Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1887, Page 2

bers was <o small that there shonld be gardly discussion over a few stamps, Bich the state could well afford to pay for r. A returned to the charge coneerning Jleging that it would be better to make a direct Appropriation of money for in- eideni pen f members % Mr. Miller of Buticr made an emphat'e pro- test azainst stamps, athouzh he did not ob- Jeet to newspapers, e thought it was evi- dent that no member needsd mo stamps than had been provided Mr. Whitmore said he was sorry to &6e a dispositio @ house to wrangle over such amatter. He knew there was unusual interest Buong the voters of Nebraska in the pro ceedings of this_legislature, had no doubt constituents wonld justify the send- Ing of newspapers, knew that papers which bad been sent at private expense heretofore had been highly appreciated, but it was per fectly evident that 2 cent stamps were a gr and hie did not believe it could be justified If members were faithful to their trists, th could use twenty copies of papers with proiit to the people. Mr. Neweomer withdrew the stamp amend ment and the original resolution was adopted, Mr. Watson introduced a resolution thatthe Bpeaker be empowered to appoint two addi- tional door keepers and two additional pages. Mr. Caldwell favored the resolutjon, Mr. Whitmore objected and emphasized the osition that he had taken yesterday, add- ni that if the officers were needed he favored them, but if not, he thought it was robbing the people. Mr. Millerobjected to the resolution, claim- Ing it established a dangerous precedent. One of the door keepers of the last session was paid $3aday to keep the door to the eloak roomn and spent the time lobbying among the menbers, Messrs, White and Nowcomer opposed the resolution, Upon motion of Mr. Stater the re=olution was tabled moi Keeess until 1:80 p, m, AFTERNOON When the house reconvened in afternoon Bession the galleries wers already filled with Spectators, wiio had gathered o be present at the inaugaral ceremonies which were to be the eventof the day, and thus far of the ses- sion. he speaker announced the appointment of Messrs, Dempster, Newcomer, Watson and Harrison as a con Tules to act with himself, A recess was taken to await the arrival of the senate for the joint inaugural sessjon. During the recess the audience of ladies and gentlemen in the galleries and lobby rapidly grew in number until every available seat and standing place was occupied, and thie crowd overilowed into th bolly of the house and occupied chairs which w numerously located in atsles, The house was azain called to order at 2 o'clock, and the “honorable, the senate of state of Nebraska,” was announce JOINT CONVENTION, The joint convention was called to order by Licutenant Governor Shedd. nator Majors moved that a committee of five be appointed to wait upon hisexcellency, the governor, and notify him that the two houses of the legislature lad assembled in t\ml session and were awaiting is pleasure. sarried. ‘The following gentlenien were avpointed Senators Majors and Schminke, and ore- sentatives Raymond, White and Aiken, Mr. Kenney of Webster zallantly offered a xesolution that ladies be adimitted to the floor the sergeant-at-arms be (s for them as far as The resolution was unanimously S18810 instructed fo find s possible, Bdopted. The ko announc platform, Lieutenant Governor Shedd then said: “Gentlemen of the joint convention: Ilis excellency, the governor, will now deliver L biennial message,” Governor Dawes then read his last mes- Bage. Juring the progress of the reading of the OVernor's message the greatest attention wWas given by the large audience, nearly one thousand people, and “at its elose th plause was general. The reading of the Bage occupied an hourand a_quarter. Senator Meiklejohn moved that 'a com- mittee of one from the senate and one from he house be appointed to wait upon the governor-elect and escort him to the bar of tee house. Carried. The _lleutenant-gov- ernor appointed Senator Meiklejohn and Representative Russell as such committee, Senator Lininger offered a resolution that & committee of two members on part of the senate and three on part of the house be ap- pointed to wait upon Chief Justice Maxwall nd request him to appear in the hall_of the louse to aduiinister the oath to the governor- elect and state ofl lect. The resolution was adopted and as such committee Sena- tors Lininger, Congess and Reprosentatives Peters, Cole and Jeary were appointed. Governor-elect Thayer and state officers- eleet were announced and greeted with pro- nounced applauso. Chief Justice Maxwell was escorted to the barof the house immediately after the gov- ernor-clect and officers, and without_delay administered to the incoming exceutive the oath of office. Fora moment an_nmost sol- emn and quite impressive hush fell over the Jarge assemblage, and then, when Governor Thayer was introduced, the entire legislature andaudience burst into spontancous and re- peated applause. Governor Thayer then xead his inaugural address. ‘The pronounced sentiment as to what pun- fshment should be meted to men who conduct bribery negotiations at_elections or in public places, was aceorded hearty applause, and at its conclusion the appreciation of the whole address was again enthusiastically demon- strated. The other stato officers-elect were then sworn in by Chief Justice Maxwell, Upon motion of Senator Majors the con- vention was declared adjourned sine die, RECONVENED AND ADJOURNED, ‘The house reconvened and immediately ad- Journed until 2 o'clock p. w. on Nonday, the 10th inst, b MATERIAL FOR THE THIRD OUSE, Three of the members of the popular branch of the legislature disdain the luxury of shirt collars, One statesman availed himself of the privi- lege of sendine twenty dailies to his con- stituents by subseribing for forty copies of his home, & weekly, paper. One of the misses who act as pages in the house amused a member who moiioned to her to-day while she was en route with a message from another member by exclaiming: *Wait till I can get to you, won't you!” Instead of Mr. Gafford of Gage, it was Mr. Fulier of Gage, who carried the war into Africaon the seat question in the house yes- torday, While Mr. Fuller was soexcitédly complaining concerning the involuntary loca- tion of his seat he was occunying the seat belonging to Mr. Gafford, and thereby that gentleman obtained credit for attempting to [end a revolt, l(vfum ntative Miller of Butler, words a minute ‘ordinarily, and warms up and lets off the br Ingersoll's : vernor and state officers were then L and escorted to seats upon the talks 200 when he kes makes 300-word gait 100k tired. - - Affairs in Maine. AvGusra, Jan, 6. vernor Bodewell was inaugarated to-day, 1418 address recom- mended the rigid enforcement of the law to prevent futroduction of plenro pneumonia and suggests the establishinent of a national guard in the place of the state militia, 1ho provention of childron under fifteen years rom working in factories and the restriction of labor in all ¢ rporationsto ten nours a day. ‘The governor also recommends as a rent edy for the fishery troubles the leyying of such increased dufies on what fish Canada sends.to the United States as would partially if not wholly exclude Canadian tishermen from our markets, - The Hlinois Legislature, SeriNGrieLn, Jan, 6. Both houses of the Jegislature convened at 10 o'clock this me ing and proceeded to the transaction of re ulur busiuess, Resolutions were adopted providing for a joint meeting for the pur- Yoses of holding, the fourth Wednesday in January,services in honor of General Logan, At 11 o'elock the houses met in joint session when the returns for stato ofticers ot the last election were canvassed and the oath of ofice administered o Statw Treasurer ‘Tanner and Superintendent of Publie Instruction Dr. Edwards, ‘The selee- tion of permanent seats by drawing was aade. A vesolution providing for the joint weeting of the two houses on Janualy 15 for the purpose of filling the vacaney in the United States senate was adopted by the house and a similar one by the senate. The Nouses then adjourned until 2:50 this after- noon, Medill CHICAGO, et Mentioned for Senator, Jan. . Special Telogram to the Bre.|—In regard to the outlook as to Lo- gan's successor in the senate a staff corre- spondent of the Chicago Journal telegraphs from Springtield: “C. B. Farwell's plan of eampaign scems to be- systematie, thorough and business like and nothing but a lack of votes in the caueus ean prevent Mr. Farwell are other candidates 1n Chicago who, kae‘ Mr. Farwell, stand high in the communit: and who, like him, have warm friends in the delegation. ~ Yesterday afternoon there was a deci led boom for Joseph Medill, editor of the Cliieaco Tribune, an ’ it has not disap- peared to-day. It is not likely to disappear and may grow to large dimensions, provided Mr. Medill does not ruthlessly shatter it, If he does not Senator Medill is' very far from an impossivility. ——— UNCLE DICK'S ANNUAL, Points From the Message of the Goy- ernor of Iinofs, SpuiN6riep, Ik, Jan, jovernor Oglesby, in hisannual messaze to the legis- lature, devotes a large portion of it to the labor troubles of the vast two years, and speaks of the necessity which compelled him to send bodies of state troops to Lemont, East St. Louis and the packing house district near Chicagzo. He urges upon the legislature to so amend the statute bearing upon the employment of state troops to quell insurrec tion as to clearly define the powers of the executive, and whether their employment shall depend upon the information or request from the sheriff or independently of any such appeal. The governor commends the troops for their high state of discipline and efliciency, and urees U lozislature " will provide liberally for their education and equipment, The remainder of the message 18 wely de- voted to the proposed change in the methods for colleeting state revenue, and he urges that assessments should be made on the basis of the full value of property assessed. He directs attention to the vacancy in the oflice of United States senator oce ned by the death of General Logan. He says: “The death of that distinguished citizen, patriot, oldier and statesman, honored and beloyed by his comraaes and country, casts a gloom over the entire country. His eminent sne- cess justly entitles him to ofticial recognition and toan honored place in the memory and aflections ot a grateful and adwiring peo- ple” I'he governor notifies the leglslature of the necessity of providing how to utilize the labor of convicts in view of the constitutional amendment prohibiting the letting by con- tract of the labor of convicts, He speaks at Some length of the existence of pleuro-pnen- monia in this state, and asks for an appro- riation of $200,000 to stamp out the disease Te asks also for an appropriation of $650,000 on behialf of the soldicrs’ home at Quin TIOWA'S DISTRICT JUDGES. They Still Slowly Discuss Uniform Rules of Procedur Des MoINgs, la, Jan, 6.—[Speeial Tele gram to the Bik.|—The district judges of the state continued to-day their work of adopting uniform rules of procedure, but con- sumed the day without definite result, Judze Mirace, for the committee on probate rule, reported a series of rules whieh probably will be adopted by the convention with little change, They provide that clerks shall enter upon court ealendars only such cases as re- quire the action of the court: that they shall on the first day of each term report to the presiding judgeall estates that have negleeted to re- turn the report required by law; that all such reports snall be self-explanatory and com- plete, showing a full debit and eredit ac- count; that reports of the sale of real estare shall be explicit and the parties making the report shall state whether the sales were ad- vantag <hould be approved or not; I ns for orders in probate 11 bo made in writing and self-explana- hatapplication forallowane. to widows the statutes must state the number of children under sixteen, the value of the de- ceased husband’s estatd, the values of prop- y owned by widow: that when a referee in probate shall be appointed he shall exam- ine and audit aceounts of administrators, ex- ecutors and guardian, and shall have power to summon witnesses'and take evidence the same as a judge of probate; that no adwinistrator,” executor or guardian shall be relieved of duty ~ till notice of his application for relief shall haye been | to all persons interested in the case, seems to be a disposition to adopt these rules without much difference of opinion, The main committee on the rules reported through Judge Phelps a series of rules which ealled out much opposition. They will proba- bly be much changed before adoption. — This evening the visiting judges receive a banquet given by the local bar association, Witnesses Against Leavitt. Sroux Crry, Ia., Jan, 6—[Special Telegram to the Bee. )—Paul Leader, one of the Had- dock conspirators, unbosomed himself to a newspaper reporter, and in a published in- terview ounts many s already well known to the public, and in addition he im- plics that when placed on the witness stand at the trial will swear that 1, L. Leayitt did the shooting instead of John Arensdorf. It is turther stated that the defense have now four witnesses who will testify to the same fact, All of these witnesses belong to the band of conspirators, and are now under bond. Leader’s statements plainly indicate the nature of the defense to be made, Ran O His Stock. Crpan RAPIDS, I, Jan. 6,—|Speeial Tele gram to the Brk. |—Bateheldar, of St. Louis, ran off two car loads of J, 1. Palmer’s stock last night. Palmer is_a butter and egg man e owed Batehel $20,000, but had given a mortage to his wife to prevent payment, It is illegal, Burglars at Cedar Rapids, CepAnr Rarios, Ta, Jan, 6,—[Special Tele gram to the Bee. |[—A bold burglar enteres eight different houses this morning befor daypreak, He secured a watch worth $5 and some small chauge. An oflicer trace him, but he escaped. Nursery Burned Dunvque, 1 [Svecial Telegram to the Bee.|—Fire at 10'clock this morning destroyed the Svringbow nursery, Loss, §2,5003 insurance, 32,000, ——— Kenesaw Going West. Kryesaw, Neb, Jan, Special to the Brx. |—A large number of our farmers and business men orgamized the Central Nebras: kaand Western colony at this place last evening. Its officers are G. . Carter, presi- dent: L E. Pierce, vice president; I, G Armitage, secretaryj A, T Mecham, teas- urer. The colony expeets to leave here in the spring with from seventy-five to one hun- ol families, Mr. 8, J. Shirlay, of Sidney Neo., will undoubtediy be engaged by th olofly to locato them. Ile met wit colony last_evening, ~Considerable iasm ‘prevails, and if all could br from their woorings that want to “¢o west and try it over again,* this part of Adams county would witness a regular exodus in the spring, 6. k loose obbed For the Third Time, Braig, Neb, 6.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.-—The postofiice at this place was broken into last night, the safe blown open in a skillful manner and the contents ritled, About $300 in stamps, money and twelve registered packages for loeal delivery were taken, The contents of the pac are not known, ‘This is the second time in a year that this oftice has been robbed, each time done in the same mauner. No blame can b attached to the postinisty s the fice is carefully locked "by her every precantion taken that can be. The burglars ilso blew open the sate of Wiseman & M Quarrie's lumber oftice, just north of the postoftice, aud secured $12 there, No elue. some Secretary Rog ised, LiNcoLy, Neb., Jan, Speeial Tele- gram to the BEE.]—A nuwmber of Sceretary Rogzen's friends In the state house took that gentlexian by surprise in the hour of his de parture from oflice, and last evening pre- sented him with an elegant silver water set Captain Cole made the prescntation specel, 1it was an elezant one that took Mr, n completely by!surprise, and every- one connected with the episode was su- premely happy. Gone Under a Cloud, Coruunus, Neb., Jap, 6.—[Special Tele- graw to the Bee.j—Herman Nateastadt, for several years a wagon waker and blackswmith at this place, has made a jump for a more congenial clime, leaving many ereditors anx- fous as to his whereabouts and his wife cey- *tow belng mowinated for seunator, There | ing whete s her wan gone, THE GIFFORD GOES FOR GROVER. The Delegate From Montana Reads the Riot Aot to the President. NO NATIVES NEED APPLY. Gossip About the Indiana Senatorial Contcst—Serions Obstacle to the Passage of Dawes' Sioux teservation Bails The Riot Act ead to the President. Wasnixaron, Jan. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Delegate Gifford has been seading the riot act to President Cleveland. He went to the white house to urge the name of a Dakota man for a judicial office in that territory and the president displayed some impatience at Gifford's importunities, at which the latter said: *You must remember, Mr. President, that we have good men, men vure In morals and highly qualified as to legal ability, to fill these offices aud all offices in this territory and a majority of our people want them in these offices,’” “But 1 cannot appoint your citizens to these positions,” said the president, “because every man in your territory who amounts to anything is arrayed on one side or the other of your territorial fight or is in some corrupt transaction. They are mixed up m your quarrels and they are unfit to hold ofice. It seems that it takes buta few months for the people going into Dakota to get into the meshes of your ring- nd to be placed beyond the pale of un- biased citizens,” This fired up Gifford and he replied: “Well, pon propose to disregard the voice of the people there in choosing their ofticers, do you? Now, there was Day, who wanted to begovernor. Day was endorsed not only by his party at the polls in biseandidacy arains we, but by the people. They saia they wanted him in the oftice, and yet you did not listen to them, If we had a statehood we should seteet by popularballot men tor offices whom you will not consider now and you, even you, must acknowledge that for the pur pose we have statehood now; all we lack is the form of adinission, Ex-Representative Barney Caulfield, of Deadwood, now here, is disappomted and disgusted at the appointment made of a sue- cessor to Justice Church. He thinks it is an an insult to the intelligence and integrity of the territory and says the president’s objec- tton toappointing Dakotaians to this position will not stand; that the very men the presi- dent is & from New York to fill the oflices, according to his own statement, will become entangled in questions hetore the people of Dakota within a few months after they enter the territory, and at therefore there can be no possible advantage in going elsewhere for men to fill the oftices, if only to get those who arc outside of agitating the questions before the people. Caulfield thinks thetruth is that the president goes to New York for appointees because he wants to re- ward personal friends rs of secur- ing anything in the oflice line tor legitimate residents of the RI01'S OSTACLE, a ele Tias come in the way of the passing in the house of the Dawes bill opening to settlement the Sioux Indian res- ervation in Dakota. CLairman Wellborn, of the committee on Indian affairs, told Dele- gate Gitford to-day that he could not consent to the passage ot the bill with the provision for a treaty with the Indians for the right of way to Iroad throuch the reservation in it, and that 1t must be stricken out. e objected to the provision in the bill zranting indemnity to settlers who were ejected from Crow C servation by order of Presi- dent Arthur. He was willing to securo these settlers priority but not mdemnity them for losses, Giftord thinks these differences hazards the passage of the bill very much, as to make a conflict, but that it will pass nevertheless, as these are the only obstrue- tions. Wellborn is willing also to grant the richt of way to the railroad _on the terms proposed by the bill, but not allow;town sites ete,, as provided. THI | A great deal wi DIANA CONTEST, said at the capltal to-day about the senatorial contest pending at In- dianapolis. The republicans are extremely anxious for the re-election of General Harri- son, and are unanimous in declaring that if he is returned for another term it will give him such renewed precedence as to place im in the very foremost ranks of the leader- shiip of his party. ‘I'nis evening’s Star has a lengthy article on the subject of the eanyass, compiled by reporters atter contact with prineipal Indi- anians and others here, in the course of which itsays: “Among Indianians in Washington the opinion that the present legislature may fail w0 elect a leader seems to be growing. The action of the labor members in cauecussing together, it is conceded, compli- cates the situation very mueh. It the labor men hold out, neither party will have enough to elect. The Indiana contest is a subject of considerable interest at the capital. 1t has been suggested that the demoerats, in the event that they eannot eleel a senator, might combine to prevent an election with the view of procuring the senator by the ap- pointment of the governor, who s a demo- erat, but should that policy be adopted the result would probably be that the seat would remain vacant until “this or its successor should elect. in the case of the appointment by governor when the legislature has neglected its duty, was es- tablished by the senate in the case of tor 8. S, Plielps, of Vermont, lle pornted to the Thirty-second congr avaceney eaused by the death of William Upham, Seuator Phelps took bis seat Jan- wary 19, 185, and in October of that year the Vermont legislature met. ICadjourned in December without elect- ing a senator. Mr, Phielps sat through that congress and through a special session of the senate that was convened on the 4th of March ensuing, In the next December he presented himself as a senator of Vermont for the Thirty-third congress and the ques- tion of his title under the appointment of the goyernor, the legisiy having failed to elect, was referred to the judiciary commit- tee, I'wo reports were subitted Dy the com- mittee, the majority declaring that Mr., Plicips was entitled to his seat, the minority that ho was not. ‘The majority report was re- jected and the senate “deelared that Mr, Thhlps was not entitled to hisseat. The sen- ate then consisted of thirty-eight democrats, twenty-two whigs and two frec soilers,” MUCH FEELING AROUSED, Much feeling has been avousad by the dem- ts of the Distriet of Columbia against the poliey of President Cleveland in importing me) 1rom New York and other states to il oftice here and in the territories in direct re- pudiation of the platform of the party upon which he was elected, “Ihis outburst of in- dignation arose from the aphointment ) C. Matthews, the colored man from Albany, N, Y., tosucceed Fred Douglas as recorder of decds, and culminated last nicht in adoption ot aseries of resolutions by the Columbia demoeratic club, an organ ization composed of the wealthiest and _most influenbial resident democrats of Washington, men who have for many years raised large sums of money to conduct presidential eampaizns for their party, and who poured out their means unstintingly in upport of Cleveland, — The resolutions de- nounce the president’s appointments here and in the territories, and " they have been engro 1 and a copy torwarded to him, The wrath of the miltionaire de s here has been uncorked, and is beins poured upon Cleveland’s head to-night in drenching quan tities, and he will feel its effeet ina wa which will put the second term bee to sleep, MOETON WORKING AGAINST THE MEASULE Ex-Governor Sterling P, Morton, of Ne- braska, while in- Washington, s to bo taking'a hand in the fight against the passage of the inter-state commerce bill, e gave out for publication to-night the foll reeeived by him from Frederielk prominent New York stoek brol gives an intellizent idea of the arg ing used againust the L have your favor of th 1 consider tie inter-state commer comes from the conference committee, fayor- able to the farme iters of the coun- try, west and south. 1 answer decidedly not, buf consider it wholly unfavorabie to those states that are not already covered by rail- roads. As you know railroad building in the southern states was for years retarded by the unsottled . condition of trade and labor, and it uent b coupled with what northern capitalists call the politic risks. 'Fhey hesitated at putting woney south of Mason and Dixon's liue, OMAHA DAILY BEE FRIDAY, fearing adverse legisiation in the different These reasons carried the surplus money of the eastern and middle states into the construction of rallroads in the west and northwest. With the overthrow of the carpet- baz legislatures and dhe restoration of state governments to their rightful holders, the land-owners’ attention was dirceted to the south as the most promising field for railroad building, but up ta 1583 little had been jected bevond the mecessary conncctions building between the old roads. Since that time a great impetus has been given to rail- vod eonstruction from Virginia to Texas, an impetus that has quickened every industrial interest throughout these states—the building up of cities like Bifmingham, in Alabama, thie opening of coal and iron mines in Vir- ginia, North Camlina and Tennessee, and the covering of the northern part of Texas with cattle ran N These states neea ond demand railroad facilities far in advanes of these already attained and in the next ten years wiil receive them if not interfered with by unfrien legislation in their own states or at Washinyton. ‘The northern Mississippl states are simiiatly placed, They nebd more railroads, but with this bill passed at Washington not one foot of rails will be laid in these states unless ab- solutelv necessary, For the railroads al- ready existinz no more favorable legislation can be asked than the passage of the confer- ence bill as it came frein the committee. It is o guarantee against interference from new ronds, You will understand that what isknown as ‘paralleling a railroad’ is only done by eapitalists who hope by dividing the traflic of established (old) roads to sell out at a large profit to the old roads’ stockholders, or by entting rates seriously for a vear or two obtain recognition from the pools. The bili will in effect stop all this. 1 can readily understand the vote of the senators or repre- sentatives of the northern heather Missis- sippi states for the bill, but the vote of a southern or trans-Mississippi congressiman for itought to consizn him to private lite and the wilderness of his own farm,” WIIO 18 SPENCER? Diligent inquiry has been made to-day to learn something of James E. Spencer, of Whitehall, N. Y., who was yesterday ap- pointed associate justice of the supreme court of Dakota to succeed Chureh, Further than that he is a lawyer, has never sousht ontice before and was appointed upon the recom- mendation of S M. Weed and ex-Assis- tant Treasurer Smith nothing ean be learned at the white house. The president says he does not personally know Spencer, ARNY AFFALL First Lientenaut Theodore urth intantry, has been ordered from Fort Cocur d’Alene to Muly as post quartermaster fat Boise barracks, 1daho, Army leaves' granted: Major Henry C. Corben, assistant adjutant general, Chicago, uatil January 203 First Lieutenant Eaward S. Farrow, Twenty-first infantry, one month extension, with permission to apply for two months’ further extensiony First Lieutes James B Goe, Thirteenth infantry, Fort Wingate, Now ' Nexico, until Janualy 14; Lieutenant Charles W, Faber, Eighth cavalry, Fort Clark, Texas, one month extensi Ay furloughs authorized: S, Huvgo Przykolla, company G, Tenth infantry, Fort Crawford, on_the Uncompagre river, Colorado, four months from May 13 Serceant Max Rerchienbach, company G, Sixteenth m. fahtry, San Antonio, Texas, six months, to o abroad; Private Charles Hart, company K, T'wenty-fourth infantry, Fort Reno, In- dian territory, fonr months: Corporal John Morgan, company A, ‘I'welfth infantry, Mad- ison barracks, New York,one month; Privite W. LI Kingman, company G, ‘Thirteenth in- famtry, Fort Wingate, New Mexico, two months, During the present year eight army oflicers will goon the retired list by the operation of the law on reaching sixty-four years of age, as foilows: lier General Orlando B, Wilcox, April 16: Colonel_Glover Derin, as- sistant surgeon general, November 173 .Co onel Charles E.” Blunt, corps of engineers, February 1: Colonel John Hamilton, fourth artillery, Augnst 10t Lieutenent Colonel Henry L. Chiman, seventh intantry, Febru- ary 17 Major Charles J. Sprague, pavimaster, April 121 First Lieutenent Frederick C. Nichols, firstartillery, August 145 and First Licutencent- Williami 1. MeMinn, eighth in- fantry, October 29, In the navy five ofticers will be retired on reaching sixty-two years of age, as follows: Admiral Samuel R Franklin, August sar Admiral John Lee Davis, Septen 31 Commander William L. Gibson, M Medieal Director Jacob S. Dungan, .J and Medical Director Samuel S, sptember 17, TAL CIANGES. Vall - was to-day appointe Patterson, Madison county, . Deboid, removed. CAPITAL BLII . 8. Croxton, of Omaba, is at Welekers. Rice & Bassett, of Chicago, have been warded the contract for the brick and stone work for the Des Moines pi building. “or the brick work they get and for stone work Dt S S Explosion of Natural Gas. Yovxasrowy, O,, Jan. 6.—A natural gas explosion at 3 o'clock this morning destroyed Andrews block and four other building Thomas Brannigan, aged nincteen, was er mated, and several others are reported miss- inr. The Baptist bl and Drake’s livery stable are in the rins, T loss will be “over 310,001 “I'he Andrews’ block was of brick and stone and _was recently butlt at acost of 860,000 At 8 o'clock this morning a watchman named Semple opened a window to secure ventilation, when an explosion occeurred, and Semple ran into the streets with his elothe in flames, In the buildings were several firms, the hall of the Kmights of I'ythias and of the city council. The First Baptist church and a house in the rear of the bloek were burned and several residences, stores and hotel had their fronts scorehe nd windows broken. The loss will probably reach over $100,000 the insurance will probi- reach $30,000. Semple was badly purne and was removed to the hosnital. “Another wateliman is missing and is supposed to be in theruins. It is supposed theleaking of a gas main caused the fire, states, —— Contested Election Cases, WaAsHINGTON, Jan. 6,—The house com- mittee on elections finally acted upon the contested election eases of Kidd vs Steele, of and Page vs rrice, of IRhode i, The majority of the commit- decided that neither of the parties are en- titled to a seat in the Rhode Island case, The minority report will be made to the house recommending that the sitting member, Price, be awarded the seat, In the Indian; case the committee’s report will be unanimous in favor of the right of Steele, republican, to retain s seat, e i ‘The house committee on elvil service re- form instracted the chairman to report favor- ably to the house the senate bill to repeal the tenure of oflice act. A Burn Suanoxiy, Pa, T'he ehamber in the Peerless slope portion‘of the Henry Clay colllery, was discovered burning this morn- ing, ‘I'betire is increasing rapidly and de- ties Mlorts to get it under control. Fre que Jlostons are aeourring and four men have been severely burned. The Henry Clay is the most extensive mine owned by the Reading cempany and employs 1,500 men. I'he logs eannot be estimated, This afternoon the sunerintendent sue- ceeded in cutting off all ventilation, and the fire was _extinguis! without ' scrions damage, Four men whose names cannot be learned were badly burned. - - The Work of Dynamiter SAN KrANCIsco, 6.—A tor plosion aceurred late fast night near the cor- nerof Kighth and Hardison streets, cansed by a dynamite cartridge being placed in the cable slot of the rairoad. The masonty and pulleys on whieh the worked “wer badly shattered by the great force of the ex plosion, which was fes i the vicinity, Two wen were seen 1o plage s lighted package in the tunnel, s Mations. WaAsHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The president the following nominations to the sena day: Thomas C. Manning of Loulisial be envoy extraordinary and minister potentiary to Mexico: Huch A, 1 of Arkansas, minister resident and general to Coreas Thomas Q. Basha wurl, attorney tor the eastern distrie souri. i Nom sent 2 1o a, to pleni: Smore consul of Mis - - The Cold Wave. CH1eAGO, Jan, 6.--The signal servies bu- reau reports the approach of a cold wave, The tewperature will drop twenty degrees within the next twenty-four hours. The temperature was six above here this morn. ing. X - ; Nebraska and lowa Weather, For Nebraska and fows:. Light snow, fol- lowed by fair weather: Warmer, pro- | of Mis- | & ' CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Pacific Railroad Frac ered in the Sen MRS.LOGAN GRANTED A PENSION Discussion of the Inter-State Com- merce Measure Resumed—Some Time Spent in the House on the Erie Oanal Subject. Senate, Wasnrsaroy, Jan, 6.—Among the me- morials presented in the senate to-day and referred were the following: By Mr. Edmunds—Of the committee of the national convention of the Protestant Epis- copal cliurch, praying congress to provide for obtaining statisties of marriage and divorce. By Mr. Spooner—Of the state grange of Wisconsin, in favor of passing the inter- state commerco bill, By Mr. Blair—A large number from various organizations in all parts of the country ask- ing legislation to prevent violation of the Sabbath in running railroad trains Among the bills Introduced and were the following: By Mr. Vance—1o0 prote the morals of minors in the District of Columbia. Mr. Edmunds, from the committee on for: cign relations, reported o bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua, Calendar. Mr. Manderson brought hefore the senate the case of the elaim against Mexico for the killing of Cantain Crawford, in command of the United States troops fn pursuit of Ger- onimo, by Mexican troops in Mexico, Janu. ary, 1856, stating that a stronger and more urgent bill for indemnity should be made in introducing the bill for the relief of Captain Crawford’s heirs, Referred. Mr. Allison offered a resolution ealling on the scerctary of war for tho report of the board of enzinecrs on the bridging of the Mississippi river near St. Louis. The reso- lution gave riso to a discussion between Messrs. Allison and West, in which the latter declared that the report called for, being ad: verse to the bridge, had been obtained under ex parte proceedings and unfairly. The reso- tution was adopted. The senate then took up the resolution of- fered yesterday by Mr. McPherson, calling on the secretary of the treasury for a state- ment of the indebtedness of the Pacitie rail- foad companies to the government and as o the effect of the funding bill thereon, Mr. Hoar withdrew his amendment, callin for an additional statement as to the dis- puted between the government and the companies, stating that his objeet would be equally eifected under the orizinal resolution, Mr. Edmunds said the report of the com- missioner of railroads, Johnston, answered every question in the resolution completely, fully and in detail. If the senator from New Jersey wanted it he (Edmunds) had no ob- Jeetion. "Ihe resolution was agrecd to, I'he senate, on motion of Mitchell of Penn- sylvania, took up the bill to give a pension of 22,000 a year to Mary S, Logan, widow of General Logan, as major general of volun- teers, Mitehell stating that the bill proposed to do precisely what was done for the widows of Generals Haneock and Thomas, 'I'nere was a great distinetion between the ease fof Gen- ernl Logan and the cases of Generals Han- cock and Thomas, who had spent their lives inthe army, in so faras a pension was con- cerned, 1ie thought that the case of Gen Logan should stand on the ame princivie as other ecitizens, If he con- tracted in o the army a disease from which he died there would be ampla ground for a pension for his widow. Mr, Mlitehoit' stated that he hind' heard General Logan say he had been wounded five times, and that he s undoubtedly entitled to a pension, but had never claimea one. He passed this bill on the proposition that a pen- sion is granted to the widow of a citizen who died from the effects of a disease (rhen- matism), eontracted in the serviee during the war. e referred to the analogous case of a Ft]miuu given to the widow of Franeis I’ Slair, Mr. Callom stated that Logzan had eon- tracted rheumatisi on the battle field of Fort Donelson, where he laid in the snow all night. ‘There was no doubt that he died of rhenmatisin eontracted in the serviee of his countr referred questions swell said he had frequently heard deseribe his suiferings from rhen- ¢ different tields of the war, It t 1o every member of the pension committee that Lozan's death was due to that cause that they did not taie the trouble to go farther into the subject, Mr, Vest offered an amendment fix pension of the widow of Francis I’, 13 32,0002 year, asserting that if the widow family of any man were (o be paid out of the treasiiry in proportion to his public serviees it was the widow and family of Francis % Bl At the request of Mr. Hawley and’ otl senators ho withdrew his amcendment and then the bill was passed without division, Mr. Vest therenpon introduced . bill in- creasing the pension of Mrs. Blair from $50 A month to 52,000 a year, and at request the bill was' immediately considered and assed. PO motion of Mr. Edmunds the bill to sarry into effect the treaty with China for the his suppression of the opium’ traflic was taken up and 1 I anting to the Kansas, Texas & Southwestern railtoad company the right of way across the Fort Hayes military reserva- tion was tuken up and passed, “Fhien the senate, at 1:45 p, 1 sideration of the inter-stateeonme; and Mr. Plut continued his He sald that the senators were ne make a raid on railroad property, were here 1o do justiee by the rairoads and by the people, An unremunerative rate w just as unréasonable and_injurions as too high a rate, and the raiload companies would have to see to 1t if the publie welfard wits 10 be promoted, that remunerative r for freight and passengers were received, What were the railroads to do it piohibited from making pooling arranzeme perience tan t that the old rute wars would Degin again and the end of 1t would be, as it always had been —consolidation. “Ihe mono- polics of this country had been ‘built on the graves of weak competitors, “Ihe bill invited a grand monopoly o railroad capital in this country which wouid be built on the graves of the radroads that are not able to stand in the competition. ‘Ihat railroad monopoly would be the master of the people, Mr. Morgon opposed the bill, Mr. Callom suld that he was very anxions to have the bill disposed of as soon as pos sible, consistent with a fair discussion, and L thierefore gave notice that on ‘Tuesdiy or Wednesday next hie would ask the senate to remain in session until the subject was dis- posed of, After Journed, resumed con- bill, Zument, here 1o They executive session the sen: ad House, WASHINGTON, Jan, € ing lour the house resu in comn of the whole, consideration of tne bill for the perman nent of the Erie and Osweko canals and to sec freedom of the same 10 the cowmer the United States. Mr. Randall 1 that an early vote d be taken on the measure, s likely to pass, and it would be well to some other provosition to obtain the il Mr. Weaver of lowa secondea this gestion, T ing that the bill would fail unless the Hennepin canal appropriation was attached to it, Mr. Weber of New York con ar nt in support of the measnre, thatin acommercial pointof view,can of a national eharacter, and dec the fate of these great orts was in the hands of congress, r. And of K favored the objects designated to be accomplished by the bill. ‘The people of Kansas have a greater interest in the attainment of these objects than the people of New York, The Erie canal stood a8 a balance on the capacity of the great trunk lines of railroads, and would be worth $100,000,000 to those roads if they could wipe out that canal, It was to the Interests of the producers of the country that it stand Instead of being wived out. Me Murphy of lowa saild that as e was ln W improve nar that tern aring waterways to eas nsas heartily | tavor of the construction of the canal so was he in favor of the of the which would give the western producet cheay water transportation was this which led comnerco whose purpose was to giye the producer of the west little relief from the burdens | mposed upon them by railroad rapacity, mittee rose and upon into 111inois in the priation ¢ being on ot a out bill was read, reported to passed. went into committee of of 1llinois in the ¢ ganization bill, The existing organization of the sdequate to all demands of the present and All probable requirements of the future scong verely eriticised the feature which, he de. greal when the country the American navy in advance of achievements of the world. authorizing across the Mississippi river at Dub: Cablg noon Mr. William Black, brought into court in Joim Dick, the celebrated was defendant. stat the dofendant's magazin November, it was said in the course of leged biography of Mr. Black, that with the shirowdness characteristic of took care, when in s WHCTe money was, hetress,” the blographer continued, determined air, he that Iis first wife was portionless, that his second wife would get £3,000 on the death of her father, and lastly aunt, tured Black's his raised hearty laughter. madea specel to reduce the dama Sir Charles Russelt said he did more than a nominal recompense, as the ac- tion was brousht to clear tion fra The jury found o yerdict whereupon Black suiilingly diove off to the Garrick elub to dine. “The Missouri | day by clecting the nominces of the demio- atice caucus for its ofticers, licutenant condiie terduy ,. Jetlerson City, Mo., yesterday sentences. the senatorial gressman Henderson arrived on the ground to superintend his boom in person, Walla before the interior department or James B, made 2 full details of the nominrted Franeis B, mazoo, tor United States s his new paper, th on Saturday, in defending the Dr. Metilyin in the election Ja at Ean Clai HughdJ. I'riee, son of the Pric long terms resy B Protessor Joseph Tosso, Tinist, died at bis howe in yesterday, Arkar landed at report t of the tamily of Joseph Iyn been 1o deaths we complished the sixty quails in thirty day tor the 2500 bet that he ea forty eall tron i convi he pardoned nd Wi vepublican nominated ¢ Ihis insires t give of the ball son Stecl works, of ( Braddock mortow. Tl iven out, but ¢ amic not known, but from learned it will be an over Jasty Tennepin 3 eniargement Erie canal, or of any other measure to castern markets, 1t of cheap transportation drafting of the inter-state now ler consideration, question 1o the bill and the consumer of the east I'lie morning hour having expired, the com- the bill resumed 'its place the calendar. The house then went com ce of the whole, Springer of chair, on the pension appro- which appropriates £, 247,500, S5,000 below the estimate, the re- being in the item for _rent ces for pension acencles, With: amendment — or discusston the the honse and yeas | g the whole, air, on the naval ion Tho house then Mr. Sayers of Texas adve ated the meas- ure. Mr. Boutelle of Maine opposed the bill. navy was De. ng to adiscussion of its details ho s red of n lour place first would break down the autor aineering bureau at nny the very looking to it to the Mr. MeAdoo of New the Jersey favored rending further debate the committee rose, Mr, Henderson of Towa introducea a bill the consd ction _of a bridge e, la. “The house then wdjourncd, — THE NOVELIST WINS, William Black Given Damages in 1lis Libel Suit, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett) LoxDoN, Jan. 6.—[New York Herald Special to the Brp|—This after- the novellst, was libel cause colobre, cheap publisher, Sir Charles Russell, who for Mr. Black, stated that in Bells, last nal- 1 the case s Bow Lis nation, he arch of o wife, to go “Ho twice married an and has le a large fortune from his works, but he is reported to be very close, and his poor ¢ lations in Lately an apje an aunt who had done much for lie was young lier own, and only needed two shillings sixpence a week o keep her out of Nou Everyone has and Mr. Bl stature, and wore ho affords to ignore. him to assist him when income of and the poor Black wouid not pay it his or her weakness, lose hieartedness, even to meanness, is ks, The plaintiff is aman of short suit to mateh his name. ming through his spectacles, but with a ave his evidence, saying Seotland 1 was made to She had a small e, but Mr., that he never had an relative having been manufac- for the oceasion, Mr. quaint wanner of giving testimony, as well as the denials, Mr. Dick’s coun sel s, but for not ask is client’s reputa- il and elub cossip. for £100 —$500— Russell_and Mr. ) the Foets ot soc Sir Charles TELEGRACH NOIES. Another street car tie-up is threatened on thie Brooklyn city limes. Cardinal Jacobini is again failing and a fatal termination is expecied. Fourteen pouches of letters and_a truek load ot pavers were burned in the Tiftin (0.) wreck The I were rliance machine works at Milwankee aged by tice last night to the extent 50,000, slature orga o yester- Kreamer's commercial building, the finest in Lock Haven, Pi, was destroyed by fire yesterday mornig. Loss, 87 inauguration of the governor and governor of eMassachusetts wis e ut the state house at Boston yes- 000, The Wittrock, 1 bers, it and Weaver, the espress were faken to the penitentiary at o serve their ‘There was no visible ehange yestorday in situation in 1llinois, Con- A Rapid City attorney named Joseph M. wsbeen debarred from practicing any of its reaus and local land oftices, Nowlin, artested for the murder near Summerville, Mass., has mtession, and given to the police orrible erime, ‘Fhe revublican caneus of the Michigan stature, on the tenth_ballot last” evening Stockbris nator, captured the organization Codman The democrats of the upver house of the Indiana Jlegisiati yesterday, but the republicans elected 1o /. G. Sayre speaker of the house, Henry George will devoto nine columns of Standard, whieh appe Ltion of 1 fall, congressional conyention last might nominated late Congressman Cond Nels I Haughen for short and tively, I'he republican WVis., famous vio- Covington, Ky., vears, *The ¢” melody which aged eighty-live aw Traveler’ s t ved his greatest suceess, ‘e of the erew of the ship Harvey Mills San Pedro, Cala,, vesterday and At the vessel toundered two days out Seattle on December 14, Allof the erew were lost except three men, A post mortem examation of the remains Mauri, the lirook supposed to- have the fact that the who were soned, developed cansed b Lville remarkanle and | dru; A Camp! Isactl t cighty ol them in day Prosident Cley terday received a Dad recently The y his he pr in Lurn given the 1 ! of won Lt at ] jury, and n ! 1o’ pre ned Scontor MeM inounced it b t for reclection, Pestimony in 1 any can Ry governor elay of North ¢ Steel Mills itesune, BURG, Pandan, 8.1 Edgar Thompr & Co., al 5 10 Leen Py , Pa,, will resuie operatic @ new seale has not yet crything been settled The exact advance 1n wages i liable sowrces it nee ol 20 per ¢ iy, pat's Wages. A BIG SOCIAL SENSATION, hicago's Thrice Excl tated to Their Uttermost Bounds, A RICH YOUNG GIRL DISAPPEARS And With Her Departs a Gilded Youth of the Garden City—) Trace of the Missing Truants, A Millionaire's Daughter Elopes, Crrcaco, Jan, Special Telegram o the Bre, (—A mystery deep and singular is agitating to the uttermost bounds the thrice exclusive social cireles in this city of which Mrs, H. 0. Stone, Mrs. George M. Yullman, Mrs, Marshal Field and Mrs. Wirt Dogter are the best known representatives, Since Mons day afternoon Miss Althea L. Stone, the beautiful sixtecn-year-old daugliter of the many times millionaire Mre, 11, 0, Stone, has not been seen by her wother or friends, and the disappearance is now known to have been attended by circumstances of an extra- ordinary character. Miss Stone had been at- tending a fashionable seminary at Ogontz, Ta, until within the past fortnight. Sho came to Chicago ostensibly to spend the holi- days at home, and was to have returned east Tuesday, A brilliant reception Monday afternoon, given by Mrs, Bryan of No. 2000 Michigan boulevard, was attended by Mis, Stone and her now missing dau After the reception, while the wealthy widow lngered to exchange a pleasant word with the hostess, fair Miss Althea glided out of the brood doocway and, passing blithely between the departing groups of riehly attired guests, wade her way in the direction of her mothier's handsome equipage. Stranee to say she did not enter that vehiclo but one directly behind it, and in_searcely a moment was whirled down the boulevard and out of sight. In the conveyance which tho youthful Miss Althea entered was a young man of sliw build, dressed in the latest ex- treme of fashion. 1 identity was partially concealed by huge mufllings about the lower portion of his face, though persons who saw him claim that it was an individual named William Cunningham, who enjoys a promt- nenee among the golden youtl of the west searcely less marked and of much the same type as that of the once famed Berry Wall in New York, Cunningham possesses an in- torest in the profits of an insarance business, but thousn noted for the apparently limitless extentand unique character of his ward- robe, as we his lavish expenditure in other directions, he is not Known to possess aheavy bank account. When Mrs. Stone reached the curbstone and learned that her davghiter had departed in- another carriage, consternation overcame her. Back into Mis. Byram's spacious but stillerowded drawing room she was carried, whero all present elustered about her, while couriers were dispatelied in every direetion. As time vassed and o tdings of the missing one were received, Mis, Stone becanie distracted. Soalarming was ber conditlon that Mrs. Pullman and Mrs. Field spent tho nightat her side in the 1oom - where eption had taken place. Meanwhile aconsultation “of the family advisers had been held, and Iate in the even ing Mrs. Stone's trusted contidant, Judge Kuickerbocker of the probate court,” acco panted by three detectives and Mrs. Stone's o attorneys hurrledly procecaed to the res- idence of the Cunningham family on Chi- venue, near Pine strect, suspeeting oung Cunningham and Miss Althea miglit be there. The party was met in the lors by the agred tather gor Cunningham, who in reply to an inquiry said that his son's whereabouts were unknown to him. Upon Leing informed of Judge Knickerbocker's suspicions, and hearing that - deteetives had been brought into his house, Mr. Cunning- hawm was in_ wrath, He' ordered the entire party out of dours and savagely threaténed to throw them out bodily. The judge and his companions re- tired, hut remained in the vieinity and with eight policomen watched the Touse until morni Their labor was fruitless, 1t hias only been ascertained definitely that younz Cuntiingham has disappeared as coni- iy as Miss Stone. What las been done by them or either of them can_only be s mised, although a relative of the youny iady has taken the resnonsibility of causing tho following notice to be published MakkiAGrE—Stone-Cunningham-—-Monday, January 8, 1557, Althea 1, Stone to Williain Cunningham, both of this eity, No other réferenee to the subject lias yet crept into print, all the influence of the most powertul coteries in the city being exerted to prevent a diselosure, Late to-night it 15 reported that the couple have returned to Chicazo and are at Cuning- ham’s nonse, that Miss Stone cluins 1o have been warried and that the mother refuses. to recoguize lier S — ILL-ADVISED, parations I Made to Boycott Chicago Shoe Firms, CurcaGo, Jan. 6.—[Special Telegram 1o thie Bri. |—Four assemblies of Knights of Labor have begun measures with a view to boy- cotting the firms of C. 11, Fargo & Co. and Selz, Sehwab & Co, It s ed that the firms have violated the agrecment entered into fast spring. The exeeutive board, be fore whom the charzes were made, decided against the men, The decision is reported 1o Lave heen very unsatisfactory to the local assemblies who are dircetly interested in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and it was decide oged, to order a boyeott, Tho notice of the boveolt was o great surprise to the tirms concerned, Selz, Selwab & Co, sy they had consulted with the state executive board when that body was in session here and bad been completely vindicated by the mvestigation, C. . Fargo & Co.'s caso was also eonsidercd by the state board, which still has their ease underadvisement, ' Fareo said this morning that he had in no'way vielated the agreement made last spring. At that time he had a contract with the authorities of the penitentiary at Jackson, Mieh for the eme 0 men and had to pay for them e used them or not.” At that o only about 10 of the men were at work, but whei he agrecd o use no more men e certainly referred to 150 ealled for by the contract, and he had at various times sinee used the' full 150 men. e expressed regret at the hoyeottand said that he was sorry 10 have his oods boycotted by any hody ol yien, but did not see what. he could do aboit the matter, M Selz, o1 Selz, Sehwab & Co., was very Indignant over il ion or tl iblies and thieatens to invoske the aid of i e can find out who to mvyoke it Abour Uanion Pacific, ial ‘Telegram to Betsy in Wall street fie wouldb in ion month bill pa certainty of Its passoge, e | of the vill ma even of theu d reien ton drug store and ater I wer red 10 conseionise s Jong t feared that one TeCover 1t was | 4 would not