Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1884, Page 1

e oy THE OMAHA DALY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. TORNADO TORN. A Cyclone Sweeps Over Half a Dozen States Yosterday. Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes- see and Georgia Touched. Célemansville, Ky., Wiped off the Face of the Earth, Many People Killed and Still More Badly Injured. Whole Forests Leveled--Live- stock Carried Like Feathers. Railroads Blockaded by Falling Time bers—Millions of Property It ed, THIE HURRICANE'S WOKK, IN KENTECKY, LexiNcros, March It is reported here to-night thav tbe village of Colo- mansville, in Harrison county, forty miles from here, was almost entirely de- stroyed by a cyclone which swept over it at b o'clock this afternoon. It is sald ten people were killed by the flying debris of buildings, and fifteen or twenty injured. Nothing definite is known, but the rumor is generally credited. Boyn, Ky., March 25— At 4 o'clock this afternoon a destructive cyclone passed here, blowing down everything inits way. The inmates of houses fled to the wells and cellars. Many persons were injured. The number killed is not yet known. Live stock were blown about like feathers. A rough estimate places the damage at $500,000. The homeless aro being cared for by those not injured. Fatvovrn, March 25.- A cyclone passed through the woods south of town on the Kentucky Central road at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The track ot the cyclone was half a wmile wide, tearing up trecs and everything in its path. So far no lives are reported lost, and no dwellings desiroyod. [ERUTIUN Davron,” Olio, March Further details of the cyclone near this city con- firm the reports of the damage. Six miles south of the city the destruc tion was most frightful. Passengers on the Toledo, Cincinnatti & St. Louis express northwest bound, at 5 o'clock, give a thrilling account of the cyclone. li was in the shape of a bal- loon, almost entirely white, surrounded by 2 dense black clowd. Tt first appear- ed in a southwesterly direction from Lebanon and passed rapidly to the north- east. Its track is marked in the v of Oak Ridge on the narrow the whole forest i raised. The ra fallen timber. Near Oakridge Cha yards by the wind and buried undor fallen t: The path of the cyclone is eatimated at 50 yards width. The forests show where it rose from the earth and desconded again. The little ters of farmer AbramWilson was crushed uuder the timbers of a barn near Oak- ridge, The full extent of the dams 25. leveled and buildings oad is blockaded with s carried or. daugh- e is not yet heard from. Otherloss of life is expected. IN INDIANA, Coszersvinee, Ind., March 25, —The cyclone passod one mile south of this city, tearing down whole forests, No lives were lost so far as known, IN GEORGIA, ATLANTA, Ga,, March to-day 25.—The cyclone struck Gainesville, unroofi ng houszes and killing a negro, IN T ESSEE, KNoxviiLe, Tenn,, March 25,—A tor- rific thundor, hail and wind storm siruck the city this afternoon. Much damage was done to store fronts. The cyclone struck the northern part of the city, de- molishing fifteen frame buildings. Sev- eral persons were slightly injured. Nasuviite, March 25,—The hail storm did much damage to trees and fences, flooding the low lands and com- pelling many to abanlon houses, A ne- gro tenement was burned to-night and two negro children burned to a crisp. e — NEOSRASKA TEACHERS, Inauguration of the Eighteenth An nual Session at Lancoln, Special Dispatch to The Bee, Liscory, March 25,—The eighteenth anuwal meeting of the state teache inaugurated in the chapel of the univ this morning, An unusually large at tendance of teachers from all parts of the state was delivered the address of welc facing the same with tory of Ireland's wron same to the destruct was sity Giere present. It attributing the her schools by William and Anne. ( argued stron; aiust the further & schoc land, saying the next legislature would pass a law against the present system Nebraska tenchers should create public soutiment in favor of such li The re marks were endorsed by A, W, )\ deman, of Wahoo, in behalf of the teac ors, and other prominent speakers, Three , sessions will be held to-morrow and Irving J. Monell, chancellor of the university, speaks in the evoning. NAUGHTINESS OF NOBILITY, An Earl Seeks Divorce From a Wife March LoNDON, 26,~The earl of Easton, the future duke of Grafton, is about to seck a divorce from his wife on the plea that the lady's first husband was living at the time of her second mar- riange. The countess will submit in de- fonse that when she married her first husband sbe supposed him a widower, but he proved to have another wife, and when she learned this she abandoned him. The case promises to be excoed- ingly interesting. Special Dispateh to The Bk, Loxvox, March 25.—The marriage from which the Karl of Eustonseeks to be released, oceurred thirteen years ago. He was at the time Henry Fitzroy, 23 years of age. and the woman of whom The Cook Chronicles of the period spoke as the daughter of John Walsh and the widow of ““Mr. Smith*"" There has been trouble between the ill assorted pair, and they separated by mutual consent, but the life of the woman has been correct since her marriage, and the earl could find no plea for secking divorce till his discovery of **Mr, Smith.” | — Skull Crushed by a Brooklyn Bil»y Special Dispatch to Tk Ber, New York, March —(ieorge Hen- drix, the alleged destroyer of the Andre monument in the spring of 1882, was locked up in the Brooklyn police station Monday night on a charge of intoxica- tion. He was afterwards removed to the hospital and died to-day. An au- topsy showed his skull was fractured, How the injury was received is not known. Hendrix was a member of the society of communists. The C. & A. and Tilden. Special Dispatch to THE Tiee, Cureaio, March udge Drum- mond, of the United States court, en- tered a final decree to-day in the case of the Chicago & Alton railway company against Samuel J. Tilden and Lewis H. Meyer, finding the plaintiff indebted to defendants in the sum of 3,690 for ser- vices performed in organizing the Chi- cago & Alton company a number of years ago, and in the sale of its bonds ns trustees. 2 25 A Coal Train Deraiied. atch to Tie B Crry, March Twenty-five cars of aJersey Central conl train were wrecked at Annandel to-day by a broken wheel. The blockade was so extensive and 80 many trains being held, all the derailed cars were thrown over the em- bankment. —— ing Process. Special Dispateh to Tne Brk ass., March Last night 2 an exhibition was mado of a new bleach- ing process by parafline soap, which, it is thought, will revolutionize the bleaching business of the world. It requires only a few hours, 1o loss to fiber, and the cloth never mildews. Mauler Mitchell ve. Thumper Thomp- son. Special dispatch to the Ber, BoxroN, March 25.— Charles Mitchell, the English pugilist, says he will settle in this country, and his nest match proba- bly will be with Mervine Thompson. Dl A Type inder Dead. Spocial Dispatch toTitk BEg, Parnavenruia, March Peter A. Jordan, of the firm of Mackellar, Smith & Jordun, proprictor of type foundry, died, age 62, A LG the Johnson Honors tor Hugo. Svectal Dispatch to Tue Ber, Panis, March The minis public instruction will present to Victor Hugo a gold medal on the oceasion of his 82d birthday. or of cm— Eregot in the Hay, ICaNsas Crry, March Insee, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, (uarantine it of the district infected by the cattle disease, is in the city, and states that tho so-cal'ed foot and mouth disease was caused by ergot in the hay The best veterinarians in the coun found it not contagious. The quarantine was_consequently raised lust Saturday, the fears ot spreading having subsided, —— Kansas Corn f Cixcisart, 0., March 27 cars of corn, contributed by the citizens of Sedgwick county, Kansas, to the flood sutforers, were sold at auction to-day on ‘change. There was a largo attendance, and the bidding was spirited. The first car was bought by the Adams express company, and the remainder was all sold at outside prices, e — A Oharivari Party in Gricf, East Sacizaw, Mich,, March 25, Laust night a party of young people went to charivari a_newly married couple near the town of Oeleman. On their return they halted at the residence of an old German named Van Valkenburg, and gave him a “benefit,” when he opened firo on the party, killing a young man named Cleave. Van Valkenburg fled, —— The Story of a Wreck. The brig A. G. Jewitt, of Belfast, Me., was wrecked on Kebruary 24th, south- oast of Hatteras, during a hesvy gale, The captain and the cook went down in the vessel. The rest of the crew took to boats, Five of the crew died from ex- pesure, only survivor was picked ;11, after being fifvy-four hours in an open —— Fhumper va. Slugger, New Youk, March 20.-Articles were recaived to-day by Richard K. Fox for a prize fight for £5,000 between John L. Sullivan and Meryine npson, of Cleveland. Duncan C. Ross, Thomson’s backer, has posted $2,500 forfert in the hands of Fox, 10 ba covered by Sullivan 4if he aocepts the chall P eI | e e frhary s e A OMAHA, NEB. NEWS OF THE NATION, The Democralic Cancns Attenpts the Whipping In. Morrison’s Bill Indorsed by a Vote of 116 to 57. Some of the Members Signify They Will Not be Bound. The House Discusses Whisky, and the Senate Education. Hon, D, J. Brewer Appointed to the McCrary Vacanoy, Hon. J. €, Burrows, of Michigan, So- licitor of the Treasury—Other Polides, DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, MORRISON PARTIALLY UPHELD, Wasninaron, March 25.—The demo- cratic caucus to-night was largely attend- ed. Tt was called to order shortly after 8 o'clock. Mr. Morrison offered a resolution en dorsing the bill reported by the ways and means committee. In explaining his resolution he said full opportunity would be given to offer any amendment to the bill when it came before the house, Mr. Randall made a short speech, He in turn was followed by Mr. Reagan (Texas). Mr. Randall in his remarks said the bill as had been presented did not meet the wants of his constituents. He ofter- od no substitute Mr. Reagan endorsed the bill, Mr. Carlisle made a fifteen minutes speech, tho five minute ruie which pro- vailed on the speeches of the other gen- tlemen being extended in his case. He said the constitution allowed every man to vote as ho desired; that no man could be bound to vote except as his convie- tions dictated. Blackburn took the ground that the ac- tion of the CAUCUS SHOULD BE BINDING, RRepresentative Hopkins offered a reso- lution providing that no one should be bound to vote by the action of the caucus, Morrison moved as o substitute for Hopkins' resolution a declaration that after amendment in commitcee of the whole, the bill should be passed. The debate under the five minntes rule continued at great iength. Incidentally a number of propositions were submitted, among thsm ono to vefer the whole sub: ject to a committee conssting of one democratic member from each state. About 11 o’clock Eaton moved to ad- journ. This motion was defeated by a large majority. MCRRISON'S RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED —116 to 57. 1t provides that the ways and means bill to reduce war taxes should be considered in committee of the whole (subjected to amendment) a reasonable time and thon the bill should be reported to the house and passed. Hopkina offered an amendment that the action of the caucus should not be binding. Morrison offered a proviso that ex- cept so far as individual members should fecl bound by the action of the majority of the caucus. The amendment adopted. Carlisle then offered a resolution pro- viding for the repeal of the tax on to- bacco, cigars and snuff, and a reduction of the tax on fruit brandy to ten conta per gallon. Carlisle’s to H7. und proviso was resolation was carried, 88 WASHINGTON SUNNER 0N FOSTAL TELEGRAFILY. Wasiisaros, M tive Sumner, of Cali fore the house commitiee on postofiices and post ronds to-day in advocacy of his Representa- , appeared be- Y | at 10 cents per messaze and bill establishing a government postal tel- egraph and in opposition to the proposed contract between the government and a postal telegraph company. His bill, he agserted, would not cost the go a dollar, as the moncy necess, tablish a postal telegraph would be raised by the issue of bonds, ~ This was more than could bo said of the other proposi- tion, He asserted that the government could do the telegraphing for the people more than clear cxpenses. He declared the propo- sition of the proposed postal company was but a trick of Mackey and company to prevent the establishment of a postal telegraph. NOMINATIONS, David J, Brewer, of Kansas, United States circuit judge for the eight judicial circuit. Julius C. Burrows, of Michigan, solici- tor of the treasury. Col, David 8, Stanley, 22nd infantry, brigadier-general, J. A. River, of Towa, attorney tor the United States in Wyoniing, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGLESS, WASHINGTON, 20,—Mr. Hoar (rep. Mass.) called up the bill increasing the salaries of United States district court judges to §5,000. The pending question was on the amendment making it unlaw- ful for & judgo to appoint to a position in his court any relative within the de- gree of first cousin and making it « mis. demeanor for the judge to do so, The amendment was modified by the cission of the clause specifying that the offence was a misdemeanorl and wis agreed te, Mr. Coke said there had not for several years been an United States judge, so one, in Texas, whose nepotism had not become a scandal and an outrage upon the peovle of the state. The senate took up the education bill, the pending question being on Mr, Har- rison’s (rep, Ind.) amendment to require states to coutribute, each annuaily, an amount equal to the amount severally re {ceived by them from the national fund 8 Mr. Harrison supported his amend fient aud expressed himseif strong) WEDNESDAY MORN favor of the proposed bill, but agroed with the viows exprossed some days ago by Senator Allison that the logical way would be to begin by small apporiations, and 80 permitting tho growth of the adeption of means to ends. Mr. Maxey (dom. Tex.) opposed the bill on the grounds of expediency. He thought every state could do better with- out artificial stimulus, and that was what was provided by the bill, Mr. Brown (dem., of Ga.) thought cor tainly it was the duty of the union to take such action as would qualify nowly made (colored) citizons for the duties of citizenship. Mr. Sherman (rop., 0.) regarded it as the bounded duty of the national govern- mont to aid in the oaucation of the illiter ate population, Ho did not think the United States ought to trust to the southorn states the important questions grow.ng out of the policy of education. He believed it would not be wise to con- for upon tho southern states absolute power over the education contemplated and tho expenditure leading to it. - Now, however, from any feelingJof unkindnoss toward the peoplo of tho scuth, but from a conviction that owing to the prejudices of raco and_the influences of slavery which had darkened their minds, and wonld probably continue to darken them for some timo to come. They would not impartially distribute the money. Mr- Hoar (rop., Mass.) defouded the bill from soveral detailed criticisms. The senate went into oxecutive session after which it adjourned. HOUSE, On motion of Mr. Belford, (rep. Col.) the sonato bill was passed authorizing tho stato of Colorado to take lands in liou of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth soctions found to bo mineral lands, and 1o sccure to that stato the benefit of the act donat- ing public lands to several states and ter- ritories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture. Mr. Brown, (rep. Iud.) for the commit- tec on judiciary roported back the bill making it a felony for a person to falsely and fraudulently assume to be an officer or employe acting undor the authority of the United States or any department thereof. In the committee of the Mr. Dorsheimer in the chair, on the bonded extension bill, Mr. Potter (dem., N. Y.) briefly gave the reasons which impelled him to support the meas- He said the bill was for the relie of manufacturers, in granting which con- gress would benefit evory substantial in- terest. 1t w. question whother con- wholo, ING, MARCIT 26, 1884, HAWKEYE HOBBIES. A Seusation in the Towa Scnate Cansed by Mrs, J. E. Foster. She Denies Receiving $1,000 for Her Speeches for Prohibition, Donnan and Bills Have Warm Words Over the Matter, A Number of Important Bills Passed by Both Houses. The Woman Suffrage Amendment Indefinitely Postponed. The House Passes on & veral Amend. ments on M Matters, OVER IN IOWA., LEGINLATIVE DOINGS, Dis Morxes, March 25, In the senate, a sensation was produced by J. Ellen Foster presenting, through Mr. Donnan, a communication denying the statoment by Mr. Bills in the prohibition debate that sho had been paid £1,000 by the re- publican party forservicos. Mr. Donnan asked to have it put on record. Angry words ensued between Bills and Donnan, and the document was finally withdrawn, VILLS PASSED, Tho following bills wero passed: To provent discrimination in froight rates; making capital exocutions to take place in the penitentiary; ing the standard of admission o the bar; to repeal chaptor 17 of the code: to prevent fishing with nets,seines or spears within half a mile of the mouth of any stream flowing from Towa to the Mississippi or Missouri; to dotermine when incumbents of state oftices are incapacitated by disease, and providing for declaring the oflice vacant; and to revise the pharmacy law, This last is the Caldwell bill mentioned in a rocent report, THE HOUSE allow counties to extend the time of another in the s £500, — THE RAILWAYS, FIRST THAIN FROM MEXTCO, Special Dispatch to Tie Bee, Curcaco, March 25, —Private dis- patches say the first through train over tho Mexican Contral from the City of Moxico reached Kl Paso this morning and loft via the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway at 10 o'clock, It will will pass Nickorson, Kau., at 6:30 p. m. Wodnesday, and reach Kansas City oarly Thursday morning, 1t is a spocial train for conveying a number of promi- nent Mexican gontleman and a party of students on route to Notre Dame uni- vorsity, Indiana. Krom Kaneas City they come to Chicago via the Chicago & Alton, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND SETTLERS, Special Dispateh to Tie Brk, Wastisaron, March ¢ President Harris, of the Northern Pacitic railway company, explains the recent action of the board of directors of that company in relation to sottlers on the lands, as fol- lows: To romovo all cause of complaint on the groat part of settlers, the board of directors of the company, at their last mooting, adopted a resolution instructing their land dopartment that all actual set- tlors on the agricultural lands of the com- pany west of the Missouri river, who made their sottlement on lands, eithor under the provisions of the resolution of January 4, 1878, or of the resolution of Nov. 10, 1 (mainly betweon the 4th of Jan., 1878, and the 20th June, 1882), at which last named date public notice was given that the lands were withdrawn from market, are alike entitled to pur- chaso the quarter sections on which are their improvoments for tho price of 60 per acre cash, or §4 per acro on timo; and furthor, that this; applics to settlors within the indemnity limits as woll as those within the granted limits, THOSE (. AND A, TIOKETS, CLEVELAND, March . — Recelver Walker, of the Mt. Vernonand Dele- ware railrond, boing asked concorning tho large block of that company's cou- pon tickets reported to havo hoen used by the Chicago & Alton road in Chicago At the forenoon session passod bills to |and Kansas City business, says these tickots wore not stolon by Bentloy, the gress would precipitate a disturbance in |bonded indebtebness to two years; to |clerk who recontly absconded. The books the country whon there was a plain, open way to avoid it. Mr. Kelly (rep., Pa.) thought the de- mand was an impudent one. The inter- nal revenue system worked hardships upon the small farmors, growers and cigar makors, and was main- tained alone for the throe great monopo- list industries—whisky making, tobasco manufacturing, and beer browing—and for_theso syndicates the government maintained an army of o 400,000 agents to destroy the small fruit growers, e denied the tax was kept up for the benefit of the government, and asserted that without a dollar from that source we would have enough money to mect overy legal denand. Mr. Long (rep., Mass.) said he had changed his views since first considering the mveasure. Then ho had an*idea that whisky was discriminated against; now he was convinced that whisky was not suflering under the discrimination, and that the effect of the present bill would be to create a discrimination in its favor, xperience in the past had shown that if this extension was granted, when thoe time for the payment of the tax expired the taxes would be increased 25 or H0 per cont; then the question would be, not when the tax would be paid, but whether it would be paid at all. Mr. Follett (dem., O.) said it was claimed that the purpose of the bill was to have the government loan money to the distillers, The government did not have a dollar interest in o single gallon of whisky in bond to-day. It was the ight of the d llers to knock in the d every barel and spill it without paying the government a cent on an un- supported bill. Mr. Jordan dwelt upon the immenso rovenue which the whisky tax brought the government. The talk about a re- peal of the internal revenue tax was non gense. If it were proposed, not 2 re-| publicans would voto for it ard he con feased vory few democrats. Mr. Hurd (dew. O ) advocated the bill, urging the measure. Lt was fair for | the government to remit the penalty be- causo it did not necd the money, It was just to individuals because the proof be- fore the ways and means committce dis- closed that unless relief were granted these men would be bankrupted. Refuso to pass this “‘and you ruin hundreds of men, turn thousands of men out of em ployment, and congress need not com- plain if s & consequence it found mut- terings and complaining against the goy- ernment instead of loyalty and aflection for it.” Mr. Jones, (dem. Ark.), opposed the bill. The distiliers had deliberately dug aditch and got into it. Tt did not come with good grace from them to ask the government to extricate them., Mr, Reed, (rep. Me.), ridiculed the predictions of ruin pictured, and argued that the disastrous state whick would en- sue in forcing soventy million of gallons of whisky upon the market would ba small compared to that which must fol- low by forcing out five years hence over & hundred million galloxs. Hatch, Prico and Dingley spoke against the bill and Baton favored the ure. Pending mittee rose The speaker announced the appoint- ment of Randall, Buras and kins as conferees on the ency bill, and Mr, Ellis (dem. Ga.,) asked leave to report from the committes on appropria- tions the joint resolution providing that )00 unexpended appropriation ief of the Ohio flood suffe ef of the s of the Mis uit further discussion the com- the r may be used for the ors from the overfl river and its tributa My, York (N. ( T'he house adjourned. E—— The Sabbatavians, Puitaniieinns, March 25, teravon’s session of the association, It S M, At thia af naticnal refor Vornon, spol on the **Mail Service on the Bahbath, !.m‘l « ed it ha tendency ta pr nt | popular observance of the sabbath. Rev, We Have a Nauonal Sabbath, protect all persons in civil and ri = o their loans; to appropriate $645 to reimburse Ex-Governor Gear plies furnished the Kt. Madison peniten- tinry in 1877; to legalize the ordinances of the town of Sanborn; to legalizo the official acts of J. B. Mead, justice of th penco, Lyon county; legalizing tne indo- pendent school district of Rock Ialls, Sioux county; appropriating $265 to com- pensato Hon. John_Shane, for his une: pired term as Judge of the eighth dis- trict; to prohibit enclosing public school grounds with barb wire; to amend the codo in relation to the truth of returns upon patiente in the insine hospitals; to legalize the action of the board of super- visors of Appancose county in tho levy of taxes: and to legalize cortain acts of the First Universalist socioty, of Dubuque; a large number of remonstrances were presonted against the passage of the law taxing church property. WOMAN SUFFRAGE, In the afternoon the consideration of the proposition to strike out the word “ranle” from the constitution of the state, known as tho woman’s suflrage amend- ment, was taken up, Mr. Kerr spoko fif- teen minutes in its favor, when, on mo- tion of Mr, Curtis, the subject was in- detinitely postponed by a -vote of 50 to 15, but a motion to reconsider was filed, which will probably be tuken up to-mor- row. PILE OTHER CONSTITUTION AL amendments the ¢ fixing tho timo of holding neral elections in November, divid- the state into judicial districts, re- ducing the number of grand jurors to five, and providing for county attorneye were then adopted by a vote of 63 to 18, Appropriations were” voted as followa: For the institution for the deaf and dumb, §21,000; for the Prisoners’ Aid aesociation, ,000; for the State Agri- cultural society, &1.500; for the agricul- tural colloge, §30,800, PROUIBITION PENALTIES, The following is the proposed bill im posing further penalties to enforce pro- hibition: The manufacture of any intoxicating liquors is deomed a felony, the ponalty for a first conviction to be” $200 fine and imprisonment for one year; second and each succeeding offense $500 fine and imprisonment of not less than two or more than hive years. Selling or ng away intoxicating liquors by any person or their agents, clorks, servants or employes shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not lessthan 50 nor morethan §100and stand committed to the county jail until the puyment of the fine and costs; for the sec- ond and each succeeding offense the penalty shall bo a fine of £300 and costs and imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than three years, In- dictments must be in separato counts and the person convicted may be punished o cach separate count. All clerks, ser- vants, agents or employes to be liable the same as & proprietor, The same condi- tion to owners of liquor with intent of selling the same, The building in which the unlawful salo or manufacture of liquor is carried on to be dectared a nuisance and for the first violation and conviction the owner thereof shall be fined $1,000 and costs, and stand convicted until the fine and costs are paid. For the second and every eubsequent oflense the penalty shall be a fine of $1,000 and imprison- ment for not less thau one year or more | than five years In case of « verdict of | | suilty against the owner of such building | the sheriff shall destroy all intoxicating \y]i‘,...,,», found in such building, together | with the furniture s fixtures | Railroads or express compa agent or employe, orany commor {who shall transport auy intoxicating | diqquor, unless it shall be for lawful pur poses and consigued to wuthorized per song, shall bo fiued tot oxcoeding $100, the informe nts to bo a ly lone-hali to ¢ o8ty udy cqual | show no rocord of the salos of ghts; to authorizo cortain cities to_in- | forred to. and the |or sanction groat | Burlington Gaslight company for sup- |superintendent, responsibility for which © | The new rovenue stamp tax kots re- Ho says it was a surrepti- tious issue made without the knowledge of himself or the general they are engaged in locating, MEXICAN TAN ON TICKETS. Mexico, (via Galveston), March 25, roguluting tho fax on railrond tickets and docu- monts has not yot been published. It is underatood to be two conts on overy twenty dollars or fraction thereof in- stead of one s now. This is the only tax on railroads, U AFRATD FOI 111 100K I TGRANT: 81, Pavr, March 25,—Goneral Land Commissioner Sauborn, of the Northorn Pacific road, in an_ interviow with an as- sociated pross representative, stated that the agitation of congress, looking toward tho forfeiture of land grants of the rail- roads of tho northwest, had seriously ro- tarded immigration to' and settlemont of tho now lands. Ho does not boliove that action will b takon which will forfeit the lands recoived by the actual construction of any railroad;” yet his opinion is that the Northern Pacific will get 20 per cent. fowor sottlors this year than it would have gotten but for the warfare on land grants, Tho earnings of the Northern Pacific for tho third week in March is 33 per cont. over the corresponding week of Inst your. DOWN 10 CUT RATES, New Your —COcmmissioner Fink issues ogard to tariff’ rutes, in rdance with the demand for a basis to the lowest cut: On bullion 8, in carloads, value not to exceed 100 per ton, the rates will bo 20 conts pounds, and on pig lead, in cents per hundred pounds from Chicago to New York. These rates take eflect March 26 and arc not guaran teed for the calendar year, but may be advanced on ten days’ notice, KANSAS LAND GRAY, The house committee on public lunds has unanimously agroed to report favor- orably the bill providing the adjustment of land grants to railroads in Kansas, The bill authorizes the attorney-gencral to institute suit to determine the proper construction of the law in the cases question. The railrond companies ad- mit that they have between 15,000 to 20,000 acres that do not belong to them, The commissioner of the general lund oflice estimates the amount from 83,000 to 100,000 acres and the agent of the state of Kansas cstimates it at wbout a million acres. A BRIDGE FOLR 5T, LOULS, "T'he house committes on commerce has been dir to favorably report the bill to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi river near St. Louis. The Nation's | Cixcinyary, March The first na- tional inventors’ convention met atMusic hall this afternoon, Two thousand delogates, representing nearly every state in the union, were present. The afternoon session was devoted to organi- zation. A number of persons sent lotters of excuse. among them Elisha Gray, of harmonic telegraph fame. Conversation with many of the deligates shows a strong quf’ing against the bills pending in congress concerning inventions and patents and the discussion of these will take a prominent place in the proceed- ings of the convention R The Cattle Scou Nrosita Favis, K., March 25.—There ure 1o now cases of cattle disease in the infected herds, nor has one occurred for ten doys, whatever, The disease is not spreading, ve e Scare, lunta. Ho examined the largo grain ele- found guilty of real es of the o dyaid, Any pevson who shall aid or abet until the same ore | pe vator and werchandise docks, und ex sued yeoat surprise at their nagni- tude, lo or_giving away of in- toxicating liquor, shall be punished by a fino of not loss than $100 or more than THE GYCLONE IN CEREALS, Auotier Excting Day it Grain on Wheat Declines Still Further, with Large Trading, May Options Reach the Lowest Range Ever Known, Corn Dealers Doa Large Business at a Small Increase. Oats Follow Wheat and Corn in Activity and Sales, Provisions and Oattle Not Much Af- fected by the Board of Trade Scramble, CHICAGO'S MARKE ANOTHER EX Swocial Dispateh to The Beg. Citeaco, March 25,—The day was one markod by high excitoment on 'change, and the aggregate transactions wers un- usually large. The fluctuations on the carly board were sharp and rapid, but after 11 o'clock prices were steadier and firmer. The wheat market declined to a point fully 2c under the closing of yes- terday, and the lowest rango of values was scored for May options ever known on the local board. After 11 o'clock prices rallied 1}o to 1}c and closed about Lo under yestorday. ~The visible supply showed a reduction of 700,000 bush- ols. March closed at 88ic, April at 88 to 88kc, May at 91§c, June at 93.c, and July at 94le. On call board 2 10,0600 bushels were sold, April advancing May and June declining jc, and July de- clining {lc. DAY, CORN, Was active and unsettled; speculative of- forings early were large and there was considerable pressure to realize. The roceipts wore larger and the visible sup- ply showed an increaso. Pricos openod 1 to {e lower, declined }c additional, ral- lied 1¢ and closed unchanged to {c higher than yesterday; March closed at He; April ‘at 501c; May at b4ic; June atbi| y at 577 to H7je. On call, ,436.000 bushels sold, June and July advancing le. OATS, Spoculative trading in oats was active and the early market showed a decline 1 to fo, but tho rally later in the day aent prices a shade over the closing of yesterday; May closed at 330c; June at 337c and the year at 37fc. On call board, 270,000 bushels were sold, May declining !¢ and June declining }c. PROVISIONS, Mons pork was fairly active, ruled wonk, declined 20¢ to 25¢ early, but ral- lied again_aud closed firm at the outside figures, May closed at $17.85 to $17.874, Juno at $17.86 to $17.974, July at $18 00 to $18.00. On call 11,000 bushols sold, May doclining 24c and July advancing 2le. Lard was fairly active, and closed a shade firmer, May olosed at $0:42) to $9.45, Juno at $0.52) to §0.50, and July At 5 to $0.60. On call bushels, May advancing 2!c. CATTLE, sales 3,750 Tho estimated receipts for the day were 6,000, against 3,960 last Tuesday, making tho recelpts about the samo for the week as for the corresponding period last wook. Trado was slow and pricos casier than yosterday. There were more cattle than wore wantod for Tuesday, and a soaking i day interfored with out- ss. The dressod beef trade wanted only « limited number. The ship- ping demand was weak, and thero was no export demand worth mentioning. Al- though prices were not really much Lwor than_yesterday, the chances were they would” be weaker or a good many cattle would bo carried over. Stockers and foeders wore quiot, with a_fair de- mand expected should tho weather olear up. Prices were lower: 50 to 1,600 pound, oxport grades, $6.10 to $6.70; good to choico shipping, 1,200 to 1,350 pounds, 0,00 to $6.00; common to me- dium, 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, $5.00 to 8 ior to fair cows, $2.00 to ium to good, $4.00 to $4.80; 10 to $4.50; feeders, $4.70 1 Toxans, $5.00 to 80,00, San neisco Shaken Up, SaN Fuancisco, Mareh 25, —The heaviest eurthquake since the disastrous o of 1868 oceurred hero at 4:44 this af tornoon, The people rshed from the houses in great fright. The windows rattled The shock lasted fifteon sec- onds, Several buildings standing on mado ground near the water front were seriously damaged. A second but lighter shock followed at 5:18, Everybody ex- pects more shocks will follow, ANDREWS’ PEARL BAKING POWDE! ITAMBOUNDTORISE PURE GREAN TARTAR. — S : Gould at_ xewport News 1000, Given Newronr News, March 25, —Jay ! rov) Tiakdag Fowdan, 18 Giould wrrived to-day in his yacht Ata- ! 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