Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 7, 1888, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. APRIL 7. 1888 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally (Morning Edition) including Sunday, fiI:yl. Ono \'rsr e ey 10 0 For Six Montha 50 o Three Months 250 T Omaha Sundny eR, Taaiied t any ad- dress. One Year 200 OMAnA Orricn, Nos, H|.4‘4Nwfl|:|‘l":' N YORK OFFICE, OMS NI‘VI'I.!!(:'I{‘D. WASHINGTON OFFICE, NO. B stazer. CORRRESPONDENCE. 3 11 communieations relating to news and edi- '(I¢Iu| matter should be addrossed to the E OF THE BEE. . o1NKSs LETTERS. All business lettors and remittances should be nddressed to THE BER PUBLISTING COMPANY, OMAIA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to Demade payable to the order of the company. e Bee Publishing Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Bworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, bous. ity of Douglass, ool Toschnick, fecretary. of The Bes Pub com pan mnly swear that the i oy e e ity Ton Tor the. week ending March 30, 1858, was as Tollow: Baturday, e . M unday, March 25 onday, March 26 esdny, March 27 ednesday, Mn gumh(‘ March day, March 30. e 4 subscribed i Ty "N:m:c':‘fiu Sworn to and subscribed in my_presence Blst Aay of March, A. D., 1888, N.P. FEIL, Notary Public. State of Nebraska, Omml{ of Douglnss, @eo. B. Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de- o8 and says that he 15 secretary of The Bee %Mlfihlm{ compuny, that the actual average dadly eirculation of the Daily Bee for the month ot arch, 1887, 14,400 copies; for April, 887, 14,316 coples; for May, R8T, 424 coples; for June, 187, 14147 coples; for July, 187, 14008 Ccoplesi for Auwust, 1887, 14,151 coples; for September, 1887, 14,340 jea: for Ockober, 1887, 14,33; for Novembe 1887, 16,226 coples; for December, 1887, 15,041 coplea: for January. 1EF¥, 16206 coples: for ‘ebruary, , 16,962 coples. b # l(ifl). B. TZSCHUCK. Eworn and subscribed to in m)i,[vrnmnco this 8d day of March, A, D. 1888, Nil 03 FEI otary Ir Garbagemaster Goldsmith will strictly enforce the city's sanitary laws, Omaha will not need to chew a clove all summer long. AT last the lawyers of Omaha have gof hold of a will case where the estate will just about be enough'to satisfy the claims for legal ser The heirs ought to be satisfied with the glory of winning the suit. No street should be paved unless it is properly sewerod. At least one-half of the streets named in the paving ordi- nanoe now before the council have no sewer connection. RHODE ISLAND came to the front with a handsome majority in the election of its republican governor, Royal C. Taft. Little Rhody is the index finger which points out the vath to victory next No- vember. VENEZUELA has placed barb-wire on the free list. Although this may bring joy to American barb-wire manufactur- ers, u real live Yankee down there would long ago have patented prickly cactus for fence purposes. A WAR cloud just a little bigger than a man’s hand bhas arisen between the United States and Morocco, Its black- ness has boen increased by the arrival of the frigate Lancaster at Gibraltar, which, with the Enterprise, already in Mediterranean waters, will carry terror to the sultan of the red leather king- dom. There is at least one country on this globe which trembles at the sight of Uncle Sam’s tubs. 112 selection of Buffalo as the place for the meeting of the republican con- veution of New York is referred to.as being in the interest of Mr. Depew us a prosidential candidate. Such may be the case, but if so we venture to suggesu that the republicans of New York will waste time and damage tho party by * committing themselves to the support of the president of the New York Cen- tral as a candidate for nomination on the national tick They are blindly indifferent to the sentiment of the west and northwest or they would not think of Mr. Dopew as a presidential possi- bility. THE council has ordered the chief of police to report at its next meeting by what authority the Pinkerton mercen- aries, stationed in this city, are exer- cising police functions. But what does the council propose to do when it has the information? They know as well to-day as they will know next week that nobody has a right to ‘import armed non-rvesidents aand station them in this city to exercise police powers. They kuow to-day us well as they ever will know that special policemen to serve in an emergency cannot be legally ap- pointed excepting by the joint action of the mayor and council, The proper course for the council to pursue is to pass rosolutions divecting the chiof of police to arrest and disarm all persons who are personating speeial policemen without & commission from the mayor, e e I7 will be of interest to the employ of the Union Pacific railvoad company who are compelled to contribute to a hospital and protective fund under the patronage of the company, to learn what has been the fate of a simi scheme among the Baltimore & Ohio railroad employes, When Mur. Garvett was president of the Baltimore & Ohio rallroad, he established an insurance and protective fund for the benefit of the employes of that road. For the support of this fund he made it com- pulsory on the railroad employes to gontribute a certain percontage of their wages. The scheme was never popular with the workmen, They objected to the coercive features of the plun, which left it in the hands of the management to dictate that s portion of the work- men’s earnings should bLe returned to the company. On this ground an ap- peal was made by the employes of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company to the Maryland logislature to abolish the legalized system for an insurance aud protective fund established by Mr. Garres, The present management of that rallroad coucurs with the men,and My. Garrett’s. pot scheme will come o a0 end at the close of the yoar. Promotion of General Crook. The promotion of Guneral Crook to the major generalship made vacant by the retirement of General Terry, was a recognition of merit as ereditable to the prosident as it is honorable to the gallant soldier who has been decorated with the double star. The country and the army will be gratified that the pressure upon the executive from cer- tain quarters to depreciate the soldierly qualities and meritorious services of General Crook has proved abortive. Whilo the prompt and deeisive action of President Cleveland is gratifying to the friends of the modest commander of the department of the Platte, it is worthy of special com- mendation as comserving a high principle, and thereby rebuking those who would make promotion in the army a matter of personal preference and po- litical influence. For thisthe president cannot be too highly commended. Tt is not necessary to tell the people of Nebraska, of Wyoming, Dakota, Utah, Oregon, Montann, or Avizona, who General Crook is. It is not neces- sary, if we could, to inform the Sioux, Cheyenne, Ute or Apache Indians who General Crook is. The people of all these western states and territories, and all frontiersmen and Indians, know Crook. He is entially a soldier, with the instinets, training and bear- ing of a soldier. As a man he is quiet, modest, taciturn, Few officers have seen more constant and harder service. As a commander General Crook has always shown deferenoe to superiors and cour= teous treatment to subordinates. When his opinions have boen called for he has given them clearly and with his reas- on In his dealings with the Indians his great success arose from the confi- dence he inspired as to his truthfulue fairness, love of justice, and their knowledge of his invincible courage to follow up and punish all who violated his orders, or the orders of the war de- partment. ‘We are gratified at his advancement and can teuthfully say promotion was never more worthily bestowed in the army. We can but regret, however, that his elevation to a higher grade will result in his leaving Omaha. During all the years of his residence among us General Crook has enjoyed the uni- versal resvect of our citizens and the hearty esteem of all who have made his personal acquaintance. The Bond Purchase Bill After days of discussion the senate on Thursday passed the bill to authorize the secretary of the treasury to purchaso government bonds out of the surplus funds in the treasury. Owing to the doubt which the secretary of the treas- ury had expressed respecting his au- thovity to do this under_existing law, a bill was some time ago passed by tho house for the purpose of removing all question in the matter, and in the sim- plest form necessary to accomplish the object wus sent to the senate. If that body had been content merely to reus- sure the secretary of the treasury as to his authority to buy bonds it would have passed the measure at once, and by this time the treasury might be in the market as a bond purchaser prepared to relieve the money market, which is said to be daily getting into greater need of relief. But a few senators suw an opportunity to tack on as viders 5 1ot of pet projects of their own, and the result was an extended discussion, from which it is not apparent any pr tical good was derived, and- ending in the passage of an entirely different bill from that adopted by the house. This will necessitate a conferonce committee, with the effeet of delaying effort by the treasury for the relief of the money market by the purchase of bonds, if it does not result in leaving the situation just where it is. The first section of the senate bill simply declares that the provisions of the act of 1882, authorizing the scc tary of the treasury to purchase honds with the surplus money in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated, was intended to be a permanent provision of law and s now in full force and eflect. This would solve all doubts of the presi- dent and secretary, and is all that the 3 ired. But the oppors tunity for financia islation was not allowed to pass, and a second section wus added requiring the sceretary of the treasury to uso an amount equivalent to the surrendered cirvculation of any na- tional bank, under certain eonditions, in the purchase at the market price of an equivalent amount of silver hullion in excess of the minimum monthly sil- ver coinage, which shall bo coined and used as provided for in the silver coin- age act of 1878, that act remaining in full for The adoption of this bill was a dis- tinet vietory for the friends of silver in the senate, and very likely it will pass the house, though it is very certain to encounter a vigor- ous opposition from tern rep- resentatives and all the financial interests of that section. It is to be doubted, also, whether if passed by con- gress it would be approved by the presi- dent. It is not understood that his po- sition regarding silver has undergone any change, and he could not approve this bill to increase the coinage without appearing to swultify himself, More- over, political considerations would render eastern influence, and particu- larly that of New York, especially strong with him at this time, and this will be solidly against the measure. The bill cannot be objected to on the score of inflation since itsimply provides that the currency surrendered by national banks shall be replaced by an equivalent amount of silyer. Opposition will be solely 10 increasing the sum of silve dollurs. What the extent of this iu- crease may be annually it is impossible to say with any degree of accuracy, According to the report of the secre- tury of the treasury the decrease in na- tional bank ecirenlation from July 1, 1886, to November 1, 1387, a period of fifteen months, was in round $36,000,000. At this rate of decrease in ank eirculation the aunual aadition to the supply of silver money would be a little more thandouble what it is unde existing law. It is quite possible, how- ever, aud not improbable unless congress figures | makes some provision for continuing | the national banks, that the decrease in their circulation hereafter will be ma- terially larger than it has been, so that the annual increase of silver money may become two or three times greater than would be indicated by the above figures of bank circulation decrease, while it is not in any ovent liable to be materially less, There are other considerations as to the possible effocts of the bill should it become a law, which were pointed out in the course of the discussion in the sonate and will not fail to receive pub- lic attention, But we believe with Sén- ator Allison that there is nothing in the measure which should in the slight- est degree alarm the people of the country as respects silver coinage. The Mystified Medicine Man. According to the medicine man of the board of education there was altogether too much mystery about the adoption of plans and location of the city hall. Will the doctor kindly tell us what mystery he refers to¥ Were not the city hall plans submitted to the council and board of education? Were they not carefully examined by the committees appointed by the bodies, and inspected by the members hefore they were ap- proved? Were they not examined by Mr. J. E. House, chairman of the board of public works, and ex-Mayor Boyd? ‘Was not the proposition to locate the city hall on tho corner of Eighteenth and I'arbam considered and agreed upon between the city council and county commissioners when the city waived its rights and claim to the old Douglas county court house grounds? Was there anything mysterious or crooked in the agreement by which the city was giyen occupancy of nearly the entire court house Dbasement for three years with the understanding that the city hall would be built and completed on the lots opposite the court house by the end of that time? Was there anything mysterious or hidden from the public about the ratification of the location by a vote of the people in November, 1885? Wasn’t the mayor’s proclamation submitting the question published and kept before the people for twenty days before the election? Were the thirty-three hundred citizens who cust their votes in favor of the location misinformed about anything or mysti- fied by anybody? Wasn’t the proposi- tion clear and specific in every respect? Does the medicine man pretend that there were more than 239-votes cast against the location and approval of the Myers plans? Isn’t he simply playing parrot for the bell-wether of the coun- cil who has the happy faculty of gen- erating muddies and mystifying people who lack ability to do their own think- ing. No more bills will be stolen from the files of the Maryland state senate. Some interested party filched a bill from the secretary of the Maryland senate which proposed that the price of gas in Balti- more be fixed at $1 per 1,000 feet. Butanew bill was drafted, engrossed, passed by both houses and signed by the governor within nine hours after the discovery of the theft. Even a gascom- pany will put. its foot into it, and do something which it did not intend todo. ——— A the time of Jacob Sharp’s death his lawyers were strenuously cndeavor- ing to secure a change of venue for the trial of the big boodler’s case. The chauge has been granted, but by a higher tribunal than the New York court of app: Other Lands Than Ours, England has been testing the char- acter of her coast defenses by means of sham batt] and the result was not altogether reassuring to her sense of security. According to the judgment of the wmpirves the invading force, on the whole, had greatly the advantage. Marching from Dover, they drove a wedge into the defenders’ left and cen- ter, placing the latter in a eritical posi- tion, when orders came to cease fire. At Eastbourne and Portsmouth the in- vaders were still more successful, the defending force being defeated at both One thing is clear amid the mass of rather confused detail at Portsmouth having only 2,500 range are quite out of date for de s purposes at this important position. The enemy having guns carrying 7,000 yards, the forts techmeally held were silenced before the enemy was Wwithin This resultappears to fully vin- dicate the statement of Lord Bevesford that Ingland’s defenses would be almost worthless against modern guns, and may be expected to cause prompt action by parlinment to put these defenses in proper condition, Of all things it is necessary for Encland to maintain her const fortifications as mearly invul- nerable as possiblz, and hall the population of the “tight little isle” will be in trepidation until to make the defenses safe. Political affuirs in England present few features of geneval intevest. The Irish question secms 10 be entirely in the background, and will probably remain so until the local government bill and the budget ave disposed of. Meanwhile there are fewer complaints hgard of the results of the government’s policy in Ireland, whether because the people have grown weary of complaining or for the reason that the policy is being less rigorously pursued does not appear. (5 places. range. steps are taken " The report from Germany that Bis- marck contemplates resigning the office of chancellor may not be entirely groundle though it is not sufficiently explmned by the statement that his reason is the proposad marriage of Prince Alex- agder of Battenburg and Princess Vie- toria of Prussia. There might be po- litical entapglements resulting from such a age that would disturb t peace of mind of Bismarck, but it is not probuble they would be of such gravity s to cause him to relinguish his high office. If the German e¢hancellor re- will be other and more It has been reported that the status of Biswmarcle under the egime was not clearly defined, and if such be the fact itis not diflicult to understand that he would .desire to be out of & position in which he found his power circumscribed, There isrea- $ou 1o bolieve that the ewperor is not digposed to make any division of his imperial authority so long as hé is able to exercise it, and that the chancellor consequently finds himself much léss of a figure in the state than he was while the late emperor pyled. Furthermoro he is understood %o be partial to the crown prince, and in order that that young man may bide his time for the suecession, without knowing too much of what is going on meanwhile, it may be deemed necessary that Bismarck's prerogatives be somewhat curtailed. Butif the chancellor desired conces- sions he could doubtless secure them by a threat of resignation. Germany would feel his loss much more than sho did that of the late emperor, and Fred- erick would find it no easy task to re- place him, Perhaps as to the rest of Europe his retirement would not be re- garded with displeasure, *'x The threatened destruction of the Floquet ministry, before its existence fairly begins, is not unexpected, This is'not due to any belief that that body lacks ability, public spirit or patriotism. Indeed, in none of these particulars has there bean a better cabinet in France within the past five years than the one which has just been formed. At thi moment, however, the foes of the ro- public are especially active in the chamber of deputies, The unholy alli- ance of Bonapartists, bourbons, red ro- publicans and socialists, which over- throw the Tirard ministry, is appar- ently proparing to unite and crush the Iloquet administration. And these elements, from present indications, are to be aided by many members who are usually classed as moderate republicans. Behind all these ad- verse forces stands General Boulanger. What his plans may be noone knows who will tell the publie, The belief is pre- valent, though, that he doesnot favor the oxisting system of government. Under present circumstances a dissolution of the chamber and an appeal to the peo- ple would scem to be the rendiest means to prevent anarchy and a dictatorship. And this method has its risks, because in the present excitable mood of the people there is danger that the forces which now render government almost impossible will increase their strength. In addition, to this danger the vision of the “man on horseback” throws a dark shadow across the political horizon. For the French republic the next few weeks may be big with fate. The presi- dent of France is chosen for a certain term, which is now geven years. Theo- retically he is independent of the na- tional legislature, so far as regards his tenure of oftice. Actually, though, his official existence has come to depend, in alarge degree, on the attitude of the popular branch of that body. France, under its prosent gystem of government, had three executives before the present president. These,were Thiers, Mac- Mahon and Grevy. Bach one of these, however, was constrained to step down before the term ‘he was serving was completed. The pressure against Thiers was less rigorous and threatening than that brought against either of his two successors, but even he found it intolerable. Lvery official act of the executive requires the signature of a member of the ministry. Without a ministry he is, in an admin- istrative sense, non-existent, and the life of a ministry is determined by the will or caprice of the chamber of depu- ties. Although President Carnot has served about one-twenty-first part of the torm for which he was chosen, his resignation at any hour now must be reckoned on as among the possibilities. It 15 the possibility which makes the vresent crisis in France so interesting. % If the coming of spring is all that has been waited for by Russia before devel- oping her Balkan policy its disclosure cannot be far off. Perhaps a first step in this development may be traced in the reported request made of other powers to withdraw their divlomatic representatives from Bulgavia because the principality bas refused to reply to Turkey’s note deelaving that Prince Yerdinand’s umption of pow is il- legal, But Russia has several times before made requests on this sub- ject which the other powers fouud themselves unable to grant. In one recent instance she wished Englund to join in declaving that Prince Ferdinand must *'go,” but Eng- land very judiciously declined to do so until the powers should first agree who was to come in Ferdinand’s place, Ille gality is bud cnough, but anarchy may be worse. Bulgaria, on her part, has now found guestions to ask, one of them being why Turkey is putting troops in the town of Mustapha Puasha. This latter is divectly on the border of cust- ern Roumelia, and the of ish troops there seems to point to activity in the Balkan problem with the opening of spring. P The finances of Russia are in the ut- most disorder; her budget is an ice pal- ace melting away before the first thaw. Her administration §6 thoroughly cor- rupt and ber railwaf system inferior. Wo know how maily hours it takes Gers wmany or France to mobilize an ariny of amillion men. Not 80 with Russia. The time ne avmies to the fron the unknown quantity in the grent problem ugitating diplomatists and _ cticians, and as long us that is thelegse it is uscless to figure on ber valud@s an ally. While it is easy for a victerious foe to reackh the heart of Franga, it is almost im- possible to invade “}niu, S0 far every invader has been defeated in Russia, while almost every fivasion has been successful in Frapee. But Russia’s great power for defense would be of no help to ner ally. With excellent gen- cralship Russia and France would per- haps be a mateh for the balance of Fuvope. But France would be most threatened; she must expect to be at- tacked on all her borders. Defeat would not materially weaken the power or in- fluence of Russia, while it would prob- ably result in a dismemberment « France. In a French-Russian alli Russia would have all the benetits France run all the risks, presence snlll‘? for her o move her ler 1s und v The rejection of the Danish minis- try’s budget, aud the cousequent abrupt closing of the sessiou of the rigsdag by yoyul decree, is ouly one more repeti m of a performance that has beon going on at interyals for sevoral years. The folkothing, the popular Body, reg- ularly refuses to grant the appropria- tions demanded by the Hstrup ministry, which, alike ‘by its arbitrary methods and by insisting upon large military ex- penditures, is in great disfavor, The king as vegularly thercupon dissolves the rigsdag, and votes himself a pro- visional budget by proclamation, as he may lawfully do under an exi- goncy clause in the Danish constitu- tion. Then, when the parliament re- assembles, it refuses to approve this re- sort to the exigency provision, and also rejocts the regular annual budget. This performance has been of late frequent to the point of monotony. In the au- tumn of 1886, again during the first days of 1887, then in April of the same year, and. once between that time and the present, these parliamentary have occurred. It is a strange struggle that goes on in Denmark. King Chris- tian persists in his methods; the folke- thing holds to its own; the landsthing supports Prime Minister Estrup; the people regularly send an opposition mas jority to the lower house. The marvel i that the quarrel goos on so long with- out armed revolt. **x ‘Whatever the upshot of the confer- ences between the Italian and Abys- siniun forces, the most sensible course for both sides is to make peace. The extreme caution which they have both observed now for three months isa clear indication that each understands the elements of the other's strength as well as of his weakness. General San Mar- zano has struggled part way up the heights that lead from the coast to the tableland of Abyssinia, but has been obliged to draw back at each forward movement of King Johun, and undoubt- edly the fear of a flank attack from the north has caused his main force to be not much further inland than Saati. The campaigning season is pearly past and the unhealthy season is & and. King John, on his part, finds the Ttalians unable to confront him on ground of his choosing, but is himself hampered by a lack of supplies and by the fresh defec- tion of his chronically rebellious tribes. He has also found the Italians heavily reinforced, so that repeating his blow of last year is no easy matter, especially on the plain at the foot of the heights. The best thing the opposing forces could do would be to come to an amicable un- derstanding. *w The wilitary reform bill is still under discussion in the Spanish chamber. In support of this measure the minister of war said that in case of a possible con- flict arising between other nations Spain must do her utmost to maintain strict neutrality. To be able to do this, Spain must be strong; and with that ob- ject he had devoted his attention to re- inforcing the Spanish cousts. He added no other nation can show such an array of const cannons as Spain, which pos sesses besides more than 500,000 new modelied rifles with the necessary am- munition. - He proposes to endow Spain with an army of 500,000 men, and a ve- serve force of 180,000, without great outly on the part of the treasury. STATE JOTTINGS. Norfolk is negotiating for a tele- phone. . North Bend will work the cork-screw in the shadows of the door. A district fair ociation has been organized in Gosper county. The Fairmont creamery sold to Charles Hinman Brewer, Pawnee City elected Will T mayor on the believed he has reformed, The business of the Lincoln postoftice for the past quarter exceeded by 20 per cent the same period last yeur DThe plans of an Omaha architect for the high school building in Crete have been accepted. The building will cost been Bert has and Bum for nti saloon ticket. It is Schooners cannot s: rth Bend. > Platte gave the attachme er, It will cost $2,000 to put the Lincoln hase ball club on its t. A better and cheaper remedy would be to give the members a chanee to sleep it off. Blawr is crowded with tramps of all grades of filthiness and devilment. A vigorous round up and route of the var- mints is contemplated. The corone hungers for a job. A deposit at Norfolle depth of 140 feet of iron pyrites, in_size from a pin head to wminie ball, Samples have been sent to Denver to bo assuyed, Johu Brown, . son of the aboli- tionist, is discussing the national su plus and other evils and inereusing his own surplus in the towns of the stute. He is suld to be a superb nutural gas well on parade. The Arapahoe Mirror prints a sensa- tional story alleging that a Union Pacific engineer refused to pull his train out of Denver a few days ago, because two Chinamen w pussengers. The brotherhood man did not propose under any eireumstance to render assistance to the queue, “sSteve O'Neill has patch from Omaha,” City Times, “stuting th awarded the contract for excavating for the new Armour & Cudahy bec plant. The job will amount to #10,000. It is |'-~|m|'!mi the firm will expond $1: 000 at the Omaha stock yards this soa son in improvements,” Tue Dust & Willinmsminstrel troupe, a chain gang of native mokes, stormed Blue Spring for a few dollars recently. They did not raise enough to pay hull rent or board and silently wallked out of town enveloped in borrowed overcoats. They praved too leet of foot to be ovi takien by a Buvlington train and ax now beating their way through lowa. Everything is humpin along smoothly on the Burlington. Two en- me together near Burchard a few days ago and rolled into the ditch in one eloquent mass of junk, A rear lon occurred Bolley Thursduy night, demolishing the ¢ gine and sove ars, ‘The pacity of the repuir shops is overwhelmed these wellow streiking days. The Lincoln journalist whose wifs surprised him recently with a pair of hat girl babies, hus been rudely hustled into obscurity the wife Soren Johuson, of Lint who on Wednesday presented her hushand with a pair of girls with a boy cort The vewspaper fraternity had hoped that its honored member would main- tain & wsition among the fatheps ol und, but his fall, though temporary, is a trifle discouraging However, theve is no such word -ab lall in Henry's uuubrioged, ly cross the he ut rise of vesidents a strong was struck at a a blue clay full of recoived a dis- says the Sioux t he had becen end col near Sou; FIFTI H CONGRE! Senate, WasniNoros; April 6.-A message from the prosident with a draft of the bill for the revocation of the withdrawal of lands for the benefit of certain railroads was presonted and referrod to the committee on public lands. On motion of Mr. Stewart the sonate bill to authorize the sale to alicns of certain mineral lands was taken from the calondar and read. Aftor discussion tho bill was postponed. The senate then proceeded to the considor ation of private pension bills on the calendar. Among the pension bills passed was one giv- ing a pension of §25 a month to Dr. Mary ¥ Walker, as “lato assistant surgeon United States army;" one giving a pension of $600 a jear to tho widow of General Charlos P. Stone; one to increase the pension of the oldest revolutionary pensioner on_ the rolls, Nancy Raines, ninety-six years of age, from &9 a month to an amount not fixed_but loft to the secratary of the interfor; one giving a pen- sion of §0 a month to the widow of Rear- Admiral Nicholson: one giving_a pension of $100 & month _to the widow of General Jud son Kilpatriek; $100 a month to the widow of General Robert Andorson; pensioning a soldiers “fostor mother;" giving a pension of £0 2 month to_the widow of Brigadier-Gen- eral Taylor; §50 per month to tho widow of Commander William Gibson, and 50 por month to the widow of Medical Inspector Derby of the navy. Tho senate thep resumed consideration of the pleuro-pneumonia bill. After all amend- ments_recommended by the committee on agriculture had been agrecd to pro forma, 80 as to allow the committeo to shape the bill as thought best, Mr. Hiscock made a speech in opposition to the bill. Mr. Fryo moved to amend the bill by men- tioning buberculosis and glanders, The amendments were accepted and the bill made the special order for Thursday next, The bill to provide for the admission of the state of Dakota into the union and for the organization of tho territory of Lincoln was on up and took its place as unfinished “The senate then adjourned until Monday. House. WasmiyaToN, April The house this morning at 11:45 o'clock entered upon the direct tax bill, the legislative day of Wednes- day still continuing. The situation remains unchanged and there areno presont prospects of breaking thoe dead lock. Both sides are determined to keep up the fight, and it is threatened that the house will be kept in continuons sossion without recesses being taken until the que tion is settled, either by compromise or by one party unconditionally surrendering its position. Roll call followed roll call till 5:30, when the house took a recess till 10:30 to-morrow. g Investigating Trusts. WasmNeToy, April 6.—The house commit- tee on manufaetures to-day began an inquiry into the alleged Standard oil trust, under au- thority conferred upon the committee by the house to investigate all trusts or combina- tions. Henry Webster, of Bradford, Pa., a con- tractor for drilling wells and a member of the Oil Well Drillers’ union, testified at length, going into the details of the contract between the union and the Standard Oil company and the Producers' association. He said 2,000,000 barrels of oil had been set apart for the benefit of the laboring men thrown out of employment. Since the union was formed all drilling had practically ceased. This coutract provides among other things that the Producers’ association shall pay to the Well Drillers’ union the profits on 1,000,- 000 barrels of oil and the residue of profit on another millhion barrels that may remain after adjusting and paying the other classes of labor who were injured by tho shut-down movement, the cost price of oil being 62 cents per barrel on November 1, 1887, and subject to interest, storage and fire loss charges from that date, the profits to be dis tributed among members of Well Driller's union. This oil shall be held by the Produc- er's association and sold by them when they think proper, but not faster than one-fourth evi three months. All persons entitled to benefits shall devote thew time and attention to stoppage of drilling during the continu- anco of the agreement, and shall report weekly to a designated officer. Question—Do you know whether this or- ganization was formed at the suggestion of the Standard Oil company for the purpose of making it more convenient for them to trans- fer to workmen their share of oilt Answ I do not. The purpose of the shut-down was to diminish production and afford an opportunity to decrease the surplus of oil. The object, I understand, was to haye a more uniform and graded price. I. N. Bennett, of Bradford, Pa., a contrac- tor and also a mewber of the union, testified he had done no work since the agreement ntered into, but had received §i5 up to h 10 from the union. ———— Mrs. Waite's Satchel. 0N, Avpril 6,.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A much exaggerated story reached here this morning from Toledo by way of Chicago, to the effect that Mrs, Waite, the wife of the late chief justice, was robbed of her satchel containing dizmonds and other jewels. According to the story they were mysteriously taken from her side in while en route to the depot The diamond part of the story is by the fam ily prononnced untrue. The only foundation for the report was that Mrs. Waite, when leaving Toledo for Washington, was con veyed to the depot in a clos lnge accompanied by her son and daughter. Asa matter of course there were also anumber of parcels and tuggage in the carriage with them. Just as the teaw was driving off a small leathe containing such toijet to require up to the driver, who placed it beside him on the box. When the station was reached it was dis- covered that the satehel had slipped from its ing place and could not be found. It was highly prized by Mrs, Waite bocause her late hushand brought it to her on his return from Europe. It contamed nothing of any special value, but a_ reward was offered covery. Last night a telegram was received by Mrs., Waite stating that the lost satchel and contents had been found and would be forwarded imuediately to Washington, o el Postal Changes, WASHINGTON,” April 6.—[Special gram to the Bee.]—The postofiices of dale, Holt county, and Coon Prairie, county, will be discontinued April Miss Cluri 12 1 was to-day appointed post wistress at Nohart, Richardson county, vice Frank O. Colling, resigned. The following Jowa postmasters were appointed to-da Joln J. B an, Correctionville, Wood bury county, vice M. E. Crother, resignod; Jobn H. Heiser, Carpenter, Mitchell county, vice Ernest C. Lubicus, resigned Tele Fern Boon 20, e Army Orders. WasniNa1oy, April 6,—(Special Telegram to the Bek.|—Major William A. Jones, e gineer corps, hus been grauted six months leave. ptain §. S, Leach, who was recently ¢ tailed to relieve Captain Symons, of the ¢ gincer's department of the District of Co lumbia, wiil shortly be detached from duty in the district buildings and reassigued to the Mississlppi river improvement, where he was taken from to relieve Captain Symons To a reporter he stated to-duy thut th & movoment on 100t 1o keep him on the Mis sissippi before be entered on his new duti and he expeets to be d back there shortly. He is better pleased with the work on the river thau the work Lere By direction of the secretary of war, under wed February 8, 1887, amendu tapproved June 4, 1834, and Lo rocord, the muster into. service Alden s first lioutenant, cou wa infantry volunteers, Au v paragraph b, special ordors {1530, is awended W take ef and e is mustered for pay duriug the period botween the > wiks 15t Dubois, company H ufautry, now with his company, hay d whilo @ minor, without the con sent of us parents or guardians, wili be dis § charged frow whe service of dhe United Slates on roceipt of this order by the commanding officor of his station. Under paragranh 9404 of the regulations, he is not entitled to pay or allowances, and final -statement. shall not ba furnished him Duragraph 8, special . orders No. 208, comber 8 1887, relating to Commissary geant William D, Edwards, is revoked commanding , eenoral, Dopartment of the Platte, will grant a furlough for six months, with permission to go beyond sea to Com missary Sergeant William D. Edwards on Y Nebraska and Towa Penstons, Wasnixatox, April 6.—(Speeial Tolegram to the Bak,J—The following pensions wera granted Nebraskans to-day: Origmal nvalid George Bader, Nebraska City; Daniel H. Tate, Enfield; Thomas H. Hatton, Newport; William Newoll, Blaie. Pensions for JTowans: Original invalid John @. Gullhur, Keokuk; Amos G. Cornish® Algona: Dexter H. Gray, Grant. Inorease - Robort 'Ramsoy, LoMars; Horman H. W. Rullman, Bloomfield; W. K. Nolson, Bir- mingham; Potor Ruble, Kossuth; Albert Phillips, ' Keokuk; Edward F. Kington, Irwin Eranklin Willis Hastings; William H. H. Brown, Prescott; John W. Gray, Marion; Clark' Boono, Wintersot: John W. Rowan, Vinton. - A Large Judgment Paid. MinwAUkEE, Wis,, April 6.—[Spocial Tele- gram to tho Brx.|—Poter McGeoeh has suc- ceeded in raising §241,000 to satisty tho jude- ment entered Monday in favor of Daniel Wells. The money will be paid over this week and Wells is in high feather. While Mr. McGeogh is amply ablo to pay this largo sum and stitl have a great fortune, he did not have the ready money, and there has been cousiderable spoculution 88 to whero ho would raise the cash, It is reported that the atm was furnishod by old. Huich, the eo: centrio Chicago pork King ikt S A Lobbyist Disappears, New You, April 6.—[Special Tologram to the Bex.]—Ed Phelps, king of the Albany lobby, has disappeared. Nellio Bly, tho World correspondent, recently entrapped him into a scheme to kill a bili for a good round sum aud ho told her in effect that he owned cortainlegislators, Tho World has since been pushing an investigation of the charges. “Ihe resolution for an investigation were yos- terday referred to the judiciary committee, Phelps is nowhero to be found. - Crushing Hill's Boc New Yok, April 6.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The decision ®f the democratio state central committee, last evening, to hold tho state convention in New York city, May 18, is a crushing blow to the Hill faction, who have been straining overy nerve to have it held in Buffalo. Promincnt members of Tammany said that that organization will go 1o St. Louis 750 strong to work for Grover Cleyeland. " EVERY NIGHT I SCRATCHED Until the skin was raw. Body covered with scales like spots of mortar. Cured by the Uuticura Remedies. 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