Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1888, MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN. The Proxy Spoech of the Queen Read to the Members. OPENING SCENES IN PARLIAMENT. Opposition Leaders Lay Aside Person- alities and Indulge in a Brief Sea- son of Sociability--Views of Victoria. Calm Before the Storm. LCopyright 188 by Jamea Gordon Bennett.] LoNpoy, Feb, 9.—[New York Herald Cable ~Special to the Bee.]—Parlinment day always offers a cheap show for the masscs, who throng the passages to view the govern- ing classes assemble at St. Stephen’s gates. But to-day the show seemed less attractive than ever. Last year Parliament square was one vast area of humanity. This mor ing and afternoon, however, only about three thousand people were gathered at any one time. For the first occasion in many years they were rather rudely treated by the in- creased force of police, who kept the sight- seers on the far-off sidewalks, under the statues, On one occasion, when the bobbies were pressing the crowd back, one East Ender cried, looking up at the Beaconsficld statue over his head: “Three cheers for Dizzy "’ and these were vociferously given as if to say, done, 0ld man, in your day But the throngs remained good-natured and their only weapon of resentment was chaft. The heroes for the cheers were the Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, General Wolseley and son, afterwards Charles Bradlaugh, then 4 Wilfred Lawson, next Lord Charles Beres- ford and ex-Lord Mayor Fowler, as they severally drove up. The victim for groans was Jesse Collings, although these made a close run upon the cheers when Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone came in an open carriage. As they were entering the gates an odd incident occurred. Their barouche almost collided with the brougham in which, utterly unobserved by the crowd, sat Lord Harting- ton and Lord George Hamilton. It was a Gladstone carriuge that stopved their way. Some hisses greeted the new member, Blun- dell Maple, a wealthy and much-advertising shop-keeper, who had been charged with swearing his work people. Lord Stanley, the n ext Cauadian governor-general, walked in with Under Secretary Sir James Ferguson, entirely unnoticed, as did Mr, Balfour in a closed carriage. The crowd scemed watch- ing for Colonel Hughes-Hallett, judging from many remarks, but he had, it seems, been almost the first to enter. As early as O o'clock they were watching for Parnell, but he and unearly all the Irish members had quietly entered through a side door behind Westminster hall A great many mem- bers modestly used the same entrance. A fow went down the terrace steps where ‘Westminster bridge begins. When Messrs. Gilhooly and Pyne, members for Cork and Waterford, went in, the big policeman stand- ing guard looked as if saying: ‘“‘Aha, we have warrants for you, my boys.” These are known to be on file at Scotland Yard. Cheers greeted the mover of the address in the lords, which was due most, perhaps, to his highland costume, and.the seconder, who wore an odd uniform a8 a brother in Trinity house. Lord Randolph Churchill did not put in an appearance, nor Mr. Labouchere, who n the current number of Truth grows facetious over the gout which lays up this total abstainer. Meanwhile both houses were filling up fast and party whips were snapping among arriv- ing members. These were busied distribut- ing hats as signals of occupied scats. Only one low-crowned headgear appearcd and that belonged to Member Harris, of Galway, who began life as a bricklayer and still retains his dislike of a chimney-pot hat. He was among the early birds with the Guy I 08 hunters alter the gunpowder or dynamite worms below. For three hours the house was turned into a conversazione. The buzz was like that of a public school after the holiday: Lord Hartington and Gladstone, Lords Humilton and Beresfora, T. P. O'Connor and Sir Algernon Borthwick, Parnell and Sir John H. Puleston, letting bygones be bygones and ignoring the possibilities of future persoualities cach with cach, seemed cordially fused in sociality. All waited the coming of the speaker and prayers. That functionary soon converted his hands into Grover Cleveland digits. Even Biggar paid him palmistry compliments. Soon tho fateful hour was struck by Big Ben. Out into the damp corvidor were turned strang- ers and reporters, “It's parliamentary, you know,” to turn strangers into outer darkucss, ‘where there is gnashing of teeth, when- ever heaven's blessing and the church's is invoked by the state. Swearing followed prayers—1. e., now members took the oaths. Home rulers cheered the new member for South Kerry, the much injured Killbride. ‘Tories cheered the Maple, who is to furnish campagn fuuds. Just before all this, how- ever, the ‘speaker aud o slim procession of members had been into the house of lovds, where the queen’s comuissioners foropening parliament, looking like stage cha ters in scarlet and ermine, had performed certuin functions, This was followed by the lord chancellor's reading of the queen’s speech, many present following him with the first cditions of the evening papers. All stood, including the Prince of Wales, during the realding. Then the commions procession, shortened to the of- ficial, rcturned into the converzione. ‘When the order of the government bills came on, Leader Smith and Balfour, as each moved bills relating to Ireland, were received with great ministerial cheers, which, toward Balfour, were especially of the clague. As the cheers receded through the windows into the Thames a Mesphistophelian chorus of laughter, led’ by the stentorian Biggar, fol- lowed. Gladstone, who had retired a short time, on re-entering had his turn froma claque. 1} CNow the buzzof conversation pervaded while the clerk read notices. Oue from Par- nell was cheered. It was an amendwment to the land bill. The bilis and notices were sixty-seven in number. Sir John Lubbock's for the carly closing of shops, was especially cheered; 8o was & bill to insure the purity of beer. Even the unusually-timid voice of Par- nell joined inwhen all the opposition checred Major General Gouldsworth's notice to in- quire into the mode of government in Ire- land. Cheers zlso greeted Sir Charles Rus- sell, Charles Bardlough, or Lord Randolph Churchill-who bad modestly entered--as each respectively gave notice of inquiry into free public mectings or into bourd of works scandals. When Lord Randolph concluded, M. Pyne, emerging upon the public gaze after a long confinement in his family castle, wos hailed with victorious cheers from the Irish members. Mr. Pyne rose to beg leave to in- troduce some bill, but hie was so overpowered ‘with the excitement of the momeut t he began Lis notice with the rewurk: “Sin, 1 beg to give leave—" A roar of laughter drowned the remainder of the notice. The speaker next read abatch of letters from judges and magistrates announcing the arrest and detention of several members. The reading took ten minutes and was marked by laughter and cheering on the Irish benches, but the mnmbers there made no other cign. Lord Elerington found an opportunity of drawing from Mr. Matthews a statement of the circumstances under which Convict Harkens and Meilville, the dynamiter, visited the house. The home secretary's as- sertion that the circumstances tended to show that the admissions of strangers to the gullerios should be surrounded by further precautions was loudly cheered from the ministerial benches. The motion speech on the address was better than usual. Mr. Gladstone, in speaking, was less querelous than was expected, although bauging the box us much as ever. Indeed his speech was at times cheered from the opposition benches. It was so patriotic that Leader Smith, who followed Lim, was not in good form and Soon emptied the house, so that when Colonel Nolan arose with the toujours perdrix of Ircland, the paint of no quorum was made. A few skirmishing debaters fol lowed, amid yawnings and door slammingey and at the witching hour of midnight the po- litical clubs had received full complements of wearied members, e THE QUEEN'S LITTLE PIECE. Parliament Opens with Ceremonies, Loxpox, Feb. 9. large crowd gathered outside the parliament houses this morning, drawn thither by the opening of the session. The Parnellite members of the house of the Usual commons held a meeting this morning and* expressed sympathy for the sufferers under the crimes act, and extended their thanks to their English supporters. Parnell and other ofticers were re-elected. Tho meeting adopted a resotution thanking America for its generous support, and pray- ing for its continuance, as one of the most important factors in bringing the struggle in Ireland to a close. Parliament assembled to-day. The queen’s speech at the opening of the session wuas read. It is as follows: My Lords and Gentlemen—I continue to receive from all powers cordial ssurances of friendly sentiments as well as of an _ear- nest desire to maintain the peace of the world. My officers in conjunction with those of the emperor of Russia have completed the demarcation of the Afghanistun boundary. in conformity with the terms of the confe ence of 1887, Deliberations of the conference at Washington to adjust the questions which have arisen between Canadaand the United States are still progressing. The negotiations commenced in 1885 in respect to the regula- tion of the Suez canal have been brought to a conclusion so far as the points of difference between myself and the French republic are concerned. T have also entered into an agreement with France for protection of life and property in the New Hebrides, by a joint naval commission. . ntlemen of the House of Commons: Es es for services for 1888, which will be laid before you, will be framed with due regard for cconomy. You will be asked to provide for the improvement of the defense of ports and coaling stations, rendered urgently nec- essary by the advance of military science, and also to sanction the arrangement providing for a special squadron _to protect ~ Australasian commerce. My lords and gentlemen: The measurcs which at great labor you passed last session for the benefit of Irclund have been carefully carried into effect during the period since clapsed. The result of this legislation so far tested by this short experience is satisfac- tory. Agrarian crime has diminished and the power of coercive conspiracies has. sensibly abated. Measures tending to develop the resources of Ireland and to facilitate increase in the mnumber of proprietors of the so0il will be laid before you. Prospects of commerce are more hopeful than any which I have been able to point to in many years. 1 deeply regret that there has been ‘no corresponding improve- ment noticeable in the condition of agricul- ture. 1 commend the interest of that great industry to your attentive care, hoping that means may be discovered to enableit to meet more effectiy the difficulties under which it- labors. You will be in- vited to consider legislative proceedings for cheapening the transfer of land, for modifying the procedure by which tithe rent charge is collected, for promoting technical education, for preventing undue preferences in rates charged by railway com panics under the limited liabilility act, for amending the law of liability of employes in case of accidents, and for improving the position of Scottish universities. In these and all other efforts you may make to pro- mote the well being of my people, 1 pr: may be guided by the hand of Alm; Parnell has given notice that he will intro- duce @ bill to amend the Irish land law umendment act. The houses adjourned until 4 p. m. Mr. Gladstone, on entering the commons, was l\\udl])‘ cheered. Lord Hartington at once left his seat and went and shook hands with him, when they sat down and_entered into an unimated conversation. Wharton, conservative, moved an_address in reply to the queen’s speech. The motion was scc- onded by Colonel Duncal In the house of lords Lord Crawford moved the address in reply to the quecn’s speech, The motior was seconded by Lord Armstrong. Lord Salisbury, in the course of the de- bate, referred 1o the sad condition of the crown prince of Germany. Regarding the rreat igsues of peace or war now pending in urope; Salisbury said he would not pretend to give fuller ormation than was conyeyed in tho recent masterly speech of Princo 13is- marck. England had long had a policy in the east from which the government did not intend to depart. He entirely shared the views of Bismarck in favor of peace. In his brief reference to Ire charged Gladstone with misrepr Consery- utive party stone said he rose to speak at this stage of the debate hoping that he might contribute to_expediate the business before the house, He could congratulate the govermment on some aspects of foreign polic; Referring to Ireland, Gladstone said that whilo the opposition was' anxious_ to ex pedite business, the government's policy i Preland ‘eonld "not be lghtly passsd o [Cheers. | The address declared that crimes of an agrarian character hav that conspiracy has sensibly abated thry the careful exceution of the crimes act. He was disposed to substitute for *‘careful” some very different word. [Cleers.] The whole subject of administration coercion must, through amendment, be debated. He would not unticipate the debate, but could not pass over the assertion that the Irish people, under cocicion, became more recouciled to law [Cheers. ] While he looked back fifty years upon the exuberancy of crimes under difticulties not less than now exists, he was amazed at the made that self-command and self- control were more and more becoming the habit of the Irish people. Owing to this fact agrarian crime had lessened but tie govern- ment could not be congratulated on assisting to diminish the number of offenses. Under the coercion uct 430 persons had been tried or sentenced. Was the house to believe that these returns showed adiminution of offenses compared with the same period last Could the government show that the not prosecuting the people of Treland fo of exclusive de: reely resortel to in Britain they were, what of the of equal = rights theory nd ireland, wh s and ral speech promised lo land. Why did not the government redeem its promiscs of the extension of self governmcnt to I lund! After declaring that he wonld oppose all attempts to increase the number of Irish proprictors by direct. dealings betweer. the treasury and individual eultivators, stoue reviewed the legislutive proposals of the government, and concluded by prowising that t Glad.- | vosition would essisy in forward: | ing the local government bill and other meas- ures and making the sessions fruitful of ven- eficial legislation. | _ William Hen | would be perfectly rea whole subject of frish cluding Glad- stone's arguments. They were prepared at the proper time, to justify the assertion that crime and conspiracy had diminished. Pro- posals to reconstruct the Irish government under present mstances, would be mere reat chunge Was con- templated in procedure rules. -— New Rules For Parllament. Loxpoy, Feb. .—The new procedure rules will be laid on the table Monday. It is pro- posed to meet at 3 p. m. and adjourn at 1 a. m., with an automatic ¢loture on controver- sial business at 12:30. The majority neces- sary to apply the cloture is to be reduced and the speaker’s power over disorderly members increased. russ the Parnell's Plans. Loxpox, Feb, 9. he Parnellites to-day decided that Parnell should formulate an amendment to the queen’s address raising the question as to the administration of the crimes act. Parnell stated that the object of his land bill was to reduce the term for the judicial revision of rents from fifteen to seven years and give tenants further rights over improvements. plitrtusallV THE OPERATION SUCCESSFUL, Physicians Perform Tracheotomy on the Crown Prince's Throat. [Copyright 1588 by James Gordon Bennett.] SAN Remo, Feb. 9.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—The crown prince had a bad time of it last night. He had great difficulty in breathing. Dr. Howell slept in an adjoining room. During the morning he walked briskly about in his room r Morrell Mackenzie and the other physicians held a consultation and unani- mously decided upon the operation of trach- cotomy at once. Mackenzie told the crown prince that he thought it would be necessary and the crown prince remarked: “If you think so, then the sooner it is over the better.” As the physicians agreed that it was unsafe for him to go through another night. the op- eration took place at half past 8 this afternoon. Dr. Brahmann performed, with Sir Morrell, Krauze,Howell and Schroeder present. After the preparations were made the entire opera- tion was effected in twelve minutes. The cut 1s rather low in the neck. The prince ex- pressed himself very much pleasgd that the operation had been done. In a” few days more the danger is expected to be over and the wound will soon heal, unless bronchitis sots in, in which case,Sir Morrell says, some- times occur fever. It will not come for a day or two, so the prince, immedi- ately after the operation, slept like achild. A physician will, however, be con- stantly on guard in the adjoining room. The doctors all say that this is a very suc- cessful operation. Bergmann is expected Saturday. Mackenzie, if all goes well, will leave for London Monday. After the operation the prince took beef tea and milk. Drs. Brahmann and Schroeder are sitting with the prince to-night. The tube inserted was unusually large, three inches long, made expressly for the prince. The crown princess takes her meals now with Prince Heury at a hotel. Death Defers the Fete. [ Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) BeruiN, Feb. 9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—Minister Pen- dleton has been forced to postpone his in- tended Washington birthday fete owing to the death of Mrs. Potter, who was Mr. Pen- dleton’s adopted daughter P ‘Withdrawing ItalianjTroops Loxpox, Feb. 9.—A dispatch from Rome to the Chronicle says the government has virta- ally decided to withdraw from Egypt all Italian troops except such as are absolutely necessary to hold positions at Massowah ana places in that vicinity, Men will be invited to volunteer for this service. e Passed the Third Reading. BenLiy, Feb, 9.—The quinquennial parlia- ment bill passed the third reading in the reichstag. L DENVER'S CAPITOL. The Board Declares the Work Aban- doned For Non-Procedure. Drxve, Colo., Feb, 9.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.]—At a mecting of the board of state capitol managers this evening Contrac- tor chardson appeared, as did also his securities—George M. Brinkerhoff and Frank W. Tracy, of Springfield, IlL,—by communi- cation to show cause why they did not pro- ceed with the work on the capitol building under the contract. The answers made were that Mr. Richardson was ready and willing to go on with the work as soon as the board pays him what he claims was due. The board, after consid- cration, declared the work under the con- tract abandoned for non-procedure. It is probable, however, that Mr. Richardson will push the matter to an end here, and he said to-night that he wus rather pleased than otherwise at their action. It is understood that he will fight the board and attack the legality of the procecdings of the board from the letting of the contract to their action to-day. This phase of the matter shows that while the state has got directly rid of Mr. Richardson, he will make considerable trouble, and if what he claims is true, the complications of the cap- itol contract will be given another whirl, which will consume considerable time and expense to extricats. The suit which he instituted against the state is still pending and the legal officers of the state are at work on contradictory evidence and laws and also considering the next move to be made by the state towards letting the con- tract and securing a tangible basis for opera- tion. The contract for the capitol was let to Mr. Richardson, who came here from Grand Kapids, Mich., on April 1, 18%6. He began work immediately and continued until the fall of 1857, when, owing to financipl em- barrassment, he ceased operations and the ninety days allowed by law to resume went by without steps on his part to fulfill his con- tract. The board extended this time, which expired on Junuary 25 of the present year, until yesterday, when the contract was de- clared abandoned. During his management of the work, which for some reason was attended by difticulties, Mr. Richardson per- formed work costing $00,000 out of the total amount provided for the construction of the building, which was §030,455. Shortly after he stopped work Mr. Richardson presented the board with a bill for §2,000 for extra work, which they refused o' pay. He re- 8 to continie the work until the n oW and brought suit in the United St The dispute over the amount for has been the cause of all the trouble over the Colorado capite! building. - - ‘fhe Horticultural Society. RivensinE, Cal., Feb, 6.—At the se the American Horticultural society yester- 4 Parker Earl, of Cobden, Ills., was ident for a term of two years. L kel A Murderer Chokea, ‘eb. 9.--=Clement Arthur morning for the murder of his paramour, Johuuna Rose Cross on the 9th of last June. e Poisoned By Pork, 0, Peb. W—I%ive cases of trichinosis have oceurred in the Tamily of a German res dent of this coudition, | o NEBRASKA JUDICIAL DIVISION Favorable Report Ordered on Dor- sey's Federal Court Bill. CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES. Good Prospects That the Measure ‘Will Become a Law Within Six or Eight Weeks—Slow Tariff ‘Wor Our Federal Judiciary. WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMANA BEE, 513 FOURTERNTI STREET, } Wasmxaros, D. C., Feb. 9. The house committee on judiciary to-day ordered a favorable report to be made upon Mr. Dorsey's bill providing for holding terms of the United States district and circuit courts in the state of Nebraska. The bill makes Nebraska one judicial district and divides it into five divisions, called the east- ern, southern, western, northern and central divisions of the district of Nebraska, as fol- lows: The eastern division is to include the counties of Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Saunders, Washington, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Boone, Nance, Merrick, Cuming, Burt, Keya Papa, Dakota, Dixon; thesouthern division is to in- clude the counties of Lancaster, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson, Johnson, Pawnce, Guage, Jefferson, Butler, Seward, Saline, York and Polk; the western division the counties of Adams, Fillmore, Hamilton, Clay, Thayer, Nuckolls, Webster, Franklin, Har- lan, Furnas, Red Willow, Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps and Kearney; the northern division the counties of Madison, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Knox, Plerce, Antclope, Holt, Wheeler, Sioux, Brown, Cherry, Dawes, Garfleld and Sheridan; the central division the counties of Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Greeley, Valley, Sherman, Custer, Dawson, Lincoln, Keith, Cheyeune, Arthur, Grant, McPherson, Thomas, Blaine, Logan, Loupe and the unorganized territory or counties not named. The bill provides, further, fora dep- uty elerk at each place in the five divisions of the districts, to exercise the powers of clerk visions for the dutieg of marshal, district at- torney, ete. The regular terms of the circuit and district courts IS' to be held in the cast- in the absence of llul:mlflr, and makes pro- ern division of the dstrict of Nebraska at thoj first May and Novem@er, division in Lincolw Omaha on Tuesday in in the southern on the first Tucsda in January and Octofer, the western divis- ion at Hastings on thp first Tuesday in March, in the northern divibion at Norfolk on the first Tuesday in Apr§l and in the central di- vision at Kearney dh the first Tuesday in Septembe: not of a local nature in the division of the district where he fesides, but if there are two or more defenddhts residing in different divisions of the trict such suit may be brought in either Hivisions and duplicate writs may be sent e other defendants, Mr. Dorsey said afternoon that there ‘would be no delay infthe passage of the bill as 80on s it is reporfled to the house and that it would be looked er as soon s it went over to the senate. is confident that the measure will becomgi§flaw inside of six or eight weeks. VOICES In the scnate to-dgy Mr. Allison presented a petition of the Faculty of the state uni- va City, praying for the ternal copvright law, o0 the committee on pat- ted resolutions adopted h of Jowa, remonstrating of any bill which does are known as the Des 8s government lands, lie on the table. which was referred ents. He also pres by the Settlers’ against the passa s a large fracant space in the corri- dor immediately adfining the north entrance to the house of repgsentatives caused by the removal to-day of te telegraph oftices there- from. The three @ four special wires used by the stock broked and also the public tele- phone station locged at this place were moved to-day. en the Western Union telegraph oftice as ordered out by the speaker, afd removed on the next floor above affl adjoining the press gal- lery, 50 that membffs as well as those of the common public her§l who wunt to send mes- sages must amble t§ the floor above the hall of the house of r@resentatives. This was all brought about By the recent agitation of the subject of stoclf speculations by members of the house and Bhe question of brokers’ offices in the vicifity. These offices have been located therefa number of years, have had regular repregpntatives who took charge of orders of the members and employes of the house and lobb¥ists, and now that they have been cleared qut the familiar faces of the brokers will n@¢ be seen any more, One prominent New Yprk firm of brokers com- Elums bitterly becfuse Deacon White went ack on them the ggher day. They say it is not true that Whith had a special wire into the lobby of the capitol for stock purposes, as was alleged, but hat he dead-headed his business over thefr special wire, and that when charged with maintaining a wire of his own turned around to have their wire ordered out. They claim that this is base ingratitude, RIDDLEBERGER TO BE OVATED. It is said that the Irish-Americans intend giving Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia, an ovation for having secured a postponement of msideration of the British extradition till December next, which is a practical defeat of the measure. Riddleberger imay have 'y foolish on the floor of the senate, made his point. A NOVEL CELEBRATION PROPOSED. Colonel J. E. Payton, of New Jersey, is in the city to make a proposition to congress for a novel and interesting celebration of the first one hundredth anniversary of the Amer- ican form of government, which comes on the 80th of April, 1589, one hundred years after the day on which George Washington assumed the presidential chair. Colonel Peyton has conferred with the governors of the original thirteen states—North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pemnsylvania, New = Jer- sey, Connecticuf Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire — and has secured their hearty approval of his scheme, which he will present to the proper committees in the house and senute. He pro- K(m:'s that congwess shall appropriate the 500,000 which was loaned tne centennial ex position in Philadelphia in 1876 and after- wards collected and returned to the treasury, the same to be_expended in the erection of & monument in Fairmount park, Philadelphia, where the finishing touches were given to the American constitution, and the celebration is to take pluce in New York, where George Washington assumed the duties of the chief executive of the nation. Colonel Peyton pro- poses that the pi ésident, whoever he shall be on the 30th of Aprilof next year, shall ride in a carriage fro Washington to Baltimo thence to Wilmington, to Philadelphia, to enton and on t New York, spending a day in each place, the same as did George Washi- ington when he went to his inauguration, and in the latter plgee to be recelved with the splendor of one hundred years ago and that of to-day. The {president is to return to ‘Washington in ag’ullman palace car, show- ing the contrastf between the epochs of the two centuries. e celebration in New York is to be a coutrasfof the various indust of the two centurids, so as to bring up the ad- vancement made by the American peopl the century. THE PART OMAHA BILL. Mr. Mandersoreported to the senate to- day from the cofmittee on military afairs his bill providingfor the sale of Fort Omaha and the purchasd of a new site. It bears the unaninious ap) al of the committee and its passage in both Houses is oyly @ questi few days, when i is reached in the course of business, TR TAWIFP DILL. Sl It begins to lgok as though the tariff bl which the democratic members of the com- mittee on ways and means have been at work on for two months would not be completed before the end of the month. Wrangles occur almost every night as the work pro- gresses in a little room at the treasury de- partment, and the men who are selected to work harmoniously find themselves as badly splitup as ever the republicans were, and worse, Each man is fighting for local in- torests. Chairman Mills was asked to-day when the bill would be reported and said: “We are going slow for the Feason that it's such an fiportant subject. To hurky the bill would result, perhaps, in defeating the very object the majority hope to attain. The committee has been at work almost continuously since its appointment, and we have amended, modi- fled, added to and taken from them so much that some of the original propositions laid be- fore us would not be recognized by their authors. For instance, it is -proposed to put bituminous coal on the free list. That propo- sition, figuratively speaking, treads on some committeeman’s foes. Of course some change must be made to satisfy him. Again, some one may have a small mining or manufactur- ing interest in his district that will be afflicted by a_proposed change, and he, too, must be conciliated. You see, all these things consume time 1 their consideration, and the committee must neces go slow in order ot to create any unnecessary alarm among the various industries of the country. The democratic party has promised to revise the tariff, and our majority in the house being small, we must aim to bring in & bill that shall receive the hearty support of our party. It is not our purpose to hurry up & bill that can be torn to picces by a stroke of lightning. Weo want the work of the com- mittee to stand the assault of the enemy and we are building our structure accordingly. I can't tell exactly when we will report the bill, but it will be in season." The manufacture of collars, pure linen and note paper is the latest infaut industry to cry for brotection. At the present time they pay a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem, but a dele- gation representing the Troy (N. Y.) collar manufacturers was at the capital and told Mr. Burrows, the Michigan memver of the ways and nmittee, that unless the duty was 5 per cent the man turers would have to go out of the business. They told Burrows that there were German firms who had stolen their styles and brands and their machinery and could undersell them in this market, ‘and they must either have more protection or else give up the ghost, Some of the Troy collar firms have been in business twenty years, PERSONAL. The news of the death of Mrs. O H. Rothacker was received with great sorrow by a host of friends in this city. Mamie Hounds, as she was better known, had a large cirele of friends here and was a general favorite with all who knew her . J. Richardson and wife, Mrs. D. N. Richardson and Misses Annie and Belle Richardson, of Davenport, Ia., are at the Ebbitt. Mr. Richardson_is'the editor of the Davenport Democrat and_to-day called upon President Cleveland with Representative Hayes, Representative McShane sent 250 the other day for the teachers in Nebraska who suffer from the blizzards, but when he heard that another teacher would lose her legs from freczing he added $100 more. Cards are out for a dinner to the senate page and the riding pages to be given Satur- day evening by Senator Stanford at his resi- dence, J. Hoeman, of Nebraska, was at the cap- itol to-day watching the congressional pro- ceedings, PekRY S, HeAin Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasmixatow, Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]--Pensions were granted for Nebraskans to-day: Original invalid—Dawin Clark, Creston; morin M. Hitt, Plattsmouth. [ncrease—Jerome B. Brooks, York; Robert Lockwood, Schuyler. - Pensions for Towans: Origmal invalid— Jacob Colclasuse, Knoxville; Thomas Alli- son, Albia. Restoration and reissue—Henry D. Perkins, Webster City. Increase—Cyrus 0. Peck, Cedar Rapids; Abner Mitchell, Horton; ' _Simon _ P. ' Wilhelm, Mu catine; James B. Grifin, Eastpor James' W. Lamb, Martinsburg; Charles C. Young, Nashville; Parsley O. Wright, Crom- well: Thomas B. Fawcett, Bennett; McCau- loy H. Dyke, Clarinda. Reissue—James S. Smith, Exira. Original—Widow and_chil- dren of Amos G., father of Howitt G. Pang- born, Anamosa. ' Reissue—Anna L, widow of Addison Snyder, Marshalltown. Mexican survivor—Benjamin Tadlock, Lineville; An- drew Clark, Iron #ill. The Lard Investigation. WasnixaToy, Feb, 9.—The hearing before the senate committee on agriculture on the bill to impose a tax on lard containing an: thing except pure hog's fat, was resumed th morning. Judge Wilson, attorney for Squire & Co. reud Jpetitions signed by a large num- ber of manufacturers and dealers in pure lard, urging the passage of the bill, also let- ters from two cracker manufacturers of St. Louis and Omahw stating that crackers in which was used lard composed in part of cot- ton-sced ofl would become rancid in a few ays. Mr. Cromwell, attorney for “refined" lard manufacturers, said he had a petition from over five thousand persons stating that “refined” lard was not an injurious article. He said it was not claimed that cotton-seed oil could bo used for every purpose and he would admit it was not fit for crackers, In behalf of the refined lard in- dustry and_cotton-seed oil people, represent- ing in all $30,000,000 of invested capital, he desired to protest against the passage of the Dill, which was designed to place “refined” lard in a degrading position commercially. After further arguments the hearing was ad- journed. National Capital Notes, WasiiNGTON, Feb, §.—The committee on labor to-day, after hearing further argu- ments on the bill to license railway con- ductors, authorized its adverse report to the house. In the senate to-day Mr. Hoar introduced a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the circuit and district courts of the United States to the great lakes and their connecting waters. Representative Payson, of Illinois, who has been appointed & sub-committee of one by a full house committee on public lands on the Vil to quiet the title of settlers upon the Des Moines river lands, will report it favorably to the full committee Monday, und expects it to receive the approval of that body. This was the bill which passed both houses lust year, but was vetoed by the president, © Work, WASHINGTON, F ~The Anderson bill directing the attorney general to iustitute suit_against the ofticers of the Union and Central Pacific railways for violation of law, was taken up by the house judiciary com- mittee to-day, and after somé discussion it was held to bé within the jurisdiction of the Pacific railroad committec, so the bill will be reported back and sent to that committee, - HE WAS A DEFAULTER. The Reason For a Missouri Bank Cashler's Suicide Explained. Rockrort, Mo , Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—At last it has been discovered that A. J. Wanschoff, cashier of the Atch- ison county bank, who committed suicide Junuary 4, is a defaulter to the amount of over $6,000. Wanschof's suieide at the time was attributed 10 rheumatism, from which he suffered greatly, The bank had an expert accountant examine the book and to-day he submitted a report, showing that the swin diing haa extended over a period of four years. Russian PETERSBURG, Jan. shdanin vs that a number of patriotic St Peters” burg capitalists are forming a company for the purpose of acquiring' fast steamen can be easily converted into avmed ¢ Many arrests have been madg in sout Russia, owing to the discovs an | #ive agravian wovemeat, A TERRIBLE CRIME. A Farmer Kills His Wife, S8hoots His Daughter and Suicides. MixNearoLts, Minn,, Feb, . 9.—The little town of New Prague, Minn., on the Minne- apolis & St. Louis road, about forty miles south of here, is in a fever of excitement over the most horrible tragedy in the history of that part of the state. FarmerJohn Janau schek is dead by his own hands and his wife lies by his side, murdered b, her husband. Their daughter, a girl of ten, lies at the poimt of death with a bullet in her head from her fath- er's pistol. The shooting occurred at 7 o'clock lnst night and the news was carried to New Prague by a crippled stepson of the murderer. Janauschck married a widow about twelve years ago, but they never hived happily together, the principal ‘bone of con- tention being some property belonging to t wife, of which the husband desired to become possessed, Once before he had threa od to kill her, and had purchased a_revolver for that purpose. Yesterday morning she filed the preliminary papers in a suit for divorce. Wihile her son by a former marriage was in leisure attending to the matter, Janauschek went to Jordan, bought a revolver and re- turning to his home commenced the work of slaughter, with the above results, He was a hard drinker and bore & bad reputation in the community. i i ANEW HORSE DISEASE. Many Animals in New York City Suf- fering From an idemic. New Youk, b, 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bee]--A discase resembling dip- theria, which broke out among the horses in this city about a month ago, is keoping the veterinavians very bus; It is in the nature of an cpidemic and probably there is no large stable in town that has not two or more cases of it. It invariably proves fatal unless treated heroically in its incipient stages, Scores of animals have died from it and others ave dying every day. The greatest sufferers have been truckmen, awho only own one or two horses and who have but poor accomodations for them. B. Gray, who has fiftcen horses in his boarding stables in Center street, has eleven horses recovering from it and others down with with it. One stable up town has over twenty ¢ The first symptom of the scase, M Gray says, is the refusal of the hors to caf. It becomes listless, its eurs droop and it lose: : Matter exudes from its eyes, wnich gradually Its head and neck swell and when it thes there is a rattling in its throat, It the disease isn't immediately checked the horse falls in s stall from cxhaustion and dies. The first remedy applied in all the stables is a mustard plaster over the throat, and, if the diseasc has gone far, over the lungs. The throat is then syringed with a mixture of milk, whisky, eggs and flaxseed and the horse subscquently is induced to drink the same mixture. s, when done in time, will, if the horse is kept in a well ventilated stable, out of draughts, usually bring it back to health, The disease some- times attacks nearly all the horsesin a stable, but never all at once. A dozen may get sick and just as they are getting better another dozen may be affected. Mr. Gray says the discase is a new one. Eat Sguie b, A PHILADELPHIA SCANDAL. A Confidential Embezzler Supporting Two Wives. PriLADELPRIA, Feb, 9.—[Special Telogram to the Bee.]—The Quaker City has developed & Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Henry E, Reese is the dual character, For eight years past he has been a sort of confidential clerk and cashier of the firm of J. E. Kingsley & Co., of the Continental hotel. In elegantly furnished apartments in a boarding house on Sumner street lived his invalid wife, a stout, gray, good-natured lady of about fifty years, To her Reese scemed devotedly attached, paid every attention, having no children, and took her regularly to the First Baptist church Sunday. In this home Reese was & sober, intelligent, model husband. At No. 519 North Seventh street lived Jennie Kurtz, a pretty little blonde. She, too, had a home, costly, even oxtra: ¢ furnished. She had a mother with her. Five or sl times a week a carriage drove up to Jennie door and a man descended, who v generally the wors for liquor. Whenever Jennie w asied any thing about this visitor she claimed him as her husband, Henry Rees, without the final *‘e,” At this home Henry was consid- ered a dissipated, wealthy, undesirable p; ner for any woman, Last Saturday Henry was sent to the bank with a large amount of money. When he returned to the Contine: tal he made an entry in the books. The er was discovered, and an investigation proved Jim to be an embezzler to the extent of $3,000. He was arrested. Reese confessed his sins pretty fully. When he intimated that he had bought all the fine furniture in the North Seventh street house, Kingsley & Co. at- tempted to attach it. But Miss Kurz and her mother were too smart to be caught casily, - Somebody notified them of Henry's arrest. Atonce they packed the furniture off to Baltimore, the mother and daughter following their goods promptly, together with many valuable presents which Henry had supplied with Kingsley & Co.’s funds. Mrs. Reese, in Sumner street, does not be- lieve her husband can have been such a bad, deceitful wretch, It was made public to-day that Reese, some thirteen years ago, embez- zled about 200,000 from the firm of Charles Megarge & Col, by whom he had been en- gaged as financia! bookkeeper - “'()“KI?\(.-M SN PROTEST. Samuel Gompers' Lecture at Denver Causes a Rumpus. Dexven, Colo., Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. | —Samuel Gompers, of New York, organ dent of the Ame 1 Fed- eration of anization,” 1 would be presided over by Governor Adams, and that Mayor Lee and a number of state oficers would oceupy seats on the platform. A meeting of inde- pendent workingmen was called for this af- ternoon and no little excitement was created among the luboring classes by the posting of the foilowing preamble and “resolutions im- med after adjournment: Whercas, The trades ussembly, an o zation founded for the henefit of w. has invited Samuel Gowpers to lecture for their benefit; and Whereas, The trades assembly has also in- vited to be present and oceupy @ conspicuous position on the rostrum the worst eneiic abor, viz: politicians—i. e:, Governc and Mayor Lee; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of the 1 W. A, of Denver, protest against such dis reputable characters being present at said lecture, and therefore be it Resolved, That we request Mr. Gompers to refuse making a speech with such an antag- onistic delegation present; and further be Resolved, That we advise honest lubore to refuse to attend the meeting at the rink if the aforesaid disrcputables arve not refused admittance; and be it Resolved, That Mr. Gompers be sent a copy of these resolutions aud that a copy also be he Ala f Chicago and the Labor uirer of Denve: In spite of this forcible protest Governor Adams and other state and city oficials were present and Mr. Gompers' speech was lis tened to by over 4,000 people. Import Dy SrockuoLy, Jan, 9.—The second chamber of the Swedish parlinment passed a bill which was passed by the flest chamber yesterday, unposing an import duty of 234 crowns per Jundred kilos on rye, wheat, barley, corn, peas and beans. Tho bill imposing a duty of 43.10 crowns ol flour, which passed the fivst chiber yeste Was adopted by the seeead chwiber to- ¥ in Swed. NUMBER .237, PROPOSED NEW 10WA LAWS. Many Measures Prosonted in the General Assembly Yestorday. THE K. OF L. AND 2-CENT FARES. A Delegation of Knights Advocates the Bill-Barn and Horses BurnedQ at Lenox--Nebraska and Towa News, The Towa Legislatnre, Dis Moises, Ta,, Feb, 9. -Tho following Dills were introduced in the senato: By Mr. Sceds—To amend the law relating tothe time of placing sherifs' deeds upon record, By Mr. Smith—To provide a plan whereby independent or township schobl districts may be furnished with school books at cost or free, as may be elected By Me. Young--To amend the law relating to the caucation and qualifications of den- Mr. Weber—To relinquish all the right and title to the United States in the so-calied “river lands.” By Mr. Weber—To regulate the runs mado by trainmen on freight and passenger trains, By Mr. Weber—The concurrent resolution introduced requesting lowa congressmen to vote and work for the passage of the Des Moines river land bill. Laid over, The bill passed the senate limiting the time making claims and bringing suits against municipal corporations, amended to anply to cities organized under’ special charters, and to except persons mentally or physically in- capacitated from doing business, After sonie discussion, the bill relating to nighways, the entire matter was laid over till to-morrow. The bill defining and rc contracts was referred b tee, Mr, Weber spoke in favor of the bill which makes the valuation given on contract con clusive of the value of property insured. Mr. Sweney spoke against the bill, In the house the committee on _compensa- tion of public_officers recommend r¢ of the bill uuthorizing the recorde deeds to keep an abstract book, and to make abstracts of title, “The comnmittee on federal relations recom- mended the pussage of the joint resolution relating to the passage of the law requi inf railroad companics to incorporate in cach state. The bill_granting women the right to vote At municipal clections was favorably = re- ported. A petition was presented b from G. A. R., post No. 80,000 troops for the erc monument in the eapitol square, Des Moines, A concurrent resolution was adopted that 214 mills be the rate of tax levy for 1888 and 2 miils for 1880, and that extraordinary appro- priations of this assembly do not exceed the amount raised by such tax minus the state debt. Mr. Thompson's resolution was adopted asking why the report of the railroad com- missioners had not been printed und dis- tributed. g Bills were introduced as follows: To empower municipal corporations to ex- empt new corporations from taxation. To encourage the meteorological and other scientific researches in Iowa. gfl apumber of trial jurors. )y Mr. Earle—A concurrent resolution that the general assembly adjourn from Feb- ruary 10 to February Laid ove By Mr. Riley—A concurrent resolution that the general assembly meet in joint convention February 23 to elect regents of the state uni- versity and trustees of various state institu- tions.~ Adopted. Mr. Anderson of Warren offered a joint resolution requesting our congressmen to favor some bill by which soldiers may be paid for the depreciation of greenbacks in which they were paid, Adopted. The following bills wer Relating to the ser; unknown defendants. Relating to t lating_ insuranco k to the commit- Mr. Berryhill on behalf of tion of a soldiers’ considered: > of notice of suit on Passed. construction of cattle ways and under bri ing fish in ri ration of Kniglits of Labor from the d_before the senate session. They claimed that (00 men who were in eduction of rates, and the election of railroad commissioners by the people. Mr. Vrooman, of Centreville, cditor of the Appanovse lowegian, was one of the speakers, Among the Committees. Drs Morses, Ia., Feb. 9. —Bills by Senator Bayless to prevent discrimination against fo- male teachers in fowa, making it unlawful to pay more to men than to women for the same service in teaching, passed the senate school committee this morning, and will be reported favorably. 'The senate committec on agricul- ture decided to report favoratly on the fol- lowing three bills: The bill providing for the re-cnactment of the atate veterinary law, simplifying and ke more economical the present plan, The bill was drafted at the suggestion of the gov- ernor and the state LAy surgeoi. “Tlie bill giving legislative assent to the con- gressional act of March 2, 1857, regarding the establishment of a agricultural experiment station at the agricultural collego and the “Iohemian oats" bill. The house railroad committee will make & favorably report on the railrond fencing billy however, only requiring cattle guards at pubs lic crossings. Wants $3,000 Damag; Stovx Ciry, Ta., Feb, 9.~ Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A suit for £,000 damages was instituted to-day agamst Charles Brown, & leading grocer, by a substuntial German favmer named Gottscholk, The question in- volved ‘is the legality of the metbods of & collecting ageney whiich menaces debtors with public exposure. There has been much complaint here lately of the operation of this collecting agency. “To prevent spe A d i cominite they rep Three Saloon Injunctions.) DunvQue, Tn,, Feb. 9.—Three permanent injunctions were ordered against the saloons to-day. Thes st granted after tho continuous effort m lie prohibitory law was first passed, to close the saloons he Before the writs were issucd by the clerk, the defendants filed supersedeas bonds, wd will keep open until a decision in the nul court. Suits are pending against nearly every saloon in the city, but it will take two ‘uses at prescut, The Injunction Remains, Dusvque, Ta., Feb, 9.—Judge Ney to-day refused to dissolve the temporary injuuction inst the Cedar Falls & Minneso @ railroad 1 favor of the Dubugue & Sioux City in @ case involving the leasc of the former road to the latter, 1 Barn and Horses Rurned. Lexox, la., Feb, 9.—[Special Pelegram to the Ber)-The barn of John C. Fulton burned last night, t ogether with five horses and several cows. loss, #,000. No insur- five is supposed 1o have been in- Cold at Sioax City. Siovx Crry, la., Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The thermometer this morning is 2% below with high wind, snow arifting and railroud travel interrupte - Killed in California smitaska Crry, Neb, Feb. 9.--[Special Telegram ta the Biee |—Particulars of the killing of Tom E. Farnsworth, a well known man and fo y citizen of this place, has Just been received from San Diego, Cal. Tle Wit ucting a8 p maker belween 1wo men and was Lit by a shot. intended for one of them and killed instantly, Ho was a brothep of Mrs, R. P, Draper, of this citga