Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1886, Page 1

S S FIFTEENTH YEAR, FAVORS THE PRESENT LAW, Representative Dorsey's Views on the Silver Coinage Question, OPPOSED TO ITS SUSPENSION. The Blame of the Controversy Laid on the Shoulders of the Treasury Officials—A Variety of Breezy Wi ington News. Must Not Discredit Siiver. « WAsHiNGTON, Feb, 4.—[Speeinl Te! gram.]— Representitive Dorsey of Nebraska, was asked to-day by the Brg eorrespondent how he stood on ths proposition to susjend the Bland coinage law “Lam in favor,” replied he, “of sueh 1 lation as best tends to enhanee the silv terests of this country, 1 have no policy to suggest on the subject, but favor action Dby the government that will not d iseredit sil- ver. I think that if the different secretaries of the treasus ince 1878 had made the same efforts to m¢ ain the relative gold value of the silver dollar as they have made towards breaking it down, there would now be no diftienliy.” “Then you are in favor of the present law and against suspension “Yes, decidedly.” “What position do you take towards the Sherman bill 9 *1 have not yet studied it suficiently to say whether I shall favor it or not, but em- anating from the source it does it is worthy of the consideration of congre: 1 view it as a compromise between the extremists on both sides.” BILLS BY NEBRASKA'S SENATORS. Mr. Manderson’s bill, providing for the voluntary retirement of officers of the arimy who served in the late war, was favorably re- ported from the comnittee on military affairs to the senate to-lay. g Mr. Van Wyek has introduced a bill to pay John . Milo for services rendered and penditures ineurred by him in main in Indian schiool ameng the Turtle Mountain Chippewas of Dakota from September 20, 2, to December 1, 1882, The amount is TOWA RILVER ADVO -day Representative Frederick received a v signed petition from citizens of Ben- Towa, in favor of the coinage of suance of silver cer- ton count, 13 ’ WASHINGTON, The house com- mittee on expenditures in the department of justice to-day agreed upon a resolution call- ingupon the secretaries of the treasury and interior and attorney general for information as to the amount of money, if any, which has been expended by the government in the felephone eases reeently before the interior department. Chairman Gibson says fhe resolution lim- ited the scope of investigation to the expendi- ture of the government, anda while the com- mittee did not want to shirk any responsi- had no authority to open up the controv He said, as one member of the committee, he did not think it should be made a court'of appeals to de- cide whethes retary Lamar's decision was correct or not. SENATE BILLS INTRODUCE Among the bills introduced in the to-day were the following: By Senator Manderson—To facilitate pro- motions, and to retire from active service upon their ow: npl.llcnllm\ officers of the al ui' who served “during the war of the rebellion as general oflicers of volunteers. ator Van W om the committee on blic lands, repor avorably his bill for he relief of settlers or purchasers of lands within the grants of the Northern Kansas railroad. senate THE TELEPHONE SUIT, Solicitor Gen g ngaged in the preparation of a bill to be filed against the American Bell Telephone company to vacate and annul its patent. He says that the suit will be instituted as soon as the papers can be prepared, and that no decision willbe reached in regard to the place of bringing it until the papers are ready. TIE DAKOTA I AND MATTER, To-day Commissi parks wrote to the 1 of Dakota in reply to his request for authority to make a survey of the lands situated in the region ly north and west of De: Lake. that in view of the cla’m ot the Turtle Mountain Indians to this land, ana that the whole question will be subm’tted to congress for the requisite legis- lation as to the regular extinguishment of the Indian title, that surveys within the de- scribed distiiet should by 1. Heis directed to award no more r ing the lands situated therei: contracts now pending are indefinitely sus- pended. THE CABY ME The cabinet meeting to-day w by ail the members except Seeretary Lamar, who is notin good health. he “prineipal tople of discussion was the action of the house of representatives yesterday in adopt- ing Bland’s resolution calling on the secre- tary of the treasu or information in regar to his past and fufure ‘]mlh'y on the silver question. Tho propriety and expediency of disclosing ~ the future the administration on wis considered at length. It is understood that the od was that the see- retary e tre 0 that portion of the resolution by reference to the views expressed by the president 1u his message to cong and by the secrefary of the treasury in his annual report on the subject, with an explan- atory statement that their sentiments in re- gard to silver remains unchanged. CAVITAL GLEANINGS. The president sent the following nomina- tions to the senate to-day : X Denison policy ~ of this question Howe at Fairfield (N Webb at Farmer City (111s.) Ebenezer Barber at Marseilles (111s.), Daniel W. Gould at Moline (1lls, Le committee on railways and canals, after listening to arguments from Repre: sentatives Murph% and Plumb adyocating the Hennepin canal project, appointed these entlemen, together with Representative ‘ole, a sub-committee on the question. e AMONG THE RAILROADS, Relations of the Atlantic & Pacific to the New Freight Pool. CnicAao, Feb, 4,—The Chicago committee of the eastern trunk line freight agents met to-day in conference with Commissioner Blanchard of the Central Traflic association which was formed yesterday. No repre- sentative of the Chicago & Atlantic road was present. The position of that road was dis- cussed, and Comm issioner Blanchard stated hehad heen in correspondence with President Jewull of the Chicago & Atlantic. ‘The com- aulssion 2ar mentioned that eventually the road would gruve peaceable and come into the pool. 1t is unon this that the permancney of he Central Traflie association depends, "'he meeting adjourned subject to the call of the commissioner, who goes New York to- MOrrow, ymllmubly o Ir{ and swooth the way for the Atlantiec, The old percentages will remain in force ones ean be decided upon, — CuicAGo, Feb, to-day declined to accept the in the Chicago & Northwestern railway for o meetiug of the lines iuterested in northwe: t- ern passengor (raflie. Ounly when the St Pyul road renews allegiance'to the Misso river assoclation, the Rock Island says, will It consevs to attend the proposed mecting. —_— - Snow in the Old Dominion, Lyyousuxa, Pa, Feb 4. w has tailen sinee Wednesday noon. It is twelve ushes decp. Al railioad communication ix interrupted, Reports from the southiesf ortion ot the state indicate unparallelled now storins, and repuits of gnow frow Lwo to three feet deop. i Crawtord OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING. NEBRASKA NUGGETS. A Pointer for the Packing on Kear- ney's Model Postmaster, KeAnsey, Neb, Feb. 4.—[Special Tele- gram.|—It is ramored here that Inspectors Robinson and Spangler have found Kear- ney’s postmaster short in his accounts, and demanded the amount of shortage from his bondsmen, who will pay, and who have placed the oftice in temporary charge of Mr. P. P. Phillipar until Morgan's successor is appointed and confirmed. In the meantime, Dr. Miller's pet is roaming the street arm in arm with Hon. A. G. Scott, ex-chairman of therepublican county central committee, and refuses to be comforted. The chief mourners at this politieal fun will be Dr. Miller, Juan Boyle and A. ott. Business Man in Trouble. Neb., Feb. 4,—[Special Tele- s B. Wilson, books, stationery and varlety store, was closed to-day on o chattel morteage amounting to $1,825, given to non-residents, supposed to be Wilson's nds. Wilson went away yesterday to Sioux City, it is said, to get financial ald. He owes nothing here, but is supposed to oweon his stock, which will not invoice enough to cover the mortgages, The mort- gazes were foreclosed within one hour after being filed. Terrible F LixcorN, Neb., Feb, from Geneva state that the bodies of a man and woman and six children were found frozen stiff on the prairie near Oberlin (Kas.) yes- day. They are supposed to be a man named Lemmon and his family, who started in an emigrant wagon for Oberlin just before the recent blizzard and have not been heard from since. A brother of Lemmon has gone to Oberlin to identify the bodies. Hotel Changed Hands. Corvynus, Neb,, Feb. 4.—[Special Tele- gram.]—The Grand Central hotel at this place has changed hands, A gentleman named Leman from Colorado, a practical ho- tel man, has taken 2harge, and will at once make needed improvements. Alive and Kicking. Corvssus, Neb., Feb. 4.—[Speeial Tele- It is learned from good authorl Neisiveand Mr. Wenrick of Colum bus were not drowned at Niobrara, but were in good health and spirits when they left the City, Ty THE FAIR MEN. Procecdings of the International As- sociation Yesterday. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4 3 seiation continu on to-day. The forenoon was chiefly devoted to the reading of papers. The following seale of charges to exhibitors was adopted: Stallion st + horse stalls, $1; cattle stalls, 81; sheep and pig pens, 50 cents to $1. In all other departments,before any space is allotted orentry tickets are issued, every exhibitor shiadl be required to purehase a season ticket b in llen of entratios fao, this sum’ to 1l entries made by him, _"The committee on cireuit of fairs reported in favor of the following oider, which was adopted: Western eirenit, Minnesota, lowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Ilinois, St. Louis. ~ Mid~ dle cirenit, Ohio, Toledo, South Bend, Indi- ana. Lllinois, St. he district falrs at a, W N | sas_City usly with the Minne- a Kanses and Nebraska state fairs, and the Michigan state fair will begin at the same time with the South Bend falr. The following oflicers were elected: President, D. B. Gilham of Illinos. Vice Prestdents—A. B. Ewingof St. Louis, Samuel Dysarc of Liiinois, Henry Ware of Toronto, 8. C. Stevenson of Montreal, T. B, Mereein of Wisconsin, . Evett_of Kansas, W. B. Seward of Indiana, C. C. Bowen of New Yo insmore of Nebraska, R. C. Wheeler of Iowa, Charles_Reed of Ohio; urer, W. W. Whitnel, St. Louis; Secre- T. J. Wade, St. Louis, ccutive Committee—J. M. Walsh of St. Louis, . J. Hill of Toronto, F. H. Webster of Kansas City, Robert Mitehell oftndiana, Chatles W. Miils of Lllinois. The next meeting will be held at Chicago Deceber 15 and 16, ernational tr tary, e HIS FEELINGS HURT. A Chicago Pastor Sued for Libel by a Police Justice. Cnrcaco, Feb., 4.—Police Justice Meech brought suit in the circuit court to-day to re- cover §27,000 from Rev, Dr. A. E. Kittredge, who he claims libelled Sunday Iast. Dr. Kittredge is ‘Fhird Presbyterian church, to the alleged maladministration of j the courts of this city, he referred directly, it is sald, to Justice Meech’s action in disposing of the cases of 225 gamblers, who were ar- rested in Hankni's gambling’ house & week ago. Tle said: “All fear of the law is rapidly pusing from tho wminds of wicked men. s breakers are only arrested to be set freé at_ thesolicitation of some alderman or in retur a handsome bribe, as was true this st week, when one justice by the name of Meech discharged a company of gamblers at the request of the latter, changing the offense from gambling to disorderly conduct and asking only a fine of $1 from each. Now it is impossible to estimate the evil und destructive vesults of this bold venality of our police ustices, ‘The law loses its sacredness, ustice is tampered npon, your city s becom- ng the Mecca of the eriminal classes of the world, and to-day gambling hells, sources of lust and shame and the vilest'and lowest concert halls are fearlessly oven day and night, a deadly cancer to” our body politic and « disgrace to our boasted civilization.” Kittredge this evening said that his sermion was correotly teported; that ho will meet the sult falxly, but that o will seo that careful scrutiny 18 made into police court metliods, il A Prison Revolt, Prrisnuc, Feb, 4.—It is reported that a revolt occurred at Riverside penitentiary this im ming in which three deputies were in- ured. A serlors affray occurred this which Deputies McKain, Greaves and Ed- wards were injured, the two former danger- uuslfiz A prisoner named James Clark, who has Deen serving a sentence of seven years for burglary,had been ordered tothe dungeon for infraction of the rules. McKain and Greaves escorted him to the dungeon. He promised to go quietly, but in an unguarded moment turned upon them with a large knife which he had secreted in his coat. He first made a defirn\lfl lunge at McKain, and plunged the knife into his neck and temple, and also thrust the weapon into Greaves” shoulder blade twice, Deputy Ed- wards, hearing tie noise, came to their aid, but before he could render them any as sistance he was felled to - the round with a terrible blow, and Clark, um 1u¥ fu him, beat and kicked him In a frighttul manner. By this time the guard had been alarmed, and Clark was overpow- ered and placed in the dungeon, The in- Jured men were removed to the hospital, The examination showed that Mc! mortally wounded, and Greaves and Ed- wards serlously wounded but will ecover, e With no Right to ixist, CuicAGo, Feb, 4.—In the efreuit court to- day Judge Moran granted Attorney Gencral Huut permission to file a petition asiing that the ekarter of the National Savings bank of this city be declared invalid, It is alleged that the Kendall County Savings bank, to the charter was originally granted, wver organized, and ‘that iw capital stock was net subseribod within two yéars, required. e The Killing of Crawlord, Wasiisaioy, Feb. 4.1t is believed at the war depurtment that the Killing of Captain by Moxican troops whs the result Mexicans fired | e fimpression that orning in ain had been of an aceident, and that ob his commaud under they were hostiles. ACROSS THE OOEAN. The New Ministry's Plans Outlined by the Premier. Loxpox, Feb, 4.—Gladstone will to-mor- row deliver an election address to the voters of Midlothian, giving the elements of the P’llll‘)‘ upon which he asks that constituency 0 return him to the house of commons to fill the vacancy caused by hisaceepting office. In this, the prime minister will state that the new government will institne inquiry into the entire land question in Ireland and into the question whether there exists any necessity for the iIntroduction of any specially” coercive measures of leg- islation for’ the Irish people, but the main policy of the government, the address will declare, shall be to endeayor to reach the source and' seat of misehief generally ad: mitted in that country. ‘The following is one of the sentences contained in the address, and one which indicates Im‘“{' vlainly the outlines of the Irish policy decided upon by Gladstone: *‘Although the difficulties of the task make it impossible to anticipate suecess with con- fidence, we shall draw comfort from a knowledge that we are engaged in a great work of peace.” Changing Seats in the Commons. LoNnox, Feb, 4.—The liberals and con- servatives changed sides on the meeting of the house of commons to-day. In the house writs were moved for the re-election of mem- bers who had been appointed to oflice by Gladstone, excepr in the case of Jolin Mor- ley, chicf Sceretary for, Irela he house of commons adjourned until Saturday, and the house of lords until Monday. Denmark Justice. COPENITAGEN, Feb, 4,—The supreme court quasbed the sentence of six month’s impris- onment recently imposed on Porup, vice president of the Folkething, and Editor Politiken, for printing an article insulting the king of Denmark. ‘Want Double Monetary Slandard. BenLiy, Feb. 4—A motion is being pre- pared in the Reichstag, requesting Prince ismarck to negotiate with the powers con- cerned for the establishment of a double monetary standard. To Dispose of Royalty's Baubles. Pants, Feb, 4.—The chamber of deputies to-day agreed that the crown jewels should be sold to provide funds for aged workmen. Gessaggecane HANGING DEMANDED. Settlers Insist On the Execution of Chief Geronimo. Er Paso, Tex,, Feb. 4.—The feeling in New Mexico and Arizona is very strong in favor of hanging Geronimo, the Apache chief, and all his immediate followers. In fact, this feeling is rapidly growing into one general demand on the part of the settlers. Reports received here from a number of com- munities show that the people aro indignant and will oppose the usual policy of the army allowing the renegades to return unpunished to their ervation. "I'he poliey of the Cana- dian government in hanging Riel is de- manded, and should any disposition be dis- played to grant Geronimo his liberty petitions will be forwarded to Washington insisting that he be tried for murder under the local law. Geronimo evidently expeets to be extended the same - privileg t were granted to his prec He has faith in the soft-he; ness of General Crook and_other leading officers of the army because of his unconditional sur- render after being starved out. Geronimo has been provided with his clothing, and is being well fed and cared for, anc pressed a desire to be returned to the San Jarlos rvation as soon as possible. Com- petent estimates place the number of settlers who were butchered during the devredations at 170, Many of the killed were women, and had highly respected conneetions in the east. Mrs. Yeater, who was outraged and then butchered, near Deming, was once a leading society lady in Sedalia, Mo, Jesus Escobar, Mexican consul at this city, is in telegraphic correspondence with the Mexican authorities with the ob{uct ot indue- ingthem to makea formal claim for Geronimo and his band from the United States on the ground that the Indians surrendered to Lieutenant Maus on Mexican territory. It 15 stated that there is nothing in the treaty with Mexico to cover such a case. ———— THE TUG BOAT DISASTER, Captain Herbert of the Blanche Page Held for Examination. NEW York, Feb, 4.—Captain Herbert, who was at the wheel of the tug boat Blanche Page when she ran down and capsized the long boat of the Austrian corvette Donau last night, whereby one officer and five sea- men lost their lives, was examined in the police court this afternoon. Lieutenant Philip Szeond von Keresztes of the Donau presented an affidavit in which he gave the names of the lost men as follows: Midship- man Otto Yarsch of Vienna, Seamen Thomas Tau of Vienna, dJoseph Ziparich of Tun John Matkezau of Grade, John Lorenzin of Sanviganti, and = Mark Martinovich of Spolito. ~ The aftidavit recited the fact of the drifting launch and of the patch of the long boat from the corvette after it, the latter being manned by those whose names are given with the seven others when they were picked up. The use of sig- nal lamps by the seamen was sworn to, and the disaster'which occwrred despite the pre- cautions of the men in the boat.” The loss of life is charged to the culpable negligence of the defendant, and the facts sworn and cor- roborated to by one of the seameu. Herbert n’us held in the sum of $2,500 for examina- on, e — The Ohio Senate Factions. CoLumsus, Feb, 4.—The conference com- mittee and caucuses of the senate factions agreed on a report which will be adopted by the senate in the form of a resolution this afternoon, It provides for a sub-committee mumittee on privileges and elections ed at once to Cineinnati, make a full ation and report the evidence and findingto the senate within a reasonable time. All matters relatin, o cages In the senate are waived till the sub- comuittee reports on che investigation, - Mingling With the Mongols, CuICcAGO, Feb, 4.—Twenty-tive handsome Caucasian young ladies received calls from 250 Chinamen to-day in the rooms of the Third Presbyterian mission on West Madi- son street. The reception was held in honor of the Chinese New Year, to-day being the second day of the three days celebration, The young ladies were all ‘teachers in the Chinese Sunday school of this city. The guests were entartained from 3 p, m, till 10 p.m. ‘The young ladies served the China- men with coffee and sandwiches, and sang songs and gave recitations, —-— A Cremated Firebug. CRIssFIELD, Md., Feb, 4, —Tuesday night a German known as George was arrested for a slight ofiense. On the way to the lockup he declared if confinea all night he woula bwn the house and himself. Yesterday morning the hous was found en! Among the ashes set filo to the place d"""'fl;me night, He had evidently o B Released from Punishment, Orrawa, Ont, Keb. 4.—Pierre and Jean Baptiste, vandals, who were sentenced to seven years imprisonment in the peniten- Hary for having taken part in the Northwest rebellion, nave been pardoned. It is reported that the release ot other prisoners confined for the same offense will follow, L I'atul Toboggan Slide, ToroxTo, Feb. 4.--A toboggan with a man and three women aboard, started on its pas- sage down theslide here yesterday afternoon. Betore was uoticed the gate near the bot- tom was . The toboggan struck the obstriiction with terrific force. One woman'’s skull was erushed and the other women frighttully cub about the Lead. The wan eseaped, The Senate Debates{the Bill to Create an Assistant al Seoretary. THE MEASURE FINDS FRIENDS. Dakota Again Discussed Without Coming to a Vote~The Shipping Bill, as Amended, Passes the Lower Housc, Senate, WasmiNaToN, Feb. 4 —Prayer was offered by Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage ot Brooklyn, ‘The chair laid before the senate a letter from the secretary of the treasury in reply to the recent resolution of the senate relating to the conscience fund. The conscience fund, the secretary says, had its origin in a popular belief that donations of money re- ceived from persons unknown were because of money wrongtaily withheld from the gov- ernment. ‘I'he first item to the credit of the fund was made in 1827, and the fund now amounts to $222,540, Among the memorials presented and ap- propriately referred was one by Mr. Sewell, consisting of a concurrent resolution of the legislature of New Jersey, protesting against the granting by congress of any right to build bridges from the shores ot New Jersey to Staten Island (N, Y.), and asserting the doctrine of states’ rights in denial of the power of congress to grant such authority. Several petitions were presented from or- ions of the Kuights of Labor. urging congress to open up for settlement the terri- tory Oklahoma, Mr. Cameron called up the bill providing for the appointment of an assistant secretary of the navy. The amendment suggested by the naval committee rejuires that the assist- ant shall come from civil life. Mr. Plumb h)ped some explanation wonld be glven of the need of such ofticer, and the need of such haste in ealling up the bill at this tilml', asthe bill had been but recently re- ported, Mr. Hawley favored the bill. He thought it one of the mnost palpable indications of the times that the American people wanted something like a respectable navy. A thor- ough business man would be necessary, He would be the confidential assistant of the secretary of the navy. Mr., Beck said that Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler had two years ago made plain to the senate committee the necessity for an ass nt in each of their departments. A bill was then passed providing for such an ofticerin the war and navy departments, but the salary—$3,500—had not proved suflicient and the officers were not appointed. The main argument then uséd was that a civilian was neces in order to avoid jealousies, aid, “‘bourbonism” on “the naval v officers, Mr. Beck favored the an amendment. k thought this an attempt on republicans to force the pre: tion to accept another oilicer. Perhaps, however, the word “force” was too strong. - Certainly additiomal officers were contrary to the expressed desire of the pub- lished platform of the new administration as it was of the old. He thought he had bet- ter put the democratic senators on their guard, so that they might make sure whether this additional officer was needed. Mr. Van Wyek presumed thedefpoerats might be sus- picious of the Greeks,eyen when they bore r'llls. ‘I'hey might entrapped. -He had heard of the great enthgsigsm witlr which the country some months dgo: heard of the dis- charge of some laborers from the bureau of engraving and printing. The reduetion had lll;een made from the men receiving a dollar a ay. Mr. Logan exPressed his willingness to vote for the pending bill if the secretary of the navy said it was necessary. He recom- mended, however, that former secretaries had asked for assistants only when the secretaries were new to their places. Mr. Cameron urged an immediate vote on the bill, but Mr. Logan opposed this, and at 2 o’clock the matter went over. ‘The Dakota bill was then placed before the scnate, and Mr. Harrison took the floor. He insisted that the real animus of the objections was that another presidential election should pass before the people of Dakota were to be permitted to participate In such election, Mr. Morgan said the senator from Indiana (Harrison), who was evidently a candidate tor the presidency, might not have a chance at the votes of Dakota for Mr. Morgan did not think he would ripen in four years, Mr. Harrison repiied that if he ever should be a candidate, alt! w\lt{l: he would not be sure, that he might Justly clafm the eiec’oral vote of Alaban He would never expect to have it counted for him. | The debate now became animated. On Mr. Butler stating in one instance that Mr, Harrison did not nnderstand the point at the moment in controversy, Mr. Morgan re- ked: *Oh he does not want to under- and it, let him go g ” Mr. Harri Messrs. Morgan and Butler had set up a wan of straw and hustled him around thesenate chamber, and, as debate proceeded, and Harrison read papers conlradicting those read on the other side, to siow the feeling prevalent in Dakota with regard to the question of admission, one senator greated something of a sensation by quoting King Henry’s exclamation, H0hy Lord! how this world is given to lying.’ |T'his brought down the floor as well as the guflfl' . rison sp ke at some length in further maintenance of the points originally made by him in favor of the comwittee bili, In concluding his remarks, Mr. Harrison ap- pealed for justice for Dakota from men who, as descendants of the men of would themselves feel restive under the restraint now Imposed on the termitory that was scek- ing admission, Ir. Butler obtained the floor to reply to Mr. Harrison, but Mr, Call asked him to give way for an executive session, This Mr. Butler was willing to do. Mr, Harrlson wished some agreement ar- rived at us to the time when the senate should come to a vote on the bill, Mr. Beck said that fn Mr. Vest's absence he (‘ka, would not be willing to consent thata time be fixed, Mr. Harrison understood from Mr, Vest's colleague that Mr. Vest might not be in the senate for a week yet, Considerable confusion -arose as to the course to be pursued, #e republicans show- ing an unwillingness to go into executive session without an uxi'lo\‘mel)l as to the vote. Without further acti :n on the bill the sen- ate adjourned, the chair first putting before the senate a messagé from the president lrnunmm!nfi the report of the directors of the Union Pacitic railway,-and the draft of a bill authorizing certain expenditures from the Indian lands fund to nmf{!rea ing needs of the Miami tribe. WASHINGTON, 4=Mr. Hammond called up the bill to preven® claims for war taxes under the act of“August 5, 1861, and acts amendatory theweof<by the United States, being a set-off agmifst states having clalms against the general government, Mr. Barkesdale argued infavor of the bill, concluding that it was ‘simple justice to the various states of, the union. Mr. Hepburn attacked the bill as a proposi- tion to relieve certain states that had been in rebellion from the obligations of payment without any way: of attempting to secure equal justice to all the states by reimbursing those which had prowptly made full pay- ment, At 1:15 the house went into committee of the whole for furtber eonsideration of the shipping bill, pending an amendment being y Mr. Holman, limiting the compen- sation of collectors, inspectors and shipping commissioners, After a short debate the amendment was withdrawn, Mr. Buchanan offered an amendment, pro- viding that any vessel arriving from a foreign rt in a port of the United “States in dis- mw. or not engaged in trade, shall be exewpt 1r tonnage tax. Adopled. A ittasked and obtained unanimouy consent to strike out the amendment provid: ing that only one consular certiticate shall be ) vequired ou any one tow of caual boats or CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS l ..*_ anada, The committee then rose and the bill was passed. Mr. Brage asked unanimous consent to offer a resolution setting apart Friday and Saturday next for consideration of the Fitz- John Porter biil, the previous guestion to be ordered at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr. Reed objected. The liouse then ad i A LY LABOR TROUBL! A Blowing Blizzard and Settled Strike at New York. New Yonx, Feb. 4.—The snow storm which swept down upon the city yesterday continued with little abatement all night. It is a regular western blizzard,and undoubtedly the worst storm New York has experienced since 1882, the winter of the Clark-Rowe fire, The streets are being rapidly filled with snow, and the street cars are being pulled along buried rails with great dificulty by double teams of horses. What adds to the dificulty of the situation is the strike upon the Broadway and Seventh Avenue railroads, Broadway Surface railroad, Sixth Avenue railroad, and Fourth Avenue. No cars left the stables of the several companies since an early hour this morning. As aresult the elevated railroads have been crowded to a dangerous extent all the morning. Many business men have been compelled to walk to their offices. All mails are delayed, especially those from the south and west. Some mails have not been heard from yet. Nota car has been run over the Fourth Avenue Surface toad since an early hour this mooning. Thestrike is due to the refusal of the company to operate the road according to the récently adopted time schedule forced upon the company by the executive board of the Empire Protection Association of New York. All employes of the road are affected bf the strike. * The company’s stables at Thirty-third street and Fou avenue were deserted this afternoon. Cars stood empty on the track and not more thah a dozen men were seen about the place 8ix hundred drivers and conductos 200 stable men. employed by the Broadwa and Seventh Avenue Railroad company quit work at midnignt because the schedule put into eflect by the company on —Febry 1 dld_not bring their working time within twelve hours, agreed upon s a day’s work. Several weeks ago the stablemen asked for no concession from the company. Their only reason for going on a strike is that the agre ment between the drivers and the conductofs had not been carried out. The difticalty with the Fourth avenue line ended this afternoon, satisfactory arrange- ments being made between the company and At 2:30 o'clock cars started running. ifficulties have now been adjusted on all its lines and the strike is at an énd. s and which shall be § men, hostlers and work twelve and one-fourth hours with tw hours for meals, The old employes will ceive $12 per week and the new men $1 per week the first six months, Cars began r soon after 4 o’clock. ng the afternoon the Broadway and Seventh Avenue line acceded to the demands of the men for $2,25 per day of twelve hours for drivers and conductors, and $12.25 per week instead of £11.50 for hostlers and stable- men. Cars began ranning about 2:30 p, m. These terms begin Februaty 15, The Coke Region Trouble, PITTSBURG, Feb, 4, —Hetween 250 and 300 German and Irish laborers were sent into the ‘coke region from here to-day,and in the morning several works will be put in opera- tion. Evictions and resumptions, it is thought, will have the desired effect. In some districts the strikers are beginning to show signs of wcuknnln(z, while at other points they are as determined as ever to stand out foradvances. Six of the families evicted yes- #erday are living in the mill and a number of QE!ll(l!Iuellts owned by Richard Barton, a miller, e —— FIGHTING BATTLES WITH W D. An Arizona Tenderfoot Tackles the Apache Que._tion, AsnLAND, Neb,, Feb. 8.—Editor of the BEE: As nearly all the tenderfoot soldiers are either complaining or advising in the affairs of the department of Arizona, I would like to make a few suggestions to the smart ones, viz: don’t comvlain of General Crook’s management through th public press, as it will do no good, but sit down and write the general afriendly letter giving him your plan for subduing the hostile Apaches and instruct him how to handle the troops in a country yon know nothing about and under difli- culties you could mnot comprehend. if on the'ground. Then he will probably recognize your superior ability and expe- rience and resign in your favor, Then we will see those Apaches receive their just descrts in less time than it takes to tell about it. But, seriously, do all those who are_complaining about General Crook’s dilatoriness in” subduing the hos- tiles know what they are talking about? Iserved Uncle Sam for two years in the department of Arizona, just previous to Crook’s transfer to the department of the Platte. Given two zood bronchos, a saddle, a gun and ammunition, I can elude the pursuit of fifty men indefinitely and maintain myself in the mountains of Arizona and Mexico, if this is true, and 1 maintain it is, how in the name of com- mon sense can anyone expect General Crook, or any other general, to bring ana keep 10 subjection those Apache Indians, who are familiar with every foot of coun- try and every water hole in it, with an siflicient foree, and handicapped by res- ervation agents and the press, who will decl, every red devil a “good Injun" s 5001 08 he makes his appearance on ervation, H they stay long enough to rest, draw rations and procure amunition, and are then ready tor another raid. Now I have a plan for subduing and keeping the Apaches in ji First let the president pro- v 2 agent in the depart- ment with a foreign mission o on an Arctic exploring expedition. turn the Indians ov Crook, ive him what troops he needs, and let alone. His past record is suflicient guaranty of what he will do. TENDERFOOT, e ——— THE FIRE RECORD, Hairbreadth Escapes From a Country Residence Fire, CnicAGo, Feb, 4. —The residence of John D, Caton, on the north bluff, Ottawa (IlL.), caught fire about midnight and buraed to the ground. There was none of the family at home. The servants had narrow escapes from being burned to death, A female domestic was the first to waken, and then the room was full of smoke, Shesprang from her bed, but eould not stop to get her cioth- ing. In a night dress she rushed through the ball to the room occupied by the othe servant. The fire was creeping all around her, and twice Lefore she had Succeeded in arousing the inmate her night dress caught five, Throwing bed clothes around Ler they ran to the window to find it nailed down. this time the stairs had comenced to burn and they were compelled to fight their way to the door and succeeded in gaining the fresh air, ‘The fire is said to have caught from a stove ipe passing from the diking room w a Kfidrunm above, he main house was all destroyed. ‘The judze was seen at his o ps and sald the most valuable thing in his Ottawa house was his lior In it was a complete seg of Audubon’s works, which he valued at $1,500. He also had a lurge collec- tion of natural history speciens which could not be replaced. He thought the totul S would be $40000, on which there was $9,000 insurange. but A NEW DICTIONARY. The Labor Involved—-The Editor and His Task. The second part of “The New English Dictionar being compiled at Oxfora, England, which Dr. Murray is editing, completes the letter “A* and enters upon “B." There has been o long a delay be- tween the of the first and second parts that impatient scholars began to think that the dictionary would be as slow in finishing as the "“Acta S rum.” But the delegates of the Cla don press, who are in effect the publish- ers, now confidently hope that succeed: ing parts will appear at intervals of six months only. The staff has been ‘zro'nlly enlarged, 1ts headquarters have removed to Oxford, where the printing is done, and 1 suppose there will be no difliculty about money. In all, conty-fonr parts, and as ave been puhlidu-‘f. the whole work ought to be completed within eleven year tis a long time, and this s an impatien ¢, but meanwhile each part is an invaluable addition to the working tools of every student, or of everybody to whose business a full knowledge ac- curate use of words a ential, Dr. Murraps qualications for e g‘fi ntic task he set himself are of a high order, and the work he has already done is proof enough of his capacity. The specialists in words admithis competency and_applaud the wotkmanship of the dictionary so far as it has gone If Dr. Murray's diseretion were oqual to his ng, he would be a model editor davd which, i , he does not as i fardepart from. It is in too ready sion of doubtful words and doubt- ul authorities that he may id to err. this is meant to be a thesaurus of all words which have ever been printed in English type, there is nothing to be said, Dr. Murray's own account of the matter is broad enough to cover anything. The general reader, he ol s, will here find the derivation and accepted pro- i the past history and present word which may occur in reading. He adds, to be sure, a qualification, if it can be called one. e is to find every word which may occur in his reading, and concerning which he y req turther information. There are certainly many words which oceur in one’s current reading concerning which the judicious student would require no other info ion rhan an assurance that he shovld ney them o To include in & dictionary all the slang and all the slipshod uses of words in the printed maiter of the day, is to embalm flics in amber. The record is curious rather than useful tremely misleading; its influen English language upting. eral reader, erroncously but ine has come to regard a” diction: authority and to shelter behind it, especially if it be a Scientifically speaking, a d not authority; it is @ collection of the It is a collection of sestimo- nies by eredible and respectable wit- nesses. The wider an_editor spreads his net, the less he gan claim to be of himself an authorit His oflice is judicial; he is to determime, and that without appeal, on the adwmissibility of evidence. But there are judges and judges. The Eng- lish judge admits only such evidence as comes within definite legal rules. A French judge lots in‘everythin, Murry has preferred to follow th He lends the sanction of his name and of his dictionary to words woich are of to- and it may be ex- ce on the I'he gen- itably, ary n f\imwl( bi day, and which can have, or ought to have, no to-morrow. 1t is a dangeous toleration. The system by which the material for this “New En, Dictionary’’ has been collected would naturally tend to aceum- ulate great masses of ‘quotations. To gather it has been a task of twenty-five years, and of more than 2,300 readers, working under the superintend the London Philological society than 3,000,000 quotations have becn sup- plied to the editor, and of these he means to msert in the completed work not less than a million. o comprehensive a scheme, useful and necessary as it was, made it all the more imperative on the editor to apply to the results of it a rig- idly critical method. But he has been more catholic than critical, and he has acted in the largest spirit on his own _definition, alre large, of a dictionary which should include the his- word and of all the differ- y word in the written lan- ; he has not really ided all, and_could not include all. Dr. Murray 'would not venture to own himself much indebted to the labors of his predecessor, Grose, nor will he adopt thesaurus all the words which Capt. Burton has thought needful for rendering to an English_ear the full meaning of “The Arabian Nights.” For one reason or another, any editor of any English dictionary excludes something. 1f from this had been shut out much thit is trivial and transient, as well as what- ever is indecent, the work would not have been less sa wotory either to the scholar or the general reader. In most other respects this *“New Ing- lish Dictionary" is, by the consent of those most competent to judge of it, an admir- able picce of lexicographical work. It is nothing to say thatit surpasses all others. There is no other which can pretend to compete with it in method, in fullness i the copious application of the histor principle to each word, or in the ri of its ctymological exegesis. on it has dealt for the most details; for its general scope and execution there has been little but enthusiastic praise from the high- est philological ' authorities, Perhi the most marked compliment from France, Paul Meyer, in pre- senting the first part to the Academy of Inscriptions and” of Belles Lettres, pri nounces Di work superi any existi v, including th “Deutches Worterbueh,” of the brothers Grimm, or i which has, hereto- fore, to the French mind, been the stand- dard of cographical excellence, Each par i good printing and arrangement, is published \ere at 125 6d, and ought to be procur- ablein America for something less than $4, allowing even for importers’ profits and tariff, .— Another Cold Wave, —Chief Signal Officer Hazen has written a letter to the secretary of cxplanation of the accounts of tha sl i ecently critici by the second coinptroller h ury. Hazen says wmost of the expenditures i question were Iade by his pradecassar in offico, and_ those during his administration were in conformity with tie law so far as his knowledge ex- tends. ful‘l e Big Night of the Carnival, Pavr, Feb., 4.--This was the great night of the iee carnival, The ice king and forces stormed the leld by the snow King and forees. The pyrotechinic display wiis the osk in the northwest. - Gents' Furnishers Assign. Dis Moines, lowa, Feb, 4.—[Spe gram, |-k Caubert & Co., gentlem pishing goods, 1o an ansignment to-day, Assets, §03,600; liabilities, $62,400, Weath ssoUnt VALL armer; fair weath- er; southerly watmer winds in the southern llilllli\\v\l(‘tli winds in the northern poi- | aried and brilliant ever seen | on, shifting to southerly, ~ NUMBER 196, [0WA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY, | Both Bodies in Working Olothes Ready te Grind Out Bills, CORPORATE CAPPERS MAD, The Woman Suffragist on Hand-The Omnipotent Prohibition Quess tion—Yestorday's Grist of Business Transacted. The Hawkeye Loglsiature, Sounds From the Assembly, Des Moises, lowa, Feb, 4.—[Special.|= All the committees of the legislature have finally been appointed, and there seems little else to do except to carry forward the various investizations already set on foot and to grind out bills, A disposition has been man- ifested on the part of a large number of members to completely overhaul the various charitable institutions of the state, and more special investigating committees will soon be in order. ‘The new asylum at Clarinda, the deaf and dumb asylum at Council Bluffs and the state agricultural college are now the special objects of legislative inquiry, An unseemly squabble in the faculty of the statd university at iowa City will probably lead to a thorough airing of that trouble befdte the usual appropriation is voted. The case against Judge Hayes will cone back from the judiciary committee in a fow dajs, backed up by a favorable report, the impeachment proceedings will ll‘lz: begin. Yesterday the attention of the senate was largely taken up in the Introduction of fegale izing acts, and the house had various hlls of the same nature under consideration. Actuated by a spasmodic effort at cconomy the house endeavored to cut off the usual sups ply of stationery to the press, but after wasting a half day or more of valuable time, did not succeea. “The appointment of the committees as are ranged by Speaker Head, notwithstanding the growling of the little monopoly eappers s giving universal satisfaction to the friends of the peopl Corporation attorneys feel very sore over the fact that they are no longer patent in shaping legislation in either branch of the general assembly, and are making a united kick, but to no purpose, The free pass bill introduced by Hon. George L. Finn, the anti-monopoly member trom Taylor, will come from the railrond committee of the house, of which Mr. F. himself is chair« man, in a few days with a tavorable pott and will pass that body by a good mas jority, but will meet with determined opposis tion in the senate. The woman sufiragists are here eyeing the legislature as usual and have already sue- ceeded in getting a special woman suffrage committee vppointed in both houses. It is very probable that the woman sufirage amendment will pass the present legislature to meet its death in the next one, as 1t has done heretofore. There is a determination on the part of the chureh going element to stop the running of Sunday trains if possible, both houses being deluged with petitions to this effect from all parts of the state. : " Numerous and largely signed petitions, praying for the enanctment of a law requiring the teaching of the physiological effects of alcohiol are also coining in, and a bill to this effect will be introduced at no distant day. The effort of the mayors to secure a local option bill for the large cities has proven a complete fiasco. Since the sudden and utters ly unexplainable somersault by Senator Sut~ ton on this question, the project has not had a ghost of a show and will not receive the support of a half dozen republican members in both houses combined. ) In the senate to-day bills were introduced prohibiting railways from charging ten cents extra in the case of cash fares on trains when the fare is fifty cents or less; also, to author- ize and regulate co-oberative societies of workingmen for manufacturing and mer- chandizing purposes. In the house the bill to prevent property owners from putting property out of theix possession to avoid tuxation was reported baclk, with the recommendation that it be in- definitely postponed, This called out a warm discussion, and the bill was finally sent to the judiciary committee for further consider~ ation. In the senate Clark’s bill, to require instrue- tion in the public schools on the effect of aleoholic liquors on the human system, was reported favorably by the committee on schools, It called out a long discussion, vending which the senate adjourned. The Browu investigating committee has organized, with Senator s as chairman, Owing to the want of a suitable room no meeting will be held till next Wednesday, when the taking of testimony will begin, ‘Ihis evening the joiut committee on the suppression of intemperance gave a hearing to the mayors and other opponents of prohis bition, Mayor Vaughan of Council Bluffs de- seribed the effects of the license system in his city, and thought that the experience of the Towa mayors ought o carry great weight with the legislatwme. He favored the low icense local option bill, Mayor Magee of Sioux City related his ex- perience in enforcing the law, and favored a high license of $1,000, John Brennan of the same ciry advoeated the same plan, Hon. Peter Ballingall of Ottumwa urged that temperance be taught in the homes and sehools, and th ry discouragement be given to drunkenne but thought that liquor should be sold as ireely as milk; gro- ceries or other provisions, Frequent questions were asked by the members of the joint committee, and a full hearing was given the anti=prohibitionists, S —— Real Estate Lransfers, The following transfers werc filed Feh 8, with the county clerk, and reported for the Bee by Ames' Real Estate Agency: Herbert J. Davenport, single, to James ¥, Riley, Its 12'and 13, and all of 14 except south ;-l feet, Parmenter Place add, Omaha, w d— itobert A, Harrls and wife and others to Board of Education School Distriet, 1t 9, bl‘k1 }‘-z, Hanscom Place add, Omaha, w d— Geo. L. Miller aud wite to C, E. Perkins, trustee, part of ni; of sec 11-1412," soith of center line of Oni m&NunI\I‘hho R R Douglas county, w d—$5,463.55, Geo. L. Miller and wifé to Omaha & North Platto Railroad company, 100 feet upon nj of sec 11-14-12, center line of Omaha & Ng’ Platte railroad, Douglas county, right of way deed—$1. Iwood Ay h "Ler- W 81,000, gman and wife to' John Erickson, blk 16, Isaac & Selden's add, Omaha, W on W. Bedford and wife and otheys to Geo. M. Nattinger, Its 0 and 7, bik 6, Kivk- wood add, Omaha, w'd - §050. Warren' Switzier and wite to Jennle ison_and others, It 14, blk 6, 1t 12, blk & and 14, blk 5, Marsh's'add, Omaba, w d Thomas Brennan, single, to John Grover, 1, Cunninghaw & Brennan’s add, Omabu, W d e k $1400, 8. Curtis aud wite to f. A. Rufus, , Belvidere, Douglas county, wd—~