Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1885, Page 1

FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., O, 19 LINCOLN. Tue Profound and Masierly Labars of Nebraske's Legulature, Considerable Zeal Displayed in Railroad Legislation, Bat Without Attaining Any Very Important Besalts. Appropriation of $15,000 for Ne- braska's Southern Exhibit, The Benate Flooded With 8 Num- ber of Temperance Petitions, The Prohibitory Amendment to the Constitution Voted Down—Howe's Grievance Resolution Adopted, THE SENATE. LixooLx, Janvary 27.—Although the rail rosds had it pretty much their owa way in the orgamization of this legislature and the committees ou railroads were packed in their interests in both houses, there wrs ul'opether tos much zeal cisplayed in favor of ralrond Jegitlation 10 suit the CorporAtion IuADARers The house comanittes on ruiir had agreed upon and fcra.u ated a bill reducing the pase- enger mlesge n all railrc thrae ¢ nts | and senate had § bill with! 2 view to stopping 1 - clax cing the republican party right by at lea tose tupreme effort st redresine griv 10 & manner tionahle to the railroads of the two houses was even b t rather 1 month's b unexpected. Even Doctor Sowers, who w made chairmsn of thbe railrcad committee the repate hy Licot -Gov. Shedd because he bolde_the position of division surgecn of the B. & M. ruud a* Hastiogs, was shocked zt this premature delvery. Some hing desperate bad to be done sud the raivond mansgers are pever it s losm to met sn emergency. When the sosts resched the | the kpecial o er at 11 this morning for the | contiderat 1¢11's bill to ixend regnlate passenper costor Sowers havded to the secrets1y of 1he senate a petition and monstrance, This was clearly cut of order this juncture, tut Mr. Shedd who is by wo | nt of th= rules of the senate snd 1, permitted the d cument The sum snd substence coustry wh i B0 Fparee 8s in Nebraska bave the rail-oad companies furn- isbed euch facilities, They stated thet pas- senger teaffic now wes 2o Light that ic barely paid the expenses of runmog traine and be youd Kesraey pessenger traigs were 1un st & great lose. reduce the fare to three ceot:| would be most uvjust. Ths document stated that thi- agitati'n agair<t rmlroads was kept up by ignorant or designlpg parties for p. eonsi or political ends. The representatives of the railroads wiked the privilege of coming before the joint rsilroad committes and dis- cussing the facts. The document was signed by J. W, Deweese, tor the Burlington and | Mivsouri, and J. M. Thurston, for the Union | Pacific The Chair—What will you do with the pe- fition and remonstranc:s!” The pending reso- lution before the senate is that senate file No. 14 regulatine psssenger rates, a8 recommend- ed by the committes of the whole, be ordered engrossed and pat upon its e Mr. Sowers moved s ate that the prayer of the petitione resenting the railroad compauier, be and the bill referred back to the committee on rsilroads for turther consideragion Mr. Snell, after rélerring t> the fact Sthat this petition w s entirely out of order, said that one would suppose from the petition that the railroal compaties of Nebiaks were charitable institotions. He thought the re- ducion of one cent per mile cn braveh roeds having little traffic could make no difference Nearly every member had baen elected on the promise of railroad legitlation and now was | ths time for action. The e have Ce- mavded changes in the laws for the past ten vears and every year they have been prom 1sed. In mary p the people have built the roads with lare subsidies and now the roads ure paying lerge ditidends oa their exrnings Senator Sowers was niot prepared to contra- dict apy of Mr. Snell's statements, but he thought that the rsilroads ehould have & hear ing Senator Brown saw an imj threat in the petition, which he resenied for himself aud the people whom he represexted. It was not the proper epirit for & common carrer 1o show to threaten s conflit if diturbed by legislation. He regretied that this bill was 1ght in a6 & & parate bill inssead of com binivg with it freight legislation. Sevator McAllister was decidedly oppored to the substitute of Mr. Sowers. He wus not paticular whether railroad lesislation was in one or two bills, Toe railrosds are pursuing their usual tactic . They keep back all the reports of railroad commitiees to the middle of the semsion, then have the reports rejerred back again for further discussion, and finally o oxedpefrics s v ooy people have mo relief, Mr. Hastings thonght the railmad com- mittee should shoulder the responsibility of hearing f-om the railrcads. Mur. Burr had fall coafidenc: in the com mitt e and would trust to their ;udg'msm. Mr. Snell was ready to have the bill amend- od, bat thoaght the introjucing of freight legislation would cripple thus bill, “'he motion to adopt the substitute of Sow. ers and refer the bill back to the dommittes on railroads was carried—17 to 1b. At first the vote stood 16 to 16, Mr. McShaue having shid out just before ths vote was ordered. Church Howe, who s usual voted with the railiond cappers, whispered into the ear of Goehuer, who had voted agminet 1e commite tiog, oehuer thereupon asked leave to chavge bis vote, givieg the the railroaders 8 majority. The following is the vote us 1esorded: Yor Sowers' substitute to Tecommwit the bill and postpone action on the three cept passen- ger bill—Buckworth, Burr, Clark, Durland, Finsel, G oeheur, Hastings, Hoebel, Howe, Lewis, Norris, Paul, Sherwin, Skinner, Smith of Lancaster, Sowers and Spencer. Against postponiug— Erown, Cheny Dolan, Filson, Howell, Hyers, Loy lister, iklejobn, Metz, Mills, Putaam, Buith of Fillmre, and Snell. Mr. Sowsss now iotroduced Da; resolution that the railrond mauvagers have & heariog be- | ineured. fore ths commitiees. Mr. Dolan smd he thought the committes tos appoint thes of ite members to examine said tnll and if such bill corrects the evile then the committes report such bill to the bouse This was adopted unanimovely, M. Copger introduced & bill to provide « avd a bill to reguiste f explosive oils. A bill to provide for the asylum for ths feble minded ill to define thefboundaries unty and another probibiting ng the same offiec. y of the senate aanounced that » hiad pamsed senste file No, 11. up ivtroduces & bill making May 30, Decoration day, s legal holiday, And nother to regulate the sale of lign rs. Nine petitions on the temperance qaestion were introdu Mr. Holmes called Mr. Stevenson erection of 4 stat; youth Mr. Russell—A of Blaine the joint resolution of the semate to adjourn from Widnesday rext until Febroary 2, and moved that the house do pot concur, after considerable sparr. ing which consumed an hour and s half, the house voted to take & recess from Wednesday until Monday, Febrtary 20d at 4 p. m. On a motion by Nettleton the rules were cuspended and ths house procseded w.th the bill to pay expenses of the Nebraska exhibit st New Urleans. This baving passed, the house adjsurned, Howe's Resolution. Special Telegram to T Brr LixcoLy, January 27.—In the senate this afternoon, the clerk’of the house reported that the house had sgreed on the senste’s risolu- tion to adjourn from Wednesday at 11 o'clock ustil next Monday at 5 o'clock p. m , and re- ported as haviog passed the houre, the bill for an appropristion of $15,000, to defray the expenves of the Nevraska exhibit st New Or- leans C ch Howe introduced the following res as, The railroad companies hava been permitted by the senate, to appear before th railroad committee for ‘the purpose of bewg heard o the subject of railroud legislation, | including passeng:r and tariff 1ates; therefore be it Tesolved, That it is the frsus ¢f the senate that all persons be parmitted to appear before &uch committee who are sble to throw light on the question, and tie: y that residents of this state be and they are berc appear before such comm ttee, witl Dleints or grisvances they may bav in regard 1o the mausgiment of ri the pressnt rates of tariff, and for the trans- portation «f passengera, or any other com plaints they might bave to mike upon the railroad question. The resolution wae adcpt- ed The senste then went into & committee of the whole. sud considerad & number of bi'ls, the most 1mportant being the prohibition con- itutio sal amendment, which was voted down » large vote. Howe's bill amending the revenue laws was reccommended for pssssge. It provides for the pryment of taxes on the first of January, Pebrary snd March and orders the county treasurers 1o refund ths five per cent now levied ¢n delingnents, The house had a short ssssion but trans- »d no businees of importance. § Intbe United States district court to-dsy Judga Dundy overruled the motion made and srgued some time sgo to quash the indict- ments pending szainst Massrs. Gregge, Ashley, d od with the Otoe Capture of Aragou the Outlaw, Las Vecas,January 27.—Nicholas Aragon, afamous cutlaw, st one time & member of the notorions *“Billy the Kid” gang, was dis- covered this morziog by officers near Chapo- 1ito, thirty miles south of hers A posse sur- rourded the adobs hut in which the outlaw bad taken shelter, In suswer to the demand for his surrender, he sent word by o Mexican woman that be bad plenty to eat and drink | G, and an abundance of ammunition, and would never be taken_alive, Deputy Johu Hurley mouuted the roof of the hut and while dig- ging 8 hole taroagh which fire might be com- manicated to the inside, wes shot dead by the desperado. A general fusilade_followed during which Aragon and Officer Brent were ded. A messenger was hastily sent to Las Vegas for reinforoements aud gii der with winch to blow up the build Mesntime Aragon sent _out his guns and sur- rendered. He will arrive at Las Vegas jail to-morrow snd stands an exe:lleat chsnos of Iyeching. Tl O Miss Otrilla Assing's Will, Jemsix Ciry, N. J., January 27.—Heary =h, of the society for the prevention of cruelty to snimals appeared before » surrozate in Hudson county orphsn’s court to-day, and filed ths will of Miss Ottilla Assing, in which he is na ¢ Mies Assing former) boken, and with her sistet L who traoslated the works of F | Germsn suthos_ She was well known in literary circlos. Last August Miss Assing commit P, taking poicon, siter suffering intensely frc capoer of the breast. She wae about sixty years of sge. The will was found on her Derson and dated ember, 1871, After disposing of her laces and jewels among her friends, she bequeaths her pens and souve- nirs to Frederick Douglass, ex marshal of the District of Colombia. She also leaves him $18,00)in trust in recognition of his labors in the suti-slavery cause ‘Ihe interest is to be piid guarterly to Douglass, and upon his death the trust is to revert unconditionslly to the society for the prevention of eroclty to animals. —— Illinois Criminais Sentenced. SHrNGrIELD, DL, January 27.—William H. Gallimore, of this city, was convicted in the United Statss district court to-day of frandulently personating & revenus officer for the purpose of extorting money. He was sentenced to two years in the pemtentiary and fined S500. f Sswuel A. Holmes and John H. Kelley plead guilty to counterfeitivg and were sen- tenced to the penitentiary, the former to five and the latter to two yesrs. Thev handled five dollar treasury notes raised to fifties. e ——— Burglars at Bay, Forr Warse, Japusry At 2o'clock this morning foar men broke into the postof- fice at Huntington, Ind. They were con- fronted by Max Baumgartner, night marshal, who sbot one, killing him instantly One of the burglars then shot Bsumgsrtoer in the back with & revolver His recover is dou ful. The burglars then stole & horse and ulc‘;gh and escaped, Jeaviog their desd ocom- rade, — Fire in an losane Hospital, INDIANAPOLIS, January 27 —The fre st the iosane hospital this mornipg was covtrolled after it destroyed 1hs engine room, laundry, bakery axd some emsller spartments in the rear of the main building. Loss, $75,000; un- There was DO panic amopg the 1,700 patients, most of whom watched the fire, Bone were injumed. b°d full power to bear what it pleased. Mr, Sowers that it was done in order to have the house covcur. Mr, McAllister was .Tp“”d %0 the commit. tee hearing from the railrosd stiorneys A motion had previously been made by Sen- ator Sowers to suspend the rides and vote on this resolution, bus e wihdrew the motion and the resoluions will come up agaiB to-mor row for discumioa. HOUSF, Liscors, Janusry 27 —When the clerk had concluded the reading of the journal this wmorging, Mr. Gumaer introduced the follow ing resolution : Wheress, One-third of the session hss bsen paencd witbout auy ralroad legisiation, and that the senste has iostractsd its railroad com- wittee to draft » bill concerning tte gumtion of freight and passeuger Lariff, be it Resoived, That the bouss railroad commit- | burned ths morzing —— Pleuro-Pneumonia. Nasaviek, Tenn,, Jspusry 27,—Dr. Sal- won, chief of the buresu of animal industry has examined the cattle receptly brought to Jackson, Tens., by Dr. Hamilton, from the infected herd at Cynthiana, Ky., and finds no El:un»pnuxmanhh an acute form. Seven wve boen sick; six Dow present evidence of lung troutle and the symptoms were only brought out by careful u{mmuu-. The cat- tle are well isolated. ———— The Kansas scostorship, Torexa, January 27.—In the legislature to- day the vote for United States senator re sulted: Ingalls 145; Glick 4 sod Blair 4 —— Morocco Factory Burned. New YoBx, Jasuwy 27.—The morooco factory G Leohirdt, Brooklys, was Lass, $100,000, [caused a cessation. A LASGIVIOUS SECT The Chmich of fhe First Barn of the Redeemed In Heaven, aud the Glorified on Earth, Of Which the Rev. George J. Schweinfarth is Minister, A System of Vileness Worthy of the Oneida Community, Diszusting Details of Their Lowd and Lagcivious Practices, As Given by Mrs. Wentworth in Seek. ing a Divorce from Her Husband, A LASOCIVIOUS SEOI, Special telegram to the B, CHICAGO, January 27.—“Wa believa that Christ came the secord time in the person of Mre. Dora Beckman who died abovt two years ago. What the other churches are waiting and hoping for we are eujoying” This is the explanstion of the Rev. George Schweinfurth, minister of the gopel of Jesus Christ, of the church of the First Bom, of the redeemed in heaven and glorified on earth, which is the full ecclesiastical; title of this rect which now numbers about eighty-two Tae oces jon for bringi: g this sect into public gaze, is the suit of Mre, Laura M. Wentworth sgainst Sidney T, Wentworih, for & divorce ¢n the grounds of desertion, cruelty and adultery, the charges her husband with hav- ing failed to eupport ber, having drawn a_re- volver upon her snd with violating the marriage vow, Sbe cluims that he gave away groceries to trother svd sister Giasdy, snd brother and sister Wocdin, and invited them to live with them in their three rooms. She herself was out of tbe fold and consequently her husband svent his nights with the four members of the church of the firet born who all slept in the SAIE Yoo on mattresses spread on the floor. She kaid that the had heara eounds which con- vinoed her that her husband wae not true to her, and ¢hs said “‘Oh,” which immeoiately She testified that “‘when you enter the Jesus hife there is no law as re gards marrisge.” Mre. Wentworth's etory is 1n substance as follows: “In 1876 Mre. Dora Boekman, ths wife of 8 Congregationalist winister st Byron. Ill., becsme impressed with the idea that she wae enciente with theinfant Je-us, on his second coming. There being no birth she then chapged ber tactics ana an nounced that rhe was Christ himself, come to bring full redemption to believers. Among her followers is my husband. He and the re:t of the church of the First Bora balieve that they now livein the h avea which Chsist was to b ing. Toey have everything in com- mon. He imsisted that I should belong to the cturcy with him and I went to their camp- meeting st Byron snd while there 1 witnessed the most awiil sights, Every member of the church, exc ptirg two, was undressed in my presence. O oue occasion I heard him go out izt the hsll with Mrs. Grandy, and I knew well what for and 1 cried out, “Ohl my | dear husband, crme back, aud your honor he went right on, saying that Mre.” Beekman had authorized such reistions and that Mre. runcy was 8 dear, pure sister jand that there was 10 law. She then went on ti narrate the history of Aunie, a Catholi girl who under the ministration of the Rev. Mr. Scheinfurth had become the mother of twins, the weut on to parrate a eystem of religious vileness worthy of the Onsida com- mucity. On ons occasion she smd: *I went ioto & room end there stood a woman with ber back to my busbasd, and Mrs, Grandy, without say & word, s if ehe were entirely accastomed to such scenes, my husband and Mrs, Grandy rushed into each cthers arms and exclaimed “All is pure snd lovely. G ace abounde, snd spirit prevails! Glory Hallelujah.” Once when she refused to join the church Mr. Grandy exclaimed: *‘Vapity, vanity, vanity, al! is vanity,” and kicked the leg off the lousge. | Speaking of & virt _of five weeks that Mr ard Mre. Grandy, Mr. snd M. Whitney and three children, made ut her own house, her property she described the licen- tious snd disordarly msnner in which every | body lived. Every bo y took moutbfuls of food whensver they chose, uvdressed at all times and become intimate -togetber. Mr. Schweinfurth said to a reporter that her story is all false and utterly untrue. We al one another with a love which all tk ascribes to e, but which is all pure snd lovely. is posessed of the devil and seeks o injare the churck of Christ and Mrs. Beekman, GRAND ISLAND CORRE<PODENCE HE RATTLES ARO! AND SUCCEEDS IN THAW- ING OUT THE NEWS AND SENDING IT IN GOOD SHATE TO THE BEE. To the Editor of the Bee. GraND IsLAND, Janasry 25.—The, moders- tion of weather that promised so much om Fridsy was knocked higher than a kite Satur- day by a cold porth wind which mahoganized every nose in Hall county, Cattle and stock geverally are suffering from the extreme westher, butso far have palled through ssfely. Railroad trains are not very irragular, henoe no considerable inconvenlcnoe about maile, A visit to our offical centre (courthouse) epubled us to form ap ides of the workings of hard times. Suits, mortgages, Joans and property incumbrapces j eperslly are all about one there, and the end is rot yet God belp the poor and unfortupst:! No matter bow williog to work they msy be, there is no op- portuvity for more than one In tento secu € employment. Notwithstanding the dullness of the times, some find means and time for smusement avd jollity. We had & masquerade ball 1.+t week whes = the disguisbed sttendants made lots of fup, but the projector says it fell short of ax- paciatic ‘To-night we have apother, and also » pracd reunion of the *'Old Settlers” at Leide kranz hall There will be gathered the men who tell you they kpow it all becsuse they bave been hers so long aod grows up with the country. Tomorrow they will sleep mog lmmw and ao Mopday renew their grip npon the moitgaged all of their ne'ghbors. g\u reminds us that recent events are of such a churacter through- out the country that it is safe, we believe, to redict that the grest public question of the l’m.. in the United States will be the needs and Decwsitis of the poor man sgaimst the grivdiogs of the rich It is comicg. People must est whether they can get work or not. Without work they caunot buy, and cold and buvger will drive multitodes to bloodshed. 1t gest problem which the htmr«sfln to our statesmen and philoso; hers empty stomach sud & shivering arm do pot besitate tostrike for bread aod shelter, snd these things are rapidiy Approscbibg The pocpis largs are. sickened with the covduct « !’m state legislature, and & day of reckoning is fast coming for those who are wearing the brand maks of boarded capital, which is crushing the life, spirit aud bops of & poor and earoess people 4 Grand Island is mix8d about the state fair, Many thank God that it does Dot come bere. Maoy lament the fact that it is locsted elee- where. Upon the whale it is better for this place 85 it 1s, for the wesk are mot fitted to bear the burdems of the strong. Omabs Vibou'd bave gotten it for practical reasons, and will 1ealize thie when 100 Iste; especially since oposes 1o » home ex In these best t> avold llecting verb that be ¢ would olimt high shouid climb sléwly.” Hall county will bably sell the land now owned by ber agr 4 ural society and purchase better; then erect proper buildmge and * the very «ucor seful fair beld bere last fall, There is no jealously as to Li but an earnest opin jon that there is not eloth enough for the coa*, and such would be frue of this place under like ciroumstaBont. i The parsons who sabsorit unds to secure the state fair, are béing or will be unfortunste to invest them in stock of a five hotel, Such a bouse is mueh needed avd would pay, for Grand Island ‘i s $plendid hote) sown and needs tuch a buildi Cspt Baker has upthe railroad house to Mr. Goedrich who is rapi Iy making friends » landiord, _Mr. Baker will pro ‘mine host” of smother hostel; old guests will hunt him up. The huppiest band in this town is composed ot young mien bele to the “Turnovers,” who mest vightly 8 report, to learn and to enjoy musicand fun. Prominent among them are o couple of umeophisticated gentiemen from the west whose attainments are very numerous, arravging from the rendition of Strauss’ most oifficut creations to s dexterous throwing of thres-card-monte—(all forfan you kvow)—as one of our moet prominent snd rising business men cao better explain, A pretty romavcs will culminate here before many dsys, but we promised silence for the En-um. Enoogh that one party is well- nowa in cliurch el socta) circles 1o Dovglas county, Another matter invo'ving the heatt comes to us from a county west of here, but se the decree that will set free the her who loves the him cennot be promounced until next court, we for bear Several changes of location among businesy houses have been made, bat with a few ex- oeptions (possibly,a dittle ehady), our cicy and people remain in statu qu Nothing startling breaks the ueual calm of our common schools, Visitors at the union protracted meeting st the Methodist church for some time past have beheld pleasing ceremoies of aneel-making and cash-collecting for the sake of the Lord, The G. A. R pe sple will £00a have s bsll, when memories of by-gene days wi pre<s upon the veterans that ‘twas good blood that Nstained both the blue aud the eray. Apropos of this ball, s delegation of G. A R. men will go to Beatrice to attend the de- partment encampment about Jsnuary 28th. Post Commander «f Lion Post, J. 0,” West, who rode with “Little Mack’s” boys more than a score of years ago, and though & boy, won his way to confidence and place, will at- tend So will Mr. Livinghouse, co-proprietor of the Times. Thess gentlemen ave sanguine of & pleasant meeting there, and sre active in the interest of their society. This is right; for the days of the old soldiers are drawing to a close in thi« Jife, and in their twilight let the hoys be happy. REMARKS. e —— FOREIGN NEWS, LiverrooL, Jauuary 27.—Solicitor Quillian is engaged to defand Cunmingham now under arrest for complicity in Sstur ‘sy's explesion. Ample morey was placsd at the solicitor’s dieposal, A Hong Kong special says the officials there decline to allow the French man of war Triompbant to refit st that port. The Times continues i*s onslsught on Par- nell with stioging articles, which ssys Par- nell's silence revarding dymamits outrages calls to mind his attempt to igmore For- ster's indic'ment of the Paraellites as moral acarmplices'gf the Pheenix park assassi- nrtions. It also the Irich sgitators that theirp: esent poli rder and silence wenld not pay. They succesded in i the house of comauons ioto accepting nake revolutions by means of spolistion, The News thinks it is almost an insult to esk Enghshmen to kesp their heads in the face of ruch outrages, but fears the worst has not yet come, It predicts that the next efforts of the cowards will be an attack on some infant school. The work of removiog the debms in the White tower was completed this sfternoon. The hole mede in the floor where the dyna- mits exploded is 10 feet long by 5 wide The masonry of the buildicg is uninjured, but much of the solid woodwork is torn or split. The Dail Talezné;b. commenting upon the pacsing of Senator Bayard’s resolution, says: 1t is a poor compliment to praire them for doing what was 80 obviously their duty re- Rarding the recent explo-ions, The writer goes on to suy the United States must rise to the fall realization of their responeibility in tais matter, and_must grapple with such men as O’Donovan Rossa and Patrick Ford, who are the heads of ths mischie! Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon no further news in regard to Stewart. Wolseley telegraphs this afterpoon from_Korti thet he expects to y | recrive new: from Stewsrt either to-night or tomorrow. A large convoy was sent by Wolseley vesterday from Korii to Gahdul wells and i o procec1 in ths direction taken by Stewart with all poseible speed, ENGLAND AND SPAIN'S NEW TREATY, MapRID, Jenuary 27 —The new tresty of commer ce between Ebgland and Spain based on the modt favored nation arranges for the progressive requction in duties to be levied upon British products and manufactures ad- mitted into the Spanith territory to. corres- poud with the graded raduction which Eng- and agrees to make in the imports lsid npon Spanisn wine. 5,000 IRISHMEN OUT OF EMPLOYNENT. Do, Japusry 27.—The London corres. pond nt of the Freaman's Journal telegraphs that 5,000 Irthmen are out of employment at tne enst end of London, and that demonsira- tions against the Lii-h bave begun, ——— An Anxious Arctic Explorer. PHEILADELPEIA, January 27.—Chief En- gineer Melville, of arctic fame, issned to-day an address to the American public, wherein he expresees ths belief that the time is now ripe for the making of & final and succcssful voy age to the North Pole, The route he ad- Yoeates is by way of Fravz Josefs lands, and be declares it to be entirely safe and feasitle one. It would be thinks an actusl sav ing of life to make the attempt now before ths knowledye b rn of exparience ex- pires, and by frusts that there is some man in America who will rise to the occasion smd from bis sbundsnce supply the paltry sum requisite to fit vut av Arcuic expedition. Tois sum be place . at §) 000, providing that the transpoit ship is only chartered, or §150,000 if it be retained, which he asserts is not peces- sary. He will write, he says, the name of bis Ppatron scross the polar continent, He has voluuteers for every positisn connected ,with the proposed enterprise. The Dynamiters in Paris. Pams, January 27.—Gilblas makes » sen- sational statement ahont the London explo- sions and declares positively that the sutbors of the explosion are the same men wh> made the dyaumite sttack on London biidge and Golwerst railway station. The chief organi- zers of both plots have been and are now em- ployed in the Kaglich pristiog offce in Paric and recently lo in the St. Denis quarter of Paris, where manufsctured the infernal machines uscd in the dubolical work. When everything was resdy for the perpetration of the contewplated atrocities the picked wen who were to lodge and set the machives de parted separately and by different routes for London, each carcying one «r more infernal machices. This was six week ago. These men spesk French and even sttsnded anm. archist mextings. — Granted a New Trial, CoLouers, Obio, Japusry 27.—Joseph Pal mer, & partper in crime of Berner, 8 dedision in whose case was the original cause of the Civcineas 1iots, wes to-osy erasted & new trial by the suprems coart. He was u seutence «f death, WASHINGTON NEWS. ¢ Sueil Pece of the Sweim Conrt- Nariial, A Plot to Blow Up the National Oapitol Building, Naval Appropriation for the Last Half of the Fiscal Year. The Oklahoma Boomers Conclude to Leave Indian Territory. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty Still i Force, And Must bs Abrogated Before the Nicaraugunan Treaty Can be Ratified. WASHINGTON NEWS, THE SWAIM OOURT MARTIAL, Special {elegram to TEE Be. ‘WASHINGTON, January 27,—The court mar- tial in the Swaim case sre still deliberating, not having reached any conclusien yet. Mem- bers of the court refuse to talk sbout it to outsiders either to deny or affirm the correct- nest of any of the rumors afloat as to their views. The fact that no conclusion has yet been reacbed is generally regarded among army officers as indicating that the court is divided, and that no unsnimous conclusion is to be looked for. Opinions differ as to what the verdict will be, but in case of an acquittal, no doubt is entertained bat that the court will be called upon to try Swaim unon new charges, which haye been formulated at the war de- partment. Some of Swaim’s opponents are Eprrehenive. that if he it found guilty {he president apd attorney-gensral will be so slow in_reviewing the evidence asto delsy the sction until the pew administration omes into power. In whichevent it is cluimed that President Cleveland woula appoint Gen. Horatio Klng, of Brooklyn, judge advocate general. Tois story isin circulstion among armiy officers and is bused upon the supposi- tion that Swaim is to be dismissed There is an exciting rumor there this after- noom and from what seems to be exoellent suthority, that & plot to BLOW UP THE CAPITOL BUILDING has been discussed and s being investigated. 3@ detaile of the stery are that a woman of lay i_before the stats department, and yester- duy did so. The matter is being investizated by the department. Only few people hee have any knowledge of it, one or two senators and a few members of the house having besn | informed the intention was to keep the mat- sscret until the wvestigation e postponed until Friday the consideration of the resolution calling on the secretary of stste for info mstion as to whether sny citizen of the United States was concerned in bringing about the London explosions. While no vote was taken that would show the feeling of the members toward the resolution, there was wn expreesion of an opinion that the resolution as referred will mot be reported back to the houss, Oze of a differant character, however, may be reported. T0 BE REPORTED EAVORABLY. Senator McMdlan to-day faverably re- ported from the committec on judiciary the bill to restore the jurisdiction of the supreme i » | court of the United States over writs of ha- beas corpus 80 ¢ to allow appeals to b taken tothat court in all cases which may be ap- pe=aled to the circuit court. The effect of this would be o allow app-als to bs tak-n to the supreme court in habess corpus cases in which the pri-oner is alleged to b restraived of his liberty in violation of _the constitation cr any law or tresty of the United States. Uunder the present practice a single federal judge of the Jowest judicial rank may overtura rtinal judgments of the highset courts of the stet-s. CONFIRMATIONS, Postmasters—Thomas J. Rose, Nevads, Ta.; W, B. Fish, Ans NAVAL APPROFRIATION. The confersse upon the t appropristion bill makicg provision for the navy depariment for the lesi half of the car- rent fiscal yesr, reached an agraement to-dsy The bill appr pristes £6,120,000 for the hlf vesr. The provision of the house bill pro- hibitiog repairs of wooden ehips, or of engines and machi of wooden ships teyoud what way be accomplished wt an expenditure of 50 per cent of the estimated cost of pew ehips, snd suachivery bas been smended by limiting the expense of such repairs to 2) pir cent of the cost of pew ships or machinery. MORE VAULT BOOM. Secretary McCullouch to-day addressed a communication to the speaker of the house recowmendirg the appropriation of §500,800 for the construction of sn additional vsult for storsge of silver, and for expenses sttending the transfer of mlver from the eub-trensuries, which &re now or may become overcrowded with thst coir. INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS, The board of supervising inspectors of steam vessels to-dsy adopted the rale requir- ing all barges in tow of rtesmers to carry proper signal light, This rale applies to lakes and seabourds. FAILURE OF THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS, The followlog dispatch sonouncing the fail- fot the bill peading before it relative to the relustion of newspaper wostage from two t onme cemt et pound. The that cations, secor publishers and from _the of to bons 6 vide vt by ot from amiskion through ile at one cent per poun Jostaze to be prejaid After a Lrief gencral debate the bill was resd. V h dor the pay of the {cComas o d an nuthorinng the retirement of smendment Gen. Grant with the pay of general. Ruled out on & nt of order, The bill passed Hewitt New York, moved that the honss #o into committee of the whole toconsider the revenue Hll, his object being to eall up the bill to carry into_effact the couvention between the United States snd Mexico, Lot 600 96. Adjourned. SENATE, The conference report on the naval appro- pristion bill was presented by Hale, After a few brief remarke by Hale and Back the re. port way adooted, Adjourned, RACKET. C —The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern’ railroad to-day acvanced the rates on eighth class freight, avd grain two and half cents per bundred pounds, avove the tariff rate. In railroad centres the opin ion is expreesed that this action is not taken with any view to & permanent inc in rates, but becsuse the volume of business is greater than the road can handle just zow, on acocunt of having a large part of its care blockaded by enow. All other roads are in the sume condition. CINCINNATL, January 27 —The Trunk lines punangerJvml to dsy decided that a limita- tion should be made on the amount to be paid ax ommiesions to peente. The members will convene at Louievilie on Febrasry 11 to take action on the matter in connection wich the western and southern passenger sgents, ———— Parnell Breaks Ground for a Rail- way, Cork, January 27.—Parnell turped first tod of the West Clare railway at Milltown vesterdsy. « There was an immense sssembl- age of people, not lees than 20,000, Parnell was presented with & minature golden epade in honor of the occasion. In sccepting the emblem Parpell made s brief address. He made 1o allusion to the explosions in London but confined himeelf to ques tions affecting farmers &nd _ pass- ante in the sonth and west of nod. He raid that the present juncture wrs another turning poiut in lrish history. People ehould unite in vowing fealty to the cause of Ireland. He repretted the land act was not so framed as to insure permar ent settlement of the land question, It rested with the people them- selves to ret exsmples by which they might recover every rood of land that bad baen rob- bed from them The railway extends from Milltown to Eanis. ———— Prisoners Insurrection, HrsTiactox, Pa., January 27,—During the absence of Sheriff McAlevy this morning the pri oners in the jail, who are allowed the free- dom of the corridors, engaged in & deperate conflict between themeelves. Sandy Gray is probably injurad fatally by heing beaten over the hend with & poker Ly a fellow prisoner, Tom Potter. A wholesale attempt at escape wae then made, but the imsurrection was guelled through the heroism of Miss Lasura McAlevy, niecs of the sheritf, She was alone but srmed herself, entered the corridor and elowly foroed the men back to_ their cells at Railroad Influence at Albany. AvLBaNY, Jazuary 27. resolution was in- troduced in house and tabled, requesting our representatives in congress to use their best efforts to provide for early comstruction of a capal from Hemmepin on the TIllinois river, to Rock Island on the Mississirpi. A resolution was sl tabled Tequestirg conpress to favor the passege of & bill to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and sliens under contract or agreement to porform labor in the Uni States. In the senste a bill was introduced to regu- late the manufacture +nd fu'e of dynamite ——— The Whisky Pool, CINCINNATI, Jauusry The Western Export Association here to-day oocupied sev- eral hours in the con:iderstion of important business. A quorum was in‘ormally decided toraise the nrice af whisky two cente,to §1.13, owing to ihs enhanced value of corn. 1he savance will probably take effect Thursday. Arrengements were msade in regard to the fiuances of the organization. and little doubt | is now expressed ss to the stabillty of the | pool. More proxies arrived to pight and to day's action wall bs formally ratificd to-mor Tow. 1 e — The Three-Cent Passenger Fare Biil, Speciul telegram to the BEE. Liscoin, Neb., Jauvary 27.—The remon- strance and petition from the Union Pacific | sod Burlin ronds was presented to the | senste to-duy against the three-cent passenger bill sand freight regnlation, with & requeet | thiat the paesenger bill reported favorably week be recommitted o the railroad commit- tae until the railrond managers can be heard in oppositicn, The motion to recommit avd graot the request of the railroad, was carried by & vote of seventeen to fifteen. o — Good News For Workingmen, PirrsicEc, Pa., Janusry 27 —The Edgar Thompsot stoel works will resume operations withln two weeks, giving employment to several thousand men The expectation is t'at whea the repairs are completed that Caroegie Brothers & Company will submis a reduced scale of wages to the workmen apd that the latter will it —— Who is Brodericl Special Telegraw to the Brx ure of the Oklboma boomers, hus been re- ceived: Fr1. Lxavisworts, Jaouary 27.~To the Adjutant-General, Washiogton: The follow- ingis just received from Gen. Hatch, st Stillwater: ‘1 bave stopped the troops en route to Caldwell until 1 receive further or- ders Stillwater Oreek, Indian Territory. To the Adiutaut General, Department of the Missouri: —The Boomer colovy has come to terms. They will Jeave the country for the Dearest point on the Kaneas live. Troope will be sent with them Reinforcements trom Coffeyville turped back to the K. live when within +ight of this place, on the approach of Lmufii sod are burrying out of the country. Wil send troops to look out for men coming from Wichits by way of Hupne well. We have troops sufficient. [Signed) A Aucrx, Brig. Gen. Com'dg. Harcs, Colonel. THE NICABAGUAN THEATY. In excoutive session to-dsy Senstor Bayard concladed his kpeech upou the Ni aragus treaty He maiotamed that the Clayton Bulwer treaty is still in force, and that the ratification of the Nicarrgus treaty to bes violstion of it. An hour debate evsurd, Sherman has two smendments pauding and one is to 0pen negotiaticns with Eigland for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty tef ire proceedic g with the retification of the Nicaragus treaty. The other is to provide that there shall be no discrinunstion either for or aguinst sny governmept 1n canal rates for the passage of vessels HOUsE Wasnmsorox, Junuwy 27.—The House went 1610 the committee of the whole on the { armuy appropristion bill The House committec on postoffices snd po-t 1onds wi vorably revort a eubstitute N xw YORE, January 27.—James Broderick, of Omaba, formerly of Fall River, Mass., has commenced a libel swit azsinet the Herald of Fall River f rlibel. The Herald alleged that Broderick was cnce in the graveysrd insur- anse bueiv e The Freoch in Tonquin, Pams, Javusry 27.—Geseral Brierre de Leshe hss notificd the government that all preoarations for conoerted action among 1he different bodies of French troops is Tonguin is complete. An order for the general move went toward tbe ocoupstion of the entire country is be'ieved to be dmminent. o — The Weather, W ASHINGTON, January 25,—For the upper Mississippi valley, fair warmer weather, THE MARKETS. Cattle Continge to Sell &t Satisfectory Prices. Hogs Active and Brought Very Fair Prices, The Iuhabitants of the Wheat Pit Surprised. Prices Got 8o Low that the Bears Were Very Quiet. Corn was Moderately Active, with Slight Fluctuations. Oats Very Quiet and Nominal—Ry Steady—Provisicns Fairly Active and Stronger, OHICAGO MARKET, WHEAT Special telegram to the Br, CHicAGO, January 27.—There was a ®ur prise in store for the inbabitants of the wheat pit this morntng. A pood share of them had tempered their trades durig the last few days 80 as to discount the effect of an antici- pated decrense in the visible supply of wheat of about 500,000 bushels. The statement when posted this morning howed that in. stead of an increase of 21,000 bushels. The market opened steady with the Msy option quoted st Under the depressing influ- ence of an increass in the amount in sight the price declined to Sdjc, afterward recovering to84je, where it closad & 1 o'clock. The de- cline offiered an opportunity to commission men to fill numerous orders and_to buy at from 853c down. When the price had declined to 85¢ and lower the crowd was less bhaarish and did littlo in the way of infloencine still lower prices. OORN showed ic decline over night and opeped rath- er quiet. Subsequent trading was moderate'y active, but made very slight fluctuations, 1he Jeading option only moving #c. The vikible supply statement favored a firn er market, it showing a decrease of 431,864 bushels, but in a general way the iufluences affecting whest overcame any foreign elements of streagih and lett the market very quict. No. 2 cash was Guoted nominally at 873 0ATS continve very quiet and little better than nominal for all options except May, which on the morning session only fluctasted 3o cash, snd pear options were not mentioned. RYE continues steady with aboutal offarings taken, No. 2 cash s0ld to-day at 62 ; white, 625c was bid for March, 63pc for April snd 6Sc for May. PEOVISIONS were fairly activa and geperally a rhade stronger. Thoush influences of better oendi- ‘tions existing st the stock yards which ru i appreciation sold at $6 90, ribs st $6 30, while pork was called nominal/y st §12 25@12 85. * carrie. With the stale stock left last night and fresh arrivale, thers were from 8,000] to)9 000 on sale, the market opened esrlier and rather stronger sud exc usively on steers suitable for shipping snd dressed beef trade. Fair to favey butchers® stock continues to sell at sat- ry pricee, tut cemmon and canners’ stock i8 comel ler Jower than last week. Owing to the very light ¢fferin; toskers and fee ers prices have taken sharp up twn. On neat, wall bred young cattle, good to choic $5 50@5 75, 130 1bs., §5 20@ 1 1000 to £4 20@4 ¢ Market was 5 603 1200 to 13! $4 95@5 10 stockere, $8 00@4 20¢ feeders, Corn-fed Texane, £4 00@b 00 active aud strong and 10c higher, The bulk of the fsir to good packing HOGS. and best at £4 80@4 874, 4 90@4 95; common and rough packing sorts sold down tv $4 40@4 50; There was a brisk demand for light, and closely aseorted fancy sold st &4 67@4 70, snd common st £ 50; pecking and shig ping, 240 0 400 Ths.: $4 6 ight, 160 to 215 ibs., = 0. e — Oregon Senatorship PoRTLAND, Ore., Janusry In the sen atorship struggle the - emocratic members of the legi lature Lave sdopted a resolution to vote solidly for soue democrat. Thers was only one ballct to-dny avd the resuit was, Slater, (dem) 30; Hirsch, (rep) 18. The s0ld at $4 G0@4 with choice at msiader of the republican votes were scatter- ing. 1t requires 46 votes to elest, e Dynamie resolutions, Hauteorn, Coan., Javusry 27.—The house adopted the resolution ofiered by Vine nt Collyer expressiog their athorrence of the dynsawite explogions in Great Britsin, —————— California Seoatoris] Vote, SACRAMENTO, Janusr, ~The following is the vote of the assembly for United States renator; Stanford, republiosn, 78; Heurst, democrat, 36; Farley, e Missourit's Petition, Jrrrersox Ciry, Missonri, Junuary 27,—A resolution wes adopted in ths bouse of repre- entstives this morniog vetitioning congress *.0 oprn Oklahoms 0 ecttlers Hood's Sarsapariiia Combines, in a manner peculiar to itself, the best blood-purifying and strengthening reme- dies of the vegetable kingdom. You will find 1his wonderful remedy effective where other medicines have failed. Try it now. It will purify your blood, regulate the digestion, and give new Jife and vigor to the entire body. “Hood's Sarsaparills did me great good. 1 was tired out from overwork, and it toned meup.” Mus. G. E Spemoxs, Cohoes, N. Y. “1suffered three years from blood polson, 1 took Hood's Sarsapapilla and think 1 am cured.” Mgs. M. J. Davis, Brockport, N. ¥ westerly winds shifting southerly; falliog barometor pieceded; southern portion rising barcister, Missouri valley: Pwtly clondy warmer weather, jocal snows, soudierly winds, falling barometer, - — Massachusetts Dysamite Bilk Bosrox, Javuary 27.—1In the senate to-dsy Thayer introdnced 8 dynamite bill sizilarto the measure recently projosed by Edmunds st Washington, Thayer's bill was eferred to the committes on judiciery. o —— Heligious Bevivals, READING, Pa., January §7.—A rcuarksble religions revival is in the villages in this sec- tion. Mapy of the hotels voluotarily stopped selling liguor, The coasequence is there are Y wany be# reeruite (o the L operance cavse. ‘Purifies the Bloed parilla is characterized 19 three peculiarities : 1st, the combination ot remedial & 2d, the propertion; bk Wi process of securing the active mediema. qualities. The result is 8 medicine of wasssy’ strength, eflecting cures hiberto Wkuewn Send for book containing pditiau evidence Hood's Bursapi.rilla tanes vp w3 sysieny Hood's Sa 5 10y LIo0d, slarpens sy appesie, a s 10 inuke 16 over.” . TROMIBON, star of Dior Lowell, Mass. od's Bar illa boals il ethers, and b it we i i bt i gold HARRINGTON, Lauk Birct, New Yuk Oity. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggisis. §1; six for g5 Ma'y culy by . L BOOD & 00, Lowell, Mass. 10O ‘Dosss Cne Dollai. fairly well sustained. Ind