Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 23, 1885, Page 1

'THE OMAHA DaAiLy BEE FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., FRIDAY MORNIN s JANUARY 23, 1885. NO. 186 house for contempt. alto amserted that at the time Mr, olmstead brought the subject of the refusal of Mr. Morton to come before tho committee of investigation Wednesday, he had Morton’s lettor In his_pocket. This letter was now called for. It was produced by Olmstead and read by the clerk. In this letter, directed to Olmatead as chairman of the committes, Mor. ton says: “Presing business engagements prevent m, oomilfi to Lincoln before Monday, at which time I will appear before the con mittee,” Riley mked &> seo the en- volope whioh contained the letter sand in proof of ) ertion pointed out te the house the fact that it bore the postmark of ‘‘Nebraska Oity,” where it waa posted on the 10th of January, and the Lincoln postmark of the20th of January, thus showing that Olmatead had actually received the letter before he had submitted” the ser- geant-at-arma’ report to the committee, Olm- stead declared that Riley had misrepresented the facts or had made a mistake, and that he had only received the letter at noon tc Troup sald that Morton had no cxcuses for refusing to appear, because he had more railroad passes than any other man in tho state and had neyer Several bills were introduced, among them one by Kaley for the erection of & normal school at R.d Cloud, another by Buffingtou to authcrize the construction cf a house of correction under tho control of the penitentiary contractor, This is & very important bill, likely to_cause a great deal of discussion hereafter. Holmes, the chairman of the railroad committee, re- ported the three centpassenger rate billsgreed on by the committee, This measure willcome up in the committeof the whole in aday orso. THE SENATE, LiNcous, January 22.—The morning ses- sion of the senate was taken up by routine business, not of general interest. Senator Clark called up his resolution introduced yes- terday, which reads as follows: Whereas, It appearn tbat convicts of tho state prison senteuced for a term of hard la- hor within the said prison are put to work, and are worked outside of the prison wall; befors ype l Mr_ gl LINGOLN. The Procecdings of the Homts and Senate, —_— Olark’s Resolution Will Sleep Till Ressurrection Day, Morton to be Bronght Before the House by Attachment. Tendency of the House to Pan- der to the Monopolists. The Supreme Court Decides an Important Case. The mession of the School Land Fraud Investigating Committeo Brief and Unimportant, HOUMK Speclal Correspondence of Tne Bie, LincoLy, January 22.—Immedintely after the reading of the house Journal this mornirg Mr. Olmstead, eaairman of the school lands inveatigating committeo, prescnted a report to the house that Mr, J. Sterling Morton had been subpoeaed as & witness before the com- mittse, but had refused to come uatil his fees and milenge were paid. The committee asked for an order to compel the witness to attend, Mr. Riley stated that Morton had telegraphad he would be on hand at the proper time Mr. Wolbach introduced a resolution that the house exert all its powor to bring Morton before the committee. Holmes opposed the resolution, He declared there was no law to compel anyone to_appear on such a subpoena. Sterling, of Fillmore, waa of the same opinion, Blain thought thiy looked very suspicious. The parsons who had brought these charges of fraud were now un- willing to say what they knew about the mat- ter to the committee, JLee, of Furnas, sug- gested that the secretary of stats be instructed %o pay Morton’s miloags and of every witness that might cventually be required to appear before any committes of tho hous Olmstead poiuiod out that Lee's sugees- tions did not meet tho point at issue. since no money can be paid by a state ofticer unless an appropriation be made by the house. Johnson, of Lancaster, deemed it expedient to pay fees to any witness before they appear tel an Wheraas, This s contrary to the Istter and spirit of the 1aw, to the bat interests of frea labor, to the best interests of the state, and to the beat interest of the convicts, since, in retaining them within the walls as contem- plated by law, the temptation to comumit crime in carrylg out an escape ot in attempt- ing o escape, would wisely be withheld from Resolved, That the board ef public lands and buildings is hereby directed to iasue a ruling directing that in strict compliance with the law, all cenviots shall be contined within the ptison walls, aud that no lessoe, contract- or, foreman or boss, thall heraafter work any cquvict outside of the prison walle. On motion of Hastinga the resolution was referred to the committee on penitentiary, ;hcre it will probably sleep until resurrection ay. ‘The enormous number of supsruumery em- ployes is still the subject of contenti n in the eenate, Day, of Saunders, asked for the read- ing of the list of employes, which being done showed a larger number cf names than the 5 d | roll of the senate, Mr, Day nsked that this thy school land fraud sentation during the re- | list be referred to the committes on miscelln cent campaign for political purposes, If he | neous butiness, who are to ascertain whether were an honest man he would williogly come | all were necessary fo the transaction of busi- and give the facts on which he bases his [ ness. The railroad committee being slow 1o charges. Ho advisedthe house to give no fees | report, a resolution was introducsd giving the to this informer unless hocame and substan- | membérs four days to report action and pro- tiated his charges. Miller thought Morton | gress, A number of bills were passed to the should be brought fees or no fees. . | second reading. Among the most important Sterling introduced an amendment, in- | were the I.Ailln((rnntlng Historical squara to structing tho chairman of the investigatiog | Lincoln for urket pirposes, and tho memor- committee to gerve an attachment on Morton and bring him before that body. Nettleton said that Morton was not in con- tempt of the committee. but of the house, and that the house should act of itself in the matter. Dempster suggeated that Morton be given his fees, and ho would come immed- ly. He would, as an excuse to h 0 bo ablo to say he was obliged to testify. Sterling then withdrew his previous amend- ment, and moved as a substitute to Wol- bach’s, the following: ““That the speaker be authorized to issue an attachment for the ar- rest of J. Sterling Morton, and that he be brought to the bar of the house and explain his conduct. + Kaley thought this a small matter, The re- publicans have given the democrats a chance of inquiry and they would not accept it. Morton brought the chargea and may b said to be plaintiff in this suit and if he ‘does not appear and testify the committee should be dismissad, Morton had stumped the state makiog these charges of fraud and if he could substantiate what he has said he should come before the committes and do so. e con- luded by moving that the resolution be Ilaid upon the table, Kaley's motion not being soconded, Wright of Lancaster, delivered himself of a bombastic harraugue. ~ Ho thought Morton was liko the gentleman from Omaha, Mr. Rosewater, too modest to testify before any- body but the committes themselves, for when this latter gentleman was called before the commi tee yesterday to give evidence he re- fused to do so unleis the room was cleared and what he said kept from everyone except the committeo. Mr. Wright was proceeding when the epeaker called him to order, The substituta of Mr. Sterling was adopted. The houss now proceeded to the considera- tion of the special order for to-day. This was Nichol's recolution to the effec. that our senators b instructed o support the Rezan inter-state commerce bill, Tho clerk was ordered toreal the Regan bill as it bad passed ths lower house of con- grien, r. Riloy moved that the further consider- ation of this resolution be deferred to the th day of the presont resion, Johnson proceeded to address the house bu the speaker put tha question and on the roll being called only four members supported Ril resolution. They were Adums, Nel Riley and Troup, Peterson now introduced an _ameadment to ke Nichol's resolution, that instead of the house instructing the senators to vote they ba told that in the opinion of the house this bill 18 worthy of their consideration. The rail- road going with Troup and Holmes in the lead supported the amendment while Casper, Miller and Nichol opposed it. Peterson alad opened his great jaw to expose his 1znorance by declaring there was no precadent for and testify, Morton is the man who star 1al to congress praying that Omaha be made a port of entry. The bill for allowing counties to go back from townehip organization to the commis- sioner eystom was referred to the judiclary committee for amendment. Senator Buckworth, of the land fraudinyes- tigation committos, repcrtad that J. Sterling Morton refused to testify without his per diem and mileage. Mr. McShane asked for_the senate’s authority in the matter. Mr, Burr was facetions enough to offer $5.00 towards defraying his expenses. Mr. McShune intro- duced a resolution to fssue an attachment to fetch the gentleman straightway. This met the unauimous approval of the senate. The Supreme Court, LiNcos, January 22.—In the supreme court yesterday a case of some importanc and interest was dacided. 1t was the case of J. R, Webster ve, ths Nebraska Telephono company. Mr, Webster brought suit against the company to compel it to admit him as a subgcriber. Some time in 1833 the company placed a telephone fustrument in the office of the relator, but for some reason failed to fur- nish a directory or list of subscribers of the circuit, as s customary, and which the relator claimed was neceseary for the profitable use of the telephone. Finally the directory was furnished, but upon the first pay day the sab- scriber refused payment for the time in which no_directory was furnished, Neither party yielding, the instrament was removed. Soon afterward the relator made application for an instrument and to be admitted as a subscriber, which was rofused, ‘The opinion as given by Judge Reese was favorable to Mr, Webster, it beiog held that a corporation or person who assumes or under- takes supply a public demand for an article of public necessity, must supply those dewands without discrimination. It was held that the tolephone was & carrier of public naws and all persons were entitled to its privileges who were convenlent to its places of business, There wasno good reason ussigned by the company for refussl, hence 8 mandamus itsaes and the writ is allo The School Land Fraud Investigation, Special telogram to Tue Bee, LaNcoLy, January 22,—The session of the school land fraud investigating committes this afternoon was brief and rather unimpor- tant, Glen Kendall filed a protest signed by himself againet the order excluding him from the tommittee room, being charged with mal- feasance in office. He insisted upon the priv- legislature instructing United States | 11ege of being present axd also requested the senators, As ® matter of fact every |same privilege for other state officars and par- volume in our sesslon laws since Nebraska bé- | (ies fmplicated, Senator Metz moved that came & state c u {1 congress in 4 the committee engage the opera house and in- which our us vite not only Mr, Kendall Lus sl the citizans of the town to the show. The committes by a tio vote decfined to accedo to Mr, Ken: dull's requests, Leandor Gerard, of Colum. bus, was examiined at some langth, Never 1ta1 purchased or_leased £chool lands or ver hiad any intsrest in the'r sale; never bad any proposals made to him to join_ & syndicate ty speculate in school landr; knew of but one instance where school luid had been leaed in Madison county. aud to the best of - his racol: instructed” and our coneressmen requested to support measures in which Nebraska or som locslity in Nobraska has an interest, After the previous question had been orderad the amendmect was carried by 49 to 38, With the exception of two or three, wholwere con fused by the debate, the vote on this amend- ment is a fair iudex of the tendency of the members to truckle to the monopolists, The following is the record; Voting for the amendment: Adams, Aike Bailey, Baruey, Bassett, B ckley, Blaco, |!ection what he bad told Rosewater about the Booth, Cope, Cornslius, Corr, Cox, Crawford. | ¢hool 1and frauds was merely general. Thoy B {lonn, Hall, Heinrich, Henry, | Were made during the Turer-Valentimo cani- 1 Holmes, Holt, Johnson, Kuley, |Paiga of 1852, Reprosentativey Olmstead, who, duriog tho entire mvestigation, has panas salbtedt, Tesvialdh |0t T Avtornay for Kapdell o i A Neligh, Osgood, Petorunm, - Hiss Robartson, Robinson, "Root, ;Smith, ~Sto Taylor, | 'Pals put eeveral questions to Mr. Gerard, Thomas," of - Oate, . Thomee' "t oTior | whereby hie sought to to seoure the admission Thomoson, Troup, _Turtle, — Varn s, | thst the charges of fraud were simply cam- Waltt, " White, illiams, Wright, | Paign thnader, and Mr. Gerard, being indis Mr, Speaker. Voting against the amendment Blaine, Bruner, Usllahan, Casver, Cola, Cooger, Crook, Dempster, Kberman Hverett, Gill, Gamaer, Harlan, Hazeo, Higgins, Holy. worth, Howard, Huff, Trwin, Jind. { Loe of Merrick, Luce, Marble, Marti Ardle Miller, Nichol, Poynter, venwon, Sterling, Taggart, Wiespsar, Wolbich, The resolu: on, a8 amended, was theu pat’ and carried unavimously, wud the house sdjourned until 2pm On the housa belng called to order this af ternoon Mr. Steveneon at once moved that the vots taken at the morning sewsion concern ing J. Sterling Morton ba reconsidered. This caused & commotion, Immediately after Mr, S‘Lophnwm- resolution was submitted, Mr. Riley, iu # vory mmicable spsech, accused Mr, Ul:-lilllfl’. lhfil\-hu‘l‘n;uu of the housa investi Kating commiltee, of wilfully kesping back a etter be bad received from Morton with the bject of forcibly draggiog that gentieman posed to refresh his memory, was allowed to depart without divulging any material facts, Mr, Frank Sheldon, a real estate dealer of Lincoln, who has been a heavv dealerin school lands, was next called. Ho testified that he had secured leaves for about 60,000 acres of school lands in various parts of the state and still held thirty thousand acres, He PR P e e e the eases, and how much he paid for the same, Sheldon’s memory also falled bim, and he could only recollect that the entire profits so far from his sghool lands deal were six hun- dred dollars. ~ After crosi-examination, which was lramaterial, the witness was excused for the presont and the committee adjourned, Deuteronomy XXV, Special telegram to Tk Brr, LixooL, January 22, —Thou shalt not muz- zle the ox when he treadeth out the corn, This biblical injunction from the fourth verse of the twenty-ifth chapter of Deuteronomy has been religionsly oqsersed by Boss Stout with his horde of legislative cattle. One of theeo unmuzzled animals with the Bil) Stout brand, whose voioe has & strong resemblanoe to the braying of an ass, pranced over the floor of the housafto-day like a bull ina china shop, The occaslon for this demonstration was the resolution to order tho arrest of Sterling Mor- ton for contempt. Instead of charging directly upon the offensive land shark hunter from Otoe, the infuriated animal struckout with his heels againstthemore offensive R -sewater, This afforded a delightful pastime for the jobbers and railroaders, but even Boss Stout's head eowboy in the speaker's chair was shocked at such disorderly conduct. In other words, when Mr. Wright, of Laneaater,>went clean out of his way to assall and misrepresemt a witness who bad responded to the ecall of the Investigating ccmumittes, the speaker way compelled to remind him that he was out of order, This man, Wright, had some of the ark himself, Ho investad in 2500 acres of easod school lands, and it s but natural tor him to throw cold water on every effort to ex- ose the nefariuos operations of “Kendall and is aseociatos., 0 people of ILencaster county are not very cholce in_their selection of lawmakers, or "else tney would not have sent o law-breaker like Wright into the legislature, who onhy a fow, Jenrs ago was in- dicted by a grand jury in this county for WASHINGTON NEWS. Vest and Plumb's Oklahoma Resln- tions Before the Semate, — Disounssing Measures for Improv- ing the Indians’ Condition, Passage of the Oregon Central Laud Forfeitura Bill, The National Woman Suffragist Asgsociation Adjourn, Digoussion of the Nicaraguan Treaty in the Senate. knowingly and wilingly’ renting his oot to i iy g 1) Bl notarions r-mh:nt(]-lv. is elegant specimen Health Cannot be Reached of depravity sotually aepires o leadership in i Nebraska politics. He even hae his eyes on KRR Sl the governors chair. There s Tikely 1o be & lively row avor Olmutead's dareputible con: uct in withholding from the comumittee and the legislature the contents of Sterling Mor- SERESE, Sonts liker. | Suel 8 broach of parliamentary | - Waxoros, Tauuary 1. —Manderson,from seldom, if over, been comm i i this state. Tt s not only contemptible spite- | ©™itte8 on printing, reported favorably the Dut deliborate doocption of hix oollers.es | concurrent rerolution. providing that the Con- which cannot bo too sevorely punishod. Ol | grexsional Record should be an socurate trans. stead certafnly hav shown himself unfit for the i chairmanship of any Investigating committes, :::::", :f:‘:_ml el il Lo The railroad lobby does mot at all appear alarmed over the zeal exhibited in pn.fiing The Oklahoma resolutionsof Vestand Plumb ml]:il:’ldtl:fl:l:;ion to the (m‘x:h Tbnyd feel | wero placed before the Senate, Vest with - confident o numerous bogus and im- practicable regulation bills already introduced | 07¢¥ his resolution, In dofog so he took oo- will create such confusion aa to cnable them | casion to say there couldbe no doubt whatever to defest what in to them objactionable, and | that as the lawa stood, the Oklahoma lands ?hi'.’.fil"lygi'.k.%lfl ) ;:g;rn:z::'m ware not at this time subjoct to settlement by school land speculators and their silent part. | Whites. The president was therefore unable ners at the capital than would appear on the | 0 do otherwise than as ha had done by Vest, surfaco, Their only hopa of escaping expos- | ¥ obtain a condition of the Oklahoms “affaira, ure and final indiotment, is in making the | And said he was astonished to_sce the state- investigation a farco and sham. 1f they can | ment made at other places and the capitol to keep themselves informediffas o~ the | nifect the president, in his action in this mat. witnesses cited and testimony given, they |ter, was violating the laws. The president hove to baffle all efforts to bring them ty | a8 compelled to execute the law, and the law justice. The attempt to tronsform this in-| Was clearly and unquestionably against quiry into a party fight with the republicans | Permitting white settlern to go on these lands, a3 the d landsharks and| Vest believed it inevitable that the lands efenders of the A swindlers is part of the progrsmme, It js | Wouldin timo be opened to such settlers, but hardly credible that honest republicans would | that time was not now. He expressed the lend thomselves to such a suicidal and dis- | hope that congress would take action on the reputable course. The Douglas county dele- | watter and avert bloodshed, The remaining gation have 50 far come to no understanding | ¥ights of _the Indians to the lands about the charter amendments. They are|in — guestion should be purchased. still waiting patiently for an expression or| Mr. Dawes sald that we had no right to definite instructions from leadiug business |open up these lands for settlement. The men and property owners of omaha, If any. | United States could not trample on our treat- thing is to be dono at this sesion it is high | iet. time for the city council and board of trade | Harrison suggested that the committee on to move in this matter, Indians affairs might at once report unfavor- ably on a petition recently presented to the senate which prayed for the opening up of the Mok el Oklahoma country. On the question-of ad- RNGLAND ACCEPTS THE FRENCH PROPOSALS. | opting such report the yeas. axd nays might Loxpoy, January 22.—The Pall Mall Gar | be called and racorded as the sense of the son- zette says the cabinet has accepted the French ;tie. eThus, élifi'-‘.h’:,'.,, ool ;d i sl axey, said thi od opportunity for proposals regardiog the Ngyptian finances aa | g ormment to put ita spal of . condemns o basis of the negotiation, provided mno mul- | tion” upon lawlessness, The lands which tiple control be institnted and the coupons be [ formed the enbject of this debate had never taxed, Germany and Russia will b admitted | been surveyed, ssctionized or ~subdivided. to representation, says “‘Inia Caissedela Delle | They were, therefore, in no, way open for set- Publique” England will offer a guarantes | tloment. Plumb believed that most people loan of nine million pounds, but is willing to that wentinto the Okiali®ma eountry went discuss the question of intarnational gusran- | there under the conviction shat they had a le- tee, if the powers are unsnimous on that |gal right se to do. Maxeydid not sece how point. they could entertain sueh a conviction, Gladstone returned to Hawarden to-day, [since they have - been notified after a long intsrview with the marquis of | every practical means that they had no such Hartington ard Earl Granville, right. Plumb ssid much mwnndeuuydmg THE EARTHQUAKES, had been craated by » ruide gl;dne":. Dnita 2 tates judge in Kansas deci ese D e O Mananauske shooks ||, ndy were pabli Iands, /Tho Unlted States and Almunecar, Some damags was done at | decision was not to that effect, howover. el i Flumb's opinion was that ‘the lands could be e opened to scttlement by congress and the MRLEOURNRISDVICRS) president, without the cousent of the Indians, Loxnoy, January 22 —Advices from Meal- | if prompt action were taken, Plumb had no bourae show tho popular feeling agamst the | doubt an_entirely just and peaceful eolution home government for allowing the racent |of the difficulty could be arrived at with due German annexations in New Guinea and | regard to the rights of the Indians, neighboring islands still continues strovg. | Plumb's resolution calling on the president The municipal authu.nicw of Melbourne | for his views of the present status of the Okla- adopted a resolution which¥expresses rogret | homa lands was then agreed to. Vest then that England did not regard the representa- | re-offered his resolution directing the secrctary tions of the colonies in reference to foreign | of the treasury to ascertain and report upon annexations and nrges the government to | what terma the Cresk and Seminole Tadluns remedy the injury already dome and take [ would surrender thoir remaining rights to the effactive steps to prevent & recurrenco in the | lands in question. He requested the rogolu- future, tion_ lie over till to-morsw when he would make it moro comprehengive. The resolution laid over accordingly. The scnate then went into executive session with reference, it is uudetstood, to the Nicrra- o —— FOREIGN NEWS, FAMINE IN RUSSTA S, Prersnunc, January Tanine iy prevailing inthe governments of Archangal and Vologda, hhe g 2 gua treaty, A FRIENDLY SHIEKH, L When the doors o repencd the senate ad. Konrt, Egypt, Jonuary 22, —&ho shiskhy of | journed, - 0 reied the senate a the Kababbish tribe crmy to Korti to-day, He heard of the British victory and promised Wolseley to provids him with plenty of cam els, HOUSE. ‘WASHINGTON, January 22,—On motion of Lavcham the senate amendments were con- curred in to the house bill suthorizing the ap- pointment of a commisslaner to run and mark the boundary lines between a portion of In- dian Territory and Texas, in connectlon with a similar commissioner appointed by the state of Texas, Cobb presented the conference report on the Oregon Central forfeiture bill, Agreed to. The house recodes from its disagreements to all the s¢nate amendments, The house then went into committee of the RNGLAND AND ITALY’S TREATY, Tuxty, January 22,—The Gazette, of this ity, declares that Iogland and Italy have d & treaty providiog that Italy occupy tho territory from Massowah south to_Obok, a distanco of three hundred miles, England also agrees to support Italy’s occupation of Tripol, should the question arise, and_will favor the creation of an Italian colony in West Africa, Italy, the same papser says, is giviog moral support 'to England’s Egyptisn policy. GERMAN COLONIZATION IN AFRICA, BrBLIN, January 22,—German colonization character comes from tho Sierra Leone to the [ ;-0 Hewse committes en public hoalth do. effect that the German flag has been hoisted | §o M8 B Feason of the (ato ktaga of the inthe interior of that country which has | % 1 ARt e OB LOA RS long boen held by Evgland, This news, 1f | clendtti i would bo tmpousible to paw shis o nfirmed, way lead to”erious complications | cently proposed. by delegatos from various Tivh HRGHAL state boards of health, The committee, how- over, decided to recommend an appropriation of 25,000 for a nations] board of health and §5.0,000 to be used at the discrotion of the president in preventing the spread of cholera, shou!d it appear in this country before the CONCESSIONS 70 THE IRISH, LoxnoN, Jacuary 22.—Northeote, in a spsech at Biddeford this evening, hined that it was probable thero would be au carly mosting of parliament o divcuss tho Egyp. | MiOwid b oF par. amet ; g3 gress assemblos, tian allales, | B Thomas Birassoy, member of { 1758 SN MAEN Inlnpp’ut of an increase parliament and junfor lord of tho admiraley, | or "1 is'aD nropHation fallbts Tadisns ot Fort 0 spasch ot Hastings ohis evening, said hie | o i s getcy, - Maginnle attributed the stacy. T 5 i rootien of | ing condition of those Indians to the ineffi ucal self-government for Ireland was hnmi. | 108 008Gt n of thoe Indians to the i o I A MG ke DR RN R the government could always fiud means for . ; ; 3 appropriatiog moveyito feod a ot of vagabond Beurast, Jaouary 20. —Henry George lec- | aud lazy Indlans, but conld never find means tured bfore the Belfast land restoring society | for putting them to work, this evening, At .he conclusion of the lecture Hewitt, N, Y., read a letter he had received a disturbanice was created and great disorder | from Lishop Whipple, of Minnesota, who s ensued, A motion for a vota of thanks to | dying on the b’ nls of the Meliterranean, Im: George was stifled by the uproar. * Chairs | pioring hisgocd offices for the Indiaps and Wore theown about and the gas extinguished, | aaking hfm to request he president-elect fo he hall was finally cleared by the police, be eareful in the selegtion of a_commissioner THE TERKIBLE AVALANCHE, on Indian affairs, No position, pays the Roui, January 22.—An avalanchs buried | bishop, in the gitt of the president can bring humlet of fifteen bouses at Chimmonte in|to bis party greater honor or greater fame. Piedmont. = The cries of the buried people [On motion the Manzanares amendment was are distinc'ly heard, = Two thousand soldiers | adoptad anpropriating 826,000 for the ersction arc Bendeavoring to “rescue them. Fifteen | of an Indian industrial school &t Santa Fe. houses were destroyed at Frassiciers, and | Cutcheon offered an smeudment providing cleven persons are “still buried beneath the | that any Indian committing against tho per- snow, Most of the telegraph lines on the|son or property of amsther Indian or other Italion frontier have cemseu’ working, owing | person any of the following erimex: Murder, the avalanches, The winds have been of mnm]nngfllrr, rape, assault with intent to treme severity throughout Europe, kill, areon, burglary and larceny, shall be tub Jeck to tho laws of the territory in which such > OOk & crime is committed, and shall be tried Ais, January 22.- The polica to day | therefor in same courts svd in the same man searched the oflices and residences of ths ed-|ner and shall be subject to the same Htors of the Cridu P uple for documents in | penalty as are othor pereons charged with tho connection with the Balleroch scandal, commission of said crimes, and permittivg the ——e——— THE BALLEROCH SCANDAL, homestand laws, the unassigned lands in the Indian Territory ceded by them to the United States. (These aro the Oklahoma lnnds, Adopted, o committes thon rose and reporte bill to the house, vt The previous queetion was ordered, the bill passed and the house adjourned, — WASHINGTON NOTHS, LAND FORFRITURES., WASHINGTON, January 22.—The Oregon Central land forfeiture bill, the senate amendmenta to which were concurred in the house to-dsy, is the first forfelture bill paseed by Both houses of the present cou- gress. It in substantially the mame s tho ill originally prepared by “the Astoria cham- ber of commerce with ‘the addition of an smendment offered in the howe by Georga for the purpose of protecting settlors, It is the forfeiture of all unearned lands between Forest Grove and Astoria, OONFORMATIONS, Carroll Dwight, Boston, comm Iabor, Poension_sgent, Jacob Rich, Des Moines, Towa, Postmasters—D, A. Leahy, Lasalle, I1L.; James Lynn, Oarrollton, Iil.; H. C. Coolbaugh, Hambuirg, Tows, The senate remafned two hours in_recret session this afternoon discussing the ‘Nicara- guan treaty, Senator Morgan finished his speech and Senotor Edmunds consumed the remainder of the session, Both gentlemen are in favor of the treaty, The committee on rivers and harbors de- cided to consider to-morrow the proposition of Captain Eads to improve Galveston harbor at a cost of 7,750,000 with the view whether ornotit may not be added to the regular river and harbor appropriation bill, -The proposition which was presented i the com- mittee to-day by Represedtative Bayne that the works should be let to the highest bidder, was defeated. The secretary of war refused the requost of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka to be allowed to withdraw his resignation which had been acoeptad, to take effect the 319t inst. At a wecret session of the WOMAN'S BUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION to-day Mrs. Blake, chairman of the commit- tes on plan of work, made a repurt, which was adopted, recommending that the women of the several states labor with their lagislatures for the passage of suffrage laws, and to mark every member antagonizing the measures in favor of women in order to oppose them, The work before congress for the passape of the 16th amendment is to be continued by the women in ths several states, They are also r«huemd to oppose the re-election of senators aud representatives voting againet woman suffeage. The vice-presidents were requested to obtain, if possible, the passage of resolutions by their respective stato leqislatures recommending to congress the adoption of the 16th amendment. The question of municipal suffrage was discussed at some lensth. It was stated that school suffeage had been granted in twelve states. At a public meeting this afternoon addresses were made by Mrs, Diggs, Kansas; Clara B. Colby, Nebraska, and Dr, Alice B, Stockham, Chicago. Inthe evening session addresses were made by Laura Deforce Gordon, Oali- fornia; Matilda Joslyn Gageand Susan B, Anthony. The association closed its annual sostion by an able speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, In order to obtain a clear title to certain property here, T, J, Fisher, a real estate dealer, filed a bill against William Sharon. Sarah Althea Hill, otherwise Sharon, asking a decree, establishing that by the conveyance from John B, Alley and ‘wife, Sharon ac- quired no beneficial interest in certain lots of gu\mrl, and that no dower accrued to the said arah Althes, and that she be enjoined from netclmfg up & right of dower in the lots, the title of which was in John B, Alley, and was conveyed to Sharon, and by him to platntiff, COLLECTIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUR for the first six months of the fiscal year were as_follows: Spirits, $310,000,000; tobacco, $127,000, fermented liquors, $95,000,000; mis- cellaneous sources, $151,000; total, $565,000,- 000, being 4,300,000 less than the receipts for the same pe: it year, e ——— Towa State Temperance Uonvention, Des Moixes, January 22,—The state tem- perance convention, called by ths state tem. porance alliance, assombled at Foster’s opera house at 10 o'clock &, m. and was called to or- der by the Hon. Aaron Kimball, president of the alliance, Thr delegates joined in singing “Nearer My God to Thee,” and a_ prayer was offered by Rev, J. H. Lozier, On motion of the alliance committeo Senator T, E. Clarlk, of Page county, was made temporary presi- pent. On taking the chair Senator Clark made a stirring and effective speech, After the appointment of committees on resoluticns, credentials, permanent organization and Lusi. ness, Prancis Murphy, the great temperance apostle, being present, was called upon sud spoke for a few minutes, He also addressed the convention this evening. At tho after- noon session the committee reported that they found eixty-seven of the ninety-nine counies of the state represented. The temporary or- ganization was made permanent. dropoed from the window, The first resolu tion states that the duty of the state is to sup- press and pot to legalize crime, and claims that the manufacture aad sale of intoxicating liquors is & erime, BSecond, that the verdict of the people of Towa has been four times given for prohibition Third, conscious of rightand duty, and strengthened by these repeated declarations of the will of the people, we will st nd by the resent law of the state and will claim at the e A ey A ussembly such amandmert as will cure any defocts or ineffi- ciency that may be discovered and make it more easily and universally enforced, Fourth, that the saloon” is an evil, and a dangerous social and political sgency, and should array all good citizens against it irre- spective of party, for its destruction, Fifth, that the education of the people as to the nature of alcoholic beverages and their effects are of prims importan Sixth, that in our social and politi- cal action on the subject wo Hon, Aaron Kimball read and ioteresting report entitled, ‘‘Notes from the Field,” It was a comprehensive review of the work that has been done in the temperance field and the statement of the eituation in which the caute stauds to-day, He traced the steps that have been taken prelimivary to the enactment of the present liquor code, The poper called forth o spirited discussion and eloquent words of endorsement were spoken, The afternoon trains hrunghl many more delagates and probably five hundred or more were present. The name of St. John was mentioned but once during the convention then it was received with disapprobation and ‘pooh, pooks,” One delegate said that if the name of the BSaint was mentioned again the person utterivg it should bo will take no ba kward step, ner will we be turned aside by any temporary expediency, and we shall expsct of any organizations of any kind that look t» the prohibitionists for support that there be no retreat or equivoca tion a3 to supporting the law, ! Seventh, That it is the duty of all citizens to obey the law and assist its enforcement; that o citizen has the moral right to enjoy the protection of the law that secures his life snd property and family from violence and at the same time condemn the authority that enacted 1t, a8 well as all other laws of the state; that sucu conduct 18 siwply moral trea- #on againss the state and the principles of free goverament, aud be is not entitled to be vegarded as o good citizen who is guilty there f Eighth, That as the prohibitory law make 16the especial duty of police officers to sos to the arrest and prosscution of the offenders ner of Indians to prosecute, in sny court, sny civil sction at law and equity, Adopted, On wotion of mortop an smendment was adopted giving the United States district court for the western distriet of Arkansas civil jurisdiction over five civilized tribes of the Tndian Territory. Business Paratyzed, GREENVILLD, Pa., January 22, —The eloslag ot the Jamestown savings bank has Ppadalyzed business, 1t appears now b the fai will amount to more than §50,000, mAI:L“;d’; thres assignments have been made by . L parties | Ryan offered an amendment suthorizing the | duti: who had councotion with th sty ¢ iati information of the w bereabouts of Ohabies | Db bernot e efohistions, with” the reeks, Seminoles and Cherokees for the pur- Yot recelyed. pose of opeming to settlement, under the against ita provisions; that the mayors of our of the several states to rogulate and prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxioating liquors within their state boundaries, that it is the duty of congress to conform to the revenus laws of the United States and the laws mml.cin‘7 the interstate commerce in reard to probibitory leafslation of the several statea in lien thereof; and to that end ask that congreas shall provide that no license shali be issued by the United States government for the manufacture or sale of intoxieating liqu within states exoopt for such purposes . « the laws of said states permit, and to suc. persons only as have authority by and under the state law to manufacture and sell such liquors, and that persops who manufacture and sell without such authority be subject to the proper penalties of the United States lay also, that no person shall bo permitted to im- port into states having such prohibitory stat- utes any intoxicating liquora for purposes made unlawful by the state statutes, That wo also earnestly urge upon our delogation In congress to do all in their power to secure congressional action in_prohibitin the eale of intoxioants inthe District of Col* umbia and in all other placesover which it has jurisdiction, That we endorse the plan of or- ganization and the work of the stats temper- ance alliance for the enforcoment of the law and to urge temperance workers throughout the state to co-operate tharewith, The reso- Jutions were adopted and the session ad- journed, Tn the evening Francis Murphy ad- dressed the convention, Adjourned ~sino e, —— The Plute Indians Starying, SAN FraNoisco, January 28,—The Piute Indians are said to be starviug on their barren reservation in Nevada. Noticaof the congros- sional appropriation of seven thousand do.lars secured by Sevator Dawes of Massachussetts, has reached them SAx Francisco, January 22.—The winter in Nevada has been very o govere one, The reservation is so barren that nothing could be @rown on the land to provide against it, The Tndians number 7,000, Almost their sole ‘meons of subsistence has been pine nute, fish from Pyramid lake and rabbits, the latter be- ing the only game on the rerervation, Sarah Winnemucca, & member of the tribe, who lec tured in the east on the condition of the Piutes and who is now spending a few days in this city, says: “My people are utterly des- titute, numbers of them are famishing in the emow.” She attributes their misery to the negligence of the reservation officials, — Arizona Banaits Captured, Yuuma, Arizons, January 22.—Troop M of the Fourth cavalry arrived last night with twelve bandit prisoners. Feur others were left on the field dead, Troop E is after others ond expect to make them all prisoners to-day. Lient. Jenkins is the only one who received an injury and that was slight. The bandits capturad are supposed to b those Mexican soldiers who muniteed at Encenada, Mex., the 12th inst,, and killed their commander, Licutenaat Jonking roturaed today briog: ing two more Mexican bandit prisoners, mal ing fourteen captured and four killed, It is believed that Lopez, leador of the band, is among the killed, The prisoners fay r.hn“ty were compelled to take tho life of Command- ant Rico, as he had defrauded them out of two yeara pay. They refused to explain why they murdered the commandant's wife, or give any information about the remainder of the gang. —— Mercurial Mutations, CHi10AGO, January 22,—Early this morning the mercury fell to 17 below zero in this city, according to the report of the signal service. In the extreme northwest, however, the cold 'hag moderated somewhat, Fargo and James- town quoting 5 below. = The mercury had risen to 5 degrees hore at noon to-day, Movust WasniNerox, N. H.,, J: nml? 22— The thermomater this morning was 50 degreey below zero one degres lower than the low- est teperature ever recorded here hafore, which was in March, 1872. Probably no rougher weather ~ was ever experienced than at the present moment (9 8, m). A northwest hurricane has been blawing 100 miles an hour for the last twelve hours, S]aefi was impossi- ble during_the night. The chimney of the signal station was blown off, filling the house with gas and_smoke. Two men are on the summit—P, J. Cabilland Alpkonse Laundey. ————— Oliver Brothers & Phillips' Creditors Accept Their Proposal, PITTSBURG, January 22,— At the meeting of the creditors of Oliver Brothers & Phillips and Oliver & Roberts wire company, limited, to-day the committees reported in favor of accepting the proposition of the firms with some slight modifications, AN EXPLOSION OF NATURAL GAS near the work-houss, eight miles from this city this afternoon, eeriously injured five men who had gone down a ditch to repair a leak in the maines, The explosion was caused by one of the workmen striking o match to light his pipe, No farther particulars, e — The Whisky Pool, Proria, January 23,—The auditing com- mittee of the whisky pool met here to-day for the purpose of auditing the claims against the Inst years pool, preparatory to the meeting of the aesociation at Ciocicnati next Tuesday. Tha committee deny that there is any danger of adisruption of thepool, They say one firm in Cincionati is making all the trouble, and that the firm wants its claim paid before it has been audited, They say as soon as the amounts of outstanding indebtedness are as- cortained they will be paid in full, All st ten are now in by mail aud messenger, o —— Election Juages to be Indicted, CHICAGO, January 22Tt is learned to- night that the county special grand jury has voted to indict 255 judges of the recent elec tion for permitting carelessnces and fraude, through which hundreds of thousands of dol. lars of appropriations for additianal police wes made to appear correct by a majority of 14, 000, when in reality the proposition was de- feated by several hundred votse. The num- ber of judges to be indicted include about three-quartere of all who served, County Clerk Ryan and Justices Scully and Kersten, who compoled the canvassing board, are & 8o to bé Indic.ed, ———— Starving out the Boomers, Exronia, Kan,, January 22,—The Repub- lican's Arksnsas City, Kun., epecial says: Gen. Hatch has surrounded the boomers at Stillwater with the intention of starving them out, He allows no ons to approaca them, but lets any leave who desire. A courler ju't in slons are running short. The Oklahomities haye besn trying to raise money here for the relief, bur without success, There was no fir- ing done, e Ex-mayor A, Oakey Hall, Niw YRk, January 22,—A, Oskey Hall, formerly mayor of NewYork, now residént in London, England, has besn appointed com missioner to take the testimony of the Viscount and Viscountees Mandevilie ina suit prisonment brought by the maid of ountcss, charged one year ago with having stolen gleves, jowelry, etc., from her mistres, o — Death of Mrs, Staniey Matthews, WABHINGTON, January 22,—Mra, Mary W. A. Matthews, wife of Stanley Matthews, as nociate justics of the supreme court of the United States, died this morning. The fune- ral will be on Saturday, The remains will be clties and towns who have their appolntment and removal when they fail to perform the dvties of their offices are largely responsible for the failure to enforce the law in places where it is disregarded; and that the publi ofticers thus failing to perform their official uf nd regard their oaths are especially deserviog of our condemuation and censure, Ninoth, That wheress the United States courts have fully recoguized the polive power tsken to Glendale, Ohio, and interred in Sprig (irove cemeter —e— The Jury Disagrees. New YouK, January 22~The jury in the reports soveral leaving already, asithe provi- [+ THE MARKETS. Tho Genera Market Abou® tke Same 8 Yosterday, | Full 26 per cent, Lower on Cattle Than Monday. There was Mora Life in tho Hog Trade, Wheat Olosed at an Advance of 1-80. Oorn was Fully uo to Yester- day in Prioes. & ‘Were Quiet—Rye Ruled Dull— The Provision Market was Very Quiet. OHICAGO MARKET, caTTIN, Special telegram to the Bik, o O1n10AGO, January 22.—The general market wag in much the same condition as noted yesterday, and values remain strong at 2bo per 100 Ibs, on all classeslower than on Mon. day. The only change to-day was that there may bave been a fow moro buyerr, & more ac- tive demand for heavy shipping cattle, and that in a few inatances these sorts sold a ehade stronger, With the fresh receipts there were nearly 10,000 on the market, and under this supply there was not much of a chance for any great advance, et there will be a good many more cattle sold to-day than yesterday. The trouble in the trade just now is the great numbers of medium and unfinished steers, and they drag down everythicg above them. Butchers' stock, either cows or bulls, continue tosell at good prices, and capners’ stook in making gopd pricze. Sales aro confined mainly to speculators, and_they are carrying about all they care, ' Good to choice, 1800 to 1450 1bs., $5.40@5.00; 1200 to 1800 b, @5.40; common to fair, 34.00@4.90; cows, $2.50@4.50; bulls, $2.50@4.25; stookers $3.60@4.00; feeders, $3.75@4.00; corn-fed Texans, $4.00@4 85, noes, There was more lifo in trade, and values ruled strong aud bc_higher than at the close esterday. The advance was mainly on the best medium and middle weight packing sorts. Rough and common and the very best ship- ping ehorts underwent little or no change. There was fair shipping demand for light sorts, with prices around about the same as yesterday. 'Lhere is little or no packing de- mand for light gorts at present, Packing and shipping, 260@400 lbs, $4 56@4 75; light, 160 @210 F’:n, $425@4 55. The day’s markets were characterized by very few features. The opening was inclined to_ steadiness on light receipts both locally and at outside points. The firmne:s was later changed by large local Rrchases, maling the market quotably firm. he early decline in wheat was overcome. Valuos wers about steady but outside orders were very scarce, G WHEAT Opened steady and ashade higher all around on light receipts and a fair prospect of a still further falling off in. this direction. The market, however, received early but little support from any source, and folloff ¢, At thia decline there were liberal purchases hers and on New York meurket by local parties which firmed values perceptibly and made the close of the mornivg session steady_at 4@ic advance over the opening point. Very few features of any character entered into the day’s dealings, while only moderate attentiou was given to the market by local scalpers, No. 2 spring was quoted at S0@80}c, CORN opened full up to yesterday’s closing figures, ruling very quiet within fluctuations of fc, the main course of the market was about the same as in wheat, No, 2 cash was quoted nominally at 384c. OATS were quiet in sympathy with the genoral - depression, with rather less doing_ than usual, Favorite options in May only fluctuated e and closed casy. RYR ruled_dull, with little or nothing d speculative avay or in store, Options were quotably 62c cash and January, €2}e February, G3c March, Gic April, and €80 May, Track stufl ranged from 58¢’ to Gdc for No. 3 to No, doing ina PROVISIONS in a general way were very quiet and dull, scalpers taking hold very moderately and sackers baing practically out of tho market. Prices throughout the whole hog product list wore very steady and the market barren of interestivg featurcs Cash quotations were nominally: Pork, $!1.95; lard, 36.65@6.674; ehort ribs, $6.05. The cloee of the morning session was quict and dull - —— AILKROAD RACKET, PriLanzLrnia, January 22,—It is admitted at the muin office of the Pennsylvania rail- road that the company s cutting west-bound freight rates, but the officials sny that the company is mevely meeting the prices quoted by other lines., CHICAGO, January 22,—At a meeting of the freight representatives of east bound lines to- day, it was agroed to maintain 20 cent rates, on grain to New York, Another meeting will be held to-morrow. et — e Coal Bteamer and Barges Sunk, Hixperson, Ky., January 22,—The to boat Harry Brown, of Pittaburg, with 22 barges of coal, struck the pler of the Hender- won bridge this afterncon and sunk eight barges and with them was lost two of the boats’ crews, Afler striking the pier she flanked around on another pier, breaking the tow in two, which wa# the cause ofjthe loss of most of the barges, LATER, ¥, Ind, Jenusry 22, — Seven barges of coal lost by the tow boat Harry Brown, at Henderson bridge to-day, contained eighty. four thousand bushels, owned by & Pittaburg firm, bound for New Orleans, No lives were lost as at first reported, —— The Dakota Capital Bill, Bisuarck, D, T,, January 22,—The capital removal bill in both bouses was amended g0 as to give the capitol property to the persons subscribing money, material and labor used in its construction and made the special order in s coupcil at 11 o'clock and the house at 2 The bill will undoubtedly pass the ent was adopted, requiring all the territorial officers to remove to Pierre within ten days after the approval of the bill and an adjournment of the legislature for seven days to recommence at Pierre, — Boat Building ¥Failure, NewnuroH, N, Y., Jaonuary 22,—A state- ment of the liabilities and assets of the boat~ building firm of Ward, Stanton & Co, shows total nomi assets of $98,595; votal labili- ties, $228,828, sult of Mre. Elizabeth Patton ve C. P, Huntington started in court to-day they were unable to sgree upon o verdict and were dsi- charged from further consideration of the case, | — Mill Burned, Orrumwa, Ia, January 22. ~Wapello mills, J.M. Lounk, proprietor, burned last night. Loss on building and stock, $94,000; insur nce, #40,000.