Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1889, Page 1

DEATR IN THE STORM'S WAKE T'he Terrible Calamity That Has Be- fallen Pennsylvania Cities. A HUNDRED KILLED AT READING., Uatest Particulars e the Scene nd Add Many Names to the Long List of Killed. From veal More Horr % @ Death ana 1 ., Jan, 10.~Tho cyclone of left the entire vity in darkness, whick was only relieved by the clectric and huge bontires, which shed their lurid glare on the scenc of death, All night long brave and willing hands assisted in the work of rescaing the victims of the mill aceiden The list of fatal cases will reach 100, may be more, ¢ hospitals and undert ing estublishments are filled with vic iciuns arc all busy, and many © been opened for the ac of the injured. purpose of offering necded aid, Kennedy, at 2 o'clock this morning, d a proclamation appealing to profes- sional, business and ‘other citizens who m be able to favoravly report, to meet at the court house this afternoon 1:30 to divise ways and means to aid the injured and as. sist the families of thoge who perished last night m the fall of the silk mill, and at the Philadeiphin & Reading paint shop. The work of rescue was greatly olation ADING, gesterauy its retarded by the singular manuner in which the mill pollapsed, 1t did not fall, but was bodily crushed down, falling in upon its Not vestige of the walls ar maining standing above the stone foundation, the rafters and timbers of the flooring projecting in all di rections. As the building was steam heated the ruins did not take fire, otherwise not one of the unfortunates coukd ve es caped death in its most appalling for "Bhic only eye-witness to the disaster, tar as is known, was Mra. Gonnill, residinig on Mulberry stre At about twenty min- utes of six o'clock,” said she to @ reporter, 1 heard an awful crash, and thinking it was the new ho use which is being put up along side of us, I ran to the fro door. A great cloud of dust hung over the silik mill and I n S0 could hear the crashing of the timbers and the roar of the falling walls, The next mo ment I saw the mill a great heap of ruins, midst of wh such awful and moaning and terrible cries us 1 ot a soul did I sec come out of the mill, and it secmed many rainutes to me before anybody came to the spot. I stood there in the door, like one struck dumb until my husband came run ning from his work.” Teams of every description, omnibuses, funeral coachios, fire wagons, hospital vans, and private vehicles were pressed into ser vice, and were runuing rapidly to and from the scene of disaster all night long, bearing the hodies of the wounded, dying and dead to their homes or the various hospitals, From the statement of some of those who escaped from the building it appears to have gone down in an instant. There was a loud crash of breaking timbers, and the perso: 1 the mill all rushed toward the main door: A good many of them succeeded in getting out, while four girls saved themsclves by Jumping from the third story windows. The first rumbling noise was tollowed instantly from the by the falling of the building, the upper stories going first with their louds of human beings. Hud it not been for tie fact that but few of th nds were on the third and fourth floors at the time, scarcely a life would ve been saved. Gieorge Grimshaw, one of the proprietors of the mill who was in the office at the time aped with lus life, having severe wounds on his head, stated there were, to the best of his knowl edge, about two nundred and seventy-five persons, principally girls and boys, in the establishment at the time of the occurrence, Up to 8 o'clock this morning a large majority of the victims were in the ruins. George Grimshaw, just before daylight gave outalist of the killed and missing “and thirty-four injured, who are accounted for, Tho list accounts for about two hundred of the employes, and is as follows: THE KILLED, BALLIE SAVLOR, May Bvans, Hawin BRoCKER, ANNIE BAUDMAUEE, MaMIE Lt ELLA RIDENHOWER, Satie Browi, EvA L Jriiia WINKLENAN, Kty I forewoman, MiLLIE CIRISTYAN, Bannaia SEILIEINER, WILLIAM SNYDER, Geovar NIEAN, Jony REBER, Y SHAEVER, Daisy HECKER, M NESTLI, SALLIE STARNER, Axxin Bisurs, SaLiz HARRISON, ANNIE KEisuak, SaLLIE PAUST, Marinna Esiaa BLos, MaRY INTZeATIGOK, D. K. Becken, ADIE SUADE, ™e Kamie ALseaci, Crana ALsraci, Lazz1E ROWLAND, Lazaie OWF MISSIN CrLis Birsen, MitbrED LANGER, KATUE YARGEL, Savnie Bavw, Saue O'NEILL, ELia Brongn, Lavia Genwir, CARRIE HAWTVAY, Bannaka SEILHELER, EMMA DEEMER, SALLIE BICK1 Lizzie ManTiy, Mary Woorny, IuENE DICKSON, ENMA PRESSER, Doriie Haixes, Lavky HoPpaay, Maky HAWTMAN, Saruie Hasso, ANELIA CHRISTMAY, Toa MiLLER, ANNIE SAVLOK, Haxey Horbviasten, Crances Haven, Hewstir SNybER, WELLINGTON LENGLE, James Havvosn,” danes FINy, Cuanues DirLsr, FREDEWICK RE(FF, Fowarp BROCKWAY, JamEs NEVE Cuanies FIny, Hauny Fisiey, HOWALD SHADER, AveLia BossLes, Gk ROWE, Eana PEL JouN NEVI CLAYTON Lubwia, GEORGE HERMAN, Hakuy FioLes, Canute MOVEK, Many Py, Howaup L, HAwRY TEMPLIN, NA SXYDE RTIE SPECK, ornie PREes, P SEiner, Prank M WiLLiA Jacon Sein ANNIE ROWE CuaRLES REIDER, SAMUEL FIUKs, EsynA EICHNER, KATiE CoxE, ANNIE SAADE, Gerry BICKEL, Many Al ALICE LoNG, Craia F Kame L Lavna Kenounn, MARY SCHELILE, Mauy HEDLEY, IKarie GUs e, Crria HisckEx ANNIE DRIEDEL Maky REsiEN, DAISY RECKEREG, BALLIE YOUNG, PAULINE AULT, Tua BoLIMANY, EiLa L, Mixyi: MERKLY, ANNIE KLINE, CLARA BLOUDT, MAGGIE NAUGIES, Lybia Puksses, MINNIE DIKIKE, NA CAXB, Aviie RiswiLLER, Hanuy Lasuze, Mixtuva Grer, Jusyie Hantudy, NELLIE SAMMON, Tiiie Grow, MARY MELON, MiLLie Scuagregn, Bexiua Hammoy, Kamie Levsoes, Ceria Exiacozs, Lizzie Banners Criry Finestel BALLIE PAUST, GG1e HAYERTEL, TARY BERSTLEN, Haxya O EavA Neston, Kate LEna, Mixxie Hax Mixsie VOGRL. ‘This afternoon a largely attended meeting of citizens was held in the court house to de- wise means for the relief of the sufferers, Ovor §6,000 was subscribed in an instant, The work of hunting for the dead continued ol dnv. and the scenes surrounding the mill ALICE EISENHOWEI, Dona Dercn, KaTie HirLEg, ANNIE ENES, BERTHA KUskR, SALLIE DEKSTLEK, Mamie Kinzy, E11za LATCRFORD, FANNIE UMBANHOW ER, re but a revetition of what ensued during s whole of last night., it has been de. termined to push the work of rescue all night T'h list of doaths as sent to the Associated press to-night is believed to be the first thor oughly corroct onc that has yet been pub listed. 1t is not as la S5 was feared, but still there are over thirty and a number arc still missing, and ther but one beliof, and that is that probabl dozen or more of the missing are stili be neath the debris. The coroner has sum moned a jury, and to-morrow will begin an inquest on the bodies. Five men wore roasted to death in t Reading railroad carpenter shop. They wili holid no inquest on the silk mill until they are satisfied that all are taken out Mr. Grimshaw, the lessee of the mill, esti mates the number dead at from thirty-five to forty. A number are that they will die AT TIE PAINT SHOP. The following is a correct killed au the Philadelphia & shops A. LaNnesperarn, Snerivas Joxes, G A SCHARFreR, The loss to the burning of th so seriously injured list_of those Leading paint Jons Foreway, Jons KauLeK, ilroad company by the shops and passenger cars is probably 363,000, The logs to the silk mill and machinery is about $110,000, An Associated | reporter was at the silk mill all night witnessed some most heartrendering scenes, Relatives and friends were runaing about in their frenzy and grief secking for 1ost ones as though deranged TIE MILITIA CALLED OUT. The incounng trains this morning con tinued pouring into this city their erowds of strangers, and at noon it was catimated that 10,000 persons surrounded the scene of the silk zmill disaster, These greatly interfered with the work of, removing the del d taking out the dead’ and finally the ling artillery, tho o only military organization, were called out and ordered to the ruins'to keep back th crowds, This morning eight more bodies were taken from the ruins. The confusion is great, and a full list of the dead and in- 18 It obtainable. Considerable money for the relict of the have also been ar- jured has been contributed sufferers ranged The latest estimate of the killed has been reduced to fifty, but this is uncertain, as no one knows how many human beings still lie bencath the wountain of brick, mortar and tinber. The Situation at Pritssuna, Jan, 10 in the ruins wrought by storm was prosecuted all night. The exact number of victims will not be known for sev- eral days yet until the debris is all cleared away. At 6 o'clock this morning the man- gled remains of two men were found under a portion of the wall of the Welden building. They were identified as John L. Rogerson ud Thomas Jones, two men employed as bricidayers on the Willey building. Joseph Gehring, a sixteen-year-old lad rescued last night, died this morni Lhe death list now foots up to 11, wounded and missing 8. A number of the wounded are in a critical condition and their deaths are momentar| e, None of the men reported missing have been heard from and it is believed that at least cigiit persons are still buried in the debris. “The roseuing party numbers fully 100 men, but they are not making much neadway. The police are satisticd thatat loast tweaty persons are still in the wreek, An order has been issued by the police authorities telling all persons having friends or relatives miss ing to report tiem as carly as possible at po Lice headquarters. At 1 o’clock this afternoon the list of dead and benetits Pittsbury Seatch for vesterday's awful victims had increased to fourfeen. A tour of the hospitals this morning showel all the wounded doing well with the exception of seven, who are in i critical _condition. At 2 o'clock the bodies of Samuel Brown, jr., and an unknown man were found in the ruins. Mr. Mason, of Weldin & Co., stated that one of his clerks was missing, and that a lady customer has not been heard from and prob- ably both have been killed, This afternoon the coroner empanelled a jury and proposed a seaching invest tion into the causes lead- ing to the disast Another Fearful Accident. Sussury, Pa., Jan. 10.—A terrible accident occurred in this city about ¢ o'clock last evening. A rain and wind storm came up suddenly and vlew over two of the stacks of the Sunbury nail mill. They crashed through the roof, completely demolishing the puddling department of the mill. Thirty five men were employed in the department and half of them were buried in the debris The fire alarm was sounded and soon hundreds surrounded the mill. The men were carried out half naked, und it is supposed others ave in the ruins. A tramp, namne unknown, and C. C. Showers, of Milton, are so far known 10 have been killed. Nine others are seriously injured, of which two or three will probably die. Four are still missing. Albert Williams, u puddier of Lancaster, one of the injured, dicd this morning. The seareh for the bodies is still gomg on., Much Damage at Harrisburg. Huanmisnure, Pa., dan. 10.—A terrific and destructive storm swept over this city yes- terday afternoon. It was of short duration, but damaged property to the amount of £0,000. Houses were unroofed, awnings torn down and vuildings wrecked As far as can be ascortained no one was fatally injured. The most damagine result of the storm was to the Mount Pleasant school building, The enti roofing, chim- neys and cupola were lifted off and carrie soveral hundred feet, pieces of scant- ling being driven through the weather- bourding of houses on the opposite side of the street, When the storm struck the school there were over four hundred children engaged in their studies, The edi- fice shook s if 1t would be twisted to picces. The cheeks of the children grew pale, With- out listening to the ution of their teachers thoy jumped to their feet and made a rush for'the haliway, leaving books, hats, e aks and cverythimg behind. Nothing uld stop them and @ panic was the result Fortunately they were gotten out without serious injury, although many were badly bruised, . ck West Virgi 1t 8¢ v WaurrLing, W. Va, Jan, 10.—The storm did & great amount of damage in this city and neighboring towns. All through the sur- rounding country many buildings were un- roofed and otherwise damaged and telegraph communication was seriously interfered with, Keports continue to come in of great damage by the storm throughout West Vir ginia counties touching on the Ohio, and in castern Ohio. No loss of life is reported, but buildings have been unrooted or other: wise seriously damaged. The Storm Was General. Cuicach, Jan, 10.—Dispatchies from many poiuts in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, lowa and Wisconsin indicate that yesterday's storm general throughout the north weat, although most severe in northern Wis- consin and Michigan. In Wiscousin there was @ full of snow of from four inches to three feet, Kvery Wisconsin road is affected more or less, All through the northwest telegraph and telephone lines suffered severe dumage. The Biizzard in lowa. Manexao, Ia, Jan. 10,—(Special to Tug BEg.|—A terrible blizzard and snow storm has been raging here for the past twenty- four hours. The thermometer has already fallen to zero, and the cold wave is still in progress. ‘T'rains on the Rock Island are all delayed, e Northern Ohio Suffers, CreveLaxp, O, Jan, 10.—Reports from muny $2wos in northern Ohio say the wind storm of yesterday did considerable damage to nroperty. No lives are reported lost. THECHARTER WAS REFERRED It Goes to Berlin's Committee by a Solid Republican Vote. LIVELY WRANGLE IN THE HOUSE. nd The Matter of the itte Appointment s Clerks Dis- Pay of Comnu posed of ate Bills, LiNcors, Buk.|—The house met at the usual hour. The sergeant-at-arms endeavored to enforce rule 11, and some parties who thought they had the freedow of the hall had difficulty in getting in, Mr. Yutzy introduced a resolution author- izing the clerk to report all mewmbers as pres- cent when engaged in committee work, which passed. Also, a resolution by Mr. Hampton directing the speaker to appoint a_special committee of seven from the committeo on ounty and township organization, to draft a substitute for the present law governing township organizations. Bills on second reading were read and re ferred. When house roll 65 the amended Omaha charter—was reachied, Mr. Morrissey moved that it be rof bick to the Douglas dele- gation for inspection and correction before being referred to a committee and printed. Mr. Berlin objected and a lively discussion followed. Mr. Borlin said he handed it in just as it came from the comnittes that drafted it, and preterred that it should be referred, Mr. Morrissey replied that he had never read the bill and knew that the delegation wanted to mike some corrections, Mr. Hall asked if that was the bill ereating citics of the metropolitas class. [ Laughter. Mr. Berlin said: “Omaba does not claim the bill alone. Lincoln and ever other large cit) is intereste in it as muc as we are. It don't suit me in every particular, but I waive my personal prefercnces and iusist up- on the bill being referred.” Mr. Baker also favored the views cxpressed by Mr. Berlin, Mr. Fenno said that the legislature had this same fight two years ago, and it could not afford to waste the whole session dis cussing this measure, Lot the people scttle 's motion was sunported by the democratic delegates from Douglas and a few others and voted down by a solid repub lican vote.. T'he bill was then referred to tho mittee on citiesand towns, of which Mr. lin is ct 1 A committee was appoiuted to act with a senate committee to provide for the printing of the goveonor's message. Mr. Cady, from the committee on rules, reported an amendment authorizing the com mittee on privileges and elections 1o employ necessary clerical help. Mr, Chiristy of Clay sent in an amendment to include the committec on county and township organization, but this was with drawn on a point of order by Mr. Caldwell, that it was not in order to amend the report of a standing committee. Mr. Gilbert of York opposed the motion, Hesaid: *“The committee on privileges und eleetions do not yet know what_they want, and this is a bad precedent. We haye al* ready inereased the number of clerks by six, and this will make seven. I think we should endeavor to curtail expe 8, and make an effortto cut down rather than to increase the number of useless clerks,” Mr. Catdwell replied that' the committec on rules had overlooked the matter, and that the committee could not possibly procced to business without a clerk. Mr. Deloney demanded a roll call, but it was withdrawn. The motion carried and the clerk was allowed. On motion of Mr. Satchell, taken until 2 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Satchell introduced a_resolution that pay should be ullowed committce clerks only for the time actually employed, and not for any recesses unless their duties are such as to require their services at such times. Adopted. Mr. Johnson of Phelps, presented a_reso- lution declaring that it is the sense of the honse that no more committee clerks should be appointed, and mstructing the committee on rules to ussign some of the clerks already appointed to such committecs us may necd clerical help. Mr. Seed thought the object a good one, but that such instruction would confuse matters and cause delay. Mr. St. Rayner was of the same opinion. Messrs. Johnson and White demanded roll call, which resulted as follows: Ayes--Abrabamson, Buker, Bailey, Beck- man, Berry, Berlin, Bisbee, Bohucek, Braucht, Cady, Cameron, Christy of Dodge, Colemun of Antelope, Coleman of Polk, Col- lins, Corbin, Cruzen, ‘Cushing, Delaney, Den- a recess was the man, Dewpster, Dickinson, Diller, ~Dunn, Elliott, Everett, Farley, Fenno, 'Fenton, Gardner, Gates, Gilbert, Gilchrist, Green, Hahn, iall, Hampton, Hanna, Hauthorn, Hays, Hill, of Butler, Hooper, Horne, Hunter, Jounson, Keiper, Lurson, Lash, Ley, Majors, Mattes, jr., McMillan, Morrisey, Neve, Olmstead, ' O'Sullivan, Potter, ' Rhodes, Robb, Sargent, Satchell, Scoville, Severin, Shephard, Snyder, Stirk, Swartsloy, Towle, Truesdell, Weber, Weller, Wells, White, Whitehead, Whittord, Wilcox, Willidms, Winter, Yutzy.~79, Nayes—Baltard, Bortis, Brink, Burnham, Caldwell, Christy'of Clay, Fieldgrove, Ful: ler, Hill 0f Gage, Hungate, Lee, McBride, McNickle, Seed, St. Rayner, Watson, West- over, Whyman—I8, The following list of appointments made which probably completes the list for the session : Ingrossing Clorks—Miss Cora , Mrs, Lizic Ramey, Mirs Anna Ballard,” Miss Denia Carter, Miss Lena Rymal, Miss Mary Dixon, Miss Maggie Mullen, Miss Floroncd Shiclds, Miss Lillian Swearingin, Mrs, C lotte Curtin, Enrolling Clerks—Miss Grace Yutzy, Miss Edith Outhiwaite, Miss ( orbin, 1. A Chapin, Mrs. S. & Brock, Mrs. Helen Sia- ter, Miss Ada Albright, Miss Ida Smith, W. F. Thowas, Miss Fannie Marlay G. E. Whitman, superintendent; L. M, Scothom, time keeper; Guy Eaton, book- por. There being no further business the house adjourncd until 10 a, m. to-morrow and the committees met to complete their organiza- tion. Senat Lixcowy, Neb., Jan, 10.—[Special to Tie Beg.|—The following bills were 1atroduced this morning in the senate: Senate File No, 23—A bill for act to amend sections 40 and 49, Chapter com piled statutes, It provides that supreme and district court reporters shall reccive a salary of 2,000 a year, and shall furnish either party to a suit with a long-hand copy of the report of proceedings within thirty days from the time at which judgment is ren dered. Senate File No. 24, by Pope—A bill for an net relating to highways, bridges and liabili ties of counties as to damages for not keeping same in repair, The district court shall appoint annually three road commissioners, a report of a majority of whom shall be conclusive as 10 necessary repairs, ‘This act shall not re- liev s from liability for injury to pe sons or property, through defective high- ways. Senate File No. 25, by Funch—An act to awend chapter 8 of file’s of the code of clyil procedure of the compiled statutes of Ne- braska, entitled ‘,attachment,” and to pr vide for the intefvention of third parties in attachment proceedings. Senate File No. 20, by Norval—A bill for an act to repeal chapter 43 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska for 1887, entitled inte nal improvements, The act which is re- pealed is the one providing for the donation of aid to railroads, and for works of internal improvement by counties, cities, townships, preciucts and villages, Sewate File No. 27, by Sutherland—An act an MORNING, JAN 10 amend section 39 of article 1 of chapter 7 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska of 1887, entitled revenue, and to repeal said oriiv section, No demand for the payment taxes shall be necessary, but every person subject to taxation shail.attend at the treas urer’s office and pay his taxes; provided that in counties under township organization the town colloctor shall call on_the person taxed and demand payment of the taxes charged against him, On motion of Mr, Boche a committee of three on joint rules of the senate and _house was appointed, consisting of Messrs, Roche, Ransom and jams Mr. Taggart moved, aud it was adopted, that as a token of respdct to Senator Lind- say, the senate adjourn till 10 8. m. to-mor o hour for the funeral of M. Lindsay's child 18 2:30 p. m. to-day The Militia. The following views were expressed by the members of the house committee on i litia in regard to maintaining the present ex travagant system of Mr. Cole of Antelope, Chairman—I have not given it much thought, but am in_favor of a fair appropriation. 1do not think the organization should be disbanded. Mr. Baker—Am going to investigate the matter. Am open to conviction. Think the state should get some roturn for the moncy it appropriates Mr. Sweet—Am in favor of astate militia, but don’t want it to cost too much, Mr, Caldwell—I think there is a polden mean and that the present law should be modified. Am a member of other important committees and will not find time to pay special attention to this. Mr. Lee--Am iu favor of a militia, Have not investigated, but think it costs too much. Mr. Larson—Am not in favor of any ex travagant appropriation, and, while 1 have not i stigated the subject, you may say 1 do not of tho present system, Mr. Would favor maintaining a skeieton of the present organization, but shall oppose any and all extravagaut and use- 1688 appropriations for any purpose. Mr. Buruham—You may say for me that 1 shail not vote for any $i5,000, which the last legislature appropriated. Don’t know how much I might be willlng to allow, but certainly no such extravagant sum. Mr. Westover—I did not expect to get on this committee, and have not had time to conside: the matter. iting the Pinkerton hi the militia to protect essary. 1t will be seen from this that the commit tee, while hardly in favor of abolishing the system, will opfiose any extravagant appro priation, and will likely demand = full state- ment of the exnenditures already made be fore recommending anything. Am in favor of prohib slings and employing property when nee Legislative Notes, The speaker was puzzled to.day when Majors fired in a_joint. resolution putting a construction on the state constitution in re gard to the payment of state warrants Caldwell came to his _assistance and made the pownt of of upon the sup Olmstead is happy—superlatively 80—o his appointment to the chairmanship of the railroad committee. Still he cannot be pe suaded to smile when Tie Be is mentioned. chell of Cass is a model legislator. He ) an eye out for extravagance in every ion. 'To-day he introduced a resolution vy of committee clerks when ly employed. If this is strictly en- foreed it will save the taxpayers quite a sum Erie Johnson, the independent from Phelps, is starting in well. he introduced a'vesolution, which was finally adopted, shutting off the appointment of use less clerks. The strife for commistee clerkships waxes warm, and is quite interesting to the on- lookers and more 0 to the members, The lady applicants, of whom there are legion, have not been very successful except with der that this duty we court. devolved o-day the committee on enrolled and engrossed bills. This is & position in which the dutie are clerical, and rapid and acoura copyists are required. The ladies perform this work in a very satisfactory manuer, Wildeat Banks Must Go. LiNcoLN, Neb., Jan. 10.—[Special Tele- am to Tur Bee]—The days of the wild- banks in Nebraska numbered, ca Haunna, of Greeley, who is chairman of the house committee on banking and currercy, are is preparing a_bill which, among other f turcs, 18 caleulated to protect the depositors and will require every baunking corporation of whatever character to have a paid up capital of at least 25,000 before they cun commence busi All reputanle bauk in torests repr m the legislature will support the measure, and a determined effort will be made to push it through, et B i THE PRESIDEN SLECT. He Has Num ous Visitors Despite the G y Weather. IxpiaNarorts, Ind., Jan. 10.—Yesterday proved to be the stormiest and coldest day of the winter. Snow began falling at daybreak, aud with heavy winds continued througheut the greater part of the day. In spite of the weather, however, there were many callers at the Harrison residence. One of the first was Gene orge B. Williams, of Wash- ington, who has charge of the inaugural ball. He came to talk over the details of the occa- sion. There will be no serious deviation from the procedure followed at previous in- augural balls, Among the other visitors were Judge R. L. Berkshire, of West Virginia, who enjoys the distinetion of having named the repub- lican ticket nearly sixty s prior to the i ntion, He claims that hi visit was a social one, Colone! Henry M. Cooper, Judge John A, Williams, and ;Judge Lafayette Gregg, of Arkansas, came to present for General Harrison’s consideration the name of Powell Clayton for a cabinet position, and it is e lieved that they are tho first delegates to bring the unanimous recommendation and support of all the leading republicans in their state in behalf of their can didate. They also bring endorsements sigued by Colonel R C, Kerens, of St. Louis; N W. Cuney, of Gal ton, membor of the national republican committee; Colonel K, B, and several prominont Clayton is being pressed for a portfolio, Mrs, Pratt, of Chicago, representing the Ilinois Women's Press association, called upon General Harrison in the afternoon and invited him to attend the next annual meet- ing of the association. He gave her no en- couragement that he would accept, ilizidih A Twenty-Mile Race Arrangad. MixNEsroLss, Minm, Jan. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek |—Hxel Paulsen, of Ciristiania, Norway, and Rudolph Goetz, of Milwaukee, signed un_agreement this after- noon for a twenty-mile race ona four lap track in this city for $150 a side and the championship of ‘America, The race will o¢ cur within two weeks, Goetz holds th twenty, thirty, forty and fifty mile records of America. ' The wmouey was deposited at the ‘Iribune office, B Wanted Money or Blood, S1. Loris, Mo, Jan, 10. —Ward McManus, a well known capitalist and real estate owher, was called to the door of his resi- dence to-day by Henry Krig and shot twico. The wounds ure not$erious. Krig_invented a car motor and applied to McManus for financial aid in bringiog the invention bofore tho public. McManus declined, and to-day’s shooting is the result. - High Speed for a Yearlis Bostox, Jan. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.|—The nine months’ ol filly, Car- lotta Wilkes, yesterday trotted un eighth of a mile in 2044 seconds. Her owner is coufident shie can maintain this speed for a longer dis tance. This means a mile in 2:42, while the best record for a yearling up to dute is 3:12, The Den New Yokk, Jan, 10.--No news has boen re- ceived of the steamer Denwark, which left London for this port twenty-two days ago. UARY 11, 18%0, THEY WILL SUPPORT MAHONE Two Southern Logislatures Endorse Him For theo Cabinet. ELLIOTT FEARS FOR HIS SEAT | And Tells Fishy Stovies About His Rival-Swaim's Case Not Very Hopeful “The Absentee Malady. Wasmixatos Bowrav T Ouany Bee, ) 513 FouRTRENTU STRERT, Wasitivaron, D, C.,Jan. 10, ) It has been agreed by the southern repib licans here that ex-Senator Mahone, of Vir ginia, shall receive their united support fora place in President Harrison's eabinet. Judge D. L. Russell, ex-congressman from Wil mington, N. C., leaves here to-night for New York with a memorial from the republican members of the legislatures of his own state nd Virginia, in favor of General Malone nd a committee of thivty-five Virgmians are to leave at the same hour for Indianapolis, in tho interest of the Old Dominion’s repre. sentative republican. They ave dreadfully in earnest and say that if it be possible for the south to get a cabinet portofolio, they be liev neral Mahoue will be the man selected. Judge Russell will continue his work for Mahone in New York. ELLIOTT FEELS INSECUN Elliott, the sitting member from the Seventh South Carolina distriet, fear that the house will unseat him, und give the soat to Smalls, who was really elected He is using every means in his power to dis- eredit the colored man, and his latost dodge is the circulation of a report that he and Smalls went to the polls together and that Smatls voted for him (Klliott), It is asserted that this story is to be incorporated into one of the speechis to be deiivered in support of Elliott’s claim to the seat. It is, of course, as false as the returns on which Klliots ficate was issucd SWAIM'S CASE, It is not likely that President Cleveland will pardon Judge Advocate General Swaim, of the army I'he object in pardoning him would be 1o get him on the retired list, and point General Black, of Llinois, commis. sioner of pensions, to the place. The friends of the commissioner of pensions have been making diligent inquiry among the republ an members of the senate, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the nomination, if sentin during the next mouth, would be con- firmed, and they found that it'would not. It would take very hvely work, “even though everything moved off all rizht before the ith of Murch, 10 have Swaim's sentence vemitted, him examined, and if tound disa bled from activ vice, vlaced on the re tired hist, and General Black nominated and confirmed Under the circumstances, the senate would not tirm the nomination .ot any 1 10 detmocrats are complaining bittery nse the republicans refuse to confirim political appointments at this time, and proc ming that t v voted for the con- firmation of President Arthur's nominations after Cleveland’s election, and before the re publican president retired; but it is ascer tained that President Avtnur made no nomi nations on political grounds after his defeat for the nomination, and that after the elee- tion of President Cleveland there were not a dozen ofticers of uny kind nominated v the second s ion of the Forty-cizhth congress. THE AUSENTEE FYIL. There are about a dozen members of the nouse of representatives who have been more or less absent since the middle of last summer, and a number of them have not answered to a half dozen roll calls since then, Two or three of them came baclk, when summoned by the sergeant at-at-arins, to break the dead-lock last week, but even then they could not be induced to remain in the house long cnough to get themselves on vecord as being present. Mr. Hoge, of West Virginia, is counted | in this class. He has been absent time morc or less since last Ju turned lastweek, nswered to once or twice, and seems to his name then ms to have disappeared again, The roll Ils continue, and the West Virginia member’s name s usually among those who are put down as ‘‘not voting HANT FOUFEITURE DILL, v of about six montns, the coi al land g it ched an agree- rence forfeiture bill has at la ment, and the bill will probably become a Law after all. The busis of the agreement is the substance of the scnate bill, and the provisions ef that measure are generally ad- hered to. The senate bill provides for the forfeiture of all unearned grants which have not been carned at the time of the act. The house insisted that all lands shouid be for feited, whish were not earned at the expira tiou of time fixed by the granting acts,” For a long time it sccmed that the prospect of an agrecment was o remote as to preclude the ehance of any uction vhatever, at this session, and only two weeks ago Judge Hol- man, chairman of the house committen, told me that bie had no idea that anything could ‘The action of the confer. L many con- be accomplished. ence committee disposes of a gre tested land cases. The Northern Paciric, for instance, would have lost all the lands west of Hismarck, under the house propo- sition, while under the senate bill adopted Dy theé conference, it will loose only a few thousand acres in’ Oregon and Washington tervitory. The bill affects nearly all the smailer land grant roads in the country, and, if signed by the president, will settle the question of land grant forfeiture for all time. WEKNOR ELECT GOFF. Governor-elect Goft left for West Virgini: 1o take a hand in the contest which is goir on there. *“There is no dount about the r sult of the contest over the governorship, sid General Goff to vour corres Justas he was getting on the train, I8 too carly to say anything about the toriul f et, but Lam still sena satisficd that nt a republican will be elected to the senate to succeed Senator Kenna, There was a smile on the face of the ex-se which said us plainly as done, and 1 will be that General Goff added that the ements which emanated from Indianano- which credit him with having writ- foolish letter to General Harri- too_absurd tonotice, and not worth He bad no’ communication with General Harrison, and has no intention of following any such line of policy DAKOTA AFPAIRS, ate R, ¥, Pettigrew, of joined Judge Moody, Chic Associate Justice “Spenc veyor General Harris, Hon. W. H. Day und other prominent Dalotans, who ure’ hero working for the division of the territory and statebood for Dakota. They don't belicve there will be uny legislation this session, but think there will be an_extra session of th Fifty-first congress, which will take ear, action on the territorial statehood question MISCELLANEOUS Petitions in favor of the Sunday rest bl from D. Collins and eighty-two other citi zon8 of Guthrie county, Iowa, and Mrs. 1% K. Cottrell and ninety-eight others of the same county, were to'day presented to the scuate by Mr. Wilson, of “lowa. They were referred to the committee ou education and labor: Mrs, Senator Paddock has sent out cards for a large reception on Wednesday evening, the 16th. retary of the navy, ords could have Ex-Dele Falls, to-da, tice Trip) foux Jus r, Sur- On the mutual application of the officers concerned, the following transfers in the Ninth cavalry are ordered: First Lienten ant John L; First Lieutenaut Walter troop L to troop I Senator Mauderson presided at a Loyal Legion bauquet here last night, aud among the guests were Jolin M. Thurston aud Paul Vandervoort, of Nebraska, and Representa- tive Conger und Colonel Swords, of Des Moines, la. Pexny S, Hearn, o~ Banquetted the Diplomats. Paws, Jan, 10.—President Carnot gave grand banquet this evening in honor of all the foreiga ambassadors and diplomatic rep- reseRtatives, iuilfoyle, from troop I 10 troop Hinley, trom NUMBER 211 TETIETH CONGRY : o covowess [SWINGING IN THE RAYLOFTe WasHINGTON, dan, 10.—Among the bills ro ported from committees and placed on the llen lar was a senate bill to the construction of a bridge across the Missouri A Dano Near Olarks Hongs Himsolf to a Boam. withorize | river at Leavenworth | On motion of Mr. Allison it was ordered | MOURNED BY HIS CREDITORS. that the senate meet to-morrow at 11 a. m The senate then resumed consider moof by the tarim bill, A Contractor Decamps From Ne( On motion of Mr. Allison paragraph 415, g G R taxing manufacturers of alabaster amber braska City A Father isSceverely ete, 95 por vent wd valoren, was wmonded Burned While Rescuing 1y by dmitting from it the words, “osier or wil g low prepared for basket makers® use UG Paragraph 416, taxing manufacturers of - bone, ete, 80 per cont od valorem, was, on y motion of Mr. Allison, amended by adding to Sulcide at Clarks. ity “cork or cork bark.' CLARRs, Fob, Jan, 10 ~[Spesial to TAm Mr. Allison moved to amend paragray Bre Martin Hansen, a Dane living on thd 425 by reducing the duty on pearls from Cobb farm adjoining town, suicided thi o “'[",“','“‘,“,.l” e ah o aplie auenduent | poming early by hanemg himself from i Mr. Vance moved to amend paragraph 434 | fafterin the havoloft, while fooding th (precious stones of all kinds, cut but not sot) | Stock. ‘Uhie cause is supposed to- o family by increasing the rate from 10 to 95 per cent | troubies o ad valorom, "ltojoctod e giveroly . procious Stoncs, et and not specially | NEWMsKa Crrv, Neb., Jan. 10, (Spdclal enumerated, from to 40 p cent ad | to Ber About 11 o'clock lust night valorem, so a8 to make correspond with | the residence of Mr. Peter Grass was des tho amendment of yesterday us to jewelry. | stroyed by fire, the family cscaping in thele f Agreed to without division. wght clothes barel » to Mr. Brown moved to amend p A b UL oL raph HO (tho Tast on the dutiable list), taxine watches | Jives. | The house, furniture and clothing are ¥ and watch cases 2 per cont ad valorem, by | entirely destroved. They were partly ine adding to it “rold watches and gold wateh | sured. The lossis about 81,500, The cause et K0 Por comt ad “vadorem Areed to | of the fire is unknown. ME Grass was ses YERs 22, nays 0. vorely burnea while saving his children, ¥ e clor procecded to read the free list, | ibemen Williaw, Lashe and” John Sheckler boginning at paragraph 441 were also badly burned while fighting the Mr. Vance objected to the paragraph as to [ fire. 4 braids, 1 s, ete., suitable for ornamenting . 5 3 hats and bonnets, and moved to tax them 20 [ Kimball's Virst Delegnte Convention, per cent ad valorem. Rejected Ko, Neb, Jan. 10— [Special Teles M, Plumb moved to wake paragraphe 557 | wram o T B ~Tho citizons of the now. (rfxi“"‘(\”“.zln\ f";h “'”‘h»l Lk ;’I"mr ;'“l' l"::i county of Kimball heid theiv fiest delegata ords, No quorum voting, the bill [ cor® s B IEC T was laid side, ubout twelve pages having [ sonveution hove vestorday, The followin 4 veen disposed of to-day, and the senate ade | Rurties were nominated: T J. Smith, cler fubhed: A H. Amos, treasuror; S, 4 Steward, Judge: W. D Hall, surveyor: L. R. Mar) YT ley, coroner; I Benucty, shoriff; Ro WasniNoToN, Jun, 10.—Wenver of lowa | L00lo¥, sunerintondunt public, instructiony nal, but the clerk havine concluded that task 4 = 1 Weaver brought forward his ditatory moiion Citizenhip and Divoree, e to adjourn, and when the house adiourn it be Winier, Neb., Jan. 10.—~(Spocial to Tnm, to m\-‘l .\A‘Hllfl Y Ballots and roll calls | Bep At th adjoarned October term of Woke tion the oreor MU i vhen Uis |ieolirt in sussion ‘here, quite o' a\RSEERER i oLy osostiatin helplessness, ad- | Bohemans were in for final citizens papers, # journed seventy II‘n‘u'h\-n Cranted, Divorces werd B i1} DAKOTAL FRGIBLATURN, granted Maggie Compton vs. Clinton La B LN WL A QR Compton and Sidmila Odwasker vs Charles & Bills Introduced Prov Odwaske Constitutional Cc ling for Two WAL LY A Contractor Decamps, : Biswanck, Dak., Jan. 10, ~[Special Tele Nuvnaska Ciny, Nab,, Jan. 10,-EpeL gram to Tue Bee. ] —A number of important | e to T e Datton ‘th bills were introduced in the legislature to | g firting contractor at e un"m;w“‘ day. One m!l’u-lm\m- vw»wlml for the re- fjyiiging, left the city last nieht, and to-day convening of the coustitutional convention | {"\luihed that he left creditors behind for south Dakota to consider the question of | with claims amounting toabout $1,000, His changing the name and boundaries of the | waterial and tols have been attachied. i proposed state of South Dakota. It give L pmi b i the constitution power to make provision for THI SCHEME MISCARRIED. the eleetion of a state legislature wnd state | The Austealian-Canadian Cable Mate 3 ofticers, This bill contemplates that the tor Fizzles Out. { i same delegates who acted in the first con Orrawa, Jau. 10.—{Special Telogram to f) vention shall be delegates in the next. A | Tug Bes|—There is littls doubt now that b bill was also introduced in the coutieil provid- | the much-talked-of Austealiun-Canadian- i ing for a constitutional convention to be held in Bismarck on April 80, to preparc a_consti- tution for the proposea state of Norw Da kota. In the house action is being taken to relicve Dakota of the reputation which she Pacific cable, which was to connect India, Australia and Great Britain, via the Cana- dian route, has fizzled out. Advices from ; Eugland state that since the exposure of Sir has gained for divore and for being the | Jonn Pender, chairman of the ustern Aus, 3 asylum of cloping and runaway couples. It Asia and China eable companies, the : extends the time? of residence required be- cific cable has become @ dead lettar. The forc action for divorce can ve brought from [ .o 3 4 oty “days. to one year: [Fhe Uilj|| combany s endeavoring to secure an annual v of the greatest intercst to the railroad [ subsidy from the British, Australian and interests of the country, and especially to the nadian governments, amounting in the o manipulators in Wall street, one intro- | aggregate to 375,000, for twenty-five years. ' duced in the council repealing the grossearn- | Irom the first there has been strong opposis | i ings tax, which imposes a tax of 2 per cent [ tion in Canada against the government ins e on the companies doing business in the terri- | curving an outlay represeating an inyests tory. The ovject of repealing this law s to | ment of $1,250,000 to encournge private foreo the companies to puy taxes on their | speculation from which the peoplo of the uds, which, in the case of the Northern Pa Dominion would derive no corresponding cifie, would this year be over 00,000 The | benefit. SivJobn Pender has shown thay Northern Pacific claims that its land is _ex- | the representations made by the projectors, ‘ empt from taxation by congressional enact- | in endeavoring to float their scheme are o uient, but the recent, deeision of the terri- | wreatly at variance with the facts. The’ 1 torial court is against the company. Tne | youte has never been surveyed, and it is ims! £ ers having control of the legisliture, | possible to estimate the depth at which the ¥ they will endeavor to push bills which will | cables will have to | d. The total length i more taxes from the railroad corpora- | of the eable is placed at 8,300 nautical m&' b But it is believed by the conservative members that before the icals will be in the minority. B and tho probuble cost at £10,000,000. The 4 Dominion government has promised the subs P sidy mentioned 1f the other covernments contributed proportionately, but the strong | son ends the rad Governor Martin's itecommendatons, | oppozition to addmg another burdon to thy Toreks, Kan.,Jan. 10, [Special Telegram [ already enormous taxation of the country, i to T Bee |- Governor Martin yesterday | 15 understood, will result in the offer bein 3 presented his bicnnial message to the legisla- | Withdrawu. K e ture. The message refers at longth L the rail THE MORIER AFPAIR. road question. It questions the wisdom of x 3 counties or townships voting aid for the con- | A alk with ex-Empress Engenfe on struction of new lines of railroad, the Subject. N and recommends that the legislaturs - ! yao § S give the subject serious attention, It [ Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.] suggests o ision of the laws gov Loxvoy, Jan, 10.—[New York Horaldy erming the assessment and equalization of | Cable—Snecial to Tur Bee,| —The contrgs| property; favors the ekly payment of | yversy between Sir Robert. Morier and Coung wages by municipal and private corporatic K Herbert Bismar national importance borough in as assumed such interels that 1 went to Farns F hopes that ex-Empress Bugenia! A asks fora reduction in the legal rate o terest; declares thut the mortgage laws should be remodeled, and asks that the most slrinm-lnl and r:n-‘ ‘hmu I::\\'xll)-' at once | would reply to the charge made in the Ool-| A enacted to prevent and punish all combing o Gazel ¢ pihnd rocoived {ions organized or intendod to ragulate or fix | OFC Gnzette, that she hud recuived informpel. U tion from Morier in refe which was who sent it to ence to the German nsmitted to the ems @ W the price of any products of the soil, the fue tory, or the workshop. “The most conspicuons feature of the mes troops, peror, Marshal Buzaine af sugo is that portion referring to the liquor | Borny. It was the anniversary of the deay aw. of Napoleon 1L The ox-empress lad Juss - o Nebraska and lowa PPensions. returned from serv fn the memorial | * chupel. her d WasHINGTON, Jan. 10, [Special Pelegram She looked in excellent hoalth, bug | look to Tug Ber]-Pensions for Nebraska: | her decp, carcworn was niore than Originul juvalid—] Bryan, Platts- | Ty guid, “1 refuse absolutely to ontes| 7 & mouth; George W Nebraska City. | into a discussion of politics. Moreover,| 4 & Incrense—Joseph Q. Onatt, St. Paul, Sayres | Morvier has a perfectly good case, stgnds oy, 8 B. Walker, Ough; John Cudizan, Blooming- | sound ground, can defend himself, and noeds b ton; Robert M. Meyers, Omuha, no assistance to clear himself oy o Pensions grunted lowans: Oviginal invalid [~ An uttendant on her majesty was. Money 4 4 Franklin Simmons, Rock Valley: Jesse A, | signor Gordiard Pietre, scerctary to the eme g Marsh, Atlantics Martin C. Hall, Onlevilles [ press. Said he: *The whole Morier uffaie’ - & . 1. Allen, Lamoni; John 1. Winder, Kent, [ is absurd. ‘The dispatch published in th 1 Lerease—Davia Suyards, Glenwood ; David | Cologne Gazette is very old, 1t ,,mnm: Y T e A (e Long ago in Bazaine’s book of the cuimpuign, r, Goldficld; Chavies 1. Ropes, Onawi; ‘Why should it not have come from More Pranklin 1B, Braucis, Payoute; Smeuel ) [ ders” Lusked Swith, Kirkville. Reissue—John sher, M. Pictre siniled: **Because anyone who Colfax; Ansel A. Patterson, David City. | knows ubout the methods of procedure in' Original widows, cte, —alinor of I1tchard 3, | eourts must know that the empress would P Christophier, Des Moines; Mary J., widow of [ never rec dispatehies direct. from any ine dividual minister of All her disp foceign affairs. ches com Th from the Samuel Wolkitt, Montrose, whole th in[i l The Haytien Republic Crew. is absurd and the sooner dropped the betier, NEW Yok, Jun. 10.—|Special Pelegram to T T Tug Ber.|~The Atias iine steamer Ailsa | - HBSEIINS |:”“: A 1“"”»“ Ry in last_ovening from Kingston and [ e e dan. 10.—A dispatch from 0 West India ports, Sue had on board | Gdlesburg, 1lL, -day suid that the ems ) the crew sent down on the Alene by Min gocrs claimed that there was a document ster Kepublic back in conuection with the “Q" strike settlement that hus not been made public. A reporten ston o bring the Haytien before the Galena could veach Port-au- | called on, Vice President Stone this nfto Prince. Their communder, Cuaptain Wil- | noon, and was informed that the uu)v:h:m’; Liams, mude w clean breast of the whole | pient not printed was his letter to General affa Ho added nothing to that alr Manager Ripley, o copy of which has boon 4 published concerning it The Allsa s given to the strikers, showing the spirit im again Saturday for Kingston. Among tho | \ilich the ugroement s 10 Go curpion oot pussengers Wil be twenty svamen, under | Ar, Stone gave the reporter a copy of this command of Iirst Otticor Smith of the | letter, which contains nothing. a variasee Haytien Republic. They will, on_reaching | with the terms of settloment KKingston, mai the vessel and briug her to aeian), this city Wwith a cargo ot logwood - Indian Council, Lower Brure Acexcy, Dak., Jan. 10, Tho Indians of this agency | decided to call a genc council of the Sioux, and will send letters of invitation to the different The Skating Contest. P ANSTERDAM, Jan, 10 the skating championsbip contest here to-day, the twe mile race was won by Joseph K. Donogl T A o PR T twenty-four scconds, beatiug the best record by seventeen seconds. His opponent, Pans Called an ve tribes to mect ut Koscbud agency in the | schin, the Russian champion, covercd the near future and select @ delegation o7 chiefs | distance in six minutes and thirty-oue sege to go to- Washington, with instructious to | onds, v negotiate the salo of their lands, - - ' i S B Chicago Editors Bound Over, [ w—r Got the Seed Man's Plaat, CmcaGo, Jan, 10.—J. I, West, Joseph Dune Deriorr, Jan, 10.—Luther Tolman, o | lopand Jens Christian, respectively proprietor g dealer in sceds and fertilizers at Fairport, | and city editor of the Times and editor of tha N. Y., came to Detroit Tuesday for the pur pose of buying seed. Last night, while re turning to the hotel from the theater, Lo was Deld ub by Lo men and robbed of #,500 1 cask: and $1,00 in drais, Arbeiter Zeitung, appeared in the justica court this morning to answer to the charges of erimiual libel preferred by Iuspector Bouticld, “Phey walved examination and were bound over w the criminal court,