Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1884, Page 1

TRANS-ATLANTIC, The viberals Protst Against the New Distribation Bill. English Blockade Ruunners Pre= paring for China, The Royal Assant Gven to the New Franchisa Bill, Unhappy Frince.---Communisin in the Air, Gen, Gordon-Goan, San- ford's Cougo Raliroad—Kassaus Neatrality Project, News from FORBIGN NEW ENGLISH BLOCKADE RU} Spacial telegram to Uik Brk, LoNboy, December 7.—Tor several days it has be n persistently rumored that blockade runoing by speculative Enoglish merchants was to be attempted in Chivess wators, These rumors have been confirmed by the discovery that several fast steamers were loading both here und at Liverpool ostevsibly for China, but with hardly a disguised intention of defy. ing the pressnt hlockade of Kormosa by the French flaet, The French government has been well informed of all these preparations by ita agents, and a large section of the Par. isian press comes out in strong denunciation of the dilatory course pursued by the British authorities in allowing such acts to proceed without interruption, The Gladstone mini try undoubtedly are thoroughly,informed con- cerning the intentions of theic London and Liverpool chip owners, but it is exceedingly doubtful if any intetference will be attempted in the absence of a formal declaration between tha two semi-belligerents, The sympathy ot the Loglith masses is undoubtedly with Chi- na, and this alone in the present complex po- litical situation is a potont faction to prevent any but strictly legitimate mensures being ta- ken tué)mhibib the sailing of the undounted biockade runners, THE BRITISH REDISTRIBUTION, Tox DON, Decembor 6,.—The Liberal associ- ations and electorial nents continue to pro- test against the divisions of boroughs 1nto sections under the new redistribution bill, Thy managers of the London association of workingmen's clubs protest against sectional representatio . They say 1t will destroy the caucus_organizations and split the popular vote. Chamberlain advises the liberals of Glasgow to make municipal contests political and 50 prepare the way for a parlinmentary coutest The convervative papers are deyoting much attention to the revols of the radicals agaiost the single seat principle, The Par- nellites calcnlate that they will be able to re- turn eighty-five members to tbe house as soon a8 the redistribution bill goes into effect, The United Ireland declares that the redistribu- tion bill will produce the most momentous change 1n the British constitution that bas ever been proposed i pariiament, and says it will 1sad to the final trium h of the nation- al cause. GREAT BRITAIN RS, 0 TERFARES WITH THE FRA OHINESE WAR. Toxnox, Dacembar 6,—In consequence o the foreign offico having ordered the govern- mentat Hong Koog to refuse to allow tho French flaot to taka on coal or provisions nt that port, Prime Minister Perry has askod for an explanation. Hoa reminds the foreign sec- retary of stato that nader the mrangement for Treench blocksle ro- ed from soarching nmeuteal ships on the h seas on condition that Englaud should not prevent the I ng at any port. Tt is reported chat lle holds that this 1 the enforc ment of th act at Hong Kong, inclusive of the interdict against ing. The misunderstanding in this matter is widening the breach botween Bnglaad and KINGS HOUSEHOLD BLOWN P, Loxnos, o3 from the con Mohamn tacked the kin nd that the ki » blown up with in household and of gunpowder, 2 IHOYAL ABSENT, bar 6 —~In the house of ker announced that 1 begiven to the franchise Loxvox, nmons to- ! assent wou e oy wll RESSING EFFECT ON BUSINESS, 1.0810N, Decembar 3, ~The Times says the prospect t arica will stop th coinage oi silver has unsottled business in_ Indis aud sused the Calentta excaange to decine to 1 ling 6F pence. Britain's New Secretary of the Treas. ury, x0oN, Dacambor 6,—Tohu Tomtinson Hibbert, member of parliament for Oldham, will sucesed Leonard H, Curtis, resigned as scrotary of tha treasury. NEWS FROM GEN, GORDON, Doxcora, Decombar 6.—A messenger ar rived in eleven days from Khartoum says the Mahdi was hin three hours’ murch of Khartoum, General Gordon had sent Gen eral Kasba Melmoos, with five steamars and 500 man, to haerass the rebels on the bauks of the e, The lowagss of the Nile will pra vent their reaching Berber. Troops avemarch- 10g rapidly to Debbah, GENERAL SANFORD'S RAILROAD. ] Decamber Congo sub-com mitte discussed General Sanford’s scheme for arailway from Vivi to Stanleypool and di rects that the freight rate be reducmnd, The committee euggests that General Sanford’s railway be given paramount power, with the company end the international commission, when appol ay negotiate a loan to co struct the railway, subject to tho approval of the conference. IN'S NEUTRALITY Dacamber 6 —United States Min- son is prepa an_ elaborato project tning the neutrality of the Congo basin, WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVE MASSOWAH, Loxnos, Desember 6,—Massowah advicos stated that the women and children of Sanheit arrived safely at Massowah, ‘The male popu- Tation alone rema ubieit, to the Jattor PROJECT, place money hias been safely conveyed for the payment of troops. KEHLLIOUS STUDENT MabRID, Decembe the students s spr universitios, The students wttend lrcturos, UNHAPPY PRANCE—THE SINISTER FACE OF COM- MUNISM IN PARIS, -A to th there tion amoug provinciul refuse to Specis] telegram to tho ¥ Loxnox, D communisi shows itself again in the from Paris, following as it does upon period of short wor's or no work A wegos being starvation wages, w evil are to be added Inrther oues of ember 7.—The sinister facs of nows visi n nd and unsually cold winter promised in what bus already boen ssen of that unwelcome season, The unbalanced minds of those who live i the sluws of Paris areio truth affected now womewhat as the were fourtcen years ogo during the days of the terrible Disturbances scom to be in the very sir, Britiah Refor Bpecial teleeram to Tar Bre, LoxvoN, December 7, toric autumn eeenion of the British parliament which marks au epoch in the career of the country and which at 1ts opening scemed likely to precipi- t ate a vast constitutional and class upheaval ends a8 mildly, not to say inconsequentiall #s 8 conference of curates, The lords bave 1ers, [ OURTEENTH YEAR. put on the statute beoks the last sweeping frauchiss eform chat is possible short of man- hood sutfrage, aud the comtaons in & sort of dazed way has passed to the recond reading of the redistiibution bill which makea the repres ive system of Great Britsin practically a8 nocratic as tie Amaric Toere is, however, some sgitation in opposition to the «ingle member districts in both partics, and thera is no doubt in February loud protests University representation will attacked, Thecity of London, too, will fight the proposed reduction tooth and nail, bat the chances of n al altera: ns iu the mill are scarcely worth con The purists protest that by tho great towns bill will make the ) and will produce al po.iticians, The dissecting contests essentially loo more politios and parc . object of the torles in insisting on this sub division was to have the cities divided iuto ri-hsnd poor districts so that aristocratic voters might ba able to balance the radical tendencies of tho poorer parts of towns, The racizals complain that this is one of the worst methods of aggrevating war between the classes, The torles on the other hand ars de- lighted with the measure which will have amoog its results the return of Lord Randolph Churebill for one of the distri of Birmiog+ ham in spite of tho overwhelming radicalism of the town as_a who'e, This part of the re- distribution scheme was fought for vigorously Dby Lord Salisbury and was one of thy tew points that threaten the chances of arriving at an agreemeut, Converssly thit implies that it is part of the scheme which Gladstone haviog accepted is bound to regard as vival and nnythiog that the prime minister declares the vital bulk of the liberal party may grum- ble at but will also vowe for. Ohina Asks for British Medistion, Special telegram to Tite Bre. Loxnos, Decomber 7.—The Memorial Dip- lomatique, a usually well-informed sheet, as sarts that the Marquis Tsong sent to the Brit ish migister for fore affaire & paper contain- g the basis on which China is willing to treat for peace, This story asserts the tents of the paper absolutely astonished 1 anville, not only because of the manifest desire of China to szeura peacaat onco through English mediaiion, but also because of the al- most absolute discretionary power with which it invested the Marquis Tseng. To him the PAPEr COnveys every power necessary to secure the good offices of Eogland, and carry to a successful issue negotiations for the cossation of hostilities between China and Franca A correspondent this eveniug sought out the Marquis Tseng and asked him for an_expres- sion of opinion concerning them. The mar- quis politely doclined either to affirm or_deny anything concerning the statomenta, When the correspondent approached Earl Granvilie upon the same subject. the minister said all he could say was that British mediation was not enly still possible but that logland was per- fectly williug to use her friendly offices as me- diator the moment both I'rance and China should ask Koglish advice concerning the Chi- nese disputes, o — A Wisconsin Horror, Specinl tolegram to THE BiE: WiirkwaTER, Wis , Decomber 6,—Ono of the most startling crimin.l casesin the history of Wisconsin has developed here within the past, fow days, About four years ago the Ho ran family removed to Whitewater from Kosh- kamong, six miles from here. About a year afterward the mother died suddenly; six weeks later the father expired, and one week more one of the dauphters breathed her last. The matter excited considerable comment at the time, but it seems never to huve been coun- sidered suspicious enough to warrant a legal investigation. Now Miss Anna is dead, A few days ago she complained of feeling ill. Monday evening she awoke in great pain and asked for her friends, Threa physicions wers called, bui they could not help her, and the vext morning she diad. An inquest was held and so thorongh'y did they believe that the girl had been poisoned that the contents of the stomach were sent to a Milwaukee chem- ist for chemical analysis, The wildast tali is heard, the general opinion buing that the girl was poisoned by outside parties, No molive for such a ciimo can be imagined. he theory of suicide is not entortamed. It s b lieved soms parson fanily for yeara and Auns Who that has Dbeen pursuing the is tho fourth tiin, pereon is uo one preteads to say with enough facts to warrant aa_opinion Officors are on the caso, and should the chemist establish the fact that the gicl was poisoned startling developmonts may be ex —————— Wanis leduced ¥ Grain Special Telegram to Tik Bk, Ciitcaco, December 6, —Rogarding the changes made by the commiittee seut hero by the Kansas City board of trads that grain rites from points to Chicago were or than ratos from Nebraska pants, The 13 of roads running horo from Iunaas say there i fonndation for such Ithough the Union Pazific has made in grain rates from Nebrasl peints they claiin that through rates from Kansas points arostili lowor than the rates Neraska pointa, Much lower rat ing always been mnde, Besides they say rate on gra has always been and i3 hundrad ponnds loss than tho Ceuncil Bluffs, On live stock rate in favor of Kansas City and on hogs differance they say is still greater. S als of southwestern railway lines ed to consider the d v people favorable and it duction of five cents on grain from K poiats will bo agreed upou i order to meot the reduction made by th Union Vacific and Burlington & Missouri River from Nebraska points, Kansas tes on Kansas no 1 from Kaosas City to Chicago now five cents per es from 7 per car rates o - —— The Manly Art of 8elf Defense, S1oux Crry, De Miko Haley rampion middle-woight of Towa, and . V. Brooks, both of this city, wmet in the academy of music to-night to fight four rounds, Marquis of Queenshury rules, with soft gloves, In the first round H laimed a foul, which the referec did not dcile, and_the fight pro. dod. In 1 round Haley knock.d B ooks to his k and struck a foul blow, sfterward knocking Brooks across the stage. Haley was swarded tho fi ou the foul the first round, A large crowd was present and much dissatisinstion wis expressed as the result, The men will irest again, probably without glov ——— Chicago Balloe Box Stufters, CHICAGO, Decomber 7.—It iy rumore to-night that th detectiv the ballot forg of the Eightetnth ward 14 from two of the pa ave see ticipants in the fraud id that comy alls for tne conviction of all those concerned will bs ready for pre- sentation to the federal grand jury when it ssembles next Tuesday e Taylor's Ineligibility, Quixey, TIL, Decom’ er 6 —The Whig will to-morrow aunounce that Fred P, Taylor, democrat elected the general assembly from thus city, is ineligible for the othce be- cause he hus not resided in that county the requisite five yoars preceding his election, Taylor was registered and voted at Burlington, lowa, at the November election in 1830, ——— Thanks the Marq Youk, Lecomber 7.—The Women's ty sent the Marquls of Salisbury a letter of thanks for his friendly attitude to the conservative party of Fogland on the wouan's sutfrage (uestion, New — Rubber Works Burned, Trexton, N, J., December 6,—The Home Rubber works of this city burned, loss $70, 1 600; insured 50,000, Caute woknown, OMAHA DALy BEE OMAIIA, NEDB. WASHINGTON NEWS. A Congressional Review, Three Im- portant Moasares. Democratic Cabinet Makers to Consult at Buffalo or Albany- Completion of the Nation's En- during Monument, Prosident Arthur Talked of for the Next Senato, Death of a Promisent Journalist— of Other Bureau Eratisties Keport Tuteresting News, WASHING TON NEW WasHiNGTON, December 6,—The loog ex- pectoa completion of the Washington monu. mont obelisk was accomplished this afternoon by the setting in place of the marble cap stone aud its pyramidal apex of aluminum, The ceremonies wore fow and simple, the elaborate colebration of the ovent being reservod for Washington's birthday. Shortly after 2 o'clock Colonel Thomas L Casoy, government engineer in chargo, and his assistants, Captain Davis, of the Unated Statea army, and Bern. ard . Green., oivu engineer, together with Master Mochanic McLaughlin anl several workmen, standing on the narrow platform, built around the sloping marble roof, near the summit, proceeded to set up ths cap stone, (weighing 3,800 pounds,) which was suspended from a quadruple of heavy joists, supported by a platform and G(,‘wming forty feet above them, Assoon us the cap stone was set, the Amerfean flag was unfurled over- head, and a salute of twenty-onn guns was ficed by a battery in the White House lot, far below. The sound of cheers also came up faintly from the crowd of spsctators gathered around the base of the monument, whilo a number of invited guests on the 500 feet plat- form and in the interior of the monument at that lovel, spontaneously struck up *The Star Spangled Banner,” and other patriotic songs, A steady downpour of rain had given p! a hittle while previously to a brisk gale oi wind, at this elovation blowing about fifty-five miles an hour, and very few of l?m invited guests cared to avail themselves of the privi- lege of climbing nearly a perpendicular ladder from the five hundred foet platform to the dizzy height of 533 feet, to which three or four journalists and half a dozon other adventurers climbed and witnessed the rotting of the cap- stono, and subsequently ascended to the | nacle, Meanwhile the Washington monu. ment society, represonted by Dr. Joeoph M. Toner, Hon, Horatio Kiog, General William McKee Dunn, Dr. Daniet B, rk, and T, L, Harvey, the sccretary, held a meeting on the elevated plattorn at a’ height of five hundred feet, and when the srtillery firing announced tho ketting of tha capstone, adopted a resoln- tion offered by Gonoeral Du: “Scougrat- ulating the Awmerican p:opla on the. completion of this enduring monument of our nation’s gratitude tothe father. of his coun- try.” Among thoso present to-dsy at the Feomplevion of the sirncturd was one of the master mechanics who Jaid the corner stone of this monument than thirty-six years ago, and the old watchman of the monument who has been contivnously employed in that capucity during nearly the whols intervenlng period, The flag over the monument floated to-day from the flag:taff top, which is exactly undred feet from the ground, thus dis- ving the American colors at the greatest constructed height ever y wn in the world, The monument itself, with its total height of 550 feet, far overtops every struc ture of human hands, The aluminim apex monument is engraved with inseriptions as fol- lows: On one face engineer and archi, tact, Thomas Lin Jasey, colonel corps of enginers; Georgo W, Davis, pla Fourtesnth try; Bernard R, Green, ¢ echanic, R, H. McLaughlin.” On another—' ner stone laid on bed of foundation July 4, 1818, F atone at a height of 1 , lald Angust 1880: cap stone set December , 1884, shird—*"Joint commitice at Chaester A. Arthu wan M. E. Ball, sct of August 2, 18, words: Lius Deo, COON'S POSITION BUSTINED, W. W. Corcoran, Chair- ird Barlr, John Newton, ' On the fourth—The At orney Genes \ sustaini ary of ! mer, that it was ille for pul 1 Browzter has rendered an the pasition talen by Ac Treasury Coon last sim Al to approve the plans o buildings whero the expenditure 1s greater than the iimis fixed by congross was clearly contemplated, and woich would he necessary to complets the building, EDUCATIONAL MATTEI 1ber 6,—The houso com instructod Ropresen. ucations! bill ay wubstitute for passed tho senats, ble, i3 now ou thespeake CHEAP TELKGRAPHIC LESPONDENCE, Representative Myrey has_informed the housa committee ou post il the post roads that he has received information from the senabo which leads him to beli house pisses a bill to s © rreapondence, the sen substicuta for tho pos pending before it. 1ronT VW ASHINGTO) copy of the regulur navy the last sersion and n which embody the senate house bil), bave been misl them cun be found, they were in the ha us n PAPERS Derember .- MISLAID, An ongroesed m bill ng paper ndwents to the id, No traco of Wien last heard from s 0f a confereo at the ond of the se:sion, 040 papers aro now de 1 by thesenats committes a8 o busis for proposed action in 1eaming a eubstitute for the bill passed by the houss sarly this week, pros vidiog a sun: for the suppors of the navy dur ing the past six months of the presest year, Should the original copy not bo fouud a print- ed copy will p luced official, THREE ELYURES, W ASHING 10N, December 7, Thraomeasur of importar ce are mentioned as lik ly to up this week for discussicn in the senate. On Monday Sunator Slater intends to call up the house Lill "7 lare the for ure 9f cer- tain lands grantod to and for the constraction of a railroad in Oreson Central railroad bill, Harrison will ¢ of southern Dak« is axpected sion which wall known as the Or On Tuesduy \ up o bill for the admissioa ho > 85 # atats ve rise to coneid vrobably be of o political | character, On Thumyday “oriator Cullom will, 1f possible, call up the intar-state commerce bill, | 1t Iy probablo that tho regular ordor will ba tomporarily lwid asido early 10 the week to give Senator Hall an_opportunity to make his spuech on his “'silver” resolution” off last | wook. | In tho houss Itoagan intonds prossing the Inter-state commerca bili, the discussion of which was begun last woek. It s thought that » vote will be tulen on_ this measure by | Thutsday, when thy inter-atate ¢ merce bill Ia out of the way. Howitt will asle that the provisions of th roported from tho wa and me , MONDAY MORNI providing for tho erection of buildings in var. 10us citics, A DEAD JOURNALIST, Oscar Kuuffet Harris, for twenty-two yearr a prominent Washington journalist, died in | this ity to-day of consumptien. | Wasnisaroy, Decambe apregentative Buckuer, chairman of the committee on banking and cnrrency, will fotroduce to-mor row a bill to suspend the coinage of silver dollars, o8l wator Lamar's Views, WasIisGToN, Docomber 7.—Senator La- mar arrived in tho city yesterday; having Doon detatned at home by sickncss, A rep | resentative of the Associated press called on hiin to-day with a viow of obtaining an ex- pression of his views concerning the policy of the incoming administration. In reply the senator in substance said: “I think it due tho president-oloct that the democratio party and vountry should await with patien and | confidence until tho appaarance of ~ his inaugural address and the tirst message these alone 1 think will be found forshadowed the policy of his administra Any expression of opinion in the meantime can only be of & most general character based upon the well known teaditions of the demoeratio goyernment and upon Governor Cleveland's official course hitherto, which, after a wide publicity and discugsion, has beon approved of by the peo- plo. So far as I may_parsonally venture to cxpress an opinion I should say that Mr. Cleveland ay president will undoubtedly favor sorupulous but not, I $hink, parsimonions ecnomy in the conduct of the government and will insist upon the mest rigid hoesty n|\-|l accountability on the part of public offi cials, Tho senator was asked, *‘How is the election of Cleveland regarded in the South with rola- tion to its probable effect on that section®” T cannot,” said he *‘make a botter answer to that question that to r.fer you to Gordon's letter recently published, It speaks tho ren- timent of the whole southern people, orpecial- 1y in its disclaimer of any purpose of sectional s DECEMBER 8, 1884, GENERAL NEWS. {Imposing Cercmonics at the Closiog 3t the Plensry Concel', Centennary of Methodism=-Great Temperauce Revivals, A Terrifio Norther at San Fran= The Storm King's Rage at Pitts~ bure. Outlook Not Very Encouraging — More Wago The Financial Reductions, THE FLENARY COUNUIL, BatTivoRE, December 6,—Tho closing of the wocret sossion of the plenary council took placa to-day, Tha principal business was tho completion of tha pastoral letter which will bo read in ll the churchos in the United States two woeks honco. Tomorrow the last rolomn public session will bo held, weather pormit- tig thore will ba a prosassion, but the wonther tonight in compromising, Bishop Riordan being confined to his roon to-night by an attack of malaria, the sermon closing the council will bo preached by Blshop Spalding of Veorin. Bauriyone, December 7.—Tho closing ses slon of the plenary council worked by great pomp and ceremony. As on the opening_ di thoro was a stecob procossion from the Arc Episcopal residenco to th cathedral whic aggreandizoment. In my opinion the election will have a most deciaive effect in brivging the south into hearty awd cordial relations with the north. ~ Out of pearly 5,000,000 votes cast for Cleveland more thau_ 8,000,000 were cast by the peoplo at the north. Under his administrution, therefore, the préponderance of political forces will coniinua to be north- o The sonator declingd absolutely to bo nterrogated on the subjecs of Oleveland's cab- inet, —E Democratio Oabinet Makers, Special Telegram to Tue Bee, WasHING10N, December 7.—It is' under- stood between leading democrats here that after Cleveland's resignation as governor such party leaders as he wishes £ consult with will ba quictly iavited to meet him at Buffalo or Albany and their views solicited, After that Cleveland will determine upon his cabinet. The suggestion of an ind Jpeadent golng into the cabinet is rarely ever “iard of theso days, Senator (Gorman, who 14 believed to know more of (‘m\ulnml'n‘rlun' and purposes than any othor man_in’ Washinglon, has expressed his opinion that none kuy democrats will be chogen for the cabinet. ' inuer democratic circles it is said that C*:man wants to seo Bayard and Garland go 1 3 the cabinet. As far as the south is concers 4 it now looks as if only two or three of Lhe many men men. tionod for tha cabinet fro v ihat section wiil be finally prosested to Ci-veland. e Tmpnrts and I J,;.qmcon.;. ‘Wasningion, Decembey 7 of tha burean of statistics, Tias submitted his annual statement showing the imports of mer- chandise with rates of duty and the amounts of duty collected thereon. It appears that the act of March 3, 188 ad valorom rates as follows: On stoel manufactures theraof, 8,04 lothing wool, 11 36; combing wool, 8,67 manufactira wool, , reduced the average iron aud per cont; car o rilk, The act me raised the average ad valorem rates as On sugar and 1 a, 105 per cen! factures cotton, and glagawere, 0. aud malt liquors, 5 china ware, 14.2 spirits and Wi 05 per cont, e More Redu me. Prrrsnonc, Decomber 5,—The holloware glass workers met to-night to consider tho five per cont reduction, and Caftera lengthy discussion unanimously ded to resist any attempt to cut waves. In this city there aro elovon factories, employing about 2,000 Shoanberger & Co,, fron manufacturors, this cvening ordered fifteen to twenty per cont roduction in wages of all workmen, to go into effect immediately, At Zug & Co's,, s Dle iron works, balf the force has heen die- charged. On the western division of the Venusylvania railroad 1,000 wen have been discharged within the past week The redue- v[,iu,. is ubout ten per cent of tho working urce, 0. Sayder, u farmer sged forty living near Darrtown, was arrested last night suspected with murdering his mother, aged sove: i who has been 1sising four weaks, Mrs, Snyder has a mort gage on her sou’s farm and went four weeks ago and collected the interest, He paid her 3! His story is that he starled with her next day to the railroad station when two robbers demanded her mogey, and on her re. 1Lilled and buried hbe,they made hin promise by threats of deasth to” asy nothing abont it. The body wal disinterred and found in her night clothes, The supposition 1 ho killed hor in his own house, TELEGIKAPHIO NOT Bla rrived in Washington yesterda; A #30,000 fira visited Moyersdale, yestorday, A 870,000 conflagration vidge, Col., Inst aveniug Jobn Nesunth, a hanged at Charle Ia, vikited Breokin- dlored murderer, wan ., yenterday, Threo men w atally «calded at Phila- deluhia Jast evening by a Loiler explosion, Rev. J. M. Aruold, & prominen Methodist minister of Detroit, dropped des yestorday, — Internal Kevenus Collections, Wasiiaroy, Docember 6.—The col the firat four months of onding Jupe 80, 1884, were ionk of intern; the fisca revenus ear wera the same perlod of ¢ vious fiscal vear $40,999.470, a decr 28,501, ‘There was an incrense of X in collections from fermented liquors, and a decreasn of on tobacen, 81,8 ) on spirite, $274 912 06 on miscellaneo receipts for Octobor U6,675 lews than the same month in 1 —— Yucen Paper, BaN FuaNeisco; Decomber 6,—A statement fs published this evening that tho London Telograph has vurchasod a largo tract of rail roud land in {ajave desert for the pur pors of using the Yuces plant which grows on it for tha manufacture of paper, The plant will be ground into pulp ata poiat on the Colorado niver, und shipped by rail to New Orleans thence by sea to Liverpool, S —— A Good Bhowing, at the last session ’ Representative 1’aywon intends to urge the consideration of his bill to restore to the pube lic domain all lands held within the indemui bo idered, | W Yonk, De e bank state- ment reserve has increassd $30,000, The banks hold 12,207,000 in excoss of legal re- quirements, was witnessad by a larga crowd, Tho proce sion was headed by the seminarians of St. Sulpice, chanting pslams, followed in regular order by regular and_ secular clergy, theolo- qians, superiors, religious orders and roctors of logical seminarios, At the cathedral pontifical maes was celebrated by tho most Rov, Michael Corrican, On account of the sickness of Rev, P, W, Riordan, coadju- tor archbishop of San Francisco, Bishop Spanlding of Pgoria, preachod the sermon which was devoted chiefly to n review of the work of the council. Tho questions which wera discussed, ho said, had a direct bearing on the social, moral, religious and intellectual wolfaro of tho peoplo and of the country at large. The prelatos in decrees that have been formed have laid the foundation of what will yet ho the groat American Catholic college, Thus inepiring all _ with o love for intellectual progross, Thay have treated of education in gencral and of a_sys- tem which will combine its rights in religion and of govornment. They have dealt with questions affecting the family which is the basis of the church, Thoy want to mspire holier reveronca for thi sacrament of w riogo. Marriage must boa perpotual union Iasting as long as lite laste, with no cause for divorco but death, Thoy pleaded for the cause of mobriety and temperance. They stand on the side of good laws and customs and wish to make tne world s> that man may bo truly froo and grow in, moral parity and intellectual worth, They have tried to stimulate the Catholic press and Catholic literature so that man may be led to tale grenter intorests 1o matters afiscting them aw Catholics and American eitizons. They have laid down laws for the guidanco of socioty which co-oparate with th ), and have sought to know wh 1 and for harm in the church. The elibora- nave beon conducted with diguity and their full thought has been spoken without ve- striction, After the sermon the apostolic delegal tended by his doncons of | the entrance to the s of robes was made cat b change d o nuuil ymng and pialms sang and prayers intoned. At the cons clusion of this the apostolic delerato took his weat ag tho altar stops with Bishop Kano of coling ut hin right and Bishop Jansens of Natehoz at hio loft, and the last eession of th couneil was cpencd. ad chap- ters of the deoresd | and the ro adopted. ¥ than five i fne Whon_this s over pens and ink with which tho Dish- and officers were to sign their names in timony of the genuinenoss of the dccrees h placed on th altar, The apostolic de egate was to sign his name, arch bishops Ken- Louis, and Alemany, of San nd oth'r arch bishops in the order ¢ followed, After ailjtho prelates ip Kenrick went to the apostolic delegato and they exchanged tho Kius of pouce, Archbishop Alemary siilarly wre s wero odcupled in reading, rdly ostolic delegat These veteran archbishops thon stosd at the Fight an 1 1efs of the upostolic delagato, uch succeeding pio- late then saluted the apostolic d. to with o Kkiss and p; r the line siluted each of the vrec g prelates, When the pro latos after this cersmony had resumed thei places, archbishop Konrick wdvancs to tho frons of tho alta and in & bioken voi id: gy has fallen to my Jot to Lo the oldest Lishop in this council, 1e spoke at length of tho progross of thechurch in the past and hor Dright prospects for future, Then turnine to tho apostolic delegato he said; *'At the noxt plonary council, sheuld God prolong your days, you will miss many of thow who ure with'you now and youwill think of those who psscd awvay since the wecond Plenary coun- cl.” Teoblo old Archbishop Kenricl was bliged to stop frequently in delivoring his hort adderss through infirmities of ave, and ab its close wont with uncertain steps back to h iseat among the archbishops, The To- deumn was sung by the choir, the ¢ prayer resited, thy pepsl benediction nounced by the most reverend epostol gateo aud the third plenary council ended, sing pro. dolo- The Contennary of Methodsm, Baurione, Dacomber 7.—The contenn of Methodism begins Tuerday next and tinues until the 16th, Tt consints of about 600 mewbers appointed by the annual con- onco or by the bishops of the church repre- the Maetho nl African, Methodist ¥pi o Methodist iscopal, Indope ista, Canadi Methodist and Primitive Methodis and Methodist protestant, mon Ipiscopul charches will be represented unofficially, A Terxifio N SAN Faancisco, December 7.—A terific northee commonsed blowing at widnight wnd has continiod all duy, Tho most violent ever oxperlenced hero, 'The the ferry boats got wick, the street signs were blown down, windows were blown in, seversl passongers on vewsels broke from thaie moorings and wasked ashore, and many others were seriously daue aged, Tho American s2ip Ldward O'Baiien gotinto such & dangerous position that tho cuptain paic a steain vug $5,000 to tow him to safe anchors Two soctions of ses wall smashed and the breakwater at the foot of Green street wore complotely washed awav, Lt is impossible to estimate the damages, No casuialities reported outa The Financisl Ouat Special Tolegraw to Tiik: Bex, New You December 6, woekly roview of the financial outlook hax the following: The wheat markoets are lower and the situation in Furops is not encoursging The visible supply in the United States con Buues t) increase, beiog now 84,00,000 sgrinst 53,00),00) a year ago, and 22,801,000 k., The ng ty limits for railroad and wagon road com o — two yoars ago. Tho receipus of wheat' st pri- phudca. He rays the passage of this measure Bowh Drowned, ml-r; o ey ,lully %0h to Noveuber by congress would open for settlement under Seisarienn, Mass, Decomber 7. —Joseph | 20k have been 60,000,000 bushels against the public land laws more than 120,000,000 Sims, sged soven, foll throvgh thin ico at ! 43,000,000 in the same time last yoar. wores, The committee on public buildings will make an etfort to pass « number of Mra Woestfield this morning, his brother went to bis rescus and both were drowned, n the Vabsonce of a pronounced demand and & dofi nite contirmation, & wide expected decrease of wintor wheat acreago I the facts, The f support from the urse w possibility of an early phenons nal advance {n wheat, bt as yet the price making facts to that end aze not in sight, The Stoxm King. December 6,.—A torrific wind A passed over western Pennsyl- A ‘olock this ovening. Although it lasted but few minutds great damage was done to property, In this city tolograph ires, awinging signs, awnings, ete., suffered lv. One sign, four feet wid vau and cover. ing the entire tap of a business houso on 8 enth avonus, was carriod away, falling on 0 two chillren, Wiilie, sged 6, ged 3, who ac companied her. The boy was killed instant. ly and the mother and little girl soriously in- jured, Thero were rumors of acoidonts othor parts of the city and Allegheny, but nothing definito hay yot beon received, At Groensbure, Wostmoraland county, the roof of the coust housn was carried off, but no_ono was injured, No reports of damage have boen roceivad from other towns, Tho wires are down in all directions, and tho telograph companies are experioncing great trouble in handling busivess, = . The Flint Glass Workers, Whiknizg, W, Va,, December 6, —Notlces wore posted to-day in tho five flint glass manu- faotories at Bollaire, the two at Bridgeport, and the three at Martin's Ferry that after Decembor 12 all work of proseers and finishora would ba paid for by tho pioce and at Pitts. burg rates, This amounts to a reduction of from nta per 600 pieces of ware, The manufacturcrs say if the terms are not accepted by Docember 12, all work wili bo suspendod indefinitoly At o meeting of the district union of the fling glass workers, roprosenting the _factories of eastern Ohio, Wast Virginia and Kentucky, held hero this ovoniog, it was resolved to resise the proposad reduction in the factories of Bell- aire, Martin’s Ferry and Bridgeport, Assur- ances were received from tho unions in all parts of the country that assistance would be affordad the men in remaining out against a reduction. No strike or lockout i expect this city, as the factorios horo refused to go into the movemont for a reduction, Ilinois Coal Miners Reduce Wages Sr. Louts, Docomber 7.—Tha announce meont that during tho prasent week there has been a reduction of fifteen per cent in the wages of conl min-rs in tho Bellovue district, in which thero some one huudred and fifty miners, There has already been a reduction of twonty-fiva centa per day all round at the Abbey mines, which are worked by machine- Ty, aud sixty mon havo been discharged. The shutting down of various lares manufne- turing establishments hore which obtain their conl from these mines is given as tho cause of tho curtailment of the foree and reduction of wages, President Avthur Talkea ot for the Senate, Spacial Telogram to Tik Brk, Wasnixaroy, December 7.—New York frionds of the prosident inoluding General Sharpo are hero to consult him in regard to a movement started by a number of the mem- bars of tha legislature of the stato to nominate the prosidint for the seuate to sucoted Ln?.- ham. Tha president makes no secrot of b desire to succeed Lapham, but will not actual- IY suter the list as & candidate nov do IW 1]1||;;:|nt l'hiu connoction that would in the shightest ¢ from the dignity of his high offi Fr no of geutlemen now g the president in con- h this matter, and who has talked fraoly and fully with him on tho subject say “Pha presidout s willing to acoopt thy sent ship it 1t shall come to him in tho xight way, a8 o practically unanimous offor of the republicans, but ho will net entor any recamblo and us for avy of his friends 7 tho contost or stecring bim in the race ‘not permi i of that kind. 1 beliove when tho mon bers of the legislature como to consider this mattor they will seo that the rig! and the proper thing to do 1 to olect Pr think that any man who York at proseut In my opinion it will hocoms ko avparent in the iuterests of tho ropublican party that the presilent is the man for the placs and that his election will bo practically unanimous,” dent, Arthur, 1 ———— the Strikers Bonefit, PirrsivG, December 7.--A. W, McCracken, superintendent of tha Hocking Valley Coal Mine company, it hera socuriog men to fill the places of the etriking miners. Two hundred wmers have slroady gone snd as many more #0 m the next few days, fifty leaving tonight. MeOracken says that two hundred mon aro at worlk and that two mines will be run- ning full before next week, At the present rate he says that the men average $73.60 per month, The leaders of the various labor or- ganizations in this city to-night made arrang ments for n performance at the opera house next Thursany nfternoon_for the benefit of tho strikery of Hocking Vallay. The comp: nios playing at the opera house, library hall, academ d musenms have volunteered, Fif- toen hundrod tickots woro sold to-night, the window glass workers' association taking one thousand., Will Fin Pl A S — Hawniian Troaty—In The eatigation of Marshal Wright, WasHINGTON, Decomber 6, —The Haiwaiian oaty was signed today by Secretary Ire- linghuysen for the United States and Mr. Carter representing the Haiwaiian govern- ment, 1t is understood that the sub-commit- tee of the Sprmger com in o departruent of justice are to investigate the charges made against United Statos Ma shal Lot Wiight by Representative 1ol ill consist of M Springs of 1linois, Van Alstyne, of N York, and Stewart, of Vermont, The sub committes will probably staat for Cincinnati Thursday night, i T Yankeo Hatters, Souri Nonwark, Conn., December 7.—Th situation of the stiiking hatters is unchanged, The leaders disclalm that men ave bent on any breach of the peace, although thoy seem do- tormined that no stravgers shall tike stheir places, Bherifl Swartz is confident of mai taining order without calling on the troops. A crowd of idle men watch tho trains for out- side workmen, but as a general thing the men are quivt and orderly, ittoo on expenditur Co, o Kuer stock 10N, Decomber 7.—The tors of th lephone Compsny voted to a tho logitlatur for authority to in- easo 1ty capital from ten to twenty willion: The street gossip is tha¥ in the event of thority bai anted, new stock will bo issue nt the f & million per annum at p The comy pect to have the wires be- tween Boston and New York opcned to lense July, 1885, Liell Telephone ase 7 i ——— Wahoo Kapisis Uonvicted, Spocial to Tie Bee, WaH00, Neb,, Decomber 6,—Cieo, Morri- son and Bd Colaman are found guilty of as- ult with iotent to cemmit raps, and are ros vommendod to the merey of the court, They ar0 not yeb nentevced, but the lowest penslty i two years in the penitentiaey. —— Fitz John 1" ciul to the Bik, New York, December €,—Mayor Edson haa appointed Gen, Fitz John Porter commis- sioner of public works, Vice Hubert O, 'élmlnpmn whore term expires next Wodnes- sy, OTHER HEWS. Fiva Arkinsas Train Robhers Rob Seventy-five Passengers, They aro Tracked by Blood Hounds and Arrestad. A Conviet Stabs his Cell Mate Twenty Times, The Hooking Valley Ooal Min-~ ing Troubles, The Willimantic Cq Mills Make 1A Reduction—8t| > 's—Disap- pearance of t| & lague. AUDAUCIOUS TR Litrwe Rook, Ark., Ds to-night a passenger train Mississippt River and Tey this city, when threo mila # low here, was i Dee ) stoppod by fiva masked ro ‘e , who awitshed the train and took compleve possession, and went through all the passeogars. Conductor Rice and Expross Messonger Honeycus wera in tho baggago car. Both men were coverad by revolvers, ‘I here wero about _soventy-five people in the cara and great excitamnat fol- lowed. All were orderod to hold up their hands and the robters then went to work. They broke open the express safe and, ac- cording to reports, got 8,000, and besiden obtained from the passangars, in watches, elry and money, $4,000 more, No indig- nitios wera offered to the passengers, and, when finishing, the robbers disappeared, after unforcing a promiso from the passengers not to lenve the train for ten minutes, A strong poso, headed by a detective, has gone in pur- Tl“?l() The train arrived at Little Rock at Jaquer] ROBBERS »or 6,—At 10:30 10 Littlo Rock, ad, coming to Arkansas Train RobbersICaught, Larrie Rock, December 7.—Little Rock boen in great excitemont all [day on ac- count of the robbery of the Arkansas Valley routo passenger train on the outskirts of the city last night. Blood hounds early this morning were put on thoe trail of the robbers and followed straight into the city. Bafore noon Joaoph Cook, J. C. Jones, John Clifford, Oharles Campbell and a boy named Parker, six in all, had been arrested, ” Jones will prob- ably be' released. Threo of theso arrested 0 been_identified as among the robbers. The state has offered §1,000 for the capture of tho robbers to which the railroad has added a like sum. Circumstancss favor strongly against ook, Chiford and young Parkor, - Tn addition to bolng identiffod it is proven that they were away from their boarding house until two o’clock this morning, "Hocking Val'ey Miners Quiet, Coxumnus, Ohio, Dacember 7.—Quiet has prevailed in the Hocking Valley during the last twenty-four hours, The fact that the syndicate have sstablished a fifty cont mining rato ln-4ks micos now operatod by them whose output is 200 cars and more daily, mak- ing the good impression on thoso who dspend on'miniug fora living, All expectations on the part of the side mivers that a higher rate for miners can be obtained from oporators who have not yet filled thoir mines with_for- eign Iabor appear hopsless. The syndicate will not yioid and aro now assorting with the utmont confidence theie object has been ac- complished, A Conviet Stabs His Mate, Ciicaco, December 7.—The Daly News, Joliet, Tlls, ways: Last night one of the ponitentiary guards was attracted to cell 301 by'erios of murder and found convict John Kolly, a burglar, stabbing his call mato, Wi Gaina, wurderous convict refused to do- wist auflicting stab after stab with brutal forocity and_continued till the turnkey ar- rived, unlocked tho cell and overpowered him. Gains' body was gashed by more than twenty wounds, one of them across the abdomen from which the Lowels protruded. Hao cannot live, Tho blade of the knife was brokoa in three peces. No causo assigned, Depression in Connectcutt Indus- Bpecial Tolegram to Tk Bee, Hanrrorn Conn,, Docember 7.—No better illustration of the depression existing in tain branches of manufacturing, than the an- nouncement just made that the great Will- imantic, employing nearly 2,060 hands will make o g Ureduction of ten per cent on January first. This is a severe blow to the em. ployes, following closo on tha recent order of plucing them on redused hours, The Haxtford Carpet company at' Thomp- sonvill, employing 1,500 persons, has recently reduced to noarly one half time. Deprossion in Connetizut industries are wainly among the manufacturers of silk, wool aud cotton goods- Hanrrorp, Conn,, December 6, —The Willi- mantic mills, emy loying nearly two thousand hands, makes & general reduction of ten per cent on January 1, . The Hartford carpet com pany, at Thompeonville, employing 1,600 men, ks reduced tho time nearly half, The Plague Disappearing, Vi, December 7.-Informa tion fa d throngh J. B. Hilton, p mer- chant of Wi-ecounty, that the plague in that section of the state is now on the decrvage. Ho say and 300 paons died, ranging in age from three to cighty years, e —— ‘Weather To-Day, Upper Mississippi.—Faie woather, lower temperature, westorly winds bocomiug vari- ablo. Miwouri- Fair weather,low temperature, ariable winds, Catarrh Is a very provalent disease, with dist and offensive symptoms, Hood's Sarsaparilla gives ready relief and speedy cure, from tho fact 1t acts through the blood, and thus reaclies every part of the system, 1 suffcred with e h fifteen years., Took Hood’s Sarsuparil 1 1 am not troubled any with catarrh, and my general health is much better.” 1 W. Litiis, Postal Clerk Chicago & Bt. Louls Railroad, 1 suffered with catarrh 6 or 8 years ; tried mauy wonderful cures, inhalers, ote., spend- ing nearly one hundred dollars without benefit. 1 tried Hood's Sarsaparilla, apd was greatly fwproved.” M. A, Aupry, Worcester, Mass, Hood's Barsaparilla is characterized be thrco peuliarities : 1st, the combination ot remedicl agents ; 2d, the proportion; 34, the process of securing the active mediciual qualities. The result is a medicine of unusual strength, effecting cures hitherto unknows 1d for book contalning additional evidence Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my systeuy purifies my blood, sharpens my appetite, a Evoms 1o make mo over.” J. I, THOMISON, Kegisier of Deeds, Lowell, Miss. “Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all othors, and 13 worth )8 weight 1 gold.” T, BABRINGSOK, 100 Bauks Blrect, New York City. Hood’s - Sarsaparilia Bold by all druggists. §1; six for §5. Mado culy by C. L. HOOD & €O, Lowell, Mass. 100 *Doses_One Dollard