Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1885, Page 1

i FOURTEENTH YEAR. THE OMAHA OMAHA, NEB.,, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY ! ), 1885, DAILY BEE NO, 151, A FARE WARNING. fhe Scoate Books the 3-Cent Bill fer Next Wednesday, A Similar Measurs Passes the House Without Opposition, Two More Important Bills Intro= duced in the Senate. The House Improves Its Reputa= tion=-Gab and Grab. The 3-Cent Paesenger Rate Bill Paeses the Senate, Another School Land Witness Who Nothing—Other of Interest, Knew ltems THE SENAY Special Correspondence to THE Ber, Taxcory, February 7.—Two bills were in troduccd in the senate this morniog, one by Mr, Smith of Lancaster, requiring that all animals dying of infecticus disease bo burned or buried. This law is demanded by many farmers where cholera iofected hogs are hauled acroes the country and converted into lard. The diseass is spread by the transpor- tation, The other bill was introduced by Senator Clark and is nearly the same as Rep- resentative Brunner's bill authoriziog a rail- road and warehouse commiesion. The subject which attracted the most at. tention from the senators was the three cent mileaga bill. 1t was read the third time and came up for final paseage when Mr. Burr moved to recommit it. This brouht out the opposition of Sentors MoAliister and Snell, both of whom claimed that the bill had been under consi ion long enough, and should be put upon its passage Seuator Day op- posed it a3 being & measure to gain time, and thus defeat the messure sitogether, Hastings was favorabla to postponing and considering the bill together with the one introduced by the railroad committec n fow days ago. To this end he made a motion. Several other endments, motions and substitutes were made till the bo found itselt in a tangle, feom which it took an hour t) extricate itself. An etfort was made to have the two bills a special order for Tues- day morning, but this was objcted t» by Charrmn Sowais of the railrcad cormmittes on tha ground that the rulcs allowed commit- tees four days in which to report, This was sustained by 1 Howe and after cou siderable discy on parliamentary usaze, the two above mentioned bills were fivally made the special order for next Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The railioads now -huwe fair warning and if they ca delay the bills a few days ia the houss will by all mght. Next Wednisday is the twin h day of the sicnianditmill ok reuire y great effort to keep the bill in the house two weeks. The senate adjourned till 4 ock Monday. THE HOUSE. Special Co omdence to Tne Bre. Lixcowy, Febraary 7.—After the customary introductory ceremouies this morning the house proceeded to bus Mr, Stevenson came up smiling with & reso- Tution that & comwittee be appointed to visit and report on the asylum for fecble minded at Gleawood, Towa, with the view of e ing o rimilar institution in Nebraska, resolution was ad pred. The special order of the day was called for and the house went into committen of the whola, with Mr. Scoville in the chir. The bill under consideration was h use r 11 No, 20, countics and connty offic This bill a: ported £ the houte providos that all against a coun y shall be venficd on atlid vit, and that when any claim is disallowed ths cluimant may appsal wichin sixty days, The taxpayer may appaal against any ¢ aim within twenty days. This is as the bill had been reported by tha judiciary commitiee A long discussion of an ireegu ar nature fol- w tha question of days, a dozan E at laat being submitted to chango ths uber Mr. Troupe and Mr Harlan ex the bill and several mem- bers b spoken, when it duwned upoa Mr. Varper that the committes did pot under sta d its object and he sought to put things straight. Ou his resuming his seat the sicua tion was mors confwed than when he a Auattempt was hore de to « E plasful disorder ns was enactsd yesterday afternoon, but Mr, Scoville was not to by tampered with and he soon_stopped the game of frolicsome memby T bl as it resos alnve w sntually reportad to the house. » speaker rec-ived the report of the eom mittes of the whola, During the procsedings he repeatsdly had to call for more order as it was tnpo sible to hear what was going on But comparative silence must vever ba ex pactad while autogeaph ga'herers photograph peddlers and others of a like n o, W ed on the floor at the timsthe house isin session. At 12 o'clock the housa took a recess until 0, after an attemnpt had been made to ad- ourn until Moaday next. AFTERNOON Lascory, February 7,—1The senate did not convene this ufternocn. The first business of the house was a resolution by Mr, Hule to ap- point another competent person who might assist in pla ing bills on the general file, It tabled on the motion of M+, King, T'ne speaker now announced the third read- ing of bills and house xoll 23), The threa centnmile passenger rate bill was brought up. The vote showed 78 acain t n thivg and it was declared passed. Senawe file 59, allow- itg trustees of institutious the pawer of changing their names, was read a third time and pasd, The committen 0n cointy seats and coenty towus reported six hills house woll 1( 3 ud 223, the fiest only receiving recommendation that it bs passad, The repert of the live stock and grazing cowmittes consisted of one bill—house biil 144 —with & 1cc mmeadation that it do pa s. This appears to bea bill of an extraordinary natare. It provides f r the appoivtment of » state veterinary surgeon, with a salary of $2,000 & year, who thall br endowed with ex- ceptioual powers, He will be at liberty to vist & form or iwspect a_ herd of cattle an dec'de whather or pw the herd is suffering from an epiiemic. If he thioks s0 he wmay crder the entire nerd destroyed and the state wil be called upor to ny the owner the damsge aris ng from loss, 8 1Ay expect at an early date to hear of & bill introduced in which the state shall compensata 4 man whose house has heen Lt or otherwise destroyed. Providiog » duly appointed oo the scane b plote. The commitéee on mines and miverals reported for paswage H. R 170, A bill pro- vidiog for o state geological survey. The following committees alaoreported for passage Oities and Towns H K. 146 and 246, Roads ard Bridges H, i 30, Olaims H, R, 24, Roveunue and Taxstion H, R, 254, A motion to adjowrn until Monday st 4:30 wia now made by Mr. Newcower, It was smended by r Olmstead to read, Taesdsy, 9:30, Mr. Rics moved that it be tabled, which was cursied On the metion of Mr, Nettleton the house went into eommittee of the whole with Mr. Joboson in the chair, House roll 41 and 42 9. SESSION, weore considered without debate and ordered o be reported to pase. The next bill considerad was houss roll 80 which provides that all university matricula tion foes now in the hands of the state treas urer shall be appropriated for the support of the university and state normal school libear iss, The bill passed through the committee, after a fow grammatical amendments, and progress was reported. On the speaker taking his place, Mr, Olm stead asked it to be recorded on the journal of the house. That he being absent on commit tee work during the bili on the 8 cent passen ger fare bill, he wished his vote recorded aye, and in support of the bill, His request was granted, and his vote recorded accrdingly. Several votes were now taken on motions to adjonrn, the house cventually decidivg to re sume business at 9:30 on Monday morning. The Land Frands, Heary Bollo, the Omaha grocer, was ex amined as to his knowled of school land frands this morning. He sard he hud never leased or purchased any school lands and knew nothing of any fraude, crookedness or irregularities connected therewith, Ho said he was at onc time approsched by Fdmund Peycke as an agent of Rudolph Dorn and a progosition made to take him into the ayndicate for £1280, and he was assuied that there was money in lessivg echool lands, He refused to join the syndicate, No other witve:ses were examined and the committee adjourned till Toesday afternoon, THE LEGISUATURE, THE HOUSE IN THE WHOLE FOR HALE Special to the Beg, Lixcory, February 6.—The house assembled Fthis afternoon at thiee and immediately went into commit ee of the whole t) coneider some of the bills th t hod been reported by the stauding committees at the morning sitting. The firat taken was house roll No. 20, a bill intended to prevent immorality and visit. ingfhouses of il fame. Mr. Howard, of Clay, introduced the bill and supported it at some length. M. Stavenson dil not for a moment doubt the good inteutions of the persona responsibla for the bill, buthe had heard it said that “‘Hell was PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS,” Mr. Ne ymer thought that this bill was piomotad in the interests of the railroads. Mr, Kaleyexolamed that the bill was eent buck from the judiciary committee with a rec ommendation that it do not pass. Un’er theee circumstances he should move a similar recommendation o its report to the hou e, ‘This motion was adopted and house roll 26 was brought before the committee for consid- A DAY, eration, "This is & bill relating to procedure in the probata courts, Nobody scemed to know or care anything about what was _going on ex copt Mr. Peterson of Burt. He, howover, voted on nd amidst the clatter it was passed through the committe The next was house roll 28, introduced hy nd relaticg to justices of the poace. however, the advantage of a favorable report from the judiciary commite tee. It went through the commitiee of the whole withont comment, During the proceedings on this bill the action of some members seemed to ba devoted rather to add- ing confusion to the already confused state man_than to the sections of the nsideration, Without, watching sinz on they wonld either put an amendment or move vbat something out of order be done. I'he chai n not being an xpezt at parliamentary proceeduze was quite at uloss 10 know what to do, He eventually, however, decided that the bill should be reported to the house as amended, House r 1184, & bill relating to tho puy of jurors came b ire the ¢ommwises for consider- ation, The judiciary committ had_ cen demued this bill but Mr. Holmes called it up. Mr, Ril y opposed tha bill in stiong terms and with considerable force, Me, Troupe did the sume, Mr. Mi ler was hesrd to remark “Itseoms to me " the 1est being lost in the noise which prevailed, Mr. Emereon who always dees everytbing on general principles, supportcd this bill for tho same reason. Mr. Kuley was strong in his denunciat able confusion p that 1t was in ible to cat h«n as M However, i, was eveutually h use with ths recommendati pass. The committee now rose and reported to the huse, the chairman evidently de Jighted that he had lived o long and survived such an o deal On tha speal ing the chair the clerk rep rted the work of ihe committee. Mr Howard made another stand for his il H R 20, but Mr, Rice moved that the whole thing be tabled, he list was called and the result was 64 against 2. Mr B ckley here arked to change his vot) explaining awidst great luughter that he thought he was voting for a railrord bill. This concluded the bust ness of ths day and at 5:30 the house ad- journed, RasnoLrst, Va., commissioner of ag the official I portions of the state, and find tha acreage fully thirty yer nt short from last year Regarding the condition since my last re port, advices from the southwest portion of the stato report that wheat is being almost all destroyed “winter killed.” From what I have seen and heard within (he last faw days, the prospeet for wheat is worse than it has been siuee 1866, Toe prinaipal cause s alter- nate freezing and thawing, with inadequate protection from snow. February culiure, from “I have igures WISCONSIN, Minwavker, February &, . Tall madgo is in receipt of the folowing late In formation us regrds the area con dition prospects of the winter wheat crop, the duced area is 20 to 10 per ceat, the condition of the crop is ot up to thy standard, The damage is by ineects and severa weather, KENTUCKY, The whoat ‘ares is ten to ffteen per cent loss than tha previous year—wheat unfavor- able to the plant, TENNE! SEE, The reports say that the wheat crop is fully twenty per cent less in avarsge than lust year, sud the damege by freezivg is all of ten’ per cent, The area of the wheat crop in KAS#AS 20 per cent below last year, owing princi pally to low prices in some of the largest wheat growiog counties. MARYLAKD, Compared with lust ycar, the area sown to wheat is fully 25 per centshort, Though there is no fear of serious damage, the conditioa is not flattering, owivg to haste in sowing, MISSOURL The suthorities report the area sown to whea 10 per cent short of 1864, Little dam- age to the plant reported as yet, ILLINOIS, The acreage sown to wheat is about 15 per cent short of last year. No serious dumsge reportad in the southern part of the state, Until the anow goes off there is no chance to ascertain the general condition of th ciop. The groand is well covered with snow . NOKTH CABOLINA, The acreage is much reduced, aund the con- dition is not encouraging, owing to the drought last fall, NEW YORK, The ares is somewbat less than last year. The coudition is quite favorable, WEST VIRGINIA, The acreage is fully 20 per cent short, The condition is unfavorable, cwing to freezing and thawiog, GROBGIA, The extreme drought of the fall caused & large falling off in the ares, The condition is unfavorable, MISNESOTA The area is fully ten per cent short over last year in not more than 2,500,000 acres. DAKOTA, Not more than one eighth of a crop in the northern, and three-cighths in the southern part of the state in_the farmers’ hands, 1f prices remaln low tho arca of wheat will not be incraased any in the spring. - — RAILWAY ACCIOENT ATORESTON THREE PEOPLR KILLED AND NINE INJURRD, Special Telepram to the Beg. CristoN, Ia., February 8 —A serious acci dent occurred about ten miles west of this place this afternoon, As train No. 3, west bound, approached a bridge across a small stream they struck a broken rail and tilted along on the ties until they ran on to the bridee, which went down, carryiog with it two cosches and a <l eper, containing from twenty to t -five pasongers, The following 18 & list ot the KILLED. Robt. Brown, Mt Pleasant, Ia.; Mrs. Powell, New Albany, Ind.; Mrs. W, C, Car- roll, Sangache, Col. THE FOLLOWING WERE INJURED, A, B. Cole, Grand Rapids, Mich,, slightly cut on the head; C. H. Howsll, eleeping-car conductor, arm broken and face souewhat seratehed; J, R, Hawkine, conductor, Cres tw, Towa, injarcd in the hi{r: 8.1 Lindeay, Creston, Tuw., seriously; W, J. Davenport, Brirlington, slightlys De. W, G, Cateoll, Sapgache, Col,, siriously; Mra, M. Farrell Prascott, [owa, seriously; Iraah M, Water man, Corning, Towa, sericusly. 1he accidont was unforeseen, inthe weather of the la t few days was un- doubtediy the cause, The ivjured wero re. moved to the Summit house at”this place and all that 15 possible for their comfor is being done by the railioad ufficials and citizens, The change —— Olevelana’s Cabinet, THE VERY LATEST PROBABILITY, Special Telegram to Trk Brk, New Youk, February 8. —The following is given as the latest probability in rezard to Cleveland’s cabinet: Secretary of state, William H. Barnum, of Connecticut; seccretary of the interior, Jos. McDonald, Indiana; postmaster general Lamar, of Mi ippi; se retary of the navy, Feank Jones, of New Hampshire; attoruey general, Garland, of Arkaneas; sccre. tary of war, Black, of Illinois, or Rosecrans, of California; secretary of the treasury, Hewitt or Whiting, of New Yok, It is positively asserted by those in a position te know, that no one has yet been offered a port- folio, But to relieve the president from em barrassment Bayard, Randall and Carhsle have all assured Mr. Cleveland that they en- tertained no cabinet aspirstions and would prefer to remain in the posicions whi b the fill, as leaders of their respective f 1ons_in the semate and house A demn. cratic editor said to-night, the trea i is the key of the capital. Da it and is backed by Belmont, But Clevc'and is firm on that point and having begun to rely «n Lamar, thinks he c Bayard even f tender that pl disturbed if 13 the senate, him. He wants ¢ of state. He will ard, bt will not be ard feclines and remains in at the treasuryship worries togiveit toa wostern hard der Mitchell wa talked capt. MeD.nald was ation ic being thought his har money viows and his western location would suit both cast and west, 1t proved unsatis- factory to both, Then he turned to Randall, but Rindall would not accept, New Y orkers want the treasury, and Cleveland has finally decided to \ry and accommodate them. Ho wants Whitney, and has been tryivg to nc complish that, but finds it won't work. Hew- 186 is to ba the man, He has been offered the place, and has'it under consideration. — Gen. Grant Cals on Mr, New Yci at the Vietc Cleveland, , Februsry 7.-—Gen. Grant ca'led a hotel this afternoon and lefv a card for Cleveland. It is reported this after- noon that Cleveland will etop on ths way back to Albany at Greystonsand confor with Tilden, but Private Secretary Lamont deniee this, and eaid the president-elact would probably leave for Albany to-night and make 1o stops, Among the aft rnoon callrrs were Congreseman Ellis, of Wm. L. ennsylvanis Seligman, idward Pierr ieorge Lhret anl e Mayor Ely. A New Yirk delegation of bank presidents was also received. 1t is balieved that the object was to confer with Cleveland on the silver quartion, Daniel Manning arrived to-night and eent his card to President-vlect Cleveland, Mr, Manviog has jost come fr m Greystone, whero hin d bride h d been the guests of Tilden. Cleveland at once receive - ning, with whom he leaves for Albany moerow _on the 9 o' passed the e of Conuecticut: o L. Se Oswald Ottord rfor, editor of situug, and orman. Shorts Nareow I New Youk, February 7.—An immense throng of Irisk nationalists, members of the Fenian brotherhood, @ynamiters and others were a% the Tombs police court this afternoon when Richard2short, wiio' st \bbed Capt. Phe- lan in O’Donovan Rossa’s office, was arraigned for examination, The police force was well represented. When Phelan appesred and Short hed been led to the bar,iShort’s counsel said he would like to know if Phelan had been saarched. Judge Patterson said that he suppused he nad. but orderad the polica to seurch him. The sergeant put his hand among the bandages that suppo:ted Phel left arm and pulled out a Colt’s five shoote with a long barrel. There wis quite & sen- sation in court when the revolver was dis oovered, Short laughed neevously but seemed relieved when the weapon was taken from the capt Short's counsel asked the court for an adjournment on the groand that he hat just eome from Albany and was unprepared for the examization, ~ The prosecution op. posed the adjournment. The judge finally s8¢t the case for next Saturday. The pris ner'’s caunsel mads stion to reduce his client’s ,000, but the court de- ying that the bail was not to) much ina ¢ like this, — T he Boglish in Egypt. Loxnon, Februsry 7,—A Merawey dispatch says: The Black Watch and Staffordshire regi- ments passed Babawi Cataract. Oa thelr way there they destroyed the houses of Suleiman Wadganny, who perpetrated the massacra of Col. Stewart and party, The rebels abandoned Shakvack ass, Much au- mwunition and grain were found there, Lhe Cornwall tegiwen® is now passing the Cataract. The Telegraph received a dispatch from Abu Kles, near Metemneh, dated February let, aming: Col. Wileon's party states Koaresum fell January 27th, The river abova the six'h cataract is crowded with Arabe. The Muhdi in a letter caliing our officers to surrender implies that Gord m is alive pecta to b closely SCRULDNBURG, Texas, February 7,—Thos, Morris, negro, aged 23, was taken from the calaboose this morning by » masked mob and Lianged to & tree. 1t 8 alleged that ba ray ished a white girl of thirtsen. pon. Sr, Louis, February 7.—The boiler in the distillary of Chris Peper, Lebanon, Ill, ex- ploded this morniog wid the building was urned, Loss $15,000; insurance 8,000, WASHINGTON NEWS. The Army Retired List Bill Passes the Senate, Congress Thanks Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs, Grant for the Relios. Reagan's Inter-State Commerce Bill Stands a Poor Show, The Congressional Foreoast for the Week's Business, Prosident-Elect Cloveland Sound on Civil Service Reform, Private Diary —He Licut, Grecley s Miscrable Coward, Henry's Calls SENATE, WasniNgros, February 7. before the senate a new set of credentials of W, Evarts, senator-elect from New York. They were read and filed, Cameron presented jointjresolutions from the legislature of Wisconsin urging congress to puichase the Sturgeon Lay and Lnke Michi- gon canal; also a joint resolution relatiog 10 the purchase of the Portage Like canal, Sherman, from the committee on library, reported a j ant recolution accepting the offer of W, H. Vanderbilt aud Mrs, Grant of the swords, medale, bronzes, paintings, and other articles of value presented to Gen, Grant by the various governments of the world, a« tokens of appreciation of his character as a soldier and statesman, The resolution ex- presses the thanks o congress to Mr. Vander- bilt and Mrs, Grant avd provides that the articles be placed in the library of congrass, Cameron, P’a , called up the bill authorizing a retired list for privates and non-commission- ed ofncers of the Uvited States army who have served thirty yoars or upward. fter debate the bill was passed —37 to 5. The Sen ste then passed the bill grauting a nsion of §2,000 to Margaret G, Halpive. Senator Pendleton, frow the committes on forergn relations reported favorably on his bill for the return of $583,400 to the Chinese governme . t as the sums due that government trom the Chivese indemnity fund, Van Wyck moved an_amendment to one of the private pension bills providing that all soldiers’ widows or minor children who, by the existing law, are or may become entitled to 3 per month, shall in tutwe receive $12 per month Van Wyck explained that the provision was the eame ns that which the senate had put in_ the Mexican pension bill. There seemed to beno other chance, Van Wyck swid, to get justice done to a larga pumber of deserving people who were now receiving a pittance of only $8 per month, Blair thought the amendment might de- feat the Meai prnsion bill, Van Wyck said it was already substantially defeated.” Neither the Mexican soldiers nor any others would receive anything from the houee before the 4th of March., ~The chair laid 50 voting in the negative were: Bayard, Shase, Cuckrell, Ooke, 'air, Harrie, Morgan, Riddleberger, 3aulsbury and ‘hell moved to add to the bill a further srovirion of the Mexican pensionbill, pamely: Kiret, [That in consldering castBif depandent cient to show that such hout other means of comforta- an their own manusl labor or contribations trom persons not legally bound nd, That proof that i 1y mustersd into the vice shall ba presumptive cvidence of soundness at the time, bt subject to rebuttal, Third, That no person shall be entitled to more than one pension at a time uvless spel® ally declared by act of congress. The:e amendments were agreed to —yeas, 17, Those voting m the negative were: Fay. ] Cuke, Colqmtt, ol Ibllnnia,SJn[c\kx-un, an, Riddleberger, Saulsbury, Slater and We ki After cxe ad- journed. utive session the renate HOU=E WasHINGTON, February 7.—Reagan asked unanim us consent to take from the speaker's table the inter-state commerce bill with senate amendments thereto, for the puppose of non- concurrence in these amendmentz, O'Neill, Penna., objected, On miotion a bill was passed providing for ent and eale of lots at Peru, At 5 o’clock, while the housa was in com- mittee of 1the whole on the river and hartor hill, Towns=nd moved that the committee risa Heo wished tomove that the house adjourn, having b-en advised that it was the intention of the friends of the river and harbor bill to continne t slative day throuzhont Mon- day and thus crowd out the regular appropria- tion bills. The on was lost. Hepburn offered an amendment prohibiting any of the New Orleans appropriation b 1ng expended in connection with levees owned by private citizens or municipalities Hepburn said he underatood the appropria iou was in ended mainly for the protection of dividual propeity of residents opposite New Orleans, “You are misteken,” interrupted Hunt, “and it is not s0,” ppeal,” continued Hepburn, ‘‘from the un’s iuterested statement to a better nent that I find here in th port of the engineers,” “What' do you mean by interested atato- exclaimed Hunt ““I'mean what 1 say,” replied Hepburn, “Interested, bow?” preserved Hunt? ““Ag a ropresentative,” replind Hopburn, 1) you mean as o man-of honor?’ contin ued Hunt “Uh, cortainly,” replied Hepburn, ** as a man, of honor,’ and thus the nsual warm dis cussion which'daily charscterizes the consid- eration of the river and harbor bill was svert. ed, On the amendment the vote stood to (7. There was no quorum and the committee roso. The house then took a recess until Monday morning, OBricn Co T Special Talegram to Tk Bee, Wasningres, Febroary 8,—Dr. H. M, Hamblin, sccretary of the “Squatters’ Unisn,” of O'Beien county, Tews, has ar- rived here, to urge upon the senate the neces: sity of acting speedily upon the bill to forfeit the land grant of the Sioux City & Pacfic road, Dr. Hawblin there are 500 fam- Vlies of various nationslities Jocated upon 55,000 acres of the unearned land grint, The rettlers were induce d o go zh«w”by w lete ter of Secretary Teller of March, 1852, which aid that the track was unearned. The re publicans have not been able to agree as to what action should pe taker' with 1espet to this bill. Dr. Hamblin says that all that sec- tion of Iowa s in a ferement o verit. The {friends of thisSmeasure' Are anxious to got it before the house, it is certai, therefore, that should the house determivue that the speaker's table advocates this messure they will not consent to have it laid aside, and it is doubtful if Reagan avd the souther: mem bers who support his inter-state commerge bill would consent te allow the Mexican pensivu bill to pass, even to save the interstate com- The “Squatters' merce bill. The five measures intervening between the inter state and the Mexican bil's would not lead to a protracted controversy, but the Mexican pension bill is likely to be used as an obstacle to delay and prevent the inter-state commerce Lill being rea shed. The Keagan Bill Stands Ohance. Special telegram to tha Bex WasHiNToN, February for Reagan's inter state commerce bill seem rather poor. Its opponents are determined to ute every patlismentary mothod to prevent the passaga of any bill on this subject, and they have power under the rules to keep the bill on the table until it can bereached by the regular prescribed methods, When the houte resolves to procead to the eonsideration of business vn the speaker's table the first thing in order after the oisposition of execu tive commuuications is house bills and resola tions with amendments by the senate, There are six bills of this kind on the calendar in front of the inter-state bill, and the first of this claes is the bill granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war, whica the senate am.nded xo as to include soldiers sud sailors who served in the war of the rebellivo. =The chances Oleveland Sound on Reform, Special telegram to Tue Bre, WasHINGTON, Februyry $.—One demo: cratic ecnater whs has been to visit Clevelacd gives it out cold that tha comiog president is bound to get into trouble before he has been in office a month over his civil service policy. The feeling has been growing of late that he was inclined not to yield to the eeneral de mand in the party to turn out all the repub- licans, and in order to learn just what they could depend on in the way of having the federal patronsge to distribute, several sen- ators have put the question to him voint blauk, as to his sincerity in his civil service letter. He assumed to them he was, and_ to one of them he said: ‘I mean evory word I swd in that letter, and I don’t mean that it is to be read between its lines m other words, I mean that no maais to be removed from office merely because ho is a republican, If he has neglected his duties, or viulated the Iaw, he can Le complained against and the complaiut will be investigated, but he will not be rewoved Himply to make a place tor & other man who happens to be a democrat. This was a staggerer, Civil Service = WASHING ION NEWS, THE CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST. WASHINGTON, February 8,—The condition of business in congress is such that a minority in either house can easily force an extra ses +ion, but 1f the purpose to do so is anywhere eutertained, the tact has pot been made known, and the leaders of both houses express the opinion that the sppropriation bills will be passed before the 4th ot March, This will require the ab:ndonment of many important measures which have been perfected on the house or other, and it may be added that not much general legislation othee than that which may bs attached to appropriation bills, cun 1n any event be enacted. The sction of the house to-morrow is looked forward to with much interest, asit i sup- posed that the chances for an _extra session will thereby be either increased to practica- bility or reduced to nothiog. The house will assemble at ten o'clock, &s in_continuation of the lust legielative day. The most active promoters ot the riverund harbor bills have snnounced their purpose to resist the a<journ- ment, formerly at 12 o'clock noon, and the immediate roassembling, as on the next legis- lutive day. They ~will cndeavor to contioue the last legislative day throughout tte welk, if necessary to secure tha passage of their measure, in & vote to take a recess instead of an adjourn- meut, (last night) the fiiends of tho river and harbor bil were found to be Ina strovg majority, but the is-us was nos then equarely madeé bitween that measnure on the one hand, and one of ths regular appropriation bills wih the prospective extra session on the othe & Such will be the issue to-morrow. The army, Indien and agricultural bills have passed the house, Wednesday will ba devoted to counting of the elo toral votes. "'_e pousion appropriation will probably be taken up to-morrow and passed, "The ludian army a.d agricultural appro- priation bills are in the hands of the geuate committees of appropiiationg, and may be re- ported in time for action upon one or two of :\'ll-’f:re the end of the week. The unfinished business is the avti-silver coinage bill, and <everal eenators Liave propared speectes upon . 1i themeasurabe not set asids by the other apprepriation bills thiere is o prospect that it may be disposed of before the eud of the week, Thosilver men who at, first threat- eved to provent upon this bill ow atm to have strength enough to etiike out te feature which lovks to stopping the coin age of the standerd dollar, and o have less reason to postpone action. 1f <horn of this, its most important feature, the bill will siniply provide forthe retirement and recoinsge of trade dollars. The land graut forf iture;lills to declare railroad Lo fubject to tixation, and the Pacific railroad s kixty year bill, are measures which are likely than any others to receive the attention of the seuate duriog the week, and the mainder of the session, when the approprias tion bills are not before IN THE HOUSE the representatives s the appropriation committee is succersful to-morrow in opposing tho further comsideration of the niver and harbor bill, The postoffice appropriation bill will be called up, and immedateiy ofter its passsge, the legixlature executive and judicial bill will' be pressed for consideration, The appropriation committee expect to report un dry civil hills, 50 they may be taken up in turn, Thoee three measures will probably be sufflcient to consume tha ook, Ono b exch day may be devotec to of unob)ected caser, FIRE IN THE SIGNAL SERVICE OFFICE Wasnycto, February[7,—A fire this even jug in the signal sarvice building destroyed & number of va'uable meteorological records and almost ruined some of the finest instru wments in the office, The fire was confined to the secoad, third and fourth floors, The rec- ords destroyed and injured were those cal- lected during the last five or rix years, which officials ray cannot be replaced. A mumber of charts were also damaged beyond future use, The instruments injared wero of the t class of baromaters and_thermometora al service officials are unable to estimats io loss to the service, Loss on building 2,000, FOR THE APFOINTMENTIOF ASECHETALY OF AG RICULTURE. WasHINGTON, Febiuarys? ler, of New York, from the committea of ug riculture, to-aay favorably reported the bill to provide that the agricultural department shall 1o un executive department under & secretary of uericulture, the compensation of the recre tary to ba the same as that of the sccretary of other executive departments, An assistant secretary of agriculture shall be appoin ed at the samc «alary received by the asvistant sc relary of the interior and a chief clrk at an aunnusl salary of #2,500 to be appointed, The bill further provides for the creation of divi sions of vetcrinary science and forestry in the department. PRIVATE HENBY'S DIARY—1E CALLS Y A MISEBAULE COWARI February 7.—The journal of covering the period between Uctober, 1853, and June, 1551, has been mado pablc. ' He writes under gate of May 3d; “He (Whistler) who was the loudest in his denauinciation of the unfortunate who was tempted to purlion scrap meat, was to-day caught 19 the commissary, having broken open the door, aud was fou d with about & pound of bacon in his picket,” Theentry on May 1ith is: “It was a cowardly action in Greeley wantiog to shoot Dr. Palso, He drew Senator Mii- LIEDT, Private Henr, rifla on Fender, Calls Kislingbury & liar, and apologizes to the enlisted men.” F davs latar the entry i« as follows: “‘Yesterday Beiderbeck and Whistler had a row out of doors over some one else’s bazon, which wasunder charge of Lieut. Greely, Tt was a terrible struggle, Death by starvation actually has no terrors for us, W look with stolid indifference on our coming fate, A few hours before death, instoad of craving for food, our comr des ke p calling for water, and could hardly be on trolled or satis! All, with one exceptio, were unconscious o few hours before d. Poor Lockwood came out of his big to in toe alloway w. ile moonshine distilling was going on and s was the first to got his por tion, Ere thas rest of us had our share he re- quasted a re etition of the dose from the u(liqu(vnr steward and after being repri manded by an officer for asking such a thing from the steward, he to the doctor and ) I will go to the fountain head, and ho re. peated hie demand, On beivg absolutely re- fused, he dopped to the floor and hardly ever his wouth again to utter another May 23, after noting that Whistler is dyitg, Henry says: “Called at the te and wesinformed that rive men made a sw statement that Pavey stole |Ellison's rations, and that the ofticial record coneerni g 1t had ipered with, W, G, it he does th a miscrable coward,” 28 oor Kislingburry is sinking rapidly and the doctor bas given him up. Lawt night Dr. P, and Licut. G. had another turned around 1 W, squabole over m- dicines, The majority of us (tourteen) have given up all hopes of seeivg our friends again, but a faw still have a chance at the conclusion of this terrible trag: edy to be welcomed as worthy trontiers nof Uncle Sam, and as men who made themselves immutal by a splendid victory wnd sufferings hitherto incomparable in the anuale of Arctic exploration and agaiust the laws of nature,” The notes of the firse four days of June are a bvief memoranda of the rupidly sinking condition of those left, T ese were made just prior to his being shot, Iix tracis from the other diaries sh.w a deplora- ble condition of sffairs, Insubordination pre- vailed to a considerable extent, and quarrel- iug, sometimes leading to blows, was not an wucommon occurrence, Sergt. Brainerd’s diary is in his personal possession and not o tainable, and Sergt. Cornell declines to allow his diary to bs inspect: d, stating that it was written with the express understanding that no one but Gen, Hazen should read it. CONFIRMATIONS, Postmastere: Newton W, Simmons, Boone, Towa. WANT RELIEF, The executive association of the United Stat s asx ciation of states and territ ries at the New Ocleans_exposition waited on Presi dont Arthur to-day and presented a state- ment of the affairs of the expositisn, together with a memorial to congress asking an addi- tional appropriation, which he was asked to transmit to congress with his approval. The president promised to give the matier prompt und carcful atte e Destructive and Fatal Fire, New Broxswick, February €.—At three this morning two freight trains collided on the | y bridge over Raritan river, this city., The oil tank on cne of the trains exploded, the burn- ing oil running into the strcets below and into the Raritan canal which wascovered with ica. The oil ran over the ice to the wall pa per-manufactory of Janeway & Co, which was destroyed, togcther with seven dwellings opposite the minufacturers aud under the railroad bridge, Ths building used as a box factory by the Consohdated Fruit Jar Co., and their main manufictory were also de stroyed. Tha wood work of the bridge burned. Fravk Dumas, ths brakem:n, was carried down by the wreck into the street be- low and was burned to death, Patrick Dougherty entered the burning building of Janeway Co., and has not been seen since, But for the favoring wind the whole manufacturing part of the city would have been dest. d. It is now thought two brskemen on the oil train were burned to death, also. Loss estimated between $300, 1,000,000, 500,000, I v-c. riained, owing to the unwillingness of officials to impart in- formation, The 1 s3 on dwelling houses i3 $10,000. The bridge was not weakened and trains are running on time, et nd i ew York,? New Yok, Febraary 7.—President-elect Cleveland breakfasted early this morning with Mayor Grace and General Farnsworth and then began his daily reception, Among the callers were Governor Abbott of New Jeraey, ex-Congressman Biegs, Hugh Me- Laugblin, The Tammany delegation ap- pointed to present the compliments of the wigwam braves to Cleveland came during the mommg. Gen Cochrana presented an agdres adopted by Tammany last evening. Ths Kansas delegatim was heard. 1t con- gists of Mavor Neoly, of Leavenworth, Judge Evercst, W. C. Pérry, Angal Mathew- gon and Editor Mumfod ™ G i urged by the delegation for gocretary of the interior, being endorsed by the Grand Army of tha the republic of Kansas, :nd also the republican aud democrat members of congress of the state, Dr. (i, L. Miller, of Nebraska, was presented for postmaster-general, Other callers were Abram S, Hewitt, Gen. Blair, of Kungas and J. W, Harper of New York, e — e Danger. ~Korti disputches to- atela sevious state of affuirs at the Lord Wolser ley telog & couriar had just arrived from (iubat and reports C I, Bescaw, commander of that place seriously ill. The Mahdis orces = we Propar- iog to attak the Dritish camp Tho Arabs havo several guns which thev are gradually placing in position to bear on the British cump, Ocher field pieces are being manoeuvered for the rame purpose, The natives ravort the mahdi has 3,000 men ecattered between Eerber, Shaply and Metem- net and a force ut the latter pluce daily re- cciving reinforcements, — AnIn nt Man Released, Des Moixes, February 7.~ Governor Sher man to-day pardoned Harvey Spellman, scn- tenced to the penitentiary last October for three years for alleged horse staaling in Van juren county, It was a case of istaken identity, 1¢ismow shown that Spellman was innocent. ¢ J. P, Johneon, on trial at the Marion county district court, charged with the mur- der ot W, H, McBride, at S in Stewart’s Army in Loxnoy, February & duy indi British gree, the jury recommending imprisonment for life, Hocking Valley, Corvmuvs, Ohio, February 8,—The Hock- ing valley has been greatly excited to-night over rumors of & concentrated attack by the strikers, Over four hundred rhots were fired in the neighborhood of Nelsonville aud Buch- tel, about 10 o'clock, but no attack was made, Patrol trains drove tne strikers away, Anarchiste Fxecated, Beniay, February 7.—Reinsdorf and Keuchler, anarchists, sentenced to death by the imperial court at Leipsic for attempting to cause the death of the Emperor and other royal pevsons at the Niederwald celebration, were executed at eight this morning at Halle, The execution took place in the prison and was by o sword, ——— Newton to be Tried, New Yok, February 8.—Assistant Bishop Potter has consented to have the Rev, Mr. Newton presented for trial, Tha counsel for the preaenters Ia busily engaged in preparing the necessary papers which will be ready this week, THE Au@qmsrs,' A Reporter Joing Their Association in FuiladeIphia, He Learns all About Their Or- genization and Publishes It. Johaon Most and Jusius Schwab the Loadine Spirits, They Seek to Overthrow the Present System of Law, By Any Method, Dynamite, Mur= der aud Nitro-Glycerine, He Obtains a Copy of their I’ Printed in Blood 1’ Ik, ANARCHIST TALK, Spocial telegram to the Bri, PHiLADELEHIA, Fobruary 8,—A roporter of the Philadelphia Press who joined three months ago, the Tuternational Arbeiter, or the Working Men's association, the most potent organization of the Anarchists in the United States, publiches in the Press a fall azeount of the organization of the Anarchists and their secret methods, and aims to tell how surprisingly th order has grown within the past six months. Where less than twelve months ngo, they had only four “groupes” or branches in this city they now have reven, whose rolls are constantly being added to, an end to which the socicty is now working with all its energy in the introdue- tion of Americans iuto their association. They think that uuless the sympathy of the native born citiz ns is aroused to some cxbent their projected rovolution cannot be sucosen- ful. The Anarchis's are governed by chief pxecutive ¢ mmittees, located m New York and Chicago respeciively, From the former city the orders are all issued by JOAMANN MOST ANDJ USTUS SCHWAD, The leading spirits, The New York com= mittee controls the diebursement of all money collacted for the “cause” in each clty in which the anarchists are located in an] number. It has what is known as & central committee composed of two mem'ers from each branch, Theso are in direct communica- with the headquarters, ) t informed of the operations of the ion,In their declaration of princi- rehists avow themeclyes in favor agitation “for the purpose of organization for the purpoge of rebellion.” This 13 in a few words their whole object, they seok to overthrow the present system of law by any method— DYNAMITE, MURDER AND NITRO- ICKRINE, The article in the press contsins a ligt of branches in the leading cities, their places of meeting, and the names und residences of their chief officers; also, eomo of their depots in Burope for the distribution ot fure and dynamite. A full list of the head district agentsin New York, Cincinvati, St Louis and San Y'rancieco, atd_compriscs over 2,500 names and addrcsses, The nationsl or— gans of the society are the Freiheit, published by Schwab ia New York, and a Polish paper, the Proletar, emanating from the same spurea, y contain ths most revelutionary dees trines, The organs of the Chicago branek are tho Alarm and Vorbote. The joufnals are issued from No. 107 Fifth avenue ‘in that | city by A. Spies and A, R, Par Fac similereproductionsof these sheets for of the reporter’s story. New A is supposed to have 7,000 members, Chicago 4,000, and this city 1,000, Pittsburg is f urth wla mation, on the list. The Philade'phia crgan of the ansrchists is called the Future, and is siid to have 2,000 circulation, edited by H. Grau. The day to which every as is% Jooks for ward with pleasure and expectatio is that of which AG S TO TAKE PLACE in Lurope and tho United Sates, Orders will be sent from New York the duy before in of a proclamation, a copy of Wl an, was procured at headquart Dbegins as follows PROCLAMATION to be issued on the day of the impending uni- versal rising or revolution, Part I. In every commune where the peo plo have been victovious, revolutionary com mittees will assemble, These will execute th orders issucd by the revolutionary army, which will strengthen itself by arming all the workingmen, and make use of its power as the conquercy of the new world, ‘I he present will ba more readily and casily vanquished if those 1n authority, be they KINGS, KAISELS, OR IRESIDENT, DE DESTROYED, Ta the meantime the massacre of the ene- wies of the people should be organized, In- surrections must be excitod in districts around and about the revolted commuues. Revoln- tionary war can only como to sn end when the foe has been pursued to his lust hiding place, nd destroyed, Lents shall not be pad, sines all men have o right to protect their heaith by reeking rheltsr. Committees on quarters which whicn hold permanentsittinga in_varions districts will issue billets to those who have no home, or whose accommodations are iade- quate, which will secure them comfortable homet, After the rich have been ewept nway, this will be an easy matter, The proce AT ONCE lamation continues in this strain ab great longth, 1T I8 PRINTED IN BCARLET INK and s signed “Exceutive Committes of Fifty West Secoud street, New York.” When the moment for insurrections comes the assosia- tion will rec ive no other warning, Members are told that the proclamation may come next week, next year or not, for three years, The latter it is asserted is the cxtremo limit. DYSPEPSIA Causes its vietims to be miscrable, hopeless, d depressed in mind, very irriti- languid, and drowsy. 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