Tatters of | g, Milbi vk and Mitohell wercr: *“chat nato sndlaton Y 4 fira'es were not given them. Mean: | of ois vio8 [ 3 ol Y o ) o o ¥ 1U. 8 0t P Senator Pendlston AdvOCALes | i up iws nights during the vres: | Lne o’ Lot Riven thom, Mean- |of eivil acevice frm. Thero is 10 | 0o riingl munuscripts burnod, Tho | FeR¥oL from G veral U. 8. Geant nnd [ poion will vein from to day & d more : ) o8 had welded “tho | faith pianed to t[resalt of this gen- 8. J, Tildon wore road. Paperawore | than likely the wut will tormiuste st dispatohes burned inoludo several from the Duake of Wellington when e was commandor of tho allied forces in Spain, His Pet Zconeme tor Civil idont’s iliness st the rete of $20 per| wholo of ite omployers ints o geoat night. political machine, an army efforts have, at least eral tumbling jinf sll sorts of dom agogues and theorists to hatch up a clvil sorvicpoheme at this sca read by Gen. W. W, Burns, U. 8. A,, on the preservation of mointure for & nearonable rain fall, which he claimed our meoting. The other railroad men ara very roticent. Cortain it is that « orisia is nearer at hand than was ex: whose twice within s Service Reform, RBSIGNED BY REQUEST, Captain Hanson H. Urews, Foarth |short period ot our history, robbed [wjon which willrove of any bonefit could only bo done by action of the | pasted i A Deluge of S!milar Bills Offered | oavalry, roslned at tho requeat of tho | tho people of the fair resulta of the | to the country. he bsis of thi A DEAD DUKR, SV 10 - enobali dOVEFRIAMAY. BY | baaratog i kb, il - TG st As Ameundments Thereto. presidontial_election, The underly- ¥ iy } ecretary of war, SENATOR BECK'S BILL prohibiting political contributions by government employes inakes violation Rome, Decembor 12, —Duke Ser- monata, tho president of the provis- ional government after the entry of Ttalian troops into Rome in 1870, is I 1 crodulity s in thfagt that of all the ing iden of the bill was that offices 11 | 5ymbersome maches brought forward government are trusts fur the people; | ot one in ealeulsd €0 ronch tho real that the performance of the duties|root of the evil. 'here is no crying planting treos on the borders of bodies of water and margins (f water courses; by George Greeg, of Scotland, euperintendont of agrioulture ‘o Riddlesaid yesterday it will teanspire that an understandiog will bo arrived at before the comwmittes adjourns, Porter has no faith in the Vanderbils The First Star Route Juryman Se- wptabedel Bl ) of is provisions a misdemeanor, and i;l"' the intereat of tho people; that |evi] of incompetay in_ the civil ‘ser- | dead. the Duke of Sutherland, on tho|purchase story, and asys thay it at dizqualifies the violators from holding ‘f"“ "fl;‘? excuse for the existonoe | yigs to require thintrioate and ox- A PASSING POSTMASTE! subjeot of the reclamation of hill weste | was g0 he would know it The sne- THE TARIFF. offico therenfter, of an office or payment of a ealary ex- | pengive machivemprovided in overy [ TLowpox, Decomber 12— Postmas. |land, in which work he has been en-| gommittee wont into session at 10:30 gaged for twenty five yoarsin Scot- land and Spuin, and described the im. monge steam plows in uro on the tor General Fawoott had azother hem- orrhage laet evening. o'olock. Riddle, of the Rock Island, was added to the committes. Forter anys that tho terms of sctilement are THE CABINET MEETING to-day was devoted to the considera- Bpocial Dispatch to Tae Bux. cept necessary for the welfare of the|gng of these bills Thero is soarcely THE OOMMITTEE AT WORK. 3 people; that every superfluous offics 0 t th 200 lhnuld,bu cut off and every incompe- e e IRy whlxed o ures, except Pdleton’s mixed po- WsHINGTON, December 12, —Pend- | tion of the raport to be made to con- | tent office holder dismlssed; that the [ )itical be lasson’s prohibition A PARLIAMENTARY PICKLE Dake of Sutheriand’s Highland prop- L4 . X ing consideration of tho tanff bill by |gress by Secretary Lincoln on the |cmployment of two where one will ‘:x‘?un‘;::fl«::‘flm':;::ep‘:‘v‘h‘ich °h| A warrant has beoo issued for tho | oi 0t 8 Nugant Townsend, of T LR bo SRS ik Tk e the senate tho committes on finance |8ubjact of the river and harbor bill, suffica is robbery, and that if the sal- | not now in operan in Bfo branch of arrest of Whalley, & membor of par- {54, Field, on the immenso agri-| Nzw York ’bnmemhnr 12 The will receive, ia manuscrips or print, TWO-CENT STAMPS, aries are 80 highas to justify the levy- | another of the cif sarvico as repro- liament for Peterborough, who failed | \iiral strides of this country, and | railrond managers convened at 3:30 tue views of any persons who desire to suomit them, but under no clrcam- stances will they give an oral hearing. Soveral delogations, representiug the It isunderstood Pcatmaster- Goneral Howe, in anticipation of the adoption of the bill proposiag a reduction of lotter poatage to two cents,. has taken ing of forced coutributions from two|sented by the fashington d « X gton depart- to ten per cent, they are too high and | \yents, Wheney any prnvisiu‘;l in ST A T LLIED © | incorporated whil remodels tho civil il was dosigned an a method | servico, it is ng to impracticable. to appear in aunswer to a summons, It h De i charging him with ghialning £50 rom | LTy ocy. Hpiay s ALl abers Wors a hotel proprietor by false pretensca. | 4i,ouused, f DERBY'S APPOINTMENT. At the evening ression Mr. Burrill, m. snd adjourned until 10 s, m. to-morrow, without action, to enable Maerrill, of the St. Poul roud, to ob- | 3 nt h ¢ : ¢ t tain some figages concerning (ho rates industries embraced in the bill, are in | proliminary steps for the manufactare of bl “PP‘S“‘KV to candidotes for | Thiy is acknowlejed by many con.| Tt is understood that D.rby will be | of Little Falls, N. Y., spoke on “Dai- | from tho -\-J:\:( i J the city. of two-cont stamps. publio employment Jefforsontan | yresnmen who ariadvoostes of some riea and Ensilage.” He was followed [ The sub committes, in a rapor, appointed the seoretary of state for India, and Hartington seoretary of atate for war, A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. tests—fidelity, honeaty, capacity. It ] dealt only with the departments in Washington and castom houses and other public cflices employing more CONSIDERING THE TARIFF, The ways and means committee to- day considered the report of the tariff by T. G. Caurtis, secretary of the American dairymen’s asscciation, on tho subject, “Should we foster de- pendence on foreign markets?” It was one of these VARIOUMEASURES, but the countryjxpects something recommended there be no mor) rall- waya bullt in the northwest, and the . Paul railway leave Omahg terri- Both these recommendations, COMPLETED BILLS, The committes on pensions _to-dag/ agreed to ask that next Tavsdey be pr—— commission, taking up the list of ar- | set apart by the house for consid era- | ghan fift they ssy, and thewre bound to throw | Maorio, December 12,—The Pic- i . : ticltgdin lc’.e;in.e A (chemioals) ;‘nd ticln of the Mexican service pension |guch omc’;,%fi;"xgi‘,n::;u';“:bfl,fl a :;p yt’o Cerb?l. Everybody is|town war offico h:uLbrsnn. bu‘vn‘nd to "{'""l;g‘:'-“:‘l:" :M oh:.“'[‘,";]"(:m,:‘:: R ph'n:'d‘“wrv”lnm”l'md' 'l:lh‘! considering them item by item., The | bill. 3 it i c: ks ronty- LML A oarel A rotties the territorial ques 'he FoMIoWAF s ke Mk o gkl epsoyad | e sitiaey aimdamay I pamobiod | Fopreiabes o Rmtolyie ko Y TS SR e LUyt RN cob sty T | v von nksog BEAVORCE WLOE malsas MR S by the comumistoc; Glue, 20 per contum advalrem; beeswax, 20 per centum advalorem; gelatino and all similar vreparations, 30 per contum advalorem; soap, hard sud s.is, ull of which not otharwise spscially enumer- ated or provided for in this sct, and castilo 8020, 2 cents per pound; fancy perfumeries and all descriptions of toilet soaps, 16 conia por pound; sponges, 20 per centum adva- lorem; sumac, one-halé of one cent 000, which is §31,700 loas the the ap- propriation for the current year, roiuction isigeneral. 1t has been stated that the Marqais of Liorne requested o military on the proposed trip to Texas, Sec- retary Lincoln says ho has heard vothing of it. One of General Sher- man’s stafl, however, has been detail- ed to furnish the necessary eacort to the marquis, per pound; acid, acetic, acetous or Ppyroiigneous acid, not exceading a one thousands, 2 centa per pound; exceeding a specific gravity of one forty-seven one thousands, 10 conts per pound; sold, tartartic, 10 cents per pound; camphor, refined, b cents per poand; castor oil, 50 conts por|power of fifty million freemen, has|said he believed gallon; cream tartar 6 cents per pound; dextrine atarch, gum substitute, or ANTI MONOPOLY ADDRESS. The national unions and labor organizations cf the United States, congratunlating tho workmen of the United States that the greatest power conferred on any body of civilized men, tho law making voluntarily stepped forward to arbi- unequal contest which has been so to the houso to-day appropriatcs 8305, The escort 5 g federation of labor spooitic gravity of one and forty-seven | unjons adopted an address to trade the bill wou'd apply would not be more than 10,000. The bill did not touch at all the queation of removals, Some persons were disposed to wait until after the next presidential elec- muaistration would give a fair share of offices to the democrats, but the democratic party might not elect the next President, and he believed it would not unless its representatives in Congress did two things., First— respond to tho demands of the people made upon the party in a condition of probation; second—disarm the great body of officisls who, as a great dis- ciplined um{ go forth to prevent and ocontrol the electione, In conclusion, ?nnm Pandlgton he passage of the measure would hasten the day of demo- burnt | trate between the poor snd rich in the | oratio triumph. Amendments wore offered to the British gam, 10 per centam advalorem; | Jong going on botween thoroughly or- | bill and ordered printed, as follows: glucose or grape svgar, 25 per centum advalorem; indigo, extract of and carmined, 10 per centum advalorem; iodine, resublimed, 40 cents per pound; licorice, passe or roll, 6 cents per pound; licorice juice, 3 cents per gound.; oil of bay leaves, essential or sy rum essence, or oil, $2 50 per pound; oil, croton, b0 ceuts per pound; hemp seed and rape seced oil, 10 cents per g:llon; strychnia, or strychnine, and all ealts thereof, 50 oents per ounce; tartars, partly re. tined, including Lea's crystals, 4 cents per pouad; acidulated phosphate linte, ammoniated or otherwiss, $3 per ton; alumina, alom, patent alum, alum substitute, sulphate alumina aud aluminous cake and alum in crystals or ground, 60 cents per 100 pounds; ammonis, auvhydrous, liquified by pressure, 20 per centum ad valorum; smmonia equa, or water of am- monis, 20 per centum ad valorem; ammonia, muriate of,or sal ammoniac, 10 per centum advalorem; amunonia, oarbonate of, 20 percentum advalorem; ammoria, euiphate of, 20 per centum adval rem; ell imitations of natural mineral watera, and artificial mineral waters, :30 per centum advalorem; as. bastos, manufaccured, 20 per centum advalorem; baritla, sulphate of, or barites, unmanufactured, 10 per centum advalorem; baritia, sulphate of, or barites, manufastured, 20 per centum advalorem; refined borax, 3 cente per pounc; cement, Romav, Partiavd end all othors, 20 per centam ud valorem, b iThe © e disapproved the oomizioi’s change of the tariff vate on flaxsecd and lioseed oil, which was put sl 25 cenwa per gallon and re- atored it to the old rate of 30 cents. “Pho following items were passed fcr farthor invuiny: Glycerine, crude and refined, phosphorus, castor beans, ®oda and potassin, tartrate or rochelle salts. The commities considered about two-thirds of the items of schedule “‘A,” and resumes work to- morrow, THE STAR ROUTERS. Bpoclel Dispatohes to Tk Ban. BELECTING &4 JURY, WasHiNaroN, December 12, —1In the etar route cases to-day the question came up as to whether counsel hed a right to interrogate persons called as jurors. The judge decided that if counsel deslred to exeroise that right they must first challenge the juror for lenge. Two hours of argument en- | in California, sued, during which Ingorsoll admitted that he did vo® pretend to kuow any- thing as to the law in force in the dis- trict, but neither did anyoue else, If suyone did pretend to kuow he did not remsin long of the eame opinion, As & combination of truth and sare: the remark elicited an amused assent from judge and counsel. adhered to yesterday's ruling, The defeuse at length was forced into & challenge of Juror Barrett for cause. The juror was discharged. Thomas Walsh was called but not accepted. which was agreed to, comwitiee on territories to inquire | amendment making It lawful for the | gx, ' and report what leglslation is neces- | comwmission to purchase grounds be- ves! The judge | sary to protect fiublic property and enforce laws 1a t and preserve game there, also whether | east in liou of the grounds mentioned the srea of the park should be the bill, ided the be Bpecial Dw-u?r Tus B ex- |in the rov " te Tus Ban tended, and if so, to what extent, R A7 S0 be ok ganized capitalists and poorly organi- zed laborers. IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEN, The president of the senate will soon designate Senator Mitchell chair wman of the commitiee on pensions, Senator Platt will continne chairman of the committee on patents. Senator Van Wyck will be designated ohair- man of the Mississippi river improve- ment committee, instead of Senator Mitchell, all of which is entirely agreeeble to the gentlemen con- cerned, INDIAN VISITORS. A small band of Chippewa Indians arrived to-day from Turtle Mountain country, Northern Dakota, They cama without the consent of the In- dian offics, and to protest against the opening to settlers of a large ares of country to the north and west of Dev- il's Lake, as contemplated by a recent order of Secretary Teller, who holds these Indians nave no title whatever to the country, He finds that in all published ac counts of the northwost territory, even in the writings of Jesuit missionaries, two or three hundred years ago, the country is reforred to as belonglog to the Sioux, The visitors had an inter- view with the commissioner of Indtan affairs to-day, Bishop Whipple is underatood to faver the claime of the Indians, CONGRESSIONAL. pecial Dispatel to Tus Hisx. HENATE PROCKEDINGA, WABEINGTON, December 12, ~On the motion of Benator Hoar n resolu- tion wae adopted directing Lhe post- master-gencral to trausmit as soon as possible the last report on the admin. istration of . the postofico in New York city; also a rcsolution directing the secretary of the treasury to trana- rit the report of Edward O. Grimes on the admioistration of the ocustom house, naval oftico and eurveyor’s of- fice in New York, At the close of the morning hour Senator Beck proposed to call ap his resolution for investigation of political assessments, but in the absence of Ecoator Edmunds, who made a mo- judiciary, agreed it Bills introdussd: By Senator Slater, as an additiona! section, the bill introduced last sum- mer, prohibiting solicitation of contri- butions by government officers cr em- ployes, not heads of departments, and punizhing it by a fine not excoeding $600 and by diecharge from office. By Senator Hawley, as an addition- al sectton, che bill introduced by him Saturday to prevent eolicitation or collection of contributions for poli- tical purposes by officers or employen of the government, By Senator Logan, providing that the examinationoffcandidates for office shall be impartial and as far as may be, relate only to matters which will fairly tost the relative capacity of applicants to discharge the duties of the service which they desire to enter. By Senator Allison, a substitute for the first section of the bill, providing for an appolvtment by ihe president Lul three versons not all of tho same polit'cal party, who shall coustitute he United States civil service com- mission, to hold office respectively, two, four, and six years, at a salary of adjourned, HOUSE PROCEEDINGH, The postofize, military academy, and egriculture appropriation bills were reported and roforred tothe com- wmittee on the whole, Mr. Page, (Cal) presonted the peu- tion of citizsus of California recom- mending an increase of the daty on chicory. Referred. Mr, Hendersou, (I11,), chairman of tho committee on military affairs, re. ported buck a resolution calling ou the secretary of war for information as to what action should be taken, under the act of August 7th, 1881, to relieve certain s>ldiers from the charge of de- sertion, Adopted, The house then proceeded to con- sider the congressional library bill, After along debate Mr, Holman (Tad.) offored an amendment provid- 10g that tho boilding shall not cost a sum exceeding $2,000 000 and charg- ing the supervising architect of the treasury with the duty of preparing tion to refer the resolution to the |Pplans for the buildings. cemmittee ou should be laid seide temporarily, The serate then proceeded to cousider bills as on tho calendar, Aftera long and spirited debate, duoring which soveral additional amendments were offered, Mr, Bingle- ton (Ill.) moved to lay the bill and awendments on the table. Reiected, By Senator Miller, (Cala,), a bil for | yeas 102, naya 117, cause and state the grounds of chal-| payment of certain Indian war bonds Referred. Mr, Holman's amendment provid- ing the building shall not cost when By Benator Beck, to prohibit offi- |completed a sum exceoding §2,000,000 Referred. cors and employes of the United |and charging the supervising archi- States from contributing money for |tect of the treasury with the duty of political purposes. preparing the plan for such building, Sonator Vest offored a resolution; | was agresd to; yeas 132 uays 71, stracting the o Yeollowstoue Park Benator Cameron (Pa.) presented Mr. Hewitt, (N. Y ), offered an tween east Capltol street, B street south, and First and Second streets at less cost after eompetitive offers from owners or to purchase both in tion before paesing a bill to re-|Wholo subject, af this can only bo form the ouwvil servios, in the|reached by a odtitutional amend- hope that tho change of ad-|ment or the paw of public opinion Aftor executive session tho scnate | from any moasp which may be passed. They rard tho uncertain and busine:ss m_-n&y expect very little the root of the political tenure brought to bear dthe conatitutional appointing power] All the laws aud rules necessary fop pure and cflicient civil service are in oxistence, and neel enforcemontfither thun mialti- plication. By an arranghent mado in the senate, the civil &viea reform bill will be taken up aboon as the bank- ruptey bill is oulof tho way. Itis the understanding hat cousideration of the bankruptey bl will bo resumed in the morning andggatinued until some disposition iu of uius sub- joot, { The 12th inst, is thyday set apart in the house for the oysideration of the bill repurted by the civil service reform committee. Thilis known as the Kasson bill. The Jndleton bill will be considered in thesenate, This bill provides for a | CIVIL SERVICE COMIBSION of five persons from difirent political parties, two of whom hall bo versed in the civil sorvice, Ths commission 1s to have the supervishn of all mat- tera pertaining to the clvil service, and all appointments are to be by competent examination The Kasson bill does not, howsve, provide for competitive examinstims, but for ap: pointments by heacs ¢f copsrtmonts after examioations agto fitnean and fixed tenure of oflce It prohibits senators, represe.utites and United States Judges from follolting, requost- ing or recommendilg any person f appointment unloss refuested to do eo by the appointing jover. The Dem- ocratn are very natwally opposed to a fixed tenure of cflin, as such a meas ure would precluds hom from makiug o olean sweep of ho prescnt office- holders, whose terms are indefinite. In the senkto Mr.Dawos hay offered n amendment to tt¢ Pendlieton bill, which provides foraboard of three oxaminers in each department; thet original appointmerts ghall bo made only in class 1 to codkships, of which the salaries or 1,200 or lega, for com- petitive examinatioas, for promofions and for a probationaly period of six months were fpjured and one soriously. library und part of tho archives wero destroyed, . Tho king waa present during the fice and assiated in subdu- ing thoe flames, BLANC'S BURIAL, Parts, Decomber 12,—The funsral of Louis Blano took place to-day. The strects through which the cor- tego passed, especially the Rue de Rarali, wero lined with orowds of people. In the procession were nearly all of the republican deputies and senators, over & hundred deputa- tions bearing draped flags and wreaths, and a dotachment of infantry. The remains were intered in cemetery Pere la Ch to-dey. Rouher and all leading Bona- \partiste attonded the funeral.. THE LOST SPENCER. He hnows Notbing of Hiar Route, Yet Suddenly Bkips for Oanada. Special Dispatch o Tus Bax, to visit his brother. Kingston, Canada. Dr. brother of tho ex-senator, says, in a long talk with the ex-senator about the star route trials, he told him he wis in Washington all through the Jate trial and his room was next to Mr Bliss’; that he tried in soveral ways to have interviews with Bliss and tell him what ho knew sbout the caees; that ho sent persons to Bliss, and once a note, which Bliss did not auswer. The dootor says his brother does not know anything about the cases that is of any consequence to the public. e ——— Cotton Mill Burned. Spocial Dispatch to Tus Brn. PuiLapeLpaIA, December 12.—The Enterprise cotton mills at Manayunk wero totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. ~ Loea $16,0000 on build- ing and $6,0000 on stock and machin. ory. The tire broke outin the pioker rcom, fourth floor, and spread with great rapidity. About 100 operatives were st work at the time. Those on the fifth floor were exposed to the most danger. There were no fire escapes, and the only means the When the Kasson bill is taken up IN THEHOUBE an opportunity will be given to mem- bera to offer mmendnents and enbsti tutes, of which qui® a number sre al- ready prepared or n process of pre paration, Masj Sinit, of Minnesota, as s substitute which scems o be uite practicable, I Is intended tc meet many defects in the presert system not con- templated in the cther bills tntro- duced and pending which scem to have but one objeol, and that is to entirely disconnect the clvil service from politics, ~Mr. Strait’s bill pro- poses, in addition to this, to prevent many evils that heve become noto- rious here in the ccnduct of the civil service. It is intended to break up the petty rings that exist In the various departments, and to protect employes in the matter of discpline, removals and promotions from injustice and tyranny, It also provides for com- petitive examinatiovs, but removes the mattor of appolntments entirely from Washington inflaence, from which, under the preseut system spriug many abuses, It extendsto appoint- ments in the civil service, the princi- ple of appeintments to the military and caval academios, the power of making nominations after competitive minations for appointments being ted In the goveruors of the states and territories. e Ghouls, Brawn’s Lok, Quebec, December 12, —The dead house at the parish operatives had to avoid destruction by firo was to uso tho outeide hoin ing rope which, howaver, reeched only to the second floor. Al coming down this way had to fall from the second floor to the ground, Soveral were burned by the flames belching out of the windows, Others jumped from the windows. In all sixteen persons were injored, sowe by falling and others by burns about the facs and body. Only wvne, Mary O'Copner, aged 14, recelved fatal injuries, Stormy Kight on & Wreck: Speclal Dispatch to Tits Bxs. Harirax, December 12,—The brig- sntine Rebecca Neilly ran ashore about twelve miles from this port, Themas Wallace, seaman, undertook to ewim ashore with a line that all the orew might be saved. He was dushed sgeiust the rocks and drowned, An- other seeman was successful in reach- ing the shore with the line and the remainder of the crew were saved. The men euffsred terribly during the cold and stormy vight. The storm at Cuiro last night was very severe. Many vessels dragged their anchors aud some went ashore e — Athletio Sports. Bpocial Dispateh to Tun Bus, New York, December 12.—At the night, Goorge, English champion ama- teur runner, was defeated in a ten iile race by Thomas DeLaney, De- Laney had a start of three minutes snd won by three minutes, 68 seconds DeLaney's time to-night bests the best provious American resord, which saying it. This raised a very lively breezs, ono or vwo mombers suyesling the convention better dissolve if it cculd do no better than pass resolu tions for tho benefit of manufactarers, when tho assembly was for the pur- pozeof benefitting agriculturists, The resolution was reforred to the com- mittes, The session closea with an address by Hon. Joseph L. Allen, of Tllinois, on “‘Nattonal Waterways.” AnImportant Land Deoiston. Special Dispatch to T WasuineroN, December 12.—A very tmportant decision in the public land case was rendered py Mr, Justice Fleld in the supreme court to-day. The Burlington & Missouri river rail- e The remaiun of Lachaud wereburied | poad in Nebraska received a land grant, and under the act filed ms of 1ts locatior with the general lan offios, but it took no patent for the Iand. Bofore any notification of this fact roached the Nebraska offico for the district where the land was situa- ted a settler filed his application for & section of land included in the grant and & patent was issued The court held Tho company acquired a title to the grant immediatoly on filing its map trres- peotive of the patents and ratifica.ions of the losal land office. The man who held under the government also sot up that the railroad company had not constructed its line acoording to the map filed. The court held that this was o matter between the goveromont and cowpany and that tho third party had no interest in the mntter, particularly s the land in this case was cqually within the limits of the land grant, whether the original or amended live wero taken as a starting point. The only recourss the dispossessed holder of the government patent for land granted to the railroad compaiy now has is in the court of claims — The Ninth Missouri Distriot Special Dispatch to Tun B S, Lovis, December 12.--A Post. Dispatch special from Jefforson saye: ‘The scoretary of iate, Mctirath, in- sued a certificate this worniug to Jas 0. Broadhead as congressman eloct from the Ninth district. The secre tary refusod to issue a certificate to Dr. J. H. M:Lean to fili the unex- pired term of the late Thomass Allen in the old Second d 3 withe standing the iutimation of the su- premo court that the ole Was valid, ho holding the district is legis lated out of existence, He ssys ho will not issue a cerlificate uuless com- Maohbattan Athletic club games to- pelled to do so by the supreme court. Governor Crittenden thiuks the sec- rotary of state's action unwise. Dr. McLsan will probably apply immedi- ately to the supreme court for & man- dumus on the secretary of state, A Now Freight Pool. pecial Dispatch to Tun Brs, On10a6o, December 12,—Commis- sioner Midgely and the general freight agents of westorn roads left last night for New York, accompanied by repre- sentatives of the Uniou and Central Pacifics, To-morrow the western freight agents will meet In joint exco- considering the present contract tem on the California busines ions on the kame for the encuing year. A Frightful Fire. Special Dispatch to Tis Bus. Kingston, Jamaica, to-day: business quarter of Kingston w burued yesterday, hundreds homeless; wharves, ware- houees, storce, banks und supplies gone. Food aad rupplics are needed. Oharitable relief shonld be sent to W, K. Azbill, secretary of Kingston char- ity orgawization. New Youx, Dacember 12, —~The fol- lowing dispatch was received from “The I‘l:n“ oufic coast to all points east of the Lons $6,000,000; row, when the question of rates and divition of bueinesawill bo considered. No trouble is anticipated in adjasting theso difforences There will be, it 18 thought, immediate restoration of rates, and the question of division will be arranged without delsy. President Porter was askel if it was true that in the event of Vaodur- bilt having purchased a controlli g {nterest in the Om road ho would reeign his posiiion resident of the oompany, He replied, *“I have not yet given the matter a thought. The fact is I look upon ths matter as an idlo rumor.” ~ Notwithstanding this answer it is very generally believed that changes will take place, snd that Msrvin Hughitt ‘will be elected in place of Preliwr, The Nprthwest Pool. Bpecial Dispatch ¢, Tus Bax, Nxw Yok, Dacember 13 —The Sun has the fcllowing raport of the railroad moeting., The comuwittee of the officors of warring granger rail- roads, appointed to deviss or suggest aplan of settlement, was in session ‘WaterrowN, December 12.—Ex-|to him by the general land office. | g Wi Senator Spencer nrrived hero Friday | Another gnln purchased the same ;‘;,:f::(l’:;?u" abthelalindser hots The newspapers | tract of land from the railroad com- last Saturday having made public his | pany, hence the suit. presence here, he loft that evening for | that the land bolonged to the man Spencer, | who bought of the railroad. Iostead of meeting the full conforence at 3:30 o'clock, us was. thoe programme, the committes gave notice that there was no oceasion for a meeting of all offizors comprising the cunferencs uatil - this morulog, whon tho committes expects to bo able to report to ecm> purpose. The committee hsve beyond doubt agroed upon oartainsugges ione, and theso will, it is said, be wsatisface tory to all interests, The committes will suggis that the territorial ques- tion be scttled temporarily by an agreement to the effeor that none of the roads shall build any Jives or branches for the present, The other suggestion will be that the rates be re- stored pending such details as division of business at competitive points, rates, etc. If these suggestions are fayorably acted on the first matter to be adjusted is the divinon of St. Paul aud Minneapolis traffic botween the 87, Paol and Omahs roads. It was genorally belleved last evening toe managers of the roads had notified their subordinates in the west to be prepared to put out newrates’ schedule at a moment’s notics, and that orders to restore rates would be issued after to day's couference. President Por- ter, of Omaha, who has been most belligerent of all, said last evening there was prospects of prace iun the near future, In cefarence to the reportthat Vanderbilt or the Norihwestern people or both togsther had obtuinug control of a mijority of the stock of the Omaha rowd, Mr. Porter said ths hooks of the comjany did not show they had vbteined anything like a controlling interest of the stock. He added the roport w. « periodic one, but he con- sidered it probable that eventvally the Northwesteen would control the Omaha road, Regulating the Profits. Special Dispateh to Tus Brx., InviANaPoLls, December 12, —The western association of general on- ger and ticket agents met ay . snd the following resolution wae adopted: Resolved, That the secretary of thls assocwtion be instrooted to notify utive committee for the purpose of | Pacific conrt linus that from and afier s- | Janvary 1, 18 and | east from Kane also for fixing through rates and divis. | Atchison, Bt. Joseph, Pacifio Juno- all lines running Oity, Leavenworth, tion aud Council Blufls will demand their proper proportion of rater, baeed on second-clata rates from said points to all points east thereof as their portion of through secord and third or emigrant rales from the Pa- wbove nemed points, A committee of general frelght agents is also iu session, The chief business before 1t is the adoption rates, partiou- |larly to Buffalo and Pittsbu'g and Iother western termind of trunk lines. | of & basls for waking