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VOL. IV. A BIGJIffI Reviewing the Scene the Day After It Happened. GETTING INTO NEW QUARTERS. The Market House Turned Into an Impromptu State House. HOW IT IS BEING FITTED UP. Got. Pillsbory's 3lessage Recommend- ing Immediate Rebuilding. MANY NOTES AND INCIDENTS. Crowds of People Gathering About the {tains of Old Building. At a role there ars but few loafers to be seen about St. Paul. We are a busily working peo ple, rarely sparing time for more than neces sary rest. The constant presence about the gaunt walls of the burned capitol yesterday anist then be accounted for by something more than idle curiosity. It i? no stretch of Imagination to suppose that most of those trho came to look ot th<: ruins and learn how much was saved were mindful that that the fire was a public calamity— that it had destroyed a record in brick and Etone of the birth of th? territory, the creation of the State the wonderful development of the com monwealth— and that it had broken into and endangered a. great variety of relics, treasures and historic records which were being accumulated in all the departments of the.State government. The burned, gaping and ragged exterior, and the charred and smoking debris of the interior, with tangles of bent, broken and half melted pipes, black fragments of floors aud timbers, smoked remnants of partitions, great warped and rusty looking iron safes, and the mys terious looking piles in which the treasure and record vaults were barely recogniz able; made a saddiutr picture for all who were familiar with the old aud homely but roomy and comfortably appointed building. The opening of safes aud vaults showing their contents preserved seemed to give satis faction to all the spectators, as if they had a direct personal interest in the property, and the discovery that the the clerk of court's safe would have to go to a Ehop to be opened ap peared to be a commou disappointment. A little of the walls of the original west «ing have fallen, aud in the Wabashaw street wall of the new west wing there is a slowly widening crack from the top to near the bot tom; but most of the Avails look to be sound and firm. It was a common remark that the walls stood the fire, fierce as it was for the brief time in which it rnged, better than peo ple thought they would at the time the whole interior was filled with roaring flames, formed fcv the strong wind from the east. Origin of the Fire. Ihe ongiu of the fire is still »■ mystery. The attempt t® make Jefferson Davis Hudson, the darkey flag raiser, responsible for th* dis aster, is not likely to succeed- He raised the Hag In the morning and immediately got drunk to celebrate his birthday. He went to bed iv the capitol at 3r. M. and slept continuously until the fire occurred. Mr. Choppe!, janitor of the building, went to the dome with some ladies between 5 and 0 o'clock. Everything wa« all right then and he locked the door lead ing to it. There seems little doubt that the fir»; was 1 ltf work of an incendiary. The Executive Officers. Yesterday wm& a busy and withal a noisy flay, from dawn to sunset, ou the first floor of the market house. Carpenters, plumbers and upholsterers were hurriedly making ready apartments for the several State officers and their assistants, while the latter were indus triously encaged in sorting out books, papers, furniture aud fixtures. The attorney general, "ho had personally superintended the removal of his office to the market house, while yet the fire was raging, was first to lean back in his chair, survey his new quarters and pro nounce himself ready for business. By night, the governor's and secretary of state's offices were in fair business order und this morning all the rest will be ready for business. The governor and his secretaries are located in rooms 32,39, 28 aud 96, on the Seventh street front next to Wabashaw. The public examiner has fot his office room D, opposite room 26, in the center, and the office of the boavd of immigration is in room E. The secretary of state and his assistants have rooms 24 and 22, and the large central room A for storage of stationery and printed documents. The attorney general has his office in room 20. On. the opposite side, beginning at the Wa bashaw street front, the auditor of stats and his assistants have rooms 29, (with fire proof vault) 27 and 25. The insurance commisbioner has rooms 23" and 21. The railroad commissioner has room 19. The superintendaut of public instruction has rooms 17 and 15. The adjutant general has roomJ ;it the St. Peter street end of the building. All these offices occupy at present nut more than half the space on the first floor. The State treasurer has his rooms and fire proof vault in the second story, (cutrauce by stairway from Wabashaw street), over the of fices of "the auditor of state. The large second floor room, corner of Wabashaw and Seventh streets, ha-, been as signed for a supreme court room, while the small room in rear is to be the judge's room and the small room at the front will be the clerk's office. Temporarily the books saved from the State library will be shelved in the court room. Of course there is yet more to do before the offices are made just what they ought to be; but the only serious lack is safe and vault room for the protection of books and papers. This will, however, soon be supplied. The Senate 'in Its Xeic Quarters. The Senate very readily adapted itself to its new chamber, and in some respects hardly knew it had been burued out. The dining room of the market house was assigned to that body and was fitted for the business of legis lation more conveniently than could have been reasonably expected in the short time between the fire and its occupation. The room is somewhat larger than the destioved Senate chamber, with liigh, white walls and n-ell lighted by three large windows at each The handsome black walnut desks in tended for the Judge and clerk of the munici pal court were placed at one end for the use of the lieutenant governor and Secretary Jenni oon and his assistants. The secretary missed the pigeon holes of his old desk, but he extended tables on either side so that he was not serious ly inconvenienced. The Senators were pro vided with chairs and tables of a variety of patterns,— extension tables, long tables, short tables, square table- and round tables, and some of the double desks formerly used in th? House of Representatives, which seemed to experience no inconvenience from the change. During the forenoon the temperature was rather iowcr than was conducive to comfort, but. in the afternoon and evening the temper ature and ventilation was all that the most fastidious could desire. The room was carpeted during the noon recess, so that the annoyance causca by persons walking Daily upon the bar 6 floor was abated. In the even ing gas was turned on and the beautiful chan deliers were lighted. The one in the center of the room had twenty-four burners, and the one over the secretary's desk had six, and the light, mellowed by the ground glass globes, flooded the room. Everyone was very much pleased with the extemporized State house. The House in Market Hall. Though every effort had been made during the night, the new market hall was but poorly prepared for the reception of the House when the hour for meeting arrived yesterday morn ing. The atmosphere was eliilly in the ex treme, while chairs and deal tables were ar ranged iv confusion on the main floor. The clerks had been unable to procure stationery, and there were no printed lists of bills on their third reading or ou general orders, and the members were considerably at sea as to the business before them. Everybody kept their overcoats and wraps on, and by special per mission those who chose to do so were allow ed to wear their hats. The result was that nearly all kept covered during the forenoon session, and kept themselves warm by vigorous exercies and by puffling their cigars. To add to the discomforts of the hall, the noise of the workmen and the tread of the members and the lobby upon the bare floors rendered it almost impossible for the clerks to hear or be heard, and all efforts of the chair man of the committee of the whole to main tain anything like order were futile. As a re sult but little progress was made. During the noon recess the tables were ar ranged in something approaching order. The members were 6eparatea from the lobby by atemrary raipollng, and stoves had been setup which sent forth a genial warmth, and aided by the steam in the coils kept the members comfortable. There was still great confusion, however, and the speaker's gavel was beating a continual tattoo during the greater part of the afternoon. Dunng the evening recess a few pieces of carpet were procured and laid upon the floor around the members' tables, and these served to greatly deaden the noise, and considerable progress was made Although there was nearly a full House present the body looked like a mere handful of mortals in the middle of the vast hall. The echo wns noticeable, aud the acoustic proper riea of the hall were found to be defective, at vny rate when there wa3 such a small crowd ptesent. Interview With the Qovernvr and Auditor. Searching for information as to the present condition aud future prospects of the dispos sessed State government, a rep resentative of the Globe culled upon Oov. Pillsbury in his new office yesterday afternoon and found him engaged in preparing a message intended to be sent to the legislature last evening. In the short conversation permitted by his engagement the governor spoke of the promptness of the mayor and council committee in relieving him from anxiety by tendering the use of the market house, and of the energy which the city officers aud the mechanics they employed had shown in making the building ready for the resumption of legislative and executive business yesterday. You see, said the governor, ure are con veniently located here and will soon have everything in order ami be quite com fortable. We will have to remain here of course until the capitol is rebuilt. I have had Mr. Radcliffexamine the burued walls and make au estimate of what it will cost to re build. He has had all the assistance he could employ through the day and has furnished me his estimates, and I am now preparing a message to present them to the legislature. They are so complete that I think the legis lature can act upon them without delay. Leaving the governor the reporter sought State Auditor Whitcomb and asked him how long he expected to stay in his present quar ters. Not more than four months, said he; we can have a new capitol built in that time. Mr. Radcliffe has gone over the matter thor oughly to-day, and he Bays the capi tol tan be rebuilt * in that time. He proposes to use all that i 6 left of the old capitol which can be profitably usedjStiffen the outer walls that he use 6, put in brick par tition walls where they were wooden, make the building better and stronger throughout, with four wide stairways convenient to the outer doors and with the space better divided according to the needs of the offices. He esti mates the cost, after examining the walls aud foundations, :it £60,650. There is some talk about waiting to build more expensively, but when men come to consider that the cost of rebuilding on Mr. Radcliff's plan will not be more than Ithe interest for one or two years ou a half million or million dollar build ing I think most of them will prefer rebuild ing. "Certainly," said the reporter, "if they think how much ib wanted right away to bring the State institutions up to our popu lation, and that such a capitol building as this State will build some dny it cannot afford to build now." "Yes," was the answer. In continuing the conversation Auditor Whitcomb remarked upon his surprise as he found how much wa6 saved from the burning capitol. Carpets, pens, pencils, desks, erasers, rulers, big and little things— it was remarkable how com plete in some cases had been the saving. Especially was he pleased to find among the things saved from his oiflee the familiar por trait of the late J. R. Lucas, chief clerk in the land department of the auditor's office under Mr. Whitcomb and his predecessor. the Governor. Prompt Action The governor last evening transmitted the following message to the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Rapresentatives, aud it was read to the respective houses. In the Senate, Col. Crooks moved its reference to the the finance committee, and Senator Congdon moved that it be referred to the committee on public buildings. Col. Crook's motion prevailed by a vote of 24 to 6. In the House the message was laid on the table temporarily, but af terwards referred to the finance committee, together with Judge Wilson's bill making the appropriation recommended. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Executive Office, ) [St. Paul, Minn., March 2, 1881. $ Sir: The destruction by fire of oiir State capitol last night is a calamity demanding at once wise and prompt action . We have much reason to be thankful that this great disaster resulted in no loss of life, and that all our cit izens escaped without harm. The loss ia one of property only. Appreciating the short time which the legislature would be in ses sion, I have employed A. M. Radcliff, Esq., a competent architect, to prepare a careful estimate of the cost of replacing buildings upon the original site, having in view the sewerage, water supply and vaults, which are all in good order and can be utilized in the erection of new buildings, together with the brick walls, which are mostly in good condi tion, and can also be utilized in replacing new buildings. Mr. Radcliff has submitted his estimate, which I have the honor to transmit herewith. Should the legislature determine that it would be for the best interests of the State to rebuild on the old site, I would suggest that an ap propriation be made sufficient to cover these estimates. I have thought under the circum stances that it would be wise to expend the amount estimated for rebuilding the capitol, rather than to convene an extra session of the legislature, which would cost the State as much or more money than the whole expense of rebuilding as proposed. I have also to inform the legislature that the mayor and city authorities of St. Paul have generously tendered the use of the Market house free of charge until such time as the contemplated new capitol buildings shall be ready for occupancy. After the recant de struction of the hospital for insane at St. Peter, and the unusual heavy demands upon our State treasury, It is unnecessary for me to say that the State is at this time in no condi tion to expend such sums of money for capi tol buildings as this commonwealth will re SAINT PAUL, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1881. quire to meet the growing demands of the fu ture. Very respectfully, J. S. Pillsburt, Governor. ME. RADCLIFT'S ESTIMATES. St. Paul, Minn., March 2, 1381. To His Excellency, John S. Pillsbury, Gov ernor of the State of Minnesota: Sir: After a careful examination of the stone and brick walls of the capitol building, I have the honor to submit the following esti mate for the reconstruction of the building in a good and substantial manner ready for occu pancy: Clearing away rubbish $ 1,500 Repairing stone and brick walls S,9CO Brick partition in basement and first and second story 3,500 Cut stone, iron and tin work 4,600 14,000 yards of plastering 3,300 800 windows and doors, and four flights of stairs. 7,200 170,000 feet of dimension lumber 2,550 150,000 feet of flooring 4,500 Carpenter work, hardware and finishing lumber 21,500 Painting and glass 3,500 Plumbing, gas and steam heating 4,600 160,660 Yours Respectfully, A. M. Radcliff, Architect. The United States Court Roan Tendered. The federal powers that be have come to the assistance of the State officials in their hour of need, with paternal promptitude, as witnessed by the following correspondence between U. S. Marshal McLaren, and Attorney General Devens, and the communication of Judge Nel son to Chief Justice Gilflllan: St.. Paul, March 2, 1881.— Hon. Chas. Devens, attorney general: State capitol burn ed last night; our court room will not be needed until June term; Judge Nelsot being willing, can I offer the use of the United 6tates court room to the supreme court until some arrangement can be made by the State for permanent quarters ? R. N. McLaren, U. S. Marshall. Washington, D. C, March 3.— Consult judge. If he consents, do so. Expressing my regrets that the court has been disturbed by so unfortunate an occurrence, Cdas. Devens, Attorney General. The following was 6ent to Chief Justice Gilfillan by Judge R. R. Nelson: U. S. District Court Chambers, ) District Minnesota, > St. Pacl, Minn., March 8. ) My Dear Chief Justice. I beg leave to tender, for the use of the supreme court of the Btate, the room of the federal courts, in the United States custom house. Regretting the disastrous fire and the calamity to the State, very respectfully your obedient servant, R. R. Nelson, United States Judge. To James Gilfillan, Chief Justice, State of Minnesota. The Historical Society. Mr. J. F. Williams, secretary of the Histor ical Society, estimatea that the loss of the so ciety does not exceed $2,000, and believes that no valuable papers or rare books were lost. He did not attempt to move his rescued trea sures yesterday from the places where they were stored Tuesday night, but will probably remove them into the market house after con sulting with the executive committee of the society. That committee is to meet at 3P. M. to-day at Gen. Sibley's office and will, it is understood, consider, among other matters, the some time ago mooted project of erecting a fire-proof building for the offices and collec tions of the society. Personal Xotes and Incidents. Secretary of State Yon Baumbach lost a set of Appleton's Cyclopedia in the fire. Mr. C. F. Solberg, the railroad commission er's late assistant, had his private library, worth $1,000, stored in th« basement of the capitol, and none of it was saved. Victor Hjorttberg, the zealous and always accommodating clerk in the secretary of state's office, made a special point of saving the great teal of the State, and he saved it. It came into use yesterday in finishing up several executive papers. Senator Bonuiwcll lo6t about $1,600 worth of railroad maps and profiles, which were in his desk in the Senate chamber. The vaults iv the burned capitol, appertain ing to the offices of the auditor of state, sec retary of state, insurance commissioner and State treasurer, aud the safes belonging to the railroad commissioner, clerk of courtj attor ney general and governor, were all opened yes terday and their contents found well preserved. On account of the lack of fire-proof room m the new quarters, the auditor ,J treasurer and secretary of state have as yet removed from their vaults only such things as they have daily need of. All day long crowds of bight beers were gathered around the ruins of the capitol, cu riously inspecting the ragged, blackened walls and the charred piles of debris and with un flagging interest repeating iv every possible form the unanswerable queries, where and how did the fire start? The State librarian, Col. Taylor, counted his rescued books yesterday and found them to number 1,343 volumes. The library, before the fire, numbered 12,560 volumes, "and had costabout $65,000. The insurance wa6 $10,000. Not one set of books is left complete, but Col. Taylor thinks that in fsme, though at con siderable cost, the broken sets can ds filled and the whole library be replaced. The general appropriation bill, which passed the Senate yesterday morning, was among the saved flies of Secretary Jennison, and was en rolled yesterday to be presented to the govern or to-day. A good many people noticed that Chief C'lerkKenvon, of the State auditor's office, who was in the Senate when the fire broke out, was quite panicky and escaped by a ladder. Kenyon says that he was anxious to secure some valuable plats which were lying unpro tected in the auditor's office, but a elance at the Senate proceedings explains the whole matter. The Senate had just passed a bill in creasing his salary to $2,000, and Kenyon was anxious to live to draw it. Jay Whipple, editor of the Wiuona Herald, wants his overcoat delivered at the Globe of- flee. See advertisement elsewhere. The way Mr. Whipple came to lose his coat was this: He is boss of a whole fire department, him self, when at home, and when the fire alarm was sounded through the capitol, taking it for granted he would find hose and fire appar atus there, he rushed down into the basement to help make ready for putting out the fire. When he had found out his mistake, he went back for his overcoat, but meantime some body had take ait away. If that somebody will bring the garment and the gloves it con tained to the Globe office, there wont be any complaint about the three good cigars. He wouldn't expect to see them come safely through a capitol fire and the Globe too. The boilers in the basement of the east wing of the capitol appeard not to have been much harmed by the fire. The portraits of cx-Governor'a Ramsey and Miller, which adorned the Governor's cham ber, were mislaid or stolen during the fire. Parties having the same in possession will please return them to the governor's office. The Historical society's insurance was placed as follows: St. Paul Fire & Marine, $5,000, 9nd German-American, of New York, 85,000. The 6oluiers of the late war owe a debt of gratitude to Senator Adams and Capt. C. E. Davis for rescuing the records and battle flags in the adjutant general's office. Not a thing was destroyed in that department except such furniture as could not be readily removed. Senator Castle's love for the artistic and the beautiful induc«d him to return to the Senate chamber after the firemen came with their ladders, for the purpose of rescuing that superb picture of the Falls of St. Anthony, which had been placed on exhibition theTe. It was so large and heavy that he was unable to take it down the ladder, so he dropped it from one of the windows. The box la which it wa9 enclosed was broken, but the picture is said to be uninjured. Pepper, the photographer, cast his lense6 on the House yesterday at a time when it was in the greatest disorder in the great market hall, and the members will se6 themselves as they were, shortly after the period of recon struction. The members got up a handsome purse yesterday for the crippled young man who has Kept the cigar stand in the rotunda during the session. The young man lost his entire stock of fruits and cigars by the conflagration. One of the Representatives who joined in the mad rush of Che panic-sticken at the first alarm, of fire, came almost to his senees before he had run down anyone or barked his shins against chair or desk, and in rapid thought said to himself, "Here am I, a fireman for eight years, captain of a company and chief of a department, making s fool of myself and likely to lose my life because I haven't got my senses about me." He was shaking as with ague and weak as if he had been through a spell of fever; but his will was up. Back to his desk he walked, seated himself in his chair, lit his cigar and waited till he could comprehend the scene about him and judge his best means of escape. Then he gathered up his papers, walked to a window and down a ladder, and when he reached the ground felt grateful to think he had come to his senses and kept them. Representative Schmidt, of Washington county, who Jumped from the window of the House on Tuesday night, was not m his seat yesterday. Though not badly injure! he was considcrablejshaken up. Hs says he has no recollection of anything that occured in the perilous moments after the alarm of fire' ! >tts given. The first thing he remembers after leaving the cloak room was his awaking as from a trance wading through the snow in the capitol square, cane In hand. Ansel Oppenheim, Esq., who has been a member of the third house for several weeks, was out in a new overcoat and hat yesterday. He suspects that the fire had something to do with the disapparaucc of his old habili ments. James Smith, Jr., of this city, left his overcoat, hat and overshoes in the capitol on Tuesday evening. A diligent search through the ruins yesterday revealed no traces of the missing garments. History of the \Capitol. [From the Legislative Manual of ISBl.] By the organic act of Minnesota Territory $20,000 were appropriated for a capitol build ing. By the lime the Territory was organ ized, however, (June 1, 1849) the permanent capitol had not been determined on, and the money was not available. The "Central House," a frame building since burned down on the corner of Minnesota and Bench streets, St. Paul, was rented for the public offices and the legislative assembly. It was for some months known as "The Capitol." Gov. Ram sey kept the executive office at his residence The Territorial library was for a time located in a building on Third street. The first legls lature failed to permanently locate the capitol, and nothing was done for some months, tem porary apartments being rented for the next three sessions. The next session (1851) the 6eat ofgovernment was fixed at Bt. Paul. Df F. Brawley, Louis ßßobertt t J. Me- Kusitk and E. A. Hatch were elected building commissioners. Charles Bazille donated a block of ground for the capitol, and a plan drawn by N. C. Prentiss was chosen. The contract was let for $83,000, but the building finally cost over $40,000. It was commenced at once, but not completed until the summer of 1853. On July 21, the governor (W. A. Gorman) first occupied the executive chamber. The original building was in the form of a T, and so many have been the alterations and repairs that but little of it, except the walls, remain, For 6ome years it amply accommodated all the Slate business, and Its interior furnishiL^ and equipments were as plain as the exterior. Up to 1866, when gas was put in, the legislative halls were lighted during night sessions with candles; and up to 1871, the building was heated with wood stoves, and all the water used in It was supplied by carts. That year the 6team heat ing apparatus and water works were ordered by the legislature, and the building "began to have some of the comforts of civilized life," as a witty member expressed it in one of his speeches; but it had grown too limited for the rapidly extended business of the State, which had increased in population eight fold since the building was completed. After the in creased representation commencing in 1872, more room was imperative. Next session the wing fronting on Exchange street was order ed, costing $8,000, while the changes in the assembly rooms, roofs, cupola, etc., cost $6,000 more. This gave relief for several years, but at every session of the legislature the members suffered from the crowded con dition of their hall, bad air, etc., so much that a larger room was absolutely demanded; The session of 1878, therefore, ordered the erection of a new wing fronting on Wabashaw street, capable of accommodating the House of Representatives properly. It has just been completed at a cost of $14,000. The third floor of this wing is devoted to the House assembly and ante rooms. The main hali is 96x48 in the clear and is handsomely furnished. It will seat 1,000 persons comfortably, and the ventila tion is believed to be perfect The capitol building with its additions, is now of cruciform shape, and is not, there fore, a symmetrical building, while its archi tecture is plain; but it is, notwithstanding, a very fair and creditable edifice . The material is red brick. It has cost in all $108,000. It has an extreme length of 204 feet anda width of 150 feet. The top of the flagstaff is 135 feet above the ground. There are fifty apart ments in the building, most of the offices being supplied with fire-proof vaults. THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE. As it Casts its Light on the Chicago Markets. [Special Telegram to the Globe.J Chicago, March 2.— Cables were firmer. Our wheat irarket opened firmer with sales of April at $1.00 to $1.00 S', declined Xc per bushel, but closed a sh\de firmer and steady at 99*»' c. The market does not respond to cables as we expected. The weather will have the most effect for the nest thirty days. Corn was in fair request with little change in prices. Oats firmer. Provisions inactive and prices easier. The market is feverish, and we think the trade fear the trichina scare may affect consumption. Land League Meeting and Remittances. A very interesting meeting of the Michael Davitt branch of the Land League was held last evening iv the Father Mathew Temperance room. Spirited addresses were delivered on the forthcoming crisis in Ireland and the prob able needs of the hour. Three hearty cheers were given for the Boers In their struggle for independence, when the meeting adjourned to meet next Wednes day evening. The land leaguers in St. Paul are rendering practical assistance to the struggling people of the old sod. Yesterday Mesdames O'Brien and Prendergast forwarded to Miss Anna Par nell, honorable secretary of the ladles' land league off Dublin, a draft for forty pounds (£4O), being the first contribution of the Fanny Parnell league of this city, to assist the women of Ireland to defend their homes, and soon to be followed by another. Messrs. MacCarthy and Bell, of the central league, also forwarded to Dublin a draft for twenty-three pounds (i 23), the usual remittance. The leagues of the city will join in and open a public meeting at Pfeifer's hall Friday evening next, March 4th. Eloquent speakers will discuss the land ques tion and revive the memory of Robert Em met, the patriot martyr. Ladies, Take Notice. Lindeke, Ladd &Co. will close out the bal ance of A. H. Lindeke & Bro.'s stock at cost, in order to completely dispose of the remnant now on hand. The sale will commence this morning, Thursday, March 3d, and will con tinue until the entire stock is disposed of. This is a genuine closing ont sale, absolute finishing of this stock, and prices will be marked so low as to warrant the 6ale of every article offeied. At the old stand. 13 E. Third street. (BlnbE. LAST HOURS. OF THE FORTY-SEVEyTH SESSIOF OF CONGRESS. The Last of the Appropriation Bills Through the House-Funding Bill Com* pleted and Ready for the Signature of the President— Report that He Will Suc cumb to the Bank Scare and Veto It— Democratic Organization of the Sen ate—Cabinet Gossip and General Capital News. The Senate. Washington, March 2.— The Senate ap propriation committee amended the sundry civil bill to appropriate for the establishment of a life saving station at Ohio Falls, near Lauesville, and $50,000 for military surgeons in the West; also $75,000 to hunt for the miss ing steamer Jeanette, and $38,000 for improve ment of the Hot Springs, Arkansas. Among the added items are $50,000 for the bureau of engraving and printing, and $50,000 for the national board of health. An appro priation of $175,000 to provide for a search by United States vessels for the Jeanette and $350, --000 to purchase a site for a building for the use of the pension bureau. House of Representatives. Washington, March 2.— The House met in continuation of Tuesday's session. Mr. Tuck er demanded the previous question on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment on the funding bill. This is an amendment au thorizing public subscriptions for bonds and notes. No quorom being present, a call of the House was ordered and 125 members re sponded, less than a quorum. Mr. Tucker moved to dispense with further proceedings. Mr. McMahon reported back the deficiency appropriation bill and moved to suspend the rules and put it upon its passage. After dis cussion, at Ip.m. Mr. McMahon' s motion was agreed to, and the hill, the last of the ap propriation bills, was passed. Consideration of the funding bill was im mediately resumed, the question being on or dering the previous question on a motion to concur in Senate amendment 16. A large majority of the Republicans re frained from voting, but enough cast their votes to make a quorum, and the main ques tion wa6 ordered, 134 to 35. The following Republicans voted: Anderson, Belford, Bqyd, Browne, Cannon, Dunnell, Davis, Cabell, En* steine, Haskell, Hawley, Kellv, Killinger. Mar6h, Neal, Orth, Ryan, Robinson and Washburn. The question then recurred on concurring la the amendment, and on a division the Re publicans did not vote, and left the House without a quorum. After further delay the sixteenth Senate amendment was concurred in, 146 to 16. The next question was ou the twenty-fifth Senate amendment, wljich is to insert the word temporarily in the fourth section, which authorizes the secretary of the treasury to use $50,000,000 in the redempted 5 and 6 per cent, bonds. The committee of ways and means recommend concurrence with an amendment to substitute for the word temporarily the words from time to time; also to insert the words "at any one time," so as to make the section read: "The secretary of the treasury is authorized to use from time to time not exceeding $50,000,000 of any of the standard gold and silver coin in the treasury in the redemption," etc. The ways and means amendment was rejected, yeas 88, nays 126, and the Senate amendment, the twenty- fifth, was then concurred in. Conger's amendmeut to the fifth section was defeated; yeas 117, nays 132. All the Senate amendm(a'B to th 6 funding bill were th>n agreed to without change and the bill passed. The speaker laid before the House the en rolled funding bill, and it was signed by him, and it new goes to the President for his action. Adjourned. The Senate: Washington, March 2. — The Democratic Senators will organize iv committee immedi ately after the new Senate meets aud act promptly on all nominations. The Chinese treaty will probably be considered, but the extra session of the Senate wiil be adjourned before the vacan. cy from Wisconsin can be filled, and that will leave the Senate Democratic until the Forty seventh Congress meets. In auy event promi nent Democrats in the Senate say there will be no opposition to any of Garfield's nomina tions. The JFundlng Bill. Washington, March 2. — It is evident now that the funding bill will pass, but there is a report traced to the White House that the President will veto. An inmate of the White House closely connected by official relations with the President, informed a Michigan mem ber of Congress to-day that the bill would be vetoed. This is not entirely credited because it is known that Secretary Sherman advised Republican Congressmen not to filibuster against the bill. Visiting Delegations. Columbus, 0., March I.— A car load of State Senatois and their wives left here at noon, via the Panhandle route, for Washing ton. The special legislative committee of arrangements having decided not to allow ladies to accompany the excursion, such Sen ators as desired to have their wives witness the Inaugural ceremonies, declined to wait for the legislative stag party to-night, and hence engaged a special car and left aFnoon. Governor Foster and staff, the governor's guard of Columbus, the Champion City guard of Springfield, and barracks and band from this post, left for Washington via the Pan Handle route at noou. Cabinet Gossip. Washington, March 2.— The cabinet gossip to-day, 13 that Allison will be secretary of the treasury, Wayne McVeagh attorney general, Robert Lincoln secretary of war, and Levi P. Morton secretary of the navy. Senator Kirk wood says he knows nothing about the rumor of his appointment as secretary of the interior; that he has not seen Garfleld, and not asked anybody about the matter. Senator Blame stated to some Republican Senators last night, that Allison would be secretary of the treas ury. Blame said that a few days ago he had doubts about Allison, but now he is satisfied Allison will be appointed. Benator Windom is mentioned as secretary of the treasury, but the general's opinion holds to Allison. Secretary Sherman Informod the officers of the treasury department his administration would close Thursday next, In order to take his seat in the Senate on Friday. Previous to convening of the cabinet to-day, President-elect Garficld called at the ex-man sion and paid his respects to the president and members of the cabinet. The president and president-elect then concluded to convene the Senate in special session. Carpenter's Successor. Milwaukee, March 2.— The opinion hare among politicians is that either Angus Cam eron or ex Chief Justice Luther S. Dixon will be chosen United States Senator. The chnuees are abont even. Historical Society. The, members of the executive council wiil meet at the office of Gen. Sibley this after noon, March 3d, at 3 o'clock p. m. By order of President, J. F. Williams, JJecretary. Mmc. Demorest's Spring and Summer styles of Patterns just received at Mrs. M. Schwartz 1 , corner Seventh ail Broadway. RAEIOAD CORPOBATIOM Queries of a Railroad Publication An swered by Hugh J. Jewett of the New York & Erie Railroad-Defense of Rail- road Management, Bat the Desirability of State Supervision Acceded to. Chicago, March 2.— The Railway Age ad. dressed a letter to Wm. H. Vanderbilt, Hugh J. Jewett, Jay Gould, John W. Garrett and George B. Roberts to the effect that they are looked upon by the public as practically con« trolling the railroad policy of the United Btates, and are, of course, well aware that there is, in the West particularly, an increas ing feeling on the part of the agricultural communities, and to some extent of the mer cantile and manufacturing interests, against railroad corporations and managers, and that this hostility is being exhibited very strongly at the present time in many of the State legis latures. The letter continues: The advocates for legislation against railroads claim First— That you are opposed to all legisla tion upon railway matters, and deny the au thority of the right of State or national gov ernments to regulate railway management. Second— That there Is great danger to the political liberties of the people In the growing power of the railway interest. Third— That the consolidation of railway lines, that has been so rapidly going on, and seems likely to contiuue, threatens an increase In transportation rates by removing competi tion. Fourth— That the pooling arrangements among railway companies are against public interest, are also destructive of competition, and attended by unreasonable rates of trans portation. Fifth— That the, 60-called watering of rail way stock, or In case of capital stock conse quent upon an increase in its actual value, ls in no case justifiable (while it ia proper lv other enterprises), but is In effect a robbery of the public. Bixth— That passenger and freight rates by rail are unreasonably high and that re duced maximum rates ought to be fixed by law. Seveuth— ln short, that the people are suffer ing and in danger of suffering still more from railway exactions, discrimination and combi nations, and that railways must be regulated by the most stringent legislation. Mr. Jewett, president of the Erie railroad, has written an exhaustive answer to this let ter. He begins by saying the public attach too much Importance to the position, influ ence and power of the* gentleman named in your letter. Instead of practically, controling rail road interests, they are obliged in order to manage successfully the properties tinder their immediate charge, to consult with and accommodate their own views to the views and sentiments of those representing a much larger aggregate of interest! and to subordi nate their own Judgment to the Judgment and interests of the public. Replying to the fir6t statement Mr. Jewett says: "I am not opposed to all legislation on railway matters, but I deny the authority or right of the national government to legis late upon the subject matter of railway man agement, or in any way to regulate such management, or that of any other Btate, cor poration or institution. To a certain extent I do not doubt the right of State legislatures to regulate railway management. States, how ever, have no right, by legislation, to impair the value of the franchise of railways,or of their property, unless they are such a public neces sity as would justify compensation therefor. Paising onto the, tolrd_ statement the writer does nofapprehend any great danger to the political liberties ofthe people In the growing railway Interest. Third— There ought to be no consolidation of partial or competing lines of railway. Such consolidation ought by law to be prohibited. The effect of such consolidation is no doubt to suppress healthy and proper competition and might tend to increase transportation rates, but the consolidation of continuous lines couldn't well have that effect; railways to be successful must earn enough to pay ex penses, keep their property in perfect worklug order and to discharge all their obligations, whether to holders of their securities, or to their stock holders. As these expenses can be reduced the company is enabled to decrease rather than increase its charges for transportation. As long lines of road can be operated at compara tively less rate of expense than a short one, the consolidation of continuous lines does not seem therefore to be objectionable. Fourth — We have so little experience in this country with pooling arrangements that it is very difficult to tell what their effect would be. So far as my experience and observation extend, however, they have not been destructive of competition, nor have they been attended by unreasonable, or even by an advance of rates for transportation. Fifth— As to what is called watering stock, I think there i 3 considerable confusion in the public mind relative to the meaning of the term. The capital stock of a railway ought not to be increased either for speculative pur poses, or to represent its supposed future earnings, or because of its present earnings being in excess of the amount required for fts maintenance, discharge of all its fixed liabili ties, and a dividend upon its existing stock. But to a large majority of case 6 m which capital stock of a railway has been increased, I can see no objection. Sixth— l can't understand how any fair minded man can regard existing passenger and freight rates as unreasonably high. In proportion to capital invested, service per formed and to risks incurred, there is no mode of transportation in this country, or in any other country, within my knowledge, in which the rates for carrying passengers or freight, are so low as those ofthe railways of this country. Seventh— That the people are suffering or are in danger of suffering still more from rail way exactions or discriminations, is I think an entire misrepresentation of the case, as it is, or, as it can hereafter be. In conclusion Mr. Jewett says: I doubt not that selfish, designing and aspiring men, re gardless of all duties of life, are laboring to cultivate the public mind and to impress it with every species of unjust prejudice and sentiment, but my faith in the sober and upright judg ment of the people leads me to the conviction that in the end they will deal justly with all interests, all enter- prises and all institutions, regardless of the purposes sought to be accomplished by indi viduals. My experience has led me to the conclusion a great deal of apparent hostility on the part of the people to railways proceeds from the want of information with regard to the management of their necessities. I have, therefore, long thought it advisable that in each State there should be either a board of commissioners or some State officers whose duty it should be to act as a medium of communication between the people and their representatives and the rail roads and that if It was made the duty of some such officer or board of officers to familiarize themselves with the necessities of railroad management, to listen to the complaints of the people, to Inquire whether or not Buch complaints were well founded, and if well founded to inquire wherein they could be law fully removed, and to take such steys as might by law be authorized to remedy them, the principal cause of friction now apparently ex isting would entirely pass away. A Deplorable Condition of Affairs. San Francisco, March 2.— Thi Bulletin this afternoon will publish an interview with a reliable gentleman, a passenger by the bark entine Ella, which arrived yesterday from Honolulu. He reports a deplorable condition of affairs there. Smallpox is epidemic. Many houses are quarentined and no one is allowed to enter or leave the city, and inter-communi cation between the Islands is stopped. The city is Jn a very bad sanitary condition; not a single sewer within its limits and the ground honeycombed with vaults which have not been cleaned in a quarter of a century. Lawyers will find Moore's Patent Office Queen Desks at Stees Bro.'s. NO. 62 DOUBLE DISASTEE. Terrible Catastrophe on the Hannibal i St. Jo Railroad— A Relief Trala on an Er rand of Mercy Drops Through a Bridge- Seven Persons Already Dead, and Many Others Dangerously Injured. KILLED WHILE ON AN ERRAND OF MEBCT. Macon, Mo.. March 2.— The engine, bag gage car and two coaches of the West bound train on the Hannibal & St. Joe road were thrown from the track yesterday. Several persons were more or less injured. The 6e riously hurt are, Fireman F. H. Roche, of Suincy, injured in the chest and head; Oliver obart, of Omassa, Mich., cut In the head and concussion of the lungs; Jno. Jarreta, Shelbi na, Mo., rib broken and concussion of the lungs;Bimon Woodruff.Binghamton, N. Y.,left hip nurt; three or four others were slightly cut or bruised. There were two sleepars on the train, one of which was darailed, but none of the passengers in them were hurt. A wrecking train, consisting of a wrecking car, caboose and one passenger coach, in which were physioians ana a number of citizens, was sent from Brookfield to aid ths wounded and clear the track, but in crossing Brush creek, ten miles east of Brookfield, the bridge fell and the train except the engine and twonat cars went through, falling a distance of about thirty feet. Some fifty persons are said to have been on this train, fire of whom are reported killed and a large number wound ed. Information regarding this wreck is very meagre. THE KILLED. The following are the names of persons killed: Dr. O. H. Wood, W. S. Heliet^ Jno. Conners, Geo. Swlck, andE. F. Larck. Brake man J. Conners waa fatally wounded. _:. • THE INJURED are Jas. Conway, in head, seriously; Jas. Doyle, legs and back; J. Morehead, head and face; W. H. Hasen, head; W. H. ; Carter, legs broken; D. R. Rearbody, slightly injured; Jas. Nowlan, roadmaster, chest seriously broken; M. D. Fitzgerald, conductor, hurt In head; Mr. Carter, a bridge builder and Fitzgerald, conductor, and so far as known about a dozen bthers.were slightly hurt. THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT at Brookfield, all th« men on the wrecking train living there, and when the relief train ar rived a great crowd had congregated at the depot. The scene was heart rending. Another wrecking train has gone to the scene. . - ■ ADDITIONAL LIST 07 INJURED. - Macon, Mo., March 2.— The following is an additional list of Injured: C. E. Walker, Brookville, fireman, injured in the small of the back; 11. H. Rasban, Qutn cy, injured In back of head, shoulder and chest; Oliver Hobart, Omassa, Mioh., cut on the head and concussion of lungs; John Gar ritt, Shelbina, Mo., cut on the head, one rib broken and concussion of the lungs; Jack Tlb dale, engineer, Hannibal, slightly cut on the head, with other slight bruises; Anthony Ba lig, Quincy, 111 , fireman, severely cut on the wrist with other slicht bruises; Joseph Ed wards, Hayes City, Kan., Blight cuts and abra sions about the face; D. C. Wells. Chicago, 6llght cuts on the hands and face; G. F. Mo- Cobb, Quincy, baggageman, Injured in shoul der and chest; Simon W. Woodruff, Binghamp* ton, N- V., injured on left hip. There were others slightly injured but their nam63 were not learned. The Burton Trial. The trial of Robert Burton, charged with the murder of George Larkln, was resumed in the district court yesterday forenoon. On the opening of court County Attorney Eagan called a new witness, one Augustus Distler, in behalf of the State. The witness testified to having been on Cedar street the Sunday night of the murder. Witness was on his way home; he was pas sing up Cedar street, near Sixth street, when his attention was attracted by loud conversa tion; heard some one say, "You're a son of a b— h;" saw two men comedown Sixth street; two or three men were on Cedar, near Bixth street; heard one of the Cedar street party say, "You will, eh;" after which the men met at the corner, saw the men meet; noticed a left hand blow, heard one of the men exclaim, "Ongh, I'm stabbed; I'm gone; I'm a sou of a gun If I ain't." Witness could not identify the men, He testified to calling the police and other de tails. John Carr, Officer McMahon and Capt. Clark were called for the prosecution, their testimony being the same as at the first trial. The prosecution then rested, and Messrs. C. D. O'Brien and T. R. Selmes, counsel for de fendant, called Gen. Flower, James Norrls, the defendant, C. Devlin, Capt. Martin and Sheriff Richter to prove the previous good character of the defendant, and as to his actions after the affray. County Attorney Egau then addressed the jury for the people, making an emphatic and able argument. The court has adjourned until this morning, when Mr. C. D. O'Brien will sum up for the defense. THE BOER WAR. CASUALITIES IN TEE LATE BRITISH DEFEAT. Mocnt Prospect, March I.— General Col ley was shot jnst before the close of the engagement^ while giving an order to cease firing. The official list shows twenty officers killed, one of whom was Gen. Colley. Four captains, a major and three lieutenants were wounded, and two captains and four lioutenants taken prisoners. One colonel, one mnjor and one lieutenant are missing. London, March I.— ln the house of com mons, Childer, secretary for war, said the British loss in the engagement with the Boers had been exaggerated. Thirty- five officers and 693 men were engaged. Three officers were killed, nine wounded and seven taken prisoners. Total killed eighty-three, wounded 122, taken prisoners or missing fifty. Besides the reinforcements already an nounced it has been decided, he said, to pre pare theee more infantry regiments, to be shipped from Gibraltar and Malta. Burglary Frustrated. ' Officer Phil Gibbons was on his ear last night, and all because he failed to bag a bur glar. But he did ; better than this, Inasmuch as he prevented a burglary. About 7 o'clock, while patrolling his beat on. Robert street, he observed the figure of a man moving abont in Schmidt & Minor's liquor store on Robert near Third street. - Seeing that he was watched, the man bolted for the rear part of the store, and. was lost In darkness. Officer Gibbons sus pected that all was not right, and he inquired next door if entrance could be had through the rear door, and the parties answered no. By going up stairs he found a stairway in the rear of ' - the building , leading from the second story '\ to the ground. The rear door was found to be open, and tracks could be traced in the snow, where the thief had taken long strides in making his es cape. Mr. Schmidt was sent for, and it is thought nothing was taken. *It is 1 the opinion that the man secreted himself in the store be fore closing time. Either this, or he had a key to the door, ___________ *" • ■ -'■ ': : ]. : \ .--,' PERSONAL. > •■" ; _ ■ Hugh McFadden of the Stone] Farm, D. T., at the Merchants. -'• "'•'•,':." ■ . fPli J F Armington, Bismarck, was among the arrlVais at the Merchants yesterday. George Wlshart. Alspher and R. Gerrl«, all from Winnipeg, are at the Merchants. ; Jos.' McKey, Esq.- of the Boston One-Price clothing house, returned * yesterday from . his Eastern business trip. ; ;' ;. . :' . H. J. Strouse left on the noon train i yester day for the . Eastern * markets : and a bonanza stock of spring goods. • > "Vv; "i-rv- Hon. E. G. Bwanstrom and John C. Hunter} Duluth, and James Barden, ,' Superior, formed a triumvirate representing the great • unsalUd , sea, at the Merchants yesterday; -. , v^. -