Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1886, Page 1

| FIFTEENTH YEAR. NURPHY'S HENNEPIN HOBDY, Bill for Its Oonstraction Reported From the House Committee. A MUCH NEEDED WATER WAY, The Saving in Grain Freight in One Year Would Pay for Its Construce tion—Beechoer's Son Under Seri- ous Charges—Capital Notes. Friends of Hennepin fopeful. WasHivaroy, Feb, 17.—[Spesial Tele- | gram.]—Mr. Murphy, by direction of the com- | mittee on railways and canals, to-day re- ported favorably the bill for the construction of the Hennepin canal, and it was placed on the calendar of the committee of the whole of the house. The bill reported is that intro- duced by General Henderson of Ilinois, and provides for accepting the offer made by the state of Ulinois of the Tllinois and Michi- gan canal, For the construction of the work contemplated from Hennepin to the mouth of the Rock river the main cana would Le about seventy-five wmiles long, and the feeder to Dixon thirty-seven miles. The report of the committee presents a comprehiensive explanation of the Hennepin enterprise, showing clearty that it is in no sense local in its nature, and the great bene- fits which will follow its construction will be shared by all sections of the country, Breing a work that will distribute its benefits to the country at large it is held to be 1onal in character, and therefore its construction should beauthorized by congress and directed by the government. The cost of the work is estimated at 89,000,000, of which 6,673,000 is onstruction of the canal and feeder, 3,00 for the enlargement of the Illi- and Michigan canal. Statisties used in the report to show t the saving of expense in the transporta- tion of grain to the seaboard would in less than one year pay for the construction of the anal. It is the purpose of the committee to call up the bill for consideration at an early day, and to make an effort to have it mad special order, Friends of the me: hopeful that the bill will receive the of the house BLECHER'S SON 0) Captain Beeclier, collector of Port Towns- end (W. T., son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, will have a hearing before the sen- ate committee on commerce in a few days. The principal charge against Beecher is that while running the steamboat ngel he embezzled $500 that was en- trusted to him to deliver, When the vresident learned the nature of the charge he at once summoned Beecher to Washington to answer the accusation, The comnmittee is now waiting for papers to arrive from Port Townsend that are needed in the investigation of the case. PERSONAL AND OTHERWIS] General Rioyden to-day definitely decided against the abandonment of Fort I i about which there has been so much late. Plans are now being drawn for perma- nent quarters at Fort Niobrara and Fort Rob- inson, which are to undergo improvement. ¥ enator Saunders of Nebraska, was on the tloor of the senate this atternoon, and was e received by his old iriends there, Representative Laird delivered a speech in the house to-day in or of restoring Fitz- John Porter to the roils of the army. His OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 18, 1836, dent of this city, fell to-day shey’s mill to the pavement, fracturing his He died at once, POKER AND PAYNE. One Witness Connects a Little Game With the Alleged Bribery Feb, 17.—~There were sen- sational developments reported y from the secret session of the ayne investi- gating committee, but thelr exact tenor isnot 8. K. Donavin was on the stund for some time, and gave the committ the names of many from whom he had in- committee thereupon issued a big bateh of summonses, also testified further as to those whom he reed with bribery should be paid to a state until its legislature shiould accept the provisions of the bill 11 <aid that at tl A MANIAC'S TERRIBLE CRIME * | He Orushes the Skull of His Brother-in-Law With an Axe, prover_time he toall the states and thought industri They would be of CorLusnus, ( An Early Fire in FrevoNT, Feb, 1 Afireat an ear [Special Telegram, | — wour this morning destroyed rness and saddlery house of Jno. E. 8 ingurance, $3,000, - - R RS ON TRIAL. The Leaders of London's Socialistic Rumpus Before the Bar. ‘The hearing in the case of the socialistic leaders, Hyndman, Burns Champion and Williams, who are charged with inciting to riot, contempt of law, ete., n connection with the in London, began in the Bow street police benefit in Alaska. Mr. Dolph did not think theidea of the bill was to make tween common and_ indusi y think Alaska was covered THE ASSASSIN MENTALLY WEAK, - Teller said Alaska ought to be covered v the BT it was nof He saw no use in providing industrial educa- tion in the territories, That s was only needed in the and the amount in the territories would be extremely . during the lifetime of 1s) Dakota wotld get only $50,000, and Wyoming ¢ therefore had litt Claims He Was Directed by God to Commit the Deed—fowa's Asscme- biy—The Nebraska Encamp- ment—Smali Specials. TLoxpox, Feb. 11, t of education rowded communi- in his lctter. testificd as to the invest- Pagne in the northwestern counties, and proposition of A Torrible Towa M lowa, Feb, 17, A shocking Runnels, a small town seventeen miles east of Des Moines, at 4 o'clock cent demonstration / Was caused over Special Tele- the evidence of G erestin tie Dill | ope of Pendleton’s leading ‘wor dened his motion so as to together the section applying to filled with spectator: the treasury, In_presentin rnment, quot Poland, solicitor for the ease for the Ufrom the speeches made defeéndants at the tine of the riots. Several newspaper reporte witnesses and g action of the pr this morning. respectable miner and good citizen, was discovered murdered in his bed le assassin, his brothe law, standing over him with an uplifted axe. Tihe eircumstances altending the tragedy as far as known are as_follows: brothers-n-law, Furry, have been living with him. has oceasionally 1 mental unsoundness, thrcatening h »s and partienlarly Tuesday night it was noticed that Henry Furry seemed more restless than usual, ¢ clining to £o to bed. er, saldl tobe the best ever Was never o Dribery or corruption of any did rim a profitable poker party in his rooms L and eansed great saying that new fifty and one thousand dollar Hills we freely right after the senatoriai tthe game got duller aftor the Diad been lost or sent home, and that on, however, was rejected—yeas, nd in ofice he s were called a8 nony regarding the and previous Biitler read the seetion requiring that the schools of state bill “shall teach the ding the English language,” branches of stid quired whgre congress musement by | With the probe hundred, five hundred, oners during isoners be coms- id the prosecitio n was mitted for tr 1 the sehools of men be prosecuted for misdemeanor, ntinued, consisted of utterance by the different detendants of expressions and sen- timents with intent to provoke a breach of "These utterances were made at a Trafalzar Square and Hyde Congress had ifeste cations of . Butler moved tostrike out the sc ) s Hull also kne: t ons during the wee is said to have be nuch about the p going on, but in this he did not prove as free a witness as expected, Reese testitied to 3 Page in the Payne ests “to travel over the state and ‘see members previous to the legislature assem- 4. and as to others following ait ule and Robert 1. cases coming Kuowledge, the import of which could not d that condition on a state on the state wanted to get the benefit of the Mr. Butler inquired what wonld happen in cage it did not teach the enumerated branciies, Mr. Allison replied His brother therefore kept some watch of him, but did not antici- pate serious trouble auring the night. Henry Furry went frequently to the bedside of his brother to se vrisoners were allowed to give bail. installments of Trial of Riotous Car Smashers, Mr. Butler's motion was rejected—Yeas 7, it he was asle ¢ slight noise about nto the room of his n-law, Mr. West, where he saw his e raised as if to He grabbed his y the weapon, but found already had his skull with rioting ‘ st fair week, ged along in court for four month Judge Noonan took up the ease against Thomas Aubuschon, whic was the strongest of them all, 10 have participated in the outbreak upon the ', to havebroken in a window, and broken open the moncy boxes. The was fought ver fin favor of car troubles, the bill, but thought the secrct able todeciile imination had by ation of the mone, nite information. THE AGRICULTURIST Yesterday's n shown in the Proceedings unless he had defi- Assoclation, he convention of brother Ilenr, strike at the prostry brother and took a: his brother-in-iaw it was thoug! New York, Feb. Union Line ¢ opencd this morning by the read- Sato of Japan upon Japan—DPast, In the course of his ald that out of a total population rming population of particulars as to” the Jpopula- 1 colored, of eq cof wilite and colored chil- f ach of such districts, attending scliool, ete. this amendment, utive session and ‘soon “The assassin ran to the neighbors, w was soon captured, lodged in jail in this city. night by a reporter he fcigned insanity, or on charged by to do this deed, both sides before brought in a verdict of not Present and Future When seen to- number of cases brought betore senate went into exe of $7,000,000 the f: inghe had by the Lord for scveral y and had only done it by Divine request. liminary examination w y. The murdered man lea tour children. AN APOSTI years improved breeds of horses, eattle and sduced, with good re- The farmers live principally upon barley, wheat rains produced, ri WASHINGTON, Feb. p have been intr the committee on postofi reported a bill g Mr. Jones, from s and postroads, ting the frauking privi- od on the louse A Polygamous Pillar Pulled Down by the Gentiles. SALT LAKE, Feb, 1 non which left this reached here at &, taken before Judge Zane and g An escort of two military ofli even enlisted men ne There was no demonstra- tion in the court room and the entrance was I take place ves a wife and The train with Can- morning at 4 o'elock Cannon was promptly cereals and fruits, of course heing the | Congressman P, read a paper entit lowa’s Assembly Proceedings. Des Moixes, lowa, her of petitions were introduced in the Mr. Murphy, from the committee on rail- nd canals, reported the bill providing for acceptance by the United States of the proposed grant of the Hlinois « canal, for connectin, sippi river canal, nd Michigan , against obscene literature, the Ulinois and Missis- ed on the house cal- L LG the speeial train, Among the bills introtced was ome by C son providing that the state printer and state binder be elected at the gen in in office four —To_prohibit tei state and coun- ty superintendents and members of the state board of examiners. from using alcoholic and othier country—Switzerland exeept wtes 820,000,000, 2,000,000, T{ussi of Cannon’s attempt He probably had confede d them by not jumping at the right s rumored, Cann on In the morning hour Mr. Pete of the committee on postoflices itzeriand <142 000 the allowance for clerk nir at first and second-clas: 1 the cost of clericallabor in the money place, two miles away. the advance- as too small to be of ricultural popula- approprited nent of agriculiure material benefit, the country was about of the entire populati He had two loaves of bread and a bottle of water in his pocket. er and nose were broken. bruised but not serionsly and confirms the offer of sheriff to let Wartier, on_behalf of the lled' up and_the hou 5 cents the charge for 10t excecding S5 onittee on ud the house passed t Is within railway limits. such settlers 1 By Weber—Prohibiting railroads from op- erating their trains on Sunday. bill affecting insur- nting their pooling at any point, prohibiting the removal of their cases to the federal courts, and to secure the ment of the full aniount of in case of total loss, n- twithstanding techni- calities in the policy. "The special order was the Dodge bill, for- bidding the transportation of the bodies of ns who died of_small-pox, Asiatic chol- , typhoid and yellow fever, and requiring all other bodies to be enclosed in hermetically nnon toa Nevad The Arnold with Cannon urgea the {f to accept, and offered him a life posi- to let Cannon go. tesolutions were pacsed recommending dtnre, and endorsing ) 1o inter-state ance companics, pre 3ion and a good sal; It provides that ul Settled 1t for Himself. BALT LAKE, Feb, 17, to-day took the witnes if the two women were his wives anud it he | with them, he replied b entry under the aets of Mareh and July, shall be entitled to haye the lands coyere a ry without nny or proof of settlenient or cultivation. me committee, Abram I. Cannon When asked Buricd With His Fathers. [Special Telegram.]— Brooks Red Eagle was the name of an Indian hoy, 15 years of age, who departed for the happy hunting grounds this morning, from the Northwestern depot. CuicaGo, Feb, 17, calfed up the bill forfeiting the Pacitic land_ grant. nds adjacent to the uncompleted por- tions of the road. tae offcred as a substitute a i of Prompt conviction followed. HER ORAZINESS. forfeits all of “CURED OF A fow days ago remarks were lengthy, were written and were seyere on Generals Pope and McDowell. “The house committee on public lands to- day ook final action on Mr. Dorsey’s bill, (which is a duplicate of Van Wyck’s bill) creating two more land districts in Nebraska. Itis generally believed thatthis measure will be passed by both houses within a few days. Senator Van Wyek intends introducing a bill to compel those who have secured entries upon abandoned reservations, and who can do so under the law, to take out patents, Some of the settlers could haye had their patents years ago, having made all their payments and met the requirements, but are holding back to escape payment of taxes. Commissions for Towa postmasters were fssued to-day as follows: Frank J. Byrne at Bancroft; Bernard Kettler at Cottonyille; Rebecea Beatty at Tows Senator Van Wyek was at the white house and saw T esident Cleveland in re- gard to thor C. G. Watkins and wite of Omaha are here, WORK OF TITE COMMITTE Wasi ~[Press. |—The sub- committee of the house committes on post- oftices and post roads having charge of the postal telegraph question, has agreed to re- port adversely fo the full’ committee on all propositions for the building or purchase of elograph lines by the government. 1t will recommend additional fozislation regading the transmission of telograms over lines owned by land grant or subsidized railroads. At a meeting of the coinage commitice, held this afternoon, at which all the membe were present, 4 proposition to report ad- sely the bill to suspend the coinage of silver was voted down by 7to 6. At the last meeting the vote . Felfon, who was absent before, voted with the silver men, but Norwood el iged hi 1he propos| s vote and voted against NINTH CONGRESS, FORTY- Senate. Wasmy Feb, 17.—Among the bills introduced was one by My, Morrill, in aid ot education in the states, My, Morvill said he intended at the earliest opportunity to ad- dress the senate on the bill, and at his re ald on the {able for the pr f Hoar introduced a bill providing for the erection of a suitable monument to Gen- eral Grant. The bill appropriat 50,000 for the purpose indicated, and provides for a commission of three' senators and three members of the house of representatives to contract for the monument, 2 Mr. Logan suggested to Mr, Hodr that the amount of the appropriation, be increased to £250,000, Hedid not think an_appropriate monument could bo secured for $150,000, By unanimous consent, Mr, Hoar inereased the ‘mmount accordingly, and the bill was re- ferred to the commiitteé on library, A resolution offered by Mr. Frye was agreed to, calling on the secrefary of sta hu'uvnr(v of the report made by Frederick Raine, United States ¢ at Berlin, on the shipping interests of German ‘I'he senate then proceeded 1o the eonsider- ation of bills on the calendar, “Oneof the measures considered was the bill amending the revised statutes in relation 10 trespassers on Indian lands. It provides fwnmhhmenl by o fine of not wore than $500 and imprizonment of not more than one l'cnr. or both, of persons going on ndian lands without the purpose of occupy: ing the same, and also for forfeiture of thelr Wwagons, teams and outit. T, Ingalls lhu\lfhl fine and imprisonment sufticient without the forfeiture indicated. My, Dawes said the bill was intended to meet the @ of the so-called “‘boowers,” but agreed swith MIr. Ingal's. The forfeiture clause therefore, on Mr. Ingall’'s wotlon, stricken out, aud the vill thus amended wes passed. The bill providing for the allotment of lands in sevaralty to the ludiaus was taken up, but at 2 o'clock it went over, and consid- eration of the educational bill was resumed. Without much debate the senate agreed to an amendent proposed by the edueation committee striking out the special approjuia- tion for sehool buildngs. | agent The Would-be Assassin of O'Donovan Rossa to be Released. W Yor, Feb, 1 'seulte Dudley, who shot O'Donoy nthority for tl m Lewls, teacher at the Indian sehool left that city for the west, having in custody nine Indian boys who tendini the seliool. The deceas He had been y of the committee forfeiting the 8 or in antiseptic sacks. bodies of persons desd from contagious dis- enses notalready mentioned,must be v eet saturated with a solution of chlo- ride of zinc, and the ¢offin must be suit: disinteeting After considerable diseussion the bill was Pending discussion the morning hour ex- pired and the house went into committee of The counsel for Mrs, statememt that ate to that effet ntendent of lu- of the number. x weeks with acute consumption, and desired to be taken to his home at Pine . On being told that he could not live to reach his people, hie said he would rather be taken back dead and be buried than have a fonger le i/ argument in that Porter w: either to Pope or to the count ing that Porter’ will be sent to the state super nacy who will nnocent of any enemies had ereated moun- tains of disobedience out of moie hills of dis- nd that the trial and conviction of iad been a farce. Mr. Thomas believed the bill was wholly unconstitutional, and that its passage would 1 insult to the living and an outrage to The Stephens bill, amending the law so that cities of 7,000 population may establish ourts, has passed both houses and has been signed by the governor, The house spent most of the session to-day cussing the bill for requir to be licensed or pass e i being allowed to practice. troduced at the urgent request of all the med- i nd provides that ate board of charities action looking w ith his fathe life in Penns among the white: with, and he bore up braye Chicago, where he the Northwestern be forwarded to Pine Ridge agency. toward sending her ba n Rossa was informed of the ex- Dudley ]wl be 1lis appeal wa while waiting for His remains will The eommittee then rose and the house pro y back to England, pressed himself as not sure that she would mi»l try a repetition of Ler attempt on his i is bill was in- SUFPRAGISTS IN SESSION. A National Gathering Women Voter: WASHINGTON, annual connvention of the National Wowman HOW MOR The Sage of Arbor Lodge on Patrick Tigan's Contribution v, Neb, Feb, 17, k ved the following letter from Hon, J. Sterling Morton ns who have pi shall be allowed to do so without further ex amination, but that pass examination before a commitiee pointed for that purpose. pending disposition of this bill, “The joint committee on a soldiers’ home night to recommend a bill pro- an appropriation of §100,000 for that purpose and for a joint legislative com- mittee of eight Lo select site. special from Ilancoc sons arriving new physici lligence of ajter there Sunday Foursmall children undertook to an exploded, Seventeen stats ovies were repre- arge attendance and burning which 'oN, Feb, 14,—Mr. Pafrick E zan, President Irish National League of Awcriea, Neb,—Dear St build a fire with coal oil. throwing the burning oil over the children, pthing, There wer sions were presided over by thony, who on ta igniting their el your contribution of and Treland by eth Cady Stanton, and would not be i1l at her hom re so frightened that they ran ont zing garments into the 6pen air. Their cries soon broughit help, but not before the children had been so bad since died and the of tally injured, A Fatal Ral INCINNATI, Feb, wian who loves his acriticing devotion to he gift of the , on yesterday, ev and Susan B, The Veterans' Encampment oun, Neb,, Feb. 17, principle, must thank you. xumple 'to this peop nobler value than m burned that rtwo are fa- iing east and t were heavily laden with warriors and civilians for the Grand Arvmy encampment ‘The council of admin- istration was in session nearly all of I night and have not finished their delibera- and reports have oceupied “the time of the encampment all Lively times are anticipated to-morrow, both in the encampment and the womens’ ps, over the election of officers and wtion of the reunion, wants the reunion badly, termined [to secure It at all hazards, but nt outlook Grand Island seems to have the lonzest pole and likely A grand ball is in pro- old vets are dollars can measure, 1 has nerved you, the fidel- | through the At the evening session a paper on “Woman steadied you, , disastrous days of the struggle for home ¢ the clements of char: ation, make the rtelleetual strifes \ a B. Colby of 13, Shippen read a paper on * " and was {ollowed by address on “Woman's - adjourned until —Dispatehes received state the Ohio Central railrond aceident Inst night near Point Pleasant, resulted in the death of Humphreys \d slight injuries of s wsenzers were thoroughly dreneh reck, into which the cars were | Daniel Searle nam county, W e Advance of which, welde Leader’ in the politic, of the eivilized world. lie meeting i tions as yet. RLING MORTG HOW THE S The Republicans Adopt Some Plair Worded R Way of the Louis, Feb, 17 a number of fi engaged in the river at the foot of Ellwe Carondolet, they Transgressor, Cesterday afternoon, , of Hurl Laue Station, Put- her drowned or this morning Six others were slightly bout twenty re- icus (his mo Senutor Edmunds submitted a resolu- tion from the judiciary committee, embody- ing the views of the republican members re- specting the right of the senate to informa- tion from the d “The resolution wa was deeided to offer it in open session of th Lincoln seems de- ¢ what appeared Rublloan geil floating in mid- stream, some distance out. cured and the men rowed out and ¢ ct, which proved to be a body en ‘The body was towed ashore The appearar Havs Criv, Kas, Fellows, a druggi county, became and morphine and murded day by shooting four T'iie murderer is bu wife was but oss at the court house, tripping the light fantanstic as gl in the antibellum days. has covered themselves with glo excellent playing, The candidates for de- partment commander are General Thayer of ssecutive depa approved and azed from th o of the body indicat- ed it had been in the river fully two weeks. tters found about the body proved beyond ed was the late Rey. three in numb t the action of tion that the d e B, Bradley, of v I and that he had committed suicidé Dy jump- The catse of this wits shown ta be, from these same | ar of the result of the inyestigation then ing on in relation o his private affairs and bits, which, it 1s hinted, are not beyond general in refy 2 lad for by the what s motives may have been, was repre- M), their forn ‘The murderer Was brou to-aay for safekeeping. ing into the riy ¢ commander, of Milford, Major W. 1L, Henry of Fairmont, ms tobe the favorite against Over 6,000 soldiers are represented at the encampuient, Ample accommodations have been provided for pll. ares that when the call, upon the he ent Thayer s Roughs Peppel wovals from office, and the infonnation is not furnished as requeste 0ot confirm the appointe Sand Run Monday night a crowd of roughs attempted to enter Tom West's saloon after 1o let them in, and Thieves Confess a Murder, ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb, 17, lips, Albert Zimmerman and Henry We; who were arrested for having committed a iber of robberies in the southern Lehigh country, have wade a confession, confessed to having waylaid he had closed, began to kick the ieorge Phil- 1 ( h Sues for Heavy Damages, law which requires that in the i “ oftice preference shall be given to honorably harged union soldiers and sailors, 1t is understood that formally laid before the judiciary commitiee ng, with a view of having reported to the senate inmediately A. Spencer in- fo run, when Al nes o the back. Jastling shot him three 1 Nixon is not expes tin Luther has brought a slander suit’against 1k Smith, laying his damages at The parties are all well todo C nd robbed a J., after whien they iséless and laid him on g Thie next morning the ma ud the coron cidental death, t5 next meet Slain by St. Louis Whisky. Hiram W. Brown, 85 rth Park place, this v, employed in the custom house, went hgitte under the influence of liquor Monday ent out and procured Returning home he man farmers years of age, of 1102 been libeled by the vosting of a p a written article underneath stating in sub- stance that he was eruel to his wife, and ought to betarred and feathered placard was posted on a bridge. was worked up by an Omaba detective J. Green and Dwight Hull, of Ou N attorneys for Luther, Fremont is attorney for defend NOMINATION A Batch of Federal Appointees Pro- mutilated body was found, Jury rendered a verdiet of & pint of whisky. Henry Watterson In o, 17.—Hon. Wasnixerox,Feb 17 the following nomi 1 Juines B, Groome, to be collector customs for the distriet of Baltimore; J. Free- man Raisin, to be naval ofiicer of customs in distriet of Baltimore; Frank L Phelps, to be Surveyor of customs for the port of LaCrosse, Alfred B. Judd, to be pension a Willham M. Campbell, to be United States marshal of the distriet of Min- Pendleton King, of North Carolina, of legation of thé United 1t Constantinople, Fdward Ferguson, pension azent at Mil- i president sent LOUISVILLE, terson’s condition is much improved. rested well during the fully with his Henry Wat- could not be aroused and he died in ghtand talked cheer- consin Town D UKEE, Wis., Feb, 17.—A special to onsin trom Augusta, Eau s that a large portion of cotion of the eity vtas destr re atan early hour this morming. are ineluded in 1 e Joss fools up about £40,000; insured for about half that sum, s symptoms were favo on Somewhat improved, exas Murder, Feb. 17.—([Special arrested John Butler 10) miles north, Arrvested for a able and his cond Sherift Eubank at the hed of Snakg er charged with the wmurde eX.), O @& requl offered resis short struggle, authorities of Pexag have beeu notitied. Missouni VALL by fair weathe northwesterly northern portion s r temperature in southern portion. us, followed to be secretar ing followed by falling S ohn B. Goug SLPIIA, Feb, 17 s in an extremely er this morning and h's Condition. - . General Moltke 111 , have resigned. E. Duncan, of West | Loxnox, Death Was Lnstantancou Au auenduient proposed by Mr. Lller was also agreed Lo without debaté, providing that marshal of the ef Of the Linye been appointed 4 . speclal examiner 1n the ewpire and Noue of the wouey appiopriated by the LIl | ponsion oftice at §!, al stafl, is sericusly ilL MUSCATINE, lowa, Fe J graw.—J: B, Nyeuhgls, a carpe: e posver of spe 00 per annim, apprelieusions are telt LONDON, quarrelled will resign Wil not 1 will G Loxpoy, Feb. ing at a banguet this evenir cent events had cast the responsi ared that Gladstone would not yield home rule to Ireland ail at once, but by said, was de- of the landlords, peers, Hef installments, was plai Nolding faw Smith Wants to Fight Again, LoNDON, Feb, mith, the priz is not satisfied with the result of yesterday’s contest, and has challenged Greentield to ingland or Ireland. 1ig prep should meet Quelling a Mutiny. Loxboxy, Feb, 13, by the police authoritics this morning that a mutiny had broken out on board the naval ning ship Arenthusa, lyig in the Thames off Greenhithe, and asking for assistance, detachment of police was on board to quell the mutiny trai Gladstone Short of Timber. iladstone has taken eal in addition to that of swemier, This is unusual, and proves that Tadstone is experiencing difliculty in se- curing suitable colleagues. Loxpox, the oftice of } The Great Canal T PANAMA, via Galveston, ved at Colon this worning, tire oftieial staff of the Panama € pany was present to welcome him ashore from the steamer, seps ar A PAIR OF LYNCHINGS. Indignant Citizens String Up Two 2w O Beaure; ous colored desperado named J had twice eseaped from jal, was discovered in his old neighborhood on I the night of tne 15th instant and surrounded James refused to sur- by render and shot taking his eseape in the dar community tracked him to house. He swrrendered and ige where he was hanged to Rockport B a - tige. Killed & negro nameid Levi Brown Jast year, also o having bu ° Norman's dweliing and other house Seetion. He sta ! . Alford, or persons be NEW OnLE, Tines-Dem Gaorge Robinson, ving shot and killed Millard F night of the 11th of cember, was taken from the Parish jail last of 100 men and hanged ha this eity, on the The Cause Purely PLysouTH, W inquest held on the who perished in th moriing, determine idental not implicate or censure an, from ac POLITICS UP NORTH, The Growing Army of Office Scckers In and About Valentine, TINE, oy spondence of the Bee.]— than six months ago V deed in the rowdy west, i true. Before my ar to believe almost said or printed about the placy sved it just the oppos ¥ y admit that m) I now find it L God's coun- 1 bel countr I pressions were erroncou inside try. lichns last Colonels and and arose ¢ fence in the t d B1 find here which is of bo 1 bW candidate thousand miles from claimed fc and that, like $ likely b the fence as t'other and among some men he's for flrst, last and all the time, but mor ! one-third or “might 1 ain’t. more of the vot are from low have but hitle be safc of our would-b little or no br: 5 ponderous brains might tion with profit and s the people make their will be heard when time of gravit and farther, A'l)lllll‘\' can selection, and and opportunity Great prepgrations the ofil distriet judge. The moned, and me A Society Ornament. “Alfred, you say you have no ambi tion for a profession J distasteful to you; and mus and it we and no don't like want us to suggest genial occupation for you. | ¢ young man! gods that relgn over our su: est | Into society, You're a born oruamceut.” tun: NUMBER 207, ALL ALONG THE RAILROADS, A Syndicate Proposes to Buy 4,000,000 Acres of Northern Pacific Lands. FOREIGN FLASH Chamberlain Quarrels With the Pre- ier on the Greek Question. Feb. 17.—Joseph Chamberlain, president of the local goverment board, has Gladstone on the policy of the government. fleet coerces the Greek 1f the British fleet, Chamberlain in the cabinet. German, one French, one Italian, and one Austrian men-of-war have _joined the British squadron in Luday ba burg commands tie fl THE TRANSCONTINENTAL DIES. W York Meeting Creates the we—3t. Louls and Kansas City Merchants' Request for Lower Rates Refused. The duke of The Greek ot tAf threatentd, but will merel, exchange shots and then The commanders of the I Austrian men-of-war limit their action own his flag, sived orders to to formal demonstrations, o Land Purchase. Prersnvn, Feb. 17.--The proposed Northe ern Pacitic land sale single operations in land There isno doubt that a powerful ate have made a definite proposition to the company for 4,020,000 of the Missouri, als of the Northern 1 ive It By Installments. Lord Salisbu ertain that the » are consider- the powe ating anything o eace and prosje 4 and rig \c tory-1rish policy it, that of restoring and up- erving the union, that the lands in Minnesota, which are esti- 1,600,000 acres, will be sold at once. nounting to 2,000, nee in Dakota, 000 acres, will in all to the syndicate, ic company has taken no ofti- yet, if the deal is successful it is not unlikely that the land syndicate wiil finally buy the whole of the lands of the e pany, which amount to 16,000,000 acres. tagain in ared to stake £2,000 result, Umnpire 3 wraph e decided that Smith andGreentield it out, but that 1 the contest to teally decided gain and fig their backers said they wi be declared a dr: the question theins ists of Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New they propose to pay for the first purchase of land, 2,400,000 acres, in preferred stock, and on the aceepts ance of their offer by the company they will immediately t shares of prefers Boston, and asurer 10,000 The balance will 1 time In prefer: hat the option of the ny will bo formed imme- Northern Pacifie accepts the on, and the whole purchase will to_ settlers and colonies, nds will be fenced, and houses purehnsers will arcelled out lomes ready Agents will be distributed all over Europe to sell the lands and_form colonies, and ev means taken to settle up the This would b tion for the Northern Pacilic settlement of the country would add lugely to the business of the rail ntry as sooi The Trans- Trans-Conti- ion is athing of the es of the lines in the 1l to picces late have argued for over a week, ree upon tho ferms of k-up all the delegates wise of disagreement, lie reprosentat ) permitted it to ach other eve hala ereek on | were reticent 1t is understood, peka & Santa rond liad Gemaiid ssions to which the Union T P, s denied by « posse of citizens. eral Agent Cannon, who pre. ves were dissatistied and were unwill- pt the terms of the agreement pro- posed by the commitiee appointed to prepare Next day the entire 15 there no prospect of reorganization?” ‘1ot at present,” was the reply. has gone to sn it the etfect will be, and will give no details of our nceting,” “The orgzanization od Dr. Alford’s g intention was to Catehing and onc or re he left the country, ~s, Feb. 17.—A special to Done Their Work Well, ELAND, Ohio, Feb, 17. was covered and their applica- ness, the meeting of the central passenger committee, which hurriedly com- pleted its work here to-day, 3 The diseussion of the new cles of ussociation was resumed, and though e portion of the day it was accomplished and the association again ad- journed without adopting them. diseussion it was revealed Judged by tho Lt by a party ar the scene of the murder bodies of the i ing hotel Thesday at the fire resulted among country merchants, at nearly cross road, within 100 miles of their liness nts sold the orders at redue at ticket ofy rates, and thi s the orders ynfessed, ind 1 parts of the v, n Tesolution to publish order Dooks was carricd, anidsta stori of applaise and without a distenting vote, tefuses the Merchants' Requ Conimissione tern Railway asso to the St. Louis and all reports are ival 1 was prepare anything that could vo ley, of the Southyy has sent n long veply Kansas City committees of merchants who last month demanded that rates between: the Mississippi river and Missouri river shouid be computed on @ mileage basis and be re- duced to 60 per cent of the ) and the Missouri river, ates | between Whilst the poli the voters is somewhat mixed, the repnb- ted the county offi Is, and as a result the county is safe. captams who fought, died, rain on the other sid 1t lcu‘,:lhllh-,‘l o mileage Diisi bhetween interior und points on points in Mssonrd and Towa and cast of the Mississippi riyer, Met and Nothing Done. lie Chicago commite ed of the presidents of the roads ast botind freights, u 5 lierelofore, the ( ous by having 1o repre at, but not in suflicient numbers to en- nger the welfave of the nation. post of the ( and thriving. together often, and m in high water interested in of the Blue come are happy as a o lling to c “rowdy west.” As 2 matter of news resentative of thi that there is unn the commitice adjourned y 25 at New York, where a cons Nad with the trunk line ve to prevent tween the workings ol tie two pools, terence will b interference distriet, 1 desi evidence of o CricaGo, Peb, 1 fifteen roads interested dday toform an o Representatives of the committee of found on one side of | G nization was appointed ' report to- AND LABOR. The Striking New Orleans Brakemen Masters of the espect for *fence ride he brakemen's y set down as true that : fences in this part of the ‘people strike on the Morgan railrc pssation of w possessions in k in every part of neither diseharge nor load steamshi 1 a5 those b study the la was nothing to do but to New York (o sto steamships of this line. cinie Railroad company lias” jssued not 5 that no freight would be rec Shipment owing Southern Pa- being made by term of the med for Judge urt, Tiflany that he is_an upr « grand jur 'y effort will be made to and cquity to all law aive us a rest.” sasure will be in for the strike 15 ¢ 4 | without bein, and other points, t justic itrarily stopped at breakers and pathy With the Aboy on the third division of railroad quit wor with the striking br that polities is vou dislike the stuge, you never read | lay, in sympathy 5 you to car strikers, and have sent word to tl sation; you have no te for athle indications are that it wn appropiute 0, most for Judge MeCulloch which made | Peterson, of Omaha, man iud wife