Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1884, Page 1

e .NM?.__ B — { e T AT TSR S SO PO A RN YRR X TS U ST M THE OMAHA DAiLy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The House Wiks a Night of 1 o0 Por- sion Bills, Going To the Bottom of the Star Route Trirls, How Hubbell Hatched Out a Con= gressman, United States Minister Hunt Dy- ing at 8t. Petersburg, Various Facts of More or Less Inter- est Noted. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGL{ESS, SENATD. Wasuingrox. February 18,—Mr, Wil- son, (rep. ln.) prosented two sots of cre- dentials of Mr. Allison, senator-elect from Towa. The chair laid before the senate a joint resolution of the legislatureof Ohio rela- tivo to the exclusion of American pork from France and Germany. Mr. McMillan, (rep. Minn.) presented resolutions from the chambers of com- morce of Minneavolis and St. Paul, op- posing the forfetture of the land grants of the Northern Pacific, Referred. The committes on public lands report- ed adversely the bill for irrigation of the lands in the arid regions of the United States. Indefinitely postponed. Bills were introduced aud referred as follows: By Mr, Harrison, (rep Ind.)—For ad- mission as a state of Dakota, By Mr. Vest, (dem. Mo.)—To provide for carrying on improvements of rivers and harbors by contract. The bill passed removing the southern Ute Indians of Colorado to Utah. The senate resumed consideration of the bill providing for a national bank circulation. After an extended discussion Mr. Plumb (rep. Ks.) medifiel his amend- ment by a clause providing that if when the national bank circulation shall be surrendered it be not taken up by other national banks, within thirty days the secretary of the treasury shall issue its equivalent in treasury notes, ctc., and by adding at the close of his amendment the following: *‘The true intent and meaning of this section being that the volume of paper money outstanding, ex- clusive of gold and silver certificates, shall remain as now existing.” After an executive session the senate adjourned, HOUSE. The following bills and resolutions were introduced and referred appropri- ately: By Mr. Peel (dem. Ark )—Grauting 320 acres of the public lands to each of the survivors of the Mountain Meadow massacre. By Mr. Belford (rep. Col.)—A resolu- tion calling on the secretary of state to inform the house whether Prince Bis- marck has sent to his department any letter touching the resolution recently passed by this house concerning the death of Herr Lasker, and if 8o to trans- mit a copy of the same and inform the heuse of any advice he may have on the subject. By Mr. Nichols (dem. Ga.)—A bill to regulate traflic on railroads aided by gov- ernment bonds. It makes freight pools and discrimination in freight rates un- lawful. By Mr. Cobb (dem, Tnd.)—Providing for paying the cost of surveying lands granted the Northern Pacific and subject the same to taxation, By Mr. Dockery (dem. Mo.)—Appro- priating $12,000 for the maintenance of additional signal service stations in the vieinity of tributaries of our navigable streams, Mr. Storm (dem. Pa.)—To amend the sinking fund act. It provides that after the st of July next coin paid for duties on imports as provided by the sinking fund act of 1878, shall be applied as fol- lows: First, to the payment of interest on government indebtedness, Second, to payment of 1 per cent of the public debt per annum to be set apart as a sinking fund for use under direction of the secrelary of the treasury. Third, the residue to be paid into the treasury. By Mr. Holman (dem. Ind.)—Calling on t{m secretary of the treasury to show how much money in the treasury can be used toward the payment of the ma- tured public debt without embarrass- mont, Mr. Dowd (dem. N. C.) from the com- mittee on coinage weights and measures, moved to suspend the rules and adopt resolutions making the bill for the re- tirement of the trade dollar a special order for tie 11th of March, Mr. Townshend (dem., Ill.) opposed the bill. Until the last twelve months the trade dollar has circulated side by side with the standard dollar, and no cry came up forits redemption at par. At that time the bankers repudiated it and merchants refused to receive it. It im- mediately depreciated to 80 cents, and went into the hands of jobbers in New York, who now wanted to have it ex- changed at par. The bill to relieve certain soldiers charged with desertion passed under a suspension of the rules, It exonerates volunteers of the late war who served faithfully until the expiration of the term of their enlistment, or till the 1st of May, 1865, or were prevented from completing their term of service by reason of wounds, but, by reason of absence from their com- mands at the time they were mustered out, failed to receive an honorable dis- charge. The bill fixing at one cent for each four ounces the rate of postage on sec- ond-class matter mailed by persons other than the publisher or newspaper agent, assed under suspension of the rules. It is substantially Mr. Townshend's bill. The rules were suspended and a reso- lution adopted setting aside March 12 for the consideration of bills amending the Thurman sinking fund act. A motion to adjourn was vored down by the democrats who desired to set aside a day for the consideration of the bills to pension survivors of the Mexican war. resolurion was adopted providing for night sessions Friday evenings for consideration of pension bills, Mr. Howitt (dom. Ala.) moved to sus pend the rules and adopt a resolution making the Mexican pension bill a special order for the 21st inst. The republicans refrained from voting, leaving the house without a quorum. A call of the house was ordered and the sergeant-at-arms was ordered to bring absentees before the bar of the house. W The opposition on the ropublican side to the rosolution was reported by Mr. Hewitt to be based upon what they con- sidered the broad provision of the bill. It provides for placing on the pension roll the names of those who served thirty days in the Creek war or disturbance of 1835 and 1836, or in the Seminole or Black Hawk, as well as those who served sixty days in the war with Mexico. Mr. Ifincuck (rep., N. Y.) suggested to Mr, Hewitt thatif he would agreo that the bill be so amended that it would merely apply to survivorsof tho Mexican war, there would be no objection to the resolution on the republican side. This proposition Mr. Hewitt declined to ac- ceda to, and the monotony of the call continued. At 12:15 the house was still in session, with littie prospect of an adjournment before daybreak. An exciting and angry debate ensued upon excusing Mr. Barnum, who admit- ted that he left the house after the con- test had begun. The democrats voted against excusing him. On a motion that he be fined Mr., Brown (r Ind.) se- verely arraigned the conduct of the house in cases of calls, declaring it disreputable and caleulated to bring upon the mem- bers the deserved contempt of the country. FROM WASHINGTON, THE DANVILLE INVESTIGATION, WAsHINGION, February 17.—The Dan- ville investigation was resumed this morn- ing. Herzee Lawson, a colored mau, whose tight with Noel preceded the riot, and Davis Lewellin, colored, told the story of the preliminary quarrel substan- tially as related by the colored witnesses last week. John . Carl, superintendent of the national cemetery at Danville, described the riot. He noticed a number of white men in the crowd holding pistols. They fired about 150 shots; saw no arms in the hands of colored men and saw no return- ing shots. Sophia Powell, colored, saw Mr. Blunt stand on the corner and shoot several times at the retreating blacks. Mrs. Violet Keeling, colored, Blunt fire. J. G. Miller, white, testified that the whites were in danger of being mobbed by the blacks when they fired. Ad- journed. saw PLOUGHING DEEP, The committee on expenditures in the department of justico to-day determined to begin on March 3 the examinationinto the manner in which the star route prosecutions have been and are being conducted. All participants in the trial on the part of the government or indi- viduals will be called to give testimony in the investigation, commencing with the appointment of MacVeagh as attor- uey veneral and James as postmaster general, und it is believed will continue two months. IMMEDIATELY NEEDED, The secretary of war reports that im- mediate appropriations are needed for the improvement of the following rivers and harbors: Saint Pass, Mississippi river, $6,000; water gauges on Mississip- pi river, $2,500; Mississippi river, be- tween the Illinois and Vhio rivers, $250,000; Missouri river, $270,000; Up- per Mississippi, $400,000; Wabash river, $25,000; Chicago harbor, $20,000; Illi- nois river, $36,000. HUNTING HATCH. Mr. Elbridge presented in the house a petition to-day from A. C. Maxwell, democratic candidate for congress in the tenth Michigan district, charging that Representative Hatch secured his seat by fraud, corruption and bribery, and that $200,000 were raised through the agency of Jay Hubbell by assessing gov- ernment employes. SHERMAN'S THANKS. The president to-day received a letter from Gen. W. T. Sherman, thanking him in the warmest terms for the speclal order of commendation issued by the president on the occasion of Sherman’s retirrment from the command of the army. MINISTER HUNT DYING. A telegram from Mrs, Hunt, wife of the Russian minister at St. Petersburg, announces the probable fatal illness of that official. NOTES. The ways and means committee to- day heard a number of manufacturers of cotton goods opposed to the Morrison tariff bill, Commander W. 8. Schley has been selected to command the Greeley relief expedition. The treasury has suspended the issue or one and two dollar notes pending an appropriation enabling the printing of more. Seth F. Craig was confirmed postmas- ter of Wymore, Nebraska, to-day. Philadelphia Election Tricks. Puivaverruia, February 18,—Thous- ands of circulars purporting to come from the democrati¢ city cormmittee have been received by voters, warning those furnished with tax receipts by demo- cratic committees not to vote on such re- ceipts to-morrow, as through mistake the committee had neglected to pay the tax receiver for them, and all who attempt to vote on the receipts will be arrested. Voters are requested to return the tax receipts to the city committee at once. Upon information received by lawyers engaged by the democrats, they directed warrants issued for the arrest of Real Estate Assessor Nabri, William B. Ahern, secretary of the republican city executive committee, and Charles E Voorhees, an employe of the United States senate who is a resident here. L — Why They Failed. New York, February 18.—The Tri- bune’ssys the immediate cause of the fail- ure of McCGuire Bros. & Fearing was a peremptory demand by the Oregon & Transcontinental company for payment of 875,000 which the firm owed it. The liabilities are mainly to customers of the firm. The amount could not be approxi- mated even this evening. There are ob- ligations to the Transcontinental compa- something over $20,000 due George M. iPullnnn on account, OMAHA, NEB. TUI DISASTER AND DISTRESS. Te Sl Scones Along the Flooed Villoys, Whole Towns Washed Away By the Flood. The Suffering and Wreck Worse Than Expeoted. Many of the Deser;,ed Towns Still Under Water. The Pictures Presented By the Relief Distributors, THE FLOODED DISTRICTS, GETTING OUT OF THE WET, CiNcisNaty, 0., February 18.—The river is falling at an average of an inch and a half an hour, It reached 63 feet 9 inches at ten a. m, Cloudy and foggy. Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton trains began arriving at their depot to-day. The New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio enters the same depot. The road bed is not injured. The Pan Haudle depot and tracks are out of water. All passenger schedules were resumed this morning. Freight will be resumed this evening or to-morrow. The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Tudianapolis road has given up canal connections and comes to the stock yards, The Cincinnati, Washington & | Baltimore will enter the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton depot to-day. The Ohio & Mississippi can again make di rect landings at Storrs from its Aurora boat. The Louisville & Nashville can enterits depot. A decided improvoment in business is already apparont. Passenger travel has been resumed on the main e on the Cincinnati and Eastern railway. But little damage suf- fered, Freight traflic will bo rosumed in aday or'two, High water still provents the operation of the Ohio river branch. Prrrssura, February 18.—There will be almost a general resumption of work this week in the iron mills, glass facto- ries and river coal mines. Many mills flooded out started up last week, and tho remainder will be running in few days. All glass factories will be in operation by to-morrow, after seven months suspen- sion on account of the strike, and river coal mines, which have been closed nearly all winter owing | to depression of trade resumed to-day where no attempt was made to-day to re- duce wages. In the third and fourth pools a number of pits are still closed be- cause the men refuse to return to_work work at less than the district price of three and a half for the third or three cents for the fourth pool. The resump- tion will give employment to many thous- and men. The railroad miners at Scott Haven struck against a reduction Satur- day night and the mines were shut down. LousviLie, Ky., February 18.—The river is falling one inch per hour, it is now 44.6. Cloudy and damp and threat- ening rain. The City of Frankfort with supplies, the governor of Indiana, and mayor of Indianapolis and council passed down. A TERRIBLE PICTURE. Evansvitie, February 18.—The gov- ernment relief boat Mattie Hays arrived to-day. The ofticers describe the situa- tion at nearly all points as most desper- ate. On the trip 6,000 needy ones were discovered and 30,000 rations distributed. The condition at Bridgeport, a few miles below New Albany, is pitiable. The en- tire town is submerged and the people have all fled. Rosewood is also under water and deserted. There is much des- titution at West Point, Six thousand rations were left. Rock Haven has been almost entirely swept away. Twenty- five hundred rations were left at Mauck- port, which is completely submerged, and much distress was discovered. Moro than one-half of Amsterdam is under water. Leavenworth is completely sub- merged, many houses have floated away, 000 persons are in distress, and 2,600 rations were loft. At Rome the swell from the boatswept three houses from their foundations. There is much suffering there, and thiee thousand rations were left. One hundred familios at Stephensport were supplied. Tobias- port opposite the river is a total wreck, and the people all gone. Three-fourths of Hawesville is under water; 500 per- sons are in distress and need supplies. There are about the same number of suf- ferers at Tell City. Maxville is entirsly swept away, and most of the people are now at Tell City. The situation at (irand- view is serious and great suffering 18 re- ported in the interior. Eight thousand rations were left there and at Rockport for use in the country, Enterprise is en- tirely submerged and nearly all the in- habitants gone to places of safety. Ra- tions for 90 were left at Grisson's land- ng. To-night the river is 2 inches higher than Jast year, and still rising at the rate of 3 inches in 24 hours. RAPIBLY RECEDING AT LOUISVILLE. LouisviLie, February 18.—To-night the river is 44 feet 1 inch, having fallen 2 feet 7 inches from the highest point of Friday night. The water is going down at the rate of aninch an hour, 1t is too early to discover the amount of damage done. Business is beginning to pick up. The steamer City of Frankfort has ar rived from Madison with a lot of provis- ions, which will be taken down as far as Shawneetown for the sufferers. Governor Porter is in charge of the boat, COMFORTS FOR THE NEEDY, Aurora, Ind,, February 18.—The re- lief steamer left ten days’ rations for 500 people at Coal City, North Bend, and the place opposite the Big Miamie, At Law- renceburg 30,000 rations were issued to 3,000 people, besides mattresses, com- forts and a large quantity of women’s clothing. By Wednesday the water will be off the greater part of the town. Re- lief is coming liberally. The damage here cannot be less than $200 000, At Aurora rations have been issued for eight days w a thousand people, besides a lot of clothing. RISING AT CAIRO, Cairo, February 18 —At 6 to-night the river was 50 feet 10 inches and rising about a quarter of an inch an hour. 1t ny of $40,000, covered by collaterals, and | now lacks one foot and four inches of last year's gauge. A watch patrols the levee night and day. Everything is JSDAY MOR quiect hero. Tho river at Paducah covers two-thirds of the city and is still rising Bulk heads havo been orocted at Mound City, tho river being at the top of the lovee. THE VISTNLE WIRECK, Cixcisyani, February 18.—A corro- spondent aboard the relief steamer Gran- ite Stato says the receding water roveals greater damage than was thought possi- ble. Aberdeen, Ohio, has suffered torri- hlly. a strong ocurrent sweeping through the night two four storytbrick buildings, on the northwest cornor of Second street and Central avenue, fell from the effect of the water at their foundations. They were unoceupied. LITTLE HELVERS, Enig, Pa., February 18,—A musical ontertainment arranged and rendered by six chlldren under twelve years, at Waterford, this county, for the benefit of the flood sufferers, netted over $50, SIOUN CITY'S CONTRIBUTION, Sroux Crty, February 18.—A check for $780 will be sent from here to-morrow for the Ohio river tlood sufferers. . The Bulldozers' Work, Ew Onie February 18.—The committee of the United States sen- vostigating the Mississippi outrages resumed the hearing of testimony to- day. David Bell, colored, testified that lie was chairman of tho republican excou- tive committee of Cobiah county; saw armed men riding about the night before the election; his house was visited by a a party of 25 men, Taey took the elec- tion tickets he had tiken for distribution away from him and destroyed them, They were mixed tickets, republican and independent, and had the name of Mil- ler, democratic candidate, on them. Witness was now assistant sergeant-at- arms of the Mississippi senate. Ho was given the position, he thought, through the influence of Miller, whose namo on his tickets. Witness declined to give the names of the men who took the tickete from him. He supposed them to bo a lot of drinking fellows, and denied having off to testify for the domo- crats,§ |Witness voted the independent republican ticket on_ election day, as did most colored men who were not intimi- dated. Mrs. Wallace, colored, widow of Thom® a8 Wallace, testified that Friday night before the election armed mencameto the house, pushedopen thedoorand attempted to throw a ropo over her husband’s neck, when he threw up his hands, asking what they wanted to do. A man then shot him in the neck. Several shots were fired, one shot striking her arm and passing into her husband’s’ neck, killing him. The men went away. She didn’t know who they wero. band was killed she went to the woods and remained there until after the elec- tion. wecks before the el at night, a crowd came to his house and cursed him; said they had come for him, low them. and some painted. in the woods. house follow, and when they got to where the large crowd .was, they pulled down ~my breeches and stretched me out on the ground They made Pollord sit on my head and West on my feet, and commenced lash- ing me. The pain was so great that Pol- lard and West could not hold me still, Then the mob would lash them until they held me steady. There were sixteen men in the crowd, thirteen of whom took a land 10 whipping me. They kept it up until my budy had nofeeling and I ceased hallooing. me forty or fifty licks with a strap. My back was nothing but one bruised mass, The men ceased and threatened to shoot my brains out if I told on them. I was there next day they would kill me, They said the same thing to Pollard and West. I then left my home and remained in the | P woods about four weeks. My cows and [t four bales of cotton were destroyed.” The negroes all slept in the woods for some time after the election as the mob continued is visits to Saulsbury, Witness said he had sued a man named Thomp- son, of Claiborne county, and had beaten him in the suit and he thought this was the reson he was whipped by the mob. Isham Gilmore, Juck Thompson and C. L, Oliver (colored), J. W, Bondmant (white) all testificd substantially cor- roborating witness regarding the reign this 3| olockade system. ol 10il cratic ti section 3, iff:,'y'g,i?dvi‘}t? tho demacratic ticket, and | 00 pensation of visiting committeos to | floct. the insane hospital, and to provide a sub- stitute; to establish maximum rates of | easiness, as they are apprehensive t!\at passonger fare on railronds; to regulate | the British contemplate total suppression he sale of intoxicating liquors. This is nearly sn exact copy of the Ne- braska high license law. duced by Clayton, of Pottawattamie, Other bills were: G, FEBRUARY 19, 1884. BLIZZARD BLASTS. Endurance, Blowing and Snowing Bevond Human The Ioy Chill Sweeping Down From the Northwest, town and washing away many 7 | houses. The Snow Drifted Sixty Feet MORE BUILDINGS FALL, Dao 1 Crxcrsyar, Fobruary 18, —Aftor mid- .l Railway Trains Abandoned and People Imprisoned. Victims, VE An Avalanche Claims Several Human i STORM. A TERRIFIC BLIZZARD, The wind is Pavt, February 18.—1t has boen oz here all day and to- night tho wind s rising and the weather growing colder, Reports show that a terrific blizzard is working in direction from mnorthern Bismarck reports tho worst storm of the season, aheavy snow and furious wind, the thermomoter falling. Jamestown reports snow piling up into huge drifts by the wind, confining all but the strongest men to their homes. St. Pavt, February 18, Southern Dakota show that the blizzard | the rebels o reported from the north extends all over | Night and massacred the garrison. the territory. it has almost stopped the progress of the trains on the Northwesiern near Ordway | have been massacred in Annam since the and the snow in cuts vequired soveral |1, hours work by snow plows to elear the | mini track and enable the train to get through | viceroy prior to the capture of Sontay or- with oxtra engines. Trainson the Dako- fdered the black-flags to murder every ta division of the same road have been | Christian in tho city. abandoned. Dakota. Reports from 80 fierco that COMPLETELY SHUT IN. %, Fobruay ¢ throughout the San Juan dis- | commons that the government had no wict of Southern Colorado, continues The Silverton wire worked a fow hours | that t-li»llldy when it wont down with a snow | expedition to Tokar to be finished in slide. 18 *—The snow (uors, €50, malt liquors 8160, By a close voto tho council failed to make ll Ti censes 8500, The ordinance if approved will go into offect April 1. e GENERAL FOV GN NEWS, GORDON'S POWERS, Loxvoy, February 18, —Gladstone, in replying to an inquity by Northcote re- earding Gordon's action, said the ap. rointment of Mahdi as the sultan of Kor- dofan and the remission of taxes were within Gordon’s power. The true mean- ing of the order regarding slavery could not bo understood from the telegraphic summary. The government preferrod to await the receipt of the full text of the original order. Gladstone confirmed the reported submission of the Khan's men to Kuss STROVED BY GUNPOWDER, Loxvox, Ont., February 17.—A quan- tity of gunpowder in the top of Hobbs, Osburn & Hobbs' wholesale hardware store exploded to-day, blowing off the upper pontion of the build'ng, killing Donald Smith and mortally injuring Frank Shaw and Percy Ince. Adjoining buildings were badly shatterod. BISMARCK'S EXPLANATION, Brruy, February 18,—1It is stated that Bismarck's reasons for returning to the American congross the resolutions of condolonce upon the death of Herr Las- ker will shortly be published. The claim is made that a high political principle formed the basis of his action, TOKAR'S GARRISON MASSACRED, Svaki, February 18.-—An uncon- firmed rumor has reached here through scouts from Trinkitat to the cffect that ed Tokar by assault last CHRISTIANS CRUEL Y BUTCHERED, Many Christians Panris, February 18 The Avnnamite The Chinese nning of January. er was implicatod. THE FALL OF TOKAR. Loxboy, February 18.—Hartington, secretary of war, stated to-night in the news of the fall of Tokar. He also stated woral Wolseloy has ordered the It was the first communication | throe weeks and the troops to return to since the second kinds is suspended. 1 Paople Silverton has had with the outside world inst. Business of all n Silverton, Ouray and other mining camps the snow | ¢ is six foot deop on a lovel. In somo |l canyons where the roads run it s fifty |+ to sixty feet deep. snow shoes to visit thewr nearest neigh- bors. have to use It is thought the blockade can- RIBLE Savr LAke, After her hus- [slide this morning near Ontario mine, Park City, destroyed the house of Wm. Rich, killing his three children and B lored e wv;mding his wife, who is reported now andy Fortner, colored, said two |to be dying. 8 Eng ton at | tan{6lolook /ot Joha Lum-ms, killing his wife and |¥, and that this did more to cause the The houses of Mrs. Drow and R. Johnson were struck by “They made me cross my hands and fol- [ another slide. wounding him, not bo brokeu before April, cumps have run out of sugar, cofloo and |y coal oil, but have n supply of meat and | flour suffisient to Snow slides occur daily. laat ar AVALANC February The slide str: Most nother month, IN UTAH, 18.—A snow- uck the house Citizens are moving out The snow is deeper there The FROZEN TO DEATH, The 1 Drs Moines, house to-day twenty-four pet{biunu tum o i .. | presented, from as many counties, asking | crease of act k nifer Afieriihisos Reasplatiuil gurr a law requiring inutrucziun; to b’é the mimstry of marine. given in the common schools showing the | ) effect of alcholic liquors upon the human | in the Mu.dxlurmnem, lu_m been summon- Bills were introduced to repeal | ed to Paris for consultation. T ¢ 5 of the code relating to the |ironclads have been sent to reinforce his and assessment; live stock in trausit. Bills passed to legalize the town plat of Manly Junction, and to legalize the (in regard to American bacon provides for acts of the board of supervisors of Craw- | its inspection at ports of entry at the ex- | ——— Darras, Tex., February 18 —J. W.|approach him only on all luup, and Swain and son to-day died at Kagleford | must remain a considerable distance. from the effects of exposure and rmzixg. They were surrounded by waterin awood- I choppingcamp during the great storm of | straw huts outside town, and are des- Tuesday last to Sunday when they were |titute of food, clothing and roscued. owa Legislature, bruary 18.—In the 1t was _intro- To offer premiums | and ammunition, for the best method of road improvement; | ig too small to contain all the vessels to regulate charges of transportation in | ordered sleoping cars; to )xwvem double taxation | ordered to anchor at Rosmange, forty- or better treatment of | five miles soutneast. of terror prevailing in Copiah county. George M. Hamlton, white, of Hazle the democratic challenger. J. L. Matthews testified: Amon our numbers had increased. balance for themsnslves.” e A Quack Doctor Lynched, Cuicaco, February 18, Ocean’s Freeport, 1lling News has been receives special, s here Freeport. tended to be a was nothing but a quack. resulted in the patient's death. The v mittee and hanged the ‘‘doctor,” to pr vent forther killing at his hands, MA His father isa respoctable tailor here, T — Six Children Roasted to Death, Crockerr, Texas, Fubruary Rheuber Hart and wife (colored) went were roasted to death, to night to spar with soft finish. | required to rovive him, hurst testified concerning the killing of Mathews on election day by Wheeler, other things he eaid that ‘‘a year ago we . had 150 votesat Centennial precinct and | and opposed by Miles. This year they gave us 24 votes and counted the The Inter- ys: of the hanging by a mob,near Denver,Colorado, of Eli Madlong, a former resident of It seems that Madlong pre- hysician, although he had no medical education whatever, and He prescribed medicine for one of his patients which tim's friends organized a vigilance com- Jong is known here as a hard character, 18.— church last nigh’ and left their six chil- dren at home asleep, locked in the house, which burned,and all the children Thowpson, of this city, and J, E. Weleh, 2 heavy-weight pugilist of Erie, Pa., met gloves to a . In the second round Weloh was | cil to-night passed an ordinance in knocked senseless, and ten minutes were | formity with the **Haroer bill” wal ford county, in the establishment of roads, In the senate, Russell's amendment to Donan’s bill, exempting cities having a population of 5,000 and over from the | provisions of the bill, was supported in elaborate speeches by Russell and Hall, On a vote it was rejected, yens, 12; nays, 32, Bills, Roth- ert and Russell being the only republi- jaus voting yea. Sutton offered an bill. Adjourned. ‘he Starving lndians, Minnearouts, February Tribune's Bismarck special says: the reports of starving Indians are not exaggerated. Seven thousand have noming but a little flour, game having disappeared, dogs ponies have been killed and eaten. o- d- and post traders are expressed. L — A Gerrymander Vetoed. Ricumoxp, Va., February to i . the ground that the apportionment is nof representation in proportion to the vot ing strength, which, while nearly equal, R ——— is 80 apportioned as to give one political Knocked Out Entirely, olumam.' uuibl,"l' c:u_gh':. and probably ) . L istricts, CueveLasp, February 18,—Moroine |*°¥o" °f the ton o Chicago Liguor Licences, amendment prepared by Getult, who was absent, providing severe penalties for violating the provisions of the Donan 18.—The Agen: tleman just down from Poplar river says and all and In sixty days, without relief, all must starve to death, Fears of a massacre of agents 18.—The governor has vetoed the bill reappor- santee ladian Mission Burned. tioning the representation in congress on 80 inade a8 to give both political parties Jmicaco. Feb 18.—The eity coun- | mission, e W e h oon- w-du;'.’ He says the burned buildings king | wore insured in reliable companies, and Cairo, GORDON AT KHARTOUM, Kuanrous, February 18.—On General iordon’s arrival here thousands crowded o kiss his hands and feet, calling him ‘Sultan of Soudan.” Addressing the peoplo General Gordon sai I come without soldiers but with God on my side. I will not fight with an army and weapons, but will mete out justice. re shall be no more bashi bazouks.” ieneral Glordon is sending copies of his proclamation in all directions. RUSSIA'S CRAFTY SCHEME. Loxnoy, February 18.—A Vienna cor- rospondent says: A Persian statesman ropor ts a rumor current throughout Con- tral Asia that the Russians would lead the warlike tribes into the rich plains of India as soon as England was in difficul- submiagion of the Turcomans than all the ability of the Ruasian gonoerals. Ho says Ruswa is using the Afghans as an ad- Some of them were masked | of the gulch, away from the back streets | anco guard. They took me out | of Park City. They made Poward and |than ever before, and still falling. West, two colored men who were at my | trains in Idaho are blockaded. AFEALRS AT OBEID Oarno, February 18.—A lotter from Obeid says Mahdi is in great fear of as- sassination. Visitors are permitted to The condition of the Christian mi aries are most deporable, lon- They live in money. Negro novices have been enrolled in the army orsold into slavery. One priest becamo & Musselman., THE FRENCH NAVY. Paws, February 18.—A suddon in- Vice-Admiral Juures, commander of the French fleet Two more Iendah natives are displaying great nn- of the slave trade. The Suakim commander has written that he has supplies sufticient to last till the end of the month, but asks for arms Tho harbor at Suakim there, Transports have been AMERICAN FOLK The new proposal of the government pense of the government, the expense to Lu covered by a charge of twenty-five centimes per box. THE SLAVE TRADE, Loxpoy, February 18 —The Times, discussing General Gordon's proclamation, “General Gerdon is well aware steps are being taken in lower Bgypt to discourage slavery, He knows, too, that England’s guarantee to Red Sea ports cuts off the meens of exit by which slaves have been disposed of to other countries, while he believes his own work in the Congo country effectunlly check the inflow of slaves. In view of these facts the clause in General Gor- don’s proclamation removing all restric- tions upon the slave trade assumes the character of little practical significance.” A REBELLION AGAINST THE TURKS, The latest advices report the rebellion against the Turks in Yermen, the south- west division of Arabis, is spreading. A HINT IN TIME, Paus, February 18.—The French gov- ernment has calfed the attention of the English cabinet to the danger of an up- rising and massacre at Cairo if the Eng- lish garrisen is weakened, —— t| Sr. Pavi, February 18.—A special says the Yankton (Dak.) Episcopal mis- ion at Santee agewcy was entirely de- stroyed by fire Sunday, including the church and schools and Rev. W, W, Fow- ler's residence. The children were all taken out without loss of life, although quite panic stricken, and are now quar. tered at Springfield, across the Missouri, Bishop finns, of the Santee Indian loft Philadelphia for the west the liconse for the sale of spirituous li- the wmission will be rebuilt. NO. 207, HOW LONG Wil the Pablie Endure Such Ontrag- cons Work, -|The Railroads Raising an Im- mense Corruption Fund, To Defeat Any Legislation Favor- ing the People. A Ciroular Disclosing a Shameful Scheme. The Atchison Road's Fight Against Regulation, RAILROAD RATES, AN IMMENSE CORRUPTION FUND, SAN Frascisco, February 18.—The Chronicle will publish to-morrow the contents of a confidential circular issued by the Railroad Shareholders’ associa- tion, and signed John Livingston, presi- dent, New York. The circular states the object is to raise an immense fund for the purpose ef defeating legisla- tion on all railroad matters, secure the repeal of existing laws, the abolition of railroad commissions in those states where thoy exist, and all railroad share- holders are requested to subscribe, the amount expected from them being named in a confidential lotter accompa- nying the circular. Two comparatively small shareholders of this city are called” upon for $100 each® Tv is understood that the demand from the wealthior ones is in proportion. It is known that promiuent eastern roads have allied with the Central Pacific railroad to raise this fund. The circular predicts enough will be raised to defeatgovernment action on the land grant bills, REDUCING UNDER PROTEST. Toreka, Kas., February 18.—The board of railroad commissioners of this stato on January 1st prescribed a system of reduced local freight rates for the en- tire Atchison system of railroads in Kan- sas, and also proposed a system to reduce special freight rates to and from Mis- souri points. - The railroad company pro- tested against the action of the commis- sieners, and published statements show- ing less than a fourth of their freight earnings are local to the state. The com- pany announce that they will on Febru- ary 10th adopt under protest the entire system of mileage distance rates ordered by the commissioners. Special rates which cover the entire state traffic, cross- ing the stato and going to and from the stuto to other states, were to-day enjoin- cd in o suit brought by the east- ern stockholders of the road. i s iz S The Bismarcki. Snub, WasHiNaroN, February 18.—It is learned at the state department that Min- ister Sargent has no positive information on the subject of the return by Bismarck of the resolution passed by the house of representatives concerning the death of Herr Lasker. He believes the resolution has been returned, though iv has not been returned through hun and there is 10 ofticial information concerning it. Herr VonArstedecker, the German minister, has not veceived any informa- tion on the subject as yet,nor any intima- tion that the resolution was on the way to him. He said 1f such was the case he thought the communication transmitting it would convince everybody that the resolution was notjreturned in a spirit of retaliation. = Congressman Bedford in- troduced a resolution in the house to- day calling on thellsecretary of state for information on the subject. C—— A New Corporation, Cuicaco, 1l Feb. 18.—The Daily News, Springfield, (Il1.) special soys the 1llinois Southern and Paducah railwa; comypany was incorporated to-day, wil a eapitol of $1,000,000, to construct a standard gague road from Carbondale to the metropolis of Illinois and thence to Paducah, Ky., forming a connecting Jink in the line of the New Orleans, Jackson & Northern railroad between St. Louis and New Orleans. The Weather. For the Upper Mississippi valley: Partly cloudy weather and light rain or snow, winds shifting to northerly and higher barometer. For the Missouri.valley: Light snow, and generally colder, ~partly clondy weather, northerly winds s hahoe barometer. e Sympathy with Villard, Mixnearoris, February 18.—The board of trade to-day passed resolutions of sym- pathy with Henry Villurd in his sickness and financial troubles, e e— A Capiive Fine Fanco, Dak., Februsry 18.—Wm. E. Finch, postmaster of Ellendale, Dickey county, was arrested to-day on a charge of robbing the mail of registered letters, st il L ‘Washed Overboard, Queensrows, February 18.—The steamer Lidonian from Boston, lost a seaman and sixty-six cattle washed overboard, b J. T. Bethun, manager of Blind Tom, was Killed at Wilmington, Del., yesterday, whils attempting ¢ board & moving train, SCROFULA Probably 1o form of disease 18 80 generally dis. tributed among our whole population as Scrofula. mission Sarah C. Whittler, of Warner, N, H., who was cured by s Sarsaparillaie::szrs and a positive cure for Borofula la Me forms. Fiice $1.00, six for $5.00. only by nhw.umu:m