Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1882, Page 1

"THE OMA TWELFTH YEAR. - 8] THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Several Important Land Cases Decided by Secretary Teller. The Sendwich Island BSugar Monuvpoly Hadoreed by tos Treasury. Tte Tarift and Shipping Inter- eets Ocnsidered by the Commitcees. Postoffi'e Officials Kicking Against the Feducea Ap- propriatious, Pendloton's Reform Bill Roosives Strong Support in the Senats. Proceedings of Congrees----General News CAPITAL NOTES. Spectal Dispatch to Taw Jink. DECISIONS ON LAND CLAIMS WarHINGTON, December 13 — Secre tary Teller decides thas lunds within the limite of grants of a ruilroad com- pany to whizh pre-empiion or home- stead claims, capable of being for- feited, hnd attached «t the time the grant took effect, are cxoluded from railroad grant and upun sbandonment of such claima the irnds do not inure to whe company bu’ sro restored to the public domain. Ho also decided 11y when a person haviag a filing in » nnder the conl liod law contracts a thied parky to occapy and work land he must be considored beving sold the sams and c eecurs patent, He decides furl that an erroneous entry in the regus- ter's office, if orderad eorrecied, shontd not prejudice the ciaim of ihe appli- cant. A CENSUS BULLETIN jost issued contains an olaborate roply of Gen. Francss A. Walker to news- paper criticiams upon the reeults of the cenasus inguiry ot manufacturing statisics of citles, HENKY'S RIMOVAL. It has boeen ascertaiscd initely that the chairman of the senate judic- iary committes has beea iastruocted to call on the president for a atatoment giving causes for Marenal Honry's re- moval, SAKDWICH SUGAR. Sacretary Foigar to day directed the collector of cusioms ot New York to reliquidato entry iroe of duty assiga- ment of Sandwich Island sugar, upon which assacsment was recently made. CAPTAIN BELENAP has made an elaborate report to the secrotary cf the navy respecting the celebration of the birthday of King Kalakua, of the Hawsiian islands, in the star route trial, to the effeos the'prosecution had been overreached . by the defendants ia getting this juror into the box. It seems his views regarding religion agree with Iuger. wol's ' THE POSTOFFICE AVPR Thero is much tribulstion fn cflicial eireles owing to the mea noes of th postoffios appropriation biil. The de- pattmont, it is eald, will ba more or less at tho morey of large coutractors, who, well kaowing the limited means at its disposal, can rest secure in the koowledge that it i+ imposeibla to for- feit contracts and award them to the next lowest bidder, Pcobably through inadvertence an old statuto seems to hive been taken as a guide for the conttrac ion of the bill with the result of abolishivg fourth clags matter, and throwing msrchandise and other msil watter, formerly that class, into firat class, at two cenls for every half ounge, 1t is understond the house commit- toe decided to allow the Chippewa In- dians 87,000 for lands which they claim, aud which has been opened for sottlement. CONGRESSIONAL. Special Dispatch to Tax Ban SENATE PROCEEDINGS, Wasninaroy, December 13.—Sev- eral peiitions were presented for in- creass of pausions of one.armed and one-legged aoldiers and relating to the tax on tobacco. At the cloeo of che morning hour Senator Beck called np his resolution for inveatigation of political assessments, the question be- ing on Senator Edmunds’ motion to refor Senator Beck's resolution and substitute cfiored by Senator Hale to the committee on judiclary. After debate this a8 adopted. Senator Piatt, at his own request, was relieved from the duty of cour- man of the srmmitteo un ponsions, Coneideretiou of Senator Pendleton’s ctvil sorvice rcform bill was then re- PRIATION, | sumed, Senator Hawley took the floor, He argued that som thing muat bs done to reform our civil service. Con- tinuauce of the present system was rendered imp wsible, not only by the evils developrd under ir, but also by he exiraordinary growth of the coua- try aud comsqusab incraass in tho pumbee of public offices. The time for ac im had come, nud he (Hawley) hopsd the senate would pass this plain, aimple and practical biil, Formai amandments reporied by the commitice wers agreed to. The question was then on Seuator Hoar's scendment providing that competi- ive cxaminations shall be, a8 far pos- upon such subjects as aro em- braccd in a good common school edu- cation. Aft me discus:ion the senate hero wuived this amoendment in favor ¢ one cffered by Ssuator Logan, providing that examinations ¢ehall b practical in their character and shsll relate to mat'ers which will fairly teet the relative fitness and ca- pacity of applicants to dischargo the duties of the service iaio which they teek to ba admitted.” Senator Pendleton favored the idea embrac d in both these smendments, but thought it was already provided which his ship, the Alaska, took active part in the regatta. Oae of the races was won by a barge crew of his ship, Noros, a sgaman on the Jn-unenk} appeared b.fore the Lowrd Lhis moi sy ing. RAILRCAD MAIL RATES, The committes onappropriationsmet to-day, an amandment to the poatoftice appropriation bill was adopted, which provides that all roads, which have been granted bonds, subsidy in ad- dition to land grants, be reduced to fifty per cent below the amouut paid other roads tor carrying the maila. Tho Indian appropriation bill will he ready for the full committea of the senate on Friday. Thepres dant sent the following unominations to ths sen- ate to-day: J. O Bancrcfi Davis, to be jndge of the court of claims; Chas, H. Chamberlain, recsiver cf pablic monoys, San Francicc). THE HAWAIIAN TREATY, ‘The house commiitee on foreign fairs will probably consider on Fiiday the Hwalian treaty as iy effccts the sugar trado of the United States. At tho lust session the cowmlittee was evenly divided as between retaning the reciprocity chaptsr of the treaty modifging. Houry H. Morgan, ol Louisiana was oonfirmed secrotary of legation of the United States to Mexi THE TARIFF, Tho ways and means comuwitiee to- day adopted all that part of the commission report ralating to sul phutes, nitrates, chiorals, ete, Chro- mic acid, chromate ot potash and hydrate or caustica were paseed for forther inquiry, The word ‘‘acids” was inserted in the paragraphs com prising essential oils ~nd alkalis, This was the only change made. THE BHIPPING INTEREST, The select committce on American shipping adopted the following propo- sition, propared by the San Francitco board of trade: *“'That whenever any vessel, whether steam or sall, shall be coustructed and equipped in the United States for foreigu trade, including the trade between the Atlautic and Pa- clfic porta in whole or in psrt of the materials of prodaction of the Uniwed States, the owners of sush veesel shall be entitled to receive and collect from the United States & sum equal in amount to the daty which would have been colleoted upon imported muterials of like deecription and of equal qus! ty with American materials ueed ir the construotion and equipment of enginas, boilers and other apj nances of such steam or sailing vese A NEW POST, The president spproved the act to rectify und establish the title of the United States to a site of a military post at Elpaso, Texas BUICIDE, William H, Leister, aged 46, ol vl | o the adjutant general's office, k /v himself to-dsy. He was a citizen of Bellefontaine, Ohio, A BAFE JUEOR. The Star says: ‘‘There was some for in the bill. Senator Pendleton, having charge of the bill, assented to the amend- ments and they were adopted. . On saotion Jf Senator Slerman, provislon for payment of the expenses of the commissioners was limtted to traveling expenses. Boenator Cuke offered an amendment which was ordered printed, providing that “‘for the purpisc of equalizing appointments between the several atates und territories and Distric’ of Columbia, and also between poiitical parties, sll persons now ia office, place or employment who would have been within the operation of this act had it been in force when they reepectively outored the public service, shall with- in twelvo months from approval of this act comply with the terms aud conditions of the applicants under this act for original entrance 1ato the wervice or vacats the places had ro- spectively by them.” Senator Garland introduced a bill granting the right of way for tho St. Louis & San Francisco railroad com- pany through the military reservation at Fort Smith, Arkansas, Referred Sonator Allison explained the ob- jeot of his amendment offered yestor- day as n nubstitute for the first section of the Pondiston bill, It was to pro- vide that there shall be thres commis- sioners instead of five, and that the comamiesion shall be composed. of per- #ona ot connected with departments, Pending consideration of the smend- ment the senste went into exzeutive svasion, Adjouraed, HOUSE PROCEBDINGH, The congressional library bill came up as untinished businees, the pending question being on the motiou made by Mr, Raudall to lay upon the table the motion to recorsider the vote by which the house docidad to refor the bill, with instructiuus, Tae mo- tion to reconsider was tabled —yeas 116, nays 101. This vole has the effect of recommitting the bill, with instructions to theco ttee to report back a bill for ercciing the library on ground belonging to the United Statcs in Washington. The honss o 12:40 went into com- mittee of the whoie on the agricnltural appropriation bill, The committee rejected all amend- ments, reported the bill to the house and it passed. The house then went into committea of the whole on the military academy appropriation bill, moon reported it back, and 1t passed, On motion of Mr, Townsend (0O.) o resolution was adopted making the 5 camboat bill a special order for Jan- uary 17th, Mr, Randall (Pa ) offered a resolu- tion requesting the secretary of the treasury to ascertain as nearly as pos- sible the amount or estimated amount paid for ocean freight on exports and imports from and to the United States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1882, Adopted. ey 1 aud Catile Syndioate, was @ hore to.day. It consiata of thirty mombers, including some of the most infliential business men of the city, bankers, land and cattle owners, both Ucited S'ates ronator and governor of the state Thoe ay dicate is preparing to control lar ter in the tereit wost, with braoch « f New York and London to be hald to co when pablio, MEDILL AND TARIFF, The Hditor of the OChicago “Tribune” Dies-cts the Oommission Report. An Able Address Bifore the Agrie cnltural Congress. \a south in Texar, A moetiog is plete organization further deluatls will be made Spocial Dispatch to Tnx Bu Cnuicaco, Dacember 43.—In the afternoon ression of the Amerioan Agrionltural associntion Hon. J. Ster. liug Morton, of Nebrasks, spoke on the tariff, arguiog that all tariff taxes not notusl'y needed by the government should be abolishsd at ovce, Preai- dent N. T. Sprague, of Vermont, gave his experience with “stles and ensil: age” and was deluged with questions at its closse. Raports of commit. tes on forestry, recomnmonding co- operation of state and national governmen(s in plsatiog trecs slong water courtes and of that on traneportation, recommending devel- opment of water competition by tmprovement of rivers and building canals, were laid over for discuss At tho eveniug sension Dr. Willians Hope, of Leith, Scotland, read a paper on the exhaustion of sotl 'n its relation to fertilizars, and Hoa, J. B. Grinnell, of Towa, one on the subject, “Whatia duo feom agriculiaral seso- cintions to posperity.” Hon, Joseph Medili, editor of Tha Chieago Tribune, made an ablo spaech u tho theme, “The tariff commis. ston report.” The speaker eaid he had been horn and bred in the high tariff school of Hanry Clay aud of the higher tavifi sohool of the Peunsyl vania democrats, bhut time, readiiung and observation lod him $o chango mind and bagin to donb: whother high duties are good for tho Aueri can people, especially farmers. The great argument of protectionists with farmers 1a that if free trade was inangurated all anufacteries wonld bo obliged to close their doors; Lhat their hordes of oporatives would be obliged to abandon the cities and pour out upon the farms, whero their competition and the incraased produc- tion would run the price of farm pro- ducts down. All this talk iy a delu sion and humbug, No werd or other fores could drive thrifty laborers npon farms, They couidn’t bs induced to give up the enticement of oity life, and even if they would they had neither the ocapital nor knowledge necessary to work fairms succesefully. The speaker said the report of the tariff commission in some re- spects was @& surprise to him. It was better than he anticipated from a commission selected with ial reference to ‘“how not to do i coe ——— 0 G—— A Kaunsas Land Syndicate Special Dispatch to Tus Bux. Kansas Ciry, December 13,—An talk in the court room after the accep- tance of John H. Orane as a jaror in sssoclation of uobusual strength and significance, to be known as the Amer- The commission, when appointod, was supposed to be for the purposs of maintaining all the monstrosities of the present tariff and adliug new ones, if possible. It was not for him to say how much the recent election had to do with changing the original intention. At all events the commis- slon had made s fairly good report, a commencement in the right direction of tariff reform According to their claim, they had taken off 20 per cent and simplified the imposing and collecting by throwing off compound duties. He no- ticed, however, that ihe woolen manufacturers had influence encugh to retaln the present abominatious, and fifty-five millions of wearers of woolen goods must still stand the tax. The commission admnitted the need of a free llst, but fell short in carrying out this concession to com- mon sense. An extended free list of raw materials was especially necded. The speaker instanced sephultum, Portland cement, sods ash, bleaching powders, all kinds of coal, salt, lu copper, iron ore, flax tow, sucds and coarse wools as nmong the proper things to g> on the free list, He preceeded to argue from the emount of goods manufactured and the amount lwmported that tho farmors alone pay two to three hucdecd mil lions annually more than they should for their necessaries, Fariers eollou froo trade principles, tho tariff pul down to their credit beiog & mere straw, chaff, and worthloss. The argument that without tanff foreign goods vould prees in and drive ont home manufacturers applies to bu one-third of the people in eities and towrs, as the articles consumed by the others two-thirds, not to men- tion farmere, sre unprotected. Woald not manufasturers or.ntinue to eupply this two-thirds and the farmers, if protection was taken off the other fraction? Protection, he said, 18 a system of reciprocal rob- bery, One manufacturer, protected to the extentof fifty per cont, robbed a brother manufacturer to that extent, The brother manufacturer 1n turn robbed him, If protection was taken off both, they would be at evens on & lowes sealo of prices. Ho held cur manufacturers are no longer infants, but stalwarts, and able to take care of themselves, As the result of per- sonal observation, he found Koglish free trade laborers as well pald as the American protected labors er. Farmers wages are a third less, the price of things he had to purchase proportionately lower, He recommended a reduction of the tariff to 16 or 20 per cent ad- valorem, This would enable the farm- ers to buy more, a8 goods would be cheaper, and this in return would fur- nish employment for 800,000 to 400, 000 more manufacturing operatives, The disappesrance of the American navy he held was due to high tariff, because American vessels must cerry protected, therefore dear aud unsala. ble, goods to other countries, Eag- land is perfectly willing we should continue protection because it gave her & monopoly of the trade of other countries. OMAHA NEB. THURSDAY MORN A DAILLY "THE OLD WORLD. Lord Derby Rejects the Idea of British Protectorate over Egypt. But Icfluerce Muet Always Presominate to Guard the Oanal Hapliah The Financial Resourc's of France Reserved for a Great Patriotic Hifuit The Work of the Guman Parlia« ment-Suioldes in Yho Frui sdan Avmy. The Austro-German Alliauce Pro- ionged to Preserve the Peacs of Horope. GENERAL FOREIGN ' EWS. Special Dispatch to Tu Bre, LORD DERBY'S SPEECH Loxpon, Decombor 12 —Lord Dur. by, in » speech a% Maxchentcr to day, rejected the ides of a protectorate for Egypt. BEogland, ke said, ought to not reman in fiupl loager than was absolately negssssry to restore or der. Eaglishinfluetiov in E st preponderate, butdt was Lot wcceaary to exercise it in wi offeusive npiis, uor to excludo free and frieudly consulia tion with Franosp. Referring to tha attitude of Feanee tiwaid Madaguscar, Lord Derby eaidy “If amicablo mediy- vion conld privestiiovesion «f Mada goascar, we oughtRt ffar onr norvices, but if, us it appk probable, the dis pute 1sonly a prate®s fur anooxation of n part of the $ wo musi wbitain from meciatiog. srd Doroy wudo no allusion to hig eliry fato thy cabi- net ay scccotary of o for Todia, THE FRENOY BCDGED Paris, Decawbagfid, —In the cham. bor of deputies to-dily debate on the extraordinury budght was resuwmed. Ribot, reporter of the Budget com mitte,said chefinangial power of I 8 must in > case be sompromised, for the country might need iv at any mo- ment for ‘& great patiiotio effort. Ribot's remarks were applauded. SWEARING FOR ALFONSO. Maprio, D:cember 13.—~In regard to the parlismentary oath quesiion, the goverument propose to admit either an cato or affiemation on condi tion of supporting Alfonso, the words, “Logitimate Kingof Spuin, to be omitted. A BUST IN' COURT LoxpoN, Dicomber 13.—At the hearing to-day in the libel case of Balt vs. Lawes, tho busi which the plain- tiff, in order to prove his ability as a sculptor, has béen cxecuting in the room adjoining the court room, was produced in the witness box, togelher with the person' Irom whom it wad taken. The intreduotion of the bust and its courtarpk...wes greeted with Toud applavg M8 i G y rua—\uolgt; ABROAD. Dursan, Dascember 18 —Tt is stated the Boers captured the Kuffic chief Mampoer. THE EXILED REBELA, Carro, December 13.—Arabi and other prisoners sentenced to exile, have been requested to bo ready to start within ten days. Allowances have been granted them for their properties, which were confiscated. The property of their wives was not confiseated, The leniency produced good effeet on the fiata, IRISH CRIMINALS, Dusnin, December 13,—John and Patrick Oarroll, convieted of killing a farmer named Hickey, were sentanced respeotively to ton and twonty years penal servitude, Justice O'Breln declared the opinion, in which the jury concurred, that Higgins was the loast gailty of the three persons concerned in the murder, Marwood, the executioner, arrived on his way to Galway. He is escorted by nine detectives, BOURSE BUSINESY IN GERMANY, Beruiy, Decomber 13, —Merchants have calied a conference of all Ger- man chambors of commerca for the purposs of organizing united aotion wzamst taxation of Bonrse transac- tions, SUICIDES ARE ALAKMINGLY FREQUENT in the Prussien army. Recently cadet ehot himself at Richterfelde, & lieutenant killed himsolf at a ball at Spandan, and another officer d'ed by his own hand in Parie, Deaths by duelling are also {requent, IN THE REICHRTAG The imperisl minister of the in- torior, in reply to a question by Windthorst, ~ultramontave loader, said the bundesrath decided not to give effect to the decision of the relch- etag in favor of abolition of the law upon unauthorizsd exersise of ecclesi- astioal fuactions, The governwment could not explain 1he reason for the refasl, Tty declived on prmeiple to the reichstay roasune for their decision, THE BULTAN'S CARRIAGE, ConsraNTINOPLE, Dscember 13.— The sultan has had built for his uso an armored oarriage, bullet and gren- ade proof. THE AUSTRO GERMAN ALLIANCE, LonpoN, bLecember 13.—The Co- logne Fazotte states on good sathority that the Austro German allisnce, originally coneluded for five years and which expired October 24'h, will be prolonged because it has already proved of great advantage and fur- nished strong guarantee of mainten- ance of peace, A NEW INVENTION, A process for cheap production of aluminum has been discovered. The invention causes no little excitement 3 DECEMBER 14 swayo signed the Zulu settlomeat and will return to Zuloland early in January, the British resident and litar) cacort ascompanying him to Ulandi, where he will bo inatalled king. DEPLORARLE CONDITION CF TURKEY, CoNsTaNTINOP Dacemb The palace in pras ically 1n a s seige Nobody iy allowed to enter uniess enmmoned. Tho sultan’s alarm is uwing to sedition among the troops, who are avgey at the way the palsce quards are paid, while they are i a8, The reappointment of Osman Pasha, who is unpopular in the army, as minister of war, has added fus! to the flimes, GLADSTONE'S INFLUENCE, Lenoox, December 13 —~The Times, yn the ocoasion of the fifteenth anni- veranry of Gladstone's entrance into public life, hao printed a retrospect of his career, covering six column The muny volitical associations have tated Gladstone, and nearly all i the Loudon pape d a great: er portion of the provincial press de s to the subject of the ac- count of the influence of Gladstene in tho lnat half century. HE DECLINES, Bishop Winchester has declined the archbishopric of Canterbury, owing his advanced age. DERBY ACCEPTS. Lord Dby has aceapted the seore- taryship for Tndia. ANTLNIHILISTIO Vienna, Deoember 13,— Anti. Torrovist asiociations, the objeot of which is to oppora the vrojects of the nihitite, havo been formed at .St oterebirg. Biuches fhave beon ¢ tablisked at Parin, Nice, Geneva, Zarich, London, Kinigsburg, Buch- arent wud Constantinople, ! ERIDGE FALLS. A FAL A Fatel Dicaster ou the Sunset Route, Spoctal Dieputch to Tnr Bxx, SAN ANTON10, Tox., Decomber 10. —AL7a m, Tassday tho false work of the bridga across Geent Dry Oau- yon, fonr miles west of Pooos river, the Sunset rond, and three-fourths f o milo from the end of the South- ern Pao fic track, fell 10 & solid mass, precipitating mneteen hends a dis. tance of soventy-five teat on the rocks below, Seven iaen were killed out- righ!, one mora has eincoe died, and there is little hopo for recovery of the threo othera, The false work had been erecied somo time, and the weight of the material brought upon it for the purmanent bridge is sup- posed to have been too yreat to bear and it gave away, 1t was over o deep gorge, haviog almost perpendioular oliffs, and 1he length of the bridge was 184 - reached by the flimes. The principal losers will undoubtedly ba merchanta who laid in large stocks of goods for tho Oliristmas season. The theatre, rocently fitted up, was deatroyed. The fire must have been extonsive, judging feom the large orders for inmber pouring in from Kingston during the day. The loss is estimate here at half the amount stated in ently dispatohes THELANGIRY SCANDAL. Frultives Efforts to Make Up Mrs, Labouchere Sails for Homa, Special Dispatch to Tin Brn. ing journal says: Mre, her departure. no meavs settled. M finding thelr soparation in of ill humor, had grown into an enor- mous scandal by wenerd gossip, had winely attompted to heal the breach. When Mrs, Labouchers arnived in Philadelphia Suaday the following telegram reached her: Mrs Labeuchors, Hotel Latayotts, Philadelphis. As thore has been 80 much talk in the newapipers, I am sure eyerything oan be satisfactorily ex olained avd wettled if yoft will stay over and me t me in Boston, “Linty LaNatwe,” Mrs, Labouchere, who felt pro- voked to encounter what she regarded unwarrantabte attacksupon her, really did not wish to hurt Lilly, she was sorry for her. Bhe knew that ac the woret wha: Mres, Lavgtry had done was mero indiseretion, that no sarious wrong had been commitied; honos she wavered, and at first thought she would meet Mrs. Langtry again to ef- feot a reconcilintion and become frionds again, Sho replied, T will try and stay over if I posibly ean muke arrangemonts to doso.” Bat sho had already taken her passago on tho Servls, and lato last evoning de- cided she could not_stay to repair the breach caused by Fred. Gabhart, but must_depart to meet her husband. Mrs. Labouchere went on board with her matd st midnight, thus ending abruptly her brief but eventful satay in Now York, bat promising to ail hor frievds she woeld return in eom- pany with hor hosband uext m nth, A Hoavy Galo. Spocial Dispateh to Tis L. St Jonns, N, F., Dacember 13, — The hoaviesi galo for many years awept over the island last night, fol- lowed this morntng by unprecedented high tide, causiug much damage to railways ®long the shores of Uonosp- tion bay, Lang'ry, Chicago’s Board of Trade. Special Dispatch to Tun Bax. 200 feet. Tho dead have been buried in an edjacent cave, aud two physi- cians are cf for the wouuded, This disnster will delay c>mpletion of the bridge perhapas sixty dayas. STORING FLECTRICITY. = Another Invention by Chas. F. Brush, Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Ban. CrrveLanp, Decemboer 13.—The Tsnader to-morrow moraing will con. tain a description of an invention by Prof, Chas. F. Brush, president ¢ f the Brush olectric light and power com- pany, of this city, for storing electric- ity. This invention 1s a success in every way, and its completion scores a triumph for ita inventor over all the prominent electricians of the world, The battery is simple of construction consisting of a box containing cells, onch of which is suspended two lead plates electrically treated and im- meraed in acidulated watcr. Theplates are called accumulators, and on which aro stored clectricity. Batteries can be packed and shipped the same as merchandise, and handled without danger. Tho capacity of the battery deponds upon the number of cells, Elcetriolty loses none of its force from storage and oan be used for any purpose for which needed A Buffalo Scanaal Spocial Dispatch to T Brk, Burraro, December 13.-—Mres, Martna J, Collivs was to.day relcased from the insano ssylum in this city. She wes placed in the institution on tho 19:h of last October by her huas. band, who has paid all expennses. Aftor her release Mrs. Coliing, after conculting her attorneys, demanded of her husband a written agresment that he would iu faturo treat her as a wife and not incircerate her in au- othor asylum, This he refused to do but promised vorbally to comply with her withes, She refused to return home with him and claims hor reccot experience has besn the third eince hex married life, A Whisky Disturbance Bpocial Dispateh to Tun Bxe, CincisNaTil, Decomber 13, —Whis- ky advanced (wo conts to-day without the direction of the committes of ex- portation, The Lreak Mondsy was likewise not ordered, The committee has likewise acquiesed iu these natural fluctuations, buv it 14 likely another meoting of the aesociation will be held Friday or Tuesday next to take action o provent unsuthorized prices. . - Kingston’s Covflagration. Epects) Dispatch 10 Tua Brs. Nkw York, December 13 —In- quiries among the agencies of the foreign 1nsurance companies coufirm the report of a large conflagration at Kingston, Jamuics, but it is thought tho loss has been exaggerated, How- over, the dmmnage it believed to be heavy, iuasmuch as the large ware- Louses situated within the boundaries of the burned district, contain at this sesson of the year heavy stocks of gugar, rum snd other merchandise for shipment to the United Btates and Karope. The fire included the dis- trict from the corner of West and Port Roysl streets nearly to Kast in the metal trade at Birmingham and Bheffield, THE 3ULU KING, streot. Both sides of Port Royal streot. were destroyed with the wharves to the southward. Moat of the buildlngs destroyed were of stone or briok, That portion of Advices from South Afrios say Oet- | the clty devoted to residences was not Cr10AGo, Decembor 13 -~The board of trade adjourned for the day at 12 o'clock and fifteen wminutes later the members, headed by a wpumber of bands, formed a procession in the halls and corridors of the board and several hundred strong marched to the head of La Salle street, where the cere- mony of laying the corner stome of the new board of trade building was performed. Hawaiian 5 Special Dispatch to Tun Posan New York, Didsmber ~13 —The secrotary of the tressury decides that sugars now made in Hawail are not different within the meaning of the law, from those made at the time the treaty was signod, aud are entitled to como into the United States free of daty. This roling will have a direct bearing upon $3,000,000 duties upon sugars, - Arrest of Gravo Robbers. 8peclal Dispatch to Tis Brx. Ricamonn, Decomboer 13, — Pho stato guard 1n Oakwood cemetery last night arrested two medical students and two colored men in the aot of opening a grave, Kour deed bodien tuken from tho cometery were found at the Virginia modical coilege, The students in custody are prominently conneotod Meoting of Fust Horsw ire.ders. Spectal Dispatch to Tus Bun. New York, Docember 18.—The sixth annual meeting of the Natioual Assooistion of Trotting Horse Breed- ers was woll attended, The associa- tion has a membership of 156, and the treasurer’s report shows a balance of £18,0: The constitution of tho as- sociation and trotting code was smend- ed. A board ot direciors was also choren, TELEGRAPHIC NOLTES. Bpocial Dispatchcs to Tus Brs Tenton, N, J., December 13,—The state troops huve beon ordered in readiness in event of riot among the striking glans workora ot Malaga, Bowtox, December 13, - The steam bark Mendaz> from Bath, Maine, for New York, is thought lost, §r., Lovis, December 18,—~Tho hotel at the Union stock yards, in the northern part of the oity, burnéd to-night. Loss not yeb wcertained, Ciicaco, Decomber 18,~Tom Allen, the pugi'ist, refuses to make any errange- wments about the match with Jim Elljort until the arrival of his backer, Richard K. Fox, who s expected here Saturday, Osace, Kan,, December 13, - The boiler of Johuson's saw mill, threo miles from here, blew up to-day, The proprietor, W. 1. Johuson, sud Audy Beckwood, were killed, Three others serions'y woundsd, New Youk, December 13—Four car loads of sheop are here waiting shipment to Kogland, said to he w present from Mar- quinfof Lorue to the queen, PHISADELPHIA, December 13,—Mo- Nawee, oue of the Lebanon cemetery body snatchers, in his confession made public to-night, charges that Dre. W, 8, Forbes, dewonstrator of anatomy of Jef- ferson college, was the matigator and supr yorter of the whole plot. Guarding the Banks. Special Dispatch to Tus bs. New Yokk, reported to night that & private de- tective aud special policeman were sta- tloned at all banks below Fifty-uinth street. Certain it is that Wall strect was well watched, and only those known to have business there got through n:suulionod. The regular police denied that they knew anything of the necessity for an extra forcs, and the specials refused to give any information, New York, Dacomber 13 —A morn- Laboachere apent yesterday with preparations for Though the fact thut she was to sail this morning was by nowent Docember 18.—1t Is 149 THE PROVINGE OF PORTER A" New bat Ephemeral Throue (reated in the Northwest, Hiv Highness “The Public be D --4 " Notifles Porter to Pack Up. The Pool Soarcsly Crol Before Vanderbilt Bays Control Rates Ordered to the Old Figures -The Percentage and Profite. Ths War Adjnsted. Spocial Dispateh to Tum Ban New Yowk, Dooember 13, —The raurond mauagers have ngreed on a traflio basid ae follows: The Minne- apolis division of the Rock lsland 26 percent; the St. Paul 37} per cent; the Northweatern and the Omaha 374 per cent; the 8t. Paul divislon of the Rock Island 14 per cent, and the others 43 per cent each. Restore the Rates. Special Dispatch to Tis Ban, MiuwAvkee, Dscember 13, —Man- ager Morrill, of the Chicago, Milwaun- kee & St. Paul road, telegraphed to- night from Noew York to freight and pissenger agenta to reators at once the old rates Porter's Powor Wauning. Spocial Dlxpatel 11 1w BRn, New York, Decomber 13 —The atory to night is that the railroad war is at an end, rates have beon restored and the agreemaut will bo nigoed to- morrow by the presidents of ths dif- oront roads, bluding themaolves not to vi tho contract, that is, to “acalp” tickets, for a periva of one year, under the ususl penalty, sup. pored to be $600. In regard to the division of truflic it is puthoriiatively stated that each r will got all the businoss it can, and that no agrenment of por centsgon exist, The story about ocousolidation of the Northwestern and Omsha roads is not concidorcd by thoao who should be authoritizs to be an idle rumor. Both Hughiti and Porter refuse to spesk on the tubject, but it is more than likely that Hughitt will be presiden: of the Omaba and etill rotuin his position as general manager of the Northwestern road, Said Mr, Riddle, “I have no donbt but that Vanderbilt cither has purchased a coutrolling interest of the Omaha railrond, or is soting in this mattor for the Northwestern, whieh is synonomous, I think Porier wul be glad resign his position. He was anxious to do so in 1881, The whole war, t is called, has had by far too much importance attached to it.” The committee held a protracted session at the Windsor hotel in the afternoon, and atsix announced the presidents of the Northwestern, St. Paul & Omaha, aod Rock Island roade would telegraph to have the rates re- stored at once, 8o they may take ef- feot Thursday morning, fillbfll of the committee have agreed npon the division of t and Oable and Hughist have ‘dovising o test. plan, Fixiog a Freight Pool. Bpecial Dispatch to Tus B New Yorx, December 13, —A meet- ing of freight agents of railroads in- werosted in Oalifornia business was held to-day at Commissioner Fink's: office for the arrangement, it was reported, of a new tariff on business. t Oalifornia. The day was spent in discussing the subject. When the mooting adjonrned Mr. Fink's depaty suid no concluston had been reached and ho did not know when they would meet sgain, The ¥ronw Mountsin R, R. Spocial Dispatch to Tux Bra. Loris, December 13.—R. 8. Hayes, first vioe president of the St. Lonie, Iron Mountain and Southern ruilway, in a circular dated yesterday, says the Iron Mountain company has. purchased the road from Forest City to Helena, Arkansar, and it will be oper- ated as a part of the Iron Mountain road, Kaunsas Anti-Moncvolists Spoclal Dispateh to Trr Bax, ApiLeng, December 13, —The con- vention of anti-monopoly legislators mot at 4 o'clock to-day. A. Dixon as elected chairman and Scott But- terfinld secretary, What is known as Benator Ware's bill to regulate rail- roads was read and considered by sece tious, A great variety of opinlons ware oxpressed, Some wanted a rail- rosd comminsion appointed by the. governor, while others favored their election either by the legislature or by the people; others thought there wam no necessity for s commiesion and that the whole matter could be regulated by statute. No definite actlon was taken and only the question of com-. missioners was disouesed, A Star Route Jury. WasHiNgToN, December 13,—The effort to secare a jury in the star route cagse was resumed to-day, Seven talestaen were called in and were excused and the marshal wam directed to summon ten more for to~ morrow morning, Adjourned, AT BOY. George O. Miln in “Richalieu” Last Nixbt. — The swdience at Boyd’s opera house last night was by no means large, and the presentation of ‘‘Richelieu," by Rev, Geo, C. Miln, did not seem tc bo as favorably received as his ‘‘Ham- Tet, " 14 is & matter of regrot that no op- portunity was sfiorded our citizens of sveing Col, Burleigh in some role cal- oulated to display bis ability, and there is mo doubt but such a change would have drawn a much better hcuse, As in nearly all combinstions on the road, this one has a skeleton In its olosek, znd it will probably become ;:-ibl- to the naked eye st no distant, 8y,