Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1884, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAI LY BEE. TGN Gl i e W o o IHI \TEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. M(ONDAY MOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Radical CD?.]]EOSV 1o ihfl Land Laws Proposed. The Homestead Law's Timber Graft, The Amendments Buggested for the Pre-emption Law. The House Talk on the Fitz John Porter Bill, Mr Thomss Makes n Speech With More Violence than Ar gument. THE LAND LAWS, WasvsNaron, January 27.—The sub- committes of the senate committee on public lands will probably recommend a number of radical changes in the home- stend laws. Among them 1t is proposed to give the homestead claimant one year from the date of entering the land to establish a residence thereon; requiring, however, in the meantime that he shall break and prepare for cultivation u given area of lm\é to establish the good faith of his professions. Under existing laws he is required to go upon the claim and unake it his home within six months from the date of entry. It is further proposed to admit homestead claims to final proof and patent only at the end of seven yeas from date of entry. The present term is five years. It s argued that to an honest claimant who farms the land for his own use it is o f little «consequence when he receives a patent, since the entry of the land confirms him in any right but selling it, which he se- sures by patent. Asa new feature of the homestead law, and substitute for the timber culture law, it is under con- templation to require that within the firat four or five years from date of entry a homestead settler shall plant a specified small area of land in trees, having pre- viously taken such necessary steps to securo a thrifty erowth, as is now re- quired by the timber culture act, this requirement beiug applicable of course only to treeless regions. The rea- son for grafting a portion of the timber culture law upon the homestead law is found in the fact that under the former law land wsually falls into the hands of non-residents, who have no interest in the cultivation of trees and whose steps to that end are merely suflicient under the law to hold the land until it can be sold. But little attention has been given to the pre-emption law, but there is better rea- sun for expecting radical amendments than ite repeal. The chief amendments suggested in the committee look to the prevention of speculation by requiring that relinquishments shail not be accept- “ed by local officers, but that when ac- cepted by the commissioner of the land department they shall be open for entry by the first applicant and two years actual residence shall precede the pur- «hase of land. THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE. Wasnryiron, January 26,—The sen- ate was not in session to-day having .adjourned till Monday. HOUSE. W ASHINGTON, January 26.—The speak- «wr luid before the house the credentials of K. W, Rockwell, member-elect of the Twelfth district of Massachusetts, He took the onth of office. Mr. Hatch (dem. Mo.) from the com- wittee on agriculture, reported a bill for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry to prevent the exportation of «diseased cattle and provide for the sup- prossion and exterpation of pluero-pneu- monia and other contagious diseases of .domestic animals. Ordered printed and recommitted. The house went into & comumittee of the whole, Mr. Springer (dem. IlL) in the chair, on the Fitz John Porter bill. Mr. Thomas (rep., Ill.) obtained the floor and delivered a violent speech in opposition to the Fitz John Porter bill. He reviewed the war record of General John Pope, and warmly pronounced him ahiero for Lis valor, gallautry and ability, and vigorously defended Pope's course toward Porter. He scathingly referred to Porter as *‘an officer who had sulked in his tent.” In the course of his speech My, Thomas graphically described the he- roicconduetof General John A, Logan, who took command of the army of the Ten- nessee when McPherson fell, and “‘hurled back the forces of Wood, res- cued the Union army and gained a mag- anificent vietory.” ' Yet continued Thom- as, he (Logan) hada bar smister upon his escutcheon because he not geadunted at West Point, and throe days aftor he saved the army a Weat Pointer was put in his place.” "But he did not sulk, because he was a volunteer soldier who went out to save his country from traitors, “Not so with Fitz John Por- ter, who was educated at West Point and taught that fidelity to one of the gradu- ates of that institutien was a higher duty thau fidelity to his commanding officer and country.” Eaid the speaker: “After the removal of MoClellan he was taken up by copperheads aud Sons of Liberty run for the presidency against Abra- ham Liocoln.” Mr, Thomas, in the name of Lincoln and Stanton, in the namo of the men who fell in battle ou the 20th of August, protested against the bill, Mr. Belford (rep , Cal ) asked thegen- ¢tleman whether, in his judgment, *'the Fitz John Porter case was better than that of the greatest soldier the world has seen from the time of Julivs Cisar? 1 mean Ulysses 8. Grant.” [Applause on democratic sido. | Mr. Follett (cem., 0.) in a longspeech appealed to the hos to consider the question from a wholly non-partisan staudpoint. He deprecated the language aud animus of Mr, Thomas’ speech wde- nouncing graduates of West Point and making the question a political one. Mr. Belford said he had the courage and boldness to do what was {un without regard to any popular prejudice. Pom- pey, Haunibal nd Napoleon wero con- uered. but Grant never lost a battle, aud Grant had fully examined the case and gaid injnetice had been done Porter. On the judgmen: of that groat soldier he & proposed to predicate his vote iu favor of the bill. [Applause on demooratic side.] He bolteved doing justice Lo & man was the swoetest attribute ot humanity. He would follow Grant's judgment againat that of captains and _colonels of militia, Mr. Horr (rep. Mich.) characterized himself as a “stay at home.” It was his “theory” that Porter became disgruntled and refused to give Pope hearty support. Speaking of General Grant's letter favor. ing Porter, Horr said it had been his pleasuro to come as near worshipping Grant as he over did any man the coun- try produced. The gentlemen on the other side lave beon villifying and elandering Grant and calling him all kind of hard names for years, They had called him a butcher, aud other names which the presence of ladies in the gal. lary provented him from _repeating. [Laughter.] Grant, a grand old man, continued Horr, made a mistake in this Porter case and 8o long as it was the only mistake of his life he, for one, was going to stanc by him longer than the gentle- | men on the other side would. They had not agreed with Grant for a minute ex- cept in this one case, when Grant hap- pened to agree with them. [Laughter.] Mr. Slocum (dem., N, Y.) stated he had in his possession the original letter of Gen, Garfield saying he was in favor of the Schofield hoard. Mr. Horr declared when this board filed its “‘pottifogging report” Garfield atood back and washed his hands of it, he (Garfield) declaring in his (Horr's) prosence he *‘would show it to be the outrago of the era.” Debate continued at great length, Mr. Wise (ind., Va.) in a speech paid elo- «uent tribute to the memory of the fallen soldiers. He said this was the most anomalous scene ever witnessed in the history of any land where the vanquished were called upon to cast the decisive weight in the contested balance for the vitorse, Forhimself hs accepted the issue presented. Mr. Horr then concluded the debate, protesting against the passage ot the bill in the name of the good discipline of the army and loyal men of the north. After other brief speeches the committee rose and the house adjourned. EXPLORING THE RUINS. The Disaster afcreslsd Buttes and the Recovery of the Dead. Thiry-five Bodies Brought to the Surtace and Twenty More Expected. DeNvER, Col., January 26.—Since the arrival of the state mne inspector at Crested Buttes no one is allowed to enter the mine except those omployed in search- iug for bodies. Tittle Tommy Lyle, whose liteless body was one of the first found, was employed as trapper or door tender. He had his whistle in his hand and was evidently just raising it to his lips when the explosion occurred. His stop-father, Henry Stewart, is also among the dead. His mother, Mrs. Stewart is left child- less widow and is almost crazed with grief. Another sad case is that Mrs, North, widew, who loses her two boys, The majority of the men were unmarried. Probably not more than twenty are mar- ried. Henry Stewart leaves a wife; Jas, Walsh, a wife and one child; B. Heffron a wife, David Thomas a wife; Dan McDondald a wife and three children; Jno. Rutherford, a wife and child born only a fow days ago. Rutherford’s half brother, Rogers,is among the killed, Thirty-four bodies were recovered. Workmen will explore chamber No. 2, But few women have been present to.day and these merely sight seers, At the entrance of the mine are placed large rolls of canvass in which the bodies will be wrapped as they are taken out., Right thinking men hold the ofticers of the mine blameless for the disaster and an- ticipate no serious trouble with the Melly Maguire element, The work of removing bodiesbegan this morning. Thirty-four bodies have been discovered, All have been brought out and placed in the blacksmith shop, where they will remain nntil the others are found, when they will be brought to town and placed in the city hall. The inquest will begin to-morrow. Fifty-nine coffins have been ordwod by the com- pany and ure now on the way from Denver, There 1s a large crowd yet at the mine, but no signs of disturbance to be seen. Gibson's house is strongly guarded and men-are patroling the streets. Inspector McNeil is still in the mines, Lanst night many drunken men were on the streets. The excitement appears to have eutirely subsided. BURIAL OE THE DEAD, Dexver, January 27.—Of the bodies discovered yesterday in chamber No. 2, of Crested Butte's mine, twenty-one were brought out at 10 o’clock last night and placed in the blacksmith shop with the others, and an hour later the mine was closed for the night, Two bodies were brought out to-day and two still re- main in chamber No, 1, but are covered up, and it may be several daye before they are found. A number of the bodies will be buried to-morrow, and those re- maining on Tuesday. All saloons were closed to-day, and will remain so until after the funeral. Two undertakers ur- rived to-day, and are preparing the bodies for burial Oarlisle's O LovisvitLe, Ky., January 27.—The Courier-Journal's Frankfort, Ky., special says: There are no new developments in the senatorial situation, but 1 think the caucus to-night will rescind the rule which at present does not allow thename of any new candidate to be presented. 1f the rules are rescinded Carlisle's name will be proposed and his strength tested. It is likely also shat a rule dropping the hindmost candidate after esch ballot will be adopted. ——— Dawmaged $17,000, 8r. Lovts, January 27°—The commer- cial agency of R. G. Dun & Co., in Gay building, corner of third and Pine streets, was damaged by fire §17,000, The records of Wisconsiu were destroyed and those of Nebraska, Kansas and Texas damaged, but all will be restored in @ short time, —— The Weather, ¢ For the Missouri valley: Generally fair weather, northwesterly winds in the northern portion, southwesterly in the southern, rising barometer and generally ioolder weather. ~ BULLS AND BEARS. The Specntative Stapies Very Nervons and Unsettled. Wheat Closes a Fraction Lower in Chicago. What Packers and Dealers Say Abcat Prohibition. The Live Stock Market Supply ard Demand. The Fluctuations and General Fea- tures of the Market Detailed, THE CHICAGO MARKETS, Cuicaco, January 26,—The specula. tive markets on ’change to-day have been unsettled and values irregular. There was a strong undertone displayed but at the slightest indication of a bulge the shorts threw over such immense blocks of stuff thatan advance was prevented and the close generally showed a loss, Wheat fluctuates frequently within a narrow limit but intluenced by dull New York markets and a lack of outside orders the end was Jic off. Corn was heavy under large sales by Lindblom, Cudahy & Stever, and the packers gen. erally, and the finish was deric below ¥eutprd-y‘s last figures. Oats went down Jailo, pork declined 173@22)c; lard lost 7}@10¢; short ribssettled 12} 15e. The feeling on the curh was weak, wheat and corn declining Jee, and pork falling about 2}o all around THE LON¢ LANK, Wheat occupies, just now, much the same position as does the long plank in the game of “‘ce-saw.” At tho present time the boars ave in the dust. The pro- vision men who sold so heavily turned around and bought. The shorts also covered freely and values have moved to a higher range. As usual, the visible supply needs explanation: It is now said that a half million clearances from Atlantic ports should have been, but were not, deducted last week. If this is 80 the next statement will show a large decrease, Shipments are now much in excess of receipts, and it looks asifa gradual reduction of stocks might be ex- pected. Many leading operators, how- ever, think that the market is not yet ready to advance permanently, and wire their customers on every bulge to sell and on every break to buy. “I am a big bull on wheat,” said Bliss, this morning. “‘I beliove May wheat will sell a good deal over $1, and 1 also think it will go lower before it goes higher. The present bulge is only tem- porary, 86 when everybody secms crazy to buy I advise my customers to sell, as they can cover and buy in their futures at & better price. 1 believe in takiag advantage of these secondary bulges.” Several railroads, including the Bur- lington, Alton and St. Paul companies, have declined to take grain for transpor- tation to Chicago unless for sale on the track, because all the elovators are full. The warehouses recentlymade regalarare capable of holding about 400,000 bushels more, and there are now on track over 500,000 bushels, CORN IS IN GOOD DEMAND, with but few scllers, and these expecting a proliminary break before the grand bulge. There is still a very small out- side trade. The feeling is, however, that the lambs are only waiting to be sure before they go ahead. Latest reports from Jowa declare much of the crop, which was supposed to be the best, to be fast rotting, 1f wheat is t drop to pieces again, then it is pretty generally conceded that corn will be dragged down some, too; but most of the local crowd incline to the opinion that corn is meritorieus at present fig- ures, How wheat and corn can be run as soperate deals is the question now agitating the speculative circles, “‘Corn is worth about 90 cents,” said Lingblon this morning, ir answer to the ques- ion, **What do you think of wheat and PROVISIONS AKE FIRMER and higher. The packers are neither selling nor buying. They aro said to have abandcned all hope of broaking down the price of hogs, and are now waiting for a margin of profit. The large receipts of hogs prom- 1sed for this month have failed to mate- rialize, There seems tobe a possibility that the country is not se full of them us was industriously reported up to the time of the puckers' aocession to the ranks of the bulls, Some of the packing houees are running very light, owing to the scaccity of hogs, awd the condition of arrivals, as compared with former years, is very poor. Farmers are holding back their best hogs for better prices, though the range of value at the yards now is higher than at any time since last June. The prominent pork packers and provis- ion men aro all in favor of retaliatory legislation against France and Germany for prohibiting American pork products. Phil Armour thinks by this means the pork prohibition may be removed, and in no other way. *‘Frenchman are easily frightened,” he says, ‘“‘and it might not be necessary to go lar with them; but with Germany it is different. She is not 80 easily moved, Bismarck does uot care how much a fist is shaken in his face so long as it does not hit, If heisallowed to prohibit American pork he will soon adopt the same tactics in regard to Amer- ican beef and grain. The farmorsshould, therefore, be greatly iuterested in the question. THE CATTLE MARKET o displays increased activity and tho higher rapge of values establishied ut the open- ing of the week has beon fully sustained, although receipts have materially in- creased. The quality of arrivals, how- averages poor, lots weighing igh as 1,500 pounds being very Bearce. Small supplies at the beginning of the week, when there was au active demand for all classes of buyers, coused a very firm feeling, and all Y(iudl of cattle, ex- cept strictly choice ones were on an aver- age at least 10@lbe higher than at the close of last woek. Buyers of live cattle for the various eastorn cities were large purchasers, and there was also a good demand for export, but trading in the choicer clues of stock was checked by in- sufficient supplies. Fat cattle wero NG, nd the average weight of those sold to shippers and dressed beef buyers ran from 1,000 up to 1,380 pounds,. The market for | COWS AND MINED CATTLE was moderately active and steady. ' In some instances good cows were a® much higher than last woek as were good ship- ping cattle; but such was not generally the case. Low grades were slow, and holders had difficulty in disposing of them at any price. Stockers and feeders were scarce an advance of 10@ldc was readily ¢ tained, At the middle of the week the receipts ran greatly behind most expectations, and a further rise of 10c was noted. The advance was largely on such as are gon- erally called for by the shippers of live stock and dressed beef; but good, and even common butchers and canners’ grades were sold at considerably higher prices. Exporters and shippers were still unable to secure all the good stock they wanted, and had to put up, in most cases, with rather ordinary lots, 4 There was no trouble in selling good cows at good prices. The supply of such was moderate and the demand was brisk, Inferior to fair lots, however, were in large supply and sold slowly at no better prices than were current at” the close of the woek. The market for stockers and feeders was steady, and good to prime cattle scarce, THE WERK CLOSES with a marked increase in receipts, and at the opening it looked as if holders would find considerable difficulty in sus- taining former prices. But when buyers all got to work a better feeling was soon brought.about and quotations were fully sustainel, last figures showing a gain of 30¢140c for the week. 1In scattered in- stances there have been sales at even botter rates than these, but no general advance. A larger number of fat cattle are offered than on either of the preceding half- dozen days, and sales at &6 and better will run well up toward 1,000 head. The extreme range paid for shipping steers is $4.500t6,90, though there is very little trading below £ 25. Common to choice shipping cattle were eagerly purchased at $4.80 to 86.75. Dressed beef buyers did their full share, and a good many of the best cattle are taken by them, though exporters are the largest purchasers of choice stock. No extra heavy fancy cat- tle are received, but such lots would bring considerable over $7 if offered. ir to good butchering lots bring $4 60 5. Bulls are sold at $3 00@5.00, and cows are active at $5 2564 60, sales covering an entire range of from £2.00 to 84.70 Stockers and feeders are ‘n_good re- quest and remain firm, with sales of the former at £3 754 60, and of the latter at $4 605 00, Trading in sheep is active, and despite the large supply prices are steadily held. There is a brisk shipping demand and a good inquiry from city butchers at £3 H0 @4 75 for good to medium, and at $5 00 @t 00 for good to extra. HOGS are still bringing very high prices, al- though they are 30@40c per 100 pounds cheaper than they were a year ago. The hogs now arriving are unusually poor in quality, but they all find pur- chasers, and the market is kept up by the now evident fact that the west hog *‘crop” is smaller than that of sev- eral preceding years. There were not hogs enough to meet the combined wants of packers and shippers, and the resulting sharp competition has carried prices up 45@60c. All grades share in the improvement, and sales are made at 0@ .65 for inferior mixed to extra eavy lo'.oub Poor to choice lots brought 04 35016.00. h e — The lowa Legislature, Des Moines, Jan, 27.— The senate ocen- pied nearly the whole session yesterday discussing the report of the committee on rules, as to admission of visitors to the floor of the chambers, and a rule was adopted providing that no person shall be admitted to solicit or influence legis- lation. Adjourned to Monday noon, ‘The house engaged in the introduction of bills, the most important being to es- tablish a board of insusance commission- ers; for protoction of fish;for protection of railway employes; to regulate the sale and transfer of grain in elevators; in re- lation to damnages by fire, resulting from the operation of railroad; to prevent adulteration of intoxicating liquors; to establish a uniform system of text books for schools by counties; to himic freight charges and prevent discriminations; to provide for the election of railroad com- missioners by the people; to piohibit traflic in diseased hogs. Adjourned to Monday afternoon. D . Keiter's Clerks, W ASBINGTON, January 27, —Ex-8peak- er Keifer was examined yesterday by the house committee on accounts. Keifer was asked if he had demanded theresig- nation of Tyson, the stenographer ¢f the last congress. He replied that soms time during the first session of the Forty- seyenth congress he had given the posi- tion to Tyson, The place was worth $0,000 per annum, At that time Gaines, the nephew of the ex-speaker, wasfilling a $1,600 position. Keifer said whin he appointed Tyson he did it with the un. derstanding on his part that at some future time the position wouldbe vacated and Gaines appointed. The ex-speaker testified that his demand for the resigna- tion near the close of the lastsession con- sisted of a mere reminder of the under- standing between the two, had when Tyson was appointed. ——— A Bungling Job, Sr. Lous, Mo., January 206,—Hiram H. Post, superintendent and ex-tzeasurer of the Fourth Baptist church Bunday school and coufidential clerk and book- keeper for D, W. Pratt, agepé of McCor- mick, Harvesting and l&-ypar manufac- turing company, of Clicago, made an unsuccessful attent Lo suicide last evening at his Aesidence, He had taken a dose/ of laudanum withont effect, then /ut his throat in a bungling msnner, wién he was discover- od by & young gentPman roomiug in the house, The woupls are not dangerous though not necesyrily fatal. The canse of the rash act, b/ Post’s own confession, is he has been dicovered te be an em- bezzler frow hy employer to the amount of #,507. o fr— e The sewer/Pibe wanufacturers of the country, twegy-four in number, bave organ- Dad e Mg e 150 T / JANUARY 28, 188 SHOT DEAD. Great Excitoment fn a Colorado Town | Over a Marder, Two Men Shoot a Mine Boss Wantonly. And are Promptly Arrested and Jugged. With Every Prospect of Being Promptly Lynched. A Murder in Dakota With a Self Defenso Claim. CRIME AND CRIMINALS. Desver, January 27.—The Tribune's Rowita, Colorado special says: At 10 o'clock this morning @'Kurtz, a mining boss, was shot dead by Frank Williams and John Gray, miners. The hooting grew out of a row at a dance k=t Mon- duy night, whon Williams was ejected from the hall for disturbance. This morning the parties met in a saloon and, ufter a fow words, Williams and Gra; drow pistols and fired several shots, kill- ing him instantly, Both were arrested and jailed. Excitement runs high, and will undoubtedly result in both being lynched before morning. Aurrorey, Dak,, January 27.— Thirty mifes north of here last night, William McQuiston shot and killed William Boll. He claims he did it in self-defense. Both came from Morrison, Ill., last spring. —— RAILROAD RATES. SPECIAL FLEADING, WasniNeroN, January 27.—Commis- sioner Albert Fink appeared before the: house committee on commerce yesterday and made an argument in defense of the railroad pooling system. He asserted the |veoplo had received transportation at ow rates, and little profit to the roads, and that no extortion had been prac- ticed. In 1882, while the capital of railroads was §70,000,000,000, the net earnings were only $300,000,000. The bondholders thus received about 5 per cent and stockholders about 3 per cent. It might be said that much of this capi- tal was watered stock, but even were half of it watered ths interest receivedon legitimate stock would only amount to 6 per cent, which was not an excessive interest to charge for railroad transportation, It was very small; much smaller than the profits charged by middle men who dealt in the articles transported. Congress ought not to allow itself to be made the tool of middle men. The bill introduced by Horr providing for the establishment of a board of commissioners on inter- state commerce as a bureau of the i terior depurtment was the only practi able measure to be adopted, ana which would meet the approval of all. If con- gress compelled roads to run at a loss it should compensate them therefor. It had the right to regulate railroad prop- )| erty, but not the right to confiscate it. Ex-Governor Brown appeared in be- half of the Missouri Pacific company in opposition to the inter-state commerce bill. He denied that congress was em- powered by the constitution to control tratlic, or fix or limit rates to be charged. CUT RATES, Cnrcaco, January 27.—The agent of the Chicago & Alton at Kansas City tele- graphs here that the Hannibal & St. Joo is making 4 cut rate of $1 out of that city to eastern competitive points. AN OMAHA CONFERENCE, CH10AGO, January 27°—The Times de- clares Vice President Perkins, General Manager Potter, Gieneral Manager Clark and General Manager Merrill will hold a conference at Omaha Monday. TALKING FOR LAND, WasuINGTON, January 27.—The North- ern Pacific railroad people will be heard in defense of their land grants by the house committee on public lands Tues- day, and the same day the committee on Pacific railroads will be addressed by Judge Dillon of the Union Pacific and others in oppasition to the proposition to compel the road to pay the cost of sur- veying and selecting lands taxable by the state. L GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, LEVEN MINERS KILLED, Losvoxn, January 27.—An explosion to-day in_the colliery in Rlinde Valley, Wales, killed eleven miners, TWENTY-TWO DROWNED, Twenty-two of the crow of the ship Simla sunk in the English Chanuel by collision with the ship City of Lucknow, were drowned. The City of Lucknow has arrived at Gravesend. A VAIN EVFORT, Knarrous, January 27.—The steam- erasentto clearthe Blue Nile failed. They were attacked by the rebels with great fury. The rebels waded to the attack -n?wem repulsed after eighty rockets had been fired into their ranks and after they had suffered heavy loss. El Mahdi left El Obied nine days ago, destination unknown. He has 3,700 men and plenty of ammunition ‘and Krupp guns. Mahdi lost only 800 men duriug. the en- gagement with Hicks Pasha. . HONORING THE DEAD, Samara, January 26.—Two American ofticers passed here to-day by mail train from Orenberg,conveying ten coffins con- taining the remains of DeLong and com- rades, The maypr and other officials placed wroathes of immortelles upon the cofting in the presence ¢f & multitude of rvespectful spectators, WOMEN ASSAULTED, Duprix, January 27.—The magistrates and police prevented the Nutional league meeting at Killarullen to-day. Thore was some disorder and two women were knocked down by the police, several ribs of on of them being broken. A VILLAGE BURNING, Viesna, January 27.—The village of Bransdorf is buruing and & violent gule blowing. A PANIC IN A THEATRE, Pawis, January 27.— During a per- formance at the Port St. Martin theatre, & pan.c was caused by the sudden extio- guishing of the gas lighta nnd the elaw- = Y | American Now Year's custom by indulg- ming of doors by the wind and the roar | of the tempest which drowned the voicos [of the nctors, Bernhardt's foot was wounded by fragments from a broken window, An Interesting Decision, Warektoo, In., January 27.—A trial of interest to members of the Ancient Order of United Workimen, after a heai» ing of oleven days, was decided yesterday by Judge Utt. ~ The tacts are these: In 1882 the grand lodge of Towa became in= corporated under the state laws and throw oft allogianco to the supremo lodge. A minority of the grand lodge, however, remained loyal and was recognized as the regular grand lodge of the state by the supreme lodge. Suit was brought to de- tormine the right to the franchises and property of the order. The court held that the mere act of the incorporation under the state law, has no power to re- lease the subordinate body from allo- giance to the superior body of the orgau- ization, The decision vests the franchises and property of the organization. in the loyal grand lodge, of which W, R (ira- ham, of Cedar Falls, is grand master workman, Dlunk Samee n Man, Circaco, January 27, The Chinese vesidents celebrated the Chinese New Year in the usual way, gathering here and thore in laundries by forties, to wor- ship their new “Jesoo” and play *‘blan- goo,” and some of them imitated the ing too freely in the cup, which both cheers and incbriates. S — The I e War. Austiy, Tex., January 27. Hon. Norton Moses writes State Senator Ter- voll that the fence-cutters of Burnet NO. 189, THE WRATHFUL WINDS. Their Ravages in England, Ireland and France, Buildings Demolished and Many People Injured. Sevoral Railway Trains Stopped by the Blasts, The Gale One of Unprecedented Severity. Wrecks and Disasters of Varions Kinds Result, A TERRIFIO HURRICANE Loxnoy, January 27.—The wind blew a hurricane all last night, and much dam- ago was done in the city, besides many poreons receiving injuries. The glass roof of the Westmister aquarium was demolished during the performance, a panic ensued, and several persons were hurt. Many vessels were wrecked and a large number of lives lost. Telegraphic communication with the continent, also over the Atlantic cables, was interrupted for several hours, The storm n Paris, where railway and telegraph com- munication was broken in all directions many personsinjured in the streets. Many boats were swamped. The iron chapel at New Castle went downand the falling roof killed a woman and two children. county are destroying fencos by whole- sale and threatening personal violence. The names of several respectable citi- zons, who have been ordered to leave the county under the penalty of death if they rofuse are given, and he asks help, or at least arms and ammunition with which to make a defence. e —— A CRACKED CRI. Complete Destruction of the Minnesota State Penitentiary by Fire, The Herolc Efforts of Firemen in Res- cuing the Convicts, MinNEAroLss, January 26. —Early this morning a fire broke out in the state prison at Stilwater and in spite of all efforta all the buildings were ,destroyed. All prisoners, including the Younger brothers, were taken out and placed un- der strong guard in the yard. Loss pro- bably half a millon. . The fire caught in the basement of the state penitentiary at Stillwater at 1:45 last night, It was first discovered by a pedestrian who failed to attract the atten. tion of the guards, ran down town Zand turned in an alarm. The fire caught undor the main office of the car company and when the department arrived it was impossible to do any effective work on account of the dense smoke. At one o'clock it became evident that the prison and the rear offices were doomed, and company ‘K’ state militia, was called to assist in recovering the con- viets, about 330 in all,who were shackled together by means of long fine chains,and removed to different poicts in the prison grounds. The fire spread with remarka- ble rapidity, and starting at the east end of the prison, soon reached the warden’s office and rooms occupied by the guards, It then spread to the offices of the North- western Car rompany, the entire front part of the building being a mass of flames, From the offices of the car company, the fire spread the kitchen and eating roum of the prison adjoining, in which was situated the chapel. All the above named de- partments were gutted. The front part of the boilding, where the fire started, was composed of considerable wood work, which afforded means of transmit- ting the flames to the cell department of the prison, which was capped by a wooden cornice, The cells proper are tiro proof and had it not been for the difficulty alluded to, the fire could have been confinedsto the front or office part of the building. The convicts were transforred with little trouble and are now under ground. How the fire started is shrouded in mystery. Loss §50,000, all owned by tho state, partially covered by insurance, ‘When the first started Chief Joy, of Stillwater, went into the burn- ing structure, and had a narrow escape from death, He was caught in the of- fice of the Car company and overpowered with smoke. While in this condition some one from the outside turned a stream of water into the room, which knocked him down and put out the light, 1o was discovered almost suffocated, and was_dragged from the building more dead than alive. The fortunate feature consists in saving all private and per- sonal papers and fiouen of Senator Sa- bin. They were all sayed in tact. The fire was marked by an act of great heroism by George P, Dodd, of Stilwater company I( Immediately atter the con. victs had been removed & cry was raised that a man was confined in cell 200. The crowd stood aghast at the horrible fate in store for the poor wretch and mmf faces turned in the direction of the cell occupied hy the upp-mmlr doomed man, Dodd rushied into the building and was Inat to view in a column of blinding smoke. In less time than cas be recorded ho had reached the cell of the convict, who proved to be a new wan in prison, and in a few minutes he ruturne& bearing the rescued conviet, Cutcaco, 11, January 26.—Senator Sabin, of Minnesots, who is also presi- dent of the Northwestern Car company which has the lease of the convict labor at Btlwater, is in town and has received rivate diplwhel to the effect that the Ku by this morning's five will not'exceed £050,000, all of whioh loss falls on the state. The total loss sustained by the company is in the way of office furniture, and will not exceed §1,000, fully covered by insurance. All their books and doeu- ments, as well as Senator Sabin's private papers, are safe in the vault, Senator L« bin had intended starting for Washing- ton to-day but will now go to Minnesota to-night. A leof Jmcery Burned. } Monreeat, January 27.—Johnson's fuid beef iwctory 8 burned, Lose, $100,000; insured. | At Leeds the roof of a dwelling collapsed, killing and injuring four occupants. The mail train between Durham and Darling- ton was twice stopped by the gale. Shops on the Iele of Wight closed early. At Newry, Ireland, many heuses were un- roofed and the police barracks made un- tenable. The 'k Nokornes for Balti- more, anchored in Lough Gergle, parted her cables and was driven to sea, and it is feared lost. Reports from all parts of the kingdom agree that the gale was almost unparalleled in severity. The railway station at Elmo was hurled across the track. Seven bodies were washed ashore at Hythe, b £ Fire rson. Special Dispatch to The Bee. Carsoy, Ia., January 27,—Fire caught from a defective flue and destroyed o farm dwelling and windmill, the property of John Griflith, yesterday afternoon. Total loss, $2,000; insurance, $1,000, in the State Insurance company, of Des Moines. et The Great Condenser. New Yorg, January 27.—Dr. John B. Wood, a widely known newspaper man, while walking through West street early this morning fell. and died soon afterwards from the shock and exposure. Dr. Wood was president of the Press club for some years. His skill in elim- inating superfluvus words and sentemces earned for him the title, “‘the (ireat American Condenser.” e — New York Notes. New York, January 27 —Dick Holly- wood says, Sullivan will have a prefer- ence of challenge by Joe Pendergast to fight any man in the world. A safe in the jewelry store of E. B. Hayden, of Brooklyn, was burglarized of $5,000 worth of jewelry last night. e ———— Accidents at Kearney, Keansgy, Neb., January 27.—The traveling agent of TuE OMana Begk, Mr., Williams fractured the bones of his right leg below the knee, by a fall at the skating rink. A fire in the storercom of Bodinson’s grocery last evening did about $100 dam- age. et A Pledge of Peace. Wieox, Ariz., January 27.—A sub- stautial pledge of peace is offered by the Apa of San Carlos Agency, in the ersons of fifty-five of their children,who eave Wilcox to-day for the Carlisletrain- ing gchool, Penn. ck ——m——— Catiforuia Crops, 84N Fraxcico, January 27.—Tho steady rains yesterdsy and to-day throughout the middle section of the state have generally improved the pros- pect. of the grain crop. The fruit crop of southern California will be probably the hest ever had : A Protest for Agnero, Ky Wesr, Florida, Fanuary 27.-—Cu- bans in a mass meeting to-day prepared an address protesting against the arrest of Carlos Agnero by the Cuban authori- ties. e — An Old Soldier Gone. InniNaroLts, January 27.—Colonel John M. Tery was found dead in his room from heart disease. He was on the staff of General Damont during the war. e —— A Disabled Steamer. Bosrox, January 27.—The steamer Columbia’ reports” sighting, Saturday night, off Thacher's Island, 8 brigantine rigged steamer hove to and apparently digabled, e TELEGRAPH NOTES, Reprosentative Mackey, of South Carolina, is veriously ill with peritonitis, The Cleveland Paper company assigoed Satarday, Jiabilities $230,000; assets not re- ported, At Syracuse, N. Y , Wm. H, Croft, Satur- duy night, finished the task of walking 302 miles in 100 ki wrs without sleop. Twenty prisoners of tho Riverhead (New- foundiand) riot party have avrived at 8t John penitentiary to await trial for willful murder, It is understood the office of assistant sur- goon general of the army will be abolished. The remains of Her Lasker arrived in Ber- lin Suturday morning, Friday night was the coldest of the season at Pittsburg, Thermometer twenty-six do- grees below zero, 'I‘huh Cln;llam‘fit §t. Louis railwa, W pauy has n papers bois, Oapital £3,000,000, Gov. Jobn Letcher, of Vivgiuis, is dead. New York bavk statoment: Resorve lu creass 82,104,050, The banks now bold $19,- ATS,TT5 B exoens of legal reguirainents, A ftirn at Nanin, Olila, destroy o £60,000 won b o g ety