Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 3, 1886, Page 1

IXTEENTH YEAR AT THE SEAT OF LEARNING. Grand Gath ng of Noted Scholars at the Great German 8chool. IN GALA ATTIRE, HEIDELBERG Many Well-Known American Ine structors and Profes From Other Countries - Other Foreign News. rs sent— Heidelberg's Harrah, Neinrue August 3, —New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Bek. |—Every house in every and alley 1n Heidelberg is ablaze with bunting, baleonies and windows framed in evers and covered with shields bearing the arms of Baden, the Politanate and jGermany. The countless flags are, with few exceptions, of those coun- tries. Itiscurious that no foreign flazs can be seen but the Enzish and American, whichmake a goodly showinz To-day the streets of this little city are as_crowded as those of London, New York, or Paris. The stations are o janmed that trains must bide their time outside. An army of aberkellnersa, kellners and kammet junglers have been posted for temporary duty in the restat and hotels from the remotest parts of German an Austria and Switzerland. Quantitics of draskies from other towns in the neighborhood support the IHeidelberg ones. Each imported cocher has a small boy to show him the roid. All the old students of the five corps of Saxo-Corussen, Westphalia, the RI provinee, Suevia and Vandalia wear the corps colors, drink long draughts of beer, and swagger with the youngest bucks, throwing gout and rheumatism to the winds to follow the memories of THIRTY YEARS AGO. Oue merry burseh sporting his colors is suty-five, and read Latin and crossed rs here in 1831, The corps make a g to do over these “Alte Herrin,” as they are called, and treat them with the atest consideration, for the rival corps seem to ha sunk hostilities in honor of the jubila- tion and mix freely together, which has not been the ca at other times. The arrangements of the commanders leave much to be desired. There is agood deal of confusion, and some of the gentlemen in charge seem to have lost their heads. The chapter of accidents so far covers two lives. A man putting up decorations on the university building fell from seaffold- ingand was killed, and a man who crowded onto the track at the crowded station lost both his legs, the iujury being fatal. Among the CURIOUSLY DECORATED BUILDINGS 17 gate with two towers on the old bridge spanning the Neckar, which was suceessfully defended by three hundred Austrians against alarge French force in Napoleon's times. There are two immeunse shields with the red and yellow Baden colors, and two rather hunery looking lions in ths center. The pro-rector of the university gave a pri- vate reception from S till 10 this eyening to the delegates from the German and other uni- versities. Johns Hopkins, Yale and Ha vard have sent delegates IN THE LIST OF HONORED GUESTS, about 200 in number, I iind Noah Porter and Professors Seymour and Brush, of Yale; Blasema, of Rome: Braun, of Munich; pryce and Holland, of Oxford; Dueamp, of the French academy of selerce; Gormakes, ot Athens, and Gratter, of Cambridge, be- sides many well known ~names in Ger- man, French, Swiss, Italian and Bel- n seats of learninz. I see no Russian or Spanish names. To-morrow the exercises bezin with a service in the Church of the Holy Ghost. The Kron Krinz arrives at 8 to-morrow morning from Bayreuth, and leaves the train, notat the station, but at Karlsthor, five minutes by rail from here, and drives in a carriage to the castle, where the grand duke, who came this afternoon, is stopping. A guard of honor of one company of picked men from the whole battalion will receive him. THE DUTCH NEWPORT, Americans Enjoying the Sea Breezes on Holland's Coast. L iER, near Tukr HAGU w York Herald Cable—Special to the —This breezy litt’e watering place was never before visited by so many Americans. Dozens of the habitues of Newport, Saratoga and Long Branch may be daily seen here seated on the huge Duteh basket chairs, gaz- ing placidly over the same sandy beach from which the founders of the colony of Manhat- tan gailed more than two hundred and fifty sago. I noticed to-day Mrs. and Miss Clellan, Mr. F. G. Wood, Daniel Lord, J: and wife, Robert Ji Friek and wife Miss Friek, J. mons and wife, Harvy Nicl wife and family, Hamilton MeK, Twombly and wife, Miss Traverse. daughter of William R. Traverse, Robert nd, Mrs. Bugher, of Cincinnati; Col. J. R. Taylor, of Newport, Kentucky s Loman, of Boston; Lieuten- ant Kimball, U. 8. N, and wife; Mr. and Mrs. W. VanVechten and R, ¥. Smith, of New York, and ( rduer, of Boston. ‘Thisisa very amusing place. Squads of Duteh hussars are wheeling, galloping and manoeuvering about over the hard sands. Hundreds of round, flat-bottomed fishing smacks, with red sails, come bounding’at full speed rignt onto the beach like so many fly- ing dutchmen, Music and flirtation are everywhere, and hundreds of merry bathers of both sexes sing, dance and splash about in the flecey surf. 1 returned here a few days z0 from a tour of the Rhine with a party of friends. All the steamers were thronged with Americans, English tourists are no- where this suminer, said all the hotel keepers along the Rhine, but the Awericans are everywhere, . Aug, The Death of Abbe Liszt, BAaveeuTH, Aug. 2.—Abbe Liszt died in Frolicho House, which stands near Wagner’s villa, ‘The abbe was ill when he came here to attend the Wagner festival, and had to be carried to the opera house. During the per- formance Tuesday last, he was nervous and tearful. He contracted a cold, which speed- 1Iv turned iuto inflamwation of the lungs, He lost strength rapidly and on Friday he was delirious. Sat urday he had a slight re- turn of reason, but never rallied. - The French Panis, Avgust the distriets in whi terday for ectio ns. Returns from 1,043 of b elections were held yes- suseillers genereaux have been re- ccived. Fourteen hundred and thirteen of the als are elected triennially, In 63 of the districts heard from republicans have been s ssful. In 107 districts a second ballot will be required, The republican pres caleulate that the republican majority will not be seriously diminished. Sl A Lordly Fracas. LoNDON, Aug. &—Lord Lonsdale hias been cutenced o pay & fine at Newcastle for as- saulting Daniel Debensande, busbaud of Vioiet Caweron, the well-known burlesque actress. The hisband had found his w with Lonsdale, ln a room at atavern, sl had been kieked out of the apartment by Lonsdale, who otligrwise maltreated Liw. THE OMAHA MONEY IN STREET CARS, Fortunes Made by Speculators in | South American Cittes, WASHINGTON, August 2,—[Special to the BEE]—"An immense amount of money has | been made in the railroad business in h country and in countries,*’ said ntative N v. of Pittsbure, to your ' ymdent this morning, in discnssing the efforts now being made to secure the right of way fora traction or ecable stre railroad in Washington. “I knew a New York man a years who went to Rio Janetro and built a street railroad. 1le bor- rowed $50,000 and put it into the pool as his share. A street railrond in Rio Janeiro was a great novelty and the patronage was en- ormous, not only from the start but has con- tinued <0. Some time ago the man died. His widow has just sold one-half of the share bought by her husband for 83000 for 8500000 The other lalf of the stock was sold for a million and lialf, ‘The road is known to this day as the “Boud road,” because the woney raised to build it was' all secured by the issuance of It not only paid up in ten years but, as you see, made 85,000,000 beside. 1 am told by wen interested that the street railroads in Bagota pay as high as 40 aud 35 per cent. in- terest on investients. that a_recent ement of the company there shows that they paid 40 pec eente dividends during tie last year. Butof course a street railroad in Washington, where there is so much ext nee and people so generally patronize inveyatces, 1s i very enviable piece of prop erty. 1 do not think that Washington ought to be cat up any further vy these lines aid it does not occur to we that a charter will be granted.” | bon -— A Talk with Texas Congressmen. WASHINGTON, August The Post says: Members of the Texas delezation in congress who represent the border districts do not ap- prehend any ious trouble as the result of the present feeling of indignation among constituents owing to the murder of sco Arreseurs by the Mexican authori- es, or from detention of Editor Cutting. Renresentative Lanham, of the El Paso dis- trict, sald so far as he knew the matter was in the hands of the state department, and will be settled through regular diplomatic channels without the slightest effort at inter- ference being made by the people of El Paso nd the surrounding country. In re- 4 to Assereurs’ murder, he thought While the people in ~ the vicinity of Piedras Negras were doubtless indignant, he apprehenaed little actual trouble’ other then the action taken by the United States government. Otlier members opposed the fdea of Texas taking upon herself the re- sponsibility of punishing Mexico for the out- rages, The murder of Arreseurs in itself, while rendered of more national importance by the peculiarity of the attending circum- stances, was in the opinion of these gentle- men only such a erime as is liable to haopen atany time either in Mexico or any country and the most that the state departient can ask of the Mexican government is that Arreseurs murderers’ be punished and pos: bly for some remuneration to the widow of the murdered man for ner loss, tive Cain will ha tary Bayard to-da; Representa- conference with S n the matter. —— New York’s Bad Officer. YoRK, August 2.—The grand jury for the August term of the general sessions court was sworn in to-day by Judge Cowing. Ilis honor, referring to the c: of Rollin M. minissioner of public works, said harge: 1 wish to call your special attention tc the subject now agitating the publi Grave charges have been made against a certain public ofticer, it being claimed that from willful and wicked me- tives a_public oftice has been handed over to A contractor, this contractor. as is claimed, being the actual head of the oftice, the other only being in nominal possession of the de- partment, According to common report, it has been in the hands of this contractor for some time, and he has had power to give himself contracts and discharge and appoint. S0 that substantially the office has been in the hands of a man who has carried it on in a manner no doubt antagonistic to the welfare of the city and its taxpayers. The question of the truth or falsity of these charges are for you to pass upon; I cannot. If itis true that this departu:ent was turned over, as stated, there has been a most wicked and criminal act committed, which demands prompt action through your hands.” —— St. Louis Stock Yards Burn. St. Louls, August 2.—A fire broke out shortly before noon to-day in the national stock yards at East St. Louis and spread with such rapidity that the local fire department was unable to_master the flames and an ap- peal for aid was sent to this eity, to whieh the engines responded. The fire started in a ay barn which contained 1,000 tons of valued at $5.000, and it was wholly de- g Thirty sheds, valued at $500 each, were completely destroyed also. The loss 56 far amounts to about twenty-five thousand s, I dent Knox states that it is his f that the s of incendiary origin. tire was finally gotten under control. 'll'hu loss will be about thirty thousand del- ars. ————— Another Guess on Adjournment. WASHINGTON, August 2.—[Special 1ele- gram to the Bek.|—Congress will probably adjourn on Wednesday or Thu y it Mr. Randall and the president will Kindly give their consent, It1s a fact that these two men hold the question of adjournment in their hands practically this year. Randall is said to be yielding at last in his obstinate stand agafnst the senate on the sundry civil appropriation bills, and now it remains to be seen whether the president has anything wore to offer in the shape of a veto. Sl el 2 Mrs, Cleveland Admitted. WASHINGTON, Aug. —Mrs. Cleveland and her wother attended communion services at the First Presbyterian church yesterday morning. Dr. Sunderland, the pastor, pro- elaimed the names of the persons who were admitted to members) ip of ‘the church. announcement in which all interest eentere was that **Frank Folsom Cleveland has bes admitted upon certiticate from the Central Presbyterian church of Buffalo,” e The Parnellites. DunLiy, Aug. 2—The Parnellite party at their mecting Wednesday will appoint dele- gates to the convention at Chicago of the na- tional league of America. They will at the same time a © 1o secure seats in the com- wons for Healey and O'Brien who were de- teated in the last elections. L Farewells to Aberdeen, Dupriy, Aug. 2—The corporatioy of the city of Cork presented to Lord Aberdecn a tarewell address, expressiug regret at Lis departure from Ireland, The Cork harbor commissioners and Dublin trade council resented a similar address to the retiring ord lientenant, e The Bellast Riots, BELFAST, Aug, 2 » further attempts at rioting were made during the night and the city this morning is quiet. Two men who were infured during the disturbances Satur- day and Sunday are in a erltical coudition, e us Clrculars, Pamphilets and cirenla Pt S B lncendiary Kire, BrooMINGTON, Ind., August 8.--An in- cenalary fire started in Shook & Faulkner's wagon shop, Ellettsville, a small town north of here, aud destroyed wore than half of the business houses there, The loss in money is not ¥ o braska and lowa Weather, For Nebraska aed lowa: Local shaly wirmes, raias, DAILY BEE. | BOGUS BUTTER BILL A LAV, President Oleveland Affixes His Signature to the Oleomargarine Act | AND GIVES HIS REASONS FOR IT. His Message to the House Points Out the Good Results Expected and nor Defects Discovered in the Measure. The Oleomargarine Bill Signed. WAsIINGTON, August 3.—The president has signed the ole garine bill, and sent the following message to tue house of repre- sentatives stating his reasons for opposing it ‘T'o the House of Representatives: 1 have this day approved the bill orig £ in the louse ‘| an act denning butter; also imp: upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation and exportation of oleomargzar- ine” “This legisiation has awakened much interest among the people of the country, and earnest argument has been addressed to the executive tor the purpose of indueneing his action thereon. Many, in opposition, have urged its dangero acter us tending to break down the boundaries between the properexercise ot legislative power by fed- eral and state authority: many in favor of the enactient have representéd that it prom- ised great advantages to the larger portion of our population who sadly need relief; and those on both sides of the question, whoseadvocacy or opposition 1S based upon 1o broader foundation than local or personal interest, have outnumbered all others. This, upon its face aud in its main features. i revenue bill, and was first introduced in the house of representatives, wherein the consti- tution declares that all bills for the raising of revenue shall originate. The constitution bas invested congress with very wide legis! tive discretion, both as to the necessity of tax- ation and the selection of the objects of its burdens, and though, If the question was presented to me as an original proposition, 1 might doubt the present need of inereased taxation, I deem it my duty in this instance to defer to the judgment of the legislati branch of the government, which emphatically announced in both congress upon the passage of this bill, those who desire 1o see remove weight of taxation Now pressing the people ~ from otner directions well be justified in the hope and expectation that the selection of an additional subject or internal taxation, so well able to bear it, will in consistency be followed by legislation re- lieving our citizens frow other revenue bur- deus, rendered by the passaze of this bill even more than heretofore unnecessary and needlessly oppressive. It has been urged as an objection to this weasure that while purporting to legis- lation for revenue, its real purpose is to destroy, by use of the taxinz power, one industry of our people for the protection and benelit of another. 1f entitied to indulze in such a suspicion as a basis of official action this case, and if entirely satisfied that the consequences indicated would ensue, 1 would doubtless teel constrained tointerpose exceu- tive disseut, But 1 4o not feel called upon to lulvr\trulll\e||Nlli\\‘~ of congress otherwise than by the apparent character of a bill which hasbeen presented (o me, and Lam convinced that the taxes which it creates cannot pos- ibly destroy the open and lagitimate manu- ture and sale of_the thing upon which it is levied, If this article has the merit whice its friends claim fol it, and if the people of theland, with full Knowledze of its real character, desire to purchase and use it, the taxes enacted by this bill will permit a fair profit to both wanufacturer and dealer. If the existence of tue commodit taxed and the protits of its manufacture an sale depend upon disposing of it to the people tor something else which it deceitfully lnitates, the entire enterprise is a fraud an not an industry; and if it cannot endure the exhibition of ifs real character, which will be affected by the inspection, suvervision and stamping which this bill directs, the sooner it is destroyed the better in the interest of fair dealing. Such a result would not furnish the first instance in the history of legislation, in which a revenue bill produced agcucmwhich was werely incidental to its wain purpose, ‘Lbere is certainly no indus- try better entitied to the incidental advant- ages, which may follow this legislation than our farmin, nd dairy interests; and to none of our people should they be less begrudged than our farmers and dairymen, “The de- pression of their oceupations, the hard, steady and often uuremunerative toil which such occupations exact, and the burdens of taxation which our agricuituralists neces- sarily bear, entitle them toevery lezitimate consideration, Nor should thers be opposi- fion to the inctaental effeet of this legisiation on the phrt of thuse who protess to be en- gaged lonestly and fairly in the manufacture and sale of a wholesomeand valuable article of food. which, by its provisions, may be ~subject ‘to taxation. As long as their " business is carried on under cover and by false preteuses, such men have bad companions in those whose manu- factures, however vile and harful, take their place without challenge with the better part in a common crusade of deceit against the public, But if this occuvation and its methods are forced into it, and all these manufactures must thus either stand upon thelr merits or fall, the good and bad wust soon part company and the fittest only wiil survive, Not the least important incident related to this legislation is the defense afiorded to the consunier against the fraudulent substitution and sale of an imitation for a genuine article of tood of very general household use. Not- withstanding” the immense quantity of the article described in this bill, whieh is sold to peonle for their consumption as food, and notwithstanding the claim made that its manufacture supplies a cheap substitute for butter, 1 venture to say thiat hardly a und ever entered a poor man's house under ts r pname and in its real character, While there should be no governmental regulation of what a citizen shall aat, it is certainly not a cause of regret if, by legislation of this character, he is afforded the weans by which Lie may better protect himself against imposi- tion in meeting the needs aud wants of his daily life, Ilaving entered upon this legisl tion, it is a manifest duty to render it as effective as possible in the aecomplishment of all the good which *hould legitimately follow in its train. This leads to the suggestion at the art cle proposed to be taxed and the circumstances which subject it thereto should be clearly and with great distinctness deftined in the statute. It seews to me thg this ~ object has not been comple attuined in the phraseology of the second section of the bill, and” that a ques- tion may well arise as to the precise condi- tion of the article to be taxed must assume in order to be regarded as “'made in imitation or semblance of butter, or when so made, caleulated or intended to be sold as butter or for butterine.” Tne fourteenth and fifteeuth seetions of the bill, in my opinion, are in dauger of be- ing construed as an interference with the police powers of the states. Not being en- tirely satisded of the constitutionality of these provisions and regarding them as not being so conuected and interwoved with the other sectlons as, if found invalid, to vitiate the entire measure, 1 have determined to counnend thew to the attention of the house with the view to an iwmediate amendment of the bill, ir it uld be decined necessary and if it is practicable at this late day in thie nugress. ‘Lhe faet, too, that the s not take effect by its terms until winety days haye elapsed after its approval, thus leaving it but one month in operation be the next sessiop of con- when, if time does Bot naw per- mit, the safel and efliciene of “the measura ay -~ be abundantly” protected by remcdial legislative action, and a desire to sée realized the benedeial r expected will immediately f ration of U i ) in determining my o on. considers lich have been referred to will, The i ¥ this communication and th ons which it contains, Sz, ) GROVER CLEVELAND, Exeeuiive Mansioy, August 6, 1835, More- s b The Girls Ave Gotting There, WasmINGTON, Aug. Mary - Salisbury was to-day appeiuted postmistressat Beacon, Mahasks county, lowa, viee B R. Heard rewoved, MORNING CUT HIS THROAT. A Grand Island Barber Uses His Tools on His Neck, GrAND IsLAXD, Neb,, August 2.—[Special to the Bek. | —Dudd Hubbard, a colored barber here, committed suieide this morning by cut- ting his throat witha razor. 1lis wife died abont four months ago, and since that time lie has been subject to spells of disponaency and had addicted himself to the use of opium and sometimes drinking hard for two or three days at_a time. Saturday night he ap- weared on the stroets about 11 o'clock per- Pectly nide and was taken in charge by his friends who said he was crazy. Last night he told some of his friends he was going to see his wife and he did not expectto see them again, ‘This morning he was found in his room with his head almost severed from his body. York County Prohibs. Youk, Neb., August pecial Telegram to the B he largest prohibition con- vention held in this county met in the opera house to-day for the election ot delegates to the state convention, ‘The convention was larzely attended by ladies, who voted on all questions before the house. The following are the delegates: E. M. Cheney, Mrs. E. M. D. 8. Davis, A. T. Giauque, A. Raymond, . Strickler, W. Ware, Mrs, G, B, France ennie Sayre. The alternates are Brancht, Colonel Crabb, Mrs. M. MeCarty, Mrs, R. Carscad- fatfield; L. L. McIlvain, Mr 3 Rev. J. Winslow, Kev, E. Bel son and Dr. Carscadden, Ariest of Dan J. Ross. 1eLD, Neb., Aug. 2.—[Special to the BEE. J. Ross, the foot racer, was arrested here by Policeman Matza, of Omaha, on the chargze of having disposed of mortgaged property, and willbe taken to Omabha this evening, Ross bought house- hold furniture of Hill & Young and Louis & Co. in Omaha on the installment plan. After- wards he was employed by a firm on Farnam street to make collections, and be failed to make returns, 1o settle up this matter he sold all his furniture to Ed. Savage on South Thirteenth street. Young & Hill got back all their furniture. Savage then got out a warrant for the arrest of Ross, who had skipped. Ross was traced to Papi fon, thence to Sprinigield. He was found living with his fawlly in a dug-out. Srri Dr. Tracy Returns. OAKLAND, Neb., August S the BEr.|—In Thursday's BEE Dr. Tracy, of Craig, was reported as having left Craig un- der strange circumstances, Since then the doctor has returned home, having been in Iowa after his fom. He says hesold his horse and buggy to raise the necessary men to make the trip. Some of his_creditors im- agined he had apscomded and put attach- ments on his property and started the re- ort. VAL P. Job, presidentiof Burt County Acri- cultural society, has secured Van Wyck, the people’s choice, to deliver the address the second day of our county fair. This insures an immense erowd. Teachers in Session. Corvanrs, Neb., August 2.—| Special Tele- graw to the Bk, |—The Platte county teach- ers’ institute is in fall blast to-day. The first day fifty teachers assembled at 9 o’clock sharp, and the organization was full and complete in tive minutes, the rapidity of the organization beingdaua to the course of study prepared by the superintendent, At the en- tertainment Hon. s an excellent add Ida Martin king _ the S8, ch of the above whs much applauded. Su- perintendent Tedrow also made a few re- marks, aiter which all participated in a socia- ble. ofessor Clarendon will lecture the 4th and Superintendent Jones will lecture on thh 11th, Triple Murdex at Marysville. LiNcoLy, Neb, August 2.—A horrible murder and suiclae is reported from Marys- ville, a country postoflice a few miles north- west of Seward. It seems ayoung man named Fred Inds had fallen in love with John Rutnke’s daughter. an elopement had been contemplated, which was supposed was frustrated the fatner. Sunday evening young Inds went to the farm house to renéw his attentions, Some altercation took place and it is sup- posed the girl sided with the father. This frenzied the younti man who drew a re- volver and fired three fatal shots. Damage by Rain and Lightning. GRAND ISLAND, Neb,, August 2,—[Special to the BEE. |—The heavlest rain storm that las been witnessed for years swept over this city Saturday night and made a perfect deluge fora few hours. Several basements Second and Third streets were filled with water and several houses were struck by htning, consj derable damage being done. Four or ive miles froi the ity the rain was light. The corn crop in this vielnity is looking splendidly, the recent rains having made wonderful improvement in it, and the prospects are zood now for a heavy yield. An Ex-Postmaster Pounded. CHADRON, Neb., August 2.—[Special to the BEE.|—J. E. Smith, better known as site Smith,” late postmaster at Dawes City, having been fired out as postmaster, accused County Commissioner A. V., Harris of having been the cause of his removal and attempted to thiash the latter, om- missioner Harris beat him nearly to death, pounded him up to such an extent that he had to be hauled home in a carriage and is not expected to live, Lightning Fire at Lodge Pole. SIDNEY, Aug. 2.—[Special Telezram to the BEE.|—The hardware store of A. M. Treatat Lodge Pole, eighteen miles east of here, was struck by tightning at 8 o'clock this morning and totally consumed. Loss about five thousand dollars, partly covered by insur- ance, The shock prostrated Treat who was sleeping in the store at the time. His lumber vard was saved, Lightning has played greai havoe in this vicinity the past tew months, Long Pine Branching Our. LoxG PINg, Neb, August pecial to the BEE.] —Some of the most influential citi- zens of Long Pine have organized a board of trade. The board eonsists of twenty meu- bers, and its objeet is for the promotion of the manu facturing and other interests of the city of Long Pine, The railroad company is putting in a system of water works bLere to supply 100,000 gallons a day. The U, P.'s Quiet Sneak. BEATRICE, ) —|Special Tele- gram to the BEE, j— building is all the talk just now, The title of the Union Pacitic company to a lot near their tracks has veen disputed by ene Dan Cable, who has squatted on it for a number of years, defying the company, Last might someone enticed Cable away, and during his absence the cow- r.m,r..um]y removed his two small frame bulldings into the street and covered the lot with five railroad tracks, thus guining pos ion. Railroad Men In Conference. BeaTRICE, N —[Special Tele- A 10 the BEE. | —Messr otter, Holdrege, Calvert, Thompsoa and MeConniff, Burling- ton off and Dorrauce, of the Union cifie, were here on specials yesterday. The entlemen were in conference, the result of Which is not known. Lincoln Workmen ke. LiNcoLy $Neb., “Auzust Special Tele- gram tothe Bee.|—\Word comes from West Lincoln to-night that the workmen on the coustruction of ug house No. 2 have strack for an ady in waz n 81 $2.00. ‘The striking workuwen have goue out aud everything is quict aud oiderly, 1 5 f1c UST 3. FRITTERING AWAY THE TIME. The House Indulges in Useless Discussion and No Business. DENOUNCING THE MAJORITY. Reed Reads the Democrats a Lecture and Baker Resolutes on Their Sins of Omission and Commission. The House Proceedings. WASHINGTON, August 2.—The speaker lald before the house the bill to increase the naval establishmeuts, with the senate amend- ments thereto and Mr, Herbert of Alabama moved the coneurrence in the amendments, Messrs, Herbert, and Boutelle of Maine en- tered intoa discussion as to the vosition taken by the republican and democratic par- ties upon the question of the increase of the navy, and charges and counter-charges of hos- tility to the naval bill were indulged in. Then Mr. Reed of Maine took a hand Iin the debate and arraigned in severe terms the democratic majority for its delay in bringing important public measures before the house and preventing in‘elligent consideration and discussion. The history of this house was the history of refusal to transact publie busi- ness for the purpose of enabling the demo- cratic party to show on the stump figures which indicated not economy but failure to spend the money of the government to meet the necessities of the government. During the past week or two scenes had been enacted here which ought to ma the legisiators blush, Bills of serious importance, after in- cubation of six months, had been thrust upon the house when there was no opportunity for discussion. Whatever the house had done, it had ren dered futile by delay. The surplus resolu- tion had been put through with insuflicient debate and in such form that it could not re- ceive the assent of the senate. Instead of passing the Cullom inter-state commerce bill, and thus giving a measure of relief to the country, the house had passed a different bill and thrown the matter into conference and nothing would be done. Whatever the democratic majority presented to the house it presented in such a fashion that debate could not reach it, though it was the very life and essence of honest, manly legisiation that there should be full and free discussion. Mr. Reagan, ot Texas, regarded Mr. Reed’s remarks as to the inter-state commerce bill as extraordina That bill had been com- batted by the whole railroad powers of the country. Attorneys and lobbyists had al- ways been here to retard action by the house, and this was the first time in the “history of its consideration that the bill had been “past ata first session, The gentleman (Reed) complained that the house had not the senate bil Why had notthe sex the past aced upon the bill house had three times passed it. was now in conference, aund if the confer- ence led to no result it was because the power which ad heretofore prevented action would continue to prevent it, Ie was sure that it was the desire of the house conferees that some result should be reached. The senate amendments to the naval es- tablishment bill were concurred in, and the bill, after the signatures of the speaker aund ident of tne senate have been at- chied, will go to the president for his approval Lo [r. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from the conference committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill, reported disagreement. After a sharp debate on the senate’s Yellow- stone park amendment, the conference re- port was agreed to and a further conference was ordered. On motion of Mr. Randall, the joint reso- lution was passed extending uutil” August 5 the provisious of the joint resolution pro- viding temporarily for the expenditures of the government. The speaker proceeded to a call of the states _forOthe introduction of bills. Mr. Baker, of New York, offered a resolu- tion of recapitulation, self-commendation, modest laudation, and hearty congratulation by the responsible wajority of the house. The reading of this was démauded by Mr. Payne, of Pennsylvania, and the document proved 1w be “stump”’ paper containing a ere arraignment of the democratic majority in the house and the democratic president for sins of omission and commission. Several times Mr. Reagan interrupted the reading and objected to a stump speech being injected into the proceedings of the house unaer false pretenses, The speaker ruled that as the document was presented under the call of states and was_in_the form of aresolution, it must be received. He added dryly that the resolution was not an attack upon the house but upon the democratic party, and that he thought the democratic party could stand it. ‘The resolution which was endorsed for ref- erence to the “steering committee,” having beenfread s Mr. Randall said that he did not con sider it either respectful or decent. Hethere- fore moved to return the resolution to the member who offered it. alr. Baker asked consent to withdraw it, but an objection was made, Mr, Payne could not see that the resolution contained a word that was not true. 'Ihere was nothing disrespectful, Mr, Randall said during his experi- ence in the house he had never seen such a proceeding as the present, and he thought it unworthy of an Aerican house of represen- tatives, "Hence it was he made the motion he did, Mr. Baker said he had no purpose or tention of saying anything that would be di: respectful to the majority of the hous thought it was only necessary for him to sure his friends on the other side of bis pe sonal esteem and regard, It had been his purpose to relieve some member of the labor of preparing a resume of the excellent work which had been performed this session, But in view of the fact that his friend from Peunsylvania (Randall) was grieved, he would ask unanimous consent to withdraw the resolution. But again consent was refused, and Mr. I's wotion to re- resolution was agreed to, Scott, of Pennsylvania, offered a reso- Jution calling on the secretary of the treasury for information respecting the coinage of sil- ver dollars, Referred. Mr, Atkinson, of Pennsylvania, Introduced a bill'{o prevent the ac juisition of real prop- perty by corporations. erred, On motion of Mason, of Illinois, the rules were suspended and the house by a vote of 167 veas to five n; passed with a” verbal amendwent the senate bill increasing the pension of soldiers who have lost an arin org leg in the service. The house then adjourned. In the Senate. WASHINGTON, A t The confere on the sundry eivil appropriation bill re- ported a disagzreement on that measure, Many points of difierence have been adjusted however, and only matters that require the action of the next con- ference are amendments relating to coast surveys; public land strveys; oecupancy of the pension oftice building: stenozrapher to the supreme court justices; Yellowstone park and the additional buildiugs for the governwent ipsane asylun, In reterence to the Yellowstone park item, Mr. Plumb declared that the pars was in the hands of a monono Mr, Vest said the statement was ince te had been notified time and again that less he withdrew his opposition to th to build & railroad throuzh the park the would be broken up. The railroad cou had a lobby in Wushington coum newspaper correspondents and ot were engaged in assailing senators aud at- lieir character, urther discussion the sen Mr. Vest, insisted ement to the Yell e, On Mo ‘\-m”, n its disasr urt and further conference was ordered. by Mr, Evarts on qaturday last rédiesting president o open correspondence with foreign powers on the subject of silver, Mr varts advoeated the resolution, but ddi not define his position upon the silver question I'he resolution went orer until to-morrow, The senate then took up the house bill re- lating to the taxation of fractional parts of gallon of distilled spirits, amended i1t by making the timr when it goes into effect “the eecond Monday succeeding the month in_which the act is appr and by e tending the act of Mare ST, 1 fruit brandy, to brandy distilled ‘from ap or peaches, passed I aiid asked a conference, The senate then took up the bill reported from the finance committee to provide for the_inspection of tohacco, cigars and snuff and providing for their exportation to foreign countries without payment of taxes, und tlie rales and regulations of the treasury « partment, [t was passed, Adjourned. Work of thesSecret Session. WASHINGTON, August 2.—In the secret ses sion of the senate to-day, when the case of R S. Dement, nominated to be surveyor-general of Utah, was reached, 1t was announced that General Logan, who was absent, had left word that he had no more fight to make in Dement’s behalf. Senator Cullom said he had, when the case was up before, voted for confirmation ehiefly because his colleague desired it, but he was now satisfied that Dement was not the kind of a man the government needed in the position of survevor general of Utah, and he_would therefore ahpose this conirination. Nobody defended Dement and he was rejected with- out division. i Fitz John Porter was confirmed without debate by nearly the same vote as that cast for the Fitz John Porter bi'l, The nominations of . il. Potter, to be agent for the Omaha and Winn and E. H. Kinman, to be postmaster cksonyille, TIL, were rejected. 5 Senator Sherman tried to call up the ratifi cation treaty with Great Britain. favoral reported from the committee on foreign rela- tions, but the proposition was voted down by amajority which made it seem improbable that any action will be reached this session. Washington Notes. WAsHINGTON, August 2.—Representative Collins, ot Massachuse to-day introduced in the house a bill authorizing the president to deny all commereial rights, inciuding the right to transport vehicles or cars in the United States to such foreign countries as may deny commercial privileges to citizens ot the United States, ‘The president has vetoed four more pen- sion bills. Attorney General Garland has gone to Ar- kansas for several weeks’ vacation. Among the clerks dismissed from the pa- tent oftice Saturday was Miss Alice E. Meickle ham, granddauzhter of President Jefferson. The conference committee on the river and harbor bill to-night reached a complete agree ment on the points in dispute in that meas- ure and it wili be reported to_the house to- morrow. As arrecd upon in congress the Hennepin canal clause is so amended as to authorize the survey of the line of the pro- posed canal by a ooard of rovernment en- Eineers who atc to report at the next meeting of congress. Meanwhile no a l}nmnm\ is made for beginning of the work of construc- tion. David Dav CHICAGO, August 2.— Inter-Ocean’s Bloomington, I1L. spedial says the will of the Iate David Lavis was opened for probate to- day. His estate is ued at $£1,000,000, chiefly in lands. There are no public s. He earnestly enjoins upon his heirstosee that none of his “relations come to want, By doing this,” he says, “you will best bonor youx ioalier and father.” ————— A New Senator Nominated. SACRAMENTO, Cal, August2.—At the re- pubiican caucus of both houses of the lex lature this evening, A. P. Williams, a promi nent merchant of San neiscoand chairman of the republican state central committee, was nominated for United States senator. The Public Debt Statement. WASHINGTON, August “The following is a recapitulation of the public debt statement issued to-day Interest bearing debt, principal and interest, .s Debt on which interest ceased sinee maturi Debt bearing no inter $1.214,002,035 has “Total debt, prine “Total debt, less available ¢ Net cash in treasury Debt, less cash in treasy gust, 1, 1586,....... ... 1,850,057,279 cashin treasury Juiy 1, 1,380,176,353 0,049,104 105,205,443 Decrease of debt during mon . . Cash_in_treasury available for reduction of pablic debt. ... Total cash in treasury, ns shown by treasurer’s general acconnt 2 e The Base Ball Record. AT WASHINGTON Kansas City.....1 1 8 0 0 6 0 1 Washingtons 2.0 6 1 1.0 0 0 454, hington 13, Umpire—Gaffney. AT NEW YORK— New York Chicago..... First base Errors—New Y ork Keefe and Clarkson, ' Umpire—Elljck. AT BosT! BOStON....... .0 0 1 52 60 0 014 St. Loui 1000001471 S—iuflington and Heale basehits—oston 16, , 1. ouis 10, Boston 9, St. Louis i7. ' Umpire AT PHILADELPHIA— Philadelphla..3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit . 00002 Pitehers -Buldwin and ¥ base hits—Philadelphin 8, Detr —Philadelphia 8, Detroit 10, mer. 5, Chi Uuwpire—Ful- Brighton Beach Races, BrignroN Brach, N, Y. Augzust S— Purse for fow-year-olds and dpwards, thrce- Value won, Fanatie second, s mile: Trafs ineer second, Hibernia third. ertificates paid 1,85, Jurse, for three-year-olds, three- quarters mile: Daly Oak won, Bellona sec- ond, Bellevue third. Ti 0 se, mile and 500 Wik ished first, but was disqualiticd, free-quarters mile: Mute won, Bay 1, Mentor third. Time~1:18, ‘The Usual Soft Snap. MoNTGOMERY, Ala., August 2—The state quiet to-day. Brigham, repub- lican, and Twoner, prohibitionist, received small nuniber of votes, The entire democratic ticket is elected, The chiet erest centered in Jocal contests, In many counties the dem ats have solit to pieces over the probate judgesl 1 e Indications a ndependents have be ted, The strife amou e demoerats it the ne- groes out to i the indications are that a lay ) vote was polled all over the k belt. The negroes gen erally supported bolting local democrats, but inany the straizht e ¢ ticket for ticers, gar won, Time—1:; ler won, Olivette fin- — - The Flgin Dairy Market. 1cAGo, August 2—The Inter Ocean's n, 1L, speeial On the hoard of trade to<lay the bufter market was barely s being 15,000 old on the eall and says gram to il county was terda The ehair preseuted the resolution offcred | light's voted | state of- | BAYARD TALKS BUSINESS The House Informed of His Cutting Case, Action in the HOME RULE CACTUS COURTS. No Offense Committed in the United Statesto be tried in the Halls of Montezuma-—There's Fuan Ahead. The Cutting Case. WASHINGTON, August 2.—In response to & resolution of the senate asking for informae tion concerning the alleged illegal detention of A. K. Cutting by the Mexican authorities at El Paso del Norte, the president trans- mitted to the senate to-day a report of the secretary of state, together with a voluminous mass of correspondence relating to the case. Under date of July 1, United States Consul Brigham, at E| Paso del Norte, forwarded to the United States Minister Jackson, at Mexico, a full statement of the facts attend- ing the arrest and fmprisonment of Cutting and an announcement of his (Brighaw’s) failure to secure any reply to his application for a fair trial or release on bail for Cutting. On July 6, the United States minister sought from M. Marescal, Mexican sceretary of for- eign affuirs, the proper relief tor Cutting, The following day M. Murescal replied that he had recommendea the governor of Chi- hualiua to see that prompt and full justice was aduinistered, On July 17, Counsul Brigham stated that Cutting was still a prisoner and nothing had been done for his release. The secretary says the imprison. ment of this American citizen has thus continued for tuliy a month without explanation or the prospect of any. He (Secrctary Bayard), on July 19 addressed a telegram to Minister Jackson, reciting all the precedent correspondence and facts, and stating the legal position assumed by this government as a ground for demand- ing the release of cltizen: Minis- ter Jackson, on July ed the refusal of the Mex accede to the telegraphic ayard for Cutting’ | followed by another telegram giving Mexican reasons. Consul Brigham on July i telegraphed that the governor of Chilinahua Was pushing the trial of Cutting, whe jgnored the procecdings. On July the secretary uiled additional instruetions to Minister Jackson. The secre- tary, in this letter, refers to the claim of the here, based on Mexic whereby jurlsdiction 15 assumed b > over crimes comnmitted again 8 in the United States, or any forcign countr and his contention that under this liw the publ tion of libel in Texas was 1 iz bl and punishable in Mexic o claim Of jurisdiction in Mexi mptorily and positively denied by Secretary Bayard, who declared” that the United States would not assent or periit the existence of such extra territorial force to be given to Mexican law. “*Mr, Romero,” he say 1 him that Cutting would ber y short time.” Convineed of the triendly and coneiliatory spirit influencing the Mexican goverement, — the — secre informs the consul that, in h1s opinion, all questions ~of conflicting inter- ests between the two governments cam, without difficulty, be amicably, hunu];ll:‘l'{ and satisfactorily adjusted. 1n s repo the seeretary says, touching the Mexicam Jaws cited by Mr. Romero: **This coniiict of Taw even more profound than the literalk difference of corresponding statutes, for it affects the underlying principles of security to personal” liberty and freedom of speech, or expression, whizii are amo g the main objeets sougiit to be secured by ouE amework of government. The rr(‘.-l‘n' case may constitute a nrecedent fraught with most serious results. Tho aileged offense may be, and undoubtedly jn the bresent case i within the United” States held to be a mis- anor, not of al srade, but in Mex- ciated with penal resuits of An act may be create § 1se of Illpih grade which in the United Stal ild not be punishable in any degre safety of our citizens aud others lawfully within our juriadiction would be impaired if not wholly destroyed by admit- ting the power of a foreign state to define offenses and apply penaliies to acts_com- mittea within the jurisdiction of tha United States, Tye United States and oy composing this Union contain the only foriimt for trial of offenses against their laws, and to concede the jurisdiction of Mex over Cut- ting’s case, as it is stated in Consul Brig- ham's report, would be to substitute the Jurisdiction and laws of Mexico for those of the United States over offenses cominiited solely within the United States by a citizen of thie United States. The offense aileged is the publication in Texas by a cith zen of the Umited States = of —am article deemed libelous and criminal in . Noallegation of its circulation in Mexico by Cutting is made, und no such culation practicable or'even possible, be- cause the arrest was summarily made on the same day of publication in the English fanguaze 'in ‘lexas, on the coming of the allesed writer of publisher, into Mexico, and the Mexican correspond- ence accompanying M. Marescal's refusal to release Cuiting, found in the accompanis ments to Minister Jackson's ateh of July 22, 18%, shows that the one hundved and eighty sixth article of the Mexican code is beyond'the jurisdiction claimed. Under this pretension itisobvious that any editor,or publisher of any newsdaper article within the limits and” jurisdiction of the United States could be mivested and punished in Mexico if the 2 were deemed objections able to officials of that country a an wethods of admini ing ljumcn' should he be found within those borders. —Aside from the elaim of extradition power thus put forth for the laws of Mexico and extending theip jurisdiction over the alleged offenses ad- mittedly charged to have been committed within the borders of the U 4 to be considered arbitrary procecdings wh stitutional standard Statss, destroy the judicial {rial and procedure to which Cutting has been subjected. In transmitting the aocument to congress the president, in a brief communication, says: As to the inquiry contained in the resoln- tion, ‘whether any additional United States troops have been recently ordered to ¥t Bliss,” Ianswer in the negative, Governor Ireland’s Course K GALVESTON, August A special the News from Eagle Pass says: By special order of Governor Ireland to County Atter- ney Kelso, a complaint was received a County Judge Hoffsetteter, Sheriff Oglesby Deputy Sheriff D, Diaz and Francis Mondra- gon for being concerned in the illagal caps ture and delivery of Krane isco Rasuers to the police of Pledras N 5. T he first three mentioned were wrrested and placed under bonds of €1,000 each toappear before Justice Dunn. A citizens' meeting held at the court house this afternoon passed 5 strongly endorsing the ace Governor Ireland in the prem iking bim in the name of Maverick for ll omi 50 promptly to the relief ople. by Mexican sta and oppressi ured by the con the United substance of of the dorsed. on of and th ol of they Lo Cutting Must be Released. WASIHINGTON, August 2—Representative Crain of Texas to-day had an interview with 4 etary Bayard In reference to the Cutting and R Crain said that the secretary 1s aroused to the importance of the ed, and is determined te tizens to the full extent understood that the affairs will de- went of Cutting cut of his rights and will e Fesom president i aw lis release by SCUres eases, pr s invol proteet Awericiu power. It is nittee on foreig the arrest and imp risc hos