Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1884, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. "\ THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. # Wilsows Proposed Raitway Regulating Commission. Its Duties, Powers, Time of Ser- vice and Salaries. The Senate to Decide the Mexican Treaty To-day. An Even Chance for Adoption or Rejection, The Million Dollar Mississippi Bill Passes the House, FROM WASHINGTON., WILSON'S STATE COMMERCE BILL, WasHiNgroy, January 17.—Mr, Wil son, of lowa, introduced in the senate to- day a bill to establish a board of inter- state commerce. It provides for a board of commissioners to be appointed by the president as a bureau of the department of the interior, the commissioners to be five in number, with terms of two, four, six, eight and ten years respectively, the successer of each to hold office ten years. One of such commissioners is to be anex- perienced lawyer, one a civil engineer, one familiar with the management of railways, one with agricultural industry, and one with manufacturing industry, the salary of each of the commissioners to be §7,000. The duties of the board are to be the consideration and investigation of all questions relating to commerce be- tween the states, or between the United States and foreign countries, especially in the matter of transportation, as far as is necessary to establish a just system for the regulation and government of the same, to make a report to congress not later than the 1st of December, and to- gether draft a bill emlodying a just and comprehensive code for the regulation of transportation among the states, which shall embrace provisions fixing both maximum and minimum rates, and the preservation of free compe- tition, with limits so fixed for the prohibition of discriminations of every kind whatsoever and for applyi the same principles in charges to all per- sons and corporations alike, for the vreservation and enforcement of the right of shippers to select the lines and parts of lines over which shipments shall pass. Whenever in the judgment of the board it shall appear that any transportation company has violated the provisiens of the lw, they shall give the company no- tice in writing, and if after notice the violation continues, they shall forthwith present the facts to the attorney-gen- eral, who shall institute proceedinzs against the company as authorized by law. The bill prohibits discrimination by transportion companies against auy shipper, provides that a penalty of not less than 81,000 for each offense shall be recovered by action on information by any party having knowledge of the facts, which action shall be brought in the United States contt of any district in which the company may have an agent or place of business, one half the penalty recovered to go to the party damaged by the alleged violation of the law. THE LOWELL BILL. At the session of the national bank- rupt law convention the special commit- tee appointed to prepare a_bill for sub- mission t5 congress reported in favor of the bill prepared in 1880 by Judge Low- ell, of the United States circuit court, at the request of the board of trade of Bos- ton as revised by the judiciary committee of the United States senate, last congress. They reported forty amendments to the bill, most of them merely verbal changes. This evening the convention sat till a late hour discussing the bill and amend- ments proposed, and most of the latter were agreed to. The convention finally decided to submit to congress the Lowell bill as amended. A resolution was also adopted directing each of the commercial bodies represented in the convention to urge the bill adopted by the conyention upon the attention of senators and repre- sentatives of the respective district. ANOTHER ARCTIC EXPEDITION, The president transmitted to congress to-day communications from the secre- tary of war and secretary of the navy on the necessity of another expedition for the relief of the Greeley party, and a special message recommending an imme- diate appropriation for the purpose, The secrotaries recommend an expedition of two steam whalers, to leave New York May 1 and reach Upornavik about May 20, the smaller to be the advance ship, which may take greater risks. Secretary Chandler has written a let- ter to the commandant of the Brooklyn navy-yard to take the proper steps for a fitting reception for the remains of Lieutenant DeLong and his companions of the ill-fated Jeannette expedition on their arrival in New York about Febru- ary 15, GOLD AND SILVER CERTIFICATES, In response to the resolution oftered by Mr. Wood the secretary of the treas- ury to-day sent a communication to the house in regard to the issue of gold and silver certificates, He says both have been issued according to the acts of con- gress to the full amount of gold or bul- lion and silver respectively deposited. Mr. Wood says he introduced the resolu- tion because of a feeling among western men that the issue was Efimitad in the in- terest of national banks, During the last six months of 1882 and the whole of 1883 the issue of gold certificates amounted to £107,060,000, and from nuary 1, 1881, to December 31, 1883, e of silver certificates amounted to §119,740,000. RETALIATORY PROMIBITION, The sub-committee of the house com- mittee to which was referred the question of retaliation on countries discriminating against American hog products hasdecided to report in favor of Mr. Townshend's resolution, authorizing the president during the session or recess of congressto prohibit the importation of articles dele- terivus to the public health from coun- tries which on the same grounds prohibit the importation of American An attempt will be made to have it consid- ered under a surpension of the rulesnext Monday. OUR NAVY, Secretary Chandler reported to th naval register these 20 were built prior to the rebellion, ing the war, 41 since the close of The original cost ot the 92 , $41, 3l ¢ hostilities. vessels was $40,706,612; 200,822; total cost, $81, repairs oxceeded the original costs by $404,200, THE MEXICAN TREATY, The senate spent four hours in execu- © session to ‘llny. considering the Mex- ican treaty. It was agreed that debate shall cease at 4 o'clock to-morrow and a vote be at once taken, The result can- not be predicted Enough senators are \m(lochlml to turn the scale either way. NOTES, The secrctary of state entertained at dinner to-night the president and Mrs, McElroy, Mr. Edmunds and Mrs, Wads- worth, Speaker and Mrs, Carlisle, Gen- eral and Mrs. Sheridan, Secretary and Mrs. Chandler, Secretary and Mrs, Teller, Postmaster General and Mrs. Gresham, Attorney General and Mrs. Browster, Mr. Bancroft, Admiral Porter and Miss Pendleton. The sub commitjee of the house com- mittee of the judiciary to-day considered the bill to define the meaning of an *‘in- famous crime,” in order to secure uni- formity in offences to be prosecuted by information, The committee decided to recommend all crimes punishable by im- prisonment longer than one year proper- ly within the category. The committee on pensions directed a favorable report on the bill granting pen- sions to all survivors of the Mexican, Seminole and Black Hawk wars, Senator Slater, of Oregon, has been appointed a member of the committee on commerce in place of Farley, excused. FOQRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE, WasiiNeros, January 17.—The chair laid before the senate a memorial from William Pitt Kellogg (rep., La.), deny- ing all imputations against him contained in the recent documents transmitted to the senate by the secretary of the inte- rior, relating to the transfer of tke land grant of the Texas Pacific to the Southern Pacific, and asking an investigation. Petitions were presented by Mr. Frye (rep., Me.), Mr. Miller (vep., N. Y.) and Mr. Morrill (rep., Vt), from various temperance organizations for a commis- sion on the liquor traffic, and a constitu- tional amendment prohibiting the manu- acture or sale of alcoholic liquors as a beyerage. Mr. Van Wyck (rep., Neb.) introduced a bill to secure reasonable rates of trans- portation over railroads aided by the government. Mr. Van Wyck said he introduced it as a substitute for a similar one, which only covered the Union and Central Pa- cific. Government aided roads were, as they termed it, ‘‘partitioning” among them the great empire stretching across the continent. Mr. McPherson (dem., 1 duced a bill for the issue of notes for national banking associations. After an executive session the senate adjourned. HOUS Mr. Springer, (dem. IIL.), chairman of the committee on expenditures in the department of justice, reported back a resolution calling on the postmaster gen- eral for the correspondence concerning frauds in star routes. Adopted. Mr. Cox, (dem. N. Y.), from the com- mittee on foreign affairs, reported a reso- lution requesting the president to trans- mit to the house the correspondence re- lating to the condition of things in Mex- ico since the proposed railroad connec- tion with the United States; also in relation to the boundary between Mexico and Guatemala. Adopted. The regular order being demanded the speaker announced it to be on the motion made yesterday by Mr. Hiscock (rep. N. Y.) to commit the senate bill appropriat- ing $1,000,000 for continuing the im- provement of the Mississippi river to the committee on rivers and harbors with in- structions to report it back with an amendment restricting the expenditure of money to Plum Point and Lake Prov- idence reaches except where necessary to protect works alrewd{' begun. The motion was lost-—yeas 117, nays 162, Mr, White (rep. Ky ) moved to commit the bill to the committee on rivers and harbors with instructions not to report it back until the secretary of war furnished an itemized account of the expenditures for improvement of the Mississippi river from July 1, 1879 to January 16, 1884, Lost. The yeas and nays were then called on the passage of the bill, and it passed, yeas 215, nays 64. The negative votes were: Nays—Adams (IlL), Atkinson, Barr, Bingham, Boutelle, Bowen, Brew- er (N, J.), Brewer (N, Y.), Brown (Pa.), Brumm, Campbell (Pa.), Chace, Collins, Connolly, Dingley, Eldridge, Elliott, Ermentrout, Everhart, Fiedler, Geddes, Harwick, Hiscock, Hovey, James, John- son, Kelly, Lacy, Lawrence, LeFevre, Long, Lovering, McComas, McKinley, Millard, Miller (Pa.), Milliken, Morey, Morse, Mutchler, O'Dell (Pa.), Parker, Patton, Perkins, Peters, Polak, Ranney, Ray (N. Y.), Reed, Rice, Robinson (0,), Russell, Skinner (N, Y.) Smith, Steele- Storm, Taylor (0.), Waite, Warner (U,), Weaver, Whitc (Ky.), Whiting and York —id, The house bill, with a similar title and OMAHA, NEB. FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY I I0WA'S GALA DAY. Her Buantifol New Capitol Builing Deicaed Thousands of Visitors Capital City in the Dignitaries, Military and Bril= liancy Prevalent, The Great Reception Evening, in the The Governors Inaugural and Mr. Kasson's Eloquent Address. THE NEW CAPITOL, Special Dispatch to 11k Bee, Des Morxes, lowa, January 17.—This day warked an important epoch in the history of this city and state. For years the citizens of both have watched with becoming pride the construction of the state capitol building, and as stone upon stone was raised and the graceful and massive proportions of the whole struc- ture rounded to completion, pride was succeeded by enthusiastic admiration. This feeling was given full rein to-day. For several days past people havebeen arriving from different parts of the state to participate in the dedication of the capitol building and the second inaugura- tion of Gov. Sherman. From an oarly hour this morning until noon trains loaded with visitors have rolled into the city over the different railroads, while the country people within a radius of twenty miles have been arriving since carly cawn. Never before has the city presented such a gala appearance, Busi- ness was almostentirelysuspendedand the people generally have taken a_holiday. The weather was all that could be wished and the strects dry and dusty. :30 p. m., the time announced for open the doors of the capitol, an immense throng surrounded the build- ing, crowding and pushing for admit- tance. As soon as the doors were opened a solid stream of humanity poured into the building, and in less than half an hour it was packed from basement to dome. Twenty-five hundred tickets of admis- sion were issued for the inaugural and and dedicatory exercises, and thousands could not gain admission. At2p. m. Governor Sherman and staft, who had been quartered at the Kirkwood house, started for the capitol. The escort consisted of four militia com- panies—two of this city, one from Boone and one from Muscatine, headed by the Clarinda band, Onreaching Capitol hill, the governor’s party was met by mem- bers of both houses of the legislature, and both proceeded into the building. The scene in the rotunda of the capitol when the governor arrived was most in- spiriting, About 200 ladies had been provided with seats on the platform to the right, and on the left of the stand provided for the governor and state ofli- cers, were the judges of the supreme and district courts, the orator of the day, and other distinguished guests of the state. The militia companies were drawn up close to the doors. As soon as prayer had been said by Bishop Hurst, the oath of office was administered to Governor Sherman and officers elect by Chief Jus- tice Rockroth, after which Governor Sherman delivered his inaugurral ad- dress, Governor Sherman’s address was followed by the dedicatory speech by Hon .John A. Kasson This evening there was an informal reception by Governor Sherman, Lieut.- Giov. Manning and party, in the rotunda of the capitol, to which the public gen- erally was invited. This was one of the most brilliant features of to-day's ceremonies, The immense building was lighted from foundation to dome. ‘At least twenty-five thousand people were admitted to the building. Such a crowd has never been known in the state. They continued to go to the building until nearly midnight. Every other in- terest was swallowed up in this, The capitol building stands on a com- manding eminence on the east hill, and is, in point of architectural beauty, one of the finest structures in the United States. Its foundation is of Towa lime- stone, while the superstructure is of Mis- souri sandstone of two colors. The hody is of cream color, and the trimmings of bluish gray color. Thesize of the build- ing is as follows: Entire, length north and south, 563 feet; width east and west, 240 feot. The hall of representa- tives is in the second story of the north wing, and is 91 feet long by 74 feet wide, and is 48 feet high, The senate cham- ber is 91 feet long by 58 feet wide and 48 feet high, The supreme court room is 50 by 33 feet, and 22 high. The li- brary is 108 by 52 feet, and 45 feet high. import, was laid on the table. The house then proceeded to consid- eration of the calendar bill amending the patent laws, providing that a patent in the United States on an article patented in a foreign country shall not expire till seventeen years after the date of the fof eign patent. Mr. Anderson (rep.,Ks.)said he favored protection of makers of patent articles, {»ut it was a fact that three-fourths of the monopolies of the country were fortified behind patents. The Morse patents had enabled the Western Union Telegraph company to overcome its rivals, Mr. Rice (rep., Mass.) thought Mr. Anderson's speech a big explosion of little powder. Mr. Cox (dem., N, Y.) offered an amendment that the law should not ex- tend the time of pending or existing pat: ents. Adopted. Mr. Holman (dem., Ind.) would re- commit the bill to be reported back with provision that an action against innocent parties for the infringement of patented articles shall not allow an award of dam- ages greater than the market price of the article. Agreed to, The bill enabling Unitod States courts to nullify patents fraudulently secured e bl makisi ol ‘mabile nonda aad senate that there were 92 vessels on the|highways post routes passed. Adjourned, The agricultural department is 36 by 24 feet, and the horticultural department has one room 51 by 24 feet, and an ad- joining room 11 by 12 feet in size. The capitol building was begun in 1872, and has cost up to -January 1, 1884, $2,548,- 888,501, It has been constructed under the supervision of the governor and the following commission: John G, Yoote, treasurer; I, S, Finkbine, su- perintendent; Peter A, Dey, M. L. Fisher, Cyrus Foreman and Gen. Ed. Wright, the latter assistant superintendent and secretary, The first architects were Cochrane & Pequenard. The present architects are Bell & Hackney. "t has been the opinion of all conversant with the Ymgmu of the work that no build- ing has ever been erected with greater regard to economy and strict integrity of those under whose charge the werk was carried on than the new capitol of Iowa. ANOTHER ACCOUNT, General Press Dispatches, Des Moies, January 17.—The in- suguration of Governor Sherman took })h«s this afternoon The procession ormed from the Kirkwood house in the following order: Platoon of police; Cla- rinda band; company C, Second regi- ment, Colonel Beeson commanding, 'he first carriage contaned Governor Sherman and Lieut.-Governor Manning, Speaker Wolf and Hon, John A, Kasson; Kirkwood, First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton, ex-Governor Gear and Chief Justice Rothrock; third, Attorney General Mc Pherson, ex-Governor Newbold and judges of the supreme court; fourth and fifth, the senate and house committees on inaugural ceremony. The procession took up the line of march to the new ecapitol. On arriving at the old capitol the governor and party loft the carriages and marched to the east entrance of the new building, fol- lowed by the other state officors and cap- itol commissioners. After entering the building Lieut.-Governor Manning called the joint convention to order. Senator Donnan reported that the committee had informed the governor and lieutgnant governor of their elec The oath of office was then administered to them by Chief Justice Rothrock, Governor Sher- man then delivered his inaugural ad- dross, The inaugural address of Governor Sherman was brief. It discusses the theory of free government atconsiderable length, suggests some changes in thestate for the protection of the purity of the ballot as against fraudulent or tampered tickets; discusses the civil rights question and says if national law may not secure citizens of all colors in all their public rights, then the state of lowa will enact a law of its own. On the subject of state laws, he says that very few changes are needed; advocates improvement of the Missippi river, and endorses the Henne- pin canal; discusses the tariff question, advocating the protective principle for the development of manufacturing in owa. Hon. John A. Kasson, the orator of the occasion, then delivered a masterly address, occupying three-quarters of an hour. He traced the history of the ter- ritory now comprising the great state of Towa from 1803, when the whole country was unexplored and unknown, until the present time, portraying in words of elo- quence the wonderful growth and pros- DUty CETS Rt R, predicting for its future a still greater and more remarka- ble growth, Mr. Kasson’s peroration, in which he formally dedicated the state- ly building to the use of the state, was exceptionally fine, and called forth the heartiest applause. Long before the time announced for opening the great east door the capitol was surrounded with a surging mass of humanity of all sexes, classes and con- ditions, button-holing friends for tick- ots, and imploring the guards to open the doors. The street in front of the building was fllled with the excited popu lace, and the blue-coated, star-bespangled guardians of the peace had about all they could do to keep the multitude in order. At 2 o'clock the door was thrown open, two policemen were stationed at the en- trance to receive the tickets, and the crowd began to file into the great ro- tunda. It required buta comparatively short time to fill the building. The chairs set apart for the use of members of the legislature were preempted by ladies who, unmindful of the admonition that they ‘would have to vacate them, clung to them with stubborn pertinacity until the assembling of the solons of the state. The new capitol building was thrown open to the public to-night, and a recep- tion was heEl there by*Governor Sher- man and Lieutenant Governor Manning. An_ immeunse crowd of people, variously estimated at from 10,000 to 15,000 was present. No business of importance was trans- acted in either house, except to adjourn at the close of the inauguration until Mouday next at 3 p. m. The republican state central committeo fixed the date of holding the state con- vention to choose delegates to the na- tional republican convention for Wednes- day, May 7th. the second, Ho The Fire Record. New York, January 17.—Fire broke out to-day in a building in Exchange Court, starting in tho oftice of F. M Lockwood & Co. The building was oc- cupied principally by brokers, At three o'clock the fire was under control. When the fire engines were pouring great stroams of water into the basement a faint cry for help was heard, It came from tho lavatory in the corner of Lock- wood’s office, where one of the clerks was shut in and unable to get out. Two or three firemen rushed below and dragged the youth into the open air. As soon as possible the firemen tore up the 1884, ANOTHER POOL. A New Scheme an—Unncr Earnest Consideration, And the Burlington this Time Reckoned in, A Suit Against the U, P. Re- lating to Combinations, Fink Lets Up on the D, L. & W. Temporarily, Harris Vlected and Northern Pacitic Presidency. Accepts the RAILROAD RATES. A NEW POOL ¥ Cnicaco, January 17.—Commissioner Daniels has drafted an agreement look- ing to the formation of a Utah passenger traflic pool between Salt Lake and Mis- souri river points. The proposition is to embrace the following roads: Union Pacific, Burlington, Missouri, Denver ¢ Rio Grande, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. The terms of the agreement are not known, but it is understood tho agroement has been submitted to General Manager Clark, of the Union Pacifie, and approved by him. 1t is also understood that the officers of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe approve the agroement. The document is now beiny considored by the managers of other lines, 1t is stated on good authority that the terms of the pro- posed passenger pool will not be con. summated until the Utah freight pool difficulties with the Union Pacific are ad- justed. Prominent railrond men spoak confidently of an early settlement of Utah freight matters, WOSED, PRESIDENT HARRIS. New Youx, January 17, Robert Har- plant, if properly treated. Prof. Wiley dotailed the operations at Washington, and gave much practical information to the convention. ~ These and other papers were discussed, to the apparent great ad- vantage of the delegates. An invitation was extended to other cane growers' as- sociations to join the national associ tion and be present at its annual con ventions, At the night session Prof. Wiley de- liverod another address, which elicited considerable discussion, B FARMERS' ALLIANC A Broad and Vigorous Platform Reorganization for the Fight, KearNey, January17.—The Nebraska State Farmers’ alliance concluded its two days’ session to-day, After trans. acting routine business, a platform was adopted declaring in favor of national and stato logislation_to regulato railway trattic with both maximum and minimum rates, demanding the abolition of na- tional banks and the substitution of currency issued by the govermment direct, opposing protection and demanel- ing a tarifl for revenue only, expressing sympathy with labor and asking protee: tion for labor organizations, recommend- ing abolition of convict labor, asking congress (o reclaim all unearned land grants and reserve the public domain for actual settlers, opposing the acquirement of public lands by foreigners. A resolution was also passed endorsing the conduct of Senator Van Wyck, The alliance has taken measures o reorganize and its members will continue the independent party movement. — FOREIGN N S INN GENERAL TSEN WS, CTIONS, LoNNoN, Januay 17. Trading mem- bers of tho Chineso legation in London being interviewed stated that China had not declared war against France, al- though her memorandum to Premier Forry declares an_ assault on Sontay, Hung Hoa or Bacninh, would be casus belli, will be carried out to the lotter. ris, vico president of the Erie railway, was to-day elocted president of the Northern Pacific and has accopted. He was formerly connected with the C., B, & Q. St Paul, January 17.—In an inter. view this afternoon with the principal officers of the Northern Pacific, with re- gard to the new president, the feeling seemed to be one of intense satisfaction that the matter is finally settled. The discipline of the road has been much de- moralized by contending ramors. The clection of Mr. Harris gives great. factionand it is considered as certain that no changes in heads of departments will result. OULD PURCHASE, Say Fraxcisco, January 18, —Res- pecting the alleged purchase of property at Port Orford, Oregon, by Jay Gould, Captain Tichenor, a large property owner of that place, now in this city, told an associated press reporter to-day that the announcement was premature ~ Negotia- tions have been going on with eastern capitalists, but nothing has yet been consummated. It is the intention to connect Port Orford, wkich has an ex- cellent harbor, by rail, with the Oregon & California railway, a distance of about 100 miles, making it a shipping point for grain, etc., from southern Oregon and northern California, A SUSPENDED ORDER, New York, January 17.—The order issued by Commissioner Fink prohibiting lines west of Buffalo from receiving through freight from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was suspended to-day, Fink stated that it was done in consequence of the consent of the D., L. & W. to submit the questions in dispute between that road and the trunk lines to arbitration, The order is not wholly withdrawn, but merely suspended. DISCRIMINATING RA Curcaco, January 17.—A delegation of Springticld, Illinois, mannfacturers had a_conference with the Springfield and Chicago roads to-day, claiming they were not allowed as good rates as Peoria and Bloomington. A commission will be sent to Springfield to investigate the matter, with a view of righting it. The When Sontay was captured the Marquis Tseng withdrew from France to England to await instructions. These instruc- tions Tseng has since received but their tenor could not be divulged. AMERICAN MEDIATION, Paius, January 17, Tt is said that the English charge d'aflaires at Pekin has in- duced the Chinese cabinet to delare that China will b satisfied if the French ab- stain from invading Lang Sun and Cas Binh. The Chinese forces at Baeni will be ordered to withdraw twenty-five leagues northward. Mediation by Amer- ica after the capturo of Bacninh is con- sidered cortain. .. ZAR FINDS FAULT. St, PErersne January 18.—The murder of Colonel Sudeikim has exer- cised a terribly depressing effect among the higher Russian officials. The empe- ror summoned Count, Folstor, minister of the interior, and violently reproached him for lack of energy and incapacity. Folstor thereupon resigned. A SECOND VIoTINL | St PErERssvrG, January 18. nephew of Lioutenant Colonel Sude in, wounded by the nihilists who assassinat- ed his uncle, died to-day without recov- ering consciousness, FUNERAL OF MERR LASKER, Benrry, January 17.—The funeral of Herr Lasker will be conducted on a grand scale. Numerous socioties from all parts of Prussia have decided to send deputations to the funeral. A BANKER'S BRIDE, Paris, January 18,—Stern, an Ameri can banker, married Mlle, Sophie Croi- sotte, of the Comedie Francaise to-night. SIAKAT DOOMED, Cario, January 17.—Relief of Sinkat is considered Lopeless. There are 27,000 rebels between Sual and Sinkat, ' Message, January 17.—The message of Governor Hale was read this after- noon. 1t compliments the people on the past prun‘mrity. predicts a great future, reviews tho mineral and agricultural ro- sources, advises a radical change in the veterinary laws in order to prevent the Governor Hale Crrye roads in the Decatur pool met to-day for | introduction of contagious diseases among the purpose of reorganizing percentages, | horses, recommends the extension of but no agreement was reached, county judicinl authority over Yellow- gratings in Exchange Place and had a better opportunity to throw a stream of water. No flames were visible but a THE 1HUDSON BAY SCHEME, stone park in order to preserve it, a re- WixsErEq, January 17.—At a board | Vision of the election’ laws to punish meeting to-day resolutions were passed | bribery, more stringent measures for the dense column of yellow smoke poured | o send a delegation to the farmers’ con- :{hnngn Cugrt n!mwi;gg '-hlnt g whsr]t? &1 24th inst., to seoure thfir co-operation in ire was burning fiercoly. The polico|the Hudson Bay railway scheme. A 2mlk tl:lu urunwst dil{l}ilcul:y in keevi"ltf feeling = stmnl]y ox]nrg'uam; that the ack the crowds. The firemen’s work | northwestern states and Manitoba had was rendered more than usually difficult | many interests in common, and that it by the water freezing as it fell and 80| ag desirable to exchange ideas, forming a perfect glacier on Exchange ¥OB A MILLION Place on which it was almost impossible s to keep one's feet. F. M. Lockwood & | _ DESVER, January 17.—The Denver & Co. lost a number of West Shore bonds, | New Orleans Railway company filed a 20,000 or $30,000 worth, a hundred | complaint in the United States court to- shares of Union Pacific railroad stock |48y against the Union Pacific Railway and also a quantity of cash, company for 81,000,000 damages, claim- A six story factory building, occupied [ ing that the latter road refused to ex- by different firms for manufacturing pic- | chanye passengers and froight, and Las ture frames, easels, photographic instru. | entered into a compact with the Denver ments, stair rails, and cabinetmal and | & Rio Grande company to break it down, carpenters, was burned to night. Loss, T TR, $100,000; partially insured, Ten Mills Not Worth a Cent, Syracuse, N. Y., January 17.—A| Sorantox, January 17.-The Consum- fire at Canastots, this morning de-| ers’ Powder company mills, nine miles stroyed a large portion of the business | from Scranton, blew up, one mill at a part of town. The losses aggrogete up- | time, late to-night, destroying nine of wards of $70,000, mostly insured, ten mills, It is certain that one man, Eav Crame, Wis, Janusry 17.—R. | L., H. Emery, and probably many more, F. Wilson’s building, occupied by Kauf- | were killed.” The company was™ organ- man and Bachrach, clothiers, and several | ized a year ago. Loss heavy. private offices was burned this after- noon. Loss ,000; insurance §:33,000, Live Oak, Fla., January 18.—Sco ville & Culpepper’s new hotel at Lower Suwanee Springs is burned. . — The Cane Growers., 81, Louts, January 17.—At the cane growers’ convention this morning resolu- " Loss, | tions were adopted provesting agamst 875,000 further tampering with a reduction of Torexa, Kas,, January 18, A private | the sugar tariff, deprecating any attempt dispatch states that the Montezuina | to ratify a reciprocity treaty wn{n any for- Hotel at Hot Springs, Las Vegas, N. M., | eign country, recommending the abro- is burned with all its contents, The|gation of the present treaty with the hotel was one of the finest in the west, | Sandwich Islands and calling on congress and belonged to the Santa Fe Railway|to protect their intcrests and relie company. The fire originated in the|them from apprehension of utter ruin. basement, it is supposed from the gaso- | The resolutions will be printed in pam- line machine. In thirty minutes the phlet form and sent to all members of house was in ruins, The guests num-|congress. At the afternoon session a bered a hundred, and lost everything, | letter from James Bishop in charge of barely escaping with their lives, Frozen | tho sugar works of the Rio Grande was fire pluge rendered the fire department|read. Prof. Weber of Champaign, 111 useless. Loss 8300,000; insurance less|works read a long paper detailing than §100,000. the operations there, making various sug- No damage was done to the bath- | gestions regarding thecultivation of cane, house or Hot Bprings Hotel, The|and said he had no doubt the juice of owners will rebuild at once on a grander | nerthern cane would {iuldufl scale in time for summer tourists, of sugar as any ot preservation of game, und ignores woman out from the windows following Ex- | yvention at Girand Forks, Dakota, on the | Suffrage, e — Delmo New Yonk, Januury 17.—The funeral of Charles Delmonico took place in New York to-day from the Catholic church of St. Leo, whither the remains had been taken at an early hour from the late resi- | 000. dence. John Hoey, 8. L. M. Barlow, Wm. B, Dinsmore, J. M. Mora and J. Barlow, at the request of the family, nc- companied the body to the church,” The ladies of the family continue prostrated with griet, and were unable to attend the religious rervices, A solemn mass of re. quiem was celebrated by the pastor of the church, He also preached a brief eulo- gy monico vault, cathedral, Payne's Platfo) Cotvsnus, 0., January 17.—Senator: elect Honry B, Payne gave a banquet to the members of the legislature to-night. A number of speeches were made, and Payne, in the course of lus remarks, re- ferred to the civil service. He said it was like trying to clean the Augean stables with a tooth brush. The only remedy was to elect a democratic presi- dent. He favored a tariff for revenue, limited to the necessities of the govern- ment economically administered, and so adYusted as to eéncourage productive in- dustry at home and afford just compensa- I..i.... to labor without fostering monopo- ies. The body was placed in the Del- in the old St. Patrick | —— A Train Wrecked, New Onieas, January 17.—A Pios ayune special reports train wrecked on the Texas Pacific railroad between Che- neyville and Alexandria, 'he officials say the reported wreck was a trifling affair, and there was no loss | of lie. e —— Governor Robinson's Successor, SerixerirLp, Mass.,, January 17.— Francis W. Lockwell (rep.), was elected rades | to congress for the twelfth district to-day, ucing to succeed Governor Robinson, BRUTAL BUSINESS. A Little Girl Shockingly Beaten and Frozen to Death, A Den of Death Discovered in Philadelphia. Several Cases in Which Lynch- ing is Threatened, James Nutt's Mental Condition Unsound, Iy 11l with Ner- vous Prostration, His Sister Dangerous CRIME'AND ORIMINARS, NUTT'S TRIAL, Prevsnere, January 17,—The usual Jarge crowd attended the Nutt trial to- iay. This morning a number of wit- nesses, principally relatives of the prisoner, were examined and testified to his poculiarities since boyhood and the melancholy change sinco his tather's death. Joseph Wells, an uncle, stated that Captain Nutt's sister May and brother George were mentally unsound and placed in'charge of a committee ap- pointed by the court, Two other broth- era were deaf mutes, James whs always dull. James Junk was with defendant four hours the day previous to the shoot- ing, and remarked to his wife that Jim was unusually reserved and did not ap- pear to want” to talk. The afternoon session wastaken up with the examina- tion of experts concerning Nutt's mental condition. An hypothetical question covering the facts brought out in the eyi- dence was read to each, and all agreed that if the facts were as stated Nutt was insane when he killed Dukes. Drs, Pollock and Daley sail Nutt was the vietim of an uncontrollable impulse which might exist in any person without being manifested before or after the act which led to its positive discovery was committed. Nutt's sister Lizzie was confined to her bed to-day from a severe attack of nervous prostration. Grave {gnrn have been aroused” by her condi- ion, A DEVIL'S DEN, Lascasten, Pa,, January 17.—Hattie School, daughter of a prominent citdzen of Lancaster, died this morning of an abortion alleged to have been committed by Dr. Bruce, of Philadelphia. Joseph Stricker, the betrayer, is under arrest. The girl in her dying statement said four other girls were under treatment in the same house in Philadelphia where she was operated upon. Dr. Bruce was ar- rested here to-night. He has been tried nuéw on a similar charge but was acquit- ted. RESITTUTION MADE, Bosro, January 17.—C. F. Dewey alias O. H. Halpert, who pleaded guilty to embezzlement from MiAdor, Peabody &Co., and banks in Montreal, by means of forged bills of lading and di ts, thus securing about 880,000, has made resti- tution of about $60,000. THE BAD ) ESCAPES, Warkr VALiey, Miss., January 17,— Yestorday at Dallas, near here, lrrf a row in the store of William Harmon, Evans Harmon was killed, William Harmon and Robert Lamar were fatally wounded and several others seriously wounded, Bish- op, who shot William Harmon and insti- gated the row, was unhurt, It isthought he will be lynched, if captured, COURTING AND SHOOTING, H voro, Ill., January 17.—At a country n‘ml]ing school near here last night, Walker Walcher killed Stephen Sturgeon. It is believed that the cause of the tragedy was the fact that both young men were courting the same _girl. W]nh:her claims the shooting was acciden- tal. A ROPE NEEDED, Ouray, Col,, January 17.—Mary Matthews, a_little adopted daughter of Mike Cuddyhie, was brutally beaten and frozen to death by Cuddyhie and wife, who were arrested when on the point of leaving. Serious threats of lynching are made, KELLY KILLED, Las VEGas, January 17,—This morn- ing William Kelly, a well known sport- ing character, formerly of Covington, Ky., during a quarrel shot his mistress, Rose Martinez, and then himself, The woman may recover, but Kelly died in- stantly, — TELEGRAPH NOTES, A fire at Fayette, Mo.,caused aloss of 70, (ioorge Buelson, aged 17, a waiter in a hotel in Elizabeth, N, J.,"while prowling sbout for his room with a candle,was wistaken for a bur- glar and shot dead, The steamer Germanic, on her way to Bre- men, was spoken on the 9th inst. Her shaft is broken, and she is under sail. Judgo M. Carter, at Trenton, sentenced the ex-speaker of the New Jersey assembly, Joln Xigan, to imprisonment at hard labor for one month in the penitentiary, and five hundred dollars fine for attempting to bribe Assembly- man Armitage, Tho body of Prof. Poter Valtz, a prominent citdzen of Alleghony, was found on the Tenth street railroad bridge in that city with a bullet Holo through his right tomplo, eoat. And vest open, pockets rifled, watch gone, and about four feot from the body was thirty cents In change and & tuning fork. A summons has been issued against the Park cluo, of London, for permitting baccarat inits rooms for high stakes, The club has employed eminent counsel, and maintain that the prosecut illegal. The uffair causes # sensation, incipal London clubs will be affected by the decision, e UM Montana Cartle, St Pavy, January 17,—Manager Cowles, of the Concord Cattle cowpany, who have herds on the upper Tongue river in Montana, says the stock is win- ceril:fi ingood condition. He estimates the shipments from Montans next sum- mer at 40,000 head, against 30,000 last year, e —— Notes Krom Chicago, Cuicaco, January 17.—The seventh anniversary given by the society of “*Sons of Vermont” was celebrated to- night at the Palwer hovse, There was a large and distingaished attendance, The sale of subceription tickets to “Her Majesty's Opera” for the scason closed this afternvon. The two days' sale netted a large sum— §19,200, Ao