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TOBACCOS.
International Cigw Factory.
Eighth Year, No. 14.
El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Morning, January 17,1888.
LAMAR CONFIRMED.
The Senate by a Vote of 28
to 32 Confirm
Lamr1! Nomination—Other Nominations Con-
firmed-Numerous Bills and RomIu-
tions Introduced in Both
nouses,
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
By Cullom—For th« establishment of
a bureau of harbors and water ways in
the war department, to be officered by a
corps of United States civil engineers.
The proposed bureau to be charged with
the construction, conduct and preserva-
tion of harbor and water ways. Its per-
sonal is to be one chief of corps, four
assistant chiefs, not less than nine or
more than eleven department engineers,
and not more than twenty division engi-
neers, one hundred assistant engineers,
two hundred second assistant, and two
hundred and fifty cadet engineers. The
country is to be divided ana sub-divided
into grand divisions, over which the offl
THE SKXATE.
Wabhihgtoh, Jan. 16—Blair presented
a memorial and resolutions of the general
assembly Knights of Labor .in favor of
an investigation into the management of
the bureau of printing and engraving,
and for such legislation as will prevent
the debasement of currency notes, and
also for an investigation as to the pres-
ent methods of rapplying postage stamps.
Be asked that the memorial be printed
in the Record, but as Harris objected to
that he proceeded to state the chief alle-
gations contained in it.
Hale introduced a resolution directing
reciprocity with any North American
state or political division which may
adopt a republican form of government,
and declaring that such divisions be ad-
mitted to the union on vote of congress.
The following bills were reported f rom
the committees and placed on the calen-
dar:
House bill relating to permissable
marks printed and written on second,
third and fourth class mail matter.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following;
By Chandler—To alter the regulations
enacted by the South Carolina legislature
in regard to the election of representa-
tives in congress.
By Sherman—(At the request of the
colored clergymen in North Carolina.}—
Creating a commission to inquire into
and report on the material, industrial
and mental progress of the colored people
since 1865.
As soon as the morning business was
all disposed of, (at one o'clock), Itiddle-
bcrger rose and moved that the senate
proceed to executive session, and the
motion was agreed to without division.
The senate devoted three hours and a
half to executive business and then ad-
journed.
Among the petitions presented in the
senate to-day was one asking for a
change in the postal laws so that papers,
books, novels and " blood and thunder
stories" shall not be sent through the
mails as second class matter, (paying one
cent per pound), while school, law, scien-
tific and religious books have to pay
eight cents a pound.
The senate committee on territories
will next Monday morning hear argu-
ments in respect to the proposed annexa-
tion of northern Idaho to Washington
territory.
nominations confirmed.
The confirmations of G. S. Bragg, min-
ister to Mexico; receiver of public mon-
eys, Joseph B. Swan, Qlenwood Springs,
Colorado; postmaster, K. J. Farlow,
Ashland, Oregon.
The senate went into executive ses sion
at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and three-
quarter of an hour later took up the
nomination of Lamar. Its consideration
lasted until 4 o'clock, at which time the
nomination was confirmed by a vote of
32 to 2i. Senators Itiddlebergsr, Stanford
and Stewart voted with the democrats.
'All the oilier republicans voted or were
paired against Lamar, and all democrats
were in his favor. The discussion was
aljnost entirely confined to the republican
side. The principal speakers were Ed-
munds, Evarts, Cullom, Sherman, Alli-
son, lioar. Ilawley, Injjalls, Wilson, of
Iowa, and Riddleberger the last two nam
ed making two speeches. The line of op-
poslion was covered by the official and
political record of the nominee, as well
as his age, business, habits and legal
qualifications. It is understood that no
speeches were made by the democratic
senators. Voting began at three o'clock,
but was interrupted and nearly an hour's
argument intervened before the roll call
wes finished. The nominations of Messrs.
Vilas and Dickenson were then taken up
and confirmed wttbout debate, and it
was ordered that the president be notified
of the confirmations.
The following is understood to be the
vote in the Bessious of the confirmation
of Lamar: Ayes—Bale, Beek, Berry,
Blodgett, Brown, Butler, Call, Cockreil,
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel. Faulkner, George,
Qormau, (Jray, Hampton, Harris, Jones,
of Arkansas; McPherson, Morgan, Pugb,
Reagan, Riddleberger, Saulshury, Stan-
ford, Stewart, Turpie. Vance, Voorhees.
Walthall and Wilson, of Maryland—32,
Those voting in the negative were: Al-
drich, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Cameron,
Chase, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph,
Edmunds. Evart, Farwell, Frye, Hale,
Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls, Mitch-
ell, Paddock, Palmer, Piatt, Plumb,
uoy. Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge—
Those paired in the affirmative were:
Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson, Kenna,
Pasco, Payne, Ransom. Those paired in
the negative were Chandler, Jones, of
Nevada; Manderson, Morrill, Sabin, Saw
yer, Teller and Wilson, of Iowa.
The wheat bounty bill introduced by
Representative Landes, proposes to re-
duce the surplus by paying a bounty of
IB cents per bushel on all wheat exported
to foreign countries.
Among the bills introduced in the sen-
ate to-day were the following:
cere provided for will have charge. The
chief and half of the associate chiefs of
the department and division engineers
may be appointed from the army engineer
corps with option of resuming their place
in the militia aervice at any time
within two years. No appropriation for
the work. The bill provides that it shall
not b* extended unless it is sufficient to
complete the work, or unless provision
shall be made for funds necessary for its
completion. Thia provision, however, is
not to apply to dredging or anagging
operations, nor to work of a temporary
nature, The purpose being Mated to be
to prevent the exerciae of discretion by
engineers when they know that the
amount appropriated ia insufficient to
servo any useful purpose,
Senator Hale to-day introduced a bill
prepared by the American forestry con-
gress to preserve forests. It withdraws
from entry as forest lands all public
lands of the United States as more valu-
able for their timber than for ag-
ricultural purposes. It institutes the
office of commissioner of forests,
and advises the appointment of
four assistant commissioners. The com-
missioner is instructed to form the forest
lands into what are designated as forest
reserves. He is given power to frame
rules and regulations for the government
of these reserves, apd to appoint rangers
to see that the rules are observed. No
forest lauds are to be sold, but stumpage
on them may be disposed of in the discre-
tion of the commissioner of forests.
The Pacific railroad funding bill, in-
troduced by Outhwaite in the house
to-day differs in many essential points
from '.he committee's hill reported in the
last congress. It provides first, for the
ascertainment of the debt of the compa-
nies, both principal and interest. From
that amount is to be taken the interest
already paid, the present worth
of the remainder is to be
funded until July 1, 1888; the
money being regarded as three per cent,
simple interest for a period between that
date and the average date of maturity of
the bonds. From that present worth is
to be taken the amount in the sinking
fund of each company, the remaindeijbe-
ing the indebtedness from each company
on July 1,1888. If their debts weer to be
paid in cash for this sum the companies
are to issue bonds secured by mortgages
covering the present lines and branches.
The bill provides for the prepayment of
the debt within fifty years by a series of
bonds falling due semi-annually, and
paying interest at three per cent. The
bonds are to be issued into four series, so
arranged so that one third of one per
cent of the principal debt will be paid
every six months during the first ten
years, two-thirds of one per cent, every
six months of the second ten years,
one per cent every six months of the sec-
ond 20 years and two per cent every six
months of the last 10 years. Among the
essential difference between this and the
old bill is the increase of penalty in case
of the refusal of the companies to accept
its provisions so as to require the pay-
ment of 75 per cent, under the Thurman
act, whereas the old bill fixed the penal-
ty at 40 per cent. It provided distinctly
that the sinking fund shall be applied on
thepriucipal of the debt, while in the old
bill this was inferential. It allows the
companies any part of the whole of debt
at any time. The bonds to be caucelled,
or the secretary of the treasury may sell
the whole of the bonds either to the cred-
itors of the company or the general
market. No dividends are to be declared
until all the current obligations have
been met. After that the dividends
are restricted to six per cent,
wlrch must be earned during
the preceding year. It is provided, how-
ever, that a larger dividend may be de-
clared if the earnings warrant it, upon
condition that the companies pay upon
their indebtedness an amount equal to
the excess of dividend. The other
changes are of a minor character and in-
tended to strengthen the government in
its claims.
t11e house.
Anderson, of Kansas, offered in the
house this afternoon a resolution direct-
ing the committee on commerce to inves-
tigate the extent of the causes and effect
upon interstate commerce by the Read-
ing railroad to transport such interstate
traffic, an* report to the house by bill or
otherwise, for consideration at any time
that such legislation as is necessary to
secure to the public regular and com-
plete execution by the railroad of i's
obligations and services as a common
carrier of interstate commerce.
Referred to the committee on commerce.
Richardson, of Tennessee, chairman of
the committee on printing, submitted a
report that the committee on the Gros-
venor resolution directing it to inquire
into the cause of the delay iu supplying
to members copies of the daily record.
The report contains a letter from the
public printer stating that the delay has
only happened on two occasions, and in
each case was caused by the failure of
the clerks' office of the house to furnish
cupy until late. There was aUo a letter
from the clerk of the house stating this
failure was due to the immenoe number
of private bills introduced by the petition
box. Assurance is given by both of these
gentlemen that there will be no delay in
the future in the delivery of the record.
Hopkins, of Illinois, moved
to recommit the report with instructions
to the committee to extend its inquiry of
the delay of printing material and other
public documents. A warm debate en-
sued, in which the democrata defended
the public printer. Hopkina motion waa
finally defeated by 140 to 186. Report of
the committee on printing was agreed to
and the committee discharged from fur-
ther consideration of the aubject.
On motion of Richardson a resolution
Loomis & McLachlen
Real Estate & Insurance
No. 21ft San Antonio Street.
Official Paper of the County
ASSOCIATED PRESS
waa adopted directing the committee on
fhinting to enquire what amount of de
ayed work ordered by former lawa re-
mains at the printing office, and if it ia
found that the work ia not worth carry-
ing out to report a bill repealing auch
former laws.
Under the call of atates the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred:
By McKenna, of California—To in-
crease the appropriation for the public
building at Sacramento, also for the erec-
tion of a public building at Oakland.
By Law lor, of Illinois—To test the
science of spelling and to provide for the
establishing of one hundred schools for
that purpose.
By Anderson, of Kansas—To prevent
the contraction of currency by the with-
drawal of national bank notes from cir-
culation. Also to provide for the issue
of fractional currency.
By Hayden, of Massachusetts—To es-
tablish a postal telegraph system.
Bp Wilson, of Minnesota—To place
lumber, coal and salt on the free list.
By McAdoo, of New Jersey—To pre-
serve to the public the use of springs and
streams of water in the territories, and to
prevent their monopoly for division.
By Outhwaite, of Ohio—Amending
the Pacific railroad acts and to secure to
the United States the payment of all the
indebtedness of certain companies therein
named.
By Kilgore, of Texas—abolishing the
tax on tobacco, and the duty ou lumber;
coal, salt, wool and blankets.
By Dockery, of Missouri—placing all
kinds of lumber on the free list.
Shaw, of Maryland, chairman of the
committee on accounts, reported resolu
tions assigning clerks to all committees of
the house.
Perkins, of Kansas, offered an amend-
ment providing that every committee of
the house shall have as many clerks as
there are members on the committee,
(the amendment which is designed to
give to every member a clerk is drawn in
this form so as to make it germain to
the resolution and not subject to point of
order.) After a brief discussion Perkin's
amendment was rejected.
Shaw's resolution was agreed to and
the house adjourned.
SEVERE WEATHER.
The List of Casualties from
Last Week's
Blizzard Gradually Grows Larger as Reports
Come In—Cold Weather in Texas—
An infernal Machine, Etc.
Cold Vuthtr.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16.—Saturday
and Sunday nights were tne coldest ever
experienced in this section. The ther-
mometer registered 19 degrees below
zero at one time. The reports of cases of
freezing from points in Kansas are ap
palling. The blizzard that raged through
this section a few weeks ago left the
people in an exhausted condition. It is
estimated that three thousand people in
Clark county are in destitution. A
Presbyterian minister at Hartford,
Kearney county, writes to the aid society
imploring assistance for the people of
that section, saying that if relief does
not come soon hundreds will die.
Specials from different points
indicate that the casualties among
stock have been much greater
than ever known in Kansas. Horses and
cattle have perished in their stalls. Two
trains of cattle coming in on the Missou-
ri Pacific road were caught in the bliz-
zard and every animal frozen to death.
In the Indian Territory the entire range
is frozen over and the cattle arc drifting
badly, and losses will be very great.
Telegrams from points in Texas report
the mercury lower than ever before
known. Suffering among the
poor people is very severe.
Cattle on ranges are drifting south in
vast numbers and cattlemen apprehend
great losses.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 16.—Scattering
reports of loss of life and limb in the
great storm last week continue arriving
hourly. Iu addition to the list of 140
dead published to day, the following re-
ports have been received to-night:
A Tyndall special says three persons
are known to have perished near there.
Mrs. Joseph Keff, north of Yankton, Da-
kota, started a short distance to get a
child home from the school house and
got bewildered and froze near homo.
The dead body of a man was found at
Utica. A man named Bruce deserted his
team and wandered some twenty miles
when found and brought to Yankton.
He was badly frozen. J. Robinson, of
Yankton, and A. J. Winters, of La
Crosse, a sewing machine man, who lift
Yankton Thursday, morning by team,
were found dead between the village of
Tyndal and Springfield.
Nebraska Cirr, Neb., Jan. 19.—
Twenty-five degrees below zero this
morning, but moderated and the indica
tions are that the extreme cold spell is
over. The body of the little daughter of
Chris Bodiaf, a farmer living twelve
miles southwest of here, who has been
missing since the blizzard of Friday, has
been found in a ravine more than a mile
from the house, she having been over-
taken by the storm when returning from
the school and within sight of her home,
but loet her way. Henry Qoldig, a
farmer, while returning home from the
city waa overtaken by the storm and
froxen so badly that he had to have his
hands and feet amputated.
Chicago, Jan. 16.—The great storm
which swept over the entire country last
week has been followed by a freeze, the
like of which has not been experienced
aince the memorable winter of 1884. Ex-
treme suffering is reported frnm all
directions, especially in Minnesota,
Dakota, Montana and Nebraska, where
many lives have been lost. In Kansas
thousands are suffering for the want of
fuel. The storm, while less severe in the
southern states, still found people there
unprepared for it, and much suffering
has resulted. Despatches from the north-
west report 125 fatalities already.
At Aberdeen, Dakota, Miss Bessie
Stansfield, a pretty nineteen year old
teacher, three miles distant, left the
school to go to a farmer's house 80 yards
distant. Her dead body was found near-
ly a mile from the school house. Four
children froze to death in the school
uouse at Mellete. The teacher left them
to get assistance and her body has not
yet been found. Miss Steubieruer, an-
other teacher, 12 miles northeast of Aber-
deen, was out all night in the blizzard,
and when found she was barely alive and
died shortly afterwards. Wm. Morrell,
six miles distant, went out of the house
Thursday to go a few rods to the barn.be
became confused and was found dead
two miles away. H. S. Chapen. collector
for a threshing machine, left Keithsville
Thursday morning with a liveryman to
visit a farmer near by, and they
hive not been heard from
and arc probably dead. O. T. Owens
and wife, of Weutworth, Dakota, were
lost on the prairie Friday night and
when found Mrs. Owens was dead he
was badly frozen.
Minneapolis, Jan. 16.—A Mandan.
Dakota, special to the Journal says: A
mail driver was frozen between New
Salem and Stanton. The three days'
blockade on the Northern Pacific was
raised this morning.
The Journal's revised list of blizzard
fatalities shows 97 dead in Dakota, 13 in
Minnesota, 6 in Iowa, 17 in Nebraska
and 1 Montana; total 135, besides 55 re-
ported missing.
Cold Weather in Tum,
Fort Worth, Jan. 16.—The storm
which began on Saturday night the re-
ports of the losses are beginning to be
received. A farmer named Williams was
frozen to death in Fannin county, a ne-
gro boy was found frozen to death in a
dry goods box at Cleburne, in Johnson
county, and a negro was frozen to death
in Cook county. Communication with
the cattle regions has not yet been open-
ed, but the impression is that hundreds
of cattle were frozen. Mercury ranged
from three degrees below to ten above
zero on Saturday night and Sunday.
New Mexico's Financial Con-
dition Improving
Wants A Committee of Investigation -The
Fire Fiend—Foreign Affairs—Big At-
tachment—Blaine in Venice.
The Fire Fiend.
Denver, Jan. 16.—An Aspen, Colo-
rado, special says: A fire broke out at 6
o'clock this morning in a large lodging
house on Cooper avenue, east of Galena
street. The fire plugs were frozen and
before water could be gotten on the fire
it had spread to Ides' store on the east
and to Lang's saloon on the west. A
half block was cleaned out,but the build-
ings were mostly cheap affairs and were
occupied by restaurants and saloons.
The fine brick block of Blohm's,opposite,
was damaged about $500, and the P. T.
Pearce block in about the same amount.
The total loss foots up about $13,000.
Nothing but the most heroic work by the
department after water was secured
saved the town. There was a delay of
about 20 minutes, during which time* the
build in its opposite began to take fire in
the hij:h breeze.
Steumenville, Ohio, Jan. 16.—A va-
riety theatre burned this evening. The
flames communicated to Caine's hotel
across the street and caused a lively
scramble among the guests. Anna Devoe,
from Pittsburg, asleep in a room ou the
third floor, burned to death. All others
escaped.
An Infernal Machine.
Indianapolis, Jan. 16.—A sensational
incident supposed to have bearing on
the cases of the tally sheet investigation
occurred late to-day. On Saturday
Judge Woods received an anonymous let-
ter stating he was engaged in the perse-
cution of innocent men, aud threatening
him with assassination. Late this after-
noon he received through the mail a
small box of the kind iu which slate pen-
cils are packed. The letter had put the
judge on his guard and he handled the
box cautiously but opened It sufficiently
to get a glimpse of two percussion caps.
This discovery satisfied his curiosity aud
he turned over the box to the police for
investigation. It was taken to a station
house and will be opened to morrow.
The judge is inclined to believe it it a
hoax.
J(«W IfMiM'a riUMW.
Samta Fk, N. M., Jaa. 18.—The Santa
Fe Herald publishes a statement of tk»
financial condition of New Mexico, ob-
tained from official sources, showing that
the stories circulated, with the evident
intention of bearing on territorial securi-
ties and impairing the territorial credit,
are without foundation. In fact the last
legislature was urged by Governor Rose
to fund the ontstanding warrants and
bring the territory at once to a cash bafia.
but it neglected to do so, though it took
away the tax paying power of the war
rants and provided for the issue and sale
•f bonds to pay the current expenses
for eight months. The increase of
taxable values for 1067, aud tne prompt
payment of the tax of that year, have so
improved the financial condition of New
Mexico that within the present yeai* all
warrants now out, and to be issued dur
ring the year, will be paid. The bonded
debts of the territory are 1400,000. All
expenses are covered by a rate of taxa
tion of about on? and a half per cent
Immigration is on the increase and there
is also a notable increase in the invest-
ment of eastern capital. Territorial
warrants are rapidly enhancing in value
and are largely sought by moneyed men
Another Investigating Committee.
Philadelphia, Jan. lti.—For several
days there has been under c msideration
by the leading men in the order of
Knights of Labor the advisability of
bringing suit by common wealth through
the attorney-general against th<* Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad, and Coal
and Iron company, to compel them to do
certain things which it is alleged they
are obliged »to do under the charter,
and the various privileges granted by the
state. One charge is tuat the companies
by refusing to settle with the men are
"cornering coal and other necessaries
for the purpose of enhancing their values
and extorting exhorbitant prices from
the community." Another charge re
lates to the responsibility of the com-
panies as common carriers. It has
been alleged that on account
of the company's action men are
employed who did not give the best of
service, and whose efforts result in delay
and loss to the community. There are
other charges which have been discussed
and it is said that some legal proceedings
will shortly be instituted. It was at
first thought by prominent Knights, who
are gathering evidence for the purpose of
legal action, that the best way to get at
the facts in the controversy would he by
congressional investigation, such as was
ordered in the case of the southwest
strike. A movement was started to have
congress appoint a committee of investi-
gation, upon the ground that public in
te.rests warrant it, but after further con
sideration it was decided to postpone the
application for a congressional committee
until the attorney general of the statu
could be beard from,"
Printing Office Burned.
Kansas City, Jan. 16.—The office of
the Evening Star burned this afternoon.
The loss will aggregate 860,000.
Chamber of Deputies.
Paris, Jan. 16.—The budget committee
of the chamber of deputies has virtually
connected the financial scheme of M
Ticard, prime minister and minister of
finance, and has refused to agree to the
immediate tax on sugar that would be
applicable to what is now in the refiners'
b::uds. The committee insists that the
tax should commence in September.
Ticard vainly endeavored to impress the
committee with the fact that refiners
were allowed to pocket 75,000,000 francs
yearly was the sole cause of the deficit
in the budget.
The Pope'* Advice.
Rome, Jan. 16.—The pope lately re-
ceived several Irish bishops and priests,
whum he questioned concerning the co «
dition of Ireland. After hearing the r
replies the pope exhorted them to me
their influence to restore quietness and
respect for law in Ireland, aud told them
that the Irish people could not obtain
what they asked for t>y violence.
ltlaine in Venice.
Venice, Jan. 16.—Janus G. Blaine has
arrived here. He will remain for some
time.
Foreign Affairs.
Constantinople. Jan. 16.—The Porte
has advices from lit. Petersburg denying
the rumors actual or inteuded of Russian
disarmament iu connection with the Bul-
garian question. Russia will not subor
dinate her military arrangements to those
of other nations.
Postal Deficiency.
Washington, Jan. 16.—The secretary
of the treasury has transmitted to con-
grass an estimate of $150,572, to cover
the deficiencies in appropriations for pos-
tal service for the present fiscal year.
The principal sum is for $51,471 for the
transportation of foreign mails.
A Lord Benigiu,
London, Jan. 16.-The St. Jamet 6*>
zette announces the resignation of Lord
Charles Beresford, junior lord of admi-
ralty, and says that other changes in the
admiralty office are probable.
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