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

FOURTEENTH YEAR. NEWS. MeCallock’s WASHINGTON The Senate Confirms Nomia on, Congiderable Fussing About the Various Treaties, Jealousy of the Two Houses About Treaty Making. Wrangle Over the Reagan Bill in the House. Woman Buffrage Party's Protest— Who Furnished Copics of the Treaties to New York Papers, SENATE, Wasnineron, D, C, December 18, —Among ® Mnorials the presented was one by Hoar from the women's suffrage party pro- teating against the admission of Dakota on the constitution made by men alone and de- nying the rights of women, Honr said while favoring women’s suffrage ho thought it was unwise in the pressnt temper of congress for the advocates of that cause to oppose the ad miission of a new state on the grounds set forth boeanse when Washingtou and Wyom- ing shall eall for admission the exercise of suffrage by woman in those territories may be advanced as an argument against their ad- missio; Vest submitted a joint resolution declaring that without_the authority of con- gress the proposed Nicarauguan sur- voyiog expedition ordered by the secrotary of the navy was illegal and directing that the secretary do not enforca the orders issued on the subject until a definite and final action be taken by congress, Sherman called up and the senate passed the bill appropriating 850,000 for erecting a statue to the memory of Gen. lLafayette, Among the bills introduced were two by Van Wyck, one to increaso the pensions of widows and depeudant relatives of deceased sailors and soldiers, the other to grant pen- sions to invalid and dependent pensioners who served there months in the war of the rebel- lion. Referred, On motion of Morrill, the senate went into exocutive session, the doors being closed, Sen- ator Reddleberger continued his speech in op- Ens(tmn to the confirmation of McCulloch to e recretary of the treasury, ‘When the doors reopened, the inter-stato commerce bill, as reported by Cullom from the committee on railroads, was taken up The bill provides for the appointment of o commission to supervise matters pertaining to the regulation of the commerce among the states. Cullom addressed the senate on_the bill. After referring to the importance of tha subject, the extent of the intereats to be af- fected, he expressed his belief that the inter- ests of the railroads and the psople were really identical. In procuring legislation on this subject it would be safer mnot to go far emough than too far, but while congress should proceed with caution, the time had como when action should be taken, Congress could not afford to do less than take preliminary steps towards reaching a solution of the com- plicated poblems of rallway management. Iu more than twenty states efforts have been made to remedy the existing evils by legisla- tion. These efforts demonstrated the exist- ence of a yopular demand £ rsuch legislation, He qucted from a letter he had recsived from Commissioner Fink, who he said had ex- amined the bill and expressed his belief that there way asealod public opinion shared by the ratlroad companins that it was desirable to have such a commission, Cullom discuseed at the question of the constitutional power ot congress and cited many acts limiting and restraining the railroads that had baen sustained by the eupreme court, congress he continned, could not reasonably expect toaccomplish averytiing devised by a singlo cnactment. This he thought was the strongest argument in favor of the establish- ment of a commission, The ill convained principles that had been tested and proved by exporienca, and th ation of what in- vestigation and experience had shown to be the most valuable and practicabie. Legisla ion wss need to make unprofitable that system of railway management by which one shipper was made to flourish some length while his compators was bankrupted, one town | built up whils its riv tion of unjust disc with by the comuy amendme t emhod; Reagan bill Wilsc ment intended to be pr. it the duty of the commission to investigate the que tions afl cting the commerce batween the statoe, and directing it to make & resort to congress not later than December, Also » ans for tha protection of the public againat waterad stocks, purpose { addrassiug the Senate on the inter- stato commworce bill, but yielded to . motion to adjourn, retaining the {lior for to-morrow, when the bill will come up as uafinishod bu nees. Adjourned, als was rumned. | All quos- immation_could be doalt fon. ng the prov ns of the vo notica of an amend- sod by him makiog HOUSE, December 18,—This House 7 resumed the consideration of the inter-stato ¢ being nsider the voto by which the Hous y adopted Gofl's amendment provid- railroad companfes shall mako no direrimination on aeouns of race or color in transporting passengers. T consider was tablod - yeas Barksdale off red an that furnishing accom facilities and equal charges shall not by ment agreed to - yeas, 1515 nays The further consideration of the bill was post. poned for a fow mouw ents to allow the House to non-concur n the Senate amendmects to the bill making temporary provision for the naval sery were appointed conferces, When the ioter-tate commerce bill was again taken up Reazan demanded the the previous question on the first eection., extendod wranglo cosued regardtog the pro priety of Ileagan’s course., Kinally the speaker rocoguized Horr who early in the day off-red an smendment to add to Barker- dals’s amondment the words “provided such soparation shall n ot b made ou the basis of race or color,” Horr said he offered the | amendment for the purposs of enabling his 140; 1 amendment providiog odations with equal mforts at the same considered, Amend. ys, 108 NORTH CAROLINA ‘[ Slater offered his | irze took the floor for the | merce Ll pending the question | it on the motion t) table the wotion | motion to ro- | Raudall, Holman and Long | democrat'c frienda to reliove themaelve from all further embarrassment on this subject During the rocent cimpaign the democratic party bad taken a position that it was pre emiuently the party which s-ught to benefit and elevats the negro of this country, yet up. on the first oceasion when the democrats had a chance to emphasize thelr position inregard to the colored race they had “jumped the track.” He wanted them to show the country ihat they meant what they said. The debate then branched off to another parlimentary discus sion, and the Harris amendment_being put to a vots was lost —yeas 115, nays 120, Several minor amendments offered, wero lost, Theconsideration of the second section was then entered upon, but without further action the subject went over, Curtin introduced a *joint rewolution re- citing that certain citizous of the United States propoted to hold at London in 1886 an Auwerican exhibition and requesting the pre- sident of the United States to forward them to the povernment exhibit now on display at New Orleans and to assign one or more ves- sels to transport the exhibits, An appro- priation of 300,000 is made for the purpose. Referred, Adjourned. WASHINGTON NEWS, TREATY NOTES, Spocial Telegram to Tae Bre. WasHiNGToN, December 18, —The indica- tions are that the labors of President Arthur and the secretary of statein the negotiation of numerous reciprocity treaties with our immediats neighbors are to be ontirely lost, There is a disposition on the part of the houss at least, and with many members of the sen ato too, to recent what is termed attempts to legislate on the tariff question for congress. There is probably a suspicion on the part of the house that some people suppose it to be incapable of wrestling with this subject, which suspicion probably makes that body somewhat over-eeneative on the rubject. At least, it is pretty evident that the necessary legisiation to carry into effect the Spanish treaty will mot be forthcoming from the house, and the chances are against the enactment of such legislation in behalf of the Mexican treaty, The Nicara- guran treaty is_attracting a good deal or at- tention here. Its terms, eince they have be. come known are belng pretty carefnlly dis- cussed and thero is a disposition on the part of many to think favorably of the mutter of a proposition by which this government may by the expending of even hundred millions of its surplus, the surplus of a singlo year and abso- lutely own_and control the proposed canal and strip of country rix miles in width along the entire line of the canal is looked upon as #0 valuable a conceesion thut even this do- nothing congress is almost tempted to accept it. Should it transpire that tue terms of the are such that a confirmation may take place by the senate thisyear and appro- priations for work at another session it seems quite probable the proposition may be a successful one, ‘The struggle over the New York senatorial prize continues to attract attentdon here, more attention in fact than all others together. The fact there are so many men of promi- nence in it ~President Arthur, Evarts, Minis. ter Morton, nd others of very considerable note—keeps alive the interest that would otherwise flag. The general feeling here is that the fight is likely te get 8o hot between the friends of the three leading candidatos, Arthur, Morton and Kvarts, that some brisk dark horse like Hiscock many win the priz: Tho name of C.kling seems to hava dropped out of sight altogather, Colcnel John €, Spooner, of Wisconsin, is here, consulting with his friends regarding the senatorial fizht. 1le came over fron: New York, where he has been on a business trip, He was met on arrival by saveral of the Wis- consin delegation who_appear to bo mostly Spoonermen, Both Wieconsin senators are understood to favor his election and Senator Philetus Sawyer is active ard industrious in his behalf. 1t is also understood Governor | Rusk and the other memberaof the Wisconsin state administra tion aro ia favor of Spooner’s election to the senatorship, M'CULLOCH'S CONFIBMATION, WasuiNcToN, December 18.—The senate confirmed McCulloch, CONFIRMATIONS, Hugh McCulloch secretary of the treasury; postmasters: A illaxd C. Bailey, Green By, | Wisconsin; David 1)nan, Indspenden Towa; Chancey 1. Owen, Sanborn, Iown; Frank G. Atherton, Osaga, lowa: A. A. Heald, recaiver of public moneys, St, Cro Falls, Wisconsin, THE NATIONAL DOARD OF HEALTIL The bill recently prepsred by representa- tives of the yarious state boards of health at the conferenco in this city was considered formally to-duy by the house committee on public hoalth, It was the opimon of the members to b impossible to pass the bill as {it now «tands at presont, a3 the measure in. volves the uuestion of state rights, and this, | |itis thought, would occasion a continual de- | bate, NOMINATIONS. ug, Beadlo, Cresco, Towa: | Abbie M. Lawman, Grizgsville, llincis; John | Gordon, Jacksonville, Illinois WHO STOLE THE COPIES OF THE TREATIES? In execntive session in the senate to.day a resolution was introduced by a_member of the sonaty committee on foreign relations, reciting | | that the Dominican teeaty had been published | in the Now York Horald and the raguan | treaty in tho New York Tribano tc | proposing that o special commitse be raised | 10 investigate the mathods by which copies of | tho:e treaties had been eecured by the press. | The ossertion was made on the| democratic side that the speci friends of the state department wero first sup- | plied with copies of all the treaties, and the | opinion was expressed by this senator that the admimstration was probably at fanlt the matter. This gave rise to a short, but rather acrimoniouay an_debate, Several senators lamented the inability of the senato | to enforce its rules, In reply to whicha poing was made that the rules of the senate had better be amendad to meet what soemed to bo the popular want, The resolution was events ally tabled almost unanimeusly. | B The Congressmens Perilons ilide- WasnINGTON, December 18.—After tho adjournment of congress this sfternoon wwber of senatorsand representatives board- ed tho street car at the capitol to ride down | capitol hill and had & very exciting trip, | Owivg to the fact that the pavements were very slippery from snow, the cars wera run | hill - without horses, and the car upon | the congressmen were in going dewn obtained too great a veloeity and becowming | unwma bla ran into another car immedi- ately ahead, The shock of the collision threw u sovaral congrossmen, and one of them, Ropresentative Hewphill of South Carolina, | was stuoned and had to be taken home in a carringe. Mr. Foadom, sergean also injured, being cut about the face Postmaster | our standard gold and silver coinage as_tho ay, nod | § | asking the truni Jines to O ( GREELY AND HOWGATE, THEIR RELATIONS SIMPLY THOSE OF FRIEND. SHIP, Special to Chicago Tribune. WaskiNarox, D, O, December 17.—The sensational reports as to the rifling of the desk of Lieut, Greely in the signal offica and the dispatch of Sergt., Holtworth to Nebraska on the trail of Howgate need to be modified in important particulars, No one in Washington believes the insinuation that Lieut, Greely, of Arctic fame, had any relatious with Howgate's peculations when _tho latter was chicf signal officer. Greely simply performed sciontitic duty under the bureau, but had no connec tion whatever with the fioancial department and it is not & fact that he withheld any in- formation from the secretary of war. On the contrary, directly he recoived a letter from Howgate, ho notified the secretary of war of the fact. and gave to the latter every clew which ha subsequenily obtained from How- gate through Congressmoa Guenther and Duester, to whom Holtworth cenfided his dise covery, Secrotary Lincoln charges that the newspaper publications have defeated his et- forts to capture Howgate, it - Ingersoll aud Dorsey, Washington Spacial to tke New York World, A business friend of Col Ingersolls said yosterday: “I see a piragraph going the rounds of the newspapers relating how Dor- soy paid Ingereoll 100,000 as o feo for his services in the star routo cases. It is an absurd story, aud, although it is credited to Dorsey, T donot believe that he would oyer start out sucha story. At the closa of the teial Dorsoy was hard up for ready money. He paid thecolouel then 815,000, I€ ha over paid him any more than that it has been sinco the colonel has gone into the cattle business on Dorsey’s ranch.” Tt appears further that Dorsey was not the means of putting the Colonel in' as one of his partners, Bosler, an old_star-route contrac- tor, had advanced money from time to time to Dorsey until he had loaned him £225 000. To secure thia Dorsoy surrendered one-half of his cattle interest and ranch. When Hosier died a year ago last summer his interest had to be #old in the adminstration of his estate, Dor- sey was anxious to have it purchased by some one agrecablo to himself. L. % Leier, the Chicago millionaire, now residing here, had offered $500,00) for the Bosler interest Dorsoy telearaphed to lngersoll, and he brought John B. Alley,, _of Massa chusetts, who is twenty times & willionare, to purchase the interest, - Alley paid 8700.000 to the administrator of the Bosler ostate, paying him 1n & single check down f.r that amount. Out of the mterest purchased by Alley Ingor- soll was eiven one-seventh, Alley let him have this for §100,000, which he loaned to him at ten per cent This gives Ingersoll one- fourtaenth of ths whole property subject to the interest charge of $40,00 per annum. This year, notwithstandiog a number of losses, cattle wern so'd from the ranch to the amount of $300,000. Ingersoll’s shara of this would be a fraction over $20.000. As he mado a good sum of monsy upon his lecturing tour cut and back, ha is confident he will have his share of the ranch property cleared within the noxt three yoars. Ho calls his house upon the ranch Maadeva, after his two daughters Maud and Eva. —— The San Domingo Treaty, New Yonk, December 18,—Tho Herald says in rogard to the Siwn Domingo treaty: All commercial advantages are not only retained, but every encouragement given for the intro- duction of Amsrican man:factures and indus- tri Our legal tender standard of gold and silver 18 to bo the standard of Domingo and a tribunal of arbitration is to baconstituted for thesettlement of every disputewhich may arise from such reciprocity, There are some intriu- sic merits in the treaty but a grester one is held in visw by the adminis:ration, inasmuch | as the harbor of Lamara will evantually be- come a couling station of the world’s now highe way of commerce via Nicaragua to the Pacific, and this harbor, will, it is believed, under the henefits of such treaty as mow awmts ratification, be also the sito of our American colony, not less im portant than the ones that are to grow up at neither terminus of tho inter-oceanic canal, That feature of the t-eaty which proposes Dominican standard, and admit onr silver age for circulation there, will prepare a way for American interests in St Domingo, which will be of advantage to our mercuntils interests with that countr; ——— Patching Up the Pools, CH104G0, December 18.--The Trans-Cont nental Railway association held another ses- sion to-day and adjourned until January 1 when another meeting will be held in San Francieco, and the question of contiuwing the present pool wi'l be again taken up, In the meantime a truce was agroed upon, to be con- tinued unt!l January 31, and a committee was sinted to report a basis for settiement, This committee 15 now in ression, The greater part of the session was con sumed in discussing the position taken by the Central Pacific in rafusivg topool the business of its sunset route by steamer from New York to New Orleans and Galveston and thence by rail to the Pacific const, The Central Pacific refuses to recede from its PO jon and the commission to with the connecting hines west from Caicago was informed that they would stand by tha action of the eastern trunk lives, and \‘\'rh“li refuse trial on the subject of through rates from scaboard to soaboard till the question was satisfactorialy settled, A telegram re- ed from Commissioner Fink in reply to one sent by Commissiouer Ristine yesterday declara a truco bill Fick said tha ore the exe 8 com uary 8lst, Commi matier would bo laid b mittee to-morrow. It is not known bow soon | ttee apy A to.day to devise s ttlemens will by able to report, dge Blow-up. Loxnox, Dace 15 —Col. Majendia, chief of the department of explosives, says in his report concerning the explosion under | London bridge, that the dynamite was prob. akly suspended to the grating over the hole at The forco of the explosion was much groater than at first supposed. The carboline in the bottom of the sewer was pul verizad. A diver found fissures in the pier extending six fant in the badof the river large | enough to admit his | Tao | damaga to the bridge. however, was only | nomiual, its strongeh boing unaffected, B — Exposition Notes New OriEaNs, December 18,—The Cathol archbichop of New Orleans approved tho ber | liam H, Barnuy confer | | the HA GENERAL NEWS. Great New York Senatoial Strogele h Attracts More Attention than the Regular Business. Too Many Men of Great Promi~ nence Want It, Ex-Sonator Barnum's Views of Cleveland’s Cabinet, Congressmen’s Perilons Ride in o Street Car, The Down Ranchmen of Wyoming take Fences — Railroad Racket—The Sugar Growers, thetr THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP, Special to the Now York Telegram, Arpaxy, Decembar 18,—The fact that President Arthur has been formally launched into tho eenatorial arena as a candidate to stay, notwithstanding the assertions first along that he was not a candidate, has brought _another element into the canvass which will be felt more or less. Revenee is eweet, although the latter comes afterward. The new element is comgosed of such who are bound to beat Arthur at all hazards for the paet ha took in the defeat of the Blaine tick- et in this state, as they believe. Ix-Attor- ney General Ww. Russell, from St. Tawrence county, and Frank Hiscock, from Onondago, are the per- sons designated to carry out the scheme, Al- though these gentlemen have not given their consent as candidates under these conditions, still the men who have atarted the anti-Arthur movement for revenge are_booming them up for that purpose, Judge Russell is one of the ablest men who evor aat in the attorney gan- eral’s chair, and his friends say that should he be defeated in the senatorial fight, that he will be named for governor next fall, Secre- tary of State Carr is making a big fight for the same nomination, and confidently beliaves that he will receive it. If he should, his dep uty, Colonel Anson S. Wood, of Wayne county, would conr e in for the nomination of secretary of state, Thus far the Arthur men command, to all appearances, the largest forces, and should Mr. Morton withdraw in Mr. Arthur's favor nearly enough votes would b secured to in- sure Arthur's election. Tom Platt, however, say» that Mr, Morton is 1n the field to stay. Tf he be then his gold will work its part and ho will have to be & very strong man person ally to stand up sgainst it. Irwin could got noeu port from his own lecality in his spesk ership fight if he upheld Arthur for tenztor; therefore ha formed the strongestcombination possible Ruesell, if he can be elacted, and Morton if he cannot, Assemblyme# O'Neill, of Fravklin, is under the eye of Senator Burleigh, who recl-n&y flopped from the sup- vort of Mr. Morton%o Mr. Arthur, and there- fore he will receive the strength of that fac- tion for the speakership, excepting what goes for Hubbell, of Monroe, who is controlled by John M Davy. Of ‘the two Hubrell is thought the more able man, but O'Neill’s pre- vious service and work for the staiwarts en- titles him to the recoguition, c-Senator Barnum’s Views of Cleve- land's Cabinet. Special Telegram to T Bex. Oncaco, December 18, —Ex-Senator Wil- has been stopping at the Grand Pacific hotel fora week or ten days past, but save to one or two personal and bus- inoss friends the continued presencs of the leeder of the democracy in the lato campaign hae not been gencrally known. Baroum is & little poculiar when ho comes west in his de- sire to keep his presence an incognita, axd for that purpose whenever he stops in Chicago on E ! his way the the Lakoe Superior copper regions, ho keeps as much a3 possible out of sight. He entertains a strong dislike to beivg interviewed by newspaper men, because he is averse to be- ing quoted publicly Un this acconnt the chairman of the democratic national commit- tes has undeservedly earned a reputation for austerity, His dislike of notoriety has been musinterproted as sn aversion to roport- ere. Lt is not #o, however, for when approach- ed in & proper macner no public man adopts a more friendly and open attitude or speaks as freely, Your correspondent iu an- swer to an inquiry concerning Cloveland’s policy Mr, Barnum’ said: “I am led to be- lieve that he has not formulated his policy distinetly vet. He is a man who anticipates very little, When the matter comes before himn for settlemont his good sens3 nad excal- lent judgemout discovers the quickest and best way of gotting atit. e wili no doubt depond to & grest extont upon his advisars, but it will be principally dependence for in- formation, You might also say and not for decision, He is thoroughly ‘able to decide any question, however intricate it may be, I ao wot thiuk it is his intention to muke im- mediate sweops on the forces of the govern- went employes, o could not do it if he wanted to, because there are men in certain departments who must be retained temp ily at lewst, I dou’s believe he will keep the republicans in offico any longer than they are indispensable, There are plenty of well qualified men in the democratic parcy who, after u little ex can porform the dutiss of governme **Will the inaugur. land be of an el; 1 do not ge: the necessity for it, OFf courss you cannot keep the people from going to Washington and iadulgingin » demonstration, They will do that, and to’ that extent the in- auguration will be elaborate, But so tar as the national committes being concernad, mouies could be none The whole matier how - inuds of & committe of reprasen: shiugton men wostly demosras, Timogine who will arrangs a'l the details, In appointing them T endeavored to seluct the best men " aro perhaps bester acquaint. ton keoping open of the exposition on Sundays uriine, was _ for the bensfit of the day laborer, mechauic | te and clerk, ) Stalof North Carolin cland and his ..‘,xux »us, Sena, ny other democrat, 1 want you to o will form his cabinet.” That is o stious, " roplied Mr. Barnum with o amile, “that has perhaps been more often asked of me wince Mr, Cleveland's election than any other. Idon'c know whether the people will beliove it _or not, but it is neverthelees truo that neither Claveland nor the leadera of the democratic party have given the question a serious thought, 1t would be absurd to sy that Cleveland has not thought of it. Ho has perhaps called to mind repre sentative men who would be an_ornament to his circle of advigers with whom he is to sur- round himself, But he has not taken the tirst stop towards a final selection, of that 1 have personal knowlenge, —— Beauty Chained to a Tree Burre, Montana, December 13,—A gentle- man who was coming into town at about dusk from out beyond Missoula Gulch, discovered in an unfrequented spot & fourteon-year old girl fastened to a leavy log by means of & big chain, one end of which wassecured about her ankiee, and she other end fastened to tho log. She was very thinly dres-ed, her feet and hoad were bare and +he was shaking with cold. She did not offer any explanation of how she came to be in such a vosition; but the gentleman as soon a8 possible unfastened the chain from the log, and taking the girl up to the Dexter Mill had the chain cut and removed from her ankles, As sho still vouchsafed no explanation, her rescuer brought her to tewn and went, * with her to the sherifis office, Sheriff Irvin recog- nized the girl as the daughter of o teamster named O'Hara, whose wife died several years ago. Since the mother’s death the children have not received much care and have grown up like wild weeds, The girl in question has proved particularly troublesome, and on one or two occasions the father had had her put in jail to keep her out of mischief, Sheriff Irvio advised the man to take her to Kather Dols and have her placed in charge of the Sisters, The man failed to find Father Dols, however, and went with her to William Jack, chairman of the board of count; commssioners, who issued an order for her to be taken care of at St. James’ Home until her father, who is out of town, can be seen and soms arrangaments made for her future, It is not yet known who chained her to the log. Democratic Junketing, ‘WasHINGTON, December 18, —The Columbia demccratic club of this city gave s complit ‘mentary banquet this evening to Senator Gor- man, of Maryland, in recogniti n of his ser- vices to the democratic party during the re. cent compaign, The banquet was served in Willard's hotel, and 105 persons, forty of whom were the invited guests of the club, sat down o the table. Among the guests present wero prominent democrats from various states, many of them members of congress. The fol- lowing is a list of toasts with the names of the persons responding: *“Our Honored Guest,” responded to by Senator Gorman, who on conclusion of his remarks proposed “The Columbia demo ratic club,” which was rexponded to by President Wilson, of the club, “Our country,” Sveaker Carlisle, “The dom- ocratic party,” Samuel J. Randall, *“The young democracy,” George K. Post, Pa., **Now York, Tudians, Connecticut, and New Jersey.” J. 'E. Lamb, Indiana, “The solid wouth,” John S. Barbour, Virginia, “The president elect,” Barnes Compton, Maryland, “The press,” Stins'n Hutchins, editor Wash- ington Post, “Why we laugh to-night,” 8. 8, Cox, New York, and “The New York bus ness men and their partin the campaign,” J. J. O'Douoghue, New York. Letters of re- gret were read from General Haocock, Gen- eral McClellan, Chairman Barnum, Joseph Pulitzer and Johd W. Daniel, e — Daring Robbery ana sfurder, Cl',zvnumn, December 18,—At 8 o'clock last’evening a farmer named Harrington, liv ing two miles from Geneva, was called to the door by a knock and on opening was contront- ed by n masked man, who, sighting along the barrel of a revolves, demanded: “I want your money.” Harrington took a small sum from his pockets and banded it to him, who t ok it, and cried, “That ien't all. I want the balance,” That moment a handkerchief dropped from his eyes and Mrs, Harrington standing near exclaimed “Oh, I know him ” “You do, do you?” shouted the ruffian, “‘take that, then,” and he fired a bullet, it passiog throvgh her shoulder. She ran out of the house and to a neighbor's for help, and re turning with friends they found evidences of a derperate struggle and Harrington lay dead | on the floor with a bnllet hole in his forehead. Mrs, Harrington recognized the murderer as o fellow numed Teck, who lived two miles from the farm, The citizens are tcouring the country for him, e e—— A Jap Astonlshes Gen, Hancock, Chicago Trihune Special, New York, December 17,—Gon, Oyama, the Japauese minister of war, paid a vlsit to Gen, Hancock at Goveruor's Island, to-day, and was recoived with a salute of twentyguns, The tug Chester A, Arthur took him and his suite down to Fort Hamilton, and fromthence to old Fort Lafayette, where the long dyna mite gun had been set up. Gen, Oyama was miich intercated in the dynamite gun, He watched closely the process of loading it. {Tho General astonihed the party by some ex- tra_rdinary fine stooting with a repeaticg rifia, A member of the American rifla_team first fivod six shots at glass balls, and hit four ofthe six. Gien, Oyama then took the gun, aud, after examining it closely, brought it tc his shoulder and shattered the first ball, He then broke the next five without a miss, —— Baptist Preacher Arrested for Illegal Voring, Triaca, N. Y., December 18, excitod over the arrest and removal to Au- burn to-day of the Rev. Robert T, Jones, pas- tor of the Baptist church, for illeval voting at the late presidential election, Jones was horn 1 England and brought to this country while an infant and has pot been paturalizsd, Jones declared for Cleveland and addressed a democratic meeting prlor to the electin, was warned that he would be challenged but swore in lus vote, The town is — —— Wrecks of Iraios, Lancasten, Pa, December 17,—Tho fast teain on the Pennsylvania road was ditched this morning at Christina b The traio ‘was ,wrecked, “T'he morning train on th and Waynesburg road was wre #ama cause, in Chester county . was killed and thy fie No pass y. Nono injured, t Brandywine 4 from the he anginesr man severely injured, CHicaco, Degember 18 retail grocer, failed to-day, liabilitics, 000, Jos. Zuckerman, Assets, S3een uvergwfierc, Because every. where recognized ad izdi&pen@ifi?e fo Peafer a\oz TERRIBI He | DALy BEE VAAHA, NEB., FRIDAY )f()RNlNG, DECEMBER 19,1884, NO. 159. FIREG IN NEW YORK, THE CATHOLIC MALE ORPHAN ABY- LM, New Youg, December 18 —The Catholio mals orphan asylum, at St. Mark's and Al- Lany avenues, Brooklyn, burned this after noon, Itis feared some children perished in the flames. The sisters in charge think all escaped, but cannot tell till the roster of the boys is called, Tha little fellows are now scattered abont in the care of the residents in the neighborhood. The fire started in the drying room, which adjoined the southern end of the mein bullding. This drying room also contained the boilers and the heating apara- tus, with the dormitory on the third floor, in which there sixty orphans, suffering from varlous complaints, Sister Mary Josephine, who was in the dormitory at the time the fire broke out, made heroic et forts to save the Itttle ones. She romained in the room until absolutely driven out by the flawes, Then she ran to the window, whero she stood upon the cornice until Fireman Mc- Groarty, of engine No. 4, from the roof ~f the building swung his coat to her. The sister caught the cout but when McGroarty tried to pull her from her perilous position she lost her grasp and foll to the ground, threa stories be- low. She struck upon her shoulder and head, and in an unconscious conditin was convoyed to St. Cathorine’s hospital, Joseph Ryan, a boy, wied to descend by a Iadder from the eame floor, He got with in eight feet of the ground when the Indder suddenly parted. He recoived severe injuries, John McGrath, aged eight, jumped from the third story and was badly ivjured. Mother DaChantel and Sister Anthony were in the offico when the fire was discovered. They at onca gave the alarm and procoeded _to got the youngsters out of the building. There wero 786 orphans in the nain structure, which is known as St, John's home. They were told to leave the home and eeck shelter in any neighboriog house until called for, Thero was great excitement among the inmates, and hundreds of the lttle fellows ran out into the falling snow, hatless and_coatless. The flames sproad with great rapidity, and the buildings were almost completely de- stroyed, The asylum and grounds occupied the entire block, Thes asylum building was 210 by 150 feet, throe stories with mansard roof, and constructed of blue stone. One of the boys in the asylum says that the fire was caused by another boy who went into the drying room with a lighted candle and ac- cidontally set some clothes on fire. The night of November 9, 1862, Pheformer Catholic or- phak asylum burned during a driving snow storm and three of two hundred and forty- eight_children burned to death. The asylum building burned to-day was valued at $200, 000 and is insured, It was announced to- niGht that Sister Mary Joseph, who tell from the third story window, is dead. e ———— RILUROAD RACKET, BURNING ¢ were ST, Louts, December 18—t is said here that owing to the general depression in trade and the closing of manufactories in all parts of the country, and the slow movement of grain the railroads running east of here are doing scarcely more than half the business done the same time last year. CH10AG0, December 18,—The Times learns semi-officially that unlees the Sonthwestern Railway association recognizes the claim of the Northwestern and Milwaukee and St. Paul roads to admiesion to that association, the St., Paul road which now has a line to Ottumwa, Lowa, will build from that paint to Kansas C ty and force a reduction, The gen- eral treight agents of the Missouri river linea met again to-day to consider the demoral- ized condition of " rates to points on the M {souririver, The matter was referred to the | committee and an agreement made to made to maintsin _the rates for the time being at 12 | cents per 10 pounds, _The full rate is 18 cents, Cnicaco, December 18 —The general pas- senger agents of east-bound _trunk lives wero |to have attempted a restoration of the passen- | ger rates to the seaboard to-day, but on the way to the meeting W, I, Jobnson, of the Lake Shore, slipped on a banana peel and syrained his ankle, and could not be present. | Tho meeting therefore adjourned till Mnndn?‘. | The Southwestern railway association held lan anpual mesting to.day with closed doors, Commissioner Midgely made a | report for the year, accompanied by a number of recommendations, the purport of which could not be learned. They were referred to | the committee. T..J. Potter of the Burling ton road, was made chairman of the exccutive committee for the ensuing yenr to succeed R. {R. Cable, of the Rock Island. A petition from the Kansas City Produce Ixchange for a reduction in rates on account of the low price of grain was not granted., ¢i1caco, December 18,—Judge T. M. Cooley, arbitrator of the trunk lino pool, is in the city gathering data for his award of percentages in the dead freight pool to eca- board, r— ANS-MISSOURL INTERESTS, PONTANT MEASURES INTRODUCED { THE SENATE, Chicago Tribune Svecial, W ASHINGTON, December 17,—Senrtor Van Wyck introduced two bills in the senate to- day which are of great Importance to trans- | Misouri nterests, and which are intended to correct evils which have lovg existed there. The first ill provides that no telegraph com- pany snall charee more from the Missouri river to the Pacific const than the average rate from t Be Missouri ) iver to the seaboard, The socon @ bill provides that all railroad com- pani ef that bhave received any assistance trom the government or any priviley from congress shall not bo allowed. o rateiva for passengers or freight more than the average rateathroughout the conntry for the trrns- Missouri region. Mr, Van~ Wyck sayd that | the rates fn that country, which'hos now by como well peopled, are the same as they w |at the time wh n there was no population there, and that it is o discrimination which (oughtno longer to be tolerated. In forfer times the newsboys even, the moment the train loft the Misgouri river, charged 10 cents a copy for a newspaper. They have been | compelled to abandon that, but the railroads snd telegraphs maintain their high aud extoc- | tionate 1ates, TWO N —mcr— Trouble With Dischavged Men QakDALE Jurcrioy, Tenn,, December 15,- Perty hands discharged from the coustruc tion train here to-day assnulted Hutchinson, one mau ia charge, wherenpon be fired and killed a man named Wil iams and snot an other named Johuston through the abdowmen, o further trouble i expected THE MARKETS. The Extreme Cold Weather Plays Havc, Little or No Ohange in the Cattle Market, The Same May be Hogs. Wheat from the Same Cause has D-clined, = Said of 2 1s the Effects of k Frost, Corn also ® e & Oats Quiet 1 and Loy Steady—Pork Dull Lard Easier— ons Dull, i - OHICA( MARKETS. OATTLR, Special Telegram to the Bek, CH10AGO, December 18,—The extrewe cold weather interforred with business, There wero 27 cars of Texans among tho fresh re- ceipts and no westerne, A far as the prices were concorned there reemed little or no chavge, There were a few loads of Ohrist- mas cattle that would make $6 50 to $7 00 but the best shipping and dressed beef and steers cannot be quoted higher than $500@5 while really good to choice may be quoted at $4 00@$5 25, and fair to medium from $4 80 down to $425, and common down $3 80@3 90, Cows are selling fairly well and bulls are scarce and higher, Stockers and feeders aro meoting with fair demand at steady prices, (Good to choice, 1,300@1,400 pounds, $500@ §540, Slow ‘trade ' and lower price was about the result of the forenoon’s business in this market, Mess pork was 20c lower and the provirion market was generally dull, 5o that packers orders were at lowor figures or a_smaller number, hence the late sales of fair to choice mixed were H@10e lower than at the opening with the chances in favor of a still further declive. Light sorts sold more evenly and steadier than_they have yet of late, Sales were made at & shade lower Prices than at the opening; rough and common packers sold around about #3 %0@4 10, fair to good mixed, $4 15@4 20, and best heavy $125 @4 35; lard or soap at $4 4 sbipping 210 to 850 pounds, 185 t0 210 pounds £3 85@34 30, To-day the markets fwere mocerately active but wero heavy and lower all through the list, the prin- ipal affegting causes being lack of support finuy and an unsettled and weak feeling in the New York stock list. Tho close of the morning session was heavy at the decline, . WHEAT, Opened steady at closing prices, and on early purchases advanced @fe, but before noon the influences of local and outside became very depressig and an irregul.r decline of 1@ 13¢ followed. Closo of morning session be- ing only fractionally better than the lowest points, The financial situation east was un- wettlod and nervous, helping tha decline hore. Values kept up as long as purchases were brisk, but fell back very easily, No, 2 spring, sold from 70} to Tic cash, CORN steady early at full closing prices, being held up for an hour or so by wheat, but later the fooling became heavy and a decline of e fol- lowed except on year, which dropped back from the opening prices. Trading was ac for the first hour but became flat beforo o'clock. No, 2 was quoted at 36jc. 0TS continued quiet and steady with May about the only option called for, and that very mod- erately. There were no offerings of cash though 24§ was bid, PROVISIONS wore easy and only moderately traded in, the unsettled condition at the stock yards help- ing to a Jike feeling in the pit. Trade way purely local and of & scalping_character with early quotations the best of the morning’s session, Cash ° 1 PORK was nominally $10 00. Cash LARD was §6 55, and cash ribs 85 50, ‘Wheat & shads essier at 704c for December, 706c for January, 71jc for February, 77ic for May Corn steady, Oats unchavged Pork unchanged, Lard a shade easier at S for Decem 86 60 for January, $0 February, 56 674 for May. —— Interesting Statistics, NEew Yok, December 18,—The friends of national aid to a common school education will forward to congress the minutes of the proceedings of a meeting held here. 1t s The number of illiterate voters in nearly overy state is larger than the majority in said states for either political parties at the presi- dential elections, In some of the states it I from 40 to 50 per cont of the whole number of voters; hence the decision of the prosiden- cy is always possibly in the hands of those who cannot read the ballots they are em- powered to cast, o ——— e *An Alaska Explorer's Report, PokTLAND, Ore,, December 18, —Lieutenant Abercrombie, of General Miles' staff, has just returned from Alasks, where he has been ¢ gaged in the goverament explorations, e explored the Yukon rive: for 2,700 miles. He reports rich pl for a thousand miles up, paying £30 a day to the man, the sen son short and mining difficult, Ile says the fisherios are the finest kuown, ——— The Lot Wright Investigation, WasHiNGToN, December 18,—The house commit'es investigating the conduct of Lot Wright in the Ohio election contiuued their proceedings to-day Several witnesses WASHINGTON, embor 18.—Tor thaup. per Mississippl: Fair weather, variable winds, slight rise in temperature, Missouri: Partly cloudy weather, local snow, slightly higher temperature, east to south wind o \ \ Becausde we || e o s é!}(‘v/é /LO«‘?}U i/w& ] were examined as to the conduct of Wright and his deputies, —— The New Orleans Operators, New Oneeaxs, Decomber 18,—There is no truth in the report of a strike of the operators “here, and no evidence that thero will bo l.my strike, ¢t attain the tichneis and \ . Sneltd v.»/u c/., , age alone cne F.o.u.t». B tegions of Horth bara. ("’:Lfi', and slate (:t bews Smoking Tobacco. Gonsumer,