Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1887, Page 1

TV — ONOP'S BIG MOUTH. Brigadier General Colby Perfects Himself in the Role of Oorporation Clown. HE BUCKS THE OMAHA CHARTER. Bat the Senate Shuts Off is Caloric by a Vote of 19 to 7, A BLACK EYE FOR MONOPOLISTS Disgraceful Fxbibition of Filibustering By the Opponents of the Measure, GOOD WORK DONE IN THE HOUSE mittee of the Whole Votes to avorably the Bill Kepeal- ing the Railrond Commission —~Warm Discussions, Proceedings in the Senate, Liscory, Neb b. |Special Tele- gram to the Bew.|—The senate considered the Omaha charter bill all morning. Mr. Colby attempted an insult to the Douglas delegation by moving that the bill be re- ferred back to the judiciary committee, of which lie is_ chiairman, notwithstanding the fact that the bill had been reported to the senate fayorably by the committee on munici- pal affairs, to which it richtfully belongs. Mr. Colby was the only outspoken opponent of the bill, and_ resorted to every conceivable parliamentary mancuvro to delay the p sage of the bill. Mr. Lininger ably de fended the measure and said the entire Douglas delegation was willing to take the responsibility of the passage of it. The two petitions from fifty allceed buisiness men of Omaha and the committee of fifteen, who framed the charter, were elaimed to ren resent the whole eity, when they proteste against the passage of the bill. The fact is one was drawn up by three members of the committee of fitteen, which s not now in ex- istence, while the other was born the Omaha railroad treight bureau and signed by men whose large shipments ma of wisdom for them 1o sign it. The ¢ Dill was also ably supported by M bins of Valley and otliers who had become sick and disgusted at the illibustering on th of Messrs, Colby and Snell, who d the senate until half The exhibition was disgracelu . senate finally reached a vote on Mr. Colby’ motion to refer the bill to the judiciary eom- mittee, which resulted in a black eye for the opposition by a vote of twenty-five to three. The question then rceurred’ on Mr, Lin- inger’s amendment to refer the bill o the engrossing comwittee, which practically passes it, with the objectional {ax feature which thie railroads are ighting, The ment carried after prolong explana of votes and obstructions by a vots of 19 Lo 7. This vote was & direct result of the opposi- tion of Mr. Colby, It wasa positive rebuke to the tactics wiic employed to delay action on the bill and if possible to have it veferred to his judiciary committee, where it couid be killed casily and quietly senate was quick to discern that w most radically and persistently opposed_ the bill, he said” nothing of the section in it which was really the bone of contention, aud which was the objectionable fe which the railroad lobby sought to elim viz.: the section providing for the ta of tailway property in_citics which i side of their right of w Although the senato did not know probably that the Union TPacitic railway has over 600 city lois in Omalia, wholly outside of its riglit-of-way, upon which no levy is made as is made on thie lots of individials adjoining, they saw through the mask which Messrs.” Colby and Snell woro and decided positively to place themsclves in line with the Dougias delega tion, who unanimously agreed on the bill'as printed. ‘They decided that the quickest wa uta stop 10 the disgraceful proceedin of the opposition was to_advance the bill as far as possible by a veto that would insure its siiceess when it comes to the vote on final passage, The bill, however, is not yet passed, but if a majority of 1007 means any- hing ‘it means that “the bill will go to the Jouse as it is, without amendment. But a bitter fight fhay be expected in the senate when the bill comes up for puss: 1t must be read section by section, which will give tie opposition abundant ovportunity Lo dis- play thelr staying jualities. 1tis out of the qu however, for the railroad erowd to defiat the il Ihe yote to-day was the sccond black-eye administered to the railroad gang by the sen- ate, tho | ng in favor of the repeal of the railway commission. The scene at times durin the discussion was one_of boisterous confusion. Colby and Snell sesorted to every blo trick to delay the vote. One would move an amendment, another to adjourn, and again an appeal from the de- cision of the chair, then aeain to lay upon the table, or to ask to explin bis —in fuct, ovéry possible subterfuge was em- ployed o harrass the chair and delay he senate, ‘The lieutenant governor was put on his metal in determining some of the fine points at issue, but his rul: ings were uniformly in the line of right and justice, and bis steadfastness undoubtedly saved the bill. He declared that he had no option in the matter—he was simply adhering to established rules. “I'hore seemed to be three factions in tho senate in the discussion of the vill--one who wished to kil it; one to pass it, and the third did not want to'act before. considering the bill closely. Messrs. Lintnger, Tzsehuck, Robbins and Schminke fought bravely for it and won. Mr, Seliminke got in a heavy lick on the opposition in his own peeuliar way £1'was ab & point when 3. Colby's motion 16 refer the il to his commiitee had been voted down, the question being upon Mr. Linin- gers amendment (which - subsequently carried) and Mr. Colby was talking acainst time inan attemit o aggravate and dela; Ho had worked himsel up in a forensic flisht, and wes soaring around among the forefithers of this country; the “finda- mental princiles” of this government, and said something about — American liberty. When the nighest pitch had been reached chminke interrupted him, and sajd The ile he ‘alby, ean I ask you a question? ertainl s caused Ar, Colby’s afflicted listeners to laugh lustily and long THE YOT Those who voted with Omaha on this ques- tion were: “Bonestecl, Burnham, Casper, Duras, Heartwell, Higgins of Cass, Higgins of Colfax, Lininger, Majors, MeNawmar, Moiklejohn, Robbins, Sehiminke, Shervin) Sprick, Tzschuck, Vandemwark, Wolbach, Wright—19, . ‘Those who voted to delay the bill were: Brown, Campbell, Colby, Holmes, Kent, Linn and Suell—-7, When this vote was reached it was 2 o'clock, and the senate immediately ad- journed o 4 o'clock, at which time no busi- ness of great impor was transacted. “The debate on the charter bill was long and at times qu pirited, Mr, Colby started out by supporting his motion to refer the bill to the judiciary comumittee with the statement that he had talked with Judze Dundy of the United States court, Judge Luke, Mr, Priteh- ett, Judge Savage and & number of other gentiemen too nwnerous to mention, and hiad said the bill was an outrage 'upon the people of Owaba, Mr, Lininger—*1 could not let this pass without saying a wora wo. I regard itas adi insult to the delegation from Douglas county and particularty o the commitiee on wunicipal aftairs, This would be au un- heard of course for a body to pursue to take a watter which propery belongs to the com- mittee on municipal affairs and give it over 10 the judicary. 1t simply shows what the corporations will do in order to carry their ends "You hiave heard & petition Of 8 few parties of Owaha gotten up in the interest of the railroad lobby here trylng to deteat this charter. You have a petition frowm a portion of the defunct commitiee, 8 cowmitte Bot - la existence. - The railroad | attorney of the Union Pacific ot a few of his friends together and passed a resolution and sent to this body another insult to the Douglas_delegation, "If the Douglas delega- tion are responsible for { ion here we are willing to assume the re any legisMtion that we may ask for onr county from this body, and_ the representa tive from the state of Beatrice need not at- tempt to steer the delegation from Douglas county. We represent 80,000 people: we rep- sent & people paving one-tenth of the taxes of this state. Now I say that the delezation have a right to be heard upon this floor, We 0 mot propose to have this bill go into the judiciary committer, of which the from Gage Is chairmany, and have this bill killed there. There jection to this bill except this question of taxation. If these gentlemen are willing to meet that question fairly and squarely, we have no ob- jection to that. If there areother n who wish to have that bill explained, the city attorney, Mr. Connell, 18 he certainly would iike to ave him h fore this committee of the whole bel action is taken upon the matter. Mr. Colby objected on the gr the senate refused to_hear outsid contest cases. He thon made a ment against the bill, Mr. Meiklejoln opposed further delay. It the people of Omaha eonld not settle th controyersy he was in favor of the scnate doing itatonce, He did not want the bill to £0 to the judiciary. He didn't propose to let it go back to any committee, He was ready to act on it. Mr. Robbins made a strong speceh in favor of the bill and in opposition to its going to the judiciary. Mesars, Duras and Schminke spoke in half of the bill Late this afternoon the senate considered Mr, Heckley's bill to vrolubit pooling ot grain dealers, but no action was taken, The Dill Will come up again to-morrow. NOTES. . liggins of Cass somewhat resembles Dundy, Mr. Casper smokes a cob pipe. Mr. Sterling of Fillmora county, able representative, has been compel turn o his home by re trouble. Mr. Lindsay of t'urnas eounty frowm his seat by sickness in his family. Lastevening a senator teleplione 1 ifs wife, who happens to be here, askin ¢ if she desired toattend the Beatrice reception. She an- swered HNo: suvpose all the camp-followers will be there,” e renlied: “I think not— none but the nobs.” "The life of his remark was in its sincerit said the inds that °ts 10 the long argu- be- a very 10 re- son of serious lung called dent of the senate is ¢ - ssity of appointing a special nmittee on spelling. The senate chamber is not well heated, One of the pages chews tobaceo, Morrissey, Dr. Mitler's man_Friday, walk- ing arm in arm with Frank Walters, to_the gorgeous bar of the Capital hotel, was a sight to make angels weep. Hiizh Mukphy and Seavinzer down here once more doing dirt the railroad lobby. If somebody themw to tell what they were here for during the early part of the ses would be 1 opening behind the bars of Nobesville for ral persons of high and low degree. anning are work with could get Doings in the House. LINCOLY, —1Speeial Telegram to the BrEk.|—As soon as the house convened this morning the untinished business of yes- terday was taken up. The following bills were passed: To transfer §135,000 from the university fund to the general fund. Two years ago the money for the uni- versity fund was appropriated out of the gen 1 fund, instead ot the university fund. ‘This bill is to reimburse the latter. ‘The bill having passed the senate, it only awaits tne governor’s signature. ‘I'o author- 1ze the printing of 2,000 covies of the report of the fish commissioner. Messrs, Caldwell, , Eisley, Newcomer, Veach and Wright eetions 323, 524 and of the code of eivil procedure. During the consideration of the bills a motion by Mi. Smyth that when the house adjourn it adjourn until Monday was lost. Subsequently Mr. Nichol opened the ball by asking that the committee on ways and me; be excused until Monday morning. Mr. Caldwell said the committee on public lands and buildings desired to be excused after the adjournment of the house to-day in order that it might linish up the visiting of public buildings. Mr. Randall objected to such exodus of members from the house, Mr. Miller demanded that the committees who wished to be excused show some evi- dence of what they had done during the time they had already been away on visits to state institutions. Mr. Watson could see no necessity of these commiittees going to every nstitution that wanted a dollar,” If a quorum was to thus be withdrawn he believed the house would save time by adjourning to fixed date when the committees could be calied upon for their report Mr. Nichol said wholesale the speech which the gentleman had made showed he needed in- tormation. Every state oflicer in the capitol anted carpets and new furniture at an ex- 000 which was entirely and which the committes would not allow. "I same was true at every pub- lic institution in the state. The estimates which had been sent to the committee ex- ceeded in the aggregate $100,000 what was necessary, It was proper that the whole committee snould visit this institution and ase ll'mill what should and should not be sup- plied, 3 Mr. Caldwell said the superintendent of the hospital for insane at Beatrice recommended $100,000 outlay, of _which one-third was' unneces For a pair of stock scales 500 was asked— when $85 will buv as good a pair of scales a are needed. About 25 per cent of the esti- mates should be eut ont. Mr.Smyth moved to send a sub-committee of three from each of these commitiees, It was not necessary that the whole business of the bouse should be stopped by the absence of twenty-five or thirly men when six or seven could do as well, Mr. Young— mence at home. cities need a clerk’ Mr, Smyth—""Thatquestion Is not germain to the subject, but I will answer it by saying that the commiittee coes not need a clerk, nor does any committee in this house need one, but they have been employed by this house, and must stand by the contract 1 yoted against granting a single committeo & clerk, but that does not affect the question of sending a quorum of the house on trips to varlous stateinstitutions, A small sub-com- wittee from each can do the work equally as well, Mr. Dempster renewed the wmotion pro- viously made by Mr, Swyth, and it was lost, Mr. Dempster’s motion was also lost, Mr. Agee madea motion that the committees on ways and means, on public lands and hllihhn:b' and on other asylums, be s0d. after adjournment to-day till Monday, After a prolonged discussion the motion” was carried 46 to 40, The house then took a re- cess till 2 p, m. ‘The motion that three of each committeo be d outof order, as it was neces- nsider the resolution adopted wession that the committ instructed to visit the state institutions, AFLERNOON SESSION, ‘The house held a protra session in the afternoon, not adjourning wtil 6:30 o'clock. A large number of bills ‘ware reportad from committees, LUpon the following adverse re- DOIts were 1 L: and adopted by the house, thereby practically killing the measures Making the highest rate of interest legall collectable 5 por cent: authorizing the af- torney general point & deputy; provid- ing for the v ction of dormant judg- ments; vidence in actions upon open aecount; giving warried wowen uiore legal privilegés: pertuitting a pupil to select any hizh school in his county, and providing that his resident district should” pay for tuition, The committee on constitutional amend- ments wade favorable 1eport upon Mr, Me- Conau hy’s bill, providing for the submission of_constitutional amendiuents. Tho house went into committee of the whole, with Mr. Dewpster in the chair, The lullu\\m¥ bills were considered and recom- wended for passage: Authorizing the auditor of public aceaunts to draw warrants on the unexpended balance of the appropristion for taking the census for 3,650 ; probibiting the ewployment of children under twelve years of f you waut to reform, com- Does the committee on wonsibility of | t azein factories, workshops or mines,more than four months in the year; oblizing emplogers of more than three persons to pay them twice each month, This appeared before the com- mittee of the wholeas the eight-hour labor ill, but the author of the bill, Mr. Tracey, withdrew the eight-hour bill because of op- position, and the title of the bill was changed. During its consideration Mr. Smyth indulged in an unexpected oratorical flight, which caused a facetious member to request the sergeant-at-arms to open an upper window and let the gentleman float ont, Fo tax protit premiums of insurgea companies and pro- vidit e form in which tax receipts shall be given by eollectors. When ihe house went into committee of the whole this afternoon the word went round among the friends of the railway com- mission repeal bill that they would “stay with 1t until that bill had been reached and disposed of. S0 it came about that when, in committee of the whole bill No, 2 was reached and a motion came from the extreme left to rise and report, al strong majority voted no. Mr. Smyth moved the adoption of section 1. The motion prevailed. Mr, Fox moved that when the committe rose it should revort a recommendation t the bill should pass. Mr. Raymond moved an amendment that it should not pass, Mr, Kenney said that he desired to zo on record as hoping that the amendment shonld prevail. e desired to act to repre- sent the wishes of his conslituents, Some of the ventlemen were confused astothe w of their constituents, The vote by the jo was taken over two years ago, ‘The pe of Nebr: are active and progressive. The have made progress in thougit since that yote was taken. - We are passing through, in Nebraska, what sowe of the other states lave passed through fifteen years ago. ‘The long and tedious discuss<ion in Iowa resulted i the enactment of an nflexible railway tariil law, and the first act of the next legis Jature was to repeal that tari(l law and pass a law creating a commission. Cannot Ne braska profit by the example of twenty-seven other states? Mr “My constituents sent me he represent them. With one excep- tion each and every one told me to vote to repeal this obuoxious measure. ‘They have told me that this law should be erased, ‘The statements which have emanated from the gentlemen who opposed the repeal of this bill can ‘only emanate from the brains of men who have been sucking the teat of - aris- tocracy. 1hope that the gentlemen here will join in erasing this law from the statute books, 1t has been a continual eye-sore for our statutes, We caunot advance, we eannot develop as a state unless we blot it out. All those who shall vote to retain this law shoula be hield up to public scorn. Mr. Agee and all the other A -ees should hide themselves be- hind the rock of ages.” Mr. Horst told the bung-hole story and saia that the only thing of the commission law worth keeving was the name. Agee said that all that had influenced n delaying the consideration of the bill to repeal the commission law was his desire mething to take its place. Relying ssurance of members of the railroad commiittee that they will support a bill to take the place of this law he would favor action on thishill. After Mr. Knox had announced himself as opposed to the bill and Mr. Slater had stated that he would vote in favor of it, although he feared some were anxious to crowd it for- ward not for the good of the people but as a tisan issue, Mr. Caldwell made an ex- tended speech in opposition to the measure, He consid; it dangerous to do away with the law unless something to take its place had already been enacted tle believed in the system, The present law had been the work of the repub- lean party. 1t was the best thing which could be done two years 2o, 1t opponents do not propose anything In its place. To re- peal it would be to turn the back to the sun- rise of reform. An_infloxible rate system s impracticable, Twenty-one states and the national congress have declared in favar of the railway commission. The question now is with the executive, Sign 1t he must or be consigned toan oblivion from which there Is ical “resurrection, As John S said, “We must travel the path.” secret ate, the discrimination, the ex- tortion, to which definite law cannot r can only be reached by commissions, tear away the railw: commission? Why burn down the hous Rather keep the old house until the new one can be gecupied. Mr. Harlan said: *I cannol by and listen to the gentleman charging on the republican party the responsibility of such a measure as this. 1 had not before heard that this was passed asa party measure. 1 understood that eacl rty in Nebraska Lias two elements, One is in {avox of controling and regulating corporations, L'he other is in favor of cringing and fawning to corpora- tions, and obeying their behests, Let me say that it the republican party should attempt to pass such a law asthe one which we seck to repeal is, this hall would be filled two years hence with demoerats, Lam in favor of a railway commission that has some power and some foree, But this is a farce,” The speaker here quoted extensively from the lowa commission law, after whien the Nebraska law is framed, and showed that in every place where the interests of the people nd of the corporations clashed the words favorable to the people hao been eliminated from the law we have now, palpably showing that the corporations had dictated its lan- guage, Ie concluded: *“This law was con- ceived in the mind of a railway atforney and brought forth by lobbyists, These same influcnces are here to-day to pre- vent its report. You will tind these same men in the lobbies, the galleries and even on the floor ot the houses of this legislature presidents, managers, superintendents and agents of corporations are here, Why are they he If this law remains on ‘the statute books, it is a hindrance to the passace ot another law. It should be removed. 1 lope that the amend- ment will not carry,” After some further discussion, in which Mr, Smyth and others part ated, the amendment was lost—57 nay: the motion to report favorably was carried. Adjourned to 10 a. m. State Press Association, Lixcor N y 3.—|Special Tele- gram to the Be Nebraska Stato Press association me afternoon at the Windsor hotel in this city with a large at- tendance of newspaper men from all sections of tnestate. President 1. M. Bushnell and Secretary J. A. McMurphy and forty mem- bers answered roll-call and proceeded to the business of the session, the “endorsement of bills pending in the legislature in which the assoclation were interested. ‘I'he biil for the publication of the session laws in the papers of tha state; bills defining the legal rates for vrinting, and bills detining the insertions necessary to comprise legal notie were passed upon and approved. A spocinl legis- ative committee, “consisting of Seth "7, Mobley, of Grand Island, H. P, Hilde- brang { Pawnee City: Perey Peppoon, of Falls City; M. 'I'. Howard, of Schuyler, and T, M. Hopwood, of Holdreie, were appointed with the executive committee of the associa. tion on legislative work. Resolutions settinyg forth the wishes of the association at the hands of the lesislature were introduced by Hon. E. M. Correll and adopted, ARLAS Big Fleods Feared, CINCINNATI, Feb. 8. —From 1 until 7 this mornivg there was heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and thunder, The river, which at midnight was forty-feet four inches, reached forty-elgnt feet four inches by 9:30 this morning. The condition of the Olio river is causing the liveliest speculation among persons Laving goods in the lower levels of the city. At noon it was forty-nine feet eleven inches and rising six inches per hour. The rain stopped about 7 and the thermometer is staddily falling. but advices from up the river show heavy tin 1s still falline. The Big Sandy is rising rap. idiy and will reach twent whils the Ohio river at Catlettsburg is risin at an unprecedented rate. At Portsmout the Obio river is rising six inches per hour.” With a ilood gauge in all tributaries and with a rising river from Pittsburg down there is a probability that the river here will reach sixty feet, even if the cold wave comes to-night, “At fifty-two teet many cellars will be submerged. The raiufall here in the past twenty-our hours was 2,95 inches, L Sl Murder and Suicide, SAN FrANcisco, Feb, 3—Anotuer murder and suicide occurred to-day. Andrew Fetts shot bis wife aud them biwmsell. Both died iv a few winutes. Mrs. Fetts kept a saloon on Fifth street. She was sevarated from her husband. Jealousy was the cause, | come in. e — ettt NUMBER 231, e THE WAR FEELING ABROAD| The Financial Markets of Europe in a Panicky Condition, AN OPINION ON THE RESULT. Grave Fears Expressed in Belgium Over the Outcome of Affairs— Sale of Fred Archer's Effects —Other Foreign News, Foreign Financial Troubles, TCopyright 1553 by James Gordon Rennett.] Loxvox, Feb, [New York Herald Cable ~Special to the Bee. |- *Whnat is the matter with the money market?” asked your corre- spondent of a great banker this evening. *Panic, panie, panic,' was his vepl then lie cave the ramors of the day. “During many months past,” he said, “the bulls have been working everywlhere, Now the bears ‘The Russian and other bourses start alarmist ramors, such as that Germany is out with a war loan, of which there is not the slightest signg next, that France has called out the reserves, which report the French ambassador here denie: and then one of the paperssavs the French troops are being massed on the frontier. We get no confirmation of this Iast report, however, from the frontier. The German govern- ment,” the banker continued, “naturally wants a majority of their supporters elected . The voters don’t nt war. Insupporting Bismarck they support veace, hence the Bismarck journals talk war. In my financial judgment, as a financial man, the collapse at I Berlin and Vienna has been caused by a rotten state of speculation and wild efforts at liguidations. This was certainly the opinion of the governors of the Bank of England to-day when they arranged the bank B, and none have better information than they They do not show any belief in these speeu- lative war ramors. Does Awmerica really be- lieve in war? War would put up the se- curities instead of depressing them. You will find to-morrow that my opinion is the practical belief of the street.” MEMENTOES OF ARCHER, ‘The sale of Fred Areher’s effects which has just closed brought about £22,000, Everything not pertalning to the character of menientoes wentat a great sacrific 3 nee, a huge console glass that cost $500 was sold to a second-hand dealer for $63, An aviary costing §1,000 went for €35, Relatives and brother jockeys contested hotly for keep- sakes, There was 0o rivalrs, however, when Mat Dawson, Mr. Charles Archer, or Mrs, Calman made bids. The sale took place ina large marquee on the lawn, around which, until toward the close of the sales, when the sun came out, the wind and sleet swept. The sound of the auction- eer’s cheery yoice alternated with the whistling of the wind and the discontented barking of Archer’s celebrated mastiff, which, tethered by a chain, seemed to realize what was going on. The bed on which the suicide was committed and the principal furniture of the room where Archer died excited no morbid bid. But the smallicupboard from which the fatal revolver wus taken, costing origin- ally perhaps $5, sold?for $200. Two small candelabra mounted o&-buue, that came from the ox roasted whale when the dead jockey married Nelly Dawson, brought $35.55 steward’s eup costing $1,500 and won by Tvphoon caused a spirited competition and it went to the proprietor of the Cam- bridge music hall. Fred HBarrett bought a Broadwood piano that the bride received as a wedding present from the Duchess of Montrose. He also bought a superbly mounted pair of race horse’s hoofs. afr. Webb obtained Archer's favorite double-bar- relled gun for §250. Enoch, the trainer, se- lected a brass bedstead, and Charles Foad the favorite hassock and rug of Archer’s dead wife, The ridi Wwhips and saddles brought high prices. A walking cano, cost- tng perhaps 53, went for 20s. But the prints and pictures excited the greatest inter- est. While arural solicitor gave only 14s for apicture of Mary Anderson, a sn faded print of Admiral Rous brought $22. Lora Falmouth paid $175 for a portrait of Nat Dawson on horseback. (icorge Dawson bought autographic prints of the Duke of Westminster and the Prince of wWales for $250, Paradox, with Archer up in Mr. Cloctor’s colors, went to” Mrs, Ryan for B She also took S mon with Archer as the mount for $ and for $1,000 an oil picture ot Barcoldine, with portraits of Archer, R. P and Wood- pecker, and she got a picture of Wheel of FFortuue with Arcner in the saddle, painted by IL Hall, who is now called the later Land- seer, for $400. *“The Walk Around; or, The Last Muster,” went for $755 to Mat Dawson, who, in this instance, was heartily bid against, This 1s the picture representing Dutel’s Oven, Busybody, Beau Brummel, St. Simon, Splendor, Gaillor and Woodpecker, with portaits of Lord Falmouth, Matt Daw- son and Archer. An oil painting of ole brought only $15, A portait of Mrs Wheelan, a lady for whom Archer rode his first race, got only a bid of a guinea, A large variety of ‘wines, all prosents from gourmots, Drought tremendous prices for England, And London Press Comment, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,] Loxbon, Feb, 4—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|—The money ar- ticle In the Times of this morning seems to bear out the opinious of the banker as given in your correspondent’s interview. It s “*We have from time to time referred to the fears felt by well informed people that spec- ulation for the rise in Berlin is being carried too far. The dealers here are unwilling to buy large amounts of stock in the present aspect of political affairs except at considerable redue- tions from current quotations, and the dispe- sition of speculators to operate for a fall, especially in ‘foreigners’ in the prese of such an agitation as they experienced to-day. ‘The markets, of course, were wild and prices more or less nominal, yet the slightest up- ward movement reported from the continent caused an immediate recovery here as many bears were anxious to repurchase after the fall.” The Daily News, which was the first to start the scare, says in its money article: Continental sales go on and numbers of op- erators are now interested in a further fall, Everybody cknowledges that for three weeks yet Prince Bismarck will not allay ap- prehensions, At the same time itis known that business ingerests are putting a quiet but @ strong pressure upon thelr respective minister and in favor of @ home measure which shall permit commercial and banking operations to go forward. The paralysis of business on the continent is understood to be acutely felt, and were the German investor to rush Ip to realize under this thorough alarm, a financial crash might be disastrous As it is, the markets have run off in ali di- rections and forced sales are multiplied daily,” The War Feching Abroad. Paris, Feb, 5. —Tliree per cent. rentés de- ¢lined to 77 franes, a fall ot 1 frane and 45 centimes from the closing quotation of yos- terday, At 2:30 they made a further decline of 76 francs, 80 centimes. There is almostan entire suspension of business g - D, m.—Threg : now falien o net 0t bonrse, LI WT GEnr rentes have S Trancs, 5 centimes, This decline during the year of 6 § centimes, 5 francs, 55 centimes of this amount were lost during the past two weeks, The panic on the stock exchange set in With greatest torce in the afternoon, Earlier in the day English buying met the contin- ental rush to sell. but later alarm seized the English operators, The rush of sellers be- came 8o great that dealers refused to make prices. The wildest rumors were credited, nd the best home and forcign securities were largely sold. Business continued active in the street uncil the petite bourse quotations were received, which showed the panic inten- sifying on the continent, catised a deprossion At the close. 'The dopression of railroad seeurities was partially checked by New York buying. The bourse litical rumo the suspension of ssed, Besides po- financial mistrust credit made the trans- action ot busin Imost an_impossibility, Menmbers of tiie “coulesse” practically re- fused to eredit dealings and last prices were therefore in many instances nominal, LoNvox, Feb. 8, 4 p. m,—Consols closed at W5 for money and 100 fo LoNDON . 3, ter ut on the stock exchange all this afternoon and at the close of the market a panicky feeling prevailed. The unfavora- ble state of the market Is due chiefly to the reports of heavy failures on the Paris bourse nd to the rumor, yet uncontirmed, that & larze banking institution in Berlin had collapsed. ST Prrersseno. Feb. government has made laree purchases of Russian oats for the use of the Freneh eav- ulty, and has chartered a number of steamers to_convey them from Baltic ports to France. St PETERSBURG, Feb. S.—The govern- ment has forbidden the exportation of liorses from Kussia. The French A DARK Ol The Situation Viewed With ear at the Belgian Capital, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brus ‘b, 8,—|New York Herald Cablo—Special to the Bir.)—News tele- graphed from other sources that the Belgian covernment is about to apply for fifty mil- lions 18 pren Your correspondent s however, in a position to state that the gov- ernment is diseussing whether it shall apply for a credit of eighty millions, si lions for military pupros which is intended to be spent in plying the infantry with new rifles. darkest view of the European taken here to-day in diplomatic at the lezation, where peac certain a few daysago, private intelligence shows that an immense amount of provisions is being accumulated at Coblontno and that tho Metz garrison is undergoing severe and unceasing practice. It is believed that the government will make a parliamentary state- t next Tuesday on Belgian neutrality and the projected military precautions of sup- The situation s reles. Even was declared Available War Fands. LIN, Feb. 3. —The rumor of raising the German loan was based upon the facts ot a conference held between the secretary of the treasury and Bismarck to-day. It has trans- pired that the government has available 100,000,000 marks voted for home pur- poses, but not spent. This will probably be used for military purpose: Italy's Legislature Excited. Roye, Feb. 3.—The chamber of deputies dis- cussed the bill submitted by the government for a credit of 5,000,000 francs for sending re- inforcements to the Italian earrison at Massowah. Deputies Mussi and Costa, membersof the extreme left, opposed the policy of the government, urged the recall of the froops from the Soundan. Signor Spa- venta, member of the right, moved the vote of eredit without delay and to inquire into the conduct of the ministers afte s, ‘The general discussion then closed. ted debate on the clauses of the bill tollowed, the exremi: demanding that the ministry resign. The house then adjourned. The minisiry are confident the credit will be voted by a large majority. Scrambling For Allsopp Stock. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Benuett.] Loxno eb. 3.—|New York Herald Cable—Spe to the Brr.|—Angell court, at a grim iinancial recess only a biscuit's throw from the bank and the stock exchange, was at 10 o'clock this morning, when your correspondent entared it, in possession of a seufiling mob of well dressed merchants, brokers and messenger boys. Like women at a matinee were they fighting their way in. Each wanted numbers of prospectuses of the new “Samuel Allsopd Company, lim- ited.” 1ncited by the marvelous success of the Dubiin Guinnesses, who turned their stout brewery into a company, the Allsopps have imitated the example. The subserip- tion list opens on February 7, when doubt- less another mob of speculators and investors will assemble in Angell court, recalling the accounts handed down to us of the deliri- ous contests of investors in the last century when the *“South sea bubble” was started by John Law. Tl however, 1s no bubble, The net prolits including interest on the capital of the All- sopp brewery during the last fiscal year 1s stated by sworn accountants at $1,101,000, ‘I'his is based on the value of the realty, plant and machinery at Burton on Drent, and the working capital within & fraction of $10,000,000. ‘I'he business pre mises comprise 180 acres, Promise is made of an annual dividend on a million guineas of debenture stock of 43¢ per cent, of 6per cent on the me amount of vreference stock, and of 10 per cent on the ordinary shares, making the debentures and capit of the company 85,000,000, The principal trustee of the de- benture holders is Sir John Rose, who first married a_daughter of the late Iobert Em- mett Temple, of Albany, and a fortnight ago was married to_ the dowager Marchiones of Twerdale, The prinecipal directors—the two Allsopps—are both in- parlinment, A broker told me to-day that he Lad American orders to apply for shares. Struck O1l in Belgium, (Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brussers, Feb. INew York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.)—Lhe discovery of petroleum wells at Houdeng Goegenies in central Belgium is announced by a local paper. ‘This Is the first discovery of the kind wade in this country, e Parnell Has Bright's Discase. Loxpox, Feb, ,.—Parnell’s malady is re- ported to be Liright’s disease, It is thought improbable that he will be able to stand the strain. In the event of his enforced retire- ment, Healy will probably succeed him in the leadership of the Irish party. o~ Limerick Refuses to Houor the Queen DugLix, Feb. 8.—The Limerick municipal counsel has refused o celebrate the queen’s jubilee on the ground that the queen visited {relulul only twice and never assisted Irish charities, - Davitt Welcomed Back to Dublin, DusLiN, Feb. 8.—Michael Davitt and wife arrived here this evening and were euthusi- astically receivea. They were arted to the Liotel by a torehlight procession and bands of music, S Randy's Trip For Health, LONDON, Feb, 3—Lord Randelph Churehill has gone to Algiers with the view ot restor- ing his health. He expects to be absent a month, ——n Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: Generally weather, bigher temperature, tair Btate con i e uatctapeenes | |R WCLYNN MARES ANSWER Her In The Deposed Priest @Gives His Story to the Publics odnction to the Autoblogras phy of A. Spies. CrireAco, Feb, 8—[Special Telogram to the Bre.]—The first copy of Nina Van Zandv's book was struck off @uis morning and was sent to August Spies in the county Jail. The book Is entitled “A. Spies’ Auto- blography; Ris Speech fn Court; Notes, Let- ters, ete.,” and the title page conveys the information that it is “published by Nina Van Zandt, Chicago, 11ls, The work con- sists of ninety-one pages and contains little beyond Spies' harangue during his trial and an introduction by the anthoress concerning her efforts to marry the chief anarchist. She says: “Asmy parents were favorable to our union, it wasan affair that concerned no more nor less than two persons. But a wob of newspaper men, respectable roues many of them, howled and raved when our pro- posed marriage becama known. Had 1L com mitted every crime denominated in our ¢ - inal code, these chivalrous, gallant American sontlemen could not Kave vilitied and denounced me more than they did. Had 1 been some obscure foreign girl nota word would have by said in condemuation of the marrt . Butan American gitl, of re- spectable ancestry and standing, tollowing tlie voice of her heari—which course alone 1 nold to be moral—instead of the sound of dollars, that's unprecedented, scandalous. The girl must be silly, must have read trash novels, Had I married an old invalid de baucho with great riches, these ‘moral’ gen- tlomen who assail me now would have auded mie to the skies, and many of my christian sisters and breviren would have id to their sons and daughters: *Very com- mendable; a very sensible girl? and those who knew me personally, 'L have always thought her so sweet.” 1 prefer the censure of these ‘moral’ people who, it scems, cannot comprehend a love made doubly strong by similarity of mental tastes and pursuits as ours, to their approval. 1 am equally proud of the friends that I have made—nersons who ean understand a pure and unseltish love. HIS VIEWS PLAINLY STATEDs The Controversy With His Superiore From Its Very Beginning Printod in Detail in Henry George's Paper. The Priest to the Pablic. New Yonk, teb. 8—The forthcoming” issue of the Standard, Henry George's paper, will contaiu the reply ot Dr. McGlyun, the deposed priest of St. Stephen's ehureh, to the public statement upon the famous contros ver nade by Archbishop Corrigan a toew days ago. In the first part ot the document the doctor gives his views on the land ques- tion, which have already boen furnished in these dispatehe These views, briefly, are “that all men are equally entitled to the use of the general bounties of nature, including the land as well as the sunlight, air and water, and that human laws ought to bo changed so us to conform to this dictate of natural justice.” McGlynn says 1t I8 absolutel talse, although stated by Archbishop Corri- gan on the authority of Cardinal M that he “recognized his errors and to be sorry for them.”” 1le voluntarily prom= ised to abstain from making land” leagie specclis beeause he knew the power of liis ecclestastical Superiors to impair his_ useful- ness in the wivistry of Christ's chureh, to which he consecrated his lite. After gliot- ing two letters from the propiganda contain- ing instructions for tho government of his conduet in connection with the land question Dr. MeGivin quotes a fetter of his own and Cardinal McUlosky stat ing tl the meeting he at- tended in February was not a land league meeting, but” was for the relief ot people suffering trom the famine in Ireland, Home, in the interest ot which object he spoke. In LARE, Ind., Feb, ~John F. Ioke, the | this letter he s be would not again take Peorla ban defulter, passed through this { Jrctytd, Suet Motk R biuig e b place this afternoon en route to the scene of | LRI E PR SO NS his crime. Ile was in charge of ex-Sherifl [ jy person beeause that would interrup Hiteheock, 116 was enjoying himself in the | plats for redieing tie church debt. | Dr. M railros ¢ a Uavana cigar ard | Glvnn then mves the correspondenee between “'.","’"l “'.”'l"]"k'l'\'f‘..} ton's movels. Te | Mimsel and the archbishop relating to lis D e S ELV O ) - | published views on the land auestion, in looked s bappy as a man going to his own | Wiileh letters thore es attributed to wedding. He refused to say anything re- [ St. Ambrose and St. Clement, which are con- garding his case, *L am simply going back to | monly considered spurions,” and in whicl make thobest of it,” he said. Hiteheock | Mctilvnn usserts his views were correctly said ho thought 1okes feeling in the matter | stifed: was to fest the in the lower i . conrts and |l'|l|u‘li'hl & of forkery \I\-lun'\l Lyt hold. It it would Hoke would not likely | of Uleveland A I pusly the matter furtlier, as it would ouly be L T M with robbing the Peos Merchants’ bank o 810,000, enjoyed the sights of Chicazo this erato thesis azainst Thom erson’s declaration of independence. The Standard afternoon in charge of ex-Sherift Hitgheock,of Peoria. Ho arrived the city at e article then quotes letter from Arehbishop 3 p.m., enroute from Canada. Corrigan_enclosing a cireular announcing that MeGlyun was to speak o meeting fternoon was passed pleasantly in the ofii- | Presidea over by Henry \Ward Beeeher ans Ger's compuny Rhd abont & otclock Hoke led | StyIng that' ibe bisho, of that digecse obe the way_to the principal theaters, Sheriff [ Jects on the eround that such action, wou Hitcheock leaning on_his arm more as a [ Fesuitin a great seandal and disedification, chum than custodian, Thelightopera on the | Beplying, McGlynn says he 18 pained to boards appeared to be heartily relished by both. After the performance they quickly learn that to openly ciate with Henry walked to the depot and took th 1 p. m. Ward Beecher is re Lumiliating and that to haye broken so important an engage- tran for Peoria, where Hoke will be ar- raigned to-morrow R T T HOKE'S PLEASANT JOURNEY, He Has a Nice Time on the Way Iynn says that amone those who de- lin to IRome were Bishops Gilmore and and Chatard of Indianapolis, ment would also have caused publie seandal, Referri 0 the letter from the archbishoy received last August, in relation to political specehes, the doctor says it did not oceur ta him that any one at that late date would hold nim bound to a voluutary promise made three or four years before, since Rome Itself had been forced to change its att tude toward the Irish question and even Arc bishop Corrigan had at_ st deenied it politie no longer to o tin aid of the land of 1 I'ne archbisha letter,” says McGlynn, “does not dep interference in politics in general and it does e The Favored Ones in Sing Sing, NEW York, Feb, 8.—|Special Telegram to the Bkk.]—An Interesting story of the life of favored ones in Sing Sing prison was that told by a convict just rel a reporter last night. Ile said: ays before thanksgiving C. C. A to the stove manuf: s and cont at Sing Sing, went to William Gale, a ke : litics In general an in the stove ttting shon and told him it wa A T 4 ¢ conviets detailed on | e} tooverhaul the books of the firm and take ofl’a balance sheet, He named as the best men for’ the purpose, Ferdinand \ Allen, the dude, an embe the S mounious Morse, another embezzler, and a bunko steerer named Sheard. At 9 o'¢lock on holiday morning all the brisoners were locked up in their cells witl the exception of those above mentioned and James Jay prohaganda o pope to punish him for nis colored, “who is serving ‘a fen year [ BCREMEANGO0TPOUO 10 Bunish s 08 U sentence for burglary, ‘The “five conviets | U0 W0 fun M campatens dee wora taken into the oftice by Keeper | njos iy right to punish | him Gale and Ined there all day. Instead of [ forbis opinions on political econoumy, unless poring over books the four conviets spent [ (iov'can'Show these opinions contrary to the the day playing draw poker and smoking N ROt o dah AT O N clgars, drinking = wino and _liquor, ey have not and cannot show: dehies tho and eating a delicions collation, whieli ‘had | yially'to order him Lo Rome. Dr. MecGlynn been seut to them by friends in' New York. lis presenco on the platforn with Convict Jamieson acted as waiter and Kecper At oRb TR e e b Gale watched the game_and took out a per St S A et of every pok Ward works only two Gatliollar a el ureh ekiand '8 ree hours a day printing cards and eir- i do well to temember that the jury, culars on a hand Juehine has four men - yiter w lone trial,failed (o find the allogations tohielp it e In- two ounce piek- | gainst Beeeher true. The doctor referred ages for the He works just four nierview in whieh e adwonished hours a wel Most of the conv must al dignitaries of th work sixty hours in the same period. dnngor of rapeating the folly. and siain - condemning scientific trith as religlons The Strike in New York, heresy—a shame and folly of which theig NEW Yonk, Feb, 3.—Very little freight is | prede | euilty in the condemnas being moved along the river front this morn- QXIIcOpIA ongihie hbishon Coiri for Hav iniz and most of the railroad pierson tho west [ 1, &ERIGOR L GRRAR Aaled or Havane side are sl losed. The New York C made publie, is receiving all freight offered and merch are not shipping more than the most urgent orders, fearing delay Over 500 non-union men of every nationality were brought to the lia piers 27 and 25 this morning, also twenty negroes, Upon finding the str in progress they refused to work. They ame under the tnpression t were to av tracks, Fifteen went over to the strikers and the others went to Jersey City, Over 200 more were kept on a tug boatand not allowed to land, ‘T'he police guarded the Savannah pier to‘day for the first time during the strike. The non-inion men are boarded and lodzed v artly Arehbishop Corrigan’s statement, al part of which was published ten . One sentence of this letter is follows: 4 would — bring about nstantly if I could such ehanges of laws alk the world over as would confiseate private property in land without one penty compen- sation fo the miscalled owners,” ” Conelud- inw, McGlynn deuies the right of the bishop, e A Sensation in Court, ) WasmNGron, Feb. 8,—Something hike ay sensation was eaused in the District supremey court to-day by the presentation of a petitionk attacking the eivil service commission, ase serting the unconstitutionality of the lat by virtue of which it exists. 'The papel SA petition of right by h Older Creck, Oneida county, New' York, fop redress ina ease where A, 1% Edgerton, J. Hy Oberly and Charles Lyman, comnmissioners and others, trespessers upon his civil and pos Titieal rights and vrivileges by oxereising ume on a barge at the bulkhead. ‘Ihey fear tronble [ Jawrul authority and powers.” 18 is belieye nsequence ot the shooting affray Tues- | that this proceeding is the first taken with Hght, 2 e . view to testing the legality of the commis S—During a riot here existence, dihe Italians at the Erie railroad dock, but were repulsed by the police after a savage onslught with clubs, in which many were injured Thé freight handlers on the Baitimore & Ohio, pier” 45, Nortii river, left’ work this afternoon, being called oit by a delozate, They obeyed with reluctance, as they never had “any trouble with the company. They were the last of the railroad men {0 2o out. The men told Superintendent Brooks they had no grievances, but were forced 10 go oit on call,” They loaded up all the freight on the pier and swept the place clean. Tl men refused to accept any pay for the work, as they were going ouf on i call by the union, not on any grievance of their 0w, Tl A Deadly Water Spout, NASHVILE Fep, 8.—A dispaten from Carthage, Tenn., to the American says: Chestnut Mound, ten miles above here, was visited last night by a water spout which carried death and destruetion in its wake ana almost ruined that section of country, Near midnight a solid body of water was precipi- and swept down' the valley with terri- ble force. One small branch 1ose fiiteen feet in a few minutes. Rushing upon David Busi’s house, the water litted the stricture from its tounds The building fell to pieces and floated . All eseaped with I) ception of the ten year old son. I'he body of the boy was found this uorning and buried. ¢ seLvipene, No Y., . He—Intellizencey lias Just been received here from Papaquary township of the formation of an immensq gorge in the Delaware river near Shawneey Pa., above Delaware water gap. ‘The ice g piléd up toa height of 1ifty feet and the witer hias been foree of its natural chans nel and h overflown the low lands, Dwells ing houses are nearly submerged. Shoul the he a sudden thaw the destruction of proverty thioughout the valley would b palling, iy Dined th Dipltomats, WASHINGION, Feb, 5.~ President and Mre§ Cleveland entertained the diplomatie corpd at dinrer tonight. Covers were laid fop forty-one guests, ‘The white house was mage niticently decorated with plants and flowersy “The music was furnished by the .\lmln“ band. All the foreign ministers residing this capital were present except the Japanesa ster, who was absent on account of ille * - - ‘or Kmergenci Cincaao, Feb, The Inter-Ocean’s Mite waukes special says: The railroad compae nies having headquarters in Milwaukee haye recently mide outy by Tequest of the war des partent, a list of their rolling stock and & statewent of their ability to convey troops t@ - points on their lines, ‘Ihe statements we A Long Island Mystery. sent to the war department at W Brestav, Lo L, Gireat excitement - — has been caused here by the finding of the ) Prosecute Bribe Takers dead bodies of & man nan in a house WiLkEssARRE, Pa., Feb. 3.—Districe Al back from the wain rc I'he man's throat | torney James L. Lenahan announced thag was cut from e . while the woman’s | he would this week institute eriminal pros head was alu from the body, The | ecedings against thirty-six wocratic and cotple had b ut five or six days, y-three republican delezales 101 aceete and it is supposed they were wurderod and a brive 1o vote for certain candidates 10 “I'hote s 0o elue Lo the perpetrators | nomination at the receut couvention held i deed, this county, Preparing - hinglome - Pennsylvania Prohibition Legistation. | Hax BURG, P pl d~Tha senate to-day passed the bill providing for the sub- mission of & prokibition an lient to the titution Lo a-vote of the people, - A Very Stale Proceeding. Trextoy, N. J., Feb, 4. ~Three demoeratin members of Lhe stie legishature met-at noom and went through tie form of - voting for en Governor Abbeit for United - States senalef’