Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1884, Page 1

| A 4 == TR ) atelophona lincs have been practically de- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. STILL THE WATERS RISE. The Soventy Feet Notch Passed at Cincinnati, Revorts of Disaster and Wreck Continue to Pour in, The Vast Number of Sufl'oring'4 People Increasing. And ‘the Tale of Woe Wot Wt Half Told. Reblv £ and Reliel Moasaros, anll'Gen- “eral Features of the Oalamity, THE FLOODED BUSTRICTS, REYORTS FPRONM OMCINNAT, Crxcrxnart, Keb 18.-At one p. m “the river reached 69 feet 10 12 inches, the rise varying during the forenoon from 1-4 to half animch ox hour. A inisty rain is falling with the wind from the northwest. The sigual service flag denot- ing coming cold weather floats to-day for the thed time since the %ood began, Hitherto its presence was welcomed, now it brings ®he worst apprehensions. Cold weather could have no substantial effect on the water disaster. That has about dome iite wrorst, liut with cold weather the suffering of the imprisoned peaple inall towns and cities along the Ohio woxld suffer terribly for the lack of fuel. Few medlive the diftculty of getting suppliesdlel’vered. There are nolandings for steamers:and the damage doneto build- ings bythe waves causdd by passing steam- ers has been sc great as to cause the occu- pants of thelooded houses to fire on the eteamers ‘bringing them relief. steamens, to be of real service, have been | equipped with ilife -saving crews and) borte. [Etcan readily be seen how slow wouhl be the work of carrying any con- sideceble guantity of fuel to such places. Generel Beckwith, of St. Louis, is ex- | pected here vhis evening to take charge of the wonk of relief under direction of the secretery of war. He will charter relief boais, and four United States| officers heve been ordered here from | Columbusto take charge of the differeart subsoriptions coming in from every quar- ter. A special from | Portsmouth, Ohiq dated yesterday, -and forwarded from .Sciotoville, the nearest telegraph statian, says there is not an acre of dry ground n the city, and not a hundred houses not under water. % p. an.—The river is 70 foet 2{inch showing a irise -of oneinch in the hour, W heavy rain fell from G to €% o'clack. There are indications of coldex wenther, The local ob:erver of the weather forThe Commercial-Gazettepre- dicts keavy rains again for to-morrow. &t is im[muii;la to say what may be tho state of things in six hours, During the day news from ap the river showed the waker falling -slowly: from Marietta down to Maysville. This, under ordinary cir- cumetances, ‘would mean stationary .or falling water -hore by Thursdoy after- neor, butavidh the heavy rains of to-day and the theroughly saturated conditionof the ¢arth, the river seems to respond in- staxtly to sainfall. Nobody thought to- day thet the water would exceed 70 feet. Nobody can-saymow that it will not ex- ceed 7ilfeet. At the market house on Broadeay- the water covers the benches, making a-depth of nearly five feet on the floor. \Vast numbers of people g0 to end from the suspension bridge in keats ;propelled | by poles and having ropesstratehed to telegraph poles to se- sist in crossing the currents at streets. Peoplerfill thase boats by standing closs | togethor. It has a perilous look, but no accident has yet ocourred. Private skifi are 2loc (plying.very fraely, carrying pac- sengerc whereven they wish to go. Great fear euisted last night that the wind storze would bring disaster to Lawrence- burg, but The Wews-Journal’s special frons there says the wind had no specially disasteous effect, though last night and | to-day keve been periods of great anxie- | ty. Thewiver.rose last night twelve, tc fourteen inehesaund houses still continue to float from the foundations. Provisions are arriving there hourly and are gladly received. Among other troubles is that of pro- curing & supply of beef cattle, as none can come by rail orriver, except by the Cincinnati Worthern, and that road is unable to meet the demand. Butchers are scouring the .adjacent country for such stock 2s they can procure, The X, royed along the viver front from New cl{mond,ohin, to Aurora, Ind. Two telephone exchangus in the city are in the submerged part, and ;the oparators are taken into the ofkce by boats, Business is entirely suspendod at Cattlettaburg, .Ky. No mails have arrived for six days. The Cattlettsburg ¥ational bank has in it 10 feet of water, and the maney and books have all been brought to the Ash- lend National bank dor safety. It is thought the Cattlettshurg bank will be akhle to reopen in three days. 29 p. m.—The river is now 70 feet 4 iaches. GoxoiNNaTi, Februany id.—The steam- er Kate Waters returned at 1 a. m, from a tolp to Ripley with relief supplies. Mesass, Bishop and Collins, who went with ¢he steamer, says the people aelk first foe news, next for rapes to anchar their lases, and lastly for cooked pro- visions, None want clothing, Housec everywhare are swept awayeor floating | on their eorners. Rural and Augusta, Ky., are wrec! The water is running behiod Augusta making an island of it. Dover, Ky., is in twelve reet of water in &he shallowest parts. New Palestine, Ohio, is nearly ruined. New Richmond is still worse of. In Paint Pleasaut, Grant's birthplace, only twe houses are out of the water, Moscow is in bad condition and many houses are gone Neville is a wreck and Bhiloah is worse off than Neville. Higgineport is half ig the water. Levanna is badly submerged and Ripley isina terrible eonditior. One side of a brick house fell in to-day aud others are weakening. Peo- ple say the farmers are helping them whenever the roads and fleods permits access. The destruction agd distress canuot be overdrawn, 2a.n., 70 feet 8) inches and weather { cah and Metropek¥a are still above the Relief | oared for at&teubensyille and suburbs so [ the same way. has rained nearly all day, but it is colder and freezing to-night. The river rose 4 inches in 24 hours, and is now 46 feet and 4 inchea, Boats arestill bringing in | stock and cern, nearly all saved, | Henderson and Tdt, Vernon, below | here, are high above danger, The em- bankments at Shavmeotown, I11., are in- tact. A large forse has been strengthen. iz them, but excaps is deemed next to impossible. Elizabothtown, Caropsville, Parkinson, Golemada, Bay City, Padu- flood or only parsially submerged. Union- town is under wetar and the citizens are leaving. The second story of houses above hero in Nowberg, Owensboro and Rockport ame above the water line. Owensboro #e threatened. The other places are in no danger. Enterprise, Vanding amil several other small places on the lower ground are swhmerged, but as yet thems iy very little distress. Farm- ors’ losses g much less than last year. Nearly el removed their families and stock to glaces of safety, and most of d the greater part of their corn. The harbor boats arts are slill removing corn, wach of it damaged. There is still no confirmation of the report of the drowning of thirteen persons in front of the cit, and the report is not generally credited, JAMAGE AND SUFFER sviiig, February 13.—The damage here is principally in the Sixth ward, and will not exceed $100,000, but thesufterers aregenerally poor miners and will employees. ~ Nearly the whole towns of Brilliant, Ming, Warrenton and Me- Coys are flooded, and many people in grent destitution, The suburbs of Ale- kanna and Mineville are occupied by poor people, who have suffcred severely. ‘The damage in Jefferson county is about aquarter of a million. The sufferers mumber at least2,000. DBrilliant’s 1,000 inhabltants and Warrenton's 300 suffer amost. The relief committee is dding nobly. Continued rains interfere with wleaning and repairs. Nearly 1,000 are far, but will require further aid. Sup- plies most needed are bedding and under clything, but anything is accepted. Food or clothing supplies for smaller towns may be sent through the Steubenville commiftee. Wellsburg, W. Va., which is in ®ful condition, can be supplied Steubensville needs no routside aid. PORTSMOUTH'S PLIGHT, Porrsyvovth, Ohio, February 13.—The entire city is under water, three-fourths of it to the house tops. Al merchants lose heavily, and half tho citizens lose all their household goods. The river has receded two inches since last night. Sup- plies are coming in and a famine is being averted. A relief boat has goue to Slo- cum station for several carloads of sup- plies and camp equipage from Columbus. The .court house, school houses and churches that have second stories are sheltering half the people, and the ro- mainder are scattered in attics and upper parts of factories. Horees and cattle were all secured and stabled on the deoks of barges moored in the streets in the center of the city. One hundred and twenty dwellings have floated away, and over 500 more were swept from ‘their hsites and piled in indescribable wreoks against obstructions. There are provis- ions enough to last two days. Telegrapn wires will soon be stretchod, giving:.com- munication with the outside world. No wmails ‘have arrived since Fniday. Since the fire no casualties have occurned. The people are being fed like a great army. THE RELIEF FUND., +Guroaco, February 13.—Associated iT'cess dispatches from all parts of the country show that subscriptions started in cities, towns and hamlets for the re- lief of the flood sufferers of the Qhio wval- ley have meta generous response. South- ern cities have been liberal contributors to the pressing wants of their nerthern brothern brothers. Indications to-night are that the contributions made by the government, state legislatures and pri- vate -subscriptions must be continued many days. Up to date the monoy do- nations foot up $750,000, exclusive of money raised by Cincinnati and Wheel- ling for the relief of their own sufferors, SUFFERING IN VIRGINIA. WisssNG, W, Va., Fobruary 13.— The,people of Wellsburg are destitute and-suffering. A dispatch hazs been sent from here asking the war department to send 1,000 there at once. The work of relieving suffering progresses favorably, but there is still great need. The home fund for relief has reached £25,000 in <ash, and anequal sum in goods, but this and outside help disappear as fast as re- ocaived, AmongZthe contributors are Jchn W. Gaurett, of Baltimore; 8. J. Tilden gnd James W. Keene, of New York. Masons desiring to contribute can send drafts to the Masonic relief committee. The state fair association is ruined, and there will be no fair in September. WHOM VARIOUS POINT: Ixviawarouss, February 13,—The fol- lowing message was received from Gow- ernor Porter, who is at Lawrenceburg: ‘“‘The eondition of Lawrenceburg is pitiable in the extreme. More houses have beea vemoved from the foundations than last year. Relief should have refer- ence now, not unl{ to food but to en- abling poor poople to replace and repair their houses,” Haryag, Q., February 13,—The town is flooded and the people destitute, Hundreds of houses have been washed -m{ and the people are encamped on the hills, Mgnay, clothing and food are wanted and can be sent to the Harmar relief committee. Prrrspuna, Febeuary 13, —While cross- ing the Monongahela river av Port Perry én a skiff this morning, ¥rank Hernber- ger and John Seewan were drawn under % coal float aad drowned, LwpraNaroLss, Februar: boaxd of trade committee has $7,000 at ite disposal. Relief funds will rapidly be augmented. The steamer Little Sandy has been churtered at Madison and will be loaded with 20,000 pounds of provisions and sent up river Friday, leaving supplies wherever needed A large steawmer will be chartered for simi- lar service on the lower river, A boat will also be loaded at Madison and a train load of provisions will be sent from this city Baturday morning, A steamer leaves that point for the scene of distress Eaturday evening, “ LovlsviLie, February 13,—The river has risen six inches since uoon, and now is 44 feet three inches, It has rained in torrents all this afternoon. It is colder —The growing colder. IN AND NEAR EVANSVILLE, EvaxsviLiy, Ind , February 13,1t and sleeting to night. 'The waves do great damage to flooded property, The water from Bear Grass creek is up over OMAHA. NEB. THTURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1884, NO. 204, © on Broadway and is now run- ning over the street for some distance, The situation here at Now Albany, Ind., and Jeffersonville is unchanged. ~ There is o telling how high the wator will go. At Frankfort the Ohio river hts backed up within 10 miles of the city. It is still raining. Lirrie Rock, Februacy 13.—A stoady rain is falling this morning. The weath- er is colder this afterncon and the rain has slacked. The river at b o’clock this afternoon, showed a rise of 21 inches in 24 hours. It is rising all along to Ft. Smith, but no further damage is report- ed. Memrnis, Febraary 13,9 p. m.—The river is 12 inches below the danger line. It rained steadily last night and till & o'clock this evering, It is calder now. Catro, February 13.—6 p. m.—The river is 47 feet, 9 inches, and rizing half an inch an howur. Rain and sleet tell this afternoon, It is turning colder now, with prospects of a freeze. Many think it will hardly equal last year's flood. Gattororts, V., February 15,1t is estimated that thirty thousand people along the river within twenty-five miles, will have to be fed by charity for two weeks, b Prrrseene, February 13, —River fall- g, Weather cloudy and warm, Wagsuivg, W, Va,, February 13, At Bellaire, 0., several houses have fallen, and others are being torn down to prevent their falling. AU N, Ind., February 13.—The river is five inches higher than last year, and rising half an inch an hour. Cooler and raining to-ni NOTES, The department commander of New Hampshire appeals to all Grand Avmy posts for the sufferers by the Oio floods. The net receipts of Maploson’s con- cert in Chicago for the flood sufferers were $4,000, The Chicago board of trade yesterday raised §6,000. The Ohio legislature , yesterday appro- priated $200,000 for the sufferers. Citizens of Columbus, 0., last night subsoribed §12,000. The rehief commit- tee has already sent thow carloads of provisions to be followed by others as leng as neoded. An appeal has beon issued to the Catholic Knights of America for contri- butions, which may be sent to B G, Everglade, supreme trustce, Cincinnati. The Pibtsburg press will send out a boat with supplies, going wherever any good can be doue. Governor Knott, of Kentucky, signed the resolution appropriating $25,000 yes- terday and the secretary of state is at- tending to the distribution. Shawneetown, IIL., is under from 5 to 15 feet of water. BMany people are leav- ing the city. iUn Cattlettsburg, Ky., many strects are blookaded with houses which have floated from their foundations. The mental strain has been great, but the crisis of danger passed without any serious acci- dent except to.praoperty. The Kanawha is falling at Charleston, W. Va. The Arkansas river is higher than for 180 years, At Little Rock the banks are .caving in and houses tumbling, trains are stopped and many plantations inundated, The eastorn part of Newport, Ark., is.under water and the White and Black rivers are rising. Batesville is nearly submerged and the lower part of Fulton is entirely overflowed. The loss to farm- rers in fences and stock is incacuable. Digpatches show that the Ohio river is falling in the region of Galliopolis, and stationary at Huntington and Ports- mouth. The governor of Kentucky has issued a proclamation asking private subscriptions and .contributions of any kind. He closes his proclamation thus: **What- ever Jou do, do quickly.” Dhe situation at Jeffersonville, Ind., last night was growing wore critical, At Utica, Ind., twelve miles above Louisville, twelve Louses of lime burners are undar water, and all the peple are in .one church almost without food. Some abandoued the church last night and sought safety in the open air. Covington, Ky., is now an isl Terre Haute, Ind., raised the flood sufforers last night, provisions, clothing, ete, Ironton, Ohio, is two-thirds under water. The destruction is beyond all estimate. More than half the psople are homeless and out of food. Greenup, Ky., is complotely sub- merged, Great suffering among the poor. Provisions are especially needed, e e——— 500 for besides A Xew Hoad to’ 5CO, CHicauo, February 13,—A statement is published here that indications now are that the Atlantic & Pacific road will after all be exiended to 'Frisco indepent- ent of the Southern and Central Pacific, Itis declared that two years ago when the road fell under the zontrol of Gould vent_ the Atchison, Topeka «& Santa Fe from gaining an independent outlet to the Pacific const. It now appears that Gould and Huntington have lost their hold in the 8t. Louis & San Francisco road] and that the Santa Fe is again in complete control, It is claimed that the Banta Fe people propose to at once ex- tend the Atlantic & Pacific from Needles on the Colorado river to the coast and make San Diego the principal terminus. - —— The Telegraph Service. Cutrcaco, February 13.—The telegeaph sorvice has improved materially as the day advanced, and this evening all but a few short routes are now working satis- factorily. The Western Union company had large gangs of men out all night and to-day, «nd unless strong winds should attack the wires, weighted as they now are with ice, no further serious interrup- tions of auy character is anticipated, —— The G e, In, Accident, pmun Rarivs, Ta., February 13, —The injured in the Greeno railway accident Tuesday are Mrs. J. F, Duun, Glendive, Mont., slightly bruised; two sons of Mrs. Dunn one of whom was severely burned by the stove; Mre. Burdough, Ortonville, Minn., slightly bruised; G, T, Bandy, hiiwdn‘xpn]l la., siight cut on head; John G. Forest, Cadar Rapids, brakeman, sprained unkle, The son of Mrs, Dunn is the only one seriously injured, — Kinsella's Funeral. Brookryy, February 18,—The funeral of Thomas Kinsella, editor of the Brook- Iyn Eagle, was largely attended and very impressive, and Huntington the object was to pre- | d THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Just Criticisms, His Responsibility for the Failure to Rescue Greeley. His Lack of Judgement and Loose Business Methods, Sherman Lets Loose a Volley on Silver Coinage. The Matter of Extreadition by Treaty with the Mexican Gavernment, FROM WASHINGTON S INQUIRY REPOLT Wasuineron, February 13.—The re- port of the Proteus court of inquiry was transmitted to the senate to-day. The court finds that Garlington made an error of judgment in not waiting longer at Pandora harbor, but the error was committed in the exercise of a difficult and unusual discretion, for which he should not be held accountable. It is also due Garlington to say that in the general conduct of the expedition prior to the loss of the ship ho displayod zeal, energy and_efficiency * in successfully conducting the command through a long, perilous and laborious retreat in boats to a placo of safety. While awarding credit to Geveral Hazen for the best in- tentions concerning the rescue of the Greoley party, the court is of the opin- ion that in many particulars and in some of the gravest moments he failed in ade- quate comprehension of the necessities of the case and measures and means essential to meet them. The court dis- covers numerous grave errors and omis- sions in hig action. Among them the tollowing: First—In informing Garlingten that Greeley's supplies would be exhausted in the fall of 1883, when in fact he was pro- visioned for more than thres years from the summer of 1881, The effect of this was to urge Garlington to undue haste to reach Lady Franklin bay. Second—His persistent rejection of the suggestion to make on the northward voyage of the relief ship a depot of sup- plies at Littleton island. Third—In failing to perceive tho ne- cessity for a second vessel until late in the season. Fourth—The lax and negligent method of keoping the records of public business and conducting correspondence in the signal office. As an illnstration of the action of the chief sighal officer in this regard the so- called supplementary instructionsor order to Garlington is cited, which the court says was in fact no order at all althougn published to the country as such and made the basis of a charge that he had been guilty of disobedience of orders. The court is of the opinion at neither was this memorandum an order nor did it properly carry any force, even as a suggestion to Garlington. The court comments severely on this mischievous manner of conducting ofli- cial business and saysthat while thegrave errors and omissions mentioned either directly led or largely contributed to the failure of the expedition, yet as they are due to a lack of sound judgment and un- attended by any willful neglect, no fur- ther proceedings beforethe general court- martial are called for. AN EXTRADITION QUESTION. The president sent to the senate a re- port from the secretary of state in regard to the case of Alexander Trimble whose extradition was demanded by the gov- erament of Mexico, but who was, after correspondence upon the subject, dis- charged by the American authorities. The secretary in his report holds that according to his construction of the law an American citizen ot legally be held under the treaty with Mexico for extradition, but Le proposes to inform the officers in Texas thas if another ar- rest is made and a cass of guilt made out the president will not on the ground of citizenship interfere with the order for surrender if such be made, but it requires that the accused be informed if he or they wish a hearing before the su- reme court of the United States on beas corpus as to the power of the president in the matter of extradition. oras to the true construction of the treaty before the surrender be actually made. Every faciliy for such hearnyg shall bo afforded, and should the court hold that the president has the discre- tionary power in extraditing citizens guilty of crime, the evil apprehended will not be realized and should the court hold the president has power to extra- dite only when bound by the treaty to THE PROTE! The house committes on public lands failed to get a quorum this afternoon and postponed consideration of the que; tion of forfeiture of the Northern Pacific land grants till to-morrow. . FORTY-EIGHTH OUNGRESS, SENATE, WasHiNGToN, February 13,—Mr, Voor- hees (dem., Ind.) offered a resolution, which went over till to-morrow, direct- ing the secretary of the interior to with- hold for the present his approval of pat- ents or certilicates for iands selected by the Norchern Pacific railway, in lieu of others said to bo lost by eid company under the act of July, 1864, The pre- tho rights of settlers might be injur- iously affected by such approval, The special order, Mr. McPherson’s (dem. N. J.) bill to provide for the issue of circulating notes to national banking ussociations, was taken up, Mr. Bayard (dem. Del) favored the bill, Tt was in the line of absolute se. curity to holders and went to assist and to continue an absolutely safe ourrency, It was the business of congress to main. tain such scrupulous regard for the pub- lic credit that the fact that a bond will be paid according to its facé and terms will never be doubted. When that is done let private speculation take up the game of profit uu.] los to acerue from it. Uongress should have nothing to do with such schemes, Mr, Bherman (rep', O.) offered an am- Hazen and His Motkods Receive Several amble to the resolution sets fourth that posited should bear a rate of annual in torest higher thao ciroulating notes should be issued eq in amount to tne half interest ascortained and stated by the comptrol lor of the currency on the 1st of January, each yoar. Mr, Sherman then proceeded to ad- dross the senate. In the course of his romarks he oxpressed the following viows concerning the silver question, He saw no solution of it at present, The state of public opinion as fully represonted in congress would not allow a suspension of the ocoinage of silver dollars, nor the adoption hy the United States of a new i comage of silver and gold according to the market valuo of those two precious motals, All we could do was to drift along until the inevitable ex- portation of gold and its disappearance from circulation and its conversion into an article of merchandise should reduce all value to a silver standard, when no doubt the practical good semse of our people would load them to coin both metals accordira, to their then value and not according to their valuo fifty yoars ago. He would not have alluded t the silver question excopt that it was inovit- ably connected with the banks and bank- ing, It was aleeady casting its shadow upon the future. It was rapidly con- verting our railroad securities into bonds expressly payable in gold coin, Lt was creating \‘illl'lllfl. investmenta made upon a wold basis which sagacious men know would, by the failure of crops or banking houses, or by some unforseon event suddenly bring us to a silver standard. The doubt would then artse, it had a'ready arisen, whether in the ad- justment of a new ratio between gold and silver the quantity of silver in the dollar would be increased or the quantity of gold would be reduced. One or other would have to be done. As this question was decided so wowd the nominal price and value of all lands, commodities, investments, securities and currency rise or fall. A question 85 con- trolling as this did and would affect banks and banking in all their phases and forms, but Mr, Sherman believed it to be utterly impossible at this session to change the existing law as to the coinage of silver. We would have to go on coining and pil- ing up in the trensury vaults silver that we now bought at a discount, which we could not circulate and which we must at some time sell at a discount or reduce all other money to the same standard. Until this standard was finally settled coin certificates were dangerous forms of currency. While if all certificates were as now treated as gold certificates, they would be freely taken as equivalent to each other, but with the first appearance of a differcnce in market value betwean gold and silver coin, the same difference would appear between gold and silver certificates and gold certificates would dissppear from circulation and be hoarded. Mr. Sherman then went on to speak of the-difliculty of maintaining the circula- tion of national banks, because of the rapid payment of United States bonds, and entered into particulars as to the nature of the bonds outstanding, their species, etc. Ho said the national bank currency was the best in the world and alluded to thd fact that in the darkest hours of the panic of '73 our bondsmever varied more than 6 or 7 per cent. Mr. McPherson spoke in support of his bill and the senate went into execu- tive session and soon after adjourned. HOUBE, The house took up the Mississippi con- tested election case of Chalmers vs. Man- ning. The majority report declares that prima facie neither contestant is entitled to the seat, and the minority that prima facie Manning is entitled to the seat. The matter was discussed at some length, and went over till to-morrow without action, Mr, Harmer (rep. Pa.) presented peti- tions favoring pensioning Union sol liers who suffered in Andersonville, Libby, Belle lsle or other confederato prisons. Referred.” The speaker laid before the house claims by contractors to the amount of $278,045 for care of the double turreted monitors, transmitted by the secrevory of the navy. Referred. Adjourned, Anti-Mormon CnicaGo, February 13,—An important delegation of politicians are in the city. They are: Hon. E. A, Wall, president of the territorial council; Hon, B, M. ‘Wilson, member of the lower house, and r. George A. Block, formerlp secre- tary of tho territary of Utah, but now aresident of Idaho. Mr. Wall has just come from Washington, where he has been in consultation with Judge Poland of Vermont, Congressman Cassidy of Ne- vada, and others in regaid to the Mormon question, The result of the conference was the introduction of a bill by Judge Poland, providing that before registra- o 80, congress can then, if it|tionin Utah, Idaho and other territories, should be its plensure, by sta- the voter shall be required to take an tute confer discretionary power, | 0ath thathe does not belong to the church NO QUORUN, of the *‘Later Day Saints” or any other secret organization upholding polygam Bigatg. oF unlawful oliabltatiom, SRp (L. it is thought, will destroy the political supremacy of the Mormons by excluding all Mormons, whether polygamists or monogamists, from voting.” Mr, Wall says he was assured by these congress- men that the bill would be pressed, and that they believed it would pass. e e— Turf Regulations, New Youx, February 13, here, hus changed the rules so as to pro- the national secretary. that on proof of acceptance of a condi- endment providing that if any bonds de. 3 per cent, additional al accruing on such bonds before their maturity in - excess of 3§ per cent, such amount to bo 3 ) The Na- tional Trotting association, now in session yido that the original reports of meetings instoad of duplicates be transmitted to This is for the purpose of providing against fraud, Also tional entry the association receiving such entry forfeit the amount paid to the national association, and the informer to receive half, Officers elected: President, Judge James Grant, of Davenport, la.; vice president, 8. K. Dow, Chicago; western district board, M. Morse, Earlville, 111.; U, C. Beake, Cedar Rapids, la., aud D 1, Ball, Chicago, cago. —m— Tho association ad journed to moot two years hence in Chi Nebraska Stock Dreedors, Lascory, opening Walker. February 13 address was by There was an_interesting dis- Loussion on breeds und diseases of cattle, The State Btook Breeders' ussocution met to-day. | try One hundred wore in attendance. ‘The Presiden Chancellor Manatt, of the state univers- ity, addressod the association to-night. The session continues to-morrow, Ce— OVER IN 10WA, Donan's Crazy Prohibitory Law Agi- tates the State Senate, Des Morses, February 13.—In the house bills were introduced to vrovide theans of reimbursing the state for eloth- ing furnished inmates of state institu- tions, for the relief Wilson Potts, to make property of stockholders in national banks liablo for deposits, for better pro- tection of convicts and their families, making an appropriation for the Ft. Madison penitentiary and for the girls’ departmont of the lowa reform school, and resolutions were introduced making it tho duty of county recorders to report to the governor within thirty days the amount of mortgages in their respective counties, and providing for extra pay of recorders for the same, also relative to the appointment of an agent for colloc- tion of the amounts due the state from the United States as a refund of the direct war tax, and also as a refund of the interest on money advanced by the state during tho civil war, also calling on the secrotary of state to furnish o statement of tho expense of the militin for 1881, '82,'83, also of the adjutant general to state what service had been rendered, In the senato almost the entire after- noon was occunied in debate on Donan's bill to repeal the wine and brer exemy - tion clause and Eastman's substitute, Donan’s bill is very brief and simply re- peals the above clause. The substitute 18 long and exceedingly stringent and prohibits the importation, sale or keep- ing for sale fora beverage of any alco- holie, malt or intoxicating liquors in- cluding ale, porter wine and beer and fixes the penalty for the first offense at not less than $100 nor more than $200 andcostsand imprisonment until the same ispaid. Duringall or any part of thetime of such imprisonment the offender shall be made to work on the street and high- way shackled, and for each day’s work shall be credited on the fine two dollars, For tho second and each subsequent of- fonse the penulty is $300 fine and con- finoment in the penitentiary at hard labor not loss than one, nor more than three years. The importation of such beverages shall be presumed to be for sale as a boverage until other- wise proven. Any place known as a saloon or olb room is declared a nuisance, and the owners of such building or occupant, or any persons found asserbling in such place, shall be deemed guilty of violating the statute, and punished as provided above. All owners, agents, clerks, stowards and em- ployes shall each be charged as principals and indicted separately or together, but a separato judgment shall be rendered against each as though he was indicted alone. The indictment may be found against a building or ground, which may be charged with costs and a fine of $300, and iicenses heretofore granted shall be can- celled, and the prorata portion of the license fees shall be refunaed for the un- expired time if the licensee stops sell- ing and quits the business. Any license obtained or granted after presentation of this bill to the general assembly to be considered fraudulent and void, and money paid or contracted to be paid. therefor be forfeited. The manufature, for any purpose, of any adulterated liquer is prohibited. Elaborate arguments were made by Eastman and Hutton, favoring prohib- itory legislation, and by Bliss, opposing it. “The uebate will be resumed to-mor- row. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, GLAND MOVES AT LAST. Loxnox, February 13.—Lord Wolsely, adjutant general of the British army, has tolegraphed Lieutenant Gieneral Stephen- son, commanding the forces in Kgypt, to collect a force for the relief of Tokar, if possible, and if not, for the defense of Red Sea ports. General Graham will take supreme command of this force, with Colonel Buller in.command of the infantry and Colonel Stewart of the cavalry. There is to be a brigade of five solid batallions in line within a few day; 1f necessary, the garrison at Alexandria can be brought to Cairo, the former city being left under charge of the fleet, The Tonth hussars, now in the Suez canal homeward bound,are ordered to Suakim. General Lord Wolsely concluded by di- recting that the greatest publicity be iven to tho determination to reliove To- Enr by British troops. In the commons Gladstone said dis- patches from General Gordon state thut the reported massacre of women and children was impossible, Events in the vicinity of Suakim had not endangered the safety of the garrisons at Khartoum and Berber, THE SAD CONFIRMATION, Suakim, February 13,—Five soldiers belonging to the Sinkat garrison and sev- eral women arrived to-day and fully con- fir the reports of the massacre, adding that the rebels offered to spare the lives of all soldiers on condition that Tewfik Boy be handed over to them., Camno, February 13. —Dispatches from Baker Pasha report that Suakim is quiet. Official letters have been sent to Tokar ordering the garrison to hold out till the troops arrive. General Gordon, with several powerful chiefs, left Berber for Khartoum. THE TONQUIN MASSACKE, Pans, February 18.—1t is asserted that the court of Hue punished the man- darins who peanitted the massacre of in- nocent Christians in the provinces of Panghoa and Nghen, L Patire says over fifty Christians were massacred and the mission House demolished, Vicarite, of eastern Cochin China, is endangered and the Christians are flying, A REFLY 0 GEORGE, Loxvoy, February 15.—The Cobden club will circulate 20,000 copier of oamphlet, by Griffen, “Progress of the Warking Classes,” which Gladstono pro- nounces the best answer to the doctrines proclaimed by Heury George, A DISSOLUTION FPREDICTED, Loxvos, February 14.—Conservative metings were held all over the couutry lust night, and at all the policy of the government was condemned, and confi- doace expressed that parlisment would speedily be dissolved and the conserva- 8 would triamph at4he next election. L — The commercial convention between Spais and the Uuited Statos will be signed in Mad- rid shortly, t BLOODY WORK. An Extremely Bratal Murder and Rob- bery Near Chicago, An Invalid Wife’s Fearful Strug=- gle for Life, A Good Prospect for the Bishee Butchers to Hang, The Hot Springs Assassins Held for Trial, Various Kinds and Degrees of Wick- edness Detailed. CRIM AND ORIMINALS, A BRUTAL MURDER NEAR CHICAGO, Curcaco, February 13,—J, L. Wilson, a resident of the village of Winnetta, near this city, and his invalid wife were found dead in their cottage shortly be- fore noon to-day. The discovery was made by a young woman who had been in the hnbit of calling upon Mrs. Wilson almost daily and attending to her wants. The body of Mr. Wilson was found on the first floor, his head and body show- ing a number of cuts which had evidently been administered with a sword belong- ing to the son of the dead man and which had been hanging up in the house. Visiting the room up stairs the invalid wife was found lying in bed dead, with several cuts in her body, while the posi- tion of the remains showed that weak as she was she had made frantic efforts to protect herself from the murderousstabs of the assassin, her blood being spattered onall the four walls of the room. The motive of the murderer nrpelru to have been one of robbery purely. The only clue is the fact that Mr. Wilson stated last evening that he had a gentleman guest whom he was entertsining, but who has since disappeared. Mr, Wilson was o man of considerable wealth, and always kept a large sum about his prem- ises, doing his banking business with a firm in this city. The house shows evi- dences of having been rifled. Detectives are endeavoring to discover the where- abouts of Wilson’s mysterious visitor, as the crime is popularly credited to him Reporters just in from Winnetta, the scene of the double murder, bring no additional facts, excopt that the old cou- ple were not stabbed. Bir. Willson was shot and then apparently jumped on, as nine ribs were broken. His wife's head was beaten in. A cane, pair of tongs and an_old: sword appear to have been used. It is not known how much money, if any, was secured, but the couple were in the habit of keeping considerable sums secreted about the premises. No clue to the murderers. QUEER MAKERS BAGGED, LouvisvitLe, February 13.—United States officers to-day arrested George and John Kinbord, Sm%hen()u p.lia. Dudley Vooght, William Hay, I}:flp us Yost, Elias Webb, J. W. Saunders, and Porte Allstock, on a charge of making and assing counterfeit silver dollers and alves. Six more men are said to belong to the gang. Coppage is a respected citi- zen of Danville, Ky. It is reported that their operations extended from central Kentucky to Vincennes, Ind., with their aeadquarters in Boyle and Marion coun- ties, Ky. The arrested men are said to belong to a gang which raided in south- ern Indiana in 1878. THE BISBEE SURDERERS. TompsToNE, Arizona, Februery 13.— When the Bigbee murderers were called this morning, their attorney moved for a new trial, This will cause a delay of a year before the death penalty can be car- ried out. The community will not stand this, It claims thav the defendants had a fair trin), and proof of their guilt is overwhelming. If the law does not hang fhew the mob will, A SWINDLE STOPPED. New York, February 13.—George Burnett and James Commerfo.d have been arrested for swindling in sending out orders under the name of Cornelius Comstock & Co,, a commission firm of high standing. Commerford has served @ torm in prison for forging a $43,000 clieck. Burnett has also served terms for swindling, THE HOT §PRINGS TRAGEDY. Hor Srrixas, February 13,—There is no change for the worse in the condition of the victims of Saturday’s tragedy. Hall is very low, with no chance for re- covery. The others are doing well. The governor has commanded the militia to keep the peace.. The cases of the mur- ders were continued to-day. Everything is quiet. The coroner's jury held the prisoners for the grand jury. A REIGN OF TERROX, Suaners, Pa.; February 13.—The miners, who have been out on a strike at Buena Vista and Shaners mines the past two months, lately have adopted Molly Maguire tac ics and serious trouble is apprehended, Families have become so terror stricken that many contemplate moving away. S —— Frozen to Death, Misseavorts, February 13, -A Tri- bune special says E. 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