Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1885, Page 1

OMA HA DAILY BEE FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1885, uu_c@gu. The Third Ediion of the Lincoln Legislative Literatare Of Bimilar Import and Nature of Those Before Given, The Three Cent Railroad Bill Set- tled By the Scnate. They Also Pass a Dozen Other Bills, Special Correspondence from the House and Senate, The House Discosses the Bl to Pre vent Contsgious Discawes Among Animals, LEGISLATIVE LITERATURE, A FEW MORE DILLS, Special Correspondence of The Bee, LINCOLN, D February 12.—The follow- ing bills, in aldition to those alrendy pub- lished, have beea introduced in the house: RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. $ouse, 202—Corr, Prohibiting dfzcrimina- tion in rates or facilities by railroads, fixing passenger rates at two cents per mile and freight not more than was charged November 1, 185D, House, 206 —Bailey, Prohibiting dircrimina- tion by raileoads 1 rates or facilities; and providing that shippers shall obtain <ars on five days’ notice; twenty days notice of chabge of rates must be given, and schedules shall be posted up in all depots: panalty not less than $1,000. House, 312—Troup, Directing the assess. ment of railroad ani telegraph property, such a8 depots, shops, buildings, grounds, etc., by counties, House, ination by 31—Neligh, Prohibiting discr'm ailronds, by secret rebates, draw- nd providing that all per:ons equal facilities fir shipping, loading and unloadiog goods, A schedule of freight rates, coverivg 77 pages, is attached, CODNTY MATTELS, House, Neligh, Providing for adver- ment of sale of property for delinquent taxes, House, 275—Dassett, asnessor House, 219—Troup, County boards may grant liquor for not lvss than $500 por annum. House, 278—Russell, Defining the bouua arios of Blaine county. Houge, 284—Johnston, tion of taxes by distress. House, 816 —Newcom ment for couuty purpores to 1} per cont, ubless auth rised wujority of voters, House, 300—Irwin, Chaag ng the return of asses:ments from sune to May. House, 275 - Troup, Providing that every county jncge, county clerk, county treasurer, and vhoriff, whose foes exceed S1500 & year in tho first two offices, and §: officers, shall turn into the con the surplus; in counties baviog tion or over, county tieisurer s £3,000 and necessarv help; ¢ $2500; county judge §2 000, House, 301—Tarmer, R qnires the listing of personal pro; erty between the 1st of March and the 1st of Junc House, 200 Gill, Regulating the filing of mortgages nud other instrutents, Hounse, 295—Holmes, Trcluding Dixon avd Dakota counties in the act preveutiog catils yunu ng at largs, STATE INSTITCTIONS, House, 791 —E-tablishing & normal school at Aurora, Hamilton couaty, provifed a site is donuted, an dlevying a tay of one-sixteenth of & mill for that purpos Housa, sger, Providing for ioepec tion of illuminating oils and regul ativg sals of sama; inspoct v and doputies to be appointed by the goversor. House 310 ~Tron courts on thy 1st d tion of same in distri Houss 373 & ial com il f $10,00) for support of dless in Lincoln, MISCEL House 807 - Craok, n who shall ob. Regulating duties of Regulating collec , Limiting assoes- all receiva anty clerk ing the terms of of Jauuary aud pubiica: 98, Approori. Home of th ANEOUS, Declaring that any 10 go ds by aling | 3 , Dast, prosent or future,” shall nos be entitlad to €x-mption provided by the Hous Appropriating S each to pay Georgn W M. Coftin, J.W. Bixler avd J. C. Robects for services as district attornoye., Houso Olmitead, Making lrgal in- ut, but for & less period than a year 1 per cent por month may by charged House 306 —Hazom, Puuiching the relling. gIving away or having i p sses-ion ob cone or indecans b TEWSpApEr, magazines, pictures, ete. Pinlty, ot articls and fino 1ot less thun $25 wnd 1 prisonmnt. Hoase 29—Wiliany, Authmizing coun ties, precincts, toanship, town, villaga or schoel district to ¢ mpromise its jndent: dues by scaling or discountivg, a3 may be agreed with holdera, House, 283 —Johuson, Amending section 7 of the géueral eloction Jaw. Houwe, 277 ~Lroup, Making momorial day ay. _ House, 24%) ~Nowcomer, R gulating collec tion of costs of trials of fal s House, 236 Colv, Peovidiog the decent of interment of any uiion soldiar or sailoc who may dio without laaving s.fficient means to defray funeral expenses, the grave to be 14, the somewhat famous 3 cent mileage bill, be roferred back to the committes on the Hegave as his reaton for 8o moving that he considered the bill unconstitutional in limiting the law to that part of the state east of the 101st principal meridian, He said the railrond members knew this to betrue and had favored ita parsage. Senator Snell said that he had at first been in doubt nato its constitutionality, but he was convinced that it was all right. and he wanted to see the bill go through, “‘The'bill has been cut up till it is now a mangled maes of humanity,” sald Mr, Soell, “‘but I want soms railioad legis'ation, and dont want to #es this deferred longer.” He accused the anti.monopolists of tighting everything that was not exactly us they wanted it Mr, Day moved an smendment to refer to the judiciary committee, He raid the bill, us it stuod, was det'imental to ths new settlers, *‘the bone and sinew of the new west, * Mr, Einsel could not tee why the newly. wettled portion of the state should be favored the swme as the old. He did not think it dis crimination, Senator McShave said that the bill had been urged and pushed forward for consideration for a year, yot nothiog had beea accomplished, and now, when it was up for paseage, the very ds of the bill wanted it posi] Senator Paul thought the judics tee should examine the bill: that it had never been before any committee except the rail road. He thought there was d nger of too much talk, Senator McShane was of the opi ion that the bill had already been talked to death, Mr, Burr eaid the copsiitution permitted tho legislature to pass any bill not forbidden therein, Mr. Durland was surprised that the anti monopoly member. should so suddenly turn from their course and favor postponing & rail- rond bill. He wondered if they had experi. enocad a change of heart, To which slur Mr. Day repliel that he did not have a reiltoad at orney at his elbow to coach him through his speechos, Senrtor Miketjohn tbelicved the passenger bill had been forced org to im:ede the frefght bill. He thought it looked ltke a xail- road scheme. Mr, Burr said he had introduced the amend- ment which had cinscd o much discussion, He represented the people of Lancaster county who wanted railroad legislation and he bad come intending to vote for such laws, He had accepted as true the statements of the railroad n who talked the other day and he believed it gross iojustice to make railroads earry passenvers at such low rates where there wera only fifteen people to the mile 4s is the case beyond the 101st meridian, Mr, Brown thought that it was injustice to tax some people wore than others because they lived “thin,” and that it “‘was a thun- derin’ thin law The amendment to report to the judiciary committee was lost, and the vote on referting back to the committec of the whola was as fol whole, ing such action: Brown, Day, , McA lliater, Meikcljohn, Mills, Paul, Putvam, Smith of Fillmoro, an1 Smith of Lancastcr—11. Naya: Buckworth, Burr, Cherry, Clark, Durland. Eivsel, Filson, Goeh ner, Hoebel, Howe, Howell, . Love, McXhane, Metz, Norris, Shervin, Skiuner, Suell, Sswers d Speocer—21. On the bill and its amendments beivg read they were found to have b-on incorractly engro sed, and on motion of Senator H we were ordered back to the engrossivg committe The quiet mannzr in which this amendment slipped through the senate yesterday was mentioned in these dispatches, and it is now aj parent that 1ha members having sowed the wind are about t) reap a whirlwind, Of the nina members of the senate r sad committee, it s said that six will voto against tho freight bill as di<cnsied by the commmitteo of the whole yesterday. Senators ul, Mearke joho, Metz ard Sowers u our of the six. Thoonly resson for recommendiog tho bill to the senate for consileration was to pre vent a minority report. The scheme now browing is & commission bill, al:o bears Sen- ator Sneli’a name, is the: proposed bill, Afternoon Session, Special Telegram to The Ber, LiNcowy, February 12,—The three-cent bill was settled by the senate this afterncon. It was reported, correct'y evgrossed, read and the vote taken, Sevator Brown’s was the only opposing voice, and he had his reasons entered on the resords, Twelve other bills were passed, 1 calling for extensive mention, The senate then went into & committee of the whole, Senator Day then moved to take up the freight bill, Senata File 171, De, Sowers moved to amend, by substitut 10g the commission bill, file 187, The next two hours were spert in_ arguing this substi tute, the committee finally rising without vot- ing on it Church Howe lea none of th off in the first speech in | favor of Sowers’ motion, followed of course by Brown, who aid he was opposcd to the tactics employed to bring this commission bill befora the senate, It was a roilroad measure, The supreme court sat down on it last fall and the supreme_cours had declared it unconetitn- tional. Ho did not believe the house would pas i, Jay and Hown had a liztle squabble for the or, Chairman Durr decifing tor Howe, but 1 ne yielded to Day, who explained his motion, Howe explaived thut s idea was to take the commission bill and incorporate tha cight bill with it. He believed a law against d'mors than Sowers said ho never had been in favor of afreight bill, avd had n ised hs constituents to vo o forone, He bel lieved the commission wes the ouly way to hand v it. Meiklejohn thought it useless to substitute when it wus possibie to amend, Supell wanted a bill that would be sutisfa tory to the people. and he believed in a com* mission bill MecAllister did not believe in a commsssion without a law ixing a rate. Attorney Durland, of the Sicux City road. gave some figures on how gieat th cat would suacked with suitable neadstone, THE SENATF, Specis! Correspondence to Tie Dr. LixooLy, — Attorney-General eess submitted an opivion this morning on the liabilities of counties for the cost of cariug for their iusane, to the effect that such costs «could be cellected by the usual process, This opinion was o answer to Seaator Dolan's rew olation introduced several days ago, A bill was jintroduced by Senator Mikel jobn t) probibit bi liard playing in liquor sa- loons, Ssveral house bills were read for the first time. Ou the passage of bills to a third reading, Senator MeAllister moved that Senate File wbruary be on his roat if the freight bill passed. Meshano opposed on the grounds that the suprems court had declared it uncovstitu- tion |, and the people declared they did not want it Hastings said he had been much edified by the discusion but would move that the com: mitt-e rise and consider the question ngain, After the committes had reported Meikle jobn offered a resolution to wiake 171 the wpecial order for Friday aud each day there- atter until the bill was dis of, The railroad satellites de to-vight that they will substitute the commission bill to- morrow. They claim to have counted noses and have the votes to do it THE HOUSE, Bpecial Correspondence to the Bik, LiNcoLN, February 12,—The members of the railroad fraternity are in high ylee this morning. Mr, Church Howe ls also jubilant, for the supreme court has declded that the constitutional amendment has not carried, and the legislative session cannot be pro prolonged beyond forty days. This decision was arrived at by Judges Maxwell and Reese, Judge Cobb, dissenting, has filed & contrary opinion. This decision, more than anythiog ehie, settes the question of rarlrond law-maks ing for thix seasion, It will be utterly impos sivle for both houses to pass a law in the time now left which wouid affod relief to and check railroad extortion. Nearly tw thitds of the session gone and nothing doneeo far. At the pesent state of things the ses #ion will end and Nebraska will remain the werf of monopoly for two years longer. The railroads know this, hence their joy, Until to-day a emile hss not been seen pass over their count nances since the eession com- menced, Bat now they are delighted with themeelves, and really speak of fulfilling en- gagements away from Lincoln, Nothing like this was remembered before the decision of tha supreme court was made known, The report from the committee appointed to test the question was the first busiuess of the day this moruing, The house then went into committ. e of the whole, Mr. Riley in the chai Of late the speaker has o fancy for selecting Douglas men to occapy the chair during committee of tne whole, It may be snid that the three— Whitmore, Winspearand Riley —bave made good chairmen, and have shown that they hud rome idea of what a chairman’s duties were. The first bill 1n committee was house roll 157, & bill to enable employes on railways to obtain damsges it injared while in the em- ploy of the rail N Mr, Stevenson, who explained the bill, said it was to remedy a defect in the rmluLb law, and was to provide that an employe injured on the railroad thould be allowed damages, although the injury was caused by the negli- geoce of another employe. Mr, Caspar strongly supported the bill and Mr. Troup and Mr, Kiiley oppos:d it. The bill was oventually ordered te be reported to the house with the recommendation that it do pass. House roll 125, by Mr. Johnston to provids that all fi ¢ insurance companies should pay persons whose property was insured the exact sum stated in the policy, This was opposed by Rice snd others, and was eventually or- dered to bo reported for indefinite postpoue: ment, This committea considered house roll 113 for fifteen seconds, and condemned it. House roll 115, however, a bill to provide double-decked cattle cars onthe ralroads, was ordered for passage. The committee rose, and the house adjourned until 2:30, Afternoon Sessfon. Special telegram to the Bek, TixcoLy, February 11.—The only busioess in the house this afternoon was the considera- tion of heuse bill No. 144 in the committee of the whole, introduced by Adams. Tt was put through in grand style by Field and Riley, with Johnston in the reserve. The object of the bill is to prevent contagious dis eases among animals, and it provides for a state voterinarian, who shall visit stock farms, inspect cattls aud in his opision if they are suffering from any infectious discase he shall have the power to order their destruction, and allow compensation to their owner. The veterinarian 1s to receive salary of 0 & year, and s to be assisted by aseesiors, who are also to well puid. By the action of this bill the state wall be compelled to compen- ate farmers for the destruction of their cattle by disease although it may arise from circam stances over which 1he state bas no coutrol. The state becowes an insurance company compentating one clies at the expe se of unother; the houstholder might s reasonably demand dawages from the state for the destruction of his property by hurricans, pro- viding be got a biil passed to allow it The il eonsists of thirty-two sections which were read and passed without a remark from anyone only the above named gontle men voting when asked after the bill had been passed, Mr, King thought it time to object, and moved it be reported to the house with the recommendation that it do not pass. He said “the bill was uncovstitutional,” ard strongly ccted to paying damages under tho condi- 1% was in his opinion «s beneficial to as to thestate to have animals sof- fering trom diseaso destroyed, How could such animals be valued? They were worth nothing, and he objacted topay ing for nothinz besides, it would be unfair and unjust to tho people’of the rtate, Ho thought discased wnimals would bs emuggled into the state to yot the compensation If persons must suf- for, persons who owned the auimals were the proper prraons. He objectad to the bill as it stood, and wanted it amended Adams who followed choractorized King as a consticutivnal kicker. He said the stick raisers were an important people in the state and deseeved some legislation of this kind, Riley and the rpusker followed with the same nts in favor of ths bill they being support: d by Blair, Nichol objectad to thebill butit was or- de-ed to be reported to the house for passage. No other business of importanco was trans- acted and the house adjourned. GOSSIP AvD GRAB. CHARITY APPROURIATIONS, Special correspondence of the Beg, Lixcows, February 11—The house assembled this afterncon at 2:30 and proceeded to ex press its verbal power, A fow days ago the consideration of the bill to appropriate $10,- 000 for the use of the home for the frisndless was made a special order for this afteraoon, But yesterday another special order was made tor this evening at 7:30 to take into considera- tion the appropriation of $15,0,0 for the Woman's associate charitics, The first of these is an oldyand well tried establishment which hax proved its merit and worth and I5 most deserviog of every con. sideration and help. But the iatter is u new imstitution of which nobody knows but little, To u dusinterested observer it would appear a3 bring au attempt to establish a charitable state insticution, having for its object the flattering of the petty beauty of a few ladies, ‘They would undertake to care and provide AT THE STATR'S EXPENSE forthe old and the young, the indigent, the orphan and the fallsn woman, tlitherto it has been thought a difficult task, for any one society to undertake the cage of ove branch of charity but theee ladies without sny previous experience or practical knowledge as far as is kuown are willing to undertake the whole lot and will gather from the four corners of the state under one roof the aged, the infirm, the helpless and the or phan, the . pure child and the debased famales. I is no wonder that the legislatrs hesitated to place sucha responsibility in the hands of these ladies and it s to be hoped that for the sake of the subjects they would have to deal with members * will con- tinue to hesitate and never consent to such an absurd propsition, What good could posei- bly come of associating these differcnt recipi. ents of charity? The thovght of the simple and innocent infant_being made a companion or sasociate of the debauched and shameless female I« in itself enough to make one object to such an absurd and senselees proposal. Fvery member of the legislature has already shown his desire to further and help charitable institations. It remains for him and the usa of his discretionary powers in wifting the chaff from the wheat before he ap. propriates the money of the state to suppoit & society which would not only be useless, but injurious t) those it wnsintended to relieve. The ladies of the Wop an's Christian Char ities have been lobbyiog for the y or more, and right well have they done their work, They may be found on the floor daily, soliciting the patronage and support of mem- bers by SMILES AND ENTRFATIE such as women ouly know how to make, They doubtless fancy they ara working ina good cause, and have evidently persusded several gentlemen into the sime way of thinking. The emiles and entreating glavces of women sre very flattering, but members should not forget thet they are dealing with the people's money; that they have a duty to the people, and that they should coneider well before they make an apprepriation for the eneour- agement of such an association as the Wom- un’s Christian charities. THE DEBATR, Mr. Ruesell made & very powerful and telling speech on behalf ofthe Homa of the Friendless, It was his maiden speech in the house and many will regret that he does not not speak more often. We then might have some sense instill.d into things which are vow epshrouded with jabber and jaw. Mr. Casper_followed and forcibly showed the needs of this old tried and deserviog charity. Mr. Blain aleo spoke in favor of the institu- tion w3 also did Mr. Stovenson who is always in the front in the subject of _philanthropy. Mr. Sterling made o few remarks on the ad- visability of allowing the grant. Mr, Whitmere followed, and like Mr, Rus- sell hould be more often heard, He strong. 1y advised the appropriation, and said the stata ought rather to take care of its friendless than its prioners, Tho speeches of these gentlemen, all of which were above the average, seemed to be enough for the committee, for it passed the bill appropriating $10,000 for the Home, and immediately rose and reported to tho house. The speaker having taken the chair, bills from the sonate were read for the first time and the committee on finance reported un- favorably on senate file 27, bill to provide for the payment of back b per cent on taxes. An effort was made to have the bill plased cn the general file and several members jumped up, eaid a word and sat down again. This continued un- til Mr, Scoville spoke in favor of plaing the bill on the general rle. He was followed by the great and only Nubratkan in the house, who got up, stretched his legs, dropped his jaw and the hill was placed on the general file. This custom of haviog every bill that is rejected by the standing committeo placed on the general filo is becoming monotinous. Ttis & aystam that shou'd bo put down, It is disrespectfol, amounting_to a vote of want of confidence in tha committee who have re ported the bill. The committees SHOELD BE DISCHARGED it it were thought they are not competent to consider and report honestly on bills. Besides this 1t loads the goneral file with rubbith that may prevent due consideration being given to important measures, Members thould not forget that the session of the legislature does pot laet a century. Neither thould they forget that they will havo quite enough to do to pass the Lills that ure reported favorably, even if the eession s cxtended to sixty days. THE EVENING SESSION, The house met again at 7:30 p. m , avd at once wentinto committee of the whole on house 101l 253, a bill to appropriate $15,000 for the Woman's Christian/charities. Mrs Dinsm re was aliowed to sddress the committee on behalf of the society. She as- cended the platfonin in front of the speaker’s chair and epoke for almost an hour on the subject of charity. Nothing was eaid of the workings or mavagement of the proposed institution except that patients would be gathered from all parts of the state. After the lady had eoncluded the committee took up the bill for amendment | About a hucdred amendments wers made until the workings of the committes became a farce, or as Mr_Denp- ster called the activn of echool boys, The bill was eventually ret aside for future considera- tion and at 10:30 p. m. the houss adjourned, THE COUNTY CLERK'S GRAP. More than half the bfficials Douglas county are down hore and after the house bad adjourned a meeting of the Douglas delega- ticn was held in the corner of tne houss to ar’itrate berween the county commissioners and the county clerk on a bill which ths latter has introduced and which the commissioners object to. After an hour's argument nothing was doae aud the meeting b okeup, The bill in quetion provides that the county clerk shall get four cents a lino for makiag ut the county tax hst. This i: in additi n to his present salary. The bill is not likely to pass even if the Douglas commis-icners do ot object, FORTY DAYS ONLY, A DECISION BY THE SUPRE! : count, Special telegram to ths Bae, Lixcows, Neb , February 12.—The supreme court rendered a decision this morning de- cluring the constitutional —amendinent to extend the legislative seasion to sixty days not carricd, Judge Cobb dissents in the opicion, The Three Cent Bill, Special telegram to the Bk, LixcoLy, February 12—Another effort was made in the senate this morniog te amend the thee cent mileago bill and strike out the clause makivg.the law affective ouly east of the 10lst piiucipal meridan, S» many amendmentshave been added to the bill that it was not correctly engrossed and was re- committed to the engrossing committee, e — ALL FOR LOGAN, A SICK SINATOR TRAVELING TO SPRINGFIELD ON A BED. CH10AGo, February 12.—The Daily News Albion, Ills., special says: This afternoon fif- teen men went out to the residenca of Btate Senator Brown, republican, who is very ill, and carried him fut> Gragwille, a distance of 6 or 7 miles, on a stretcher, He will remain in Grayville to-morrow, and to-morrow morn- ing will leave for SpriogBeld in a special car, He 18 very wealk, but his friends think he will stand the trip Ho is paired with Senator Bridges till to-morrow, and upon his presence in or absence from the capital the election of United Statos senator may depend and withe out him the republicans are one in minority on joint ballot, A DREADFUL NICHT. The Fire Fiead Envel ps and Con- sumes the Insans Department of the West Philadelphia Almshouse. Nineteen Insane Peopls ara Roast- ed in Their Cells, Some of the Horrora of the Dread- ful Night. The Loss Roughly Estimated at $150.000. Nothing but Wild Theorizing the Origin of the Pire, as to AUMSHOUSE FIRE. PritaveLruia, February 12,—A fire broke out in the iniane department of the county almshouse, in West Philadelphia to-night. The flames apread rapidly, and bsfore the $0 inmates could be released mineteen of them were burned to death. Others were let roam around the grounds at will, and many of them wera picked up by the police throughout the city. The building is still burning at 11 to- night, aud the other departments ara in great davger. Th fire originated in the wing of the old building, which fronts toward the Schuylkill river, and directly east of the main building of the almshouse, ~ Th's wing is 145 feet front and 60 feet deep. Connected on the touth with the main building of the old structures is the insane department, which runs eouth 400 feet to a similar wing to the one in which the disaster occurred. T this north building, where the fire broke out, there were sixty sep- arate cells for violent patients, twenty on each floor, In addltion to this there was a largeroom on each three in which cots for twelve men were placed, all of which were occupied when T S oppo- sito the central cell of the row, separate cells on tha north sids of tha corridor, which runs from east to west, was the dry room, heated Ly steam. This room, which was about ten foet square, was directly along side of the middle starway leadiog to the floors above and below. Here the flames originated, but from what cause 15 not known, At the time there were insane patients in each of the twenty calls on these three floors, ten in the Jarge 10om on the first floor, and twelve in each of the larger oues on the second and third floors. counts to be obtained it appears pretty cortain thas tho irst alarm was given y an insane patient on the first floor. This man, Joseph Nadine, occupied a room sd- joining the stairway and drying room, with about twenty other quiet patients. About ten minutes to 8 o'cl ck he ea® smoka issuing from above the door wtich opened into the wing in which the cells were situated. He rantoa big iron gated door fronting on the main " corridor of the bulding sand cried out ‘ Fire!” This reached ears of Jos, Shroeder, an attendent of the ground floor, who was in his Toom directly op- posite the one from which Nadine had given the alarm. Mre. Ump:tead who has general charge at night says it was about 8 o'clock when the alarm reached her, She was in her office about 200 feet from the dry room, and at once Furiied to the scene, She says that an al- tempt was made to put out the flames with huckots of water, and at first it was supposad the flames were only burning from the ground floor near the stairway, but almost instantly was found that the real poiat from which the danger came, was the second floor at the top and above the dry room She« then hastened to get all the patients from the inain building extend ing back from the east wir g. ‘Attendant Shroeder takes up tho third story at this point snd relutes some of the hor- rors of that dreadiul night: “Ido not krow who sounded the alarw, As soon as I heard Nadine ery I rushed to the foot of tha staits and after a short attempt to chuck the fira st once ket to work to get out the patients, First I_unlocked the door f the room in which Nacine and his comprnions were. They ran out at once, By this time the flam s weregatherir g in fury, aud dense volumes of smoke ascending into the upper story. 1 suc ceeded in unlocking tha docrs of all the cells on the first floor, and although with ditficulty 1n some cases gu-ceed: d i ge tting the wm.f out, I had no time fto look after them further than run them in the yard While I was getting the men out Felow, At tendant Wm, Strain was doing the eame for inmates on the second floor, I met Hanna, night watchman, who was also hel; ing, and we went up to the third story, but were driven b:ck by the flames, which had forced their way throngh and were crecping along to the cells of the doomed inmater. We ran around to the other stairway, near the pew buildinge, on the west, and by that time some firmen arrived, All the inmates bad been gotten cut of the second sto) 80 there remained about 38 on the third—20 in the cells snd 8 in the large common room at the west end.” The following are the names and ages of the occupants of nineteen cel ward M, near where the fire fi st staried, all of whom are supposed to have bern suffocated or burned to desth, with the exception of 3, who were res- cued by firemen: Frank D, Déchaon, 35; Jae, McCoy, 40; Jobn Lyden, 10; Isasc O'Neill, Chasles Scott, (colored) 523 John Dwyer, ; Jas, Burke, 57 (this n lled three of the inmates of the ipstitution during the twenty-two years he was confined there; for tweniy vears his bands were chainrd to hi body); Thomas Rusk, 50; Michael Wroth, Robert Cuvningham, 45; Charles Nolenberger 60: Thomas Jones, 3i: Joha Her iges, 48 (Herrig is the man who was discovered In 1570 in & sbauty at Fourth and Lombard strect, where he had been confived in chains by his parents for twenty years); John Koehler, 6); Thomas ith, 85; Fdward Murphy, 4% Chas. O'Biien, 8 Vhilip Newberger, 60; Juc. b Glossman re cued by the watchmsn, The bodiea of De chaou, Wroth, Joncs, Burk, hler, Her- ringer and Noledbeager h: peen taken from the ruivs and removed to the desd house by suidnight. There were four of the inmates in the ward who were rescued by the police, but one of them wasso badly burned fabout tho { et, that he died soon after being brought out, The names of the three taken out by the fire. mou could not be learned to-night, owing to the confusion prevailivg among the attendants the unfortunate occupants of the cells were being smothered to death by the smoke and pernaps blistered and burned by the flames Their cries were heartrendiog. Some cf them cursed and swore, others laughed hideously, and others yelled with pain, with such awtol ories a8 1d have appalled the hardest heart. The firemen, myself sud a patient pamed Rafferty erawled on our hande and knees to euch of the mon as we_could reach, and dragged out fourteen. Eight of them , four suffocated to death, and two ¥ burned that they dicd before we could get thew ont of the bailding, We conld not see any of the moen in the cells of course, but could hear their horrible cries above the rearing of the flames ax they came to realize the horrible fate that was in ttore for them, Waile Shroeder was going through this ter rible experience the flames were extendiog to the main building department, The wing in which the victims were beiog burned alive was wrapped in flamee, which wera thootit g many faot into the air, and illuminativg the for many tquires, At half past 8 the alarm had been struck and i half an hour the vencral alarm wae sounded, When the firemen arrived fire was envelop ing about on -third of the main building aud burning fiercely. Two plugs in the yard gave but an indifferent <apply of water. Truck F arrived on the scene soon after the fiust alarm, and its ladder was run up to the third floorjto the windows of the cells in which the mauiscs were fusteued, With ax and hook the tiremen attacked the iron gratings «f the cells and rucceeded in tikivg out seven men, Four of them were suffucated to death and three were still alive, Ths last man thus res cued was notorious Jim Burke, who has been in the iuetitution over tuirty years. He was brought from the Easton prison, where he was undergoirg a life kent nce for wurder, He has killed since he hqs been in ths insane de- went1 the cook and two attendunts, The firemen who rescued him stute that he died while being taken to the ground, All of the inmates in the insane depatt- ment were rescued safely except thoss in the third story of the wiog in which the fire origi- nated. Totalloss of life, eighjeen, Dr. Alics Avery was the ouly physician_in the building when the fire occurred, Dr Richardson, physician in chicf. arrived from bis home a short timeafter the first alarm was given. There is nothing except wild theorizing as to the facts of the fire, ivo facts are known which would justify any statement whateve At 1 o'clock this (Friday) morning the enti oup of buildings mukiog up the insane de- rtment are in flames, There i« no prospect of saving any of them, although the tiremen then had the fire well in hand, and all the other department buildings were safe. The loss to property will amount to nearly £1°0,000. The ward in which the unfortunates met their deaths was 1n charge of Wm, Strain, a youug man, wh) had his face singed before he could make his c.cape, Strain tells a ter- rible stor} He enys: ‘The rules of the institution re- quire ali the inmates to retire at 8 o'clock. 1 had justsucceeded in getting 87 men uuder my care tobed, and satdown to make out the nsual report when somebody rushed into my apartment and shouted ‘fice.” In an in- stunt the uvmost coufusion prevailed, The smoke came rollirg upstars ia volues snd befors we could hardiy realize our position the flames burst upon us. Sixty one o.cupants of the bedrooms all managed to make their es cape dowu stairs, 1helieve the rooms were net locked. and moihing to prevent .capng. The flames spread with terii- ble rapidity. I tied to reach the cells where there were 19 of the most vio- lent patieuts coutined, L knew they would be 1oasted to death if the doors werd Dot uu- locked to let them out. My only thoughts was the liberation of those poor fellows The smoke and flames poured inte the ward and before I advanced far 1 was driven back by the flumes. Tt was imp ssible for me to go another step forward and so L had to fly 1o save my life. I barely got out alive. The right side of my face and mousta.hs wire singed by the flimes, I could hear the poor fellbwsin the cells haloving and cureivg like cemons, for the tire was upon them, I thouglt their being tlowly roasccd alive, couplad with curses and jeering cries, was terrible. Oh, Goii! I never lived ‘through such fright- ful't rtnre of mind as that [ expeiienced dur- ing the few moments 1 tried to giosp 1wy way out of the building, I could hear their Kick - ing and pounding, but they might as well have tried to get through a Sboue wall as the cells were constiizted with an_c:pecial view of contin'ng_desperats and violeut patisnts thersin, When I reached the ground the othor attendants and_ myself orga:ized vhe inmates inco a fire brigade, the astouishing thirg was the wi in which the inmates worked in cairyiog watir and trying to save sime of ths gouds in the building, They shouted and encoursged ore auotner and were of valusbe assistance in trying to fight the flames during the eanrly stages of the conflagration, Butmy thoughts were all the tin ures whom 1 knew were being coosumed ou the third floor. As soon as the firewen er rived 1 told the men of the truck about the occupants of the celis, and t ed thoir ladders to the windows aud off the iron bars and r aed fonr of them, I do mot W who th were, or whero they are cxcept ome John Burke, who had his fect sc badly burned that ho died afterwards. Waichian Huuna said he drove six inmates who were abed out of wiid M. *I _drove them cur,” he says on tha poor crat k “und then ran 5 cell 16 and unlocked ihe door, Jach Glasswan ocoupred it and he wanted me to leave him alone. I knew it was usoless to talk to him, 0 I grabbed him and hurried him out. When I was passing through the bedroom, from which 1 had driven the six men out only a moment bifore, I found tome of them had roturned to their’ bede, though tho fire was droppmg duwn on them from the ceiling, 1 compellod them to leave, ond then helped to kot about thirty feeblo nen out out of the in- fimary.” Rumors prevailed at the almehonse grounds late to night that eome forty of the most vio lent paticuts wero coufined on the upper floor ON 'CHANGE. Quite a Scramble for the Thonsand Cars of Cattle, Hoes Were No Higher Than on Tussday. Only Three Cars of Wheat and Thirteen of Corn. Wheat Opened a Litile “Groggv"” and Closed at 83 1-4, And May Cora Stood Around Forty Cents. The Reports of Wheat and Corn Were the Most Remarkable Evor Posted, 2 OHICAGO MARKETS, Special telogram to the ke, Cnicaco, February 12.—The roports of wheat and corn posted to-day were as remark- able as ever posted. There were 8 cars of wheat. 13 of corn, and 2 of cats, Of course everybody kuew that there was plenty of grain en-route, and that 1t was simply enow bound, and would all be in here in a bunch some clear warm day, when the railroads get their tracks cleared up. They did not at all affect the market, WHEAT Opened a litle groggy and got down to S8ia for May. CORN May corn stood around 400, Pork was lot off to 18 12} for May, and lard to 7 174 tor the same month, Later the figures on wheat, corn and _pork were the lowest of ths day. Pork led the way to .hY a8 it has dona for a fortnight and as it is likely to do for some fortvights to come, From §13 12, May went to 18 174, and from this latter figure to 13 12} agaiv. It closed at 13 **Speculation in pork from this on” saild a picker, ‘s a dead open anil ehut for Mr, Atmour and his = fellow packers. They haye made their pork, the{ know just how much they have made, They hold it themselves ani propose to hold it. Outsiders who are selling the product haven’t any pork to sell and won't get avy to deliver, They will find packers accommodating, however, and ready to take what money they have in Jicu of pork, which they haven't got. I've talked 815 pork for March for a long while, T'm talking it yet. The flurry just now isin May, but the squeeze will ba in March, " Wheat was upeasy afier the first hour’s trade. It would not stay at 83} and would not go under it Sellers “saw this and took wat-r, and at _the same time took on some wheat too, This sent May up 1o 833, whero it closed. On call everything was steady and firm, CATTLE There was a scramblo this morning for the ono thourand cars or more of fresh recipts and they made extraordinary high prices which cannot be accepted as anything like & ket under an ordinary supply. A big lot of coarse “‘horsey” steers that uversged about 1,600 younds, eold for $6 50 and lignt, little things, not averaging 1,000, so'd at £5. Theee priccs canzot be sustaived later than snother day or 8o, as thera 15 plenty of stock on tho 1y and an abundunt supply will be here by thit last of the week, Shippers were the prins cipal buyers, as drested beef dealers claimed they 1d not pay the prices asked, which are 40@i0c higher than betore the storm. Cauning stock 1« scarce but not much in de~ wand a3 all the leadirg carning houses are running short handed and Armour’s departs ment closed Jast night. Butchers stock is also scarce and _selliog at high prices. There were a fow loads of stock— ers amoug the 1eccipts that were essily dil A of at good prices, Sules, sbkipping 1300 0 Ibs, 5 50 6 005 1100@1200 1bs $4 90@ common, 1000@1100 1bs, $4 40@4 80; , 52504 ulk stockers and fecuers £3 25@4 60; 5@ 0. HOGE There wera only two packing firms on the market and they bought 1600. " The course of the market cn common to fair hogs may be il lustrated by changes of a bunch of ha sold on Mouday at 470, on Tueaday at $4 &5 and to-day at 4 90, The advance sincs the storm is mainly on common, sud medium vy Korts are not appreciating in proportion ht and medium, in fact vo higher than ou Tuesday. The prime cause1s that thero are no shippers buyiog as they cannot yet get tranrport, Roads that usually take hogs refused to take hogs to-da; Prime heavy hogs may be quoted at $5C0@6 16; packing aud ehipping 270 Ibs,, $186@b 20; light, 160@210 b 510, e —— The Oanadian Contingent, Or11AwA, February 12--The offer of Lieut, Col, Williams and Tyrhitt, M, P.,, Col, Von Straubenzic and other Canadian officers to raise Cansdian regiments for service n Ezypt has been declined,fbut the Canadians will I employed to do gariison_duty in England if they desire to doso, This proposal is not likely to be sccepted, as it is extremely doubtful if athourand Csnadiaus could be aud all perizhed, This iumor could not be traced to any authentic source, and it in be lisved by the attendunss thut the patients on the upper floor were all rescued, aud can be accounted for in the moruing, or as scon as the prevailing excitement and confusion sub sides, C — Men Killed at a Dance in Chickasaw Nation, Forr Ssirh, Ark, February 12,—Ned Bounds gave a dauce at his home in the Chickasaw nation & few nights sgo, Every bodk got drunk acd s general fignt ensued I K. Craig and seyeral strangers were killed outright, and a number of others were badly wounded, Sevel —— The David City Forger Will Bo Ex- traqited, Sr, Tuouas, Ont, February 12.—In the caso of Jas, R, Williame, of David City, Neb., forger arrested here, the evidence declared to- day s suficient to hold the accused for evtra ditlon, raised for gArrison purpose —— Big Fire at Princeton, Mo, PrinceroN, Mo,, February 15,—Early this morning a fire destroyed the etire weit ride of the public equara, including six brick build- ings and five frames, Loss about §76,000, Tn- surance one-half, o —— Down tn Alabama, MoxtcomERy, Ala, February 12—The snow fall began here this morning at b o'clock and is still at it. The depth of snow is greater than known in many years, — Jewelry Firm Assigned, New York, February 12,—Joseph DBachs man and_Alexander Bachman, jewelers, ags rigned, Liabilities, ,000; actual assets, 18,000 Huog for Wife "Murder, Hounavssons, February 12.—Beach wa bung bere to day'for the murder of his wifo on Apnil 7, 1884, eal of North Carol Smoking Tobacco. gieen teverywhere, Because every- where recognizea as indispensibfe fo Peafer a\oz Wey? leof best Jobacea 1 Gonsdumer, Lua, and stote & tew-