Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 2, 1888, Page 1

i T N L T SO A iy - SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, MONDAY 2 = MORNING, JANUARY 1888, UMBER 198 A GLORIOUS SUNDAY 1N ROME. Enthusiastic Thousands Participate in the Pope's Jubilee. GREAT CROWDS IN THE VATICAN The Occasion Appropriately Observed Throughout the World—Foreign Comment on the Reading Steike The Holidays in Paris. In London—A Reminiscence. [Copyright 1868 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvoy, Jan. l—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee]—While in nearly every Protestant church the services and sermons to-day related to New year hopes and lessons, those in the Catholic churches were connected with the pope's jubilee but without any incidents doubtless different from those in the New York churches. After witnessing the impressive scrvices at the pro-cathedral where Cardinal Manning officiated in part and delivered an eloquent address upon the jubilee I encoun- tered a veteran barrister who imparted the ct that he had made the present pope’s acquaintance here in London. “In 1884, said he, “my chambers were near to St. James park not far from the temporary lodgings of Monsigneur Pecci a8 he was called although he had recently been made an archbishop in partibus. He had then been a year a papal nuncio in Brus scls and was in London fora few weeks of holiday. Muking a casual acquaintance with him in the park we fell into conversation and afterward exchanged visits, He spoke ex- cellent English with a fascinating sweetness vowel sound. It was during Pecl's nistration and at a time when with Aberdeen as foreign secretary we were all very anti-papal. I do mnot think he sived much, if any, attention but T him remark he had been at the Austrian ambussador’s dinner party. My memory is that he was much impressed with English institutions, It was during March and parlinment was in session. He had been to the lords and commons both and referred to & fine speech some peer, whose name does not recur to me, had made, but he was prais. ing a speech made by the then chancellor of the exchequer, Gouldburn, as being remark- able for its marshallingof figures in a budget. The pope, you may know, always was fond of mathematics and—by the way, step with me intomy house and £ will show you the pope's Latin poems.” ‘We were soon there and the volume pro- duced. “It is a volume.” resumed the barrister, “interesting also in mechanical creation for it was both printed and bound at a training school at Udine in Venice, started by Abbe Brunelli, who sought and obtained permission of the pope to collect his poems and sell the volume for the benefit of the school. Here it is.” He produced a superb volume of 127 pages. Each page was bordered with gilt columns, with & scroll and figures and printed on parchment paper in bold type and after the old style was unpaged. -The title page is “Leonis, XIIL, {Carmini.” Most of these are of a religious vein, and are of lar- ger subjects. One, entitled, “De Leipso,” is slightly autobiographic, in which the pope compares his carly life with that of a flower. The motre is almost wholly Horatian. I cop- fed out one verse, which is not altogether in- appropriate to this jubiice day: Panditur zemplum: facibus renidet. Ara constanti; celebrate nomen. Dulce pastoris, memoresque fastes. Dicite cantu. Upon putting away the volumd and my bid- ding him a happy New Year the barrister added: “To-morrow I shall paste into the volume all the accounts of the jubilee which 1 shall cut from the morning newspapers.” A A Magnificent Spectacle. = [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Rowme, Jan. 1.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee.]—1 watched the cere- mony of the jubilee to-day, remaining by special privilege within a few yards of the pope during what must be called one of the most marvellous solemnities of the century. Shortly after day break the Italian troops took their stand in the long thin diameter of the great circular piazza. Before half an hour had elapsed there were at least 20,000 pilgrims and ticket holders shivering in the gray morning. Ladies in black veils, bearded Armenian clerics, Polish priests in top boots and Astrachan coats with a fair sprinkling of American, Canadian and Eng- + lish clergymen, all pushed on in & way that in London or Paris would have caused injury and loss of life. At the sacristy door am- bassadors, prelates and bishops followed the same methods in u more refined way. Inside the vast basilica cardinals and distinguished fnvited guest went slowly to their scats, while along the colosal nave the papal gendarmes, with their pipe- clayed breeches, operatic boots and tall toppling bearskins, kept the line of the pro- cession clear, Along this narrow space I was conducted by a courteous prelate to a rather shabby staircase, by which the pope was to reach St. Peter's. Here 1 fouhd Mgr. ©O'Connell, president of the American col- lege, with Mgr. Stotor, the pope's English chamberlain and a batch of purple priests from all nations. Shortly after 9 o'clock Leo XIII was brought down in a swmall chair into the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament which was hidden from public view by huge crimson damask hangings. The pontiff there knelt for a few moments at a prie due and immediately procceded to the adjoining chapel of Piltea. He then blessed the gor- geous lockeys with a smile and @ few mut- tered words and was raised slowly on the rogal sedi gestaloria with the ostrich fans at each corner. The pope wore a mitve, u pres- ent of the emperor of Germany, and not the tiara, but he looked every inch a pope who had walked out of a book or who Lad stepped down from one of the papal tombs around, As the choir made its fivst_appearance, the vast multitude seemed to lift thousunds of hands to their forcheads to make the sign of hecross. Then came athunder of exclamation, [Press.]—The poutifical mass to day was 8 success. Thousands of people thronged St. Peter's square early in the morning awaiting the opening of the cathedral, Sixty thousand admission tickets had been issuod and the catbedral was packed. The pope en- tered at 8:20 a. m,, followed by the cardinals in procession. His holiness was received witha loud aud long continued shout of, “'Long livethe pope!” The music of the mass was deeply impressive and many persons in the audience were effected. The pope blessed all present and left the cathedral at 11 a. m., the whole audience expressing its joy by clapping hands, waving hats and handker- chiefs and enthusiastic acclamations. Later in the day King Humbert expressed himsell to a deputation from parliament as being himself satisfled with the smoothness of the ceremony which, he said, was the besy proof of the pope's liberty in Rome. Fortyteight cardinals and 233 archbishops and bishops were present at the mass and 1vie estimated thut there were 80,000 persons " K% in the audience. The pope prayed for a long time in his private chapel and then received the homage of the court cardinals in the sala ducale. While assuming the sacerdotal vestments the pope was overcome with emotion and fainted. Strong salts were administered and he returned to con- sciousness, He then ascended the gesta- torial chair and was borne on the shoulders of the sediaari, attended by the cardinals, into St. Pete cathedral. Just before he was fully vested for the altar he again fainted, remaining unconscious a few min- utes. Mass occupied twenty-eight minutes. After pronouncing the benediction, the pope again seated himself on the gestatorial chair and was borne completely around the altar to apella del Sacraments, where he offeved up rayer of thunksgiving., During the cere. pope wore the triple crown pre- scuted him by the emperor William, At St. Paul. Sr. Pavt, Jan. 1. packed to the doors to-da; the celebration of the pope's jubilee, A sol- mn mass with orchestral accompaniment wais celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Shanl An eculogy of Leo X111 Bishop Ireland, was an clegant and m effort. There were speeial services and erilogies of the pope in all theother churches of the diocese to-day, by order of the bishop. cathedral was the occasion being At Indianapolis. TSDIANAPOLIS, Jan 1.—The Catholics of the city held a mass meeting this afternoon in honor of Pope Leo. The great hall was packed by 4,000 people, and other thousands were unable to gain admittance. The ex- ercises consisted of addresses, interspersed with music. Bishop Chatard was the prin- ciple speaker. stivities in Madrid. Muapiip, Jan. 1.-The queen regent, ac- companicd by members of her court and cabi- net ministers, attended jubilee mass in San Isidere cathedral to-day.” All of the govern- ment offices were decorated and at night brilliantly lighted in honor of the pope. At Philadelphia. Privavereniy, Jan. 1.—The golden jubilec of Pope Leo XI1T was celebrated with elabor ate ceremonics in the cathedral Saints Peter and Paul, this city, to-day. THE READING STRIKE, Comments of an English Newspaper on the Situation (Copyright 1853 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpoy, Jan, L.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber]—The Reading railway trouble has excited marked attention in the daily press and business circles. While strikes in this country are well known when dirceted against private enterprises and businesses which only indircctly affect the public, yet strikes immediately affec the comfort and safety of large masscs substantially unknown. Dircful cables have been sent to London, both to private busi- ness men and two or three newspapers ro- specting the Reading strikes. As a sample of the fecling of the English public on the subject as produced by the reports, doubtless partisans, Knights of Labor or many busi- ness men may be interested in the following comment in to-day’s Observer, a_ representa- tive newspaper: *More importance than is justifiable is attached to the distance be- tween the Reading railway management and the Knights of Labor in the Uuited Sf The knights have decided toorganize a strike and predict the entire stoppage of the mining works in Pennsylvania dependent on the line. “Threats of violence—not, however, issued by the knights—have provoked from Mr. Hewitt, the mayor of New York, retaliatory menaces of an wlarming character and one would almost imagine that a small civil war was immiuent. It is necessary, however, to look beneath the surface in this dispute. ‘When we de 5o we find that for some reason or another—probably because the workmen are not suffering from any clearly demon- stratble grievance--public opinion in the states is against the strikers. That, of course, means that not only will the railway com- pany triumph in the end, but the advocates of the torch, bomb and bullet will be shot down ruthlessly by the state troops if socialist wing strikers carryp their ideas into practice. In an affair of th it is prudence for us at guided by American public opinion. As ¥ shown in 1883, during the great telegraph strike, popular opinion in America is v fair and just in industrial disputes, for inthat business it took theside or the workers, just as in the prosent controversy it seems to be against them, The fecling in America is that the employes of the Reading railway ve very little to complain about, that they are as well off as their neighbors, and that they are making themselves a social menace by disturbing public peace and unjustifiably nger trafiic, which is really ity of social life in & country of mag- nificent distan ces.” The New Year in Paris. (Gopuright 1553 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pans, Jan, 1 New York Herald Cable —Speeial to the Bee.]—Another bad old year died last night; a year of ministerizl upsot, scandals and anxioty. It died unvegretic Paris saw it go without a sigh and hopes be ter things may come of the new year. Three cabinets have been demolished since the last new year was rung in, a president has falien, le brave General Boulanger has been extin- guished and Frauce has come within an . ace of rupture with Germany, But politics have, for a few nights, been put aside and Paris is armed with light and revelry. The boulevards are low with the glitter of counters and shops and the illumination of the booths of the Christmas fair. All theatres and cafes are bright with ud the streets are thronged with moy- ing masses—holiday seekers getting ready for to-morrow’s festivals. Bachelors are wondering how they can content their lady friends without being ruined. Kathers of families are groaning over the prospect of the expense they will have to give their con- cierges. The president and his ministers are busy receiving congratulations and preparing political pardons, The skaters are rejoicing over the welcome prospect of a week's sport on the ice and getting out their furs for the nightly fetes which are being arranged by the Circle des Patoncurs. There have been two brilliant gatherings already on ice al- though it is hardly in good condition. Among the many other skaters noticed were Lady Lyton, Lord Knebuworth, Miss Post, Mme. Ephrussi, Mr. and Mvs. Falk Mlle. Juliette de Rothschild, Mrs. and Williams Freeman, Countess Berges and Lady Balfour. Liglted broszeros added to the picturesqueness of the scene. Coquettish toilettes of velvets and furs seem particularly fashionable among the lady skaters this win- ter. Blue fox beaver is much in fashion amoug the elder ludies whose younger beau- ties showed a decided foudness for sealskin and astrachan, The Duch Marie de Saxe-Meuningen, mother of the reigning duke, and Joseph Pulazzi, the painter, died here yesterday, e The Queen's New Year's Honors. Loxvox, Jan. 1.—Numerous N Year's honors have been conferved by the queen. Among the persons thus distinguished arve Sir Charles Warren, cammissioner of metro- politan police, who is made a civil kuight der of the Order of the Bath and Mr. g, Balfour's private scevetary, who ivil companion of tue same order, a distance to be kind A LIVELY DEBATE PROMISED. Senator Sherman's Resolution Re- garding the President's Message. THE COMING WEEK OF CONGRESS Probable Discussion of the Records of the Administration and Exe Secretary Lamar—The Re- ception To-day, To Open the Campaign. WASHINGTON BUREAU T1iE OvATis BER, % 513 FouURTER WasuiNeto, D. C., Jan. 1. Senator Sherman is the center of attrac- tion for congress this week. He is expected to open one of the most exciting political de- bates that has been heard at the capitol for a long time, when he calls up his resolution to refer to the committee on_finance the presi- dent's message. 1t is understood that he has prepared a speech that will not only puncture the tariff bubbles blown by the president, but the entire financial and commereial policies of the administration. He is expected to rofer to the appointments of the president, also, and the gencral overturcs that have been made to those who were the enemies of the union during the war and who have not relented since. He may make an observation or two upon such appointments as Mr. nar to the bench of the supreme court ‘and the effect such appointments have upon the body politic. The speech is expected to be a general review of the failures of Mr. Cleveland and the weakness and hypocrit- ical pretensions of his administration. CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST. | If Mr. Sherman’s speech is what his friends believe it will be, itwill act as a fire brand on the democratic side of the chamber and ex- cite a debate which will open the campaign of the year and bring him to the forefront. “The debate may occupy two or three days, or the whole week. 1f there is opportunity Mr. Blaino will call up his education bill and push the discussion of it. He has the floor and can call it up at any time each day after the morning hour The bill to refund to the states and ter tories the money collected by direct taxes in 1861, to raise troops ete., for the war, and known as the *‘direct tax bill, will likely be taken from the calendar and passed. M. Mitchell, of Oregon, intends to speak, if opportunity 'offrs, in_support of his reso lution to investigate the feasibility of estab- lishing w naval station on the Pacific coas General Harvey, of the First Indiana_di trict, intended to introduce in the house @ bill which will_give @ pension to every soldier who served in the late war for the union on the same buses that pensions are granted to the veterans of the Mexican war, . He says he does not belieye in_dependent pensions which place the soldier in the attitude of a medicant receiving alms, but _he insists that all pensions should be given as honorable re- wards and that every soldier should be proud, be he rich or poor, to be honored by his gov- ernment with such a reward of merit. The gencral says it is better to give the surplus to 1nen who fought to preserve the union than to let it nccumulate in tho treasury and be a mater to conjure the brains of statesmen. He proposed to cut all the red tape that sur- rounded the pension department, and_make an honorable discharge proof of the soldier's claim for a pension, Speaker Carlisle {old me this evening that it was likely he will announce the committees of the house when it convenes at muoon on Wednesday. “But there are so many requests being made,” said he, “and 80 many conflicting in- terests to consider, that, it is just possible that the committces may not bo announced till Thursday. I cannot tell what the house may do during the week for it commits many freaks. The first thing to be done, however, of a positive character, is the adoption of the rules. We will find oursclvesf without. any rules to govern the house, and 1 presume the report of the committee on rules will occupy the time of the house during most of the v.eck. TO-DAY AT THE CAPITO] All the government buildings will be closed tomorrow. The employcs of the depart- ments, as well as the army and navy and the people in private life, wiil call upon the president. The White House reception is uot anticipated with the usual zest. It has been raining for twenty-four hours, and pat- u predices clear and morrow, it will be icy and disagrecable. Only a portion of the cabinet will receive with President and Mrs. Cleveland. The number of calls which will be made by the m; however, will likely not be far below the erage, Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, has, upon the advice of the state delegation n congress, requested Speaker Carlisle to not take him from the committee on appropriations and place him on the committee on ways and means, It is stated that Mr. Fuller, of Towa, will be given the place on ways and means, and that Mr, Ryan will be retained on appropriations, Mr. Fuller voted steadily against the considera- tion of the Morrison bill in the last congress, and is a moderate protectionist, although er- roncously classed as a radical reformer, His friends say he will stand firmly with the body of republicans, in whatever jthey pro- pose on the tariff question, EARLY TARIFF TALK, There is going to be a skirmish on the tarift question before the regular bill comes up for discussion. 'The bill psssed by the last con- gress providing for some new steel cruisers contained a provision that the shaftings should be of domestic manufacture, It is claimed at the navy department that the shaftings cannot be supplied by American manufacturers under two years, while the eruisers must be completed within eighteen months. A joint resolution is to be intro- duced for immediate consideration amending the law so as to admit of the importation of the shaftings which can be procured in Eng- land within a very short time. This joint resolution will, of course, provoke a general tariff discussion and give those who have alrcady prepared tariff speechcs an oppor- tunity to have them print COMPLIMENTS OF 1 To-day’s New York Herald has these sea- sonable compliments in editorial paragraphs distributed on as many columns: “The compliments of the season to Senator John Sherman. May his fences prove to be hor and pig tight all the New Year.” compliments of the season to Mr, Blaine. May the New Year make him more mature and less premature,” A hapy ew Year to Senator William B. Allison y might do worse and they probably will.” Pexny S. Hearu, Stockslager's Prospect: WasmyGron, Jan. L—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—It scems that the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of the Land Oftice Stocksluger to be Sparks’ successor will be distasteful to both the present secretary of the interior and the next. Heretofore Mr. Lamar has been thought to favor Stock- slager’s promotion, but since the latter in a recent case made a ruling in opposition to a recent opinion of the former, the secretary does not take kindly to the ex-congressman from Indiana. This is what ex-Senator McDonald learned a few days ago inan inter- view with Lamar, whom ne visited for the purpose of influencing him in favor of Stock- slager's promotion. Vilas has also made some remarks showing that he takes no stock in the _present deputy land commissioner. Senator Voorhees claims the president will appoint Stockslager on the theory that he is capable and that Indiana is entitled to the place. It is certain that Voorhees is a very big man at the white house at present, because the president con- siders bim the favorite sou and guiding spirit of the democracy of the Hoosier state, with- out whose electoral vo he thinks he can- not remain at the white bouee a second term, Voorhees is fully aware of this and his natural modesty does not prevent him from making the most of it. The president, it is said, begins to understand that the democ- racy of Indiana craves many offices and_that the family of Senator Voorhees is very large and whenever the tall sycamore of the Wabash makes his a ance at the white house, Mr. ('lrvv.‘llndp nows that some other oftice is needed for a Voorhees man to make Indiana a sure democratic state, Our Southern Commercial Relations. WasiiNatoy, Deo. 20.—[Special to the Beke.]-~Few people in this country have any idea of the importance of the parcel-post treaties which have revently been negotiated between the United States on the one hand and Mexico, the Bahamas, the Bermudas and Jamaica on the other hand, and of the similar treaties which are now in process of negotia- tion between the United States and the Cen- tral and South American countries. These treaties are expected to largely increase the retail trade between the people of the United States and those of the countries to the south of us, That this expeetation is well founded is demonstrated by the fact that since the Mexican treaty was signed the business at the custom house at Paso del Norte has - creased to a wonderful extent, showing that American goods are fast find- ing their way into the hands of the Mexicans through the post. As a further evi dence of this fact the following advertis ment, which is displayed prominently in a paper called the Two Republics published in the City of Mexico, will testify: ‘‘The Mexico-American purchasing agency hus been established at the capital. 1t offers its invaluable services to the inhabitants thereof. This agency, which has its headquarters fq the present at the office of the Two Repub- lics, is prepared to purchase anything in the United States that is permitted to come through the mails under tie terms of the latest postal convention. Catalogues and rice lists for all the large houses in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and other citiés in the United States, are on hand, and ready to bo shown to per- sons wishing to purchase the innumerable ar- ticles of necessity and luxuary which are to be had better and cheaper in the larger commercial ies of the American union than elsewhere on this con- tinent. The Mexico-American purchasing agency will receive the orders and send for the goods desired. It will pay the duties, and attend to the business of sceing the arti- cles safely through the custom houses. It will charge its customers a small commission for the work. The advantages of this agency must be at once apparent. The formalities of clearing goods in the custom houses are usually an annoyance and vexation to the or- dinary assignee, and this agency will there- fore be an invaluable aid in securing the full benefits of the postal convention between Mexico and the United States. The agency is in such a position that it can transact busi- ness at @ minimum cost to the purchaser and to his_satisfaction. The trouble of buying small drafts on New York or the risk of los- ing remittances in the mails will also be en- tirely avoided.” If the monitary convention, which is talked of between the United States and Mexico, produces the result which is expected, namely, an international silver certificate which can be used in transacting business be- tween the two republics, the prospects of the United States monopolizing the Mexican markets will be almost impossible for any other country on the globe to compete with us in supplying the Mexicans h the pro- ducts of our factories, our machine shops and our looms. The Revonue Marine Service. WasniNaroN, Dee. 20.—[Special to the BEE.]—Another attempt will be made during thi®@session of congrass to secure the trans- fer of the revenue marine service from the treasury department' to that of the navy. There are some excellent reasons why this should be done, In the first place, the revenue marine officers to-day, although they are to all in- tents and purposes naval officers, have no standing as such, They have no retired list, and after thirty years or more of faithful service, in which they encounter as many dangers and hardships as the regular navy, they are simply dropped from the rolls to rust out in private life. This fact spoils the spirit de corps of the service to a great ex- tent, because vacancies occur so seldom, and never except through death, that the younger men who secure appointments as lieutenants have little hope of promotion or advance- ment. Again,the navy is anxious to take charge of the revenue marine service, and the revenue marine officers are almost, without exception anxious for the transfer. ~Perhaps the most important urgument in favor of the change is the fact that the naval academy at Annapolis, annually turns out far more graduates than can be mmodated with places in the regu- lar navy, while the revenue marine servic maintaing a school ship at a great cost, in which its officers are trained. There is no good reason why the surplus graduates from the naval academy should not be commis- sioned in the revenue marine service and 1f the transfer should be made this would doubtless be done. Revenue marine officers who miglit advance more and better reasons for the change are kept quiet because the treasury ofticials are opposed to the pro- gramme, and if any of the officers who are subordinate to the sccretary of the treasury and the chief of the revenue marine service should advocate the transfer their places would be in jeopardy, and they would be lia- hh‘-ltu find themselves private citizens in short order. To Enlarge the Supreme Court. ‘Wasmixgroy, Dee. 20.—(Special to the Bee.]—A proposi®n will likely be made in congress this winter for the increase of the bench of the supreme court of the United States. At present there are nine members of the supreme court, including the chief jus- tice. The proposed increase is on account of the largely increased business and the great delay in trying cases. The docket is two or three years behind, in some instances, and it is believed that if four or six more members were added to the supreme bench that busi- ness would be greatly facilitated, especially on the circuits. In discussing the increase of the supreme bench reference is never made to fewer than four more associate justices, This would increase the number to thirteen, but as thirteen is an unlucky number the in- crease will be, when it comes, to fifteen, in all probabilities. i - THE HAYMARKET HEROES. A Proposition to Erect a Giant Shaft to Their Memory. CuicaGo, Jan. 1.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Much interest has been excited here by the lastest suggestion regarding the pro- posed monument tg the memory of the police slain at the Haymarket riot. Edwin Lee Brown, a prominent member of the Citizens' association, says in an interview to-day that the plan is to purchase & mamumoth rough shaft of granite, now lying at the quarries near Rockland, Mé., and fashion it into the tallest obelisk in the world. The largest obelisk now extant is the one at the lateran, in Rom It is 105 feet high and weighs 510 e one in New York is sixty-nine and @ half feet high, weighing 224 tons. The pro- posed obelisk would 115 feet high, not nt- ing a sub-structure thirty-five feet in height, Its weight would be 650 tons. The cost of transporting here by way of the St. Law- rence river and the great lakes and placing 1t in position would be not less tuan 100,000, 1t 18 thought eflorts will be made o carry the idea out. —— Hadn't Heard of 1t. Sax Fraxcisco, Jan. 1.—Regarding the re- ported discovery of grave defects of the steel intended to be used in the construction of the cruiser Charleston reported from Washing- ton, George W. Prescott, president of the Union 1ron works, said to-day that he had heard of no accident of the kind mentioned and does not think there is any foundation for the report. WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT? The Question Iowans Are Asking Concerning Their Pet Bill. THE APPROACHING LEGISLATURE. Organization of the House—The U. S. Senatorial Contest—Opposition to Senator Wilson—Extortion of School Book Publishers. Towa's Law Makers. Drs Morxes, Jan. 1.—[Correspondence of the Bee.]—The main topics of interest in Towa affairs now are those related to the ap- proaching legislature. People want to know what that legislature is going todo in several important matters. If it came annually, as in a fow states, it might not attract so much at- tention, but bemg a biennial affair it assumes considerable importance, and for the time being is the topic of gencral interest. The first thing for the legislature to do will be to organize itself. The constitution provides that the licutenant governor shall preside over the scnate, so that body will have no concern in this matter, Lieutcnant Gov- ernor Hull, who is scrving his second term, has alroady shown what a capable and effi- cient officr he can be. It was & matter of general comment two years ago that he was one of the best presiding officers ever seen in the chair. He is very quick and ready in his decisions, a thorough parlementarian, and possessed of sufticient tact, and good nature to keep the senate from unpleasant situations and to guide its business skillfully and expe- ditiously. The old scnators will be glad to scc him again_in the president’s chair, for they have tried him aud found him very efii- cient in that position. The house hasn't such good_timber for a presiding officer as thesenate affords. People are not as careful in selecting members the lower house us they are in choosing mem- bers of the upper house. Just atpresent there seems to be fewer strong representative men in the house than usual. But this fact has not prevented w number of candidates from coming to the front for THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER. But it is singular how quictly the canvass is being conducted, Perhaps never before has it been 80 difficuit to form any prediction s to the result so near the opening of the legis- Jature as now. There is no candidate of tho half dozen who bLas any reason to feel any dogree of assuranco with his prospects. There is no candidate that scems to the gen- eral public to have been projected in_popular estimation very much beyond his rivals. In consequenca the issuc is veiled in complete uncertainty, and will continue so until very near the time for the election. This week will _probably help clear up matters a little, ®s many members will arrive during the latter part of the week and begin the active skirmishishing in the speakership fight. The candidates at least will be careful to avoid the mistake that was made by some candidates two years ago who did not leave home until @ day or two before the opening and then were snow bound on the way. It is probable that Mr. Weaver owed his defeat for_the speakership then to the fact that himself and some of his most active supporters were_compelled to view the situation from snow banks up the road instead of being at the hotel lobbeys at Des Moines putting in their hardest work. It is believed that the contest for speaker will narrow down to Mr. Riley, of Lou county, Mr, Roach, of Lyon, Mr. Wilson, of Case, and Mr, Wilbur, of loyd. There are two or three other candidates on the outskirts who in certain contingencies might_slip in. it is doubtful if the contingencios arise. After the legislature has organized the next im- portant work will be the ELECTION OF A UNITED STATES SENATOR, to succeed James F, Wilson. Mr. Wilson is the leading candidate for his own successor, He has the advantage of a creditable record for one term, and the fact, that precedent is in favor of giving a second term unless there be some strong reason for making o change. He is besides a very able and astute politi- cian and effective organizer and leader, and is supposed to have kept his senatorial fences in_pretty good repair all the time, He cor- tainly has not neglected the matfer of the succession till this time. Senator Wilson is a very strong temperance man and has been prominently identified with the prohibition movement. That element of the party there- fore is inclined to support him for re-clection. But he is in a singular position in another im- pertant matter, one clement in the state hails him as o reformer and @ great_anti-monop- olist, quoting his attitude on the interstate cominerce question and other measures for corporation control. Another element led by the Homestead of this city vigorously attack Lim as a_ monopolist, even impeaching his personal integrity as a legislator. The principal amunition for this attack is sought in his record twenty years ago, when he_was a member of the house and the matter of the Union Pacific grants came before it. As far as that is concerned it is all burnt powder,the old charges having been thoroughly dis- proved years ago, when they were periodi- callymade by General Weaver on the stump. "The people of Iowa believe thut Senator Wil- son is a pure and honest man. Thoy take no stock whatever iu these _sensztional charges against him. The fact that he is now being personally agtacked by slander by certain ckmail papers 18 already creating sympa- for him and approving his chance for_re- The senator is expected in Des Moines to-morrow or the following day, pre- pared to meet any charges that may be made against him and_ fully explain them to the satisfaction of any inquiring members, The OPPOSITION TO SENATOR WILSON that is worthy of consideration at all is based upon_entirely different grounds. It docs not arise from_ any distrust of Senator Wilson's character or any feeling that he is unworthy of the honor_that has been given him or has betrayed the party or public interest, It is rather the feeling that after having served six years in the senate he might appropriately” retire in favor of somo man who would bring_different_qualities to the position and in a different way honor the state and its people. 1faman could be found who is as strong intellectually as Senator Wilson, as capable in_debate nd as prudent in council s he, and was in addition @ repre sentative soldier who could stand for that great interest which has never been repre- sented in the senate from Jowa, there are those who think that such a chunge would bo desirable, 1t is in this way that_Colonel Hepburn's name is being suggested for Sen- ator Wilson's place. He is in all respects as fully equipped as @ legislator and in some respect, especially as a debater_and speaker, he s the superior of Semator Wil son, He has loug been the favorite orator ut gatherings of the old soldiers and is @ great favorite with that clement throughout the state. If any change at all is to be made Colonel Hepburn would scem to be the man. If the state does not care to avail itself of those qualifications in which ho seems to be superior to Wilson, then Mr, Wilson is likely to be his own successor despite the slanderous attacks of his de- famers. The sume men that are now pur- suing him with calumny would also fight Colonel Hepburn and are not willing that he should succeed Mr. Wilson. But it is not likely that auy other man than a good soldicr will ‘be selected in place of Mr. Wilson, There is no disposition to slip n dark horses on the plea of anything to beat Wilson, Ho ia worthy of fair treatment from the party and if he is to be defeated it should be for those reasons which are_outside his control and in no way affect his personal honor ov integrity. After the preliminary work of the legisla- ture is disposaed of th » will be some impor- tant matters of legislation 1o be taken up. One of the first concerns what is known as the school book monopoly. Thern is @ gen- cral outery all over the stute against the ex- tortion of SCHOOL BOOK PUBLISHERS. SWhy i it says the farmer, “that T must puy two or three times as much as the book s worth simply because it is & school ook The lobby of this powerful monc hins been on hand for several ye But | S hostile legislation. Tt will be ready again this winter. But if we mistake not the tem- per of Towa people it will meet with more than its match this session. It is a grave problem how to correct this evil and secure relief for the people without doing injust and without involving the state in unwise and expensive measures. There is this slight measure of relief proposed at least, Namely, that each county be made a unit by itself in the matter of uniformity of text books. That there be a county board com- posed of the superintendent and two others Who shall select the books to be used in that county and require them to be used a certain length of time. This would do away with the frequent and expensive changes which now harass the average school patron. The county board might also receive bids from different publishers awarding a contract for the school books to the lowest bidder, and thus mate: reduce the price of books, Some legislation is most likely to be adopted on this subject, for the people feel that they have @ right to demand some re- lief from this intolerable monopoly. In a few weeks the term of RAILROAD CONMISSION COFFIN will expire. ‘The question of his successor is now being agitated. Undoubtedly he would be willing to succecd himself, and many hope he will. However, there is a movement_on foot to secure the appointment of Mr. Her- man E. Willis, of Clinton, who is a_practical railroad man. Mr. Willis is a locomotive en- gineer on the Chicago & Northwestern rail- road, and is said tobe a thorough m chanic and thoroughly familiar with r road matters, He is the second grand assist- ant engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, and is recommended for this new position as a representative of that class, His claims are strong, aud he is being urged forward by the railroad employes of the state, who feel that they ought to be represented on the commission by a practical railroad man. sy The Growth of Des Moines. Des Morxes, Ia., Jan. 1.—The Register pub- lishes an official record of the public and pri- vate improvements and the volume of b ness carried on in Des Moines during 1887, It shows an expenditure for improvement of $1,093,633 during the year. Eight hundred and_fifty-seven residences and thirty-one business houses and factories were crected. Real estate transactions amounted to $4,085,- 000; manufacturing products amounted to $14,455,200; the wholesale trade amounted to & 860, The population, as shown by the last census, is 51,350, - RECORD. Financial Transactions of the Past Week. BostoN, Mass., Jan. 1.—[Special Tele gram to the Bem)—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross cx- changes for the week ended December 31, 1887, with the rate per cent of increase or de- crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week last year: The CITIES. CLEARINGS New York, Roston. .. Philadéiphia | Chicago. ¥ 49,137,000 8t. Louis. 15407874 San Francisco... ", 1o 450.402 New Orleans..... Baltimore, Pittsburg Cincinnati Kansas City. Providence, Milwaukee Loutsville, Detroit. 400,28 10/ 60,287,191 49,586,216 EGEzY "O."!gg?fis’u‘ =2, 220l Hartford Galyestor Portland. Norfolk. {pringtiéid Worcester . Wichita, Lowell. Syra . Grand Rapids Topekas... Total.. . Outside New York.. 'Not included in tot: e THE YEAR IN WALL STRE] Low Prices in 8tocks Notwithstanding the General State of Trade. New Youk, Jan 1—[Special Tclegram to the Bee.]—The year 1887 will bo re- membered as & phenomenal one in the stock market, the special feature being the almost continued decline of prices during the last seven months, notwithstanding the most fiat- tering conditions of general trade, and the most profitable traftic the railrouds have had for many years. The arguments which pro- duced the despondent sentiment in the stock market were apprehensions of the operatich of the inter-state law, fears of tight money in consequence of treasury absorption of money Dy reason of the excessive revenue and the continued taik of a rate war among railroads Doth east and west, Allof these conditions have passed away, and yet the prices of stocks haye recovered scarcely any of their great decline. The average of the prices of thirty-four stocks on December 81, 1886 w 715, About February 1 it was '67i, and about May 17, 775%. 'I'his was the high’ point of the year. From this there was a con- tinuous decline to the middle of October, when the low average of 597¢ was touched—a decline of 18 points, or 23 per cent. The re covery in November was very small com- pared to the decline, and at the end of the year the average was only 657¢, being only 6 points above the lowest in October, while it is 12 points, or 18 per cent below the high point in May, and 53¢ points below what it was a year ago, when all th atures of the railroad and general trade situation were much less favorable than now. In looking over the expericnce of the year month by month, it is impossible to fin any circumstantial v that rants a continuance of the present range of price, but on the other hand every- thing to warrant the expectation that some time in 1858 pric will be higher than in either 1886 or 1557, The total sales of stocks w York stock exchange during the past year were 1,028 shares 100,802,050 share: > year endi ber 31, 1856—a di sase of 14,5%1,02 The sales of state and railr bonds amounted to £366, 966, par value, against $607, 631,911 in the previous year, a decres of §340.665,638, and government bonds $6 £ 500 in the previous year— ase of §6,146,400, —— Mrs, Paran Stevens Defeatod. NEW Youx, Jan. 1.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Surrogate Rollins has rendered a decision in the suit of Mrs. Paran Stevs against John L. Melcher and Gec Richardson, of Lowell, Mass., and Cha C. 5 ns, of Clinton, Mass. Mrs, Ste is co-executor and co-trustee, under the will of her husband, Paran Stevens. The su gate decides a; t Mrs. Stevens and dis- missed her r:}\ph ation to have the other trus. tecs remove This decision leaves things as they were mits Messrs, Mclcher, Richardson ens o prose ch they, their puit, al g cus. L) B0X,100/.....19.1| 20,583,000 500,470 )| o de on Le — Bloody Affray at a ) Fuitoy, Ky . 1.—Last night two white boys, Hays and Bruce Eddings, misbe- haved at a dance of black people and were put out of the house. They returncd and while Hays held open the door Brace fived both barrels of a shotgun loaded with buck shot into a round of seven negroes wouuding o scriously. bringing 'gro Dance. | GOULD'S HASTINGS ~ DEAL. Why He Failed to Build Through the Town. A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY. Norfolk Having Some Trouble With Her Street Rallway—Mr. Sprecher Sells His Interest in the News sworth Items, Hastings and the Missouri Pacific. Hastixas, Neb., Jan. 1.—[Correspondence of the Bk, ] —This city has been stirred up for the last week over the refusal of the city council to grant to the Missouri Pacific rail- road the right of way through tho eity. There has been o misunderstanding between the city and the railroad relative to this mat- ter. Early in the spring of 1887 a committee’ of citizens, includ the prosident of the board of trade, went to Superior and met the ofticers of the construction company with a view to having the Missouri Pacific build to Hastings. The negotiations which followed resulted in un agreement between the rail- mpany and the people of our county v, the company exucting $125,000 in county bonds, and the right of way through the city. The county bouds wereduly voted. Afterwards there was as the company claims o demand mado by the Missouri Pacific or oGGiould for addi- tional ground, 800x#,000 feet in the city for a depot and terminal facilitics, and about Sep- tember 1, 1887, the construction company came to the city stating the facts as above and asking the city to vote & in oty bouds to assist them in the purchase of such additional ground. Those bonds were voted. The work of building the road commenced, the right of way was purchased southeast and northwest of the city, and the company was ready touse thestreot,when the dificulty arose as to the grant by the city. The coun- cil refuses to donate the street, clainging that the president of the bourd of trade “and his committoe had no authority to promise it so as to bind the city. On the other hand tho company insisted upon a compliance with tho terms f the original agreemnt, which was to give the str The largest property owners here are very much disappointed and seriously injured by the loss of the road, it. being a very great drawback and hindrance to the sale of real estate. A number of par- ties have been making mauiry relative to 1aaking investments here, during the last ten days, and gone away without doing so, simply because the Missouri Pacific fs build- ing its line five miles south of the city. The writer, in talking with & prominent business man of Kearney, learns that they have ar- ranged with the company to bulld the Mis- souri Pacific to their city, at an early date in 1888, and that their city is promised a division on the line. This is a great acquisition for Keurney, which, with her developed water power, will give her a prosperous year. Dakota City Doings. Dagora City, Dec. 81.—|Correspondenco of the Bee.]—The northern-bound train from Omaha on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway was a couple of hours late yesterday caused from a suow-blockade. All other tramns were on time. A large number of young folks assembled at the hosaitable home of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Haase, to pay their respects to their daughter, Miss Lizzie, who is one of Dakota county's most intelligent ma'ams, and who is sponding her vacation at home. The even~ ing was spent by indulging in games of differ- ent kinds, music, ete. Shortly after 10 viands were passed which quieted the crowd somewhat and refreshed the inard man, after which the party dispersed, and were all of the opinion that they had been right royally entertained, Miss M. V. Moriarity, principal of our high school, has been enjoying her holidays with friends and relatives at Wayne and Omana, She will return Monday und assume her duties Tuesday mor, 7. The scholare are making marked improvement under Miss Moriarity as principul and Mrs. A. B, Frazer s teacher of the primary department. A number of the farmers in our county are being supplied with new windmills and water tanks, which not only makes a marked improvement in the appearance of their places, but shows to the outside world, that our county is settled with a rich and prosper- ous class of citizens, A merry crowd assembled at the residence of Mr. ard Mr. Curt Bliven, three miles west of this place, on Thursday evening, and whiled away several pleasant hours with games and amusements of different sorts, The firm of Ayres & Schriever, of this place will, as soon us they can secure the ser- vices of a competent pl t, add a line of drugs to their already well stocked store, The out-going county officers are actively at work now-a-days arranging their office affairs, 50 as to have all things in readiness to turn over to their successors next Wednesday. The foljowing is the list as it wiil then stand: Superintendent, J, J. Jones sheriff, N, R. Bra coroner, Franl Lawycrs; judgo, K. B, Wilbur, présent ine cumbent; clerk, J. P, Twohig, present ine cumbent! commissioner, William Isrown; present incumbent, and as the vote on trease urer was a tic between Dr. Wilkinson, rey publican, and present incumbent, and Franlg Davey, and as proceedings of a qlio warrante ouster nature have been commenced and the case has been taken to the supreme couw hom that ofticial will be billed, is still leading question. It isreported that Davey's friends will, if the oftice is not turned over to him (Davey) at the time appointed by law, ed to put him there by force, the law-abiding citicens of oun country are preparing, if such will prove the case, 10 petition Governor Thayer to call out @ troops. It is very foolish on the part of Mr. Davey's friends to think of such a thing, as the case is now in the courts, and ther only is the place where the constest and the scat of ofice will and can b led. Old Mr. Boler, who is nearly one hundred years old, living about eight miles west of this p seriously ill, and being of such an age doubts ure entertiained as 10 his res coyer H nn Urr, a heavy cattle feeder and stocls buyer of this place, who was thrown from a° horse some two woeks und received & ¢ and a bad bruise on Lis foot theres om, is improving rapidly, and ere long wit} bescen on our streets again. R L. Withers, gencr rbanks & Co., St. Louis, Mo., was a at thi yesterday, and while here invested M. m with the necessary power t calie vass this county in the company’s interest. Will Myers, having received the necessary number of names to his petition, will, at the next meeting of the town council' ask’ for a license to sell distilled corn i Some trouble will no doubt be ¢ d as i res monstrance has boen ¢ i ived quite a number of si , and as our town for the | years has led a prohis bition life, the people as & ter of course, are greatly agitated Affaivs at H phrey. Huspmuey, Dec 80.—[Correspond- ence of the Bee|—Humphrey, situated in the north of Platte county, during the few roi and stoady growth. The p aud enterprising. Many of mans. The mw flnancially sound ple are thrifty them are Ger- substantial and and stock puy- 8. and general mer- » s sold ut the lowest living rates, so the farmers for miles around find it to their advantage to do r trading at home. Two railroads now ha: Aius running regularly this W -the Union Pucific and North western, giving ample facilitics. The last named is to build a depot soon. Business is brisk, and there s an ordinary supply of stores and shops inall the different trudeéw, The only want 18 roller mills, Any oue sturting these would weet with every liest pr