Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 16, 1888, Page 4

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B, TASCHUCK. §worn to before me and subscribed in wy presence this 24 day of May, A. 1. 1848, N. 7. FEIL, Notary Public, ALL aboard for the Vestibule. Itisa race between the Rock Island and the Burlington as to which road will run its train into Omaha fivst. SENATOR MANDERSON'S amendment to the viver and harbor bill to spend 8100,000 for improving and protecting the channel of the Missouri between Omaha and Council Bluffs is timely. It has been some years since any consider- able repairs have been made on our river front. I is beginning to look favorable for a third bridge across the Missouri at Omaha. With a favorable report from Senator Vest as chairman of the com- mittee on commerce, the bill ought not to be antagonized in the senate. But who knows what underground wires the railvoads opposed to the measure will “work? THIRTY-TWO manufacturing enter- prises are knocking at the door of Omaha. With proper encouragement they will come, bringing others in their wake. Nebraska is rich enough in re- sources to furnish raw materials enough to supply all the manufactures that can be induced to come here. Omahas matural advantages form a great induce- ment, but the aid of our people is neces- sary to make Omaha one of the leading manufacturing centers of the country. THE citizens of Omaha whoare f: iar with the memorable deal be Loyal L. Smith and Haiman Lowe heartily approve the deci the court of Chicago, rendered” Mon- day, in favor of the creditors of Smith, The court unsparingly laid bare the circumstances which show be yond question u comspiracy between Lowey and Smith to defraud the credi- tors. and indelibly branded these men respectively as falsifier and rogue. The fact that justice has at last overtaken Lowey, after his long and hard fight to defeat justice, is cause for congratula- tion. Tne Mexican war department has given notice to its border garrisous that hereafter any of its soldiers crossing the United States frontier armed and interfering with American civil author- ities and laws will be shot. This will have a wholesome effect on the military marauders who under slight or fancied wrongs have made raids on American territory. The Mexican government proposes to run no more risks of inte national complications, and will guard against the ropetition of affaivs like those which took place at the Eagle Pass and Nogales. Iris doubtful whether any kind of eircular distributed among the business men is as effective’ as a personal can- vass. We would suggest that the bourd of trade appoint committees of live men to canvas through the city for the $2 monthly subseription. A circular is hastily read, imperfectly understood and forgotten, while a personal can- vass and conversation carries influence, Buch a committee can fully explain the purpose of the manufacturing bureau, and can clear up misconceptions and ob- fections to the plan adopted. There ‘would not be one business man in twenty who could refuse a personal appeal to help build up our manufacturing enter- prisos. eEm—————— NO POLITICIAN in recent years has fallen into more complete disrepute than David Bennett Hill, governor of New York. Less than a year ago he was freely talked of as a possible com- petitor of Cleveland for the presidential nomination, and he seemed to have a considerable and devoted following. At this time it is extremely doubtful whether he can seeure a renomination for governor. He has been abandoned by most of the friends who a little while 8go delighted to honor him, and those who still eling to him ave such only as are indebted to him for position or some unworthy advantage over their fellow- eitizens, The trouble with My, Hill _is that in attempting to play the role of stateswman and party leader he has shown himself 1o be morely a very choap and common- place sort of politician. If the demo- erats of New York renowinate him they will invite defeat, and even counting upon the Lelp of Cleveland to pull them through they will probably hesitate to take the chance, The case of My, Hill sppears to be a vemarkable case of sudden and extreme political collapse. i R ey The Railroads on Top. The renomination of Jim Laird was made by acclamation. It was accom- plished by the corrupt influence of the railronds. Nearly every delogate in the convention had a B. & M. pass, which was the price paid fce his man- hood. There have been few instances in Nebraska of more complete subservi- ency to the railroad dictation than was presonted by the republican con- vention of the Second congressional dis- trict. There were not a dozen men in that convention who did not wear the railrond yoke. It 1y ns to be seen how the reputa- ble and self-respecting republicans of the Second district will regard this dis- honorable surrender to the corporations. If they fail to manifest their displeasure they will deserve whatever abuses the railronds may elect to heap upon them. Republicans who are free can with justice to themselves take put one course in this matter, and that is to refuse’ to approve the action of men who have openly and shamelessly declared their servitude to the railroads. To doother- wise will be to encourage the corpora- tions and their creatures througrhout the state. When a party has fallen un- der the domination of a power that has no sympathy with the people, and corrupt demagogues are made its leaders to further the purposes of ihiat power, protest against such a state of affairs is honorable and necessary. The reputable and free republicans of the Second district are confronted by this condition, and they should do their plain duty firmly and courageously. A Surrender to the Trusts. Some legislation was hoped for from the late New York legislature dealing with trusts and like combinations. Shortly after that body convened a committee was appointed to investigate trusts. It did the work assigned to it, not in the most thorough and satis- factory manner, at least with respect to the more formidable combinations, but still so as to elicita great many inter- esting and important facts necessary to give an intelligent idea of the legis- lation required. On this information an anti-trust bill was framed and introduced. This brought a pow- erful lobby to Albany with an abundant supply of money and a considerable political influence. The represontatives of the combinations worked with indefatigable zeal, and the result was that the legislature ad- journed without taking action on the measure and leaving the trusts in full possession of the field. The failure of this proposed legisla- tion is a serious disappointment for the reason that New York is the home of the great trusts and there they can be most effectively dealt with. If they could be broken up in that state and prohibited an existence in the commer- cial metropolis of the country—outlawed so far as New York is concerned—they would in all probability soon cease to exist everywhere. Jn another as- pect the failure has a bad look. It shows the great cor- rupting power exerted upon legislators by the combinations. It is not doubted that corrupt methods were freely em- ployed, and it is said that among those who were most completely in the con- trol of the representatives of the trust was the speaker of the house, who used ull the power of his position to prevent action on the bill adverse to them. In the fight which the people must malke for the overthrow of these monop- olistic combinations their formidable power and unscrupulous character must be duly weighed. They are able to spend vast sums of money when required to accomplish their onds, and when they cannot personally corrupt they will endeavor to intimi- date by threatening them with hostile political influence. Every year they be- come more firmly intrenched and grow stronger in the means to combat opposi- tion. Only recently a United States senator declared from his seat that while he recognized the magnitude of the evil he knew no remedy for it, and now we see the legislature of the first commercial state in the union abjectly surrendering to the combinations, A committee of congress is prosecuting an investigation, but there is hardly a probubility that any seriousattempt will be made at the present session to legis- late for the regulation or repression of trusts. It is the year of a presidentinl election, and both parties are unwilling to attack the Gibraltar which the wedded trusts and their allied combina- tions present. They will doubtless thus be given another year at least in which to grow and expand, and they will not fail to improve the opportunity. With this situation in view the outlook is far from reassuving for the people. The Treasury Policy. The course of the secretary of the treasury in buying bonds at prices above the market has attracted atten- tion as a singular proceeding for which there does not appear to be any good and sufficient reason. It is a reversal of the former policy of the treasury, which was to take only those bonds that were offered at or a little below the market price, and which tended to bear instead of bulling the market. Why the secretary should use the tremen- dous power of the treasury to appreciate the premiums on bonds is not clear, since there appears to be no exigency in the market requiring to be im- mediately relieved by the treas- ury. On the contrary the money mar- ket is easy and rates are more favorable than they have been before for a year. There is no urgent demand for money from any source, snd the market is likely to become still easier before it again hardens. It certainly will if the ary shall continue to buy bonds above the market price. An explanation may perhaps be found in the desire to keep down the surplus, and the secretary finds that the only wuy to do this is to encourage bond of- ferings. He may also justily himself on the ground that even if the gov- erument pays a little more than the market price for the bonds it will still in the end make a considerabla saving. But such a policy nevertheless involves a praeti- cal gift to the bondholders which will not be favorably regarded by the people, THE A even though it may have some defense on business principles. The money of the people in the national treasury can- not be used for the benefit of a class without objection aad creating a feeling of distrust respecting the integrity of such a proceeding. The market pre- mium on government bonds is high onough, and nothing short of a most pressing emergency could justify the secretary of the treasury in paying more for them. Just at this time no such state of affairs exists, and we are within a few weeks of the begin- ning of a new fiseal year, when the government will make large dis- bursements. Although the treasury has paid out about twenty-two million dollars since the present purchase of bonds begun, the surplus remains about stationary, showing that the average excess of ro- ceipts over expenditures has been about the amount of the weekly pur- chase of bonds. It ought to be obvious from this that surplus reduction will not be effected by bond purchases so long as the existing system of taxation prevails. S——— CONGRESSMAN ScorT, of Pennsylva- nia, appears to have assumed the task of killing off Mr. Randall as a force and factor in the democratic party. He made his first and successful appearance as the champion of the administration and the foe of his fellow-congressman at the time of the reorganization of the democratic state committee of Pennsyl- vania. He reappeared in the charac- ter a few days ago when he addressed the house on the taviff. Although a coal-ring boss, who as a member of the ways and means committee used his in- fluence to retain the duty on coal, Mr. Scott made an elaborate argument in favor of the tariff bill, and one of the best that has been presented. A salient feature of it was an assault on Randall, charac- terized by a good deal of harshness. Thus far Mr. Scott has,enjoyed the glory of his attack unchallenged. He* has received a good deal of commenda- tion for his speech in general, and from the democratic opponents of Randall for the special reference to that gentle- man. But the leader of the protec- tionist wing of the democracy will have his innings later on, and it may be that after he finished Mr. Scott will not seem s0 much like a plumed knight as he now does. It has been remarked that Randall is keeping very quiet under a good deal of severe lashing that would be expected orainarily to provoke a demonstration, but there is a suspicion that he is loaded, and that when the discharge does take place it will be a memorable one for some of those who have been prodding him. In any event Mr. Scott is likely to find the task he has evidently under- taken something more than a holiday pastime, and as it is a democratic affair, republicans can regard it with entire complacency. ——— IMMIGRAN landing at Castle Gar- den hereafter will be obliged to pass under a sort of civil service examina- tion. This is done to keep out undesir- able eandidates who apply for admission to American soil. The catechism em- braces such questions as name, nation- ality, age, whether married or single, destination, money possessed, whether or not he has ever been an inmate of an lunatic asylum or prison, on of health, occupation. As sult of the questioning for the first day five men were found who had served their time in prison. Shady characters coming from the old world will undoubt- edly coach themselves as to the proper replies. —— James G. or Walter Q. New York World. Nearly all the political Solomons scem to have settled down to the opinion that the Chicago nomince will bo either James G. Blaine or Walter Q. Grosham. S Aol Democratic Blunder. Philadelphia Press. The message of Governor Hill vetoing the high license bill is simply a quit claim deed trausferring the state of New York to the republicen column. This is the one redeem- ing feature of the transaction. e Our Carter. St. Louis Globe-Demoerat, Carter Harrison writes from India that the water is “unfit to drink.” If Carter thinks tho water in any country is fit to drink, he is not as good a democrat as he used to be when he was mayor of Chicago. bl X A Noteworthy Fact. Inter-Ocean. It is just as wellto note the fact that no other candidate except Judge Gresham has received the full endorsement of any state except his own. It can be further remarked that this was not given because it was asked for by Judge Giresham, or for the reason of lack of men who are stateswen, and even “fayorite sons.” e 1. Pittsburg Dispatch, If the name of the man who can carry New York were generally known, how easy it would be to work up the biggest kind of a boom for him! He 15 the man for whom re- publicon politicians, from Maine to Cali- fornia, are anxiously looking, und unless he is discovered and nominated by the Chicago convention the deliberations of that body will be labor thrown away. ot (R Hada He Accepted. Chicago Trituine, When Salmon P. Chase died, in 1873, Pres- ident Grant tendered the chief justiceshiv to Roscoe Conkliug, by whom it was declined. In 1832 President Arthur appointed him, without his previous knowledge, associate justice of the supreme court to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Ward Hunt, and he was confirmed by the senate, but then also declined to go upon the supreme bench. Had he accepted either of these appointments his life wouid no doubt have been greatly prolonged, and, especially if he had becowe chief justice, he would have become one of the greatest of American jurists. “Favorite Son" Overdone. America, ‘The “‘favorite son” will play an important part this year at the national conveution of the republican party, Ohio, lowa, Indiana and other states will send to that gathering delegations pledged to work for the success of “fayorite sons" hailing from thosa various commonwealths. Itis difficult to say just how far state pride should be allowed to go, in the selection of 4 mau who may come to rulethe uation. To bind any set of delegates by plodges in such & way that they cau ouly yote for one man, no matter what unforsecn circuistances may arise, is preposterous and dograding. A delegate who goes wto & con- | wontion fettered with Ingt 10 Fight to use his ctions, and with nt, is & positive In- jury to the party. f be well enough for the delogates from &ny atate to vote for that state’s most illnstriogs son, as long as there is any reasonable hopie b¢ carrying the con- wvention for him, but te for him blindly to the end, by way rrying out imperti- nent instructions, is woreo than foolish—it i mischievous, ! Tt St n His Throat. Retord. Daniel Webster could not swallow the doo trine of protection for the sake of protection ‘When it amounted to prohibition it stuck in his throat. *‘Suppose,” said he, “‘all nations were to act on it; they would be prosperoys then, according to the argument, precisely in the proportions in which they abolished inter- course with oneanother. Protection and en- couragement may be had and are, doubtless, sometimes wise and beneficial if kept within proper limits; but when carried to an ex- travagant height or to the point of prohibi- tion the absurd character of the system man- ifests itself,” —_—— Nebraska Jottings. Beatrice is to have a base ball club. ‘Wymore will celebrate its seventh anniver- sary on the 21st. The new Congregational church at Dodge will be dedicated on the 13th inst. The land ofice at Niobrara will be closed July 1 and opened at O'Neill August 1. A contract has been let for the erection of a new hotel at Chadron costing $17,000. Chadron Knights of Pythias have organ- ized a uniform rank of Knights of Pythias. An old artesian well near Beatrice proves to be an_outlet for gas which burns with great brilliancy. ‘While on his way to school one day last week, in company with other children, the littlo seven-year-old son of Jacob Crum, on the Clearwater, Whaler county, was drowned in a pond. A young German farmer named Koehler, living about six miles east from West Point, was found hanging dead in his barn Sunday morning. He was supposed to be on friondly terms with everyone and there very littie doubt that he took his own life, but no cause can be assigned for the rash act. Towa. The Sioux City corn palace will last two weeks, opening September 24 and closing October 6. A son of Augustus Grountger was crushed to death under his saddle horse at Sioux City on Monday last. Woodbury county has a new postoffice and a new postmaster, at Luton, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & Paul road, with George F\. Andrews presiding. The Des Moines Leader has ordered a new outfit, and as s0on as it can be made, shipped and put in readiness the paper will appear greatly improved. Of the £35,000 of the Sioux City paper mill stock necessary to be taken $3,000 has been placed. The remainder will doubtless be subscribed shortly, when the construction of the mill will be commenced. o A Stage Struck Miss. New York, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue BEE.]—Miss Cathérine Augusta Hay, a stage struck maiden who:has been missing from her home in Philadelphia, is a member of an opera company which is playing “Queensmate” at roadway theatre. Miss Hay is a sistertindgw of William S. Fox,a wealthy manu r of Winslow, N. &, and for some time’ has been living with her sister in Philadelphisc. When Miss Hay disappeared, her relatives, knowing her pre- deliction for the stage, at bnce assumed that she had joined an **Adonis” company, which is now playing somewhere in Massachusetts, because it was said a certain young man, of whom Miss Hay was' very fond, was in the company. She refuses to say anything. She is rather pretty, nineteen years of age and refuses to go back. Mr.. Fox will send a chaperone to attend her, and let her go on with her theatrical work until she becomes tired of it. —_— “Nadjy" a Great Success. New Yorx, May 15.—[Speeial Telegram to Tue Bee.—The new operetta, words by Alfred Murray, and musi Francois Chassmigne. the composer of “Falke,” produced last night, achieved the most pronounced success of any work brought forward at the Casino since “Erminie.” The audience could not have been more numerous. It was a brilliant gathering. Marie Jansen and Isabelle Urqu- hart are likely to reach the high water mark of popularity in the new operetta. SAN Fraxcisco, May 15.—The New Zea- land Herald of April 10, which arrived here on the Alamosa, contains an account of the murder of an American consul at New Brit- ain. The natives of the island had been fighting and they asked tho consul to arbi- trate. He attempted to do so_when he was attacked by one party and had a_narrow es- cape, retreating through the brush. The natives kept after him and finally killed him, He is said to have been a new man to the place. e Thinks He's a Daisy. Quixcy, L, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—It has leaked out that a num- ber of prominent democrats have reccived a confidential letter from “Horizontal Bill" Morrison expressing adesire to have them push his name actively as a vice presidential candidate. He thinks he would make a good runuing mate for Cleveland and that he could do better than any Indiana wan_can in the campaign. He réfers 1o Lis tariff record and asks earnest assistance, rr—n Following the Old Man. New Youk, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]—Eddie Gould, Jay's second son, has purchased himself a seat in the stock exchange for 820,000 and will in a fow days go before the governing board for examina- tion ns to his quahfications. Eddie has al- ready established a peputation us a shrowd operator, ————— Baptist Women Missionarics. WasmiNGToN, May 15.—The American Women's Baptist home mission _society hold its eleventh aunual meeting here to-day. About two hundred delegates were present. ‘The reports of the secretary and treasurer wero read showing the society W be doing un important work, particularly in the south, and that satisfactory progress Lad been made during the past year. A Rapid City Accession, Rar Ciry, Dak., MAy 16.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—M) H, Day, the noted Dakota Democrat, is now in Rapid City and intends locating here 0 i@evote his future to mining. He is avrangisg for the purchase of a handsome home heré., Day is the head of a syndicate of #0000 organized to buy and sell Black Hills mining property. —_— Met a Curious Death. Des Moixes, Ia., Maw 18.—|Special Tele- gram to Tus Bee.|—Jdseph Farley, a well- to-do farmer living nedr Kwart, Poweshick county, was found dygd entangled in a barbed wire fence thi§ gorning. The sup- pesition is that he was? un the influence of liquor and fell into byu fence. The Death Roll Sax DirGo, Cal., May 15.—A. B, Lowrie, of the wholesale house of Mclntire & Lowrie. of Boston, and one of the heaviest stock holders in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, died at National City, this county yesterday. B Chemists' Meeting, CLEVELAND, May 15.—The American asso- clation of railway chemists met here yester day in secret session and elected for presi dent W. D. Gregory. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Baltimore in October. Beruiy, May 15.—The emperor's condition is good. His appetite has improved, and the difficulty he experienced in swallowing has lessened. His strength has increased. He had but little fever last night. DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1838 DEMOCRATS HAVE A NEV IDEA It May Receive Practiocal Application on the Tariff. WHIP THE MEMBERS INTO LINE. In Case It is Necessary the National Convention Will Issue a Com- mand in the Shape of a Res- olution—Washington News. Tariff Roformers' Programme. Wasinixerox Burgav mie Omami Be 513 FOURTEENTH STR Wasminaroy, D. May It is very probable that tho tariff bill will be Imd aside in the house on Monday for the purpose of taking up the various appropria- tion bills. Itis also probable that there will not be much work done on the tariff bill till after the St. Louis convention. The democratic members of the committee on ways and means are making a careful can- vass of their side of the house with a view to ascertaining just how they stand on the proposition to vote down as one man all amendments proposed by the republicans without debate. If they ascertain at the end of the week, when the general debate closes, that they have a majority of the house with them they will continue the debate under the five minute rule, going right ahead on Monday. Should they learn on the other hand that thoy have not a cloan working majority they will let the bill stand aside till the St. Louis convention meets, when & resolution will be passed strongly indorsing the Mills bill as it now stands and commanding the party in the house to vote for it without amendment. This instruction, coming us it will from the party of the entire count will have the effect, it is held, of compelling the refractory members of the house to wheel into line. There is a double purpose iu the programme to secure the final passage of the bill and prevent disfigurement by amend- ments. So if the Mills bill gives way next week to appropriation or other bills, it will indicate that its friends do not regard their strength sufficient to carry the proposition of the party, but if the debate should then con- tinue under the five-mizute rule it will indi- cate the contrar WIHAT THE SENATE PROPOSES . The determination of the senate to appoint a sub-committec of the committee on finance to employ a stenographer and enter into an investigation of the tariff question is re- garded as an indication of a substitute to the Mills bill being offered in the event that the measure pusses the house, and as an indication that the republicans in the senate believe it will pass. The committee will ofter an opportunity to all the men and interests refused a hearing by the democratic members of the house committee on ways and means to be heard in behalf of their in- dustries, to have a full hearing and to have it o to the country through the press. The democrats it both branchies of cougress say they have driven the republicans to recognize the necessity of a reform of the tariff and that the result of it all will be the republican senate will eubmit a substitute to the Mills bill which the democrats will not accept that both measures will go to a confercnce committee, which will not agree, and there will be no tariff reform in this congress, but both parties will have made a platform on which they will go to the country at the ap- proaching election. They point to the sur- plus of 105,000,000 in the treasury, which they say will not be affected, the purchase of bonds under the recently enacted law not be- ing more than the daily aggregat tions from the incomes of ta A BOLD ADMISSION. Recently a number of extreme tariff re- form republicans from the west begged the democratic members of the commitice on ways and means to give them a concession e _wool in the way of frec sugar, say- e an offset for the fice of free wool they would vote for the bill if nothing better was offered by their own party. 1 to-day asked one of the fo most democratic members of t 0mIni why his party did not make this concession, and he said, “When we considered this proposition we figured on how many demo- cratic votes in the house we would lose by free wool and how many we would lose by making free sugar, and we concluded to tain a tariff on sugar and make wool fre ‘We were not making a bill to please repub- licans but democrats, 'We go on the theory that we can pass a tariff bill by democratic votes and we arc going to do it. We recog- nize that the value of our sugar and wool productions is about the same, but wool is not grown in the sugar country.” THE CATTLE POOL INVESTIGATION. Senator Vest, who terday introduced the resolution for a special committee to in- vestigate all ?;lcslluns relating to the meat product of the United States and especially the alleged cattle rings at Chicago, has con- sented to enlarge the scope of“the proposed investigation and will make his resolution broad enough to take in the Central Trafilc association and the general question of the transportation of dressed beef. The cattle men in Chicago have kept up a lively telegra- phic_correspondence with Senator Farwell and Cullom to-day, and both of those gentle- men have been in consulation with Mr, Vest. The investigation will not commence until after the adjournment of the senate, but it is almost certain that one will take plice. MISCELLANEOUS. The National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City, was to-d copted by the comuptroller of the_currency as a reserve ageutof the First National bank of Hebron, Neb. Chairman Holman, of the hoase committee on public lands, says that as soon as the tariff discussion 18 over and the house pro- ceeds to consider other business, he will en- deavor to disy of the genmeral land law Dbill, over which the commitice has spent so much time and labor. At the close of Mr. Butterworth’s to-day the tariff been discus: eighty-three and a half hours, exclu night sessions. Caprain John H. Patterson, Twenticth in- fantry, has been detailed to visit the camp of instruction of the Minnesota national guard av Lakeview, Minn, Dr, William Whi for many years the army apothecary at the office of the attending surgeon of the United States army in this esigned that oftice on account of ill has served twenty-seven nt surgeon generals, and was the only man holding oftice as_army apothecary, He was appointed from Penu- sylvania. The time schedule of the star mail route between Gandy and North Platte has been ordered changed as follows, to take effect July 1: Leave Gandy Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays at 5 a. m.; arrive at North Platte at 5 p. m. Leave th Platte Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 a, m; ar- rive at Gandy at o ———— FIFTIETH CONGRESS, S\ WAsHINGTON, May 15.—Mr. Hoar called up for action the report of the privileges and elections committee on the Turpie case. After some discussion the committee was discharged from further consideration of the subject. The bills f Territory, North Dakota and the unmion were made special Thursday of next weck. The pension appropriation bill was then taken up. ‘The amendment reported increas ing the amount of the appropriation from $79,000,000 to $30,477,000 was agreed to. The next amenduent was to strike out of the house bill the wol That in all pensions to widows payments shall be made frow the fate of the death of the husband,” and to i the admission of Washington Montana into orders for sert in lieu the following: “That all pensions which have been or may hercafter be granted under the general laws regulating pensions to widows in consequence of death oceurring from causes which origivated in_servico since March 4, 1861, shall commeunce from the date of the death of the husband.” My. Harris wmade the point that the amendment — was legislation w the appropriution bill, The same objection applied to the house of order genoral clanse, but the only remedy in the senate ‘was to strike it out as a pomt of order did not lie against it. After a long discussion the senate decided (yeas 22, nays 18) that the proposed change was in order. The democrats generally voted in the ne ve, and wero joined by Senators Edmunds and Ingalls, The proposition of Mr. Cockeroll was agreed to and the bill went over till to-mor- row, leaving the amendment still undecided, The house bill to establish a department of labor went over without action and tho sen- ate adjourned. Houwe, WasiniNerow, May 15.—~In the house to- day the speaker appointed Messrs. Hender- son of Towa, Clements of Georgia, and But- terworth of Ohio as a conforence committee on the northwestern oxposition bill. The house then, after some unimportant business, went into committee of the whole with Mr. Springer of Illinois in the chair, on the tariff bill, and was addressed by Mr, Butterworth of Ohio. He said the passage of the law would be a direct condemnation of tho protective policy. It indicated to tho country that whether the tariff was perfect or not the democratic party was not a fit in- strument to perfect it. The mission of the protective tariff was to place the people of our own country on an equality with the pro- ducers of the old world. Protective tariffs dealt with conditions and not with boundary lines. From those nations against which the United States held the vantage no odds Qo were but when p republicans found which would strike down our industries and the rate of wages of our workingmen, then they erected the wall of protective tariff. In skill and cunning American workmen asked no odds. The capital, the plants, and the skill were, but_starvation wages ' were not and never would be, 8o long as the republi- can pacty wrote the laws of the country. Capital had the advantage of labor: capital could wait longer for its dividends tnan labor could for its breaktast. He made a compari- son between Ohio, where protection pre- vailed, and the states where }".’l! trade phi- losophy existed, greatly to the advantage of his own state. He created much laughter by reading an extract from the London Times declaring that the ouly time England has any use for Irishmen is when he migrates to America and votes for free trade, which he almost invariably does. In conclusion he said the issue had been fairly made up be- tween the two parties. Let there be no jug- gling. Let the resolutions in the national platform so fai present the issuc that they would —attest that they were drawn by patriotic statesmen and not by temporizing, huckstering politicians. Mr. Buckalow of Pennsylvania supported the bill, and Mr. Henderson of Illinois op- posed it Mr. Stone of Kentucky favored the meas- ure. The north, he said, still wanted protec. tion, but the handwriting was on the wall and protection was bound to pass out of the list of American ideas quickly and peace- fully by the efforts of the people. Mr. Grout of Vermont compared the farm- ing intercsts of Vermont and Kentucky, quoting statistics to show that the castern state was far in advance of herwestern rival. The only things that Kentucky had more of than Vermont were illiterates, saloons, mules and asses. Mr. Seymour of Michigan spoke in support of the system of+protection, behind which the small industries of the country had been built up and had become strong and prosper- ous. The committee then rose and the house took a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening ses- sion to be for acbate on the tariff bill. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasnINGTON, May 15.—[Special Telegram to Tnx Bre.]—The following pensions were raskans to-day: Original invalid J. Wilson, Chadron; Reuben Fal- coner, Fremont; Michael Killean, Fairbury; Branson P. Gray, Guide Rock; Joel Cox, Hampton. ~ Mexican survivors — Daniel Cooper, Sterling. Pensions for fowans: Original invalid— Samuel Spangler, Viaton: William H. Cran- dal, Blairstown: Bradford S. Trunnell, San- Leroy D. Cooper, Brooks; Solomon , Homer: Thomas Ackloy, Keokuk; Harmon Bowker, Panora; Isaac Chapman, Douglas. Increase — Conrad Kincebach, Galesburg. Reissue — William Baldwin, Wobster Ci Original _widows, et James, father of Thomas W. Steen, Wash- ington’; Betsey C., mother of David H. Cop- New Hartford, Mexican survivors— S. Kelley, Dubugue. Nebraska and lowa Patents, N, May 15.—[Special Telegram :.]—The following patents were issued to Nebraska and Iowa inventors to- day: Wiliam Beardsley, Beacon, Ia.. cork holder for bottfes; William Bignell, Ne- braska City, Neb., pivement; Jules A. Blonden, Sioux City, Ta., registering device for measuring faucets; Peter Corsta, Iowa City, In., electro-medical apparatus; Victor D. Johnson and V. Oppfelt, Mount Pleasant, In., farm gate; William F. Kendrick, as- signor of one-half to H. L. Glossat, Deer- fleld, In., cutter bar; Willian C. War Onaa, Ii., pliers; Marquis F. Sceley, Fre mont, Neb, elevator boot. The Committee Will Investigate. ‘WasmiNaroN, May 15.—The scnate com- mittee on finance this morning adopted a resolution to ask authority of the senate to employ a stenographer for the purpose of taking testimony on such subjects as might come before the committee, It also author- ized the chairman to appoint a sub-commit- tee to investigate tariff matters. The sction of the committee is understood to look to a thorough inquiry into the Mu\)}m’l of the tariff, with a probability that if the house sends over the tariff bill the committee will hear testimony upon the interests to be fected and in time will report the tariff bill to the scuate. Ohicago's Poor Postoflice. smiNGToN, May 15.—Senator Farwell ntroduced a bill to authorize the sec- retary of the treasury to cause such changes and improvements to be made in the United States custom house, postoffice and sub-treas- ury building at Chicago, and to erect such additions thereto as may be necessary to pro- vide sufticient accommodations for the post- ofice in that city. An appropristion of $500,- 000 is made for the purpose, The Sickly Consul Settled WasmiNGToN, May 15.—Acting Secretary Rives received a cable from United States Consul Lewis at Tangicr this morning, ing that all questious of disagreement be tween Moroceo and the United States had been settlod and that he had gained all the points contended for. The President Approves. WASHINGTON, May 15.—The president has approved the act granting the right of way to the Kansas City & Pacific railroad com- pany through Indian Territory and the uct for the crcction of a public building at Du- luth, Minn, - - Kight Hours For Letter Carriers, Wasnixetos, May 15.—In the senato the house bill to limit the hours of lotter carriers passed without discussion or division. It provides thav hereafter eight hours shall constitute a day’s work for letter carriers in cities or postal districts connected there- —— 0. U, W, The twelfth bien A.0.U. W, of the grand lodge of lowa, convened in this city to-day. ‘Two hundred and fifty delegates are present. The session will last three days. Reports of the grand ofticers were read. The coustitu tion aud regulations of the order will be re vised. Engineer and K Crayiox, N. M., May 1 'he southoound express on the Fort Worth road, fifty miles south of here, last night plunged into a washout caused by the breaking of a water- spout, killing Engineer Callowpriest and Firewan Sawm Bush., None of the passcugers were iujured. - Stove Founde: onvention. Pirranvne, May 15.—Tue stove founders' national defense association met this moru- ing with thirty delegates present from all parts of the country. BELVA-DEAR WILL RUN ACATN Equal Rights Women Nominatq Their Presidential Ticket. FIRST BLOOD FOR THE FEMALES, Mrs. Chapin Calls the Convention to Order, Acts as Chairman, Oasf the Ballots, Adopts the Resos lutions and Adjourns. Females in the Pleld. Des Moings, Ia., May 15.—[Special Tele« gram to Tue Bee.]—The national convention of the equal rights party met in this oity this afternoon to nominate candidates for presi- dent and vice-president of the United States, The chairman explained that the absence of an elevator in the building had kept several of the women from attending, as they would not climb two flights of stairs even to uomis nate a president of the United States. The convention was called to order by Mrs, Nettio Sanford Chapin, of Marshalls town, chairman of the national committeo, ‘who was made temporary president, After a little preliminary skirmishing and an at« tempt to run in the janitor of the building to swell the numbers, Mrs. Chapin was elected permanent chairman of the convention, As announcd by the chairman she was to count the ballots which the suffragists from all over the United States had been sending in. She declared that women could not very well attend conventions, and so the execu- tive committee, of which she was the head, had decided to let them send in their ballots and thus be represented by proxy, ¥rom the depths of a capacious gripsack Mrs. Chapin then fished out a large package of ballots, letters, telograms and other documentary collaterals belonging to the party. A count of the ballots then began, and the result showed that a majority of the votes had been cast for Belva A, Lockwood, of Washington, for president, and Alfred H. Love, of Philadelphia, for vice president. Three hundred and fifty ballots were counted, of which Mrs. Lock- wood and Mr. Love received 810, The ballot= ing showed that every state except South Carolima and every territory. except ldaho was represented in voting. The chairman explained parenthetically that she -was not altogether cortain of the origin of the ballots, as they were not always accompanied by signatures, and she had to guess by the post mark on the envelopes where they came from. But as this original idea seemed satisfactory to the convention it occasioned no comment, and was_accepted as quite the proper thing. The forty scattering ballots were distributed among a number of eminent statesmen and women. Mr. Blaine, Mr. Allison, My. Ingalls, Mr. Powderly and Mr. George all received one or more votes. Klibabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard and Susan B. Anthony were also given complimentary votes, One bailot read, For President, FRANCES FoLsoM CLEVELAND, For Vice President, GROVER CILEVELAND, Several tickets were for ‘‘any good repub- lican who can carry the country.” A few democratio preferences were indicated b, votes for General Black. Several prohibi- tion votes called for General Clinton B. Fisk, but the chairman of the convention declurm{ that the scattering votes were unimportan and so would not be counted. Having declared the ticket composed of Mrs. Lockwood and Mr. Love duly nomi- nated, the chairman of the convention, Mrs. Chapin, called upon the chairman of tho committee on resolutions, Mrs. Chapin, to read the same, which she did. The platform declares that congress should pass an en- abling act giving women the right to vote; that it should change the law of inheritance 80 that in the event of the death of the wife her heirs should receive the same counsider- ation as that of the husband; it declares in favor of temperance and in the settlement of international difficulties, and advises pen- sious for every needy soldier and sailor, Tt further urges restriction of immigration; de- clares for a protective tariff; favors &)unlng sugar and lumber on the free list and abol- ishing the tax on whisky and tobucco. After admiving scveral largo portraits of Mrs. Lockwood and mutually resolviug to vote early and often for their candidate, the convention of sweet suffering sisters ad- ourned sine die. Arsenic in His Stomach. Masox Ciry, Ia., May 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The Brown family poi- soning aflair is again a fruitful topic of sur- mise. It will be remembered that on the evening of March 8 the entire family, con- sisting of H. L. Brown, his son Henry, his ‘wife and two children were taken suddenly and seriously ill while scated at the supper table, and while three of them managed to pull through, the elder Mr. Brown and youngest child succuinbed. At their death an investigation was determined upon. The body of Mr. Brown, which had been buried} was exhumed and a post mortem examina- tion held, the stomach being sent to Chicago for chemicel analysis. The report of the analysis has been received and discloses that death was caused by arsenical polsoning, tho condition of the stomach indicating that large quantities of the deadly drug had been absorbed. To-duy Coroner McFarland has been pur- suing his investigations with a view to dis« covering by whom the poison was adminis- tered, but he as yet has reached no tangible result, A box of “Rough on Rats,” 90 per cent of which is arsenic, was purchased by Mrs, Brown some months previous to the poisoning. At the time that Brown was seriously ill and doubts were enter- tained as to his recovery, he stated to one of his neighbors that if he was ever to get well he would spare no time nor money in finding out how he was poisoned., He alwo stated that theré was no powson about the house and thas he would allow none bought by any member of the fawmily. When the oficer came to exhume his father's body he became indignant and declared that it should not bo done. What the wife did, or intended to do, with the poison, remains unknown. ‘ourt Decisions, Des Moixes, In,, May 15— [Spec gram o Tik Bee.]—The supreme court rons dered the following decisions here to-day John W. Norris vs O. 8. Kipp, appellant, Montgomery district, Judge C. F. Loof- bourow, action Lo recover for b ch of cove nants by a deed and by a verbal warsanty in the sule of land. Afiirmed William Winters vs the Central Towa rail- way com pi Cerro Gordo dis- Judge Ruddick. State of lowa vs Honry Farleo, apy Mills district. Reversed. On the orig hearing the case was afirmed, no authoritics being cited ou the chief issue, which was tho right of the defendant to chango his plea. L. W. Goode vs J. K. Garrctie, et al., ap- pellant, Polk district. Modified and affirmed. C. Clements vs the Burliugton, Codar Rap- ids & Northern railway company, appellunt, Benton district, Judge Kinne, action against & common carrier for failure to deliver prop: erty at its destination, ® Supreme The University stigation. TowA Ciry, May 1 > state univers sity investigating committee met at 10:30 this morning with all the members present. It was decided to hold two sessious daily st 10 a.m. and 2 p. m. All complaints submitted must be in writing. Other preliminary mate ters were arranged and the committee ad- journed until 2 p. m. On couvening in the afternoon Dr. Fellows, one of the deposed professors, submitted paper giving reasons for beliéving hin n:lz and Prof. Leonard to huve been dischurge for their activity in enforcing the prohibition laws. The direct charge is ma hat the re- gents pledged themselves to discharge Leon- ard and Fellows in order to secure the snti- prohibition vote for an appropriation. Other meworanda beuring or the subject were given to the committec and an adjournment was tiaken until to-morrow. - Messrs. Richardson, Wright aud Matthews are lookiug after the interests of the regents.