Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1888, Page 2

2 SHOULD BUILD ITS OWN LINES The Pacific Railroad System and QGould's Telegraph Monopoly MR. ANDERSON'S BILL DISCUSSED A Modern Pirate and His Gang—Paper Wasted in Unread Documents— Public Ground." Senate. Wasiisaroy, Feb, 9.—Mr, Edmunds, from the committee on foreign relations, reported the bill to incorporate the Maritine Canal company of Nicaragua and said he would move to take 1t up us early next week as he could get the floor. Placed on the calendar, Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were' the follow- ing: To divide a portion of the Sioux reservation in Dakota into a separate reservation, and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder. To provide for the sale of the site of Fort Omaha, Neb,, and for the purchase of a new site. Manderson, from the committee on print- ing, reported a joint resolution for the dispo- sition of undistributed copies of records of the rebellion, reports of the tenth census and reports of the public land commissioner. The resolution gave rise to a discussion, in the course of which Mr. Vest said he had a room in which there were several hundred yolumes of public documents bound in calf at the ex- pensc of the government, which hooks he could not give away. He could not disposo of them unless he put them in the fire, The upper portion of the capitol was crammed to the roof with books, und yet there was a con- tinual stream of these publications pouring out of the government printing office, The money might as well be taken out and thrown 1nto the Potomac river. Mr. Teller admitted there was a great waste in that direction but his experience was not like that. He never had as many as the people of Colorado were willing to take. Mr. Manderson suggested that Mr. Vest's statement was the best afgument he had heard for the passage of the Blair educa tional bill. - The allusion by Mr. Saulsbury to the “ipresident’s message and accompanying doc- uments” as something in which people took no interost, created much wmusement cn_the republican side. Finally the joint resolution passed. Mr. Riddleberger explained that the Brit- ish lion’s tail having been twisted by the vote of 23 to 21, the passage of the resolution was no longer necessary. Senator Hawley and others called the Vir- ginian to order and he sat down remarking a8 he did so that he supposcd he had a right to say 80 much and that he did not like to be called to order every time he arose. Mr. Riddleberger’s allusion was to the vote in secret session last night' by which the con- sideration of the treaty was postponed to next December. The resolution by Mr. Plumb calling on the secretary of the in for mformation as 1o the charges made by registers and recei ers of land oftices for reducing testimony to writing, was adopted, The bill to authorize the sale to alicns of certain mineral lands was then taken up, and, after discussion, Mr. Kdmunds moved to recommit the bill to the committee on mines and mining, saying that he could see no good reason why the distinction be made between mineral lands and agricultural lands, and saying somewhat pointedly, that if he wanted o obtain political influence, he would prefer to be & mine owuer than the owner of adjacent townships. Mr. Reagan argued that there was a strong popular sentiment to which the act of the last seasion prohibiting alien ownership of lands in territories, was a rosponse. The bill was also opgowd by Mr. Plumb, Mr. Stewart replied in defense of the bill. ‘The bill was recommitted to the committee on mines and mining. On motion of Mr. Morrill, the senate joint resolution for the erection of a statue to the late Spencer K. Baird, uu:reta?' of the Smithsonian institntion, in front of the Na- tional museum and appropriating $15,000 for the purpose, was taken up and passed. Mr. Vest, from the committee on public buildings, stated in reply to a question’ from Mr. Edmunds as to the aggregate amount of bills for that purpose now before that com- mittee, that he was unable to furnish th formation, but that the tariff bill and bill would sink into insignificance as com- pared with the estimates for public build- ings, r. Dawes related his experience in re- gard to public_buildings, mentioning the cascs of the St. Louis postoftice, where the original limitation of cost was #300,000 and ‘whero the actual cost had been &3,000,000 the New York postoftice, whose lmitations of cost were changed and increased several times; and the Boston postoftice, where the cost run up to £3,000,000 or $4,000,000 in the same way. Every man connected with such increases of expenditures should be, he said, indicted, Mr. Plumb said the city of New York had got $6,000,000 or §7,000,000 for its postofiice, and yet one New York newspaper the other day, had devoted an entige column to an abuse of congress for appropriating u few hundred thousand dollars for buildiug in other parts of the country. There had been Jast year, spent on the new library building in Washington over £38,000. Dawes—The place where the hole is? Plumb—Yes. The hole is a larger one and will carry into it, before tho construction is begun, more than the sum of money originally appropriated for the building. He proceeded to read a List of the employes of the library building, including & janitor to watch the “hole in the ground,” a sculptor and four women. It was very remarkable, he said, that the women scemed, in the report he was reading from, to bo in charge of horses and carts. He declared his belief that there was 00 honest. purpose to complete that building within the contemplation of the act of con- gret The discussion was continued by Senators Stewart, Vest, Halo, Morrill and Voorhees. ‘The latter said half of what the senator from Kansas said has no foundation except in his own imagination. After the executive ses- sion the senate adjourncd till Monday. Blair Hous ‘WasnixeroN, Feb. 9.—The bill amending the act of January 20, 1885, to provide for the * uscertainment -of the claims of American citizens for spoiliations committed by the French prior to July 31, 1501, was reported and placed on the calendar. The committee on labor reported the bill for the adjustment of the complaints of la- borers arising under the eight-hour law. Committee of the whole. The committee on appropriations reported the supplementary urgent appropriation bill, and it was referred to the committee of the ‘whole. The committee on coinage, weights and measures called up ana house passed the bill to discontinue the coinage of 3-cent pieces. Mr.Glass of Tennessee,on behalf of the com- mittee on agriculture called up and the house passed the bill to promote agriculture. It provides that such portions of the consular reports as refer to agricultual natigns shall be transmitted to the commissioner of agri- culture for imbodiment in his report. Mr. McCreary of Kentucky, from the com- mittee on foreign affairs reported the joint resolution authorizing the president to ar- ru'gu conferences for the purpose of pro- moting arbitration and encouraging recipro- cal commercial relations between the United States and the republics of Mexico, Central and South America and the empire of Brazil. })uu‘d amending the laws regu- or exemplifications of the land patents. ‘The next bill on the calendar was that re- SPoruts soperaia tormprusn lings o " 80} nes. Mr, B:ol‘lfry of mnr said the simple Epnl n in the bill, in plain, unvarnished Enplish, was to compel the Unlon aud Cen- P.o'llnwmnmm coustruct the tele- graph lines required by their charters in- stead of contracting with the Western Union and giving that corporation a mo ly of n‘w telegraph franchise west of the Missouri river, " Mr. Anderson of Kav.sas, anthot of the vigorously” supported _it. These railroad companics had bartered away their fran- chises by entering into a contract witn % Western Union, by which the railroad co panics refused to perform their teleg: '8, and by which they gave the V ern Union_an_ absolute monopoly over the western half of the continent. Through the genius of the most unserupulous pirates of the country—Jayhawk Gouk—that monop- oly had been croated. The pending bill was a proposition to inject just a little bit d's justice between the people and Jay Gould. The Jeoplo of the country were praying for relief from the bowelless, merci- less grind of the most extravagant and un- scurpulous, piraheal set of incorporated scoundreis on the continent. This bill was a square blow between the eyes of Jay Gould, the Western Union monopoly and each of the Pacific railroad = companies, say- ing “Gontlemen, there is & power in wealth and a power in the combination of monopoly, but there is more power in the arm of the ;\mc Jean people and you shall obey tho AW v ' 4 Mr. White of New Yorkargued that, view- ing the matter in the light of public policy, it was unwise for the. government which Wwas the largest creditor ,of the Pacific railroad and was interested in the management of that property, to entail legislation which would have tho effect of reducing the profits of those rouds, He then procceded to make legal arguments to the effect that congress had no right to interfere with contracts law- fully entered into. The matter then went over and the discussion will probably be re- sumed Saturdey, Adjourned. PRIV “ Iy Fred Grant as a Publisher. New Yonx, Feb, 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—When Colonel Fred Grant re- fused Governor Hill's ngmination to the ofice of quarantine commissioner it was said his action was due to hints from Thomas C. Platt. Now comes a true explanation. The colonel is going into the publishing business to win laurels and lucre. For some time his name has been coupled with that of a New York magazine. Webster, the book pub- lisher, said last evening that he had heard of the colonel’s venture, He said also that Gen- eral Grant's book has had the largest sale of any book ever published within the time it has been on the market. Upon leaving Web- ster, the editor of tho Cosmopolitan was called upon. “Yes, it is true,” he said, in answer to a question, “that the Grant family is interested in this magazine. Mrs. Grant, through her attorney, U. S. Grant, ir., has sccured a large share in it The colonol is also interested. The final arrangements have not yet been completed, but they will be within a day or so. I don’t understand how the fact leaked out, for no one has had any information on the subject, except the parties interested, and I don’t believe that they de- sire to have the news spread.” il bainaria A Brooklyn Lawyer's Loves. New Yokk, Feb, 9.—[Special Telegram to he Ber]—Richard S. Willis, a Brooklyn lawyer, is in a queer breach of promise suit, Tillie Ingersoll, of Washington, is plaintiff. She and her sister Lillie visited Willis' cousin in Brooklyn in 1384, and Willis met them. One is thirty-three, and the other thirty-five years of age. Willis is only twenty-five. After thoy returned home Wil- lis got an anonymons letter, but learned it was from Lillie, He answered it, and they corresponded until 1886, when he went to visit her at her home. There he discovered both sisters in love with him, and not to cause jealousy made love to them both. When he left he wrote to both, ~ His “t's” were like his “I's,” and_the letters became mixed, Then the truth came out, and he backed out of the whole affair, Tillie began suit for breach of promise for §50,000, and the papers were served January 1. Lillie has also taken steps for o suit, but the papers have not yet been served. Willis says this is u blackmailing schem —~—— Business Troubles. CHicaco, Feb, 9.—The failure of Bensley Bros., a board of trade firm of .thirty years’ standing, wgs announced to-day. The liabili- ties as yet are unknown. The general im- pression is that the liabilities will reach 30,000, In some quarters, where close watch is kept on the standing of different houses, no surprise was-expressed at the failure, as they had been struggling for several years. Bensley practically admitted it was losses occasioned by the McGeoch failure in 1883, and the collapse in wheat in June that used up a large part of their assets . 1, Feb. 9.—Frank V. Sowles, ler at Avondale, assigned, with liabilities of failure is attributed to the suspension of the Metropoiltan b a brother-in- An attachment against )erty in this state of Thayer & Co., of Chicago, has been obtained by the Yokohama k, for over $,000, the amount of unpaid bills of exchange. NEw Yomk, Fob. he real festate of Isadore Cohnfield, feather importer, was sold to-day for the benefit of his creditors. It brought 368,000, Prrrssura, Feb., 9.—The scale committee of the inter-state miners’ and operators’ con vention this evening offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the scale of pri mining coal froln May 1, 1888, to November1, 1888, shall be 5 cents above the scale base adopted by this convention, and from Novem- ber 1, 1888, to May 1, 1889, 10 cents above the scale base. This is regarded as a compro- mise. Adjourned sine die, B ot Corbin Remains Obdurate. PriLApeLrmia, Feb, 9.—It is learned to- night that the general executive board of the Kmights of Labor has receivod a reply from President Corbin which, while courteous in its nature, conained an absolute refusal to consider the strike of the railroaders, but said if the miners were willing to return to work any grievances they had would receive fair and impartial cousideration at the com- pany’s hands, and if there was anything to arbitrate, such course would be adopted after @ resumption of work. e Duluth's Coal Shipments. Durutn, Minn, Fob. %—[Special Tele- gram to the Brg,]—Coal shipments from this place are numerous and stocks, while not low, are being rapidly decreased. - Estimates Dy leading companies give 5000 cars as the robable shipment of the next thirty days. To-day's shipments were 200 cars, nearly all of which finds its way to the regions recently threatened with fuel famine, in Mimnesota and Dakota. e Another Shaky Cincinnati Bank. CixerNaty, Feb. ).—An ussessment of 26 per cent on the stock of the Queen City Nutional bank was ordered to-day by the comptroler of the currency, to make good losses and deficiences on account of insufii- cient security on loan: e LATHATE The Great Walking Match: New York, Feb. 9. —At midnight the score in the walking match is* Albert, 450; Pan- chot, 437; Herty, 427; Guerrero,420; Hart, 899; Taylor, 278: Golden, 380; Moore, 877 Strokel, 256: Noremae, 343; Dillon, 3403 Vint, Sullivan, 3 Tilly, 246; Stout, 17 . Italian Naval Activity. Rowe, Feb. 9.-—~The Tribune announces that every vessel in the navy has been or- dered in readiness for active service and that the naval armament at Naples has assumed extraordinary activity in accordance with cipher instructions from the government. —— The President's Reception, Wasmixaroy, Feb, 9.—A reception was given this evening by the president and Mrs. Cleveland to the officers of the army and navy. ——— A Dull Meeting. CicaGo, Feb.. 9.—There was not much spirit displayed in the western freight rate war to-day! Only 8 few comparatively un- important cuts were recorded. PREFERS. PRIVATE CONTROL. Colcnel Jones' Speech Before the Wational Publishers' Association: A GOVERNMENTAL TELEGRAPH. Why It Wonld Raise Rates and Be- come Unpopular With the Peo- ple—Mr. Rosewater Replies. ‘Would Leaye It as It Ts. IxpiaNarorts, Ind,, Feb. 9.—The News- paper Publishers' association continued its session to-day. The first paper wos. rend by Mr. McManes, of the Philadelphia Record, whose topic was “‘Puffs, and® the Dividing Lines Between News and Advertising,” ge was followed by C. H. Jones, of the Jackson- ville (Fla.) Times-Uniow, in o carefully pre- pared paper on ‘“‘Government Control of the Telegraph.” He began by saying that he proposed to deal with the subject in a practical way for the reason that he regarded it as very practical. ‘The strongest argument in behalf of a gov- ernment telegraph system, and the one that is most relicd upon, is that it would be cheaper, and most of the advocates of gov- ernment control seem to think the argument is closed when this assertion is made. The speaker, however, felt constrained to say that the experience of this and other countries with government work furnishes no reason for believing that exceptional cheapness would be a feature of it. ' The chrracteristic feature of all work done by the government is cumbrousness and costliness, Whenever the government wants work done at a reasonable price, that work is let out by contract. The government might make lower rates for telegraphing than would be made by any private corporation, because the latter must make expenses and pay for bet- terments and improvements, or its place in the business world will soon be vacant. The government, if it so chooses, can fix a rate less than cost and make up the deficit by tax- ation, and this is precisely what would be done by the United States government if the experience of other countries having a gov- ernment telegraph system is any criterion. Colonel Jones then gave statistics showing that in Great Britan the deficit in operating the government telegraph had increased from ,625 in 1881, to. $2,340,200 in 1886, This deficit must be made good by taxution and 18 such taxation justified on the ground that it is a public benefit? In 1887, over 47,000,000 messages were han- dled by the Western Union Telegraph com- pany, and these were sent by less than 1,000,000 people. The wholeof the telegraph- ing in the United States is done by less than 2 per cent of the population. These figures make it plain that to cheapen telegraph by reducing the rates below cost and making up the deficit by taxation means to tax 98 per cent of the people, who never use the tele- graph, for the benefit of stock brokers, spec- ulators, gamolers, pool men, bucket-shop proprietors and sporting men generally, who send 87 per cent of the messages. Not only is this unjustifiable on grounds of public polioy, but it_is_unjustifiable on purely busi- ness grounds. The men who send these mes- sages make no complaint of the cost, because it comes in s @ part of the legitimate and necessary expensesof their business. The only considerable body of men asking for a reduc- tion of telegraph tolls are the Knights of Labor, not one in a hundred of whom ever use the telegraph. These misguided people are simply asking the governmentto tax them for the benefit of a class of people. to- ward whom they are so irreconcilable and hostile that membership in their organization is prohibited them, ‘“‘These are some of ‘the considerations,” says Colonel Jonds, *‘which determine us against the scheme of a govern- ment telegraph on grounds connected with the public welfare.” The speaker then considered the subject from the point of view of a practical news- paper mon. The newspapers of the United States, he said, are now enjoying the cheap- est and most efficient telegraph service of any newspapers in the world. The British telegraph press rate is 25 cents for seventy- five words during the day and 25 cents for 100 words at night to each place where but one paper is served, and 4 cents for seventy- five words during the day, and4 cents for each 100 words at night for each additional paper served. Other figures were given by the speaker, showing that viewed inany way possible, the American press rate 18 now cheaper than the same service in England by from one-fifth to one-half. These res upply to the service of ~the pross as- tions, the cost of special telograph ser- in the United States being 3¢ of a.cont per word and in Great Britain 3 of a cent perword. In the United States, however, tance is an average of four times ter than in England. The bill intro- d by Senator Collum provides that the to for mewspaper dispatchos, when ame dispatch goes to more than one oftice, shall bo 25 cents per 100 words. - This i than twice the rate now charget by stern Union for transmitting the nsso- ciated press reports, and ten times the rates ‘harged by the same company when the re- ports are delivered by leased wires to four or five papers in the same city. The truth is that a substitution of a government k‘l?grxl‘)‘ll service for that of the Western Union on the basis of the Cullom bill would speedily result in one of two things—either the bankrupteyof a large proportion of the newspapers away from the great centers or in_depriving the public of a very large proportion of the news of the world which it now enjoys through the daily newsyfapers. Nothing 8o far-reaching in its effect upon the press of the country has_cyer been proposed in congress: It would be about the same as if congress should enact a law legislating out of existence half phe tally papers of the country, and putting’,the re- mainder on short rations as regards tele- graphic news service. i But even this is not the most serious ob- jection from a newspaper man's, floint of view. The mere suspicion thas the news had been subjecied to government inspection or censorship would reduce, by it least ohe-half, the value of that news to newspaper publish- ers and to the general public, A memorable illustration of public resentment at ‘the sus- picion that news had been doctoredwas, fur- nished in connection with the elegtion gsturns of the Associated Press at the presdential election in 1534, Whether rightly or wrongly —wrongly as the speaker believed—a .b'u“ficf gained credence that the Assdoiated Press and the Western Union telegraph company had declared the returns from New York state in the interests of M ... The foeling aroused by this was ‘so iatensein New York city that it came neav leading to the mobbing of Jay Gould, anjl_even'fa Jack- sonville, where the speaker publishes ait As- sociated press newspaper, tho feeling ran so high as for a time to cndanger the value of the franchise. What value would the public attach to news in emergenocies of this kind-if they knew that its transmission was through the medium of government employes, which under uxislinf political methods means.the employes of the party in power, It is no-ar- gument to say that there is no commplamt against the government mail service in this respect. The contents of letters cannot be made known without yiolation of law an without serious risk of detectjon. On the other hand, with the telegraph system under its control, government oflicials would have every opportunity to beconfe acquainted With every detail of the business of firms, corpora- tions and'the secrets of political parties and party leaders. To say that the oficials would not utilize this opportunity even though they possess it, is to exhibit the guileless inno- cence of the heathen Chinee; and moreoyver 1t is contradicted by the facts and experience in other countries where the telegraph sys- tem is under government eontrol. In conti- nental Kurope this espionage is so notorious that every man who sends a telogram as- sumes ns & matter of course that it will be scrutinized by government ofticials, if its con- tents are important or in the least suspicious, Even in England the same condition of affairs exists in a modified sense. A fair inference from these facts is that, in the case of the ‘most usaful and valuable news that is ob- t y the newspaper publishers or editors, the supply would 'be at once cut oft, That it would enormousl{ complicate the dificulties of running pohiti- cal oumpdv in this country no one can doubt; shat Wwould put an enormous advan- tige into the hands af, the party in power no onewill questton. ., 3 In conclusion, Colonel Jones sald: That it would put into the hands of the politicians a deadly weapon against the press, which they would be constantly sempted to use is too in disputably true to ba fenied, Public confi- dence in the trustworthy character of that news is verhaps the whief element of its value. Anythiang thyd would tend to impair that confidenco woul 80 much, impair the commercial value ofy the news. Speak- ing for myself as a vepgor of news, I sy un- qualifiedly that T wang no news that has been subjected to cven thy guspicion of govern- ment supervision or jygrjisan espionage. The paper was. congnented upon by Mr, Rosewater, of the Omaha Ber, He favored the idea of the governmeént taking control and thought, that politivglgeonsideration would not enter into the transaction of business, as had been suggested, Messrs, Prescott, Brecknell and others aiso pa pated in the discussion. The.meeting closed to-night with a banquet. The Logan Memorial Dedicated. WasiiNarox, Fob, 9-~The memorial to General John A, Logan was dedicated this evening at the Motropolitan Metuodist Epis- copal church in this,_city. Mrs. Logan, and members of her family, were in front and at the right of the center aisle. To the right of them were the Logan guard of honor and John A. Logan camp of veterans. At the left of the center in front were seated the judges of the United States su- preme court and in their rear the senators and representatives. The tablet is of Georgia marble, nearly square—a pink slab set in a larger one of gray, known as_creole marble. On the surface of the pink slab is cut in dee| gilt letters these words: “To the deathless memory of Major General John A. Logan, six yecars in the house of representafives, three times elected to the senato of the United States, forty vears in official life. Great statesman of the mighty west. Commander of the Army of the Teunessee and foremost volunteer general of fhe republic he loved so well, Victorious in_arms, illustrious in council, esteemed worthy of the highest honors of the country. Nobiest type of American manhood. Gen- erous, frank, brave, incorruptible patriot, honorable citizen, faithful friend, devoted husband, beloved ~parent, sincere ch tian, I humbly trust in God. If this is the end, I am ready.” The tablet stands next to tho ono crected Dby George W. Childs to the memory of General Grant. Directly in front of the pulpit on a pedestal stood a white marble bust of Gen: eral Logan in uniform, the recent gift of a friend. Senator Stanford, of Cali- fornia, was announced as chairman, Elo- quent’ addresses eculogistic of the life of Togan were made by Justice Miller, Senator Stanford, Senator Ings Senator Voor- hees, Representatives Long, Henderson, Springer and Reed. At the conclusion of the impressive ceremonics the choir sang My Country 'Tis of Thee,"! the audionce stand- ng. L —_— THE SNELL TRAGEDY. Albert Snell Offers $10,000 For His Father's Murderers.s Cmicaco, Feb. 9.—Albert cJ. Snell has offered a reward of $10,000 for the arrest or information leading to, the arrest of his father's murderer or murderers. A search in the durk is being adfively kept up by the police and suspicious ghgracters are being ar- rested rightand left. _ ;, i D The Goulds. New York, Feb. 9.~ [Spocial Telegram to the Ber.]—George Giauld says he still ex- pects to see his fathgg, back not later than the middle of March The last advices were that the yacht left Alexundria, his younger brother having recovered from the illncss that had prostrated him ‘and the party was onthe way to Maltd. Thence the course takes them to Gibraltar, touching at Algiers. Gould would then proceed homeward by way of the southern route.’ 'He expects to reach the American coast about Fernandina, Fla., then work up to Nuw‘%’grk. Young Gould b characterized the re) ‘would not be seen he all during the year ad eéxceedingly absurd.’"Wall street men be- lieve that Gould will take a vigorous hold of the Kunsas & Texas complication immedi- ately on his arrival. that his father German Affairs. BERLIN, Feb. 9.—In course of a speech at the Brandenbury dinner, Prince William of Prussia, heir presumptive to the German crown, said: *‘I know that a section of thé public, especially asection abroad, imputes to me careless and thoughtless longing for war for the sake of glory. God preserve me from such criminal giddiness. I repudiate all such accusations with horror.” . It was decided by the physicians in at- tendance upon the crown prince at San Remo that the operation of tracheotomy be per- jormed to-day. Dr. Bramann performed the operation and the patient is progressing well. The reichstag committee has rejected the clause of the anti-soclalistic bill relative to expatriation of socialist leaders. Avrona, Neb,, Feb, 9.—[Special Telegram to the Be.]—In the case of the state vs Gedrge B. Garland for selling goods and ped- dling without a license, the Jury last evening brought in a verdict for the defendant. This was the case in which Garland wus arrested o few days ago on a charge of violating the the town ordinance by taking orders for clothing and having the same cut #nd made eust and then sent to his address,. when he would make the delivery and collect the money for the goods. Garland proved that he was only acting in the capacity of an agent and selling like any othe? commercial trav- eler. Judge Norva instructed the jury that if they found from the evidence that the de- fendant was the accredited agent of the man- ufacturer or jobber they should find for the defendant, which they did. Judge Norva discharged the jury nutil Monday. The Lincoln Blaine Club, LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. 9.—([Special Telegram to the Bee.)—John. M. Thurstdn, of Omaha, addressed the Blaine club to-night and was enthusiastically received. The club elected the following permanont oficets: President, Josse B. Strode; vice president, J. L. Cald well; treasurer, 5. niga; secretary, A.\W. Scott; executive committee, Patrick Egan, L. W. Billingsley, Louis Meyer, 8. B. Vail, H. M. Rice, Phelps Paipe. Broken Bow Booming. Brokex Bow, Neb;, Feb, 9.—[Spocial Tel- egram to the Ber.]—Phoperty buyers are plenty to-day and prices ‘age fairly jumping. The result of the comgromise last night, which forever settled“fhe Witter feeling between the north gnd‘ south sides, has given Broken Bow now1ifg and she s a bet- ter town by 25 per cent$pman she was ‘a week ago. Ono oF twvo kickerpeffored their prop- erty cheap and the ol shown them so quick it made them eep‘x‘p’mvmy on. . She Tried orphine. LiNcorx, Neb., Feb. $.4}Special Telegram tothe Ber.]—Ada Davil,“s dining room girl at Opelt's hotel, was d ered this evening in her room at the hotélagiffering from a dose of morphine taken witlshmicidal intent. She was restored to conscio@sness by the use of a stomach pump and is réeovering. She came here in January from Imftana and said little about her life except tht stie left home on account of her step-mother. She assignes no cause for her attempt at suicide, but declares her intention of repeating it until successful. sl b e Dakota Asylum Trustees Meet. Yankroyn, Dak., Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The asylum board of trustees met topay. A telegram was re- ceived from Governor Church, saying that the plaus for additions to the building had been approved and forwarded. The trustees will advertise at once for bids. One hun- dred thousand dollars will be expended by the trustees during the coming season on additions. o ———— Cold at Duluth, Durvri, Minn, Feb. 9.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The weather has been exceeaingly cold here all day, the tempera- ture touching 40= below early this morning and the prospects are good for & still lower record before moruing. JOHN SHERMAN BANQUETED. He Endorses the Principles of Bos- ton's Home Market Olub. HOW TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS. The Senator Thinks It Should Be Applied to the Payment of the Pablic Debt-Cleveland's Views Criticised. More Tariff Talk. Bostox, Feb. 9.—The dining halls of the Hotel Vendome were filled to overflowing this evening, it being the occasion of the ban- quet in honor of Senator John Sherman given by the Home Market club. There were over 400 men present from various sections of the country. President Merrick briefly alluded to the fame of the club's guest, concluding by introducing Sepator Sherman, who was received with great applause. Senator Sherman thanked the gentlemen for the reception accorded him. He said, re- ferring to the Home Market cluly: ‘1 like the nwne for it describes your principles. ‘When you use the word “‘home’ you mean your whole country.. You use the phrase “home market” to distinguish it from a for- eign market, not to exclude the foreign market, but to emphasize your preference for the home market as infinitely greater, more valuable and more productive than the foreign market, When I think of the con- trast of our home market and a foreign mar- ket, in magnitude and proportions, the uni- versal benefits of one and the comparative unimportance of the other, I am led to won- der why 8o many gentlemen of education and character are willing to endanger the won- ful develdpment of our home industries to in- crease our foreign competition. I believe the best we can do for mankind is to do the best for our country.” Mr. Sherman attacked Mr. Lowell for his speech at the Tariff Reform league banquet. He found but very little in his remarks about the tariff, but s good deal about President Cleveland. Said Mr. Sherman: “Mr. Lowell, who has been honored by a great party with its confidence and trust, places Cléveland above Grant, the great soldicr of our coun- try, above Hays, who certainly gave to the country a pure and excellent administration, and Lowell humself; above Garfield, one of the most accomplished of American states- men, and above Arthur, in every respect a model gentleman, and 'a_prudent and able president.” Speaking of President Clove- land’s policy the senator suid: *The ine able effect 18 to increase importations at the expense and loss of our home market, aud especially to reduce to wages of all engaged in industries competing with foreign produc- tion. His mcssage creates alarm among business men ut home and gives joy and hope to_every market in Europe.” Reforri® to the surplus Mr. Sherman re- marked: “A surplus is n great deal better than a deficit. It has been growing since the close of the war. It has enabled us to per- form the magnificent foat of rapidly reduc- .ing the public debt; a policy which has ex- cited the admiration of the greatest states- men of Europe. This growing surplus was bequeathed to Mr. Cleveland by his prede- cossors and was applied by them tw the pay- ment of the debt and to repeated reductions of taxes, It is the rational and steady result of our increase in wealth and population growing out of the policy of protection to home industries. Our friends may be sur- prised that the surplus revenue did not stop with the election of a democratic president, and perhaps it will be if " his ad- vice is followed. Certainly it will he checks the " prosperity enables us to import goods and is not this surplus ap- plicd to the payment or purchase of the public debt? Whose fault is it that it accu- mulates in the treasury? Plainly the fault of Cleveland, whose secretary of the treasury is authorized to apply this surplus at uny time to the reduction of the public debt. If he had followed the example of his predccessors he would, weekly or monthly, without proclama- tion of noise, have purchased and retired tho public debt under the main provisions of tne existing law. But if the president preferred to reduce the surplus by the reduction of tax- ation, why did he not np])fi' to congress to diminish taxation without disturbing home products. I know that at any time in the lust congress. taxation could have been re- duced but for the desire of the speaker of the house and the president to strike at_ home industries ruther than to reduce taxation. The hungry mouths of the workimen engaged in varied pursuits in every part of our country, furnish the best market for their productions, and you in Now England, even your professors aud free traders, will.'learn “that the steady demand made by millious of your countrymen in the west and soutbwest for textile and metallic fabrics, furnishes a hundredfold better mar- ket than you can find in the ovi rked markets of Burope and As If you join in breaking down this system in order to in- crease your foreign market for manufac- tnrers’ from 2 to even 10 per cent, you wi destroy the goose that lays the golden egg. “You may ask me what I have to say about tariff . reform. T answer that 1 am decidedly in favor of tariff reform; always have been, and alwayg will be. How would I reduce the surplis! I answer frankly the tariff ought to be ca fully revised to correct any incqualities or in- conjgruities thut have grownout of the change of values since the passage of the act of 1883; that every imported article which does not compete-with .our domestic industry and is essential to the camfort and wants of our people should be placed upon the free list; that cvery xaw material of industry which does not compete with our own productions should be specially selected for the free list; and that - any industry which can be con- ducted in this country with reasonable suc- cess needs-a moderate increase of duty for its protection. Willian McKinley, jr., of Ohio, said, in part: *Itis assumed by the revenue tarift reformers that the monoy rcceived by the government i3 unnecessary. It requires more than $300,000,000 every year to meet the obligations of the government, and the only way is by taxation. It has been the settled olicy to raise its monoy from import duty. The president emphasized this issue, and we tonight appeal from the to the people, the only n that we recognize. The only way that the tariff can be reformed is to let goods that do not compete with ours come in free. 1f freedom from taxation cheapens the products of our country there is no reason why it should not exist. The farmers have turned a deaf ear to the seductive voice of the free traders. 'fhe president’s sympa- thy for them is both gratuitous und uninvited. They sent forth their protest against his un- invited gratuity - twenty-four hours before Mr. Blaine's was wired from Paris, and be- fore Mr. Sherman's great speoch. They beat them both, and I congratulate you that the wool growers are united. Free trade means cheap labor. Protection says, ‘‘Main- tain the tariff high enough to give the work- ing people good wages.” Hon. Nathun Groff, of West Virginia, heartily endorsed the opinions of the pre- vious speakers. . He believed in a high pro- tective tariff; in a home wmarket for home capital; in a homg market for home labor, and a home market for home industries. S b Ricieadl TRIBUTE TO TILDEN. Kings County Democrats Com memo- rate His Birth, New York, Feb, 9.—The Kings county democratic club held a banquet in Brooklyn to-might in commemoration of the birthday of Samuel J. Tilden. Among those present were Governor Hill, of New York; ex-Gov- ernor Abbett, of New Jersey; Secretary Vilas, Samuel J. Randall and George F. Hoadley, ex-governor of Ohio. A letter of regret from President Cleveland was read. In paying a tribute to Tilden's worth, the president says: “He taught the limitation of federal power under the consti- tution, the absolute necessity of public economy, the safety of & sound currency, honesty in public places. the responsibility of public servants to the people, tho carc for those who toil with their hauds, the proper limitation of corporate prlvxhfins, and reform in the civil serviee, is' was true democracy. It led him to meet boldly every public issue as it arose. With his conception of political duty, he mon,{zt it never too carly and never too give Dbattle to vicions doctrines and corrupt practices. He believed pure and sound democracy flour- ished and grew in opem, bold and honest championship of the interests of the people, and that it but feebly lived upon deceit, false pretenses and fears. And he was right. His success proved him right and proved, too, that Americans appreciate a courageous struggle in their defense,” Hon. Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvacia, spoke of “Our Country.” = Among other things he said much of the good he had been able to do, if any, had been due to the teach- ings of his personal friend, Samuel J. Tilde was democratic in its very ident of the United States,” was the subjoct of Secretary Vilas' remarks. The fundamental idea of the democratic party was confidence in the people. The party which Tilden led may see the promises of Tilden's hope carried to a_realization by the courage and intogrity of Grover Clevs Governor Hill responded 1o the “E: State."” Speec were made by Governor ‘Abbett and others, ARRANGING THE DETAILS. Fixing the Preliminavies For the Re- publican National Convention. Cuicaco, Feb, 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The members of the national re- publican committee who have charge of ar- ranging the preliminaries of the convention are in Chicagoto-day and will remain here for two or three days, The eommitteo con- sists of J. 8. Clarkson, of Iowa, chairman; and Messrs, Fessenden of Connecticut, Hobart of New Jersey, Jones of Pennsyl- vania, Conger of Ohio, Clayton of Arkansas, Leland of Kansas, Howe of Nebraska and Cuney of Texas. Their duties_consist sim- ply in arranging the routine details for the convention, such as securing a hall, arrang- ing for printing, appointing local committoes to take charge of the hall during the ses- wions of the convention and like unimportant matters. The other work will be done by the national committee itself, which meets here just before the convention, ‘'As to the probable candidates,” said Mr. Clarkson, 1 nothing to say. We over in Towa ha a man, Senator Allison, to whom we are partial, and whoin we think would be a very strong ndidate. Whether he would be content with second place on the ticket I have not yet hegrd discussed. Who the second choice of our” delegation may be, should Senator Allison not be strong enough to carry the convention, is a dificult question to answer, The deleg has not yet been clected, and it is impossible to forecast their preference outside of Mr. Allison.” Ciieaco, Feb, 9.—The sub-committee of the national republican convention appointed to make arrangements for the counvention, held a session here to-day and will meet again to-morrow. The committee organized in the afternoon by electing Mr. Clarkson chairman and ex-Senator Hobart, secretary. A large delegation of the Grand Army was on hand ¢ to urge the claims of Captain John president of the Union Veteran club, for the position of sergeant-at-arm as against those of Colonel . Knox and General Fitzimmons, both of whom are in the field. The committee admitted no one und deferred the selection of sergeant-at-arms. The members talked over the preliminaries informally and this even- ing were closeted with Mayor Roche and a committee of prominent republicans selected by him to assist in the preliminary work of the convention. Except Mr. Conger, of Ohio, every member of the national sub-committee expressed the belief that nis state favored the nomination of Blain veral of them had an “if” attached to this opinion, such as “if Mr. Blaine is a candidate,” “if Mr. Blaine 8ays he is 8 candidate,” “if Mr. Blaine wants the nomination.” ator Sherman, Senator Allison, Robert Lin- coln and General Sheridan were the only other candidates mentioned. Mr. nger, of Ohio, said: *“‘Ohio will be for Sherman this time—a solid delegation, without doubt. Mr. Blaine's friends might carry several districts in the state, but I do not think they are dis- posed to make a fight against Mr. Sherman in Ohio this year." As tothe vice presidency the members of the sub-committee scemed to be wholly adrift. The list of local committeemen suggested by Mayor Roche was adopted without chango, It consisted of the names of four or five well known citizens to each commit the mem- bers being selected with special reference to their fitness for their work in hand. The chairman of each committee was made a member of the general or, as it is tormed, Hoxeutive and - financial — committeo.” ‘This committee, with the particular chair- manship of each member, is as follows: J. A. Roché, chairman; S. B. Raymond, secre- ; J. L. Woodward, treasurer; E. G. Keith, hotels; George R. Davis, printing; R. W. Patterson, press; William B. Keep, transportation; Geory Swift, employes: E. L. Hutchinson, music; George Schneider, decorations; L.W. Pierce, state headquarters; F. W. Peck, halls; R. C..Clowry, telegraph ; J. M. Smyth, auditing: Eugene Cary, official reporting and publishing. The national sub- committee will visit and inspect the audi- torium building to-morrow. The matter that occupied most of the time of the committee this evening was the se- lection of a sergeant-at-arms and when ad- journment was taken at nearly miduight the matter was stiil undecided, The sub-committee decided a that has been ~ somewhat widely discussed and may have an important bearing in some stato delegations. It was, whether delegatos-at-large to tho na- tional convention should be voted for in each district, or, as of old, at state conyentions. The language of the oficial call, in this par- ticular, was vague. The committee decided that no innovation had been intended and that the old usage would prevail, Lol AR A Missouri Suicide. © S1. Josern, Mo., Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the I 1—W. L. Halcomb committed suicide at Age Ford. a small town on the St. Joseph & St. Louis railroad, about twelve miles south of this city, last night, by taking a dose of poison. Halcomb was wealthy, but reported to be of a melancholy disposition. He leaves a wife and several children. —~— Patton Succeeds McCosh. Priscerox, N. J., Feb. 9.—At the Febru- ary meeting of the board of trustces of Princeton college togday the resignation of President McCosh was accepted, to take ef- fect at the end of the present school year. Prof. Francis L. Patton was elected presi- dent, point e South Dakota Firemen's Tournament. Hunoy, Dak., Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to the BEe.] -The §2,000 neecessary to pay prizes and to secure to Huron the location of the South Dakota fireman’s tournament was nearly all raised to-day. The tournament will be held at Huron e g Free Trad Lumber. Toroxto, Feb. 9.—Speaking at the meet- ing of the Commercial Union club last night, A. H. Campbell said that the lumbering in- terests would be benefitted greatly by free trade with the United States.” The commer- cial union would bring American capi Canada and open a warket in the United Stutes for Canadians, o Burned to Death, READING, Pa., Feb. 9.—In a fire this morn- ing in which four frame buildings at Kutz- town, this county, werc destroyed, John Hopp and his two children were burned to death, - Peace on Earth Awaits that countless army of mart whose ranks are constantly recruited from the victims of nervousness and nervousdisenses. The priceof the boon is asystematic course of Hostetter's Stom- ach Bitters, the finest and most genial of tonic nervines, pursued with reason- able persistence. Euasier, pleasanter and safer this than to swash the victualling department with pseudo-tonics, aleo- r the verse, beef extracts, nerve )t wivesand poisons in disguise. “Tired Ni t bulmy sleep,” is the perant of weak nerves,and this glo- rious franchise being usually the conse- quences of sound digestion and in- creased vigor, the great stomachic which insures both, is productive also of re- at the required time, Not unre- reshed awakens the individual who uses it, but vigorous, clear headed and tranquil, Use the Bitters also in fe and ague, rheumatism, kidney troubles, conumudou and billiousness, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. A Bettor Tone to All Grains During the Morning. A SUSPENSION CAUSES A DROP. Oats and Provisic <hibit & Fair Amount of Trading—Cattle Busi- ness Slow and Unsatisface tory—Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Citieaco, Feb. 0.—~[Special Telegram to the Berk.|-—There was a better tone to the grain markets this morning allaround. There was a feeling that the pounding of prices yes- had been overdone and local traders wege ready to take advgntago of the roaction, Accordingly the opening prices of wheat and cortrwere e and of oats ige above lnst night's closing, and the movement was still upward, Upon all this bullish sentiment dropped the announcement of the suspension of Bensley Bros. It was like a wet blanket, and it soaked the enthusiasm out of the bulls in short order, The house was known to be long and the holdings which must come out were supposed to be y large. There was an immediate decline of about '{¢ in all the pits, but there was fair buying and the decline was ar- rested there. It was discovered that much of this lond had been thrown over yesterday, and this knowledge not only removed the present menace to the markety but set men to thinking that yesterday's weakness, being caused by such an event, was unnatural and could only bo temporary. Thereupon ull graing advanced again and in most cases the loss was more than recovered. May w at 8o old up to 803¢e then fell to 80ige, gradually advanced to 81 @s1ige, fell again to S0%je, improved to Slige and closed at 1 o'clock ‘at Si@slige, For June wheat Si%c was bid at the opening. That delivery sold down to Sie¢ and up to which the 1 o'clock close corn market wero subject to wuch the same influences as those of wheat, and followed early the same course, but the > on the morning's tradings was largely local and with- s fof fair volume. May corn sold at 504¢ und lost Yy¢ on news of the suspension. Thereafter the movement was ually upward, the highest point being hed at the close under rather eager buy- ing of local shorts, who had oversold them- selves. The 1 o'clock close was at blgc, The e for June delivery was identical with ) and followed the ne course, ulative trade in oats and prices, roliev the pressuro of the unloading of long grain on stop orders, proved. May oats opened at 811c, to 3115¢, then dow, and el outs open 818 out being large] Se. In provisions a much stronger foeling was exhibited than the trade expected. The severe break suffered yesterday afternoon made business open n 4 nervous manner, but under an unlooked-for demand prices promptly showed un improvement. This was followed, however, by the anuouncement of the suspension of 13ensley Bros., and a de- cline hich took the market back to the opening figures, or to & point approximating the same, Still, as the day progressed, another upward turn_set in and the entire trade showed the effect of strong support. At 1 o'clock pork stood 121§ @15¢ and short ribs 2l¢e higher than last night’s closings, while lard was unchanged. AFTERNOON SessioN—Wheat was a shade i y sold at 81@s1ige, closing at 8l bruary closed at 751 c. Corn easy, closing at 51'g¢ bid, March 461§@4632c, blige. Outs steady but quiet. d May sold and closed at $14.35@ ry $14.121¢. Lard was quiet; March §7.70, May § Short ribs closed at $7.471¢ for Februar .50 for March and $7.65 for May. [ CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cnicaco, Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Carrne—Trade was slow and unsatisfuctory from the opening to the close. The weather was the coldest of the season for this part of the country. Stock trains on all ronds were late and stock showed off poorly in the pens, As to prices, there was & down turn of 10@15¢ on plain, common and medium natives, many of the latter being held over for want of an offer that was at all near their value. Plain and common dragged along all day and no one scemed to want them. A few lots of big, fully finished na- tives may have mude eqaally as good prices a8 yesterday, but that was all. There ins on the market. 0. Steers, 1350 to 1600 1bs., o 1350 1bs., $3.00@4.40; 950 00440, Stockers and feed- ; cows, bulls and mixed, §1.75 92.10@2.50. Texas fed cuttle, narket was dull all wrn of 5@llc on 'he shipping intorest was out of the market. There were bu few ship- ping orders for New York, New England or Philadelphia, Best heavy made only #5.00@ 5.70, and best mixed, $5.80(¢5.50; common and light mixed, $5.15(0 light sorts of 160 to 170 1b. averages, $5.10@5.20, and averages of 140 to 150 1bs., $5.00(wd.05. KFINANOCIAL. New Yok, Feb, 9. to the Brrk]—Srocks—Stocks developed sufiicient firmness to-day to regain what was lost yesterday. Comparing the close of tho two duys, the rally of to-day is comprised within & range of ’s@5; per cent. The ime provement of the day was made without any excitement, and appears to have been dus more to resistunce by cliques and spocialty supporters and to the hammering of bears than by any decided bull feeling. The market opened feverish. London offered a few selling orders, but few were exceuted by reason of arbitrag@charges. The temper of the room was far from bullish, and news from the west was encouraging to the bears. Still the course of business after the opening was such a8 to carry the market up a few points during the forenoon. The efforts of the bears had met with a determined resistance. The total sales were 110,000 sh 3 Goversmests—Government bonds were ull and rather heavy. YESTERDAY Special Telegram QUOTATIONS. U. 8. 45 registered. 1255 C. & N. W U0 8. 48 coupon... . 1207 o preferre: 1 4les rogistrod 16y N, Y, 4155 coupon N Pacific s of "4 Canada South ) Central Pacific . &4 Chicago & Alton.. 138~ Pullman B&Q. fteading. ... g Rock Island St L. do8. I e : dopreterred o preferied . 61 "€, M. & 8t. Paul Tiinols Central... . 116%| o prefeire L. xWwW . 12 St P.RO. K. & o preferrid. 911y Texis Pacitl « Missourt Pacific Missouri Pacific. A0 proferred. MoNEY—On call, last loan 23§ per per cent. Prive Mencs cent. StenLiNe Excmaxae—Dall but steady at #4554 for 60 day bills, #4504 for demand, TKETS, ‘ollowing are the 2:30 unchanged ; sacks, §2. N d. 00 sacks, §2. Ufi 53.90; rye flour, $3.85@8. ukwheat flour, $.00@6.75 per bbl, Unscttled carly, later developod wth, and closed }¢@’c above yes- cash, 75%¢; March, 73,¢; May, Ble. airly active and ‘stronger; opened e advance over yesterday and closed above yesterday; cash and Mareb, May, 51}e. 3 referred. | 2k graph.., 185 sy at 2@3 per cent; ity closed at A2 yriLe PApeR — 5@7 per e PRODUCE M Chicago, Feb closing prices: Flour—Steady ter wheat bbls, 3.75; wheat, bbls, & and win- 50