THE OREGON SCOUT,
JONKS A: CIIANCIIY, IMibllolicrTi
UNION,
OREGON.
sexatoii mili.iui's jiill.
Site Same Having Iteferenee to Control of
Jlheascs of Cattle.
Washington dispatch: Senator Spooner
lo-dny, by request (if Senator Miller, who
is absent, introduced a hill to ct rp.ito
contagious plcuro-pneuinoniu, foot mid
mouth disenscnud rinderpest among cattle,
nnd to facilitate the exportation of cattle
nnd products of live stork:
Section 1 authorises (ho president to up-
point u commission of three persons to bo
Known a the United States cattle commie)
nion. Ho may, in his judgment, suspend
the fuiiclionRnnd pny of these commissions
nnd restore them again at any time. Tho
salaries of tlio commissioners aro fixed at
$5,000 per aiinuiu.
bcctlon 2 imilcen it tlio duty of the com
inissiincrs to cnuso an investigation to bo
made an to the existence of contagion.-)
plciiro-pnuurunnin, foot ami mouth disease
and rinderpest, and for IIiIh purpose they
aro authorized to outer, cither in person or
by agents, nny premise in which they havo
icaHou to iioucvo snelidisouseexlsts. Upon
discovering the existence of tlio disease tho
cummitisioiicis nro uulhonz-d to give pub
iiuiii: in uiu ihci, specuying llm locu
tion, anil also to notify in writing tho
agents of any transportation company do
ing business iu or through the infected
locality. The commissioners uro required
to establish and inaiiitalii such uiiur.
untino of iiiiiiunlH, premised or localities iih
tliey limy deem necessary fo prevent tho
spread of tho disease, ami alio to ruuso Ih'i
appraisal mid desl Miction of infected or
exposed iiiiIiiiiiIh. The owners of the ani
mals destroyed are to be paid three fourths
uio value ol the animals, as detenu nod
upon a basis of health before infection, in
case oi iiiiimulsdlsouscd.uiid full appraised
vnltio in caso of auiniiils exposed to but
not infected with tho disease. It. is in-o
vidod, however, that no more than 51 (JO
Winn no paid for any aiiimal deslrnvr-d
Unit has a recorded pedigree, or more than
iiiiu lor an annual without poiligrco. Pro
vided, further, that iu no case shall com
jiciisulion bo allowed for any animal do
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nimjcii wnicii may navo contracted or
been exposed to tho disouso in a foreign
country, or on Hid high sens, nor shall com.
iicusalion i)o allowed anyone who know
Ingly or willfully conceals t lie existence of
any such disease or fact of exposure
uiuruio.
Section.'), Authorir.es tho commissioners
to malo rules and regulations for currying
uiu provisions oi uio inn inio erred, tlio
rules to bavo tlio effect of law when ap
proved by tlio president.
Sections (, 5 and 7 provide (lie penalties
for obstructing the commissioners iu tlio
performance of their duty, for conco iling
tliodisease, and for transporting or dcliv
eiing for traiisporlation fiom one state to
another diseased animals knowing them to
bo hiicIi.
.Section 0 mnkin it the duty of tho mm
missioned wherever any owner of animals
refused to accept the sum uiithmizod to bo
paiil under the appraisement, to declare
nnd maintain a ilgid ipiaraiitino ofuni
iiiiiIh and premises where cut Ho may bo
found. The other sections make it' tlio
duty of iLslrhl attorneys to prosecute
violations of tho provisions of t ho bill,
uuthorir-o the einplyiuent of a serrelary to
the commission a ml of skilled veterinarians,
mid direct that when tho fiinct ions of tlio
commissioners aro suspended their olllccs
nnd lei-onls shall bo turned over to the
commissioner of ngriciilluio, The bill up
liropriates $1,0110,000 to carry its provis
ions into effect.
A similar bill was introduced In the houso
today by Delegate Carey, of Wyoming, by
direction of the house agricultural commit
tee. It Is understood the bill was prepared
by representatives nl tlioCoiinolidated Cut
Vo Growers' association.
AT. LOUIS Kl.lWriOS I'llAVOS.
An Amount of Hvlilnicr llcivlhlrrlity In lit
lCxtent.
St. Loris, Mo., Deo. 17. The United States
pranil Jury which be,'iin ' schKiuu November
10, was furnished with uu amount of evidence
buwildeiliie; In Its extent us to the ilmliig
friiuds couimltted at the Inst election for con
KresRiimn and to day, after nu almost contin
uous m-si-Ioii final the date of oixanlitatlon,
the jury reported that It had found seventy
two Indictments iiL'afnst peivons who lisd
been concerned in the Illegalities of the bo-t
election, Including' ui'iiervlMirs and Judges of
I'leetlon, Illegal voters, deputy inurblmli mid
clei Us.
l'oreinnn D. II. Norrls told .ludge Trent as
lie handed up the batch that the Jui v whs nut
yet tliroiiKh. Thev wished to he L'lve"u a recess
lo .Iniiuarv !ir, when thev would resume the
luqulry. The recess was allowed and the Jinois
departed for home.
District Attorney Miss bail had capiases pre
psred for idi the jier-ous lud.ctcd, and on the
tueiigin oi ine jur's lejiort hpeilal deputy
iuartlials were H'ut out to brine; in the par
lies The M-uich was hamprreil bv tho
urn ucss of the deputies, tail bv night twelve
of the Indicted luiil been nrreMYd, leaving; six
ty to be Intiud. It whs not expi eted the en
tire, number would lie K-curcd, there weie
uiHuy who on bo.il Inc of the Investigation
pncUed their tiunUs and left for unknown
Juuds, nnd ollars wcie without icgulnr places
of uImhIc. It is said some otheis ur prominent
citlr.euw, hut, for suine lens.m thev have not
yet been found bv tliedetitv nmrhhsK
Tile ollleiuls refuse to dlvulgi' the names of
thoso iiiichted but the in..st proinluent nro
known to be William liurbcli. a member of tlio
iKuml of publ.e n-lemU and l'oter 1!. .MnrrUey
i iiieiuhcr of the lam of diOegutos, the
lower branch of the iiini.lcltml iicuihlv. (i.ir
Jch IB a valooiikcci cr and .Mmris-ev lias had
no cmploviucnt for s une tune. Ills house, lW
Bouth llroa.iwuv, was the rendezvous for a lot
of dead men, pel nuis not now resident In tho
city, and ni) ths who Wed In the city eleo
tlon a jeur a;'o. The others tin cited nro In
flKullli'mit soehdlv or lluauclally, lint were
either Judges or Mi mUorsof election. Tlio
(list arrest made w.is Henry l-'lannlgau, coneh
man for d'eoruo W. Allen. President of tho
rotiuell, who was a Judge or election. Miehsel
J, KclKfiklc. icceiitly eleetid clclk of the
court of eilimmil roiivetlon, hetud ho was
Indicated and ojipeared 4t the custom houso to
glw tmiicl.
The (lfenrs i bniged nrP siuflliiK tlio ballot
Imixcs, neeilng Illegal Note and retarding
nijKivii'Ors uX i.ectkm In tho tsirforiuanoa of
th .(r duties.
Tho return o.' the Imlb'tmeiits esunp.l prcat
ixiltenient In Hie fit v. It whs wild by one of
Ihe iiirors thut tln'ie ns luiw U-Iine tfuit Issty
iiilll lent evidence fur Ihe lud'ctmciit of uear
lvU) blegal votpii. 'lliey will sift that uvl
ueticc lu January.
A cttxaitnssMAS consult hp.
Now Yoik special Th Tribuus's Italnlgh
(K V ) pMiul says: "Tlio air is lull of Ulk
concerninu' the criuiiiuil conduct ol t'ou
I r.'SHiniiu .laintw W. Itold. JUtoro elwllou
It. id was publicly churgeil w ith olitluliii;
la.uiey from tn ilachovia Imnk In Winston
i'V using hii niiUr of ItocklaghHiu county,
id mIihIi iti wiiM trvusuiwr, ha In laol (tin
or ler Mil I sou m I fur tin purpose of imvImk
tint roiiuty ilwbt. It U kuuuh Hint Iwid
raisl f 110,000 on proMiity nut worth ovr
OUO. ami (hut ho has itlli:l his swlnry
as )iiiriiiiitq iiuUl Mnr)i to ihoiw
uu prison mill uiUwl niuiitty lu lhl way, ,
21 U Itpuiled ( Imvv KUII0 'wQ Ouiudu,
FASTFl) FOIl FIFTV DATS.
I'Ams, Dec. U'-Mctlaltl completed Ills fifty
nay rat al 0 o'cloil; tins evening. Tin-dor
lots In attendance fr:ivc hlni n small (ilnntltv
of specially prcjiared w Inc before K.vlu;r Lilih
lOOU. jiu its in goon COIlUll.Oll.
Tin: t.tos anowLs.
Lo.vdov, Dec. 10. The iW, tlio Icndln
orpin of the '-nnservatlvcs. In an Inspired ar
ticle Him mnrnlng warns Tuik'-v ngninst furth
tr oofinuttltiif with Kilssia. Tlio Ilrilish (iovcrn
tnent. It savs. lias un loriMiic crout sarriflee to
upiioiu ine inl(f?rlty (,f jurkey, even agalii't
thu op nions of a hirjr portion of the Ktigllsh
pcopi -, riiii nny iiesiiniion on me pari ol l ur
key w, II compel l-.nt'hiud to ndnnt a coiire to
counteiaet ltusfn's threuts bv meio-nres that
will speedily impress the iioitc with the fact
tliat lier present doubtful nol.'cv Is the worst
ior ncr icai interests.
LUdlSLATlt'j: XMVS ASM XOTILt.
A Ilvcuvil of J'rocvrtUH'j in Jloth Jlrailc.'nt
of the If. U. Con a rets.
Skvati:, Dec. 1C Amongbills introduced
And referred wero tlio following: I!y Sena
tor Van W'yck Proposing an amendment
to tlio constitution in relation to tho elec
tion of United Slates senators. Mr. Van
Wyck called up bia resolution calling on
the secretary of war for information as to
now tlio .Missouri river commission uppor
tinned tho money a miropriatcd lu tho last
river and harbor bill for tho improvement
oT tho .Missouri river: I he resolution was
adopted. Senator Van Wyck moved to
make tho special order fortho second 'i'ues
(lay in .liuiuary tho bill for tho relief of set
tlors ami purchasers of binds in Nebraska
ami Kansas adjoining I lie Denver it St. .loo
railroad. I ho motion was agreed to. Tho
sena to then took up the unfinished business
of yesterday, being a bill to repeal the
tenure of ofllee act. Senator Kdmunds
addressed tho senate iu opposition to tlio
mil. V itliout action t ho senate adtourued
ilot'hi:, Dec. 10. Tho senato bill passed
providing unit Admirals Kowan and Uor-
den may, after forty years' service, bo re
tired from uctlvo service on their own up-
pliratioii. with tho highest pay of tho grado
lo winch they belong. Tho house then ro.
k.(iined in committee of tlio w hole consider
ation of tlio senate bill for allotment of
laiiilu in severally to tho Indians. A mini
bcr of ameudinentH. recommended bv tlio
committee on Indian affairs, wore adopted,
anil, tlio committee havim; risen, tlio bill
wan passed. As amended, tlio bill nro.
vides that in all eases whore any tribe of
Indians is located upon any reservation
created for its uso. oil her by treaty, stipu
lation, or by virtue of an act of congress or
an executive order, tho si-iretary of tlio in
terior is authorized, whenever in his opin
ion any reservation of such nut uro is ad
vantageous for ag; (cultural ami grazing
purposes, to cause such reservation to ho
surveyed, or resurveyed if necessary, and
to allot lauds in said resei vati on in Hevnr-
ully to Indians located thereon, on thoir
ilppbcatiou, in oimntilics as follows: To
each head of a family, one quarter of a see
lion io eucli single person under IS venrs
of age, one-eighth of a section: to each or
phan child under IS veins of nee. one.
eighth of a section; to each other poison
under 18 you in, one-sixteenth of a section.
Provided, that in caso (hero is not siiltl.
clout laud in any of said resrvations to
allot, lauds to each individval of tlio class
mimed, in quantities as abovo provided,
til vl lands embraced in such reservation or
leservalions shall bo allotted to eaeli in.
dividual of each of said classes pro rata iu
aceordiiin-o with tho provisions of tins act.
Uigllts and privileges of cilizensliiii nro i-i.n.
f.'ired upon every Indian born within tho
territoiial liinitii of tho United States to
whom allotments liavo been niiiile, and
upon every Italian who has voluntnril v
taken up his resideneo in and adopted tho
habits of civilized life.
Pkmatu, Dec. 17. On motion of Senator
Conger, tho house bill to extend tho frej
delivery system to tho postollleo depart
ment, passed by tho houso on the '.Hh inst.,
was taken up and passed. It provides that
litter carriers shall bo employed for freo
delivery at every ineoi poiiited city village,
or borough coiitainiug a po illation of fit),
000 within its corporate limits and may
lie so eniploied at every place containing
a population of notions than 1 0.000 within
its corporate limits, according to the last
general census, or any postollleo which pro
duced a on i iv revenue for the pt-'cediii';
llseal vear ol not less than $10 000. 'I bo
senate then took up tho iinliuished busi-
netis of yesterday, being a bill to repeal I ho
ten urn of ollice act, ami without further
discussion the bill was passed; yeas, .'.0;
nays, On motion of Senator ('oncer,
tho bill passed bv tin) house on the Dili
inst. authorizing the employment- of mail
mesHcngeis hi tho postal service, was luuen
up, amended and passed and a conference
who uskeil.
UotiHi:, Dee. 17. Mr. ltelmont (N. Y.),
introduced tlio following bill, which was re
ferred to the coiuiuittee on foreign affairs:
That tho president bo and is hereby author
ized to appoint, u eouiini-sion to proceed
to such places iu (lie United Slates, or
elsewbeie, as may lie ibs'unii'ed by tho
sccictary of state, to take lest iiuony under
oath oralliriiiatiou iu relation to the loss
ami injuries indicted miico December ill,
ISIl., by the lliitish authorilies, imperial
or colonial, upon the cilueus of tho United
States engagi'd iu llsheiioson tlio northeast
coast of itiillsli North America. Said com
mission shall every lime have, in respect
to tho nilmiuistration of oatli id alllrma
t Ion and the taking of testimony, the same
poweis as a rnmminslniicr of the circuit
court, and shall ln paid (he sauio fee- as
prescribed for similar services of u commis
sion of tlio circuit court, together with
travelling expenses, Tlio sundry civil ap
propriation bill was then considered and
passed.
.Shnati:, Dec. IS, Tho senate was nut iu
session.
IlofHH, Dec. IS. Dibble, of South Cam
linn, asked unanimous consent to put upon
Its piihsngo tho hill npprnpi biting SfiOO.OOO
for public buildings at Cliurlestoii, South
Carolina. Objection was inisisl to consid
eration. Tim Oklahoma bill us thou con
sidered until expiration of tlio morning
hour. Al this juncture a hush loll over tho
house and all eyenwuro turned upon Morii
son, who, arising in his seat, said: "Mr.
Speaker I move that tho house rfsolve
itself into committed of the u liolu on I ho
stste of ths union for the purpose of con
shleiiug the rcvonm.," Duriiiit roll call, ab
KoiiiUi sihnid reigned in tin) limine, slid
meny incuiheis with pencil in hand uero
llguting up I be vote. The niiiiuuncomeiit of
tho ivult muh received with applause on tlw
republican side which was qui. lily sup
pressed. Ilulmrt ol .Unburns, ntttfmptod
to call up tlio iinvsl ifornrtinmliou bill, but
xits Hut Mgoititdd by Cu.p with thu Pucillu
inilioitd (muling bill, nnd lb spesker lultsl
Unit the quvxtloii inut llrt be tuken oil
cnllinu up the Istlcr measure, it as a
pilor npoiisl oidr. Sprouter oppomsl tin
iukm.oiv. IIvhUIkmI iu lou.ultulton ponl-pou.-d
until alter tli inilidnys, hI which
time he hoped to lotv the prille of sub
liiilUi.. soiii rviunrka upon tin bill snd
pfihaiHi oiu Hiuenilin.-iits to it. If Us
eoiin deiHliou W0 piMMsl nl tlila Utu, h
w mild revolt to nil purlin iiiniitNry hihiis
toiMrntil. (Iiim nlMiuiinc vole iUrn was a
Ktuloiily of IT Ui forty ttv In Isvur ul Its
luiisldvratioH. Iloltuan donisudlio; ihM
Mttd any. (HiMillHg MbWti WfirlufM- mi a
inoMiq Hi niijsHirti ukMi waiu
liU.
nil, ut Siie.wir"
Senate, Dec. 20. On motion of Mr.
Hoar, tho Pacific railroad funding bill
was postponed ns a special order until tho
foroiid Tuesday iu Iiiuiinry, Ho expressed
the hope that in lie meantime the matter
would bo taken up in tho house and be dis
posed of one way or tho ot cr. The house
1) II for the relief of tin1 survivors of the ex
ploring steamer ,I"iiiiaetle, and tho widows
and children of those who perished in tho
letroat from tho wreck of that vessel iu
Arctic sens, was taken up nnd puss si. Tho
president pro tern iinnounc-d the following
appointments to committees: Commilleo
on claims - .Speaker as chairman of Pike,
deceased, nnd Cheiiy ill place of Spooner.
District of Columbia Cheney, iu place of
Spooner. On improvements ol tho Mis
lessippi river Williams, in place of Pike.
On transportation ronton lo fonbnrd
William-, in place of MuiuWson, resigned.
IIoi.'hi;, Dec. 20. Mr. Forney, of Ala
bama, on behalf of the committee on mili
tia, moved lo Mispoi. d the rules ami pass
tho senate bill amending tho slatutm
making an annual appropriation to pro
vide arms and equipments for militia, with
an amendment, propos d bv 1 lie liou-c
committee making annual appropriation
of.I00,000. Agreed to-yeas l'.IS, navs
'10. Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, on behalf
of tiio committee on pnt-nts, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill binning
the jurisdiction of tlio United States courts
in patent rase-, and to protect persona
who, without, not ice, are liona li'le maim-factur'-rs.
purchasers, venders and users of
patented articles. '111! mutter went over
j lie coinum tee on o.ui nig mid currency
reported hat k tho Weaver resolution call
ing on the secret ary of the treasury for in
lorimiliou whether any money uppropri
II led ny the sundry civil lull lias been ex
ponded iu issuing treasury notes ofliugo
denominations iu lieu of smiiJI notes do
slroyed or cani-el'ed, a. id by what author
ity notes of small denomination were do
hi roved. J ho resolution was adopted.
Kiivath, Due. 21. Among tho petitions
presented was one signed by sixty ininiu
turs of the Nebraska conference iu favor of
the Chinese indemnity bill. The senate hill
lolalivo to tho location of the town oi Wul
lace, Kas., was passed. Among papers
laid befoio the semi te was a eominuuicii
lion from tho supervif.ing architect, of tho
tieasui v as to tho access ty for add lioiial
vaults lor tho storage of silw r, and for tho
purchase of additional ground for public
Holdings at. St. raid. Also a commtiu ca
tion from tlio nss'sliiut secret niy of Co in-
teiior, with the repoi t of the government
directors of the Union 1 acihc railroad coin-
tninv asking attention to su.'gest ions con
tained therein concerning legislation affect
ing that company. A resolution for a hol
iday recess from lo-uiorrow to .Iimiiiiry 4
was presented and agreed to.
IIoi'si:. Dec. 21. The army npproprin
ion bill was discussed and passed. The
iid in it pension bill was reported and ro-
cried. .Mr. Weaver (.Null)., as a privileged
piestion, called up the president's veto on
the bill granting a pension to Simmons.
Mr. ISr.igg (Wis.), raised the (piestion of
onstderatioii anil the house voted to con
sider the bill. The committee on foreign
affairs reported the diplomatic and con
sular uppropriul ion bill nnd it wa-i ie-
lied to the co i niitte) of the wholo. On
motion o .Mr. llucliuuun (,. .1.) the sen
ate n mcuilmcut to the bill for the relief of
t lie survivors of the Arc I ie ex loring steamer
eaum tte, was concurred in.
A I'OtWTAlX or mm.
Tlitit Semh ITj) rtiiini- tit tlir Altllmle of One
llllmtrrit l'f-t.
Helena (M. T.) special to tho Oiunlia
Herald: A Medeara special to tho Indo
pendent says: A great cuiiositv irns de
livered yesterday and leported to-duy bv
a hiiiiling parly. Tho hunters, who have
been ramped in Unit region for seiorul
weeks, wcro awakened by u tcrnllc shock
and a roar Unit Hounded like the rushing
if a mighty lot-rent, liiinning out of their
amp they saw a stream of lire over 100
feet iu height shooting into the atmos
phere. This immense blaze poured through
the earth for over an hour when it ceiued.
n about live minutes after tho ces-ui lion
another eruption took place, the Humes
being about thirty feet high, but this was
Unwed iu about ten minutes bv a b'uzo
neaily as largo as the tlrst. It is t la great-
st ami most lnteiesting discoi erv made in
not tliwest for many years, ami is tlio
liist "geyser of fire, us it has been chii-,t-
uvd, to make its appearance in lb-land
endless wondeis. It is accounted for
tlie fact that there are numerous belts
coal constantly burning in the "Had
anils," and this is the result of a burnt
lug foith of the ijuited gases. All who
hu o passed the "Had Laiidi," by wav of
(lie Northoin Pacific have boon interested
iu the burning veins of coal, winch tho
ruins anil snows of yours have failed to
extinguish. Tho plienoinouoii which made
its appearanco yesterday is located tea
miles south of tho Northern Puritle road.
The Hauics wero being emitted about every
lifteeu minutes, and Mined in length fiom
ten to foi ty feet. The aperture iu tho
ground is small and tho noise that accom
panies the eruptions is like the roniiug of
a cataract. The column ol liio lends a
weired aspect to tho surrounding buttos
for miles.
Tint vitoi' iniroiii:
ClllfHno, Iu... Dee. 111. -The following croo
resrt will appear In th s week's Ikmio of the
FarmtrU Jiev (: ' Tha lenor of tit - report
from the winter wheat belt coiitiuties to bo
jrucralli f.-.voiiible. The pieeinv of the fk
In various c t:?c: Ohio and Indi..na is re
ported, tboub no lojqr Is as et indicated.
I'iie rsportr frcn K.-.t. are imt r. eneimr
y;lug ui ttne moutJt tf. nnd a number of
oonilurn Illinois and kctlicru Onio i.nd In
(Ikiaa cc.iutlts report the pl.uit a limkms;
feeble. Nlnc-tenli-s ,.f the (niiiulo report
throughout tlif o;i'.i:e b. It that Hie crop is lu
Kood to flee eoi..'hloii. ' i moxcuii'iit of c.-ru
Ic reported, t ' '.-mod ntelv fe e in M Miuri,
buttlorrlu K,ma-i, NibniNka. bma and 1111
linn. 1'ive III noi-ami leu Iowa eountlef re
port this wei k th.it Ihe corn supp'v Is so lmrt
as lo pieent an.i slupiui-nt or is eiilirelv ex
hausted. TltAlX IIASDS lillA.l'.lh
Cincisniti, 0 Doc. 17. Last night as an
engine was leturulng; to Somerset, Ky., on the
Cincinnati Southern road, from a frol;lit
wieek near Sunbre;ht, Ky., nu nxle of the
tender broke into and the engine was thrown
out mi wiiUiulinielit. CluUtoiiher Toole, the
engineer, of Ludlow, Ki, ami .Inlm Khodv,
Hie tirskemaii. o! Danville, Ky., iwiv cru.hcd
to death leneu'h the engine.
H.uiPKit's M ag. mink for .liinuary fur
ni lii-s n um ii rolls iiif tiilliuent of lli novel
ttrartimix pioinied iu its prnsnvtus for
the eomiiu your iu four strong and dealt
coutiibulioiis -ths tirst purt of Sir HI
ward KimhI's "Contiumital Navies," th
i oiiiniliceinent of tlio sricH ol southeru
in t cls in Clisrles Dudley Wnrur's "New
OiltMits," Mibet'ai "Siiiiuiu-r CMiupniciiwitU
the CoMist k," atni linf the nvries of
crn npr, mid tlio IiiiUmI iiiMtmbnent
of Uiitblivu O'Mvura's Humuuii not el,
"Narks." Iialde tlie nimciaI feiturs
lbs) nuiuhrr con Ik ins a ilouldn Imttulliuwit
ol Idmkmorv'u "(iriiiiMVn," th rontln
tmtluu ul lion's "llmiw Acnt," a pttl
sUny by It. M. JukncUtH, "A NoU m lw
limwiuHUt liHtiujc" by 'IImoUum Child,
vrl nUorl immnms aiul tW rtoly
Tin: sio ux city ass a sstxa ttox.
llrrllrntenl llrvlrttl htj tlir Arreitl of Another
Cotwptralor to tho Mitritrrof llmlilnrh:
KnnsiiB City special to tho Omnha Ro-
publicnn: Sheriff McDonnld. of Woodbury
county, cauio down from Sioux City this
morning to take back to that city Sylvester
Grnndu alias, Charley fianders, or "Steam
boat Charley," tho man who was arrested
iu this city by Detective Oreely on Wodnes
day. charged witli being tlio murderer of tlio
Itev. II. C. Haddock who was assaulted in
Sioux City on tho night of Aug. .'!. Siieriff
McDonald wns preceded by ids deputy, J.
W. Gamin, who arrived last night nccom
pn tiled by Mr. Huskier, a correspondent of
the Chicago News. !randa's wife, a young
German who innrri-.'d him iu Sioux City
twoycar.i ago, came to the Central station
to see her husband this inoiniug and gave
a full accounlof her know ledge oi the crime,
From what she saw after tho murder, nnd
what her husband told iier, she is positive
that ho did not lire the fntalshot, although
she admits that heassaulled Haddock and
had a tevolver in his hand at Ihe lime.
1 ho womnn, who speaks Iaig.ish very
brokenly, said: "I know vim paid the
money lo my husband niter the murder,
and I know who killed Mr. Haddock. If
my husband will not confess, 1 will. I think
he could get out of jail if ho told all ho
knows about the killing." The oinan gave
(ho names and accurate desei ipt.ion of tlio
men who jtnvo money lo her husband after
(he murder, and assisted Hum to escape
dow n I he Missouri on a Il.it boat. Whon
tliey stai led from Sioux City, Koshnitski,
alias "liisciurek," w ho was wbh Graiida
on the night of tho murder, started with
them on the boat. Koshuitski left them
about twenty-five miles bolow Sioux City,
nud went to San Francisco, whero he was
ufteruurds f- und and arrested. Graadii
and his wife came down tho river all tho
way to Kansas Citv iu Ihe boat, and have
since boon living iu the boat, which was
moored in thu Kansas ri vcr under the Wyan
dot to bridge. When (Jratidn, who has been
sullen and obstinate siuco his arrest, was
(old that his v.ifohad madea clean brenslol
Hie affair, that Koshmtzkii, who is now- in
jn;l, al Sioux City, hud conn s-ed, ami Unit
Jlemy L. I.envitt, the dive-keeper who was
in the croud which attacked the Dev. Mr.
Haddock, had turned s'ato's evidence, ho
became scared and nindu n full confession
of hi-, connection w ith the affair to Siieriff
McDinnld and Chief Sjn-ers. Tlio confes
sion of his complicity in the crime is sub
stantially lis follows: He says ho was
drinking beiiiilvon the day of the murder.
He was with Koshnit.ki, I.envitt, Tiiher,
Areas lorf u ml othei s dm ing the afternoon.
They wero talking of cussing Mr. Haddock
nud other piohihitionist-i, and said they
wero iiinuiiig the s'nto and ought to bo
tnrred nud feath -red or strung up. Triber
said hu would give any of Hie boys . '3200
apiece who would lay old Haddock out.
They were bitter against all tho prohibi
tionists, but especially bit ler against Uio
ll.'V. Haddock, Koshnitzki, (Inula and
others wore given money to go and assault
seieral prohibitionists, among theiii the
Itov. Haddock. They Here promised pro
tection and mote money if they did tlio
woik. They went to i!ev. Haddock's
house, but i el timed a ml
bad gone out iu tho
hugey. They leported
lii-i saloon. Triber
reported Unit ho
count rv iu a
lo Triber at
told them to
the livery stable
lay for Haddock at
and knock him ilun u
v. hen he came out
Tho stable w ;i on a dai k and unfrequented
street. TlieynS ook anot herdrink. tir.inda
fays he was not drunk, but admits that ho
was under I ho influence of liquor. About
(k.'IO or 7 o'clock (iranda and Kosliuitzk!
sinned ior uio livery staple. I hey wero
followed by Tiiher, Arendotf, I.envitt
and the other men about the saloon ten
or a dozen in nil. '1 lie scheme was for
Koshuitski and Urauda to assault thu
lice. Haddock lir.st and then the others
would follow them up und help I hem out.
As they went toward Hi" liverv dtable thev
saw the l:ev. iluddoek coining along tho
street. J hey went up to bim a brisk way.
lirauda had a revolver iu his band. lis
did not know how he got it. Ho thinks
somebody gave it to him H-- suvs ho was
not going to shoot, ami can't remember inst
how he held the pistol. .Iti-d then Aronsdorl
rushed up nnd ginhhed the pistol us he
((irundii) us about to drop it on the side
walk. Aiensdorf grubbed the pistol with
tlieremuik: "Yoiiure too drunk too shoot,
Dei-Verllueliter feigling (coward) do." Then
Aiensdorf hied and tho Kev. Haddock fell
to Hie sidewalk. They all tied. That night
rensdorI gave lirunda and Koshnitzki
S12.r each and told them to r.kip at once.
Instead of doing so thev staved in town
ami got drunk. The next day 1'ied I'olger,
a nuicner, wno ,s tiramin s prollier in-law,
put him nnd his wjfonnd Koshnitzki on tho
tint boat and started them down the river.
Tilings were growing iery warm by that
Mime. About twenty-livo miles down tho
river they weie signaled by a lior-euian to
tho shore. Tliey went ashore and found it
wusFolger. Folg.-rguvo Mrs. Grnndu SI 2."
more and took Koshuit zki across Hie coun
try to a sinallstatiou, whero ho left for Sail
Francisco. Folger is also a cousin to
Koshnitzki.
lirauda is a rather intelligent German
and was formerly a sailor. This ami his
occupation ns n river rat- gained him tlio
sobriquet of "Steamboat Charley."
Koshnitzki und others claim Hint when
Areusdorf (lied, the I!ev. Haddock was
making for him with a heavy window snnh
weight which ho drow from ids pocket.
Grnndu says ho does not know what the
ltev. Haddock ws doing when the fatal
shot was lited.
jihoon-Tiii us r v xn no ks.
Ciniii.i:sro, S. C, Deo. 15. A week ago
a dlfpiiteh fiom York eouuty reported that a
white tsiy named .loliu Ueeg sid had been so
beaten and uianglp.l that he toon died and
that four colored p.eu had been arrested as
the murderers and eom-.iitte.l to jail. The
theory wa Unit some of the negroes Hud been
detected by tne hoy tit the act of fteallii"
cotton from Ul tutiu r's lUM und that, to pie"
vein ineir arrest, tln-v kil.id him. There
ii h kick i i'.ciw,,UI iu tlie co'iniy in conse
quence an. I s, i.-ral umr.- airesi, wore made.
It lias lnee been prmed cum-huuely that an
organ. zai ion t ,,ts among Id- eo oreil i eotilo
Ulli.'ll U.Nt.1,,11.1 .1.... .l u . '.
.............,,,,.... 1 1 1 io in f t ii t-veiit ol Uio
j etcetloiof any ineuiber iiccum d of crime.
JwenU-six negroes me now under arrest,
Ihe inquest ou the (ssly of tho murdered
Imv, Udor- a discreet jun, brought out all
im- nu-i. vine in me nc.;ioc tunied state's ev
idence and auo;uermlnilt'ed Unit he had killed
a man who h. iinii,i,-.fd m iu eoumv elijh
teen uioi.tli. uso. N-ieu.1 of tlie miilol Wt-nesM-s
at the Inquest snore distinctly that
U.ey bad n club or t-Uti lu th . cuntv for tho
pui se of tWalluecntt hi, tobacco, pinvi(ions,
w ilki, e'c. The members were to steal
whatever they w uite I, hii.I If detected, were
sworn to ki 1 th,. prr.im who dcteiUst them.
1 be club hud ditTcreiit uauu-s, hut was i-tier-all.
Win n a. IU,. -H .hi star lodge No. 2i
of the tir.oi.1 l eitnl Dnb ror Nalional l.atior.
rr und I'rotecdye socitti of North Ameiicii."
1U eharU'r c.nio from Charlotte, .V.
C, iiid was t.,t,l Dcc.iuUt. ISil.
tn eUrUr, l.oitrvcr. Mould win to
fauw thl the Mk ielv hml ouly beuev.Muut and
frlerual objects. Among; other th:ug re
yeitlftl.t the hiijue.t wj. plot to wmlay
KIim Imiisn, w b hu. thougtit t have inoimy,
hilt tlu mimmIii ii,s,hJ l.p. Oim at tbw wit
UeW U1VS 1 ili-talicl ,w. runil if lh., mnnU
o( th iM.ir lyr, J hn l.ei.4).l, and alio thu
IISUK'Siif hl m cs aim! u h I i .-riin- Tlu tall-
o a Kvtientl lniclaufc- hs kUiUnI but th In
OlfiuatitM awl itnrvtt are IuWum.
A tanMcb fraw JM&u rcpwwnt. lUit un-
tetiM Inbro otivai It tittM bfU nvritn;
CtuttfUn (ovrruMBt w)U add tlx Muttcts
'1 tit pt4 KnlMt. I
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istkii-statf: co.iimxi:ci: talk.
A Delegate From AVfmis.-rt llefeatx it .Vou-.
(Ion Kmlorslnu 1'ouh and 1'oollny.
Des Moines (In.) special to the Omnha
Dec: The convention of railroad commis
sioners for tlie northwestern states reas
sembled in tlio capitol this morning Yes
terday's proceedings had been so much of a
preliminary character lhatthere was ngen.
crnl interest iu what should hedone to-day.
Hut, in this respect, tlie public was some
what disappointed. This being a trnnsi
tory' peiiod in tlie matter of railroad legis
lation, there seemed to ba a manifest re
luctance on the part of the different com
missioners to take any very decided stand
on any question until alter tlio national
legislation proposed hits had a chance to bo
tried. Iu the hinguiigo of Commissioner
IJecker, of Minnesota: "We aro all ham
pered by our limitation. People expect us
to correct ov.ls thu t pertain to inter-stato
commerce when we have only slate powers),
nud quite restricted tit thut." Tlie first
order of business this morning was a repoit
from the committee on "uniformity of an
nual leturns." This committee has been
expected to ninko sonio suggestions us to
what changes could be made in order to
secure more uniform roturns from the rail
roud companies on the subjects presented
by law. Tlio committee, through .ludgo
Felkcr, ol Colorado, reported that in view
of the probab'ceslabllshinoiit of a national
commission 'orthcieguhilioii of inter-stalo
commeico, it would lie advisab'e to leave
the w hole unit tor ton subsequent meeting oi
the commissioners or the several slates,
who should co operate with tho national
commission. Alter sonio Informal discus
sion on this subjeit Commissioner McDill,
of Iowa, moved that nu executive com
mittee bo upprMited who should call at
soma place, at a date to bo designated, a
convention of the commissioners of all the
stales and teriitoiies of the northwest.
This was ngieed to and subsequently the
date was fixed at thu second Wednesday iu
June next. The committee on the subject
of freight classification reported through
Commissioner MeYay, of Dakota, that
they were not able at present to make
any recommendations except that tiio
mutter should be left to a special com
mittee, wlio should endeavor to secure uni
formity of diibsilicutioiiH and report to the
next meeting id Hie convention. The com
mittee was inslrtuted to co-operate witli
railroad inanageis to this end and sco
what could be u c.omplished. Tho chair
nppointed as the executive comiuitteecoin
niissioneis, Gdletto, of Kiiusas; linker, ot
Minnesota: Harding, of Missouri. As com
mittee on -lasRilicat ions, Collin, of Iowa;
Greig, of Dakota; Humphrey, of Kansas;
Decker, of Minnesota; Cowdery, of Ne
braska; Harding, of Missouri, and Felkcr,
of Colorado.
The committee that had been nppointed
to leport recommendations on the subject
of inter state commerce presented t tic fol
lowing lesolutions:
Kesolved, Hint tho convention of rail
road cominissiorcrs of the states of Iowa,
Kansas, Missouii, Nebraska, Colorado and
Minnesota, and of tlie territory of Dakota,
wliile regie! ting tlie differences winch havo
occui red between tho true friends ol inter
state regulation, leading to the failure of
the ( ii 1 1. 1 in bill, yet wo rejoice to learn that
the conference committee of tho senate and
house of ivpresentiitivcs of tlie congress of
the I mted Mn tes hu veugroed upon a meas
ure retniiiiiig tho essential features of tho
Culloui bill.
That it is tho souse of this convention
that the stale railway commissioners will
not a 1 1 ci i ii to tho full inensuro of their use
fulness till they nre supplemented by a na
tional commission having control of inter
stuto commerce, ami Unit we legardnny
regulation of rates, bused upon u pro rata
scale of mileage, ns detrimental to the in
terests of our respectivostates and territo
ries. Pending tho adoption of this resolution
it was suggested Unit two representatives
of tlio railroads pros -lit be invited to speak
on the subjects under discussion. Accoid
iinly Mr. K. P. itipley, of Chicago, general
freight agent of Hie Chicago ISuilington &
(Juiiicy road, rend u cn refully prepared
paper on "The Proper Hasis for Fi eight
Hates." This was followed by a paper by
Mr. .1. W. Midglev, of Chicago, commission
er of tlio Hoiithwesterii l'adnay associa
tion, on the subject of "Pools." It. was an
elaborate argument in support of the pool
ing system ami w as 1 stem-d to with groat
interest, sevcr.il ot the commissioners say
iiiL' Hat it gave them much new-light ou the
subject. Then followed un informal discus
sion of tlio topics raised, Mr. Itiploy and
Mr. Midgley unswetiug many questions
about pooling, elnssiflca'ion of r.ites, long
and short hauls, etc.
On icassembliug afler dinner n littlo
breeze was mixed by the introduction of
a lesoliition deplotii.g tho evil effects upon
railroads if tho pending inter-stato com
merce bill should be passed, espee ally on
account of tho provisions regarding pool
ing ami tho long and short hauls. Tin's
brought to his feet Judge Mason, ono of
tho Nebraska commissioners, who spoko
very warmly against tho resolution. IIu
declared that tho pooling system was tho
great enemy of Lincoln, and kept it from
Having i no advantages which Omaha, Kt.
Joseph and Kansas City enjoyed, nud he
thoindit tho rnibond men bad "stated only
one sido of the (piestion. Ho was followed
by Lollln, of Iowa, who said ho believed
I that no system of arbitrary rales and
, riiNt-iron iuUm. whether fixed bv state or
national legislation, could lie successful,
and lie was opposul to that feature of any
bill lteagan or Culloui that attempted
to control by nrbiliary rules. After a little
more talk the offending it-solution was
withdrawn, and the convention proceeded
to adopt tlio one resolution by the com
mittee, ordered it engrossed atul sent to tho
committee on inter-slatecommerce in botii
somite nnd house at Washington.
The convention then ngr-ed to recom
mend tho holding of u convention of the
commissioners tlu Kt tit(H soon after
(ho appointment of a national commis
sioner, if congress provides for one, nnd
then adjourned
MiiLTKit TO t;:.i;.s.
Itu-limond (Va.) dispatch: To-day, for
tho first timo since ids trial nnd incarcera
tion, Thomas J. Cluverius, the condemned
murderer of Lillian Madison, ex hi bed emo
lion. Mr. Frank Cunningham, a fnrorito
toiior singer of this city, received a note
from Cluverius begging him to conio to his
cell. Mr. Cunningham complied. He found
tlio prisoner reading ids bible, but still
inniutaiiiuig that rool iinpurtable de
meanor which neither tlie sentence of the
judijo, refusal of pardon by the governor,
uor sigh' of the gitllows has bean able to
disturb. It is suspected thut the religious
i-oiiiicelors of Cm verbis, nailing all oilier
means of softening th apparently hmd
nature of thu mini friiithw, eug.'ted to
him to gel Cuunincham to simr, and he
rom plied. Th urlsoner had n sIL-htlv list.
lens manner ns he listened to tho vo ce of
III sinner. lirttUUllllv lilsattituilx chun-!
mid h rew iuUroeted. When the pur
and sweet note of the singer, whose ys
Mn crowing moist, continued u beautiful
song ol rHiilne. Hid murderer, unable
lnfr to pte.erv th gift of which his
!nnds have beu nrouJ. Iii.iitsl his htiul
upon his liHiidn Mud HobUd aloud, ami the
death watch looking through th intUd
iron door, turned nay touched by tit
teen. Mod DrUo tiers In nit mirtu nt tn.
nll paused nud Mute!,
nvixnD nr smoxo Dnrxic.
New York special: Tho World's St. John
(N. 15.) special says: I!p'scopal circles in
New Drtinswick nro agitated over the fall
from grace ot tlie llev. William Almo Des
brissay, rector ot tH. Martin's, lie is one
ofa family of preachers and lawyers, all
brilliant and eloquent mon. William is tho
ablest of tlie family, but ho contracted ni
unconquerable appetite for drink. Some
ycats ii go lie wns relieved ftom hisnppoint
inent iu the provinces and banished to
.wahlc Island ns a missionary in charge ot
thnt desolate grove yard ol the North At
lantic ocean, tho dismal scene of bo many
(.rent eutnstrophies. His congregation
(unstated of twenty persons attached to
tho life-saving service. Alisoluto (imbibi
tion reigns tlieie, except when a vessel is.
wrecked witli liquors on board, when all
bands uro euhl to help themselves. Tho
leveretul gentlemnn spent soincycais in es
lie in this lonely spot, ami it wns fondly
hoped had conquered ids nppei it Two
years ago ho enmo buck to civilization and
delivered a series ot exceedingly iiitcivstinr
lectures in Halifax on the w ierd story ot
Sublo Island. Subsequently lie was ap
pointed to the rectorship of St. Martin's,
where lie Tor mouths captivated his congre
gation by Irs eloqu. nee. One Sunday
morning lie Ieit the pulpit in what his
audience supposed wan a state of intoxica
tion. Next Sunday he Mas too drunk to
preach. Then ho came to St. Johns on a
regular spree. Ho will be tried ecclesiastically.
I'AciFiv iiAiLitoAtt h::;its.
Washington dispatch: nepivseutativo
Crisp ot Georgia says tlio bill extending and
fixing the timo for tho Pncilir. railroads'
debts lo the government will bo called up
us early as practicable iu January, and ha
has no doubt it will bo passed. Ho esti
mates that the number of members of the
house wlio are opposed to the bill is about
forty. In reply to a suggestion that it had
recently been charged that the hill was in
the interest of the railroads, ho said ho did
not know whether the railroads wero satis
fied with it or not, lint lie did know that it
would enuble tho government to secut
payment of the principal and interest
of" their indebtedness. It protects
the government as to every dollar of in
terest. We pay out now ono million and a
half annually more than wo receiie, and
under the pieseut law will have to continue
that losing business for cloven years. In
stead of waiting cloven years Hie bill le
quircs the railroads to begin paying at
once a portion of the principal nnd in
teiest. If they accept tills bill tliey wilt
give tho government a lion on all their
property; if they fail to accept it it w ill be
iiec -ssary to increase to i0 the percentage
t hey aro required to pity under the Thur
niaii art. Tlie bill is approved by the gov
ernment directors of the Union Pacific rail
road, Hie I'uited States commissioner lit
railroads, tho secretary ol the interior, ami
by ex-Senator Tliuriiiau and McDonald,
who were members of the senate judiciary
commit Ii e when the Thurmaii act was
framed; and it was unanimously reported
by the house comuiitteo on Pacific r.iiV
loads.
niiir.cricn to Tin: icxinnrs.
Chicago dispatch: An import ant secret
circular has been received by district assem
blies 21 nnd .", Knights of Labor, frouv
Master Workman Powderly, concerning
the factional quarrels which have existed
iu tlio organization for some time. Tho
circular touches upon several matters, and
the most important political questions,
and in toga id to tin-condemned anarchists.
When the mdor is promulgated tho con
servative element of tho organ .-.ation will
bo pleased with Powderly's commands,
while they will fall like a wet blanket upon
tlio radical wing. Powderly has oidered
the muster workmen of dislrii t assemblies
21 und f7 not to allow any money to be
collected for the condemned anarchists,
and instructed that if any funds have been
heretofore collected, that such moneys bo
returned to the i-sseniblie.i and persons
wlio contributed the sainu. The general
master workman's orders aro said to bo
imperative. Powderly's action settles for
ever the question of tlio relation of tlio
Knights of Labor and the condemned an
arcliiUs. Il also explains why. in joint
meetings of these district ns-eiiiblies last
Monday, at tho hall ou Daisied street,
that thu sympathy for the anarchists mat
ter was not brought up, whon tho meeting
was for that special purpose.
XATIOXAI. IS t.V.V.S'.
Washington dispatch: Comptroller Tren
liolm appeared before thchoiisc committee
on banking and currency, by request, to
stato his views touching tho nnt'onal bank
ing system. The comptroller slated to tlio
committee that he was not yet fully pre
pared to suggest a plan of reorganization
of the present system, but believed that ho
would bo able to suggest a practical plan
some timo in January next. Meanwhile he
submitted for theconsiderution ot the com
mittee n draft of tho bill amendatory of
laws relating to tho national bunking sys
tem. The bill, aftor proposing a ntiiuberof
unimportant chances in tho present system,
requires thut bonds ho required to be kept
ou a deposit in tho treasury as a basis for
circulation, shall lie interest-bearing
and when such bonds aro called,
they iniibt bo replaced within three mouths
ufier notice by iuturest beuring bonds, ami
iu dt fault tlie roinpl roller in authorized to
appoint a receiver to dose up the affairs or
the haul;. In case tho bonds deposited to
seen i e circulation exceed tho minimum
nnioiiut rcquirtd by law. th" excess may ho
placed with oilier inlerest-be.u ing bonda,
or tho circulation secured by tho excess
shall he suriendeitid by tho association,
whereupon the excess shall be delivered by
the tieaurer of the Fnitud Stules to tho
secretary of the tieustiiy f..r redemption,
with insli uctions to deposit from tho pro
ceeds of the tieabury lawful money to the
amount of tho outstanding circulation se
cured by such bonds, and bold tho reniduo
on the account of the iissot-iatioii holding
tlie bunds.
ar.xniiAi. milks hoxoi:i:d.
Washington. D. C, Dec. 1G. 'Ihe irder of
tho president anncxlnt; southern California to
tlie depaitment of Arizona, under command of
General Nelson A. Miles, nnd romoviiij; Ids
headquarters from I'recott, Ariz., to Lo An-p-les,
Cal., gives him thccoimuaudof the wholo
Mexican frontier from Texas to tho Pacific.
The territ rial extension of the limits
of Ids command is mid b- Guicr.il Mi la'
f i lends to be a MiJicIcul answer to the eiurKo
wn cli has been mate that l:u dbobeied
order In iho Apache c. impugn.
Ujsin being acked to-night whether the ex
tension of the limits of his ciiiiinaud might
uot Ik? regarded as equivalent to a pio-nouon,
the pen end aid: "the fact speaks for lUolC
I dou't care to fay aiiythlu about it-"
a iiomi: ran snss. uaxcocj:.
Washington, D C, Dec id-The fr:eU '.
of the late General W. S. Hancock hare, as a
tribute to hit memory, ral.ed a sum of money
to purchase a home for hit widow, i nd tb
eominlttee bav'ntc the matter lu charge la
decided, after a brief coulut.oii with Mr.
JUDcocli, Ui pueeiis a house fti thi city,
where, theiofore, tut "vill hereafter tusk her
bojuc
A An at Attlea, Ohio, deitngred the bHilMts
lJfUau oi tlio to u. The lifttjt arc wHuialeJ -
: ric&ocvj.