Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1888 — Page 1

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AMERICAN MARINE

Oer X&vizition Cannct Rrgiin Its Lest Supremacy Without lid. The Cent Shipping cf its Canntrj Sh:vrs Ltrge Giim at allFointj. lit State Qiarantints Saould Nat-Ba Sapparted By the Vessel?. An AeaefHlment of the Tonnafs Tax Law Recommended Inspector of Passenger Itoats The $absily Oaestion. Was!?i5;to5, January 2. The report ol Mr. C. ß. Morton, Commissioner of Navigation, sets forth in detail the various aids and advantages enjoyed by the shipping of other nations, and concludes that it is impossible, witbont a change of the present -condition, for our navigation to re'ria its lost supremacy in tue foreign trade. He tajs that our vereis must be put on an equality with foreira shipp, or they must be gradually forced out of the contest. Eounties or subsidies are paid by Spain, Italy, Germany, France, etc., and British Teseela hare been and are aided under one f:ui9e or another. The report alludes to various facts relating to the West Indian and South American trade, which riaturaily belongs to this country, but is almost monopolized by European ships. "With regard to the coaaling trade, the Commissioner says the ca?e isditierent, and the shipping employed enonntins to 3,010,22 tons, without including many craft not documented, ia reasonably pros"perons, especially upon the lakes, where the coastwise trade is developing rapidly, the increase in the American tonnaee there during the year ending June 'M, 1887, being 21.100 tons. The gam upon the Pacific coast was 8. TCI tons, and it wa3 about the same on the Western rivers. ' The total documented tonnage of the United States is 4,105 Sil tone, distributed as follows: Atlantic and Golf, 2.0,272; Pacific coast, 300,445; Northern lakes, 783,722; Western rivers, 027,-10.5. The foreign going registered tonnage is 1,015,62 tons. The Commissioner reccnimend3 that tba coasting trade be relieved of its buudens as to pilotage fees, on the ground that in many case? where pilotage was formerly essential the Government has expended millions of dollars in improving channels, in placing beacons and buoys, in making measures aud accurately noting them on carefullly preEared charts, and in erecting lightouses. He thinks shipping should receive the benefit of these improvements iu reduced charges for pilotage, and that Congress should abolish the compulsory features of the State laws imposing pilotage, half pilotage, or license fees on coasting vessels, so that the practice maybe uniform in all the States. He speaks nf the impolicy of local taxation of vesse's and its tendency to drive the ownership cf vet sela from the place where they are tixed to places where they are not taxed, aa well as tie fact that i weights them in their contest with foreign shipping, net only not taxed but subsidized. He saja that the expense of State quarantine should be paid by the parties interested that is, by the general public, and that fees for the support of the stations and the salaries of the officers should not be exacted of vessels, the owners of which sufier more than they 6hare in having their vessels detained in quarantine, while at expense for crew aud loss of service. The Commissioner is of the opinion that American sailing or steam vessels should be allowed to transport goods, on wbich duties have been secured, without farther bonds, the vessel beirg already bonded under the navigation lare, and the present regulations constituting a discrimination against ordinary sailing vessels aud steamers of the United States cot formins a part of regular lines. An amendment of the. laws relating to tonnage tax is recommended so that steam vessels may pay on trie same relative capacity as sailing vessels. The present tax discriminates in favor of foreign vessels. To prevent duplication of names of vessels of the United States there being, for example, exactly sixty "Susans" or names derived therefrom, he recommends that names of new vessels be submitted to the Bureau of Navigation, where an alphabetical list Cf all the vessels in the United Elates is kept and where it could beat once determined whether the name proposed would be a duplicate of others already In use. The report refers to the lack of system on the lakes, aa regards the pahnishaum of crime there on vessels of the Unite! State?, and recommends the extension of the admiralty jurisdiction to include such cases. At present some of the counties extnd to the middle of the lakes, and often it ia almost impracticable to establish the fact that an offense was committed in a particular jurisdiction. The courts have heretofore had difficulty in disposing of these cases. He thinks that there should be some 'inspection of vessels carrying passengers upon waters cf a Btate subject to the.laws of the United States.and suggests that a law be enacted to make the recording of bills of sale, mortgages and hypothecations of vessels aa valid, when recorded in the proper custom house, aa when recorded under State laws, in State courts or otherwise, and to authorize concurrent jurird'etion on the part of United Stetei District Courts with btate Courts in the matter of foreclosure under sach documents. The Commissioner describes the many hardships encountered by the shipowners, by reason of the constant'ehanges going on in navigation from sail to steam, from wood to iron, and from lion to steel, and also by reason of foreign bounties, subsidies and aids granted to foreign shi ps competing with our vessels, both In the merchant service and the sheries. The Commissioner says he is especially Indignant that "the Canadians should hava r de the $5,500,000 foolishly given them tv the United States for almost worthless fishing privileges, a fund, the interest on hicb, he says, Is paid as a bounty to anadian fi ahermen competing with our hermen, who are already at a didvantsge on account of greater ipfcte for yeesels, outfit1!, bait and gee. Tins condition of affairs he adds, i Id disobedience of the Bible injunc tion, cot to gee the the kid in ita mother's milk. He suggests tnat the present practice aa to steering gear ahould be made uniform, ao hat an order to "port" on one ship would not, is is now the case, mean to "starboard" on another vessel, whose chains are differently rove. The Commissioner expresses himself in ia vor of a saval reserve, and concludes hit .report with a cLrsJt ol a plU tmbodyiag his

ideas of the legislation required on this and other points caliiog for prompt action by Corgrcss. THE YAQUI WAR. Meiicaos Playing Double for the Benefit of Laud Grabbers. No o ales, A. T., January 2. Strange and startling news has been developed in the past few days in the Yaqui river campaign. The Yaqui war has been carried on with the understanding that at its close the lands of Yaqui and Mayo rivers were to be divided severally among the Indians, and by making the Yaquis and Mayos believe thi3, a majority surrendered. It has now come to light that the Mexican gunboat Dcmocrata has secretly removed at various times over 1,500 Indians from the river- They have been taken to the State of Colima, where they are dying of fever and other diseases. Chief Ca jams, who was supposed to have been shot, according to the military customs cf the country, is said to have been assessinatcd after making the confession. He was taken aboard the gt.nboat at Guaymas, an I at the dead of night the vessel steamed down to the mouth of the Yaqui river, where ho was given a horse and escorted to return to his village, as was thought, bat it ia charged that while leading the party one of his escort rode up behind him and shot him in in the back. After be fell several other balls were fired into his body. On what pretense the Indians were invited aboard the Democrata is not known. Lend grabbers, who are said to be very tear the Federal government, are gradually absorbing all tillable land in the valley. The remainder of the Yequls are disaffected, and two or three light skirmishes which have taken place in the past, it is expected, will be followed by open war. The Indians are destitute. .Militia patrol the river and protect the interests of the lsnd-giabbe ra. LAMAR'S NOMINATION.

Kepubiicans at Albany Resent His Mew Honor Kesolntlon Tasked. Altasy, X. Y January 2. At the Republican Assembly caucus meeting tonight the following resolutions, ottered by Assemblyman John I. Piatt, of Duchess county, were passed: Resolved, That the safety of our Institutions and the proper administration of our laws require that the court shall be protected with the most jealous care from any taint of complicity with crime in any form, and the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest in the land, is the one place which should be forever sacred from the intrusion of disloyalty, dishonor and fraud. Kesolved, That the nomination to a seat on that bench of L. J. C. Lamar, who violated his oath of allegiance to go into rebellion against the Urion, who has declared by his vote tbat the amendments to the Constitution which were pledges of reconstruction and the embodiments of the results cf war, are cot equally binding wih the rest of the constitution; who has denied that levying war against the Govtnment was treason, and who owes his seat in the Senate and his political power and prominence eoitly to the suppression of Ilepublican votes by violence and fraud, was an insult to tne entire loyal population of this Union, and we demand of the Republican Senators from this State that they resent that insult by voting against his confirmation. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to Senators Evarts and Hucock. Blinnescta TLresber Company Case Derided. St. Tail, January 2. The motion of H. G. Stone for an injunction against the Minnesota Thresher Company came on for a hearing in the United States Court to-day before Judge Nelson, aud at the close of the hearing the motion and injunction were denied and reiused. The applicant was defeated largely by his own letters and circulars written at various times to the stockholders, which were produced and reed in court. Out of 12H banks aud financial institutions the applicant directly represented but five, nearly all the others accepting the present plan of reorganization and acting in harmony with the directors of the thresher company. The formal trassier of this great property will now be made and possession taten at once. Much interest has bean felt in the final outcome cf this lou and bitter fight, and general satisfaction is manifested at the result. L. Mortimer Fulls. Mlnm.aioi.is, January 2. F. I,. Mortimer, owner of the Mortimer apartment house which was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago, ma'e an asaigument to day for the benefit of his creditors. The assignees state that the failure was clue to the low award by the adjusters and the attachment of the insurance by several creditors, and tbat the assets consist of real estate, $50,000, and insurance $17,500, while the liabilities are $40,173 due local creditors. It is learned from other sources that the real estate is largely encumbered. The Weir-Miller Fight, MiKWEAi-ou, January 2. The fight between Ike Weir and Tommy Miller, the Omaha bantam, originally announced to be fought at Omaha on January lltb, will occur in Minneapolis, January 2:id. The contest has been changed from ten to twenty round, with the smallest glove3 the raw will allow. Articles of agreement will be signed by Weir and sent to Omaha to-night. The contest wLl be for 75 and 25 per cent of the gate receipts. How HcKeen Worked the Snap. Teerk 'Halte, January 2 Special While the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Daytoslpeople were getting out a restraining order to pottpone the election, Judge J. M. Allen, of the Superior Court, granted a restraining order preventing the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton from voting Ives' proxies, McKeen voted all the stock, while Dexter and Maxwell had cot a dollar's worth to vote. At the conclusion of the election of the directors they in turn elected McKeen president. Dexter, Maxwell and Ives all lert the city to-night. The former in a f peclal car. while Ives traveled on an ordinary first-class ticket. Chloroformed and Kobbed, Chicago, January 2. Dr. Edward Eert, his wife, seventeen-year-old daughter and servants were choloroformed while asleep in their elegant home, en Vernon avenue, last night, and were unaware until the v awoke late to-day with aching heads that the house had been ransacked from top to bottom by burglars. Every room in the houfe was thoroughly searched, including the boudoir of Miss Bert, but strangely nothing is missing save a $360 gold watch belonging to the Doctor. Over $1,800 worth of jewelry was left undisturbed. The Barrett Murder Trial, Mi55EAf'OLTs, January 2. Prosecuting Attorney F. F. Davis, arguing in the Barrett mnrdir trial, ocenpied the entire day in the District Court. W. W, Irwin, for the defense, will speak to-morrow, and the case will doubtless go to the jury at night. Interest increases as the trial dxawi to a clcse.

READING'S TRAFFIC

Re New 1'ea Nst Quite is Skillful is the Old Hinds in Hindling; Cin. Sbipnuni of Fraight And Cul Past ReiUs Considerably Decreased. No Feu Tbat the Shop Hinds Will Join in the Rtilroid' Strike. The Full Complement at the Gordon Plane All Ouiet at Other Points on the hbamokin Division Notes. Reaping. Pa., January 2. Coal and freight traffic, while in full operation on the Heeding railroad, is not as brisk as it was before the preeent labor troubles. It is apparent that the new men are not able to move trains as rapidly as the old one. The ma jority of the coal mines are idle, and this, likewise, has its effect upon the trtff.c. For the twenty-four hours ending ith midnight, forty coal, trains, made np of 3,172 loaded coal cars, passed down the read, and thirty-eight trains, composed of 3.073 empty coat care, came n p from Tort Kicbmond. Usually the total number of coal cars, loaded and empty, passing throcgh this city on Sunday was from 10,000 to 12,000. Yesterday sixteen freight trains passed np the road and twelve down. This Is also a decrease from the daily shipments a month ago. There is now no fear by the business community that the shop hands in this city will strike. It is an assured fact that they will not do so. In evidence of this appreciation of the conduct of the men here, and as a further measure of conciliation a circular was is?ued by Superintendent Cable and distributed among all the employes here, thanking them in the name ef company for their loyalty and faithfulness in standing by the company and promising that their good conduct should rot be forgotten. The men in this city, while not taking any official action at their assembly meeting, generally speak in denunciation of Sharkey, Lee and other leaders who, they say, having now been discharged by the company, try to foment trouble and lead old and faithful employes who have no grievances to strike. Advices from north of Reading to-day say that at Gordon p'ane a full complement of hands is at work. The plane was kept in operation all Sanday, and a large quantity of freight and of coal was hoisted. Superintendent Lawler. of Shamokin, reports to Superintendent Cable to-day that he is well supplied with men and really has more now than he requires to handle the trade. At Mahacoy plane the strike is more serious, but with the collieries all idle, the officials have not experienced much trouble iu hsndliDg ita business. At ali other points on the Shamokin division evervthing was reported quiet this rcornirg. Tolice have been stationed at all points where trouble is likely to occur. About .'ICO special officers have been distributed from this city along the main line. From now on Superintendent Cable anticipates lighter coal shipments, because all the coal cars which have blocked the sidings have been moved, and the many idle collieries will cause a great falling off in the coal trade. AH Iron industries at this vicinity are preparing to shut down if a coal strike takes place. There is not enoup h coal on hand in this city to supply privaie consumers more than several v.et ks, end prices are going tip. All Ouiet at Philadelphia. I hiiai FruiA, January 2. There is no material change apparent in the Heading Railroad strike here to-day. The Knights of Labor who left the company's, employ are ttill in a s'ate of mssterly inactivity, wnile tie company's oll'.cials sav they experience ro difficulty in securing all the men needed for the proper handling of the business. The day being a holiday, the quietness prevailing the several shipping points here is attributed to that fact, but Knights claim that a great number of their fraternity have retired from the service of the company, and that the effect will be shown to-morrow, when the company's shipping business will be regularly resumed. ill Aid the K:ilroad Men. Tottvillk, Pa., January 2. A meeting, embracing 1,000 representatives of the miners ef this region, was held at Mount Caimel to-day. it was resolved unanimously to strike unless the demand for the continuance of the eight per cent advance is conceded, and even in this event, to mine no coal to be handled by "scab" railroad employes. A meeting of representatives of districts 2s"os. 12 and 14, Knights of Labor, waa held here to-day to confer with Chairman Lee and other leaders and conclude upon a scheme of suggestions to the meeting of the joint committee of the Knights of Labor and miners and Amalgamated Association, which meets here today. The district meeting indorsed the actional the Mount Cancel meeting and passed a resolution to the same effect, which will be submitted to the joint committee meeting to-morrow. IMIners Will Strike. H raping, Fa., January 2. Advices received here to-night from the interior towns of the coal regions say the coal miners will undoubtedly strike to-morrow morning, when all coal traffic will, of course, be suspended. A Deliberate Assassination. CmcAGO, January 2.John Mack, alias Johnson, a colored gambler from Richmond, Ind., belns worsted in a quarrel over a game of "craps" in a State-street paloon to-night, remarked carelessly that before leaving the place he would kill some one. After swallowing a glass of whisky at the bar Mack pulled his revolver, and, taking deliberate aim at an inoffensive spectator, Frank Ball, colored, put a bullet through his heart. Mack then, holding the crowd at bay, coolly backed out of the salocn aod escaped. Sawyer' Opinion of Lamar. Chicago, January 2 In an interview to-day, United States Senator Sawyer, of "Wisconsin, referring to Lamar's appointment, said: "Lamar is a plagued sight better for Supreme Justice than any one else that could be gotten from that District. I served with Lamar four years on the Railroad Committee, and know him well. I Have had many conversations with him, and am satisfied he is a loyal man to the Union. Hia real sentiments, as I know them from intimate association with him, were expressed in the Sumner eulogy, and in his speeches in the Forty-third Congress on the Louisiana con.

tested election cases. As to whether he will vote for his confirmation, I do not say. II have told yon what I think of him, and that he is the best man tbat could be got for bis judicial district. I think he will be confirmed, and that most of the Republican Senators think as I do."

Pensions Granted . Washisgto, December 31. FSpecial. Pensions i.avebeen granted to Indiana applicants as follows: Mexican "War Nancy Holley, Harmony; Ulirabeth Brown, New Albany. BNew Pensions David Bailey, Sullivan; Sarah Loring, Madison; Emma D. MoManns, Liberty; Martin A. Bailey, Timeno; John Ekol, Clarksburg; James C. Veatch, Rockport; George Oeding, St. Henry; "William Brannecker, St. Henry; Frederick Bestie, Mount Vernon; lleary Strotman, Yincennes. Increase James Edwards, Lafayette; Silas Arson, Seilersburg; William H. Lowder, Frankfort; Gtorce Spalding, Forchman; Andy Perrin, Brownstown ; Levi Abbey, Bean Blossom; John Julian, Pendleton; George Barnaid, Mitchell; Hamilton Nowlee. Independence; George A. Grover, Terre Haute; John S. Justice, Six Mile; John Smith, Tiptcn; Thomas S Vawter, Bexville; Junes Jordan, FortvilJe; Ferdinand A. Bourbe, Rosewood; John Tutrew, Morgantown; Andrew T. Wilson, Indianapolis; James . Davis, Farmlan-1; Griffin "Stradley, Laagdon; James H. Butcher, Bloomington; Abraham McKinrey, Marietta; Charles N. Coilman. Oaktown; Robert Rarne't, Klrkline; Joseph A. Sfconer. New Wavorly; Ueorge Fields, Leipsic; Matthias Hels, Greensburg. Restoration Joseph C. K inkle, rinkamirk, Martha, mother of Maanifer KepleyGeorgetown; Phehe, idow of William Ü. l'aynter, Gosport; Greet, widow of Francis Fatten, Indianapolis; Sarah A., widow of Peter S. Nance, Holbieville; Melvina, widow of James 8. Church. Sullivan; Elizabeth, widow of James F- Kinman, Petersburg, minor of Charles Peachey, Ilrzelton. Mexican War Thomas McDowell, Patriot; James Tompkins, Lotus. Original George C. Water house. New Albany; Henry Dibble, Indianapolis; Arthur Wheeldom, Lak Side; Loyal V. Lewis, Kendallville; Eugene E. Payne, South Bend; John Bowers, Laurel; Mitchell Gerard, Delphi; Henry Lee, Riley; James M. Hislip, Trin ty Springs. Increase Robert W. Osbrn, Brazil: John B. Crittenden, llowesville; John L. Williams, Billingville: J. E. Kinman (deceased) Petersburg- Samuel Keggerries, Windsor; Henley Helpin, Bowling Green; David Fried, Corydon; William W. Mahlsr, Kenanwi; John M. Leonard, Freedom; John Hartsoch, Knox; Michael Sehn, New Albany: John W. Chance, Laurel; John W. Smith, Martinsville; Patrick Haney, Rushville; Shadrick Montgomery, Monroeville; Stephen Lee, Boonvilln; oeorge W. Freet, Crawfordsville; John Crosscloss, Washingtown ; Abner N. Cofiing, Stone;BlulT; Henry Blake, Mount Etna; David Anglemyer, Gravelton; Jacob Willman, Fort Wayne; Moses Sellers, Montgomery : John F. Henry, Morgantown; Nathan learce, Martinsville; Henry N. Smith, Millport; William Robinton, Brookston; Levt Stanbrough, Noblesville; Joseph Egert, Milltown; David Hay, Hulton ; John Kennedy, Keystone; George W. Shall, Princeton; Joseph H. Miller, Mitchell; George W. Wilkes. Dogger; Herman Kleinsorge, Fort Wayne; James G. Ward, Bean Blossom; "William Herndon, Cornettsville; D. H. Welton, York Centre; D. J. Hodges, (deceased) Bloomington. Mexican war George W. Hastings, Barket; John W. McClure, Spencer. Original Charles James, Pendleton; John Moccabee, Geneva; Jeremiah Cohen, Bryant's Creek; Isaiah T. Milner. South Bend ; Thomas T. Eaton, Liberty; Isaac N. Williams, Hush Creek Valley; James A. Dale, Washincton; Bsnjamin F. Keppert, Pyrmont ; Tobias G. Grimes, Thorntown; Miles Caippell, Spiceland; Eliza C'jan, Bloominzton; Daniel Fall, Silverville; Lathy Waratr, El wool; Mary Norton, ivteriville. Ir.crfase. Thomas Graham, l.awrencoburg; Isaso Roccb, Washington: Albert M. BrruBcn, lirient. ;-, Original. Snyder, Cumbeilarrd; Valentine Gatzell, Jasper; Lewis R. Robinson, Hiliaboro; Lewis Williams, Valparaiso; Jceeph Seacat. Alton; Nathaniel Walters, Watermen ; Joseph Bates, Lafayetie ; John M. Woods, New Harmony : David C. Scull, Lebanon; Samuel J.Matthews, Brewersville; Curtis C. Färber, Portland; Thomas W. Moody, Little Y'ork: Gilbert W. Boyer, North Vernon; David Tenkel, Wabash; John T. McCauley, Lcogootee; Allen D. Johnson, West Fork; JohnB. Buzzard, Ellettsville; John W. Riley, Vevay; David Snurr. Wawaka; George M. Williams, Connersville; Parker Nt I Egal Is, Lapel : James H, Ford, Farmland; John A. Maiey, Plymouth; John Atchison, Huron; George W. Sargent, Crawfordsville; Phillip T. Eeelinger, Versailles; Leander Banister, Seymour; John A. ßfgner, Logansport; William H. H. Evans, Lebanon; James Davis, Scottsburg; James Smith, Kempton. The Great Lick Lens Mouuted. San Joe, Cal., January 2. The great objective or thirty-six inch lens ol the Lick telescope was successfully mounted yesterday afternoon, and would have bean turned on the heavens that evening had the sky been clear, but it havihg become obscured about sundown, no observations were made. Superintendent Floyd, Frofereor Keel er and Messrs. Swazy and Clark are well pleased with the work. Aa soon as an observation is made the photographic lenz will be mounted and experimental photographs taken to determine the work required to finish it, which Mr. Clark heretofore has been unable to do. Areba-oloiieal Curiosities. "Waehi.ngtok, January 2. The American Association for the Advance of Science at its last meeting adopted unanimously a resolution recommending to Congress that steps be taken for the preservation of some of the remarkable aich.'eological cariosities of the West, and it is probable that the subject will be laid before the proper committees of Congress during the present session. For the present nothing more is contemplated than the passing of an act reserving designated spots perhaps not more than half a dozen from appropriation and settlement under the land lawB, thus in a way stamping them as Government property. Columbus Scale Trouble. Pittsbvbo, January 2. The Knights of Labor have so far been unsuccessful in getting the railroad coal miners at Scott Haven to come ont for the Columbns scale. As a result of this a namber of operators notified their mines that a reduction of 5 cents per ton would be made in their wages, to take effect at once. A strike may follow. Killed by Cigarettes. CoLrMtre, January 2. Special. Mr. Charles Self, a wealthy and prominent merchant of Hartaville, in this county, died suddenly last nirht. Deceased was an inveterate smoker of cigarettes, and hit death Is attributed to cause,

PACIFIC RAILROADS

Senator Stanford Takes Exception to the Commission s Report. Denying That the Government Was Misused By the Constructors. No Truth in the Charges That the Company's ' Bocks Were Destroyed. A Violent Assumption on the Part of the Commission The Central Pacillc lias Fulfilled All Obligations. New Yopk, January 2. In the course of ai interview regarding the reports of the 1'dciEc Railroad Commission, last evening, Senator Stanford said tbat the statement tht ever $100.010.000 was made out of that" 27,CO0 C00 of Government bonds was the sheerest nonsense. "We have realized $100,000,000 out of the road," he added, "but it is nobody's business but our own so long as we haye faitafully fulfilled our contract with the Government. But we could not very well make i 100,000.000 out of $27,000,000. We constructed the road at more than ; double the cost of the bonds received from the Government, but whether four or lour thousand men owned the road it made no oifierence to the Government so far as its security was Cancerned." J,But you will admit that little cash was actually paid in by the stockholders and that an immense quantity of stock was watered?" . "What difference does it make whether 1,0C0 or 100,000 shares are represented? That would not prevent the road from increasing in value, would it? Itis true that not a great deal of capital was paid in by way of subscription, but the road was built on stock and bonds. It was ef little moment whether or not any money was paid in by subscriptions so long as the company observed all obligations. If we had had the good fortune to be presented with an Aladdin's lamp, with which the road could have been rubbed into existence, it would have been of no consequence to the Government." "How about the charge that you and Messrs. Crocker, Huntington and Hopkins directed that certain books belonging tp your company should be der-.rojed in order that the committee might not scrutinize them?" "That is absolutely false. I do not remember to have seen these bsoks. I certainly gave no directions for destroying them. The committee was aCorded every opportunity for caining information as to the affairs öf the Central Pacific Company. I refused to answer but one question, and that was with reference to giving the names of confidential agents. I acted under the advice of counsel, who insisted tbat I was under no more obligation to reveal these names than I would have been had some outsider been determined to prosecute an inquisatorial investigation. We never denied the committee the privilege of examining our books. There was not a bit of testimony during the investigation which, in any way, indicated that any books had been destroyed. It ia a most violent assumption on the part of the committee to make euch an assertion." "What services to the Government, in your opinion, ha3 the Central Pacific not yet fulfilled?" "Not one. In fact. We are supposed to do what the Government asks of us until our contract expires. When a scientific xpedition is sent abroad via the Canadian Pacific and Vancouver, and when goods are sent through Canada from the United States, to reach San Francisco in violation of the Inter-State Commerce law, I say when the Governor permits this, it cannot be very anxious for our rsilroad service, and yet such is the case. We have carried a few troops, but the construction of our road through the Indian Territory has done much to make war-like preparations necessary. We stand ready to fulfill any obligation to the Government called for in our contract. If it continues to see fit not to ask anything of us, why, our service is fulfilled just the same, is it not?" "What will Congress do with the committee's report?'' "That's more than I know. Fattison insists tbat our charter shall be annulled. The other two commissioners think a bond and mortgage scheme would suit them better. Well, 1 guess the job to annul our charter will be a big one. I would like to have a court appointed to consider the equities between the Government and the Central Pacific as provided by an act of Congress in March last tnat declared that inquiry sbould be made as to how much less time it took us to build the road than required by the contract. As a matter of fact we finished the road in 1SG9; the contract required us to complete it before 1S76, It was built during war times, and at twice the amount it would have cost us had we waited until 1870 before completing it. We therefore saved the Government $7,000,000 annually, or $49,000,000 in the ageregate.I may be mistaken, but I hardly think Congress will coincide with all the committee's recommendations. I do not apprehend that we shall sufier very materially from the investigation. Ohio Legislature Convenes. '' Oolcmbcs, O., January 2. The sixtyeighth General Assembly convened at 10 o'clock this morning. The House was or-' ganiied by electing . L. Lasapson, Speaker. David Lannlng, Clerk, and the balance of Republican caucus nominees. Thirteen members of the Republican Senate caucus made nominations for officer Saturday night, selecting J. C. Richardson, of Hamilton, President pro tem, and T. J. Haves, of Lawrence, Clerk. The other Republican Senators who claimed to have been Ignored in caucus combined with the Democratic members this morning, and organised the Senateby electing T. F. Davis, of Washington county, President pro tem. ; Judge Lowry. Clerk; Walter F.Thomas, Journal Clerk; 8. M. Flenner, Message Cieik; Bell 8. Hanford, Engrossing Clerk; Miss Polti Rumler, Enrolling Clerk; H. L. Korte, Recording Clerk; D.W. Glenn, Sergeant-at-Arms; A. C. Glover, first asist ant; Evan Evans, second assistant; R. B. Crawford, third assistant. Korte is a Democrat, and was Secretary of the Democratic committee two years sgo. Six of the Republican caucus nominees were defeated and others elected. The Governor's message was presented and read in both branches this afternoon. Ont of the Receivers' Hands, Philadklfhia, December 2. The Reading Railroad to-day paeeed out of the hands of the receiverr, and the ofbcersof the road assumed lull control, this action being

taken is accordance with an order from the United States Court. The transfer was not made with many formalities. The receivers, in a circular, abandoned their control and President Corbin acknowledged the receipt of this and his acceptance in a reply of a like nature. The receivers have not yet finished all that is to be done before they really retire, and at present they are hard at work upon a settlement of accounts and report.which will he submitted to the annual meeticg of the stockholders, which will be held next Monday. President Corbin will also have a report, which is cow in preparation. BOLD THIEVES. They Kob a Priest's House With Tfaelr Bevolvers Drawn. New Brighton, Pa., January 2. One of the most daring robberies ever perpetrated in Beaver County -occurred this morning about 2 o'clock, at the residence oi Kc v. Father Bigham, pastor, of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, of thjs place. Mrs. Christy, the housekeeper of the minister, had been sick, and was occupying a room with a Mrs. Mary McNally, who acted in the capacity of nurse, and a young niece, a'oout fourteen years of age.

At the hour named Mrs. Cristy awoke acd discovered two masked men in the room. The robbers then drew their revolvers and demanded her money. She replied tbat she bad none. At this j unctare Mit? Genie Clarke, the niece, awoke, and seeing the men, began to scream, and Mrs. Cristy, taking advantage of the confusion, pressed an electric button which rang a bell in Father Bigham'a room. The priest, suddenly aroused, confused and half asleep, rushed out into the hallway, thinking the woman bad been taken very ill and tbat his Eervicea were required. One of the robbers rushed to the hail and forced the reverend gentleman in his rocin, where he at once hid his valuables, money ahd watch. The burglar then told him to open the door, or he would batter it down, and Father Bigham replied, "I will sboot you through the door." But the villain had prepared for this by taking the young lady out of bed and holding her before him, where she called to the wellnigh frantic priest not to shoot, as she would surely recive the anot. The priest then hid the revolvers and opened the door, when the burglars made a search ot the room, but failed to find anything of much value. He asked for the gold watch which the priest always carried, and upon it being explained to him that it was loaned to a brother, became bo exasperated that he dealt Father Bigham a blow with a revolver, which felled him to the floor. The robbers then forced the four occupants cf the house to walk down stairs, and at the point of the revolver compelled the priest to open a safe and give them the contents, amounting to $115, which had been teken in the Sunday collections. The pair then departed after exacting a solemn oath from all concerned tbat they would not give the alarm for an hour. Several hours Ister Detective Lazarus, of Rochester, anested three men on suspicion and took them to Rochester, where two of them were positively identified as the men who committed the robbery. . SHE LOVES TO FIGHT. A Chat With Urs. Battle Stewart, "The female John L. Sullivan." Buffalo Express. To look at her no one would believe that the woman who Eat in room 7 at the Spencer House last evening, talking with an Express young man, was the champion woman prize-fighter of America Mrs. Hattie Stewart. Though built from a mold male for casting a man, Mrs. Stewart is not masculine In looks, save for ber short hair. Her face is round and attractive, and her voice is pleasant. The vernacular of the pug.list aud spcrt sounded strange from her l.ps, and her evidently sincere interest in sporting matters especially prize fiehting was a novelty, to say the least. From Maine to California, Hattie Stewart is known to eporting men as "The Female John h 8ullivan," and she is proud of her title. On November 11th last a full-page picture of her adorned the New York Pclice Gazette, acd the treasures it in a scrap book well tilled with other press notices she has reC6 ved. ' 1 nke to fight," said she. "As a girl at school in Philadelphia I was always fighting with boys. I was born and brought u in Philadelphia. I learned boxing and club-swinging in 1S70, when I was twenty years old. For three years I taught boxing to ladies in the Norfolk, Va., gymnasium. Those Southern women are pretty tocgb, too. They can put on the gloves with any man. All they care for ia horseracing and sport" 'Have you seen the challenge of Mrs. Alice Robson, of Pittsburg, printed in the New York World of November 27 last? Shepflers to fight you to a finish for f 1,000 a eic'e." "Yes, I have seen it, and have answered it through the World. I will meet her at any time or place, and will fight her for any amount. She has not replied to my answer. I think she is bluffing. They say Bhe is jealous of me because I was too familiar with her first husband. Somebody has been putting up a job on her, I guess. "Mrs. Robson, I am told, is 27 year old ; is a brunette, 6 feet 0, who fights at 150 pounds. Her husband Is a master painter at Crafton, near Pittsburg. 8he's taking four lessons a week in boxing, I hear, with Tom Connors, the wrestler, aa her trainer. They say that she and her husband own $10,000 worth of property. If I had that much money I'd quit the business as a profession. "My fighting weight is between 150 and ICO pounds, in tights, though I pull up 190 pounds bow. 1 haven't been doing any 'work lately. I can soon get down to 103 pounds by banging away at the sand-bag a few hours each day. I can take oil 15 pounds a week if it's for a fight. "Here's a picture of Annie Lewis. I licked her at Houston, Texas, February 27, 1885. A match was first made for us at New Orleans, for $200 a side, but the aherlfl interfered and we had to quit. She was the hardest woman I ever defeated, but I did it in less than two minutes. That's the great trouble in my business the sheriff. Whenever I get a chance to fight, even if it's advertised as 'only a friendly set-to,' the authorities get onto us and stop the mill. All the 'work' I do now has to be in private. "Annie Lewis is dead now, poor girl. She began to advertise herself as champion female boxer of the world. This galled me, because I knew I could lick her. We met, and I offered to spar her for fan, to take the conciet out of her. She wouldn't do that, but wanted to fight for $50C The contest was finally arranged for $200, at Houston. We were to have fought eight rounds, Marquis of Qaeensberry ruler, for scientific points, bnt I knocked her out on the second round. I got the stakes and all of the excursion money the fight was a little way outot town. "How old am I? I was born on October 27, 1858. My parent were Germana. I was married to Richard Stewart, my present husband, at Norfolk, ne was rauter-of-tbe-eword at the gymnasium wUere I taught boxing to women. "Pid 1 eye i tßht with a man? Oh yes,

many times. My husband don't like to have me fight with men, because it'a no credit to them if they knock me out, and if the men are defeated the crowd always says it was a 'hippodrome.' I defeated a big bruiser named Jones in Missouri once, and have fought several 'draws' with men. I've had some unprofessional fights with men, too I licked a baggage-smasher at Pittsburg, at the station of the Pittsburg and Cleveland road, not long ago. His name was Kinney. Yon see my husband and I were going from Cleveland through to the South. I had a fine bull pup that I paid express charges on from Cleveland clear through. We had to transfer from one depot to another at Pittsburg, and Kinney wanted to charge me H for taking the dog across town. I told him I'd only pay 50c that's all it waa worth. He said if I didn't pay his price be d keep the dog, so I took it away from him. I had to kneck him down and lick him before he'd give up the dog. but I 'got there' all the same. Y'es, I was arrested, and so was my husband, and we lost one night's 'work,' but we didn't have to pay a fine. "I whipped a man in Kansas City once, tco. He came into a box in a theater where I was sitting and insulted me. I bet he'll never insult another woman I laid him out and gave him a black eye. I don't like to do these things, but men must be decent, that's all. "Most of the women I meet in the ring are no good. They won't stand up and give the people the worth of their money. After one or two rounds, if they get a straight' in the head, they go off crying. I hear there'a a woman in LDndoa who is very clever with her fists. I want to mee r her. Ferhsps Dick and I will go to Enrop in the spring. "Why didn't tbat woman in Pittsburg come out with her challenge after I licked Kinney ? That's the way with these Diallers. They wait antil I'm hundreds of miles away and then cfier to fight me. No doubt when I'm down in Texas a few weeks from now some Buflalo woman will cbaiiense me. "No, I have done no 'work' in Buffalo. Last week I swung Indian clubs at the Adelphi, and took part in a farce with the company. My husband is up there tonight. He is a musician and comedian, but he can fight, too. He has had a severe attack of pleurisy, and has had to give up fighting. His last match was with Marceuus Baker, of Boston. "I don't call myself champion of the world, though I believe i csn lick that London woman. I am the acknowledged champion of America." "Will yea fight any woman in the world?' "Yes, you may publish in the Express tomorrow this challenge" and Mrs. Stewart wrote out the following: "I will fight any woman in America, Europe or Australia, to the finish, for $1,000 a aide, with bard or sott gloves, at any place or time that she ma7 select, arrangements to be made and money to be deposited with Richard K. Fox, of New York, or with the Buffalo Morning Express. Hattik Stewart." "I have given exhibition boxing matches in nearly every large city in the United States," continued the champion. "I have fought at the Park Theatre, Chicago, every season for several years. I was a member of Eichard K. Fox's Athletic and Specialty Company, of which Jake Kilrain, Charley Mitchell, Reddy Gallagher, and Joe Ridge and Willie Clark, the feather-weights, and Pat Farrell and Jack Fogarty were members. I know John L. Sullivan well, and nave had a friendly aet-to with him with, soft gloves. "Before you go, take one of ray photographs. Tbey were taken in Boston recently, while I was doing a little soft glove 'work.' "

A Steamship In Distress, New Y'oek, January 2. During the iearf ut Btorm which raed along the Jersey ccast yesterday, the steamship Tona wanda, a "coaster," engaged in the Southern trade, was laboring heavily to the "eouthard and eastard" of Brigantine beach. Her distress attracted the attention of t be Life Saving Station, at Brigantine beach, and after a gallant struggle with the waves, which washed over her, burying the vessel in masses of seething water, the battered steamship was disabled at a Soint about fifteen miles southwest of Brigantine beach. After desperate efforts a boat was launched from the Tonawanda and the mate and two seamen started for the shore in the-frail craft, the first officer being the bearer of a telegram. But a terrible sea whirled the boat around and capsized her when near the land, and in spite cf the efforts of the life Bavers, the mate and one of the seamen were drowned. Bya miracle, the third man was saved, and ia now- at the Station. The telegram was lost, and the vessel needs assistance. The steamship, Tonawanda. was built in Philadelphia, in lb'ii, is of 815 tons burden, aud belongs to the South Brooklyn Saw Mill Company. That Broken Deck Beam. San Fbakcisco, January 2. Naval Constructor Fern aid, speaking to-day about the broken deck beams of the cruiser Charleston, said that about three weeks ago, while two of the beams were being bent to proper shape, the wide flange of the upper part of the beam cracked, and he then continued the heavy strain until the beams were broken in two, but the lower portion of the beams did not split, simply bendiag together. There was nothing astonishing about the fracture, whioh was liable to happen in any material. The strain was also applied from beiow, a direction from which they would not be called upon to bear a strain in actual practice. He attached no importance to the case. On the whole, the material entering into the Charleston was of unutual excellence. Schuylkill River Rises. Re a diso, Ta., January 2. Owing to yesterday's heavy iain the Schuylkill River was seven and one-half feet higher this after noon than twenty-four hours before. Huge cakes of ice came floating down tha river all this morning, and if these pass off without forming a gorge, no damage is apprehended. The water is ao high that the river and the Schuylkill and Union Canal all appear aa one body of water. Abova Reading many small creeks overflowed their banks and did serious damage. The waters are now receding. Cut Him Ia Two. Lima, 0., January 2. Lut night, as C. P. Collins, fireman on an engine on the Chicago and Atlantic railroad, was under his engine cleaning the fire-box, the engineer, not knowing he was there, started the engine, and cut Collins body in two. The deceased leaves a wife and four children in Huntington, Ind. Dope for a Coal Supply Pitts bckg, January 2. Notwithstanding: the sudden cold spell, the rivers are etill riBing slowly, and the river men expect sufficient water to send out a "barge" shipment of coal to Cinninnatl and to Louisville. The rivers are now running: full of ice.