Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1888, Page 1

e e g HE OMAH SEVENTEENTH YEAR. SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS. The Ohlo Statesman On tho Presi- dent and the Tariff. PROTECTING HOME INDUSTRIES. Encouragement of American Labor Paramount to All Other Questions —Voorhees in Reply—Congrese sional Proceedings. Se . Wasnixerox, Dec, 4.—Among the papers presented in the senate to-day was a petition handed in by Mr. Hale protesting against any change in the fishery treaties and in favor of the rights of American fishermen under exist- ing treaties and legislation. Mr. Cullom presented several petitions of the 1linois state grange endorsing the in ter- state law, favoring government ownership of telegraph lines; denouncing gambling “in fu- tures;” favoring restriction of immigration as proposed in the Reagan bill; opposing abolition of the whisky and tobacco tax, ana placing sult, lumber, sugar, etc., on the free lst. * Among the bills introduced and referred were the following: By Mr. Cullom—Amendments to his postal telegraph bill. By Mr. Blair—To encourage the holding of national and industrial exposition of arts, me- chanics, and productions of the colored rac throughout the United States, in Atlanta, G, in 188880, Mr. Brown offered a resolution declaring that the present internal revenue laws were enacted as a war measure and that it has become the imperative duty of con- gress o enact appropriate legislation for their repeal at the earliest day prac- ticable. He asked that the resolution be 1 on the table, and said that next. Monday he would submit remarks upon it. The senate then took up the resolution for distribution of the president’s annual mes- sage. At 12:45 Senator Sherman took the floor and began his speech on the president’s mes- sage. Mr. Sherman said: ‘“The president of the United States, departing from the practice of his illustrious predecessors, dropped from his recent annual message all reference to the foreign relations of the country and to in- teresting questions in national aifairs, even omitting the usual recognition of the Su- preme Being of the universe and postponing. all things, celestial and terrestrial, until the surplus revenue be got rid of. The extr: ordinary message he (Sherman) felt called upon to consider: to inquire whether the dangers spoken of in it were exaggerated or not, and to examine the remedics proposed. The existence of surplus revenue had been a constant ovcurrence before and since the close of the war. 1 1of its being o dan ger, it was an indication of continuous in- crease of the domestic productions of the country and its foreign and do- mest commerce and of steady improvement of its financial condition. Large surplusses; had frequently been dealt with wisely byfrepublican administrations, be- ing either applied by exccutive authoritie to puyment of the public debt, or its accumu- lation having been prevented by congress from time to time by reduction or repeal of taxes. If it had been the desire to reduce taxes without reducing American production the task was easy, but the enormous powers of the speaker of the house wereused to pre- yent even the presentation of such a bill, and in this the speaker had, it was understood, the hearty sympathy and support of the presi- dent and of the secretary of the treasury. president had, on what he (Sherman) garded a frivolous reason, refused his sig- nature tothe riverand harbor bill, which would have appropriated more than £10,000,- 000 for necessary public works, and by his veto of the dependent pension bill, he had held from union soldiers appropriations made for their rehef. The house, 100, had refused to provide for'a system of coast defenses, for proper in- crease and building up of the navy and of the cowmercial marine, for postal communic tion with South American states, and for the encouragement and support of public schools Jt had also neglected or refused to appropriate £8,000,000 for deficiencies ad- mitted to be due, or to pass the senate bill for refunding to the several states the di- rect tax levied in 1862 (14,000,000). Had these several appropriations, sunctioned by the sen- ate, been made by the house and approved by tho president, and had the residue of the sur- plus been ay he pub- e debt, the condition of the tre , which now 8o alarms the president, would not have existed, the public debt would have been greatly reduced and improvements of vital importance to American commerce wovid be in course of construction. The country had two distinct systems of taxation—one upon Amej production of spirits, tobacco and beer, and the other upon imported goods, the products of foreign na- tions. ~ The first of these the president dis- missed with a single sentence saying that none of those articles were necessaries, that - $here seemed to be no just complaint of ‘such texation by consumess, and that there seemed to be nothing so well able to bear the burden With relationship to any portion of the people, It mizht be that there was no complaint of consumers, But could that be said of the vroducers of these articles? They were all primarily the product of the farm. Their chief cost was iu_leaf tobacco, corn, rye, wheat and barley. Did not farmers complain of the tax! If the president thought they did not he was greatly mistaken. ‘Tobacco manufacturers, distillers and brewers might not complain because the necessary require- ments of the collection laws gave them a close monopoly, but the farmers, who had to sell to licensed dealers alone, did complain. The tax on whisky might (and to a certain extent did), restrain the use of whisky as u beverage, and in that way the tax did good, but the taxes on or and tobacco did not. Proceeding todetails Sherman said ; During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, the totai value of foreign importations was (453,000,000, 238,000,000 of that amount being ree of duty, so that us to over one-third of all articles of foreign production consumed in this country there wus absolute free trade, They were mawmly such articles us, by reason of the climate, could not be produc here, and did not come into competition with do- mestic industries. With that kind of free trade he was in hearty sympathy. He would extend it to every article of conimon use, the growth or production of which in the United tates was not profitable. It was exactly the opposite policy that was proposed by the president and by the school to which the president belonged. Shorman said that, as or himself, he d in proteoting all home industries, without respect to section or to rmw or manner of protection, whether on he furm or in the workshop. ' The farmer performed as valuable labor as the artisan, and the rights of eve producer should have equal and just consideration without fear or favor. And yet the president had selected that class’of production under the name of ‘“raw mate- rials” for destruction, and had especially se- lected wool as an article not to be protecte His whole argument rested on the allegation that the price of wool was increased in ex- tent of duty and that, but for the duty, the merchant could buy 'this wool cheaper in South America and Australia. This argu ment was fallacious, because the destruction of the wool industry in the United States would at once advance the price of wool on forelgn markets. 13ut even if the argument were true it would apply as well to all do mestic productions and to all manufactures, Wool was a completed article of the farmer Just as cloth was of the manufucturer and a coat was of the tailor, and the objection that the duty on wool raised the price to the con sumer applied as well (if true), to the duty on cloth and on every article on the tariff list The pll-guficient answor was thgt the duty encouraged the prodyction of wool, the man- ufacture of cloth and of the infinite variety of articles produced by American lator com Lelln;z with ulotor. He regaraed the omwe productios of ruw materials us even of OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING. more importance than manufactures, There was but one rule which had to be applied to all industries impartially, and that was to give to all forms of Awmerican labor which have to compete with foreign labor that fair and reasonable advantage and protection which would give the American producer a home market for home products, The object of the tariff laws was to encourage home manufactures in competition with foreign rivals, as well as to sccure revenue, and, therefore, these laws should be as permanent as possible consistent with the needs of the government. American citizens were en- couraged 1o invest their money in expens sive machinery and buildings, but they had no special privileges, no monopoly. All the world might, in this country into competition with them. The president, however, seemed to think that they were public eniemies. To chase away successful manufacturers by change of duties was to legislate for the foreigner and against the American citizens. The most important ben- efits conferred by the tariff laws was that they not only diversified American indus- trics, but secured to the laborer employed in the manufactures higher wages and better surroundings and advantages than were e joyed by laborers i similar employment any where in the world. The treatment of this question by the president was a delusion and a snare. Continuing, Sherman said he w willing (as the president enjoined), to take a broad and national contemplation of the sub- ject, with a practical disregard of such local and’ selfish claims as were unreasonable and regardless of the entire country. But he could not do that and at the same time follow the recoramendations of the president. He could not strike at the industrial interests built up by the tariff laws. He could not deepen and intensify the struggle now going on between employers and employed by in- viting the increasing of compe- tition, crippling manufacturers and reducing wages, He greatly preferred a policy that would encourage home industry, diversify home industry, discourage importa® tions, add to the oxternal and internal com- merce, Open New mines, increase raw mate- rials, light new furnaces, establish new roll- ing mills, factories and workshops, and develope the wonderful natural resources of the country. He preferred that policy which ked to the interests of the American peo- rather than to those of foreign nations. preferred a policy of reducing prices by home competition rather than by foreign competition, of cheapening raw materials by inereased production, by the improvement of vivers and harbors and by railroad competi- tion. In other words, he preferred the de- velopment, increase and growth of the pro- ductions of the country without regard to the policy or theories or interests of other na- tions. Whatover might be said of other na- tions, protection to home industries (as em- bodicd in the tariff laws), was the bes this country, and he, forone, maintain it, even agaiust the advice of the president. remainder of specch was devoted te explanation of ou enator Sherman’s careful and elaborate tariff laws and our finunces. Inconclusion he said: **The pre: dent (any president) in hiselevated seclusion, approachied only by flatterers and office scekers, should regard the interests and houor of his country, its development and Prosp and the employment and happi- ness of his countrymen us higher far than the interests of foreigners or the develop- mentof their products,” Mr. Sherman concluded his remarks at 2 o'clock, and Senator Voorhees took the floor and began a speech in defense of the mes- suge. He said contraction of the volume of currency had always been a policy marked by disaster and suffering and_accursed by every fricnd of the general welfare of the country, But when that abominable policy was still further aided and executed by snatching (as ), the money of the people from their very hands at the rate of $10,000,000 a month hout necessity, excuse or palliation, every est mind had to revolt against such \ton robbery. And yet, the day before s, the senator from” Colorado, (Teller), had sncered at the idea of the surplus being of any consequence and the senator from Ohio (Sherman), had also declared (not by cable from Paris, but on the floor of the se: ate), that it was fortunate for the country that there was a surplus of 855,000,000 in the treasur It would benefit the semator if he should become the republican candidate for the presidency next.summer to explain to the people why it was fortunate that their money | was gathered into the treasury in excess of ail the uses, prescriptions and wants of the government instead of remaining in the pockets of the people. There was in the republican press and_among republican po- liticians a determined, persistent and * brazen campaign of mendacity on this subject, and it would continue in the counclls and field work of the republican party, day by day, worning, noon and night, until frosts of next November come to wither and blast alike their falschoods and their hopes, He denied that the president had departed one Jot or tithe from the declaration of the last democratic platform on the subject of taxa tion. Incidental protection to home manu- facturers alw: has been the policy of the democratic It was recognized in the last democratic national platform. He re joiced in overy element of American suc He was proud of the inventive genius of the country and of its vast establishments, where skilled labor abounded. He would encourage them in their gigantic career of development and usefulness, and he held that the policy of the democratic party had been always _ample for their prosp ity ~and progress, That wus the only safe policy for American manufacturers themselves, If it were ouce clearly undes stood that manufacturers as a class amended that they be enriched by means of fraudu- lent taxes; that they accept the guidance of the leaders af the republican party and join in the praise, then indeed perils would envi- ron the manufacturing interests of the coun try such as were never known before. 1f the democratic party, with its rd of more than fifty years in the administration of the government and its frank and constant declas ration of principles, was to be charged with the folly of free trade every time an attempt was made to modify the tariff, the people would very soon and very clearly find out that such aults were only made to divert public attention from the evil designs and schemes of plunder of which they were the victims, Proceeding to discuss the message of the president, he said it was a pleasure to him to declare that this remarkable state paper was true to the ciples and teachings of the democratie party from its foundation by Jefferson eighty-seven years ago to the present day, and that the thanks of the laboring and business classes of the country were due to the executive for his stand on that vital issue, and for present- ing it to his countrymen in ‘such shape and light that it never would disappear until the wrongs therein presented were exposed and redressed, and until the outrages of overtax- ation ceased. Since the matchless and im- mortal inaugural of Jefferson on the 4th of March, 1801, no communication had ever emanated from a chief magistrate of this government wore able, more elevated in statesmanship, more humane and benevolent in its purpose or more conducive to the general welfare and good government than the message under cousideration, Coming down to the practical question of taxation, he was aware that there was many objections to internal taxes, but on grounds far differeut f a desire to perpetuate enortuous and unjust tariff taxes on the necessaries of life, For many years, and especially in several states, the whole system has been used as a powerful instrument of partisian political warfare and had been rendered odious to very free-minded citizen. But, while the taxes which had been laid by the war tariff on e article entering into the wants and nec les of the people were not re- duced at all, he submitted that the work of reform and reduction should be pursued in that field and the internal revenue system left to stand while subject to certain modifi- cations, As to tobacco, he suggested that the tax on cigars and snuff might be retained and the st of the tax abolishea The great bulk of abatement in taxation, however, would have to take place in u care- ful and prudent review of the tariff. Asa choice hetween reducing the internal revenue or tariff taxes he would labor fo cheapen woolens, linens, cotton fabrics, salt, lumber, coal, i teel'und all other staple commo- ditiey rytfog than articles. fudulged in from acquived tubits or fuxur & of living. | After quoting some sent m the presic | dent's message, Voorhees asked whether 1t was from such wise, conservative statements | that cliarges of “free trade” were wmade | against the message. Did it not rather seem that those who cavilled with Cleveland and denounced his views were such as had a pre- determined quarrel and who wouldn't ap- prove the declaration of ndependence if it | came from his hands! He (Voorhees) would o far to protect American laborers in every respeet and to comfort his daily life with generous laws, out he had never yet conceived it to be a remedy for his privation and _anxiety to_in- crease the tax on his blankets and bed- clothing or on his salt and meagre tableware, The American people would have but small difficulty, as soon as the present improvised commotion had subsided, in determinivg that the president’s promises, his arguments and his conclusions were alike impregnabie and like defied assault. Voorhees also quoted 'rom the republican platformof 1884, wherein it pledges itself to “‘Correct irregularities of the tariff and to reduce the surplus,” pledges that never yet have been attempted to be carried out'to this day. If now, after this long day, leaders of the republican organiza- tlon in Congress and elsewhero assumed the attitude of tariff reformers, it would only be under compulsion of public opinion, in- voked und uroused by the powerful state- ment and appeal of Cleveland. The tremendous financial power and en- durance of the American people was glorious to the manhood and resourees of the republic, but in giving orders, in shaping the policy by which the American people have been so strained, taxed and bitterly tested, all the world knew that a blunder equivalent to crime had been committed and stubbornly persisted in. The question recurred as to the disposals of the results of this blunder- ing policy. A generous pension_for all, with all urrearages paid, liberal appropriations for the improvement of rivers and harbors, and construction of public buildings were all 1au- dible objects, but would fall far short of re- storing the immense surplus to circulation and affording relief. As a further remedy— and,indeed,the greatest and most potent—the American people would be best pleased to see the public debt diminished, and if author- ity to purchase bonds not yet due was not to bé found in the existing law, congress should promptly supply the defect. There was no bondage so cruel as that of a debt, and when the last government bond was paid and the last vestage of the national debt wiped out, there would be a jubilee year besides whose glories ull other jubilee “and eentennial years would grow pale and insig- niticant. He had faith_in its coming because the administration had at last been pluced upon sound principles und was_being carried on by bonest and able hands. The American people would see to it that no backward step should be taken for the future. At the close of Mr. Voorhees' speech Mr, Sherman moved that the message be referred to the finance committee, but uction on that motion was withheld to’ give Mr. Teiler an pportunity to make some remarks. Mr, spoke briefly in reyly to Mr. Voorhees? ms of his former statements. There were £230,000,000 to become payable four years hence and how was this debt to be provided for if the revenues were to_be reduced to the level of current expenses. When, some years ago, it was proposed to exclude the Chinese beeause they came here to compete with werican labor for wages, while their habits were such that they consumed little or nothing produced by American labor, nearly all the democratic senators favored the proposition. Now it is proposed to_extend to the Chinese the privilege of doing labor at home and sending the manu- facturies here, He doubted if a democratic house, even ut the behest of the president and at the risk of loss of favor for refusal, would venture to face the American laborer with such a record. The pending resolution, to refer the presi- dent’s message to the finance commttee, was not acted upon, "The chair laid before the senate unfinished Dbusiness—the cducational bill. The senate then went into secret session, y The nominations of the inter-sfate com- merce commissioners were referred to the inter-state commerce committee. Adjourned. House. WasniNGroy, Jan. 4.—When the house re- assembled to-day Mr. Mills of Texas stated the speaker would not announce the committees to-day, and asked unanimous consent that members be permitted to intmoduce bills for reference. Consent was granted, and the speaker proceeded to call states in alphabet- ical order. Among the bills introduced was one by Mr. Springer of Illinois to provide for the organ- zation of the territory of Oklahoma. The bill provides for the creation of the new ter- ritory out of the public land strip and all that part of the Indian territory west of the five ilized tribes, covering ‘an area about as large as the state of Ohio. It provides all the machin for a territorial government like other territories, but does not assumes any Jjurisdiction over the Indian tribe: ept in conformity to treaty stipulations. Section 4 opens the public land strip to settlement for homesteads only, and sections 5 and 6 provide for the settlement of the Cherokeo outlets and Oklahoma lands by actual settlers through a commission to be ap- pointed by the president to negotiate with the Cherokees, Crecks and Seminoles, so far as such negotiations might be neces- sary. Section 7 contiains stringent provis- ions to prevent fraudulent entries and re- quires three years' actual residence beforo y patent shall issue to settlers, Provision is made for the settlement of other unoccu- pied Indian lands, but in all cases said lands are to be reserved for actual settlers only and at a price not to exceed $1.25 per acre. Cattle leases are declared void and contrary to public Yoln',\' and it is made the duty of the president to remove the lessees from said lands. All grants heretofore made to rail- roads are forfeited and the power to create any public indebtedness by voting bonds or subscribing for stock in railroad companies or other corporations, by the territorial legi lature or by townships, cities or counties, is strictly prohibited, By Mr. Adams of Illinois—For the removal of dangerous aliens from the territory of the United State By Mr. Townshend of Illinois—To limit the jurisdiction of United States courts in patent cases and to protect persons who, without notice, are bona-fide manufacturers, purchasers, venders and users of articles, machines and other things, for the exclusive use, manufacture or sale of which a patent has been or may hercafter be granted: also & joint resolution to amend the constitution s0 as to provide for the clection of senators by the votes of the people of the states; also to promote the establishment of free com- mercial intercourse among the nations of America and the Dominion of Canada by the creation of an American customs union or zol also to organize the Indian t tory under the name of Oklahoma and consolidate certain tribes under a territorial government and to allot lands in severalty among the Indians; also to es- tablish a new department of industries and publie works. The purpose of this bill is to transfer from various other existing depart- ments and consolidate in the new department more or less the scientific bureaus of agricul- ture, labor, weather, improvement of rivers and harbors, coust and geodetie survey, geo- logical survey, construction of public build- ings, lighthouse establishnients, naval obscrvag tories, patents, steamboat inspection service, r-state commer fish and fisheries; also a joint resolution providing for the elevation of the president and vice president by a ma- jority of the votes of the people and the abol- ition of the electoral coliege, and the regulad tion of the method of counting the votes for president and vice president by both houses of congress, By Mr. Hopkins of 11linois—To establish a unitorm system of baukruptey. By Mr. Payson of lllinois—Granting lands to honorably discharged soldiers of the late war for the union; also to repeal the pre emption, timber culture and desert land laws; also to forfeit certain lands nted to aid in the construction of the Northern Pa- citie, Southern Pacific of California, Onta- nagon & State Live aud Girard & Mobile railroads. By Mr. Weaver of Iowa—For the establish- ment of & postal telegraph. v Abolishing the Tolmes of lowa gar. . Mr. Gear of fowa~To prolibit the ase of goods manufactured wholly or in part by conviet labor. By Mr. Morrill of Kansas—To abolish all .lmm;gs;gu in rapk in pensions hereafter granted, By Mr. Anderson of Kansas—To create JANUARY 6. 1888, DaiLy BEE. MBER 201 the postal telegraph of the United States; also a preamble and resolutions requesting the secretary of the imterior to inform the house what amoung land approximately is at present withdrawn for cach of the alded Pacific roads, whay amount has been certified or patented 1o each and what amount remains uncertified or unpatented, and requesting the commissioner of public lands to furnish the ise, for consideration v time, whether, in view of the facts oficially ascer ino%“ nd reported by the Pacific railroad comissioners, any more of said uncertified or unpatented lands ought in equity to be transferred by the United States to those debtor and delinquent railroad com- panies; also to reduce letter postage to 1 cent mhquv-q. y Mr. Mason—Instructing the judiciary committee to investigate the charges that necessaries of life, particularly coal and sugar, are held at unreasonable prices by what are known as ‘‘trusts,” and to deter- mine whether these trusts are prejudicial to the interests of the people and what steps are necessarv to give the latter relief, By Mr. Wheeler—Dispensing with proof of loyalty during the late war as a condition of restoration or admission to the pension rolls in case of any person otherwise entitled thereto, By Mr. Boutelle—A resolution calling on the secretary of war for information whether it is true that flags, standards amd trophies captured from enemies of the United States have been removed from the place where they were displayed as required by law and have since been concealed from the people, and if so, when, by what authority and b, what reason; whether any propositions hav been at any time made by persons in author- ity under the United States government for the surrender or delivery of any portion of said flags and trophies to any official or son in any of the states lately involved in bellion, and if so, by whose orders, by what authority and for what reason such proposi- tions to surrender these sacred trophies of value of the nation’s defenders were made, whether it is true that a portion of said flags and trophies was actually surrendered and delivered to persons having no right to their Dossession before the countermanding order of the president was issued. By Mr. Reed of Maine—Proposing a con- stitutional amendment granting women the right of suffrage. By Mr. Springer—To create a lakes and gulf waterway commission. This bill was prepared by a committee appointed at Peoria, 111, in October last and provides for a com- mission to be u&!llui“tfll by the esident to take into consideration the establi deep water navigation between Chicago and St. Louis and the gulf of Mexico, Bills were further introduced for the erec- tion of public buildings at Fort Dodge, Ia., Sioux City, Ia, ¥remont, Neb., Grand Island, Neb., Omaha, Neb., Plattsburg, Neb., Beatrice, Neb., and Milwaukee, Wis. Nine hundred and two bills have been introduced. Adjourned. —— COFFEE, HUGS AND KISSES. All Figure in a Sensational New York Divorce Case. NEW Yorg, Jan. 4.--The trial of the case of Miss Clara Campbell, daughter of a once well-known milliongire iron dealer of Toronto, O., who is sueing Charles Arbuckle, of this city, the millionaire coffee merchant, for 100,000 damages for breach of promise, came up in the supremo court to-day. Mr. Arbuckle, in the ocourse of his testimony, said he met the lady first in the springof 18825 that he promised to marry her on her asking him, which she claims she did not. He gave her presents, but she went away in the springand he never saw her again. The witnesssaid that subsequent_to 1882 things were said_and done by plaintiff to which he objected, Miss Cfimrbell in her testimony said she was thirty-nine years old. She denied that. she proposed to “Arbuckle andrelated her story at some length. Letters from Arbuckle were produced, which were full of “H.’s" and “K.'s,” which Miss Camp- bell said meant hugs and kisses. ————— A BRILLIANT WEDDING. Marriage of Nathan Kahn to Miss Retzie Furst at St. Joseph. St. Joskrir, Mo., Jan. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bie.]—One of the most import- ant society events of the season was the marriage this evening of Miss Retzie Furst, second daughter of Colonel Abraham Furst, to Mr. Nathan Kahn, a wealthy young busi- ness man of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Isaac Schwab, of the synagogue, at 5:30 p. m., at the palatial fam- ily residence, in the presence of a large num- ber of invited guests. Over five hundred - tations were issued. Colonel Furst is the wealthiest and one of the most prominent of Jewish residents of St. Joseph, and the groom is a son of Samuel Kahn, of Balti- more, and more than a millionaire, The wedding presents were the most costly seen in city in years, among them being checks for sums aggregating §10,000 from the rela- tives, Solid silver and gold and diamonds were also numerous. The young couple left to-night for the east, and will be gone a couple of weeks, when they will return and make their home in this city. —— Complaining of the Brotherhood. Sr. Joseri, Mo. Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.]—A bitter war is being waged between the society of stationary engineers and themanufacturers and others who employ them. By an ordinance passed some years ago, it became necessary before a stationary engineer could be employed that he be exam- incd as to his competency before a board of examiners composed of members of the Sta- tionary Engincers brotherhood. Tne manu- facturers have nearly all signed petitions asking that the objectionable ordinance be repealed, as it leaves them entirely at the mercy of thie stationary engineers, who re- fuse to let competent men act as enginecrs, and in some cases they have been compelled to close their establishments. . s oty Too Warm For Comfort. ‘WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 4.—The citizens of Zellarville and vicinity are considerably ex- ercised over a discovery on the farmof Simon Bune. Smoke was noticed issuing several days ago trom the ground, and in order to as- certain its origin a number of neighbors assisted in making excavations. When only a fow feet down the ground became so hot the men had to quit digging. 1t is stated to- day that hot pieces of clay were thrown up and that the smoke has become very dense. e Compromised the Claim. CINCINNATL, Jan, 4.—The suit of David Armstrong, receiver of the late Fidelity Na- tional bank, against Whitely, Fassler Kelly, the Champion Machine company, E. L. Harper & Co., the Swift's Iron & Steel works and the Toronto Reaper & Mower company, was settled to-day by consent, or order, directing the receiver to compromise the claims. e Terrorized By Bandits. NoGALES, Ariz., Jan. 4.—A band 6f inde- pendent Sinoloa bandits have been terrori ing the people of southern Sonora, a state of Sinoloa, for some time. A party of these characters the other day strangled to d h an old woman and robbed her of $1,000. Two of the men, who are in jail under sentence to be shot, have made & confession, implicating auother party, who escaped. e i Steamship Arrivals, NEew York, Jan. 4.—[Speclal Telegram to the b —Arrived—The Greece from, Lon- don; the Noodland, from Antwerp; and the Italy, from Liverpool. RoTTERDAW, Jan. land, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 4. —Arrived—The Penn sylvania, from New York. ——— The Coal Fleet Moves, PriTsnuna, Jan. 4.—An opening was made through the channel this morning, and about 8,000,000 bushels of coal will get out for shivment to Louisville and Cincinnati, Arrived—T'he P. Ca- HE WAS AFTER THE REWARD An Asthmatic Plays a Very Sly Confidence Game. SHERIFF M'CALLUM HOODWINKED A Country Girl Suicides On Account of Her Lover's Perfidy—Negotiat- ing For a Park—Loup City Incendiari Sheriff McCallum Confldenced. EBRASKA City, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Special to the Bee.|—Sheriff McCallum was rather handsomely taken in by a confidence game a few days ago, which was even more suc- cessfully played on Sherift Barker, of Red Oak, Ia., a day or so later. The sheriff re- ceived by mail from Denver a postal card giving the description of two men wanted there for various crimes, and that were sup- posed to be coming east, and would most ikely be found in company with an old man, of whom a minute description was given, and who was badly afflicted with asthma and could further be identified by a tatooed mark on his right arm. The next day a stranger called on Sheriff McCallum and " asked for a strictly private interview, which was granted. He was the most asthma’ afflicted man alive, He informed the sheriff that he knew two men who were badly wanted in Denver and for whom heavy rewards were offered. He agreed to put the officer on their track and in the way of the large rewards, simply to get the men out of his way. They were then stopping at Weeping Water and he would go there, bring them to Nebraska City, and a posse was to meet them at the depot. He warned the officers that the men were desperate and advised him to come armed and guarded. Iverything was nicely ar- ranged, and the stranger was incidently in- duced to show his right arm. The tatooed mark was there and the sheriff felt sure of his game. The man then remembered that he was rather seriously financially embar- rassed. Heasked for a little work, was willing to saw wood to eurn enough to pay his expenses of the trip. There was no wood to saw but the sheriff kindly offered him £ asaloan with a promise of more if the scheme worked succe: was accepted reluctantly, he was a stranger, but more probably bec he worked so long and earnestly for a small reward. He left for Weeping Water for his men which was the last seen of him here The return passenger train was met at the depor, however, by the entire police and sheriff force, armed to the teeth, and re- turned to the city disgusted when it began to dawn _upon them that they had been sold. Next daw word reached the city that the sheriff at Red Oak was taken in on the same game to the tune of $50. Suicide of a Lovelorn Lass. HAsTINGS, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.j—News has just reached the city of the suicide of Rosa Eddy, s young girl living five miles north. She took a dose of strychnine Saturday might while in a fit of despondency, caused by the desertion of her lover, who had became infatuated with an- other rural beauty. The friends of the girl endeavored to keep the suicide a secret, but the facts leaked out and the coroner is now holding an_inquest. Great indiguation pre- vails in the community over the action of the recreant lover, —_— Loup City Incendiaries. Louvr Ciry, Neb., Jan. 4—[Special Tele~ gram to the BEe.]—The citizens of this place are very much agitated over an attempt to fire the store of H. J. Shapp & Co., on the west side of the square. An empty oil barrel with one head out was laid down and a lighted candle held in a potatoe was placed inside the barrel and papers piaced around it in such a manner that when the candle burned low the papers would ignite. The room has long been used as an oil room and if once started would have spread very rapidly. This is the third attempt within a_few months to fire that side of the square, in different buildings each time. The motive cannot be surmised. e Want it For a Park. NebraskA Crry, Neb., Jan, 4.—[Special to the Bee]—The twenty-three acres of school land adjoining the city on the west, and known as the Fulton tract, was yest day offered for sale at public auction by C. E. Carter, deputy land commissioner. The land was appraised at $200 pe A number of our enterprising citizens formed a syndicato to purchase the land and present it to the city fora public park, it being the handsom- est picce of land for park purposes in the state. It was agreed among all not to pay more than the assessed valuation, but the scheme did not work, as outsiders soon ran the bids up to 875 per acre, Mr. F, W, Rottenan even increasing his own bids. Dur ing an intermission another petition w. culated in favor of the city, and all bids were withdrawn, and the land taken from the mar- ket and will again be advertised for sale, Another effort will be made to secure it for a city park. An Important Rail LiNcoLy, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.])—An interesting railroad suit has been commenced in Gage county which will be a test case on the ground required for aright of way. Several years ago the B. & M. acquired and are using a 100 foot right of way out of Beatrice. When the Rock Island built to that city it purchased of the Burling- ton, for four miles out of the city, fifty feet of this right of way. Oneof the owners of the land crossed now sues the Rock Island for damages and trespass, claiming that the fee of the land is his and that the Burlington has no proprictary rights except on the right of way for its individual use. The test case involves right of way of at least §0,000 to the Rock Island. Newton Bradley's Body. enRASKA CiTY, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Special to the Bke.]—The remains of Newton Bradley, who was shot and killed at Boston, Colo., by the city marshal last week while attempting in company with a gang to take the town, were brought here this morning for burial. He was classed as a very reckless desperado in Colorado and western Kansas, and at the last election at Huron, in the latter state, ho made a desperate fight to steal the batlot box but was beaten off. His parents reside in this city and are among Nebraska City's most respected citizens. He has also several brothers of good stunding residing in Omaba. The funeral was held this morning at 10 o'clock. Weeping Waterworks, WeepING WATER, Neb., Jan. 4.—| Telegram to the Ber.]—-Our citizens are jubilant to-day over the vote cast yesterday for bonds in the amount of $15,000 for water- works: Qut of a total of 138 votes only one opposed the niczsure. The council will vertise for bids ut oncd work will_be, just as soon as the contract can bé {ot, Weep- ing Water's prospects for the coming ycar are very bright. . . Gave Himself Away. pRASKA CiTy, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Spectal to the Bee.)—Several days ago a man giving his name as John Neils was arrested here for drunkenness and sent up for ten days. While he was being arrested a stranger, who repre- sented himself as a detective, volunteered the information that the prisoner bore a very close resemblance to a man wanted in an Francisco for robbing the mails, and for whose apprehension a heavy reward was of- 1 Deputy Sheriff Huberle immediately wired to the ‘San Francisco authorities for information, sud an answer was »r d with & full' description of the man wanted, which was not that of Neils, but a per t one of the mun who first furnished the police with the information. Now the officers are looking for the “detective,” as they have good reasons for believing he is the man wanted by the California authoritics, but no trace of hiw can be found, nor has he been scen in the city since ho gave the self-con- victing information to the police. pietbiie ki ek ANOTHER SWINDLING SCHEME. A Stranger Induces St. Joseph Coal Dealers to Cash Bogus Checka. St Josern, Mo, Jan. 4.—[Special T gram to the Beel-—-For the past two or three days a neat swindle has been success- fully worked in this city which has resulted in the coal and wood dealers losing se hundred dollars and the premises of a private citizen being converted into a coal and wood yard, Mr. Hazard Craig, of the wholesale firm of Englehart, Winning & Co., lives at No. 1508 Frederick avenue and is well known throughout the cif On Monday and Tues- day last, a man representing himself asa friend of Mr. Craig where the latter was known, and us Mr. Craig himself where he was not, visited the various wood and coal yards of the city and ordered from cach two tons of Richmond coal. In payment for the coal he presented a check signed by Kahn & Furst for £25, payable to “currenc, This check was cashed and the money taken out 1 pay forthe coal and 81750 in change handed back. The coal was then ordered to be sent to 1508 Frederick avenue. Mr. P. Morley, who owns a coal yard, took his check to the State savings bank to-day and found that it was not honored. Me Kahn & Furst were visited and pronounced the check a forger, About this (ime Mr. Craig was scen, having just returned from dinner. His place had been besieged with coal and wood wagons all day and the drivers had insisted on delivering the coal, although warr v his wife that no coal or wood had been or- dered, and that coal was not used at all on theplace. Enough fuel was left on the place to lust Mr. Craig twelve months. i s DULUTH'S PROSPERITY. Her Banks Increased From Ten in One Year, Dervrn, Minn, Jan, 4. [Special Tele gram to the Bee.|—The opening of Stewart & Brett's bank to-day Duluth ten bank- ing institutions in place of four a year ago, WAth a combined capital and surplus of §1,030,- 000 as against a capital and surplus of $81: 000 in January, 1887, Three of the new banks are at the west end and four of them add £210,000 to combined capital and surplus. The consolidation of the Union and Duluth national banks will increase the total figures of capital and surplus to £2,000,000. Duluth is rapidly becoming a_bauking center, She de- serves to be and all her banks report business as first rate while all are increasing their facilities constantly. A glance at the figures of the clearances as published weekly show Duluth to stand usually about nine teenth in the list of American financial cen- ters and among cities having four or five times her population and claiming to do sev- eral fold more business than Duluth. The activity of national banks 18 remarkable and is an encouraging feature of the busine: The loans of the various banks in the city now is, in round numbers, $4,400,000, and de- Pposits, #3,500,000. —— WORK OR STARVE. The Reading Management Agrees on an Address to the Miners. PrirApeLrIA, Jan. 4.—President Corbin, General Manager McLeod and General Super- intendent Sweigert have agreed upon an_ ad- dress to the miners ordering them back to work. If they refuse their places will be filled by other men. e The Situation Unchanged. PriLapeLeiis, Jan. 4.—The situation in Reading and here is practically unchanged. Freight trafile, the officials declare, is regu- lar and unimpeded. All vacancies'caused by the strike have been filled. Work is going ou as usual at Port Richmond to-day. Four to Seventeen Collieries Working. SHENANDOA, Pa, venteen indi- vidual collieries in Shenandoah and the Ma honing district wereworking to-day and more are likely to follow. All have agrecd v bally to pay present wages pending any se tlement the Reading company may make, The Reading Strike Growing. READING, Pa., Jun, 4.—The Reading com- pany’s forty-five mines are stopped, and 2 000 mners at least are idle. Some number of men idle at 50,000 in the Schuyl- kill basin alone, which with 20,000 in the Lehigh make the number quite formidable, S The Lady Knights, LPHIA, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Lenora M, Barry, general investigator of the Kuights of Labor, has issued a circular letter to the female members of the order wherever found. It deals with the subject of the con- dition of workingwomen and girls, and strongly advocates the _expenditure of money for education instead of strikes. S A News From Sandwich Islands. SAN FRaxcisco, Jan 4.—Advices from Honolulu to-day are to the effect that God- frey Brown, minister of foreign affairs, has resigned and that Premier Greene's resigna- tion is expected. The situation there is very threatening and only the presence of Ame: ican, English and ¥rench men-of-war pre serve peace. The supreme court has not yet decided on the legislative dispute. —_—— lowa Agriculturists, CEDAR FALLS, Ia., Jan. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—The first annnal conven- tion of the Iowa Agricuitural und Industrial association opened here to-day with a lurge attendance. The procecdings will last two days. Among the prominet lowans who are here and participate in the debates are James Wilson, L. A, Coftin, C. F. C State Commissioner H. D, and ent W, J. Chamberlain, of the Towa Agricultural College. A number of ing papers on agricultural topics wi to-day. e Senator Allison's Tariff Talk. Dunvque, Jun. 4.—Senator Allison, who leaves to-morrow for Washington, said in an interview to-day that the party that falled to do its share in speedily reducin tariff taxes would lose its public favor, The necessity fer some action was great and con- gress would be compelled to ac He did not wish to outline any definite plan, but said the parties were so divided that in order to reach any result mutual concessions > made. He would be willing to re- tobacco tax and the sugar tarift and ther enly list. ——— A Short Treasurer. LoGAN, Ta., Jan. 4.—[S al Telegram to the Bee.)—With the coming in of the new county treasurer it has been discovered that his democratic predecessor, Mr. 1. H. RHill, e an apparent shortage in his accounts of from £20,000 to §25,000. An investivation is now going on, thougii there is great surprise at what is learned, as Mr. Hill was an up right citizen, of good habits and 1ife and his friends are at a loss to accouut for tuc e ficits. — Will Build a Union Depot, Siovx City, Ia, Jan. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The Jobbers' association is to-day in receipt of positive advice from wuthorities of the Northwestern railroad cowpuny stating that a union depot will be buill nere this year without a peradventure, i A Grocer Assigns. GLENWOOD, Ta., Jan. 4.—|Special Tele gram to the Bee.]- H. Dyar, greeer, assigned last night, Liabilitics, $23,000, HELD HIM WITHOUT BAIL. Result of the Preliminary Hearing of Lawyer Billings. FAST LOSING HISe FRIENDS, Public Sentiment Almost Unanimoud That He 1s a Cold-Blooded Mure derer—Haddock Cases to Be Dismissed, aived Examination. WavesLy, la, Jan. 4. Tae preliminary examination of Lawyer Billngs was con cluded somewhat ubruptly, and the accused was remanded to jail to await the action of the grand jury, charged with the murder of County Attorney Kingsloy, This result is hailed with satisfaction by the community he At first Billings had many friendsand partisans among the residents of this county, but since the people have been put in - posses- sion of all the circumstances connected with the famous tragedy public opinion has come pletely turned, and now it is doubtful 1f Bill- ings has a single friend in the county, the uni- versal opinion being that he is gailty of ouo of the most ruthless murders that ever dis graced the state, Billings' cross-oxamination was continued by Mr. Ellis, attorney for the prosecution, I'he prisoner seemed if anything a trifle more cheerful than usual during the intermissions, discussing with the magistrate and attorney ordinary topics with the utmost coolness, iuis is supposed to be accounted for from the fact that he had derived a certain degree of solace from the encouraging counsel of his attorney, who arrived yesterday and who was closeted with him u long time last evend ing at the jail. Certainly nothing of a con- soling nature has transpired in the progress of the trial. On the other hand, each step taken has apparently only thickened the gloom about him, while every effort of his own to extricate himself has only sunk him deeper- in the mire. When the coroner arrived to- day he produced the papers found upon the person of Billings, which the prosecuting attorney proceeded to cross-examine the wit- ness upon. o this the attorney for the de- fense objected, claiming that the papers. would in no wise determine how Kingsley come to his death. ‘This objection the magis- trate overruled on the ground that as the de- fendant had referred to them so frequently in his dircet examination it was proper that he should also be cross-examined upon then The attention of the prisoner was then called toacopy of the letter purporting to have come from his wife to Kingsley, but which he claims was written by himself for the purpose of obtaining positive evidence: against deceased, or for the purpose of de- coy. Inthis ictter the supposed writer ap- peals to Kingsley for money to assist her in getting out of a delicate position in which he had placed her, and also says that her marital relations with her husbund had been such that he must become suspicious, and she would be obliged to tell him ufl, when he would kil Kingsley. With some reluctunce Billings ‘admitted that the statements in this letter were false. Next the purported confession of Mrs, Billings was produced, duly sworn to before him, und containing his nefarlal seal. This he said, was prepared by himself. Some of the statements it contained were true and others false, Billings frequently interpolated in his evidence the remark that none of the: documents was shown to Kingsley; that they were prepared 4 long time before ' with the exception of the dates thereon, which he had written at different times, Most of the papers bear the date of the tragedy. Upon the motion of the 1 o these and otl ords of the defense, Mr. Miller agam There was no proof, he said, that, the papers were ever presented to Kingsley, and hence they could not be used as evidence, insisted that they were evi- e, and cvideuce of importance. On the night of the shooting Billings spoke of them as evidence to show why Kingsley had shot him, and why should they not be used as evi dence to show why Billings murdered Kings- ley. Billings had more than_once spoken of being released upon a writ of habeas corpus, In such proceeding tho record alone would be referred to, and it was imminently proper {llkt. thess: docuuionte, the! moss), qamg: ing of evidence, should appear thercon. Mr. Miller, in reply, said that upon his honor as an attorney his wouldy attempt no habeus corpus pra and rather than to permit this improper evidence to appear of record, and to allow an cxumination of the: in this regard, they would waive This proposition the prosecution ly suapped up, and it was thus settled upon after u fruitless attempt on the part of the d ¢ to have the examination to ap- peur of record us having closed befo (-m§ psecuting attor- matters upon introduction of any defensive testimohy.r, a plain effort to wipe out Billings' conflictin statements. Mayor Holt then rendered his decisio that the defendant, having waived examina tion, should remain in jail to await the action of the grand jury. During the forenoon Billings frequently incurred the displeasure of his attorn and was several times snubbed by that gentleman, who apparently intends henceforth to conduct the case him- self. After the adjournment the atto asked permission of “the state, as an humanity that the defendant be allowed to be visited by his wife. Mr. Kllis, before mukz ing this concession, said that he would conl fer with Mr. Dawson, who was appointed to succeed the «d man as torney. Mr. Dawson is the juror ducted the examinution atthe quest. He is a shrewd lawyer, and his une tired efforts brought to light much damay evidence against Billings which might oth wise have remained coucealed, Gat ng at Des Moines, Des Moizes, Ia, Jan. 4.—[Special Teles gram tothe Brek]—Colonel Hepburn are rived to-night and opened headquarters at the Kirkwood. He is warmly grected by many admirers, who hopeto sce him elected scnator. About twenty members arrived to- day, and with the army of candidates the hotel lobbies begin to have the usual stir and bustle prepuratory to the opening of the legislature. All ihe candidates for speaker are here except Mr. Wilbur, of Floyd county. Heis expected in the morning. The speakership fight is, so far, concealed below the surface, nothing new having been devels oped, save’ that itis rumored to-uight thal :\h; Berryhill, of this city, is to be a cand) date, ‘ Haddock Cases Dismisse S1ovx Ciry, La., Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.]—1t was expected that the cases against the men accused of the murder of e ( 1dock, would be called in teourt to-day. They would have been called had certain papers been received from Attorncy O'Connell, at Fort Dodge. As s00n as these papers are reccived the state will ask that the cases against John Arensdorf, Paul Lead Harry Sher- A. L. Leavitt, Albert Kosnitski and sster Ganda, be dismissed, The cases inst Henry Peters, L. Plath and George Triber, who' have not been arrested, will stand. This action has no cffect on the case Munchrath, already convicted as & —— Towa Liquor Periiits, Siovx Ciry, Ia, Jan, 4.—[Special Teles gram 1o the Beg. |—The board of supervisors to-day heard the application of the purties asking permits to sell liquors under statute regulations. A large crowd of citizens attended the proceedings. on filea petition remonstrating g bourd geanting any such permits and this is n y signed. The objections are brought on legal grounds, T s