Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1888, Page 1

OMAHA DALY BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1888, NUMBER 228, IT MADE VERY QUICK TIME The Bill For Omaha's Public Building Passes the Senate. GRAND Prospects That They, Too, Will Fare Well-Beatrice Complains of Unjust Rates-The Pro- posed New Land Law. Passcd the Senate. WASHINGTON BUnEAr THE OMATIA BEE, 513 FOURTEENTH SThE Wasnisetos, . C., Jan, ISLAND AND FREMONT. Vi } taken up for conside and timber culture act being repealed. Tt i also proposed to confine the privilege of the homestead act o citi Jf the United States and no person w the proprietor of 160 acres of land in any state or territory but who abandons his residence upon his own lands can acquire rights under the home- stead law. Any person who has not heretoforchad the henefit of the pre-emp- tion law and who has failed to perfect a title to a tract of land heretofore entered by him under the homestead law may in lieu thercof make pre-emption proof. The bill forbids any person to cut or destroy any timber or to set fire to any timber or underbush or to re- move any timber from the public lands or use lumber made from timber so cut or fe- moved. TO INVESTIGATE Tn the senate to-d yesterday by Mr. Plumb, postoffice committee to make thorough .| uuiry into the cause of ineMcient mail s specially in the west and south, was ation. Mr. Manderson s of personal gratitude Kunsas who introduce TIE MATL SERVICE, ay the resolutions offered instructing the in- suid that he felt a s to the senator from In a twinkling the senate took up todas, | {je resolution and he hoped that the investi- at the request of Mr. Manderson, the bill ap- | gation would be thorough. Those who lived propriating £1,200,000 for a new site and [ in the advancine states of the we building for the government offices at | fored very much from incfMcient postal ar- Omah and passed it. There was no ob. | FANZement for the last couple of years, The . subject was debated at length by Messrs, jection, no debate, no delay had the hearty endorscment braska's senata of both onward pr tives, It is very r It was but a few weeks ago t Mauderson. made. was introduced by Mr. lowed it to th Omaha but the treasury department, and hy fairly pushed it. Yesterday ouly bill reported to the senat The measure Ne- s, the unanimons approval of the committee on public buildings and grounds, and there was nothing to impede its gress to the house of representa- such good time i made by a bill in congress as this one has 1 it | statest He fol- mmittee with statistics and endorsements from not_only the people at was the and now to-day it and others. Stewart, Saulsbury, Morgan There will be an investi COLONEL LUDLOW THREA Colonel Ludlow, who filed an_assienment from the army as engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia, and who was sum- marily relieved of his duty the other day, intimates that he #o into private busi- ness and resign his position s a soldier. He at he was hedied in his work as engin- cer by the commissioners of the district : that he hoped an honest application to duty would bring some reward, but he thinks that he has not received justice and has veen treated very harshly by the administration. THE SPEAKEI RECOVERING RAPIDLY. Speaker Carlisle and wife returned from Fortress Monroe this afternoon. The speaker is taken up and passed. Too much credit | is greatly improved and expects to preside cannot be given Senator Manderson for the | over the house in a few days. Mrs. Car- work he has done in this matter. He has [ lisle will t'wh' her ’Igifi\lm‘l ‘\h-.‘h..w.m.\' stood by it like the carnest, faithful servant | Fo0POn 0 OO, e rrolos abant the he is, and now it has passed from hi lative domain b efforts, but there Me: MeShane, S8, logis does not intend to relax his He will do all he can in tho house, Dorsey and Laird are to give it attention, and it is proo- ood deal of talk in political circles about the sceretary of the navy muking it *“convenient” to have a revenue cutter make a business trip to Fortress Monroc just ut the time the speaker and his wife wanted to visit that re- sort and make it “‘conveaient” tor the cutter to return at the time the distinguished states- able that it will pass that body as it is, ere | man desired. The Potomac is full of ice and another month, The merits of the measure | trips are mude by the government ships now have been brought by these men to the at- | 0Ly when business of great importance de- tention of the house buildings and grounds. MONEY FOR NEBRASKAN Mr. Dorscy suec to-day take and pass his bill to pay James ), William Titus $20, Barnes, of Ogallala, and Jacob Willinms # Keith county, Nebraska. full compensat a The sums ar 1877, FOR FREMONTIAND GRAND ISLAND. T met Mr. Dorse for Fremont and Grand Island. H that the show a wonderful increase offic shipm bank statements have Propo; increase is confldently expected in 1588, session. personal influence. RATLROAD DISCRINMINATION IN NERRASKA. The Beatrice bourd of trade tod; with the inter-state commerce. comm Beatri y rail into the city of und the Burlington, and the Omaha, Republican Vall Hastings, The complaint charges that Beg rice is subjected to undue and un; prejudice and a disadvantage high rate of tariff in | to the leng of the haul and theactual mileage on the rouds from the cities of Chicago and S Louis to the citics of Omaa, Hastings. This is aileg committee on public eded in having the house all of Ogallala, in n for damages sustained by reason of the destruction of crops by mules belonging to the command of Colonel Forsyth, Seventh United States cavalry, in August, y this afternoon and asked him about the prospects of the passage of public building bills which he has introduced replied statistics furmshed by Eremont in population, growth of business, etc., that within the past two years in that city the reports of the post- have been increased over 50 per cent; ts by rail have nearly doubled, the jonately in- creased, and that with the new industrics es- tablished during the past year a much larger Mr. Dorsey added that Graud Island has not yet made o showing, but that he expected to have both bills passed during the present He is giving them his personal at- tention and is putting into the work all of his v flled ion a etition asking an investigation on the rates e, and_com- plaining against the Union Pacific railroad icago, Kansas and Nebraska, and the Missouri and sy roads for unlawful dis- crimination in favor of Omaha, Lincoln and | 1 sonable by reason of Lincoln and 1 to be contrary to mands them. WORK UPON THE TARIFF BILL. Democratic members of the house commit- tee on ways and means say that the tariff bill will not be presented to the full commit- tee under two weeks, [t is to be acted upon by and reported from the full committee be fore it appears in the house, which obviate the necessity of delay in reference, et There is to be no delay after the bill is snted to the committee before it is sported to the house. A majority re- port will be prepared and it will be brief and the minority will not be waited upon for the purpose of prepara- tion of a report or proposing amendments. 1t may be that the bill will be ready to present to the committee at the meeting on the 11th of February. A draft of the bill has been in the hands of Chairman Mills for ne months and the majority of the committee running over it at meetings two or imes a weck ever since the holiduys. At the conclusion of ecach meeting it looks to the members present as though they are farther away from a definite understanding thun before. But an agreement has been reached by which the measure shall be given the finishing strokes and made ready for sun- mission to the full committee within fifteen days. ‘The duty on cotton, silk, books and tobacco will not be affected, The reduction on sugar will be from 20 to 30 per cent, and such raw materials as lumber, salt, 1ron, cop- per, wool, ete., are to go on the free list. The wool and woolen schedule has been passed over steadily, but it is understood that wool shall me made free, and the duty on manu- factured woolen goods reduced from 20 to 40 per cent in proportion to the quality and that the most common grades shall go free, The question of free wool has been the cause of more delay than anything clse that has come upon the compilation of the bill. What shall be done in the way of reducing or abolishing the internal revenue tax has also not been definitely determined and will not be. Rec- ommendations have been received from the secretary of the treas and the commis sioner of internal revenue, although the lai- 5 known to be opposed 1o any alteration It has been prae! red, that the internal on all kinds of tobacco, in every condi- tion, shall be abolished except on manufactured cigars and cigavettes which is 10 b retained at the solicitation of the chanics and laborers interested in manufacture. The tax on fruit brandy is whatever, however, ot fthe ihterstate. commerce wet. | 8150 to be abolished. Iron, steel and a num- fih:‘;}{_\i;‘,,:,,‘,,f'fi,g,:[[fl o R b rest: | ber of articles are being shifted around ut dent of the Beatrice board of trade, und meeting of the democratic memboers of Arthur. W Dale, — secretary. — Attached | the committee and not before some time next o " he Detition Is ‘an exhibit showing | Week will it be known what general features e o ames “from Chicago' to. Boutrice | the bill will contain. The wdea is to place be- to be but sixteen miles more th fore the house a bill which will have the Toom Chicago to. Lincoln and 101 miles less | united support of the democrats and as many than from Chicago. to Hastings, while tha | Of the republicuns as possible, and then com Qiathnce Trom St Touts to Beatrice. is stated | out of the senate committee on finance 10 bo twenty-cight miles less than from St, | #nd pass the = senate with = as = few Louis to Li than from rates on tel it. Louis to Omaha. Beatrice than to cither Omaha and Liucoln, and o y jonally higher rate when mileage is taken iuto consideration, than to Hastings, TO RELIEVE AN I0WA BANK. Senator Allison to-day introduced a bill puy the 1 & as terest from January January 1, 1583, on two United cent bonds for #00 which, for this period, 1 heen ving in the custody pf the postal authbrities, PROPOSED TIMBER LAND LAWS. Tho house committe been at work since the sion, pro its pus laws velating to the disposition of agric tural and timber land: The new bill is ver; nearly perie ng. The existing laws regarding the dispc sition of mineral lands hage not been alter: “The new bill provides that timber land sk e sold but that the privilog timber therefrom in tracts not forty acres in extent shall bo sold to ti highest bidder upon sealed proposals due appraisement and advertising. Al sales shall be for cash, p treasury. Timber sold shall be within 8 and in ¢ se entries under the laws regulating the the purchaser of the timber, of the wterior is directed to cause tion to bo made of ull the timber a new classification and inspector xamini nds fo pIn and thirty-two miles less A table of classes of goods shows an actual higher proportionate rate from both places to to t Nutional bank of Marion, Ta., 1, 1881, 0 States 4 per ach, and ' four United States bonds for 1,000 cach, the coupons of de- stroyed while detachied from the bonds and ou public lands has | & beginuing of the ses- iding for a general bill which, upon s 0 ben substitute for the existing | y »d by the committee and will probubly be finally adopted at its next meet- 1 1 of cutting the excecding tor and yable at the time of the sale, and the proceeds turned into the removed ceurs from the date of the sale, wineral shall be found upor tracts of timber land they shall be subject to e o mineral lands, without impaiving the right of The secretary Y are to be § changes as possible. This will g the dem- ocratic house the credit of having brought about the revision of the tariff. The doubts as to whether free wool can puss the senate and can be got through the house, has caused much delay in the work now being done. NOTES, K. D. Kilpatrick and wife, of Beatrice, left for New York to-day. C. S. Alling, of Omaha, 1s at the Howard house. In exccutive session firmed the nomin: of the Niobrar Adams, of the the senate has con- ions of Receiver Charde, district, and Rogistrar dney district. Peiey S, Hearn, Patents Granted to Westerners. Wasmisaroy, Jan. 3L—[Special Tele- am to the Ber.|—Patents were issued to Nebraska and Towa inventors: to-day as fol- lows: Samuel Barr, McCaustand, Ta., pump rod attachment and plow: Joseph P. Bower, Des Moiues, ., driving mechanism for ele- vators; Edward G. Butcher, Commanchie, Ta., equestrian gymnasium; Frederick 1. Davis, Gladbrook, In., draft equalizer; Webster A. airbanks, Charles City, Ia., plow; Sylvester Fritch, Beatrice, Neb., refrigerator; Allen Johnston, Ottumwa, Ia., cutlery grinding machine; Albert Landstram, assignor of o half to A. B. Walker, Council Bluffs, Ta., transom lifter; Wellington J. Martin, Mt. Pleasant, ignor to lowa Road Grader and Ditcher manufacturin mpany, Burlington, In., roud per and grader: Henry P, Moore, Tama City, la., reversible roas ditching machine Rowley Robiu Wymore, Neb., apparatus for transfer cars; Jacob Shuck, Blue tivator; Frank E. Smit ticker. Toledo, Ta., office Postal Changes, ppointed at a salary of £2,000 cach and_ex Wasmyarox, Jan. 31.—[Special Telegram Ponses to survey and classify the same, Tho [ 10 the Bre]—The following Nebraska post- president has the right at any time to re- | masters were appointed to-day: Doune M. Werve timber lands us public rescrvation | Roberts, Emmet, Holt county, vice Mis in order that the trces and under Maloy, resigned; Nozh W. Slater, growth shall be protected fr waste sgle Maloy, resigned; Noah W. Slater, And injury, and ho s authorized | Hardy, Nuckolls county, vice William A. to employ a wmilitary force to protect such | Peebler, resigned: William H. Gerhar timber te itory. that at the time of filing the declu which shall be sufficicut ta gate and prepare such lands for ordinar ricultural ci 10 be used for irrigation, issued for desert lands unless it shown that the person making the within five years, shall have mude the ca: and ditches for the necessary irri and entered. No entry of desert | hereafter exceed 320 acres. Lands unit for cultiva tion and aestitute of timber shall be disposed | C of under existing laws with the condition ation the party shall also file a map of the luuds he proposes to take up, together with a plan showing the mode of contemplated ivrigation, thoroughly irri ag ops and the source of the water No patent shall be shall be outry, s ation und ut in cultivation at least one-ei ||H\| .nrlm‘.‘- The secretary of the interior is directed to classify all public lands adapted to agriculture, and they. sh reserved exclusively for uctual settle upder the homestead uct, -the procupl le, Cheyenne county, vice John V. ue, resigned; Joseph Gilmer, Mi Sheridau ceunty, vice Soloiwmon Dew signed National Capital Notes, WasmiNaroy, Jan, 81.—The comptroller of the currency has declared the first dividend in favor of creditors of the Fifth Nationul bunk of St. Louis, 30 per cent, amounting to $0.511, Representative Plumb to-day made an ent before the house committee on lary in explanation of his resolution for investigation of the cir v which certain words were ¢ oviding for a 4 per cent loan, Vance, {from the committee on reported favorably to the senate the assed by the scuute last congress to © Lor'warchousing fruit brasdy, callin ) | - 1ETH CONGRESS, Senate. Wasnixaroy, Jan. 8l.—Among the bills reported from the committies and placed on the calendar was one for the construction of a bridge across the St. Croix river. A resolution was offered by Mr. Dawes, which was adopted, calling on the secretary of the interior for information as to the sale of the lands of the Omaha reservation. Mr. Riddleberger offered a resolution that the treaty with Great Britain be considered in open session and at _once. Mr. Edmunds objected and it was laid over Mr. Mitchiell offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the committee on commerce to consider the advisability of in- serting a provision i the river and harbor bill, requiring all work tobe done by contract. The plumb resolution of yesterday relative to ineficient mail scrvice, was taken up for consideration. After some acrimonious debate, during which Mr. Chase said the main reason for the difficulty complained of was the fact that the postofice department had changed 90 per cent of the whole force of the country in the short space of two and & half years, for political reasons. The resolution went over without action. The following bills were then taken up and nting a right of way through public lands for irrigation purposes. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution. It provides that the term of office of the president and the Fiftieth congress shall continue until the 80th of April 1880; that senators, whose ex- isting term would otherwise expire on the 4th of March, 189 and _thereafter, shall con- tinue in office until April 30 succeeding such expiration: that the 30th of April at noon shall thereafter be substituted for the 4th of March, as the commencement and termina- tion of the official term of president, vice- president, senators and representatives in congress: and that the twelveth article of amendments to the constitution shall be amended accordingly. rts then spoke in favor of the Blair edueational bill, and after an extensive ses- sion the senate adjourned, House. WASHINGTON, The committee on banking and currency reported a bill author- izing the secretary of the treasury to invest lawful money deposited in the treasury in trust by nationai banking associations for the retirement of their circulating notes. The committee on commerce reported back the strike rvesolution with a substitute requesting the inter-state commerce commis- sion to investigate the matter. It was made the special order for Monday. The committee on postoffices and post roads reported the bill requiring land grant railroads to construct and operate indepen- dent telegraph lines. Calendar. “The committee on invalid pensions reported bills granting a pension to the widow of General Logan, and the senate bill increasing the pension of the widow of General Blair, Private calendar A resolution was adopted assigning Febru- ary 21, %2, 23, 25 and 28 for the consideration of public building bills, Mr. Brumm of Pennsylvania, presented a memorial of a committee representing 82,000 working men_ asking an investigation of ¢ Reading strike, Ordered printed. The reso- lution was submitted by the committee on commerce touching the investigation of th Readmg strike and was made the special order for to-morrow afternoon. “The consideration of the W' bill was postponed two weeks. then adjourned. The Reading Strike. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The house commit- tee on commerce reconsidered its action on the Anderson resolution referring the ques- tion of investigating the Reading railroad strikes to the interstate commerce commis ins banking The house Tuti to investigate the strike, The same ¢ mittee reported favorably on a bill provid- ing for the construction of a crib in the luke ncar Chicago. The minority of the committees made a report, the substance of which is that con- eress should investigate the matter, now as the evils complained of will have rdached a culmination before the inter-state comm sion gets to the matter. he mmority re- port was decidedly favorable to the miners side of the e, A Request For Appropriations, Wasmixaroy, Jan, 81L.—The secretary of the interior to-day transmitted to the house with favorable endorsement a letter from the acting commissioner of the land oftice in which he says the estimates for the surveys of public lands are too small and requests an additional appropriation of §100,000. He also usks appropriations of § ecially devoted to the survey of lands within the grant and indemnity limits geanted railronds and the appropriation of 50,000 for clerical seryices in the ofiice of the surveyor general and 10,000 for increased surveys. Committee Proceedings. The sub-committee to which was referred Mr. Taylor's (Ohio) bill defining polygamy, to-day reported to the house judiciary com- mittee the following substitute: Polygamy shall not exist nor be lawful within the United States or any place sub- ject to their ju ction, Polygamy shall consist of the marriage relation by contract or n fact between one person of either sex and more than one person of the other sex. Congress shall enfore this arti District of Columbia and the territories of the United States and other places subject to their jurisdiction, and shall have power, ntly with the several states. to en- force the sume within the stutes by uppro- priate legislation, The house committee on banking and cur- rency to-day reported favorably to the house Mr. Dingley’s bill, authorizing the secretary of the treasur, st money deposited by national ban the ret.rement of their cirenlation in the purchase of United States bonds at current market rates. The bonds 80 purchased, with the interest aceruing are to be held in trust and used for the payment of the circulating notes of banks which huy: deposited lawful money for such payment. The committee reports an amendment limit- ing to 85 ver cent the amount that may be in- vested and authorizing the secretary to sell the bonds redeemed if it be necessary to re- deem the cireulating notes outstanding. - rozen to 1 ABERD) Duk., Jan. 31, Journal reports the fre farmers of Campbell county, named Fred and G e Cormelil, Monday, while on their way from Lagrace to Mound City. - A Constitutional / ndment. WasHiNGroy, Jan. 31.—The senate passed Hoar's joint resolution for a constitutional amendment changing the time for mecting of congress aud for the inaugurggion of the president. ath, A special to the czing to death of two Condition of James Redpath. W Youk, Jan, 3l.—James Redpath was reported casier this morning, and the doctor says his patient will survive unless paralysis extends W the brain or bronical tubes. — The Eastern Bfizzard. NTUCKET, Mass., Jun. 8L—It is two weeks since any mail has been received here The sound is full of ice and it extends scu- ward as far us the eye can igach. e Indications. Warmer followed by coolc , light o fresh soutnerly winds, Weather For Nebra fair weathe sk becoming southwesterly, For Dakota: Slightly warmer, fair weather, followed by slightly colder and by local snows in the northern portions; light to fresh variuble winds, i GIBBONS ON HENRY GEORGE. P — His “Progress and Povorty” Only a Plagiarism. TAKEN FROM SPENCER AND MILL. The Shrewd Cardinal Explains the Objections to a Formal Conder pation of the Land Theory— Americans Complimented. A Famous Letter, (Cpyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] RosE, Jan. 81.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Heg.]—I have obtained the original text of Cardinal Gibbons' letter to Cardinal Simeoni about the works of Henry George which has been kept secret, although garbled, incorrect, statements about it ltave been published. ‘The letter begins thus: Your Eminence—I have alrcady had the honor of presenting my views on the social questions which agitate America_and especi- ally in relation to the Knights of Labor, but lately another form of social discussion has developed attaching to the doctrines of Henry George, an American author identi- fied with the working classes. Since my ar- rival at Rome I have heard discussed the question whether these works should find a place in the index. Aftor meditation upon the subject I think it my duty to submit to your eminence the reasons which demon- strate to me why a formal condemnation of Henry George's works would be inopportune and useless. Cardinal Gibbons then proceeds to say that Mr. George is not the originator of his theory concerning the ownership und control of real property. He charges that in *“Progress and Poverty” Mr. George cites “precisement” the teachings of Herbert Spencer and John Stuart Mill. The cardinal also gnotes from anarticle in the Contemporary Review of November 1886, a charge that Mr. George *is only a plagiarist from those celebrated authors.” “And it seems to me,” continue the cardinal, “that the world would adjudg: it a httle singular if le saint siege should at- tack the works of a humble American work- man instead of his masters.”” The cardinal adds with some nmaivete, “and if any one thinks it the duty du saint siege to pronounc judgment upon Messieurcs Spencer and Mill it might be prudent, before such adjudication, to take the opinions of Cardinals Manning and Newman as to the policy of * such action.” Next, reference is made to the differentiations between Heccanelle's work on communion published by the propoganda press in 1882 and George's writing. *And one who reads the latter observes that the author does not teach nor wish to teach an abolition of all private property and placing it under state care. Mr. George, on the con- trary maintains that individual property absolute over all the fruits of a man's energy aud industry. It isonly as to the possession of land that he wishes to limit individual property by an extepsion of the supremum dominum of government. One can per- ceive, therofore, thatpractically the contro- versy presents itself to the American public as a simple question touching the power of government over in- dividual ownership of land. Regarding this power I wish to here note that whoever has studied the relation of the state to the ownership of land as the subject is treated by Steccanella and other Catholic writers or as it is regarded by the laws of taxation and the support of the poor in many countries and especially in England, cannot fail to comprehend that this is a question tres com- plexe and governed by differing circum- stances of time and place, and not fit to be resolved by a preemptory sentence. The whole question is before the American pub- lic as a political problem and in an arena 8o practical will soon find solution. Mr. George himself recognizes how only legislative power can accomplish his disposition of these affairs. It scoms certain that never will a congress nor a legislature be found which would vote 8o profound a change, in social relations, ni un president que Uapprov- erait, in a country like the United States which is not for~ doctrinists and visionists nor speculationists. The theory eannot be come dangerous nor long survive after any practical application of it has been rejected. If let alone it would in all certainty die, itself. Certain recent cvents, in the United States, have occasioned popular ex- citer very profound, which has an te comnection with this very question, It appeared evident, then, even if it were advisable to condemn the doctrines; the present time could not be prop- erly chosen for that purpose. I feel certam, however, that a condemnation of the works of Mr. George might give - them popular importance and * arouse a curiosity that would sell them par des million des copies and immensely spread the influences which the condemnation sought to restrain. The American people, 1 repeat, are so practical that all bizarre ideas and impractical substi- tutions are so soon found out that it appears to me that prudence should suggest that we let absurditics die a natural death and that we should notincur the risk of giving to thes life, importance and an artificial force par I'entervention des un bureaux de leglise. LED LADIES IN TRADE. A Talk With an English Milliner of Blue Blood. [Copyright 1885 by James Gordon Bennett,] Loxpoy, Jan. 8L.—[New York Herald Cable Special to the Bee.]—When the great Napoleon dubbed the English natton *“Shop- ke " John Bull grew wrathy, but the old gentleman has learnt a good doal of com- mon sense since then. It is but a few years ago that society was startled and, to tell the truth, rather shocked, at hearing that M: Cullom More had put his sons in business, Then the young men, who were something in the city, cropped up in the best London draw- ing rooms, and by degrees the people began to learn that after all a man mght be in busimess and the gentleman at the same tume, and London society no longer troubled itself with what a man was doing so long as he could behave himself decently. It was a rather bitter pill for London socicly to swallow when it first admitted wholesale traders within its sacred portals, He derfully its views have broadened is shown by the way in which men and women iu the very best soclety are now engaged in retail shop- keeping and are not in the least ashamed to own up to it. Lady Granville Gordon set the ball roiling when hor father, Henry 'R Dublin distiller, failed in bus Granville's success induced many s people of both sexes to follow the example, Customers discovered that what used to be called “quality” have some taste and are pleasant to d with. The only trouble is the murket may be overstocked with m ners and dressmakers who belong to the “upper suckles,” but who ure unfortunate dependent for their incomes upon Irish ten nants and Scoteh crofiers, ‘The lutest recruit to the b and of well-bora [ in Rosshire. women who have gone into trade is Lady Mackenzie, of Scadwell, Rosshire. Her ladyship has opened a shop in Sloane street, where she deals in bonnets, hats, etc., under thename of Mme. de Courcey. Mme. de Courcey is o tall, handsome woman, with a broad, open, brow and a very fine pair of clear blue eyes, She is cvidently a woman of business, with a strong character. At the same time there is nothing of the strong-minded woman about her. Her manners have that charming ease about them which denotes the true gentlewoman. The shop in Sloane strect is handsomely yet quictly furnished. Mme. De Courcey does 10t attend upon her customers except they be intimate friends, but looks after the busi- ness part of the establishnient in & room up said the lady, in answer to a query )\ ur correspondent, “the crofters are at the bottom of it. We can't get anything like our original rents from our tenants Matters are bad enough now, but they are going to be worse, Foresceing this, I determine to shut the stable door be- fora the steed has loft. My husband was very much opposed to my going into trade, but you see T got my own way in the end.” “What makes you think that still worse times are coming?" ““Well, people who own property in the hign- lands are dependent to a large extent on their moors and deer forests, A greater part of the land is good for nothing else. The game laws must inevitably be repealed in England before long. Once repealed on this side the border, they must go on the other side. Then, where is the highland land owner to gethis income from! 1 don't blame the crofters. Some of my husband's tenants are men whose families have occupied the land for generations ‘back. They would do anything they could to moet their obligations, but it is impossible for them to do so. Their crops may be excellent, but what is the use of a good crop if there is fio market for it. For- eien competion has kiled their market. Yes, times are hard now but nothing like so hard as they will be. It's no use trying to shut out the truth. Socialism is making enor- mous strides and, unpleasant though it may be, to have to face it [and then, Mme, De Courcey instead of sighing over the hard times, packed up a beautiful tea gown of salmon colored satm, covered with white lace] you see I don’t confine myself to hats. Talso make tea gowns and tea jackets, The tea gown is a thoroughly English invention, but has been much taken up by French women. They are now being made in such magnificent brocades that ladies are wearing them for informal dinner parties and the original idea of the gown is compar- atively lost sight of.” “What was the original idea?” ““The tea gown was invented for country house use. When the ladies returned from shooting or hunting they would go to their rooms and dress for dinner with the excep- tion of putting on the decollette dress and wear these gowns for 5 o'clock tea, where men would only put their smoking jackets on. Itsaved the trouble of another dressing. These tea jackets are a sort of feminine smoking jucket and are very much in vogue now. Totell you thetruth their greatest use seems to be to brighten up a shabby gown when you are dining with your hus- band alone.” “Do you design your bonnets, ete?” “No, I have a very clever French milliner ‘who does that. Here 18 a new design of hers ‘which we have cailedthe ‘Nautilus’ because it is so like the shell, and Mme. DeCourcey picked up a dainty little bit of the milliner's art which was as light as a feather.” “I shall start for Paris in a few days,” she continued, *to get an inkling of spring fash- ions. But you know a Paris bonnet has to be adapted to suit the English taste. The Parisians don’t walk as much as English women do, and what might be all right for @ lady driving in the bois would be vel outre for a wornan walking in the row. ThenI try not to im- itate Paris fashions too severely. All the London milliners go to Pams, and if we didn't use a little originality all our things would be exactly the same.” ““Has your going into trade affected your social status in any way b “Not in the least,” and Mme. De Courcey gave asort of low chuckle. “The fuct is it is rather the fashion to be in trade. All my 0ld friends deal with me and prefer doing so than going to people they know noth- ing about. You would be astonished if you knew how many people there are who have a first rate position in society and are tradesmen. Naturally the old tradesmen don’t like our competition, but what are we to do! We must live.” *Is your custom confined to your friends?" “Oh, no. People come into my shop as they would into any ordinary milliner's. 1 have a good many American customers, too. Americans are patronizing English fashions much more than they used to.” And then Mme. de Courcey was called upon to attend to business matters, and your correspondent took his lee: s, FLEMING WANTS A FIGHT. The Conditions On Which Smith Will Meet Sullivan. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Benne ] Loxnox, Feb. 1, 4 a. m.—[New York Herald Cable—Speeial to the Bie.]—The Sporting Life this morning prints from Flen mith’s manager, the following cara: Sullivan’s last letter deserves to be treated with contempt. I can assure him he is not raising his reputation by his lengthy, abusive epistles. I begin to believe his monkey-work a sham. First he talks fight, then pats himself on the back just to show us what afine fellow he is. After pluming his feathers he comes out with a proposition for a six round glove contest and offers a prize equal to about one-fourth the gate receipts, The only terms on which Sullivan should meet Smith is in a fair fight to a finish, under the new. rules of the prize vinz. I will meet Phillips ut the Sporting Life on Friday next at 3 o'clock p. m., prepared to sign articles and post a forfeit of £500 for Jem Smith to fight Sullivan for £1000 a side or us much more as he find, providing to agree to fair articl similar tothose for the Kilrain-Swith fight, o limited number of persons ouly to witnoss the battle, and the names of those invited by both sides to be submitted and cach side to have the power of striking off name objected to. I shall msist upon & clause that should any person appear at the ring side known to be an adhierent of either man, other than those who 1 permission, the principal of whom he is the partisan sha'l forfeit the whole battie moncy. The fightto take place ut tihe end of May or early in June, aund the e money to be posted at the Sporting Life office four wecks bofore the fight. Jem Smith, being champion of England, in his own country has a perfect right to nawe the battle ground and the time of fighting, pro- viding he fights within six mouths from the time of being challenged, The propositions I name are solely for the purpose of securing fulr d play for both, and in order that there be no get-out on either side, I hope Phillips will not fail to meet me at the Sporting Life office at the time T appointed, as T am anxious that ‘a match should be made atonce and with as little fuss as possible, el o Lorillard Spencer Dead. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, Jan8l.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Ber.]—Lorillard Spencer, of the Union club, is dead. - Sailed For Barcelona. [Copiright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Mansgiies, Jan, 81.—(New York Cable— Spoecial to the Be.] ~The American yacht, Intrepid, has sailed for Barcelona. — After Swiss Soclalists. Benuiy, Jan. 81.—The minister of the in terior has asked the governor at Berne whether the chief of police of Zurich was acting in accordance with law in supplying socialists hostile to_the German government with information affecting the Berlin detect- ive bureau. Coercion Screws, Duniay, Jan. 31.—The trial of Cox, mem- ber of parliament, on the charge of violating the crimes act by addressing tenants at Kildysart, was begun to-day. Cox was tr aweek ago at Ennis on the charge of ad dressing proclaimed league meetings and sentenced to four months imprisonment. He appealed and on his release fr arrested on the cha tried to-day. n juil was re- ¢ on which he is being The German Loan, Benruy, Jan. 8L—The bundesrath to-day fixed the sum for carrying out the provisions of the new military bill at 251,500,000 marks, of which 278,300,000 is non-recurring expen- diture and 8,200,000 marks a permanent loan. The bill was immediately afterward intro- duced id the Reichstag. pse Ly An American Honored. Loxnoy, Jan. 81.—The geological socicty has conferred the Muchison medal_upon_ Dr. Newberry, of Columbin college, New York. gl Wanted to Arm Troops. Beruiy, Jan. 31.—The new military bill now before the reichstag states that the loan asked is needed for the arming of 700,000 extra troops, the order to be prepared be- forchand for a declaration of war and to avoid confusion. dvictions, DunLiy, 81.—Two evictions were made at Kilmihil, County Clave, to-day. I sheriff was protected by a force of 200 poll men. A mob, in sympathy with the tenants, threw missiles at the evicters, and werd charged by the police. Sentenced to Three Months, DrnLis, Jan. ‘wo merchants of Long- ford have been sentenced to three months imprisonment cach and nine farmers to one month _each for taking part in an uniawful assemblage on the occasion of the release from prison of Father Egun. Blane Gets Four Months. Dunvry, Jan 8L.—The trial of Blane, mem- ber of parliament, on charge of inciting ten- ants o resist the authoritics, resulted in his being sentenced to four month’s imprison- ment. e Rebellion in Abyssinia. RoMg, Jan, 31.—Advices from Massowah ay it is reported that King Menelek of hoa, has revolted against King John of Abyssinia. e The Sugar Trust. New Yorxk, Jan. 81.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The members of the sugar trust are vexed at the disclosure of their methods, which they have used every endeavor to keep dark, They still refuse to talk, and evidently intend to continue their operations without taking the public into their confi dence. The sugar trade is greatly ggitated about this question. A down-town merchant said: ““The papers have done a good thing in thus exposing the trust, for a more iniquitous combination than this was never formed. ‘They have absolute control of the sugar market and_cverybody is helpless in their hands, There is no one here strong cnough to fight them. There is one way in which they could be hurt very seriously, und atis by taking the duty off the hipher des of raw sugar, which are now so vily taxed that they cannot be sold at a profit, and the quality” of which is as good as the refined for most purposes. That would hort the trust, which is made up en- tirely of refineries, s it would allow mnpor- ters to compete with them.” The certificates of the trust, which were offered for sale ast week at 80 are still unsold, the highiest bid thus far received being 7. - Prison Workshops Burned. Ricumoxn, Va., Jan. 30.—Soon after 5 o'clock this morning the buildings of the Virginia penitentiary leased by Davis Shoe company, of Boston, and operated as a shoe factory by from three to four hundred con- victs were totally destroyed with valuable machinery and stock. The buildings were of brick and covered an_area of about seven hundred feen in length and sixty m wiath. The loss to the shoe company is cs- timated at from #150,000 to §175,000. The buildings were state property and the loss caused by their destruction will amount 300, The amount of insurance has not L obtained. Soon after the fire broke out the bells in the city sounded the military call and in a few minites two hundred soldicrs e on the ground to guard against any out ak among the prisoners, but everything quiet and the military were or- —— Death of General Thompson, Ciieaco, Jan, 81.—General John L. Thompson died this morning at his home in this city from the effects of a rupture of a blood vessel at the base of the brain. Gen eral Thompson was a member of the law firm of Williams & Thompson, and was one of the most prominent attorneys in the city. He leaves a widow and two children, - Mrs. Sharon's Allowance Cut Dow SAN Fraxcisco, Jan, 8L—The state su preme court to-day filed a decision afirming the pecision of the lower court grauting u divoree to Sarah Althea Sharon, from the late Will haron, but reducing the ali mony from #7500 and the annual allowance, £2.500, 10 $1,500 with annual allowance $00. The allowance of 5,000 for counscl f is set aside, e n'fells an Untruth, Jun. 81— [Special Telogram 1o the Ber.)- Tn o card to the Hoerald Mr. Powderly says: “Dr. McGlynn's statement that I sent an ambassador to Rome is utterly McGly New York false. 1 sent no money nor umbassador,” - The Sweet Singer De Cazes. New York, Jan. 81.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.)—Baroness Althea Salvador, writ ing to the World from Paris, announces that the second daughter of Isaac Singer, the machine mun, is 0 become the 15 De Cazes, —— Eight Years For Murder. Deavwoon, Dak., Jan. 81.—[Special Tele- m to the Bre]- Bdwm T. Swmith, who was convicted of the murder of Jerry Cl ulias Jerry the Buim, w years in the penitentiary. - A Pronounced Su Deanwoor Dak., gram to the B The soldiers re Sturgis was a great success. Ma i wembers of the grand army were presend, seutenced Lo cight 1 Tele A SMALLPOX SCARE IN I0WA, Fears of an Outbreak of the Disease in Des Moines. BROUGHT FROM CALIFORNIA, A Prominent Farmer Suffering With the Malady Visits the State Caps ital--Doings of the Legisla. ture—lown News, A Smallpox Scare. Des Moixes, Ia, Jan. 81.—[Special Teler gram to the Bre]-The vigilance of the state board of health has resulted in keeping the state of lowa free from smallpox, but tha prospects are good now for a number of cases in this city and vicinity, Perry Osgood, a wealthy farmer living east of the city in thd edge of Jusper county, returned home frony California this week. He came to Ottumwa over the Burlington road, and on Monday came to Des Moines. He was not feeling well, but it was thought the change of climate was the cause. Mr. Osgood was well known in the city and spent the day shaking hands with his friends. Last night he went homa and was taken quite ill and his physician pro- nounced his trouble smalipox. Dr. Kenned, secretary of the state board of health, ex- amined the case and also pronounced it smalle pox in itd most violent Yorm. 1t is highly probable that u number of cases will result from Osgood’s contact with friends, as his disease was in the stage to spread the cons tagion. T state board hes quarantined Osgood's house and local dealers have sent: for virus for vaceination purposes. If nothe ing worse the result will be a lively smallpox scare while the legislature is in session, he Towa Legislatur Dis Morses, Jan. 81— The ‘Berryhill mine ing il will fuvorubly reported by tho house committee. By Mr. Chescbro—A bill for further pro- moting the seerecy of the ballot and prevents ing undue influcnce within w hundred feet of the polls, By Mr. Weber— Providing for woman suff- rage in school and municipal elections. A resolution by Mr. Russell that it is tho be sensc of the house that the oftice of railrond commissioners be mude elective, was adopted. By Mr. Ch To compel _railronds to furnish cars on notice and ties By Mr. Crooks—Preventing persons hold- ing more than one office in any corporation. By Mr. Curtis—Limiting the liabilities of state banks. Railroad representatives will appear before joint_committees to-morrow to discuss re- duced fare and other railroad measures. The McVay bill for fencing railroads was ordered engrossed. The bill provides that all railroads organized under the laws of this state, or those of any other state operating in this state, shall construct suitable fonces of barb wirc or bourd on each side of the track, with cattle guards at the crossings, the fencing to be dono before January J, 1880, by the railroads now built or within sis months after completion, by new ones. The barbed wire fences are to be of five wires, with posts twenty feet apart; the boar fences of five boards, with posts eight fee apart, and the posts ‘fifty-four inches high. A fine is provided, not exceeding $500, fod any corporation, oficer, agent, employee or lessee engaged by o railroad in Towa con- | victed of refusing to comply with or neglecth ing the provisions of the act, the misdes meanor to be repeated each thirty days of neglect. An amendment proposed” by Web- ber was carried, providing that roads legally fenced according to the present law shall bo exempt, Committees reported on minor matters connected with carrying on the daily busi- ness of the session. Mr. Reiniger introduced a re ing the abolition of unn way trafic. Referred. Several petitions were read asking for min- ing legislation. A bill by Mr, Hut to lan Providiag penal- olution aske ceessury Sunday rail- iinson asking that title s along the Des Momes river at Ot- tumwa be given to the C. B. & Q. railroad, was ordered engrossed. My Nelson introduced a bill in the house to assess vacant lots and lands cqually with those improved. By Mr. Robb—A bill restricting non-aliens in the right to hold real estate Mr. Wilson—A bill to ainend_the code s 1o the time when township clerks shall report delinquent road tax. The bill for an et to provide for the for- mationof independent school districts was or- dered engrossed. A message was received from the governor transmitting the supplementary report of the ary of the state board of health. There'was a discussion on the bill provid- ing for fixing compensation of county super- intendents. The point_in debate wus to change the salary from 3 to 8 per day. Tho advocates of the change were Thompson and Davis. The matter wus unscttied ut ad- journment, Claimed to Be a Kleptomaniac. GoroeN GROVE, Ta., Jan. 31.—(Special Tels egram to the Bee.]—Last. Thursday o man giving the name of J. A. Johnson, sold two forged notes in this place bearing the name of a wealthy farmer of this vicinity. The forgery was discovered Friday, and next day John! son was arrested. Yesterday at Leon a grand jury indicted him and he went into court, pleaded guilty, refunded most of the money and was senicnced to the penitentiary for thirce years. He acknowledged he had already served two terms in the state prisom and cliimed tobe a kleptomaniae Arresting Saloon-Keepers. Mixnes, T, Jan. 81— |Special to the Bee.] —Phe saloon war here hus broken out anew. An Oakland constable, Wwith a deputy from Shelby, stepped off the west-hound cxpress and y visited the different places {ent™ is supposed 10 be dealt ed with warrants procceded to gather in two of the proprictors und took them o Oakland, where preliminary pros ceedings will be commenced against them., ire at Denison. . Dexisoy, Ia. 31— [Special Telegram to the Bee.| ~At 4 o'clock this morning tha store building and a §2,5000 stock of goods of . Fegitey, of Deloit, this county, was wholly destroyed by fire. The insurance om the stock was aboul 30 per cent. Fegttey is postmaster, and loses all books, mails, eto, The origin of the fire is unknown, - Relieving the k Durvri, Minn, Jan. 81.—(Special Telos gram to the Bee|—A recent order of the Northern Pacific rond now in force states that ali motive power and rolling stock now a able for general trafie shall be used fop el Pamine, hauling coul to e west, and for other pure puses, all other freight, even including pers ishable freight, is delayed because of the urgent dem regal. The road has beenm hauling u la ount of logs from Castles ton aud other points o Duluth contracted ta be here before spring—something like 10,000, 000 feet—but this us well as other trafie | stopped for coal. Betwee nd 20 carg of fuel ure heing sent forward daily and thq all busy loading cars, Lpanics reed Idleness of Conviots, Sixa Siv6, N Y., Jan. 81.—To-morrow Y viets here and 450 at Clinton priso; become idle and be locked in- their cell ity \wo hours daily until the senute he bill making appropriations . fv cturing in.prisons, i i 3 Lo | & |8 |