Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1886, Page 1

THE RONEST SETTLERS SAFE. CUommissioner Sparks States the Case to Visiting Deleations. THE LAND SHARK HAS NO SHOW And Pradent Money Foaners Should Stoer Clear of His Hlegal Hold- ing— House Bills by fowa Mem- bers—Washington Not Land Office Receipts Ca Wasmxsarox, Jan, gram. ) —Commissioner Sparks of the general land office today received delega- tlons from Aberdeen (Dak.) and Omahn (Neb,) Ineach instance his visitors ealled to protest against certain rulings of the Jand office, and Jearn from the commissioner verbally comething definite regarding his in- tentions. The Aberdeen delegation pre- sented a long memorial, signed by Delegate Gifford and s al other western resenta- tives, setting forth the troubles of the land business, It was elaimed that the withliold- ing of patents and the cancellution of entries were inflicting lardships upon innoeent pet- sons and frightening capital out of the new settlements, Tlfe burden of the address in effect was that the receipts given by the dis- trict land oflicers should be final, in order that money loaned upon s be seeured. Another feature of the memorial was the statement that investigation of fraudulent entries after the of land oftice receipts inflicted injury upon the in- nocent purchasers of the land. Commissioner Sparks met the various phases of the case in the following senti- ment: “The land oflice receipts cannot be final under the law. If you wish the law changed you must appeal to congiess. The decisions of the eourts are plain upon this point, This devartment eannot amend the law. Itirour duty simply to enforce it. A person loaning money upon the land office receipt and taking a mortage is pertectiy cure if the entry was made in good faith, I apprehend that no man loans money upon publie land in this stage without knowing something about the nprovements, the act- ual residence and the good faith of the pre- ptor. 1f he does he is not ordinarily prudent. "The bona tide settler who is 1 ing his home upon the land, and has sub- stantial improvements, will not be molested. The man who goes there with all he has, en- ters land in good faith, maintains a habitable dwelling, and does what hecan in the way of cultivating his farm, is a safe person to loan money to, 1e is not going to be disturbed, On the contrs mean that he shall bopr ted, IUis the chap who is not making improvements or an actual residence, who has a worthless shanty orshack on his place in which he occasionally spends a night, and who proves up by means of perjury and other kinds of sharp practice that this department is after. "This 15 not a safe person to loan money to, for if the land is deserted as soon as the loan has been made, or if our agents discover and report the manner in which the entry was made, no patent can be issued. 1 would not i anybody to loan money upon land ta a non-resident who leaves the country as soon as he has made his final proof, but a loan would be perfectly secure in a case where there is actual setile- ment. The courts have decided that the government has not parted with the land issued, but we have taken the position that when a claimant secured his receipt it 1s equivafent to a purpose of mortgaging or ali land, provided he has complied with the law in obtaining his receipts. In loaning money it is wise to ascertain that the borrower has made a proper residence and otherw served the law in good taith. Then fectly safe to deal with him the same as if he had a patent. Regarding the s ment tha patents are being withheld to an un extent, T can assert that they are being is faster by 500 or 1,000 per month than eve fore in the history of this country.” The visitors acknowledged the fairness and justice of General Sparks’ position. An Omaha banker stated that he considered the commissioner to be right on_ the subjeet, and he declared that he would not 0 nioney to any man who was acquirlng lently. ‘The cabinet had a meeting this afternoon, at which was considered the resolution of the ate asking for official papers bearing on the conduct of the oflice of the marshal of Alabama since 1884, The marsh re- moved for cause, and the senate proposes to make a test case of this removal. The sen- ate resolution has been worded with the greatest caxe, 50 as to avoid asking for any private information or for the reasons for the marshal’s vemoval. It simply asked fg the ofnc] on the conduct of the oftic r told your corres- vondent this evéning that the resolution was amatter that was considered at the cabinet meeting to-day. ‘The president took the posi- tion e would not furnsih any information to the senate. e said appointments a made by and with the advice and consent of the senate, but removals were made by the executive alone, He said there is nothing in the constitution which requires him to give information to the senate about removals, One cf the senators took a different ground in the present case. Ie held that the senate asked ior information on the conduct of the oflice, and to that he thought the senate was entitled, The president grew very warnm in the discussion and said he would not furnish anything. This struggle between the exceu- tive and the senate is growing giaver every day. The people here who want to see some of the nominees rejected by the senate hope the president will refuse to send the papers to the senate. In that case it willbe very probable there will be whole- sale rejection, If he does accede to the re- quest of the senate for information, that body will be more careful in refusing to con- firm, The subject uppermost in the minds of the cabinet ministers, senators and presi- dent is what the country will think of it. A cabinet ministersaid this evening he thought the people would not approve any hullhead- edness on the part of the exeeutive on the one hand or any extravagant demands on the part of the senate on the other. He favored a middle course, Unless Cleveland can be pursuaded to change his resolution, a conflict will be precipitated at once. MOUSE BILLS BY 10WA MEMBERS, Bills were to-day offered in the house by the Iowa delegation as follows: By Mr, Murphy—For the relief of aged, dis- abled, and worn out postal clerks who have dgvoted the best yearsof their life to the transit mail service, and who have been, or who may hereafter be, in the employ of the postoflice department in this arduous and ex- tra hazardous service for a peviod of not less than twenty years, The bill authorizes the postaster general to issue a peusion cer cate for an awount he way deem just where employes in the postal service are disabled or retired as worn out in the service. Also, bills for the velief of M. MeDouald, William Jones and Catharine L. Benton, By A, Henderson--Correcting the title of nnot be Final. [Special Tele- FIFTEENTH YEAR, —— certain Jands sold in Dubuque by Thomas Burton, By Mr. Struble=To confer the rank of lieutenant by law on Nathaniel Johnson Coflin, By Mr. Conger J. Milligan. By Mr. Lyman-—-Extending the benefits ot tlie pension laws of the United States, and granting a pension at the rate for the several les now provided by law to all honorably dischiar.ed sold ors and mariners, By Mr. Hall the relief of Richard Midd leton; anthorizing an additional appro- priation of ,000 for completing the conrt house at Keokuk and to make the same fire proof John and For the relief of Thomas A BLOW AT THE FRACTION The ways and means committee, at its session this morning,decided toreporta bill so amending the internal revenue law that frac- tions of gallous of spirits shall be taxed at the samne rate as all spirits, Under the pres- ent law the manufacturers are not required 1o pay tax on a fraction of a gallon in pack- aces if the fraction is below a halt gallon. They have taken advantage of this, and make their packages so that they will hold almost the extra half gallon, and by putting spirits in small packages aj ble to get one gallon for every twenty free of tax. The committee will report the Lill at onee and it will probably | PATENTS 3 Patents were issuad to-day and Towans as follows: Nathaniel drews and 1L ¥, Buernap, Dubugue, cream- tosting ehurny Willian Browne, Fort lison, spring euitivator: rede < Brum- 5. Quinn, Hastings, fire escape; Cage, Fairficld, folding table; . Jordan and €, 0O, Cole, Letto, (Towa), check 1ow atfachment for corn plant- . Moore, Bloomtield, ribbon holder: M. Moore, Knoxville (Towa), farm anes K. Patterson, Crete (Neb.), i COMMITTERS 0. —[ Press, committee on forcign aff — The heard tt and Charles Woodbury of Massachusetts, in oppo- sition to the appointment of a fisheries com- mission. The hearing was continued. [r. Morrison has been instructed by the and means committee to report favor- ably to the house an original bill taxing f onal parts of a gallon of spirits. The bill is intended to carry ¢ the commissioner of nal 1 st report, 1e pointed out that it y practical for a distiller to fill sousto leave over a fraction less 1 a gallon, and thus escape the X upon the amount above the even. number of gatlons contained in a package. MORE DAKOT UM Judze Moody was heard by the house eom- mittee on territories to-da ||lm|| the u]lm- sition to divide the territory of Dakota. He followed the same line of argument pursued Dby him at his previous heaving. Ie dis- claimed any personal inferest in division of the ferrifory on the forty-sixth parallel charged tl Jolmzon, who him of des b a division in or lie might be returned to the senate, was not a citizen of Dakota but of Illino; 1 and speculator who wi I 4 uth in - order to Lof the new MeDon- hoke minutes ald, a banker of Picr few views expressed hy Judge in Support of - the DAY'S CABINET M IN binet weeting to-day was attended by all the members except” the postmaster sneral, who is suffering from a cold. The on lasted about three hours, the vrineci- pal part of which time was devoted to con- sidering the action of the s xecutive session yesterday in mal a formal de- mand of “the attorney ¢ 1 for copies of all papers in his department relating to the recent change in the oftice of United States attorney for the southern district of Ala- bama. “A general discussion ensued and 1 a slight division of sentiment as oper policy to be adopted by the p N this particular case, which is gener- as fssue, and action on which will necessarily estabiish a precedenc. No action was had on the DOsi- tion of complianee or non-compliance with the wishes of the senate, and the exact form of the answer to be made to the communic tion from the senate was left open for further consideration. NEBRASKA LAND OFFICE APPOINTY : Senator Plumb said to-day that all the local Wd oflice appointments in Nebraskn had onsidered and some would be reported favorably in afew s, The committee hns voted on them, John G. Higgins, register rand Island, and ex-Senator Tipton, re- ceiver at Bloomington, will be conlirmed without delay. ‘The suspension of James Morris, regisier at Valentine, 1. M. Grimes, register at North Platte, J, W. Tuck re- ceiverat Valentine. and John D. Seaman, xe t North Platte, will be considered when the papers can be had from the interior partment and from the president. The ssors will not be confirmed right away. ) EANINGS, o Joseph Rankin left her Wisconsin on a special nied by Seng ones of Arkansa , Van Scha 3 ackburn, nd “Representatives ick, Steyenson, Guenther, on'and Johnsoh. e court of the United St to-day, the Chicago cas and William allagher States, was postponed until the first Monday in Mareh next. A bill introduced in the house to-day by r. Swinburne of New York, declarinis the silyer dollar a legal tender, mikes all stand- ard _silver dollars heretofore coined legal nd directs the sceretary of the treas- ury to recognize the coined silver dollar of 41315 grains as equal in value to the gold dollarin payment of all claims against or due the government. - THE COLUMBUSTERS, The Ohio Senate Factions Figuring On a Compromi Cor.umBus, Ohlo, Jan. 26.—The situation in the senate trouble is quiet this morning Suggestions come from both sides looking for a compromise, but nothing definite, nor any mode of procedure has been agreed upon. Neither senate is willing to be known as out- wardly proposing a compromise, and for this reason the reports of a seitlement say that it 1l not be of any lie repub- i to be Dosition, and e to nothing e t it includes iw- mediate proceedings under the rules they adopted last evening tor disposition of ‘the Hamilton county contest cases in open senate. The democratic senate is credited with the proposition that a special committee be appointed of equal member- ship politically for a hearing ot the contest cases. The republicans say that they will not eutertain this proposition even’ if should come in regular form. ‘The demo- cratic senators met in eaucus at 10 this morn- ing, and will likely be in session several hours, The republican s 10 with the licutenant gove: he chair, All the republican members were present and none of the demoerats. The journal.of fhe day previons was reid and approved. ‘They will remiain 1n session about one hour and adjourn till tomorrow morning, There is no excitement and only a few spectators are present, 4 ‘The republican senate adjourned till to. morrow at 104, m. The demoeratic caucus accomplislied nothing except to resolve on a solid front, and they will go into the senate chamber at 4 p. m. toanorrow, the time to which they adjourned. A A Train Derailed, . Louis, Jan. 20,—A special 1o the Post patel trowm Cairo (111) states that at 7:8 g the south bound passenger train on the southern division of tue Illinois Central railway was wrecked thirty miles helow that place by the removal of a rail by some unknown cawse. ‘The locomotive and all the cars, except two sleepers, were ditched, and the engineer, William Rufiin of Water® Yalley (Miss.) was instantly killed, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 27, 1886. NUMBER 185, HALF A MILLION IN ASHES. Destructive Fire in Philadelphia — Two Hotels Burned. PHiLApELremA, Jan, 25.—~A five-story brick building, 715 to 719 Arch strects, was discovered on fire at 1:5 o’clock this morn- ing. he flames quickly communicated to 721 4 street. The Morriss building in which the fire originated was one of the handsomest on Arch street. The upper floors were occupied by three firms of lithograph- ers, Eaehof these firms suffer a total loss. “T'hie first floor was oceupied by Monro Bros., & Co., wholesale dealers in shoes, The building 721 Arch street was occupied by May & Bro., straw and millinery goods. The firemen finding their efforts to save the Morriss building unavailing, directed their streams to the St, Clouft hotel, which adjoins immediately on the east. The guests in the hotel had all retired for the night and were startled by frantic shouts of “fire,” “fire,” which came from the fourth tloor, The cry of warning created a panie. The guests rushed from their rooms partly dressed into the corridors and down the stairs to the oftice. The female guests wero safoly escorted to quarters in the neighborhood while the gentlemen with arip sacks and others lugging trunks, looked after their own intercsts, There were many exc dents and seenes attendant ||§|\'Il t trom the hotel, but no accidents are reported. At 2:15 the front wall of the Morriss building fell with a crash into the street. This was oon after followed by the_side walliupon the warehouse occupied by May & Bro.” The roof erushed and the building was shattered. A number of buildings on the south side of Arch street were (Iunm)it'(l by fire and the contents suffered trom water, “T'he double building, No. 23 and 24 Arel street, just west of the Mo building, was entirely burned. Shortly after 2 o'clock it was evident the St, Cloud” hotel was doomed as great volumes of heavy smoke came pour- ing “through the fifth floor front windows. During the v:u'lf stages of the fire, and before it had reached the hotel, the police ran through the latter building to awaken the guests who had not been rrn\'m\lsly larmed. Some of them were too_sleepy to be aroused, and the officers were_obliged to break in the doors to get the people out. By 3 the cornice and top story of the hotel fell into Arch t, sending up myriads of cinders, At ihe fire Was under control, The St. Cloud was a five-story structure with a front- age of eighty feet. 1t had accommodations for 550 zuests and last night tilled two-thirds of itseapacity, ‘The proprietors say that the value of their furniture and effects is $50,000, and fully covered by insurance. The lLon- don temperance hotel adjoins the St. Clond on the t side, and also caught tire, The Who w i nent board- all of them nal property, a half to three- Wicnira, Kan,, Jan. at 2 o'clock this morning at Robinson Bros.’ dry goods house. 1t was oneof the larzest in the ity. The stock, valu $47,000,was completely ruined, Inst AtS o'clock another fire other side of the same three fiamo buildings. Stoe A fire occurred oceur reet, destroying all sayed. The Grasshopper Mill Burned. Yo ToWN, O.. Jan, 2 irasshopper mill,situated in Smoky Hollow,and valued at £50,000, burned this morning owing tc lessness of an employe. Insured for § - COIN AND CU! The Trades and Deals of Democratic Politicians. NEW Yonx, Jan, 2.—[Special Telegram.] —The Tribune’s Washington special says: Payson of lllinois, who is known as one of the extreme advocates in the house of the Bland dollar, to-day said: *‘1 will give yon a piece of news and if you desireto bea prophet you had better publish it. The ways and means committee will report soon a joint res- olution requiring the secretary ofithe treasury to issue forthwith a call for not less than $50,000,000 worth of bonds and redeem the same with the surplus money in the treasury, 1 know this to be a fact.” Hewitt, who is a member of the means committee, when asked prospect of tariff legislation, said: *We shall prepare and bring in a bill at an early jday which I believe will command the support of a majority of the house.” He spoke in a tone of great conhidence. The correspondent also learned from o source believed to be wholly trustworthy that with a Vi of seeuring united democratic support for a tariff measure the free traders have made overtures to the lead- ing democratic protectionlsts, so-called, and have offered to accept a new schedule em- bracing iron ore, iron, steel, ete., to be pre- pared by the Pennsylvania democrats, 1t is believed Seeretary Manning has had a hand in putting the attempted negotiations on foot and that the skeleton of a plan for the pro- posed *“deal” has been placed by him in the hands of prominent democratic representa- tives. There are some eastern democrats who will object to the scheme unless it shall carry with it demoeratic support of a resolution providing fora suspension of silver coinage, Lt i A BIG JOB E ways and about the XPOSED. New York Officlals Working Up a Big Steal. > NEW Yous, Jan. 26.—[Special ‘Telegram. —The Tribune this morning exposesa scheme for relieving the taxpayers of that city of $2,500,000 for a bridge over the Harlem river that will not be needed this generation. ‘f'wo new bridges will be completed soon, but it is proposed to build an ext ant structure only a quarter of amile above High bridge, where the land on both sides is held by a few great estates, There has never been any publicdemand forsuch bridge. Itisa scheme not for public be: t, but to advance the val- ue of the property of a few millionaires and enable them to dispose of it at faney pri ‘Phe most active agent in pushing the scheme is a former official who tried to earn reputa- tion for cconomy in office by fighting every Just elaim against the city t was not held by one of his friends or political supporters, The law under which the officials are acting is Joosely drawn and does not in any way 1imit the expenditure, and the Tribune calls upon the legislature to put an end to the scandalous job by revealing the act before the eommissioners sign the proposed extravagant contract, pain—— THE COAST DEIUGE. & The Water Nine Feet Above the Land g Level at Stockton. Srockroxn, Cala., Jan, 26,—The San Joa- quin river has been gradually rising for the past week, Sunday a portion of the city proper, comprising about one-fifth of its area, was covered with water, The water about Robert’s island, which is protected by levees. rose niue feet above the level of the land. ‘The pressure was too much for the leve withstand, and a break occurred, through which the wate r rushed, and soon converted 13,000 acres of wheat and orchards iuto aminiature lake. The damage here is esti- mated at $320,000, Loberts island is divided into three divisions with cross levees. The break oceurred in the middle division, Fears are now entertained that the cross levees which divide the upper and lower portion from the middle section of the island may give way. If the middle section is not sooh repaired there 15 little hope of stopoing the break for a week, though the most strenuous efforts are being made 1o do so, e If you buy lumber “anywhere without firse getting Houglands “prices you will l lose money, | (ONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Senate Session Devoted to Enlogies on the Late Vige President. —— ABLE TRIBUTES TO HIS MEMQORY By Messrs, Sherman, Hampton, Ran- som, Evarts, Spooner and Others —Routine Work Transacted in the House. Senate. Jan, 20.~This being the day appointed for senate addresses in memo- riam of the late Vice President Hendricks, the galleries of the senate began to fill at an early hour. \Yhen, therefore, at noon the president pro tempore, Mr. Sherman, called the senate to order all the seats in the gal- leries were ocenpied, the larger proportion of the occupants being ladies, lie Iaid before tie senate a letter stating that the information called for by the recent resolution of the senate regardin ms paid under the French and Rnnln ties, could be most speedily furnished by the state department. The letter was appro- priately referred, Mr. Voorhees then called up his resolution i"(\: ssive of the senate’s deep sense of the publie loss in the death of the late Vice Pres- dent Hendricks. For the eminent citizen of the republic, he said, who lately fell from his place and who now sleeps in fionor in the bosom of the state he loved so well and served so faithiully, we can do mo more than has al- reaq been done 1y the tongue, and" by every method which human affection can inspire, All the honors due to the most illu the chief the 1 the unrestrained affection of the people. In the ate, however, we may not be silent, even though the cuz of honor to his memory is full and overflowing. In this ex- alted theatre of action, here on this bril- liantly lighted stage, he fultilled his last oflicial engagement and closed his long and commanding publie career. In conclusion Mr, Voorhees sald: “As long as American history treasures up pure lives and failthful = public ~ services, as long as public and private vir- tue, stainless and without blemish. is revered, he name of Thomas hed by the American worthy of emulation. n the bu death of the year 1885 there was gathered into eternity no nobler spirit, no higher intelligence, no fairer soul.” Hampton tollowed. When_death, he 1 its inexorable hand on Thomas A, vice president of the United L a new and faithful illustration he trath of the old adage, *‘Death loves o shining mark.” Mr. Hendricks was best loved where hié was best known. Crowned with almost every eivil honor which a zrate- ful people could bestow, blest by domestic happiness as perfeet as it was beautiful, he did, indeed Yer a shining mal When one of the great actors in the political arena fell ILani s were buried with him. In the ) sence of death friends and foes alike strove to do justice. The scenes around the death bed, Mr. lh\uapton said, proved the brotherhood of mankind, and showed that one touch of nature made the whole w akin, Thi; Ilmm:'htlnldendt‘erhn[vl’es on on the s er’s mind, and tha was _indelibly fixed by the extr spectacle beheld at the funeral of General Grant, We all remember the imposing and touching ceremoniés o that mournful occa- sion, and certainly no one who witnessed them could ever forget them. But the feature that struck hiw as sigiificant and most impressive was the: thet that anong those who bore the body of the great captain of the union armies to the grave were confederate soldiers who a few brief vears ago were his mortal enemies. ~ Here w-dnf‘ while honor- ing ourselves by doing honor 1o the memory of our Inte vice president, we see exhibited the same kind and generous feeling which :;nn'tk Ithe obsequies of the dead ex-presi- en ploplessa Hend Sherman bore testimony to the marked Mr. Hendricks always main- nions. He had by ready debate, and never violent His arguments were always ar and lueid in their delivery. He r:\mi\' used, but moved smoothly on like a full river, and if his pre admitted it 5 difticult to avoid hise After 5 question of s op and courteous in gument. To use his own *“When peace came, it found a state with a constitution actually unrcrculed and i full fore huhlinfl that e the union.” his pri Dles, Sherman added, © were openly avowed and ably defended. 'He car- ried more of the bitterness of polities into his private life. He was 4 man ea 5 of ap- proach, affable and kind to all, and the best ype of the American citizen, Mr, Evarts expressed pleasure at the fact that he had been asked to participate in the A-xrrn-“iun of the fertings of the senate on this occasion. 1t o happened that he had o X i good acquaintance with Mr, datlng from an early ';n-rlml eer, In the court o trial President Johnso! an opportunity to obserye age, and constitutional s. As to Mr. Hendricks’ Evarts could find in histor g the politi peovle, — except He believed, Hendricks, “in his public the impeacliment 3 ts had ndor, cour of M. 1 1ip, M. other mode of conduct of a great and eat and firm ‘fore, that a steadtast and intrepid adhe- sion to party was merit. He had observed mn(lllr’ the most prowinent characteristics of M. Hendrieks, he was always governed by strong, inborn convictions. 'These ceremo- nies and these eulog: n the presence of death* Evarts, in_conclusion, were never formal, never commonplace, Death, however, frequently brought to notice that mortal man is never formal or commonplace, However men may live in the mafket place in the crowded court, in the s at the head of armies, and n_object of ‘nmulfl applanse, man '3 dies alone, F'rom these contemplation: “resident, it seems to me that the wisest man gai wisdom, and the Loldest man tremor i the presence of this inyix tagounist, [r, Ransom belie this time to of a great v presidents in this emergency, felta deep, and overflow- ing sympathy and sorrow at the ber uent of their northern sisters. “Thank Almight God,” sald Mr. Ramsom, “‘that the ever e ing covenant of our union is established in the hearts of our people, and that, through clouds of this sorvew, we can behold peace that is never to be broken,” Mz, Spooner, \vaélu not believing that he mtry o ates, could add to the effact of what had been said desired as & nativelndianian u_n’wuk a word of tribute to the memory of the deceased. “Hendricks,” he said, * was heart and soul a democrat. He thoroughly believed in hix arty and in its primciples,” Indeed, 1 think if e might give i on to our words to-day, he would us say of him that ~ he was _a ‘partisan’” demoerat. Ho xightly t that prineiple, should be & matter convietion, and that every man of any pelitical faith dwed it to himself and countey toBe a partisan in this at least, that he showdd labor in all fit ways best suited to his mentad make up and his surroundings. to promote the suceess of the prineiples in which Lie believes, To him no political partisanship, honorable in its methods, “was offensive. —In party he saw only the instrumentality through which, and through which alone, might be” wrought out the triumph of his prineiples. in active, faithful, honorable kmny_her\lcu he saw, therefore, devotion to principle, not wmere lust for oflice, He hbelieyed that a party clothed by the popular will with the 1espoi- sibility of the administration, should every- where trust the execution of its }mliulm 56 who were in political sympathy with and who had gt heart its continued and complete success, He believed that those in v{m ruling party who had done the most and sacrificed the most in honorable, active effort, should, if fit for public duty,' be by that party everywhee first called o public sarvice. “He had a tender feeling in his heart for the man who, for twenty years, in sun- shine aid in storm, had led his party uEzu'u and ogain 1o certgln defeat; who bad Eept alive its organization in_every state, county and tawn, and who, by unwavering allegiance and effort had made possible its ultimate suc- cess, and could not brook with any degree of patience the suggestion in the hour of his party's triumph that such men should be reproachfully termed “politician,” and denied recognition lest some political wsthetic should say, “It is a reward for party service.” The imputation that he was a spolls man rather angered than grleved Mr, Hendricks, for he knew it came rom those who had citherbeen of the hostils camp, or if his own, had been wont to linger in the shadeand atslumber, while lie and the "'boys,” as he sometimes loved to call the pnn{’wor‘krrs. had borne the heat and dust and burden of the battle. Spoilsman or not, he went down to his grave loved, trusted and mourned by his party, and I dare to believe that the element o party fealty which brought to him this reproach will not cause hss memory to suffer with the great mass of his opponents, There is a melancholy comfort in the man- ner of his death, said M. Spooner, In goneiu- sion. He died 4s one might wish 'to die who was as well um‘mred to go. God's finger touched him and he slept. This was Mr. Spooner’'s malden speech in the senate, and attracted general attention, not Ullli' for its directness and foree, but for graceful and feeling delivery. Mr. Vest took melancholy pleasure in speaking of Mr, Hendrick¥’ claracter, where he first knew him and learned to love him as afriend. In Hendricks he had seen the in- carnation of the vital splrit of our goyern- ment, the sovercignty of the peovle. Mr., Harrison, in séconding the resolutions offered by Mr. Voorh think that Mr. Hendri culminated at the time of his death, He seemed to have Dbeen meyer more loved or estcemed by his political — friends than just ~ before his death. He was a man, the speaker said, of great political courage, and while not met assault v never made his leadership offensive by too open assertion or display of it. He had been blessed in his married life, said Mr. Harrison, The wife whom Le wooed and won in his young man- hood walked with him in love and affection to the end. The bridal vow had been kept “till death do us part.” ‘The resolutions in memorium were agreed to, and as a further evidence of respect for the memory of its late presiding ofticial, the senate, on motion of Mr. Harris, adjourned. aid he did not ks’ popularity had House. WasmiNaTow, Jan, 26,—The speaker pro- ceeded to the call of states and the following bills and resolutions were introduced and By Mr. Townshend—To limit the jurisdic- tion of the United States courts in pateot cases, and to prote ho without notice are bona fide 1 e ers, venders or users o use, manufacture h ¥ 4 viding that the pres t and v shall be elected by a majori and abolishing the electoral college and 14 Iating the method of counting the votes by the two houses of congress, By Mr. Worthington—Authorizing the president to inyite the autononomiezgovern- ments of America to send delegates to the Internationol American congress and arrange for the arbitration ol all national differences. Mur )II"‘FGI' the relief of railroad mail cle: ‘who have been in the postal ser- vice for twenty v By Mr. O'Neill of Missouri (by request)—To steamboat_inspeetion s te the office of supervising inspector general of steamboats with the bureau of navigation By Mr. McAdoo—Asking information from the “postmaster general as to whether the eight hour law. a‘)plics to letter cairiers, and as to whether it is enforced in thelr behalf, and if not, for.what reason, By Mr. Ingham—Authorizing the payment of l)osml notes by money order oftices. By Mr. Brumm—Fixing at $5,000,000 the mum limit of the capital stocks of na- tional banking associations, y Throckmorton of Texas—. ng on the secretary of the interior s of any and all contracts or le: are to be found on file in his offi tween the Southern Pacific Railrond com- runy and any raflroad to which land grants lave been made or which have received bonds from the United Stat. 150, f copy of the charter of the Southern I railroad, and also for eoples of any contract on file betweén the Pacific Mail Steamship company and any of the subsidi: l!{ Mr. Caldwell of Tennessee: the an ation of pauper labo) By Mr. Willis of Kentuc that iu_the i'uurlu{m(\nl of 1 works preference shall be give the United States, and prohibiting the em- plof'mnnt Of convict labor, Mr. Morrison of Illinois, from the commit- tee on ways and means, ill relat- ing to the taxation of fr: ts of gallon of distilled spirits. Mr. Adams of Illinois, from the committee on banking and currency, reported abill to ble national king associations to in- srease their capital_and to change their loca- (Ilull and name. Placed on the house calen- dar. 1 the morning hour, Mr. Thomas of 11li- n behalf of the committec on naval called up the bill authorizing the vol- retirement of certain officers of the ndered conspicuons ser- erved thirty years in the plained the bill would were known boatswai who, though having service, had never re- ient. 1t would also efit the’ navy, because it would result in removing from the way of promotion officers known as **dead” wood,” who held high ranks, but were incapable of performing their duties, The bill had been introduced for the purpose of relieving the present - nant condition of the navy, and bringing lo the front some active young men who have had the advantage of modern education. The tide of promotion should be started in order that the best men in the sel would not quit in disgust after having been en- signs for ten, twelve, or fifteen years. Mr, Dunham of Illinois, suzgested that the bill should be entitled one ‘'to'get rid of the driftwood of the navy.” Mr, Thomas replied that that would not be a proper title, as under the bill meny gallant men_ would be permitted to retire from ac N eported a tional p: or » Thoma benefit those men who “forward ofiicers,’” suc! sailmakers, et rmed meritori 1 any advan as exas opposed the dass 10 our Americy ud clotiied by the ry had gone far ene ablisiing an American . Reagan of 0 another 'y 1o be fe The aristocracy, My, ‘Thomas inquired what the gentleman would do with the present retired list ol the army and navy. Mi, Reagan replied that he would vepeal these unAmerican and unrepublican Jaws, and leave the officers to work for their living like other men, He would have no wan to live on the work of other men in a country ning to be a free constitutional republic, If he could succeed in preventing the spread of this evil, he wouid congratulate himself, even though he could not secure the repeal of the laws, Pending action, the morning hour expired and the house adjourned. - Kicking on the C Des Moixes, lowa, Jan. boara of health to-day issued an open letter 10 the general assembly, reciting the history of the administration of the state oil i tionship by B. W. Blanchard, and eriticising some of his acts. The letter asks for the point: and suggests that the legislature define more clearly the duties of the state oil inspector, el Shaefer Beats the enchman, New Yonrk, Jan. billiard muteh, fourteen-ineh balk line, 5,000 points up, 600 points per night, for a stake of 5,000, between Jacob Shaefer and M Vignaux, which will continue for five con- secutive n was begun to-night in Cos- mopolitan hall. Shaefer won by the follow- ing score: , 6003 Vignauy, 274, Win: ner's averag 3 loser's average, 10,14, Weather For Missovnn VALLey—Fi 3 north erly . winds, becoming variable; slightly Wariner, WILBUR STOREY'S WILIL. His Legal Adviser Admits His Ine sanity When Signing It. Cri1cAGo, Jan, 2.—[Special Telegram, | — The fifth day of the legal contest over the will of Wilbur F. Storey, executed in Feb- ruary, 1881, ended last night with the testi- mony of the three subseribing witnesses to the will, all of whom testified to their belief that Mr, Storey was insane when the will was signed. The last witness was A. S, Trude, the attorney who drew the will, who acknowledged on the stand that he knew Mr. Storey was insane when he (the witness) drew the will. He also acknowledged that certain assertions made in the document and in attesting to the will were false, and he knew them to be false when he framed the document. Today the defense placed Snowden, managing editor of imes during 1881, to testily Mr. Storey’s mental condition. Before he could proceed Mr. Goudy, counsel for the blood relatives, proceeded to argue that the testimony of the three witnesses nullified the will, and that no outside testi- mony could in any way change the fact. Mr. Herrick, one of the attorneys for Mrs, Storey, argued at length, declaring that the subscrib- ing witnesses who certified to the signature and to the testator being of sound mind and memory, and then came to the stand and swore to the contrary, were unworthy of be- lief. There were three things necessary to the proper execution of the will—the sig- nature of the testator, the acknowledgment of his signature by the testator in the pres- ence or two witnesses, and the attestation of two witnesses that the signature was geuuine, “It is true, your honor,” he said, “that the man who acknowledged that, acting as the lead- mg advisor of Mr, Storey, he allowed his client to sign a will while the latter was under the influence of liquor, and for that reason in part now disputes the document he drew and signed as a witness, comes here as witness antagonistic to his own act. But before we get through we will prove that this man who disputes his own signature and his own work is unworthy of belief. There was no dispute about this will being signed by Mr. Storey. It was attested by the sub- bing witnesses in Mr. Storey’s presence. He insisted that all the statute required c cerning the execution of a will was duly per- formed in this case.” The case is attracting a good deal of atten- tion as it proceeds, especially since the be- ginning of the eross examination in which the attorneys for Mis. Storey have outlined their intention to show that a conspiracy of some nature existed among the witnesses to defeat the purpose of the testator and a speedy scttlement of the estate. e —— Clinton Aa Increase of ing Against Pig Tails on the Coast. SAN Francisco, Cal, Jan. 26. murder of Mr.and Mrs, Jesse C. Wickers near Cloverdale, Ponoma eounty, by their Chinese cook, has again thotfvughly aroused anti-Chinese sentiment throughout the Pacine coast. As soon as the of the murder were confirmed anti-Chinese organ- izations were effected in many of the most important towns in the state. Resolutions to Dboycott ihe Chinese were adopted and other measures devised for getting rid of them. At Cloverdale theChinese were noti- fied to loave within forty-clght hour: ing, Should they not heed | eld to take ures for their expulsion. the warning a me more cifective e Proposed to Divide the Pot. Fraxcisco, Jan, 26.—One of the most. serious charges brought against United States Consul Greenbaum at Apia, Samoa, is a petition to Secretary Ba, ) asks for his removal. In it is contained an aflid of a Chinese merchant, Ah Su, who sw cnbaum tried to make arrangements him whereby Chinese could be brought frc China to o and furnished with certifi- cates th which would permit them to enter the United States, Kach Chinaman was to 00, and this nount equally veen Al Su and P enbaun, - AMONG THI: RAILROADS. The Missouri tiver Passenger Pool on the Verge of a Break Up. Ciicaco, Jan The Chicago, St. and Missouri River Passenger assoc held a two hour session to-day, but made no effort whatever to reach an azreement on the only quesdion pending, namely, that of in- cluding in the pool contract the business of the northwe Adjournment was taken notice of the St, Pau iation sanuary 1, i of the "poo) tournmen crecment having expired, they npered in treating upon the business to points in the northwest, —_— Telegraph Competition. S1. PAvL, Jan, 26,—Col. J. 1, Zeublin, general supesintendent of the Baltimore & Oliv' phcompany is now in the city for the pwrpose of securing franehises in St. Paul, Minneapolis_and Duluth with a view tending the Baltimore & Ohio _ystem to the northwest. Zeublin says having filed (o secure a conjunction with King's new telegraph sehene, the Baltimore & Ohio will build its own 'lines to this scetion, and says they will be In_operation Liere as s00n 43 King's, which 1s promised June 1, - Killed, While the south woik over the Talla- hatebie viver last ni ine striek an obstruction, evidently . re by some 118, and was thrown from the bridge, the mail and baggage ears with it, i} njuicd that Several passengzers are reported cut and bruised, but none seriously. —~ A Millionaire the Music, Pirrspuna, Jan, At 2 this afternoon, Milton Weston, convieted of being accessory to the murder of ObadiahHaymaker, ap- peared at the sherifl’s office with his bonds- wan and gave himself up. He was placed in the custody of the shevift by order of Judge Bailey, and to be taken to Riverside peniten- tiary at onee to undergo a seutence of live yeats imprisonment, - - The Coke Region Trou CoNNELLEVILLE, Pa, Jan, Sherifr Sterling went to the Morgan wines with twenty deputies this morning and arrested thirteen foreigners for heating a I yesterday evening while at work drawing an oven of coke, ‘I'ie employes at the Morrell works have all been discharged. -~ N Parties having chan s x B or hoarding pliice in the city should send in their new location at once so {hat it willappeur in the directory covreet as the book 1s extensively used in the delivery of mail matter throughout the eity. J. M. Worre & Co., 120 3, 1ith st, Now is You I am closing out heating and cooking stoves at most any price with a gu W will hereatter keep only builder’s rpenters’ tools, which I ice ny other hardware house in Omaha Jouy 1L Eies, 615 N. 16th. THE TORIES TAKE A WALHK. The Government's Threat of Coercion for Ireland Proves Its Downfall, PARNELLITES' READY REBUKE, The Resignations of the Salisbury Ministry to be Tendered on Thurs« day—An Overwhelming Defeat ~The Speck of War. The Tory Ministry Overturned. Loxpoy, Jan, 26,—Sir Michael Hicks Beach, conservative leader, gave wnotice in the house of commons this afternoon that the government would introduce on Thurs day a bill to suppress the Irish National league and other dangerous societies, to pres vent intimidation, to protect life and proper- ty and maintain public order in Ireland, This announcement was greeted with loud cheers Sir Michael said he would ask the house to give the bill precedence. He added that the ineass ure would be followed by a bill dealing with the Irish land question on the line ot policy indicated Dby the land purchase act of last session, Mr. Collings moved his amendment to the address on the subject of allotments. Mr, Gladstone strongly supported Mr, Colling’s amendment and the Marquis of Hartington opposed it. Sir Michael Hicks Beach sald the government would willingly accept the decision of the house, as they had assumed oftice with reluctance and would resign with- out regret. The amendment was adopted by 9 to 230, the government thus be- eated, The result of the division was received by the Irish members with derisive cheers and cries of ‘“Boycotted!” 'The house, at the suggestion of Sir Michael Iicks Beach, adjourned until Thursday, The Morning Post says the resignation of the government will be announced on Thursday. i That Speck of War. Loxpox. Jan, 26.—The Greek minister hag been interviewed in refer to the possibil- ity of war between Greece and Turkey. He do nied that the government of Greece had any intention of issuing letters of warque in event of hostilities breaking out. His gov- ernment, he said, has suflicient number of vessels to cope with Turkey without resort- ing to such extreme measures, Greeee hag 1o desire to follow the Alabama experiences of England. S1. PErensnuna, Jan 26.—The Journal de St. Petersburg says it believes ece Wil Stll vesist ler promptings of passion, an will find that the course in opposition to the will of Europe is useless, in view of Europe’s determination to admit of no change in ter- ritory which would infringe the treaty of Berlin, LoNDOX, . 26.—Tho British Mediter- ranean - tled ¢ Adwiral Iay has been ordered port ot Athens. I ‘The cabinet couneil, ¢ king presiding, is now in session ssing the political situation. New regi- :n:*ults are being rapidly formed for active serviee, LoxDox, Jan. 20, through a committe “TI'hie people of Athens, have telegraphed Glad- stone us follows: W placo in_your hands the Hellen wse with a firm hope that it will find In you a generous champion.” Gladstone in Tesponse telegraphed: *Cone £ the authority attaching to the action of the great powers, both on general grounds and by reason of their intervention in the formation of the Greek kingdom, I earnestly hope Greece will pause before placing hexs sell’ o this oceasion in contlict with our de- liberated and united recommendation.” ATHENS, Ju b, ed from Piraens he Briti irty-three ships, i gun boats.” S cruising in the vieinity of Preinsa lbl,ph-u7 on the north side of thé entrance to he b ‘The war fever here Is. beyond control of the king and premier. LONDON, Jan, R0.—Greece Las replied to the second note from the poy nd refuses sarm, The British embassador at Con- stantinople has notified the porte of Eng- land’s action tn vegard to Greeee NSTANTINOPLE, Jan, 26.—The porte hag issued a cireular to the powers in which it points out that the present strained political situation is unbearable. It says: Turkey, 1 1ot to bleme for this st mpelled to maintain a huge ooting at an expens treastry unless speedy settlément, of affairs, army on 4 hich will empty the powers ef w[‘ a Another Dynamite Scare. LONDON, Jan, revivea in ) explosion at Victoria partly demolished th reported in is a mystery, by a terrifie tation, which building. No one ig ed. The cause of the explosion Larer—"The explosion is now believed tg have been eaused by gas. 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