Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1884, Page 1

\ FOURTEENTH YEAR. CONCRESS! ONAL. Business Very Light in Both Honses. The Electoral Vote of Several States Received By the Pres- ident and Sanate. Tho Varieus Committees Ap- pointed. Arrival of Col, Oyama, Japanese Minister of War, and Suite. A Bill to Prevent Fraud in Col- leoting the Whiskey Tax, Bill to Establish a Court of Ap- peals Revived. LA Bill to Establish the Office of Gov ernment Architect—The Cincin- nati Deputy Marshals, SENATE, WasHINGTON, Decomber 4.-Bills were in- troduced and roferred, by Mitchell graiting a nsion to General Grant, Cameron, of Ennaylvnnin, submitted the following: After viewing the depressed state of the American shipping and export trade. Resolved, *“That the committes on financs be, and is hereby di- rected to inquire whether it be expedient to expend any portion of the surplus revenue for the purpose of roviving the_ shippme and export trade by allowing a rebate from the AT duties on foreign goods imported in ships built and owned in the United States, and alio by allowing a premium on American 'grown products, and articles of American manufacture ix&mrted in Amorican veesels, and report by bill or otherwise, Hill submitted the following: “Resolved, That iu the existing depressed condition of the industrial interests of the country, and in the presence of the great fall which has taken lace and is still in progress, in the wages for [nbm- and prices of products, the racommenda- tions of the president and secretary of the treasury that tgs coinage of silver dollars and issue of silver certificates be prohibited, are calculated to create alarm and aggravate the difficulties of the eituation, and that the pub- lic mind may be quieted by the assurance that the volume of currency is not to b enlarged in correspondence with the increasing popula- tion and exchanges of the country, it shall not at least be reduced by suspending the coinage of silver dollars, the senate declares its opinion to be that no valid reason exists at the prezent time for imposing any new or ad- ditional restrictions upon either the coinage of silver dollars or in the issue of silver certifi- cates, A bill providing for a national regulation oy inter-state commerce was made a special order for Thursday next, After executive session the senateladjourned until Monday. The confirmations of Dunwoody, Tows, as member of the national board of health, Hat- ton, Town, postmaster general, Crosby, New York, first assistant |postmaster general HOUSE, ‘WasHINGNON, December 4.—Bills were introduced and referred by Dunn to pro- ide for the Arkansas river commission, y Dockey to repeal all laws authorizing the appointment of special deputy marshals at the bils and appointment of supervisors of elec- won, By Morrison,” relative to the surplus revenue The text is us follows: Be it enact- ed that the secretary of the treasury be, and is hercby suthorized and directed to apply the surplus revenues at any time in the tréasury 1n excess of $100,000,000, not otherwise ap- ropriated, to the redemption of United States Ponds and ‘when any of the said bonds are re- deemablo at the plearure of the government, it shall uot ba lawful to apply any portion of snid surplus to the parchase of bonds at a pre- mium, By Cdx, (N. Y.) requesting the president to furnish information showing the authority of law for which certain commanders of the navy have been given tho rank Of actin rear admirals, when, as alleged, no vacancies existed in the legal 'and limited number of officers of that grade and also what public emergency if any existed to justify such an action, Also resolution_calling npon the president for any correspondencain bis possession of any government department in regard to tho pres- ent condition ot our relations with Mexico, By J. D. Taylor, of Ohio, to prohibit the re- moval of any honorably discha.gad soldier, wailor, marine or widow or dependent relative to same from any office or civil service in the Unitad States except for specified cause, Bills and rerolutions—By Robinson, New York, resolution calling for further informa- tion relative to the imprisonment of American citizens in Great Briton, By Dunham, to admit free of dnty articles intended for exnibition at the World's Ex- {)mi_;iou, tobe held bythe colored race in 83, The house resumed the consideration of the inter-state commerce bill, Tobinson, New York, prepared a resolution providing for the return to the simplicity in auguration ceremonies a8 practicad by Jeffer- son, It Stmhlhitn the erection of nruf;.w and the display of bayonets in Washington on avguration day and provides that the chief justice shall call upon the president-elect and accompany him on foot or in & plain carriage, drawn by not more than two horses and with. out decorations or livery to the capital, whe: he will take the oath and a dress such citi- zens as may bs there to hear him, w Anderson supported the Regan substitute, contending that it would furnish people sub- stantial protection agamst extortion by rail- Y0an compan though he did not think its provisions stringent enough, He doubted whather they would be effectivo in preventing the system of pooling, which practically placed the producers of the country at the mercy of Gould, Vanderbilt and Huntington, 1f attempts were so successfully made hereto- fore by which railroad capitalists shonld fla\'enn legislation states, in this ouse, or in the Henate, if they should enter the supreme court to pro- vent just legislation capital would then be brought face to face, not with the thinking men of the country, but with the mob, Capi- tal itself bhad mors at stake in securing equit. able railroad legislation than farmers and producers had, Shively of Indiana, Calkins' succeesor, announced his emphatic” approval of the object kought to be sttained by the pending bill and the Iieagan substitute and bis equally emphatic approval of the substi tute as compared with the measure re- ported by the cowmision, He doubted the propriety of creating & commission and conferring upon it power as great s that exercised by the greatest despot on earth; and he pointed out the danger that would surely follow the concentration of that power in a few men, Hopkins submitted a constitution- 2l argument maintaini g the powerof congress 10 legislate upon the subject of inter-state cemmerce, and proceeded to detail the evils which the measure now pending was designed to correct, Without further action adjourn: ment was taken until morning. e WASHINGTON NOTES, GOBSIP ABOUT SENATOR HAVARD AND ME, Bpecial telegram to The Beg, WasHINGTON, December 4.—Senator Bay- ard is not_only annoyed but irritated at the free use of his name in connection with a cat inet appointmwent in the next administration, LALN in trying to advance his own political fortunes than Bayard, He is nagurally reserved in hia confidences, and some of his colleagues who have been in the senate with him for many years eay they have yot to sea the man who can_be considered his confidential friend, while all his relations with all associates are of the most cordial aud friendly character be does not confide to them his innermost thoughts as & majority of politicians do with some of their friends, The story that he ha talked over a cabinet matter with a party of friends and has said positively that he will or will not aceapt & position in the new cabinet can be authoritively contradicted, in fact the story is the merest bosh and based solely upon idle goa.ip. Senator Bayard has wvot heard fiom Cleveland on the question of going into his cabinet nor has he discussed the maotter with any one, He has no information as to what Cleveland intends to do, and cer- tainly has not given any indication of what he 1r3¢hl, or might not do should he ba invited to form & part of the next administration, mo of Blaine's friends have been consider- ing the expediency of giviog him a public recaption upon h.s arrival here Saturday, and there seems to bo a difference of opinion as to the effect of such demonstration, It is held that a public reception at this time would be in extremely bad taste, even assuming that Blaine is willing to_be & party, which is by no means certain, The probability is that no such demonstration will be made. APPOINTMENT OF A GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, WASHINGTON, Decembor 4,—The Hopkins bill, to establish the office of government architect, provides that the president shall ap- point a government architect to hold office for four years, who shall receive an annual salary of —— dollars, Whenever the erection of a public building shall be determined upo, tho architect’ shall advertise for competive plans and specifications, accompanied with an estimate of cost, which sball be submitted together with the architect’s own recommendations to a board cowposed of the secretary of the treasury, postinaster general, secrotary of the interior and attorney general. The plan approved by the board shall be carried in the constiuctin of the building, and no change shall be al- lowed except with the sanction of the board and upon the recommendatior of the govern- ment architect. The architect whose plans are adopted shall receive the usual compensa- tion, The billprovides that the cffice of ruper- vising architect of the treasury and archiject of the capitol shall cease to exist April 1, 1885, THOMPSON’S BILL TO PREVENT FRAUD IN COL- LECTING THE WHISKY TAX, Representative Thompson's bill to further secure the government against fraud in the sale of whisky, provides that for each pack- age of distilled spirits deposited in the dis- tillery bonded warehouse, and upon which a warehouse stamp is now required, be fixed by law that there shall be issued and delivered at the time of such deposit to the distiller a duplicato thereot. The package shall not be withdrawn and dehvered to any person except the person who, at the time of filing such request for such withdrawal shall deliver a dup{lunte stamp to the collector of the district in which the pack- age is stored. When so returned the collector, atter all government taxes aro paid shall can- cel the stamps and return the same to the storekeeper fn charge of the package with in- structions todeliver it to the persons returning the stamps for cancellation. The stamps when 8o cancelled ghall be aflixed the the head of the package oppovite from the warehouse stamps at the time and in the manner that tax paid stamps are now affixed, The delivery by storekeeper shall not be made until all charges for stornge and otcer advances made by the distiller are repaid him by the holder or owner of the stamps, & The electoral vote of several states were ro- ceived to-day by the president and the senate, The first which came by messenger was Penn- sylvania, The first by mail was New Hamp- shire. Sheffield, the new senator from Rhode Tsland, has been’ appointed to a membership of the committee on on claims, nines and mining, revolutionary clahns, and woman suf- frage; Sabin to the committée examining sev- eral branches of the civil service; Dawes to the committee on naval affairs; Slater to the committee on Indian affuire, Morgan to the committee on fish and ficher- ies and Manderson to the chairmaaship of the committee on printing. A bill to establish & court of appeals was introduced in the House to-day by Oates is the same measure introduced in the Senato in pardon clerk of the departm Col, Oyama, Japancse minister of war, and suite arrived in Washington to-day. In the Swaun court martial to-day, connsel for the accused apened a_line of defense that the stock transactions between Gen, and Bateman & Co, wero illegal, be there was no actual transfer of stock and that any pretended claim Bateman & Co. had upon Gen, Swaim for losses in these transactions could not he recovered in a court of law as no al shares of stock ever came into i pseion meither actnally nor tively. Delegates rapresenting clerks of postofficas throughout the conntry, called upon Post- master General Hatton,” laying before him a a propositien classifying post office clerks, aud placing them on an equality with clerks in other branches ¢f tho government servica, The delegates bronght with them a draft of a bill intended to secure theso results, and the postmaster general suggested that they cuuse the bill to ba introduced into congress, when ho would pacs his opinion upon its merits, To the representatives of the Philadelphia latter carriers who seek to secure the benefits of the eight hour law, Postmaster-General Hatton to-day formally responded. The de- partment nover held that the eizht’ hour law applied to letter carriers and without consider- ing the legal aspect of the case, was of the opinion the department could not move i the mattec without a clear definition of the act by congresd, construee ——— A Fund to Assist Irvish Agitators, New York, December 4,—T, 1, Meehan, editor of the Irish-American snnounced to- day that a society in America to raise an an- nual fund to pay the Irish nationalist members will be formed, Mechan says: ‘‘We have on hand already £8,576 a8 a general fund, collect- ed up to November 20, 1884, This wi | go to assist Parnell and other Irish patriots in the agitation of constitutional liberty for Ireland, it t pose is not to ha in America, Any liberty loviog citi join it who desires to upon payment of §5 and %10 per annum, My Une d V, Peck, Waire Praivs, N. Y, Docember 4.— James H, Peck has begun an action against his uncle, Jared V, Peck, to recover [;t,mm, the amonnt of legacy of Mary P, Peck ot of the estato of John A, Merritt, On De cember 14th, 1883, Mury P, Peck burnod to death, Jared claims Mary assigned him her interest in her legacy for $10,000, astern Furnace men, Pirrssura, December 4,—A report that eastern furnace men contemplate a reduction of 1 aton, inorder to compete with the couthern iron, is cowsing wmuch unessi among Pittsburg iron men, who say that if t! rod ) is made they also will be compelled to zeduce in order to hold their trade, | — Fxpedition Against the Boers, JArETOwN, December 4.—Gen, Warren, who is to command the expedition againet tho Boers, orrived to-day from London, He had an_enthusiastic reception, The universal opinion is that the t has arrived to settle the Forrester question of Eoglish or Dutch supremacy on the cape November's Fire Losses, New Youk, Deccnber 4,—The fire losses in November 1o the United States and Cana- ‘There is no man on the demecratic side of the senate who enjoys to a greater degree a ropu- #ation of not being a wire puller and engaged da were $7,900,000, This is largely in excess of the average of the November fire waste since the Boston fire in 18 * | eink a well down in Cla OMAHA, NEB,, PRESS COMMENTS, THE STAR. Kaneas City Journal Special, New Yonk, December 4, 8 a m.—The Star the Panama canal avor of Captain Ends’ this morning scheme and declares in Tehuantepee ship railway. It also finds fault with the Utah commision report, say- ing: “The Utah commission roportis not a sat isfactory commentary on the effieacy of United States law. It may, however, vindicate its usefulness in suggesting other means and methods of redress, Some of its recommend- ations are wize and to the point, and some im- practicabla even if expedient, The longer an attempt to solve the problem is deferred, the more difficult it will be, and it has got to be done sometime, somehow, or worse will follow, opposes THE TRIBUNE, The Tribune under the caption of “Let Facts Speak’” analyzos the recent vote in the south, It says: “1f the southern population had voted as fully as the northern, there would have been cast for 121 representative eloctors 471,838 votes. 1t appenrs, thereforo, that 1,206,912 persons, who should have voted fuiled 'to vote or to get their votes counted, The Tribune has no desiro to do injustice to the southern people, When the white demo- crats caught control of their local govern. mente, promising that they could thus be abla to do full justice to the colored people while defending property from unnecossary bur- dens. The Tribuno expressed a hope that thewr promise would bo kept, It has aright, therofore, to see whether the promise has borne fruit in justice to the colored citiZens, but it appears that 1,200,000 persons who have voted in the southern states have for some reason farlod to vote, or to get their votes counted, The colored peonle have not. voluntarily adbi- cated the right of suffrage. They show more eagerness to voto whenever they have a chance than any other class of citizens, But there were 1,238,656, col' red males over twen- ty-one years of age in tho southern states in 1880, and the number has undoubtoedly in- creasod, If these men voted only 1,700,000 out of 2,000,000 white male adults at the south can have vo the Tribune does not believe. Mhe proportion of colored male adults to the total male adults, according to the census of 1880, was larger in South Caro- line thanin any other state, viz., 58 percent. 1t happens that in South Carolina the proportion of voters to each representative is smaller than in any other state in the union, viz., only 13, 071, ‘The other four states in which the col- ored male adults are 45 per cont or more of the total male adults are: Missippi, 64 per cent colored, only 17,321 voters to each repre- sentative elector; Lousiana, 49 per cent col- ored, only 18,207 votes {o each ropresontative elector; Georgin, 45 per cent colored, only 14,- 234 voters to each representative elector, and Alabama, 45 per cent colored, only 19,224 voters to each representative elector. In no other state in the Union of any size is the number of voters to each elector so emall as it isin either of these five, THE SUN, The Sun proposes to blow up the unfimshed ironclads wlth dynamite and then buld a new navy. THE WORLD. The World urges Thurman for a cabinet po- sition, and_says: Who could doubt for a mo- ment tho fitness of Allen Gn Thurman, for instance, as & member of an administration bound to restrain the power of monopolies and corrupt corporations which are a men to popular 1ights and honest government, Thers i un unwritten law binding on honorable men that those who accept positionsin a president’s first cabinet must be his loyal friende, and aid him in a proper manner in his commeudabl ambition. ————— A KOMANTIC STORY, DEATH OF DR. JAMES, THE CELEBRAAED “‘OIL MEDIUM" —HIS SUCCESS AND FAILURE. 01 Crry, December 3,—A story Is at pros- ent finding wide circulation in the papers iu connection with the death of one Abraham James, in Ozegon, concering bis being con- ducted in a most romantic manuer by a spirit to a point near Pleasantville, whera he was conducted into the bowels of the earth and shown an immense lake of cil. As a result of this he induced capitalists to put down a well on the gpot, and the result was the open- ing of the prolific Pleasantville territory. Commenting on this tho Blizzsrd says: “The strike to which tho above quoted story refers is remembered by the ‘old timers’ of the oil country, and the fact of James claiming € have been shown by spirits the place to sink hi# well is also called to mind, It is also re- membered that ‘Dr. James,’ as he came to bs called after this, was dirocted by the spirits to on county, somewhiore near the mouth of Deer creek, but in this in- stance the spirits wera decidedly ‘off their base,’as our informant puts it, the doctor drilling through all known sands, and develop- ing a first class duster, He began this well in 18,2, and worked almost two rs on it drilling to o depth of 2.5 extraordinary at-that time, L —— The, Cincinnati Deputy Marshal WasiNGToN, December 4,—The Springer committes on expenditures iu the department of justice, which, by the order of the house, is to conduct the investigation of the ap- pointment and employment of deputy mar- shals in Cincinnati at the Ootober cloction, will get to work shortly., The investigation is to be begun in Washingtou, where a num- ber of witnesses will bs examined, and then the committes will go to Cincinnati, The following witnesses have been summoned to appear and testify before the committes amos W, Donnelly, dis bursing clerk general land office; Moses B, C Wright, clerk of the pension office} I Ford, also clerk in the pensi ; Wright, postoffice department; McElfresh, ex-deteotive; Charles ley, ex-troman, and = William Kavas natgh, all of Washiugton, These it is ¢ ed, were mado deputies in Cincinnati on ¢ tion day. Ex-Senutor Powell Clayton, of Arkaneas, will also be summones everal roridents of St. Louis, local republican politi- clans, havo been_summoned, among them are H. 1, Rogers, Henry Manister and Barney Higgins, A Villain Foiled, Loxa Isuann Ciry, December 1,—A negro named Rugg, convicted of the murder of Annio Maybee a year ago, was noticed by the jailor to be acting strangely last night, and an examination showed that the links in con. nection with the shackles with Rugg’s chain had been filed through and pieces ef cord used tohold them together, It is supposed the file was furnished by a couple of burglars who two weeks ago kawed their way out ot the jail, This makes Rugg's thied attempt at escape, ————— = A Hired Assagein, Woncester, Mass,, Desember 4, —Michael Dinen, an “assisted immigrant,” makes a do- position that he was hi.ed by a young physi cian named Connolly to assassinate a land- Jord's agent named Carrol, at Erady, Ireland, Connolly was tried ou a charga of conspiring to accomplish the death of Carrol, and was ucquitted, In the absence of Dinen then sued Carroll, claiming heavy The father of Carroll foun War on Passen r KRates Iesumed, Ci10aG0, December 4,—The war on pussen- ger rates has been rosumed througn the scalp ers by the Ohio river lines, Brokers were to- day selling tickets over all the north and south lines at the following rates: Cincinnati, $6, regular rate $5,85; Louisville regular rate #); Iudianapolis §3.75, regular rate 57,50, — Refuse o eduction, PuiLavgLriia, December 4,—The shoe- makers are refusing to treat with the manu- facturers, the latter have decided to close their shops on Baturday, throwing out of work 8,000 bands, RIDAY MOR A ROUSING BENEFIT. The. Acors' Fund Beaedt o Grand Success, President-Elect Oleveland’s Pros- ence Helps the Fund to $10,000. His Enthusiastic Reception By the Vast Audience. The Average Number of Suicides, Failures, and Elopements, The 'National Tretting Assooia= tion Adjourns, General Ilednction of Wages and Hours of Labor—Boston Mann - tacturers Seeking a New Market. THE ACTORS FUND BENEFIT, Nrw York, December 4.—The actors’ fund benfit at the academy of music this afternoon was ono of tha most successful affairs that ever occurred in New York, Much of the eclat belonging to it was, of course, dne to the pres- ence of Governor Oloveland, who on this ocea- sion attended a public entertainment for the first time since his election to the ‘vrunlnhmcy. The vast auditorium was literally packeds Hundreds of porsons entered the lobby only to be ablo to get within six foet of the maindoors. Fvery theatrical person of eminence in town secured a box. The presi dent elect had & cordial welcoma at every sta- tion between Albany and New York, The oresidont of the actors’ association, Mayor idson, Mayor-elect Grace, and a great throng of people received Governor Cleveland at the depot. The welcome in the academy was of the wildest kind. Tho president expressed a wish t» meet the artists engaged in the several porformances, _Joo J¢iforan, however, ad lott for Philadelphia, and Iryn and Miss Terry had gono to their hotel. A committceman drove. in hot haste to the Brevoorthouse and as quickly returned with Irving who was presented to greuidenb lect, and warmly grasped by both ands. Governor Cleveland expressed his re- gret at not meeting Terry and Jefforson, He. returned to Albany at 5 o’clock, The police guarded Governor Cleveland's box during his stay at the Academy, preventing the entry either of politiciana or interviewers. The day’s procecdings for the benefit of the actors’ fund netted §10,000, — National Trotting Association, New Yorg, December 4,—Ths board of re- view of the National Trotting association to- night adjourned to meet in Chicago on May 19th, 1885, ‘The following additional decisions were made: A. Langwin, Montreal, Canada, appli n for removal of expulsion, denied. G. 1. Hutchinson, Plattsburg, N, Y., appli- cation for order as 63 bay gelding, “Juniper,’ Board removed record of 2:32, W, H, Webb, Davenport, Towa, vs. Clinton county agricul- tural sotiety, application for removal of suspension of himself and brown stel. Jion, “Bashaw B,”, denied. Henry Parmelee, Davenport, Towa, vs. same, application for removal of self and bay stallion chpee,” denied, Georga 1L, Ely, Elyria_Ohio, appli- cation for order as to record “of black stallion Tom Allen.” The board decided the exhi- bition race trotted at Llyria, August , 1884, and gave the record as 228}, despite the fact that thera was no purse ur pr M. Casey, Washington court house, Ohio, v, Nar- raganset Driving Park association, ap- plication ~ for removal of self = and bay gelding straggler denicd, Solomon (iilbert, Morristown, Pa ion for order as to record of bay mare ecided 2:21}, M. T Gratten, Preston, Minn., appl for order as to alleged suppression of time at race trotted there May 25, 1 Board ruled correct time 2:30, 2,37, 51, J, L, Da- ly, New York, veraus Phillipsburg, Pa., asso- ciation, application for removal of suspension of brown mara alins “Daiey Brown,” dened, , Ky., applied for ruling, the board ordered all notices Decorab, case continued and parties in in< terest ordered to show cause why they shall not be penalized under the rules, ~ W, I3, Fas- ing (secretary of the Cleveland track) vs, Ken- tucky Trotting horso breeders’ association, application for removal of suspension and rul- ing. granted, Meadnille, 1’a,, v o pAEA application for order as to timo of 236 class Veteran Soldiers and Sailors Visit Mpr, Hendricks, INDIANATOLIS, Dacember 4,—A delegation, representing the Marion County Democratic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Veteran association, called on Vice President-elect Hendricks this evening and tendered their congratulations on the result of the recent eloction, In responso, Hondricks made a brief speech, during which he refetred to the recent attacks upon his course while the cvil war wasin progress, Baid he: “Four times these fabrications have been before the people of Indians, and four times they have given them the lie, continuing the speaker sald: “To the oppo stion to draft T plead guilty. 1 did not ro- gard the draft as reliublosupport fur the army, 1 believed then, and have Imhevul ever since, that volunteers encouraged by euitable boun- ties relioving them from all anxieties about provision for thele homes was the best assu- rance of support to the army,” Referring to the charge hio did not vote in fayor of nny measure that looked to carrylng on the war, Hendricks said that on ~April 1861, he reported for the largest appropriation bill ever passed by this government, 530,000,000, and he declared his belief that it was that ap- propriation that carried the army to the close of the war under which Sherman marched to the sea, and surrender was made to Grant, Handricks concluded by returning his thanks for the call, The delegation shook hands with the vic ant-elect and social gree ings wero exch A Secret New Yok, December 4,—Chalrman War- ren, of tho republican state committee, and Andrew B, Draper, chairnan of the executive committee, ave still at the Gilsey house, Dra- per nays a conference held last night was pure- ly accidental and that av least a dozen gentle: en reported as having attended it were not present. Headds: *‘There has boen s very general feeling in the western part of ths stats that the seuatorship should be glven to Mr, Warren, and there is also & very kindly foel ing towards him in all parts of the state, President Arthur I understand is entirely in different in the matter " To-day ex-Senator P’latt, Congressman Bur- leigh and others of thoss at the conferense, friendly to Lovi P, M#ton's candidacy, met iu an office down town and had & secret cau cus, Conkling was in theGilsey house durin the conference. ————— Buying a Wife, Mitwavkek, December 8.—A case was up before Court Commissioner Fraser to-day in which that much-persecuted man, Dr, Orton, figured as the chief character, Orton eome years ago was arrested on the charge of manu- Tactarisis campserlalt maney,. He wad 1ad convioted and served his time, - Ho cate back to Milwaukeo and_resumed the vractice of medicine, Soon his wife died under rather suspicions circumstances, fow months later n servant gitl in his employ died suddenly, and investigation rd that sho had been misled by th doctor on the promise of marriage, and probably wlclded to hide her shame. ‘The doctor stood trial for this and was acquitted, and moved from the city. The case in which he now figures is one in wherein ho is sued by ono Smith, who in some former caso signed Orton's bond, apd Ortou disappearing, Smith Bad to pay tho Mnount of the band, §2,000, Smith sues for the face of the bond and inter eat, Orton in his testimony states that he has no property, Having marriod again, he had to slgn over all of his proverty, 10,000, to his wi(nfim{un- she wonld marry, When asked if he chose rather to buy a wife than to pay his debts, Orton replied: “Certainly, My wifo cost mo £10,000, and T wouldn't take §20,000 for her now. 1 made an excellent bargain, T As8ure you. — man Suflrage Convention, Provivesor, December 4.—Frod Douplas was the principal speaker last night at the annual convention of thy woman's suffrage association of Rhode Tsland, Noting the ob- jootion that woman ought not to vote beoause they could not fight, ho said that *'Slugger’, Sullivan ought to have more authority than the president of the United States, for he had more muscle. The formar alave holdora of the south , said Douglas, assorted that intelli- gonce ought torule. The advocates of woman suffrage could take them at their word, Toe ballot has boon given to the negroes whilo denfod woman ten time moro intelligent than negroes. Owing to causes over which they had no control the negroos were a thousand years behind the age, and if the government should build a school housa on every hill top for freemen and maintain in for a hundred years, thegovernment could not atono for the Wrong it has doun in allowing the negro race 0 have been denied the opportunitics for edu- cation. Douglay argued that woman's ruffrago would have the effect of purifying politics, ns woman had purified literaturs and art, aha e o A False and Ficklo Matd. New Yonk, Decomber 1.—(ioorgo E Simpe son, a Broadway banker, on being spoken to regarding the runawny of Miss Mary Willard, of Washington, and William Pax- ton, a patent Iawyer of that city, said to-day: “Miss Willard [and my son, Frank Simpson, of Kansas City, to whom sho was under en- gagemont, were acquainted for throe years. There was no intimation on hor part that she had decided to break the nngufn-nmnt. In fact, when the financial difliculty occurred with our firm, (Donnell, Lawson & Simplm?, in _this oty during the recent panic and an offer was made to her to cancel the en- gagement, sho expressed the strongest devo- tion for myson, She hadbeen often at my house and an aflectionate intimacy appeared to exist between my daughter and Miss Wil- lard, who seemed to be a most exemplary young Indy, My son takes the matter philo- sophically and considers it far better that he should have found out her want of affection for him now than at a later stage in life. At present he is in Orange, N. Y., but will soon return to Kaneas City., e — Improved Stock Breeders Association, Orrumwa, Towa, December 4,—The annual meeting of the Improved Stock Breedors asso- ciation of Towa, to-day, was fully attended. A lengthy sories of resolutions were passed after some amondments, a demand that the government shall hold the public laud for set- tlement by the Tnunm-r and that railway trans. portation shall be subjected to the control of lha state and the national legislation. The of public lands to ranchmen is opposeds w wy O, Hiokey, L, 8, Coffin, J. B. Grin. telly o7 HL. Saunders and others delivered ad- dresses,” The ussoctation was banquetted this evening by the citizens of Ottumwa, Tho Woman Saflrage Association. Provipexce, December 4,—The annual con- vention of the Woman's Suffrage association of Rhode Island continued to-day. Mrs, President Chase delivered the address of wel- come, Mrs, Lucy Stono held itonly just that woman should have a voice in the government of the nation of which they are an important part and in the progress both material and moral of which they are mterested equally with men, Susan B. Anthony said the reason 0 little had heen done for woman was because she was disfranchised, — e— United Ircland, LoxnoxN, Decentber 4.—In the commons to-day tho chicf secretary for Ireland said the government would not give the Unpited Tre- land a factitious mmportance by prosecuting the paper for tte publication of articles in. citing to crime. Willinm - O'Brie tor of the United Ireland, theroupcn jumped up and declured tho chiof socrotary was making an attack on him, The speaker of the house declared O'Brien out of order, ('Brien re. sumed his seat, shouting as he did, ““This was another somplo of Dritish fair play.” o Sl Mills Shutting Down, Prrrsnuid, Pa,, Docember 4,—The mills of g & Co, huve closed until after the holidays, Twelve hundred men aro thrown out of om- ployment, 1o guido anl sheot iron dopart- ments of Singer, Nimick & Co.’s mill, employ- ing 100 men, shut down, The piece workers in the Keyatono Bridge company’s works have been notifiod that wages will be reduced fif eon per cent, on January 1, 1885, e TR R NoAdjournment for the World's Fair WASHINGTON, Decembor 4,—A. number of Democratic leaders in the house say no ad joprnment will bo taken to give member an uvpnrl\mity to attend the opening of the World's Fair at New Orleans, They propcse to adjourn only for the usual holiday recess, e Budden Death of K New Yonk, Decomber 8,—H, Parsons Far- nam, Boston, o stockliolder in the New York Tribunoe and an intimate friend of Whitelaw Reid, dropped dead to-night at Madison av- enuo and Fifty-third streot. The young men's republican club voted tonight to retain in membeiship no one who voted or worked against Blaine and Logan, PANGBERN e Launch of the U, 8, Steamer ton,” Cursrin, Pa,, Docomber 4.—The United States steamer “‘Boston” was successfully lm_uu:hu(l wt 1:50 p, m, to day at the Roach ship yard, A large number of paval officers were presont, She Ls 286 feet, over all, 42 feet boan, 28 foct in depth of hold and ' dis places, 8,500 tons, roam, “Bos- —— PleurosFn noola Ohilo, Duksvr, Ohio, Decombor 4,—Iugalls, o farmer in this county lately lost thirteen head of cattlo from a discaso supposed to be pleure: pneumonia, The cattlo came {rom Chicago st spring, e — Foliceman Shot. MuskeGoN, Mich,, December 4,—In a quar- rel st night Albert 1tedley shot threo men, one of whou was # policeuian who grill prob. ably die, The others are not ko setiously in- jured, Roxnout, N, Y., December 4,—This morn- ing John Tully, Authony Brockley and (isorge Brush, all boys, broke through thin ice hiere, All wero drowhed, e —— Another Brewery Burned, Newark, N. J., December 4.—Feines augh’s brewery burned at noon to-day. 1 Loss, $100,000; partially insured, WILBUR ¥, STOREY'S RECEIVRIL APPOINTED, Special Telegram to Tre Bre, Onicaco, Decomber 4,~Judge Tuloy en tered a formal order appointing Horace A, Hurlbut receivor of the estate of the late Wil bur I, Storey this morning, The order de- fines the duties, powers and privileges of a ro ceiver aa follow Ho is to continue the business of publication of the Chicago Times without interruption; to receive and collect by suit or othorwise ali moneys and debta owing to the ostate; to pay all dobts owed by the estate; to keep up the proporty and the nowspaper in a good _condi- tion, but shall not change ita policy, Heshall take charge of the real estate and make loases, collect rents, pay interost and insurance, re- new mortgages whon necossary, and make re- pairs, All necessary steps for the proper maintenance of the paper are t» be taken subject to the orders of the court, and acourato acconut of receipts and expenditures are to b kept and produced in court upon an order to that effect. Patterson is to make his roport as a conservator and settle his sccounts with the probate court at once, and any bal- unco in his_hands is to bo paid over to the recotver, The receiver is ordered to pay Maria P, Storoy $2,000 per annum in £500 quarterly installments, Patterson is instruct- od to turn over to the receiver all books, youchers, securitios, leases, title deeds and the £30,000 note and any other property bolong- ing to the estate now in his hands, The re- ceiver in compliance with the last section of tho order filed his bond with $250,000 sureties with the clerk of the court. The bondsmen are Henry W. King, N, K, Fairbank and Josso Spalding, AN OMANA MAN IN THE CHICAGO COURTS, John J, Redick, of Omaba, is plaintiff in a suit began to.day i the circnit court, He says in bis bill that in Juno of the present yoar rge William Reid became lmln\\h&d to him for § This debt was secured by two promissary notes, one for $4,000 and tho other or 5. 'This was in paymont for real sa. tate sold to Reid, and s, & further security a mortgago on it was executed and two other promissory notes, aggregating $100.90 given, made by Alexander Motiloshan and -payable ten years aftor date at Baltimore, Md, Since that time, however, the Orator says, some of tho real estato in Hydo Park has beon sold by the county treasurer for the non-payment of taxes, and McGleshan has been released from his financial obligation to Reid unknown to Redick, The latter now asks for cancellation of this last mentioned transaction and for ju- dicial inquiry into the facts, e —— LEASING INDIAN LANDS, SENATOR PLUMB'S SPERCH, WasHiNGToN, December 4,—Prompted by the resolution introdnced by Senator Vest yes- terday and thespeech that followed in relation to the cattle leases in the Indian territory, Senator Plumb to-day addressed the senate in defense of the secretary of the interior as refer- rod to by Mr, Vest and in support of the move to open Oklahoma for settloment, He admitted that leases] existed for grazing, but contended that the socrotary of the interior under Mr, 1ayes and others had held that the Cherokees had n right to lease and receive the annual payment for the same, That Sec- rntnrfl Toller was but carrying out the law as held by his predecessors, awaiting such action as congress might take in the premises after notifying that body of the existence of the leases. He statod that the Quapaws had tor years laased land for agricultural purposes and that there were large tracts of AR witen the Indians did not need, and which should bo_thrown open to sottloment, especinlly at this time, whan the public domain was largely exhpusted, That it was true that there was 10 law recognizing such leases as logal, but the statute did provide that the Indians might pérmit émzimr, and there was & punishment provided for such whites as encroached on the ndian reservation without l!‘flf for the right to graze, Ho spoke nr he bill intro- duced by him at tho last session providing for the opening of Oklahoma, and while he was not wedded to that bill it’ contained many of tho important foatures required by tho circum- stances. The committes on Indian affairs in the investigation seek to establish some rule by law which would cover the lease matters or fooraver eradicate every man from Indian res- ervations, BiTATE — Polygamists Convicted, Pruscorr, Arlzona, Decomber $—There have boen five pulygamy convictions i this city within & week. The firt three cases wero Tenney, Christopheraon and Kemp The convictions were found on the ovidences, Two cases woro tried to-day, Elders 1'lake and Skousen pleaded guilty. ~ This is rogard- ed an sottling tho question of Mormon rule i Axizonw. Sontoncos will be passed by Judge Howard to-morrow, December LOUISVILLE, t.—The Courier- Journal staff correspondent continuing the in- vestigation of the plaguein eastern Kentucky, rent from Mount Pleasant, last night, the statement that since the latter part of August, in the sparcely populated county of Harlan therahave beon over 200 deaths, The county is only on tho outskirts of the district in which the disonse hus beon most fatal, S — Horribly Burn Newanrk, N, J,, December 4,—C, Ieigon- span’s hrewery was partially destroyed by fire this afternoon, Herman Scharpenbery and _Gottlich Schnalzricht, employes, were horribly burned, Several firemen wore in jured by the falling roof, Loss, 380,000; in- sured, Discussion of Frolght Tarifr, ™ New Yonk, Decomber 4,—The New York Central to-day reduced rates to Cleveland and Detroit to 7, to meet the last cut of the West Shoro, Railrond managers are in seasion _at ommissionor Finch's office discussing the ntages on freight out of Chicago, befor Coley as arbitrator, ————— Street Car Barn Burned, 1 Bauriong, Md,, December 4,—Eatly this morning & fire in the stablo of the Hall's Spriugy pusenger railway company wnd do. stroyed that bullding, Many of thecompany's cars wero destroyed and fifty horses were Killod. ™ Ouly fifteon horscs andono car wero saved, e —— Regulators Arreste Movuxt S1enting, December 4,—The sheriff has arrestod seven men charged with being members of the band of regulators who a few duys ago killed J, G, Hughes in Rowan county, Two have confessed, Implicating twelve more, [ e ‘Weather Report, WasniNa1on, December 4,—Upper Missis sippi valley, fair weather followed by partly cloudy weather, local rains and snows, vari- ablo winds besoming northwesterly, Station: ary, followed by lower temperature, —— Paying for a Hand, Fokr Wortn, Texas, December 4,—The jury yesterday in the case of young Dawson, who had his hand mashed in coupling cars, rendered verdiot of 15,000 againat the Gals veston, Harrlsburg & San Antoine railroad, L —— The Ohinese to Poison the French, Panis, December 4,—The commander of the French forces at Tounquin, telegraphs that an imperial decree urging the nagives to poison the French Las been placarded in Lock Nay, - —— Four Schooners Lost, By, Jouss, N, ¥, December 4,—Four schooners and all hands are reported lost on :lnuh\:uut coast in the terrible gale of Saturday ght, 144. THE MARKETS. firain and Stack Transactions. Yesterday in Chicago, Cattlo the Lowest They Have Been For the Year, Hoes Open at Yesterday’s Prices But Drop 100. Wheat Reosipts Very Free: Ship= ping Demand Very Light. o Corn in Sharp Demand at Higher Prioes Among the Shorts. Oats Dull and Lower—Pork Maintains Steady Prices—Lard Higher, OHIOCAGO MARKETS, Spocial telegram to the Brg, CATTLE, COiiecaco, Decomber 4.—There was a fair run of Texans among the fresh receipts, so that with thoso left over the supply was rather moro than was wanted to-day, and they wero selling rather lower than yester- day. The bulk of the arrivals were natives of common and medium sorts, there being noarcely o lond of really prime cattle. The general market was slightly more nctive than on yesterday, but values ruled 10@15¢ lower, making a decline of 20@25¢ since Monday. All descriptions of natives are selling at about the lowest prices for the year, and were bought by the dressed beef operators at these figures. Good Liverpool cattle may be quoted around about 5 80@6 10, and fancy holiday stecrs at 6 25@6 50, but there were no sale of the latter and none among the offerings, A lot of distillery bulls sold at 4 (0. Nice light young stockers are making fair prices, but heavier averages are sold at low prices, Good to choice, 1,400 to 1,600 Ibs., 5 60@6 1 common to fair, 900 to 1,300 Ibs., 4 26@5 2! HOGS, \ Market opened active and at strong yester- day’s prices, and all sales up to between 9 and 10 o’clock showed littlo or no variation as com- pared with yesterday, but_after that period, and especially after the unfavorable news from down town, there was a sudden drop of strong 10c with a dull market at the decline. Light worts are not adveucing with the heavier and packing grades, for the reason that English meats are not advancing as rapidly as specu- lative and American ribs. Packing and ship- ping, 260 to 330 pounds. 4 30@4 60; light, 160 to 210 pounds, 4 00@4 40, WHEAT, : TRoceipts of wheat here continue very free, and as theshipping demand is very|light stocks here are rapidly accumulating, -~ Foreign ad- vicos quoted a firm feeling for spot wheat, but winter to arrive is quoted at three pence lower. Private cables reported a weaker feel- ing. The speculative market here for wheat was moderately active, but the feeling throngh- out nearly the entire session was one of weak- ness. The market early sold off e from the oponing figures, rallied o trifle, again became weak, and closed on regular board d¢ under Efltfldq. ~The feeling on the afterncon oard was a shade steadier, January closing at 781 @78%c; May, 80fc, which, however, ware within 4c of the lowest figures of the day. CORN, Small recoipts and soft weather caused a sharp demand for short interest for this year's delivery of corn. Prices ruled higher with full advance sustained more deferred. Deliv- ories rulod rather easier, with comparatively light trading. A good shipping demand ex- isted for lower erades, Year closed 37%c, an advance of 1§c over closing figures yesterday. January closed 354¢, May 8740, OATS Ruled dull; easy closing at 247c for January and 28c tor May, PORK Iuled active, but declined 20c, closing steady at 1162} for Jaunary, 1172} for Feb- ruary, LARD Ensior but steady, closing at § 874 for Janu- ary ane 6 95 for Fabruary, — Leman-Br Matter, Cnicaco, December 4,—The federal grand jury to-day resumed the investigation of the Leman-Brand election matter, Joseph C, Moskin, secretary of the Cook county demo- cratic contral committee, whom it has been charged ordered and received the fraudulent tickets found in the envelope returned from the second pracinct of the Lightoenth ward, was before the jury for a few minutes, and is supposed to have denied any complicity in the atter. The jury has not yet returned any indictmonts, > e Cleveland Goes to the Actors’ Benefit, Auaxy, N, Y., December 4,—(Governor Cloveland, his sister, private socretary and wifo, Hon, and Mrs, A, Blaecker, Banks, the Misses Banks, Hon, and Mra, Erastus Corn- ing, Colonel Wm. R, Cassidy, Miss Van Vachten and Miss Schieffolin left hero in & special car this morning at 11 o'clock to tend the actors’ fund benefit at New York, |t An Insane Poet. TLouvisvitLe, December 4,—Rufus J, Child- ress, & well known poetical contributor to the daily press and magazines, was reported in. sane last night by his wife, She had to send for a policeman for protection against the vio- lence of her husband, who imagiues himself bewitched, Iamily troubles are sald to have brought on insanity, o ———— Formation or a Protective Club, Puinaprrrnia, Decomber 4,—The eastern Pig-Iron ussociation finally agreed that a cir- cular ghould be sent to all manufacturers in the United States suggesting the formation of a protective club, which shall be to all in- torests aud purposes the samo in America as the Cobden club is in Fuogland, A committes was appointed to draft the circular and report to the executive committee, e —— Ohaslog Oyster Pirates, NonroLk, Va,, December 8,—Gov, Came. ron and oyster-inspector Hunter left to-night on the state’s new oyster gun boat for a cruise up the Chesapeake bay afte) tel B This is the '.IALIN! expu{lt.lvn fflozfu rk}::;“z:u governor has led during his term, ————— A Man’s Head in the Ruins, Campiinag, Md., Decomber 4.—The house of Caleb Hurley, of Dorchester county,burned yesterday, ‘The head of Hurley was found in the ruius, No other part of the body has neen found, There is suspicion of foul play, . T Japancse Hollering Hello, San Franoisco, December 4, glaod Pross wavins say the ne ever constructed in Japan bullt ab Tokdo, ¢ E . e S Reduction of Wages. Souvr FramiNasay, Mass,, December 4.~ ‘The shoe manufacturets here are reducing the wages and howrs of labor, Jequiv f Ay >~ Do -