The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-07
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
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IRON MILLS RESUMING WORK.
THE EXPOSITION PAYING.
Mexican Merchants Dissatisfied
with Freight Rates Frozen
to Death. Etc.

sergeant ottO H0lfnorth, OF the sigma
Service, 10 the ranks. and formally re
commended his dismissal from the ser
vice for rifllng Lieutenant Greely's pri
vate papers. The recommendation will
be approved.
CHARLESTON, January G.-Jnlius d
Persch, who died yesterday, aged rs
was the first railroad engineer In thu
United States, and In 1880 drove s.Besl
Friend" the first locomotive built In
this country, on the South Carolina rail.
road. then the largest railroad In the
world.
CLEVELAND, January 0.-The extern
sivc iron works of Brown, Bennett &
Co., Youngstown, Ohio, which have
been idle for some time, resumed In all
Its departments this morning. Five de-
partments of the Cleveland rolling mill,
which closed three weeks ago, started
again to-day The entire works are
running on single time. The operatives
think the works will run through the
winter.
Sioux Cry, January 0.--News was re-
ceiyed here, which is believed TO be re-
liable, that the bodies OF II men were
found at point 30 miles west Of valen-
tine, toward Goodwin county, 20 miles
west, In Nebraska. The bodies were
found along and near the railro nd grade.
The dead men were victims of the re-
cent terrible blizzard, and are supposed
tobe settlers on their way In for sup
plies, who had taken up claims which
they had been locating near the line Of
the road to be built next season. A pre-
vious report stated that seven bodies
had been found. The last report is gem
orally believed, though 1t is hoped 1t
VIII prove greatly exaggerated.
WASHINGTON, January G.-The Star
says; 1.-THE Governors Of 20 States have
written 20 express their desire to CO.
operate In making the American exhibi-
tlon, to be held in London In 1885, a
faithful and thorough exposition of the
arts, manufactures and products OF the
United States. J. Gilmer, special agent
here, has received very general assur-
ances from public men OF their hearty
support of the resolution now before
Congress providing for an official part in
the exhibition by the Government.
With this in view II sproposed that the
Government exhibits now at New Or
leans be sent to London In a public
vessel.
CHICAGO, January 6.-The Daily News
prints Springfield, Illinois, special,
which intimates that Senator Rugor,
classed as Republican, will act with
the Democrats, and thathe aimed at the
Presidency Of the Senate, and the state
ment is also made that General Logan
has been asked to go to Springfield, and
that he will reach there next Thursday.
The President Of the North Carolina
Rolling Mill company states the mills In
this city will resume operations In about
three weeks. The mills employ about
1000 men. The statement heretofore
made by the Associated Press that the
owners OF the mills had negotiated with
their employees direct without treating
with the Amalgamated association as
to the rate OF wages, Is verified rs ap-
plying to mills in this city.
NEW ORLEANS, January 6.--Director
General Burke states: "Two thousand
men were ut work day and night, In the
rain and mud, during last month at the
exposition grounds. Our laborers have
been paid up to last weeks rolls, and u
large part OF these rolls have been paid.
The balance are being paid from day TO
day. Beginning on January /, all re-
ceipts were first applied to operating ex-
penses, which have been reduced to low
figures. The surplus was applied to
back indebtedness. The receipts were
ample for current expenses, even during
the bad weather. With fair weather
the revenues will be ten times the
amount Of the expenses When asked
II the exposition management would APP
ply to Congress, Director General Burke
said; 1.-The Board expressed no such in
tention. The Board will apply to our
own people to Increase their subscrip-
lions and pay the amount due, and the
exposition will be perfectly able to carry
itself without aid from the Govern
ment."
PHILApELpHIA, January 6.--The date
of the departure of the Liberty bell for
New Orleans has been changed from
January "a to %, the day on which
Mayor Smith has signiiled his intention
OF arriving in New Orleans. The de-
parture is to be accompanied with great
p0mp and ceremony. The bell will be
escorted from Independence hall to the
Pennsylvania railroad station by SOC
policemen and Councilman. At the de-
pot the bell viii be placed In car which
was built for Its reception by the Penn
sylvania railroad company. The bell
will rest in the center OF the car, under
a red, white and blue canopy. The sides
of the car will be open. At one end
will be a compartment for the accommo-
dation of three officers, who form the
guard. On the side of the car win be
emblazoned the word "Philadelphla'
and on the other side "New Orleans.'
Each side win bear the legend; "Pro.
claim liberty throughout the land." The
cur will be run into the Exposition
grounds and the bell will not be dis.
turbed till its return to this city. The
train will make IL stops as a symbol Of
the IL original States, during the TRIP
between this city and New Orleans.
Cry OF Mexico, January 6.-Ths
freight tariff of the Mexican Central
railway which expired on January ]
is extended until March ]. Merchant,
here are making the strongest efforts fol
the adjustment Of the differential rates
They claim that the railway company
makes cheap rates from points In thu
Unite d States to Mexico for the purpos,
of developing an American export trad,
to the disadvantage of Mexican interna
commerce. All possible influence hal
been brought to bear on the Secretar,
of Public Works to compel the Contra
railway company to establish arbitrar,
rates based on distance. At score
meeting Of the mercantile confederation
a resolution was passed declaring tina
the commerce of the country will b,
killed unless the difierential rates of tn
Central railway are abolished, specia
rates prohibited and all goods ordere,
dispatched ut the frontier custom honses