Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1887, Page 1

A BIG BLOW TO BISMARCK. Indications That the German Elections Have | Gone Against the Government. GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS. | Becond Ballots Necessary 1n Many of the Divisions—English Conserva- tive Plans—Two Interesting Amcrican Suits, The German Elections, \Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) Beniy, Feb, 2L—[New York Herald Cable—Special 1o the Bk, ]—Senator Sauls bury once said to President Johnson, “The eyesof all Delaware are upon you.” 1t is no figure of s hothat itis said to Bismarck, “The eyes and ears of the great continents are mow on your elections, Before this dispatch ends, 1 give you some approximate results regarding the feeling which the first day of the eontest brings forth. @ elections will decide if the army 1s the military force of a mere kaiser or apaliamentary force. 1 heard the issues involved thus expressed by a voter this for noon In front of the kaiserhof. Itisa ques tion whether universal sufferance shall con- trol the governinent or an autoeracy shall hold it. The number of members of the reichstag to choose are within three of 400. ‘I'hese were latterly aividea into five groups and at last a dozen tactions. Within these groups, as is well known, the center, or Catholic party, as led by Windthorst, is the most powerful. This is the faction which Bismarck, allied with the pope, has been try- ing to disintegrate. This is an anti-autoc tic party. Something like what the Prote ant Luther or Cromwell was in their era is Catholic Windthorst since the letters, or the mnew pope's Then come the conservatives, or pure ministerialists, led by Von Moltke, about seventy-five strong. 'I'his band, acting with the imperialist and ministerial group, led by Bismarck, form together about 100 After these come the union of the old na- tional liberals and the mnew liberals, some with protectionists, some with Dr. Lasker and the free traders, some with the progressionists, who do not believe that the legislative will e be subordinate to the executive power. This is, to a large extent, a group of professors, headed by Riciter. Next come about twenty social democrats, among whom may be recalled the names of Bebel, Liebknect and Hazenclever, Generally allied these are twenty pure democ of advanced views, beyond the liberals, but not so extreme as the state socialists, The remainder, torming the last reichstag, were sixteen Poles, a dozen Alsatians, nine Danes and two or three independents, aggregating about forty, They represent, 80 to speak, the discontent of sub- merged nationalists. It will be pretty well known on Tuesday night whether Bismarek, by adding to the faction of his own proper strength, is better off than he was when the reichstag was dissolved. But perhaps in a later dispateh [ can estimate the prospective which to-night his friends are not hopeful about, ‘The total poll here was 314,000. In only two of the six districts polling that enormous vote were there electlons, the socialists, Singerand Hassencleveribeating by one 12,000, the other 2,000. But the latter had a plurality over 18,000 and 13,000.9About 80 per cent of the voters at the registry exer- cised the franchise. Prince Bismarck voted amid cheers in the poll at the restau- rant opposite the reichstag house. An un- doubted feature of the election will be a for- midable increase of social democrats all over the empire. Newsboys are flooding Berlin ith extras. A joyous meeting at the famous Tivoli beer garden, where Viehow was speak- ing, however, was broken up by the police when a social democerat had risen to speak. At midnight the imperialists looked blue over the local results, ‘I'he government and police prohibition against leatlets and plac- ards has hurt Bismarck’s candidates. Some seattering returns from other points give some slight encouragement to them, Klotz, the radical, beating Baron Zedlitz, the Bismarck- ian, by 874, has to overcome 2,177 votes for the socialists to get a majority, Sudlitz only got 230 votes over his last vote, In another district Wollf, the Bismarekian, getting 1,800 votes, gains, however, 5,000 over his last poll, but the radical vote for D'rof. Wirchow of 16,000 and 14,000 for the socialistic candidate, puts Wolff badly in the minority. Inanother city district the septennate candidate is at the bottom of the poll, 1,000 behind the rad- ical, and 500 behind the socialistic candi- dat In all these cases thero must be new volling. THE RESULT IN DETAIL. Berriy, Feb, 2L.—The exact strenzth of the government 1n the new reichstag will not be known until one or more votes are taken, It is anticipated that some members of the center party who opposed the septennate in the old reichstag and who have been con- verted by the counsels of the vatican will be returned to the new reichstag. How many is not yet known, 10 p. m.—The elections in this city have resulted untavorably for all the government candidates, In four of six divisions ond ballots will be necessary, but in each of these divisions the anti-septenhate candidates have ta majority, In the fist diy erman liberal, has ch, septennist, 7,003: 3 second ballot is necessar In_tne second division Virchow, new German liberal, received 16,459 and Wollf, septennist, 16,1055 another ballot aty. In the third division Munckel, erman liberal, received 10,400 and lensen, socialist, 9,050: there will be another ballot, In the fourth division it is reported that Sociali; inger is elected, but the oficial returns from the division have not yet been received. In the fitth district Bauwbach, new German liberal, has 10,070 d Major Blume, septennist, 7,000, In the sixth division Hasenclever, soclalist, is elected by a large majority over Grelling, new Geriman liberal; and tloltz, septenni An analysis of the poliing shows that to- day’s feontest was unprecedaently stubborn, As night advanced the excitement became intense. ‘Thousands of people surrounded the newspaper oftices awaiting speciul edi- tions giving the returns, It s stated that Singer and Hasenclever nave each over 12,000 majority in this eity. Second ballots are necessary in Koenigsbers, Elberleld, Breslau, Lubeck, Dresden, Allstadt, Frank- fort, Dantzie, Stettin, Cologne and Munich. Septennists are elected in Bremen, Leipsic and Brunswick, ‘The socialist orcanization has been most complete. Socialist electors were brought to the polls in battalions. Two soclalists are return from Breslan. Richter i1s returned for Hagzen. Prince Bismarck, on appearing at his polling ation in the second division in this city, was greeted with ers, Accord: ug to reballot ar nents it is probable that Berlin will be represented by three new Geriman liberals and three socialists. 1 the Fourth d'yision of this city, Singer, 80 SAGGT VRS, seplena sty 109 New (ierman ision Hausen- Y 57 Holtz, sep- tennist, 16,6 in e, New Tiberal, 11, i resulis of the Uerkin yoting: “is . as “follows:* Socialist 90,107, agaln of 22,000; Sepis WA new Gernian liveral, 05,55, T Euruus have gained 15,000 votes and the new erwan . liberals have lost 5,00, Returns from the provinces show losses by the new German lberals, Herr Richter's organ, the | eope succe: German | Freisinnige Z 2, consoles the party hy declaring that the socialist profited by radical disasters. T however, is not ex the case, @ combined conservative and national liberals supporters of the sep- tennate secure { many seats, though there is no elear prospect of their having a working majority, as the center: el to have voted in “und'minished wembers, Forckenbeck, Bamberger, Stauffenberg and (oneral Von Moltke ~ ‘are reslected. Metz _ elec- ted Antoine, anti-German. ~ Siegen returned Stocker, feature of the elections is the u ond ballots necessary, a fact which proves the closeness of the contests. The result in Hamburg is & triumph for the social demo- crats, two of whose candidates are retirned ge majorities, In the third Ham- division the socialist _candidate head, but a second ballot is ry. Corrected returns from the second Herlin division show that Wolif, sep- tennist, r ived votes: Virchow, new German [iberal, and the socialist candidate, 14,050, vy prospects of the suceess of the septennists are good. A formidable inerease in the number of socialists throughout the empire is a prom- inent fact. Durine the day all abproaclies to 1ce of Emperor William, Crown Prinee erick William and P’rince Bis barred by police, ¢ National Zeitung says that a number of French sociallst societies bave addressed a manifesto to their partisans in Germany, interfering with the electoral struzale, and further that some lodzes of American Knights of Labor have issued a manifesto and forwarded contributions to the Gerima socialists, a fact affording fresh evidence that the charter of the social democracy is not national if inter national 16,70 ) TWO INT l(hsl‘l_x() SUITS. ay Templeton and Dickens' Ameri- can Agent in Court, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxbox, Feb. 21—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.|—Judges Den- man and Mathews this morning revised the Iate decision of the chief justice, granting an injunction to Miss Fay Templeton, the ac- tress, against the act of the Gaith manag ent in replacing her, on the ground that ew York law hold that no injunction shall ssuc where an action tor damages is equally and amply available. The argu- ment lled forth forty queer aflidavits, he management swore that the actress wore no dress, or rather scant costume, that the Lord Chamberlain forbade, She swore that the theater furnished the y again swore that the theater had supplied sashes, which the plaintift re- jected. The judges declined to interfere in Such questions of morality or indecency, not knowing how fara decision might socially reach, and remitted Miss Templaton to an action for dau s for wrongful dismissal, AN ACTION FOR LIBEL. o Stephen, whose decision was thus reversed, together with that of Lord Cole- ridge, was meanwhile hearing in the next room an action for hbel brought by Mr. Dolby, Charles Dickens’ Ameriean agent, for reading against Mr. George wnes, M. ., vroprietor of the Tiabits newspaper. The latter had copied a speech made by Howard Paul before the Clover club of Philadelphia, wherein Mr. Howard had said “Dickens was entively alive to the profuse hospitality of the Americans, Some years a0, when hecame to read, he broaght with him an able-bodied compatriot named Dolby. Dolby had been in my employ and 1 was by no means struck with his ecapaeity. On the return of the novelist to England, 1 sald to him: ‘I congratulate you on your great success In the states, but cannot imag- ine what you wanted with Dolby.’ ckens reptied: *That man was a treas- ure. He possessed unlimited capacity for eating and drinking and had noble digestive powers. He did mostly all my superfluous eating and drinking and I simply engaged Dolby’s stomach.” I met Dolby at the club. atively a wreck. Incessant gorg- 2. cocktailing, whisky souring, champagn- ing, liquoring ana other alcoholic frivoliti had done their full work. But Dolby still lives to protest that the Americans are the most hospitable people on the face of the earth,” Mr. Dolby, entering the witness box for bimself, denied that he had been in the em- ploy of Howard Paul, and that the statement of his dining for Dickens, or that he returned a wreck, were untrue, Mr. Lockwood, who was lately queen’s counsel for Lady Colin Campbell, vainly cross-examined Mr. Dolby Mr. James R. Osgood, now the London agent of the Harper firm, swore, as pub- lished, that he regarded the libel as damag- ing to Dolby, who was an author, ete. Mr. Paul Howard, although in London, was not called, nor w: witness for the defendant member of parliament. Justice Stephens, in summing up, said: *It is one thing to make chaffing observations in any dioner in @ club in America, and quite another thing to publish them broadeast in English newspapers, They are lable to be regarded in a light prejudicial to character.” ‘The jury gave a verdict for £100 with costs for this unfortunate “1idbit” of a speech, To Investigate Crofters’ Wrongs. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox, Feb. 21.—[New York Herald Cable pecial to the Bee, |—The lord chamber- lalu this evening, in the lobby of the house of commons, told Mr. McDonald, M. P., leader of the erofters’ agitation, that he pro- posed during the Easter holidays to visit the Isde of Skye and scenes of the crofters’ wrong’s in order to judge for himself, Me- Donald said that every facility would be ex- tended to the lord chamberlaim to get at the true inwardness of the land grabs and the unjust sufferings on the other side. Two London papers are about to visit the high- lands for the same purpose when the spring season makes the work easier. Tory Plan LoNDoN, Feb. 2L—A conference of the conservative party was hadd to-day at the for- eign oftic The conference was largely at- tended by mewmbers of both the house of commons and lords, The meeting lasted half Salisbury was accompanied by Both were cheered heartily when itered, ‘The premier. in his address to the conference, referred feelingly to the late Earl Iddesleigh and the loss the government incurred by his death, The marquis also dwelt on the secession from the government of Randolph Churehill, which the speaker described a “considerable loss to the party.” Goseiien's acceptance of oflice under the present government Salisbury said, had strenzthened the conservative party. “After marking time & month,” con- inued the marquis, twe 1 arrived at 3 serions busines: He then said he hoped the governwment would be able by reforming the rules of pro- cedure to restord (o the connons its eapacity for work and its reputuation for courtesy after which, he added “wa shall be able deal with the question of local oye in Ireland and other measures.” cheers.] 1 hope,” he the present law will besufticient to enable the authorities to fully with the disorder in Ireland, In any case, all bills will be postponed untii afier the conclusion of the proceedings for retori of the procedure rules and aetion on the estimates. The government expecis to present the goyernment during the hrst week | in April. ‘e marquis then predicted a lonz lease of oftice for the conservatives. Several mem- rs urged that the govermuent intioduce in 1 local government:bill for Eng- aad, fand dnd Wles, the vrovisions” of which - stoutd extend to - lreland. Edward - Del, conservafive wei- be ) saying that, . as. a. Rowman Catliolic cinsevative. hé' denounced the conduct- of Archbishop . Croke, of Castie and, S otly | ual nwnber of sec- | OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING island in openly encouraging the conduct ot the Irish National leazue, and said he would like to have the archbishop tried for this by ajury of English Catholics in London. ‘I'his staiement evoked great enthusiasm in the conference. Doings in Parliament. Loxnoy, Feb. 2L—In the house of com- mons this evening W. H. Smith, first lord of the treasury, in moving the first of the pro- cedureresolutions, appealed to the house to maintain the aignity of parliament and vin- dicate the authority of its own proceedings. The mnew rules, he said, would make the authority of the speaker absolute. Parnell said the matter of pro- cedure reforms should mnot be treated as a party question, He doubted the wisdom of placing the subject of procedure in the van of all other business. ~ Ile doubted, also. whether the house would get through with the cedure without ~ modifying the speaker's recent ruling that no subject could be discussed if there was a notice on paper of a motion relating to the same subject, [[rish cheers.| It was ldle to expect to assist the progress of business by means of merely penal restriction, ‘I'he proposal of the goyernment practically amounts to nothing.” Smith had failed to” explain the delicate and difficult function 1ssjzned to the speaker under the first rule. Upon what prineiple was the speaker to proceed in giv- ng or withholding his consent to the clo- ture? In reply to Parnell the speaker said that members who spoke on the general character of the rules would not be entitled atterward to move amendments. T. P. O’Connor moved to adjourn and a debate ensued as to how to discuss the whole sub- jeet without the speaker’s forfeiting the right to move amendments. Upon the suggestion of Swmith it was agreed that speakers on the main question should mot be debarred from proposing amenduents. Parnell, resuming the debate, contended that the new rules proposed would not facilitate the transaction of business, but would pro- duce irritation and exasperation. Soon the conservatives would bitterly regret having introduced their present proposals, British Grain Trade Review. Loxnox, Feb, 21.—The Mark Lane I inits weekly review of the Britishgrain trade, ays: ‘The deiiveries of native wheat are he London market is steadier. Prices at the leading provine exchanges show an advance of 6d@ls. Sales of Eng- lish wheat during the past week were 40, arters at 525 11d, against 5,557 quarters s 4 during the eorresponding week last Country flour is siow of sale but have slichtly hardened. Forelzn slightly stead Supplies con- tinue so I hat fmprovement is impossi- ble unless in event ot war. Foreign tlour is slow sale, and weak. American brands are 6d cheaper, Corn and barley are dul are down 0. ‘Thero were six a wheat cargoes, Two eargoes were withdrawn and three remain—one of them Amecrican red winter, one of California and one of Ore- gon. At to-day’s market wheat was tirmer, Both Enelish” and foreign wheat were 6d dearer. Flour was irregular and some sales Od lower, American corn was 6d - cheaper, oats, 8d low A Conservative Conference. LoxDox, Feb, 21.—The temper of the con servative conference to-day was distinetly in favor of Irish repression, and this was only opposed by Lord Salisbury’s promise that as soon as the new procedure rules were adopted coercion would follow. The leading argu- ment of others v that the adoption of the procedure rules was the first step toward put- ting a stop to Irish obstructive tacties in pa liament and strengthening the action of the executive in Ireland. Chaplin and othel who are onposed to the Cloture pronosals, threatened to revoit, but were cowed by Lord Salisbury’s declaration that the ministry would resicn unless the conservative party continued solid. "The vote of the conference resulted in its absolute subordination to the leaders, A Berlin Editor Sent Up, BenrvLIN, Feb. 21.—The editor of the Tag- biatt has been sentenced to one month’s im- prisonment for printing a story that the czur had shot Villauiue, a military attache of the German legation at St. Petersburg. A Dutch Author Dead. N e death is announced ward Doumes Dekker, a Duteh authos He was born in Amsterdam in 15 RAILROADERS MELT, Several Conference Inter: » Law. Curcaco, Feb, 2 al managers of the southwestern railway association lines to-day began consideration of the report ot their general freight agents regarding tarifs, and the iterpretation of the inter-state com- merce law. There was considerable differ- ence of opinion among the managers regar ing the necessary steps to take, some of them being of the opiniondhat in arranging tariffs the lines were proceeding too fast. Some thought that it would be best to wait until the commissioners were appointed and an oflicial expression could be had, and others that before taking any decisive action it would be better to let the freight agents ot the western and northwestern associations prepare their reports. The postponement Idea prevailed, aud adjournient was taken until Friday next, A general conference of the general pas- senger agents of the wi northwestern and southwestern associations was held to- day. The southwestern ofticials having reached certain couclusions lust weelk, rep- resentatives of each association— Wil- son, G. H. lleatford and J. Charlton—were u”un to compile a report, put in present- able shape, and submit it to the managers as embodying the views and conclusions ot the general passenger agents of the west. ‘These g would abrogate passes, m , theatrical rates, ete., and ha iy been published. W YoRk, Kb, he committee ap- pointed at the convention of railroad wen on the inter-state commerce law met to-day, The classification of freig ates was the only business considered, ‘The object of the coni- mittee 15 to equalize the rates over the vari- ous roads 50 as to make them conform to the new law, Held on the NEW Youk. Feb, wecial Telegram to the Bie (—Should President Clevelana seel the nomination in 1558, there seews to be but little doubt that he must get along without the support of Tammany, Neither wany hall nor Irving hall has received any recognition from President Cleveland. Tammany leaders don’t hesitate to say that President Cleveland, or someone who ¢ to speak tor him,' has grossly violated pledges given, while its bitter enemy, Mayor ace, ean secure from Cleveland the ap- pointient of winisters and consuls. One cader said: “Our organization has pros- L under the frowns of the administra- u and it will zorizht on, waiting for the t national administration to wake the balunce eve - - Lookout Mountain Sold. CHATTANOOGA, Teun., Feb, 21.—The sale has been consummated of Lookout moun- tain, celebrated as the scene of the battle among the clouds. A company has been or- wanized to build a broad guage railroad by July 1, and ereet the handsomest hotel in the south on the historie heights. The work ou the railroad will commence at ouce, Daily Market. Lhe. lnter Ocean's ‘The butter market Regular sales, 51,903 ng firm at outside demand to-day There was nothing Total sales, 516, -~ . The New Jersey Fight, TurENTON, Feb, 2lg—The assembly dew- ocratic caucus sat till midnight. It was de- clded to request Speaker Baird's resignation to-morrow, and & committee to consuly with recalcitrant mewbers was appointed, The CHIcAGO, Elgin, 111, special say Was active at an advinee. pounds, at 251,/ priees. here wa than - for four . we doing in cheese. NICARAGUA'S SHIP CANAL. The Senate Passes the Bill to Incorporate the Company. PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE. Lengthy and Heated Discussion fn the House on the Conference Report on Itepealing the Land Acts —Other Legisiation, Senate. WasHINGTON, Feb. 8L.—Petitions from a “large number of Grand Army posts™ of Olio for the passage of the dependent pension bill over the president’s veto were laid on the tal The ship canal bill was temporarily laid aside, and the senate took up consideration of the river and harbor appropriation bill, the question being on the amendment of- fered by Mr. Van Wyck on Saturday last to the item of $300.000 for improving the Mis- souri river, and which was to the effect that $100,000 should be exvended at Atchison, Fort 1 nworth, Arrow Rock, Owalia, ete. e modified it so as to direct the expenditure of half the $500,000 at those points under the direction of the secretary of war. The amendment as modified was agreed to. Mr. Plumb moved to amend the Missouri river paragraph by adding to it the words, “and all the expenditures ot this paracraph shall be made under the direction of the sec- retary of war.” Mr. Vest said the effect of Mr. Ilumb's amendment would be to abolish the Misscuri river commission, Mr. Ingalls had no hesitation in saying , in his jud«ment, the Missouri river cominission ought to be abolished. A nore unnecessary. superfluous and entirely ornamental excrescence never existed. Mr Plumb'’s amendinent was adopted. On motion of Mr. Allison, Sioux City, was inserted as one of the points at wl half of the $300,000 is to be expended. bill was then reported to the senate from committee of the whole and was passed with- out division. A committee of conference was asked on the points of difference be- tiveen the two lLouses The senate then took up the bili to incor- porate the ship canal company of Niearagua. Mr. V offered an amendwent that the ave no force or etfect until a con- cession shall have been secured from the wov- ernment of Nicaragua and shall have been submitted to and approved by congress, Re- jected without division. The bill was then sed—yeas, The bill incorpo- tes the maritime ' canal company _ ot icaragua, with its principal office in~ New York City, The eapital stock is to be not less than £30,000,000 nor wmore than £100.000,000. Ten per cent is to be payable when tlie subscriptions to the capital Stock are made, and future payments are to be mad the board of directors m deter- mine. The aggreqate of all charges, dues and towage s to be rensonable, ‘Lhe United States is to exerelse such _control over the canalas provided for by the treaty with aragua and not inconsistent with an ty obligation of the United States with nd is to enjoy its unobstructed use rates) for troops, munitions of war and . If stock to the amount of £10,000,000 be not subseribed, and 10 per cent. theteof actually paid in, within two years, or1f the work of construction shall not have tually commenced and been in progress within four years, the col‘&ml‘ufl@n shall e deemed to have expired by 1 wnon. ,~ Messrs. MeMillan, Conger and Ransom were appointed conferées on the river and harbor appropriation bill. Mr. Riddieberger moved that, in honor of the memory the father of his country, the adjourn over to-morrow-—yeas, 18; he senate took up the District of Colum- appropriation bill and then went into se- eret session and soon adjourned, House. WasniNGroy, Feb, 2L.—Mr. Dingley of Maine presented memorials of Grand Army posts of Bath and Portland, Me., asking for the passage of the deépendent pension bill over the presigent’s veto. Referred. Mr. Randall presented a memorial of the Rhode Island Radical Peace society azainst expenditures for vessels and fortifications, and ing for wise statesmanship which will submit grave questions of dispute be- tween nations to arbitrament of reason and international law. Referred, Mr. Henderson of North Carolina, from the committee on elections, submitted a report on the Indiana contested election case of Kidd against Steele, which confirims the right of Stecle to the seat, and it was laid over until Thursday, f Mr. Cobb of Indinna then called up the conterence report—the report of disazree- ment—on the bill vepealing ' the pre-emption, timber enlture and desert land laws. Mr. Stone of Missouri said that the rapid augmentation of the population of the coun- try, the rapid decrease of the area of publie lands and the growing demand for home- steads led the committee on public lands to & measure to the house providing tor the repthl of the pre- on, timber culture and desert land laws, nder the existing law a single person could enter 100 neres under the homestead, 160 acres under the p emption, 160 acies under the thn- ber cultiire and 40 acres vnder the desert Jand Jaw, waking the totgl 1,120 acres, Tha connmittee had considered it ‘wiser and more e that the lands should be distributed ater number of weople. Outrageous and seandalous abuses \ad grown up under the existing laws, which had been taken advantage of by cormorants and land sharks in order to,_secure millions of s o public lunds, These abuses the committee had sought to correet, Mr. Strait of Minnesota said that the only real difliculty between the house and the seii- ate conterence wis whether or not an entry man should be allowed to 0 to the courfs arter the cancellation of his final certilicate by the commissioner of the general land oilice, Mr. Peters of Kansas said that the differ- ence between the two houses was as to the protection ot inuocent purchasers, ‘I'he position of the senate was that persons who had purchased from pre-ewptors in good faith should be protected in their rights. The position of the house was virtually that inno- cence should be punished in order that guilt wight not go unpunished. The house did not propose that one mnocent man should be punisted in order that ninety-nine guilty persons wmight go unpunisted, but it posed to reverse that rule of morality deliberately punish uinety-nine innocent per- sons in order that one rogue might not go unwhipped of justice. 1t would be disiouor. avle to repeal the pre-cmption law and not provide for the protection of iunocent pur- chgsers, Mr. Payson of Illinois said that politically lio had never had an lota of sympathy with the man who occupied the position of com- Wissio| of the general land ofli He did not stand here as Sparks' defender, politic ally, but he did know that the commissioner had been endeavoring to do his duty as an executive officer. Iiis attention had never been called 10 any actin the commissioner’ administration of his office that he attributed o sentiment other than that designated. Replying to the objection that the bill would be in the interest’ of the cattle companies, and the assertion made in the senate that special agents never assailed the title ot cat- tle syndicates, he read from the records of the land oftice 1o snow that recently 1,522 en- tries, covering 830,520 acres claimed by cattle companies, had been cancelled in a seetion of country which counld be covercd by the hemd on’ an ordinary map of the United States. Referring 1o the iich ex- isted under the existin one cattle company—the head of was in the gallery listening 1w him—owned and controlled an extent of territory 801" by 150 miles—an average larger than-the wholestate of " Rhode Island. ‘This company was composed largely of’ toreigners, and an American citizen could not rest his foot upou this large area of whieh the govertment ' had been robbed. - He instanced also the Estes park cotry in Colorado, the ‘title to which was, by tiaud, invested in the Ear] of Dun FEBRUARY 99 1887. NUMBER 249 In his verdancy, when he first came to Washington, he supposed that when a | thing of this kind was brought to the atten- tion of government oflicials, something could be done to cause a rever He bad cone to the department of justice four different times trying to cet Brewster to file a bill to set aside the title. He had not succeeded. He had tried it twice in this admnistration, and now he was done, Mr. Symes of Colorado said that the depart- ment of justice had frequently acted, and that thousands and thousands of acres had been restored to the public domain in Col- orado, In 18577 he had been employed by the government as special counsel in_twenty-six suits involving land titles, and gained eévery one of thorm. Mr. Pays Mr, Symes—Yes, Mr, Payson—So it fraud in Colorad: Mr. Symes stated that he had never denied it, but there was more opportunity for reform under the present system than under that fa- vored by the committee on public lands. Mr. Payson inguired whether the gentle- man meant to intimate that the committee was not in favor ot land reform, Mr. Syuies retor that the committee inti- mated that nobody else was because there were some frands’in Colorado and elsewhere which the committee wished to unearth The cotmnittee wanted to put it into the power of a crank commissioner to issue a W ing order which would deprive honest settlers of their omes, without giving them an opportunity to prove their honesty. Mr, Payson” then vroceeded to argue in favar of the house conferees standing firmn in thelr position, believing that the senate propo- sition would be subversive of the best inter- ests of the government and preventative ot fraud, He yielded to no man in his desire to stand by the wan who was scek- ing to make homs for himselt upon the western pr Let no man say to him that by any actlon he would lay a straw in the way of such aman, but at_the same time he stood here to-day, he had stood here for six years, in the way of the torrent of rob- bery, perjury and crime that was sweeping the land, desvoiling the government of that which it'should reserve and reserve until the latest generation fo andless and Lome- less poor. | Applause|. Mr. Laird spoke in favor of the sen- ate amendment, which would submit the question of validity or fraud to the eourts of justice. A better arbitrator upon the rights of tie government and the rights ot the humblest citizen could not be found. Mr, Perkins said that the gentle| Ilinois (Payson) had indulged in the ery of “fraud” and had attempted to frighten the wentlewen by that specter, but the represent- atives of the west would ‘not be restrained from the discharge of their duty by such an flpxfl 1. By a vote of 9 to 38 the report of the con- ferees was aceepted. Mr. Cobb then mo to recede 1—On aceonnt of frandin entry? scems there is some from d that the house refuse ecment to the senate ts and agree to a request for ) feren the question, Mr. Perkins moved that the house recede froni its disagreement of section & of the bill and consent to the same with an amendment. Rejected—68 o s, Mr. Cobb's motion was then agread to and a further conference was ordered. It was ordered that the daily hour for the meeting of the house shall be 1 o'clock. Ad- Journed. Admiral Porter on Const Defense. WasiiNGgToy, Feb, 2L—Admiral Porter has written a letter to Congressman Lawler on the importance of protecting the ap- proaches to Boston, New York and other cities with heavily armored monitors, carry- ing the heaviest gnns. He saystorpedos can- not be relied on. Furtier on Porter says: “I do not think it any violation of conli- dence in me to say that the German govern- ment in particular has at this moment com- plans of all our ports and. every par- oular relation to the principal harbors of the United States,” “The admiral further says: “I don’t think it ever struck any- bady that it will be necessary to locate a fort on Coney Island to prevent a fleet trom anchoring at that point and firing into the city of New York.” Boston, the admiral con- siders, is ten times worse off than New York, He docs not_suppose there is a Lostonian at this moment who realizes that a single iron clad coull lay before the city nt a distance ol »miles and knock the state house about the ars of the inhabitants. The only remedy for this is a flect of iron clads. Wouldn't Furnish the Information. WaAsHINGTON, Feb, 20.—~The president to- day sent to the house the response of the see- retary of state in reply to the resolutiou in- quiring as to the action taken by the depart- ment of state to protect the interests of Amer- ican citizens whose property was destroyed by fire caused by insurgents at Aspinwall in ‘The secretary says that negotiations commenced in - October last and are now pending, between the United States and Colombia for the purpnse of establishing an international commission to whom may be referred for adjustment claims of citizens of nited States against the government of mbia growing out of these insurrections. But it is not deemed compatible with public css in the present state of negotiations the correspond ence between the department and the goy ernment of Colombia respecting the pending convention, More Bonds Called For., WASHINGTON, 21 'he acting secre- tary of the treasury this afternoon issued a call for £10,000,000 of 3 per cent bonds, I'he bonds will mature April3. The following i the deseription of the bonds called: 3 pe cont bonds issued under act of congress ap- proved July 12, 1552, and numbered as fol- lows: £50, orizinal number 24 to 50, both inclusive: $100, original number to both inelusive: 500, original number 14 both inclusive; §1,000, original num to 1320, both inclusive: $10,000, ori- number 2556 to 3055, both inclusive. 1, $10,007,75%0, Parties holding the bonds called by this circular ean obtain fmmediate pay ment with interest to date of presentation )y requesting the same 1 the letter forward- i the bonds for redemption, Texas Election Investigation WASHINGTON, | Before the Tex: investigation committee Carl Schnetze test fiedbthat he was editor of an independent German paper at Brenham, He said there was an average republican majority in the coun ty, he believed, of 500 or 600, “Witness westifiéd that he was told by Bryan, demo- crat, that 1t was evident he could not live there; that they (the democrats), would kill him. He closed out his business and moved the paper to Galveston, — When the train started three shots were lired into it and a rock was thrown through the window, nt Gun Factory. wasmiNGroy, Feb, #1.—The wilitary committee of the house nas agreed to a bill appropriating $5,000,000 for a gun factory, for the manufacture of Leayy ordnance, mortars and torpedoes, to be expended by a board to be uppointed by the president. A Govern Two More Pension Vetoes. wasimiNGroy, Feb. 2L—The president to-day sent to the senate 1essazes vetoing the bills eranting pensions to John D, Fincher and Rachael Ann Pierpont, One Nomination, WASHINGTON, 21, ~The sent the nomination to the senate to-day of Awos M. Thayer, of {llinois, to be United States distriet judge for the eastern distriet of Missouri. president Sl The Governor of Alaska. NEw York, Feb, 21.—|Special Telegram to the Berk.|—The World's Washington special sa) veruor Saineford of Ataska is again in troudle, growlng out of new charges having been iiled against hiw in the interior department, -It seems that at a pub lic meeting not long since, at Sitka, the goy- ernor wade & speceli denouncing the Chinese and inciting opposition against those living in the teritory. On the night of hisalleged incendiary speech @ riot broke out, resulting in the killug of four Chiuese and a general séfiring of tue Celestial population, Le 1 charges, which are signed by a large per- centage of Americans at Sitka, demand that he be removed at once. Another charge is also filed against the governor, alleging that he was given a valuable cane by some eiti- zens which they desired him to forward for them to the president, The charges specify that instead of sending the cane to Cley land, he made a present of it to his personal and politic Don M. Dickinson, of friend, Detroit, ——n, DOWN A COAL SHAFT, A Young Man Terribly Injured Near Polk City. Drs Moines, Ia, Feb, 2L—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee. |~Sunday morning between 5and 6 o'elock Ed Beelitol, a young man about eighteen years of n of aformer harness maker of Polk City, engaged in help- ing his father hoist coal at the Polk County company’s mines, went near the shaft to get some coal to burn at their home near by. The cover of the shaftinlbeen carelessly left off and the young man slipped aud fell into the shaft, st:iking the large coal bucket about sixty feet down and breaking the inch iron handle which held it and tell with the bucket 200 feet further, striking on his side. About an hour afterward he was found there in an insensible condition, with his left leg broken below the knee, his right leg seri- ousty eut and his head badly gashed and in- ternally injured, but still Jiving. ‘Towards evening he returned to consciousness and now recocnizes his friends, and, strange to say, suffers much less than the doctors thought he would. But the strangest part of it Is that a man can bot only fall 230 fect and live at all, but that there are great hopes of his getting well. Real Estate Boom at Sioux City, S1ovx Crry, In, Feb, 2L—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.1—This hasbeen one of the most exciting days in the history of Sioux City. A real estate boom of the largest pro- ortions has struck the ecity and upwards of $200,000 worth of real estate changed hands. On last Saturday several quiet purchases were made in the eastern part of the city, aggrezating a very large sum of money, and now that it is known that the purchases were made in the interest of certain railroad L that it is proposed to locate the union depot there, tone has been giv eal estate all overthe city. Se o r and are figuring largely The hoom which Sioux City bas long been expeeting is now here. Death of Gen AN, Ta., Feb, 21 al Telegram to the Bep. J—GeneralJames L. Geddes, finan- cial agent of the state agricultural col- lece, died this morning from Kidney dise I1e was a Scotehman by birth, and when cighteen v sof age went to India, entering the military academy at Caleutta, and afterwards serving two vears with d a member of the Royal Horse ar- inl nd credit as colonel For six years y instroctor at his death was ral Geddes, se. General Geddes the college at Ames, and at acting financial congressman-clect from the Eighth distriet, has 1ssued a notlce stating that a competitive examination for recommendation for ap- pointment as cadet to the naval academy at Annapolis will be held at Osceola Wednes- day, March 16, A Mason City Conflagration. Mason Crry, la, Feb, 21.—[Special Tele- gram to the Br! Fire this afternoon broke out in the alasonic temple and damaged the property of the Masons about $2,000. The offices in the same building were damag water and breakage to the aimount of §1 Wood & Wilson, merchants, were damagec to the amount of $1,000 on stock on building, All the losses are covered by insurance. - S Broken Fones at NonrowLk, Neb., Feb, Special to the BEeg.J—A. Morrison, alocal architect, had a leg broken this morning while superintend- inz the removal of the Episcopal church building, a piece of lumber flying out with foree enough to cause the rfracture, Switeh Enzineer James Da of the I mont, orn & Missouri who had his jawbhone bro Friday night' by a blow from a hammer in the hands of Yard Master J. M. Nichols, with whom he was quarreling, Was reported to be quite low yesterday. will be laid up for some time, A Branch Irish League Formed, Corvmnus, Neb., Feb, 21.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brx.j—The Irish National league effected an orwanization with thirty members here yesterday, D, C. Kavanaugh is president, William ‘I, Walker secretary and treasurer, Dan Condon and John C, MeMahon delegates to the state convention to be held at Lineoln Mareh 3. Columbus has some enthusiastie Irishmen on the leagne question. Laree accessions will unite with the Columbus organization, A Schuyler Masonic Fvent. ScnuyLen, Neb,, Feb, |Special gram to the [ Ophir chapter No. 35, Royal Arch Masons, was duly constituted and its oflic installed to-night by L., D. Richards, deputy nd high vriest of the grand chapter of Nebraska, assisted by L. M. Keene as grand marshal. — ‘Ihe installa- tion was in the presence of Royal Arch M sons and their wives, after which they re- ared to a splendid banquet prepared by L. Chase, the best caterer in the city. For and Against Ronds. Tonias, Neb., Feb, pecial Telegram to the Bek.|—A large audience gathered at the school house in ‘Tobias to-nizht to diseuss the question of voting bonds to aid the Kan- sas City & Omaba railroad. Speeches were made by Mr Ityan, of Hastings, Messrs, Pu; Gilmore and otners, of Tobias, and Mr., Frantz, of Friend, for; and by Messrs, Dodson and Davis, of Wilber, and Judge Willard, of Alexandria, against. From the appearance of the meeting your correspa ent would think the bouds will be carri @ heavy majority at the polls on Mar:h 5, A Surprising Marriage. New Youk, Feb, 2L—[Special Telegram to the Ber he World's New Haven special says: Much surprise was manifested to-day when the fact became known that Miss Fannie Howe, danghter of the venera- ble Heury Howe, o1 Ohio, historian and pub- lisher, had been secretly married to Edward Sheehan, a young and unprepossessing me- chanie. Miss Howe, about eight years ago, was engaged to a young New York gentle- man of wealthy family, Her tiance died. ta shock from it fron has neyer fully re ered. friends say, she lias re sorted to powerful drugs as stinmulants, It is thought that the wedicine may have tempo rarily affected her mind, althoigh this fact is indignantly denied by some of her acquaint- ances, Miss Howe gave free voeal inst tion to Sheehan, who was possessed of wagnificent voiee, and she got him a pla in the Trinity Epispocal choir, The Fire Record Haverimr, Ma ¥ 2 Rugg block, larze four story brick structure, burned o I'iie loss will probably 3100.00), Citl , Fub William* M four story and basenent Leneiment KNOW G iter and Kinzee =treet between State and almost compietely buried $o-n were thirte ifies s the buflding whow lost Tl loss on the ully insuied, toyt's hotise, all Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: Fair weather. higher tewperature, | does the | by friends of ( | preferced reach | VAN WYCK SCORES A POINT, By His Efforts Nebraska Gots a Slice of the River and Harbor Approvriation. STRONG OPPOSITION OVERCOME A Request For Contributions of Seed For Texas Meets With Few Ree sponses—The Logan Fund ~Capital Nows, Nebraska Remembered, WASHINGTON, Fob, 21.—[Special Telogran, to the Bre.|—During the discussion of the river and harbor bill in the senate this afte noon Senator Van Wyck won an important point for Nebraska, The bill, as reported from the committee, appropriated $300,000 to be expended under the rction of the secre- tary of war for the improvement of the Mis sourl river, and to be expended wholly at Kansas City and Joe, leaving nothing for improvements between St. Joe and Sioux City. Senator Van Wyck demanded that half of the amount should be expended for work at Leavenworth, Atchison and Arrow Rock, in Kansas, and half at Omaha, Platts- mouth, braska City and Brownville, in Nebraska. This was strongly opposed by the committee on the floor of the senate last week and to-day, but this afternoon General Vap® Wyck won and Nebraska will get £150,000, THE LOGAN D, Captain George E. Lemon said to-day thap the Logan fund now amounted to upwards of 05000, “We have cived cash for oym large subscriptions with one exception,” saidf he, “and that is a Montreal man who put hils, name down for £1,000. He has several times stated to a representative of Messrs, Morton & Bliss that he would pay up shortly, and we expect to hear from him this week at the farthest. FOR TE have b As, in only three re- onses to my call upon congressmen foy Sved Tor Texas said Commisstongr Colomany of the agricultural department.® “1 have about given up hope for relief fra quarter. The demand continues fror, for rve, wheat, turnip and people waut these varieties in large quanth s, OLD CHUMS TOGETHER, Major Burrows, formerly of Indiana, whera he is ‘well known, and recently a law partner of ex-Secretary of State Myers and now 1awyer in this eity, says that Matthews, the colored man who has twice been rejected the senate for the position of recorder u)? deeds for the District of Columbia, has the ‘drop” on President Cleveland and 'can hold the oftice as long as the present incumbent remains at the white house. * e says that Matthews and Cleveland were old chums at Buftalo, played poker together and_each nany of the other’s secret: Major Wwho is a democrat, thinks this the real secret of the president’s standing b, Matthews, and, speaking of Cleveland, added 1t he is renoiinated he will not poll 50,000 votes in Indiana and will be beaten in New York by 100,000.” HONORING WASIINGTON. Unusually brilliant and exteusive arrange- ments have been made to celebrate Washin birthday to-uiorrow. All the depas wiil pe closed and” government bus| outside of congress will be snu?endofl: | ‘The veteran firemen of the old days of Wasl ington will make their appearance on_the | streets after an interval of many years, m will welcome the vyeteran firemen of Ball more at the ruilway station and after a pas. rade through the streets will go to Alexs andria, Va., where they will be the guests ofy Friendship company, the oldest organizit!al in the country, dating back in 1774, The navy yard firemen will have a masques Y display, with an engine drawn by four oxem.s “Ilie National rifles will parade in the worn; ing and the Light infantry corps in the atte) noon. ‘I'he battalion of high school cadet will observe the day by a public parade, | formi the high school building at 1 py m. ‘I'he Washington Continentals will make their annual voyage to Mount Vernon, where an exhibition drill will be civen. The Unlon veteran corps, first company, and Corj cadets will enibark for' Afexandria after & brief parade through the streets, A battery. of the ‘Third artillery will also go to Alex= andui MILITALY MOVEMENTS, Major Blencoe E. Fryer, surgeon, left Fort Leavenworth yesterday morning for his new station in Arizona. Major George B, ‘Sanford, § president, and First Lientenant Hamilfon Rowan, Second artillery, judge advocate of & general court martial which convened to-day at Fort Leavenworth, Lieutenant Colonel Fitth ¢ 3 surgeon st cavalry, is Charles E. Compton, | «d A, Woodhull, Woodiuff, Second 1 sorgo 1. Pond, ‘assistant quartermaster, and First Lientenant Harry . Ripley, Twenty-fourth infantry, compose & board of oflicers to convene Thursday at Fort Riley, Kun., to consider and report upon plans fc e water supply aid s proyved sewerage at that post contingent upon an increase of the garrison there when a cayalry and light artillery school fs estab- lished: John A, Porter, a member of battery A, Third artillery, was complainant in_ police court to-day against his wife, Georgia A. Porter, whom he charged with makin threats of violence. Ile stated that the; been married only seven months, and Laws yer Cahill asked him if he thought a soldie could conscientiously swear o was afraid o awoman, He sad he was afraid of her! he was asleep. The judge dismissed mes O. Rayner has beem ol Jist of the army. “The president has accepted the resignation of First Lientenant Charles €. Buirows, assistant surgeon, to take effeet February 17, KSONAL MENTION, Juan Boyle, of Kearney, is at Adolph Meyer, wi the Ebbitt; and maid, of French and Wesley Wilcox, ch,, and George W. Stone, of Belle P were to-day admitted tg © before the interior d@partment [ tor Manderson presented in the senate to-day resolutions of Edgar post No, 16 and Lander post, of Nebraska, in favor ot the passage over the president’s veto of the des pendent parents pension bill, POSTAL CHANGE The following lowa L winted to-day: Will Page county, vice Loster Coonradt, Fesig John H, Castles, Little Cedar, Mitch county, vice Clark 1, Benson, resizned, THE UNSAVORY KEIFE] mewbers of the society of the Army of the Cumberland are wondering now Speaker Keifer came to be selected to dee Liver the oration at the dedication ot the statue to the late President Gartield, which is to be unveiled he ay 10, or whether thera i5 any truili i thereport that he has been so chosen, Licutenaut-General Sherman, who is commander of the Army of the Culnper= does not know anyihing abont it, nor remainder of “the oflicers here, Keiter's selection is being harshly eriticized arlield, who would have that the choice of an orator should have fallen upon some whose renutation is Dot as unsavory a OF the ex-spu Should Keifer insist upon thrusting himselt forward it will be his first public appearance in Washington sinee hig disuppeaiance {rom congress two years ago. Important Repubtican Meeting. WasHINGTON, Feb. 2L—General Grose venor, president of the National Union ed a meeting of the national Leld at the Ebbitt house, Washis ton. on Tuesday, March 1 It 1s’ stated that this will be an important meeting of brominent republicyns frow all parts of the country, and that action will be taken on watters of interest, of North | sters were aps Sehultze, Cat No Choi 3 WasmiNGToy, Egb Lamont suid to-uight that the sceretaryship of the treasury had not as yet bepn offered - to anys one, all reports to the contrary notwithstands ing., and that the oresident had not yef settlea the matter in bis own mind,