Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1887, Page 1

b fl[X’i‘EENTH YEAR. PART I. 1-8 0, 1887 ~SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 226, New Bellicose Rumors Sprung oa the Bx- cited Publio Every Day. FUEL ADDED TO THE FLAMES. General Boalanger Working Hard on His Plans of Mobilization, THE ELECTIONS IN GERMANY. How tho Government Is Pushing Its Plan of Oampaign, COMMENT ON INGALLS' SPEECH. Remarkable Experiments in Hypo- tism Continue to Excite Parisian Scientific Circles—The Italian Government’s Victory— Other Foreign News, Polnts From Paris, 1Copyrih by James Gordon Bennett.] Pani Jan, ~[New York Uerald Cable ~Special to the Bre,|—Thi pessimists are still to the fore, weh day brings dozens of warlike rumors. ‘T'he bourse is as fickle as quicksilver, and Pavisians are bewildered by the conflicting stories. They judge the situa- tion according to the impressions of the ment, and, as N. Ranc says to-day, “C'est affaire de temperament.” T'he same person ‘Wwhio at breakfast time announces that war is inevitable before six weeks are passed, will atdinuer time tell you, “No, there won't be any war this year.” Meanwhi ne tain of French artil- lery, M. Ivan de Woestyne, adds fuel to the flames by publishing a pamphlet dedicated to the memory of the Frenchmen killed in 1 71, bearing the title of “low to Fight the German Army,” the answer being to got as near as you can to them in the night and then bayonet them. Aithough this sensa- tional pamphlet recalls by its title, Prince Frederiek Charles’ famous memoir, “How to Fizht the Freneh Army,” published in 1555, it also reminds one of a once famous reeeipt for cooking a hare, BOULANC MOBILIZATION PLANS, General Boulanger is working night and day in perfecting arrangements with the railway authoritics to enable mobilization on the German frontier to be as rapid as possible the moment the order shall be given. The two army corps to the west of Paris-—-the Third with headquarters at Rouen and the Tenth with headquarters at Renner--can now be transported divect by railto the castern frontier without passing throusch 1% a feat that would have been impossible six weeks ago, and which shortens by two days required to wobilize those mes, COMMENTS ON INGALLS' SPEECHL The Parisian papers have reproduced with much glee Mr. Ingalls’ speech in the senate against and whieh, transiated into terse, trenchant Frencl, has a tragie ring abont it the boulevardiers, Evencment To-day’s devotes a lead- ng article to Senator Ingalls and concludes with the words: “Le virulent senateur du Kansas a cte Pecho de la conscience humaine, 1 Anglet est jug Llle ne towbe pas plus bas apres avoir ete domestiquee par PAllewmand. Elle tinira etronglee par deux venples jeunes it impitoyables—le Yankee et Je Co a jue.” BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. ‘ITlie weatiier for the last few days has been superb, ‘Ue bright sunshine every day has given us a foretaste of spring and made I almost as cheerful as during the prix.” THE IYPNOTIC SENSATION. Hypnotism and Dr. Chareot continue the Parisian sensations of the day. A most in- teresting seance took place yesterday morn- ing in the museum of the Salpetriere hos- pital. Dr. Charcot received a delegation from the de Medicine Legate com- missioned with examining the possibility of any one under iy pnotie influence making or signing a will. A very curious experi- ment was wade in which a young girl Dr. Charcot’s admonition sigued a after having yiolently retused to do so0 for several wminutes, She rewembered having received the paper from one of the wewbers of the commission. Dr. Brouardel then ade hier a present of 50 francs. ‘The experiment tends to prove that it such a thing is improbable it is not impossible. This study bas becoe a passion among medical men, who say it may greatly belp lezal pro- cedure, Inasmneh as by sending criminals to sleep and drazging their s from them while under hypuotic influence, there would be little fear of judges condemning the inno- cent forthe guilty. A theft in the hospital was found out in this way by Dr. Maurie, for wany years Dr. Charcot’s assistant, ‘The sub- ject refused at first to tell where the object was hidden. After a little diplomacy on the part of the young doctor, who told the slsep- ing girl he was the young man from whom the card case had boen taken and not to fear telling him where it was, she gave a detailed account ot having stolen and told where the card ease was to be tound. Dr. Maurie im- mediately went to the spot indicated, where, sure eno gh the stolen article was found, NEW CABNIVAL COSTUMES, ‘The grandes coutarieres are racking their brains to find something new for the carnival balls, Thehackneyed watteau shepherdesses, vivandieres gypsies and Andalousneans are glving place to something more original. One new costume s that of a snail. It ls composed of a short skirtof pale gray gauzs, looped at intervals with large imita- tion snail shells in striped black and yellow sillk, ‘The corsage, composed of the same striped siik, is cut in a deep point o front and has & large puff, simulating a shell at at the back. 1t e bordered at the top with trimming of gray frieze feathers. The head- dress is adorned with two slender horns iwi- tating those of a snall, Auother very original dress reprua*lnn summer storm. One-half of the skirtls in sky blue satin, on which is worked In gold a half disk aud the long rays of a setting sun, Frow this side are drawn back full skirts of black tulle, striped with lines of a pleasant rain, These widths fold full and are uncon- fined over an underlining of black satin at the other side of the skirt, The corsage is of Dblack tulle, striped with silver, made full and crossed transversely with a gauze searf lu the prismatic colors to represent a rainbow. This scarf is attached at the waist to that side ot the skirt, whicki is composed of black tulle, and over which its two long ends are allowed to fall A very pretty costume, representing win- ter, has & short skirt entirely formed of swan's down and a corsage in white corsage, bordered with swan’s down. A pair of silver skates Is attached by & white satin ribbon to one side of the waist. A Polish cap in swan's down and 8 wufl of the same material com- plete the dress. PLISONAL MENTION. Amoug the passengers who salled from Havie this wornivg on board the Norwandle are the Baron de Fava, the 1talian minister at Washington, Madame de Fava, who is still in delicate health, remains until spring at Nice, Mr. and Miss Beach Grant are basking in the sunshine at Cannes and Miss Adele Grant is to wear the costume of a soubrette at the seventeenth century ball given by dy Murray at Canues in the middle of iary. Mrs. James Brown Potter has wisely chosen as her coach in French classic Mme, Arnold Plessy, The societaire of the Come- die Francaise predicts great things of Ia jolie Aniericaine, Mr, S, V. A. Vanhorne, of New at the liotel de I'Athenee. Mr. Charles 8, v and wife, of York, are at the Hotel Continental, York, is New Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8, White, jr., of phia, are at the Hotel Binda. Amon: Philadel- e Americans at Monte Carlo are My and Mrs, William Astor, Mr. Irescott Laurence, Mr. and Mrs, Delano and Mrs, Tucker. I'saw tae ex-kliedive, Ismail, today. He I8 very much afiected by the death of General Stone, whoin he said was one of the ablest and best wen that ever served in Ezypt. AIRS IN RMANY, Ak © The Government's Election Methods— Preparations For War, Briy Jan. 25.~Mareh ¢ having been fixed for the ballot the reichstag eannot mect before the Sth of that month. Preparations for the elections are now proceeding very quietly but on all sides with much activity. ‘I'ne_government is working chiefly along two lines, to impede the socialist electoral propaganda and to influence the return of the clerical eandidates snpporting the septennate. Toward the latter object a new church bill will be laid before the upper house of the Prussian landtag on February 14, The bill cmbodies a thorough revision of the May laws, including the right of residence of religious orders, recognizes the vatican’s interpretation of the Anzei Geplizht, and ractically renounces during a stated period (reported to be ten years), all rights of the state to apbprove appointments to clerical vacancies except in the Polish diswicts, ‘The repression of the socialists extends to suppression of electoral meetings, the arrest of lcading members of local committees and the selzure of manifestos if the police con- ider the appeals a breach of law, At Dant- e on Thursday twelve socialists were ar- rested, including Herr Joehew, a candidate for the reichstag, and nearly all the members of committee, The police make the usual charge that the prisoners were members of o secret ciety, The Berlin police have so terrorized the own- ers of halls in workingmen’s quarters, in which popular meetings have hitherto been beld, that they now refuse to let them for political purposes, and a similar difficulty is encountered by those desiring to hold meet- ings in beer LFouses But not- withstanding the efforts of the volice the socialist candidates are progressing. Singer, the socialist candidate in the fourth distriet, Iozenolever in the sixth, and Cris- tensen in the first are all considered sure of election. The progressist prospects are rather doubtful. Since the Dantzic progressists de- clared in favor of the septennate other distriets, including Konigzsburg and Sonder- hausen, have decided only to elect candidates who will vote for tho military bill in its entivety. At Fredeberg and Arnswelde a progressist has been nominated who prom- ises to vote for the septennate. WAR PREPARATIONS, Thestatement of the ofticial press that the ling out of the reserves does not imply war has failed to r ure the publie, while both on the bourse and in military circles the measure is interpreted as a part of the cam- paizn preparation: announce purchases of the larg ings at Zillisheim, near barracks for German inforcements have Dreuze. Hagenau and other frontier rosts. An Alsace journal reports that the Frenchare building wooden barracks at Ger- ardmer to accoinmodate 3,000 men ana thatat other places in Vosges smaller barracks are being erected. The garrisons at KEpinal DBruyeres and Saint Wie have each been rein- forced with 5,000 troops. The Italian Government Victorious. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.| Rome, Jan. 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEE.]—An excellent impression has been produced on the money market here by the victory of the Italian ministry, obtained after lonz and animated discussion, of the public works budget. A majority of fifteen votes proves the stability of the government of which Signor Depretis and the immense influence exercised ignor Maglian, the minister of finances, Signor Genala, winister of public works, would have been beaten without the assist- ance of Signor F. Depritis and Magliaui. Another great parliamentary ballot will take place in the early part of March next, wnen the discussion on the next budget will com- mence. The same pupils of the elementary classes of political economy who last year brought about the dissolution of the chamber of dep- uties are preparing to make another attack on their master, Signor Magliani, who is walting for them with a swmile on his lips, conscious of having rendered immense service to his country. He has maintained the credit of the ltalian government, not- withstanding several years of depression caused by the Inundations and the cholera, It is to him, too, that the laboring classes of Italy owe the abolition of the tax on corn grinding, the reduction of 50 per cent in the price of salt. Signor Magliani’s vietory will be a crushing one for hi versaries. Paris and Brussels Hello, (Copyright 1657 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brussers, Jan, #9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.|—Experiments were made to-day of telephone wires estab- lished between Paris and Brussels, the long- est line of communication yet established on the continent. Parisian and Belgian jour- nalists and some ministers telephoned over the wire and their voices were perfectly aud- ible. The experiments having suceceeded, the telephonic service will be opened to the public and worked regularly from Febru- ary 10, hool build- Calmar, for troo] I arrived at A Protest From Turkey. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—All the Americans here, including the mission- aries, have signed a petition to congress pro- testing against the proposed treaty with the porte which revives the status of protected sud naturalized citizens, Senatorial Conrests, CuArLEsTON, W. Va, Jan. 20— The legis- lature in joint session cast another ballot for Upited States sewator to-day, without any result. Avustiy. Tex,, Jan 29.—-The deadlock in the legislature over the election of scnator remains unbroken. INviaNAroLis, Jan. 20.—In the joint ses- slon of the legisiature to-dsy the republicans refraived from voting. ‘The Mulhausen papers., BILLS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. Substance of Some Measures Which the People Will Watch, THE PROPOSED POOLING DRAW. What Representative Smyth Has In- troduced For the Knights of Labor ~Miller's Live Stock Com- nission Document. Important Hounse Bills, Livcors, Neb, Jan, 20.—[Special to the Beg.J—Among the bills which were intro- auced yesterday and forwaided to second reading in the house to-day some have gen- eral interest, Mr. Yutzy presents a measure which pro vides that any individual, firm or company who shall fraudulently contract any debt or obtain eredit upon frandulent repi esentations shiall not be entitled to the benefit of exemp- tion laws, and all property, real or personal, shall be liable to seizure upon attachment, Mr. Smyth has introduced the bill drafted by the e assembly of Knights of Labor forbidding pooling contracts by railroads, 1t provides “that all contracts, either express or implied, whether made within this state or without this state, by any railroad company organized or doing business in this state, to pool or divide its earnings with any other railroad company or companies, either in or out of this state and all contracts, express or implied, to charge an a A rate for the carriage of goods or passengers from any point, without this state to any point in this state or from any point 1 this state to any point without this state, or between any points in this state, are Lereby prohibited and declared illegal and void 50 1ar as the sawe rebate to the carri of goods or passengers within this stat ‘I'he bill further provides thatany person that shall pay such railroad comvany any woney for the carriage of goods within this state'or for passenger fare duringthe time such company shall be operating its road un- der such illegal contract or azreement pro- hitited by the provisions of this act, may re- cover all such money. Another bill, also drafted by the Knights of Labor, is introduced by Mr.” Smyth, It de- clares that no telegraph companyshall charge more than the following ratés: ~ For ten words 100 miles, 20 aund 1 cent for every additional For ten words anywhere in the over one miles, 85 eents; nd nt for additional word, The penalty is ars for every violation. " Smyth also fntroduced abill making standard time the legal time, Mr. Whitinore has presented a bill estab- lishing the Nebraska Dairymen’s association and recoznizi ate institution. The officers named are: Whitmore, presi- dent; 8. C. B dent: ' H. L. Wing, seeretary D. . Ash- burn, J. Dixo ilowe, "Henry Eicke, and J. ors. The asso- ciation shall hold an aniual meeting or con- vention on the second Tuesday of Deeember, at which reports shall I ved. ‘The pro- ceedings of the convention and reports shall “be_printed (2,000 copies) and to pay this ex- nense 1,000 annually is to be appropriated out of the general fund of the state. AMr. Bowman's bill to_provide a board of i stock sanitary commissioners is a very voluminous dociiment, and appears to be quite complete. It naues the wovernor, at- torney general and auditor as ex-oflicio com- missioners. Bach shall appoint a seeretary who shall al stock grower, nnd who shall reside respectively in the First, See sional districts. ' The nd Third congre: el secretary shall be S1800 per Iso appoint a : 0. Tie board shall be empowered {o order quarantine, in- vestizate all reports of contagious or infe tious diseases, cause slhughter of infected animals and 4o many other things caleulated to guard the live stock of the state from dis se. The bill also makes it the duty of every person owning or handling stock to re- port” appearance ot d. ¢ at once to the sheriff of the county in which the stock is lo- cated, and of the sherifl to establish tempo- rary ‘quarantine and_report at once to the coitmissioners. For violation of this duty on part of an individual fines dre to be im- sand for bringing iuto the state any nfected animal the fine is placed at ot les than $200 nor more than $1,000. Thero i s of the bill which ‘will bear fally one which execpts from serutiny, espe 6 be paid for if killed by order of the LINCOLN. gram to the B Anotner petition from the voters of York county was presented by Mr. Keckley, praying that the Wil be passed, whiell provides that no combination among grain dealers to control prices shall be allowed to exist. The bill for re-district- ing the state into fifty senatorial districts was reported upon favorably, Sen- ate file 47 was passed, It provides that §135,000 be transferred from the university to the general fund. A peti- tion sigried by 800 voters in the Fourth Judi- cial distriet will be presented to the legisla- ture. 1t prays that the bill_providing for an- gubier Judge for” that district be not-passed, Mr. Sterling's bill to prevent pooling and combinations among lumber and coal dealers, and the fixing of prices of different competinz dealers and sellers was introduc to-day. Itisa very important measure n'ill 00 doubt meet with formidable opposi- jon, ‘I'he bill providing that bonds may be voted to reward the discovery of coal was reported back unfavorabl; ‘The bill providing arbitration in contro- versies between labor and capital was recom- mended by the labor comuiittee to pass. ‘The committee on military affairs reported favorably on S, F. No. 72 providing penalty upon those who wear ¢ . R, badies with- out authorit ‘This measure has becore necessary because of the large number of men secking alms on the strength of a G. A, 1L badge who were never soldiers. The same committee al8o reported favorably on the bill for a memorial to congress relating to pension legislation. ‘I'he cominittee on railroads reported a sub- stitute ‘-mvidinz that a summons against a railroad may be issued upon any oflicer or employe thereof, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Colby—To fix date when real and per- sonil tax shall become delinquent. By McNamar—To establish a state normal school in the city of Plum Creek. By Swrllu‘c-’l‘n brohibit pooling of lumber and coal dealers to ix prices awony dillerent dealers and sellers, ur Robbins—To apportion the state into judleial districts and for appointment of elerks and oflicials thereof. By ('ull;y‘ lo exempt personal property of heads of families to the value of $500 from lc\?' and sale for taxes, Hy Wright—To indemnify farmers for loss of swine from Log cholera, By Holmes—To provide suitable books, stationery, ete., for use of county ofcers, By Sterling—To provide that married women whose husbands are incurably in- sane, may have the bonds of matrimony au- nulled, ‘Lhe senate adjourned until Monday. 10 o'clock Doings in the House. LiNcory, Neb., Jan. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brg. |—The house of representa- tives appeared somewhat attenuated at the conclusion of the morning session to-day, Whether the adjournment is taken or not, the members who want to go home get ex- cused and go. About twenty-five gentlemen were excused this morning, and there were therefore that number of vacant desks. The committees reported favorably this morning upon the following billa: To appropriate $5000 to reimbuise Otoe county for the expenses of the trial and keeping of Bohannan, the murderer; to conpensate Chas. A. Johnson in the amount of 83,080,80 for & BATD barned in order to capture a murderer about a vear ago; a bill ceding juitsdiction to the Uhited States over the Nlobrara reservation, in accordance with the reconimendation of the governor: to amend section 13, ehapter 4, of the criminal code. The committec on county seats and county boundaries feeommended the inde inite = postonement of tha bill whic provided tiat if a 00ttty seat should be situ- ated more than five miles from the geograph- ical center of the county the commissioners upon petition signed by 500 citizens should order an election for location of county seats. The report was adopted. The committer on appointment recommended the appointment of 1wo additional pages, a superintendent ot bills, an assistant janitor and one or two other employees. ~ Upon resolution by Mr. Agee the appointments recommended by the committee were made. A resolution by Mr, Smyth that no bills shall b iutroduced on'or after the thirtieth day of the session. except by consent of two-thirds of the mem- bers of fhe house, was adopted, A resolution that the secretary report the number of coples of the compiled’ statutes on hand and the number required for the needs of the state during the coming two ycars, was also adopted. A megsage was received from the governor announcing that he had approved the legislative avpropriation bills, “The ex- penses of this session will be $95,000, A large number of bills were 'introduced, and all introduced yesterday were read a see- ond time and reférred to appropriate com- mittees, The liouse adjourned until 2 o’clock Mon- day afternoon. TUE GRIDIRON CLUB, Representative Henderson, “of Towa, will be a guest of the Grid' [ron club at its regular monthly dinner at Chiamberlain’s to-night. Senator Allison was recently a guestof this elub,which is composed of I ing newspaper cortespondents of W ington. George F. Wr is here, t, of Council Bluffs, lowa, POSTAL CHANGES, The following lowa postmasters appointed to-da Io: -l Clarkesville, L viee Mrs, C. M. Mitehell, retnoved; . A, Nooker, Coburgh, Montzomiery county, vice Albert M. Lull, removed. were —— NEW ,YORK STOCKS., The Drifc of Prices Shows a Downward Tendency. :w Yori, Jan. 20.—[Special Telegram to the Brk.]—The drift of prices on the stock exchange to-day was downward, not- withstanding a higher London market and an inerease of over §3,000,000 in the reserve of New York banks. The theory was that the majority of the shorts had covered on the in show of strength yester the absence of outside buying, there w nothing to even sustain prices, There wa steady crumbling down in values all threugh the list, ihe most marked declines being in ‘Trunk lines. Erie preferred and the seconds broke about 2 per cent and scllers found a good deal ot difliculty in securing any ar- ketatall. The ola eliques in Reading and Jersey Central were still bullish, and the point was given cireulation that these stocks and to-da would boom om any improvement in the conditions of the general market. 1t wias reported that Mr, Corbin had bought a controlline interest in Jersey Central, and it was known that his brokers had recently transferred into their own names some 10,00 shares of the stock, supposed to be for M rbin, 1t was stated that it was his iatention to make certain changes in the management of the road and put it on a paying basis if possible. There was some activity in Riehimond Terminal, but the pressura all seemed to bo on the selling side, Consolidated Gas made a gain of 1 per cent. The bull pool in it was very confi- dent, claiming that as soon as the® general wmarket got out of its present rut Gas would start on its predicted tip to par. A rather sharp advance in (ake Shore justbofore the close was follewed by R Tractional advanics in the rest of the list. There was, however, no snap to the market and no demand for stocks, excepton the part of a few traders, who desized to sover before the close, The market closed dull and a shade under the opening, The total sales were about 135,000 shar e ENGLAND WILL HELP, Men-of-War to Be Dispatched to the Provinces in the ng. OTTAWA, Ont, Jan, 20.—It is officially stated that the government, in response 1o an appeal to the mother country, has just re- ceived assurances from the imperial ruthori- ties that men-of-war will be dispatehed to the maritime provinees in the spring for the pur- pose of co-operating with the Canadian cruisers in the enforcement of the fishery protective service, The promise of the In: lish government ecreated great satisfaction in ofticial circles and indicates that American vessels will be more rigidiy exeluded from our waters during the next scason than in the past. A cabinet minister speaking on the subject expressed himself as follows: “I hay come to the cone lusion that American Jegis- lators having gone so far will never their consent to the appointment of a mission, Gloucester fishermen will not ven- ture into our waters again in force, and next April will witness the first startling fail off in their trade, ‘I'wo years hence the splendid Yankee fishing fleet will be a thing of the past. Let them ort to retaliation if they will, and the result will be that the zame Will work ‘Doth ways, Portland, now a win- :»r port of Canada, will de a ne, whilo Hali- under the new order of things, will ish, and civil war between the eastern rn states would follow the adoption of a retaliatory bill.” — - The Great w Yoni, Jan, 'he extension of the strike to thie railroad freight handlers on the piers of several roads haying dock facilities on the city water front brought the number of men out to nearly £0,000. The probability is that before the day is over the railvoad em- ployes will cease work, ‘Thie men on the New York City & Northern railroad T, 10, Enst rive claim to have grievances against the comp any on count of the low rate of wages and ir regi- Iarity of payment, the men claiming that in some cases the ad been wore than a month overdue, T'his is denied by the com- panies. The men, through sympatliy with the coal hanalers and stemnship long=horemen, wentout yesterds ‘Those on the Hartford trike, dock, East river, were next to go out, It is rumored to-day that men on the Ponnsylvania ~ and oth railroad docks will out, The greatest diffieulty is experienced in moving freight on the dock along the North river, where most of the ocean steamers are berthed, All out-going vessels have been delayed for want of coal, and it was said at theé head- quarters ot the strikers that several vessels had proceeded to sea with insufticient supply of coal. _ James F. Quinm, of the executive board of the Longshoremen’s union, was arrested at noon to-day for mms'-irim~ to injure the business of the Old Dominion Steamship company in an aesien brought in the United States cireuit comrt to recover $20,000, He was released on 85,000 bail, ; The suit is Gwought not only against uinn but four ‘otler 1 ers who, with Quinn constitutetheexecutive board of the Longshoremen’sasseciation. Counsel said that the charge was beeught for the purpose of intimidating tne meu and compelling the wembers of l“w executive board to flee the city. Acquitted ou the Second Trial, Special Tele- gram to the Bg.|—This afternoon thé jury in the trial of May Foster, charged with the murder of her roow-mate, Jessie Carter, brought in a verdict of acquittal, This was the second trial of the same cause. Miss Foster was tried first about a month ago, the Jjury declaring her guilty of murder in the second degree. Her counsel succeeded in get ting hera new trial sod now she goes free. The trial has been the talk of the city for the past two weeks. The declaration of ile vietiw of the shooting; whieh took place last suring, charged the erime upon May Foster, und tl vendict of agquittal creates the greatest su prise, J OUR DEFENSELESS CONDITION, An Army Officer Talks on the Possibilities of a War With England, LAKE CITIES FIRST TO SUFFER. The Late Woman Suffrage Convention Said to Be the Most Succesatul Yet Held — More About Matthews' Rejection, Our Poor O1d Navy WASHINGTON, Jan, ¢ Telegram to the Ber. |—There continues to be a good deal of talk in and out of congress about the possibility of our getting into a war with England. Especially is ita wide theme for comment in army and navy circles, The 1 reporter heard it every where to-day. ec that a naval officer predicts the immediate destruction of Washington in case of war with Great Britain,” said an army officer. “Undoubtedly the capital and all our coast ports would be at thie merey of the enemy sucli an event,” hie continued, “but that isn't where England would ~ strike ns first. She would strike our weakest points: perhaps not the sveakest, for all our ports are equally defenseless, but the most accessible. The Canadian border is the part of the country that needs looking after in ecase of war, for anyono can see with half an eye where the first blow would be struck, The big citi the lakes would first receive their attentl for there is nothing to prevent English gu hoats from swarming through on Lake On- tario and effecting complete disaster and ruin. According to the treaty ofg 1817 each country fs allowed but one vessel on Lake Ontario, and we have only the harmless old Michigan in that vicinity. ‘The British have none, but they have complete control of the navigation of the St, Lawrence, at least as far as Kingston, and they possess just 111 @un boats that’ can navigate it. The St Lawrence and Welland eanals afford ample opportunity for reaching the lakes. To be sure, there'are numerous rapids in the St Lawrence, but since 1817 the Canadians have been busy building canals around these rap- ids, so that to-day a vessel drawing twelve feel can pass through and by the opening of navigation this will be increased to tourteen feet. " Forty-cight hours after a declaration of war it would be too late for us to make a niove, ‘I'ne big British ironclads would take posession of the entrance to the S awrenee and keep us away, while their light gun boats would swarm 'to the lakes, and, as I said, they have 111 that could get there. Don’t vou know that the British keep & number of these vessels in the ity of Bermuda__ to be ready in case of neccessity. When the fisheries troubles first arose Six of these ve sels were ordered up to New Brunsw roason assigned was a speedy change of cli- mate for the squadron, ‘but upon lookinig through the register I learned that five of these vessels were of krl‘nner:h‘]lll) to navigate the St. Lawrence. \We can't do anything to afford us protection withour money, Wo ought to be able to et vessels to the lake by way of the Mississippi and linois vivers it we had a canal of requisite depth from La Salle to Chicago, Or we might get there i the Erie eanal should be made navigable. But there are alwavs ifs in the way, and these the British would not have to contend Wil Everyihing is in readiness for them 10 go right to work effeetively,” WOMAN SUFFRAGIRTS ENCOURAGED, In discussing the woman suffrage conven- tion which bas been in session lere this week, Susan B, Anthony said this afternoon The that it was one of the most successtul ever held. The meetings were largely attended and the speaking was the best that ladies conld do. She tiinks that next year they will engage one of the theaters for their mectings, not only to accommodate the crowds, but so that the speakers may be heard by all, “although,” she added, *I'said in adjourning the mecting that net year we would meet in the house of represent- atives, and 1 think t we ought to hold our evening sessions re at any rate,” Both Miss Aunthony and Miss Isabella Hooker said that they wereé much gratitied with the debate in the scnate because it placed the enemies of the movement on record and showed the weakness of their arguments, “We think,” said Miss Hooker, “‘that if what was said by thesenators in opposit sents the ai S agninst our c: t we have taken a great step forward, Such vapid, empty_ speeches displayed the weak- ness ot thatside. ‘There was nothing but old slipper and ribbon arzument advances wl isin cffect that men don’t want to d cuss with their wives the tariff and other subjects of this character when they go home.” WIHY MATTHEWS WAS REJECTE A demoeratic senator said to-day rejected Matthews, recorder of de District, because he was a ported here to hold office, Why, on the very some day we rejected a citizen of Iowa noui- inated tor surveyor general of Idaho for the ame reason and there was nothing snid ter rejection. We did not think that a citizen of Iowa should be given office in Idalio, nor did we think it right to import a citizen of New York jito the District here to administer affairs of local iuter We rejected both nominations f lie same rea- sons,” "We s for this non-resident, im- ATMY NEWS, General Thomas Wilson, chief on General Wileoxs stail, is p general court-martial which will conveneat Fort Leavenworth to-morrow. Lieutenant Ben S. Weaver, Fi who was recently tried by cour San Francisco, hias been ordered b station at Benicia barracks, Californ A general court-martial onimissary ident of a t infantry, martial at ek to his A convened last week at Benicia barracks, California, which is apparently for the trial of a lielitenant. Lieutenaut Colonel Charles . Bartlett, First Infantry, is president of the court, Captain Joe ;1. Kirkman, Tenth infantry, who 18 stationed at Fort Union, New Mexico, has been granted two months’ leave and has Fm'mlwmn tapply to the adjutant gencral or two months extension. Lieutenant Charles Humvphreys, Third artillery, who was tried at the arsenal here last weelk, has been released from arrest and restored to duty with his battery, His sen- tence of restriction to garrison” limits for thirty days was remitted by General Scho- field Sergeant William H, hb, company A, Fourth mfantry, bas been cranted © six months’ furlough from Fort Spokane, Wash- ington territos g PERSONAL MENTION, J. I, Burns, of Omalia, is in the city, FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 5 NGTON, Jan, blishing of the Y Wast amend the ests llowstone park, which was under discussion yesterday, was taken up and further diseussed. On motion of Mr. Hoar the bill was amended by inserting a provision for appeal to the district court of Wyoming territory in cases of imprisonuent and it was passed— yens, 49 nays, 8, 3 T'he Pacitic railroad funding bill eame up as the next special order, but was, on motion of Mr. Hoar, postponed as the special order il Monday, February 9. On motion of Mr. Beck the railroad attor- ney bill was again taken up so as to be untin- ished business for next Monday. After seeret session the senate adjourned, House, WASHINGTON, Jan. 20,—0n motion of Mr, Lanham of Texas, the bill passed appropriat- ing $10,000 to enable the commissioner of sgriculture to make a special distribution of seed in the daught-stricken counties of Lexas, After further business the house went into committee of the whole on the postofiice ap- provriation bill. On the commission rising the bill was re rably and passed ‘I'de house akuiir t into committee the whale on the District of Columbia appro- priation bill. After a biief debate the com nuttee rose, thebill was passed aud the house adjourued, IT WASN'T AN EARTHQUAKE. Fremont's Shake Said to Have Been Caused By a Meteor. FresosT, Neb., Jan, 20, Ber. |=The violent disturbance of the earth on Thursday night in Dodge and adjoining counties was eaused by an extraordinary meteor. The Tribune to-day clears up the wlhiole mystery in the following article: “A solution of our supposed earthquake on Thursday evening is at hand and it proves to not have been a ‘quake’ after all. From Mr. L. P. Page, who lives in Everett precinet in the central part of the county, a Tribune re- porter this morning learns some interesting facts which clear up the mystery rround- Ing the eause of the shock on Thursday even- ning. Mr, Gage lives on a road that is heavily traveled by farmers’ teams going to and from the Everett postoflice and store, and has no fenee around his premises, Often times teams break loose at the store and crash into his barn ot other out buildings in their tlight. Lhursday evening a few minutes past S (the identical time the shoek was felt here) Mr, Gage he a_crackling, rumbiing noise and ted for the door, expeeting, from the great disturbance heard outside, to find the portico torn off his house, crushed by some team, Just as he opened the door he saw a brilliant metcor flashing through tie sky at an altitude of about 45 degrees. o viewed it for about ten seconds, untl it disappearcd. e deseribes it as intensely brilliant, with a lead apparently four or five feet in d and the tail resemdling a rainbow, only four or five times brighter, He says the house shook as he never felt {t sway in the heaviest wind, A singular experience ot Mr., Gage was that since the disturbange he has felt no' trace of an ageravating rheutatie pain in his arm which troubled him up to that time. Mrs. G, was affeeted for a few hours with a pereentible eleetrie shock, 'Thits our ‘carth- auake' hias gone w'glimmering.” Columbus Water Works a Success. Corusnus, Neb., Jan, 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brk. ] —The tinal ofticial test of the Columbus water works and the report of the experts, J. E. Houso and Jolin Jenkins, made to-nizht to the city council and wtory in every way to the coun- he report was full and exhaustive, em- bracing all the scientific tests and appli- ances known to modern iyl engimeering. “The report eloses with this expressive en- dorsement of the contractor’s fidelity: “The tosts prove that everything now works be- yond the point ealled for in the contract and thatall tie work examined reflects honor upon the contractor and testifies to his- hon- esty in fuliilling all the requirements,” A Burglar I BLoosiNGToN, Neb., Jan. 20.—[Speclal “Telegram to the Brr.i—Late last night two boarders at the Tremont hotel were awakened by & noisc in therear of the Franklin county bank adjoining the hotel. Oue of them went for Deputy Sherifl Etherton, who was at the court house watening prisoners. Etherton crept through the aliey to the rear of the bank and claims to liave found a man at the bck door trying to getin. 1le fired at the burglar, but missed and tie man eseaped. Investigating State Institutions. Nonrrork, Neb., Jan. 20.—[Special to the B —A legislative committee of fourteen arrived Jate last night to inspect the new asylum building with a view of reporting its needs to the general assembly. It comprises the wembers of the house comnmittee on public lands and building, headed by~ Chair- man J. L. Caldwell, They expressed them- selves as woll pleased with the handsowme building erected last year. trated. Awarded Damages. Corvarnus, Neb,, Jan, 20.—[Special Tele- eram to the Be. [—James 0’Donnell against the Union Pacific railroad in a suit for §10,000 Las been on trlal in the district court at Columbus the last two days tor injuries re- ceived at St Edwards last February, the locomotive K illing O'Donnell’s mules aid in- flicting severe bodily injuries upon himselt. The Jury awarded a vardiot of €000 which s ¥ gencrally thought by the community a_right- ous judgment.” A wotion for new trial wa made, Farm House Burned. NolroLk Jan. 20.—[Special to the B |—The fine farm house of Jacob Obrest, in the western part of this (Ma burned yesterday. The loss is ered by insuranc ison) county, partially cov: - TELEGRAPH NOIF A Philadelphia newsboy was $15,000 by a0 jury of iis | fire in the Washington n awarded esterday Tor the loss of one ction railway. nee machine shop of the ard yesterday afternoon aid dan xtent of £16,000, T'he engineer and fireman of a freight train on the Louisville & Nasnville railroad were killed in a collision near Montgomery, Ala., yesterday morning. I'ie United States geological survey has issued a report showing the total mineral products of the country for 188 which reachied a value of § Lord Dunsandle lway tenants are re. joicing over a victory they have gained in s euring a reduction of 25 per cent in rents and the reinstatement of evicted tenants, ‘I'he street car men of New York will prob- ably give “moral support” to the striking Jongshoremen by tying up all the surface lines in the city within twenty-four hours, Black diphtheria is raging near Madison, Wis,, and Friday a®farmer named Peter Mycrs, lost five ehildren by the dread nl«w, The Wannakee schiools bave been clos oln County Cork, Ireland, yesterday, a crowd armed with seythes and pitehiorks, succeeded in driving “off bailifis and forty policemen who had comie to evict a widow nawed Scanlon, Dean’s linseed oil works on Staten Island were obliged to elose down yesterday on ac- count of a lack of ‘I'lie gas company’s supply 1s nearly 1 and business will be stopped m a day or two. Joseph Wilson Keheoe, who swindled the National Shoe and Leatlier bank, of Newark, N. J., out or $75,000, has been arrested at Wintipeg, contessed his erime and started with his captors for the states. The Monongahela coal miners yesterday held & meeting and decided 1o ask Tor an ad- vance in the price of mining from 214 cents to cents ber bushel, Work will be sis- pended pending an answer from the bosses. I'he rumor is eurrent that Secretary Man- ning is 1o resign 1om the cabinet to take the Josi1ion of president of & new bank in New ok city, Being questioned on the subjeet yesterday the SCOTELry gave an evasive reply. In the at railroad suit of Sarah A, Angle ainst the Chicago, Pottage & I vl 1ot contract, tried i lison, Jury yesterday biou:ht ina verdict 0.50. A motion was made for a new is reported raging in Dakota and Moi with the thermometer at from 20 w #0 s below zero and the weathier growing colder, “I'rains everywnere are either abandoned or stuck in the snow, Jay Gould had himself interviewed in Pittsburg yesterday on the iniecstate com- werce bill'and remarked to the reporter that easure becomes a law it will not he worth anybody’s while to extend the rail- roads of fo-day beyond their present lhnits Itwill putan end to enlargments of any roads in the southwest, Fire broke out yesterda ¢ afternoon on Cromwell line pier, No. 4, North River, New York City, and in less thau an r the whole sirncture and its eentents w d reported that the hire was but the police aeny this, age all told at’ about The cause of the tire stroyod, 1t was starled by strikers, Police estimate the da $50,000; tully insured, is not known. - Found For the Deleadant. Creax Lake, la, Jan Special Tele gram to the Beg.)—1n the Booth vs. Dr, Me- Dowell malpractice case which Lhas oecupied the court at Mason City since last Saturdiy, the jury found for the defendant, 1Special to the | WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW. No Important Ohanges to Note Qountry's Financial Affairs, in tia THE MONEY MARKET EASIER, Passage of the Inter-State Commerce Bill and Labor Troubles in New York Depress Prices of Raflroad Bonds, The Week Reviewod, CHicAGo, Jan, 20— [Special Telegram to the Beg. ]~ Loceal bankers report a little bet- ter demand for money within the past three or tour days, but it is mainly from operators in grain and provisions, who are providing for anticipated deliveries on February con- tracts, Morchants, too, in the wholesale trade are asking for some accommodations for making monthly settlements owing to retarded collections in some sections of the west, Outside of these features there is no fmportant chiange to note in local tinancial affairs, Bankers appear to have an ample supply of loanable funds, but are inclined to be quite conservative, and not inclined to greatly extend their discountlines, Shippers ot grain and provisions and packers ask for little tinancial assistance at present. Very little currency is being forwarded to the interior, and the rcceipts are coms paratively small. Interest rates have been rathier more favorable to borrowers and the noney market may bo remarked casier, especially for regular customers of the banks. First-class paper is accepted at 6@7 per cent., and oceasional borrowers are compelled to pa s per cent. Money in eastern cities exhibits a little more uneasiness, and rates of. interest have been slightly reduced. Advice: from foreign money markets indicate consids erable fdleness, with discount rates well maintained. New York exchange has ruled quict dure ing the week. Shipments of produce contine ued limited, and few bills have been offered. ‘The market ruled steady, with buyers at 25 discount per 81,000, and scllers at par, and transactions were made whenever necessity compelled it. Forelgn exchange exhibited considerable strength during the week, Commercial bills were scaree, consequently transactions were made. Shippers’ y documens tary bills on London were qu $asllg@ 4831, and closed tirm at SENSI{@@d N Speeulation in railrond stocks was quite active during the week just closed, ‘The feeling has been unsettled throughout and fow prices havo ruled very irregular, and on neatly all leading propertics reductions have been submitted o, “Ihe passaze of the inter- state connmerce bill has no doubt impressed foreign holders ot our railroad irities wi the idea that some difticulties will be met in its enforcement and they have been quite free sellers of stock which they ~think will _be fiected, Labor troubles in New York h: also hada depressing effect, as business on some of the lines which center there been ereatly delayed and operators rustiul that it might extend to the Advices from London indls (v ker teeling in_that qua pric yruled lower with more press tsell. Sales on the New York stocl change for shaves, ‘I'he produce markets attracted consider- able attention during the past week, and speenlative truding was quite active, thoush chietly in more deferred deliveries. ~Outside influences were generally “bearish” and the the week aggregated 2,056,000 surroundings of the trade were unfavor- able to holders of grain. Foreign markets were weaker and the export movement was lighter than expected, due to some extent to labor troubles it the seaboard, which has interfered somewhat with the lond= ing of vessels. The reecipts of grain and live stock were moderate at all western mar- kets. Shipments wers somewhat limited oul » o1 ageneral movementin provisions, Stoe of grain have sullered yery little re- duction during the week and the stocks ot Jrovisions have not increased to any extent, e packing of the west shows a_further re- duction, with prospeets that the deerease will bo further enlarged as the winter season draws to a close, for grain have de- clined during the weel, whilé those for pros visions haye averaged higher, - JUVEN RSE TUIBVES, A Boston Gang Broken Up—The Leader Leaves For Canada, Bostox, Mass., Jan. 20.—[Special gram to the BEr.J—A gang of juvenile horse thieves which has been stealing horses and sleighs from this and neighborng cities was broken up by the police yesterday. Two of the gang have been arrested and the other two have escaped with the stolen harness and sleighs. ‘The gang was organized ahout the first of thismonth and since that time has stolen upwards of $2,000 worth of prope erty. The horses and sleighs were taken to a stable on Winsor street, which the thioves Tele- hired for the purpose of keeping the stolen property until it was sold, The operations” of the gang were 50 bold that the police supposed th work was done by professionals, In sever: es the lads broke into stables and scwole the hs, but generally they drove off horses which they found in” streets. Oc- casionally they treated themselves to a rid changing the horses and slcighs about to ese cape deteetion, The polics wero informed & tew daysago of the boys’ actions and on ng an investigatlon discovered that they the parties for whom they had been arching, George D. Pease, seventecn yea d, one of the gang, whose brother was re ntly sent to prison for burglary, was are rested late T evening, He atfirst de- nied knowing anything about the horscs and sleighs, but atter being locked up a short time he made a 1ull contession and gave the officers the names of the remaining meme bers of the gang, ‘The officers yesterday morning_arrested another one of the gang named Winslow A, Wilson, aged sixieen years, Eaward 1. Carl, twenty years old, cader of the gang, and James Sullivan, tourteen years, learned in some way of the arrest of A eir companion and left the eity, taking with théw the stolen horses an sleighs, 1t s supposed that they Lave, gone to Canada, horses and slej S -— The Boodle Trials. W Youx, Jan. 20,.—In the trial of Exe Alderm i O'Neill to-day the defendant’s counsel introduced as a witness Miss Lou X, whose testimony is a flat denial of all that Katie Metz and Ex-Alderman Waite sald as to the meeting of the “combine” at MeLaughlin’s house, Richmond J. Sulll- van, secretary of Tammany ball committ and’ elerk of 1he suprene court, said e was at M cLaughlin’s Louse every night from Jans ry 1, 1854, until July, and” that the “com- bine” alderimen had never et there, Justics Barrett asked him sharply why he “did not come forward and tell thie story then, Suls livan replied he did not wish to et mixcd tp with the aftair, *Then ')"nu sat by 1he oflicer of tho court and heard testimony given against MeQuade, which you knew you could contradict, ' and was silentd’ Justice Barrett's face had a disagreeable look s he turned in s ehair trom Sullivan, - Blizzard at Sioux City. Stovx Crry, 1 an, 20.—Special gram to the Bee. | —A blizzard is to-night. T'he sudden chauge in the we to-day was remarkable. It continued Krowe ing colder all the afternoon with & stead; wind blowing from the north, until at o'clock it was several degiees below zero. At isalso snowing somewhat. The prospects are for a very low temperatiire by morning, -~ - Mr and Mrs. D. L. ‘Thowas entertained party of about seventy-five of their triends af their spacious residence on Idaho street Frie day night. Dancing, card playing aud res froshments were features ol a wuch cijoy ed eveniug's eutertalnipent, N l'ele=