Show TIE RAILROADS Titian Again lath FrntRa way Leueslatio tOe j I im YORK Feb The Tu says It Is announced on practically ptcHy ofllcial authority that the deal by authorl lL tle dt which thd Northern Pacific expects to obtain control of rnlloexpl n nail is beinc perMnally managed by Henry Villard He b full power and Jots of money THE OdVEJWjiLST JttD TUB BAll C ROAD RJ ClilCAoO Peb iS The Chicago A Alton report for tho year 1SS rePrt ye 189 shqwg tbp following flgurw Gross earnings 7510616 Inc 15151 operatmn expense 4187i 738 j de ciere rn L I 2 014o increase 1015 Therjucstlon of rallnay legislation Itllton by the States nnd by the general government is treated at great length by President Blacktoneand Ihu statement Is male that railroad rlrlI property has been greatly oppretved thereby The report says We should not complain unless prepared to suggest a remedy Tho tiouije made lhnttho National sugges Government I Gov-ernment acquire the ownership of all railroads in the United States now used for IntcrStatetrafflc by an exercise of its right of eminent domain ot by purchase payment therefore to 0 made bycovernment bonds bearing Interest ali < not exceeding3 COat percent perannum to be redeemed by an annual applies ton to n sinking fupd gi In amount to 1 per cent of the whole I amount of such bonds issued the annual Interest nnd sinking fund robe ro-be paid from tbcejiet earnings andre and-re for transportation to b r duced fm year to ywr a t provide n Oiqrs money than needed for such payments Other details are elaborated at length the chief featured being I proposal that tbcrovtrnment of the roads and the making of rates be vested in a lentil l national railroad directors and all I railroad employes after One years ericcsihali not bo subject to dis charge wlthouteuonn proper investigation in-vestigation TeUgUon The report In conclusion sarcastically sarcas-tically observes that nothing less potent tlian a special interposition of Providence can r change public sentiment as to induce the government govern-ment nn lfo that r had been lathe la-the Icd t degree unjust in its treatment treat-ment of the railroads during the past twenty years a JAY GULS coAL 1CAE KASAS CIT Peb20Tho Wnce will sav tomorrow Jay Gould recently acquired pretty nearly all the coal fields In the south west These mines areall held In the name of the Missouri Pacific Coal company Among them are the flelda at Lexington and Rich iJfe Missouri Meridan and Cherokee Indian Territory Kansas and McAllister The Times n 111 also gay AuthorIty Author-Ity but little lower than President Miller li responsible for aution that the Chicago Milwaukee EL Paul will buy the Missouri Kanras Texas as soon n a reorganization rrgnltUon of the tetter is iCected Canal Land NEW AonK Feb 20It is cur rcutly reported tbat heavy negotiations negotia-tions are pending between C 1 Huntington and Henry IJrd whereby tile former will become the purchaser of large tracts of coal J ret lands In the new State of Washing chf ton Details arc withheld but it Is understood that the acquisition of these coal lands will Cost Hunting ton and bis associates several millions lions independent of the money n Jr they will expend for tho establishment establish-ment otis line of steamers to develop devel-op the traffic DealIng Wlb Lollerlc WASHINGTON Feb ro Senator Sen-ator banyer Introduced 1 bill today to amend certain sections of the Revised Re-vised Statutes relating f lotteries It provides that no letter or circular circu-lar containing advertisement of lotteries J or socalled gift enterpriser distributing money by chance and intended to deceive the public ball b sent through the mails Any crson found guilty of using the malls for this purpose shall b fined not lees him prpu nor more than 500 The PustmasterGen oral may also in this business instruct in-struct the postmaster at the towns to which registered letters arc sent lu answer to such advertisement to return tbem to the persons who mailed them with the words fraudulent fraud-ulent stamped on the outside Young Lincoln Hum a UrUpM LONDON Feb 20 United 6W Minister Lincolns sou Abraham has had a serious relapse Education Conference Knv YOBK Feb SO The edu eton conference met this morning morn-ing KxPreskleut Sheldon proposed pro-posed a resolution which was un nnhnouslyadopted declaringthnt association regarded the public school system asUi g cliief source cf civilization anti the bulwark of civil and religious liberty approved the placing of the American flag over selfool houses and recommended recommend-ed the study of the Declaration ol Independence and other historical American papers they could meet hostile criticisms and could give in the public schools the highest moral instruction without sectarian bias H 8 Tarbell or Providence introduced traduced I resolution approving the I recommendation of ISo Indian I commissioner dealing with the education of Indian children Crooked Path 1 M2TArOLIS Feb 20A special spec-ial to the Sentinel from YlncerJne 1 ld r Ind says Experts today reported the result of their Invcetlgatlonof the books of tbe officers of Lawrence County Ind to the board of Cunty L b supervisor super-visor The report shows that ex Serf Ryan republican Is shortS short-S County Clerk Pitman democrat JlOOsf exTreasurer McCIeare democrat 59500 The Investigation covered 1 period of eight years Declines Anaweri CLEViLAM Feb 23 A the trial of Bishop Dubs today several fitnesses testified as to abu fa Riillarity with women but nothing criminal is alleged Rev Mr Yost when testifying was asked t he and Bishop Dubs did not visit houses oel repute in Buffalo at the bishops suggestion but he reclined dined to answer although the que tion wag repeated in several forms The testimony was then closed and arguments were made by prosecuting prosecut-ing counsel and Bishop Bowman Bishop Dubs denies tbe allegations allega-tions made against his moral character char-acter and says that at the general conference which meets in September m elnh her 1691 he will prove his innocence inno-cence aVerdlet cnC TeJ Wce Terld in filsau tonight but It will not be made public until tomorrow It Is believed however that Dubs wag found guilty deposed from office and expelled from the church Kelly Released CHICAGO Ills Feb 20J B Kelly the Cronin suipect brought from BL louls yesterday was roles leased this morning no one being ibo to Identify him as J h3jSI mondg the manwbo bought lisa furniture found lathe Carlson cottage The Blhop la Better PnrsBtmo Feb This afternoon after-noon reports from Mercy Hospital Overt that Bluhop OConnor was improving Im-proving There are now some faint hopes of h rID r-ID Hportlor < IIIn DESIEK Feb 20Ed Smith champion puglllit Colorado and pglL chpn a prominent candidate for firal honors among sporting men h Issued challenge to Jake Kilraln to spar ten or fifteen rounds Marquis Queerubury rules for a purse of 1000 to 2 > t > Q the match to b for points and to come off within eight weeks in this city or I KHrain prefers win fight him to a finish EAIK OF VAHTA13LKHORSES LEXINGTON Feb OAt Wood wars horir sale today the following follow-ing brought the highest prices The King bit I h B K Simmons Lexington Lex-ington 31000 Warlock b h Colonel B Stoner Paris Icy 15 000 Emulation en m A H Moore Philadelphia r Ai 1500 rr Wilkes hr b J s Creighton Omaha 7000 Susie S b I m Wallace Pierce Sltarpsville Pa S100SO Elkhorn b c William Wil-liam iO fl Delphi i iJ Lyle Wile br a W B Hawklu Lex Ing ton 3500 Electrolytic b hIt J7100 h-It C Church Frankfort Ky JiloDE DOSE I > FOIITV SEOOM58 WABUIAOTON Feb 20Peter Jackson the colored champion pugilist tonight knocked out James Walker a local heavyweight in Just forty seconds Walker bad accepted ac-cepted Jacksons challenge offering IQ to any one whom be failed f knock out Ip four rounds mUXAJtO TOU1WA3ICST NEW YORK Feb 20The l hard tournament for the championship champion-ship of tlie United States and for hjOOO to which is added Uie entrance en-trance fees logan In this city tonight I to-night The last series I of the games 11 by St f g will 1 DlareU In Chlcaco The contestants are Jacob Schacfcrof coDltl Sefer ChIcagoGeorge F Son rnurlc I Daly J Bandolph Helser W H Latton and Frank C Ins To nights I game was between Schaefer and Hciscr The former played the ourtccninch balk line and Her ho eightInch game Schaefer won by a score of 500 ei 322 with an average 17729 to Helpers 112 29 Female Snfrbl WASIIIM3TOX Feb 20At the Womans Suffrage Convention tonight night orb Dakota w chosen ns the immediate butte ground for the I cruise The speakers were 3r Julia Ju-lia Ward sfer A I Shaw of Illinois and Congressman Pickier of South Dakota who I spoke brilliantly in support of wo nnn suffrage and raid no had nothIng noth-Ing but contempt for the man who was not willing to give his wife and sister the fme opportunity that he enjoyed himself The German ElpUon BEX Feb 20In the nf second and third districts of this city supplementary elections will b necessary also in many outside points At midnight the apparent result is that the government parties lave lost fifteen scats and the social lots throughout Germany have ilou bled their vote Among the promInent prom-Inent socialists elected are Llcb necht and Singer the latter defeat ngltichter one of the most dls ingubhed leaden of the German liberal party In Berlin the null Scmettc far Jon abstained from voting because the candidates did not meet tilt approval of the elecloril committee Indications are that Deutsche Frelslnmgo party may secure two rlFnrl fsuurlfk fs scats In Berlin and It Is not unlikely unlike-ly that tills party will lose all the others throughout the country The great feature of tho election Is the enormous and unexpected Increase In the socialist vote This party manifested strength in pIsces where It was unknown before and the other parties will have 10 make a firm combination against it to stem he tide at the Os supplementary sloe lions which there will be many In Berlin alone the socialists have Increased 20000 and the conserva Uves lost 11000 A nic Failure LiVERlOOL 0 Feb 20 F Orucr who keeps a dry goods and general store failed this morning The failure is said to be the heavIest that has ever taken place In Eastern East-ern Ohio and it b feared that other maybedrawn into the wreck who are not able to eland the loss There are said to be little or no nvetg Prohibition Convention IXDtAiAtOL18 Feb 20Tlue irohibltionUU held a State convcn lion today and nominated a ticket The platform declares against local option Leprosy Sprea4lng LONDON Feb 20 Leprosy Is spreading In New Caledonia Three thousand aborigines I and many convicts con-victs are attacked lIt Blood rp OTTAWA Ftb2OUIA rumored that the Wel extradition bill which passed at the last SeRslonwlll aI t tt be proclaimed ehottly Itlsamcas urn of Canadas good will the Dominion Do-minion agreeing to surrender all criminal even to countries which have no extradition treaty wlth Canada Thin 8copo of the oifena ois even larger than that embraced in the treaty recsntly negotiated bet be-t rien Great Britain and the United SCafu and to which Canada la a party In the Commons today the debate on the nnli French bill was con llnunJ Premier Sir John Macdonald Mac-donald made the most vehement and passionate speech he ever made t f ta the House Frantically waving his arms ho appealed to the followers follow-ers and members of the opposition ePili ro r r to unite and bury for ever the vexatious vex-atious question which If allowed togo to-go onl would only ruin Canada credit and prosperity finally ending In a bitter war of bloodshed In which race would be armed against race blood against blood creed against creed religion against religion re-ligion nnd language against language lang-uage HUXextCrue Dome Feb 20 George Francis Fran-cis Train is busy perfecting plans for his proposed trip around the world which ho expects to be accomplished ac-complished in sixty days starting from Tacoma Washington He received re-ceived a telegram tonight from R S Radabaurh proprietor of the Tacoma r at i coma LOdger guaranteeing a special steamer and escort of citizens from Tacoma to the rteamer Abyuinla which leave Vancouver March pIt 17tu Train willleave Boston March Noitore WA6HUOTON Feti 20 No more four per cent bonds will be par chased by the Treasury Department until further notice The total amount purchased on this account wa about 12000000 of which 7 000000 was surrendered on the first call for reduction of the fund Of the eighty banks Included in the second call favorable responses have been received sixtyfive which surrender over 5000000 In gavcrnmunt bondsTlhlrtytwogola out of the system altogether Three of Them Indicted NEW YORK Feb 20 The grand Jury has indicted Pun Simmons Sim-mons anti Wallack I for grand larceny lar-ceny in taking 31000 worth or bonds from the Lenox Hill Hank |