Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1883, Page 1

SO p— - THE OwMAHA “DalLy BEE TWELFTH YEAT. OMAHA NEB WEDN SDAY MOR / |8 1 - | HOGVILLE ACAIN HOWLING Becouse the Bienntal Raid on|°® P the State Treasury was Tem- porarily Blocked, W g The Laucaster Members Vot-|reforrea ing Solidly Ageicet Rail- road Bogulation, But They Felow Like Demons For the People’s Money to Haorich Themselves, The State Funds Loancd on Notes to Galey, 8tout and O hers. Miscellanecus Steale in the House— Explanations by Members. THE SENATE. Special Correspondence of the Bee. THE CAPITOL LOBBY, Lincory, February 20,—The capl- tol appropriation brings out the crowd in Lincoln, As evidence of this fact, when it was nuoderstood that the above-named biil was to be consldered in the senate at 7:30 lest evening, the floors of the senate chamber were crowded as they have not been crowd- ed before this eesslon, and such a rumpus has not been witnessed in this body since Senator Van Wyck had a fight over this snme bill two years ago with Lieutenant Governor Carnes and President pro tem. Dinsmore, when he drove them both from the rostrum, The great effort of the evening was to have the bill pamsed to its third read- ing, thus jomping the genersl file and the committoe of the whole, but many ta kil the senate railroad blll and employed fo pass this wae too thin. The house bill appropriating §76, THE REFONI SCHOCL AT KEARNEY wos read a second time this morning 'n the senate, having passed the house La, * = and the president referred ] bq" ~a on public charitles, oved that 1t be alttee on miscella- neous corporations, - To this Senator Dech objact He said that he was chairman of ‘Lo committee on publie oharitles, and considered this as an ineinuation that he would not treat the bill fairly, Senator: Connor sald that ho was only ssking for himsolt what had been acoorded to every other ecnator on this floor, namely, that he might ne- lect the committee to which his bills shonld be referred, Butler thought that Dach ought not to complain for the reason that ho had #aid in debate last night that this bill and he therefore voted “No " Mr, Hall their honest debts, and he had act this bill it is strained, of the United States, “‘the more dan it has,” wrong claims, several claims that are unjust, voted “N Kuony:—Whllo he wae of the opin- ion that niost of the claims wore juat he aleo belleved that there were some included which ought not to be paid, He therefora voteg ‘‘No,” was a ateal, Several senators took a hand in the debate and it turued out to be one of the most personal and hotly contested points that has presented itself during tho sesslon, As o compromise the bill was referred to the committee of public lands and buildings, on the motion of Senator McShane. The bill for the relief of J. W, Poarmen, of Nebracka City, appro- priatirg $3,000 passed its second read- ing having passad the house, It hae been passed to the committee on claims of which Senator Reynolds is chairman, and it ls probable that it will receive & thorough Invest!gation, The bili appropriating over §3,000 for the rellef of T, P. Kennard was reported back from the commiitee on finance, ways and mesns this morning without rocommendation, THE HOUSF, Spectal Correspondence ty Tan Brn. EXPLAINING THEIR VOTES, Lixcory, February 19.—In the houso this, evenivg, pending the an- nouncement of the vote on the rail- of the {riends of the bill wero opposed Martin: —While believing some of the claims were just he also belleved that some were not, and he would vote *‘No,” Wolph wanted to eay just s word, With all the information he conld get the other day when this question was up in dlscuseion he became thorough- ly eatisfied that there were many clairas that wero just, and ovght to be paid, there were also in addition, many others that wera unjust. Hebelieved it wee a bad precedent to sottle so many unjust claims upon just claims, therefore ho voted ‘‘No " ’gl_m bill'wga carried by a vote of 59 0 35, The house took a tecess till 2:30 this afternoon, THE GRAND ARMY. Annual Meeting at Lincoln—The Next Keunion. Special Dispatch to Tur Bxx. Livcouy, Neb., February 20.—Tho annual encempment of the Grand Army of the Republic convened at of the claims were just, and he would llke to vote for them, there were others that were manifestly unjuat, . said he belleved that states and individuals ought #o pay on that principle all his life, but in He could only say, in the fanguage of the president gerous it becoles the more strength He meant that there were some unjust clalme, and he belleved it was necessary 1o defeat the passage of thia bill untii we can take out the Mr. Howard bolieved that therosre His atteniion had beon ealled to one olaim thot is in the Lill twice, ther: fera ho G FEBRUARY 2] 1898 TRAMPLED TO DEATH, A Friphtful Panio in & Catho- lic School in New York City, Sever Hundred Children Rush Madly Throuch Dark Halla and Narrcw Staire, Fourtcen Little Ones Cru hed to Death by Their Comrades. Harrowlng Soenes in the Bulidivg ~1he Resouo—Statements of the Sisters: New York, Febraary 20,The out- break of fire under the atairs of the socond floor of the school houso at- |, tached to the German Roman Catholin charch of the Most Holy Redeemer, Fourth street, betwoen Avenue A and First avenue, at a quarter past 3 this afternoon, was the oause of a terrible dren loat thelr lives. 700 schol- ars, mostly children of the poorer classes, ranging from 6 to 11 years of sge, atterded the school and wero in their clees rooms when the fleat r The removal of childron on the fourth # Policoman Rold pened to be nearly opposite the school whon the alarm was given, says: ‘I rashed futo the bollding and A TERRIBLE S1GHT met my cyes. Packed into the na- row hallway on the first floor wore from fifty to seventy-five littlo wirls, the poor things acreaming, stroggiing with all their might, By this tims other police and citizons arrived, and we bogan pulling the poor children ou! of the hallway. The crios of some ohilfren at the bottom of the plle grew fafoter and fainter, and then censed altogethoer : Robinson sags: ““The fire br ont under the stair-case on floor, and was casily ex- I cxamined the place. 1t secrus to me mome matches must havo been swept with the papers un dor the stalrway, and had been fguited by friction,” says: “On the floor, behind the ntairway, lay o mass Spoctal Dispatch to Tire Br. of ATRUGLING, SCREAMING CHILDREN, They piled on top of ench other, As (nickly ae poseiblo wo pulled them out and passed them one by one through the window, ware atill alive, ;he boltom we' came upon ten dead, l t was an awful sight to sce them colamity.' No less than fourteen chil- | 1ying there with thoir blanched facos, mwouth and eyes wide open and their dresses all in disorder, girl, Minnio Truho, was still alive, Sho died on the way to the station T WS | house. d. A fearful panle followad, | gyer pasmed through.” Those on top When we reached One little It was the most awful scene I The dead were removed to the po- floor began quiet enough,and was pro | Jice station on Fifth streot and First gressing rapidly when the Sister of | acenue, where they were lald in a row Charity in charge of the elass of gicls | op the floor in the back room, falnted. Immediately alarmed class beonme panic strickdn., A rush They wora all quickly identified by sorrow- stricken mothere, littlo brothers and was made for the hallway. On the | gisters, and the removal each to the stalrs, already crowded, A DEADLY CRUSH took place. The railing ¢f the stairs broke and the mass of strugpling children were precipitated to the floor below, falling in a packed mas: one P upon another, four ta five deep afillcted homes, promptly permitted by the authoritios, THE SCENE IN THE OLASS ROONS and in the halls after the panic was al- most indescribable. Torn bo. ke, bro- lren school apparatus and fragments of torn clothes were seattered upon the tloore, the terrible evidence of the wild TWE"TY PER cE"T OFF. 7de\'slnpml this country, The Senate Bailroad Bill Under Fire in the Honse of Rep- resentatives, Beveral Members Engage in a Lively Debate on the Question, Paupar Corporations Piteously Plead Against Re- duction, Gray, of Douglas, Vigorously Wags His Tongue for Trip Permits, A General Desire svinced by the Ma- jority to Pass the Bill Unalterea Speclal Dispatch to Trn Max, ANOTHER INVESTIGATION, Lixcony, February 20,—Another breezo was raised this afterncon by the adoption of the following resolu- tlons introduced by Sonator Dock: Wiikras, It is publicly proclalmed that a committeo of persons have beon raleed and large sums of money have been placed at the disposal of msaid committee for the purpose of fuor- thering the passage ot the bill, house roll No, 189; and WiereAs, Many rumors aro rife that for such bill cash funds are being used for corrupt purposes; therefore be 1t Resonven, by this senate, that a committes cf three he appointed to inveatigate as to what uses those funds are employed in, with power to send for persona and papers, to the end that oy corrupt imputations as to the con- duct of members of this legislature may bo dispelled if these biackening the gentlemen who stood up ai pleaded as the people’s man for th poor, unfortonate railroads, but would like the champion to tell hi whether he aver knew of a mercha who had goods given to him, Franse-~Will the gentleman t me whether Nebraska fi\u given a aij gle nore to the railronds? Jensen--Yes; they have giv vast tracts, and they v SHIRK PAYING TAXES and wo have to make up the defi Cook of Nuckolls—This s not guess work on our part. We b statistics in record of these roads, Franse—Have you statistics in gard to the Soulx City & St. Paul? Mr, Cook—-Yes, sir, and it shg that road hag esrned seven per cd in 1881, This road reaches toward t\ Black Hills. It may not pay now L4 when comple it will pay. Ramey the gentleman from Oamminsassomes altogother toomuch, Heo knows nothing about rallroads; he (doesn’t even know that thls stdte has given the railroads hal? a million acres. I claim shat thero are men on this floor that do kmow In re- gord to these things, and if there are not, the state will produce men two years henoe who will understand and will logislate. Savage remarked that while most members are ignoraat about details, they are all aware how these roads have bgen built, and how they are running at AN IMAGINARY DRAD L08# of hundreds of thousands of dollars aunaally. The people srs looking to us oxpecting some legislation at the handsof the legislative:body. Iam not satiefied with ndjourning without enacting some rallroad legislation, I am therefdre in favor of amending this bill so it may meet the approval of a majorlty of this house, ill said when it was proposed to pasa a law to limit ratea the parties who now support the amendment said 1t was an ironclad law. It is conceded that the the people of Ne- to this mova, and after pressing it for a long time it was finally withdrawn, and after a long, hard fight it was placed on general file, and wiil proba- bly seo hard times before it becomes a law. Amoong the SUNATORY WIIO FOUGHT THE BILL and will probably fight 1t at every tura of the wheel are Scnators Kink- ard, Royuolds, Dach, Harris, Har- rison, Brown, of Doucles, McShane, Dye, Rics, Brows, of Colfax, Tiatch and Sang. The senate has already cut tha appropriation down from one mill to thres quarters of a mill in the comumittee ana there will be an effort on the part of somse of the fricads cf the bill to cut the levy down to one- hali mill. In the debate last night, Brown, of Lancaster, charged that Brown of Douglas, was not acting in good faith by asking that bills be com- pelled to tako thelr regular course and calling for fair play, when he was con- tinually votlog to have this bill inde- finitely postponed. rosd commission bill, the following | Red Ribbon hall this evening. About written explanations were read by the 400 delegates were present. Reports secretary: from all sections show a steady growth “Belleving this bill does not meet|of the order, the requirements such as the people demand, and knowing that if it should Lis house it would never become w, therefora T mont emphatically No,"--[ ARMITAGE, voto 1 ““While thie bill is not just what T would like, I believe it fa the beat that can bo got through thin houso, and therefore I vote Yes.”—-[I. F. Asuby, “‘Believing that houee roll No. 262 is 0o expensive for the amount of good to be derived therefrom and thet 1t does not give that legislation that is required by the paople of this state, I therefore vote No,”--[J, 8§, CoLuins, “ would like to see a bill pass that would give general eatisfaction to the people, but, this bill suits me too well,” —[THos JENSEN. *‘Believing this bill to be a farce on the subject of railroad legislation and belleving further that it will be of no Brown, of Douglas said that his | earthly use I voto No.”-[A. 8. PaL county paid over $565,000 into the |yer state treasury and that the state at| *‘Inas much as I would favor a law large pald into the same treasury |rogulating railroads, I cannot see any nearly a million, and he hoved that | relicf in thia bill, but only expense to the senators would stop and consider | the state for collecting the statiatios to ‘how much thelr coanties paid of this | railroads which can be obtatned from smount; and this was the reason he|the secretary of state for nothing, I was always ready to indefinitely post- | vove No,”—[T. J. SADILEK, pone a capltol appropriation bill that| ¢ belleve frcm present indications was to uee up $450,000 of the|that this house will not pass any bill people’s money. for the regulation of passenger and This bill is likely to have soma op- | treight tariff, or any law for the cor- position in an unlookedfor quarter. | rection of the abuses the people com- Several of the senators who are natu- | plain of and that consequently the rally in favor of a reasonable capitol | commission which this bill creates appropriation may fight the same on|can do little or nothing for our relief, the ground that the aix members of |aud as I believe it will ba & very ex- the houss from Laucaster county are | pensive way of doing nothicg, 1 vote fighting colidly for tho railroads and | No,”—[A. STEADWELL. against the people. TREASURY NOTES, Senator Brown, of Douglas, intro- duced the foilowing on yesterday: WaEeRreas, The late state treasarer, in his last printed report, at page 13 gives notice that there are three prom- {ssory notes in his possession aud be- longing to the *‘ temporary university fund, to-wit: Note of W. H, B. Stout for $1,119.85, and two notes of C, C Morse, one for $523.74 and the other for 625,67, and also another note for $4'800 glven by 8. B. Galey, who, as the treasurer states, has been released thereof by the secretary of the board of regents, therefore be it * ResoLven, That the attorney gen- eraljinform tho senate as soon as pos- sible what date each of sald notes bears, what rate of interest each draws, what amount of interest money, if any, has been paid on each of sald notes, what amount of Interest remains unpaid on each cf said notes, what seourity the state holds for the repayment of the money loaned, what legal right or authority a secretary of the board of regents had to release said Galey from his obligations to the state on said note, whether eaid re- lease Is not a pure legal fiction, and whether said notes or elther of them is worthless; and bo it further ResoLvep, That the attorney gen- eral be, and is hereby instructed to commence without delsy an actlon in the courts againat the bligers on said notes (unless the pame are absolutely worthless and lost to the state), and speedily collect the sume due thereon aud pay the same {nto the treasury. The rules were suspended and the — “The senate has passed a much bat- ter bill than this and I consider this bill a useless expense to the state. therefore vote No,”—[BexisamiN Youna, “‘As I fully beliove that this bill 262 is drafted in behalt of railroad com- panies, and whereas we have senate filo No. 149 which is the bill for the people I vote No,"— [H, BERKLEY., “The matter of railroad legislation iz one of vital interest to the people. Their demand was incorporated In every political platform; grlevances were admitted from every political There Was quite a rivalry for the next reanion between different iocations. Fremont offurod 5,000 bonus and vill probably be aucceseful, The election of grand ofli. cers for the ensuing year will take plece to-morrow.- It is now proposed 10 establish a soldier’s home for disa bled veterans aud a fund will be col- lvcted with a view to carrying out that object, Although Fremont was the highest bidder Hastings was chosen, after a epirited conteat, as the place for the next reunion, A Receiver & ppointed. Special Dispatch to Tuk Brk, CLevELAND, February 20.—Fayette Bredon, of Cleveland, was this morn- ing appointed by wne Tinited Statos court a8 receiver of Brown, Bonuell & Co., of Youngstown. The worke will continue to be raw as usual for the present, at least, The company ropresents that it has a large quantity of stock and good contracts. Che ae- sats are claimed to be largely in exceas of the liabilities, Herbert Ayor has not come and is not expected. No formal meeting of the directors will bo called, but the promiuent stock- holders will consult with the receiver. The recelver said to the Associated Prees correspondent that he expects the Youngstown works will be shat own to take an inventory, after which it will be managed to make the most out of the property. e e — The Great Flood Subsiding. Special Dispatch to Tus Bxs Mewmpnis, Febraary 20,—The river rose five inches in the past twenty four hours. It s now three inches balow the danger line. Newport and Jack- sonport, on the White river, are partly submerged. LovisviLLe, February 24.—In the past twenty-four hours the river has fallen nearly an inch an hour. Navi- gatlon will probably be resumed with- in forty-elght hours, The gas works are ruuning to-night. Rallroads have of them have stopped receiving. CiNoINNATI, Fabruary 20 --The river is falling about an inch an hour, polico and firemea arrived, but their work of rescne was much ham- pered by the frightened ehtldren tinulng to fall or leap from the stair- way, those in front beingerowded over the broken balusirade by children behind still struggling te reach the exite. Six children were, taken oot dosd frem the bottom and eight more 16, the foilowi ed as having d juries: L na [ stroggle of tha children to escope from the buildlng. THE LIST INCEEA The list of doad 15 e D> swelled n report. from in- died immediately on rescue, maki Beachol aud Alphou . total of fourteen. A large aumber of [ °ral othera aro repo in a:ious others, who were carriodto neighbor. | condition, one of whom, Radolph Mnadall, s , will dio from 1nternal Ing tenements, are reported dying. Tho excitement when the news of the |1 catantaophe sproad was fearful, Great crowds of people blocked the strocts surrounding the school. Many ohil- dren, lont 1n the excitement, are re- ported miosing, The following i« THE LIST OF DBAD s far as returne now show: Mivnie Uster, 9 yoara; Mary Hatbarnecht, 7; Mary Ann Hspo, 8; Minnie Trube, 11; Josephine Marr, 7; Mary Brech:, 8; Lena Becker, 9; Lizale Mapetycki, 6; Therosn Kizener, 11; Barbara Pregedezer, 9, Louisa Florence, 9; a olass b who fainted, and who was, cording to the mother auperior, the innocent cause of the calamity, Stater Phillipina is slizhtly having been thrown dowa s with the children, Al iy oro refused to name the mister iu ac- - The Cattlo Ranges. Gpecial Dispatch to Tik Bew, Curvensg, February 20.--All oattle ranges have beon heard from. The nuow has foll the henviest along the railronds; in_northern Wyomiag, the fall was light, besides there was no reports are untrus,and that the guilty | braska demsand reduction in tolls and may be brought to the bar of justice, | We propose to reduce it twenty per it any there be holding an honored |cent. In the early part of the session place in this legislature, by which this |it was promted this should be done girl wpuerently 7, unidentitied; 1 girl about 9, unidentifled, and a girl about 9, unidentified. ¢ THE SISTER'S STATEMENT, Sister Apromia, frho had o of the fifth class of girls, seid: I was in charge of my class when the fire first broke out in the hallway adjoin ing my room, I heard a com- motion and great confusion and hubbub of voices. At once I turned toward the room door, then for the firat time discovered the smoke coming in through the waluscoting, I immediately went to the door, and as I opened it to learn the cause of the excitement, the flames rushed at me. Lat once closed the door and was about to warn the children to keep calm, when some man came bursting wind along the road during the snow- fall bat there was in the north, so thess great ranges afforded sufficient grugs for the herds. The fact that dead cpttle was seen alopg the railroad indnces the hellof that the lossesare heavy. Investization shows that from Cheyenne to North Piatte, Neb., a distance of 200 m!les, aleo on the Jualesburg branch, 600 head were killed by traine; from Cheyenne to Evanaton, 400 miler, 300 weors killed, a total of 900 out of 650,000 iu the regiva. Daring the storm the cattle drifted to the railroad region. The lonrey thas fae will not excead 2 per ceni., and 90 per cont, o those are Inet your's Texas drive. The storm proved thet cattle will live through aoy winter, — an immense lot of stuff on hand. Some It reached 57 feet to-night. It is almost impoesible to find men enough to do the eleaning, Business is plck- ing up. The gas works are running to-night. The militla have been re- lleved from duty. The railways are all ranning from thelr own depots. Recelpts to-day were over $3 000, not tnoluding $3,000 from the New York rellef committee; $4 000 huve been wiven to Newport, §3,000 to Dayton, $2,000 to Lawrenceburg, 8500 to Guy- andotte and 8350 to Bellevill, Ky. e R A Ghiosgo 'Banking Firm. Speclal Dispatch to Tus Bxx, standpoint, and redress has baon promised. I do not desire the down- fall of any political party to advance another, but I want the responsibility to rest where it belongs. Nelither do I wish legislation that would be the means of retarding rallroad enter- priees or any corporate or private In. dustry, but Iwant a law eaacted that wili remedy admitted evils, I vote No.”—[J. R. RarcLirr, .BOGUS CLAIMS, LixcoLy, February 20 —In the house this morning a number of un- important bilis were passed, and one or « vo killed, Cricaco, February 20.—Rumors Tae bill to pay the miscellaneous | affscting the financial standing of the iteras of Indebtedness was passed by f(rlvnte banking house of Preston, a vote of 59 to 35, The followlng i | Kean & Co. were In circulation on the vote: the street to-day. Inquiries falled to Aves—Baboock, Barton, Berkley, |ellcit any confirmation to justlfy RBierbower, - Britton, Brown, Castle, | them, Late to-night the firm far- Chapln, Charleston, Colpetzar, Cook |nished the associated press with a of Nackolls, Cox, Davenport, Daw- |statement denylng that they were at son, Draperof Knox, Fablinger, Fleld, | all embarrassed. Franse, Gray, Grimstead, Grout, — Helmrich, Harrington, Hollman, Ho- mer, Jensen, Johnson, Kuony, Laird, Morgan's Donations. Special Dispatch to Tun B New York, February 20.—The late Lee, Luthy, Miller, Morrison, Nevllle, resolutions adopted, S that this senate would psss any kind of a steal, but he could find no takers. _ THE RAILROAD CROSSING BILL, which was passed the houge last n came up on its ficst readl; senate, aud was indefinltaly postponed. The fact that Judge Mason was em- ployed to help pass the bill did mors tokill it than any other thing, Son ator Batler opposed it on the groond ahat the same thing was embodied ir the genato railroad blll, and if tk house wanted this measure which pro videa that railroad esand build depote at all point where two railroads cross cach othe they can pass the senate railroad bill Bu‘ler sof and they will have it. Thatch offered to bet §200 hall put in switeh- Payne, Raiclifl, Robberts, Toche, | E2107 JICT8%, Deyionine M8 vife adilek, Savage, Schroeder, Sessions, | %0 % 3 h“vnh' Bwearingen, Tower, Walkor, friends and clerks in the office and Watis, Westcott, Whedon, Whiizel, $8,000. %o honasboll ‘serteaig. A8 Wisonberg, Worl and the speaker. | charity §705,000. The remalnder of ors—Armitoge, Ashby, Carnaby, (W, Ohristopherson, Olark of Donglas, the estato, valued in all at §6,000, 000, Olark of Colfax, Collins, Cook of Jef ferson, Denman, Dodd, Draper cf Oass, Froeburn, Gordon, Grover, Hatch, Haven, Howard, Jones, Mar tin, MeAlllster, North, Palmer of Dixon, Palmer of Saline, Ramey, Ranuey, Russell, Thomas, Thompson, Town, T'arner, Turtle, Werhan, Wolph Young. The following members win E. Morgan, Tt et The Mississippi Beoming. pecta! Diepatches to Ths Lina. Cairo, TN, »|es on the gage and rlsing pea haif an inch per hour, five inches of being as high as lae 8 r is given to the exeoutors in trust, the income to be paid his grandson, Ed- Fobruary 20.--The river at ncou to-day was b1 feet 6 inch- It suill lacks luto the room. In amoment the chil- dren ran ou’ at the bidding of the man., I followed, seeing all were es- caping. Many then, however, went to the atairs at the west side of the building, and were injured by falling over thostairs, where boys had broken down the balusters before them. There are about one hundred girls in my olass,” The sister in charge of the first di- vision, girls’ department, fourth floor, sald: T was not awara what was go- ing on until I looked out and saw the boys on my flcor running to the west side stairs and going wildly down, 7 heard the balusters give way, and ther. was about to turn to look to my charges, WHEN THEY ALL AROSE, as if seized with one fright, dashed past me recklessly and ran down the swalrs and hallways, I saw none of my girls Injured, They disappeared 80 quickly from my sight I hoped they had all escaped in safety.” This sieter appoared calm and com- pored, and seemed to have retained her self-possession during the trying moments of her harrowing experience The school s conducted by the Sis- ters of Notre Dame. The building i five storles high and hes nine class. rooms—seven for girls and two for boys. The rear of the school abuts the rear of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, which fronts on Third street, There are two stalcrways, one on the east and the other on the west end of the building, These stairways wero about three and a half feet wide, opened almost at the doors of the clags-rooms, but from the play-room in the center of the buildisg were ap- proached by A NARROW, DARK PASSAGEWAY, When the girls of the sesond floor rashed from thelr clsss rooms they had hardly reached the head of the stalrs whon the boys and girls from the uppor floors were upon them, All frautioally fouglit to zét down the nar row stalrways, The first were thrown heedlong to the bottom. Then as the crusi came from the upper floors on the esst side of the building, the bal- nstrade gave way and fell and with it full fifty children, thrown to the floor beneath, On these the others fell un- til they were piled up five feet high on The Blizzard in Toxas. Spocial Dispatch to Tis Brx. SaN AntoNI10, February 20 —The recent biizzard causod heavy losses of eattle in the country s)uch an weat, Italso raised the lo sheep in several counties fally 10 per cent. e —— Mo is a Detaulter. Special Dispatch to Tan Brx. Kansas Criy, February 20 —It now seems that Frank B, Noaff, the tawyer who left here for the east Jan- aary 22, and who has been missing since, 1s & defaulter. Plnkerton, the Chicago dotectlve, is working up the case. It is stated that, including the $5,000 in his possession at the time of dusappoerance, Neaff is short $16,000 in collections made for capitalists of Westchester, Pa. It is thought he left the eountry, His wife and three children hera ars in astraightened clr- cumstances, Frank James Spoctal Dispatch to Tun Brx. Kansas Omry, February 20, -The Times' spocial says Frank Jamos appearod 1n court to-dsy and was ar- raigned upon three indictments. He pleadod not guilty and after leugthy argument trlal was sot for the third Monday In June, Tne prisoner was remanded to jail. The Valus of a Foot. Spocial Dispatch to Tur Brs. New York, Febroary 20 —Mrs, Matilda Paulitect, a professional sing- er, received in the’supreme court a vordiot for $12, damagos, with 8500 extra allowance, from the Now York Centra) snd Hudson River rall- way compsny for injuries sustalned by an acoident which necessitated the amputation of her foot. Too Bich to ateh to Tk y no vruth in the story p that Vanderbilt is dangerovaly 1ll. is attending to business to-day, e ——— A Ratlroad Collision. Spectal Dispatch to T Lue. rond eollided this morning. t | top of each other, EXPLAINED THEIR VOTES: oar, It 1s hoped it will beat a stand d A tha: the ides of Mason belug employe Mr. Clark, cf Donglas--While some ere to-night: Officer Lambert, of the soclety for preveation of cruelty to animals, hap- of oll exploded burning the nigh mall bags from New York, was lojared. resolation adopted. The president appointed Dach, Case and Filicy as the committee 4o conduct this investiga tion which will begin work eacly to MOFrOwW, As the close of the sesslon ap- proaches members are beginning to realize the NECESSITY OF RATLROAD LEGINLATION thal will at least in part redeem the pledges mada by all parties during the late campaign. The railroad managers are massing all their forces and making desperate and deter- mined efforts to defeat every bill that seems in the least objection- able. For two days the anti-moncpoly whole body 1s disgraced if snch charg- [and the republican party was ca have toundatlon in fact, to do it. ~Now it lookw as_if The rules were suipended and the |1t was anything bat that. He coucluded by hoping the amendment would be dofeated and the bill would pass as !4 atands, Mr. Hownrd ex- pressed the opinfon that the ratiroads can well afford a roduction of 20 per cent on their frefght tariff. He cited the Union Pacltic statistios and other facts to sustain his position. Mr. Tower thought if we cat down * the rates in Nebraska they will raise them beyond the state. Mr. Howard retorted that the frelght agents admit you can make your own rates to the river, and beyond you get the pool rate, which will not be affected by our law, The debate was ocut short by ade journment, and the bill made the members have been trying to get the senate railway bill before the house, Every motion was opposed by the rallroad attorneys and cappers. Fi- nally the ouse wont into committee of the whele this afternoon, and after grinding out about fifteen senate billa reached the railrowd bill.. By this time.a score of railroad officials wero actively filibuat- oring against the bill on the floor and in' the cloak rooms, Conaspicuously promipent among these were Super- mtendent Holdredge, Charley Green, Oaptain “Phillips, Mr. Dawes, of the 3. & M, wnd N. P, Shelby and John John M. Thurston, of the U, P., Mr, P, Ireland, of the M.P.,und the super- intendent of the Omaha & St. Paul road, ) A RATHER NOVEL SPROTACLE was presented by the opelr communion of these railrcad men and mombers on the floor acting under tneir orders. The majority of the house got ita back up against these obatruetonists and when Gray moved to make the bill the specinl order for to-morrow morning Wolph ob,_ected on the ground that FURTHER DELAY MEANT: DRFEAT for the only railroad bill that had any virtue in it. The hoase by a large majority sustained Wolph and amid cries of “'Road” Giray moved to strike out the section limiting. the freight rate and 80 per cent ot the schedule rate of January 1, 1883; special order for to-morrow morning, TELEGRAPH NOTES. Spectal Dispatch to Tun Bnn., William G, Smith, an express mensen. ger, waa shot twice by a robber on the Al. bany & Susquehannah train, Smith had in posseceion $40,000. Twelve thousand, five hundred dollars is lv:(ng subecribed in Boston, and the ealls- from the flaod sufferers not being urgent, the committoe decided to stop colleuszlv The New York Maritime exchange o locted $590.fox the sufferers by the flood:| Ths Harvard<Wale boat race will take place at New London Thuraday after com~ mencement, The domocratic officers in Boston,. in- cluding the mayse, ask the demcoratic membetsof the legislature to give favora- ";l‘alc sideration to the woman suirage The Maine senite passed a bill allowing women to vote om sohool matters, The estimate-of the oxpenditures of the national government of Mexico for the next fisosl year 38 $27,000,000; receipts %135,000,000, Tho Maine eenate passed the constitu- tfonal prohibitory amendment. ‘A Murder and Suicidor Spectal Dispateh to. Tix, Brx, 8. Lom;x;fi:mq 20.—A most shocking tragedocourred at Spring- field, Mo., yestorday. Mrs, Till; Schaudea, the young wife. of Fun{* Schaudea, a cigar maker, ‘flflbg her- hue'iaud’s absence from hote shot her~. . three months old baby thrcugh the, Oook of Nucklls desired this blll| hoaq with n 4 calibre pistol and then. to go through in its present shape be-|fred another ball from the same. cause it was an experiment and if de- weapon into her own head. No causa. feotlve the railroads could produce proof the commiseion to show it was unjust, whereas if no limit was fixed the people had no means of producing atatistics to instruct the commission as to the injnstice of existing rrtes. = I¢ the proposed rate le.too high 1t can be reduced, Mr. Dawson believed that the legis- lature coald not delegate its power to establishing maximam, rates to & com- mission, and he qpoted from Cooley's that polnt. Ify the legislature could estimate all the losses sustatned by railways in comsequence of accldents, besides the opes ating expenses and first cost thoy could establish a just maximum rate, otherwise the attempt to legls- Iate was wrong aud he therefore hoped Gray's wotion would prevail, Franse—Now, is not this reduction of twenty per cent, arbitrary i Xt is bill making too much and propose to cut a mere guess by the friends of this They guess the railroads are is lmown for the act. —— A Tarrible Calamity Special Dispatch to Tun Lxx. Brackens, Texas, February 20.— Dy an explosion of & keroeene lamp. ln o farm house on the Bresidio creck, twelve miles from here, four childran, ages 2 to 7, were burned. to desth, land their mother, Mrs, Michael Mc- Donald, who was alone ia the house 'was compelled to witnesa. the scene, conatitutional limitation to sustainfthe flames having cut hea off from the children’s room, B Death of § J. Modill. Special Dispatch to Tun Bun.. Cuicaco, Febraary 20.--A yrivate dlspatch recelved here to-night from Qaincy, 111, states that 8. J, Medill, brother of Hon, Joseph Medill, and for many years msnaging edlior of the ©hleago Tribeme, died there to- day. He was euffering from consamp- tion, and his death has been momen- tarlly expected for some tiae, ———————— Baking Powder in Bottles. ry 20, ~There is | 08 ublished here | 2ud farmers in the back gounties an: He |#lving farmers & chanee to market | iilerablo extra expense, adopted the for- 1l Conn,, February 20.— |schedale rate you will confiscate the Anu:::;):;‘;‘ugl:::Jd lh: nigh{lrnghv. Sloux City and Elkhorn Valley road, | the tin can, and will preserve the strength train on the Daubury & Norwioh rail- | and the Omaha & St, A tank | we undertake to legislate on tarlffs No one down oll this, Fixing of nhodngu 'th: lnr;l(an'eonurnlol l:- amldi.h [!h‘: 5, unk u classify the | weeld, (the famous Rumford Chemic :::3',):0;:;3’;'&? ::,.i“hm.m' He | Works of Providence, 1t. I, manufacturs ers of Horeford Baking Powder, eto,,) an- knew a rallway in Nebraskathat Is v st m“‘"p"‘w" iyl LOSING HMUNDREDS OF THOUSANDY twenty-five yeara in putsing up bakin u year, 1f these men are already lon- | powders in tin and glass, shey are satisfe ing money for the benefit of settle: that & properly made glasd bottle has sev+ 4 eral advantages over the tin cau for that purpose, and the; e, therefore, at con their grain, it was manifestly wrong to | mer for the Horsford, cloke " those roads. The U, P i | The bobtles have n wide tmouth bo admit Cabiloes making ey, tho cahos |of & feaspoon, aad when empty wilba linos losing money. If you adopt the | {0und very convealoat for maoy housebold uses, The glass bottle is much cleaner than 9 { the powder much better, All buking a3l lines, Betore ‘&;wdu’:ngu\ly lose strength when ex. t | we want to know all about each road, e:m:’:n‘lh:&‘:‘-::odn;t\!' n‘l‘:‘h‘:\pmho‘%lr:: Jensen admlred the solf-sacrifice of | of powder in different oans, with which all these railroad companies, who have | housekeepers are familiar, B