Show by i A pir dir PIT X TELEGRAPH ameri AMERICAN CAN NEW youk YOKE 4 the tribunes washington special s ayn sayf the tho resignation by charmea francis adamsjr adams jr of his bia post tw Ws government director of the union pacific railroad submitted to 10 the tho president and cabinet cabinets yesterday tho the reasons assigned VY b adams for this step ar mery very fully set sev forth in hlf his communication which was not read but the con cou contente contents tente of which is stated in brief by the Sacre tary kofl of tu tho interior 91 e sams adams thinks it hardly right or proper afo r that the tho government direce director tor lor of the company who is expected to act as a sort of censor upon it should be depend dependent ent upon tuo tho corm corn pany puny for hiie his salary bala baia ry pirt and for hospital k this la Is a matler mailer which is isa regulated by law and the govern ment d directors iret ra 1 pf af course have havo no control ove averit A t etnis it is koy essy easy to beo seo that the position po of the officer who desires det dej hires sires todo to do his his hid duty impartial under luch tuch be pleasant adams aiso also minks the directors of the pacific railroad do not hae have aa much mach power a as 9 they oagot to exercise and thad that the affairs of the company are managed bythe executive committee or by other branches of the internal organization without the intervention in many cased bf the directors this is also the tho erier clam elam elsm cism of law jaw and not of the officers bf the company finally Finaly adams that the compe compensation neaton nEaLon jorji of government is is 19 not sufficient to ei enable him to give that amount of time and labor to his duties which their importance demand the halary salary la Is 10 a day which I 1 is 5 only about days daya in the year no action was wa taken on the resignation wm R palmer brother of manager 11 palmer Palme of ieee the union square theatre is about bringing a libel sult suit a against the new york ff erald enaid for publishing his family aff affairs airs as part of the history of william ii ralmer palmer tho the insane murderer of the policeman at the metropolitan i hotel a few days ago aco evidently oVi evi dently ca confounding the two to names the chief offense appears to be the neglect kocor u letters from england mate lahat the questions are coming up every day in connection with the unprecedented hard times what advantages do the united states offer emigration and the writers earnestly ask authoritative information what america is doing for emigration the them inquiry is called out by the representations that america cannot e y hundreds of thai thousands ii allyan ere it is fi acl that notwithstanding the temperance movement there were where arrests arrest dr for on new years cayran da yran 5 day of wham whom assigned as a reason reabon that lowas ladies day in bicell excellent fant lut 2 velock today to day completed hen her 1800 quarter mile tw thirds of walk walks it tho th the 6 A he foil owing COPY of tha form of ane ine f which pacific railroad company pan pany pany V Is making wit T large shippers to fo the pacific coast iii in this city boston philadelphia and baltimore obtained for publication 4 lebe the introductory noe sofe sole froin from the general frei frel freight kilt klit agent of the cam company specifies that the parties to XO bho tho contract can cong cons ign goods 00 to the california fast freight line at tit CHil cago eago bl or hp any y ono one of the trunk lines leading west fr from bolh those thole cities the contract is made torone tor for year rates nates are a for lows lowb from either of iho tho cities to san F francisco au cisca eor for fabrics la brics not bf otherwise specified made exclusively clu ciu of or cotton and shipped in original piece or coverlets dr dir cotton ra barta catton ton winie winne colton warp and beamless seamless bags 2 25 for batt bato and aud empty trunks rested 2 for table oll bags baks agate buttons metal and Thorn pants gord cord cord depool p 0 cotton and empty trunk snot enot for tor gents dombs domestic tie tle hosiery ery cry and gerita domestic it under we arant woolen blankets fon for tor aadiel hosiery ladies ladles domestic mosquito bars bara chevious cheviots chevi cheok check ehe che ck and calico shirts jenn ienn jean and aha drair ura werm were ladies B crash towels to welling pins pina hair pins corset hook books and eyes oyes sa for clothing cardigans card igans ackels flannel and woolen 9 goods 09 d ing mixture 0 d nol vol wool wooi w a and Amo american rican nican dress drees goods 5 ID in case the railroad publishes a lower tarifa tariff than this the merchants shall shau have the benefit of it and in the event eventov of la a discontinuance of the present ent relations with the pacific inn inc mail mall 11 steamship company which shall result id greater competition corm corn petition for traffic between new now york and aud san ban francisco tha the rates to be charged said party bf the second part parts shall not alceed those current by the mail Stearn ship company abeels av eels at the time tipe of ship menti by more than 50 50 for all goods rated by this thia agreement at or above alove 4 per hundred or 1 per hundred pounds hr borall nil all goods rat rated edby by this agreement at less than 51 1 nek mek per far jonii one hundred pounds ds salo dalo to secure advantage of these those low rate the mere merb merchant hant party of the second part agrees to ship all his goods by rail only for saya the contrast cont centt it qs not mot only clearly understood der stood adte to he the object and purpose of bf this agreement to secure for phd give klie the baid bald sald eaid party of the first part tr transportation of not only that class and a port portion ion lon of the freight of the party of the second part bart which has hitherto bee been n shipped ed by rail rall but hut aiso also that class dae s and portion which it hag has been the custom of tha iha party of tha the second part to ship by way of the tho sea and irom which the party of the first part has heretofore bri joyed enjoyed no benefit or reve revenue nife it is also understood that the shipper shall not allow ady any one elmeto else elbe to take advant advantage avo ave of his contract by lending the ae use of his bis name or r shipping mark to others all goods must be shipped via council bluffs or omaha the contents of each package must be accurately described according to schedule classification and to guard against being defrauded in this respect the company reserves the right to open and inspect such pa ckudes packages as they choose jf if the company ond f the shib ship ahas ati defraud raud him alii I 1 in it itell levya double ached schedule ule uie tariff 1 itis it is expected artl 0 il that thai t M ennos nn ni teb tes will wiil arrive be before fore may the emperor of russia having decreed they shall ke ue exempted from military service till 1889 the london times just received presence cu ir ram anbu waro lin lil financial laclai and laor ilor condi conditions timis in iri england the ni nu M iber of last year la is seb set down as greater than the number in the preceding year ane artisan population is in a miserable co condition n many thousands being in actual want or unpleasantly near it the affects what is designated as the lower middle class labor complications ponti continue nue to be nume numerous rouss intricate and troublesome the mechanical societies aro are pie preparing paring to resist the experiment of increasing the hours of labor the newspapers discuss many schemes for the bettering of I 1 business and assign various causes ifor for the present depression but meanwhile trado trade add and p production ro are in a highly embarrassed condition with no bright prospects of improvement pullman palace car secretary angell A has been handed hadded over dver the in cash j to the agent sent for him who telegraphs that lie he will embark embar k for this country with the prisoner by the first sailing calling vessel starting hither washington 4 the social question as to whether the tho beautiful and accomplished octoroon wife of senator brace bruce should be accept ed in washington society has been settled in the affirm affirmative active she received many now new years calls from the capital fashionables fashio nables nabies several wives of the supreme court judges and many senators and representatives have also assisted by calling callini in breaking down the color line the springer committee today to day examined 0 wiley wills who charges a mutilation of tha the books and records at shanghai consulate during consulate consula tm baffen one of the clerks showed owed apparent in th the e books vt tee the th F of the in his hla reply to lo the thu letter ietter of representative dative patterson expresses the I 1 opinion that colorado may obtain the lands landa granted by the tho agricultural college act by showing a compliance with the terms of the not net CHICAGO 4 this afternoon on a fire was discovered in inathe loathe the block corner 0 da aborn and adams streets this edifice which Is one of the finest in the city was first erected immediately prec preceding edine the great nire fire in 1871 hid bid and wis was rebuilt upon the same game tji he french joc jec ii style it gitig Is feet on dearborn street and on adams was five stories high with basement and mans mane aia nia roof faced with lemont limestone and finis finished lied lidd in brick iron and stone the foundation and walls wails were of unusual stability the lightest walls being sixteen inches in thickness it was built for a hotel but being remodeled for business purposes was occupied by the post office shortly nf after ter the fire nire its original cost coat was over but it could probably now be put up for less the floors were occupied as follows the basement by and by the chicago und and alton railroad company third floor by General sheridan and I 1 staff as the army headquarters of the military division of the missouri fourth floor by the following lawrence campbell Camp boll lawrence ishlum liln liin coln eoln paddock ives fifth floor by the quartermaster of tho the army by the h beavy heavy mail d department and by 8 dt westover VV estover the latter i firm w moving in and lost their law library of to books the upper rooms iu in the mansard roof were occupied by the watchman and others the ff nire fire re originated in the carpenter shop in the basement while the carpenter was absent in the upper stories the firmes swept without warning up the tho hatchway sto to the roof anu and drove out the tenants of bf the upper stories in an arl incredibly short time the rapidity with which the flame fiame progressed after reaching the top of tho the building pie prevented vented tho escape by the stairway of or a number of ida ica employees empl who were driven to the roof and for a time remained there in agony of suspense and alarm awaiting rescue A woman who leaned out of a window in the fifth story was saved by the gallantry of a fireman who ase aFe ascended ended the lire escape and add bore her earthward in his etnis arms armb the men ment were saved i ved not too boon acrons bya by a I 1 long rope which was procured andon and oin fin which they slid to the ground the mail mall matter was gotten odb put of danger in a short time and all the tho valuables about the post postoffice office were up in the vaults vAulta the mail matter ma ater was taken to the new singer building oh oli state and washington gia asil I 1 jda jaa be transacted for the present the postal cars will do a latib amount of war work ik which otherwise would fall on tho the department all the tue mails malla leit lulb tonight to night an As urual the loss on the bu building alding I 1 ig is es estimated ti at from to it is owned by the connecticut insurance company insurance of which the fireman fund has 2500 individual losses as wel wei lashe loss on the building prota prove to be less leas than might have been expected the law library of ishm isham lincoln is nearly intact and their losy loss will not exceed 1 1000 general sheridan lost some papers papera of a value not known and the furniture the chich chick chicago go and alton aiton railroad company lost nothing except a trifling gum sum in furniture the active efforts of manager mcmullen prevented the destruction of the b ook and pap papers ers erb the total individual losses are estimated u at from to the only ios iob los lofs sustained by the post office department is worth of stamped envelops at 10 the fire was almost dut out the damage having been mostly confined to the upper stories SAN sak 4 the following is the treasure shipment by the steamer city vity of peking today to day silver bars SSI trado dollars 11 mexican gold coin 44 3 among t the he importations by the steamer which arrived heie hero from hong kong on the 2nd and were trade dollars dolia m being part of reported as having been purchased for the united states at hong kong rong they will bd shipped by rail to new york morrow 6 liaf nig night lt at carbon wyo 25 or 30 asked aaen nen broke open the bag byg baggage oar car and took out and hung 0 to o ii a telegraph 4 pole dutch ohl ohi charley a who was kas en route to rawlins kawlins toy tor trial charged with participation in the widdowfield murder last fall he wib whis was a notorious character and had been identified with a number pf af stage robberies NEW yom 6 A anna auna nna una dickinson write writes q to the morning the following bo so m many an y people want to know what anna dickinson purposes doing and so mariy many authorize auth oriz ed and h 11 d contrad contradictory bictory reports havo have been put in circulation that taut I 1 must beg space to g give 1 ve a general answer tol over my own name that I 1 have noi not been at work for the tib last lait year la solely in ity consequence cf df fl ill health I 1 purpose in answer answer to almost innumerable requests to the plat platform form torm and the stage platform and liter later inin the sea sen asonto se do what I 1 can up sn thol thoi stage in ina inn U i new mece piece 0 of f my own 61 in writing and in ant att engagement already made slay I 1 add that I 1 hope my oy did friends frien dir dif will wiil be half balf as us glad to see me md as I 1 shall b be 0 to td meet them and that I 1 wilh wih wish ion one e and ali ail all 11 a happy year the tho world r porter reporter a Interviewed 1 dr barker barken i on the question cf pw av fearl scarlet t fae he tho thought tight thame thattie homes of new kew york nee need now how be guarded with especial eare care against tub thu terrible scourge on the other hand he shows clearly that there ino apparent arent danger of iny any egide epidemic M ica lej and no excuse et anything like ilke a paniel panics 1 lk 7 the pol pos washington corres po mgt that beador th told him bim this morn ingV ingy li 1 thathy that hp should nono not noi go to columbus on ion Wed wednesday imOday J L i t the thia demands on twe the Tie tle tieta treasury tJ for feuder geuder gold 1 in bc for legai legal tender fender notes ha has today to tb day oay i hp bp to noon amounted to less than 4 i an ali at offering homes in new mexico along a inie line of pro ejected railway eis is attracting ame attention af pf tho the workingmen h here ere twenty acra farms with cattle dattle and farming implements are sold for the world sa bays vs tho subsidized pacific roads round found doli doll bu last winter through the P nd determined i of Thur thurman man maa n that their obligations to tho the were real teal obligations and that teat they would bep be compelled to fulfill fulfil them the union pacific is in a way away to ind find f out that the government euper supervision suf euf perv per vision islon of the road is al 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