Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1885, Page 1

e FOURTE INTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB FRIDAY MOR ING, FEBRUARY ¢, 1885, 0. 149 AN ARAB VIGTORY. The Propbet of Sondan Forces the Sur- render of Ktartonm, Gen, Gordon Overwhelmed by the Rebel Horde, The Fate of the English General at Present Unknown, Narrow Egcapeof a Ralief Steam= er at the Fallen City. The News Creates Tremendous Excitement in Eugland, Grava Fears Exoressed for Wol- seley and Stewart. A Council of War Summoned to View the Situation. Army Officers Asking for Assign= ment in Soudan, Full Details of the Fall, and the Gloomy Comments of Wiseacres. FALL OF KHARTOUM, A SURPRISED VISITOR. Loxpox, February 5, 10 a. m,~Bulletin,— Intelligence has been reccived here that Khar- toum has been captured by the rebels, The whereabouts of General Gordon is unknown, It is probabla he is in the hands of the vic- tors, 10:15 a. m.—General Wolseloy telegraphs that Khartoum has fallan, He says when Col. Wilson, who went from Metemneh to Khartoum, rcached the latter place he found it in the hands of the rebels. He returned to Metemneh under a heavy fire trom both banks of the river. 10:30 A. M, —The Daily Telogram, on official authority, confirms the report of the fall of Khartoum and it eays the rebels secured the city by treachery, PREPARING FOR TH Noox.—The morning papers editions in which they continue to afirm the fall of Kbartoum but the war office as yet has given out no offical intelligence in regard thereto, and refuses to state the character of dispatches received from Gen. Wolseley or declarewhether thereport is true. The roport that Khartoum has been taken by the rebels renched Korti by o messenger from Gubat, but it is said no ofli.ial dispatch from Col. Wilson confirming reporthas haen received b oral Wolroley, 1tia possible Col. Wil son was unable to reach Khartoum owing to tho heavy fire of the enemy and his return avo rise to the report that Khartoim has foen captured, At this hour no_official con- firmation of the report been nublished and so far it rests wholly on the statements contained in the Chronicls and Telegraph. OFFICIALLY CONFIRMAD, 12:30 p. m. —The war offico issued tha fol- lowing: *‘Telegrams from Gen. Wolsely an- nounces that the fall of Khartoum took place January 26, He says Col. Wilson ar- rived at Khartoum January 25, and was greatly surprised to ind_the enemy in posses- sion of that place. He immediately returned down the river under a heavy fire from th. rebels, When some miles below tha Sheeb- laka cataract Col. Wilson's eteamers were wreckod, but_ he and the party managed to reach an island in safety, where they aresecure, A stoamer has gene to bring them back to the British camp near Metem. nsh. Gen. Wolscloy says he has no informa. tion rogarding the fate of General Gordon and does not know whetter he is dead or alive,” EXCITEMENT IN LONDON, 2 p. m,—Thera is no longer any doubt that tho Mahdi holds possession of Khartoum. There is some hopes that Gen, Gordon may still be holding out in the citadel of the town, Meanwhile the excitement in London and everywhera throughout the British Isles where the news is known is using to fever heat. Clubs and public re:orcs of every description are thronged with crowds of people eager to catch tho last syllable of intelligence from the distant Tgyptian des- art. Throughout Fleet street and the Strand it is almost imnossible to make one's way 5o rowded are thess thoroughfares with throngs of curious and excited citizens, Most psopie take a gloamy view of the position of Briti-h troops in Soudan and the jubilant gladuess which characterized Fogland in regard to Egypt ever since the welcome news of Stew- art's successful arrival in the neighborhood of Motemneh was received, has given to EXPRESSIONS OF DISMAY, and foreboding coms from almost everybody. 1t is too early to estimate the influence of the news on the political situation, The war of- fico is besieged with army officers tendering their services for active duty in Soudan. Numerous telegrams are being received from officers throughout the ecuntry asking ass ments to rescue expedition should the govern ment conclude to take such action, Tae cap- ture of Khartoum created grave fears, especially in army circles, for the safety of Gen, Stewart and his army. A number of military officers of repute even ex- proas the opinion that unless reinforcements are hurried forward to Korti the fall of Khar- toum may lead to disasters to the forces under Lord Wolseley and Gen, Earle, A cabinet council has been summosed to meet at onoe. Gladstone is fearfully disturbed Ly the news and some people believe ho will resign, HOW IT WAS DONE, 2 p, m,—When Sir Charles Wilson reached Kiartoum he found the Mahdi's forces in possession of the town and citadel, He tried to land and ascertaiu the fate of Gordon, but this step he found impossible. The enemy's guns were turned upon him in full force. e was therefora compelled to turn his back upon the fallen city and return to Gunbat. without findiog whether Gordon was dead or alive. A native reports that the Mabdi had 60,000 men in the vicinity of Khartoum and he introduced & number of his emissaries iato tho city, These mixed freely with the native troops under General Gordon and by bribes, threats and working on their religious feal: ings induced them to mmtiny. Seven thousand ~ of the garrison deserted, leaviog Gordon only 2,500 faithful soldiers, With this small force he attempted to hold the city agaiust the Mahdi's great army, but siter sovere fighting, in which a large number of rebels were kifled he wascompelled to B ! spatch from General Wolseley states e LR o wounded have been bt bac to Gakdul wells, g THE CABINET TERRIFED, s of the downfall of Kh will be held this evening with the military authorities, . WOLSELEY'S OPINION, Lord Wolseley telegraphs that he does not considor the British position at Gubat in any immediate danger, of stores to Fgypt. These orders were issued before the news of the fall of Khartoum was received Harry Burton, arrested with Cunningham, with & brown box in his pos wis ar- raigoed to-day on the charge of complicity in THE PALL MALL GAZKTTR ON THE SITUATION, | causing the recent explosions, He was re- LoNDON, February 5,—The Pall Mall (. | manded for further hearing, zotte, referring to the advices from Khar THE COUNCIL AT THE WAR OFFICR. toum, says: *“Nobody ean accuse our gallant Loxpow, February 6. The council at the troops of losing & siogle moment in their [ war office this avening decided to advise the fierce race against time in hastening to res. | 3, o cue the garreon at Khartoum, The respon sibility reits solely with the ministry who re fused to allow the Nilt lats. The vote of parlismentin favor of an appropriation of £300,000, for the relief of General Gordon was deferred until August b even then, if the expedition had been_ eanc tioned forthwith, a precions day would have been gained, but it was not sanctioned until August 12, when the government finall: solved that it must retri General Gord, That period of hemtation sacrificed Khar. toum,” 1SLAM VICTORIOUS, Tho revoltand fall of Abartoum will perme ate the arch of the world, and uoless the min istry display & boldness and a wariness equal 18 AU to their former dilatoriness a catastrophe worse than that of Khartoum will follow, England dare not fly before the Eastera fos —it would mean war and mutiny from one end She must reinforce her of Asia to th garrisons ifit be work, ( to Berber, and the other, ywhere, including India even Metemneh and Suakim garrisons must be reinforced and the road to Berber cleared, Every nerve must be strained to prove that the Khartoum disaster has stif- fened the resolution to hold Kogland’s flag aloft in the face of every foe, Our duty1s not to flinch, but_to prepare §for eventualities, and to relieve Metemneh by water. Wehave failed to save Gordon; we have now to save Stewart!” THE EXCITEMENT INCREASIN LoNDON, February 5,—The excitement at- tending the news of the fall of Khartoum is increasing, a_constant stream of inquirers, including Sir Wm. Fernon Harcourt, George Otto Trovelyen, and other ministers are po ur ing iat) the war office, People throughout the provinces are greatly excited. At Alder- shot the news was received with mingled feeliogs of sadness and indignation. A great sensation was caused in the Irish garrison at Dublin when the report was received, It is understood that the fall of Khartoum will not chack th- advance of Gen, Wolseley, whose main body of troops will probably march across the desert at once, and besiege Khartoum at ths earliest possible moment. LORD EDMUND FITZMAURICE'S VIEWS, February 5, —Lord Fdmund Fitz- under foreign secretary, in a maurice, speech hore last night stated that a delicate neotiation was on foot between England and Russia with regard to the question of the de-. limitation of the Afghan frontier. He re- ferred to the effect on American competition in food producs in Eogland, He said he be- lieved that the d that a radical change in the land Jaw Was necessary in the direction of the ex- tension of interests in the land to the largest proportion of the population possible, DROP IN EGYPTIAN STOCKS, Soudan, Sales were pressed. THE EXCITEMENT IN PARIS, Pants, February 5.—The nows from Khar- toum created an ir e sensation here, Lord Lyove, British ambassador, had an_ intorview with the prime minister during the day. THE KHEDIVE REFUSES ENGLAND'S ADVICE Cairo, January 5.—Taoe khedive refused to follow Kngland’s advice to allow the Italians to occupy Massowah without the consent of tne sultan of Turkey. TWO STEAMERS WRECKED ON THE NILE, Loxvoy, Febraary 5.—Col. Wilson had throe stesmers, two of which were wrecked on the Nile exactly half way between Khar- toum and Metemneh, The third steamer, bearing Col. Wortloy and party, came on and brought the news to the British camp near Metemneh, RUMOR OE 2,000 MEN MASSACRED AT KHARTOUM. Carro, February 5.— Rumors reached here that 2,000 men were massacred at K hartoum, The news of the disaster cast a gloom over the entire European colony in Kzypt. The English garrison now consists of 1,200 men Alexandria, 3,850 at Cairo, and 150 mariners at Suez, no forces at Port Ssid, except one gunboat, and the man-of-war, Monarch, a Alexandria. INDIAN AND TURKISH CO-OPENATION Loxoy, February 5. Tt is considered that Indis and even Turkish co-operation is imper- ative at the present juncture. Sir Heury Gordon, brother of Chinese Gordon, says it is his opinion that tha Mahdi's rogu ars, who submitted to Gordon in December, mutinied and betrayed] the garrison, Gordon’s great fault was in placing too much confidence in the men, Unless the mutineers murdered him in the firet step of their rebellion, he has no fears for he general’s safety, which will be smnply a matter of money. THE FIRST NEWS, ToxnoN, February he first news of the fall of Khartoum received by Gen. Wolseley was brought by n messenger w left the island when Col. Wilson etranded, and cawme on foot to Gubol. Two messengers were despatched to Karti, via Abu Khes and Gakdul, They reached their destination, which is regarded as showing that the news of Khartoun’s fall is not known in the des- ert, Intelligence of the disaster, however, has since spread far and wide. Some tribes that have hitherto professed friendship for En- NEEDED . gland have declared for the Mahdi. The Arabs still hold Metemneh, The garriron thers received the news of the fall of Khar- toum with repeated salutes of artillery. When Uol, * Wilson’s flotilla approached Khsrtoum it was compelled to run t) let of a heavy fire from both bank rebels had four Krupp guns on the river banks at Halpujeh to bombard _the steamers, When the British force reached Omdurman a number of rebels continued a fusilade and things looked worse when it was discovered that the enemy was in possession of Island Tuti, just outside of the city, The English still passed ahead but were dismayed to find that the garrison commenced firing on them, no flags flying from the public buildings, and the town appeared in undisputed possession of the enemy. The palace seemed gutted, and finding it impossible to land in the face of overwhelming numbers of the rebels, the Britleh were obliged to rotire, Rumors concerning the fate of Gen, Gordon arc many and varied but all agree that the Mahdi captured Kartoum by treachery, The most relieble requru point to one Faréz Pasha asthe traitor, It is said that he belng left in charge of the ramparts apened the gates on January 26 and admitted Bhe cnemy. Some rumora stated that the Mahdi together with a few Levanites are cooped up in a church, others say that Gen, Gorden has been scen wearing his uniform, the m.;mn(y say, how- ever, that Gen. Gordon wss killed, CONSTRENATION AT CAIRO, Caino, Febsuary 5 —The first news from Khartoum was from the London officiai dis- nation prevails among the inhabitants here, THE BOUNDARY OF FRANCE, France and the international association, ITALY MUST WITHDRAW HER TROOPS, TRBOOP SHIPS BEING FITTED UP, Commander Cameron, the African traveler, offers to start immediately for the Soy sxpedition te start, in spite of the warnings and entreaties, until too ossary to call volunteers to do the neral Karle must advance rapidly [ gy land rents would become February 56.—On the stock ex- v Egytptian stocks dropped 11 to or cent_on account of the disaster in the at| Sr. Louis, February ! patches not published, The utmost conster- PARIS, Fobruary 5.—Pieremis, on behalf of Kiog Leopold, and Premier Ferry to-day sigued the treaiy fixiog the boundary line of Panis, February b.—An official note from Turkey ' declares that England denied the agreement with Italy as to the ocoupation of Egyptisa ports, and that Turkey has request. o Tealy to withdraw her troops from the Ked en. Loxnoy, February 6.—It is stated thet udan, to dispatch of 8,000 troops to Suakim immedi ately, General Stevenson telegraphs that 5,000 men will be needed to clear the road to Berber, as the news of the fall of Khartoum will induce central tribes to join Osman % | Dign: neral Stavenson also advises that f | the prasent strangth of troops in Upper and i | Lower Egypt be maintained and reinforce ents be drawn from England and India. neral Wolseley renewed his demand for an expedition to Suakim of 8,000 men undar General Greav The cabinet ministers held - | an informal meeting to-night, but took no *|definite action. Nothing ~can be de: cided npon until the cabinet council to-morrow. It is reported that Gen, Wolse- ley commenced the advance for Korti to-day for the relief of the troops near Metemueh, and that he sent orders t» Gen, Earl tohasten his advance against Berber, in order to assis in the relief of Metomnch, The objective pointof all of Gen. Wolseley's movements now is Metemneh, Press dispatches from Soudan ara greatly retarded, Several newspapers made applica- tion to the war offico for permits communicate instructions to corre- spondents, but have all received the reply that Gen, Wolseley has no authority in the matter. Liberal and conservative papers. generally express tha opinion that the entire responsibility for the fall of Khartourn rests with the ministers who refused to let the relief expedition start in time. The conservatives intend to raise the ques- tion of confidence in the mis parlisment re-assemblos, were despatched to Woolwich to immediately pre- aro tosend & months’ rations and 8,000 men or the Khartoum expedition. 1 FOREIGN NEWS, KOTALTY IN A COLLISION. Pawts, February b, ~Thoe express train, in which tho princo of Walos was a paseenger, coliided at Avignon with a freizht train. The prince suffering nothiog more than a slight shock, Nobudy injared. DYNAMITING A CHURCH, St. PETkRsBURG, February 5,—The police ascertained that the Greek church at Jacobstadt was destroyed by dynamite, and not burned as reported, ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED), Masowan, February b.—It is reported from Ghira, on the Settit river, that the gar- rison made & euccessful sortic upon the Takroir tribe, under Sheihk Saleh, aided by three Abyseinian chiefs and their followers. A great battle was fought in the Gallabali country with a large force of Baggara rebels, detached from Senar, After a severe strug. glo the Beggaras wero utterly routed, losing 6,000 men and four emirs, one of whom was a nephew of the Mahdi, THE AFGHANISTAN FRONTIER, Loxpoy, February 6.—The Times to-day inan_editorial on the Afghanistan question says that Russia’s advance on Afghanistan can be explained only by ulterior and un- avowed motives distinctly hostile to both Afghanistan and England, any excuse a3 to the ground of doubts as to the limit of fron- tier hag been rendered impossible by Russia’s refusal to loyally investigate, and settle frontier questicns without delay ——— RAILKOAD RACKET. Citicaco, February 5*—The general passen- ger agents of the east bound tronk lines held two sessions here to-day in an attempt to re- storo rates to the seaboard, but got no fur ther than the first clauss in the agrecment, which was to the effect that the rates'be re- stored at once, under a uniform rate for all roads. The Grand ‘'runk objected, claiming differential for the line to Boston via Montre- al. Ths Chicage & Atlantic gave notice of a similar claim in case the Grand Trunk’s elaim was allowed. The Pennsylvania road and Michigan Central refused to allow any differ- entials and the meeting adjourned sine die, without having transacted any business, ; : The joint classifi- cation committee concluded 1ts “business to- day, but what, if any definite action it took, has not transpired.” It cannot be learned whether the Trans-Continental pecple have made any action yet, New York, February 5. Pool Commis- sioner Fink, when asked to-day what would be done to further satisfy the merchants, who ask that a written guarantee be given tha more firat-class fraight be diverted, said o written guarantee will ue given, and I have promised there shall be no more cause for complaint, and with this 1 thick the mer- chants will be satis 1 AsHraND, Oregon, February b, At a meet. ing of the Orego & California railroad to- the following resignation was tene Henry Villard as presieent was received, and Gso. "H. Hopkinsen was elected successor, Hopkinson represents the London stock hold- ers, The change lets Villaad out of the last railroad enterprise with which his nams has been connected. 1t is u noteworthy fact that the financial trouble of the Oregon & Califor nia under Ben Holliday's management, first brought Villard to Oregon — January's Fire Losses. New Youk, February 5,—The fires in Jan- uary in the United States and Canada where he and upw ards, numbered The estimated aggregato of fire losses for the month is 7,500,000, or £1,000,000 more than the average loss in_ January for the ]nn nine years, Where 11 fires, where the oss ranged botween $11,000 and $335,000, causing in_the aggregate sbout one-fifth of the entire fire waste for the month, If fires keep up at this rate the result will be & loss of £102,000,000 for 1885 o — Triple Murder in Kansas, INDEPENDENCE, Kas,, February 5,—To-day Frank Binham, the oldest son of a widow liviog on a farm near Villa Radical, in this county, on his return home after a three days' absence, found his mother, brother and sister murdered, he trio, apparently, had been dead st least forty-eight hours, “The sheriff and deputy have gone to the place, and are making athorough investigation to.night. No clue is yet found, but if a successful one be discovered, lynching undoubtedly will follow, e ——— Suicide of an Actor. Cricaco, February 5. —Fdward Arnot, an acter, at onetime a leading man at Wallack’s and Union Square theater, New York, com- mitted sulcide here to-night by cutting his throat witha razor, severing both jugular veins. His last engagement was last wm in *‘Trust,” at she Halstead street opera house, He has been despondent for some time, and was yesterday notified to leave his lodgings. At that time he madean unsuccessful attempt at suicide by opening a vein in his arm, ———— New York Chamber of Commerce, Niw Youx, February 5,—The chamber of commerce to-day after a hot discussion, voted to reconsider the resolution mdopted at ths previous meeting, that *'the system of inland transportation within the United States is unjust to seaboard merchants, and detriment. al to the internal revenue, and should be abollshed,” e —— Had Better nut Try it, ,| MosTiear, February 5,—A detective a iat 1o the Britien (Y claims to have attended a moeting of fifty dy- uin has oreated grave appreheosion in_re- | SN0 Mo PAED Anpilen. Orders Bave |, itery hero, who bave just been organized [3 o\ u'ma antmg problem amg { troop ships, by an emi from New York, o says lq of u‘?hu; (iladstone and Ear! that the meeting decided to send three men to iranville started for London as soon as the LoxpoN, | February 5.—The government | Ottaws for the urpose of blowing up the left @ows reached them, The cabloet councll | has given orders for further large shipments | wing uluupn[:-mt bouse, presented to house on” Monday, Special Correspondenge to Tuk Bik PAWING THE AIR. A Briztling Display of Athletic Orato- 1y in the Legisiatare, Thirty-three Bills Bandwiched in the Paragraphs, The Public Printer in Cahoots With the Members, The Saline Land Pool “‘Setting 'Em Up” Lavishly. Sixty-Three Persons Employed to Wait on the Thirty-Three Senators, The Lincoln and Railroad Rings Tightening the Coll—Another Meeting of the Douglas Delegation, THE LEGISLATURE, Special to THE Beg, Linvory, February 4, 1885, —This afternoon the senators did not meet at all and the mem- bers of the house porfected very little in the way of legislative business, That which they did was of minor importanco and only ap- peared tobe used by some members as & means of letting off kome of their bottled-up oratory. If they had stored their assumed knowledge for some time -longer like wine it might possibly have improved by being kept. The committee on corporations reported twobills (125 and113) to the house, both of which they condemned. The committee on live stockfone (115) relating to the improve- ment of cattle railroad ears, recommending its passage. The committee on roads and bridges two bills (224 and 152) with a recom- mendation that each become law. The house then went into committee of the whole with Mr, Scoville in the chair to con- sider senate fils No, 4, an act fixing the num- ber of officers and employes in the senate and house, to define their duties, and fix their pay The senate bad amended this bill so that ail officers should be elected by the respective chamb and that it should be done by a declaration of the members compelling them to vote aye or nay, This amendment of the senate met with stern opposition from Speaker Field who moved rejection. He sat in the midst of the Lancaster ring and as 8oon as his wishes be- came known his followers supported his mo- tion and the bill as it was orignally introduced was passed through committes and reported to the house for third reading. Mr. Wolback introduced a resolution that a committee of five be appointed to enquire into the action of the Board of Regents in paying persons salaries who were not living in the state. Mr, Wright, the great bunkumist of the house, deccribed the resolution as bunkum and moved it be tabled, whicn was done, 1t was now half past t#ee and after a mo- tion to adjourn, which was defeated, the clerk began to read senate bills for the second time. He continued this until half past five when the House adjourned. - NEW BILLS, There were tLirty-thres new billsintroduced to-day, none of which could bs considered as being of importance, rankiog above sixth rate, Thoy principally dealt with the location of insan® sylums and other proposed state insti- tutior A thirtieth part of them stand no cha' ~of ever becoming laws. They must eithei®nave been introduced with the object of giving the printer & job or to waste the time of the house. THE MOST POWERFUL AND NUMEROUS bateh of lobbyists i of course that which rep- nta the railrond mterests. The city is full of railroad attornoys and their followers, Second only to this party is_that here in con- nection with the leasing of the state saline lands. The principal workers in this holy cause are Mr, Mason, of Chicago, and Mr. Bartlell, of Omaha.” These gentlemen hold open honse at one of the hotels, a room being oart for consultation and the distribution whisky and cigars. Here the disciples of the causs may indulge galore, and many are the invitations to “‘wall ioto our parlors.” THE DOUGLAS DELEGATION, A second meeting of the Douglas delega- tion was held this morning, Ilxclusive of the delegation there were about twelve gen- tlemen present, ivcluding Mr. Kountze, Ma, Ames, General O'Brien, Mr. Coonell and County ~ Commissioner ~ {O'Keeffe. Mr, Kountze called the meetiug with object of reconsidering the action of last night relating to the construction of yiaduots inthe aty of Omahs, He wanted the provisions of the bill regarding thelcontribugion of three-fifthsZof the cost by the railronds tévards the expenses of building the bridge altered. He thought this too much to ask the railroads to pay, and that they would not consent to giving it. The ro- sult would be that the city e e d He bad consulted some of the railroad officials on the subject and they were of the opinion that the company could not contrib- ute any sum so exorbitant, He himself wanted the bridges, but thought this proyis- ion in the bill would prevent itsa ever being effective becavse the railroads would not ac- cept it. Mr, Brunner strongly opposed Mr. Kountzo and thought the bill did not go far enough, He defended last nights action of the dele gation and with effect for Mr, Kountze soon abandoned his disposition to change what had already been done, The meeting dispersed, leaving the bill exactly as it stood, It will be THE HOUSE, LaxcoLy, February 5,—The first business of the house this morning was to reeeive the ro- porta of standing committees, Tho committee on county seats and boundaries taok the lead and reported senate file No, 8, recommending ite passage, House Roll 132 alro received the same attention from the committes, The railroad committes has evident(y been busy. They reported no less than eight bills to the house, three with the recommendation that they do pass, the others to be indefinitely posvponed, The threg for paseaze are House Roll 150, H, R, 25, and H, R 190, This last provides that railroad corporations in the state shall erect stations at all cities with 500 inhabitants, The bills condemned by thi sommittee were House Roll Nos, 6, 22, 219, 151 and No. 8, Thecommittes on _miscella neous subjects reported two bills, 79 and 97, neither of which call for commen! The committes gn federal relations re ported for passage w0 roll 175, which Is a bill providing for the taking of the general census. The consideration of this bill was ade a special order for to-morrow 1orning at 10 o'clock, The committee on revenue and taxation reported House roll 40 to be postponed, and 71,75 and 105 to be d, About fifteen petitions from different counties were presented, asking that laws might be passed which would prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquors in the state, " A rosolution, which had been under consid - eration ten twelve days ago, snd which was made a special order for to-day, was called up by Mr. Kuony., The resolution provided that no bills should be introd:: after the 25th day of the session except by the governor, objected, committee on finance could n before the house in time, A stesm heating apparatne, Apart from the above the university will demand about $100,« 000 to pay the salaries of the professors, ete , with an additional sum of 810,000 or $20,001 to pay the doctors who lecture to the medical students, 8o that before tha end the univer sity will come in for about $260,000, & modeet sum for tha tax payers of the state to pay to run a “High School” for the “good city of Lincoln.” " Tn this connection a fact stated by & prominent politician and a gentleman well posted on the subjet, is pertinent. He said “that every scholar who graduates at the uni- versity costs the state 0000, It would be better and cheaper for the state to have her citizens educated in Europe. " In fact there is a big echeme on foot to ob- tain appropriations to commence all soris of additional buildings to the university and then in two yeves ask for additional sums, to erect a medical and law department, This is evidenced by the fact that the legislature is asked to amend the law specifying the depart ments of the university 8o as to provide for * colloge of medicine, comprising #nch depart ments as the board of regents shall detormine” and also a college of law and one of fine arts. It will therefore be seen that there is A “NIGGER IN THE UNIVERSITY WOOI) PILE,” having a strong family likoness to the new capitol fellow, o that in a very short time 1ho vast quantity of land donated by the state and the national government will bo squandered, the proceeds exhauste §, and the institution & burden on the state, Ttisto be hoped that the legislaturo will cut the university down to enough money to run the literary and indus- trial departments and inot experiment yet a while with a medical, Iaw or fine art school. 1f the youths of Nebraska wish to be - edu cat d in the professions, who are certainly a special clase, the mass of the people should not be taxed therefore. It1s well enough to tax all that the state may have intelligent cit- izens, but when it comes to making lawyers or doctors at public expenseit isrunning “free sctools” into the ground. As well might the merchant demand of the taxpayers a capital to begin business as that the professional man ehould receive his cabital (education) at the cost of the people, “W." because get their b It is impossibi tor the committee to get in appropriation bills in such a short period. Mr, Callagan objected, because the resolu- tion interfered with the mittees, Mr, Blane eaid the house sbould devote the remaining days of the session to work. He objected to a 'rush at the end. Lot the house work steadily and well now until the close. Then there would be no necessity for having night sitting £ Mr. Brumne objected to the resolution be cause the bill to amend the charter of the city of Omaha conld not be got before the house in_tim bills before com- now introduced an amend- A rsoution read: No bill #hall be introduced int) the house after the 25th day of the session except it be recom mended by a committee of the house, Mr. Nettleton supported the resolution as it now stood, saying that all bills of impor- tance could now be introduced, He thougnt it would ba _utterly impossible to do justice to all the bills before the house unless some such resolution was adopted. The resolution was put, and earried almost ubanimously, only one or two members voting agalnst it, The speaker now announced *“The Second Reading of Bills,” and the house was im. mediately thrown into an elaborate smoking room. Without any changein the proceed: ing the house took a recess at 12 o’clock until 2:30 this afternoon, THE SENATE. Special Correspondence to The Bik, LiNcoLy, February 5,—The effect of no session of tho senate yesterday afternoon was noticeable this morning, several committees being ready to report on bills. The judiciary, of which Senator Paul is chairman, are to be convened for hard work. A number of bills were introduced running the number up to 106, Thess with the 8380 in the house will make work for some weeks yet., Senator Norris introduced a resolution in- structing the committee on agriculture to visit the agricultural college and farm and report at the ealiost convenience. Without much doubt this glittering farce known as the agricaltural farm is about to be_investizated. Of the bills introduced Mr. Morris Intro- duced a joint resolution changing the manner of submitting constitutional amendments. Senator Einsel introduced a lengthy and com- prehensive bill prohibiting the circulation of obscene literature. Senator Snell introduced a bill providing for the appointment of a rail- road and warshouse commission. Its pro- visions do not vary greatly from similar bills heretofore introduced. It will probably be referred to the railroad committee to-morrow and forever lost to sight. It is remarkable the love of some members for their constituency when it come to locat- ing a public institution, Senator Meiklejohn introduced another aormal school bill to-day. He fixes the points of the compass at which itis to be located and a consultation of the map would put it in Nance county, The normal s hool at Peruis just about all our state can stand. The less of those sort of in- stitutions the better. Senator Goehner introduced a bill that will doubtless bring a large lobby of insurauce men to Lincoln, It provides that all corpor- ated insurancs companies of this or any other state doing business in the state, shall deposit with the state treasurer $50,000 as sort of a guarantee fund, . Senator Sowers introduced two bills regard- ing fire escapes, One ordering the board of public lan, d buildi ut up fire es- capes on all public buil two stories in height. The other requires all hotels, boarding houses and factories over two stories in height. ‘The interesting faature of the morning ses- sion was the discussion on senats file 4, which was returned from the house with ‘its amend- ment and concurrence, The bill is an amend- ment to the statutes providing for the number, duty and pay of the employes of the senate and houss, aud was introduced by Senator Burr, Before it was sent to the house an amendment was taked on, requiting that the yeas and nays should be called on each em- mxcltement in the Senate. Special Telepram to the Beg. Liscowy, February 5,—The excitement in the senate was the consideration of Senator Snell’s bill making the passengor tarriff three cents amile, It was dresied down in the committee of the whole, Burr making an effort to raise the rate to thres and a balf cents When reported back to the house Spencer moved an_amendment to the effect that the roads which had not received the government subsidy should charge three and a half cents, this was supported by Burr, Lewis and_Spencer, but opposed by Howe and McShane. In the final vote Brickworth, Burr, Lewis, Skinner and Spencer were the only ones supporting the amendments, The bill, which is similar to the house bill, will past, But by the way the railroad hire- lings support it, it is evident that they intend that no other railroad bill khall be put through. The object is to regulato the passenger tariff by this rather weak bill, and let the roads take care of the freight rates. Tne section on the Reagan inter-state com- mittee commercial memorial was indefinitely postponed, as congress _concluded not to wait to hear the opinion of Nebraska's solons, ——— Tom Hendrick’s Deafening Reception at Birmingham, Ala, Binyinouam, Ala., February 5.-Vico Pres- ident-elect Hendricks and party arrived this evening by the Georgia Pacific railroad, en route to New Orleans. The party epent the night here and part of to-morrow will be oc- cupied in visiting points of interest about the city. A greatcrowd was at the depot and the distinguished visitor was welcomed by all the democratic organizations of the city, and the whistling of the steam engines, the boom of artillery and tha din of cheers and shouting and the party was escorted at once to the opera house, where he was intrcduced to the audience by the mayor, The building was packed. When Hendricks rose he was graot- ed with long, loud and contioued cheers. He spoke nearly an hour, reviewing the incidents of the campaign and Teferrivg to the platform of the democratic party as indicating the pol- icy of the coming administratios bloye elocted, from chief clerk to el i page, ‘The house cut out this last Trial of Joseph O, Mackin. provision, When brought up in the senate Mr, Brown moved that the eenate insist on its amendment. He thought that where there were xo many employed each member ehould go on record as to whom he favored employiog. He declared that it was a disgracs and scandal that sixty-thres per- sons should be employed to wait on thirty- three senators. Mr, Burr said that the amend.- ment was entirely unnecceesary as the yeas and pays cou'd be called at any time, Church Howe called sttention to Mr. Brown's statement regarding the “‘disgrace and scandal” and said that the geotleman was watching for subterfuges to actract the attention of his constitucnts, These men had been employed at the first of the session and it was no time to kick up a fuss, They need- ed their pay and ehould be paid. Mr. Brown replied to Howe and said that if defending the treasury was demagoguism he was o demugogue. The ayes and noes were then called on whethcr the senate should in- CHo1AGO, February The trial of Joseph C. Mazkin, for participation in the illegal Eighteonth ward election frauds, began in the United States court this morning, Tha at- toroev for the defendant requested another continuance, but this was refused by the court, the work of impaneling a jury is now progressing. In the present the defend- ants, m_addition to Mackin, are Gallagher and Biehl, all of whom arearraigned upon the genoral charge of conspiracy. large part of the day was consumed in kelecting a jury. which, when impanelled, was composed of farmers and business men from_all parts of the state, only two being from Cook county. The remainder of the sitting was devoted to attorneys’ statemeuts of the case for the prosa- cution and defense, Capture of & Supposed. ST. Pavt, February 5.—The Daily Des- ON 'GHANGE. The Leadiog Auticles 0a 'Changs To- Dy Were Generally Depressed, Tho Supply of Cattle was Rather Limited. Hogs Brought the Highest Prices Since October, The War News, Contrary to Pre= cedent, Lowers Wheat, Qorn Continues Very Steady and a Shade Lower. Oats Steady and Dull-Rye Easier and Lower—Provisions Showed ureater Kirmuess, OHICAGO MARKETS, Special telegram to the Bk, CHicAGo, February 5. — ticles on ‘change to-day were pressed and lower, wheat and corngleading in the decline. Lower prices were, contrary to all precedent, charged mainly to the war news, and there was liberal selling of wheat, the steady decline bringing out a goodly showing of stop orders, Toward the cloke of the morning session there was a slight recov ery from the lowest points, but the market closed barely steady. WHEAT rulod quiet and about steady at the Jopening, but soon began a downward movement with few reactions and kept up to the fclose of the morning session. The receipta were only moderate, but cables were casy and on receipt of subscquent forelgn advices there was more atuff offered than the market could absorb, This action was entirely overlooked, for news of this class has always heretofore, had a firm- ing effect. No, 2 spring was quoted at 774@ 78%c, and closing at inside, At the close of the morning session it was barely steady at a slight recovery from the lowest point touched. o leading ar- enerally de- CORN continues very steady and a shade lower, the course ot values was governed largely by wheat, though the close of the morning ses- sion was not as great a relative decline. No, 2 cash sold at 37@37%¢, clozing at inside, OATS steady and dull, with very moderate trading confined to May at S03@308c. All other futures are entirely nominal at quotations. RYE easior and lower in sympathy with the heavy feeling in other grain, PROVISIONS showed greater firmness principally on acconnt of the light receipts of inferior quality, 'the market opening fractionally higher aud record- ing slight subsequont advances, but toward the close of the morning session became easy in sympatby with nearly everything clse on the floor, and sagged down to about the low= est points. Trading in o general way was very dull. Cash_quotations continue nomin-— ally the same as February. On the afternoon call the grain markets were all weak and a shade lower, Offerings of heavy? OATTLE wero rather limited, there were not over 50 or 60 loads of what would be claseified as heavy fat cattle on the market, vet these were about all that seemed to be wanted; there wasa couple of export buyers present and they paid around about £ 756 00 for 1400 pounds, and upward averages. Light or little cattlo were in better demand and in a general way. Shipping and dressed beef steers were a chade higher than_yesterday, but the activity and improvement it is claimed is only tempo- rary, as the slightest increasc in receipts would again send prices down to where they weroin the carly pait of the week, The best grades ~ of butchers’ stock which, Jet it always Dbs remembered means fine fat cows and heifers continues to sell at steady prices. 1350 and 1500 lbs,, $5 20@b 00; 120) and 1300 1bs., $4 90@H 29 1000 and 1200 lbs, 2)@4 90, Butchers’ 2 2@ mainly $3 (0@3 60. Stockers, @3 90; teeders,$1 0004 (0; Texans, £3 90 @9 00, There was a sharp upturn all along the line this morning, ing the advance strong 10 per 100, some fancy selling as high as §5 0005 10, Hoas, The bighest prices in the market since the last week ia October for this sort. Common and rough packers sold aronnd about $1 H0@ pateh special eays Wi, Morrison, allias George Milner, supposed to have murdered the wife and eon of Rev, Snell near Inkstar, Dakota, was arrested at Anoka this morning by McDaren, gheriff of Brainerd. The prisoner is very reticent and claims not to be the man who committed the deed, though he answeres the description of the hired man said to have committed the deed, The village of Battle Luke, twenty miles cast of Fergus Falls, burned this morning. Most of the buildings of the town are said to have been destroyed, o —— Judge Lynch Appears in Texas, FRANKLIN, Texas, Febiuary 5,—A mob of two hundred forced an entrance ioto the jail last night and took out Ben Hawkins, a negre, who murdered an old peddler last week, Judges Collard and Crawford urged the mob $o permit the law to take its course. Both judges were 1mmediately placed under an armed guard as was the jailor, until the mob finianed hanging Hawkins to a tres, L Bh ist on its amendment, It was lost by the following vote, Ayes—Brown, Dolan, Durland, Hastings, Hoobel, McAllister, McShane, Metz, Mills, Putnam, Sherwin, Smith of Fillmore, and Snell—14, — Buckworth, Burr, Cherry, Clark, sel, Tilson, Coehuer, Howe, Howell, yers, Lewis, Love, Meiklojohn, Morris, Piul, Smith of Lancaster, Sowers and Spon’ cor—19, The voto on conourrence was just the re veree of the above, Ttis believed that Senators Brown and Howe lio awake at night concocting rchomes to get abead of one another, When they agrea it will b when tho millenium is at hand and there will be a popular demand for shrouds, A Boclal Event, The Union club, the high-toned social or- ganization of this city, gave a reception at the Academy of Music last night. Nearly 500 nvitations had boen issued, and the aris- tocracy, the elegance, youth, beauty, chivalry and loarning of the state was gathered thers Dancing, cards, billiards and s cial converse were the attractions of the cccasion, Many members and senators were present, some with their wives, and sll were cordially re- celved into the embrace of Lincoln's best wocicty. Committee on Contested Elections, SeriNgrieLp, February b6.—In the house to-day the speaker announced the following committes on contested elections; Stevens, Livegar, Baker, Dill, Crafts, Downs, McDo ald, Considine, Cherry, Taylor of Cook, Mac Millan, Hood, Miller,” Goodnow and Chapman. —— Weather for To-day, ‘WasHiNGTON, February 5,- For the upper Missiesippi—Light local snows, partly cloudy, slightly wormer weathor, varisblo winds, gen- erally from east to south, Missouri valley— Cloariug, slightly warmer weather, variable winds, generally southerly, University Apnrepriations, Special Correspondence to the Bik, LincoLs, February 5,—The people of Lin- colu have got or are attempting to get their bienvial grip upon the state treasury in man. ifold waya, Every state institution erected in this town, and all that by law are to be erected in the ——— future (provided Lincoln gete them), munt be [ g o0 g i0 Wittt o e ae, handsomely endowed by the “dear public” [ -y FFSYE (R TR T R through the legislature, There is the modest sum of $133,000,44 de- manded for the university and agricultural departments alone, as provided Ly the var- lous bills now in a state of incubation in the ship Wilmington, from San Francisco for this port, with number of passengers and conmiderable freight is seven days over-due, It is feared that ehe has gone to the bottom, — Kicking Against the Itallan, (:a180, February 6.—The occupation of Tieis lul near Asob, some days ago by Ttalian t:0ops was was forcibly made. The Fgyptian gov eraor of the place protested but without avail, The Fgyptian garrison was forced o Withdeaw. Toe Khedive has notifiod ths prte of Ttalian ocoupation —House roll 13, asking for 875,000 out of the university funds to erect twa buildings for the use of the industrial and sclentific departments. Second, House rule No, 176, providing for the reliet’ of the city of Lincoln avd various cltizens who donated # 526 to build the foun. dation to g the” university in 1877 with) in- terest Dow meunting to $8,650. Third, House rule 216, creating an agricul: tural college and appropristiog $0,000 for \.mhu.-‘f purposes. Besides these, which smount to the sum first mentioned, tho regents, in Sheir report, want $14,500 for repairs. and the parchase of Strike ina Rolling Mill, Pirrepuso, February b.—Five hundred workmen st Moorhead, Molean & Co.s roll- ing mills struck yesterday againet & 10 per ocent reduction, ’r'fi. uxll{olund dows, © 4 60; fair to good, $4 70@4 80, and best, $4 90 @ 00: packivg und shippiog, 260 and 400 Tbs,, $16505 10; hght, 150 and’ 210 Ihs., $1 30@ — End of the Jellerson Tragedy, Dispo~ sition of the Bodics, Des Moines, February 5, —The bodies of the murderers of old man Jellerson at Audu- bon, have been all disposed of. The friends of Wilson claimed his body last night and took it away, This morning two of Smyth's brothers called and got his remains. The mother and sister, Dora, went and looked at the body of Cicero Jellerson, and asked what whs going to be done with it, and then left. The body was buried this evening by order of the coroner a4 Audubon, Several persons were summoncd before the grand jury there to-day to testify what they know about the lynching, but no clue was obtained, and they will adjourn to-morrow. ‘This will' probably” end the horrible trazedy by which four lives wore sacrificed. It is understood that the grand jury will return an indictment agiinst Peter Kyan for the murder of old man Kleever a fow weeks since, m the morning. Ryan's case will probably be continued as the court has adjourned, i The Oliver Mills Resume Work, Purtsnun, February 5.—The employes of Oliver's mills, south side, report to-day that they bave reason to hope that they will se- cure steady work for several months, The puddlers of the Tenth street milk went on to- day for the first time since Christians. Sev eral other departments azo expocted to be put in operation within the next ten days, At the South Fifteenth strcet will yesterday the pud- dlers were paid, and resuned work this morning. Skilled worken at Weods' Hun 'l wers also paid in full, snd she msjonty of thew are now at work, It is mud thia afterncon that the firw. has lately secured s large number of urdors, suflicient to keep the mills ranning for a number of months, § 00D AU 08 i Rossa's Condition, New York, February 5. Tt is said at 5S¢, Viocent's buspital, to which Rossa was re- moved yesterday, that he passed a comfort able night, and in greatly improved. Physic cians think 18 will not be many days before he will be able 4o go out. He receives tho best of care. Oaly relatives and intimate (riends are allowed to see Rossa. e Oabinet Making, Niw YoRx, February 5,—The state execu- tive committes of the Anti Monopoly leaguo passod @ resolution to-night recommending ex-Sepator Thurman as & wewberof Presdent, Cloveland’s cabluet,