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Suit Against the Hooking Valley.

Especial TO THE MISUNDERSTANDING disnatcb 7
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Congressman John
j. Belden has brought action in the SUI
preme court of this state to recover
sS,oOO,O0O for the Columbus, Hooking
Valley & Toledo road. Some of the
best known bankers in the country
are defendants, the defendants. upon
whom papers were served Yesterday
are ex-Iudge Stevenson Burke, of Ohio.
VINO used to be vice-president of the Co.
lumbus, Hooking Valley & Toledo road
company; Charles Hickox, Charles M
HlckoT, Chauncey H. Andrew, William ]
MchInnle. William J. Hitchcock. of Ohio.
wallace =. Andrews, John w Ellis. of
New York, all Of whom were directors of
the company at the time the acts com
planned OF were alleged to have been com
mitted; Charles Lancer, Edward D.
Adams, Edward Winslow, Daniel r.
Sanford. who with Ellis formed the
hrm OF Winslow, Lancer & Co.
Anthony j. Drexel, John Pierpont Nor,
gan, Eygisto P. Fabbri, J. Hoadright.
Charles H. Godfrey, being partners then in
the hrm Drexel, Morgan & Co.. Christie
pher G. Waite, president, Samuel d. Davis.
vice-president of the Hooking Valley com
pany, the company itself as corporation
and the Central Trust company, New York.
Inc story set forth in the complaint is a
detailed account of an issue of bonds bv the
railroad company in 1881, when the defend
ants were directors. The issue was s14
100000 of which S6,500,0O0 were set aside
to pay the debts of the road, IS. 900 600 to be
used IN improving the road. The complaint
cnafses That this amount of bonds was di
videa up among the defendants and now
wants an accounting. The complaint is
very explicit
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The House

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-On motion of
Grosvenor, of Ohio, the House insisted on
Its amendment to the Senate bill for the re-
moval OF distractions from the Missouri
river and conference was ordered The
House then went into committee of the
whole, Burrows, of Michigan, in the chair,
Tor further consideration of the customs
administrative bill. The pending amend
ment was that offered by Bayne, of Penn
sylvania, to section Is, providing "during
the pending of any controversy or litiga.
1ion about the amount of duty, the mer-
cnandlse IN question shall remain in the
government warehouse and under the con
trol OF the secretary of the treasury etc.
Aloer lengthy, discussion, in which Nc
henna and others favored the Bayne
amendment, it was rejected, as was also
the substitute for the whole section offered
oy Carlisle. This leaves the fifteenth
sectlon as originally reported, providing
the owner, consignee or governments, if dis
satisfied with the decision of the board of
general appraisers, may appeal to the
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THE OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
Ogden Ought Not to Receive All the Planners
of the Territory.

OGDEN, Jan. A.-[Special telegram tc
LIE HERALD 1.-The council met in specia
session at Z AS o'clock tonight. The mavo,
as usual, was on hand promptly Councillors
Anderson and Hank and Alderman SNYDER
were early in their seats, and they waited
The arrival of Turner, sShilling, Doug
lass, Chapman, Corey, Blasdel, Whalan
and Hurlbut made quorum, and then the
council was called to order and business
was proceeded with
One hundred and thirty eight citizens
and taxpayers, in petition, asked the
council to reconsider the question of re-
moving the city Jail into the basement of
the new city hall
On motion the petition was laid over for
one week.
A numerously signed petit ton asked the
council to take immediate steps TO
strengthen the levee from one to two hun
dred yards northeast OF the Ogden river
bridge; also to repair the wing dam about
two hundred yards northeast of said bridge.
Unless this is done, the high water will
damage the city and private individuals
and endanger lives. Referred to street
committee.
Parties petitioned for the placing of an
electric light at the junction of Twenty
second street and Adams avenue. Re
1erred to committee on public works.
The committee on licenses recommended
mat the unused portion of Mrs. P. c.
froy's license be RENTED. Report adopted
The committee on public buildings re-
commended that the Grand Army of the
Republic be granted the use of the city
nall on February % for literary enter
talnment. Report adopted.
Archtect ID. Hemecourt's bill for draw
ing plans and specifications for the new
jail, and for Transforming the present fire
department into a Jail and the tithing barn
into a fire department building, was after
considerable discussion laid over for two
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Conductor Ryan's Funeral.

The funeral services over the remains OF
conductor Ryan was held yesterday. The
services were largely attended. The fol
lowing railway boys came in from Chew
enne:
:. w; Medcaff, chief conductor of di-
vision 1914 u
b; 3. Crocker, assistant chief conductor
of vivision 124.
George Mcintosh, member of division 1874
); McG1lton, member of division 1874
+. A Halght, member of division 1874.
j.. +. Sprunt, member of division 1874
James Cassin, member of division 1874.
M. j. Hogan, member of division 1874
Joseph Cotton, member of division 124.
A. NJ. White, member of division 124.
T. ID. Brophey, member of division 142
y: b. Nullon, member of division 1872.
Charles Colbert, member of division 200
q. M. Howlan, member of division %,
Is; Is. Faust, member of division 12S.
All save MIR. Faust returned home.
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heavy seas. " 'Ao
Revision of the Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-J. Richie. OF
ONO: appeared before the ways and means
committee and argued in favor of the i'm
portation of Canadian mineral ores and in
favor of unrestricted reciprocity with the
Dominion. The chairman, having ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Richie was conyersant
with Canadian matters, inquired what the
sentiment was in Canada in regard to an
nexation. Mr.. Richie replied that any
sentiment could be found in Canada which
anybody wished to fish for. There was a
considerable sentiment in favor of reel
proclty and by taking the proper course
the United States could increase the senti-
ment. MIR. Payne asked as to the feeling
towards the Butterworth reciprocity bill,
Mr.. Ritchie replied that the opposition in
the Canadian parliament, numbering about
one-thlrd It's membership, had adopted the
butterworth bill as its pla tform. In reply
70 question by Mr. Carlisle, Mr.. Richie
stated that American interests in Canada
We're very large. Mr.. Carlisle asked
whether Canada wou d give the United
States free coal if the United States would
give her free iron. Mr. Richie replied en-
pnatlcally in the affirmative.
hon. Benlamin Butterworth, CT Ohio. ad-
dressed the committee in support of his
OIL Tor reciprocity with Canada.
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A SEDUCER'S FATE.
G. c. Pratt, Of San Francisco,
Shoots Louis Bramwell.
DEADLY NATURALGAS EXPLOSION
DIX feople are HI led and Thirty Wounded by
t-General COTS Argument-Ne
temperance Organization.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 24.-Louis Brom-
Well, president of the California Insurance
company, was shot and badly wounded this
morning by George c. Pratt, general agent
Oh the company. The shooting caused a
great sensation. In explanation of the
shooting, he said he had recently been sent
TO Japan by Cromwell and upon returning
week ago received from his wife a con
LESSON that she had been seduced by Brom-
well. After obtaining evidence confirming
1hls' Pratt wentto Bromwell's office, char
ged him with the crime and then shot him
Both men are widely known in business
and social circles. Pratt married twenty
years ago from Chicago He has two sons
Cromwell is married and has family
6 declined to make any statement.
Pratt said his principal reason for sbont
ing grew out of the fact that his wife. bv
reason OF her betrayal, has become insaoe
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Go to Barratt's for furniture,
Mistakes of Near Sighted Men.

Lawyer Ashley, of New York. was TELLING
Judge Day story of Daudet, the novelist.
who Is extremely near sighted. The story
ran thus: Daudet visited some place in which
were kept many animals. He sauntered
slowly about peering into their cages until
he came to secluded spot where furry oh
Ject, not In cage, attracted his attention.
"Ah!' said the distinguished Frenchmap.
this must be tame bear" And, taking
some cake from his pocket he flung it witt, a
mere, Old fellow" straight into the face of
Russian nobleman who, enveloped in his
sables, had stopped to look at the bears near
by. Imagine his anger and surprise. Dau-
Diet apologies, ETC., ETC.. ETC.
The judge listened iptently, but after the
lawyer had finished he said gravely:
l can tell you something far ahead of that
In the way of mistakes caused by nearsioht.
edness
A friend of mine who lives in the suburbs
came from the city one summer evening inst
at twilight. He had broken his glasses and
was almost feeling his way along, when he
became conscious of somebody walking di-
rectly in front of him. 1t seemed TO be a
short woman in a bright gown, wearing a
wrap about her shoulders, one end of which
tralled down behind her. She walked so
heavily that my friend began to think that,
though short, she must be exceedingly stout.
A few steps more and the wrap touched the
ground and dragged in the mud. This was
more than his gallantry could stand, so stoop-
ing forward he said: ALLOW me, madam, to
replace your mantle, at the same time gently
raising red cows tail and placing it across
her back. n-Detroit Free Press
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A TALE OF DESTlTUTION.
The Board of Emigration Commissioners De.
tain Mother and Her Children

lopeclal 10 THE HERALD-Exam1ner Dispatcb
NEW YORK, Jan. a. - The emipratio,
commissioners yesterday debarred Mrs
Mary Brice from landing She came from
England with nine children three weeks
ago, expecting to4oin her husband in Cali
forn1a. Six months ago he left England
and gave his wife power of attorney to set
Tie up an estate valued at $1,000. The
lawyers .gobbled all but $3.50, and when the
Wlfe arrived here she had left but $50 The
husband has not enough money to send for
the family. Three of Mr.. Brice's children
are able to earn their own livelihood The
mother, when she heard the decision of the
BOARD to return her to England. cried hit.
terly. She said she had no friends in Enc
land and that her husband had promised fo
send her Sc weekly until she had enough to
JOIN him. Three sons and daughters can
earn enough to support the family mean
while. 1T is wi h SORROW" said Commis-
sioner Stephens IN, ''that conscientious
regard Tor my duty compels me to vote to
return this family. 1t is most worthy
case. Ii anyone will come forward TO &c.
slst Mrs. Brice to reach her husband T
Will vote to reconsider our action sand al
low her to 60" Mrs. Brice will not he "a
turned for week. W ie
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Senate Plans for the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. A-The Senate com
mlttee On naval affairs held a meeting to
Gay, at which, after considerable discus
sion, the committee decided upon the policy
winch will govern it during this Congress-
IN the work of building up navy. This iS
IN prlef, That great line of battle shinS
ike the English Benbow, should be con,
structed at once. Senators Chandler and
McPherson, however, are not in accord
Gw!Oh the decision reached, and majority and
minority reports will be submitted ~ 4be
senate Senator Stanford is not wholly
committed to the decision reached The
naval board which Secretary Tracy an
pointed, recommended the construction of
20 war vessels of various kinds to cost
S49 5l5, 600 W 0o''
Inc naval policy board appointed hv
Secretary Tracy made recommendations
Tor building ten first-class battle shinS of
10000 tons each; eight first-class. GOO tons
each; Twelve second-class. Z, 100 tons each
three thlrd-class, $500 to 800 tons: five
enlrd-class, 5000 tons; six harbor monitors
4o0O TO 6,OOO tons; one cruising monitor
o.oOo IONS; eleven rams, 1000 to $500 tons:
nine tnln armored cruisers, 6,25O tons: four
4 urst c protected cruisers, $500 tons:
ten nrst-cIass protected, ). 400 tons. twelve
second-class protected. 3. 600 to 4 500 tons.
SIX thlrd-class protected, !, 200 to 5000 tons:
ten gun vessels and dispatch boats san IN
Loo tons; sixteen torpedo cruisers. about
goo tons; three torpedo depot artificer
snlps, 5000 tons each; 1Ol torpedo boats.
90 tons each, making a total of 227 ships of
6lO,035 tons, at a cost of S349. 515. 600. This
total includes SCI, 965, 900 already ey.
pended, and authorizes the expend
lture of S2S1, $50 600 When the com
mlttee proceeded to the consideration
OF recommendations the issue was raised
whether 1T was advisable at this time tn
oegln with the construction of the i'm
mense line of battle ships proposed. includ- |
ing the harbor bound monitors. There
are forty-four Of these vessels, and thew
Mould cost sop, 400, 900, while the other
vessels together would cost only sl47. OPS
~ Chandler and Mcpherson urged that |
ne United States should continue the
present policy of building fast cruisers and
deter the building of huge line of battle
ships until we had larger number of |
cruisers, or there was some exigency call |
ing Tor their construction. On this issue |
the committee divided, the majority agree |
ing with the policy of the board, and Hale
was instructed to report favorably the hin |
introduced by him several DAYS ago. EN-.
6odylng the recommendations of Secretary
Tracy. 0''iS
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weeks, although it had been previously
AUDITED by the proper committee.

weeks, although it had been previonsl,
aualted by the proper committee.
AN ordinance. drawn by the chamber o.
commerce, Which authorizes the sale n
I5oxl4l75 feet on the southeast corner NJ
Union square, to the chamber of commerce
ana authorizing the mayor 10 mske deed
oi ene same, conditioned upon the erection
OF a building thereon within one wear w,,s
read and referred to the committee on
laws. o0Ninii''ee oh
A protest of certain property orvners
against running north and south street
tenrough the block bounded by Twenty
iourth and Twenty fifth streets and Wash
lngton and Adams avenues, was referred
10 the committee on streets.
Inc interest on the CITY hall honda
paid. ' was oiuefeu
Inc matter Of changing the line of Tbir-
Csenen street west OF Washington avenue bv
shortening up the lots on the south side
there0f, sixteen and one-half feet, was re-
leTreo 10 the committee on streets
douglass thought the tramp ouestion
ought TO receive attention. He thouoht
GnaI the city ought not to be made the
jumping ground for all the paupers the
lame, the blind and the cripples OF the ter
fltory. 1t was his opinion that care sbonId
De exercised by the city physician in TAX
ing IN those who apply for treatment at the
expense of the city
On motion the sanitary committee was
instructed to look after the matter.
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Deadly Natural Gas EXPLOSION

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 24.-Six people were
Killed and thirty injured, more or less ser.
lousy, by an explosion of natural gas in
this city early this evening. Some of tbe
injured are IN critical condition and NAV
Gle. A few minutes after o'clock the fire
department was called to the corner of
high and Main streets, where it was said
the explosion had occurred in a ne-storv
dwelling at the corner of Wall and Noble
alleys: Inc excited crowd Of onlookers
ruSned INTO the narrow alley with the
tiremen and pushed up to the house
from which cries were heard com
ing. Immediately afterwards it was re
ported that an explosion rent the air
sheet Of flame burst from the building at
the northwest corner of Noble and Wall
alleys and IN an instant the mass of bricks
beams and stone that constituted the two
story building were flying through the air.
The scene was terrible People fed
shrieking in all directions while the aIleV
was instantly covered with mass of de-
prlS from which came the cries and means
OF the injured, but everything was confu-
sion. AS quickly as possible the police and
hremen organized and began the work of
searching through the mass of bricks and
tlmbers for the unfortunate victims. Five
were taken out dead. Charles Becft,
n - oSS iioui, d CoIoieu BOY, ana Mrs. Z. |
Merrott, an unknown man and an unknown
babe Thirty people, men, women and
children, We're injured by burns, Gu is or |
bruises, and it is possible that other bodiss |
may be found in the ruins of the buildinf, |
tomorrow. The explosion, as near as can |
be ascertained, resulted from an accumnia-
ton OF natural gas in the cellar of Mer- |
rott's house, it having leaked in from the
street main. Besides destroying the house
and block next to it, house on the other
side OF the alley was completely wrecked |
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Cashier George Lounsbury Suicides

NEW YORK, jan 24.-George Lounsburv.
CASHIER OF the postoffice, of this city, shot
and killed himself at his home in Hacken-
sack, N. j.. Investigation developed the
TACT that his accounts were short In the
amount Of $4,000 He has been away from
the city for three days, and this morning
sent telegram to Postmaster Van Colt
stating that he was confined to his honse
by illness and would attend to his duties
as soon as he got better. Van Cott being
suspicious that all was not right, set about
investigating Lounsbury's accounts, and
been cashier since 1880 nus
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Rough weather on the Atlantic.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-The British steamer
Sandman, Captain Richardson, from Port
land January 9, arrived at Liverpool last
night. She reports very heavy weather.
On January TO there was an alarm of fire,
caused by the bursting of the steam gauge.
In the meantime funnel was smashed and
the 1res were smothered by water pour
ing down on them. Two men were killed
and third was so badly injured that he
supsequenty died. Three other men were
badly injured. 1t was Impossible tn re-
place the funnel for twenty four honrs and
in the meantime the steamer drifted, the
storm at the same time increasing in Sc
very The three men were buried at sea
whei ]he storm abated All the Sardinian,s
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SUGAR TRUST ANXIETY.
humors in Wall Street of Criminal Suits for
Conspiracy and the Consequent Excitement

oohspiracy anu the consequent Excitement
lSpeclalto THE HERALD-Examiner Disnatcb !
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The Sugar trrs,
people were hopping about Wall street YES.
terday and the day before in great state
VI excitement and sugar firms who are NOT
IN Inc combination were kept in wild nm
certainty as to what it all meant The cur
rent explanation was the local trnstees bod
decided to resign, fearing a criminal prose
oulloh since the supreme general term has
uphelu the decision Of Judge Barrett that
We ulusU Is a conspiracy punishable hy law.
LAY eiueyefS were reported to have been
summoned to Boston to consult with tbe co
director, and it was said TODAY that he
made 70 concealment of his intention tn re-
sisn the position which was becoming nm
i p.saeanC. Wlth customary secresy, those
d;s a. We 4 III d position to know declined to
Giscuss the matter At the office of the
sugar trust general denial was mt in
Heouore Havemeyer declined to say any
pTiinS Iuftnef thar that he had not gone fo
boston and knew nothing of his renortad
Creslgnatlon. Broker Cornell, Ct Edv &
SSonnell, representatives of the anti
sugar trust interest, said the street
t mTS lun OF rumor. "We can never
zen anything from the runners ),
SAID Mr.. Cornell, because thew
are given out to deceive. We never Know
what to believe" Aiio"
NC, Dohn E: Parsons, attorney for the Sugar
trust, smiled when he was told off the re-
ports. II always read what the papers
SAY s;yo on NJ, ire subject. said he, because they
s tt me information. l never heard of |
onete oelng any danger of criminal pros
&c u l5s Nor do l believe there is any.
ths cneiss are only trying to find out what
s, | 70
IS criminal. 1 have heard of no Bostnn
meeting and know nothing of the resisna-
Vioh OF the Havemeyers.' -
AT the district attorneys office there was
an omlnous silence about the trust # ' is
senefally known that all the details of the
rus, !. l nave been put into the hands of
ASSISTANT ASS District Attorney Parker and
nat ne is investigating the subject. Parker
box, be . Ine question up two years ago when
in5o 't .S was first agitated, but at that
II ime there was not enough proof The
sugar trust people have furnished a great
Ieal OF testimony against themselves since
men, ana it is believed enough can he oh.
AIMED to convict them ~ w
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federal circuit court, the court decision tc
De nnal unless the judge thinks the cues.
Ilon OF such Importance as to require re
view by the supreme court, when he NAV
allow an appeal.
On motion of Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
the amendment to the nineteenth section
was adopted, providing that the section
snail not apply to merchandise imported in
coverings subject to rate of duty equal to
or greater than 60 per cent. The commit.
zee rose and the House passed the Joint re-
S soiu5ion apProprlating $4,000 for a public
D puiiuIns ana clothing for the Indians at La
Polnte agency.
Peters introduced bill to promote the
ferred. ''i0" i'o-
Adjourned
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HIGHLY ARBITRARY
And Without Justice, is What Judge Barrett
Called a Detention at Castle Garden.

Especial to THE Misunderstanding Dispatch
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-While Judge Bar
rett In the supreme court chambers yes.
| Uef0ay afternoon was in the most emphatic
tones pronouncing the detention of a young
German tailor, Johann Ranmer. who
Wlshes TO join his uncle in San Francisco.
as hlghly arbitrary and without JUSTICE
different and more animated scene was
being enacted in the old board room at
castle Garden. AT the same hour that the
ludge rendered his decision and Ranmer's
release Commissioner Stephenson was
Grating to his fellow-commissioners and
ueIending his action in OBTAINING the
young immigrant. The majority of the
commissioners present sustained Stephen
son I action and a resolution was adopted
ordering the return of Ranmer to Ger
many.
Ranmer is a graduate of a tailoring es-
taolshment in Dresden, Germany. He
arrived at Castle Garden January Is. He
gave his ultimate destination as San Fran
CISCO. He has with him 800 in cash and
baggage valued at $50. Early in childhood
TANNER broke his leg, and owing to a
bungl1ng operation one of his limbs is
slightly shorter than the other He limps
somewhat, but as he is competent tailor
LIS linieHeSS uoeS not interfere with him
earning livelihood. Excepting his short
leg, Ranmer is able-bodied, and is a manly,
intelligent looking young man. Mr.. Ste
phenson thought that because of his short
leg Hammer should be detained. but the
immigrant tells another story. To-day he
Identified two clerks in Castle Garden
whom he says told him that if he bought
his ticket in Castle Garden for San Fran |
CISCO he would be given his liberty. The
clerks deny this accusation. Notwith |
standing Judge Barrett's decision Ranmer |
IS still aprisoner in Castle Garden, and the |
commissioners say that if the judge wants
nm ne Will have to use physical force to
get him before the steamer sails.