Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1890, Page 1

W THE OMAHA DAILY IT IS PRACTICALLY SOLVED. | The Problem of the Organization of | tho Iowa Legislature. REPUBLICANS CLAIM THE HOUSE Representative Wilson Wil Be Eptaker—there 18 Now no Doubt of Allison's He-Llection—A Religio Trust. A epublican Victory Cervtain Des Morses, In, Jan, 12.--[Special Tele- gram to ‘I'ne Be he provlem of the organization of the legislature tomorrow and the election of a speaker 18 believed tonight to be practically solved. The republicans will have the organization and Hon, Silas Wilson of Cass county will undoubtedly be speaker, Senator Allison will be re-elected United States senator without opposition, The democratic caucus nominee will be J, F. Duncomb of Fort Dodge, Governor-elect Boles or W, H. M. Pusey of Council Bluffs, The announcoment made in the Washing- ton dispatches this morning of the possible selection of Judge Shiws or Judge Roth rock dr Congressma | Reed of the Niuth districe of lown to bo Judze Brower's cessor a8 United States circuit judy created considerable comment in this city among thoe promineat lawyersand politiciuns of the state here gathored. SPUBLICANS ACOIV Democrats Lying Low Waiting for Something to Turn Up. Dis Moixes, la., Jan. 11— Spocial to Tne Bre, | —For two days past the corridors and Tobbius of the notels have been one continual buzz of political excitement, growing more intense as the hour for the organization of the legistature approaches. The hurd times have developed a surprising hist of eandi- dates, especinlly for minor positions, and the weary mewmbers aro almost ready to resign aud go home in disgust before the al work of the session begins So far the activity has been almost exclusively con- fined to the republicans, ‘The democrats seom to be lying low, upparently watching for some covert advantage. Thie house consists of fifty republicans, forty-tive democrats and five independents clected in stiong republicun districts over weak candidates aud with democratic en- dorsement. With the independents holding the balunce of power & compromise was first talked of, but the republican opinion now scems to be almost unanimous in favor of goig uhead with the nominatious, trust- ing to some independent to break the dead- lock. Governor Loics cannoy inauzu- rated until the house compleles its organization and the thousands of aemocrats from all over tbe state who are gathering in the city to wituoess the inauguration of the first democratic oy- ernor in thirty yeavs will hagdly ullow their T hotel bilis to pile up and this mteresting ——a ( & event o be indetinitely postponed siwply to gratify the desire of u few democrats for oftice. It now looks as if the orgunization of the legislature -would be completed and the mauguration take place on Thursds All talk of an anti-Allison combine has now subsided, Advices which are entirely reliable from the inner civele of the repub- licun opposition leave no room for doubt that, untess sometiing totally unlooked for und unexpected happens, Ailison will et every republican vole iu the legislature. Governor Larrubee resolutely refuses to be u purty to any anti-Allison combine or to even enter tho caucus as a candidute, There scems to be no other available candicate who could unite all the opposition aud Graw any republican strength whatever, No republi- can in good standing would allow himself to be used for this purpose, and no half-breed could be found who could induce any repub- lican to bolt his party caucus, enutor Finn of Taylor, who 18 not over- friendly to Allison, is more iuterested in downing the school book trust thuv iu get- ting up factional strife within the party, and dechues to leud i the revolt or to give any encourngement to democratic hopes. So the re-election of Senator Allison may be put down us a forrgone conclusion. e canvass for the speakership on the part of the republicaus has devoloped a large crop of candidates, though the contest is fast nurrowing down 1o Wilson of Cass and Luke of Fravkiin, The southwestern part of the stute bas formed a solid combine for Wilson and under the lead of Colonel Chantry of Mills 18 drawing support especially from awong the furmers from all over the sate, The central and northern sections will be practicully a unit for Luke, s0 the contest is Tast becoming a matter of loculity, ‘T'ne railroad question Hgures in the canvass to some extont. Wilson of Cass supported notonly the railroad legislation that was enacted, bnt votea for both the maximum tariff and the 2 cent fare bills, while Luke opvosed both of these measures. in fact, ilson is universally regarded as the most pronounced auti-monopolist in the lower house and his nomination will be a signal victory for that element, His friends even now claim a pledged majority und it looks as it l\l\'lll\m will get the nominution on the first bello! Dawson of Buena Vista and Smith of Mitchell aro conducting a quict canvass and euch has considerable positive strength. Either would make a very acceptable presid- ing ofcer, Tor chief clerk of the senate four candi- dates have entered the race and the contesy promises 10 bo both interesting and exciting, ‘L hie uspirants for this position are Brack of Marshall, Coctirane of Taylor and Beaumont of Calboun, 1t looks as if Brack or Coch- rane would be the winner, For clerk of the house ex-Clerk D.C, Kulp, formerly of Ida county but now in the em- ploy of a Texus railway, 18 muking strong of- forts for re-clection. I wo vears ugo he was backed, us he claimed, by the Farmers' allis ance and had & walk-away for the nomiua- tion, but tne alliance is not in politics this year aud Kalp 18 meetiog with considerable Oposivion, = Burke of Jasper and J. W. Akors, ex-superintendent of public in- struction, are both maKiug & Vigorous can- vass against him and the chances are decid- ediy agaiust Kalp, Mr. Hoies will arrive this evening, it is likely, and the democrats are preparing for the event. The dewocratic candidates for speaker are Dalbrook of Towa, Hotchkiss of Davis und Hamilton of Linn. Tae repub- licans rely on Smith of Boone to help them to organizee tne house, though tho vote of any other wdependent would be welcome. The contest for the speakership overshad. ows |~vor,ylhintfluu memoers will uot allow tbhewselves to be interviewed on other qa tous. LREX. A RELIGIOUS ROW, Marshalltown Orthodox Olergy Boy- cott a Universalist Breother, Des MoiNes, la, Jan. 12 —[Special to ¢ Bee|—A little whirl of excitement in religious matters bas been enacted at Mar- shalltown. It secms that the custom bus been for the resident clorgy of the orthodox churches to preach in rotation at the sol- diers’ home, located near that city, but the Universalist clergyman bas been loft out. Recently some inmates of the soldiers’ home requested that the Universalist brother be permitted to hold forth at the usual time. But the ministerial association of the which hus had charee of the matter, ruled biw out, The brethren decided thalas be Wwas not wn ortnodox preacher they could 1ot take the respousibility of allowing him o preach his no-Hades theories to the old soldiers. Bo they informed the superintend - ent of the home that they would furnish all the preachivg needed, und that the unortho- dox Universalist better be declined with . Vbunks, He ook their udvice and turned universal sal then the trouble beean. The no Hades carried his case before the meet- ing of the State Universalist association, and this boay has just passed a stronig resos lution in his tavor, denouncing as an outrage the exclugion of their worthy brother. ‘T'ney lso appointed a committee to lay the matter hofore the governor and legislature, and ask that an investigauon be ordered. They in- sist that they are boing defrauded of their rights as citizens, and that the old soldic wno want Universalist consolation must hu it or somethimg will happen. TY AUDITORS, A call has been issued for the annusl meeting of the county auditors to be held in this city, beg The meet- ing will be beld inthe capitol building and will begin a®10 o'clock of the day named and coutinno as long as there may be business to cousider. Theso is now an organization of the county auditors of this state, and the mombers find these annual meetings of much benefit. One subject which they are still engaged iu considering is the matter of nsscssments. They are trying to secure some uniform basis of asscssments, and thus make their reports to the state auditor more valualbe. As 1t now is, property is assossed in one county on the basis of two-thirds of its valuation, m another county on the basis of one-tnulf ‘or one-third or three-fourth und in consequence the reports to the state auditor of property valuations are quite un- reliable. Other subjects of special intercst 10 auditors will be discussed at the meeting, and 1t is thought thav there will be enough work betore the convention for it o cons unue for two or three days. DRAFT HONSE ASSOCIATION. The recent meeting in this city of the Towa Draft Horse association brought out the fact that lowa 18 getting to be quite a state for horses, Some of the members of that assoclation 1mport annually thousands of dollars wortn of horses. The discuesion was devoled largely to the subject of draft Lorses, ‘The mewmbers were all in favor of breoding the best horses for this work, and their expe ce showed that thece was much profit in raising them to sell. ‘The genegal opinton a8 developed in the discus sion was that the best time to sell such es was when they were two, three and The nembers present wore tily in favor of county fairs for stimulat- ing competition in the breeding and raising horses, They also found theides of pub- lic sales days at regular intervals as hicely 1o improve the quality of the horses, uud raise tho price thut could be obtained for them. STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The twenty-fourth annusl meeting of the State borticultural society will be beld at the capitol January 21, 22 and 23, This is one of the most important associations iu which lowa farmers are interasted. Its mectings ulwa ct o large attendance and the subjects discussed are of very prac- tical value to farmers and fruit raise The first Lwo sessions will be devoted to reports from the different districts of the state. These give the results of special oxveri: ments and observations made personully by the director for that district, or by others and reported to him. On the second day of the meeting the ;subject of horticulture in tho states of Dakota, Nebraska and Mis- souri will be discussed. Mr. T. W. Tay of Omahu is to speak for Nebraska horticul- ture The remuining sessions wiil be des voted to the consideration of any prac topics connectsd with fruit growing. Papers are expected on the subject of orchard wan- agement, market gardenivg, vegetable gardeing, Lorticuiture for the nome, hund- ling fruits, grapes, strawberrics, piuwms, ete,, ete The D8 advocate of soincs Ciab, DEs MoiNes, Ia, Jan, 12.—|Special to Tug Bee. | —1he managers of the Des Moines baseball club bave selocted all but two of their men for the coming season. They nave retained six of the old players and have signed seveanew mon. Manager Macullar, who has been with tho team for two years, will be manager this year and may play oc- casionally. But a regular snortstop will be secured for Mac's old position. OF the new pla®rs there will be Pete Sommers, pitcher of Mansticld, O., who made & brilliant record with the Soringfiold (Mass.) team when they won tiie pensiant, ho losing oniy one of the eighteen games hd pitched. Dan Claro of Brooklyn is suother pitcher’ who has been much sought for. MceCloskey of Baltimore will be one of the catchers, and is a new man in the west. Flanagan, first base, is a bril- liant youug player, who closed 16 last sea- son with the Nowarks (N. J.) Id Fussel- bach of Philadelpnia wili cover third base. Jolin Walsh of Pougbkeepsie, N. Y., and M. Brimblecow, who pluyed with Peoria last year, will be fielders, Of the old team the best have been retataed, ineluding Dick Phe. second basemau; Billy Trafiley, catcher Cody, catcher and fislder; Hart and_Roach, pitchers, The prospects zow are that Des Moines will have a first class team and take a £00d rank in the race. Mostof the stock that was for sale has been sold, and tho club will begin the season in good shape. Trouble Over a Baid Boy. Missovrt VaiLey, Ia, Jan. 12.—[Special toTug BEer.]—Tho troubie in our pubiic schouls growing out of the attempt of W. D. Parr to pbysically reinstate his suspended son, culminated today in' the arrest of Super- inténaent Coleman for assault and battery, the warrant being sworn out by Parr before a justice of the peace 10 Mondawin, & little villuge about tweuly miles from here, Ten In Des Moixes, la., Jan. 12. n inches of snow have fallen here today, The wind is blowing hara and the snow is drifting badly and suill falling, ‘Craios are deluyed by the storm, A Well Known towan Dead. Csoan Rapios, In., Jan. Frank G. Harvey, & retired merchant of Marion, this couuty, ded this morning. -~ Harvey was well known throughout the northwest, Proloaged Spres SAN ["raNcisco, Cal Maras, said to be the son of a millionaire glass munufacturer of Pliladelphia, wus found dead on the floor of his room iu the Palace hotel. o has been drunk since De- cember 28, when he arrived in San t'ran- cisco on the clipper ship Ehizabeth from New York, having as & companion Ctifton Ha o wealthy young Englishman, It s said Maras und Harris tock the voyage around Cupe Horn to_ sober up after a prolonged pree in New York, They begun to drink heavily as soon as they landed, and soon be- came noted as u pair of most extraordinary drunkards, who almost swam io brandy and soda and rarely left their apartments except to go to the Turkish baths to get fresn vital- ity for their orgie: Harris has delirium tremens, und can scarcely survive his com- punion, Doment d noa Saow Bockade, Dexver, Jan, 12.—-A woman of about thirty years, refined, good looking and well dressed, was fouud on the streets in the fore part of the week in a demented condition. She was pluced in charge of tho jolice wutron, uod though apparently sane on all subjects is unable to recall ber pame or where she came from. She sayssho was in the snow blockade on the Union Pacitic lust week and started to visit # sister in the east, but has losi her tickete, ‘The woman hud $40 when found, but suys she met & poor wouan who told a story of poverty and she gave her some gold. It is thought the woman is Marion West of Port- lund, Ore. The nawe, she says, sounds fa- miliar, but she has no idea whether it is her own or not, The Portland authorities nave been asked to wvestigate, ———— Fire in the Monarch Distillery, Proua, 111, Jan. 12.—Fire broke out this merniug in the Monarch aistillery and be- fore it could be controlled seven copper stills were burned, together with 100,000 gallons of untaxed spirits, The total loss is esti- mated at §159,000, covered by insurance. The distillery had @ capacity of 10,000 bushels of coru per day, Iv cost §500,000 to build, and - ation man, and | it OMAHA. MONDAY MORNINC s the largest 1n the world s i3 the busy season and tho Louse wiil be idle tiree or four months, und the loss of business will be several thousand dollars, - A SHORT SESSION PREDICTED, Parliament to Be Dissoived After the Passage of the Budzet, | Coyyright 1850 by Jamrs Gordon Bennett.d Losvow, Jan, 12.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—I learn from most unquestionable sources of information that it is the intention of the government to dissolve parliament as soon as possible after the budget has been passed, or, should any opposition to it urise, to tuke the sense of the country upon that and the federal policy of the administration without farther dolay. This announcement will take the members of parliament and the general public by surprise, and it is quite possible that some of the ministerial oreans will endeavor, for the moment, to cast doubt upon it. All the same, it1s strictly accurate and represents the full and well considered intentions of the ministry. ‘The reasons which have induced the government to come to this determination are manifold. In the first place, they rely greatly upon the popu- larity of Balfour. It is believed that the popularity of the budget will be 80 great as to neutralize the (forces of tho opposition. Then it is anticipated that the outcome of the O'Shea divorce suit will be to seriously dawago Parneil, and that it will e wise to go to the country while the Irish leade! under a cloud, which it is sup- vosed the triul will inevitably cast over him, ‘The Irish party will, itit believed, fora time be completely discredited. In a word, the culations o1 the ministry are founded to a very large extent oo . the divorce suit which so suddenly made 1ts appearance on the closing days of 1830, and it is not thought possible that these caleulations can be wholly satistied. The government also ‘elieves that the longer the election is de- ferred under the present circumstances the oetter will become the chances of the ap parent cuuse of dissatisfaction which alreudy exists in reference to tho tithes question, the free education question and the proposea land purchasa hewe, but if the ministry coula obtain u revewed mandate from the people all the opposition, whether from wittiin or without, woula be effectually broken down. It is felt that u great chaance was lost by Lord Beaconsfield when he did not appeal to the country im- mediately after his return from Berlin. The lesson of tnat has sunk deeply into some minds, he time has come for act- ing on the experience zained by the disaster of 1880, The electioneering wmachinery has been kept in perfect working order and there is no such readiness looking therefor. At all events no doubt is entertained that the magical effect of the budget injury, which it 1s believed 18 1evitable, to the weight aud influence of Parncll and the sharp aud sudden nature of the appeal, all combined, will unite to bring about the dis- comhture of the Gladstonian party. Ac- cording vo the decision now arrived at, it will therefore come toan end in the early summer of the prescnt o BIG MACK"” KILLED, Fatal Shooting of u Well Known Spo- kane Falls Character, Srokaxe Fawnw Wash., Jan. 12—H. McCrossin, better known as Big Mack, a gawbler, was shot and killed yesterday by Harry I, Buer in frout of a saloon kept by Baer and Jacob Maetz, well known as “Duteh Jake.” McCrossin and Baer had trouble two weeks ago on account of a difti- culty which occurred between Big Mack and Dutch Jake at Thompson Falls, Mont., five ycars ago, in which Big Mack got the worst of it. Immediately before the shoot- ing Baer ejected a man from his saloon for stealing chips from cue of the gambling games. Big Mack interferred and struck Baer over the eye, whercupon Baer pulled a vistol and fired iwo shots, one of which en- tered Big Mack's right side. He'ran across the street and fell on the sidewalk, expiring half an hour later. Big Mack leaves a fam~ ily in this city. He was a powerful man and weighed 200 pounds. Before he got 80 fleshy he was something of a prize-fighter. On one occasion, when he resided in Minneapolis, Putsy Cardiff made an unsuccessful efort to knock him out in six rounds, “Big Mack” was a noiorious coufidence man. He was run out of Spokane Fails in 1884, and suffered the same fate in Hurley, Wis,, and St. Paul, Vigilantes en- deavored to hang him at Fhompson Falls but he escaped. 1o addition to the sobriquet of “Big Mac McCrossin was known as *Kansus City Kid” and “Birmingham Pete,” He kept a saloon at Butte City, Mont., last fall und came here three mouths ugo, He was thirty-three years old, Harry Baer has always been regarded as quiet and peaceful, He made a fortune in the Caur d’Alene mines a few years ago, and with “Dutch Juke" invested much money in Spokane Palls, where they built the Frankfurt block, ono of the finest buildings in the northwest, It was destroyed by tire August 4, and 15 now being rebuilt. Baer was placed under £2,500 bonds to appear for @ prelminary esawina- uon Wednesda, e ROBBED A TEXAs MAIL POUCH, An Unknown Thiei supposed to Have Secured $2.000 and Escapad, Brackerr, Tex., Jan, 12.—The mail be- tween here und Spofford was robbad last night of £750 in gold and a registered pack age supposed o contain $1,400, The moncy belonged to the postofice department. ‘The strap that runs through the staples was cut and after the packages were re- moved the strap was carefully put back in its proper place. Only the postinaster at Brackett and the mail carrier had anything to do with the sack until the discovery of the robbery was made by the postmuaster at Spofford. Hunt, the mail carrier, has always been considerod above suspicion. Several passengers were in the stage going down, but the carrier in- sists that they had nothing to do with the sack, as be bad it under his feet, il CLAIMING AN ELOPER'S ESTATES, A Canadian Woman's Ohildren After Her Husband's Prop rty, Dexven, Colo,, Jan. 12.—A strange denoue- ment of an elopement from Canada nearly twenty-ive years ago has been made public here by the filing of papers in the county court to contest the will of the late Urno Dickson, who recently died at Island Stas uion, this county. In 1366 Dickson ran away with Mrs. Henjamin Footer, leaving his wife, who had three children by her tirst husband, Hugh Lundy. Dickson also took ,000 belonging to his wife. All trace of him was lost until two weeks ago, when his tirst wife's children first learned of s dcath. Now they eluim that Mrs, Dickson died in 1858, had not married again and uever obtained a divorce, 8o the claimants putn an itemized bill of tamily expenses covering the Mune of bis ubsence that wore than est up the whole cstate. e The Weath e Foreeasr, r Omaha and viclaity—Snow, followed by clearing weather, For Nebraska--Fair; slight raise m tem- perature; variable winds. For Iowa—Snow; northeasterly winds coldor, except in extreme western portion, slight rise in tewperature. For South Dakota—Fair; variable wiuds; slight rise in temperature, ST. LOUIS STORM SWEPT. | The Cyclone Makes & Pathway a Quarter of a Mile Wide, DOZENS OF BUILDINGS WRECKED, A Family of Three Persons Killed— Five People Severely Mujurcd ana Many Hurt—Other laces Suffer, Came Up Without Warning St TLovrs, Jan. 12.—At 4:90 this afternoon A cyclone struck the southwestern section of the city and swopt on through the northern limits, marking a pathway nearly a quarter of a mile wide leaving death and desolation in its track. There was scarcely & warning of the ap proaching storm, owing to the fact of the sky being overcast for several hours before the full force of the wind was foit. In ad- dition to aozens of dwellings and stores in the southern, central and northern sec- tions of the city whieh were more or less wrecked the foilowing big buildings were damaged: The Anchor mills; Goodwin candle factory, Pullman shops, Van Brock's furoiture factory, Kingsland & Ferguson’s farm implement works, Missouri Pacitic hospital, Hodgen school, German Evangel- ical church, the Secoud Presbyterian church and other buildiogs, ‘The loss to property 18 roughly estimated at £100,000, but 1t will likeiy prove to be more. Thecyclone seemed to have entered the city in ita full force at Twenty-third street and Choteau aveuue, passing north- east until it reached Seventeenth aud Olivo streets, where it swerved, takiug a direct casterly course to Fourtcenth, and then ugain turned to northeast to 1 street, leaving the city aud striking the river just north of Tyler street. The only aunounc ment of the approach d progress was a dull, sullen roar, quickly followed by a tor- rent of rain, which in turn was succeeded by sleet, aud before the victims could realize what had happenea the storm had swept by and on, leaving wreckage and mangled bu- manity in its pathway. ‘Trees were torn ub by the roots and broken off and telegraph poles swept down, while the roofs of bulldings were lifted and tossed into the streets. Mrs, Charles Miller, who resides at ‘Lwentieth and iEugenin streats, was sitting in a chair with her baby in ber arms when the roof was lifted from her house. She rushed to the window, and just then the wall guve way and Mrs. Miller and the baby wer buried under the debris. The buby mir- aculously escaped withouta scratch, but the mother was badly hurt and may not recover. Mr. Miilér escaped unhurt, This is but one of dozens of incidents of, the terrivle storm. A telephione messuge from Venice, Ill., op- posite the northern part of the city, says the storm was very disastrous there and several lives were lost, but no datails were given. ‘IT'he list of victims secured uv to this hour (9:80 p.n.) are: Dead-<Mrs. Maggie Con- nors, aged forty; Bernard MeCounncll, aged forty: Joseph Weaver, aged nine, | Injured—Teresa Weaver, i ‘B legs broken, will probably di Miller, badly curv and braisc Aunnie Con- ners, Maggie Connors an)l Francis Connors. A messenger just arrived from the eest side of the river suys the storm in St. Clair county, Illinois, was: unusually sovere, Brooklyn, a village of about 500 people, seems o have suffered the wost damaze. I'he damage at East St. Louis and Venice ia largely confined to railroad property and small dwellings and telegraph and telephone voles, Brooklyun is about three miles north of East St. Louis. Its population is largely composed of colored peopls, Tuoughseveral are injured no lives were lost. A number of diwellings are in ruins. The Baptist church is entirely demoiished, and the Methodist Episcopal church was unroofed and turned clear around on its foundation, At Belleville, IlL, several public buildiogs wero unroofed, but o one is reported in- Jjured. Tho late Wabash train arrived av Bast St. Lows about 8:15 p, m. 1he en- gineer and conductor report that during the storm they feared their train would be thrown from the track, so terriic was the force of the wind. All Kapsas Roads Blockaded, Hiawarna, Kan., Jan, ‘12.—Reports say that snow has drifted ig vlaces as high as one story houses, completely blocking the highways and railroads. At Wichita, Kan,, the snow is reported to be fifteen inches deep and badly drifted. All trains on the several railroads in the neighborhood of Wicrita have been abandoaed. Emporia reports the worst blizzard ever kuown there. The suow is budly drifted throughovt the city and surrounding coun- try, and railroad traffic bas been entirely suspended. At Abilene, Kan,, he snow storm for thirty-six hours, with snow. At Topelca six inches of snow have fallen, and much interruption to railway trafiic has resvlted. Dispatches from points in Missouri indi- cate that the storm has Leen less severe there than iv Kausas. The snow began falling at about oon today, but not to any great depth, It is stiil snowiug, but the fall is light. In Kansas City the storm began Saturday night with a drizzling rain. Barly this morning the weather turned colder, and, the the rain freezing as it fell, covered exposed objects with a coating of ice. Telegraph, telephone and eleckric wires were borne almost to the ground and communication interrupted. At noon the rain turned into snow, the wind swerved to the north, und the bluzzard set in, and at midmght continues with some severity, ragoed Railroads are blocked - A Severe Blizzard, Kaxsas City, Mo, Jap, 12—A severe blizzard rages tonight in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, Dispatcuds from points in IKuusas says the storm is by far the worst of the season, and some poiuts report it the most severe ever experiguced, The storm began last night and ocontinued throughout the day und wost of the night. Far western points in Kansas report that the storm had ceased and that the weather had cleared about 11 o'clock. The ‘rasult of the storm there has been disastrous, On the average the snow fell about eight inches on a level, but the strong wind drifted it badly and many trains were abundoned or greatiy de- uyed, phis Vsited, Mesmpins, Tenn,, Jan. 12—~A heavy wind storm, accompanied by raim, struck Mewphis about b o’clock this aftermeon, but beyond the prostration of wires no damage was done 1 this immediate vicinty. More of i1, - SARD1%, Miss., Jan. 12.~Sixty miles south of here reports & beavy storm of wind, rain and hail, The Copoland Presbyterian church and a livery stable were blown down, two housos were unroofed and several stores aud residences were demuged. No futalities ure reported. A Blizzara at Sloomingto, Broosixaros, Neb, Jun. 12— |Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—A blizzard has raged here all day, and the prospects are Lhat it will continue all night. About six inches of snow haye fallen and all traius are bebind time, - LA Spanish Republicans Cut Wires, Mavkin, Jan. 12.—A smeli republican band bas cut the telegraph wires at Veuta Car- in the province of Jaen, The baud is being pursued by the eivil guard, S —— Alforso Impr o Maviip, Jan, 13,—71his merning the king's ¥ UARY 13, 1890. ndition is encouraging. Ho asked for focd during the night and was more cheerful, talking cud playing with his sisters. — AL STARTING A Plain Stick Formoerly Marked That of the United States. WasniNgroy, Jan. 12.—[Special to T Beg, |—The recent preveatation to the presis dent of the prototypes of the standard meas- ures recalls the fact that there is i the city a poiut from which all the official distunces were designed to be moasured. When Pres. wdent Washington and Architect i'Enfant Iaid out the city of Washington they sclected @ point from which all the distances were to be measuged. 1t was Lo bo, 1 othor words, tho offcial starting point of the United States. The point was marked by a simplo stick and there are still some old citizens who can remen:ber it. It was erocted on what 18 now known as Lincoln park, a res- ervation on Canitol Hill about & mile from the capitol. ‘I'he city of Washington, it will be remembered, was intonded to lie princis pally upon Capitol Hill and the great Lib- erty surmounting the dome of the capitol faces in that direction. Unfortunately for Mr. Washington and L'Enfant, it spread away from Capito! Hill, so that the cavital building and the big statue of Liberty are now prac- tically turning their back on the eity. With the growth of the city away from the capitol the ofticial starting point was of course neglected and 1t was almost forgotten uatil only u fow years ago the idea was first pro- mulgated 10 erect a statue to Abralam Lin- coln, and this point was selected as being the best suited, The reservation in which it was, was named Lincolu park, and on the starting point a magniticent bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln was erocted so thav v, Lincoln's statue now marks the ofcial dis- tance point of the country. It 13 needless to say, however, that tho point is not recog- nized at ull in official distances and hus lost oll of its signiticance. There is another ofiicial point which, 8o to speak, hus 1ost its beurings. The astrono- mers of the United States calculate latitnae and longitude from the meridian of Wasi- ington. The restof the world calealates it from the meridian of Greenwich. After an enormous amount of observations and abstruse calculations the Awmerican astrono mers settled on a point as n meridiau poiut and marked it, und the hill on which 1t was fixed is known still as Meridian hill. About fifieen yoars ago the astrorowers, to verify their origina) meridian point. mide a stiil more elaborate series of calculations and computations, with the result that the first series was all wrong and that the official meridian point was not the original pot at all. According to the secona serics the ofiicial mevidian point of the Unitea States, as now located, 18 i the second story of & building at the corner of Sixth and G streets. The point, which, while not “oficially” recognis is concedad by everybody to be the coldest place in all Washiogton, and 18 the corner of Twelfth and the Avenue. Itis known in nonwfiicial circles as the north vole, THE OFFIC POINT, ——— PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Many Cities Expecied to Fare Well With the Present Cingress. WasHINGTON, Jan. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. |—This session promises to be a good one for public buildings througnout the country. Every year there is a flood of bills appropriating sums of woney ranging from £50,000 up to 2,000,000 for postofiices and custom bouses in difivront cities, and tho public buildings committee i one of the Lardest worked committees in the house. The average of bills reported favorably is about one to every twenty-five, and even then very few of those bills succeed 1n pass- ing both bhouses of congress. There isa strong feeling to check this flood of bills by the passage of some uniform measure to ap- ply to all cities. It will bo remembered that scveral years ago a bill was introduced in the senute providing that public buildings of uniform architecture should be erected in all cities where the postoitics receipts for the three years past hud resched $10,000. Subse- quently the figure was reduced to $7,000, then to 4000 and ut this session tliere are slreudy several bills before the comumit- tee 1eduding to figure to $3,000. Besides these bills which are before both the house ana the senate, bills of a similar pature, but bascd on population, have also been intro- duced, aud it s apparent that before long some measure based probably on both the postoffice receipts ana population will be adopted. The idea is for the supervising architect to design some piain, commodious and substantial structure which can be erected in every town and which can be in- creased by additions of another story or wings to meet the demands of the towns as they grow in population, the matter to be reculated entiroly by the postofiice depart- ment, This will take the matter out of the hands of local congressmen and will save the public buildings committee much trouble and importuning from umbitious members, and will incidentally do away with such log- rolling in the house. LIVELY CAMPALGNS COMING. Early Calls Issucd for Republican Stuts Central Commitiees, WasHINGTON, Jan, 11L.—[Special to Bug Bee.]—The unusually early period at which the arious republican state central commit- tees throughout the states have been called to meet this winter and spring has attracted wide-spread comment among republicans av the national capital. 1t is accepted as an announcement that the republicans are eager for the approaching fray and intend to stand solely upon theirrecord and the issues whicn they presented to the country in the campaign of 15588, It1s ascertained that a majority of the state central committees will be reorganized within the next thirty or forty days. This early and united action and determination to stuud by the issues of the party would indi- cate that the republicans are nov afraid of the battle into which they are marching, It shows also that they are not fearful of the result in their efforts to elect & majority of the Fiftyssecond congress next November, Democrats are crouking about the hole into which they thivk they have driven the republicans on the tariff issue, aud ure say- ing that the party now 1 power cannot yise the tariff in such & way us to meet the issues of the country. Senator Allison and Representative MelKinley say the tariff will be revised in as au acceptable s manner as is possible: that the revenue will be reduced to the minimum, and that the reductions will affect the arlicles in most common us There is no likelihood that the tax on to- baceo ana fruit brandy will be abolished for the purpose of reducing the revenucs. A great majority of the republicans in congross oppose this, I'hey prefer a reduction of the duties on the imported goods which cowme most frequently into daily consuwption, There never was such a healthy conaition existing 1n the republicas rLy us ab pres- eot, and not @ promineod’ meémver of the parly can be found at the national capital ut who is eager for the elections this fall, Filibustering Wil! Be que’ched. WasHINGTON, Jau. 12.—|Special o Tug Bes.|—-The promptuess with which the republican house has settled down to business and the unparalleled record it is waking in the matter of appropriation bills has dooe much to dispel the idea originally felt that this session would be an abnormally loug one. The general feeling was that, by filibustering, the demoerats proposed to drag the session almost any length, The first ses- sion of the house extended until Octobe wnd was the longest on record, and it was feared that the same dilatory tactics would prevail this session to certainlythe same time, but the determination that My . Reed has al- ready displayed in putting down all efforts at filibustering and wastiog of time gives as- surauce thav l.rw sesslon will ve brief uua | business-liko. ‘The new rulos when they are brougat in will make filibustoring almost im. possible, aud what the rules do not provide for Mr. Reed's enorgy and dotermination will do. From his oxprossions thoro is every reason to hope that the session will ho briof, 10 run to June, and it would not be at ail surprising if the Fourth of July would see the firat session of the Wifty-first congross at an end, A BUSY W\TuRK AlEAD, s - Important Busin'§ Which Will Oc- cupy the Minad | Congressmon, Wasiisaroy, Jan 15 Tho most important, as well ns tho most pible the work of ngislati in ress 1s shown in the commit stag Accordi 10 notive given, Me. 1'* ab will address the senato tomorrow upn 4 resalation intro duced by nim last week UL of the Alaskn seal fisherios, The credentials of tho elected by the rival legislatures of ure expected to bo lu 12 till oot s the leasing four senators Montana 1 beforo the senatoe this weck. Objection will bo made to seating eithier the republican or tho dewmocratic cons testants pending an inve on and report Mhon their claima by the ¢ > on Privi- lodgos and eleetions, A member of that conimittee said today that ho was i favor of going fully into toe question of tho lowality of the organization of tho Montanu logisia- ture, I'he committee on torritories tomorrow will hear representutives of - the [duho Mor mons who oppose the bill to admit that tor ritory 48 stata beeanso the proposed con- stitution exciudes Mormons from eitizonship, If the committee decides the objections of the Mormons are not well founded ths bills for the adwission of Idaho and Wyoming witl be reported on favorably at once. ‘Iho rogular house committoes huve gen erally completed their organization, but none of them hnve 8o far progressod in thew work as to bo ublo to proseat any legislative mat- rial for action on by the house this w “I'he special committeo on the Sileott’ ge- faleations has comploted its labors and ex- peets to presant its report to the house to WOrrow. Tue indications are that the long oxpected code of new rules will be reported from the committee on rules this week. Tho membors of tha minority are gencrally conversant with the changes of the old cole that are in vontemplation and are propariug themselves for a vigorous attuck upon the committeo's report, which, us they understand, proposes seriousiy to curtail their power Lo affect log: islation, SELFISH itb GISLATORS, Altogether Too Many Se resentatives n Congress Wasmyaroy, Jan. 12.—[Special to Tne Bek. |~ After all, senators und represontu- tives m congress are selfish in their public acts. Bvery mun looks jealously after s individual constitueney, to the exclusion of tho general weliure of tho country. The great bulk of the work devolving upon a man in congress 18 dona by a system of log-roll in ‘These observations are suggzested refusal of the eastern and central states sen- ators to approvriate money for irrigating the arid plains of the weston the erounds tuat their constivuents are not interestad in tho project. A specinal committee of the senate spent several months during the past sum- mer takinyg testimony respecting tho needs of the arid regious in the way of artesian wells and basins for irrigatiag purposes, Lhey spent thovsands of dollars and vis ited the extremwo southwest, Californi and other sections of the Pacitic slope, acd weny all tihrough that great beitof country beginning with the northern part of North Dakota uud extending into Arizona, and’ they find after investigation that ul- though there is great necessity for making an appropriation to experiment with the various plans for Jrrgation, they can not muster a mujority of votes, Sinply becausp the senators say that their constituents would not endoise an_appropriation. Thera i8 no question about tho constitutionality of the vroposition, The couniry has a right to flwprove its own lands. It can bore artesian wel's and make basins to retiain snow-water and rain for the purposo of flooding tho urid reglons in tho summer and making the n arable and subscqueatly throw these lands open to settlement under the homestead laws, There are men in both branches of con- gress who ure proud of their lonz records in voting against the improvement of riversand harbora, simply because there uro’ no navi- gable rivers or harbors in tneiwr districts, vno steadily vote against vublic buildings in cities because there is no demand for public buildings in their dis- 3 veral old men in cither house are oy 0ppose the extension of the merchant murine service and the building of a navy, simply because there is no sea coast on which their constituents can look. ‘The great growth of the couutry and the broadening of the mental vision of the Amer- ican peopie will drive these nld fogies vut of congress within a short time. The Ame can government and the people behind it are 100 Progeassive to keep man in_public life who bounds his ideas of legislation by the limits of his congressional or senatorial ais- triot. The North Pole of Washington, Wasnixaroy, Jan, 12.—|Special to Tue Beg.|—Ewminent landscape gardeners in lying out and beawtifying the Soldiers’ home grounds thought it would be a good idea to cuta ‘'vista.’ It was out, and people who roam around those grounds enjoy the vista very much. But that same vista gives the wind a clean, beautiful sweep from the sol- diers' home grounds down to the water's frout straight along U'welfth street, and the unhappy man wno comes up the avenue and crosses Twelfth street enjoys the full benofit of this north pole cyclone. The wind at that corner is sometning tervific, und it not un- frequently happeus thit Uhe unwary strangor in Washington 18 sometimes taken off his feet and carried half-way out to the cur track before he knows what has struck him, The spot fully deserves the nawe of the north pole of Washington, e Thy Stove Trus: Advances Prices, CricAGo, Jan, 12.—[Special ‘Telegram to e Bes)—The Westera Stove trust, other- wise known as the Western Association of Stove Mauufacturers, at their mesting just concluded in this city, huva decided on an 1ucrease of 5 per cent in the prics of all their manufactured products, This increase, they aver, is necessitated by the advanced cost of pig ivon and coke. ional Rep- by the e Arrested for Murder * Tora, Kau., Jan. 12.—Six well known farm- ers have been arrested here for the murder in August, 1588, of Columbus Carter. The prisopers are membors of & band of regula- tors known as the “Laud League.” Wien Columbus Carter, who was arrested for a brutal crime, was acauitted, the *‘Land League" shot and killed bim as he was going howe from the court house, [t Mysterious Murder at Cniro. Carno, I1L, Jan, 12.—Major Lucas of Say- brook, 1iL, arrived here yesterday in Bponse 1o & summons from St. Mary's in- firmary, this eity, where he found that bis son had died frou: the offect of & blow which fractured the skull, but nothing could be learned as o where or how the wound had been inflicted. When the boy came to the ospital ho complained only of & pain in the neud. While waiting for the train to go howe with the remains of his son the father attempted to shoot himself, but was pre- veuted by friead e Steamsuip Avrival At Baltimore-~On the 11th, the Caspiau, from Liverpool. At Bremerhaven—Ou the 11th, the Aller, from New York. At Queenstown—On the 11th, the Etruria, from New York. At New Yorik—The City of Boston, from Liverpool; the Germanie, from Liverpool the Slavonia, from Sletuia, : ——1 NUMBER 206, WINCHESTER ARGUMENT THE | Gtenoral Chambora oa the Recond Jackson Bleotion. THEY ARE SOLID FOR BRICE, ONho Demo: not Boie e Wil Ne gation Batertains b owl, but Cane Doles Vibiy York's Faire =Muscelinncous. S8 LOURTERN T STRE Wasizuvox WASIINGTON Brinear T Ovana Bes } .G, dun, 1 Chalmers, who General been a mem James hus of cong m Mississippi, roprosenting the celehrated shocatring dig- trict, hus weitton a lettor here . roply to cont eloction in Jacks son, Misa, was a fair ono. Gonoral Chul= mors suys: L was (o Jackson on lasy Mon day and witnessed a which if the heads of the depar Washington could have seen thore wonld remain o democrat in ofiics in the stato, the assertion that the seene ments ay 'y think Houry was clocted mayor by the use of Winchester riflss, Phe sloction was held in the Bdwards house in what is callod tho saiplo dust above where tho voters had to at the wins dow, were the ® ‘Swamp angels) s they were labeled and ecatled thomselves, with rifies in hand veady, willing, snxious to sloot the first negro who insisted on voune, and Lean cruthful that every Gemocrat in oitice in the st right. Some ot tiem have 80 expressed themselves to ma, Uader the eivil service I um vound to hold my tongua or thoy might remove mo. [ think ita shame to keep men in oMo who think it right to disfranchise men with Wine chester rifles bec fit to vote as they think best.” NO BRICE BOLT PHOBABLE. In Washington very hitie credence iven to the rumors whish have been e around the country by wire during the past forty=cight honurs that thero wouid bo o bolt in the caucus whieh nominated Calvin irice to the United Stutes seuate from Ohio, and that o durk lorse would be elected. Much direet and roliablo information on the subject ol the Ohio scnatorship has boen wed in Washington through all of the st on aecount of tho fact that John R. L other prominent Ohio domo- ts on wWiom the mantle of Senator Payne's suc railip wight huve fallen uro locatod at the national capt 1t is true that threo or four of the demceratic meiis bers of the Ohio legislature do not want to vote for Mr. Isrice o account of his wealth and the bad example s clection will set, bit they will be drawn into b room. enter, iso they see in floits setin R MeLoun voes not want to bo ¢a United States souator, strange to say. Mr, Aieliean is several tines o millionaire and enjoys life at bis home here as well us any wan living, He hus o very happy family ®und is not permitting politivs or ofics 1o da- prive him of any 0f the good things of life, One of Mr. McLenn's niost intimate friends, weil known o your correspondent, spoke tho distinzuistied editor’s sentimeuts when bho said today: “Mr, McLean bhas no politica) ambitio Ho oes 1ot want the Ohion sens wtorship, but might accep: it if 1t were ten dered o him, I'kuow that he would not sevk and would encourage any kind of a movement o elect bim. If ho bad wuutod the position be could have had it by entering the race at the proper time. Mr, McLean thinks the life of o wealthy private citizen 18 more desivable uod rather more duwenitied than thst ot a puviic ma 1o doesn't betieve the so-callea houors of publio position have anything in them. He is cntirely contented with a life of elewant leisure and the society of his wi nd family, He is very devoted 1o bia wifo and would find irksome any dutids, political or otber- wise, which would separate him from nor frequently or for any considerable length of time. No, you can safely say t thore is nothing in the talk of running McLean uy & compromi ute for the senatorship in the event of o bolt frow Brice, which by tua way 1 dun’t believe in at all.” CAN'F OUST THE SUPREME COURT, Some duys ago It was sugeested by soma wembers of congress that there should be more rooms for congressional committees in the capitol, aud thut it would bo a good schewe Lo Crowd ouL the supreme court una take possession of the quarters that body now occupies between the house and the senate. One of the committees, which bas Jurisdiction over et least a portion of®the capitol building, gov together and concludod that the supreme court shonld be ousted, The committee did nov coutemplate any spea cia! location for that trivunal but procecded on the ground that il congress shonld conclude to put out the supremo court it would nave to go. It hus been discovered tnat the supreme court caunot be removed from the capitol builds ings without its couseut, and it 18 likely to stay there, notwithstanding the facu that three or four buildings bave been informally selected for its occupancy, Uunless congress purchases ground and constructs a_suitable building for the supreme court it will not be moved, There would be pienty of room for cominittecs in the large western wing of the cupitol, which is just being completed if it was constructed in uwny scnsivle style of architecture, About fifty rooms nave been mads under the terracings on tho west side of the capitol and under the beautiful ap proaches, but they are without proj veutilution or it and they will not be comfortable, MUMM'S EXTRA DRY ON TAP, Tt was only necessary to have it quietly knowu at the recention given by the New York delegation last night in the interest of Gotham for the world's faic that 500 quart bottles of “Mumu’'s had beon placed on feo i order o bring out a largs co aud 1o make the occasion a roars Ing success, I 18 stuted that Mumm’s agent coutributed thirty cases of wine toward the reception, which was attended by eight or ten hundred of the leading wen of the city, Hundreds of people passed around the un= mense room with p ates of sulads, ete., eat- ing and drinkiog and efforts by tiree or four distinguished men 1 speuk und sing songs at the sauie time mude the scene one of unusual interest, ‘I'ne reception con- tinued until Sunday was ushered in, then it closed with the declaration of those present that it had been o great success. ‘There was something aboug the whole affuir which reminds one of tne dining room scenes at the Chinecse legation when a smashiog ball 18 given, There was less of cagerness shown by the guests to got @t the table, however. The uosts did everys thing to muke their guosts comfortable and to buve agood time, aud they succeeded well, ONE OHANCE 1IN TWENTY. Marrisgeablo youug ladies in - Washington are experiencing a gooa deal of distress of wind just now over the proposition that there is bul one chance in tweuty for them Lo marry unless they leave the national capital, ‘I'he broad assertiop is mude by a social stutistican that there is about tive thousand wore unmarried woweu thun there ure of unmarried men, and that but one wan in wwenty located at the uational capital bas watrimonial iutentions. This to youny ludies herve appears L0 be a very aistressing condis uon of affuirs. MIBCELLANEOUS, Mrs, Pettigrew, wife of the senator from South Dakota, held her first reception as & member of the senatorial circle last week, She wore a dark wool tea gown with erimson silk fedora, a toilette that wus exceedingly becoming t) her prunette style, Mrs, Pettis grow, wiio 18 very popular | is very des Voted to the interests of the cause of those who wear the white ribbou, She does nos intend to allow society 0 engross bher to tue prejudice of this organization, Pruuy 8, Heare /