Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1885, Page 1

FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., "RIDAY MORNING, FE BRUARY 20, 1885, NO. 158, LEGISLATIVE CRIST, The House Pass a Number of Appro- timB1is, ere was no written explanation of the ex. ‘»‘4‘-m||lnrn He wunted a statement of what ad hecome of the last before he would vote mft.}?\e:n on objected so tha grant, because there was no official stfitement. h Concerning the university _expenditure, Winspereapoke on behalf of the Douglas d-le- gation and said they would vote for the ap propriation if the medical school was abolish d . And Numerous Other Bills of| The committee rose without voting the Minor Importance. The School Land Fraud Farce Again Resumed, The Senats Passes The Great “Kow Doctor” Bill, Lobbyists Don't Like to Travel 8o Far For Drinks, Twenty Different Locations Recom- mended for the Embryotic and Iaiotic Asylume, THE HOUSFE, 8pecial Correspondenca of Tur Ber. Liscouy, February 19, —The house met again this morning ab the customary hour, Members stretched themeelves in their seats and yawned s if the exertions of yesterday aftornoon in passing & useless railroad bill had entirely ennervated and deprived them of all vital energy, Strange to eay, the numero:s army of lobbyists were not in their places this morning. Haviog diecovered that the bess of all ways to lengthen the duys was to steal a few hours from the night, their schemiog and carousing will not begia until later on, One cf the great grievances of the lobbylsts is the distance of m @n oon from tho capitol. One of that numerous fraternity was heard re- marking, with tears in his eyes, that the near- est place where a driuk might te had was ten blocks off. Legislation might remedy this, and the dawning days of the session made merry, if not beneficial A ealon in the building might ba used to arsist and speed on lobby logislation, Members interested might #60 to this, aud by 50 doivg save lives and produce laws. On prceeding to business tha house recoived reports from the standicg committees, the fire#t to show un beiog that of the university and normal schools, It sent twenty bills all dealing with tha location of insans asylums, and each bill claiming a certain specified lo- cation as being the vory best fur the propossd institution All were, however, rejected by the committee, The cummittes on claims. through their chairman, Pat McArdle, put in a batch of bills on which they wished to ba heard. The two_recommended for passage wero H. 392 and H. R. 319 The former for the relief of Halan county,a d the lattes for the relief of S. W, Bamisund others H. R. 96, Mr. T B. Kennard’s claim bill, waa roo1ted unfavorably as also was H, K. 320, for the relief of David Vennetton. i committee racommended a bill to p ovide for appropriations t» pay certain itemein 1he way o‘) claims agairst the state. Thesa claims are ‘Wilson’s, $112; Melvin, $212; Ricbardeon county, £ Sheriffs fees, $150; Garson, 816, Mellam and Keley, $31, Another bill was alxo presen ed by same committee which seeks to provide money to refand moneys paid into the state treasury by assessment of illegal taxes® vl Mr. Troup moved thit honse roll 174, 278, 310 and 311, all relatimg particu'arly to Doug las county, be taken fio n the general filw an engrossed for third readicg. On Mr. Troup's motion being put, two-thirds of the members in the house bobl=d up ~erensly with requests that bills in whaich they were interest=d be added to the list. Mr. Troup accepted all those recommended until it cyme £y one by Mr, Bam yr-lating tothe disturbance of dsad mm, This was This was too much fir him, aud he declined A motion t» have all bils on general fils en- grossed for third reading was received with some merriment, and had the effect of ds stroying Mr. Teoup's moti n, By adoption of a ress ution yestarday, the house daci fed to give bills for third resding precedence over spocial o ders, There wero four speciul orders down for this m rning, sc that this resoluticn of yesterday stood in the way. Mr. Holmes moved a reconsiduration of the vote, but his motion was lost by a large ma- o house then proceeded with tho third reading of bi'ls in tho foll wing order: Houss Roll 4§ —T dedicato laads in Lin coln to the Luthersn church. The bill passed without thy emrgency clauge, House & 1178,—1') enable parsons charged with feluny to ¢l witnesses, whose fees shall be paid by the state Paseed, Houss Roll 46, —Donating lands ia Lircoln to » Hebrew church passed withous the emer- gency ¢ aise. House Roll 190.—A bill to provide that railronds shall erect rtations ana stop traing at villazes of 610 iubabitants also passed, and the h.use took & recess until 2:30, . Afcernoon Session, Special telegram to the LancoLN, Febmary 19 session Whitmore's resclution in which he desired to make a special order of the most important bills before the house, was adopted after about another hundred bills had been added, In the committee of the whoo the gencral appropriation bill was under consideration, mittee was in a good humor, and o amounts without s murmur, The following sums were voted for the dif ferent departments: vernors office §6,200, secrotary of state $2,00, adjutant general £10,600, superintencent of public wstiuctions £11,100, lands w)d baildings $22 500, vional laud s $10,000, several smal were allowed, Ga the stita university vote some discus ion wro-o, Holmes moved a further appro priation of §55,000 for impe.vemen’s, which are to consist of & heatiog stove. w fow blow pipes and d saccting i ustruizants, The romain ng money, if say, will be speat in miatain ing & medical school, cellor was admitt «d £o thy house, and explain ed the waats of thy uaiversity in an lrour's spsech, His romarks ehowed that ha i fol lowing the footsteps of his predecessor, and nteads €2 dabbly in_ politize as well as the ology, Miller amuunts oppeed the appropristion because afternocn | educa- | Tae universizy's ohan- | amount and will sit to-morrow, At tho evening sestion with only 53 mem bers present a bill to promote a constitational convention to amend the constitution passed turough the committee, House roll 322, a bill to regulate the admis wion of surety compani-s to do business in this rtate also passed thronga the committee House roll 323, a bill to tacilitats the giviog of bonds required by law, This was however exnected in the house, Adjourned,§ THE SENATE. Spectal Correspondence of Tire Ben, Lixcory, February 19, —The morning ees- ston of the senste was taken up almost entire- ly in tho reading and paseago of bLili, One bill, senate file 221, was introduced by Sena: tor Morris. It provides for making te ephones common carrlers and regulatiog charges. A number cf the bills which have been con- sidered in the committee of the whola thelast faw days. The introduced by Senrtor M- Shane, and providing for a “‘cow doctor,” was passed with only thres dissenting votes, Sena tors Brown, Filson and MeAllister ’1'.h(\ latter gentleman explained his vote, stating that he thought it was an injustice to ask the state to pay for cattle dying or killed after providing a surgeon, This is the opinion of many members who favored a veterinary sur- Reon to look after diseased cattle, Senator Skinner called up senate file 78 and asked that it be recommitted to the covstitu- tional amndwect committee for further amendment, This bill was introduced by Senator Meik'e- john and is a constitutional smendmeat, It provides that “All funds belonging to the stat: for edwcational purposes, the interest and incomes only of which are "to be used, shall be deemed trust funds by the state and the state sh.ll supply all losses thereof that may in any manner ac-rus, 8o the same shall remain forever inviolate and undiminichad; vnd shall not ba invested or loaned except on United States or atate securities vr registered county an 1 school bonds of this state; and such fuuds with the interest and income thsreof aro hareby solemnly pledged for the purpozes for which they are granted and set apart and shail not bs transferred to any other fund or uees " Senator Skinner desired to amend fo that school money could ba loaned on real estats securities, no more taan $500 being loaned on each 160 acres of improved land Senator McShane objected, deeming it nn- safe to ectter small eums among the residenty of the state, i Senatcr Meikeljohn feared this would de- feat the bill. and apposed it on that groun Seuator Barr taid some of the safest loavs the state had ever bad were on real estate so- curities, und ho believed there werono surer or safer investment, Senstor Love was in favor of keeping the movey in the state, and opposed the United States securities, but favored real ostato loans, S nator Durland favored the resl estato mortzages as thoe safest investments, and wan f.ilowed by Senator ¥erris, who opposed the schema ay being an expensive schems to mako 0 many emall lnwa. Tho motion to_recommit was lost, Senators Parr, Cherry, Durland, Husting?, Howe, Matz, Morris, Putnam and Sxinoer being the ouly on:s supportiug the motion, Senat ternoon Bession, Special Telegram to Tue Bk, LincoLy, February 19,—Ths afternoon ses- sion of the sena'c was spent almost entirely in the third readiog of bills, seventeen being pat upon their pascage, These were mostly bills coneidered in committes of the whele yesterday, and mentioned at that time in these dispatches., The Metz liquor bill met with opposition envugh to defost it, owing to a flaw discover- od ia the title, which would have repesled the entire Slocum law, The bill was con- mitted for amendmeat and will come up again, Lhe income of the whole, senate file 102, came upon special order 'This is the bill changitg the method of lensing and_selling he scho 1 lands, Tho discussion entirely on this clanse provided fhatno lands shall so'd for lers than the appratsed valu: or eold for less than £10 p. cre in addition to the improvements, Sevator Brown moved making the prie & This brought out considerable discussion, Each member fixing a diffrent valve on the lands accrding to hislosavion. The tigures run from $3 up a8 high as $20, while some were opposed to holdiug the lands ut all. Without reuaching o n ths committee rose, ernor hs sigued the revenue bills er'ay and ths county warrant act, togsther with others amending the cde, to amend by The §chool Land Examination Farce, | Special telegram to Thg Bee, Lixcouy February 19.—The school land investigation faica was resumed this evening, McMurtry was examined, Didn’t know anythiog abous the trauds, but knew tho value { tho land, Suid its appraisement was no ion by which the value of the land could be fixed, Biliiogly was aworn, tried to rofresh wemory but could not remember of ever hav ing appraised other than the Crandall land, | Vilquaiu's statement was false, Kught was examined, and said, * Morton is a liar when he rays I own acies of land,” Koight did Morton said he owued land He kuew noth- | ing of the frauds, The curtain dropped here, e —— " Western Oattle for En MiLwAUKEF, February 18, Wisconsio from Su terling 10,000 not know why and, A special to the lor City eays the sale of six huudred bead of catile has just been made | by the Powder River caitle company to Mar- quis De Nores, the price being 30,000, for sbipment to England, This is the first sale of w series soon to follow. Arrangements for the shipment of 2000 wore to the lnkes are \ now beivg made by the sawe company, whi | has exteurive ranches in Nebrasks, Wyoming | and Montana. It is claimed arrepgements | have been mado with the Eoglish goveroment for the admission of thess cattle froe of duty. - —— Oattle Lost at Se Havurax, Pebruary 19.—The steamer New- castle put back here to.day, haviog lost one hundred head of cattle in & severe storm, WASHINGTON NEWS. Discussion of the Naval Appripriation Bl in thie Hon e, The Senate Pass the Texas Pacific Land Forfeiture Bill, All the “Father of His Country's" Kith and Kin, To Be Prosent At the Inaugura- tion of His Monument, The Postoffice Appropriation Two And a Half Millions In Lixcessof the Estimated Revenne For the Kiscal Or 1881, Year BENATE, Wasnisatos, February 19.—Plumb, from the committee on appropriations, reported the postoffice appropriation bill. Calondar, Allison, from the same committue, roported with verbal amendments only the j int recolu- tion appropriativg $25,000 to defray the ex- penses of the inaugural ceromonies. Paseed The Des Moives river lands bill was then placed before the senate, and Lapham re- rumed kis remarks on the amendmeant hereto- fore proposed by him. He would excluds from the previoas bill ruch of the Des Moines river lards purchased before March, ‘61, and confirm tke title in such landa to the pur- chaser, ‘I'his amendment was rejected; nays, 20. Lapbam then offered an amendment requir- ing parties brin, ing suic pending the bill to fils bonds giviog s-curity for the costs. Lap- ham supp rted this amendmeut in furi her re. marks, to which Wilton replied in behalf of the settlers, McPharson eaid the morsiogs of rix days had Leen wasted in talking about this bill, He believed in its indefinize postponement, Allison said that all he wanted was that the senate should vote on the bill. It was a bill involving the interests of thousands of people, who boheved they had a right and asked the privilego of coming into the United States courts and establishing their rights, That was a poor privilege he knew, buz he asked the senate to graut it to thesw peopls, Moton to postpone rejested—yeas 23, nays yeas, 19, Morgan addressed the renate on thay bill, n's s:cond amendment still pending the vill_weut over, and Van Wyck cdled up the Texas Pacific forfeiture bill which was read, Hale asked the unanimous consent to tuke up the asricultural appropri- ati n bill. Cullom objected, The ¢ mtideration of the forfeiture bill was then entered apon, Sunator McPherson to-day introduced the foll: g as oan amndment to tte Pacific railroad sixty-year fus dicg bill d, Teat all bonds, s ocks and other 3 now owned by the eaid railroad companie: a8 part of ths a ssts of such com- pany, shall be deposited with the secratary of the tressury as part security for the payment of the principal and int:rest bonds authorized ard directed in sectiou 2 of this a t. Morgan_explained the circumstances sur rounding this spec al grant, The Texas Paci- fic company, ha taid which had got the land grant, had” made a transfer, or attempted to make a transfer, of its land grand to the Southern Pacific Railroad company, and Evarts and other iufluential lawyers had muinlhl'.luul that land, whether by wortgage or sale, Van Wyck nsked if Morgan understood there was a mortgage on theso lands. Morgan said 1t had teen so argued by el Van Wyck said that he was mistaken, Morgan faid that the contention and claim made by the company, as he understood it, was that ther morteage affected all their lands, He was not presenting his own vie, but merely what was claimed, and if is wers disreputable to present it to the senate, lat tho blame rest on such gentlemen a8 Iivarts and Judge Dillon. [Applanse. Morgan had no reason 10 doubt that %snch eminent counsel had givea their honest opia- ion. He (Morg: had ssked £ that geutleman was before tha Senate mittes en public lands: * for any affirmative of legisla grant which you clasim to have beught’ from ths Texas Pucific compary?’ snd Evarts re- ylied. **Wa do not, we think we have a good title.,” Morgan differed with Evarts in that reepect, Blair supported Morgan’s amendment, Lapham proceeded at lengih to i rgue the Iegal aspects of thecase, Inthe coarss of his remarks he refarrad to the mortgagen existiog ou the lands forming the subject of the bill under consideration, Van Wick eaid the lands had never been mortgaged by any company, Lapham raid iv was ciaimed that the lands wern mortgaged and that the bondholders claim that the bonds of thy company are a lien ou the lands Van Wyck s3id no person had so claimed before either committos of congress, ) Lapham replied that the failure 80 to do was breans© thn commitieo could not have tried the quastion if it had been brought up, Van Wyck repeated that thero were mo mortgages en the land, Lapham euid that was Van Wyck's opinion Other wewbe s of the committee on public lands entertained a cifferent view, Other eninent gentl:men alro eate eot view, smong them Evar $ #ald Lapham, *to fill, with honor to himself, 1 trust, the seat I have so poorly filled in this senate,” Van Wyck remarked that this was the eec ond time that reference bad_been made to the Proepective senator from New (Ven Wyck) would like to kpow whether Evarty’ statement had been maae in any offi cial capacity or in the capacity of an attorney and railroad counselicr. “‘audoubtedly as attorney and counsellor,” Lapbam repiied, *'but he is an_honorable at- toruey and counsellor, aud the last man in the world to take & position that he knew was un- tenable, and the last man m the world to say these londs were covered by mortgapes if they werenot.” Van Wyck—Did the brief of Eyarts, sub- mitted to the committeen and printed, make any such pretense of sn allegatic ssphum—That T cannot say, Iam only statiog what his argument shows in this case. Lapham contioued, “The amendment of- fered by Morgan was more necessary than it was even in the Atlautic & Pacific case,” Slater said one main objection to the amendment was that for want of time it d ot be fully discarsed, and if it were fully discussed, the biil would inevitably fail, Ho, therefore, atrongly opposed it, The bill having _been perfectad in the com mittee of the whole, it was reported to the senato and finally passed —5eas b6, nags 2. The nays were Blair and Bowen, Hoar endeavored to get up the Pacific rall- road bill, in amendment of the Thurman act, but the chair anoour ced that the next special order w. uld be the bill for the improvement of Galveston harbor, Adjourned, HOUSE, Wasiixatox, Febroary 10,—The house met in continuation of yesterday's session, Holman introduced a joint resolution re- questing the president to open negotis with the French republic with the v negotiating the new convention with the gov- ernment, for tho establishment of another French and American claims commission, which ehall have ample jurisdiction t» deter mige all claims tiled before that commission under the convection of January 15, 1850 The house then wen* into committee of the whols on the river and harbor bill On motion of Mayberry the am. ndment was adopted to Appropiste 830,000 for the protection of the dykes in the St, Clair river, Oa motion of Clardy the appropriation for the improvement of tha Mlesissippi river be- tween the Tllmows and Obio rivers was jin- creased from $100,(00 to $600,000 and was directed that £30,000 of this sum be experded at Caps Girandeau, The committeo then rose, the house ad- journed and thesestion of Thuraday began. Bennett, from the committes of elccitons, snbmitted the roport in the Iowa contested election cass of Frederick v, Wilson, s ccom panied by a resolution declaring the contest- ant, Frederick, laid over for future action, The considiration of the river and harbor bill was resumed in the committee ot the whole, Eilis offered a substitute for the amendment on the amendment providing taat no portion of the appropriation for the improvement of tha Mis-issippi shall be expendad to repair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming laids or preven ing injury to the lands by overflows, provided, however, that the com- missicn 19 authonized to build levees if in its juigment it ehou d be done, as a part of their plan to afford s«fsty to navigation and com: merce of the river, and to deepen its channel, Sub tituts agreed to, 101 to 63 A1 rge number of amendmeuts were offer. ed to the paragraph relative to the Missisippi river appropriatione, but were severely voted down, Upon_one of them, however, the point was raised that no quorum had voted and In ac- cordance with an arrangement with the ap. propriation committee, Willis moved that the committee rise. Carried. Speaker Carlisle took the chair and the welcoms extended to him upon his retu'n to his official duties was a hearty one. Doth sides of the House broke into generous rounds of app'ause, in which the galleries juined. The House went into committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill Curtin offered the ameodment appropriat- ing #25,(00 for testing ths armor made of Amenican material. Amendment adopted. Cannon made a point of order against the paragraph appropriating$400,000 for the completion of the * New York,” and the pont being o ruled, moved to stiiko out the paragraph. “To complete this old ship which has been lying in ths stocks nineteen y ars was to advance backward and authorize a was 3 of mone Hewitt, of New York, said there wis a hosition (0 complets wooden ehips when ad thirty for which wehad n use, and ch it would baa hloesingif some coal barge would sink to the bosf m of the ocean. Randall «aid the completiln of the “New York” was recommended by.iae secretary of the navy. Tre wotion to strike out was lost, ‘The consideraticn of the first section of the bill having bren conclnded, the committee roso ard ths house took a recese until 10 o'clock to-morrow. WASHINGTON NOTES. THE POSTOF¥ICE APPROPRIATON BILL, ‘WasiiNGToN, February 19.—The postoffica appropristion bill as reported to the senato appropriates 35,3:0,02), an increase of three hundred thousand over the bill as it passed tho house. Ths agzregate appropriated is two mil'ion and a half in excess of the esti- mated 1evenue for the fiscal year 1886, The following is the text of the house bill a8 smended and pas-ed by the senate to-duy fo-feiting the lands granted to aid in the con- struction of the Texas Pacific reilroad: Be it resolved, e*e,, That all the lands granted to the Texas Pacitic railroad company, und the congress ontitled *‘An act 1o ince porate the Texas Pacific railroad company, d to aid in the construction of its roade, d for other purposes,” approved March 5, 1871, and acts smendatory thereof, or supple- meontal theroto, be and they are hereby de- clared forferited, and the whols of the said lands #estored to tho public domain, and made s ubjoct to disporal uudec the grneral laws of the Uvit.d States, as t}ough ‘he price of lands so forfeited ‘and resiorou rhall be the rame as herctofore, even sections within the eaid grant. Section 2. That the acfof March 8, 1875, eotitled “An act for the relief of setticrs within railroad limite,” is hereby repealed. Tho bill now goes to the houss far concur- rence or non-concurrence in the senate amend- ments. . ALL THE KITH AND KiN OF THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY WILL BE PRESENT, Ths moyumentcommission arranged tohave all the kithand kin of the father of his coun- try to assemble in a room of the senate library comu ittee fnext Saturduy, that thay may proceed in & body to the house and thera take the sests assigned them. Thure ure thirteen descer dants beating the original fam- ily name of Washington, They wiil occupy s2ats together on the floor. A number of cor- respondents are wich that of the origival culowies, e — The Mack Murder Trisl Ended, Special telegram to THE Bee, JANEsVILLE, Wis,, February 19,—At last, FOREICN EVENTS, Mr. Glals'eone’s Exufimns In The Bii ish Parliame.t, Earl Granvills Stated That The Government Lefc it Entirely To Wolseley Whether To Attack Khartoum At Onee Or Delay The Attack Until Some- time Next Autumn, No More Communications To Be Mace To The Mahdi, Spain's Instructions Concerning The New Ratification of the International Treaty, FOREIGN EVENTS, PARLIAMENT, LoNDoN, February 19, —Gladstone in reply- ing to certain interrogatories about the gov- eroments conduct in Egypt, eaid that the present situation did not allow the govern- ment to make overtures to Bl Mahdi because such overturcs might defeat the growing objeots, Earl Granville frankly stated in the Houss of Lords that the government left it entirely with General Wolseley, whather the Bii ish forces should proceed to sttack Khartoum at once, or delay the attack uutil later, say some time next autumn, ~ He further stated that the government believed that Wolseley would decide upon the postponcment of aggressive operations. Gladstone stated that he had dono all he could for Gordon, snd was not to be held respopible for Lis death, Gladstone, replying to a request from Sir Stufford Noctheote, said he would name the day to-morrow for a discussion of the pro posed vota of censure, Lord Salisbury respondad as follows: “If the country is not satisied with the governmen.'s explanations it will vieit bitter ceasure upon those answer- able for so fruitless a policy [Cheers.] We must not auticipate a discussion which 1nust inevita ly come later on, but we must hops that Eogland will not redre from Egypt, leaving 1o record of our presence thero except thie mischie' done, snt the bones of oursoldiers, TWO STRONGHOLDS DESERTED, Loxpoy, February 19 —Gen, Brackenbury, ommending the troops undee the late Gen. Jarie, has telegraphed from Ussie I Jand that the cavalry corps entered Salamat on the 16th inst , findivg it deserted, They found Shukok Pas prepared for defense, but also deserted by the enemy. Gen. Braskenbury hopes to reach Abu Hamed by the 25 h inst., but fears he cannot concentrata his troops there before the 20th, owin to the vifliculty of crorsing the river at its present stuge, THE REDELS IN FORCE AT ABU HAMED, Kours, February 19,—Gen. Dormer and Gen. Greenfell arrived here, The natives around Gakdul Wells asiert that the rebels are in stroug forca at Abu Hamed, LoxpoN, February 19.-Tae goyernment will introduce s bill in the houze of lords to ensble the Britigh colonies of Australia to or- gauize o confederation, Adjournment was taken until to-morrow. Gladstone in his remarks to-day smd: “Our policy in the S udan is for evacuation. Recent evevrts there pre vented the immediate aoplicatin of this policy. ‘Iho fall of Khartoum altered the military senso of the whole siuation in Soudan, Lord Wolseley msy authorize whit meaures he sees fit to overthrow the mahdiat Khartoum, No fur- ther communications will be made to the mahdi but any received from him will be con- tidered.” B Adjourned until tomorrow, Th discuseion for the redistributionof reats bill is fixed for Monday. Gladstone gave no tice that he ehould move this bill to take p.e- cedence of the motivn cf ceneure, A¥RAID OF THE IRISH, TLoxrox, February 19. - In consequence’ of the news of seditious outbreaks in Ireland, the government will not take any troops from there for Soudan, AFFAIRS IN EGYPT, Konry, February 19.—A native raport Jangerous cataract has developed in the between Berber and &hendy, which is likely to prevent navigation of th river untl July The Mahdi secured all of General Gnrduu'u‘ papers and pajer money, ana is cashiog the latter to obtain the needful funds to continue the warfa British officers and men are engerly buying up these notes, and also the leaden medals struck off at Khartoum as me- mentoes of the siege, which feteh their weight in gold, CH, LoNDoN, that in view of the fall of Khartoum and the death of Gen, Gordon have rendered themain ohject of Gen, Wolselvy's expedition impossi- ble, the government has dcemed it expedient to change the whole plan of campaign in Soudan, the late Gen, arle, has been to aban on his advar on Berber and concentrate his troops at Korti, Col, Sir Redvers Buller, who evac- uated Gubat on the 13th and withdrew his forces to Abutlea, has also been ordered to fall back on Korti. All available troops in Walseley’s command will be concentrated at that place and at Dsbbeh and Korosko, the maia body being at Korti, It is probable Wolscley may evecnate Korti and ritite to Debbeh, whero he will await aid from Evgland, At Korti the general could be surrounded. At Debbeh the whole army NG THE ILAN OF CAMPAIGN, ordered proceedings have finally been held in the famous Mack murder case, which took place July 14, 1878, Mrs, Mack charged with mucdering ber husband, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the state prison for life, but the supreme court granted her a now tiial, and on the second trigl the jury disagreed Since then sho married the priocipal witness againit ber, which renders his testimouy in complete, Yesterday she made application to have her bondsmen released, by giving her own bond in the sum of $8,000, which was grented She having mariied the state’s most valuable witness, and the other tnesses being widely scattored, it is not likely that the case will ever be called, will be entranched snd supplies swept up. Here they will wait until the rise of the Nile occurs, Major-Genoral Davis goes to Suakim to re- li-ve Cul, Freemantle, commanding the gar: rison there, ‘ BTEWART'S CONDITION, Wolseley telegraphs the government to-day that the condition of Gineral Sic Herbert Stewart Is loas hopeful. The fever attending the wound in the groin has increased, MIS, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL died at 2 o'clock this morning, LUSHIAN EXILES KEVOLT, Advices just received from the government of Irkutzk in eastern Siberiu are to the effect Sealof North Parolina ‘cbruary 19,—It is aunounced | that a large number of exiles thero revolted, but were rubdued aftar a desperate contest with the anthorities, Ninesoldiers and thirty exiles killed, and many wounded on both rides Great excitement prevailed, but affairs are now quiet, although & number of unruiy fear awitt punishment, 2 OFF FOR 8OUD) The first battalion of Cold Stream guards 840 in number, started to-day for Su kin A detachment of lh\mvnf’n(t Aldershot to- day for Portsmouth, where they embark for Egypt Toe stesmer Tyne enled to day with re-enforcements and stores for Soudan, Advices from Gakdul Wella of the port the arrival of Gen, companies of Infantry, SPANISH VOLUNTERRS, th re Wood and three MAnnin, February 10, spread throughout Spain that England desires to enlist Spiniarde in the Egyptian eervice, tho Cariists have offerod the British legation 4,000 volunteers, Owing tothe report —— The Tlineis Secatorial Contest. Speclal Telegram to the Bie, BrriNorieen, Ills., February 19, —The sen- atorial qu ation hes nesumed & new aspect. The ballot taken proved what has long bevn suspected, that Morrison, who has boen all his life an unswerving democrat with a reputa- tion for honesty and for ability of a cortain suceessful kind, could not on the first ballot command the united support of his party, to which, according to all the rules of political warfare, ho was justly entitled, He was no- tified by yesterday's and to-day’s voto that he might as well bury his ambition as he could not b senator, Dictator Haines is scheming to rapresent in the senite, He, Haies, hag o lot of chuirmanships to give away, and will pat them where they will do the most good, and when tha proper time comes the recult vllima- tum to the democratic party will be, ‘‘take me or teke a republican, I can get a republican vote; no one else can. If vou don't etop thi voting for men who can never e elected and vota toc me, T will ead ic by voviog for a ro- publican,” It looks now as if he would “erowd” things, and compel the democrats to give him a vote for senator at an carly date. It is believed by sme republicans that Haines can never get the full democratic vote, and that as soon as he tries to forco himself cn the party, ouo or two democrats will go to General Logan and eloct him. Ha'nes counts on one repub lican vote, which with ths full democratic vote would give hlm only 102 votes, one less than & majority of 204, He would then have to vote for himself, a fea’ he could accomplish without a moment’s hesitation, The republicans are joyful and enthusiestic over the full vote cast for Logan, and they be- lieve that if their men staud together until the democrats are ina state of chaos, there will be no trouble i electing their nominre, An effort is b iog made to keep all the rapubli- cavs hero until Friday the 27th, and to that end a paper has been circulated for sionatures binding the signers to rewain providing all thy republicans sign. So far the names of about two-thiras of the republicans adorn the document, There is evidently a powerful opposition in the house to the revision of the ciiminal co” o Tha democrats and Hui 63 are almost un mously opposed to the changes demanded in Gov, Uglesby’s mssage. e —— Destructive #1105 Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, 10 8. m., Fobruary 19.—A dostructive fira is raging fiercely on Chestnut straet, botween Second and Front streets, The locality is devoted entirely of large ware- houses and business houses, Thres buildings aranow in flames. Several persons are be- lieved to have been killed and injured. It nuw extends from the Corn Exchange to Leti- tiakstreet, ubout half jtlock f very valuabla bulldings. T'he Corn Exchange National bank at the corner of Sccond and Chestout streets caught fire and is burning in the upper stories. The flames have orossed Chestnut street and many large businees houses on tho other side are in emmineut danger. The fire originated in an unknown manner in the five story brick structure, 1 “hestout street, occupind by Stephenson & Co., Getz 1 & Stratton, Ricaard Ablythe and Ga sike & ¢ dealersin cotton and wool. After the fire was di ¢ vered and the flames bur:t from the windows the frnt of the three upper storie fell out and crashed down iuto the strest The loud noise thus made caused a rumor that an explosion slso occurred but it is not yet known whe:her or not there wera any explosives in the buildiog. When the wall foll a liborer, Jno. McKay, enguged in removing a safe from an adjoining building, was bwied by the falling bricks and instantly kills A horee attached to a hose cart s and- ingin front of the bui'ding was a'so killed, The fl mes epread rapidly 1 the buildings east and numbers 121 aud 123 Chestnut street were enveloped in flames. The former build- ing was occupied by Irvin C, Bealty & Co, d-alers in woreted yarns, the latter by G, H, | McFad’en & Co., cot-on dealers, At 0:35 the fourth slarm was sounded, So far as known now two mon_ were killad at the sc-ne of th fire; John McKay or Me- Cormick, driver of the hose cart, and J. G, Blyer, aged 18, 11:15 -The firemen are confident they have the fire fully under contro’, and it cannot spread further, TLosees very heavy, A rough «e-timate is that it will not be le:s than $/,- 000,000, FIRB AT TROY, Trov, N, Y., February 1 A fire this morning destroyed the store of the J. Leroy Pine Co., manufacturing supplies, snd Coon & Co., collar shop, same buildivg, Loss $40,- Gen. Frackenbury, who euccseded | (qi Nine lann business houses were almost completely burned out, eix damaged and five others incurred o loss which many tho eand dollars will not cover. The loas will be almost two millions, L — A Hardin Conntyg, Kentucky, Tragedy, LoutsviLLe, Febroary 19.— In Hardin coun- ty a farmer named Coombs fourd his wife in & compromising rituation with a neighbor named Mason, It appens that Coombs had been on the lookout for the guilty pair, and as eoon as he discovered them he tired ‘both barrels of a shotgnn at them, instantly killing Makon snd fa ally wounding his wife. He Mra, Mason what he had done, and both left for parts unkrown, The Coombs woman then went to the honee of Mason and informed | This Was a Day Rarely Bxceled For Dalloess, BhippersBPrioes Ruled Lower’On Fat Cattle, The Hog Market Was 8low Aud Prices Declined, The Wheat Market Closed *Firm at Outside Prices. Oorn Showed Light Fluctuations And Moderate Activity, Oats Were Featurelessi—Rye Was In Light Receipts —Provisions Quotably Steady. OHICAGO MARKETS, caTTLE Special telegram to Tie Rex, Cii1oaco, February 19,—The marketopened rather slow, and under heavy receipts and limited transportation facilities afforded to castern shippers, Pricos ruled lower on fat cattle suitable for shipment or of the dreesed beef trade, Values were generally quoted 16@ 20¢ lowor than the highest point of yesterday. Butchers’ stock sold & shede off, and commen canners’ stock was considerably lower. Stockers and feedors were in light supply, an only a few buyers were cn the market, Busi- ners was limited and prices steady; 1,000 to 1,100 Ibs.. €1 20@4 60; 1,160 to 1500 by $4 5@ 1,200 to 1, 600 lbs,, $5 30@b 90; hutchers, §2 10@1 25, mainly’ $290@3 30; stockers, $3 30@4 (0; feeders, $4 00@4 60, Texans, $4 00@b 00, HOGS This market opered rather elow and weak, yet the first sales were made at equally as Strorg prices aa yesterday, but early in the forenoon it wes plain to (e eeen that the 40,- 000 on sale, and that was near the number, counting thoe 10,000 loft last night, would have to be closed ont. at lower piices. Light, 150 10 215 pounds, 1 40@4 80. The remarkable searcity of outside orcers snd a disinclination on the part of local traders to go imto the market very heavily so_long as it shows no particular reasons for moving ons way or the oiher, were tha privcipal can-es of a day rare; ly excelled for dullness, Early in the ee:sion wheat was at yestsrday’s figures, but later dropped off €2, From this pointit was heavi- Iy bought, aud advanced ¢, closing firm at 83kc for May. The common cowd seem to have quic buying proy sions vn ’chunge, for in a general way the market was weaker than yesterday, WHEAT opened at substantially yosterday's closing prices, and for thy first hour was casy at a de~ cline of {e for Ma'ch and deliveries, but later there was active buying by local houses and an advance of 4o was made in the last named month. The close of the morning session was firm at outside piints, No. 2 spring was quoted at 783@78{c. CORN showed very slight fluctuntions, and only & moderate activity, but in o general way was steady at a shade in advancs over the figures curreat twen'y-four hours azo, Few, if an trades of & noteworthy character were ma At the close, at 1 o'click, iv was firm at an advance of £ over opening quotation, 0ATS probably never showed less feature than to- day, there being no fluctuations in ay future, with less than 100,00 bushels truded in alto- gether, RYE was in light receint, and but little offered; 1 63%e was cffered for fresh No 2 caeh; February; G4c for April aud 68¢ for May, PROVISION opened weak and _lower undor froo rales by pcking interests, but os this element with- drew early, the mar-et soon recovered and ruled firmér at an advance of 2)@Fc in lard ind 10@12}c in pork, the local ¢emund being oir and the tooe of the market after the firet hour quotably steady. Must Have Coal at Any Cost, Cni1cAGo, February 19.— The Inter Ocoan’s Bloomington (II1.) special eays the people of Saybrook aro desperute from want of coal caused by the snow blockado, News is ro- ceived from there that when the train on the Lake Ltle & Western road carrying six cars of coal to eastern points for the uke of the rail- way company arrived in Saybrook, an excited | crowd of about forty citizens ordered the train | men to sidetrack two cars, DBeing refused the mob took po-session of the train and throw off about forty tous, Each citizen tendered pay- ment for the amovnt taken by him, but it is ot known whether or not the company’s gent accepted, —— Railroad Pool Rumors. S Louts, February 10.- It is stated in railroad circles hero that . A, Ford, general passcnger agent of the Pennsylvania roud,and H. 8. DePew, commissioner of the eastern trunk line pool, have been offered positicns in the trans continental board of arbitrators to fili the vacencirs'occasioned by the declination of Mcssre, Tucker aud Shottuck. It is not known whether they will accept. It Is aleo stated the Missour: Pacific wi | not_sign _the trans continental sgrecment unless it s givon | a higher percentage in the pool, g Blooded Horses Burned, Cnkvaxsg, Wy, February 19,—The Daily Leader states that this afternoon a barn, on the ranch of Harry Oclrichy, six milos from this city, burned. The fire started from & dragged hereelf a mile di:tant to a neighbor's house, whero she will probably dic, e e— Schooner Ashore, Monti, AvLa., Februsry 19,—The schooner E., V. Olive went ashore lust night in Mobile bay. The vesselis a total loss, She had a crew of five men, one of whom was taken from tho rgging this moruivg, but died shortly after, No trace of the othe Seen teverywhere, ecause every- where recognized as indispensiffe fo Qeafer anp Why? stove in the harmeds room, and an imported stallion, “Biudant,” costing §16,000, alko & Cleveland Bay valued at $5,000, was burned. Total loss, $25,000 L — Railroad Blockade and Ooal Famine, BLooyiNGToN, February 19, — A heavy wind commenced to-day, which had the effect { of blockading the railroads The coal famine already mentioned is assuming a very formnid- I ablo aspect in many country towns, tegions of Horth baro. Smoking Tobacco. Gonsdumer,