Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1884, Page 1

THE OwMAHA Dairy BEE OURTEENTH YEAR. " THE TREATIES. Secretary Frelinghaysen's Oficial Opin- ion of Toem, He Freely Answers All the Ob- jeotions, and Gves His Views on the Subject Which Sem Very Roasonabls to An Intelligent Miuad, There is No Apparent Cause for Alarm, On the Contrary They Will Be & Bene- fit to the People of the United States, THE SECRETARY'S OPINION. WasiinatoN, December 26,—The following self-explanatory lottar in regard to the Spanish troaty, bas been written by Sccretary Freling- huysen and sent this afternoon to the chair man of the senate committes on foreign rela- tions: DEPARTMENT oF STATE, WASHINGTON, De- cember 20, —Hon, John F. Miller, chairman of senate committee on foraign relations, sen- ate; Sir—T have received your letter asking whother there are any political considerations important to this country relating to the troaty between the United States and Spain and to Cuba and Porto Rico and also inguir- ing of me whether I have any suggestions to make in answer to the objections to the treaty which you assume I have noticed. The nego- tiation of this convention was undertaken pur- suant to the policy which had already received the sanction of congress manifested by the appropriations originating in the house for the commiesioners to negotiate a commercial convention with Mexico and for a commission to Central and South America to ascertain the means of fostering more intimate relations of anity and commerce with them. The policy had obtained the approval of the senate by its ratification of the convention with Mexico, The convention now before you in its political aspect is of importance, as some have thougkt thero is a disposition on the part of the United States looking to the annexation of Cuba. Such action would be unwise for reasons which are are apparent to your committee, for even could it be accomplished by general con- sent, our institutions would ba endangered by this beginning of a colonial system or by an incarporation into our body politic of a large population not in_ entire sympathy with our governmental nims and mothods, ~The treaty removes the causes of complaint as to the treatment of our citizens and their property in Cuba and Porte Rico which have heretofore led to a serious discussion between the two governi ents, and bringing the islands into closer commercial connection with the United States, confers upon us and upon them all the benefits which would result from annexation wera that possible The convention with Spain is one of series of intarnational engagements, Followir- the treaty with Mexico, 40 o) the markets of Cuba aud Porto Rico to our pro- ducts, The treaty with San Domingo opens that republic, and pending Degotiations with the Central American states and with Colum- bia tend to the same object. In conjurction with these, the treaty with Nicaragua for the construction of the inter-oceanic canal, while biinging the most distant parts of our own country into closer ralmions, opens the mer- kets of the west coast of South America to our trade and gives us at our door a customer able to absorb a large portion of the articles which f we produce in return for the products which we cannot profitably raise. Now let me refer to some objections made to the Spanish con- vention. 1t has been said we thereby give up revenue on sugar from twonty-five to thirty- five million dollars, in return for a reduction of duties upon our products imported mto Cuba and Porto Rico, estimates aud basis of the existing traffic at from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. The relinquishment of the revenue, when for the public good, 18 in the line of mational policy hitherto, It was done in the case ot tea and coffee, which, by the act of May lst, were placed upon the fres list without an attempt to ob tain therofor any equivalent whatever, and solely in obedience to the popalar demand for a*'freo broakfast table.,” By this mensure the treasury of the United States has lost the Iast W lve years as revenue on the same $144,000,000 on coffes alone, and bes des, let us not forget that Drazil availed itself of the action of this government to impose an ex- port tax upon coffee, which deprived the peo- ple of this country of the benefit of our tariff reduction, Artic'e V. of this convention pre- vents # similar action by Spain, The treaty now under 2onsideration tends to cheapen the cost of the necessaries of life by reducivg the cost of the staples of daily con- sumption, of which we are ob- liged to impart each year nearly one hundred millions in value to make up for the inadequate production of ourown soil, which amounts to only about twelve per centum of the whole consumption, and at tho same time we secure a growing market for our products in the Spanieh antilles, coupled with special privileges to our merchant marine. 1t is also said that the importation of free sugar from Ouba and Porto Rico, when addes toour domestic production and to the importation from the Sandwich islauds, will fall short in the quantity needed for home consumption, and the price will be ruled by the part re- maining liable to duty, so that the profit from the removal of duty will go the Cuban and Porto Rico planter and not to the consumers in this country, If this areument ba true, the treaty will not affecet the price of sugar in Louisiana, The price of the commodity is lossened by the uup‘:ly being greater than the = demand, but it is frank to say that other conventions that have been negotiated or aro in process of negotia- tion which will pro ide an- adequate importa- tion from the sugar regions, Rain the privi- leged introduction of tobacco at toduced duties has been objected to as reducing the revenuo and removing protection from the American product und manufacture, As to this it seems enough to say that the conven- tion leaves a diserimination against the im port-d article from four to five interoal revenue dutios on the American product and secares u arkets hitherto denied for the spoctal manufacture of tobacco in which we excel and which command & profitable mar- . Wherever their importation is permitted uction is urged, in many quarters, of the export and thereby promotes the interests of our manufactures, again it is urged that the increased importations which thess treaties may secure will not_equal the loss of revenue on the imported articles, but these articles are produced within our territory sparingly or not at all or of different grades, mot satisfactory to the public demand, and'it is the essence of wiss projection to forego dutiss upon these and to imvose them upon thuse manufactures which may be_properly fostered by the im- peding of foreign competition, Not only do these conventions do thie, but they enlargs the foreiga market for our surplus productions it is the policy of protection to_secure, They stimulato our commercial operations and our carrying trade by reserving to onr vesrels the privilezes conceded, Again your atten tion is drawn to articles xx and xxi, establish- ing such guarantees of personal treatment as will insure safety to the interests of our citizens. Another line of adverse agreemient remains to be considered, 1t is enid tho class of treaties is an infringemert upon the counsfitutionsl rights of econgress, in that they charge_ duties prescribed by law, This agreement is advanced against all, in cluding the convention with Mexico, which having been already ratified, ite legisla. tion_to carry 1t into effect. Theclaim that the Mexico treaty is unconstitntional because it affecta the rovenue and did not_ originate in the house of repreacntatives is singularly un- tenable, It did so originate the first action of this government towards jits negotistion was an appropriation by congress *‘for the sa'aries and exponses of the commission to negotiate the commercial treaty with Mexico, the sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars to be expended under the direction of the president of tho United States.” (Sundry civil appropri ation act of August 7th, 1882,) and under this authority, General Grant and Me, Tres- cott were appointed commissioners and nego- tiated the treaty. The senate introduced the amendment that the legislation of congress should be necessary to give it force, This rule was a precedent for which is found in preavious treaties of this character has been followed in the subseqnent treaty negotiations and steps taken thereto have been conducted Snder the sanction given by congress to the general policy fostering intimate trade with neighboring countries, 1 observe that the constitutional amendment has been introducad in congress that the senate and house of rep- resontatives shall be joined to the executive a8 to treaty making power. Such amend ment weuld not aveid the necessity of the executive conditions of negotiations for a treaty, subject of course, toratification of the co-ordinate branch. The prerogatiye of the house of ropresentatives has in all these treaties been abundantly secured by the pro- vision that they should not take effect until the bill originally in tae houre had made laws affocting the reyenue to confirm thereto, The precedents are seainst the position that nego- tiations, this class is unconstitutienal. From the foundation of the governmeut, beginning with the time when the administration was in the hands of the men who framed the con- stitution itself, and may therefore be as- sumed to have best understood its im port and scope of public treaties affecting revenues have been concluded by the president, and carried into effect by the legislation of congress without the admission of a doubt as to the entire constitutionality of the proceed A few examples among many may be cited. First in order comes the treaty of 1794 with Great Britain, which stipulated for commercial privilegas and ex- emptions from duty, and set limits upon the 1mposition of tonnage dues on British vessels by congress. The treaty of 1:03 with France, for the acquisition of Loninana, stipulated for special favors to Krench and Spanish oods.and vessels in tho ceded territory dur- [k thE termof Ewalve.vears. natwlthatanding st regulation as to trade and navi- gation which coogress might muke The treaty of 1815 with (ireat Britain changed the existing legislationas to discriminating duties, Tho_troaty of 1831 with France contains & special tariff on provisious, The Canadian reciprocity tre ty with Great Britai in 1854, and the reciprocity treaty in 1875 with the Hawailan . islands, both contaioed the provision that they should not al revenue tax on the manufacture of | b would bea loss of some 26,000,000 annually to the public treas vry. This troaty, taken with others cf the same character, stimulates our general A CHRISTMAS EVE ROBBERY. PHE STATION AGENT AT PANUORA, 10WA, 18 ROBBED OF UPWARDS OF 83,000, Des Morszs, Ta,, December A bold and euccessful robbery was perpetrated at Pandora, Guthrie county, last night, The Des Moines & Northwostern railway agent at that place is also the Unite 1 States express agent, and last evenine he received a package of three thousand dollars in currency, sent by the Val. loy National bank, of this city, to the Guthrie County bank, ho railway safe has been blown open several times recently, and it has since been his custom to take home at night money that came to him after banking hours, About ¥ o'clock ha lccked up the station and started home, having tho express package in his inside coat pocket and the railway funds in & tin_ box which he carried in his hand. On the way home he stopped in an out houss when an un- known person came in upon him, grabbed the package from his pocket and fled. The agent whipped out his re er, when the robber turned and firsd upon him, shooting him through the arm, causing his revolver to drop tothe ground, Before he could pick it up again the robber was out of sivht and made go)d “his escape. The agent has doubts of his s Bility to recognize the man if he should see bim again, but the express company is confident of a sure trial and that the proper arrest will be madeto-night. The Outlook not Gloomy, New York, December 26.—The Herald this morning prints an article relativa to the condition of affaits of Tall River, Mass,, and says the report of the real condition of trade is far from sensational, or exaggerated state- ments 1n newspapers, The operatives are an intelligent claes, and contemplate no strike, while employers will make no reduction in wages, although no mill corporations, with fow exceptions, pay dividends January 1. On the contrary, brokers predict a rise in the market very soon, Most of the suffering among the operatives results from the saloons which infest the city. Despite dull times, operatives sent this year to friends in the *'old country” only 25 per cent less of money than last year, and the amount forwarded through postottice money order department for Christ- mas was considerably larger than in 1882 83, — The Northera Pacific not Blockaded. 81, Pavi, December 20, The officials of the Northern Pacific railway deny the pub lished report that the road is blockaded and that all mails have been ordered to Portiand vin San Francisco. They stato that the snow blockade is on the Oregon River & Navigation company lines, and that the Northern Pacific isand has been continuously open from St Paul to Wallula Junction, and trains are run- ning regularly. A large force is endeavoring to open the Oregon railway from Wallula Junction to Portland and also on the Oregon become operative until the necessary laws to carry them into effect should have been en- acted by congress, In respect to all these treaties the required legiilation was passed, and is in short tha precedents are in favor of the constitutinnal negotiation ot treaties af- fecting the revenues by the president, subject tothe approval of the senate, and to tho legis- lative cooperation of congress in carrying out their provisions, The only object which the exscutive has in view in the negotiation of the conventions now awaiting the action of congress, has been the bsst interests of the republic, and in en- deavoring to realiza this, intimations of the purposes and desires of congress have served as a guide. As the action of the executive, so taken, is in &very case to be subject to the de- cision of the aenate and representations of the people, T'do not doubt but that the result aimed at will be reached, If the Spanish treaty does not meat the approval of the legis- lative branch of the government representa- tives of tho popular wil they cannot faml, I Ztrust, to perceive that the president has mude earnest efforts to remove om the fl 1d of dispute a subject of conten- ion a3 far as Cuba 1s concerned, and to secure ing and increasing benefit to our agricul- tural, manufacturing and commercial interests and to the paople of the Uvion, and full pro- tection to the porsons and the property of our citizens abroad, Y our obedient servant, FrEDERICK L. FRELINGHUYSEN, e —— Struck by a Switch Eagine, Pavr, December 25,—To-night a sleigh containing nine persons crossive the t acks of the St. Paul & Duluth road was struck by’ a awitch envine. The entire party was hurled violently to the ground. Samuel Buliger was iustantly killed and Lizzie Zimmerman burt, Tho rest of the party received severe injuries, e 0,000 at !\‘l‘i‘l neapolis, MiNNEAPOLIS, Decomber 25.—A five story brick building at Hennepin and Washington aveuuse, and occupled by offices and also as rooms of the law library of the Minneapolis Bar associstion, burned this afternoon, Total loss, 8200,000; total insurance, $150,000, e e— A Kentucky murder, LouisviLLe, December 26 —Courier-Journal Owensboro special eays: Tuesday afternoon, Harlem Taylor, town marshal, of Morgan- field, was shot through the head and instantly killed by Sam Holman who was attempting to arrest him, Holman was drunk and on horseback and made escape, e —— Run Into and Sunk, Naw Yonk, December 26.—The steamer Comwall, leaving port to-dsy for Bristol, Eaglaud, ran into the ship Lornty, oil laden au at anchor off Bedlo's Island, The ship sunk in twenty minutes, Short Line division. e A Counterfeiter Caught. Muuris, Tenn,, December 26— Miles Oglo, the noted counterfeiter, was wrested here to-day by M. G- Bauer, of the United States secret service. One thousand dollars in ten dollar counterfaits on_third National bank of Cincinnati was found on his person. Oale hag already served terms in the peniten tiaries in Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania Ior counterfeiting he was discharged from the Iatter July, 1883, since which time he has been following his old trade. o —— Trouble in Yravers TrAVERSE, December 25— iibttiet Attormmy Howe h Men from Wilmot attacked his night in search for Mr, tention of lynching. residenca las Lare with the inten- Howe 18 in or near Wil- mot, being aconnty officer he is at present at the county seat. A report is in circulation to the effect that attempts will be made to night to relense the miscner, Metcalf, who is confined here, but it is though’ that there is no foundation for i e Disastrous Oil Explosion, Eyira, N. Y., December 26.—One of two thirty thonsand barrel oil tanks at West Junc- tion, ive miles from Elmira, exploded at 7:40 this morning: Both tanks were soon in seoth- ing flames. Tho shock was folt at Kimira, Dishes were knocked from the shelvos and wirrors broken. No one was injured, and houses n-ar _the tanks ware badly damuged. The fire is still raging. Loss about 100,000 Train Robbers Sent IaTiie Rock, Dacember 2 need, In tae circait court this morning Adolph Parker and Jack Clifford two of the tran robbers wers sentenced to the penitentiary, Parker for six years and Clifford for seven yoars. The trial of (o k who turned states evidence, was postponed to'next term. e ——— A Quarterly Dividend of Two Cent Declared Wain Srreer, December 26 —President Sloan of the Deleware lLackawanna & West- ern snys the directors have just declared the usual_quarterly dividend of 2 per cont pay- able Junuary 20th. Per Loss Erom the Burn ntshinkle, CINCINNATI, December ~The steamer Vintshinkle, whicd burned below Cairo, was owned by the Ci: cinnati and Mempkbis Packet company, Its value was 815,00, insured for $10,000." It had four hundred tons of freight on board, - — Disappeared with $10,000, Pirrssune, December 26,—The Chronicle relegraph special from Stubenviile says: * Last night Jas_Collins, ticket agent of the Panhandle at Cadiz Junction disappeared with $10,000, borrowed from friends and be- longiug to the company. e —— Steamer Barned, Camro, Ills, December 26, The steamer Vintshinkle,which left here Wednesday night, waa caught in the ice at Columbus, Ky., and burned yesterday to the wagers edgo. No lives lost but tho boat and cargo aro 4 total 088, — An Aeronauant Drowned. MontcoMeRy, Ala, December 26, -An aeronaut named MacNeal, of Mobile made a baloon ascension from West Point to-day. OMAHA, NEB.,, SATURDAY MOKNING GENERAL NEWS. Some Farher Developments in the Da- kota War, Thirsty Iowa; Probable Extra Session of the Leeislature, Session of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers, Aud Their Grisvances are All Amioably Ssttled, $5000 To Purchase a Southern Illinois Senator, Illness of Lieuténant-General Sheri- dan—The Ch g0 Election Fraads—Foreign News, THE DAKOTA WAR, Fanco, Dakota, Decembar 26, —1he Argus Wilmott dispatch =ays Colonel Free of the governor’s stafivisited Wilmot and Travare (not Traverse) to.day. His report isunderstood to be in favor of Wilmot. Werits are out for the arrest of a member of the convassing board, Cummins, of Travare, claiming to be the sheriff, chased him three miles and} he es- wonld give no.infe -~y comvgmm' 0 caped across the river. Interviews with par ties in Fargo from Roberts county are conflict- ing as to the first_reports received from the scene of trouble, Examinations are now in progress before the Uhnited States commis- sioner in vhia city,, 16 ¢ thought that the prisoners will bs bound over to the United States court of the second district at Sioux Falls, na tho offence was committed in the fifth district, where the judge has no cogni- zance of United States cases and the district is attached to the second for purposes of such business, THIRSLY 10WA. A PETITION FOR AN EXTRA SESSION TO DISCUSS THE RAILROAD CHANGES AND THE PROHIBI- TORY LAW, Special telegram to THE Bek, Dxs Morngs, December 26,—Last Monday the governor sent out twenty petitions to the various parts of the state to bo signed by those merchants and business men who desire to have an extra session of the legislature called for the consideration of railway tariff, The petitions are now coming back largely aigned, and it is now stated positively that an extra session will ba called in January, The pro- hibitory law will doubtless be discussed at the same time, ¥ The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 8r. Louts, December 26,—P. M. [Arthur, chief engineer of the Brptherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, in &\ intet¥iew this afternoon, said he had been . v consultatigs with the grieveance comanft:. | all - thé: marolvg \but .. oudiitvee of the general grieveance committee would confer with Col. Hoxie, this ofternoon and if any reault was reached he would make a statement for publication, PALSE JOSEPH, It is said that Joseph A. Coons, or Kuhn, the cashier of the Moser hotel, disappeared yesterday taking with him $1,000 belonging to the guests and house and several hundred dol- lars of his wife's money, Itis eaid also that he ran cff with another woman, Want to Ralse Funds to Purchase an Iilinois’ Senator, Special telegram to THE BEk, SeriNeriern, IlL, Dacember 25,—Two prominent democratic politicians were in this city a few days ago for the purposs, as they admitted to their friends, of raising $3,000 to buy the vote for United States sen- ator for a ropublican member of the house, who, they stated, is known to be purchas able, There was a private consultation be- tween these two schemers and some of the prominent Springfield democratic politicians, who rejacted the proposition and said they would have nothing te do with it, The “‘tempters” then started for Chicago to see what could be done there towards raising the amount, but with what success has not yet been learned. The name of the weak duck, who, they said, would go back on his party for & consideration, 18 & minority representative elect from the southern Illinois district. The plan by which they claimed to be able to make wie of him is stated to be thus: That for $5,000 he is willng to resign his position before qualifying and thus give the democrats a majority of two in the house and of one on the joint session It has beom attempted to keep the matter a secrect and local members of the party were cautioned o repeat nothing of the story but some of them were too indig- nant to keep still and told some of their re- publican friends, Illness of Lieut, General Sheridan. WasHINGTON December 26,—Lieut. Gen. Sheridan is confined to his house by 1llness, which though serious, is said not to be dan- gerous, Hae is snfferiug from derangement of the stomach and his physician has ordered him to remain at home and rest, The Chicago Election Frauds, CricAGo, December 26,—About fifty prom- inent citizens met this afternoon to consult in regardsto the further prosecution of the inves- tigation into the recent election frauds in the eighteenth ward, Numerous speeches urging the necessity of pushing the inquiry to the limit were made. A, W, Day of the citizens' sub- committee of tive, said that substantial pro- gress was being made and that the committee The baloon fell into the Chattahooschee river and MacNeal was drowned, o — Sioux Uity Failure, Sioux Cirr, Ia, December 26.—0, B, Bird, clothier, bas failed. The liabilities are placed at $25,000; assets said to be abous $30,000, was then at work on an important clue, Mur- ray Nelson eaid the thing necessary was mouey, He would subscribs 850 ) and would pledge the last dollar he owned i necepsary. 1, £. Stone, editor of rhe Daly News, said the committee of five had evidence that L rendered it cortain that Gallagher forged . DECEMBER 27, the tally sheet, and that Gal. taghar, Mackin and’ oue other person, who was known, had stuffed \he ballov box ' with fraunulent ‘ballots ha could convines any threo of th resent, if desired, that his staternent was Stone went on to sny tho present county grand jury had begun the investigation of these frauds “for no other purpose, he belisved, than to defeat the ends of justice. The sum of $6,600 was subscribed to push the investigation. Resolutions were ynssed expressing entireconfidence in the sub. committes of five, thankiog it for its work to far, and pledging it the tupp rt of mone; and influence for the future, t was also ¢ cided to retain J N. Jewett, Wirt Dexter and Judge Beckwith i — FOREIGN NOTES, CHRISTVAS AT THE CAPITALS, Pants, Dec. 25,—The day is dall for Christ- mae, except among the Germans, Ttinerants are selling a po'itical toy representing Bis marck and Ferry embracing. In Vienoa the day is unusually gloomy, owning to the bad condition of trade and damp weather, Berlin the usual festivities at the impe ace Christmas eve, The emperor gave pres- ents to the whole household, The empress re- ceived Bismarck and wife, THE MANITOBA BOUNDARY . OrrawA, December 25— Among the claims proferred by the premier of Manitoba against the Dominion government is_one of $10,000 for expenes incurred by the Manitobagover ment in contesting the boundary question be- fore the imperial privy council. FRANCE AND CHINA, LoxnoN, Dacember 25, —A dispatch from Shavghai #ays 83,000 Chinese troops under Li Hung Chang, are massed at Pei Ho, The works at Port Arthur, on the gulf of Pei Chi Li, built by German artillery officers, will 188 thocked, This reduction, I think, refers not in the least to a hor ntal measure, Lug a caroful discriminat on us to the relief necos sary What prsitioa will ho take in rogard to civil service “He will respect the law as he ought to do rd to minor offices. all polit cal offices beloncing to the party will be changed gradually. I th'nk that he will deal with the north, south [ st and west ahike, T opinion of his policy and that the better olement of his party. About hig cabinet? ~Garland, of Arkanass, & man not surpassed by Edmunds himself, will prob- ably bo attorney general, B think, not go into the 1reasury, but will be secretary of state, W, C Whitney is a man who will also grace the cabinet. M. Miller 18 an_intimate_ friend of Mr Tilden, whom he first met in_ 1874, being_in- troduced through Horatio Seymour, and in | 2 about the relationship betwoen the t and Mr, Tilden he thought 8 no constrainment between the . “The administeation,” ho sald, “will need the counsel of Mr, Tilden and the great- ost men of the part; He thought that nothing would be dono on the tariff this win- ter exc pt in relation to traaties with other “High tariff, you see,” he con- tinued, “does mnot moan high wages, You build a wall to protect yourself, and other na- tions will do the same, We are socing that spirit of retaliation manifested with Franco and Germany, Italy felt affronted when the high tanff on art was administered by our government, and we are the losers by it.” e The Locomotive Engineers Griev- ances Amicably Adjusted, St. Louis, December 26,—In an_ interview tonight with J, H. Fitzgerald, chairman of the grievance committee, that gentleman ed that Grand Chief Arthur, and tho ex ccutive committee of tho weneral gricvance yard will, 1 make the strongest fortress north China, The works are mounted with heavy Gatling and Nortenfeldt guus. The entranceto Port Arthur is guarded with torpedoes. The Chinese have warned the French that they in- tend to make an attack., Letters from the French flaet at Kelung state that Admiral Courbet is ill and worried over his forced in- action, It is feared he cannot continue eper- ations, The blockades are without recruits, The mortality among the troops 1s increasing, A BIG PAILURE, Pracug, December 25.—The liabilities of the Bohemian Land Credit company, suspend- ed, are 25,000,001 florins, The assets exceed that amount, but it will be difficult to collect them, Many small banks are involved and same are ruined, BENTENCED, MagsgrLLes, December 25, - The aditor and manager of the anarchist paper La Flamme wero sentenced respactively to imprisonment for one year and eight months for inciting to plunder during the cholera epidemic, TRANSFERRING THE HEADQUARTERS. St: PETERSBURG, December 26.--Russia is about to transfer the naval headquarters in the Black Sea from Nikolain to Sevastapol. The cost of transfer will be 87,000,000, EARTHQUAKE AT MADRID. Mangin, December 26, Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt here yesterday and shocks at Gibraltar were also felt and in the southern provinces, Thero was great alarm amoug the people at Granada, Malaga, Two persons were killed by falling walls, THE ORANGE DEMONSTRATION AT HARBOR GRACE passed off quie ly, The procession _passed through the Drincl%ll streets of theseity un- molested, River head men with the green flag held their own citadel. The Orangemen abstained from 1ntrusion on Oatholic ground. A war ship and police forge prevented any ager of the discount bank of Carmola, at Lay- bacb, a defaulter to the amount of 70,000 flor- ins killed himself in the bank to-day when about to be arrested. THE EGYPTIAN DEBT COMMISSION, Toxnoy, December 26 —The French am- bassador has returned to L.ondon from Franca, He is instructed to inform larl Granville to accede to the demand of Germany and Rus- sia for membership in the Ezyptian debt com- mission and also to withdraw the proposal to reduce the interest in the debt. ailing on an agreement between France aud England all the powers, except Italy, will reject the English proposals, A PRIKST BURNED TO DE. Maprip, December Bandits entered the Catholic church and the house of the priest at Cortelos, Gallacia, for the purpose of plunder, Failing to get money, they tied the priest in a heap of straw and burned him te death, ARRIVAL OF DON CARLOS AT HOMBAY —DAMAGE DONE BY THE EARTHQUAKE, Manrip, Decamb:r 26 —Don Carlos has ar- rived at Bombay. Ma.y towns are reported to have suffered from the recent earthquake, Several houses, including the telegraph station, at Velez, in the province of Malaga, were badly_injured. The terrified inhabitants encamped on the outskirts ot the town during the night. Many versons were injured at Loji, Motrie and Alhama, The couvent at Seville was partly destroyed. An official was killed at Velez, Several persons were killed elic- where. At Motrie one percon was killed; soveral were injured, 'The village of Albanusles was nearly destroyed, The cities of Seville and Grenada were not much dam. aged. H BY BANDITS, e — EDITOR MILLE, OF OMAHA, WHAT ME THINKS [OF THE CLEVELAND POLICY AND CABINET Chicago Herald, December 26 Dr, George L, Miller, of Omaha, proprietor of the Omaha Herald, is stopping at the Grand Pacific, He is en route to New York to consult with Gould and other railroad lead- ers concerning the prospacts in that direction for the coming year. Mr, Miller said that public sentiment west and especially in Ne- braska, was strongly against the present high railroad rates, and that the legislature would undoubtedly act upon the eubjoct this winter, Personally, he said that he was oppos: ing this extremo feeling in the matter, and was rather workiog for moderate measures to be effected, amhe was of the opinion that a re- duction in rates didn’t mean an advance in wages, but that the market would depreciate in proportion to the reduction in rates, In speaking opon the political situation, Mr, Miller sad: *‘I consider Mr, Cleveland a sound man for the presidency, and of larger measures than the people of this country give him credit, In regard to his policy, he will bo prudent conservative, moderate and cantious [ tho changes in offics, and will b steady and persistent in his effort to reform abuse:,” “‘Will he favor a reduction in taxation?” A strong effort will undoubtedly be made in that direction, This will be acted upon with great caution, o that no interest will be . committee had a conforonco this afternoon with Col. Hoxie, and after presentation of their grievances and a full and frank discus slon " of the whole matter, Col. Hoxle stated that tho agreement mado in 1882 ghculd. be manfully carried ‘out. This was_entirely satisfactory to tho engineers, and all_danger of trouble of any kind is past. Mr. Fitzgerald declined to stato what the specific grievances of the engineers wore, but expressed great pleasure at the prompt and satisfactory manner in which they wore met and adjusted by the railroad company, Tho agreement roferred to was made two years ago between the engineers, and Col. A. A. Talmage, who was then the general manager of the Gould sys- tem, and provides in part that_the engineers of passenger trains shall receivo three and one-half cents | er mile, one hundred miles to bo a day's work; engineers of freight trains shall receive four cents per mile, ono hundred wilos or less to baa day's work, Chief en- gineer Arthur loft for home to-night. NO. 164. THE MARKETS. Light Receip's Pac Up the Price of catle, 'he Supply Was Barely Sufficient for The Demand. 50,000 Hogs on Sale, and Prices 6 Cents Higher, Wheat Opened Ste Closing ! Corn Steady, But Trifls L - = and Higher, or, ) £ sed T Quiet, A 3129 Provistons Fai But Eotl Charac A > and Lower, ely o loliday fom OHICAGO MARKETS, Special telegram to Tik Bk, CATTLE, Citicaco, December 26.—The light receipts put up the price of cattle 10@15 conts. The supply was barely sufficient for the demand, and the suitablo shipping and dressed beef sold quickly. Butcher's stock, including cows and bulls, selling at,strong prices. Trading in stockers and feedera rather light, on account of the absence of country buyers, Extra na- tive steors, averaging 1500 and upwards, $6 40 @06 60; choice steers averaging 1300 to 1560 5 00@6 80; good steers, averaging 1250 to 1360 1bs., 75; medium stocrs, aver- aging 11 00'to 12 60 lbs,, $1 5 @5 00; common steers, averaging 1000 to 1150 1bs., §1 00@4 £0, HOGS, With those left over and the frosh receipts there wero 46,000 to 50,000 on sale. Thero was o fair domand and prices underwent but little changa ns compared with Weduesday, but were stronger and higher than on_Thurs day. Common packers sold around about §100@4 10; fair to good, 342084 30, and best hoavy, $4 40@4 60, Light shorts sold at $1 10@4 40, and sprivg pigs <3 H0@4 00, Packing ‘and shipping $1 30@+ 50, light s e s o A Present for the rresident, Special to the St. Louis Republican, Niw Youk, December 24— President Ar- thur has received a Christmas present from Victor Bagg, of Liege, Bolgium, It is a ro- markable spécimen of the gunsmith’s art and is uniqua, United with the carved section of the stock cut in unique diamond pattern 15 an admirable design of inlaid work in gold, The decorations ~ of the opposite s represent different scenes of tho chase with stags and dogs en arrcled by a delicate floral bordering, On the back 15 a design with little leaves and stems in gold. The double barrel is in Damascus work of the most curious sort, repeating the name Chester A, Arthur many times thyough 160 to 210 1bs, $1 00@4 40, ‘To-days markets were largoly of a holiday character, little interest being taken in any @rain, or article m the provision list. The range was irregularly downward with a very moderate range, WHEAT opened steady and fractionally higher. The principal cause of the strength and succeed- [og firtmnens bojog . report that the North. westarn Millers’ association had advanced its prico ¢ por bushel, but later this strength was overcome by the reported embarrassment of one or two eastern banks and such libeval selling followed as to weaken the murket and run prices down e, The rblmowuy at, the decline and No, 2 spring sold af @72¢c. Thanvolums of the speculaiive trade was small. - the script-like design.' . The name, which is thus wrought obliquely on the piece, ianot, distingaishable except by close inapectionibe- ' closal y-kilendert v2th the pther forms of @ deeigii. 108 plece1® 1N & SaUdEOLhe case with a complete set of cleaning tools. Madame Arline’s ‘Goods to bo turned. Onicaco, December 26.—Madame Arline, whose trunks, containing about $10,000 worth of imported notions on which duty had not been paid and which were seized by custem officers a fow days ago, had an interview with the collector of customs to-day. She represented to him that it had been her in- tention to take them direct to Cuba, but that without thinking of the comsequences, and wishout any intention of ‘doing wrong, opened them for eale here. It is iunderstood thut the collector will recommend to the sec- retary of the treasury that Madame Arline’s goodi be restored to her upon the payment of the regular duty without further penalty. e — WABHINGTON NEW! WASHINGTON, December 26, —The Star says the houre will take no action the bill making an appropriation for the naval service for the succeeding eix months which was passed in the senate just before the holiday ad ournment, and the committee will not re cogniza it in their consideration of the subject, The impression is if the senate doesnot recede from its position entirely, the houso will simply pass an appropriation for the next fis- cal year, and after March 4, an extra session will have to be called. e —— Ignoring England’s Proposals, LoNnhoN, December 26,—The Daily News this morning devotes an article to the decision of the powers to ignore the proposals of Fing land relative te Egyptian finances, This atui tuda of the powers, it says, is prompted hy Re- upon .| that distance under the opening tigures.” QORNZ £ g iy ’s closing. was Aho full Wediiesday’ AN 0D In BYmMpA- T Wt Tk S A bed Uit 10 4 for want of supprtand closed ‘gt at about No. 28old at 35, Much less than the average trading was done, the market representing few if any fentures, CATS ruled very quiet in_a speculative way, with only moderate trading in stuff at 20, Quota- tions in all the options excopt May are a lit- tle better than nominal, = PROVISIONS fairly active but_irreguiarly lower with the market entirely of a holiday character. Thero was the same lack of sustuining features here as in graios, Trading was of n local specula- tive character. Jash quotations were: Pork, £10 85; lard, 86 65; short ribs, $ Closo was barely steady at inside figures. ————— A Copper Kind, Baniiy, December 26, ~Luderits expedition to Angora, Pequenn,announces that enormous finds of copper have been made in that dis: trict and that the iand is valuable, —— Injunction Dissolved, Nrw York, December The supreme court to day dissolved the injunction obtained againet the board of aldermen, restraining the latter from transacting any husiness, o — Doubling the Marince, Benny, December 26 —The number of the marine infantry is ahout to be doubled owing %o the inauguration of active colonial policy. vCatar'rh Cured alent discase, with vo symptoms, Hood's | is o very pre distressing and offen 3. illa gives re Bismarck who is irritated at the policy and desires tho overthrow of his cabinet, Bis marck wants England to annex Egypt and s enablo Germany to_pursus her colonizing policy uninterrupted. France and Ausnria willingly support Bismarclk — — ©Can Pay Out Coupons, Niw Youk, Decomber 26,—A dispatoh from Charles Francis Adams, director of the Union Pacific railroad company made public says: “*All stories that the company is in distress for money with which to meet the January and Fobruary interest is simply pro- postrous, and manufactured out of whols cloth. We made no application for money anywhere, Our coupous will bo met prompt ly at maturity, — Weather To-Da; WasiiNGToN, December 26 —Upper Mis- sisaippi, partly cloudy weather, local snows, rise followed by elight fall in temperature, Missouri, partly cloudy weather, local snows, followed by tlignt fall e A Kansas Frechooter Captared., Lawkkxc, Kas., December 25, Otto Mul- lin, ulins John Tepper, who robbed ('ollege’s safo, ab St. Mary's, Kansas, last Tuesday night, was captured here to-day. temporature, southerly winds, shifting northerly, slight southerly winds, shiftiog northerly, stationary dy relief and speedy ct it acts through the blood, 1y part of the system, rrh ilteen years. Took m not troubled any Dealth is muel Liveis, Postal Clerk Chicago road, cure, from the and thus re; les “1 suffered with ¢ “Isuffercd with catarrh 6 or 8 years ; tried many wonderful cures, inhalers, ete., spend- ingnearly one hundred dollars without bene 1 tried Hood's Sarsaparilla, and was gre {mproved.” M. A, AnnEy, Worcester, Hood's Sarsaparilla 18 characterized 19 three peeuliarities : 1st, the combination ot remedial agents; 2d, tie proportion; process of sceuring the active mediciny qualities. The result s amedicine of unusua’ stren Send for book containing additiona “Jlood's Sarsaparilla tones up m: purifies my 1 Feens 1 whster of Deed “Tlood's Sarsaparilla beats ail others, and S5 worth its welght in gold 1. BALLKINGTON, 130 Liank Street, New York City, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all drugpists. $1; six for 85, Made only by . L HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 100“Doses One Dollar. h, effccting cures hitherto unknown evidenea N 7 ® S | NoRTH CARouNA. TR € iy * Sealof Nordh Carolina Smoking Tobacco. Seen teverywhiere, Because every- wRere recognized as indispensibfe to PDeafer aip t by’ eglont o't/ .c(a tth bato.. selectthebert t@wf /Lo«m; t/vc est .70(1%00, Gondumer, Lia, and stote it scw. /7 meltloun )] q'fl-d/ ‘lwo.m, whict a?b G/éo/’(vt'/ (;11‘14 patts.