Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1887, Page 1

‘THE OwmAHA SUNDAY BEE SIXTEENTI{ YEAR. KING OR PARLIAMENT | Germany all Bxcited Over Which Will Win | in the Coming Election, PREDICTIONS ON THE RESULT. What Bismarck Will Do in Case the Gov- ernment is Defeated, A FRENOH DOCTOR'S DISCOVERY Nervous Diceases and Hysteria Successfully Treated by Means of Hypnotism, SOME OF HIS EXPERIMENTS, The Holy Office at Rome Discussing the Knights of Labor, NO DECISION YET REACHED. Stanley Bids Adicu to the King of Belgium Before Starting on His African Trip- The Coming Great Yacht Race. » Excitement Still Keeps Up. (Copyright i 1887 by James Gordon Bennett) Benras, Jan, 15.—|New York Herald Cable pecialTelezramto the Ber. |—The kaiser or parlaiment? is the 1ssue before the country. For kaiser only substitute king, and we might be back again in the days ot Charles Stuart. he reichstag has been snubbed, bullied and entreated. It has been firm. Perhaps Prince Bismarck 1s rather glad of the fact than otherwise. 1f parliamentary gossip is worth anything he purposely and deliberately toreed matters to a erisis to have a pretext for dissolution, He belleves the next election will strengthen his supporters, 50 I s to the country with a Straffordian ory, aiser or parliament?” 1f he had not been anxious for the fu*ure it would be difti- cult to understand why he rejected the olive branch tendered him by Dr. Windthorst. “You shall have every man and eve groschen for three years, and when they are ended, if needful, you shall have them for thiree vears more,” sald his little execllency at the end of his remarkable speech on Wednesday. “We will have all or nothing,” thundered Bismarck, *Is this the kaiser's army or par- liament? PREDICTING ELECTION RESULTS, Opinions differ greatly in political cireles asto the result of the elections. That the advanced liberal or Deutseh-freisinnige group will be weakened seems pretiy certain. Several of e Richiter's colleagues have openly admitted the fact to me. ‘I'he serial democrats, on the other hand, are confident they will double their fore I'he Catholie center has little change to fear or hove; for, setting one thing against the other, it is not quite clear on what Bismarek builds his trust. After Windthorst's speech he eannot plaus- ibly pretend thie opposition vote was unpa- triotic. THE CHANCELLOR CRITICISED. he chaneellor’s exposition of the German foreign policy has not been unreservedly proved out of doors, even by his own follow ers. Ris deferential, almost obsequious, manner of talking of Russia jarred harshly on the ears of the liberals and socialists and the military men, all of wiom have been slashing away at the czar for months, On this point Bismarck didn’t reflect public feel- ing, but as we seem to be living in the seven- teenth century here that matters little, The beliet of the majority is that home polities were more in the chancellor’s mind than the possibility of wars, ‘The opening of the Prussian Landtag to-day in the white hall of the royal schloss was a very tame and uninteresting affair. The past debates in the reiehstag are still the all absorbing topie. ‘The growing impression is that the chancellor and Von Moltke are determined to raise the army to the strength they desire, with or without parlia- mentary sanction. Pleading national dan- ger as a justification, the calin, self-contained comments of the French press has puzzied and surprised—I had almost said disap- pointed—the expectations of political circles, but tue feeling of anxiety is general, A TALK WITH WINDTHORS I had another long talk with Herr Wind- thorst to-day, He saia: “My position is so deticate that I ought not to say anything, but 1 am fond of America and so I venture. The situation is one of the gravest the German empire has seen, for the army and parliament are at issue. Every one is asking which will £o to the wall. You must look ahead, Sup- pose the next reichstag think as the last did, What will happen? Wil it be dissolved? If s0, what next, and next? The result of the elections none can foretell. 1 have good hope that the centre will return undiminished, The social democrats will doubtless grow stronger. 2eyond that [ cannot sce,” HEALING BY HYPNOTISM, Wonderful Expe ent by an Expert Il ch Physiclan. by James LCopyright 1857 Gordon Panis, Jan, Bennett,) 5.—[New York Herala Cable —Special to the BEE. | —A series of the most extraordinary experiments in hypnotism made under the direetion of Dr, Charcot by his assistant, Dr. Babinski, of the Salt Pe trieve hospital, surpass all hitherto conceived possibilities in medical science and cause & profound sensation in Parisian soctety, These experiments prove as perfeetly practicable as the transmission by magnetism from one person to another of certain nervous pho nomona, such as dumbness, paralysis of the legs and arms, violent pains and coxalgia, and {the final elimination of the evil from the original sufferer. These cures seem at first sight to be nothing short of miracles, and certainly they equal in dramatie intensity many cases narrated in the New ‘Testament, A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR, MAs many fantastic and more or less ex- ageerated accounts of these experiments have appeared in the Parisian papers, 1 re- solved to go at once to the fountain head au- thority and call upon the fawous Dr. Char- cot himself ac s wagnificent residence on the boulevird St Germain, Dr. Charcot lives in one of the most superb houses in Paris, ‘I'he spacious numerous recep lLiung with the rarest tapestry. The ceiling, orately carved panels, are painted and dee, orated by the brush of Mine, Charcot, who is one of the most talented wonien painters of France. Brong, marble or porcelain statues and statuetts abound in every uook and cor- per. Among the subjects represented are Jesus Christ, JEsculdpius Venus, Mercury, Diccletian and Henrl Quatre. through the hall, worthy the artistic B Medie, 1 entered the large waiting ooms are imens of gob divided tuto elab ste of QoI Passing | It was decorated with historic relies from the most ancient eathedrals of THE PATIENTS, In this room on the floor was spread an ntal cary There were forty or fifty patients waiting their turn to be summoned into the great man's sanctimonium, Many of the patients were yioiently afllicted with nervons diseases and some of them jerked about their heads and contracted their museles In the most startling manner, In a few moments 1 was ushered into an adjoln- ing reception room, furnished in the ren- alssance style and commanding a fine view of Dr. Chareot’s garden, with its collection of statuaty and fountains and artistical grouped shrubs, flowers and trees, HOW 1E LOOKS, Soon afterward an attendant conducted me into a vast library, at one end of which sat a man of about sixty years of age with a fine large head and bearing a striking resem- blance to Napoleon I. His long straight locks of coal-black hair set off to fine advantage the massive marbleswhite forehead and de- scended near to his shoulders. 1is nose is prominent and aquiline, His mouth, firm and compressed, gave an air of sternness, and there was a sharp, penetrating glance in his eagle eyes which was mitigated by a pair of eye glasses attached by a black silk ribbon, This was my first view of Dr. Charcot, the greatest living authority upon the human nerves, As Dr, Charcot rose to receive me with a cordial smile, all his sternne i peared, as if by enchantment, Ilis soft and musical, EXAGGERATED ACCOUNTS, I explained to him the great interest taken in his wonderful experiments in hypnotism, and that 1 had come to him to obtain the exact truth in reference to them, Dry Charcot said: “*All sorts of exagzerated accounts have appeared about the experi- ments in transmission by hypnotism, In fact, nnless the public are provided with pre- cise information in matters of scientitic dis- covery, they naturally mistake the north pole for the south pole, and error and confusion become widely disseminated.” THE DOCTOR'S METHODS, “Will you give me,” 1 asked, “a statement making elear to the public mind the exact stateof medical science eoncernine hypnotie discoveries?” “Certainly,” replied Dr, Charcot, “These experiments are conducted under my general directions by Dr. Babinski. This is how Dr. Babinski carries them on: The subjects are seated back to back and a magnet is held to the side of one of them. [t is not necessary there should be act contact between the subjects, but if there is the transmission is more rapid than when they are at a certain distance from one another, The experiment of Dr. Babinski must be divided into several categor THE FIRST CAEGORY. “To the first category belong experiments ade on two young girls who sutfered from nysterical epilepsy and exhibited all the phenomena of extreme hypnotism as they have been deseribed by me, e parents were first hypnotized. Then Dr. Babinski produced, first in one and * en in the other, different apparent hyster 1 symptoms of paralysis of the arm and o1 the leg, coxalgia dumbness, ete. The nt thus attacked by an artificial hysterical atfection is brought into rapport with his companion, near whom the magnet had been placed. The symptoms disappear in No. 1 patient and reappear at the same instant in No. 2. thus from onc to the other. by suggestion, to rid atfection, THE SEC “In a second eatezory of experiments, M. Babinski took male and female patients pro senting different phases of hysteria, not ar- titicially induced in this case, but manitested spontancously—that is to say, independently of all suggestion, such, in fact, as led to the admission ot the patients in question into the hospital. He then placed them in port with one or the other of the jeets of expernments referred to above. These he hypnotized preliminarily and at their side put the agnet. The hypnotized subject thereupon at once displayed the same manifestations of hys- teria as those of the patient at whose side he had been placed, but the latter retains his malady at the end of the experiment. M. Babinski then, by sugeestion, relieves the hypnotized subject of the affection that has been transmitted to him, and resumes the periment by repeating the manaiiver a number of times, e has succeeded in several cases in bringing about an attenua- tion and even a complete cure of the malady. SULTS ATTAINED, *‘Here follow a few of the observations made by M, Babinski.—In two cases he ob- tamned a complete cure ot hysteric dumb- ness, One of them was of eight days and the other of two months standing, He suc- ceoded in causing the disappearance in a few days of hysteric paralysis in the right side of the body of a years standing, In a quarter of an hour, and after four successive experiments, he cured a case of hemiphligg that had arisen ten hours previousiy. ‘The attempt mnst be oftener repeated the older the attliction happens to be, A THIRD CATEGORY, “In a third catogory of experiments M, Babinski obtained the transmission to a hypnotized subject of certan phenomona associated with organic affections of the ner- vous system, such as softening of the brain and ebral - hemlanthropia in children. These last experiments yet need completing, OF VALUE 10 SCIENCE, ““The different experiments here disenssed will be seen to have interest for psychology on the one hand and for therapeuties on the other, But M. Babinski thinks that they are not yet numerous enough to make possible the construction of any theory on the sub- jeet, and it his intention to continue his researches, In the present state of science 1t impossible to explain in any way the mechanism of the transmission in question frou one subject to another, But what of that? Fuets must always be aceepted wien they are vig- orously observed, even if their inner meaning be inintelligible. As the facts stated above have been ascertained with all the method and vigor that ought to be employed in scien- titic researchies; s every cause of error—not ably the possibility of pretence—has been carefully avoided, M, Babinski has deemed it his duty from thismoment to make such faets knowu to the medical publie,” A GREAT SENSATION, *I thanked Dr. Charcat for his courtesy, 1 afterward called upon Dr, Babinski at his apartment, No, 70 rue Bouaparte. The doe- tor is a tall fine looking man, with reddish whiskers, and has a physique worthy or an oficer of the Polish lancers, He is about thirty four years of age, and one of the most promising physicians in Paris. These expe its Lave awakened renewed interest in neuriphology, or the seience of nerve sleen, and on the tables of the wost fashionable salons in Paris are to be found James Braid's treatise on the subject with the preface writ- ten by Brown Sequard. In fact, by pnotism is the great sensation of tue day, is Stanley Bids FParewell to Belgium, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bewnelt.} Brussers, Jan, 15, New York Herald Jable~Special to the BEE.|—Mr, Henry M. Stanley arrived here from London this morn- ing aud procewded to the king's palace,wlere | thropic sentiments. MORNING, JANUARY 16, I8 he remained nearly two hours talking with the king over the prospects of the Emin Pacha expedition, The king does not ex- pect that the expedition by taking the Congo route will beneiit the Congo state, He offers assistance to Mr. Stanley from simple philan- He cordially bade fare- well and success to Mr. Stanley and showed agood deal of emotion on parting. Mr. Stanley retnrned to England to-night, and betore starting received M. Harry Gerard, the translator of his work on the Congo. He denied that the English govern- ment had contributed toward the expense of the exvedition. He expects “Tippu Tip” wil demand a larze sum for assisting the ex- pedition, and if too large the assistance will be declined. ROME AND TH AKNIGIITS. The Holy Office Still Discussing the Duty of Catholics, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Rowe, Jan, 11.—| New York Herald Cable— Snecial to the Brx.|--The congregation of the provaganda fide is still pursuing its in- vestigations in reference to the question whether the Knights of Labor isa proper as- sociation for good Catholies to belong to. The Roman congregation, known as the holy office, some time ago denounced the as- sociation of Knights of Labor in Canada as an aszoclation which Catholics ought not to Join, because the statutes of the Canadian association are not considered to be suf- ficiently orthodox, but the vropaganda fide have now decided that the statutes of the Knights of Labor of Canada and the Knights of Labor of the United States are very differ- ent. ‘Tlhe progazanda maintained the decision condemning the Knights of Labor in Canada. but as to those of the United States the decision is not likely to be arrived at for some time, The propaganda is hesitating, temporizing and studying all the bearings cast upon the Catnolic interests, Moreover. the chiefs of the association of the United States Knights of Labor offer to introduce such modifications in the statutes as the “holy see” may judge necessary. Among these chiefs are seyeral Catholies of influence. on whom the awhorities at the vatican are ready to dispense special favors. The modi- fied statutes will transform the association into little else than a mutual aid socicty, and Rome is ever ready to encourage such socie- ties and give them a helping hand so long as they hold aloof from polities and do not have in them any anti-religious zerms, But even as the statutes now stand itis by no means certain that they will be condemne/ by the propaganda, and one of the most influential members of the congre- gation told me his personal opinion that the United States Knights of Labor would not be condemned by the propaganda as untit for good Cathiolics to join, "The vatican authoritics are not at all satis fied with the eonduct of her MeGlynn in refusing to come to Rome, and the fathe former friends in the propazanda are es- pecially displeased. Tam assured that un- less he changes his mind and comes to Rome the regular diciplanary measures provided for such cases will be taken azainst him and he will receive ofticial censure for his recent doctrines, IRELAND'S POOR, Enormous Increase of Paupers During the Past Year. [Copyright 1857 by James Gorkon Bennett.] Dunsriy, Jan. 15.—[New York Ierald Cable—Special to the Bek.]—The year's statisties of Irish pauperism officially collected by the local government board have been pub- ished today. tober 1, 1855, to Octo- 36 persons were throughout nd in receipt of rate payers relief. Be- n the same dates in the previous year, the number was 12,25, thus giving the en- ormous increase of 204,337 pauper —that is, 60 percent. This increase stands thu 071 were inside workhouses and 22 ained outdoor relief, It is signiticant that the greatest increase is in localities where rack rents are commonest, These statisties sadly illustrate the in- human and barbarous enbeigh evicetion, which is the one topic of conversation here to-day. An eye witness of yesterday’s scenes told me that Americans could best form an idea of the spirit of persecution going on— what with the agents’ torches and the police batons—by reading the tales of Indians burning the villages in colonial times, An | quency of telegraphic THE JUBILEE REGATTA, Further Particulars of the Coming Yacht Kaces, Loxvox, Jan. 15,—|New York Herald hle—Speeial to the Bee.]—This morning’s Field devotes a column editorial comment on the sweepstakes and jubilee races, compli- menting the Herald for the interest it take: in them and quoting its accounts and views In the course of an editorial it says: The announcement that there wiil be unusual at- tractions at our jubilee regattas has aroused great interest in America. Mr, Bush, owner of the keel schooner Coronet, has invited the owners of similar vessels to join him in a sweepstakes ucross the Atlantic. The owner of the Dauntless and those of two other keel schooners have consented to join, We are certain if they come they will have a most hearty welcome from all the yacht clubs, It should be remembered t all of our import- ant matehies are open to all yachts belonging to a recognized yacht club, no matter of what nationality, and we have still some schooners such as Water Witeh, Sea Belle, geria, Gwendoline, Centonia, Corinne and otliers, which could be brought to lineas worthy of the antagonism of any American keel schooners, It will bea grand thing if a tleet of schooners does not visit us, and no complaint ean now be made that our rule of measurement is unfair to American yachts.” ‘I'ie Royal Thames yacht club committee of the jubilee race to-day unanimously arranged lie ocean course for the 1,000 guinea prize. The distance is 2,000 miles with the likeli- hood of every variety of wind, tides, cur- rents and local or eyclonic storms, Lord Al- fred Paget’s intimation previously cabled to the Herald of a voyage around Ireland, was by the committee extended to the entire coast of the United Kingdom. Captain Scovell, the secretary of the club, this evening oblig- ingly exhibited to the Herald correspondent the committee’s minutes and the general out- 1ine of the course on the wap, e start he said, *will be from the ower hope below Gravesend. This point was selected so that waiting yachts can either lay at anchor at Gravesend within the Thames, which is two miles from the starting point, or go into the new Tilbury docks thereabouts, which are the finest in the world for final greasing up. The course will be then northerly up the German ocean, around the Orkney islands and the Hebrides, keeping Great Britain and Ireland alwauys on the port hand and sailing as near the signal stations on the coasts as is compatible with safe thus by the fre- reports heightening the interest through loeal distriets and sen- i 50 around lreland into the English channel, finishing off at the admiralty pier at Dover,” ‘The date is to be early in June. ‘This and the details are to be exactly fixed at full meeting of the club after parhament meets, when everybody will be in town, and happily the prince of Wales as commodore will be in the chair, these really, in sueh long courses, Are of comparatively slight imporiance. “Lexpect from promises and intimations that about twenty-five British and Irish yachts will enter, and from what is said in the Herald, several American boats, and 1 think, perhaps, & few German, Dutch and French yachts. “Among the Heralds here 1 see it said that the sweepstakes race will be started not later than May 15 next, which will enable the yachts to reach the other side in time tor the sailing masters to pick their flints and start back in the race for the Royal Thames club prize of 1,00 guineas, Upon that I beg through the Herald to say that if the Coronet and other yachts mtend to competa for the jubilee race, it Is advisable that they should leave the other side about the 1st of May, thus allowing a margin fer receptions, re- fitting, ete.” The French Remember Yorktown PARts, Jan. 15,—A banquet was given here this evening to celebrate the anniversary of the capture of Yorktown. General Boulan- gertwas present and tonsted President Cleveland and Minister McLane, MclLane, in responding, said: “Tam lere as a minister and as a comrade of the descendants of the National soldiers of Yorktown.” = After drinking the lhealth of DPresident Grevy, McLane proposed *“I'he French Army.” e NEW YORK STOCKS. Passage of the Inter-State Commerce Bill Has No Perceptible Effect. New Yor “Telegram to the Bre,|—The passage of the inter-state commeree bill did not operate to break prices so disastrously as a good many had antici- pated. London came in lower at the open- ing and first quotations on the New York Stock exchange were 14 to 11 per cent under last nights closing. The lowest prices, how- ever, were made early in the day, the im- provement from the opening being steady andmarked. Vanderbilt stocks all sold ex- dividend, but so strong was the fecling in regard to stocks that Lake Shore recovered a portion of its dueline, and was in good de- mand at an advance, It was announced that asettlement had been made by the Lake Shos company with the Nickle Plate bondholders, The agreement provides for the retiring of the present Nickel Plate securities and the issuance therefor of a 4 per cent mortiage bond guaranteed by the Lake Shore company. The Richmond Terminal deal made further progress to-day, it being announced that cor trol of the East Tennessee road had been secured and all necessary papers signed. Richmond Terminal advanced from 40c to 50¢, while East Tennes pressed on the theory that whatever benefit there was to be derived from the considation would zo to the Richmond Terminal stoc bank statement, showing an nearly $4,000,000 in the reserve, was rezarded as_favorable to_hizher prices, and the senti- ment appeared to be chaneed in reward to the cffcet of the inter-state_commerce bill, The bulls claimed that its ultimate effeet would be very favorable to stocks. Nickel Plate sold «ff on reports that in the settlement with Lake Skore the Niekel Plate stock had been it out in the cold, and in order to secure any recognition would have to first pay a heavy assessiment. A good sized boom strick the market after noon. Richmond Terminal as litted to 52, a gain of 6 nt for the day. Consolidated Gas was manipulated up 3 per cent and all_the Grangers stocks made notable gains. -~ The market = closed very strong at the lighost prices of the day. ‘The total sales were about 450,000 sh b N Indiana’s <Lpgislative Troubles, INDIANATOLIS, Jan, 15.—In the cirenit court this morning argument was continued in the injunction proceedings of Senator Smith against Lieutenaut Governor Robert- son. Judge Turpie’s arzument oceupied nearly two and a half homs. At the conclu- sion Judie Ayers said he would withhold his decision until Monday morning. There was awell filled court room, many of the promi- nent politicians of the two parties being pre ent. Ex-Senator McDonald was an attentive listener to the arguments of Turpic, The chief point made by Turpie was that the con- stitution only provided for the election of a governor and 2 lieutenant governor every four years and that in ease of death the offices were filled by suceession; that these four-year terms were in the nature of arefgn, or dvnasty, and that the wncies could 1ot be supplied at a biennial tion even though the governor or lieu- tenant_governor should fmmediately after induction into oftice, [le held strongly that there had, for this séssion, been no elccetion of lieutenant governor. Judge Avres' dec ion will be followed by an immediate appeal to the supreme court and a final ruling may be handed down ‘Tuesday. but this is not probable, The present indications are that two joint conventions will be held and_that the ‘democrats will elect Judee Turpie as senator and the republicans General Harri- son. It is not thought the democrats of the senate will unseat more than one repnblican, and it is probabla that action in his ease will be deterred un'il Monday, ‘The senator to be unsea N. "MeDonald, who is charged with procuring votes by briber, Colonel Jacobs Censured, CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-=A special to the Intel Ocean from Springfield, 111, says: The find- ings of the court of inquiry investigating the charges of embezzlement against Colonel W. V. Jacubs, of the First regiment of cavalry Ilinois National Guard, were made public Governor Oglesby, as commanier chief of the militia, approves the findin, and in the general order severely eensures Colonel Jacobs, who is instructed to at_once reimburse the regiment to the extent of $3,300, That sum is unaceounted for in the Colonel’s record. It is declared by the court that no intent 1o embezzle was proven against Colo- nel Jacobs, but the evidence showed gross nezlect and carelessne on his part. Col nel gacobs is also found guilty of irregnlarity in combininz in his own person the oflice ot president, seeretary and treasurer of the regi- ment's armory e A Denver Block B DeNvVER, Jan, 15,—The Clitfford block, a three-story building owned by G, W, Daniels was completely destroyed by five this after- noon. The ground floors were oceupied by Knight & Atmore, clothiers, whose entire stock was completely destroyed : loss $34,000; insured for $26,500: and R. Douglas, china and queensware stock, total loss, valued at 55,000 o $40,000, insured for $34,500, The contents of the upper loors, occupied as ofii- ces and lodgzings, were entirely destroyed, Loss from 315,000 to 20,0007 tially insured Loss to building estimuated at $40,000; fully nsured, ned, -~ An Editor's Funeral, K, Jan, 15.-The funeral of Henry Brewster Stanton, for many years editorial writer on the Sun, and who' died suddenly at the age of 52 years of pneumonia yesterday, occurred at the residence of his son, Robert L, Stanton, to-day. "The funeral was private, only members of the family and very near friends being present, while the wite of the deceased, Elizabeth Cady Stan- ton, is in Londoen, New Y - . No Change in the Coal Strike, NEW YoRg, Jan. 15,—There is still no ma- change fn the situation of the coal Factory men are numerously repeat- ing that unless they are relieved they will be obliged to close their factories early next week 1or lack of coal, and it is said the sup- ly of soft coal, which has been drawn upon fo take the place of anthracite as far as pos- sible, will soon be exhaustad, e Sixteen Victims Buried, NORFOLK, Vi, Jan. 15—Remains of six- teen of the crew of the wiecked Germian ship Elizabeth were buried to-day in the cewetery “As to time allowances, l of the Seamen's Friend society, [ITS ADOPTION N DOUBT, | Formidable Opposition in the Honso to the Pacific Railroad Funding Bill, INCLINATION TO SHIRK A VOTE. The Belief Expressa that the Inters State Commerce Bill will go Threugh With ajRush—~ Capital News, The Pacific Funding Mcasure's Futur WasniNaroy, Jan, 15, —[Special Telegram to the Ber. |—It is not at all certain that the Pacitie funding bill will become a law by act of this congress. Quite a formidable opposi- tion has sprung up against it and already its advoeates are palavering among themselves and saying that the day of consideration is a matter of much doubt. It was given out by Judge Crisp this afternoon that he would call 1t up on Tuesday or Wednesday nest, but he qualified his announcement by saying that he would do o if there was a good attend- ance of members of the house, e and Mr. Outhwaite both declared they did not want it considered unless there was a full attend- ance of the house, as its fate with a small at- tendance was doubtful. It is known that there are many members who do not want to be put upon record on this bill. They will be absent when it is considered if they are aware of the date of its consideration, and for that reason it is not probable that a sufti- cient attendance of the house will be secured for Mr. Crisp when it is possible to call it up. CLAMORING FOR ITS CONSIDERATION, ‘There were such demands in the house to- day for immediate consideration of the inter- state commerce bill which was passed by the senate last night that it would haye received attention had it not been that the bill as passed and the accompanying report have not been printed for the enlightenment of uninformed members, so it was ordered printed in the Record, together with the re- port of the conference committee, and a prowise made to take it up during the first three days of next week. The tremendous majority given it in the senate has had the effcet of " creating cnthusiasm among its friends in the house and th demanding that short work be made of it. It is not be- leved that it will receive fifty adverse votes in the house, 'The enemies of the measure have a splendid opportunity to fight it next week, as there are two dozen measures of im- vortance which will demand action of the house and the six days will not admit of action of one-third of ‘them. "I'he business ot the Louse was never nown to be so far be- hind. Only seven of the fourteen regular appropriation bills have been reported from committees and but five of these have becen acted upon by the house, while none have received action on the part of the senate, SCORING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, Representative Swinburne, of New York, is'very outspoken in his opinions as to the manner in which the agrieultural department has been _eonducted by Commissioner Cole- an. Mr. Swinburne” sometime ago intro- duced a resolution in the house, which was adopted, ealling upon.the commissioner for a detailed statement as to the work that had been done by the department in the suppres- sion of pleuro pneumonia, and in response to that resolution’ Mr. Coleman has submitted a statement which Dr. Swinburne sayo is not only evasive but an insult to the hose, e thinks the agricultural department is yer much at fanlt for the manner in which thi investizations as to the prevalance of pleuro puenmonia have been carried on, and openly eharges that Commissioner Colt man and Dr. Salmon, the ehiet veterinarian of the d ment are cntirely at sea with reference to this disease. 1o, however, is nota good speaker, and, although he has very sound ideas, usually finds difliculty in expressing himselt on the floor of the house, Perhaps it was for this reason so little atten- tion was paid to what he said during the dis. cussion on ‘Tuesday last. At all events Colman will probably be allowed to expend agreat many hundred thousands of dollars in the slauzliter of cattle supposed to be in feeted with plucro-pneumonia during the next fiscal year, IRGINIA'S MISTAKT, Now that J. Randolph Tucker is to retire from conzress the people of Virginia are ox. ceedingly sorry that they did not elect him to the senate to sueceed Senator Malione rather than Mr. Daniels, who will take his seat in the upper house on the 4th of next March, “Tucker is by all means the brightestand mest eloquent member from Virginia, He is a pecrless speaker and is alwavs prepared for debate on any subjs Unlike Daniels, h can speak extemporancously as woll s though he devoted weeks of study toan arei: ment which he desired to wake, 1le is, be- sides, a poor man. and is dependent almost entirely upon_ his ear his liv- ing. The S6000 a y ary ns a ‘member of the senate would be a great service to him, and it is perhaps within the possibilities that he may be chosen to succeed Senator Riddleberger two years hence if the Virginia lecislature | Ap- pens to be democratic at that tume. “Chis s understood to have been the programme, but the recent surprising changes in Virginia ln.lixn'\' lead Mr, Tucker's friends to fear that he may be left out in the cold and that a re- L-:lhlif-xm wmay be elected to suceeed Ridd erger after all, THE MCGARRAIAN CLATM, 1t is probable that congress will onco more adjourn without acting upon the bill for the relief of William MeGarrahan, who has been knocking at the door of the capital for a great many years, MeGarrahan elaims title to a certain tract of land in California which become very valuable on account of the deposits of quicksilver which were discovered on ‘The title now vests in [uuNM whom McGarrahan elaims have no lecal or equitable right o it, and he wants congress to authorize him 10 go to_the court of elaims tosecure his rights, The Wil is mewhat notorious because of the fact that seaker Keifer charged a prominent newspaner man with having approached him corruptly in behalf of MeGarrahan, which charge lie failed to prove. As to the merits of the ease there are various opinions, but committees of the louse and senate have for vears recommended that congress give the claimant the right at least to present his easo toa court of competent jurisdiction, Owing to the pressure, lowever, of other matters on the private calendar, McGarrahan still tinds himself unable to obtain redress, and it is likely that he will be no nearer the attain- ment of his object on the 4th of March than he is to-day, CAPITAL BRIEFS, Secretary Lamar has disallowed the claim of Alexauder Hamilton, of Decatur couvnty, lowa, for $i72 on account of Sioux and Cheyenne Indian depredations in 155, The evidence was not suflicient ana the elaim no presented in the time fised by I, Dakotaians here are afraid that the bill to \ open the Sioux reservation will not be taken up in the house till a late day in the session and that it will be so amended as to require action by the senate and a tinal conterence, Coal Dealers Frustrated, Jeusey Crry, Jan, The striking coal handlers this afternoon transferred their fighting ground from Weehawken to this city, Severul New York coal dealers under- took to “steal a march on the strikers by re- plenishing their supplies from coal cars standing on the Peunsylvania railroad’s trestle. ~ A large number of carts were brought over this afternoon from New Y. to Jersey City, They were standing in line at the trestlework, taking their turns in load- ing, when about' one hundred strikers ap- peared and, waking a dash, put to flight the cart drivers, No one was hurt, - Coming Agricultural Conventions. New Youk, Jan, 15,—The eigth natioual gricultural convention and annual meeting of the American Agricultural and Dairy as- sociation will be held here February 8 aud 9. -~ lowa Weather, Spow followed Nebraska and For Nebraska and lowa: by fair weather, Colder, TWELVE PAGES. FORTY-NINTH CONGRE House. Wasmyaroy, Jan, 15,~1n the morning hour the house proceeded to the considera- tion of the joint resolution authorizing an investigation of the books, accounts and methods of the Pacifie raliroads which have received aid from the United States, Mr. Crisp of Georgia, presented the con- ference report on the inter-state commere bill, stating that he did not do so for the pu pose of asking action upon it at this time, but in order that it might be printea in the record and in bill form. This was ordered. Mr. Crisp gave notice that he would call up the bill at the first opportunity. Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio, hardyl thought it necessary to say anything in favor of the resolution, No information had ever been rendered to congress in official form by which it could aseertain the value of the se- curity which the government had for the pay-: ment of its loan ic the Pacitic railroads. In opposing the funding bill the rentleman from Indiana (Hotman), had stated that_at the end of ten years there wonld be a surplus of $144,000,000 f the assets of the companies over their indebtedness, but he asserted that an examination would show not a dollar of surplus, Mr. Crisp of Georgla gave notiee of an amendment directing an_inguiry as to the Kind, character and ninount of the assets of sueh TPacific railroad companies as have re. ceiy d trom the governmentin bonds and what the assets of each company are now subject to the lien of the government. Mr. Anderson of Kansas vave notice of an amendment direeting an_inquiry as to whether any dividends hava been unlawfully paid on the eapital stock of the Pacitic com- panies and whether any new stock has been issued or any euarantees of pledges without any authority ot law. — Also to inquire into the faets reliting to the pretended consolida tion of the Union Pacifie railroad compan Kansas Pacitie railroad company and Denver Pacific railroad company_ into an alleged eo poration known as the Union Pacitle railway company. The morning hour having expired, the committec rose without action, 3 Mr. Norwood of Georeia rose to a question of privilege. e said that in the New York World his name appeared as having received money from the Central Pacitie railroad. He had never received any trom that company, but did receive money for services as attor- ney for the Southern Pacitic. "This was after i term as s or had expired. The house went into committee of the whole on the river and harbor bill. Mr. Hepburn of lowa, while favoring the system of water way imbrovements, opposed the “swapping off ™' theory upon which the bill was formed, and eriticized severely some of the features 'of the measure, espeeially that which provided for the Improvement of tho Mississippi in accordance with the plans of the commission. Pending further debate the committee ros The house then adjourned. Mrs, E ' Story, WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, —The investization as to the mental condition of Mrs, Emmons was continued to-day. The court room was crowded, Mrs, Emmons resumed her story. She said that when she gave up her bath room téthe servants her husdand threatened to put Lier into a lunatic asylum. She saw he meant what he said and was frightened. She sentatonee for a lawyer and placed he husband’s correspondence with the Phil delphia woman in his hands, Subsequently her husband asked her to use the letiers to L divoree, She refused on her mother’s ount. 1i¢ promised to give her various picees of property, which witness said were already as much hersas his. Mrs, Emmons was often yery witty and at times conyul the audience with her sallies. She Telated -an -ineident of how she fhad taken a little colored boy on her lap and told him German stories” of the Christ ehild and Christm ories: how, b cause lie did her many serviees, she made a Christias tree for him, and how it had all seemed unaceountable to Dr. Kempster, who wondered how she could care for a “little nigger.,” “Then she looked at Mr. Garnet and ash “Does the black rub off n negro emld?” She related how, after 1 sepa- ation, Mr. Emmons came to her honse and ttempted o remain over night, and ther made adeep impy m on the audience by her tonehing deseription of her struggle and protests against confinement. et The Coal Handler's Strike, New York, Jan, 15.—Messrs, Kennedy anda Harris, receivers of the Central Railroad company, of New Jersey, make publie a statement in which they say they have inv tigated into the merits of th I handlers’ strike, which is for an advance in wages {rom 20 to 25 cents per hour. ‘They find that 20 cents is the standard price along the coast for such work: that at one point 19 cents is id, at another 2214 eents, under pressure to astrike: that at 20 cents the men have been earning $45 per month; that the labor is unskilled: that labor for the same grade forthe New Jersey Central road is paid 12 cents per hour. In view of these faets the receivers say they eannot recommend to_coal companies & compliance with the staikers' demands. ‘They say they expect work to be resumed carly next week with the old em- ployes, it they will return to work at 20 cents per hour, with new ones if they refuse to re turn. They add that it new ‘men are em- Ployed they anticipate rioting, hot so much by the strikers as by other evil dispysed per sons, and they warn all such that they ‘will be prepared {or the emergeney under protee- tion of the federal government. - Train Robbers in Pennsy lvania, PrrispunG, Pa, Jan, 1 T'wo masked robbers boarded a train on the Pan-Handle road last night and were detected throwing uable freight from the train, In the fight which ensued the brakesman was shot through the thigh and the tireman knocked senscless, The robbers eseaped. It is thought the robbers scereted themselves in the cars before the train left this city and as soon as they were beyond the city Timits foreed open the doors.” They then broke open the ar dours and threw out a number of guns and a quantity of ammunition, They "evi- dently seemed to have known beforehand what the contents of the ¢ as both of the cars broken open contained arms, S, Coast De Prxsacora, Fla committee of the Coast Defense association of coast cities of the south have issued a cir- cular deseribing the unprotected condition of their coast eities, and recommending that a convention be held at Defunink Springs, Florida, a central point, on February 8 to diseuss the best method of procuring brote tidn of the coast against invasion by an armed toree, ‘The cireular further recou that the president and seeretarics of wa the navy both be commitiees of congress on naval and military affairs, and invites states and national oflicials to attend the conven tion, "The civeular was signed by several southern governors and other prominent DErsons, - Anarchist Spies’ Affianced, Prerseena, Pa, gan, 15.--Miss Nina Clarke Van Zandt, who is soon to be married 1o Anarchist Spies, is very well known here where she has a number of wealthy and re. cted conneetions, Mr, Van Zandt is con nected with the well-known Moorelicad fam- ily of this city, ‘The widow of John Arthur, who died some years ago, leaving a la property, is an aunt of Miss'Van Zandt. Siie lias no ehildren and Miss Van Zandt has been regarded as her heiress, The teported war riage with Spica will divert sucl inheritance into other chiaunels. - demic in New York NEW Yous, Jan. 1--Measles is again on the increas: city, ‘Lodday’s ieport showed 41 cases and 72 deaths from the dis ease, as aguinst 495 cases 6d deatis the week betore. Measles Ky - Gold Mines in Virg JaANCUBURG, Va, Jan, 15.--losteto eounty is excited over the discovery of gold aud silver deposits assaying $10 10§60 per ton, ria. WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, A Good Demand for Monoy Reported from All Branches of Trade, PACKERS LIMIT THEIR REQUESTS Trading in Rallroad Stocks only Mo erately Active—The Export Movement in Wheat not as Large as Anticipated, The Week in the Commeroial World, CiicaGo, Jan. 15.—[Spocial Lelegiam to the Bek.]—Monetary aflairs remain in about the same condition as last week, Brokers a8 a rule report a good demand. for money from all branches of trade, and the market shows considerable strength, Bankers have exe tended their discount lines considerably Within the past month and their supply of loanable funds at prosent is not very large, though ample to supply the wants of legitle mate trade. Speculators hove been only moderate borrowers and shippers of produce. sought very few favors. There was some demand from other larce cities in the west for the purpose of carrying property until spring opens, but little outside paper has been aceepted. Packers are limiting their demands as much as possiblo and borrowing less money than usual at this season of the year. - Merchants in the wholesale trade have asked for some financial aid, though mainly in the way of extension of paper, owing to slow collections in some sections of the west, Interest rates have been well maintained at T@s per cent, mainly at the inside tigure for class Receipts of currency from the interlor were small and shipments to the same qguarter limited and chietly through commission houses, Money in eastern mar- kets shows little more easiness, Gough rates of fnterest exhibit little change, st~ ern - exciange was in fair supply during the week and the demand was only fair. Trading between banks comp: ratively light, Transactions were reported at 25 cents discount per 1,000 to par, and the market closed quiet and steady at 25 cents discount, Foreign exchunge attracted little more at- tention tian usual and the market wa Cidedly stronzer, Offerings in markets were lighter and the dex wore urgent. Early in the w shippers sixty days’ documentary were made At 4705 @101, but near the close rallied to ISLL@dstYg, and ruled firm. - Speculation in railrond stocks was only moderately actiye during the tweek, with attention given larcely to specialties, Larce operators were not inelined to do mueh trading pending the discussion in congress of the inter-state coms meree bill. - Early in the week the market in aweneral way wag weak and prices ruled lower for leading stocks, Toward the close fecling was flemer agzaing a portion of the line was recovered, Sales on the New York stock exchange for the week reached LS04 ING shares. The wheat market during the week has been fairly actlve and without any inportant or_defined features, escepting that the port moyement has not been as large as expected. Exports have been quite froe, but operators have been led fo expeet sueh an unusual large movement, based upon re- ports of the past week, that it appears doubttul it their expectations will be realized, This fact has induced some selling of m‘.l'l“a".' R R AT idder v has been s “'shof which lll‘l‘i lll’l(' S Um‘e“ell'(o;ct of weakening the market and prices declined le. The decline, no doubt, would have been more severe but for the heavy covering of “shorts,” some partivs who last week were eredited with selling heavily having, it was elaimed, bought freely, influenced by the uneertainty of valuation, Advices from the northwest indicate that Minnesota mills have drawn heavily trom the. supplies of wheat held 1 eountry warchouses along the lines of railoads and the reserye SUPDIICS Bavo bech very imuch reduce. “orn—No new or important featurcs were browzht to bear upon this market during the past week. Prading has been of a moderate character and larg wheat and prices do ¢, and_closed about week. Receipts | and this w iter reacted wiie lower than last ve continued fairly large, one and the prineipal featurd tor the weakness outside of early declines in wheal The shipping demand has been moderate and contined to lower grades, which were inrequest, both tree on board cars and 1o o to st for the purpose of loading inte boats, several vessels having been: chartered on a basis Ge treight to Buttalo, including winter_storage until the opening of navigas ton. Shippers concentrated their purehise as much as possible in eertain houses to en- able them to load their vessels more readily, It was rumored that some of the raile ronas were accepting “eut” rates, and this may have assisted the demand for free on board cars some. Inspection of corn has ercated some comment, receivers elaiming that it has been too rigid consider the fact that the erop of 1556 unlike other years, has been sun-cured and not frosted, ‘while shippers clain that inspectors eannot bo too careful in order to maintain the standard of Chicago grading and to carry corn through in sound condition to the operiing of navigas tion. Inereased speculative activity was no= ticeable in_ the market for provisions during the past week and the fecling was s0mes what unsettled, accompanied with consideras ble irregnlarity in prices, Early it was ovle dent that local operators on the *short” side of the market would make an effort to break prices, believing that it could easily be accome plished, as it was imagined that the “long’” interest was distributed more among outside parties than among local operators, conses quently offerings of all kinds were considers ably diereased, especially for May deliyery, and a material reduction’in- prices’ was subs witted to, Weakness in the hog mat sisted in redueini prices of the | the appearance of a namber of **stop o1 on the market, and also of a few contr which margins were exhausted, assiste depression 1o some extentat the deeline in prices, Loeal operators were more inelined to purchase and with inereased ord ontside par to buy ehecked the downward tendency, and finally ended in a sharp reacs tion, the deeline in” prices being partially reovered, “Che shipping demand was only moderately active, the difterence in the views of buyers and sellers checking busle ness 1o a considerable extent, Houlers are ery fim in thelr views and not diposed to sell exeept at their own feres, ‘ll'lwnu'l'lvll of the products were modcrately large, e, Cially, bt ments, whilo shipnents of il kinds have been liberal to eastern and southern markets, Iteceipts of hogs have been smallep than anticipated but rather fre other western points, Offerings of products by interior manufacturers —were - moderately large but not quite so tree as during the week previous, The foreizn demand for hog ducts was only moderately active, Dos tie inquiry for ) produets exhibited little iprovement during the pag The unsettled feeling i the speculss tive branch of trade has had some effeet on shipping business and wade merchants timid about taking hold even at slightly reduced prices. A Millionair NEw Yous, Jan, 15, s Celestin Winan Herrick has filed objections to the probate of the will of her grandmother, Mrs. Jane M, Herrick, who died recently in th ty, leaye ing an estate valued at $2000,000, By the terms of the will she was to recelve a logaey of §10.000, and if she contested she would be ged 10 forfeit the losacy, She contests the will on the ground thaf Mrs. iderriele wis unsound of wind at the tme of Sening, and that the will was procured by traud an undue influenee, ntested, Returned to Work Pending Arbitras ion. PitApeLraiA, Jan 15,—~Four hundred usholstery weavers whe struck on Decembep Lin opposition to the new wage list whiel the mannfacturers altempied 1o put 'u foresy Wil retunn 1o work oo Moaday pedding am Litralive.