Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1888, Page 1

| | i 1 SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, THURSDA MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1888, NUMBER 222 MR, RIDDLEBERGER'S REW ARD His Vote For Lamar Remembered By the President. THE JUSTICE RETURNS THANKS. Ways and Means Committee Hard at Work on the Tariff Bill — Hear- ing Delegations on the Side —Capital News. How t There. TiE OMAmA Bee, } NTH STIEF A great deal of surprise was expressed on ‘Monday when the president sent to the senate the name of John Blair Hoge, of West Vir- ginia, to be United States district attorney for the District of Columbia. Hoge has been ¥ ising law here since he retired from con gress, but 1o one se 1 to anticipate his ap pointient, or afterwards knew who had in fluenced it. One of the best known federal ofiee-holders in the country, a man who visits the white house aluost daily, explained it to me to-day. He said: “Hoge was appointed upon the recommendation of Senator Riddle- berger, and it was the reward of the Virginia senator for the confirmation of Justice Lamar. Riddleberger and Hoge have long been the most intimate friends, and some time befo Lamar was confirmed Riddle- berger asked for Hoge's appointment and it was promised. He then voted to confirm Lamar, and Hoge was appointed.” 1 was told this evening thatJustice Lamar has sent a note to Senator Riddleb er, thanking him for his vote and stating that it was his (Riddleberger's) early declaration that he would vote for confirmation that made it possible What Senators Stanford and Stewart have gotten or will get is not stated, and yet they deserve as many thanks from Lamar and the president as Riddle- berger. THE TARIFF BILL NEARLY READY. A member of the committee on wi and meuns says the majority of the committee is at work on the tariff bill every night, and that it will be presented in the house within afortnight, The democratic confreres on the part of the senate are assisting in the work, and the measure is to be framed as nearly us possible to suit the majority of the democrats, and at the same time meet us nearly us can be the wishes of the republi- cans, 50 a8 to draw the fire of the latter. Be- fore the billis introduced in the house it is be laid before the full commit and means, for the purpose of rec gestions from the republicans there. tobacco tax, it is said, will be sugar, salt, lumber and many common arti- cles and raw materials will be put on the free list, going as far as practicable towards the declarations of the republicans, CLANDESTINE TARIFEF HEARINGS, Notwithstanding the announcements made from time to time during the past month that the house committee on ways and means would not give the usual hearings to people for and against taviff reform, little side hear- ings are being afforded those who come he on_ this subject. A small room has been set aside in the basement of the house end of the capitol, where democratic members of the committee on ways and means go with del gations when they come here against or advocate reform of the tarify purvose in doing this is to keep sec fact that hearings are granted under an, cumstances, and yet prevent people who Journcy to Washington in the interest of the tariff going away dissatisfied. A CONTENPTILE SYSTEM, Public Printer B has posted no- tices in conspicuous pluces in his office warn- ing the female emplo against talking. The notices state that the public printer has obsery who will report offenses of this character, and that if uny re w, this warning should be born public printer seems o blund worse, The bolished, and to_ protest The ot the from bad to THAT RIOTOUS CONVENTION. Much has been saud to-day about the riotous republican nominating convention held yes terday afternoon for the scleetion of dele- gates to the Chic ) convention, and which resulted in choosing two sets of J and almost ended in bloodshe ally believed that another convention will be held and delegates be chosen whose will not be doubted. If, however, the w stinds as at present, most people think arger and Dyson, who w 3y yesterday and who' are Shern by recognized by the Chi When Judge Shellabar 3 asked to-day st the oflic whethe uld to which he was clected, he said: 1 ean give you no explicit answer to that question now. I will not accept it unless I was fairly and honestly elected and 1 find that fact out. 1 have no information on that subject except what I bave read in the newspapers. 11 it is true that there was any fraud or corruption, I would not have accepted the place. T con sented to have my name used only at the re- quest of Seuator Sherman. 1 cannot sy now what I will do.” INQUIKIES ABOUT 1 ENMENT BUILDINGS, ‘The secretary of the treasury has sent ¢ culars to postmasters at the following pl making inquiry as to the needs of spuce, et and the condition of the buildings at prese boing s h, Hastings, wmont, Grand , Omaha and B Neb: Davenport, Sioux City and F't. Dodyg lowa TO INVESTIGATE TRSTS. The passage to-day by the house of the vesolution of Mr. Muson, to in- vestigate trusts, pools, ¢ binations, ete,, is regarded a8 a very important step, s it may lead to developments which will have prominent bearing upon future commuie tiansactions. 1t 1s by many regarded gra stion whether con PSS can uny law to prevent the formation of but members generally believe it is for congress to find out exactly wi s ae, When speaking about the reso ution, Representative Bynum, of Indiana, of the commitiee on manufactures, said to-day that he considered it an object of the utmost importance und one that should be fully in frame trusts, proper vestigated, These trusts, he said, formed to limit the prodiction of Kinds of goods, and to increase their price and as such, especially when they affected the necessaries of life, policy. 1o are ug dmitted that it was a 1t public question whether congress could frame _any luw to svent such things, and thought it was a rhaps could be better dealt with by the several states, but he said there is 10 question but that congress can investi- gate any subject that appears to be dutri- mental 10 the general interest. READING THE RIOT ACT. Editorally this evenin Critic says:— Judge Hayes, of Towa, who seuts the sccoud district of that state in congress, considers it bad taste and ofticious meddling for the people of Towa to attempt to forec Yegislation upon the Districtin a_matter of mere local concern, having special reference 1o the question of prohibition. He is right about it As they are so much interested in the welfare of the District, why don't they send or petition for something practicable and desirable—for building u uew eity post office, for instance; the laying of new side walks, the building of new water mains in South' W ashington, an increase of the police force, or the purchase of new engines for the five department, ‘There would be scme busi ness souse in that sort of o proceeding and uot 80 much small calibre hypocrisy.” THE POVE'S PRESENT President Cloveland is being cised by some members of Profestant churches for sending a_present, in the form of an engrossed copy of the constitution of the United States, to Pope Leo, on the oc cision of the latter's recent jubilee at Rome. Sveaking of the matter this afternoon the Rev. Dr. Jobn P Newman, pastor of the Metropolitun AL E. church " of this city and who was for a quar Grant's pastor and counsellor or over the general's gra atheme of great moment cause i great stir in opinion is that our government cannot officially recognize an lesiastical organ- ization, which claims temporal power, and the president, in recognizing the pope us a tem- poral sovereign, did what the king of Italy refused to do. “Do you think any polit be attuchied to the act 2™ was asked. “Aunything in the nature of a bid for_votes Well, now you ask me to impute tive which I think underlies the whole matter, President Cleveland has made a bold move to checkmate Blaine, and my opinion are both coquetting for the Catholic v Bluine was in Italy lately. and the president has made this move to off- sct any vantage that he may have made in tion. The bone and sinew of the tic party is made up of Irvish Catho- i the president is trying to hoid their votes.” tury neral and finally the said: It is and one that will us circles. My of a cc 1significance can DR RICHARDSON SARCAST The Rev H. Richardson, of the Ken- dree Methodist church, said: “What the sudent’s purpose was in sending a copy of onstitution of the United States to pope of Rome Ido not know, and t hesitate to cxpress any o ne. The document seems to have been received at Rome as one of an ofticial char- acter and as implying a recognition of the claims of the pope to temporal sovercignt If this were intended, the sending of it W jper. But, on the other hand, Bayurd says that it was not sent resident in his official, but personal It may be that the president, aware of the hostility of Romanism to the principles of the constitution, sent the pope @ copy of the sume in order to teach him to mind his own business and not to_interfere in the po- litical affairs of this pation. If so, it was a highiy Scerets very sagaciou ve on his part.” PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Representutives McShane, of Omaha, and Anderson, of lowa, called upon the president to-day. Will Sapp, who is visiting his sister, My 7. . Curpenter, returns to his home in- Wil- 3 t0-morrow, rmor B, A. Stevenson, of Idaho, is on a visit to the capital for the purpose of pre- Ithy young territory from led and " apportioned between ushington Territory. Perny S, Heatin, venting that he g sub-diy be Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, Jun, [Special Telegram to the Bee.|—The following pensions were granted Nebraskuns to-day: Jennie C., widow of Charles Rollins, Kearncy. Origi- nul—James Alexander, Evering. Increase— Joseph Kelso, ud; Edward South- ard, Burchard; . Blue Hill; Isaac Olds, Cedar Ray sions for low Mary B., wid W. Sharp, Tipton. Mexican_w. Annic M., widow of Purnal Hazleton, Desoto- Original-—Georgo W. Penna, Colfux; J. A. Stiles, Allerton, Elins McKceg, M. Schleicher, Livermore. Increase—T. P. 11, Linn Gr P. H. Meyers, Rippy; Henry Schape Henry McCleery, Cedar Rapids: rfing, Lisbon. Re- issue—John Wormer, W Steriings Iss Sylvester, wcomas J. ¢ Allen (de Abram Van . Liggett, Mt. ed), Attica. Army Orders. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—[Special Telegram to the B of absence for one year on sur rtificate of disability has been granted Captain Henry G. Burton, as- ant surgeon, 1o take effect when able to The leave of absence on surgeon’s te granted Licutenant George H. Bl liott, of corps of engineers, February 14, 1557, is extended to November 1, 188, First Lieutenant John H. H. Peslim, Thir teenth Infantry, is ordered to report for amination to the army retiring bourd at San Fraucisco. he Admission of Dakoka. WASHINGTON, —The house com- on territories to-day commenced the ing of persons wl interested in the admission of the te of Dakota as o state. L.J. Johnson, of Aberdeen, Dak., first addressed tho committee, - TH VICTORIA M1 Two H D IR, Men Now Believed to Ha shed. Vicronia, B, At 5 o'clock this morning all of the twenty-tive white men we arvied from the mine where the ex- plosion oceurred, to the sur , dead, and the work of taking out the Chincse was begun, The explosion taok place in the level and in this twenty miners we that they were all kille for at 3 this morning all were carvied to the surface dead, The about seventy oth- ers, including about forty Chinese, still in ndre s imprisoncd and fi were verified later the mine, and all ave believed to be dead. The ¢ n be lowered to where the de. bres s, th the rescuing party ‘docaond b ans fer. The work of clearing i the shaft is possible sj he debris from the bottom of ing pushed forward with all and not till this is done can any dead bodics be brought up. Al possible endeavors are being made fo recover the Vodies. The great obstacle is after-damp. o hopes ar s below. re is 10 searc cutertained for the lives of v of volunteers, as the ofticials and empl of the Vancouver Coal company are rendering every assistance re- qui Not much damage was done to the mine, but how it took place is a myste Mr. Dunsmuir 1s here superintending affai Treasure ¥ New € to the B oceasioned suburb ¢ this eity, by the discovery ot of treasure. A colored man while plowing turned up a euriously shaped jar, which was found to contain ) silver half dollars of American coin: anging in date o 1T to L maining contents consisted of 8 Mexican coins of ¢ from 1824, The value of the treasure is estimated at and_two quarter picees, The re -~ A Sugar Monopoly. NEw Youk, Jan [Special Telegram to the Bee]—John D. Rockafeller is credited with a design to get up an immense corner on sugar, suid to be backed by the Standard Oil company magnates. The recent advances in the price of sugar is attributed to the in fluence of this movement. The aim is to opolize the entire product of the world, rding to the Journal, which publishes the news. - The Oklahoma B St. Louis, Jan, 4 ‘The sub-committee of the Oklahoma committee, which was in structed to send invitations to the conference convention, to be held February S, yesterday in Kansas City, and prepared »f which will be sent to 500 men of Missouri, Kansas, 8, Arkunsas, Colorado and Indian terri mer in Trouble. spard Maede judgment of pmpany in t nst the Nutional Opera city court recently, ‘To-day, upon bis appli cation, Judge Dugro, in the’ superior court, decided that a receiver for the company must ¢ appointed. He will be named later, T e A Broken Rail Orsrao Lake, Mich,, Jan. 25.—A broken rail on tho Swith & Foyer lumber railvoud caused a train to jump the track, resulting in the death of two men and serious injury of five others yesterday e The Omnibus Boodle Case, Cuicago, Jan. 25.—Final argumenis ¢ appeal in the ¢ boodle case were made to-day. The decision will be given next Wednesday PREPARING FOR PARLIAMENT. Members and Ministry Getting Ready For the Session. DANGERS FOR THE CABINET. Beresford Will Not Be Missed—The Local Government Bill-Quese tions About the Forcign licy—A Fireworks Suit. A Commoner's Views, [ Copyright 1888 by James Gor Bennett) Lospoy, Jan, —[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bege.]|—Th now perceptible a movement running through the political world of London. Members of par- liament come up in considerable numbers to look after houses for the season. The clubs are more livel Even a few dinners begin to be given. The stagnation of midwinter is yiclding at the approach of a season on which much depends. Nobody knows what will happen, but all sections and parties hope for the success of their own projects, The clans are mustering in the field. The signal to en- gage will soon be given, then comes the tug of war, Meanwhile Charley Beresford is going and there is a wild story that Mr. Chamberlain will remain in Canada as govs nor- ral. How many more bad spots arc they to make at a successor for Lord Lansdown First there was Lord Randolph, now it is Chamberlain, and presently it will be Au- gustus Harris, of Drury lane. Chamberlamn has his eye on a much greater office than any Canada contains. He has heard the mystic voice which whispers “thane of Glamis,” “thane of Cawder,” that shall be written minister. Hereafter it would take a strong birdlime to hold this downy bird in Canada. As for everybody's Charley, no doubt he i very popular, but those who fancy secession will weaken the ministry are mistaken. In- dividual resignations seldom shuke a gov- ernment nowadays. Salisbury cut adrift from Disraeli’s ministry and took with him Lord Carnarvon and General Pecle, yet the coach was not upset. Did not Bright sccede from Gladstone in the midst of the Egyptian war? Public feeling was more in favor of Bright than Gladstone, yet the min- istry went as before. An administration which survived the shok of Lord Randolph's resignation is not likely to be materially weakened by Beresford bolting. Perhaps, when the truth comes to be known, it will find that the dashing but eccentric sailor who hrs been threatening to resien once a week or so ever since he was appointed. That will somew] break the force of the blow now delivered. Charley likes to have his own ‘way, but a subordinate is not usually allowed 10 boss the ministry—the tail does not gen- y wag the dog. Lord George Hamilton responsible for the navy, and so far country has confidence in him. Beresford kicks over the traces because he cannot have £1,000 a year more to spend on his pet department, but the public will not care two straws for the whole dispute, tuking it for granted the ministry knows what it 18 about. A man who resigns almost always puts himself in the wrong. These storms in a teacup are not going to affect the ministry. Ih set before you one of the real dan- gers now, the local government bill, which strikes so deadiy a blow at existing local in- stitutions and those who control them, T is the measnre Parnell in his mind when he foretells that the ministry will go to pieces, after all, over its English legislution. Secondly, the government have to run the gauntlet on account of the arrests, especially if that of Mr. Cox in London is to be a pre cedent in law. It may be all right, but I have heard many unionists question its wis- dom. The first Irish member singled out for arrest in London happens to be popular. Mr. Cox is not Dr. Bani He is an un- flinching nationalist, but he is a gentleman and fights like one, and I think that many conservatives even will ne sorry to hear he is in trouble, pose, now, that Dillon is arrested on the eve of the session, It needs no prophet to forfeit that there will be a tremendous sensation, Then there is the foreign policy of the gov- ernment. When parliament meets dispatches will have to be produced. Th will be asked: How far has England gone into the triple alliance ! Has she pledged herself to lend her fleet to help Italy ¢ Has she encouraged Austria to look to her for active help ¢ Rumors are afloat on all these points, but nobody knows anything for ce in. The parliamentary cross-examining machine will soon be put into operation. The ministry will really be on its trial. It is for that moment the two leaders of the Glad- stonian alliance are watching. “They will scarcely mark the fact that a fly on the admiralty wheel has gone buzzing off els where, questions A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. PYROTECHNICS IN COURT. A Suit For Damages D Deal of Hu |Copyright 888 by Jan LONDON, Jan —Special to th full of pyrotechnics, jocular works. In the court of appeals, b master of the rolls und Lord Justices Fry and by p! lops a Good r. ® Gordon Bennett.] rk Herald Here is a law ks munufactory for personal injuries sus tained by the le plaintiff and damage to ler dress caused by alleged neg in letting off fireworks at the O palace, whereby one of her leg injured and her dress and jacket w dumaged. The defense set up was that the plaiutiffs could not recover inasmuch us they had taken upon themselves the risk incident to witnessing the exhibition but the jury found defendants guilty of uegligence and assessed the damy t £25. The judge, however, held that there was no evigence of negligence on the part of defendants to go to the jury and directed 4 non-suit. Mr. Mor- ten, in behalf of the respondents contended that plaintiffs took upon themselves the of being struck by the fire works. Mr. Justice Lopes—Then you would con. tend that if you were to go to the aquarium you would take the risk of wolves escaping? {Laughter.) of the rolls—I thought that the only risk there was, that the wolves would cat the man in the cage. [Luughter. | M. Morton instanced a case of a man at ket match and struck m urse of the play by a cricket bat. said he, “a man could not re cover in the event of his being injured by a vall.” [Here the plaintift's wife went among | the fireworks. | | Master of the rolls—You say that the lady's legs got umong the fireworks, This case is t the fireworks got among the lady’s logs, [Laughter.] You cannot persuade me that t wossible tolet off fireworks at the Crystal Palace without danger to the public, The part that was dangerous ought to e been marked off ond the puble risk | i warned not to g0 upon it. The master of the rolls next referred to the case mentioned in Mr. Frith's memoirs of the gentlemen who intrudad upon Mr. Beckford's grounds and was entertained by himat a cap- ital dinner and then turned out at night warned to be careful of the bloodhounds that were always let loose at night [laughter]. At the conclusion of the arguments the three judges ceased their rhetorical fireworks and metamorphically exploded the non-suit and gave judgment for the #125 dama 1t was understood that the defendants were liable now to about 3,000 costs, it A WOMAN SOLDIEK. Burial of Mrs. Fox, the Heroine of the Transvaal. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Powrsmour, Jan, 25.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—I have just returned from the South Sea cemetery of this city where, this afternoon, by orders from headquarters, and with the hearty con- currence of the Duke of Cambridge,a woman 1 been buried with full military honors. he was the wife of Quartermaster Fox, Second Connaught rangers, She had accom- panied her husband to Transvaal and while ministering to the wounded and dying on the field at what is known as the Brunker Surint uction, was shot in the abdo- men from which the bullet was never abstracted. She then, for four months, because a prisoner of war i the Boer camp, and there still continued, al- though weak and suffering, her ministrations to her fellow prisoners. She escaped peri- tonitis, but shortly after her return to this garrison, she began to suffer from partial paralysiz. She was so heroic, patient and estimable that she became really an idol, for respect, in the regiment, atter the fashion of the devoted Vivandiere told about in the novel of Jem Burke. When she died Colonel Bunbury issued an order in which he said: ““The commanding officer takes this oppor- tunity of placing upon rocord his opinion that Mrs. Fox died a soldier's death.” Licutenant-General Sir George Willis, commanding the district, followed it by an order reciting the conduct of Mrs. Fox and decrecing a military funeral. This was at- tended by 10,000 residents and strangers and a duputation of sailors of the na In the procession, fifty privates of the Connaught rangers headed the line. The pall bea were officers. The coftin was borne on a gun carriage drawn by six bays caparisoned in black cloth and each horse mounted by an artilleryman. The carriage was covered with wreathes, Colonel Malthus, who had com- manded the rangers in the Boer war; accom- panied the quartermaster as chlef mourner. He was supported by six sergeants who had been also wounded in the engagement and been tended by Mrs. Fox. Three military bands alternated the funeral marches, Among the occupants of the score of carriages were many ladies, of whom Mrs. General Willis was one. Herhusband was absent from illness. Arrived at the cemetery gates, the union jack, at the corner of which hung the red cross which had been given to Mrs, Fox by the queen, was reverently spread upon the coffin, which was then carried by private soldicrs to the chapel, where the Res Parton, principal chaplain of the forces, conducted the usual services. ‘Three volleys were fired over the grave—for the first time, it is said, in military annals, over i woman—with alternations of funeral salutes from the bank. Slowly then the im- mense concourse returned to Portsmouth and each mourner on the way had some kind tribute to pay to the memory of the dead heroine. FLEMING TO SULLIVAN., Smith's Manager Makes a Proposi- .tion For a Fight, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett,| Losboy, Jan. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—In this morn- ing's Sporting Life, Mr. Fleming, Smith's manager, thus replies to Sulli am astonished at his untruthfulness in refer. ereuce to his challenge to fight Jem Smith for the championship. Every sports- man with a knowledge of the prize ring must know that before he could be the champion pugilist of the world he would have to beat both Smith and Kilrain, The latte mate champion pugilis seuence of h s really the legiti of Amcrica in con- s having challenged any man in that country for the title under the B, P, R. rules. If the fistic marvel were to prac- tice the fairness of which he preaches, he would first accept the offer of Kilrain for the chumpionship of America, and if he proy the winner then he would be in a position 1o fight any one for the championship of the world. His statement of my reason for not matching Smith against Lim until after his fight with Mitchell is utterly. wrong. er on 1 will show the real caus 1 shall be in London next week and will make an appointment to try and arrange a match for £1,000 a side, but not at the time Sullivan v think fit. Swmith having just come out ard training, it would not be doing jus- o set him to work again so soon. I am willing to arrange for a fair fight, with the 1 of any rowdyism, and if Sul- ain of victory surely he object 1o postpone his departuré for a date, especially as I will agree to make the stakes as he may wish,”? England's ed of Fortifications, Loxnox, Jan, —Bu n Brazzy delivered ure before the chamber of commerce to- day on the inadequate defenses of coaling stations. The Duke of Cambridge endorsed his views. He was unable to understand v mercial community could not preparations for contingencies was the t economy. Lord Charles Beresford ex 1 that he had resigned the office of Junior lord of the admirality because the in- terests of the military and ‘naval service had been subordinated to political exigencies, Auybody who knew anything recarding British fortifications coneurred with him in the opinion that they were inadequate, - The Pope and th Viessa Working Classes. -A Rome correspondent s that th ical on the social tion of the working classcs on wh pope has been engaged for a year past, advocate the prineiple of state intervention in favor of artisans, and will exhort Catho- lics to suppor cernments in efforts 10 bring about social reforms and o am ate the condition of the working ¢ T DrnLiy, of Tarbert, ten condi h the will ior- Kenned county K od to six weeks' hard labor for acting us president and tary, respectively, of a proclamed national leage meeting at Tarbert, November and Fitzgibbon, ¥, have been sen- imprisonment ea The Orleanists Snubbed, S1. PETERSBURG, Jan The czar has v fused to permit the Orleans princes to join the Ltusslan imperial guard To Aid the Oppressed DusLis, Jan, United Ircland has | opened a fund in aid of the news venders prosecuted under the erimes act, i . Arranged a Loan. ViENNA, Jan ~The Hungarian govein. men®has arranged with the Rothschild syn dicate far a new issue of guld reuies 1o the uiount of §13,000,000, § CHOSEN 1N JOINT SESSION, Senator Wilson Formally Elected by the Iowa Legislature. AFTER RAILROAD LEGISLATION. Jobberd, Manufacturers and Shippers in Session Discuss Freight Rates—Meeting of Mayors— Conl Thieves Arrested. The Towa Legislature. Drs Moixes, Ia., Jan, 25.—Both houses met at noon to compare journals on the vote for United States senator. The protest on be. half of the minority against the vote from certain counties made by Colter was de- clared out of order. A comparison showed the vote in the house: For Wilson, An- derson, 19; Daniel Campbell, 3; J. R. Reed, 13 J. AT Hull, 1. In the senate: Wilson, 205 Anderson, 105 Wallace, 1. President Hull declared James Wilson elected senator from lowa for six years, beginning March 4, 1550, Abill was introduced in the senate by Kent to provide for independent school districts, By Sweney—A bill limiting the liabilities of banks; a bill requiring corporations for pe- cuniary profit to pay-for franchise: a bill reg- ulating the use and sale of intoxicating liquors including ule, wine and beer By Weber—A bill regulating the opera- tions of railroads on the Sabbath day. By Garlock—A joint resolution asking rep- resentatives and senators of Towa in congress to procure the passage of a bill providing that judgment in the federal court be re- corded in the county before becoming a lien on the property. Referred to the committee on judiciar; The report of the committee on retrenchment and reform was submitted, recommending the cost of badges for doorkeeper and ser. geant at arms be limited to §2.50 and $1 per week for stationery for representatives of the press. Accepted. By Hotehkiss—A concurrent house resolu tion requesting our members of congress to labor for an amendment to the constitution prohibiting non-resident aliens holding titles 1o lands in the United States. Referred. The joint resolution by Custer asking tha our members of congress support the arccar- age of pensions bill offered by Senator In- galls of Kansas. Referred to the committee on federal relations. Adjourned until Thurs- day afternoon. A bill was introduced in the house by Anderson of Warren amending the code in relation to the rate of interest, By Ball—A bill providing for taxation of mortgages, By Burgess—A bill providing for the pay- ment of workmen in mines, wells, ete., at regular intervals in lawful money. By Byers—A bili to define and fix the lia- bility of insurance companies. By Cummens—A bill to regulate the sale of railrond mortgage bonds and create per- sonal liability. At the aftérnoon session bills were intro- duced. On the subject of planting fruit trees, fixing the campensations of assessors, equalizing bonds, protecting wage-workers in the right to organize, regulating to the screening of coal. By Mr. Russcll, Adams—A bill to abolish the office of county superintendent of schools and inaugurate a more economical und efticient method of discl arging its duties. By Mr. Webber, Floyd-—-Amending the election laws of the state to define the duties of boards af elections. A petition was presented from the mer- chants of Burlington protesting against the unjust _discrimination of railroads und a requestion cqualization of rates. Hereafter, unless specially ordered, there will be but one session of the house per day. As chairman_of the appropriations com- mittee, Berryhill presented a report concern ing the sold phans home and the home for indigent children at Davenport. He recommended the passage of_the bill appro- ating to said institution & and the return to the state treasury of 15,000 in- surance moncy for burning the central build- ing of the sume institution, Passed. Des Moises, Ia., Jan pecial Tele- to the Bre]—About three hundred ive business men of lowa con- to-day for a conference on freight and transportation matters. They came from every congressional district in the state and mean business from the start. They met at this time in order to present to the legisla ture thew needs and ask for appropriate le: islation. The delegates include jobbors, manufacturers and shippers of all kinds who re interested insecuring better treatment from the railronds. They do notappear to be disposed to attack the railroads in any reck- less manner, but they are quite determined in dewanding that some reasonable changes inTowa tariffs be made. As a whole, the del- egutes give the impression that they are wide- awake and level-headed men, disposed to be conservative rather than hasty and radical in their requests, They are, first of all, op posed to abolishing the car-load rate, as is proposed by some castern merchants. So, with a view of making their position plain, nt the following telegram to the lowa of congress and to the chairman of the inter-state commerce commission : s Moixes, 25.—The shippers, nfanufa and jobbers, 500 of whom are in convention assembled 'at Des Mo eve 3 ite bemg represented, respect fully protest against the abolishing of the car-load rates, and you arc hereby respectfully requested to file this ‘ommission arshalltow) or Couneil Bluffs, treas 1000 session was spent in ussing the best method of securing better r of hay mum rates, ing the differenc ad show 1 Hlinois and lowa short distance tarilfs. In Illinois, where maximum rates are prescribed by law, it was shown that they were about 41 per eent than in low psentativi ryhi 11, of this city has abill in the’ legisiature which is the same us the 1llinois law, gates discussed it, some fave h @ course. Represcutative Cum- bill giving to the railroad comumis the power to fix all rates for trans- ion, both freight issed and m united in- demanding treatment at the hands of the and they think they ought to be served as well as Tlinois is Al the evening session it was decided by unanimous vote to recommend to the legisla ture the Cummins bill. This bill empowers and instructs the railroad commissioners to fix rates for all trafic wholly within the state, and that the railroad commissioncrs shall receive complaints from any persons who think they are treated unjustly in the matter of rates, and shall give both parties a hearing and then determine the charee that should be wad b shall be areasonable chi " OT6 pr that in determin what s wble rate, the iissioners shall take us prima lence the lowest rate published o charged by uny substantially 1 al roviding 0 traftic and fixing the judgment of the commission shall be 1 known, provides for a penalty of £00 fc violation of the pro this i garding each bill or cary tign The convention also proposed plan of electir sioners, and ' favored the contaius Lhe preseut me lared 1 railrqad ¢ Gath b ds of appolutiment by the governor with the addition that they be confirmed the senate, -_— L Charged With Stealing Coal Siovx Crry, Ia, Jan. 25 Special Tele- gram to the Bee|—Today T. D. Plumb and Thomas Monahan, employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, were arrested at the instance of Superintend- ent Beardsley, Some time ago Yardmaster mour was arrested, charged with stealing coal from cars received by the company. Hoe ived examination and is now in jail. It was dis o, 8o the ofticials claim, that the men arrested to-day were in on the deal. Plumb is the company’s store and _suppl keeper. Ho is charged with knowingly r viving stolen pr ¢ Monalkan is the boss carman and is accused of having stolen coal worth &0, It is said that the two have been carvying on the system of robbing for some time. The Mayors' C Drs Moixes, Ta., Jan ors of Towa cities to-day arranged to a general bill for municipal reforms pre ed, to be submitted to the legislatur This bill will provide for enlarging the powers of cities of the first class in many dircctions, S0 they can construct waterworks and other public improvements, erect market-houses and public abbatoirs, and exercise power in many ways not permitted under the present charter. The several eities represented also deeided to have special bills prepared to pro- vide some changes lotally nee All of these proposed bills will be formulated and submitted at an adjourned meeting of this convention u week later. vention. The convention A Clue in the Haddock Case. CEDAR RAPIDS, T, Jan. 25.—A man was found to-day in one of the lumber yards with his throat cut from car to ear. He was found to be Wencil Cerney, o Boliemian earpenter. He said he had been in Sioux City, where he had been aceused of complicity in the Haa- dock murder and was threatened with being lynched. This so preyed on his_mind as to lead him to attempt. suicide. When he assured Haddock's murderer had been caught hesaid: “No, they haven't caught him yet.” The physicians say Cerney is sane_and it is thought hie knows much of the Sioux City crime. A Brakeman Fatally Crushed. Lavoxa, Ta,, Jun. 25 —[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Two caboose cars, while being switched here today, collided, catching Brakeman George Breen between the plat forms, inflicting probably fatal inju The platforms of the colliding cars w smashed. ——— HOPKINS ON THE STAN Account of His Relations With Harper and the Fidelity. CINCINNATL Jan, 2 Ben E. Hopkins took the witness stand this afternoon in his own behalf. The inception of the wheat deal, ac- cording to his account, was this: Harper asked him for a competent broker. He named several and Harper chose Hoyt, and asked Hopkins to sec Hoyt and direct him to buy 500,000 bushels of wheat next day. Harper said he didn’t want to be known in the matter at all. Hopkins was to act simply as a me: s uger between Harper and Hoyt, and was to receive no compensation. He explained how in doing this he gave his checks, which were to serve simply as receipts. He also explained how Hoyt obtained his drafts in the settlement of his business with Harper. All negotiations for wheat between Harper and Hoyt were carried on through witness. Har- per always told witness he was not buying wheat throliigh Wilshire, and the firat wit- ness ki of the enormous transactions with Wilshire was when Harper confessed to him in j Witness said so far from know- ing that the bank was in danger, he had ad- vised his own daughters, married women, to buy Fidelity bank stc to the amount of 35,000, thus ruining the whole family. His own Holdings in the bank were but ten shares. et Sensational Scenes in Court, Coruants, Jan. 25.—The work of procur ingajuryin the tally-sheet forgery cascs \ded to-day. The most sensational s took place in court over the speeches of attor, The judge gave notice that he would clear the court room and hold sessions in private unless order was maintained George L. Converse, leading counsel for the defense, made astrong speech objecting to actics of the other side. Prosecuting ney Huling next spoke and ¢ i the counsel was continually smirching the reputations of all who opposed him in this case and especially members of the Cit- izen's committee. Judge Thurman followed, denying the statements of Converse, Judge Pugh sternly rebuked such conduct and said if there was a repetit compelled to cle m of r the room, et Steamship A Grascow, Jan ~[Special Telogram to the B ]—Arrived—The Anchoria from New York: the Concordia from Baltnore; the Flushing and Noorland from New York for Antwerp. PHILADELITIA, Britis it he wonld be vals, Jan., 25 King from Liverpool. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 25,—Arrived—The Italy from New York Bartivone, Jan, 25 more from Liverpool. Arrived [he -Arrived—The Balti- - Halifax Weather. Haurax. N. S, Jan. 25.—Yesterday's snow storm was one lere for years. Railway travel is again de moralized. The harbers of North Sidney, Digby, Yarmouth and Annapolis ave frozei solid for the first time in years, At midnight, when the' storm was at its worst, the dwelling house of Alexand Beaton, a prominent resident of Boulandere was completely destroyed and his wife and grandebild burned todeath. of the worst known The Fire R The fi » was under Tot loss estimated at 3200,000 ALLENTOWN, ., Jan, 25 this morning in the fl floor of Barbour & Ce here, and at noon it was burning ficrcely, but under cont There were 4,800 bales of Irish flax in the building, and the loss will be Vi building A fire broke out stored on the first s new thread mill vall While the building may not be te , it has already been greatly d 'here is no insurance on the buildings or contents, Busines roubles. Itiaca, N. Y. N ‘The assignment of Gregg & Co., manufacturers of agricultural implements, of Trumansburg. N. Y., is an nounced, Liabilities not given. The firm \ h offices in different parts of the United States, Burraro, N. Y., Jan. 25.-The Buffalo Rubber company has faile wing prefer- ences for §3,000; liabilities about §100,000, -y Ran Into the Caboose. WeASTLE, Pa., Jan, 25.—A freight train on the Bessemer branch railroad ran into the caboose of another freight train near Law rence Junction yesterd A dozen truck men were in the caboose at the time and seven of them were severely injured but none killed, Cold the Northwest, Drrven, Minn,, Jan, 25.—(Special Tele. gram to the BEE.|—The wind to-day filled the cuts full of snow on_ the different trains are badiy delayed. ‘The thermometer is dropping away down tnis evening. But ar of wheat is on the track here, O Weather Indications, v Warmer, followed by colder faii weather, fresh to brisk southierly becoming northw, For Iowa: Warmer, fali wather, followt by snow, Lrcshi to_ brisk soutlicasterly winds. roads and sterly. BESTED BY THE BOSTON BOY, McHenry Johnson Proves No Ane tagonist For George Godfrey. KNOCKED OUT IN FOUR ROUNDS. The Referee, However, Awards the Fight to the Black Star On a Foul — To Divide the Stakes, The Colored Championship. Dexver, Colo., Jan [Special Telogram to the Bee.|—Four hundred and fifty men to-day paid 8 apicce for the privilege of seeing a prize fight with two-ounce gloves, Marquis of Queensbury rules, for $1,000 be= tween the colored pugilists George Godfrey, of Boston, and McHenry Johnson, of this city. A special train bearing the crowd left the depot at 12 o'clock and ran out into the country about twenty miles, where it stopped, A ring was quickly pitehed and the mill Dbegan at 3 o'clock. Both men were in excel- lent condition. Johnson stripped at 171 pounds and was seconded by Bill Phillips, Godfrey weighed 168 and was seconded by W. B. Masterson, From the moment time was called on tho first round the Boston boy was the favorite, the pools being offered in his favor £50 to $10 with no takers, Godfrey foreed the fighting in the first round and struck Johnson severs al body blows that scemed to have their ef- fect. Johnson got in ouly one lick on his op- ponent during the fight, striking Godfrey on the mouth and drawing first blood. The second round was as uninteresting a8 the first, both sparring continuously and evie dently trying to learn the other's tact In the third round, after a fow passes, Gode succeeded in planting a tors vight-hander — under Johnson's car, knocking him to round, where he lay for five seconds, 1 succeeded in regaining his feet and 1 toward his corner in a semi-un- ious condition, when Godfrey planted another crashing blow upon his jaw sending hin across the ropes with blood rushing in torrents from iis nose and mouth. He fol- lowed up his advantage, and stood over the fallen man, slugging him tnmercifully when- ever he gained his feet, Time was ealled. In the fourth and last round Johnson stag- gered toward the center of the ring inan utterly helpless condition having not fully recovered himselt fron the severe handling ha had received in the third. Godfrey knocked his man around the ring as he would a foot ball, Johnson being unable to defend himself, Godfrey made a terrific blow at his antago- nist, who for a moment scemed to recover part of his senses, instinctively made a lunga forwurd to escape punishment, and in s doing the two men clinched, Godfrey helg to Jolnson and pummeled him unmercifully, striking the poor devil again and again, until the referee was obiiged 1o use force to so erate them, after which Johnson fell into hig seat a whipped man, g The latter's seconds claimed a foul in the part of the round, and the referce an- d the fight 1 favor of Johnson. This created considerable disturbunce and almost brought on a fight between the backers of the two men, who were hurriedly put on the train, which returned to the city at b o’cloek, There is no little dissatisfaction here over the termination of the fight, ns it 18 generally conceded that the Boston boy is the best man and should have taken the money. 1t is un- derstood that his friends will contest the des cision of the referee, Johnson to-night s it word to Godfrey that he was willing to divide the money, and at_a meeting at the Crib elub to be held to-night it is ll\\-rupht that this arrangement will bg o o, ii—The Crib club, under whose agement the Godfrey-Johnson prize fight took place to-day, held a rather stormy meet- ing to-night, at” which the decision of the mane referee giving the fig hnson was dis- cussed by the backers of cach man. At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed to 00 to Godfre Weir's Wit v and $300 to Johnson, aw Him Vi, ht. MixxEaPoLts, Minn, Jdan, 25— [Spocial Telegram to the Bre] -Mrs. Weir, the pretty young Bostonese wife of the “Belfast Spi 7 witnessed her evening. She and first prize fight Mons half a dozen veiled members of the fair sex, occupied the suse pended band stand, Weir sat with his wifa until after the preliminary contest and when e was about to don Lis professional regalia he bid her goodbye and started for his room, When Miller came upon the platform the Spider's wife saw in the western lad a fighter of larger provortions than her husband and ided the result. She began o cry befora men came fogether. The young wifd was the only onc who did not cujoy the con- test, Every time that Miller would land, op appear to land, on his antagonist, Mrs., Weir oud enough to be heard by tha ated immediately below. She : saw tha ming down he the third round. Warrants Out St. Pavr, Minn,, Jan 25.—[Special Telos gram to the Bee.|—The principals, seconds, judges, referce and all participants and spe tators in th dbam-Griftin fight, which took place yesterday at Norwood, are in deep seclusion to-day, the man who can secluda himself decpest being in the happiest frama of mind. The cause of this sudden attack of modesty lies in the fact that between 12 and 1 o'clock lust night a resident of Norwood, name unknown, reached St Paul, and arouse ingr Judge Cary out of his nice, warm bed, Swore out warrants inst all concerned, These warrants have been placed in the hands of the pol fearing that their birds o their arrest could be ied togive any ine formatic matter, It is pected that several arrests will be made this afternoon. A Hq New Youk an. 2 S the Bre.]—The Turf alliance,the N Bookr association,will not ha thing its own way. 1t wanted t ting on all big race tracks of the country,only members o have betting stunds on the t Committee to determine the odds on every race which members have to stand by. D.D. Withersand James Galway, of the Monmouth Park association, and President Phil Dwyer, of the Brooklyn Jockey cluby would 1ot a'low the alliance to control those tracks, and sever: Kers will not ontr 1 bete chks and a the alliance, Horse the allian not succeed in its purpose, 1t is stated that the alliance, failingto secure control of thg ce tracks, concluded course and run_ horses when there s at th declived to be controiled by Beach course and the track ut ' ave controlled by the alliance. Death of a T Lexixatoy, Ky., Jan trotting stallion, Happy #40,000, dicd this mornin, — - Not a Presidential Candidate, PHILADELPIIA, Jan. 25,1 am not a candle date, neither gould 1 accept the nominatiom for president,” suid George W. Childs to-duy when questioned in reference to the pube lished statement that James McManes would #£0 to the republican national convention and there wol and vote for Childs' nomnation, “Fhave had no _conversation with Mr. M Mapnes upoti thé subjeot, and in no way Laveg 1 given any countenance to the subject,” 1o purchase & on ali diys tracks which L. Brig 3 Cnton, Nuday ting Horse I'he celebrated Medium, valued a " ! | ] \