Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1883, Page 1

A e En———. | - « THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. PRESENTING BILLS. le_ Honse Makes a Record of 1021 0 Two Days, Two-thirds Being Pension Bills, Mr. Belmont Asks for a Great Amount of Detailed Informa- tion on Revenue, Eto. Mr, Robinson Wants our Foreign Land Owners Inquired About, Also our " Lord Reotor,"” Two Days’ Work and the House De- cides to Rest Two Days. THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE, Wasiiveron, December 11.—In the senate this morning Mr. Aldrich a nounced that his colleague, Mr, A thony, wished to be sworn in immedi All the sonators arose and re- mained standing while Mr. Edmunds ad- ministered the oath. Mr. Sherman presented a bill for the encouragement of closer commercial re- lationship and the interest and perpetua- tion of peace between the United States, Republics of Mex Central and South America and Brazil M. Plumb presented a petition from colored citizens of Kansas setting forth tho disadvantages of their position in view of the condition of legislation and the decision of the courts and praying for additional legislation to protect their civil rights, Mr. Ingalls presented a petition for pensioning ex-prisoners of war and grant- ing soldiers and sailors who served ninety days in the late war 160 acres of land. Mr. Ingalls also introduced a bill to provido for dotermining tho cxistence and the vemoval of the inability of the president to discharge the powers and duties of the oflice. After an cxecutive session the senate adjournad. In exective session firmed Walter (. Gresham for postmas- ter-gencral. The president sent a large number of nominations to the senate, mostly rccess appointunents, among them Walter Evans for commissioner of intornal revenue, Benjamin Butterworth for commissioner of patents, Albert A, Wyman to be treasuror of the United States, Martin 8. Chaudler, surve; general of Minnesota, John W, Burdette, collector of internal revenue of the Fourth district of Iowa, Jacob Wheeler, collector of internal enue of the Bighth distriet of Tliinoi; 10U Speaker Carlisle was suffering from a severe cold to-day, and Mr. Cox, of New York, occupied the chair. The call of states, Lecinning with Massachusotts, where 11 call stopped yésterday, was procecdcd with, and the followiny bills mtrodu 4 By Mr. Lacey—To: establish a postal Aayings déposic as atbranch. of the post- oflice department. By Mr. (Galo—To atolish the duty on salt Brosdhead—To establish a tho senate con- By M. tod States mint at St. Louis, By Mr, Hatch—To establish a bureau of animal industry to prevent the impor- tation of diseased cattle and the spread of contagious discases among domestic animals; also to allow farmers and plant- ors to soll leaf tobacco of their own pro- duction to other than manufacturers without gpecial tax By Mr. Barnes all grades of sugar, By Mr. Robinson, of New York—A resolution of inquiry calling on the sec retary of the interior for information concerning the purchase of public lands by foreign noblemen, go called, and titled aliens, with their n2mes and amount of ed; also for information to house to formulate a law to t the establishment of land mo- To admit free of duty nopolies and landlord system in our country, and provide ing the public domain fall under the power of alions; ing on the tary of state for information whether our minis- terin { britain has received title of nobility cuch as **Lord Rector” from any foreign state, and whether such English “Lord” is retained in the service of the United States; also whether oflicers and gailors of the United States navy ren- dered service to the British navy in the recent bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt. By Mr. Cox, of New York—For the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. By Mr. Horr—To ostablish a board of commissioners of inter-state commerce s a bureau of the interior department, By Mr. Strait—To reduce the price of public lands within railroad limita, By Mr. Dockery—To exempt from custom duties all timber and lum- ber wused in the construction of houscs, fences, ships, barges and other boats. By Mr. Cassidy—To reorganize the legislative power of Utah territory; also to authorize the secretary of the {reasury to adjust cxpenses of Indian wars, By Mr. Ray—To reduce the fees of postoflico money orders. By Mr, Brewer—To provide for the widows of keepers and surfmen who lose their lives on duty in the life saving ser- vice, By Mr. Cox—A resolufion requesting the president to communicate to the with the correspondence Mexican government relative to Me: claims; @ letters from the Mexican minister at Washington and other corres- pondence relating to the new condition of things ¢ ed in Me: since the projected railroads put her in communi- cation with the United States; also a bil! to enforce the eight hour law; also a gen- eral amnesty bill; also a bill to abolish the test oath; also to reduce to one cent postage on drop letters, Mr. Bolmont introduced the following resolutios ctary o 1it to the hous statement of each question arising the ““Act to reduco internal revenus taxation aud other purposes,” approved March 3, 1689, that has boon preseutad to the trews- Uy, departinebt for deciion; and_ whengver such decision has been in writing a copy there- of, and each and every report in writing wade on the question, and that the secretery traus- mit to the houso on the first Mouday of month during the session information s far as the d ther with c for rospecting illegally exacte proceding mont! tests and appoa He also ed a resolution re- quseting the president to transmit to the house, copies of correspondence between this government and Great Dritain re- specting oxtradition of alleved fugitives from justice, which have taken place the president's of Decem- , 1876, a t extradi- tion under the treaty of 1874 had been | resumed, and that the aforesaid corre pondence bo accompanied with the pr tests of any new extradition stipulations submitted since 1876, General Slocum introduced a resolu- tion calling on the secretary of war for information as to the average number of commissioned officers in the United States army from the 4th of March, 1857, te the 4th of March, 1861, and from the 4th of March, 1877, to the 4th of March, 1881, together with the statement of the number tried by courts marshal during each period, the number of convictions, number of cases where thefindings of the court were disapproved or sentence miti- sllogod to be turing the pies of pro- OMAHA, NEB. WT THE TRIPARTITE POOL. {The Union Pacific, Rock Island and St Panl Agree to Cling fo Each Other Like Grim Death. A Twenty-Five Year Agreement Signed in New York, and Stocks Tumble. Other Members of the Iowa Pool Can Come In Out of tho Wet, but Or “Our Terms."” Peace Hangs by a Slender Thread ‘While War is Donl ed and Deflant. c-Broast- gated: also for the relief of Fitz-John Porter. By Mr. Hewitt—To secure a uniform standard of value, By Mr. VanAlsbyrneTo retire the trade dollars and for their recoinage. By Mr., Miller—To amend the immi- gration act. By Mr. Stevens—To establish United States courts in Indian Territory. By Mr. Hutchins—To authorize the retirement of General Alfred Pleasonton j neral. les—To repeal the internal revenue law; also to refund certain direct taxes on land collected of citizens of the late insurrectionary states. By Mr. O'Hara—To reimburse depo- sltors of the freedmen's savings trust company. By Mr. York—To appropriato the sur- plus money in the treasuryand all money hereafter derived from internal revenue to educational purposes. By Mr, Geddes—To provide increased revenue from imported wool. By Mr. Converse—To restore the rates of duty on imported wool. By Mr. Taylor (Ohio)—To increase the duty on wools of the first and second class, By Mr. Hurd—(ranting a pension to the widow of the late Gieneral J. B. Steadman, of Toledo. By ex-Speaker Koeifer—Proposing a constitutional amendment, providing that congress have power to pass appropriate legislation, to secure all citizens equal privileges, immunitiees, equal protection of the laws, and to prevent them beingde- prived of life, liberty or property without due process of 1 By Mr, Bingham- For the relief of widows of railway postal clerks killed in hargo of duty; also fixing the rate of postage on mailable matter to two cents for each ounce or fraction theroof; also a rosolution calling on the secrotary of the interior for information whether any railroad company which received vovernment aid, has granted or at- tempted to grant any other cor- poration or telezraph company the right to operate lines of telegraph belonging to said railroad company, so as to prevent that company from fulfill- ing its duties to the government and the paople, or from granting equa’ facilities in all respects to all persons or corpora- tions. By Mr. Kelley, of Pensylvania—For further limitation of the coinage of sil- ver dollars, By M. Rosecrans—Proposing a consti- tutional amendment suppressing polyga- n ny. )hy Mr. Curtin, (Pa.,)—To increase pensions of one armed and one legged soldiers, By Mr. Lawrence—For restoration of the tariff of 1867 on foreign wools. 2 By Mr, Smith, (Pa.)-To sustain the Coinuge of the silver dollars, By Mr. Mackay—Proposing a consti- tutional am and privilege 3y Mr. Me dollar a legal tender. 3y Mr. Houk—%o preserve the purity of the ballot, punish bribery and other offences against the elective franchises, By Mr. Youn or the appointment by the ker of a select committee to examine public land grants. By Mr. Warner—Abolishing the duty on matches, needles and brooms. By Mr. Reagan—To regulate inter- state commerce; also to allow the pur- chase of foreign built ships by citizens of the United States. By Mr. Miller—Granting a pension to the widow of Major-Gencral Ord, By Mr, Calberson—Granting right of way to the Gulf & Santa Fe railroad through Indian itory. By Mr, Devster—To amend the natur- alization laws; also providing for a treaty with the German empire, By Mr. Guenther—Providing for a commission of immigration. By Mr. Ouray—For transfer of Indian buréau from inferior to war department; also for election of territorial governors; also for admission of Arizona as n state. By Mr. Raymond—To establish the territory of North Dakota. Mr, Caine—For the admission of Utah as a state, There were 1,021 bills introduced yos- terday and to-day, Two-thirds of “the pension One of them bas been introduced congress since 1852, er laid before the house a message frem the president, transmitting & comimnun ion from the commissioner of Indian aflsivs, asking an appropriation of 60,000 for his burean, Referred. Also & message transmitting a communi- cation from the secretary of the interior in regerd to the urgent necessity for ac- tion on the part of congrees far moreade- quate prevention of trespass on Indian lands, Referred. The house adjourned until Friday, g Dorsey Disowned, Linrie Rock, Ark., December 11,— he atate central committee met to-day and elected ex-Governor Powell Clayton chairman, vice Torrans deccased. 'T'h committee unanimously declared 5, W. no long citizen of Arkansas nmendod Powell Clayton for the | national republican com- i Ly his removal. bills ~introduced to-day wero bills, mittee, caus . | Sliver Bank Troubles, Disver, Decomber 11.—C, P, Craw- ford, a bunker of Silver City, New Mex- ico, w tached this morning for $40,- 000, The Graut county bank, also of Sil- ver City has been closed and an assignee appointed, RAILROAD MATTERS, A TALK WITIHl PRESIDENT POTTEN, Crrcaco, December 11th. nnounce- ment that the twenty-five year compact had been signedin New York between the Union Pacific, Rock Island and Milwaukee & St. Paul roads is accepted as a fact and looked upon by other members of the Towa pool as tho culmination of the policy of the St.Paul road outlined by it when it gave its first notice of intention to with- draw from the combinationeone month ago. The officials here, however, do not think the terms of the tripartite agree- ment have been correctly stated, (ien eral Manager Potter of the Burlington, declared this morning he did not believe the roads had signed any compact which contemplated any attempt on their part to control all the business of the U. P, road and he did not believe the Union Bacific managers had authority to make any such agresment. In his opinion the compact provided that the three lines should maintain the divisions as between the Towa lines and the U. P. on through local business now in force. Mr. Potter ressed the opinion the entire af- s ly a street movement to “bear” Burlington stock in particular and that his rivals did not care to enter upon a career of open warfare. As con- firming the fact that the Rock Island and St. Paul roads have posted these issues for the present campa‘gn, the former road this morning notified the Borling- ton of its intentio to withdraw from the Towa passenger pool,” January lst which it had been a member the past fourteen years. It has given no sign of its contemplated retiring from the fri pool as well, but notice to that would not be whi ol idered as surprising h would place it on the same footing vith its confederate, the St. Paul compa- uy, at the beginning of the new year, and allow it perfect freedom of action against the other Towa roads. An adjourned meeting of the Omaha lines, which was set for Thursday of this week, has been postponed to Tuesday of next week, when the terms of the com- pact are expected to bo made known to other lines, and the fact of the aunounce- ment is made that they can join the new alliance is looked upon as a fiat on the part of the Rock Island and St. Paul roads that other roads can join the new pool but on terms proposed by them. This is the view of the majority “of offi- cials conversed with to-day and on the result of that adjourned conference, it is claimed, rests the certainty of peace or war. TERNS OF TUE AGREENENT. The agreement runs for twenty-five years, but it is terminable at a _shorter period, which shall not b less than five yours from date, and then only on one year's notice, so the agreement holds good for six years from date in any event, There is aclause allowing other roads of the present lowa pool to enter on such terms as the three contracting roads shall make. The agreement calls for an mterchango of all business oxcept such is designated to go by a certain route. he Rock Island and St. Paul are to get all Union Pacific traflic and that of the named roads must go to the Union There is a sub-agre tween the Rock Island and St. which calls for the pooling of Omaha business. Theso ngreemonts go into effect January 1, 1884, THE DEAL CONFIRMED, w Yo December 11,—The ning Post made inquiry into tho tripar- tite agreement at the oflice of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St Paul railway company. Vice-President Julius Wads- worth confirmed ths accuracy of the re- port. He gaid that Merrill had arrived and that the signing of the agrecment was completed yesterday, Wadsworth declined to state the particulars of the agreement or the length of the time for ch it was to run, saying it was ‘“m escrow” and would not e published, He added, however, that the door was left open 8o that the [Northwestern and other rvads could come into the arrange- ment, It is rumored on Wall street that the Quincy beging to cut rates to-morrow, THE EFFECT ON STOCKS, New Youk, December 11,-~The stock eavy and loweron the an- nouncement that the tripartite agree- went of the Union Pacifie, Rock 1 d and St Paul had been wed. The 8l agreoment is for 25 years. The lown pool will cease to exist Jan, 1, 1884, The C., B. & (., Northwi P bash will be permitted to Wall stroet accepts the new ment as meaning war, The Mail and Express says! 'The stock market was affectod at the opening by definite statements in regard to the Northwestern railrcad situation. Presi- Cable, of the Rock Island, an- Jlicitly that an agreement b dent b0 Union_Pacific, St Paul aud Rock Island had been signed by tho representative of each, The agreement was offensive and defensive in its nature, and would run for twenty-five vears, Ho had gigned it last Thursd Merrill and the represe ive of the Union Pacitic signed it Thursday, This insured a con- snummation of the agreement. Wabash, Burlington and Quiney, and Northwest- ern will be allowed to come into the agrcement on certain conditions. This aunouncement created u vory fever- ish feeling among a certain class of oporat Union Pacific was heavily sold and vigorously hammered by brokers supposed to represent the bear interest ESDAY MORNINC LN in the stock. On this hammering con- siderable Union Pacific was covered. There was & move to raid Northwostern, ing be St. Paul was more satisfactory to the s tho price declined more steadily than on auy day for sometime. The boars were very confident the Paul was the best sale on the list and pre dictions of a decline of 10 poits were current. There was a great effort to get the terms of the agreoment, but the railroad managers declined to give detailed information. They were in clived to consider it favorable, rather than unfavorable, in its bearing upon the market, Cable snid it was & grand thing for Union Pacifie, and thought it would bo good for Rock Island. Representa tives of St. Paul are vory well satisfied with the result. Northwest people alone oxpressed dissatisfaction. No definite information from Burlington & Quincy headquarters conld b obtained. Union Pacific officials maintained their usual roticence. ADMISSTON TO CHICAGO, Cuicaco, Docember 11.—Tho ity council last night passed an ordinance per- mitting the Chicago & Evanston railroad to lay a track from the city limits to ¢ nect with the Chieage, Milwaukeo & St. Panl tracks, thus giving it admission to the Union depot in the heart of the city. The wmatter has been in dis- F"m for a long time, and has boen tho cause of a number of riots, the citizens tearing the tracks up. The road is merely a suburban line, 14 miles long at present, but it is understood to bo a starter for a trunk line to the north, THE BIG POOL. Tt is roported here that George W. Ristine, commissioner of the trans-cont nental association, held a conference tw or three days ago at San Francise with representatives of the Missouri river lines, at which he stated he would rigidly énforco the agreement not to pay street commissions or rebates of any , and that if any lines refused to abide by the decision he wonld order the tickefs ofl sale. All linee interested accept the de: cision, except the Chicago & Alton, ——— IT IS NEEDED. Senator Mandersof Dridge Bl Special Dispatch to Tir DR, WasniNoroy, December 11, Senator Manderson this afternoon introduced a bill to authorize the construction of a briduye across the Missouri river at a point betweon the north and south line of Douglas connty and_accessory worka for the channel way. It was referred to the committee on commerce. The in corporators are S, R. Johnson, Charles Turner, Milton Rogers, Joseph Barker, " A. Schneider, John McCreary, John Collins, William A. Paxton, of Ne- braska: Georgo T. Olivor, of Penusyl- vania; J. D. Cook. of Ohio; A. 1. Lea- vitt, of Michigan; G. E. Griflith, of Kansas; William W, ‘Snow, of Massa- chusetts; J. M. Parker, and Georgo H. Marsh, of Iowa, The bridge is for rail- way, wagon and foot passengers, and the plans must first be approv thoe sec- retary of war, A similar bill will ‘be introdused in tho A5 Wegver, | Congreesinati Valgittine leavey for No. | braska to-nigh i CHASE, e Fire Record, Prrrssunc, Pa,, December 11.-The Butler, Pa., court house took fire this morning at 8 o'clock, and in two lhours was totally destroyed, leaving the walls and huge pillara” standing bare. The cupola, a hundred feet high, which con. tained the large bell and clock, fell with a tremendous crash. Two accidents hap- pened during the progress of th fire, one to Curt Smith by the falling of a ladder and the other to C. M, Steinway, a fire- man, who was cut on the head aiid badly burned. Smith’s injuries fatal. The building was erected in 185 and cost £50,000; fully insured. Misskavolss, Decomber 11, — The | Minneapolis Tribune specinl s, tho | now Kirkwoodg hotel and Smith & M Dermott’s saloon, were burned at Car rington, Dakota, this afternoon. The | hotel was completed about a month ago | at a cost of 322,000, The furniture was | mostly saved, Insurance $1,200, The citizens fought the flames with BIOY o wat being available, Loss on saloon 3,000 partly insured. DixN , Col,, December 11, Potter & Co.’s gen Payne, !l store in Gieorge- | town, near Mexico, was burned yester- day. Loss, 840,000; insurance ,000, Prirseuna, Pa., December 11,—A dis- patch from Butler, Pa., reports the cous house burning., Al eriminal court rec ords and a large number of important, or- phans court instruments were destroy The building was insured for $28,250. Work of rebuilding will bo commenced at once. e Parms For Soldicrs, WasHinaron, December 11.—Repre. sentative Hill will introduce a bill at the carlicst opportunity, providing surviving mombers of the late war, including pri- vates, non-commissioned oflicers, and | commissioned, ofticers be entitled to pub lic Jands in allotments graded according to the length of servic Widows and minor children of deceased soldiers will be entitled to the amount that would have Lern under this law allotted to their husbands or father., The allotments of land are di- vided as follows: Those who eulisted for th rs or daring the war and served twelve months or were honorably discharged after a shorter gevvice for dis- abilitiesine: orvice, 160 acres;those enlisted 122 and who actually ved 9 months, or were discharged after a shorter period for disabilitios incurred in line of duty, eighty acrce; those en- listed three months or who were honor- | bly discharged hefore the expiration of | the term of service, forty acros, o Soie Lynching. A1, D ling eays ¢ CINoIN from Whe who was 4 Bill IKKinne; quitted of wurder at Wost Cuion, y rday, was taken from the jail by @ mob and hung st night, [t is ieported the woh started for Clarksburg, where a sin of Kin is in jail con icted of manslaughter, with the inten- tion of hauging k etz Snow in Me SaniiLio, Mexico, D was 4 inches deep at Saltilla last evening. The occurence s unprecedouted greatly alarmed the more supe and inuocent Mexicans, It is r 4 feet deep in the mountain gorgea, but the stock was fairly well taken. Sell- | r 11,—A special | 1y DECEMBER WASHINGTON WAIFS. Kellogg was Realy and Bager for Trial, of Conrse, bat the Much Wanted Walsh, Oh! Whera is He? duced tho Past T Explained. » Days | Mr, Loring's Figures Showing the Value of our Forest Products Over Crops and Metals, Mr.Vaneo I'roj oses to Make it V for Users of Free Paswes, CAPITAL NOTES, SHERMAN'S COMMERCIAL nL, WasuiNaron, December 11, — Mr, Sherman's bill for the encouragement of commereial relations with South Ameri- can states provides that the president be authorized and requested to invite the Republics of Mexico, tral America, South America and the Empire of Bra to sond delegates to a convention in Washington during 1884, to considor tho best mode of establising, on a firm and lasting basis, peaceful rociprocal com- mereial relations, adopting mensures con- sidered most practical to promote the construction of an international railrond to connect the countrios named with the United States, £50,000 to be appropri- ated to defray the expenses. SENATOR ANTHONY'S CONDITION, itor Anthony accompanied by his physician visited tho capitol to-day.~ He uired the assistance of friendly arms » reach the elevator and passing thence to the senate chamber. His appearanco however is more encouraging to his fricnds than published accounts of the press led them expect THE ACCEPTABLE MEN, The committee of Mexican vetorans to-day submitted to Speaker Carlisle the namoes of Townshend of Illinois, Le- fevre, of Ohio, and Broadhead, of Mis- souri, with a statement, that if either of them should be appointed chairman of the committeo on pensions he would in their opinion fully advance tho interest of the veterans in the matter of pensions, AN OPENING. K. W. Austin of Tennessce has re- signed the position of assistant door- keeper of the houso to accept the special agency in the treasury department. BONDS REDEEMED, Over 3,000,000 of bonds embraced in the one hundred and twenty third call were redoemed to-day, OUR P ST PRODUCTS, The annual report of the commissioner of agriculture in urging the importance of forest culture says: “‘The total value of the forest products of tho United States for the census year is estimated at $700,000,000. In'other words the forest products exceed the value of our crgps of hay, rye, onts, barloy, buckwhent, potatoes and tobacco, and taken together they amount to ten timos the valuo of the gold and silver which we make so much account of, and to more than three times the value of the precious minerals, coal and other minerals combined.” A NEW COMMISSIC The bill introduced by Mr. Hoar to es- tablish a board of commissioners of inter- commerce as a bureau of the in- terior department provides for the ap- ointment ot three commissioners at a salary of 87,600 each, to investigate com- plaints of discrimination in railroad cha FINING PRICES OF LANU The bill introduced by M ratt to reduce the price of public lands within ilway limits fises tho prico at 1,25 por acre, lands now subject to pre-emption entry $2.50, the prico being increased by reuson of proximity to railroad O'DONNELL'S CITIZENSILE. so of O'Donnell was considered inet to-day. 1t is learned that linghuysen some d to T % eitizenship, and 3 instructions were telegraphod O'Don further him. A FILEE PASS BILL, The Vance Lill to promote the faithful administration of public oflices provides for the punishment by a fine not exceed- ing £5,000 and dismissal from office ¢ any oflicer under the United States gov- erninent, executive, legislative or judicial, who shall reccive from any railroad, banking or telegraph company, free passes, tickots or stock, The bill introduced by Hopkins for the establishment of a bureau of labor sta- tistics, provides for the appointinent of a commissioner at a sulary of §4,000 to collect labor statistics and make an an- nual report to congress and the president, PAYNE'S PENSION BILL, The bill by Payne provides that wid- ows of soldiers of the late war who are now entitled to a pension by reason of the death of their husbands in the army, and who lost ono or more sons in the ariny, the sony huving been less than 21 years of at the time of death, be tated as second class pensions and be entitled to the same pensions now paid soldiers who lost an arm at or above the elbow, or a leg at or above the knee, A DOLLAR BILL, The bill introduced by Skiuner pro- i endment to the silver t of 1878, ko s to authorize o of dollars of the weight of grains 1 andard sil RETIREMENT OF LEGAL The bill introduced by Hut vides for the retirement of all le der notes of alowerdenominationt TENDERS, hins ASK CONCIESS ABOUT IT, Secretary | letters, concernix rant, that it is bes ishes to have it eller is receiving 80 wmany be Texas Pacific land moying, and understood that as ress I8 DOW B the whole matter of the 201~ gress for action, and persons feeling an interest in the determination of cascs should address congross on the subject, | | j | and not him, KELL ASK FOSTEON Judge Wylie in giving his decision in the Kellogy star route case to-day said 12, 1883, The Provisions of the Bills Intro-| tho statoment that it is expected sonn to sccure Walsh's attondance, was rathe: hope than an expectation. By Walsh's own d ration he was determined not to appear unless certain conditions nawed in hia letter to the president are complied with and the court had no knowledge whother these conditions would be complied with or not. 1t ap- peared to him that the motion ought to be ove 8 it would be unjust to dofon after preparing for trial and Dringing his witnesses here, to keep him nt court until the absent witness may be found. ~ He thought it would bo very oppressive to require defendant to come into court when the government gives notice that they aro ready. Ho thought this ~ an unusual motion, To postpono the caso indefin itely would be an order without prece donit.Dofendant insists upon having an immediate trial, and his counsel declare he is read, 'he court could not make that ord The court had no power to force the attorney of the United States to enter a nolle pr 8o Tong as he did not chooso to enter a nolle pros the court could not enter one. It was true that in an extreme case the court might direct the jury to be empancled against the pro- test of “the government. Then, if the government were not ready, the jury could acquit. Ho would not foree the government into a trial, and the only course undor the circumstances was to postpone the caso. e NERAL FOREIGN NEWS, ACTIVE OPERATIONS, Paus, December 11.—The deputies adopted the budget of the ministry of war. 1t is belioved Admiral Courbet has begun active operations, SEEK A RESPITR Loxnos, December 11, Every offort is making by the friends and counsel of O'Donnell to prosure a respite from the homeo retary. Charles Russell, chief counsel for O'Donnell, has written a lot- tor to Gladstone foreibly drawing atten- tion to the communication from Sullivan in reference to jon of the jury on matter and O'Donnell’s counsel alloged misapprohens Judge Denman's chary has bean laid before Ha The ortant inquiries are proceeding, ivan writes The Pall Mall that it is essontial for him to seo the jurors who convicted O'Donnell that ho may ascortain the correctneess of the statements which has been made in Russell's correspondence with the gov- ernment but says the solicitor is still un- able to find them. Sullivan s doubt the members of the jury would came forward if they knew tho life or death of O'Donnell hung upon the issue. For want of this information ten days of the sixteen remaining have been lost., Guy's appenl through the press for the addresses of the jurors was sent to the principal newspapers but waa published by only ono. Sullivan expresses indig- nation at such treatment and says, all means of -knowing the jurors have been denied defendant’s counsel during and since trial. THE ACCEPTED TIME. Loxvoy, December 11.—The Paris cor- respondent o:d"l;l.e’l nuuTunyn: After the vote yeste! on_the Tonguin cred- ita bill, it must abandan alt hopo of France rotreating. The time has come for the neutral powers to dispel the il- lusions of the Chinese, and urge upon China the necossity of conciliation. A BURNED TATER. Camo, December 11— Mahmoud per Pasha, commander of the troops defeated by the hill tribes, has been re- lieved, Sulliman Pasha Niazi, the Crimen veteran, succeeds him. SERVIAN INSURGENT: Berarang, December 11, radical editor and deputy condemned to death for participating in the recent revolt had their sentences commuted by the ki I'wo other radicals woro sentenced to 8b yoars' imprisonment enc THE PARNELL BANQUET, Dunnay, December 11.—The banquet to-night in the rotunda to Parnell, when the national tribute will he presonted, woll us more distant pla Five hun- dred and eighty tickets were sold, Cireat precautions will bo taken to prevent oth er than members of the National league entoring the rotunda. The lord mayor presides, GERMAN PROTECTION, Bextry, December 11,—The North German Guzette, in referving to the statement that o G in_willing_to co-opor protect their su erman government o with Lugland to ots and intorests in China in the ovent oi war betweon France and China “The sole ob- joct of such co-operition is the pro tion of Kuropeans in the event of an out k like that at Canton, e SALVATION I8 NOT FIEE Kinaeron, Ont., December 11, - Re Dr. Wilson, attending the Salvation Army wmoetings, was dismissed from the curacy of St. George's cathedral. Members of the congregation are signing a petition for the doctor’s re-instatement, Others threaten to leave tho church if the doc- tor returns. KCARED BY A GUNBOAT, Sukz, December, 12,—There is great excitement ab Suakim in consequence of tne expected night attack of the Knglish gunboat Ranger throwing rockets over the town to scare the rebels, TTHE DYNAMITHRS, Loxvon, Decomber 11.—The govern- ment inspector of explosives suys of the sxplosions in the Metropolitan under- groundrailway, that the dynamite charges wore dropped from the train, In the Praod strost case the chargo exploded prematurely. The outr lave a dis- tinet connection with the glow and elsewhere. TENNYSON'S T Loxnox, Decamber 11 Tennyson’s titlo will be B Denycourt, of Aldworth, DOWN IN 804 i1 is reported AN, grams were exchanged botween the for Purkey regarding Boudan, REPOLFED FOUN L, Camo, Deogmber 11, the body of Hicks Pasha was found with one hand, grasping a & revolver, El Mahdi’s fou o8, it is said, taing from Elobeid, |and his witnesses in attendance on the | | g | outrages of on Tenuyson The Post understavds important tele- zn secretary and British embassador to 1t s reported ord, the other & marohed, or will warch, into the moun- NO. 150, * SHUT DOWN. {The Troule & fho Cinada Pacifio Sulminatos in 4 Stopyage of all Work and e Traius, | Managing Officers take Places | On an Engize for a Trip. Hundreds of Men Out of Work by a Stoppage of Coal Mining, and Families Destitute, Enforced Llleness and Extreme Suf- fering Tikely to 1tesult AT A STANDSTIL No Canada Pactii and the Shops Trains Running hut Down, Wissirka, Manitoba, Decomber i1, — The entire business of the Canada Pacific railway is at a standstill, no trains are moving and the workshops are all skut down. Tho troublo is owing to the policy of rotrenchment adopted by the company recently. A deputation of engineers waited upon Superintendent Egan yostorday and submitted a schedule of wages they demanded. Egan prom- ised to submit the petition to (ieneral Manager Van Horn, which would take ten The deputation said they would give him 24 hours to decide or he would have to deal with Arthur, of Cleveland, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engincers. Fgan replied that he would decide in 24 seconds, and accordingly sent out an. agreement for the men to sign, accepting the wages offered by the company This morning the ongincers went to the round bouse as usual to take their engines and were asked to sign the agree- ment, They rofused and returned to their homes. To-day Egan issued an order to close all the workshops along the line, and at noon 3,000 men walke out. This | recautionary weasure is to protect the property of the company from destruction. ~ The TLocomotive Brotherhood held n mecting yesterday, and decided to hold out against the com- pany. Engineer Stall abandoned his train at White Mouth, on tho: edstern division, and the mail south was sent to Emorson by a sloigh this morning. There is groat inconvenience to the traveling public. The company has telographed east for engincers, but it is feared there will be trouble when the new engineers. arrive, A train left for the south to.night with: Master Mechanic Iteid as engineer and. Superintendent Egan firoman and'R, B. Hartstone, chief of tho commissary de- partment, assistant fireman, Stopping Coal Mining. Pirrspura, December 11.—The an- nouncement is made to-night that alk csal mines along the Monongahela: river will l\llmflld qngmfion- thil ok for an maennite period owing to a depression of the coal trade. In the four pools there are 76 pits and if these close down over G000 men will be thrown out of employment. The depression isthe result of unseasonable weather and the over- stocked markets here and at lower points. Operators say there is no demand for coal and that prices are so low they can’t afford to sell. The miners are much depressed at the tum affsirs have taken, many of thom not having saved anything will be without the necessaries of life. 1 to Death, Preosnura, Decembor 11, —Shortly after 11 o'oclock lnst night, the frame secupied by John Echart and wife at | ok, Pcnnsylvania, was destroy- ed by firo 1t wos supposed the inmates all escaped, as during the progress of the fire no sounds wero distinguishable in the burning house, but after the flames were subdued, the charred romains of Mrs, Echer woro found in the ruins. The un- fortunate woman was addicted to the use of alcohol and opium, and it is betoved while under the influcnce of one or the Burn other of these opiates she fell aslecp. A lamp sot fire to the building. —— i illed at a Pop. Fraxwronr, Ky., December 11.—Re= ports from Fields’ Stillhouse on the Cam- lund river sy lnst week fonr men be- | came dru ik thero and engaged in a fight. | W. T Tields scpareted them and or- dered the party to leave, which they re- fused to o, s then drew o pistol and shot all of thew, Matt Knight killed instantly, Jevso Kuight died nexe day, and Major Duy and John Jenking | cannot live. iokdy escaped - Catarrh. At this soason of tho yoar everybody has a cold and somo very bad ones, * By fr Xposuros the nosa b tive, and Relicl nisy bo arilla, eiuning so far the catarrh in was Ringing and Bursting Noises Bomctimes the hoaving in my loft ear cars ago, 8bout this sesson of 1 was tn my head. was affected. thy year, I b an to use Hood's sureapariila. away, but 1 contiied to uso it folt my “wysell cured.—Mre, Eliza H. Lowell, Muss. Jorome Brownell merchant victors, Ontario county, N, 41 have been troubled with that distressing com Laing, catarrh, and bave boen usiing Hood's Sarsa 00 it une of the hest remedios 1 bhave My troublo Lay lastail ton years, and nover could gobwny rellel until 1 eommenced to use Hiood's Sarsaparilia.'—Martin S141d, Chicago, i} Dange. from Catarrh ount and exient of the Serofu- Guestionadly many deathy from tracod o neglocted catarrh. listross, prostrated and coughing kg iso discharges copiously Dopends upan the Tous 1o consump arilla corrects the ca- hargiug the poleon trom the L Asough nature's greet outlots, so | that healthy, scuad Liood reaches $te membriues and is wholosome tarzh by s ¢ | Hooas Sarsaparilla Sold by druggigte, $1: six for §6. Propared by G, P e R AR ey