Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY . DAILY BEE. MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1888, NUMBER 223, REFORM AS THE WAR CRY, Genoral Henderson's Advice to tho Republicans of Maryland. A WATCHWORD THAT WILL WIN. The Senate Passes the Bills Pension- ing the Widows of Generals Logan and Blair—Taxa- tion of Lardine, Pensioning Mrs, Logan, w pension the widow of the late General John A. Logan, a copy of which Representa- tive McShane has introduced and is pushing in the house, and passed it with but seven op- posing vot I from secession states, Berry, of Arkansas, who lost a leg at Corinth figchting for the confederacy, and Reagan, of Texas, who was Jeft Davis' post- ®aster gencral, secretary of the confederate treasury and private counsellor, made carncst specches against the bill, holding that it was a recognition of an office widow not ac- corped the widows of privates who fell on the field, and that it was a tendency towards titling the higher classes to the exclusion of the deserving common people. Several spoke for the bill, Davis, of Minnesota, who had churge of it, growing eloquent, Tmme- diately after the passage of the Mrs, Logan bill, the bill to pension the widow of the late General Frank . Blair, placing both on an equal footing—£2,000 a year each—was passed. There is no likelihood of these bills passing the house unless very shrewd man- agement 1s exercised, as they have been there before, and other matters have been loaded on and killed them. If a vote can be gotten on the bills as they are now they will go through the house, although the democrats there are instinctively opposed to th GENEIRAL HENDERSON ON MARYLAND K Among those who attended the national re- publican banquet at Baltimore last night, given by the Young Men's Republican club of that city, was Representative David B. Henderson, of Towa, who, upon being intro- duced when the spe # was in progre suid that the eyes of the whole country were upon the republicans of Maryland during the late municipal election, because they fought forreform. Not the reformof the democracy —which means the triumph of cash and fraud, the trampling under foot of civil service reform—bat genuine republican re. form, which is synonymous with good gov- ernment and a vietory of freedom and loy- alty. In conclusion hé advised the republi- cans of the state o inscribe upon their ban- ner for 188 the charmed word “Reform,” for he thought the time was ripe for such an Issue, If this was done he was sure that a change would come, and it would be hurling in the face of the democracy the sume am- munitlon showes at the republicans with such success in 1884, General Henderson is very popular in Maryland, and his remarks last night were enthusiastically applauded. GRAVE ROBBERS AT WORK AGAIN, Grave robbers are at work again in Wash- ington and detectives are shadowing the cemeterics, medical colleges and the sus- pected ghouls, The city has again been shocked by the discovery that body suatchers have done successful work in the Columbia Harmony burial ground. The resurrection- ists were discovered by the sexton and fired atonly a fow nights They were disco ered in another cemetery and flod with a vody. "The police gave chase and rescued the corpse, but did not et the ghouls. OUR ONLY WAKLIKE EXHIBITION EXTINGUISHED The ordnance muscum located in the ‘Winder building, across the street west of the war department, has for some years at tracted a large number of visitors and there has been considerable inquiry lately as to its disposition on the removal of the office to the new building. General Benet said this morn ing that, owing to the lack of room, it has been thought it expedient and,in fact, almost impossible, 1o retain the muscum in its pres- ent shape, and that in - consequence he has given orders to box up the exhibit prepara tory to distributing it among the various i senals and armories throughout the country Several of the most interesting and valug parts of the colleetion will probubly be sent to the national museun, SEQUEL TO A SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT. Socicty was shocked this evening upon learning that Grassic Buckley and wife have separated. This is the sequel to the Buckley- Hillyer clopement and marringe in Baltimore on December 20 last, of which I sent an ac- count to the BEr at the time. Their elope ment created a sensation and now their separation and the announcement that d vorce proceedings are to be begun in earnest is rending the social air, It will be remem- bered that the girl's father was o indignant over the clopement rrigee that ¢ vorce proceedings we ed when the young people returned here from Baltimore, ut that they were withdrawn. The families on both sides refuse to explain matters, Both bride and groom are at the home of their parents, ‘The separation is final. They have been living at the Windsor hotel. Miss Hillyer, now Mrs. Buckley, was to have mar- ried the son of Comptroller Trenholm. TO BRIDGE THE MUDDY AT SIOUX CITY. In the senate to-day Mr. Wilson, of lowa, introduced aduplicate of the bill presented in the house a few days ago by Mr. Struble, authorizing the construction of a high wagon bridge across the Missouri river at or near Sioux City. I gave asynopsis of the measure at the time of its introduction by Mr. Struble AN INTELESTING CONTIROVERSY, An interesting controversy is pending be tween the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad eom nd the committec of congress on the District of Columbin touching the establishwent of a union depot, which involves the vacation of their present aepot sites by the two companies, The Bal timore & Ohio depot, located near the capi tol, is an old, delapidated building which the company has long contemplated abaudoning and doubtless would have abandoned long ago and erected a new building at another point had_congress given the necessary au thority. The Pennsylvunia depot is a lirge, commodious and handsome structure, located near Pennsylvania avenue and about midway between the capitol and the treasury buildings. This terminus was selected many years ago, when the road was completed to Washington, and in_obedien 10 the popular demand of that day. A lar amount of money has been expended to fur nish_proper convenicnces for the travelng public and ample facilities for the handling f freight. But the public reservation is crossed by the compuny’s tracks to i the station and this seems to constitute the prin cipal objection to the continuance of the present site. It is proposed to force an abandonment of the present location and compel the two companies to cstab- lish a union depot near the long bridge, & location on the river front far removed from the centersof business and population and which can bo reached only after thirty minutes travel by carviage from the treasury department and privcipal hotels. The general public of Washington are op. posed to this location, and us it would add time and expense to a trip between the na- tional capitol and all points of the country. such a removal is not likely to be favorably received by people outside of Washington when the proposition becomes known and un- derstood. The Pennsylvania company re sists the, proposal to remove their Present station because a large amount of money has been expended 1o construct it and because its location is convenient and accessable to the trayeling public and to the business interests. President Roberts was Lefore the senate committee a fow days and will again appear before that commigie on Saturday next to continue his argunfent ageinst any change of location, = At the mecting Mr. Roberts explained that this com- ny had expended several willion dollars at elphia 10 wcet @ popular dewand to locate the station in the heart of the city, yet it wus proposcd here to drive the sta- tion from a central to a distant point that would prove inconvenient and expensive alike to the company, the people of Washington and the general traveling public, who were not without in- terest in this question. If permitted to re- maiu in the present location Mr. Roberts said the company would make all_improvements deemed necessary to secure the con Pnce and safety of persons using the mall and streets crossed by the company’s tracks and would add whatcver embellishments to the line of the road within the city limits that might be decided upon by the authoritics, ADVICE TO MR, STOCKSLAGER. Friends of Assistant Land Commissioner Stockslager have advised him to resign if he is not promoted to the place recently made vacant by Commissioner Sparks. ~ When Sceretary Lamar left the interior department he assured the president and the friends of Mr. Stockslager, who is an Indianian, that the acting commissioner had issued more cer- tificates and had done more in . month_than Mr. Sparks did in three months and Stock- slager had faithfully carried out the policy of the administration without any of the ~offensivencs that followed the work of Mr. Sparl Mr. Stockslager's friends say that since he has done so well in the position as assistant commissioner and acting commissioner that it would be an af- front to appoint any other man above him. They advise him to resign if he is not made commissioner and go home and run for con- gress again, assuring him of success if he will do so, TO TAX LARDINE, Tt is generally believed that congress will pass a bill compelling the manufacturers and sellers of lardine or adulterated lard to ob- serve the sume requirements that oleomar- gurine manufacturers and sellers have to ob- erve. The subject is being carnestly dis uased by members in both branches of con- gressand the same arguments forand against it are put forth that were used in the prope sition to tax adulterated butter and in regard 10 cortain restrictions in its sale, There is but little doubt that bogus lard makers and sellers will have to do business under the supervision of the internal revenue depart- ment. PERSONATL, MATTERS, Ella M. Rudd, of Nebraska, is assisting Susan B. Anthony in lier social duties while stopping in Washington, Miss Anthony will be here till after the mternational council of woman’s rights women on March 26, Uitorially. to National RRepublican says: “W.H. Michall, clerk of the joint committee on printing, has just issued the second edition of the congressional dircctory It is a vast improvement upon any of the former issues und Mr. Miohalli 8 deserving of Ligh praise for the completencss of his work. The summary removal this afternoon by the president 6f Major William Ludlow, of the enginecr corps of the army, from duty as engincer commissioner of the district, cr ated great surprise. General Boynton, cor- respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial- Gazette, has boen waging 4 warfare on Lud- low, charging him with having an interest m the real estate boom and improvement, and he is credited with having influenced the re- moval. Peiny S, Heari, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.|—Pensions were granted the following Nebraskans to-day: Original- B. Pepoon, Table Rock: L. B. Feagins, Waterloo. Iucrease—Daniel Cornwell, Calamus, isions for Towans, issue of Mary A., widow of Charles I Pleasant. January 20: Stone, Mt. Mexican war—Matthew Thomas, Cromwell. Original—D. W. Mooreland, Earlville; John Morrison (deceased), Volga City: 5. B. Woodward, Kellogg: William H. Shutterly, Moravia; James W. Wren, Sac City. Inerease—Robert Kapel, Clarinda; Joseph Kofnehl, Farley; James Sullivan Keokuk; Robert' Roberts, Hampton; Henr L. Utter, Winterset: Jasper Trimble, Bona- parte: P.J. Pinegar, Murray: J. J. Teater, Chariton; Jumes M. Tuffs,” Clear Lake: Frederick Gugh, ~Seymour; Thomas H. Scott, Knoxville: William ' Goff, Dallas. Reissue—Cornelius ~ Berkshire, Oakland. Reissue and increase—James' P, Kent, Rowaun, Senate Confirmations. WaAsHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Among the con- firmations to-day were: District attorneys J. B. Hoge, District of Columbia; G.S. Peters, of Ohio, for Utah; G. E. Pritchett, for Nebraska; E. F. Bingham, for Ohio. Chief justices of the supreme court—District of Columbia, M. V. Montgomery, of Michi- gan, associate justice: J. W. McConnell, of “Tennessee, chief justice; Montana, S. Wolfe, associate justice of Montana, Postmasters C. L. Clark, Janesville, Wis.: J. W. Arnold, Lockport, 1il; O. N. Goldsmith, Engle wood, HL Funeral of Minister Noj WASIINGTON, Jan. icos over the late Noguieiras, took piac Matthew's Catholic church, The church was thronged by distinguished persons. All the members of the diplomatic corps, Secretary Bayard and Assistant ¥ Adee, Gen idan and other re sentatives of and navy were present, as were The casket containing mains of the dead diplomat was cov- ered with flowers which partially concealed the hat, sword, and decorations which rested upon the cover, eiras, he funeral s Portuguese minister, this_morning ut St. National Capital Notes, WaAsHINGTON, Jan. 26.—After some discus- sion this morning the house committee on banking and currency referred to a sutf-com- mittee Mr. Weaver's bill providing for the 1 of $75,000,000 in fractional currency. The house committee on elections is in ses- sion to-day on the Mowry-White contested clection from Indiana. It is generally be- lieved the majority will report in favor of de- claring the seat vacant. Postal Changes, WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bee]-The postofice at Phawix, Holt county, Neb., wus discontinued to-day A postoflice was established at Churehville Warren county, lowa,and Joseph E. Church: wan appointed postdster. Presidential Reception. WASHINGTON, dan. 20.—A recopti given by President and Mrs. Cleveland at the executive mansion this evening to mem bers of congress aud the justizes of the dis trict and United State courts, . - - Frighttul Explosion Pirrsnvie, Pa., Jan, 26.—A terrific explo- sion occurred this morning at the Carbon Limestone company's quarries, ten miles from Youngstown, O. The foreman of the company placed twenty sticks of dynamite inastove in a shanty m which were five Italians, The explosion occurred and the shanty was blown to pieces, The foreman was Killed and all the Ttalians were more ¢ less injured, nearly all having urms or legs broken, Two are expeeted to- di - - A New Move Hanrisnuka, Pa., Jan. %6.—A committee of Knights of Labor u ared before the at- torney general to-duy and asked that quo warranto be issued aguinst the Reading road with a view of forfeiting its charter. They allege that the company has violated th state constitution by enguging in the business of mining coal. Arguments will be heard next Thursday when both sides will be repre- sented. 0 was s The Manitoba Legislature. MixyearoLts, Minn, Jan. 206.—The Journal's Winnipeg special says the legisla ture will not be dissolved. It adjourned to- day to March 1, ata Disagree. ALnaxy, Jan At 1Lp. ., alter baving been in session all day, the democratic state committee adjourned without Laving made a choive of state members of the national com aittee, MORE RAILROAD REGULATION. The Bill to Enlarge the Iowa Com- mission's Powers. LATEST PROHIBITION MOVEMENT. — Drug Stores to Be Prevented From Scliing Liquor For Any Purpose —Schmidt's High License Measure—lowa News, Provisions of the Cammins Bill. Drs Moises, Ta, Jan. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bep)—The Cummins bill, which was endorsed by the recent shippers’ convention and recommended to the legisla- ture, proposes to regulate freight and passen- ger tariff by enlarging the powers of the railroad commissioners. It not only em- powers but instructs them to fix and publish rates for the transportation of freight and passengers wholly within the state aad classify freight upon conditions to be named inthe bill. Its first provision for getting complaints before the commissioners is em- bodied in section 1, which is as follows: Whenever any person, upon his own be- half, or class of persons’ similarly situated, shall make complaint, or upon their own motion to said board of railroad cammis- sioners, that the rate charged or published by any railroad compary for the transporta- tiou of freight or passengers from one town or station to another or vthers in the state of Towa, is unreasonably high or isadiscrimina- tion, it shall be the duty of the board to im- mediately investigate such complaint. To that end the board shall fix a day for hearing the complaint and shall notify the railroad comvany of the time ind place of such hearing by mailing a letter, properly directed, to any division snperin- tendent, general or assistant superintendent, general manager, presulent or secretary of said company, which notice shall contain'the substance of the complaint so made; and the board shall also notify the person or persons complaining of such time und place. It then provides for a public hearingat which the board shall receivesuch evidence or argu- ments as cither party may choose to make, with the understanding that the burden of proof shall not lie upon the party making the complaint, but the board shail add to the showing whatever information bearing upon the subject it can sceure, and shall then de termine the charge which is to be made, such charge being a reasonable one, according to the “very right of the matters) Section 4 provides for detérmining what is ‘w reasonuble rate” as follow: Upon such hearing the person or persons complaining shall be entitled to introduce any published schedule of rates of any railroad company, or_evidence of actually charged vy any railroad comy for substantially the same kind of service, whether in this_ or any other state; and the lowest rate published or charged the said railroad company complained of, for substan- tially the same kind of scrvice, whether in this or any other state, which shall, at the instance of the person or persons complain- ing, be accepted us prima facie evidence of 4 reasonable rate for the services under investigation. The bill then provides that railrond complained of operates a line of road beyond the state of Towa, or has a traftic arrangement with any outside company, the charge made for carrying freight and passen- gers from points’ without to points within the state shall be taken into consideration n determining what is a reasonable rate. The board shall also sce that, as far as practicable, there shall not be discrimination against or in favor of locali- ties or indiviauals, The next section provides that after such hearing and investigation, the board shall prepare schedules of rates to be charged and in the case of freight shall classify and this schedule shall not be limited tothe particulur case brought before it, but shall be extended to all similar cases within the state. The bill then provides that within ten days after notice of the board’s judgment has been given, the railroad company must conform to the new charges and rates. In case the rail- road wants to charge the rate so fixed the bon s0 ftor ing notice to_all inter The aft of the bill provided a penalty 500 to be paid by the ds for en tion of the commissioners’ order, but onsulting with the shippers, it was de- aded to modify the wording of that section, the bill being ‘left with a committee for that purpose. Wren this is done it will be pre- to the legislature and be strongly urged for passage, The lowa Legh Des MoiNes, Ia., Jan, 2 began to on its new plan of holding one session a day. The morning was consumed in committee meetings and visiting the cap- itol by delegates to the shipper's convention. There was no report of house committees. A bill was introduced by Mr. Anderson of Hamilton for an act to prevent fraud in election tickets: also a bill to provide for leasing lands owned by the state. By Mr. Colvin of Buchanan—A bill pro- viding for the addition of 180 acres of land to the asylum for the insane at Independence. By Mr. Dornall —A bill amending the code regarding voting taxes for construction, By M Fillmore—A bill prohibiting the playing of base ball on Sunday. A bill to prevent fraud in the sale of grain, seed and other cereals: also a bil! to facilitate the shipping interests of the state and define duties and liabilities of railroad compani relation therfto. By Mr. Wagner of Johnson ing for appropriations for the sta SENATE. By Mr. Schimidt—A bill providing for the repeal of the prohibitory law and the enact- ment of a license law with a locul option feat- ure. The minimum license is fixed at 2500, Senator Poyneer was elected president pr tem of the senate The house bill for an appropriation for the soldiers’ and orphans’ home at Daven 8 referred to the senate appropriation commit- tee. By Mr. McCoy—A bill toempower the rail oad commission to fix freight and passenger rates and provide penalties for the violation of said decision, By Mr. Taylor. sessment of 018, By Mr. Converse—A bill authorizing rail- roads to lay certain sidetracks along country rouds. By Mr. Wilbur—The house bill providing for the creating of a board of school book Al'till)l:nl.s.slunl'l‘h 1o furnish uniformity of text hooks. By Mr, Robb of Union—A bill relating to the election of postmasters by the people. By Mr. Custe joint resolution request- ing the state board of pharmacy to rescind its decision as to the sale of concentrated lyo by drug stores only. After debate on the subject of reference, and pleas for grocers and such dealers the resolution was adopted. Hard On the Drug Stores. Des Moises, la., Jan. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee|—Mr. Custer, chairman of the committee on the suppression of in- temperance and a very radical prohibitionist, introduced in the house to-day, the bill wiich the prohibitionists want. It provides for doing away with all sale of liquor by drug stores or other dealers and makes the county auditor the sole agent and superiu- tendent to all sales, for legitimate purposes, It provides that he shall have four assistants or sub agents in each county, who shall be the legalized dealers. There shall be a sys- tew of stamps for sealing ecach package, which he shall obtain from the state auditor, i whenever a package of liquor is used the stamps shall be cancelled the same as revenue stamps on cigar boxes now are. The state temperance alliance and Woman Christion temperance union are understood 10 be favoring some such bill as this. which will kave all Lguor selling for purposes not in case the do ature. The legislature bill provid- e university. A bill providing for the railway property by boards forbidden by law, done by legal agents rather thai by irresponsible private parties as at present. ——— Supreme Court Decisions. Ds Moises, In., Jan. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber)—Although the supreme court is not in session now for hearing cases, its members are at the capitol most of the time considering cases submitted at the term. They have filed the following dec ions, all bearing upon the pharmacy law: G. Bonesteel, appellant, v& E. B. Downs et al, appealed from Cass cirenit. Action to re cover penaltics preseribed by the statutes for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors to persons in the habit of becoming intoxicated. decision affirmed. State of lowa, appellant, ve O. A. pellant and the commissioners of pi appealed from Clark district. Decision re- versed, . W. W, Straight, appellant, vs R. W, Craw- ford et commissioners of pharmacy and H. G. Weber vs the same. Appealea from Polk district court. Decision reversed. X Wreck on the Diagonal. Des Moises, la., Jan. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—A Chicago passenger train on the Diagonal, which left here at 7:15 this evening, with a double header, met with an accident at Luray, five miles this side of Marshalltown, at 11:45 p. m. The flange in the driving wheel broke, throwing both engines iuto a ditch and derailing the baggage car. The engineer of the forward engine had a leg broken and was badly cut on the head and otherwise bruised. No passengers were in- jured, though the track will be obstructed some time, A High License Bill. Des Moises, Ta., Jan. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.]—The first anti-prohibition bill of the session was introduced by Senator Schmidt to-day. It fs for high license and local option, establishing a minimum license of 2500, Senator Schmidt says he has no ex- pectation that it will pass, but he introduced it to keep the democratic pledge as it contains the provisions of the last democratic plat- form on this subject. After the Breweries, Jan. 26,—[Special Telegram ]—An application for an injunc- tlon compelling all brewerics here and at Ly- ons to ceasc operations is on the docket of the district court to-day, in accordanee with the prohibitory law. The prohibitionists have gathered courage from Governor Lar- rabec’s message and will next take up the case of the saloons, A Railroad Election Called. Stovx Crry, Ta., Jan, 26.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brk.|—The board of super- visors will meet this afternoon for the pur- pose of taking action in regard to the calling of an_election of the clectors of Sioux City township on a proposition to aid the Sioux City & Northern railroad company with a i per cent tax. The election will take place about the middle of Februar; e o STANDARD OIL. The Company Begins Work on a Large Dock at Duluth. Derern, Minn., Jan, 26.—([Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Work began to-day on the dock to be built by the Standard Oil company. Contracts for alarge amount of piling necessary for the dock have been let to Duncan, Brewer & Co., and they will at once get out the timbers. This dock is to be piled in front and solid filled behind the pil- ing, somewhat after the manner of the Omaha railroad’s Duluth docks. They have also contracted for 1,000,000 feet of timber and are making arrangements for large quan- tities of Fon du Lac stone. The intention of the company is to allow on slip No. 6 nothing not directly connected with their business, but to put on their solid docks large iron tanks capable of holding oil from a number of vessels. These tanks, or reservoirs, are to be built fire proof and to encased in very heavy walls to prevent all danger from fire outside or from leakage within, The tanks are to be counceted by @ pipe line with the works the company proposes to erect in the west end, where barrelling and_shipping fa- ilities will be provided, and, ultimately, re- fining works. From here it is proposed to supply the entire northwest and the Pacific slope. Vessels to transport oil in_tanks are s00n to be fitted up by placing in their holds iron tanks capable of holding large quantitics of oil. JI0E Aqueduct Desperadoes. NEW Youk, Jan, 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bee|—Half a dozen of Inspector Byrnes' detectives have been working some time on the new aqueduct, disguised as laborers. Murders have been committed, innocent people maimed, women outraged, houses pillaged, others destroyed by dynam- ite, and the occupants threatened with death. The aqueduct commissioners and all the local authorities declared themselves powerless. There was some talk of organiz ing vigilance committees. Byrnes' men have discovered a gang of 100 members of the most desperate men at shatt 12, Al carry weapous. Inspector Byrnes now knows ail the mer 115 readv to sweep down upon them. This will be done in a few days. -~ Decision Against Rebates, 11CAGO, Jan, 26.—A very important de- cision was rendered yesterday by Judge Gresham, in the Central Iowa railroad fore closure case. A year or s0 ago a firm of ex tensive grain shippers made a contract in Towa with the Central Iowa railroad for cer- tain rebates on their shipments. When the foreclosure proceedings were begun they had a claim of some #3,000 for such rebates, and filed an intervening petition to have a re- ceiver of the road directed to pay it out of the proceeds of the sale and as against the mortguges. The judge refused to allow it on the ground that the statutes of Illinois prohibited discrimination by railroads in this or any other way. Though the contract, was made in Towa it was to be enforced in 1li nois, and was illegal under the law, no mat ter where made - Jay Hubbell Defeated. ManrQuerTe, Mich., Jan, 26.—The republi- can congressional convention for the Eley- enth district of M an this evening nomi- nated Henry W. Seymour, of Saulte Ste-Ma rie, as a candidate for the anc used by the death of Representative Moffott, The result was reached on the 116th ballott, after 10:30 p. m., o two diay®s session. Juy Hub- bell was u prominent candidate in the con- vention. The democrats have nominated Bartley Breeland and the ppohibitionists, 5. S, Steele A Tramp With a History. S, Lovts, Jan, 26.— (S Telegram to the BEE.]—A tramp identified us George Pip- pers, who made a fortune in the carly days of the Pennsy lvania oil disco and then ndered over 500,000 in Wall street, died yesterday at Sancoxie from exposure. Since losing his money he has tramped all over the west and southiwest. S ntemperanc Ont., Jan. 2.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bue,]—The oftice of the Renfrew Mercury, which hus vigorously opposed the Scott act, was burned to the ground last night. The fire is believed to have been s by the liquor men. The County Temperance Advocate was printed_at the oftice and the editor is secretary of the county tewperance alliance. LR e Sykes on Trial, CiicaGo, Jan. 26.-The trial of James W. Sykes, the well-known scedsman and ware- house proprietor, on the charge of issuing fraudulent warchouse receipts, began to A jury was sccured. and the opening g ments wmade, U ANOTHER TEACHER VICTIV. —— One More Sad Story of the Storm's Ravages. SUFFEREDSEVENTY-EIGHTHOURS Miss Ettie Shattuck So Badly Frozen That Both Her Legs Are Ampu- tated—Chief'Seavey Married at Cortland. Another Teacher's Terrible Experience SEwARD, Neb., Jan. 26.—[Speeial Tele- sram to the Bie. | —Miss Ettie Shattuck, the young school teacher who was 8o severely frozen in Holt county during the late blizzard, had both of her legs amputated here to-day. The operation was successful and it is thaught that the unfortunate girl will live On the night of the storm Miss Shattuck took refuge in a hay stack, but was unable to burrow deep cnough to prevent her limbs from freczing. Here she remained for seventy-cight hours, and was finally dis- covered by the farmer who owned the stack when he came to fodder his horses, The un- fortunate girl was taken to the farm house and tenderly cared for. She remained until yesterday, when she was brought here by her father, Benjumin Shattuck, who resides in Seward. A consultation of physicians was at once held, and the unanimous opinion was expressed that she must submit to an amputation of both legs at once or else lose her hife. The operation was performed this afternoon, amputation being made just below the knees, The poor girl bore the operation bravely, and although very weak will un- doubtedly quickly recover her strength. Miss Shattuck is only nincteen years of age. Her father is a veteran of the late war and has been entirely incapacitated for work for some time, depending on the earnings of his daughter for support. They are now both in destitute circumstances and it is pro- posed here to civculate a subseription paper for her aid. This is one of the cases where aid can be most worthily bestowed, and 1t is hoped that a testumonial of no mean amount will be sceured. Chief Seavey Wedded. Conwtrann, Neb. Jan. 26— [Special Tele gram to the Bee|—Chief of Police W. Seavey, of Omaha, and Mrs, Lillie B. Hol- lenbi ied this evening at the residence of the bride's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Doiley, of this ¢ The wedding was a very quiet affair, on few intimate friends of the family being present. Mr. and Mrs, Seavey will leave on the early train to-morrow for Omaha. SNOW AND ICE, They Are Causing Great Throughout the East Bostox, Jan. Advices to-night from many points in Maine, Vermont, New Hamp shire and Massachusetts report the storm still raging, blocking roads and in many sec tions nearly suspending railroad traftic. The upper harbor at this city is full of and navigation is seriously impeded. Four un- Jnown vessels are reported ashore on Point Gammon. At Dennisport, Mass.. several wharves have been demolished by the gale and three vesscls are flying signals of dis- tress and apparently leaking badly. Off Chatham_ a large threc-master has been making signals of distress all day but could not be succored as the ice was alternately being driven bockward and forward. A number of vessels were being carried about with it. Highland Light, Mass., reports a number of vessels in peril on Vineyard shoals, Roads Blocked in the East. A Boston, Jan. 26.—All trains from the south and east are from four to six hours late and on many roads all freight trains have been abandoned. At Old Orchard a snow plow with three engines are fast in a snow bank and almost hidden from sight. The snow light and drifts badly. The wind is higher and about two feet of snow has already fallen and still no sign of aletup. It is the worst snow in thirty-five vears, Pussengers on the Chicago express which left Boston this afternoon were left at Con cord. Several other trains are in drifts as high as the smoke stacks. Trafie north and cast is nearly paralyzed. No through trains have been able 1o get over the Boston & Maine road today. The second section of the Montreal expr via Rutland, is snow bound in the mountains some place, NEW Yorg, Jan, 26.—Reports from castern and northern New York show that the storm is almost as severe in those sections as in New England. A despatch from Albany says ail is centering there are in bad condition and trains are many hours lat Che limited s from St. Louis on the Erie road and other trains are reported fast in a snow drift one mile west of Middleton, READING, Pa., Jan. 26.—The worst snow storm that has visited this section for several years prevailed here to-day. County roads imply impassable. Railroads are badly hlocked . New Yok, Jan. 26. to Sands Point, packed with ic get through, behind time, AnATOGA, N, Damage ice “rom Throgg's Neck g Island sound is lightly nd vessels are unable to Incoming steamers are much Y., Jan. 26.—The storm of yesterday placed an embargo on railroad travel and Saratoga was practically cut off from the rest of the world for nearly twenty- four hours. MoNTkEAL, Jan. 26 —Railway trafic in Ontario and Quebee has been seriously im- to-duy by the storm, which is the most severe one known in many years, ToroNTO, Ont., Jan. 25 ~The storm been so serious that the Winnipeg tr the Can hours late. New Yonrk, Jan, 20, poims in this state an a violent blizzard with a heavy fall of snow. The railroads werally blockaded and country voads impassible, Ice Wrecks, HALIPAY, Jan. 26.—A flag of distress wa seen flying from a vessel caught in the ice in the basin to-duy. The crew appear to hav abandoned the vessel and were seen on cakes of ice in great danger. No help can reach them. The vessel is believed to be the schooner Glide for Boston. Another vessel, unknowu, is ashore off Hortor Newrort, R. L, Jan. 2.—The schooner | Kennedy arrived here during the night. He captain reports that last night there w about fifty vessels in the ic Itis fearéd that they all went ashore this rning. Biddeford, Maine, reports the roads where blockaded, and up to 11 o'clock day, no train_had’ passed the r cither division of the Boston railroad The moraing express which left Portland 7:30, is snowed in near Old_ Ore Help has been telegraphed for, and engines and snow plows have been sent from Portland. Manitoba Traflic Impeded. Wixsiee, Jan. 20.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Trafic on the Canadian Pacific is again seviously impeded by snows. 'To-day's train from Montreal has been cancelled und is supposed to be snowed up somewhere on the north shore of Lake Superior, Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Colder, fair weather, fol- lowed by snow, light to fresh variable winds, For lowa: Colder, fair weather, winds becoming light to fresh, northerly. For Dakota: Light snows followed by wagmer, fair weather, except in_ the western part of Dakota, followed by colder, light to | frest variable winas, has on dian Pacitic railway is ever twenty Advices from various Pennsylvania report THE DUNSMORE HORROR. Searching For Dead Bodies— Other Collieries Closed. WeLLisarox, B, C,, (Via Victoria) Jan. 26, —The exploring party in the Dunsmore col- lieries worked all Tuesday night. A num ber of bodies of whites and Chinese were lo- cated in the cast slope, but it was not until ‘Wednesday afternoon that the work of bring- ing the bodies to the surface began. In about an hour the bodies of seven whites and eight Chinese had been raised to the surface. All were terribly mangled and blackened beyond recognition and the only means of knowing them were by the locations where found, The report in circulation that more than was first supposed were killed 18 happily untrue. Every individual in cast slope, where the aceident oceurred, was killed. Those in the west slope were badly ken up by the concussion and had it not n for the presence of mind exhibited above in immediately repairing the air fans, many would undoubtedly have been suf- focuted by the after damp. The resistance force of the explosion is shown by the man- ner in which eight-inch pipes were snapped and heavy timbers reduced to splinters. One of the heavy iron cages were blown com pletely out of the shaft. At 0 lock Wednesduy night cighteen w and twenty-two Chinese had been t of the pit while seven more bodies have been found in the slope. There remained at that hour thirteen whites and nineteen Chinese in the mine. The correct estimate of the casu alties show that thirty-one white men and forty-one Chinese perished in the cast slope. The ofticials of the collier mpany have done everything in their power to hasten the removal of the bodies in the mine and see that they are properly cared for. Such miners as belonged to the Masons or other socicties have been taken charge of by their brethren while the other bodies were taken to their homes. All the collierics have been closed since the aceident oceurred. - ered Rats. n, 20.— [Special Telegram to the Ber.] —Woman suffrage is the princi pal topic of conversation in this city at pres ent. Mrs, Gougar, of Indiana, who has been leading speaker here at the mectings, sent a shiver through the audience when she was speaking to the ladies, 1 got g0 tired,” she said, “of answering the same old hackneyed insanc objections to women voting. 1f they would only ask me something new. But it is the same weary round. Why, the other night T had been speaking for about two hours and answered every imaginable phas. of the few moss-covered questions which th opponents of our movement are forever put ting forward, and thought 1T was about through with that day’s troubles when a man arose and said, “Well, if women have the bal lot won't the bad women votet' 1 confess I was provoked. Tired and worn as 1 was, 1 answered him just as the poys do in the streets, ‘O, rats!" I suid Stil He Hol Rockrorn, 1L, J The Missour: Train Robbers, ST Lotts, Jan. 26.—The preliminary h ing of Barney Swiney, the loader of the Wa bash train robbers, who was captured at Mis. souri City last week, was begun yesterday in Judge Hopkin’s court. This morning the connscl asked for a change of venue, which was granted, and the case proceeded before W. B. Mitchell. Noah Drew, o confederate, who planned the capture, testified that sev- eral weeks ago Swiney ‘approached him on the subject. For several days he hung fire, until he conceived the idea of doing the stute a service by ridding 1t of the last desperado. en one Hacrison was drawn in, and he ul- timately weakened. Hargrave, who was in the cmploy of Swiney's father, was easily induced to become a member of the gang, and the time was set for the deed. Drew then informed Constable King, and_ related the plan, which was carried out. Hargrave testified that Swiney fired four shots at the cab, and then turned on Drew and shot twic athim. The case was continued, bl el Oil Discovered in Ilinois. Cmeaco, Jan. 26.—Crude petroleum was discovered near Carmi, 111, last night by a party of prospecting coal miners, The oil is gushing from the earth at the rate of fifty 15 an hour and is pronounced by experts a article. The find was made on the farm of 1 Harris, cighteen miles southwest One of the prospectors who came to Chi to purchase tanks reccived a telegram to- night stating that the_output_has inereased 1o cighty burrcls per hour. Thé flow is companicd by a strong pressure of gas, T finders are from Terre Haute, Ind. - Cora Lee's Acquittal Probable, SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan It is the pre- vailing opinion that th s attorney is less sanguine of the conviction of Cof than he was some days ago. little testimony towday to strengthen conf dance. Several witnesses were examined during the day. The defendant was placed on the stand and repeated her story told in the first tr She denied positively the charges of improper conduct with Graham. -~ The Faction War. 26.-—[Special Tele- Lovisviuie, Ky., Jan, .]—Ofticials of Pike county Lee There wi am to the Br: have applied to the governor for troops to defend the people against the Hatfield gang. Troops were refused, but the people were given permission to arm_themselyes. 'Th sheriff of Pike county invaded West Vi ginia to capture the outlaws, but the state authoritics drove him back into Kentucky. —— Mrs. Meckie Rawson Indicted. Ciicaco, Jan. 26—Mrs. Meckie L. Raw. son, wife of Banker Rawson, who was shot by his stepson, has been indicted by the prand jury s an accossory before the fact 1o the attempt to commit murder. She will probably be arrested to-morrow. - Mississippi's Republican W ORLEANZ, La., Jan. 26, have been elected national republican district, Andrew Hero, Jr and Thomas Wickhum; sixth Joseph Br d_Napolcon third district, W. C. Minc el ffairs in Cuba, W Youk, dun. 26, ~The consul general of Spain at this port ofiicially and emphatically denies the truth of the rumors published in regard to the unsatisfactory condition of affairs in Cuba, and declares & rumors arc entively unfounded. He says peace pre vaals on the whole island. Delegates. rh follow delegates to convention district, Lastrappes A Deninl K Ga LartLe Rock, Ark., dan. 26.—In a published letter Attorney General Garlund contradicts the reports frequently printed of late that he intends becoming o candidate to succecd United States Senator Herry, whose ter pires in 1859, nd. ———— A Political Dead Lock., Manquerte, Jan. 2.—The republican con vention at Ishpeming is still in a dead-lock on the fifty-second ballot, which was taken at 10 0'clock this morning The Last Witness Silenced, Ricumoxn, Mo., Jan, 2 David Whitmer, the last surviving witness to the authentic of the Book of Mormon, died last night aft a lingering iliness of several weeks, The I Fonr Ssimi, Ark., Jan, wealthy real cstate i died suddenly near this city to-day. —~——— Will Not Accept. VICKSBURG, Miss., Jan. 2. Jnd will not accept the nomination for general ou the republican ticket, Wylie torney LEGISLATING ON LIGHTNING, Spooner Introduces a Bill Controll« ing Telegraph Commerce. ITS PROVISIONS. Pooling or Unjust Against the Public Strictly Pres hibited- Penalties For 1ta Violation, SYNOPSIS OF Discrimination Repressing Rapacity. WasHINGTON, Jan, 2 'he bill introduced by Senator Spooner to-day to regulate the commerce carried by telegraph defines in its first section the term “telegraph compa as used in the bill, to mean persons or cor porations engaged in inter-state telography for hire or in telegraphy between a - foreign country and the Unitod States, Sections 2 and 3 declare that for telegraph service shatl be reasonable and just and that it shall be unlawful for any aph to give any unreasonable profers e advantage 10 any person, company, ation, locality or class of business or ta tany persons, place or business to any unrcasonable discrimination. Every teles graphcompany shall afford reasonable and cqual facilities to connecting lines and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between connecting lines. Scction 4 makes it unlawful for any teles graph company to enter into uny contract, agreement or combination with any other telegraph company to divide between them ate or net proceeds of the earnings of such companics, Section b mukes it unlawful for any teles graph any-—dircetly or indirectly. by a special rebate, draw-back or other de- vice—to charge or receive from any person prporations any greater or less compens ion for any service than it charges or res ceives from any other persous or corporations for doing like and_contemporaneous servico. Section 6 requires telegraph companies to publish their rates and to file with the inter ; state commerce commission a schedulo thercof and notify the commission ten days beforchand of any proposed changes, subject to penalties for disobedier The companics may be compelled by mandamus to comply with these requirements. Scctions 7 and 8 provide that telograpl companics violating the provisions of the bil shull be liable to the - thereby for damages, which may be re ' cither by suit before the commission or courts, 1 suits for damages a telegraph company is re quired to produce its books and its oMcers are required 10 answer any questions pros ounded to - them, no matter whether of a criminating nature or not, but their testi- mony shall not be used against them in any criminal case, The remaining sec inter state comm all charges ons of the bill mve tha + commission jurisdiction over inter-state telegraph business, six pen- alties for violations of the act, authorizes tha commission to inquire into the business of telegraph companies and to _investigate com- pluints under substantially the same. proviss ions that complaints alleging mfraction of the state commerce are now examined iuto by the commission, —— STEALING EXTRAORDINARY, Half the Population of an Ohio Town Implicated in the Thievery. SPRINGFIELD, O., Jan. 20.—(Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—An extensive and sys tematic coal steal has been discovered at Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio, a small town on the Ohio Southern railroad. A carload of conl would at times disappesr in & single night and the peculations became 80 extens sive that the railroad company employed de- tectives to unearth the thicves. The result has been the arrest of fifteen prominent citi= zens of Bainbridge, including the marshal, A hotel proprictor and a Presbyterian preacher. The detectives say that half the citizens of the town are implicated in the steal. The peculations amount to many hun dreds of dollars and their extent may be im agined when it 1s known that although coal is universally used in Bainbridgee, not a single carload has been billed to a resident of that place this winter, WINNIPE ‘felegram to the Bee. |- legislature met awain to-day and after a brief session adjourned till March 1to admit of the ministerial elections taking Before adjournment, ex-Premier rquay moved for a royal committee to ine vestizate charges made against him of collus sion in handing ov the Hudson Bay raile ¢ land grant bonds to the contractors be the completion of the road. The elee: tion contests in Mountain promise to be ver: bitter. Robert Rogers, who was only de- feated in the last clection by fifteen votes, en chosen as tory candidate agains Greenway in Mountain, The new micr is confldent of carrying all the seats, = S Steamship Arrivals, . 2.—[Special Telegram ta the Bek]—Arrived—The Pulestine, from Liverpool. LASGOW, Jan, 20.——Arrived—The Scane dinavian, from Boston, NEW York, Jan, 20.—Arrived—The Wise consin, from Liverpool: the Edam, from Amy sterdam: the Devonia, from Glasgow. SOUTHAMPTON, an. 26.—Arrived—The Wera, from New York for Bremen, QUEENSTOWN, Jai 2, —— Arrived—Tha Wyoming and Adriatic, from New York: the Nova Scotian und Barrowmore, from HBaltis more. Bavrivone, Jan, 26, —~Arrived—-The Amers iea, from Bremen, Bostoy, - The Kentucky Whisky Trust. Lovisviiie, Ky, Jdan, 26.—Kentucky dise tillers who are parties to the contract mada last June, by whidh firms representing 90 per cent of the distilleries of Kentucky, agreed not to make any whisky this year, held a meeting to-day to consider the serious ques- tion engendercd by the failure of some of the signers to live up the agreement. Tha trustee was instructed o bring suit against the signers who have violated the agrecment direetly or indircetly. Resolutions were also adoptedd apy s 10 the trade at large to nid in compelling the cooperation of the deling quents by abstaining from purchasing any £oods made in the running season of 1858, — Successful Fuel Saving Device, Cngsten, Pa., Jan. 26 A public test tools place at the rolling mills of a new device for saving fuel and improving iron. All wasta nitherto occurring in- smoke and ashes is ene v obviated. The general result shows a saving of 40 un v cent of conl, 50 per cent in the time of heating the furnice und the greatly improved quality of the iron, Loan, The minister of war ane nounced to-day to the Reschstag committea that the loan requi ‘ount of the new wilitary bill would amount to 250,000,000 nurks. He believed the government wonld be enabled by the bill to complete its milis iy orgunizition Business Jan Funs, g ubles, Agratus M essed judgment wmnonunt of 48,000 this afternoon in A._H. Paxton NEW OULEANS, Jun Co. have assigned, L Sets $105,000, C1iea6o, Pribye, dealer in to the fuvor of Honry Grocbel & 10,00 0= Sey New York 20 arivin O il v rt Athos water-logged and 1 Capo Henlopou, tao sehoor iKely, of Providente, Phe steamor rey aud