Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1884, Page 1

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Report of the Civil Sxvice Com- mission Summarizgd. The President’s Views and Action Commended. Official Intimidation by a West= ern Senator, A Commission In the Inter-State Commeroe Biil, White and Ilosecrans Abuse Each Other In the House. FROM WASHINGTON, THE CIVIL SERVICE, Wasuinaron, February 20.—The pres- ident sent a message to congress to-day transmitting the first annual report of the civil service commission, together with communications from the heads of several executive departments respecting the practical working of the law. he president says: *Upon the good results which that law has already accomplished 1 congratulate congress and the people, and I avow my conviction that it will henceforth prove to be of still more sig- nal benefit to the public service.” He commends the zeal of the commission and recommends an adequate approvria- tion. The report occupies sixty-seven closely printed pages. The commission understands the more direct objects of | $2 the law to be the putting a stop to official coercion of political action, to levying political assessments, to selec- tion of government employes by official favor and partisan influence and a res- toration of the independence of the leg- islative and executive departments. The report says there have been several trifling polilical assessments which ceased when public attention was called to them. The amount collected was not more than a half or fourth as much as formerly. The evils of the spoils system are set forth at great length and the benefits of competitive examinations fully set forth, The opinion is expressed that a salu- tary effect would follow the selection of chiefs of bureaus, postmasters and col- lectors at large offices from among subordiuates, who would bring busi- ness exuerience rather than partisan activity to those positions. The report says other things being equal disabled ssldiers and sailors are siven the prefer- ence and no favor or advantage is allow- ed by reason of sex. The commission held that the power of removal for just reasons are essential to both discivline and efficiency. *‘It is still possible,” says the report, “'to promise the spoils to 100,000 officers as rewards of party vic- tory. It is still possible to remove every erson in the classitied service once in our years or once in four months, but vacancies can only be filled by those who, irrespective of party, demonstrate their superiority in a_free, open competition of character and capacity.” It is shown that 65 per cent of those admitted under the law were educated in'the common schools alone. Tha re- port gives extracts from a large number of letters from postmasters and collectors showing that great benefit has accrued to the public service by the enforcement of the civil service rules. It is suggested that a party test be no longer applied in the selaction of collectors and postmast- ers and that every corrupt exercise of power in the nomination, promotion, transfer or confirmation, even though corrupt consideration may not be ‘‘a thing of value,” should be an offense under the bribery laws. The commission declare the civil service act & success and a most diflicult post. They acknowledge that through every stage they have had the constant unwavering support of Pres- ident Arthur. THE POSTAL BILL. The postofice appropriation bill as prepared by the committee appropriates #£10,600,000 for pay of postmasters, the maximum salary being £4,000. In it the postmaster general is directed to readjust the compensation, after July 1st next, of railroads for carrying the mails by a re. duction of b per cont from present rates on a basis of average weight. Railroads aidod by land grants on condition they transport the mails at such prices as con- gress may direct, are to receive only 50 percent of the compensation allowed other roads for eorresponding service. ‘The use of official envelopes is extended to all ofticers of the United States, not including members of congress. This does not apply to pension agents or other officars who receive fixed allowances as <compensation for services, including ex- penses of postage. The aggrogate ap- priation recommended by the bill is $45,- 261,800 The estimates for 1885 were 060,062,189, | WATSON'S PENSION BILL, Itepresentative Watson has prepared a report accompanying his bill for the in- crease of pensions of soldiers widows and THIRTEENTH YEAR. EREea v e~ b o= < s omiarm \ 'nhlo for such servico, that there shall be no diserimination in teansportation of freight, that there shall be no unlawful allowance or any rebato and that pooling under any circumstances shall be unlaw- ful”. The bill also provides for the ap pointment of a commission to consist of threo members to investigate complaints. If satisfied the act has been violated the commission is required to notify the com- pany to cease violation. If the company tails to comply with the decision of the commission within six days it is roquired to show cause why it should not be en- joined and restrained from continuance of such violation."” NOTES, Paul Stroback, deputy marshal of Alsbama, before the Springer committee t -day testified in regard to tho adminis- tration of his offico that the prosecution was prompted entirely by malice, that he was in_oflico only five or six weeks and the total alleged discreponcy in his ac- counts was only £85 or §40. The sooretary of war has still on hand 840,000 of the $500,000 appropriated for the relief of the flood sufferers, which will bo used in the purchase of neccssary additional supplies, Tho secretary of the treasury has given notice that he will redeem bonds in the 126th call prior to maturity (May 1), with interest to date of presentation. Representative Nicholls has been in- structsd by the house committee on mili- tary affaira to make an adverse report on the bill providing for the perpetuation of the oftices of general and lieutenant gen- eral of the army. The remains of General Ozd arrived in Washington this morning, and were buried at Oak Hill cemetery with mili- tary honors. It is estimated that the reduction of the public debt during February is about ,000,000. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasmixarox, D. C., February 20.—Mr. Plumb (vep. Ks.) offered a resolution which was agreed to, calling on the sec- retary of state to furnish the senate all information in his department derived from foreign representatives or the United States or otherwise, regarding the amount of wheat, rye, corn and cot- ton produced and consumed in foreign countries for the period covering several ears back, and especially whether polit- ical or other complications are likely to occur in the near future calculated to influence the market value of American products or their cost. Mr. Harrison (rep. Ind.) from the committee on territories, reported favor- ably the original bill providing for the admission of the territory of Dakota. Ordered printed and recommitted. Mr. Rausom (dem. N. C.) from the committee on appropriations, reported back adversely the joint resolution in- troduced by him last Monday and re- ferred to that committee, providing for an appropriation to aid the sufferers by the great storms in the southern states. In reporting it back Mr. Ransom stated that the committee had given the matter careful consideration, that in presenting the resolution he had been actuated by a becoming impulse. It was proper now that the country should know at the earliest moment that congress would not take steps for relief in thisinstance. He said this in order that private local char- ity may not be suspended. The military academy bill “was re- purted fnvonl;?;' and placed on the cal- endar. The senate resumed consideration of the bill for the construction of steel cruisers. Mr. Sewall’s (rep. N...) amendment for building ships at the government navy yards, and Mr. Jones' (dem. Fla.) amendment that the building be appor- tioned among the different navy yards being before the body for action, both were rejected. Mr. Morgan (dem, Ala.) withdrew his objection to vessels being built by pri- vate contract. By consent of Mr. Hale (rep. Me.) the substance of the acts of 1882 and 1883 on the question were embodied in the bill, together with a proviso that bids may be receiyed from those who are able to sat- isfy the secretary ol the navy that they can, in three months after making a con- tract, be ready to build the vessels. The bill then passed—38 to 13, Adjourned till Monday. HOUSK. The committee on education reported back the resolution of inquiry into the management of institutions using funds appropriated for the benefit of agricul- tural colloges. Adopted. The house went into committee of the whole on the private calendar, taking up the bill to retiro Alfred Pleasantson as major general, It eaused considerable discussion, during which there was a wordy encounter between Mr. White (rep., Ky.) and Mr. Rosecrans (dem., Cal.), the former accusing the latter of having unjustly got a thousand acres of California land which belonged to sol- diers, and Mr, Roseorans casting doubt upon Mr. White's mental ability to cast an intelligent vote on the pendiog meas- ure. The amendment by Mr, Cutcheon (rep. Mich.), that Pleasanton be retired with o OMAHA, NEB. purities are eliminated. About half the product manufactured by him is shipped to New York. The siem manufactured another 'product called *‘June,” which contained a larger proportion of lard than buttorine. It cost 20] cents to manufacture it and sold wholesole in the vity at Witness said ho al- ways used it in his own famnly and pre- ferred it to the best creamery butter, o — CRIME AND ORIMINALS, KEV, SPURLOCK'S CONDUCT, Gexsesro, i, February ~The ehidreh, th8l. o1 (ke Rev, 3, Spurlock, charged with falsehood, immorality and undue wtimacy with Mrs, Goorge, until recently a teacher in the Mothodist Sun- day-school, was brought to a close this morning. After being out fifteen min. utes, tho cemmittee roturned with a ver. dict of guilty. This suspends Spurlock from the ministry. the rank of colonel was adopted, dependent relatives from $8 to $12 per month, He estimates the total number of pensions whose rates will be increased by the bill at 124,333, and the aggregate annual inerease of pensions at £5,680,- 000. Owing to the age of those to be benefited, it is believed that the list will rapidly decrease, GIVE MIS NAME, A geutleman who called upon the pres- ident yesterday said certain subordinate officers of the postoftice department in a western state expressed a fear of removal in case they advocated his renomination, because a senator from that state is him- self a candidato for the presidency, and «claimed their allegiance. The president #aid he was surprised and hoped the statement was uot true. Official position, he said, did not deprive o citizen of the right to express bis political preferences and work for t'ie nomination of his favor- ite, i€ it did not interfere with his duties. He further said that every employe of the goverament should be protected in the exercise of the widest political lib- erty, A COMMISSION IN 17, The house committee on commerco has agreed to report Representative Stewart’s bill to regulate inter-state com- | werce and provide for the appointment adulteraticns met to-day. As agreed to the bill! of a commission. The committee rose aud in considera- tion of the bill by the house pruper sov- eral dilatory motions were made and the roll call consumed the time till 6 o'clock. The postoftice appropriation bill was repurteé’ by Mr, Townshend (dem. 11L.) and referred to the committee of the whole. A recess was taken till 7:30, the even- ing session to be for the eonsideration of ‘pension bills, At the evening session the ‘house passed about twenty peamsion bills and adjourned until to-morrow. —— Treasurer Polk's Suddea Death. Nasaviiee, February 29. — Intelli- gence 1 received of the death of Marshal T, Polk, defaulting ex-state treasurer, in East Nashville. He had been ill some days, but his death was unexpected. Heo was lying on the bed talking as wsual to the family, kaving been up and down all day. Even the family hardly koew when he died. Physicians prounounced heart disease the caus e — e Beautiful Butterine. New Youk, February 29,—The com- mittee of the state senate to investigate the public health as affected by fcod C, H. Robin- son, @ butterine manutacturer of Chi- provides that in the transportation ofjcago, stated thet the product is made property the charges *‘shal be reason: fchietly from lard oil from which all im- INDICTING M'KEAGUR, Cnicaco, February 20.—The grand jury this afternoon found a secon: mont for murder against Neil Mo This is for the murder ot Mrs, Willson, of Winnetka. The other was for the murder of her husband. It is underatood that no new evidenco has been elicited since the first ctment. CARPENTER'S TRIAL Lixcorn, Il February 29.—Orrin A, Carpenter was to-day removed from the county jail in Lcoln to Petersburg, 1., where he will be tried during the March term on the charge of killing Sarah Burns. SEVERAL HANGINGS, New Onrueass, February 20.—A Franklin special says: William Moore (colored) was hanged to-day for the mur- der of Lee Amen, a Chinaman, last spring. After Mooro had been hanging half a minute it was discovered that the rope was too long and the feet of the cul- prit rested on the floor. Ho was raised to the platform, the rope shortened and the trapagain sprung. He died of stran- gulation, Jacksow, O., February 20.—Great crowds were present to witness the hang- ing of the brothers, Luke and William Jones,for the murder of Andrew Lackey, a year ago, The trap fell shortly after 10 o’clock. The brothers were hanged on a ringle pieco of rope,one at each end, the middle part of the rope was wrapped around sho beam. The double trap worked perfectly. They slept soundly last nicht, praying for an Lour before retiring, This morning theyeanzand prayed constantly while pro- pramg for the gallows, Luke's neck ~as istantly broken, Witliam struggled and twitehed horiibly afier the drop, draw- ing his legs up 81 as to touch his brother, Cnrcaco, February 20.—A Daily News Raleigh, (N. C.,) special says: Ben Gillman, colored, was hanged at Bay Boro, North Carolina, at noon to- day, for wife murder. FOUND MURDERED. Vikssunre, Muss., Februaty 29.—Two tramps yesterday found a woman and child named Haster murdered in a housge near Colton. They had been dead two weeks, A GOOD NAME AND BAD BOY. LouisviLie, Ky., February 20.—Thos, Crittenden, son of ex-United States Mar- shal Crittenden, and grandson of John Crittenden, the noted Kentucky states- man, also a relative of Governor Critten- den of Missouri, was to-day sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for killing the negro boy, Rose Moseby, at Anchor- age, Ky. A CASHIER'S STEAL. New York, Feb. 29.—It is reported that the cashicr of G. A. Beunett & Co., stock brokers, is a defaulter to the amount of $30,000. C e —— THE FIRIK RECORD, SEVERAL HEAVY LOSSES. PuiLADELPHIA, Pa,, February 29.— Five fires occurred during the night, Owing to the violence of the wind and the great distance between the various alarms the firemen found much trouble in keeping the flames under control. The most disastrous was at the chemical works of Powers & Wightmann, the largest of the kind in the country, which were to- tally destroyed. The loss on this place will be over 81,000,000, The fire first discovered about 1 o'clock, but the alarm was not responded to because the cnly three engines in the firo district were already engaged in combatting a similar fire in the wool mills at Becond and Lehigh avenue, One of the two en- gines which answered the first call came a distance of nearly two wiles, The store of Coon Bros., & Co., produce commis- sion merchants, No. South Water st., was damaged §10,000. About the same time the KEcho carpet mill at Lehigh ave- nue and Palethorpe street and three or four dwellings adjoining were destroyed, involving a loss of $200,000. The other tires were not so serious, but frequent alarms served to distract the firemen and tax the departnent. The building with all its contents was dentru(sd‘ Upto b o'slock the flames steadily triumphed over all opposition lighting up the entire city, while neigh- boring streets were blocked with punic stricken residents removing goods to places of safety From five until noon it8 progress was confined to burning in- famable matter within tho confines al- ready descrived, There was no fear of its spreading, Some neighboring houses bad their rosfs and fronts damaged, but drenching with water during the night prevented total destruction, It is impos- siblo so far to obtain any idea of the value of the machinery or stocki Kstimates vary from a million to a million and a half of dollars. The insurance is estimated at half a million of which $215,000 is in this city. Ou, Ciry, February 20 —The rpern house wus burned to-night; loss $50,000 Adjoiuing property was badly damaged. Pusiavrienis, February 29.—Fire this evening in Rodgers' oil aud crockery store on South Becond street is said to have been caused by an explosion of cosl oil, The flames spread so rapidly that Philip Kelly and wife, who occupied the third floor, ‘were cut off from escape, and Jumped from a window to the pavement. Mrs Kelly bad her skull fractured and her husband an snkle fractured. Amzspoky, Mass, Feb, 29.—Union block and two adjoming buildings were burned to-day. iou '%0 y — A General Strike, er coal miners is regarded as the probable outeome of existing troubles among third pool operstore, FROM FOREICN LANDS. The Moving of Hostile Armies In Egynt and Tonquin. (Gordon Issues a New and Sen- sationol Proclamation, (General Graham's Useless De- mand of the Rebels. Murder In a Convent By a Dis- charged Gardener, Glimpses of tho Situation In Egypt's Rebellious Contincs. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. JORDON'S PROCLAMATION, Camo, February 20.—General Gor- don's proclamation to Soudan issued Tuesday is as follows: Since my arrival I have given you sound advice. Kvery- thing has been done to insure quiotness and stop bloodshed. My advice has not been followed. I am thereforo forced against my will to summon British troops They will arrive in a fow days when I shall severely punish all who do not change their conduct. You well know that I know everything that ia going on, It has caused a sensation here. No demand for the dispatch of troops to Khartoum has reached the authorities here. 1t is generally believed that either General Gordon’s object is to frighten the natives into submission or that the telegram has been mutilated in transmis. sion, COLD BLOODED MURDEK, Pans, February 20.- A gardener named Chare, employed at a convent near Marseilles was rocently dismissed for laziness, To-day while the sisters were walking in the grounds Chare ap- peared and the Lady Superior asked him if he had found work. ~ Chare without replying drew a revolver and discharged six_barrels, killing the Lady Superior and mortally wounding one of her com- panions, dhe other sistors fled. A number of peasants gathered but Chare reloaded the revolver and kept them at bay. The vendarmes arrived and Chare fired at them twice. Chare was slot in the carand in his dying agony inflicted upon himself a third mortal wound with his own revolver, CLAIMS ON SPAIN, Mapuin, February 20 —The United States government 1s pressing its claim against Spain for $303,000 as the balance of the award due on account of Amerlcan loeses during the rebellion in Cuba, and also for $G,000,000 for estates embar- goed during the same period and not re- stored to their American owners. 'l'he government, at the request of Minister Foster, allows the transfer by sea of the body of Mr. Partridge, formerly United States minister to Peru, b A USELESS FLAG OF TRUCE, Loxpon, March 1,—Thé government has a telegram from Suakim, dated March 1, 1 a, m., saying: Suakilp is quiet and there has beon no appenranta of the eno- my nor any news of any engagement. General Graham sent a_flag of truce to the rebels, as instructed by the govern- ment, warning them to disperse. It is generally belioved at Cairo that the reb- els will not be deterred by this proceed- ing, and that the British advance will take place to-day. FIGHTING NEAR BACNINH, Loxpox, February 29 —Advices from Haiphong state that the French gunboats with 1,000 men have occupied the ex- treme post of the rebels in Tong Koi river, ten miles below Bacninh. The Chineso skiamishers were firing from neighboring heights and burning sur- roundmng villages, and the gunboats re- turning the fire. Thirty thousand Chi- nese have returned to Bacninh, THE BOLD REBELS, TriNk1TAT, February 20.—The enemy wero very bold yesterday and kept up a continual firing on Fort Baker. None of i Spies report the the garrison were hit. rebels feasting and rejoicing because they have received large renforcements and that the rebels are erecting earth- works. A squadron of Eoglish cavalry will act to-day as scouts, with orders to retire to the main body when they touch the rebels, A VICTORY CLAIMED, Svakim, February 20.—Tho friendly tribes which paorticipated in the fizht Waednesday claim to have won a victory, and captured forty rebels and camols, Cairo, February 20.—Information re- ceived from Kassalia states that the gar- rison made a sortie on the 12th, ard to- tally defeated the rebels. BEEKING DYNAMITERS, LoxpoN, February 29,—Orders have been cabled by the government to Eng- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 1, 1884, proviously ascerlained whether it can be adopted. The (ermania doubts whether such resolutions would find a majority. The roichstag is not competent to reply to a resolution of condolence of which they have received no official cognizance. The Politische Nachriohten attributes half the blame to M er Sargent and asserta that he is lacking in political fact and so failed to keep the authorities at Washington informed of the true state of affairs in Germany. The Cologne Gazetto says: **Bismarck might perhaps have forwarded the resolu tion to the reichstag, if Minister Sargeut had not, from easily explamed reasons rendered himself obnoxious, We hope this unfortunats incident will not disturb the harmony of the two nations whose iuterosts have been closely bound togeth- or many years," THE FRANCHISE IN ENGLAND, Loxpox, February 20.—Gladstono in proposing tho bill for extension of the ranchise in the house of commons made a great speech in support of the bill, urg- ing the impracticability of separate’ bills for England, Ireland, and Scotland. He aaid the nassage of the measnre would in- creaso the voting power of the United Kinedom two million votes. The torys aro strongly opposing the bill, and the Parnollites and Scotch members support- ing the measure, MORE DYNAMITE. Information was lodged with the po- lice that an attempt to blow up the law court with dynamite was imminent. They arrested d\ree men, seizod a large quantity of dynamite discovered in a houseat Clare Marketnear Strand. In the valise contain'ng dynamite found at Charing Cross station, with infernal clocks, was also found a copy of The Now York Sun, of February tth. The latest advices from Trinkitat atato firing began at noon to-day. A Stop Put to Their Use In the Manu- facture ot Cheap Jewelry. Bosrox, Kebruary 27,—Major Mell- rath, chief of the secret service for New England, has made a timely discovery of the gilding of the new five-cent nickel by manufacturers of cheap jewelry, whic if allowed to continue, would have proved a fruitful source of defrauding the public in the purchase of pinchbeck jewelry. The nickel en one side looks very much like the die of a 85 gold piece, and the manufacturers, by gilding it and placing this side to view on crosses, pins, and other designs of jewelry, made | o, them look as though ornamunted with the 85 gold piece, and they could have been readily soid to the general public for this purpose, Several Attleboro jewelera have bocn engaged in this busi- | ness, and have sent_samples of jewelry so manufactured to different parts of the west, a considerable quantity being found in Cincinnati and other western cities. The manufacturers allege ignorance of the law bearing on counterfeiting, and have freely given up all treated coins in their possession. Tt is not likely prose- cutions will follow at present. e —— The Atlantic Coast Storm, Niw York, February 20, —The storm which swept the Atlantic coast last night and to-day was severe along the New England const. Many of the smaller crafts were driven ashore, but the crews were rescued as far as known, In the interior of the state it interfered with the running of trains. In Newport har- bor the steam tug Cohassett, attached to the United States training ship New Hampshire, struck on a rock not known to exist. The accident was caused by the water being blown out of tho harbor. Montreal, Quebec and St. John, N. B., report fiorce snow storms and the block- ate of trains and country roads. A New Pool, Cnicauo, Febraary 20.—Commissioner Fink to-day telegraphed Joint Agent Moore that the managers of Peoria east- bound roads have agreed to maintain freight rates and unite at an early day in forming a pool on all east-bound business from Peoria. The following roads will be parties to such pool: Rock Island, Wabash, Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western, Illnois Midland, Peoria, De- catur & Evansville, Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern, Unconstitutional Legislation, NasuviuLg, Febraary 20.—The federal court to-day granted the railroad com- panies of the state an injunctlon to re- strain the atate railroad commission from interfering with their business under the act of the lej ture giving the commis sion supervision of railrcad operativns in Tennesseo, The court holds the act creating the commission in cuntraven- tion of the state constitution and of the fourteenth amendment to the constitu- tion of the United States, C— A Fatal Ride. ReaviNe, Pa, February 20:—Jere- miah Van Rex, aged 8, and worth $100- NO. 217. | PUSHING PROHIBITION. The lowa House of Representatives Ready to Pass the Senate Bill. ilad All Amendments Offered Speedily Wiernise, W, Va., February 20, Voted Down. The Powhatan mud_guyser still remains - a mystery. The dischargo of matter e . from the oritice, which is about two foet | 110 Majority For Engrossing the in_diametor and smoothly drilled in a county Sheriff Zittraver and a party of friends went deor stalking, A young man mistook the sheriff for a deor and shot him dend, —— MYSTERIES, NATUR od Daring the ing Boholders. A Mud Goywer ¥ Flood Sl Mymi wlid rock, has coased, but tho ovi- Bill Only, Tlives, dences of phenomenal sction re- T main, All efforts to measure i i tho depths of the shaft have Its Passage Even With This failod because of the force cf the gaseous discharge. i Heavy limhu'r drnlppml end- wise into the aperture, after descending |, Ay Bolow the aurface, i hurled into the afg | TV Fforts Made Yestorday to with terrific force, About the orifice is foat or Wounken the Measure, a considerable mound of mud, stones aud coal thrown out by the gaseousdischarge, and, a8 the nearest coal vein is sixty feet below the surface, the well must be at loast that deep. All efforts to fico the invisible discharge force have failed, and the water thrown out is as cold as ice, thus making it certain that heat and natural gas have nothing to do with the mystery, Margin Predicted. De- THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. THE PROIIBITION BILL. Drs Moixes, Ia., February 29, —The house this morning resumed considera- tion of the prohibition Wll, similar to that passed by the senate, known as the Donvan bill. Kennedy, author of the house bill, got the floor and began speak- ing in favor of the measure, but yielded the floor at the instance of Smyth, who moved the previous question, his was vigorously reslated by the democrats and the greenbackers, but was carried by vote of B2 to 46, two members, Curtis (vep.) and Wherry (dem.), not being present. The main question was then ordered by avote of 52 to 47, Babb (dem.) voting with the republicans. Moxtiear, February 20.—A broken | Dabney’s amendment vrohibiting exe- rail caused the through train from Bos- | cutive pardon was then voted down—-bS ton to leave the track near Iviquois. |to 46, The roll was then oalled Three first-class cars were turned com-|on an amendment offered b, Merrill, it pletely over. A passenger named Wer- | boing a low license bill, and it was do- ner i seriously hurt. Others were badly | feated by a vote of 50 to 49. The ques- bruised. tion then came up on Clayton's substi- tute for the original bill, and this too was defeated by a vote of #0 to 49, The bill was ordered engrossed by a strict party voto of bl to 48, Tho greenback- ers all voted with the democrats at each vote, 80 that the republicans are not ex- pecting much if any 2id from them when the vote comes on the passago of the bill. It will be passed without them. In the afternoon the house considered the bill to compel railroads to ercct sta- tion houses at croesings, but no action was reached upon it. In the senato the democratic license bill came up and was ordered not en- grossed by 51 to 10. Bills passed requir- ing passenger depots constructed at rail- of liquor licenses in all graden except |rond croseings and intersections and to those 1esued to druggists. divide tho sixth judicial district into two T e ircuits. A joiut resolution possed mem- Patti's P ug congress to pass a law for the suppression of pleuro pnenmonia. Bills were introduced to provide for inspec- tion, and to regulate tho eale of ) etro- leum and to establish a female reforma- ‘ory and prizon, Adjourned. ORGANIZING A FIGHT. Davesvorr, Ia,, February 20.—When the news reached here that the prohibi- tory law was placed on its final passage the saloon keepers of Dixon, this county, immediately started a subscription paper for an organized fight. It reads: et Dixo, Ia., F:ibm [ n name rsonal h g fo e eyt i Of Course It Will, Coxxenisviuie, Pa,, February 20— The coke syndicate was comploted to- day, ircluding practically all the coke ovens of this region. It is expected that the price will be raised at once. Off the Rails. —— An Editor's Wifte, Quincey, 11, February 20.—Lydia A, Hynes, wife ot C. J. Hynes, editor and propristor of The Horald, died in this city to-day. e — Congressional Convention, Decatur, February 20.—The republi- can congressional convention will be held as Clinton April 9, e — Boston Liquor Li Boston, February 29.—The police mmissioners have increascdgthe price oral Deonver Nows. 0. H. Dittmar, the good-looking ad- vance agent of the Patti troupe, arrived in Denver yesterday. **Yes, sir,” he said to a News report. er, “*Patti is a wonderful woman—the reatest singer alive to-day.” “‘No doubt, but 87 does secem a good deal of money to pay to hear a woman il 4 Is it & fact that she gets £5,000 a “Yes, and I'll tell you how it came about. Last March. Mapleson made a contract with her, ‘or at rout drew up a ‘contract with ; 0 year at 84,600 per night. This agree- ment was made on Friday, but having superstitions Patti could not sign it on that day, so the signing was put over until Saturday. Now, on Saturda; morning Abbey had an interview wit) with Patti's husband, when he offered ersigned, s said, do hereby agree to subscribe the amount opposite our names for the pur- pose of raising u fuud to_investigate the constitutionality of the Donnan prohibi- tory law passed to-day by the legislature of Iowa, To this six saloon keepers subscribed her §5,000 por might to sing | &1 600 within o Th Well, "when the hour . camo for|fio 0 within u tew wminutes, Huey say Mrortng ™ contract " tho “hosbawd | tiey will raiso 85,000 in_the town aud induce other places to follow their ex- of tho great singor told Maploson that | [CHES Patti had expressed a wish to sing with him during the season, but could not aftord to do so at a loss to herself, giving the terms offered by Abboy—85,000 per night. Therefore, Mapleson had noth- ing to do but pay the price, which he then agreed to do, and the contract for $0,000 per night wus signed, This delay of o fow hours in signing that contract cost, Mapleson §30,000.” ‘“Then sho really gots §5,000 pernight, | ¢ Louts, February 20.—A stesm C0)a shel” £ heativg pipe burst in St. Patrick's **Yes, indeed, every cent of it, and be. Cnthnl’fo l:!?uruh to-night. The church fore the curtain goes up, too. Tl tell| G’ ded and a punic ensued. One liow fine thoy've got this thing down, Tt | ¥ao CFORAe Al b PAIC oF " i 1 ly trampled. is the habit of Mapleson to come into Patti’s room before the performance be- Fine Imporied S ock. gins to counv her out her night's salary. £ i T Boston, February 20.—The steamship Woll, Patti hi t, & beautiful Yo et iimacn ipaieont ) Dasubly “Boston City” from London brought 90 bird, which was presented to her by the .mp’uror of Brnr.i!: The great lhlge’; al- | head of choice Holstein cattle for breed- ways has this bied in her dressing room, | ing purposes. l.ni u&raugh sheer force of hnliifit. hla has J . earned to cry out, as soon as Mapleson orol rag N Sbars, (Oash -onshiascashi! s Thia i the| | -\ RURRIRR KX ERINGHES : only word in the English language that) Tosoxio, February 20. —The city parrot knows,” council hus passed a law abolishing gro- *‘What does Patti do with her money.” | ccrs’ L quor licenses. “She lives expensively. It costs her| Rowe, Februrry 2 about $100 per day to exist. Then she |soun, patriarch of Ciliia, has & large estate and a castlo in Wales, [ Rowe, February 20, on which she has employed several hun- | jet has resigned. dred families, and 1t costs her about - $200,000 a year to keep that up,” e —— An Old Rte one. Duscque, Ia., February 20.—Absolam Cain, a well-known citizen of Dubuque, died suddenly at his residence this even- ing of apoplexy. He wasa native of Virgioia, 70 years of age and had resided here for mnore than forty years, Panic fn a Church, Cardinal Has- is dead, ne Ttalian cab- Beingiog in Apaches, lish detectives in New York to inquire |000, left home in Amity township, 15 into the character and intecedents of all jmiles below Reading, early this morning “She will certainly sing at the matinee TovusroNg, A, T., February 29.—Tt persons sailing from New York and Bos- to drive to the city 1n & buggy. The long | 00 Saturday?” is reported that Lieutenont Davis is en s February 20.--A general | ton for English ports since the 1st of |drive chilled him, and when the carriage February. arrived at the hotel, he failed to move, and was lifted from the carriage and died in & fow hours. BITTER SWERT, Loxnox, February 20.—Martin Turner -y & Co., merchants of Glasgow, engaged Killed the Engineer, in the East India trade, have r.uerf, lia- | Jacksox, Miss,, Fobruary 28.—A pas- bilities between four and five hundred |senger train on the Illinois Central rail- thousand pounds. The failure is due to | Way ran into a treight at Tongaloo sta- heavy losses in sugar, tion, this morning, killing Eogineer Fred 4 £ Fielder. No one else was injured. The YURIOUR ORRISTIANE, engine and a number of box cars were ConsranmiNork, February 20,—The | wrecked, porte has n’)puinwd Halil Pasha, & Turk, — governor of Crete, The Christians are Double Desertion. furious. Burraro, February 10.—Michael Mann, one of the five dynamite ‘‘sus- pects” who came to this city last summer; was supposed to be a deserter from the British army. He enlisted in the United States regular army and shortly afterward deserted. CHION AGAIN SHAKEN, Aruxsy, February 20,—The island of Chios and the towns Chesame and Vourla, upon the main land of Asia Minor, have been visited by an earthquake, A DIFFICULT ADVANCE, Loxvox, February 20.—General Gira- ., ham telegraphs that the difficulty of ad-| Srmiseriin, Mass, Fobruuy 29, vancing is 80 great that a forward move. | The national armory weday established ment is postponed till to-morrow, when | the eight hour system in the works. e The Eight Hour System. he expects to make a rapid march, " BISMAKCK AND LAS) Hut v Hildoiin LASKER, New York, Febraary 20.—The in- Breuix, February 20,—The National |quest in the case of Salmi Morse closed Gazette hopes the seccessionists will not|to-day with & verlict of accidental propose in tho reichstag a resolution | drowning. thanking the United States house of re- i resontatives for its resolution of condo- I e snerit, 0e on the death of Lasker, unless it is Io Bryen *‘No doubu about it, Accompanied by | 1oute to Ban Oarlos from Cloverdale. ) her husband she will arrive in Denver to- i i : morrow morning over the Julesburg m‘;g:‘:?: A‘;’;c'fl‘:‘”l Gerontm and Sho]r;, line at :::lb." e il “How much do you Gerster!"” “Only §,600 por might, Gorstor is| _ Johm Brown's Widaw, @ great singer also, Why, Madame Ger-| SAN Fraxcisco, Februaty 29, —Mrs, ster has u oeautiful girl baby that will|Mary Biown, widow of Juhn Brown, of not ory for less than $500,” Harper’s Ferry notoriel; , died Lure to- “*Does the dear hule creature travel | day. with her?" A “Oh, no. Tt has palatial apartmente in New York. The madame receives three telegrams every day from the ba by's maid, o after breakfast, diner and supper. HoOUS §aRsAPARILLA 188 earefully prepared extruct of tho best remedies of e voguiaile klogdoin kuown to medical sele ence us Alterutives, Blood Purifiers, Diurctics and Touios, such as Rarvaparilla, Yellow Dock, Sillingia, Daudelion, Juniper Berries, Mandrake, Wild Chierry Bark and othor solected roots, bark’s and l:-:'\-. A wediotne, Vo anything else, oan bo Lairly Judged only by ita results. We point with satisfaction to the lorious record lood's Samaparilia has entered for itself upon the hearts of thousnads of people in New England who hitve persoually or fudisectly been re leved of terriblo sufering which all other remodics | —— Bogus Bwectness, It having been reliably reported to me that a Mr, ¥, H, Huat, of Luwa, has beeu and now is, selling in our state as pure honey u mixture of which honey is a swall part only, dealers and consumers are requested to be on their guard, as the uruicle as reported is not a fit article of food, Steps will be immediately takeu to have the same analyzed, of which a re | failed o reach. pi {mr'. will be at once published. Any one| Mesw. 0.1 oo G having such in possession iv requested X‘,{.};flm.m to seud samples vither to me or 1, L, | Resd Wonden, Trester, secretary Nebraska State Ber Bl Koepers Assocution, Lincoln Neb, lous 7.'L: VoxDoky, uiud B Sl o o' Pres. N, 5. B, K asa'n, i it e fad 820 5, Avenue, Omaha, Nob, | Youn iy bl : State papers please copy, 0D ¥4 00y P ” ;