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SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 1 , 1887. NUMBEK 2 A SWITCH IN THE SENATE The Omaha Charter Bill Ordered Engrossed and Then Reconsidered. COLBY CAUSES THE CHANGE. The Klclit-Honr mil Sleets Itq Kate Measures of Oennral Interest Discussed at Length In the House. of the .Senate. LINCOLN , Neb. . Jan.31. ( SpecialTelegram to the Hr.i : . ] Mr. Llnlncer , this morning , secured the passage of n resolution ordering the Omaha city charter bill , which Is entitled "an act Incorporating metropolitan cities , " to bo en grossed. The morning session of the senate was brief , a few bills being read a first and ccc- end time. A recess was then taken to 2 o'clock. When the .senate met at 2 o'clock to-day Mr. Colby said : "At tlio request of several gentlemen , 1 move that the vote by which the Omaha charter bill was almost unanimously ordered engrossed , bo reconsidered. " Mr. Llnlnger "I cannot see the point that the gentleman makes In having the vote re considered. The charter had been agreed upon by the citizens of Omaha twenty days before It came down hero. Tlio entire .Douglas delegation have worked on this bill evenings for over a week and they have unanimously agreed that they want that chatter. Tlicro was no protest entered Into bcfom the eommltteo which has unani mously reported In favor of tlio bill. Them has been no complaint made to me as chair man of the committee on municipal affalis. Of course the bill may not suit everybody. The Omaha committee that framed this bill was composed of tlvu members of the board of trade and live members ot the city council , who jointly selected five moro cltt/ens at large , with the city attorney , who gave It their special attention. This chatter Is just such a chaiter as the city ot Omaha demands nml wants. It does not Interfere with any other city or any other portion of the stale. I cannot understand why this matter should bu raconsidoicd and certainly oppose It. " .Mr. Colby- " ! would say this , that while It Is true It allects simply Omaha , yet wo are re sponsible for our acts hem , and 1 have not had time lo examine the bill. It Is a general law even It It alfects only Omaha. The Omaha Herald has something like a column of an attack on this bill , and there am some other gentlemen of some standing from Omaha who say further that It contains pro visions that should be in no city charter , and ns wo have by an almost unanimous vote placed it at the head ot tlm list , I think we should now let It go hack In general Illu and be properly discussed. I will do all 1 can to assist these gentlemen In the passage of this bill , but 1 think our vote should bu reconsid ered and that wo do nothln , ' hastily , espec ially as there are gentlemen hero who wish to appear before this house against certain sections ot the bill. " Mr. Schminke "What business have wo with this charter ? If the Douglas delegation are satisfied-with It wo ought to bo satisfied. 1 would not pay any more attention to the Omaha Herald than to a dog barking at mo. If Brother Colby Is guided by the Omaha Herald , the Lord knows whore ho will land some ot these days. [ Laughter.J I nin op posed to this motion to reconsiiter. I know what we want In Nebraska City and the gen tlemen fiom Douglas know what Is wanted in Omaha. I am opposed to tills motion. " Mr. Casper " ! understand there is a prop erty qualification In that charter which says that no man can bo entitled to a scat In the city council unless he bo an owner of S2.000 worth of property. I have often said that 1 would not vote tor any bill that embodied a property qualification , and I declaio 1 never I. will. Money don't make tlio man. A man without property Is just as good as a wealthy . man. I think wo should discuss this bill. " Mr. Llnlnger "That clause has boon In the Omaha chaitcr over since we have had a charter It Is simply n repetitlpn of the old charter. The committee did not change that one lota. " Mr. Casper "Two years ago. Mr. Presi dent , several of us were Infoimed by the Omaha gentlemen In the house that there was nothing In tno charter bill to Interfere with towns and villages tnmnghotit tlm state. Hut the first thing 1 woke up to was that wo were all compelled to go Into a city of the second class organisation. Wo wore bettor satisfied with a village organl'/ation. We found that there were things in the Omaha chatter which Interfered with our outside towns. It was a long bill , however , and wo left It to the committee. Wo passed It on recommenda tion ot othcis , but 1 don't think I will over vote on a bill again until I examine It. " Mr. Melklejolin " 1 think It Is very neces sary to have this vote reconsidered. No two gentlemen have the same Idea of the bill. 1 am very much In hope that this motion of the gentleman from Gage will prevail. Ho voted with myself to have the bill engrossed , not knowlinc the facts. I understand there are gentlemen trom Omaha who desire to appear beloro thocoiuinittcoon this matter , or before the leglslatnm , to pre sent their views on the Omaha charter , and I am In favor of allowing anyone and every one to appear. The motion to reconsider wns then carried. The hour for the special order having ar rived , which was the consideration ot the Holmes-Hutler contest case , Mr. Confer moved that the matter bo postponed until Wednesday at" p. in. Mr. Colby said lie thought the senate had better settle this caso. It should either put Mr. Holmes out or put him in. Ho was in favor of landing it ono way or tlio oth"r and could KCO no reason for postponing it. Ho was icady to act and thought the balance ot the senators were. A rising vote was taken and stood 15 to 14 for postponement. The senate then resolved Itself Into com mlttee of the whole for consideration of bills on geneial lilo. The lirst bill was that ot Mr. Colby , which provides that eight hours shall constitute a day's labor , whore no specific con tract Is made for a longer or shorter time. As the statutes now lead tun hours Is considered a labeling day. Tlio tather ot tills bill orated upon seveialoccasions , with relerenco to the nieasmo , and his remarks were full of sym pathy and mthetle appeals for the bettenmyit of the condition of tlm "heweis of wood nnd draw era of water. " Some of the members , however , had the audacity to say that Mr. Colby was talking for buncombe. To this insinuation the gentleman from Gage said that ho was honest In his advocacy of tlK bill ; It was lor the benefit of n class of laborers who could not protect tiiemselves : lor a class that needed and deset veil the aid ot thin senate In elevating them In the world. The bill would not entiiely alleviate , tlieiub lit It would help In that direction jusl so much. Mr. Shervln of Dodce said that he hail been a laboring man lor many yeais. Ho had heard no clamor among his constituents tor n law ot this kind. The laboring men had not complained , to his knowledge , ot poor wages. He had had the honor to preside over n meeting of the Knights of Labor in Lin coln a few days since , where labor legisla tion was dUcnssed , and they did not ask for any such forceless law as this. Hecliarac- teiired the bill as a clear case of buucombe and was opposed to its passage. Mr. Steillng said : "Wo alrjuuderstand the weakness of those who employ labor ex tensively , that they work them as long as possible and at as low pay as possible. This bill then would simply bo an Invitation to those who employ labor extensively to compel their laborers to simi a contract fora period oven longer than the statutorj term at present , and Instead ot tending to alleviate their oppression , it would multiply their wrongs , and tor that icason 1 am not ii tavorof the motion ot the gentleman fiou Gage. If vvo are to have an eight-hour systcn let that be the maximum lor a day's labor without so manvconllii'tlni : conditions. " Mr. Snell of Jefferson otfemd an amend ment that tlio bill lid made to embrace ser vant girls. [ Laughter. ] A vote of 10 to S condemned the bill to death , and alter the eommltteo arose and re ported adversely on the bill , the wily states man from Gagu moved to have it leplaeed 01 thoucnciat Hie. Hut again it icceived n black eje , and now rests peacefully with the detuuct female suffrage boom. Tlio committee then took up Mr Colby's bill to fix rules of toll > f water mills , which .Mr , Schminko aid wns a "bli ? piece of foolishness. " The alter bclnea miller from Otoe his word was accepted by the senate , and the bill was giound so tine tint nothing was left of It. These two mverses were In part compen sated , however , when the bill to make elec tion days legal holidays was recommended to > ass. This Is also a pet measure of the sen ator from lingo. The bill to aid In the satisfaction of me chanics' liens , by Mr. Colby , was also recom- ncnded to pass after lengthy dlscti Ion. The bill requiring cities to establish and maintain public libraries , Introduced and manfully advocated by the gentleman from Gage , wns killed. The bill to provide for the collection of at torney fees in the state courts In cases of foreclosure of mortgages was recom mended to pass. This bill Is of great linpoitance to the at torneys throughout the state , as it will tend to keen nianv foicclosnrc.s out of the federal courts in Omaha and Lincoln. The argument In Its favor was that it would save to litigants the excessive costs of the higher courtand give the country lavvier n show. The bill to restrict the practice of dentistry was also locomuiendcd to pass. Aid o'clock the senate adjourned till 10 o'clock to-moriovv morning. . Mr. McNamar of Davvson talks before the senate with his hands In his pants pocket. .Mr. Casper talks fast and dips deep down Into facts and figures. He hits the point and don't waste any words. In the discussion to day on thobill providing lor attorney lees In tlio foreclosum of moit- gages In the state courts I nstcad of federal courts , he said It was simply a question be tween Omaha or Lincoln attorneys and at torneys In country towns as to which would take the whole fatm In fees. "It niaKcs no difference the larm Is bound to go. " A stranger would have thought to-day that tlm committee of the whole had set. aside Hie day tor consldeiation of bills oilginatlng In the "stato ol IJeatiice. " Doing * In the Neb. , Jan. 31. ( Special to the llr.K. | The house reconvened nt " o'clock this afternoon with full attendance. The committee on roads and bridges made a sweepstake icport In which they merged bills 4 , ft , si ) , Si , UK ) , 100 nnd 11KJ all in ono substitute which they present. The bills amending the law regulating al- ovvanco lo overseers ; granting a bounty ot Jji'-OO to cadi olllcer and member who enlisted and served in the First nnd Second regi ments of Nebraska volunteeis , honorably llschnrgcd , nnd amending section bl ) , chap ter 77 of the compiled statutes , entitled "Rev enue , " were reported fiom committees with the recommendation that they bo Indelinitoiy postponed and the house voted to thus dis- lioso of them. A number of bills were reported with the recommendation that they bo relerrcd to other committees. Hecommondation for passaae was made upon the following : Increasing the pay of road overseer ; authori/Jng the auditor ot public accounts to diaw wan ants on the un expended balance of appropriation for taking the census of lbS5. The house then went into committee of the whole. Mr. Ageo in tha chair , and transacted a laigo amount of business. Tito first bill considered In committee of the whole was "to authoilie the printing of 2,000 copies of the fish commissioner's ro- liort. " There was no opposition and the measure was iccomuiendcd lor passage. When the second bill under consideration , "to ro.'iilate the practice of pharmacy and sale of poisons , " appeared it was with an amendment which struck out all alter the en acting clause and substituted an entirely new bill. Consideration was deferred until the amended measure can be printed. A half hour wns devoted to the third bill submitted to the committee , which changes the weight of bushels of certain articles. As finally recommended for passage tlm only changes from the existing law" consists In the Insertion of "green apples fifty pounds fora bushel , " "sweet corn , shelled , toity- clght pounds per bushel , " and "sorghum seed torty-six pounds per bushel. " The bill that "tho reports of the board fof ngilculturcj shall bo printed annually by the state printer and 2,000 copies thereof bounii Inpapor ; covers and delivered to the secretaiy ot state , " was recommended for passage. The next bill , "lor the protection of fe males , " gave rise to animated and nt times racy discussion. The section of th < > present law which the bill seeks to amend reads in the proposed measure as follows : "It any male poison of the ace of seventeen years and upwards shall carnally know or abuse anv female child under the age of eighteen years , with her consent , shall be deemed guilty of rape and shall bo impiisoncd In Iho penitentiary not 'more than twenty nor less than three yeais. " The committee reported the bill with a change of the age of lomale children from eighteen to lilteen years. Mr. Hnsselt moved that the original figure bu allowed to stand. lie said that the houses ot piostltutlon of the land were principally recruited trom girls between sixteen nnd eighteen yeais. One purpose of tlm bill was to prohibit this recruiting ot the houses of Ill-tame from the unprotected girls ot the country who had become victims of the lust of men and had no other icluge , when their shame became known. Mr. Caldvvell objected to the placing of the agent eighteen , because It would give any gill , be she chaste or unchaste , the power to say to the young man whom she hail enticed : "You now choose between mo or the penlt- eutlaiy ; mnrry mo or wear the felon's suit. " It was a dangerous power to place In the hands ot designing females who might suc cessfully misrepresent their age , and It mlL'ht consign scores of young men to lives of unhappiness - happiness or unmerited punishment. Mr. Hussell said that the only person whom the argument of Mr. Caldvvell pro tected was the seducer. No leasonable , de cent man felt afraid of being made the snam of any designing lemalo under eighteen years of age. Mr. Ciane said that ho tclt sa o. Person ally , ho didn't need any protection and he didn't belloveany other man over seventeen years of age did. Hut the protection was needed at the fireside of every homo where there wore daughters In the state ot Ne braska. If ho had drawn the bill he would have placed the ageot consent at seventy- five year.s flaughtorl but as It was ho was heartily In favor ot It , and believed that every man who desired to protect the virtue of young glils would lalso his voice In favor of It also. Mr. Hallatd supported the motion of Mr. Hussell. The motion was carried -11 to 33 , and the bill was recommended for passage. Mr. Kenny's bill , "Landlord and Tenant , " was the subject of an Intciestini ; debate , Concerning this bill the lecent state assembly of the Knights of Labor requested that it be defeated. .Mr. Smyth , when suction 'J was reached , moved that It ho stricken out and said that he should make a similar motion upon each section. Mr. Smyth's motion pie- vailed. Mr. Caldwcll then moved to strike out the enacting clause , Upon this Mr. Kenny spoke at length. He said that ho apprehended there was un necessary nnd undue prejudice against the bill on account of Its title , rather than on ac count of Its substance. He had no personal Inteiest In the bill. He was not a landlord , and the fact that ho was a member of the house would seem to Indicate that he was more liable to become a tenant than n land lord. The bill , ho believed , was mure in the inteiest of the tenant than the landlord. In many cases now the landloid gets a mort gage on the tenant's personal property. This bill does away with any necessity for such a mortgage. That was all there was of it. It secured to the laiidloid Ills dues. Was them anything wrong in that ? .Mr. Caldvvell said the bill was bid. It was no Improvement over the present law except a bad improvement , Inasmuch as it gave the landlord a Hen. It made a man give a chat tel mortgage when ho didn't know it. If n man was to give a mortgage it was only right that ho should know it and do it voluntarily. Mr. Slater expressed his surprise at the gentleman fiom Lancaster. A large mnnbci of nlf ( the speaker's ) constituents demandeil the passage of the bill. In ten years of ex- porienee in Iowa renting land he had never had one-tenth as much dillicultv as he had ex perienced In a shorter time In Nebraska. If the gentlemen who opposed the bill wished to take Bides with the profligate tenants then let It bo so understood. Out ol twenty-live tenants he had ho had lost fully one-third of what rightfully belpuged to liim ind the tenants laughed at him. They had Ivcd up tlm part which was his and their own as well , anil ho had no recourse. Mr. Watson opposed the bill , saylntr that It spoke well for the legal profession that It was found In the house arrayed on the side of the : enant. The landlord had no right lo ask fern n law which would give him a Hen on Iho pos session or product of the work of the tenant or penult him to eject that tenant without reasonable mhts beln ; granted the latter. There was no justice In the bill. Mr. Smyth pointed out that sect Ions 5,0 and 10 of the bill were especially vicious , and that it was bad from beginning to the end. It was a cloak under which tlio landlord sought to gain more than his equal lights and to pro tect himself whether the tenant mot with the grasshopper scourge or anv other misfortune. After some other discussion the enacting clause of the bill vv.is stricken out and the bill was then Indefinitely postponed. The bill authorizing the judges of the supreme court to employ clerical assistance was championed by Messrs. Caldvvell , Hussctl and others and vigorously opposed by Messrs. Watson , Miller nnd Hnyilen , If It had not been for Sneaker Harlan , Mr. Wa tson would have practically killed the measure by substi tuting a clause granting the judges one clerk at 81,500 a vear , hut not putttnir In a clause appropriating money. The bill finally was recommended for passage granting ono clerk at Sl.00 annually. Mr. Smyth's bill amending the code of civil procedure , section 3'it. iclatlng to the arrangement ot trial docket , was recom mended for passage. -Mr. Cole's bill to provide for thn publica tion of tlio names of nil ex-soldleis , saliois ami marines In Nebraska , was iccommended for passage also. The committee rosp and reported progress. The house then adjourned until to-moriovv morning. of Short-Morn Breeders. . Neb. , Jnn. 31. [ Special to the Hti : . | There will boa meeting of the Ne braska Short-Horn Hreeders' association at Seward , February 9 , at 7 o'clock p. m. This will bo a meeting of great interest and im portance to every short-horn breeder In the slate. Parties attending can secure a return ticket at one-third faro by paying full faro going , taitlng agent's receipt for same , and having It countersigned by Hie secrclary. nml the UullronilH. HASTINGS , Neb. , Jan. 31. A proposition has been received from the Missouri Pacific asking aid for the building of a line from this city to Nelson , and the matter will bo submitted to the people In a few days. Noith- western olllclals also state that they will sub mit a proposition shortly. Confession of a Forcer. Kr.Aiixr.v , Neb. , Jan. 31. [ Special Tele gram to the Hni : . | Wlllctt , who forged n check tor S300 six weeks ago on Josh Woods , was to-day bromiht In trom Manitoba by his brother. He makes confession of the forg ery. Small ninzo at Lincoln. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. -Special [ Tele gram to the BKII.J Kandall Hros' clothing and hat store on Kloventh street was partiallv destmyed by lire to-night. Loss about Sl.OOO" ; insured. Hit : Haul ol' UumOUnt ; Nnw YOUK , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram to the HKK.J Seventy-four Chinamen , some of whom belotm in San Francisco and others in St. Louis , Plttsbunr , Paterson , Novvaik , and other cities , nnd In whose possession 502,000 was found , were captured In a gam bling den In Brooklyn last night by the po lice. For some time past the police have had their suspicions diiected to the place , which was ostensibly a tea store. Hut few people were ever seen purchasing anything In the store , and a majority of the visitors were Mongolians , many of whom were seen leav ing the house late at nlcht. When the po lice knocked at the doors Inst night they got no response. On breaking open the doors they found the room literally packed with frightened Chinamen. Many jumped fiom the rear windows Into the yard , but there they wore nabbed by officers who wem await ing just such a move. The others rushed to the root and there too t hey walked into the arms of the smiling policemen. At the sta tion house 57,000 were taken from ono man , three others had S" > .000 each nnd all had sums fiom 3500 up. It appeals many ol tlio China men came trom other cities by ptcconccrted agreement to endeavor to burst a big bank in Mott street , this city , but finding tlio place closed because of the lecent outcry against gambling shops they went to the Hrooklyn den , which is known all over the country und did a big business. A Yonnt ; Itoliuont Suicides. Nnw YOUK , Jan. ! 11. Wonl was received at police headquarters at 3 this morning that Kaymond , son ol August Hclmont , the well known banker , had shot himself. Young ISelmont lived with Ills faUier at 109 Filth avenue. This morning about 1 o'clock he icttirncd home from a late dinner with Leonard Behr , the night watchman , with whom he was well acquainted , and went down to the basement where there was aMiooting galleiy. Heluiout was an expert shot nnd he proposed shootinga collar button liom Hehr's Imiui , with a tovolver. While Hehr's back was turned , young Helmont shot himself In the liulit side of tlio head. Physicians were summoned and the voting man's father was aroused , but he died soon after. The coiouer was notified and pronounced It a casn of suicide. It was evident that young Helmont had taken considerable vine with his dinner. Mrs. Helmont Is In Washington with Con gressman Perry Helmont and was notified by telegraph tins morning. The coroner said to-day ho had no doubt the shooting ot Raymond Helmont was duo to the accidental discharge of a mvolver , and feels assured that the case was not ono ot suiciilo. The Hll//.aril Trail. CIIICAOO , Jan. 31. Tluco and a half Inches of snow tell hero between 10 last night and 7 this morning , according lo the signal service mporl. The temperature at 7 o'clock was 2 above. At M 11 waukco It w as 10 below ; St. Paul 21 below ; Yankton , Dak. , 10 below Union , Dak. . 22 below ; Mooiohcad , Minn. , 2i ( below : Bismarck , Dak. , 25 below : Fort Hnford , Dale , , - " > below ; MIniicdosu , 3.1 be low ; St , Vincent , 37 below. ST. PA IT , , Jan. 30. Tlio mor- cnrv lias been rant'lnt : between CO and its degrees below zero for the past two days. The weather moderated some this morning and commenced snowing. Trains am delayed on all roads , the engineers not daring to run tast , fearing bioken rails. The signal ollicer ( reports that the average temperature ycstoiday was 2tl degrees below , being the lowest yesterday for fifteen years. The riHherles Qiieotlon. ToitoxTO , Jan. 81. The Ottawa correspondent pendent of the Mall says : "yesterday the announcement was made that the Imperial government had consented to send men-of- war out next season to assist In protecting Canadian fisheries. To the people of the United States tills will bo anything but pal atable intormation , but as a matter of fact , it is simply following the precedent established before the Washington treaty came into op eration. " One prominent official on being asked as the correctness of the renort said U Is time that the imperial authorities had con sented to send out ono or two gunboats next spring to assist the marine police in the en- loicemeiit of our fishery regulations. A Tnll-Kiulcr. CIIICAOO , Jan. 31. Tlio through Omaha passenger train on the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , was compelled to stop owing to a blockaded freight train about thirty miles from here. While the passenger train was vvaltlnc to get tluough It was run into by a local train from Peoria. Although several cars wem badly smashed 110 onu was seri ously hurt. The Kli > ln Dnlry Market. CutcAdo , Jon. 31. The Inter-Ocean's Elgin ( III. ) special says : Butter ruled steady at USc with sates of ll,2sO pounds. No cheese \ras oUercd , IIISCOCK IN DEEP ANGUISH The New York Senator Reported to Be Under the Wing of "Mo Too" Platt , MONARCHS OF THE MAIN. A. Ghost Story From Nebraska About lirlghnm Voitnar Crtntcs n Sou- sntIon News of the Na tional } Capital. IINcockSnlil to lie n Hlnltio "Vlan. WASHISUTOX , Jan. St. [ Special Tele- grain to the HKK | Senator-elect lllscock. ot Now York , Is In anguish. It has alvvaya been his habit slnco he entered public llfo to jlay ) 'possum until ho Was smoked out ; never lei anybody know what ho thought about any public matter until the rest ot the world had taken sides , vvlion ho shouted with the strongest. Hy deliberation nnd mysterious silence hclias won igioat reputation for wisdom as well as for cooil looks , nnd that brought him to the sonnte. To his astonish' nient and utter disgust ho reads In almost every paper ho takes up an interview with some one who had to do with his election , announcing that ho Is pledged to lilalno at the next icpubllcaii national convention , and will lead a solid delegation from the state of Now York. His supporters say that It was part of the bargain with Morton by which ho was elected , nnd timt them Is no USD in trying to keep It a secret. To ono ot his friends , who went to ask It the announcement was authorised , lllscock ex pressed annoyance at the publication and said it was Intended to Injure him. llo dodged the question as to the truth ot the an nouncement as ho always docs such Inquiries , but hts.lovo-llko facodld not light up with the ravishing smile. It Is accustomed to wear when he wants to bo mysterious and confi dential at the same time llo was too much disgusted to be natural , ho was too sad to smile , so he simply said that the announce ment was picmatmo nnd tucked the other man's paper In Ids pocket. All Now York men agree that IliseocK's hands nnd feet are tied and locked and that Thomas 0. 1'latt alone holds a key. They sav that 1'latt will bo moie of a senator when lllscock Is sworn In than ho was when bo nnsweied to the toll call himself. Then ho was moro or less under the Inlliieneo and instruction of Conkling , now he Is a trco agent with a man In the sen ate who must do as ho says. A ijy.vA.Minj cuuisKii. The navy department will complete this week drawings of the new dyna mite steel cruiser which Is to bo finished by Juno 1. This vessel is to carry three dynamite guns , each capable ot throwing with accuracy " 00 pounds ol dynamite a dis tance of ono mile. The company has prom ised to make them ot twulvo Inches calibre. If the guns are made of that capacity they will be capable of throwing 400 pounds of dynamite , which would be sulliciont to blow up the largest vessel known to any modern navy. The cruiser 'Is to have a speed ot tweuty-tlueo miles an hour and will co.it 8'550,000. Experts say this vessel will revolu tionize naval warfare. The house committee on naval affairs are earnestly working to formulate a bill author izing the construction of additional shins for the navy , Tim several propositions to the house ara bcini : considered by a suu-commlt- tce. and It Is understood that a bill will bo ready to report next week directing the ex penditure of $0,000,000 in the construction of additional armed cru'sers and torpedo bouts. The comuiittc.have had an Informal conference with tlic senate committee on naval affairs with.a view Of drafting a mea sure that will meet the concurrence oC the senate. The speaker Is said to bo In full sympathy with the movement and to have promised his assistance in having a day sot lor the consideration of the proposed bill. Chairman Herbert hopes to get a hill beloro the house this week with the unanimous en dorsement of his committee and have It dis- posedof by the house some day next week. The sentiment in favor of incieaslng the navy has been strengthened by recent events , and II tlio house will give one day next week to the consideration of such n measure it Is be lieved it will leccivo ntlirmativo action in both branches of congress. : NO DISTINCTION .MADI : , The senate Is very caieful that Us preroga tives are not invaded by the co-orilinat.o branch ol the government. The rules of tlio senate musl be obeyed by all , mespraivo of race , color or pievious condition. There Is a mm forbidding spectators in the senate galleries hanging their top coats or other car- ments over the iion railing that protects the liont row of seats , for fear that an apple or some other concealed weapon might fall upon the bald head ot a senatorial million- ail e. This prohibition is almost as old nnd unite ns sacred as the .Mosaic law. In fact the latter is not so strictly entoiced in tlio senate. This morning .Mrs. Cleveland and a younglady who Is her guest went to tno cap- Hot and took Urn seat that is always kept vacant for llm use of the president's wife should she at anytime favor the co-ordinato branch with tlio bless ing of her presence. 1'rob.vbly Mrs. Cleve land is not familiar with the tiadltions of tlio senate. If she is she unconsciously violated them by thiowing her sealskin dolman trimmed with Hnsslan sable over the balus trade. There It lay tor several moments until It vras obscived by one ot the arcuses that protect the senatorlaj dignity , who , trembling with emotion , strode down to the seat behind her and whispered in her ear. The piesl- dont's wife grasped her mantle promptly , tlnevv It upon the .seat behind her , and then , tinning to the agitated ar us , begged his par don wiin a smile that ho will carry around with him all the rest of his life. Till' . IIKIOIIAM YOUNO HOAX. Tlio Mormons in the city watching the Kd- mnmlsanU-poljcamy bill which has passed both branches ot congress and is now in con- feicnco committee , are niilte excited over ills- patches from Nebraska in to-day's papers in regard to Hrigham Young's ropoited scheme of lesiirrcctlon. Delegate Calno from Utah of course denies tlio story of the old man who had charge ot the homo near Lincoln , and who claims to be tlio author of the story about Hrmham Young being concealed there. Mr. Calno says he saw the Moimon leader buileilnnd placed In the tomb with a ton-ton stone over the entrance , and il'ics not doubt but that Itriglinm Young is dead. Hut an other stoiy comes from a resident of Utah which adds to tlio remarkable story tiom No- biasKa and makes ono look upon It with some consideration , Tim gentleman sny * that as everyone Knows the death of Itiigham Young vvt-s most mysterious. Tlio arianuomcnts tor the funeral were conducted with the greatest privacy , and not until the body was laid out was anyone allowed to see It. for , said the gentleman fiom Utah , the body in the coilin , shown only to the few , was an ingeniously prepared vvafigure. . A Frenchman was brought from France some time bel'oio the reported death ot Young and set to work to make a llfo-liko head and body of the .Mormon prophet As the lignro waste to repiesent him after death the Fiunchman found it rather an easy task and so m- markably well waa ttio work done that the lignro deceived many who saw It. When It came tltno for Young "to die" this figure was prepared for burial. The sub sequent mysterious funeral arrangements , to gether vvltli the strange death , all can easily bo recalled. The Frenchman who made the wax figure was slipped back to his native country and the .Mormons watched him well. Although this cnard was kept up , the man told his secret , said the Utah citizen , and It was published , but the Mormons managed to keep it from wide circulation. We heard it In Utah , but the Mormons have managed to decry it. The leason for Young disappcatlne fiom the earth for n resurrection was that the Moimons thought the United States gov ernment would give them trouble ere this. They made every arrangement for an exodus to Mexico. The leaders collected money and bought avast tract of land and paid cash for It in cold. They intended old Jirigbam Young to "Use from the iriave" and to order his faithful to depart to Mexico , but alaswhen tliu land bought came to bu pro- pal ed It was found the Mexicans had cheated them nnd sold them a lot ot mountains. So great was the chagrin of the elders that the exodus was postponed and Urigham Young did not rise. ITlie report referred to above la founded on a fanciful tale sent from Lincoln to the Chicago Tribune by n writer of wondrous yarns who has heretofore dlstlngutslio , ! him * self by Improbable ghost stoilcs. Ei > .J A Nr.nn.vw.v nv.cisiox. The supreme cotnt of the United States today reversed the decision of the Tutted States circuit court of Nebraska and re manded with costs the case of the King Iron llridgc and Manufactuuiif ; Co. vs. Utoo county. cotriiT ct.r.tiK * AND rr.r.s. A case was decided In the supreme court to-day which Is of great interest to clerks of the Tinted States court everywhere. Clement 11. Hill , clerk of the district court for eastern Massachusetts col lected fees from parties to whom ho adminis tered the oath of naturalization. , The depart ment of justice sued to recover these fees against the government and held that the clerk was entitled to the fees , the supreme court sustaining the finding. Tin : ixTiU'STATi : : roMviinru : HIM. AttornGy > l > cncr.iI Uailand has not yet given the mestdent nn opinion on the constitutionality of the Inter-stnto com merce bill. Ho Is receiving briefs trom the railroad attorneys who desire to submit points In opposition to the bill. The tact that ( intland , while In the senate , spoke against the bill nndialsed the question of Its constitutionality , was looked upon as a cettain Indication of an unfavora ble opinion fiom him. Slnco tiiat time , however , the district and circuit courts of the United States have decided numerous cases Involving the very points avalnst which ( inrlaud maiieoblectlolis. Tlio supieiuo court , too , has decided that con gress has power to enact legis lation of the character similar to the Cullom- Heagati bill. Seiul-olllclal icnorts from the white house are to the effect that the piesi dent will sign theact Inanyevent.xinlessMr. Garland should be able to convince him ot the entire variance of the bill with the con stitution. | 'INSIONS : TO IOVVAXS AND xnnn.vw VN < . Pensions wore issued to tlio following N'o- braskans to-day : Jsaao Train ( deceased ) , Norfolk Mills ; H. Holly , restoration. In creases of pension : JossMcCilasson , Cam eron. The following pensions were granted lowans : John H. Cassell ( deceased ) , Hr.ul- dvville ; ( icorgo W. Kelley , Kelley ; James K. Hilton , MavwelU Leouaid Anderson , resto ration. Viola ; Chailes H. Uaker/Fulton ; Daniel lioss , Iowa City ; James W. Matthews , Farmlngton ; Charles N. Wheeler , Uossvlllo : John O. Urudgell , Falrlicld. .MIUl'ARY JIATTK1IS. Army fin loughs authomcd : Sergeant Oeorge Cole , Company It , Twenty-third In fantry , Foit Wayne , Delioit , two months ; Coiporal William Jones and Privates Hen Huchler , William Dolby and William .1. II. Thompson , all of Company F , Second in- fantiy , Fort Omaha , lour months each ; Private ( ieorgo Hrackman. Uattery A. Fittli aillllery , Foil Columbus , New York harbor , thirty days. .Major Francis S. Dodge , paymaster , is under orders to go toWest Point next Tuesday to pay oir the permanent detachment of troops there. Tills Is the gallant officer who received his promotion to the staff forthcdashlntiand hazardous ride IIP made with his troop of the Ninth cavalry In 1879 over nearly two hun dred miles , tluough snow across the Hockics to the icliof of poor Thornburgh'y beleaguered command. rosTAr , ciiAxnr.s. The following Iowa postmasters wcro ap pointed to-day. Amos L. Shangle , Flint , Mahaskaconnty , vice J. S. Wharton ; John Jones , Green Mountain , Marshall county , vice A. J. Laird , deceased ; H M. J. McFar- laml. West IJent. Palo Alto county , vice Benjamin Fianklfn , resigned. The following Nebraska postmasters wcro appointed to-day : John S. Chain , Monterey , Cuming county , vice John Meister , re.sli.-ned ; Winlield U. Myers , Springville , Cnster county , vice John HaUer , resigned. The name of Alice , Franklin county , was changed to Upland. The president has nominated Willard II. Wheeler to be postmaster at Atkinson , Neb. The.postmaster.at.Uastlngs , Neb. , has ap plied' for a free mail delivery , and an inspector specter has been ordered there to ascertain it tfmofllce is entitled to n free delivery. Them have been ninety-live applications received at the postolllco department from different towns throughout the country ask ing for an extension of the fieo delivery ser vice under the recent act of congress , which extends the service In the discretion of the postmaster general to towns having specified qualifications. The number of towns having the requisite population or revenue is 180. Lackworthy & Meinke , ot Qutiicy. 111. , have been awaided the contract Tor the stone and biick woik lor the public building at Kcoknk , la. Their bid was 811,053. CAIMTAI. Nons. : Uepresentatlvo Weaver Introduced a bill in the house to-day to pension James H. Price- kctt. kctt.Dorsov Dorsov introduced for Laird a bill to pen sion Hiram Uateman. Dorsov also intio- duccd a bill to uension Harris Tullord. Senator Allison intioduccd n bill in tlio senate to-day to remove the charge ol deser tion from tlio military recoid of Andiew J. Gardner , of Iowa , and an incieaseof the pen sion of Hiram llateman. Maston Hunter Jones , liloomlield , la. , and Alexander H. Grlsscll , ol Menlo , la. , have been admitted to practice beloie the inteiior department. The comptroller of the currencv has author ized the Carson National bank of South Auburn , Neb. , to begin business , the capital being SM.OOO. The ollicers of the new insti tution me John L. Caisou , piesident , and Andrew H. Davlsou , cashier , ad postal changes. I3XDOUSKMHXT AS 1C K I ) . Tlio Ailiiiliilslratlon'.s Opinion \Vnntcil on ttie PiBhericH MoiiHiircH. WAHIIIXOTON , Jan. ill. The action taken the Itelmont Clements and HIco by , subcommittee mittee of the committee on foieign affairs on the fisheries question is understood to be as follows : The majoilty of the subcommittee mittee felt that whatever course taken by the house should be had , In view of the gravity of tlm Interests Involved , not only with the knowledge , but with the full assent and active concmrenco of the administration. They therefoio determined to foiwaul copies of the Kdmnnds joint resolution as passed by the senate , the Gorman retaliatory bill , as In troduced into tlio senate , nnd the Helinont letallatory bill ns icpoitcd by the foreign af- l.ihs eommltteo to both Secretary Hayaid and Secietary Manning. Secretary Manning Is specifically asked tor an expiession ol his views and preteience on the bills submitted as bearing upon the interests committed by law to his supervision , and both the secretaiy of the tieasury and secretary ot state are asked to suggest any moditicatlons which may seem to them desirable in either of tlio moasmea. The eatllcst possible reply Is solicited. The ntuOlynn Controversy. Nivv : YOIIK. Jan. ill. The academy of music was crowded last night In response tea a call of the Cential Labor union lor a mass meeting to express their disapproval of the acts of Arc.iblbhop Coirlgan in suspending Hev. Dr. Edward McGlynn trom St. Stephen's Homan Catholic church , for al leged insubordination In speaking at politi cal gatherings. The cist of the icsolntlons adopted is contained in the following para- guiph ; "While ireely recognizing tlio right of every citizen , be he laj man , priest or bishop , to participate by voice nnd vote In all public matter ? , we resent any attempt ot any ecclesiastical authority In or out ot the United States to drag religion intopolitics and to coerce its ministers in the lights of citizenship as a violation ot that principle ot absolute sepaiatlon ot church and state that is and ever has been ono of the chief bul warks of American llbeity. " Henry George spoke nt some length. Another " \Yiihash Development. Si'iii.varini.i ) , HI. , Jan. 111. Jiills were filed In the United States circuit court to-day by James It. Jessup , acting trustee In tlie- two issues of bonds of the Illinois & South crn Iowa railway dated March , lbG'3 , amount- in ; : to SuOO.OOO , and the Issue of the Great Western railway of IbTVJ , amounting to S',000,000 , which are underlying mortgaeei ot the Wabasn system. The bills pray tor foreclosure of these mortgages , also lor foro- closutoof the moitgago dated Ib07 between the Wabash and Western railways , which In volved the two lines In question and other lilies of tlio system , mmmnUnx to Ein.OOO.im These suits are begun.In . harmony with judice Giesham's fatuous decision requirlug local juil&dlctlon. OUA.VI3VAU TALK. German Opinions on the Imminent 1VHI of tlm Situation , Hrnux , Jan. 31. The committee of the national liberal party has Issued n manifesto to the elector * . They sav : "N'ever slnco the Franco-German war has the danger of a great conflict been so near. No statesman can lorni any certain conclusion ns to the fu ture , even for n few weeks. The peace ot Knropo rests at this moment solely upon the strength , readiness tor action and moral trustworthiness ot the German atiuy. The national liberals nto contident the voice of universal suftrago will pto- nounco the right decision. An nnpropltlons Ustio of the elections will bring down upon the country wni with nil Its terrors nnd , even with the best results heavv losses. " The Herlln Post ( > .eiul-ortlelall , In a leading article headed , "On the Kd o 01 the Knlle , " savs : "The position of General Houlanscr Is now not only slreimtli- encd , but Is becoming unassailable. llo Is laaster of tlio situation to a degree that neither i'lilers nor Gambelta over was. llo can only govein the situation by keeping up tlio warlike impetus ho has given It. lion- langer no longei has power to lead tlio people ple back to the path of peace. It heat- tempted to do so lie would have to quit his post burdened with lepiiueh fin having led Fiance to the btluk ol great peiil. " A AVnrltko Ilnmor. LONDON , Jan. ill. A minor Is current that the army reserves ol the first class are about to be called out. The tjtandatd denies the report. FOUTV-XIXTU COXCtUSSS. Sonnto. WASHINGTON , Jan. ! H. Mr. Van Wyck offered a resolution calllni ; on the secretary of the treasury for n report as to whether any national banks am loaning money or discounting notes requiring payment In gold coin only. Adopted , The senate then proceeded lo the consid eration of the sundry civil appropilation bill. Mr. Allison , who lias charge of the bills , stated that the committee on nppropilatlons had not added n single Item for public build ings not already anthotlzed by law , but the tilll had been leported In the honso even be lore tliu estimates biid been printed. nnd tlm senate committee had felt It its duty to sup ply the emissions. Mho total amount tor public buildings was nbontone and a half million of dollars. After a discussion , In which Mr. Allison furnished every detail In connection with the bill , the reading of the bill was resumed. After disposing of llftv- six panes of the bill out of 104 the senate ad journed. HOUHC. WASiu.vr.TON , Jan. 31. Mr. Lawlor of Illinois olfered the following pmamblo and resolution : Whereas , The bolllgcicnt tone of the Canadian press and tlio announcement that Great Dritian will bluntly dispatch a licet of \varshipstocrulso in tlio vicinity of our northeastern coast line , Indicate hostility to wards the United States growing out of our position on the lisheiles question ; and Whereas. Admiral Poiter has directed at tention to the fact that twenty-seven of our Atlantic , Gulf and Pacific haibors are abso lutely defenseless , efevcn of them to-vvlt : New York , San Francisco , Hoston , the lake ports , Hampton Koads , Now Orleans. Pnlla- dclohla , Washington. Baltimore , Portland , Maine , and Rhode Island ports on the Nar- ragansctt bay are In urgent need of Im mediate defense ; and Whereas , It Is alleged that Great Hrltaln and Canada are in possession ot chaits and exemplifications or all our harbors and coast defenses : therefore , Hesolvcd , That the president bo and Is hereby requested , as commnnder-ln-ehlef of the army ana navy , to inform the house of representatives at anearly day what steps , if any , are necessary , In his judgment , to pro vide for this emergency. The resolution was referred. The house went Into committee of the whole on the agricultural appropriation bill. After slight amendment the bill was mported to the house and passed. The house then went Into committee of the whole on the bill to consolidate certain bu reaus of the navy department Alter n brief discussion the committee rose and the house adjourned. Senatorial Contest * ? . iNniANAi'OMs , Jan. 31. To-day's joint senatorial ballot showed no change what ever. ( /HAiti.uiToy , W. Va. , Jan. 31. The dead lock in the legislature over the election of United States senator to succeed Camdeii continues unbroken. AUSTIN , Tex. , Jan. 31. In to-day's joint session ot tlm legislatum sevcial ballots worn taken without icsult. aller which nil- journment was taken until to-morrow. The indications point to tlie bieaking of the dead lock at tn-imii row's session. ArsriN , Tex. , Jan. 21. The last vote to-day showed eleven members ahsont or pair.'d , nearly all of whom are either Maxoy or Ireland men. it Is thought that the dead lock cannot continue anothci day. Titnxrov , N , J. , Jan. III. Ono senator and two assemblymen composed the joint meet- inir at noon to-dav. One ballot was taken , which resulted in thieo votes lor Abbott lor senator. The meeting adjourned until noon to-moirow. The .senate met at 8 o'clock to-night and adjourned till to-morrow noun , Tlio rcpul- llcan senators held a caucus tbl.s evening and after a conference with Sowoll , it is said , de cided on effecting an organ l/atlon to-moirow. The Telephone ; WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. In order to allow more time tor tliu argument of the telephone cases the decisions of the United States su preme cotut wcro bilcfly announced to-day , inst ead of beliv ' read In full as usual. After the usual motions and admissions to the bar there was a Inlet colloquy between the chief justice ami counsel lor the respective tele phone companies with regard to tlio allot ment of time lor their arguments. The chief justice finally announced that tliocourt would further postpone the February recess and sit Monday and Tuesday of next week to hoar arguments in these cases. In older to give all counsel ample time. Stariow then proceeded witli Ids argument on behalf of the Hell Telephone company. Chiniimun Iturieil Allvo. I'oim.Axn. Ore. , Jan , 31. This morning a hlL'h wind spuing up on the west slope of the Cascade mountains east of Tacoma , VY. T. , about eleven miles liom the west end ot the Northern Pacific tunnel , and blew down a large tree into a camp where a number nt Chinese laborers weio Bleeping. .Nine dead bodies had been removed at last accounts and a ilo/.eu or more weio injured. Three to tour feet ot snow Is on the gionnd and several bodies iiio still supposed to bo burled In the snow under the fallen timber. AVreclc ol'nn lOinlcrnnt Ship. LONDON , Jan. HI. The Hilllsh bail ; Ka- pumJa , which left London December U for FreemanWestein Austialla , with emigiants , came into collision near the coast ot Itra/il with an unknown vessel and was sunk. Three bundled ot the tj on boaid wem drowned. The remainder wore saved and have aril veil at Hahia. The Kapnnda was an iron ship. The Mimloror of I'reller. ST. Lot'is , Jan ill. The supreme com tat Jclferson City , Missouri , to-day granted a stay ot execution until APIII 1st next to II. M. ItrooKs , alias Maxuol ! , and tlio ( 'hini"-e highbinders , pending an appeal tor a new tiial. The execution was to have taken place next Tuesday. A KlriKo Knilnic. JKIISKV ( > nv , N. J. , Jnn. 31. About eighteen bundled of l.oiillaid stukoin ro- tuined to woik this morning at the firm's terms nnd the strike Is ended. The Loritlatds have all the hands now that they will cm- nloy , and ovi'iy department Is In opuia- lion. Tnvnns For I'rolilhltiiin. AUSTIN , Tex. , Jan , 31. In the lower house ot tim legislature to-day the joint resolution elution pioposing a prohibition amendment to the constitution was passed by a vole of UO eyes to21uays. COMPLICATIONS ARISE ! Thousands of Railroad Freight Hnndlorif ' Qo Out On Strike , TIGHTENING THE BLOCKADED Wlmt the "Men Domnniloil nnd that iisoim ( ilvon Kor Not Comply- Ins : "With Them ItiiHln Much Kmtinrrnsscil. Tlio Orrnt .Now York Strike. Nivv : YOUK , .Inn. ill. Tho-groat strike tooW n nowphase to-tiny. It Involves not only aiH dltlonnl longshoremen , \\lio wont out \Wa morning , but also tlio ticlfiht handlers oi railroads , tints tightening tlio blockade oi ttati ! < | Kitntlin nnd adding othur thousands ) ) to tlio thousands already idle. Appaiontly" liy pieronceited action committees of tliw Height hniidlcts of a number of lo.uls to-dajp presented foimnlated demands on the management - * agement , and It Is undeistood that slmllnc' demands will ho made on the nmiianers of all roads lending into tlio city. The Height handleis of the Pennsylvania ralhoad com pany cmplojod on tlio company's North liver pleis , to-day notified tlio managers that unless tlio into of wages was Incioased fiom 17 cents to so cents per hour n general stilko v\ould lollovv nil along the company's docks ; The company was given until to-mormv ? noon to consider the denmnd. There are about 2,000 men employed on the plci-s. Do- nmnds were also made by the freight handlers employed by the ( Vntial r.itlioail of Now ilorsej nnil by the Xo\v York , Lake Krlo & Westell ! forIncieased wanes nml tlueaton- Ing to immediately quit work If their de mands w cm not complied with , The con- eesslons usKud lor weiu icfnscd absolutely. At iheollleoof the New .lorsoy Central It wns ascertained that eommltteo of live waited upon the receivers this morning anil piesentod n demand lor Inci cased wanes lor the Height hniidlcistmd other employes nml Insisting on an nnswui on or hefoio ! ! o'clock this ntlcrnoon. The loceiveis met tl cm again at that hour nnd pave them n written reply in which lliov declined to comply vvltli the demands. The committee took their departure and Immediately itflet Wards the freight handlers ol the company on pier II went out on n strike. Amnni ; the de mands of the committee was that the coal stilke , as far as the Central inllroad of Now .leisoy Is conceiiicd , be settll'd in twenty- four hours after piesentlng this petition. Inj the conrso ot its reply tlio company MIJart " \Vo \ expect to give equal nay to clerks anil others who nro employed In similar posi tions , provided they are equally aualllicd to * fill these positions. Hut vvo rannot reconnl/w the propriety of paying all allko without m- . gaid to experience or elliciency. You state that yon will not handle any freight that , has ueen ( deviously handled by non union men. As recoiveis of a eom- li.iny that Is a common caitler , It Is our duty to handle any Height pie.sontod to us , whether the same has been previously handled by non-union men 01 otherwise.Vo shall do our utmost to pci form this duty. Yon demand that the coal sti ike bo settled so far as our lallroad isconeeined in twenty-1 tour houis. This strike does not exist among , our employes. It la for others not for us to settle.1' Several more ocean steameis arrived to- dav. The non-union men are working bolter" and ( hero is not M > much Irulght nllod up na on Saturday. In lliooklyn the strikers are ipiiet and ordeily. Freight is being moveil slowly by Italians nnd non-union handleis. Thurc is much embarrassment to business. T1I13 B1OUK 1MAUKKT. A Chronic Htnto or Dullness Pcrvnrt < s Wall Street. Nnw YOIIK , Jan. 31. [ Special Tclocrnm to the Uii.l : : The stock niaruct appeared to day to have ill if ted Into a state of chronic dullness , and outside of the limited dealings of loom traders positively nothing was doing. It was expected that thomturn ot ( iould from the southwest would be made the occasion for a move in one direction or the other , but ; excepting coal slocks , which were weak on the continuation of tlio strike , there was no life to tlm market , ( lould was q'loted in an interview as taking bullish views of the situ- . ntion. Ho was mpoitod to have said that In If the present prosperous condition ot the > 3 country them was no money In healing stocks at the low in Ices which now pto- vailcd. There was any amount ol bear talk on .Manhattan , nnd some heavy selling at the opening was followed 113 * an ad vance ofVt percent , Coal stocks slumped off after Hie opening. LacKnwanna diopplng- l percent. S. V. White bought the latter and encoinasjed his fiionds to take on some of Iho stock. The Wormsois weio buyers of Heading , and altogether them wem pietty goon indications that this class of stock : would bo suppoited against nnyfuilher bear inlds. Fiom good sources It was given out that ( iiinld certainly had a large interest In Jersey City and would bo found on the bull Kipe of Unit stock a little later on. Thorn wflK no important news from Washington. It was on all sides conceded that tlio presi dent would sign the Intel-state commerce bill , Atlorncv Ceneial Cat land , It vvaa stated , was to-dav preparing an opinion as to the constitutionality of the pioposed law. The maiket bioko badly dining the alter- noon on ropoitH that the brakemen on the Lackawanna and one or two other of the coal roads had been called out In aid ot the strike among the coal h millets. It was also \ \ repotted that the ptesident had signed tlio Inler-stato commeico bill. A shaip break oC HnXJ per cent ensued , Jersey Central hclnn especially weak. The total sales were about liJio.ooo shams. j | Itenilint ; ltp < > riiinl/iiilon PlniiH. Pini.ADr.UMiiA , Jan. 31. The Heading rnlhoad icoigaiii/atlon plan foimnlated by the general mortgage and income mortgage ) bmidholileis was Issued this evening. The plan piovides for the Issue of S11,000,000 o new improvement mortgage 1 per cent bonds to inn lor fitly vears for the payment of tliu moitgago ol 1S71 and pilor ihcmto ; tlm im provement moitgagoot 1S73 and real estate ) lines ol the lalliond company , and lor work ing capital. A now general mortgage of 501,000,000 at 5 per rent , to run for fifty yeais , will bo Issued for the present general mortgage bonds and general mortgage ami scrip and tunned interest to July , JtttT : control of the properly to desrend to tlm next lower Inloicst , on which live v ears' cnnsnc- ulivo inteiest has not been paid , n iccolpt by this moitgago ot its legular inteiest for live consecutive vears ; pmlcired stock to bu rated nt feWi ; Kohujlkill imvii-'atlon Mock to subscribe on a basis of one share of Heading ; loriour shales of Navigation common ami one Heading for two Navigation pmlerred. Deferred Income bonds will pay S'-Si per S100 bond , getting in return an additional 310U bond stamped , assented and having the satnu rights in the new company as they had In the old. Trlcil to Illim Up tlm fillip. N'i\v : YOIIK , Jan. ill. Just beloro tho/i steamer ( in ) andotte , carrying a mUro" carte and passengers and ciew nnmlioiliu lift } hoven , left liei whait a young man came np > from tliu cabin bun iedly and went ashore. When the sto'imer was off Long Branch a tmmcndous explosion oecuried. InvcstUa- lion showed a hole fifteen feet squaiu blown thnnuh both decks , doing mneli damage to the cabin and joiner work , No ono uas.setiously Injiiied. The young man wlio left the ship just bofoiu him started ciimu nbonid with a small satchel In his hand , llo did not have it when he went ashoie. It Is lielleved the satchel contained an explosive. The steamer put back to port for tcpalis. Tlm ISoixlltt Trial. Nr.vv YOIIK , Jan. 31 In the case of c.v- Aldeiman O'Neill , the defendant was pliircd on tual and lestliied in his ilelonsp that ho never attended tlie meeting at KiillM'atl'a or Mel.augldln'a. and vv.is never nt Me- Lunglilln's. llo denied being it member ot the ' combine. " in the afternoon both bides rested ixn ( wem commenced.