Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1884, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE FHIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB, WEDESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1884, NO 179, / OVZR THE RIVER. Goverkor Sberman Strongly Recom- mends Probibition, And Sharply Alludes to the Lost went down, ealling the Twentieth Gen eral assembly together. Hon. Robert Smythe, of Polk county, was elected temporary speaker of the house. The main facts as to the organization of the house, and the scttloment of the ques- tions in regard to the different positions tobe filled, I gave you in my dispatch Sunday morning, There seems to be no change whateverin regard to the position, Hon. John A. Kasson, member ot con- RIVER IMPROVEMENT. The Work Done and to be Done on the Mississippi. The Senate Select Committee's 870, o+ which timo these depths were first obrained, The depths thus required havo been maintained, except for about 70 days in all since July 8, 1870, There has boen no deficiency since September 1, 1882, as your committee was inform od by the government inspecting officer whoro duty it is to veport all deficiencies in quarter yearly certificatos defining the locality and length of time they have ex- isted. “BURNED IN OIL. A Horrible Calamitv on & Pennsyiva- niia Railroad, A Waste Stream of 0il Fired by largest cottoncorporation of Woonsacket, of a reduction of 12 per cent in wages to take effoct February 1. The rubber works here and at Moelville, employing 1,500 hande, began running on half time to-day. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Mr. Van chl;s Railroad Rates Regu- lator, The Senate Disouss R — GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, REINFORCEMENTS FOR BQYDT, Loxnox, January 15, —The display of onergy at Woolwich arsenal and the the Meat Amendments from this ‘district is here, but that Report, The committeo states that whilo it was an Engine. arrival there of immenso stores, such as Question, ; Bhano significance whatever in connec- - in the vicinity of the jotties three large —_ aro roquired Ly an ary on the mareh, i o e 158 110 RgrioRuOs, &l ; _ | steamers passed out bound to foreign ; has iven rise to the belief that the Eng- i Allison Receives o Unanimous |topn itk senatorial mattor v cas. | Tho Effeot of the System of Jet~ | jugair foavily Inden, ono of them The Oars Enveloped in Flames |jiiy ainet has decided to dis patch rain. The House Talk of Tmproving TR won is here because he is to delivet the ties. carrying the heaviost load of cotton over Instantly. forcements to the army in Egypt. A the Mississippi. Nomination. S3dsest on Thurslay sftenioon ab the taken to sea_at one time, the cargo con- s mountain battery with harness and pack T G dodication of our magnificent oapitol g sisting of 160,000 bales of cotton and ., |teddles for camels was shipped to-day. g i T building. Mr. Kasson was ono of the|The Recommendation for Further|other freight cqual in bulk to 3,000 bales Passengers Burned to a Crisp in CASTELAR CRITICISES THE KING, A Flood of Pertinent Inquiries The Hawkeye Legislature Roady |y, unchest friends Des Moines had at the more. A g s liin 4 Bisuss MabRip, January 16.—In the cham: Poured In for Business. time the location of the now cabitol Work. The recommendations of the committee ying pe. ber of deputies to-day Castelar oon: V building was before the legislature. = He i ara brief, - The report says the commit- e demned King Alfonso’s visit to Germany AT BT did more than any one man in Towa to too united with the commission in the Varions Happenings in the State and Its Capital. THE I0WA LEGISLATURE RENOMINATION OF ALLISON. Special Dispatch to The Bee. Des Morxgs, January 15.—At the re- publican caucus to-night Senator Allison was nominated for United States senator by acclamation. There was great en- thusiasm. Merchant, of Cedar Rapide, was nominated for state binder on the fifth ballot; Roberts, of Fort Dodge, for state printer; Colonel Crosley, of Web- ster City, for warden of the Fort Madi- son penitentiary, and E. Martin, of Ana- mosa, was nominated for warden of the Anamosa penitentiary. All the nomina- tions are equivalent to an election. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. General Press Dispatches. Des MoiNks, January 15 —At a re- publican caucus of the legislature to- night Senator Allison was renominated for United States senate by acclamation. Every republican member in the legisla- lature was present and the nomination was made amid great enthusiasm by a rising vote and every one of the ninety- one members rose and voted in the af- firmative. Prolonged and repeated cheers greeted the result, Senator Alli- son was sent for bya committee who secure its location in Des Moines, and it iv very fitting that he should deliver ~ the address at the time of - its dedication. The inaugural cere- monies take place at the same time, and preparations ona grand scalo are being made to celebrate the occassion which has so much of interest centered in it. Four military companies, one from Mus- catine, one from Boone andtwo from this city, the best companies in the state will do escort duty, The exercises occur at 2} o'clock Thursday. In the evening the building will be lighted ;from base- ment to dome and a grand reception ten- dored by Governor Sherman, Lieuten- ant Governor Manning and other notable personages, It will be Towa's gala day. The weather promises to be very fine. On Wednesday of this weck the stato organization of the W. C. T. U. will hold a meeting in the Grand Opera House, which will be addressed by Mrs. Willard, of Chicago, Mr. John Malian, of Mus- catine; Mrs. Anna Malian, of Muscatine; Bishop Hurst and Dr. E. R. Hutchins, of this city, and others. The meeting is areception to the members. They ex- pect that the first legislation on any sub- jest will bo the repeal of the wine and beer clause, which will settle for a time at least the questionof temperance which is uppermost just now. Next week Wed- nesday and Thursday the State Temper- ance Alliance_ is here in full force. Both socities claim that in no sense are they here to inflnence members of the legislature on the temperance question. They consider that question settled and A Separate and Distinet Bill for the Approprintions, —— SSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE. WaASHINGTON, January 15.—The re- port of the select committee of the sen- ate, appointed by resolution of February 22d last, to examine the improvements in progross on the Mississippi river and methods employed in making them, was presented to the senate to-day, The committee consisted of Senators Logan, Jones, of Nevada, Sawyer, Jonas and Walker. The report recites the meeting in Chicago, October 27th, beginning work at Rock Island and taking testi- mony there, at Burlington, Keokuk, Quincy, Alton, St. Louis, Cairo, and points below to New Orjeans. The first part of the work treated of by the committee is that begun between St. Paul and the m)uth of the Illinois river, u description follows of the ob- stacles to the navigation of this stretch and the work done toward its improve- ment, and which has received almost unanimous approval by river men. In regard to the large appropriations recom- mended, the committee says: ““Your committee are persuaded that the work of improvement 1f worth doing at all is worth doing well, and to secure thoroughness, permanency and économy in its prosecution a uniform system must be adopted and adhered to.” Your committes does not propose to suggest. solutions of engineering prob- The Terrible Struggle for Lite by the recommendations made in the late report Frantic Passengers, to the secretary of war, In conclusion the report says: ‘‘Your committoe has not deemed it within the provinee of their mission to pass upon the merits of the engincering plans now in process of execution on the Missis- sippi river. In view, however, of the good work already done, and manifest results achieved and reasonable hopes of further benefits to be derived from them by general navigation, commerce and trade, it is recommended that 8100,000 beappropriated for the improve- ment of the river between Cairo and the mouth of the Illinois, and $100,000 between the mouth of the liinois and St. Paul, and for the improvement of the river between Cairo and the head passes, such sums as have been named by the Mis- sissippi river commission in its report to the secretary of war now before the senate as being necessary to the further prosecution of the work going on in that district under their supervision. Itis further recommendgd that these as well as all future npmerintiunn for the im- provement of the Mississippi bo made subject toa bill separate and distinct from the one embodying the general ap- propriation for rivers and harbors.” AN OIL FIRE. THE TERRIBLE DEATHS IT CAUSED. Brapeorn, Pa., January 15.-—A ter- rblo affair occurred on the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzna railroad, this morning, rosulting in the death of several passen- gers and _horrible injuries to others. stream of waste oil was floating from a tank across the track when a passenger train from Wellaville for Bradford ran into it setting it on fire. The train was immediately enveloped in flames, the track for a distance of 100 yards being covered with oil. It is believed that gas from the oil coming in contact with the fire box of the engine exploded, firing the oil, which spread on the hurricane winds and enveloped the doomed train, which in an instant was » mass of flames. So intonse was the heat that the windows cracked and fell in, In less time than it takes to write it a passenger coach and a baggage car were converted into a seeth- ing, hissing fire. It was a terrible mo- ment. The coach was filled, and there was a rush for the doors, but the heat was 50 intense that the panic-stricken passengers were driven back and forced their way through the windows to the landing in the snow, A relief train with surgeons and cots were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival a terrible sight pre- sented itself. The passenger coach and baggage car were smoking ruins, and the MURRAY'S MESSAGE. HE GIVES THE SAINTS SOME ADVICE. Sarr Lake, January 15— Governor Murray in his mossage to the Utah legia- lature this afternoon referred to the present session of that body as being declaring it was inopportune betraying hostility to France. Me charged the Sagasta ministry with becoming tools of Germany, and said when alliances were concluded they should be with England and the United States. He declared if the majority of the cortea opposed the projected reforms it would be at the risk of & revolution. Castelar was called to order for attacking the emporor of Germany. Bills Presented Qovering a Multls tude of Important Subjects. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SENATE, Wasnixaron, January 16.—In the senate this morning, a petition of citizens of Kanens was presented asking for a constitutional amendment granting wo- man suffeage; also a petition of citizens of Minuesota, praying that colonies of fam- ilies be allowed to lay out villages on public lands, in order to establish co-op- erative industrial societios. Mr. Logan (rep. Ill.) from the select committee on improvement of the Mis- sissippi river presented its report. Or- dered printed. Mr. Van Wyck (reb. Neb.) introduced a bi'l providing that rates on the Union and Central Pacific roads be reduced to ono-half the average rates existing in 1882 and 1883 without regard to claasi- fication. Mr. Anthony's (re{:. R. 1.) resolution concerning the prohibition of the impor- tation of healthful American meats was then considered. Mr. Logan stated that for nearlyjfour years our meats have been excluded from France and Germany and yet an examination by experts of all meats of the different countries, ours proved the best. He did mot wish to counsel any course inconsistent with a proper line of policy, but his own judg- ment was that after the failure of four CASTELLAR AND FREE TRADE, Loxnox, January 16.—Castellar, in an interview, said: Like a majority of the Spanish republicans, I am favorable to freo trade as a means of improving our relations with England, France and the United States. These are our natural friends. The English speaking race on both sides of the Atlantic have no better friend than myself, even though I some- times dissent from their foreign policy. Mabwip, January 16,.—At a banquet last evening to free trade leaders to cele- brate the conclusion of commercial trea- ties between Spain and various countries, the ministers of foreign affairs, finance and interior were present. Great stress was laid upon the beneficial effect the provisional treaty with America will have upon Spanish trade. FRANCE AND CHINA. Pans, January 15.—Two attaches of the Chinese legation in Spain and the United States are visiting England and France, and The Figaro'infers the visit is connected with the offer. of the United States to mediate between France and y a o : of tl I TATOR AT babley, Wbaving || SE years of diplomacy to sot the matter soon roturned, escorting him o the hall. | | ¥ tha mombers do not darc, on the loms. 1t intends simply to guard the | *'ono of extraordinary interest tothe peo-| (UG ™ o Thiete™ somersautt, 1t| Chine. right, the only way to meet the difficulty e ";;‘;;;gi;:;hbgfe(;‘fi;‘:,‘,?::’::‘;- ground of party policy, to refuse to give | scnate against the habit of logislation | plo of Utah and tho country ot Iarge. o™ gefinitely known that only TURKISH CONTINGENTS, was by exciuding from the United 1 ar- oy, RaLsy 8 vhich tanakito ertteriaw 1 ia. | The manner of conducting our elections b5 b f T St tain 1 tations in| penter, tho chairman, and addressed the | tho state prohibitory legislation of some Hom i Foable desliory wad APDIOPIIA: | o Riture will bo mads dopendont on | Liree | Pastengors, all women, were| Camo, January 16.—1t i decided to| B8 (ST CRECRRLOIL CORIE convention ina short aud eloquentspeoch. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. Des Moisges, Ia., January 15.—The genate met at 10 this morning. The committee on credentials reported, and the senators were sworn in by Licuten- ant Governor Manning. A permanent organization was then affscted by elect- ing the officers named by the ropublican caucus last night without opposition. Mr. Smith offered a concurrent resolu- tion fixing the time for canvassing the votes of the last election for state officera at 10 a. m. Wednesday. Adopted. Seats in the new senate chamber are to beassigned by lot. The house concur- rent resolation for appointment of a joint committee of arrangements for the wauguration was adopted. Senators Smith, Caldwell and Henderson were ap- pointed. On assignment of seats Sena- tors Rothert, Hemenway and Johnson were named. Yesterday morning at about 9 o’clock an explosion took vlace in the Equitable block which might have proved fatal if it had occurred a few moments later. The janitor of the Equitable block, a large block just north of the post office owned by Polk & Hubble, smelled gas when he went into the building. He hunted every place but could find no trace of it. When the booker of the Equitable Life Insurance company came in and opened tne vault at about 8 o'clock, the leak in the gas was found to be there. The jet in the vault was lighted as usual, and burned for more than an hour. At a few minutes past 9 o’clock the explo- sion took place and was terrific. Every window in the company's office was broken out, one of the inside walls badly shattered and other damage .done. The large plate glassin frontof President Sher- men’s office was broken into thousands of 1t adds: “*The systemn now in use be- tween the mo th of the Illinois and St. Paul, with modifications suggested by experience, seems to be adequate im- provement of navigation and should in the judgment of your committee, be pushed rapidly tocompletion.” In respect to the improvements of the river from St. Paul to Des Moines the committee reports that from St. Paul to the mouth of the St. Croix, the channel has been depened nearly two feet. Still further results will be obtained from works already in course of construction. From the mouth of the St. Croix to Chippewa the committee says the worst obstruction is a south bar, which until 1879 impeded navigation for large boats, there being only thirty inches of water, but since the improvement there are six feet at the lowest stages. From Reed’s Landing to Alma the depth is increased burned to death. Mrs. L. €. Fair, of Virginia junction, was burned beyond recognition. Mrs Fair was a young woman, having been married two years. Her husband escaped by jumping through a window. Miss Katie Moran, of Allens, New York, was burned a'mort to a crisp and Miss Moran was found jhanging out of the side of tho coach window, grasping the sill. The other woman has not been identlied, being badly burned. Pro- fossor Fought is not expected to live. Patric Sexton, the engineer, is terribly burned about the face and hands and Mike Walsh, fireman, is horribly burned about the face and arms. W. 0. Bel- man jumped.from the train and was in- jured internally. Jerry Denagon, brake- man, had his hands badly cut. Charles Heidricher, express messenger, has burned hands. George McCortney, newsboy, is horribly burned about the the action we may take. Congress and the people of the country expect this legislature to write a code of laws as shall, while conserving the admitted local’ necessities of the terr.tory, bo an assurance of our fidelity to the nation and satisfy tho exactions on questions in which Utah is regarded as not in har- mony with other portions of our coun- try.” It has been charged before the county by congress that the ecclessias- tical power established by the territorial statutes and held by many as sovereign, would not permit the legislature to pass certain laws intended to be in harmony with the national law 'I'his is & fearful charge here in free America, especially in reterence to our legislature, deriving its existence from congress, which is paid for its services by congressional appropriations from the national treasury. 1 will gladly co-ope- hither from the countries in question and thus give those countries to under- stand that while certain sound products of this country are excluded from their ports certaiu products of theirs will not be permitted to enter our ports. Mr. Vest(dem. Mo.), thought the spint of mternational comity would dic- tate an organization thorough, system of inspection 8o as to establish beyond a doubt the soundness of meats before leaving this country. Mr. Ingalls (rep. Ind.) said the prohi- bition was on the theory that the meats were unhealthy and if proven to those governments that no such cause existed the prohibition would doubtless be re- moved. What is needed is authorative declarations that the meats are sound. All knew that the herds of this country were effected with pleuro pneumonia and 1t is impossible to tell by inspection of raise Turkish _contingents principally in Albania, which shall form tho third ~bri- gado of the Egyptian army. The officers are English, MACHINE GUNS, Loxnox, January 16,—A naval attache of the American legatian will visit the government dockyards at Portsmouth to make especial inquiry into machine guns, MADE TO ORDER. Sr. Prrerssura, January 15.—1Tt is stated officials have obtained possession of the letter in cipher found in the lodg- ings of a nihilist in London, who had been closely communicating with the Irish malcontents The letter, it is be- lieved, advised simultaneous attack upon the emperor of Germany and the Czar of Russia, e ———— Disastrous Kires ) s e 1 g A ) | head and hands and is not expected to . . | the preserved product whether it came ']'(}lm .%:w:,mc'” Dg;‘“ pieces. Mr. Sherman’s desk is at the |to not less than four feet anywhere in ":‘? w'g::'l:’“ lf“’ F?“"’Eihh:;“th";’ "’“¥ live. His hands are burned to a crisp. | :: '}“I;l:’;'."‘in‘zl':(;“i:lrymhi"_"f"?‘::tl’::" from cured or diseased animals. If, as :fi;fi:";f;fi?;‘;feu":gs which was or| window, and in ten minutes more he low water, where formerly it was thirty | Fotire atlatey trom the AALE OF con” | A "N Carpenter, of Little Genesee, had h g 8- dered read and referred. Adjeurned. SWORK OF THE HOUSE, In the house no businees of great im- portance was transacted. The remain- der of the republican caucus nominees were elected and sworn in. Mr. Wolf, the new speaker, delivered/a fine address in which he returned thanks to the mem- bers for the high honor conferred upon him and called attention to the great danger of tos much legislation. Change of luw, hesaid, is always attended with inconveniencies of administration and any change not made by the people or based on evident necessity must be fol- lowed by evils commensurate with the magnitude of the charge, He made no reference te any of the subjects in which the public mind is at pressnt interested and only pledeed himself to do his duty to tho best of his ability. Various committees were appointed to act in con- junction with the senate committees pre- Paratory to getting tho assembly ih good working order. The reading of the gov- .ernor's messago came next. Elaborate \preparations are being made for the in- sauguration of \Governor Sherman, which will occur Thursday next. GOVERNOR SHERMAN'S MESSAGE, Governor Skerman sent in his biennial ‘message to the legislature to-day. It :makes eight columns of nonpaie’l print. It ltrung]g recommends the enactment «of a prohibitory temperance law, refers ipretty sharply te the ‘supreme court de- would have been at work at the desk, and probably would have been blown through the window, as the force was terrible. Two oclerks were in the oflice, but no one was hurt. A fire on Court avenue this morning destroyed a little building belonging to an old man by the name of Netz. Prominent democrats from all parts of the state are still here, but claim to be here only to advise with their central committee as to their work in the com- ing national campaign. 1t probably has no connection with the meeting of the legislaturo at all. M. e — CRIME AND CRIMINALS. A ROPE FOR FOUR BITS, Sax Francisco, January 15.—John Elfers, who killed Ben Haggerty because he would not pay him four bits, was hanged this morning. THE NUTT TRIAL, Prerssurc, January 156.—A large number of witnesses were examined for the prosecution in the Nutt trial to-day. John Messmore, 9 years old, said that on the afternoon of the day Dukes wat killed he was playing with Willie Nutt at the latter’s heuse, and Jim Nutt and s uncle Steve wereshooting ata board against the carriage house. Several shots wero fired and when Uncle Steve went home he told Jim not to fail. Sheriff Hoover, of Fayett county, testi- fied that Nutt told himn that he had to kill Dukes and was prepared for it. inches to three feet. Other bars and shoals are treated at length. The reportsays: **All completed works have given good results.” The committee further says: ‘‘The improyement of Rock Island rapids by rock excavation and Des Moines rapids by means of a canal are too well known to need further mention.” The com- mittee recommends work on Rock Island harbor and Quincy bay by continued and sufficient appropriations made to insure their improvement. A good deal of space is devoted to the river between the mouth of the Illinois river and the moutk of the Ohio river. The width of the river between Cairo and St. Louis is in some cases one and one-half miles, with a channel depth at low water of three and one-half to four feet. As further «clearances are made there will be a further weakening of the banks and further detoriation of the navigable capacity of the river. The question, therefore, seems to be not sim- ply whether the present navigation shall be improved, but whether such a now exists shall be preserved. OFf the works now in progress it says the chief plan of improvement adopted by the engineer department is tu protect the banks from erosion and confine all water in the bed of the river to a single waterway of moderate width, This plan involves two classes of works, viz: those required to contract the width of the river where it is now inordinately great, and thoso required to close secondary gress and forever bury out of sight the charge that the ecclesiastical power dic- tates the legislation in Utah. The governor reviews the passage of the Edmunds act and said: ‘It was but a warning voice of the sovereignty of the government of the United States.” He declares that the present condition of affairs could not longer continue in safe- ty either to the United State or the people of Utah. Constitutional morality must prevail or the nation must fail. The governor asks for a repeal of chapter tive, complied laws of Utah, because unwarranted and dangerous powers were therein delegated to the great church corporation. The governor repes’s the recommendations made to the 1ast legislature that sheer justice de- mands the zight of dower for w.£:hopd, that unjust discrimination, unrest and untold suffering follow its denial Every enlightened argument wavers, It is de- nied in no state or territory except where something better is given. The A 4 ) goveanor earncstly urges that this right | *xposition officers for the year's rental be no longer withheld from the wives of | i @dvance. A meeting of the directors this territory, Ho says: ‘“The fact that|f the exposition was held to-day, at there are no laws upon our atatute books W!fl’cl:;‘ e ml'lfler“l, the: f”lnl'h""&‘; denouncing polygamy, bigamy, adultery, | With the domand of the city for a rent fornication, tncest and. lloit atercourss | of §10,000 would be fatal o the contin. a3 public offences, is mot creditable to|ued existenco of the enterpse. Utah. I trust the legislature will not|The directors advise a meeting of stock- fail to placo the seal of condemnation | holders to be held at an early day to upon these ofiences,’” finally act upon the subject. The direc- The governor recites the anti-polygamy | tors also advise the stockholders to tear act of congress passed in 1862, the arrest, | down the building, wind up affairs and trial and conviction of George Reynolds, |@e6out of existence at once. The gen- his face and loft hand burned. Jerry Haggerty, of Ceres, New York, was badly burned about the face and head. Mrs. Black, daughtergnd son, of Aiken, were burned about th® head and hands. Mr, Black was most soverely burned. G. W. Van, wife and son, of Indimm{)- olis, are burned. The boy is badly burned about the face and haunds. John 2Kafour, of Aiken, New Yoik, is terribly burned aboutthe face and hands. e —— Chicago's Exposition Bullding, CHIEAGO, January 15.—In December, 1882, the city council passed an ordi: nance requiring the mayor to lease the lake front ground on which the exposi- tion building stands, to the exposition company at $10,000 per year, payable in advance, failing to nccnm}:lin this the mayor was ordered to take formal posses- son of the promises and rent them tc the highest bidder. In December, 1883, the mayor made a formal demand on the claimed, there are well authenticated cases in which injury has resulted from the use of our exported meats, Mr. In- galls thought the people of foreign coun- tries had a right to protect themselves. Mr. Logan stated that four years have elapsed since the exclusion began and if in that period we have not been able to convince those foreign countries that we are able to send sound meat, he would like to know how many years would be necessary to produce that conviction. Mr. McPherson (dem., N. J.), smd in order to give the highest attainable evidence of the health of cattle, the cat- tle men of the United States had fol- lowed their animals with successive bills of health all the way through the United States to parts of Great Britain, but in vain, Mr. Logan, why should we hesitate to say to these countries while they refuse to take from us meats perfectly sound, we shall refuse to take from them adul- terated wines and liquors, which do more harm than unsound meata? Is it becauze we have not the nervetodo it? He didnot see why we should be so very mild-man- nered. For his part while they exclude our sound meats, he would exclude their adulterated wines and other adulterated articles. There would be nothing un- fair, improper or contrary to sound policy in that, Mr.. Maxey (dem., Tex.) thought if the assertion made by Gurmnn{ and France that the meat is unhealthy be true, their position was impregnable. If we have a est in the town, also several oftices, were burned at Neosho, Mo., Surday after- noon. The loss is estimated at over $60,000; insured for §25,000, A firo at Seligman. Mo., on the same day destroyed $25,000 worth of pro- perty. o — \The War is Over. Cn1oaco, January 16.—The trouble between the western lines and eastern or trunk lines on passenger business to the Missouri river, has been settled on (he basis of the proposition of the western roads fixing the maximum commissions. Rates will be restored to morrow. The Burlington road, however, persists in a withdrawal from the Chicago and Kansas City agreements, o — A New Telegraph Company. New York, January 15.—A certificate of incorporation of the Standard Multi- plex Telegraph company was filed to-day. The lines of the company will run from Boston to Portland, Me., Florida, Buf- falo, Chicago and the Pacific const. Cap- ital atock, $2,500,000. PIrT88URG, JAuunrf' 14,—In attempt- ing te lift a pot of hot soup from the stove last night, Mrs. Patrick Hannahan, who was intoxicated, upset the contents of the vessel over her two children, aged two and four years, scalding both so badly that they died. Bt A 4 0 i 3 i- s tem of official inspection reports, our cision overthrowing the amendment, and o — arms or chutes. the polygamist, under said act and re. |@ral impression prevails that the exposi Two Ohildren Suffo ey Insp ) it i i i 1 i Al i i ildi tors asserting the soundness of says it is the moral duty of every legis- Whirty Enjured, The objce; of the first class is to pre- |minds bhe legislature that whon this cel |tion building is in no immediate danger| o iy, =5 e 7| ¥apoe h lmyrlw ;'ut;: for the 'dac’urud will of the T Dy AT ST [T lurtgler damage, and the second to | ébrated case reached the supreme court (L’}'mh‘;;ir:%o tr?:r:cg:::} (;r::‘l!i Bl]:; d::g“ :r'::. Donald, o‘f k% mil“l::ngmnus;, lx.-;:d lt/[:o ma:unmfll‘i,bo ::::::l::g upon which to &z‘:fi i "u‘ ;i:cmuue:nth:v‘;:il‘:fi.lr’lr?n:r:: The west bonnd Texas Pacific passenger |d°0Pen the prosent channel. The pro- of the United States, that body decided tion. Tho next national republican con- | ohildren up while she took ‘s third to| The morning hour expired and the tion in a broad and earnest manner, wrging that railroads and the people have mutual interests to guard and shouldl settle all controversies on a basis of mutual good-will and recommends that the board of railway commissioners be given power to emforce their deci- sions. It recommends the establishment ©f astate board of charities and board of county treasury inspectors, who should examine the accounts of all county treasurers at least onsea year. It rec- ommends the building of an additional insane asylum, and a reformatory for women, and that the atate print the books used in the common schoole. Benator Allison left for Washington at teu to-night, 4 MINER KILLED, David Shears, a coal miner of Indian- ola, was instantly killed this morning, He was descending a shaft when a heavy door fell, etriking him on the temple. THE ORGANIZATION. train waswrecked this morning by broken rails, ten miles east of Weatherford, De- tails are meagre. It is known that four- teen people were injured. The train was running 26 miles an hour. Two coaches were thrown on their side. The sleepers kept the rails. Larke.—About thirty persons were injuwed, some quite seriously, but no one was killed outright, ——— Montana’s Constitution. MixNeAroLis, January 16,—The Tri- bune's special from Helena, Mont., says the constitutionalconvention met at neon, A list of delegates reported, embracing 18 republicans and 26 democrata.. W A, Clark, democrat,of Silver Bow county, was chosen permunent president, P. { Van Cleve, secretary, and the necessary standing committees wera appointed. A RR Bloodshed Llmminent. CastroviLLe, Tex., January 16.—Ten miics of the Strickland pasture fence lo- gramme adopted for carrying out the plan is to first improve that part of the river lying below St. Louis, the reasons given being that this part carries the greatest amount of commerce, that the channel depth above St. Louis compares fverably with that nowifound in the Mis- souri or Illinois and upper Mississippi rivers, and it is designed to make the improvement continuous, it being alleged that the greatest economy is thus to be obtained, that the improvement of one section facilitates the improvement of the next, also that it is better that such obataclus as remain be confined to one portion of the river rather than distri- buted over all portions and it is better to work down the stream, because in this manner the channel becomes fixed as the improvement advances out. Itsapproach to the works below being fixed, they can be properly designed to receive it, whereas to work up the stream leaves the channel free to approseh in some oy entirety difforent and unforcscen. thoacimansrihion Shobameh audioons iy b fiERS TR BIE TR enactment. In the light of this decision | Perhaps, also, the next natioual demo- ““il g:ve:nord;hlclnn; the llegillalcllma cratic convention. wil unmindful and cruel to those e gp————" whom they represent should they fail to The Morton Statue, g final laws with etlective measures| INDIANAroL1S, Ind., January 16.—The or their excoution. Ho usks for o re. | city was full of visitors to-day. o attend peal of the law incorporating a perpet- the ceremonies of unveiling the statue of ual emigration fund, for the repeal of the late Senator Morton. _Bpeeches and the whole system of emigrant laws which | other exercises were held in the English now places emigration under the direct|opera house, '.he‘onnnu of the day being charge of the church, and recommends | delivered by ex-Secretary of the Navy the establishment of an emigrant bureau | Thompson. Addresses were also deliv. free from all ecclesiastic control; he also | ered” by ex-Senator McDonald and asks thatevery public school in the ter- | others. ~The statue was unveiled at the ritory be conducted free from all mectari- | conclusion of the exercises in the opera n'x:inm, which n,uut tgdu case at present; [ Wouse. that marriage be made a civil compact = s p——— and valid ouly between one womuulund Tho Maryland Sonatorsbip, one man, Baurivore, January 16, —The legisla- The iessage i voluminous, and at | ture to-dsy voted fora United States tracts great attention and interest|senator to succeed James Black Groome, throughout the territhry, whose term expires March 4, 1883, Out of & total jont vote of 117, necessary to The Whale Crop Fallure, achool, and returning home found the two children dead. They had lighted a fire on the floor and been suffocated. S A Payneful Job. CoLumpus, Ohio, January 16.—Henry B. Payne was elected United States senator to-day without opposition, the republicans of both houses voting blank, matter went over, An executive session. followed and the senate adjourned These confirmations were made: Post- inasters: P. O, Babeeck, Monticello, Ta.; Benj, J. ey, Harlan, Ia.; Jona- than Maxson, West Liberty, Ia. ; Jas, De- Wolf, Vail, Ia.; Wm. Hooper, Walnut, Ia.; John R. Btebbins, Laporte Oity, la.; Thos. L. Stephens, Glenwood, Ia.; Geo. W. Cox, Virden, 11l. The senate in execcutive session con- sidered the Mexican treaty. No action was taken, Mawpes, Mass , January 15~ Mrs, Valeria Stone dicd this wiorning from the eflects of a fall four week ago, Dur- ing the past few years she Las given cel. leges and schools for girls over §400,000, HOUSE, Mr. Morrison, (dem. 111.), from the ways aud meaus comwittee, reported back a resolution requesting the secretary of the treasury tu furnish the house copies of the letters of collcetors of in- terual revenue suspending the collection of taxes on whishy listed in September, October, November and December, 1880, Also to inform the house whether the —— Tun & 81, Clair aiver, Orrawa, January 156. —Application will be made to parliament for an act to in- corporate a company to constiuct u tunnel under the St. Clairriver for vailroad pur- poses from Sarnia to Pt. Huron, o — y b further reason why it i : 5 an election bY), (:gn;unnlu (dem.) ru‘reivw] A Lioss of $150,000, time tor collecting the tax due on whisk 1 G O exmy, | cted it the southern purtion of Ban:| mage St Louta the. tuitial soieciic| Now Breorouv, Muss., January 15, - | 21, John M. Kobiuson (dow.) %4, Chrlen| Paxaws, January 16, — American |listed in Ootober. 1850, in the Alleghony y o SURRIIA B Mokl PRI RIANRS, darw. cousiy, ey Desn O o oDUlAE | causo it 1n tho base of supplics and bo.| The pust year was one of low to thoso| L. Westcott (rep.) 22 votes. The other | dredgo No, 2 is hurnid — Low 8100,000: [diatrict, Penneyl\anin, was suspended, AN LS e SAD AR ifi.—Tha mmh;;“m' % high and bloodshed is | cauge the river beyond it is perinanently .::g.gud in the whale fisheries, and the | votes Were scattering, uninsured. The fire is supposed to be|and if so, by what authority. Adopted. members of tne legialature are here on time. The first eession was held this af- ternoon at 2 o'clock. It was cne of the most quiet openings this state has seen for some time. The occasion of this was that the question of United States sena- tor, and also the question as to who shall be the next speaker of the house, were both pratically settled before the gavel A Warning to Salvon Men, New York, January 15, —Alexander K. (Sandy) Spencer, one of New York's most conspicuous caterers and sporting men was couvicted of violating the ex- cise law by selling liquor within the gx- cepted hours, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for thirty days and to 18y a fine of $100, or 100 deys additional im- prisonment, xed. Of the 1esults of jetty work the com- mittee says ‘‘according to the interpreta- tion now put on the law there must be maintained a channel 26 feet wide having acenter dopth of 30 feet, without regard to width, through the jetties and into the gulf, and channel 26 feet in dopth. The navigable width must be maintained through the pass from the jetties into the river proper. The channels must be maintained at 20 feet, from July 8, lts are discouraging. Indications point to a steady decrease in the number of vessels sailing from Atlantio ports and | New York, January 16 It is rumored perhaps a slight increase in the number | on 'Change thatseverul large grain houses sailing from San Francigco are in & shaky condition and one of the i principal ones is only putting up half An Ola Citizen Gone} marging, ALLentown, Pa., January 156,—8, A, Bridges died last evening of dropsy,aged Ieducing Wagos 82, He was a member of congress for| WooNsocker, R I, Jauuary 16,—No- the Tenth district during the years 1844 | tices were posted in three wills of the to 1800, and 1875 to 1878, Social Manufacturing compauy, the o — incendiary. Mr. Cobb, (dem, Ind.), of the commit- teo on public lande, reported a bill de- claring forfeited certain granis of land made to certain states in aid of the con- struction of railroads, Referred to the oo t ee of the whole. Mr. Bayue, (rep. Penn.), from the conittee on wilitary atlbin, reported a bill authorizing the president to appoint and retire_«lfred Fleasuntion as major geveral, Private calendar. [CONTINUED ON ¥IFTH PAGE. ] | —— A Parade in Snow, TRENTON, J, January 16— Gover- nor Aboowt was insugurated to-day. A suow storm interfered a little with the parade, o — Minister and President, LoNpoy, Jeuuary 16,—Minister Low- o'l has accepted the presidency of the Birmingham and Midland institute.