Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1889, Page 1

OREGON SHORT LINE BONDS The Union Paciflc Directorate's Plan of Reorganization. HOW THE STOCK WILL BE ISSUED, Beveral Miles of the Line to Be Made Btandard Gauge—Other Impor- tant Improvements Con- templated, The Union Pacific Dicectors, Bostox, Dee. 18,—iSpecial Telogram to Bk, ]—The directors of the Union Pa- railroad heid their regulur quarterly meeting today, when, among other import- ant business, it was announced that the Ore- Rgon Short Line & Utah Northern proposes to offer to cuch holder of fifty shares of its capital stock the opportunmity to subscribe far one block costing $1,000, and consisting of the following securities, viz: £10,000 O - gon Short Line & Utah Northern railw: company consolidated 5 per cent bonds, dus April 1, 1019, throe shares of its capital stock AL Nl and three shares of stock worth 600, If to this is added the estimated value of the bond, namely, $66,225, it appears that each holder of fifty shares of the capital swek of tho Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern railway com- pany will have the opportunity ‘to purchase at a cost of £1,000 a block of securi- whoso negotiable value 1s estimated at . On this basis the right attaching share of stock will be wortlg about Lhe directors then voted that each holder of 100 shares vt Union Pacific stock be given the right to subscribe for one block costing §1,000, and consistng of #1000 Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern railway company consolidated mortgage 5 per cent bonds due April 1, 1019, and fcur shares of Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern rail- way company stock. If the new consolidated bonds sell ou the same interest basis as Ore- gon Short Line railway company 6 per cent bonds, which are now seiling at about 1115, they will sell at about 0617, all of thie Oregon Short Line stock 3, and four shares of stock are wortn §234. *If to this is added $06225 for the bond, it appears that each holder of 100 shares of Union Facific stock will have the right to purchase for £1.000 a block of securities of the value of 119,625 The books of the gon Short Line & Utah Northern compuny and of the Union Pacitic railway company, it is expected, will be closed Janu- ary 4 for the purpose of these subscriptions, ‘I'he Union Pacific company also annonnced that the funds derived from the sale of blocks will be used by the Oregon Short Lire & Utah Northern railway compal widening the gauge from Ogd McCameron, 80 as to make one standard gauge liue from Butte on the north through Balt Lake City to Milford on the south, in building the proposed extension from Mil- ford to Pische, in Nevada, a distance of about one hundred and forty-six miles, and in making on the main line of the compan many much needed 1mprovements necessiv tated vy the greatly incieased movement of- tonnage. The Union Pacific will also pro- vids funds to extend the Cheyenne & North- ern to the north to a connection with the lines of the Chicago & Northwestern, “The princival of the new bonds is April 1,1019. 'The issue is imited to § per mile of completed railway, with ““visions for issuing additional amounts w necessary for terminals and second tracks not exceeding $25,000 per mile of double track, and 1s secured by a first mortgage on 143 miles of railway, which will be immeai- ately raised from the lien of the Utah Central first mortgage (and by sccond mortgas e ‘Wwith provisions for the retirement of all un- ying first mortgzages) on the remaining 5 miles of the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern railway company system. The prompu payment of interest'on the flrst aay of April and October of each year 18 guar- anteed by the Union Pacific railway com. pany under a truffic agreement, g A Sensational Rumor. CuicaGo, Dec. 18.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The scheme reported by a local paper, according to which several railroad ' companies are endeavoring to get control of the contract for digging the great canal which 18 to be au outiet for Chicago's sewer- age into the Mississippi river, and also a canal capable of floating the largest lake vessels, is looked upon as too frivolous to be glven serious considerwtion by the recently elected dramage commission. Nearly all of the commissioners expressed their views on the report today, and all treated the matter 88 if it were mere strect talk, No one believed that the railroads would combine 1o carry out such a barefaced schenie as to secure the contract for digging the ditoh and violate the provisions of the drainage law by not making it navigable, Juage Penderezust, who led the citizens’ ket at the election for draivuge trustees, said today that he had heard of the talk, but had supposed it was a continuation of the many rumors that were started on clection day to defeat the measure, He bad sup- posed that the rumor had died, and he knew mothing more about it until he w v in the mornivg papers. However, if the railrouds or any other influences huve schewes of this kind,” suid Judye Prendergast, T am about the last per- s0n thut wiil be wformed of the matter oy the schomors, but if such schemes exist 1 will dis it pretty noar us soon a8 any one on the outside. There was uudoubtedly hostile opposition to the pussage of this bill traceable to railroad antugouism.” 'L cannot imagine how the rallroads in- tend to carry on their plans,” smd W. H, Russell, one of the democratic trustees eleoted. “This is the first I have heard of ir, There is this much about it, however: The law Jays dow just what Il be dono and fil\'ul us the dimensions of the work, We will bave compe- tent engineers and lawyers to advise us, and every detail will be performed under our supervision and the udvice of these uble supervisors, and I can’t see how such a scheme can be worked." Vice Presid Purdy of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway said there was no truth in the report, *“1 wish to mve the story and every part thereof un uuqualified denial,” Mr, Purdy said, **Such a thing has ever even been spoken of or thought of. here is not the stightest founaation for the repore.” Santa Fe Appointments, S1. Joserw, Mo, Dec, 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bprl—Some very importaut Santa Fe appointwents were announced here today. O, H. Brown of Topeks, formerly assistunt general freight agent, 1 promoted 10 be general freight claim agent, with of- fices at Topeka. His territory embraces the Atchison, Toneka & Sanwa Fe and lLnes operated west of the Missouri river. C. R, udson, late general agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Sunta Fe at £l Paso, Tex., has cn uppointed ussistant freight agent of tho Atebison, Topeka und Sauta e at Lopeka, ¥ice O, H. Brown, promoted, Dissolved by Dissensions. Cnicago, Dec. 18.—The Western States Ralway Passenger association was dis- eolved at tho meeting of the general waua. gers this afteruoon, ‘Ten days ago at a meeting the matter of its continuauce Wus put iuto the hands of the general managers because of the withdrawal from membership of the Burlington & Northern and the Minneapolis & St. Louis. These roads absolutely refused to remain as wewbors unless the Wisconsin Central showed up its secret contracts on passenger business in uccordance with the agreement, This the Wisconsin Central refused to do,and to the climax m‘.u" absolutely refused to fomaln as a wemver of tho association unloss It were allowed differential fares and Wnless the fast traius on direct Chicage-St. NINETEENTH YEAR, Paul lines were v was almost, imm the asscciation and throwing the whole blame on “‘the proposterous demands of ono of the members.” it was also voted {mpos- siblo to form any new association unless the Wisconsin Central moderated its demands. ‘The \Vestern States association has been the largest and most important in a rate preserving sonse of any passenger associa- tion in the country. It is decmed almost impossible to maintain rates without the in- fluence of an association, and the western and soutnwestern lines will undoubtedly form a new association, leaving the north westorn lines to fight out their own salva tion, ition dissolving viately passed A Mow Problem. Cnrcaao, Dec. 12.—|Spocial Telegram to Tie Bee.]—The gencral managers of the Interstate Commerco association were today confronted with a new problem in their almost hoveless attempt to settle the v tious question of Ne ka aun liansas rates, A delegation of Topeka merchants, headed by J. N. Strickler, vresident of the board of trade, was admitted to tho meeting and strongly urged the request that the sum of the locals from tho Missouri river to Topeka and from Topeka to westorn points bo made tho same as tho through rate from the Missouri to the western points, [twas urced that the merchants in Missouri river citics, owing to tne advantage of through rates, were cn- abled to undersell Topeka merchants in ter- ritory tributary to and west of ‘I'c a. The general managers promised to give the mat- ter toeir earnest consideration, but there is not much likelihood of their granting r'o- peka's request, As oneof the managers put. it: “Eyery point, little and big, could with cqual justico urge the me re- quest and we can not ord to let oth cowplications get into our Nebraska and Kausas proolem. It1s enough as it is to drive us all iuto the insane asylum,' Chairman Walker vresented the schedule of rates prepared by himself and Chairm thdrn, Midgloy and Finley. and whic was to apply to the Owmaha and Liuc is as already established, but no action was taken on the schedule’ The general managers will convene wgain tomorrow, when 1t is hoped the whole matter can be ar- ranged. The Atchison Bridge Charter. Joseen, Mo., D 18.—| Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee|—In 1886 James D Buroes, Daniel Burnes and O. C. Burnes of St. Joseph, ana Edward Post, General B, I, Stringfellow and L. M. Briggs of Atchison, IKan., were granted a charter by the United States government to build another bridgo across the Missouri Atchison, Today this chart 4 to the Archison, Topeka & Sauta e railroad com- pany, and that company will at once com- mence to build a new steel railroad bridge at that point which will cost $1,200,000. ‘the old bridge at Atchison is owned by Cleve- lana parties, and as there are soveral rail- road companies whicn are compelled to use the bridge, tolls have been made very exor- bitant. It is the object of the Atchison road to become independent of the bridge com- pany, and when theiv new bridge is com- pleted they will divert atl of their cast bound fMc over at Atchison instead of Kansas Cit The beidge will be compisted by Sep- tewber next. river at * The B. & O. Eleccion, BautiMore, Md., Dec. 18.—The annual meeting of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was held today. Charles F. Mayor was elected president by a unanimous vote. CHER ON HIS EAR, LONG Hot Words Between the Judge and Juror Cul Cni0A@o, Dee. 18.—[Special Tel ®gram to Tue Bee. |—Accordiug to all accounts there Wi lively scene 1n the state's uttorney’s of- fice today. Ex-Juror John Culver, in com- pany with his friend, Banker Keon, called on Judge Longenecker to talk over the reports in the papers about the verdict and the se- vere eriticisms which have been passed upon the stubborn juror. The door of the private office was closed when the visitors entered, but the conversation which took place in- side was 80 loud that it could be heard out- side in the corridors. Mr. Culver's out- stretched hand, it is said, was overlooked by Judge Longenecker and there was an awk- ward pause. Mr. Culver then broached the Cronin jury auestion and the air immediately becamo sulphurous. Mr. Culver heard Mr, Longenccker use some vigorous English during the course or the trial, but the strongestof it was mild compared with what he heard pour forth from the lips of the state's attorney today. The visitors did not stay long. Once during the interview Mr. Culver alluded to the fact that both hunself and the state's attorney belonged to the same church, aud he addressed the irate attorney as a brother.,” The fraternal appellation was instantly and forcibly repudiated. Mr, Kecn ventured to interpose, but Longenecker turned to him and informed him that no out- side interference was vecossary, whereupon Mr. Keen subsided. Both gentlewen fwero pear the door by this time and Mr. Longenecker opened it in such a wauner as to leave no doubt as to what he meunt. Tney stepped outside and vook their departure, “What have you been doing with Juror Culyer{” asked a reporter of the irate state's attorney. **1 have not been doing anything with him, and I donot want to have auything to do with him, but I'll bet he doesn’t come around here very often in future. He won't call me brother again 1na hurry, you can bev on t,” and Mr. Longenecker turned on his aua busied himself awong a pile of on his desk, pape: All efforts 0 find M, proved futite, Juror Bryan later called upon the state's at- torney and tne two had a lone consnltation, Culyer later on Mr, Bryan declived to state what called him to the ofice, except thut it was on & matter personal to bhimself, though connocted with the case. He gave, however, some interesting facts anout the jury room proceedings. The first ballot on the wuilt or innocence upon all the five uefendunts stood about half for conviction and half for acquittal. The sec- ond, leaving Hegws out, was 11 to 1 for viction. With Kunze left out there was still 11 to 1, and then the ballots were taken on the other three defendauts separute, Then was it seen that one man was asking for the acquittal of ul! the five defendants. *'L kept no track of the nuwber of ballots, said Mr, Bryan, *“It was not the number but the outcome I was interested 1, but as I remeuiber itonly a few mors ballots were taken vefore the one Saturday noon, when the obstinate juror voted for conviction, We speut the time in argument. The final ballot, as I remember it, was the thirty- “l"h tbe one which settled the whole thin, Alr, Forrest visited his clients at the juil toduy aud bad a long conference with them in the lawyers' cage, as the place where the prisoners “consult with thew attornoys is called. Mr, Forrost had some docuwent to which each of the prisoners 1n turn aflixed his signature. Just what the document might be was the subject ot some canjecture by the newspaper wen present, but Mr., For- rest refused point blank to roveal its pur- POSO OF nalure. Some one said that one of the sentences of the paper read thus: *'When the public mind shall have become calm and di nate,” and frow this it is argued that the document was an appeal to the Clan-na-Gael for aid or to the yuLllu for sympathy. - - MacD nald Loves Britaio, Kingsroy, Out,, Dee, 18.—Many eminent persous this evening attended the Queen’s uuiversity jubilee. Sir John MacDonald, re- plying to the toast, *The Dominion Goverue ment,” declared for British conuection and beld that the majoriyy of the people favored it. Ruiv and wisfortune, he said, would fol- low the severance of Canads from Great Britain, A New Jerscy Business Man to Kill un Knemy. HACKENSACK, 18,—[Special Tel- egram to T Ifred Smith, one of the leauine busines men of this place, today ovenly challenged Joseph Bahman of Engle- wood to fight a duel. “1 will have your tlood or you shall have mine,” exclaimed Smith to Balman in the Hackensack hotel before a crowd of people, Tlie trouble between the men grew out of the Meyer -Buhman slander snit, which was set down for trinl in the county court. here today. The case was settled at the last mo- ment by Bahman retracting a charge he had made against Mrs. Bmma Meyer, wife of the proprietor of the Nutional hotel of this pluce. Bahman also apologized to Mr. Mever in the presenco of a few prominent residents and agreed to pay the costs of the court, §50, and Meyer's counsel fees of £250, Buhiman had in public spoken 111 of Alfred Smith and Mrs, Meyer. After tho case settled Smith sought Bahman and found him in the Hackensack hotel. An exciting scene followed, the tivo men making charges cowardice and Iying against each other, hey wero finally led away by friends. Smith claims he will have satisfaction i sts him his lfe, and Babman has ordered his counsel to bring suit against nith, Both are prosperons business men, Theaffair has cansed much excitement here and many persons fear there will be serious trouble between the men. g HE TRADUCED HER SIS I R, A Newark Saloonkeeper whipped By n Womnan. Wewank, Dee. 18.—|Special Telegram to Tie B) —Frank Miller, a young salcon- keeper, was publicly horsewhipped this afters uwoon by Eva Hayes, For several hours the woman had loitered about Miller's residence on Fair street waiting for him, and several times she sent messenger boys to the house saying that a man wanted to see Miller on the corner, Her object was known und o dozen sympathizing men stood ou the street waiting for Miller to come out of the house, When he ap- poargd she dasbed at him and dealt bim a blow over the face, "T'he man seemed paralvzed for a momen and then, realizing the situation, started on a run with the woman in pursuit. He eluded her by ranning mto an alley, Eva's sister and Miller hud been engaged to be married, and the wed- ding was set for November 25 last. A few days before tnat timo it was learned that Miller had married and was living with his wife on Fair street. Miller spoke against the mrl's character, ana this aroused the indignation of her sister and led to the thrashing. Horse- - Kights of Scttlors. Pienrue, S. D,, Dec. 18.—[Special Telegram to Thae Bee.]|—Governor Mellette, being asked regarding the rights of settlers to oc- cupy a mile square opposite Pierre on the reservation before the land is opened, stated that he thought the agrecment entered mto heretofore by the governwent and the Northwestern railway would give the com- pany the first rieht to occupy a mile square, or 4s much as needed for railroad purposes, after which the rights of the settlers living there might be recognized, provided the gov- ernment did not decide to clear the land of everybody before opening. What action might be taken in the matter was doubtful in his mind, however. A South Dakora Town Barned. HUROY, S. D,, Dec. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The town of St. Lawence, forty miles from here, expericnced a de- structive fira last might. Nine_business houses with most of their stdcks were burned. ‘The total loss is probably 25,000, insured for £5.000. A special train carried the Huron fire department to the sceno, ar- riviag in time to save the remainder of the oLy, Only a Little Famine, WaTERTOWN, S, D,, Dec. 18,—A meoting of citizens from different points in the state today adopted resolutions aeclaring that South Dakota and her resources had been grossly misrepresented by the stories of destitution winch had been recently printed throughout the country. Whilo @ partial failure of crops nas occurred in sev- eral counti caused by local droughts, the rosolutions say, “'such a fuilure in 8o small a degree does not indicate destitution in South Dakota any more than the establishment of public soup houses for the poor in large cities indicates universal destitution therein. And in 80 great an area as uth Dakota there must be in some localities partial failures of crops eacii year, e Osught With Stolen Bonds, Dexver, Colo., Dec. 18.—Dotectives last night arrested Fritz BE. Newman, alias Ernest Hoftman, while trying to dispose of indempity bonds amounting to $20,000 des- tined for the Auglo-Nevada assurance cor- poration of Ch The bonds had been sent by Frith & Zollars, insurauce agents of this city, to Chicago, and are supposed to have been stolen from the Wells-Fargo ex- press while en route through Kansas. New- man’s story is that the bonds were given to him by a tramp, The police put no confidence in s story, el A, Developments in the London Ecandal. Loxnoy, Dec, 18,—~As a resultof the se- crot exwmination in connection with tho West End scandai before the magistrate of the Bow streev polico court Monday last a summous has been issued for tho arrest of a solicitor named Arthur Newtoo, a clerk in his employ named Tayior and an interpreter named DeGala for conspiring to_acfeut jus- tice. Tuis understood Newton obtamed funds for Hammoud, the proprietor of the Cleve- land street house, ia which the scandal oc- curred and for Whnse arrest @ warrant was issuod, and assisted him i reaching Amor- ca, e Bit By a Mad Dog. Crxeryyaty, Dec, 18,—A special from Port Recovery, O., says: Five children, while on their way home from school Monday evening were auacked by a vicious dog Each unfortunate child has developed symp- tons of hydroplobia. and but shgat hopes ure entertained for their recovery, R — Branded a8 a Swinaler, New York, Dec. 18.—The publishers of Frank Leslie's newspaver have learned that one Charles W, Wilson has been swindling people in Nebraska and Wyoming by claim- ing to be tueir ugent and 80 getting money for subscriptions and aavertising. They say he is not knowu by them. Al S Collided in the North Sea. Loxpoy, Dec. 18, —The steamers Leerdam, bound from Amsterdam to Buenos Ayres with 400 passengers, and the Gawakinsia, bound from Caleutta to Hamburg, collided in the North sca today and both sank, All on board were saved, R Steamshiv Arrivals, At London—Sighted: The Teutonie, from New York. At New York—The Anchoria, from Glas- gow—The Circassia, from New 4 ———— The Weather Forecast. For Omaba and Vicinity—Fair weather, For Nebraska and lowa—Fair, stationary temperature, northerly winds. OF South Dukota—~EFair, lower tempera- ture, northerly winds, ——— Still After Powderly. Pirrsnung, Pa., Dec, 18.~—A dispateh from Scottdale Edward Callagban bas in- sisted on the conspiracy case against Pow- derly bolug pressed and @ warrant has been issued for the Labor leader's arrest, | THE LOVEJOY DEFALCATION. Only a Nominal S8um Required of the Recelver's Bondsmen, THEY PROTESTED IN VAIN. His Sureties Had Frequently Asked That He Bo Removed—A Bill Pro- viding for the Enlargement of Lincoln's Postofiice. Wasminarox Bureav Tie Ovana Bes, 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, } Wasmyaras, D, O, Dec, 18, Mr. Peter Schwenck of Norfolk, Neb,, the representativo of the bondsmen of Lovejoy, | the defaulting receiver of the Norfolk land oftice, has becn spending several wecks in this city in an effort to securo a settlement of the defalcation, Senators Paddock and Manderson have held repeated interviews with the secretaries of the interior and treas- ury in regard to this matter. The case isa very peculiar one in that the secretary of the interior refused for a long tme to remove Lovejoy in response to the repeated pleas of his bondsmen that he was a common drunl- ard and that they believed him irresponsible and were confident that the intercsts of the government would suffer at his hands, Subsequently when the office ehauged hands the bondsmen were unablo to secertain for $)X months from tiee land ofice whother Lovejoy's accouuts were balancea, and when the information came the receiver had ab- sconded, leaving a deficit of £30,000. Schwenck followed him to Dakota and sue- ceeded in wresting from his possession #17,300, which was returned to the govern- ment, leaving a geficiency of something less than $17,000. Eis twerty-eight bondsmen, many of whom arc small farmers, feel out- raged that after their unheeded protests and demands for the removal of Lovejoy they are now held for his rascality owing to the vewligence of the government. They have presonted their case tothe attorney general and the secretary of tne interior, who bave agreed toa compromise whicti recognizes the negligence of the government and agrees to cancel the judgment upon the receipt of a very much smalier sum than originally found due from the bondsmen. Senator Paddock was today dnformed by the secrotary of the iuterior that the settlément papers have been approved by him and by the solicitor of the treasury, and that the documents in the case had been forwarded to the secretury of the treasury, whose ap- sroval i8 pro forma and a watter of course, T'he developments in this case inauced Senator Paddock to introduee a bill which is now in-the senate commitiee and which pro- vides for an auditor of the, land ofice, who shall promptly setile all uccounts of receiv- ing ofticers in the interior department, and especially of the geaeral laud office, in order that bondsmen and thosé interested may be promptly informed of the status of the ac- counts of the parties for whom they are of- ficially responsible. RECOMMEND WUNDY. The solid Nebraska delegation in congress called upon the president today to urge vhe appointment of Juage E. 8. Dundy of Omaha to succeed Judge Brewer on the United States district bench. The presiaent said he intended to recognize the principle of pro- motion in fllling these pdsitions, sefec men from dlstricts to be placed on the ci cuits. 1he delegation left the white house feeling very encouraged by their interview. TWENTY THOUSAND FOR LINCOLN, Senator Paddock toaay introduced a bill in tho senate providing for an abpropriation of $20,000 for the enlargement of and repairs in and about the federal building at Lincoln, the money o be expended . under the direc- tion of the suvervising architect of the treasury. In conversation, the sonator said: “The growth of Liucoln has been such as to demand 1nereased facilitios and tho trans. action of federal business in the. Capital city of our state, and the certainty of a still gpeater growth and development in the near future make it, in my opiaion, impera- tively necessarv that the government should afford facilities commensurate with the in- crease of business, I shall push the bill and use every effort to secure its carly consid- eration by the senate commttee on puolic buildings and grounds. Me. Connell will do the same in the house andjwe have therefore #oud hopes of its vassage, It will now be in order for the people of Lincoln to consider the nature \ of the en- gement and repairs which they desire and to commonicate formally to the supervising arcaitect of tho treasury their views and recommendations as to the same, This should be done us expeditiously as possi- ble in order that the senate committee and house committee may have official recom- mendations upon which to work. AN AVALANOHE OF BILLS. At last the motion for a call of the states and territories for the.introduction of bills prevailed in the house tuday. There was an avalanche of measures presented and al- though several bours wefe spent in the call it could not be completed, -1t is likely that several thousana bills will be introduced be- fore the call is completed. A wagon load of them were vresented toduy, 8o many that the cierks could make noarrange- ment of them and they were piled np like so much waste paper. 1 could uot see all of them, but got the gist of those of most inter- est to Tue Bee’s readers. Measures were introduced by the Nebraska delegation as follow: By Mr. Laws—Appropriating $200,000 for the erection of a public building at Hustirgs; for the relief of certain officers of the volun- teer army and other purposes; to amend an act entitled **‘An act to awend sections 2262 01 revised statutes of the United States lation to settiors’ affidavits on pre-emp- tion and homestead entries, approved June 6, 1880, 80 a8 to authorize the affidavits to be mude before a county judge; to amend an act entitled **An act for the relief of certain settlers on public lands ana to provide for the repayment Of certain fees, purchase moneys und commissions gaid on void en- tries of public land proved June 16, 1880; to amend an act entitled ‘'an act to amend an act eptitled *iu ast W encourage the growth of timber on the western prairies by defining the length of dmo for culuva- tion, By Mr. Connell—-Authofizing tho exten- sion and enlargement of the present postof- fice building at Lincoln, the construction of a suitavle addition thordt to cost$200,000; aiso a number of private bills; also for the reliof of Charles i, Newton, John Little, H. Williams, George W, Padyeit; to remove the charge of desertion in the tase of George W, Madden of Lincoin;: proyiding for the con- struction of a government building at Beat- rice _smilar’ to the = bill introduced by Senator Manderson, except that it increases the amount! of the cost o §200,000; requiring ttwmscripts of judge- ments o United States *courts to be filed with the county ofiicers having charge of the judgement record: lating to postmas- ters of presidential offices] proviaing for the erection of public buildings for postofilces in towns and cities where the receipts for the three years preceding were $3,000 annually; refunding certain suws of money in connec: tion with the late reservation of the Otoe aund Missouri tribes of Indiaus in the stutes of Nebraska and Kansas; for the sale of lands in fhe Pawnee reservation in Ne- brasku; for the erection of a public building at Fremont; to amend section 5138 of the ro- Vised statutes in refarence o thy organiza- tion of natioual banks; for the erection of a public buillding at Grand Island; providing for the survey aud sale of ands in the Platte river in Nobraska; a peneral bill granting ponsions to officers and cnlisted wen in the army and_vavy: to provide for the disposal of Fort Selgewick military reservation; for erecting a pub. lic buildiog ut Kearvey; for the issuiog of circulating notes Lo nutional banking usso- c:u&lov:;o;lkur‘zno nmxu ufi: n:‘:’uuhhu b\u‘min at No i 1o require United States circuit and dlnmnm- to instrue: the jury in writing in Casos; grapting pensions can, widow of Captatu Eagan Andrew Ferguson, F. F. Ryhn, Benjamn Hewitt, John McCool and William H. ‘Web- sters to place Colonel H. Leib on the retired list; also the ng potition F'rom the citizens of Oklahoma asking for organization s a territory; from the car penters and joners of I nsking that the world’s fair be located at Chicago; from tha citizons of Nance county praying for an amendment of the law for the sale of the Pawneo reservation; from the soldiers and sailora of Nobraska asking for tho passag of the Graud Army pension billy from tho eoldiers and smilors of Custer county, No braska, asking for the passage of the Grand Army pension bill, INTRODUCED BY 10WA MEMBERS. Measures were mtroduced by the delegation as follows: By Mr. Henaerson—To correct the mustor of Joseph B. Dorr, formerly colonel of the Eighth lowa cavalry; declaring unlawful sts and combinations in restraint of trade duction; establishing a prison bu- eating aa additional Judicial eireuiv known as the Tenth circuit, which shall include the districts of Minnesota, } Towa, Nebraska, South Dakota ana North Dakota, the Eighth circuit to include the districts of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and olorado, the prosent judge of the Eighth circuit to in for the Tenth circuit; regulating the salaries of the several judg>s of the United States by fixing them at 85,000, payable monthiy; various private and jgen- eral pension bills; also a bill providing u pension list for telegraph operators who served during the late wa By Mr., Gear—Appropriating $100,000 for a puvlic building at Burlington; amending the act authoring the construction of a railrond, wagon and foot passenger bridee across the Mississippi river at or near Burlington; for the relict of B, . Moody & Company or their lewal roprescutatives; for tue relief of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at_Keo- kuk and compensating it, for the loss of loge and_hospital buildings by fire while used by United States troops during the late wars also a large numberof pension bills and several for war claiims, p By Mr. Sweeney—Ior raising revenue from the use of publio lands for stock rais- ing. By Mr. Lacy—To remove the charge of de- sertion against Gardner Dodge; for tne cor- rection of the muster and tho relief of Charles Owens; for the relief of James H. Holiand, Hiram Avery and Joseph Lesson; also a large number of private pen- sion bills, and a bill prohibiting the formution of interstate trusts and trade conspiracies; creatiog u consulship at Buenos Ayre: By Mr. Hayes—Amending and aitering an act entitled “an act authorizing sthe con- struction of a rairoad, foot and wa bridge across the Mississippi river at or near Clinton, Ta.” approved July 16, 188: relief of John Kaue; extending the period of limitation for claims for back pay to J. K. Foster; for the relief of Thomas S. Brooks & Company and Evans, Nicolls & Company ; directing the secretary of war to amend the record of H. Holmes and granting him an honovable discharge; amending the military recordof F. M. H. L rest; 4lso a number of pension and other private bills; appropri- ating $150,000 for a public builaing at Daven- porti authorizing the appointment of clerks to the senators and members of the house of representatives, By Mr. Conger—About a dozen private pension ills and measures to increase the "pensions of the persons named; teansferring her service of the United States sig- nal service to the department of agriculture; defining lard and imposing o tax upon and regzulating the manufacture, sale, importa- tion and exportation of compound lard; de- claring unlawful trusts. and combinations in restraiut of trane and production; increasing the pension for loss of both eyes or both feet o $100 per month: to pension prisoners of war; extending the provisions of the law lowa | wuc U to be gianting pensions for disabilty and for the relief of the depenaent relatives of soldiers; grantmg ar- rears of pensions; to pension women en- rolled a8 army nurses; incressing the pension for minor children; for the erection of a postofiice building at Des Moines, By Mr. struble—Appropriating $300,000 for & public building ot Sioux City; estab- Ushing a port of delivery at sioux City. By Mr. Kerr—Amending the interstato commerce law by prohibiting the transporta- tion of intoxicants into prohibition states, uppropriating §200,000 for a public building at Cedar Rapids; providing fora United States reformatorys for the establishment of a national court of arbitration between the United States, Great Britain, France and other countries. By Mr, Dolliver—Granting a condemned cannon and carriage to Opedyke post, Grand Army of the Republic; for tie erection of a public building at Fort Dodge to cost $100,000. By Mr, Gifford of South Dakota—Granting the right of way to Sturgis & Fort Me motor line a ross the Fort Meade military reservation in South Dakota; to reimburse J. B. Bertrand, jr., for the 103s of property by fire in the destriiction of the postohice at Mandan, S. D., September 25, 1838; to accept and ratify an agreement by the seton and Wahpoton bands of the Sioux Indians and granting a rignt of way for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway through their reservation in South Daksta: for the reliof of settlem upon the Wahpcton and Crow Creek reservations in South Dakota; grant- ing a pension to John Petrio and’ Brown Tyson. QREATER TITAN CONGRESSMEN. One day last weck a very prominent news- paper owner aud editor from the northwest visitea the white house and asked the ap- pointment of a friend to a local position, ‘'Have you secured the endorsement of your congressman {” inquired the executive. *No,” replied the editor, WVell, it would be best to do that, as by courtesy the republican members have re- ferred to them ke appomtments in their own districts,” “Why.” exclaimed the editor, I and the applicant are citizens, and citizens make cougressmen! Would vou have the creature Rgreator than the creator?? ‘The same incideny occurred during Presi- dent Lincoln’s term of ofiice and the editor, who hailed from Baltimore, promply re- ceived the appointment he sought. Mr. Lin- coln suid the rotort given to his question was unauswerable, READY REED, Speaker Reed has accomplished wonders in the early announcement of his principal committees. There have been very few in- stances in the history of the government where the speaker has been able to announce his standing committees before the holiday recess, and the oldest member does not re- call the announcement of the four or five leading committees so early after the elec- tion of speaker as has Mr. Reed. A fierce struggle is expected over the adop- tion of & set of rules to govern tho house, B'muker Reed anticipateda this, and it moved bim to take the early action he has taken in the formation of committees, The recular work of the house and committees can now proceed while the wrangle goes on over the new sev of rules, The metal the republicans ard made of will soon be tested. Several of their number have shown an independence which has caused their colleagues to suspect that they way oot stand firm; but it 18 the purpose of the leading republicans to agree in caucus upon extreme partisan moves, so that should any one refuse to stand by the programme he wil be regarded as & bolter, Spellvinders would be interested in loo ing 1n upon the proceedings ot the house dur- ingthe discussion of the new set of rules, The highest for, of rhetorie and oratory will becowe common and the sharpest repartec will be practiced. ar. Reed has demonstrated iu some side remarks he has made from the speaker's chalr that he will not be silent iu these contests, and thut though he may abbreviate his remarks they will be to the point. Ex-Speaker Carlisle, since the death of Suvset Cox, wiil bave to fight the battles of the democrats almost alone, He is tho recoemized leader and has no one to belp him who can give him real support, On the republican side there are forty men whose tongues cut like razors and whose wit and wisdom are ever on top, NEW POSTMASTERS, The president sent to the senate today the following nominatious of postmasters: Nebraska — Frank Griggsby, Alma; Michael Murpby, Grand nd; August Frank, Humboldt; H, 1. Huvta‘ Arapahoe E. V. Moore, Bonkelmans Aise Miani Wall, Lays City; Judson duvu, Neligh [ 4. 1. Bawards, Stromsburg: H. M. Detrick, | York. Towa-—-Charles A, King, Glonwood; C. 13, | Hunt, Greenville; C. K, Kennedy, Villiscas IEALA atterthwait, Mt. Pleasant; J. D, Hrown, Missouri Valley: Arthue P, Brown, | LoMurs: A. R. Barnes, Albia J. f. Duffus, Fort Madison; H, ;. Dooktt Sibley; H, | B Palmer, Red Oaks W. G. Power, Mt Vornon, South Dakota—-J. D, Jones, Ipswich: B, ¥, 3owen, Ya Campbell S H, Whoe ton: R. k- T SOUEDULE CANGES, dute of star mail routes n has been changed as follows Pickrell to Ha L Yickreil Tues- days, Thursc aturdays at 10 a. m. arrive at Hanover days at 12 110 p. m, Harrisburg to Clyde Tuesdays and Fridays at at Clyde by 1 Saturdays at burg by 0: y 12:30 p. m.; leave ys, Thursdays and ‘Satur- Do m. arrive at Pickrell by Harrisbnreg . 3 areive nesdays And it Harris- 10:15 Clyd arrive A m, MISCELLANROUS, iff bill introduced in the honse today The ta by Represontative Do, sections of the Mills bill and wood, wool and woole, and clothing A bill contaiing the outlines of the na- tional school law was intronuced today by Ingalls, [t provides for the appoiutment of anational board of education consisting of ona member from each state and territory and the District of Columbia, who shall have charge of all the machinery of the sehool system, the districts of which shall be lished whorover the parents of twenty children ask for the appointment of a toacher. All instruction shall b nizlish. Represeatative Payson today introduced a bill appropriating $75,000 to be imwediately available for the purnose of paying the mom bers of congr their salaries who lost by the Silcott defalcation. It charees the iu- vestigation committec with the duty of trans- ferring the assets ot the office to the United States treasurer, who shall be instructed with the disbursement of the sume. Any privato deposits of the members found in the safo are to be held by the treasurer subject to the disposition of the court of claims. Representative Hambrough of North Da- kota today introduced an amendatory act ad- mittiug tho new states which provides for specitic grants o: flands for educational pur- poses and for public buildings for the new stul Sergeant-at-arms Holmes did a very popu- lar thing today when he appointed Colonel Thoma vanaugh of Vermont to be deputy sergeant-at-arms of the house. Colonel Cav- gh was deputy sergeant-at-arms of the house of the Iorty-seventh congress. Delegates Dubois and Carey of Idaho and Wyoming made arguments today before the senate committee on tervitorics in favor of bills to admit their terrtories into state- hood. At the counclusion of their arguments Chairman Plat/ cted by the com- mittee to report th senate when it reconvenes on January 0, with favorable recommendation, In the senate today Senator Wilson inutro- duced resolutions of the national grange praying for the passage of an act prohibiting the adulwration of food, drugs, aud liquors, I Scarf of Grand Island is i Washing on his way home from New England, been to raise funds for the pro- posed new Baptist university in Grand Island. Mr, Scarf says he has been very succeasful in s mission The leading chiefs of the Sioux nation had a conference today with Secretary Noble in the presence of the members of the Sioux cominission, the Indian bureau officials and several western senutors. The Indians asked for a resurvey of one of the boundary lines of the reservation, and that they be compen- sated for the ponies approprinted by the United States troops in 1876, They also asked for more schools and that Indiuns be employed in positious about the reservations when practicable, Attorney General Miller today appointed Charles H. Aldrich of Chicago a spe¢iul as- sistant attorney for the department of ju tice, to have charge of suits to be institute against a number of subsidized railroad com- panies for failure to comply with the requir ments in respect w the maintenance of sep- erate telegraph lines and other features. v includes those ating to fabric timver carpets C ton where he Perry S, Hearm, T World's ir F N WasniNaToN, Dec. 18.—Committees repre- senting Chicago, St. Lows, New York and Washington met tonight for the purpose of ugrecing on a common plan to be presented to congress for the world's fair, leaving the question of site to be decided in congress. A scnator said that 1t was the purpose of the senate to pass on the world’s fair site within sixty duys. Some fear wus expressed that the house committee might not be appointed before the holiday recess and it was fioaly agreed to urge the speaker to snnounce the committee before adjournment. ‘I'ne question of the size of the committee provoked a lengthy discussion, Tho New Yorkers favorced o committee in which each of the contesting sites should have three members friendly to them with the chairman uncommitted. Judge Walker of Chicago thought each city should have the selection of only one mem- ber. Congressman Springer expressed his willingness to leave tbe whole matter with the speakor, whoso fuirness could bo relied upon. Finally the mo- tion oficred by Spriager carried that committeo ropresenting each of the four cities be appointed to wait on the spoaker aud request Lim to secure & meeting of the committes on rules with a view to baving it report on resolutions to create a committee on the world’s fair on Saturday next and that tho speaker be requested to appoint the committee before the adjourn- ment for the holiduy recess. The committes is as follows: Commissioner Doaglas of the District of Columbia, Congressman Belden of New York, Mr, Hitt of Iilinois and Mr. Fraok of Missouri, e Judee Brewer Confirmed. Wasminaron, Dec. 18,—The following nominations were confirmed by the senate yesterday ¢ David J. Brewer of Kausas, associate jus- tice of the suprome court, by a vote of 52 to 11; William Walter Phelps, mimster to Ger- many ; Thomas H. Anderson of Ohio, minis- ter to Bolivia; Frederick Douglass, minister to Hayti; A. Loudon Snowden of Pennsyl- vania, minister w Greece; Rovert S, McCor- mick of Illinois, second secrotary of legation at London; Krank W, Palmer of [llinois, public printor; Evans i3lake of Illinois, con- sul at Creficla. ‘I'be negative vote on Judge Brewer's con- firmation is suid 10 have been cast by Blair, Wilson of Iowa, Cloquitt, Allison, Chandler und Pettigrew. Senator Edmunds, it is said, declined Lo vote, - Casesof nusaan Inflaenza, New Yorg, Dee, 18.—A number ot cases of Russiau influenza are reported today. Bostoy, Dee, 18.~A prominent physician said today that there area dozen cases of influenza in Boston and that there is good reason to believe the affection will become general u the city, B A St. Paul Carpet Failurve, S1. PAuL, Mion,, Dec, 15.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bk |—The Oliver Baker car- pet house was closed this afternoon by press- wg creditors. The cause of the failuro is sald to be duil times and too much competi- tion, Mr. Baker places his assots st $30,000, which are mostly tied up in real estate, His Liabilities are nov heavy, but thoir aweunts are not stated. e — Salt Lake's Boodlers. BavLr Lake, Dec. 18, —Several more arrest were made today in connection with the re- cent dovelopments before the graud jury, All gave bond. e An Hlusion Dispelled, Kansas Ciry, Dec, 18,—Miss Maude Car- ran, who has been supposcd to be one of the most faithful workers for verious charitable ussooiatious in this city, was arrested lust night for shop Wfuiug. The police found over 1,000 worth of goods stored in hor residence. HE NURTURED HIS NEMESIS, An Imbecile S8on Kills His Fiendieh Old Father. DEEDS OF A MAN POSSESSED, Au Eldér Brother of Emil Guonthor, the St Louls Vatricide, Tells a 1ale of Paternal Ceuelty That Has No Rival A Barbarous Otd Mar St. Lois, Mo., Dec. 18.~-A horrible tale of alleged barvarous crueity by George A. Guenther, the defenseless old man who was slain by his sixwen yoar-old son yestorday, I8 roluted teday by Charles Guenther, the elder brother of the murdere Thoe son’s story brands the dead mau as & savage fiend incarnate who delighted in acts of inhumanity toward uis children. Among othor barbarities alleged was the chaining up of his children in dismal apartments, nude, and while in that condition torturing them with all the cruelty practiced in the in- quisition. **I have not lived at home for five years," said Charles Guenther, “I loft homo after one period of slow torture that made me de perate. 1 bad dono something that my fatber did not liki It was a small offense, but the way my father tortured me would have made any one believe tbat cither he was crazy or [ had committed some terrible crime. My fatlier made mo go up stairs with him to a room 1 the back part of the house. fHlere he brought out some chaing and when 1 caught sight of them I set up an outery, but no one heard mo. My father shonted to me to stop that in fe he found he could jumped at me and we b He tinally got the bette threatening to do me eve compelled me to keep quiet. Then ho bogan to bind me with those chains. When I thougut hie had finished he took up unother one and fastened it around wy neck and fixed 1t so 1 could hardly move my he Tnen he lef* me, during which [ suf- fel fiendish tortures. After tho lapse of a few hours he camo up stairs with a bottle of whisk, He released me from the chamns and compelled me to strip from head to foot untl I stood before him, Then he chained me up and took a pin ana began prickinez me with it until 1 was red with blood from hiead to foot. My father then wet his fingers from the bottie and rubbed over what secmed to me every sore he had madle on my body. He did notrub it all over my body ut once, but would rub over a nal not noise und when frighten me he 1 a repular fight. of me, and by ater violence small space until all the stuff had been rubbed n, when he ould wet his fingera again ana rub in another place. The pain cannot bo told and was exernciating. [ must have faintea from weakness and pain, for I remained in that room all_ night ehained up and did not know anything until nexv day about noon when I was released. After that I ran away.” The boy Bmil who' is beld for beat- ing his father to death acts like an imbecile and it 18 believed has been driven insuno by the cruolty of his futher and the trazedy yesterday. Toduy he failed to recognize Lis 0wn brothor, and when appealed to almost_supplicatinil for recognition thero was a silly smile aboul the boy’s mouth. e — FOUGHT WITH SKIN GLOVES, Austin Gibbons Easily Knocks Mike Cushing. New Yong, Dec. 13.—A kid glove fight to a finisn bevween Mikn Cushing and Austin Gibbous took place this morning near Stam- ford, Conn. Three hundred sports witnessad the contest, including John L. Sullivan. Gibbons was 1 the pink of condition, while Cushing was far from it. Cushing imagined he was going to have a walkover and drank frecly to within an hour of the fight. The vesult was he got pounded all over the ring ana knocked down ngain and again. Seceing that he was in for i Cushing tried to loso the fight on a foul striking foul blows repeatedly, and. failin 10 got a d on on that, butted Gibbons with his head many times, But Dominick MeCaffrey was referee and would not allow him to get off that way, At one time in tha fight Gibbons held Cushiog off with his band und smashed a couple of his enemes outside of the ropes. In the twenty-fourth round Gibbons knocked Cushing oul —_— A Fearfai Wreck, WarseNnung, Colo., Dec. 18,—A freight on the Denver & Rio Grande, made up of wwo engines in front and twenty-two cars of cattle and ten freight cars and a caboose and engine in the rear, broke in three parts four miles weast of here, the middle section being without a brakeman., The engines ran about three miles at the rate of over a méle o minute down grade when the middie section overtook the first section, Tho first engino _escaged, but the second engine was instantly overwnelmed in a great mass of flying wreckuge which buried the engineer and fireman beneath it, killing them fn- stantly. Seven cars of cattle and cight cars of lumber were pileaup in the wreck and nearly all of the cattle killed or horribly mangled, Two brakemen were also severely injured. Out L A Trust's Refuge, BostoN, Mass, Deo. 18,—A Hartford, Conn., special says: The report from New York thut the big sugar trust is prepared to transfer its nssets 0 a corporation if the un‘rl of apveals pronounces the trust illegal is known here to indicate that the trust wall seck rofuge within the sheltering arms of the Commonwealth refining cotapany, which was charterod by the Connecticut legislature last winter and “authorized to own and con duct sugar factories and reiineries aad to transuct business of all kinds appurta ¥ o sugur, including the holding of the stock aud property of corporations having any re- lation to sugar refining, whether in Come necticut or vlsewbere. B Honoring Stanley, ZANzinaR, Doc. 18.—The Indian committes bere today presentea Stanley with a silver cuskot containing an addross praising his energy in opening Central Africa to com- merce, Stanley gracefully thanked them for the unique compliment and dwelt upon the prospects for the early commercial de- velopment of the British Kast African com- pany’s territory, He urged the importance of connecting Mowbiza on the coust with Victoria Nyanza by a railway which would pass into the héart of the rogion all parts of which teemed with u deuse population an would consequectly open for Kuropes manufactures vast warkets uow dormunt and unkuown. T A Sensati Land Suit. Sr. PauL, Mion,, De gram 1o Tug Berk.) —Real estate ciicles were greatly agitated this afternoon by the Aling of 11 suits to quiet title to property valued av more than §5,000,000. The land lies between Marshall and Stauberry wvenues, in the heart of the fiue residence district of %‘- ey, © 8ults aro brought by Augustus DLarnard und many othors ugainst Joseph D, Luon, Henry Dun'erry and their wives, who owned the property in 1858, and whose heirs BOW turn up with llezed go0d title 10 it, - - Will Stare Up Again. Sr. Lovis, Mo, Dec. 15.—The Western Nail wills at Hollovilie, IiL, which hs beeu cloged nearly & year, are 1o be s up sgelo Jauuary L . 18.—[Special Tele . L